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k ers° they intended to take with respect to the sche dules? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for IRELAND made scale reply, weice was inaudible. kr• S. CRAWFORD protested against a portion cf 5e Pleasure (the 71st clause), but would not oe the roe `oht oceabion r ffer a ly opposition. ob l4 e. NAPIER sai d sue of the clauses which had been Jected to was only to clear up a doubtful point. The zinnia which a:l t ee existing laws. r. p r e et said the 73d clause gave a wiler power nch at present exieted. This constituted a new law .with regard to the tenure of land in Ireland. He ob toted to the principle of passing laws hit by bit, while neat eatquestion of landlord and tenant was left un tcettled. If the law of dietraining for rent were done to the Wirh, he believed nothing would tend so effsctually Tea settlement of the landlord and tenant questi o n. *ea bit by bit legislation vs as vicious, imprudent, and injurious to the best interests of Ireland. They write to new powers to landlords, but they were denying 1... 1 ° the tenant the means of obettniug compensation fur ee provements. The Bill was then read a first time. 11 . I alr. REYNOLDS intimated his determination to offer tePposition te the 82d section of the Bill. be postponed W. SOMERVILLE said all the schedules would eoatponed for 'he present. Mr. REYNOLDS wished a day to be fixed for going vri with the sch. dules. Mr. FRENCH said all the objections that could be urged to the sch e dules had already been urged by the °H. Member himself in Committee. Mr. REYNOLDS observed the schedules were in such 44 imperfect state that the authors would be obliged to correct them. Mr. WAWN said the Hon. Member for Dublin was e nough to tire out the patience of the House and the I le untry—and of Job himself. The Hon. Member came fo rward to ask for the delay of a measure which he did not understand. b usiness S. CRAWFORD said it would not expedite Irish I _ , Biness for an English Member to rise and make such Marks as those which had Julien from the Hon. Mem ber (Me. Wawn). Mr. REYNOLDS would receive with perfect good h umour the lecture of the intelligent Member for West ''hields; but he must again say he hoped the schedules rrould be postponed for a loreeer date then Thursday. . 1 Sir W. SOMERVILLE could not postpone the eche mules beyond Thursday. f Mr. WAWN said the Hon. Member for Dublin, he irs he attempted to remark upon the intelligence of any 4 • 0 4. Member, ought first to set himself right in his geography. Shiel is was north, not west. Mr. TAYLOR moved "That the present chairman of 1 1 M county of Dublin, so long as be sr all remain in office, ee not in e li g ibl e t o si t in Parliament." The AT FORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND would n ot oppwe the proviso. Mr. REYNOLDS thought the proviso a harmless one, b ut would wish to see it extended to the successors of the Present chairman. The proviso was then inserted, and the clause (as so "'Mended) agreed to. Clauses to 24 were agreed to. On the clause relating to the courts of assistant bar . liners, Colonel DUNNE moved that the jurisdiction of the retina be extended to 501, instead of 401, as in the Clause. Sir W. SOMERVILLE was in favour of 501., but as the Select Committee had decided in favour of 401., he Would vote for adhering to their decision. Sir D. NORR.sYS saw no use in referring Bills to Select Committees if the Howe were not to abide by the decitions of such Committees. Mr. HERBERT said there was no undeistanding that the House should not consider this point. Mr. HUME was in favour of inserting 50/., as it would assimilate the courts in Ireland to the county courts in England. Mr. GROGAN would adhere to the sum of 40L, as agreed to by the Select Committee. The Committee then divided— For the motion ••• •.• Against it ... ..• Majority The clause was then agreed to. Clauses to 40 inclusive were agreed to. Colonel DUNNE gave notice that he would move the insertion of clause 41 of the original Bill on bringing up the report. Clauses to 72 inclusive were theu ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 73 was postponed. Clauses to 81 were agreed to. Clause 82 was postponed. The remaining clauses were ordered to stand part of the Bill. Colonel DUNNE then raid he wished to introduce a Clause which had been in the original Bill of the Go /eminent, to the following eff-ct:—" That if an action Was brought in any of the superior courts the person bringing it should not he entitli d to larger costs than he Would in an inferior court, unless the judge who tried it would give a certificate that it was a cause fit to be tried in the superior courts." The Hon. Member having teed the clause brought it up, and it was moved to be read a first time. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND op- Posed the clause, to which he said great objection had been expressed in Ireland. The clause had been fully discussed in Committee, and had been rejected after ma ttlre consideration. Mr. French, Mr. Monsell, and Mr. Keogh supported the clause. Mr. NAPIER opposed it. The CeiAIRMAN asked whether the Hon. and Gal lant Member meant to press it? Colonel DUNNE intimated his intention to do so. The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the clause Against it ... 92 Majority ... —29 The clause was accordingly lost. 'The House then resumed, the Chairman reported pro gress and obtained leave to sit again. The Collection of Fines, &c. (Ireland) Bill was come Suits ed pro forma, and ordered to be re-committed on Mon day next. LANDS CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION (IRELAND) BILL. LABOUCHERE moved the second reading of this fill. The object of it was to substitute for the sys tem of trial by jury in cases of compensation for the ()c -oupe don of land by railways a more summary and cheap system. A general feeling prevailed in Ireland in favour of a change of the present system, and he had, there fore, prepared the present Bill, in which he pro posed to follow the course that had been adopt ed in the Shannon Navigation Bill—namely, to comaitute a court of arbitration, which should be an open court of inquiry, and which should make a draft ;award, and a see ,nd court should give the final award. Another system which had been suggested was that the final decision show dbe referred to a jury at quarter sessions. He did not say which was the pre ferable system; but he meant to consult the Irish Mem bers of all parties without distinction, and whichever system was thought the most desirable upon the whole, that he should adopt. Mr. DISRAELI thought the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman a most remarkable and dangerous one. It appeared that the Government were no longer to ins troduce their measures on their own responsibility, and induce the House of Commons to adopt them by open discussion; but the Right Hon. Gentleman told them that he asked them to agree to the principle of a mea sure, and that with regard to all its details he was to settle them with the Irish Members, wherever he should meet them. The Right Hon. Gentleman did not propose • to refer it to a Select Committee in the usual and le e itimate ' way, with the view of influencing the decision in some degree by the report of that Committee. It be did so in the usual constitutional manner he had no doubt the House would pay proper attention to the decision of the 4 30Malittee; but he (Mr. Disraeli) protested against the c ourse he proposed to take in the matter. After a few words from Colonel DUNNE, Mr. S. CRAWFORD opposed the Bill as an invasion of ' the rights of property which the House ought not U . sanction. Mr. MONSELL said the Bill at present only affirmed t;,l se principle of arbitration; the details were fur their .iture consideration. Mr. O'FLAIIERTY thought that there ought to be tin appeal given for the decision of the arbitrator. In opposition to the doctrine laid down by the Hon. Mem ber for Buckinghamshire, he contended that it was only fair and reasonable that the feelings and opinions of the Irish Members should be consulted upon Irish questions, just as English Members ought to be consulted upon questions bearing exclusively upon the interests of this country. Mr. BERNAL said it was highly necessary that some Bill should be introduced and passed upon that subject, and that some final rule should be laid down for the guidance of Committees. He approved of the main principle of the Bill, but he did not pledge himself to support its details. He would remind the Hon. Member for Buckinghamshire that that was a question affecting exclusively Irish interests, and that it was only reason able that an appeal should be made to the experience of Irish Members upon the subject. Mr. HERRIES siid he did not mean to oppose the second reading of the Bill. But he should observed that be agreed with his Hon. Friend the Member for Buck inghamshire that the course which the Right Hon. Gen tleman the President of the Board of Trade had stated that he would take upon that subject was neither very regular nor very constitutional. It certainly appeared - to him that the Right Hon. Gentleman bad announced in too decided and general a manner that be would allow 'the Irish Members—whurn he would consult out of that .House—to decide the mode in which he would carry out - .that measure, Mr. VESEY expressed his belief that the course taken ihy the Right Hou. Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade was perfectly just and reasonable. Mr. AGLIONBY said he very much questioned the propriety of the mode in which the Right Hou. Gentle man-the President of the Board of Trade proposed to deal with the subject. He could not help thinking that the point which the Right Hon. Gentleman stated that be would leave to the decision of the Irish Members was of too important a character to be settled out of the House. • Mr. J. STUART said he thought that that Bill s hould not have been introduced without that consult:46ot, with the Irish Members which i; Was proptreed that the Right lion. Gentlemen the President of the Beard of Trade should hold with them after en advanced stage cf the measura. In his opinion the proper course for the Right Hon Gentlemen to pursue would be to withdrew that measure, and to introduce another in its place, after he had consulted the Irish Members. Mr. CONOLLY said that he viewed with distrust any departure from English law with respect to property in Ireland. They had had a vast sacrifice of property 39 82 -43 THE SUN, LONDON, of late in that country, tender the Encumbered Estates Mr. 13 A. HERBERT said he thought it was most desirat,le tly.t that Bat should be passed with the least possible delay.. Most persons were agreed tha-. s me such measure was at' present indispensable in Ireland. Mr. GOOLD supported the second reading of the Bill, as iltfirming tile propo,ition that the present state of the law was unsaid-d to Ireland, and that the principle of arbitration should bit had recourse to. Mr. SCULLY also supported the second reading, being ofupititon that good woutd result from carrying out the principle of the Bill, though the details were susceptible of improvement. Lord C. HAMILTON said he felt that he should be acting inconsistently with the general opinion of the House it he did LOt support the Bill; and be trusted the lion. ;lember for Buckinghamshire would not press his view of the question on the present occasion. He must also tender his thanks to the Right Hon. Gentleman op posite for this attempt to adapt the law to the peculiar circumstances of Irilqud. .;tr. G. A. HAMILTON approved of the principle of the 13:11, though not of all its details. Mr. DISRAELI, in explanation, denied that he bad stated that the Irish Members should not be consulted on Irish subjects. On the coairary, he thought they ought to be consulted, not only on Irish, but on all other sub jects introduced into this House in a parliamentary manner, and according to the usage and custom of Par liarnent.—(Hear, liar.) And whenever a Bill was in troduced into this House they ought to be consulted, either in the discussion in this House or in a Select Com mittee. Mr. LABOUCHERE also explained. The Bill had its origin in the representations of Irish Members, and it was quite consistent, therefore, when it had been intro duce:, that he should consult them on the details.— (Hear.) He avowed that he was not ashamed of taking that course, and that on all Bills relating to trade, and which did not involve any party principle, he conceived that it would be of the greatest advantage for a Member of the Government to communicate frankly with Mem bers on ail sides of the House, without distinction of party.—(Hear.) Whenever he had a Bill relating to Ireland he should always resort to the advice and assistance of the Irish Members. The 13d1 was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed this day week. CHURC ti BUILDING ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of, this Bill, Mr. HUME rose and asked the Home Secretary to consent to its postponement. Sir G. GREY declined acceding to the lion. Gentle man's request. /dr. FRE WEN supported the second reading of the Bill. Lord DUNCAN urged that several portions of the measure were ohjectiousble, and particularly the clause which provided fur letting at a rent seats in churches which were now entirely tree. Mr. S. HERBER I' said that this was a measure of practical retorm, which was greatly needed, and that the Noble Lora's objections could be better considered in Committee.— (Hear.) Mr. HUME moved the adjournment of the debate, ob serving that a question of more vital importance, as affecting the rights of the poor, had not come under his notice during the last twenty years. Mr. AGLIONBY seconded the motion fur adjourn ment. The principle of the Bill was, he said, to take away those seats in churches which had been subscribed fur as tree seats, and to let them for the purpose of giving the proceeds to tne incumbent. Atter some turther conversation it was egreed (Sir G. Grey conseutti , g) to adjourn the debate until twelve u'oluuk to• morrow (this da)). GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL. On the reading of the order of the any fur considering the amendments in this Bill, Mr. BRISUO ruse and moved that the borough of Has dugs be included in the provisions of the Bill. Lord LNEY.v, OUR said that he had purposely omitted Hastings in consequence of a petition to that effect presented to the House from the borough by one of its Menu bers. _ _ _ Mr. FULLER supported the motion of Mr. Brisco. • Mr. FliE s EN said that all the medical men iu Hest iogs and St. Leonard's had strongly expressed their opi nion in favour ot tho necessity ot extending the Bill to the town. He knew that an noxious desire existed on the part ~f the mujorsty of the inhabitants of the town to be included in the Bill. Lord HO I'HA said the question was, not whether Hastings should have the benefit of a board of health, but whether the whole borough, including St. Leonard's, should be brought under the operation of the Bill. Why could not Hastings rest contented with draining their own town, without insisting on including St. Leonard's, of which a great mejority of the inhabitants were op posed to it? There was more in this than met the eye, and no doubt the contributions of St. Leonard's would be very valuable in assisting Hastings to carry out the plan. Under all these circumstances, he would resist the mo tion of the Lion. Member for Hastings. Viscount EBRINUTON would reserve any amend ments which he had to make till the third reading, and would merely observe that if the Bill were to be delayed till absolute unanimity were to be obtained in ow ry town, the intentions of Parliament would be to a great extent defeated. After some further discussion the House divided, when there appeared — For Mr. Briscu's motion ... 46 Against it ... 48 Majority against the motion —2 The report was then agreed to. The Lodging Houses Bill was read a third time and passed. The other orders were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter-past One o'clock. Mr. DUFF paired off against Mr. Walpole's amend ment on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, with Mr. MUL LINGS in favour. Mr. SCULLY paired off with Mr. EDWARDS on Mr. Walpot.-'s amendment on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. Mr. BLAIR paired off in favour of Mr. Walpole's amendments on the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill, with Mr. FORSTER against. Mr. M.DDY paired with Mr. Fox (Longford) in fa your of Mr. Walpole's amendment. Mr. BUCK pair.-d oft in favour of Mr. Walpole's amend ment, with Lord CLARENCE PAGET against. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen, and his Mbjesty the King of the Belgians, accompanied by the Princess Royal, and the Princess Charlotte of Belgium, took a drive in an open carriage and four yesterday afternoon. Lord Alfred Paget and General Wemyss attended on horse back. _ . His:Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, inspected the household troops yesterday morning, in Hyde Park. His Royal Highhess Prince Albert and his Majesty the Icing of the Belgians went yesterday afternoon t, leiceitter-square, to inspect Mr. Wyld's large Model of the Globe. His .tiajsty was accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duke de Brabant, the Count de Flandres, and the Princess Charlotte, and was attended by Colonel de Moerkerko arid Count Albert de Briey. His Royal Highness was attended by Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey and Colonel Bouverie. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Altred, attended by Mr. Birch, took a drive in an open carriage yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur and the Prin..? cesses Helena and Louisa took an airing in an open car-: riage and four yesterday morning. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col.: Bouverie, rode out on horseback yesterday afternoon. The Queen had a dim:l(T party yesterday at Bucking: bam Palace. The company included his Majesty the' King of the Belgians, his Royal Highness the Duke de Brabant, his Royal Highness the Count de Flandres, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance Leveson Gower, his Excellency Monsieur and Madame Van de Weyer. the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Aber deen, Viscount Clitden, Viscount Canning, Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Monsieur Quetelet, the Chevalier RUA ner, Colonel de Moerkerke, Count Albert de Briey, and Sir Robert Carswell. The band of the Coldstream Guards attended during dinner, and performed the following selection:— Overture, " Waverley" Berlioz. Waltz, " The Mandolina" ... Carl Buller. Fantasia, " 1.13 Pro ph e te" Meyer beer. Quadrille, " The Hibernian" ... Jullien. Gl ee , " Blow, gentle Gales" ... Sir R. H. Bishop. Polka, " Leila Rookh" ... Cooper. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by the Baroness do Speth, left town yesterday morning fur Fregmore, near Windsor. ller Royal Highness re turned to her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, in the afternoon. A deputation from Hastings, consisting of the Mayor of Hastings, Mr. Alderman Scrivens, and the Town Clerk, h o d an i nterv iew yesterday with Lord Seymour, at thp offic e of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests. Grey yesterday, at the Home•office. A deputation, consisting of the Hon. G. H. Cavendish, M.P., Mr. Hubbersty, Mr. Percy, and Mr. Wray, jun., had an interview with the Commissioners of Railways yesterday, at the Board of Trade. Mr. Roebuck, M.P., had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday._ Nir.lCane, of Dublin, had an interview with the Com missioners IS Railways yesterday, at the Board of Trade. Mr. Freesly bad an interview with the Chancellor of yesterday, at hi s official residence in tphdewnEtxucgti.:tqerueert.. CHEAP GAS IN THE CITY or LoNDON. Ye?ter day the Great Central Gas Consumers' Company Bill passed the Committee of the House of Lords without opposition. After a three years' struggle, the old City Company have agreed to amalgamate witu the new company upon terms by which their wcilis and pipes will be taken for shares in the amalgamated company,. to be valued at the pre.ent pr i ce o f iron and building material, of er making proper reduction for wear and tear. The Bill, as passe:l, will I= ecu:e to the public and the shareholders all the benefits the new company was established to cooler. It is understnod that s i nc e t he reduction of price, the con umptiou of gas in the City has s o greatly increased that it will he quite sufficient to occupy both lots of works and pipes. THE AIPHADLTICAL HONOURS OP AN AUTHOR.-- In an advertisement of a sermon, which appears in the Dublin Mail, the author (Rev. Mr. Carson) bas pinned to his name, "MDABTCDFRCSICTPW." We have, it is true, made the appendage more formidable by takiibt away the full points; but it at best is a puzzle.-- Weekly News. [We tak- Mr. Carson to be a Doctor of Me dicine; Bachelor of Arts of Trinity College, Dublin; Feb low of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland; and Chief Trumpeter to the Prince of Wales 11—Gateshead Observer. LITERATURE. . THE REIGN OF AVARICE. An Allegorical' Satire. In Four Cantos. William Pickering. Whoever has penned the volume here submitted to our consideration has, we cannot but think, somewhat unwisely, encumbered his satire with allegory. The result has necessarily been the restricting of his powers within a very narrow limit of comprehension, insomuch that the book from its very manner cannot by possibility obtain any extended popularity. Allegory under all circumstances is the most perilous style for a writer to adopt it he would achieve for him self any appreciable influence among the masses, or secure even a moderately diffused reputation. Even when clad in the gorgeous trappings thrown around it by the halcyon-like imagination of Spenser, it fails with the bulk of man kind to exercise a very powerful fascination. At tractive it undoubtedly is in the brief and graceful essay of Addison, but even there it cannot always escape from the danger of falling into unintended tedious ness. It r'quired indeed the vigorous and vitalizing genius of Bunyan to develope it in its full perfection as a means for disseminating the principles of the true and the beautiful. Our satirist has, therefore, se lected a perilous course for the display of his abili ties, but in its employment, if he has evinced but little judgment, he has revealed some humour and no small ingenuity. As the title of the volume sufficiently in dicates, the year 1846 is apostrophized throughout as the " Reign of Avarice." To every one, therefore, who experienced either joy or sorrow in consequence of the railway mania of those times, the four cantos will present a variety of scarcely resistible objects of curiosity. We like the independent manner in which the satirist concludes his " Preface," saying— " The anchor has now but to leave his work in the hands of those whom it is intended to amuse. It will nothing affect others, to know whether he had leisure or was interrupted during its composition; whether there were anxieties or ease; whether it was intensely pon dered, or rapidly sketched; whether ho thinks this or that part wonderful, and would call attention to it; whe ther he implores mercy and forgiveness for trying to please, or not; and whether he is in favour or against making excuses and promises in a preface; for all this information is commonly enough given, but the things which it concerns may be readily surmised, in a greater or less degree, of every man—that is to say, as to anxie ties, fears, hopes, and cares—whether he be a poet or not." Among the allegorical personages introduced in the course of the work may be mentioned the good Queen Nice, the Lord Keeper Law, Honour, Avarice, Usury, Suspicion, Eborac, Cacocerdus, Scrip, and the Ambassadors Truth and Conscience. The scene is sometimes in Chrysepolis, or the Golden City, and sometimes in the City of Speculation. As a specimen of the author's style, we give the follow ing passage, in which the satirist recounts the appear ance of the principal warriors in the army marshalled by Pen and Press : " Here Tompora, Trimestris, Edinord Move stately onward, each a potent lord; . The first gigantic in diurnal might, Armed at alt points, on duty day and night, Capricious, great, observant of his name, For speed and force of universal fame. ' • The other twain pace on at greater length, Judicial in their genius, and their strength, Serve the same King, but general like oppose Each other's plans, for public service foes. Northern L'goigron, young Quotidian there, Frown opposite intentions though the air— Numeniseus, and his menad friends Each to the court romantic lustre lends— CNronicus Hebclomadt.lis, Atlas great, And shining Sol attend in mailid state. Mercurius swift, and rolling ()Ibis then Met with Scrutator—Taurus, of bold ken; There stern, oft harsh, Inquisitor behold, Yet great in letters; and Vexillon old; • And Chronicus, and calm Theates wise, With Atherre3n grim, attract the eyes, And Mimus' presence lends a glad surprise. But Mimus' self may dread his glory's loss When be shall dare to ridicule the cross." • In the above paragraph the reader will easily recognize the prominent organs of public opinion among the London newspapers, such as the Times, the Chronicle, the Sun, the Globe, the Dis putch, Punch, and others of our contemporaries. At the close of the satiric allegory, Cacocerdus is stormed, and the King, addressing the Trigonians (a people who have returned to their allegiance) on the impiety of their conduct, the virtues descend among the mul titude, and the forgivenness of heaven is pronounced over the penitent. If ever effusion had moral, " The Reign of Avarice" has one, but one, we fear, few will be tempted to go in quest of among the quagniires, and thickets, and other bewildering impediments of allegory. FINE ARTS. WOOD ENGRAVINGS. Cv,ndall and Addey. Several of the noblest master-pieces of ancient art have recently been produced as wood-engravings in a manner that would have amazed even the powers of Bewick. Among these we must particularise Beech's " Adoration of the Shepherds" from Rembrandt, Johnson's "Descent from the Cross," from Rubens, and Anelay's splendid transcripts from the " Last Supper," by Leonardo da Vinci, and from the " Holy Family," of Raphael d'Urbino. The engravers are respectively Linton, Dalziel, Mason, and Measom ; while the four plates have been admirably printeny Leighton, Brothers. As specimens of wood-engraving we cannot call to our recollection any works more remarkable. A COMIC DAGUERREOTYPE. Under the title of — '" A Shareholder's Four Phases " being a species of Comedy of Errors, a strange sort of broadsheet has just been published from original photographs. The engrav ings represent the same countenance under four very different aspects—namely, when receiving " The allot ment," when hearing there is " No allotment" when finding " Shares down," and last of all when " Smashed up." The effect is ludicrous enough, but would be somewhat more agreeable if the face of the individual portrayed were not so abominably ugly. NORTH_AMERI uAN RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN... am pleased to notice in your excellent paper of the 12th instant that you are favourably disposed to wards the projest for constructing a railroad to connect with the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, to which subject I have devoted exclusively more than nine years, but you say, "we coincide with the view expressed to the effect, that Mr. Whitney is altogether incorrect in as serting the greater facilities of carrying the proposed railway through the United States than through the British territory." I should not remark upon this bad I not already declared to the English public that " a route from near, to Quebec in a line almost direct to the Rocky Mountains, is quite as feasible as on the Ameri can side." I have also publicly expressed my fears that during the present season tee lands on the American side may be so far occupied by the rapid settlement which is there taking place as to defeat the work, and then there could be no hope for its accomplishment, ex cept on the British side, where I believed my plan might be carried out, though with more difficulties." A little examination of the facts connected with the subject must, I think, satisfy the practical mind that I am right. In ebe equal, a fi r r e s a t e p t la a c e e, w t e h l e l l ad an a d p s t , ed th t o e u yond Luke Superior the country is covered w ith heav y g se h ttl t e h m e en s t o ; tl al m l t a o y be timber. To partially clear an acre for a crop would cost 10t. or 21. The emigrants are unaccustomed to such clearing, and could not do it all to any extent, and be sides the climate is not so favourable as on the American side, where, too, the country is mostly prairie, ready for a crop, and where the tide of emigration is setting with a force not easy to be checked;or diverted, and is now drawing from the Canada side probably one-halt of all who go there from this country. The settlement on the American side is such that there can be no doubt the sale of lands would furnish means for the work quite as fast as it would be wanted. This settlement is so rapid, and extending west and north so fast, that the work must now be commenced several hundred miles north of where it might have been done five years ago. The number of acres located by actual purchase, and for soldiers' bounties during the last year, and nearly all in this direction, exceeded 5,000,000. The settlement in Wisconsin, between luke:Michigan and the Mississippi, has fur several years exceeded 100,000 souls per annum; in lowa, south of the Mississippi, over 50,000 per annum; and in Minisota, north of the proposed line, the settle ment for last year was estimated at over 50,000. From these facts, who can doubt, if the work were commenced on the American side, that it would go on from the pre sent momentum of settlement with certainty and great rapidity? Capitalists and practic a l b us i ness men , b o th t a a tr t ed e s be have oer uien vee c tse o t n emk fi e d an e nt 7 confidence in my it m vhi y e. dp h el e an r n o d, s a a n ta d od ot n ao t ke h e e tgoa Un s there r e i S w s land, under the plan proposed, is considered to be the very best basis of means, and immediately available to any necessary amount; because, so fast as sections of the road could be completed, the sale of the lands would commence, the avails of which would be subject to the in vestment made upon them, and the security always in creasing, from the increased value which the road and settlement would impart to the remaining unsold lands. The public mind both in Europe and America seems to have settled that this road must be constructed, and that my plan can accomplish it, without cost to a nation or to the world. Now it is clear that two roads cannot be constructed were two commenced, one on the British and the other on the American side; the better climate, the better adaptation of the lauds to settlement on the American side, would with the already formed current of emigration draw from the British side to it. As the question for the American side must be decided by next March, and no one proposed to undertake the construction of the road, I would suggest that it might be as well to wait to that time. And I will repeat what I have before sei that " ads is a work for the world; it is my desire that it may be considered as the world's highway. The lands are the only source of means for it anywhere, and should they, as I very much fear, be no longer available in my own country, then it is the desire of any heart that it tn , ty he accomplished through British tert itory. — Reepectfully yours, ASA WHITNEY. London June 23, 1651. The diamonds worn by the Marchioness of Lon. donderry, at the costume ball, were of the value of 150,001, EVENING, JUNE 24, 1851 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE QUEEN'S YACHTS AND THE EXHIBIT:ON.L.The officers, acamec, marines, and boys of the Royal Yacht establishment at Portsmouth, will all proceed to London to visit the Great Exhibition, to-morrow ( Wednesday). Her Majesty the Queen has most graciously orlered that a special train shall be in readiness at 6 A oa that day to convey them to London via South-Western Railway, and that a return special train shall be also in readiness at the Waterloo Station, at 6 P.M., to convey them back again, thus affording them the whole day to inspect the Exhibition. ARRIVAL AT PORTSMOUTH OF REAR-ADMIRAL FAN SHAViE, C.B.—The Centaur, 6, steam-frigate, Commo dore (now Rear-:Admiral) Arthur Fanshawe, C. 8., Acting Captain Patten, arrived at Spithead about ten o'cleck yesterday morning ; from the coast of Africa, having been relevcd by the Penelope, 16, steam-frigate, Commoclw e IT. W. Bruce, Captain Lyster. On her arrival the Centaur still had the broad pendant flying, but did not salute the flag of the Commander-in-Chief. Captain Patten landed about noon with the public dis patches and letters, but the Commodore did not land till the evening, when he was met by Admiral Sir Byam Martin and General Faashavve, who have been awaiting the arrival of the Centaur for the last two days at the George Hotel. The Centaur has had a quick passage home, having been under steam nearly all the voyage; she left Ascen sion on the 24th of May. The Penelope steam-frigate, Commodore Bruce ; the Gladiator, 6, steam-frigate, Captain Adams; the Jackal, tender to Gladiator; the Bloodhound, tend e r to Samp son; and the Alecto steam-sloop, Commander Lavie, recently arrived from Ragland, were lying there. The Penelope was about to proceed to the south coast. _ Theeentaur left Sierra Leone on the 2 7 i — of June. The Cygnet, 8, Commander White; Penguin, 6, Com. mender E!heridgo ; and Volcano steam-vessel were there. She brought about a dczni prisoners from that place, and landed them a few days after at the Grand Canary Island, where, we are sorry to state, the cho lera was raging most fearfully ; sixty or seventy per sons were dying daily from it. The Centaur landed the prisoners, but did not further have any communica tion with the island. She touched at Madeira yesterday week, and came from thence, under steam, home. She has brought home Lieut. John Trevenen, late of Firefly; Mr. J. A. Corbett, surgeon, late of the Ranger; Mr. Main (boatswain), with about twelve invalided sea men, which the Sprightly conveyed to the hospital, she having gene out to bring them on shore. The islands and squadron were healthy. There was scarcely anything doing in the slave trade ; no prizes had bee❑ taken for some time past. There were no orders down for the Centaur; but she will probably pay off at Portsmouth. The commission of the Commander-in-Chief, promoting him to the rank of rear-admiral, WB5 awaiting him at Portsmouth, and we are sorry to say the distressing intelligence of the death of Mrs. Fawhawe was also communicated to him. Mr. Barnes, Master of the Firefly, diedoff Congo on the 12th of February, and Mr. Kiddie, Second Master of the Gladiator, succeeded to the appointment. The Sidon steam-frigate, Commander Gardner, fitting for troops for the Cape, hoisted the Pennact and ensign yesterday morning, and has since bent sails. Wellesley, 72, Captain Goldsmith, late flag-ship of Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., was paid off yesterday morning at Chatham. The clacks began paying the people at nine in the morning, and by two o'clock all bands were out of the ship in the most or derly manner. The Ad.er steam-tender, took the Ports mouth and Plymouth peoplo to their respective homes. The pay clerks took 8,0001. down, and brought back 5,0001, the latter sues having been allotted by the ship's company - , another instance of the improved habits of our seamen. The noble old Admiral was dawn on Friday and dined with his officers, and never was a gallant ve teran better received than he was. The old Wellesley's ribs echoed again and again with the hearty cheers of every one. She has been a most happy and comfortable ship. Magicienne steamer, having had her compasses ad justed on Friday evening, sailed from Devouport on Satut day morning, in charge of Mr. Bidellecombe, master of the St. George, and party, for Woolwich, to convey Mr. Brown with his party to Pembroke, to navigate the Valorous from Pembroke to Woolwich. Retribution ateaan-frigate, Captain Warden, is ready for service, but she will wait for the Sidon steam-fri gate, Commander Gardner, who has to receive provi sions, and both vessels will stow as much water as pos sible; for every gun discharged they have received one of the largest class tanks. It is expected that both ves sels will go to Cork to embark the troops on Wednesday. PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY.—Her Majesty's ship Cale donia, 120, Captain T. W. Carter, which went up har bour on the lath inst., has completed the delivery into the dockyard of all her guns, masts, stores, &o. The crew will be paid off on Tuesday. DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION. i [A. brief account of the fallowing appeared in our Fourth Editicn of last night.] Yesterday afternoon one of the most cxtensiveiy de structive fires which has occurred in or around London for many years past took place in the borough of South wark. Four immense hop warehouses were utterly de stroyed, end a fifth so much burnt and injured as to render it doubtful whether its entire demolition will not be required. The buildings referred to were five large warehouses standing near the loot of London-bridge, and forming a long and deep block of buildings of such extent that each floor was let or rented as a storeroom, and was ca pable of holding an immense bulk of property. The block of buildings abutted, on the north side, on Hiber nia -chambers, and the large warehouses adjacent to it. now in course of erection; on the south, on the aisle of St. Saviour's Church; on the east, on the Bridge-house Hotel; and on the west, on a small dock and a set of flour mills and stores. The length of the block of ware houses is about 450 feet by 80 or 90 feet in depth, and each contained six floors, besides extensive cellars. The conflagration commenced in the warehouse nearest the bridge-foot and adjoining the Bridge-house Hotel. This building was let to three different persons—Mr. Dresser, a cheese merchant, renting the cellars; Plessrs. Hollings worth, paper-makers, of 2.laicirstone, rented the three first floors, which were used as repositories for white rags; and Mr. Wigan, a hop merchant, who suffered so severely in a fire which occurred a few months since not 100 yards from the spot, occupied the two top floors. About half-past three in the afternoon some persons engaged near the spot observed a body of flame to shoot from two windows in the basement story, apparently coming from the stack of Messrs. Hollingsworth. They instantly raised an alarm, and dispatched messengers for the assistance of the fire brigade. The flames, however, spread with unaccountable rapidity, and in lees than twenty minutes they had ascended the staircase and dif fused themselves throughout every part of the building —every aperture in which shot forth immense volumes of fire. These ascended over the roof to such a height as to render them visible from almost any part of the metropolis. The engines summoned were quickly on the spot, while the more distant stations were alarmed by the fire itself. The bridges on the Thames became rapidly crowded with spectators, while an immense number ran to the scene of mischief. For several mi nutes after the arrival of the engines some difficulty was experienced in procuring a proper supply of water, and by the time they succeeded in getting into operation it became evident that any chance of saving the burning building was totally out of the question. The firemen, under the direction of Mr. Braidwood, now confined their attention to the safety of the Bridge-house Hotel and the warehouse adjoining, both of which were in imminent dan ger. The scene which presented itself was fearfully grand. The flames rose in eddying volumes to an immense height, diffusing an intense heat around, and threatening the warehouses adjoining Hibernia-chambers in front; while the pinnacles of St. Saviour's and the windows in the northern end of the aisle cracked and flew in all direc tions. While the most strenuous exertions were being made to subdue this body of flame a gnat of wind drove the huge volume over the roofs of the warehouses ad joining, the party walls of which proved sufficiently solid to resist the intense heat. The mischief was fore seen, but no means of preventing it existed; the fire spread rapidly along the roofs and increased the body of flame to such an extent that the church was in imminent danger. Under the directions of Mr. Braidwood the hose of several engines was hauled up to the roofs, and although the firemen were scarcely able to endure the intense heat, they remained playing on the burning mass, and retreated feet by foot as its encroachments rendered a retreat necessary. Window after window became reddened with the conflagration, which spread itself downwards from the roof of the second warehouse, de stroying two more floors of hops belonging to Mr. Wigan, and four belonging to Messrs. Kitchen and Thornton. The owners of goods in the adjoining warehouses, alarmed at the serious appearance of the fire, and its ra pid progress, determined to remove their property, and accordingly, a considerable number of hop pockets, the property of Messrs. Humble and Son, in the third ware house, were carted away. A considerable portion of the stock of Messrs. Allan and Anderson, who occupied the basement story of the second warehouse, was also saved before the fire reached it, although it was some what damaged with water. The utmost exertions were then made to save the body of the third warehouse from ignition, as it was evident that if this caught the whole range must be sa crificed. The roof of the first warehouse having fallen in, leaving no hope of saving any of the property con tained, except the stock in the cellars, the jets from the West of England brigade engines, with those of the two floating engines, were brought to bear upon Nos. 2 and 3, and in a short time the flames had slightly abated, rendering a nearer approach practicable. No time was lost in improving the advantage, and by the most unre mitting labour the fire was so far subdued that all dan ger of its extending further seemed at an end by eight o'clock. A short time after eight o'clock, however, in spite of the continuous play of the engines, the flames, stimulated by a slight rise in the wind, and by having reached some inflammable goods in one of the floors, again rose. Their spread was again most rapid. In a very brief space the third warehouse was on tire, from the basement story up, and the fire, gliding over the roof of the fourth warehouse, ignite] the fifth, which was also speedily in flames. The sight which now presented itself was such as is, fortu nately, seldom witnessed. The huge block of burning houses—red hot from the intensity of the fire, and shooting forth flame and sparks like a volcano— might bo seen from any elevated spot in the city and the bridges, which were crowded to the utmost. The Bo rough market was so thronged as to be impassable, the people being in momentary expectation of seeing St. Saviour's Church ignite. The fire shone through the windows with such brilliancy as to give rise to several reports that the sacred edifice vas on fire, and the sight of users actively passing buckets from hand to hand into the interior strengthed the supposition. Nothing could exceed the alarm which prevailed; the safety of distant as well as proximate buildings was threatened by the immense flakes driven off, while those whose goods were at all exposed hastened to secure them from the risk of burning, or the scarcely less imminent risk of having them stolen by the gangs of thieves who are never idle ea such occasions. The fourth warehouse several times caught fire and was often extinguished, and up to 12 o'ulcck it withstood the flames around it. After that time it was gradually damaged by the intense heat com municated through the party walls; but the contents having been removed by 11 o'clock, the fire found little or nothing to spread it further. The fire remained burning all night, and was easily visible from a distance. We are happy to state that St. Saviour's Church, though somewhat damaged, has sustained no serious injury. Aldersean Humphery, to whom the premises belonged, was on the spot as soon as possible after the outbreak, and directed some of the operations of the firemen. He is insured in the Sun and Union offices to the full ex tent of the value of the buildings. The loss is estimated at nearly 200,0001. No cause can be assigned for the conflagration, (lb it was stated that the stock of rags was perlecny dry, and would not, therefore, be likely to ignite spontaneously. It is not considered probable that it was the result of carelessness, as the persons em ployed on the premises would not require candles so early in the afternoon. Upon the first alarm the flames seemed to come from the direction of the foot of the staircase. As soon as Messrs. Barclay and Perkins were in formed of the conflaoTation which was raging in the neighbourhood they ofnred to send all their hands to assist in extinguishing it or removing property. The offer, however, was not accepted, as there was a suffi cient body of police on the ground to do whatever was required. The scaffolding in front of the warehouses now erect ing along the river side became so heated that it was deemed necessary to sand up men with tackle to draw up buckets of water to cool it. The water so thrown down fell upon the men working the engines beneath, who after remonstrating several times persuaded a fire man, who was also drenched to the skin, to direct his jet upon those above. This led to some very angry words, and at length matters were adjusted by the se of two engines being drawn up and directed so as to pre vent any risk to the buildings. The greatest credit is due to the police for their effi cient conduct cn the occasion, and also for their for bearance, although their patience was sorely tried by the pressing forward of eager crowds into situations of danger. LATEST PARTICULARS.—(Two O'CLOCK ) OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE LOSSES. The brigade still hold safe possession of No. 3 ware house, and are employed on the roof discharging the water from soma four or five engines, including the floating engines, on to the flaming ruins of each side, and there seems every expectation that they will succeed in their purpose. The fire, however, still continues to rage, and is likely to do so for some hours yet. Undoubtedly, it is the largest fire that has happened in the metro polis for a great number of years. One of the chief officers has, during the last hour, been engaged collecting a list of the sufferers and the property destroyed. Its contents, which we subjoin, will convey some idea of the fearful character of the conflagration:— No. 1 warehouse, the property of Mr. Alderman Humphery, M.P., totally destroyed. It was occupied as stores and warehouse-room by the undermentioned persons:—Cellars, by Mr. Hewett, American provision merchant; basement stores, by Mr. Dresser, cheese factor; first, second, and third floors, by Mr. Hollings worth, paper manufacturer, of Turkey-mills, near Maidstone; and the remaining floors by Messrs. Wigan and Co., hop factors, of High-street, Bo remelt. Tho merchants were partly insured in Igeveral offices. No. 2 warehouse, belonging to Mr. Aldermen Hum - phery, destroyed. It was divided into six stores; four of them were rented by Messrs. Kitchen and Thornton, merchants, and the remaining by Messrs. Wigan and Co., the hop merchants , insured. No. 4 warehouse, also the p ro p ert y of Mr. Alder man Hutephery, totally destroyed. The w hole of the stores were rented by Messrs. Wigan and Co., the hop factors. The firm we are informed had nearly 20,000 pockets cf hops in this warehouse. The whole is destroyed, value of each pocket averages from 121. to 151. The Bridge-house Hotel, the portion adjacent to No 1 warehouse, iejtred by breakage nod water, insured. Six almshouses in the rear damaged by fire and water, occupants uninsured. St. Saviour's Church roof damaged by fire. The in terior damaged by , water. The edifice is insured. Several wharfs fronting Alderman Humphery's ware houses severely scorched and their contents damaged by water. Respecting the amount of insurances effected on the property very littl e i n f ormat i on cou ld b e elicited. The warehouses of Mr. ilunaphery (which were only erected in 1839, at a cost of nearly 100,0001.) were insured in the Sun Fire-office only to the extent of 40,0001. The merchants occupying the stores were for the most part insured, but not to an extent to cover the value of their property. It is feared the total loss will amount to little short of 150,0001. Up to the present hour the Brigade authorities have not been apprized of any loss of life. LATEST PARTICULARS.—(THIS DAY.) At twelve o'clock today, although the flames had been long completely got under, there still existed in all the three warehouses au immense body of smothered embers, which sent up dense volumes of smoke, and rendered necessary the continual working of several en gines, placed in Montague-clone and St. Saviour's passage, to restrain it from bursting out into flames. The floating engines, also, manned by 200 men, were still at work, throwing torrents of water on the ruins. All the three warehouses aro completely demolished, and of the warehouse in the occupation of the Messrs.. Wigan and Co., which caught fire last, nothing reunnts but the fofir bare Ivens. The corner nearest to the mar ket presents a very dangerous appearance; large gaps in , the walls on b ot h a id es ere w id en i ng e very hour, and great fears are entertained that before long that corner, at least, will fell in. Montague-clue in some places is covered uncle deep with hops, smoking with smothered embers, and in others is flooded with the streams of water which have been poured on the buildings. Next to the extraordinary circumstance the fire taking a sudden leap from the second to the fourth of the pile, passing over entirely Messrs. Allen and An derson's premises, the greatest wonder is how St. Saviour's Church escaped- Beyond having all its win nows cracked, and the walls blackened, this ancient pile has sustained little or no injury. The unfortunate fireman wh o was so terribly scorched at the time wnen the flames were first discovered in Messrs. Wigan's warehouse lies in a very precarious state. It is feared that his sight is entirely destroyed, and it is miraculous how, not only he but the b o d y of firemen with him at the time, escaped with their lives, so sud denly and powerfully did the flames burst forth. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, JUNE 23.—Vice-Admiral the Hon. Joce line Percy, C. 8., to be Commander-in-Chief at Sheerness. Lieutenant—Sir Henry Blackwood, from the Hastings, 72, flag-ship on the East Indies station, to the Prince Regent, 90, flagship of Commodore Martin at Lisbon. Mates—John Nutt, to the Fisgard flag-ship at Wool wich; Edward Howard to the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth. Assistant-Surgeons—James D. Cronin (1814), from the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth, to the Retribution; Charles Hall Chambers, acting (1851), to the Impreg nable flag ship at Devonport. Second M2w.er—Henry G. Thomsett (1847), from the Blenheim steam-guard-ship, to the Retribution, for ser vice in the Sidon. Assistant-Eugineers—Thomas Owen and Charles Icely, to the Dasher steam-vessel at Sheerness. Masters%Assistants—Reginald Rusden and William Stiren, to the Impregnable; Edward C. 13511, to the Sidon. PROMOTION. Jamea Scard to be acting boatswain. The command at Sheerness Las been conferred this day on Vice-Admiral the lion. Joculin Percy, 0.13., re cently promoted to that rank. The Magicienne steam frigate arrived at Woolwich yesterday afternoon in charge of Mr. Biddlecombe. Captain Irvine Smith Whitty, appointed a director of convict prisons in the room of Mr. Voules, appointed an inspector of prisons, visited the Warrior stud Justitia convict-hulks today for the first time. CARRIER PIGEONS IN THE PRINCE ALBERT DISCOVERY Snip. Several carrier pigeons were placed on b oar d the Prince Albert, for th purpose of transmitting intelli gence. One of these escaped at Stromness just as the ship was putting to sea; but it found its way on board again, as appears by a noto from Mr. Kennedy, which he threw overboard in a bottle, and which has been picked up at Ripness, Westray, one of the northern most of the Orkney Islands. It must have been thrown overboard immediately after the Prince Albert got out to sea; in fact, before she had entirely cleared the Sound, as appears from Mr. Kennedy's paper:— (Copy.) " Ptapness, Westray, Juno 9, 1951. " Sir,—l beg leave to trouble you at this time with the enclosed, which was found upon the water upon Sabbath last, being the Bth, by a young man named I'howas Seaton, my next neighbour, upon his return from church in the afternoon. It' was float ing off the shore in a bottle corked and waxed, and ha could observe a paper in it; he then stripped off his shoes and waded so that ho could get hold of it; be then brought it to me. It was on the west shore of Repness, just to the westward of the Bowl of Rap ness; and as your address was upon it I thought it would be very wrong not to forward it to you. I hope you will attend to the requirement contained in it, and let Lady Franklin know the contents. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) "JOHN SEATON, "Inspector of the Poor of Westray. " G. Wylie, E , q , writer, Stromness." Enclosure within the above letter:— " Discovery•ship Prince Albert, off Hey Sound, June 3, 1851, 5 r.m. " The carrier pigeon that escaped at Stromness is again safe on beard; it joined us immediately after the pilot-boat left us, and is now with its sister, Lady Ross. (Signed) " WILLIAM KENNEDY, " Commanding Lady Franklin's private Arctic Expedition. " Any person finding this will do an act of kindness by sending it to J. Wylie, Esq., writer, Stromness. ",;r. Wylie will please give notice to Lady Franklin." LIVES OF VIE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. BY AGNES STilicKLaxo.—A new, revised, and considerably augmented i edition of this valuable and ntaesting work is announced for publication in eight monthly volumes, embellished with portraits of every Queen. The first volume is to appear with the magazines on the 30th of June. The following is an extract from the Prospectus :—" A revised edition of the ' Lives of the Queens of Englanl; embodying the important collections which have been brought to light since the ap pearance of earlier impressions, is now offered to the world, embellished with portraits of every Queen, from authentic and properly verified sources. The series, commencing with the consort of William the Conqueror, comprises thirty Queens, who have worn the crown-matrimonial, and four the regal diadem of this realm. Such as they were in life we have endeavoured to portray them, both in good and ill, w ithout regard to any other cons i deration than the develop ment of the facts. Their sayings, their doings, their man ners, their costume , wil l be found faithfully chronicled in this work, which also includes the most interesting of their letters." [ADVERTISEMENT.] —It is an undeniable f ac t th a t Holloway's Pills are the F inest Medicine in the World.—ln all cases of deranged stomachs, determination of blood to the head, bile, sink headaches, stomach and liver complaints, there is no remedy known that gives such immediate relief as these far.famed pills, the peculiar properties of which act directly Qn the maiosprings of life, so that no disease, however dangerous, can resist their influence; therefore all persons predspused to any of these disorders should , at th is season of the year, promptly have recourse to a few doses, which would effectually check every symptom and restore health and vigour. —Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. CORONER'S INQUEST. —Yesterday the adjourned inquest on the body of the gcntieman found in the Thames, off Woolwich, on Tuesday last, was resumed before Mr. Carttar, the coroner, at the Ordnance Tavern, Woolwich. From the evidence adduced it appeared that the deceas d (who was identified as Mr. H. Grigg, one of the Cinque Port ' pilots) about three weeks since, was employed to pilot a vessel through the Downs, containing a very valuable cargo, and in doing so had the misfortune to get her on the Godwin Sands; the captain thereupon refused to let him remain in charge of the vessel, and having obtained another pilot, or dered Mr. Grigg to be put on shore. This circumstance preyed on the mind of the deceased, and on the 4th instant he suddenly absented himself, and the same day a person answering his description jumped overboard from' the SonS of the Thames steamer, and was drowned. The evidence, however, was not conclusive on this point, and an open verdict of "Found drowned" was returned. The deceased was a resident of Dover, where he waS much respected, and had been a pilot thirty years. ENTERTAINMENT TO HER MAJESTY'S JUDGES. Yesterday the Sheriffs for the City (Carden and Hodgkinson) entertained her Majesty's Judges, at the Skinners' Company's Hall, previous to the election of Sheriffs for the ensuing year, which takes place this day. Amongst the guests were Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Jus tice Patteson,Mr. Baron Platt, and Mr. Justice Wil liams. There were also present Mr. Alderman 'Thomp son, M.P.; Aldermen Hooper, Farncombe ' Lawrence, Salmons, Cubitt, Hunter, Moon,. Finnis, Carter, and Sidney, M.P.; Mr. Masterman, the Recorder, the Town Cleik, the Common Sergeant, Mr. Commissioner Gur ney ; Sergeants Manning, Goulburn, Murphy, M.P.; Thompson, Jones, Bellasis ' and Wallinger ; Messrs. Clarkson, Ballantine, an d Huddlestone; the Under- Sheriffs Law and Ellis, Dr. Vivian; the Revs. Mr. Eng lish, Mr. Wrench, and the ordinary of Newgate (Mr. Davies); Mr. Catty, Mr. Dakin, &c. After the usual loyal toasts had ben drunk and re sponded to, Mr. Sheriff CARDEN proposed " The health of her Majesty's Judges," thanks being returned by Mr. Baron PARKE, who said that ho deeply regretted that the task had not fallen into abler hands, as until this very afternoon the Lord Chief Baron had intended to be present, and to avail himself of the civic hospi tality, end had only teen prevented, he understood, by either just having had, or being about to have, an addi tion to his family. This observation created a good deal of merriment and laughter from all parts of the spacious hall. The toasts—" The Army and Navy," " The Sheriffs for the City," " The Recorder, Common-Sergeant, and Mr. Commissioner Gurney;" " The Bar," " The Enter tainment Committee at Guildhall," " The Skinners' Company for the use of the Hall," were given and re sponded to most cordially. The dinner, which was of the choicest description, was provided by Messrs. Staples, and Mr. Harker offi ciated as toastmaster. REPRESENTATION OF BATH. BATrI, JUNE 23.—The no m i na ti on o f a M em b er to serve in Parliament for the city of Bath took place this day. The hustings were erected in the Orange-grove, immediately adjacent to Bath Abbey. There was a com plete absence of that excitement which wo have witnessed at former elections. No bands of music or show of ban ners paraded the street on either side, nor was the gathering outside the hustings by any means as tumul tuous as on prior occasions. The candidates arrived on the hustings a little before eleven o'clock. Mr. W. HUNT came forward for the purpose of pro posing Captain Scobell (the Liberal candidate). He said that that gentleman had always shown himself to be a consistent Reformer, and had invariably advocated the great principles of freedom. They wanted a person who had faith in great principles, and who would apply those principles to all their political institutions. Mr. NORMAN briefly seconded the nomination. Mr. BAILEY had much pleasure in proposing Mr. W. Sutcliffe to represent them in the Commons' House of Parliament.—(Cheers and hises.) Mr. R. T. GORE seconded the nomination. Captain SCOBELL on rising was greeted with loud cheers. He advocated reform in the administration of our array and navy, passing strictures upon the manage ment of the public dockyards, and concluded a long address to the constituency by urging union among the different ranks of Reformers, observing that, if they were all true, ho should be the Member for Bath the day after to-morrow. He was not the tool of any body of electors or any body of politicians—he was not in the hands of the Whigs or the Radicals, but he was an upright and liberal Reformer ; and us long as God gave him health, streegth, and life he should continue so.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. W. SUTCLIFFE, the other candidate, who was very indistinctly heard, possessing a very weak voice, said he came forward as the candidate of the great Con servative party at Bath. If they were willing to accept as their representative a fellow-citizen of their own, brought forward by the Conservative gentry, he believed it would do great good towards uniting different classes in the city. Therefore it was not merely because he had lived 50 years among them that ho came forward. Lle would now proceed to touch on one or two topics. There was one subject, and that a very important one, on which ho felt there w as no difference between himself and his gallant opponent. He alluded to a judicious, searching, but careful inquiry into the public expendi ture. The only way to preserve in its integrity every large and public establishment was by a periodical and searching inquiry into its mangement, and if there were anything upon which he would pledge himself, it would be never to vote against any motion brought forward honestly. He appealed to his conduct for many years in the corporation in proof of the sincerity of his opinions. On the subject of Papal aggression, ho had taken an ° active part against it during the last few months. Mr. Sutcliffe concluded by observing that, it elected, be should go to the House of Commons as free as any man, to take that part on great questions which to the best of his judgment should eppoar to be right. The show of hands was then taken, and declared by the Mayor to be in favour of Captain Scobeli. A poll was then demanded on behalf of Mr. Sutcliffe, which will take place to-morrow. The contest will probably be a close one. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, JUNE 23. A NARROW ESCAPE.—Tho Russian barque lEgir, Davids master, from Havannala to Cowes, for orders, and the T. and P. Woodward, Woodward master, from ditto, having received their,orders for Bristol, on the 18th proceeded for that port, but on the 19th, when off St. Catherine's, the American ran foul of the Russian, carrying away her larboard bulwarks, stanchions, &c., and her own bowsprit, leaving part of her figure head on board the JEgir; she then proceeded to the westward. The iEgir ran for Cowes, and she now lies alongside the Medina commercial-wharf. When ran into she was the starboard tack and had a light up. The T. and P. Woodward took her just abaft the mainmast, and had she not been a very powerful vessel she must have been completely cut down. Wind N., and very fine. Bar. 30.00. - ----- -=--=-- - MR. BRINLEY RICHARDS' MATINEES.—Mr. Brin ley Richards, one of our most able pianists and musicians, summoned his friends yesterday to the first of two perform ances of classical music for the pianoforte, in the New Beetho ven Rooms, which were completely filled by an aristocratic and fashionable audience, We have rarely remarked a more strict and undeviating attention paid to a selection exclu sively of serious music. Mr. Richards was assisted by H err Ernst (violin) and Signor Piatti (violoncello), with whom he played Beethoven's first trio in C minor, and with Herr Ernst Mozart's fine and elaborate son a t a in A, for piano and violin. Both were admirably per formed; the latter especially, one of the most diffi cult and trying of Mozart's chamber pieces, Richards also played solos, selections from Mendelssohnl A an ir d . St er ndale Bennett, besides some elegant pi eces 0 , hi . com po s ition, among which " The Vision," a s OR n romance, and a scherzo, called the "The Rivulet and the Birds," at tractedarticular attention, and were loudly applauded. p Not the least interesting of Andante con Variazioni of Mendels performances was the mous), for two performers ou s°llll (Op. 83—Postbu- Richards was assisted by Mr. Cipriani pianoforte, in which Mr. varia tions were like these, there would be all ‘._oar-ari.fre ePnoottedr.efelnfeeoff al opponents of this particular form of fantasia. One Bottesini's wonderful exhibitions on the conitra Signor and a couple of airs by that Hayes, agreeably vat . Popular favourite, bliss Catherine led the program Potter presided as accompanist Mr. Cipriani pianoforte. Tw o Mr,N D at the me. Saturday DR OWNED IN A FIGHT AT SHA.—OR tug, the 0 morning a fatal affray took place on board a steam -eAcen, belonging to North Shields, as she was run nili along, the Durham coast. The vessel left the 'ryne early in the morning, with a crew of three hands on board, for the purpo ie of looking out for ships to fetch into port, and had been to sea some hours, when a difference took place between the engineman and the fireman regarding the stoking of the vessel. They quarrelled first with their tongues, and then took to blows. They first commenced to fight forward in the vessel, and were with sonic difficulty separated by the steersman ; he had scarcely got beck to his helm, however, when they again commenced to fight, and before he could interpose a second time they got ..haft the fennel, and having grappled each other closely, fought to the larboard side of the boat, and in a moment, having tripped themse lves over the rails, fell headfbrmost into the sea. Th e steersma n immediately ran forward and stopped the boat, b u t beforche could do so they had disappeared, and were m ore seen. It was half an hour before the steersman nevercould pro cure assistance, so as to be able to navigate the vessel back to the Tyne. The names of the parties drowned are Luke Blyth, engineman, and Stanley Dennis, firem an , belonged to North Shield=, , and were married, The They They were both sober, TUESDAY SUMMER ASSIZES. Complete and authentic List of the Summer Circuits for 1851. WESTERN CIRCUIT. Before Lord Campbell and Mr. Justice Coleridge. List day for full Commission Assiz e Te l "' notice of trial. days. Deviz , . . .... July 4 Winch:l3:er Dorchester Exeter Bodmin July 23 Bridgewater July 2S Bristol .................. August 2 HOME CIRCUIT. Before Lord Chief Jus ticeJery is and Mr. Baron Alderson. Hertford ............... July 5 Goelmsford ............ July 11 July 21 MaidstoLe ............. July 18 Lowes Croydon NORFOLK CIRCUIT. Before Lord Chief Baron Pollock and Mr. Justice Cress. Well. AylcAaury B,Aford Huntingdon July 7 Cambridge Norwich Ipswich July 19 July 12 July 15 July 17 • July 19 • July 24 July 30 MIDLAND CIRCUIT'." Before Mr. Baron Parke and Mi. Justice Maule. Oa ham Northampton Lincoln July 9 Nottingham July 12 Darby Leicester July 29 Coventry Warwick July 23 NORTH WALES CIRCUIT. Before Mr. Justice Wightman. Newtown - July 11 . July 21 Dalgelly Carnarvon Beaumaris Rutbia Mold July 26 Chester July 30 SOUTH WALES CIRCUIT. Before Mr. Justice Talfourd. Cardiff Carmarth en Haverfordwest July 15 ... ..... July 25 Cardigan Brecon .................. July 23 Presteign ............... July 28 Chester . July 30 OXFORD CIRCUIT. Before Mr. Justice Erle and Mr. Baron Martin. Abingdon Oxford July 5 Worcester Stafford Shrewsbury July 21 ......... July 31 Hereford ...... August 2 Monmouth July 26 ...... August 6 Gloucester NORTHERN CIRCUIT. August 1 August 2 Before Mr. Baron Platt and Mr. Justice Williams. York July 2 Durham Newcastle July 21 Carlisle July 25 Appleby Lancaster July 30 ... August 9 Liverpool August 2 Mr. Justice Patteson will remain in town to attend Chambers, &c. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER. A meeting of the shareholders in thiscompany was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration the relative advantage of an alliance with the North-Western Company, as compared with that proposed by the directors with the Great Western Company; Sir William White in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, stated that the present meeting had been called for the purpose of considering the offer made by the London and North-Western Company to this company, and for ap-. pointing a committee to confer with the shareholders as to the advisability of accepting such offer. Mr. Thomp son and Mr. East would tell them the exact nature of the offer. Mr. TI:IO2dPSON said the London and North-Western Railway Company had made an offer to this company of 4} per cent., and the arrangement stood open for the de cision of the directors, who had full power to call in first counsel. He need not tell them that the offer made by the London and North-Western Company was far be yond that made by the Great Western, for be had no doubt that the Great Western proposal would end in the same way as they usually did, or similarly to their en gagement with the South Wales Company.—(Hear, hear.) Ho would, therefore, strongly advise them to make certain of this 4A per cent., although, at the same time, he must confess that he considered their line was worth more. It was then moved that the meeting highly approved of the course taken by Sir W.Whi►e, Mr. Thompson, Mr. East, and others, in endeavouring to obtain adequate terms for the shareholders d the Shrewsbury and Chester Company. A long discussion ensued relative to the agreement which had been entered into with the Great Western Company by the directors of this company; after which the resolution was carried by a large majority. Mr. PULLEY then move:t that Sir W. 11'hite, Mr. Thompson, Mr. East, or any other gentlemen, be ap pointed as part of a committee of five shareholders, re presenting that body, to make such agreement with the London and North-Western Company, under the advice of counsel, as they might deem best for securing a cer tain and adequate dividend; such agreement to be sub mitted to the shareholders for confirmation or otherwise; end that the directors be called upo❑ to furnish the shareholders with copies of the agreement proposed or alleged to have been made with the Great Western Company. This having been seconded by Mr. C. EAST, After some further explanations from Mr. ROY, the resolution was carried. Mr. Thompson, Mr. East, Major-General M'lnnes, and Dr. Fraser were then appointed as a committee, to con fer with the shareholders in Scotland and elsewhere; and after a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting se parated. RAIL WAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Ju - NE 23. STOCK EXCHANGE. --The share market was very flat to day, and busines s was w i t h difficulty transacte d a t previous rates. LIVERPOOL. JOKE 23. STocx EXCHANGE. The business to-day was again limited, and prices somewhat lower. The transactions were as follow :—East Lancashire, 14 11-16—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 524—London and North-Western, 1214—Ditto, New Quarters, 31 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire, 25 1 / 2 —l4lid lau d , 48 1 4 —Ditto, Halves, 18 1 a dis.— Shrewsbury and Chester (Oswestry and Chester), 13 7-16— South-Esstern and Dover, 2274. MANCHESTER, JUNE 23. STocK Exoluz. - cia.— The transactions to-day were as follow :—East Lancashire, 14 7 n.—Ditto, Preference, Fifths, 3-16 p.—Ditto, ditto (2d issue), 5-16 p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 52 3 / 4 London and North-Western, Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 2 3-16 p.—North Stafford shire, 8 3 / 4 die.—Shrewsbury and Chester, New, South-Eastern and Dover, 22 15-16. BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 23. rY, with little pro . STocK Excrucoal.—The share market still continues re markably flat. Prices are aboutgstationa spect of improvement. The only transaction reported to-day was—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 4 3 4 di,. WOOLWICH GARRISON, JUNE 23,--Ti. " 0 whole of the Royal Horse Artillery, under the ear ara Colonel Bell; the 17th Lancers, under Lie and Lawrenson ; the Foot Artillery, formed into three battalions, the irst under Lieutenant-Colonel Ot w under Lieutenant-Colonel Lethbridge, and tenant-Colonel Williams —the three ba, Y, the second _ . of Lieu n t; pounder batteries, gunners dismounted, Gil lespie ; and the light field-beatteLriieesute under Colonel Crut tenden ; the Royal Marines, undr nant.Colonel Gil tatitetaithioinrds, u i r i i i d th er tw .L o ie 9 u: Lieutenant- Colonel Anderson, assembled at halfas t t eight o'clock A.m. under to-day, and, after being served with 20 rounds to each gun of the Royal Horse Artillery and field batteries, and 10 rounds to each man of the battalions and Royal Marines, proceeded to the common at half-past nine. At ten o'clock Lieutenant. General Sir Thomas Downman, C. 8., K.C.H., Commandant o f the garr i so n, arrived on the ground, accompanied by Li eu t e nant -Colonel Brereton, C. 8., K M.) Brigade -Major Bingham, Captain Tylden, De puty-Assistant-Quartermaster-General of Artillery, and other officers of his staff. The gallant Lieutenant-General having taken the command of the whole of the troops, they were marched past at slow time, and the Horse Artil lery and Lancers afterwar ds at a trot and can ter. The troops efficiente Artillery, pre ce d e d by t h e Lancers, and the man n e r in which they took up their manner; the firi ng were then put thro u g h the evolutions of a field d ay , which a t I l i ; edy the a accomplished ceohroaprgl T e l eel. thein aneel H most ors • - ns being remarkably good. Two troops of the positio.L ancers made ex cellent charges, advancing through the cent re of the a nd wheeling with great rapidity, th e troops,one to the right and the other to the left of the whole of the troops- The batteries had a fine effect when they fired the , amongst t r ees at the west end of the upper part of tile common. The on this fi e ld day for exercising the troops took place o ' asion prepa ratory to a grand review, which i _ . _cc 00 Th u rsday, the 26th inst., should t h e sto take place .. weather be favourable , in the presence of his Majesty the King of the Belgians, hie Royal Highness Prince Albert, and their Roy al highnesses the Duke de Brabant and C ount de Plandres THE BRITISH PI • SRERIES.--The Great Exhibition now affords an excellent opportunity to all persons in terested iu the improvements of deep sea fisheries. The different models of fishing -vessels belonging to Great Britain, with tishing-lincs, nets, an d other apparatus, col lected together and arranged in Class 29, situated under the north . cud of tr ansept on the ga ll er ies, is both hi g hl y creditable to the contributors and Executive Committee. The models of fishing-vessels with their gear being in a de partment by themselves, there being no models of other description of vessels near them to detract attention, the mind is enabled to dwell uninterruptedly on the subject be fore the eye fur c ontemplation. At this department a beautiful contrast is readily shown of the real and true ad vantages the decked-welled smack must possess over an open boat, for supplying markets with the best quality of fish, and in the freshest possible condition. When fish are hauled out of the sea and hove into an open boat's bottom, they die very shortly afterwards, and if not used that day or the day following they become unfit for use in a fresh state. In the welled smack the fish are kept alive for several days or weeks if required. The advantages possessed by the, decked vessels for safety, comfort, and being better calcu lated as nurseries for training youth to be active able sea men is also: shown at , a single glance. The Pearl fishing smack, eighty tons burden, with improved screw-ptbpeller, a model of which, by Mr. J. E. Saunders, is in this depart ment, arrived at Grimsby a few days since, from Norway, with 20,600 lobsters on board, all alive in the vessel's well. sts re ers not tu- k 1