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• flea of the Lord-Lieutenant, who at present had no con trol over the matter. Sir. 11. W. BARRON instanced. the case of, the county _ nr iVaterford, where the constabulary, last year, cost °Mi , more than was allowed to the county under the schedule of the Act referred to. Sir R. Peel, tu intro :l6'lg the Bill to repeal the corn-laws, gave a pledge en Ireland that she should be relieved trom the ex pense of m a i nta i n i ng h er po li ce, as a compensation for less which would be occasioned by the absence of he submitted to the Committee that on this occasion this Matter was worthy of consideration. I Mr. SCULLY t h oug h t th a t i n s o m e di s t r i c t s o f Ire land the re s h ould be a concentrat i on o f t h e pol i ce force, Pd that in others there should be a reduction. In many b aronies, without a single capital conviction to warrant . a large force was kept up, wherotas in others which Eeluired an ampl e force, they were kept short. Ho wasrte dispos e d to vo t e f or t hi s c l ause , w hi c h h e th oug ht °li la in a great measure remedy the defect. 115 rd NAAS inquired of the Chancellor of tho Exche- I l er what scale of remuneration he meant to adopt to wards those officers. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he t eposed t o deal with them as i f they had contr ib ute d to t s uperannuation fund. DENHAM NORREYS moved to omit certain words from the clause, with a view to allow the Chan cellor of the Exchequer to reconsider this subject of the !?eatitieration than which nothing could be more unjust. The re were offices held for life, and one half of the elders of them were deprived of them on a miserable Pitt aeo of 401. per annum, while the others received not II farthing, and wore discharged at an ago when they could obtain no new employment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said t hey were d ea li ng w i t h offices that had been abolished „ Z e the footing of superannuation allowances, and on the co mmendation of a Committee. He bad the power to Pt an end to those offices, but be had no power to pay hie t hein, except by an Act of Parliament, and by this he proposed to take the necessary powers to make aYment from April last. 'NI' D. NORREYS said ho considered the whole pro leeding so comp l ete ly un justifiable, that h e would throw ig k e whole r es p ons ibility upon the Chancellor of th e E x - e L 4 equer, a n d for that purpose he should p e r s i s t i n hi s ' et ention of dividing the Committee. The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the omission of the words 6 Against _ _ C lause Majority again5t............ —33 The 1 was then agreed t o . , A'he remaining clauses were agreed to, except clause which was struck out. f r , Sir W. SOMERVILLE opposed the clause brought tvard by M r . C ono ll y . tVhe clause was withdrawn, and the Bill passed an `d agreed "gh Committee. The report was then brought up, to. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. tijj rn easene , er from the Lords braught up the following B . which their Lordships had s.greed to:— ~.toek Trade. eauche in ster and Salford Extension Railway. Arra' Rever s i onary an d I nvestraen t C om pany. skZdruents to Moore's E s tate. ir ;117'8 Estate. 'C' e siastical P ro p er t y V a l ua ti on (,Ireland). p o l :P°i'ler St ores (Li verpoo l) Ez na iption Repeal. r Relief Act C on ti nuance . Wa terford and Kilkenny Railway. fo r l4l. ' P RESIIFIESD obtained leave to bring in a Bill the consolidatin g and amending the laws relating to ti me, meat of county rates, which was read a first The — k pr ° ll se adjourned at Half- past Twelve o'clock. I'A RLIAIVIENTARY DIVISIONS. (Prod the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) THURSDAY, JULY 31. M ETROPOLITAN INTO IMENT BILL. kotie n (IN THE COAESII TTEE.) Dort t h - - i r,nade, and Question put, That the Chairman re- Com 6 ill, With the amendment. 3, to the House." The ruittee divided MAJORITY—AY: gS, 42. la, MINORITY—NO ES, 7. llq ~w. vr. . t4l4:uecob rt Salwey, Colonel TELLERS. Scully, Francis Wakley. T. °41,0' Ralph ri l G eorge Williams, W. Hall, Sir B. e, 4 /8 „ - - 'vl'Al. AND CAPITULAR ESTATES MANAGE- Ofda r MENT (No. 2) BILL. .01 1 ,„_ - 0) r Second Reading read ; ti Lotion made, and Ques tisajn7Posed, " That the Bill be no' N' read a second time :" I tttl; a3l ent proposed, to leave ou t the word " now,': and thre e end end of th e Q ues ti on to add t'a e words " upon this day 1 1 41 - n l3l f antng Question put, " Tllat the word ' now' stand the Question." The House .divided : 141 1 e MAJORITY —A/ - ES, 45. tirk:f. it. lc Goold, Wyndha at Price, Sir R. p - Y, Admiral Goulburn, ilen l 9 Somerville, Sir vr. ky grie, t . P. Greene, Thomas Spooner, Richard 1114 Colonel Hawes, Benj. 'l'ancred, H. W. %.t : 11 0,, n J. Ilindley, C. Tennent, R. J. ilri t cl ' e u. Edward Johnstone, Jto.nes Thompson, Colonel e,,, tk r, a B. Labouchere, 1 deny Tollemache, F. J. ,„%tit t a )4l.ll , Sir A. Langston, J. - H. Tufnell, H. k;ow,._ , T. si. M'Gregor, John Watkins, Colonel e kti" 4 . W. F. Moffatt, George Wilson, James I) eat 4ek w enry Morris, David Wilson, Matthew b ek4, l l,_ ° llk Sir J. Mullings, J. B. Wood, Sir C. -1 4 ) , ‘ q' n AdMiral Ogle, S. C. Wood, Sir W. P. i 44 1, eci . t i r David Pakington, Sir John TELLERS. e 41114,1 4 -", ~.... Palmerston. Vis. Hay per, W. G. . '.• w . Parker. John. Craig, Sir W. G. ka, c , MINORITY—NOES, 34. A. Thom It -w -as C. Geach, Charles Reid, Colonel 48 'W. It k 'k T . Greene, John Salwey, Colonel I 'oo4l 'T. Hall, Sir B. Scobell, Captain t 4l o l v, et vir ur t,„ ,t John IlaPewell, E. G. Stuart, H. b 40 11 y, f b , . P. Henley, J. W. Walmsley, Sir J. 4 4 410 n, i' A tn as Kershaw, James Williams, John ).,, e, -..und Lacy, Henry C. Wrightson, W. B. Colonelolt,,, Martin, J. Young, G. F. c 1.1 - "*.B, 11. l'n—. jolu i Naas, Lord Neeld, Joseph koT t ar, )4.4,,_ tz, S L ...new Newdegat e, C. N. 'cTrei li . 6 . ii. O'Connell, M. J. Plowden, W. H. TELLICILS. Aglionby, H. A. Sibthorp, Colonel env —, ASTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND) BILL. t „tlao, R . (IN THE COMMITTEE.) ( leri," 1 (Offices of paymaster, storekeeper, and clerk, sag o the said Act, discontinued Amendment proposed, in the 4, line 9, to leave out from the word " discontinued" V n ord 3 Word " such," in line 12 : Question put, " That the 1 4 ' ° Pc'seel to be left out stand part of the Clause." The kittee divided: MAJORITY-AYES, 39. ti Oblkts, MINORITY—NOES, 6. k lloili T ho mas Fitzpatrick, J. W. TELLERS. traut:,_ Hayes, Sir E. French, F. 4, Sir lt. Knox, W. S. Norreys, Sir D. e °WES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) 40 1 . A COWES, JULY 31. 44 YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. L J t d„ ARRIVALS. :441 24 . 13atrice schooner, Sir W. P. Carew, Bart., ' 4l th (41:111 a.Y; Osprey cutter, John Petre, Esq., Ports -27. 1 . 14 14 oth4esolution schooner, Duke of Rutland, Guernsey , ,▪ 41iC e r Peas; Sibyl schooner, Henry Oglander, Esq., Relt f ;trituea n and Oporto; Brilliant schooner, G. H. Ireland and Plymouth. • E nchantress schooner, Earl of Cardigan, Lyming . ' k i titi () 4 kerlin schooner, Col. Markham, Western Ports; It.',. B ehooner, Corn. Earl of Wilton, Plymouth. u ktrepid cutter, Duke of Beaufort, Plymouth. 40„ SAILINGS. k olitif 26 . Petrel cutter, Earl of Ilchester, for Wey- Oa . ta`4ohdola cutter, W. H. Woodhouse, Esq., for ' 41 144 ° ,1 1t h; Cygnet cutter, Hedworth Lambton, Esq., aO, °nth. 1. 4 1 b_ -r lak cutter G. Arkivright, Esq., for Weymouth. " 44 (1 ' . ' e solution s cho oner, Duke of Rutland, for Port- J'ea - ir rB AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. C apricorn,Drift, Xarifa, lone, Elizabeth , . Er- A, tn, a, 047 nt, Sibyl, Osprey, Lavrock Intrepid, Susan, iNlow, Spider, Enchantress, Merlin, Plover, ',lattice, Magician. het 'easel , THE AMERICAN YACHT. k kt whi c h a ll we must allow is deserving uti c t ' 6611 before said of her, arriv ed . hero this morn aT;ir her three e., mainsail, fore and aft fore -17,,ke1i-Zilb. She has Only two shrouds to each mast, ILethe; e tmvassed and painted white half-way up and , . ° Pea but halliards are to be seen; her forestay l',,Qts:"'eY are all in one, and she is one of the %li` ti levl:',, h e e trY looking vessels that can possibly be con- Decl has a very hollow bow, and is wedge th 4 v th Very clean after run, a round stern, and hal e- , great sheer. She is a very powerful vessel, Ote t o - '1 feet beam, and has quite a different appear !iil;:,Per,ititil a our sch o oners — they have all so much top e men of war, fine noble looking vessels cehr .ll hToile she is a mere shell, encl.& beautiful orene e ;lieti o ,"Y are like noblemen's carriages, built conve *Li the L tua r , d 3 coinfort w hile she is built solely for speed; h. ter C il uort river wherry style, she draws 5} feet at e ; e ward a n d ll feet aft. They are landing all el 04 5 ° a nd spare sails. A number of persons have 1ea 5 .,: 141 1 of her this afternoon, the Marquis of N. 4 and the Earl of Wilton were amongst the COURT CIRCULAR. th tle m OSBORNE, THURSDAY. Y r e —a j e stY, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, an d zaeLllger branches of the Royal Family, took th ei r "lorpitslirlY walks in the grounds at Osborne, this 4_, g i ; )1 I:s,, "°Yal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended 044„—Y Auguste. Bruce and Colonel Sir G. Couper, took ° ;eloe'L. °l h er Majesty, embarked at half-past ten tor ,(I.l37,esterday mor , ning in the royal yacht, Fairy, 1 4,;" °411 3pt0n. of ko Countess of Desert has succeeded the Countess t o :11.rt ,dgecnrabe as Lady in Waiting. 'tolm a r- ,,n 3 nn Russell left his residence, Pembroke Lodge, Si r - a -4 ' 4 park, yesterday, for Osborne, Isle of Wight. rl " 4 " as pard l e Yestera Merchant had an interview with E -ftY. at the Colonial-office. forlgetteral meeting of the E c clesiastical Commissioners .. h4 11.,, n 1 141444 Was held, yesterday, at their office in White r‘ltee. Cio u . foe - 1 1 ESTATE PAVING. —The Bill brought into for yo u of Commons by Lord Seymour and Mr. C. Lewis tkt, iansferring the paving lighting, &c., of the Crown es to th:,..;e disitrict of Rege ' nt'S-park and part of Westminster elab„..`.'ortnnissioners of Woods and Forests, has had several to 1 - 4 7, 3 _ added to it in Committee, giving power to vestrymen to th e and levy rates, to pay proportionate contributions hitt!). 6t PIAP43, and to borrow money on the credit of such T AI ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOJLS ClRCUlT.—lk'aids,!one, July 30. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Chief Justice JERVIS and a Special Jury.) WATSON V. SELLERS. This was an action to recover damages from the de fendant, for having Ecdueed and debauched the wife of the plaintiff. Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Lush, were countel for the plaintiff; and Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Built, were for the defendant. Mr. E. JAMES, in opening the case for the plaintiff, said that he had been compelled to bring the present action to recover damages against the defendant, for having inflicted upon him an tejury of the most seriotes description, that of having debauched, and had criminal connexion with, his wife. The circumstances were very short, and when the jury had heard the evidence he should lay before them, he believed they would feel that it was quite conclusive with regard to the fact of the defendant being guilty of the act imputed to him, and he must confess that ho was quite at a loss to know what answer would be attempted or what line of defence would be adopted. The plaintiff was a person filling a very respectable position in society, he was the land lord of the George Tavern at Greenwich; and the de fendant was in partnership with another gentleman carrying on the business of a wine-broker in the city of London, and he believed that h e was a man possessed of considerable property. The defendant was a married man, but his wife and family resided in Oporto; and in the month of May or June of last year, he was introduced to the plaintiff and his wife, and an intimacy afterwards sprang up between them, and he frequently visited Mr. and Mrs. Watson, and was received on the most friendly terms. The plaintiff was a man of advanced age. He was married to the lady whose conduct now formed the subject of inquiry in the month of March, 1849, and at that time he was about seventy, and his wife was about thirty. She had been his barmaid for some years before, and was a person possessed of considerable attractions, and irreproachable character, and the plaintiff, thinking she would prove an advantageous connexion for him, resolved as he said to marry her, and the marriage accordingly took place in March, 1849. They continued, as he should be in a po sition to prove, to live very happily together, until the period when the defendant was introduced into the family, and there was reason to believe that the improper intimacy between the defendant and the plaintiff's wife was first commenced in May of the present year, upon the occasion of a visit to the Exhibition. When this visit took place, the defendant was accompanied by a female relation, and the plaintiff thereupon thought that there was no impropriety in his wife being of the party, but he acted as any respectable man would be expected to do under such circumstances, insisting upon paying the expenses and his wife's share of the cost of the carriage. The defendant came home with Mrs. Watson rather later than was expected, but no notice was taken of it, and the intimacy continued until the month of Juno, when circumstances occarred which left no doubt upon the plaintiff's mind that he had been dishonoured by the defendant. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to state the nature of the evidence he should lay before the jury, and particularly referred to a transaction of the 21st June, when he said while Mr. Watson was asleep in the bar after dinner, his wife went out of the room and proceeded stealthily up stairs, followed shortly afterwards by the defendant, and she was seen to go into her husband's bedroom. Mr. Watson awoke suddenly, and missing his wife he in quired for her, and being told that she was gone up stairs, ho proceeded after her and found the bedroom door locked. After some delay he obtained admission, and he then found the defendant in the room; and this fact, coupled with other circumstances, which attracted his attention, left no doubt upon his mind that he had been dishonoured by the defendant. From that time the plaintiff refused to have any intercourse with Iris wife, and although she remained in his house for a short time after the day in question, he should show that it was against the consent of her husband, and that he had in sisted upon her leaving him, and ultimately had her forcibly expelled from under his roof. From the posi tion in winch the parties were placed, the jury would very well understand that he should not be in a position to bring any correspondence that had passed between them before the jury, but after the plaintiff's wife had left the house, upon a search being made, a piece of what he supposed he must call poetry, was found in one of Mrs. Watson's drawers; which he would read to them. It was as follows: •° Oh, take back thy flower, for never believe I would steal thy sweet heart's ease for me. For wealth nor power I never would grieve, To secure that best treasure for thee. Yet still let me take it where only it blows, In the love-beaming smile of thy face, And thou, do thou make it, wherein my heart glows, A love like thine own less its grace." The Learned Counsel then called the following wit nesses : Mary Neville deposed that she was in the service of the plaintiff, as waitress at his tavern, the George, Green wich, The plaintiff and his wife lived together when she Entered the service, in May last. The defendant used to come to the house oecaeionally, and he generally dined in the bar-parlour, with the plaintiff and his wile, and he appeared to be on intimate terms with them. After she had been in the service ashor t time she went one day to one of the private sitting rooms, and found the door fastened. There was a sofa in the room. Finding the door fastened, she waited outside, and shortly afterwards she saw Mrs. Watson come out of the room, and then she saw Mr. Sellers come down stairs, but did not observe what part of tbe house he came from. He came down stairs about ten minutes after Mrs. Watson. The defendant came to the house several times after this, and she noticed him going up stairs very frequently, but she did not observe where Mrs. Watson was at the time. On Midsummer day witness had been out, and returned about five in the evening. The defendant came to the house on that evening, but she did not see him until she had been at home some time. Mrs. Watson had given her some linen to re pair, and told her, to go into a sitting-room on the first floor to do it. She went into a room on the second floor, instead of the one Mrs. Watson told her to go to. She did not know where ivirs. Watson was when she went up stairs. She afterwards went into another room, No. 3, and heard some person come up stairs very gently. Her master and mistress had dined at this time. No thing particular attracted her attention until her master came up to her. Before this she had seen Mrs. Watson go up stairs to the floor above, and ten minutes or so afterwards her master came into the room where she was, and asked whether her mistress was up stairs, and in consequence of what she told him, he went up to his own bedroom, and she heard him call out to have the door opened, and heard him knock at the door. In a short time the door was opened, and a bell was rung, and witness went up stairs, and he heard Mrs. Watson talk ing in the room in an angry tone. Another servant came up and Mr. Watson opened the bedroom door, and she saw Mr. and Mrs. Watson and Mr. Sellers in the room, and the plaintiff said—"l have found this man locked in my bedroom with my wife—look at the impression on the bed." Mrs. Watson replied—" You jealous old fool, I have been in the bed," and she began tucking it up. The bed appeared to be flattened. They then came out of the bed-room, and Mr. Watson said that Mr. Sellers bad ruined her and disgraced him, and Mr. Sellers re plied that he was guilty, but she was not. Her master said that he had found the defendant in his bedroom, locked in with his wife, but he did not say in what part of the room he found him in. Before this time the plaintiff and his wife lived very happily together, and the plaintiff treated her with the greatest kindness. Cross-examined—Witness was engaged . as waitress, and it was her duty to attend to the private sitting rooms. The waiter attended to the public rooms. There was only one private sitting-room on the second floor. She had only once before seen the defendant in a bed room. Did not know what he went there for. Could not say when this happened, or whether it was during the last election, when Alderman Salomons was elected. She remembered the election taking place, but did not know how long the house was occupied by Alderman Salomon's people. The dinner time used to be six o'clock. It was an ordinary, and every one who chose used to come to dinner—officers from the barracks, per sons from London, and every one who pleased to go. It was Midsummer-day when she saw the parties in the bed-room, and when Mr. Watson was so very angry. She sat with her back to the door while she was at work, but the door of the room was open, and every one pass ing by could see that she was there. The work Mrs. Watson set her to do would have taken her about an hour and a quarter. She heard the room door bang violently after Mrs. Watson went up stairs, and Mr. Watson came up about ten minutes afterwards. She could not say exactly, but was certain it was from five to ten mi nutes. The bell was rung as soon as Mr. Watson could obtain admission to the room. Ho called out several t i m es, and knocked at the door loudly before ho was lot in. When witness went up stairs after the bell was rung she found the door fastened, and she did not know who opened it, but her master was nearest to the door when she got in, and he immediately called out that he had found Mr. Sellers locked into his bedroom with his wife, and asked her to look at the impression on the bed. She was certain Mr. Watson did not make the impres sion on the bed himself by knocking his fists upon it. Witness had never represented that Mr. Sellers said that if any one was to blame be was. What he said was, that ho was guilty, but that Mrs. Watson was innocent. Mrs. Watson presided, as usual, at the dinner in:the bar until three weeks ago. On one occasion the door was shut against her, and she forced her way into the house. She had been turned out of the house about three weeks. Mr. Watson went to give his vote after this outcry, an d took his wife with him, and they came home adorned with Alderman Salomon's colours. The CHIEF JUSTICE—What were the colours? Wit. ness—Green.—(A laugh.) Examination continued—The plaintiff and his wife came home with a piece of blue ribbon in their bosoms. They both wore these colours at the dinner on the day when Alderman Salomons was returned. Never heard the plaintiff say that he would make a capital thing out of his wife, and Mr. Sellers, too; and she did not believe he ever said such a thing. Did not know where Mrs. Watson was residing at the present moment. About a week after she had been turned out of the house she forced her way in, and she was forced out again. Re-examined—There was no election going on when she first found the No. 7 room-door locked, in May. If she had gone to the room where Mrs. Watson directed her to go, she could not have seen any one go into her mistress's bed-room. Mr. Watson never slept with his wife after the 24th of June, and he told her that she might go. She went out one evening, and the door was shut against her when she came home. Harriet Sutton deposed, that she went into the service of the plaintiff as barmaid in August, 1850. The plain tiff was seventy-two years old, and his wife was about twenty-five. They appeared to live very happily t0 .,011,..r, .,011,..r, and the plaintiff was very kind to his wile, and seemed very attached to her. Thedefendant first came to the house about two or three months ago, and she be. lieyed he Was introduced to Mr. Watson. by, a trades- V SUN, man of the town of Greenwich. He frequently came to the house, and was admitted to the bar-parlour, and re ceived in the must friendly manner by the plaintiff. Witness remembered Mrs. N'iateon going to the Exhi bition on a Saturday in May, accompanied by the de fendant and one of his female relations, who was about forty years of age. The defendant and Mrs. Watson came home together on foot between nine and ten o'clock at night, without the lady who had gone with them to the Exhibltion. Witness remembered the day when Mr. Sellers was found in her master's bed-room, The dinner was over, and her master and mistress and the defendant had drunk a pint of wino together, and her master laid clown on the sofa and went to sleep. When he was asleep Mrs. Watson went out of the bar parlour and proceeded up stairs, and almost directly afterwards Mr. Sellers followed her. In about ten minutes her master awoke, and asked where his wife and Mr. Sellers were. She told him she believed that Mrs. Watson had gone up to her bed-room, but she did not know where Mr. Sellers was, and her master went up stairs directly, and in about five minutes the bed room bell was rung, at first quietly, but afterwards violently. Witness finished serving some customers who were about the bar, and then went to the foot of the stairs, when she heard her master say, "I have found this man locked up in my bed-room with my wife." and shortly afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Watson and Mr. Sellers came down stairs, and Mr. Watson seemed very angry. On the same night, when they were all going to bed, the heard an altertation on the stairs, and Mr. Watson said to his wife, "How can you expect it when you have dishonoured my bed?" Mrs. Watson remained in the house about a fortnight after this occurrence, but she never occupied the same bed-room as her husband. On one occasion she went out, and when she returned she was in a very excited state, and threw herself upon the floor. On the dry of the election for Greenwich Mrs. Watson accompanied Mr. Watson and a Mr. Lucas in a carriage to poll for Alderman Salomons. Cross-examined—Witness was informed that when Mrs. Watson heft her husband's house she went to reside with one of her relations. When the plaintiff told his wife that the had dishonoured his bed, she replied " You nasty old beast, I hate you, and always did." They appeared to be on the landing of the stairs when this con versation took place. There was a great deal of angry language between them. Mrs. Watson slept in her bed room after this occurrence happened, and her husband occupied a room in another part of the house. She be lieved that her master was asleep when his wife went out of the bar. lied no reason to suppose that he was shamming sleep. Two other gentlemen were in the bar at the time. Re-examined—Before the defendant was introduced into the family, Mr. Watson and his wife lived very hap pily together. Mr. Lucas, a printer at Greenwich, said that he had been in the habit of going to the plaintiff's house, and it appeared to him that he and his wife lived very hap pily together, and the plaintiff appeared to be a very in dulgent husband. He had met the defendant at the Louse. Witness went to poll for Alderman Salomons with the plaintiff at the last election. Mrs. Watson accompanied them in the carriage. Mr. Watson ob jcetal to her doing so, but she said she would go—(A laugh.) Mr. Watson appeared a good deal broke down at this time. By Mr. CHAMBERS—When Mrs. Watson wanted to get into the carriage, the plaintiff said to her, " Yon must not come, my dear."—(A laugh.) Mr. John Killiek said he was Mr. Watson'a' son-in law. Mrs. Watson acted as waitress formerly at the George, and in consequence of the marriage there was a coldness between him and his father•in-law, as witness objected to the union. In the beginning of July the plaintiff made a communication to him of what had oc curred, and he in consequence went down to Greenwich, and advised Mrs. Watson to leave the house. She re fused to do so, and he remonstrated with her for nearly two hours, and at length she was removed by force. Witness made a search after her departure, and in a linen drawer he found the piece of poetry that was pro duced, in a blotting-book belonging to Mrs. Watson. The plaintiff appeared a good deal under the influence of his wife. Mr. W. Edwards proved that the piece of poetry was in the handwriting of the defendant. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. CHAMBERS, in his address to the jury for the de fendant, said that the attempt to make out the crime of adultery in this case was one of the most extraordinary that he ever remembered, and he felt sure that the jury would pause for a long time before they returned a ver dict, the effect of which would be the utter destruction and ruin, not only of the wife of the plaintiff, but also of the defendant, himself a married man, and filling a respectable and honourable position. As to any amount of damages—if that was the only question to be de cided, he should not say a word upon the subject, for the plaintiff himself by his own conduct had shown pretty clearly what extent of damage he considered he had suffered; but he should contend that upon the slender evidence that had been adduced, the jury were bound to say that the charge of adultery had not been established, and that tho defendant was entitled to a verdict. What was the evidence in reality upon which they were called upon to brand this unhappy woman with infamy, and at the same time destroy the reputation of an honourable, respectable man? In the first plade it was said that the defendant was in the habit of going up stairs during the day, but what earthly importance ought to be attached to that fact, when it was wear that all tae other customers used to do the same, and that it mostly occurred just be fore dinner, when in all probability the only object Mr. Sellers had in doing so, was to wash his hands, or some other equally innocent and natural purpose? He could only say that, if the jury should come to the conclusion that the commission of adultery was to be inferred from the proceedings, that nobody would be safe, and he should strongly advise the gentlemen of the jury themselves, whenever they went to an hotel where there was a pretty landlady or a chambermaid, not to go into a bed room for any purpose, lest it should be supposed that object was to seduce either the mistress or the maid.— (A laugh.) It appeared to him that the most natural and ordinary occurrences of every day-life had been dis torted and tortured so as to give a colour to a charge of adultery. What were the facts of the case? The defendant had gone to a public ordinary, where anybody who chose might go and dine with the landlady, flatter the landlady, and pay the landlady.—(A laugh.) He contended that the conduct of Mr. Sellers was quite consistent with his perfect innocence. As to the sus picion that anything wrong had occurred of the visit to the Exhibition, he submitted that there was not the least foundation for such a supposition. At the same time he was very glad the House of Commons had come to the decision with regard to the Crystal Pala c e before this suggestion was made, for otherwise that moral as sembly might have paused before they sanctioned its continuance as a winter garden, as it was clear that if roses were gathered there at all, they would be gathered just as well in the winter as the sammer.—(Laughter.) The evidence with regard to this part of the case went for nothing; and the only point in the evidence for consideration was the scene in the bed-room. Now he could not help thinking that what took place upon this occasion had been very much exaggerated, and that the jury had not been put in possession of the real facts. It covered to him to be very improbable, if Mrs. Watson really intended to take advantage of her husband being asleep, to go up to his bed-room to commit adultery, that she should have sent the servant out of the kitchen to the very part of the house whore the crime was to bo com mitted, and thus give her an opportunity to see what was going on; and ho submitted that there was no evidence to show that Mr. Sellers watt in the bed-room, and that it was quite probable that the plaintiff having , his suspi cions unjustly aroused, and meeting the defendant on the landing of the stairs, had' pushed him into the room, and then locked him in. He considered that the conduct of the plaintiff himself, after the occurrence, showed that he was satisfied that his wife 'was innocent, for if he really had believed that he was dishonoured, he would surely niat have permitted her to remain in his house for several days, and he thought his Learned Friend would hardly induce them to believe that this injured husband would have gone to the polling place at Greenwich, and exer cised his right as a free and independent elector, in shouting " Salomons for ever," and recording his vote for that gentleman, accompanied by the woman whom he believed to have dishonoured him, if he really thought it was true. He submitted that the plaintiff himself, by his own conduct, had shown that he did not believe his wife was guilty, and he could not help thinking that these proceedings would never have been taken but for the in terference of the son-in-law, who had admitted that he was opposed to the marriage, and that an unfriendly feeling existed between him and Mr. Watson, on account of his thinking her an improper match for his father-in law. If the jury should en certain the same opinion, he was sure they would with pleasure say so by their verdict, particularly when they reflected that the consequence of such a verdict would be, to restore the wife of the plaintiff to society, and, in all probability, lead to her re conciliation to her husband. The CHIEF JUSTICE, in summing up, said there were two questions in this case for the consideration of the jury —one, whether the fact of the commission of adultery had been proved; and, another, what amount of damages ought to be given supposing they should be satisfied upon the point. In cases of th;3 descrip tion, direct testimony, of course, could not be ex pected, and the jury could only judge from the circum stantial evidence laid before them, whether the fact of adultery had been proved. As to the other question it certainly was not a case for inflated damages. An old man of 72, who married a young girl of 25, and who allowed her to expose her attractions at a public ordi nary frequented by military officers and other gentle men, must almost have expc2ted what the consequences would be, and if the jury snould be of opinion that the charge of adultery had been made out, they would, of course, only give such moderate damages as the justice of the case required at their hands. The jury, atter deliberating a short time in the box, said there was some difference of opinion amongst them as to whether the actual, commission of adultery bad been proved, although they had no doubt that the defendant had c orru pt e d t h e m i n d o f the p l a i nt iff' s wife. The CHIEF JUSTICE said they must be satisfied that adultery had actually been committed before they could find a verdict for the plaintiff. They could not expect to have any direct evidence, but they must look at all the circumstances as men of the world and of common sense, and say whether or not the act of adultery had been proved. The then retired, and were in deliberation a bo u t half en ju nh ry hour. Upcn their return into court, they gave a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 501. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Durham, July 30. CIVIL COURT.— (Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS and n Special Jury.) POTTS V. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover din.uages from the defe.nciant for criminal conversation of the defendant with the plaintiff's wife. The defendant pleaded not guilty. 9 , 0 , Fit "DAY EVENING, Mr. Sergeant WILKiNS (Mr. Altinisty with hirii") ad dressed the jury for the plaintiff. Ho said the plaintiff cane to ask for damages for the greatest injury which ciao man could do to another, and ho asked that they should he proportionate to the injury which the plaintiff had sustained from the profligate conduct of the de fendant. If the evidence he was instructed to lay before them was true, the defendant had aveih d himself of his acquaintance with the plaintiff to dishonour his house. The inquiry would claim their serious consideration. The best interests of society required it. The plaintiff was a surgeon at Bishopwearinouth, and was the surgeon to an infirmary, and also to the union, the one at Hilton and the other at Grindon, three to four miles from his residence, which caused him to be fr e q uent ly a w ay from home, and to be long detained from home. The de fendant was also a medical man at the same town, and lived about 200 yards from the plaintiff. In February, 1844, plaintiff was married to the daughter of a retired tradesman, being himself then thirty years of age, and the lady nineteen. For two years they lived in the greatest happiness, with nothing toi disturb their mutual confidence. About that time the lady began to manifest a propensity for drink, but it did not follow from that the plaintiff's acquaintance and neighbour was to avail himself of that failing, in order to ruin her, and bring dishonour on his friend. If she had since swerved from the path of virtue, it was after the defendant had made her a ruin and a wreck; and if the defendant should set up that defence, it would but, ho thought, enhance the damages to which the defendant was entitled. Notwithstanding the frailty of his wife, the plaintiff's conduct to his wife was uni formly kind, till the day he was obliged to expel her from his house. At the end of the second year of their marriage, the defendant began to pay attention to the lady, and she used to send him notes when her husband went out to attend to his duties at the asylum and the union, and the defendant was then in the habit of coming and remaining with her, when she used to instruct the servant to deny her if any ens called. If, upon a due observance of the marriage contract the happiness of a man's life depencled he trusted they would by their ver dict show that it could not be violated with impunity. On the subject of the amount of damage he would say nothing, ho would leave that entirely in their hands. Mr. John Graham, clerk to Mr. Potts, brother of the end a solicitor at Sunderland, produced the cer tificate of the marriage in 1844. Cross-examined-11r. Potts, the solicitor, was not the attorney in this case. He had heard from the plaintiff that he had got judgment in an action for criminal conversation against one smith, also a surgeon, or surgeon's assistant at Sunderland. Ho had not heard him say his wife had bad any improper in timacy with any other person. She left his house in the early part of this year. Re-examined—lt was some time after the matter of the present inquiry took place that that with Smith took place. Martha Curry (now married), said she lived with the plaintiff as servant in 1846, nine months. He and his wife then lived happily together. Cross-examined—After she had been there three months Mrs. Potts, oho observed, was addicted to drinking. Re-examined—But the plaintiff still behaved kindly to her. Sarah Wood Smith (also now married) said she went into the plaintiff 's service in August, 1847. The plain tiff and his wife lived happily—behaved kindly. Jane Whitfield (also now married) said she went into the plaintiff's service when the last witness left. She else said that plaintiff behaved kindly to his wife. Her master had to be away from home three or four times a week, three or four miles off, at thp asylum and the union. The defendant lived only about three hundred yards from them, and he was in the habit of coming to their house—mostly in her master's absence. Witness used to take notes to him from Mrs. Potts, with instructions to deliver them to him personally, and he then used to come directly, get ting there and being let in by Mrs. Potts at the house door, by the time witness could get to the kitchen door. He would sometimes send medicine to Mrs. Potts when nothing was amiss with her. After witness had been there about three months she heard one day a " slot" at the dining-room door, when the defendant and Mrs. Potts were there, and the plaintiff was away. Next time the defendant came he went into the dining-room, and again hearing a suspicious noise, witness took up some coals, as an excuse for going in. She tried the door and it was fast. Re-examined—The defendant's visits were short when the plaintiff was at home. They were more frequent when he was away. Mary Ann Bell said she was the daughter of an auc tioneer. In January, 1848, she went into the service of the plaintiff, and remained there till the May following. Defendant was a very frequent visitor there; generally two or three times a week, when her master was from home. His visits were short when her master was at home; long when he was not. The errand boy use at those times to take notes from Mrs. Potts to him, and thee he came immediately. Three weeks before Good Friday, when the plaintiff was out, he came at one o'clock, and remained till nine. Soon after plaintiff was gene the boy took him a note, and ho came immediately. He was alone all the time with Mrs. Potts. At five o'clock witness heard a noise in the room in which they were, and she went gently up, taking the tea-tray with her, and opened the door with out noise, and saw the defendant and Mrs. Potts on the sofa. [The witness here stated circumstances which admitted no doubt of the guilt of the parties, but which are unfit for publication. J Witness went out of the room directly. On Good Friday the plaintiff went to a funeral. In the afternoon the defendant came and asked for Mrs. Potts, and she told witness to lei hlm in. She was then lying on the sofa. In about half an hour her father came, and witness let him in. He went into the room where they were and came out again immediately, and called out aloud to witness, " Why did she let that rascal into the house?" He was in a great rage, and while he was storming, the defendant came out of the room and left the house, and witness never saw him there afterwards, Up to that time the plaintiff and his wife appeared to live on very good terms. Cross-examined—There was a bolt and lock to the room door. Witness did not tell her master. She did not like to tell him. She told no one. She west up when she saw them, because she thought she would go and see what they were doing. When he called again a few days after, witness let him in as usual. Re-examined—She took up the tea-tray because she had her suspicions. After the defendant was gone, Mrs. Potts came into the kitcher and quarrelled with her. The reason she did not tell what she had seen, was because Mrs. Potts frightened her. She said if she told she would prosecute her. That completed the case for the plaintiff. Mr. K.NOWLES (Mr. Thompson with him) for the de fendant, said a most remarkable case it was; he might ask any man in court if he had ever heard of such a case? The plaintiff came to ask damages for one of the greatest injuries that one man could commit against an other. In such a ease it was usual to call relations and friends to prove the terms on which the parties lived together; none such had been called in this, but only servants. Damages for the loss of such a woman ? Why, six months after marriage, and long before the defendant knew her, she commenced a career of drink ing, which always sunk a woman to the lowest depths of infamy. Did the plaintiff complain of her infi delity ? Why, for that her husband had already obtained a judgement against another party in another action. Wed might his Learned Friend lay aside his elo quence in such a case, as h o cou ld not possi bl y c l a i m more than nominal damages. lie could toll the jury why none of the proper witnesses were called to prove the plaintiff's loss; it was because his Learned Friend had prudently left out every one who could give any information of the real state of the parties. He could understand why friends and relatives refused to come into the box. They could have told whenever the plaintiff had not mentioned other names as well as Smith's, and whenever, instead of losing domestic bliss, he had not got rid of domestic misery. What damages could they give for the loss be had sustained? But he trusted it would not come to that, He trusted they would not give a verdict that would ruin the defendant, a professional man, for life, on the single testimony of the witness Bell, whose evidence was utterly incredible. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS summed up. He said servants were most likely to know the terms on which a master and mistress lived. Ho saw no reason to impute perjury to Bell. The jury found a-,verdict for the plaintiff—Damages one shilling. to be sail pro and con., and we havo ovory confidence that it will be well and maturely weighed by the Corn- Timcs. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. TILE NAVY LIST FOR, AUGUST. The Navy Lilt for August contains the revision and re-adjuetmeut of the lists of naval officers under the new scheme of naval retirement. The active list of flag-am. curs of course comes first, and consist of -Ist. Admirals of the fleet, 2; admirals, 21; vice-admi rals, 27; rear-admirals, 51. Total, 101. 2d. Then comes the list of flag officers, or reserved half-pay in receipt of good service pensions—namely, 7 admirals, 1 vice-admiral, and 2 rear-admirals ; total, 10. 3d. Flag-officers on reserved half•pay; admirals, 2 ; vice-admirals, 18; rear-admirals, 21; total, 41. The retired rear-admirals under the order in council of 1840 are the same-41 ; and the additional retired rear-admirals on the pay of retired captains is increased according to the terms of the retiremeut order in council of 1846, to 59. The retired captains of 1846 are now 36; but those on the 18s. list have been increased to 64, thus mailing up these lists now to 200, including the retired rear-admirals. The officers who have re cently been added to this list, in accordance with the new order in council, are—Samuel Price, 1831 ; Andrew Atkins Vincent, K.H., 1832 ; Samuel Radford, K.H., 1832; Joseph Harrison, 1832; Patrick Duff Henry Hay, 1833; Henry Shovell Marsham, 1833; Charles Crowdy, 1834; Thomas Mansell, 1834; William Townsend Dance, 1834; John James Oaslow, 1834; William Hamley, 1834; Abraham Mills Hawkins, 1835; John Drake, 1835; Edward Aug. Frankland, 1835; James Bur ney, 1835; James Morgan, 1836; Richard Barton, 1837; William Slaughter, K.H., 1837; Thomas Gill, 1837; William Allan Llerringham, 1837; Robert Gordon, 1837. Their retirements date from July 1, 1851. The "active captains' " list is now reduced to 465. The promotion of 50 of the senior commanders to be added to the retired captains' li.t of 1840 have been given to the following officers. With the exception of the first five, who were commanders of 1813, they were all commanders of 1814:—Thomas Sykes, Charles Ray ley, Matthew Connolly, James Oliver, Robert Lowthia,n, Samuel Trevor Dickens, Bouchier Molesworth, John Jordan Arrow, Francis Edward Seymour, Richard Streatfeild, Pringle Home Douglas, Richard Henry Hollis Pigot, Christopher West, George Hilton, Curry William Hillier, Sir Alexander Dixie, Bart., John Fisher, Henry Elton, John Watson, Abel Wantner Themes, William Forbes Leith, George Bowen, John Hilton, Alexander Francis Elphinstone, George Penrad docko, Francis Duval, John Henry Rhodes, Charles Cowper Bennett, William George Carlisle Kent, Ed mund Turberville, James Edward Huggins, James Stir ling (b), Francis Lo 'Junto, Rose Henry Fuller James Townsend, William Henry Nares, Samuel Hoskins, Ed ward Boys, John Davy, Anthony Blagravo Valpy, Charles Hutchinson, Charles Greene, Edward Johnson, John Francis Lascelles, John Lindsey, Sir Edwyn Francis Scudamore Stanhope, Bart., Richard Stevens Harness, Charles Pengelley, William Laugharne, Mitchell Roberts. The active commanders' list is reduced to 573, no less than 206 having been placed on the new " reserved half pay list." The retired commanders' list of 1814 aro as before, with the exception of the two or three promotions to death vacancies; but to the retired commanders' list of 1830 have been added Lieutenants of 1810, Commanders J. Wardle, J. G. Naps, W. Phipps, N. Atkin, J. C. Gosseiin, John Edridge, H. Brett, W. L. Brake, R. Hetherington, I'. C. Festing, F. Draffen, E. Luseembe, and H. F. Sewell. The active list of lieutenants is reduced to 1,237; for no less than 886 have been placed on reserved halt-pay. The promotion by selection for the active lists of their ranks to be captains and commanders, on "reserved half-pay," are the following:—By the terms of the order in council, fifty commanders are to be promoted to the rank of captain, and of this number twenty are to be selected in the present year. Of this number eighteen have been selected as follows, their promotions bearing date, July 28, 1851: CAPTAINS ON RESERVED HALF-PAY.—Commanders— Nicholas Alexander, James Gabriel Gordon, James Robertson Walker, George Bignell, Samuel Wrilord, Edward Hollingsworth Delafosse, Richard Howell Fleming, William Grint, Thomas Lowton Robins, Ri chard Douglas, Thomas Furber, john Pearse, Francis Ormond, John Cornwall, Spencer Smyth, Thomas Pitt Robinson, Joseph Cammilleri, John Reeve. Of the fifty lieutenants to be seleeted, nineteen out of the twenty for this year have been promoted— namely, to be COMMANDERS ON RESERVED HALF-PAY-6—LielltoßaßtS —George Williamson, Richard Bastard, John fictiTorn, Thomas Jackson (a), Thomas Clack, Thomas Archer, Joseph William Crabb, Henry Garrett, James Sedg wick Lean, Charles Haydon, Edward Brown Addis, Henry Parry, Redmond Moriarty, Charles Friend, Heary G. Etough, Henry Lancaster, James Carter (b), Thos. Woods, William Lory. We hear that Major John B. Castieau (nearly at the top of the list of captains), Royal Marine Artillery, has, or is about to, retire on half-pay. Clerk—John Sweatman (1845), of the Fisgard, has been appointed to the Britannia, 120, at Portsmouth. Masters' Assistant—W. C. Bicknell, to the Styx steam-sloop, Devonport. Clerks' Assistant—D. G. Guy, to the Centaur steam frigate, Portsmouth. DOCKYARD.—We are glad to find that Mr. John Lee, of Woolwich Dockyard, of long servitude, and one of the most deserving officers in the ser►ice, whose claim conld not have been again passed over, has been pro moted to be first-class clerk, vice Morgan, appointed store receiver at Woolwich. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The Trafalgar, 120, Capt. H. T. Greville (acting), weighed from Spithead yester day, at noon, accompanied by the Oberon steam-vessel. On reaching the Knab-light she was signalised to dis charge Lieutenant Cavendish B. Hore to the Victory, who, it appears, had subjected himself to a court of in quiry for being absent without leave, the ship being under sailing orders, in consequence of which the Trafalgar anchored in St. Helen's-roads, where she still remains. The Black Eagle Admiralty yacht, Master-Comman der Petley, came into harbour yesterday from Woolwich, to attend on the Lords of the Admiralty, and take them to the Channel Islands. The Dauntless steam-frigate, Captain Halsted, was taken in the Anglo dock last evening, but was undocked this morning, it not being long enough to receive her; sh© will go into the south dock oa Friday to undergo considerable alterations. The whole of the steamers in the new basin will be taken out to-morrow, for the purpose of draining the water out to overhaul the dam of the new dock. The Monarch Indiaman sailed from Spithead to-day for Calcutta. A terrific thunderstorm passed over this port yesterday afternoon doing considerable damage afloat. The storm took a south-west direction. The forked lightning was fearfully vivid, followed by heavy peals of thunder, the rain falling in torrents. A thunderbolt fell near the Platform Battery. The Port Admiral's yacht Fanny was struck by the lightning about a mile from the Spit buoy, which shattered her topmast to pieces, and so shook her lowermast as to render it completely useless. The electric fluid ran down the lowermast and boreal its way through the deck to the cabins, laying four of the crew prostrate, and striking several of the others sense less, but without injuring either of them. It then ran along the bell-wire, dismounitng the bells, and passing through the vessel's side, knocking a bolt out in its pas sage. Notwithstanding the damage she had received, the captain (Mr. Scarlet) proceeded to St. Helen's, where she had been ordered, to take Lieutenant Hore from the Trafalgar to the Victory. She was towed into harbour by the Oberon in the evening. Admiral Capel went on board this morning to inspect the yacht, and after hearing the particulars of the fear ful disaster congratulated Mr. Scarlet and his crew on their providential escape. THE LOCK CONTROVERSY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sln,—As the lock controversy engages much attention, perhaps you will be so good as to allow us to state, through your columns, how the matter, as regards the Bramah lock, stands at this date. On the second of last month (June) Mr. Hobbs was allowed to take wax impressions of our Bramah lock, and between that date and the 21st inst. made, as far as he could, instruments therefrom. On the 22d ins'. Mr. George Rennie, Professor Corper, and Dr. Black met and arranged the plan of operations. At Mr. Hobbs' request thirty days were given him as the poled for the trial of his skill, the lock being screwed to a door, and the keyhole, when Mr. Hobbs was not at work, being covered by an iron band under his own seal; all access to the lock is therefore taken from us, agreeably to our own suggestion. On Thursday la it (the 24th) Mr. Hobbs began his operations on the lock, repeated them on Saturday, again on Monday end yesterday. He commenced work yesterday at five minutes past nine in the morning, and did not leave the room till after five o'clock; he was therefore engaged eight hours in one day. This morning he began agr;n at eight minutes past nine and is now at work. After this severe test from the hands of this most celebrated operator, we cannot fear for the high public reputation which the Bramah lock has enjoyed for so many years. The period for the trial being so long, we feel it due to our numerous friends and the publio to lay tho above facts before them, and from which it must be evident to all that for every purpose of security the Bramah lock still maintains its pre-eminenc3 over all its competitors.—We are, sir, &0., BRAMAH AND Co. 124, Piccadilly, London, July 31, 1851. P.S. Mr. Hobbs has this day been at work on tho lock from eight minutes past nine in the morning till ten minutes to six, and the lock remains unopened. [ADVERTISEMENT.] TRAVELLERS. — COMMerCiaI travellers are, of all men, the most social ; their profession often places them within situations where they are obliged to freely patronize the science of gastronomy, and to yield to the seductive allurements of the "rosy god;" no harm from these indulgences would ever be felt if they were to take two or three of Old Parr's Life Pills at night. This fine stomachic medicine would, without the slightest disturbance or pain, clear off all acidities, which would otherwise remain in the stomach and bowels, and; produce feverish headache, and all other unpleasant symptoms. On account of their mild and effective operation they are now more used by all travellers than any other medicines are. For sea voyages they arc acknowledged to be all that is required, preventing all scurvy, &c. Sold by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Farringdon street ; Edwards, St. Paul's Church-yard; Sutton and Co.. Bow Church -yard ; Sangar, 151, Oxford-street ; and Ilannay and co., ONlyrd-street. THE GREAT EXHIBITION• - The number of persons who entered the building yes terday was 57,849, and the receipts at the doors amounted to 2,8001. 16s. A serious question has arisen as to the period at which the Exhibition should close. On the one hand, exhibitors from Russia and the northern States of Ger many are anxious to have the power of removing their goods after the end of September, as if the Crystal Palace remains open till the middle or end of October, the winter frosts wills have set in before they can pos sibly have them conveyed back t o their respective coun tries; on the other hand, the French are desirous to have the final closing delayed as long as is practicable. They have been late in getting their department thoroughly arranged, and it is a matter of much importance to them that the public should have the fullest opportunity of examining its details, It was understood that the Commission had a short time ago fixed upon the 14th or 15th of October as the proper period for closing, nor does it seem on the whole desira ble that that event should take place at an ea r lier date, but some arrangement might be come to by which diffi culties might be avoided. For instance, those States that were anxious to remove their contributions might have the facilities for so doing afforded to them after the 30th of September, and means might be adopted for that purpose without closing the doors cf the Crystal Palace against the public. It is an obvious and un deniable hardship upon many of the German and Russian contributors that they should have their goods detained until all means for their removal are cut off by the winter ice. and every dispositi on we are sure exista on the part of the Commission to meet their wishes sed interests. But this question raises others of great importance, the settlement of which cannot be long delayed. The vast expense which the Exhibition has entailed upon exhibitors renders them naturally anxious to have the means of disposing of their contributions in the building when the objects for which they have been displayed are completely satisfied. W . heater such sales can properly take place under the circumstances is a matter which the Commission must speedily determine. As far us that body itself is con cerned, such an accommodation would ho found very convenient in helping to clear out the interior, but it seems doubtful whether the hopkeepers of London would much relish the idea of flinging suddenly into the market so large and valuable a quantity of foreign 1 goods. The question is ono which permits t% good deal AUGUST 1 , 1651. MAGAZINE DAY. BL,4CETVOOD. Two features especially mark the current number of Blackwood—the commemoration of the death of " Delte," and the continuation of Sir Bul tater Lytton's " Novet" under the name of Pisistretus. Politicians will, cf course, tarn with a greedy inquisitiveness to the opening article far August, being a disquisition on " The Census and Free Trade," and, what is more, a disquisition from the hand of no less trenchant a publicist —or we are mistaken than Archibald Alison, the historian. Attractive, however, though this remarkable chapter in illustration, and we might say, also, in depreciation of the newly-organized science:of political economy, is, its interest to ourself, is marvellously subordinated by the two other and already-mentioned contributions. The tribute of ad miring and affectionate respect to the memory of David Macbeth Moir does laenour to the pages of Blackwood. Eminently deserved though every rhetoric, and word of praise i s , t h e graceful manner in wh i ch each syllable of th e eu l ogium is expressed, does infinite credit to the w r i ter b oth in regard to h i s ag s r h e e e d a s h l e a , lustre, overt haet ho nouredthe pages of the periodical. s s e a n m s e ib t i i l m ity e, and mournful his Upon the additional chapters of " My Novel" it is scarcely possible to re mark otherwise than incidentally, seeing that the plot of the story is even now but dimly and gradually deYeloping itself, insomuch that conjecture would inevitably mar the interest of the fiction ; and to dwell upon the narrative without uttering some such insi nuated anticipations would be impossible, in conse quence of the interest aroused in the mind of the reader by the master mind of the novelist. In consequence of his application to the eccentric but generous-hearted homeeopathist, Dr. Morgan, Leonard Fairfield acci dentally discovers his illegitimacy—discovers that he is the child of shame, the child of Nora, a child unto whom the law has denied a father. The description of his emotions on hearing a truth so terrible to his proud nature, is beautiful indeed, and beyond all in that touching moment when, in a sudden paroxysm of tears, he apostrophises the memory of his mother. John Burley, already known to the reader as the fan tastic fisher of the one-eyed perch, developes, in the course of the chapters here published, into a remark able and substantial character. As an example of an author of the last generation, Burley is pencilled iu a manner as admirable in its truthfulness ' as Fallen was delineated by the same facile hand as the representa tive of a writer of an age more remotely antece dent. His gorgeous day-dream of what an author ought to be—" A being between gods and men, who ought to be lodged in a palace, and entertained at the public charge upon ortolans and tekay," one who " should be kept lapped in down, and curtained with silken awnings from the cares of life, having nothing to do but to write books upon tables of cedar, and fish for perch from a gilded gal ley," is lamentably contrasted with his own er ratic course and chequered existence, his slumbers in a garret, and his midnight orgies iu the midst of tobacco smoke and the lowest ranks of topers and boon companions. From him Leonard learns the snares and pitfalls Ns hick beset the writer for fame, as much almost as from conning the grand and ter rible tragedy revealed by the biographer of Cnatter ton. The passages referring to the life of this mighty genius—in regard to precocity the mightiest genius the world ever saw—are finely end at moments most touchingly written. They well deserve reference at the hands of any future memorialist of the " wondrous boy," as elucidative of the great moral which is to be derived from his history. " Voltaire in the Crystal Palace," besides being an enthralling eccentricity, attracts the attention of the reader by its very title, rendering him by suggestion doubly curious to see the promised but as yet unpublished romance of the same edifice, by Mr. Warren. After this article comes another, containing some very attractive "Pictures from St. Petersburgh," pictures the more attractive from the circumstance of their novelty. " Paris in 1851" is certain to secure to it self innumerable readers, by reason of its very desig nation; so that it can dispense with any commenda tion : not so the " London Diary of a German Au thoress," which justice compels us to pronounce more amusing than the majority could have anticipated. " The Raid of Arnaboll," a tale of the bygone year, lends an additional charm to the magazine, which is completed by a brief allusion to the election at Scar borough. TAIT. Turning rather sour in its old age, Tait must needs fall foul of two very inoffensive personages, the one for delivering a lecture on Pope, the other for writing some proses about the Rhine in answer to Becker. Peregrine writes in a mood essentially cantankerous, though affectedly well-natured, about the Earl of Carlisle, and some very petulant reviewer, with out a pseudonym, indulges himself in an on slaught upon the Hon. G. S. Smythe, M.P. We must confess that we have an equal distaste for that petulance which can see nothing worthy in an ene my's effusion, as for that sycophancy which discovers only sublimities in the babblings of some demented favourite. Mr. Smythe's verses were nothing as toundingly wonderful, it is true, but they were very fine and very beautiful nevertheless; and, therefore, I it is rather too bad to see them spitefully depreciated as mere ' crambo and balderdash. Such criticism as this is scarcely befitting the reputation of Tait. Added to these and several other contributions too numerous, and some of them too insignificant, to be particularized, are continuations of "The Working Man's Way in the World," and of " Craigallan Castle," together with the conclusion of " A Lay to the Briefless." ECLECTIC. We differ as utterly and entirely from the scale of poets , ketched out by the Eclectic reviewer, who cri ticises in the first article, " Delta's Sketches of Po etical Literature," as he does himself from that drawn out by David Moir, recently deceased and sincerely lamented. Both scalei, in fact, are to our thinking utterly and entirely preposterous, so utterly and en tirely as to rouse us at moments almost to a feeling of indignation—those whom we would place at the lowest round of the ladder of eminence being exalted to the very topmost, and others that we would crown our self with the bay garland before any others mentioned, among the throng of the et toXXol. Several iateresting reviews are given later on in the number, such as that criticism on Baily's " Sculpture," which forms an ex quisite companion chapter to the'paper which appeared some months back in the Eclectic on the paintings of Etty. We may particularise also as meritorious the papers respectively devoted to the consideration of " Mesmerism " and of " Australia." SPORTING NOTES. No. XCVII. GOODWOOD REMINISCENCES ; BRIGHTON ANTICIPATIONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin, —Yesterday's races exemplified the uncertain nature of horse-flesh speculations; Claverhouse, after winning the Ham Stakes in a canter, with odds on him runs fourth and last for the 200 Sovs. Sweepstakes; Filius winning the race easily, Houlakin second, and Herschel third. I have reason to believe, however, that Claverhose went dead amiss on Wednesday evening. Lord Eglintoun's colours were also overthrown in the spin for the Racing Stakes, Sir Joseph Hawley's Con fessor winning from Hippolytus and Buckhound as he pleased, and almost without an effort; thus another crack was disposed of. The Molecoinbe was the third instance of the "glorious uncertainty" (as it has been termed) of the turf; Maidstone, with 2 to I betted on him, never once showing in the race; Nat, on Glenluce, making all the running and winning easily by a length, in 1 min 18 secs; the Merry Monarch filly second, Ambrose third, Maidstone fourth, and The Chief Baron Nicholson last. The Bentinck Memorial Stakes were won, as I antici pated they would be, by the flying daughter of Orlando and Elopement—Bay Rosalind; Rod Hind was a good second, Houlakin a bad third, and Happy Joe a most unhappy fourth and last. The Cup race is easily de scribed. The field laid well together to the distance, where it was completely up with all but Nancy and Cossack, the former just winning, with nothing to spare, by a short head! After the race Mr. Pedley objected to Nancy on the score of age; an examination of her mouth will take place to-day before the commencement of the races. The pace was not by any means great. Time, 4 min 59 secs. The only meeting of any note next week will be at Brighton, and at that delightful marine spot the sport on this occasion w!ll surpass any that has ever t a k en place there before. I shall merely glance at the prin cipal stakes now, and leave the minor events and parti culars for consideration on Monday or Tuesday. The Marine Stakes will be carried off by the Goodwood stable, probably with HARBINGER. The Pavilion Stakes, I fancy, may be booked to Mr. Payne with his FREE DOM; Lassitude and Sulky in the second and third pot tions. Landgrave, Ninus, or Pitsford will compass the sinning at %sinning feat in the race for the Brighton Cup , the present moment not knowing whether cer Landgravo will run, I am unable to speak w"" risk it tainty of the absolute winner, I shall, howevieorr, Pitsford or choice. with either LANDGRATE or NINUS, former for 78, is by The entry for the Brighton Stakes, far the largest on record, and thobtanocre tance of 33 is P The best " in," likewise without a parallel at Brig , - 0 7st 21b, Valentine, in my opinion, are Westow, 4 yrs, fist 101 b, Narcissus, 4 ysrss),,rt6st 41b, Falcon, 4 yrs, 41b, and Ingratitude sst 121 b, Nautch Girl, 5 3 yrs, 4st 101 b. Of this IYortsa should select WESTON 4 and NARCISSUS as the best. The betting this morning b es id e s those to be decided embraces but few events to-day at Goodwood; the l ates t quotations on Brighton Fame are:—Ma r i ne Stakes —Even o n on the pavilion St a k es —Di tto. Bright on C u p-6 to 4 agst Landgrave, 2to 1 agst Pits ford, 2 to 1 agst Ninus, 6 to 1 any other. Brighton st ,k cs -6 to I on the field, 20 to 1 apt either Backbiter, Cossack, or The Lleriot, offered. I am, Sir, yours, Bec., TIIE SPIRIT 01? THE TURF, Aug. 1,1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GDOD WOOD RACES—THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, for three yrs old, the promise of Mares that never bred a winner; colts, Stt 71b; fillips, Bst 2!b. One mile. Mr. Gratwicke's The Squaw...(Flatinan) walked over. The Sussex Stakes of 23 SOVt. eceb, for two, yrs old; colts, Bst 711;; fillies, Bst 4 th ; 31b allowed, &c.; winners extra. T.Y.C. (5 Subs.) Mr. Gratwicke's Canterbury, Bst 41b walked over. Sweepstakes of 200 sots. each, for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71b each; 31h and 51b allowed. T.Y.C. (9 Subs.) Sir R. Pigot's Films, Bst 41b (Robinson) 1 Duke of Richmond's Houlakin, Bst 7ib ...(Fiatiattn) 2 Mr. Winch's Herschel, Bst 71b Lord Egliuton's Claverbouse, Bst 716 (Harlow) 4 Betting-7 to 4on Claverhouse, 3to 1 agst Herschel, and sto 1 each eget Houlakin and Filius. Houlakin took the lead at starting, and with Herschel and Clever house laid up, cut out the work to the distance, where the favourite was beaten; Filius now went to the front, headed the Goodwood horse half way up, and won easily by a length and a half. Run in 1 min. 17 secs. The Goodwood Cup of 300 Boys., the rest in specie by subscription of 20 sovs. each, with 100 added; the second to receive 100 SOPS. out of the stakes, and the third 50 soya. The winner to pay 10 sovs. to the judge.' Two miles and a half. (30 Suhs ) Mr. Mertinson'a Nancy, 3 yrs, 7st ...... (Charlton) I Mr. Pedley's Cossack, aged, g a t 1016 Day) 2 Lard Lurgan's Cuseus, 3 yrs, 6st 10lb (Arnold) 3 Mr. Gratwicke's Landgravo, Bst 1 Ile ...(F. Butler) 4 Mr. E. Greville's Cariboo, 4 yrs, 9st 11b...(Flatepan) 0 Lord Waterford's Lord George, Bst 10Ib...(Marlow) 0 Sir J. Hawley's Clincher, 4 yrs, Bst 101 h (J. Masson) 0 Count Hahtt's Montes, 6 yrs, Est 121 b (J. Mann) 0 Mr. E. R. Clark's Glenhawk, 3 yrs, Est 10lb (Hiatt) 0 Baron Maltzahan's War Horse, Est 81b...(G. Mann) 0 Betting at starting-2 to 1 agst Nancy, 9to 4 agst Cariboo (t). 9 to 2 egst Cossack, 10 to 1 agst Montes, 12 to 1 agst Lord George, 15 to 1 agat Cemus, 15 to ngst Clincher; and 50 to 1 abet Glenhawk. Glenhawk went away with the lead, followed in a ruck by Cariboo, the two foreign horses, Nancy, and Cos. sack, this being the order, however, only to the distance post, Lord. George there taking the second place, and Cant= dropping behi n d M ontes. Gl en hawk carried ou the running to the nails post, where he gave way , and Carita) took it up, followed closely by Lord George, Nancy, Moutes, and Cossack; most of the others well up. There was no further change of any moment until they were round the last turn. Cariboo now showed symptoms of distress, and at the bottom of the hill he was out of the race. Nancy and Cossack now went right away from their horses, the mare leading three or four lengths. The horse, however, drew upon her in side the distance, and was within a length of her oppo site the stand, but never quite up, the mare, after a surprisingly-exciting race, winning by a head, C omas a bad third, Landgrave fourth, Clincher fifth, and Cariboo sixth. Run in 4 min. 59 sees. Mr. Pedley has called upon the stewards to have Nancy's mouth looked at, and the examination is ordered for this day (Friday). Tbo Racing Stakes of 50 soya. each, for three yrs old, colts, Bst 710; fillies, Bst 41b ; winners extra ; the second to save his stake. One mile. (13 Subs.) Sir J. Hawley's The Confessor, Bst 71b (J. Masson) 1 Lord Egliuton's Hippolytus, Bst 71b (Marlow) 2 Duke of Richmond's Buckhound, Bst 7th (Fiatinsn) 3 Betting—. 7 to 4on Hippolytus, and 2to 1 agst The Confessor. The Confessor made nearly all the running, and won very easily by a length. Run in 1 min. 54. sees. The first year of the first Bentinck Memorial Stakes, a triennial stakes of 10 sovs, each, for two yrs old colts, Bst ?lb; fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. (76 Subs.) Col. Anson's Bay Rosalind (F. Butler) 1 Duke of Richmond's Red Hind (Kitchener) 2 Duke of Richmond's Houlakin (Flatman) 3 Mr. Merry's Happy Joe ... (Marlow) 4 Even on Red Hind, and 6 to 5 agat Bay Rosalind . Red Hind took the lead from Houlakin after running 50 or 60 yards, and cut out the work at a good pace to the Stand, whore Bay Rosalind dloscd, and raced home with her, and won by half a length. Run in 1 min. 17 secs. The Duke of Richmond's Plate (handicap) of 100 soya., for all ages. New mile. Mr. J. Scott's Tordesillas, 4 yrs, 6st 81b...(Charlton) 1 Mr. Mare's Preslaw, 4 yrs, 7st 81b......(G. E Sharp) 2 Lard Chesterfield's Humphrey, Est 121 b (Wells) 3 Mr. Carew's Eva, 5 yrs, 7st (Barham) 4 Lord Strathmore's Garlortli, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Crouch) 0 Lord H. Lennox's Mokanna, 7st 121 b (Flatman) 0 Mr. Hughes's Cornelius, 3 yrs, 7st 31b ...(A. Pavia) 0 Mr. Blyth's Epira, 3 yrs, 6s` (T. Sherwood) 0 Mr. 011iver's Ischia, 3 yrs, 6st (Ashman) 0 Mr. Payne's Cotton Lady, 2 yrs, 4st 71b (Rickards) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Humphrey, 3to 1 agat Cotton Lady, 10 to 1 agat any other. Preslaw got away with the lead, followed by Mokanna, Humphrey, and Eva, and made running to the distance; Tordesillas here joined him, deprived him of his lead half way up, and won cleverly by a length; half a length between the second and third; Eva a bad fourth. Ran in 1 min. 51 secs. The Molecomb Stakes of 50 soya. each, lift, for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; winners extra. The second to save his stake. T.Y.C. Mr. Payne's Glenluce, Bst 41b (Flatman) 1 Mr. F. Farrance's f by Merry Monarch, out of Cestus, Bst 41b (A. Day) 2 Lord Exeter's Ambrose, Bst 71b (Norman) 3 Mr. Gratwicke's Maidstone ' Bst 71b Mr. Dorrien's Chief Baron Nicholson...(W. Abdale) 5 Betting-2 to lon Maidstone, and sto 1 agst Chief Baron Nicholson. Glenluce made nearly all the run ning, and won very cleverly. by a length. Run in 1 min. 18 secs. The Anglesey Plate of 50/. Geetlentten riders. Craven Course. Mr. Carew's Agis, 6 yrs, list (Captain Little) 1 Mr. Martin's Upton, 5 yrs, list (Mr. C. C. Brooke) 2 Mr. Burgess's Chatterer, 5 yrs, llst 81b (Mr. Beville) 3 Lord Waterford's Lord George ... (Captain Pettat) 4 Mr. Gratwicke's Henrietta, 3 yrs, 9st (Mr. Henry) 0 Betting-6 to 5 on Lord George, and 4 to 1 each against Chatterer and Agis. Won by two lengths. Run in 2 min. 25 secs. DERBY BETTING. Offers to take 25 to 1 about Claverhouse, who was dead amiss in his race to-day. The late hour to which the racing was protracted leaves us only time to say that the weather turned out remarkably fine, the sport interesting in the highest de grse, and the attendance numerous and fashionable, em bracing, besides those names which have already been published, Lord and Lady and the Honourable Mils Foley, the Duchess of Norfolk, and the Lady Adeliza Fitzalan Howard, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, Lord Newark, Lord Andover, the Earl of Belfast, the Honourable James Macdonald, Lord do Lisle, &c. There was an immense number of pickpockets on tho course, and five, who had abstracted watches with vio lence, were taken and committed for three months; ono vas reminded. THE STEWARDS' Cur. —ln the betting on this race we omitted to return Newport at 4 to 1. CRICKET.—PUELIC ECITOOL MATCll.—Harrow and Winchestor commenced at Lord's on Wednesday, and yesterday the latter won by two ivied:x:4h AQUATIC.—T. Colo, of Chelsea, and R. Newell of Battle-bridge stairs, Horse)ydown, have teen matched to row a clear right-away wager, on Saturday six weeks, from Putney-bridge to Mortlake, for 1001. a-aide. The match was made on Wednesday night at Mr. U. Combees, the Ship, Mortlake. DOINGS IN SAN FRANCISCO. On June 10th, a Sydney man named John Jenkins alias Simpton, was detected in carrying off a safe from an office on Long Wharf, San Francisco, and after a struggle was arrested in his boat. He was immediately taken before the Committee of Safety, consisting of one or two hundred citizens, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to be hung within en hour. A minister was tent tor, who endeavoured to administer consolation, but whose efforts were entirely disregarded by the hardened convict. At ' two o'clock at night he was taken to the public Plaza by the committee, and the result is thus given by the _Herald of the next morning:— Arrived at the flag-staff, some were climbing up it to arrange the halter, when an earnest cry was raised by some present, " For God's sake, not to hang binsne the liberty pole." The appeal was heard, and th ole in charge of the execution mounted the beams onesch the so uth porch of the adobe—a rope was st to th d e acros s between two of th e su pporters, ened; an middle of which a block and pulley were other rope was run through this, with the other end. Volunteers were called for, to Ins :word, as far h i instant, t It , t l a t t o , end. Th© prisoner, who had not sv as we could hear, during the wholeee him, was . ok we n i s i . c s h, t noose a sad t one th e dreadful preparations going eh, _ b ea m, the state adjusted by his guard beneath t a il , adjusted around his neck, ° and his struggles Were at ten minutes past two o'clock , frool th° " am ' lie was a s e e waa k i rerke l d n the air, and hung dangling fro Esd:olvivsmerYal held steadfastly on te very tall, stout, heavy ill minutes. Gradually they I round and round. Those who i ceased, olent, and d d h er s t vi in t le g rl ec u k ti e n e g p i ag it tense and allowing e heid him thus fcr twenty minutes, when, who were ex no inter efenrdenoefet.he rop great, or the rope stretch no doubt, the e ff o r t wretch Ttel o nYf r f : r i inches below topof impereeptibl lowereduntil his feet n g.' the , bll:egY made t 0 avert being very y feet bung Several t the e hundred No eir"" was theground 01'0119 W ere 0 11 at the time of the execution. r viion sso lsft, at half-past two o'clock, he was still hang ing,'` a nd a proposition had been offered to appoint a com mittee to hold him there until day-light. The hardened man walked to the gallows smoking a cigar, and had dropped the stub before he was launched into eternity. The rope was adjusted about his neck by Captain Wakeman, well remembered in New York, for having run away from that city with the steamer Now World, while the sheriff's officers were on board. Immense excitement prevailed at San Francisco when the steamer sailed, and immense gatherings had been held on the Plaza, participated ,in by both those in favour and against the hanging. There was much feeling manifested towards the " Inquisition," as it is termed, which, like that of the Eternal City be fore the abdication of the Pope, was conducted with great secrecy, far more than might have been anticipated from the numbers embraced. No arrests have been made solemn ad for the hanging, though the principal actors in th tragedy are well known, and are even named in the ver diet of the coroner's jury. The populace seem to fee era te remediee.— , that desperate diseases require ctes p . New York Herald. _____ ---- --- O PE NING OF VICTORIA -STREET, IVESTMINSTER.--. The ceremonial of the public opening of Victoria-street, which was fixed for to-day, has been postponed to the 6th of Au gust, in consequence of a death in the family of the chairm an of the committee, Sir Etlyfill reareom ;