The Sun. — London, England, 1850-07-17 00:00:00

,i N. 'C.' bro , off 'ere Par sor , t o; lot O pt 1 0 4d; v d, t be ofi tb a 0 DV 01$ AMERICAN NEWS. the eotoTe EIi,CIAL INTELLIGENCE. b w -m k , and reports that there was . km2sth t elal news extends to the close of o u b si a n n e ,g s e s not any til 1.411413 Y tnarket. Money for all legttim t a e t r e m p s u . rp E os x e - s 44 R0 ' Y tlbtained, and upon favourable t1 ,4 1 ,k4 4 0, 9_ ,, t10,.,ted 10i to , with but littledoing. \'Sitettq cecurities were firm. The sales on that day 4. , States Sixes of 1856 were made athe0tt,z;4.486,8.--.117/. lo7i; Europa's news 1862 hi little ii-sOince the arrival out of the I ., 4 , t ivf. rs..aci been done in cotton. The t ti eis lati : our lateat ativices report Liverpoolpi; fair to good 1 4 2 14', (31%110ary and middling, 12i to .- In classification. a r ket being .; to .0 I, ti and Mobile , 12} to 13i, s ls. ' New Orleans rC , d()lntQff's • ii, Western Canal flour, to tti is. to 41.----garket very du : t tt pea r l y 2.. dolls.; Canadian in b0nd,5d0 5 1 9 15.: 0 Frit o l i " 6 2 to 63; ditto round yellow, Indian i n a n r ro vtaio aed, 44 4 mark et , and 0 ) , inactive 'CE. l' prices without change. h 11n„, r t IN 1-71/VrELLIGEN Ittit- , 1".1` (-7. s _TuEsDAY. , ~ tiible ,INGRAM RACE . ~ 5 ft, with 5u ?sti, 1 1 t'ark Stakes of 10 sovs. es o c d n three 9st 21b, to gos a tia r tWo yrs old, fiat 121 b, _a kr. '4 l . t o it Reldings allowed Sibs; the winner to pay 5 kl. St e bb fund. T.Y.C. alked over. tit/,,llottiv°init's The Cutler, 2 yrs 4(1 0 .4gheelshir Handicap of 20 40 1 , ° IY 5 • e 4. e b ilt er he e ' .' h . dto save is eelar d &c the second B°v t ws o . r e b e a c c e h a i ' v t h o o k s f e t o: t..e stakes, and the tir ad. Two ip ^lnner to pay 20 sovs. to the fu !It, h,” l: tii6 , G Abdale) 1 Lopillilter? 8 /raid of Masbate, Est . 7 . . I b . . ,( .1 .b: ( C a r r • nLoocy 2 41,. pht,t:lrtlaid of Team Valley, 75sstt'51b, ( W e ll s) 3 (',,.. Itkrkvi,el;al;sßtillaphrey, 4 1 1 t. Li:l 44 loe; vallincloof Lyme, d a a ge 7 ( st lolb,(Simpson)) 0 41:pAleiria4,,Pca5atieGaird 4 4 yrs, 3 Yr l s' Sst Ilb, (Evans) 0 0 6st 91b (Bainard) 0 tr•lt 0 --'4 Roland 4 Ts fist 71b V Be larit's It ' 3 ' sstß. iik,,, eR..,, s , odney, 4 yrs, 6st • to i' 6 to 1 4 2 agSt Roland, 5 to 2 agst Rodney, (W Nat Ita4t va nguard, 7to I ngst length be 4,, a lb , Maidbhe Sherwood f Team aod o t'll,i,tleenott t.lle.,the.. Wen by a length, a ticidc:' .roar ‘'nt,hird• t he -I col I '''" S ta kes, of 10 sow. each, Ili ts ' Bst - 21b• extra; winners . ttO 4 0er t, 71b• fillies, 8.4 , to s u bscribe t Yea ) 1143 ' 5 ' to the funds, and with 50 I vl. ll i _ e r., T. 1..„.. sues. lit:T1) aterfleld's 1- ' Lc, 4w sore s .1., . a Ynient, 8A 71b (Barth ( c: i l , om L e y w o ) _ 2 l -v tl D.Nop,i, -Lightwaist, SA 71b (R. Sly) ° , 1 4.1 - :‘ Ttolifi ,' Sheer, Bst 21b n ) 4 ;44tii1R, 8 V alais R 0 . 5 1, s i t 21b •••(J• 4 let, to , ) payment de all the mo 1/4.0„4 ,_u 4:sfinent. tt (8 /0 0 ,1 u ., °Y a length. -q, th 4 stake of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added. * Ro t a, Two miles. walked over •op, t. 1',48 The Alp list 91b ..... "•• bkt• Illltttqch, 40, 9s i t each. Two miler. received litto Nbto-"eointe, 5 yra paid Zlo., Sal° 8„„t1)6 Sir Charle. aed ,_4ll. i.'s iizt,for thre yrs " old and upwards Twomiler; 'Zitt'. s444°AttOt?ttT,eso4llp,Brueritoui3t r b s, 6st 31b (Arnold) Lye) 2 (T. n , 3 k o : j. 4 rdo e ' v h !by S ir 3 l l i s a i ns s 7st 8114—(F Mars° 0 4 4, ' Osh - 6 -c'dYch 3 '6 t 61b (Basbaul 0 ,seo orno,, e, .yrs, s b 4otti„ttlfs e i °' 4he Swift. 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (GO.sobeartnces)) 0 ' 8 ), 0 . "It, ' a tst, 6 yrs, Bst 61b agst t, ''e, 44 d65t34 t ttst Alp, 3to 1 agst Clara, ( . 4to 1 t 04 1 ,, in 1 agst any other. Won by Ipm°o4, 4NG DAY. 10 , Clo b 4T MANCHESTER.—TuEs ,,, tAg [it v azet oo'e•sitts.-6 to 4 agst Windischgratz (t) hall a length. lierVl Go„,°4l,vo,a°rtlee, 10 to 1 agst Snowstorm, 12 to 1 ' S. ''''Nvo' -""eenie-o ut - to-ni,,..ht, 20 to 1 agst Langton. oCcianattke,l3,l)--,5 to 2 - in . dischgratz (t), sto 1 .; 4to I (I C U Chanticleer, 12 to 1 agst ' tio,..'"tgt,, 5: o n w ..-...7 to 1 1 It_ lti f l , j,,,i,tsford4 agst Voltigeur, (take 2to 7to '' t o 4 ;st ~`:ugratz (take 8 to 1), 7 to 1 agst inchCer, klt iit g , sl s ch att i,rb o (l ) l . to 1 agst Bolingbroke (t), 14 51.--lio batting. cellr'll44 "--7!i•_-........„-.........„.........„...- cl r Of had an interview with the Chan- Ileao the PrattPizeh t he ~,1114 -equer yesterday.] .colva°l4,-,_t'Tori•--At a very numerous meeting of tt,,ti,tYllobiztancil, held on Monday, the will of the late 4110414 cl-I°ll Ramey, Esq. was produced and read by th e unt of tlr-,,, Whereby the testator has left the enormous 14.°143'0r '''°°°/ , the largest pori of which he gives to (toced,, ‘,.aed corporation of that town, to apply the annual No,4clvatie s ueb a manner as may best promote the study t4,?', ati„ent of tlae sciences of natural history, astro se'eti, „s,tles, classical and Oriental literature, in South -1°:41-It.40,,,Yeori.°Zielrg a public library, botanic gardens, ob °l'oe'' wbi eh . such institution in the; parish of holy 11:1.4;14itt all IpBo4rpvoesrYes,ceoxtispe ictnnogus:.shiatut situation, , b a o n t d an a i n ca e l x g te a n r: i i tiii‘4,_ It is Alle, doubt b.i)pilaced on of the public some "o 417;4* i)repettrenerh regltretTchthanact,erfyrom the will being %It the ilittent 19 14 of the testator. Will be necessary v i 7 4, R RIVAL OF THE CAM:BMA. - 1 ," 1 „ :1; :CIC. OP THE VICEROY.—CONFE -, SI(MT OF ',OFESSOR EBSTER.— CONGItES6IONAL '4OCEEDINGS. LIVERPOOL, TUCIDAY Mr)P..IVING. . 1 , The British and North Aniericrlo Royal Mu ike3lll9lllll Cambria, Captain Leitch, which sailed t r il () Izo N'ew York on the 31 instant, and filliFax on Ll Ip e 6 th, has arrived, bringing 70 nassengers, and the .41 , 41 mails from Canada a s- rid the United. Stat,e.. 0 the Cambria reports the arrival out of the l'aciL i:il- i l . e w York, afrer a run of 11 days 15 hours from 'to dock. The City of Glasgow arrived at New hours on the 29th ult., after a passage of 14 d IYs6 11 ; and the Europa, Captain Lott, which sailed . tNa l L . 45 spooliver on the 22d of Juae, reached Hall for' at s i x •Al, on the let of July, and proceeded sheon r ev aw York the same evening, which port enecl on the 3d. 11111;h6c,1),5eia news was telegraphed from Halifax on Yo 'i i,"" l ult., the new boat belonging to the ri N th e r w e, Id ea& Associated Press boarding her off Sa eaWe regret to say that the steam-ship Viceroy, 101 1 : ta i ll I ' v ving, has been wrecked ; all her passen - S 6 aye been saved, and came over in the Cambria. c went ashore lad se on Shag Island, between . Cape Sable ill:11,1,184,mi Jesrlainsd; the water flows in and out of . her. ascribed to the same cause assigned ball! "a of the Great Britain—the effect of an iron .„, 11 the compass. iat:rq! present arrival furnishes ue with a variety of 3d, .:8114. intelligence. A New York of the paper the fol lewiln alluding to the news of the week, gives I! anincriary kba s e ti "nfession of Professor Webster (which is 14 81 Z n e , tr.iedd in% a nd convicted column), who was a v short_t a i r m .c e_ convicted of the murder of r. d .r l e _ i nter e 111 4, Boston, will be read with a great eal r . thrilii",, ,It is one of the moat extraordinary and on deaanel neeumeuts that ever emanated from a showc 4 t hat it criMinal. The professor endeavours to kip Wa s not a case of premeditated murder; t e h x a_t cit e ,'ed the Doctor in a moment of passion and 141"4ent; and ,‘ , that murder was not contemplatedby Thisy„ilepq end appointed a meeting with his victim. fet, viliocilliortunate case is very similar to that . . o Chi t i t i, 'led A d - in this city, u eo co arns a few years since . itsca„Minitted suicide on the day appointed for his It v r e " °c • ti ''tild heti 4 ,, . appear that the United States are des- Ntest salr i to oppose the right of search, or_ rather to Nile against it on the part of foreign Powers, in Erica:cc," with American shipping. A . short Spanish ,alie ~43ritish vessel of war, and likewise a .t hetv'e"tittMllt ce remony , compelled American ships o c arne, will ld submit to being searched. This,. of s latut be , not be tolerated, and these aggression , Th .I"is"vned and apologised for in proper form. 'aril e a moverrnent at Washington having peremp- Itklia,anded the release of the Contoy prisoners, i Itatioti-hunited States' squadron on the West India 11 . e ete been ordered to enforce such demand . 1 l ID 3 4 ten ee 1 1 We are anxiously looking for further int a e .- I l eara, u , Mtn that quarter. According to present ; la 6, e , 5 ,' a War with Spain is not at all improbable.. 3 abou t j u g r ess the w ' settlement of the . slavery question pr ti the same state as it was eight months .. ago. t ali °"ess h been •de worthy % I d , as made of giving any { Th. 'lope. i a , Lai li c ti e s a . fro in Mexico is not important. Cacuem, 4 be tt 1 : 0 1 bad suffered from fire, consuming 45 of t.P'ot a ~ ,t 4e s in that city. .I l ; liltAoronto we have advicee, stating that . the tt ith atli,,,, ,s e ase the number of representatives in the ". 1 `i ;" r arli alne n t to 150, was rejected by a vote It isl atit ill t s , t 2 4, two-thirds . of the whole House, theri.l`7, ' 3 ' 8 4 ". members, being necessary to a deci el -- " Ie addrss to the Queen in favour of placing itti cl erg y r eset il .hhioreserve at the disposal of the Legislature, I, ea lre to"Pre.ssing satisfaction with England, and a Yajo. Nltunie the existing relation, was adopted ,ge Inajority. li 41 41 " Y TWO DAYS LATER. t 'Ow,. °aR, JULY 5, Six O'CLOCK, P.M.—By our 4- sv ,, e 4ag rm o e f , Sate°, which left New York on the ki,'apd 'me sth inst., which was forwarded ma l'a' t t , i lt th:," Ilalifax, to catch the Cambria before . th a t ict en . , port for Liverpool, we have the following trete i g e nee, which brings our accounts down to Th e p i ng of the Sib. it'llivt(l-11,r4a, which left Liverpool on the 231 ult . ., ie," P asan t at New York on the afternoon of the 3d, le is Iler ran .of twelve days and three hours,. includ 44ra Mto Halifax, to land her mails and pas- T he ' , loth Am eriea n low 4 ro ' steam-ship Washington, from ;14(113/41) arrived out at New York on he fol d .14 e day, %Ili e ebration of the anniversary of American in kttle.a.t flp e l li c ee s w o, as usual, held and carried out with et a ~ 440 1ir on the 4th, and was throughout the e t - eon, 1 4 tli Ev ms P ete holiday. t il l 14 1! AT POINT COUPEE.—NEW ORLEANS, It11 4: 11 1t-ie401°.-- - The ' Picayune says that the crevasse pi ttlt i sty ee,,i Pee is fourteen feet deep and 600 yards tto,„ 4 tio ts v ng off' houses and . crops , and ruining t a t h ave , it is still extending ; all attempts to 111°41 grtat q it, be abandoned. All Attakapas county If this •.i oe cu ., danger of being submerged. V e il) hr`,°tlndreds of plantations will be destroyed. I:rokrth,4 Herald. k i t 4 th, 'l4r intelligence had arrived a . t . IsTew Yor e k . Port s outh R ft , ah ee . , nor was there any political news of at soon, si nce the Cambria left New York, which or: the 231 TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD itEFoRM: ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Monday the 15th, the Attorneys' Certifi cates Bill was carried through the seeond reading by a taijority of 139 to 122. A proof of the influence the intelligent and iinperzent cless conceened w aintein s in society. The Merrieg,es 13111, of which the third reading had been vieed on Wednesday with a majority of ten, was passed without a division. It therefore becomes matter of interesting speculation, to know what is the probable course which such a legislative reform must undergo before ir, is law. The first question upon which would be, to know how many times such a reform is likely to go before the Lords be fore it passes. And if there is no precise precedent or experimental ground fur conclusion, the next best is to make a rough estimate of the process which may be expected to go on. The earliest pal pable result, is that the fact of such a Bill having passed the Commons, conveys a strong hint to the other branch of the Legislature that the affair is growing serious. It is like the landing of an invading army; the chances of repulse may be matter of esti mation, but one point has clearly been gained by the invader, viz. that he has made good his landing. Another consequence is, that if the Lords mean to maintain their reputation with the public, they must seriously meet the arguments advanced by the majority of the Commons. It is of no use to ignore them; to do so would only be incurring the repute of incapacity. The supporting party in the ' Lords must also find their position much strength ened, by its having been cleared and fortified in the other House. Waverers and doubtfuls (as the elec tion phrase is) must at the same time feel an increased inclination to take the advancing side; and the wa• verers and doubtfuls finally decide all close questions. When the question appears again in the Commons, the same kind of effects must take place in turn. And so the ball must rebound from one to the other with increasing results, till it terminates in the victory of right. Such appears to be the natural history of struggles of this nature, in a government of counterpoises like that under which we live. How many rebounds there may probably be, it would require experience in that particular branch of science to foretell. It seems better to pitch the number high than low. Perhaps three refusals by the Lords, would not be an unreasonable surmise. On Tuesday the House met at twelve o'clock, and was occupied in Committee with the Mercantile Marine Bill. At three, motion was made and ac ceded to, that the House should adjourn in considera tion of the funeral of the deceased Royal Duke. A strangely managed motion, for the funeral was over. So that Members who might have desired to attend, were not at liberty to do it 7/ithout abandoning the House; and were set at liberty when too late. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. Loudon, July 17, 1850. DEVONPORT AND STONEHOIJSE ELECTION. PIA MOUTH, JULY 16.—Sir John Romilly had a first interview with his constituents yesterday evening at Killingly's Prince George Hotel, Stonehouse, when 111 r. Charles Chapple, a very old resident, presided. The newly-appointed ATTORNEY- GENERAL commenced by stating that this was the third occasion on which he had had the honour to address them. At first he was unknown to the voters of the borough, except by the little matters which he had prosecuted through Parlia ment, and by the name which his honoured and revered psrent had left him. On the second occasion, when he had accepted the office of Solicitor-General, they had had but short experience of his conduct as their repre sentative in the House of Commons. At that gine he told his constituents, both at Devonport and Stonehouse, that it would ba impossible for him to take the same position as when unconnected with the Government. Any society of gentlemen who met together must give and take, provided there was no sacrifice of principle, in order to maintain union. He had been Solicitor- General nearly two years, but having recently ac cepted the office of Attorney-General had come to render an account of his political conduct, and to ask a renewal of their suffrages. With his colleague Mr. Tufnell, he had endeavoured so to hold the interests of the borough as to maintain it in its place among other towns. The inhabitants of no other country in Europe pay so little attention to foreign po litics as England, but on a recent occasion no doubt great excitement had prevailed. He cordially and fully concurred in the vote in favour of Lord Palmerston. It was complained that the Noble Lord interfered too much with other nations to promote his own doctrines among them. This was incorrect. England had always inter fered, and it was her duty to suggest the propriety of those salutary reforms which prevent convulsions. The interference in Greece was oa behalf of two British sub jects, and ho (Sir J. Romilly) could not concur with those who gravely stated that if British property be en croached on there is no remedy at home. An old friend of his, a gentleman from the midland counties—no poli tician, but one who bad travelled much in the East— stated that the English were respected everywhere from the moment Lord Palmerston obtained the seals of office. W hen first elected the question of the navigation-laws was under discussion. Some thought that as soon as they were passed not another ship would be built; but the anticipated terrors proved utterly visionary, and unusual activity in shipbuilding prevailed everywhere. It was carrying out free trade—a measure which must eventually be complete. He could not, however, but confess teat the alteration of the corn-laws bore heavily on the landlord and on those tenants having long leases, and the time was coming when a very con siderable struggle would take place. Ever since the alteration there had been good harvests, but the period would arrive when the crops must fall, and then itupor tations would keep down the price, and a struggle would commence. The interest of the landlord must not be put in antagonism with the interests of the whole com munity. In the colonies the present Government . fur nished liberal institutions, esrecially Australia—a course which was eminently popular. The most im portant subject of domestic interest was general public retrenchment; there were many useless offices connected with the law, but the fees were paid by suitors, and their reduction will not diminish taxation. Further retrenchments in the navy, army, and ordnance could not be safely male ; if peace is to be preserved the country must be ready for war. The state of eminence the nation possesses has become the envy of the powers abroad, and it was evident the other day in the Mediter ranean that those powers wished to get England into a scrape. Besides the army and navy afforded occupation for the lower classes, and if a sudden stop was put to ship-building in the public yards, those establish ments could not easily be got up again. The in tellectual condition of the apprentices in the dockyards would shame some of the sons of the aristocracy, and their advanced education was beneficial to the state. Ile had always been favourable to the extension of the suf frage, but could not support Mr. Locke King's Bill; it was useless to bring forward an abstract question. He must candidly tell them that he should always vote with the Government, unless it became essentially necessary to sever the connexion. It was a cardinal point with every good Government to uphold the good faith of the country; if the window-tax had been suddenly abolished payments to fundholdera must be postponed and the country upset. Those who lent the money are dead, and more than one-half of tho present holders derive less than 1001. per annum from the funde. It is difficult to End a new tax. His opinion was strongly in favour of a property-tax, although it fell heavily on himself, as his professional income paid the same as that derived from land. A gnat struggle will take place next year on the renewal of the property-tax. The window-tax brought a revenue of 1,750,0001, and it was not easy to supply that deficiency; if that tax were taken off another must be put on. Ile had censiderably modified his views on the subject; in favour of taking it off was the great increase of light and air; there the benefit to the tenant would rest, pecuniary advantage would accrue only to the landlord. 'fake Liverpool —no poor man there had a house, he rented a room or two; if the tax were abolished no reduction of rent would follow. Where a tenant had a long lease of a large house he would un doubtedly receive benefit. The house tax taken off by Lord Althorp had all gone into the pockets of the laud lords, In the House of Commons the Protsctionists had all voted for the various items of expenditure, but had opposed taxation. He objected to the lets derangements of the Post-office, but it was singular that to the petitions in favour of that measure 700,000 signatures had been attached, while to those in opposition only 30,030 had been appended; all the most considerable merchants in the city of London voted for closing. He (Sir J. Ro reilly) had introduced several measures connected with Ireland, which were expected to be beneficial; his experience of the character of Irish gen tl eme n h a d much raised them as landlords in his esteem. The New Poor Law had given a remedy for evictions. It was the duty of every M em b er o f P ar li ament to d o t h at w hi c h is most conducive to the i n t erests o f t h e country . Ho had paid attention to that department with which he was best acquainted. The law ou g ht not to be a terror to suitors, and h av i ng now the assistance of Government ho had been enabled to do much for Ireland and a little for England. The law could not in all cases be made cheap —take for instance a collision between two ships, when so m a ny w i tnesses were re quired. Ile had in some case s di m i n i s h ed a b uses, and by their permission he would prosecute further remedial measures. To the borough of l)ehvoougnph, perhaps,ortan dS Stone house he owed his advancement , although, other borough might have elected him. Through them he had carried out several beneficial reforms, and it was his anxious desire to hand down to posterity and to his own children the same good name as his father had left him. This was the noblest inheritance he could trans mit to his son. Mr. KENT complained of the inequality of the probate duty, which fell heavily on the small leasehold occupiers of Devonport and Stonehouse, while the great landed proprietors escaped. When the Health of Towns Act passed the tax should have been taken off staircase wiu dows. Sir J. ROMILLY thought there was an inequality in taxing personal property and not land; he considered that a modification of the window tax might be made. A VLTER, who said ho was a little man and had but a small voice, objected most vigorously to the mainte nance of six Field-Marshals at 141. per day. In 1800 only one existed. Stonehouse paid more poor-rates than any other parish. A private marine's full pay was 7s. 7d. per week, and the half pay for his wife and family 23. 6d. If the pay of one of the Field-Mar shals was appropriated to these poor families, it would afford considerable relief. Recently at Totness a poor widow wag unexpectedly called on by one of the proc tors to pay a Eum of 81/. upon her husband's estate. On her ingairing what became cf all tl,e in , inc.y, the proctor said th,.o; some stuck to the gridiron and some e.ono off tit an; the, speaker's opinion xv.lls that the grater part paid by the pour sotch to the ,:;ritliron. Sir J. PO (ILLY, iil c,ply, said tbf:t if C - &e pay et one Field-Mlrslitd .oas f:pplied in difuin,lLon of the poor rates here, would Poi, the c - ins3.tituonticy of Portimonth recluir a similar arrantrPment there? No ore would grudge to the Dal:e of. Wellington tl,e payment be re ceived as Eii4l-Marilial, cud Prince Albert held the appointment withaut the emoluments. A motion in favour of the re-erection of Sir John Pk.omi;ly, mo by Mr. ; , 31LEPP.IP.D, surgeon. and ,;e -oonded by Mr. lliNcnAm 6NELL, was ndoptcd with ar.!olamation. SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION. A meeting of the Liberal electors was held at the Victoria Rome, on Monday evening, to hear an address from Mr. Cockburn, her Majesty's Solicitor-General. Several hundreds of persons (chiefly electors) were pre sent, and the greatest enthusiasm in the Hon. Gentle man's interest was manifested. His appearance on the platform, accompanied by a large party of his political friends, was the signal for loud applause. On the motion of Mr. Councillor Sunup, seconded by Mr. Councillor BORRETT, T. L. Harman, Esq., was voted to the chair, and, in a few appropriate observa tions, introduced Mr. Cockburn to the meeting. Mr. COCKBURN, on rising, was greeted with several rounds of cheering. He declared most emphatically , that whflst he was not insensible to those noble aspira tions which urged a man onward in his public career, he valued the good opinion of his constituents much more highly than the honour or emoluments of office ; and rather than violate those greet political principles on which he first asked their suffrages three years ago, he would sacrifice every chance of pro motion or honour that might be before him.— (Loud cheering.) He was conscious also of this, that constituted as this country was, no man could expect, single-handed, to achieve any great or commanding object of reform. To do this he must associate himself with some party or another, that, as one of the bundle of sticks, he might achieve that which alone he could never do.—(Hear, hear.) Therefore he felt that he had neither sacrificed himself nor his consti tuents by giving up a portion of his self-independence and becoming one of a collective body—by joining the Ministry.—(Applause.) It was now for them to judge whether he had acted right or wrong. Much as he valued the honour, and proud and prominent as was the position of being their representative, ho yet felt that he would not desire to hold the seat one moment longer than whilst he possessed their confidence.—(Applause.) Ho trusted that his past conduct had not been such as to disentitle him to a continuance of their confidence.— (Cheers.) Of the great questions which had been before the people during the last three years, first and foremost was that of the people's food—whether they should, or not, have the opportunity of purchasing the people's bread in the cheapest market; whether they should administer to the manufacturing and commercial in terests of this great empire, and contribute to the comforts and happiness of the great mass of the peo ple, by untaxiug the poor man's loaf. On that ques tion he had never had any doubt. He had seen the aristocracy banded together to bring back the corn-laws, and tax the industry of the people; they had attempted this directly and indirectly—in the shape of a revision of the taxation of the country, and other insidious forms; but he had resisted every attempt, and took his stand on this principle, that the question of taxing the people's food was settled, and the nation ought never to return to it. And what had been the result? Could they point to any period when there had been the same amount of comfort and enjoyment amongst the working classes of this country as during the past three years? Li some eases wages probably had fallen; but did any one doubt that if wages had fallen hero and there, the reduction in the plied of food had plied the means of existence at their disposal to an extent not enjoyed before? —(Applause.) On questions of religious liberty he had always stood no, sometimes by his feeble speech, bat always by his votes, in favour of those principles. The bigotry- of their ancestors had placed restrictions on those who did not profess the Christian religion; he had, both by his voice and vote, endeavoured to remove those unjust and unchristian restrictions. (Cheers.) In like meaner the bigotry of the Church in old times had placed restrictions on marriage, which were wrong, and that he had resisted also, and in so doing hoped he was fairly representing their views. —(Cheers.) He then referred, with great eloquence, to the questions of an extension of the elective franchise, the protection of the ballot, and Church reform, all of which bad received his cordial and hearty support. Another great question had recently been before Parliament, on which there had been an attempt to upset the Government of this country—he alluded to their foreign policy.—(Hear, hear.) They all knew that, by the exertions of their forefathers many years ago, they bad achieved the blessings of liberty—that in this tree country no man could suffer interference with his liberties or his person, except by the sanction of the law. The highest person in the realm could not lay his finger on the lowest except in accordance with the law. They had a free constitution—he might wish to sec a little more of the popular principle infused into it—but still it was free. These advantages their forefathers had purchased with their blood. Of late years other nations had struggled for great principles; they stood up is the face of their tyrant rulers, and asked for free institu tions, for self-government, and for those blessings of liberty which Englishmen enjoyed, and which all man kind ought to have. This great struggle was still going on. The thrones of the great potentates and governors of the earth had been shaken. In some places the popu lar voice had succeeded ; in others tyranny and despo tism had put it down—he trusted in Heaven for a time only. The love of freedom could not be put down by blood.—(Loud cheers.) Ho trusted, ere long, to see it resuscitated. In this struggle the question was what part England should take. The first great principle which distinguished them was their love of peace. They did not attempt to interfere by force of arms. Tuey hid no right to interfere with other nations, and force upon them institutions for which they might not be prepared, or which they did not desire to have.—(Hear, hear.) On the other hand, there was this question—shall Eng land give encouragement to other nations in their aspi rations after freedom? or shall she lend herself to the designs of tyrants and despots, and encourage them to rivet the chains of the people and bind them in eternal bondage? The Government of this country had not lent itself to despotic rulers, nor had she forced constitutions on unwilling people; but she had given the influence and aid of her moral example—she had induced foreign Go vernments, by judicious advice, to act with moderation; and by yielding concessions to the people, and giving them constitutions, avoided the convulsions of revolution and all its attend- nt miseries. —(Loud cheers.) The Government, by taking this course, had, as might be ex pected, excited the opposition of all despotic ru'ers and their agents; and an endeavour had been made, if pos sible, to upset the Noble Lord at the head of their foreign policy—(Several hearty rounds of cheering were here given for Lord Palmerston)—because they knew that as long as he was there, and had the support of his noble -hearted colleague (Lord J. Russell), who had man fully stood by him in this conflict, there would be no chance of England becoming an instrument and a tool in the hands of foreign despots.—(Enthusiastic cheering.) They bad had a great fight. An attempt was made to upset the Government, and to restore to the country, by a sort of unholy alliance between the Protectionists and others, a Government which would act in opposition to this course of policy, and bring back those principles of protection in trade which it had been the aim of the legislation of the last few years to destroy.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He took seine little part in that dis cussion, and in doing so he believed he was only giving expression to sentiments and feelings which found a ready echo in the hearts of those whom he was then addressing.—(Renewed cla s.) Mr. Cockburn then referred to other portions of his Parliamentary conduct, and with reference to the future he declared his deter mination to follow on in the course which he had hitherto pursued. Ho remarked at some length on the question of law reform, on which he had set his mind, and which he was determined to further by every means at his command. In conclusion, he expressed a hope that, if they should again restore him to the position ho had occupied for tie la-4t three years, they would have no reason hereafter to regret that they had again re posed their confidence in him. The Hon. Gentleman concluded his eloquent speech amid enthusiastic cheers. Mr. Alderman 13itoois moved a resolution to the ciftiet that the conduct of Mr. Cockburn, as their repre son tAtive, had been such as to meet thr, confidence of the doctors; and whilst congratulating him on his appoint mint as Solicitor-General, they pledged themselves to use evdv exertion to secure his election. The resolution having been seconded by Mr. W. LAW- IiESTER, several other gentlemen addressed the meeting, some putting quebtions to Mr. Cockburn, on different topics, which he answered to the satisfaction of the meet ing; and the resolution wa3 then put and carried unani mously, with loud applause. Three cheers were given for Mr. Cockburn, three for Lord Palmerston, and three fur Mr. Willcox, and th e meeting broke up. The election comei off on Wednesday morning,and the Hon. Gentleman's re-election is a mutter beyond doubt. The Southampton Tories are very unwilling to let Mr. Cockburn get re-elected without putting him to some expense and annoyance. They have issued a hand bill addressed to the electors, and ventured to make u se in it of the name of Mr. George Pococke, a well-known and talented solicitor in Southampton, as if he were a. candidate about to oppose Mr. Cockburn. Mr. Pococke repudiates the handbill, and it appears to have been only a weak invention of the enemy. CHESTER ELECTION. The elevation of Sir John Jervis to the bench having caused a vacancy in the representation of Chester:, the citizans have been on the qui vice respecting candidates presenting themselves for their suffrages. Placards of every conceivable size, colour, and character, already adorn the walls of the old city, and on Monday addresses were issued by Mr. Jervis, the son of the late Member, by the llon. W. 0. Stanley, the son of Lord Stanley, of Alderley, in this .county, on the Liberal interest, and by Mr. C. E. E gerton on the Tory interest. On Saturday evening a p u bli c meeting took place at the Albion As sembly Rooms, f or the purpose of taking into considera tion the expected vacancy in the rep:esintation. Mr. Jervis attended the meeting, and entered into an elah rate explanation (?t hip political views. It was announced that Mr. St .rley intend e d to come forward, upon which .Ir. Jervis said that rather than divide the Liberal cause he would retire. This ra , hcr divid e d t h e meet i ng, b ut on a resolution being put affirming Mr. Jervis tube " a fit and proper person to repr esent the city of Chester in Parliament," and an amendment in favour of Mr. Stanley h l viDg been lost on a show of hands, Mr. Jervis' ex pressed himself to the effect that, taking the feeling of the electors to he in his favour, he should proceed on Monday with his canvass. The lion. W. 0. STANLEY addressed a numerous body of the electors at the Royal Hotel on 'Monday evening. In the coarse of his azidcess l'Ar. Stanley explained that ho r.ppear.2l them li:o.Lan , ;:l he had been r q tested to offer hitn , ,lf as a candidate on the Liberal ira , :erest an ielitieni portion of thot interest who declined havirnz anything why cver to do with the son of the late Atte:- ney-Geneial. lle (.11r. Stanley) yen.; determined, how ever, not to remain in the field with a seeoed Liberal candidate, or ce r. Egerton (the ConservaTivc) would in all probability be returned. suggested that some steps should be taken for ascertaining wheth:er lair:se:lt or Mr. Jervis was the most acceptahle to the constituency, pledging himself to retire if ho had not a decided mrij,)- rity in hii favour, and expressing a hope that Mr. Jervis would do the same if he was xi, t the most acceptable candidate. After briefly stating his p,litical principles, he concluded by intimating his determination not to peril the Liberal cause by announcing himself as a can didate. The meeting was then addressed by Mr. W. Jackson, M.P., Mr. Wardell, banker, and Mr. Rossi'', all of whom vehemently maintained that Mr. Stanley was the abler and the better man, that he had the confidenca of the great body of the Liberal electors, and that Mr. Jervis was bound to retire. The question was then put to the meeting whether Mr. Stanley or Mr. Jervis should be their candidate, and the former was adopted by an overwhelming majority. The meeting was then dissolved, but the result seems to have so far satisfied Mr. Jervis and his friends that he must necessarily withdraw, that at noon yesterday Mr. Jervis's formal resignati on appeare d . The contest now lies between Mr. Stanley and Mr. Egerton. Both parties are exerting themselv es t o t h e utmost, an d a spir ited struggle is anticipated. Mr. Egerton was to address a meeting of the electors last evening. NAVALINTELL/GENCE. Commander Peche Hart Dyke, appointed to com mand the Inflexible steam-sloop, at Woolwich, is the officer who commanded the Flying Fish, 12, on the coast of Africa, at the time of the arrival there of the Portuguese prisoners, Count Bomfim and Co., and was superseded. He entered the service in November, 1818; passed his examination in 1826, was promoted hi 1831, and attained his present rank in 1844. He succeeded Captain Harris (then commander) in the command of the F)ing Fish, and in the most flattering terms was reported by his relative, Sir Charles Hothatn, the then commodore on the coast of Africa, to have sur passed even Captain Harris (one of the best officers in the navy) in the condition, order, and discipline of the sloop. Commander George Butler (1846), died on the 12th instant, in the 60th year of his age. He went to sea in 1804, as third-class boy, with Captain (afterwards Ad miral) Matson, in the Venus, and assisted at the cap ture of L'llirondells, privateer, 16 guns, 90 men. As midshipman of the Africaine, 44, in 1810, he was in the desperate engagement of that frigate with the French frigates Astree, 44, and Iphigonia, 42, when she was taken, after two hours and a half fighting ; the captain (Corbett) having been mortally wounded, and the other casualties having been 48 killed and 113 wounded. Mr. Butler was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, December 10, 1810. Ho com manded the boats of the Barracouta, 18, in cutting out several piratical press from the coast of Java, and in the Doris assisted in the reduction of the island. He served long and often as a lieutenant, and was at length promoted whilst in command of the Meteor steamer, which vessel ho paid off last year from the Mediterranean. achne, 18, has been docked at Ddvonport to be re paired. She is a new ship. African steam-tender arrived at Davenport, on Mon day with supernumaries for the Howe, at Sheerness, and returned. Howe, Captain Sir Jamo3 Stirling, 120, paid off on Friday at Sheerness, had eight of her men p ens i one d with from 201. t o 251 per annum. and twa shipmates received gosid-st:rvice medals. St. George, 120, at 13.vonport, is to he brou t eot for ward for commission at this port as ordinary guard ship. She is to have her own lower masts and yards, but above them to be jury Tsar. When ready, the °dicers and men in the Agincourt will be turned over to her, and the Agincourt placed in ordinary. Sprightly steam-tender Master-Commander Allen, arrived at Devonport, on Friday, with supernumeraries from Portsmouth, and sailed again the same eveaing. Mr. Thompson, late master of the Victory, took a passage in the Sprightly, and has taken up his appoint ment I,s harbour-mater at Plymouth, vice Walker. The Sprightly arrived with supernumeraries on Sunday even ing, and sailed again on Monday morning. Dligenco transport, Charlei C. Mitchell, arrived this morning from aqtford, was to fill up with stores for Bermuda. Volcano steam-vos9el is being fitted at Deptford with the steering apparatus invented by Captain 11. Mangles Denham, R.N., F.R.S., which has tor its object the steer ing a ship when on fire abaft, or when her rudder-head, tiller, or wheel may be disabled in a gale of wind, or by shot in battle. DOcaYARD SUPERANNUATIONS (DEVONPJRT). J. Lisrth, John Driscoll, and John Frayne, 201. per annum each; John Bi!lett and Stephen Sanders, hoymen, 16/. per annum each; Thomas Best, labourer, 10/. per annum; Mary Foster, colour woman, a gratuity of three months' wages. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Vixen steam-sloop, Commander Jenner, arrived at Spithead this morning, from the West Indies (29 days from the Havannah), last from Plymouth. where she put in on Saturday, and landed her papers, Sze. She was inspected this afternoon. by Captain Blackwood, of the Victory, for the Comman der-in-Chief, and exercised in gunnery by Captain Chads, C. 8., of the Excellent. It is almost needless to add, her gunnery was highly approved, Captain Jenner having been promoted from the Excellent (First Lieu tenant.) The - Fox, 42, is being rigged in the ba►in for com mission. Her Majesty and the Court are expected here on Thursday en route to Osborne, although no official inti mation has been received to that effect. The Victoria and Albert is ordered from Gibraltar with all dispatch to attend upon her Majesty in her autumnal excursion. The Fairy, Master-Commander Welch, and the Ellin, Acting Master-Commander Balliston, are quite ready for the Royal service. The Amphitrite, 25, Captain Macdougall, pected at Spithead fro the Pacifi c , with freight on mer chants' m account. is daily ex- The Niger steam- 3 1 °0P , C ommander Heath, ho i sted the pennant of commissio n a t 3 P. to-day. The Northumberland, N ew York line-of-packet ship, arrived at Spithead last e ven i ng, and sailed this evening for America. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH*, JULY 16 . — Lieutenant Montagu B. Dunn to the Niger steam-sloop. commissioned at Portsmouth. Lieutenant George William Rice (1848), from the Arrogant, 46, steam frig a t e, to the Hastings, 72, flag ship on the East Indies s t a ti on. Midshipman Hon. W a lt er T albot, from the Pr i nce Regent, 92, at Lisbon, to th e Phaeton, 50, at Lisbon. Naval Cadets—Percy lt osenburg, to the Vengeance, 84, at Portsmouth; C. W. Evans, from the Fisgard flag ship at Woolwich, to the Inflexible steam-frigate, com missioned on Saturday last at that port; Charles Murphy, to the Thetis, 50, at Davenport. engineers h ave b een appointed to the Ni'grehre followin g steam-op at Portsmouth;_ James Steil, chief engineer of the Ist class. A. M. Oregon-, assiAant engineer of the Ist class. George Rock, assistant engineer of the 2d class. lt. Williamson, assistant engineer of the 21 c.ass. S. P. Allen, assistant engineer of the 3d class. The Retribution steam-frigattl will leave Woolwich on Thursday morning for Greenhithe to have her com passes a9justed by Captain Johnson, and on the follow ing day will leave Greenhithe for Portsmouth. S o n The Polyphemus steam-vessel arr i ve d a t W oo lwich at nine o'clock on S un d ay evening from Portsmouth, to be fitted at this port f or service. levee The at Rtihgrhete o'clockl until that late h our, owing to his having to attend a ir Committee of th e H ouse of Commons in the earlier part r t a . c d i a s y, T. Baring, Bart., held a having postponed it of the day. T h . following. officers attended the Capt:tins—Richard Crozier (1839), Edward 11. But terfield (1841), .T -"erYs W. Noble (1846), and Robert Harris (1849). Commanders—Daniel Weld (1825), Charles J. F. Newton (1838), Franck T. Brown (1840), B en j am i n Baynton (1841) , Gustavus Evans (1841), Th omas Wil son (1843), and J. W. Tarleton (1846). Lieutenants —Ch ar l es G . B ut l er (1822), Charle s T. Hill (1833 ) , William A. Fellows (1840), Robert C. Whyte (1840), Willi am H or ton (1842), tihme B. Piers (1549), and J. G. Briel(ford (1850). COURT CIRC ULAR. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yes terday afternoon at a meeting of the Royal Commis sion for the promotion of the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, to be held in the year 1851. His Royal Highness arrived at the new Pa lace of Westminster soon after three o'clock, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon. The Commissioners present were the Earl of Rosse, Earl Granville, Lord Stanley, Lord Overstone, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir Charles Lyell, Mr. Barry, Mr. T. Bazley, Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. Cubitt, Mr. Eastlake, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott, Mr. Pusey, M.P., and Mr. R. Stephenson. Mr. Scott Russell, secretary to the Royal Com mission, attended. Colonel Reid and Dr. Lyon Play fair were present. The Building Committee had a meeting in the morning, which was attended by Mr. Cubitt (chair man), Mr. Barry, Mr. R. Stephenson, Mr. T. L. Donaldson, and Mr. Brunel. Itlr. Digby Wyatt, Mr. 11. Wyld, and Mr. Owen Jones, were present: The Building Committee had an interview with the Royal Commissioners. The meeting of the Royal Commisssion broke up about seven o'clock. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, at which the Lord Chancellor at tended. Lord John Russell, the Marquis or Lan, d p o a w lm n e e r , s t t h o e n, Ea E r a l r o l f A G l r in ey to . , t S h i e r e G h e a o n r e g: llor Grey, Viscount Palmerston, the Ex chequer, the Earl of Carlisle, the Right Hon. Labouchere, Right Hon. Fox. Annie,. and other Minis ters, were also present. The Council sat two hours. The Earl of Arundel and Surrey and Dr. Tancred had an interview with Earl Grey yesterda y, a t th e Colonial-office. MANSION HOUSE.—The Lord Mayor vest, rday' entertained at dinner the Deputy and Common Council of his ward, with the trustees of Dame Anne Bacon's charity. DEATH OF MRS. GLOVER. But a few, a very few, days have elapsed since we briefly recorded a tribute of respect paid by the public to the professionel and private merita of Mrs. Glover, on the occasion of her beneth at Drury-lane Theatre. The enthusiasm then manifested b:v - an audience era eeling that iatenense area from floor to ceiling proved that the talents of the distinguished artist, who was about to bid farewell to her friends area patrons, had been appreciated, and her moral worth understuod, by a public, who are apathetic in ap pearance only, and whose manifestations of feeling, therefore, s hen they do occur, are the more valuable, because so rare and so emphatic. To the poignant pleasure afforded by filet noble exhibition of public sympathy there was but one drawback—but one alloy. In our capacity of spectators we did not then see occasion to mention what had otherwise come to our knowledge—that the evidences of extreme suffer ing manifested by Mrs. Glover on that evening— her inability to go through her part, except as a mere shadow of her former self, and the substitution of an apologetic speech from Mr. Leigh Murray for the address which had been written for her by a well-known and talented amateur of the drama—arose not merely from the emotion natural on a farewell night after more than half a century of active public service, but also from extreme phy sical debility, the result of an attack of illness of a wasting character, which had already confined that venerable lady to her bed for many days. In fact, it was only the determination of Mrs. Glover herself not to disappoint the audience, who had been invited and attracted for many weeks before., that overruled the remonstrances of her friends and family against her appearing at all. She was then utterly unfit to appear on the stage in her professional character, and the most serious alarm was f e lt l e st th e r e s h ou ld be some sudden and fatal catastrophe. The result of the struggle of feeling she then underwent, super added as it was to the physical causes which had un dermined her strength, was, that Mrs. Glover sank under the disease which had bsen consuming her, and quitted this life on Monday night. Although in the ordinary course the death of a public performer, however suggestive of a public loss, does not call forth an expression of sympathy through the recog nised organs of public feeling and opinion, the case of Mrs. Glover may fairly be regarded as an exception ; for she had outlived, not in her tenure of existence alone, but also in her professional talent, at least one generation of admirers ; and she was as much a study to the younger members of her profession, and a living monument of past forms of histrionic expres sion to the public at large, as in her youth and ma turer age she had, in her admirable impersonations, presented a type of living manners. Whatever may have been the tendency of custom in such matters, there can be but little doubt that in the case of Mts. Glover it ought to be disregarded. Art has not too much honour in this country; and Mrs. Glover was an artist in the most emphatic sense of the word. To what a remote period we must cast back our glance in recording the commencement of Mrs. Glover's career ! She herself formed a sort of histo rical link in the succession of the heroes and heroines of the drama. She inherited the blood of Betterton, and she was the contemporary of George Frederick Cooke, the Kembles, Siddons, Miss O'Neil, and Ed mund Kean. She outlived them all ; and such was the vitality of her talent that even in her last per formances at the Strand Theatre, prior to her retire ment, there was a vigour and a verve, a vivid reflex of pristine comic strength and humour, that afforded pleasure to a young, uncongenial, and exacting race of play-goers, almost equal to that which she had given to her own proper contemporaries in her prime. Mrs. Glover (Julia Betterton) was the daughter of an actor named Betterton, who was descended from the great actor of that name. She was born on the Bth of January, 1781. Her father held a good position as an actor on the London stage, as the play-hills of the period sufficiently testify, and the child was brought up (as most of our great actors and actresses have been) "at the wings." She was even in infancy sent on the stage in such parts as children are used to fill. At a very early age her father's position obtained for her an en gagement. She became attached to the company of Tate Wilkinson, for whom she played, at York, the part of the page in The Orphan, and she also ex ercised her juvenile talents in the part of Tom Thumb, for the benefit of George Frederick Cooke, who on the occasion doffed his tragic garb and appeared in the character of Gluindalcar. Another character which she played successfully with Cooke was that of the little Duke of York in Richard the Third - , into which, it is recorded, she threw a degree of spirit and childish roguishness that acted as a spur on the great tragedian himself, who never performed better than when seconded by his childish asso ciate. As the young lady advanced a little in years she undertook parts suited to her sex ; but her earlier successes were in purely tragic parts—a fact which may be surprising to the superficial observer, but which is not so extraordinary if we remember how much the success of her best characters in later life depended on the touches of pathos she threw into them. At the time to which we refer the provincial theatres were a school of acting. To have secured a high position in one of the dramatic " Circuits" was a passport to the London theatres. In the year 1796 Miss liAterton had reached such a point of eminence that she was employed to fill the first parts both in tragedy and comedy at Bath, then one of the chief preparatory schools. Her success led to an offer of 10/ . . a week from Covent-garden, the engagement to be for three years, with an increase of 1/. each year. Ultimately, she was engaged for five years, com mencing e.t 151. a week, and rising to 201. a week. In these days, when actors of the first class ask and re ceive twice or thrice as much per night as Miss Bet terton then received per week, it may not be uuin structive to recall the fact that the above terms were then considered as something extraordinary and even exorbitant. Mrs. Glover, still Miss Betterton, first appeared in London on the 12th of October, 1797, fifty-three years ago, as Elvira, i❑ Hannah More's tragedy of Percy. She was decidedly successful. Her next character was that of Charlotte, in the West _lndian, and on the 231 of November she played the part of a heroine in a new piece by . the same author, Cumber land, called First Impress i ons. She was egain most successful ; and she had so advanced in public favour that when, shortly after, Mrs. Abington returned for a brief period to the stage, she was able to hold her ground against that counter attraction ; it being fur ther recorded that Mrs. Abington herself was among her admirers. Miss Betterton then married Mr. Glover, and continued on the staff of Covent-garden until the year 1801. Two years afterwards Mrs. Glover transferred her services to Drury-lane, and at the close of the season she was engaged by Bannister, the then manager, for three years. His death prevented the completion of the contract, and Mrs. Glover returned to Cavent garden. In 1813 she again appeared at Drury-lane, afterwards at Covent-garden, and subsequently she made an engagement at the Haymarket, of which theatre she continued, we need scarcely remind our readers, the most distinguished ornament for many years. We need not enter into the causes which led to her secession from Mr. Webster's company, be cause we are inclined to believe that it arose from misunderstanding on both sides. She was engaged by Mr. Anderson, when that gentleman commenced his brief and inauspicious management of Drury-lane Theatre; hut she left the company under circum stances in nowise discreditable to herself, and enlisted under the banner of Mr. IV. Farren, at the Strand Theatre, whither she attracted choice audiences, when it was known that she was about to play for the last time in all her great characters. Here she took, a short time since, her professional farewell, followed soon after by her personal farewell and benefit at Drury-lane Theatre. It has been too often the fate of female dra matic artists of the first rank to be unfortunate in their domestic relations. Beyond recording the fact that the domestic life of Mrs. Glover was long embit tered from no cause depending on herself, we do nut consider ourselves justified in referring to her private misfortunes. They were made the subject at one time of judicial interference; and those who seek for such details can easily find them. In all that de- pended upon herself, she was an exemplary member of society, discharging her duties as a wife and a mother in a manner to re-enforce with those who knew her the respect commanded by her professional talent. Her sons and daughters have appeared be fore the public in various ways, and always is a manner to do credit to their parent. Mrs. Glover's early professional life was spent as a tragic actress. In this capacity she was always more than respectable : in fact it was here that sbe laid the foundation of her professional position. But nature had marked her out for comedy, in which she trod the highest walks, with a talent so unique as to leave but little hope that her place will be sup plied. The best proof of her genius is, that al though we refer to her performances within the memory of the most youthful of playgoers, we can speak, not so much in the way of retrospect, as of the vivid examples which must be fresh in the memory of all. Her Mrs. 'Candour, her Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, her Mrs. Heidelberg, her Widow Green, her Old Lady Lambert, were models of the highest order of comic acting, combining breadth of humour with refinement of detail unexampled and unapproached among contemporary actresses. Mrs. Glover also possessed the merit of being able to elevate the ephemeral creations of the farcical dramatists by endowing them with an individuality worthy of more permanent productions. It was an extraordinary in stance of the vitality and perpetual self-renewal of true dramatic talent, that she was thus able to hold her place, and satisfy the demands of a younger and less critical age, and yet ever suggest the desire to see her over and over again in her own proper crea tions. Even during her last series of performances she showed no abatement of her pristine vigour or of the perfection of her dramatic art ; and it was a silent but an emphatic tribute toher talent that, afterhaving been as child and woman above sixty years on the stage, her departure should at last have been looked upon as sudden and unexpected. She was so fine, so perfect, even in her advanced years, that you could net bring yourself to think her removal co near at hand. She has departed from among us covered with the honours award,- d to art in this country; and when we consider her long public lif., the pleasure she has given to hundreds of thousands, and the moral examples she has enforced by her admirable delineations cf charac ter—delineations implying a knowledge of life, and a sympathy with human nature, not enough counted in our estimates of histrionic performers, we are almost tempted to regret that the customs of society restrain and modify the expression of a regret at her decease, which, we are sure, is participated in by all who are cognisant of her professional ability, and by those who , only thus receive the assurance of her private worth. WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. (From the Daily News.) It is exactly a hundred years since Westminster bridge was opened. It occupied twelve years in building, and cost 218,000/., with 170,7001. additional expended on approaches. It is pretty generally known that the bottom courses of the piers of this bridge were laid or built upon floating chests, or caissons, which when loaded were sunk into the bed of the river. These caissons form the sole foundation for the superincumbent masonry which is unsustained by underpiling, or any other support than that of the shifting sand or gravel upon which it rests. The de fects and dangers of this mode of building were dis covered even prior to the opening of the bridge. " In the months of May and June, 1747, the western pier was perceived to settle very gently at first, but so much faster towards the end of July, that it was thought absolutely necessary to take off the balustrades, paving, and part of the ballast that lay over the said pier and the two arches adjoining. By the continuation of the settling, these arches lost their regular semicircular figure; considerable openings in the joints showed the arches to be in danger, and some of the stones both in tile fronts and soffits were split and broken—one of them actually fell out, and another was taken cut to prevent its falling." Such was the report of the architect, M. Charles La belye; and thus we see that even before the bridge was finished, it became necessary to rebuild two of its arches. At different periods since, the whole of the structure has more or less settled or given way. Costly works have from time to time been under taken to secure it, without advantage. From 1810 to 1838, 83,0001. was expended on the bridge; and be tween 1838 and 1844 it cost no less than 82,000/. additional, and proved then to be in worse repair than ever. In 1846, it will be recollected, it was necessary to close the bridge entirely. Extensive operations were undertaken in order to secure it. Rows of piles were driven into the bed of the river at very great expense to prevent the materials about the caissons from being underwasbed by the cur rents ; 30,000 tons weight of stone and material was taken off the bridge, and the roadway was lowered very considerably. All without avail. The bridge has continued to settle ever since. It is at the present time in a perilous, if not an insecure con dition : condemned by the engineers, and aban doned by everybody. The question now appears to be what is to be done ? The IVestrninster-bridge Commissioners possess property of the clear value of 6,880/. a year. Their accumulated stock amounts at the present time to about 22,0001. It is obvious that 22,0001 will go a very little way to build a new bridge. It is obvious, also, that if a new bridge is to be built on the site of the old one, it would be neces sary to erect a temporary bridge in order not to stop the important line of communication between West minster and Lambeth, whilst the new bridge was constructing. But even a temporary bridge would cost more money than the Commissioners appear to have in hand. It is the duty of the Westminster bridge Commissioners to maintain the communication undisturbed. They appear to feel this responsibility. After looking at the question in all its bearings, they thought it right to consult the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. They proposed to the Chancellor of the Ex chequer to surrender their property to the Govern ment or Parliament, if either of those authorities would relieve them of responsibility. Sir Charles Wood declined. The Commissioners have, therefore, done the next best thing which the circumstances en abled them. They have caused a Bill to be laid be fore the House of Commons authorizing them to build a temporary bridge parallel with and immedi ately adjacent to the present structure. This tempo rary bridge is proposed to be of wood : a contractor will undertake its erection for 25,000/., the materials being reserved as his property when_it is removed. Upon the temporary bridge being opened, and the communication secured, the present stone structure will be entirely demolished. The question will then arise as to its rebuilding. Money must be provided for the purpose, and there will probably then be some discussion as to the site. The House of Commons appears to doubt whether this arrangement is the best that can be made. The Westminster bridge Bill has been referred to a Select Committee, and, from all we hear, the Select Committee is not entirely disposed to report favourably of this temporary plan. The public will probably agree with them in thinking that something better might be done. For some years past different plans have been before the public, and these are some of them. Mr. Barry, when first he commenced the new palace, was inclined to think that it would be disfigured and obscured by the existing structure. He accordingly proposed a plan for a new bridge to harmonise with the House of Lords and Commons. We remember the plan at the National Gallery some years ago, and very beautiful it looked on paper. But the public faith in Mr. Barry and his estimates has been, like the Westminster-bridge piers, a g oo d d ea l shaken ; and however it might harmonise with the new Houses of Parliament, it is doubtful whether a gorgeous gothic bridge, with Pugin-istic panellings and narrow-shouldered warders, would harmonise with the present current of the public taste. If all we hear, too, is true, Mr. Barry's own faith is not quite so firm its the effect of his building as it was. He has become aware that its beauties are best unfolded by close and microscopical examination, and he is consequently not so particular about its general effect being hidden by the bridge which he formerly , considered so terrible an eyesore. We shall, there fore, probably be saved the "gothic bridge." Another plan, which was mooted in 1846 or 1847, was a plan for a bridge from the end of IVhiteeall-place to an en tirely new street on the shore directly opposite. Under the auspices of Mr. Hawes this plan made consider able way until t his Lambeth' constituents took serious objection to it. 1 hey resolved, first, that the pro jected bridge would be much too close to the Hun gerford Suspension Bridge ; second, that it would se riously interfere with the rights of property in the IVestrninster Bridge-road, which at the present moment is one of our busiest thoroughfares. After making aims noise, this project was abandoned with out reference to Parliament. Another plan, pro posdead, we belie ve , b y Sir Howard Douglas, late Ai, for Liverpool, was to transfer the site of Westminster -bridge to Lambeth-stairs, and to form a new line of communication between Milbank and Pimlico, a project which, as our Lon don readers know, is being partially adopted now. There seem several considerations in favour of this plan ; the most serious objection to it is inconvenience to the direct traffic between Charing-cross and Sur rey. It cannot be doubted that the larger number of the vehicles which pass from the west-end to the other side of the river, or vice versa, come from above the neighbourhood of Charing-cross. There would be, no doubt, additional inconvenience in obliging these vehicles to go half a mile further down the river before an opportunity was offered them of cross ing it. Another proposed site for the new bridge is from the end of the little street cared Derby-street, which runs out of Parliament-street into Cannon r w. o This w ou ld b e an excellent site as regards the traffic, and a very short communication would open a way from the Lambeth side into that present great art ery of La m b et h , the Westminster Bridge-road. But it is objected that the curve in the river adds considerably to its breadth at this particular point, and that the cost of the bridge if placed there would conse quently be considerably enhanced. There is, we believe, validity in this objection, though on other grounds the position would be most desirable. Whatever course _is tak en —whether it is determined to waste 00/ in building a temporary bridge, or whether a new bridge shall be built in another situation, the line of communication being maintained by the old one whil s t th e new bridge is erecting—whichever of these courses is pursued, the one great essential, money, is absolutely necessary. We shall be anxious to learn the result of the Committee's deliberations upon this p oi nt —whether they consider the work so far a national one that Parliament ought to make a grant towards it, or whether they intend that the construction of the new bridge shall abide the distant period when the WestminKer Bridge Commissioners may have funds enou g h to set about it. We only hope the report will be fortheornieg sufficiently early to enable Parliament to consider the question this session, for this seems to be a matter which ought not to be delayed. THE LARGE TO RTOISE.—One of her Majesty's servants arrived on Monday afternoon at Woolwich Dock yaid, to take charge of the large laud tortoise, known to be at least 179 yea rs old, brought home in the Geyser, steam sloop, from th e C ape of Good Hope, as a present for the Queen, and retur ne d to town with it at four o'clock. CAPTURE OF PORPOISES AT MONTROSE,--On Sa turday a rather unusual spectacle was witnessed in the Basin. Six porpoises were seen exercising their gambols in and about the led of the river; some person, who happened to be there, got a bo a t and gave chase. One person took off his clothes and followed them with a boat-hook, with which he destroyed the whole half dozen. They were large animals, three of them measuring from 9 to 11 feet in length. The other three were only about half that size.— Ediaburyli Witness. LORD ROSSE'S TELESCOPE. The great difficulty of constructing specula for re flecting telescopes lies partly in the matter and partly in the form. The metal, to mak.s, a proper mirror, must be white, with a brilliancy at once high and fasting. These qualities are best ensured by a combination of c,,ppiyr and tin, in the proportion of funr equivalents of copper to one of tin. Any departure from this definite combination is sure to be punished by the tarnishing of the compound; and yet the temptations to depart from! it are so great that even Herschel himself was fbreed to yield to then,. The metal, when thus compounde 1, is so brittle, that not only a slight blow, but even a sudden increase in temperature w ill make it split ; and even when debased by a larger mixture of copper, the heat generated by the friction of the tool in grinding has marred all the previous success of the artist, and ruined in a moment t h e efforts of weeks of toil. The casting of large specula in metal of this standard might at first seem hopeless, since the slightest inequality of expansion in cooling must in evitably spoil the work ; and Lord Rosse's first device was to attack th e enemy in detail. He constructed his speculum piecemeal. His first mirror of three feet was cast in sixteen pieces. Each piece was fixed upon a back of an alley composed of copper an d zinc, in the proportion of 2.75 of the former to one of the latter, which compound has the fortunate property of expanding and contracting in the same degree as the speculum metal itself. When the soldering and polishing were accomplished, it was found that an available plated speculum was the result, and that, by diminishing the number and size of the joints, the slight imperfections arising from diffraction, occasioned by its piecemeal construction, might be made almost imperceptible. Still these could not be diminished without enlarging the plates, and the plates could not be enlarged without in creasing the risk of flaws. The final triumph therefore, remained to be achieved in the casting of a vast solid mirror of this brittle substance, and forcing its coy nature to yield unqualified submission to the behests of science. The great question was, of what to make the mould ? Sand, which E awards had recommended, was found insufficient. The edges of the metal cooling in the mould became solid ere the centre had lost its fluidity. The plates were, there fore, full of flaws, and flew in pieces in the setting. A solid mould of cast iron was next tried, with a jet of cold water on its lower surface, but this plan cracked the mould itself. The third was nearer the aim—a mould with an under surface of iron and sides of sand. But here a new difficulty arose. The air could not escape through the iron disc, and large holes were left in the metal, thus saved from one im perfection at the cost of another. But, nevertheless, a great step had been made. 'The grand ques tion had resolved itself into the problem of finding an exit for the air ; and this trou blesome captive was set free at last by em ploying a bottom of hoop iron layers, tightly packed together in an iron frame, with their edges up, but smoothed by turning or filing to the proper curvature. The interstices were:small enough to retain the metal and suffer the air to escape. Thus, at last, a solid speculum of three feet in diameter was successfully cast. But the casting gives only the rough block, which is yet to be ground and polished into a mirror; and the polishing was hitherto a work regarded with still greater apprehension than the casting. The operation had to be performed with the hand, an in strument which can never be precisely regular in its movements and pressures, especially when re peated often through a long space of time. Lord Rosse's improvement of this part of the process consists in substituting mechanical for human agency. The speculum is made to revolve slowly in a tank of water, to prevent the extrication of heat by friction, and the polisher is worked on the mirror with long and quick strokes. It is of the same diameter as the speculum, intersected with transverse and circular grooves, not exceeding half an inch of surface, covered, when the polishing is to be effected, with two strata (a hard and soft) of resin and turpentine, smeared over with rouge and water mixed to about the consistency of cream. The whole machine is worked by steam, and the effect of the grinding is noted by observing the reflec tion of the dots in the dial of a watch mounted on a mast at the top of the high tower, in the lowest room of which the grinding is carried on. The tower is, as it were, the tube of a telescope; the watch, the object ; and the inchoate speculum the mirror. Trap-doors in the intervening floors of the tower are thrown open when the observation is required ; and, when the dots are seen in sharp definition, the grinding is complete. The polishing is effected with perfect certainty and precision in six hours.—Dublin University Magazine. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT -- BRISTOL. BRISTOL, JULY 16.—Last night a most destructive fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Ware and Co., extensive floor-cloth manufacturers, Temple-meads?,entirely consuming the japan finishing houses, and, from the immense volume of the flames, creating the utmost consternation in the oily. Owing to the combustible na ture of the materials, at one time so fearful was the con flagration, that Kiegsdown and the neighbouring heights were densely thronged with spectators, while every street leading to the burning mass of Me building was completely blockaded. We have this morning obtained the following facts with respect to this disas trous occurrence:—lt appears that the fire broke out in the finishing sheds which abut upon the large ,goods' sheds now neatly completed for the Bristol and Exeter Railway ;Company. This place had been locked up by the managers at half-past six o'clock in the even ing, when everything appeared to be quite safe. Soon after nine o'clock a person residing in a cottage im mediately east of the building discovered flames issu ing from the roof, and instantly gave the alarm. The fire-engine belonging to the premises was im mediately got out, and there being plenty of water at hand, set to work, and messages for help were dispatched to the central and other police stations, and the various fire-offices. Most of the fire-engines were speedily on the spot, together with a large body of police, who rendered most effective service. By this time, however, so great was the fury of the flames that all hopes of saving the building were at art end, and every effort was rattle by cutting off the communication to prevent its spreading to the adjoining premises. For tunately the night was calm and the wind east, ethers i.e an enormous destruction of property insist have ensued. Abut half. past ten o'clock the roof fell in, and within an hour afterwards a!1 danger of the spree.' of the flames to the surrondin, buildings was at an end. In the finishing shop, where the fire broke out, no fires are used, the place being heated by flees entering at the , west side. Strange, however, to say, the flames first issued from the other end, and the only way of account ing for the fire is that some of the workmen had care lessly left oil, or some other ignitable substance, on the floors. The large factories, in which nothing but " cold processes" are carried on, are situated at the Temple gate aide of the river, thus, as far as p oss ibl e , avo idi ng the necessary risk attendant upon the finishing process. The damage done is estimated at nearly 2,0002, and we regret to add the proprietors are not insured. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a court was held for the dispatch of business. THE DEATH OF THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. Sir PETER LAURIE, after having made some obser vations upon the public loss sustained by the death of the Duke of Cambridge, moved the following reso lution:—" That this Court bas received, with un feigned sorrow, the intelligence of the decease of his Royal letighnea the Duke of Cambridge, and desires to record its high admiration of the princely qualities which adorned his public and private lice, setting a bright example to all ranks of his fellow-subjects of at tachment to his native land, domestic virtues, amiable demeanour, and enlarged benevolence. That while this Court sympathises with the nation at large, it feels by this painful event called upon to mourn the lots of an illustrious citizen, aed the numerous charitable institu tions of the metropolis that of a liberal benefactor and friend. That this Court respectfully condoles on this occasion with her Most Gracious Majesty, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, the amiable and afflicted widow of his late Royal highness, and every member of the Royal Family." Alderman FAREBROTHER seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously, and was, upon the motion of Alderman KELLY, seconded by Alderman HUMPIIERY, ordered to be entered upon the minutes of the court, and published in the usual papers. Mr. CALDECOTT having declined to act as sheriff, the LORD MAYOR intimated that he should hold a common hall on Monday next, fur the election of a fit and proper person to serve in the office, together with Alderman Carden, for the ensuing year. Adjourned. THE LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL.—A public meeting was held on Monday evening in the Town , hall, Preston, to take into consideration the propriety of erecting a statue or other suitable monument to the memory of Sir Robert Peel. The Rev. E. D. Rendell moved the first resolution : "That this meeting, deeply lamenting the great loss the nation has sustained by the death of Sir Robert Peel, now determine to erect in this town a statue or some other testimonial comme morative of his very eminent services." Mr. Councillor Cat terall seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. A committee was then formed to carryout the object in view, and a subscription was entered into, which produced about 200/. in the room. The town will be divided into districts, and every house visited; and it is anticipated a thousand guineas will be realised. FIRE AT WIIITEPARISEI, WILTSHIRE.—This little tv,3 a fir e throwni , llngeNva w s hiehbroke o i n e t greatooutata farm consternation oecup oanbyir. Saturdayi Arthur Nunn, Nunn, surgeon, and which destroyed . considerable property in buildings and barns filled with grain, hayricks, and wheat ricks. It is supposed 3,000/. or 40001. worth of property is destroyed, and very little, if any, was insured. No fire has happened there before for half a century. It is believed to have been occasioned by two little boys amusing themselves with Lucifer matches, who were so alarmed at the mischief they had occasioned, that they ran miles before they were stopped. The produce belonged to Mr. Nunn, but the pro perty to Robert Bristow, Esq., of Broxinoor Park. NEW ZEALAND COLD' ISATION COUTANY.—Yester day being the day to which the meeting of this company stood adjourned, about a dozen gentlemen ass ambled at the appointed hemr, twelve o'clock, but that number not being sufficient, according to the provisions of their charter, which requires the presence of twenty proprietors to constitute a meeting, after waiting an hour Mr. Aglionby, 111. P., chair man, at one o'clock, declared the meeting adjourned to Wed nesday (this day) fortnight, at one o'clock. S THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1850.