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Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., MORNING -S at MATLOCK. By R. SHELTON MACKENZIE, D.C.L. Author of "Titian," Acc. Henry Corpora, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE NEWEST NOVEL. Now ready, in 3 vols., J IJL I A HOW AR D. A NOVEL. By Mrs. BELL MARTIN. Riehard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Now r e ady at all the Libraries, in 2 vols. , post five., SA NOVEL. D. " The author, we are convinced, is young, otherwise we could hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, inspired by a high standard of morality and religion, an 4 by a laudable love of the purest sort of fame. We gather t kis from the glowing lan guage in which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions on the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, in which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays on matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which e t n cha racerse naure's nobity. Th writer evidetly beongs, thogh has marked i t per se peculiliarities, to the school of the l Disraells, u Man he nerses, and Smythes."—Observer. " Sllwood' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed ing beauty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great good taste and power. It is one of the most interesting and en gain nvels which the present season has produced. Of te cha racgterg o of Amelia Ross we have already spoken, and the extrhact we have given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have said. The other ladies who play conspicuous parts in the tale are Florence Howard, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry; and Julia Maitland, the noblest and best of them all." —Morning Post. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.- THE LAST GRAND CLASSICAL AND DRAMATIC CONCERTED MUSICAL ENTERTAINMEST, Will take place on WEDNESDAY MORNING, July 10, And will unite the talents of Mesdames Sontag, Parodl, Catherine Hayes, Giuliani, Ida Bertrand, And Frezzolini ; Signori Coletti, Bellettl, Lorenzo, F. Lablache, Lablache, Gardoni, Calzolari, Baucarde, and Mr. Sims Reeves. The valuable assistar.ce of M. Thalberg has been secured, who will execute some favourite pieces, and, amongst others, an admired Concerto of Beethoven, accompanied by full Orchestra. Conductor, M. BALFE. Selections will be Made front the most classical and admired authors, and will include pieces not hitherto performed In this country. The whole resources of the establishment, Vooal and Instrumental, will bo employed, and every effort will be made to justify the high character and patronage with which these per formances have been honoured. . . . Prices of Admission: Boxes, 2 guineas ; Pit Stalls, 12s. 6d. ; Pit, ss. 6d.; Gallery Stalls, 55.: Gallery, 2s. 6d. Appllcat ons for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the Boz oMee of the Theatre. . The Concert will commence at Two o'clock precisely. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signor PLIZZI has the honour to announce to the nobility, subscribers, his friends, and the public, that his BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY nest, July 4, combining the talents of Mesdames Sontag, Parodi, and Frezzolini; Signori Gardeni, Calzolari, V. Lablache, Coletti, and Lablache; Ildlles. Carlotta Grisi and Amalia Ferraris ; On which occasion will be presented (for the first time this season' Cimarosa's admired Opera, entitled IL SIATRIIIONIO SEGRETO, Carolina, Madame Sontag; Fidalma, Mdlle. Parodi; Elisetti, Madame Frezzolini ; Paolina, Signor Calzolari ; Count Robinson, Signor F. Lablache ; Geronimo, Signor Lablache. After which selections from the admire.: Ballet of ES3IERA.LDA, by Mdlle. Carlotta Grist. To be followed by the la , t act of Donizettl's Opera, ANNA BOLBNA, Anna liolena, Mdlle. Parodl ; Percy, Signor Gardino. After which a Grand Pas by Mollie. Amalia Ferraris. To which will be added the Grand Scene from Verdi's Opera, I DUE FOSCALI. Lucrezia, Mdlle. Giuliani ; The Doge, Signor Colett'. To conclude with the admired Ice Ballet, by M. P. Taglimit entitled LES PLAISIRS DE L'IIIVER ; ou, Les Patinures. Applications for boxes, stalls, and pit tickets to be made at the Box Office of the theatre, and at Signor Puzzi's residence, 5 ♦, Cork street, Burlington-gardens. MDLLE. RACHEL.-MONDAY NEXT.- ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Mr. MITCHELL respect fully announces that the eminent tragedienne, Mdlle. Rachel, will commence her engagement on Monday next, July 1, by the per formance of Racine's celebrated tragedy of PHEDRE. The en gagement of Mdlle Rachel is absolutely limited to twelve repre sentations. BOXES, STALLS, and TICKETS may be secured at Mr. MIT CHELL'S Royal Lllrary, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Box Office. HER ➢MAJESTY'S THEATRE First appearance of Signor Gardonl. Madame Frezzolini, Madlle. Parodi. I CAPULETTI E I MONTECCHI. TO-MORROW EVENING, Will be produced, for the first time at this Theatre, Bellini's cele brated Opera, I CAPULETTI E I MONTECCIII. Romeo, 3fadlle. Parodl ; Tebaldo, Sig. Gardoni ; Capellio, Sig. Bellettl ; Lorenzo, Sig. Lorenzo ; Giuletta, Madame Frezzelini. To conclude with the principle Tableaux of the highly successful sew grand Ballet, by M. Paul Taglioni, entitled LES METAMORPHOSES, In which Mdlle. A. Ferraris, 3ldlle. M. Taglioni, M. P. Taglioni, and M. Charles will appear. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Mice of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. By Special Desire, TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, LES HUGUENOTS. Valentina, Madame Grisi ; Margarita di Valois, Madame Cas tellan; Dama d'Onore, Madlle. Cotti ; Urbano, Madile. de Merle ; the Huguenot Soldier, Signor Lavia ; Il Conti di San Brix, Signor Tagliallco ; Il Conte di revers, M. Massol ; De Cosse, Signor Luigi Mel ; De Retz, Signor Polonini ; Meru, Signor Romani ; Maurevert, Signor Soldi ; Capitano della Guardia, Signor Talamo ; Daarcello, Herr Formes ; and Raul di Nangis, Signor Mario. f Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Scenery t y Messrs. Grieve and Telbin : the Dresses by Mrs. Bailey and Mme. 31arzio ; the Appointments by Mr. klla mire ; the Machinery by Mr. Allen ; the Dances arranged by 31. Alexandre ; and the Spectacle under the direction of Mr. k. Harris. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa, The Doors will be opened at Halt-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. . . Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit, may be had (for the night Jr Qeagon), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open from Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Bromptoa, EVENIN. Will be performed SEPARATE MAINTENANCE. To be followed by an entirely new comic Drama, entitled ' , form BUT THE BRAVE DESERVE THE FAIR. Don Flores deli Carol Mr. B. Webster'; Don Pachico de Tremulo, Mr. Buckstone ; Don Rococo de Fria.e, Mr. C. Selby ; Isabella, Miss Reynolds. After which THE ENCHANTED ISLE. To conclude with the successful and laughable Farce, called an 4LARMING SACRIFICE. Bob Ticket, Mr. Buckstone ; Susan Sweetapple, Mrs. Fitrnlliam. The Box-office is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. TIIEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS F.V ENING, Will be reproduced the celebrated Drama of TIIE WEPT OF TIIE WISH-TON-WISH. Principal characters oy Messrs. Hughes, Cul lenford, Wright, 0. Smith ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. After which a new Terpsicorian Burlesque Entitled ESMERALDA. Characters by Messsrs. 0. Smith, Wright, P. Bedford ; Madams • Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with a new and original Farce, In the Vulgar 7ongue, to be called JACK IN TIIE GREEN ; or, Hints on Etiquette. FRENCH FLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. the Performances will commenced t Half-past Seven o'Clock, with THIS EVENING CATHERINE ; ou, La Croix d'Or. To be foll*wed by JEAN ; ou, Le Mauvais Sujet. Jean, M. Latent. To conclude with the amusing Vaudeville of ROGER BONTEMPS. Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-oMce of the Theatre, which la open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The best ventilated Theatre In London. Mr. Batty begs to inform his patrons that the Tournament at Vaux hall does not interfere with the amusement at Astley's, as the com pany leave the Gardens at Six, to enable them to open at Seven, at Astley's every evening. The Grand Military Spectacle of the Affghanistan War. Brilliant Display of Equestrian Wonders in the Scenes in the Areia, by the first Artistes in EdriVe• THIS EVENING, The Entertainments will commence at Seven o'clock. with the immensely successful grand National Military Equestrian and Dramatic Spectacle (in three acts) entitled TIIE AFFGHANISTAN WAR i or the Revolt of Cabul and British Triumphs n India. Produced with every possible care to all its original and magnificent effects, calling into action the unequalled resources of the estab- lishment. A Brass Band engaged expressly for the occasion, and a host of Auxiliaries. To be succeeded by an inimitable Display of Batty's Feats 4DI Equitation in the Cirque:Olympique. To conclude with the Ballet of LOVE IN THE lIIGHLiNDS. Box.oftice open From Eleven till Four Stare Manager, Mr. W. West. oder the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. M. JULLIEN'S BENEFIT. M. Jullien has the honour to announcer that the only Concert Monstre his arrangements will allow him to give this season, will take place on MONDAY EVENING, July 1. On the occasion Four complete Military Bands will perform Grand Congres Musicale, including the Bands of the Royal Artillery front Woolwich, the Band of the Coldstream Regiment •f Foot Guards, and the unrivalled Military Band of the Establishment. OPEN every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY. Last Week of Mons. JULLIEN. On Thursday', July 4, a GRAND FETE in aid of the Funds of the Linen-drapers, ilk-mercers, Lacemkn's, Haberdashers, and Hosiers' Institution. Admtasinn. Is. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Testa DAY —Morning 6 min. alter 4 Evening 24 min. after 4 To-Moazow— Morning 40 min. after 4 E vening 59 min. after 4 THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JUNE 28. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 65—highest since noon yesterday. 49—lowest this morning and during the night. 62—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'14. WlcD N.E.—rain during the night; Afternoon, dull, cloudy weather. tfL . _ l 1 ...... 0 41 . ' 5. ,i7;.1 I • MAI t. r i c- A "$ ,q,' - , 'tz, , • • ' ,b '--",c. ~ - -i.-. •,' , - al . _,?......, • 11 (1_:, w. pn . TY --- 42 4 4 , - ; her Royal person, but it is not the less infamous on that account. The feeling of intense horror will not be diminished because the offender was not armed with a deadly weapon, or did not ape the act of a regicide. The paltry scoundrels who pretended to fire on her MAJESTY on former occasions had probably no real intention of injuring or inflicting pain on the Royal Lady. Their object was attained by the mere semblance of the act ; their names received the infamous notoriety which they coveted, and they were either banished the country, or retained in a tolerably comfortable seclusion, without being required to earn their daily bread by the sweat of their brows. But, in the present in stance, there was a deliberate determination to insult and hurt an amiable lady—a young mother surrounded by her children. The weapon was not very formidable, it was but a thin walking cane, that could not, by any possibility endanger life, or occasion any permanent injury, but care was taken that the blow should take effect, that it should give pain, and most probably mark her MAJESTY, so that she could not appear in public for some time. The former station in society, the rank of a lieutenant in the 10th Hussars, once held by the culprit, aggravate the atrocity of the outrage, and increase the general detestation of the offender. . The blow crushed her MAJESTY'S bonnet, which providentially broke its violence to a certain extent:; it also severely hurt her forehead, but it will be gra tifying to the loyal inhabitants of this country to learn that their beloved QUEEN exhibited the same dauntless resolution and unflinching courage for which she was so much distinguished on the former transactions, and that she had speedily , so far recovered from the effects of the assault as to be enabled to attend the Royal Italian Opera in the evening, where the rapturous and enthusiastic recep tion which she received must have been such as to more than compensate fur the brutality of her assailant. It is at present premature to speculate on the motives of the offender. It will speedily be ascertained whether he was suffering under an aberration of intellect, which rendered him really and truly irresponsible for his actions, or whether he was merely avenging some fancied wrong to himself or to some friend or patron. In the former case the wretched man would be merely an object of pity, who should be kept in close confinement and de barred from any further opportunity of injuring himself or others. In the latter, the most severe and ignominious punishment sanctioned by the law of the land should be unhesitatingly inflicted. On the former point, if insanity be made a ground of defence, the evidence should be of the clearest and most satisfactory character. Many verdicts of ac quittal on the ground of insanity have been returned during the past year which could scarcely be justi fied, in which, in fact, there was no particle of proof to sustain the plea; nothing, in fact, but the mere sugges tion of counsel that the:man's mind must be diseasfrd, or that he never could have contemplated so useless a crime. Such a defence should at all times be received with the utmost caution. It is not because there might be a certai❑ feeling of pity for the criminal that he should be permitted to escape from the consequences of his guilt, or that the majesty of the law should be permitted to remain unvindicated. But in the present instance it would be dangerous in the extreme if the jury should suffer themselves to be hoodwinked, or to return a verdict on such trivial or inadequate grounds. There can be but little sympathy enter- tamed for such an offender, but care must be taken to guard against a repetition of similar acts. If a conviction be obtained, there never was a case where the salutary provisions of the Act passed for the pro tection of the Royal person could be more usefully brought into operation. Although no advocates for " corporal punishment," generally speaking, we must admit the effect of public flagellation on three separate occasions would be most beneficial, and would put an effectual stop to the freaks of parties anxious to spring into such notoriety. An intermediate discussion, like the one of last evening, a discussion consisting for the most part of the prosy twaddle of sixth-rate Members of the Legislature, necessarily denudes of considerable in terest a subject of such grave importance as the one now under the consideration of the House of Com mons. Any orations more deplorably bald in argu ment, drowsy in delivery, and shallow in sentiment, any harangues more depressing from their enormous stupidity, and for their jolter-headed repetition of statements that bad been already disproved over and over again, so as to be comprehensible by this time to the dullest blockhead in the United Kingdom, we cannot call to recollection, than the majority of the speeches which were last night delivered upon the subject of the Foreign Policy of her MAJESTY'S Government. It is upon such occasions as these that we can really estimate the amount of commiseration due to the Right Honourable Gentleman the Representative of North Hampshire. Yesterday, for example, as Speaker of the House, that unfortunate legislator was required to listen to the very stale iterations of the Member for Radnorshire, to the respectable common-places of one of the Members for Oxford University, and to the partizan platitudes of another, to the intemperate vituperations of the Member for South Wilt shire, to the indecorous sophistries of the Member for Southwark, and to the unmitigated nonsense of the Noble Lord the Member for the Borough of Stamford. Than this, scarcely anything in the way of Parliamentary routine could be devised as a more stupendous affliction. We sympathise most cordially with the Right Hon. Gentleman the SPEAKER of the House of Commons—the debate of yesterday having been only thrice relieved from its pervading inanity once by the brief and manly comments of Si; HARRY VERNET, once by the refreshing influ ence of the equally brief observations of Mr. SHAFT() ADAIR, and again by the admirable and comprehensive, though condensed and sententious, oration of the Right Honourable Baronet her Ma jesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department. A superficial glance at the attacks, both personal and political, levelled against Lord PALMERSTON during this most momentous discussion, will be suffi cient to show at once the venom of private animosity and the pitiable chicane by which the assailants of the Noble Viscount endeavour to misrepre sent the character of his diplomatic admi nistration. In illustration of the casuistry employed by these opponents of the Foreign Secretary, we need only direct attention to the speeches delivered on Tuesday night by Lord JOHN MANNERS and yesterday evening by Sir Wm- Liam MOLESIVORTH. More shameless perversions of the truth than may be culled from these two most vituperative harangues we challenge any man to ad duce from the orations of the least fair and the least honest disputants. That the Noble Lord the leader of the chivalric faction of Young Eng landers should condescend to assail a great statesman with mere sophistries and mis representations, weapons unbecoming the subject of the debate and unbefitting the House of Parliament, is to us matter of real surprise, notwithstanding our knowledge of his strong political predilections. But that the.Honourable Baronet, the pseudo- Liberal Re presentative of Southwark, should have the hardihood to rise in the House of Commons, as he did last even ing, and attack the policy of an illustrious adminis trator like Lord PALMERSTON with the merest quib bles and the most wilful prevarications, arouses within us feelings of the deepest astonishment, and, we doubt not, will agitate every right-minded person in the land with emotions of the keenest indignation. The course pursued in this matter last night by Sir WILLIAM :MOLESWORTH is a course which not only reflects disgrace upon him as a Liberal representative, but one which amounts, moreover, to an act of the grossest political tergiversation. Let him rest assured of this—his comtituency of Southwark will not allow it to pass from their recollection. They will announce to him, when next he ventures to ap pear before them as a candidate for their suffrages, that they regard his conduct of last eveni ng as having altogether dissipated their confidence in him as their representative. But that there was no mistaking his identity, we should have imagined ourselves the victim of an illusion. Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH has affixed a blot to his political escutcheon such as we fear must prove wholly in delible. What we object to as a most shameful mis statement in the speech of Lord JOHN MANNERS is Z•h - ivti r -14 LOND)N, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1850. It is difficult to say whether feelings of profound disgust or burning indignation will predominate in th e public mind at the disgraceful and cowardly attack last night made upon our Most Gracious SOVEREIGN, by a ruffian who formerly held a com— mission in one of the most distinguished regiments in the service. Such outrages are at all times almost unaccountable, but never was one calculated to excite greater astonishment than the brutal assault, the particulars of which will be found in another part of this day's impression. It is of a totally different character from the atrocious attempts of the miscreants who, actuated by a morbid desire for notoriety, formerly assailed that portion of it in which he sneers at the Foreign Secretary for, as he intimates, cringing to the Unite States and bullying the Greek Government. The circumstance upon which this disgraceful accusation was founded had been given already in the police reports, and hence we might reasonably have expected that the Noble Lord would have refrained from dis torting facts so peculiarly notorious. Lord JoHN MANNERS inquired why her MAJESTY'S Foreign Secretary had not demanded reparation from the republican Government at Washington for the seizure and imprisonment of a free-born British subject, a negro, at Charleston? He asserted that the parti culars of the outrage had been authenticated before Mr. YARDLEY, the metropolitan police magistrate, and, maintaining that a black sailor was as deserving of protection as a "wandering Jew," insinuated that Lord PALMERSTON had been bold to the weak, and obsequious to the powerful. Now, either Lord JOIIN MANNERS was ignorant of the subject upon which he was speaking, or he was advancing wilful mis-statements ; in either case, his con duct being flagrant for its culpability. Had the Noble Lord taken the trouble to inquire further into the particulars of the case he was adducing, he would have discovered that so far from these facts having been proved before Mr. YARDLEY, exactly the reverse was the case—it having been clearly de monstrated before that magistrate, upon a subsequent examination, that this negro seaman was no free-born British subject at all !—that he was, on the contrary, a subject of the United States Republic! !—and that so far from the authorities at Charleston having ex ceeded their power over him in their treatment they might not only have thrust him into prison, but, ac cording to the laws of their country, have sold him publicly as a slave in the market place !! ! So much for the accuracy and appositeness of the attack le velled against Viscount PALMERSTON by the Noble Lord the chivalrous leader of the Young Englanders Equally explicit, manly, and magnanimous were the aspersions hurled against the Foreign Secretary last evening by the Honourable and ingenuous Baronet the Member for the Borough of Southwark. Alluding to the circumstance of Lord PALMERSTON having demanded compensation for the injury done to Don PACIFICO, Sir WILLIAM MOLE3WORTLI Main tained that henceforth, according to the same prin ciple, " if an English traveller were to be robbed by Italian banditti, the Secretary of State for Foreig❑ Affairs would be entitled to demand compensation for him in the event of the Italian Government not being able to capture the banditti, and restore the property of the traveller ; and consequently it would follow re ciprocally, that if a foreigner were to have his packet picked i❑ London, the Government of that foreigner would be entitled to demand com pensation from the British Government, if the thief were not caught and the property re stored." Consequently—nothing of the sort ! A petty larceny committed in the streets by an indivi dual pickpocket, is in no degree comparable to a riot by an infuriated mob, led on by the relative of one of the Chief Ministers of the Government. Against such disgraceful arguments as these we protest with all the energy of our indignation. And we doubt not but that the sympathy felt by the people of England for a bold, and patriotic, and manly, and magnanimous statesman like Lord PALMERSTON must be materially enhanced when it is seen with what virulent hatred he is being hunted down by his antagonists, and shamefully stabbed in the back by the most odious misrepresen tations. All these extraordinary and unprecedented proceedings, we doubt not, will exercise a powerful influence over the more generous and independent Members in the House of Commons when the hour arrives for this important debate to be consummated by a division. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS, CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 7,000 bales, of which 2,000 were taken for ex port and on speculation. The market was firm, at full prices.—Railway Shares were quiet, but steady. The arrivals of foreign Wheat in Mark-lane to-day are 16,420 qrs., and of Oats 12,690 qrs. In the Foreign markets there has been no feature this week. A steady demand has existed for Sugar, and Coffee within the last two days is firmer. In Indigo there have been a fair number of sales privately, and Cotton has been at fuller prices. Wool cuntiuues to be taken at full rates at the auctions in progress, and Tea is rather dearer. A very encouraging statement as to the position and prospects of Canada was made yesterday at the meeting of the proprietors of the Canada Company. The excellent harvest of last year, the full prices obtained, and the general increase of trade have been powerful iu restoring to British North America a portion of the prosperity which it had previously and temporarily lost, owing to the altera tion iu our tariff. In a country like Canada nothing can be more important than that the agriculturists should be successful in their pursuits. They are the strength of the colony, and a fair index to their posi tion may always be found in the receipts of the Canada Company, dependent us that is upon the amounts ob tained from sales or rentals of land. During the present year, and to the 6th iust., the amount paid on these accounts was 22,2401., or an increase of 9,8411. over the corresponding period of 1849. The land sold this year is 3,608 acres against 1,751 acres, and leases have been granted of 34,626 acres where last year to the same date only 24,580 acres were taken. The Governor of the company affirmed that the social affairs of Canada were seldom more prosperous, that the settlers were doing extremely well, mid that if the Act of reciprocity with the United States was brought into force, there was every reason to believe that the value of produce would be fully supported. The excellence of the leasing system, with the option of purchase, was working to the mutual advantage of the settlers and the company. Hamburgh advices of Tuesday notice a further decline of in the rate of exchange on London, viz., to 13 74. Not much was doing in bills. The Money Market was still rather light. It is stated in letters from Cologne, that all hope was lost of getting the Belgian Government to accept the naodifications proposed in the treaty of September, and consequently this treaty might be considered as de nounced. At Amsterdam on the 26th instant, the Dutch Secu rities were firm. Spanish Bonds were rather lower. The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have re ceived advices of further shipments of specie and bullion to the aggregate amount of 19,625 dollars from Mazat lan and Guaymas, for the payment of dividends. In the English Funds there is the same want of ani mation, and with scarcely any change in prices. Consols have been 951 to 96, after having closed yesterday at 96 to 1. It is felt that when ultra-liberals, like Sir %V. Molesworth, desert their principles and op pose a humane and enlightened policy abroad, the extent of the Ministerial majority may be lets than could be desired. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 97i and the Three per Cents. 961 Bank Stock has been marked 2081 to 209 i. Excne quer-bills have been quoted 675. to 70s. premium. This is settling day in the Foreign Market, and has led to some fluctuation. Spanish Three per Cents. have been 38k, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 3.11. Mexican Bonds have ranged from 29i to 30 1 1. Buenos Ayres Stock has been at 55. Shares are scarcely so good. QUARTER TO THREE, Consols ... Ditto Account . ... 95i 96 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. PRICES OF BRITISII FUNDS dank 6tocsc ... 2081% 209% 4 pot' Cent. Reduced An us ...... ... 96 %1 '_sow 31% per Cent. Ann 5.............. ... 97%% Lonß Anne. to expire J an.lBBo — Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 !richii Bonds, 1,0001. .............. . Consols for Account 96 9578 •;xchequer Bills. 1 1 4 d. at 2d 1,0001. June 67 70 p 70 p 5001. June Small. June ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds 89% 89 3 4 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 55 54 1 4 Grenada Bonds, 1 1 A per Cent. l B l4 18 1 4 Mexican, 5 per Cent.lB46, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .. , 30 1 4 29 3 / 29 3 % Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 41% per Cent 7B 78 Ditto, Deferred .. 33% Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, :4 per Cent. Ituseian Bonds Ditto, 41,4 par Cent Ditto Scrip 4 1% p 4 1 / 2 p Spanish 5 per C,nt. 1840 Ditto. 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, 2 14 per Cent Ditto Deferred Oivriends on the above payable in London. 209% 96% 9774 8 1-16 90 p 957,(4 Dutch 2 1 4 per Cent., 12 Guild: .. :)8 1 i 58 1 / 4 Ditto. 4 I.•ez Cont. Certificates... 88 88 rRICES OF ?AID. „ BUSLNESB, DONE CLOSIN 1i.....1"...w‘.v sEARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES birminghana and 0x i,,rd J tart., calls duly paid, or with a gnaran. 20 Caledonkn Do. New 101. Pref..... 10 Cheitor and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Prefer•-•ncp l5 ..... ' astern Counties........ 20 ...... 7 1 / 4 East Lancashire East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per Cent. Great Northern Do., Y a B 6 per Cent... 11 1 ,4 Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12 Great Western 100 Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 Do. Fifths... l l l4 l l4 .• LO. (W. Riding Union) 11 1 A — ......, London &Blackwall...ll/. 6s. 3d... ..... 1 London, linghton, arid . Soati, Do. Guarant. 6 per et.. 9 .... 11 ..... London and We tern 100 1094, 109 11 , , ;i 108 3 4 12 3 4 12 3 4 531/, tto. Ntw Quarturs 12 12 3 4 ........ ..... 12 .. 12% ••• London.: •: , .'W.st:ra ...... 59 5314 ..... Ma toney:tT:r.Butxt )n,and Natlock 5ll is Midland ... ......... ......100 . 3 6 14 3514 Do„, 501. Shared ..... 30 North British Ditto Preference North Staffordshire ... 17 1 / 2 iteading, tiuilciiord, and Reigate ...... .. 15% ......... 11 1. 154( 4 Shrewsbury and Birm... 1314 dis. ..... dis Ditto, New Guaranteed 6 Soath Eastern ork, Newcaevie, &uct Berwick. ....... ...... 25 Do. Newcastle Exton. 20 De. G.N.E.Preference 6 ... 2 3 York: and North Midland 50 Ottc., .P. 7 ; FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish Luxembourg Ditto lO Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 Sambre and Meuse fours and Nantes l3 MINES. Australian 4 ,1111. 3' United 31exican 2 8 1,4 JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint Stock lO ... 17% LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JUNE 28.—Wind at noon N.E., light breeze and dull cloudy weather. OFF PLYMOUTH, JUNE 26.—Great Britain, Montreal. NEWPORT, JUNE 27.—Wind N.E., strong.—Sld. Ilar vest, Baltimore; Nathan Hernan, Boston; South Esk, Quebec; Silurian, ditto; Eleanor Thompson, St. 'Thomas. LONDONDERRY. Sld. Provincialist, Philadelphia; Robert Barton, ditto. BELFAST, JUNE 2G.—Wind N.—Sld. Patrick Henry, New York. FISHGUARD, JUNE 25.—The John Guise, Clyde to Newport, which struck on the lower sledge in Abenthy Bay yesterday, has fallen off into fourteen fathoms water; materials saved. LITTLEHAMPTON, JUNE 27.—The Margery, of Dun dee, from Runcorn, is leaky, having grounded in the harbour, and must discharge. YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, JUN= 27. —The Southampton, from New York, in coming through the Needles passage, ran on shore on Claves End, remained about three hours, came off without assistance, and pro ceeded apparently without damage. lIARWICH, JUNE 27.—The Espoir, of and for Bor deaux, from Seabam, has been assisted in very leaky, having been on the Skipwash Sand. PILL, JUNE 27.—Wind E.S.E.—SId. Anna, Quebec. STRANRAER, JUNE 27.—The Margaret, of Working ton, Ardrossan to Runcorn, foundered yesterday off Cornwall Point; crew saved. NORDIN, JUNE 24.—The Anna Wilhelmina, Dorum mersu to London, was stranded on the Island of Juist last night. has five feet water in her hold; crew saved. DEAL, JUNE 27.—Wind Neried, Staugh ton, Jamaica. Arrived from the River, and sld., Kent, Calcutta; Barham, Bengal; Seringapatam, Bombay; Swift, Cape Coast Castle; Agnes, Rio Janeiro. The hull of a vessel, supposed to be that of a French fishing boat, is re; orted to have been seen on the Goodwin Saud t mornine. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. Only 1,420 quarters of English Wheat have reached us coastwise during the present week. By land carriago the receipts of that grain have Palle❑ off. To-day the stands were scantily supplied with samples of both red and white; nevertheless, the demand, owing to the thin attendance of buyers, was in a sluggish state, at prices about equal to those obtained on Monday last. The im ports of ioreign W heat continues good—upwards of 16,000 quarters having come to hand since Saturday. Really fine parcels moved off slowly at full rates of currency. In the middling and inferior kinds next to nothing was doing. Not a single sample of English Barley was brought for ward; and the supply of foreign was by no means good. Grinding qualities sold to a fair extent, at full prices; but molting and distilling sorts were neglected. Malt, though in short supply, met a very inactive demand, at late rates. The supply of Oats was small. Selected parcels were held for more money. All other kinds were quite as dear. Beans, Peas, and Indian Corn dull, bu not clac aper. Malt. I Flour, 33.74 85 1 / 34-1 2 7 1 ,4 1 / 9 5 ,4 29 lotA 7 101 r, 68% 34 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. 1 Barley. Oats. -- __ 12,590 Qrs. Qrs. 40 s E c n o g t l e i l s , ll . 1,430_ Irish •••• • • • • — — Foreign ...... 16,430 3,340 Qrs. Qrs. Sacks 1,130 2,680 2,210 S'IVIETIIrIELD. Our market to-day was tolerably well supp lied with beasts for the time of year, but their general quality was by no means good. The attendance of buyers being small, the Beef trade ruled dull, at Monday's quo tations. Notwithstanding that the numbers of Sheep were large, the demand for that description of stock was steady, and in some instances the primest old Downs produced rather more mcivy. Prime Lambs commanded a ready sale, at full rates of currency. In other qualities if Lamb very little business was tran stcted. Calves were in full average supply, and heavy inquiry, at last week's prices. The Pork trade was very inactive. M►lch Cows were selling at from 141. to 181. each, including their small calf. Per sibs. to s' s. d. to s. d, (nfertor Beasts..... 2 4 2 6 1 Ink the offal. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Sheep .. .. 2 6 2 s Second quality •• •• 2 8 ['rime large Oxei.• 3 0 Prime Scots .. •• •• 3 4 2 10 3 3 6 Large coarse Calves 2 6 Yrimesniall ditto .. 3 0 2 10 3 4 Second qual. Sheep 210 3 0 Costree-woolledditto3 2 3 6 SouthdownWether 3 8 3 10 Suckling Calves • •18 0 23 0 Lambs •• •• •. •• •• 3 10 5 0 Ditto out of the wool 0 Large Hogs ...• • • 3 o '. 0 2 3 6 Small Porkers • ... 3 Quart-3r old Pigs ..16 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. 1 Calves. 1 P:10. 835 15,620 I 322 .100 SCOTCH. Beasts. 109 I Sheep. I Calves. I rigs FOREIGN SUPPLY. Sheep. 2 Calves. lio P - ..gs. 0 NSIVGATE AND LE. DENNALL. BeastA. 120 These markets were steady to-day, and late rates were well supported. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. BeeLinferlor.....• 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior .. 2 G 210 - middling .• .. 2 6 2 8 middling.. 3 0 3 4 - primelargo •• 2 8 210 prime .... 3 6 3 8 - prime small .. 3 0 3 2 Pork, 1arge........ 210 3 4 •. 2 6 3 2 - small ........ 3 6 4 0 Lamb. 3s 8d to 48 10d. 13012.0UG31 SOP 11211.7Z11.111% Favourable accounts having reached us from Kent and Sussex, and the duty having been done as high as 165,0001., our market is exceedingly inactive, and last week's prices are with difficulty supported. New Mid and East Kent pockets, 6/ to 101 10s; New Weald of Kent ditto, 6/ to 81; New Sussex ditto, 61 5s t , ) 61 12s; New Farnhams, 121 to 131; Yearling Kents, 313 s to 41 Ss; Yearling Sussex, 21 105 to 31 ss; Old Hops, 1/ to 3L COLON2AL. SUGAR.—There has been a. firm market for most de scriptions, although the transactions have not been ex tensive. Barbadoes low to fine yellow has realised 363 to 42s 6d, and brown 33s to 35s 6d. Refined fair and good grocery Lumps have been steady, at 49s to 51s. EAST INDlA.—Madras has been dull, at previous rates—soft brown 28s to 29s 6d, and yellow 40s to 31e. Bengal, 1,100 bags was taken in at 39s 6d for good mid white, and 36s 6d to 38s for good to fine soft yellow. Mauarrius —64 casks and. 7,200 bags, about two thirds sold at previous prices, and low and ord brown at 25s to 295; yellow low to mid, 34s 6d to 363; and grey, 343 to 38s. Foreign has been held very firmly. Manilla has been sold privately at 17s 6d per cwt, while Havannah was taken iu at 295• 6d to 338 6d for mid to good, and yellow at 19s to 21s 6d. COFFEE.—This article, although not extensively dealt in, has likewise been rather limier. Plantation Ceylon has been sold at 47s to 51s for fine and fine fine ord, at 51s 6d to 623 for mid and good mid, at 42s to 48s for triage, and at 52s 6d to 593 6•d for pea-berry. Ord na tive has been sold at 40s to 40s 6d, and real good ord at 42s to 435. Jamaica brought 493 to 555; and Mocha went at 59s to 61s for mid, at 74s for good yellow, and at 28s to 43s for triage. Cocoa.—Grenada has been sold at 3646 d to 38s Gd for inferior, and at 39s to 42s :for fine. Guayaquil has been taken in at 28s to d for good ord, and Para at 28e. Rini.—The market is steady . SPICES.—A moderate business has been done in Pimento at from 6d to bid per lb. Jamaica Ginger has been rather cheaper. RICE.—The quotations have declined a little, and there is more on offer. Fine pinky white Madras has been sold at 8s to 9s, and Bengal &no white 103 Gd to 1 COTTON.—A larger business has been doing at fuller rates within the last day or two. At public sale Madras good to fair realised 4id to 4,1-,cl per lb, being if d higher. TEA.—Public sales of 8 560 packages have been held, and a full proportio❑ has found buyers, Congou realis ing 2d per lb advance. Assam brought full rates. TALLow.—P.Y.C. has beeia steady at 36s 6d to 37s per cwt on the spot, but with very little doing. GREEN FRUIT.—The market is nearly cleared of Oranges and Lemons ; a parcel of the former, consist ing of 250 boxes, per Iberia stesamer, from Lisbon, offered by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, sold at 3s per box advance. Lemons sustain th. 3 high price obtained of late, and the supply is now entirely upon those obtained from Lisbon. A parcel of Snayrna Nuts has been taken by the trade at a high figure. Barcelona Nuts, owing to the competition of some lez.ding houses, are selling below their value. Brazil have advanced 2s per 'carrel: GRAND REVIEW AND SHAM FIGHT.-(THIS DAY.) —This morning the whole of the troops of the Royal Horse Artillery stationed at Woolwich assembled on the common under the command of General Sir T. Downman and the staff of officers. Among those present on the occasion we observed the Nepaulesa Ambassador and suite, his Royal highness Prince Albert, K.C.B , the Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Gough. the Duke of Wellington, and a number of other distinguished officers. After the men, guns, and horses, had been minutely examined, the troops went through the ma noeuvres of a sham tight. A grand ball will be given this evening in the mess-room, to which the Nepaulese Ambas sador is invite]. HOP INTELLIGENCE.—WORCESTER , JUNE 26.—The hop market is very quiet, very few hops of any kind having changed hands the last fortnight, the present favourable weather for the growing crops being much against the de mand. Prices are on the decline, and holders are anxious to reduce their stocks. Prices—New Worcester, 110 s. to 1265.; yearlings, b 62. to 7.52. per cwt.— Worcester Journal. 9 3 IG% 2 LAs 11 / 4 2 % 1,,i ATROCIOUS ASSAULT UPON HER MAJESTY. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER AT THE HOME-OFFICE.—(THIS DAY.) At 12 o'clock this day the man, Robert Pate, who was taken into custody yesterday evening for uu atrocious assault on her Majesty the Queen, as she was leaving Cambridge House, Piccadilly, after a visit to her illus trious uncle, the Duke of Cambridge, was brought up for examination before the authorities at the Home office. The examination was taken before Mr. Hall, the chief magistrate at Bow-street, and in the presence of Sir George Grey, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Mr. Corne wall Lewis and of hers. At a quarter-past 12 the prisoner arrived at the Home-office, in the custody of Superintendent Otway, and was conducted into an ante-room, in which the representatives of the public press were as sembled. Here he remained for a few minutes, pre viously to his being taken before the authorities, who had assembled in an adjoining apartment, and an oppor tunity was thus afforded of closely inspecting his person and demeanour. He is an exceedingly gentlemanly looking person, apparently a little above 40 years of age, with,a light delicate complexion, and very light and soft brown hair. A premature baldness over the crown of his head gives him an older appearance than he would otherwise have had. His features, which are by no meanaunprepossessing, are set off by an elegant mous. tache, the colour of his hair, and his forehead, which: is high and well-developed, is charac terised by several horizontal wrinkles, and a certain peculiar twitching indicating restlessness, of mind. The first look at the man evoked our extreme pity that he should have so utterly forgot himself as to commit an act so thoroughly atrircious and cowardly upon the person of our beloved Queen, whose youth and gentle sex, not to mention her supreme position in this realm, might have commended her to the pro tection and kindly offices of every bosom which throbs with manly emotion. The prisoner was dressed with the greatest neatness in a blue frock coat, a white double breasted waistcoat buttoned closely up to the throat, a blue neckerchief, and a pair of checked Tweed trousers, with boots buttoned half way up the leg. He was accom modated with a seat on his entrance to the anti-room, and as he was submitted to the half averted gaze of the persons present he betrayed no emotion of displeasure, or otherwise. There was no sign of sorrow on his countenance for what he had done, but a certain restless anxiety was visible as to the fate that awaited him. On being summoned before the authorities in the adjoining apartment, he took up his hat and walked forward to the door with a careless and somewhat lounging gait. An application was made by the representatives of the press to Sir George Grey to be present at the examina tion, but before it commenced Mr. Hall entered the room in which they were waiting, and intimated to them he wao sorry that he could not comply with their re quest; that it was contrary to the invariable practice on ail such occasions; but that, after the examination was over, he should be happy to give the gentlemen of the press the result. The examination, which was conducted with closed doors, did not last longer than half an hour. At its conclusion, the prisoner was conducted by In spector Otway from the Council-room to a waiting-room and from thence conveyed in a cab to prison. Our reporter, who, in company with the other repre sentatives of the press, was kindly allowed to remain in an ante-room adjoining the apartment of Sir George Grey, was courteously informed by Mr. Hall, the Chief Magistrate, at the close of the examination what had transpired. Mr. James Silver, inspector of po lice, A 8, who took the prisoner intocustody, and Samuel Cowling, of 18, Norwich-court, Fetter-lane, who seized the prisoner immediately after the assault, and one or two other witnesses were examined, fur the purpose of simply proving that the blow on her Majesty's person was inflicted by the hands of the prisoner. The Attorney-General, who was also present, then applied, for various reasons which he stated, and which Mr. Hall thought were well-founded, for the postpone ment of the further examinatioa of the prisoner till Tuesday next. Mr. Lfuddlestone, who appeared as counsel for the prisoner, hoped the Attorney-General would extend to the prisoner the indulgence of a longer remand, and suggested that Friday next should be fixed for his re examination. The Attorney-General consented to that course, and Mr. HALL then intimated that the prisoner stood re manded until Friday next at 12 o'clock. We were informed by Inspector Field, of the Detec tive Force, .that he had known the prisoner for about a year and a half, during which time he had been in the constant habit of meeting him in the neighbourhood of the Westend, and he attracted the particular attention of pedestrians by the peculiar way in which he swung his arm while walking. The general impression of per sons who have became acquainted with his appearance and manner through meeting with him in this cursory way in the streets is, that he is not insane; but we have been iuformed, though we cannot state it as a fact, that at times he was subject to slight attacks of mental ex citement. We have also been given to understand that for some time he has not been on good terms with his father, who is a wealthy corn factor at Wisbeach. Without making a detailed reference to the debate of last night, there is one speech which it would be unpar donable to pass over in silence. We know not whether the surprise or the indignation of our readers will be the greatest, when they peruse the speech of Sir William Moleswortb. The Hon. Gentleman not only proclaimed his intention of voting against the motion of Mr. Roebuck, but did all he could—which, happily, was not much—to damage and de stroy Lord Palmerston. What, we are curious to know, will the electors of Southwark say to this? Does Sir William Molesworth, in this instance, fairly represent their sen timents? If he does, we have grievously mistaken their character. Does he not, rather, grossly mis • represent them? And will they tamely submit to be thus grossly misrepresented on a question of such vast importance? Are they willing to have the finger of scorn pointed at them by the country, as men who are prepared to sacrifice an English Minister, and to see a Russian Minister substituted for him ? if they do not, without a moment's delay, raise their indignant voice against the conduct of their Member, and follow up the expression of their indigna tion by calling on him to resign, they will be considered by the country as sharing in his sentiments, and as approving of the course which he has thought proper to pursue. For their own sakes—for the sake of constitutional principles abroad—and for the sake of the English character, we trust the electors of Southwark will immediately assemble in public meeting, and adopt a resolution calling on Sir William Molesworth to resign a trust which he has so deli berately and so grossly betrayed.—Advertiser. FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE.— Yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock, the passengers on board the Bee, halfpenny steam-boat, were distressed by a frightful accident which happened to a young man named Samuel Barnett, aged 21, whose friends are of the Jewish persuasion, and reside in Middlesex-street, Commercial-road East. It appears that at the time above-named, the Bee steam-boat was taking passengers on board from the pier at Dyers'-hall-wharf, Upper Thames-street, City, when Barnett took his seat by the gangway, placing his feet upon a coil of rope, one end of which was made fast to the usual part o f th e d um b lighter. The catain, not seeing any danger, gave orders to " go ahead;" but at the same instant it was discovered that Barnett's right leg bad become firmly secured by the rope, at which time the full strain of the vessel was upon it, and before he could be released the right toot was completely severed near the ankle joint. The captain and crew ren dered every possible assistance, and having taken the un fortunate sufferer ashore, he was at once examined by a medical gentleman who happened to be present, and con veyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where it was fonnd ne cessary to amputate the limb at the knee. The removal of the leg was borne with much fortitude, and last evening Barnett was going on as favourably as could be expected. THE NEEDLEWOMAN EMIGRATION SOCIETY.-A large party—amounting to 61—of the young females being sent out to Australia under the auspices of Mr. Sidney Herbert's society, embarked on Wednesday on board the fine ship Northumberland, a teak-built Indiaman, forming one of Mr. Green's fleet, and bound on the present occasion for Port Philip. The party was organised under the active superintendence of the Hon. Mrs. Stuart Wortley, who was unremitting yesterday in attentions to her grateful proteges. The party who proceeded along with the emigrants to Gravesend included the usual active working members of the committee. Mr. Arthur Kinnaird took general charge of the expedition in the absence of Mr. Sidney Herbert. Besides Mrs. Stuart Wortley, there were present the Marquis and Marchioness of Drogheda, Lady Wenlock, Lord Wharn cliffe, Mr. Henry Tufnell, the Rev. Mr. Quekett, the Rev. Dr. Brown, Rev. Mr. Sanger, and the Rev. Mr. Shearman, Mr. and Miss Dee, and Mrs. Zetterquest. Dr. Sparke, the Government Emigration Inspector, was also one of the party. After the berths had been taken possession of, Mr. Kinnaird addressed the emigrants in a few words of affectionate ex hortation and farewell ; and the Rev. Mr. Quekett im pressed upon them the necessity of order, cheerfulness, com mand of temper, and general amiability of demeanour. Most of the girls were vividly and deeply affected, but they soon recovered their cheerfulness, smiles succeeding very speedily to tears. A singular fact came to light during the muster. One girl was absent, and on her name being repeatedly called, a companion of hers, also an emigrant, came forward and informed the committee that although her friend had quite made up her mind to go, and although she had herself provided and packed her outfit, yet that at Blackwell she had changed her mind, because—the noise of the steamer frightened her! OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY. -On Thursday (yesterday, June 27) a special meeting of the above company was held at the Guildhall, Worcester, for the purpose of submitting to the proprietors a Bill, now before Parliament, to authorise the sale to the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway Company of the Stratford-on-Avon Canal Navigation. Mr. Rufford, M.P., chairman of the company, presided, and the business of the day occupied but a very short period of time. After the usual preliminaries the chairman briefly addressed the proprietors, and the solicitor of the company, Mr. Charles Bedford, read an abstract of the proviEions of the Bill. The chairman then moved a formal resolution approving of the Bill, which has already been read a third time and passed in the House of Commons, and is now before the House of Lords. The resolution was carried unanimously. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. - Yesterday, about one o'clock, a man named Donaldson, residing in Stockbridge, and clerk to a respectable firm in Geor;e-street, deliberately and in presence of his wife, took a razor and made a deep gash in his throat, almost severing the windpipe. His wife rushed forward to frustrate the attempt, but finding it too late, she immediately called in medical assistance, when it was found the infatuated man had inflicted a very dangerous wound upon himself. He was carried to the Royal Infir mary, where he remains in a precarious state.— Caledonian Mercury of Thursday. 3% 4,4 61/2 K 4 0 0 21 0 PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ,:at again to-day fur the purpose of heal ieg wocions - peals. The Lords present were Mr. Baron Parke. the Judge of the Admiralty Court, the Chancellor (4 . the Duchy of Cornwall, and Sir Edward Ryan. The further arguments in the part-heard appeal of " Doolubdass Pettemberdass and others v Rain ell Thackoorseydass and others," occupied their Lordships the whole morning. We gave yesterday a full report of the facts of the case. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Master of the Rulls sat to-day in the RAN Court, Rolis•yard, Chancery-lane, and heard motions, but no case of the slightest public interest came before his Lord ship during the morning. VICE-CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY.) Continued indisposition prevents the Vice-Chancellor of England from sitting in his Court at Lincoln's Inn. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE His Honour was occupied the whole morning with cause petitions of no general interest. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) :Sittings in Banco, Wore Justices PATTESON, CoLE RIDGE, WIGHTMAN, and ERLE.) 'WILLIAMS V. MORGAN. In this case, which was part heard yesterday, and which was an action of trespass for taking the plaintiff's cattle, the defence was that they were trespassing on the close of the defendant. The plaintiff replied that the land in question was not subject to a right of com mon, such right being vested in the plaintiff, among other persons. The action was tried before Mr. Baron Platt, at the summer assizes at Brecon, when certain evidence tendered for the defendant, namely, a verdict given in a former case, in which the ancestor of one of the parties was concerned was objected to, but received, never theless, and a verdict was given for the defendant. A rule was subsequently obtained to set aside the verdict on several grounds, one of which was that the previous verdict had been improperly admitted in evidence. Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Chilton, and Mr. Grove, showed cause against the rule, and Mr. Evans, Mr. Sergeant H. Jones, and Mr. Morgan (of the Chancery bar), appeared in support of it. The arguments, which occupied the greater part of yesterday and the whole of this morning, had not con cluded when our report left. SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) Z UCCIANA V. TH 13 lIM AN. -IMPORTANT QUESTION AS TO BILLS OF EXCHANGE. This was an action to recover the sum of 81. on a bill of exchange, of which the defendant was alleged to be the acceptor. Defendant pleaded that he did not accept. Mr. Isaacs was called to prove the signature; but on the bill being put in, an objection was taken to its being read, as it was on an is. 6d. instead of a 2s. stamp. For the plaintiff it was contended, that defendant having simply pleaded that he did not accept, could not now raise the question as to the validity of the bill. The Learned SECONDARY said that it was rather a novel case, and he thought he had better receive the evidence, and enter a verdict for the plaintiff; although it %as clear it could not be maintained on moving for arrest of judgment. Defendant's Attorney contended that the Bill, being on a wrong stamp, was positively void, and could not be received in evidence, and that, therefore, plaintiff mug be nonsuited. Plaintiff's Attorney, in reply, contended that, at all events, a verdict could be taken for the amount which the stamp would legally carry. The SECONDARY held that plaintiff must be non suited. GIDNEY v. DYER..—In this case, which was an ac tion for trespass and assault, tried in the Common Pleas, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, one farthing. THE ORION.—It affords us pleasure to state that the Admiralty have intimated to the Messrs. Burns their readiness to co=operate with them in endeavouring to raise the Orion. Yesterday morning a letter was received by Mr. George Burns from Captain Caffin, R.N., expressing his sym pathy with him on the present melancholy occasion, and offering at the same time his gratuitous services in rescuing the ship. Captain Caffin, we understand, has had consicer able experience in such matters, and is otherwise one of the most active, intelligent, and efficient officers in her Majesty's service. It was he who raised the Sphinx, a man-of-war steamer of 1,110 tons burden, off the Isle of Wight, and he has also been instrumental in saving other vessels. Many of our readers, we have no doubt, will remember his name in connexion with the Queen's visit to Glasgow, he having at that time commanded the Scourge, which was one of her Majesty's convoy. To the application of the Messrs. Burns for their powerful aid, the Admiralty have responded most handsomely. Two telegraphic dispatches were received yes terday by the Messrs. Burns, the first intimating that the Admiralty would do all that was required, and that Captain Caffin would leave last night for Portpatrick. The second dispatch was to the effect that the Admiralty had ordered, by telegraph, the Salamander, Trident, and Lucifer, now at Liverpool, to proceed to Portpatrick immediately, and that divers, diving apparatus, hawsers, &c., would be sent to the scene of the wreck. These formidable preparations, and the efficient measures which will succeed them, warrant the pleas ing prospect of the stranded vessel being safely raised. The present state of the weather does not militate against this idea ;:and hitherto, with the exception of the funnel being swept away, the wreck has suffered but little from either wind or tide.— Glasgow Daily Mail. THE REIGATE BANK.—Yesterday a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Nash and Neale, proprietors of the late Reigate Bank, was held at the White Hart Inn, at that town. The Rev. .1. C. Wynter presided, and on behalf of Mr. Neale several gentlemen addressed the meeting, and it was stated that the suspension of payments had taken place without his consent, and that he was prepared to meet any overdraughts on his private account from his own property. It was also stated that Mr. Neale had not committed any act of bankruptcy; that some friends of Mr. J. Nash had only a week ago drawn out large sums ; that he himself had drawn out from 6,0001. to 7,000/. since his connexion .with the bank; that his connexion with it had enabled him greatly to increase his connexion as a land-surveyor; that the London and County Bank were prepared to offer a com promise of 105. in the pound upon the securities which Messrs. Nash and Neale held ; and, generally, that the assets of the establishment were equal to its liabilities. The inte rests of the Messrs. Nash were not represented at the meet ing, and after some discussion the following resolutions were agreed to :—" That this meeting having heard the statements of the solicitor of Mr. Neale, has to express its regret that so important a step as the closing of the bank should have been taken without the concurrence of both partners, and that a committee be appointed to wait upon the Messrs. Nash, to endeavour to make such arrangements as may prevent a bankruptcy, and give immediate relief to the neighbourhood. That this meeting be adjourned to Monday next, at half-past 12 o'clock, and that the committee be requested to report the result of their proceedings this day." The proceedings then terminated. NEW POSTAL TARIFF IN FRANCE.—The following has just been issued :—" The Director of the Post-office has the honour to inform the public, that in conformity with the law of finance of the 18th May last, the postage on simple letters will be raised from 20 to 25 centimes from the Ist of July next. Simple letters are those which do not weigh more than 7 grammes (about a quarter of an ounce). The letters weighing more than 7i grammes, but not exceeding 15 grammes, will pay 50 centimes. The decree of the 24th August, 1848, is maintained with respect to the postage on letters exceeding 15 grammes in weight. The pre-payment of registered letters (lettres recommandies) will be optional. These letters will pay, besides the ordinary postage for weight, an additional and invariable postage of 25c. They must continue to be deposited in the post-office in envelopes and closed with at least two seals in wax, with an impression on the seals. The tariff of 20 centimes is maintained for let ters addressed to sub-officers and soldiers of the army, and to sub-officers and sailors of the navy in active service. The postage stamps or figure heads sold by the Post-office for the prepayment of letters, will be of five different sorts : Ist, at 10 centimes, of a bistre colour; 2nd, at 15 centimes, of a green colour; 3rd, at 25 centimes, colour blue; 4th, at 40 centimes, colour orange; sth, at one franc, colour red. The public will be at liberty to combine as it may please the use of the postage stamps. The pre-payment will be valid when ever the postage stamps employed shall represent an amount at least equal to the postage due. No reimbursement can be exacted, in the event of the stamps exceeding this amount. If the letter destined for a French post-office shall bear postage stamps sufficient to cover the postage, the surplus of the legal postage must be paid by the receiver. The pre• payment with double postage remains obligatory for what are called lettres chargees. Persons who, after the Ist July, may have in their possession postage stamps at 20c., may receive money for them in the post-offices, pro vided the stamps be intact." GERMAN HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday the annual gene ral meeting of the governors and subscribers of this excel lent institution was held at the London Tavern, the Rev. Dr. Kuper in the chair. After the usual preliminaries, the re port for the past year was read, from which it appeared that the charity was in a very flourishing condition. The com mittee were enabled not only to defray the curreut ex penses of the year, to discharge the debt of 5001., the balance of the purchase money of the premises, but to in vest 1,0001. in the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Consols. The increase of the receipts was to be attributed in a great degree to their having effected a sale of i . _portion of the ground of the hospital to the East and West India Dock Company and Birmingham Junction Railway Com pany for the sum of 1,4001. It was not, however, to be concealed, that eventually the locality of the institution might have to be changed, in consequence of the noise incidental to the vicinity of a railway. Among the regular sources of income, the anniversary dinner had been very productive, no less a sum than 1,8471. 13s. 7d. having been realised on that occasion by donations and sub scriptions, including those of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Majesties the Emperor of Austria, the King of Bavaria, and the Senate of Frankfort. There was an in crease in the receipts of the West•end Auxiliary, and 641. 7s. Bd. was received which was realised by Id. sub scriptions among those employed in sugar-houses. The hospital had sustained a severe loss in the death of the Queen Dowager, who was a warm and liberal supporter of thelinstitution. The number of in-patients admitted during the past year amounted to 474, and since the opening the total of this class was 1,994. The number of out-patients during the same period was 2,895, and the total of this class was 8,494, making a grand total of persons relieved since the establishment of this institution of 10,484. The income for the past year, exclusive of 1,4001. already mentioned, was 2,8311. 10s., and the expenditure amounted to 9821., leaving a balance of 9'21. The report was unanimously adopted. After sour routine business, the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. MUNIFICENCE OF CHARLES JAMES BEVAN, ESQ., (MESSRS. BARCLAY, PERKINS, AND COMPANY). --Yesterday a deputation, from the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum Chapel Committee, consisting of Mr. Larby (first chairman of the institution), Mr. Clifford (present chairman), Mr. Franklin and Mr. Anderson (present governors), and Mr. Thomas Jones (secretary), had the honour of waiting on Mr. Bevan by appointment. The object sought was met in a most libe ral and satisfactory manner, and on the deputation with drawing, Mr. Bevan expressed his desire to be allowed to present the society, as his individual gif , with a service of communion plate. So handsome and unexpected an offer ing was most gratefully acknowledged. Mr. Bevan has al ready contributed 20 guineas towards the erection of the chapel, beyond the liberal sum of WO guir.eas subscribed by the distinguished firm of which he is a member. THE POST-OFFICE QUO' The closing of the Poet-office on S - wpdaY 6, consinerab,e inent and iii-leeling country, and the subiect has been mention B Houses of Parliament during ttie week. Lor a f , questions the power of the Government to es, regulations, and Mr. Locke has given noties tention, on the 9th of July, to take tbo House of Commons upon a motion to re ee r, he cent decision. Oa the announcement of I"it tions of Government, we asked—" But Coal line line to be drawn ? How can stop shop The British Banner, in the following rem ; " Cab-office rest," suggests the same kind of ' l l, " We have just received a proof copy of 60,110„ strance and Appeal by '2OO of the carriag e drivers of Glasgow, respecting their employmeoto Sabbath-day, addressed to the public medium of the Glasgow Working Man's Ono% tention Society. We know not whether tithe 1'00! or John Bull was prepared for anything of 0 /0 11 but it will be exceedingly difficult to show °,6e01 silence should obtain in all the Post offices of n ad, while a hustling and a tumultuous activity Olio!, with three-fold increase in the stable-yard. tj 200 men, cab -drivers in Glasgow, with 617 q. ostlers, strippers , clerks, and so forth, ;10401 in the several yards. The statistics of °'lc?, Sabbath are given, showing the e, l) of 110 vehicles, having 215 ' lifts,' stri 115 were to and from places of public worsinP; or to one against the chance " lifts." To this, it l o plot must be added at least 100 private carriages e.ptorJ on the Sabbath-day. We must on the P res : o ftr sion confine ourselves to the simple statemen4l facts. This is not the place for a theologic al (1 , upon the Sabbath and its relatiOns to genersi to , but these facts, and this case, supply an additie!,.lsl statement on a former occasion, with respect to tt' le vii bath question,—tbat if a principle must be na h r r o st it will lead its advocates further than they Per ull ` templated; and that they must either do notbingiolf everything, or make a compromise; and then W comes of the principle?"—Derby Reporter. „ t og; Much vexation was felt at Stamford on Stinu li irs ing last in consequence of the non-delivery of 1;60 newspapers; and among those who on the f ° po rtO, day expressed the most indignation, were solnea from Burghley House. That their complaint!: ' d ye in the proper quarter, were reasonable, few Igl u 01 0 but it seems strange that such persons should bey 11 spleen upon the officials at the post-office, Burghley was one of the 74 whu voted the a d ; iol the Queen which has led to the present unsgl"" state of things.—Lincoln Mercury. a THE NEW POST-OFFICE ARRANGEMENTP7I nesday a special meeting of the town nounen,lscolr, castle-upon-Tyne was held, to take into con sl 4 9' the recent suspension of post-office labours on r or, bath. Several of the leading members strong, 1 0 demned the new arrangement, and a resolUn°ol, petition against it were almost unanimously 5d02 la ~► LAMBETH PALACE.-011 Wednesday P. - in w, the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury gave a verY.„;;V entertainment, according to ancient usage, to the 11 2 6 09 0 the Lord Mayor, and the stewards of the sons of eu e to joo, The guests assembled at the Palace at half-past sil , ,be Divine service in the private chapel previously_W eyd quet. Amongst those present were the Right 1100.:4Y,, Mayor, the Lord Bishop of Manchester, the 110 0 . H. Legge, Sir R. H. Inglis, Sir Walter G. Stir j Alderman Copeland, M.P., Alderman Sir Chapnlar l 51,,F Mr. Alderman Sidney , M.P., Mr. Alderman 5 13 10 , ,, Lawrence, Mr. SherieNicoll, the Chamberlain °` the Lord Mayor's Chaplain, the High Sheriff of 02 fv Rev. B. James, Mr. H. F. Prosser, M.P., the Rev' chinson, &c. SOCIETY OF DANCERS.—Yesterday the e l, meeting of the Provident Society of Dancers and rof", of Dancing was held in the saloon of the TheateLiev, Haymarket; James Byrn, Esq.. in the chair. ' ll l o eie tary read the report, which, in effect, stated that the e ar, though still young, had received the support of edffl i most influential and talented professors of dancill;d, native and foreign. The affairs of the society Y,, a or, steadily, if not as rapidly as could be wished, t 01 07 , 0 0 ,, attainment of its object—the raising a fund for /Agr e ed: aged and infirm dancers, should they unfortunately not V assistance. Appended to the report was a statemen t . society's income and expenditure for the last ye';of, chairman afterwards addressed the meeting, forcibly o f upon the attention of all present the benefits confer ee n the aged dancer by this society, a society not co aO o f. natives of England, but which admitted all me mber' profession. The report was unanimously adopted. Ce The accounts of the state of the Vice-Cho° • tlo,l of England are more favourable. He is now comerto; free from pain, and the danger is much diminished/ D eV cannot for some time be in a condition to attend e ° I business. INSTALLATION OF THE DEAN OF HEREFORD' b old' 9 Very Rev. Richard Dawes, A.M., rector of King's 0 3 0; Hampshire, was duly installed, with the customary i os the cathedral church on Tuesday morning. There fashionable congregation to witness the ceremonial. 0 AMATEUR HANGING.—On Sunday week bi 4 "? 4 , 4 1# men belonging to Stourport performed a very rerni m i ll feat. They were drinking at the Cross public-house e 0 one Levi Rowley, a man thirty . years of age, intio 3 7,o , r the other, Josiah Burton, who is much his junior, was tired of the troubles of the world and would halt or self. Burton offered at once to be his executioner, no,i , cordingly they procured a piece of rope, and adjour e, neighbouring spot, where a tree, well calculated for if lows, was standing. Rowley got up upon a block of 0 04 and Burton soon had the rope fixed to bough and 0 10 then, kicking the wood away, he started his friend ul )(1 0 bV journey to another world. He then returned to the P A house, and told his other companions what he 13 ,A cleverly performed, but nobody believed that h e was ' t r i the truth, so nobody moved. Burto n p resen tl y WeA l a hr again alone, and found that the features o f hi s f r ien .. .di! undergone considerable change, so he thought he had nil cut him down, and ascertain if he still was s e r ious '",titi determination to bid farewell to mortal things. This down was, however, a work of difficulty, as his klin' „/, dull, but at last he succeeded, and laid his com panion ; t lO the turf; but believing that the insensibility whic hanging man exhibited to be all sham, h e again stet into the house, end left him to his fat. The otherrd in the house, thinking at last that somethi ng ser i o us really have occurred, went out and found Rowley appc i pi dead. They immediately got him in doors, an d a fter (1 0 0 the proper means for recovering him, they at last 10 ,00 satisfaction to see their efforts successful. It is said tb P has had enough of hanging, and is now resigned to life. / PERFORMANCES OF THE ATLANTIC STEAM SO il l ' or The performances of the Cunard steamers and those Mot ing to the American Mail Company having become rsol6 interesting, we have had sent to us the f o ll ow i n g ta b statements as to the respective passages of the •rdw Atlantic, and Asia : The Europa left New York, June 15, at 12.20 noon. ll' P. 4O Arrived at Liverpool, 16th, at 8 A.M. Deduct difference of time 0 4 40 Deduct for call and detour at Halifax 0 15 0 4 0 0 19 --- v Net time lO 0 The Atlantic left New York, June 15, at noon. ,0 Arrived at Liverpool, 26th, at 5 &.MlO 11 40 Deduct difference of time 0 > 4 --- 10 1/ 0 Europa's passage, as above , 0 _, The Asia left Boston, June 12, at 12.20 noon. ,g 4 0 Arrived at Liverpool, 22d, at A.M. ......... Deduct difference of time, and call, &c., at 4 0 Halifax 0 8 23 In favour of the Europa Add difference between a voyage from New York to Liverpool and Boston to Liver pool ..... 9 17 Passage of Atlantic Asia, as above, would be 9 17 0 Difference in favour of Asia 0 19 40 Of BALLOONING IN PORT UGAL: A Frenchwoman, $ the name of Bertrand, ascended in a balloon from Lisbon .a few days since. In a cou pl e o f h ours a f terwar d s Madam prepared to come down. A gen tl e b reeze h a d waft her slowly across the Tagus in a S.E. and at five P having passed over AldeP e a lega, and seeing a village conveniently tfitu at 0 for her purpose, s h e b egan to ma k e h er prepa ratin o for what she flattered he rse lf wou ld b e a qu i e t a nd descent, little dreaming all the while of what was going °,., below. The villagers who had assembled as usual on nt days, were in the thick of their sports, when the terrific s r parition presented itself to their view. Great was the c cu s j sternat ion among them. Thei r fi rs t movemen t was a gener hi uplifting of right hands, with the thumb inserted between t index and fore fin ger , hich when accompanied, as it was ul fl this occasion; with a loud proclamation of defiance to t Devil and all his works, may b e recommen d e d as an exce e 1 lent preservative against witchcraft and all sorts of diabolic.l,' devices. As the monster approached, many, losing f a ith n; their specific, took to th e i r heels, and when the fair teronanl addressed the others through her speaking trumpet, most them, feeling quite sure that it was the archangel coming call them to their last accou n t, wen t d own on their knee' and roared for mercy. A fe w s t ou t h ear t s , however, to' mained, who, cudgel in hand, sto o d th e i r gr ound manful determined to do for the witch as soon as she came witbi their reach. The witch, however, seeing these demonstts" tion, threw out ballast, rose again, and with much difficult , succeeded in effecting a safe landing some miles off.—Lisb° ll Correspondent of the Morning Herald. The Chairman of the Customs had an interview With the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Wednesday. 81147713. OF A SON. On the 2 , th inst., in Great James-street, Bedford-row, the wife of George M. Wetherfield, Esq. On the 25th inst., at Chichester, the wife of H. Matsu Gruggen, M.D. On the 26th inst., at Upper Seymour-street, ?ortolan" square, the lady of the Rev. B. Maitland. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 26th inst., at Upper Clapton, Mrs. H. L. Scott. On the 24th inst., at Ballingdon, Essex, Mrs. H. Foo. ALARMED. On the 26th inst., at St. George's Church, Hanover-squa re/ Sir William Dickson, Bart., of Sydenham, R os burghshirel Captain R.N. , to Laurette Emmeline, only daughter of Colon el , North ey, of Llangwath an , P em b ro k es hi re , an d l a t e Assiatan ) Quartermaster-General. DID. On the 21st inst., at Hanov E er, aged 63, Augustine Skot° towe, Esq., f or 43 years of t h e o ffi ce of her M a j es ty's Poi master-General. On the 25th inst., in Upper Grosvenor-street, the Viscount Cantilupe, son of the Earl and Countess De la Warr. On the 25th inst., Caroline, wife of Sir S. Graham, Bart. , On the 19th iust., in Upper Gloucester-place, Crisp N , Montgomerie, Esq., of Garboldisham, Norfolk. On the 25th inst., aged 80, Elizabeth, widow of the late T. Beeching, Esq., of Tonbridge- wells. _.---, ........__ Luau°. rumen and enbluthed by MUBDOYOUNG , No. 112, strand, Printer, at The Sux Office, Na 1 1 Strand, in tho Precinct the Savoy, in tbe 001 111 W WACldt9tel7. Friday, June 28, 1850. THE SUN, LONDO 213, 1850. .57