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rbirbi libtiion APPREHENSION OF OFFENDERS BILL. This Bill was read a second time and ordered to be com mitted tomorrow at twelve o'clock. LAND) BILL. TAXING MASTERS' COURT OF CHANCERY (IRE NATIONAL TRADES' CON FF.RENCE.—( THIS DAY.) This Bill was read a third time and passed. The N a ti ona l T ra d es ' Conferecce having, at their meeting LIBEL BILL. on the 24 t h M arc h last, in London, resolved to hold another This Bill was read a third time and passed. Meeting on the last Monday in July, assembled this day in GAMES AND WAGERS BILL. Pursuance of the resolutions at the Literary and Scientific In- The House then went into Committee on this Bill. atitution, John -street, Fitzroy-square, f or the p ur p ose o f taking Clauses up to 16 were agreed to with a few verbal artier d ines consideration certain plans of organization. The meet- menta. ing was Sited to be held at three o'clock, and shortly after that h our On clause 17 being proposed, whi c h l ega li se d su b scr i pt i ons to the turf, Tnoetes S. DUNCOMBE, F,sq., m.p., arr i ve d an d took Mr. C. BERKELEY objected to this one-sided legislation the chair, but at that hour there were not many delegates which went, he contended, to legalise gambling one way, while present. The Cxg lttatAv , on ta ki ng hi s seat, said he was so well it attempted to put it asid e i n ano th er . H e s h ou ld ta k e the sense of the House upon the question, whether the clause should aware of the great importance of time to the Delegates on the stand part of the Bill. present occasion, as well as of the necessity for economising Sir JAMES GRAHAM defended the clause. the funds of those whom the Delegates represented, that he Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the Committee di would not occupy their time by addressing them at any vided, when there appeared— length, but, at the same time, he could not permit this i For the clause opportunity to pass without expressing the gratifica- I Against it 3 titan it afforded him and the other members of Majority for the clause the Committee at again meeting this assembly of the The clause was then agreed to, as were the other clauses, and representatives of the working-classes. lie could assure the the Bill was ordered to be reported to-morrow at twelve Delegates that during the time that had elapsed since he last o'clock. had the pleasure of meeting them, that the Committee had not CHURCH BUILDING ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. been idle or apathetic in the services of those who had confided This Bill was read a third time. to them the duty of acting as their Committee, but that they On the question that the Bill do pass, had devoted all the powers of their minds to the best interests of l Mr. NICHOLL moved the addition of the following the trades : and all he could say was, that the result of their la- clause, which was agreed to :—" And be it enacted, that blurs only convinced them the more of the necessity that existed where, at the passing of this Act, there is not any for a perfect organization of the trades, and that every day's ex- consecrated church in one of two parishes which may perienee proved how beneficial such an c , rgan.zation must have been for thirty years next before the passing of prove. The Committee had considered the importance of the this Act united, or reputed to have been united, for suggestion thrown out at the last meeting—namely, the plan ecclesiastical purposes, and where a new church has been or for :he better organ cation of the trades for the purpose of em- shall hereafter be built wholly or in part out of any funds at the ploying the surplus labour of the country in agricultural and disposal of her Majesty's said Commissioners, in the said parish manufacturing pursuits. He was aware that this plan was in which there is not any such church as aforesaid, the whole only now put forward as ono which should be better consi- lof such parish may, after the consecration of such new church, dered ; arid he also begged to state that there was an impres- I be disunited for ecclesiastical I urposes from the other parish, slots abroad that this meeting had been held too soon, and that and may be formed into a separate and distinct parish for sufficient time had not been afforded to many of the trades in such purposes, with the same consents, in the same manner, different parts of the country to consider those plans and sagges- and under and subject to the same provisions and consequences tions, and therefore it would be well fur this meetingtoconsider I as arc mentioned and contained in the hereinbefore recited that fact. At the same time the Committee, being aware that Acts or any of them, or in this Act, relative to the formation this meeting would be held, they had prepared their report, I of a distinct and separate parish, where the same is formed out though th e y k n ew that but few persons would attend; but it i of one par;sh not united with another parish." would be well to hold it if for no other purpose than to conside r t o Th e c l ause was added to the Bill, and the Bill passed. what t ime they would aijourn the meeting. The delegates The House then adjourned till Five o'clock. would thus see that the Committee had not broken faith with them, or that their exertions had not been paralysed, or that what had been (lune was a failure ; but at the same time he did think it his duty to state that this meeting was deemed premature; and therefore, if the meeting thought proper, they could postpone it. The plan would be now read, and it could be discussed. The meeting was not called upon to a adopt th e plan, bat to discuss it, and it would be found to eon n much valuable Information, which could not be had from art 7 Parliamentary returns. the Seceera RY then read the standing orders, which were adopted. He next proceeded to read the plan, whereupon a discussion arose as to the mode to be adopted in regard to the details of the plan. The Delegate from Bristol said he had bees requested by his constituents to submit another plan. The Delegate from the Potteries said that his constituents had ins , ructed him to say that they concurred in the sugges tions in respect to land. After a few observations from sums other Delega' es, The SECRETARY proceeded to read the plan, and when he had concluded, The BRDITOL DELEGATE again rose, and hoped that he might be permitted to postpone reading his plan until to- Morrow, as he did not feel well. The , CiI'ARMAN said that the meeting had resolved to hear read the only other plan to be submitted, and that was one fro% Bristol. The Bristol Delegate then proceeded to read the report. The following is the substance of the plan submitted by the Committee REAL PROPERTY BILL. The Real Property (No. 3) Bill was read a third tim,. and assed. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. The Iloo,t: resum, d at Five o'clock. REPORTS. retorts on the Charity and the Ellison's Estate Bill wt re br, ught up and agreed to. SMALL DEBTS BILL. Mr. H. BERKELEY that owing to the otter busine,s upon the p , ,pur, it would not be in the power of the House to consider rud di,zcuss this Bill, which stood for the third reading that evening. He should, thertiore, wi&.h to know Low they might have the dis cussion, as he intended to move an amendment upon one of the clutt,es, Sir J. GIL M, with the view of arommodating, the Hop. M, tuber, would then move that the order of the day oa Bill be discharged, for the purpose of moving- that it be read a third time to-morrow, at twelve o'clock. Sir VALEINTINI. , ; BLAKE said, that as the Legis lative limcii,,ns of that House was about to be suspendod, lie begged leave to make a few observations upon the conduct of an individual, and upon the policy of the Government during the present suasion. Aftnr an observation from the SPEAKER, upon a point of or&r, GOV ERNMENT. C ONFERENCE.—The legislative power shall be vested in an Minuet conference of Delegates front the several trades in the Association. ANNUAL SESSIONS.—An annual session of conference shall be held on Whit-Monday, in such town and places as may be deter. mined upon. SPECIAL SBSSIONS —The central committee shall have the power 44 convening a special session of conference when it shall appear necessary. BususEss PAPER.—One month previous to the assembly of the anneal Conference, the Central Committee shall cause to be pre. Pitted and issued a business paper, or programme of the matters Intended to be brought under the consideration of the Conference. P oweas.—The Conference shall have power to make and revise th e laws of the Association, subject to ccrtain regulations. E tEcTioNs.—Within one month previous to Whit-Monday in „ "C h Year, the Central Committee shall issue th e i r p recep t to pro to,‘ the election of a Delegate or D e l ega t es t o represent th em "I Conference for the ensuing year. CENTRAL COMMITTEE. Poirzets AND Dm - min.—The Central Committee shall direct 4144 Control the general proceedings of the A ssoc i at i on for and in the name of the Association. They shall have the power to c is b iect to or a ppr ov e o f s t r ik es , when oth er means to settle dis. te d matters fail; and of raising from time to time suc h l ev i es ss rosy be necessary for the support of those strikes and turn-outs t hey may sanction. They shall by meditation, arbitration, and is they Proceedings, protect the interests and promote the well being c ' th e Associated Trades in all cases of trade disputes and difll ed-"es• They shall promote all measures, political, social, or , ' ,c ations], which are intended to improve the condi,ion of the classes ; and, generally, they shall take the most efficient Deana in their power to promote the objects of th, Association. The Honourable Baronet proceeded to say, that he wished to address himself to the Right Honourable Bart. a the head of the Government, who had promoted several individuals to luearative situations but upon one individual had cast a most unenviable notoriety, It would be in the recollection of the house that the late debate, when the question of the opening of Trinity College, Dublin, to fersons of all religious persuasions was the suhj: et of discussion, the Right Hon. Baronet said that the Catholic Warden of Galway hao signed a petition in favour of the Irish Colleges Bill. He—(Sir V. Blake) did not wish to interrupt, for an interruption even to so grtat a gun as the Right Hon. Baronet would not be acceptable—(laughter)—although he were in error. The Maynooth Bill was valiantly passed.—(Laughter.) The Right lieu. Baronet was very improperly alluded to in the discussion on that measure. It was stated that he had been guilty of faithlessness to his party, and it was ultimately alleged that he was guilty of perfidy. The Right Honourable Baronet was not guilty of anything like perfidy. He was not, certainly, in unity with a moiety of his party, but that moiety had no right to say that he had abandoned his party, because the greater portion of his party supported him. Those individuals who attributed perfidy to him had no idea of the sacred scheme, and the working of the Bill. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. FUNDS. i s NSRS OFANAGENENT.—ach trade in the Assoc *hall r conE tribute on e penny per mon t h for each paying member.iation c Stiti lAs, TURN-OUTS, AND LAW PROCEEDINGS.—The Central °rntaiitee shall from time to time raise such levies from the as. :°ciated trades as may be requisite fur the maintenance of such t t ee ti t k o s t urn.outs, law proceedings, or other measures for the pro industry to which they shall have given their sanction. ca . " e n' are several o th er ea• ses, but they are provissions for • .4 out the report in detail. When the liri,tol Delegate had concluded, t , The D e l egate from the cigar-makers suggested that as the ast read plan had not had any consideration, it should be re krred to a Committee. The Delegate trom the Potteries thought that the adoption f that rt:poi•t veuld only have the effect of throwing the apple of &score , mtnigst thr.m. for there were some trades who would agree to the laud proposition, and no other, and others who agree only to the strike plat,, &e. He concluded by proposing a req , lutt,zi to the effect, that it was the opinion of this con ference that to attempt a general union of trades upon the cOmbined principle of the two-fold object of strikes and the Purchase or rental of land, would be impracticable, and there -4 forerence. prejudicial to the organisation desired by the present ie con- After a Delegate had objected to the amendment, it was put and carried, and the meeting then agreed that each Delegate should have the power of admitting four friends to the gallery ; and some other matte's of a routii:o character having been dis- P°l 'd of, the delegates adjourned till ten o'clock to-morrow. Mr. HENLEY wished to ask the Right Honourable Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment, wieti- er the letter written by him to the magis trates of Stafford upon the subject of administering Jus tice in their own houses applied generally to magistrates. Sir J. GRAHAM said, that Hon. Members would perceive, frf-m the Report which lay upen the table, that in the ca,e raterred to, the Magistrate had decided a case of trespass in his own house, without the presence of a clerk or any other Magistrate, He must certainly repeat his opinion as to the impolicy of this line of con duct in ull cases. Mr. lIENLEY said he had, according to his notion another question to put to the Right Hon. Baronet. He wished to ask whether it was intended to bring in any measure to relieve magistrates from the re sponsibtlity of dealing with those parties that might i , e brought before them. His reason for putting the que-tton was, that there were now a great number of railway Bills, in which clauses were inserted, requiring the magistrates to divide summarily upon cases brought before them by the servants of the Companies. Sir J. GRA HAM said that he did not see any neces sity to atter the law. tll r. HUAI E said he thought the House would not object to relieve the county magistrates of all respon sibility, and to have stipendiary magistrates appointed. (LEFT AITTING. ) RAILWAY COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met soon after Five o'clock. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. Lord PORTMAN brought up the report of the Se'ect Committee on this railway Bill, which was ordered to be received. DUBLIN AND GALWAY RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP 1. LONDON .PIND YORE LINE. li r a Til e members of this group—Viscount Ceurtenay (Chairman), *I)I nMY, Mr. P. Screpe, and Mr. B. Wall —resumed this morn. 1, I customary hcur, and proceeded with the discussion and eohsertionthe of such clauses in the London and York Bill as had been n.cetied by it s p romoters . the formal business having concluded, the question was put 4:4.t the Bill, as amended, slioull be reported to the House, which Itte carried in the affirmative, ga t . %axe, Q.C., proceeded to call witnesses on beh a lf o f th e at at - i 7 e ln sad Lincolnshire line from Shef f ield to Gainsborough, vter ' l B his intention of deferring any observations en the case till al l his evidence had een adiuced. n this 1 04 4- • E. WALL observed b that perhaps the O Learned Counsel would °t tak e cavell ° PPortunity of adds easing the Committee at all if he dia ;" to speak when he could. ithL . •:raLsoT, Q.C., intim a ted his i n t en ti on o f o pp os i ng th e Fit z 7.. e on behalf vi several landholders, including the Earl of W i lliam and the Hon Mr. Simpson. r • J. Parker, M.P. f or Sh i ffi e ld , exam i ne d b y Mr. Bailee, tL ti l ' e d eposed to having succeeded Lord Wharncliffe as chairm a n S heffieldto w and Manchester Railway, the whole of which is in t h ° P e ns except a tunnel, which will be c o m pl e t e d f or p u bli c use tw ee e course of two months. The witness thought the line be. the , ) . 5 Sh effield and Lincoln a great desideratum, indeed, that and In Sheffield he represented would be " perfect Siamese twins. " )44'. Granville Vernon, examined by Mr. BAINES, Q.C.—ls b e , ° b e t . r for East Retford, whose inhabitants, to the num- Proi._ 4 , 5 00, are u n i versa ll y i mpresse d w i t h t h e i mportance of t h e "-;t• u nder consideration. The districts are wholly agricultural m is tand in need of a speedier means of accommodation. hi d Elliston, agent to the Duke of Norfolk, corroborated the 1 1 , ir enee of this and the preceding witness, and the Committee at Past four adjourned till to.morrow at noon. ST The Earl of BESBOROUGH postponed the further consideration of the report on the Dublin and Galway Railway Bill till to-morrow. T he - ABIDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. >t►itt ee, Manchester and Letcis Railway Bill passed through Com- PERIAL PARMA MEA (THIS EVENING) ~. h HOUSE OF COMMONS The House met shortly after Twelve o'clock. a Rse,The following reports were brought up and . a o c p u t s e t d o , m a . nd ui t w he s epeal'lilsordered to he read a third time to-morrow . W Bill, Cuqoms Management Bill, Customs_Duti i e n s g l a ii n l d l, N 41.0tnusing of Goods Bill, British A essels.Bills h cult:tl,l.ta,tiuil Bill, Trade of British Possessions S Abroad ipp T ßil i l e , dill "csits Bounties and Allowance Bill, ti.i.ealuggling Prevention Bill, Customs Regulation ~tock in Trade Bill. hleOf l‘h ß n Bill, t i lt , ,S.s. CRAWFORD hr. ught in the Tenants (Ireland) wnien was read a first time. t i as REMOVAL OF PAUPERS BILL. , i i in. si K in g up the report on this . Bill, th ENHAM NORREYS objected to the provisions of *43 rlO prom a king arr . o h vision for English paupers, while there a Sir JAIL" G f iaI - 3V.l l l e s n a . id that, inasmuch as the expense trush-: ,he removal of these paupers was thrown upon the English es he thought, that if any ono, the great towns, such as p o „,, or Liverpool, where great numbers of Irishmen resided, std have the most reason to emplain. tinl%h• SHA.RAIAN CRAWFORD objected to the early.pnr t" °f the second clause, as separating families and dividing -,xnenabers from each other. 4 , fter a few words from Mr. HENLEY and Mr. PALMER, vi sions JANIES GRAHAM said, that, according to the . pro f? i °ris of this Bill, no head of an Irish fam.ly could be divided cr a::::::: . thers without the au! fu rities incurring very severe r nalties, and therefore he thought that the apprehension was j r :s th . °N SA NDON suggested that en alteration might be made . pa e 6 P r °visions of the Bill to state to what place the Irish to anewhould be transhipped, fur at present they might be sent Sir re, at the charge of the whole county of Lancaster. 1 1 %/ 0 ,, i ,r J. GRAHAM said that aftcr the observirions cf the Rill Lord the I r i sh Members ought to be satisfied that the s t v h i ,,‘: 7l . 3 a great c h ang- for the better. Heretofore Liverpool, 1 s 'a nad a population of St),(0) Irish labourers, and whose porker it . required, could, at any time that their laheur was th e 87_91.11red, ship them off to Dublin in the cheapest packet on b y th iatr at the cost of the whole county of Lancaster, while ~,,i th t t e Bill, the town which enkled the benefit was charged the placeu the of the shipment, and was obliged . to ascertan fah p ort of birth, and to send the parties and their families to Sir or Were nearest to their usual places of residence. Th e 0 ORREYS v.-ithdrew his Opposition. thirrt,report was received, and the Bill ordered to be read a nze to-tuorruw. The reportOUßT OF CHANCERY RILL. 0rd.....,ts Bill was brought up, t. 5 pig was ".‘q tO be reed a third time to-mdrrow, et a *, •o e VI. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE remarked that he had glanced over the printed evidence on the subject, and he certainly could find nothing in it to support the allegation of the petitioners against the line. PORTSMOUTH (ATMOSPHERIC) DIRECT RAILWAY. The Earl of HARDWICK brought up the report of the Select Committee on this Bill, and moved that it be received. The Duke of RICHMOND resisted the motion, on the grotuid that the Committee had refused to hear the South-Western Company, who had purchased a line to Guildford, w Melt was looked upon in the light of a c;impeting line to the Portsmouth Direct-. As a generd principle, he admitted that it was unwise to recommit Bills, except under special circum stances, but the case of the South Western Company was an exception to the rule. The Committee had re fused to hear them, although they were entitled to ap pear before the Committee ; and he should therefore rt commend the recommittal of the Bill. Lord REDESDALE thought it better that no further diseuisiou should take place on this question at present, b:A, under all the circumstances, it would be better for their Lordships to order the report and the evidence to be printed, and cirect that the further consideration of the report be postpot ed till Monday. The Duke of RICHMOND aid not care one farthing for the evidt nce because it would not give the informa tion he rt quired. He was the rather inclined to object to the printing of the report and the evidence, because he contended that the Committee had refused to take some very important and material evidence which had been offered to them.—(llear, hear.) It was upon the main principle, that all parties ought to be heard before any of their Committees could come to a deci sien, that he called upun their Lordships to re-commit the Bill. The Earl of II ARDWICKE said, before entering upon asons which had induced the Committee not to hear th. South V* estern Company, he might state the Com mittee had agreed to all the three Bills referred to them, and they considered that the line to Portsmouth was of great national importance, and the btst that could possibly be procured. They did rot consider tlnit the Guild crd line had au) , locus standi whatever, and therefore they refused to al. low the parties to be heard in opposition to the direct Portsmouth. The Committee were de sirous to give all the advantages of railway communication at the cheapest possible rate, and they selected what they considered the best line for this purpose. The Duke of RICHMOND did not wish the Noble Lord to go into the general merits of the line, but he did not understand how they could know which was the best line, unless they examined all the lines that were projected. Lord REDESDALE said that if the House were not satis:ied that sufficient care was taken in coming to a decision, the Bill could be referred back again to the same Committee, or to a new Committee, to report on the other line. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said, as the Com mittee had refused to receive certain evidence, the print ing of it would leave them in exactly the same position as before. _ _ Lord CAMPBELL said the practice in the Coin is was to receive evidence, which they had at first refused, by direction of the lourt above. If the Committee had omitted ma!erial evidence, the better course would be for thtm to re-a,semble and consider it. Thy Earl of SHAFTESBURY considered that the Committee tught to have heard the parties. The Duke of RICHMOND said he would withdraw his motion if the sense of the House wag against it. The Duke of GRAFTON defended the Cotnmittee, and held that they had peaformed the duty assigned to them in a proper manner. If they had acted other wise they should have done injustice. The parties whom they refused to hear had no right to be heard in the tit:yid. Tae Earl of WICKLOW said the observations of the Nubia Duke strengthened his opinion, that the Bill ought to be recommitted. The Duke of RICHMOND then withdrew his mo tion. He then moved that the report of evidence he printed, and that the subject le further considered on Friday next. The Zed of HARDWICK bed no objection to do anYthin that the Line thought at. The Committee T. ar • s piantation , .ssed somewha t n has made 0 )ugh the prat,' [ll averaFe co t P; rtcd. lhe (1 11 to 81 53 ; Eai t Ti 55 to 815%; itto, 8/ to 8/1 51. LELDS. been cleared oP v lower figures• l sell readily 0 'ded most saris' !red busing bee t ? narked that tiL e ement over pre' bt.t moderate, ft ds t has assur n . ng hignery the rates the' )A1 7 .) nn Hall to•ds1; 0 sues' CLY O , or to-day, ca • D of the solicitoir. , en at lengt h t °: i be sufficise t „ fr s r, w hi c h is t'' ma d e into t, the manner efte the said 1" t o f appointmen t p i erformett • s he henceforth : s 01 . I nut by the „ her deputy, rsonally to P thereto, that P hi F blaster ' LS Yerder !d to make or o •qualifled P er o teed of The was proceedini the petitioner° 131 *dered that wh 6 o a matter. "..t Six Clerks. " 6" bead Judge i ' t ,„ u ld ter was 1 attend. uo uld )ner s, he I. Lid attend. nch ; and Fo i l ; i ter shou! c ! the Lord 0 1 .., ood 114 doub li , part, h0w 0 . 3: this a 0 0 '1 l e e , /ci s cooil° in xious t hat °I er of the 11° t; he petit!oV i o entertata a 0 4 : Zascter 61cji 'e petition tilt, to show tb ' as WI diOuti that the chief r. Whitiog,°l4 r ed the tleti: roved ,ythe SI at t t e b r o a s to vib hid take the. phi uid the J' salary ? b, g did, th a ,, t ber Lt to the t b° Afaste r o f to t .ordshiP 1 0 01 Jay, as °. b leard Coe, old order tbs LY. His L° • nc e eoncurre-i. the lion wit" ,_ WO l at tuer. cuts. „ n ye n of inc0...,0 stated 1 "d o ut Is, oat. 0 WedPe44sl o f f' eCt ; for 301. , 0 1, le, of r o a r! 3 arliso e 'fft ° I3ank' • ls° dsY Satoci rger n to-o - set , fled tl et sr loner A lf '• t iit his fr naM e c ; 0 (0 . terari for onw rt c ° l lo lo prove a it Fsi roto3 Dsn ke° don .c , t ion! pr , "`, lo rge! o ral Ves.it• ET• E V ENING, .l UL V 28, 18-5. THE SUN, LONDOY, MONDA (LEFT SITTING.) OMAGIT ASSIZES.—CRIM CON (Before Chief Juttice PENNEFATHER, and a Special Jury. ROBERTS V. HERDXAN. _ _ Mr. Major, Q. C. stated the crse. Mr. Roberts came from Belf a st—hi s wife was a foreigner, a native of Malta. It was in Malta she lived, and there his client first saw her, and married her. He belonged to a profession that was remarkable for being a manly and an honest one—he was a sailor. He was a master—a rank upon an equality with a first lieutenant in the navy, and equal to a captain in the army. He belonged to the Mediterranean squadron, and was stationed on board the Electra. The duties of the squadron were to cruise round the coast. In 1840 he became acquainted with his wife, and occasionally met her - when he entered Malta. Mrs. Roberts was a native of --. Her father was dead, and her family con-isted of her mother, a brother, and two sisters. His client was invited to a bail in Malta, which was given by the governor, and he there met his future wife. She attracted him by her personal appearance, which was most captivating, and she was of a very tender age, being, he believed, under 17 years. His client was not more than 27 years of age, in person handsmoe and prepossing. He became a visitor at her mother's house, and was receiued there as her ucknowledged suitor. On the Ist November, 1840, he was married to Miss Conchetta Petite, in the apartments of the Roman Catholic priest there. That Reverend Gentleman would be produced to them. The defendant was extensively engaged in mercantile pbrsuits, being in partnershp with a Mr. Mulholland, in Belfast. '1 he firm became proprietors of a mill, on which a large sum had been expended in the erection. About sex or seven years ago Mr. Herdman become the resident partner at Sion Mills, as they were callen. There he had a cottage, and kept an extensive establishment, and a car riage. He is and was then a married mats, the husband of an amiable woman, the father of an interesting family. On coming to this part of the country he united in all the objects of charity. It was to be lamented that the character he had thus acquired was mainly instrumental in ruining his victim. At the time he met Mrs. Roberts, she could not have been more than twenty }ears of age, when she possessed innocence and a happy home. Her father had been a captain in the Malta Militia, and subsequently held a civil appointment under the British Government. After the plaintiff's marriage, he resided at Malta with his w;fe at her mother's house, where he left her when duty called him away, and resided there when he came on shore. Before he was ordered home he was transferrod to another vessel, the Wasp. He returned home in her. The life of a sailor separated him necessarily from his wife oc casionally. He therefore made arrangements for her to reside with his brother, an oid bachelor. On arriving in England, in 1842, he took his wife to his brother's house. When she had remained there a short time her husband was appointed to another vessel. the Daphne. At that time the Daphne was to accompany the Queen in Scotland. On board that vessel was Doctor Moody, the surgeon of the ship. He was appointed first. Dr. Moody was married to a native of this county about three or four years ago. He being placed in the same situation as the plaintiff, he purchased a cottage for his wife at Strabane. The doctor would only have to go out on foreign ser vice occasionally, but Mr. Roberts was ordered to go to South America. He felt much difficulty in placing his wife in a place of security. She spoke English badly, and felt unwilling to reside with her brother-in-law, notwithstand ing the admiration that old bachelors entertain for the M. Northomb has returned from his visit to Flanders, and im mediately set out for Hennant. The Society of Merchants and Manufacturers of Antwerp have just addressed a petition to the King, praying that the corn.law may not be promulgated. The petition declares that such a law can never be advisable in Belgium, because the country does not produce sufficient oorn for the consumption, and that a worse mo ment for introducing it could not have been chosen ; that though immense quantities have been imported for consumption. the price of corn has remained very high, which proves that there was a real and urgent want, and that Belgium would have best' subject to severe trial, and even danger, if the law had been put in force; lastly, that as this state of things is always imminent, it would be very imprudent to maintain a regulation attended with so many dangers. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussELs, JuLy 26. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent itothschild's Loan, Five per Cent Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent Ditto Three per Cent Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto Ditto, ditto, 1840.. Ditto, ditto, 1844 Ditto of the City, 1832 Ditto, 1843 .. . Bank ofllelgiuin. —Brussels Papers, July 27. IU2 102 .............. 10114 644 PECTSSLiN FUNDS.-BERLIN, JULY 24, Bills. Money. St. Schuld Sch., 3!4 per Cent ••••• • • • • 100% 99 % Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent.. Exchange on London, 2 m0nth5........ 6 26% 626 —Prussian State Gazette. July 25. DUTCH FUNDS.—AxsTzaDAm, JUNE 30. 3loney. Bills. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent• —....— 64 64% ititto, 3 per Cent .................: 78 78% Ditto, 4 per Cent................... 100% 101 Anion Syndic, 4% per Cent•• •• ...• 11.0 100 1 A Ditto, 3% per Cent............ •• • . 93 94 Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • . 156 156\ East India Loan, 4 per Cent.... —•• • . 100% 101 Exchangeon London, at sight . .• • • 12 30 Two months... ——..•• • • • . 12 25 On Hamburgh, at sight .- • • 35 81% Two months.• ••.—•• • - • • • . 35 43% OnParis ——••—•• • • • • • • 57 Two months. .. ———•• • • • • 57 •-• -Dutch Papers, July 1. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JULY 19. 5 per Cent. Metalliques• 4 per Cent. ditto• • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • 102 N 3 per Cent. ditto Loan, 1834 .... • • • • • ........ • •• • • • • • • • • 159 Ditto, 1839 . 130 Bank Shares 1626 Esterhazy's Loan .. . Allgemeine Zeitung, July 22 RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand • . Vienna—Milan Gloggnitz Leghorn Pesth 209 •• • ***** •••••••••••• 134 151 124 110% female sex ; but she had not the advantage of female society in his house. It was determined on that she should go to Malta, but Dr. Moody owed some compliment to Mr. Ro berts, and he proposed that she should live with his wife. Such an arrangement was perfectiy proper. The first visit was paid six weeks after the arrival of Mrs. Roberts, by Mrs. Herdman, who called and left her visiting card. At that moment Mr. Herdman was making his wife the innocent and unsuspecting instrument of his designs. The visit was paid, and Mrs. Roberts felt it to be her duty to return that visit. Mr. Herdman, who watched her every move ment, was there to receive her. After the visit had been paid, and when they had gone some distance, Mrs. Herdman followed the car, and invited them to dine on the folkwing Thu -sday. The LAW IN TELLIGEIs, CE. VIOE-CHANCELLORS' COlR7', July 25. BRADBURY V. JOHNSON—MR. AND MRS. CAUDLE. Mr. BETHELL stated to the Court that he had two applica tions to make for injunctions, which he had no doubt his Ho nour would have the greatest pleasure in granting. He was moving on behalf cf a personage who must have afforded his Honour much gratification when young, and had also added to the amusement of the last year. For some time past a system of pirating had been practised upon this amiable gentleman ; the perpetrators of the outrage had been allowed to continue, with out interruption, for some time. The writers of melo-dramas had, amongst others, committed the grossest piracies, and vari ous publications had at times endeavoured to enliven their readers by extracts frcm Punch ; but it had lately been disco vered that several periodicals had extracted whole articles, with out any acknowledgment whatever ofthe theft, and had continued weekly to copy largely from the plaintiff's publication. Punch had frequently warned these pirates that he would gibbet them, if they continued to do so. His Honour was aware that Punch had added to the gallery of illustrious British characters two personages who would be remembered as long as matrimonial discord should exist—he alluded to the renowned Mr. and Mrs. Caudle, and that the latter had increased the stock of ideal nvitation was accepted, Mr. Herdman's good Character being a sufficient guarantee for their propriety in so doing. They dined, and he paid every attention to the ladies. He expresed a de sire that he should be instructed in the Italian language, and he wished that Mrs. Roberts should be his instructress. He had been for some time learning the Italian. He then invited her to come and see an entertainment to the children in the factory. Mrs. Moody refused, and then Mrs. Herdman pressed Mrs. Roberts to accept the invitation. This was at the latter end of March, and they would find that it was during that time he first succeeded in undermining the mo rals and ruining the virtue of his victim. She remained for some time on a visit, for two or three days. On the even ing of her return home she was driven in a gig to Mrs. Moody's by Mr. Herdman. Mrs. Moody observed the gig coming, and went into the house to receive them. They did not come by the direct road, but by a circuitous route. When they came to the door Mrs. Moody invited Mr. Herdman in to take his tea. He came in and left his gig at the door. Mrs. Moody observed that the conversation between Mr. Herdmand and Mrs. Ro berts was carried on in the Italian language. She thought it very strange that the conversation should be carried on in a strange language, when she was the only female present. Mrs. Moody found a letter that Mr. Herdman had addressed to Mrs. Roberts. At this time the soirée to the factory chil dren took place, to which he had invited Mrs. Roberts. In March of the year in which the criminal intercourse arose, Mrs. Roberts was an inmate of Mrs. Herdman's house for 10 days ; and after that time the letter in question was written. He would apologise to the gentlemen of the jury for reading this docu ment; however, he would read only some parts of it. The letter was written in the Italian language, and he held in his hand a translation of it, which would be proved. The defendant had presumed to address her in most disgusting language, from which it was clear he had undermined the morals and de stroyed the peace of Mrs. Roberts; It proved that he had suc ceeded in hie base designs. Mr. Herdman continued, through Mrs. Herdman, his plans on Mrs. Roberts. She was svbse quently invited to his house, and neither Mrs. Herdman nor airs. Moody had their suspicions awakened. He need scarcely tell the jury that Mrs. Herdman would not have encouraged their intercourse had she been at all aware of what was going on. Some rumours now got afloat. Mr. Herdman drove Mrs. Roberts to Derry, and he introduced her there to several persons, among the rest to Mr. Bartkoaki, his instructor in the Italian language. When Mrs. Moody heard this she wrote to Mrs. Roberts to come home. She returned home, and I think it was this time, about the 26th or 27th May, Mrs. Moody, whose suspicions were now aroused, communicated them to Mrs. Roberts. At first she repudiated and denied that they were true. Subsequently, however, she commu nicated to Mrs. Moody that she was ruined and undone. If ever there was a woman who should have been protected, it was this woman. She was here a foreigner and a stranger, with the wife of a brother officer of her husband's. Who, if she wanted advice, should have given it to her so so:in as this man, who was the father of a family, and who was generally looked up to in the neighbourhood? He described himself as a " villain," when charged with his crime. What word was there in the English language which conveyed so strong an idea of all that was base and dishonourable as the " villain ?" He poped the jury would mark their sense of his conduct. After a few ether remarks, the Learned Gentleman concluded by calling witnesses, who proved his statement. Mr. Bitoogir addressed the jury for the defendant. He said that in this painful case—this very painful case—it now became his duty to make some observations. The question the jury had to consider was the amount of loss the plaintiff had sustained. His wife was a native of Malta, a remarkable place for the laxity of the morals of its inhaintants. 'I hose who knew the history of Malta must be aware that it has always been nothing more than a great camp. At present there were a great number of troops stationed in it, together with a great many vessels of war stationed at it. There could not be a doubt that its morals were as lax as those of any country in the south of Europe, and that was saying a great deal. In Italy, it was well known the marriage vows were not regarded with the same strictness as they happily were in this country. Very offen the marriage vows were usedas a convenient cloak for thei: gallantries; and very often the friend or gallant superseded the husband. The marriage was an improper one in every respect. She was a Roman Catholic, aid he was a Protestant; and, as he had observed, in every respect there was a material difference between them. According to his own account he gces to a ball, he finds her a pleasant part ner, and he marries her, with no other recommendation than a handsome face, and contrary to his brother's wish. He would ask them, which of them having a friend would wish to see a marriage take place under such circum stances? Which of them, having a son, would not rather see him in his grave than see him make such a marriage ? Such marriages are never known to turn out well. Mrs. Roberts was a perfect mistress in the art of dissimulation. She was able to deceive the defendant's own wife, and to commit adultery with her husband in his own house, without Mrs. Herdman being able to discover it. During a year that she resided in the neighbourhood after this unfortunate occur rence, the defendant did not once visit her. They had been told the defendant had a large factory, that he kept a car riage and a fine establishment; but let them remember, in awarding the damages, that they were taking the money from his innocent wife and children. They should ask themselves what loss had the plaintiff sustained? None. He had re ceived a benefit by being separated from such a woman. Let the jury look at the case from the time the intimacy commenced, and say was she a virtuous woman? Could a woman act in the manner in which she had done ? He was satisfied that the jury must come to the conclusion that the loss sustained by the plaintiff was very trifling. The CHIEF JUSTICE, in summing up, observed that the defendant had a high character and station in society. He and his wife and four children lived near this young woman. His pursuits in life were respectable. He had gathered around him the young children of the place, dispensing in struction. How therefore, was there any imprudence or want of caution in introducing these young females to such a man? Where would this young woman look for advice so soon as to him? It was a painful thing that the man who should be her adviser had become her seducer. It was idle to say that she had seduced him—the husband of an amiable wife, the father of a family, and one who was the patriarch, so to speak, of all around him. He was far from wishing to call attention to those letters. But such a scene of obscenity—such a scene of disgust—never came before him. It was for the jury to take these letters into consideration, and say had this young and forlorn woman been debauched by this man, and had he swerved her from her marriage vows ? If he had, then they were to say what amount of damages they would award. It was but a poor argument to say that the plaintiff had lost nothing by this, but that he had derived benefit; and that, therefore, he was entitled to no; damages, be cause he had got rid cf such a person. In was only where the husband had been the means of his own dishonour and his wife's disgrace and ruin that they should refuse to give damages. But where the husband is, as in the present case, an honourable man, how could they tell that man that they would give him no compensation for the injury he had sus tained ? To refuse him damages would be doing so in substance. The jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff of 1,0001. da mages, and costs. literature by her very entertaining lectures. It 13a7been . dis: covered that many of these far-famed lectures had been trans ferred wholly into the pages of the Hereford limes, and there was not even an acknowledgment of the theft ; but the readers of that publication were left to suppose that such excellent articles could be written by the editor himself. He might with propriety apply the lines of Horace, " 0 imitateres servum peens, ut mild mope Bilem, stepe jocum vestri movere tumultus !" It was against the proprietor of this publication that he asked for one injunction. The next application was upon a subject in timately connected with this. It was at all times acknowledged that the public were gratified by having some sort of remem brance of those by whom they had been charmed in by-gone days—they were pleased at having such features impressed upon their minds. Now this had occurred to Mr. Punch, who, to gratify the public taste, had with his own pencil traced upon paper the lineaments of his hero and heroine ; this had supplied a great desideratum to those who had not sufficient imagina tion to bring home to their fancy the great originals. The Learned Counsel here handed up to the Court the picture of Mr. and Mrs. Caudle, and begged to call the attention of his Honour most particularly to the expressive anguish of Mr. Caudle and the austerity of his better half ; in point of fact, every lecture seemed delineated upon her features; there they were in the identical situation in which the lectures had been delivered. The defendants had published a copy of this excellent picture, though he must say it was no more like the original than brass was like gold; still it was necessary to put a stop to these proceedings, and he therefore trusted his Honour would grant a second injunction to restrain the publicatiou of this print. He would show to the court how universal had been its sale throughout the country. If you left town for a short period, and resided at a watering place for instance, there was the letter paper upon which were described the beauties of the place, headed by a picture of Mr. and Mrs. Candle. If a shopkeeper desired to ingratiate himself with his customer s , he left a card with a lik eness o f Mr. and Mrs. Caudle, and so in all parts of the country had the pictures of Mr. and Mrs. Caudle been circulated. It was the desire of the plaintiff to hang up the perpetrators of these piracies as scarecrows, to frighten all those who would at tempt to do the like. There were affidavits filed in support of t h e applications, in which it was set out that the plaintiffs, Messrs. Bradbury and Evans, were proprietors of Punch. His Hosrotra granted both injunctions. During the whole of the application made by Mr. Bethell the laughter on all sides was so immoderate from this strange variation in the general dulness and solemnity of a Court of Chancery, that it was almost impossible to collect accurately the speech of the learned counsel. STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, JULY 25.—A considera ble business has been done in Foreign Wools, of nearly all de scriptions and qualities, this week, and as the purchases made are almost exclusively to supply the immediate wants of the manufacturers, there appears every prospect of a continuance of the present fair demand. Prices remain very firm. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, JULY 25.—1 n Combing and Wools the p r i ces are firm at late quotations, and thed e em ln a th n i d ng is steady for the supply of the current requirements of the manufacturers. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JULY 25.—We have had few sales passing this week in combing wools—the trade is in a most unsatisfactory state. The prices asked here are leas than is now giving to the grower; and yet our manufacturers state that, from the low price of yarn, they cannot give our present prices. This discrepancy betwixt the price to the grower and consumer cannot continue, and it is impossible yet to say how it will turn. Short wools are in good request at firm prices, but not equal to what is given to the grower in the southern counties. Yoau WOOL MARKET, JULY 24.—We have bad but a moderate show of wool, with rather a slow sale, at the following prices :—hog lbs. ; hog and ewe 14s. to 14s. 3d. ; locks and cots 9s. 6d. to 11s ; moor wool 7s. 6d. to Bs. per stone. This market, for the remainder of the present season, will be once a fortnight. LKEDS.—At our:Cloth Halls, on Saturday, a pretty fair amount of business was done, particularly in goods calculated for the winter demand, but on Tuesday there was the dullest market we have had for some time past. The principal reason appeared to be the extreme coldness of the weather, and the fear of a late harvest. Should the weather take a favourable change,_ a good fall trad e i s expected. There have been a few of the London buyers in the market during the week, but for the same reason they h ave operated with great caution, and in consequence business has been dull in the warehouses. BRADFORD, Tnuitsnmr.—ln wool there is nothing new; the demand is for actual consumption, and at prices similar to several weeks past. Yarns are more inquired after, and the consumption more than is now spinning, owing to the great quantity of idle machinery. The price is still:very discouraging, tending rather to retard any increased production with the raw material at the present disproportionat e price. The market to-day for piece goods has been tolerably active, and as the prices generally are very low, it must necessarily, ere long, lead to more extended operations. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY E•ENING.--WO have had a steady or rather an extensive demand for cloth this week, which has caused some of the more wealthy manufa c t urers to h o ld back their stocks, expecting t o realise rather hi g h er rates : last the very full rates cu r rent week, in some cases perhaps things on the whole are very healthy. Spinners are o b ta i n i ng rather exceeding them. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. SATURDAY, JULY 26. Lords' amendments NOTICE GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole R ailway, —Lords' amend ments to be considered, Tuesday, July 29. ,37,-lieport, Tuesday, July 29. t o Eastern s considered,t rn CountiesLondonderryn d ( Tuesday,ColeraineCa rn rij July a a 2i n 9l7 d a Y Bury '— St. Edmund's Ex tension) Railw ------ -------- EFFECT OF NEW I „ lAILWAYB ON TILE PRICE OF COALS IN LONDON.—Mr. Mahon, in givi ng hi s ev id ence before the Committee on the Cambridge and Lincoln line of railway, stated that he had had the managem ent o f coa l -m i nes i C n la D y Co erb capable ef un limited supply, and he believed th a t t h e Clay Cross and Stayley coals were quite equal to the Durh am . B y t h e pro posed new lines of railway these, coals could b e d e li vere d i n r ys s h s i , re w for inge t r w fi elt , y }earsandstayiey, Were Ca Past; that th e coa l-fi e ld s o f London at 141. 10d. per ton ; rewash coals as low as 10s. 6d.; while the Wi ng erworth, which we re not so good in quality could not be delivered in London under 145. 6d. per ton.— The Builder. MATHEMATICAL EXAMINATION AT ETON COLLEGE. —The annual examination for the two prizes, in books (one:of the value of 10/. Ioe., given by the Mathematical Moetcr,and another of the value of 41. 45., presented by the Assistant-Masters), ter minated on Friday last; the examination being conducted by the Rev. J. W. Coleus°, Fellow of St. John's College, Camhriege. The first prize was awarded to Blore, the son of Mr. Blore, the well known archittct ; and the second to a pupil named Ferrers. REALLY, WHAT NEXT ?—oti Wedne!.clay Mr. W. White, of Horbury, joiner, purchased a mulch cow in our cattle fair. On the following morning he went to view her, and found the animal minus her tail. He was, as may be imagined, greatly astonished and indignant at the discovery, believing that it had been Fevered during the night by some inhuman wretch ; hut upon a closer examination he ascer tained that the tail had been spliced on in so ingenious a manner as to escape detection. The tail coming off was to be attibuted to the giving way of the materials with which it bad bon put on, namely, divers yards of waxband, &c.-- Trakejleld Jountal. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE LATE SEC RETARY OF TIIE DUKE or WELL I NGTON. — On Tuesday last an in quest was h eld at Bedford on the body of a gentleman named Alfred Tomli ng , w h o died suddenly. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased had been residing in Bedford during the la s t e i ght months, and had lodged at the house of Mr. Colson, in the High-street. He was out walking with his wife and daughter on Monday evening, and he then appeared in good health. In the course of the evening Mr. Colson heard something fall en the floor very heavily in the room above the shop, occupied by the deceased. He immediately ran up stairs, and, on entering the room, found Mr. Tomling on his back, in a state of insensibility, and alone. Mr. Colson raised him and untied his neckcloth, and called for assistance. The deceased never rallied again. Mr. Woodridge, surgeon, soon afterwards came, but the deceased was then quite dead. It was the opinion of the gen tleman in attendance that death was occasioned by disease of the heart. The deceased had told Mr. Colson that he had formerly been private secretary to the Duke of Wellington. The jury re turned a verdict of "Died from natural causes."—Bedfordshire Herald. I ad no sort of interest in the uoth rtaking, nothing to ! FLANDERS AND HAMBURG MAIL. influence them in the performance of their duties, ex- ' Bensons, JULY 24.—The journals have announced the re cept a desire to serve the putlic.—(Loud Cheers ) turn of . the Jesuists who were invited to the Republic of Guatamala The Duke of RICHMOND made no such charge to direct a college, but have not been able to fulfil the mission against the Committee. He said by that that they had which was confided to them. acted erroreously. When the vessels, on board of which they were, approached the The motion, as amen was then carried. coas t, they were info rme d o f t h e decree against them. After some MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. discussion they were allowed to land on the 4th of March on the A messenger from the li ouse o f C ommons br o ught up coast of the Belgian celony, to ts.ke some repose after their voyage. , 1 hey were soon attacked by the prevailing disorder, and one of several Bills. them sunk under it. The others quitted St. Thomas on the 18th of April with Father Geaon, who had resided there a year.and.a. half, and they arrived at Antwerp on the 16th of this month. Father tenon much wished to remain among the Caribees, but Carrera let him know that he would send thither a native priest. The state of the Belgian colony is most wretched. There are still about 200 colonists among them. There are 85 children who are become orphans. JULY 25.-11 i. Van de Weyer is not expected at Brussels till next week. I THE STAFFORDSHIRE IVIA GIS THATES-CASE OF ELIZA PRICE. r The report of Mr. F. Newman Rogers, the Commissioner ap pointed to inquire into certain allegations contained in the petition of Eliza I'rice of ill-treatment towards her on the part of two constables of the county of Stafford, and into the manner in which the magisterial business of the Kingswinford district in Stafford. shire has been conducted, has been presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of her Majesty. The report fully bears out the statements already before the public as to the improper conduct of magisterial business in that district, and is accompanied by a letter from Sir James Graham to the Earl of Talbot, the Lord- I ieutenant of the county, of which the following is a copy : " Whitehall, 30th June, 1845. "My Lord,—l think it necessary to bring under your Lord ship's notice several matters affecting the administration of justice in the county of Stafford, which have come to my knowledge in consequence of the inquiry recently instituted by me into the com plaint of Eliza Price. I have the honour to inclose a copy of Mr. Newman Rogers's report upon this subject, to which I beg to direct your immediate and particular attention. " It appears that, in the Seisdon division of the county, two petty sessions are periodically held for the same distrizt within a short distance of each other; the one at Wordsley, and the other at the Cross Inn, Kingswinford. This concurrent jurisdiction of two benches of magistrates within the same division has led to conflicting judgments, collision, and disputes between the magis trates concerning their clerks' fees. It is obviously important at once to put a stop to such proceedings; and I beg, therefore, to impress upon your Lordship how essential it is that immediate steps should be taken to separate, into two distinct divisions, the populous district which is now made a subject of contention between two benches of magistrates. Until this can be legally effected, I would suggest to your Lordship that the magistrates should be en joined to act, by agreement, within certain parishes, or to adopt by anticipation the division, which I learn is about to be proposed by a committee of magistrates. " I regret to find that it has long been a practice in the county to detain prisoners during the night chained at the stations, and even at public-houses and beer shops. It would appear, moreover, that, in subjecting persons taken into custody to this mode of de tention, no reference has been made either to the nature of the offences with which they were charged, or to their condition, or the probability of their attempting to escape. I am informed that this practice, though it has been recently abandoned by the con stables of the police force, is still resorted to by other constables; and I would particularly recommend that, through your Lord ship's suggestions to the magistrates in quarter sessions, such directions may be given to the parish constables as will at nee put an end to this practice, which I consider inde. tensible. " It is, at the same time, represented to me that there is a great want of proper places of temporary confinement, and there is good reason to believe that such irregular proceedings may, in many cases, have arisen from the neglect to provide convenient lock.up houses; I beg, therefore, to call your Lordship's attention, and, through your Lordships the attention of the county magistrates, to the 12th section of the 3d and 4th of Victoria, c. 6E, which empowers the magistrates to erect suitable buildings for this purpose. " Two other irregularities appear In the course of the inquiry, which do not seem to be confined to the particular case out of which it arose. I allude to the performance of judicial duties (not mere Ministerial acts) by magistrates in their private dwellings —a practice which I consider open to serious objections, and which I am happy to learn has for some time been decreasing among county magistrates. The grant of warrants also in trivial cases, where the attendance of the parties against whom a complaint is made might be secured by summons, is a course which may unnecessarily entail upon innocent persons the degradation of criminal custody, and frequently a useless loss of their time. lam afraid that the result of this examination proves the existence of dissensions among the magistrates acting in this district of the county of Stafford, which are at variance with the public interest, and in. consistent with the due administration of justice. " In reference to the particular case complained of, I have learnt with much surprise that Mr. Briscoe, whose conduct the petition of Eliza Price brought specially under the notice of Par. liament, has be, n in the habit of executing blank warrants of commitment, and of sending them a distance of seven miles to his clerk, by a constable, with instructions which it is not clear were always in writing, to fill them up. lam sure it is unnecessary to call your Lordship's attention to the serious abuses which such an irregular proceeding might produce, or to the injurioes effect which so great an informality must have upon theadministration of justice. " There is one other point to which it is necessary I should advert; I am of opinion, that part of the irregularity which this case has disclosed, would not have arisen, had the clerks to the magic. .rates acting at the Cross Inn Petty Sessions been fully qualified persons, and I trust that your Lordship will deem it right to impress upon the magistrates how necessary it is that they should be assisted in the important business which belongs to the Petty Sessions, by clerks who possess every qualification necessary to tit them ler the discharge of such duties. " After full inquiry and consideration, I regret that I cannot avoid expressing my disapproval of Mr. Briscoe's conduct. Ido not attribute to him the improper treatment of Eliza Price, while in the custody of the constable. But I have already expressed to him my opinion that it was a harsh proceeding to issue a warrant for her apprehension on a charge of common assault, instead of a summons to appear at the petty sessions. His proceedings, more over, as a magistrate, are shown to have been marked by great irregularity. And I request that your Lordship will impress strongly upon him the necessity of exercising great caution in his future magisterial duties, of strictly adhering to those legal forms of proceeding which are important to the proper administration of justice, and of preventing, by a more vigilant superintendence of those who may act under his orders, any unnecessary harshness in the execution of the law. " I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's very faith. ful servant, "J. R. G. GRAHAM. " Earl Talbot, Lord.Lientenant of the county of Stafford, &c., &c." DISTRICT MILITARY PRISONS. The following general orders have been issued to the Royal Regiment of Artillery : 1. It having been officially intimated that the necessary arrange ments have been made for the reception of prisoners at the District Military prisons at Fort Clarence, South Sea Castle, and the Provost Prisons at Devonport and Athlone, the Master directs that, in con. fermity to the practice laid down for the army, all prisoners of the Royal Artillery, sentenced by court martial to periods of imprison. merit above twenty- eight days, be committed to the prisons esta blished within their respective districts, but at those stations where garrison or barrack cells, of approved construction, have been erected, and duly certified as fit for the confinement of prisoners, it is lett to the decision of commanding officers to confine prisoners in such cells, if under sentence for any period not exceeding twenty. eight days. In all cases when the term awarded is beyond that period, they are to be committed to the prisons of the military district to which they belong. 2. It has been arranged that soldiers of the Royal Artillery sent, under sentence of court martial, to undergo their imprisonment in the several buildings set apart by the Stcretary-at- War, as district military prisons, or as provost prisons, agreeably to the 28th sec tion of the Mutiny Act, arc, for the periods they are actually in confinement, and subsisted in such prisons, to be distinguished in the troop or company pay list as being in such prisons ; but no charge whatever, during their confinement therein, is to be in cluded in the pay list, as the cost of the subsistence of these men will be provided in the army estimates as a part of the public ex penditure of the district military prisons. 3. In all cases, however, of soldiers of the Ordnance corps being sent to undergo the sentences of courts-martial in the civil prisons, or confined for short periods in the garrison or barrack- cells established for the purpose, their subsistence not exceeding 6d. a day will be drawn, as heretofore, in the troop or company's pay-lists. 4. The Secretary-at-War has stated, in reply to the Master- General and boards of inquiry on the subject, that the services of soldiers are not forfeited when sentenced to imprisonment, and forfeiture of pay, by order of the commanding otfieer, for periods not exceeding seven days, under the provisions of 52d Article of War. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SON. Stn,—l was much pleased to read in your leading article on Thursday a well-merited eulogium on the gallant soldiets who pared the way, for Waterloo, by driving the French out of Spain. I ask, had those men not fought and bled at the various battles in Spain (almost too numerous to mention), who can say that the battle of Waterloo would ever have taken place? Would not Napoleon have had the whole of Spain, of Portugal, and of nearly the whole continent of Europe, under him in the memorable year 1815? Where then would have been our glory, our wealth—nay, what might have been our country—perhaps a dependency of France—when ail the English people were killed in defend ing their country and homes from the tyrant? And for sooth, because the brave English, Scotch, and Irish (for whatever the Tories may say about the Irish and rebellion, they never can say ought against their love of common coun try and patriotism when the foe is before them)—well, be cause there were 50,000 men killed in./ire years, instead of 50,000 killed in one day, we are to have nothing to comme morate our victories but the remembrance of our fathers' wounds? how is it then that the Duke of Wellington was made (I think) Marquis of Wellington before the battle of Waterloo? For, according to his own showing, the soldiers (i. e. the prica‘'es) are to have nothing, because they did not do their work in one day. Anti moreover, the valiant Marquis of Londonderry, no doubt recollecting how he had got his decorations, his various ribbons and colonelcies, must needs tell them that petitioning the Legislature is not the proper way for redress! Very likely the Marquis may be quite correct. It may not be the speediest way, but most certainly it is the proper way, for the soldiers of this country who hare not votes in the House of Lords. I have written these few lines from feeling myself the injustice of the proceedings. Being the sun of one who served through the whole of the Spanish campaigns, and was killed at Toulouse ; and because he fell in the cause of his country two years before the battle of Waterloo, I am not to have a medal, when other men who were at Waterloo, and never in action before, have one. This is injustice. Trust ing you will always speak out through your excellent paper on behalf of the poor, I am, Sir, your obliged servant, Liverpool, July 26, 1845. T. M. FUNERAL OF THE LATE LORD CANTERBURY.- (Tills DAY. )—The mortal remains of the late Right Hon. Charles Viscount Canterbury were removed this morning from the rest. deuce of his son, the Hon. John Manners Sutton, for interment at Addington, near Croydon. The funeral cortege left Southwick. terrace, Oxford-square, shortly after ten, and proceeded to Adding ton Church. The remains of the late Noble Viscount are deposited in the same vault, near to his father the late Archbishop of Can terbury. In the first carriage were Lord Canterbury, Hon. John Manners Sutton, Richard Sanderson, Esq., M.P., and Capt. Powis. In the second carriage, Lord John Manners, Lord Manners, John Manners Sutton, Esq., and Lord Charles Manners. In the third carriage, the Rev. T. V. Lockwood, Archdeacon Croft, H. W. Chichester, Esq., and the Rev. C. Chichester. In the fourth, the medical attendants of the deceased, Dr. Guthrie and J. Fleckton, Esq. The Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, Chancellor of the Ex. chequer, joined at Croydon. The body of the deceased was inclosed in a leaden coffin, also inclosed in an outer one •f oak, covered h rich crimson velvet and rich burnished handles and ornaments. On the plate was inscribed the arms and crest of deceased, and " Charles, First Viscount Canterbury, and Baron Bottesford, P.C., and G.C.8., died on the 21st July, 1845, aged 65 years." APPROACHING CHANGE OF QUARTERS AMONGST TIE HOUSEHOLD TROOPIL—On the Ist of September the Ist bat talion of Coldstream Guards remove from Winchester to Portman barracks, the 2d battalion from Windsor to the Tower, the Ist bat.. talion of Fusilier Guards from St. George's Barracks to St. John's Wood, the 2d battalion from Wellington Barracks to Winchester, the Ist battalion Grenadier Guards from St. John's Wood to Wel.. lington Barracks, the 2el battalion from the Tower to Windsor, and the 3d battalion from Portman. street to St. George's Barracks. There exists at St. Claude (clura) a reek, abut fifty metres in height, which forms a very picturesque object. It has acquired the name of the Saut de la Pucelle, from a circum stance which occurred towards the end of the sixteenth century, when a young girl accused of witchcraft was allowed to establish her guilt or innocense by the result of a leap from its summit; and it so happened that, her cloqies having become inflated, she was borne as by a balloon, and came unhurt to the ground. A few days since a pedlar, in a prosperous way of business, but whose head had become rather the worse for the copious libations in which he had been indulging, ascended to the summit, and, exclaiming to some persons near, " You shall now see how I am going to settle my affairs," leaped ofT, and, as might have been expected, was picked up a corpse. INSPECTION OF THE SECOND REGIMENT OF LIFE Gt7Anns.—The half-yearly inspection of this regiment, under the command of Colonel Reid, took place on Saturday last, in Windsor Great Park, by Major-General the Hon. E. P. Lygon, C.B. The regiment having gone through the sword exercise, afterwards per formed several evolutions, and were highly complimented by Gene ral Lygon, for their excellent discipline and general appearance in the field. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MALTA, JULY 15.—A private letter from Beyrout, received after the post was closed yesterday, announces that a melancholy acci dent had occurred to the barge's crew of her Majesty's ship War spite. Being sent on the 22d ult. to the launch drawn up on the beach, and having to cross a bar to enter Hassan Cove, a sea struck her on fhe quai ter, and hove her broadside on, when another fol lowing turned the boat over, by which accident six poor fellows lost their lives. Five bodies have been found and buried from the Warspite ; the boat has also been picked up. Orders have been received to send home the S'IALe, which is at Present here. The loss of property oceassioned by the fire at Smyrna is re ported at 200,000/. The Duke of Cornwall arrived this meriting from Engtind, and will proceed to the Levant in the cense of the day. Poirrsmorrn, JCLV 27.—The Alfred, 50, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore J. B. Purvis, late Commander-in-Chief on the south-east coast of America, arrived at Spithead last evening between five and six o'clock. She left Rio on the 4th ult., and has made the passage thence to Spithead hi seven weeks and three days. She had seven days easterly wind off' Scilly. She left at Rio the Express, 6, Lieutenant -Commander Her.. rick, which was the only man• ef-war at Rio at that date. The General Palmer, transport, sailed for England four days prior. The Salamander, steam-sloop, Commander Hammond, was at Otaheite, and the Curacoa, 24, Captai❑ Sir T. S. Pasley, Bart., up the River Plate. The Gorgon, steam-frigate, Cap. lain Hotham, was at Monte Video, under orders for England ; and the Frolic, 16, Commander Hamilton, had gone to Buenos Ayres. Rear-Admiral Inglefield (who has succeeded Commodore Purvis in the Br.i.zilian command) had gone in the Eagle, 30, to the River Plate with Mr. Gore Ouseley, her Majesty's Minister, who had commenced, conjointly with the French authorities, negotiations with the belligerents, in order to establish peace between them. The Alfred brings papers from the station to the 30th of May, from one of which, the Jornal do Comercio of the above date, we extract the following: _ _ " The English brig Racer, which arrived yesterday from the River Plate, brings the Buenos Ayres papers up to the 17th, and Monte Video to the 21st of this month. " We can find nothing in those journals to throw the smallest light on the proceedings of the British and French agents on the subject of Intervention, but it appeared certaiw that conferences had commenced between the French, English, and Argentine Mi nisters ow this important affair, the result of which may be shortly looked for. " We have extracted the following from some letters which we have seen : " Monte Video, May 21. " • Rosas received Mr. Ouselcy on the Bth. It is quite certain nego,iatioirs have commenced, but nothing has yet transpired, and we continue in a state of the most profound darkness. " • It is raid that, on the arrival of the Dolphin, which is ex pected on the 26th, the result will be known, but I will not believe it until I see it, for Rosas will be in no haste to decide the ques tion, seeing that his chief object at resent is to gain time. It is quite certain, hcwever, this Government knows nothing of what is going on at Buenos Ayres. " ' I am informed that the English Minister here addressed a communication to Oribe, similar to that addressed to this Govern ment, on the subject of intervention, to which Oribe replied that he was very desirous to put an end to the effusion of blood, and the war, which was fomented by foreigners who had not yet received the imanishment they deserved ; that his valiant army would re main under arms to maintain the honour and independence of the two republics, and that until these two objects were attained, they would not lay them down. " As the person from whom I received this information has reason to know what is going on at the Ceritto you may consider it true; and further, in order that Mr. Turner should have no doubt on the subject, on the same night in which he gave this de cisive answer Oribe caused his pieces cf artillery to be pointed on the town from the Arrayo Seceo, and discharged some 40 shot, which caused little or no damage, but which was a pretty good in dication cf what may be expected from mediation.' " The Alfred having been nearly four years in commission will now be paid off. The Earl of Haddington, First Lord of the Ad miralty, who arrived yesterday to inspect the Excellent, gunnery ship, on the Alfred anchoring, went o.i board with his Countess, and inspected the ship throughout, utter which the noble Earl and Countess proceeded in the Black Eagle to Osborne-house on a visit to the Queen. The Alfred saluted the Earl with 19 guns. The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Pretyman, came up from Osborne last evening, with dispatches and the band of the Bth regiment, which proceeded in the same vessel on Friday, by Her Majesty's command, to play during the banquet on the occasion of the visit of His Majesty the King of the Netherlands. The Ferret, 6, Commander Josiah Oake, arrived at Spithead soon after sunrise this morning, from the coast of Africa station. She has been in commission three years and a half, and will now be paid off. The Fairy (tender to the royal yacht), Master-Commander Thain, after landing his Royal Highness Prince Albert last evening at Os borne, returned into harbour to replenish fuel and hays her bottom cleaned, it being considered that as her speed had not equalled the royal yacht's, something of necessity must be wrong with her ; but an unexpected difficulty presented itself to her being examined,— all the docks at this yard are employed ; added to which, not one of them is long enough to admit the Fairy l It was in contemplation to lay her up on Gosport-beach, but this, we believe was abandoned. She was in harbour this afternoon. The authorities do not know what to do with her. The Meteor steam-sloop, Lieut.-Commander Butler, arrived yesterday from Cork with supernumeraries. The Athol troop ship, Master-Commander Pearn, is fitting for sea with all possible dispatch. The Samarang, 26, Capt. Sir Edward Belcher, arrived at Hong. Kong, from Manilla, on the Ist of April. The Saprhire troop ship, Master Commander Fittock, arrived at Hong-Kong, from Amoy, on the 28th of March. The Pique, 36, Capt. the lion. M. Stopford, arrived at Grenada, from Trinidad, on the 23d of June. The Hyacinth, 18, Commander Scott, arrived at Port Royal, Jamaica, on the 19th ult., in six days from Carthagena, with a freight of 20,000 dollars. She sailed again on the 41st, reported for Halifax. The Pickle, 2, Lieutenant-Commander Bainbridge, was at Port Royal on the 26th ult., all well. PROMOTIONS. Commanders—J. P. Bower (1841), late of the Hecla, F. War den (183 S), and the Hon. G. Hope (1840), to the rank of Captain. Lieutenants—H. Loring (1835), late of the Trafalgar, to the rank of commander; J. G. Davies (1808), to be retired Commander on the list of 1830. aerotYrNiENTs. Captain Edward Stanley to the Calliope. Commander J. I'. Roepel to the Seaflower, vice Robilliard. Lieutenants—H. B. Beresford, to the Calliope; J. Dayman (additional), to the Tartarus; I'. A. Scott, to the Columbia; A. Y. West, to be flag to Sir J. West at Devonport ; R. S. Hewlett and E. Holmes, to the Calliope. Master--Daniel Lye, to the Royal Sovereign. Paymaster and Purser—J. Breaks, to be Naval Storekeeper and Agent Victualler at the Cape of GOod Hope, vice Thompson. Surgeons—A. Kilroy, to the Maida convict ship; W. Ross (act ing assistant), to the Calliope. Second Masters— R. A. Burstall, to the Bloodhound; S. W. K Freeman, J. Thomas, and F. R. Child, to the Athol. Clerk in Charge—C. S. Giles, to the Bloodhound. Mate.—J. H. Henderson, to the Excellent. Midshipman—G. Colville, to the Excellent. Engineers—S. Parry (first), J. C. Robinson (second), and G Kilchingman (third), to the Bloodhound. COAST GUARD. Appointment—Commander W. B. Oliver, to be Inspecting Commander, vice Dyer (whose appointment to this service has been cancelled), to Newcastle; Caithwellan, vice De Courcy, removed ; Lieutenant J. J. C. H. Tracy, to command a station. Removals—Lieutenant J. S. M. Watson, from Harwich to Cro mer station, vice Cooper, removed; Lieutenant Matthew Lidion, from Cockbush to Harwich, vice Watson. ANOTHER CAMBRIDGE ELECTION. CANIBRIDGE, JULY 26.—Whether the Tory party here have sent forth the report for their own special purpose, that Sir John Mort. lock is about to retire from the Board of Excise, and that the Hon. Henry Manners Sutton is to succeed him, I know not, but this I can assure you, that the Whigs here are on the look out for a vacancy in the rei.resentation of the borough. There are those amongst the constituency, connected with the Liberal interest, who fancy that this rumour has been sent afloat to throw them off their guard; and indeed it has been softly insinuated by certain Con servatives, celebrated for their electioneering tactics, that if the Solicitor-General be net disturbed, it will turn out all the better for the Whigs at the next election for Cambridge. "No petition now," they say, "no opposition next time." And of course it is to be inferred that Mr. Adair would hare a walk over. This is anything but certain, as the slippery character of the Conserva tives of the town of Cambridge is proverbial. Should the vacancy occur, the election, whether a contest or a walk over, would not take place till next year. The session is now drawing to a close. Sir Robert Peel knows better than to risk another trial of strength at this moment at Cambridge, with Adair i■ front of the Liberal array. Mr Sutton's appointment would, there fore, take place during the recess, and the writ would not be moved for until after the opening of the next session. The Cambridge Conservatives would in the meantime look to the registration pretty sharply, although with ♦ery little chance of increasing their number of votes beyond what they muster at pre sent, their strength being two or three dozen below the Whigs. " The Board of Works," as the Cambridge Independent Press called the choice . .band of Thebans who " worked" the battle for the Solicitor-General during the last half hour, and achieved the victory, are terribly afraid of a petition. There is plenty of ground to go on ; for the " business" that was going on was notorious. A Barnwell man, a celebrated dog fancier and dog seller, And who keeps a fast nag or two for the purposes of other fancy business (g rudet evils canibusque), came up to a most respectable man on the Whig side on Parker's Piece, at half-past three on the day of polling, and offered thirty votes of his gang for 5/. a-piece. " The Conservatives," said lie, " are giving ten, we will sacrifice five to our principles, we will sacrifice no more; for, when our neighbours are getting paid before our eyes for their votes, we cannot afford to give ours for nothing." This disinterested patriot's offer was re fused. Mr. Fitzroy Kelly knew nothing about the work which Isis kind friends were engaged in during the last moments of the con. test. Of course not 1 You have heard the story of his carriage having been ordered at half-past three, so sure was the poor simple man of being defeated. It is no joke. The order was given by the great man himself, in a tone of forensic solemnity, and with an air of seemingly sincere distress, quite Kelly-ish. SUNDERLAND ELECTION. -Mr. Hudson has announced his resolution to contest this borough, and has published an ad dress, in which he gives the following as his political pro fession of faith :—" My political opinions are chiefly in ac cordance with those of her Majesty's present advisers, but whilst I shall endeavour to support and maintain unimpaired our glorious Constitution, 1 shall be ever ready to assist in reforming abuses, and in effecting all practical reductions in public expenditure.". Be will be in Sunderland to-day. Colonel Thompson is assiduously engaged in canvassing, and his friends speak most confidently of his success. THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 27.—The Oriental Company's steam-ship Queen, Captain Russell, arrived in the docks at one o'clock a at. this day from Gibraltar, and landed the Peninsular and Mediterranean mails in time to be forwarded to London by the two o'clock A.M. mail train. The dates are Gib. raltar July 18, Cadiz 19, Lisbon 21, Oporto and Vigo 22, and Corunna 23. The Queen brings a full cargo of fruit and Forne specie, and 28 passengers. The same Company's steam-ship Oriental, Captain Soy, came into the docks this morning from the Motherbank, where she arrived from Alexandria on Friday ¢viii. ing, and the East India and China mails were dispatched to London the same night. The Oriental lett Alexandria July 10, Malta 15, and Gibraltar 20. She had 48 passengers and a very full cargo. The following ships were at Malta :--Her Majesty's ships Form (.1. able, Polyphemus, Virago, and Volcano. At Gibraltar, her Ma jesty's brig Fantome, and Flamer steamer. At Alexandria, the French steamer Gomer. E i n Turner's llN iV() ° company Li‘lC li of l\ t i h A e rt l o l y E a S l l A i 1 - or d e rs for New Zealand, have been empl oye d i n going larg l e io d c et K ac Ej ne l: t ß o A f c c T n l , T a l t ei underry, gt h o nacourse of laboratory instructions previ ous to their ern. and on Saturday mousing attended in the marshes under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Hardinge, K.H., with Captain Henderson and Lieutenant the Hon. W. Yelverton, to practise with rockets. Major Stran gways, commanding the rocket troop, with Lieutenant Willan and a portion of the rocket troop, were present to give instruction in that branch of the service, and the whole of the practice, which was carried on by the non-com missioned officers and men of Captain Turner's company, was tx cc Pent. The rockets were six pounders from Boxer's tubes, at 600 yards, and a salvo of tour rockets at the same distance. A number of six.pounder rockets were also fired from the tubes at 700 yards range, sad a number of 12-pounder rockets at 1,000 yards range. The officers in command expressed themselves highly pleased with the practice. COURT CIRCULAR. , . 1•1.. i•••••• His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, accompanied by his Royal Ht, hness Prince Albert, arrived at Osborne Houat', Isle of Wight, at twenty minutes past five o'clock on Friday. afternoon from town. The Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, Viscount Hawarden, Lord in Waiting, and the Honourable Captain Hood, Groom in Waiting, attended the King. His Excel lency Baron Dodel, his Excellency M. Boud, Col. Baron Coe boor°, and Count Bylandt, were in his Majesty's suite. Th e R oya l party occupi e d th ree p on y carr i ages . Th e Queen, attended by the Lady in Waiting, received her august visitor. Her Grace the Duchess of Buccleuch arrived at Osborne House on Friday afternoon, and joined the Royal party at dinner. The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken out ors their ponies on Friday afternoon. Prince Alfred and the Princess /s lice were also taken airings in the pleasure-grounds. The King of the Netherlands and suite and the Earl of Aberdeen dinea with her Majesty and Prince Albert. A d e t ac h men t of the Bth Regiment arrived at Osborne house in the afternoon, from Portsmouth, under the command of Lieut. Leslie, in the Come; steam-packet, accompanied by the band of the regiment. The' ba:.'d attended at Osborne-house (luring dinner, and performed the fo:lowing pieces :—. Overture to Inez de Castro—Persiall. Its \ r aise a deux toms—Jullien. Selection from the Bohemian Girl—Balfe. Variations on Swiss Airs for the Corno Bassetto—by E. Guillaud. The Chinese Quadrilles—Jullien. Duo, " I Puritani"—Bellini. Cavatina, " Marino Faliero"—Donizetti. Fantasia, " I Puritani',—Bellini. Alons. E. Guillaud was the Director of the Band. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence had the honour of joining the royal circle at Osborne House in the evening. The King of the Netherlands and suite afterwards went to Ncirris Castle. On t'aturday morning, at ten o'clock, the Queen drove from Osborne House to Norris Castle, in a pony carriage, to pay a visit to th e Ki ng of the Netherlands. Prince Albert accompanied on horseback, attended by Colonels Buckley and Bouverie. His Majesty returned with the Queen in the pony carriage to Csborne House. The illustrious party and the royal suites went in four carriages to Meade's Hole, and em barked on the royal yacht, for an excursion towards the South.. ampton Waters. Shortly before two o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert, the King of the Netherlands, Baron Dedel, M. Bond, Colonel Baron Coehoorn, Count Bylandt and the royal suite returned to Osborne House A Defrunj was served at two o'clock, the band of the Bth Ilrgiment performing during the repast. The King afterwards took leave of the Queen, and em barked for Gosport on his return to town. His Majesty was attended by Baron Dedel, Viscount Hawarden, M. Bond, Count Bylandt, Honourable Captain Hood, and Colonel Baron Coehoorn. His Royal Highness Prince Albert ac companied the King to Gosport, and there took leave of his Majesty, returning to Osborne House at five o'clock. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort afterwards rode out on horseback. The juvenile royal family were taken an airing in a carriage at an early hour on Saturday morning. The Earl of Aberdeen took his departure on Saturday for town. The detachment and band of the Btb Regiment left Osborne Howe on Saturday afternoon on their return to Portsmouth. Yesterday morning her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the royal suite, attended Divine service in Whippingham Church. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken a walk on the beach yes terday. His Maje s t y th e Ki ng of the Netherlands returned to town riot South-Western Railway on Saturday, from Osborne-house, We of Wight. The King, attended by his Excellency Baron Dedel and his Excellency M. Bond, honoured the Earl and Countess of Jersey with his company at dinner, at their resi eence in Berkeley -square. His Majesty afterwards honoured the performance of the Italian opera with his presence ; the boxes of the Queen and of the Queen Dowager being placed at his Majesty's disposal. The King was attended by Baron Dedel, Viscount Hawarden, M. Boud, Colonel Baron Coehoorn, Count Bylandt, and the Hon. Captain Hood. Yes terday morning, at an early hour. his Excellency Baron Dedel visited his Majesty at Mivart's Hotel. General Fagel also paid a visit to the King. His Majesty received at an audience Sir H. Johnson, Bart. At half-past twelve o'clock yesterday the King left town, quite unaccompanied, in a royal landau and four, for Bushy House, Bushy Park, to pay his respects to her Majesty, the Queen Dowager. The King partook of a dejeune with the Queen Powpger and their Serene Highnesses the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, and the Princesses Anna and Antelie of Saxe Weimar. His Majesty afterwards returned to Mivart's Hotel. Yesterday evening the King of the Netherlands dined with their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Cambridge Howe. His Excellency Baron Dedel, and his Excellency M. Boud were in his Majesty's suite. A select circle, including her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glouces ter, Count Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister, the Duke of Wellington and General Fagel were present to meet the King. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, and the Princess Mary, attended Divine service yes terday morning in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. Lady Augusta Cadogan was in waiting on the royal Duchess. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, honoured the Italian Opera with their presence on Saturday evening. A deputation, including the Earl of Effingham, Lord Sandon, Lord Robert Grosvenor, the Bishop of Winchester, Sir Francis Lawley, and Mr. Kingseote, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing -street. Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday. Mr. J. M'Queen had an interview with the Earl of Dal housie on Saturday at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches from the Governor of Ceylon, from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and from the Gover nor of Malta were received on Saturday at the Colonial-office. Dispatches were recelved yesterday from the Governor of Gibraltar. Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council, left town on Saturday for the Isle of Wight. Sir Robert Peel had a dinner party on Saturday at his resi dence in Whitehall Gardens. The Duke of Wellington and Sir Frederick Treneh at tended the early Service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Sermon was preached by the Rev. J. C. lladen. The Duke of Leeds, the Marquis of Salisbury, Lords Wilton, flawarden, and Cantilupe, attended the early Service yesterday in the Chapel 11,yal. Ihe Sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. tileath. Prayers were read by the Rev. C. Packman, the Lessons by the Rev. J. Haden. The anthem, " By the waters of Babylon" (Boyce) was Ring by Messrs. Francis, Bennett, and Bradbury. Mr. Turle presided at the organ. SPORT ING. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) The Goodwood Meeting, the first in England, and conse quently the first in the world, commences to-morrow and concludes on Friday. The programme is of unparalleled length, and the presence of so popular and amiable a monarch as the King of tha Netherlands cannot fail to add to the numerous attractions provided for the visitors. lam of opinion that nettling con tributes more to the stability of racing abroad than the pre sence of foreign monarchs and princes at our principal meet ings. They cannot fail to be struck with admi ration at the manner in which they are carried on. The symmetry of the horses, the elegant dress of the jockies, the pullet wilily with which the races are run, and the instanta neous method adopted of making the name of the winner known to the assembled thousands, must make a deep ha. pression on their minds, and cause them to endeavour as much as possible to render their own meetings similarly attractive. On Tuesday eleven' races will be found on the card, the first of which will be the Craven Stakes, for which the entries close this evening. The second will be the ',avant, for two year olds. Out of the 31 animals named for this stake, I expect to tee at the post Cherokee, Princess Alice, Madcap, Sotades, Sting. Fair Helen, Collingwood, Tugnet, and Cambaules. Of these Sting, I think, will find himself in very different company from what he met at Ascot, and Tugnet's victory at Gorbam bury is not a sufficient one to render her likely to beat Cherokee. Madcap's winning has been so in and out lately that I cannot fancy her. Sotades I do not like . Fair Helen comes from a stable in which the horses aro full of running, but that is her only claim to public favour. Cherokee is the best two year-old that has been out this season, and, moreover, is a capital starter. Cambaules is dark, but such is my preference for Mr. Wreford's two year olds on this course, that I have no hesitation in naming his horse as the winner of the race, provided he can beat Cherokee. Between the two it is sure to be a severe race, and, from the prestige attached to former races, I lean to Mr. Nirreford, with his son of Camel. The Sweepstakes of ,`OO sous. will be walked over for by Collingwood. The great Four-year-old Stakes of 300 soya, each, by th• rumoured absence of the Ugly Buck, who had been kept for this stake, will be reduced to a match between The-Devil- , ._ -... to-Pay and Joe Lovel. From a recollection of their previous doings, and the Devil's running at Gorhambury last year, I have no doubt my readers will see him put down as the winner of this valuable stake. In the Gratericke, the Merry Monarch will only find one or two antagonists, and those he should disp ose o f w i t h out the slightest difficulty. For the Ham Stakes there is sure to be a very large field; but, as Princess Alice has lost her running, I think there is nothing likely to beat W'itsend unless it is Tugnet, whose victory at Gorhambury, it must be borne in mind, was over a very moderate field. To the Stockbridge stable, I believe, 1 must assign this race. The Drawing-room Stakes will be a most interesting race, and furnish a large field for speculation. The starters, I fancy, will be Pug, Old England, Gwalior, Cobweb colt,:and Wood Pigeon ; and the two first found at the winning-post, Old England and Wood Pigeon. For the Goodwood Club Stakes I prefer most Quebec, as last year he won the first class of the March Stakes, and at the same time the Challenge, with the winner of the second o w se ill sta b r e t a i t n gal! un certain forward.class. The Slane colt and Arcanus will no doubt run t win. The match cfieer l ltd ' a o ,i r ivil t ; l i i ts e iiii l ot N l : l e el l d t e e xs r i Stakes I fancy Na wor i t v l h i fifty-eight unmen tioned n h m o horses dav we have the Goodwood Stakes, the most On Wednesday n i a g n h f t l out or nti nine e t the have e ty between Red Deer el ee s pg ri to d i Antler rihowever,ofQ u fi e ' e she3 n l o a t ibn b 'n e s run. engaged tinned in the ring. As I have already analysed the merits of n the different animals, a further description a them is not re quisite.interestingaboveweek, The following, I imagine, will not start :—True bey, Venus, Naworth, Joe Lovel, Milton, Lady Wildair, Sad dlebow,Advice, Old Maid, Milden, Giantess, Extravaganza, Yates, New Forest Deer, Crikey Billy, Alamotle, Poussin, Little John, Jenny Wren, St. Bernard. The field will, in all probability, amount to twenty, and I imagine the bettime will be widely different to what it is at present. Pythia, in my opirrion, will find the distance too far for her. So will' Boarding School Miss, Nottingham, Queen of the Tyne, Rowena, Laird o' Cockpen, Miss Elis, Europa, and The Libel. Ajax is too slow. Aristides' legs are too uncertain for me to trust him. tEgis must surely be placed, if she does not win. Pine-apple is very well in, and can hardly fail to run in front. John o'Gaunt, too, will beat more than many fancy he will. The weight wiil stop Lothario, and I am draid also Queen Mab. Rochester, like Ajax, is well in, but has not suf ficient speed for this race. Una has and can run *ell. In 1844 she won five handicaps in succession, and last year she carried off the Trade Cup at Tewkesbury, and the Cup at Abingdon. She is perfectly fresh—has been backed by able judges for a large sum. Of Dawson's lot I think the most formidable is Glossy, 5 yrs, fist 111 b, who has been backed quickly for a very heavy stake. Her performances I have already detailed ; and as she has won all her races at long distances, and now carries only est 111 b, I have a strong idea she will turn out to be winner of this race. Next to her I would have Una. iEgis will, no doubt, beat all the three year-olds ; but the distance is too far fur a boy to ride to give him a chance of finishing with old jockies. The other races I will touch on to-morrow. London, July 28. TELEGRAPH.