The Sun. — London, England, 1853-07-04 00:00:00

Vtirb Ebttitm SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) JULY STAKES. 2to 1 agst Astolfo (5 to 2 taken). 3to 1 agst Calliope (taken). 4to 1 agst Marsyas (taken). CHESTERFIELD STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Brother to Mountain Deer (taken LIVERPOOL CUP. 4to 1 agst Goorkah (taken). Bto 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke (taken). 10 to 1 agst Harbinger (taken). 12 to 1 agst Waterfall (taken). GOODWOOD STAKES. 9to 1 agst Little Harry (taken). 10 to 1 agst Sextus (taken). 10 to 1 agst Hobbyhorse (taken). 12 to 1 agst Teddington (taken). ST. LEGER. 9to 8 agst West Australian (taken). Bto 1 agst Sittingbourne (taken). Bto 1 agst The Reiver. 20 to 1 agst Honeywood. DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Autocrat (taken). 20 to 1 agst Woodcote (taken). 22 to 1 agst Prince Arthur. (BY ELECTRIC' TBLEG.RAPH.) NEWMARKET - (THIS DAY.) ARRIVALS. Marsyas, Scarecrow, Quince, Spinaway, Monie Moses, Hybla, Mirabeau, Corybantes, Montain Hawk. WORCESTER-(THIS DAY.) ARRIVALS. Clothworker, Mayday, Melford, Gladiole, lanthe, Octavio, Ibis, Mary Ann, Missive, Tavistock, Grief, Deerhound, Chaffwax, Forester. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. CRIMINAL LAW IMPROVEMENT. Lord LYNDHURST asked the noble and learned lord on the woolsack when the committee on the bill for the improvement of the criminal law would meet again ? The LORD CHANCELLOR said the committee stood over for the convenience of the Lord Chief Justice. Lord BROUGHAM hoped an early day would be fixed, as it was of great importance that the committee should finish its labours as early as possible. Thd Earl of DERBY presented a petition from medi cal men of the town of Croydon, praying for legislation for the improvement of the medical profession, and from Staines praying for the abolition of the duty on the ex portation of British salt to India. BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION. Lord BROUGHAM, pursuant to notice, resented the following petitions in favour of his lordship's bill for improving the administration of bankruptcy and insol vency in Scotland, and assimilating those laws through out the United Kingdom ; from London, by 200 mer cantile firms of 'the city of London trading with Scotland ; from Glasgow, by the members of the Glasgow and. West of Scotland Mercantile Society, composed of mer cantile houses of the city of Glasgow ; from Carlisle, by 35 mercantile firms and commercial men, trading with Scotland ; from Huddersfield, by 23 merchants and manufacturers of Huddersfield, trading with Scotland. The noble and learned lord, after pointing out the re spectability and standing of the petitioners, proceeded to point out, at some length, the advantages which would result from an assimilation of the mercantile laws in the two countries. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to : The Eastern COunties Railway (Woodford and Lough ton), East Grinstead Railway, Haslingden and Rawten stall Waterworks, Manchester Improvement, Monkland Railways. _ _ _ The &lowing bills were read a third time and passed : —Boston and Midland Counties Railway and Docks ; Harwich Docks and Pier ; North and South-Western (Hampstead and City Junction) Railway ; St. Margaret and St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, Vestries ; South Staffordshire Railway ; Stamford and Essendine Railway ; Chorley Improvement ; Monmouthshire Railway and Canal. The reports for the following bills were considered and agreed to, and the bills ordered to be read a third time : —Ambergate Nottingham, and Bost on an d E as t ern Junction Railway (Nottingham, &c.) ; Castlemaine Estuary Reclamation and Maine and Laurie Navigation ; Chard Railway ; East Anglian Railways (No. 2) ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway ; Rochdale Improvement (No. 2) ; Saint George's Harbour ; Severn Valley Railway ; South Wales Railway (Power to Pur chase, &c.) ; Wellington and Severn Junction Railway. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. HAYTER a new writ was ordered to be issued for the western division of Cornwall, in the room of Mr. Pendarves. PETITIONS. Mr. E. BALL presented a petition from Manchester, Complaining of the infringement of the Factory Act, and praying for a new act. Mr. MOODY presented several petitions from Bristol against the Crystal Palace being opened on Sunday. Mr. MIALL presented petitions from Liverpool, Birkenhead, Salford, and other places against the Go vernment scheme of education. Mr. WICKHAM presented a petition from Bradford in favour of a Ten Hours Factory Bill. Several petitions were presented to the same effect. Mr. A. PELLATT presented a petition from York shire is favour of what is called " the People's Charter." Mr. B. DENISON presented a petition from the West Riding of Yorkshire against the opening of beer houses on Sunday. Mr. R. PALMER presented a petition from Ply mouth against the inspection of Nunneries Bill. PILOTAGE BILL. Mr. TOLLEMACHE said the Pilotage Bill stood first on the paper for to-morrow ; and as certain ship owners at Liverpool entertained considerable objection to some part of it, he wished to know if it could not be postponed for a few days, in order that the hon. member for the borough might be present? At this moment Liverpool was without any representative, but a writ had hem issued, and in the course of a few days the new members would be elected. Mr. CARDWELL objected to postpone the bill on the ground that the house had already decided by a majority of three in favour of that part of it to which the hon. member alluded. Mr. TOLLEMACHE then gave notice that he would move the postponement of the bill, when the order of the day was read to-morrow for going into committee upon it. INDIA. ri:1; t,i 4 " s IV ----- Mr. J. PHILLIMORE moved for copies of all pa pers relating to the case of Viccagee Meyee and Peston gee Meyee, British subjects and Parsee inhabitants of Bombay and Hyderabad, that have been transmitted to the India House or the Board of Control, or have ema nated from the Court of Directors or the Board of Con trol, relating to the said case.—Agreed to. MEDICAL REFORM. Colonel DUNNE asked the Secretary for the Home Department what was the determination of the Govern ment as to a proposed bill for regulating the medical profession ; also, as to the confirmation of certain bye laws adopted by the Pharmaceutical Society. Lord PALMERSTON said he hoped to be able to bring in a bill on the first of the matters, prob a bl y not with the view of passing it this session, but to see vibe, ther there would be any objection to the arrangements contained in it. At the same time, he did not preclude himself from proposing to carry it this session, if h e found time for that purpose. With regard to the bye. laws of the Pharmaceutical Society, they were sent to him for approval, and he had sanctioned them, subject to any legal decision which might be come to. On one of the articles to which objection had been made on the ground of its being inconsistent with law, that was a matter which could only be decided by a judici al tribunal. SAVINGS BANKS BILL. In reply to Mr. SaNDARS, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he did not intend to proceed with the Savings Banks Bill this evening. All he proposed doing was to move that it go into committee, pro forma, in order that it might be reprinted. The committee on the bill would pro- I.ably not come on till the week after next. SLAVE TRADE AT HAVANNAH. In reply to Mr. 13ammE Lord PALMERSTON 'said Havannah, made reportsthe Consul-General at o ffi ce of al l facts connected Periodically to the Foreign with the slave trade, and of course he bad reported any which had been made int o t h e in tions of slaves islandrorta the date of the last dispatch. He might state that h Afr is ai Fi rs gh h t a n d on m . a fr d i e en a d the Secretary of State for Fo re i gn communication to the Spanish. Go vernment on that subject. ANNUITY TAX (EDINBURGII) BILL. Mr. HUME wished to know who was to have the charge of the Annuity Tax (Edinb urg h) Bill, in the ab av. A tLence of the Lord-Advocate who was now in Scotland t z " Lord PALMERSTON said, any bill which required '477=-7p)the presence of the Lord-Advocate would, of course, be I Z - i.- --j "postpttned until his return. (A laugh.) SUCCESSION DUTY BILL. The'committee on this bill was then resumed. Clause 29, 30, and 31 were agreed to. 04' clause 32, Mr.. WALPOLE proposed to insert words to nu* the bill prospective instead of retrospective, so far as this clause was concerned. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL could not accede to the proposal. Mr. WALPOLE said he could not allow the injustice of this clause to pass, and if he stood alone Le would divide. After a few words from Mr. MIILLINGS and Mr. HENLEY, Dr. PIIILLIMORE appealed to the Solicitor-Gene ral to take the clause into his serious consideration, with a view to its amendment. (LEFT BITTING.) AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA. LIVERPOOL, JULY 3. By the Royal Mail steam-ship Canada, Stone cona r ander, we have advices from New York to the 21st and Boston to the 22d ult. She has brought 170 pas sengers and $544,000 in specie on freight. On the 26th at 12 30 a.m. she passed the steamer Africa, hence• for New York ; on the Ist the ship Conqueror, bound east; and on the 2d, the ships Continent, Argyll, and Ame rica ; and at 11 p.m. the steamer Arabia, hence for New York. The steamer Humboldt arrived at New York from Havre and Cowes on the 21st ult. The steam-ship Yacht had arrived at New Orleans witii Rio Grande dates to the 4th ult., and $124,339 in specie. Unusual quiet prevailed at Brownsville and other frontier cities. Most of the Filibusters had dis persed. The opening ceremonies at the New York Crystal Palace are expected to take place on the 15th inst. Upwards of $2,000 had been subscribed at New Or leans for the unfortunate passengers of the ship William and Mary, wrecked on her passage from Liverpool for New Orleans. A new yacht named Silvie, of 105 tons, sailed from New Rochelle for England on the 18th ult., for the pur pose of contending for the prize at the Cowes Regatta on the 2d of August next. The Silvie was built by Mr. George Steers, the builder of the America, and is said to be a much faster sailer than the latter vessel. A dispatch, dated Washington, the 21st inst., says, "The firm yet conciliatory representations of Mr. Marcy have produced a suspension on the part of the English against the fishing vessels in the disputed waters, and there is now a clear prospect of a speedy and satisfactory adjustment of the difficulty." The coroner's inquest upon the victims of the Gavazzi riots at Montreal was proceeding, but no new facts had been elicited. llavannah advices of the 14th ult. state that large numbers of slaves still continued to be landed on the island. The number of slaves imported during the pre sent year were, in January, 640 ; February, 803 ; March, 1,820 ; April, 997 ; May, 2,007 ; and June (in 14 days), 2,732. It was rumoured that General Cordova was soon to supersede General Canedo as Governor of Cuba. The famous slaver Lady Suffolk had arrived and landed 1,160 slaves on the south coast. She sailed from Africa with upwards of 1,300 on board, but the vessel was so crowded that they were glad to throw the sickly and dead over board. Upwards of 100 more died while marching from the place of disembarcation to Julian Zulieta's estate. Business generally was dull. Advices from Nassau, N.P., to the 28th of May, state that a slaver had been captured a few days pre vious near Key Sal by one of her Majesty's vessels. A Spanish slaver had landed a cargo of 600 slaves near Matanzas. From the city of Mexico we have advices to the 4th ult. The death of Senor Alaman, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, was looked upon as a political calamity. The salary of the Minister to London had been raised $15,000 per annum. Private letters state that the number of persons killed in the late revolt at Vera Cruz was 70, and the number of wounded 130. Many ar rests had been made, but the city was quiet at last ac counts. The Mexican foreign Legations had been offi cially announced as follows :—London, Senor Lanza.s ; Paris, Senor Pacheco ; Madrid, Senor Vivo ; Berlin, General Uraga ' • Rome, Senor Larrainzar ; and Wash ington, General Almonte. _ _ _ From Valparaiso we have accounts to the 14th, and Peru to the 26th of May. The yellow fever was raging at Lima and Callao. Business along the coast dull, provisions high, and money scarce. Peru continued to make preparations for conducting the contemplated war against Bolivia, though no open declaration had been made. Very little business had been transacted in the New York stock market, and most descriptions had declined. Money in good demand, and plentiful at 5 to 7 per cent. Exchange on London, 1091 to 109 i ; Paris, sf. 15c. to sf. 12ic. ; Amsterdam, 41i to 411 ; Frankfort, 401 to 41. The cotton market was very dull at a decline of lc. to ge. per lb. on all grades under middling. Flour in good demand at firm prices. Wheat firm, and in re quest at 112 c. per bushel for red Ohio. Indian corn in good demand, sales of 20,000 bushels had been made— at 65c. for mixed western ; 62c. to 63e. for southern mixed ; and 58c. to 61c. for damaged and heated. Naval stores dull. In provisions no alteration. Scotch pig iron $2B to $29 cash, and $3O to $3l six months. Freights to London and Havre without change. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, JULY 2. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Cambyses, from Alexandria ; Albert, Oporto ; Black River Packet, Sydney ; Ann Bridson, Port Fairy and Victoria • Jane Adolphe, Nantes ; Juno, fottenburgh ; Emerald, Antigua ; Plato, Bahia ; City of Peterburgh, Moulmein; Conte Hartig, Trieste; Daniel Wheeler, Port Louis and Mauritius ; Sydney, Co lombo ; Laurvig, Moulmein ; Fairy, Memel ; Liverpool, Savannah ; Lotus, Barbadoes ; Marquis of Bute, Charente ; Charles, Dantzie ; Anna, Monte Video ; Horizon, New Orleans ; Arethusa, Cape of Good Hope ; Twee Vrienden, Oporto ; David Malcolm, Bombay ; Catharine Tellicherry, Calcutta. ENTERED OUTWARDS TOR LOADING.—The Wilhelmine, for Konigsburg ; Gilinore, Port Philip ; Madras, Sierra Leone ; Leo, Hamburgh ; Flora, Hamburgh and Har burgh ; George Reynolds, Malta and Alexandria ; Taletta, Konigsburg ; Cambridge, Calcutta ; Lotus, Barbadoes ; Ranger, Bremen ; Concord, Constantinople ; Emerald, Antigua ; Yanden, Oporto ; M`Donnell, Port Adelaide. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Christina, for Hamburgh ; Ann Mitchell, Bombay ; Friendschaft, Ham burgh ; Panope, San Francisco ; Northumberland, Port Philip ; Excavator, Cherbourg; M'Donnell, Port Philip; Sophia, Odessa ; Arannah, Hamburgh ; Georgia, Calcutta ; Rubens, Rio Janeiro ; Brilliant, Santa Cruz and Grand Canary. THE SUN, tONDON, MONDAY EVIINING, JULY 4, 185 3. and the empire. Let that be done, and we shall have no war. Let it be not done, let Russia push her soldiers to th e f oo t o f the Balkan with impu nity, and there dictate terms, as to the Sultan she alleges it to be her intention, and the Western Powers give up ipso facto the interests for which they were arming, and all declare all their remon strances and threats to be mere idle vapouring. The entire conduct of Russia since February is inexplicable, except upon the generally-believed supposition that there is a powerful party in the empire which is growing impatient, and which blames Nicholas for being so dilatory in pushing forward his means of conquest. It is a war party that sent and supports Prince Menchikoff, and, if it triumph, if it can exhibit to the Czar the Western Powers aban doning Turkey, or some of the best provinces of Tur key, to the invader, it will acquire fresh spirit, insol ence, and hardihood, and fresh national support for more audacious advances. If, on the other hand, the position taken up by this party can be shown to have put Russia at a disadvantage, and to have led to measures which must permanently render the capital of Turkey secure against an in vasion from the Black . Sea, then the more rational and tolerant statesmen of Russia will resume the sway, and we shall have to deal with a rational European rival instead of with a barbarous Asiatic antagonist. SERIOUS COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT OLDHAM. On Friday afternoon a shocking and most fatal explo sion of gas occurred at the coal mine of Mr. Butter worth, Bent Grange Colliery, Oldham, resulting in 17 deaths-15 of the colliers (men and boys) having been killed at once, and two having died subsequently. The accident occurred about 3 o'clock, and was accompanied by a very - loud report. The gas is believed to have been fired in a level running in a westerly direction from the main road, and about 300 yards from the shaft. Some men had been working in this level on Thursday night, making a roadway ; and the men whose places were near it were cautioned to be very careful during the day, as the night men had of necessity moved a sheet which turned the air into the workings. It i 3 said, however, that William Wild, one of the deceased, went to the spot immediately before the explosion with the top off his lamp, which was placed in his waggon. It is said to have been a practice for the men to work with the tops off their lamps, and to smoke when they pleased. An explosion occurred at this colliery on the 9th of October, 1850, when 15 persons were killed. At that time there was only one shaft, which was divided by a brattice for the purpose of ventilation, but a second shaft near to the existing one was being sunk. This shaft was completed in February, 1851, and has since been used as the downcast pit. The old shaft is the upcast, and a current of air through the mine is secured by a steam jet, the pipe from one of the boilers being carried 35 yards below the surface. Each of the shafts is about 220 yards deep. The coal got is known as the Ryley Mine ; it is about 2ft. 10in. thick, with about 18 in. of " bass." The mine is said to be very free from " faults," and to be fully an average one as to freedom from gas. We subjoin a list of the 17 persons who have been killed by the explosion, with such names of the sufferers as could be ascertained, many of those brought out alive being at their homes, of whose present state no particu lars have yet been obtained. The following is a list of the killed lying at the Abbey Inn : Elkanah Howarth, Booth-end-lane, aged 30, wife and three children. Samuel Ashworth, Cow-bill, 43, wife and five children. William Wild, Royton, 22, single. John Jones, Red-town-nook, 30, wife and child. Robt. Haslam, Middleton, 84, wife and three children. Joseph Halkyard, Royton, 35, wife and four children. Robert Crookson, Royton, 28, wife and three children. Joseph Jackson (did not work in the pit), Coldhurst, 20, single. Samuel Ogden, Hegginshaw, 35, wife and five children. Simeon Smith, Haggate ' 38, wife, but no children. Henry Kershaw, North Moor, 21, single. James Kershaw, (his father), 44, wife and five children George Whittaker, Oldham, 21, single. Robert Mellor, Oldham, 50, wife and two children. William Fitton, Oldham, 35, wife and five children. Of those who have died in their houses in Royton are —Nathaniel Gill, 30, widower, one child ; and Luke Brierley, 10, drawer's assistant. Among the injured are— Robert Mellor, a lad, very much bruised, burnt, and suffering from the afterdamp; not expected to recover. Joseph Hallsworth, a young married man, with one child, severely burnt on the shoulder. Edward Biitterwortb, 18, much bruised and blown. Brierley and Samuel'Wild, two lads, suffering, much from afterdamp, and also " blown" hen got wit, but much better to-day. Richard Crookson (broTher to Robert, one of the de ceased, bruised, and suffering from afterdamp. Gill and Brierley died early on Saturday morning, there having been no hope of their recovery ; most of the other unfortunate men were dead when they were got out of the pit. The last dead bodies were brought out between half-past 11 and 12 o'clock on Friday night; and, although some parts of the mine have not yet been examined, the underlooker was confident that none of the men were missing on Saturday afternoon. Mr. T. F. F. Dearden, coroner for the Rochdale dis• trict, opened the inquest upon the bodies at the Abbey Inn, about 3 o'clock, but nothing could be done beyond the identification of the bodies ; and the inquiry was ad journed until the receipt of a reply from the Secretary of State, relative to an inspector being sent down. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Alverton (barque), steering N.W., May 7, lat. 20 S., long. IW. _ _ _ The - Cheviot, Trinidad to the Clyde, June 18, lat. 48 N., long. 27 W. The Thomas Dryden, Shields to Bombay, June 30, lat. 48 N., long. 5 W. GREAT CIRCLE SAlLlNG.—Amongst the ships at pre sent at Southampton about to take Government emi grants to Australia is the Statesman, Captain Godfrey, which will start in a few days with 300 emigrants for Port Philip. Captain Godfrey was the ifirst who sailed to Australia upon the great circle principle. Although a young man he has made six Australian voyages. He has performed the voyage from England to Port Philip by great circle sailing in 76 days, which is the quickest voyage except one ever made. The ship Marco Polo did it in 74 days by sailing in the track of the States man. The latter was the first ship which brought home Australian gold, and on her last homeward passage she beat the mail steamer by 14 days. The Statesman will take out ship letter bags for Port Philip, which will contain all letters specially addressed to go by her. The introduction of great circle sailing by Capt. Godfrey will mark an epoch in the history of the science of navi gation. - NEWPORT AND ABERGAVENNY RAlLWAY.—Thursday a special meeting of this company was held at the Lon don Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of sub mitting to the shareholders the following bills :-Ist, to authorise the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Company to make deviations in their extension to the Taff Vale Railway, and to make certain short branches. 2d, to authorise deviations at Hereford and Pontypool to the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway, and to amend the acts relating to that railway. Also to authorise the directors to exercise their borrowing powers. The Hon. W. E. Fitzmaurice occupied the chair. Rsolutions approving of the bills were carried unanimously, and it was also resolved that the directors be authorised to exercise their borrowing powers to the extent of 200,0001. The chairman stated that it was expected the line would be completed throughout in the month of October next. Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the business terminated. THE ARABIA.—On Saturday afternoon, about five o'clock, the British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Arabia, Captain C. H. E. Judkins, sailed from the Mersey for New York, with the usual mails for the United States and British possessions in North America, about eighty passengers, and a large and valuable cargo. ..... 1, -AnvERTisEmENT.]—THE CAMP AT CHOBILA3I. 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.—Observe, opposite the York H o t e l. -- The Royal Exhibition. —A valuable, glass, s, be the seen size and 0 known v ery k small powerful waistcoat-pocket of a walnut, by which a person one mile , and a half distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, at the at 12 to 14 miles. They ar r e 7,a ships are clearly seen opera-houses, country invaluable et, ; for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, and most gamekeepers, and tourists. Telescopes —A neWn such i no e st t important invention in telescopes, possessing powers that some, inches, with an extra eye-rpaiDerdceinwarfill g an on h l the o show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, double stars ; with the same telescope, We i g h ounces, can be seen a person's countenance three miles and and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat -pocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful power; an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, have in vented invaluable preserving spectacle lenses. Immediately they are placed before imperfect vision, every object appears clear and distinct; the most aged, defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Deafness—New Discovery— The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary powerful and newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all o th ers , t o surpass an ything of kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the !Lc! , that a r same colour as the skin, it is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entiry removed - and it affords all the assist ance could . be desired.—S. and B. Solomons, Observe, 0 : Opticians, 39, Albomarle-street, Piccadilly. Pointe the York Hotel. THE EASTERN QUESTION. (From the Times.) Although the impending occupation of the Da nubian Principalities by Russia has been discussed and anticipated by Europe for a period of several weeks, the near approach of this event has not diminished its importance, but has rather increased the anxiety with which its consequences must be regarded. We still speak of it as an event impend ing, but not consummated, because great doubt was attached to the intelligence transmitted to us from Vienna, that 12,000 Russians had actually entered Jassy on the 25th, and the Austrian Go vernment has since contradicted that statement. According to the more precise information which we have received from St. Petersburg, it was not till the 25th that the order to cross the Pruth had been given by the Emperor. Whatever may en sue, the people of this country will require, and they have a right to require, full and honest proof that nothing has been left undone by which war could be avoided ; that the Government sedulously abstained from mixing itself up in questions of foreign interest, such as that of the Holy Places, until the general obligations of Europe and our own interests and engagements were proved to be at stake ; that even then our interposition was conciliatory, not menacing • and that we adhered throughout to the explicit declarations given in her Majesty's name at an early period of these trans actions. Nay, should the Principalities be occupied by Russia—as they perhaps are in part at this moment—we still hope that a collision may be avoided long enough at least to afford time for a fresh attempt at negotiation. But, should all this fail, should all these delays on the part of Russia turn out to be no more than the disguised prepara tions of a long-conceived and deliberately executed y i l i a c n of holas a , g t gr he e n s 2 sin on indeed, o w th e e do pa n rt nt otfhitnhke so o E na mp ea e th ro y r of our countrymen or of the British Parliament as to doubt that they will display the same union and determination which has often borne us through far greater trials. No doubt it would be easy for the Emperor Nicholas even now to accept the guarantees which the Porte gives to its Christian subjects and to ter minate the dispute, if such were his desire. But it is difficult to pass in review the circumstances of this quarrel without arriving at the conclusion that he who thought fit to begin it will not think fit to end it here or now. The utter insufficiency of the alleged causes of resentment against Turkey, espe cially after satisfaction had been obtained on the only tangible grievances complained of, suggests that other and deeper motives must be at work. As long as we had reason to believe that the object of Prince Menschikoff's mission was to settle the dispute about the Holy Places, or even to obtain a fresh declaration of immunities to the Christian Churches, these matters lay within the ordinary compass of diplomacy. But the concentration of armies on the frontier, the review at Odessa, the demeanour of the Envoy and his reception at Con stantinople awakened other suspicions. He seems to have been sent not so much to obtain a treaty as to pick a quarrel. What he seems most to have wanted was a refusal, and to have obtained all he asked would probably have been to fail in his en terprise. There exist at the Court of St. Petersburgh in the Russian empire two parties, which are broadly distinguished by their respective descent from the German or Baltic provinces of the empire, or from the old Muscovite stock. A large proportion of the statesmen who have done honour to the policy of the empire belong to the former class —among them Prince Lieven, Count Nesselrode, M. de Benkendorf, M. de Meyendorf, Baron Brunow, Baron Krudener, and many others. The reigning house of Russia is itself divided by only two gene rations from its German origin, and the Emperor Alexander never concealed his prediliction for men who strengthened his connection with the manners and ideas of Western Europe. The Emperor Ni cholas has pursued an opposite course. His policy has been to identify himself with the passions, the peculiarities, the political aspirations, and the reli gious fanaticism of the Muscovites, and, far more than his Ministers, he has adopted the spirit which he chose to represent. His second and favourite son, .the Grand Duke Constantine has espoused the same great national party, with even greater fana ticism and intensity than the Emperor; and in both of them the cause of the Church and of the Empire finds a champion, and perhaps an instrument. It is certain that the strong ambition of this party, inflamed by religious enthusiasm and the pride of a dominant race, has for years past been directed to the present year as the fourth centenary of the overthrow of the Greek Empire, and to Constan tinople as the prize of war ; and, whatever may be . . . the intrinsic Worthlessness of such mystical asso ciations and prophecies, it will not be denied that they contribute to the feeling which may lead to their fulfilment. In the impassioned judgment of these men, the circular of Count Nesselrode, which has been condemned in the rest of Europe for its illogical temerity, is denounced as a feeble and un worthy declaration of Russian supremacy. War, in the shape in which it is presented to them, is not an invasion,. but a crusade ; and the question of the Holy Places, combined with a claim to the protection of the Greek Church, are precisely the subjects most calculated to kindle their ardour. If, in an evil hour for the work and for himself, the Emperor Nicholas has roused this spirit, which it is beyond hispower to curb and subdue—if, as we have reason to fear, the advance of the army is accom panied with fresh appeals to the pride and daring of the nation, this calamitous and destructive force may break forth and lead to..the most deplorable conse quences. Such passions are just aslawlessand hostile to the best interests of mankind as those revolutionary commotions to which the Emperor Nicholas con ceives his policy to be diametrically opposed ; and it matters but little whether the world is threa tened by the intemperate proselytism of the French Convention, or by the popular superstitions and barbarous irruptions of the Muscovite race. The triumph of might over right, and of force over law, especially when it is assisted by popular excite ment, is the essence of political revolution, and, paradoxical as it sounds, the Emperor Nicholas is rapidly becoming the chief enemy of the established order of things in Europe. That is our chief dan ger, for the revolution which he represents is armed with enormous military forces and directed by absolute power. But, on the other hand, as its ambition is insatiable, this spirit once let loose must sooner or later come into collision with the constituted rights of other nations, and, if Europe remain united and true to her common interests and duties, she has it now in her power to pre scribe to Russia those limitations which that empire seems at present so little disposed to respect. (From the Examiner ) Since the publication of the Nesselrode ultimatis simum there can no longer remain a.doubt of the occupation of the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia by Russian troops. And never certainly since the days of the partition of Poland was there a more unconstitutional or insolent attack upon a weak and almost unresisting neighbour. That Russia, in full peace, without provocation should thus wantonly take a step seriously me nacing the independence of the Porte, de priving it of the allegiance and resources of two of its provinces, and destroying the loyalty or at least the tranquillity of a third province, that of Bulgaria, is surely something that calls for a seri ous resolution on the part of the western powers of Europe. If Russia be now allowed to occupy the Turkish provinces without let or inconvenience to herself, it will become a rule that she may oc cupy them at any time hereafter without war. A frontier province which a country may seize without giving a pretext for resistance, may indeed be considered as already appertaining to that country. But this occupation not only threatens the Turkish territories north of the Bal kan, it threatens Constantinople itself. It is quite idle now to say that the Turk is to be left to the responsibility of his own acts, and is free to consider the passage of the Pruth as war or not war. All the world knows that the Sultan will be guided by the advice of France and Eng land. If the Sultan tolerate the insult and accept the invasion, the announcement to the entire East will be that the maritime powers of the West quail before Russia ; and, in the teeth of the wanton provocation of that power, dare not bring up their fleets to Constantinople. If this be the end, all we can say is, that we have indulged much vapouring and a large expense for no purpose, except to render more manifest our impotence and our pusillanimity. We have either the right and the power to defend the Turkish empire from Russia, or we have not. If we, that is, France and England, have the power as well as the right, now is the time to exercise it. Never again in the lapse of years will such another oppor tunity occur. If some certain limit be not now fixed to Russian advances, we may take for granted that every limit will be overstepped. We have in ny any the treaty, Russians, is a without now the o pp ortun i ty, as we have the r i ght an d breach o f the pow er t o declare, that the passage of the Pruth any th epretext present let to be of Europe, and requires instant interference to provide against its consequences. The simplest precaution is that of the allied fleets in anchoring the Bosphorus. It is an act that really does in no wise menace Russia, or cripple her resources. It is very far from an ample set-off to the invasion of the Principalities. But it is an act that would address it self to the invaded poplations, and would make manifest to the world and to Russia that the Western Powers are not prepared to permit the conquest and appropriation of the Turkish capital ANOTHER COLLIERY EXPLOSION. We regret to record two more accidents of a fatal character in coal mines. The more serious one was that which took place on Friday from an explosion of fire damp at the Bowling Company's works, Softshaw-bot toms, near Bradford. It appears that a number of men were at work as usual, when, some of them going into a part of the pit where there was a quantity of foul air, an explosion took place, attended with all its fearful consequences. On searching the pit the bodies of two boys, named respectively Wm. Lee and Thomas Gar side, were found dead, the one from having been seri ously shaken and burnt, and the other from exhaustion and suffocation. Three other men, who were working in that part of the pit where the explosion occurred, were also seriously injured ; but under skilful medical treatment they are progressing favourably. Another casualty occurred at the Park Pits, Worsbrough, within a short time of that which took place at Elsecar, on Thursday last. The deceased, whose name was George Earnshaw, was working in the pit as usual, when a quantity of coal fell upon him and killed him on the spot. LAMBETH BATHS AND WASHHOUSES.—This important establishment in the Westminster-road is so far com pleted, that the two large swimming-baths were opened to the public on Saturday last. They are the most ex tensive in England ; and as they are supplied with tepid water continually flowing, and as the comfort of visitors has been especially studied, the inhabitants of Lambeth parish—which is by far the most extensive in the metro politan district—may now congratulate themselves upon the possession of advantages similar to those previously enjoyed by other parishes in London, who had taken the lead in this important sanitary movement. The Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bishop of Winches ter, have taken great interest in the undertaking, which enjoys also the personal support of many of the large manufacturing and building firms in the neighbourhood, among whom stand prominent Messrs. Maudslay, Baker, Myers, Peto, Grissell, Haward and Nixon, and others. The possession of good swimming-baths is an advantage not usually enjoyed by the frequenters of these establish ments, which will doubtless tend much to the popularity of the Lambeth institution. Another feature peculiar to it is the establishment of an infant school in connec tion with the laundries, where children will be taken care of during the time the mothers are occupied in the wash-houses, it having been found that the disinclination of the parents to leave young children at home unat tended has often prevented the poorer classes from avail ing themselves of the facilities afforded by institutions like the present. The peculiar adaptation of the situa tion has enabled this public improvement to be carried out at a cost which it is expected will, considering the advantages attained, be much below that of any similar establishment. FIRE AND SHIPWRECK.—Letters brought by the Mel bourne and other mail steamers, announce the loss of three English ships, two by fire, and the other, from Adelaide, on a reef of rocks some hundred miles west ward of the Cape of Good Hope. The latter was at tended with lamentably fatal results. The vessel was the Barbara Gordon, belonging to Swansea, bound to London, with a cargo, consisting of 181 bales of wool, 100 tons of copper, and other articles. She had on board the following passengers :—Mr. and Mrs. Radish, and son, of Liverpool ; Mrs. Hay, belonging to York. shire ; and Mrs. Dalton, of Wansworth. On the night of the sth of,April last she got upon a reef near Cape St Agulhas, arising, it was presumed, from a strong cur rent carrying her ashore. Her boats were carried away the same night, by seas which swept the decks. Some ten hours afterwards, the Captain, finding the weather was moderating, had a raft formed, in order to reach the shore. In the first attempt, the mate and four of the crew succeeded in gaining the land. On the second, however, when the passengers got on it, the heavy sea capsized it, and the whole of them perished, in view of the master and remainder of the crew, who were unable to render them the least possible aid. In the course of the succeeding day the vessel became a total wreck. She was fully insured. The other ships were the Alciope, Captain Lewis, master, in the East India trade, bound to Liverpool, and the Gondar. The former was from Calcutta, and when in lat. 11 N., long. 88 E., she was struck by lightning, which set fire to the cargo, and became quickly in flames. The crew escaped by means of the boats, which were picked up by the brig Geneva. The destruction of the Gondar took place at Charlestown, on the 18th of last month, while she was loading. She had on board at the time 1,800 bales of cotton, and 373 barrels of resin. The crew all escaped. NEWRY AND ENNISKILLEN.—A special general meet ing of the shareholders of the above company was held on Saturday, at the Guildhall Coffee-house, Gresham street, City, for taking into consideration the draft of a bill to enable the Newiy and Enniskillen Company to extend their landing quay to the Belfast Junction Rail way, and for other business ; Mr. Spackman, sen., occu pied the chair. The meeting was purely formal, and a resolution approving of the draft of the bill was unani mously agreed to. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ADMIRALTY LEVER.—The following officers attended the levee of Sir James Graham at Whitehall on Saturday :—Rear Admirals—Harvey, Sir J. Rowley, and Sir J. Stirling ; Captains--P. J. Blake, J. Adams, R. C. M'Crea, J. Denman, W. Nevin, Thomas Dickenson, Thomas Furber, and Thomas Baillie ; Comrnanders—D. Edwards, E. Wilson, R. Phillips; W. Gennys, and P. Maingay ; Lieutenants— W. Scrymgour, C. Dyke, G. W. Webber, G. F. Wells, G. W. Rabett, W. Blenkarne, W. E. Amiel, and B. P. Priest ; Messrs. J. Elliot and J. Duff. Sir James Graham discontinue his levees after Saturday next, the 9th inst. Commander James Spratt died at Teignmouth, in the 83d year of his age. This veteran officer is the father of Commander Spratt, now in command of the Spitfire, steam sin veying vessel, in the Mediterranean. The Rev. S. K. Stothert, 8.A., has been appointed chaplain of her Majesty's steam guard-ship La _Hogue, stationed at Devonport. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 2. We stated last week the probability of a review or in spection, provided the squadrons are not wanted else where. We believe it to be the present intention of her Majesty and the Prince Albert, with their Royal guests, to visit this port on Thursday next. Should this be the case, it will be a sight such as has never been seen before in any part o f th e wor l d, and will doubtless draw thousands to witness the evolutions of this powerful squadron of war steamers, a force fit to cope with double their number of sailing ships. We will hope for a fine day and a good breeze. THE SPITHEAD FLEET.--Yesterday morning this fleet changed position, and formed three lines. At 6 a.m. the paddle-steamers Sidon, Odin, Leopard, and Banshee lighted fires and got up steam. At 7 o'clock the Prince Regent loosed sails, and got under weigh, f o ll owe d by th e paddle-steam ers , the former anchoring at 8 p.m. off Ryde, while the steamers proceeded and laid to in Stokes Bay, where they remained till the rest of the ships had weighed and taken their stations in the following order : Wellington, Itnperieuse, klighflyer, Agamemnon, Edin burgh, Hogue, Ajax, Amphion, London, Encounter, and Blenheim. On anch or i ng , -th e Prince Regent, Agamem non, Hogue, Edinburgh, • Imperieuse, and Highflyer formed the weath er li ne , an d t h e Duke of Wellington, London, Blenheim, Ajax, Amphi on , an d E ncoun t er formed he lee line, after which the paddle-steamers dropped down, and towed up some of the leewardmost ships, they having anchored too wide apart. The Sidon has sprung her mainmast, and is compelled to strike lower yards and topmast in consequence. The Conflict, 8, screw sloop, got her steam up yester day morning for the purpose of going out to make another trial of the Boomerang screw ; but had no sooner started than some part of her machinery gave way, and the attempt was once more abandoned. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, was taken out yesterday morn ing by Captain Crispin, for a cruise, to try her engines, with steam jets fitted in her furnaces by Colonel Coffin, fur the purpose of proving the anthracite coal. The yacht brought up at Spithead for the night, and pro ceeded to the westward early this morning. The Thomas Arbuthnot freight-ship passed through Spithead last evening for the Thames, from Quebec, having landed a detachment of the 20th Regiment at Southampton. Captain Milne, one of the junior Lords of the Ad miralty, arrived at this port last evening, and Rear- Admiral Fanshawe re-hoisted his flag on board the Nep tune last evening, having returned from leave. The Sidon, 22, paddle, Captain Geo. Goldsmith. — This most unfortunate vessel is again hors de combat, not the fault of " looberly " engineers this time ; but it was found out yesterday afternoon that her main mast was badly sprung. She signalled for the carpen ters of the different ships to repair on board and exa mine. She will require a new mast before she can put to sea. She has consequently struck her maintopmast, fore-topgallantmast, &c., and has a most mournful look amongst the rest of the squadron. The Arwogant, 46, Captain S. G. Fremantle, will go to the measured mile on Monday, to test her new boilers and speed, and will afterwards join the squadron at Spithead. The Cyclops, paddle, Master M. Rennaud, with a party of dockyard artisans, from Woolwich, under the direction of the assistant master attendant Mr. Pope, commenced landing the boilers of the Princess Royal on Saturday, and her machinery. She will return to Wool wich on Tuesday for the remaining portion. PLYMOUTH, JULY 2. Orders were received yesterday at this arsenal for extra hands to be employed on the St. Jean d'Acre, 100, screw steam-ship, Captain the Hon. Henry Keppel, to facilitate her equipment with all possible dispatch. Her engines and boilers are in a forward state, and it is expected she will be able to get up her steam on Friday. The crew of the Sybille, 40, Captain the Ho n . Charles G. J. B. Elliott, got up topgallantmasts yes. terday. The following ships were spoken by the General Screw Steam-shipping Company's mail-packet Hydaspes, Captain 0. Greig, which arrived here this morning : On the 18th of April, in lat. 28 46 S., long. 41 47 E., the barque Anna Maclean, from J ava , for Cowes ; on the 19th May, in lat. 18 2 S., long. 3 5 W., the French barque Jacques, from the Straits of Macassar, for Mar seilles ; on the 2d of June, in lat 4 4 N., long. 19 1 W., the barque Sagittarius, from Dartmouth, for Melbourne ; and on the same date, the Dutch barque Henrietta Kla zina, outwardbound. The launching of the Algiers, 90, screw, which was to have taken place on the 19th instant, has been post poned in consequence of the desire to expedite the equip ment of the St. Jean d'Acre and Nile, of 100 guns and 90 guns, both screws ; for which purpose the men have been taken off the Algiers. The St. Jean d'Acre is to be supplied with a temporary fire-hearth, as the fitment of Grant's apparatus, as intended, would delay the com pletion of the ship. SHEERNESS, Jim 2. The Desperate, 8, screw steam-sloop, Captain William W. Chambers, completed taking in her stock of coals, and left here yesterday for Portsmouth. The Miranda, 14, screw steam-sloop, in command of Mr. George Williams, master, proceeded on a trial trip this morning. She was tried between the Mouse light vessel and the Nore light-vessel. Her speed by patent log was 1015, which was confirmed by the distance ground. The maximum revolutions of her engines were 29 per minute. Owing to the steam not being con stantly up, she was not kept at her full speed. The water was very smooth at the time, and the wind in force about 5. The screw was propelled at about three times the velocity of the engines by Gearing, which worked remarkably well. Her draught of water was— forward, 12 feet 3 inches, and aft, 12 feet 6 inches. The upper blade of the screw was about one foot above the water. The rate of 1015 knots is considered a remark ably high speed for an auxiliary power at such light immersion ; it is therefore confidently expected that her speed will not be materially diminished when at deep immersion, after she has received all her stores, arma ment, &c. She has been berthed on the west shore, and is reported ready for the pendant. The Dutch East Indiaman Jan Hendrik, of Amster dam, Jan de Jong commander, from the island of Java, bound for Amsterdam, having been on shore on the Goodwin Sands, and got off with loss of rudder, sails, &c., in a very leaky state, and assisted in here by two steam-tugs, was run on the mud on Lapwell for safety, but has this day been towed off by two Government steam-vessels, assisted by seamen from her Majesty's ships Monarch and. Tribune, under the charge of Mr. John W. H. Harvey and Mr. Augustus F. Mungford, second masters, and berthed alongside the dockyard, preparatory to her being taken into dry dock on Monday next for discharge of cargo—coffee, sugar, &c., all damaged (the ship having had 10 feet water in her) ---all of which is to be discharged and deposited in the vic tualling stores in the yard • after which a survey on the hull and rigging is to be held by the professional officers of tie yard, and the ship will be repaired so as to enable her to reship the sound portion of her cargo, and pro ceed to her port of destination. Most efficient assistance is being rendered by the Vice-Admiral, the Captain- Superintendent of the yard, and the port officers, in permitting seamen on hire to keep the pump s an d dis charge the cargo. The cargo is nearly all out between decks, and deposited in store, about one-fourth of it being more or less damaged by sea water. The ship being lightened, her leaks have considerably decreased. The Barracouta, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com mander George Parker, arrived here at 10.15 a.m. this day from the Arctic expedition, and has anchored in the harbour. Considerable anxiety was felt here since the arrival of the Desperate, in consequence of the Barra couta having parted company, during a very heavy gale, from the squadron, and not having been fallen in with afterwards, all of Which is, of course, now set at rest by her arrival. WOOLWICH, JULY 2. APPOINTMENTS. Commander.—Henry A. Kerr (1851) to command the Nerbudda, 12, brig, recently commissioned at Chatham. Lieutenants.—Henry B. King (1846), recently serving in the Encounter, 14, screw steam-frigate, to the Lon don, 90, at Portsmouth ; Charles Gibbons (1848), re cently serving in the Growler steam-sloop on the Mediterranean station, to the Simoom, 18, fron screw steam troop-ship at Portsmouth. Mate.—J. H. Whitshed (1853), , to the Sybille, 40, at Devonport, making ready for service on the East India station. Naval Cadet.—R. P. Dick to the Winchester, 50, flag-ship on the East India station. His Majesty the King of Hanover has presented a very handsome gold snuff-box to Master-Commander John E. Petley, of the Black Eagle steam-vessel ; and a sapphire ring, surrounded with eight fine diamonds, to Mr. Pym, Additional-Master in the Black Eagle , and also 501. to be divided among the crew o f that. , vessel, in which he came over to England. The King and Queen of Hanover and their Royal children were much delighted with the crew of the Black Eagle during the voyage to this country ; the sailors having a fiddle on board, and the weather being remarkably fine, they got up a dance on deck, and were encouraged by their Majesties to enter with great spirit into the hilarity and humour so characteristic of the sailors' dancing. An Order in Council has just been issued, detailing the superannuation allowances to engineers of the Royal navy :—lnspectors afloat are to receive from 130/. to to 1801. ; chief engineers, who have served 12 years in that rank, 1001. to 1301. ; after six years, 851. to 1051., and after three years, 75/. to 901. ; assistant-engineers, after 20 years' service, from 50/. to 60 1 ., and after three years from 401. to 50 1. Inuonort or EPTAL MAMMA —The whole of the non-commissioned officers and men of the Woolwich I division, doing duty at the barns here, assembled to day in heavy marching order for the inspection of the Commandant of the garrison. Colonel E. C. Whin yates, C. 8., Comnondant, accompanied by Colonel Willis, Inspector of Mills, and Brigade-Major Bingham, Royal Artillery, arrived at 11 o'clock, and was received by Colonel Ellis, C. 8., Colonel-Commandant of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, the line presenting arms and the band playing, as usual on such occasions. The inspection then commenced, and was carried through with great minuteness. The barracks and offices were also inspected, including the record-books ; and subse quently the hospital, over which the Commandant was conducted by Dr. O. Evans, Deputy Inspector of Hos pitals. In the afternoon Colonel Whinyates witnessed the men go through their ship-gun drill exercises, which concluded the inspection of as fine and useful a body of men as there is in the service. The Commandant and several of the officers of the garrison dined with the officers of the Royal Marines in, their mess-room in the evening. His Majesty the King of Hanover has been gracously pleased to grant a pension of 201. per annum for life to Gunner James Moffat, of Captain Gilbert's troop of Royal Horse Artillery, who lost his hand by accident when firing at the review on the common on Friday last. His Majesty has also been pleased to express his inten tion to obtain such a situation as Gunner Moffat may be found qualified to fill on his arni being healed. It was a singular coincidence that his Majesty should have ob served to Colonel Colquhoun, when in the Arsenal in the early part of the day, his surprise that the double headed sponge used in the Hanoverian artillery was not introduced into the British service, as it was found to be a great improvement, and less liable to accidents. One of the Hanoverian officers in attendance on his Majesty went and placed a purse, containing 30 sove reigns_, into the left hand of Gunner Moffat while he was 'being placed on the stretcher for conveyance on men's shoulders to the hospital. Gunner Moffat has been 14 years in the service, which entitles him to a pen sion of 6d. per day, and the loss of his hand while in the performance of his duty will entitle him to an additional 6d. ; consequently, with his Majesty's annuity, he will be well provided for, especially if able to fill a situation. No. 4, the gunner whose duty it was to stop the vent of the gun with his thumb, has been placed under arrest until a court of inquiry as to the cause of the accident takes place ; and No. 5, who fired the gun, when he witnessed the accident fell down in a fit, being quite young in the service, and had to be conveyed on a stretcher to the hospital, where he has remained ever since. OFFICIAL RETURN OF CORPORAL PUNISH MENTS IN THE NAVY. A Parliamentary paper has been published stating the number of persons flogged in the navy annually since 1847. The order of the House of Co mmons is dated April 7, and it was only on the Ist of June that the re turn was ordered to be printed. The order should certainly have been in the printer's hands within a week. The returns are imperfectly given ; but if what are furnished are not " cooked," as most Admiralty reports are, there is reason for much congratulation on the an nual decline of the number of punishments. We can not help remarking that corporal punishments have materially decreased since Admiral Dundas's scheme for the reduction of the allowance of spirits has been carried into effect. There is now, however, too much flogging where there ought to be none ; and we again refer to the fact that there is no corporal punishment in the Peninsular and Oriental Company's service, so ably superintended by Lieut. Engledue ; the majority of seamen in that ser vice are old men-of-war's men, and there can be no question as to the perfect state of discipline on board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's ships. In that service the greatest punishment that can happen to a seaman is his dismissal from it. The men are well paid. well fed, are most steady and respectable, and are neither bullied nor flogged. Why should not our sea men of the Royal navy be as well treated ?" 1848. I 1849. 1850. 1850. 1852. Total number of punishments 1,363 I 1,087 I t 967 I Sn I 578 Ditto, lashes 40,545 132,446 27,291 26,587 17,571 We shall take an early opportunity of dissecting these returns. It will be seen that in the course of five years, 4,837 British seamen, marines, and boys, have been flogged like hounds—some of them, no doubt very de servedly ; and the total number of lashes inflicted was 144,440, which, being multiplied by nine—the number of tails of the cat, and all of which hits the unfortunate victim with as much force as a powerful man can hurl them on his back—gives the number of lashes as nearly one million three hundred thousand.—Morning Herald. CRICKET. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. THIS DAY. At Lords'—The Gentlemen of England v. the Gentle men of Kent. At Hackney—West Hackney v. the Oval Club. At Tuffnell Park—Canonbury v. Southgate. At Putney—Putney Victoria v. Victoria Club. At Birmingham—Victoria v. Montgomery Club. At Chatsworth Park—Chatsworth Club v. Ilkiston. At Colnbrook—Colnbrook v. Turnham Green. At Dorking—Dorking v. Chertsey. At Epping—Epping v. Hampstead. At Horsham Green—Horsham Club v. Burwood Club. At Hungerford—Hungerford Park Club v. West Hants Club. At Langton Wold—Langton Wold Club v. Bedale Club. At Peterboro'—The Eleven of All England v. Twenty two of Peterboro' and District. To-Monßow. At Lords'—The above match resumed. At Hungerford—The above match concluded. At WestWickham = West Wickham v. Surrey Club. At Hertford—Hertford Town v. City Club. At Victoria Park—The Guards v. the Engine Drivers of the East and West India Docks Junction of the Bir mingham Railway. At the Upton - Spotted Dog Ground.—The Upton Amicables v. the Blackheath Amicables. At the Oxford Arms Ground—Hoxton Amateurs v. Sydenham Albion. WEDNESDAY. At Lords'—The above match concluded. At Seven Oaks—Vine Club v. Gore Court Club. At Rickmansworth Rickmansworth v. Islington Albion. THURSDAY. At Lords'—The Gentlemen of the Marylebone Club v. the Gentlemen of England. At Clapham---Clapham v. Clapton. At Denne Park—l Zingari v. Mr. Peter's Eleven. At Shiffnal—Shiffnall v. Dudley. At Bury—Bury v. Burnley. At Seven Oaks--The above match concluded. At the Oval—The North v. the South. From the year when this match was first played, it has on each succeeding occasion proved one of the most attractive, as well as best of the season. But in this instance there is an infusion of several players rather new, but with no small reputation in the provinces. This circumstance will, therefore, give additional interest to the match, over and above the fact, that all " the Eleven of Eng land" will take part in the proceedings. We can hardly doubt but that the Oval, capacious as it is, will be over flowing. FRIDAY. At Lords'—The above match resumed. At the Oval—The above match resumed. At Hampstead—Hampstead v. Sydenham. SATURDAY. At Lords'—The above match concluded At the Oval—The above match concluded. The Gentlemen v. the Players—There is a far greater amount of interest attached to the Gentleman's matches at Lords' this week than usual, because, from those who take part in the two matches, viz., the Gentlemen of England v. the Gentlemen of Kent, and the Gentlemen of the Marylebone Club v. the Gentlemen of England, it is proposed by the committee of the M. C. C. to elect the eleven who shall fight the battle with the Players on the 18th inst. We have a right to presume, therefore, that each gentleman will " strain a nerve on the deed." NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME.—The first anniversary festival of this excellent institution, which now promises to take its stand amongst the first of the many charitable and philanthropic asylums of the metropolis and its vicinity, was celebrated on Saturday, at the Star and Garter, Richmond. Lord John Russell, M.P., whos e residence in the vicinity of the asylum at Ham-common, near Richmond, had interested him in the institution, which is much indebted to his personal influence as one of its earliest patrons, had intended, in accordance with previous announcements, to preside upon this occasion. Unfortunately, however, a letter was received from his lordship enclosing a handsome donation, and s t a ting that, having received her Majesty's command t o be pre sent at Buckingham Pal ace t h at evening, he w as unable t o attend the festival. M r. Cowan presided. He ob served that the existi ng orphan asylums were either full or unable from oth er c i rcumstances to ma k e special provisio n for these cas es o f affliction. A c l er gyman in London i had long b een anx i ous to find an as ylum for the orpha n children of dom es ti c servants , a s well as for the wo r ki ng who had witnessed with classes generally, and his proposals having been placed before a benevolent gentleman , pain th e disappointments and difficulties attending the wasa fi t admission of many deserving t ap e p 'cants to the existing ,li i tt i t om h e. op A po t r t t h u i n s ity asylums, it was thou gh th t ting one for opening . gentleman's sole cost, commodious premises at Ham-common were ' purchased, and invested in trustees for th e purposes of the Home, which was at once opened for the reception le or phans whose parents had died of of female cholera, and 36 children, whose sudden bereavement appeared to furnish an immediate claim, were adinitted. RICHARD DUNN V. Miss BURDETT COUTTH.—Richard Dunn has just obtained an order for hearing from the Insolvent Debtors Court, to be brought up on the 22d inst., on his application to be discharged from White cross-street Prison, where he is at the suit of Miss Burdett Coutts. It will be recollected that Dunn brought an action to recover 100,000 i. of Miss Coutts, which he alleged was as a compensation for the persecution he had suffered. He failed in the aciton, and is now in prison for the costs he had put the lady to in defending the action. There are some extraordinary statements in the schedule. Dunn attri butes his insolvency to " the cruel and unabated perse cution he has suffered." He persists that he has a claim of 100,000/. on the lady, and has entered her as a debtor for the amount, which he states he believes to be a "good debt." Dunn is his own attorney in the application to the Court, • COUNT.RY MARKET& HADDINGTO. The following are the prig to-day : al" , —J LILY 1. ' es of grain at our marke WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. BEANS. First .. . .................. 55s Od 34 s Od 23s Od. 39a Cd Second. 528 4d. 32s 6d 21s 9d 37s 2d Third ................... 42s Od 26s Od 20s 9d 35s 6d Total quantity of wheat in market, 346 qrs., 321 sold PP PP barley „ 100 qrs., 96 sold PP ~ oats 310 PP qrs., 275 sold PP PP bean s IP 75 qrs., 61 sold Average of whe a t .R 2 12 4 9-12ths Ditto of Barl e y .. 1 12 6 9-12ths Ditto of Oats ... ......... . ......... 1 1 9 5-12 tbs Ditto of Beans . . .... .... 1 17 2 9-12th8 DALWEITH GRAIN MARKET—JUNE 30. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 286 Wheat 55s Od , sls Od ......... 475 Od 782 Oats 23s Od 51 Barley 34s Od 39 Peas & beans 40s Od. Average of wheat, 2/. lls Did. ABERDEEN-JULY 1. The prices of grain are—Old oats 00s Od to 00s Ocl, 401bs per bushel; mew oats, 18s Od tO 18s 6d, 401bs per bushel ; bere, 28s 6d to 29s Gd, 531bs per bushel ; barley, 28s Od to 28s 6d, 531bs per bushel ; wheat, red, 36s Od to 38s Od, 621bs per bushel ; wheat, white, 48s Od to 50s Od, 021bs per bushel • oatmeal, 14s Od. to 15s Od per boll ; flour, 38s Od to 39's Od per sack. Provisions—Beef, per lb, Gd to 8d ; mutton, ditto, 6d to Bcl ; veal, ditto, 6d to 8d ; pork, per lb, Os 6d to Os 8d ; salmon, per lb, is Od to Os Od ; rabbits, each, 7d. to 8d; tallow, per stone, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; potatoes, per peck, Os to Os Od ; butter, per lb, 8d to Os 94 ; eggs, per doz, Os 5d t o O s 7d • h ens, per pair, 2s 6d to 3s 0d ; chickens, ditto, is 3d to 2s Od ; ducks, ditto, is 64 to 2s Od ; ducklings, ditto, N Od to Os Od. ; turkeys, each, 3s Od to 4s Od ; geese, ditto, 3s Od to 4s Od ; butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, 70s to 72s Od ; ditto (summer cured), ON to 00s Od ; eggs, wholesale price per do 50 to Od ; 41b loaf, 6d ; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork; fine small, Os Od to Os Od pork, larg e , O s Od t o O s Od ; 5s Gd to 7s. lamb, per lb., O s 7d to Bd. ; cheese, p er i mper i a l stone. CORD-JULY 1. Brig. White wheat 00s Od t o 00 s Od Currency. Os Od-20 atone. Red wheat o os Od to 00s 01 Ditto OOs Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 do. Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od Barley ~ Oos Od to OOs Od) Ditto OGs Od to 00s Od .Oos Od-16 do. Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od JJJ Bore OOs Od to 00s Od Os o€l 15 Oats Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od J. 00s Od do. Ditto OOs Od to Oos Od Pigs Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week : Wheat, 3. Barley, 29. Bere, 00. Oats, 240. Pigs, 00. Return of cattle sold for week ending June 25 : Pigs, 174. Sheep, 372. Cows, 85. PRICES OF BUITER. CANT. CURRENCY. First q uali ty Fourth Third quality ...... ... q ....... 76s Thi r d qua lit y 67s quality ............ 728 Fourth quality Fifth quality ............... 70s Fifth quality 615 Sixth quality ............... 62s Sixth quality S3S CORR.—Hour--First, 138 6d to 14s 6d ; extra, 16s Od; seconds, 12s Od to 13s Od; households, 95 to 1180 d ; thirds, 7s to 98 Od per cwt. Meal—lndian meal, 78 3d to 7s 9d ; oatmeal, lOs 6d tolls ; wheatmeal, 9s 6d to lOs 6d per cwt. Indian corn, 6110 s Od to 71 5s Od per ton. Bran, 41 15s Od to Si Os Od per ton. Hay—Farmers, 30s Od to 0080 d ; average, OOs; dealers, OOs Od to 0080 d ; average, Os per ton. Straw - Farmers, 24s Od to 33s Od; average. 00s • dealers, OOs Od to OOs Od ; average Os. per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf, 64d to Od ; household ditto, sid to Od per 41b. —Fresh butter, 9d to lld per lb. Eggs, 4s 4d to 4s Gd per hundred. Meat -beef, 4Ad to 8d ; mutton, 6d to bid ; veal, 5d to 8d ; pork, 5d to 6d ; bacon, 7d to 8d ; sausages, 6d per lb.—Fish, Newfound land, 001. Os to 001 Os per ton; Scotch herrings, 00s to OOs; Red, do., 30s per brl.—Potatoes, white, 12d to 13d; Pinks, 14d to 16d.—Coals, Newport, 19s; Lydney, 19s; Culm, 155 Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., 6s 10d per imperial gallon.— Hides, mark e t, 30 s t o 365; Sated, 30s to 38s per cwt. Calf skins, 3Ad per lb.—Bangor slates 21. 17s. 6d to 31. per ton.- Fleece wool, 20s to 21s per stone.—Hemp, 381. to 421. pot ton—Timber, Memel, 31. 158; red pine, 31. 158; yellow do., 3/. ss. per ton ; deals, 191. to 201. per hurdred.—Bark, red, 8/. to 10/. 10s. per ton.—Tallow, 4986 d to 50s per cwt.—Hops, 71. lOs to 01. per cwt.- Tar, Archangel, 198. per brl.— Guano, Peruvian, 121. Os to 001. per ton. rLWA Y SHARE MARKETS. _ LIVERPOOL, JULY 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been very little change in this market, which continues very q u i e t i n t one . Quotations to-day were as follow :—Eastern Counties, 12i; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 77A ; London and North- Western, 114 k ; ditto (A shares), p. ; M anc h es t er , Shef field, and Lincoln, 29i ; Midland, 71; North Britisii, 8 3-16 ; South Eastern and Dover, 21 ; Ulster, 14 p. ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 174 ; York and North • Midland, 294. __ _ MANCHESTER, JULY 2. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market has been more active than usual on this day of the week, but prices are m uch depressed. Caledonian, 34 11-16 ; Eastern Counties, 12 15-16 ; East Lancashire, 17 / 1 ; Lancashire and,Yorkshire, 77-k ; London and North-Western, 14.1 ° • Manchester, She field, and Lincolnshir e , 29f ; Midland Railway Consols, 71; South Eastern and Dover, 21; York and North Mid land, 29i. LEEDS, JULY 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.— Our market is almost entirely in fluenced by the unsettled state of the Russo-Turkishdif ficulty. Prices are depressed, though not much lower than for some days past ; very little is doing. The following are the day's quotations :—East Lancashire, 18; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 76i • Leeds Northerns, 15 ; Midl a nd, 70j ; York an d North Midland, 29. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-0810 by the night—and Mby the morning —dispatch.] Day when made up From what When COUNTRIES. in General Bost- Port due in Office, London.* Dispatched. England. --- —.... America(byß.it.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... Each Mon. America (by United Sts. packet) ..........N July 13 .... ~., Liverpool ... July 5 America (by U. States packet) .........N July 6 . ...... ... Southampton Arrived Australia (via South ampton) .......... M July 4 .. ... • .... Southampton Ditto (via Marseilles) N July 8 .. Dover ...... Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ..... ..... ..N August 4 ........ Africa ( West Coast) ..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. ,June 28 Alexandria..........N 8,9, 24, & 30 of m . D over ..... i lJuly 1 Alexandria .. .... .. .31 4th & 20th of mon . Southamptcal 'July 4 Bahamas ........... M 2nd or the month Southampton July 1 Belgium ............N gai1y............ Dover .. .... Daily Brazil ..............M 9th of the mouth.. Southampton July 16 Buenos Ayres ~......M 9th of the month.. Southamptoncruly 16 Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the mouth Plymouth .. June 26 Cape of Good Hope ..N Plymouth .. Cape de Verde .......N 14th of the month. Plymouth .. June 26 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ..............N 14th of the month Plymouth .. June 26 Channel isles .. .. .. ..N Mon..Wed.,&Frid. Southampton,Tu•Th. Sat Chili...—. .. • .......31 2d & /7th of month Southampton 'July 1 China (see India) Constantinople ......N 7 ,8,17,21,&27 of in. Dover .. .. .. .. .. .. I . :n wi ne ce 3 dv o ai cCoonnst.taonftEinaorpolpee..m..&...N. 4 T t iv h i & ce 2 d o ai th ly o . f . m on .. southamptoniJuly 4 Egypt (see India) France ........ M & N Twice dai1y...... Dover ...... Twicedaili Gibraltar .... ...M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of m. Southampton J u l y 5 Greece (see India) I July 1 1 1 r a e u y , b t o u w n i. g h .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MN Tuesday 2 n( l l 7 t & h o n i f m d o a n y . c , O O u n t d b o a n n 1 . p to . .n . Ilavannah .......... Id 2nd of the month Southampton July 1 IWneidliolersdtititeyin&onStaht.. s L o o u n t d b o a n in . p . io . n . July 16 I I Honduras .: :: :. •• Ho'land ... . .. .. A ll India (viaSouthampt.)3l 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton l July 4 T al u on .. T h 8 ° ar t . India (via Marseilles)M Bth& 24th of month Dover ...... I .lune 30 Jordan Isles (see India) • Ireland ........M & N T w i ce daily ...... Holyhead .. Twi ce d a lli M 9th of th e month South ampton4ttly 26 Madeira • • • • • • • • • • •• N 2 3rd of th e month Plymouth .. June 28 Malta (see India) Lil a b d o e n ir . ; ....................: Is Ili 7,9, 17, & 28 Of m. Southampton July 5 Malta ...... • . • • • ...N 7,17,19,28, 30 ofm. Dover ...... June 30 M a uritius (see India) Mauritius •••• •••• • .N 1 4th of the month Plymouth .. June 26 Mexico •••••• • • • • • .1%1 2nd of the month.. Southampton July 1 Naples • • •. . ... ....N sthlsth26thof mon. Dover ......IJuly 2 New Zealand....., Z G e r a a l l a la n d d a .. :: :::. . M.. Various Ports Uncertain Papal States ........ N sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover ...... lily 2 Peninsula .......„. P V e v enin•e Australia)l : • .; • ; i • • • • • MM Id & 2 R d y & pr l i 7 v t a h te of s m hip onth .. Southampton J u ly 1 M 7th 17th28thocznon Southampton July 5 57th of rnon. Southampton July 1 Port Natal .... • ....N 14th of the month Plymoutk .. June 26 Van D'emen's...L..anld...t° 8161 Y • • . • .... • ... .. ..N 2 5 d th & 15 1 t 7 h t 2 h 5t o h i o ni fin on o th n, B D p o u v th er un .. 9 . t . o .. n ii J u ti l ly , 2 1 Tuscany .. , . ' ....N 5015th25thofmon. Dover ...... July 2 2d& 17th o. moniu i oouthampton f ~.. West Indies ...• •• • • ......... * When any fol of these dispatchel on tho lowi Southampton). and the day preceding. ink day, with dates fall on a Sunday, the malls will be Malta, both o f wh i ch will be dispatched the th the exception of the Indi a (via rAnvEraisEmENT.l--Tbe Earl of Alborough and Hol leway's Pills.--An astounding cure by thi s m i racu l ou s inedicine after every other means had failed. See ex tract from his lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway. Sir,—l beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach, which all the most eminent of the faculty at home and all over the Continent had not been able to effect —nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Signed) ALDBOS ROUGH." These wonderful pills will cure any disorder of the liver or stomach —Sold (also Holloway's oint ment) at Professor Holloway's Establhment, 244, Strand, London, and by all medicine venders throughout the kingdom. BIRTIIS. OF A SON. On the 30th ult., at her residence, Rutland-square ' Duly lin, the wife of Edmund B. Roche, Esq., M.p . On tho Ist inst., at Twickenham, the wife of T. Smith Osler, Esq. OF ♦ DAUGHTER. On the 30th ult., at Dover, the wife of T. Walker, Esq., twins. On the 29th ult., the wife of C. F. sore, Esq., of Barnes, Surrey. MARRIED. On the 30th ult., at St. Peter's Church, Pimliso, Heft Dalrymple Fanshawe, Esq., 12th Regiment, son of M a jor General Fanshawe, C. 8., t o Barbara, youngest daughter of General Sir Thomas Bradford, G.C.B. and G.C.H. DIED. On the 30th ult., at Stillington-hall, near York, Colonel Croft. On the 29th ult., at Eltham, Kent, Susannah, widow of the late Daniel Guillemard, Esq. On the 29th ult., at Ramsgate, Captain G. K. G. 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