The Sun. — London, England, 1847-07-27 00:00:00

Or EgY 0 „ ,ivo 1 to L e to 0 ,0 ail _ og ' 10 e ' I i° ADELPHI THEATRE. The Adelphi is famous for its lessons of social philoso PhY, and never—was there a nrwe succesiful, or t, more useful, or a more entertaining prokssor of the science than Mr. Wright. Having given a Itsson Married m en , b y showing them how to send their wivee to Camberwell he now takes in hand the bachelors, and, i n Row to Settle Accounts with your Laundress, shows how the judge; of the small debts court may be set at deli anc(- 8 ,!,e 3 P 1 ,) by paying a sma ll f ee t o the clergyman. He settles accounts by giving, a written promise to marry his creditor (Miss W oo l gar ), but having an ail:: r rh an Opera dancer on the very day en he with Opera dancer on the very (lay en .hic. he become s due, he refuses to take himself up and declares that he will suffer himself to be protested—noted he has been any time these seven years. The laundress announces to him her intention to honour, not his bill, but his water-butt, by her presence, and accordingly, when the unhappy man goes to the said water butt, he is horrified by discovering therein the body, as ho thinks, of his deceived laundress, who, since he will not settle her account, has settled herself. This is a settler upon which the unfortunate wight had not reckoned, and if the body should be found he will most assuredly be hanged for murder. The laundress meanwhile (it is a dummy which she has placed in the water -butt) assumes all sorts of disguises. keeps her unfortunate victim perpetually on the rack, and on the appearance of the opera dancer, actually sits down to supper with her, while the unfortunate man assumes the disguise of a waiter and attends upon them, lest having refused to take himself up, some one else should do that same for him on an accusation of murder. Having agonized him sufficiently, to the great delight of the audience, the pretty laundress explains all, not. only takes him up, but promises to " honour " him for the r es t o f her days. This is one of the regular, old fashioned Adelphi screamers, and will run some hun dreds of nights —All Wright. LYCEUM THEATRE. Gun Cotton is the title of a one•act extravaganza. which was successfully produced here last . evening. The explosions of laughter produced were loud, and fre quently renewed, and we would advise any one who "wishes to " blow up " blue devils to try the effects of Gun Cotton. ETON COLLEGE ELECTION.that the ETON, J UL Y 26.—1 t having been announ ced a Election speeches" would be delivered large in and theuppe upper school thi s morning at eleven o ' clock, a dis tinguished company, long before that hour, had assem bled in that spacious apartment, the extensive raised gallery which had been erected being completely crowded with the members of the pi incipal families residing within twenty miles of the college. Shortly after eleven o'clock the Rev. Mr. Hodgson, the Provost of Eton, en tered the school, accompanied by the Rev. Dr. Thac keray, the Provost of' Kin g ' s C o ll ege , C am b r id ge , en d the tw o P osers, the Rev. Mr. Williams and the Rev. Mr, Gouldney. We observed amongst those also pre :Lsent, the Hon. Mr. Bancroft (the American Minister), a ee IRieignh.tslilroEn.. SciarsTt; F th r e em w an a t r l d e, the Hon. H. Ashley, taster of St. Paul's Lady Linco e l n n, Xast Cust, r D Polk, o t f h N e V H i n c e h n e . s c t c a r p , t t a h i n e 11— `" Rev. G. Bethel, Rev. J. Wilder. Lady Forbes, Rev, G. Dupuis, Rev. T. Carter, Rev. J. R. Green, Dr. flawtrey, the Hon. and Rev. H. C. Cust, Rev. J. S. Grover, Major Bent, Rev. W. G. Cookesley, Rev. H. Dupuis, Mr. 0. Seeker, Sir J. Nicholson, Rev. R. Okes, &o. Upon the arrival of the Provost of Eton and the Provost of King's, the speeches commenced, and were proceeded with in the following order:— Tfer ....... .... f Valetius Publius ad 1 Li vius. *** t Tribunes 3 Ifilaith, K.S. ...... Marcellus ad Milites Liyius. Ira On the Employment gust, ma,.. ........ of Indiansin'Ame- Lord Chatham. na, Tremayne ....... h r i l i c i a II Ileadlam. K.& • Agricola . karat, K.S. ...... .. Cap alma ad Milites Ikl_anbury •............ Richard II.•• • ••., -., ~.. ~...laeraienaa,Ts....,,, Edipl, Ii - • - (G um , • •••• Edward A mes r! ............ Ajax 'arver 1.......... UIY"Ps Itor St i a rie b ra ' 5••..,. Coriolanus u gh, K..S. Awithus ... C01eridge,....... Achilles Max.::: Agamemnon Booth, ma. *** . f " On the Ravages in _ t the Carnatic" ), KS ......... Orat. de Corona Demosthenes. ''unYlnper ......... C ass i us , .. ..........„ Shakspere. ' ' The excellent" Cassius, in . which the whole of the Speeches Were delivered called forth loud and deserved alpplause. We may mention, amongst some of the most cffective speakers, the names of Tarver, Stanbrough, chore, Coleridge, and Whvinper. e The compan tr,,m the upper school, pro seeded to the roundsgconnected with tile College, after ,. Promenading in the quadrangle and cloisters. Several,. including the Provost of King's, the Americal. ttulater and the Warden of Winchester, accompanied by the P rovost and Fellows of Eton. visited the c p ollege h aPel, whi c h i s now undergoin very extensive altera 'which tions and embellishments. The Florentine paintings, walls were dis , eovered on t h e nort h an d sout h i nter i or upon the removal of the ancient wainscot panne]- i n,g, excit e d considerable interest. A gentleman, em . Vioyed by th e Antiquarian Society is now engaged in taking sketche s o f those portions of the paintings which are in the most perfect state of preservation. The Provost and authorities of the college gave a cgrolalnegaebbn2 hall, to at th ree o ' c l ock th i s afternoon, in the to a numerous party of distinguished guests coversAm being laid f or seventy four. ti eing the v a l ua b le plate which was displayed on the sideboards and in the centre the hall, were the bea utiful and elaborately executed of silver-gilt model of the chapel attached to the college, presented by William the Fourth ; several ancient salvers, drinking-cups, cu ziously worked flagons, &c. The chair was taken by the Provost of Eton, who was nuPported right and left b y t h e A mer i can M i n i ster, the Rey. Dr. Thackeray, the Hon. H. Ashley, the Warden (1 Winchester, the Right Hon. Sir T. Fremantle, the lion. Sir E. Cust, &c. At the conclusion of the banquet the party proceeded to the Election -hall, where a splendid dessert and the choicest wines awaited them. The guests retired soon eateftehoriaix o'clock, w h en the business of the election of ars upon the foundation of the college was pro ' ceed .,,, a d with; the electors being the Provosts of Eton sal —.... Ring's, the Vice -Provost of Eton and the Head •,76l:'," . waiter , ..., and the two Posers, the Rev. W. Williams and ' l 4 ti„ : , ! , „„* 4 , 6 ktcy. R. Gouldney, of King's College, Cambridge. tar its .: She are only five vacancies on the foundation, while li.e*:.' ....6ne candidates to succeed to them are not less than gati-seven. ' ' • ' ' Earle, - Cicero. Tacitus. Sallustius. Stiskspere rhcieles. Marlowe. Ovidius. Shakspere. Homerus. Burke. ma., K.S., the ca pt a i n o f t h e school, w i ll be resignation of a fellowship at King's announced at ~ . Xton before two o'clock this afternoon. The captain for , -,, , :Js; - the en • t- ''1,&,,, z ~ suing year will be Booth, K.S. • ' The College a ppeared on the e l ec ti on -li st o f l ast year—the in er b eing 777. This year, however, there is a f a ll- g ofl of 68, th e off i cial list containing the name of only 709. MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL--THE TOMLINE PRIZE* The Tomline prize, being the interest of 1,0001. stock given annually by Mr. George Towline to the best proficient among the scholars of the mathematical master (the R ev . S tephen Hawtrey), has just been *warded to Blore ; the examination having been con ducted by the Rev. Nicholas Brock, Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford. The two prizes, valuel eight and four guineas, given by the as sistant -masters to the second and third in the order of proficiency, have been awarded to Parker and Newdigate, ma. The assistant masters' prizes to the two best arithmeticians arcong the lower boys have been adjudged to Pullen, mi., and Ramsay. PARTIAL DESTRUCTION OF WANDSWORTH DISTILLERY. Great alarm was occasioned yesterday, in Wands worth, Battersea, and the surrounding district, in con sequence of an outbreak of fire taking place on the ex tensive premises known as the Wandsworth Distillery, and the property of Mr. Daniel Watney. The conflagration broke forth at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, and, ere half an hour had elapsed, two thirds of the inhabitants of Wandsworth and Battersea had reached the spot. Many of the leading gentlemen and tradesmen of both parishes were present, and volun teered their services without hesitation. To this fact, coupled with the noble c nduct of Mr. Watney's work people, may be attributed the saving of this enormous property, which, at the lowest valuation, is worth half a million. The premises, consisting of the distillery and its adjuncts, alone Occupy seven acres of ground, and in it are erected still-house, brewhouse, three large engine houses, boiler-houses, spirit stores, 28 backs for ferment ing the wort, steam-mills for grinding the malt, and enormous granaries. The premises are bounded on the east by Battersea, on the north by the Thames, on the south by the Lower Wandsworth-road, and on the west by Mr. Watney's private residence. The fire broke out in the most dangerous portion of the premises, which is immediately over some large spit it stores, and which, had the fire reached, the entire fab r i c must have been razed to the ground. The circumstances connected with the calamity were detailed by Mr. Daniel Watney, and therefore may be le wired as authentic. In ecnsequence of the still, which is one of " Coffey's Patent," and capable of working off 3,500 gallons of wash per day, having become irregular in its working. it became necessary to exaeline it. The spirit it the': contained was worked off by about half-past two o'clock, and at that time a man named Bearney, as sisted by another, eho had a lighted candle, but stood at some yards' distance, proceeded to open the " man hole," an opening at the bottom of the still. He had no sooner opened the door than a large quantity a gas rushed out, and, coming in contact with the candle, an explosion and instantaneous ignition were the C onsequences. The man Kearney was rendered in sensible for a few moments, but beyond that he re ceived no other injury. '1 he still instantly burnt on that side nearest the receiver, which was not more than three feet six inches removed; and the room, which is about 25 feet square, and wholl) constructed of wood, although surrounded by brick work, was injured from the floor to the roof. Within a few minutes Mr. Watney, his two sons, and abcut eight) of their men, Here employed in staying the progress oi the fire by pouring water by means of buckets from a tank situated immediately over the still, and containirl_ 80 ,000 gallons of water. This, together with a hott stretchieg into the river, it being then nearly high water, afforded au abundant supply. Had it not been for ore e ircuinstsnee, however, no human energy could have pre "rated the total destruction of at least that part of the premises, and that was, that the spirit receiver adjoining the still was empty, although only half an hour pre viously 3,500 gallons had been drawn off into the vats beneath. This receiver was filled with water, and in ~~~,;~ . <4 4 : 1 Tll E S/UN,_ LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 1847. that manner any further communication was cut atf. 'f he fire was got undet in abut Mir an hour, uad no stock has been lost, it ill tqlze 5,0001. to restore has been deFtroyed. Ten engilos from Lt:. , nden (Or Southwark bridge-read b first) arrived at the sc. at -bout three quarters of al hour after the tmthrealt, bei; !heir services were not req sired, although some men art left to watch the premises. Mr. Watney is insured in the Sun, Pheenix, and En cerial offices, THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM SHIP. The following inferesling letter is from the L'O'a,st Commercial Chronicle of yesterday : " Strand of Tyrella, July 21. " The public interest in the fate and pr6spects of this steam-ship appears to continue unabated. Whether or, days of high tides, when experiments of elevation are made, 9r on ordinary days, visitors continue to ar,rive on the broad sands of Tyre 7 !a. The approach to the scene ef her ten months' wreck is of no little interest. On whatever side you draw near, whether from the favourite watering-place of Newcastle, from the Spa of Ballynahiuch, or the sober shire town of Down patrick, crops appear to smile on every hand, and it .8 worthy of remark, that the nearer you approach Tyrella, the wheat fields appear more luxuriant. Bear gardens (a novelty in Ireland) abound, and even peas and many vetches are becoming popular. The breadth of potato land is but small, but potatoes carry here as high a head as ever ; in fact, the harvest is likely to be a teeming one, and man is surely called upon to be mind ful of the Harvest-giver. The strand of Tyrella is worthy of a better lot than it appears to have had in its old years of loneliness. It is a somewhat romantic re treat, and if surmounted with a crescent of comfortable lodges, it would be soon a favourite watering-place for the lovers of the sea side and sea breezes. When in sight of the shore, on the left, are the bold hills of Rath mullen ; on the right, the shores that wind onwards to Newcastle ; above these towers the giant hills of Mourne, over which shadows are ever flit- ting, and giving new pictures to the gazer's eye in every passing hour. In front of Tyrella strand is the extended outline of the Isle of Man In short, for surrounding scenery and marine enjoy ment, we would uphold Tyrella as worthy of occupation less brief than that now given to it by those who come to gaze on the dark sides of the fated ship, or to repose on the low rocks or the sunny banks of the ocean side. As you approach Tyrella strand, at a rapid turn of the road, the masts of the Great Britain are seen, and soon the extended side of the vessel is presented to your eye. Passing the church of Tyrella (which was built by the Down and Connor Church Accommodation Society), we come to the shore. The tide, if out, leaves be hind it a strand, dry and pleasant to the foot. You can even walk around the entire ship after the reflux of a full tide. One or two of the box _s used for uprighting the vessel, lie as wrecks upon the sand, having broke from the chains. Ship wrights and carpenters are still busy ; but all above and below the deck is in much apparent disarray, consequent on the present state of the vessel. Hopes are still held out that, with renewed exertion, and additional experi ments and helps, -the ship will be uplifted, and the bottom be fully examined and placed in the way of repair. The ship still stands upright ; you can hardly understand why it would not float if it had water ‘ufliCient to bear it upwards. It does not show fissures nor rents, and yet there is that amount of damage, un -een by the unpractised eye, which rivets it to the rock You wonder how such a huge construction could eve) have mounted so high and upright upon the rock—how it could have shifted three times its own great length from place to place—and yet so it is. It stands calm and apparently uninjured; God only knows if ever will return to the haven which it left in its day of strength, amidst the cheers of thousands, the strain, of music, and the roar of guns. Still hope is sus tained, and screws are infixed from the bow, act; levers are made ready to sustain many tons weight, and other boxes are to be constructed, each to contain many J9tis,. of sand, &c.; but autumn..`and atittinm winds are coming acrosAAlwAe_ep, and such is the position of the bay, thatlurf ;Itf blows it is sure to blow with concentrated power upon the broadside of the gallant ship, as it lies all exposed to surge and storm. The country people of the neighbourhood are now ac :ustomed to look on the ship as a fixture and a friend in need.' A young rustic who offers his services ts bear visitor's on his back over the shallow.water that they may approach the vessel) observed, c lt is itniellittle the good tilis.ship has done in helping the mil'.' it.were only in the sticks they threw out of her we get great help for our firing. But the great time was when the passenger, were coming ashore. Oh, but they were generous! You might have got a pound (11.) fur carrying a bundle that was not worth more than sixpence.' On its being re marked—' It' the ship should be floated and thus taken from you ?" Why then,' said he another ship will be thrown in here ;' and then, atter a pause, and looking somewhat depressed, he added, But it would take three ships to do the good that she has done for us all.' It is said that on Wednesday next another great effort will be made to upbear the ship, with a view to have her so raised that at the fall of the tide her bottom may bi xamined. Whether these experiments, so patient, inge nicus, and expensive, may succeed, who can tell? So much time has gone by, and so much effort has been expended in vain, that we reluctantly fear for the utter failure of the plans now in progress. Captain Claxton has earned a good reputation in the matter. Indeed, all the parties who have been engaged in the rescue of the ship appear to have been competent to the task, if experience and in genuity could avail. The conduct of the rural popula tion is spoken of as very decorous and honest. We must, however, venture to differ from the wish of the worthy guide, and to hope that never more may wreck be found upon the now memorable shore of Tyrella." THE ELECTIONS. .TO THE EDITOR OF THE VIN, SIR;—We observed in your valuable paper of Satur day evening a paragraph, headed " The Patent Laws," which stated that attention would be called at the ensuing elections to the oppressive nature of our patent laws, by which poor inventors were unable to reap the reward of their talents. As conductors of the Patent Journal, we think it right to inform you, and the public through your columns, that this important question has lately been treated at great length iu that work; and it has been clearly shown that a great reduction in the cost of patents might easily be matte without inj dry to any person. In stating, however, that the cost of a patent for the United Kingdom was 4001. you were in error, for through us patents for the United Kingdom may be obtained for 316/. Candidates for legislative honours would do well to peruse the Patent Journal, with a view to answer any questions that may be put to them on the hustings regarding the patent law; and we, entirely coincide with you, Sir, that it is high time some amend ment was made in the laws regarding patents.—We are, Sir, your very obedient servants, BARLOW, LE CAPELAIN, and PAYNE. Patent office, 89, Chancery-lane, July 26, 1847. TEACHERS OF DANCING.—The annual general meeting ot the Provident Society of Dancers and Teachers of Dancing was held yesterday, in the saloon of the Haymarket Theatre, James Byrne,',R.q., in the chair. The chairman briefly explained the object, of the society, which were to form a fund for tilt relief and support of the unfortunate, disabled, dis eased, and aged members of the dancing profession. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. after which Mr. Harry Thurke, the Secretary, tail be fore the assembly the cash accounts for the past year, from which it appeared that the receipts were 3691. 19s, lid., and the expenses 2061. 6s. 7d., leaving a balance ot 163/. 13s. 4d. The sum ot 1041. had been invested. which, together with 3001. owing by subscribers, aria 380/. 2s. 2d. in the Consols, showed that there were 7391. 15s. 6d. to the good of the society. The auditors' report having been accepted, several important alters. tions in the rules of the society were agreed to, and ,fter the officers for the ensuing year had been chosen, he meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to tht chairman. MILITARY OUTRAGE AT CHATHAM. A most lesperate affray took plaoe on the Military •road, Chat ham, on Sunday evening, between large parties of tht 62d and loth Regiments. The quarrel arose in the first instance between a corporal of the 62d and a private of the 10th, in consequence, it is supposed, of some heart burning between the two corps, relative to the manner in which the 62d is said to have conducted themselves At the battle of Moodkee. It is computed that not less than from 800 to 1,000 men were at one time engaged in this conflict; and we regret to state that one pool fellow of the name of Allison, a private in the 60th Rifles, whilst on duty at the main guard, was knocked down by the rush of the soldiers frcm the barracks to join in the affray, and his skull so severely fractured that his medical attendants declared it impossible he could survive, and from inquiry at the barracks this morning (Monday), at ten o clock, the report is that be is dead. To add to the catastrophe, the poor fellow leaves a wife and four children to lament his loss, and in a month's time he would have been entitled to his discharge, with a pension. We understand that several other soldiers were also severely wounded. The affray was only suppressed by the arrival of several strong piquets, aided by the civil power. The 62d left the barracks this morning, en route for Maidstone, to pro ceed from thence by rail to Winchester, to join head quarters. ANTIQUITIES FOR THE BRITISH MUSEUM. —,Several cases of antiquities, intended for deposit in the British Museum, have been shipped at Leghorn fcr Southamp ton, on board the steamer Montrose, en route to their destination ; and the Lords of the Treasury have issued she a t u h t e ho e r s i t t a ie b s iis f h . , .r necessary delivery, n directions arr ival t heir ment mentioned. tforeethoef properdUty,to THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.--In this quarter the weather still continues most favourable; and we oarede f lighted, in reading the journals from all parts the empire, to find only one and the same account—namely, that the earth was never covered with more luxuriant e hear onl) • crops, and that the weather is promising for an eat ly anti abundant harvest. Of the potatoe disease w f e npalearratli a ca f s a e v s o , u a ra n b d le a r t e p a r i e rn se .— nt c ti a ls ed c o r n o i p an s On the 18th the engine of a train on the Berlb se r s c t u o ry ° . off e mud Potsdam Railway went off the rails, and was preci ;iitated to the bottom of a lofty embankment. The ender was broken, and two waggons wet e dragged et the rails, but the only injuries sustained by the person: in the train were contusions. The accident was causer the ends of two rails having risen from their level. On the 22d ult. a terrible fire broke out at Kasan. in Russia, which entirely destroyed 106 houses and tw. liurches. The Empeior sent 25,000 effective rouble 100,00 of ) to be di tributed among the persons whost property was destroyed, and 21,000 roubles towards tht expense of re -constructing the houses. • GOODWOOD RACES. CHICHESTER, MONDAY AFTERNOON. — It is beyond a doubt that the preparations for the elections will have some influence on the raten-lcnre at the ensuing meet ing. It is equally clear that, although a great number of horses have arrived, the fields for the principal events will bear but a small proportion to the entries, and that speculation will fall short of the amount that last year pave so much excitement to the racing, and, from an un precedented run of ill luck, shook " the ring " to the centre. Still, should the weather continue favourable, we see every reason to anticipate an excellent meeting, averaging nitre or ten races each day, and bringing out some "dart:" favourites for the n.tt Derby, and alio,. ins. only small fields fcr each event, realising to the several winners upwards of twenty-two thousand pounds! an aggregate that no other place has ever approached. Of this sum, exclusive of her Majesty's guineas, 1,200/. is contributed by the Dukes of Beaufort and Richmond, Lord George Bentinck, the Ilon. E. M. Mostyn, Mr. Houldsworth, and from other private sources. A list of the horses likely to compete for these magnificent prizes has already been given. We believe that, with the ex ception of Annandale, who is not here, and of Monarch, Duncan, Blaclerird, Yellow Rose, and a few others, of whose arrival we were ignorant, it was pretty nearly corn plete. The races commence tomorrow, and as the number of events to come cif on that and the following days, and the necessity of forwarding our parcels from the course, in order to secure their receipt in time for publication the following morning, will oblige us to confine our re ports to the actual business of the day, we may as well avail ourselves of the present opportunity to notice two or three alterations on the racecourse. It will be re• membered that the judge's chair has hitherto stood con siderably below the Stand, outside the enclosure, and that the rails, on the opposite side of the course, were on the turn. This was decidedly objectionable, inas much as it gave an advantage to horses running inside, or nearest the judge, over those on the outside, the latter almost invariably beginning to hang to the right, before they reached the ending post. This objection has been lone away with by removing the chair about twenty two yards nearer the Stand, and within the enclosure, anti by altering the rails on the opposite side, so as to make them nearly straight with the chair, at the same time greatly improving the pull-up. The azcom modation of the country people and others whose exchequers are not sufficiently rich to meet the daily expense of admission to the Stand, has been consulted by bringing the rails forward several feet from the distance, thereby affording standing room for several hundreds. The press has not been for gotten, his Grace having very kindly caused a portion of the betting room to be railed off, and furnished with all the appliances for the convenient transaction of business. In addition to these and other improvements, his Grace has had the courses re-measured, and as the removal of the judge's chair has necessarily made some alterations in the lengths as formerly published, it will be. as well to give the actual distances to be runinfuture:—._. Miles. Fur. Yards. Queen's Plate Course Orange Course . Cup Course 2 6 0 Goodwood Stakes Cuurse 2 6 0 Niaidstone Course Drawing-room Stakes Course Gratwiteke Stakes Course Iwo Year Old Course The Goodwood Cup and Goodwood Stakes Courses will be run over the same ground as in 1845. Two miles, and one mile and three-quarters, unless specified ,0 the contrary, will be run on the D.S.C.; a mile and a oalf on the New Course; '•Mile" course on the Grat wieke S.C., and run home to the westward of the clump upon the D.S.C.; half-mile races to be run on the T.Y.C. (It is notorious that the published " lengths of courses" it many other places are incorrect, and we trust that stewards, or whoever may he invested with the power, ill follow the Duke of Richmond's example, and ascer tain the exact distances.) The course, we may state, in conclusion, is in excellent condition. _ _ .The.. party invited. to partakc,,,of _the hospitality of Goodwood House, includes his gerene Highness Prince Peter of Oidenburg, the Duke and Duchess of . Beaufort and Lady Blanche Somerset, Duke and Duchess of Bed ford, Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, and Earl and Countess of Eg- Linton ; Viscount and Viscountess Maidstone, Earl of Uxbridge, Earl of Jersey, Earl of Stradbroke, Earl of Orford, Lord and Lady Stanley, .Earl of Glasgow, Earl of Besborough, Earl of Strathmore, Earl Burghley, Lady Jane Laurence Peel, Earl of Rosslyn, Lord Dunkellin, f4urd Bateman, lion. Colonel and Mrs. Anson, Sir W. :vf. Stanley, Hon. Captain Rows, Mr. and Lady C. Graham, Viscount Dupplin. Viscount Canterbury, Lord Clifden, lion. G. S. Byng, Sir John Shelley, Mr. Bowes, Mr. Payne, Mr. P. Williams, Hon. St. Georgo Foley, Captain Pettat, Mr. Greville, and Mr. C. Lloyd. The family circle will consist of the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, Lord William Lennox, Lords Henry, Alex ander, and George Gordon Lennox, the Ladies Au gusta and Cecilia Gordon Lennox, and Lady Rachel Russell. The dinner party this evening will include Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Colonel Fludyer, the Hon. Neville, and Captain Lambert ; all of the Grenadier Guards. TUESDAY'S RACES.-DECLARATION OF FOR FELT. LAVANT STAKES.—lleadingly, Daughter of Toscar, and Layla filly, 300 Sovs. STAKES.—Radalphus, Parngone Piet, Whitefoot, Dawdle, Hooriab, Silviut, Titchfield, and Zebra colt. GRATWICKE STAKES.—Bingh am, Jack Musters, Free Gift, Robert de Valibus, Prioress, Rey, Mogulistan, Growl, Gabbier, Jennala, Epirote, Lunedale, Cora, Themis, Tanais, Phcenix filly, Apricot, Wee Bit, filly out of Antler's dam, Mr. Osbaldeston's two, Positive Young Man, King of Naples, Veneur, Mistress Jean, Field Mouse, all Mr. Wreford's, and Faunus. Hem STAKES.—Corsican, Fallow Buck, Gabble, Black Thorn, Mastiff, Mantilla, Procrastinator, Halloa, Check taker, both Mr. Osbaldeston's, and Buckie. DRAWING-ROON.—Bingham, Seducer, Devil.me-Care, Gabbier, Glentilt, Black Cock, Master Butler, Lunedale, Lord Exeter's colt, Sir Hercules's filly, Ferina, and Wol verton. GOODWOOD STAKES.--Conspiracy, Crozier, and Laza rillo aro struck out. The following are also scratched for the second and following days:—Gabble, Glentilt, Gabbler, Jack Musters, Laccadive, Buckle, Miss Bacon, Meeanee, Whirligig, Helter Skelter, Projectile, Black - :home, Layla filly, Sister to Sorella, Ferina, Apropos, rhenits, Jollity, Devil-me-Care, the Maccremma filly And Maccremma colt, Margaret of Anjou, Wood Pigeon, Nil Disperandum, and Camp Follower filly. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) GOODWOOD RACES. BETTING AT CHICHESTER. Half-past Twelve on Monday Night. GOODWOOD STAKES. 6to 1 agst Lothario (t f) I 12 to 1 agst Milliner (t: 9 to 1 agst Hydrangea 14 to 1 agst Vampyre 9 to 1 agst Miss hits 500 to 15 agst Wolfdog (I 0 to 1 agst Plover GOODWOOD GDP. 5 to 2 agst the Hero (take 3 to 1) 7 to 2 agst Eryx 8 to 1 agst Wolfdog (t) 25 to 1 agst Montpeasier 7 0 THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. proceed to review the brilliant meeting at Goodwood,ll shall take a retrospective glance at the Epsom, Ascot, Newcastk and Liverpool meetings, and show your readers what effect they have had upon the St. Leger; a measure I think advisable, and much better .han the one so generally pursued, of putting off every .hing to a day or so before the race. It gives the specu .ator time to profit by the advice given, should he not consider his own decision good enough ; and, moreover, prevents many unwary persons from being " picked up." In the first place, the race for the Derby cannot be taken as a criterion of the qualities of several nags that started for it, or else the easy victory of Cossack for that race would inter that the Leger was as good as over. St his present price " pepper" Cossack as much as you please, accidents, time, and the Leger course are in your avour. Ascot disposed of the Swallow, Crozier, Bingham, Oxonian, Mathematician, Administrator, Montpensier, aid a crew of smaller fry. Red Hart proved his Derby running to be false by winning the Welcome stakes in a somewhat easy manner. He has since won two other stakes in common canters, n one of which he disposed quite cavalierly of the Oaks' winner. It is my belief he is going to give the orld a repetition of the Red Deer game of 1844. He is a dangerous opponent indubitably, but still not good -nough, I fancy, tor the St. Leger. Newcastle annihilated Christopher's chande, if he ever had any, and intrOduced in a favourable light Lord Eglintoun's Eryx, who, with 6st 81b, won the Northum berland Plate, a very creditable pertormance. Van Tromp also was brought out to thrash a few mise rable quadrupeds, which he did twice in a very satisfac tory manner. The Liverpool running, in its turn, sent to the right about Lazarillo, Abdiel, Executor, Chat, and Mogadure. Van Tromp repeated his Newcastle performance by winning the Liverpool St. Leger easily, from Executor and the Swallow. Now, from these four crack meetings but little can be deduced beyond that Van Tromp can boat platers and second-rate racers ; that Red Hart can do the same ; that Cossack won the Derby easily ; and that . the Irish division are not likely to produce this year another Foig-a-ballagh or Baron. In my last epistle I named sixteen nags, from which the winner of the :great northern stake must spring. I now reduce that number to tan, viz., Planet, Van Tromp, Eryx, Limestone, Mr. Martin, The Cos sack, Red Hart, Farmer's Daughter, and Foreclosure ; ;he remaining six have had their chances settled by the late races. That most princely of meetings, held at Goodwood, will com mence as usual, with the will ilth p he r r o a d vE u ed c a e ibe . :3 s i i e es r Craven Stakes, the not it L o a f v whicha probablent S t i a C k e en th st u o t e fi h v i l e t r s e t e a , r o t e r r L s , o a a n d d . Acme will start, I shall look to the Lady Augusta for be winner. A Sweepstakes of 300 sovs, h. ft. Mowerina Ennui .............. 2 The Gratwicke Stakes of 100 sous. each, h. ft. Red hart ............................. 1 Clementina 2 Epiroto 3 The Ham Stakes, likewise of Wu soya. each, will have, I suppose, about seven or eight starters, including /scar, Surplice, Corsican, sod Lola Montez. I presume Oscar will find his way home first, with Lola Montcz iud Surplice in attendance. Toe Drawing-room Stakes, I think, will have Halo in the ascendant, not withstanding Mr. Mostyies strength. The Goodwood Club Stakes look well fur Master 1 Stepney or Camera Obseura ; and The 10 Sows. for The Cur. On Wednesday tlt , ;; Goodwood Stakes arc _likely to have a score of starters. but, as I canti..)t enumerate them, I will jump to the conclusion in giving my veto in favour of The Flowe r; G ame L ass filly and Lothario being handy. The Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, b. ft. Red Hart walk over. On Thursday, the Goodwood Cup, the principal at traction of the week, will likely enough have Er} x, Halo, and The Hero the three first, but whether I have placed them in the order they will come in or no. I cannot say; but it is Inure probable that a three-year old will win it than a four. One Hundred Sovs. Stakes; all the money. Planet .................................... 1 Dlirnsillo ................................. 2 The Molecomb Stakes to Glendower, with Nat up. The 200 Sovs. Stakes; al! the cash. Mr.. Mostyn will pocket. Another Stake of 200 sovs. each. Lola Montez 1 Rcilection The Idol 3 The Racing Stakes of 50 sows. each. Van Tromp Red Hart A SweepAaltes of 25 sovs. each. The Duke of Rich• mond with Nectar will win. The Anglesea Stakes, gentlemen riders; not at present handicapped. The Cur, with Mr. Rolt, or Vice-Consul, will lead the way home. On Friday, the Nassau Stakes will lay between Slander and Clementine. The Produce Stakes of 300 sovs. each are likely to find their way to Mr. Mostyn's pocket. The Chesterfield Cup may possibly have The Mon grel or The Cur for victor. The Holywell Stakes, although containing the names of several first-rate nags, will, in all probability, be won by some inferior brute.—l am, Sir, &C., July 26. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. CHINA. A letter from Hong Kong, dated the 25th of May, has been received, the substance of which may be interesting to some of our readers. The latest intelligence which had been received in the island from Canton represented that city to be perfectly quiet, as indeed it had been ever since the departure of the English forces, with the exception of a slight disturbance which had occurred on the occasion of a meeting held at the Consoo House near the factories, by the persons interested in the land to be occupied at Honan by foreign merchants under the late agreement. To that disturbance, indeed, the Honan people do not appear to have been parties. It was ex cited by a crowd of idlers who were attracted by the meeting, but was suppressed without difficulty, as the authors betook themselves to flight immediately upon the foreign residents showing a readiness to repel any attempt at disorder. The authorities, on hear ing what had occurred, reinforced the Chinese guard, and the public peace was not again interrupted. Since that time the discussions, as well with the Chinese authorities as with the proprietors of the land at Honan, had been amicably carried on; the latter had represented their wishes in a temperate and respectful address to the British plenipotentiary, and there was every reason to believe that all difficulties in the way of the occupation of the land, a survey of which, sufficient for all practical purposes, had been effected by Mr. Pope without interruption, would presently be removed. In all other respects matters were going on well. The Chinese authorities had evinced great alacrity in punish ing parties who had misconducted themselves. Two of the persons who hail been engaged in the attack on the sailors of the Mary Bannatyne, in October last, had been severely punished; three other persons, convicted of throwing stones at the English at Honan and Luhpool, were ordered to be bastinadued ; and a man who had at tacked and robbed a Malay belon g i ng to a British lorcha, bad been apprehended by the 'Chinese magis trates, even without previous remonstrance f rom t h e plenipotentiary, bastinadoed, and condemned to wear the cangue. Keying had issued a strong proclamation, enjoining the people to attend to their own occupati,;ns, and not create disturbances, under pain of punishment; and had also denounced the mischievous practice of posting up placards calculated to unsettle the public mind. A recript from the Emperur, with reference to the late events at Canton, had been published, the tenour of which is calculated to rouse the authoritit s in the pro vincial city to increased vigilance; with a view to the re pression of disorder on the part of the populace. The events at Canton had produced no sensation either at Shanghae or at Amoy. At the former place espe cially, every thing was going on well, and the best under standing seemed to exist between the British Consul and the authorities, and the best spirit to animate the British community. ELECTION INTELLIGLNCE. CI FY OF LONDON. Yesterday a mooing wati at the Bun Inn, A-0- gate, to give the Conservrtive carrii4ates an opportunity of addressing the electors.. Mr. Ainstcrman, Mr. Althr man Johnson, .end: Mr. Frestitield,• were present. Air. Bevan was absent from indirpozition. Mr. Goss, who presided, having introduced the candi dates, Mr. MASTERMAN observed, that he maintained th e Conservative principle.s which he held when it was his lot six years ago t•) solicit the suppert of the elector. He desired to see tile Protestant Church upheld in all its ;litegrity. Though he ha'l expressed Wats/ If pretty strongly as to the endowment of the Roman Catholic Church, he was confident it would not be supposed he had done so with any idea of inter:ering with the privi leges which its members possessed in exercising freedom of conscience. The Protestant Church had long been connected with the State ; and they would rue the day in which its position was altered. He disapproved of a tax upon inconie, and would give his decided support to every proposition' for ameliorating the poor-law. Mr. Alderman Jontisorr referred to his past conduct in the discharge of public duties as a guarantee for his conduct as a representative. It was in cons(quence of Mr. Lyall's retirement that he had been called on .to come forward. He pledged himself to oppose the en dowment of the Roman Catholic Church. The subject of transportation had been under discussion ; the built, he thought, did not lie with the transportation, but with the discipline, which he felt might be carried out as well in another country as in this. The City required some representatives to maintain its interests and privi leges. There were improvements to be effected in its streets, markets, &c. ; and the Corporation were about to spend half a million, which would effect changes for the better such as never bad been effected before. Mr. FRESHFIELD said that he had sat in four Parlia ments. He never gave a vote except on Conservative principles ; but he held that improvement was one of the principles of Conservatives. To suppose a Conser vative not in favour of improvement was to suppose him not a Conservative at all. With regard. to Romanism, after being comparatively dormant, was it not raising its head again, in hopes of regaining its former position? Could the oppression and cruelty of former times be forgotten? He sought no interference with the right which Roman Catholics enjoyed to the free profession of their religion ; but he felt it his duty to be firm in maintaining their own rights as Protestants. He was opposed to the endowment of the Roman Catholic Church, and would maintain the Protestant Church for the protection of those who desired the free exercise of their religion. He had a very strong opinion as to the property and income-tax. An income derived from pro fits was not a fair subject for taxation. If he had the honour of a seat in Parliament he would never consent to the renewal of the property and income-tax without very considerable modifications as to that part which re • lated to income. Real and realised property stood on an entirely different footing from a life income. The window-tax ought to be removed altogether, or a half taken off. With regard to the poor-laws, he had always thought their administration oppressive to the poor and unjust to the parishes. Mr. SEELEY stated the claims of Mr. Bevan to sup port. When they read the speech of Lord J. Russell, the manifesto of Sir R. Peel, or that of Lird G. Ben tinek, the same idea presented itself as to the endow ment of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. Their statesmen were opposed on that question to the people of England, who desired to return men prepared to take a bold stand on this question. Lord John Russell, with characteristic boldness, had come forward—(Cries of " We won't have him," " We won't have any canting hypocritical humbugs")—and put the question before the electors fur their determination. It was for now to decide. Mr. JOHNSON moved a resolution expressing the opinion of the meeting that Mr. Masterman, Mr. Al derman Johnson, Mr. Bevan and Mr. Freshfield were fit and proper persons to represent the City. Mr. CHAMBERS seconded the resolution. Mr. KING wished to know Alderman Johnson's opi nion of corporation reform. Mr. Alderman JOIINSoIg considered the city of London exempt from the general Municipal Reform Act, because it was felt to be so circumstanced that it ought to be so. If the citizens, thi-ough their wards, did not send proper Aldermen and Common Councilmen to represent them it was their own fault. The freemen, besides, could summon a common - hall and call the Common Council to ()refer when they thought fit: = NVhen the citizens had such powers he saw no necessity for apply ing the provisions of the Municipal Reform Act. A shoiv of hands was then tam), and the resolution declartd carried by a majority. In answer to a question with reference to the removal of JeWish disabilities, Mr. MASTERMAN stated that he was not prepared to pledge himself to vote for the admission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. SEELEY thought the Hebrews mistaken when they tried to amalgamate with other nations. Mr. Rothschild, instead of trying to get into the English Parliament, ought to be one of the princes of Judah, in the land of Judah.—(Laughter and confusion.) After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting separated. MARYLEBONE. On no occasion since the passing of the Reform Bill have the Liberal party been placed in such a predicament, and split into so many sections, as on the present occa sion, consequent on the retirement of Mr. D. W. Harvey. This predicament is not confined to the electors, but even the Hon. Baronet, Sir Benjamin Hall, is placed in a posi tion which, to say the least of it, is extremely critical, owing to his utter inability to please all parties. It will be remembered that, at a meeting of Lord Dudley Stuart's friends, held on Saturday evening, it was unanimously resolved to get up a requisition to Sir B. Hall, calling upon him to coalesce with his Lordship, and throughout yesterday Lord Dudley Stuart's com mittees were actively engaged in endeavouring to pro cure signatures to that requisition. "At two o'clock yesterday afternoon a numerous body of electors who are the strenuous supporters of Sir B. Hall, waited upon the Hon. Baronet at his central com mittee-room, the Orange Tree, New-road, for the pur pose of ascertaining if it was the intention of the Hon. Baronet - to coalesce with Lord Dudley Stuart, or any other candidate. Sir B. HALL, in answer to the question, said that he had heard that a requisition was in course of signature, calling upon him to coalesce with one of the Liberal can didates, but he begged positively to state that whilst there were two Liberal candidates besides himself in the field he would not coalesce with either, unless a requisi tion to that effect was presented to him, signed by no less a number than 3,000 or 4,000 electors, or some un equivocal expression was made to him that such was the wish of the vast majority of the Liberal party. The deputation expressed their satisfaction at this de claration, and said it was their determination, under such circumstances, to leave no stone u n t urne d t o secure the return of him (Sir B. Hall) at the head of the poll. Had he, on the contrary, said be would coalesce, it was their determination to use all their influence to oppose him. The deputation then withdrew. The requisition above referred to was to have been presented last evening, but it was understood that the signatures appended thereto were not sufficiently nume rous for that purpose, aid the requisition was with drawn. The reason assigned for this is, the general opinion that Lord Dudley Stuart had been a party to the retirement of Mr. Whittle Harvey. At a meeting held at the Colosseum Tavern last even ing of the friends of Lord .Dudley Stuart, Mr. Alfred Daniell in the chair, this report was brought under the notice of the meeting. Lord Dudley Stuart thanked the meeting for having given him the opportunity of answer ing so calumnious a charge against him. He had before heard of it, but thought it too contemptible to be noticed. The charge having now, however, assumed a more serious shape by being .brought publicly forward, he (Lord Dudley Stuart) bogged to state emphatically, that neither directly nor indirectly had he been a party to Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey's retirement. Yesterday evening Mr. Sergeant Shee addressed a numerous assemblage of the electors and inhabitants of Marylebone in the open air, in the Cumberlaud Ha) - market, Regent's-park. The Learned SERGEANT, after a few preliminary re marks, said, with respect to the retirement of Mr. D. W. Harvey. that there was no doubt that gentleman had grossly deceived the borough, and all those who trusted in hire. There never was a greater instance in the poli tical history of this country of disinterestedness in the support of a political cause than was manifested on the late occasion to Mr. Harvey. He came before the elec tors, stating that he could not afford the ordinary ex pences of an election, and the people of Marylebone at once said that they approved of his conduct in Parlia ment and they would bear all his expenses themselves. —(Hear, hear.) With Lord Dudley Stuart and himself (Mr. Sergeant Shee), Mr. Harvey entered into a solemn engagement that if they would consent to have their claims tested by a ballot of the whole electoral body, whatever was his majority, if he succeeded, he would go to the poll.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Harvey obtained a large majority, and Lord Dudley Stuart and he (Mr. Sergeant Shee) at once hewed to the decision on the terms they had agreed to, an-I retired from the contest ; and then four days afterwards Mr. Harvey said ho would not be bound by his engagement.—(Cries of " Shame.") If the conduct of Mr. Harvey was quite inexcusable in this matter, that of the electors had been very much to their credit. They hail preferred him to Lord Dalltsy_ Stuart and himself simply and solely on the ground of his political services to the country, and therefore, what ever disgrace might attach to Mr. Harvey, none attached to the electors of Marylebone. however, o M cv r. a l t a o rve b ) ,. : was now one, and the question was, ,, _. ee. „ ) Member for Marylebone ?—(Cries of , tt o..t T ea ll e , Learned Sergeant then went on to ex With respect to the sentiments at considerable length. plain his p it i Irish Church Establishme nt, and the P the Roman Catholic priest s, he said, e ndowment meant the support of a church establishment, which in its pre - sent state was a disgrace and a scandal to Christendom. —(Cheers.) It meant that the advocates of endowment would bribe the Roman Catholic ests with money paid eo le, in order to out of the pockets of the English rooted and fixed p hostility • duce them to forego their roote an induce a n church which contained only 600,000 people among a population of 8,000,000. q i u ' e h s a t t io w n a o s n what he meant, and hebelieved there was no the people of England which the minds of were more made up than this— that they never would consent to pay money out of their own pockets to support t hat Church o r any other church inan y part of the dominions under the Crown.— (Cheers.) The state of things in England was very different from what it was in Ireland, for in England a uajori •ty of the people belonged to the E sta bli s h e d Cnurcb. Whilst lie said that, they were also to remota oer that according to his notions religion did not consist .1 pounds, shillings, and pence.—(clear.) He thought it no credit to any church establishment, much less to one so wealthy as " the Church by law established," that it should extort money for the support of the fabrics of the church from those who did not attend its worship—(Cheers)—wrung from the hones t, con se:entious Dissenters—men who showed their con scientiousness bv paying their own pastors end build ing their Own - ° churches—(Beer, hear)—and he said that it was a shame and a disgrace for an Establish ment, which, to its great credit be it told, subscribed annually somewhere about 100,0001. for the conversion of the heathen, to extort money in the form of church rates from the pockets of those who had to build their own churches and support their own ministers, but who would not, on conscienticus grounds, attend the worship f the Established Church.—(Cheers.) Mr. MANN moved, and Mr. HAKE, of Mornington ' crescent, seconded a resolution, which was unanimously carried with - ace/lunation : " That the meeting fully believed Mr. Sergeant Shee the bohroitn ug ath in the Parliament,eusu ensuing e possessed t a l ents and abilities beyond his rivals to repre sent election." Mr. themselves to support Mr. FIELD, a n elector, he're intimated to the Learned Sergeant that he had been told that a price had been n offered to him (S ergeant Shee) ocondition of his not going to th e p o ll. H e w i shed to know if that Mr. Sergeant S IIEE indignantly repelledi was so? the statem en t, and told Mr. Field an d t h e meeting em hatically that he pledged his honour as a gentleman and a public man, that there was no price, no dignity, or place, which the Crown had it in its pow er t o b estow, which should tc rept him not to go to the poll, or i n d uce him to foret the place which he now held as a candidate for the re presentation. This declaration was received with the most enthu siastic cheering. and the meeting then separated. Yesterday evening a meeting of the electors of Mary lebone, friends of Sir J. Hamilton, was held at the Yorkshire Stingo. The meeting took place in the open air, and was very numerous, but, judging from its com plexion we should say that non-electors greatly predo minated. Sir J. HAMILTON, who was enthusiastically received, addressed the meeting from a gallery, and explained his opinions and views concerning the chief political topics, to the same effect as he had treated them in his pub .ished addresses. He dwelt strongly on his attachment to Protestantism, and declared bis conviction, fortified by the candid declaration of a Noble Lord (the Earl of Arundel and Surrey), that nothing would satisfy the Roman Catholics until mass was said in Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's, and the host was carried through our streets. He had been a resident in the parish for thirty years, and his father had been a parishioner before him, and it would still be, as it had been his ob ject, to promote whatever could advance the happiness and improve the condition of the mass of the people. Sir J. HAMILTON then declared that he was ready to answer any questions which might be proposed to him— an invitation which provoked so many questions that Sir J. Hamilton goodhumouredly numbered the querists, whose names were of course unknown. No. 1 inquired whether the candidate would vote for more bishops ? Sir James Hamilton replied that no more bishops were asked for ; but if the government of the Church of England desired more bishops, as they would pay them out of the funds of the Church, not out of the pockets of the people, this was a question for the government of the Church to decide for themselves. But it . more bishops were asked for, and it was proposed to pay them from the pockets of the people, he should be ready to oppose the proposition. The answer seemed to silence, but not to satisfy the querist. No. 2 asked whether Sir James was prepared to vote for a repeal of the window duty? He replied he was, upon condition that a substitute could be found. The mention of a condition caused a little murmuring. No. 3 desired to know whether the candidate was prepared to vote for a repeal of the game-laws? Sir James replied that they had not much game in Maryle bone just now; but, believing that the game-laws were harsh, cruel, and oppressive, and calculated to create, rather than repress, vice, he Ras prepared to support their repeal. • No. 4 asked whether Sir James was prepared to vote for an amendment of the poor-law? He replied that he had long been a guardian and director of the poor in this parish, and he defied any man to go to their workhouse and say that the comforts of the poor were not attended to there. But with regard to the general operation of the law, he was prepared to consider it, and it any of the clauses were harsh and oppressive he should be read) to vote for their repeal. No. 5 inquired whether Sir Jams Hamilton would vote for the abolition of capital punishment? He replied that he would vote for its abolition except in two in stances—namely, for the crime of murder, which was condemned by the Word of God, and for the licentious violation of female virtue. No. 6 asked, whether he was prepared to vote for the ballot? Sir James Hamilton, with some significant allusions to a recent " ballot" in this borough, an swered flatly that he was not; and the answer was well received. No. 7 (his question came from the gallery) inquired whether he 'would vote for changing the income-tax to a property-tax ? Sir James Hamilton said he was ready so to modify the tax as to relieve industry, and t.• increase the tax upon property, so as to get rid of the window duty and relieve industrious artizans. The questions became now of a miscellaneous and conflicting character, some _of the questioners being questioned in turn. At length, The CHAIRMAN put to the meeting a resolution, which had been moved by Mr. Simkin— " That Sir James Hamilton Is a fit and proper person to represent this borough in Parliament ; ' which was carried by acclamation, a few rebellious hands being uplifted against it. The usual vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the meeting, which passed off in excellent humour, owing greatly to the bonhornmie of Sir James Hamilton. COURT CIRCULAR. Count Mensdorff arrived at Osborne, Isle of Wight, yesterday, on a visit to the Queen. Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked yesterday , morning in the pleasure-grounds and plantations of Os borne. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, went, yesterday forenoon, to the sea beach, and took walking and pony exercise. Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena was taken an airing yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Charles B. Phipps ar rived at o,borne yesterday morning frorr, town. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lard President of the Council) left town on Sunday for his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts. Dispatches from the Governor of Ceylon were received yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Dispatches from Portugal were received yesterday at the Admiralty, Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colo nial-office for the Governor of the Mauritius. The Earl of Shelburne left town yesterday for Bowood Park, Wilts. POLICE REWARDS, &C., IN IRELAND.—There has, within the last few days, been printed, in consequence of the direction of the Commons' House of Parliament, a return on the subject of the Police Reward Fund in Ireland—(a fund constituted by the Act 6 and 7 Wil liam IV., c. 13. s. 49)—for the twelvemonth ending 31st December, 1845. The total of this fund was then 4.705/. 19s. 11d., and of the Police Superannuation Fund 11,4171. 13s. 7d. The amount received within the same year by persons receiving pensions, or gratuities, from the latter fund, was 11,401/. 16s. ld. In 1846, the amount of the Police Reward F un d p a yments was 4 . 571 /. 4 s. 0- 4 1 d., and the Police S u p erannuat i on Fund 1 4 , 3021 . 19 s. Sid. The amount rec e i ve d b persons as pensions, or gratui ties from the latter, was the same year, 13,691/. ss. The annual expense of policemen who do not perform the duties of constables, but are employed as clerks or officers' servants, and the total expense of servants, clerks, messengers, &., amount to 8,6651. 18s., according the same printed paper. AUSTRALIAN MIN ING COMPANY.—The annual ge neral meeting of this company was held y esterda y at the offices, Adel a id e - p l ace , London - bridge. Edward Hagan, Esq., deputy c h a i r man, presided. Mr. Hodg kiuson, the secreta r r e ad the report. The mines will henceforth be called the Trentcill o mines. The di rectors have great pl easure in announcing to th e share holders the acquisiti on o f nine sections of mineral laud in the neighbourhood of the Capunda mines, which are likely to prove a very valuable addition to the company's property. At Wheal Rothschild four men raised and cleared eight tons of excellent ore in a fortnight. With reference to the question of a royalty on the special survey, the directors have to report that they had an o p interview in December last with Ea rl Gre y , but not con curring with his Lordship's views a s to the terms of the reference, and expecting to receive b y the Buchan Castl e the original land grant and prote st, the y p ro p osed to To Lord Grey to await the arrival o f the se documents be fhoarvei n g g i v i b n e g e n a definite un ,ur tun a h i further I ' s t h e s w ehvaeve, r been taken, and the directors do not consider it advi sable to press the subject at p resent on the notice of the Government. A great num ber of miners were sent out from Cornwall, in the Raja, o n the 23d of May last, and they are expected to reac h Adelaide early in September, and their arrival will ena ble the committee of manage ment to prosecute answ er. tely lo s vigo rous ly the mining operations of a n the company. The direct ors have to report the retire ment of Sir Hyde Parker from the direction. The fi nancial statement showed that the funds at present in hand would be amply su fficient to carry on the opera tions of the company, until such time as the shipments of ore shall have realised The f on which they co u ld Isiah propriety dr • sa , The followires gentlemen were S . J. ' re-elected directors:— irCapper, E. Hagan, and John 3/astern:ran, jun., Esqrs., and the proceedings ter minated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. CONSECRATION OF A N EW CHURCII IN BETHNAL- Yesterday morning the Bishop of London G BEEN.-- consecrated the recently-erected church in Green. street, Bethnal•green, with d the usual ceremonies. During the reading of th e sentences of the offerto r y co ll ect i ons i n a id of the church funwere made from the congregation. The church is in the Norman style of architecture4and • 1 500 sittings, all of which are to be free. and , Tee, and is the e ighth church recently c in C consecrated in this dis trict. Ano ther, St. Jude, Commercial -street, is ready for consecration. FATAL OMNIBUS A CCIDENT.—On Sunday about even ing, seven o'clock, a fatal om n ib us accident e-ro oc curred on the linightsbrid g ad, close t o Alb er t- ga t e. bywhich a highly respectable tradesman, named John Davis, carrying on business in ... a eorge-street, P or t man square, as a newsvendte r,lost his life. The deceased had been out spending _h? day, and was returning home, accompanied by some friends, when, in attempting to cross the road, they did not perceive the approach of sw a y's Turnham-green omnibus, and before the driver could pull up the horses, the deceased was knocked down, and the near fore wheel passed over his body. 'picked up in a senseless state, and c onveyed He was eyed to St. spita 1 1 wh ee e i George's Ho . re h red early on M on d a y mor ning from internal Injuries, expired THE GRAND DUKE C ONSTANTINE.--We under stead that this distinguished personage, who is at at Blair Athol, leaves Taymouth on Monda to Edinburgh. The Grand D uke, in hisyr'o u T e l t a o v o is u l : c ity, intends to call at Lord R uthven's mansion at Free land. It is expected that he will reach Edinburgh in the engaged cour se of Monday af ternoo n. He has apart merits in Douglas's Hotel, for the ac e • ommodation of himself and suite.g —Edinburh Witness. PRINCESS LIEVEN.—The Princess cess L ieven, whose resident h us b a nd was for many y e ars the Ambassador at the British court from Russia, was expected to leave Paris yesterday for London. Colonel and Lady Alice Peel have placed their man s i on in Park-place at the disposal of toe Princess during her so' • sojourn in the me tropolis. EARLY HARVESt.—MI'. Wright, of the Red House, Battersea, carried, in excellent condition, on Saturday last, three acres of rye, grown in Battersea-fields. TOWER HAMLETS. Yesterday evening a numerous and highly influential meeting of the friends of Major-General Fox was held at the Manor House (lato the Mermaid Tavern), Hack ney, for the purpose of adopting measures to secure the re-election of that gentleman for the borough of the Tower Hamlets. About half-past seven o'clock Major General Fox en tered the Manor House and was received with loud and prolonged cheering. Mr. G. OVERDEN having been called to the chair, said, he regretted the absence of Mr. Charles 6alisbury, who had intended presiding, but who was unavoidably absent. He rejoiced in meeting an old friend with an old face.—(Hear, hear.) The meeting knew something of the stock whence Major-General Fox sprung, and that they were oue and all the promoters of civil and reli gious liberty.—(Cheers.) He would at once call on that gentleman to state his own views and his own prin ciples.—(Cheers.) General Fox, who rose amidst almost tumultuous cheering, rejoiced in seeing himself surrounded by old friends, though he regretted the absence of some he could have wished to see present. He could not but regret this, as he was not aware of having in any one single point changed his principles. He would point to his votes and acts during the past six years, as entitling him to some claim to their support. He was, and always bad been, a warm and staunch advocate of civil and religious liberty —(Cheers)—and he would always promote, as far as la) in his power, any measure for doing away with the pre sent religious disabilities of the Jews.—(" Bravo.") 01 the great principles of free trade he had always been a supporter, and would sooner forfeit his re election than flinch ' from those principles.—(Cheers.) The Honourable Candidate then alluded to his oppu neat, Mr. George Thompson, and characterised lin. coming forward as a very needless and groundless action. Was he a free-trader? So was he. Was he a friend of civil and religious liberty ? He was more. 0a the great question of national edueation he was afraid he had lust a great r.umber of his foimer supporters ; but he could not but think that any giant of money for promoting so great and glorious an object as national education must be beneficial. What was 100,000/, a year ? Wby, in his own profession, the country were contented to vote away 7,000,000/. annually. The General concluded by expressing his surprise that any person could suppose that the name of Russell or of Fox could be associated with any restrictions on religious freedom. The Hon. Candidate sat down amidst loud applause. The CHAIRMAN having intimated that the Gallant General was ready to answer any question that might be proposed, - Sir:Haiti stepped forward and inquired, amidst some confusion, whether the Gallant General would give the prelerence to reducing the Established Church to the level of other denominations with respect to state pa trenage and support, or whether ho would offer that patronage and support to all denominations alike ? General Fox could give no di,tinct pledges—(Load cheers)—and this question particularly, as one that WAS not betore the country, he did not consider a fair one. The only observation he could make on the subieL . t I 7 0 s : that it was universally thought that in Ireland the t h e o s , tan it t wCahsutrochbeer•nesd reduced dehb he o o l h a e rg G e present prepared to say. . I t y e a n s d e n d 0 , t b a u t t en an er d alr that something must b. As the General was of opinion in Ireland, to which Cghi,vuercthhe property preference? perty i ii Mr. HARE considered this answer no answer at all. done to restore ecclesiastical pdeahce way of Prote stant (,hunch Establish -1? secondly, by sharing byo b s ta b i o n i t i n s g in th g at th o e b j e r c .r t o d te t - the clergy of the Church of England Roman Catholic and those of the persuasion? or, thirdly, Roman Catholic clergy IFlnri'erillsatn, d between by providing for the out of the general revenue of t he . United Kingdom? General Fox did not consider himself bound t answ er either of the very ingenious propo sitions put 1); Mr. Hare. He would state again genera lly that he w, 4 i n favour of any measure for the pro mot i on gene rallyol- fo a r meonmtireentlfia. notice why the opinions s s olfibheiraty; ancestorsbut as at would not pledge himself t o any such g.—(Cheers.) After some observ a ti ons f rom Mr. MA RTIN, IL ridiculing, the questions proposed by Mr. Hare, as most Ar. ii t e an doßN c insensate,AsT, amidst some laughter, asked whether the General could in the Court o f Chance r y ? hold out any hopes of a re form The GENERAL thought all law was bad e nough.— Chance (Hear, hear.) H( La ug e really r . of ry. ) knew very little of the Court Mr. WILLIAM DENNIS then, in allusion to the Health of Towns Bill, inquired whether the Hon. Candidaty would support any measure that would effectually put an end to the corruptions of the existieg Board of Sewers in the Tower Hamlets district? The Gallant GENERAL would support any measure having for its object the abolition of such corrupt and indefensible boards. Numerous other questions were then put to the lion. Candidate, to which he answered generally—that he would not vote for the total abolition of corporal punish. meat in the army, at any rate not until some effectual substitute for such punishment was found; he thought the game laws might be easier and better than they are; he thought the suffrage ought to be co-extensive with education; as regarded the ballot, he thought it would doingooeitenanswer yt i t ei he ielt e h : ja p ts e s c , expectations o mi, n v s an o )4 f , l e t s g a r ri o N a - a t e t e v hheeitm before press must be found out to man our ships of war in eisf,s of sudden and great emer gency; fie-would T vote- for any measure having for its object theseduction of taxation on the necess ar ies of life. Mr. ;BERT WEIGHT having remarked or the con sistency of the General's political conduct, moved a re solution, which was seconded by Mr. John Humphreys, to the effect— " That the meeting, fully Cons lEced -that Major-Gen. Fox is a firm and consistent friend of civil and religious liberty, do hereby pledge themselves to use their best exertions to procure his re-election to Parliament as one of the representatives for the Tower Hamlets." Mr. CHARLES BUXTON then, on behalf of his brother, Mr. Fowell Buxton, expressed his regret at not being able to attend the present meeting, to which he had been specially invited, and, after a high encomium, on the Gallant General, stated his cordial concurrence in the proposition which had just been proposed. A Mr. GREEN attempted, amidst great tumult, to ad dress the meeting, but the uproar was so great that he was compelled at length to sit down. The resolutioneied wasamidst thetnutuh uti e n e t e h s e e u h s e u e a r l i e w g a . y and una nimously nim A e e v s o i t y e eoefrtred, and thanks to the the ea emeeting separated.Chairman e was t then also una- COLCIIESTEPeLVISIT OF MR. D. W. HARVEY. On Saturday evening, the borough was all excitement and bustle in consequence of the announcement that Mr. Hardeastle, accompanied by Mr. D. W. Harvey, would committee what m no m a t mi e e tt h atoe i dw s e pi and nsut passed mds i c many entry ont nyy o f Marylebonet ihnet addedofr t te h on e eat xsh b . ce o . borough, eaotditnhgxeahi Liberale, anxiety strongn f d o t thoughscandi date feelingg and hearing the latter gentleman. At six o'clock the mustered at the mile -stone on the Leiden-road, where Mr. Harvey, who posted fr om was re ceived, and being Joined by Mr iard i c ‘ h V as i t t l h e a , m t4e horses were taken from the carriapgaer,ti.acand ic waving, the h r e tee n or .fifteen andacoctohavaniedb were wt drawn mu e s into crowdedt playingh e t a h n w d a l:a f n hu n banners a d w a b v y i vehicles. Greeted by their friends, a continually gathering mass, the procession passed down y the High-street to the George Inn, in front of which thousands had collected, filling the wfuide space in the front with one dense crowd. The Hon. Gentlemen pro ceeded to the balcony, to address the electors : Mr. HARDCASTLE said—What I have to say to you at the present moment will be stated in a very few words. Some evenings ago, when I had the honour of addressing many of you who are now here, I had the satisfaction of telling you that an old friend of yours would before long be present amongst you, and you would once more have the pleasure of hearing his voice. From the attachment you then expressed to that old friend, I augured favour ably as to the consistency of your attachment to new friends. I offered myself, or rather I was called on to offer my:-.elf, on the advice of certain people dear to you all, and, from the manner in which you have received me, and from the success I have experienced in my can vass in the last week, I am able to say you welcome me as a new friend with far greater confidence and enthu siasm than I had any reason to expect. I know you are desirous of hearing another voice than mine, and you shall hear it immediately: and I Will only notice a report put forward by those who would have been very glad if that voice were not heard here, for it was industriously circulated that we should not see Mr. Harvey here ; but here he is now to speak for himself, arid he will explain to you the reasons for his conduct both here and else where.—(Cheers). Mr. D. W. HARVEY then came forward and said:—lt is with places as with persons, that each ind.vidudlises itself, and whatever takes place beyond the immetUate circle of its being, is a matter of comparative insigni ficance. I very much doubt if you were called at this moment to contemplate the horrid flames at Moscow, whether it would have one hall the interest with you as if it were announced Viet there was a haystack burning in one of the lanes of your immediate neighbourhood. — (Laughter.) It is by this process of the mind that each lean is led to care and think for himself. Yet I cannot lismiss it from my mind, alter an association which has more or less existed between us for well nigh forty years, without believing that you do feel an interest in what concerns myself, even though it shou'd be beyond the precincts of your own borough. Therefore, as your excellent candidate has said, you may be naturally, and I will say justly, anxious to know whence it is that an individual of whom you have in pa-t years thought something, and for whom at different times you have done so much, whence it is that that individual, who on Monday night last appeared in all probability the destined representative of one of the largest and most important constituencies is this country, should have ceased to hold that ex pectation within the last few hourS.—(Hear, hear.) It is due to you as old friends, it is due to ou as part of the vast British empire, whose attention was directed to chat event, to know, in a few words, whence it is that I have ceased to be a candidate fur Marylebone. From ,ny first connexion with this town, .beginning with the year 1812 down to the yt ar 1834, in which long space of time I contested this borough seven times, there was apparent, from my earliest career, a strong feeling of party and political hostility, which strengtheeed as my services and fidelity to you became stronger ; and when I. became, and before I became a candidate for the coca missionership of police, and when it was known I was a candidate for that office, and not until it was known, the two great parties in the state to whom, more or less, I have always been opposed, and whose pernicious com bination I have ever denounced, inserted in the new Police Act a clause enacting that the commissioner, so long as he continued commissioner, should not only be incapable of sitting in Parliament, but incapable of being elected to Parliament. Therefore, as you will perceive, as a necessary preliminary of my becoming a candidate for Marylebone, or for any other borough, I must resign the office ; and though the emolument of it is not large, it is not des picable. You are aware that myself, Lord Dudley Stuart, and a Learned Sergeant, who comes this circuit, Mr. Sergeant Shee, were candidates for Mar) lebone and we consented to submit our respective pretension to the ballot. That ballot, as you well know, and were informed on the following morning—for it was placarded over the walls of this borough—was largely in my fa vour ; and I must assert that no one was ever more de termined than myself to abide by that ballot. But on Thursday morning last I was informed that Sir James Hamilton, who in the intermediate time had declared himself a candidate, was not so anxious, nor could he justly expect it, that he should succeed on the poll, as to give me notice on the morning of the election that he should dispute my qualification. Such of you as are o N l e d ll e r n e o m ug em h h e : o ca ru r ,h ry at y i o s u m r e m an em t o h r y ies ba dispu c ti k ag to 82mlyq0, qualifi cation. . cation. You will remember that after engagtng in an expensive contest with Mr. Raffles I was returned ; a pe tition was presented against me on the ground of detec tive qualification ; but well knowing that my qualifica tion was as good as that of any man's in Parliament, I was quite content to abide the inquiry, and to prove to you the validity of my qualification as well as the one-sided character of a Parliamentary deci sion. Before the Committee, appointed to try the petition went into the question, I was called out of the committee-room by a gentleman who you well recollect Mr. Hari i mtoe,withdraw the s e e s n e d , w to h o appear o here ra e as “ I c O s a m u s a e a l t a h g o a r i i n s s e t d petition on the ground of your qualification , piovided you v p roc eedings you , have institut e d against o e f Colchester.' My answer was s ili the withdraw corporation draw allt the —" My qualification is good—your title as corporators is bad; and I will enter into no such compromise --I will abide the result." That committee, made up as it was'of Whigs and Tories, and these both anxious to drive me out of the House of Commons, came to a reso lution that mine was a defective qualification, and they were just about not only to unseat me, as they did, but to give the seat to Sir Henry Russell, when I seized the brief from the hands of my counsel, Mr. Curwood, and said I begged to address the committee myself before they decided. I said—" You have been pleased to un seat the, but before you seat him hear me. He made he has asked you to unseat Mr. only one prayer when he ought to have m d ade ,o t u woL ve him self." The consequenJo was i t h t a; gtoe3tstehaet aeat complied; but he has forgotten a l t i o b a e a r l; and I need not tell 35% n ek :i y g oa n an a Lion he de nounced what he culled fer having expended 10,000/. ho was so disgustedd haei petition, that he turned his on the deetion an you theit l conduct di o d f no his lawyers— friend r. Henry aring with you brought down I only trouble you that I had good reason to know back modnsoChme:thvarn;tt 3 on .m d you ff willß re.myeomubxerththatesle the tender tender mercies of a Committee of the Commons. Therefore on Thursday morning, id:rv%el.eillitaeuauntisrleilloetrforeecBeived intimation that Sir James Hamilton, not expecting that he had the slightest ground tor suc ceeding in the contest, for there was no doubt I should be at the head of the poll by hundreds, would be con npt e ga n is, t ti withaesxt prin c elstoerm.eenwfaerha Harvey's hundred votes, and w i t h protest i ng shclaudaltioliceaxP°Ls,' recollectinglrererredto whatfrom is now called the new Qualification Act. Formerly a man must have 300/. a year out of freehold property, at least, as long as he lived. It he had 10,0001. from the funds that was no qualification; but if he had 3001. a year on freehold property lent him the day before, thatwasa good qualifica tion. But now if he has money in the funds, or lease hold property, that is a good qualification; and the question was, whether the qualification I enjoy would bear that test ; and I must tell you that there has been no inquiry before a Com mittee of the House of Commons on the new law. Now, of which is paid to me by the gentleman who eareieseac- I possess 4001. a year on personal bonds, h 200 L suc ceeded me in my profession; d th w e oU l id be a qualifi s reduced to the ne cessityher I would stand on that qualifi cation. o t a h . e r h a a t is consequence personale s o ta a t s e , , a ;a i ,, d u r . a of determining whe t her y o u just now, before I could be a office, which, with salary and appurtenances , year; and what I bad reason to apprehend would be the case then, c q a u n a e l l t i fi d c a a te tio l n m ; uasst vo.el a d m u o p un n' t y ed to I ,000 L a was, t h at a petition would certainly be present e d aga i nst icy return, and I should be compelled to defend my seat; and I need not tell you what are the enormous expenses of attacking or defending a seat in the House of Com mons. Therefore, with great reluctance, and with pain I shall never cease to feel, I thought it more wise, though at the last hour, to withdraw from the contest, than to be returned and run the risk of being unseated by a Committee of the llouao of Commons, paving the way by the serious sacrifice to which I have alluded. It is true I could have got half a dozen qualifications, but I decline to go into the House of Commons wearing any man's dress but my own, especially as the new Act en joins the obligation on the Member at the table of the ' House of Commons, not only to declare that he is justly seized of a clear income of 3001. a year aver ull reprisals and incumbrances, but if that declaration is known to be untrue, he is exposed to all the consequences of a misde meanor; and I did not choose to incur the CODSt cpences of saying I had 3001. a year, which had been lent me with the understanding that I was to return it twenty- .0 •• as i! had Mpg, prty irred yht be ;vi h e to de' tO be ri e. would be re' tY.) , were of the e time of l i n e t he „f r o. be !c t " tau— .. g IoSSI 0, 0 01 6 , g o P Way to a iseg• lontM orr •., tb B ep, r Goo Pi l3 4 eV