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ik " nf the -;rd s onn'Triiri vof mnicsll' ~r.. Mr 6 kliU 1 i salti iliat li. Lue;:e b;.ought a serious charge aqainst three of the Government dep3rt- I nents which he 'ought to be well prepared to justify. To the statements that the railway cornmissiomrs required bridges of unnecessary span, he would rep'y that the railway commissioners had never interfere] with or required bridges of evraordinary span, or. in . deed, spans of any kind which would involve danger to the country ; and he might safely say that, far as the commissioners of radway, were concerned, there v‘,s 11 ° foundation for tne statement that appeared in the Public prints. With respect to the letter said to be ad dressed to Lord Dalhousie, hr had made it his duty to e xamine into the correspondence of the railway depart 'tent of the Board of Trade, and it was perfectly true that he found that a letter had been undressed to Lord D alhousi e o n th e su bj ect o f b r id ges b y Mr. Locke, but 4 lt lett er h a d no reference to bridges crossing rivers, b ut was rather intended to refer to a clause in th e Railways Consolidation Act, and intended j ZilY to aPpIY to bridges crossing pulic roads. WI sPtet to the Board of Admiralty, the b House was doub lesr the functions of th e ex t reme respons ibilit y , w hi c h attache d s functions of that department, and the necessity which e Zieted that they should watch with a jealous eye any en ehnient upon the navigation of the c oun t r y. H e L. ,tild not, h owever, say any more upon the point, as !""ing mentioned the matter to the Hon. the Secretary o the Ad m i ralty, he was fully prepared to give an an 'Wet to the questions of the Hon. Member. i ti Si r G. CLERK corro b ora t e d th e state ment of' the ' ght e „ -ore Gentleman with respe c t t o th e l e tt er attires to Lord Dalhousie. That letter had reference only Pra clause of the Railways Consolidated Act, and he e tested aga i nst M r. L oc k e, or any other engineer, tii Ying that the safety of the public was endangered by e Proceedings of any of the Government departments. ir„AltftisTer, a few word s o f ex pl ana ti on f rom M r . GOUL u The subject dropped. CORN-LAWS. • t o a t BANKES wished to put a question to the N o bl e h . rd at the head of the Government with reference to motion for leave to introduce a Bill to suspend for a aTger period than at present enacted, the duty on corn; th night was so far advanced that it was not lik e ly ) 2 Noble Lord would i n t ro d uce hi s Bill, p er h a p s i t lught be as well if he stated to the House what Was his intention to do ? He bad also • Petition to present upon a subject of great Leahy to the working classes, and which was well • th °r thY the attention of Parliament. It was the subject of h ad eattleof bread. He wished to know whether Government ,taken this subject into its serious consideration, and 17 1 :tiler it was proposed by Government to review those Which referred to the subject, as showing the fille t/I'3ns that h a d ta k en p l ace i n t h e pr i ce o f gra i n dur t! the last ten months. The public b a d greatly s uffer e d • ofI?' the w ant o f proper control i n the pr i ces and we i ght rem ) te „ . 1411 JOHN RUSSELL--I find that it will be neces " ' in point of f orm , th a t I s h ou ld ma k e th e mo ti on o f I have given notice in a Committee of the whole (te n . lba I shall not, therefore, be able to bring it on till elm thitt the duties on the importation of foreign corn should It i e l li sPended till the Ist of March next.—(Hear, hear.) ell the Hon. Gentleman said he wished to ask me Othe r question, I thought he me an t t o ma k e some il lui rY with respect to an Act which once passed this p e ks e• and e nacte d t h at t h e sa l e o f b rea d s h ould not b e sZ it ted till a cer t a i n ti me a f ter it i s b a k e d. Th e • Je ct has been under the consideration of the Govern ka • nt but we do n o t thi n k it p rac ti ca bl e to en f orce suc h Di en e t• I am conv i nce d th a t very great waste ta k es tv -e from the consumption of new br e ad b e fo r e a cer n n umber of h ours h ave e l apse d a f ter i t h as b een htit- ed * But w e d o no t t hi n k i t d es i ra bl e to i ntro d uce T 43• Bill which it w ou ld no t b e p ract i ca bl e t o en f orce . te tid ell °n• Gentleman asks whether the Government in -14;04t4 propose an assize of bread; we do not mean to uce any measure on that subject.—(Hear, hear.) L el „ 3 AFFAIRS OF PORTUGAL. iir JOHN RUSSELL said the motion of his Hon. l l au the Member for Montrose, relating to the affairs (Lee gal, stood on the paper for Thursday, but he the u• Rus se ll) t h oug h t i t wou ld b e more d es i ra bl e if Ne e tn(ni an was not brought on till F r id a y, f or a l t h oug h 1 44 4 44 ,Pediti on. had been used, it would be utterly the h . ulo to get the papers r e ady and h ave th em i n tt r a n,lB,,ol Hon. Members till to-morr ow even i ng . tee llt 'LLI ME would readily consent to the postpone ,- te of the motio n till F r id ay . tether r e c , l J OHN RUSSELL said, in these circumstances, - auld take the adjourned debate on the Prisons °n Thurschly. P ECHELL said, Thursday being disposed of, 4 41 W as .to become of the P o o r -l aw Ad m i n i s t ra ti on t:ow r hich stood for that day. 114 4 (el J OHN RUSSELL said he coup not answer question at present. • A I I I ,E LATE SIR EARDLEY WILMOT. _ Jk ""4IeI,;',"RSMAN said a remarkable statement was 7 4 ,„_etli t tf i l'night, during the debate on the dismissal of Sir Eardley Wilmot, to the effect that certain • ti to tintde a statement to the Colon'al o ffi ce with re :Pea the then absent Governor of Van Diemen's Land, ,tsloy e ,7 l l statement he was suspended from the public tild e ' o 7 o- i lt, but which had since been discovered to be Zelitl e Zu- Now, he wished to ask the Right Hon. w heth -64 ; the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, first, tip % p er the statement having been made, not merel~miy L u tinur, but i n suc h a manner as to make it Of t h .° Fneial, G overnment h a d ascertained the names 410„.6 Public servants, against w h om this gross miscon (hie' Was alleged ,• secondly, whether Government had vth e , r ,lnined to call upon them t o exp l a i n ; and, thirdly, .i.ner, in the result o f t h at explanation would depend - 'air , continuance in the public service. `rAir. HAWES could only state what he said last night ; "ely, that the Colonial -office had no official record of statements made against Sir Eardley Wilmot. ,ef ittr. B. ESCOTT wished to ask the Right Hon. Gen 'man whether the Colonial -office was in possession of *_names of the persons who gave the information upon t ee tea the late Secretary of the Colonies thought fit to and which informa'ion formed the foundation of a net stspatch, dated the 13th of April 1846 ? OfCittAIVES had already stated that the Colo n i a l. i t load no official record upon the subject. 11 4 0 ,;• ESCOTT wished to ask the Right Hon. tat e ;et, the Member for Dorchester, whether,. after the I t itli - e e • lit he made last night, he would feel it consistent Vs duty to inform the House who that person fa lseil id ing a high responsible situation, who gave this Riv e ;11,.Lortnation to Mr. Gladstone ? or, if he could not *otdrat informatio n , perhaps the Right Hon. Baronet Bit: t ate the r eason ' s why he could not do so ? !etlith.l'A-,_MES GRAHAM would be most happy to 41 kate' r tu a Hon. Gentleman. He had furnished the he A.' (31. th • e gentlemen to the present Government, but ie g e rt en ' feel justified in mentionii?g their! to h the House. h t with • Gentleman called upon him to give is reasons tap. he the names,. but he did not think the t:II, h e "email had a right to call upon him to do so. lat. „Would sat i s f y the Hon. Gentleman upon t h at tit e r ogefreltrenle econ n n i sidered it would not he acting fairly with question to disclose their names, when i l l otu lt r their being at great a distance from this a t twelve months must elapse before they would "e sem Y o Pnortunity of giving any ex pl a n a ti on u p on ,_ t The ' s „ e bk . , - (Hear, hea r .) - '"Ject then d ro pp e d. m - -4-E asked the Right Hon. Gentleman at the kb, t cl,ht h 0 Railway Commission, whether the House dFtito--ePe.,ct any report as to the real causes of the a c. sne Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. Frrla ,said two gentlemen had been sent *1 ienivestigate the matter, and their report would, yfore the House in a few days. THE CASE OF MR. DREW. Of ~▪ edk w • MOLESWORTH presented a p e tition, I seventy-seven commissioners of the late Court 41 0 e t eests, prayi ng the House to take into considera• Sirte, case of Mr. D rew . 11 0 t TRESIGER then called the attention of the ot Al to the petition of Mr. George Drew (presented su re a3'), and moved that a copy of a letter from the tit , k -‘4r of State for the Home Department, approving the appointor ent of Mr. Drew to be Assessor of the A tt inwark and Brixton Court of Requests, under the , 4 and 9 Vic. c. 127, be laid upon the table of the ifi c k (l "". Mr. Drew, the Hon. and Learned Member sts kboll,was a solicitor of high standing, and up to the k0u7 1 , 40 11 of the Court he held the office of clerk to the Yei p vark Court of Requests, with a salary of 500/. a tt h ut for th e conve nience of the public he was subse hltee,,,Y appointed by the Commissioner to the office of t• itC r of the Southwark and Brixton Court of' ~'ett % re- The Sm a ll D e bt s A c t, h owever , h a d a b o li s h e d • b r ee With ou t ma ki ng any prov i s i on to compensate "ro w e v? for his loss, upon the understanding that Mr. tete eo l voUld he appointed to a judgship of one of the Wo 448 to be established by the Act, or at least that 4 1)1 Ul ti 11edi ts ve paramount claim to the office. Indeed 0114 1 0 , 5 8 given to that effect by the Right Hon. Gen v.% teoui;ie Secretary of State for the Home Department. e p tl tdd h ask whether Mr. Drew, or any of his friends, 0 44 a le the smallest doubt but that his appointment it kr tal t o Place? When the Act passed, he presented k ttpp e . Lo the Lord Chancellor, praying that he should eo int e,d to one of those new cour . ts. Drew 4tee 1111 g whatever of his hopes having been disap at h © ' he received a letter from Mr. Clive, stating chfltit-t,etlWo6',.4„aPPOillted to the judgeship of the County the He would venture to say that A pp e Vonet v ad no experience in the business relating the • 1 a " eQ urts, and the consequence was, that ea wer e d e „ 16 . 7 aOnaid rived of the services of a person who had Itq q a "tl4ist e : n ra .-` 4 _?. experience in the matter. A deputa dp tiuto, ro '„, : the two Hon. Members for Southwark, r : 11 th e Lomrr distinguished gentlemen had of wai_t_e r d tt oa l f,to hi tt _ yLancellor to represent the caseM Ili' Lear/ le d L ae statement was made to the Noble he tt Lear/led • Lot statement by the deputation. His Lord but that Lord hi Case, was 1 : w as a very bad case, tte, - ``'f• e jellght about by the Lord Chancellor At of o ne • "' r evs' was, however, offered the appoinnte :tem of the joint clerks of the Court. This office h e ' v _r - eePt. on the ground that te accept the .so. tZ t Y t' '"grade movement from the position in tko, t h a he previously occupied. Now, it so hap tel at When . it) ugh tee his Bight Hon. Friend the Member for r ee , Was at the head of the Government, feeling Lord 4 1 . 4 0ee11r7t for the talents and abilities of toe t o lPa t h at ' , heoff ered him one of the new Vice-Chancellor pernseepil qtash t hen just iss ue d. Thi s o ff er was l au ghed t hit ratnt• e Nobl e L or d now at the head of the G o er the The case of Mr. Dr ew was a l m o s t similar to IZ 4 lte wo _ f idord Ch ancellor, except that in the former C o tt °tied d, in stead of occupying a position as Judge, Itnre to h o l d a situation as a mere clerk to the bre:, been said that the reason for not appoint- SlEltely W" because he was a solicitor. This et be a ny ground of objection, because severel selieitors had been appointed to the Judge e. ' ,'; `het? vIA it :'!, 1 . ; e, in qu•-,tion ? He had give ti up an office which he held for life, and also his private practice, - - n the faith df the representation of the ceminissieners. There was no person more adapted to till the office of judge .thaP Mr. Drew was. Unless come explanation were made of which he was net aware, he must say that he was or opi• nieti thee a more cruel cris, had net come under his notice or the 11 tier of the llense. He begged, therd,.tve, to move that as copy of a letter from the Secretary of k3teite for the dome Departreetit, approving of the appointment vr Mr. Drew to he the As,essor of the Southwarli and Breven Court of Requests, under the Act 8 and 9 :Vie., c. 127, be laid upon the tube, 'douse. Sir G. GREY had no objection t t the productiOn of the letter in question. He must say that he was rather 'Surprised at the mode in which the Hon. MeMber hid brought forward his motion. The pe!ition of: Mr. Drew was one which he was also surprised to find the Hon. and Learned Member supporting its allegations. Mr. Drew, so far from having a right to the-situation under the Bill, brought in by the Government, he was by that Bill entirely precluded from holding the office of judge of the county court, to be established under that Act, as that Act expressly precluded any person from holding office, under the Act, who had not held office prior to let day of June, Mr. Drew having been ap- I pointed to the office of assessor of the court in the month of July. Ile utterly denied, also, that any pledge was given by the House in the oouree of -the discussion, that the holders of office, in these courts, should be appointed under the new Act. He thought he had, therefore, shown that Mr. Drew's office gave him no shadow of a claim to be appointed to the judgeship. Whether he was or was not competent was a question which did not come within his province but in that of the Lord Chancellor, and it should also be borne in mind that he was simply clerk of a court with a 51. jurisdiction, whereas the Bill extended the jurisdiction to 201. There were two senior clerks' over him, so that he was not so much entitled to the office as the Learned Gentleman seemed to suppose. Mr. GOULBURN asked, if the fact that, no reply was returned to Mr. Drew's memorial, was not sufficient to create the belief that he should be continued in the office he hail held? At any rate, the discussion would have the effect of clearing a gentleman of considerable experience and respectability from the imputations which had been cast upon him. It was an unfortunate case, and he trusted that he might at some time be selected to some other office. Sir F. THESIGER complained that the Right Hon. Gentleman bad not replied to that portion of his speech on which he most relied, namely, that Mr. Drew had held the office of Judge of the Court, on the 21st of August, 1846. Surely the Right Hen. G e ntl eman would not deny that ? and he (Sir F. Thesiger) contended, that it was the intention of the Legislature, that the Judges of the Old Courts should have a prior claim ito the Judgeships of the New Courts. Mr. Drew was ap pointed to the office he had held but a short time before the New Act was passed ; and when the depuation waited upon the Lord lhancellor on the subject ; he expressed his opinion that his case was a hard one." He should, however, know from the statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman what course he should pursue in any future proceedings that might be taken. LITERATURE, the page, and read an elaborate description of that fr;nnlphnnt entry into London. and Porena io2 ceased to marvel at the extraordinary magnificence which surrounded her, and the lofty pinnacle to which she had ascended—in her turn, she calls for our sympathy and sorrow, and we are almost in clined to weep over her appalling fate. Such transi tions are really amazing. Most assuredly, did any writer of fiction presume to pourtray such scenes— did he show to us such a husband as Henry VIII.— did he tellus of such alternations of fortune as were con stantly witnessed in his reign ; above all, did he speak of a powerful people who allowed such things to be, most assuredly we should lay aside the volume, and denounce its author as a gross libeller upon human nature. And yet such things have been, and in this our England, some few centuries back. The remem brance is humiliating; let us trust it may be benefi cial. Some such thought evidently occupied the writer of these pages. Through his whole work we find a continued strain of indignation against such tyranny as he depicts, and an earnest love for such liberty as his hero strives for. The great religious struggle which took place during the period of which he relates is in his pages made secondary to the great struggle of some independent spirits, not so much for reli g i ous as for civil liberty and " rights." The controversy between " Catholics " and " Here tics," is of course alluded to, but briefly, and to a certain degree impartially. For instance, though Ralph Brandon, the hero, in one of his eloquent de clamations, reviles the conduct of the Church, in a man ner almost approaching to sacrilegious scurrility, yet at a religious ceremony in Westminister Abbey—that Abbey which the author very beautifully speaks of as the poetry of the past—" its walls are blazoned with our glory, and its pavement sepulchred with our kings,' this very same Ralph is described as being deeply moved by the beautiful solemnities of the Catholic Church ; he felt that after all there is some thing more in religion than the outward form—he stood amid the kneeling worshippers in a scene cal culated "to banish from the mind the sins of the Church, and make the fiercest Reformer think upon his own." It is unnecessary to enter further into the merits of this work, we would rather commend it to our readers, both for its own sake and its author's, and whatever may be the individual opinions about some portions of it, we are assured that all who read it will, like ourselves, respond to the concluding lines of the introductory preface, and " will close the volume with a feeling of regret that no future pleasure can be hoped from the pen that peurtrayed its vivid scenes." Tilr r 1 .4 Tare/ P , ; ,ILluCt B o b 0./ ;;,ucheitzte, Dtillect. There is something inexpressibly mournful in the appearance of a posthumous work. It is impossible to turn over pages traced by a hand now powerless— to ponder over thoughts conceived by a brain now inanimate—to respond to emotions which once in spired a heart that now can beat no more—it is im possible to dwell upon such themes without their eliciting our warmest sympathies and e% cling sad, yet not necessarily gloomy thoughts. Not necessa rily gloomy; for although, perhaps, the deaths of men of genius strike us more forcibly than any others, bringing, as they do, into more striking con trast the vitality of the mind and the mortality of the body, yet, from that very reason, there is, or there should be, less of gloom, though perhaps more of sorrow connected with their departure. We may lament that the ardent heart is cold, and the thought ful mind inactive, yet we can rejoice that the con ceptions of that mind, and the emotions of that heart, are still before us, and will not readily pass away . Then, indeed, do we perceive, with how great a re sponsibility, the possessor of great talents is invested, it is his to exert influence for good or for evil, nol only during his existence, but when he himself shall have passed away, and he cannot, for the universe, re gal a sentence he has uttered.;Such thoughts are,natu rally suggested to us by the present work—the last work of Mackenzie Daniel, a writer of great talents and great promise; whose former writ ings —the " Scottish Heiress," the "Young Widow," and others had already acquired for him no incon siderable reputation, and had obtained for him, more over, the honourable and distinguishing soubriquet of " The Scottish Boz,"—a title better calculated to give a favourable impression of his talents than the most elaborate commendation. The preface to this work tends to enhance the melancholy impression which its appearance cannot fail to inspire. We are here told how the publication of the " Cardinal's Daughter" was delayed for some time, in order that its author might, by editing " The Poor Cousin," introduce his wife to the notice of the public, perhaps under the conviction "that in a short space she would be left to obtain, by her own exertions for herself and children, that livelihood which, though at most severe sacrifiepq of mind and body, he had hitherto supplied." Happily, her former work succeeded, and we find another is now advertised by the widow of Mackenzie Daniel; heartily do we wish her success in her onerous position ; and that success not only for her own sake, but from respect to her husband's memory, we trust we are justified in anticipating she will obtain. It is necessary, how ever, that we say somewhat regarding the "Cardinal's Daughter " itself. It has given us no little satisfac tion to find that we may most truthfully commend it, for in the present instance criticism would be an in vidious task. Nevertheless, we must own that it was with conflicting opinions that we commenced the perusal of the first volume—if the name of the au thor prejudiced us in favour of his work, the name of the work itself produced a contrary effect. The recollection of the maxim—De morturs nil nisi bonum —disposed us to refrain from any criticism upon the author so recently deceased, but the recollection of the very same motto disposed us, also, to protest against all calumnious imputations upon the memory of one also protected by the sacred wgis of the tomb, although centuries have passed over his grave. It was, therefore, as we have said, with no inconsiderable satisfaction, that we found our mis givings quite uncalled for, end the " Cardinal's Daughter," entitled to an honest commendation. The character of Cardinal Wolsey, the most promi nent and most interesting personage in these volumes, is, always excepting the introduction of one incident, which happily is but briefly alluded to—the incident of course which gives its name to the tale—is, perhaps, pourtrayed as favour ably as if the author had been his very sincere admirer. Indeed it is evident that he was so, and it is hardly possible to read these volumes without ..haring in his sentiments—it is hardly possible to read without admiration his vivid portraiture of " that glorious mind which had burst like prisoned flame over difficulties which environed it and snapped the iron chains which bound it to neglect—that lightening energy of character which had rendered him triumphant at tome and abroad—feared by those who hated him, and respected by those who derided his birth, and which had stamped upon the countenance of Wolsey a character of greatness which no bearing could disguise." Moreover, he tells us that "gene rous, vigorous, and lofty as his character was, tem pestuous and daring as his life had been, there were still elements of the richest affection in Wolsey's heart," and so far from joining with those who have accused him of avarice, twice he assures us that, on the contrary, his " nature was bountiful as the day." The character of Wolsey, then, inasmuch as he appears in these volumes, is calculated to elicit not only admiration but sympathy also, and also, to a certain extent, affection. And we are glad to find it so. Such are the sentiments with which we would willingly regard him; for e of all the errors of which history may accuse him, and all the faults which his enemies may impute to him, are in our minds effaced by the recollection of his terrible reverses, and the dignified humility with which he bore them. To us he never appears as the powerful Cardinal andimperious Chancellor. We recal him rather in the last, the least pompous, but most imposing scenes of his momentous life. We see him in his mournful entry into the monastery of Leicester—another in stance of the mutability of fortune ; we listen by his dying confirmation of the words of him, who, a bed to another lesson on the duties of life— another Prince himself, yet bade us " Put not our trust in o t f he t r h e e o s h n a o r a he e t e l p r in mof t p h r e i e r s , , nor With any childueh associationsr Wolsey, Mr. Mackenzie Daniel's portrait of him well accords. The following is an extract from his survey of his character : ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE. More than the advantages we have already observed in the new edition of this splendid composition, now in course of publication, becomes apparent. Enter prise has not paused in consequence of the deserved eulogiums of the press. Everything that could ren der the work alike honourable to the author and pub lisher, besides being a graceful offering to the multi tude, is being done. With the issue of the sixth volume lying before us, appears also the first number of illustrative maps—maps " constructed and arranged," so says the advertisement, under the direction of Mr. Alison, and executed by Alexander Keith Johnston, F.R.G.S. The portion of the atlas that has come under our inspection is inimitable. The battles of Jemap pes, and of Neerwinden, the city of Paris, the Netherlands, and the Siege of Toulon ; nothing could be more appropriate. It only requires now the pub lication of a series of engraved portraits of the many extraordinary personages whose lives are comprised in this European history to render the edition perfect. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said no pledge was given that the Judges of the Old Courts should be pre ferred ; it was simply stated that their cases would be considered ; and when the Bill was before the House, he expressly pointed out that but sixty Judges wool be appointed, and that the whole of the eighty Judges of the Old Courts could not expect to be re-appointed. Sir R THESIGER denied that he had ever said that the of I Judges possessed a vested right to be re-ap pointed. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the whole founda tion of Mr. Drew's claim was this, that he was deputy clerk of the Southwark Court. and that he was ap pointed an assessor when the Bill was introduced into the House. Applications of this kind were expressly considered when the Bill was before the House, and the measure altered to obviate it ; but if they had said that all persons who, on the first of June, held office were to be appointed, he might have had a right. But if the Act had been passed in its original form, Mr. Drew would have had no claim whatever, and his case had been con sidered, but he had not been appointed. Attorneys had been appointed to the judgeship at Brighton, 1 . - lalifax, and other places, but there was no reason because a per son was-an assessor that he aheuld appointed. - The Lord Chancellor had hundre 's of applications for offices, sod it was frequently the case for him to return no answer until the offices sought for were filled up ; and there were persons quite as high as Mr. Drew, and of undoubted talent and honour, who had received no reply from the Lord ChancellOr. He did not think that he should have departed from his ordinary course for the purpose of obliging Mr. Drew, it might be a hard case for Mr. Drew, but he must be permitted to say that it was an extraordinary case. He had given up the offiee of clerk because it would unqualify him, but it was a lucrative office, as the emoluments were from 5001. to 600/. a year. He had chosen to resign that office, and had brought his misfortune upon himself; but he had no claim whatever to the office of judge. Mr. NE WDEGATE said the Right Hon. Gentleman the Attorney-General had informed him, in reply to a question, that the old Judges might take offices under the Bill if they chose, but as only sixty woald be re quired, twenty must, as a matter of course, be disap pointed. Then Mr. Clive had not filled the office of judge—he was not one of the eighty, and Mr. Drew and Mr. Guest, of Birmingham, were equally unfortu nate. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, and attended by Lord Alfred Paget, left Buckingham Palace soon after eight o'clock yesterday morning, for Clarence House, St. James's, to take leave of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on her departure for the Continent. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left Clarence House at half-past eight o'clock, accompanied by his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen in a carriage and four for Woolwich. Her Royal Highness was attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Sir George Couper, and Lord James P. Murray. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort returned to Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent embarked at Woolwich, on board the Garland, steam-packet, for Ostend, en route to Brussels. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Commission for Promoting and Encouraging the Fine Arts, in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highness arrived at the New Palace at a quarter before three o'clock, attended by his Equerry in Waiting, Colonel Bouverie. The 'Commissioners present were Lord Ashburton, Lord Colborne, Viscount Mahon, the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Sir Robert H. Inglis, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Hal. , lum, and Mr. Vivian. The Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attendance. The Prince and the Commissioners left the committee room at four o'clock, and went to Westminster-hall to inspect the oil paintings sent in for competition. His Royal Highness and - the Commissioners left the Hall at half-past five o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, took their accustomed walking and riding exercise yesterday. His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, Vice-Admiral de Lutke, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, di ne d w i th the Q ueen y es t er d a y at Buckingham Palac e . At nine o'clock h er M a j esty and Prince A lb ert, ac companied by his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine, left the Palace for her Majesty's Theatre, to honour the performance with their presence. The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Paget, Lord Camoys, Vice- Admiral de Lutke (in attendance on the Grand Duke Constantine), Lord Alfred Paget, Colonel Bouverie, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey (in attend ance on the Grand Duke Constantine). His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, attended by his Excellency Baron de Brun now, Vice-Admiral de Lutke, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Charle s G rey , Baron Freedericksz and Mr. de Berg, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay), their Royal Highnesses: the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, and his Royal Highness Prince George, went to Chiswick yesterday afternoon, and honoured the Duke of Devon shire with their company. Mr. Glyn and Sir Charles Douglas had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners of RailwaysinGreat George street. The motion was then agreed to. REPEAL OF THE DISCRIMINATING DUTIES ON UNREFINED SUGAR. Mr. MOFFAT rose to bring in a Bill for the repeal of the (discriminating duties on unrefined sugar. He de sired, also, that the further privilege should be accorded to the distillers of rectifying spirits in bond. An HON. MEMBER moved that the House be counted, when there were only twenty-nine members present, and the House accordingly adjourned. "He was the last of the priests—the noblest and the best of them. Eloquent, learned, vigorous, and proud, he ruled the kingdom with honour to himself and glory to the brutal monarch who delegated him the power. Learning flourished, order reigned, and justice was ad ministered between man and man. He united the nations of Europe by a treaty which influences their independ • ence, even at the present day. He reformed abuses at home and gave a Magna Charter to Christendom. He was the first statesman which England ever had, and Wolsey, in spite of his courtier's guise and his cardinal's gown, was a thorough Englishman. Haughty, fearless, and jealous of the honour of his country, he treated the sovereigns of Europe as his equals, if not, indeed, in something of the same spirit in which the proud English barons in former days treated the Gascon lords. He curbed the power even of the Pope, and took out its sting as far as it affected England. He held his own land to be the noblest in the world, and loved it with the fondness of a patriot. His attachment to his country prevented him obtaining the papal throne; the sovereigns of Europe dreaded the influence which his elevation would give to England, for Wolsey after all was more of an Englishman than a monk. " His splendour, his pomp, and arrogant state, have been chronicled as sins against him. But these were so united with munificence and hospitality, that they almost ceased to be such; his tastes were magnificent, and his bounty that of a prince. H., was the generous patron of learning and the arts, a lover of honour and justice, and although a courtier and a cardinal, an honest man. He died in the sincerity of the faith which he upheld—in the language of Shakspeare, he died fearing God.' " His character was superior to craft ; he ruled by the force of his genius, and influenced the minds of men by a dignified exterior, a commanding eloquence, and a conduct uniformly great. The errors of his youth wero many; they were such as were unfitting a priest, but his qualities of heart, his impetuous fervour, the warmth and generosity of his feelings must palliate them in the eyes of the severity which is just. The Rev. Daniel Wilson had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. Sir Charles Lemon had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet at the Home office. A Deputation, consisting of Mr. Alderman Johnson, the City Remembrancer, Mr. Edward Harrison, Mr. Richard Lambert Jones, and Mr. John Wood, had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday. The Duke of Boxburghe and Mr. E. B. Roche, had interviews yesterday, with the Earl of Clarendon. Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview with the Chan cellar of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resi dence in Downin ),—street. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, had a Committee meeting yesterday. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine, honoured the performances of her Majesty's Theatre, yesterd , ty evening, with their presence. The Royal suite comprised the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady Caro line Cocks, Honourable Miss Matilda Paget, Admiral Lutke, Lord Camoys, Lord Alfred Paget, Colonel Bouverie, and Hon. Colonel Grey. Their Royal High nesses the Duke and . Duchess of Cambridge, and his Royal Highness Prince George, attended by the Vis countess Mahon. Baron Knesebeck, and Mr. E. Saint John Mildmay were also present. In her Majesty, the Queen Dowager's box, were his Serene Highness Prince William of Hesse, the Earl and Coun tess Brownlow, Baron Zigesar, Hon. Mi ss S eymour, and the Rev. Mr. Hudson. Tnere were al so present Prince Louis Napoleon, the Duke of Wellington, the Duk e o f Leeds, the Duke rand Duchess of Mont rose. the Duke Olga de Lech and A;arciuDuchessisof Worcester, of Cleveland, the the he Marqis of Clanricard e , Marquis and Mar chioness of Abercorn, the Marchioness o f D ouro, the Marquis of Donegal , the Marquis of Kild are, I t i h e. Baronesser His Excellencyß r ti n andnow, tthe Sardinian t g , a nd Miss So merset, Excellency the Hanove rian M inister, Baron, Ni. colai, the Earl of Mun s t er, the Earl of Falm out h , the Earl of Lansdale , the E arl and C ountess Grenville, the Earl and Cou n t es s of Lincoln, th e E arl Viscount Canterbury, Lord an d Lady C. W e ll es l ey, of an : r i C d h a e C ountess n st d e r L fid aedl ySpower,. the Earl of Liverpool, t h e Earl , F t h i e t z Earl oy s o fC e a r r sdeian, Viscount Clifden, Lord Sandys, Lord H o ni arry Vane, Lord and Lady Southampton, Lord Cosmo Russell , Lord and Lady Paget, ' Lord A. Fitzclarence Sir W.. and L a d y F reemantle, General Sir A. Barnard, Sir Josiah Copley, t h © Right Hon. the Lord Mayor , Ho n. Captain J. Ma c d ona ld , Hon. R. Curzon, Col. Wi ldman, Hon. General Upt on , Col. Alden, Mr. Collin Smith, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Mr. S. L. Fox, Mr, Painther, Captain R eynolds, Mr. Packe, M.P., Mrs. Packe, Redding, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. and Lady Caroline Sandford, Mr. and Mrs. M. Martin, Mr. Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Bagot, Mrs. Lane. Hon. G. Byng, Sir W. W. M. Stanley , sir G. Womb well, Bart. VVicx, JUNE 2, 1847.—The local destitution com mittee, the Chamber of Commerce, and the town council of this place have each agreed separately to memorialise Government to send a cargo of meal, which is in course of being subscribed for by fish-curers and others, to meet the demand during the fishing. The meal dealers usually supplied the town, but this year they have no stock, and there is now very little in the county of meal or grain of any kind to sell, so that it is found to be necessary to make application to Government before the herring fishing (which commences about the middle of July), when the number of stringers will be from six to eight thousand, who must be provided for besides the ordinary population. Fishermen are engaged at 9s. the 1 cran, and 101.. of bounty. The crops are looking ex - ceedingly well since the late rain.—Ross-shire Advertiser. " lie was hated and honoured by all classes in Eng land. The nobles feared him for his vast talents, the power he wielded, and the influence he possessed at home and abroad; the clergy complained of his repeated reformation of clerical abuses, yet looked up to him as their champion and their stay; and the people mur mured at his exactions, yet flew to him for justice when their private rights were invaded, nay the very rabble that fell before him in the mire, and in the days of scarcity thronged his palace gates to receive his bounty, spoke with rancour of the arrogant state of the imperious and magnificent priest. And Wolsey knew all this well—no man, as has been before observed, ever held public clamour in greater contempt than he. The Pope and the Princes of Europe he also despised, and made himself their arbitrator. The only man whose power he respected, was the tyrant who destroyed him." Many of the descriptions in these volumes are very effective, those especially which depict the appear ance of London in the days of Henry VIII. are peculiarly interesting, as showing how many changes time has made. It is strange, indeed, to wander in imagination along the fields, skirting the "Strand' of the river Thames, to pay a visit to a " convent" whose " garden" is now our market. Associations such as these render these pages very attractive, and the attraction is in nowise decreased by the author's manner of relating them. His style is most ani mated, and frequently most eloquent. The fictitious tale which, of course, is the ostensible object of the book, is in reality, and very natu rally, but a secondary consideration. The interest attaches itself to the historical events, and the his torical character, and these are necessarily most en thralling. Perhaps it were impossible to find any epoch which furnishes so m an y marve ll ous events, and such astounding changes, crowd e d i n t o so s h ort a space as those here detailed to us. Many dioramas pass before our eyes, each marvel is ec li pse d b y the succeeding one; for instance, near the beginning of the third volume, we find a heartrending picture of a public execution, namely, that of a young girl sur named the " Maid of Kent, a religious enthusiast, indeed, in many respects, another Joan of Arc, who, like her, too, is tried as a witch. While we ar e y e t lamenting her fate, and sympathising with the indig nation of her friends, who now sought for the intercession of Anna Boleyn, and sought for it in vain, we turn over 111 E SUN, LONDON,_ WEDNESD'AY E'VENING, JUNE 9, 1847. DINNER TO M. SOYER. Last even'ng,. a dinner was given to M. Sover, at the Lii:sn atiea. by ids frie,us and admirers, to commemorate his philanthropic and disin terested exertions for the relief of the poor in Ireland, and likewise for the amelioration of the condition of the destitute in every other civilised country. At seven o'clock, about no gentlemen sat down to dinner, E. Smith, Esq., in the chair ; Captain White and 11. Powell, Esq., acted as vice eh:drawn. On the right of the Chairman sat the honoured guest, M. Soyer. Among those present we observed, T. De la Rue, Esq., W. Palmer, Esq., E. Moss, Esq., illison, Esq., Nicoll, Esq., Dr. Wats )n, W. Absolon, Esq., C. Dutton, Esq., G. Atkins, Esq., Williamson, Esq., &c. &c. The tables were richly set out with a magnificent service of gold and silver plate, and table ornaments, which were gra tuitously furnished for the occasion by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell. The gold candelabras and epergnes were superb, and the effect they produced was grand in the extreme. The musical department was combined in Messrs. Jolly, Genge, F. smith, and Moody. The toastmaster was Mr. Higgs. The dinner was of the most recherche description, in fact Messrs. Bathe and Reecho seemed to have made it a point of honour to, if possible, surpass themselves. They knew they were in the presence of the greatest artiste in the world ; they were determined to maintain their ancient reputation, and they not only did so, but they added to it. In proposing the health of " the Queen," the CHAIR MAN explained that he had been called upon to occupy the chair at a very short notice from Sir Andrew Leith Hay, who was to have occupied the chair. A letter had been received at a late hour, expressing the kindest senti ments towards M. Soyer, and the deep regret of the writer that it would be utterly out of his power to join them on that occasion. Under these circumstances, he (the Chairman) had taken upon himself the onerous duties of presiding over their festivities, and he trusted to their support to enable him to conduct :the proceedings of the evening.—(Cheers.) He concluded by proposing the " Health of the Queen."—Drunk with three times three, and one cheer more. Air—" God save the Queen." The other loyal and national toasts having been drunk, The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the toast of the even ing, " The health of M. Soyer."—(Cheers.) It was with the utmost diffidence that he ventured to address the assembly. He never until that moment so completely felt his his own inefficiency, never had he more ardently wished that some person of high rank, of great eloquence, had filled the chair.—(Cheers.) Still he thought there could be no mistake as to the object of their meeting.—(Cheers.) They were met together to do honour to one who had deserved well of the country —(Cheers)—who had devoted his time and talents to the alleviation of the sufferings of his fellow creatures. —(Cheers.) Their friend had been opposed in his be nevolent exertions, but he had persevered and succeeded. —(Cheers.) He had read o f the misery which the destitute were suffering he thought he could alleviate that misery, and with untiring energy in spite of opposition, in spite of sneers, he had carried out his plans, and had alleviated that misery.—(Cheers.) It should, moreover, be remembered that all t h at that gentleman had done had been done at his own expence.—(Loud cheers.) He had read of the misery which the Irish people were suffering, he thought he could relieve that misery, and set his talents to work. He drew his own purse-strings, and out of his own re sources alleviated it. Whatever he had done hitherto, had been done at his own expense.—(Cheers.) Up to this moment M. Sover had not received the fraction of a coin for anything he had done.—(Loud cheers.) lie said not this as a reproach to any public bodies. M. Sayer had received the most kind support from the Go vernment of the country. and whoever -would have been in power, he believed he would have received the same support ; because, in a case of this sort, the Government would always act irrespectively of politics, and he be lieved that, eventually, they would repay M. Soyei his expenses, so that he should not be a loser pecuniarily speaking by his exertions for the relief of his suffering fellow-creatures. He begged to propose the health of M. Soyer. Drunk with three times three, and one cheer more. M. SOYER then rose and spoke as follows.— Gentlemen,—lt is with the most grateful feeling that I rise on this occasion to return my sincere thanks to you for the high honour you have conferred on me this day, and specially for the warm and hearty expression hich has been delivered in your name by your much esteemed and worthy chairman. Relative to my mis sion in Ireland, the duty I had to perform in Dublin was only following the laws of nature, which is to re lieve the sufferings of our fellow creatures, whilst it is in our power. On this important subject lam delighted gentlemen, to inform you that, my economical principle of producing cheap food for the poor, has far surpassed my first anticipations ; and though, at the present time, from 20,000 to 25,000 poor are daily relieved without the slightest confusion from the central kitchen, in Dublin, all the city depot being supplied with various kinds of wholesome and nutritious food before ten o'clock in the morning, bread included, and that with a saving of above one penny a head per day, compared with the old system of preparing food in the unions. I beg to observe, gentlemen, that this economical plan is still in its infancy, the above being performed in my small model kitchen—small, I say, comparatively speaking, when I consider to what extent I could carry it out with a trifling more expense of machinery, hands, and fuel. To give an idea, gentlemen, of the simplicity of mit system, in making and delivering cheap food foi , the millions of poor, I shall do myself the pleasure in a few minutes to present to every gentlemai round this cheerful board, a correct drawing of my, model kitchen, as it is now in full operation in the capital of Ireland, adding to it the little pamphlet of my oharitabl cookery, which will correctlyexplani its details, and alsl remove the erroneous ideas now existing amongst a fey of the multitude. My economical receipts were publishk for the poor and labouring classes of society, and not foi the wealthy; but merely as a medium by which they might assist the destitute in their struggles, having written for the latter a large book of gastronomy at one guinea, and for the former a small one at sixpence ; and I cannot better illustrate my meanings than by quoting from the last work the following lines :—" Economy with the affluent in time of distress is a crime, whilst doing good with little is a virtue." And at the end of my receipts is as follow :—" More meat may be added by those who can afford it, as I am a great advocate that every trade should flourish, and that wealth should always support luxury." My model kitchen, gentlemen, having within these few days been removed from the Royal Barrack's esplanade (where it was temporarily placed) for its trial to the most populous district, will enable me not only to supply a larger number of poor, but to add ovens to bake bread of my composition of an ex cellent quality, and at a very cheap rate, and for any number of people it may be required. This bread may be composed of any farinaceous sub stances, and has been already submitted to numerous noblemen, gentlemen, and relief committees, and espe cially to several doctors and chemists, who have all approved of the taste, natural composition, and powerful content of substantial nutriment, which has been baked, and tasted round this board. I have also made experi ment of a very important nature, and may venture to affirm, that I have succeeded in preserving any quantit i of fish, which will keep for six months at least, without deteriorating the nutritive and gelatinous substances of that wholesome food, which I must say, with pleasure, is now, and was much approved of by the poor whilst I was in Dublin, being dressed according to the several receipts I published there. Consequently the use of fish on a large scale will not o n ly encourage fishery, all through reland, but must give employment to a vast number of people who are willing to work, and must have the effect of keeping up the spirit of in dependence of the people, by giving them an oppor tunity of purchasing the food at cost price only, and thereby support gratuitously the infirm and destitute poor that Providence has afflicted the most ; dying for want of food when in possession of a fer tile soil, and surrounded by a rich and magnificent ocean teeming with life which is given as food to man, is a sin to our Creator. Gentleman, my return to Dublin having been unavoidably postponed for a short time through my heavy duties at the Reform Club, I am happy, however to say, that with the patronage of the Government, and the spirited benevolence of the Dublin Relief' Committee, my ideas will be carried im mediately into operation. You will be gratified also to hear that I have had application to erect a similar kitchen in Vienna and Hamburgh for the same purpose. Allow me again to express the gratitude I feel for the honour that you, gentlemen, have conferred upon me on the present occasion ; it will for ever make me, if pos - sible, more zealous in this important cause. With the greatest sincerity, I most cordially beg to return you my most heartfelt thanks for having so kindly invited me to this magnificent, hospitable, and festive board, which is, and ever will be, deeply engraved on my memory. Various other toasts were then drank, and shortly after eleven the Chairman left; and Capt. White, the vice-president, was then voted into the chair, and the festivities were kept up to a late hour. During the evening some bread manufactured accord ing to M. Soyer's receipt was handed round the room. It had been made for fourteen days, and was as moist and sweet as though it had been made only one. The cost of making bread upon M. Soyer's plan is thirty per cent. cheaper than by the ordinary method. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—On Tuesday evening her Majesty's box was occupied by the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, the Countess of Mount-Edgcumbe and Miss Field ing. There were also present the Duke of Devonshire, Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and Lady Blanche Somerset. Duke of Rutland, the Marquis of Douro, Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, Marquis of Granby, Earl of Malmesbury, Earl and Countess of Egmont, Countess of Chesterfield, Earl Bruce, Earl and Countess of Granville, Earl and Countess of Wilton, Countess of Tankerville, Earl of Winterton, Countess Dowager of Essex, Count Potocki, Count Louis de Noailles, Viscountess Newport, Viscount Dupplin, Viscount Templetown, Viscount Cantaltipe, Lord Elphinstone, Lord Carington, Lord Foley, Lord and Lady Sondes, Lord G. Manners, Lord H. Lennox, M.P., Lord A. Lennox, Lord E. Bruce, Lady W. Powlett. Mr. and Lady Charlotte Denison, Mr. and Lady Caroline Masse, Lady Suffield, Hon. J. For tescue, Hon. D. Astley, Hon. Captain Vyvyan, Hon. Eliot. Yorke, M.P., Captain the Hon. James Macdonald, Captain the Hon. St. George Foley, Lady Palmer and Miss Palmer, Lady Scott, Lady Jodrell, Sir James B. East, M.P., Sir Bellingham and Lady Graham, Sir William de Bathe, Sir Henry Webbe, Sir Robert Blosse, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Captain Osborne, M.P., Mr. H. G. R. Yorke, M.P., and Mrs. Yorke, Mr. E. D. Protheroe, M.P., Major and Mrs. Mountjoy Martyrs, Mr. Henry Baring, M.P., Mr. Charles Greville, Mr. J. Lloyd Clayton, &c. IMPROVEMENTS OF GREENWICH HOSPlTAL.—Yes terday workmen were . employed, by order of the commis sioners of Greenwich Hospital, in the demolition of th e Shi p T avern , the Lord Ligonier's Head, and other buildings in Fisber-lane, Greenwich, to form improvements in the line of, atkd in addition to, the river frontage of Greenwich Hospital. THE WILDERSPIN TESTIMONIAL On Monday Ignt a select party of Mr. Wilderspin', met 01 JirtittUil street, Pu.Thdilly, for th e pug pose of presenting to him a time-piece, purchased by the Teachers and Children's Penny Tribute Fund. It was the workmanship of Mr. J. Bennett, Cheapside, a simple and extremely handsome article, with a group of children at study on the top. The inscriptions were— " The Teachers' and Children's Gift to Samuel Wilderspin. Juventutis Amator et Amor. June 7, 1847." " For thee, kind trainer of the infant mind, Teachers and taught, in grateful love combined, Would bid this votive dial's silvery bell Record the hours by thee employed so well, And friendly memories o'er thy future shed, Whose life's long-past in love's best work has sped." The gift was presented by Mr. DANIEL GASKELL. Ile said—Mr. Wilderspin had been engaged more than a quarter of a century in promoting the improvement of infant education, and in the laborious occupation of opening infant schools. In this cause he had made a great sacrifice both of health and property; and having been so eminently successful in the art of teaching, and having introduced a system so be neficial in its results, it did appear to ns that in his ad vanced age he was fairly entitled to some valuable proof of national gratitude. Under this impression a sub scription was entered into. Mr. Wilderspin had been no sectarian in his views—lie had opened schools for all without distinction of sect or party; and on the list of subscribers will be found the names of persons of almost every phase of political and religious opinion —many of the highest rank, both in Church and State, and many amongst the humbler classes of society. The subscrip tions received up to this time amount to nearly 1,8004 a small sum if regarded as a compensation for the labours and services of Mr. Wilderspin; but, coupled with the pension of 1001. a year which her Majesty has graciously conferred upon him, it will be sufficient to relieve him from much present anxiety, and prove a great con2foz t in his declining years. In presenting this offering to you, sir, I know you will not estimate it according to its pecuniary value, but that in your estim a ti on it w ill de rive its chief va lue from the source whence it proceeds. Teachers and taught have long been the object of your peculiar care, and this tribute of affection and respect from them will often recal to your mind the sweetest recollections. I hope it may descend to your children's children, and may prove a stimulus to them to employ their talents (as you have employed yours) in promoting the improvement of mankind. Mr. WILDERSPIN replied in terms of affectionate gra titude to the donors, and giving a slight but most inte resting sketch of the progress of his early career—how he had suffered from the persecution which so frequently attends those who stand aloof from party, who hold all in the wide embrace of Catholic humanity. He alluded to the result of his labours. He saw on the roll before him, inscribed with the autograph or name of 1,000 children, the sympathy of the Church of England, the Wesleyan, the Independent, the Catholic, the Unitarian, the Jews (who in one poor school had subscribed 160 farthings), and the Friends. He hailed the prospect of an old age, not of poverty nor yet of affluence, but of ease and comfort, and he thanked the Source of Every Good for the prospect. Mr. MONCKTON MILNES, though all he felt had been so ably and clearly expressed by Mr. Gaskell and Mr. Wilderspin, could not withhold the sympathy he had in the object of the meeting. Mr. Wilderspin was a man of genius, and he had devoted it to the highest object —the cultivation of the human race from its earliest youth. Every day added conviction of the importance of his mission, and every day unhappily added a sense of its difficulty: obstacles to any plan of general education seemed to increase with the knowledge of its necessity, the persecuted were becoming the persecutorif; but he would not despair, for on looking around him, and find ing the subject was becoming one of universal interes and perpetual discussion, hope brightened the horizon o the future. Mr. CHARLES DICKENS regretted that a severe cold and hoarseness would prevent him saying half he felt. (le was grateful for the information he had received, not being before aware of the extent of Mr. Wilderspin's labours and services. He rejoiced that a subject so con nected with the wants of infancy, and the threatened des titution of a public benefactor, was brought forward by a woman, and with the expression of his cordial satisfac don he united his hopes that Mr. Wilderspin might long live to enjoy his well-merited honours. Mr. THORNTON HUNT briefly, but most heartily, con gratulated Mr. Wilderspin's friends on the success of their persevering labours and untiring exertions; after which the party separated. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. From the Votes and Proceedirits of the Rouse of Conntms.) TUESDAY, JUNE 8. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The following Resolutions were reported from the above Committee : 1. That in the case of the Midland Railway (Worcester, Hereford, Malvern, and Cheltenham Lines) petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 2. That in the case of the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle•upon-Tyne Junction Railway (Burnley Branch) Bill (Blackburn, &c.) petition, for additional provision, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 3. That in the case of the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway (Burnley liranch) Bill (Fleetwood, &c.) petition, for additional provision, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 4. That in the case of the Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction Railway (Burnley and Colliery Branches) Bill, petition for additional provision, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 5. That in the case of the York and North Midland Railway (Harrogate Branch, Boroughbridge, and Knaresborough Ex tension) Bill, special report from the Committee on the Bill, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with, and that the Committee on the Bill be permitted to introduce the ad ditional provision, if they shall think fit. Fifth resolution agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Contnuma.) TUESDAY, JUNE 8. COVENTRY, BANBURY, AND OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL. Report considered; Amendments agreed to as far as Clause 20 of the printed Bill (Gauge of Railway); Clause 20 : Motion made, and Question proposed, " That this House Both agree with the Committee In the said Amendment." The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 105. Acland, Sir T. Greene, Thomas Owen, Sir J. Aldam, W. Gregory W. H. Pechell, Captain Antrobus, Edmund . Hallyburam, Lord Plumridge, Captain - Baine, Walter Harmer, Sir John Price, Sir Robert Barron, Sir H. W. Harcourt, G. Rendlesharn, Lord Bellew, a. M. Hawes. B. Repton, G. W. J. Berkeley, Craven Holland, Robert Round, J. Berkeley, Grantley Howard, P. H. Russell, Lord C. Blackstone, W. S. Hume, Joseph Russell, C. Bodkin, William 11. Inglis, Sir It. Seynler, H. K. Bolder°, H. G. James, William Shaw, Rt. Hon. F. Bowring Dr. Kernble, H. Sheppard, T. Boyd, John Langston, J. H. Shirley, E. J. Burke, 'l'. J. Lawless, Cecil Smith, Vernon Butler, P. S. Layard, Major Somerset, Lard 0. Carew, W. 11. Pole Lindsay, Colonel Somerville. Sir W. Christie, W. D. Lygon, Gen. S;)ooner, Richard Codrington, Sir W. Macnamara, T,lajur Stansfield, W. R. Cole, Hon. H. A. M'Carthy, Alex. Stanton, W. H. Colebrooke, Sir T. INl`Taggart, Sir J. Stuart, Lord J. Collett, John Martin, C. W. Strickland, Sir G. Corbally, M. E. Masterman, John Talbot, C. R. Cripps, W. Miles, Philip W. S. Thornely, Thomas "Divett, E. Miles, William Trelawny, J. S. Duncan, George Mitcalfe, H. Trevor, J. R. Buncombe, 0. Molesworth, Sir W. Turner, E. Ellice, Edward Morgan, 0. Vvian, J. H. Ellice, E., jun. Morris, David Vivian, 3, E. Escott, Bickham Morrison, James Waddington,'H. S. Esmoude, Sir T. Neeld, John Warburton, Henry Estcourt, T. G. Nicholl, J. Wawn, J. T. Forbes, William' O'Brien, C. Winnington, Sir T. Forster, Matthew O'Brien, J. Worcester, Marquis Fuller, A. E. O'Connell, M. J. TELLERS. Gill, Thomas O'Ferrall, R. M. Dennistoun, J. Goring, Charle s Ogle, S. C. Williams, W. MINORITY-NOES, 70. Adderley, C. B. Evans, William Marshall, William Anson, Colonel Feilden, Sir W. Maule, Fox Austen, Colonel Ferguson, Sir R. Mostyn, E. Bankes, George French, F. Oswald, Alexander Barnard, Edward G. Frewen, C. H. Palmer, R. Beckett, W. Gisborne, Thomas Patten, J. W. Bretherton, J. Godson, Richard Pattison, James Brown, W. Grogan, Edward Peel, Jonathan Burrell, Sir C. Ilastie, Archibald Philips, Mark Callaghan, D. Heathcote, G. J. Russell, Lord J. Carnegie, Captain lleathcote, Sir W. Scott, Robert Chaplin, W. J. Holmes, W. A'C. Sotheron, T. 11. Clerk Sir G. Hernby, John Stanley, W. 0. Clifton, J. T. Houldsworth, T. Strait, Edward Collett, V. R. Howard, C W.G. Thesiger, Sir F. Collins, William Hudson, G. Trollope, Sir J. Copeland, Alderman Hughes, W. B. Vernon, G. 11. Dickinson, F. H. Ilurnpliery, Ald. 'Walker, Richard Dodd, G. Jervis, Sir John Walsh, Sir J. Douglas, Sir H. Johnstone, Sir J. Wrightson, W. B. Dugdale, W. S. Johnstone, Hope Duncombe, T. Jollilfe, Sir W. H. East, Sir J. B. Lowther, Hon. Col. Egerton, Sir P. Mackenzie, T. Entwisle, W. Mangles, IL D. TELLEItS. Hodgson, Rickard Douglas, - Sir C. GROUSE.—We understand that the prospects of a good season, as respects game, are very good. In the parish of Moy the number of eggs is supposed to be above the average ; and among the old birds no disease has been observed. In fact, they are freer from disease than they have been for the last thre years. Should t he weather continue favourable the hi g h es t ant i c i pation may be indulged in. At the oat-so w i ng aeason the i g rouse, n the same panda, perseveringly followed the sowers, picking up toe corn ; and for a year or two past they have made a regular appearance, following the reapers at the harvest season.—lnverness Courier. THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. WOLVERTON, TUESDAY NlGHT. — lmmediately after the termination of the inquest on Monday, Mr. Rodgers, the surgeon, assisted by Mr. Freeman, of Stoney Strat ford, in pursuance of the order of the coroner, proceeded to make a post mortem examination of the bodies, in order to ascertain the precise cause of death. On ex amining the body of Clifton, one of his arm s was f oun d fractured, as also his ankle, but not so severely as to cause death. The leg of the gentleman supposed to be Smith was also found fractured, the bone nearly pro truding through the skin. On or ening , " ° the heads of both, the brain and the vent r i c l es were found gorged with blood. Two other bodies were afterwards examined, when the appearances of the brain were similar. The other three were not opened, but merely examined ex ternally, the medical gentlemen being satisfied that the cause of death arose from suffocation, the whole of the un fortunate persons having been pressed so closely together as to de prive _ the respiratory organs of all power of ac tion, and producing instant death. This morning Mr. Blott, the station-master, for warded to Lendon the following official report of the names of the persons killed and injured by the acci dent : _ 46 PERSONS SILLND. "No. 1. Cope, London or Wolverhampton. " No. 2. J. B. Rattrey, Dundee. " No. 3. Miller, of London. " No. 4. A person unknown, linen marked H. Smith. "No. 5. Clifton, of Coventry. " No. 6. T. Makinson, Bolton. No. 7. J. S. Sherrea, Lichfield. PJRSONS INJURED. " W. Turner, of Bythefield-hall, Staffordshire. " Henry Shannon, Oldham-street, Manchester. " Thomas Rados; cook at Regent's-hotel, Leamington. " James Finden, of Dublin." Sire° this was forwarded to London the following correct particulars relating to the deceased parties have been obtained:— Mr. Cope was a clerk in the London and Westminster Bank, and having obtained leave of absence, was pro ceeding to Wolverhampton to spend a few days with his family, who reside in that town. Mr. Rattrey was the principal of a large foundry at Dundee, employing 500 hands, all of whom, it is s t a t e d on the best authority, will by his untimely death be thrown out of employ. Mr. Miller was secretary to the South London Ragged Schools, and personally known by his zealous advocacy of the " Industrial System of Education" to Lord Ash ley. He was proceeding to Manchester to attend the funeral of his mother, which was to have taken place on the following day. This gentleman was the only one married, and he unfortunately has left five children, the eldest 14 years, and the youngest nine months old, with a widow, to lament his loss. Mr. Smith.-01 this gentleman nothing further is known. He is not yet identified; but as he was only going to Birmingham, it is supposed he is related to a highly respectable [solicitor of that town of the same name. Mr. Clifton is the son of a respectable tradesman re siding at Acton, Middlesex, who this morning identified the body. This young man was in the service of Messrs. Smith and Debenham, linendrapers, of Crawford-street, Marylebone, and with another young man, n amed Cooper, also in the same employ, was proceed i ng to Coventry, to spend the Sunday with Cooper's friends. The latter escaped by a miracle: he was sitting next the door, which when the collision took place flew open, and lie was thrown on to the embankment. He was much shaken, and now remains at Coventry, under medical treatment. Mr. Sherratt was proceeding home to Lichfield; and Mr. Makinson was going on a visit to his relatives at Holton. Nothing can exceed the sympathy evinced by the offi cials of the company in all the departments, from the highest to the lowest, for the survivors of this melan choly accident. Those injured and who are lying at the inn near the station are visited almost every hour by Mr. Rodgers, the surgeon, and the greatest solicitude is shown for their speedy recovery. This afternoon the report was that they were progressing favourably. Fi❑- den, who was much cut and contused about the head, was able to get up. Mr. Shannon, who is about sixty years of age, has received a severe contusion of the leg; Mr. Turner is much hurt about the legs and chest, and Lades similarly cut about. On Monday a number of the carpenters belonging to thefactory at this place were employed in making coffins for the bodies of those killed; and after the examination by the surgeons they were placed in them. The Coroner, on the adjournment of the inquest, made out his warrants for burial, and on Monday night the bodies of Makinson and Sherratt were removed to Bol ton and Lichfield. Those of Miller and Clifton were brought by the York mail to London, at two o'clock this day, and that of Cope was forwarded by the half-past two down train from this (Wolverton) station to Wol verhampton. The body of Mr. Rattrey is not yet coffined, the company having ordered a leaden one to place it in, in consequence of the distance it will have to travel. The body of Mr. Smith also remains coffined, and should it not be owned, it will be buried in Wolver- ton churchyard, on Thursday, the company having taken upon themselves the expense attendant on the funeral of all the sufferers. Fossey, the constable who caused the accident, has been placed in the custody of the superintendent of the Bucks constabulary, and is confined in the Newport Pagnell station-house, where he will remain until after the inquest. CEYLON RAILWAY.—The chrectors of this railway company have called a meeting of the shareholders for the 18th instant. The report, it is understood, will be very interesting and satisfactory. THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. —The tenth volume of Miss Strickland's " Lives of the Quens of England," which has bee n i mpat i ently looked for, e has at length ap peared. It contains the conclusion of the biography of Mary Beatrice, the amiable consort of James U., derived almost entirely fr om manuscript sources in portion a l ibt . I i, Life of his daughter Mary, the wife of William which throw s muc h ne w li ght on the history of the new volution that drov e J ames f rom t h e t h ron e b as . volume tends still f ur th er to stamp this worlication, ks of our publication, one of the m ost enterta i n i ng an d instructive lre time. _a. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH. JUNE B.—The Frolic, 16. Commander Hamilton, commenced disembarking her freight (1,546,392 dolls.), this morning at four o'clock, , ahich has been since conveyed to the Bauk of England by the I_-Messrs. Emanuel. The last appointed First Lieutenant (.1. A. Shears) of the Frolic-she left behind at Valpa raiso, he having joined the Collingwoodi and Mr. Luck aft, her Fourth Lieutenant, joined the Firebrand in the River Plate. Mr. M - Clintock came home as First Lieu tenant of the ship, which 'is in most admirable order. When she left Valparaiso (10th of February). the Col lingwood, 80, Captain Smart, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir G. Seymour, Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific; the Sampson steam -frigate, Captain Henderson; and the Cormorant steam- s loop, Acting Commander Bqmour, were there. The Carysfort, 26, Captain Seymour, sailed the day prior for Callao. The Frolic arrived at Rio on the 13th, and sailed on the 17th of April, at which date the Curacoa, 24, Captain Broughton, the Griffon brigan tine, Lieutenant-Commander Thurburn, and the Crane packet, were lying there. Rate of exchange, 28 The Frolic is ordered to be dismantled and paid o(at this port. The Acheron steam-sloop, Lieutenant-Commander Dunlop, left this afternoon for Woolwich t o o b ta i n new boilers; those at present in her having been surveyed and condemned. The pair of masting sheers attached to the basin side of the sheer mast have been found to be considerably decayed, and are to be taken down forthwith. A court-martial will be held to-morrow on board the Victory, to try a marine of the Scourge steam-sloop, Commander Caffin, for a breach of the 22d Article of War. THAMES YACHT CLUB MATCH. The annual sailing match, under the rules of this club, for the grand challenge cup, came off yesterday. The point of starting was from the moorings off Green wich Hospital, the boats to round the flag buoy at Coalhouse-point, about two miles below Gravesend, and back to Greenwich. The matches for this cup were first commenced in the year 1840, and by the idle then established the winner was to retain the cup for a year, when it was again to be sailed for. If any boat should win the cup two years in immediate succession, the cup was to become the property in perpetuity of the owner of such boat ; if not, it was again to be contested. It has so happened, that for seven matches in has been won by seven different boats, and till yesterday it almost seemed that it was destined annually to change hands, and that nobody would be longer than a year the posi sessor of it. It will be seen, however, that ita fate is now determined, and that it has at length become the property of Mr. J. W. Smith, the owner of the Secret, who won it last season, and won it again yesterday. The match was well contested, and excited a great deal of interest. The weather was unfavourable for the at tendance of much company, nevertheless there was a tolerably numerous gathering of ladies and gentlemen on board the Meteor steamer, in which were Captain Barwell, the Vice-Commodore, and the other officers of the club, a band of music under the direction of Mr. Adams, and such other accompaniments as a good com missariat, &c., could supply. The match was commenced at a quarter-past eleven, the tide running down, and the wind blowing in squalls, with rain and sleet, from the west. The yachts in the match were these :- 1. The Antagonist, 25 tons—Mr. G. P. Naylor. 2. The Ino, 25 tons—Mr. H. Gibson. 3. The Secret, 25 tons—Mr. J. W. Smith. 4. The Challenger, 22 tons—Mr. Fradgley. 5. The Prima Donna, 25 tons—Captain I. L. Ives. 6. The Zuleika, 20 tons—Mr. M. King. At starting the Secret took the lead; the Ino came next, then the Antagonist, then the Challenger, then the Zuleika, and lastly the Prima Donna. The three last named boats were awkwardly clustered together for a minute or two, but it can hardly be said there was any fouling, although they did not cant freely in consequence. At Woolwich the Zuleika passed the Antagonist to lee ward, and was third boat in the match, the boats making a running match of it, with wind at intervals and a good tide beneath to float them along. Off Purfleet the Zuleika passed the Ino, and was second boat, drawing upon the Secret, which off Tilbury-fort she passed to windward, and for a time was the leading boat in the match; her success was, however, very short-lived, for before reaching Coalhouse-point the Secret gained her position, and was the first boat to round the buoy, which she did at 57 minutes and 20 seconds past 1 o'clock. She was followed by the Zuleika, at .58 minutes 20 seconds past 1 o'clock; by the Ino, at 59 minutes 31 seconds past 1 o'clock; by the Antagonist, at 1 minute 21 seconds past 2 o'clock; by the Prima Donna, at 6 minutes 35 seconds past 2 o'clock; and by the Challenger at 8 minutes 30 seconds past 2o'clock. The tide was now within an hour of flood, so that for some time the yachts had to contend with it. Tacking was commenced,' and the match became full of interest. The Secret, however, kept the lead the whole way back; and it was soon ap parent that, barring accidents, her success was certain. She reached the winning flag at 14} minutes to 6 o'clock, thus gaining for her owner the long contested cup; and was followed by the Ino at 12/ to 6 o'clock; by the Antagonist at 11i to 6 o'clock; and by the Zuleika at 4i minutes to 6 o'clock. The match was a good one, and well sailed by all the boats. Captain Barwell, in the absence of the Commodore (Lord A. Paget), whose duties required his attendance elsewhere, presented the cup to Mr. Smith. Captain Freestone, R.N., also said a few words on the occasion, and the company expressed their gratification in long and loud cheers. The steamer then brought back the numerous party to London-bridge, and the business of the day was closed. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Jti 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—A limited business has been trans acted to-day at generally lower rates. The _prospect for the Share Market is not very encouraging. The sales are— Ambergate, Nottingham, an d B oston, 1 dis.—East Lanca shire, New, 1% dis.--Ditto, New Scrip, ls. 3d. dis.—East ( Lincolnshire, 114 p. 1 s and Glasgow, Halves, 7 p. I 8 s. 9d. p.—London and —Great Northern, 134 dis.—Great Western, Fifths, 26 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, North-Western, 175—Ditto, Quarters, New, 10 p.—London Manchester, and Birmingham, Quarters (A), 5' : .....-kivi chester and Leeds, 321. Shares, 14 dis.—Ditte,-4: . . a (late W. R. U.), 1 4 dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, ~, ~ .... . „ , shire, Quarters, No. 1, 3 p.—Midland St oc • . -*_:,!,,:s: , ` ' tto, 4( Shares, 4 p.—Ditto, New, 2% p.—No r tk ! T . ' --hire, 2% p. —North-Western, 1% dis. —Preston Mit yre, Halves (A), 34p.—South-Eastern and Dover, 36 1 4—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 6s. 3d. dis.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 2,& p. MANCHESTER, JUNE 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, Boston, and Eastern Jun c ti on , 1 % di s.—Birkenhead, Lanfiashire, and Cheshire Junction, 2 c. dis.—Eastern Coun ties, 19 3 4—Ditto, York Extension, 114 dis.—East Lance shire, New, IN dis.—Ditto, New (scrip), % dis.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 1% di s. — Huddersfield and Man chester Railway and Canal, Thirds, par—London and North- Western, New, 1014 p. — Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 4 p. —Ditto, 321. Shares (late Extension), 1 4 dis.—North Staf fordshire, 2% p.—Oldham Alliance, 5-16 dis—Preston and Wyre, Halves (A), 3 3 / p.—Ditto, Sixths, 5 1 4 p.—South- Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 5-16 c. di s .—S outh Y orkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, 1 dis. LEEDS, JUNE 8. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-East Lancashire, New, c. dis.-Ditto, New (scrip), 3s. Cis.-East and West Yorkshire, 1 1 4 dis.- Great Northern, 345. dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester 15s. c. p. -Leeds and Bradford, 45 p.- Leeds and Thirek, New, 5 dis.-Ditto, Pref erence , I s . s. p. -Leeds,;,Wakefield, and Midland, 21s. dis.-Manchester and Leeds, 321. Skares, ss. dis.-Ditto, West Riding Union, 4s. dis.-North British, Thirds, 335. 6d. p. -North Staffordshire, p.-North-Western, dis. SHEFFIELD, Jtrxit - 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashire, 1 dis.-Manchester and Lincoln Union, 11,4 dis.-Manchester, Shef field, xtoann,dMLaitolocooiko, Lincolnshire M (G id ri l m an s d b , y A an d d is. s - hin M e a e n i c d h ) es , 8 4 dis.-Manchester, 20/. Shares, 31. dis.-Midland, New, 2% p.-Nort h Staffordshire, 2 p.-North-Western, 335. dis. BULL, JU" S. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 265.-Hull and Selby, Halves, 51 Manchester and Leeds (West Riding * Union), 4s. dis.- Newcastle and Berwick, New, 375. 6d. p.-North Stafford shire, 405. p.-North-Western, 335. dis. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JUNE 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1 3-16 dis.-Midland, 120- Newcastle and Ber wick, New, 1 3 / 4 p.-West Riding Union, 4s. 9d. dis. EDINBURGH, JUNE 7. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Aberdeen, 30/.- Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 10 s. -Arbroath and Forfar, 271. 15s. -Ditto, Halves. 151.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. 19s. 6d.- Caledonian, 301.-Ditto, New, 11. 18 s. -Caledonian and Dum. bartonshire, I?. los.-Clydesdale Junction, 421. ]Os.-Dee side, 31. 55.-Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, 11. 7s. 6d. -Dundee and Arbroath, 401.-Ditto, New, No. 1, 291- Ditto, New, No. 2, 301.-Ditto, New, No. 3, 3/.25. 6d.- Dundee and Perth, 321. 178. 6d.-Ditto, New, 131.-Eastern Counties, 19/. 155.-Ditto, York Extension, 61. 1 1s. E 6 d d i .. wrg -East h of Fife, LI. 18s.-Edinburgh an d B a th ga t e , 8. 17/. 55.--Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, and Glasow, 701.-Ditto, Halve s, , 221.- 7 h r . n 17/. ss.- ' Preference, 20/. ',W.-Edinburgh and rt po 71 A Ditt e o, ditto, New, Ditto, New, 31. 45.-Ditto, I D B/ itto lOs Q - ua D r i te tr i o, Ayrshire, 117/. 105.-bitto, New No. 2, 71.-Glasgow, Dumfries, No. I, 91.-Ditto, Halves, Gk. 3/. 15s.- Great 21. Is. 6d.-Edinburgh and N P ew er - th r , t ;l to l. c . k l , 2 4 s. ol. G o a 125. - Gl a sg ow g . w p and tto, Carlisle, S i .is. -Glasgow and arn ir 381. Dumfries, and • •12, GI Berwick, 155.--Glasgow gw 27 l : 108.-Glasigow - 1 Ditto Halves, 81. 155.-Ditto, Preference, Greenock, 1 I 2 a l r . n o 2 c s k . N and w 25.-Newcastle s r t d l r e o s s a a n n d , General Terminus, North B r itish, 32/. 10s.-Ditto, Halves, 151. 55.-Ditto, Thirds, 2/. 13s. 9d.-Ditto, Quarters, 4/. 7 5.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 15s. 9d.-Ditto, Fifths, 61. 155.-Scottish N Bl o7th Glag ef g .F a c w o ' tlatd im , Central, 24/. 155.-Scottish Grand Junction, IN.-Scottish Midland, 18/. 10s.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 5/. 55.-Stir ling and Midland, 2/. 55.-Wishaw and Coltness 491.-York and Newcastle, 37/.-Di tto, New, 14/. 55.-Ditto, Prefer ence, 6/. 155.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 2s. 6d.-East Indian, 38.-Great North of 3 ' nia s.-G - reat Southern of Madras, 25.-Mad ras, N ellore, and ' Arcot, Is. 6d. GLASGOW, J UNE 7. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Caledonian, New, 41s. 6d.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 2s. 3d.-Dundee and Arbroath, N ew, No. 3 628. 6d.-Dundee and Perth, Quar ters, 648.-East Lothian Central, 355.-Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct, 15%-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 118- Ditto (5 pe r cen t. guar .), 120/.-Ditto, ditt s.Gea `t ditto, No. 2, r 6/. 3s. 6d . -Gl asgow, D umfries, and Carlisle, 51 4 Southern of M a d ras , I s . 9d.-M anc hester and Quarters Southampton, 9s. 9d --North British, Thirds, 536.-Dit to , (scri p ), 165.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 975. 6d• --- The cod fishing has partially commenced in Orkney, and with tolerable success in the North Isles. THE FIRE NEAR THE SURREY THEATRE.—UpOD making inquiries last evening as to the state o f M rs. P otter, the young woman who was so dreadfully injured by jumping out of the window of the Cole•hole Tavern, whilst the place was on fire on Monday morning last, it was ascertained that little hopes could be entertained of her recovery. It a ppears that she fell with such violence upon One of the iron railings as to bend the same. The part most hurt is the poor creature's spine. Mr. John Tabernacle, the pro prietor of the building, is also still in great pain, but nothing fatal in his case is anticipated. It was stated yesterday that upwards of 200/. in cash, besides the stock in trade and fur niture, had been consumed. We are happy to be able to state that the firemen have since found the whole of the money in the ruins, which was not all injured by the action of the flame.