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MOT INDIA norAE, 29th July, 1853. f bined efforts to flourish upon bullying and extor pun COURT of DIRECTORS 1f the EAST tion. The inhabitants of London have suffered -IL INDIA COMPANY do HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That a SPECIAL GENERA L LOUR r of the said COMPANY rather too long under both these galling grievances. will be held, by adjournment, at their Douse in Leiden It now remain s th a t th e o ff en d ers s h ou ld b e di , hailltreet, ne WEDNESDAY next, the 3d August, at Eleven o Cock in the forenoon, for the p ur p ose of considering a Motion this day sub- . . . rectly or indirectly punished. A rod, for their milted, viz.:—" Th at t hi s Court concur in the views and opi. ions expressed by the Court of Directors tn their Ntioute of this date, re- f especial advantage, has been some time in pickle, garding the BM for the suture Government of India." thanks to the Under Secretary for theoHome De- Copy of the said Minute of the Court of Directors is open for the perusal of the Proprietors, at this House. partment. All required at this moment is that JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. with it ,ta swinging blow may be administered by the Imperial Parliament. TIAYAL PRINCESS'S THBATRE, OXFORD-STREET, ttder th e management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENLNG, Jur' 29, win b e performed THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Sup. ported by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. After which, Lord Byron 's Tragedy of SARDANAPALLTS. Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To be followed by CHESTERFIELD THIN SKIN. Characters by Messrs. Harley, Meadows, Addition, and Miss Vivash. Boiardo Quince . Astolfo . (THIS DAY.) A Ministerial surprise, but one of by no means an agreeable character, signalised the bringing up of the Report on the Government of India Bill last night. Deceived by the apathy and indif ference exhibited by one section of the House, and by the unlimited subservience displayed by another, the members of the Joint-stock Adminis tration thought that there was no prospect of any proposition being carried without their assent and concurrence ; that, in fact, they could do just as they pleased with respect to the administration of affairs in the Anglo-Indian Empire. After the larie concessions made to Indian reformers, in in creasing the salary of the Right Hon. Baronet, the President of the Board of Control, to at least 5,0001. per annum, and in making a very pleasing permanent provision for one of his proteges, nay more, after deciding upon bestowing an additional 9,000/. per annum on the Leaden hall-street Magnates, filo salary of each Director being augmented by 5001. a year, and restoring the patronage of the scientific branches of the Indian army, which was about to be thrown open to public competition, to these excellent, but much calumniated, individuals, it was too much to sup pose that such an ungrateful return would be made for such bounteous liberality. What were the ingrates thinking of ? What could the Whip per-in have been about? Who could have sup posed that a House pledged to the principle of " unrestricted competition" could have dared to interfere with the salt monopoly in Hindostan, by allowing the unhallowed men of Cheshire—the quondam Protectionist voters of Droitwich— to transmit their manufacture to the Indian market. Well might our own dear Sir CHARLES, with a ponderous attempt at facetiousness, sneer at the inconsistency (!) of the ex-Colonial Secre tary for protesting against "the enormity of im posing a duty upon the food of the people." Never was there a piece of such unparalleled ab surdity, such ridiculous folly, as the notion that a Whig in office should be bound by his votes and opinions in opposition—that his "doings" when in should in any degree be regulated by his " sayings" when out. The sweet innocent clearly never thought that the charge of inconsistency could be retorted on himself—that the boomerang which he hurled against the unlucky assailant could possibly fly back upon himself, the pet of the Coalition—the pride of Cannon-row— recipient of Five Thousands Sterling Pounds in each and every year, as a trifling recompence for his inestimable services. How could he suppose that the resolution adopted by all but the 53 im practicables could be applicable to the subject under consideration, or that any man could for a moment imagine that in supporting, not merely that resolution, but one couched in much stronger terms, in which the Saxon appellative, " Free Trade," was used, he intended anything be yond damaging his opponent for the time being. How cruel—how inconsiderate—how unreason able of any person to taunt him with his conduct, or to suppose that it was not just and proper to maintain an exclusive right of supply. The word " monopoly" was clearly inapplicable to one of the primary necessaries of, life for one hundred and fifty millions of human beings. The arguments with respect to corn could surely never be made applicable to "salt," nor could what was good for Englishmen be at all suitable for Hindoos. Seven ran. Adelaide arrived. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Jinx 29, Webster: Will ba performed GENEV IEVE. Characters by Messrs. Ben. , A. Wigan, Leigh Murray, Keeley, Parsel'e, Paul Belford, Cullerdbrd, Woidgar, 0. Smith, and C. J. Smith; and, Mrs. Keel e y. Madame Celeste Alter which, will be presented SARDANAPALUi. To be followed by THE CAMP AT CIIOBEIAM. To conclude wits JOHN JONES. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. £ccsce and Manager, Mr. Farren. Great success of the New Drama. THIS EVENING, JULY 29, Will be performed the New Drama entitled THE TIME 3. Charge. tern by Newts. Farren, T. Mead, H. Marston, William Farren, G. Cooke, and Shalders; Mesdames Andemon, H. Gordon, E. Tur. ner, ar.d Bartlett. After which, an entirely New Burlesque, by Francis Talfourd. Es'., entitled SILYLOCK, or, THE MERCHANT OF "V E NICE 1 1.tiSERVE1)." Shyiock. Mr. F. Robson. To conclude with TUE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jcm Lags, Yr. F. Robson. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Now tinder the Direction and Management or Mr. W. Cooke. The tide of success has fairly set in to this favourite Establishment. No greater test can be given than the crowded state of the Theatre nightly to witness the ever-memorable Battle of Waterloo, with is marches, encounters, and brilliant tableaux. New and splendid Scenes in the CIRCLE, by Artistes of known talent—introducing a new engagement, M .HONET BEN SitiD, Vac Arabian (../roteNue, from the Cirque Royal, St. Petorsburgh, by Permission of the Emperor. 84xu NIGHT OF LIFE ON THE TURF, with a real Fox Chase. N.B.—miss Emily Cooke is re-engaged, and will appear at this Theatre at the conclusion of her Continental professional trip, THIS EVENING, JULY 29, And during the week, the Performances will commence with THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, with all its or,ginal military affects. To be followed by Mr. W. Cooke's Scenes in the CIRCLE, intro ducing talent unprecedented, among whom will be found the great Arabian Wonder, Mahomet Pen Said. To conclude with the successful Hippo Drama of THE CHASE ; or, LIFE ON THE TUItF, in which a real Fox Chase will take place. Doors open at Half-past Six. rox-office open dally from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr, W. west. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THIS EVENING, JULY 29, PANORAMIC VIEW of CHUSIN, Splendid and Interesting MENAGERIE. GODFREY'S Unrivalled MILITARY BAND. Vocal ard Instrumental Concert. Various amusing novelties, concluding with the extraor. Unary spectacle of THE FEAST OF LANTERNS, and a grand display of FIRP.WORKS, and EXPLOSION of CHINESE FIRE RAFTS. Admission is. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tnr- DAY —Morning 0 min. after 8 1 Evening 29 min.aft. 8 To-M •aaow—Morning 3 min. after 9 Evening 36 min.aft. 9 THE WEATHER.—Sus OFFics, JULY 29. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 72 —highest since noon yesterday. 58 —lowest this morning and during the night. 70—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30. Warn, S.W. to W.—Light, pleasant breeze, and fine weather. ~~ .~'~ {~' ~'~ ~~s. ~'~~l s=`;,'^' .~~- ~. 2 , 11 n. LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1853. Anything so disgraceful as the Cab Strike must not be tolerated by the Legislature. It cannot be allowed to pass by with impunity. Under any circumstances, the public may rest confident of this that Ministers will guard against any possible repetition of these proceedings. It has already been announced, indeed, by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Under-Secretary for the Home Department, that either some additional clause will forthwith be interpolated in the old bill, or some entirely new measure will be brought at once before Parliament. Whichever course be pursued by him at the present emergency, we may feel perfectly satisfied as to the consequence. Mr. FITZROY is altogether too sagacious a reformer to overlook the advantages derivable from the passing opportunity. He will act nei ther harshly nor timorously. He will neither yield to this most flagrant attempt at intimidation, nor permit his judgment to be warped by the influence of acts so peculiarly pro vocative of indignation. Whatever may have been inadvertently calculated to injure the cab fraternity in the reformatory enactment recently brought into operation will, as a matter of course, be modified in obedience to the dictates of fair play —so soon as the necessity for any such modi fication be clearly demonstrated. Beyond which, however, care will be taken that the inhabitants of London shall not speedily be subjected to the repetition of this intolerable display of self-in juring spitefulness on the part of those old offend ers the Cab Proprietors. Directly, it might be difficult to subject these men to anything at all ap proximating to what would alone be regarded as adequate punishment. Nevertheless, while they are unquestionably, to a considerable extent, beyond the reach of the law, in reference to the Past—they are, happily, in reference to the Future, within easy grasp of the violated, or, at any rate evaded, authority of the Legislature. Judging from their recent proceedings, it would actually appear as though the Cab-proprietors had entirely overlooked. this circumstance. They be tray an absolutely pitiable ignorance of the weak mesa of their position, in their extravagant attempt to struggle against the power possessed by an Act of Parliament. They forget, apparently, that the system of licensing may be altered at any moment, at the pleasure of the national representatives. That system, in fact, will indubitably, on the pressure of the existing, grievance, be so adapted t o the emergency as effectually to preclude the Cabmen and their employers from the chance of conspiring again with impunity to wreak their little vulgar spleen upon the community by sud denly withdrawing themselves and their vehicles from the public thoroughfares. It will be thus perceived, speedily enough, how important in every respect has been ti • 118 endeavour of the Cab-drivers and the Cab -proprietors to gratify the petty rancour excited amongst. them by that enactment which tardily, but IT e ectually, put an end the other day to their most intolerable nui sance—a nuisance emanating from a twofold sys tem of habitual insolence and organised extortion. A hope was yesterday exp ressed by one of our contemporaries that the present withdrawal of the cabs from the streets of London, might lead to the fattening up of the unfortunate h acks during their holidays, and to the highly desirable renovation and purification of the ricketty vehicles themselves. For our part, we must ac knowledge that our hopes in the matter point in quite an opposite direction. We trust that, ac cordingly as the old licenses expire, the authori ties entrusted with the responsibility of granting nee ones will avail themselves of the opportunity of weeding out the less respectable members of the offending fraternity. Meanwhile, the House of Commons might readily provide secu rity for the good conduct of those by whom these more flagrant culprits would be speedily replaced. Licenses could be granted only on the condition that their acceptance entailei upon the recipient certain easily definable duties. F among all req u i s it es in the applicant should be that of a good, sober, and respectable character. It should be rendered necessary, moreover, both on the part of the Cab-driver and the Ca'rproprie tor, that no vehicle during the period for which it had been licensed as a public conveyance, should be altogether withdrawn from the streets under a certain reasonable notice, without causing th e offender to become liable to the pleasant alterna tive of fine or imprisonment. Protected by such novel and rational regulations as these, the public would have some what less of the inso lence of Cab-drivers, and of the petulance of cab - proprie,tors, being guarded against their com- The Right Hon. Baronet, too, astonished the House by his lexicographical ability. Re even surpasses his Noble Leader in the extent of his varied acquirements. It has been asserted that Lord JOHN was prepared to take the command of the Channel Fleet in a storm, or to perform the operation of lithotomy in a difficult case ; but we never heard that he set up as a critic of Dr. JOHNSON, or was prepared to bring out a new edition of the English Dictionary for the benefit of Legislative Free-traders. The Noble Lord could never have ventured on such a brilliant definition of the term " mono poly," or inflicted such merited castigation on the unhappy and misguided Baronet who used it, as his talented coadjutor was enabled to throw off at a moment's notice—" He (Sir CHARLES WOOD) always understood that a monopoly meant an en deavour, by artificial means, to raise the price to the consumer." "He thought that what the Right Hon. Baronet(Sir JOHN PAKINGTON) wanted, was to establish a monopoly fur the exporters of salt in this country !" Take that Sir JOHN. Learn your own language before you again have the audacity-to interfere, or come into collision, with your too potent an d t oo cr iti ca l brother f of " the bloody hand." Don't again attempt to establish "a monopoly" for the manufacturers and traders of the entire world against the " unre stricted competition" of the Free-trade supply from the stores of the East India Company to its sub jects. If you do, look for an avenging Nemesis, arising in the shape of the Right Hon. Member for Halifax, and inflicting summary vengeance for the reckless attempt. But, notwithstanding the brilliancy of his elo quence—the soundness of his reasoning—the House, wilfully, and with malice prepense, decided in favour of the motion " that the manufacture and sale of salt in India shall be absolutely free, subject only to such Excise or other duties as may now, or from time to time, be levied on such salt so manufactured." Verily, the voice of mourning will be heard in Cannon-row, and there will be deep tribulation in Leadenhall-street. We know not whether there will be any attempt to set aside this decision—to induce the majority to eat their own words, and stultify themselves, in order ;o perpetuate that which, despite of Sir CHARLES WooD, we cannot help stigmatising as a disgrace ful and grinding monopoly, equally opposed to justice and sound policy, and calculated to occa sion the utmost discontent among those who, by means thereof, are prevented froth obtaining, on anything like reasonable terms, an adequate sup , ply of the only condiment for their tasteless food —an article essential not merely to the comfort, but to the health of themselves and of their cattle. SAMBRE AND MEUSE RAILWAY.—There was a meet ing of the Sambre and Meuse Railway Company yester day, at which a report was read, which stated that the balance of profit was 7,2681. Bs. 9d., which might be applied to dividend, but it was recommended to be re served for contingencies, as the entire undertaking would be completed by the Ist of May next. The report was adopted. THE CITY POLlCE.—Yesterday afternoon a general meeting- of the city police was held at the Temperance hall, Friar -street, Blackfriars, for the purpose of adopt ing a petition to obtain an increase of pay. The attend i ante of constablos was numerous, there being nearly four fifths of the force, numbering about 400, present, the remainder being unavoidably absent on duty. Seve ral sergeants were also present, who, however, did not unnecessarily inter fere with the proceedings, as was the case at a meetin g of the metropolitan police, having a similar object in • view, on Thursday, the 21st instant. Police-constable F °rater, 425, was unanimously called to the chair. Tel petition was unanimously adopted. On the question 1 )eing put, whether it should be ad dressed to the Cout t of Aldermen or the Commissioners of Police, it was de ilded that the latter course, as being more respectful to t lit 3ir chief officer and more in accord ance with the cus zoi nary form, should be pursued. A deputation of 12 cons tables, selected consistingo f f ro s i m x first-classeaeh dy, . divi sion, to present tf ,e and six second ears , men, two _ Tetition. The deputation having meeting separatp : I. been nominated, • a nd t the hanks voted to chairman, the THE STRIKE AMONG THE METROPOLITAN POLICE.— Yesterday a my anorial was presented to Sir R. Mayne, Chief Commissi oner of Police, at Scotland-yard. from the police constabh :Et of the D division, by Mr. Gibbs, the superintendent, and which was signed by each porceman of the force. I 'he memorial, which was left for the sig nature of the •en at the various sectional stations, re quested an increi 'Se of pay in consequence of the increased Price of provisio ns. A memorial was also forwarded from the T divish which is stationed at Acton, Ealing. Brantford, t ntford, and a ,at neighbourhood_. The purport of it o a airnikr effect as that of "the D division, but, in order that no n lan might be marked on account of having his name f irst attached, the signatures were in a " round robin." GOODWOOD RACES. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES-50 SOVS. Whittington walked over. SWEEPSTAKES-100 SOVS. Adine Ambrose Two ran. RODS BIENNIAL STAKES. THE CAB PROPRIETORS' QUESTION.- FRANCE. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, and Birmingham,Wolverha►npton and Dudley and Great Western Railways ; Londonderry, Enniskil len, and Sligo Railway (No. 2) ; Milford Haven Docks; Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement. The Earl of Egremont's Estate Bill was read a third time and passed. The following bills were ordered to be read a third time :—Richmond (Yorkshire) Burgage Pastures ; Sneed Park Estate. Pemberton and Piddocke's Estate Bills were read a second time. MEETING THIS DAY. At 11 o'clock this morning, a meeting of the cab pro prietors and drivers was held at the Cranbourne Hotel, St. Martin's-lane, for the purpose of hearing the result of a deputation of their body, which had an interview, last evening, with the Under Secretary of State for the Home Department. Mr. Coulter having been called to the chair, Mr. GAMBLE proceeded to detail the conversation be tween the deputation and Mr. Fitzroy. With regard to the propositions they had laid before the hon. gentle man, they had not all been entertained, but the spirit of them had been entertained. (Cheers.) They were al lowed to have a limit of four miles instead of the six They were also to have 6d. for every person over the second person, so that, if they carried five persons, they would be getting 2s. per mile. The deputation were told by Mr. Fitzroy that be would not bring for ward his bill while the eabs were withdrawn from the streets. Now, he thought that it would be very foolish to work their cabs under the present act, and they would, therefore, be acting wisely to keep their horses in the stables rather than work them at a loss. (Hear, hear.) After speeches in favour of continuing the strike until what was termed reasonable modifications in the present act were made, the meeting separated. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, JULY 28. Her Majesty took an airing yesterday morning, and drove out in the afternoon with his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, attended by the Marchioness of Ely and Colonel Bouverie. Sir R. Murchison and a deputation of the Geogra phical Society had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Cathedral CoMmission bad a meeting yesterday. Present—The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Blandford, the Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of Ox ford, Sir William Page Wood, the Rev. Dr. Words worth, the Rev. Canon Selwyn, and the Rev. Richard Jones (Secretary). THE UN, LONDON, FRIDAY V' NIN JULY 29 1 1868, 'LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. There is nothing in the original columns of the Paris journals on the Eastern question, or on any other sub ject, of sufficient interest for extract. Sidi Ben Gauah, Cheik el Arab, and his son, the Caid Ben Cassen Bourga, arrived at Marseilles on the 25th, from the South of Algeria, with a numerous suite, and some magnificent horses, which are intended as a pre sent to the Emperor. They left Marseilles on the 26th for Paris. The Emperor and the Empress were present on Wed nesday at the Gymnase theatre. Queen Christina was also present, as was the Duchess d'Alba. The Emperor has received from the Grand Duke Charles-Alexander of Saxe-Weimar, a notification of the death of the Grand Duke Charles-Frederick of Saxe- Weimar, his father. In consequence, the Emperor will go into mourning for six days, from the 31st of July. The Moniteur contains an Imperial decree, promul gating the postal convention concluded on April 1, 1853, between France and the Roman States. We read in the .Alonitrur :—" Incidents, much to be regretted, have of late taken place on the frontiers of the Pyrenees, and particularly in the forest of Iraty, to which the Spanish valley of Salazar lays claim. The Government of his Imperial Majesty and that of her Catholic Majesty, desirous of putting an end to the quarrels which threatened to burst out between the fron tier populations of the two countries, have decided that the contested ground shall be declared temporarily neu• tral. That arrangement, which has for object only the re-establishment of order, cannot in any way prejudge the question of right, which remains entirely to be dis cussed in conferences by special plenipotentiaries, who are shortly to proceed to the spot. The French Com missioners are Baron Gros, Minister Plenipotentiary, and General of Brigade Callier. The populations inte rested in the matter should await with calm and confi dence the result of the inquiry which is thus about to be instituted." We read in the Siècle :—" Yesterday morning, at half past nine, a courier arrived from London at the English embassy. The dispatches were immediately forwarded to Lord Cowley at Chantilly, and we are informed that at 2 o'clock in the afternoon his lordship arrived in Paris to have a conference with the Minister of Foreign Affairs. However well sealed official dispatches may be something always escapes through the envelopes and the triple seals. We relate, therefore, with a certain degree of confidence what is stated to us in our letters from London. The English Government, it is said, has in formed that of France that the moment is come for dis cussing all the plans of proceedings in the event of a war, which is happily still not certain. As regards the condition of . the evacuation of the provinces of the Danube, the British Cabinet is of opinion that it is im plicitly laid down in the propositions of arrangement which have been sent to St. Petersburgh ; but it thinks it would not be amiss to lay it down explicitly, as nego tiations can be carried on with honour only on this con dition. Our letters inform us of something still more serious. The English Government has discovered that the fleets cannot, without risking the respect due to the two great naval powers, remain in Besika Bay • and an order is to be sent to them to pass the Dardanelles, but without undertaking any wa r like operation without fresh instructions." After giving this news, the responsibility of which we leave, of course, to the Siecle, that journal proceeds to give the considerations on which the reported decision of the English Cabinet has been founded. These con siderations so much resemble the arguments that have been used by the &Lack, that they have rather the effect of throwing doubt on the news itself than of preparing the public mind to receive it as authentic. Tile steadiness of the last two days in the funds gave way yesterday to a good deal of fluctuation, ending in a fall of 10c. in the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. for ca3h, and 35c. in the Three per Cents, for the account. The following are the closing prices :—For cash : Three per Cents., 78f. 50c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f: 30c. For the account : Three per Cents., 78f. 35c. ; Four a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 45c. ; Bank Stock, 2,825 f. Shares of the Banks of Credit Foncier and Credit Mo bilier have given way, the former 10f., and the latter If. The last prices are :—Credit Foncier, 740 f. ; Credit Mobilier, 833 f. The Railway Share Market has not exhibited much animation, however, except a trifling fall of 2f. in Northerns ; the other leading lines have either advanced a few francs each in value, or remained unchanged. The following were the quotations at the close of business :—Northern, 878 f. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,146 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 937 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 935 f. 25c. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,112 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 765 f. THE CAMP AT CHOMIAM COMMON. Yesterday was a day of inglorious ease at the camp, and the men appeared to enjoy it amazingly after their fatiguing expedition to Runnymede. None of the troops returned to their cantonments on Wednesday evening until near seven o'clock, having been absent upwards of ten hours. During the greater part of Wed nesday night the thunder-storm which visited the metro polis raged with great fury over the camp. In addi tion to the rain, it was there accompanied with a gale of wind which blew with such violence as at one time to threaten the unhousing of the whole camp. However, the care with which most of the tents were secured averted the catastrophe, though unfortunately five or six of the officers' tents in the more exposed parts of the cavalry quarters were blown down. The tents appear to require a good deal of management during wet wea ther, when the canvas contracts to such a degree as to split the whole fabric from top to bottom if the outside ropes are not slackened in time. The duty of looking after this falls to the youngest soldier in each of the men's tents, and the care with which they have hitherto dis charged it is sufficiently evident from the fact that none of the men's tents have yet sustained any damage. Such torrents of rain fell during Wednesday night that yesterday the greater part of the hollow ground in Cattin's Valley was completely under water, and the rain continuing during the whole of yesterday afternoon and evening, so saturated the common that it will re quire at least two or three days fine weather before field operations can be renewed. The funeral of the first man who has died at the camp since it has been formed took place yesterday. The de ceased was a private in the Bth Hussars, and had been 22 years in the service when he expired on Tuesday last at the general hospital, Chobham, after several days' ill ness, from bronchitis. The funeral was, of course, a military one ; and six of the privates from each troop of the Bth Hussars accompanied the body to its final resting-place in the little churchyard at Chertsey. THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday, July 21.---The first home ward mails from Australia to be conveyed under the new contract of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga tion Company, rid Singapore and Egypt, are due in Southampton by the steam-ship Bengal on the 4th of August, and would serve as replies to the mails dispatched hence on the 4th March last, the dates of departure from the Australian ports being, according to the existi.eg ar rangements—Sydney, May 20 ; Port Philip, May 24 ; Adelaide, May 27 ; and King George's Sound, Ju.ue 2. The telegraphic dispatches, however, just received from Trieste and Marseilles in anticipation of the overPand India mails (the Marseilles portion of which will probably reach London on Saturday), convey no intelligence of the arrival at Singapere of the steamer appointed to bri eg up the Australian mails, and it is therefore most probable that by this opportunity no intelligence will be received from our Australian colonies. The disappointment to all those connected with the important business opera tions carried on with Australia will doubtless be very great. The reason of the delay and irregularity cannot be with any certainty accounted for, inasmuch as bad weather and other causes may have produced the mishap ; but it is inferred that the screw steamer Shanghai (appointed for this service), and which, on the previous voyage, got up to Singapore later than was expected, would not therefore be able to reach Sydney with the outward mail of the 4th of March (owing partly to the unavoidable detentions at the intermediate ports, and to her delayed departure from Singapore) sufficiently early to get away again at the appointed time ; and this, when allowance is made for similar detentions on the homeward route, in con sequence ofimmatured arrangements, difficulty of coaling, &0., will possibly be found to be the reason why no mail is brought to England by the Bengal. These delays and dis appointments will, it is confidently anticipated, be fully obviated when the orders now on their way out have been received and acted upon. The homeward steamers from the Australian ports, instead of proceeding to Singa pore, will then cross direct from King George's Sound to Point de Galle, Ceylon, and there connect with the homeward bound steamer to Suez, and it is calculated the junction will then be effected with greatek certainty, regularity, and rapidity than can, from the adverse na ture of the weather and navigation generally encountered in running from King George's Sound to Singapore, be looked for under the present plan. The mail steamers from Sydney, after discharging mails and passengers at Ceylon, will at once leave for Singapore, to be in readi nets for the conveyance of the outward mails, which are in all cases to be sent by that route. The working of a lint) of steamers at the Antipodes (particularly at the first onset) is not so simple a matter as one terminating at Southampton, where, if anything goes wrong with a packet engaged in the service, the company has the opportunity of substituting another ship, as was done in the case of the return of the Tagus the other day, when the City of London had the mails and cargo of that vessel transferred to her, and was despatched in a little over four hours. The directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Company are leaving no exertions untried to carry out their Australian mail contract with efficiency, and it is to be hoped that the disorganised state of affairs at the various ports will not ultimately or materially interfere with their endeavours. A sub marine telegraphic despatch received to-day from Marseilles announces the arrival there at 4 p.m. on Wednesday of the new steam-ship Valetta, with the India and China mail, in 47 hours from Malta. The distance being 660 nautical miles, this, her first per formance on the route, shows an average of 14 miles per hour. The best performance of the celebrated Banshee while on the station was 514 hours, but the ordinary duration of her passages was from 52 to 56 hours. The letters and papers brought by the Valetta will probably be delivered in London on Friday or Saturday morning, and the Bengal, with the heavy portion of the mails, may be expected to reach Southampton about Tuesday or Wednesday next. The succeeding steamer, the Indus, due here on the 20th of August, will in all probability be the bearer of the Australian mails. A BTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITHEATRE.—Business continues exce Ilent at this well-conducted establishment. The Battle of Waterloo, with the admirable scenes in the circl.” and the fox-chase, fill the theatre nightly. During next week Mr. Alfred Cooke, the great equestrian, rides four :horses, which will add to the attractions. On Mon day next Mr. William Cooke, lessee and manager, gives the e.ntire receipt, without any deduction, for the benefit of the: sufferers at the Rosemary branch, at which the entire: stud of horses and equestrian appointments were totally destroyed. On Wednesday, Mr. W. Batty in vited. Mr. Nelson Lee and Mr. W. Cooke to dine with him at his country residence, on which occasion lie pro F-ente.d Mr. Nelson Lee with a splendid diamond ring in rernem,')rance of the many successful pantomimes written by that gentleman during his management. SMORA NUISANCE.—Lord Palmerston's hint at the Lord Ma yor's dinner on Saturday last, appears not to have been. lost upon the city of London authorities, as the markets committee have now ordered the applica tion, by Mr. Lee Stevens, of his patent smokeless fur nace to tho engine used for pumping water at Billings gate ; and . when the existing abomination has been happily subdued there, we may reasonably hope for re newed activity on the part of the Commissioners of Sewers in the suppression of the smoke nuisance throughout the City districts, and riverward as well as landward. TAE GREAT NUGGET.—Th e large Australian nugget lately exhibited has been melted and sold for 5,5321. Its weight before melting was 1,615 ounces, and it g yielded 1,319 ounces of fine gold, equal to 1,423 ounces standard,- THE LEWISHAM WORKHOUSE. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked the president of the Poor-law Board whether his attention bad been called to a petition recently presented to this house, complain ing of the cruel treatment of paupers in Lewisham Workhouse, especially with regard to assaults alleged to have been committed on paupers by the master of the workhouse ; and whether it is the intention of the Poor-law Commission to institute any inquiry into such cmplaints. Mr. BAINES replied, that the information which had been received, both by himself and his predecessor, with regard to the character of the petitiolier, and the circumstances which form the basis of the complaint, was such that he did not think the cause of truth or justice would be promoted by the institution of a formal inquiry. PETITION. Mr. THORNLEY presented a petition from Wolver hampton, suggesting amendments in the Charitable Trusts Bill. THE CAB STRIKE. S.r D. NORREYS wished to know whether the Commissioners of Police should be empowered to issue temporary licenses to ply for hire to any sort of vehicle during the continuance of the present conjuncture. Tae CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that he did not think that there was any necessity for the house to pass such a temporary measure, as the Treasury, who were responsible in matters of this kind, had authority already to grant licenses if they so thought fit. SOUTH SEA ANNUITANT DISSENTIENTS. The house having again gone into committee, and the discussion on the South Sea resolutions being resumed, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in re ply to observations which had been made in the course of yesterday's discussion, said he wished it to be dis tinctly understood that no person to whom an option had already been offered, and by whom it had been de clined, should now a second time have it presented to them ; but that the object of the resolutions was simply to grant such power of election to holders who, when the option was offered on a previous occasion, were, by reason of some legal disability, unable to avail themselves of it. He protested that there was no intention to em power the South Sea Company to deal arbitrarily or irresponsibly with the interests of their shareholders ; and with regard to the opinion that unprecedented powers were now for the first time demanded for the Treasury, he reminded the house that by a recent statute the Chancellor of the Exchequer had an unlimited and uncontrolled power to raise a present payment, by way of interest on Exchequer-bills from 210,0001. to upwards of 600,0001., by simply altering the rate of interest. The present powers and responsibilities of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, were in every way analogous to the powers now asked for ; the grounds on which these reso lutions were based were those of justice. It was an attempt to redeem a pledge given in reply to the late Lord Chancellor. It would be absurd to make the same offer to holders of trust stock now as was made to individuals generally in April last, as circumstances had now depreciated what was then considered an advan tageous investment ; but such a course was not only demanded by justice, but would be a great convenience to the public; and it would be unwise and imprudent on the part of the house to withhold their assent, even though they shared the opinions which had been ex pressed by gentlemen opposite, as to the adroitness and dexterity of those who had the management of the public finance. While he by no means shrank from the discussion of his past policy, he did not think the pre sent was a suitable time, and he deprecated the practice of attempting to discuss, in general debate, financial questions which, from their very nature, did not admit of being so satisfactorily treated. (Hear, hear.) In the ancient mythology, there were two kinds of fate, one proceeding arbitrarily from the mouth of the gods, against which human skill and courage might hope suc cessfully to contend ; the other, a higher power was immutable, and to it gods and men were alike com pelled to submit. Now, he ventured to compare the difficulties with which he had to contend to the latter ; but while he acknowledged that his measure had not met with the success he had hoped for, he utterly and entirely denied that there had been such a failure as had been assumed by the right hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. Disraeli), who thought that commutation was the only alternative anticipated by Government, whereas he, for one, had never been sanguine on that head ; he then entered into certain financial details, shewing that the unfunded debt had been relieved to the amount of upwards of 3,000,0001. without in any appreciable degree increas ing the pennanent obligations of the country; and compared this with the past financial history of this country ; had he met with no greater success than had been secured by all previous financiers, taking the average results of such transactions since 1835, there would have been fixed on the country a permanent charge of 96,0001. a year as interest on funded stock, in place of the com plete relief it had been his good fortune to obtain. Sir F. KELLY said that it was undeniable that every person who had accepted any of the commutations offered by the Government had thereby incurred a seri ous loss, and feared that if these resolutions were passed the interests of persons, whose property was under the guardianship of Chancery, would be sacrificed to an enormous extent. He then said that the form of the resolution would render them completely imperative as he apprehended that the return of the interest of holders of South Sea Stock with which it was proposed to deal, had been misconceived. The resolutions were framed as if every shareholder in the South Sea Company had a separate, independent, and commutable property, but the Stock of the South Sea Company was one and indi tirible; and the supposition that every shareholder pos sessed an integral and commutable portion of stock was u ufounded ; and it was therefore impossible to deal with th em in the manner proposed. LEFT SITTING. EL MCTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY OF IRELAND.-At the first mnual general meeting of the Electric Telegraph Comp, my of Ireland held yesterday, Vice-Admiral Dil lon, K. C,H., in the chair, the report was read, which stated t hat a special act of incorporation had been ob tained, g iving them the power to open all streets, high ways, anclpublic roads throughout Scotland and Ireland, which on, ly required her Majesty's sign manual. In Scotland ti io progress of the land works was satisfactory, and the hi 'e from the Royal Exhibition in Dublin to Glasnevin a 'as being proceeded with. The boisterous state of the IA vather had prevented the recovery of the former subm trine cable between Portpatrick and Do naghadee, so ti iat the Directors intended to lay down a now one as quip ply as possible. The whole of the ex penditure of th i; company to the present moment was 30,0001. The C. hairman, in reply to Mr. Taunton, said the Directors had no doubt whatever of her Majesty's signature being g riven to their actj of incorporation. There were about t 1,000 shares unissued, which could be offered preferentiall rto the present shareholders. Mr. ' Alfred Mayhew said the meeting was called that day in conformity with the Act of Parliament. The report was adopted, and a vote c if thanks was passed to the chair man and directors, and to the Honourable George Massey and Mr. N. 1 1. 1, bveedy, for their zeal in behalf of the company. LONDON JOINT-STOCI t BANKS. —The four principal joint-stock banks of Los don have now held their annual meetings, and have put dished their several reports to the end of June, 1853. The following figures show in a strong light the steady and growing importance of the institutions, and attest title mercantile ability and care with which they are conducted. The aggregate amount of their paid-up capital is 2,323,0001., customers' de posits 16,833,0001., and their rest or undivided profits 368,587/. The accompanying statement will be in teresting to those who differ in opinion as to the point at which the rest or guarantee fund ought to stop. The London and Westminster Bank,/established in 1834, has a guarantee fund on capital of 11 per cent, and on customers' accounts of 11 per cent., and pays a dividend of 6 per cent. and bonus. The London Joint Stock, established in 1836, has a. guarantee fund of 246 per cent. on capital and 3f on customers' accounts, and pays 8 per cent. and bonus. The Union Bank of London, established in 1839, has a. guarantee fund on capital of 11i per cent. and on accortuts of 1 1.16: its dividend is .9 per cent. The Commercial Bank, established in 1840, Ilas a guarantee fund of 20' per cent, on capital, 4i on c ustomers' accounts, and in tys 6 per cent. and bonus of 1 6s. per share. - N EW 61i3 . COMPANIES.— -In consequence of the "strike" amongst the cab proprietors and the drivers, t here have been no less than live different cab companies f ;poken of as being in course of formation, but we be -1 ieve that only two out of this number are at present s eriously entertained. The object of the promoters is to ,supply a public vehicle to suit the present taste and wow Pits of the London public, combining elegance of de sigi I, lightness of construction, and comfort in its use— soni ewhat after the model of the flys now in use at Hastings, and other watering-places. Care will also be taken in the selection of the drivers, who , it need scarcely be added, will be required to / ;roduce some evidence of their sobriety, civility, and respectability. Every inducement will be held out to the men to conduct themselves to the eirtin 3 satisfaction of the public, so as to form su ch a striking contrast with those now in ab -5( lute command of the cab business of the metropolis as. to s. acure the preference of the public in the selection of ! the companies' vehicles. Calculations have been made, s' sowing that the proprietary will be able to afford to t he drivers a comfortable living without their having re c nurse to extortion. The system now in operation, of I dting out the cabs and horses, will be that adopted. I 1 is, however, understood that some modification of the Pr ~sent Hackney Carriage Bill will be respectfully re pr asented to Government as necessary, but one of the eh ief objects of the promoters will be to give effect to the in' Mentions of the Legislature in passing that measure. TI le present is a most favourable opportunity for the in tr Auction of such an undertaking to public notice, and, tt ere can he no doubt that it would meet with the ap p •obation of Government, and obtain its sanction and el icouragement. The price of the shares of one com p any is to be it., and of the other 51. each, TURKEY AND RUSSIA. Private letters from Constantinople, of the 15th, speak of the excitement which has not ceased to prevail there ever since the population became aware of the presence of the Russian army iu, the Danubian Principalities. A. proclamation from the Ottoman Government to all Mus sulmans was soon expected to appear. The armaments continued at the date of the letters referred to with the same activity. The contingents of Tunis and Tripoli, calculated at 20,000 men, were expected. Abbas Pasha had placed at the disposal of the Sultan 14 ships of war (foul of which are steamers), 15,000 men, and a sum amounting to 25,000,000 of piastres. Three Egyptian transports had arrived at Constantinople with a part of the troops. The Porte has decidedly refused the offers of service of the refugees, and had only accepted a small number of foreigners. The fleets of Great Britain and France remain in the positions they occupied on the 11th. Admiral Hamelin has arrived on board the Pluton, and on the 14th inst ; A dmiral La Susse resigned his command to that officer. The French three-decker Friedland, which arrived on th 15th, takes the place of the Montebello, which re turns to Toulon. A letter from Athens of the 17th, in a Marseilles journal says :—" The news of the entrance of the Rus sians into the Principalities has not been received here so favourably as might have been expected. Most of the journals declare against the invasion : it is of opinion that in case of war Greece should remain neu ter ; but in case the war should become general, most Greeks are of opinion that the Greeks ought to march with the West. One of the journals, the Siècle, is however of a different opinion. It is paid by Russia. It is very violent in language. It demands that the Greeks shall arm, and that, whilst the Russians enter Wallachia, they shall invade the Turkish territory. The Government does nothing to check the violence of this journal, though it may cause grave embarrassments to Greece." A letter from Smyrna of the 17th, in a Marseilles journal, announces the departure of Ali-Pacha, the late governor, after receiving an' address (as already men tioned in the Messenger) from the European colony. On the day on which he left, the Consuls displayed their flags, and the vessels of war fired a salute—with the ex ception however of the Austrian Consul, and the Com mander of the Austrian vessel.—The letter then proceeds to say :—" The investigation into the assassination of Baron d'Adelberg is terminated. All the accused have contrived to evade arrest. The Austrian Consul, M. Wekbecker, insisted that the chiefs of the emigration should be bastinadoed ; but his Excellency Cherib- Effendi refused, saying, '' lf they be guilty they will be prosecuted. If innocent, what is the use of this cruelty?' The arrest of a Hungarian refugee at Beyrouth, which took place recently, nearly gave rise to scenes as de plorable as those of Smyrna The refugee, accompa nied by his wif e an d hi s c hild ren, embarked on board the Austrian steamer the Lloyds. The captain immediately signified to him in the name of the Consul that he arrested him and would convey him to Trieste. The Hungarian protested ; and then appear ing to submit to his destiny, he withdrew to a corner, and waiting until he saw that he was not watched, threw himself into the sea. A boatman picked him up, and conveyed him to the Consulate of the United States. There proving by his passport that he was entitled to American protection, he was received. Thanks to the energy of the American Consul, the wife and children of the Hungarian, whom the captain wished to keep on board, were restored to liberty, and arrived at Smyrna yesterday by the French steamer." A Vienna letter of the 22d, in the Post Ampt Gazette, of Frankfort, says :—" The mission of General Giulay to St. Petersburgh has been crowned with perfect success. The Emperor of Russia has, it is said, resolved to open negotiations with England, Austria, France, and Prussia on the Eastern question. A circular dispatch will be immediately sent to the diplomatic agents of Russia at foreign courts, to apprize them of this resolution." A letter from Constantinople says :—" On the 11th, the Council of Ministers unanimously decided that, under present circumstances, it was necessary to make an appeal to the co-operation and councils of the four great powers, and to act in accord with them respecting the occupation of the Danubian provinces by Russia, land before having recourse to arms, to employ all diplomatic measures. In consequence, the Ottoman Porte trans mitted its protest to the four powers against the entry of the Russian troops into the Danubian provinces. The preparations for war continue, and the most ardent en thusiasm prevails amongst the troops, who hasten with zeal to join the flag ; but notwithstanding, however, all the measures taken by the Seraskier, the number of which, though very ac cording said very rare everywhere Ottoman Government to tnog calculatedbteo alassembled et letters e h wd a s o rat n th o y t sobefehe unncredit,la assembled. mtuh set Thus,Bboe,ooo .reduced menac.. to half the number. The same is said to be the o c sh a op t ao i ad o et n sbhr toen i asoeipev signalled aea t nr e nt ao d dyl l f e2o o ds r f tsimecnhel abundant a se! aoT s gel td e i h, efri moderation were vta i i : t sotp h dtrn,rveaoaaxa4c r ctunpc e l oaodee s fecm p usdtt e ngaechi c tgduth t esi anumo; from nnirt t daoys o i lomtao. s stores,efofa Constantinopletlitahshreheaierset fp, ,:urlbbesbel ai all the Mussulmans is on the point of appearing. it i s said that this document is specially remarkable for with impatience." con tingents from Tunis and Tripoli, amounting to 20,000 Egypt, has placed at the disposal of the Sultan 14 yes millions piastres. The letters from Smyrna announce off Rhodes. A letter from Athens cf the 15th, in the Augsburg Gazette, says :- "The Austrian Ambassador has arrived here with his family, as well as the. Austrian Consul at Smyrna, who has been dismissed from his place since the late events. A letter frm Cephalonia states that the English Government has caused to be taken from that island to Corfu a certain quantity of artillery and ammunition, its object being to concentrate at this last named island all the forces scattered about. The island of Crete is in an unsatisfactory state. Scarcely had the news of the Russian ultimatum arrived there, when the Turkish landowners of the country parts determined to withdraw with their families and property into the for tified places of the island. The Greek population op. posed their departure, and the governor, being informed of what was in contemplation, published a decree for bidding the Turks to quit their property in the country parts. A letter from Maim, states that the priest who had last year sought out the monk Popolaki, and de liver3d him up to the authorities, has been assassinated by a young man in Macedonia. 942 Christians have perished in quarrels with the Turks, or have been assas sinated." The statement of the Austrian Consul at Smyrna having arrived at Athens, in consequence of his having been dismissed from his post, must be erroneous. The accounts from Smyrna of the 17th say nothing of his dismissal or departure. ITALY. A letter from Lombardy, of the 14th, in the Ofiinione of Turin, mentions the arrest and subsequent liberation of an English gentleman, named Sayle. It appears that during his tour in Italy this gentleman had made a col lection of ancient coins and medals, which, being espied by the custom-house officers at the frontier, were looked upon as suspicious articles, and both they and their owner were sent under escort to the commandant of Pavia, Major Voller, who not being, it would seem, well versed in numismatics, took the innocent coins for revolution ary tokens, and M. Sayle for a dangerous agent of seere. societies. As such, he was immediately sent off t o the" central police-office at Milan, when the mistake was cleared up, and Mr. Sayle set at liberty, with an inti mation, however, to quit the Imperial States immdi ately. Major Voller has since been transferred from the command of Pavia to that of Brescia. Marquis Lugi Dragunetti, who, in 1848, was Minister of Foreign Affairs to the King of the Two Sicilies, and a deputy to the Neapolitan Parliament, and has now been exiled the kingdom, after a long imprisonment, ar rived at Turin on the 24th from Genoa. It is stated that Mgr. Sacconi, Apostolic Nuncio in Bavaria, is destined by the Pope to replace the late Mgr. Garibaldi as Papal Nuncio in France. GERMANY. It is affirmed that the Austrian Government shows it self inclined to introduce into Austria the Customs regu lations of the Zollverein. The sums subscribed in Austria for the church com memorative of the late attempt on the life of the Em peror Francis Joseph now amounts to 1,400,000 florins. The Russian Councillor of Stale, D'Andrault, spent a day at Vienna, on his way from St. Petersburgh to Con stantinople, vie/ Trieste. On the same day a Russian courier arrived from London with dispatches. Count Mensdorff Pouilly, Austrian Envoy at St. Petersburgh, actually at Kessengen, will return to his post in August. The Berlin police adopted rigorous measures against a coalition of corn-merchants, combined for the purpose of buying up all the corn disposable, to oblige the sellers on account to pay high differences. The Germanic Diet will enter shortly on a recess of two months. A letter from Berlin of July 25, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" The King arrived at Sans-Souci the day before yesterday. The President of the United States has ratified the treaty of navigation and com merce concluded with Prussia on December 30, 1852. The police has interfered in a coalition of buyers-up of corn. They had united together towards the end of June, and had bought up all the rye that they could find, iu order to force speculators in time-bargains to pay heavy differences. They were about to renew this operation when the police warned them to desist. They replied that their object was to prevent exportation." SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 23d contain no political intel ligence, but a letter of that date says :- —" General Ler sundi yesterday received from La Granja a telegraphic dispatch from Vittoria, announcing that Madame Ler sundi had had a miscarriage, and he immediately left for that place. Before leaving he convoked the Council of Ministers, and it sat in deliberation for two hours. All the ministers, after an animated discussion, were of opi nion that a circular should appear in two or three days in the Gazette on the railway question. The tenour of this document is not known ; but it is known that, in the Council of Ministers, a resolution was adopted de claring that all the concessions of railways, accorded up to this day with the sanction of the Queen, should be reported legal an d va lid. Thi s ministerial resolution was approved of by the Queen. In consequence, M. de Salamanca is about to commence actively the works of the northern line. An incident, however, arising from the intervention of M. Moyano, and on which we have no details, did not permit the Queen to sign the minis terial resolution relative to railways, but nevertheless it has been irrevocably adopted." CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY. The General Screw Shipping Company's packet Queen of the South arrived this morning. Left Sandheads May 16 ; Ceylon, May 26 ; Mauritius, June 6 ; Cape, June 21 ; St. Helena, June 30 ; Ascension, July 4 ; St. Vin cent, July 13. The Lady Jocelyn was at anchor at Point de Galle, having lost one of the fans of her screw ; her passengers and mails were sent on to Calcutta by the Hindostan. The Pottinger and Pekin were at Galle. The Queen of the South conveyed the overland mails of the 25th March to 25th April to the Mauritius ; the delay in the arrival of this mail at Point de Galle was owing to some injury to the machinery of the Bentinck. Her Majesty's steam-ship Hydra arrived at the Mau ritius on the 6th June. The Alexander, from Melbourne, April 5, bad called at Port Louis, and left a mail, which was brought on by the Queen of the South. • The Freoch ship, Paquebot Mexicaine, from Bourbon had put in, with loss of two men, and was compelled to throw overboard 1,400 bags of sugar. The General Screw Steam-ship Company's packet In diana, which left the Cape on 26th May, had not arrived at Mauritius June 6 - 1. Rice was becoming scarce. Moonghy, the only description in the market, made $3 350. Four thousand bags grain made $4 per bag. The Commercial Gazette of 21st May says that when the American whaler Lancer left St. Marie it was re ported that the Queen of the novas was positively dead. The Constitution, with one or two exceptions, had been received at the Cape with every expression of gra titude, and General Cathcart and Lieutenant-Governor Darling are restoring order on the borders, and promot ing content within th e co l ony. Wool was being brought into Port Elizabeth in larger quantities then ever before observed. Seven vessels were there loading with wool for London. Her Majesty's ship Hercules, Captain Baynton, arrived June 14th from Cork, and sailed for Australia OR the 20th with 54 mar ried couples, and 79 single-men, 87 women, 58 boys, and 49 girls. The steam vessel Dee, Lieutenant G. T. C. Smith, arrived in Simon's-bay, from Gordon's-bay, June 14, and left for Algoa-bay, June 20. In Simon's-bay.---Iler Majesty's ships Meander, Commodore Talbot ; Grecian, Commander the Hon. G. Keane ; and the Dart, Lieutenant Beane. The Calcutta, due at the Cape on the 18th June, was not there on the 21st. There w as no intelligence at the Cape of the Argo, from Southampton ; the Antelope, from Liverpool ; or the Adelaide, from the Australian colonies, with gold dust valued at 300,0001. THE UNITED STATES. [A summary of the following appeared in The Sun of yesterday :—] LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. The screw steamer Lady Eglinton, Paton commander, arrived in the river this morning, after a passag e o f 11/ days from Quebec, bringing telegraphic accounts from New York to the 16th inst. The New York Crystal Palace was opened on the 14th inst., in presence of an immense assembly. The President and General Scott were present. The New York Herald says Mr. Buchanan has accepted the appointment of Minister to London. The steamer Empire, on her trip from Albany to New York, on the 10th, was run into by a sloop, off Pough keepsie, and one of her boilers thrown overboard. Eight or ten persons were badly scalded and two killed. Breadstuffs advanced considerably at New York on receipt of the Arabia's advises, but the market after wards became languid, the English orders being below holders' views. The coroner's inquest on the persons killed on the occasion of the Gavazzi riots at Montreal had been brought to a conclusion, but the jury were unable to agree upon a verdict. Instead of a verdict, special re turns were handed in by the divided jurors. The result had caused great excitement at Montreal. The ilo n . Si r James Stuart, Bart., Chief Justice of Canada, died at Quebec on the morning of the 16th. Her Majesty's steamer Devastation sailed from Que bec for the fishing grounds on the 16th. Her Majesty's frigate Leander was alsO to leave Quebec, for the Gulf on the 16th. the Alsctohurot-nmatr4al hoffi a c d been e rs an d mencommenced engaged at in t Montreal he n o o a. vazzi affair. The Hon. John Ross, Solicitor-General for Upper Canada, had been returned for the town of Niagara without opposition. The woods in the neighbourhood of Bytown had been on' fire for several days, and it was feared much pro perty would be destroyed. A severe hailstorm occurred about seven miles west of Toronto on the 15th. Hailstones two inches long and one inch wide were picked up. The weather had been delightful in Western Canada. The wheat was nearly ready for harvesting, and the crop would be a large one. Breadstuffs had considerably advanced in Montreal. Flour was quoted 225. on the spot, and 225. 6d. per barrel for August delivery. Wheat bad also advanced still more in proportion ; and, if tonnage were abun dant, the market would be quite active. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BLACKWALL RAILWAY LINE.—The North London train, on passing through the Minories portion of the Blackwall Railway yester day afternoon, about two o'clock, got partly off the rails, and three plate-layers, who had been working on the spot, and who were standing against the parapet wall to let the train pass, were unfortunately thrown under the engine and two of them killed ; the third escaped with some bruises. None of the passengers in the train received any injury. '-'•e'a+s..rs+~- PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-JULY 28 ( GA the Votes and P. dings of ate House ComAions. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL. And whereas by the Act + 3 and 4 Will 4, hereinbeforel! cited, it was enact e d " th a t th e sa id coinpan y shall wt all convenient speed, after the 22d day of April, 18 34 1 close their comme rc i a l b us i ness , and make sale of o.lci their merchandise, s t ores , and effects, at home a n abroad, distinguished in their account books as n o : mercial assets, and all th e i r ware h ouses, l an d s , tenemen t ' and hereditaments, and property whatsoever, wo of may not be retained for the p ur p oses o f go vernment' the said territories, and ge t i n a ll d e bt s d ue to them °4 account of the commercial branch of their affairs, &nil reduce their commercial establi s h men t as th e same Shall become unnecessary, and discontinue and abstain fr °l/1 all commercial business which shall not be incident t o the closing of their _actual concerns, and to the c°ll. version into money of the property hereinbefors directed to be sold, or which shall not be nn r ,! riecl ou for the purposes o f th e sa id G ove rnment„ and whereas the said East India Company have e'r t : tinned to carry on the man u f ac t ure an d sa le of o ' 4. from the date of the s a id ac t t o th e presen t time, n' • withstandinc , the aforesaid provision : an d w hereas it 13 expedient that the said salt monopoly should absolutelY cease and determine : b e it enacted, that from and a ft !' , the Ist day of May, 1856, it s h a ll be unlawful fur the said East India Company to continue the manufacture of salt as at present carried on by them in the provin ce of Bengal, and th a t suc h manu f ac t ure s h a ll a b so luteli cease, whether carried on by the East India CoinlAg ic i or on the account and under the control of the 95 „ 1 : Company, and that the manufacture and sale of sal t India shall be absolutely free, subject only to 81 1; Excise or o th er d u ti es as may now, or f rom time t o tire' to be levi e d u p on suc h sa lt so manufactured. kint'° made and ques ti on pu t , " Th a t t h e said clause be If/v - read a se con d ti me ." Th e h ouse di vided : Ayes, 1' Noes, 107. MAJORITY-AYES 117. -- -- - - Alexander, J. Greville, Colonel F. Mintz, G. rrede o Ball, John • Grogan, Edward Mu. rough, J. P. Barnes, T. Hadfield, George Newark, Viscount Bar• ow, William H. Hamilton. Lord C. Noel, Hon. G. Bell, James Hamilton, Geo. A. Norreys, Sir D. Bigg-, William Ea'tle, Alexander Oakes. J. Blackett, J. F: B. Heywood, James Picker, R. T. Blair, Colonel H e y wort h , L. Pilltington, JON' _ Booth, Sir R. Hill. Lord Arthur E. Price, W.P. Brocklehui 5 , , J. Horstall, Thomas B. R'cardo, O. Bruce, H. A. Hotham, Lord Buss,ll. F. C. Bunbury, W. Hume, J. Suidari, George Cab ns, ti. M'Calmoat Hume, W. Fitzwilliam Scobell, Capt. Carnac, Sir J. Rivett Hutchins, E. Scott, Francis Cayley, E. S. Johnstone, James Seymer, H. K. Chaplin, W. J. Jolliffe, Sir W. G. H. Seymer, H. 1.). Cheetham, john Jones, Capt. Smith, John Abe] Cobbett, John H. Kelly, Sir F. Smith, John B. g Cob _old, J. C. Kendall, N. St an h o p e , James' , Coffin, W. Kennedy, Tristram Stanley, L.rd Corry, H. L. Kinnaird, A. F. Stuart, Lord P. Crook, Joseph Laffan, U. M. Bull van, M. Disradi, Benjamin Langton, H. G. Swift, R. Dune.,n, G. Langton, W. G. Thompson, GeOrg e Dunlop, A. Lewisham, Ld Tyler, Sir G. Dunne, Colonel Liddell, H. G. Vance, J. Egerton. W. Liddell, T. Vansittart, Georg e Egert .n, E. Locke, Joseph Vyse, Capt. Elmley, Visc. Lockha r t. W. Walcot, Adm. J . ' Feilden, M. Lucas, F. W almsley, Sir . 4, Ferguson, Joseph Maca r tney. G. Walpole, Spenc er I 'i: Fitzgerald, Sir J. M'Cann, J am es Whalley, Georg e_ Floyer, John Macgregor. James Williams, Willis' Foley, John H. Maguire, John F. Wise, A. Frewen, C. H. Mandeville , Viscount York, E. T. Galway, Viscount Manners, Lord J. Goderlch, Viscount Meux, Sir Henry Goold, W. Miall, E. • TELLus• Graham, Lord M. W. Miles, W. Greene, J. Mowbray, J. Gregson, Samuel Mullings, J. R. Packington, Sir l ' Phillimore, J. MINORITY-NOES, 107. Acland, Sir T. Graham, Sir James Osborne, Ralph A A'Court, C. G ren f e ll, C . Palmer, R. A dderley, U. M as ti c , A rc hib al d Palmerston , Vtga°l4- Bagshaw, J. Headiam, T. E. Peel Frederick Bailey, Sir J. Heatlacoate; G. ' Pellatt ApsleY Baines, If. T. Herbert, Sidney Pinney, Willllo It Bass, Michael Thos. Hervey, Lord Alfred Pollard-Urquhar t ' Bethel], Sir Richard Hiudley, Charles Rumbold, C. E.,. Bonham-Carter, J. Hogg, Sir James W. Russell, Lord Jo , ' Bouverie, E. Howard, C. W. G. Russell, F. W • Bowyer, George Hutt, William Sadleir, J. Boyle, c 01. Ingham, hobert Sadleir, John Bramston. T. W, Inglis, Sir R. H. Sawle, C. B• Ci• Brotherton, Joseph Jocelyn, ViKount Scully, F. Browne, v alentine Keating, Robert Bruce, Lord Ernest Keogh, William iutler, Charles S. L a i ng, S. ss S n ey i na tthh o : u isri r tf ,.. VTueor Lord Cardwell, Han. E. Lowe, Robert Spooner, R. Child, Smith Macgregor, John S.irling, W. Clay, Sir W. Maddock, Sir H. Strutt, E. Cockburn, Sir Al Mangles, R. Thornely. T. ~ Cowper, W. M ar j or i banks, D. Townst ie nd, CAP' CraCranford,rd, E. H. J M asterman, J. Vane, Lord 1-1 — Aril LI, Dashwood, Sir G. H. M au l e , C o l onel Villiers. Rt. Illt' Denison, E. Milligan, Robert Vyvyan, Sir 8., Denison, J. E. Mills, T. Warner, Edwar:l'. Dering, Sir Edward Miln e s. R. M. Wickham, HO" Dundee, F. Michell, William Wigram. L. 'f. Elcho, Lsrd Molesworth, Sir W. Williams, M. Fagan, William Monek, Lord Wilson, J. Fergus, J. Monsell, William Wood, Sir C. ".4 Ferguson, Sir Robert Morris, D. W ortley, J o SUP . ~, Fitzroy, Henry Mostyn, E. M. Y oung, Sir Jo.' Forster, J. Mulgrave, Earl Freestun, Colonel Mure, Col. Gladstone, William O'Brien, C. Goodman, Sir George 0 Connell, D. TELLass Hayter, W. G. Bailey, Sir J. HACKNEY CARRIAGE DUTIES BILL. That whenever more than two p ersons s h all b e cfP ' veyed by any hackney carriage dr awn b y one horse /tsfo sum of sixpence for each person above the number °, faro shall be paid for the whole hiring, in additio to t ' k - , 1 now directed to b e p a id f or two persons unde n r the ''''c'k old and 17 Vic., C . 33 ; and two children under ten years of shall be considered as one adult person, for the purpose s ,l( this clause. M o ti on made, and question put, --‘‘ That,n, said clause b e now read a second time." The commit"' divided —ay es, 88 ; noes, 9. t, M AJORITY — AYES, 88. 91' Ball, John. Herbert, Sidney Pollard Utquhar Bell, James Hervey, Lord A. Potter, IL Honhain•Carter, John Hindley, Charles Ricar,lo, 0. Booth, Sir K. Howard, W. G. Russell, F. C. Bowe', G. Hutchins, E. Sadiair, James u0)1,.., Hon. Colonel Kennedy, Tristram Sacileir, J. Brocklelturst, John Keogh, William San.lars, G• • 0$ Broth( non. Joseph Kinnaird, A. F. Sawle, C. B. a ril Cardwell, Edward Lewisham, Vise. Scobell, CaPtAi u Cowper, W. F. Locke, J. Scott, F. Craufurd, E. Lowe, Robert t•cully, F. Duncan, G. Lucas, F. Scully, V. ii.. Eicho, Lord Dunlop, A. M'Cann, J. t•helle Sir J. , Eamonde. John Stanhope, J. P M mag acg an re , go v r . , u. Ja . mes Spooner, Richard . Feilden, M. J. Mamira, J. F. Strutt, Edward,d,el Ferguson, Sir R. Masterman, John Stuart, Lord 05,4 Forster, C. Mimi, Edward Thornely, Theo: F reestun, Colonel Milli gan , R. Tyler, Sir Georg.' Frewen, C. 11. Michell, W. Walcott, Adril.. Galway, Visco un t M o ff att, G. Walmsley, Sir J' Gardner, Rich ird u onck, Viscount Walpole, S ll*, Gladstone, William Monsell, W. Whalley, G. oi Goodench, Vis. Mo w b ra y, J. Wickham. U• ' Goodman, Sir G. Muntz, G. F. Wilson, James Graham, Sir J. Gre.me, John Norreys. Sir D. J. Young, sir Joh n O'Connell, D. Grenfell,' .1. Palmerston, Viscount Hamilton, J. Hans Pecnell, Sir G, B. 111 6 Hustle, Alexander Pellatt, A p s l e y B er k e l ey G re nl Bustle, Archibald , Pllkington, James Musgrave, Bari TELLESS• li INOR LT Y—NOES 9. Alexander, J. Grogan, E. Swift, R Crook, J. Macartney, G. TELLICO* Duane, Col. Murrough, J. P. Sullivan, M. Greville, Col. O'Brien, P. Vance, J. CR.ICKET. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS MATCHES. 4r . The match between Harrow and Winchester 4 4 resumed yesterday morning. The' final score 8 ' thus : HARROW. _,, I JD* First Innings. Second ILP" 0 Lord Garlies, b Bramly l7 c Beckley, b Burney Hon. R. Stewart, c Awdry, b ly Bramly 0 b Brawl y ............ ••• K. Digby, Esq., bA. Robinson 2 b Bramly ............ ." W. Davey, Esq., b Bramly P. Knight, Esq., s T. Robinson, bA. Robinson 9 c Pi ne l y ki . n . gt ... o .. n . ,. . 1 4 9 3 b Brawl V. Walker, E s y" ......... q., bA. Robinson 10 c T. Robinson, Bramly ............ R. Currie, Esq., c Stephens; b cT. Robinson, Bramly 9 Bramly ........... A. de Bourbel, Esq., b A. oßo binson 2 b 8urney............ 1 A. Park, Esq., run out. ..... 1 b Burney ............. Y W. Church, Esq., not out 3 not out ................ R. Forster, Esq., b A. Robin- son 14 c and b Burney...,,'"; , b 2, 1-b 6, wl4 22 b 2, 1.1 3 10, vt 3 ' Su n-b 2. ............ T o tal. ...04 Total 92 WINCHESTER, First Innings. Second 101/1116 5 T. Robinson, Esq., b Stewart... 11 n o t ou t ............. . •:: 5 0 H. Beckley, Esq., b Stewart... 0 b W a lk er .. . _..„„,•'• . rt W. H. Awdry, Esq., b Stewart 13 c Ch urc h , 1) Stew" R. T. Burney, Esq., c Davey, b , „. 0 Stewart ........................... 22 cDe Bourbel b Ste''' . 3 • , H. Gillett, Esq., b Walker .• 8 b Church............ ••• If i A. Robinson, Esq., b Ch urc h .. 12 run out - J. A. Bramly, Esq., c Park, b 5tewart......................... C. H. Pilkington, Esq., c Fos ot ......... ter, b Stewart..... ... F. Stephens, Esq., c Foster .. b Park . . .............. ' W. Eliot, Esq., not u J. Aldridge, Esq., b P ar k . 1-b 1, w 8..;... 0 b Wa1ker........ 0 c Walker, b stens" a 0 b Park .. .. .. . ....... ••• 01 6 c and b Walker•••••' 0 1 b Walker . . ........... •• / 9 b 2, w 5.. ...... •••• ,/ IS Total B2 Harrow thus winning by 71 runs. Total... ...... ' ETON v. HARROW. 0 10 1 ‘' This match commenced this morning at eleven ° RACING FIXTURES FOR 1 853 ' 1 , r 0 The figures within parenthesis denote the 0111117° Clay's racing. .1 0 AUGUST. ..... ...1 8 Ripon (2) Newton s Abbot (2) 1 Brighton (2) 3 Airdrie (2) Edgware (2) 4 Brighton Club (1) 5 Wolverhampton (3) 8 Yarmouth (2) Reading (2) lO North Staffordshire (21 10 York (3) 17 1 SEPTE: 1 I Tonbridge(l) .......... Radcliffe (3) ......... ••••95 Egham (2) ............. Liverpool Hunt Cup M.. 0 Derby (2) ............... 9 Hereford ( 2 ) ........ •••..2g Eccles (3) ............. •••0 Lichfield (2) .......... •••.30 Chelmsford (2) ...... ••• MBER. : 7,0 Bedford (2) ....... •, •• • •":91 Leicester (2) .•• ••• • • • '' I‘3 ::" Lanark (2) ............. • • • • 0 Manchester Autumn (1)',21 Newmarket F. 0. ( 3 ) . .9s Walsall (2) ............. .••• ?. g Northallerton (2)••••"''' MBER. , 9 Liverpool Autumn (2/":1:5 t Shrews b u ry (2).••••••••'"olt i AberyatYlitli (3) Las W ~ncoln (2) Warwick (2) 6 Doncaster (4) .13 Weston Zoyland and Bridgßater (1) 12 Dover 15 Pontefract (2) l9 HOVE. Worcester (2) . . Epsom Autumn (2) 3 Cowbridge Hunt (2) 9 Nabs Cats, At a , y i Pixel Lady Term II„ ~_ ~~C algc o t 104