The Sun. — London, England, 1853-07-25 00:00:00

titW'gr al::: ( 4 AV SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. - - Lord COLVILLE presented petitions from Scotland in favour of the Public•houses (Scotland) Bill. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Glas gow in favour of the abolition of arrestment of wages for debt. ___ Lord DERBY presented a petition from Glasgow in favour of the Public-houses (Scotland) Bill. SUMMARY JURISDICTION BILL. On the motion of the Marquis of CLA NRIC..A.RDE this bill passed throug? - i committee. PETTY . SESSIONS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, this bill also passed through committee. • SUCCESSION DITTY BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Lord ST. LEONAIZDS proceeded to offer a few re marks on the probable operation of the bill. It might cer tainly be said that it was not an unpopular bill, but the fact that no petitions had been presented against the bill, and simply even that few men understood it, and its operation was not immediate. He would not treat the question in a party spirit, for it was not a party question. It was a bill which would affect the lords on each side of the home equally. If it passed, he was sure that for the future no noble lord would be able to tell at what mo ment it might affect him. With regard to settlements, the bill would act as nothing better than confiscation. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at one o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :--British Electric Telegraph Company, London and North-Western Railway (North ampton, &c.), London and North-Western Railway (St. Alban's ' &c.), We s t H arp t ry R oa d. The following bills were read a third time and passed: —Banbridge, Dublin, Newry, and Belfast Junction Rail way, Galway Improvement,ffarrington and Altrinchan Junction Railway(Warrington, &c.), the Duke of Atholl's Estate, &c. EASTERN UNION RAILWAY. Mr. COBBOLD moved that the amended special re port of the Eastern Union Railway Bill, and the third reading be taken to-morrow. Sir G. PECITELL and Mr. CARDWELL opposed the latter part of the motion, and it was ultimately with drawn, and the former part was agreed to. Sir G. PECHELL then moved that the third reading be taken on Thursday next, and in the meantime that the opponents of the bill be at liberty to point the evi dence—Agreed to. PETITIONS. Mr. MIALL presented a petition from a place in Lan cashire, praying for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge. Mr. A. PELLATT presented a number of petitions from dissenting bodies in Southwark against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. Mr. HADFIELD and other hon. members presented petitions against the Government Education Bill. ENTRY OF SEAMEN BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Captain SCOBELL reminded the house that the bill had arrived at its present stage without any statement in explanation of it having been made to Parliament. Now, he thought that was not right, and he hoped the right hon. baronet the First Lord of the Admiralty would take this o pp or t un it y o f giving some explanation of the nature and object of the bill. Sir G. PECHELL did not think that any explana tion was necessary, as the object of the bill was suffi eiently welt understood. It was looked upon by seamen as the charter of the navy, and he hoped no time would be lost iu passing into a law. Sir J. GRAHAM said it was from no want of cour tesy to the house that he had not yet entered into any explanation of the object of the measure, but in the present state of the session it was hardly advisable to waste time with lengthened explanations. He might, Lowey er, mention now, since this appeal had been made to him, that the object of this bill was to increase the the pay of the lower, second, and first class of seamen en te-ring her Majesty's service by ld., 2d., and 3d. a day, which made it compulsory to grant a bounty of one fourth to seamen in cases of emergency, and leave the amount to he paid to the discretion of the Government. Sir G. TYLER hoped the Government would lay on the table of the house such portions of the evidence taken before the Naval Commission as would not be detrimen tal to the public service. 'Mr. A. STAFFORD said the evidence was of a pri vate and confidential character, and ought not to be pro duced. Mr. WILLIAMS had never opposed any vote for the purpose of making the navy deficient, but he was afraid the service would never be in the state that it ought to be until flogging was abolished, or, at all events, con siderably reduced. That mode of punishment had greatly diminished in the army, and the consequence was the service had become more perfect. The navy, however, kept up the old, system, and the service was therefore composed of second-class instead of first-class men. He suggested that the same system of courts-martial which prevailed in the army should be extended to the navy, and then there would be some prospect of the service being rendered efficient. Mr. MACKINNON thought the French system of manning the navy might with some advantage be ex tended to the British navy. Lord MONK supported the proposal of establishing courts-martial in the navy as well as the army. Mr. HENLEY did not attribute the deficiency of men in the navy to the system of punishments, but to causes'connected with the pay. Admiral BERKLEY declared that the fear of punish ment was not the cause of seamen not entering the navy. The house some time ago reduced the navy by 5,000 men ; and now, when they wanted to increase the ser- , vice, they experienced a difficulty in recruiting it, from the temptations which the activity of the merchant ser vice offered to seamen. The house then went into committee. On the question that the preamble be postponed, Captain SCOBBELL said the house would do more towards manning the navy by resorting to a system of encouragement than one of punishment. At present, the amount of punishment depended very much upon the temperament of the commanding officer, and it was, therefore, requisite that some limit should be put upon his power in that respect. There ought also to be a redistribution of prize money, for, under the present system, the flag officer got too much and the seaman too little. it Sir J. GRAHAM contended that the condition of the sailor was, if possible, superior to that of the soldier, and in many respects he was infi nitely better off. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the question of punishment the Admiralty imposed the strictetit checks upon the commanding officers, and they were required to give the fullest returns of all cases where they had recourse to corporal punishment. 7 'l' ere was a wide difference between the position a commander in the army and in the navy, and that difference in their circumstances rendered it necessary that the power of inflicting punishment should be concentrated in one hand. This bill proceeded upon the assumption that there should be a large body of seamen constantly employed for a period of 10 years, and that during that period the seamen should be well paid. The experience of recent years proved that such A measure wa3 the b es t th at could be adopted 'for the interest of the service and the country, and he hoped the committee would be unanimous in passing its details. Admiral WALCOTT approved of the bill generally, but he would suggest that the period of service should be extended from 10 to 20 year s , s.)e an entry of 1,00 0 boys and that th ere s h ou ld made every year in the na Sir J. GRAHAM did not think it would vy. y be advi admeral. sabl to accede to th e proposal of the hots. and gallant i In answer to Sir DE LACY EVANS, Sir J. GRAHAM sa id the Crown had power to offer In answer to Sir J. in order to raise men on a n emerge ncy . WALMSLEY, Sir J. GRAHAM, after giving the subject his most careful consideration, was not p repared to commend the institution of courts martial f or th e trial of the men as was the case in the army. It was essential to the maintenance of discipline that all the power on board ship should be placed in the hands of one man. Clause 1 was then agreed to. On clause 2, in answer to Si r T. D. A CLAND, Sir J. GRAHAM,said he was not aware that there had not been any diminution in the number of African boys on the slave trade squadron. Clause 2 was agreed to, and were also the remaining clauses of the bill, and the house resumed. Mr. WILLIAMS took the oaths and his seat for West Cornwall. The house then adjourned until six o'clock. The house resumed at six o'clock, and was [LEFT SITTING.] GOODWOOD.—MOtiDAY. ADDITIONAL AnnlvALs.—Autocrat, Laznbton, Loqua cious, Grapeshot, Clio, Muscovite, Torment, Joe Miller, Eeeleston Gossamer, H unca M unca, K n i g h t of t h e Shire, Adine, Remorse. ef , t here NAIVM ARIZET.—Chorut Sharavogue , and Little Savage this m orn i ng for' Goodwood. T..kTTERSALL'S—Tnis EVENING. Nothing doing. -+.............11=N0MM CANTERBURY ELE th CTION.—We (K ent Repaid) are au state to that th© Hon. E. V Bli I. having been appointed to fill a diplomatic office' in gconnection with the British Embassy at Berlin, will not appear as a candidate at the ensuing election for Canterbury should the writ issue in the present session of Parliament. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY —The Peninsular and Ori ental Steam Navigation Company's !hip Itpon, Captain Moresby, has arrived safe this morning, with .the heavy portion of the East India, China, and Mediterranean mails, and dates from Alexandria, July Bth ; Malta, 12th ; and Gibraltar, lith. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 24. THE SPITHEAD FLEET. There seems to be now some authority attached to the report of her Majesty's intention to review the fleet at Spithead, and the 2d of August is the day at present fixed upon ; but the day will of cdurse depend upon divers circumstances, such as the state of the weather, the Queen's health, and " foreign affairs. Certain it is that the Duke of Wellington has been recalled to Spithead to form the principal feature in the display, and the follow• ing, we believe, will be the force collected for the pur pose : Names. Guns Class. Where lying. Duke of Wel!Wigton Neptune Waterloo .... Queen.........• •• St. Jean D'Acre.. Agamemnon Prince Regent .... London .... . •• Blenheim •• •• •• Edinburgh •• •• Ajax ...• .• •• •• •. •• Arrogant .. •• .. • . Sybile • • •. Amphion•••—• • •• Tribute •• • • • Sid 11}glifiy er 1 erri bi e Odin Encounter Screw three-decker Cruising in Channel failing three-decker Portsmouth harbour Ditto Sheerness Ditto I Prim — ;nth- 101 Screw two decker Devonport 91 Ditto Portsmouth 90 Sailing two-decker Spithead 93 Ditto ,Spithead GO Screw two-decker i K ingsti •wn 641 Ditto Spithead 18 Ditto Sp theal 5S Dit o Spithead 50 , Screw-frigate Spithead .46 I Ditto Apithead 49 Sailing-frigate Plymouth 34 Screw-frigate 17tpit bead 31 Ditto I -beerness 22 Paddle-friga , e spithcad 21 Screw-Ix igitte ~pithead 21 Paddle-tri 4ate Spithead 16 Ditto Spithead 14 ;crew-corvette In search of the Duke of Wellington 12 Pffddle• frigate Spithead .8 -crew-corvette Portsmouth 6 Paddle-sloop Sheerness a Ditto Spithead 2 Exprws•boat Spithead Le0rard.......... Desperato ........ Harraeouta Ve5uriu......... • . Banshee The Blenheim is to lease Kingstown for Spithead on the 26th, and all other ships and vesse l s on t h e home station, in the above list, or not included, but which are ordered to join the Spithead fleet, are to be at their an chorage by the 2d of August. The above is a more powerful fleet in character than ever assembled at this citation, and no review of any such force has ever been made by royalty since the visit of the Allied Sovereigns to Portsmouth, on which occasion the Prince Regent reviewed the fleet at Spithead (on the 23d of June, 1814), in their presence :—The ships of the line were moored in one line from the N.E. to the S.E. end of Spithead, thus :—Sceptre, 74 ; St. Domingo, 80 ; Bed ford, 74 ; Rodney, 74 ; Chatham, 74 ; Ville de Paris, 110 ; Impregnable, 98 ; Prince, 98 ; Tigre, 74 ; Queen, 74 ; Magnificent, 74 ; Stirling Castle, 74 ; Montagu, 74 ; Norge, 74; and the following frigates and sloops : — Andromache, Ackbar, Apollo, Galatea, Ceres, Belle Poule, Cerberus, Cleopatra, Magicienne, Tartarus, Am phion, Tisiphone, Foxhound, Banterer, Tyrian, Orestes, Archer, Eclipse, Bittern, Hope, Penguin, Chanticleer, Martial, Urgent, Harrier, Snap, Reynard, Sparrow, Freya, and Fervent. The Impregnable carried the Royal standard of England, as that was the ship on board which the Prince Regent and his foreign allies took up their position on the interesting occasion. The Ville de Paris carried the flag of the Lord High Ad miral. The Chatham carried the flag (union at the main) of the Duke of Clarence as Admiral of the Fleet for the occasion, Rear-Admiral the Hon. H. Blackwood acting as the captain of the fleet, and Rear-Admiral Lukin acting as the captain of the ship. The Prince carried the flag of Admiral Sir R. Bickerton, Bart. The Rodney carried the flag of Vice-Admiral G. Mar tin. The Tigre carried the flag of Rear-Admiral T. B. Martin, now Sir T. B. Martin, Admiral of the fleet, and Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom ; and the Queen carried the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir T. Lafoney, Bart. The allied Sovereigns (the Prince Regent, the Emperor of Russia, and the King of Prussia) and their illustrious suites, including the Duke of Wellington, Blucher, and the other heroes of that memorable era, proceeded in barges to the westernmost ship of the line, and re viewed the whole up to the flag-ship. The majestic ap pearance of the ships of the line, the first-rates especi ally, was at once the admiration and wonder of the allied Sovereigns. The fleet at Spithead seems to engage as much atten tion from foreigners of distinction as does the camp at Chobham. It has b een v i s it e d l a t e l y b y th e following distinguished personages :—Prince di Carini, the Nea politan Ambassador and suite ; General the Count de Montebello, General of Brigade and Aide-de-Camp to the Emperor of the French ; General Ozaroff, Aide-de- Camp to the Emperor of Russia, and staff ; Count Bern stoff and Baron Brandenstern, from Berlin ; Command ant le Compte Reille, Colonel on the staff of the Empe ror of the French ; Don Argel Villabois, from Spain ; Colonel Laurencez ; Lady Langdale and party ; M. de Kleuze, Chamberlain to the King of Bavaria ; Count Perponser and party, Count Euzenbarg and party, M. Wasserburger, Captain Salvador ; Lieutenants Tole and Youzon, of the Swedish navy, &c. The Terrible, 21, paddle-frigate, Captain M'Cleverty, arrived at Spithead and joined the fleet from Woolwich, yesterday afternoon. Comniodore Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.H., struck his broad pendant on board the Victoria and Albert on Friday night at sunset, and went on leave. The Agamemnon, 91, Captain Sir T. Maitland, C. 8., having received a false keel of upwards of a foot aft, was undocked yesterday morning, and came out of the fac tory basin into harbour, to reship her stores and enable her to speedily return to Spithead. This work has been quickly and well done. In fact, the manner in which the Agamemnon and the Arrogant have been attended to by the engineer and shipwright department on an emergency, and the manner in which the Duke of Wel lington was got ready to the day by the first-named de partment in this dockyard, as also the expedition they are using to get the steam power aboard the new ship Princess Royal, recommend them as pre-eminently worthy of notice and commendation at the hands of the Government. The Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Thomas Byam Martin, G.C.8., has arrived at this port, and taken up quarters at the Portland Hotel, Southsea, with his family. It is currently rumoured that the gallant Admiral in-Chief's son, Rear-Admiral Fanshawe Martin, will succeed to the command-in-chief of the Pacific station. By an arrival from Sydney we learn of the safe arrival there of the Torch, steam-tender to Captain Denham's surveying-ship Herald, on the 7th of April. The Nelson, 120, was brought down to-day for dock ing again. This ship was built in 1814, but has never hoisted a pendant. THE DOCKYARD BRIGADE. This battalion, consisting of 1,800 officers and men, in addition to those of the Royal Clarence battalion, are progressing in their summer drills most favourably, not withstanding the unfavourable state of the weather. On Wednesday, the artillery corps, under the command of Major Edwards (storekeeper), were exercised in the drills at the field-battery, as also firing from the garrison guns on Frederick's battery at the lower end of the dockyard. Ou Thursday the infantry, under the com mand of Lieutenant -Colonel Abethel (master shipwright), were formed on the parade-ground, and went through several manoeuvres in presence of Rear-Admiral Super intendent Fanshawe, C.B. (Colonel-in-chief of the bri gade), and Major-General Simpson, Lieutenant• Gove rnor of Portsmouth, who, at the conclusion, expressed their entire satisfaction at the appearance of the men and their steadiness in the ranks, and highly complimented Lieutenant and Adjutant Long on the progress made in the brigade under his instruction. PLYMOUTH, JULY 23. Her Majesty's steam troop-ship Simoom, Captain Smith, having had repairs made good, will sail in a day or two for Malta, taking in tow the brig Savage, which is fitted for a mooring vessel for that island. The Savage was taken out of harbour yesterday by the Pike steam vessel. The steam-vessel Avon sailed yesterday for Pembroke, with 80 riggers and seamen riggers, who will navigate the Cmsar, 90, to Portsmouth. The lighters Brisk and Devon are ordered to proceed to Pembroke with stores for the Cesar. A long frigate under three royals was observed yester day reaching in on the west side of the Eddystone. She then tacked, and went down Channel on a wind. PEMBROKE, JULY 22. Yesterday was the period fixed upon, as previously announced in our columns, for the launch of the Caesar at the Royal Dockyard at Pembroke, and, true to the appointed time, the authorities had succeeded in making every necessary preparation and arrangement for the safe launching of this large and fine vessel. We much regret to state, h owever , th at t h rough some unforeseen and unknown cause the attempt to launch her was com pletely frustrated, as will be seen below. For some time past the principal portion of the dock yard strength, with extra help, has been put upon this vessel, in order to hasten her completion, in conformity with the wishes of the Admiralty, and great zeal has been manifested to finish her by the allotted time, over hours being had recourse to by the various artisans. At the proper hceir the gates of the yard were thrown open, and the available space in and around the slip was 3 ccupied by a numerous body of spectators, while, out side, those points which presented a favourable view were also crowded. c _ At about half-past .r, o'clock p.m. th e ceremony o f . hr . istenin g was per f orme d , when Lady Balfour, daugh ter Ea r l C aw d or, officiated. After two unsuccessful attempts, at the third trial the bottle of wine was fairly brok en o n the bows, and the vessel named the Caesar ; the dogshores were knocked aw a y, an d s h e g lid e d beau tifully and majestically down the ways, but not into the water ; for, after proceeding about a space of her own progress was suddenly length down the d w e aX, and when entering the water, her onward movement. yTT.rested, and a stop put to her so unlooked-fo r an evenet greatest surprise was felt at quell , ono which might be fraught with dangerous conse a o n n d t i h n e sta a n le t rt ly . th T e he w s h t o a le r force of the establishment "' a : B power put on •; but the hawser sbrrookgeTimi steamer was attached witZ hawser, and full ore than once efforts of the aomkacirines, without moving the noble fabric. shipwrights, and artisans of all classees :rtthat levers, la bourers, &c., with sledge-hammers, screw:sjtren. wedges, «c., were unavailing ; mid no could be brought to bear was etpable of movin g inch. There she lay, the water flowing aroundelilearn and until it receded it was impossible to ascertain the cause (xl so extraordinary a detention. Various causes were given, some stating thzt the ground underneath the ways had sunk, while others conjectured that the cradle cm which she was planed had settled more than was anticipated, and thus that it had become jammed. This was nearly the case with the Duke of Wellington. Night closed, and nothing could be attempted until the rise of the morning's tide. This morning (Friday) every effort was made at high I water to get her off, but without effect, and all exertions are suspended until the evening, when at high tide, about half-past 7, all the force of the establishment will be brought to bear, with the assistance of the Rhada iznal ttlxua and other steamers. She appears to lie in an easy position, and is not at all strained or injured. The cause of the mishap is at present unknown, but the pro bable supposition appears to be that the ground under the ways has sunk. The Rhadainanthus, paddle-wheel steamer, Master. Commander J. Belam, arrived this (Friday) morning from Portsmouth, with Mr. Tonquin, master-attendant, and a party of seamen and seamen-riggers, for the pur pose of taking charge of the vessel, and jury-rigging and equipping her prior to navigating her round to Ports mouth. The Avon will also bring a large party of riggers round from Plymouth. The following is a hat of the Ciusar's principal dimen sions : ft. in. Length between perpendiculars 207 4 Ditto of keel for tonnage Breadth, extreme 56 0 Ditto for tonnage 55 2 Ditto moulded Depth of hold Burden in tons The Caesar is a two-decker of the second class, mount ing 90 guns, and forms another addition to the squadron of steam line-of-battle ships which have been fitted with the screw propeller. Her engines will be nominally of 400 horse power. The following is her armament : Lower deck ... 20 guns, 8 in. 65 cwt., 9 ft. 0 in. Ditto Main deck Ditto Quarter deck Forecastle SHEERNESS, JULY 23. The Barracouta, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com mander George Parker, has nearly completed receiving stores, ammunition, &c., on board, and will be ready in a few days to take her departure for Spithead. The Tribune, 30, screw steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie. is completing the stowage of her provisions and stores. In the stowage of the former some considerable inconvenience is anticipated, particu larly as far as the bread raom is concerned. She is not expected to possess stowage room for more than two months' supply, instead of four months, for her comple ment, including officers and men, to say nothing of supernumeraries occasionally carried out to fill up va cancies in ships on foreign stations. She remains in the sitting basin. AU parties are working extra hours to complete her fitment. The Royal George, 120, chief engineer Mr. John R. Cloth, is progressing rapidly, preparatory to ber being commissioned. A number of Messrs. Penn and Sons' engineers are engaged upon her, working extra hours, in order to forward the completion of her engines, &c. The Ocean, coal depot, bas this day been put out of the basin, and towed to Salt-pan Reach, having taken in a pair of first-rate's moorings, until her own moorings (now prepared by B rown an d Lenox) are laid down. WOOLWICH, JULY 21 APPOINTMENT. Master's Assistant—Henry W. to the Vesu vius paddle-wheel steam-sloop, at Portsmouth. Rear-Admiral John B. Purvis, commanding the squad ron at Cork, has been promoted to the rank df Vice- Admiral of the Blue, on the active list. We recently alluded to the examination of 32 candi dates for admission as engineers in the Royal navy, which took place before Commodore Superintendent Henry Eden, Mr. Charles Atherton, chief engineer at the factory, the Rev. J. C. Connolly, chaplain of the Fisgard flagship, and Mr. M'Avoy, schoolmas ter, at Woolwich dockyard, and proved most satisfac tory, the whole of the boys being remarkably clever and intelligent for their age. The 10 boys highest on the list of the names are sent to the Admiralty have been impartially appointed, and the order for them to join at the factory here to commence work until they are appointed to serve in the steamers of the Royal navy was received yesterday. The names of the boys appointed to be engineers are—Charles Chambers, George Newbury, Henry 0. Passau, Peter Baldwin, Edward Baker, George Hockey, William Crow, William G. Hughes, Richard Kneebone, and R o b er t D rummond. The Cyclops steam-frigate, in charge of Mr. Pope, assistant to the Master-Attendant at Sheerness, arrived here to-day from Portsmouth and Sheerness, and, after she has taken in coals at this port, will go up to Dept ford to receive on board a quantity of the machinery of steam engines manufactured by John Penn and Son, and now ready for conveyance to their destination. BILL FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF BETTING HOUSES. Lord Palmerston's bill with this object has been printed. The following are its most important provi sions : No place shall be kept for the purpose of the owner, or occupier, or any person employed by such owner or occupier, betting with persons resorting thereto, or for the purpose of any money or valuable thing being re ceived as the consideration for any promise, express or implied, to pay thereafter any money on any event re lating to any horse race, or other race, fight, game, sport, or exercise, or as fo r the consideration for secur- lng the paying or giving by some other person of any money or valuable thing on any such event or contin gency as aforesaid ; and every house, office, room, or other place opened, kept, or used f or the purposes afore said, is hereby declared to be a nuisance and contrary to Any house so illegally opened to be considered awl dealt with as a common gaming house. Penalty for keep ing or assisting to keep such places one hundred pounds, or at the discretion of justices committal to the common gaol, with or without hard labour, for six calendar months. Any person receiving, directly or indirectly, any money or valuable thing as a deposit on any bet on con dition of paying any sum of money or other veluable thing on the happening of any event relating to a horse race or any other race, or any fight, game, sport, or ex eroise, or as or for the consideration for any assistance, undertaking, promise, or agreement, expressed, or im plied, to pay or give thereafter any money or valuable thing on any such event or contingency, and any person giving any acknowledgment, note, secunty, or draft on the receipt of any money, or valuable thing so paid or given as aforesaid, purporting or intended to entitle the bearer or any other person to receive any money or value able thing on the happening of any such event or con tingency as aforesaid, shall, upon summary conviction thereof before two justices of the peace, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding fifty pounds, or at the discretion of such justices be imprisoned, with or without hard la bour, in the common gaol or house of correction for any term not exceeding three months, and may be ad judged by such justices to pay such costs attending such convictions as to the said justices shall seem reasonable. Any money or valuable thing received by any person as a deposit on any bet, or as the consideration for any such assurance, shall be deemed to have been received for the use of the person from whom the same was re ceived, and may be recovered accordingly, with full costs and suit, in any court of competent jurisdiction. But nothing in this act shall extend to any person recei ving or holding any money by way of stakes or deposit to be paid to the owner of any horse engaged in any race in the event of such horse winning such race. Any person causing to be exhibited bill, card, or ad vertisement, whereby it shall be made to appear that any house, office, room, or place is opened or kept or used for the purpose of making bets or wagers, or for the purpose of exhibiting lists for betting, or with intent to induce any person to resort to such house, for the pur pose of making bets or wagers, or any person who shall invite other persons to resort to any such house or place for the purpose of making bets or wagers, shall upon summary conviction thereof, before two justices of the peace, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding thirty pounds or, at the discretion of such justices, be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, in the common gaol or house of correction for any term not exceeding two months. The eighth clause enacts that the pe na lti es s h a ll b e recoverable by distress and sale of the goods and chat tels of the offender. One-half of every pecuniary penalty which shall be adjudged to be paid under this act, shall be paid to the informer, and the remaining half shall be applied in aid of the poor-rate of the parish in which the offence shall have been committed. Justices may issue special warrant to enter places suspected of being used as betting-houses, and the police employ-force if necessary. The police may in like man ner enter upon the authority of the Commissioners of Police. Appeal to lie to the Quarter Sessions. The act contemplates the United Kingdom, and in Ireland the term " Metropolitan Police Force " and the terms " Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis," and the terms " Metroplitan Police District," are to mean and include respectively the Dublin Metropolitan Police Force, the Commissioners of Police of Dublin Metro polis, and the police district of Dublin Metropolis. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.-LEICESTER, JULY 23. Mr. Baron Alderson arrived here, from Derby, about half-past twelve o'clock to-day, and opened the commis sions for both town and county. The borough calendar contains only seven prisoners, none of whom are charged with serious offences. The county calendar contains ten prisoners ; one charged with wilfully murdering her infant child, another with attempting to murder his wife by butting her throat, and one with an unnatural offence. The other charges are of a minor description. IMPRISONMENT FOR REFUSING TO BE SWORN. Immediately after the charge had been delivered to the grand jury this afternoon, the officers of the court complained to the judge that a pawnbroker, named Peter Taylor, refused to take the oath. Taylor was an im portant witness, tne stolen property having been pledged with him, and the followi ng di a l ogue ensue d : Baron Alderson—Are you a member of the Society of Friends or a separatist ? Taylor—No. Baron Alderson (persuasively) —You must take the oath. I have no power to exempt you. Witness—l cannot take it. Baron Alderson--:-I must commit you, then. Witness—Very well. . . . . Baron Alderson—l am very sorry for it, but I have a duty to perform as well as you. You ought not to ob struct public justice. I cannot participate in your scruples. Our Lord did not refuse to be sworn accord ing to the Jewish laws, and why should you be wiser than your Lord and Master ? Witness—Our Lord said " swear not all." Baron Alderson—Llf you are to take that literally why not take everything else in the same way. If I was to slap you on one side the face, would you turn the other also ? Witness—Yes. Baron Alderson-4 don't believe it. It is not meant that you should do so ; but the meaning of it is that you should be a man of a peaceable disposition. Witness—l cannot take the oath. Baron Alderson—Then you stand committed. If you are ambitious of becoming a martyr I cannot help but make you. one. I would recommend you to give up keeping a pawn shop if you cannot take an oath. You see you are open to th e susp i cion that you do it to evade public justice. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-7oRK, JULY 23. TWEDDLE V. RAMSHAY-BREACH OF PROMISE OF MAR- RIAGE.-•HEADY DAMAGES. n is .aNtooraMhrewesn Liverpoolpciosoßr t e s v c ah lVi t en a r c b i a csc l a r i colsamut f yi a T np; r i lv e m yla e C r ad d t i o l Tweddle, rnrcot steward t tft the plaintiff, and at Cumberland a otart i hneh n taeed t hc i ffhe:Ec, theolat aiifrostl promiseie defendant,oh fj e l vu adcdaughtersgaerbol brought fosfl uemgthhar o ett. f mar riage. Damages were laid at 5,0001. Mr. Serjeant Wilkins and Mr. Simpson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Temple, Q.C., and Mr. Travis for the defendant. The learned serjeant stated the case. The defendant was a gentleman of very large property, and had an income of between 2,000/. and 3,000/. a year. The lady could not boast of equal advantages as regards fortune, but in point of education was everything which could adorn a gentleman's house in the character of a wife. The plaintiff's father had been a tenant under Lord Carlisle since his father's death, and occupied a farm of about 1,400 acres of land. The defendant had been intimately acquainted with Miss Tweddle from child hood, he being now about 45 and she 25 years of age. In 1848, he made known to her aunt that he had long entertained the strongest affection for the plaintff, and wished, if the young lady would accede, to make pro posals of marriage to her. She was sent for from her father's house, and in the presence of the aunt the defendant stated to Miss Tweddle that he was anxious to make her his wife, and she answered that she was younger than he considerably that he associated with the first families of the country, and was considered, no doubt, superior to her both in point of wealth and rank and position of life, and she felt those circumstances pre sented obstacles which could not be well got ever. De fendant replied that he had considered those circum stances, and assured her that they were no obstacles. His intentions were pure and honourable, and be pressed her to receive him as her accepted suitor. She delayed giving an answer until the following day, when she would think it over. On the next day defendant called upon her, and she consented to accept him. During the remainder of the year, he visited the young lady almost daily, and when Naworth Castle, which had been partly burned down, was rebuilt, and was being refurnished, he took her and her aunt to see the furniture, remarking that if some of it accorded with the taste of the young lady he should purchase some like it for his own drawing room. He made known to his friends his intention to marry Miss Tweddle, and he requested her and her aunt not to make any secrecy of the matter. He represented and introduced her to all the most fashionable and influential circles of the country as his intended wife. So things went on up to the year 1850, when for some reason or other the defendant thought proper all at once to discontinue his visits, and avoided every chance of meeting the young lady. The consequence was that her health became seriously affected, at one time so much so that apprehensions were entertained for her life. She was often found weeping in the dead of the night, and expressing sorrow on account of the treatment she had received. Eventually she wrote to him requesting an explanation of his conduct, and the following was the defendant's answer, dated April 5, 1850 : "My dear Mary,—l have got your note from Mrs. Tweddle, and you need not think you have given me the slightest offence—nothing of the kind. It is only the painful circumstances under which I am placed, of which you are aware, that have prevented me coming as usual to Askerton. I have felt that had I done otherwise I should have acted unfairly towards yourself. I shall always entertain towards you the greatest regard, as well as towards -the whole of your family, but the explanation which I once gave you of previous occurrences, and which still hang over my head, compels me to abandon the in tention I most seriously entertained. I have done all in my power to avert this, but it has been in vain. Believe me very faithfully youri, "J. RAMSHA.Y." The painful circumstance referred to was a difficulty n which he had involved himself by making a previous promise to another young lady at Trentham. He had hoped to get out of that difficulty by the payment of 2,0001., and repeatedly said he had no doubt he should be able to do so. That however was a mere idle pretext, as the defendant has since married a Miss Lacy, who was not the young lady at Trentham. Shortly after this the plaintiff, unfortunately, lost her father and uncle, but she avoided pressing her claim until she found the defendant had married Miss Lacy. The Rev. J. Bell, of Boltslerstone, wrote to the defendant on behalf of the plaintiff, and called upon him to state what reparation he was prepared to make for the serious injury he had inflicted upon Miss Tweddle—she was not actuated by any feeling of revenge—and although she had suffered by his conduct, she did not wish to lower him in the opinion of those whose regard he had well earned. Defendant replied he was quite prepared to meet any proceedings that might be adopted towards him, and the action wsa commenced. Several witnesses, having been called in support of the above, Mr. Temple addressed the jury for the defendant, and adverted to the great difference between the position in life of the plaintiff and defendant. He admitted that it was an imprudent act on the part of a man whose dis parity of age was so great, compared with that of the plaintiff, but he denied that she ever had any real affec tion for him, and therefore there were no wounds of the heart. The defendant did not cast any imputation upon the character of the plaintiff, but he did complain of the way he had been treated. He ridiculed the idea of the young lady's illness being caused by the breach of con tract, and informed the jury that the defendant had been engaged to Miss Lacy long before he married her. But there was one incident in the history which afforded a key to the whole, viz., the discharge of the aunt from the farm she had occupied for some time rent free. In October, 1852, the defendant married his present wife, and five months was allowed to elapse before any inti mation was given him of the commencement of proceed ings. The learned counsel, therefore, implored the jury to send Mr. Ramshay back to his own county with his reputation unsullied by this conspiracy against him. Mr. Justice Wightman then summed up, and left the jury to determine whether, first, there was a contract of marriage, and if so, to what damages the plaintiff was fairly entitled. The jury, after a short deliberation, found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 3,0001. HALSTEAD V. TOAD..—ANOTHER BREACH OF PROMISE. Mr. Watson, in stating the case, said it was one of great cruelty on the part of the defendant, who without any reasonable cause in the world, after promising mar riage to the plaintiff, broke off the engagement, and committed other wrongs. The plaintiff, who was twenty nine years of age, was a milliner, and resided with her father, an ironfounder at Bradford ; and the def en d ant ELECTRA.—The distinguished diplomati s t w h o h as obtained brilliant success in imaginative literature as the who was between fifty and sixty, had retired from busi author of "Rockingham," has just published a new novel ness on an ample fortune, and resided near Harrogate. of society, under the title of " Electra; a St or y o f The defendant us e d to visit the plaintiff's ho use , and Modern Times," about which the clubs and literary cir- about three years ago an intimacy sprung up between cies are already evincing an interest that may be att r i- them. He promised her marriage, and she consent e d, not wish it to take place until the defenda n t' s buted as much to the striking character of the work, as but she did the exalted position of the author. Something, t oo , daughter was joined in wedlock, the latter young lady being about to be married. At the latter end of last year may be owing to the natural curiosity of those wh o it was discov ere d th a t the plaintiff was in the family way, know him personally or by repute, to discover wheth er lie has turned to account the advantages he so long en - This caused much grief to the parents. The defe n d ant joyed of knowing the best society of the two leadi ng was sent for, and was accused of being tae cause o f th e capitals of Europe. "Electra" possesses also the at plaintiff's state. He did not confess to t 'the circum s t ance, traction of some clever illustrations by Lord Gerald and upon b e i ng ques tioned about marryi ng h er , h e, Fitzgerald, the son of the Duke of Leinster.—Evening for the fi rs t ti me , d ec li ne d t o fulfil th e engagement. paper. Having b roug ht l as ti ng s h a me upon th e p l a i nt iff and EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA—SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. her family, th e d e f en d an t, i n the most h ear tl ess manner, —The Government Emigration Commissioners a re s till said that he was t oo o ld to marry, and th a t h e would consider about it. From that time, in December last, prosecuting their work with considerable energy. The the connexion was broken off. Athenian, a fine bark of 675 tons, and the Credenda, square-rigged ship of 900 tons, are i n th e d oc k s Mr. Knowles th en a ddressed the jury. H e commente d a, upon the great di s p ar ity of years betwee n th e p l a i nt i ff preparing t o sa il f or A us t ra li a on Monday next. The Athenian is capable of accommod a ti ng 266 s t a t u t e i and defendant. The defendant had been on i n ti mate adults ; she has, at present, embarked 140. The ere- terms with the plaintiff"s family. He had been in the Bend a i s i n t en d e d to sa il f or Geelong, and although habit of visiti ng th e h ouse ; had smoked hi s p i pe t h ere ; capable of accommodating in comfort 385 passengers, had joked with and kissed the plaintiff and her sisters, there are only thirty at the depot at present, most of whom will embark to-night. There is every expectation not improperly, b u t i n the manner in whi c h some o ld men were wont to do. It was one of the most singular of her leavingfull in a b ou t a wee k. Th e P e ki n, 5 62 breclies of pro m i se o f mar riage he had ever h ear d i n hi s tons, lea ves f or Melbourne on or about the 10th August, and the Epaniinondas, 1,171 tons, will sail for Port life There was not a single scrap of paper produced, declaring in glowing terms the affection which existed Adelaide on the 6th. The Herefordshire, a large vessel parties. defendant? Why, she had of 1,600 tons register, is between the What loss had the plaintiff sus• tained by not marrying the ly, David Malcolm. two ships of or about the 10th August. Her taken up to sail for Sydney on passengers will consist . own part, he (Mr. K.) believed that the defendant had principally of railway labourers The Poitiers and lost an old man, old enough to be her father. For his 756 . and 638 tons register, era, and will sail, very probably from this port, for Port joke, having no serious intention of fulfilling his pro , m to i l s d e. the plaintiff he would marry her only by way of have also been taken up by the Emigration Commision Port Philip and Adelaide, some time in September. : Mr. Justice Wightman summed up, and the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 4001. SPORTING INTELLIG'ENOB. TATTERSALL'S. -SATURDAY. GOODWOOD STAKES. 3to 1 agst Hobby Horse (taken). sto 1 agst Joe Miller (take 6to 1). 10 to 1 agst Trifle. 10 to 1 agst Vindex (taken and offered). 12 to 1 agst Haricot (taken and offered). 14 to 1 agst Kingston (taken). 14 to 1 agst Little Harry. 100 to 6 agst Father Thames (taken). 500 to 200 on Joe Miller against Father Thames (taken). Hobby Horse steadily maintained the lead. Joe Miller was in strong demand—at 7 and 6to 1 numerous investments were made. At the commencement 25 to 1 was laid against Father Thames—at the close, 14 to 1 was taken. A strong disposition was manifested to lay against Muscovite for the Stakes and back him for the Cup. GOODWOOD CUP. sto 1 agst Rataplan (taken). sto 1 agst Jouvence (6 to 1 taken). Bto 1 agst Rattle (taken). Bto 1 agst Pelion (taken). Bto 1 agst Muscovite (taken). Teddington was declared not to start for the Good ;wood Stakes and Cup, at 3.45 this afternoon. ST. LEGER. 11 to 1 agst Cineas (taken). DERRY, 13 to 1 agst Autocrat (taken to 1000. 20 to 1 agst Prince Arthur (taken). 20 to 1 agst Ortolano (taken). GOODWOOD RACES. The programme for the four days is the most abun dant that has ever been put forth on a similar occasion. Not only are the events more numerous, but they are also more important in character than usual. The programme for to-morrow (Tuesday) comprises the Craven Stakes, which closes this day ; a Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. each, for four-yr-olds ; the Ham Stakes, the Gratwicke Stakes, the Lavant Stakes, four matches, and a Selling Stakes, which closes this day. - On Wednesday there will be the Goodwood Stakes ; the Drawing Room Stakes ; a Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. each, for fillies ; a similar stake for colts ; the Great North and South of England Biennial Stakes (first year) ; the Stewards' Cup ; two Selling Stakes ; and a Handi cap Plate of 501. The last four close to-day. Thursday's attractions will consist of the Cup ; the Bentinck Memorial Stakes--one for two-yr-olds, one for three-yr-olds, and one for four-yr-olds ; a Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, for three-yr-olds ; the Racing Stakes ; the Sussex Stakes ; a Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each, for two-yr-old fillies ; a Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, for three-yr-old. colts and fillies ; the Molecombe Stakes ; the Duke of Richmond's Plate, and the Anglesey Plate. The last two close to-day. Friday will wind up the meeting with the Chesterfield Cup ; the Nursery Stakes ; the Nassau Stakes ; a Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, for four-yr-olds ; the Rous Biennial Stakes (first year) ; two Matches ; the March Stakes, which closes on Wednesday ; the Queen's Plate, and the Cowdray Stakes, which are to be entered for to-day. In addition to the above there are two Produce Matches, and a Sweepstakes for two-year-olds, for which there is no day mentioned. GOODWOOD STAKES-WEDNESDAY. The following list comprises the names of the most important animals likely to muster at the post : WEIGHT. st lb Kingston, 4 yrs (in. 51b. extra) 811 J. Wintringham. Buckthorn, 4 yrs Little Harry, 4 yrs 7 11 J. Day, jun. Joe Miller, 4 yrs. Father Thames, 4 y rs 7 5 H. Wadlow. Muscovite, 4 yrs (doubtful) 7 4 Dockeray. Trifle (h-b), 4 yrs Retail, aged 7 4 G o d d i ng. Haricot, 6 yrs 7 2 W. I'Anson. Sackbut, 4 yrs 6 12 Stephenson, jun. Abdallah, 6 yrs 6 7 J. Kent. Vindex, 3 yrs 6 7 Atkinson. Grapeshot, 3 yrs (doubtful) 6 4 J. Osborne. Goorkv.h, 3 yrs (in. 51b. extra) 6 3 C. Wintringham. Gossip, 3 yrs Crusader, 3 yrs (doubtful) ... 512 Murphy. Hobby Horse, 3 yrs 5 9 J. Scott.l Ireland's Eye, 3 yrs 5 7 J. Day, jun. Sextus, 3 yrs 5 7 J. Kent. LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END. 7to 2 agst Hobby Horse (taken and offered). sto 1 agst Joe Miller (taken freely). 9to 1 agst Vindex (taken). 9to 1 agst Trifle (taken). 10 to 1 agst Kingston (taken). 20 to 1 agst Retail (taken). 200 even on Hobby Horse, Joe Miller and Haricot agst the field. HORSE. TRAINER. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULYI2S, 1853, THURSDAY. The GOODWOOP Cur, value 300 soya., the surplus (if any) to be paid to the winner in money ; a subscrip tion of 20 sovs. each, with 100 added by the racing fund. Two miles and a half. The second to receive 1001., and the third horse 501. Age st lb Kingston Weathergage 4 9 1 Knight of the Age at lb Pelion 3 7 7 Gadabout Exact Dagobert Sextus Lanibton Hervine 5 7 1 Break o' Day Boy 3 6 13 Hurworth Rattle 3 6 13 Zephyr Peggy 3 6 9 Violante 3 6 9 Jouvence Lady Evelyn (paid) a 3 9 Shire Nancy __ ._ 4 9 5 B'9 4 8 8 4 8 1 4 8 1 Trifle . Ambrose Muscovite Colt by Muriel out of Gipsy ... 4 8 1 Sleeping Partner. 5 8 0 Massa Mungo .... 5 7 12 Now or Never ... a 7 8 _ - Talfou rd 3 7 7 Rataplan LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END.—Pelion was backed heavily at 4 to 1 and 7 to 2, and finally 3 to 1. Upwards of 3001. were invested on him at the London Club, on Saturday night, at 7 and 6 to 1. HORSES FOR GOOD WOOD. [The asterisks indicate the arrivals up to last night.] *Petrel, *Gossip, *Student, *Sittingbourne, *Jovial, Eulogist, Rataplan, Catspaw, Lascelles, Little Harry, Vaultress, *lreland's Eye, *Buckthorn, *Andover, *Dr. O'Toole, *Cineas, *Amazon, Himalaya, *sis to Filius, *Bay Celia, HobbieNoble, Lambton, Exact, Joe Miller, Loquacious, Prevention, *Talfourd, Bird on the Wing, Eccleston, Catherine Hayes, Calliope, *Convulsion, *Tamerl a n e , *Wi n kfi e ld, *B onn i e Bairn, of the Shire, Paxton, Quince, Speed the Plough, Torment, Remorse, Naomi, Empress Catherine, Game Pullet, Sofa. Telegraph, Bourra Tomacha filly, Maidstone, The Hulot, Janina, Surprise, *King Pepin, *Lord Lieutenant, *Nerva, *Mayfair, *Lady Margaret, Claverhouse, *Bianca, *Vanderdecken, *Mincemeat, Gipsy horse, Miss Sarah filly, *Haricot, Punch Box, br to Little Swift, *Gossamer, *Grapeshot, *Eunca Munca, *:is to Incense, *Letus, *Longbow, *Daniel O'Rourke, *Greyleg, *Dervish, *Boiardo, *Sortie, *l3mbriel, *EI Dorada, *Beauty, *Scythian, *Hobby Horse, *Allington, *Jouvence, Richmond, *Agin, *Epaminondas, *John o' Bruges, *Cyrus, Lady Bird, Royalist, *Father Thames, *Corybantes, *Field-Marshal, *Azael, *Joan of Arc, *Ariosto, *Astolfo, *Poodle, *Boer, Goorkah, N ev ill e , *Kingston, *lndian W arr i or , *Gold Dust, *Ma rs y as , *Baalbee, *The Caliph, *Ludwig, *Health. *Beverlac, Haco, Narcissus, *Cobnut, *llex, *Ambrose, *Pharold, *Alembic, *Pelion, *Ch e dd ar, *S ac kb ut, * Exhibition, *Belgrade, *Nutp ec k er , *H az l enut, *A mos, * Dandelion, *Mrs. Nutting, *Dove, *Phrygia, *Gilbert, *Margarette, Lady Alice, Donna Sabina, King John, Redmond O'llan lon, *Lambay, *Garforth, *St. Faith, *Cock Pheasant, *Thigliadoro, *Heroine, *Vindex, *Vignette, *Weather gage, *Trifle, *Phoenix, *Filbert. LATEST DERBY BETTING- AT THE WEST-END. 12 to 1 agst Autocrat (taken). 18 1 agst Dervish (20 to 1 taken 25 1 agst Wild Huntsman (taken) 25 1 agst Boiardo (taken) 28 1 agst Scythian (taken) 30 1 agst Andover (33 to 1 taken to 2008.) Scythian was backed for a good deal of money at 1,000 to 30 and 30 to 1. RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS. LONDON-BRIDGE TERMINUS. Express trains each race-day to Chichester at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., returning from Chichester and Drayton stations immediately after the races. Ordinary trains as usual. On Monday, the express train which leaves London at 5 p.m., will run through to Chichester, calling at Bognor and D ra yt on . O n t h e S takes day (Wednesday) and the Cup day (Thursday) a cheap first, second, and third class train will leave London for Drayton at 7 a.m., calling at Croydon and Reigate, and returning from Chichester at 7 30 p.m. The Betting-room at Chichester will be opened as usual under the superintendence of Mr. Fuller Andrews. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853. The figures within parenthesis denote the number 01 day's racing. JULY. Goodwood (4) 26 I AUG Ripon (2) Newton Abbot (2) 1 Brighton (2) 3 Airdrie (2) 4 Edgware (2) Brighton Club (1) 5 Wolverhampton (3) ' 8 Yarmouth (2) Reading (2) lO North Staffordshire (21 10 York (3) .17 I Wenlock ..................27 UST. SERE Lincoln (2) 1 Warwick (2) Doncaster (4) l3 Weston Zoyland and Bridg Nater (1) ........12 D0ver........................15 Pontefract (2) ............19 NOYE. Worcester (2) ........ . 1 Epsom Aut umn (2) 3 Cowbridge Hu n t (2) 9 1 Canterbury ......,.18 Tonbridge (1) lB Radcliffe (3) 22 Egliam (2) ....... 23 Liverpool H un t Cup (2) 24 Derby (2) 26 Hereford (2) 29 Eccles (3) 29 Lichfield (2) 29 Chelmsford (2) ;MBBR, Bedford (2) Leicester (2) 21 Lanark (2) 22 Manchester Autumn (2) 22 Newmarket F. 0. (3) 27 Walsall (2) 28 Northallertdn (2) 29 IBBR. Liverpool Autumn (2) 9 Shrewsbury (2) 15 Aberyatwith (3) Lad week THE NEW HACKNEY-CARRIAGE ACT. On Saturday the new Hackney-carriage Act was taken into consideration in the committee of aldermen, held at Guildhall, The commissioner of the City police having been requested by the committee, at a meeting held on the 9th inst., to state the best means of carrying out such parts of the act as devolved on the City magistrates, sent in a report upon the subject. The following is the substance : The first step proposed is the publication of a well arranged and defined table of fares and distances, to be enforced by the City magistrates, according to the ex isting law, and irrespective of the act under consideration. The commissioner announces that, aided by a plan of a , dmeasurement, made at the instance of the direceors of the Bank, by some of the police-officers of the City, with a view to its exhibition in conspicuous places within the City, he will be able in the course of the ensuing week to produce a complete table of distances and fares, con taining several hundred districts, and accurately defined measurements from th e B an k of England, and from each hackney .carriage stand within the City to the best known place within - six miles, which list of distances and fares, with other useful information, he proposes to publish, by boards conspicuously placed, and books, and, further to protect the public from imposition, and to guard the drivers of hackney carriages from the trouble and loss of time occasioned by appeals upon facts capable of being immediately decided upon, and to keep order at the stands, he proposes that a sufficient number of fit men be appointed, provided with the tables, to whom all differences of obvious interpretation may be referred. He thinks that for the present the appointment of six persons will be an adequate regulation. With respect to the financial branch of the subject, it would devolve upon the City authorities to appoint suit able persons to keep order at the several stands, and Mr. Harvey says he has been readily aided by the principal proprietors of the omnibuses in the plan he suggests to the magistracy. At the present time there are seven authorised stands, at which 12 time-keepers are placed, who are appointed by the Court of Alder men, and paid by the proprietors of the metropolitan carriages, and the commissioner proposes that the du ties of the timekeepers be performed by the same officers, and that the same plan be adopted as is ob served between the directors of railways and the pro prietors of omnibuses, the men to be appointed to be under the exclusive control of the Commissioners of the City police. The arrangements thus suggested by the commis sioner impose a considerable annual expenditure upon the corporation, but he considers that it will be amply justified by the improved order and increased facilities to be given to the enormously advancing traffic of the City. He also suggests the propriety of appointing a superior officer to see that the duties are properly dis charged, and to report directly to the commissioner everything of interest in the working of the new act. The committee, after having conferred with the com missioner upon the various points mentioned in his re port, decided, we understand, upon giving him power to act upon the suggestions contained in it immediately, and independently of any other authority whatever. SHIPPING INTELLIGENOE. NOTICE TO MARINERS. LIGHT ON THE COAST OF SPAIN. 1. Revolving Light on Cape Finisterre.—Coast of Gali cia, Atlantic. On the Ist of June next, a revolving light will be shown on the South Point of Cape Finisterre, in lat. 42 52 45 N., and 92014 W. of Greenwich. This light will appear every half minute, at an elevation of 474 feet above the mean level of the sea, and may be seen at the distance of 24 miles, in clear weather. 2. Red fixed light on the Sisargas Islets, Coast of Gali cia, Atlantic, On the 20th July next, a fixed red light will appear on the northernmost projecting peak of Isla Mayor, which is the largest of the Sisargas Islets. The tower stands in 32 21 50 N., and 8 55 9 W. of Greenwich, and the light being of the fourth order, but having an e l eva ti on o f 363 feet, will be visibl e at the distance of three-and-a-half leagues. _ 3. Flashing Light on Cape Creux (Coast of Catalonia, Mediterranean).—On the 20th July next, a light, varied by flashes every three minutes, will be established on Cape Creux, on the site of an ancient tower, which has been removed, in 42 18 4 N., and 3 14 21 E. of Greenwich. Its distance from the sea shore, due east of it, is 550 yards, and 903 yards from that shore, on the same bearing, lies the small island called Masa de Oro. The distance of the light from the sea to the northward is 516 yards, and 535 yards from the southern shore. The light will stand 289 feet above the level of the sea, and may be seen five leagues. It is the last or easternmost light on the coast of Spain. CUSTOM-HOUSE, JULY 22. ENTERED INWARDS. The Vida, from Dram ; Berge, Lenort ; Incbneumon, Havannah ; Scandia, Alexandria, ; Salvatore, Tarragona ; Seine, Boulogne ; Margaretha Alida, Inhanserseil ; Saxon, Marseilles ; Aurora, Ger gente ; Prince Albert, Odessa ; Polute, Alexandria ; Anne Catherine, Stralsund ; Inechaine, Alexandria • Gertruda, Malta ; Durode Genoa, Con s t an ti no pl e ; hilberforce, Tonningen ; Jeanne Louisa and Fanny, Caen ; Vigilante, St. John's, N.B. ; Osto, Stralsund ; Bargernesta, Mathu sea ' • Dublin, Daga ; R ewar d, Guernsey ;Falstaff, Trini dad de Cuba ; Frederic°, Gergente ; Ystawat, Fredericks haven ; Geerdina, Rustergersive ; Twee Ynsters, Worcum ; Prince of Wales, Rouen ; Mulion, G uernsey ; T r i on f o, Serata • Owen, Aarhuus ; Inakon a , B a ll g i c h ; Gl o b e, Ka ramante ; Panther, Ostend ; Africa, Helsing,fors ; Caen, do. ; Kneed, Nice ; Ernesto, Galati ; Penelope, Leghorn. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Sarah, for Antwerp ; Brilliant, Mogadore ; Swanley, Port Adelaide ; Isabel, Valencia ; Emanset, Copenhagen ; Lord John Rus sell, Harlingen. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Jane, Maria, Robert, and Baron Osy, all for Antwerp ; Richard, Stettin ; Margaret Evans, New- York ; Albion, Boulogne ; Earl of -Auckland, Rotterdam ; Batavier, do. ; Konizen Von Prussien, Rio; Mercury, Naples ; Laura and'Adele, Hobart Town ; Cecilia, Copenhagen ; Minerva, Stettin ; Immanet, Hamburgh ; Melpomene, Melbourne ; Harriet, Havre ; Vimiera, Sydney ; Soho steamer, Havre ; Lord John Russell steamer, Harlingen ; City of Rotterdam steamer, Dunkirk; Express, Havre; Diana; Amsterdam. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Tapley, from Africa for Liverpool, June 19, in lat. 10 N., long. 24 W. The Banker's Daughter, from Liverpool for Geelong, Juno 11, in lat. 7 N., long. 21 W. The Duchess of Sutherland, for Sydney, July 17, in lat. 47 N., long. 8 W. The G. H. Seaman, f r om Li verpoo l f or P ort Ph ili p, Feb. 21, in let. 30 S., long. 10 W. The Hercules, from Liverpool for Australia, June 15, in let. 15 N., long. 22 W. The Holland, of Amsterdam, from Liverpool for Syd ney, July 10, in lat. 42 N., long. 14 W. The Jane Anderson, from Liverpool for Melbourne, April 28, in lat. 37 S., long. 20 E. - - The North Atlantic, from Liverpool for Australia, May 11, in lat. 12. S., long. 30 W. The Star of the East, from Liverpool for Sydney, July 12, in let. 45 N., long. 12 W. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY BY A POLICEMAN. —A police constable named Alfred King, belonging to the Wilts constabulary, h as b een privately examined before the magistrates, and committed to take his trial at the forthcoming Devizes assizes, for breakieg and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Fulford, grocer and draper, Bardford, near the Shaftesbury and Hindon roads, and stealing therefrom the sum of 16/. 2s. It appears that on Sunday evening last Mr. Fulford and his family at tended divine service, leaving a quantity of gold in a cashbox and some silver in .a bowel in a drawer in an upstairs room, and on their return it was discovered that the house had been entered and the money stolen. Mr. Fulford sent for a policeman (the prisoner), and, informing him of the circumstance, desired him to use his best endeavours to detect the perpetrator of the robbery. The premises were examined and the prisoner intimated that the entrance must have been effected at the window of the upper storey, by means of a ladder from the court below. The prosecutor, before the policeman had entered the room with him. had observed a footmark on the floor of the room whence the money was taken, and found that a nail in one of the, rows was missing. He covered the impres sion over with a a tray, and, pursuing the investiga tion, further marks of the same description were found upon the front stirs. The premises were searched to see if any one was concealed on them, and the pri soner manifested considerable interest in the examination, remarking that if he were not successful in detecting the thief, he should be dismissed the force, or reduced to a second-class situation, and on the prosecutor inquiring, whether he had observed any one near the premises dur ing church time, he said be had seen a man named Par fitt in the road about 7 o'clock. By Mr. Fulford's desire the prisoner went to Parfitt's house, ostensibly to make inquiries, and on his return remarked, "He is clear enough." Next day the inspector arrived, and in thecourse of his inquiries was told by Parfitt that he saw the police man come out of the yard belonging to Mr. Fulford's pre mises during the time of divine service. He made a remark to Parfitt about the windows being open, and said he wondered whether the whole of the inmates were gone to church. Parfitt said he did not know, and the police man went and tried the doors and looked over the pre mises. During the morning it was noticed that the footmarks o f t h e prisoner exactly corresponded with those found in the room where the money was stolen, one of the nails being missing. On this the prosecutor insisted upon the apprehension of the policeman, and upon searching his box the sum of 161. 25., the exact amount lost by Mr. Fulford, was discovered. King was fully committed for trial. SALE OF O'CONNELL'S HOUSE IN MERRION-SQUARE. —The house, No. 30, Merrion-square South, the man sion of the late Liberator, and property by inheritance of his son, the late Mr. Maurice O'Connell, was sold on on Friday by private contract under the Incumbered Estates Act, the Commissioners having confirmed the sale on Saturday. The title sold was a lease for the term of 139 years from 1790, or in other words, for 82 years unexpired, subject to 1051 . head rent, it was purchased for 2501. by John O'Farrell, Esq., barrister at-law, son of the late Commissioner of Bankruptcy. It was stated that a sum of at least 1,000/. would be necessary to put the house in thorough repair. The late Mr. O'Connell took the house on the 7th day of July, 1809. [A D VERTISEMENT.] ---Holloway's Ointment and Pills certain and efficacious Remedies for the Cure of Wounds and Abscesses.—The following case has just been for warded to Professor Holloway for publication :—Mrs. Robert Harris, of Staplehurst, Rent, some time since caught a severe cold, which breught on a long and pain ful illness. She was attended by several eminent medi cal men with little:or no benefit, and ultimately an ab seers formed under the chin. All the usual remedies having failed to give her the slightest relief, she deter mined on using Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and these surprising medicines entirely cured the abscess, and restored her to better health than she ever before enjoyed.--Sold by all druggists, and at Proles. sor liolloway's Establishment, 20, Strand, London. COUNTRY MARKETS. HADDINGTON-July 22. The following are the prices of grain at our marks/ to-day : WIIZAT. 1 BARLEY, OATS. B ir ' A". , First 6 ls oa 35s Od 26s Od 458 Cu; Second 6os Od 32s lid 24s 6d 43.4 8i Third sos Od 29s 6d 20s Od 42s 'd Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 437 qrs Barley B6 qrs Oats 3OB qrs, Beans 2B qrs Average of wheat Ditto of Barley Ditto of Oats .. Ditto of Beans .sold 422 qrs .sold 79 qrs sold 255 qrs ,sold 28 qrs 8-12ths 1-12ths 3-12ths 1-12ths .... £2 16 0 1 12 11 1 4 6 2 3 8 DALKRITH GRAIN MARKET—JULY 21. There was a large supply of all kinds of grain at this day's market. Sales were ready for wheat, barley, and peas and beans. Oats met a dull demand. Qrs. Best. Current. 235 Wheat 66s Od 719 Oats 27s Od 94 Barley 34s 9d 9 Peas & beans 43s Od Inferior. 44s Od 21$ 24s 0 " 40$ 0' Average of wheat, 2/. 16s 6d. ABERDEEN -JULY 22. The prices of g,rair, are—Old oats, Oos Od to 00s " 401bs per bushel ; n ew oats, 203 Od to 21s Od, 401bs Pe r bushel ; be re , 30 s Od t o 30s 6d, 531bs per bushel ; barley, 30s Od to 303 6d, 531bs p er bushel • wheat, red, 00s OdV Oos Od, 621bs p er b us h e l ; wheat, Aite, 52s Od to 55s uti , 621bs per bushel ' • oatmeal, 15s Od to 16 s Od per boll ; flour, 41s Od to 42s Od per sack. Provision s —B ee f, per lb, 6d to 8d ; mutton, ditto, 6d to 8d ; veal, ditto, 6d to 81; pork, per lb, Os 6d to Os 8d ; salmon, per lb, is Od to Os Oct' rabbits, each, Od to Od • tallow, per stone, 4s Od to 4s 6 d; potatoes, per peck, is to is 4d; butter, per lb, 10d to 111; ' eggs, per doz, O s 7d t o Os 9(1 • hens, per pair, 2s 6d r i 3s Od ; chick ens , ditt o, i s 3d to 2s Od ; ducks, ditto, is vu to 2s Od ' • ducklings , ditto, 2s 6(1 to Os Od ; turker , each, 3s Od to 4s Od ; geese, ditto, 3s Od to 4s Od ; butter for exportati on (present cure), per cwt, 82 s t o 00s O<l ; ditto (summer cured), 00s to 00s Od ; eggs, w h o l esa l e pr ice' per dozen, 56.21 to Od 41b loaf, 7d ; 21b l oa f , 34d • , pork, fine small, O s Od to Os oa. ; pork, large, Os Od to Os Od ; lamb, per lb., Os 6d to &I ; cheese, per imperial stones 5s 6d to 7s. CORK -JULY 22. Brls. Currency'. Od Os Od-20 stone' _ _ White wheat 00s 0(1 to OOs Redwheat 00s Od to 00s Ditto 00s Od to OOs Ditto 00s Od to 00s Barley oos 9d to OOs Ditto OGs Od to 00s Ditto 00s Od to OOs Bere 00s 0(1 to 00s 121 Oats Ditto 00s Od to 00s Ditto OOs Od to OOs Pigs oos Od to OOs Quantity sold at the highest prices :- 00 barrels white wheat; 1 red; 5 barley; 00 bore; 13 oats ; 0 pigs. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week Wheat, 48. Barley, 27. Bere, 00. Oats, 354. Pigs, Return of eattle sold for week ending July 16 : Pigs, 218. Sheep, 331. Cows, 58. CORlL—Flour—Fir s t, 15s Od to 16s Od ; extra, 17r5 0 a; seconds, 13s 6d to 14s Od ; households, lOs to lls 6d ; thirds( 7s to 9s Od per cwt. Meal—lndian meal, Os Od to Os 0 ,1 ; oatmeal, lls 6d to 12s ; wheatmeal, 9s 6d to 12s Od per O lt. Indian corn, 61 15 s Od t o 7 15 s Od per ton. Bran, 41 15s Oa to 5( Os Od per ton. Hay—Farmers, 22s 0d to 3280 d ; average , 28s; dealers, OOs Od to 00s Od ; average, Os per ton, Straw Farmers, 26s Od to 30s Od; average, 28s • deal ers , 32 s oat° 34s Od; average, O s . per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf, 6id t ° Od ; household ditt o , 54d t o Od per 41b.—Fresh butter, Pd ,„ lld per lb. Eggs, 3s 10d to 4s Od per hundred. Meat -b' e h: 41d to 8d ; mutton, ad to 6}dd ; veal, 5d t o 8d ; por k , , 64 ; bacon, 7d to 8d ; sausages, 6d per lb.— Fish, Newfoanu; land, 001. Os to 001 Os per ton ; Scotch herrings , OOs to 0 0 s' Red, do., 30s per b r l . —P otatoes, white, 15d to 16d ; Pink!: 00d to 00d.—Coals, Newport, 19s ; L y d ney, 19 s ; Cu l m , Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., 6s 10c1 per imperial Hides, market, 30s to 365; Salted, 30s to 38s per cwt. Calf skins, 3id per lb.—Bangor slates 21. 17s. 6d to 31. per ton. Fleece wool, 18s t o 20 s per stone.—Hemp, 351. to 401. p e r ton—Timber, Memel, 31. 15s ; red pine, 31. 15s ; yellow do., 3/. ss. per ton; deals, 191. to 201. per hundred.---Bark, , 8/. to 101.10 s. per ton.—Tallow, 53s to 53s 6d per ewt.-1 1 °Y 4 71. lOs to OZ. per cwt.- Tar, Archangel, 19s. per brl.—Gaso/ ,Peruvian, 121. Os to 001. per ton. Od _ Od} 00s Od-20 do. Od Od Od 00s od-16 do. Od Os o€l 8d 0 d.} 00s Od do. Od _ _ Od - 00s Od per owt. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JULY 23. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The share market was dull ET, quiet all day, without any material change in the on ° tions of yesterday. Operations have been thus reportl: East Lancashire, 18$ ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, I" Lancaster and Carlisle, 103 ; London and N or th Wester'll6 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 20,3 ; 72 ; South Eastern and Dover 21i ; Quebec and Richlx o (debenture 6 per cent.) 107. • MANCHESTER, JULY 23. ;nei ° doSnTe,OnonKdEpXreilleeA..Nrer.—.3 Trltehreerwia,isgahefrair: anacoarendtonofiat;irto; Eastern Counties, 13 1-16 ; East Lancashire 184 ;3; Pref. Quarters, 91; London Stock, 116 ; Midlands, ' Dovers, BIRMINGHAM JULY 23. STOCK. EXCHANGE. —The tendency of the market is to. wards higher was done at 59. Prices. Shrew s b ury and Birmingham StocX LEEDS, JULY 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—We had a snore active market I °• day than for some time past; the more pacific tone of the Eastern news gave more con fid ence t o purchasers, sill general though not large advance took place. Th e followi n g, are the closin g t ransac ti ons : —E astern Counties, I°_,," Eastern Uni on , B an d C, ; Lancashire an d Y or k s hiT 78 ; Leeds No r th erns, 154 ; M i dlands, 72 • North British, 8# ; North W es t erns 81 ; York, Newcastle, and Bervvi°" 17g. SEABORNE ALALLS. rr ce (N signifies that the m a il s are sent fl'om the General Post-0- by the night—and Mby the morning —dispatch.] Day wiwn made tip From what When COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port tine 11 1 Office, London.* Dispatched. Engla nd. 1 •• • •••••••••••••• .. America(byßrit.pack)N Every Frida America (by United St s. y .... Liverpool Arrived packet) • . ....N J u ly 26 America Lirerpool Aug. 2 (by U. • States packet) .... • • ....N Australia (ria So u th- Aug 3 SouthamptoniJuly 27 ampton) 11 Sept. 4 .....• Southampton 'Aug. 4 Ditto (via Mar se ill es ) N Sept. 8 .. Dover July 31 Ditto (via Cape of uood Hope) .... .. ....N August 4 London l.Tncertal* Africa ( West Coast) ..N.July 30 ...• .. • . Plymouth „ :July 2g Alexandria.— • . N 6, 9, 24, &30of m. Dover • 'July 2 9 Alexandria.. M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Aug. 4 Bahamas ..... ......M 2nd of the month Southampton Aug. 1 Belgium ............N I htily •• • . Dover .. 'Daily Buenoßrazil .......• ..M oth of th e month.. Southampton 'Aug. 16 s Ayres 9th of the month.. Southampton A ug. 1 5 Cape of Good Hone ..N 14 t h o f the month Plymouth 'July 2" Cape of Good Hope ..N Plymouth .• Cape de Verde N 14th of the month. Ply mouth ( July 2 6 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon.... .• • 14th of the month Plymotith .; !July 26 Channel Isles Mon.,Wed ,&N rid. Southampton Tu.'rli. 9$ • • • • • • ..M id &17th of month Southampton Aug. 1 C C o h n ii s ia taitti se n e o l p n l dia) e 7,8,17,24,&270fm. Dover 1 • 1111y 30 Constantinople .... • • . 4th & 20th o f mon. Southampton Aug. 4 i (*lit. of Europe & N Twice daily Egypt (see Indi a ) ...... Dover .. • 'Twieeds _ d w France ...a.. Gibraltar .. M N Twice daily.. .. .. D over ...... Twicetl4lll Greece (see Ind i a) M ... 4, 7, 17, 20, 27 o f m. Southampton July 2 6 Greytown • ..• 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton Aug. 1 Hamburgh Tuesday & Friday London .....ques. . 10 * Havan nah •••• .• •• .111,2nd of the m ont h Southampton Aug. i _, Holland • • Wednesday & Sat. London .....IM on abw Honduras M 17th of the month. Southampton Aug. 16 , India (viaSo u th ampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton'Arrivea India (via Marseilles)M 131.101 24th of month Dover . ..... 'July 3 1 lonian Isles (sea India) Ireland & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead .. Twicedie l l Lisbon..... • „... .• • .M. 7, 9,. 17, & 28 of m. Southampton Arrived Madeira 9th of the month Southampton Aug. 16 Madeira N July 30_ ...... Plymouth .'Jul2B Malta (see India) y i llgl u tl i . u . s( . ;iindl . 4 . ) .N 7,17,19,28, 30 of m. Dover ...... IJuly 29 „m 2nd of the month.. S outhampton Aug. 1 14 M e a x u i r c i o tius 14th. of the month Ply mouth .. I July 2 6 m 12d So 17th of month Southampton'Aug. _,,, s N e a w ple G s i.a . N,sthisth2sthormon. Dover 'Aug. 2 By Private ship .. Various portfluneerta'" ngdthai ,7t2ll72ttihtohfofrnrooonn.. s S o o u u t th ham amp pt t o o n n A Arri u 7 New Zealand .• N sthi sth2hthofmon. Dover ...... Aug. 2 , Papal States .... • • • • P P e e ni nins . u!a ..N sth I.sth2sthofmon.N 14th of the month Plymouth ..?Jul y 2 " Part Natal — .... • • • • • • NS:Tuscany —.a • . • • • • (Dover ......(Aug. A A tig ug . . ? 2 e c n il e y zuela .......... Tu.eany sth listh2sthofhio-n"! Venezuela ...... ....M 2d & 7 th of on. Van Dlemen's Land (see Australia.) . ... West Indies ........ 2d & 17th of month: SouthamptOn - Aug. iSouthampton! lAug. 1 * When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, tile malls will dispatche I on the following day, with th e except i on of the India (`'le,, Southampton), and th e /Latta, both of which will be dispatched t' day preceding. 81R2715. • OF A . On the 22d i nst., at Barnes, SON Surrey, Mrs. Edmund Il e four. Ou the 22d inst., at Nayland, Suffolk, 'Mrs. Wl ll4l° Young. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 23d i ns t ., at 14, Berkeley-square, the wife of John Martin, Esq., M.P. Ou the 21st inst., at lekworth, the Lady Arthur IferrT MARRIED. On tho IGth inst., at Egg-Bucklancl Church, the 11°13 , i Leonard Allen Addi ng t on, R .A., second son of Viaol!l% Sidinouth, to Letitia Anne, youngest daughter of Er vi- Clark, Esq., of Effurd Manor, in the county of Devon. DIED. the On the 22d inst., at Amwell-street Pentonville, in Stith year of her age, Elizabeth, widow of the late J-w -- James Snitch, of the Excise-office, London. O/ On the 2 1st inst., in London, Colon e l Dansey, Royal Artillery. On the 19th inst., at Bantry-house, Bantry, the Counted of Bantry. On th e 21 s t i nst., at Mullion Vicarage, Cornwa ll" the Rev. Francis Gregory incumbent of that parish. 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