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THEATRE ROYAL, HiY3LARKET. Under the management of Mr. Bnckstone. THIS EVENING, JCLY 2, Wil be performed THE MOUSETRAP. Characters by Messrs. Tiibitty, Chippendale, Rogers, Buckstone, and W. Farren; Miss L. Howard, Mrs. ' , Rawlßram, and 'Mrs. Stanley. After which, THE BOARDING SCHOOL BALL. To be followed by MR. EUCASTONE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PARNAS:4US. 10 be followed by RAPPINGS AND TABLE MOVINGS. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, JULY 2, Will he performed THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Sup ported by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. Atter which, will be presentdd Lord Byron's Tragedy of SAIL DANA PALUR. Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with TURNING THE TABLES. Characters by Mews. Harley, J. Vining, Chester, and Everett ; Mrs. W. Lacy, Misses Daly and C. Lcclercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vesta& Last Night of the Season. THIS EVENING, JULY 2, Wilt be performed A.S.S.- Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, enter, and Rosiere ; Mrs. Macnamara and Miss Wyndham. After which, A FAST TRAIN—HIGH PRESSURE EXPRESS. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. To he foll Owed by THE LAWYERS. Characters by Messrs. C. matbews, F. :tatth.2ws, and It. Itoxby ; Mrs. F. Matthews, Misses Robert-on and Ellis. To conclude wi h TRYING IT O. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews THEATRE ROYAL ADELPRL Frop.rietor, Mr. D. Webster —Directress, Madame Celeste. TIIIS EVENING, JULY 2, Will be performed GENEVIEVE. Characters by Messrs. Ben. Webster, A. Wigan, Leigh Murray, Keeley, parsele, Paul Bedford, 0. Smith, and C. J. Smith; Madame Celeste and Mrs. Keeley. After which (third time), THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM. After which, NORMA. To conclude with THE DANCING SCOICIIMAN. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. Farren. C,reat success of the New Drama. THIS EVENING, JULY 2, Will he performed LOVE AND AVARICE. Characters by Messrs. H Farren, H. Marston, G. Cooke, and Shalders ; Mesdames AndLr tan and Bartlett. Alter which, THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jam Baggs, 31r. F. Robson. To conclude with MACBETH. Supported by Mr. Samuel Mac beth, Mr. F. Robson, Mrs. Sarah Macbeth, and Mrs. A. Phillips. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Triumphant success of the Battle of Waterloo. The most varied and attractive Entertainments in the Metropolis. THIS EVENING, Juror 2, The Performances will, as during the week, commence with the grand national Sdectacle of TILE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, repro &iced •with all its original dramatic, scenic, equestrian, and military effects. To be fAlowed by an entire change of Equestrian Achievements in the Circle, supported by the popular Artistes of the Establish ment, and the World's Wonder, Miat Emily Cooke, in her unparal le:ed Feat of Leaping through 16 balloons, both forwards and back ward, which is nitthtly received with perfect enthusiasm. To conclude with the successful Hippo Drama of THE CHASE, ey LIFE ON THE TURF—illustrating a Sporting Man's Career. By express desire of several Families of distinction, and in accord ance with the flattering request, Mr. W. Cooke has made arrange ment; to give another Grand Juvenile Morning Performance, and positively the Last, on WEDNESDAY, JULY 6. is,,,,ouce open daily from Eleven to Foar. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THIS EVENING, JOLT 2, CHUSAN and the FEAST OF LANTERNS. Splendid MENAGERIE, containing a vast number of Specimens of Natural History, including an Orang-Outan, the only one exhibiting in this country. GODFREY'S unrivalled MILITARY BAND. Vocal and Instrumental Concert. At Dusk a most brilliant display of Fireworks. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TIM DAY —Morning 5 min. after 11 I Evening 34 min.aft. 11 710-Moar.ow—Horning 0 m i n. a f ter 0 I Evening 1 min.aft. 12 THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, JULY 2. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 67—highest since noon yesterday. .54—lowest this morning and during the night. 64 —this day at noon. BAROWETER, 30'12—half an inch higher than yesterday. WIND, N.W.—Moderate breeze, and cloudy. r'''',(L'7 ,f ---- ''''-‘,: i '' iA-. ‘ , s gittn, b ez_._-, ,,va,e, LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1853. The would-be fiscal Autocrat has received a severe but salutary lesson. The independent members of the House of Commons have vindi cated their own characters, and have proved to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he has strangely mistaken his position, that he is not the master but merely the servant of the House, and that he is hound to respect its decisions, and not to place his own pedantic crotchets in opposition to the deliberate opinions of a numerous and in fluential majority. We should have felt astonished at the obstinate perversity of the Right Honour a')le Gentleman in persisting so resolutely against the wishes of his own friends on such a matter, wimieh involved no question of principle, or any large amount of revenue, but for the success of a former attempt on a question of even greater irn pirtance. Fiscal Reformers ought to have firmly resisted the proposition fur the renewal of the Income Tax without modification or im provement. The subservience then exhibited by those who had previously insisted on the necessity not merely of recognising a distinc tion between precarious and permanent incomes, but of making ample allowance for the difference in value, established a very bad precedent. The Right Honourable Gentleman became intoxicated by the absolute authority which he was then per mitted to exercise. He thought the House bound to register his decrees—that nothing was required to enforce any principle beyond his mere rose diacit, and that the "sic vole sic jubeo" is a sufficient argument in any case. In these views he appears to be supported by the Ministerial leader of the House of Commons, who presumed to read a lec ture to the free and independent representatives of free and independent constituencies, for their audacity in daring to question the proposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in disputing the despotic authority which he endeavoured to arrogate to himself, but to which assumption the House has shown its unflinching determination not to succumb. The Noble Lord would materially narro sr the functions of the popular representatives ; he would endeavour to limit their privileges to a mere acceptance or rejection of a financial scheme, without the power of alteration or emendation. They were to accept with " bated breath and deep humility" the crumbs which, in the plenitude of his bounty, he chose to place be fore them ; to stultify themselves by swallowing their own words whenever he deemed it expedient to despise their votes, and refuse to act in accord ance with resolutions adopted in a full House by an overwhelming majority after mature and care ful consideration. The cool impertinence of telling the house that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had very fully detailed " his whole plan of fin ance for the year—that he had laid down the pro positions which he thought the House ought to adopt, and had stated the taxes which, in his opinion, they ought to continue, and which t o repeal ;" and clearly indicating that all they had then to do was to accept the plan so laid down in its entirety, without venturing to complain or re monstrate, had the effect of exciting the indigna tion of the House, and, perhaps, in some degree, of producing the auspicious result that followed. All honour to those by whom that result was obtained—to Mr. MILNER. GIBsoN and his high minded and honourable associates, through whose zealous co-operation the blow so mortifying to the p r ide of the Financial Minister has been inflicted. t They h ave nobly discharged the duty they owed ry—have vindicated their own con sistency,o the c ount and fully justified the confidence re posed in their integrity and unflinching determi nation. They have indeed merited the thanks and gratitude of the people, and have taught a lesson to Ministers that will not wall not speedily be for gotten. But it is now incumb ent on them to follow up the victory they have alreadytoachieved, to see that their decision be carried in c tractical opera tion. The Chancellor of th e va au sta er flushed with his partial triumph in the first u attempt once more to take the opinim'. finally instance, may m t a h y e House, and to overthrow the resoluti on adopted. The matter will again be brought u nder the consideration of the House on Monday evening, and although we cannot suppose that even Mr . GLADSTONE would venture to propose the 6d . duty again after its having been so decisively negatived, it is well to be prepared for any alter native—to attend in sufficient numbers--to pre vent any attempt at foul play. Let every gentle too wbo voted for the total repeal of the 91), noxious impost, on either occasion, be found at his post when the emergency shall arrive. Let nothing induce him to absent himself from the House when the several resolutions are to be reported. It will be seen from the debate, that Mr. GLADSTONE did not offer a single argument in favour of the retention of the insignificant por tion of the obnoxious impost for continuing the entire machinery, vexatious and oppressive as it is known to be, for the sake of catching the paltry 6d., and thus saving some 60,0001., at the cost of alienating his friends and supporters, towards whom he displayed such contemptuous indiffer ence. His entire speech was directed, not to the question before the House, not to the policy of maintaining an equal duty on all Advertisements contained in newspapers or periodicals, books, or pamphlets, but in reference to the unsolicited surrender of the Stamp Duty on supplements, which he gave up without any legitimate object, but merely as a " gratification" to the Leviathan, into whose coffers four-fifths of the amount thus relinquished, would find its way. To this he directed his entire attention, believ ing that the House was prepared to vote black white at his dictation. He was, however, mis taken, for although Mr. MILNER Gissort's propo sition " that all duties chargeable on Advertise ments be repealed in accordance with the resolution of the House of the 14th April last," was re jected by a majority of nine, he (Mr. GLAD STONE) subsequently experienced two successive defeats. The first when the question that the duty be 6d., was negatived by a majority of "five ;" the second, when Mr. CRAWFORD'S proposition that no duty whatever be inserted in the Bill, was carried by 70 to 61—or nine of a majority. Should he, however, persist in his stubborn de termination to run his head against a wall by setting the strongly -expressed wish of the House at defiance, he must offer some stronger reasons for his decision, some better excuses for his equi vocation, when he informed the deputation that waited on him, after the vote of the 14th April, that " the subject was under consideration," although his mind was fully made up at the time, than those which he thought it worth his while to bring forward yesterday evening. He must consider how injurious such defeats are to the stability of any Government, and make up his mind that he will not again subject himself thereto. It is impossible to estimate too highly the im portance of the measure which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Member for the county of Cork explained in a speech of great ability and clearness in the House of Commons on Wednes day, and which was then read a second time, on the understanding that it should be referred to the select committee on the Registration of Assur ances Bill. Mr. SCULLY is entitled to much credit for the care and attention he has manifestly be stowed on the subject, and which has enabled him to devise a scheme so effective and yet so simple, combining, at the same time, complete security of title with moderate expenditure, and, what is scarcely less important in many instances, reason able expedition. It is to be regietted that the bill (the object of which is to facilitate the trans fer of land) should only extend to Ireland. The most interesting experiments, so far as 'legal re forms are concerned, have recently been tried in that country, and it has probably been in a great degree ascribable to the beneficial results of the measures carried into partial operation there, that we have been enabled here to overcome the ha ' bitual timidity and over caution felt by profes sional men, and their deference for even the abuses that have sprung up in the administration of the law during successive ages. We need scarcely here allude to the County Courts, and the code framed for the recovery of small debts in England, which are to a great extent based on the same foundation as the Assistant-barristers' Courts in Ireland—to the Common Law Procedure Act, which followed one of a very similar character that came into operation on the other side of St. George's Channel the preceding year, or to the Chancery reforms, which were not introduced in England until they bad previous)r been tested at the Four Courts. The unexpected success that has hitherto attended the Irish experiments paved the way for the introduction of much-required reforms in the administration of justice by our own tribunals, and we confidently look forward to the time, and that not very distant, when we shall have an Encumbered Estates Act for Great Bri tain, a fusion of the Courts of Equity and Common Law, with a satisfactory verification of pleadings, the most efficient means of stopping undue litigation, and the establishment of a land tribunal which may provide for the cheap and speedy transfer of real estates—or for the issuing of debentures charge able thereon, which should circulate from hand to hand like bank notes, being payable to bearer, and negotiable by simple delivery. The task undertaken by Mr. SCULLY was, in deed, of a peculiarly arduous character, such as a private member might have well shrunk from un dertaking. It was one the vast importance of which had been fully recognised for a considerable time. The attention of the real Property Com missioners had been directed to the subject ; but, though fully alive to the magnitude of the evil, those Learned Gentlemen did not suggest any practical or adequate remedy. The Committee of the House of Lords, which, had also maturely considered the existing system, reported in 1846 that the marketable value of real property was considerably diminished by the complexity of titles, and the great prolixity of the transfer deeds, which entailed enormous expenses on every occasion of its being dealt with either by way of sale or mortgage, and strongly recommended a complete revision of the existing system of conveyancing. Further inquiries have since taken place—the commission, of which Lord LANGDALE was the head, examined many wit nesses—but, except by the Encumbered Estates Act, no measure at all adequate to the emergency was carried. That was indeed a very decisive step in the right direction, and so far as it has since been tried, nothing could be more satisfactory than its working. From the time of the establishment of the Court, up to the Ist of April last, property has been sold which realised no less than 8,700,000/. sterling, of which 6,100,0001. had actually been distributed, and we believe that not a single reasonable or well-founded complaint has been put forward against the system which pro duced such gigantic results, or to occasion regret at its introduction. There have, of course, been complaints on the part of proprietors who found themselves summarily dispossessed of the estates which had perhaps descended to them through a long line of ancestors, and the same transferred to strangers for a geat deal less than they had be lieved to bo the fair value. Such persons, more especially those who had themselves no hand in creating the embarrassments under whi c h th ey were suffering, who succeeded to lands encum bered to near ly the full value, were greatly to be pitied ; but even so far as they were con cerned it was a mercy to bring the matter to a speedy conclusion, and to remove the deceptive medium through which they had been in the habit of viewing their concerns, so that they might form an accurate judgment of the real state of their affairs. The speedy execution of the new tribunal was far preferable to the slow and pro tracted torture, the peine fort et lure, of the Court of Chancery, which would prove no less destruc tive in the long run, after the mind had been harassed and unfitted forthepract i i n t pen bus d i e n n ess oo of life, or for earning an honourable talents ompl a m w ietdh that which nothing t e y w by er t e h a e i te cis oder. T e h fose h lveho was left for them in conseq uence of the low prices f exot assured that their positions woul d at which their properties were sold, n m ot ay ha f v ee e l h w e e e l n l in any degree improved if the established practice of the Court of Chancery had been pursued, and the lands sold by one of the masters, without Parliamentary titles. Any surplus that remained after satisfying the various charges would have been absorbed by the lawyers, and mall indeed would have been the sum that would have found its way to the hands of the quondam owner. Any chance of a residue, with which to 951241°1 We " tie battle of life" de novo arose from , the facility of transfer, and moderation of ex pense, occasioned by the new enactments ; and, therefore, as we have stated, even owners could not complain at the operation of a law by which they might have been benefitted, but could not possibly have been injured. But if such was the case with proprietors, how were the mortgagees, the encumbrancers, and the occupiers of the lands affected ? The former, in place of having to submit for a long series to " the hope deferred that maketh sick the heart"— in place of being compelled to see the accumu lation of arrears year after year, while they were enduring all the evils of poverty, in conse quence of their rights being withheld by the tedious delays of the so-called Court of Equity— obtained speedy payment, while the tenantry were removed from the control of the worst possible manager—the receiver of the Court of Chancery—whose blighting influence had passed into a proverb, opposing insuperable ob stacles to anything in the shape of improvement. From such hands they passed into that of persons who were probably both able and willing to afford reasonable encouragement for better cultivation, who stimulated their industry and promoted their comfort. Could there be a doubt remaining as to the advantages of a system producing such results ? And why, we ask, should Great Britain be debarred from such advantages ? A further benefit would have been conferred on Irish landowners had the measure introduced by Sir JOHN ROMILLY, " the Security for Advances Bill," received the legislative sanction. The pressure of business, however, prevented that admirable plan from being carried into practical execution. We have so repeatedly directed public attention to its provisions, that it is unnecessary to say more at present than that the only objec tion to its adoption was its limited character, that it applied only to estates sold under the Encum bered Estates Commission, and, therefore, might cast impediments in the way of solvent persons, without embarrassment, from obtaining the pecuniary accommodation they might require, on the security of their estates, inasmuch as every capitalist would prefer the simple and easily trans ferred debenture, as an investment, although bearing a lower rate of interest. Mr. SCULLY'S Bill appears to be founded on these measures, possessing all the numerous and important advantages which they offer, and being , free from the objection above referred to, inas much as it will be applicable to all kinds of pro perty " savouring of the realty." There is, un fortunately, no chance of its passing this Session; but we have no doubt that it will be carried, and aot for Ireland only, but for the United King dom. Indeed, the addition of a few words would only bu required to render the measure univer sally applicable. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—It is understood that in consequence of the great pressure of public business, Parliament will not be prorogued until after the 20th of August. THE NEXT COMMAND AT CHOBHAM.—It is stated that Lieutenant-General Sir Charles J. Napier, G.C.8., is to take the command of the whole of the regiments about to assemble during the present month at the camp on Chobham common. THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM.—Yesterday the troops enjoyed a well-merited relaxation from the labours and fatigues of a field-day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—At the Court of Bank ruptcy yesterday the certificate of Mr. A. A. Lacker steen was finally refused, bu t the bankrupt did not appear, and it is understood he has left the country. THE LEVANT MAlL.—Yesterday the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship, City of London, Captain Cargill, arrived at Southampton with dates from Constantinople, June 14th ; Smyrna, 16th ; Malta, 20th ; Gibraltar, 25th inst. The City of London passed the British and French fleets at anchor in Besika Bay. The intelligence by this steamer from the East has been anticipated. - THE GENERAL SCREW STEAM COMPANY.-The Hy daspes, belonging to the General Screw Steam Company, has arrived in the Channel, in 66 days from the Mau ritius, under canvas alone. This is considered a very excellent performance. THE MELBOURNE.—The Australian steamer Mel bourne having arrived at Plymouth, has been retarded by having to rely on her sails alone for 23 days, owing to some damage to the screw. She is immediately to proceed to London. WEST INDIA LETTERS.—Complaints have been made that the letters by the Magdalena steamer, which arrived this morning at Southampton, and the mails by which were landed in time to be.. forwarded by the 11 o'clock train, were not delivered yesterday. It is thought that by a little exertion the Post-office could have Cent them out, and enabled the merchants to answer their correspondents through the outward West India mail, which closed in London this morning at 8 a.m. THE ELECTION OF ALDERMAN FOR THE WARD OF CASTLE BAYNARD.—Yesterday, at one o'clock, the pre cept for the election of an alderman for the ward of Castle Baynard was received by the ward authorities "in the room and stead of Samuel Wilson, Esq., who has been removed to the ward of Bridge Without." The election will t•tke place on Monday next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. To Mr. Muggeridge's election there will be no opposition. VISIT OF THE KING AND QUEEN OF HANOVER TO WOOLWICH.—His Majesty, accompanied by Lieutenant General Lord Raglan, G.U.8., Master-General of the Ordnance, and attended by Major General Buckley, and several members of his suite, arrived at the Royal Arsenal at twenty minutes past eleven o'clock yester day, and the King was received with the usual hon ours, the guard presenting arms and the band playing the National. Anthem. His Majesty, who was dressed in the uniform of the Hanoverian Artillery, alighted from his caniage in front of the foundry. He went over the whole of the Arsenal, and expressed himself gratified with everything that was explained to him. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY COMPANY.—Yesterday an extraordinary general meeting of this company was held at the Paddington 'Station of the Great Western Railway, for the purpose of considering the provisions of the following bills now pending in Parliament : " A bill for authorising the South Wales Railway Com pany to construct new railways to Pontypool and in the Forest of Dean, and for granting further powers with refer once to their Monmouth branch, and for other pus'. poses. "A bill to enable the South Wales Railway Company to extend the Pembroke line of their railway to Pennar Mouth, and to make a deviation in their said Pembroke line and new branches, and for other purposes." " A bill for granting further powers in reference to the leasing and selling the undertaking of the South Wales Railway Company to the Great Western Railway Company, and authorising working arrange ments between the said companies, and for other purposes." " A bill for extending the periods for the purchase of lands and completion orworks on the Swan sea Valley Railway, for conferring further powers on the Swansea Valley Railway Company, and also on the South Wales Railway Company, with reference to that undertaking, and for other purposes." " A bill for con structing and maintaining docks and other works at or near to Milford Haven, and for other purposes." Reso lutions approving of these bills were adopted, and the meeting separated, with a vote of thanks to the chair man. GOLD. The Enchanter, reported yesterday, from Port Philip, whence she sailed the 22d of March, brings 22,000 ounces of gold, valued at 88,0001. Two other vessels from Australia were telegraphed as being in the Downs, but the quantity of gold they have on board is not yet ascertained. The remittances of gold to Paris have diminished during the last few days, but some small amounts are still sent. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—The first performance this season of Meyerbeer's Le Prophtte took place last night before a crowded house. A new singer, Ma dame Tedesco, from the Paris Grand Opera, made her debut in the character of Fides, with eminent success. Signor Tamberlik appeared for the first time as Jean 'of Leyden, the Prophet, and achieve d one of his greatest triumphs on the boards of the Royal Italian Opera. The general execution of the opera was more than usually good. The costumes were renovated ; the ballet (in which Mademoiselle Plunkett assisted) was restored to its original completeness; and there was an air of splen dour and liberality about the whole which showed a resolution on the part of the management to deserve well of its patrons and the public. A more brilliant representation has not been for some time witnessed at this theatre. A NOTHER CHILD MURDER IN THE CITY. —Yester day morning, as City police - constable Thomas Crocker, No. 259, was go ing his round, he discovered a parcel in a dust-bin at the end of Montagu-court, Little Britain, on turning his light on, he found it contained the body of a newly-b orn ma l e infant, which had every appearance of having been born alive. He immediately conveyed it to Smithfield station-house, and, by direction of the in spector on duty, it was removed to the London Union Workhouse, Aldersgate-street. It is believed, in conse quence of a t owe l i n w hi c h th e body was wrapped bearing the marks of a public institution that a clue has been obtained to th e unnatural parent, but as any publicity given at thi s s t age of the investigation by the police might tend to delay, if not defeat, the ends of justice, very great secrecy respecting the occurrence is observed. Information has been forwarded to Mr. Payne, the Coroner, and a po s t- mortern exam i nat i on o f the body is ordered to be made previous to the inquest. To such an extent has the crime of infanticide increased, that no fewer than fifteen inquests have been held in the metro politan districts within the last fortnight, in most of which cases verdicts of " Wilful Murder " has been re turned. DR. BOWRING.—We are happy to state that our learned and distinguished townsman has arrived in Exexter, and is staying with Mr s . B owr i ng an d hi s f am il y at Larkbeare, the residence of his venerable and re spected father. C. Bownng, Esq. Dr. Bowring looks remarkably well—exceedingly so, when we consider the great vicissitudes of clime and labour to which 119 has been oubjectod.—Zaigr rgi'M THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1853 ADVERTISEMENT DUTY. DIVISIONS LAST NIGHT. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of COMMAS. ) CUSTOMS, &so. ACTS. Motion made, and question proposed, "3. That from and after the sth day of July, 1b53, in lieu of the duties now pay able on advertisements, there shall be paid : X s. d For or in respect of any advertisement contained in or published with any gazette or other newspaper, or any other periodical paper, or in or with any pamphlet or literary work.— 0 0 6 —Amendment proposed, to leave out the words " in lieu of the duties now payable on advertisements," in order to insert the words, " all duties now chargeable on advertisements be repealed, in accordance with a resolution of this house of the 14th day of April last"—instead thereof :—Question put, " That the words 'in lieu of the duties now payable on ad vertisements' stand part of the proposed resolution :"—The committee divided ; Ayes 109, Noes 99. MAJORITY—AYES, 109. A'Court, C. Freestun, Colonel Palmer, Robert Baines, M. T. Gladstone, William Palmer, R. Baring, Sir F. Glyn, George Carr Palmerston, Viscount Baring, T. Graham, Sir James Parker, R. Townley . Berkeley Grenville Grey, Sir G. Patten, J. Bethel, Sir Richard Grosvenor, Earl Peel, F. Blair, Colonel Basle, Archibald Phrllipps, 3. 11. Bonham-Carter, I. Headlam, T. E. Phinn, T. Booker, T. W. Heathcoate, Sir G: Ponsonby, Hon. A. Boyle, Colonel Herbert, Sidney Portal, M. Brand, 11. Hervey, Lord Alfred Portman, W. Hogg, Sir James W. Price, Brotherton, J. Sir It. Bruce, C. L. C. Howard, C. W. G. Illcardo, 0. Burroughes, lienryN. Jermyn, Earl Rice, E. Campbell, Sir Arch. Kingscote, R. N. F. Rohartes, T. J. A. Cardwell, E. Knightley, Rainald Russell. LordJ. Cavendish, C. C. Langston, J. it Russell, F. C. Chambers, T. Lawiey, F. C. Sawle, C. B. G. Cockburn, Sir Al Lee, W, Smith, Rt Hn. R. Cocks, T. Somers Lemon, Sir C. Smollett, A. Coles, Henry B. Lewis. Sir T. Spooner, Richard Coote, Sir C. Lockhart, A. E. Strutt, Lit. lion. E. Corry, H. L. Lockhart, W. Thicknesse. R. A. Cowper, W. F. Loveden, P. Thornely. T. Currie, R. Lowe, R. Villiers. Rt. 11n. C. Davie, Sir H. Mackie, John Vivian, J. H. Denison, E. M'Taggart, Sir 3. Wellesley, Lord C. Drumlanrig, Viscount Manners, Lord G. Whitbread, Samuel Drummond, Henry Massey, W. N. Wilson, James Duckworth, Sir J. Masterman, John Wodehouse, E. Dundas, F. Molesworth, Sir W. Wood. Sir C. Egerton, Edward Moncrieff, J. Wyndham, William Elliot, J. E. Monad% William Young, Sir J. Feildan, M. Mostyn, E. M. Ferguson, Colonel Mowbray, J. Fitzgerald, J. Mundy William Fitzroy, Henry Norreys, Lbrd Hayter, W. G. Follett, Brent S. Osborne, Ralph Mulgrave, Earl MLNORITY—NOES, 99. Adderley, C. Greville, Colonel F. O'Brien. P. Alexander, J. Grosvenor, Lord R. O'Flaherty, A. Anderson, Sir James Hadfield, George Oliveira, Benjamin Bailey, C. Hall, Sir Benjamin Pechell, Sir G. Ball, Edward Ilalsey, T. Pellatt, A Bankes, G. Hamilton, Lord C. Phillimore, J. G. Barnes, T. Hamilton, Geo. A. Pigott, F. Barrow, Wm. H. Hastie, Alexander Pollard-Urquhart, W. Bass, M. T. Hawkins, W. W. Robertson, P. F. Bateson, T. Heyworth, L. Sandars, 1 . 1•.. Beaumont, W. B. 'Lindley, Charles Scholefleld, W. Bell, James Hume, J. Scobell, Capt. Biggs. William Butt, William Seymour, 11. D. Blackett, J. F. Johnstone, James Seymour, W. I) Bland, L. Jolliffe, Sir W. G. H. Shelley, Sir J. V. Bright, John Kinraird, Arthur F. Smith, John B. Brisco, Musgrave Knox, Colonel Smyth. R. J. Buck. Lewis W. Lacon, Sir E. Stanley, Lord Christopher, R. Adam Laing, S. Stuart, Lord D. Cobbett, J. Morgan Lennox. Lord HG. Taylor, Colonel Cowan, Charles Lucas, F. Thompson, G. Craufurd, E. H. J. Lytton, Sir E. B. Trollope. Sir J. Crook, J. M'Cann, J. Vance. J. Crossley, F. Macgregor. James Vansittart, G. H. Duncan, George Ms.:Aire, J. F. Walmaley, Sir J. Duncombe, T. Malta, R. Warner, E. Dunlop, A. Mandeville, Viscount Wilkinson, W. Dunne, Col. Martin, John Williams, W. Ferguson. Joseph II tall, E. Wynne, W. Fox. W. J. Milligan, E. Fuller, Augustus E. Morris, D. George, John Muntz, G. F. Goderlch, Viscount Murrough, J. P. Graham. Lord M.W. Napier, J. Greene, J. Oakes, J. H. P. TELLERS. TELLERS Cobden Rich. Gibson T. Another amendment proposed, to leave out the words " or in or with any pamphlet or literary work :"—Question pro posed, " That those words stand part of the proposed resolu tion :"—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. (Mr. Milner Gibson.) Proposed resolution amended, by leaving out the words " in or with any pamphlet or," and inserting the word " periodical" instead thereof. Motion made, and Question put, " That ' sixpence' stand part of the proposed resolution." The Committee divided—Ayes, 63 ; Noes, 68. • 3IINORITY—AYES 63. A'Court, C. Goodman, Sir G. Palmerston, Via. Arbuttmott, General Graham, Sir James Parker, R. T. Baines, M T. Herbert, H. A. Percy, J. Baring, Sir F. Herbert, Sidney Phillips, John Henry Bass, H. T. Hervey, Lord Alfred Phillimore, it. J. Bethel!, Richard Jones, Capt. Price, Sir R. Boyle, Col. Langston, J. H. Robartes, T. J. A. Brockman, E. P. Lee, W. Russell, Lord J. lit otherton, Joseph Lewis, Sir T. F. Sawle,:C. B. G. Brown. W. Lockhart, A. E. Smollett, A. Cardwell, Hon. E. Lockhart, W. Spooner, IL Chambers, T. Lowe, Robert Strutt, E. Cockburn, Sir A. Mackie, J. Thicknesse, R. A. Coote, Sir Chas. 11. M`Ta!gart, Sir J. Thornely, T. Cowan, Charles Massey, W. Vane, Lord H. Cowper, W. Masterman, J. Villiers, Hon. C. Drummond, 11. Mills, T. Wilson, J. Feilden, M Molesworth, Sir W. Wocd, S.r C. Fitzroy, Hon. H. Moncreiff. James Young, Sir . John Forster, J. Monsell, W. rm.], tar. Gladstone, William Mowbray, J. Hayter, Hon. W. Glyn, George Carr Oliveira, B. Berkeley, Glenville. .... _ MAJORITY—NOES 68. Ball, Edward Grogan, E. Pakington, Sir John Barnes, Thomas Gwyn, Bowel Peelle% Sir George Barrow, W. H. Hadfield, George Pellatt Apaley Beaumont, W. B. Hall, Sir Benjamin Pollard-Urquhart, W. Bell, J. Hamilton, Geo. A. Robertson, P. F. Biggs, William Ilastie, Alexander Samba's, G. Bland, L. Ileyworth, Lawrence Scbolelleld, W. Bright, John Hi !lley , Charles Scobell, Capt. Vutler, Charles S. Hume, J. Shelley, Sir J. V. Cheetham, john Kendall, N. Smith. J. Cobhett, JN. Kennedy, Tristram Smyth, K. Cobden, Richard Kershaw, James Swift, R Crook, J. Laing, S. Taylor, Col. Cross! , y, Frank Lucas, F. Thompson, George Disra,li, Benjamin Ma, gregor, James TroPopc, Sir J Duncan. G. Maguire, J. "almsiey, Sir J. buncombe, T. Manus, Richard Whaley. G. 11. Dunne, Col. 3110, Edward Wilkinson, W. A. Fagan, W. Michell, W. WU:hung, William Fox, W. J Moore, Ross S. Wise, J. Gardner, Richard Muntz, G. Frederick Gibson, Thomas 31. Murrough, J. P. 'MIMI. Grace, 0. D. J. Napier, Joseph Cranfurd, E. Greene, John Norroys, Sir D. NV arner, Edward Question, as amended, put : " 3. That from and after the sth day of July, 1853, in lieu of tho duties now payable on advertisements, there shall be paid : X. a. d. For and in respect of any advertisement contained in or published with any gazette or other news paper, or other periodical paper, or periodical literarywork .. ..... ........ ...... ..... ...... • • ....... 0 0 0" The Committee divided— Ayes, 70 ; Noes, 61. MAJORITY—AYES, 70. Ball, Edward Grogan, Edward Pellatt, Apsley Barnes, Thomas Hadfield. George Pollard-Urquhart, W. Barrow, Witham IL Pall, Sir Benjamin Robertson, P. F. Beaumont, W. B. Hamilton, George A. Sandars, George hell, James ra , tie, Alexander Scholefleld, W. Bigg, William Heywerth, Lawrence &obeli, Captsin Bland, Loftus 11. Hindley, Charles Seymour, W. D. Bright, John Hume, Joseph Hielley, Sir J. V. Brown, William Kendall, Nicholas Smith, John B. Butler, Charles S. Kennedy, Tristram Smyth. Roger J. Cheetham, J ohn Kershaw, James Swift, Richard Cobbeit, John NI. Laing, Samuel Taylor, Colonel Cobden, Richard Lucas, Frederick Thompson, George Cowan, Charles . lif 'Gregor, John Troliope, Sir John Crook, Joseph Maguire, John F. Walmsley, Sir J. Crossley, Frank Matins, Richard Warner, Edward Disraeli, Benjamin NOM, Edward Whalley, George H. Duncan, George Michell, William Wilkinson, W. A. Dencombe, Thomas Moore, Ross S. Williams, William Dunne, Colonel Muntz, George F. Vise, Ashford Fagan, William Murrough, John I'. Fox, William J. Napier, Joseph Gardner. Richard Norreys, Sir D. J Grace, 0. D. J. • P.akington, Sir J. Greene, John Pechell, Sir 0, B. DI I N ORITY-NOES, 61. RU SSIA AND TURKEY. The Emperor •of Russia has made a personal declara tion to the English and French Ambsssadors expressed in the strongest language. He states that even the de struction of his fleets should not prevent his invading Turkey, and obtaining the reparation which he believed to he his due. The fourth div ision of the Russian army is ordered to enter Moldavia. • The Russian force on the line of the Black Sea amounts to 160„(000 men. The Emperor complains that the conduct of Lord Aberdeen is entireiy at variance with the private decla clarations of that Minister. It is said that peremptory instructions have been for warded to M. de Brunow to cease his habitual commu nications with tl Le Premier, and to confine himself, in future, to official intercourse with the English Secretary of State, whoever he may be. The Journal d e Francfort states the Russian fleet in the Baltic to core sist of 27 ships of the line, and 18. fri gates ; and the c ne in the Black Sea of 18 ships of the line, and 12 frigates. Letters date& • the 20th ult. from the Danubian pro vinces, speak of preparations for the passage of the Pruth by the Russians. The Radical C government of Friburg has received a check in the elect ion of a deputy to the Swiss National Council. General Giula:v left Vienna on the 30th ult., on a special mission to St. Petersburgh. The German j• ournals contain numerous articles re specting the state of affairs in the East, but there is not a single fact in • them which was not already known through the con espondents of the French and English journals. The Voss Gazett e of Berlin has a letter from Vienna of the 27th ult., in v ,hick the writer declares, as on good information, that the Austrian Cabinet has no leaning towards Russia it L the affair of the East, and acts with perfect independen, ce. A letter from E rzeroum 29th ult., in the Constitu tionnel, says :—" It , is positively stated that the Russian Government of the Trans-Caucassian provinces have just concentrated troop 3 on the Turkish frontier, and particu larly at Akhaltzik. Russia is labouring hard to work on the minds of the Armenian inhabitants of Turkey, in order to bring then i over to her views. Everything is besides ready for as s invasion, and unfortunately Erze roum is not in a ti position to offer much resistance, although it is a strategic point of the highest importance. It would require tb e active co-operation of the European fleets on the Asiatic 3 coast of the Black Sea in order to check an imminent aggression." The Kiobenh,avd isposten of Copenhagen of the 20th speaki Of a G rand Central• European Alliance, of which Austria and Prussia will be the nucleus, and to which will successfi illy be united the other German so vereigns, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, &c. The object of this alliance Zvi .11 be, according to this journal, to maintain the neut rality of Central Europe, should a struggle commence between Russia on the one hand, and France and En gland united on the other. We read in the .1 'atri,e :—" A letter from Constanti nople of the 18th, assures us that the Russian Govern ment had sent off an envoy extraordinary, charged to address special rein onstrances to the Shah of Persia, and that the investment t of Balfrouch, a port on the Caspian Sea, and of all that; part of the coast of the Mazande ran, is regarded at very probable."—The same journal says—" Private lea tters from the Danubian provinces of the 15th, 18th, and 20th of June, inform us of some facts worth ;notice. In consequence of orders given by the reig sung Prince of Wallachia, a con siderable quantity of cattle, furnished by the breeders of the c;ountry to the Wallachian Go vernment, had ar rived at Brailow, a port on the Danube. They h been directed towards the in terior in groups of about 50 head each. In another quarter a party of ;the Russian army had established a vast park near Ruse kb, and made all the necessary ar rangements for th rowing a bridge over the Pruth at that place. It was supposed that, in consequence of the arrangements th us made, this bridge could be com pleted in twenty be mrs from the moment of its com mencement. The 1 tussian consuls had received orders to put into requisitie.n all the boats which they could find, and to fell wl oatever timber might be required to aid the operations of ' the passage." The Presse says : —" It is impossible that we can re main long in ignorance of the final determination of the Emperor of Russia. By Saturday the 25th of June at the latest the Emper or must have received the reply of the Turkish Governn sent to his last ultimatum. Every Saturday evening tb e mail steamer leaves St. Peters burgh for Stettin. The journey to France from St. Petersburgb by Stet tin, Berlin, and Cologne, takes 107 hours (less ihan five 'days). On the Ist of July, there fore, we can very w' ill receive here accounts from St. Petersburgh of the 2.5 th of June." SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 26th ult. have arrived. The Gazette contains a Royal decree creating a consul ship at Jerusalem, charged, amongst other things, to come to an understanding with the Spanish Franciscan monks residing in Polestine for the purpose of supporting the interests of the Roman Catholic rtligion, and to pre vent the ancient rights of Spain from being slighted. A commission is also, the decree declares, to be appointed to examine the archives of what is called the Pious Work at Jerusalem, and the state of its funds, and to send in a report on the same as soon ;13 possible, as well as an his torical paper on the rights of the crown of Spain to the patronage of the Holy Places. Measures are to be taken for the purchase of a house to educate Franciscan missiona ries for the Holy Land. The Gazette also appoints the commission, alluded to above, consisting of six persons. A letter from the Governor of the Philippine Islands, of the 2d April, is given in these journals, declaring that the rice crop was most abundant, and that everything was perfectly tranquil in the islands. TELLERS, Craufurd, E. Gibson, Milner A'Court, C. H. W. Greenall, Gilbert Parker, Robert T. Arbuthnot General Herbert, H. A. PhiHipps, John Henry Baines, Matthew T. Herbert, Sidney PhiLi,nore, Rob. J. Baring, Sir F. T. Hervey. Lord A. Robartes, Thos. J. A. Bass, Michael Thos. Jones, Captain Russell, Lord John Bethell. Sir Richard Langston, Jas. Sawle, C. B. Graves Boyle, Hon. Colonel Lee, William Smolleit, A lexander Brockman, E. D. Lewis, -ir T. F. Spooner, Richard Brotherton. Joseph Lockhart, A. E. Strut t, Edward Cardwell, Edward Lockhart, W. Thicknesse, Ralph A Chambers, Thomas Lowe, Robert Thornely,•Thomas Cockburn, Sir A. Mackie, John Vane, Lord Harry Coote, Sir C. H M' Taggart, Sir J. Villiers, C. Pelham Cowper, William Massey, W. N. Wilson, James Drummond, henry Mastcrman, John Wood, Sir Charles Fielder, M. J.* Mips, Thomas Young, Sir John Fitzroy. henry Molcsworth, Sir W. Forster, John Moncreif, Jas. Gladstone, William Nonni', William Glyn, George Carr :Mowbray, John R. Goodman, Sir G. • Oliveira, Benjamin Graham, Sir Jas. Pahnerslon, Viscount TELLEILS. Hayter, W. G. Berkeley, Grenville THE LONDON DOCK COMPANY. The half-year's dividend declared at the meeting of the London Dock Company yesterday was 21. 10s. per cent. free of income-tax, and the report and accounts were unanimously adopted. The chairman (Mr. J. Cattley), with reference to the circumstance of the busi ness and profits of the company exhibiting a decline, as compared with the corresponding period of last year, explained that this might be owing to combined causes, but that the principal one was supposed to consist in the export having greatly exceeded the import trade. The Customs had also given certain facilities to the out door warehouses, through which goods could be taken by ligherage to various wharves at charges less than the Dock Company in its corporate capacity could accept. In answer to questions it was mentioned that no depre ciation fund existed, but that the warehouses were kept in regular repair, and that the oldest were now in perfectly efficient order. The money required for the extension of works is to be raised in whatever manner the directors shall think most advantageous. Before the close of the proceedings a correspondence was read on the subject of the law charges incurred through the recent suits with the Crown, but it appeared that the directors have not been successful in obtaining their remission. Annexed is an abstract of the report : " The number of loaded vessels from foreign ports which arrived in the London Docks during the six months ending the 31st of May, 1853, was 505, measuring 154,194 tons. " The arrivals in the corresponding period of 1852 were 532, measuring 169,242 tons ; " The earnings during the six months ending the 31st of May last were 226,869 t. 16s. 3 d. ; "Against, in the corresponding period of 1852, 232,1191. 16s. 6d. " The expenditure for the six months amounted to 132,9751. 6. 9d. ' • " Against, in the corresponding period of 1852,128,7561. Ils. 9d. " The balance now standing at the credit of profit and. loss was 253,9681. 2s. 4d., out of which the directors re commended the payment of a dividend for the half-year of 21. 10s. per cent., amounting to 90,9751. 12s. Bd., leaving a balance in favour of the company of 163,0101. 9s. Bd. " Of the balance standing to the credit of profit and loss, the slim of 169,7311. Os. Id. consists of outstanding charges due to the company. " The stock of goods in the warehouses on the 31st of May, 1853, was 98,506 tons. " Against, at the same period of last year, a stock of 116,117 tons. "On the 25th of May, a special meeting was held, at which the proprietors authorised the bill for constructing the additional eastern entrance to the docks. That bill has now passed through all its various stages with the excep tion of the third reading in the House of Lords." LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. The following telegraphic dispatch has been received from Vienna : " On the 25th, 12,000 Russians entered Jassy." FRAN CE. Among the many rumours yesterday afloat in Paris is one to the effect that General Castelbajac is about to be recalled from his post of Minister Plenipotentiary at St. Petersburgh. This, however, is not regarded as a rupture of diplomatic relations between France and Russia, but is attributed to some displeasure felt in high quarters at the want of early information from that capital. The name of the person that would succeed him—supposing the rumour correct—is not very clearly ascertained, though that of M. de Morny is for the third or fourth time mentioned. A Cabinet courier arrived on Thursday night from St. Petersburgh with dispatches for M. de Kisseleff; there are abundant on dits and mysterious hints current as to the nature of their contents, yet nothing that can be relied upon as positive has been suffered to transpire. Indeed, there is an appearance of more than usual mystery mani fested. Every one who had heard of the arrival of the courier was naturally anxious to ascertain whether the dispatches he brought were Facific or the contrary ; but M. de Kisseleff has up to the present time remained inaccessible and invisible for all. Se veral members of the Diplomatic Corps paid their visits to the Embassy, but the invariable reply was " Not at home." It is naturally enough inferred from all this that the intelligence in question is not of a satisfactory kind, and, while all admit that M. de Kisse leff has opened his lips to no one, yet the terrible dis patches announce that the Emperor is inflexible and inexorable, that he will make no concession, and that he has declared in the most positive manner that the gates of St. Petersburgh shall be open to no ordinary or extraordinary Ambassador of the Divan, who shall not bring him the complete acquiescence of the Porte to his ultimatum, and an unconditional submission to all he has demanded, without the change of an iota. Lord Cowley left Paris yesterday morning for Bou logne, or rather, as it is believed, for London, with ex pressions of a dubious character attributed to high per sonages, which has tended to excite additional un easiness in the public mind. Bankers and brokers are busy selling out, and the funds are falling. It is said in political circles that a joint note from England and France has been transmitted to the Rus sian Government, to the effect that the occupation of the Danubian provinces will be regarded as an act of hostility against Turkey, and will be followed by the entry of the Dardanelles by the fleets ; and that the mediation of Austria will only be effective when the English and French flags shall together appear in the Bosphorus. The Ministerial journals are again silent on the East ern question, and in the other journals there is nothing of interest on the subject. Nor is there anything of in terest to extract on other subjects. The Emperor yesterday reviewed the troops of the Ist division of the Army of Paris encamped at Satory, and which were to leave the camp on the following day, and be replaced by the second division. His Majesty arrived on the ground at five o'clock in an open carriage, and immediately mounted his horse, and, without pass ing along the front of the troops which were drawn up in line, took command, putting them through a variety of manceuvres. When they were finished, the troops were brought together in the centre of the ground, and the Emperor distributed several decorations and medals. Just at this time the arrival of the Empress was announced, and the Emperor at the head of a brilliant staff galloped off to meet heir. Her Majesty was accompanied by her sister the Duchess d'Alba, and amongst the staff which surrounded his Majesty were the Duke d'Alba, in full uniform, and several Prussian, Spanish, and Piedmontese officers. The filing off com menced about seven o'clock, amidst cries of " Vive l'Empereur Vive l'lrnp4ratrice ! " from the troops and the crowd which. had assembled. The Monitewr publishes long details of the operations of the expeditic n against Kabylia up to the 22d ult., but they do not.mention any particular fact of interest which had not already been published. It appears that the tribes were generally making their submission. The Constitutionnel says :—" Vice-Admiral Hamelin, who is appoint ad! to the command of the Mediterranean squadron, is now Maritime Prefect at Toulon. He is the eighth on the list of vice-admirals; M. de la Susse, whom he replaces, is the third. The time of service of the latter would expire on the sth inst. It appears that the decision for :replacing him was come to at a Council of Ministers on "Wednesday. The motive given for this measure is the delay evinced by the French squadron in proceeding from Salamis to Besika Bay." At the Bonnie yesterday the market for public securi ties suffered front ► the receipt of unfavourable intelligence respecting the pi •ogress of events in the East, and a de cline of more tl lan 1 per cent. took place in the Three per Cents., the precise amounts being lf. 20c. in the quotation for nu ney, and If. se. in that for the end of the month. Th( following were the prices at the termi nation of busint se : For Cash—Three per Cents., 75f. 10c. ; Four-and-:a-Half per Cents., 100 f. 80c. For the Account—Three per Cents., 75f. 20c. ; Four-and a-Half per Cents., 100 F. 75c. Bank Stock, 2,655 f. The de cline vas also e xtensive in both the Mortgage Bank Shares, and thos e of the Soci6td Mobilibre ; the former fell 30f., closing at 660 f., while the final quotation for the latter was 7] Of. 50c., being a fall of 37f. A corres- .••• ponding depredlation in value was also experienced by railway securities, in which transactions were only effected to a limited extent. Closing prices --Northern, 876 f. 50c. ; Ode: tins, 1,030 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 870 f. ; Lyons, 8 . 75 f. 50c. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, 30th June.—The marriage of the Arch- Duchess Marie, with the Duc de Brabant, will take place early in August. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, 26th June.—The cholera has. broken out here ; 40 persons have died. DISASTROUS CALAMITIES IN PERSIA. Letters from Erzeroom bring dates from Teheran to the 19th of May, and from Tabreez to the 29th, detail ing a succession of calamities and disasters in various parts of the Persian empire, attended with immense loss of life, as well as property of great value. On the 3d of May, the towns of Shiraz and Cushan were levelled to the ground by a violent earthquake, destroying 15,000 souls in the former, and 3,000 in the latter place, and entirely drying up the fine river Zaiandervod, upon which the town of Ispahan in a great measure depends for its supply of water. The drying up of the river was followed by an extraordinary flight of locusts, which in a few hours laid waste the luxuriant crops of wheat and barley, and destroyed the blossoms of the fruit trees. At Khorassan a pestilence broke out in the month of Rejab (April), and typhus fever of the most deadly nature was raging throughout Astrabad, Mazraderan, and the Turcoman desert ; whilst at Teheran, on the 16th of May, where cholera morbus was carrying off no less than 150 souls per diem,, an inundation had swept away 18 dwelling-houses, a public bath, the ice depot, and several men, women, and children. Fortunately for the city (for otherwise the consequences to life and property would have been much more serious), the water from the fosse or ditch which surrounds it burst out on to the plain, washing away the most luxuriant crops of corn and forests of fruit trees, with a number of horses and other cattle. In the midst of all these calamities, whilst his Ma jesty the Shah and his court have fled to Imama, the Prime Minister and his relations carry out their diabo lical system of oppression of the poor, turning a deaf ear to the petitions and complaints of the people unless accompanied by a fee, and such is the extent of this corrupt practice, that, in sums of 20 and 40 shil lings, the Minister is reported to have amassed the princely fortune of half a million of tomans, which are said to have been secretly remitted to Russia, whither he will, before long, no doubt repair, to enjoy this ill-gotten wealth. The sooner the better, for his evil doings are a blot on the reign of Nesserud-deen, who has lately taken into favour an individual of a totally opposite character, the Adjutant Baebee, a personage of great merit and extraordinary talent, well worthy in every respect to fill the vacancy, when it occurs, with honour to the Sovereign and benefit to the country. By a late royal decree, he has been created a Knight of the distinguished Order of the Portrait, and appointed to the important office of Generalissimo of the Shah's army. The relations between the Shah and the representative of Great Britain are, through the intrigues of Russia, upon anything but a cordial footing. We learn from Malta that Colonel Shiel, her Majesty's representative at the Persian Court, arrived at that island on the 20th, in the City of London, Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steamer, from Constantinople, and was to leave about the 23d for Marseilles, en route for England, in the Euxine, belonging to the same company, accom panied by his lady and the two children. His Excel lency returns to England on sick leave, Mr. Thomson, the Secretary of Legation remaining as Char 2,4 d'Affaires. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. (From the Times.) We have now received positive information from St Petersburg, by the packet which left that capital for Stettin on the evening of the 25th of June, that on that day, and after the return of the last courier from Con stantinople, the Emperor of Russia dispatched imme diate orders to his troops to cross the Pruth. It was expected that this determination would forthwith be an nounced to the Russian nation and to foreign States by a manifesto, in which the Emperor would reiterate his strange declaration, that this aggression is not an act of war, and that he is ready to stop the march of his troops whenever the Turkish Government signifies its intention to comply with his demands. If such be the language of this official document, which has not yet reached us, it will only be a repetition of the confused and inconsistent propositions already put before the world in that Russian circular, which has excited unqualified reprobation wherever it has been read. But after placing all that confidence in the language of the Russian Government to which the Emperor Nicholas laid claim, as a man of honour and a Prince solicitous to preserve the tranquillity of Europe, we have for some time past been compelled to look to the acts of that Court only ; and on the present occasion the arti fices of language to which it may resort have ceased alto gether to disguise its intentions. In our judgment, Russia has gained absolutely nothing by her attempt to impose upon Europe. Long before a soldier could cross the Pruth the fleets of the Western Powers were assem bled at the entrance of the Dardanelles ; Turkey is as well prepared as she can expect to be ; and all Europe has formed a just opinion on the conduct of the Emperor Nicholas. The language of Russia, when she says that the advance of her troops is not to be regarded as an act of war, but only as a means of extorting submis sion, is in imitation of one of the tricks to which Napoleon had recourse to conceal some of his most indefensible actions. When his armies entered the Peninsula in 1808, it was not, it was said, an act of war—it was merely a friendly occupation of the king dom. By the same rule the French might advance to Brussels or to Turin, and all the.laws of territorial in dependence would be suspended. But in this case there is not even the usual amount of pretext. The entry of the Russians into the Principalities is meant as an act of coercion applied to the Porte to compel it to accept certain terms which it has repeatedly rejected, and which all Europe holds to be inconsistent with its sovereign power. The ordinary operations of war have no other purpose or meaning. Their avowed and only object is to compel an inde pendent State, by the use of force, to do what it otherwise refuses to do. A contest ensues, if that State is in a condition to " offer resistance, and to oppose force by force. But the mere attempt to dictate terms by military power in a foreign country, and against the consent of the Sovereign, is an act of war by all the principles of public law, and it is an act deserving the strongest reprobation, unless it can be jus tified by such provocation or necessity as leaves no other means of obtaining redress. The next step, therefore, which we may expect is the advance of the Russian army into Moldavia. The rup ture is already complete at Constantinople, whence even the records of the Russian Embassy have been removed. Everything now depends on the attitude the Porte may assume and the incidents which may occur, especially in the Black Sea, where the commercial and maritime rights of two nations, now on the verge of war, are brought so nearly into collision. (From. the Morning Post.) • Public opinion, disappointed in its hope, will be se vere in its condemnation of the Sovereign who, after warnings so constant and disapprobation so universal, can invade the territory of a neighbour and friend, in violation of good faith, of the law of nations, and of peace, which the Czar may break, but cannot restore. The courier bearing the news of the rejection of the utimatum of Russia arrived at St. Peterzburgh on the 24th, and immediately on his arrival a council was held by the Emperor at his palace of Peterhoff, at the issue of which council a messenger was sent off to Prince Gortchakoff, bearing dispatches, the contents of which, there is every reason - to believe, are peremptory orders to the Russians to cross the Pruth at once, and proceed to occupy the principalities. The passage of the Pruth has, by this time, been effected, and we may expect, in a few days, to learn that the CO7B d'armee of General Danenberg, 40,000 strong, crossed the river, the boundary of the two empires, on or about the Ist of July. The forces immediately under the command of Prince Gortchakoff are, we learn, 120,000 men, on paper, and, no doubt, in reality, a very imposing number. By a careful collation of treaties, their causes and re sults, we yesterday showed that Russia had only twice oc cupied the Danubian Principalities within the presentcen tury. On the first occasion she held them as a pledge for the payment of an indemnity due from Turkey, and restored them duly andfreely upon receiving payment. In the s econd instance, Russia occupied the Principalities after the troubles of 1848, for the purpose of aiding in the repres sion of internal commotions, of immediate danger to Turkey, and proximate embarrassment to herself. When Russia, however, crossed the Pruth after the distur bance of 1848, it was clearly defined and laid down by treaty that she did so, first, by consent of the Sultan ; and, secondly, in consequence of the e xceptional condi tion of the Danubian provinces, which were agitated by revolution, dangerous to the w elfare of their Sovereign the Porte, as well as that of surrounding nations. The Treaty of Adrianople, of which the third article says that " the Pruth shall continue to form the boun dary of the two empires, from the point where the river touches the territory of Moldavia until its confluence with the Danube," has never yet been infringed upon, but is now broken by the passage of the Pruth and the violation of the integrity of the Turkish Empire. It is a matter of deep regret that the peace of Europe should be so wantonly and needlessly imperilled ; but, at the same time, there is ground for gratulation that the two great Western Powers are one in action, and that, therefore, we have a strong guarantee for the suc cess of right, and good reason to expect the discomfiture of an ambition as eager as it is vain. It is now the duty of the signataries of the treaty of 1841 to maintain their own honour and their own into- Tests, as well as those of Turkey. Russia must recross the Pruth, with her own reputation, indeed, in tatters, but having learnt respect for the flag of Turkey and those of her allies—a lesson which ma); be disagreeable, but a respect which is necessary, if Europe is to be spared the sight of the continual encroachments of the strong upon the weak, MINING INTELLIGENCE. _ (Prom the Mining Journal of this day.) MINES.—The uncertainty of ourforeign affairs, couple with the low price of metals, have put a stop to specu lation for the present, and we cannot, therefore, repor any improvement in the general tone of the market. A. few offers have been made for first-class dividend shares, but for speculative mines, which may be liable to calls, there are scarcely any buyers to be found. As in an excited market all wait for the "top" price, so now most speculators are waiting to see how " low " shares will be offered. In the Metal Market.—There is a considerable inquiry for Rails, with an increase in price. An extensive bu siness is also doing in Scotch Pig.—But little doing in Spelter.—Much interest has been created by the an nouncement that the Dutch sale of Banca Tin in August will be 112,000 slabs, with the option of declaring an additional 10,000—the amount of last year being 156,702 slabs : or 4,000 tons against 5,200—as this article is likely to become a strong competitor with English Tin, being superior in colour, and for some purposes more economical.—Tin Plates are in but small demand. In the Bullion Market.—Dollars, 4s. llsd. per oz. ; pillar dollars, ss. 2d. per oz. ; bar silver, ss. 10. per oz. standard ; bar silver holding 5 grs. of gold, ss. lid. per oz. standard ; bar gold, 775. 9d. per oz. standard; Colum bian doubloons, 775. per oz. ; fine cake silver, ss. 54d. per oz. The dividends declared in June, 1853, amounted to 40,1461. ls. Bd. The gold mining shares this week have again been ex tremely inactive ; the market, indeed, has been almost in a state of abeyance. Under these circumstances prices have sympathised with the other departments of the Stock Exchange, and been uniformly flat. Yester day evening they closed heavily, at a further reduction. In Miscellaneous Shares the market has been very flat, and speculative operations almost wholly sus pended ; the only improvement that has taken place was in land shares. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE DOINGS AT NEWCASTLE. The proceedings at Newcastle were brought to a satis factory close ; and although certain shortcomings were displayed in the quantity of the sport, they were some what counterbalanced by the interest and importance which attached to the principal encounters. The pro moters of the meeting laboured strenuously to insure success, and their well-directed efforts met with com mensurate reward. The townspeople are proud of the high character of their gathering, and contribute with large and commendable liberality to the race fund. Yet, the fact admits of no disguise; for, notwithstanding the active exertions of the committee, and the cordial co-operation which they meet with from the inhabitants, the Newcastle Meeting is not so popu lar, or so efficiently conducted, as others of less preten sions. Southern horses- seldom compete for its prizes, the remoteness of the locality rendering owners disinclined to undergo the risks contingent on so long and weari some a journey. The same causes, too, contribute to diminish the attendance of metropolitan sports men. The grand stand is inconveniently situated, and from its enclosure no facilities are afforded for obtaining an uninterrupted view of the running. It is separated from the course by a wide road, which was blocked up by carriages and spectators, and the mem bers of the " Ring " were completely shut out from ob taining a view of any one race. This objection would, in a measure, be obviated by the formation of a sloping lawn, after the plan adopted at Epsom and elsewhere. The sport now requires little comment. The result of the Northumberland Plate, although it surprised many, displeased none ; even the losers were satisfied. The prize was carried off by an animal of unquestionable racing merit, and one that belongs to a " stable" of high and deserved popularity. The cheering which greeted Kingston's victory was loud and long, and was 3 demonstration of delight . as unusual as it w as gra tifying. I take no discredit to myself f or no t selecting Kingston in my anticipatory remarks on the meeting. He was then not even mentioned in th e betting, and a strong probability existed that he would not start. When, however, it was discovered that he was really intended, and that his party had backed him, I was convinced of the formidableness of his chance. The somewhat insignificant position which he held in the betting was glaringly incompatible with the sound ness of his pretensions. Red Lion was first favourite at 7 to 2, and Kingston, who had to concede to him 71b, only was quoted at 12 to 1. Yet had a match been made at even weights between these two horses, long odds would undoubtedly have been freely laid on King ' sten. Colsterdale and Goldfinder were last throughout the race. The " nice little stake " which the Kingston party won on the Northumberland Plate was partly lost on the "Cup" on the succeeding day. Kingston's de feat by Vindex occasioned sore disappointment and was totally unexpected. A "movement " connected with this race excited unmitigated disgust and condemnation. Peggy had arrived at Newcastle for the obvious purpose of competing for the prize ; her jockey was weighed and his number placed on the " telegraph " for the evident purpose of misleading and deceiving the "Ring," as Peggy did not go the post, and no intimation was given of her owner's intention not to start her. This proceeding admits of no extenuation, and is calculated to excite suspicions of an unfavourable character. The attention of handicappers should also be directed to the running of the Sally Warfoot colt and Dick Tur pin at this meeting. On Monday I shall refer to the Newmarket meeting and the minor gatherings of the ensuing week. At present too much uncertainty and mystification sur rounds them to induce me to hazard an opinion. July 2. A FRESH MAN. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY. There was a very thin attendance at the rooms this morning, and very little business done, the only trans actions we noticed being as follows : LIVERPOOL CUP. 4to 1 agst Goorkah (taken). 6 to 1 agst Cariboo (taken). 10 to 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke (taken). 100 to 8 agst Harbinger. GOODWOOD STAKES. Bto 1 agst Little Harry (taken). 10 to 1 agst Sextus (taken). 12 to 1 agst Teddington (taken). 12 to 1 agst Hobbyhorse (taken). ST. LEGER. 8 to 1 agst Sittingbourne (taken). 50 even on West Australian (taken). 10 to - 1 agst The Reiver (taken). LUDLOW RACES-FitmAy. The Cur STAKES were won by Trifle, beating Titter. stone and Minerva in a canter. OLDFIELD STAKES.—Jonathan Martin walked over. The BOROUGH STAKES were won by Mustang, beating Erin-go-Bragh and two others. SOUTH SHROPSHIRE STAKES.—Ferret walked over. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, July 2.—Wind this day at Noon, N W. ; mo derate breeze and cloudy. DEAL, July I.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived from the River—James Cruickshank, for Hobart Town.—July 2 Wind, N.W. by W., modorate—Arrived—Havering, Cal cutta. COWES, July I.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived Washing. ton (s), New York, and left for Bremen ; Anna Lena, London, for Hobart Town, reporter to be leaky. PORTSMOUTH, July I.—Wind, W. by S. Sailed—Or thous, Portland Bay. SALECO3IBE, July I.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Calypso, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, July I.—Wind,, S.W. Ar r i vc d—L ou i sa Kicham, Havannah. Sailed—Koophandel, New York. FALMOUTH, July 1. —Wind. W. Arrived—Tellesh, Monte Video, for Liverpool George, Ri o J ane i ro ; riosa, Manzanillo; Asia, Sierra Leon e . GU ER NSEY, June 30 . — Wind, S. W. Arrived—Eclipse, Havannah. CLYDE, June 30.—Arrived—F uero , St. John's, N.B. ; Village Bella, Windsor, N.S. Sailed—Argyle, New York. THE IRISH PARTY.—Arrangements are in progress for a grand entertainment in Dublin, to the Irish party, during the Exhibition. A committee has been named to carry out the project. CLARE ELECTION.—The following is the groEs poll at the close on Thursday evening :--- Vandeleur 1,002 O'Brien ............................. :sr c i o t at t . r e b e tuh o r t oe f 974 Fitzgerald ...................... l6B DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN'S HOME.—Yesterday, a. t n it r i e n e s t, tittl F t i i t o z n roy w - a s s qu h ar el e d . meeting of ti m ie in c u o: at the Hoi L ne is , te l r s, Kaye The Lady was in the chair. After last meeting being con firmed,\the Rev. C. Geary) reported the progress of the institution since the last meeting on Friday, June 3, to the effect that the sum of 52/. 3 s . 6d. had been received as subscriptions, and 171. PiaYers the the secretary / 6s. Bd. for work done ; that the sum of 321. Bs. had been paid to the poor women who had been employed, and all other expenses connected with procuring the work, and carrying on the institution, and part of the debt removed. After the accounts were examined, several resolutions passed, and the work examined the meeting adjourned. THE IRON TRADE. —BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY.-At the preliminary meeting of ironmasters, held at Stewponey yesterday, it was resolved to reduce the price of bar iron 11. per ton. This reduction will, of course, regulate the quotations of all other descriptions of wrought iron. OPENING OF A RAILWAY STATlON.—Yesterday, the Kingskers-well Station, on the South Devon Railway, between Newton-Abbott and Torquay, was opened for traffic. Towards noon gaily-dressed people thronged to Kingskerswell by every inlet to the village ; and at noon, when the Newton-Abbott and several other bands commenced playing, the station-yard and some of the streets were densely crowded with spectators. About two o'clock a lunch was provided in a large marquee, by Mr. Magor of the Commercial Hotel, Newton, where a large party were assembled. The opening was cele brated with unusual spirit, and the whole proceedings passed off most satisfactorily. Kingskers-well is situate between Newton and Torquay, and the scenery is mag nificent. THE MANCHESTER POLICE.—A large number of men in the Manchester police force gave notice of their in-' tcntion to strike, but afterwards withdrew it. Some misunderstanding has occurred, however, and has led to the fear that a great many will, after all, leave duty.; The authorities say only 32 men are affected by the mis. take, but it is currently reported in the force itself that 250, out of a total of 420, will cease duty from this day, unless prompt terms of accommodation are decided upon. ')