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THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Anekstone. THIS EVENING, JULY 9. Will be performed MARRIED LIFE. Supported by Messrs. Buckstone, Farren, Howe; Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, &C. To be followed by MR. BUCKSTO.NE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PARNASSUS. ' To be followed by RAPPINGS AND T4I3LE MOVINGS. To conclude with THE BOARDING SCIfOOL BALL. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, JULY 9, Will be performed THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Sup ported by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. After which, will be presented Lord Byron's Tragedy of SAR DANAPALUsI. Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with TURNING THE TABLES. Characters by Messrs. Harley, J. Vining, Chester, and Everett ; Mrs. W. Lacy, Misses Daly and C. Leelercq. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Wcbstet —Directress, Madame Celesta THIS EVENING, JULY 9, Will be perfermed TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Sup ported by Messrs. A. Wigan, Keeley, and Cullingford ; Mesdames A. Wigan. Keeley, &c. After which, A DESPERATE GAME. To be followed by. THE CAMP AT CHOBBAM. After which, NORMA. To conclude with. THE DANCING SCOTCHMAN. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Darren. Great success of the New Drama. THIS EVENING, Jinx 9. Will be performed LOVE AND AVARICE. Characters by Messrs. 11. Farren, 11. Marston, G. Cooke, and Shalders ; Mesdames Ander ton and Bartlett. After which, an entirely New Burlesque, by Francis Talfourd, Esq., entitled SHYLOCR, or, THE MERCHANT OF "VENICE PRESERVED." Shylock. Mr. F. Robson; Portia, Miss Fielding (in Consequence of the Indisposition of Mrs. A. Phillips.) To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Bags, Mr. F. Robson. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole LOOM and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Niehtly Equestrian Galas.—Extraordinary Feats of Equitation.— PAuvicutAaTtei. — The grand national spectacle of the Battle of Waterloo, one of the greatest glories of the immortal Welling ton, our Hero of a Hundred Fights, is nightly received by crowded an d fashionable audiences with enthusiastic rapture. Visitors from the country are respectfully requested to note this warlike spectacle, realising many features in continual practice by her Majesty's Troops at Chobham. Commences at Seven o'clock. Miss Emily Cooke, the most talented juvenile equestrian artiste. will (by desire) appear every night. THIS EVENING, JULY 9, The Performances will, as during the week, commence with the grand national Spectdcle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, with more than Its original brilliant effects. To be followed by Mr. W. Cooke's unsurpassable scenes in the Arena, introducing the most celebrated Artistes in Europe, combin ing the talent of the World's Wonder, Miss Emily Cooke, whose irraceful performances have become the theme of admiration, her daring Leap through 16 balloons, both forward and backward, having created quite a furor. To conclude with the successful Hippo Drama of THE CHASE, a LIFE ON THE TURF —Illustrating a Sporting Man's Career. Boa-office open daily from Eleven to Four: Stage Manager, Mr. W. Went. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THIS EVENING, JULY 9, CHUSAN and the FEAST OF LANTERNS. Splendid MENAGERIE, containing many hundred interesting Specimens of iNatnral History. GODFREY'S unrivalled MILITARY BAND. Vocal and Instrumental Concert. Two Songs by Miss Cicely Nott. Solo, Clarionet, by Mons. Wuille. The whole con cluing with the most extraordinary spectacle ever exhibited, " The Feast of Larders" and explosion of Chinese Fireskips. Brilliant dis play of Fireworks by Sonthby. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY —Morning 42 min. after 3 Evening 59 min.aft. 3 !b-Moaaow—Morning 18 min. after 4 I Evening 38 min. aft. 4 THE WEATHER.—SuI Onwi, JULY 9. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 76—highest since noon yesterday. 63—lowest this morning and during the night. 74—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30. WIND, E.SE.—Light airs, and dull, cloudy weather. A v . "(V i i Tt. LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1853. The motion, of which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Member for Aylesbury had given notice for yesterday evening, and which had been put off until Monday on account of the indisposi tion of the Ministerial Leader of the House of Commons, has again been postponed, and this time indefinitely, without any time being fixed for its resumption. It is, in fact, unconditionally withdrawn—the only circumstance being the ex pression of a hope, on the part of the Hon. Gentl eman, that the Noble Lord the Member for Tiverton (not of London) would permit him to bring oa the - motion as soon as the public service will permit. We confess that we participate in the regret expressed by the Hon. Gentleman and by the Noble Lord the Member for Marylebone at the information which the House and the country had every right to demand being thus kept back for an indefinite period, during which the very na tural curiosity by which the public mind is agi tated is to remain unsatisfied, and the suspense which has exercised so disastrous an effect on the Stock and Share Markets, depressing matters far below their natural value, may be continued. We =not conceive that the expression of the unani mous feeling of both Houses of Parliament .for we can entertain but little doubt that the expres sion would be unanimous, or tantamount thereto, to sustain and support her MAJESTY'S Government in vindicating the honour of the British nation, and maintaining inviolate the integrity of the Ottoman dominions and the balance of power in Europe—could be attended with inconveni ence or injury to the public service, o; in any degree prejudice the negotiations that are still going forward, and thereby increase the chance of hostilities, which should, be avertei by any means consistent with British honour and good faith. On the contrary, we should have thought that such an expression would have strengthened the hands of the Government, and conferred additional authority on the diplomatists engaged in the important discussion, when it was incontestibly shown that they were prepared for any alternative, and that if matters had unfortu nately proceeded to extremities—that we were unwillingly forced into a war, which could scarcely be a " little.war'.'—they would have been sup ported heart and hand by the Parliament and People of the United Kingdom. This, we say, was, and still is, our deliberate opinion; but under the peculiar circumstances of the case, although we may regret the disappointment, we cannot cen sure Mr. LAYARD for having complied with the request, considering the quarter from whence it proceeded, and the terms in which it was con veyed. The matter has indeed assumed a very different aspect since yesterday, which leads us to look con fidently forward to the amicable arrangement of the entire difficulty, and the maintenance of friendly relations with the CzAn, without preju dicing the important interests involved in the result. The mere fact that Lord PALMERSTON came forward as the mouthpiece of the Ministry was a new and very auspicious feature in the transac tion. That Noble Lord has long enjoyed the confidence of the people in everything connected with foreign affairs. They believed that in the hands of the " English Minister " the honour of their country would never be tarnished, or its real interests damaged. The alleged division in the Cabinet was regarded with greater " apprehen sion," we might almosthave said "dismay," because they feared that any vacillating or temporising policy, of which he could not approye, must neces sarily prove prejudicial to the ytelfaie of the United Kingdom, and of Europe. 'These appre hensions are, however, materially allayed, if not altogether removed, by the appearance of the Noble Lord, and his interference in the transac tion. It affords an. assurance that the rumoured division either never existed, or that it has been repaired ; or, at all events, that the policy of the Noble Lord has prevailed, and that he is nOw directly responsible for the management of the flair. His language, too, was clear and unequ vocal, befitting a British Minister addressing a British Parliament on such a subject, wherein the well-being andhappi nets of the country was sodeeply concerned, and he gave the satisfactory assur ance that the Governments of France and England " are united in a comm on course of policy, are aiming at a common object, are gnided by common interests, and inspired by the most perfe c t an d un reserved confidence in, each other!" When that is the case—when the great source of uneasiness is thus completely dispelled, it scarcely required the addition, " that any temporary forbearance which two such Governments, which two such countries may have shown, would not have arisen from a want of determination, or that the most concilia tory course they could pursue, could not be con strued into a symptom of timidity or weakness, or that "the interests and the honour of England and France are in safe keeping." Theseare, indeed, satisfactory assurances, such as may well appease the natural anxiety previously entertained on the subject. But they are not the only consolatory matters that have occurred. It will be obvious to any person of ordinary capa city that something of no ordinary importance had taken place, even since the preceding evening, when the Earl of CLARENDON spoke on the sub ject of the appeal made by Lord BROUGHAM to the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, for the postpone ment of the motion of which the Noble Marquis had given n otice --something, too, of a very favourable character, which led not merely to a well-grounded hope, but almost to a moral cer tainty, that hostilities mighthonourably be averted. Not more than a week had elapsed since the motion of the Honourable Member for Aylesbury was not only not deprecated, but even invited by Ministers, and a Government day given up for its discussion. When that discussion was un warrantably postponed through the misconcepj tion (!) or unwarrantable meddling of the Presi dent of the Board of Control, it was only adjourned until Monday, another Government day being assigned for the debate, notwithstanding the pressing nature of the public business. We also find that the Foreign Secretary, in the Upper House, only asked postponement, not the with drawal of the motion, saying that, " after the great delay that had taken place in bringing the question to a solution, considering, too, the very grave interests that are connected with it, and the very natural anxiety which exists not only in their Lordships' House, but throughout the countryy to possess all the information which her MAJESTY'S Government could safely give, he felt that he ought not again to ask his Noble Friend to withdraw his motion," and yet the very next evening we find Lord PALMERSTON (I) making an urgent appeal to Mr. LAYARD to do that which, according to Lord CLARENDON, "he ought not to be asked to do." It must be obvious that new and very important in formation has been received, and that the matter has been placed on a much more satisfactory foundation. There is another very significant circumstance, which, although merely conveyed under the head of " fashionable intelligence," adds additional and very powerful corroboration to these pleasing anticipations. Her MAJESTY'S steamer Vivid was yesterday dispatched to Antwerp, to await the arrival of the Grand Duchess MARIE, the eldest daughter of the EMPEROR, and widow of the Duke Of LEUCHTENBERG, who, with her six children, is forthwith coming to this country, and for whom a residence has been taken at Tor quay. The Grand .Duchess CATHERINE, daughter of the Grand Duke MICHAEL, with her husband, Duke GEORGE of Mecklenbargh Strelitz, is also about to pay a prolonged visit to the Isle of Wight, and the Vivid is to repair to Ostend for her reception, immediately after landing her cousin at Dover. These matters, though appa rently insignificant in themselves, prove that the CZAR does not meditate immediate hostilities ; and with the other circumstances to which we have alluded, show that there is at present no danger of a formidable rupture, or of dishonourable inactivity. Lord SHAFTESBURY'S speech on his Juvenile Mendicancy Bill has, we trust, attracted already the attention of most of our readers. It is, how ever, with no ordinary pleasure that we offer our support to the measure generally of the Noble Lord. Details may need revision, but we have long been convinced ourselves that the class of parents and children in question must be dealt with on exceptional principles. Having no sym pathy whatever with a puling humanitarianism on the one hand, nor, on the other, with any need less interference with personal liberty ; believing, too, that the State is but a poor substitute for the parent, we have yet no manner of , doubt that pity for children trained to thieving, and by con sequence to the prison and the hulks, and com mon prudence for our social safety and comfort, alike demand a measure of the kind proposed by the Earl of SHAFTESBURY. It may be difficult to define with rigid legal precision " what is a child ;" but, like many other things difficult to define, the difficulty in actual life is small indeed. It must also, no doubt, be in evitable that a large measure of discretion be entrusted somewhere, and in the ad ministration of law, discretion ought to be re served for emergencies rather than called into daily exercise. The danger, however, we con ceive to be of the smallest in the present case. If policemen, pestered by vagrant boys, would be sometimes liable to get rid of them on any terms, yet the magistrates and judges are disposed enough' to be tender-hearted to juvenile delin quency ; and, after all, almost every boy whom a policeman would be glad to get out of the neighbourhood, even if nothing definite could be proved against him, would be better iu a Reforma tory School than with his own parents, if he have any. Let it be borne in mind that the worst results of abusing the powers asked for involve no great hardship, and admit of easy remedy. It is not proposed to send the unfor tunate, children to a gaol, but to a real Reformatory School— to place them under the care of persons selected for capacity, and for humane interest in the task. Such persons could not be difficult to find through the school inspec tors and otherwise, and no suitable remuneration ought to bo grudged to induce them to throw their entire energies into the work. The instances in which individuals thus selected and paid would fail in their duties, and prove harsh guardians of the children, would be but few indeed compared with those in which the children, if left with their parents, would not be far worse used. Again, should the children have been taken to this, really not disagreeable, and morally advantageous, school without sufficient cause ; should it appear that the parents were not, after all, dangerously neglecting the child's education and interests, it need not be an expensive process to reclaim their offspring upon adequate prcof of their moral right to do so. . We think it idle to indulge, in a case like this, either sentimental or legal scruples. Indeed, all the former ought rather to be in behalf of the thousands of unfortunates trained to think clever roguery a necessity and a virtue ; and all the lat ter should be enlisted on the side of preventing the educatiOn of victims for its penalties, even the most severe of which cannot deter from crime. Lord SHAFTESBURY'S strongest language was fully justified in denying either the legal or religious right of parents to bring up their children to be the pests of society in fact, to train them syste matically to violate its laws. Our courts of law now remove children from the care of parents and guardians who prove themselves unfit to bring them up, and may they not be enabled summarily and effectually to prevent parents or guardians from training the children entrusted to them to be vaga bonds, pickpockets, burglars, and cut-throats? Is the unlikely possibility of one severe schoolmaster, or of a child or two taken for a few weeks needlessly from their parents, to stand in the way of such an indispensable law as this ? We speak delibe rately when we say that Lord SHAFTESBURY'S Bill, when put in the most efficient form for working, will be worth more than all the Education Bills of the: present or any preceding Government ; they have only aimed to educate those who were fast educating themselves—his Lordship's Bill is to secure the education of thaw who are not merely neglected, but positively trained to mischief. . Lord SHAFTESBURY made out the strongest case conceivable. In no department of public useful ness is he more at home, and we are always happy to see him at work in it. Hi 3 personal investi gations have been extensive, and his knowledge very considerable, and he has been t nooot yrigoinnial sources most certainly for inform ation ; consulting magistrates, gaol chaplains, city mis sionaries, and ragged-school teachers , but having examined largo numbers of professional thieves, and other offenders of the same class himself. The result is such facts as the following : that out of 90 thieves, 62 had begun to steal when they THE . SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY 1 7 0 7 11'iNING, JULY 9, 185-3 were under 15, and 56 had begun between the ages of 12 and 16. To the same purpose 100 city missionaries and ragged-school teachers, in answer to the question, " How many persons do you think, who have lived an honest life up to 20 years of age, afterwards fall away and take vicious courses ?" unanimously answered, "Not two in a hundred." Pretty satisfactory evidence this. How small would be our criminal adult population could we but succeed in convert ing our juvenile vagabonds and criminals into industrious young men. Lord SHAFTES BURY proposes that parents when able shall do something towards the support of these children in the Reformatory Schools. Reasonably enough, for he finds 20,641 children in London, under 15 years of ago, living at large, in idleness, and ne glected by parents who were more or less able to provide for them. One city missionary knew 100 families in which the parents lived in luxury and idleness, obtained by children subjected to brutal ill-treatment, if by selling, begging, or stealing they did not bring home the expected sum. A person whom the Earl had employed to make in quiries found not fewer than. 200 practised ju venile mendicants and vagrants, whose parents earned not less than 16s. per week. The number of children of that class frequenting lodging-houses is 3,098 ; of these 2,106 have parents, able in whole or in part, to contribute to their maintenance and education. Hence, though we think it would be the best economy in the world for the public to pay the whole charge, if necessary, it is clear enough that we need not give a premium to pa rental neglect by too much gratuitous work. In deed it were worth the expense of making the guilty parents pay at a loss to the public, to avoid tempt ing the better sort to neglect their children also. It appears that the number of the unfortunate children in question, either in London or in the provincial towns, is by no means so large as to discourage legislation of this kind at present ; while, in all reason, it may be hoped that the very process itself would soon begin to lessen their numbers. But we repeat, it were folly to cavil about a little money for such an object as this. If not two per cent. of those who attain maturity in habits of honesty are seduced by the many temptations subsequent to that period into dis ' honest courses, and if, probably, not two per cent. of those who aro trained to mendicancy and pilfering fail to retain and aggravate their early vices as they grow in years, can we hesitate a mo ment as to what is the obvious path of duty and of economy ? A fear has been expressed whether adequate industrial occupation could be found for so large a number. We do not, especially in the present state of the labour market, anticipate much diffi culty in that. Though it would be preferable to teach various mechanical trades, yet it would be better than mendicancy to have the school where a factory could be built in connection with it, and the children employed. by a manufacturer paying for their labour as similar labour is paid for by others. We have often thought (the peace gentle men must pardon us, for soldiers will certainly be wanted for a long time to come) that frequent and thorough military drilling would be an ad mirable occupation, in part, for the boys of all kinds of Reformatory Schools ; some even might possibly be so located so as to give the lads a relish for the life of her MAJESTY'S Navy. The class taken to these schools rarely want hardihood, courage, mental ability, and the love of adventure. A great part of military and naval exercises would be entered into with zest by the boys ; and the habits of order and prompt obedience which they would acquire would be of admirable service as corrective of their old vicious ones. So far as it went, it would doubtless dispose them to enter the Army ; and the mimic drill of youth would, as in every other department, make them superior in the service. All this we should think an ad vantage. No lad who had gained a character at the Reformatory School would then want an honourable employment in the service of the State ; the involuntary crimes of boyhood would be no stain upon the honour of the man or of the soldier ; and even if they really were juvenile " wild oats," it would surely be no bar to their turning out first-rate men. COURT CIRCULAR. HEALTH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT. The following bulletin of the health of Prince Albert was issued yesterday : BUCKINGHAM PALACE, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1853. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has an attack of measles. The eruption has come fully out, and the disease is proceeding favourably. JAMES CLARK, M.D. The Princess of Hohenlohe Langenbourg took leave of the Queen yesterday morning, and, accompanied by the Princess Adelaide, quitted Buckingham Palace at a quarter past 10 o'clock, attended by Sir George Couper, for the London-bridge Terminus, travelling by route of the South-Eastern Railway to Dover. Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and the Princesses Helena and Louisa, attended by Lady Caroline Bar rington, left Buckingham Palace for Windsor Castle at half-past nine o'clock yesterday morning, travelling via the Great Western Railway. The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Royal mid the Princess Alice, and ,attended by the Duchess of Sutherland, took a drive in an open landau and four yesterday afternoon. Colonel the Hon. C. Grey and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon were in attendance on horseback. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, honoured the performance of the German play with her presence last evening. The Queen was attended by Viscountess Jocelyn, the lion. Eleanor Stanley, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lord Camoys, Colonel Bouverie, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness do Speth, and Lord James Murray, also honoured the performance with her presence. Colonel Bouverio has relieved Lord Alfred Paget as Equerry in Waiting to the Queen, and Viscountess Jocelyn has succeeded the Countess of Mount Edg cumbe as Lady in Waiting. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's. The Birmingham Assay office deputation, consisting of Mr. Harrold, Mr. Rotton, and Mr. Westwood ; and the Coventry deputation, consisting of Mr. Rotherham and Mr. Troughton, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The deputation was accompanied by the following members of Parliament, viz., the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Geach, Mr. Scholefield, Mr. Muntz, and Mr. Hadfield. The Cathedral Commission had a meeting yesterday. Present—The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Oxford, Sir John Dodson, the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, the Rev. Canon Selwyn, and the Rev. Richard Jones (secretary). Mr. Dundas had an interview with Viscount Palmer ston yesterday. Colonel Freestun had also an interview with the noble viscount, at the Home-office. Dispatches for the Governor of Malta and also for the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, were sent off yesterday from the Colonial-office. Dispatches were also sent to the Governor of Canada. POSTPONEMENT OF THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO IRELAND,—We regret to state that in consequence of Prince Albert being attacked by the measles, the Queen's visit to Dublin is postponed for the present. The two yachts and the Blenheim, which had sailed on Tuesday from Portsmouth, having been ordered back, and the preparations for the reception of her Majesty in Dublin have been stopped. THE KING OF HANOVER.—His Majesty the King of Hanover has conferred on Mr. S. W. Fullom, the author of "The Marvels of Science, and their Testimony to Holy Writ," the Hanoverian medal of the arts and sciences, as a mark of his approbation of that work. DEATH OF THE MARCHIONESS OF ANGLESEY. — We are sorry to announce the demise of this lady, who expired yesterday morning, after a very brief illness, from which dangerous results were not anticipated until a short time before her death. Her ladyship was out in her carriage on Saturday last, and only complained of slight indisposition on Sunday. From her general delicate state of health no serious apprehensions were entertained even then. Dr. Ince, the family physician, saw her, and, as she appeared to him to be somewhat more affected by illness than usual, on Tuesday Dr. Locock was called in. From the first he gave no hope. She expired at half-past 9 o'clock yesterday morning, in the presence of the Marquis and several of her children. The Queen sent to inquire after the Marchioness yes terday morning at 10 o'oclock, and the Royal messenger conveyed back the tidings of her death. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.—GENERAL POST-OFFICE, June, 1853.—0 n arid from the Ist of July next the postage upon letters addressed to the Principality of Lippe Detmold, when sent in the mail to Prussia, rid Belgium, will be reduced to Bd. for a single letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight ; ls. 4d. for a letter exceeding half an ounce, and not exceeding ono ounce, and so on, according to the scale for charging inland letters. This postage includes both the British and foreign rates upon letters for Lippe Detmold, and it may bo paid in advance, or letters may be forwarded unpaid, at the option of the sender. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. FRAN CE. The Moniteur publishes a decree, approving of the treaty between the Minister of Priblie Works and MM. Arnoux and Co., for a railroad from Bourg-la-Heine to Orsay, and the prolongation of the concession of the lino from Paris to Sceaux. A report having been received from the Prefect of the Loire-Inf6rieure, and from a special commission, stating that the efforts made to drain the marshes of Donges have hitherto failed from the want of sufficient pecuniary means, the Emperor has ordered that a sum of 131,000 francs shall be taken from his privy purse, and placed at the disposal of the Prefect of the department. It is said that some arrests were made last night, whether connected with those effected at the Opera Comique is not clear. A son of Victor Hugo, and a tradesman or manufacturer in the Faubourg St. Antoine, are said to be of the number. It is stated that the par ties taken into custody on Tuesday night. and who had arms found on them, had only arrived in Paris the same day from England via Brussels. The Royalist parties accuse each other of being at the bottom of the plot, or, to speak more correctly, the Legitiinists accuse the Or leanists. This would, at all events, show that the "fusion " has not made much progress. It is rumoured that the 15 or 16 persons first arrested will, on identi fication, be sent off to Cayenne. Indeed, it is said they are on the way to Brest to be embarked for that place. The Queen Mother of Spain, her husband the Duke of Rianzares, and their family, are expected in Paris on the 15th. They proceed to Dieppe or Havre for sea bathing. Marshal Narvaes will visit the Queen Mother on her arrival. Her Majesty is still as decidedly op posed as over to the "reform " of the Spanish Constitu tion in the Bravo Murillo fashion, and to which her daughter seems as much inclined as ever ; and, unfor tunately, the influence of the former, which would now be usefully exercised, has much diminished. It is feared that Spain is not yet out of her troubles. The ministerial journals of Paris still declare that there is ground for hope that means will be found to prevent war, but they no longer attempt to conceal from the public that there are facts, which, unless they should be modified materially, will render war inevitable. An article in the Constitutionnel, which appears to have been written with a full knowledge of the views entertained by the Government, will be read with considerable interest. The Assemblee Na tionale expresses more confidence as to the pre servation of peace, but we know not on what authority it speaks, and the suddenness of its conversion from its devotedness to Russian interests to an apparent support of the policy of the French and British Cabinets, makes it impossible to receive its assurances without suspicion. The Univers alludes to a rumour which has been current for some days of a proposition having been made to the Porte, with the approbation of the Emperor of Russia, for a convention in favour of the Christian subjects of the Sultan, of every sect, with the powers of Europe generally. The Univers does not appear to attach much credit to this statement. If it had carefully examined the question, it would have found that such a combination would be impossible without a total departure from grin ' ciple on the part of the French Cabinet. In the reply of M. Drouin de Lhuys to Count Nessel-ode, he states distinctly that no power has a right to impose con ditions upon a monarch which would deprive him of his sovereignty over any portion of his subjects of what ever religion, and that France has never attempted' anything of this kind in favour of the Catholic subjects of the Sultan. The combination alluded to by the Univers would sanction the principle laid down by the Emperor Nicholas ; the only difference would be that instead of making the Sultan the vassal of Russia alone, it would make him the vassal 'of the Christian powers generally. It is impossible, therefore, to suppose that France and England have for a moment entertained the idea of submitting such a proposition to the Sultan. The Union, whilst expressing its regret at the language of the manifesto of the Emperor of Russia, founds upon the re ligious enthusiasm that it displays a hope that peace will be preserved. This journal thinks it impossible that a man, who professes so much zeal for Ch r i s ti an ity, should plunee into a conflict opposed to the mild and benevolent doctrines of the Christian religion. If this be the only ground for the hope that the Union entertains, we fear that it will be found a slender one. There is a vast difference between the pure religious conviction founded upon reason and the fanaticism to which the name of religion is given. Some of the most cruel, unjust, and sanguinary wars which have afflicted Europe had their orig'n only in religious fanaticism, which blinded men to their real duties, and induced them to commit crimes under the persuasion that they were fulfilling a sacred duty. At the Bourse yesterday the market for Government securities opened heavily, although a gradual improve ment took place as the day progressed, and prices were generally firm at the termination of business. The Three per Cents, eventually improved 5c., and the Four ' and-a-Half per Cents. 20c., both for the end of the month, whilst for money the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. rose 10c. ' and the Three per Cents. declined to a simil ar extent. Bank of France shares fell sf. The closing prices were—For cash : Three per Cents., 76.50 f. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1021. For the account : Three per Cents., 76.65 f. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1021. Bank Stock, 2,645 f. Northerns, 855f.' ; Paris and Orleans, 1,072 f. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 885 f, ; Paris and Lyons, 890 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,035 f.; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 725 f.; Western, 725. SPORTING NOTES, LIVERPOOL-THE CUP CHANCES. Speculation on the Liverpool Cup has, at intervals, been somewhat actively pursued ; still its range is compara tively limited, and its tendency is not always perceptible. Certain horses have been supported with a seeming steadi ness in the turf market, and have been advanced to a pro minent position in the betting, yet their backers appear to lack confidence, and are discouraged by the slightest show of opposition. In consideration of Goorkah's running at Newcastle, and the lightness of his weight, his chance is deemed extremely formidable. Yet, as I intimated on Thursday, he has numerous powerful opponents who dis play their hostility with increasing confidence. That Goorkah is an animal of the most moderate pretensions is undeniable; oven his much-boasted performance for the Northumberland Plate clearly indicated the inferiority of his racing ability. The horses which he then encountered were, with the exception of Kingston, remarkable forneither speed nor anyother requisite quality; yet a neck only sepa rated him from Little Jack and about half a length from Garforth— two animals who were undoubtedly stale and used up ! He is, however, favourably handicapped, and this circumstance may render him a dangerous antagonist. lanthe's achievement at Worcester has inspired the backers of Waterfall with increased confidence. Water fall, 5 yrs, is weighted at sst l 11b. only ; but the handicap per's estimate of his pretensions is undoubtedly correct. His performances are certainly little calculated to produce, a favourable opinion of his capabilities ; still his prepara tion has been carefully conducted, and the betting would indicate that he is actually intended Several investments have, however, been made on his stable companion, Mon tague, but at present it is impossible to ascertain the "reason why." Will Montague be the favoured represen tative of the stable ? Daniel O'Rourke is backed with little apparent confi dence, and is regarded with some suspicion and perplexity. His subsequent performances have induced the sporting community to consider his Derby victory last year " mistake ;" an opinion which is materially strengthened by a consideration of his inglorious exhibition for the St. Leger. His trainers skill, however, is alone sufficient to render his chance formidable for this event. Whether, however, Daniel O'Rourke is capable of sustaining a con test over so severe a course as that at Aintree is perhaps doubtful. Still the comparatively moderate quality of his opponents may be sufficient to counterbalance the disad vantages of weight and distance. Cariboo will figure prominently in the encounter, unless age, and trying work have materially impaired his powers. That he is somewhat stale is very probable, yet his chance must be estimated in accordance with the lightness of his present impost, and the satisfactory character of his public performances That estimate undeniably proves the sound ness of his pretensions. Notwithstanding Harbinger's defeat at Stockbridge, I am not inclined to regard his chance as utterly worthless. To use a common expression, he will " beat more than will beat him." Of the remaining "lot," Poodle and the Alp are most entitled to favourable notice. Should the former start, I shall be induced to reserve him as a " cockboat." Having carefully compared the chances of tho probable competitors, and taking all circumstances into due consi deration, I have arrived at the conclusion that Cariboo, the best of Isaac Day's—perhaps Waterfall—and Goorkah, are likely to be the most prominent competitors in the race. After them Harbinger and Daniel O'Rourke are on titled to consideration. July 9. A FRESH MAN. POSTSCRIPT—TWo O'CLooK.—A sudden, but not an un expected demonstration has been made in favour of Mon tague, who has this morning been backed at a somewhat short price. The forfeits of his nominator will, it is said, be paid up ! Daniel O'Rourke is completely out of favour. A report is circulated to the effect that ho has brokon down ; an oc currence which is not improbable, considering the work he has had to do with West Australian and other "young 'tins." HAMPSTEAD-HEATH. -SIR T. Al. WILSON'S BUILDING BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN. SlB,—This bill was rejected by a majority of eight peers, and not of two only, as reported in your paper of last evening. I was present during the debate, and was informed of the result of the division upon the re-admis sion of strangers—viz, that 21 peers voted in favour of the second reading, and 29 against it ; and the correct ness of this statement has since been confirmed by one of the committee clerks, who stated that he was present dur ing the division. Tho bill was read the first time on the 23d of May last, and as no further step was taken by the promoters, it was generally believed that Sir T. M. Wilson had abandoned all intention of proceeding fur ther with the bill. Notice was given at the Private Bill Office cn the sth of July for the second reading of the bill on the 7th ; but such notice was given without any previous or subsequent intimation whatever to the parties who had petitioned against the bill, and until the 6th inst. ne party interested in opposing the bill was aware of the fact of the second reading having been fixed. Had a few days' notice been given, the majority against the bill would, no doubt, have been much more considerable.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, THOMAS TOLLER, Solicitor for the Petitioners against the Bill. 6, Gray's-inn-square, July 8. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Preciosa, a play in four acts, by Wolfe, was given here last night by the German Company. Preciosa, who has been stolen by a band of gipsies, when a child, is pre sented to us in the first scene as grown up to great power and influence in the band. Telling fortunes in the street, her charms have attracted a young gallant, Don Alfonzo, who follows her to the gipsy encampment, and for her sake enrolls himselfone of them. In their wan deringthe gipsy band come to the castle from whence Pre ciosa had been stolen 16 years previously. The owner of the castle is Don Alfonzo's uncle, whose son, Don Eugenio, struck with Preciosa's beauty attempts to take liberties with her, which arouses the indignation of Alfonzo to such a pitch that he draws upon him ; he is overpowered by the attendants of Don Eugenio, and thrown into a dungeon. The gipsies fearing a discovery of their stealing the child, endeavour to hasten away, but Preciosa, refuses to leave as long as her lover is im prisoned. The uncle discovers Don Alfonzo's dis guise, and, to save the family dignity, enters into a compact with the gipsies to ship off Preciosa, a compact to which Don Francisco de Carcamo, the father, agrees, whose indignation is considerable at discovering his son in the gipsy disgaise. The winning manners of Pe have, meantime, engaged the sympathies of Droneni Clara, the wife of Don Fernando. She is invin cibly drawn towards the gipsy girl—the mother's heart r ecognisesintuitively her lost child. Don Fernando consents to retain her. The gipsies, seeing all is lost, disclose the secret, having first stipulated for their free dom and privileges, and the denouement follows. Pre ciosa rushes into her mother's arms, and the curtain drops on the happy Don Alfonzo, who, once more a Spanish grandee, claims his fair cousin as his bride. Fraulein Filly played Preciosa with the grace and charm of manner which so forcibly enlisted the audience in her favour. There is so much intelligence and sweet ness in her acting that she cannot fail to become a general favourite. FaSteck, as Virada, the Queen of the Gspsies, tliout exaggeration, and was deservedly ap plauded.playrel without err Gabillon was the lover. The other parts are secondary, if we except that of Petro, an old sol dier, by Herr Birnstill, who related his campaigns and sworn like a true Dutchman, to the great delight of the audience. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. IMPROVEMENT OF LANDS THROUGHOUT GREAT DlLl- TAlN. — Yesterday a committee of the House of Lords, consisting of the Lord Privy Seal, the Earl of Doncaster, Lord Harrowby, Earl of Ardrossan, and Lord de Manley, met to consider the provisions of a bill for in corporating the Lands Improvement Company, the object of its being to improve, convert, and reclaim lands in England, Scotland, and Wales, by draining, irrigation, embanking, inclosing, making roads, erecting farm buildings, trenching, clearing and planting, for the purposes of shelter, for the general benefit of agricul ture, and the public advantage. The drainage of lands is to be carried out by any such means as the Melo sure Commissioners shall approve. The capital is to be 100,0001., with power to issue additional shares up to 300,000/. Power is also given to afford facilities for the improvement of land by enabling the company to issue transferable mortgage debentures. Landlords may contract with the company for the improvement of lands, and Inclosuro Commissioners may inspect lands and works. The measure, the preamble of which was declared proved, is not to extend to Ireland. RAILWAY COMMITTERS.—HOUSE OF LORDS.—Yester day the following bills passed through committee in the House of Lords :—Bideford Extension ; Waveney Val ley ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ; Llandi lees and Newtown; London and North Western (Oldham and St. Alban's branches); Great Southern and Western; Furness ; Eastern Counties (North Woolwich) ' • Edin burgh and Glasgow; Carlisle and Port Carlisle; Copper Miners' Company. LONDON FEMALE DORMITORY AND INDUSTRIAL IN STITUTION.—Yesterday, a special meeting of the friends and supporters of this institution was held in the vestry room of SL Pancras ; the Rev. Canon Dale, M.A., vicar of the parish, in the chair. The report stated the objects of the institution to be, the prevention of crime, and the restoration of such as had fallen. In carrying out the first object, the members of the institution had on several occasions successfully rescued unwary females from the numerous agents at work to entrap them. Those thus rescued, as well as others reclaimed from a life of infamy and shame, had been provided with good situations. An institution so useful was deserving of all support, for there could be no greater mistake than to suppose that the majority of those who had fallen con tinued in sin from choice. The following facts prove this :—"From May, 1850, to December, 1851, the in stitution, through want of funds, had to refuse 432 ap plicants, and from January, 1852, to December of the same year, it had to refuse no fewer than 884 of those disposed to reform themselves. Upon the Ist of January there had been in the institution 31 inmates, and from that date to the 30th of Juno last there had been 86 others admitted. Of these, 1 had got married, 4 had been restored to their friends, 1 had died in penitence, 24 had been sent to service, 13 had left of their own ac cord, so that 74 remained in the institution. The Rev. Messrs ..N Power,. mr. j . P G a a y r n b e e , t t and , an d o C th o e h r e g n e , r, L t l i c e m u Lieut. B , l a a d c d k r m e s o s r e e d R , the meeting in advocacy of the charity, when the pro. ceed . ings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chair man CUMBERLAND IRON ORE COMPANY.—It will be seen by our advertising columns, that the estimates of this company have been made upon a very moderate calcula tion, for the ore, which the company value at Us., is now selling in Whitehaven for 13s. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. A telegraphic dispatch, via Trieste, dated Constanti nople, 27th ult., says : " The representatives of the Powers continue to pur sue the path of mediation. The demands of Russia will probably be accepted as to the groundwork, but not in the form they have been made. All the propositions made for the formation of foreign auxiliary legions have been rejected by the Porte. The French and English fleets are still at Besika. Tho Circassians are concen trating their forces under the command of Schamyl." Private letters from Constantinople, dated the 25th, have been received in Paris. If the intelligence they communicate be relied on, the prospect of maintaining peace, unless Turkey make up her mind to submit to anything Russia chose to demand of her, is becoming less each day. They announce the arrival at Constanti nople of an envoy from the Bey of Tunis, for the pur pose of offering his master's condolence to the Sultan on the death of his Majesty's mother, the Sultana Validd ; of expressing his regret at the " most unjust pretensions of the Emperor of Russia ;" and of tendering his ser vices to his imperial master, and claiming to rally round the banner of the Prophet. The Pasha of Egypt has written a kind and respectful letter to the Grand Vizier, Mustapha Pasha, father of Veloy Pasha, Ambassador in Paris, with whom he is on the most friendly terms, announcing that the Egyptian fleet was ready to sail to transport the contingent de manded by the Sultan. The soldiers of the garrisons on the sea coast were embarking, and those from the in terior of the country were on their way. It was calcu lated that in about 15 or 20 days the fleet and troops would arrive in the Bosphorus. The Turks were, in the meantime, taking the most active measures for defence, and preparing themselves for every emergency. Foreign officers at Aleppo had tendered their services to the Porte ; among them were Poles, Hungarians, and even English. The letter announces the arrival from Galatz of " three English Generals." This, we suspect, is an error, as among the " Generals" is mentioned Lord The same letters announce the arrival on the 24th of a steamer from Odessa. It brought the supplement to the Odessa Gazette, which contains an article of a very warlike character, and which was looked upon at Con stantinople as a regular declaration of war. The steamer also brought the grave intelligence that Prince Men schikoff had left for Sebastopol, and had embarked 30,000 men on board the Russian fleet. It was said that the French and English Ambassadors had ordered their respective Consuls to proceed from Varna to Tour nova—for what object is not stated. One letter alludes particularly to M. de Bruck, the Austrian Envoy, and says that his propositions were so totally different from what the Turkish Government could grant that there was no chance of his interference being successful. The question as to whether the occupation of the Danubian provinces would be considered as a case of war, and be followed by the entry of the fleet into the Dardanelles, principally occupied attention at Constan tinople, but the writer is of opinion that it is not there, but either at Paris or London, that it has to be solved. If the facts communicated in a third letter be correct they would show that there is but little hope of co-ope ration from Austria ; and that as respects her, the plan alluded to more than three months ago, for the partition of Turkey, was not entirely devoid of foundation. At all events, the conduct attributed now to Austria would show that nothing less than the utter ruin of unfortunate Turkey is in contemplation. If it be true, it is certainly an iniquitous act. The Ost. Deutsche Poste has a letter of the 27th of June from Bucharest, in which it is said, that as soon as the Russians have entered the Principalities, " the British Consul, will, agreeably to instructions re ceived, quit the W a ll ac hi an ca pital." The lilt com mercial men who a rr i ve a t B u charest report that the garrison o f th e T ur ki s h fortresses Danube have received no reinforcements. " Th the e re lations between the Hungarian Christians and the Turks are very peaceable." The Jassy, June 27, that M. ChaltschinPr e learns from sk e ;: the General- Consul in Wallachia, and M. Giers, the Consul in Mol davia, have returned from Russia. . Official communica tions respecting the intended occupaon have been made ,i to the Government of th e two t Principalities, , T Cabinet of St. Petersb ur g formally declares that the Emperor does not send his troops to wage war, and that the occupation will be no invasion. It is therefore ordered, that no change shall be made in the adminis tration. T h e employes aro to remain at th e i r posts, and the taxes and customs are to be levied as usu a l." What i s now being talked of here as the most pro bable issue of this difference with Turkey will really be brought to bear, viz., that the Porte will be prevailed upon by Austrian intervention to sign the last note, of which Count Nesselrode sent the draught, on Russia giving an undertaking, in the shape of a contre-note, never to meddle with the interior political affairs of the Porte. It seems almost the only way of loosing this Gordian knot, and almost any way this of doing tl • would be preferable to cutting it. Letters from Warsaw state the preparations that have been made for war during the whole of the past winter are greater than those made in anticipation of the late Hungarian campaign. The army is now on the complete war footing, the reserves and the rear•guard fully or ganized; the military colonies of the guard at Novgorod, and of the cavalry in Southern Russia, have been made mobile. Prince Paskiewitsch, it appears, w ill remain stationary at Wars a w, i n th e ne i g hb our h o od of which, at POSTODS, a camp of 70,000 men is to be brought together. Amongst the various preparations for war one cm vogue in this country will astonish the United Services, viz., numbers of officers travel to Czenstochow, (a place on the Russian and P r u ss i an f ron ti er , no t f ar from Cracow) where there is a miraculous picture of the Blessed Virgin, and there offer up to her their prayers for a successful campaign, and a happy return to their families. A letter from Berlin of the 4th says :—" A report has been current to-day that the Emperor Nicholas has appointed the Grand Duke Constantine, his son, to the command-in-chief of all the army operations against Turkey. This morning, all the Ambassadors of the Great Powers were convoked at the house of the Pre sident of the Council. The discussion, it is said, turned on the Eastern question." We gave yesterday, from a German journal, a Con stantinople letter, stating that the commander of the squadron of the United States in the Mediterranean had, in a private audience of the Sultan, made an offer of the aid of his squadron in the event of a war with Russia. This statement, which had great improbability on the face of it, appears to have been without foundation. The American commander did not go farther than to declare the profound spmpathy of his nation for the Sultan. The Journal de Constantinople of the 19th gives the following account of the audience :—Commodore Stringham, com mander of the American station in the Mediterranean, and the principal officers under him, accompanied by Mr. Brown, Charg6 d'Affaires of the United States at Con stantinople, were received on the 15th by the Sultan at the palace of Schdragan. The Commodore made the following address to his Majesty : " Sire,—l consider myself highly favoured in being re ceived by a Sovereign whose noble character and enlight ened views have rendered his name illustrious in the new world as in the old. The continual efforts made by your Majesty for the advancement of your empire and to insure the prosperity of your people, have obtained the sympathy and admiration of the whole world. Your Majesty has not gained in any other country in a more eminent degree, the respeet of the Government and the best wishes of the people than in the United States of America ; and I pray your Majesty to believe that I express the sentiments of the President and of the American people, when I offer the respectful assurances of their profound sympathies for everything that relates to the personal happiness of your Majesty and the prosperity and independence of your pru dent and straightforward Government. I have to request your Majesty; to allow me to present to you the officers of my squadron." The Sultan made a most gracious reply, expressing the pleasure which he felt at seeing the Commodore at Constantinople, and his satisfaction at beholding the friendly relations which exist between the Sublime Porte and the Government of the United States every day be coming strengthened. His Majesty concluded by re questing Commodore Stringham to present his felicita tions to General Pierce, the new President, on his elec tion to the highest post in his native country. Reschid- Pacha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nourredhin-Bey, dragoman of the Imperial Divan, and Klamil-Bey, in troducer of ambassadors, were present at this audience. Commodore Stringham left the same evening to join the American squadron at the Piroaus. Mahrnout-Pacha, Minister of Marine, visited Commodore Stringham, on the 15th, on board the Cumberland frigate, and was re ceived with all the honours due to his rank. The Otto man schooner, stationed in the port, returned the salute of 19 guns, which the Cumberland made to the Captain- Pacha on her departure. MOST IMPORTANT FROM TURKEY. The following appears in a second edition of the Morning Post, dated : "CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 26. "Groat excitement prevails here. The Sultan, in con sequence of the rumours that the whole Russian fleet has left Sebastopol, and is directing its course towards the Bosphorus, has inquired of the Ambassadors of England and France whether, in the event of the Russians making a demonstration before the Bosphorus, the com bined fleets are ready to pass the Dardanelles: " Lord Stratford de Redcliffe and M. de la Cour at once replied that the fleets are ready to pass the Dar dandles. " A swift Turkish steamer has just been sent from the Bosphorus into the Black Sea to reconnoitre. She has on board of her both English and French officers. " Her return is looked for with the greatest excite ment, as the Ambassadors have declared that if she brings the news that a Russian force is coming towards the Bosphorus, the fleets of England and France shall, without an instant's delay, pass the Dardanelles, and be placed at the entire disposition of the Porte." SPAIN. The following notice appears in the Madrid Gazette : —" The Minister Plenipotentiary of her Majesty at Washington has informed the Government that M. Jorge Chacon, whilst he was Spanish Consul at Phila delphia, from which post he was dismissed, fraudu lently issued bonds payable in 1856, in that capital or at the said Consulate, with an annual interest of 6 per cent., and the said Jorge Chacon never having been authorised to issue bonds of any kind, notice is given to the public of this fact in order to prevent the loss which might be occasioned by the circulation of them." The Madrid Gazette of the 3d contains a royal decree open ing a supplementary credit of 12,000,000 reals for the execution of the works of the Canal Isabella 11. The negotiation of treasury bills with private individuals was being effected at 8 per cent., the lowest rate at which the Government has treated for eighteen months. ITALY. We have already given from the Presse the chief heads of the sentence pronounced at Florence on the Ist by the Royal Court, in the trial for high treason, which has lasted exactly four years and two months. We now take the full particulars from a supplement to the Ga zetta dci Tribunali, published the same evening at Florence, which are as follows :- - Ergastolo (solitary imprisonment in irons) for life : Montinelli, Mazzoni, Mordini, Niccolini, Modena, Ciofi, Vannucci Adimari, Ghirardi Dragomanni, Guarducci (all by default). Ergastolo for 15 years, corresponding to 20 years' hard labour : Guerrazzi and Petracchi (both present) ; Pigli, Marmocehi, Santi Mori, and Filippo Mori, Sgarallino, Piva, Marchetti (all by default). Ergastolo for 90 months, corresponding to ten years' hard labour ; Voltancoli da Montazio (present) ; Cimino, Bartolucci, and Reynier (by default). Ergastolo for 63 months (corresponding to seven years' hard labour) ; Capecchio (present) ; Fran chini (by default). Forty months' imprisonment in the Casi di Forza (house of correction, with hard labour) of Volterra, corresponding to three years' hard labour in the hulks ; Dami, Cimballi, and Piccini (present): Roberti (by default). Perpetual exile from the Grand Duchy ; Cimino and Piva, Tuscans ; Reynier and Marchetti, foreigners. Subjected to surveillance of the police for five years after the expiration of their punishments; Guerrazzi, Petracchi, Montazio, Capecchi, Dami, Cimballi, Piccini. Struck out from the list of advocates : Montanelli, Guerrazzi, Mazzoni, Modini, and Dami. Struck out of the list of attorneys : Va nnucci. Acquitted : Romanelli and Lottini (both pre sent). Acquitted, but with the mention of their names to the Government authorities : Pantanelli (present), Ciucchi (default). Included in the capitulation of Calignola : Gerovich and Lucchesi. Included in the amnesty, though under prosecution at the time : Agostini (present)." The election of the General of the Jesuits took place at Rome, on the 2d. Father Becks, provincial of the province of Austria, and a Belgian by birth, was elected. Father Becks is the third Belgian that has arrived at this dignity. The other two were Father Mercurian (1575-1580), and Father do Noyelle (1682-1686). LONDON MUTUAL LIFE AND GUARANTEE SOCIETY. On Wednesday the third annual meeting of this society was hold at its offices, 63, Moorgate-street, City. It has already issued 2,357 policies, for 391,9411., the annual in come being 12,546/. Bs. 2d. Tho followipg comparative statement of new business transacted was read : Annual Income I M n o fi n rs th t s S o i f x Policies. Sums Assured. therefrom. 1851 ... 284 ... 1,513 19 0 1852 ... 310 ... 48,360 ..• g 40 ,6 4 .4 ... £1,228 15 4 1853 ... 323 ... 60,225 ... 1,940 6 0 The Chairman, Mr. Wilson, stated th at the funds in hand the last twelve months, amouuting to only 650/. ; and th a t were 9,6001., to meet the claims w hich had arisen during ; and in the year 1865, when the first e seemed m 8 81. the funds expected next year to meet claims might be cal culated at 15,000/. division of profits will take place, would be about asloane a d nd to oth it e s rs m The speeches that satisfac tory to convince the . members the society was in a 20,000. The society i t e h t e Y chairman h sound and flourishing state, and the great advantages the a vanttwes the Mutual Society offers to assurers was urged b as an argument to extend a knowledge of its benefits. We ob served amongst the membe rs ' present Stephen Olding, Esq., of Lombard-street ; the Messrs. sTncke Gresham street ; J. S. Margotson, Chea,pside; Mr. C r, of Gresham- Goodman 's-fields ; Mr. Brett. of Holborn; Mr Fol ui Gir'ea o t St. Helen's ; Messrs. Swaine, C. Reid, Esq,, and many'other gentlemen of station and influence. Letters f apologywere read from Thos. Chambers, Esq., M.P , • en% a of o the direc tors ; Geo. Brown, Esq. (MoiTison, Dillon, and Co.), one of tho trust ees ; an d Joseph Welsh, all Esq., expressing groat interest in the society. FINE ARTS.—A small but weld-selected collection of pictures, the property of Mr. Thos. Miller, the well ' known artist's colourman, will be sold on Tuesday, at Christie and Mansons. Amongst the drawings and paintings are unquestionable specimens of Lawrence, Lance, Stanfield, Landseer, Niema,nn, Morland, Col lins, Turner, Midler, and a fine head of Sir Thomas Lawrence, painted by Jackson, R.A., shortly before the president's decease. There are also several beau tiful chef d'ceuvres by old masters, and the pictures painted in Silica colours by leading_ artists, and which were exhibited at the Crystal Palace, in the Fine Arts Court. These latter serve to show the brilliant nature of these figments, now well recognised by the most eminent masters ofturo expresslype.Arm for itag the Exhibition,pic turee'scelebrated and ( o 'l ly oneeac" Painted which may be said t o commemora t e tohfe n that event has been, as we are told, secured by authority. FOREIGN GOODS.—NEW CUSTOMS REGULATIONS.— The Customs authorities have directed that the officer stationed in the Long Room at the Custom-house, for the purpose of issuing landing orders for free goods, and for goods intended for trans-shipment, be authorised to issue the landing orders upon " eight entries" passed in the Report Office. They have also directed by a subse quent order, that the landing orders should also be issued by that officer for goods to be landed by virtue of baggage sufferances, and warehousing entries. These arrangements will be found to give great and important facilities to trade in the landing and delivery of foreign goods on arrival from abroad. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (Front the Mining Journal of this day.) MINEs.--The standard shows a slight improvement in the price of copper ores, with an appearance also of the advance being maintained. The sale on the 30th June was at a standard of 1301. is. 6d., and a produce of 6, agaihst that of the previous month of 1281. 175., pro duce 51. Tin has advanced 21. 10s. per ton, and there is little doubt that after the Dutch sale (which falls short this year about 600 tons) has taken place a further and considerable rise will be announced. With these facts in view, we had hoped to report a better state of things in the share market • but the various and almost daily changing rumours afloat as to our foreign rela tions, and the uncertainty as to peace or war, seem to to have unsettled men's minds for the moment, and put a stop to speculative business. Some good dividend shares have been request at high prices, but there are few sellers to be found. The calls on some of the pro gressive shares are becoming heavy. The arrivals at Swansea during the week include — from Garrucha, 110 tons of copper ore ; from Amleria, 3,200 baskets of copper ore ; from Caldera, 937 tons of copper ore ; and from Cuba, 300 tons of copper ore. In the Metal Market, with the exception of Iron, the week has passed without any large transactions to re port.—Copper and Tin well maintain their price, and Plates are rather improved, their being a more extended enquiry for them • Coke at 245. ; Ch arcoa l, 30 s. pe r box.—Lead and gpelter are at present not in large re quest ; prices rather giving way a little.—Large deal ings in Scotch Pig-iron took place early in the week as low as 515., but the market has advanced again to 525. 6d. at Glasgow. The enormous demand for Rail Iron continues in all its vigour. Parties generally are anxiously awaiting the Dutch sale of Tin for next month on which will depend the price that will govern the mar ket for many months after. In the Bullion Market—Mexican and South American dollars, 4s. 111 d. per oz. Bar silver without gold, ss. 11d. per oz. standard. Bar gold, 775. 9d. per oz. standard. Prices in the gold mining shares this week have oc casionally shown a tendency towards, a rally and at other times been characterised by considerable depres sion, sympathising with the other departments of the Stock Exchange, but, on the whole, prices have con tinued to dwindle throughout the week, and now stand lower than for many months past. The dealers appear to be generally fairly supplied with shares, but there is little inquiry on the part of the public. Great stress is laid in the colonial journals on the in flated views entertained by the people of this country of the value of certain districts supposed to possess im mense riches in gold, and the Australian Agricultural and British Australian Companies are cited as glaring examples ; but, from facts adduced, it would a ppear that neither of those companies have put forward any statement which they•eannot substantiate, and which in a great measure has been confirmed by the local authori ties. The people of New South Wales were extremely anxious to get the land by paying the ordinary license fee, and were only to be prevented by the employment of actual force. The quantity of gold produced from the Victoria mines from the com mencement of operations in September, 1851, to the end of 1852 (a period of 15 months) is estimated at 4,891,000 ozs., equal in value to 19,564,0001. The shipments of gold from Sydney up to the end of March amounted in the aggregate to 4,250,0001. sterling and upwards, London value. The price of gold ruled at 74s for New South Wales, 755. for the Ovens, and 775. for Victoria. Th e s hi pments of Gold from Melbourne from the Ist January to the 7th April were 661,000 ozs., worth 2,644,0001. sterling, and the last price at that port 775. per oz. In Miscellaneous Shares, the market continues dull, with a downward tendency. STATE OF THEW-obTRADA (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) LEEDS, JULY B.—There has been nothing in the state of the woollen market this week indicative of any change of consequence. The trade continues good. On Satur day, the markets were brisk and buoyant, and an ex cellent business was done in nearly all kinds of goods of a saleable character adapted for the season ; and on Tuesday, although the general tone of the market was flat and quiet, yet there was somewhere about an ave rage business done when the goods were taken out of the Cloth-halls. There has been a fair steady trade done in the warehouses this week. Neither the ship ping nor the home trade is at all brisk, but in each there is a moderate business doing, so that, on the whole, there is about an average trade doing for the season of the year. The London wool sales are advertised to commence on the 14th inst. There are 58,000 bales to be offered, as at present advertised. Probably this quantity may be further augmented by future arrivals. This is a large and important sale, and the quantity al rea d y advertise d will form more than an average sale. In the present unsettled and critical state of affairs in the East it is extremely uncertain how the prices may go ; scarcely any person expects they will go higher than last sales; a more prevalent opinion is that the tendency will be to recede a little, in consequence of the uncertain state of the Eastern question. HIIDDERSVIELD.—In woollens of medium quality s fair average business has been done. In low class goods there has been a good demand in the Cloth Hall, some heavy parcels have been sold ; also fair orders given for goods of low make, which are chiefly made by the small makers or clothiers in the villages round about, as Long' wood, Golcar, and Batley, &c. Most of them are very busy, in fact they never were in so prosperona a state at present. We have had some few foreign buyers, but they have not made any heavy purchases. Most of the goods have been bought by shipping houses in the towel who are generally very busy. 'BRADFORD.—The season of the year and the en' certainty occasioned by the Turkish affair, are pro• ducing a continually increasing depression. Eng' lish wool has durirg the past week fallen 15s. pet pack ; and all hold off from buying as much as they can* A corresponding state of things exists in the yarn market/ in which parties wait for a further reduction. In pieces, most is doing to fulfil existing contracts. But though the fear of war produces so much embarrassment, we don't hear any other sentiment expressed than that Russian encroachment must be resisted at whatever cost. LEICESTER.—The demand for worsted goods at this season is usually dull, and the shipping orders being nearly completed, but little is doing in common sorts. Work is plentiful and wages firm. Cotton hose still continues in request. Worsted yarns have experienced a decline of one halfpenny per lb., and are only purchased for immediate wants. In wools but little is doing, and our market generally is much affected by the uncertain state of the political atmosphere ; it is thought if the affairs of Turkey were settled, wools would imme diately again have an upward tendency, but at present the utmost caution is used, and speculative purchases are at an end. CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. Last night the members and friends of this society, to the number of about 200, dined together at the Free masons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fi e lds, under the presidency of the Lord Viscount Ranelagh. The report of the Executive Committee commenced by expressing undiminished confidence in the prospects and p is r s e u s e e dn during position m o o f n t h t h e s s oo o nf c was wi shares hh t u y ai per . whe T s a3 h rsod e nso t ft t o a h4l n e: 5h oo u a ordm,d already ler e rp r e roa o efd f s ye rightnsharesbt ne p g a capital aid. T o h f e 2 2 n s u , m 0 o b o e / r . , was 879. The number of estates bought was ten, of which one had been allotted, and three were ready for allot ment. Since the executive committee had ma d e ite second report in March last the society had purchased four consider allotted ble estaEstatehad been , and the remaining estates would s peedily follow. Since the last report a considerable in' the north ern coun ti es, had take!! place,creas e o i n f members, consegu ili e nce of publio meetings which had been held at York and Halifax. The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given and drunk with enthusiasm - CHRISTOPHER, Esq., MX, for North Li nc oln' shire, th en rose amidst loud cheers to propose the toast of the evening. He said he felt it a great honour t°, propose the toast. There was a great principle involiea in it. He felt it fully. There was no cause the people of Engl an d could engage i n o f more i mportance than 0101 of supporting the noble institutions of their country, and there w as no b e tt er means to a c hi eve this than il l ones,. they carrying out the principles of this society—(hear)—it4 were Conservative (Cheers.) In one district of his c onstituency, which con' of but 22 000 tamed a population . I , there were 2,000 own er% principles were great of land. This was carrying out the aims of this society'. (Hear, hear.) was a Co nservative member o f the of g the up per and the operative H ous e of Commons , and, as su c h , was desirous, as well/ callalsses min„ good men, led in see a in co mmon impulse f or a ll that Nyle'4 g ood. Be then dilated much on the value of the mats' C co o i n ifi s d er e v n a c t e ive th L e an to d a s st ocoie f tyt h : Several oth er toasts the evening, "Success tut i on to advance th ese v i ews ; he would then offer withh • been given and drunk cheers.)"Suc the company separated.cess to the THE RUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY IN ENGLAND.—The Grand Duchess Mario of Russia, eldest daughter o f the Emperor, and widow of the Duke de Leuchtenberg, ss on the eve of visiting this country for the benefit of health of h er I mperial Highness's youthful family. ~,; Majesty's Government steamer Vivid, Captain Smithett left Dover yesterday morning for Antwerp, t o be readiness to receive the Grand Duchess and convey li ef Imperial Highness and suite to England. Count Wit!: horski, Second Secretary of the Russian Legation, 13 '7, gone in th e Vi v id to A ntwerp to be in attendance upon the Grand Duchess. Her Imperial Highness w ill h e 'accompanied by her six children. His Excellency Baronßrunow will leave tow n f or D over this morning to be ii readiness to receive the Grand Duchess on her arrival a t that port. Her Imperial Highness will proceed fron t Dover direct to Torquay, where a mansion has bee 2 taken for the season for the accommodation of the Gran Duchess and her Imperial family. The Grand D u chu; Catherine of R uss i a, daughter of the G ran d Dugs Michael, and niece of the Emperor, is also about to P e s S another visit t o thi s country in company with her Roy r consort the Duke George of Mecklenburg Strelitz. Imperial Highness was so much pleased with her resi n deuce at Sh anklin t , in the Isle o f Wi g ht, l ast year, thi'ci she has de c id e d on again visiting the same locality, 'TA a very fi ne mansion has been taken for her ImPler Highness's accommodation at Hyde. The Vivid is un orders to proceed—immediately after her a rr ival 0 Dover with the Grand Duchess Marie—to Ostend, fr o a t which port the Grand Duchess Catherine and her Rn 4, consort will emb ar k f or E ng l an d . Count Bloudai; Attachd to the R uss i an L ega ti on , proceeds to Ostena_,_ the Vivid, to be in a tt en d ance upon the Grand pudic!' 3p 3 p Ice, II I COI Or e Me: Poi Coc Lla Syr Sot shit