The Sun. — London, England, 1853-06-02 00:00:00

ROYAL OLYMPIC! THEATRE. Lessee and Manager_ Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, JUNE 2, Will be performed A CURE FOR TOE HEARTACHE. Cha racters by Messrs. Farren, H. Farren. and G. Coeke ; Mesdames Andetton and Bartlett. After which, THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Daggs, Mr. 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. Cooks. ASTOUNDING NO VELT Y.—Arrival of the celebrated and intrepid M. ALPHONSE THEVELIN, the First Gymnasiarque Arlen of 'France, ar;d Inventor of the Cybistique Games under the French and Belgian Ba loons, who w 11 make his 4th Appearance in this Country TO-N IG GT. THIS EVENING, Julia I, And during the week, the Entertainments will commence with tke tAgtdY successful Hippo DIAM 3; with new scenery, costumes, and appointments, entitled THE CHASE, er LIFE ON THE TURF — 1 ,trating a Sporting Man's Career. To ha tellowed by M. Alpho , se Theven in his incredible Per form , trice Of LE-1 JEUX CYRISTIQUE ; or, The Four Toapeze— with the wonderful Vaulting Traverser 'Erten of 130 Feet from the Back of the .Stage to the Centre of the Ring. To conclude with brilliant Scenes in the ARENA by the most talented Artistes of the day. Box-oniee open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. - Under the manamment of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, Ana 2, Wil Ibe performed THE MOUsETRAP. Characters by Messrs. Tilbury, Backache. and W. Farren; Miss L. Howard, Mrs. Fltz william, and Mrs. S.talley. Aher which, MR. BUCKSTOSE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PAR. N To be followed by THE 110!tRDING SCHOOL BALL. To conclude with MAKE YOUR WILLS. ROYAL TMEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Ream Last Night but Two f Mr. T. P. Coma. THIS EVENING, JUNE 2, Will be performed THE CORSICAN- BROTHERS. Principal c erecter byt.M r. C. Kean. To be followed by BLACK-EYED SUSAN, in which Messrs. T. P. Cooke, right, and Miss Murray will perform. To conclude with TURNING THE • TABLES. ROYAL LYCEITM TILEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria. TIIIS EVENING, Jura 2, Will he performed A.S.S . Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Sitter, and Rosiere • Mrs. WI acnamara an d Miss Wyndham. After which, A 'FAST TRAIN -111011 PRESSURE EXPRES3. Characters b, Messrs. C. Mathews, Baker, arid Suter. To be followed by TILE LAWYERS. Characrers by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews , and Roxby ; Mrs. F. Matthews, and ses Robertson and Ellis. Aft, r which, A 13 &LLET DIVERTISSEMENT, To conclude with TRYING IT o.g. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. TUEXTRE ROYAL ADELPEIL proprietor. Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste THIS EVENING, Jura 2, Will be performed MABN S AND FACE.; or, Before and Behind Aft Cnrtaln. Principal cha-actors by Messrs. B. Webster, L. Mar ray, and F. Bedford ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. tux 'glitch, A I)l..:: , l'EltATr: fi.UIE. To be followed by THIS PRETTY GIRLS OF STILSBERG. To conetuda with GOING TO TILE DERBY. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THIS EVENING, Gigantic Panorama of the BAY and FORTS Of CHUSAN. Splendid Menagerie, including Six Elephants. Fou Lions, Two Tigers,Two GlraSe9,Camels, Leopards, Llamas, &c. Grand Military Bawl, Conducted by Mr. Godfrey.—Vocal and Instrumen tal Concert ; Two Sones by Miss Cecily Nott ; Solo Clarionet, Mons. Waffle, and Cornet .1 Piston, Mr. Phillips ; Brilliant Dis play of Fireworks ; Feast of Lanterns ; Attack on the British Fleet; Explosion of Chinese Fireships ; Grand Tableaux. Doors open from 9in the morning. Feeding the Animals at 5. Concert 6. Fire works half-past 9. Admisson ls. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS—N.E.. strong breeze—overcast. SOUTHAMPTON"-W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. FOLKESTONE—N., gentle breeze—overcast. BASINGSTOKE—N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—N., strong breeze—overcast. STRooD—N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. CAMBRIDGE—N., strorg breeze—cloudy. The,returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : LIMERICK—N. calm—cloudless. HASTINGS — N . , strong breeze-3vercast. SOUTHAMPTON—W., strong breeze—overcast. FOLKESTONE—N., strong breeze overcast. BASINGSTOKE—NW., strong breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—N.E., strong breeze—overcast. STROOD—N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. SWINDON—N., fresh breeze—cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—N., strong breeze—cloudy. HOLYHEAD — Calm—fle e. YARMOUTH—N.B. hard w;nd—overcast. • LANCASTER—N.W., calm—cloudless. WHITBY—N., gentle breeze—foggy. DARLINGTON—N., strong breeze—overcast—foggy. SHAD—N.N.W., calm—principally clear. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This Dar —Morning 1 min. after 11 Evening 29 min.aft. 11 To-Ml:mow—Morning 0 min. after 0 Evening 56 min.aft. ll THE WEATHER.—Suu OFFICH, JuNx 2. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 60—highest since noon yesterday. 51—lowest this morning and during the night. 60— this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'28. WIND, N. Moderately strong breeze, and very cloudy weather. --:' 31;31. Tbg LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1853. The Funds have long since come to be regarded as the political barometer. Simultaneously they are promising both in the French and in the Austrian capital a decided improvement —at Paris in reference to Turkey, at Vienna in refer ence to Switzerland. Whether much reliance can be placed in either augury as affording indication of a more amicable settlement of the two principal difficulties of the hour, remains to be discovered. It is unquestionable, however, that at the Bourse, yesterday evening, the Three per Cents. closed at 79.50, the Four-and-a-Half per Cents, at 102, and the Bank Shares at 2.685, showing a mani fest recovery from the recent depression. It is equally assured that credit has revived in the Viennese money market in consequence of a rumour to the effect that negotiations are about to be reopened between Austria and Switzerland. It is believed, in fact, that there is at length _some seasonable hope of their differences being speedily and satisfactorily arranged. Meanwhile, though nothing decisive has yet been learnt as to the proceedings of the CZAR on receiving intel:i• Bence of the rejection of his ultimatum by the Divan, it is conjectured from circumstances of peculiar significance, that the Cabinet of St. Peters burg, will not resort to extremes at this mo ment in regard to the supreme councils at Constantinople. From information received fror.ll the latter metropolis, bringing correspondence to the 19th ultimo inclusively, it appears that the note submitted to the Sublime Porte on the pre vious day (the 18th) by Prince MENSCHIKOF E— although intolerably arrogant in its tone—could not be construed in any way as amounting to an open declaration of hostilities. It is true that the document asserted with the utmost insolence the "right" of the AUTOCRAT to the Protectorate of the Greek Christians—it is true, moreover, that it informed the Divan, in language the most in sulting because the most uncalled for and autho ritative, that, in the event of the SULTAN not guaranteeing the protection of these Greek Chris tians in the manner demanded, the EMPEROR of Russia would know how to protect them himself whenever his interference appeared to be required by circumstances ! Nevertheless, neither of these intimations would seem to indi cate a resolve in the mind of the CZAR to enforce his demands by an instant rupture with the Turkish Government. Notwithstanding that the note is haughty to a degree, it cannot be regarded as declaratory of war between NICHOLAS and ABD VL-MEDJID. Everything, indeed, indicates the correctness of our former assertion, that the re cent conduct of the AUTOCRAT has been the conduct --there is no other word for it—the condwuct of a. bully. Now bulli es , we all kno, are but they sad very noisy and very blustering— do other that); when matters arrive at a crisis, iorefrain from the enforcement of their pretenan to the last momellt They, swagger and growl possible, of keeping 'u may be, for the sake, if invariably they yield to talt arances--but almost firm determination of that actually their antagonists. It from all the ixformation appear, HS from 'Constantinople, that4lo' be g, of his . z true in all respects to the b the true reached CZAR is noble prototype. He forwards to th e s 1-- lime Porte, through his Ambassador, üb-a convention couched in the form of an ultimatum. For whatever Lord JOHN RUSSELL or the Earl of CLARENDON may assert in the way of extenua tion, a demand like the one recently submitted to the Divan by Prince IVIENscHnioFF, a demand requiring to be answered negatively or affirma tively within a given time, and that time one of unusual brevity, must be regarded as none other, We repeat, as nothing less, than an ultimatum. _.y._ ~_- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 185 3. therefore—the AUTOCRAT forwards to the Sublime Porte, through his Envoy Extraordinary, a con vention couched in the form of an ultimatum. He receives on the 12th ultimo a positive rejec tion of this ultimatum by the MI a rejection, howbeit, conveyed in a note expressive of the utmost goodwill towards Russia—assuring her, at the same time, in terms the most clear and con ciliatory, that henceforth all privileges hitherto enjoyed by them should continue to be secured to the Greek Christians owning allegiance to the Sultan ABD-UL-MEDJID. To this resolute and honourable document Prince MENSCHIKOFF, on the part of his Imperial Master, answered the Divan in a note, dated the 15th ultimo, announc ing to it the rupture of diplothatic negotiations between the Russian and Turkish Governments. Nevertheless, while announcing his speedy depar ture from Constantinople, the Ambassador from the Court of St. Petersburgh recommended the Sublime Porte to profit by the brief interval that would intervene, so as to modify its recent determina tion. In this very proposal it is obvious that there was weakness, that there was a " letting down," that there was a readiness to concede, that there was a disposition to temporise. What was the rejoinder of the Divan ? It came as early as the 17th ultimo. It was a reply worthy of a Cabinet inspired by the policy of RESCHID PACHA. It expressed the regret of his Majesty the SULTAN at the announced cessation of relations ; but, in doing so it affirmed his inflexible determination not to accede to the proposed convention ! There upon came that elaborate 'document forwarded on the 18th ultimo to the Sublime Porte, by Prince MENSCHIKOFF, to which we have already more than once made especial reference. It was after this that the Russian Ambassador hastily quitted Constantinople, to be followed by the rest of the legation forthwith to St. Petersburgh. Throughout all this it is muffed that, for once, the Czar NICHOLAS has thrown aside all considerations of dignity and prudence, and has momentarily de generated into the mere blusterer. If his Russian MAJESTY counted upon frightening the Divan into a relinqishment of the desired powers of the Protectorate, he has deceived himself most egregiously. He has found his ambition effectually foiled by the resolute patriotism of the Turkish Go vernment. He has recovered to a knowledge of his diplomatic defeat at Constantinople, to find the Divan prepared to summon to its aid, at the first emergency, the united forces of France and England. The lawless aggression which he fancied, doubtless, might be carried out quietly enough within the shadow of the Council- Chambers of Constantinople, has suddenly ex panded into a difficulty of vast and momentous importance. He finds himself all at once placed between the horns of a rather formidable dilemma—compelled either to withdraw those pretensions which he has recently advanced with so much arrogance, and thereby to be de graded in the eyes of the Oriental population, or to enforce his demands by a declaration of war, in which he would have to fight alone against the banded forces of the chief Powers of Christendom. What says the CZAR in this dilemma ? Western Europe awaits, with solicitude, of course, but without trepidation, the announcement of the re solution arrived at in this political quandary—or, as Brother Jonathan might term it, this " tarna tion fix"—by the despotic Government of St. Petersburgh. On Monday we alluded to the changes recom mended by the Common Law Commissioners, the effect whereof will be to remove almost all the existing restrictions as to witnesses, and to render admissible the testimony of every person who can afford any information or throw additional light on the subject under investigation at the moment. The only remaining bar will be that imposed by domestic or professional confidence—the wife or lawyer not being bound to betray the secrets con fided to their charge, in consequence of the pecu liar relationship existing between the parties. These privileges will, we should hope, be univer sally approved of ; and we may therefore con gratulate the country on the speedy prospect of having nothing further to desire on this very important point, or so far as the admissibility of oral testimony is concerned. But there are many other points connected with the Law of Evidence to which the Commis sioners directed their attention, and which they have discussed with great ability—noticing arguments for and against the different alterations that have from time to time been suggested, and finally deciding in favour of that for which the most valid and substantial reasons could be adduced. One of the most striking topics, on which the greatest diversity of opinion has existed among learned and experienced men, relates to the sanc tion or obligation by which the actual truth may be elicited, and every possible protection and bar rier obtained against deceit or mendacity to pre vent a person from " bearing false witness against his neighbour," and thus committing a crime, not only of the most serious consequence to society, but in express violation of one of the direct commandments of the DEITY. Many intel ligent persons, whose opinions are entitled to the greatest weight, have asserted that nothing but a solemn appeal to the DEITY w:11 afford the requisite amount of security against untrue or inaccurate testimony, while others, of equal acuteness and intelligence, insist that nothing is gained by the frequent repetition of judicial oaths, b - ,:t that, on the contrary, the great " familiarity" with the process " breeds contempt," so that the sacred obligation is habitu ally despised, and recklessly violated. There is, indeed, much to be said on both sides of the question, and it requires a nice discrimina tion to decide wisely and judiciously as to the most suitable course to be pursued. There is no doubt that the multiplicity of oaths, as well as the rigid and undeviating exclusion of the testimony of those who believed that they were bound by the precept " swear not at all," were productive of very injurious consequences to society and individuals. The former led to a carelessness and indifference as to the solemn obli gation, and, in fact, operated as a direct incentive to perjury. The latter frequently led, not merely to the rejection of trustworthy evidence, and the consequent failure . or nisi-administration of justice, but &so to the prinishment—we might almost say the "persecution"—of men of upright and moral characters, because they refused to do that which they honestly and conscientiously dßemed to be wrong, and in direct opposition to the precepts of the SAVIOUR. In both respects remedial measures were intro duced, which, although not altogether adequate to the exigencies of the case, were yet important steps in the right direction. As we have recently stated " Custom-house oaths" and fiscal swearing of every description were virtually abolished-- written declarations taken and subscribed before a magistrate, and which, if wilfully and delibe rately untrue, subjected the offender to stringent penalties, were substituted in many other cases. Not only were the Test and Corporation Acts re pealed, but the universities and other corporate bodies were authorised and required to accept de clarations in lieu of oaths. Affidavits were no longer to be required from churchwardens or persons acting in the execution of turnpike trusts. Powers of attorney, for the transfer or re ceiving the dividends of stock, were thenceforward to be verified by declaration in place of affidavit ; and the 'same rule was established in all relating to the taking out of patents, and dealing with pawnbrokers. Magistrates were also prohibited from taking voluntary oaths in matters not re lating to judicial inquiries, so that we had no longer a quack doctor calling on GOD to witness the efficiency of his medicines, or the multitude of almost miraculous cures, nor traders making oaths that the goods in adalteTation which ' they dealt were free from obtained. . and of the best quality that could be complete revolution was effected in the year The priuci i iaLroduce :i7 i :, th which these provisions were from of voluntary and trifling oaths. HURST, in his adnvaii.se. referred to by Lord T. —YND ing—" Nec Dens speech on Tuesday even ainiodsitgfnourst,he vindice firstti o e - • the—was then recognised It is only to be regretted that a complete remedy was not applied, and " political swearing" placed in the same category. We shall, however, trust to the exertions of the Learned Peer above alluded to for having the matter placed upon a satisfactory foundation, and thus giving addi tional efficiency to these solemn appeals in the only cases in which they may still be considered indispensable. On the other point, the affirmations of Quakers, Moravians, and Separatists were ad mitted in judicial inquiries of every kind ; but still there was a casus omissus in the Act which required amendment. Other persons not belong ing to any of the sects above mentioned might have conscientious objections to taking an oath, and yet be perfectly willing to give true testi timony in every point at issue, and yet no power was allowed to the presiding Judge to take their affirmations or receive the testimony in the only form in which they would be willing to give it. Much mischief occasionally arose from this serious omission in the remedial statute. After full and mature consideration of all these points, the Commissioners arrive at the conclusion, and we think with much propriety, that, as a gene ral rule, judicial oaths should still be retained — stating, at the same time, that it admits of a question whether the religious sanction should be made indispensable in cases where that sanction is admitted to have no existence, and recommending that, excei - ,t in the cases of sects who object on religious grounds to the taking of oaths, it should " be left to the Judge to ascertain whether the objection professed by the witness be sincere or not, and that if he be so satisfied, the witness should be admitted to affirm instead of taking an oath." This is, perhaps, the best decision that could be arrived at on a point so doubtful. The judicial discretion has rarely been abused, and we believe it may be safely trusted on the point referred to. It will, at all events, be a decided improvement on the existing system. Mr. SLADE'S Election Tales of Canterbury will hardly rival the interest which the Tales of its Pilgrims, from the pen of CHAUCER, once excited. Had they, however, been published before 1853, and (much more) previously to the St. Alban's Election Tales, by the same author, they would have been the first-read-column in every news paper. It is true, there is not here an EDWARDS holding the entire list of bribed electors in his hand, and divulging name after name, all destined to be called on in a day or two, like a poor female before a magistrate, to swear to their own shame. Lists of the bribed this time had very prudently vanished past the possibility of recal, and memory was most conveniently defective ; still there were incidents in plenty, and exposures of a general system sufficiently extravagant to keep alive the unabated attention of a crowded court. Canterbury is one of the boroughs in which the old freemen are still numerous ; they amount to 946 of the electors, the ten-pound householders numbering net more than 1,306. Hence, like Norwich, Liverpool, or Nottingham, it is one of those boroughs where the family influence is com paratively small, but the money influence omni: potent. In such boroughs the battle of the Long purses quite enlists the old English party spirit, almost extinguishes all sense of dishonour, and he who " comes down with the dust like a man," is the candidate cheered at public meetings as " the man who deserves to win." Mr. BUTLER JOHN STONE, one of the lately unseated candidates, con fesses to this species of Joux Bum, pugnacity. He paid 1,3001. for his election expenses. When he had paid great part of this sum, he learned that the Marchioness of CONYNGHAM had opened the " Bifron's Purse," and was coming down with her thousands for her son-in-law, Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE. When, said he, "I heard this, I felt fairly in the fight, and that I would not be beaten even by her"—and in the tournament of purses Mr. JOHNSTONE was not beaten. As to being unseated on an election petition, why that's no more dishonour than being disabled by the musket ball of a vanquished enemy. It may happen to any man, to the bravest most likely of all ; sic volvere Parcas, is the consolation for that. As a sample (of the same feeling on the part of electors, a man held up a purse to Lord PELHAM CLINTON, who, after his defeat, was gazing on the field of battle from a window in the Rose Hotel, exclaim ing, " This here's got the election—if you have some next time, we'll get you in." As might be expected, the contributions levied on gentlemen who aspired to represent the Archi episcopal City, were in proportion to the honour. The Hon. GEORGE AUGUSTUS FREDERIC PERCY SIDNEY SMYTHE, had, in 1841, to pay 1,0001. a-piece for each of his names, and another 1,0001. for luck probably-7,0001. in all ! In 18'47 he was more gently dealt with: he and Lord ALBERT CONYNGHAM were let off with 9001. each. Per haps it was because Mr. SMYTHE by this time had softened down from Conservative to Liberal- Conservative. "He was neither red, pink, nor blue; in short, a nondescript, a good card" according to Alderman BRENT. Mr. JOHNSTONE, as we have seen, got through with 1,300/. at the election of '52. Mr. GIPPS, his colleague also paid I,osol.—defending his seat in vain afterwards cost him another 1,0001. Of course the colour-ticket system was abundantly illustrated by the evidence. Nothing, however, was elicited additional to what was already known. The money disbursed by this means was some times of surprising amount. In 1841 Mr. SMYTHE reckoned that he spent 2,0001. in this - way, , and the opposite party quite as much ; 4,0001. in all spent in colour tickets ! Colour tickets, as might be expected, were not, however, the only kinds of bribery employed at Canterbury ; in many in stances sums of money were directly given. Higher game was hawked for in much nobler style. Alderman BRENT, who for more than twenty years has been active on the Liberal side, " had been appointed Deputy-Lieutenant of the county," " had good appointments for four of his sons." " One was made about 17 years ago, another 14, another 3, another just as the Whig Government went out and the Derby Government came in. Two of the sons were in the Custom-house with ad vancing salaries beginning at 1501. per annum. Two in Somerset-house at from 901. to 100/." Again, Mr. G. DAVEY had been exchequered to the tune of 1,9001. "Lord CONYNGHAM agreed to use his influence with the Excise for witness, if witness would use his power for his Lordship at the election, and they both performed their pro mise." That is, Lord A. CONYNGHAM got in for Canterbury and the Liberals, and G. DAVEY got off 1,8001. of the fine. Tho Whig Lord and the Excise agreed to let off a Whig election agent for 1001. It would seem that other Government ser vices and secretaries will need to undergo scrutiny as well as the Dockyards and the Secretary to the Admiralty. It was but to be expected that Mr. FORBES MACKENZIE and W. B. should figure in the remi niscences of Tory candidates for Canterbury. No one heard, therefore, with surprise that the for mer gentleman had paid £5OO of Mr. GIPPS' expenses, out of a political fund subscribed for that purpose ; or that Lord PELHAM CLINTON had seen Major BERESFORD, who sent down the money that was to pay the expenses of the elec tion ; but it was hardly looked for that Colonel Romurx would be by far the most interesting witness. Most unexpectedly, he found all his election bills paid, and that at costly Can terbury. " Whence Alderman BRENT got the money, he could not tell ; he had no legal knowledge—no knowledge at all. It was not from the Reform Club ; it was not from Mr. Corrocx ; nor from Downing Street ; nor from the Treasury ; from nowhere that he had any knowledge of. He could conjecture, he should suppose, the money came from a source which was notorious as supplying funds of that kind for carrying on elections. It did not strike him as very odd, under the circumstances, that his election expenses should be paid. He had heard a rumour that a fund of that kind existed, and was managed by the Reform Club. He believed the person who was supposed to have connection with this fund teas, when the party was in power, the Secretary of the Treasury !" The Commissioners are to meet again after the evidence has been printed. Will they send for Mr. HAY TER 'I Between Colonel BOXILLI'e mysterious fund, Alderman BRENT'S sons (and other appoint ments obtained by him on political grounds also), and Mr. G. DA.VEY'S comfortably-diminished Ex chequer penalty, the Whigs at Head-quarters are fairly vieing with the late Ministry. We hope the House will deal even-handedly with both parties ; it will all come in aid of the new Reform Mr. KINGSFORD, jun., a solicitor, who admitted that 8501. had passed through their office in 1852, had a little skirmish with the all-powerful Com missioners over some papers connected with Mr. JOHNSTONE'S defence. As solicitor, he had a lien upon them. Mr. SLADE—" We must have them." Mr. KINGSFORD—" I protest, as they will compromise many persons." Mr. SLADE— "On that very account we must have them. ' Mr. KINGSFORD, jun., quite non-plussed, sends for Mr. KINGSFORD, sen. He also protests ;it is of no use ; Mr. SLADE only gives him Friday to consider of it. He declares that Mr. JOHNSTONE himself objects to their surrender. Mr. JOHN STONE steps forward and corroborates the state ment. It is all unavailing ; the unmoved Com missioner assures Mr. JOHNSTONE that "they have ptker to put him where they would put Mr. KINGSFORD." Reprieve till Friday—that is all. On Friday it appeared that none of the gentle men were disposed to become martyrs, and, with mournful protests "against such an unconstitu tional demand," they handed over the papers to the limos of the Commission. Mr. SLADE for bore to ask whether 8501. could be constitution ally employed for election purposes ; perhaps he expected that the papers ao unwillingly surren dered would answer that question. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court at three o'clock yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. The Duke of Norfolk, K.G., Lord Steward, the Mar quis of Breadalbane, KM - , Lord Chamberlain ; the Earl of Mulgrave, Treasurer of the Household ; and Lord Drumlanrig, Comptroller of the Household, had an audience of her Majesty, and presented the joint address from the Houses of Lords and Commons respecting Cambridge. Mr. Sheriff Carter and Mr. Sheriff Croll, accompanied by the City Remembrancer, were presented to the Queen, at an audience, by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., Secretary of State for the Home Department, to receive her Majesty's commands relative to the reception of addresses of congratulation on the birth of a Prince, from the Court of Aldermen and from the Court of Common Council. Her Majesty was graciously pleased to appoint Satur day next at three o'clock, for the reception of the addresses on the throne. The following Commissioners of Lieutenancy of the city of London attended as a deputation to receive the Queen's commands for the reception of an address on the auspicious birth of a Prince, from the Commissioners of Lieutenancy of the city of London, viz., Mr. James Bentley, Mr. T. C. Holt, and Mr. George Alliston, accompanied by Mr. Henley Smith, clerk and treasurer. The deputation was presented by Viscount Palmer ston, at an audience, to her Majesty, who was pleased to appoint Saturday next for the reception of the ad dress on the throne. The Duke of Genoa (brother of the King of Sardinia), attended by the Marquis d'Azeglio, Sardinian Minister. had an audience of the Queen, on his arrival in this country. His Royal Highness was introduced by the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., the Queen's principal Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Major-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. His Royal Highness was attended by the following gentlemen of his suite :—Marquis Caray de St. Marson, Count Della Valle, Marquis Rapallo, and Count Avo gadro de Colobiano. Mr. Buchanan, her Majesty's Minister Plenipoten tiary to the Court of Denmark, was presented to the Queen at an audience by the Earl of Clarendon, to take leave on proceeding to his post. The Earl of Clarendon had an audience of her Majesty. The Queen was attended by Earl Somers and -Lien tenant General Sir Edward Bowater, the Lord and Groom in Waiting. Prince Albert, attended by Captain the Hon. Dudley de Roe, visited the Duke of Genoa, yesterday afternoon, at Mivart's Hotel. The Queen had a dinner party yesterday, at Bucking ham Palace. The company included the Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Genoa, the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Sardinian Minister, the Cheva lier Massimo d'Azeglio, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Mar quis and Marchioness of Breadalbane, Countess of Somers, the Earl of Clarendon Lord John Russell, Mar quis de St. Marson. Count Della Valle ' Marquis Rapallo, Count Avogadro de Colobiana, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and Col. Wylde. Prince Albert rode but on horseback yesterday morn ing, attended by Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros. Lord Charles Fitzroy has relieved Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey in his duties as equerry in waiting to the Queen. Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros has relieved Lieut.-Col. the Hon. A. Gordon in his duties as equerry in waiting to Prince Albert. Her Majesty's private band attended in Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, and performed the following compopitions : Overture, "Trophy" Marschner. Selection, " Freischutz" Coro Marziale, " In Memoria di Wel lington" Romance The Countess de Neuilly visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday. The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday. Mr. Temple had an interview with the Duke of New castle yesterday, at the Colonial-office, to take leave. Mr. D. Burton and Ur. Fearn had also an interview with his Grace yesterday. Mr. Norman Macdonald and Mr. C. Rolleston had interviews with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday. Dispatches went sent to the Governors of the West India Islands yesterday from the Colonial-office. A deputation from the salt trade had an interview with Sir Charles Wood at the Board of Control yester day, on the subject of the importation of salt into India. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Tollemache, M.P., accompanied by Mr. Cornwall Leigh, M.P., Mr. Brockle hurst, M.P., Mr. E. C. Egerton, M.P., Mr. Kershaw, M.P., Mr. Turner, M.P., Mr. Greenall, M.P., Mr. Thicknesse, M.P., and Mr. Heyworth, M.P. The Shipowners' Association of Liverpool, represented by Mr. Turner, M.P., and Mr. Mann ; the Blackburn Commercial Association, represented by Mr. Fielden, M.P., president, and Messrs. D. C. Aylwin and Millett, also accompanied the deputation. The salt trade was represented by Mr. Worthington, Mr. Ashton, ..Mr. Thompson, Mr. Firth, and Mr. Bradburne. THE DUKE OF GENOA. His Royal Highness the Duke of Genoa went to Buckingham Palace yesterday afternoon at three o'clock, and had an audience of her Majesty. His Royal High ness was accompanied by his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, and Count Grosselio and Count Avograno, officiers d'ordonnance. The Marquis de St. Marson and Count De la Valle, aides-de-camp to his Royal Highness were in attendance. The Duke was presented to the Queen by the Earl of Clarendon, principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Shortly after the Duke's return to his hotel, the Prince Consort arrived from Buckingham Palace, - and had an interview with his Royal Highness. It is understood that the Prince waited upon the Duke for the purpose of conveying a personal invitation for his Royal Highness to dine with her Majesty last evening at Buckingham Palace. The Duke walked out early yesterday morning through some of the principal thoroughfares at the west end. His Royal Highness, who was accompanied by his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, honoured the establishment of Mr. C. F. Hancock. of Bruton-street, with a visit, to inspect the "Ascot Royal Hunt Cup." At noon, his Excellency Count Walewski; Ambas sador of France, was honoured with an interview by his Royal Highness. Among the other foreign Ministers who paid their respects to his Royal Highness were the representatives of Turkey, Portugal, the Brazils, &C. The Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Clarendon, and other members of the Administration, and a great many members of the aristocracy, also called upon his Royal Highness during the day. At five o'clock his Royal Highness, accompanied by his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, and attended by his aides-de-camp, walked in Hyde-park, and had an opportunity of seeing Rotten-row crowded with eques trians. APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—A matri monial alliance will shortly take place between the Lady Emily de Burgh, the beautiful and accomplished daughter of the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Viscount Dungarvan, grandson and heir apparent of the Earl of Cork and Orrery. COURT OF CHANCEEY.—It appears that the total held on behalf of suitors in the Court of Chancery of the va rious petty stocks now about to be paid off or converted is 469,0001. This amount the Lord Chancellor, by a recent order, directed to be converted into the 1101. 21 per Cent. Stock, except in instances where the parties interested might signify an opposite desire before the time at which the power of choice will cease. Subse quently, however, the fall in prices has rendered the ad vantage of accepting stock instead of money less certain, and the Chancellor, therefore, now intends to postpone his final decision until the latest period—namely, to-mor row, the 3d inst. REGENT'S CANAL COMPANY.—The dividend declared at the meeting of this company, held yesterday, was Bs. per share, and the report was adopted. The traffic is stated to have shown a steady increase, the amount during the last six months having reached 639,242 ton nage. The receipts from tolls was 20,7431., leaving a profit of 11,4661., showing an improvement upon the preceding half-year of 1,2501. Alter paying the pro posed dividend and carryino . 5731. to the reserve fund,"a balance will remain of 1251. FAILURE AT MANCHESTER.—The Manchester advices mention the failure of Mr. B. Mirasyedi, a Greek mer chant, for 26,0001. ELECTION CO. •(THIS DAY.) CLARE COUNTY. At the sitting of the committee, Francis Conolly, a butcher, of ? Ennis, stated he had been present when an agreement was made between Mr. Macnamara, Sir John Fitzgerall, and the Butchers' Guild, of Ennis, for their services. Their instructions were to head the mob, and to give no quarter to any man who interfered in the election for Col. Vandeleur. They were "to use their discretion, and strike any such man, gentle or simple, on the head, to knock him down, and kick him for falling." By "giving no quarter," witness explained that he meant that " they were not to spar& any such man, but to leather him well." They were to use stones and sticks, and even knives, to terrify Vandeleur's voters. They were to have 301. for their services, which was to be divided among 75 of them. BURY ST. EDMUNDS. This committee sat for the first time this morning ; Mr. Walpole in the chair. The member petitioned against is Mr. Oakes. _ _ The counsel for the petitioners are Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, Mr. E. James, and Mr. Hawkins ; for the sitting member, Mr. O'Malley and Mr. Rodwell. Mr. E. James, who opened the case for the petition ers, stated that the allegations of the petition were bribery by direct pecuniary payments, and also by the payment of publicans' bills, treating by opening public houses to the voters, and by numerous dinners given by Mr. Oakes, for which tickets were given to the Conser vative voters. There had also been a performance at the Bury theatre, for which the Conservative voters re ceived tickets, at which the performances were, the learned counsel remarked " The Country Squire, in honour of Mr. Oakes, and the Unfinished Gentleman, in honour of whom he could not say." SLIGO. In this case Mr. Sergeant Kinglake occupied the en ire morning in opening the case for the petitioners. The Liverpool and Peterborough committees also sat, but there was no evidence of importance. FRENCH PLAYS. The appearance of Mademoiselle Rachel, last night, attracted the fullest house of the season. Every desira ble place was occupied ; the private boxes presented an animated and interesting aspect, and there was generally that kind of excitement among the audience which is only to be found on great occasions. The Ph,edre of Racine, when first brought to the notice of the Londoners, some 12 years ago, came as a sort of literary curiosity. It had been read as a French lesson, but no one had a notion of seeing it put on the stage iu a visible shape, and the educated portion of the audience loved to compare it with the plays of Euripides and Seneca written on the same subject. Now, thanks to the frequent engagements of Mademoiselle Rachel, it has become as familiar to a certain section of the public as Hamlet or Othello. The progress of the action is admitted as a matter of course, and an audience of three years' standing knows as well how to look for the several " points" which the play affords as an habitue of the lyrical drama knows how to pick out the favourite songs of an opera. Mademoiselle Rachel has lost none of her supremacy over her hearers ; she is still the impersonation of passion, decorated, but not weakened, by all the refine ments of histrionic art. CONCERTS. As the season advances concerts become rather numer ous. Two or three in the morning and half a dozen at night, seems to be about the average. MISS ALLEYNE GOODE'S.—Last evening, Miss Alleyne Goode gave a concert at the Hanover-square Rooms. The beneficiaire is not at present well known to the public ; but the success which attended her efforts, despite an almost overpowering degree of nervousness consequent upon the nature of the undertaking, sufficiently testified to her musical attainments and the estimation in which she is likely to be held by the musical profession. MR. FREDERICK CHATTERTON'S.—Assisted by a very fair corps of talent, including Miss Birch, Miss Rans fiord, the Misses Cole, and Miss Poole, with Herr Staudigl, Mr. T. Williams, and Mr. Frank Bodda, Mr. Frederick Chatterton gave yesterday, at the Hanover square Rooms, a concert, which was well attended. Although Mr. Chatterton is the harpist—why not harper ?—to the "Duchess of Gloucester and the Courts of France and Belgium," he was so modest as to restrain himself in his concert to two pieces, neither of which is absolutely new, but which, by their brilliancy of execu tion, delighted the audience. Mris. ANDERSON'S.—We have seldom seen a more numerous and splendid concert audience than that which assembled yesterday, at the Royal Italian Opera, to listen to Mrs. Anderson's annual musical festival. There was little or no novelty in the programme ; but if the music was, for the main part, familiar, it was not the less good, while it was executed by a corps of artistes so numerous and so illustrious as to confer a very great degree of interest upon the performance. There were not less than 27 pieces selected for the occasion, and the performance of which lasted from half after one o'clock, until half after five—keeping, however, the great ma jority of the brilliant audience enchained to the last, and we hope leaving to the beneficiaire those substantial ad vantages to which her late accident so peculiarly entitles her. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a court was held for the purpose of re ceiving the return of the livery upon the recent election of Chamberlain. The form of announcing the election of Sir John Key, Bart., to the office having been gone through, the newly electd Chamberlain was called upon, according to the usual custom, to name his securities. The TowN CLERK stated that Mr. Glyn and Mr. Mills, of Lombard-street, bankers, were the gentlemen nominated. (Hear, hear.) Alderman COPELAND moved that the two sureties be at once accepted by the court, without the ceremony of inquiring. Alderman Finns seconded the motion, which was unanimously agreed to. Sir John Key was then sworn in. Mr. SHERIFF CROLL handed in the following resolu tion, which had just passed by the livery :—" That this common hall has learnt, with much regret and indig nation, of the fraudulent invasion of the rights and pri vileges of the livery of London, by designing and wicked persons not possessing the franchise voting at common hall elections as freemen and liverymen ; and this com mon hall intimates to the Court of Aldermen the pro priety of adopting measures to prevent a recurrence of like cases at future elections." • Alderman WIRE immediately rose to move that the resolution of the livery be approved by the court, and referred to the general purposes committee. As sitting magistrate, when two cases of the kind were brought before him, it supplied him with the full opportunity of witnessing the course of deception resorted to. He would follow up that motion by a proposition em powering the City solicitor not only to prosecute any parties whom the magistracy should think it necessary to commit for the alleged offences, but to collect evidence with a view to the prosecution ' of persons who instigated to the commission of them. A discussion ensued, which ended in the unanimous adoption of a resolution to instruct the City solicitor to collect the evidence , submitted to the magistrates in the several cases brought before them for perjury and pre varication, and to take such measures as might be con sidered necessary. THE ALDERMANIC GOWN, The LORD MAyon said that Sir John Key had called upon him for the purpose of tendering his resignation, but had consented to retain it until some existing diffi culty as to the successor in the ward of Bridge Without should be removed. (Hear, hear.) ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY. WOOLWICH, JUNE I.—An examination of candidates for, admission as gentlemen cadets at the Royal Military Academy took place during the past month, when the following twenty-fiv6 passed, nine of that number being from the Ordnance School at Carshalton, and, having been approved by the Master-General, they are'ordeced to join at the academy on its re-opening after the summer vacation . ToWnsend A. de Moleyns. Arthur T. Storer. Algernon A. Stewart. John P. Vansittart. Edward A. Slessor. John Gamier. George W. Stockley. Charles E. Webber. John St. IL R. Eppes. Samuel P. Lynes. Edward C. Macnaughton. Frederick W. R. Clements. James M. Maitland. Charles D. Chalmers. Henry Anderson. Thomas G. Poulden. Bowes L. Forster. George B. Callander. William T. Bugden. Shearman G. Bird. Charles G. Slade. William M. Toliner. Arthur W. S. O'Neill. Henry W. Dicken. Arthur Harness. MONEY ORDERS. The following circular has been issued by the Post office authorities : " General Post-office, May, _1853. " 1. On and after the Ist of July next, an additional commission will be charged for the issue of a duplicate money order, or for stopping the payment of an order. " 2. The payment of an additional commission —viz., 3d. on all sums not exceeding 21., and 6d. on all sums between 21. and 5/., must invariably be made by postage stamps transmitted with the application ; and unless this be done the application will not be entertained ; when, however, the same letter includes applications both !or the stoppage of payment and re-payment to the remitter, only one fee will be required. 3. All applications for duplicates must be addressed to the president of the London, Dublin, or Edinburgh money-order office, according as the order was iFsued in England (or Wales), Ireland, or Scotland ; but ap plications to stop the payment of orders must be ad dressed to the president of the chief money -order office of the kingdom where the order is payable." ESCAPE OF A NOTED THIEF.---Yesterday an impor tant investigation took place at the Scotland-yard Police station, relative to the mysterious escape of one of the most notorious pickpockets-in London from Bow street lock-up room. T ues d ay a f ternoon the pr i soner was awaiting his examination, among others, when, from the pressure of• business, and the passage leading to the office near the charge room being very narrow and confined, the prisoner managed to pass by the officers unnoticed, and escaped. THE MAGAZINES. The Dublin University. —We miss in this month's number the poetical contributions which generally form one of its chief attractions. " Sir Jasper Carew" is continued in two chapters. He meets with an extraordinary adventure in the mountains, and forms a friendship with au old man, who is engaged in some mysterious affair. After a few visits have passed between them he suddenly dies, declaring himself the son of John Law, a mighty. financier. " The Ancient Music of the Hebrews, and their Temple Music in particular," is exceed ingly interesting. It is truly observed, that if the Jewish music had been only sensual, exclusively devoted to amusement and personal gratification, it would be only in the province of the antiquarian to make it his study ; but, on the contrary, when it was sanctified from all time as the means of praise and the methcid of adoration, the " Christian reader must take a lively interest in those songs of Zion which sounded through the vast spaces of the temple upon the holyhill, and which the sons ofJudah remembered with tears when they sat by the waters of Babylon." " The Tree of Knowledge" is a very mysterious and melancholy story concerning an aspiring youth who carried on his pursuit of know ledge to a blameable extent. He was not content with knowing what others knew, but he must find out something peculiar for himself. He ended by destroying the life of his young and lovely wife, and ruining his own chances of happiness and peace for ever. The tale is written in a superior style, and may contain a useful warning to those who forget discretion in discoveries of marvels, and who in their haste to get wise are apt to make them selves the victims of folly. The writer on " The Great Industrial Exhibition of 1853" remarks, that if any stranger to Ireland for years—one who had left it .in famine, poverty, and distress—now returned, and found it in such prosperity and power, he would scarcely be able to credit his own senses.. After making several observa tions on the various benefits that may ac crue from this mighty undertakin g , it is said that this is an opportunity for Ireland that has never yet been, and never may again present itself. The hundreds who come will see that Ireland is not behind hand. in the arts that adorn life ; they will carry away with them memories of the genius and worth of the people. We have no fear for Ireland ; and when at length the' vast structure which stands upon the lawn of the Royal Dublin Society shall be removed, —when it shall have passed away, even as it arose, like a beautiful vision, still may its influences be permanent and beneficial,—may it have served, like the exquisite inventions of modern science, to gather. together the images of every beautiful and luminous object that came within its field, and, so fixing them by the light of truth, leave an enduring picture of itself upon our native land. Colburn's United Service.—The " Military Orga nisation of Prussia" is ,one of the chief papers in this number—its object being to give ample and minute details of Prussia's defensive powers, and also the amount of the peace establishment. It is to be continued. The " Anchor Trials" will be interesting to professional readers. The " Cruise of the Ida " is continued, and it is followed by an article on the abstruse subject of the. " Distinction between Civil and Astronomical Time." Among the most interesting of the remaining subjects may be mentioned " A Wild Buffalo Hunt," and "A French Account of the War in China." Bentley's Miscellany.—The present number com mences with " Aspen Court," which is one of the most entertaining articles. The seventeenth chapter, " A Night with the Speaker," gives an animated sketch of the house and its characteristics. Ame rican literary celebrities, is a paper founded on some contributions of M. Ampere to the " Revue des deux Mondes," under the title of " Promenade en Amerique," in which he describes his impressions of many of the literary characters whom he visited. The next article is also a literary one, being " Table Talk about Thomas Moore," which is a very amusing description of the poet and his pecu liarities. "Half a Day in Ireland," is a lively comic account of Irish characters and conduct. " A Journey from Westminster Abbey to St. Peter's," leaves the author at Pisa. In mounting the celebrated leaning tower, he asserts that " you feel as if you had got by mistake into Lord Rosse's telescope." MISCELLANEOUS. The Farmlr's Magazine has two illustrations— one representing " Songstress," and the other an Hereford ox, which obtained the first prize of 251. at the Smithfield Cattle Show. The chief subjects treated of are the "New Timber Tree," " Clover Sickness," and "On Lime." The " Agricultural Biography" is continued.—The National Miscellany is a new competitor, and promises well. It gives us a criticisni on the Poems of Alexander Smith, and articles on '‘‘ Public Picture Galleries," " The Pre-Raphaelites," and the continuation of " Social Life in Paris."—The best of the plates in the Sportsman is the one entitled " The Burn," repre senting a stag standing in the water looking cau tiously round, while a sportsman with a gun creeps up an over-looking hill. The " Racing in May," of course, includes an account of the Derby. " Rough Sketches on the comparative state of La Chasse in England and France" will prove in teresting to sportsmen. There is a variety of other subjects of similar interest.—Sunday Bead ing for Christian Families supplies a void long felt, by providing an interesting miscellany of serious subjects, which are not sermons.—Le Follet's chief attraction is, as usual, its plates ; but it has an amusing sketch entitled "To be Let." MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF TWO HUNDRED EMIGRANTS.-SHIP ON FIRE. The - recent arrivals from Australia furnish the details of a most marvellous escape from destruction by fire of the emigrant ship John Melhuish, Captain Jenkins commander, with upwards of 200 passengers on board, in lat. 39.11 S., long. 19.57 E., while on her voyage to Sydney from London. The alarming occurrence took place on the 11th of December last. On that day three seamen, named John Hedges, Dennis M`Gee, and John Salmon, with the chief mate Hall, and the purser, R. Irons, were engaged in the main hatchway hold, getting the ship's stores forward ; the seamen being the whole of the morning engaged in the aner of the hold, the ma':e being en gaged in the fore parC. Just before 12.oclock the mate ordered the seamen to remove a case which was lying against a brandy cask, pa rt of the ship's cargo in the fore part of the hold, and then asked for a light. The light being handed to him, the mate went with it at once to where the brandy cask was, but for some cause he almost di rectly afterwards ordered the men to replace the case, and afterwards to again remove it. After moving the case a third time, the mate ordered the three seamen to go on deck to pumii ship, and he followed ; but while the men were at the pump he was seen to go down the hold again with a naked light, and proceed at once in the direction of the brandy cask, and about ten minutes afterwards the passengers were startled by Isis rushing up from the hatchway enveloped in a blue flame, with consternation and fear depicted on his face, exclaiming, in a loud sort of scream, "The ship's on fire, the ship's on fire." He ran in_o one of the passenger's berths, where blankets being thrown over him, the fire about bins was put out. , One of the passengers, named Hayward, suspecting that the mate had been taping the brandy cask, and had let the spirit escape.and ignite, lost no time in stripping off his coat and waistcoat, and with some water, which his wife supplied him with, he succeeded in partly ex• tinguishinm the Haines. Perceiving, however, that tho fire was being fed by the spirit, which was escaping in large quantities from a hole in the brandy cask, round which the flames were most intense, he jumped down and put his thumb in the hole to prevent the escape, but the hole being large and rough the brandy continued to flow, which igniting, the blue flame ran up his arm, and set fire to his shirt, hair, and clothes. Fortu nately, at this juncture, Captain Jenkins jumped down to his assistance, and prevented, with the aid o f a bucket of water, Mr. Hayward meeting with a horri ble death. The pumps being got into operation, hose were laid down to the lower hold, and a stream of water brought to play on the casks on fire, the passengers passing down wet blankets and wet sails to throw over ' the flaming spirit, which partly overflowed the deck. By these arrangements, with the coolness and firmness dis• played by the captain, the fire was extinguished, and the brandy cask got on deck. It was quite evident had not Mr. Hayward acted in the prompt and heroic manner he did, the brandy cask, with the increased quantity of fire around it, must soon have burst ; and the fact of there beino. no . less than 270 casks and cases stowed along with it, nothing could have prevented the instant destruction of the ship and the 240 souls on board. Just as the fire was put out, the mate came out of the cabin and, sitting on the covering of the hold, said to the captain. " Some - villain has been at the brandy," when the captain, whose suspicions were excited by the information he had received, eyed the mate intently, who turned away his face, and said no more. In the afternoon of the same day an inquiry was instituted by order of the captain, and, at the close of the proceed ings, the mate was placed under confinement. An inquiry was also held on the purser, who, however, was declared innocent of any participation with the mate. The passengers subscribed for a gold watch and chain as a testimonial and acknowledgment of his heroic con duct, and it was presented to him on the 13th of Dec. The female passengers also presented Captain Jenkins with a gold watch, as a testimony of their approval of his conduct on the occasion. On the ship's arrival a, , Melbourne the chief mate was handed over to the au thorities to undergo trial, on the charge of breakin,,, cargo. BATTERSEA-PARK. —Yesterday a bill in the Commons was printed, brought forward by the Government, to enable the Battersea-park Connnissioners to givci 1,500/. for the purchase of common rights over the site of the park, to the churchwardens of the parieh. NEWTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) ORDER OF RUNNING. Trial Handicap—Two. Golborne Stakes—Quarter to three. Handicap Plate—Half-past three. Leger—Quarter past four. Selling Race—Five. FULL ARRIVALS UP TO TEN O'CLOCK. Trial Stakes—ltalian, Koh-i-noor, Humphrey, Ibil4 Jacob, Evening Star, and Martha. Golborne Stakes—Barrel, Kennyside Hero, Brigh t May, Thessahan, Mountain Maid, and Oatlands. Handicap Plate—ltalian, Le Juif, Jupiter, filly b 9 Ithuriel, Ibis, Harp, Morning Star, Cripple Kate, did Jim, Carrier, Game Tommy, Ploughboy, Jacob, Ly Languish filly, Mushroom, Minerva, and filly by St. Leon. Newton St. Leger—Whalebone, arid Maria Bel l- ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS.—Robin Hood, Mary Aislawe, Burndale. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE'. SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCCXXXIII . NEWTON SUMMER MEETING.—Five out of the six IV:: to be run to-morrow are at p s resent not entered for. T, performances commence at two o'clock with the iwo Helen's Purse of 40 sous., added to a sweepstakes of ' 0 sous. each, h ft, for two and three-year-olds. Gothorn course. This stake has yet to name. The second and principal stake of the day, and in fe e the only one requiring consideration, is the Lord of 1. Manor's Gold Cup, value 100 sous., added to a handl. sweepstakes of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, &c., two m iles n ot a distance. Weathergage, at the head of the list , is nit capable, I fancy, of giving 111 b. to Woolwich, t here t will not do this turn. Woolwich, who is in capital f O 7; and condition at the present time, at 7st 61b, oughtt is have the race in hand. His most dangerous oppoiiel3 lb his next door neighbour in the weights, Gholab who, at Est 131 b, for a five-years-old, has no cants complaint ; but I must confess to a profound obscum yl i to the intentions of this gentleman after his scratchirto, the spring, when he was struck out of all his engage lll 74, Little Davie, at Est 121 b, has got a few pounds to 111- I,s comparatively with others in the race, to win here' h p i t, Juif I have no fancy for at the distance. Sir .1 ,4 7". cs though reputed only a mile horse, has once or doubled the distance ; and, c )nsidering that he is a ',, 4 o' year old, with the feather for that age of Est 611;0101. his back, he may perchance run up very close to r_ ni . wich. Morning Star is generally eclipsed in theri . eot noon by a brighter luminary ; and Athena Pallas lost upon as a secondary planet. Carrier seems to hav e The all his carrying qualities, and Angelo is a rip. or feather weight, Mary Aislabie, is out of the affair Et oi gether. I have discovered nothing that has a elianh (,f beating WOOLWICH. Sir Robert and Gholab a ad he runs) will not improbably occupy the seno r ' third places. A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE ASCOT STAs":;:fife rather small acceptance, numbering only tweev of has been obtained to this, one of the principal staio'eoti the Ascot Meeting. Chief Baron Nicholson is a , g ight, horse, and notwithstanding he will carry the top of Bst 71b, will, likely enough, run forward. IfJ I . I P - sit the Shire at Bst 61b, has no chance. Lady Evtrlthe the same weight as the preceding, seems to have o 7,ooo handicap made expressly for her, for with the e0 3 „,,r. of one or two, she has beat them all at the fora Adine, I should fancy to be a non-starter. Buc k.- or Lamartine, will probably be found at the post i eri a m former will run very well. Russborough, the „,,,e, who tied the winner of the St. Leger, will, I Pres"thef be the hope of the Middleham party, and who e s mean anything, they are dangerous. Father The rl LY out of the question at 7st 131 b ; but Convulsi° ll ' tidily at 41b less. Poodle, or Little Dav e b o sO, not do it. Herbert will either stop at., fe or go to assist Lady Evelyn. Phantom 19 111 „,dile the distance too far, and Ammonia not be able of the pace. Hirsuta, according to my thinking, i° ° /0 use at 6st 111 b ; and Follow-me-Lad just as bad. 14 Is Ol Coombe's Nervous is overdosed. King Pepin Ti.„,,-owhat,out of his distance. Waterfall is far too slow. " 1 the o'-day-Boy and Master Norton, together with AL : be rest of the three years' old, I cannot bring myself alto lieve have got the slightest chance. I should be in c .;ol to look for the three first horses to the heavy w , e ,. 1 ' 0 00 taking LADY EVELYN as the winner, with Russo°- . a c second, and Day's horse third. THE SPIRIT OF THE Ttr'' LENHAM AND MID KENT RACES• , WEDNESDAY. MAIDEN PLATE of 10 sovs., added to a sweeps- o leo. 2 sovs. each. Second horse to save his $ Weight for age. Heats, one mile and h dis. Mr. Davis's Cato, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b 1 (J. Dockeray) 0 Mr. Whitehouse's Cataplasm, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Archer) 1 Mr. Borrow's Violet, 3 yrs, 7st 41b carried $ $ Bst 21b (Pain) 2 Mr. Higgins' Tedshead Lass, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Nightingale) ° Mr. G. Drews' The Client (h b), 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Knight) 3 Mr. Rose's Lamia, 4 yrs, Bst '71 . 13 (Martin) 0 Mr. C. Formby's John Bull, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Sherrard) 0 1 0 1 , MID KENT HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, w ith 50 "" One mils and a half. Mr J. Hewitt's Wilmont, by the Hydr a , 5 yrs elw ,a $ I (Wa st 121 b kea t h Lord John Scott's Young England, 5 yrs, Bst I° '‘ ( 10 1 $ Mr. Yonge's Isabella, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b ........... (0, :A )500 The following also ran :—Sweetheart, Lady i ll; JO Mayday, Lady Blanche, the Friendless Boy, Pa ddy Little George), Ethelwolf, and Don Pedro. ,ade4 CKILSTON PARK STAKES of 3 sovs. each, with 2." TR the second to save his stake ; weights for aq' t ce. winner to be sold, &c. Twice round and ad s sib Mr. " Wilmont's Billy Boy, 4 yrs (60/.), 76 ".„1 1 t) (" fri n s tiSl b 5 Jqr. Sherrard's Friendless Boy, 4 yrs (60/.), • (Sher; e ) Mr. Land's Miss Talbot, 5 yrs' (601.), Bst 8115 . P je The following also ran, Field Marshal, Un ion and Miner. The HUNTERS' STAKES did not fill. ASCOT HEATH RACES. TUESDAY. fl 1l NOMINATIONS FOR THE GOLD VASE. Ate v s .1 Mr. Milner's Grapeshot, 3 yrs ; Lord B" ete A r for l4 s .. brose, 4 yrs ; Lord Exeter's Dove, 3 yrs ; ttle%•• Indian Warrior, 4 yrs ; Duke of Richmond's -1-"a' ' f3/ 19 yrs ; Mr. J. M. Stanley's Cariboo, 6 y rs • rd Knight of the Shire, 4 yrs ; Mr. E. IZ. Clgrrs- ' • " Sykes, 3 yrs ; Mr. Merry's Hobble Noble, 4 Y gic a,Fc: ii Merry's Lambton, 3 yrs ; Capt. Lowther s n - ii 3 yrs ; Baron Rothschild's Orestes, 3 yrs ; 13.- reu ° schild's Break-o'-day Boy, 3 yrs ; Lord Olifd eil° 3 yrs ; Mr. Thellusson's Rataplan, 3 yrs. WEDNESDAY. a pt THE ROYAL HUNT CUP HANDICAP. StlbSeql ners extra. New mile. Dove ....... 610 ..... ' 'l 6 1 4 6 11 Khadijah ...... "' 3 6 Old Rowley 5 ° 6 1 Hothorpe ...... "• 5 , Antigone ...... ": 4 ", Ducrow ......... .•• 3 0 6 9 Diomedia ••• ..... 4 e 9 Tested ............ .•• 4 Ju11ien......... . - 6 9 Sir John 1 3 ar' e J 4 6 9 corn ............. .• TBK M aei o i nnv u ege n rri t . . ace i n n i. n 1 1... .. ............... r ... 33, ,! 6666 0 6. • Chilton .......... 3 6 Catspaw ......... .. : 4 6 : 3 Octavia 3 _ Break-o'daY' J .. , 3 6 British Fa rmer 3 6 •• Corybantes .............. 4 4 S u rprise ..... g 1 T o rment .......... 3 1 6 0 P r evention •—•'''.. 3 6 Koh-i-noor• ........ 3 61 1 Hunca nanne a••Flora .. 3 Lady ; ... .. Timid TchPbeGhyan 13IirCeari Fawn .................... 3 55 545 ° Yrs st lb Hobbie Noble 4 8 10 Daniel O'Rourke 4 3 7 Chief Justice 6 8 7 Chief B. Nichol son Little Harry 4 8 2 King of Trumps 4 8 2 Knight of the Shire 4 8 0 Indian Warrior 4 8 0 Nutshell 6 7 Grey Tommy 4 7 12 Hur worth Peiion 3 7 8 A zael 4 7 7 Lamb ton Pharos Father Thames 4 7 4 Telescope Evadne Sally Warfoot colt 4 7 4 Glenluce 4 7 4 Alfred the Great 4 7 3 The Italian 6 7 2 Cheddar Little Savage 4 7 0 Puritan Kiteflyer 4 7 0 Hambletonian lanthe 5 7 0 Broughton 3 7 0 Dulcet l, 6 12 Benita 4 6 12 RACING FIXTII The figures within parent day's I RES FOR J u.o , aesie denote the 1111°io acing. .n Lanaberton a) • ***** ..::. o0 stockbridge (1)••••••••'..,0$ Knig hton '. .0, hton•"•••••.,..0, WinchesterWinc (1) ••"•••• ...20 Newcastle (3) • "•••••'...50 Ludlow (2).•. ..... ••••••• Newton (2) Ascot (4) Hampton' (2) 15 Beverley, Hull, &c. (2) 15 Tenbury (1) Bibury (1) ...... ............. 22 Macclesfield (2) ............ 22 i • • ........... - - : - - - - _ ------ THE RAJAH OF COORG AT VAIIVIALL GAll97(ii.e v Large influx of visitors was attracted last e,'e_i. doorli andhese gardens, amongst whom were the najae ' l os °,' suite, who seemed delighted at the apreerl,,,itee the "royal property. " The scenes in the arc ea r Ica . their attention greatly, and the display of fireurerS"B also much admired. „.,tioe ESCAPE OF A THlEF.—Yesterday au in re latl i ' v jousainong fro • ve sti . • 0 others, m l ° _ w w . took place at the Scotland -yard police-station;_ oevtg to London escape of one of the most notorious picl o pia' when, t e r n e , e tfrloomck - t afternoon the prisoner was awaiting hie '_.,i0,00, tir e of V; or ge . , Lion, andthe passage leading to the office near the risoper r m o a o n m , b , being very narrow and confined, the P c oed . dto nci c s 0.1 4 .1 _ 1 . 7. ,.,. ___ pass by the officers unnoticed, 1 ' coo 0 L '"uRE OF THE UNITED STA.TES A.ND „ 1 ,, th Alms - - I esterdab t three o ciec p ue• United States y afternoon. a ou. ,I..tain 01 mail steam-ship Pacific, u- l' , h , US sailed from uhel3-pr°re°snis °l2-s3flii°‘ - the Mersey for New York, with _ , : iay low s ' f b o i l - i weekly mails for the United States, C3n'lle ° ndl" New Brunswick, N ' Scotia. '' f, °via ~. valuable passengers, and a very lathe org° Q' -!-- chandiw on board.