The Sun. — London, England, 1847-07-08 00:00:00

NATESTMINSTER ELECTION. TILE COMMITTEE FOR CONDUCTING THE ELEC TION OF CHARLES LITSIIIGTON, ESQ., having read and con sidered certain lithographic letters signed by Hodgson and Barton, as solicitors for Mr. Cochrane, indicating legal proceedings for the publication of an Address to the Electors, authenticated by Mr. diuggett, as Secretary to this Committee, have resolved unani mousty— That Mr: Huggett be Instructed to reply to Messrs. Hodgson and Burton, that the document in question having been issued and Pined by him under the authority of the Committee, he is prepared to take the responsibility of that document, and to justify and defend the same. Signed by order of the Committee, GEORGE RUGGETT, Secretary. July 8, 1847. 0 THE ELECTORS of the NORTHERN DIVISION OF THE COUNTY OF DURIIAM. GENTLEMEN, I respond, with pride and satisfaction, to the call made upon me by an influential and respectable portion of your body, in consequence of the announced retirement of my friend Mr. Liddell from the repre sentation of your division, and offer myself as a Candidate for your suffrages at the approaching General Election. My politieal principles are those which have ever guided my family - , and will, in the event of your honouring me with your co the dence, lead me to maintain, to the utmost of my po established institutions of the country, whilst I shall always be ready to supportlrich well -considered measures of improvement as the in creasing intelligence, resources, and prosperity of the empire may require. Connected as my family has so long been with the great agricultu ral, commercial, shipping, and mining interests of the county of Dur ham, whilst I remember the many proofs of attachment the we consti- have re c e ived at your hands, I feel t hat there is no portion of tuency I now address, whose interests I cannot consider as Identical with my own. I purpose, as speedily as p essib'e, to pay my respects to you, in a personal canvass, and with an anxious desire that my conduct may justify this appeal, I remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient and faithful servant, 22, Park-lade, Loudo2. July 7, 1847. SEAHAM. Now ready. in 2 vols. post Svo., with numerous Engravings, price 245. bound. LORD CASTLEREAGH'S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO DAMASCUS, NUBLi, ARABIA PETR.eEA, PALES- TUROrGIi EGYPT, TINE, AND SYRIA. Henry Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re m -ctfully informed, that there will be a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT THI4 EVENLNG, July 8, 1817, when will be presented Ney srbeer's opera ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO. A lice, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Isabella, Made. Castellau ; Roberto, Signor Frasohini ; Rambaldo, signor Gardoni; S acerdote, Signor Roach-6; and Bertram, Signor Staudigl. To be followed by various Entertainments in the Ballet Depart ment, combining the talents of Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. C. Rti, Itidme. P. Stephan, Mdlles. Cassan, Lionore, James, Julien, Lai:Bosae rens. and C. Grisi, M. Perrot, and M. St. Leon. The Free List is suspended, the Public Press excepted. Pit Tickets may be obtained, as usual, at the Office of the Theatre, tce 10s. 6d. each. Applications for boxes, pit stalls, and tickets, to be made at the Box-office, at the theatre. Doors open at Seven o'clock ; the Opera to commence at Half-past S oven. t ROTtL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. For the Benefit of Madame Grist The Nobility. Gentry, and the Public, are respectfully Informed that a GRAND nitrßA NIGHT will take plaee THIS EVEN ING (Thor -day), July 8, on which oceasion will be performed Donizettl's Grand Opera of ANNA BOLENA. Anna Bolena, Madame Grisi ; Lady Seymour, Mdlle. Corbari ; Smeeton, Mdlle. Alboni ; Ptecy, Signor Mario ; Lord Rochfort, Sig. Tagliallco ; Hervey, Signor Tulli ; Henry the Eighth, Signor fainburini. To conclude with the New Divertissement, entitled L' AMOUR ET LA DANE. Composed by Signor Cite ati. In which Mdlles. Plunkett, Baderna, Bertln, De Aldine, Delec aux, Stephan, Duval, M. Mabille, &c., will appear. Pickets, Stalls, and Boxes, at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, egent-street; and at the Box-office, Bow -streeb The Doors will be opened at Half-past Seven; and the perform ance commence at Eight o'clock. TREATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of LONDON ASSURANCE. Cha racters by Messrs. Farren, Tilbury, Holl, Webster, Brindal, Buck stone, Hudson, Mrs. Nisbatt, Miss Bennett, and Mrs. Humby. After which the new comic drama, called THE JACOBITE. Sir Richard Wroughton, Mr. Stuart ; John Duck, Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Somerlord, Miss Fortescue. To conclude with HIS LAS I' LEGS. O'Callaghan, Mr. Hudson; Rivers, Mr. Tilbury; Charles Rivers, Mr. Holl ; Mrs. Montague, Mrs. W. Clifford. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will bs produced a new and original vino* in three acts, called THE TITLE DEEDS. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Wrl6 , llt, Paul Bedford, a Smith, Boyce, Munyard, C. J. Smith, Worrell ;. Mrs. Yates, Miss Woo:gar, Miss E. Harding, Bliss E. Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, &c. After which The MAGYAR MITLATSAG; or, Hungarian Fetes. 14-tbsiselebrated Hungarian Dancers and the Hungarian Instru mental Vocalists. Alter which an entirely new Petite Comedy, entitled FLYING COLOURS; or. Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans aco, Mr. Webster ; Margaret, Miss Woolgar ; Helen de Montereau, .51ada me Celeste; Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. To be followed by the Opera Bun Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul. Bedford, Lambert, by, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. (Summer S TH oaso IS EVEN n—Lyceum G Company.) IN (Last Three Nights of The Creole.) Will be presented a new comic drama. in two acts, entitled MAR CUE RITE'S COLOURS. Principal characters by Messrs. Emery, Wl4ln, Vining, and Johnston; Mesdames Dickenson, Viliars, Arden, and Urriffiths. To be followed by the new 13/tAND BALLET, in which the S. anish Dancers will appear. After which a burletta, entitled THE WATER WITCHES. Principal characters by Mesdames Nillass, Dickinson, Daly, Arden, 3lessrs. Okberry, Vining, &c. To conclude with THE CREOLE ; or, Love's Fetters. Characters by Emery, Leigh Murray, Ozberry, Miss Dickson, and Miss Daly. In the course of the piece the celebrated Spanish Dancers will appear, In their novel and unrivalled Bouquet Dance. EIIENCII PLAYS. —ST. JAMES'S TIIEATRE. Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell. TO-MORROW EVENING Third Appearance of the eminent Tragedienne Mdlle. Rachel. Will he performed the Comedic of LE MANTEAU ; ou, Le Reve Darliere, M. Darris ; Gillot, M. Tourillon ; Mathilde, jll dlle. Vallee; Emelie, Mdlle. Rahut ; La Barone, Mllle. Angele. After which Voltaire's tragedy of TAN DREDE. Amenaide, 31,111 e. Rachel. ite,erved seats, Dress Boxes, 73. 6d.; Pit, 55.; Amphitheatre, ss. ; (I,l!ery, 3s. The performances will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock pre. t'sely.• PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole 1 - ,psee and Manager. THIS EVENING. Will be presented A CURIOUS CASE. Mr. Aubrey, Mr. James Vining; Twiggleton, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Aubrey. Miss Cooper. To be followed by USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr, C. 2l atliews. After which the new farce, entitled A SOVEREIGN REMEDY. captain Pendragon, Mr. Ryder ; Mr. Bottleby, Mr Granby ; Qtftckit, Mr. C. Mathews; Alfred, Mr. J. Webster; Mrs. Bot,leby, 3lrs. Fosbroke ; Mary, Miss Marshlll. 'To conclude with a comic drama, entitled "LADIES BEWARE !" Co'onel Vavasour, Mr. Granby; Sir Charles Vavasoar, Mr. James Vining ; Matilda, Miss Cooper. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty. Un'er the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. THIS EVENING Will be presented a gorgeous Peruvian Drama, to illustrate the historical events of the Spaniards' conquest of Pe, arrangedentitled from the original text of BrillfVey Sheridan's play of " P ru izarro," 11l i STORMING OF QUITO ; or, the Warrior of the Sun. Rolla, D[, W. West. The extraordinary equestrian performances of La Petite Da vidson awl the New Scenes of the Circle, with the who's of the Entertain nents, having been attended with the most complete success, will be re, eated every evening. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. In consequence of the success attending the Eminent English Vocalists, they have been re-engaged for Twelve Nights more, and will appear in "Maritana," as' played nt Drury Lane 100 nights. THIS EVENING will be presented the opera of MARITANA. Charles the Second, DI r. McMahon; Don Caesar, Mr. Harrison; Don Jose, Mr. Stretton; Al.iri Lana, Miss Rainforth ; Lazarillo. Miss Isaacs. To conclude with a drama, in three acts, and a Prologue, of the inhst extraordinary and novel interest, entitled The RAG-PICKER of PARIS • and the DR: SS-MAKER of ST. ANTOINE. Jean, 'ebb; Perre Garouse, Mr. Neville; M. Berville. Mr. Frede ricks; Count St. Antoine, Mr. Tindell ; Marie Diddier, Mrs. Henry Vining ; Marie Hoffman, Mrs. Ware. ROYAL VIC I ORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand historied drama, entitled WALTER 71 - RRELL, THE SAXON AVENGER; or, The Life and Death of Nlig William H. William 11., Mr. Dale; Walter Tyrrell, Mr. )11c ks ; Ed tha, Miss Vincent. After which THE SEVENTH VICTIM; or, The Ruby Ring and tit • Murder at the Dog and Duck. To conclude with THE PALACE OF GENEVA.; or, The Spirit of the Vault. • Boxes, is. Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. _ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Last Four Nights of M. dullien.—Great Musical Treat. THIS DAY and TO-11ORROw. Gibraltar by Daylight. Promenade Concert by Jullien's unri valled baud of One Hundred performers, including Messrs. Bau an Barret, Prospere Lazarus. Keeniv, &c., two of whom will per or a solo each evening. Splendid Menagerie. Gothic Bridge. Chinese Tower. View of the Interior Fortifications ot Gibraltar. litaminafed Conservatory, and all the attractions of the gardens. Concludi n g w ith a grand Pyrotechnic Display, representing the Siege of Gibraltar. Doors open at Nine, A ; F e eding the Carnivore, at Five; Pe11"..2_8..!'a "..2_ 8. .!'a White Bear, Half - pas: Five; Jullien's Concert, Quarter r'zt 1 x; Fireworks, Quarter -past Nine. Ad./fission, One •WEA:ramt.......SuN UniricE. JULY 8. T vTlitostirrza, Lowest, 58; Highest. 72; Noon. 66, 4 a waxTzit, 29.96.—W1ND S.W.; fine' fii .•. WATitiC t Ar 4 1 , 131%.1-liiii)t-ek , riot- DA' • .. niiai 10. ttas after 9 1 Evening 31 vOnnsf .. ~\.,, • -- .`-f; -- ' —1 . ?le „yes i • _14...... ' itiCe j , ~, :,.;•7,46.- nom. ‘tl,v \ I ~,: e, , .." . - .... (atoning :ittt, LONDON. THURSTSAY, JULY 8, 1847. • Even the reports of Imperial Parliament are be- F . inning to show the proximity of a general election (t representatives. Last evening the House of Com snoris was occupied with a sort of incidental delibera tion upon the Registration of Voters Bill, and not ithstanding the paramount importance of the subject and • the attenuation of the time yet allotted to the rt: N ent session, the committal of the Bill was pro • trustinated until another score of hours had elapsed. 'There is something wonderfully significant in this p ,stponement ; it indicates the mingled yearning and terror with which the hustings are regarded by the vooklar representatives. Knowing that to many _hustings are shadowed by the gloom of a N e ' tn jO \ the Nemesis of an i n di gnant democracy, ske c#o9l, marvel Lt the disrelish evinced for the ropi-inikule of those senatorial duties which must be •,. c aiiklia..t;fr followed by the closing of the lobbies of -Stephen's. The preparations already making ..Lotiinik the constituencies of the provinces has a por- ihr tentous aspect to those Members who have battled against the principles allied with the progress of society, the diffusion of knowle d g e, the mitigation of sufferings, and the amelioration of grievances. The gravamen of the charge already looming before those affrighted candidates is visibly indicated in the ear nestness of their particular electors, among whom the yeast of political and polemical differences is be ginning to ferment. Happy for those who possess moral audacity enough to brave the brunt of local disaffection before the rancours of an electioneering contest have found an opportunity for their de velopment; happy for those who have sufficient rhetorical fluency, sufficient confidence in the inte grity of their motives, and sufficient knowledge of the arguments best calculated to propitiate their en franchised antagonists, to seek an interview and volun teer an explanation, as the Hon. GEORGE SYDNEY SMYTHE has just done with his constituents at Canterbury. No unusual movement is visible among the Parlia mentary electors of either cities, boroughs, or coun ties. A somewhat bewildering quiescence, or rather stagnor, preludes the general appeal to the house holders, the freeholders, the leaseholders, and the copyholders of the United Kingdoms. Those, how ever, will be eminently deserving of discomfiture who anticipate, from this apparent tranquillity or indiffer ence in the popular mind, that the trick of the elections can be played with as much facility as a hand at ecartt. Under this ostensible languor there is a terrible accumulation of energy. When the intelligence is actually bruited about the islands that Parliament is dissolved, that energy will be therewith summoned into activity; and woe unto those who cannot on the emergency make a clean conscience of the Past, or sketch out for the satisfaction of their voters a propitious and accept able Future ! Unlike any preceding elections, the present will evoke not so much the spirit of Party as the spirit of Patriotism. Principles will be the watchwords, not Names. Faction has been so grievously trampelled under foot in the triumphal progress of Liberality and the Parliamentary ovation of Truth, that it cannot very well show its bruised and battered visage in the publicity of a general election. That is a consideration as satis factory as it is self-evident. Again, in the selec tion of candidates, the questions requiring a satisfac tory response will no longer be questions of a factious import; they will embrace the most humane and, in a great measure, the most sublime principles of legisla tion. Such an example of wholesale reformation has been afforded of late as to render anything like a re turn to the pottering system of patchwork modi fication heretofore in vogue unpalatable to the multitude, and consequently incapable of long con tinuance. The legislative improvements immediately brought under the consideration of the country at this juncture are of three distinct classes—firstly, of a moral or religious character; secondly, of a social or municipal character; and, thirdly, of a commercial or financial character. Under the first of these divisions are comprised the questions, as to the advisability of a comprehensive alteration in our Criminal Code, the endowment of the Roman Catholic priesthood, the further removal of Disabilities from the Hebrew population, the extension of the blessings of National Education to persons of all creeds without distinction, the removal of certain obsolete Penal Enactments, &c. &c. &c. Under the second division are implied the problems of sanatory improvement, of poor-law modifications, of all the minor methods for ensuring the better health of the community, the construction of parks, the establishment of gymna siums, the building of washhouses, &c. &c. &c. Under the third division are comprised the reconstruction of the currency, the revision or abrogation of the laws relating to navigation, the full development of the principles of free trade, the re-arrangement of the stamp duties, the complete reversal of the system of taxation at present adopted, namely, from articles of consumption to actual property, &c. &c. &c. There will, consequently, be not one apple of dis cord, but a thousand. Supposing, however, the key throughout be remembered, supposing the sincere purpose of all parties, or at least of the majority of all parties concerned in the approaching contest, be the discovery of truth and the attainment of justice, then that prevailing discord may be resolved into a lasting harmony. We shall continue as journalists to bring the questions which are to be decided during the approaching strife severally and promi nently forward, as circumstances may dictate. Until the last candidate is returned this course shall be pursued ; and we shall meanwhile remain as sanguine in anticipation as we are fervent in aspiration that the cause of the People may prove to be the cause of the new Parliament. The consideration of the Lords" amendments to the Juvenile Offenders Bill took place yesterday in the House of Commons. Several alterations had been introduced by their Lordships into the measure, all of which were assented to with two excep tions. The latter, however, were of an important cha ratter, and such as would have increased the severity and harshness of the measure, and the strongest ob.• jections were entertained by all classes of politicians against their adoption ; the views of Mr. BANLES were acceded to by Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and acquiesced in by Sir GEORGE GREY. Where so singular an unani mity existed between leading members of the three great parties in the House, it is almost unnecessary to say that the amendments were rejected, and the Bill restored to its original character in these respects The first point of difference respected the right of the accused party, if he denied his guilt, to appeal to the verdict of a jury of his countrymen before he could be subjected to the pains and penalties con sequent upon conviction. While the representatives of the people gave to magistrates in certain cases the great and unconstitutional paver of deciding sum marily as to the guilt or innocence of any British subject, conceiving that less injury might be sus tained by a prisoner of tender years from such a course than if he were exposed to the contamination and demoralizing influences of a gaol, and an inter course with the depraved and abandoned characters with whom he would there be associated, they re served to him the option and privilege of appealing to the decision of twelve of his countrymen. He still retained the right to a trial by jury, which was his birthright, the palladium of his liberties, if he conceived it desirable to demand the ordeal. Their Lordships would have taken away that power; they would gladly permit the magistrate to decide whether they would deal with the affair sum marily, or send it to trial, but the ac cused in a matter of such deep and serious importance was to be deprived of any option. The trial by jury was henceforth to be with held from all juvenile offenders, and the pros pects of their future lives were to be placed alto gether, and without any possibility of an appeal, in the hands of country magistrates —persons, per haps, wholly unaquainted with the principles or practice of the law ; men of that class, whose errors and mistakes are of almost daily occurrence. It will not be a very difficult task for those appointed to assign the reasons for dissenting from their Lordships' amendment to adduce conclusive and unanswerable arguments against its acceptance. The other point in dispute , althou g h of much im portance, was not of so serious a character as the first. it related to the future consequences of sum tence marY convictions over and above the immediate son who has been previ ous l y sta tutes,and still more by the practice of our courts, a party Passed upon the offender. By many of our to a great increase convi cted be sentenced to transportation conviction. 1-1 —e will :se of h punishment on a second of felony is sub jectedortauteion for that which would otherwise be sufficiently a case most probably A expiated by a short , a second time punished is for term of imprisonment. the same offence, because he is look e d a certain extent, on thus, to as an in corrigible offender, of whose reformation well. founded hope can be entertained. Their Lordships decided that the child who had committed some i. vial offence—who had improperly abstract e d a tri vial apples or gooseberries from his neighbour's garden, or cut a stick in his plantation—should be branded in this manner, and an indelible stain affixed on his character—that the man of mature age, who had perhaps conducted himself with propriety for many years after attaining man hood, should be held responsible for his juvenile peccadilloes, that could not possibly be made the slab, ject of a serious charge, and would only be taken cogni zance of in consequence of the provisions of this Act. They accordingly inserted a clause enacting, that if a person should be convicted at different times, upon two separate charges under this Act, that in the event of his subsequent conviction of felony before a superior court, he should be liable to the consequences of a second conviction for felony, thus magnifying the childish act, however trifling, to the weight and importance of the most serious crime. It would be far better that the measure should be wholly re jected, although it possesses many valuable provisions, than that the House should sanction such an invasion of the liberties of the people, or such harsh and op pressive enactments. We trust their Lordships will evince their discretion, and with a good grace acknow ledge the propriety and sufficiency of the reasons for the dissent of the Commons, and permit the Bill to receive the royal assent in its present form. In days of yore an election for Westminster pro duced all sorts of squibs and handbills, which, how ever pungent in quality, were regarded as temporary effusions and treated as the mere ebulitions of party zeal. But the case is very different now, and it has been reserved for the present candidate for this city to introduce a new mode of warfare, and to try to terrify by legal pro ceedings those whom he could not win by preten sions such as his. The Committee of Mr. LUSHING TON having published a statement of reasons which, in their opinion, precluded Mr. COCIJEANE from any chance for Westminster, have one and all been favoured by letters missive from Mr. COCHRANE'S solicitors of the usual legal tendency. The Com mittee have met these letters by a resolution, which appears in our advertising columns. We can but wonder at the ignorance and disregard of public opi nion which .can induce Mr. COCHRANE to imagine that he can get into Parliament for Westminster, through the medium of the Court of Queen's Beach. On the 28th ultimo the funeral ceremony in com memoration of Mr. O'CosaiELL was celebrated in the church of St. Andrea della Valle, an enormous assembly attesting the reverence with which the name and fame of the Liberator are regarded. Among those present were the youngest son of the deceased, the Member for Dundalk, the Rev. Dr. MILEY, and every Irishman then in the Eternal City, besides a vast concourse of ecclesiastical and civil dignitaries, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, princes, and the most distinguished travellers sojourning in the capital of the Papal States. As had been deter mined from the commencement Father VENTURA delivered the funeral oration of O'CoroTELL, in which he drew an analogy between the, condition of Ireland and that of Italy, instituting a direct comparison be tween the Liberator of Ireland and the Liberator of Italy, Pope Pius IX. During two hours the Rev. Orator commanded the emotions and kindled the imaginations of his auditors. Only one-half of the oration was delivered, however, namely, that relating to the deceased as a civilian and as a politician ; it was to he concluded on the 30th ultimo, the perora• tion being preceded by a consideration of O'CONNELL as a lover of religion. A curious document has been laid before the United Diet of Germany by Count ItuNcu-BELLINGBAusEN. It was published on the 3d in the Franckfort Journal, and is the explanation respecting the occupation of Cracow, forwarded to the Germanic Diet by the Ca binets of Vienna, Berlin, and St. Petersburgh. The Governments of Russia, Austria, and Prussia vindicate themselves as a matter of course, and repeat the old story that the unfortunate republic is merely to be restored to the state in which it was placed an terior to the year 1809. The Members of the United Diet were unanimous in the expression of their approval of the extinction of Cracow as an independent republic. The leaven of obedience to the right divine is still in the nature of these patriotic senators! Journals from Madrid of the Ist instant have been received. Among the provincial intelligence which had reached the capital, was the announcement contained in the Fomento of Barcelona of the 19th ult., that subsequent to the encounter at Montagut, the mau rauders had separated into bands, and were then devastating the province of Tarragona. Such was the audacity of the insurgents, that they had demolished the stone of the Constitution at Froncoli, and burnt an effigy of her Most Catholic MAJESTY on the Prado. Queen ISABELLA had again appeared at the Circus, attended by the Count DE SANTA COLOMA, her major domo, and M. VENTURA DE LA VEGA, her Private Secretary. Our dispatches mention the recent arrival of the mother of General SERRANO in the capital, from Andalusia. Don FRANCISCO DE PAULA is reported to have re ceived a mandate to leave the palace, from the hands of the Captain-General of Madrid. The time of his departure was declared to be fixed for the 3d inst., and a formal vindication of his behaviour was expected from the Prince previous to his leaving for San Sebastian. The Three per Cents. were done at 28 5-16 ex div. for cash; the Four per Cents. at 174; the Five per Cents. at 17; the Debt without Interest at 5; and the Coupons at 13. The Paris journals of Tuesday have arrived. _ _ Many of them are filled with consternation at the position of affairs in Madrid. The wisdom of the views taken of the events now passing in that metro polis may be gleaned from the following observations translated from the National. "We are constantly receiving," says our Contemporary, " the most in credible news from Spain. It is an inexhaustible source of strange tales, fantastic dramas, and un foreseen events. We might fill a volume with the recital of the follies of Spain of which the innocent Isansm.z. is the theme. She has just been in risk of a danger so great that joking is quite out of place! Know that a dark conspiracy has been formed even in her own palace ; ferocious demons had resolved to plunge a dagger into the heart of innocence herself; every preparation was made for executing this hor rible design. The apartment of Don Fitaxcisco was to be first entered, from which there is a door entering the sleeping apartment of the QUEEN. O ne conspirator was to give the first stab, another was to give the second, and, horrible to relate, Don FRANCISCO himself was to give the last stroke with the poniard. This, however, wa s so long delayed that the Ministry gained informa tion of it, and the door of communication was walled up, Dun FRANCISCO was put under arrest, and in terrogated. He confessed all, is about to be sent into France under a strong escort, and the QUEEN will not go out again without being armed with a corselet of proof. Such is the abridged recital of a crime plotted in secret, and in which the uncle and father in-law of Queen ISABELLA was an accomplice. Hap pily, it was easily discovered and prevented. This Bourbon idiot, who has passed from Cretinism into madness, is about to be sent over the frontier—it would have been much better were he to be confined in a lunatic asylum. Such, however, are the ridicu lous, the insensate, fables in which the Spanish Mi nistry of the day are absorbed. In the meantime Mr. BuLwza conducts the affairs of the State, and the Conservatives intrigue and agitate as much as they can—exciting disorder, and writing to NARVAEZ to hold himself in readiness for the moment of his coming to clear away all obstacles to the accession of the Duchess DE MONTTENSIER." Here was a dis covery with a vengeance—this of the luckless Don FRANCISCO as a sort of blood•royal assassin M. ALEXANDRE Delius, or, as he delights to designate himself, M. le Marquise DR LA PAILLETERIE, will here find additional materials for his expected Algeria is well expressed feu rr il h le e to; o z sriotmionardlocfeinuaffpaaoinfre6twhe at ,t ‘ h : oi D rad o sra u o b bm l y e e m ntth a e r i r n ia c ge ou s r .' r ' ier n F o r w an e c n ais t : b — e stage : Marshal UGEAUD, who abdi -13 is t h e t h p r e r a h t b e a n b e l d e "T here are four pers ona g es then ju s t cwaittehs being; the Emperor deprived o o f f The Coutitutionnel is more bitter tha n ever in its successors p,Aux an o d f AthlieDs.est.KtwAoDEzotentates---the Due hMis"th°rcocie', who o d allusions to-the Maladministration of affairs by the Guizot Cabinet, and especially to the roalappropria tion of the public moneys by many of its corrupt members. The Presse writes in a similar, though somewhat more laboured strain. More'Wanting intelligence, however, than 'the foregoing is that relating to the weather and the crops. The former is magnificent, the temperature being about 84 degrees of Fahrenheit ; and the latter present the most promising appearance. Already the rye is being cut in the vicinity of the capital, and yields an abundant harvest. A discussion upon the illegal arrest of the Mar chioness D'HAUTVILLE, near Mayence, occupied the attention of the Deputies during Tuesday ; nothing of interest came that day under the notice of the Chamber of Peers. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse, on Tuesday, at 781. 15c. , the Five per Cents. at 119 f. ; the 50c ; Avignon, 667 t. 50c. ; 577 ' 1. Orleans Railroad Shares, 1 , 27 W. • Rouen, 961 f. 25c. ; Havre, v 64 i 3 e f r . zo 7 n sc ; 6 ; o G 2l r . ea s t o N c. o ; rth u eorrndeaux, 5101. ; Boulogne, 395 f. ;, Basle, 187 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 427 f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 405 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 435 f. ; Lyons and Avig non, 4351. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 457% 50c. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 33f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 7. Boulogne and Amiens, 1 6—Northern of France, 10 1 / 18 — Paris and Lyons, s—Paris and Strasbourg, 4 1 A—Sambre and Meuse, 71/2. WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING, NINE O'CLOCK. The Medway, royal mail steam-ship, Captain An drews, arrived early this morning from the West Indies, with the usual mails. She has made the passage with her usual punctuality, her apparent late arrival having been occasioned by an alteration in her route, conse quent upon the arrangements of the company being not yet completed since the loss of the Tweed. The Med way is only 13f days from Bermuda, her last port. The latest dates brought by the Medway are—Tam pico, 22d May; Vera Cruz, 2d June; Havannah, 10th June; Honduras, 20th May; Chagres, 26th; Jamaica Bth June; Carthagena, 28th May; Demerara, sth June; Trinidad, 6th June; Barbadoes, Bth June; Grenada, 9th June; St. Thomas, 18th June; La Guayra, Ist June; Bermuda, 24th June. The Medway has on board 27,749 dollars, 73,619 in silver bullion, 64,343 in gold coin and bullion, 351 b. of platina, 1,794 ounces of gold dust, 149 bales of cochineal, 49 cases of vanilla, 252 bales and one box of indigo ; 4,000,000 of cigars, five bales of baste, 131 boxes, &c. of pines, 14 cases of 'plants, 84 tins of arrowroot, pre served turtle, a. large quantity of live turtle in very ex cellent condition, besides an infinite number of packages of every description. The pines are carefully packed, and appear to be of very excellent quality. The Medway brings the large number of 120 pas sengers. Her Majesty's ship Alarm, Captain Lock, had left Vera Cruz for Halifax ; her crew was very sickly. She was at Havannah on the Bth of June, and called off Bermuda on the 19th. The Daring, Commander Peel, had also gone to Halifax. The Persian was at Sacri ficios, Vera Cruz, the only British ship there. The company's steam ship Thames started for Ja maica from Grenada on the 9th of June, with the out ward mails. The Avon left Havannah for Mexico on the 9th of June. The Forth left St. Thomas's for Grenada, on the 17th. The Eagle sailed from Bar. badoes, for Demerara, on the Bth. The Reindeer was still on the slip at St. 'Thomas's, undergoing repairs. The West India crops generally are very good, and are expected considerably to exceed those of the last year. Indeed, it is currently reported that an increase of one•third may reasonably be expected in the islands over the crop of last year; while in British Gui ana and Jamaica it will even considerably exceed that. Trinidad is perhaps less affected by the weather than any of the other islands, which will account somewhat for the equality of her crops, and I'vhy even with the present propitious state of the weather, her increase is only estimated at about one fifth over that of last year; while in Porto Rico, the long continuance of dry weather will nearly render the crop a failure, more par ticularly on the south side, where they have had no rain since December. Even under the best circumstances, there is expected to be a falling off of at least one fifth. The weather had been excessively dry at St. Thomas's, and they were beginning to experience some scarcity of water at the time the Medway left. General Scott %Vas at Pueblo—he expected to enter Mexico on the 16th of June. Vera Cruz was very sickly. General Taylor was about to march upon San Luis Potosi. The Medway has a valuable freight, but no dollars for the dividends : 120 passengers. Trade was completely at a standstill in the city of Mexico. Guerilla bands had committed great havoc between Vera Cruz and Mexico, in consequence of which all travelling was suspended. Santa Anna was at Mexico, but very unpopular ; he had been stoned by the mo b.— Herald. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) The House sat to- day to hear Scotch appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Mostyn. 31ONTGOMERY V. THE EARL OF EGLINTOUN. The arguments in this app, al were resumed and con cluded to-day, and His LORDSHIP gave judgment, affirming the decision of the Court below with costs. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.) IN RE E• P . -T. FITZGERALD.--R E COMMITMENT TO PRISON. This insolvent described himself as an author and newspaper editor, &c. To-day was appointed for him to come up for his final order. Mr. STURGEON opposed, on behalf of Mr. Stopford, on the ground that he (Mr. Sturgeon), who held a bill for 501, was not inserted in the schedule, and that Mr. Minagan was inserted as a debtor for 501., when he was in tact a creditor. Insolvent was not present, and bad stated that having got his liberty, under the order of the Court, he should not come up. His HONOUR having heard evidence, said that it did not appear that the insolvent was entitled to the benefit of this Ac and, therefore, on an affidavit being made, he l' he a w r -o lia urd e :r t' antan order for the re-commit ment, of the insolvent,. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. U n der - Sheriff BURCHELL.) a major in the a rm y, t h e d e f en d ants JEANS ON V. STA YLETON A ND ANOTHER. &C., in This was an actio n of de tinue to recover the value of property belongi n g to plaintiff, and detained by the defendants, and for dama g es for such d e t en ti on . are the T cf h aa e cbti plaintifffacts :tf maker,t is i 1840 plaintiff was in possession of a v aluable sl ab of mosaic work imported from Malta, which h e took to the defendants, and gave instructions for it to be set on a handsome rosewood stand, which was do ne at a co st of twenty-eight guineas, but the plaintiff no t callin g f or it up to the end of 1843 i cas 0 are these: —In Great M ary l e b one -l ane, an d they parted with it to a gentleman named Howard. They said it was only lent to him, as it would not become damaged , but Mr. Howard insisted that he had bought it for fifty guineas, which he had since paid, but no settlement had been come to previously, as there was a running account between them, but there had never been any charge for the hire of the table. At first when the table was demanded back it was refused, but subse quently Mr. Howard, understanding that it was a gift to plaintiff from his father, sent it to defendant a few months since. The UNDER* SHERIFF suggested an arrangement. Mr. BILL, for the defendants said, they were willing to give up the table, or to pay 501. and the costs ; they did not think, however, they ought to be called upon to pay anything in the shape of da_nages. The offer being rejected, the slab alone being valued at 751., The jury gave a verdict for 75L, the value of the pro perty, and is. for damages, which carries costs. THAMES —(TIPS DAY.) . PI -- ; "- MURDEROUS OUTRAGE.--......Z.Z1 Spinner, one of that degraded class, known as " unfortunate girls," was charged with the following murderous, and, in all pro bability, fatal outrage.— : Charles Potter, police-constable 240 K, said that last night his a tt ent i on was attrac ted by a great crowd col lected outside the doors of a surgeon named Croucher, residing in Shadwell. On going to the spot he was told that a m an h a d b een near ly killed, and entering the surgery, h e f oun d a man name d James How in a state of insensibilit y , bl eeding p r ofusely from several very severe wounds i n hi s h ea , and Dr. C roucher considere d him in such a den erous condition that without an y de lay he was conveyed to the London Hos p ital. On makin g inquiries h e was told the pr i soner was the party that had " done it, an d as he knew g her of old he had little diffi culty in app re h en di ng her i n a h o use in Elbow - lane, near the docks. Th e house wa s a most notorious brothel, k e pt b y a woman named Malvin, who also kept s evera l sim il ar p l a ces in Old Gravel lane. Wh en he apprehended the p risoner she was concealed b e t ween two beds. The constable then pro duced the rem a i ns o f an old b ut re markably thick shovel, the instrument with which the deadly blows had been inflicted. It was a most murderous -looking weapon, and some of the poor fellow's hair still adhered to it. Potter added that the man James How's life was de spaired of. He had two witnesses who saw the affray. Mr. BALLANTI NE , however, di r ected him immediately, accompanied by another constable and the wretched pri-• soner, to proceed to the London Hospital, and in the presence of the prisoner, to take down any statement the man How might make, as this, should the fatal result anticipated occur, would prove of the utmost importance. Potter, with another constable, an inspector, and the prisoner, then proceeded to the hospital. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—HIS Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by his suite, honoured these gardens with his presence last evening, to witne ss th e Si ege o f Gib r altar. His Royal band conducted Highness arriv e d ear l y, and expresse d himself delighted with theadmirable Jullien, and the various unrivalled attractions of . the gardens. • _ MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.. CITY; QUARTER TO THREE. The, business done iu Cotton at Liverpool yesterday comprisCd 7,000 bales, of which 1,500 were American on speculation. There was no alteration in prices. The sales included 5,000 bales of American at 60. to 71d. per lb. Railway Shares were dull, and prices were again rather lower. Advices of May sth from Cape Town report matters as being without alteration on the frontier. The revenue of the colony in 1846-7 was 100,7591., or about 18 per cent. increase on the previous year. The Medway steamer having arrived with the West India mail, the letters are expected in town to-day. In a letter addressed by Messrs. Robert and Thomas Allan, of Edinburgh, to their correspondents and clients, we find one or two interesting points concerning Scotch railways:— " Our lists exhibit somwhat better quotations than they have done for some time, although, until within the last three days, the share market has been feeble and unsatisfactory. The advance which occurred at the commencement of the month was not maintained in con ' sequence of a renewed demand for grain. However, the continued fine weather, the favourable prospects of har vest, and the immense recent arrivals of food have, by degrees, affected the corn market, and shares are again buoyant. Mark-lane has, in fact, regulated the value of share property. As grain rises down goes stocks; as it falls, they rise; and that with much more reference to the rumours about the potato crop, than to the merits of any particular scheme, or the prospects of any par ticular line. " The promised interference of Government with the new railways has ended, as might have been anticipated, in nothing. Some restrictions ate placed on future pro posed schemes, but no attempt whatever is made to remedy the present strain which railway calls are causing on the Money market. Permission is given to delay making demands on the shareholders, but in prac tice this is an absurdity. Once a line has obtained its act, there are individuals whose interest it is to push it forward; once contracted for, these parties necessarily become more numerous; once commenced, the works cannot be stopped; .outlay is already great; staying pro gress would be ruinous—calls, therefore, must be made —money, coute qui coute, must be borrowed, and thus— whatever be the resule to individual shareholders, what ever be the ruinous effect upon the country at large—the railway is driven on to completion." The Funds have been fiat again, a few sales having been pressed, and it is believed that the railway com panies which have lately received the royal' assent will now be steady sellers of the stock which they may have purchased to deposit with the Accountant-General in Chancery. The value of Consols fur transfer has been 881 4, and for time 813 i 4.. Exchequer-bills have been marked 10s. to 13s. premium. Bank Stock has realised 1963-. The New Thpeo•and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been at 904 to 91. The dividends are now in course of payment at the Bank. Speculation in Foreign Stocks is very inactive. Por tuguese Four per Cents. have realised 31*, and Spanish Three per Cents. 32k. Equador Stock is at 3*. Dutch Two. and-a-Half per Cents. have been 571. Railway Shares are very quiet again, and not quite so well supported. tiItITISLI FUNDS. Bank Stock .. ONE O'CLOCK. .. 196 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 89' 88% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 8814% Three per Cent. Annuities, 1726 . • • • 8 7 3 4 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 91 90% :4 91 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9% 1-16 I)itto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 8% ex div South Sea Stock .. .. • . • • • • 97% Ditto, New Annuities .. 87% Consols for Opening, July 16 .. 88% % Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip .• . % p Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1,0001... .... 10 13 p 5001. -. ..• • .... 16p Ditto, Small. .. .... 15 20 p ONE O'CLOCK. 3% CLO.SING PRICES. 1964 89% 88.% 871 i 91 9 1-16 FOREIGN FUNDS. Equador Bonds .. Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. . Ditto, for the Account .. .. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, 4 per Cent .. • • .. Ditto, for the Account Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, for the Account • • • Ditto,s per Cent. '38,39, 40, div.lB4o 8N ex div 9N ex div 87,4 88% % P CLOSING nucEs. .. .. .. 31% .. 1847 - .. 32% Ditto • • - • • . • • Ditto, Three per Cent Ditto, for the Account • • .. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-halt per Cent .. 57% 57% BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. 75 .... ... . . • .. 15 .... 17%.......... 17% • .. 35 .... 29 29% •.... 29% .. 20 21 21 1 ,E •••••• 21 7.... 7 PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Bristol and Exeter Ditto, Thirds Caledonian Eastern Counties . Ditto, York Extension .. East Lancashire .. • • .. Ditto, New Great Northern 94 fi .... exint 4% x.int Do., London & York Extension 2% .... 1 X 2ex int... 2x. int Great North of England ...100 . Ditto, New 30/, Great Western 85 ....117 120...... . Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 15 .... .. • • ... Ipswich awl Bury SLEdmtuids .. 14 .... 10 .. • •.. Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 50 .... 66 . London, Brighton, & South Coast 50 .... 55 1 A .• •• •• London an , North-Western ..100 •• .. •• .. Ditto, Quarters -- L. and B. 12 .... 29% Ditto ditto, New Shares • . .. 2 .... 13 • • Ditto, Fifths .• .. 2 .... 17% .• • • .. • • Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. • • 40 .... 71 - 70 •• .. London and South-Western 41/. 6s. 10d... 694 70 ...... Ditto, New 50/. .. 32 1 ,0 .... 38 1 , 4 .. •, • Ditto, New 401... .. 26 .... ..... .• • Manchester and Leeds .. 52 •••••• Ditto, Fifths .... 11 . ..... 11 1 54 Manchester, Buxton, & Mattock 425. % % dis. Midland .. ..100 .. 129 • ...• •. • . 129 Ditto, 401. Shares .. .. •.. 40 .... 48 1 54 1 ,4 .. ••• • .. 45 14 Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 20 .. • . 28 3 % • • • 29 Ditto, New .. 5 .• 754 Norfolk .. •• ..100 —125 • .... 125 Ditto, New . 5 .... 81M Ditto, Extension , .. 10 .... 10% 10% North British ........25 .... .......... Ditto, Half Shares 12 1 / 15!,4 y e ........ Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 31A 4% Ditto, Thirds .. .. 1 .. •• 2% . •• •• North Staffordshire 734 .... 10% % ........ Preston and Wyre.. .. 25 .... .......... Ditto, Half Shares (A) .. 8% .... 12% Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 .... Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3%.... 3% ••• • • • .... Shropshire Union .. .• 4 .... .......... South Devon .. .. • • • 49 .... 29 • • .... •• • • South Staffordshire • • • • .. 21. 125... % di5...... • • % die, South Eastern and Dovor .. 33 37 1 % Do., New (do. 101.) .. No. 4. 5 454% • 4% South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and 1% Waterford and Kilkenny 1354.... 6 .... • • West Riding Union •• • • .. 4/.25. •• .. p • 14 p Wind , or. Staines, &S. Western.. 425. 2% qp.• • • • • 2 54 p Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 20 .... 10%xi York and Newcastle .. 25 •••• • • • •-• • — 12% Ditto, Preference .. .. 8 .• • • 12 1 4 •••• •• ' • York aad North Midland .. 50 .... 90 89 •••• • • 89 Ditto. Preference • . 6 .... 16 1 ,4 16 •• • - 16 23 Do. E. and W. Riding Exten•• 10 • • 23 -•••• • • • • • FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .... 15% •. • • • • •• • • East Indian . .. • • 59. •• • • 'A %•••• • • • • Namur and Liege .. • .. 10 •• .. 4% •• • • ...... Northern ot France • • .. •• 8 .... 10% • • .... •• • • Paris and Lyons • • .. .. 8 .... ... • • • Paris and Orleans .. .. 20 .... 50 49% Sambr and Meuse .. .. 14 .... ...... •• • • MINES. Real del biotite, Unregistered .. .... LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY. LONDON, JULY B.—Wind at noon S.E. to S.S.E., ligh, breeze and hazy, with rain. DEAL, JULY 7.—Arrd. Amity Hall, Sharp, St. Lawrence; Governor M'Donald, Wood, Sierra Leone; Urgent, M'Far lane, Calcutta; Argyle, Maddock, Charleston. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 7.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. H.M.S. Conway, Cape of Good Hope, left Bth of May, St. Helena 27th, and Ascension 2d of June; Palernerus transport, Val paraiso, left 27th of February, and Rio Janeiro 25th of April. The lone, from Mauritius to London, arrived at St. Helena on the 27th of May under jury masts, having ex perienced a severe hurricane, in lon. 33, and struck by lightning. The Neptune, Janson, has arrived here leaky, and with loss of bowsprit, having been in contact with a French brig off St. Alban's Head. The Stebor Heath, Madras to London, arrived at St. Helena previous to 28th May, leaky, and would discharge to be surveyed_ LIVERPOOL, JULY 7.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd Eleanora, Wallace, Shanghae ; Courier, Kerr, Lima; Effingham, Hughes, New Orleans; Actaeon, Daly, ditto; Bowes, Ell wood, Baltimore ; Urania, Kaminga, New York ; Carlton (supposed), St. John's, New Brunswick. Off port, Aden, China; Jane Prowse, ditto; Cosmopolitan, Calcutta; Lord Hardinge, Bombay; Edinburgh, New Orleans; Swiftsure brig, Africa; John Eward barque; Sarah Home, Taplow, Visitor, Veracity, Fifteen, Troubabour, Tinamara. The Ernestine, laden with salted hides, was surveyed at Mont Video, previously to 23d April, being leaky, and it was ex. pected would have to discharge. EXETER, JULY 4.—The Waterlily, Dunsford, was in con tact 3d inst., off Portland, with a large ship, and received considerable damage; has been brought in here a derelict. AYR, JULY 6.—Arrd. Magog, St. John's, New Brunswick, CLYDE, JULY s.—Wind Sultan, New York. OFF PORTSMOUTH, JULY 6.—Stag, Parish, China; George Fife, Murray, ditto ; Earl of Hardwick, Weller, Calcutta. COWES, JULY 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Ferja, Giesing, Monte Video; Ada, Watson, Matanzes. SountArdrrox, JULY 7.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Ringdove, Campbell. Prince Edward's Island; Medway steamer, West Indies. Sld. Iberia steamer, Gibraltar. OFF TILE LIZARD, JULY s.—Laurenz Koster, Batavia for 'Rotterdam. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) MEAT MATMETS. SOUTII ALL, JULY 7.—We had a very steady demand for each kind of fat stock, and last, week's prices were well sup ported Beef, from 4s to 5s ; Mutton, 4s 2d to 5s 4d ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, JULY 7.—Prime Beasts and Sheep moved off readily at full prices. In other kinds of stock only a mo derate business was doing. Beef, from 3s 10d to 53 ; Mutton, 43 to 5s 4d ; Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ,• and Pork, 45 2d to 4s 8d per Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 22s ; and ileh Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each. HAILSHAM, JULY 7.—Beef, from 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; Mut ton, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d per Blbs. A short supply, and a firm trade. ARUNDEL, JULY 6.—We had a firm trade to-day on the following terms :—Beef, from 4s 2d to 5s 2d ; Mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 6d; Lamb, 5s to 5s 8d; and Veal, 4s t o 4 s 8d per Blbs. CHICHESTER, JULY 7.—Each kinds of fat stock wss in short supply and steady demand, at very full prices. Beef, from 4s to 5s 2d ; Mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 6d ; Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 4s 4d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 275; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s; and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each. NEWG.ATE AND LEADEN ALL. We had a very limited supply of meat, while the demand was firm at very full prices. Beef from 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; •Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 10d ; Ve al, 3s lOd to 4s 10d; and Po r k 3s 10d to 4s lOd per 81bs, by the carcase. CORN AVERAGES. ' GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended July 8, 1847, made up from the Returns of tin Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale per Imperial QuaTter. • I WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. I RYE' I BEANS. 1 PEAS. RPICE .• 87s Id 513 lld 32s 10d 65s Od 1 54s —Scr Patio§ on Foroign Grain aro now 011oPtnclods IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly' after Twelve o'clock. SECOND READINGS. The London Bridge Approaches Fund Bill was read a secund time, and ordered to be committed. THIRD READINGS. The Sutt , m Harbour Improvement Bill was read a ;bird time and passed. REPORTS. The following Reports were brought up, and agreed Blandfot d and Bruton Railway. Bristol and Exeter Railway (Taunton and Castle Cary Branch). Brooks' Divorce. Dollar Institution (Nlylne's or APNabb's) Estate. Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway and Branches. G odd ard's Estate. Great Western- (Extension of the Berks and Hants Railway from Hung erford to Westbury, with a Branch to Devises). lluggens' CoHoge Incorporation. Salisbury and Yeovil Railway. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' atnendruents to the following Bills were considered and agreed to:— Birroinghsin, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway (Stourbridge and West Bromwich). Eastern Counties Railway (Purchase of the North Wool wich Railway, &c.) East Lancashire Railway (Deviations and Rawtenstall Coal Branch). "Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Deviation and Amend ment. Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway (Leith Exten sion). Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway (Leith and Granton Junction). Great North ern Railway (Hertford, Hatfield, and St. Albans Branch). Guildford Extension and Portsmouth and Fareham Railway. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway (Deviations and Alterations in Oldham Branch, &c.) Inverness Harbour and Navigation. Inverness Municipal and Police, &c. London and North-Western Railway (Lease and Pur chase of the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, and the,Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway). Lynn and Ely Railway '(Lynn . and Wormegay Navi- gation). Manchester and Leeds 'Railway (Alteration of Levels of Brighous . e Branch of the West Riding Union Rail ways, and new Line into Leeds). Midland Railway (MasbyOugh and Normanton Stations Enlargement). ' St. Helen's Canal and Railway.(Warrington and Black- . brook Branches, &c.) Sandwich Haven. Staff,rdshire Potteries Waterworks. Westminster Improvements. WITHDRAWAL OF THE HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said—Sir, I am anxious, before the House proceeds with the business before it, to make a statement with respect to a most important Bill now standing for consideration—l allude to the Health of Towns Bill. The House is aware that the Bill was introduced at an early period of the session. Although the state of public business would not allow it to be proceeded with until an advanced period of the session. The Bill, as the House is aware, was read a second time by a very large majority, and by a large majority in Committee the clauses in the Bill that had been adopted had been agreed to, and thereby the pre amble of the Bill had been recognised. But lately, after proceeding with the more important clauses consider able debate had arisen upon each clause, so that on Monday only two clauses were disposed of, and on Tuesday only one. There are several other clauses in the Bill to which it is intended to move amendments, and which would require discussion. Now, under those circumstances, when I consider the descrip tion of the clauses in the Bill and the discussion that those clauses are likely to lead to, while I think that those clauses should be adopted; yet I cannot see that at this period of the session, and of the present Parliament, we are likely to obtain the result we aim at without a very considerable period elapsing. I do not wish to argue the question of what this delay may be owing to. Some Bills are of that important nature, such as the Reform Act, the Poor-law Act, the English Corporation Act, that they require considerable attention, and it was necessary that a long time should be taken up in the'discussion thereon; another cause may be that unnecessary opposition has been made for the purpose of delay; another argument may be that the Bill in itself is defective.—(" Hear, hear," froth Lord G. Ben tinck.) All I say is, that Ido not intend to argue which is the case with respect to this Bill. I have my own convictions upon the subject. The Noble Lord opposite may have his opinions also on the subject, and all I have to request of him is, that he will be good enough to allow me to retain my opinion on the subject.—([fear, hear.) I cannot now hope to proceed with the Bill with any success in the present session of Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) I may say, also, that there is another more special reason which applies to the present circumstances. We are not only now entered into the month of July, and are advancing towards the middle of the month, but we are also arrived at a time when the Parliament is approaching its termination. I believe the House has now sat for a.longer number of years than any Parlia ment since' the year 1826. No Parliament since that year has sat so long as the present one, and as we approach the sixth year of its existence there is naturally a general expectation of dissolution, and with that ex pectation there is of course the usual expense and ex citement attendant upon the canvass of Hon. Members ; and I believe that this is another strong reason why the Government should come to the conclusion not to proceed with the Bill.—(lronical cheers.) t ßut, at the same time, I would not allow any single word to drop from me which would at' all signify that my confidence in the principle of the Bill as adopted by the majority of the House is at all shaken.—(Hear, hear.) The ques tion is one which excites the greatest interest in the country, and no person will deny that it is a subject for which legislation is required, and therefore it is not to be supposed that, in dropping this Bill at the present time, the Government have given up the subject altogether, and that we shall not insist at as early a period as pos sible upon such amendments of the existing law as may be required. With this statement, Sir, of the reasons why the Government do not wish to go on with the Bill, and not wishing to excite any irritating discussion on the subject, I shall, therefore, move that the order of the day for the Committee on the Health of Towns Bill be read, for the purpose of beins. discharged. Mr. STUART was happy to hear the statement of the Noble Lord at the head of the Government. He be lieved that the Bill was a mistake from the beginning to the end of it, and that it was based upon a false system. He trusted that the Government wonld consider well before they brought forward the measure in another Parliament. He looked upon the measure which the Noble Lord had most wisely withdrawn as a bait for li tigation—(Hear, hear)—and it behoved the Government to consider whether they could not do something to make Acts of Parliament more simple.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted the next attempt at legislation on this subject would be of a more simple character, and that, instead of having an Act with 57 clauses, they would have one with ten.—(Hear, hear.) Although he deeply regretted the failure of the Bill on the present occasion, he thought the Noble Lord at the head of the Government had adopted the only course thai was open to him. Mr. AGLIONBY was sorry that the Bill had been withdrawn, but at the same time he felt bound to admit that the Government had pursued the only course that was left open to them. Lord MAIION thought the Noble Lord at the head of the Government had adopted a wise course in with drawing the Bill. Sir W. CL was also of opinion that the Noble Lord had adopted the only course that was left open to him in withdrawing the Bill. its I (LEFT SITTING.) TRAINING THE YOUNG IDEA.—The following ad vertisement appears in a recent New York paper :—" A young lady, perfectly competent, wishes to form a class of young mothers and nurses, and to instruct them in the art of talking to infants in such manner as• will in terest and please them. She flatters herself that her peculiar tact and great experience in this most important braiich of household duties .will - enable her to give entire .satisfaction." SDAKSPERE'S HOUSE. " Leonatus Posthumus" has favoured us with the following suggestion regarding t hea ttheproposition proof many o f is may their to the purchase of the Stratford property, not without an r u he l a t ev e oe r m i objectomtrheendpriv ile ge shilling also subscriptions, ‘ g ‘ i 3d v l ing yfir s s o first m estimation of his unrivalled genius ; that no difficulty would be found in raising the rt quired sum, even among the members and councillors of the various literary and mechanics' institutes, with which this country happily abounds. Should this expectation be realised, I would further suggest, that a college or asylum be erected and endowed for the orphans of the necessitous children of literary individuals, an institution we may readily conceive to be a great desideratum , "_ Douglas Jerrold's Weekly Newspaper. DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT.—On Monday Mr. J. Payne, the Deputy Coroner, held an inquest at the Vestry Hall, Tooley-street, Borough, on the body of William Hull Bennett, aged 27, whose death occurred under the following deplorable circumstances. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased belonged to a Deptford boat, called the Mercury, and on Friday evening he pro ceeded to Billingsgate with some of the crew, and early the following morning (Saturday) he was at Battle bridge stairs, Tooley-street , and in g ettin g into a water man's boat he missed his footing and s li pped into the water. Being unable t o swim he was carried with the tide, an d was never seen more above the surface until the body was hooked out by means of the drags, some distance from the spot where he fell. Verdict, "Acci dentally drowned." Tits KING OF HOLLAND.—We read in the Eman cipation of Brussels of Sunday :—" According to accounts we have received from an undoubted source, the King of the Netherlands has had another relapse, and his health, which had previously excited some apprehen sion, is again in an alarming state." It is repOrted that the subject of granting a pen sion to Major General Sir Harry Smith, for his services in the east, will shortly be brought before the East India Directors, should that body not . anticipate the wish of the gallant officer's, friends by. !at _once granting the same. 15% 32 33 156 2% 10% 12% 5% 3% ...2_4 4 - 9 i 10% 5 1 A, 49% SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET JULY MEETING—WEDNESDAY. 501.; three yrs old, 7st 21b; four, Bst 71h; five, 9st 1lb; six and aged, 9st 51b. To start at the starting post of T.M.M., and run to the end of R.C. • Lord Orford's Footstool, 4 yrs walked over A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; for three yrs old, colts, B,t 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b. New T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs., &c. (5 Subs.) Mr. Shelley's Millwood (Butler) 1 Sir. Etwall's ch c f by Sir Hercules, out of Passoin 2 Mr. Hargreave's Bit Nibble 3 Lord Exeter's ch fby Hetman Platoff, out of Macremma 4 Colonel Peel's Sorrel Even on Millwood, who jumped off first, but after running about 200 yards resigned the lead to Bit Nibble, who carried it on to the corner of the plantations, where Millwood again showed a-head, kept in front to the end, and won by halt a length; the same between second and third, and the fourth close up : Sorrel a bad fifth. Time, 1 minute 15 seconds. Sweepstakes of 10 sows. each for 2 yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 41b. Last halt of B. M. The winner to be sold for 200/, &c. (6 Subs.) Lord Spencer's Glutton (Boyce) 1 Lord Lonsdale's cb c by lied hank...... 2 Lord Exeter's Tippet Mr. W. H. Roberts's Elusion Mr. Beresford's b f by Eryinus, out of Peeress 5 Sir. Pettit's Brilliant Betting-5 to 2 each agst Tippet and Redshank colt, and 3 to 1 agst Glutton. _ The Redshank colt made the running, followed by Tippet and Glutton to the hill, where the latter went up, and, after a good race with the Redshank colt, won by half a length._ Tippet a bad third. The winner was claimed. Run in 54 seconds. The Town Plate of 501; for 3 yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 31b. Last mile and a distance of B. C. Mr. Sanford's Kimblesworth (Boyce) 1 Lord Orfor,d's Ziska . Lord E. Russell's Nottingham Mr. C., Rayner's bf by the Nob, out of Corunna .... 4 Duke of Bedford's Eothen Betting, 2 to 1 on Ziska. Kimbi;Sworth made all the running, and won by half a length : Nottingham a bad third. Run in 2 min. 10 sec. The weather has been showery this afternoon, and the com pany the smallest ever seen at a July meeting. Lord Chesterfield's May and Mr. E. R. Clark's Latitat have arrived for the Chesterfield Stakes. lodine was scratched this morning. Arrivals—The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, Earl, of Orford, Earl of Chesterfield, Lords Somerton, Burghley,. Clifden, F. Fitzroy, John Scott, Edward Russell, and Suf- • field ; Sir J. Hawley ; Hons. Colonel Byng, Colonel Anson, Captain Rous, H. Forrester, Colonel Peel ' • Captains Bulkeley, - Spong, Lowther ; Messrs. Greville, Wauchope, G. Payne, W. Payne, Newton, Batson, Fitzroy, R. Nevill, Meyrick, Port man, S. Stanley, &c. LIVERPOOL CUP. • 12, 14, and 20 to 1 laid agst" Cossack. 8 to 1 on the field 12 to 1 agst Pic Nic (taken) 14 to l agst Lady Wildair (t) GOOD WOOD STAKES. 8 to 1 agst . Stultz (;taken) lO to 1 agst The Questionable I (taken). GOODWOOD CUP. 7 to 2 agst the Hero (taken). ST. LEGER. sto 2 agst Cossack (taken) I3oto 1 agst Farmer's Daugh -1 to 1 agst Red Hartl ter. The following 2 yrs olds were sold this morning by Messrs. Tattersall :—John Orridge, 500 guineas ; and a brown colt by Colwick, out of Souvenir 99 guineas. We understand that Sir Joseph Hawley will be the new steward, in the room of Colonel Anson, whose term is out; and that, in consequence of Easter falling so late next year, the Craven meeting will commence on the 10th of April. (RECEIVED Tins DAY.) NE W MARK ET. —IVEDNESDAY EVENING. LATEST BETTING. LIVERPOOL CUP. 8 to 1 on the Field. 14 to 1 agst Lady Wildsdr--- l 0 to 1 agat Pic Nic—tak en I taken. GOODWOOD STAKES. 8 to 1 apt Stoltz .0 to 1 agst The Questionable 20 to 1 agst Kirableswortli 20 to 1 agst Hydrangea iD CUP. 9 to 1 agst Fitz-Emilitts GooDwol 3 to 1 agst The Hero—tak. 5 to 1 agst Eryx ST. LEI ,GER. 30 to 1 agst Farmer's Dau. _ 45 to 1 agst Executor—tak. DERBY, 1848. 6 to 1 agst Green's Lot—t. 40 to 1 agst Loadstone—t. 6 to 1 agst J. Day's Lot—t. 50 tot agst Swiss Boy—t. 20 to 1 agst Flatcatcher 50 to 1 agst Stinger—t. 33 to 1 agst Sesostris—taken 50 to 1 agst The Slug—tak. freely. 50 to 1 agst John Orridge—• 40 to 1 agst Beverlac—taken talon. 5 to 2 agst Cossack—taken .1 to 1 agst Red Hart ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. landicap ; from the starting post of B. M. to the end of New. T.Y.C. Bishop of Romford's Cob, ;ged, Admiral, 3 yrs, Est 71b. 9st 41b. Vert Vert, 3 yrs, 6st 41b. Prussic Acid, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b. Doctrine, 3 yrs, 6st 21b. Cocoa Nut, 6 yrs, 7st 131 b. Ch f, by Hetman Platoff,out Oregon, 3 yrs, 7st. I of Macresama, 3 yrs, sst 71b. sweepstakes for two and three yrs old. New T.Y.C. Mr. Barnes' B ack Cock, 3 yrs Mr. Cheshire's Eden Home, 3 vrs Lord Exeter's 1, by Giovanni, out of Silistria, 2 yrs Air. John Scott's Rundisford, 2 yrs. At a meeting of the Jockey Club this afternoon it was re solved to remove the ban from John Day, jun., William Day. and Sam Rogers, sad that the official notice of their restora tion will appear in the next calendar. WORCESTER RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Grafton Manor Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 11 ft, with 20 added. Heats, two miles. Mr. Walter's Cavendish, aged, lOst 71b ......(Scott) 1 1 Mr. Eskrett's Exhort, 5 yrs, list ... 2 dr Wou cleverly. The Selling Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 20 added. One mile and a quarter. (6 Subs.) Mr. Oliver's Tere,a, 6 yrs, Bst 41b (Chesswas) 1 Mr. Minor's Augustus, 4 yrs, 7st 1 llb Mr. Davenport's Maid of Lorette, 3 yrs, 6st .. 3 Mr. Webb's Amazement, 5 yrs, Bst Mr. 011iver's Blind Hookey, aged, Bst Illb 5 The City Members' Plate of 504 Heats, two miles. Hon. G. Ongley's Roderick, aged, 9:4 llb (Whitehouse) 1 1 Mr. Eskretes Ex t:ort, 5 yrs, Sat 91b Mr. Jones's ch mby Revolution, out of Pantasa's dam 0 0, Mr. John Griffith's Adulator, 3 yrs, 6st lolb 0 dr NEWMARKET RACES• (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) Handicap of 15 so` s. each, for three years old and upwards. Mr. Stephenson's Doctrine, 3 yrs, Est 21b Lord Lowther's Admiral, 3 yrs, 6st 71b All ran. The Chesterfield Stakes of 3 sous. each, &c. Mr. R. Watson's The Sheriff 1 Mr. Payne's Woodcraft Colonel Peel's Teetotum Nine ran. .Won by a head. BARBAROUS OUTRAGE. BITING OFF A MAO NOSE.—Yesterday, at the police-court, a young man named John Warren 'fusely, a seaman on board the ship Columbia, charged George Douglas, the mate of that vessel, with committing a violent assault on him on Monday evening last. It appeared that the complainant was engaged along with his shipmates, in handing down the foreyard; when the mate, fancying the work was no; done with expedtiloo, called upon them to exert theta' selves, when an altercatio...nsued, in which it was al leged complainant drew a knife against the defendant. A struggle took place between them on deck, acd whilst the parties were so engaged, tha p ris oner forced his finger s into the eye of the complainant and bit•otT a portion of his nasal organ. The prisoner was committed for trial. —LiverpodiCouriGr. BRAZIL AND THE UNITED STATES.—We are cm' dibiy informed that Mr. Todd, the newly•appointed Envoy from the United States to the Court of Brasil, . would positively embark at New York for RiodeJaneir o • on the 16th of last month, on board the United States vessel Ohio. The former American Minister at Rio (Mr. Wise) and Commodore Rosseau, who were im plicated in the unfortunate affray which took place last vear between some of the crew of an American frigate and a patrole of the Rio police, had both been recalled , hut in a manner so little satisfactory to the Imperial Government, that Senhor Gaspar Lisboa, its represen tative at Washington, has been recently, - it appears by the Rio newspapers, dismissed, not having acted with the same spirit in regard to the disgraceful transaction al luded to as the Government itself. The report circu lated some time ago, that the negotiation had been sada*, factorily terminated was, consequently, premature. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, REGENT'S PARK.--The last floricultural and botanical show of this society wit. - held yesterday,-and attracted a great number of visitors , among whom were his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs. Ilowley, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Earl of Mansfield, Lady Elizabeth Murray, the Duke and Duchess of Vic tory, Lord and Lady Sondes, &c. The music consisted of selections from the best composers, and was played with their usual spirit by the several bands present, the Royal Horse Guards, 2d Life Guards, and Grenadier Guards. The fruit formed a prominent feature of the collection, and was chiefly exhibited. by Mr. Tillyard, gardener to the Duke of Buckingham; Mr. Fleming, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland; Mr. Spencer, gar dener to the Marquis of Lansdowne; Mr. Ingram, of the Royal Gardens, Frogmore; Mr. J. Barnes ' gar d ene r to Lady Rolle; and Mr. Green, gardener to Lady Antrobus. DEATH OF SIR FITZROY MACLEANE.—We have to record the death of this gallant officer, which took place on Monday, in Cadogan-place. Sir Fitzroy entered the army in 1787, as an ensign in the 20th Foot, and exchanged into the 60th Regiment, 4th battalion, the year after. He was employed si x y ears i n th e est Indies, having been present at the capture of Tobago, the expedition against the Martinique, and at St. Vin cent. In 1794 he was appointed Major of the 110th Regiment, which he commanded ,in the Isle of Wight, and on its being drafted exchanged to the 79th. In 1803 he received the brevet of colonel, and with that rank served in the West Indies in several islands and colo nies. He oommanded the advanced corps of the arm)", composed of flank companies, at the capture of Surinam. He served at the capture of the Danish islands in 1807, and at Guadaloupe in 1810. In June. 1804, he was ap pointed Lieutenant-Colonel in the 37th Foot, Major- General in July, 1810, Lieutenant , General in June,lBl 4 , and General in January, 1837; and three years after be got the colonelcy of the 45th Foot, which is now vacant by his death. He had the honour of wearing . 11 medal for the capture of Guadaloupe, and his services were re . .. warded by a baronetcy, in which he is succeeded by his son, Colonel (now Sir Fitzroy) Macleane. The petition from Liverpool against any alteration in the navigation-laws, presented by Sir 11. Douglas on Monday evening, was signed by 3,030 engaged in the shipping trade, and not by 300 only, as the number Tfas ‘ erroneously printed yesterday. , i THE SUN, LONDON, TRJETRSDAY EVENINGr, JULY 8, 1847. Io• N► , CA aSt 1 bray Prof% 3' ti TI held LodE tent A PI% II To Lloyi Re e 01 y, rally Ulm