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THE SUN, LONEON, MONDAY VEN NG AUGUST S; 1A57 HER MAJESTY'S THE A.TR - E. FAREWELL PERFORMANCES AT REDUCED PRICES. LAST NIGHT BUT THREE. THIS EVENING, MONDAY, Ang. 3, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Marie, Piccolomini ; Marchese, Poma ; Sulpizio, Beletti ; Tonio Belart. Betwilen the Operas a Dive rt i ssem ent. Grand Pas de Deux --Mdle. Boschetti and M. Baratti. Ths Last Scene of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Edgardo Giuglini. To conclude with the fast Tableau of ACALISTA, by MAN. Perea New- for second readings, was, as we have already pointed out, intended to prove an insuperable ob stacle to its success. Lord J. RUSSELL has, there fore, acted judiciously in abstaining from a course which could only have led to a new insult to the Representative branch of the Legislature, and materially damaged the cause which we are bound to believe he is desirous of advancing. Ws could, however, have wished that he had adopted the more simple expedient of introducing Baron ROTHSCHILD to the table, and, on his taking the oaths " in the form most binding on his conscience," moving a resolution analogous to that of which of Mr. DILLWYN had given no• tice. The matter would thus have been promptly and, we believe, satisfactorily disposed of. The House would have vindicated its own unquestion able rights and privileges, and could have fully and completely protected its member, who had acted in obedience to its resolution. Indeed, notwithstanding the extra-judicial and uncalled PRICES : Pit Tier, Grand Tier, and One Pair 22 12 6 T wo Pair 1 11 6 1 1 0 half Circle pi t Stalls 0 12 6 c,,,illery Boxes 0 12 6 G a liery Stalls 0 3 6 Gallery Side Stalls 0 3 0 pit 0 3 6 Gallery No free list.—Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. Doors open at 7, opera to commence at half past 7. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Farewell Performances at Reduced Prices. THIS EVENING, MONDAY, Aug. 3--LA FIGLI A. DEL REGGIMENTO. Last Scene, LUCIA DI LAMMER MOOR. TUESDAY—IL DON GIOVANNI. W E DIcIESDA Y—FIG ARO. THURSDAY, (Last Night)—LA TRAVIATA and the Last Act of I PURITANI. The NATIONAL ANTHEM will foil)", the Opera. The entertainments in the Ballet will combine the talents Madame Rosati, Madlles. Katrine, Boschetti, and Marie Taglioni. for declaration of Lord OAMPBLLL, we cannot conceive that his learned brethren would join him in an onslaught on one, and by no means the least important, of the co-ordinate branches of the Legislature. Nor do we think any informer would desire to originate, or any attorney to act in proceedings that would necessarily occasion a pro tracted imprisonment to all parties concerned. We fear, too, that the committee, which con sists of 25 members, and " all gentlemeh of the long robe" will not proceed very harmoniously or Prices as above. THEA TR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENING. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL COMPANY. _ _ rapidly to its conclusion. Much time will necessarily be consumed before a report Gan be agreed on. and we may easily fancy how great will be the efforts to follow a Fabian policy, and to shelve the question, if possible, to another session. We believe that these efforts will prove ineffectual, birt much valuable time will be wasted, and many heart burnings excited. As we have already stated, the most simple and straightforward course is by far Prices—Pit and Promenade, Is; Boxes, 2s. 6d., 25., and ls. 6d. ; Galleries, 6d. Doors open at half-past 7. Commence at 8. JACK THE GIANT KILLER, with novel effects. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed Shakespere's Play of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by LIVING TOO FAST. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with the new and greatly su , 2cessful original Comedy, entitled VICTIMS, in which Mr. Buekstouo, Mr. Howe, Mr. William Farrell, Miss Reynolds, rte., will appear. After which, Douglas Jerrold's drama of BLACK-EYED SUSAN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes Upper Boxes .. 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit 2 0 Pit 1 0 Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6 No half-price to Upper Gallery. the best. The refinements and complications that have taken place have only led to ten years' de lay, and very serious vexations and annoyances. We trust that we may at length anticipate a ter mination of the dispute. Sooner or later it must be decided by a resolution of the House, and that resolution might just as well have been voted and effectually acted on—first as last. It would have been well to have avoided the ten years' strife occasioned by the attempt to make a little political capital out of a subject that should never have been made the subject of a bill, or referred to any autho rity save that of tho House of Commons. THEATRE ROYAL, AD EL PHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of GEORGE DARVILLE, in which Mr. BenjaminWehster, Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Redford, and Madame Celeste will perform. After which, he late Mr. Douglas Jerrold's drama of THE RENT DAY. Messrs. B. Wester, Wright, Paul Bedford, and Madams Celeste. The Bank Charter Committee have closed their labours for the present session. On Tuesday evening the Chancellor of the Exchequer an nounced that they had that day agreed to report to the House the evidence which they had taken, and that it was not their intention to sit again. It did not appear very clearly whether the evidence already taken would be communicated to the pub lic, the committee having agreed to no resolution except to inform the House that the inquiry was incomplete, and to recommend the reappointment of the committee next session. This is the result we had anticipated. It shows the tactics of the bullionists in the strongest point of view. If there had been ease in the Money Market, and everything proceeded smoothly, the inquiry would have been brought to a speedy conclusion, and Sir G. C. LEWIS would have brought in a bill in accordance with the opinions which he enunciated in February last, viz., renewing the existing law with out change or modification of any kind for a further period of ten years. The pressure however had been too stringent, the rate of in terest too enormous, the sufferings and losses of the industrial community too severe, to render such a course easy of adoption, or by any means male for the Minister. It would have excited strong feelings throughout the country, which might have proved very unfavourable to the Go vernment in the next general election that may bo confidently anticipated after the promised. Reform will has received the legislative sanction. It becomes then the policy of the moneyocracy to shelve the question for the time being, and to wait until there has been some glimpse of coming prosperity. They know by long experience the extraordinary apathy and indifference of the people respecting this momentous question, that the mo ment the pressure is removed, former suffering is forgotten, and they calmly permit legislation that must occasion similar disasters in due regular course. The bullionists are wise in their genera tion and perfectly contented to bide their time, especially as during the interval they have it all their owe way, the unjust and impolitic law re maining in operaton. We fancy, however, that the return to cheap money will not be quite so speedy as to remove all excitement respecting the currency question before next session. The drain of silver for India and China still continues, and it is expected that 900,0001. more will be despatched by the next overland mail ; nor is this all, day aficr day we hear of bar gold taken from the bank for exportation. It is manifest that our neighbours are still hoarding specie, and so long as they con sider it worth their while to pay a small premium, say 6 per mine (equivalent to 125.) on 1001. ster ling, while we are compelled to sell at par, the stream of bullion must be attracted to their shores until it leaves our coffers comparatively empty. In fact, for a considerable time past all other nations—France, Austria, Russia, Prussia, and the minor German States—have all baon helping themselves at our expense, and we continue the insane course, and are likely to do so, until reduced to the greatest exigencies. We will not hear of closing the stable door until the useful steed has been removed beyond the possibility of R OPAL OLYMPIC THEATRE, Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, MONDAY, Aug. 3, will be performed the new drama, called DADDY HARDACRE, Mr. Rob son, &e. - - To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Rlbert B. Brougb, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, dre. ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. 11) OVAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING will be performed the grand opera of MASANIELLO. Mr. Haigh, Mr. Durand, Mr. Manvers, Mr. A. Cooke. and `,liss Lanza. After which, THE WATERMAN. To conclude with THE QUAKER. G REAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEA.TRE. Proprietor, Mr. John Douglas. THIS EVENING will be performed the romance of HERNE THE HUNTER. Between the pieces Mr. J. G. Forde, the King of Comic Vocalists, will open his P.reel of Fun. To conclude with OLIVER TWIST. ALSTLEY'S ROY ?.L AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highnese Prince Albert. Positively the Last Six Nights of the Splendid Spectacle of MAZEPPA, -which must be withdrawn for the production of a Grand Equestrian and Oriental Spectac e, which will be produced on Monday, August 10. . . 7he gre Parisian Equestrienne, Madlle. Mililos, every night. THIS EVENING, MONDAY, Angnst 3, and every even ing daring the week; the entertainments will commence with Byron's grand spectacle of MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE. CANTE RUT RY HALL , Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow. inc convany of Vdcalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, G ees, Duets, die:, viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. Palmyra, Miss Walcott, ',lies Ilrunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr St. Albyn, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Far rant, S. /nie.;, J. atricer, W. ;!delling, P. Corgi, Senor An. tonio M. .le Solla, and E. L. Hume; Master Corgi; Messrs. Sam Collins, and E. Mackney. pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Droctor, Herr F. Jonghmurs Commence at Seven o'clock pre isely. per f i 1.1 c., until twelve o'clock TUE WEATIIER-SuN 017I0g, A LIG I:TST 2. THERNOWTER, IN TFIJI SHADE. 78 -highest rinse noon yesterday. 54 -lowest this morning and during the night. 75 -this day at noon. BASOMitrilt. 30.18. Virtir, Westerly, light, with fine weather. Auausr 3. 80 -highest mime noon yesterday. 71 owest this morning and during the night. 81 this day at noon. BAROMETER. 30.01. WIND, W.S. W. ; rather fresh, with sultry weather. tl I ---,l':-)Fi ft,ffe, .; -- c„ ...... 4 4 ~~~~~ LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1857. reclam alien. We have already repeatedly explained the vast Lord JOHN RUSSELL has given notice that he importance to the nation of h av i ng a c i rcu l a ting will this evening move that a " select committee be medium adequate to its wants an d ex i genc i es . It appointed to consider whether the act 5 and 6 has been truly termed "the life-blood of industry." When it moves freely and equably in ad equa t e b u t Wilee em IV. cap. 62 , i s app li ca bl e t o oa th s aPPeinted by l aw t ) b e t a k en b y M em b ers o f th a t not excessive quantities, the body politi c i s soun d House at the tabl e , previously to taking their and healthy, the various funotions are properly melts, and in what manner it so applied, and to discharged, and cantent and prosperity are wit report thereupon to the House." As to the con- nessed on every side. But under the present stitution of th e committee, he proposes " to name system there is always either an excess or a defi -25 members, and that all the gentlemen of the ciency. At one time there is a feverish excite long robe should be members of the committee." ment—money is what is called " a drug in the Lord PALMERSTON has consented to yield this market," and wild speculations are entered on, q uestion the precedence which its importance so that must inevitably lead to difficulties and ruin. eminently merits, and to which, as a question of At another, money cannot be obtained, even on p r ivilege, it is clearly entitled. The committee the best securities, save at such exorbitant interest will therefore probably be granted this eveni ng , that the and looking to the advanced period of the session time will be lent before I Ernployment ceases, mills and factories are closed, wo may assume that no or ' .vrorking half-time ; and all dependent on their the commencement of its labour?. daily labour for their daily bread are compelled It may now be assumed that " the Oaths Va- to submit i to the most painful privations, and a lidity Act Amendment Bill," has been definitively total absence of their ordinary comforts. In fact, abandoned for the present session, and that it is it is always ~ either a feast or a famine." Sel dom, inde e d, i s i t intended to authorise Baron ROTHSCHILD to take the happy medium that gives a his seat by means of a resolution founded on the sufficiency, without waste or excess , . report of the committee. This is decidedly better i Now, it has been admitted, even by the bul than proceeding with the bill, which could not by lionists themselveq, that so far as the internal any possibility receive the legislative sanction I trade of the country is concerned, there need not during the p res ent s essim) and which would 'be a single ounce of gold kept in store. A deposit scarcely have obtained a very courteous reception , of Government stock or other public securities., from their Lordships. Indeed, Lord REDESDALE'3 l or the fact that the notes were receivable in p ay esolution, fixing the 7th instant as the last da,- meet of taxation, would be all that oould be re., quired t) ensure their ready acceptance. That which will satisfy the demands of the tax collec tor, whose visits are neither few nor far between, which will pay duties at the Custom-house, or Excise, or Stamp offices, will never be deemed " a worthless rag," or scornfully refused by butcher, baker, brewer, grocer, or farmer. But we are told that all notes must be convertible into gold on demand, in order to carry on the foreign trade of the country. This is the gross fallacy that is crammed down the throats of the people. Of course gold is useful as a medium of exchange and the settlement of our balances with other nations, but for that purpose it may be ob tained as a commodity, the price whereof should fluctuate according to the demand. That fluctua tion would not occasion as much disturbance in the calculation of merchants as the present variations in the rate of interest. The fact that gold was a few shillings per cent, premium (and it would sel dom, if ever, be more) would be a matter of com paratively trivial consequence, and when such was the case, it would bring back bullion as certainly as the forcing down of prices, and occasioning an incalculable amount of misery and distress amongst the working classes. Be sides, even if it were deemed essential to maintain the convertibility of the bank note, which we con tend is not the case, there is no reason why wo should not economise our bullion, and diminish the loss which it is undergoing from the wear and tear of every-day use, by the issue of notes of small and convenient denominations, which would pass current from hand to band in place of sove reigns, as in Scotland and Ireland. Mr. JAMES WILSON has so clearly pointed out the advantage arising from such an issue of 20,000,0001. of 1/. notes, which would, be de clared, be equivalent to the discovery of an equal amount of gold in the heart of England, that we cannot conceive it possible for him to vote for the renewal of the Bank Charter, pure and simple, without doing something to promote the object he had once so greatly at heart. We cannot conclude without expressing an earnest hope that the evidence already taken be fore the Committee may be published. It would be as well that other members, as well as the com munity at large, should have the opportunity of considering it calmly and attentively during the recess. We fear that it will be attempted to keep it back, but we trust that the House may set its face against such an unfair and unwar rantable proceeding. Miss MARTINEAU, if we remember rightly, once wrote a " Useful Knowledge Society Book," en titled " How to Observe ;" whereupon a reviewer of the lady's book somewhat brusquely observed that her next treatise should be entitled "How to Suck." The reviewer forgot, surely, that very simple matters in the hands of the philosophical, or the theological, or the official, may need to be divested of formidable mystery and obscurity. We certainly want a well written essay on " How to Bury." With ABRAHAM, the performer of the first interment on record, it seems to have been a very simple transaction to " bury the dead out of his sight," and the first recorded Christian burial seems also to have been an equally simple though melancholy affair. Not so, however, now. Con secration, fees especially, Acts of Parliament, sa nitary regulations, and Heaven knows what, have combined to render this most simple matter a very complex one. As if it were not enough to be fleeced by all the undertaker's s taff and copartnery at the hour when sorrow and respect for the departed indispose you t 3 pecuniary squabbles,cone must be bored also with every kind of Ecclesiastical and Mu nisipal contentions ; above all, the Bishop must too often stand in the way of arranging a. quiet resting place for the dust and ashes of our de parted ones. The church-yard is closed, the burial ground is purchased, the laymen, whom it almost solely concerns, have prepared a place of sepulture, some of the living lose some of their number, they want to make use of the ground, but the man of the mitre, lawn sleeves, and apron, stops the way. Two points are in everlasting dispute, Fees and Consecration. There is now pending before the Courts the notable Episcopal question, whether a wall twelve inches high be a sufficient line of de marcation between the consecrated and unconse crated portion ! Here we are, ridiculing the superstition of Hindoos who will not use our greased cartridges, and yet bishops amongst us— men educated at Ox ford or Cambridge, men enjoying the daylight of the nine teenth century in England, are actually quibbling with common sense laymen about the boundaries of consecrated earth ! We of the non-professional laity really cannot understand the matter in dispute. We want to know whether the consecration or profanity is likely to overflow so low a barrier ; and whether in consequence the blessingsof the former are in danger of being wasted on heretics, or the profane quality of the schis matic earth likely to endanger the repose of their neighbours in consecrated ground We are tempted to ask, why not give consecration to the whole, Dis senter's part and all ? The latter could only, according to their creed, regard it as innocuous, and if it be of spiritual service to the living or the dead, we, for our part, would most gladly ren der it ; it would cost the consecrator but a few steps more when he was doing it. To us it would ' seem by far the shortest way to pass an act re quiring the Bishop to consecrate the whole, if no one objected, to get rid thus of the boundary ques tion altogether, and to allow all to bury hew and where they pleased. Probably to ecclesiastical ears such a proposal would seem simply ridiculous ; we can assure the ecclesiastics, that these disputes seem infinitely more so to. laymen ; and, that perhaps not one layman in a thousand cares for more than to bury his dead in a decent cemetery, and with the funeral service to which his denomination are accus• towed. Churchmen would not eare to hinder Dissenters from burying in conse crated ground, and Dissenters would be perfectly indifferent to its consecration ; the laymen have lived good neighbours, and do not wish to be divided in their graves. The Ecclesiastical folly we have referred to is not shared by all Bishops. We lately went into a beautiful new cemetery in a country town in the diocese of Norwich—there was a division of consecrated and unconsecrated, but so winding were the walks, and there was no other separation, that no mere v'sitor could ascertain the line of de marcation. even when no service whatever is actua,ly dered. Sometimes, however, even a Bishop gets misrepresented. The Bishop of St. DAVID'S, greatly aggrieved in this way, has rushed into print. Mr. MASSEY introduced a clause into the Burial Bill now before the House, partly to meet what his Lordship was represented as doing. Mr. DILLWYN spoke a little openly on the Bishops' obstructiveness, and Mr. GLADSTONE even hinted that Bishops were not superior to law. To do the Bishop justice, he seems to have been willing to sanction terms such as the incumbent would consent to, for providing him with carriage to travel backward and forward two miles to his new extramural cemetery. The Bishop thinks fit, therefore, to satirize and vituperate in the most wrathy style all parties concerned. But, did it never occur to the Bishop that the whole affair is redolent with ecclesiastical huck stering ? There is much talk now a days of Apostolicity and the Primitive Church and Fathers—can they really imagine such a thing as PETER or PAUL bargaining with the civil authorities, not only to retain all the Fees, in a new Church yard, which they used to receive in the old over filled one ; but also to get larger fees t ) enable them to ride to the new cemetery without expense to their pockets, or trouble to their coachmen ? Are Bishops and incumbents become such sordid bar gainers, that they connot consecrate ground till they have made sure of the utmost obtainable fees ? Are Fees such a sine qua not in re'igious services that no Bishop or Priest can perform them, and leave the amount to the fairness of the flocks they have so long instructed ? Supposing consecration to be of such high spiritual and religious value, we must hold that one of the most undignified —we might say unchristian —sights on earth is, that of a Bishop refusing a valuable religious service, because he is afraid either that its virtues may not be imprisoned by a wall sufficiently high, or paid for by a sufficient number of shillings and pence. The gift of a bishop, at least, must, it seems, be purchased with money, and enough money too I Whether fees are a weightier matter than the Great Boundary Question betweeen consecrated and un-consecrated, we cannot tell, but that they have been repeatedly the bone of contention all our readers but too well know. Amidst the indignation of the general public, incumbents havemanaged t) get clauses securing their fees in new burial gro i linds when their old ones were too full to hold more. The estate was used up, but they would Hot be satisfied without acquiring a permanent living out of the dust, ashes, and corruption consigned to A new estate. This is now acquiesced in as a Nettled clerical claim t A claim -s`c night in August, at if. 92c. the kilogrian ne, ox beef (prime parts); cow and bull beef at If. 820. the kilogramme ; veal at if. 92c. Trimmed chops are not to be subject to this police tAritf. BOURSE, Aug. I.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. pied with a Militia Bill. The Governor returns to England for a short time, and the Hon. W. Walker will be Lieutenant Governor during the absence of his Excellency. The ship Burmah has arrived with 277 coolie immigrants from Calcutta. Out of she number shipped ft otn that port, 49 died on the voy age. The exports from Demerara during the fort night have he ,n :—Sugar, 668 hhds , 151 trcs., 225 bris., 438 bag ; foreign sugar, 10 hhds. ; rum, 520 puns., 77 hhds , 68 bas. ; foreign rum, 14 puns. ; .timber, 15,000 cubi c feet ; cocoa nuts, 1,600 ; oranges, 7,000 ; rice, 15 bags ; salted hides, 57 ; old metal, 27 tons ; coals, 50 hhds. Trade is dull among the merchants. Freight scarce—sugar, to London, Is. 6d. to ls. 9J., to Liverpool 2s ; rum, 3d. The weather has been very wet during the last fortnight in Demerara, but the growing canes are thriving vigorously. It is too early yet to spe culate on the chances of the crop, but present appearances are favourable for the planter. The question between the republic of Venezuela and the Dutch Government has been settled ; the former is to pay the latter 250,000 dollars as an indemnity. Large numbers of gold diggers are flocking to the Upata gold mines and to the neighbouring towns. The Royal Gazette of the 9th July says : We have just been favoured by Mr. Abraham, gold smith, of this city, with the sight of some specimens e f caratal geld from the mines at Upata. It is of very fine quality, and is found imbedded in quartz. Tne gold is said to ba found in very great abundance ; but at the present time, during the continuance of the wet season, the district is very unhealthy. fr. C. End of Ironth. 4. per Cants - —fr. —c. 3 per Cents 66 95 66 83 Bank Shares 9,750 —• Credit Foncier — Credit Mobilier 970 Roman Do. Account 965 Austrian Belgian 4. Fiedmontese (5) 89.1 - - Home Debt 1 — RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. Sr. c. ft. C. Orleans 1,45n -- Western Northern Lyons • 935 New Ditto Mediterranean — Grand Central Geneva Midi LATEST NE W THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. VIENNA, SUNDAY, Arc. 2. "M. de Thouvenel, the French Ambassador, has received orders to break off diplomatic rela tions with the Porte if the Moldavian elections are not declared null and void. " SUNDAY EVENING. "Advices from Constantinople of the 31st of July state that a change of Ministry has taken place in Turkey. "Mustapha Pasha is appointed Grand Vizier ; Reachid Pasha, President of the Tanzimat ; Aali Pasha, Minister of Foreign affairs." The following despatch has also been received : CONSTANTINOPLE, Auo. 2. "The French Ambassador, failing to obtain the setting aside of the Moldavian elections, sus pended relations with the Porte on Thursday last, and prepared to leave Constantinople. " To prevent that step the Sultan changed his Ministers. "Mustapha Pasha (of Crete) is appointed Grand Vizier ; Aali Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Redsehid Pasha (t x-Grand Vizier), Pre sident of the Tanzimat ; Kiamil Pasha (of Jedda), Seraskier." AUSTRALIA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. The Black Ball clipper Lightning, Captain En right, belonging to Messrs. James Baines and Co., arrived in the Mersey this afternoon. She brought 20 cabin and 53 steerage passengers, a considerable cargo, and 33,866 ounces of gold. Sho I.2ft Melbourne on the 11th of May, and made the run in 81 days. From Port Phillip Heads to the Equator she encountered strong headwinds, and had to beat the whole way under close-reefed topsails ; but from the line to the Mersey she experienced more favourable weather, and made the run in 26 days. She has made the voyage out and home in the brief space of five months and 27 days. On the homeward passage the Lightning has so far beaten the Indomitable screw steamer and the Swiftsure, Mr. Green's new crack ship, 11 days, both these vessels hiving left Melbourne on the 30th of April for London. The screw steamship Scamander, Capt. Follett, arrived this morning from Alexand r i a an d M a l ta, with wn t sse heavy portion of the A ustra li an mails and s The mail was an exceedingly heavy one, and considerably taxed the energies of the pos:-office officials at this port, having also had to despatch a mail to the United States. The letters will be delivered to-morrow morning. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. The lioniteur of to day has the programme of the national festival of the 15th August. The day is to be inaugurated, at six in the morning, by salvos of artillery from the cannon of the Invalides. These will be repeated in the evening, at six o'clock. The day fete will consist of a grand military panto mime in the Champ de Mars, the subject of which will bo taken from the last campaign in Kabylia, represented on an immense stage erected for the purpose. It will be played twice—at three o'clock and at five. There is to be a grand balloon, re gattas, gratuitous spectacles, the theatres open gratis, a concert in the evening, free of charge, of 250 instruments, and 300 voices, in the gardens of the Tuileries, in the Meleager avenue. Illumin?.- Eons and fireworks are promised to the holiday makers. Prince Napoleon arrived at the Pa'ais•Royal last night. Barto!otti, and Grilli, alias Saro, have been removed from Maz is to the Couciergerie, to await their trial. M. Desmarais visited Tibaldi. Barto!otti and Grilli accept the counsel assigned to them by M. le President Vanin. M. Lacan, whose name has been already mentioned, will defend Grilli, but in consequence of M. Templier having other engagements, M. Desbondet has b. en ap pointed forßartolotti. The two last named pri soners, who cannot speak a word of French, con ferred with their counsel to-day through the medium of an interpreter. It is understood that they reiterated the explanations they gave to the Judge of Instruction. They assert that they were sent from Loudon to kill, the Emperor, and were supplied with money to enable them to live in Paris, and take measures for the execution of the project, bat that they never in tended to do the bloody deed required from them. They were, they say, in distress and took the money with the sole purpose, in their own minds, of coining to France to enjoy themselves with it. The heat of the weather is intense, and to add to our desagrcniens in this respect, comets 60:111 rather plentiful, M, Dien, of the Paris Observatory, having jit=t discovered another, in additi'-n to one wh ch he discovered a week or two ago. Neither of these fiery bodies, however, is entitled to the desig nation of the comet, about which there has recently been so much talk. It is gratifying to find that the Lett which is so oppressive to us, is highly beneficial to the wine and corn growing districts. We have very favourable reports a regards both, as also with regard to the hops. Nearly all the harvest is now go t i n, an d th e yeld is more than we have had for some years. The Pays contains the following paragraph :-- "The English Government has decided that the forti fication of Corfu shall be immediately strengthened. A sum of 10,0001. has been allocated for that purpose, and a colonel of Engineers has been appointed by the Minister of War to proceed forthwith to the loanian Islands. The measure which the British Goverment has adopted is significant in presence of the warm contest which exists between the loanian Parliament and the British authorities. The price of meat is fimed_;in Paris fur the first AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. The Cunard Royal Mail sham-ship Arabia, Commander &one, which sailed from New York on the 22d ult., arrived in the river at 10 a.m., with the usual mails. Sh 9 has brought 105 passengors, 1,400,978 dols., 3001., and a general cargo of merchandi,e. The above amount is to be divided as follows 206,626 dols. for London, 102,189 dols. for Havre, 1,000,163 dols., and 3001. for Liverpool. The news from Kansas is important. The recent insurrectionary movements had reached a crisis. The despatches received by the United States Government state that on the 17th Governor Walker encamped outside Lawrence with eight companies of dravons. The citizens had, up to our last accounts, refused to negotiate, and ha I resolved to resist when fired upon by the military. Other accounts derived from tl,e Free StAte party say that the Topeka convention was adjourned on the 16th after renominating the old state officers. Havannah advic, , s to tue 16th ult. state that, notwithstanding the late anti-slave trade decree of General Concha, several cargoes of African slaves had been landed on the coast. A submarine te'e graph cable was to be laid between Cuba and Key West in Florida. Vera Cruz despatches to the 7th July say Vicario is still in the field unsubltied, although often defeated by Alvarez. The Hondura s 's advices report that the treaty wita Great Britain gu . tranteeing the railroad is ratified, while the convention fur ceding the Bay Islands to Honduras, and terminating the Mos quito protectorate, was still in the hands of the legislative committees. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money still continues easy at New York. Rites un changed. Stock slightly improved. Excba, ge n London clu,ed firm at 109 A large increase is ex p U:ed in the specie shipments to Europe. Cott n cl, , ed firm. Flour was dull. Wheat sas in good de man I—no alteration in prices. Sugars are in fair di mand. In freights there is more offerin i r, and prices have an upward tendency. The New Orleans cotton market, on the 20th ult., was rt-ported quiet. THE W.E3T INDIA MAILS. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Parana, Capt. Bevis (Admiralty agent Lieut. Cartwright, R.N.), arrived at Southampton on Saturday, with the West India, Pacific, and Mexican mails. Her dates were Tampico, June 30 ; Vera Cruz, July 5 ; Havaunah, 10 ; Santa Martha, 7 ; Greytown, 5 ; Carthagena, 11 ; Chagres, 9 ; Jamaica. 12 ; Hayti, 13 ; Porto Rico, 15 ; Deraerara, 10 ; Tobago, 9 ; Trinidad, 10; Barbadoes, 22; Grenada, 11; Cariacoa, 10 ; St. Vincent, 11 ; St. Lucia, 13 ; Martinique, 13 ; Guadaloupe, 13 ; Antigua, 14 Dominique, 14 ; Montserrat, 13 ; Nevis, 13 ; St. Kitts, 14 ; Tor tola, 14 ; St. Thomas, 16 ; La Guayra, 6. Her cargo comprises silver and gold to the value of $2,169,363, on merchant account. The whole of the cargo was contained in upwards of 700 pack _ _ _ - The Parana brought home 121 saloon passengers, amongst whom were the SpAnish Admiral Quesada, Mr. Cerrai, the Venezuelan envoy to France, and Mr. lle,se, the charge d'aTaires from Prussia to New Grenada. The yellow fever is believed to have been at its worst in the West Indies, and a change for the bet ter was thought to be approaching. The Parana had 30 cases, and only three deaths, the last of which happened on the 2Gth Messrs: Obree and Williamson, belonging to the Custom-house department, and Surgeons Wiblin and Durautoy, the health department, went down Southampton Water to meet the Parana, and after putting the commander and surgeon of the ship on their oaths as to the sanitary state of the crew and passengers, the Parana was admitted to yr at i clue. The comparatively healthy state of the ship is at tributed to Capt. Bevis hauling her off from the coal wharf at St. Thomas at night, and getting out beyond the confines of the harbour, and only going alongside the insalubrious wharf just long enough to coal. Admirable arrangements were also made by Dr. Finlay, the surgeon of the Parana, for thoroughly ventilatiag her. Although a ch.inge for the better as far as regards the health of the West India shipping is believed to be on the eve of taxing place, the yellow fever was still very bad amongst the shipping at the Antilles. The Spanish line-of-battle ship ' at Havannah had already lost forty hands from it, and all the Spanish fleet was unhealthy. The royal inter colonial ship Dee still suffered from yellow fever ; sines the last despatches, Mr. Moresby, sth officer, a quartermaster, and a German passenger ha f been sent ashore from the Dee at St. Thomas's hospital, and had died there. At Mexico black vomit was very prevalent. The Clyde left Barbadoes on her way to St. Thomas healthy, but within three days the yellow fever broke out on board of her, and one person, struck with the yellow fever, was . put ashore at St. Kitts, and two persons died on board of her. The yellow fever had not Leen so prevalent or so fatal in the West Indies for five years—a collier had lost nearly all hands, the captain, mate, and nearly all the crew having died from it. It is fully expected that when the new coaling arrangements of the Royal Mail Company are in operation at St. Thomas, the homeward mail steamers will arrive at Southampton much healthier than they have ever done hitherto. Neither the blacks, creoles, nor any Europeans who have been long in the West Indies, although they may be in ill health, ever get the yellow fever, but persons fresh from Europe, if they are even slightly indisposed, catch it invariably at St. Thomas. This shows that much depends upon acclimatisation. H.M.S. Brilliant was at Grenada, the Orion at Jamaica, the Monarch (Admiral Bruce) at the Chinca Islands ; the Arab was on her way home. The Tartar was at Colon ; the Cockatrice at Callao ; the Falcon was proceeding to Bermuda;theArachne was on a cruise, and the Termagant (Commodore Kellett) was proceeding to Jamaica. From the West India Islands there is no news of importance. The crops are rather over the aver age. The planters are prosperous, and in good spirits. Estates are in great demand, and when one is to be sold a dozen persons are competing for it. In the Jamaica markets the excitement noticed in the intelligence by the last mail has almost entirely subsided, and operations have been caufined, with but few exceptions, to sales for retail. Excepting flour, which is still exclusively in the hands of spe • culators ' the market for breadstuffs looks more healthy than previous accounts. Thera is nothing offering in freights. Logwood remains scarce, and is worth 525. per ton. Large re-sales of rice have been made. Sales of rum are reported at ss. per gallon. The small quantities of sugar offering have been taken at 335. 6d. to 365. per 1601bs. Exchange as last quoted. In the island of Trinidad an extsnsive coal mine has been discovered, and the specimens promise well. Gold has also been found there. Labour is much wanted in Trinidad. In consequence of the discovery of c3al there, several merchants have come to England in the Parana, to seek assistance from the Government in making railroads and get ting labourers. The Port of Spain Gazette (Trinidad) of the 17th ult. give some accounts from the newly discovered gold fields, viz.:— By a vessel from Uracoa (orAraguao of the maps) some distance in twig side Barancas, which arrived here on Tuesday morning, further indirect intelligence has been received fr ame the gold fields. Not only intelligence has been brought, indeed, but a number of specimens of the auriferous quartz. We have been kindly favoured with a couple of these specimens, and if we can succeed in getting them properly awayed we will furnish a notion of ther value. In a private letter to a merchant in town the diggings are stated to be still in gond repute at Lira cop, whence the letter is dated on the 10th June. It is also affirmed that some of the first in the field " have obtained already as much as 12,000 dole. worth of this precious metal." It seems that the metal is now be coming difficult of extraction, and will require powerful machinery to_ work it, although on the authority of French adventurer from California the gold is said to 1•• as abundant as it was there in the quartz. Doubts are tl row - n upon the correctness of the unfavourable report of Dr. Plasar, to which we adverted the other day, on the grounds that he is interested and dis -nointed in efforts that he has been making for several years to obtain possession of the tract of the country in mines are situated. From inquiries of one of which , -re by the vessel the reported want of those who ca.-. ' • but by those well acquainted with water is C "lle 4 ^ , l drawback is ridiculed as ab. the country this suppne, —lege the country in every surd, as streams of water perm_ direction. Iu Demeram, the Court of Policy bas Ile eu occu- MEXICO. A Mexican general, a secret agent of S3nta Anna to the-Spanish Government, came to England in the Parana. The Mexicans are beginning to fortify Vera Cruz towards the 'And side, two detached earthworks being in course of construction ; they are made of sand faced with turf 17 fret thick, pierced for 20 guns, and not more than 100 yards from the town wall. There were no troops in the neighbourhood, with the exception of the garrison of St. Juan D'Ulloa, and a few solders in the town, altogether not above 600 men. Two schooner 3 and a steamer were in the harbour. The French steamer Toxmerre and the Spanish steamer Colon were at Sacrificios. The prevailing opinion seems to be that there will be no war with Spain, as, according to the last accounts froM the city of Mexico, many persons concerned in the assAssination of Spanish subjects had been captured, and some of them had been executed. THE PENINSULAR, MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Sul•an has arrived with the Peniusulir mails. She left Lisbon the 29th ult. Amongst hei passengers is Mr. Drummond Hay, our charge d'affaites at Tangiers. . ATnongst her cargo is specie to the value of 3,9871. sterling. _ A great sensation has been caused at °port-) by the discovery of extensive frauds in the wine trade. It appears that mixtures to represent port wine are manufactured in England and Hamburg, and sent out in ships to Oporto, when by means of falsified certificates the mixtures are imported into England as port wine. About three thousand pipes of these mixtures are now in London. Ten pipes of the mixtures have been seized by the customs at Oporto on board a ship from England. The captain de clared he had the pipes on board merely to give the wine the benefit of a sea voyage. The mixture has been tested, and found to be a composition of bad alcohol, molasses, aecl the essence of tar. The Por tuguese authorities refuse to give up th e ten pipes. There can be no doubt but that they would have been imported into England and sold as the veri table production of the Douro shipped at Oporto. Exchange at Lisbon on London for thirty days 53i ; at ninety days, 54. BAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. The report to 'be presented to the general meet ing to be held at the Waterlco-bridge Station on ' Thursday, August 6, states that the half-yearly ac counts show a net revenue for the six months end ing June 30, 1857, after deducting interest on loans and all other preferential charges, of 163,990/. be. lid and surplus at December 31, 1856, 7,0421. 2s. sd. ; balance available for dividend, 170,8321. Bs. 4d. From this sum the directors recommend that a divi dend at the rate of 41. ss. per cent. per annum, payable on the 20th 'August, be declared, `amount ing on 7,156,0881 of capital paid up to 169,9571. Is. 9d. ; leaving to be carried over to next half year 8751. 6s. 7d. The following are the values of the traffic and working expenses for the two periods ending June 1856, and June, 1857. June, 1856 - Mileage, 2704 ; miles run, 1,382,881 ; passengers, 313,337/. ; goods, 107,6771: sundries, 8,614/ ; total receipts, 429,6281. ; working expenses, 157,638/. ; taxation, 23,5631. ; net revenue, i 8,4271. The period end ing June, 1857, shows under the same heads, 271; 1,488,606; 291,677/. ; 105,382/. ;11,4421.; 408,501/. ; 165,5381. ; 23,993/. ; 218,9701. The amount of traffic arising from the naval review last year, and from the transmission of troops at the close of the war, caused an extraordinary increase in the gross receipts of the company. It will be more fair, therefore, to compare the current half-year's traffic with 1855 than with 1856. The half-year ending June, 1857, compared with the half-year ending June, 1855, shows au increase of mileage 91 ; miles run 199,869 ; passengers, 95,7701. ; goods, 10,889/. ; 3,6141. ; total receipts, 40,266/. ; working expenses, 25,925/. ; taxation, 1,067 ; net revenue, 13,274/. Thus it will be seen that the gross increase in 1857 over 1855 is 40,265/. on an extended mileage of 91 miles. It is also satisfactory to know that the suburban traffic and number of .residential season tickets are both steadily on the increase. The sum charged against capital account this half year, on account of ex tensions of stations and sidings, is 9,9051, 11s. 3d., distributed thus :-Main line, 7,1661. 4s. Old. ; Windsor Branch, 1,8061. ss. Old. ; Guildford and Farnham, 2061. 12s. 81d. ; Hampton Court, 331. Is. 10d. ; Chertsey, 91. 13s. 104 d. ; Gosport, 3371. 4s. 10d. ; Bishopstoke and Salisbury, 1661. is. Od. ; Basingstoke and Salisbury, 641. 15s. 10d. ; Dorchester, 1151. 12s. Id.-Total, 9,905/. lie. 3d. These sums are in addition to the large expenditure in ordinary repairs, renewals, and restorations, charged against revenue. The gradual provision of a sufficient amount of working stock is in pro greet, having in view the new lines and extensions which are to be worked by the company, and 20,8601. ls. 9d. has this half-year been expended and charged against capital on that account. The locomative su perintendent's report is annexed. During the half year two engines in addition to the stock have been constructed out of revenue, and much of the old stock has been altered and renewed to suet the present re quirements, at a similar cost against revenue. The sermanent way is maintained by the company, and is in good order. The gradualrelaying and renewal of the line is proceeding where neceasaty. The new line from Andover to Salisbury is completed to the junction with the Milford Station there, and is now open for traffic. The remaining works on this line to the junction with the Salisbury and Yeovil Com pany's line, and with the Great Western Station at Fisherton, are in active progress, the proposed deviation and new works at the Fisherton junc tion having received the sanction of Parlia ment during the present session. The result of the Parliamentary proceedings of the ses sion has been satisfactory. The bill promoted by an independent company for constructing a new broad gauge line frank Salisbury to Southampton was thrown out by the committee of the House of Commons, who reported "that the committee were unanimously of opinion that it was not expedient to grant powers for making that line, by reason that the traffic was not such as to justify so large an outlay, and because they were also unanimously seeisfied that there was no necessity for two lines of railway lor tween Salisbury and Southampton." They al-o rejected the company's proposed addi tionol line from Romsey to Redbridge. This declaration by the committr e, after hearing the mass of evidence brought forward by the broad gauge parties, is most important as regards any fu ture attempts at aggression on the company's inte rest in that district ; and the more so as it is only one of several instances during the present session iu which committers have shown a desire to adopt souuderprinciples of legislation, more protective of the int el e -ts of estalEsbed companies. The remaining objects of the company's bill, for the deviation of the line at Salisbury, enlarging thestation at Farn borough, and acquir;ng land for ballast, were all granted, and the bill now only awaits tire royal assent. Under the powers obtained by the corn pany for the alteration of the Basingstoke and Sa lisbury railway at its western or Fisher ton terminus, where it connects itself with the Salisbury and Yeovil line, and meets the eastern extremity of the Great Western system, the company wilt nut only he enabled to make a better junction with the Sa lisbury and Yeovil Railway and improve the through line to Exeter, but have also s cured the means of so constructing their station and works at Fisherton as greatly to facilitate the interchange of traffic betNeen the narrow and broad guage systems. These alterations Lave neces sarily led to same modifications of the agreements concluded with the Salisbury and Yeovil with the Salisbury market house and railway companies, under the sanc•ion of for m er mee t ings of the pro • , tor - Under these circumstances, an d i n con c om ity with the requirements of the Acts of Par liament, the notices convening the present meet. Mazeppa, Mr. James Holloway. After which, Mr. William Cooke's SCENES in the CIRCLE, introducing. the trained Zebras, and the Wender of the Day, Madile, Concluding with a Risible Farce. Cononet.ce at seven o'clock. Dress Flexes, 4s. ; Upper Flores, 3s. -,,..YrivAte Boxes. from 215., no charge for booking; Pit, 2s ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Half-price at talf-past Eight. B ,x-offico open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. aIGEI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tim Dair—Morn., 54 min. aft. 11—Evan. 2 smin aft. 12 To 07.E.014: r,rn. 51 min. aft. 12—Even., 15 min. aft. 1 ing have specidly directed attention to these sub jects. It is proposed to submit to the shareholders resolutions for confia ming and sanctioning the arrangements made with these respective com panies, that is to say, those already authorised, with the addition of the new terms above referred to. The directors have also agreed with the Brighton Company for participation in the lease granted by tl,e Wimbledon and Croydon Railway of their under taking to the Brighton Company. The duration of this lease is for 21 years, and the rent 1,8201. per annum. The line is at present worked by the Brighton Company at cost price for the joint account, under arrangements between the two companies. The sanction of the proprietors to this company's participation in the abovementioned lease is necessary, and is now capable of being given under the authority of clauses in the Company's Amendment Act of this session, and a resolution auth( rising the directors in that behalf will be sub mitted to and recommended to the adoption of the meeting. An arrangement has been made with the Portsmouth Railway Company for their traffic to pass over this company's line between Guildford and Goclalming, on the abandonment by the Ports mouth Company of their authorised branch from Godalming to Shalford, which would have run for a considerable distance parallel to this com pany's lime. Powers have been granted, during the present session, to an independent company, for the construction of a branch line cf railway from a point on this company's main line between Wimbledon and Malden, to Epsom. The directors, consider ing that such a scl - thne ought not to be sanctioned, unless in the hands of this company, who some years sine) had promoted a similar object, peti tioned against this bill, and continued to oppose it so long as they saw any reason to think that the further progr( ss of the measure could be stayed. But having failed in their opposition to the bill, they have therefore concluded arrangements for working the traffic, and for securing to this com pany such a position in respect of the undertaking al to prevent it becoming hostile to South-Western interests. THE INDIAN CRISIS. We believe we are correct in stating that of the Indian news the worst features are now before the , public. The full official deNpatches which have reached Government by this mail contain, it is understood, no more facts than are already known, and little comment that we are not ourselves able to make. The East India Government will b3ar the whole and sole burden of the war. The regiments we have sent are, from the moment they leave our shores, entirely at the cost and in the pay of the Company. It is the intention, we believe, of the Government to carry on recruiting as actively as possible ; the strength of the regiments at home will be increased from 800 to 1,000 men, and ten second battalions are to be raised. The calling out of the militia will depend in a measure on the suc cess of the recruiting, but we believe it is probable that a certain force of militia will be shortly called out.—Post. ELECTION OODEVIITTEES.—(This Day.) DUBLIN (CITY.) The committee re-assembled this morning. The first witness called was James Farrell, silk weaver, and formerly secretary to the Protestant Free man Association at Dublin. The association was formed shortly after the election of 1852, in consequence of the dissatisfaction of the freemen in not being properly re munerated for their votes. The association was partly of a friendly and partly of a political character. The members paid id. a-week contribution. On their get ting into arrears they were struck off the list, but their names were retained that they might be sent for in case of an emergency. On the Tuesday and Friday before the election of 1857, meetings of the members were held in Ross-lane. As the election approached the meetings' were more numerously attended, and there was no necessity of summoning the members, because one com municated the fact to another. On the Friday before the . election a meeting took place, when Mr. Lilly, a shoemaker and sexton, was in the chair. Speeches were made favour of Mr. Grogan and Mr. Vance, the sitting mena• hers, to get up the excitement, and to keep up the , courage of the freemen in their favour as long as they could. (Laughter.) Scores of freemen attended the: meeting that did not attend the ordinary meetings of the society. The object of the political meetings weee to get the freemen to pledge themselves, and do their utmost to return Mr. Vance and Mr. Grogan, and laic!' once all they could to do the same. Witness was nor present at the Friday meeting, but he believed Mr. Vance was. He drew out a resolution, and left it.to be agreed to that night, in presence of Mr. Vance, expres* sive of the feeling of the members towards him. Mr• Benson, 27, Cork-street, is the treasurer of the society. He never heard him say anything about a promise o( 4500 by Messrs. Grogan and Vance in 1857 to the Protestant Orphan Syciety. In 1857 the Protestant Freemen's Society had about 440 in the bank, and in the treasurer's hands. Messrs. Grogan and Vance each subscribed 51. to the funds. One of the objects of the society was to bury deceased members, but they did not die very fast—(laughter)—only five had been buried 2 4 the expense of the society during the 5 years of its ev: istenoe. It was arranged at the meeting referred too that the members should attend the nomination and make as decent an appearance in favour of the sitting member as possible, for which they were to be paid 2s. 6d. each, and a similar sum for their attendance at * meeting to be held at the Music-hall. By Mr. James.—Where they were to attend and keit) up the Kentish Sre f Witness.-ob, yes, as well as they could. (Laugh ter.) About 40 attended each of these meetings. They were all to have been freemen, but he thought there were not more than 36 of them freemen. After the elction there were frequent meetings of the members 10 Rose-lane. Mr. Lilly was in the chair, Mr. James—Mr. Lilly, I suppose, had a double in terest in the association. Witness—• Yes. He burned three of the members (laughter). At one of the meetings dissatisfaction was experienced at the delay that had arisen from the men not getting what they were promised ; Lilly - attended specially to answer some of the "grumblers, ' (laughter). He commenced by saying, " Well, now, I suppose you Expect me to say something to you." And they replied, "Yes." He said, " Well, all I can say is that the promises I made to you shall be faithfully kept. There being an Election petition pend ing, and one thing and another, I can't pretend to say more now about it." Other witnesses were called, who deponed to similar fact. BEVERLEY. The committeee re assembled this morning at 1 2 o'c'ock, and proceeded with the evidence relative to the effect of the handbill circulated in Beverley prior and during the election, in reference to Mr. Glover's qualification and insolvency. Several said it h a d an effect on many of the electors, although it was considered a scurrilous production. The Mayor of Beverley was examined relative to the handbill and his introduction to Mr. Martin, a barrister, who had come down from London to expose Mr. Glover. DROGHEDA. The committee re-assembled this morning at , 1 2 o'clock, and proceeded to hear evidence. Tee first .wit• ness called was Mr. S. G. Smith, the proposer of - Capt. Moore at the last election. He stated that some of.oo most inflaenti:.l of the Liberal party offered their ter" vices to secure the election of Capt. Moore, although that gectlsman was a Conservative. Witness accost' panied Capt. Mm.re in his canvass, which was at first most favourable, and his return would have been be' yond doubt had it not been for the intimidation and excitement that afterwards took place ; so much so that tie had fear for Capt. Moore's personal safety during the conclusion of the canvass. On the day of the nomina tion a great mob assembled, and the greatest excitement prevailed. Silence could only be obtained when Mr. :s.l.'Cann was proposed. Witness was much insulted, nut ho saw no missiles thrown. In consequence of the tacAtetnent in the town, witness ar.d the committee ordered Cap , . Moore to withdraw, with which be com plied. At that time it was not contemplated to presen t a petition against the return. CRYSTAL PALACE.—HALF-CROWN DAY, Saturdays Aug. I, —Admission on payment, 5,327 ; ditto, by s° l4. son tickets, 2,154; total visitors, 7,481. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GIIAY'S-INN-BoAD,- - T be nurnhc-r of patients relieved at this hospital, during the i.ippk priding August 1, is 2,397, of which 1,002 wer e new eases. I.{Ars; FOR BILLS ON INDIA.—The India. Compaq' have gave notice on Saturday of a further rise of 2 PI dent. in their rate for bills on India. On Bengal nn, Madras it will now be 2-. ld,, and on B nitiay 2s. li t " This will eurnrletely check the purchaee of bills, and pro portionably augment the demand fir silver. The drain , 1 bullion from the Bank is therefore likely to go °°' The large sum of 64,0001. was withdrawn on SaturdaY , tnakiug a total absorption of about 410,0001. within little more than a week. Adviees from Verona state that Marshal Badetokl }rid so far recovered that he was on the 30th ult. to move to Milan. Ina pri Ma ext raa tra tha th 9 a fi aw, tin col an N( an( aul