The Sun. — London, England, 1847-07-24 00:00:00

l 'ilsba ft , ftoikts Rf: MOGATION OF 1 A.RLIAMENT. (YESTERDAY.) Yester t fuld--stra lay her .7Sl 4i al esty prorogued Parliamen tin perscn, earth. the , age fa kity—a finer day never dawned u p oe 14 brie,. fi -for tier Majesty, i n a ll h er p agean t s , seems 'goes. a c , Ile weather an d sunshine wheresoever she 411:1 where she w ill, th e gen i us o f b r i g h t s ki es 17 er baittili ',lir seems to attend h er . S o it was to -d ay. --... is L . •".efest ;y rode in " awful state" to day, under as ..trr g h t 4 ‘ , n. •-• mop) , as ever looked down upon this fair earth a , we ever ugh as happy and as cheering a ciowd as haDov as / vitnessed, a n d l oo k e d as h ealthy and as . re ever saw h er l oo k. S o did the Prince. Whiteh a ll Th e Wind: vs of the h ouses i n P ar li ament - street and , and various platforms in conjunction with th em. we re afe as, and t filled with ladies, as is wont on such o d ec ts a . - lierate "tte he struggles amongst the crowd, and the milts of the small knots of persons — females " na k i al lY- -to maintain their stand manfully, was t. e a r ,..„ -usln g in the extreme. The proprietors o 4 -..y table $, and ae. crazy chairs and forms, sought pa- Greliag non a way' to deserve it, and they must have reaped elderly gen sin all harvest. We hope, however, that the table on wl rich 1n a n whose excessiv e ro t un dity cause d t h e Wi ldly too t eti he stood in Parliame n t- s t ree t t o swing la dy who en,4 4 fro escaped without injury, and th a t th e ow n , 1 the desperate fabric helped hi m sa f e l ) Babyl o nbyl on to the round. But that other districts of this g reat Pura ue their wonted toils—that the h ar d Wrnu ght artizr at labours on, heedless of such displ a y s o f Itational pow er and grandeur—that the ill-paid setup stress toils 0 a for mere bread—ono would think to thy 4 national holiday; indeed, from the shoals of people 1'114°14 •ed from all directions towards the road which royalty tiZS verses in its journeys to its faithful Par ent I 4 . 8 t , l Queen passed through the closely serried ranks I°F -4xl oll spectators desirous, at any hazard, whether hor n ts th •iolt , s e or window, to catch a sight of royalty—and - 1 Polie e on such a day as this form no mean 4. " l eztiets " for excited crowds to deal with —she was ea , t husia t tically cheered, and seemed to appreciate the Plaudits: keenly. S he WI 3 fit to di sso l ve a Parliament which, unlike the l'arl felat nts of other states, has run its course. sand ha s run out—it has died a natural death. The eventful Parliament Strange, Parti es a Com posed of great and powerful, 13 0 n t the outset, the sequence presents a strange, in. ZveMel as commingling of parties. The great Conser , rii etion split Up into fragments, and protection, its ha; b at ied in the dust by the very hands of those who it "_:Ph "lcl it as the greatest blessing, and worshipped 4 a ill 3 god of their idolatary ; and the Liberal party, "l'o to they. ancient principles dominant in the State. ZStrap r vicissitudes surely never attended any Parlia iich I ince the Passing of the Reform Bill than those day. • have attended the Parliament which expired to rstrP.4ter ilfajesty left Buckingham Palace in the usual :two Le o ) , t‘ rith all the accustomed pageantry, shortly before tccom rueollltahi;.poaldstdotowroof the new H : i ...._,_ e al _ c'ek, and pursuing the same route as heretofore, House of Lords shortly aluolens it Thr • jest), was raohst The crowd at this point was a let m a - oughout the whole route the reception of After sleliverin to B ucki g n ht flattering and gratifying. - re turned e following speech, her order and licr ith the same results as t P h a o l s a e ce we i h t a h v e e s t a h m us e chronicled. t; i t MAJESTY'S SPEECH, It 4a bs AND GENTLEMEN, ha ve much satisfaction in being able to release : You f can from the duties of a lab or i ous and anxious session. • not take leave of y ou w i thout expressing 1111 3' grateful sense whi c h of th e assiduity and zeal with li eu of h You have applied yourselves to the considera- the public interests. Ou r attenti on has been pri nc i pa ll y d i rected to t he 11. e receasures of immediate re li e f, w h ich a great and 'unpdented calamit I hav e y render e d necessary. 'whi c given my c h eer f ul assent to those laws 444 b affh, y by allowing the f ree a d m i ss i on of grain, affording facilities for the use of su gar in b reweries and distilleries, tend to increase the quantity of human food, and to prom o t e corn kereial intercourse ' . I rejoice to proposed n find th a t you have in no instance e estrictions, o r i n t er f ered with the libertyliber w r of fo re i gn or internal trade, as a mode of g distress. I feel assured that such measures the generally ineffectual, and i n some cases aggravate The evils, for the alleviation of which they are klopted. I cordi a ll liberal Iberal k approve of the Acts of large and -ounty, suffer ings of by which you have assuaged the k ~,,,n i -" illY sanction to a law to make better P.ruvision for the permanent relief of the des . tuute in given Ireland. I have likewise my assent to various Bills calculated to promote the agriculture, and develope the industry of that portion of the United Kingdom. My attention shall be 1 directed to such further measures as may be conducive I to those salutary purposes. My relations with For e i gn P owers continue to ipire me with Peace. confide nce i n the maintenance of 1 . the. It has a fforded me great satisfaction to find th a t Pre measures which, i n concert with the King of the i nch, the Queen of haSpain, a n d th e Queen of For -1 tll taken f or the pacification of Portugal v ;al, I have been attended with success, and that the e. v il war which for many months h a d afflicted th at eG untry has at last been b rougl , t to a bloodless termin ation. I inodulge the hope th at future differences be tween plitical settl ed with ou t an a parties i n that country may be ppeal to arms. 1 t- GENTLEMEN OF THE nou n OF COMMONS, '. I thank you for your willingness in granting me the necessary supplies ; they shall be applied with due careand economy to the public service. I am happy to inform you that, notwithstand ing the high price of food, the revenue has, up to the present time, been more productive than I had reason to anticipate. The increased use of articles of general consumption has chiefly con , tributed to this result. The revenue derived from sugar especially has been re moval o f t h e g reatl y augment e d b y the prohibitory duties on for e i gn sugar. The various grants which you ha education in the U n i ted Kingdom will ve , I trmade u for • st, b e con ducive t o t h e religious and moral imp rovement of My. peopl e. Mya -d 1 - • oRDs AND GENTLEMEN, I think t ented proper t o i n f orm you that it is my in n immediately to dissolve the present Parlia 'Den t. I rely with confidence on the to alt to Thro ne, and a t tachment to the free instit y ution of thi the s 11n trY, which an i mate the great body of my people. that the d earth by which we have be y God ll ay, by t h e Divine blessin en afflicted, g, be c onverted into c heap ness and plenty. 111:'1LE111ENT TO THE “LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST EVENING. A pi) BY THE QUEEN. 1 ,. -skOCL A. MATION, FOR DIS SOLVING TH ,'-.RE SEN T PARLIAMENT E AND THE CALLING OF ANOTH ER. DECLARING VIer()RIA, R.—Whereas we hav e th oug h t fit, by an with the advice o f O ur Privy Council, to dissolve thi d s Present Parliament, which was this day prorogued and atrieds prorogued to Tuesday the 21st day of September ri , e4 t•• see do for that end publish this our Royal Pro clamation, and do hereby dissolve the said Parliament accordingly ; and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, luiss lC- nights, Citizens, and Burg esses , an d t h e Corn toners for for shires and barghs, of the House of Corn on o t here disch arge d from their meeting and attendance said Tuesday the twenty-first day of September ne4ti an d we, being desirous and resolved, as soon as TILE SU - N, LONDON, SATURDAY OORNIING, JuLV 24, 18.41. may be, to meet our people, and to have their advice in Parliament, do hereby make known to all our loving subjects our Royal will and pleasure to call a new Parliament; and do hereby further declare that, with the advice of our Privy Council, we have given order that our Chancellor of that part of our United Kingdom called Great Britain, and our Chan cellor of Ireland, do, respectively, upon notice thereof, forthwith issue out writs in due form, andilccording to law, for calling a new Parliament: and we do hereby also, by this our Royal Proclamation, under our great seal of our United Kingdom, require writs forthwith to be issued accordingly by our said Chancellors respectively, for causing the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Corn mons, who are to serve in the said Parliament, to be duly returned to, and give their attendance in, our said Parliament, which writs are to be returnable on Tuesday the twenty-first day of September next. Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this twenty third day of July, in the year of oar Lord one thou sand eight hundred and forty-seven, and in the eleventh year of our reign. GOD SAVE- THE QUEEN. BY THE QUEEN. A PROCLAMATION, IN ORDER TO THE ELECTING AND SUMMONING THE SIX TEEN PEERS OF SCOTLAND. VICTORIA, IL—Whereas we in our Council have thought fit to declare our pleasure for summoning and holding a Parliament of our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on Tuesday the 21st September text ensuing the date hereof ; in order, therefore, to the electing and summoning the Sixteen Peers of Scotland, who are to sit in the House of Peers in the said Parliament, we do, by the advice of our Privy Council, issue forth this our Royal Proclamation, strictly charging and commanding all the Peers of Scotland to assemble and meet at Holy rood House, in Edinburgh, on 'Wednesday, the Bth da) of September next ensuing, between the hours of twelve arid two in the afternoon, to nominate and choose the sixteen Peers, to sit and vote in the House of Peers in the said ensuing Parliament, by open eli ction and plurality of voices of the Peers that shall be then present, and of the proxies of such as shall be absent (such proxies being Peers, • and producing a mandate in writing, duly signed before witnesses, and both the constituent and proxy being qualified according to law); and the Lord Clerk Register, or such two of the principal Clerks of the Session as shall be appointed by him to officiate in his name, are hereby respectively required to attend such meeting, and to administer the oaths required by law to be taken there by the said Peers, and to take their votes; and immediately after such election made and duly examined, to certify the names of the sixteen Peers so elected, and to sign and attest the same in the pretence of the said Peers the electors, and return our certificate into our High Court of Chancery of Great Britain. And we do, by this our Royal Proclamation, strictly command and require the Provast of Edinburgh, and all other magistrates of the said city, to take especial care to preserve the peace thereof during the time of the said election and to prevent all manner of riots, tumults, disorders: and violence 'whatsoever. And we strictly charge and command that this our Royal Proclamation be duly pub lished at the Market-cross, at Edinburgh, and in ail the county towns of Scotland, tvfenty-five days at least before the time hereby appointed for the meeting of the said Peers to proceed to such election. Witness ourself at Westminster, this twenty-third day of July, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and in the eleventh year of our reign. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. a speedy completion of that portion of the netr Palace at Westminster to be devoted to the use of the Commons, graciously expressed her intention of causing the buildings to be proceeded with as speedily as possible. WEST INDIA COLONIES. Lord G. BENTINCK gave notice that it was Lis intention, at an early period of the ensuing session, to move for a Select Committee to inquire into the con dition and prospects of the West India Colonies, with respect to its ability to compete with slave-holding countries in the production of sugar. The House was then summoned by the Usher of the Black Rod to attend at the bar of the House of Lords, to hear her Majesty deliver her most gracious speech on the prorogation of Parliament, and the Speaker, accom panied by the greater part of the Members present, pro ceeded to the bar of the House of Lurds accordingly. The SPEAKER having returned to the House, read the Speech from the Chair, and thus was the business of this, the most imprtant Parliament ever assembled since the passing of the Reform Bill, brought to a close. POOR-LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. HOUSE OF LORDS.-JULY 22. MR. BonarkiwiCK'S CLAUSE. DUKES. Norfolk Cleveland St. Albans EARLS. Auckland!! Minto Grey Leitrim Charlemont Meath Fitzhardinge Scarborough Fiugall; BISHOP. St. Asaph LORDS. MARQUISES. Lansdowne Westminster Clanricarde EARLS. Granville Besborough Foley Campbell Camoys Cottenham Stafford Strafford Colborne viscouNT. 031ington Falkland Wharneliffe ELECTION MOVEMENTS. CITY OF LONDON. Thursday evening the Liberal candidates, Sir George Larpent and Baron Rothschild, attended a meeting of electors at the Eastern Institution, Commercial-road. Mr. LAWRENCE having taken the chair, qßaron ROTHSCHILD presented himself amid loud cheers, and proceeded to say that he was favourable to civil and religious liberty, on which grounds he came forward to claim their sympathies and assistance.— (Cheers.) He wished to say something about some ob servations that had been made by the Conservative can didate. Mr. Bevan. There was no more cacdid and ho nourable gentleman than he was—(Hear, hear)—but yesterday he had alluded to him (Baron Rothschild) as the foreign baron. Now, he believed his (Baron R)ths , child's) opiniors wero foreign to him in every respect, but he saw nothing else to provoke or justify the observe tion.—(Cheers.) With regard: to his opinions, he was favourable to extending in every way the blessings of education. He came forward t) claim their support iu the cause of civil an rdigious liberty.—(Cheers.) Sir GEORGE LARPENT then gave an account of his principles at great length to the meeting, and expressed that adherence to free trade, and opposition to endow ments, which we have frequently had occasion to com municate to our readers in resorting his sentiment!. Mr. PATTISON, jun., having addressed the meeting on the part of his father, A resolution was passed, on the motion of Mr. W. HAWES, pledging the meeting to support the four Liberal candidates. HEREFORD.—Captain Hibbert, a Liberal of great local nfluence, will no doubt be returned for this borough. Sir R. Price retires. Mr. Clifford, a local gentleman, has withdrawn. Captain Hibbert and a Conservative will be returned without opposi don. BATH. —On Tuesday evening a meeting of the elec tors of the Waleot district was held, Mr. George Ed wards in the chair ; at which a resolution, pledging the mewing: to support the present members, Mr. Roebuck and Lord Duncan, was carried unanimously. At this period the room in which the meeting was being held, became so densely crowded, that the electors were obliged to adjourn to the outside of the house, where they were addressed by both the present members at great length. Lord Duncan and Mr. Roebuck afterwards addressed a numerous meeting from the windows of the Liberal Association Rooms, Bath-street. CAMBRIDGE.—Tho state of parties in this borough is extraordinary and confused. There are now in reality fur candidates in the field. Until Friday last there were only two, Messrs. Adair and Campbell, on the Whig interest. It will be remembered that a month since Mr. Sutton voluntarily retired, after addressing a public meeting convened by himself. A few days atter the excitement of the installation was over a search for a successor to Mr. Sutton was renewed, and Mr. Humfrey, Q.C., was introduced as the Con servative candidate. He issued his address on Friday, the 16th, and on Saturday received a cordial welcome at a public meeting of the Conserva tive electors ; when the following resolution was carried by an overwhelming majority :—" That this meeting having heard with the greatest satisfaction the sentiments expressed by L. C. Humfrey, Esq., is of opinion that he is a fit and proper person to represent this borough in Parliament." On Monday, the 19th, to the astonish ment of all parties, Mr. Sutton re-appeared in the field, in consequence of having received a requisition so to do. This requisition has not been published, and the natural rence is that it is not numerously signed. It will thus be seen that Mr. Humfrey has every right and title be considered as the first Conservative candidate. He is cordially received by the electors, and the most san guine hopes of his success are entertained. CHELTENIIAM.—Sir W. Jones, the Conservative candidate, has hitherto met with an enthusiastic recep tion, and, if we may judge from present appearances, Mr. C. Berkeley's seat is very insecure. The latter gen tleman's speech on the Health of Towns Bill appears to have given mortal offence to a large number of his con stituents, and his subsequent explanations are deemed anything but satisfactory by even many of his most ar dent supporters. The existence of the " Berkeley feud" has also damaged the Liberal cause. Captain Carrington Smith, who is, according to his own account, " his own chairman, his own electioneering agent, his own com mittee, and almost his own bill-sticker, also comes for ward on the C.nservative interest, without,' however, the remotest chance of success, although the Captain de clares lie is determined to go to the poll. CRICKLADE.—Mr. John Neeld solicits a renewal of the confidence of the electors of this borough. Mr. Neeld's re-election, without opposition, is considered certain. DEVONPORT.—Mr. J. Sanders, jun., a private gentle man from Liverpool, has just addressed the electors on Conservative principles, and commenced an akive can vass. Tne other candidates are Mr. Tufnel, of the Treasury, one of the present representatives, and Mr. Romilly, the Member for Bridport. EvEsnAm.—This borough is now become the arena of high political strife. Mr. Rudge, the new candidate, who offered his services to the electors a month ago, has retired, and Sir Ralph Howard appears in the field as his successor. HEREFORD CITY.—On Monday night a meeting of the Liberal electors was held in the noble room of the Great Dragon Hotel. The chair was filled by Mr. Benbow. About 300 attended, and the greatest harmony pre vailed. Mr. George Clive, Judge of the Southwark County Court, explained the position he was in owing to the legal point raised by Sir James Graham in the House of Commons as to the eligibility of County Court judges sitting in Parliament. He mentioned that he had taken the opinion of the Attorney General and other gentlemen, who were favourable to his own impression that he was not disqualified. Mr. Clive touched upon the difficulty- Sir James Graham had in getting seated in Parliament, and joking said—Perhaps Sir James had a notion of trying Hereford himself. Should Sir James fail in his motion, which would be set at rest within a few hours, he (Mr. Clive) should be at their service, anxious to s'cure the highest object of his ambition, that of representing Hereford, which had shown so much attachment to his lamented father and gallant brother, both now no more. Mr. Clifford (chairman of the county sessions) was introduced as a candidate, only in the event of Mr. Clive being ineligible. lie briefly stated his opinions ; and, in answer t o an e l ector , avowed himself opposed to the endowment of the Ro man Catholic clergy, and also favourable to the ballot. The cries were loud and general for Mr. Symons to be heard on Mr. Clifford resuming his seat, and after a little parley, Mr. Jelenger C. S)mons, of the Oxford circuit, addressed the meeting in a forcible speech. He was ready to make himself a useful working Member of Parliament, but he would not involve himself in heavy expenses to support a contest. He came not to divide the Liberal interest, but to offer his services, as he found a doubt was rife as to the possibility of Mr. Clive coming forward. He declared his objection to any further state endowments, and should oppose any such measure if he was in Parliament. He with. drew from the field, as he was perfectly satisfied with the principles of Mr. Clifford, to whom he paid a well timed compliment for his ability and impartiality as chairman of the county sessions. Resolutions were carried unanimously expressive of approval of Sir Robert Price's conduct, and their determination to sup port, as his colleague, Mr. George Clive. If he was incompetent by any subsequent decision of the House of Commons, then to rally round Mr. Clifford, and support his return in the place of their Member, Mr. Pulsford, retiring on the plea of ill health. Hortsuam.—Mr. Jervis's canvass is most successful, and the whole weight of the Shelley interest is cast into the scale in his favour. Such being the case, the issue can't( tbe doubtful. Prudence would counsel the retire ment of Mr. Fitzgerald from the contest. HUNTINGDON.—This borough may now be included in the category of places where the return of the sitting Members will meet with opposition. Colonel Peel and Mr. Baring are to be opposed by Mr. Prendergast, the barrister, who advocates generally the principles of the present Government. A committee is already formed in his behalf, and are most strenuously exerting themselves to secure his return. LEWES —The Hon. Mr. Fitzroy and Mr. Perfect, the sitting members, have been engaged durin g t h e wee k i n canvassing the electors of the borough. The threat of the Conservative Protectionists to bring a candidate against Mr. Fitzroy was not redeemed till yesterday, when an address was issued from a Mr. Godfrey Hudson, dated from the Temple. Mr. Hudson is for giving free trade a fair trial, and returning to a " sounder" 3 stem, should the trial be unfavourable to free trade; but in the interim he would repeal the malt and hop taxes. The existing poor-law, he says, has many clauses which are unnecessarily cruel and severe, and not calculated to make the labourer an industrious and useful member of society, but a discontented man and a disaffected sut - ject. He wished to see the law so framed as to secure a comfortable shelter for the intim, the aged, and the sick, and a refuge for the destitute who could not obtain employment, while to those who manifested an idle and insubordinate disposition he would secure food, but would apply to them most stringent regulations. Mr. Hudson is reported to be a barrister, and a nephew of the " railway king." LANCASHIRE (NORTH) deputation from the com mittee appointed by the electors of the northern division of the county of Lancaster at the meeting held at Pres ton, on Monday afternoon, has been sent to Mr. Charles Towneley, of Towneley, to request him to allow himself to be put in nomination as a candidate for the represen tation, in conjunction with Mr. W. Patten. Mr. Towneley is a free trader, a firm and consistent Liberal, a Roman Catholic, and a man of large lauded possessions, ancient family, and great local influence. We have good authority for stating that when Mr. Towneley was consulted on the subject a few days ago he expressed his readiness to com e f orward if the state o f t h e e l ectora l register warranted th e proposal of a Li b era l can did ate, and a proper req u i s iti on were forwar d e d to hi m, ex pressing the desire of the eleetors that he should stand. There is. therefore, little doubt that he will be the op ponent of Mr. Talbot Clifton at the forthcoming election, and the most sanguine expectations are entertained of his triumphant return. NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. The present friends of monopoly, Mr. Houldsworth and Lord Henry Bentinok, are to walk over the course. SOUTII NOTT I N GHANSUIRE.—CoIoneI Rolleston and Mr. Hildyard, two other friends of monopoly, ditto. PLYMOUTH.—There are now four candidates fairly in the field —viz., Lord Ebrington, one of the present repre sentatives; Mr. Calmady, of Langdon-hall, the chairman of ;he Free-trade Association ; Mr. Crowder, the Recorder of Bristol, whose opinions assimilate to those of Lord Ebrington; awl Mr. R. Palmer, the eminent barrister of Lincoln's Inn, 11 ho is supported by the Conservatives. Mr. Wilcocks, another barrister, who presented himself to the electors, has retired from the contest in favour of Mr. Calmady. Should the four candidates above-named go to the poll, it is impossible for any person to predict now the sure return of any one of them. The schism caused by the altered courses of the two great party leaders, Peel and Russell, has been so widened and con founded by local and personal circumstances in this borough as to throw into confusion all electionary cal culations. PRESTON. —Mr. Robert Townley Parker, who sat for Preston from 1837 till 1841, has been brought forward by the Conservatives as a candidate for this borough. Mr. Parker's committee have published a letter from him to Mr. Charles Swainson intimating his readiness to stand, but giving no exposition of his political principles. When in Parliament before he was a Protectionist, and a steady supporter of the then pelicy of Sir Robert Peel. Mr. Parker was a candidate at the election in 1841, but was then defeated by a large ma jority. The addresses of Sir George Strickland and Mr. Charles Pascoe Grenfell, containing the customary pro testations of adherence to free trade doctrines, to the principles of civil and religious liberty, and to the policy of progressive reform and a reduction of the burdens of taxation, were published on Tuesday morning, and have given general satisfaction. SUNDERLAND.—The contest in this place is assuming a warlike aspect between the Liberal candidates, or rather their friends, who are now convinced that Mr. Hudson will be elected by a very large injority, and the parties supporting Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Barclay are each directing their efforts to secure the second seat for the candidate whose cause they respectively espouse. The Wilkinson party arc very hostile to Mr. Barclay, and express their determination to defeat his election, it possible. Mr. Barclay has to-day published an address, in which he states that he is gratified to find, from the promises of votes that have been made to him, that he will again be returned, and he at the same time pledges himself to maintain the existing navigation-laws in all their integrity. A meeting of his supporters has been held to. d iy, when he made a similar dtclaration, and, as this is the pivot on which the election of the second candidate will turn, there can be no d ou b t rationally entertained but that Mr. Hudson will be very high at the head of the poll, and Mr. Barclay second, by a consider able majority over Mr. Wilkinson. SURREY ( WEST).—Mr. W. J. Denison has again of fered himself as a candidate. Mr. Trotter retires, and Mr. Drummond, of Albury Park, comes f orwar d i n t h e Conservative interest.—Surrey Gazette. ospect of an uncontested ele S ct u i n on ßE re l mls s T undiminished. h e WORCESTERSHIRE (EAST).—DROI T IVICH, TUESDAY. —Mr. Hodgetts Foley, who it will be remember e d ret i re d (ATpr No T ory candidate has yet appeared against Messrs. King and Alc oc k. from the contest last Christmas, on the death of Mr. Barneby, is the first in the field for East Worcestershire. His address has appeared here (the returning place for the division) this afternoon (Tuesday ). Captain Rush out, the present Member, will solicit re-election ; and it is not expected (in consequence of the extraordinary compact entered into at the last election) that any oppo • sition will be raised to Mr. Foley's election. YARMOUTH.—There are now Ave candidates canvass ing for the representation of this borough, three of whoa. must necessarily either withdraw or be defeated. They are Mr. Rumbold (who has represented the borough 30 years), Mr. F. H. Goldsmid, Mr. R. J. 133gshaw, Lord Arthur Lennox and Mr. 0. E. Coope. The first three candidates mentioned above avow Whig and Radical principles; the two latter are liberal Conservatives. In consequence of recent divi sions the Whig Radical party is split into at least half a dozen distinct sections, and all three can- dictates are canvassing quite dissociated from any col league. The Conservative candidates are united. Each party has issued its address; and in many points—in deed on most subjects—the very same principles are avowed. Mr. Bagshaw differs most; he desires triennial Parliaments, a great extension of the suffrage, vote by ballot, and, though a member of the Established Church, will vote, though not immediately, for its separation from the State. This has satisfied the political Noncon formists, who have agreed to vote for him because of this and his promised opposition to all educational or reli gious endowments. The other four candidates are free traders, friendly to civil and religious liberty, opposed to the separation of Church and State, and to the en dowment of the Roman Catholic priesthood, or to voting public money in support of religious seminaries. There is not, however, an exact uniformity, inasmuch as Mr. Rumbold is still inclined to continue the Maynooth grant. and Mr. Goldsmid, being a Jew, contemplates the eventual disunion of the Church from the State with no apprehension or alarm. ABERDEEN (CITY OF).—Although rumours have again revived of contemplated opposition to the return of Capt. Fordyce as Member for this City, yet no other candidate, as far as we can learn, has yet given his name or stated his pretensions. In the meantime, from the movements of parties, it seems not unlikely that a contest may be attempted. The Conservatives -desire to keep their friends unpledged. Another party wou ld embrace electors of all political opinions, in favour of a candidate of "ability and business experience." A third would have the dissenting interest efficiently represented; and a fourth would "go " for the " live points of the Charter." Such are the discordant sections into which it is sought to divide the constituency—no unfavourable omen for the success of the Gallant Captain. DUMBARTONSHIRE.—A liberal and independent can didate has started for Dumbartonshire, with excellent prospects of success. The candidate is Mr. Thorna. , Campbell Robertson, who, in th? civil service in India has proved his abilities and integrity, and attained h eminence. ELGIN DISTRICT. —Mr. Bannerman arrived in Banff on Saturday evening, and was to begin his canvass of the electors there and i n Macduff on Monday. His opponents are very active. FALKIRK BURGHS. —W e are authorised to state that Mr. Wilson has not withdrawn from his intention of offering himself for these burghs.—Glasgow Argus. FIFE (COUNTY OF) —A requisition is now in course of receiving signatures respectfully requesting Mr. Tin dall Bruce, of Falkland, to offer himself as a candidate for the representation of th e county .—Fifesliire Journal. INVERNESS.—Mr. Math eson , of Ardross, ha s bean prosecuting his canvass in thi s town, and will speedily proceed to the other burghs. H e h as been well received by the electors. INVERNESS BURGHS.—WhiIe at press intelligence has arrived, by the London mail, of the intention of Richard Hartley Kennedy, Esq., to contest the representation of the burghs, on thoroughly independent p r inciples. Mr. Kennedy is deputy chairman of the Orient al Bank, and chairman of the India and London Assurance Company. Ile moreover, a gentleman of high education, good talents as a speaker, independent fortune, and perfect freedom from the shackles of party.—ltiverness Journal. KIRKALDYTurcT.—An address of Colonel Fergu son, the present representative of these burghs, to the constituency, has been issued. No opposition is thought of here. LElTH.— There is no lik?lihood of any opposition, the Lord Advocate's votes on public questions and his effective promotion of the local interests of the burghs having retained all his old friends, and gained him many new. iss S ue E d LK a i n ß a K d s d a r i e ß s E s .— to M o r e . eAie.cEto..rLs, in which h e announcesockhart, of Borthwiek brae, the present representative of the county, h as M.P.,bywhom he has been cordially his intention of again coming forward as a candidate, on Conservative principles. Ross AND CROMARMf; n ta w m b e u s sil A y latheson, of CAacnhvaansysinagndoteheelLecetworiss:engaged in received, and will be returned for Ross and Cromarty by a large majority. WIGTOWN BURGHS.—Sir John Mactaggart has inti. mated his intention of again being a candidate for these burghs.—Aberdeen Journal. j a d w,,llight bre eze, and fine clear L LOYD'S SHIPPING. JULY 22 Rigby, Callao ; Wind s.ly., PM. W.-Arra. Mayfield, DEAL,• weather, N, JULY 23 . —W C l ut h a , Bahia ; Marion, 111•Kerli c , balti more • Eliza Frances , Parsons, Philadelphia; Dia na , Bulley New ' York ; Trusty., Scott, Quebec ; Contract, C awsz e; Quebec; Douglas , Douglas, Montreal. Arrived f rom the River, Johnstone , Sydney, New South Wale s ; Wi lliam Wilson, New South Wales; Elizabeth, Buckham, Launces ton, Van Dielllaß'S Land ; Kestral, Madras. LIVERPOOL, Jinx 22.—WindW.S.W., mod erate.—Arrd. Columbine, Sunnan , San Blas; Conrad, INPNeill, Valparaiso; Rapid, Camaroons, sl d. lath May, Fernando Po, 18th• John Brooks, Porto Rico; Mary Hannah, 3lather, ditto ; ' Sir It Jackson, Doran, Matanzas; Porta, ditto ; Anglo Saxon, Cuba ; Carnatic, Hutchinson, N!w Orleans. A full rigged ship was seen on shore 20th , inst. on th e west-end of Kathlin Island by the Fian M Coull steamer, arrived hre from Portrush. The R obert Burns, for Ode ssa , is on shore e near Crosby. ( t ) c i g s, is so fre quently attention to their [4IDvERTisEMENT.] —lnper s o n a 1 ttppeiamrapnroevewe, fronts, oo b en o nf ttotsi improvements b d i r t es i s n es .s a p n le d n( p i e id ru g k l e a s s , s.casea, which all are more or less interested, tilletolessada. i in i n oil s , i it i ci n t r i t e yo n: %n l , e y a , amr n se e lia g lt l aa e vl c e t he introduced it as the hair.dtrhueeccieudesa request public scalps,ladies' a s, ncl e. gentlemen enabling every one to select what . is most becoming at ome. For lightness of construction and for an elegant and natural appearance they are unrivalled, and the divisions being transparent,. admit . the skin of the head which t they ' e s y head exh i to be seen through. Likewise, being made -of naturally curling hair, they never assume the stiffness that is observable with all that is artificially prepared. Address, Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. I A new opera by Verdi, composed expressly .ii for her Msjesty'a Theatre, conducted by the ! imself, with Jenny Lind as the prima donna, nna ever to the doors of this theatre. Last night fa it t and including in its cast Lablache, Coletti, and Gardoni—such such was the attriotion :h drew on Thursday greater ni— ovvds thin not an extra night, albeit it was a Thursday. and Prince Albert, who honoured the theatre with Majesty their presence, were in their box long before the commence ment of the overture, The opera" I Masnadieri" sa adaptation of the "Robbers" of Schiller, the plot of which which is admirably adapted to operatic pur poses. Verdi has been fortunate; in securing the services of such a poet as the Chevalier Maffie, the author of the libretto who has rendered many of the most magnificent passages of the original, and who has constructed one of the most interesting -lyrical dramas ever represented on the stage. With such a libretto failure would be all but impossible, under any circum stances. The chef d'oeuvre of Schiller is so familiar to every lover of the drama, that we need not detail the plot. The following was the cast of last night-•-a cast which, for strength, has never been approached:— Carlo Moor Gardoni. Francesco Moor Coletti. Massimiliano Moor Lablache. Moser Arminio Amalia Verdi, oq his appearance in the orchestra, was received with repeated bursts of applause, which were gracefully acknowledged by the Maestro. There is a beautiful :I:rlo.ah violoncello solo in the overture, which contrasts exqui sitely, by its softness and melody, with the more noisy parts of the composition, and which was listened to with breathless attention. The opening scene is in a tavern on the confines of Saxony, and Carlo is discovered read ing Plutarch. In a recitative, in which much of the beautiful poetry of Schiller is preserved, he expresses his disgust at the " age of cowards," in which he lives, and his gloomy reflections are interrupted by a lively chorus behind the scenes ; then follows a beautiful cavatina, " 0 mio cartel paterno," in which he antici pates with joy his return to his father's house, and which was exquisitely rendered by Gardoni, and procured for him a well-deserved round of applause. The robbers enter ; a letter is brought to Carlo. It is from his father, & casting him off for ever. His agi tation is extreme. His friends propose to form them selves into a band of robbers, and to choose him as their chief, and the scene ends with a spirited cabaletta by Carlo, " Nell' argilla, maladetta," which was given with great spirit by Gardoni, who was called on at the conclusion of the scene. The next scene is in the castle of the Moors, and we find Francesco, the younger brother of Carlo, rejoieing at the success of his machi nations for the ruin of Carlo, and plotting the death of old Massimiliano, his father. This scene was superbly acted by Coletti. His manner of giving the con cluding words of the scene, " Trionfo, trionfo col pito ho eel segno,“ was the very acme of the expression of triumphant villany. lie then in structs Arminio (the Hermann of Schiller) to forge the story of Carlo's death, and relate it to the old man, and the scene concludes with a spirited aria, " Tre mati o miseri," which was given by Coletti with great spirit and immense power. The scene then changes to another part of the castle, where old Massimiliano is discovered asleep. Amalia enters, and gently approaches his couch, and the appearance of Mademoiselle Jenny [And was, of course, the signal for reiterated plaudits. Her scena dintrata," Lo sguardo avea degli angeli," (a literal translation from Schiller) was exquisitely given; nothing could exceed the beautiful simplicity and pathos with which she warbled this exquisite aria. The applause at the conclusion was enthusiatic. Then follows a duet by Lablache and Jenny Lind (our readers may imagine the treat which it must be to hear the two most accomplished artistes in the world singing together), and the act concludes with a quintette, in the course of which the news of Carlo's death is told by Arminio, and which was magnificently sung and acted by Mademoiselle Jenny Lind, Lablache, and Coletti. At the fall of the curtain, all the artistes were called for and bouquets innumerable were showered upon the Lind. When she retired there were loud calls for the Maestro, and Verdi made his appearance, led on by Lablache. The second act opens with Amelia at the tomb of Massimiliano. She has left the infamous banquet of Francisco to pour forth her sorrows at the neglected tomb of his father. She is interrupted by the chorus of bacchanals within, who are drinking with Francesco. This chorus is un accompanied, and the dramatic effect produced by the contrast of this joyous chorus, with the plaintive notes of Amelia, is very fine. The music of this scene too is perfectly original, and is worthy of the situation. This scene is a great triumph for Verdi, and the concluding aria, " Volasti alma beata," for Jenny Lind, one of the most expressive melodies in opera, was given with a sweetness and feeling which left nothing to be desired. Arminio enters, and tells her that Carlo yet lives, and after a moment's 'stupor, she bursts out into the most exuberant expressions of rapturous joy, in the aria " Carlo vive ! 0 caro accent°, which may be regarded as the gem of the opera. Nothing could exceed the acting and singing of Jenny Lind in this aria. Verdi had afforded her an opportunity of bringing all the resources of her art into play, an oppor tunity of which she well knew how to avail herself. She imparted her own enthusiasm to her audience. Never had such enthusiastic applause been heard within the walls of her Majesty's Theatre as greeted her at the conclusion of this aria. She was obliged to repeat it, and again at its conclusion was the applause resumed, and after that she was called on twice, and bouquets without number were thrown to her. A fine scene fol- lows, in which she rejects with scorn the suit of Fran cesco, and which was superbly acted by Coletti and Jenny Lind. This scene concludes with a spirited duet, " Ti scosta impudente," which was much applauded The last scene of the second act is laid in the neighbour hood of Prague, in the robbers' camp, and the act con cludes with a spirited but somewhat noisy chorus of robbers. The third act is, perhaps, taken as a whole, the best in the opera. The first scene is in the forest, in which Amalia has sought refuge from the pursuit of Francesco. Here she meets Carlo, and the duet " Tab bracio," by Jenny Lind and Gardoni, is one of the most effective bits (both musically and histrionically) in the opera. The Cabaletta. " Las:•it risolendere," with which it concludes, is exceedingly beautiful, and at its conclusion they were both called on. Then follows a chorus of robbers, a fine massive composition, and then the dis covery of old Massimiliano in the cave, in which he had been confined by Francesco, who had spread the report of his death; and the oath by Carlo and his band to avenge his wrongs. The description by Lablache of his suffering was one of the most effective pieces of musical declamation ever heard, and the oath of vengeance by Carlo, and the chorus, which is the finale to the act, was magnificently given, and insured for Lablache and Gardoni, and for the Maestro, Verdi himself, the honour of a call at the conclusion of the act. The fourth act opens with the interview between the Priest and the conscience-stricken Francesco, in which the acting of Coletti, as he describes the terrific dreams by which he is haunted, is quite appalling. The chorus of robbers attacking the castle is then heard be hind the scenes, and Francesco flies in despair. The last scene is in the wood—Carlo has asked a blessing of the old man (who knows not his son) as his preserver. He has received it, when the band enter dragging in Amalia. She flies to the arms of Carlo for rescue, and discovers that her lover is the captain of the robbers. Horror-stricken at her situation, she demands death at his hands ; and, to save her from the insults of the robbers, he stabs her. Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm of the audience at the fall of the curtain. Three times was Jenny Lind called forward, and then Verdi was led forward to receive the applause of the house. Her Majesty remained until the conclusion of the opera, and then left the theatre, ac. companied by Prince Albert, and her suite. The Royal party seemed delighted with the opera, and the applause bestowed on the various artistes by the party in the royal box must have been most gratifying to them. The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the performances with their presence. The Royal suite included the Countess of Mount Edgecombe, the Baroness de Sparti, the Hon. Miss Murray, the Hon. Miss M'Donald, the Earl of Morley, Colonel Buckley, Colonel Zeymuret, ann Mr. Ormsby Gore. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by his Serene Highness the Prince of Saxe Weimar, the Che valier Corre de Sa, the Countess of Sheffield, and Lady Susan Halroyd, and attended by the Hon. Miss Eden, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley, and Mr. Taylor, also honoured the theatre on this occasion with her presence. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, attended by the Ladies Honoria and Augusta Cadogan. Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, Baron Tusbeck, Mr. C. St. John Mildmay, and Dr. Quinn, were also pre• sent. Amongst the company were—the Duke of Wel lington, the Prince Louis Napoleon, the Duke of Leeds, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, and Lady Augusta Paulet, the Duchess of Sutherland, and the Ladies Levi son Gower, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, the Princess Mary of Baden, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Douro, the Marquis of Huntley, the Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis of Kildare, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Worcester, the Marchioness of Westmeath, the Earl of Munster, the Earl and Countess of Bective, the Earl Belfast, the Earl and Countess of Essex and Miss Johnstone, the Earl of Chesterfield ! the Earl of Westmoreland, the Countess of Stackleburg and Madlle. Stackleburg, and Madlle. Alga De Lechner; Viscount Morpeth, Viscount Cantilupe, and Viscount Raneleii; Lord and Lady Templemore, Lord Sandys, Lord Sal toun, Lord and Lady W. J. D'Eresby, Lord Charlesrd Wellesley, Lord Harry Vane, Lord W. Lennox, Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset and Miss Somerset, dr. Lady Dashwood, Lady Whitbread, and Lady Gar Nieolay and M. C. de Koudriaffsky; hnte.Brharthone Lord Mayor, Lady Carroll and the Misses Palmer, Colonel and Lady Arabella Harding, the Right Carr011, General the Hon. A. P. Upton, .Hon. G. Byng,. Sir IL . Meux, Sir M•P, the Hon. Mrs. Ryder Burton, Sir IL Webb, R. and Lady Grant, Sir Alexander and Lady Woodford and the Misses Woodford, Colonel Fimais,Miaanjodrie, n.N. Baring, Major Buckley, Captain Blaine, Colonel i‘ Colorel Reynolds, Colonel Smith, Mr. and Miss Holford, Mr. Hubert Deburgh , H o d g son, Mrs. Grote, Mr. and Mrs. W. Williams andMr s. Miss Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Peele, Williams, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Broadley, Mr. and Mrs. Dentt, Mr. and Mrs. C. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Est ing and Miss Ewing, and the Hon. J. Lane. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Mozart's Nozze di Figaro, which has been fur some time in preparation, was produced here ou Thursday, with a degree of care ant splendour wort h y of tins won derful composition of the Gran Maestro." Th e cast was as follows: Susanna Madame Grisi. The Countess Mdlle. Steffanoni. Cherubino Mdlle. Alboni. Marcellina Mdlle. Bellini. Count Almaviva—Signor Tamburini. Bartolo Signor Rovere. Antonio ... ...... Signor Polonini. Basilio Signor Lavia. Figaro Signor Marini. It is, perhaps, not too much to say that never has this opera been so perfectly produced in England as at Covent-garden last evening. To detail every feature worthy of commemoration would be to go through the entire opera from the commencement to the close. Grisi as Susanna, and Tamburini as the Count, sustained the most important parts in the opera, and certainly they could not have been in better or more able hands ; their excellencelin these two of their greatest parts, ace too familiar to require specification Suffice it to say, that, great as they have ever been, they were n ever grea t er than last night. G r i s i' s " Venite inginocchiatevei " was admirably sung, and accompanied with by-play as ad mirable with the Page. In the duo " Crude 1 F with Tamburini, and in that w i t h Mdlle. Steffanoni, ere" " Sull' aria," sh e was excellence, and encored in both. Her celebrated aria " Deh Vieni," from some cause , was not given, an omission we hope to find ,supplied in future performances. Tamburini's Vedro m en t r' io sospiro" was very finely sung, in true Mozartian sty le; and in the trio with Gri s i an d L av i a, " Cosa Sento !" he was admirable. Alboni, as usual, delighted the audience, and received the usual flattering testimonials of approbation. She sung the arias, " Non so piu cosy sou," and " Voi che sapete che cos a amor," most sweetly, and with great spirit, and was encored with enthusiasm in both. Her by-play as the lovesick page was admi rable, and so delighted the audiense that, when at the close of the first act the other principal performers ap peared 'on the stage without her, the calls for " Albo n i, Alboni," became so vociferous hat, although changing her dress, she was compelled to hasten before them to receive the congratulations so justly merited. Madlle. Steffanoni, as the Countess, was very well re ceived, and deservedly so. Her performance was grace ful, elegant, and artistic. She sung the aria, " Porgi amor," with exquisite feeling and tenderness; as also the " Dove sono i bei momenti," in the second act. She participated with Grisi in the honours of the encore for " Sull' aria," and the applause bestowed on its delivery. Marini's Figaro was exceedingly good. At the com mencement he appeared rather timid and nervous ; nevertheless he gave the opening duett, with Grisi, "Cinque Dieci," and the "Se vuol ballare," with much effect. He improved as he progressed, until the delivery of that most magnificent of bass airs, "Non piu andrai,' which he sung with splendid effect, and was compli mented not only with a rapturous encore, but a call immediately after to receive the congratulations of the audience. He was very fine in the recitative, " Tutto e disposto," and the aria following, "Aprite un po' quegli occhi," which last night,were restored to their place in the opera. In _all the con certed pieceß, his fine bass voice told very well. Revere's Bartolo was excellent; his " La Vendetta" was executed with admirable effect, and loudly applauded; and in the concerted portions of the opera he was invaluable. Madame Bellini and Signors Lavia and Polonini sustained their parts-with great credit. Lavia's " In quegli anni" was sung admirably, and elicited great applause. It is needless to say that all the concerted parts and choruses were rendered with great effect. The beautiful finale of the first act was one of the most perfect performances we have heard. At the end of each act and the fall of the curtain, the prin cipal artists were called forth to receive the well-merited ovations, and throughout the performance, and at the close, floral showers were liberally bestowed upon Grisi, Alboni, and Steffanoni. A new ballet, composed by Signor Casati, was produced for the delnit of Mdlle. Fuoco. who last season obtained so much approbation at Drury lane. The scenery is extremely picturesque, the music good, and some of the groupings were very beautiful and original. Mdlle. Fuoco was received with great enthu siasm, and her performance evinced talents of a high order. She was encored in one of her brilliant pas a la Fanny Ellsler. Her most successful efforts were a pas de deux with M. Mabille, and a pas d'ensemble, in which the groupings were extremely beautiful. She was called, at the fall of the curtain last evening, to receive a floral ovation. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. THE CATTLE SHOW. NORTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, JULY 22.—Northampton has seldom, if ever, presented a more animated appear ance than it has shown to day. Visitors began to arrive as early as six o'clock in the morning, the hour at which the show-yard opened. From that time until three o'clock in the afternoon thousands continued to pour into the town, on foot and in vehicles of various kinds; whilst every train which arrived at the stat on deposit( d hundreds at once. The inn-yards being incapable of holding a tithe of the vehicles brought into the town, carriages, gigs, waggons, and carts were placed in rows in the streets and market-place. The streets were crowded, and the principal routes from the town to the show were filled up with a continuous stream of people, the appearance of the majority of whom bespoke them agriculturists. Notwithstanding the rule laid down by the society for discouraging the exhibition of over-fed animals, there were several in the show which came muter that de nomination. This may be attributed to the circumstance of this being the first show which has taken place since the common-sense view of the subject has been adopted by the society. Now that its fiat has gone forth, the expensive process of manufacturing fat for the grease pot, lately so much in vogue, will gradually be aban doned, and one may not despair of seeing, in a year or two, even at the Smithfield show, animals that are really well fed and healthy. THE DINNER. The dinner took place in a tent erected in a part of the town called Waterloo. This pavilion, which was erected by Mr. Manning, of High Holborn, is an ad- mirable piece of workmanship, and well merits a minute description, did space permit it. Upwards of 1,100 gentlemen sat down to dinner, the Earl of Egmont in the chair ; the Earl of Yarborough vice-president. Amongst the company were the Duke of Buccleuch, Marquises of Exeter, Northampton, Downshire ; Earls Delawarr, Spencer, and Chichester ; Viscounts Sydney, Hill, and Newry and Morne ; Lords Rivers, Walsingham, Portman, St. John, Southamptmi, and Pomfret, Fielding ; Hon. Captain Dddley Pelham, Hon. Philip Pierrepont, Hon. 11. W. Wilson, Hc.n. W. Gage ; Sirs J. Johnstone, Bart., M.P., C. Lemon, Bart., M.P., G. Rebinsin, Bart., W. 0. Pell, Bart., Harry Smith, J. Anson, E. Baker, and C. Knightley ; Mr. P. Pusey, M.P., Colonel Austen, M.P., Mr. W. Miles, M.P., Mr. W. G. Hayter, M.P., Mr. H. Stuart, M.P., Mr. G. Hudson, M.P., Mr. T. W. Bramston, M.P„ Mr. T. P. Mansell, M.P. ; Colonels Challoner, Fitzroy, Gilpin ; Sir E. Bowater ; Major Wollaston ; Mr. H. Wilson, Mr. T. R. Barker, Mr. J. V. Shelley, Mr. G. J. Bosanquet, Mr. W. B. Stopford, Mr. Shaw, Mr. W. F. Hobbs, Mr. Carter, Mr. G. Turner, Dr. Buckland, Dr. Daubeney, Professor Way, Mr. S. Bennett, Mr. C. Halyard, Mr. W. R. Browne, and the present and late mayor. The dinner was provided by Messrs. Higgins, of the George Hotel, and was a very good one. The Rev. Dr. STODART said grace before and after meat. Dinner being over, The CHAIRMAN, in rising to propose the " Health of her Majesty," observed, that in all he might say that evening he would avoid touching uroa any topic likely to engender ill-feeling. The sole object which should in fluence all present was a desire to benefit to the great society whose anniversary they were assembled to com memorate.. He concluded by proposing " The Queen," which was drunk with three times three cheers. , - The CHAIRMAN then gave" the Health of the Queen 1 Dowager, Prince Albert, the Prince of \Vales, and the rest of the Royal Family."—(Drunk with three times three.) The Earl of CHICHESTER proposed " the Health of the Foreign Ministers." Upon this occasion the society was honoured by the presence of Mr. Bancroft, the American Minister.—(Hear.) It must be pleasing to a society of Englishmen that the only Minister who hap pened to be present was the representative not only of a great and intelligent nation, but one who derived its origin from Great Britain.—(Cheers.) It was desirable to cultivate the friendship of foreign nations, because nothing was more calculated to enhance the interests of agriculture than a free communication with scientific men abt oad. It was unnecessary for him to remind the meet ing of the good offices which this country had recently in her necessity received at the hands of America. — (Hear, hear.) It had frequently fallen to the lot of the society to welcome the Ministers of America at their meetings, but never with more hearty good will than upon the present occasion. —(Hear, hear.) He concluded by proposing " The Foreign Ministers," which was dr unk with three times three. Mr. BaNcisorr, the American Minister, rose ami d s t d much applause. He said that he cou ld hardl y words to express his gratitude for the . which his country had been allude d to. ki A nd lt m bo a u n g n b er ti i i r e i not altogether a stranger in that meeting , fo r Minister of a foreign country , t b i l o is n h o e n sam e sun shone upon d bonds of union between t he farmers o fhnoatwuraes h the face of the earth. The e a r d ery es n t a a returned furnished The • harvest. celestial the seed-time, and ripened the look blessing . them alt ; the same seasons as they ht well blend in the breast of the bus influences to which he must . for a on his exertions mig ht !madman with that spirit of brotherhood which had made the tillers of the soil—especially those of Anglo- Saxon origin—the guardians of freedom and conser vators of peace. Whe rever the councils of the ncaet. Nor was that found them selves cul tivators of the soil prevailed, there it was certa i n woonuldwbdiewh foreignellinpea ions interested in societies of this ki n d. tthheatonnlyati p o o n i s nt Wherever he turned his eyes he beheld evidence of the spi r it o f enterprise and improve ment which distinguish e d the people of this country. They rifled every clime of fruit and flowers to enh ance their own. Everywhere the valu e o f you had evidence of the com binations of interest which na tions of the earth. Since be c b o a n d nected together the • been in England h e h a d seen American plants to which English skill and culture had been applied, and th ey had a tt a i ne d a d egree o f beauty and perfection which they never possessed in their native soil.—(Cheers . ) It had afforded him the highest gratification to witness the beauty of the horses and stock e x hibit e d that d ay. differed very muchfrom that in England. In England the farmers went through a course of work which had been continued from century to century, and had only to perfect what their forefathers had handed down to them; the Americans, on the other hand, had to grapple with the difficulties of nature—to tame, subdue, and render useful the natural exuberance of their exhaust less soil. Nothing had struck him more since ho had been in in England than the manner in which the fields were cultivated and weeded by the hoe and the hand. In America the trees were older than the roads—older that. the towns-and, where spared, were the oldest monu ments existing in the country. In England not an animal was suffered to live unless it could produce a passport and prove its right to be fattened and fed.— (Cheers and laughter.) The farmers of England' cultivated the soil beneath those beloved chirvehes— (Cheers)—which stead amidst the graves of th e i r fathers, that seemed to shed a sacred i nfluence on their toil. With the Americans, beneath whose blows she forests fell—with that moving and active population those who now lived upon the soil were more numerous than all who slept beneath it.—(Cheers.) There the, agriculturists, with the instruments of husbandry in their hands, were obliged to erect school-houses and churches, and prepare for competition with the mother country in all that was calculated to promote the pros perity of mankind by the advancement of religion, and the cultivation of science and art.—(Hear, hear.) Itr the name of every American he responded to the wish that peace might for ever prevail between the two coun tries.—(Chars.) Let it be hoped that the relations of commerce, and the interchange of intelligence between the cultivators of the soil in the two countries, would knit them together in such bonds of amity that no ap prehension of a rupture need - be entertained. With these. sentiments, uttered from his heart and soul, he responded to the sympathy shown for his country, and would con clude by praying for the prosperity of the farmers of England.—(Loud cheering.) The CIIAIRMAN rose to propose a toast, which could not be g:ven if the rules of the society were strictly ad hered tc ; but he had no doubt he would be excused for deviating from them, on account of fle distinguished merits of the individual to whom he referred,—he meant " The Hero of Aliwal."---(The toast was drunk amidst great cheering.) Sir H. SMITH' thanked the company for the kind man tanineodrn i is n nh otheuwhich d c bo be be s towed r h bs e ee y s ot hive a wh d ei sd r r e u c e pm e oan r kd keeping t ea h ed e pv mention a p tt. h o s e f o mh breed e s r ea n et a dt e m no e i hunters, as a m fitter of great importance in a military point of view. A body of English soldiers mounted o* hunters was a terror which an enemy could not easily r. silt. That valuable breed of horses was so much de. teriorated that, if 500 were wanted for the service of the country at the present moment, he beliesed they could hot be obtained.—(Hear, hear.) The Duke of Buccr.zuGu proposed the next toast, which was, " Success to the Royal Agricultural So. ciety of England." Hl5 Grace expressed himself in terms of warm commendation of the exhibition, and said that persons had come t) visit it from all parts of thu kingdom. The toast was drunk with all the honours. Mr. S. O'BRIEN made an ingenious address in introt ducing the toast of " Agriculture, Manufactures, and, Commerce," Rhicb, owing to the late hour at which,thi4 report reached town, it is impossible to give, and thlk same reason renders an abridgment of the subsequent portion of the proceedings indispensable. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by saying he would give the toast as it was usually written on their election flags, " Tha. Plough, the Leom, and the Sail,"—might the plough never break in a furrow, and be still guided by the strong arm and honest heart;—might the loom still ply and find employment for labeur;—xand might the sail bear forth our merchandise and bring back to this haven of many navies the rich enjoyment of all God's bless. ings.—(C h eers. ) The toast was much applauded. The Marquis of NORTHAMPTON proposed the "Health of the Mayor and Corporation of Northampton."— ___ _ _ (Drunk with three times three.) The Mayor of NORTHAMPTON returned thanks, and expressed a hope that the society would soon pay another visit to Northampton. Lord PORTMAN said, that it was his duty to propose as a toast, " The Labouring Classes." He referred to the difficulty which attended every effort to ameliorate the condition of the labouring classes, and said, that whilst it was the duty of society to educate the young and cherish the old, it no less became it to correct the ill. doers of the middle-aged. That was the course which, he had endeavoured to pursue through life. There were 7,000,000 labourers in Great Britain employed in various occupations, but none of them enjoyed the same advan tages as the labourers engaged in agriculture, for they beheld the. works of God in all their glory. They, too, saw the great' principle of universal charity in daily practice ; they saw the sun shine and the rain fall, without distinction of sect or party, which taught then% that universal benevolence was the duty of poverty. Its was in that spirit he called upon them to toast thu labouring classes.—(Cheers.) All present knew their worth—(Cheers)—and he trusted they all knew and would perform their duty towards them. He would apply to them two old lines, taking the liberty to alter one word: "Be to their faults a little blind; Be to their virtures very kind." His Lordship concluded by-proposing, " The Labouring Classes."—(Drunk with three times three.) Mr. VERNON SMITH complained that the variety of topics which had been offered to the notice of the meet ing placed him at disadvantage, for little was left for him to say. Politics were purposely excluded from that meeting; but it was not a little curiouato ebserve that every speaker who had referred to that rule ran as close to the wind as he could.—(A laugh.) The itch which speakers seemed to have for transgressing the rule in question reminded him of an anecdote, which perhaps the company would excuse him for repeating. A gen tleman who took home to dine with him a triend who had a remarkably large nose, cautioned his wife not to make any allusion to noses during his friend's visit; the lady remembered the esution until they were just about rising from the table, when she said to the gentleman, " Pray make a long nose and hand me the biscuits."— (Laughter.) At the present moment the rule operated with peculiar hardshp upon him and his Hon. Friend, the Member for Nora amptonshire. For his own part, he hardly knew whether he had a political position.—(A laugh.) The Right Hon. Gentleman next adverted to the presence of many ladies on the show ground and the pleasure which it gave him to see the fairest of women among the fattest of oxen, and passing to and fro, with a lightness of step which would scarcely bend a blade of gra , s, in the midst of Craskelt'a clod crushers and other terrible looking implements, formed to tear but not in jure the bosom of mother earth."—(Hear and laughter.) The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded a humorous and agreeable speech by proposing " The Health of the President." The toast was drunk with three times three. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks. Mr. SIIELLEY proposed, " The Judges of the Show." Re said that some idea might be formed of the arduous duties which those gentlemen had to perform, when he stated the fact., that at the first show of the society the number of implements exhibited was only 23, whereas at the present exhibition the number amountad to 1,250, and if placed in a row they would occupy a space a mile and a quarter in length, by 20 feet broad. Great im provement was observable in the animals exhibited, and the short horns were as fine a lot as ever was submitted to judges.—(Hear, hear.) The health of the judges was drunk with three times three. Mr. WRICUT returned thanks for himself and his col leagues, and expressed a hope that in future exhibitors would aim less at fattening their ani uals than developing their points of breeding.—(Applause.) The following toasts were drunk in succession:— "The Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, and the Royal Agricultural Improvement Society :of Ireland." The Earl of SILFORD returned tnanks, in the absence of the Duke of Richmond, who was unable to attend from illness. " The Railway Companies, V% 110 have so liberally carried cattle and implements free of charge to and from the show." Mr. HUDSON returned thanks. " The President elect," proposed by the lion. Octavius Duncombe. The Earl of YARBOROUGH returned thanks. The meeting then broke up. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. 11 lower. There market for shares to-day, and R ricelge s,le. The salecent.),are— STOCK Exc El AICTE S . 7 — Ii N I N ' P e () h kj a lj v e 7 is a large amount of stock pressing for Preference (guar. 6 Lancashire, Birkenhead, Clitheroe, &dcaxford, 7% P .—Ea il t . —Birmingham an d. r 6 per cent.), 1 dis.—Ditto, New, ls. 3 ..,I:: fere „ e (gua . L d and int.—Leeds and Thirsk, . and , outtipor t, 114 p.— on ,. on Crosby, dis.—Liverpool,jbuaLdYa:evr2e:ityydull and heavy MT rn North- ~ este , p —Midland Ditto, Fifths (late ~ H o wes , 3% p.. — Newcastle and Ber wick,p. Nor th ern Counties Union, 3 dis.—. New ' 41/ d "Dover, No. 4, % dis. — Whitehaven and p.—Dublin and Belfast d and and North Midland (East and 'West Furness, 4% ts : 1211t!e'stL 175—Manchester r ed a 3 n and l,e ci e/ D is, ew li s al u v r , 1 2 1). p..... % 'West Biding Union), Is. 3d. . Junction Riding Extension), ~ 175 —Mane 13 dis. t sSotouctik-,E12a6.-:nitto, r e a ' MANCHESTER, JULY 22. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are — Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 1 5-16 dis.— Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 2% dis. — Birmingham and Oxford Junc tion, 6 13-16 p.—Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., Preferentials,N c. p.—Derby, Stafford,and Worcester, 1 11-16 dis.—Eastern Counties, 20 5-16 c .—E ast Lancashire, New, %c. dis.—Great Northern (London and York Extension), Scrip, % dis.— Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 1 9-16 p. —Ditto, Thirds, 7-16 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preferentials, % c. dis.—London and North-Western, Quarters (B), 5 15-16 P. — Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares, % n. dis.— Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 1-16 p.—Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1, 2', 7 i : p -Ditto (Grimsby), 12/. 10s. Shares, 2 dis.—llitto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 31i .; dis.—Newcastle and Berwick, 1 !1 3. 4 11-16 p.—North Sta trordshire, 2 11- 16;p.—South Yor ksh ire, 1 Doncaster, and Goole, !,.; di:-. _ „. LEEDS, JULY 22. - STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 15s. dis.—East Lancashire, New, 145.. dis.—Ditto, New Scrip, Is. p.—East and West Yorkshire, 14 dis.— Leeds and Tikirsk, 6 3 1 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 12s. die.— Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 235. dis.—Malton and Drif p.—Newcastle a2inandniitierßL:wteiicxk:tien: field Junction, 20s. dis.—Manchester and Leeds 321. Shares, 2s. 6d. n. dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), Is. 6d. p —Mid land, Preference, 31 /: -I/. 14s. p.—North British, Thirds, 1 5 44 p.—Ditto, Quarters, PA p.—Ditto, Extension, de. p.—Nortli Staffordshire, 2/. 13s. 9d. p.—.North-Western, 345. dis. and c A hester and Leeds (West /. Shares, N 5 2G 1.1 71,18. E . 2 ,11 1 , : i.i 1 e_ E L si; D il :le , ns J cai lL e i ___. , l 4 - eAr ‘) I s lli s n o i u o t n h , Riding Union), 1 4 I Lincolnshire ares6B.64 ( l G . n r e d i i insby and 3h3a s S n., T , d o ai c ns I . L i E Boston,xi t a t ri t p. —Mancheiter, Sh —e e r fi ,l i la e il l lttat i ,o , I S ` l o i r e k ili s e fi l i d re ) , Doncaster, Goole, ,/,dis. EDINBURGI-OULY 21. STocg. ExcitANGE.—The sates are—Dundee and Perth, 33 1 ,i Ditto, Quarters, 65k. 61—Edinburgh and Bathgate, 8 1 4— EdinbuNh, Leith, and Granton, yew, No. 2,41 s— . Quarters, 13s. 3d.—Edinburgh and Northern New, 70s.—Ditto, N cwpor t , 71 . ss. 6d.—Ditto, ditto, New, '4ss. Great Northern, 85s. 6d.—North British, Quarters, 90s. 6d. —Ditto, Thirds, 51s. 6d.—Scottish Central, 27 1 / 2 —York and Newcastle, Preference, 16,75. - . GLASGOW, JULT 21. S . rocK EXCIIANGE.—The rules are—Caledonian, New, 395: 9d.—Direct Bombay and Madras, 2s.—Dundee and Perth. 33 1 / 4 —Ditto, Quarters, 655. 6d.—Edinburgh and Perth, 235. 6cl.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr (5 per cent. guar.), 1241. —Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 6—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ar drossan, 746.—Manchesterand Southampton, New, 225. 6d. IMPEhttil, PA II LIAMEN T. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 23. This being the day fixed for the prorogation of Par liament the doors of the House were opener) at Twelve o'clock, and soon after the galleries of the House and the seats set apart for Peeresses were occupied by ladies of rank, in full dress. The Foreign Am bassadors occupied the place set apart for them, and were dressed in full costume, several of them displaying the ribbo s and jewels of their several orders of knighthood. The Peers, in their robes, began to ar rive shortly before one o'clock, and at two o'clock the arrival of her Majesty was announced. Her Majesty. accompanied by Prince Albert and attended by her Ministers and the great officers of State en tend the House shortly after two o'clock. All rose on the entry of her Majesty, who, taking her seat upon the throni., commanded the attendance of the [louse of Commons at the bar. The coup (Cecil presented at this moment was superb, and whatever may be the de ficiemies of the new chamber as a place for debate, it must be admitted that as a salle de spectacle for occa sions of state it is unrivalled. Nothing could exceed the gorgeous magnificence of the scene as the Queen, taking her seat on the throne, commanded all present to be seated. The Speaker of the House of Commons, dressed in his state robes, and attended by several of the Members, then appeared at the bar, and addressed her Majesty as follows: " MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN, " We, your Majesty's most faithful Commons, attend your Majesty with the Bill by which the supplies are completed for the present year. They have been granted with a strict regard to economy, as also with a disposition to make ample provi.ion for all branches of the public service. " buring the progress of the session which is now about to terminate, we have maturely considered various measures for the practical improvement of the law, and for the amelioration of the moral and social condition of the people. And where it has not been possible to bring these measures to a satisfactory conclusion, we hope to have prepared the way for sound and useful legislation in future sessions of Parliament. We have passed Acts to regulate the disposition and transfer of lands in Scotland, and whilst carefully adhering to the established principles of law, we have given increased facilities for dealing with real property in that country, which mu;t tend greatly to increase its security and value. " We have found it necessary to place a further limi tation on the hours of labour of young persons employed in factories ; and by giving more time and opportunity for their religious and moral instruction, for healthful recreation, and the exercise of their domestic duties, we have elevated the character and condition of a large and industrious class engaged in manufacturing ope rations. " There is, however, one subject of paramount impor tance to which your Majesty was graciously pleased to direct our attention at the commencement of the session and which called for long and anxious deliberation. " For many months past your Majesty's subjects in Ireland have been suffering from the combined effects of famine and its too frequent consequence—disease ; requiring pecuniary aid, and prompt and energetic mea sures to arrest their fatal progress, and to prevent an almost total disorganization of society in many parts of that kingdom. "No exertion has been wanting on our part to meet this terrible emergency. Every restriction on the impor tation of food has been suspended, and every resource of legislation employed to mitigate what no human wisdom could avert—this awful visitation of Divine Providence. Nor, in providing for this emergency, have we been unmindful of the permanent welfare of that important part of the United Kingdom. We have encouraged the development of its vast capabilities and the industry of it s inhabitants, by giving every possible stimulus to public and private enterprise, whether directed to the improvement of land, or to the establishment and construction of fisheries and harbours; and, profiting by past experience, we have extended and rendered more effective the pro visions of the law for the relief of the destitute poor, thereby bringing into new and closer relations, and con necting by ties of mutual interest, the proprietor and cultivator of the soil. " To those measures for the temporary relief, and for the permanent improvement of Ireland, our labours have been assiduously devoted; and nobly and generously have our efforts been responded to by all classes of 'your Majesty's subjects, who, following your Majesty's:gra cious and benevolent example, from the highest in the realm to the humblest, have made every sacrifice which the urgency of the case demanded to alleviate sufferings unexampled in their intensity, and borne with a forti tude and resignation equally unexampled by that brave and loyal people. " We now tender to your Majesty the last Bill for appropriating the various sums voted out of the Con solidated l'und,tto which we humbly beg your Majesty's Royal Assent." The Royal Assent was then given to several Bills. The LORD CHANCELLOR then advanced to the foot of the throne, and kneeling, presented her Majesty with a copy of the Speech. Her Majesty then proceeded to read in a clear and beautifully distinct tone the Speech (for which see another column). Her Majesty having concluded reading the Speech, The LORD CHANCELLOR said, it is her Majesty's royal will and pleasure that the present Parliament be prorogued to Tuesday, the 21st day of September, aad it is prorgued accordingly. Her Majesty then rose from the throne, and the royal procession left the House in the same order iu which it entered. At about a quarter before three o'clock her Majesty left the House of Lurch, and proceeded in state to Buck ingham Palace. The Park guns fired a royal Falute on her Majesty's arrival at a n d d eparture from the House of Lords. ItJsp: OF COMIIIO2VIS. July 23. The SPEAKER took the chair at One o'clock. Lord MARCUS HILL appeared at the bar of the Hoaie, and stated that her Majesty had, in answer to the Address of the Commons, on the subject of