The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-08-14 00:00:00

• • • N. 2 • _. \ ;` THE ROYAL VISIT TO IRELA ND AND_ SCOTLAND. %, \ From two o'clock on Sunday afternoon week the heights above Kingstown harbour were thronged with eager 1 crowds, to witness her Majesty's arrival at this portion of her dominions. Shortly after six the royal squadron was discovered rounding the land at Dalkey; and .in a few I minutes more the booming of cannon announced the pre sence of the Sovereign. The harbour of Kingstown pre sented at this time a splendour of marine array 'which might have challenged the ideal grandeur of an Eastern 1 festival. The royal yacht was brought to her moorings. and her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert, appeared on the quarter deck, and acknowledged the rapturous ' cheerings with which she was received. At ten o'clock on Monday morning the royal party pro ceeded to land; and on her Majesty setting her foot for the first time on Irish ground. the Harbour-master of Kingstown hoisted the royal standard amidst deafening ; cheers, followed by a salute from the cannon of the war ships in the harbour. Altogether, her Majesty's reception in Kingstown was magnificent and cordial. The party were embarked in the railway train, and proceeded to Sandymcunt Avenue, the houses on the whole line of railway being decorated and filled with anxious spectators. At this place her Majesty had to proceed to her carriage, over a platform, covered with crimson cloth and tastefully decorated : and the scene—the cortege and attendants, military, &c.—was most splendid. The state carriage having been drawn up to the platform, Her Majesty, Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal entered, Lady Jocelyn following with the other Royal children. Her Majesty's carriage was an open one; and she repeatedly acknowledged the cheering with which she was received here, and along the road to Dublin. At about 20 minutes to eleven the royal cortege arrived at the city gates (erected for the cccasion), when an equerry demanded atmittance and received the keys, the city mace and sword, which were presented by the Lord Mayor, on a magnificent silver salver. His lordship addressed her Majesty, congratulating her on her safe arrival, and re questing to be permitted to accompany her on her progress through the city. Her Majesty having redelivered the keys, and expressed her pleasure at her reception, proceeded through Herbert-street, Merrion-square. Nassau-street, Grafton -street, West m oreland-street, and Sackville- street, to the Vice-regent-lodge. As the procession passed under a triumphal arch in Eccles-street, a dove was lowered from a window into the royal carriage, which her Majesty placed beside her, amid loud cheers from the vast multitude assembled at this ' point. Her Majesty entered the Vice-regal Lodge at a quarter past twelve o'clock. ' The decorations in the streets through which her Ma jesty passed were splendid, and her reception throughout most enthusiastic. On entering Merrion-square, the effect of the numerous balconies and countless ornaments and floral emblems of the houses in the fine open space was very picturesque. In one house a number of fine children, with blue sashes round their waists, and bearing a host of little banners, joined with their tiny voices on the deep shout of the peo ple. The Prince of Wales, whose natural gracefulness se cured him the applause of every woman, acknowledged these marks of respect with much earnestness and viva city. At the entrance to Nassau. street a splendid Gothic arch extended across the street, from the top of which the royal standard of England floated. Upon the crown of the arch was the word " Welcome," in large letters, formed of laurel and oak leaves, and over it a gorgeous harp and crown, with the letters " V. A." at either side. It was one of the best designed and most elegant struc tures of the kind ever witnessed. On arriving at the noble area which is surrounded by the Bank of Ireland, the front of Trinity College, and Dame-street, the cheer ing became overpowering. This, we may state, is the locality so well known to many of our readers as College green. The facade of old Trinity was blocked up to the second story by a huge platform, covered with thousands of those who had interest enough with the body corporate of that seat of learning to procure admission. The Bank bore on its roof an equally large assemblage. Every house top had numerous occupants. With similar honours the procession moved slowly on till it entered Sackville-street—that extremely wide and, no doubt, very noble thoroughfare. with whose breadth and length the citizens are wont to silence any comparisons between Dublin and other capitals—where the ensemble of stately houses. the front of the Post-office, the towering height of Nelson's Pillar (with its huge ensign streaming from its top), and the dome of the Rotunda terminating the vista, presented 3 magnificent spectacle. Here, again, the enthusiasm was great. The illuminations were universal. There was scarcely a house from the centre to the furthest suburbs of the city, as well as in the adjacent villages, which did not ex• hibit a blaze of light. The public buildings contributed to the effect by rare and elegant devices. Towards mid night the rain came down, but it did not diminish the enthusiasm of the vast and orderly multitude who filled every street. At five o'clock, her Majesty proceeded in an open car riage, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert and suite on horseback, to Glasnevin. Her Majesty was received at the Botanical Gardens by the Duke of Leinster and other members of the society, and after inspecting t'ie grounds drove round the park. Her Majesty was frequently recognised during the drive, and was most warmly cheered. in the Viceregal Lodge, the royal boudoir, the drawing room, the music salon, and the dining-room, have been entirely re-decorated and re-furnished for the reception of her Majesty. The dining-room was now used for the first time, the apartment having been built expressly for the accommodation of the Queen during her contem plated visit before the death of Lord Besborough. The following is a list of those who had the honour of dining with her Majesty :—The Lord-Lieutenant and the Countess of Clarendon, his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, Viscount Jocelyn, the Lord Primate, the Lord Chancellor and Mrs. Brady, the Marquis of Lans downe, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Headfort, the Marquis and Marchioness of Lontloaderry, the Earl and Countess of Clancarty, the Hon. Miss Dawson, the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, Sir Edward and Lady Blakeney, Chief Jus tice and Mrs. Blackburne, the Earl of Charlemont. the Earl of Desert, Colonel Phipps, Mr. Corry Connellan, and Captain Begot, Aide-de-Camp in Waiting. Tuesday was a quiet day after the excitement of Mon day. The rain came down in torrents, and the streets were soon a mass of mud, from the quantity of dust caused by the crowds of the night before who attended to see the illuminations. But her Majesty did not allow the weather to interfere with her intentions. Her Majesty devoted the day to the inspection of the public buildings. She was most warmly received by the people in the streets, and her reception is certainly one with which her Majesty may justly be gratified. The Bank of Ireland (formerly the Parliament House), the National Education Board, Trinity College, Dublin. and the Royal Hospital, were visited in succession. When at Trinity College, among the volumes examined by her Majesty was a copy of Sal lust, of the 15th century, with the autograph of Mary, Queen of Scots. The Queen was pleased to leave in the library another royal autograph, which will hereafter be regarded with still greater interest, as a memorial of her visit to Ireland. She wrote her name in one of the blank leaves of the Book of Kells ; and immediately beneath her Majesty's signature Prince Albert was pleased to write his name. . On Wednesday morning, at nine o'clock, an inspection of the regiments of cavalry quartered in Dublin took place in Phoenix Park, under the command of Prince George of Cambridge, in the presence of his Royal High ness Prince Albert, who appeared on horseback, and was much cheered by the admiring crowds. At one o'clock, her Majesty, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the royal suite, left the Viceregal Lodge to hold a levee at the Castle. The entrance to the park and the whole carriage drive were lined by well-dressed groups, who most cordially saluted her Majesty as the royal car riage passed. The bridges and quays on both banks of the Liffey were crowded from twelve o'clock with expect ant spectators of the cortege, and every street in Dublin through which it had to pass presented an animated throng, who vociferously applauded her Majesty and the Prince. Her Majesty wore a green tabinet dress, with shamrocks embroidered in gold, a blue scarf, and a splen did bandeau studded with diamonds. Prince Albert was attired in military costume. Previous to holding the general levee, a court was held for the purpose of receiving addresses of congratulation from the corporation and the university. The address from the university was read by the Lord Primate. Her Majesty thanked the deputation for their loyal, address. The deputation then, through Dr. Singer, presented an address to Prince Albert, con ferring on him an honorary degree, to which he made a suitable acknowledgment. The Lord Lieutenant then signified to the deputation that her Majesty requested that the members of the deputation would consider them selves as presented without going through the formal mode of presentation. Dr. Wall and Dr. Singer, were then presented by the primate, and kissed her Malesty's hand. The deputation consisted of the primate, as visitor, all the fellows and scholars, a considerable number of doctors of divinity, law, medicine, science, Lord Farnham, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Napier. They walked in proces sion from the college, and formed an interesting spectacle in their several academic robes. The levee was then held. The number of presentations was beyond all expectation, amounting to nearly 3,000, besides :deputations from various public bodies. Shortly after six o'clock, her Majesty left the castle. There was a considerable crowd assembled outside, who cheered lustily, as the royal car riages drove off to Phcenix Park. On Thursday, there was a grand review and sham fight in Phoenix Park, in which all the troops quartered in Dublin took part. With the punctuality which has long been one of her most prominent characteristics, the Queen, in an open carriage drawn by four splendid greys, and pre ceded by outriders in the royal livery, swept along the winding road from the Viceregal Lodge on to the review ground, a few minutes after ten o'clock. Her Majesty was escorted by a squadron of the 7th Hussars, and in the immediate vicinity of the royal vehicle rode his Royal Highness Prince Albert, in the uniform of a Field Mar shal, his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, Sir Edward Blake ney, and a numerous and brilliant staff. Her Majesty looked remarkably well, and was untiring in her gracious acknowledgments of the lcud, long, and oft-repeated hurrahs which greeted her approach, and were kept up without intermission until the imposing cortege whirled across the open space and commenced passing down the long-extended line. From the extreme left, which was occupied by the Enniskilleners, to the right flank, where the Lancers and Artillery completed the line, an array of gallant soldiery, nearly three miles in lenzth, must have extended. The mounted constabulary, too, formed an attractive feature in the scene ; and, in point of men, horses, and equipments, showed to advantage even in the presence of the more martial men at arms. The evolu tions, which were of the usual character, marching past in slow and quick time, charging, skirmishing, firing in line, and receiving cavalry in square, appeared to have ! ~_r ' • S . _ - ings of the people. The morning gave the test of the feeling of the upper and higher classes; now for the test of the lower classes essentially. A few moments, and the royal cortege appeared—Prince Atbert sad Lord Cla rendon on horseback in the front—immediately behind, the Queen in an open carriage—not a soldier, nets police man—and such a welcome; one loud hurrah, the spon taneous burst of the feelings of the mob—as we may call them, but not offensively—and then this mob suddenly formed themselves into an escort, and, quick as were her Majesty's blood-horses, they could not for some time outstretch the speed of her escort, who, on each side of the carriage, and almost hanging on its steps, cheered her Majesty with such shouts as could only come from their hearts, while the women blessed her as she passed. To us this spectacle, trifling and short as it was, speaks a lesson more true of the feelings of our people towards the Queen, and of the public opinion of the course of the nobleman to whom the country is indebted for the royal visit, than a thousand pageants." HER MAJESTY'S DEPARTURE FROM DUI3LTN. Amidst the pealing of cannon and the cheers of all, the Queen stepped on board, followed by the Prince, the royal children, and her suite. The royal yacht at once moved off, and her Majesty, accompanied by the Prince Consort and the children, proceeded aft to the elevated space near the taffrail, where she was in full view of the people, and remained there so long as she could have a distinct view of the features of the people at the pier at which she em barked. Her Majesty then paced the deck for a little time, and on approaching the extremity of the pier near the lighthouse, where vast numbers of people had congre gated, she parted with the two ladies-in-waiting with whom she had been up to this time in conversation, looked towards the crowd, ran along the deck with the spright liness of a young girl, and, with the agility of a sailor, ascended the paddle-box, which, as our readers are aware, is a tolerably high one, and was almost at its top before she was observed by Prince Albert, who for some time previously had been standing on its summit viewing the surrounding scenery. Her Majesty on reaching the top of the platform was assisted by Prince Albert, and taking his arm she gracefully waved her right hand towards the people on the pier. After some time she waved a white handkerchief, appeared to give an order to the command ant, and immediately the paddles ceased to move, and the vessel floated on with the impetus it had already received. Her Majesty remained in this position (the vessel moving very slowly and as close to the pier as was compatible with safety), waving her handkerchief, and receiving the plau dits of the thousands who crowded the extremity of the pier. An occasional revolution of. the paddle kept the vessel in motion, and in this way the Victoria and Albert drifted rather than steamed past the pier, and until the royal yacht had passed full half a mile from the pier the speed was not altered, nor did her Majesty leave the pad dle-box, but continued gracefully to acknowledge the manner in which she had been received by the citizens of Dublin. Three steamers laden with passengers kept close on the side of the royal yacht for some distance, and again the yacht slackened speed, and the little steamers bidding her Majesty farewell with a hearty cheer returned towards Kingstown Harbour. The Queen and Prince Albert have ordered some Irish stockings from the manufactory at Balbriggan. Her Majesty intends to create the Prince of Wales, Earl of Dublin, which title will hereafter be always borne by the heir-apparent to the throne. Sir Robert Peel, accompanied by Lady and Miss Peel, arrived at Edinburgh on Tuesday afternoon, and were to leave at ten o'clock the next morning for Perth, and were to arrive in Glasgow in sufficient time to join the Royal party. Nearly all the boats along the county Down coast were hired for the occasion of the Queen's visit, and all suitable situations for viewing the passing fleet were monopolised. One eccentric old gentleman offered to " let" an ash tree on his land near the shore, from the branches of which, he said, there would be the best view "of everything worth seeing." FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. FRANCE. The French Assembly has approved of the expedition to Rome by a majority of 423 to 176. The French minis try, however, are as puzzled as ever as to what they shall do, now their army holds possession of the Eternal City. The Pope will not yield an iota of his temporal authority, and the people would rather return to the Republic than have him back with a bevy of Cardinal administrators. As for the French Republic, it is daily sinking deeper into difficulties. The deficit in the revenue is enormous and increasing. New taxes are spoken of, but the people cannot pay the old ones. Till the financial perils are surmounted no government in France can have the slightest stability. All in the country is gloom, with the solitary exception of the laugh raised by an assurance of the shifty Lamartine that Louis Bonaparte is the man for the mission, and that the hand of Providence was manifest in his Presidential triumph ! M. Lamartine, who is confined with an attack of acute rheumatism, has been compelled to solicit of the Legisla tive Assembly an unlimited leave of absence in order to sell his patrimonial estate and liquidate his pecuniary engagements. . . Pierre Bonaparte has been released from arrest on giving his word of honour to the President of the Assembly that he should be forthcoming when called upon. The President of the Republic, accompanied by the Vice-President and four of the Ministers, left Paris on Saturday morning at 9 o'clock for Rouen. lie was re ceived at the railroad station with cries of " Vive Napo leon," " Vive le President." He arrived at Rouen at 1 o'clock. His first act was to proceed to the cathedral, where he was received by the Archbishop and clergy. He then reviewed the National Guards and troops, and re paired at 4 o'clock to the Mairie, where he received the authorities, and afterwards visited the iron manufactory of M. Barbet. At 7 o'clock he was entertained at a magnificent banquet given him by the city. Lieutenant and Mrs. Heald (Lola Montez) have arrived in Paris. THE PEACE CONGRESS IN PARIS.—This convention, which held its first meeting at Brussels last year, will assemble at Paris on the 22d instant. The following are among the principal subjects which are likely to come under the discussion of the Congress :—The settlement of international disputes by arbitration ; the necessity of a general disarmament, progressive and simultaneous ; the removal of the causes of war, by such economical and political means as will tend to open new modes of inter national communication ; the extension of postal reform ; the reduction of public expenditure ; the universal reform of commercial tariffs, the multiplication of peace societies, the progress of moral education, the adaptation of public teaching to the special requirements of particular com mittees, and the uniformity of weights, measures, and currency. .. ` . ti been gone through with that intuitive steadiness and skill on the pate of,both cavalry'sinel infantry, which have ever 'been the attribntes of. the Biitisji soldier in real, as in mimic warfare. About 12,000 men were supposed to have been in the field. After the review, Prince Albert visited the Royal Irish Academy in Grafton-street, and, after remaining there for -some time, proceeded to the Cattle Show of the Royal Agricultural Improvement Society, where he was received at the entrance of the society's louse by the members of the committee, the dense throng of spectators who lined the way on either side cheering with enthusiasm. On Friday, the Queen paid a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Leinster at their Grace's princely seat at Car ton, where a numerous party of the nobility and gentry had the honour of being invited to meet the Queen. Many parts of the route were decorated with triumphal arches, flags, laurels, and wreaths. Crowds of well dressed persons had collected, anxious to pay yet another tribute of homage to the Queen. They testified their ardent loyalty by the most energetic plaudits. The royal cortege reached Carton at ten minutes after one. The noble duke and his amiable duchess gave orders that every approach to. Carton should be thrown open to the public, in order that the humblest of the peasantry, as well as those in affluent circumstances, should have every facility afforded them in expressing their attachment and devotion to our gracious Queen. The result is, that the public kept faith with the duke and duchess, every thing they could desire was accomplished, and nothing that the most supercilious could disapprove was commit ted. It was a royal holiday, and although thousands of the poor were admitted to the presence of her 'Majesty, there was not only no indecorous act committed, but their canduct prompted by the natural politeness of the people ruled supreme on this auspicious festival. Their de meanour was edifying, and the royal lady upon whom this national compliment had been conferred appreciated their worth, and gave testimony of her confidence in them by mingling amongst the crowd on foot. The regimental bands were stationed on the terrace and played favourite airs. The royal standard floated from the roof of the mansion, and the marquees were erected on the terrace, in which an elegant luncheon was laid out. The Queen remained at Carton about an hour, and then returned to Phoenix-park. On Friday evening her Majesty took her departure from Dublin. At half-past six o'cloc'e, her Majesty, with Prince Albert, and the juvenile members of the royal family, attended by Lord and Lady Clarendon and Sir George Grey, proceeded from the Vice-regal Lodge in two royal open carriages and three close carriages, belonging to his Excellency, for the railway-station in Westland-row. They were most vociferously and enthusiastically cheered, and, on taking their places in the railway carriages, an express engine conveyed them to Kingstown. The close of her Majesty's visit was as brilliant as its commencement. Hundreds of thousands witnessed her progress to Kingstown, and were present at the embarka tion. The cheers whi ch bade her good speed and the cries for a happy return were uttered with the most touching fervour, and her Majesty seemed to feel and acknowledge the affection of her subjects. The Dublin Evening Post, of Saturday, says :—" Her Majesty having embarked in the midst of a chorus of voices that swelled to the greatest volume that ever was heard in Ireland—the scene was exceedingly solemn and sublime. She remained on the quarter-deck, looking on with an intense expression of interest and affection upon the magnificent scene before her, glancing her sweet countenance in the faces of the people, to whom she cor dially bowed her farewell. She moved about, as if to retain her self-possession and suppress the starting tear. At length the gangway was about being removed, and stepping up to the Countess of Clarendon, her Majesty caught her Excellency by the hand with all the ardour of youthful attachment, and kissed her twice most affection ately. The movements were rapid. but still she lingered with the Countess, speaking to and looking closely in her face with expressions of the sweetest fondness, and then turning to her faithful Lieutenant, she gave him her hand to kiss—a mark of favour quite unusual unless at presen tations, and consistent with her demeanour towards hint during the whole period of her visit, as she has exhibited the most marked anxiety not only to sustain and dienify the office of Viceroy, but to do honour to the individual filling it. Looking his Excellency ardently in the face, her Majesty spoke to him for a minute or so, and bade him farewell. Her Majesty next turned to H.R.H. Prince George, shook hands with him, and kissed him." The squadron, with the usual royal salutes, and the yards all manned, got under weigh at a quarter before seven o'clock, and with a light breeze proceeded towards Belfast. As the royal yacht left the harbour, her Ma jesty and her illustrious consort appeared on the elevated paddle-box, frequently bidding adieu to the vast crowds who lined the jetty and the piers, and, as a signal mark of the impression left on the mind of the Queen, the royal standard was lowered five times before the noble vessel passed out of the view of the delighted people on the • shore. The royal squadron arrived in Belfast Lough on Satur day morning, shortly after five o'clock. The passage from Dublin was rather rough, and her Majesty was a good deal incommoded. All the chief streets in Belfast were splendidly decorated in honour of her Majesty. The ceremony of landing being over, the Queen and Prince Albert proceeded to a splendid pavilion which had been erected, through which she passed amid the firing of ar tillery and the most enthusiastic cheers of thousands. At the other end of the pavilion, the carriage of the Marquis of Londonderry was in waiting, into which her Majesty and Prince Albert entered, accompanied by the ladies in waiting. The Mayor followed close to her Majesty, and after him came a countless throng of carriages and ve hicles of every description. The royal cortege proceeded at a somewhat smart pace through High-street, in which stands, tastefully ornamented, were erected, all crowded almost to suffocation with the elite of the town and neigh bourhood, on to the Linen-hall, where her Majesty and his royal highness viewed various fabrics there exhibited, and expressed themselves greatly pleased with the beauty, &c., of the workmanship. After inspecting the articles laid out in the Linen-hall, the royal procession passed on to the Botanic Garden, on leaving which it visited the Queen's College, which her Majesty minutely inspected. Her Majesty then returned by Victoria-place, Howard street, Donegal-square South, East Donegal- square,North Donegal-square, Donegal-place, Castle-place, High-street, Bridge-street, Donegal- street. North Queen- street, Hen ry-street, Yo: k- street, Donegal-street, Bridge-street, and High-street. The royal party again reached the Fairy about half-past five o'clock, on board of which the Queen and suite immediately embarked, and, accompanied by several steamers, proceeded down the Lough, where her Majesty went on board the Victoria and Albert, and shortly afterwards sailed for the Clyde. The honour of knighthood was conferred on the Mayor, Mr. W. G. Johnson, late member for the.borough. In the evening the town was brilliantly illuminated, and a grand display of fireworks added to the gaiety of the scene. The shops were all closed, and rejoicings general. The preparations at Glasgow have been most extensive. Her Majesty would reach the Clyde on Saturday evening. The squadron remains in the Clyde on Sunday, and her Majesty would pass through Glasgow yesterday forenoon at an early hour, as Prince Albert was desirous of being at Balmoral last evening. ANECDOTES OF HER MAJESTY'S ENTRANCE INTO DUBLIN. Nothing could exceed the beauty of the weather, or the splendour of the coup d'ceil, on Monday morning, when her most gracious Majesty landed at the jetty at Kings town. Her Majesty, who was slightly browned by her sea trip, looked remarkably well ; and, as for Prince Al bert, the Irish ladies pronounced unanimously in his fa vour. The royal children followed next, and were the objects of unusual curiosity and admiration. When her Majesty reached the more elevated platform leading to the royal carriage, the thousands of well-dressed persons who had obtained tickets gave her Majesty such a recep tion as to occasion her visible emotion. Her Majesty became apparently deeply moved, bowed most graciously, and then, going to the rail of the platform, waved her hand affectionately to the countless thousands who were making the sky ring again with the shouts of welcome. For a moment all ceremonial was forgotten, the ladies fairly wept with emotion, and her Majesty also was visibly and deeply affected. When her Majesty stepped into the carriage, the engineer expected an immediate signal to proceed, but he was graciously ordered to delay a few minutes, during which the Queen stood up in the car riage, and acknowledged the affectionate greetings of her subjects in a most affable and condescending manner. The royal carriage was not long in reaching the terminus, when her Majesty and suite entered the carriages and four which had been prepared for her reception. The progress through town was one of the grandest spectacles ever witnessed. The Queen was evidently pleased. There was no mistaking the expression of her countenance; and as for Lord Clarendon, no schoolboy going home for the holidays ever looked half so happy. Exclamations, new to the ear of the stranger, but all breathing the deepest loyal affection, were heard at every turn. Sure she 's the real lady," " Won't she give us a Prince Patrick ?" and " They're a mighty handsome couple, God bless them," resounded in every corner. The only dissentient heard throughout the whole pageant was one critical old woman, who remarked, on her Majesty's first appearance on the _deck of the Victoria and Albert, at Kingstown, " that the Queen had a mighty coarse straw bonnet on, that she (the speaker) would herself be ashamed to pur chase." There was, no doubt, a strong opinion among many of the spectators that her Majesty would have ap peared to much more advantage as " a real Queen," crown on head and sceptre in hand. The royal children were objects of especial interest, and it made no small addition to the affectionate enthusiasm of the people to see by a thousand little manifestations that her Majesty, in addition to her truly regal qualities, possessed that inestimable social virtue of being a watchful and loving mother. Among other traits which were not lost on this people of quick and delicate perceptions was. that her Majesty, on stepping into the railway carriage, looked anxiously behind her to see that her children were safe. The immense crowd outside saw and appreciated the gesture in a moment, and rent the air with their cheers. The delight and gratification felt by the Irish at the Queen's complimentary. visit to them illustrates the truth I of Lord Burleigh's saying, " that right humanity taketh such deep root in the minds of the multitude, that man kind are more easily moved by unprofitable courtesies than by churlish benefits." The Evening Post has the following account of a scene in the Phoenix Park, on Monday, a few hours after Her Majesty's arrival:— " A little before five o'clock yesterday, the royal car riages, then empty, proceeded to the Park, and drew a crowd with them to the Viceregal Lodge. The word T.-as passed that her Majesty was coming out. A short delay afforded sufficient time for a crowd to collect around the gate •, about two or three hundred persons collected, and formed a true Irish mob—for among them there did not happen to be twenty of any better class. We confess we stood near in anxiety, not for the result, for we knew what that would be, but in anxiety that her Majesty should pass out at the same gate, and thus ascertain what were the spontaneous, the unbought, and unbiassed feel. . , , -_ ~. - s THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ROME. Letters of the 3d from Rome, state that three commis sioners had arrived from Gaeta and assumed the temporal government of the Papal States. which General Oudinot, by public proclamation, resigned into their hands, retain ing only the military power for the French army. The Commission, composed of three Cardinals, is to form the Ministry, with the exception of the department of foreign affairs, which remains with Cardinal Antonelli, No con ditions appear to have been made with the Pope, and the promises given by the commissioners are of a general nature only. The city of Rome was perfectly tranquil. All the Papal paper money has been acknowledged, and that of the Republic at 35 per cent. discount. General Oudinot has been deprived of his command for proclaiming the re-establishment of the ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Rome. Prince Odescalcbi, the President of the new munici pality has arrived at Rome from Gaeta, stating that a Commission had been appointed by the Pope, composed of three Cardinals—namely, Cardinrls Altiert. Vannicelli, and Della Genga—who are empowered to form a Ministry, and restore the temporal authority of the Supreme Pon tiff. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. The Vienna journals of the sth inst. have brought news from Hungary of great importance, if true. By these we learn that on the 4th inst. the Hungarians stole a march, and surprised the garrison of Raab. A sharp conflict ensued, which ended in the fortress and city being occu pied by the Hungarians, where they found 80,000 bushels of oats, 2,400 head of cattle, and large stores of miscella neous provisions, which they carried to the citadel of Komorn. Nor were these all the trophies of their victory, for they captured six guns, and took two companies of Austrian infantry prisoners. Klapka commanded the Hungarian troops, who afterwards quitted the city of Raab, and took up their abode in the fortress, where they seized the Vienna mails. A private letter in the Times gives the following ac count of the impression which the news of the disaster at Raab made at Vienna :—" This morning Vienna presented an unusually excited and flur:ied appearance. Four batta lions were despatched by railway to Pressburg. Among them was a battalion of Rifles. They were mere lads. There had been some mutiny among them. I understood they had refused to march until the Emperor sent to say that they should not be used against the enemy. At length they consented to do so, but even then the scene was heartrending. The poor young fellows moaned and wept aloud. They cried that to march against the Hun garians was to go to death. The officers yielded less to their feelings, but they too parted from their friends and relations with very evident signs of emotion, and then hurried the men off. Near the railroad there was a dense crowd of curious spectators. Here again the young rifle men tarried and bemoaned their fate. They said, We are going to be shot !' and, addressing the crowd, they cried, ' Farewell for ever—we shall never return !' The officers entreated them to be quiet and resigned to their fate. They submitted at length. Prussia has offered her assistance to Austria, [but it has been declined. Prussia has the same feeling on the sub. ject of the Hungarian rebellion as Russia; for, should Austria be worsted, the province of Posen and the Ultras in Prussia would, to a certainty, make common cause with the Polish and Hungarian republicans. Four of the great capitals of Europe, Paris, Vienna, Rome, and Naples, are at this moment under military law, from which Berlin was relieved only the week before last. EXTENSIVE FIRE IN GREECE.—A dreadful conflagra tion broke out in the city of Serres on the 10th, which destroyed 15 churches, 2 mosques, 22 khans, 10 schools, and other buildings, amounting in all to 3,000. THE FELON PRESS IN NEW YORK.—We havereceived the " Farewell" number of the People (New York); a journal certainly conducted with great ability ; it was started by Mr. • Devin Reilly. The editor says :—" For six months we have toiled hard, night and day, and re ceived not one per cent. for our labour. Agents, carriers, and subscribers owe us and will not pay.—Dublin Packet. FEARFUL EXPLOSION IN BELGIUM.—On the 7th, as King Leopold was returning alone from Brussels to Laden, in his carriage, he discovered that a warehouse containing goods of an inflammable nature was on fire. The King instantly despatched one of his servants on horseback to the engine station at Brussels, and he him self took the necessary measures for the preservation of the goods. The manufactory was close to the railway, and a fearful explosion took place at the very moment that a train was passing. The King was exceedingly active, and in about two hours the fire was entirely subdued, without the occurrence of any accident to human life. SETTLING A BILL.—Four sharpers having treated themselves to a sumptuous dinner at Hotel Montreuill, were at a loss how to settle it, and hit on the following plan :—They called the waiter, and asked for the bill. One thrust his hand into his pocket, as if to draw his purse; the second prevented him, declaring he would pay, the third did the same. The fourth forbade the waiter taking any money from either of them, but all three per sisted. As none would yield one said—" The best way to decide is to blindfold the waiter, and whoever he first. catches shall settle the bill." This proposition was ac cepted, and while the waiter was groping his way around the room, they slipped out of the house one after another. —New Enotand Washingtonian. NEW " RELIGIOUS" ASSOCIATION.—A mystical asso ciation has just been formed in Berlin under the Presi dency of the Count Otto von Schlippenbach, under the denomination of " League of fidelity for women," of which any respectable lady—married or single—who adopts the motto of King Frederick William,—" I and my house have decided to walk in the paths of the Lord" —may become a member. Candidates for the honour are subject to a form of election. The order is divided into four degrees-1. The " Henrietta" degree (colour green), in honour of the wife of the Great Elector. 2. The " Sophia" degree (colour white), of which the Queen of Frederick is the patroness. 3. The " Louisa" degree (rose colour), in honour of the defunct Queen. 4. The " Elizabeth" degree (colour blue), in honour of the pre sent Queen Consort. The fetes of the League include the birthdays of the King, the Queen, and the Crown Prince, the anniversary of the foundation of the order, and that of the last King's death. A CURIOUS CASE.—A case of much interest has just been decided by the Paris Court of Appeal. More than 29 years ago a gentleman named Lloyd arrived in France, from England, where he fixed his residence, and formed a connexion with a woman of a respectable French family. His attachment to the woman having been fixed by her good conduct, and three children having been born, he resolved to marry her. Some difficulties, however, ex isted, for marriage by the French law requires the certi ficates of both of the persons entering into wedlock, and other documents. Mr. Lloyd, it appears, was himself an illegitimate child ; at least, he had never been acknow ledged by either father or mother, and had always been kept in ignorance as to who they were, but it was sup posed that a Mr. Gage was his father, for that person, when he died, bequeathed him £50,000. The name of Lloyd was given to him by the persons who had brought him up and paid for his education, the greater part of which had been received in France although completed in England. The difficulty was got over by what was called an act of notoriety, proving that his parents were unknown, and that the name which he bore was that given to him in his infancy. The marriage therefore took place ac cording to all the forms of the French law, and after it Mrs. Lloyd had three more children. A short time be fore his death, which took place a year ago, Mr. Lloyd went to England. By his will he bequeathed his pro perty equally to his six children, reserving to the mother the rights which she enjoyed under the French law for marriages, en eommunaute. The executors under the will were two English solicitors, who refused to execute thy: conditions, on the ground that Mr. Lloyd being an Englishman his children were subject to the English law, by which the three eldest were illegitimate, as marriage in England does not, as in France, legitimize children born before marriage, and the wife could not enjoy the rights which she claimed under the marriage, en corn munauttc. The case was tried in France by the Civil Tribunal. and sentence was pronouced in favour of the executors. Mrs. Lloyd, in her own interest, and that of the three eldest children, who by this decision would be deprived of their inheritance, appealed a7tainst this sen tence. Her counsel argued that Mr. Lloyd had, by fixing his domicile in France, and in every respect adopting it as his country, placed himself by his marriage under the French laws. He also argued that there was no legal proof of Mr. Lloyd being an Englishman. The Coutt of Appeal has delivered a judgment, declaring the decision of the Civil Tribunal to be against law, and the widow and children entitled to the same rights they would have enjoyed if Mr. Lloyd had been born or naturalized in France. The counsel, on the other side, contended that, the domicile in France had not been a legal one, as letters of domiciliation had never been granted by the French Government ; but the Court overruled this objection, and declared that the fact of domiciliation is not affected by the possession or non-possession of the legal authoriza tion, which merely gives to the person having it certain civil rights, of no importance to the case in question. • \ LAW INTELLIGENCE. FORGERY BY RIISTI.—In the Prerogative Court, on Tuesday, Dr. Haggard sat as surrogate and disposed of motions, but the following was the only one which pos sessed any public interest :—Dr. Addams had moved the court on the 3rd ultimo to revoke the probate of a codicil purporting to have been executed by Mrs. Mary Rush. An affidavit was then produced from Emily Sandford, in which she deposed that the codicil was forged by James Blomfield Rush, the son. The learned Judge consider ing that Sandford was a particeps criminis, declined to grant the motion on her statement alone, and directed further affidavits to be brought in. Two were now ten dered from gentlemen of great respectability, who stated that they had no doubt whatever as to the codicil having been forged by Rush. and the learned Advocate therefore renewed the motion. Dr. Haggard said that Sir J. H. Fust had seen the affidavits, and considered them quite sufficient. The probate consequently must be revoked. THE BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL. The complete programme of the Birmingham Musical Festival has been issued, and a perusal of it will prove highly interesting to every real lover of the " divine art." It will be seen that each day's performance will be enriched by compositions of imperishable fame, the beauties of which will be displayed by artistes whose high talents render them the fit interpreters of such glorious works. The Tuesday morning's performance will commence with the " National Anthem," by the principal singers and chorus ; to be followed by Mendelssohn's sublime oratorio, the " Elijah." Written expressly for the last festival by the lamented composer ; brought out under his imme diate direction ; and its rare merits then, and since, so amply discussed, this great work needs, now, no especial allusion to its beauties. We must, however, remark that the opinion we gave on its first production, that as an oratorio, it would, like the " Messiah," maintain its place as one of the absolute necessities in the programme of every great festivai, bids fair to be realised. For the forthcoming occasion, the part of the prophet, " Elijah," is assigned to Herr Pischek, for which his rich voice and fine style of declamation (if he can overcome our language, of which, by the way, we are assured) so well qualify him. Madame Cas tellan will sing in the role of the " Widow of Zarephath," To Mr. Sims Reeves, now so deservedly popular, are assigned (with one exception) the principal tenorsolos. Thisexception is the beautiful air, " Then shall the righteous," which will be given by Signor Mario, who has studied it espe cially for this occasion. The remainder of the cast is well arranged. We observe that between the first and second parts, a performance on the organ will be given by our townsman, Mr. Simms, who will thus have the first op portunity of displaying the great improvements made by the alterations that have been effected in that stupendous instrument. The scheme of the concert on the Tuesday evening presents a perfect " embarras des richesses." It exhibits an immense display of local talent, foremost amongst which is that of Madame Sontag ; and promises to the lovers of instrumental music a rare treat in such works as Beethoven's " Pastoral Symphony," and Weber's " Overture to Oberon," performed by a band, which a re ference to the list of executants will show to be the finest ever yet assembled in England, as well as in two solos— one on the violin by Sainton, and the other on the piano forte by Thalberg. The Wednesday morning's perform ance will open with Mendelssohn's " Athalie." This noble work was composed at the instance of the King of Prussia, whose classical taste had previously induced him to em ploy the illustrious composer to produce music for two of the tragedies of Sophocles, " CEdipus Coloneus," and " Antigone," the merits of which made him desire from the same hand a similar illustration of the sublime " Athalie " of Racine. So grand a composition requires immense artistic resources to give it all the effect intended by its author ; but we may now expect to hear it per formed in a manner worthy of the great genius displayed in its composition. The English libretto, which closely imitates the lyrics of Rome, and has been well written and adapted to the music of Mendelssohn by Mr. Bar tholomew, will have much force added to it by the illus trative verses being recited by Mr. Bartley, with the novel accompaniment of three pedal harps. This gentleman, whose declamatory readings have been long admired, was applied to, when our gracious Queen caused the "Athalie" to be produced at the palace, as the person most likely to give the best effect to this novel production for a concert room ; but, having left the stage for some period, he de clined a professional engagement, offering, however, at the same time, his services as a private individual, which her Majesty was pleased to accept. The forthcoming festival being under the immediate patronage of her Majesty, and got up in aid of the funds of a great charity, Mr. Bartley has handsomely offered his gratuitous services also on this occasion. The production of this peculiarly con structed work on so grand a scale will, we expect, cause a great sensation in the musical world, as it is well known that, till now, means have never been brought together to give it in so perfect a form. The second part of this morning's performance will consist of an excellent selection of sacred music, introduced by a solo on the organ by the celebrated Dr. Wesley. The Wednesday evening's per formance will consist of a selection admirably adapted for the display of all the vocal celebrities engaged, as well as for the gratification of the lovers of instrumental music by the rendering of Mendelssohn's symphony in A minor, Beethoven's overture to " Leonora ;" works that can only 'be heard to perfection in the rare assemblage of such a band as will then be present. There will also be solos for the organ and contra basso, by Mr. E. Chipp and Signor Bottisini. We have not space to analyse at length the remainder of this interesting programme, to which, how ever, we hope to refer on a future occasion ; suffice it to say that it consists of two of Handel's masterpieces—the " Messiah " and " Israel in Egypt;" and selections from the words of the greatest masters, ancient and modern. It is announced by the committee of management that copies of the programme may be obtained by application to their secretary, Mr. Stevens ; and that lodgings may be secured, during the festival week, by application to Mr. Harrison, Colmore-row, Birmingham. On the whole, the arrangements and inducements for attendance are such as appear to command success; and we fully anticipate that the forthcoming meeting will surpass all preceding ones both in attraction and success.—Birrninaharn Paper. IRELAND. -4- Stamps have been granted to Mr. Duffy for his Irish paper, the Nation. Patrick Cormack was last week found gaily, at Galway, of having murdered Mrs. Pendergrast, of Portuma Castle, and robbed her of a large sum of money. He has con fessed, and is to be executed on the 28th instant. At Clonmel Assizes all the parties in gaol for playing minor parts in the insurrectionary proceedings at Bal lingarry were called to the bar, and informed that Go vernment did not mean to proceed further against them. They were liberated on their recognizances to surrender to judgment on due notice from the Crown. OPEN Ant DISCUSSION.—On Thursday last the Rev. James Rogers, curate of the parish of Tenn plenoe, near Ken mare, and the Rev. W. Ahern, Roman Catholic curate of that place, commenced to hold an open air discussion on the errors of popery. The friends of popery succeeded in creating a most unseemly disturbance, and after the prevalence of a good deal of disorder, the police arrested Mr. Rogers to prevent further rioting, and to put a stop to the riotous proceedings. Father Ahern succeeded in making his escape. As for discussion, there was none, for Mr. Rogers was scarcely permitted to say more than a few words, which were certainly of a conciliatory kind. LIBERAL FLATTERY TO PAPISTS.—It is well known that Lord Clarendon has piqued himself upon outrunning the footsteps of all other Liberal Lords-Lieutenant in the chase of that foolish phantom—" Conciliation"—in other words, has pledged himself head over ears to the paltry policy of buying truces from the natural and necessary , enemies of a Protestant Church and state, by surrender ing, bit by bit, every outwork which laws or customs have raised against their encroachtrents. Accordingly, he be thought himself, early in his career of a pleasing novelty, by way of sop to the Roman Cerberus—the ascription, namely, of ducal and lordly titles rank and precedence, to a number of private gentlemen in black, whom it pleases Papists to take for bishops and archbishops. See. ing that the laws and customs of the realm ascribe such titles and precedence to those high dignitaries whom the law recognises as prelates of the church, Lord Clarendon thought it but fair (so Earl Grey informs us) to place alongside of them, on a footing of social equality, those persons whom Romanists think proper so to recognise. In pursuance of this " fair " and equitable adjustmett of ecclesiastical dignities, we find that amongst those pri vileged persons who were officially declared to have the entree at the Castle of Dublin, on the occasion of the Majesty's public reception, were the Roman Catholic primate. and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, in priority and precedence of the Duke of Leinstcr, the Cabinet Ministers, her Majesty's household, the Lord Lieutenant's household, the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, the Master of the Rolls, &c. Her Ma jesty's Lieutenant herein certainly forgot to ask himself, what are the principles, and what is the authority, upon which distinctions of rank and precedence are created and exist in this or any other monarchy 1 The practical republicanism of our day, to the mental influence of which (paradoxical as it may sound) ministers of the crown most of all men are, for special reasons, peculiarly liable, cannot excuse, though it may well account for, this strange obliviousness in the Queen's Vicegerent. RAILWAY' AFFAIRS. The London and North-Western Railway will declare a dividend, at the approaching half-yearly meeting, of seven per cent. per annum, with a balance of about £16,000 to the credit of the December or best half-year traffic. CH ESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending sth August, 1842 (exclusive of mails and tolls) :—Coaching traffic, £2,462 115. lid. ; parcels, &e., £4B 16s. 11d. ; goods, cattle, &c., £236 3s. 7d. ; steam boats, £258 2s. 10d. ; total, £3,005 15s. 3d. The rumour is confirmed that the house of Baring and Co. is in treaty for the concession of the Paris and Lyons railway. The French funds were higher on Wednesday than on the previous day, owing, it was believed, to the offer made by Baring and Co. for the above-mentioned railway, as it was considered to evince a confidence in the stability of the Republic. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—The statement of ac. counts to the 30th of June last has just been issued by the Great Western Company, preparatory to their half yearly meeting, from which it appears that a dividend of only two per cent. for the half-year is recommended, amounting to £156,690, leaving a balance in hand of £18,020 9s. 10.3., under the head receipts. The amount on account of capital is £11,914,013 95. 9d. ACCIDENT AT A TELEGRAPH OFFICE.—As the youth employed in the telegraph office at Ely was in the act of working the telegraph in reply to a communication during the recent thunder storm, he was knocked down by the electric fluid acting upon the wires, but fortunately without receiving any inlury beyond the momentary shock. The wires from the office communicating with the main wires were severed, and the business of the office suspended for some hours. RECOVERY OF RAILWAY CALLS.—At Chester assizes, on Tuesday, have Justice Mamie, two parties were sued for the recovery of calls upon shares held by them in the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway. The first action was against Mr. Pilcher, who pleaded that he was a minor. The plaintiffs having proved the posses sion of 130 shares, and the call thereupon, the defendant's father proved that he was not of age till April 7. 1848. The secretary of the company acknowledged that the cer tificate of transfer put in by defendant was in his hand writing, and that it showed that defendant was holder of shares on March 7, 1848. The Judge directed the jury to find a verdict for the plaintiffs for £3lO 14s. 6d., the amount of the calls, with leave to move the superior court to enter the verdict for the defendant if the court should be of opinion that the defendant had sufficiently proved his case by the production of the certificate of registry, and that the contract took place at the time of the transfer and registration, and not at the time of the making of the calls. The second case was against Mr. Brownrigg and Mr. Taylor. The defendants pleaded that they were never indebted. It appeared that they had a joint interest in the shares with a Mr. Gordon, who lives in Scotland, and is without the jurisdiction of the court. The parties held twenty shares. The plaintiffs were unable to prove that the second and third calls were trade in accordance with the statistics. The Judge directed the jury to find a verdict for the defendant, with liberty to move to enter the verdict for the plaintiff on the first and fourth and fifth calls, or for such part thereof as the judge ought to have directed the jury to find for him. FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE CHESTER AND HOLY HEAD RAILWAY.—The financial position of the Chester and Holyhead Company, as exhibited in the half-yearly statement of accounts, is a very gloomy one. The rail way was partially opened on the Ist May, 1848, and the traffic receipts of the line up to the 30th of Juno last, amounted to £78,786 3s. 7d., and the working charges to £51,475 10s. Bd., so that the net revenue was, for the fourteen months, £27,310 12s. Ild. But this profit was greatly reduced by the loss on the steam-boat traffic for the eleven months between the Ist of August, 1848, and the 30th of June last. The receipts were £6,883 Bs. 3d., and the expenditure £19,999 ss. ld. The boats were, 'therefore, worked at a loss of £13,115 16s. 10d., and the net profit upon the combined traffic was £13,115 16s. 10d. only. The company have raised, under their parliamen tary powers, £3,439,364 ss. 3d. ; of this the sum of £630,000 is Preference-share capital bearing 51 per cent. interest. In effecting the issue of the balance of the Preference shares, the company have sustained a loss of £20,292 12s. 6d. The company have power yet to raise by shares £525,000, and by loan £307,597 12s. 3d., making a total capital of £4,339,332. But in addition to this amount the capital account is increased by the com pany having carried to it the traffic receipts till the com plete opening of the line, by sundries amounting to £28,561, 10s. 3d., and also by interest on loans. The company have, under powers to raise £1,084,322 by loans, realised £734,234 at 41 per cent. This requires £33,040 per annum in the shape of interest. Of the remaining £350,088, the sum of £42,500 has been raised at 5 per cent. If the £258,000 (making up the £350,088) be raised also at 5 per cent., an additional £17,504 per annum will be required under this head. There is, then, the sum of £34,650 per annum wanted for the 51 per cent. interest, upon the £630,000 Preference-share capital. These three sums give a total of 85,194 Preference claims be'ore anything can be divided by the holders of the original share capital of £2,100,000. To the profits of the ordinary traffic upon the line must be added the £30,000 per annum, to which the company will, on the completion of the line, be entitled for carrying the mails. The profit upon the last six months working of the rail way was £8,303 12s. 3d. (exclusive of, say, £l,OOO or £1,500 for toll due from the Shrewsbury and Chester Company). So that the profits must increase threefold to pay, with the assistance of the £30,000 per annum un der the mail contract, even the interest upon the prefe rence capital.—Herald. RAILWAY TRAVELLING ON SUNDAY. (From Mr. Stowell's speech last week in Manchester.) He thought it was not fair for a working man to leave his home and go away to enjoy the fresh sea breezes, while his poor wife was toiling at home ; and he believed that a quiet walk between the hours of divine service, with his wife on his arm, and the little children pulling at the skirts of his coat, was, on the whole, a better plan for the working man ; because it did less to destroy domestic comfort, and to overturn the sweet quiet and harmony of the fireside, where, after all, every man would find the sweetest bond next to heaven. If the master manufac turers would give, say, four holidays in the course of the season, for the express purpose of giving to their sober, steady, decent workmen, their wives and their children, a cheap trip to the seaside,—there would be something large and liberal in it ; and if they did so, the masters would not be the losers, for, if they made moral character more at a premium, it would be far better for them than all their rotten railway shares. We treated our fellow creatures, because they were poor and unlearned, as if they were brute beasts, who only wanted to rest and recreate their bodies; but what they wanted far more was to be able to recreate, elevate, and purify their minds, to the salvation of their immortal souls. Amusement was not the purpose of the Sabbath. But was it lawful for railway directors to desecrate the Sabbath in the whole sale manner they were doing, in order that they might make gain ? It was arrant hypocrisy for them to talk of doing it out of pure philanthropy and kindness to the poor; let them talk as they would, it was the jingling of the dividend on shares that was sounding in their ears, and which caused them thus to desecrate the Sabbath. Our shops, dyeworks, and factories might as well be opened for gain on the Sabbath as the railways ; and he would caution the working men that the tack which the railway directors were going with respect to the Sunday cheap trains, was the very tack which would ultimately rob them of their Sabbath altogether. The very men who were now pleading that they only advocated work on the Sabbath for the recreation and repose of the working class, would, bye-and-bye, turn round and make that class work for their (the masters') own gain and cupidity. The entire observance of the Sabbath in England, na tionally, would be put in sore jeopardy, and there would Ana 14. i 849, 'tow' Di r. no saying what would be the result. ~ b a thi referred to the recent disturbances in France, arl t o profound tranquillity at the same time of Enrisnu' tt proof of the effect of the dif f erent modes o f observirlapi Sabbath which was folloWed in the two countriestioi said that once let our Sabbath be shake n, our il., 0 religion, and our constitution and institutio ns wool" ~ be shaken. The running of any trains on Sunday,(,, cept, as had been raid, for works of necessity a nd IP, T e j was a great hardship to the multitude of men engl ° . o on railways ; but to these monstertrains, with their t d o to or 6,000 people, demanding every engine to boot e d oti , requisition, every broken-down carriage to be h_.fold every poor porter to do double, yea, seven or teu ri 0 duty, and every engine-driver to be contintai°o stretch of his skill and ingenuity lest some Wl:plat, accident should happen—and thus that Sunday.sb°udo of made the most oppressive, grinding, and agonising direc, their toil, was a monstrous abuse on the part of tb,e,_,, t orf tors of all the Sunday-travelling lines. If the a" '' , is e Of would keep up these monster trains for the Pu r heast putting money in their own pockets, they shou ld et T OO act as their own stokers, engineers, and porters. ' l obe in n n o c r e l dofwt was se England, scydounrfii had a specimen or two of this sort of work, they w ° t o' the very first to hold up their hands against the ee ,.e n , c t. ing in the most suicidal manner. The historl 01 ,„'" 191 0 ! on the integrity, the honesty, and the commo n /o'o prnc n coee o enne e t t dsi scoesindei trust tnotythfi t eows h ulhu e is n nvi iiedh, lives of byaeolnxfetidr travelling thousands e i diul e ldsl i v afnoh a ngro l d u n;ms e of their the country. The great thing wanted in the "'Oa stem. dnegn t: le e ß ,l u aan t s dt t h fiu e vne railway tuntil e athrse,yw as direct or s a u ri l . i c• il 05 : 0 I ga i ne d tbis. sco d would never make much progress, for the coun til „,t co they were driving away from their boards. tinue to go down. They had lost their characteredi, they would never get it back again by going i'l t grit' all the u 'ilic oc i in contended the e e n ds ea db ser v ants talitah that no which oh f i crphaai part t w oa was y f shares ow - but felt confidence. Mr. Stowell then dwelt upon tl: e te g g rifl and uproar consequent seek • enjoyment and recreation at the price of the ter o. and the conscientious convictions of large Mini a their fellow-men. u pon e t c h oa e meu:sfsp c oftr t ea o a h rdpmn m l e ebi principle erbe m ynss m y o u 't il o nt n : ah n se i se t i s w y t n e ubtP r hP h ri:E a s t nsn a ed r 11 , ed'tel s 13 : 54en e tbe co in r saccoe i i f i Ireatioi:lpirsit' CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE de a bei Ain OuniNATloN.—The Bishop of Sodor and "'„„ San dal ordination in the parish church of Lezayal, u " - i r tean last Aug. 5, when Joseph Preston Ward, or ' s od "F Theological College, was admitted a deacon , licensed to the chapel at Sulby, in that parish. n aterstla On Sunday last, the Rev. John Casson, - I '7 due •41 In of M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, w"" of into the parish of Carumoney, being the twin ° re rtol , the pc bo vicarages of Carumoney and Baflvlinney, and of Ballymartin, in the diocese of Connor. Pa tr°ll ' 4 Battersby, Esq., of Oakfield, near Carrickferg us ' c ircalt ; The Berkshire Chronicle states that in some „esa c .," sent round by the Bishop of Oxford to different ie r r iso o `; was this inquiry :—" Does your officiating c' rriag preach the gospel, and are hi s conversa tion an d ab' d , consistent therewith !" To w hi c h a churchwar':' four miles from Wallingford, wrote in answer(' , preaches the gospel, but does not keep a carriage. io taP The Rev. C. Bridges, rector of Old Newt r .,°,. 9 'ifill county, has been presented to the rectory of re ceal Weymouth, by the Rev. E. Holland, who has, ~t purchased the patronage. The loss of this exceheftite will be as much regretted in Suffolk, as his a PPTIII t° at Weymouth is rejoiced in by the inhabitants an majority of the county clergy.—Bury Rost. LOCAL MEETINGS. , , d eo l WEST DERBY GUARDIAN S .—At the ususi meeting, on Wednesday, Mr. Austin, assistant C O et , the attended e s h i la o evo n it e ni r og , nbeoefn tiwio Rca t o o nv d. i o d p af t rt a e. isnloifpoaotr: Moore c ,t u on l a sa r s moei: relativeapla chaplain a. r i ti k t t ee b or: e i Workhouse, who had been appointed in mistake'm s o° long conversation took place relative to the aPP -1 eer of Mr. Whitehead to the office of assistant over.lB6oo West Derby, the sequence of which was the rel i nlial d of Mr. Walker. The subje c t, h owever . dropped " any appointment being made. SELECT VESTRY.—The usual meeting of. th r t,ao l7 `" Vestry was held on Tuesday, th e R ev . Rector %.- Cora' the chair. On the proce e di ngs o f th e Workhou se a isrf mittee, which included a recom m e n d a tion that the' eel of the Governor of the Workh o us e , which is at Pt e s e £3OO a year, should be re d uce d t o £250 a Ye tl. , s ll that a new matron should be appointed at ; of £75 a year, having been read, Mr. W o odruff , that so much of the r ec o mmen d a ti on as referred dis• Governor's talary be not confirmed. After a 1131 '' 3ft' cussion, which was extremely personal, betwe,e,,notter, Brown and Mr. Woodruff, the amendment of t",',ife wa o s tu ca t h rr e i ed Board.—A o c f o aulntihc,a relativen , a• hi t c o h had been r t ' re i a c; house to boa- , siting during the prevalence of cholera, was ° s et Boars the meeting. It was an official order of the m ° a ddr Health for the immediate appointment of twen t iacer, tional medical men, as house t o hou s e visitors i ° d he pool, in consequence of information which the beartligioa received within the last few days. A long, d i l a he followed, which resulted in the b o ard determining: - .- Wa consultation with Dr. Duncan on the subj er "o o ' Charles of thearlesF board, in b F. Carne, teroom of Mr. co Water -street, electe d wasthen riees. her BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—On Tuea" monthly meeting of this body was held at Birl , ' e 'n O T, Mr. Bryans in the chair. An a dditi on al policer a nte appointed, and Inspe c to r M'N e ill p rom oted t° t ' e 113 ,, e of full inspector, at a salary of 35 5 . per wee ar '",. 11°', minutes of th e h ea l t h comm itt ee s h owe d that "" - Sala" had been requested to abate some nuisances• lthl attention had been paid to the sewerage of a n ' , frt y property. It was reco mmen d e d th a t th e sewer a'' s ors mere Pool be covered i n . Th e h ac k ne y car far e per stated to be under revision. It was resolved that son be allowed to shoot in the park, except autho rs the committee. The hearing of the cause as to tbetobef' of the park land was deferred to the 3rd of Noce ee o• A fountain had been erected in the park, which w as r re' sidered beneficial and effective. Mr. J. S. F° s iVil o ,, # s signed his situation as collector of rates. Mr. , s itt' resigned his situation as treasurer, which the OM c orr received with regret. At a special meeting of tbe mittee, Mr. Andrew Stewart was recommended a s ,00 J surer, and to give a security of £l,OOO. His to be £250 per annum. The Tobermory, fern' u"; 'fb" ordered to be sold to Mr. Sanderson for £1,5 0 7 t o ll' receipts of the ferry for the month ending 31 ' sta t " 1848, were stated to be £1,822 12s. 3d., and for the month in 1849,£2,261 3s. 11d. r . a 0 111 ,, 11 : THE BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND v.- 4tv JUNCTION RAILWAY.--The half-yearly meeting,„;tel< company was held on Saturday, at Monk's Ferry P e Of "to discharge the ordinary business, and :aPor °c e rat 9 ', forfeiture of shares." The attendance was 11 ,1 ? - P A ' and Alderman James Bancroft occupied the chair,: e te," chairman suggested that on this particular occasi on r r proprietor present should sign his name in a boo'' s lir e W. Jackson, M.P., objected to this. After solneodtb altercation Mr. Jackson withdrew his opposition,lberr, names were signed, with one or two exceptions• g din t 5 port showed that the receipts for the half-yea e n pairn 30th of June were £24,341 ; the total di r sbilr, s;hje £10,505 ; leaving a balance on the balf-year aPP III IO 01 ;', dividends of £13,836. The report was divided ;1t, t e0 1 ,.; heads ; the first treating of the results of the ha of t P A working of the Chester and Birkenhead portio a r opl et '' line, and the second of the measures taken t° 4 . f ectil' the line under contract, and in course of cens,',' g eP i i There had been in working the existing line a 0 0 3 ', crease of income and nett profits over the correT o rltal half-year of 1848. The increase was £4,090; th e o° o expenses had been decreased £1,222 ; so that tber.eni nett balance of increase of £5,213. In coniPa ti e qua li t is year just ended with the former year, the result 0- a 5 . a fish gratifying. The increase was almost entirely rala e l‘P a r the goods traffic •, and an arrangement has been ra on e of the trustees of the Duke of Bridgewater wherehl; the most eligible and central sites on the LiverpeolniA the river has been placed at the disposal of the c° , o io ll 4 thus affording increased facilities in the transra l s e tbeh goods across. The landowners along the line O'braP e c e, interested had sanctioned the change of level in ° e ffect he to Helsby, whereby a saving of £30,000 will b e e Interest at the rate of six per cent. per amino! tc° s har y o i paid, on the 15th instant, on the £22 and £27 10 '',, otr,§, and the board recommended that interest, at " l i.O r ' e lt £4 per cent., should be paid same time on the A , ' be vi‘ed The engineer's report showed that the new line its., s io Chester and Walton was proceeding with ari l ' tia' h ir would be complete by next spring.—The C t he 1 0 addressing the meeting, said the board regard e d hoe crease of traffic on the Chester and Birkenbesacp I,;a highly satisfactory. The extension line to the P ice ob e d t a few works yet to be completed, and the 13 `,,,, r 0 0 40 Commissioners had called upon the company t° be 9 t • two bridges immediately. With regard to the m g, !, e , Junction, he had to state that on Monday er e % stolbe late hour, he received an intimation that cert a i oa bl holders had filed a bill against the company , ;aie' it , next day, he received a subpoena; and, accomPop ds y .. the solicitor, proceedei to London, to prep are The r e f and take other steps to oppose the a plication was to stop the works. and to preven t ,„ B ,,teti °l / 4 0 being paid to contractors or others for the com — • g u r be t the line between Chester and Walton, and _Toon er, the directors to refund all money expendeu,- - velo o rti Cheshire Junction portion of the line since I ' o o 4o o 1848. (Laughter.) On Friday the appljeatiOnloactof at the Vice-Chancellor's residence, and 0 1;1 1 0 P ° 4 ol was refused. (Applause.) The company ha' ece `• n t to proceed with their works and obtain the 0 0 0 r o. poication• w oo 0 1 funds for the purpose. An order was rna d f t hthi sP to company to complete the entire scheme, but vision, that if they thought it necessary theY °' „oca„,, parliament for the purpose. Their power to t _ o ra to 'I; land compulsorily on a portion of the line theYiPietefolieo ecute, expired on the 26th of June last, end t Pa t of dt -ea ; would be necessary to go to parliament.H a d , tka , in the suit succeeded in their object, it won_,.. as ica,A, only involved the company in difficulty and c° l , n bfroi jeopardised its very existence ; and it davit to the Vice-Chancellor that a loss of n ch pir i o, £2,500 a month would have been i n curred Th e o rtt - ,019 concluded by moving the adoption of the reP o iragis% Jackson seconded the motion, which "5 four retithaS carried amid considerable applause.—Thereed 0)4 directors were re-elected. A motion waS, ag t he Isichr interest, at the rate of four per cent., for x3l ( 5 1% months, should be paid to the holders of the, il t t he 0 , shire Junction) shares.—The Chairman sai%tristatooo per cent. preference interest would cease nest from fraatbeeo ! —lt was next agreed. with but slight opposit!„„ p gentleman, that 10,024 shares, on which £5 eluded 07 paid, should be forfeited. The meeting con lav vote of thanks to' the chairman. was sho o less oho Avg• I -''',,•!......,