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I " . "' -. " -- "tioiisr; oF Co3l3loNel/—PARLIAMENTIRY OATHS 1 i ' BILL. WE, whose names are undersigned, request the attendance of the Members of the House of Commons, favourable to the prin.ipie of the Par- liameatau Oaths Bill, at a MEETING to be held at the Kinds Ar , s Hotel. Palace-yard, TO-MORROW (THURS DAY), at Two o'clock precisely, to take into consideration the rejection of that measure by the House of Lot cls. Ho•iso of Commons, July, 1857. E. W. Watkin . W. Kirk W. S. Lindsay S. Gurney W. Coningham T. Harkey T. M. Wer„uelin A. Macarthy T. P. Thompson J. Paxton M. T. Bass K. D. Hodgson W. Williams W. T. M'Cullagli J. A. Wise R. W. Crawford W. Cox F. B. J. Crartfurd B. M. Wilcox C. E. Mangles. .T. A. Turner H. Fenwiek J. T. Norris C. S. Butler C. Paget Robert Grosvenor M. Williams S. WC. Greer A. W, Kinglake J. A. Smith J. A. Kinglake James Clay J. M`Cann W. Brown J. White Jo'ln F. Maguire Goderich,Viscount William Scholefield C. Buxton C. R M. Talbot J; B. Smith It. W. Grey S. Blake E. Horsman J, Bagwell George Byng H. Pease Bastin Is Russell J. A. Roebuck Erskine Perry W. Ewart R. D. Mangles I.', L. Dillwyn W. Hutt C. Gilpin T. E. Headlam It. N. Philips Augustus Smith J. • S. Trelawny Henry Rich A.'S. Ayrton J. Jarvis W. flackblock J. C. Vivian G. C. Glyn W. Fag an John Locke Raynham S. Gregson De Lacy Evans G. Ridley Chas. Cavendish T. Mills S. Beate It. Davey R B. Sheridan J. Townsend W. Jackson D. Nicoll Wm. Pinney W. G. Langton C. P. Grenfell G. Hadfield . C. W. Grenfell J. Platt W. P. Price G. B. Pechell J. G. Rebow G. G. Glyn W. P. Thornhill • J. Brady Herbert Ingram C. Forster George Bowyer H. A. Bruce Harry Verner C. Napie: Francis Pigott . H. W. Schneider P. MacMahou C, True man E. Mac Evoy J. Wyld • John Hanmer J. Cheetham W. Cnbitt .C. Akroyd John Biggs A. F. Kinnaird E. Ellice ' E. Coleb*ooke H. R. F. Davie Souse of Commons, July 17, 1857. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. IL DON . GIOVANNI. EXTRA NIGHT. Last Night but One of the Season. TO-MORROW EVENING ' THURSDAY, will be repeated Moir., chef-d'ceuvre, DONGIOVANNI, with the following unprecede.ntcd cast:- Zerlina, Male. Piceolomini ; Donna Anna, Mille. Spezia • and Donna Elvira, Male. Ortolani. Don Giovanni, Sig. beneventauo ; Leporello, Sig. Belletti ; Masetto, Sig. Corsi ; II Commendatore, Sig. Vialetti; and Don Ottavio, Sig. Giuglini. Conductor—Sig. Bonetti, After witieb, will be produced an entirely New Ballet Divertissement, entitled • • MARCO SPADA. The entertainments in the Ballet Deparment will be sup ported by Madame Rosati, Mendlles. Katrine and Bosehetti, M.ll snot, Signori Boretti and Ronzani. For particulars, see bills. A limited number of Boxes in the Half-circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on applica tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. On SATURDAY NEXT (Last Night of the Season), LA TRAVIATA ; DIVERTISSEMENT, iu which M.Taglieni and M. Charles will appear ; to conclude with MARCO SPADA, by Madame Rosati, Mdlle. Katrine, dce- THEA TR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENIN4. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL COMPANY, under the direction of Miss Ella. Prices—Pit and Promenade, is ; Boxes, 2s. G 1., 25., and ls. ; Galleries, 6d. Doors open at half-past 7. Commence at 8. JACK THE. GIANT KILLER, with novel effects. Miss ELLA he Two unapproachable Acts. ROY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed Shakespere's Play of THE TEMPEST. P,eceded by LIVING TOO FAST. 9PHEATRE ROYAL, Er kirMA.RIKET Lessee—Mr. J. 13. Buckstone. AL. The performances this Evening will be in Remembrance of the late Mr. DOUGL tS JERROLD. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with the late Dou2las Jerrold's comedy of THE HOUSEKEEPER. To conclude with THE PRI 4 ONER AT W tR. In addition to the Haymarket company. Mr. Phelps, Mr. B. Webster, ancl.Mr. and Mrs. Keeley- will appear. Stalls. 10s. Gd. The rest of the house as usual, except the private boxes. r~II.EATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Les4 - e . —Mr. Ben. Webster. • THIS EVENING, will be performed THE CUSTOMS OF THE COUNTRY. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, a new drama, THE FAIRY CIR 'LE; or, Con O'Carolan's Dream. Mr. a Mrs. B. Williams. Followed by a new farce, LATEST FROM NEW YORK. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. ' THIS EVENING, will he revived WIVE 4 AS THEY WERE AND MAID tAS 1 HEY ARE Mr. Addison, Mr. Mr. F. Vining, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Swanborough, To conclude with the original Extravaganzi, by It )bert B. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, &e. ; Misses Swanboroegb, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs, Melfont. Commence at half-t►ast Seven. OYAL SURREY THEATRE. . Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. First appearance of the great English Tenor, Mr. Henry Squires. • THIS EVENING, WEDNESDA.T, will be performed IL TROVATORE. Mr. H. Squires, Lucy Escott, and Miss Lanza. To conclude with the BEGGAR'S OPERA. Macheath, Mr. Manvers ; Polly, Miss Dyer. ISTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Tinder the patronage of Fier Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. The renowned Parisian Equestrienne, Madlle, Mililos, niiirk‘tly hailed with enthusiastic approbat , on. THIS EVENING (Wednesday), the entertainments will commence with the superb spectacle of MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE. Mazeppa, Mr. James Holloway. The entertainments concluding with an incomparable rou tine of Mr. W. Cooke's SCENES in the ARENA, introduc ing Madlle. Mililos and other Artistes of celebrity. ConimeLce at seven o'clock. Dress ROXOB. 4s. ; Upper Bates, 3s. • Private Boxes, from 215., no charge for booking; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Half-price at half-past Eight. _ _ , Bux•office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Lr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. Th© Third Grand Morning Performance will be given on ILturday, July 18, at Two o'clock. G REAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. John Douglas. Last Week of whirlwinds of gesticulated extaey. THIS EVENING, Professor ANDERSON, the Great Wizard of the North, in his entirely New Magical Drama, A NIGHT IN WONDER-WORLD ; or, Magic, Mirth, and Myhtery. Extraordinary novelties every night, and three new tricks each night for the concluding week of wonders. Att , action inert) sing every night. Great success of Mr. G. Po:de, who id the Kiug of Comic Vocalists. CA.NTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow tug company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of ts‘kietions from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, nlees, bnets, die., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss 1:. Scott, 'lies Brunel' Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta;Mr St. byn, Herr ° P. I,,nghmans, R. Grover, T. Far rant, S. ionez, J. Barker W. Melling °Master P. Corri, Senor An tonio M. ,Ie Solis., and B. Rime ; Corri; Messrs. Baru Collins, and E. Mackney. pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks harmonium, Master Williams . lircctor, ° Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. gni , ' peri , 4,c,, until twelve o'clock BIGH WATER AT LONDON BRAME. THIS DAY—Morn. 27 min. aft. 7—Even., 55 min. aft. 7 T O Atc,Rßow—Morn., 24 min. aft. B—E ven., 59 min aft. 8 TETE WEATHER—SUN Ormuz. JULY 15. TEIBBNIOMMER. IN Tlls SHADE. 8l highest sines noon yesterday. 6i—lowest this morning and during the night. 81 —this day at noon. BAN OWITEB, 30.07. WIND, S. W. ; light and fine. dl . e , v5:4:! , A.) , , , ., ~.7 . ~.-:- '.?...- - -'.:4 , ~* f.', ; ..- -, § r , 1 2 I t ly i ' . '-'''.."---- , y,' ......, 1 / 4 .--,4' :A‘ . .: (1 . , ,:" ; ;; . ..i.:-. , -;? . ) ._--- , __ __ C' 1 ,u,,,- 1:1 7).„ .. , , -; :.. .._,,,,, ______.. -- LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1857 et The miserable CLARBNDON Capitulation" was last night brought under the consideration of the House of Commons. We have long since ex pressed our own views respecting that wanton and gratuitous surrender of our incontestable and in dispensable rights—of rights that ensured the maritime supremacy of Great Britain, and the abolition whereof might reduce her from a first rata to a third-rate power. On the very day of t'le publication of the probeols of the Conferences held at Paris, we earnesqy and emphatically protested against the uncalled-for and most dis ast'ous acquiescence of Lord CLARENDON with the iusidiuus application of the Count WALEWSKI—an acquiescence which was clearly beyond his autho rity, the question being corn non, judice. He went to Paris merely fur the purpose of arranging the terms on which peace could be concluded with Russia, to determine the securities that should be given for the good faith of the disturber of the peace and tranquillity of the world, and against any repetition of previous aggressions. These guarantees had been already arranged. " The Precious Treaty" had been duly signed, and only await3d formal ratification. The Plenipotentiaries were resting on their oars ; but, as Dr. WATTS long since declared— " Satan finds some mipohief still For idle hands to do." Aukl Lord CLARENDON either became the victim of that idleness, or, more probably, yielded to secret and unconstitutional instructions from an irrespon- sible party. It was, we believe, in deference to Germanism, that the sacrifice was made. It was desirable that those who were indifferent to the calls of honourshould be rendered capable of turning their neutrality to good account, and, salving their wounds with a golden ointment. It was a purpose which Prussia had long had at heart. She had experienced the pro fits of the carrier traffic during the war, and was anxious not to throw away a chance, and of course what " CLICQUOT" desired could not be rejected, so long as the contemplated matrimonial alliance was on the Lapis. It was a portion of the price which the United Kingdom had to pay for the in auspicious marriage ; and the claim was fully liquidated. Better had it been if the nominal dowry had been multiplied a hundredfold than that one of our most cherished privileges, for which our most honoured statesmen, our most gallant admirals strenuously contended, should have been wickedly and treacherously sacrificed without the shadow of just foundation. The other Plenipotentiaries were astounded at the magnitude of the demand and still more at the prompt acquiescence of the representative of Great Britain. They knew that every similar applica tion had been indignantly rejected, and they could not for a moment have suiposed that Lord CLAREN DON would, without the slightest possible equiva lent, have consented to fritter away what one of our greatest jurists truly termed the inalienable rights of his country. They thought that there must be in it something more than meet the eye, and actually took time t) consider about matters that they would willingly make the greatest sacrifices to attain. The power that caused Britain to merit her prefix, that rendered her truly " great," that enabled her t. meet the world single-handed, and to compel peace by cutting off the commeree of hostile nations, was abrogated with as scant cere mony, as an appeal would be disposed of at the Quarter Sessions. We did not even make a merit of the heavy sacrifice, but yielded at once to the first suggestion, following in the wake of France, and giving all the credit to the EMPEROR of having so efficiently clipped the wings of " perfidious Albion 1" The welt recognised law of nations thus re pealed by a stroke of the diplomatic pen, was that which rendered England invincible. We might not be enabled to destroy armies, but we could cripple commerce. Ws could stop the supplies that would maintain the troops of our opponents, and paralyse the sinews of war. That, however, will be no longer the case if the contract be continued. It is, however, a mere nucluin paction—one entered into without consideration of any kind. The United States refused to be bound—there is therefore no reci procity—nothing that can by any possibility give anything approximating to an equivalent for the terrible sacrifice. Wo therefore contend that it is purely optional with us whether we slrall continue the inauspicious compact. The Law of Nations could not be altered, so far as Great Britain was concerned, without the assent of its Parliament. But neither Lordi nor Commons were ever consulted. The stipulation did not receive the proper ratification, and could not, therefore, be considered binding. Nor could it be regarded as a breach of faith by the British nation, where one estate of the realm only negotiated. We trust that something may speedily be done, and that we shall not wait until an emergency arises, to get rid of a matter fatal to British power, in many events that may any day arise. What course will the House of Commons take respecting Mr. DILLWYN'S promised motion for Friday ? The answer will depend on the proceed ings of the Members at the Kings Arms Hotel, to-morrow. If they aro bull and uncompromis ing—if they steadily insist on being the sole judges of their own rights and privileges, and de termine that Baron ROTHSCHILD shall be admitted to his seat, as one of the chosen Representatives of the City of London, on taking the oaths, in the form most binding on his conscience, all will be well. They will triumph over bigotry and into lerance, and establish their own independence on the soundest foundation. But any symptom of yielding, or even of vacillation, will be fat .1. They will have to contend with the TADPOLES and TAPERS, with red-tapists of every class. But the manly and independent policy is that which is alike best and safest. The game is at this moment in their own hands, as it has been at any time during the last ten years; and they have only to play their cards judiciously to saaure a complete triumph. Any temporising will, however, be fatal. What might, under different circumstances, be regarded as caution, will assume the appearance of timidity, if not of absolute cowardice. The boldest will now, as on many other occasions, be the safest policy. As we have repeatedly pointed out, the prece dent of the Quaker's affirmation goes directly to the point. ;here the form was abandoned, and justly, because the substance was• complied with. No complaint) were made of the exercise by the House of its legitimate jurisdiction, nor would any obstacle have arisen but for the ill advised course adopted, of striving to obtain au act of Parliament for that which might more properly have been carried by a resolution of the House of Commons. It will be time enough to pass a bill, when her MAJESTY in the exercise of her undoubted prerogative, deems it expedient to elevate a Jew to the British peerage. It has been said by " expediency men," that to do so, will be to aim a heavy blow at the Upper House, that it will place the hereditary blanch of the Legislature in a very undignified position. Be it s o. We are quite prepared for the alter native. Never was retribution more justly merited. Never were the natural consequences more urgently provoked. Session after Ses sign--Year after Year—were the wishes of the co-ordinate branch expressed by large and decisive majorities contumaciously disregarded ! A perverse obstinacy was displayed, and the Peers can alone blame themselves, if the popular representatives finding their earnest re monstrances neglected, should try what virtue may be in more energetic ac . ion. The requisition which appeared in our impres sion, has already received many additional signa tures, and looking to the names affixed, we hope and believe that the measures adopted will be worthy of the importance of the point at issue. Should there be a clear expression of opinion, the Government will follow with the current. Lord PALMERSTON will not oppose the anxious desire of so many of his independent supporters, which will doutbless be sustained by a firm and unyielding pressure from without. A meeting in the City has already been announced, and it requires no extraordinary degree of fore sight to predict the line that will there be taken. It is the last opportunity that can be anticipated. "The light cloud" is already passing from the face of the Moon, and, as we have stated, a mo ment's vacillation will be fatal, and can never be recovered under any circumstances. It is not necessary now to enter into the merits of the question. It is not merely whether Jews should be admitted into a seat in the House of Commons. It has now assumed very different dimensions. There is a struggle between the Upper and Lower House. The collision has been provoked by the hereditary legislators. They have driven the Representatives into a corner, and a conflict is inevitable. Tigour and energy in the first in stance will avert very serious consequences here after. And that must be displayed, or those who have abdicated their functions and deserted their colours will have to render heavy accounts to their respective constituents, for a policy that will be eminently unpopular in every district through out the length and breadth of the land, Tii.E SUN, LONBON, VVEDNIISDA,Y RIYZNINO, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Her Majesty the Queen honoured the above theatre with her presence last evening. Toe royal party did not arrive until nearly ten o'clock—in time, however, to see the last act of " L'Elisir d'Arnore" in which the principal parts were most admirably supported by Maddie. Piccolomini, Signori Rossi, Belart, and Bel letti. In the opera, Signor R>ssi, whose admirable performance of "Don Pasquale" last season was univer sally acknowledged, was the Dulcamara of the evening. For genuine vie comica, and a thoroughly correct reading of this•difficult role, he is most remarkable. His whole performance, both as to acting and sing ing, was highly artistic, and his success genuine and complete. We believe that her Majesty's visit ou this occasion is to be mainly attributed to the extraordinary attraction of " Marco Spada," in which the unsurpassable powers of that most accomplished dcsnseuse and pantomimist, Madame Rosati, are dis played to so much advantage. Her Majesty and the royal party remained to the end of " Marco Spada," and appeared to enjoy the per formance from first to last, although it did not terminate until midnight. The house was crowded. His Majesty the King of the Belgians, and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort honoured the performances also with their presence. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Bal. giutn, and his Royal Highness the Count of Flanders, ac companied her Mej:•sty, and the Prince Consort and his Majesty the King of the Belgians. The suite in attend ance Upon her Majesty the Qeeen comprised—Lady Macdonald, the Hun. Louisa Gordon, Lord Byron, and Lord Charles Fitzroy. In attendance upon his Majesty the King of the Belgians were—Colonel the Count Moerkerke and Captain Burnell. His Royal High ness the Prince Consort was attended by Captain the Hon. D. de Roe. Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Belgium was attended by the Cuuntess d'Yve and Madame de Bowie. Among the illus trious, noble, and distinguished individuals also present at Her Majesty's Theatre on this occasion we observed their Royal Highnesses the Princes of Gude, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, Frances Countess of Waldegrave, accompanied by his Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, M. Henry Solvyns, M. Maurice Zslfusse and party, the L )rd Ward, the Countess of Sefton, the Earl of Beesborough, the Earl of Lucas,, the Earl of Mountcharles, the Countess Dowa ger of Essex. the Countess of Norbury, the Earl of Westmoreland, M. Octave Delepierre, his Ex cellency the General Almonte (the Mexican Minister Plenipotentiary) and Madame Almonte, Don Jose M. Gonzales de la Vega (premier secretary), Don Angel fluici and party, his Excellency Don Francisco de River° (the Peruvian Minister Resident), the Viscount Chelsea, the Viscount Pooverscourt, Lady Spearman, , Lady and Miss Macgregor, Lady Sykes, Lady Margaret ' Beaumont, Lady Somerset, Lady Charles Somerset, Lady Howard, Lady Thorold, Lady Graham, Lady Role, Lady Emily Foley, Lady Charles Denison, Lady Nicholson, Lady O'Donnell, Lady Airey and the Misses Airey, Sir R 11?li Howard, Barr., Sir William Fraser, Bat. ' Sir John Thorold, Bart., the Hen. Mrs. Curt and Miss Macdonald, the Hon. Caroline Norton. THE QUEEN AT ALDERSHOT.--Her Majssty the Queen, accoaipanied by the Prince Consort and the younger branches of the royal family, will leave town to morrow, for Aldershot, with the intention of remain ing a couple of days in camp. A grand review of all the troops has been arranged to take place on Friday, and those who have any interest in witnessing a "field day" will do well to make arrangements to be present on th occasion—probably the only opportut ity that will be afiird,d curing the season of witnesssing the whole of tao troops engaged in mimic warfare. The South- Western Railway Company, anticipating large accession of traffic, have made arrangements which will secure the rapid and easy transmission of any number of passen gers ; and a new line of omnibuses, now running at merely nominal fares between the Farnborough station and the camp, will ensure ready access to the THE QUEEN OF THE NETHEELANDS.—Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands, travelling under the name of the Countess of Buren, arrived in London yesterday from Hol'and. Her Majesty disembarked at Woolwich aid was received by his Excellency Baron Bentinck Minister for the Netherlands at the Court of St. James's, who attended her Majesty to Claridge's Hotel, where a suite of state apartments have been engaged for h:r Majesty. The Queen is accompanied by her younger son, the Prince Alexandre of the Netherlands. After the arrival of her Majesty at Claridge'a hotel, she was visited by her 119yat H.ighness the Duchess of Kent. Prince Fredrick William left Buckingham Palace yesterday evening, for Germany, attended by Baron du Moltke. _ The Countess do Neu lly and the Duke and Duches, de Montpensier visited her Majesty yesterlay at Buck i ogh atu Palace. The Duchess of 'Montrose bad a ball last night at his Grace's mansion in Belgrave-square- Their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Edward of Stai. Weimar were among the early visitors. Tne E►rl of Mornington has left the Clarendon for Draycott House, near Chippenham. Tae Earl of Ltchfial has left the St. George's Hote'. Vhcouct.ess Palmerston has issued cards for assem blages on Saturday flex', and on the 25th inst. Lord Panmure entertained a select party at dinner at his residence, in Chesharn-place, on Monday last. L ,rd Vernon has arrived at Jobber's Hotel, in Grafton-street, from the Continent. Lady Warneford has left Eaton-square for her seat, Warneford, Wilts. Caroline Maxse's ball is postponed from Monday, the 20th, to Thursday, the 231 inA. Lady 0 wantons gave her sec3nd concert this season last night, at the family residence, in Carlton-gardens, MARRIAGE PRESENT TO THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA.— The tradesmen of Berlin have resolved on contributing an octagon apartment to the palace just repaired and enlarged for Prince Frederick William and the Princess Royal of England. They propose to furnish it as a specimen of what Berlin can manufacture in every article of comfort, taste, luxury, and splendour. DUDLEY GALLERY, PICCADILLY.—Madame Sievers gave a concert yesterday morning, by permission of Lord Ward, which went off with great eclat, and was attended by the elite of the fashionable world now in town. Madatne Sievers is a lady of most distinguished talent as a composer and artiste. Her mil 'dies are original, and remarkable for their exquisite harmonies in tue accom• paniments. She played and sung several times, her singing always being in character with the music she was exs cutitg, her phrasing being replete with expression and taste. She is a perfect accorupanyist, both on the piano and the harmonium of liebain, to which she sting some of her most charming melodies. Madame Sievers was assisted by several talented artistes, including Signorina Fineli, who sung one of the fair beneficiare's French songs, most exquisitely. THP.EE BOYS DROWNED.—On Sunday last, about half. past & o'clock in the evening, three boys were drowned while bathing, near Otti, Yorkshire. Two of the un- Joanna o youths were brothers, being sons of Mr. Thomas Smii,h, of Guiseley, cloth manufacturer, and aged respectively 16 and 14 ; the other was their cousin, 13 years of age, and was a son of Mr. Joseph Smith, of the same place, cloth manufacturer and farmer. Toe deceaoed, none of whom could swim, were bathing in a reservoir between Otley and Menston, which is shallow at the sides, but very deep about the middle. The younger of the two brothers, not being awa'e of the danger, suddenly got in the deep water, and his elder brother, in his endeavours to save bias, was also dragged in. Their cousin, who was using a rail, for the pur pose of learning to swim, held it out, and both the bro ' tilers seize t it, but, unhappily, they pulled him in, too. The boys ware not got out until they had been in the water 20 minutes, and all attempts to restore animation failed. L4TEST NE N. FRANCE. , VRIS, TUESDAY EVENING. Lord Palmerston is said to be among the ditin guished persons invited to Font iinebleau during the Queeu's visit there. A private telegraphic despatch from Constanti nople, published in the French papers yesterday, announced that the Persian troops had refused to evacuate Herat, and were fortifying it. This in telligence is completely unfounded. The Moniteur publishes despatches received by Marshal Valliant from the Governor-General of Algeria. The following s is an extract in which an account is given of the proceedings of the division of General Maissiat from the 27th to the 30th ult. : —" After having bivouacked on the 26th near the Bordj-Akban, the division of General Maissait, in ascending on the 27th to the Col de Chellata, found the high points of ground which command that place defended by strong entrenchments occupied by numerous Kabyles. The brigade Desmarset by making a circuitous movement ort the left, soon compelled the Kabyles to abandon their posi tions, and retire to the rock of Tizibert, while the brigade Margadel continued its advance to the Col. The Tizibert is an enormous rock, with steep sides, which commands the entrance to the Col. Its summit is crowned by a natural wall, to which the Kabyles have added other defences with loop-holes for musketry, and which they appeared to be re solved to defend with obstinacy. After firing a few rounds of artillery, Colonel Desmarest ordered a part of his force to scale the rock in front, while another part were sent to attack it in the rear. The enemy replied to the attack by a well-directed fire, and rolled down large stones on the heads of their assailants. The French soldiers, however, reached the summit before it had been evacuated by its defenders, and several of these latter were killed on the spot by the Zouaves. The loss of the Kabyles is estimated at 25 killed and more than 50 woundel The French had four killed and 30 wounded, and among the latter three of f.cers. On the 27th, Gen"ral Maissiat was esta blished on the Plateau of Chellata. On the 28th, ._„ the troops were allowed to rest ; but on the 29th, they attacked and carried the village of M'Zien, as well as some other villages near. In these attacks the French had 17 killed and 97 woundA, and among the latter was Colonel de Margadel, who was struck by a ball in the shoulder. The enemy had 63 killed and 125 wounded. On the 30th, Geueral Mtissiat attacked and g tined possession of the village of Ait-Azis which was very strongly entrenched and defended with great obstinacy. During a part of the time the fiihting was com pletely point blank, the French sdidiers advancing so close to the loop-holes that they caught hold of the muskets of the liabyles. The French had 19 killed and 64 wounded, the Arabs 28 and 55, ex clusive of those who were removed." A Berlin letter in the Constitutionnel states that as it appears certain that the recent events in Italy were planned in London, the Austrian Go vernment has requested the Prussian C tbinet to address a note to the English Government, praying it to exercise active surveillAnce over the foreign refugees in England, or, in other words, to modify the laws relative to them. The reply of Prussia to the demand is, says Vie letter, not yet known. Letters from Vienna in the Boersenhalle of Ham burg and in the Augsburg Gazette affirm that the Italian powers, including Au,tria, intend to address a joint demand to the English Gtbinet not to allow Mazzini and his fellows to terrain in England. BOURSE, July 14.—The following were the last quotations : _ Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4} per Cents 3 per Cents 66 75 67 90 Bank Shares 2,900 -- Credit Foncier 570 Credit Mobilier 902 50 Itoman Do. Account 902 50 Austrian Belgian li Fiedmontese (5) 9li— Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. Orleans 1,435 -- Western Northern Lyons 1,385 New Ditto Mediterranean — Grand Central Geneva Midi THE EAST. We have received Constantinople journals and letters to the 4th, via Trieste. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, on the previous d- y, had hal a long con ference with the French Arnnasg,dor, after which he bad au interview with ReschiA Paella. Although nothing positives was known relative to what trans pired at those Conferences, 3et it was generally re ported that the British Ambassador had received instructions from bis Government to submit to the Porte, on the subject of the Principalities, a propo sition calculated to satisfy all interests. Every mail which arrived from the Moldo-Wallachian provinces was said to bring accounts of fresh arbi trary acts committed by the Caimacan of Moldavia, who in t eply to ally ob3eivationa made to him said that as he was on the spot he knew much better how to act than the Ministers at Constantinople. The Turkish Ministers had not yet repl'el to the last note presented by the representatives of France, Russia, Prii,s;a, awl Sardimia, and it was not con sidered likely that any deliberation on it would take place until after the fetes. The diplomatic ambassador, and Dr. Spitzer difference which had arisen with the Court of Na i ilts. has been settled, Prince Callimaki I d it 'a e lai a r g es. The latter, on the occa sion been promoted to t bsa t s: e ilineg t h i ca t f l a e gehec i s f f a ti P l P l :t i i l Ci t ri m ar e y ni.' of the fir .sit rank second clan, and has received the decoration of commander o f persAis of di s ti nct i on were in vitedd the order of IVledjidie. The f e t es f or th e circum cision of the you n g p rinces still con tinued. Every day a to number dine Sultan went d ail y over t h e ground on which the fetes are kept. On the 2d, s everal hundreds of with the Ministe 7s i n th e i r t en t s . children, belcoiging- to the Armenian schools, went to the Sultan to preseut his Majesty with bouquets of flowers. They were received in the kindest manner, and well feasted. It was expected that the fete3 will be prolonged to the 10th. PERSIA. We lu°a occurred f Tahreeze that another outbreak has cc in th+t city agaiust the new Vizier, o which has ended by the seizure and punishment of the ringleaders. Cholera has ma de sad ravages at Yezd.l THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. His 11 , yal Highness arrived at Dover from Lon don by the 8.30 p.m. express train of the South Eastern Railway, on Tuesday night, and embarked immediately ou boa rd the Dover and Continental Company's steam-racket Vivid, for Ostend. TUSOANY. FLORENCE .—A rumour is very prevalent in well-informed circles, and is gaining ground every day that the Pope's visit to Florence will be signa lised by the most calatnatous of all events to Tu., cany—by the conclusion of a very stringent con cordat, and the entire repeal of the Leopoldine laws. Of all that is alarming and unpopular in such an announcement it is hardly possible for any but Tuscans to forma distinct idea ; ind e ed it i s no exaggeration to say that an EtOishman can only realise the extent of such a danger by supposing al! our own statutes controlling the clergy, both before and since the Reformation, to be abolished at one fell swoop, and the Church to be armed anew with the inquisitorial powers and privileges which it held in the days of a Becket or a Duns' ao. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Fresh up, to-day, only a limited supply of English wheat reached us ; bat the stands were well-filled with Monday's unsold samples. The atten , lance of millers was small, and the demand for all kinds of wheat of home pro duTeeherruelewdahs a faireavyaatvMeroatdeasytt'spodloy of foreign wheat in thecline in the quotations. market. Sales wero wholly confined to retail parcels, at barely stationary prices. Barley and malt were in fair request, at full quotations. Good sound oats moved off steadily at full prices : but out of condition qualities were dull. Beans and peas were quite as dear as on Monday. Flour was very dull, and lower to purchase. ARRIVALS TINS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. I Oats. 1,420 I 2 0 I 1,750 Irish Foroign 5,210 I 2,500 Flour. 1,190 2,260 5,1 brls •.v 390 sks WHITECHAPEL. Wa had a very dull trade here to-day, at drooping cur rencies. Beef, from 2s 8.1 to 4s ed ; mutton, Ss 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; veal, 33 6d to 4a 6d pork 3s 6d to 4s tid per 81bs, by the carcase. BOROI7GH HOP. All kinds of hops are slow of sale, an I lata rates are barely supporta'. Duty, 195,000/. TRADE OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES AND PLACES.—There has just been published an abstract of reports on the trade of various countries and places for the years 1855- 56, received by the Board of Trade, through the Foreign• office, from her Majesty's Ministers and Consuls. The iniamition, which embraces countries in all parts of the globe, occupies a space of 130 pages of a Parliamen tary paper. JULY L A.W INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) CITY SHERIFF'S COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) LAMBERT V. CANSDELL. DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.—The plaintiff in this action is a meat salesman in Leadenhaff Markel . , and defendant is a retail butcher in the same place, and the action was bropet to recover the sum of 51 for meat scli. Mr. Gant appeared for the plaintiff, and no one ap peared for the defendant. The case was proved. His Honour—Well, we will say she shall pay 100. a week. Mr. Gant—Your Honour, see how long it will take ;o pay. His Honour—Well, about 12 weeks. Mr. Gant—The expenses are nearly half as much as the debt. She ought to have paid it months ago. My client only gets a small commission of half per cent. ; and has to pay whether he gets paid or not. . . His Honour—This Court is not a court for punish ment but for the recovery of debts—and we must get the money the best way we can-103. a week. Now the next case. LAMBERT V. CANSDELL. Mr. Gant—ln this case the plaintiff is the son of the plaintiff in the last case, and it is for meat supplied, but the facts differ as it almost amounts to obtaining goods under false pretences, as she promised to pay the same day. The plaintiff proved the case. His Honour—We will make the same order. Mr. Gant—No, I must ask for the common order for immediate payment. His Honour—Nonsense—immediate payment—she can't pay—you wouldn't get your money at all then. Mr. Gant—That is my look out. His Honour—How, sii t Your look out—it's my look out. I don't consult you. Do you think lam a mere tool, to do as the plaintiff pleases ? I am to look after the interest of the defendant, and make an order according to her means. lam called upon by the Act of Parliament to do so, and I shall do so. You will have the opportunity of telling some one else about it, and you may tell them that I will do so. I will do justice to the defendant. Mr. Gant—lnjustice to the plaintiff. His Honour—l shall order according to her means. Mr. Gant—You know nothing about them. A person here stepped forward and said that he was instructed to appear for the defendant, and produced the summonses. His Honour—l don't believe you have been instructed at all. I believe you got the papers from some one else, and sent them away. Agent—l was instructed yesterday. He then offered to pay 1/. a month in each case. Mr. Gaut—These instalments ruin plaintiffs, and the judges were of that opinion, and in the last County Court Act there was an especial clause prohibiting the giving titne, except with the consent of the plaintiff. His Honour—There is no such clause. Mr. Gant—Your Honour will pardon me repeating that there is. His Honour—Oh, yes. I'll pardon your saying it, and proving it, if you can, but you can't. Mr. Gant—l will send you a copy of the Act. His Honour—Thank you, but I dare say I can gut one. I will send to the Queen's Printers when I want one. There ie no such clause in the act. It would be a monstrous thing, it would be absurd. Plaintiff—l believe ehe can pay. His Honour—And I believe she cannot. Plaintiff—She took it late on Saturday, night but would not pay the man, but said she would pay me her ' self, but on going on Monday she said she could not. His Honour—Of course not; the money was gone. She had a necessity for it. That gets rid of the second scandalous and caluminous assertion that she got the goods under false pretences. She went to pay. Plaintiff—But not at the time promised. His Honour—l don't believe she can pay. Mr. Gant—She wont pay when she knows by ex. perlence that she can get ,off here s by paying 10s. s week. The Agent said the defendant was now paying 1/. a month under an order of this Court and 30s. a month under an order of the Lord Mayor's Court. His Honour—Then you see— Mr. Gant—l am an attorney of the Lord Mayor's Court, and no time is given without the consent of the plaintiff. His Honour—Well, I shant order her to pay except by instalments. Order accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day. MARLBOROUII-STREET. ARTFUL ROBBERY ON A COMMERCIAL HOUSE BY A FORGED CHEQUE. —lsidore Seymour, a Frenchman, was charged before Mr. Bingham with the following artful robbery at the house of Mr. T. Bulghaus, commercial house proprietor, No. 11, Penton-square, with robbing him by means of a forged cheque. The prosecutor stated that on Monday last, about 8 o'clock, the prisoner came to his house and asked if he could have a breakfast. He told the prisoner that his charge was 255. a week, and that he should require him to pay at the end of every week. The prisoner had no breakfast, but offered to pay him four weeks in advance, and be produced a cheque on the Uaion Bank for 101. Prosecutor observed that his change would be 51.. The prisoner offered to take 41., remarking that he would call another time for the 1/. As soon as he had the 41. he left. Mr. Bingham—What did you do with the cheque I When did you present it ? Prosecutor—l presented it the same day, when I found that no person of the name attached to the cheque cashed at the bank. (The cheque, which was dated July 13, 1857, had written 011 it, " Ten pounds to be peel on the 13th July.) Mr. Bingharn—W hen did you see the prisoner aga'n ? Prosecutor—Last night, sir, at the Argyll Hotel, Great Windmill-street. Police-constable Brown, A 91, stated that the prisoner was given into his custody, and he remarked that he committed the robbery as he was in want of money. Tha prisoner, who made the same defence, was re. manded for a week. SOUTIIWARK. ASSAULT AND R9BDERT.—Henry Nightingale, a tall, lazy looking young fellow, and Mary Brian, a notorious prostitute, were charged with assaulting John APWilliam and robbing him on the Queen's highway. The prosecutor, who exhibited a severe bruise over the right eye, stated that he was a traveller, and had just come off a journey from the West of England, and on the previous night, while going home along the Ber mondsey New Road, he was stopped by the male pri soner, who wanted him to treat him. He told him to get away and not annoy him, when he pushed him down. making use of an oath, and ransacked his pockets. For tunately for witness, ha had very little money about bias, and that was secreted in a pocket under his waistcoat. While attempting tc get up the female prisoner came to wards him and gave him a blow on the eye. At that time a constable came up, and both pris mere were given into custody. The magistrate asked him :whether the female at tempted to rob him ? The prosecutor replied in the negative. She came up after the man had rifled his pockets. The Magistrate asked him what he had been robbed of ? He said that the only thing he lost was his pocket hand• kerchief, but the intention of the man was to steal his money. The male prisoner here declared that it was all false what the prosecutor had stated. Ho never pushed him down or attempted to rob him, but the facts were these. The prosecutor attacked him, and •in self defence they both fell down. The MagiA:ate asked whether he meant to say he did not steal the handkerchief. The prisoner said yes—He never had it. Magistrate—Then I shall seal you before a jury, as I am of opinion that you not only stela the handker chief but intended t 3 rob him of all he had. I don't think however that the femida is connected with you in that way, therefore I shall, not commit her. The man then said it was no use going to trial, he should plead guilty and have it settled at once. female said she was drunk and did not know what she was about. The Magistrate sentenced Nightingale to four mouths, and fined the female 51., or two months. SWEARING IN OF MR. GABRIEL AS ALDERMAN OF VINTRY WARD. — Yesterday a special court was held to swear in Mr. Thomas Gabriel, the new Alderman for the ward of Vintry. Ald erman Gabriel was introduced by Mr. Kennard, Mr. Higgs, and a great number of the roost respectable inhabitants of the ward. The R , iyal Commission of Inquiry into Military Pur chase had ci meeting yesterday at No. 1, Whitehall-yard. The commissioners present were the Duke of Somerset (the chairman), the Right Hon. Sidney Helloed, Lord Stanley, the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, General Sir De Lacy Evans, Goneral Wynytird, General Sir Harry Jones, General Sir Henry Bentinck, and Mr, George Carr Ulyn. : 4 is Y.. Naval and Military Inteuigence. THE CHINA SQUADRON. The following is a list of the nav forces in the China and Indian Seas, under the command in e!:idf of Rear-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K.C. 8., having his flag in the Calcutta, 84 : SAILING SHIPS. Guns. Men. Commanders. Calcutta Raleigh Nankin Sybille 4O 350 Capt. Hon. C. J. G. B. Elliot. Pique Spartan Amethyst Camilla l6 130 Commander G. V. Colville. Comus Racehorse Acorn Elk Bittern, 6, tender to flagship Hong K ng. incess Charlotte', 12, 480 men, Captain St. V. King, three-decker, floating barrack, on her passage. Melville, 6, 219 men, Commander Trollope, two decker, floating hospital, on her passage. Belleisle, 6, 245 men, Commander J. R. Rodd, two-decker, floating hospital, on her passage. Mindon, 27 men, Master Commander H. T. Ellis, two-decker, hospital ship, Hong Kong. Alligator, store-ship, at Hong Kong. Sapphire, hulk, at Trincomalee. STEAM VESSELS. SCREWS. Guns. Men. 11.-p. Commanders. Sanspareil 7O 620 400 Captain A. C. Key. Shannon 51 560 600 Captain W. Peel, C.B. Tribune Higbflyer Pearl Esk Niger Cruizer Hornet ... PADDLES. Encounter l4 181 360 Captain O'Callaghan. Sampson Furious lB 220 400 Captain Osborne, C.B. Fury Inflexible Barracouta 6 160 300 Commander Fortescue. Volcano (floating fac tory) Cormandel, 5, tender to the flag ship. SOREW TROOP AND STORE SHIPS. Himalaya Transit Adventure 2 114 400 Commander Lacy. Assistance 2 114 900 Commander Heath. Hesper SCREW GUN VESSELS. Nimrod. 6 110 180 Commander R. Dew. Surprise 4 91 2 0 Commander Cresswell. Cormorant 4 91 200 Commander Saumarez. Leven 1 40 80 Lieutenant Hudson. Slaoey 1 40 8) Lieutenant Hoskins. Algeria° 1 40 80 Lieutenant Forbes. Lee • 1 40 80 Lieutenant Graham. Bustard 2 37 6) Lieutenant Collinson. Forester 2 37 60 Lieut. A. Innes. Haughty.— 2 37 CO Lieut. R. V. Hamilton. Opossum 2 37 60 Lieut. C. A. Campbell. Plover 2 37 60 Lieut. K. Stewart. Staunch 2 37 60 Lieut. L. Wildman. Starling 2 37 60 Lieut. A. G Villiers. Firm 1 37 60 Lieut. B. Nicolas. Banterer 1 37 60 Lieut. B. Pim. Clown 1 37 40 Lieut. W. F. Lee. Kestrel Drake 1 37 40 Lieut. Arthur. Janus 1 37 40 Lieut. W. H. Jones. Watchful 1 37 40 Lieut. Whitshed. Woodcock In addition to the above, the screw steamers Sir C. Forbes and Hong-Kong are hired for navt.l ser vice ; and the paddle steamer Auckland, 6, be longing to the Indian navy, is on the China sta tion. - - - - - Highflyer, 21, screw, as we stated yesterday, ar rived at Hong-Kong on the 13th May, with the 4 guu boats Opossum, Plover, Forester, and Haughty, in convoy—V.le two with which she left England, and two cast off by the Cruiser, and fallen iii with at the Cape. The log shows the voyage to have been accomplished as under :—lndependent steam ing (Highflyer and gun boats), 482 miles ; 5,007 ; towing cinder steam, 2,341 ; under sail, 11,635—t0ta1, 19,175 miles. Tribune arrived at Hong-Kong on the 14th May, from the Pacific. Amethyst arrived on the 23d May at Hong- Kong, from Singapore. Her Majesty, as we have already stated, on leav ing Buckingham Palace to-morrow, goes to Alder shot, accompanied by the Prince Consort, and will pass that and the following night at the Royal Pa vilion at the camp. Tbere will be a grand review of. the whole of the troops there on Friday. On Saturday it is understood that there will be an in spection leek), e the Queen departs for Osborne. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, accompanied by Lieut Cowal, Royal Engitieers, went down to Woolwich yesterday morning, where he passed up wards of three hours in the inspection of the Arsenal, visiting in succession the foundry, the machine making department, Royal. carriage square, store houses, &c., and repaired thence to the Royal re pository, visiting the rotunda, and was shown the different exercises used in the Royal Artillery ser vice, such as penteoning, rafting, and the use of the various machines for transporting guns and car riages. The young Prince afterwards visited the Royal Military Academy, and was shown over the establishment, in the absence of Colonel Wilford, the governor, by Quartermaster Elliott. His Royal Highness was taken through the Cadets' workshops, museum, dining-hall, residing-room, studies, bar rack-rooms, gymuasium, racket-tout t, &c. He was for a considerable time engaged in exawing draw ings, in water colours and peucilings, by the pupils of the institution, and expressed himself extremely gratified with his visit. Before leaving the enclo sure he had the opportunity of wit nes-ing a couple of rounds of mortar practice over the usual range of 700 yards. The firing was marked with peculiar precision, the shells falling thickly around the flag staff. The Prince left Woolwich at half-past four, returning to London over Blackheath. Orders were yesterday received at Chatham for the following officers and non-commissioned officers and men to embark at Grevesencl, in vessels taken up by the Hon. East India Company, foe the pur pose ofjoitting the headquar era of their respective rt giments in India, viz. :-201 non-commissioned officers and men of the 27th (Eitniskidens), 52d (Light Infantry), and 61st Regiments, to embark on the 18th July on board the Castle Eden, in charge of Ensign A. Clay, 27th egiment ; Eusign W. Owen, and Ensign S. L. Pidsley, 52d Regiment ; and aptain R. C. Dudgeon, 61st Regiment. The Roman Emperor will t.-tke out 235 non-commis sioned officers and men of the 27th (Enniskiltens), Gist and 87th (Royal Irish Fusileers) Regiments, who are ordered to embark on the 18th of July, in charge of Major W. F. Ring, 87th Raiment ; Lieutenant F. E. Gordon, 61st Regiment ; En sign A. Dickson, 27th Ritigiment ; and Ensign F. F. Devereux, 87th Regiment. The Albuera will embark 40 nea-commissioned officers aid privates of the 27th Regiment and 212 of the 81st Regi ment, with the following officers :—Captain W. Croker, Lieutenant A. Cottee, and Ensign L. W. Desboroueln 27th Enniskillens ; Ensign W. H. M. Jackson and Ensign S. W. Ball, 81st Regiment, the whole of whom are appointed to leave Graves end on Saturday next. On the 21st of July 81 non-commissioned officers and men of the 24th Regiment, and 320 of the 70th Regiment, will embark on board the Bombay for Kurrachee with the following officers :—Colouel A. G. Blaceford, Captain W. Winniett, Lieutenant W. B. Logan, and Eusign J. Johnstone, 24th Regiment ; Lieu tenant W. T. McGriger and Lieutenant J. W. Madden, 70th Regiment. The first portion of the 7th Royal Fusileers em barked for India yesterday morning on board the Sir George Seymour, 850 tons, Captain Nay!or, at Portsmouth Dockyard. The troops marched to the jetty from their quarters in first-rate order, and went on board under the superintendence of Major- General Breton, Admiral Sir George Seymour, A ss istant-Quartermaster - General Wright, Brigade- Major Nelson, &c. They are a fine body of men, and seemed in good spirits at again going on active service. The draught consisted of 10 sergeants, 213 rank and file, with 16 women and 18 childr en . The following are the officers :—Lieutenant-Colo nel R. Y. Shipley, Brevet-Major F. E. Apple yard, Captain T. W. Marten, Lieutenants H. W. C. Thurston, C. S. Courtenay, H. E. W. Rum bold, M. Watson, and T. J. Foster ; Assistant- Surgeon T. E. Hale. The ship was towed to Spithead yesterday afternoon, and will sail this morning for Kurrachee. The Surrey freight ship, arrived at Spithead on Mon lay evening from the Thames, and went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday to be surveyed, prior to the embarkation of the second portion of the 88th Connaught Rangers for India this day. They will sail to-morrow for Calcutta. The mayor and corporation and the borough ma gis'rates of Portsmouth have voted addresses to Major-General Breton, Lieut.-Governor of that garrison, &c., thanking him for his uniform cour tesy and attention in commuuicating with the civil power, regretting his depaeture, and congratulating him on his succeeding to the more lucrative appoint ment of Major-General on the Staff of the Corn mander-in-Chief of the Mauritius ; to which the General has addressed suitable replies. The Norman Morrison, freight ship, having dis embarked the remainder of the 36th Regiment, whom she brought from Jamaica, and discharged her transport fittings and stores, sailed from Ports mouth on Monday evening for the Thames. At 9 o'clock yesterday morning smoke was og served issuing from the hold of the convict hulk Defence, moored off Woolwich Arsenal, which on a closer examination was discovered to originate in the fore part of the ship, where a'sout 200 or 300 tons of co uls were housed for the use of the esta blishment. Every part of the huge vessel was soon filled with smoke, and the whole of the inmates were hastily removed t o the invalid bulk lying along side, called the Unite. Eitlitr from want of ven tilation or some other cause the entire body of fuel had become ignited, it is supposed, from sponta neous combustion caused by the confinement of the gas. The united fire brigades, maintained at the Royal Arsenal and Dockyar I, under the direction of Inspectors Thompson and Bud 1, were promptly in attendance, and powerful efforts were made to extinguish the fire. It was not, however, extin guished for some hours. There is a probability of the fire having been occasioned by a spark from a pipe of one of the convicts while picking oakum, although the regulations of the establishment strictly forbid the use of tobacco, which regulation, however, it is said, is relaxed in the case of certain invalids. THE MURDER OF MR. LITTLE. It is hardly premature to state as a general im pression that the case for the Crown was materially strengthened on Monday by the production at the police-office 'as a witness of Joseph Spolien, an in telligent boy of 14 years of age, the second son of the prisoner. His direct examination elicited seve ral important disclosures, which, if not disproved hereater, would go far towards completing the link of circumstantial evidence already in •proof against the accused, and in his cross-examination by the prisoner's counsel his testimony was but little shaken—at least, as regarded the more striking ror tions of his evidence. He was examined by Mr. Fitzgibbon, the Queen's counsel, who upon this occasion led for the Crown. The witness, after stating that he remembered the night when. Mr. Little lost his life, said—l was at the window of the room in which I took my tea, when I first saw my father that evening. I was standing at the win dow looking out. I saw him through the window —he was on the roof of the old forge. That was the first time I saw him after he went out from dinner. Lucy was at the window with me when I saw my father on the roof of the forge. There was no one with my faller. Ido not know where my mother was at that time. She was not in the room in which I was. James was in the room. I don't remember how long she was out of the room. I remember her going out of the room into the hall. I saw her again ; I did not see her going out of the hall. I did not see mymother anywhere at thetime I saw my father on the roof of the old forge. It was about 8 o'clock when I saw him there. It was a moonlight night. He looked like as if he was put tng stones down into the chimney belonging to the o'..d forge. There are four or five chimneys there. The chimney he was at is not the nearest to our own house, looking out of the window. It is second n- arast. He was as if he hid a ladder or a plank act o-s from the roof of the forge to the set off on the chimney. He was standing on ei ther a ladder or a plank. His head was higher tian the top of the c hi mne y. I did not see him getting dawn. He was like as if lie was putting stoney down the chimney. I did not see my father any more that evening. I saw my mother again that evening in the room. I think I went t bed after that. Ido not know what became of Lucy. I went to bed in the room next to wh-re I got tea. I have no recollection whether Lucy went in:o that room or not. I did not see any thing more of my father and mother that night. We generally sleep in the same room- James, George, and Lucy sleep in the same room. I of en saw the razors my father used to shave with. The handles were white. I should know them. (Three razors, two of them in a flat, red-coloured case, were shown to the witness.) Witne-s identified tgio of the razors as his father's. (One of the two razors identified by the witness as belonging to his father is the razor last found in the canal, and on which the name "Spollen" is written. The razor found in November was not one of the three shown. The other two shown have not b Jen produced before.) (A. piece of calico found with the money con. , cealed was here produced.) Where did you see the cloth before Saturday ?.- Out in the house where he kept the sticks. When ?—About a week before Mr. Little's death. My sister used to make a duster of it. It was not at that time in the same state as it is now. (Cloth again produced.) That hole was not in it. It was nearly in the shape of a sun bonnet. My father had a putty knife and a hacking hammer for taking out glass. He had a large hammer in the house. I often saw it. I should know it. I did not see it since Mr. Little's death. The razor and the piece of cloth were shown to me on Saturday by Mr. Kemmis and Mr. Rae. They also showed me three hammers. Oue of them was the hammer I saw at our own house before Mr. Li tic's death. One of them was the hammer I said a while ago I did not see since Mr. Little's death. (Three hammers pro duced to witness, including the one found in the canal ; identifies a hammer—not that found in the canal.) I did not see that (that identified) since Mr. Lit: le's death. Before that I saw it in the workshop where the sticks were. it was clean then. There was no putty on it as there is now. My father used to have the hacking hammer over in the paint shop near the locomotives. I remember the day the people were making a rout about Mr. Little's death. I remember the police being about the place searching. I think they came to our hong!: I heard of Mr. Little's death on a Friday night. I saw my father at the chimney on Thursday night. I heard of Li fe's death the evening after, about 5 o'clock. He said if I was asked by any of theca anything to say I did nut know. This was after it wis found wilful murder. After this witness had bcen cross-examined at great length, James Spollen, a lad about 18 or 19 years old, was examined, but, upon the whole, his evidence, which seemed to be given with great reluctance, was not very material for the prosecution. At its close, Mr. Curran, for the prisoner, submitted that, notwithstanding the mass of evidence that had been adduced, a case had not been made out for a legal tribunal. After a Tew remarks from Mr. Fitzgibbon, ill reply, the prisoner was again remanded. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT. —CHELMSFORD, JULY 14. Tile commis,ion for the county of Essex WA opened on Monday, and this morning bo.h courts proceeded to business, the Lord Chief Baron pre" siding in the Crown-court, and Mr. Justice Willer on the civil side. The cause list and gaol calenda r are Loth light, ihe only serious case to b e di s posed of beinga charge of murder. Mr. Justice Wills disposed of several common jury causes, but none of sufficient interest to ro' quire a report. NORTHERN COURT.—YoRK, JULY 13. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Channell.) Sarah Jemmison, aged 25, was charged with the wilful murder of Joseph Jemmison, her illegiti' mate child, iu the parish of Skelton. Mr. Price stated the case. The prisoner iv° delivered of a male child in February, 1854. Fe r about two years 111 r. Marley, of Sleights, near Whi , hy, had charge of the child. Prisoner then got in arrears for its maintenance. She took the child with her to the house of Mr. Pearson, wher e she was in service. He would not allow it to re" main with her. Prisoner raid she could leave it in charge of some friends at Mangra Park, and set oa to go there with the child. She was seen going in another direction. The remains of the child we re found in a field in the neighbourhood some mont ll3 afterwards. Mr. Davison addressed the jury for the prisoner• His lordship summed up, and the jury returne d a verdict of "Guilty," accompanied by a recent; mend , ition, on the ground that the prisoner ha d ' the child to maintain without the means of doing so. His lordship then passed sentence of death upon the prisoner, earnestly imploring her to p 0 the remainder of her life in repentance. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.--TUESDAY. , A The Liverpool Cup, run for on Th urs d ay next, i s 0 2 chief event speculated up on , R ogerthorpe and 13°•13:0 Bazonk engrossing the grea t est s h are of support. M°°,:e was in denrlnd at 100 to 7, and 10 to 1 was taken wbe4 it could be obtained about Newton Le Willows. .3 . 3? - 4 was much talked about, and appears to be much fancie by the public. B us i ness upon the whole was very dull . The betting here during the remainder of the week, tul t il Saturday, will be un i mportant, as a ll th e pr i nc i pa l b. scribers will be at the Liverpool meeting. LIVERPOOL Cur. 4to 1 agst Rugerthorpe (taken and offered) 5 to 1 agst B Bazouk (off.:red) 10 to 1 agat Newten-le-Willows (taken) 10 to 1 agst Janet (taken) 100 to 8 agat Moose (taken) 100 to 8 agst Grey Pyrrhus (taken) 100 to 6 agst Queen Bess (ta'(e 20 to 1) 50 to 1 agst River (offered) GOODWOOD STARES. 10 to 1 agst Rosati (take 100 to 9) 10 to 1 agat Martinet (offered) 100 to 6 agst Gunboat (take 20 t) 1) GOODWOOD CIIP. 14 to 1 apt Fisherman (taken and offered), he of Ivl fo, th ap Alt Ye of IT; .of an th th It fr c. 727k -685 670 60 i -. 515 647 A