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COMPANION TO THE PEERAGE. 'Now ready, in 2 vols., royal Bvo., 2/. 103. bound, LIURKE'S HISTORY OF T " LANDED GENTRY; A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE UNTITLED ARISTOCRACY OF ENGLAND, SCOT LAND, AND IRELAND. " A work in which every gentleman will find a domestic interest, as it contains the fullest account of every known family in the United Xingdom."—Messenger. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends And the Public for their continued support h a nk t and ta e nnce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., tak place every WEDNESDAY. at One o'clock, (instead of Tuesday and Friday, as hitherto), at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle' street, London. to whicia place, favours, containinz instructions (with a reference), are respectfully nquested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day !previous to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds hume- Alately disposed of according to instrtctions. Offices. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. - - HER MAJESTY'S THEAT E. THIS EVENING, Saturday, July the 10th, will be performed Panzetti's Opera LA FIGLIA DEL BEGGIMENTO. Maria, Mdlle. Jenny Lind; La Marchese duderkenflSi eld, Mada Gard me me ol a r ; Sulpizio Sergente, Sig . F.Lablache ; a Tonio, . To conclude with the highly-successful new Ballet Divertissement by M. Perrot, the music by signor Bajetti, of the Imperial theatre La Scala, Milan, entitled LES ELEMENS. The Earth (personified by) Mdlles. Cassan, James, Efonore, Thevenot ; the Fire, Mdlle. Carlotta Grist ; the Water, Mdlle. Rosati ; the Air, Xdlle. Cerito. The Free List is suspended, the Public Press excepted. Pit Tickets may be obtained, as usual, at the Office of the Theatre, Toes tos. 6d. each. Applications for boxes, pit stalls, and tickets, to be made at the Box-office, at the theatre. - . ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING, Saturday, July 10th, will be repeated Donn zettre grand opera of ANNA BOLENA. Anna Bolena, Madame Grisi 111111 e. Corbari ; Smeeton, Mdlle. Alboial ; Percy, Signor Mario ; Lord Rochfort, Sig. Tagliafico ; Hervey, Signor Tulli ; Henry the Eighth, Sigaor Tamburini. To conclude with the New Divertissement, entitled L' AMOUR ET LA DANE. _ Composed by Signor Ca.F. ati. In which Mines. Plunkett, Baderna, Bertin, De Melisse, Dele chaux, Stephan, Duval, M. Mabille, &c., will appear. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street; and at the Box-office, Bow-street The Doors will be opened at Half-past Seven, and the perform ance commence at Eight o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management ef Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THr 5O Will be performed the Comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. P r i nc ipal characters by Mr. W. Farre n, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Hudson, Mrs. GloYer, and Mrs N;sbett. After which the new comic drama, called THE JACOBITE. Sir Richard Wroughton, Mr. Stuart ; John Duck, Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Somerford, Miss Fortescue. To conclude with THE IRISH LION - . Tim Moore, Mr. Hudson ; Airs. Cerulea Fitzgig, Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be produced a new and original comedy in three acts, called THE TITLE DEEDS. Principal charactesis by Messrs. Lambert, Wright, Paul Bedford, 0. Smith, Boyce, Munyard, C. J. Smith, 'Worrell ; Mrs. Yates, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Harding, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, &c. After which The MAGYAR MULATSIG ; or, Hungarian Fetes. By the celebrated Hangarian Dancers and the llungarian Instru mental Vocalists. To conclude with THE WRECK AiIIORE. Miles Bertram, Mr. Boyce ; Grampus, Mr. 0. Smith ; M armaduke Magog, Mr, Wright ; Alice, Mrs. Yates ; Bella, Miss Woolgar. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. (Summer Season —Lyceum Company.) THIS EVENING (Last Three Nights of The Creole.) Will be presented a new comic drama, in two acts, entitled Mn, COLOURS. Principal characters by Messrs. Emery, 'Wigan,Vlning, and Johnston; Mesdames Dickenson, Villars, Arden, and Griffiths. To be followed by the new GRAND BALLET, in which the Spanish Dancers will appear. After which a burletta, entitled THE WATER WITCHES. Principal characters by Mesdames Viliars, Dickinson, Daly, Arden, Messrs. Oaberry, Vining, &c. To conclude with THE CREOLE; or, Love's Fetters. Characters by Emery, Leigh Murray, Osberry, Miss Dickson, and Miss Daly. In the course of the piece the celebrated Spanish Dancers Will appear, in their novel and unrivalled Bouquet Dance. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING. Will be produced a new drama (with music by Loder) entitled DYING FOR A KISS. The characters by Madame Vestris, Miss Emma Stanley. Mr. J. Webster, Mr. Granby, and Mr. Compton. To be followed by A CURIOUS CASE. Mr. Aubrey, Mr. James Vining ; Twiggleton, Mathews ; Mrs. Aubrey. Miss Cooper. After which the new farce, entitled A SOVEREIGN REMEDY. Captain Pendragon, Mr. Ryder ; Mr. Bottleby, Mr Granby ; .uackit, Mr. C. Mathews; Alfred, Mr. J. Webster; Mrs. Botileby, Mrs. Fosbroke ; Mary, Miss Marshall. To conclude with a comic drama, entitled "LADIES BEWARE 1" Colonel Vavasour, Mr. Granby ; Sir Charles Vavasour, Mr. Jame s Vining Matilda, Miss Cooper. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. trraler the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Egmily. THIS EVE.NING Will be presented a gorgeous Peruvian Drama, to illustrate the historical events of the Spaniards' conquest of Peru, arranged from the original text of Brinsley Sheridan's play of " Pizarro." entitled IHE STORMING OF QUITO; or, the Warrior of the Sun. Rolla, Dir. W. West. The extraordinary equestrian performar.ces of La Petite Davidson and the New Scenes of the Circle, with the whole of the Entertain ments, having been attended with the most complete success, will be repeated every evening. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. In consequence of the success attending the Eminent English Vocalists, they have been re-engaged for Twelve Nights more, and will appear in "Maritana," as played at Drury Lane 100 nights. THIS EVENING Will be presented the opera of MARITANA. Charles the Second, Mir. McMahon; Don Cxsar, Mr. Harrison ; Don Jose, Mr. Stretton; liferitana, Miss Rainforth ; Lazarillo. Ills* Isaacs. To conclude with a drama, in three acts, and a Prologue, of the host extraordinary and novel interest, entitled The RAG-PICKER of PARIS and the DRESS-MAKER of ST. ANTOINE. Jean, lir. Webb; Perre Garouse, Mr. Neville; M. Berville. Mr. Frede ricks ; Count St. Antoine, Mr. Tindell ; Marie Diddier, Mrs. Henry Vining ; Marie Hoffman, Mrs. Ware. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Re-engagement of M. Jullien for Ten Nights more. Next Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, July 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th. Daylight View of Gibraltar—Splendid Menagerie—Promenade Coneert by Jallien's band of One Hundred performers, two of whom will perform a solo each evening ; Conductor, M. Jullien ; Leader, Mr. Godfrey. All the attractions of the gardens will be added, con cluding with the grand Pyrotechnic Display of the Slew, of Gibraltar. Feeding the Animals at Five; Concert, Quarter -peat Six; Fire 'Warts, Quarter -past Nine.—No extra charge. The Celebrated HARMONIC ROCK BAND will p e rform previous to and between the parts of the Concert. Athnission to the whole, One Shilling. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, JULY 10. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 60; Highest. 73; Noon, 75 BAROMETER, 30.2.—W1ND S.W. ; fine. ililiii WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 0 minutes after 0. 'Evening .. 12 minutes %Per 12. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand historical drama, entitled WALTER TYRRELL, THE SAXON AVENGER ; or, The Life and Death of King William IL William 11., Mr. Dale; Walter Tyrrell, Mr. Hicks ; Editha, Miss Vincent. After which THE SEVENTH VICTIM ; or, The Ruby Ring and the Murder at the Dog and Duck. To conclude with THE PALACE OF GENEVA; or, The Spirit Of the Vault. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. • , • 4 7 ' 4 Aft! 4710'..% , 1 , . 0 / N k fel mr,.= 7 . • ant i o , e r ito IT • ,•••,' Di E; • " u s- .. • SECOND EDITION. ktelling his LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1847, Preliminary to a dissolution of Parliament, as anterior to the dispersion of almost every public assembly , there is visible that a g ree able abandon which is indicative of the anticipated pleasure of an approaching vacation. The legis. lative campaig n is just terminating. Some of the difficulties of the session have been conquered, many of them have been evaded, the vast majority of them have fallen harmlessly by reason of partial con cessions, or the assurances of their ultimate removal. Raving, in a great measure, competed with the fame of HAXNIBAL in overleaping the Alps, and still more with the fame of NAPOLEON in turning the Alps, the popular representatives seem disposed to indulge themselves with the taste of a few pungent and bitter personalities. Every one remembers how the Parliamentary year of 1846 terminated, how perpetual were the rnalignities showered upon a great statesman, how deliberate were the accusations brought against the Champion of Commercial Emancipati on , how the orations of certain Honourable Members were favoured with the tartness of sareastic vituperation. The Parliamentary session of 1847 pr om i ses to end . In a somewhat similar manner, but without the re deeming audacity of Lord GEORGE BEISTTECK, or the brilliant sparkle of the wit of the Honourable Mem ber for Shrewsbury. Sir ROBERT PEEL was the popinjay at which the arrow of almost every satirical rhetorician in the House of Commons was levelled in 46. Mr. JOSEPH HUMS is the target for the hitherto suppressed personalities of 1844. On the former occasion the attacks were as ephemeral in' their influence as the breath that blurs a mirror for an instant and then evaporates, or as the pressure of a footstep on the moss that flings off every i mpress with its elasticity. At the present time the a s sailants appear to have as little chance of p ro d uc i ng e ff ect e i t h er u pon the object of their defamation, or upon the popular judgment. With all his Parliamentary peccadilloes, with all his political sins of commission and omission—and what senator of thirty or forty years' standing is without them ?—the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Mon trose has acquired for himself the respect of a very large portion of the community. In the very ble mishes of Mr. IksiE's career there are the palliatives of honesty and plain-speaking. By his pertinacious adherence to the cause of free trade—literally through good report and evil report—he showed that, notwithstanding the pervad ing parEiznou of his creed of political economy, there k 41 4 . " , THE SUN, LONDON, T SATURDAY EVENIN6r, JULY 10, 1847. was wisdom at the bottom of it. Troublesome as he has proved at times in regard to the stinting of the I national expenditure , there h as been, nevertheless, a homely and practiez.l patriotism in the manner in which Mr. HumE has for years endeavoured to pre vent the possibility of lavish disbursements from the Treasury. Against the broad front of the Honourable Member for Montrose the bullets of abuse are harmless, the javelins of invective are innocuous—the bullets are flattened, the javelins blunted. Mr. SPOONER had as lief sally out to hunt the rhinoceros with a toasting fork as attempt to crush the re putation of Mr. HuME with such flimsy pro jectiles as a remembered fragment of small talk, and a blue book tarnished with the cobwebs of twenty-four months. The sympathies of the House have very seldom gone with the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Montrose, for seeing that his themes have generally been based upon COCKER, and considering that his most appropriate crest would certainly he a save-all, Mr. HUME scarcely strikes one on the long run as being the sort of man to sympathise with. Often as the House of Commons has had occasion to coincide with him, the Members of that Honourable House have scarcely ever had occasion to be moved in sentiment or emotion with him. Last evening, however, the sympathies of the large majority of the House of Commons were with Mr. HuNIE. The ridicule with which that old servant of the people was treated was felt to be unmerited and ungraceful. Indeed the pain with which Mr. HUME must have listened to the attacks directed against himself personally must have been immeasurably more than compensated by the hearty cheers with which his vindication by Mr. AGLIONBY was received. Upon those sponta neous acclamations the Hon. Member for Montrose deserves congratulation. Threatened with branding, as it were, they virtually crowned him with laurel. So much for the idle personalities which are beginning to indicate the proximate dissolution of Parliament. The actual business of the session has been either terminated or put aside for " a better opportunity ;" a little pleasantry and practical joking is, therefore, considered allowable, even though it merge into a sort of moral Donnybrook, where the bludgeons of ridicule are " laid about " somewhat indiscriminately, and characters, instead of skulls, are threatened with destruction. The Third Report of the Irish Relief Commis sioners last night again occupied the attention of both Houses of Parliament. In the Lords the Earl of RODEN moved " That copies of all informations con nected with these transactions which have been made to the Commissioners, together with the names of the chairmen of committees and justices of the peace re ferred to in the report, should be laid on the table," while in the Commons the Honourable Member for Mallow returned to the charge with a vigour and perseverance deserving of a more successful result, and demanded " That so much of the correspondence, with the names, rank, and residence of the parties referred to, as sustains the statement condemnatory of the conduct of committees or of individuals in carrying out the provisions of the Act," should be produced. We have already expressed our desire that those who have been guilty of the foul conduct imputed by that report should be held up to public odium and well merited disgrace. The parties who could wilfully sanction or participate in a wholesale fraud upon the country, by procuring, or " endeavouring to procure rations for a greater number of desti tute persons than there are individuals in the entire population of the district," which it is positively asserted by the Commissioners " has been attempted in several cases, and for several thousands in excess," are deserving neither of mercy nor exemption from every punishment recognised by the law for their almost unparalleled peculation. If they do not come within the operations of the law, if an adequate punishment cannot be pronounced on the offenders, the criminal code must be wholly defective, and in- sufficient to meet the wants of the country. Under any circumstances they should no longer be permitted to retain any power of again interfering in the ma nagement of the public money, of again perpetrating similar iniquities. It is due to the British people to preserve the funds for which they had toiled and la boured with such indefatigable industry, and which they readily tendered for the relief of their suffering brethren in Ireland, and not to place them at the disposal of those who have deservedly forfeited their characters for uprightness and integrity. For these reasons we should gladly have seen the guilty parties exposed and punished. We do not, however, think it by any means neces sary for the vindication of the high-minded men who have acted, and are acting, with credit to themselves and benefit to the country, on the several relief committees. The inculpated parties are the excep tion and not the rule. Many districts were freed from every imputation, and it would be, indeed, a vile prejudice—a most unjustifiable calumny—on the part of any person who should dare to charge an Irish gentleman with a participation in the sordid crimes of the offenders, on no better foundation or stronger evidence than that some of his countryman had disgraced themselves by their infamous conduct. An honourable man will not deign to notice general charges. He will not suppose that they can be levelled against himself, and he will disregard them in the pride of conscious innocence. We do not mean to insinuate that the Noble and Honourable Members of either House who have called for, or supported, the inquiry were in any manner included in the charge, but we think that they have manifested, perhaps, too acute a sensibility with reference thereto, and have mistaken the true ground on which they should have insisted upon the investigation. Although we desire the publication of the names of the guilty parties, the Government have, perhaps, for the present (although we trust the time may arrive when concealment will no longer be expedient) acted judiciously in withholding the required infor mation. It is perfectly manifest that every person whose name was published, as being implicated in these transactions, would have a right to demand the fullest investigation into every part of his conduct. It would be the grossest injustice to refuse such an inquiry, which, at this period of the session, it would be wholly impossible to bring to a conclusion before the dissolution. The publication also might, in some respects, act oppressively, if made before an opportunity of explanation was afforded. The course decided on by the Government with respect to the accused magistrates appears deserving of approba tion. They have forwarded to all these magistrates copies of the allegations, and demanded their answer thereto, on receipt of which the Executive will be pre pared to take such steps as circumstances may render desirable or necessary. If this course should be far ther extended to all against whom charges of direct guilt had been preferred—if these persons also, what ever might be their rank or, position in society, were called upon to furnish similar explanations, every thing that could be desired would be attained. The dishonest plunderers would be punished as they de served, the merely careless or negligent would receive an impressive admonition as to the necessity for greater care and diligence on future occasions ; while the British public would henceforward be assured of a fathful administration of the national resources, and the due application of their bounty to the objects contemplated, and for whose relief and benefit it was originally granted. The Swiss Federal Diet was opened at Berne on the sth inst. by Colonel ULBICH OCIISENBEIN, the President o f t h at Assembly, w h o com menced his speech by congratulating the members of the Diet on their fraternal meetin g , an d t o ld t h em th a t never was a meeting held which commanded such general attention. " Confederates," added the f President, " we wish to regard the present s i tuat i on without alarm. The questionsrights e vie have to cons ider of h uman i ty an d i t nd i i m s affai rs w i t h fi rmness an d t r b eg e a n rd end th it e fen m s os intellectual existence—a choice between free, moral, and the status quo—and, consequently, the issue of a progress an d contest which is as ancient as the history which has sometimes appeared under of man— one form and sometimes under another, but has never shake n the foundation of intellectual Europe so much as a se nt. It is true that the momentary results an t d pr. the e c ourse of that painful contest are most various. Never theless, we cannot doubt that the tendency to progres s is general. Whilst Poland still bleeds, whilst recently the significant destruction of the independence o f a s i s t er of Helvetia—of the republic of Cracow—has taken pl ace , against the law of nations and in contempt of the civilised world, and whilst on the banks of the Tagus the inde pendence of a nation has been trampled under foot, we 10@ 91A the Scheldt and ell the 141 r 11Ct5 which hitherto were considered as impossibilities. In this category we must place the essential consolidation of constitutional I principles in the north of Germany—a star a long time since announced and promised, h u t, - w hi c h h as disap peared:" The President next alluiled to Lhe political con stitution of the cantons, which, founded on theprinciple of the sovereignty of the people, has secured the happiness of all separately ; but he observed that the cantons required to be united by a new pact, which, by maintaining as much as possible the independence of each, should create a general confederation, affording the best guarantee for their national independence. The President concludes by observing that, "If—what appears to be improbable —a foreign intervention should take place in the internal affairs of the confederation, the world shall know that Switzerland—strong in her right, great by the slt mpathy entertained for her by all free nations, and by all which expect to become free—will sacrifice the last drop of her blood to maintain the independence achieved by her fathers in so many sanguinary battles, and to transmit that most precious of all blessings intact, as she received it, and in all its integrity, as a sacred legacy to her chil dren. May God preserve the mother country ! I de clare the Diet for the year 1847 to be opened, and I in vite you, dear confederates, to renew the federal oath after the custom of our fathers." Madrid papers of the 3d instant have been received. According to the Faro, Queen CHRISTINA has written long letters both to the KING and the QUEEN. The Correo denounces all the parties concerned in bringing about the marriage of the QUEEN—a marriage which was effected in direct opposition to the wishes of her MAJESTY, who was forced to marry her cousin. The departure of Don FRANCISCO DE PAULA for San Sebastian has been delayed for a few days. Carlist bands have appeared in Toledo, La Mancha, and Tarragona. The Political Chief of the latter province has been placed under arrest for not acting with sufficient energy against the insurgents. MADRID BOLSA, JULY 3.—The Three per Cents. closed on the 3d inst. at 28 cash; the Five per Cents., 17 5-16; Passives, si; and Coupons,l3 cash. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. The escape of M. PELLAPRA, and the seizure of La Presse, are the subjects of comment in all of them, and the wily intriguers of the Tuileries are but too glad that these subjects occupy the attention of the gobe-mouches of Paris, and of foreigners also, while they pursue uninterruptedly their plots for securing to the Duchess DE MONTPENSIER speedy possession of the Spanish throne. It would almost appear as if the squabble between M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN and the Ministry was a " cross" got up after the approved " swell mob " fashion to enable their confederates to pursue their schemes of plunder without interruption. We yesterday stated that CHRIS TINA and NARVAEZ were reconciled. Senor SARAGOSSA has joined them in Paris, his object being to persuade NARVAEZ to return to Madrid, to put himself at the head of the Government, to depose the QUEEN, and to proclaim the accession of the Duchess DE MONTPENSIER. This scheme was, how -1 ever, judged to be too rash for immediate execution, and has consequently been suspended until the pear shall ripen. In the meantime every method is put in practice to make the Due DE MONTPENSIER popular with the army. No expense is spared for this pur pose, and Vincennes is what Versailles was in the days of Louis XIV. It would be a curious instance of retributive justice if the very means which are taken to secure for the Due DE MONTPE.NSIER a throne to which he has no right should, by their re action, produce a directly contrary effect, if the plotters of mischief in Spain should find their cunning plots recoil upon themselves—if " the Engineer should hoist with his own petard :" that such a consumma tion is not impossible let the following article from the Courrier Francais attest. After describing the last fete at Vincennes, it thus proceeds— " We had resolved, from shame and pity, to remain silent upon the subject of this late given so naal•i propos, when the public mind was absorbed with sinis ter apprehensions. But the courtiers have spoken, and it is impossible for us not to protest, in the name of the respect that w© feel for the dynasty, against their dan gerous adulations. Did not these persons comprehend the cries and hootings with which the populace of the faubourgs saluted the brilliant equipages as they passed along towards Vincennes ? To whom, then, were ad dressed these exclamations which publicly rendered so many honourable persons participators with some un worthy beings admitted to these galas : Down with the aristocrats ! Down with the rubbers !' What con• fusion of brain could have made these courtiers advise the Duke de Montpensier to give a t'te at this moment, when the grand monde, the only class invited to it, are compromised by so many scandalous acts, and are seek ing shelter in flight and exile from the Court of Assizes or Court of Peers ? 111-judging men describe to us this luxurious feast as full of splendour and magnificence, at which the Garde-Meuble of the Crown displayeed all its resources; at which,lin the bowers and on the esplanades, artificial bouquets of light were used to illuminate bou quets of natural flowers—this fete, for which the King had given to his son an unbounded liberty to draw sup plies from the rich parterres of Versailles and Saint Cloud. But did not these ill-advised chroniclers, these historiographers of Trianon, fear that the people should reckon up what a fete so brilliant mus t have cost. It would be ascertained that the expenditure was greater than all the one hundred and odd thousand francs which the Royal Family have distributed towards the relief of the public misery. What, in the name of heaven, was the object of this fate ? Alas ! you have told us ! you flatter the army, but you leave the discontented people crying at the gate! Where was the need of this f'ête, in which you travestied our soldiers into chamberlains of the palace? Was not the fancy camp at Compiegne suf ficient for you, assembled as it is in spite of the engage ments entered into by the Minister of War with the Chambers? Was it not a great honour paid by you to Messieurs de l'Artillerie, to confine their functions for that evening to presenting nosegays to the ladies as they arrived!—Oh, let us perfume ourselves with essence of benzoin and bergamot ! Let us sprinkle our shirt frills of Meek lin-lace with Spanish snuff ! Par la Sam. bleu ! there is nothing better to be done in these times ! Behold those girandolas filled with wax lights, those downy sophas, those garlands of foliage interwoven into cyphers, that profusion of flowers, those innumerable cases of odoriferous shrubs, those Chinese and Venetian illuminations, those festoons, those astragals, those panoplies of every epoch arranged for the embellishment of this showy fete, and amidst all this magnifi cence, those voluptuous smiles gliding with their sisters the graces among those mysterious glades. To tell you that this fête continued from the evening until the morn ing would not be assez Regence. The Marquis de Vin cennes tell us—" The sun gilded the last waltz with his rays as he had saluted the first contre-danse with his last smiles.' Could the Chevalier de Boufflers, or M. Jean Vatout himself, have better expressed it ? And then how you enumerate all the illustrious personages and celebrated beauties who were saluted by the last smile of the setting sun, and emblazoned by the first rays of his rising. Qui nommer,' exclaims the en raptured chronicler, ' dans ce merveilleux Fide-mete de beaux noms etde charmans visages ?' Lovely Chloris, were you there ? and you, divine Aramintha ? But we were forgetting that at half-past eleven o'clock the supper-tent was thrown open, and continued to be inces santly renewed with fresh supplies with perfect order until half-past three in the morning.' People of France, how will you construe this ? You are told in 'engage Pricieux' that at Vincennes they were four hours at supper. Ma foi !' is not this admirable ? Clown you are without bread; eat cakes. Who among these dainty counsellors will have the courage to point out to these young Princes the danger there is in their thus isolating themselves from the people ?" The Union Monorchique, in chronicling the say ings and doings of this file, thus remarks on the want of feeling exhibited in making Vincennes, of all places in the world, the scene of such orgies. It says— " Princes are unfortunate! They have not always time to have memory, and their courtiers rarely attempt to supply the detect. If some of those who surround the Duke de Montpensier had reminded the young Duke that the ditches of Vincennes had witnessed the murder of the noble and unfortunate Duke d'Enghien, he would, without doubt, have chosen another theatre for the publicity and magnificence of his fetes, Bona parte made of Vincennes a prison ; this was logical; he would never have made it a place for dancing and banquetting." The writer might have added, that but for the death of the Due D'ENGMEN, the son of Louis Piniarru would never have shared with SOPHY DAWES the rich inheritance of the father of the un fortunate Due D'ENGBIEN—the still more unfortu nate Due DE BOURBON—the last of the CONDES. The Duke DE MONTEBELLO, Minister of Marine and Colonies, is attacked with an indisposition which, without obliging him to keep his bed, is still suffi ciently serious to prevent him from taking part in the debates of the Chamber. The trial of General CUBIERES and his co-accused commenced on Wednesday. On Wednesday the Chancellor, on the demand of the Procureur-General, issued against M. PELLAPRA a warrant of arrest. This act is the commencement by T d h ef e au c l o t. of the proceedings to be inst ituted a g ainst the accused nstitu tionnel says—" It appears that, after having made his preparations for departure during the day, M. PELLAPRA left Paris in the evening, at the very moment at which all the solicitude of the police wa s di rec t e d to t h e b a ll a t the Minimes. M. PELLAP RA , it i s sa id , a dd resse d a l e tter to his advo cates, M. Cirbux-D'EsT-ANGE and M. GAUTHIER, in which he declared that his great age and state of health would not permit him to undergo the §ittings of the court. This letter was immediately sent to Mae Chancellor." At t elve o'clock on We dnesealy thc cr3nmony of presenting cardinal's hats to the Archbishops of CAMBRAI and BOURGES, who were recently raised to that dignity, took place at the Tuileries. Accounts have been received from the island of Bourbon, which stated that new attempts had been made at Madagascar to renew commercial relations with Tamatave, but the Hovas persisted in excluding from the country all foreigners, without distinction. The English brig Arne, after having passed a month at Tamatave in making solicitations, had obtainedper mission to disembark part of its cargo, i,n conditinn that it would take nothing from Madagascar. The concession subsequently appeared dangerous to the Government, and after the departure of the Arzac it interdicted all kinds of intercourse under penalties so severe that the packet-boat Bordelais, which arrived at Tamatave in January last, could not even succeed in disembarking a little box of medicines. The po pulations are represented to be afflicted at being thus deprived of the resources of European commerce. The village formerly occupied by the Euro peans at Tamatave has been burned down, with the exception of the house of a Frenchman, on which a trio-colour flag had been placed. On several points of the coast fortifications have been established. RADZACFIDY, formerly Governor of Tamatave, re mained in prison under the sentence which con demned him to death, for having disobeyed the orders of the QUEEN, but it was believed that he would con- trive to escape. The price of corn and flour in the Paris market continues to decline. The holders find it difficult to procure purchasers for any but the best quality, and then only at very reduced prices. Although foreseen, the actual application by Go vernment for authority to contract a loan, caused a very considerable depreciation of prices on the Paris Bourse on Thursday. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Thursday at 77f. 65c. ; the Five per Cents. at 118 f. 30c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,262 f. 50f.; Rouen, 952 f. 50c.; Havre, 637 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 647 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 587 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 505 f. ; Basle, 187 f. 50c. ; Dieppe, 310 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 420 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 427 f. 50c.; Lyons and Avignon, 431 f. 25c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 458 f. 75c. ; Spanish Actives, 29 1 / 2 . BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 9. Boulogne and Amiens, 15i—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 17—East Indian, 14—Namur and Liege, 4 Northern of France, 10 1 / 2 —West Flanders, 3%. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000 bales, including a few hundred bales on specula tion. The market closed heavily. Shares were dull, and prices were declining, the business done being small. The sale of Railway Shares yesterday, by Messrs. Lamond and Co., was better attended, but prices were flat, owing to the depression at present existing in our market, which has a downward tendency. We notice by Messrs. Lamond and Co's advertisement, that these sales are to take place every Wednesday for the future, instead of Tuesdays and Fridays as hitherto. We sub join a few of the principal sales: — East Indian £o 6 Great Luxembourg Reading, Guildford, and Reigate, ex int— 5 15 0 North British, Extension Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, x.int 5 4 0 Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, ex int 6 4 0 North Staffordshire ...... Eastern Counties. York Extension... 7 2 0 Newmarket and Chesterford.. Great Northern, ex int.... 4 8 6 Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) 3 4 0 North British, Thirds ....... The Bank averages, as made up for the week to the 3d inst., give the following results: — Notes issued Decrease Rest, increase 25 , 478 Public deposits, decrease Other deposits, increase 7 day and other bills, increase Government securities, increase 99,169 Other secaritics, increase Notes reserved, decrease Bullion . Decrease Active circulation Increase It may be noted that the Bank has had an increased demand upon it lately, as usual prior to the closing of the transfer books, for discount accommodation and short loans on stock, &c., while the official payments have begun to tell upon the public deposits. The secu rities will afford an index to the increased business of the Bank, as well as the greater amount of notes em ployed. The slight advance in the Corn Market yesterday, added to the French loan, have had some effect upon the Money Market, although there is, perhaps, not any particular cause for apprehension. The exchanges upon the Continental cities are certainly declining, but as yet the specie going out is nearly counterbalanced by the imports from South America and other quarters, and it is still a matter of doubt whether a large amount will be required fur the United States. At Hamburgh, last Tuesday, the rate of exchange on London was 13.51, and the price of gold 432. As to the probable supplies of grain, we:have to-day renewed assurances from St. Petersburgh of the ability to let us have all we require. Indeed there is a present supply of 2,700,00 0 tachetworts unordered and available for foreign wants. The English Securities have been much depressed to. day. Consols have been 88i i for Money and Account. Exchequer-bills are 15s. to list premium. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, have been 901 5 ,- 'i, and the Three per Ce nts. 88'3 4 to 89 . Spanish Three per Cents. are 324; Portuguese Three per Cents., 34; and Brazilian, 84 ; Dutch Two - and-a - Half per Cents. are 57i i. Shares are lower. The effect of t he p rohibiti on to pay interest on ca lls has already appeared in an announceme n t from the Cale donian Company, of their intention not to pay the 4i per cent. which their shareholders have been calculating upon since October last. The Government resolutions will also afford that com pany, and, no doubt, ma n y others, the opportun it y of g ettin g quit of alteri n g recent obligations, seeing it i s now compulsory that no amalga mation of leasing can take place until one of the parties to it is completed and opened for traffic. Scottish Cen tral holders would do well to look to their own interests at the special meeting on the 20th current. %% 1 4 Barris , / FUNDS TIIIS DAY AT ONE O ' CL O C K . (From the Official List.) Three per Cent . Reduced Annuities .. 88% 89 Three per C e nt. Consols Annuiti e s .. .. 88 % Th re e per Cent. Annuiti es , 1720 _ .. 86% , New Three _and-a•Quarter per Cent. Arms. 90% % Long A.nnuttles, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 _ 9 1.16 Consols for Opening, July 16 .. .. .. 99%u, Exchequer Bills. 1% . 2. 2d. 1,00 0 /. .. 14 15 11 p 500/. • • • • • • _ •••• 13 12 16p Ditto, Sma ll . • .. _ .. • • 20 15 p PR ICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Braz ilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 84 Ch ili a n Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. .. 9 2 • Equador Bonds .. .. . .. .. 3 Portug uese Bends, 5 per Cent. — Ditto, Converted, 3 per Cent .. 34 • • _ .... Spanis h Bonds, 5 per Cent. pitto, for the Account .. .. 20% .. • . Ditto, Three per Cent •• • • .. 32% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 57 %34 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 90 BUSINESS DOSE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK ,ILLi t s i t o rr n f Jn .: 1 2 0 % ........ 17 1%........ to to ___— •• • PAID. PER • • 21 •• .. to 20% PER SHARE. Stour Valley 8 ... • 8% .. . to 35 .... 2 9% •• • . to -- Caledonian Eastern Counties • • " • • • • ' • De., Perpetual, 5 per Ct. No. I , Cl. 1 . 35. 4d A i tlte i te a ftgd,g x o f , o t r o , n , • ... to BirminglianTN . V . L o w l‘ A . T . Yrs. : & .. N 0.2, 61. 13s. ‘, 45 Ditto, ditto • • • • • • ' • • • • • •• • 50 .. •• : 104 % •• •• •• : t o % 1 3 — to East Lancashire • • •• • • • • • • 3 2 2 u„ •• • • 19 % •• • • to Great Southern and Western (Ireland) /u • • Great Western . 85 •• 118 to Hull and Selby • • • • • ' • • London and Illackwall • • London, Brighton, and South Coast • • 50 • • ,•• 55 .. •• to Ditto,Cent. 9 to Guaranteed Five per _lOO ••••180%•••• to 180 London and North-Western • • • • .:: — 12% ••• • to to Ditto, Quarters .. • • 7 % •• . • to Ditto ditto New . • • • ' • _ , B , 5 Ditto, 10/. Shares .. M. and B. k / London and South-Western 411. 6s. 10d. • • . • 68% • • .. to L. l a ll . ci 135. 13. 1 4 22 5 . •: .: Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths • • 40 .• _ ,51 •• • • to 32% • • • • 37% • • .. to Ditto, New 50/. .. • • • • • • •• _ .. 425. Ma.nehester, Buxton, and Matlock 100 —• • 1 28 % •• .. to 128 Midland .. .. .. • • • ' • • 10% 6 .. . • •• • to 10 Ditto, MU. Shares .. • • ' • •• 20 •• • 28% ••.. to • Newcastle and Berwick • • • ' • • 5 Ditto, New .. . • • • • • ' ' lOO ••• •• •• to Norfolk .• ~.. . • • • • • • • 10 •• • • 10% •• •• to Ditto, Extension • • • • ' • ' • North British .. • • • • • • • 123• •• • 15% ••.. to Ditto, Half Shares • • • • • • • • 10% li • • to • North Staffordshire • • • • •• , 3iL •• —3% ••.. to Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) •• P. 40 -• • • 30 •• • • to South Devon • . . • • • • • • • :. .331.23.4 d. 37 .• •• to South Eastern and Dover • • • 1 7 ' •• to South Yorkshire, Doncaster, & Goole 2 •• • • _ ‘ 1 ; to "ark and Newcastle •••• • • 2510 '• " 34 '7 •• • • 10.% %•• to Ditto, Extension .. • • • • " 8 12 , % •• to Ditto, Preference .. • • • • ' • ',— to York and North Midland • • • • • • r; •• • • — 3 • • • • •• to Ditto, Extension . • • • •" • ••• • 4 ... 6 Ditto, Preference • • • • • • • • FOREIGN RAILW AYS. Boulogne and Amiens • • ' • •• 20 •• • • 15% • • to Northern of France • • ' • • • " g .... 10%%.. to Paris and Orlean s • • ~• • •• 20 JOINT-STOCK BANKS , London Joint-Stock • • • • • •• 10 .... 16•••• to MINES Real del 3lonte,U nreg istered • • • • •• .. 2%.... to COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam ......c.F. 12 5% Gibraltar.. •••••• • • • • • • Ditto, at sight ...... 12 3 Leghorn —.•• • • • .... •• 30 55 Rotterdam .... .. 2U. 12 6 Galicia.... ..... ...•... 26 kntwerp.. •• •• . . 25 95 Milan •• Hamburgh • Mx. 13 13 Venice......•-.• ..... . ....... Naples .•••••• • • • • • • • 40 % Paris, 3 days' s i g h t .• :: 25 65 Palerm o, p er oz . Ditto, —— .. .... _ • 25 95 Lisbon. . Marseilles .• . ....... : 26 Oporto •••••••• • • • • • • • • 53 % Bourdeaux.. Frankfort on Maine.... 122 Petersburgh, 3Hs_ _ ~ Buenos Ayres .. ••• • • • Berlin New York, 21 days' sight Vienna, effec.f10...... 10 4 Philadelphia .. •••• • • • • Trieste, ditto.... ..• • _ 10 5 P RICKS OP BULLION, PER OZ. Madrid .............. 47% Fore i g n Gold in bars. •X 317 9 Cadiz .. ... : ........ 46% New Dollars ••.• • • 0 0 0 Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0 Barcelona ............ _ Spanish Doubloons .• 0 0 0 Sllver in bars •• •• .• •• 0 0 0 Great numbers of females are , it is said, employed - as "navvies" on the N ec k er gad P4uvlb ° ' 41"11)I4g14° and DEOCIVii AQTPISt LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G-(THIS DAY.) the street, and again rushed at her and felled her to the Loxpos, JULY 10.—Wind S.S.W., light breeze, and fine. earth. She ran into an adjoining house for proteiition, DEAL. JULY 9.—W;no W. t' W 9.'V., fresh breeise.— r and a policeman coining by at tae time, he was Arrd. dth, i3u;,tlc,v,nto, f ern Norway ;I, into custody. When taken to the station-hobs,, be 9th. St. George, Jone. 3, Sydney, New South Wales ; British, suddenly broke fisali the conste.bles, and Ueult her Atkins, Mauritius ; Packet, Squires, ditto ; Mary Ann, another violent blow on the arm. Guy, Algoa Bay; Nunez, Flight, Africa; Cybele, Griffiths, Police-constable 11 141, said that yesterday afternoon Bahia; Barbara Gordon, Ritchie, Tobago ; Lady Hilda, he was passing by Crown -court, when he saw a man Rounce, Barbadoes ; Flora, Seveque, Jamaica;" Sir Edward knock a woman down. She r,in away, and he collared Parry, Baltimore ; Claudine, Norris, New York ; John the prisoner, who struck witness several very violent Craig, Boston ; Frederick, St. John's, New Brunswick. LIVERPOOL, JULY 9.—Wind W., light.—Arrd. Duncan, blows. Henrickson, Calcutta - ; William Botsford, Calvert, Bonny, The prisoner, in his defence, said he was drunk, and sailed April 19; Rienzi, Stowe, ditto; Lady Douglas, Fer- recollected nothing about it. nando Po ; John Horton, Cunningham, Mazatlan ; Fletcher Mr. BALLANTINE—It is perfectly abominable the way steamer, Monte Video; Edinburgh, Lawson, New Orleans ; in which the men at this end of the town treat the wo- Kestrel, Apalachicola; June, Potts, Charleston ; Favourite, men, knocking them about in the most brutal manner, Breen, Virginia; Waterloo, Allen, New York ; toger Stewart, srin I em determined, if possible, to put a stop to it. Be:ig, ditto. Sid. Christobt 1, ; Eliza, Stone, Then you have assaulted a police constable in the ex- Labrador ; Valparaiso, Vaiparaiso ; Marmion, York; ecution of his duty, for which I sentence you to twenty J-shua Porter, St. Washington, Quebec. O 's port, P Mary, Stoddararsee Merchant, tßi,Calcutta ; chebucto ; days' imprisonment in the House of Correction, with ff Princess Royal, Bonny ; Undaunted, Hopewell, and Har- hard labour, and for the assaults on the young woman mony, --. you will further pay a fine of 31., or go to gaol for ano- FALMOUTH, JULY 9.—Wind S.W., moderate.—Arrd. On- ther month. derneming, Anderson, Rio Grande, for Antwerp, with fore The prisoner was then removed to the cells. and mainmasts sprung, and loss of topmasts, sails, &c., having been thrown on her beam-ends in a gale, on the 2d instant, in lat. 46, lon. 22 ; Feliciane, Francisco, Bahia,sailed May 23 ; William Metcalfe, Wills, Norfolk ; St. George, Hanaman, Matanzas. CORK, JULY 7.—Wind S., strong.—Arrd. Alice Brooks, Jackson, Mauritius, for Bristol; Andes, Rogers, Bahia ; Lord Petre, Middleton, Norfolk. SLIGO, JULY 4.—Wind S.—Arrd. Padi, Rudulovich,New Orleans. 6. Richard Watson, Williams, New York. Sld. Union, Quebec. 8. Industry, Quebec. BELFAST, JULY 7.—Wind S.—Arrd. Splendid, Rowley, New York. 8. Caroline, Storey, Baltimore. Sid. Allan Browne, United States ; Warrior, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Nova Scotia, ditto ; Sir Henry Pottinger, Quebec. ABERDOVEY, JULY B.—A head-board, with the name " Susan" carved in gilt letters, has been picked up near here. LIVERPOOL, JULY 9.—The Ernestine, at Monte Video, had stopped her leak, and would sail about May 10. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. LIVERPOOL CUP.— 9 to 1 agst The Conjuror-12 tio 1 agst Cossack-12 to 1 agst Inheritress (taken)-12 to agst Lightning-100 to 7 agst Pic Nic-100 to 7 agst Lady Wildair (taken)-100 to 7 agst Gwalior (taken)-100 to 5 agst Queen Mary (taken) -100 to 5 agst Inglewood (taken). LIVERPOOL ST. LEGEa.—Even on Van Tromp. Goonwoon CUP.-7 to 2 agst The Hero (offers to take) —5 to 1 agst Eryx-8 to 1 agst Fitz-Emilius-12 to 1 agst Halo (offers to take). GOODWOOD STAIES.-8 to 1 agst Stultz (offers to take) —8 to 1 agst The Questionable-13 to 1 agst Milliner— 14 to 1 agst Miss Elis-100 to 6 agst Kimblesworth. DONCASTER ST. LEaaR.-5 to 2 agst Cossack-10 to 1 agst Red Hart-11 to 1 agst Mr. Martin-13 to 1 agst Fore closure-20 to 1 agst Black Dwarf-25 to 1 agst Limestone. Business very flat—not above a dozen bets laid. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. There was a very extensive business transacted here to-day at our quotations. Gooseberries, is 3d to 2s 8d ; Broad Beans, is 3d to 2s; Cherries, is 9d to 2s 9d ; and Cur rants, 3s to 5s per half sieve ; Greens, is 6d to 2s 3d per dozen bunches ; Cauliflowers, Is to 2s 3d; and Cabbages, 8d to is 3d per dozen; Melons, 2s to ss; and Pine Apples, Is to 6s each ; French Beans, is to is 6d per small basket; Green Peas, Is to 3s per half-sieve; New Potatoes, Id to 3d per lb ; Turnips, 2s to 3s ; and Carrots, 5s to 7s per dozen bunches; Horseradish, is 6d to 3s; Celery, is to 2s 3d ; and Asparagus, is 8d to 4s per bundle ; Rasp berries, 4d to 9d; and Strawberries, 2d to 9d per pottle ; Cucumbers, RI to 6d each ; Onions, 2d to 6d per bunch ; Radishes, 3d to 6d per dozen hands; Mushrooms, 15 to is 6d per pottle; Rhubarb, 4d to 8s per bundle ; Hot house Grapes, 2s 6d to 4s per lb;, Cos Lettuces, 6d to is per score. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve o'clock. lITINGERFORD. We had a fair demand for most articles, the supplies of which were tolerably extensive, at about last week's prices. NMVJGATE AND I.32IADENEIALL. There was a full average amount of business doing here at onr quotations. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 6s ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10d per 81bs, by the carcase. Ducks, l s 9d to 3s ' • Turkeys, 4s to is ; and Pigeons, 10 ( 1 to Is 4d each; Fowls, 3s 6d to 8s per couple; Eggs, 6s to 7s per 100; Fresh Butter, 10d to is per lb. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d; Lamb, 5s to 6s 2d; Veal, 4s to ss; and Pork, 4% to 5s per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 8(.1 to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 10.1 to 5s ; Lamb, 5c to 6s ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10d per Blbs. BILLINGSGATE. Full average supplies of Fish were on sale, and a good busi• ness was doing, at full prices. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from tOd to 10 1 / 2 d ; of household ditto, Sci to 9 1 / 2 d per 4lbs Loaf. HIDE MARKET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2 1 4 d to 2 1 / 2 cl per lb ; do. 641 b to 721 b, 2 3 Ad to 3d ; do. 721 b to 801 b, 314 d to 3 3 / 4 d ; do. 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 4 1 / 2 d; do. 881 b to 961 b, 4 1 / 2 d to sd; do. 961 b to 1041 b, 5d to 5 1 / 2 d. Calf Skins, each, 4s 6d to 6s 6d; Horn Hides, 13s; Shearlings, lld to is 4d; Lambs, is 10d to 2s 6d. HAT MARKETS SmrrnFrimb.—Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 4/ 4s ; Clover ditto 31 15s to 51 5s ; and Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 16s per load. Trade firm, at the late advance in the quotations. CUMBERLAWD.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 4/ 6s ; Clover ditto, 31 lOs to 51; and Straw, 1/ 14s to 11 18s per load. A short supply, and a ready demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 18s to 41 4s; Clover ditto, 31 lOs to 51 8s; and straw, 1/ 12s to 11 16s per load. Supply limited, and trade rather brisk. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR sat in the Old Hall, Lincoln's "on, and heard appeals to-day. ROBINSON V. WALL.-JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this case, which came before his Lordship upon appeal from the decision of the Master of the Rolls. The bill was filed for the specific performance of an agreement en tered into by the plaintiffs as the assignees of Sir Thomas Champneys, an insolvent, for sale to the defendant, Flight, of the interest in certain property to which the insolvent was entitled in right of his wife, who had a life interest in it. The assignees being desirous of selling the interest of the insolvent, who was advanced in life, Lord Mostyn, whose wife was interested in the pro perty, subject to the interests of Sir Thomas and Lady Champneys, made a proposal to the assignees for the purchase of their interest. lie was anxious, also, to purchase the interest of Lady Champneys, and he offered to pay 35,0001. for the interest of the assignees, and to pay 4001. a year to Lady Champneys for her interest. An arrangement was come to on this footing, which was carried into effect by a deed, dated 13th August, 1838. It recited that the assignees were of opinion that it would be advantageous to the creditors to accept Lord Mostyn's offer, but they had no power to sell except by auction; that they were willing to put the pro perty up to sale by auction, and if Lord Mostyn should attend and bid 35,0001., and there was no higher bidding, he should become the purchaser at that sum; but if there was a higher bidding at the sale, it should be accepted. And Lord Mostyn contracted to purchase the interest of the assignees, and to pay 35,0001. for the same, and to pay an annuity of 400/. to Lady Champneys for her in terest. And it was provided that the contract should be deemed one entire contract. And the assignees were to procure the assent of the creditors to the arrangement, and the sale was to be without reserve, except so far as the bidding of 35,0001. by Lord Mostyn might be con sidered a reserved bidding. By this arrangement the assignees secured a bidding of 35,0001. for their interest. resolution They thatre red t t h h e e r a e s s s e e r n v t e o d f h t i h d e d i c h r g e d s i t h o o r u s d who e 3 p s a , s o s o ed a 04; and on the 10th of November, 1838, the sale by auction took place. It was expressly stated in the particulars of sale that this property was sold without reserve. There was no reference to the contract with Lord Mostyn. There were many biddings at the sale, and it was said that a bidding was ultimately made, on behalf of Lord Mostyn, of 49,8001., and that Wall, as agent of Flight, then bid 50,0001., who became the purchaser at that sum, and the usual contract was signed. Sir Thomas Champneys died in November, 1839, and this bill was filed in the following April. The bill was to compel Mr. Flight to pertorm his contract. Perform ance was resisted on several grounds. The first was that the estate was professed to be sold without reserve, and that no notice was given of the agreement with Lord Mostyn, securing a bidding of 35,0001. On the case coming before the Master of the Rolls, that Learned Judge was of opinion that whilst the agreement remained in force, the sale ought not to have been professed to be made without reserve. A reserved bidding was a right to make a bidding to prevent a sale for less than a certain sum. Lord Mostyn had entered into an obligation to advance the price to 55,0001. It did not appear to him to make any differ ence whether the bidding was made by the vendors per sonally or their agent, or some other person, who, for a consideration moving from him, had entered into a con • tract to do it. The auction appeared to him to have commenced in error. It was from the beginning with reserve, when it was expressed to be without reserve. He thought, in the absence of notice of the agreement with Lord Mostyn, the auction was improperly con. ducted, and that the contract was one which ought not to be specifically performed. The bill must be dismissed with costs, except as to the costs occasioned by the denial of Flight, in his answer, that Wall was his agent, a fact which was admitted. From this judgment the parties appealed to the Lord Chancellor. His Lordship this morning, atter going at some length into the case, stated his opinion clearly to be, that the Court below had come to a right conclusion, and he should therefore order that judgment to be affirmed with costs. Appeal dismissed with costs. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY. (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.) . IN RE SMITH. • This bankrupt, who had carried on business at Brent wood, came up for his last examination. He stated that he had not been able to pay the accountant, and conse quently had not filed his balance sheet ; his inability arose in consequence of the assignees having refused to grant him any allowance, although the assets would amount to nearly 1,000/. His HONOUR—Is that a reality or: only assets in figures ? The Official Assignee said there were a great many debts to get in, but he could not say what would be recovered. His HoNoun said that this was one of the cases where the creditors took everything from the bankrupt, and debarred him from doing what the law required. He hoped that, in the new Act, the point would be taken into consideration. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE said, in such cases, he always directed the official assignee to make out the accounts, and allowed him a reasonable sum for so _ _ His HONOUR thought this an advisable course in the present case, and adjourned the case for one month, with protection to the bankrupt. THAMES.—(THIS DAY.) Dennis Buckley, a lodging-house keeper, was charged with the following series of unmanly and savage assaults on a slender, delicate-looking female, named Elizabeth Drinan:— The prosecutrix resides at No. 20, Crown-court, But ler's-buildings, and yesterday afternoon her sister-in law, the prisoner, and his wife, were at her house. In the course of the afternoon some altercation ensued be tween the prisoner's wife and her s ister-in-law, and witness interfered to pacify them, when the prisoner seized her by the hair of her head, of which he tore out a large handful, and beat her so violently that she be came insensible. When she recovered she immediately left the house, but the prisvuer wan waiting for her iu THAMES GONSERVANCY BILL. Mr. HUME moved that the petitions of brewers and others in and near the metropolis, against the Thames Conservancy Bill, be printed with the votes.—Motion agreed to. SUPPLY. The report of the Committee of Supply was brough up and agreed to. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES (IRELAND; BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. POLLING AT ELECTIONS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was also read a third time and passed. CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND), &c., PEN. SIONS AND SUPERANNUATIONS. The report upon this Bill was brought up and agreed to. CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND, &c.) BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill, and the various clauses were agreed to. NAVIGATION (No. 2) BILL. On the order of the day for bringing up the report upon this Bill being read, Lord JOHN MANNERS moved the insertion of a clause ih the Bill, suspending the stamp duties on policies of insurance effected on grain-laden British ships till the Ist day of March, 1848. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the clause. After a few words from Mr. Forster, Mr. Thornely, and Lord J. Manners, in reply, Strangers were ordered to withdraw. No division, however, took place, the clause having been withdrawn. The report upon the Bill was then agreed to. RECOVERY OF PUBLIC MONEYS (IRELAND) BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill, and Lord CLEMENTS denounced, on the part of Ireland, the injustice of any attempt on the part of the Govern ment to recover the repayment of even a single shilling of the monies which had been advanced by this country. Mr. HUME and Mr. P. SCROPE insisted upon the right of this country to exact a punctual repayment of the loans advanced by it. Sir J. GRAHAM thought that it was highly neces sary that some distinct understanding should be come to upon the subject of these loans, and that the utmost punctuality should be observed in the repayment of the several instalments in exact conformity with the laws under which the money had been advanced. At the same time he would have no objection to allow to the Govern ment a discretionary power, with respect to some of the poorer parts of the country, as to the mode and amount of the repayments to be made. After a few words from Lord CLEMENTS, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that a more inappropriate occasion could not have been chosen by the Noble Lord for expressing the opinion he had just stated to the House than the present one, when the Bill under consideration actually proposed to remit one-half of the amount of debt to which the people of Ireland were liable, under the laws which had been passed at their own most earnest and urgent request, as being necessary to prevent the people from starvation. Mr. TRELAWNY thought that it was the duty of the House to enforce payments of the loan, and it no other means were available, they ought to sell the lands of Ireland, and even the owners of it themselves. — (Laughter.) Mr. W. PATTEN thought that the feelings of the people of this country were extremely acute upon the subject of the relief afforded to Ireland, and they would insist upon the repayment of the money which had been, perhaps, too liberally and too lavishly bestowed by Parliament. The people of Liverpool had suffered most severely from the effects of Irish distress. Lord CLEMENTS thought that there was no place on the face of the earth which ought with greater fairness to be taxed for the support of the Irish poor than Liverpool, for that port derived great profits from its commercial transactions with the people of Ireland. Mr. NEWDEGATE thought it most preposterous to set against the disease and privations to which the inha bitants of Liverpool had beeri•exposed, the profits which a few individuals might make by their private transac tions with the people of Ireland. Mr. BROTHERTON thought that this country had deserved great credit for the assistance it had rendered to Ireland in the late distress, and he sincerely hoped that the money advanced would be gratefully and punctually repaid. After a few words from Mr. Trelawny, Sir R. Fer guson, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Mr. W. Brown, and Lord W. Powlett, The whole of the clauses were agreed to, and the House having resumed, the Chairman reported accord ngly. - HERRING FISHERY (SCOTLAND). This Bill was reported, and ordered to be read a third time on Monday. DESTITUTE PERSONS (IRELAND) BILL (No. 3). This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. PUBLIC WORKS AND DRAINAGE (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. Sir JAMES GRAHAM wished to know what course the Government intended to pursue with re spect to the business of Monday. He wished to know whether it was intended that the House should sit at an early hour, and whether it was intended to proceed with the second reading of the Bishopric of Blanchester Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER under stood that it was the wish of the Noble Lord at the head of the Government that the House should sit on Monday at three o'clock, and after the private business had been dis posed of he should move the Committee of Supply before the other orders of the day, and after that the Committee of Ways and Means. With regard to the Bishopric of Manchester Bill, although it stood for a second reading on Monday, ho did not think it would come on. His Noble Friend at the head of the Government had stated his anxiety to bring that measure forward either on Tuesday or Thurs day, but he would on Monday state what course he intended to pursue. Lord MORPETH brought in a Bill to amend the Act for the Enclosure and Improvement of Commons, which was read a first and ordered to be read a second time. The House then adjourned to Monday at three o'clock Mn. RoEnucK.—lt is stated in the Morning Chronicle of this day that in the event of Sir D. Pollock retiring from the Chief Justiceship of Bom bay, Mr. Roebuck, M.P. will succeed him. We are authorized to state that Mr. Roebuck will not accept any appointment which will require him to retire from the House of Commons. M. Jullien signed yesterday a lease for three years for Drury-lane Theatre. The house is to be splendidly decorated, and the present intention is to give promenade concerts, the legitimate drama—for which all the avail able talent will be offered engagements—and English operas, with a first-rate band and chorus. His Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of Prussia does not leave the metropolis, for his supposed tour in the north of England and Scotland, until after the 20th instant, when Baron Von Lauer Nl.unchhosen, the Count d'Oriolla, and Count Grueben, will accompany his Royal Highness. COOMBE'S v. CLASPER. —At length a match has been agreed to between Cootubes and his brother, and Clasper and one of his brothers. The match is for 1001, and 5/. of the money was staked on Wednesday last, to toss for choice of place, and the winner to give 20/. for expenses, After this agreement was settled, Coornbes offered to match four London waterman against four of the Claspers, for 200/. a side, to toss for choice of place, and the winners to give 101.—Sunderland Herald. M. Blanc, principal editor cif the Censeur, who was allowed to pass in a maison de sante part of the period of imprisonment to which he was condemned, has been replaced in Sainte Pelagic to undergo an imprisonment of two years, in default of the payment of a fine of I,ooof. THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD AND THE FEVER.-- We are glad to hear that in this to‘l n there are no more cases of fever amongst the Catl lobe clergy, and that the Rev. Mr. O'Reilly is still convalescent. We have, how ever, to announce the death of the fifth priest that has died of fever at St. Ann's, Leeds., viz., the Rev. Mr. Cop pinger, who had only been mat ioned at that church gl?(Alt fortnight,--Livcrpov? Mercury, UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JULY 9. Tl 4 Et LOGICAL PRIZE. The l'rnetic (,)9ioe uncl. , -.l' the .`vloslie Dispensation." The buljeet a, ove sia(e.l, as appointed by the judges or an English Essay, is proposed to members of the Ura on the following conditions, viz.:— The candidate must have passed his examination Or the degree of B,A. or B.C.L. "2. He must not on this day (July 8) have exceeded his 28th term. "9. He must have commenced his 16th term eight weeks previous to the day appointed for sending in his essay to the Regi,trar o►' the University. "In every case the terms are to be computed from the matriculation inele.ivelv. MRS. DENVER'S THEOLOGICAL PRIZE. The subj, cts for hi- 3 e,r 1848 ari : " The Doctrine of our Lord's Incarnation, as distin guished from the principal Heresies on that subject." "In what sense is it a New Commandment to Chris tians that they should love one another?" Persons entitled to write for the above-mentioned prizes must be in deacon's orders at least, and on the last day appointed for the delivery of the compositions to the Registrar, have entered on the eighth, and not exceeded the tenth, year from their matriculation. The essays for the theological prize are to be sent under a sealed cover to the Registrar of the University on or before the Wednesday in Easter week next en suing. The compositions for Mrs. Denyer's prises are to be sent in the same manner, on or betore the Ist day of March, 1848. None will be received after those dates. The author is required to conceal his name, and to distinguish his composition by what motto he pleases, sending at the same time his name sealed up under another cover, with the motto inscribed upon it. The essay to which the theological prize shall have been adjudged will be read before the University in the Divinity School on some day in the week next before the Commemoration; and it is expected that no essay will be sent in which exceeds in length the ordinary limits of recitation. B. P. SYMONS, Vice-Chancellor. CAMBRIDGE, JULY 9. At a congregation held yesterday the following de grees were conferred : HONORARY MASTER OF ARTS. Lieutenant• General Sir Lewis Grant, K.C.R., Colonel of the 96th Regiment. DOCTOR IN MUSIC. T. A. Walmisley, M.A., Trinity College, Professor of Music in the University. MASTERS OF ARTS. T. G. Parry, Trinity College. S. L. Chase, Emmanuel College. T. G. Hughes, St. John's College. • Ralph Congreve, Corpus Christi College. BACHELOR OF THE CIVIL LAW. J. T. H. English, Christ's College. The following gentlemen of Oxford were also admitted ad eundem of this University:— J. L. Richards, D.D., Exeter College. R. Michell, 8.D., Lincoln College. J. Ley, 8.D., Exeter College. S. A. Pears, 8.D., Corpus Christi College. J. B. Mosley, 8.D., Magdalene College. L. R. J. Langhorne, M.A., Jesus College. H. A. Dodd, M.A., Queen's College. F. Metcalfe, M.A., Lincoln College. W. J. Crighton, M A., Merton College. H. B. Newman, M.A., Wadham Collage. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) JULY 9. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. At the general meeting of the members of the squadron, at the Squadron-house this day, Commodor e the Marquis of Donegal in the chair, Sir John Bayley's Bart., proposed, and Almon Hill, Esq., seconded, " that Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart., be elected to the honour' able office of Vice-Commodore of the squadron," which being put, was carried unanimously. There were twenty-two members present. Arrangements were then made about the regatta, the annual committee sr pointed, &c., after which the meeting broke up. ARRIVALS. July 3. Magic schooner, Viscount Chetwynd, fives Southampton; Proserpine schooner, Hon. G. Anson Byron, from Ipswich. 5. Peterel cutter, Earl of Ilchester, from the westward• 8. Syren yawl, John Davenport, Esq., from Plymout h and other ports. 9. Nymph cutter, Sir John Bayley, Bart., from Lon' don; Aurora cutter, Le Merchant Thomas, Esq., from the eastward. SAILING. July 3. Resolution schooner, , Duke of Rutland, O r Cherbourg. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. , Schooners—Flirt, Ariel, Esmeralda, Magic, Matiof Proserpine, Camilla, Fair Rosamond, Merlin. Cutters—Alarm, Sparrowhawk, Lark, Noran, Tar' quoise, Osprey, Elizabeth, Gauntlet, Talisman, Witch? Peterel, Dryad, Heroine, Nymph, Aurora, Stormfinch• Yawls—Dream, Susan, Water. lily, Albatross, Syrea• FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. Lord and Lady Somerville are expected at Trafsler House to-day, from Leamington. The Marquis of Blandford and family arrived Long's lodgings yesterday. Thomas Hallifax, Esq., and family are expected aS Gothic Villa to-morrow. Sir Harry Bold Hoghton, Bart., and family have sr' rived at the Bth cottage. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ormond are 0 Beach Cottage. • RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of ... 11 , 1111 . ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which w; respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the OW week in the previous year:— A ,14 • F•S'S 20. 0 1 i, c 5.... j . ,... A Week ending Last week. June 2S July 3 21:i 96 6 - ,; 7 5 9 - 7 240 1' 295 577 6 20 6:i11 222 8,984 7,324 versa NAME OF RAILWAY. Amiens and Boulogne . • • .... Arbroath and Forfar •••• • •• ••••• • •• Chester and Birkenhead . • • . • Dublin and Drogheda. • •• • • ••••• • • •• Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen • ....... Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • •••• • • •• Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire . • • • .......• • • •• • • • • Eastern Union• • • • • • • . • • •• .. • • • • • . • • June 27 July 3 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • . • • • Glasgow and Greenock. • • • • . • . • - • • • . Gravesend and Rochester ••••.• • • •• Great Southern and Western ........ Great Western, &c .... ...... ........ Ipswich and Bury ....... • ....... .... Lancaster and Car1i51e....... . London and North Western, &c. London and Bls.ckwall London and Brighton . • London and South Western Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Maryport and Carlisle • • • • • • • Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham Newcastle and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Newcastle, Berwick, and North Shields North British .. • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Paris and Rouen . .. • • .• • • Preston and Wyre • • • • • • • • • • • Rouen and Havre,. • 7 •• • . • • • Shrewsbury and Chester .....• • • • • • • South Eastern and Branches • • • • • • • . South Devon ••• • • • ••••• • • • • • ..... Ulster ...... .. • • Whitehaven Junction ........... York and Newcastle . .......... 1,741 22,543 1,460 45,156 1,436 9,694 10,198 8,441 2,291 700 20,647 2,615 1,211 2,099 1,953 8,511 3,452 438 9,488 1,354 1,456 14 1 63 4 86 1, 314 3, 324 10.04 ;51! i,207 York and North Midland ...... GRAND GALA AT VAUXHALL-GARDENS.-- 143d ,h e. moiselle Caroline last eveni ng ma d e h er con ge . " Royal property," and w ill l eave f or P ar i s this " - fi ' t (Saturday). She will be s uccee d e d by th o se erne en artistes from Franconi's—Madame Lejear, Mademoisa Pauline Cuzent, and Monsieur Lejear. Among tl3, haute volee who visited Vauxhall last night were t, P, Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, Lord Edward Hoot?, Lady Mary Howard, Lady Adeliza Howard, the Mare ° and Marchioness of Westminster and Lord Grosvenel Earl and Countess Powis, Early Strathmore, 1/1.- Chesterfield, Lords 11. and A. Lennox and the Lath e ? Lennox, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence. Lady Alice re' and the Misses Peel, Mr. Robert Peel, Lord E r nes! Bruce, Lord and Lady Henley, Lady Comyns and danghter, Lady Palmer and family, Lady Burrougb; Lady Fermor, Sir Jukes and Lady Clifton, Lord S n ' ' field, Lord J. Manners, the Earl of Lincoln, Capta4 Lowley, Captain Scott, Mr. Grattan, M.P., so. Tuesday next, the second grand masquerade of th e season is announced, when all the resources of fo r establishment will be brought into requisition to r e nt, the gala the most brilliant of the season. In the coli r j of the week those intrepid aeronauts Mr. Gypson 11 ,1 1 8 Mr. H. Coxwell will make another night ascent i s • Royal Albert balloon with fireworks. rice DEATII OF LORD REAY.—We have to annott a the decease of the above nobleman. He expire(' . ° O . Thursday morning at Goldings, his seat ix the v iciel io of Hertford. The deceased Eric Mackay, Lord Ite ti l• fr e the Peerage of Scotland, was one of the represents Peers in the House of Lords. He was born in De c ell ber, 1773, and was consequently in his 74th year. g . ALARMING FIRE AT KIVETON HALL, NEAR 17011- ; Sor.—On Sunday night last, betwe en eight and 11;— n ,a r o'clock, a special messenger waited upon Curzent, ° ,; chief constable, with a messag e f rom J o h n Hall, r- 45 1 • 1 of Kiveton, requesting that a fir e - eng i ne m i g ht be se -re over to assist in extinguishing the fl ames , w hich w e r e then furiously raging in the barn near to that gentleina la , house, and containing about 120 loads o f w h ea t, a 151.5 ,0 quantity of straw, and a thrashing mac hi ne , w hich w e e r 0 unfortunately destroyed. The news soon spreads $ 11 ,:g.. large concourse of persons congregated in the tnar r p„ - ti r place to see the departure of the engine, drawn by 1 ',, 0 horses from the Lion Hotel, and on which were Cur? le and the firemen, &c. They proceeded with all possiL'ea speed to the spot, directed the engine, and corna 3 en h e d playing upon the flames in the barn, but unhappilY t 'l o . were unable to save the property. The buildings ing the barn were preserved from injury. It was gratle,p ing to see the willingness and anxiety manifested by persons in the crowd to go with the engine, for the pra ng pose of rendering their assistance, and many pe r V o s. went on foot to the place, distant about seven Many persons arrived from the neighbouring vil' s6 '. and every exertion was used to quell the fiery eleoefor All the parties present deserve the greatest preis e rrbe their exertions, which were taxed to the utmost• fire is supposed to have been the diabolical act of an icir cendiary; but at the time of our writing nothing tl e e ly rate can be stated relative to its origin. We sine e , i r 0 . hope, ere long, it will be discovered ; and if the de be niacle act of a reckless incendiary, that he will are detected and punished as his crime deserves. W e 0 0 happy to say that the property is insured.—Nott in g Jo l.urna The Chester Courant says, some of the 16 e 1 :: 1 9 bought at fourpence has lately 4eea cold at for guill per yard. AV