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Day.) time to 1 can di r. Hard petition It was by a Lry eir 3seuting borough ►ting, it for th• t publio 'oted for was ex nformed luired to a case of idressed ring the deuce of :odd be nee fully went to by some lectors, ion with declared elected ,he usual Nl`Greal, took an the pla p and the ter. Mr. Jordan, to the )no of the g to make igges don do with, 'riot elec. us to the irestportp n to CAS' from the :y desired bar there )mmittee' Nete very )3 , as the! Er. Carley peoples Ace to the t he knew playing — put theta ledge and county. and the! Pr a priest Carley at 1 times to ell, Deals of speak' 're heard i the part tad none, onduct of attentioo. , and fre ssed that )assed off lection. isiderablo .t create(' a nevil' reference led to tbe 5 and 10 Day.) toßsoN. 21truptcY oort3. ►hn Craw' ife. ed in 2M tecessarf. Me We 3 Bay.) g OT MO istable of Binghava g weaat o' ak condi' prisoner about 13 titne till t in FA' g that he e was In neglected 'marked aplainati to emu° take the pose yeg lsoner re' gave hire he was ::ked hire saistance b them• et of the station- louse of named ad with t night. a partf Ictive is luty. h to the I Miller ;b, aged stealing articles, ' at No. 1 imprim looking th com• Chapel.. ed that rinking d corn-. t away down, en and wish to Labour. e iron mpton ices of lerable , ol and as im- I be in future acture ar ap• erbilt, Dowes 011E1 7 MARKET LIM COMMERCI IL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocz Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotten Market, yesterday, closed with an upward ten dency, and compared with Friday's rates, prices of all .kinds were rather higher. Maccio were id. dearer, and ether Brazil id. per lb. dearer. The Railway Share Market was exceedingly inactive, and prices receded. During the six months ending the 30th ult., the exports of bullion were in excess of the receipts. Messrs. Huggard and Pixley have just issued a statement of the amounts sent away from London, and the results are subjoined. Total of corres- Total pending period Gold and Silver. last year. £ £ India, including Ceylon 2.800,870 China and the Straits 6,005,220 Cape and Mauritius 262,500 Hamburg, Belgium, and Rot terdam 411,500 * Franc., via Boulogne, Calais, and Dunkirk 1,985,000 Peninsula, Mediterranean, tho ICrimea, Ste. West Indies.. Brazils Africa.. 1857. 467,870 4,490 403,300 433,500 • 579,600 24,900 Tot al 12,906,390 * The above total is irrespective of the large sums sent by Way of Folkestone and Dover to France, during the same Period, and which, according to the Customs' return, amount to--Gold, 4.251,600/. ; silver , 53,1001.; total, 4,307.700/. ; ditto, corresponding period last year, gold, 2,570,0001. ; silver, 901,6007. ; total, 3,471,6001. Further symptoms of recovery were apparent in the Paris Bourse yesterday, and providing political affairs present no unfavoural9le features, a continued reaction is not improbable. The Bank of France is not. enabled to reduce the terms of discount so rapidly as was expected when the rate was lowered from 6to 5i per cent., but the tendency of the .Money Market is towards a further improvement, and the Funds and Shares may therefore be con sidered at low prices. In France, as in England, the prospects of the harvest are encouraging, and the yield of silk promises a more satisfactory result than was lately predicted. Trade also is flourish ing, and it is believed that. both financial and commercial prospects of tlae country are favour able. wider these circumstances the late fall on the Bourse has either not been justified, or there `is something with which the general public are not acquainted to account for the movement. Pur chasers of stock, however, have now appeared, and a rally took place yesterday of 10 centimes in the Rentes, and on the average of about 10 francs in railway shares. This day a special meeeing of the Newport, drc., Railway Company was held, when the bill for making a railway to Aberdare and Bargord Valley Was agreed to. At the meeting of the East Kent Railway Com pany, the bill proposing to make a line from Herne Bay to Faversham was adopted. The Bank taf England Directors after some dis mission at their " parlor" meeting to-day, deter mined upon making no immediate alteration in the terms of discount, but as accommodation in the best descriptions of paper can be ob tained at 54 per cent., and the supply of money is. abundant, the delay will occa sion no disappointment. The public at , "the present moment, especially as the dividendvare in course of Payment, are not in want of so much assistance as they were a few weeks since, and the market therefore is quiet, with a declining tendency. Although the measure has not been adopted to -day, it is thought that it cannot consistently be postponed beyond next week. It is desirab'e that the "other securities" should be materially r educed-before increased facilities ara offered. An i mprovement, however, in this respect may be pro duced by the payments of the 4th, and the return of the loans obtained upon stock during the Period of the shutting. Between 90,0001. and 100,0001. in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. "Very little change has taken place in th e E ng li s h Stock Market to-day, and busine s s h as b een very dull. The settlement has progressed favourably and money in the "H ouse " i s excee di ng l y easy, loans having been obtained from day to day at 3 and per cent, Therehasbeenno fluctuation in prices. Consols have been 92# for money, and 92i fer August. The Ne w 3 per C ents. have been 92J f, and the Reduced 924 . B ank Stock is 214. East India ditto 215 to 217. Exchequer Bills re main at 38, discount. to par., and India Bonds, under 1,0001., 10s. to 4s. discount. StVery little business has been done in Foreign o cks, and qu o t a ti ons generally are quiet. Peru haveian 41 per C en t s. are steady, at 824. Sardinian receded to 891, and Spanish Passive to 51. Brazilian ai'b firm, at 101, and Turkish 6 per Cents. realise 951 6 and 96f. There was no busi- per Cents. ness reported in th e Turkish 4 The foll ow i ng are the nominal prices f Forign Stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bond s . 6 61 •, o Mexicean, 22i 4 ; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 82i 3 4 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 56 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 444 5i ; Russian 5 per Cant's., 109 111 ; ditto 44 per Cents., 96 98 Spanish 3 per Cents., 40k 40i ; ditto New Deferred, 251. ; ditto Certificates, 6i ; ditto Passive 6. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1867. 1856. Great Western . . £31,559 £29,968 North-Western 68,502 66.148 Brighton 16,766 17 097 Midland ......... •• •• 32,544 . 30,374 Bluth -Eastern ...... ......... 21,150 21.257 Caledonian . 13,823 12,290 Great Northern I 'a 26,693 24,897 r n k c e a s tr a e d and Yorkshi re Brist o l and Exeter 3,294 3,196 Che ster and H o lyh ea d Zaht L ancashire 7 529 6,8 135 Lon don and Carlisle 526 6,292 -kon don General Omnibu s C ompany 1 3,010 North London North Stafford South Yorkshire West Rartlepool 3,412 2,805 Watersord and Limerick Edinburgh and Glaß gow ...... 5,580 5,262 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Glasgow and South-Western Scottish North-Eastern Grand T runk of Canada 3,503 .....57 5,32 3,3619 9,6 Great W estern of Canada . Northern o f France ..... 9,130 10,650 Only a moderate busin Railway Sh are Market e 33 has be en d one i n t h e , most of the dealers bei occupied with the settlement in the Consol Marketng. Prices generally are steady. South -Eastern and North-Western receded 55.; and Edinburgh, Perth, and. Dundee, 15s. ; North-Eastern York and Lan cashire and Yorkshire improved ss. ; and South- Western and North Briti s h, Fig 10s. The oren and Colonial lines have been very inactive. The French lines are at nominal rates, and Great Western and Grand Trunk of Canada have declined about ss. to 10s, East Indian, Great Indian Peninsula, and. Lombardo -Venetian are at steady rates. For Mining Shares there was little inquiry. St. J ohn del Rey were at 10k, and Fortuna, Joint-Stock Bank Shares are rather firmer. 2kondon Charter e d o f Australia advanced about ' . ; Union of Austr a li a , ss. ; and Union of Lon got) s s. the Miscellaneous Market there is little va riation to report. National Discount Company are 4.84de flatter. littiTisa FUNDS.—CLOSING PILICES —THIS DAY, (Front the Official List;) Business done. Nl* Stock .. a 8 Pe, V e nt , nt. Reduced Annultlas 02 l 1 R 3 Per Cent. C onsole Annuities 2i e w 3 per Cent. Annuities 92i 4 i i India Stock , tena hoDds, .tio,Ju ' 215 17 -Ditto under £lOOO 4 10 d Consols 'for Account, Aug. 6 ••• •• •• q2i i Ditto for Opening 923 Eachequer Bills, 214 aaOUO ... email .s°(l ******** - . ............................ 3 par Ditto 80t;y;,...i1i,i3,-iApor Cent. ... tt PItIOES OF FOR . EIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. . azilia n 5 Per Cent. Ditto Account 101 Chenada New Active, 24 per Cent. ,s bitto Deferred 6 'rersruNien Bonds, 4i per Cent -- ii,,..uitto Account 821 i Ditto tonds, LS22, I.: St 5 per Cent Di+, ~ 1 „ .. 4 ~,o, 44 per Cont. .'ll_trlian Bowls 5 per Cent. E 3 Ditto Account P, . t. ,„......, , (.(tb, . - 5 per Cent. utttc Neve Deferred, 3 per Car . 0 ljtiitttt°,. A P e a e ss ° i i v ul e t . 2;5 54 ..,t) qv 1 , _ Ish Co mmittee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 65 'ritiah Bonds 6 cent - - Ditto A ccou ' ut p ar 95i 6 i 1.)1.,,..0n0„ ou tub above payab: , iL LL,,. (n. ... `f... :01314015, mon ey HIRED o' 2l o i LOCIL C Conaolts for account, Aug, 1;3 92i i Tft E IT N, , ()NEON, LITERATURE. The Autobiography of Elizabeth Davis, a Balaclava • Nurse. Edited by Jane Williams, author of "A Memoir of the Rev. T. Price," &c. 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. These volumes contain the history of a very re markable woman, who has visited many countries, and seen much of life, who has met with some sin gular adventures, and always shown herself equal bo the emergency. She was the daughter of Dafydd Cadwaladyr, a well known Welsh dissenting mig ster, and from an early age manifested au unusual independence of spirit and decided temper. She was anxious to see the world, so left home and entered service, and filled various places' of trust for many years, visiting the East and West Indies, China, and Australia. She had numerous offers of marriage from inhabitants of all parts of the world, but having lost her first love by death, she refused all others. She saved a large sum of money which was lost in an unfortunate speculation, and having had much experience of sickness she applied to join the band of military nurses who went to the East. This part of her experiences, though it gives the title to the b , ok, only occupies part of the se cond volume, and it is with this part that some, fault may jestly be found. Doubtless Elizabeth Davis is in many respects an admirable woman, and the testimonials to her services in the Crimea given in the appendix are quite sufficient tes'i mony to the value of her services ; but the tone of prejudice which throughout pervades her tone in speakieg of the management of the nurses, and especially its all that concerns Miss Nightingale, is much to he regret'ed. Mrs. Davis evidentiy took a prejudice against that lady before she saw her, and therefore everything that was mis- I managed in hospital affairs, the stores that were lost when men were dying of need, the illness that was aggravated by the want of proper remedies, are all set down to her account. It would be folly to suppose that Miss Nightingale's arrangements were perfect, that she made no errors or mistakes in such a trying position, rendered still more per"- plexing from official mismanagement. But to speak and write of her as Mrs. Davis and her editor have done is neither just nor reasonable. Mrs. Davis plainly hints that she made herself comfortable while neglecting others. If such had been her ob ject, it would have been more easily attained nearer home. Profit there was none, and even Mrs. Davis cannot accuse her of seeking fame or popularity. The extreme retirement she has kept in since her re'urn effectually precludes such a suggestion. The readers of this hook, much as they may admire Mrs. Davis's unflinching honesty and indefatigable spirit, will find quite enough in the earlier record of her life to guard them as to their judgment on the latter portion. With an undoubting truthful ness, she did not hesitate to "speak her mind," in true Welsh ftshion, to master, mistress, or the Great Mogul himself if she met him. She confesses she always " cherished a very high opinion of my own goodness, and I was more especially proud of my honesty and truth." She never owned her self in the wrong • and on one occasion, when her mistress had offended her, refused to stay in her service unless she begged 'her pardon on her knees. It will be easy, to understand that such a temper al this did not bend very easily to military discipline, and was more inclined to command than to obey. Doubtless such a character was most valuable in the Crimea. There an energetic spirit and disregard of rules was only too scarce ; but it is plainly seen that if the plans recommended in the appendix had been adopted, of different% ranks of nurses, Mrs. D tvis would not have put up with a seconrank. She was established as cook in the kitchen at Balaklava, and proved herself most valuable by her unwearied personal exertion. It is with regret that we learn that she is left at pre sent unprovided for. An address is furnished, and doubtless many will gladly give a tribute to her ser vices. The earlier portion of the work is the most agreab'e. It is full of entertainment. People and places are described in a manner so quaint and on ginal, that it would give zest to less exciting in cidents. The following is an account of a narrow escape at sea, in which the heroine's cou r a ge was especially useful : " We had sternly weather in crossing the Bay of Biscay, awl afterwards, when we carne to the place where the four seas meet, the waves, and wind, and thunder, and lighten ing, were awful. It was the dead of night, and dreadfully dark, the glaring blue lightning flashed incessantly across the ship ; she was going at a rapid rate, all sails set, when she was taken aback and wont under water as far as the mainmast. The surgeon rushed down the cabin stairs crying out, "We are sinking." The people, men, women, and children, rushed from their berths with horrible sh: ieks, and crowded the quarter-deck in their night-clothes. Mr, Pringle, a passenger, took the helm, in his shirt. The screaming still rings in my ears of those two hundred people in despair. The captain stood upon the caddy, until the water washed him off. Ha Lade me take the passengers from the quarter-deck. They were standing half-naked in the water. The hatches, had been opened, and the sea poured in ; there was no leak, the waves came over the ship. We got the passengers into the caddy, crowding one over the other in the utmost confusion. "The foremast and foresail were set on fire by the lightning. The captain had ordered all hands aloft to take in the sails; there was great difficulty ;in doing it, and several of the sailors were struck blind by the lightning. One man called from aloft in a desperate manner for a certain rope to be let go; I did not know ono rope from another, but rushed about the deck, up to my neck in water in some places, and let go every rope that I could get hold of. Down came rushing heavily, all the sails at once, bringing many sailors with them like lead upon the deck , while the crush of tho canvas and the violent rain put out the flames. " Tho ship righted instantly, and Captain Foreman ex claimed, Thank God ! the Denmark Hill is saved !' " All readers of "Chible Harold" will remember the passage which refers to the following scene : We came a second time, after several months elapsed, back to Brussels, and arrived there about two o'clock in the morning : we were delayed for a draw-bridge to be let down before we could get to the Queen's Hotel. On the night of that day there was a ball, and Sir George and Lady— had tickets, and attended. Their servants, also had tickets for the gallery to view the scene. The room was the largest I ever saw in my life. About midnight orders came for the 10th Hussar officers to march. At that moment, the dancers were forming all hands round. There was much confusion, ar,d the party broke up. " We returned to the Queen's Hotel, and were very dull and anxious until we heard of the battle of Waterloo. Five days after it had been fought, we left Brussels on an excursion to visit the field. It was thickly strewn with dead bodies. Soldiers were carrying them into corners, and laying them together. Many persons were there searching among the killed for their friends. Broken bayo nets, and other things, were scattered about." On one occasion she was living as housekeeper to a lawyer in the city, and an amusing incident oc curred : "One day, when an important cause was comine. on, -a parcel of papers had been sent from Mr. G—'a :Meet to Lord Brougham, but one was forgotten, and Mr. G—, hastily recollecting it, bade me run with it instantly, and deliver it very carefully. "I went, and was shown into a room where I saw a per son whom I took to be a clerk. I gave the packet into his hand, and told him to be sure to give it to his master. "He nodded his head, and said quietly, I dare say I " I was provoked at his taking it so easy, and said to him, You sulky old fellow, I'll tell your master. Look at the paper. It is of great consequence, Mr. G- says, and you must look at it.' I would not rest until he did so, and the n I wen t away. " Mr. G- told me afterwards that itwas Lord Brougham himself ; who IVA 3 so pleased with my faithful ness about the paper, that he gave Mr. G half a sove reign to give me for my impudence.'" The following is a sample of her abrupt manner of settling affairs of moment : "As to my proposed marriage, it ended as my former engagement had done. " One day 11--- asked me whether I had told my sister Bridget that I had consented to marry him. She was then living in London, in a place which I had procured for her. I answered, ' No.' We had a dispute about it, and quar relled, and broke off the match. - "He wrote to me afterwards, and sent a friend to try and make it up again ; but I refused to have anything more to do with him. " I left Mrs. It-- on a Thursday, and went that same evening to Queen's Terrace, Brompton ; and there, at the house of a French count, I agreed with his sister-in-law, Mrs. to enter her service, and to wait upon her and her child to the West Indies and back. "On Friday, Mrs. R-- sent after me ; and, although my rate of wages had reached thirty pounds a year, sbe said she would not hesitate' to give as much more as I chose to ask, if I would only return to her. "This it was no longer in my power to do." She was instrumental in capturing several thieves, and was accustomed to much exertion. She had the health and strength, as well as the vigour of character so ofi en met in hardy mountaineers. She filled the place of nurse at Guy's Hospital for some time, and afterwards nursed private patients, but not liking this so well as service, she took another place and lived next door to Lord Raglan. Here is an account of her first re solve to go to the East. "I had from my early childhood a dislike to soldiers ; and this dislike was aggravated by the cruel conduct of the sentries in India who prevented the young widow's escape from the suttee. " After having been abroad, I always liked to know what was going on the world, and this curiosity made me an eager reader of the newspapers. Sitting one evening with my sister, I read in one of them an account of the battle of the Alma. "'Oh !' said I, `if I had wings, would not I go ?' " ' What,' answered Bridget, go to be a soldier ? Well, I can believe anything, if you have changed your mind about them.' " I did not want to be a soldier, but to see what was going on, and to take care of the wounded. " Then again I read ofMiss Nightingale preparing to take out nurses. I did not like the name of Nightingale. When I first hear a name, I am very apt to know by my feeling whether I shall like the person who bears it." She kept to this impression and refused to like any thing connected with her, though she appears to have met with a fair share of consideration and kindness. She was not much disposed toisubrnit to superintendence. " One day about twelve o'clock, which was the dinner rime, Mu d Nightingale And her maid Mlle is from the IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COIVIIIONS.—(YESTERDAY.) EXPENSES OF THE PERSIAN WAR. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pre sented the estimates to the amount of 500,0001. for the expenses of the war with Persia, and also of 500,0001. towards the military and naval operations in China, and moved that they be referred to the Committee of Supply. He also gave notice that in the course of the present month he should move a resolution in Committee of Ways and Means with the view of founding upon it a bill for continuing the present duties upon tea and sugar as fixed by the Act of last session for two years from the let of April next. Mr. ROEBUCK said that the first time the house had received any intimation of the war with Persia being at a conclusion was when they called upon to pay the bill. (Hear.) He thought the house would abdicate its functions, and would be unworthy of the name of the English House of Commons if they did not reprobate such conduct at the proper time. Such a thing had not occurred in the whole history of :the House of Commons, from 1640 to the present day, and it had been reserved for a so-called liberal Government with the present Prime Minister at its head, to throw a slur and a stigma on the House of Commons. If the house submitted to the conduct of the Government in this instance, it would show that the noble lord had a better appreciation of them than he (Mr. Roebuck) had, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said that he understood, in answer to a question which he had addressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the grant to be moved for the Persian war was 265,0001. He wished to know whether the 500,0001. now named in the estiinates was to be in addition to that 265,0001., or whether the smaller sum were included in the greater. He had un derstood, also, that the Indian Government were to bear half the expenses, and he wanted to know, therefore, whether 1,000,0001. would cover the whole expenses of the Persian war ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it would be unusual and inconvenient . for the house to enter into a premature discussion upon the estimates being laid upon the tible. He had merely laid the estimates on the table at this time as a matter of conve nience, and he would only state, in answer to the question of the hon. baronet, that when he stated that the amount to be asked this session would be 265,0001, it was early in the session, before the termination of the war, before the signature of the treaty of peace, and upon the best data to which he then bad access. The sum which he now stated was inclusive of, and not ad ditional to, that sum. It would be the entire demand to be made upon the ;louse this session, and it would re place the advances made by the India Board. Mr. F. SCOTT said that by the peculiar fozin of the expression used by the right hon. gentleman the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, limiting his observations to the present session, he would seem to infer there was a fur ther sum to be demanded in respect of this war upon a future occasion. When the right hon. gentleman said that it was not usual to raise a discussion up3n laying the estimates upon the table, ha (Mr. Scott) must ob serve that nothing could be more unusual than the course which the right hon. gentleman himself had adopted with regard to this question. As the hon. and learned member for Sheffield bad truly said. the first intima tion of the affair which had been given to the house was that there would be 265,0001, to be paid, and that intimation was given to them after the war had been concluded, withoutany information baying been afforded to the country that such a thing had been undertaken. Wasn't .that somewhat unusual ? The rigbt hon. gen tleman complained that anyone should call attention to the subj et because be had simply doubled the sum which he first stated that the country would be called upon to pay, and then he had guarded his answer to the hon. baronet in such a manner as to imply that even double the sum was but an instalment, and that in.anc tiler session the country would be asked for some un known amount for this unknown war. He wished dis tinctly to be informed whether this 500,000/. was the whole charge which the country would be called upon to pay for the Persian war. lie thought that the course which had been pursued with regard to the whole aflaT indicated more forcibly than anything that bad before occurred, the servile condition of the House of Commons. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he did not ask the house now to agree to any vote. He had merely presented the estimate, and had moved that it be referred to the corn ittee of supply, which was the proper place for the consideration of the estimate, When the Government asked the committee to agree to a vote upon the -übj-ct, they would give a full statement of the case, which would involve among other things, an an swer to the question of the hon. gentleman who hadj est sat down. Sir J. PAKINGTON rose to order. Wednesdays were, by the rules of the house, devoted to orders, and the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exche quer, no doubt not anticipating any discussion had in terfered with the regular orders of the day by making a motion up ,n a most important subject, which was ex tremely likely to lead to a discussion, that motion more. over, being made witaout the slightest notice whatever, without being placed on the business paper, and when no one had the least reason to suppose that the question of the expenses of the war with Persia would be I kely to come on. (Hear, hear.) He begged to call the attention of the Speaker to the circumstances under which this motion had been made, and he submitted that the proceeding bad been in error ab initio. (Sty J. Graham.—" Move that it be postponed.") Under all the circurnstaeces he should move that the debate be adjourned. (Hear.) Mr. LABOUCHERE said that his right hen, friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer had taken no course in this matter which was not perfectly usual and regular. Ou presenting the estimates he had made a merely for mal motion, which it was neither customary nor neces sary to give any notice of. It was a motion which never gave rise to any debate, and the only thing which bad been unusual in the present case was that on a merely formal motion being made a debate had arisen. Sir J. GRAHAM and Mr. BUOILANA.N rose together ; but there being general calls for the former Mr. Bucha nan gave way. The right hon. gentleman said that he rose to speak to the point of order. The opinion of the Speaker had been asked upon it by the right hon. baronet the member for Droita ich, and he (Sir J. Gra ham) was about to suggest what he thought would have made this proceeding perfectly regular on a Wednesday. He agreed that it was unusual on bringing up an esti mate and moving that it be referred to the committee of supply that a debate should arise, and he suggested that if the estimate bad been presented at any period after a quarter to 6 o'clock the proceeding would have been per. fectly regular. No debate, according to the rules of the house, could then have arisen. The motion would have been taken as a Motion of course, and the irregularity into which they bad now fallen would have been avoided. But certainly it was open, he imagined, to any member to hide a debate on the motion to refer so large an esti mate of expenditure to the committee of supply, pre sented under circumstances so unusual as those on which comment had been made by the honourable mid learned member for Sheffield. He did not think there fore that the Government could be surprised if a debate should arise under such' circumstances, and it ap• peered to him to be almost challenging discussion to pre sent the estimate at a time when it was open to debate. Under the present circuumstences, he thought that the proper course would be to agree to the motion of the right hon. member for Droitwich, in order that the house might proceed with the orders of the day. (" Hear," and cries of " chair.") Sir G. GREY - said that his right hon. friend who had just sat down had implied that the course which had been taken by the Chancellor of the Exchequer was un usual. Now, he (Sir G. Grey) believed it to be the universal practice of every Chancellor of the Exchequer, before the house proceeded to the ordinary business of the day, to present the estimates which were intended to be considered afterwards in the committee of supply. The time for doing that was not, he contended, a late bour of the evening, or just before the adjournment of the house; but the period selected was always before the house proceeded to the public business of the day. They had now been discussing for two hours a private bill, which took precedence of all the other,business, and immediately that discussion ended his right hou. friend presented the estimates, He believed that the course which bad been taken was perfectly in accordance with precedent, both winh respect to presenting the estimates and moving that they be referred to the Committee of Supply, because unless they were so referred the com mittee could take no cognisance of them. [Sir James Graham—" On a Wednesday ?") Yes ' • on any day. During the 25 years that h e h a d bee n in Parliament he never remembered a discussion taking place upon the presentation of an estimate, and upon the making of the necessary motion to give the committee of supply cog nisance of that estimate. (Hear, bear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had intended to present these estimates on the previous evening, and that he bed brought them down to the house for that purpose, at the usual time, intending to lay th em on th e table before the business commenced. He mentioned his intention at the time to the Speaker, and went down to the bar, expecting that he should be called. The Speaker, however, drd not see him, and therefore his name was not called, otherwise the esti mates would have been presented then. He might add that he was not aware of any reason why the estimates ahotrld not be presented on a Wednesday as well as on any other day. ' • T e 1e SPEAK ER th sa e E id x t c h h a eci that the erig ia h t t im b a o t n e . d g h en ia tl i e a m te an hu a t t o presentthe bar tohfe these estimates e f y o e r e s t t e h r e d ay,bu commencementt not a seeing f t public he r right businessgyeensttlee= lie believedheomittedt to call it h bad dhe beennam name of universal practice, w h en a Minister appeared at the bargby with an estimate, th a t on his name being called the lion( h him Chancellor of Speaker he should b e p erm i tted to present the estimate to the house ; and the motion that the estimate be re ferred to a committee of supply had been considered as a motion of course. Therefore he himself should have considered that what was new, if not irregular, on the present occasion rather was that a motion so generally received as a motion of coarse should have keen turned into a motion creating a debate, It w as for the house to decide whether there was anything in this proceeding which interfered with the regular course of the business, but nothing struck him as being irregular in the motion made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. BUCHANAN proceeded, amid cries of " Order 1" to call attention to the commercial inconvenience arising from constant alterations of the dates when oertain duties on tea were to take effect. Sir G. GREY - trusted that the motion for the ad journment of the debate would not now be pressed. ST J. GRAHAM thought the motion for the ad journment might be withdrawn, after a hat had fallen from the Speaker and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The motion for the adjournment of the debate was then withdrawn, and the proposed estimates were refer red to a committee 01 supply. THURSDAY EVENING, .11TILY 9, 1857. Castle. I was busy sending out the extras for the patients on half diet. "I was irritated at being interrupted, and said, ` You must please to walk out. I don't wa9tpetticoats here.' "There were perhaps as many as thirty orderlies in the kitchen, and I was cutting fowls and putting things ready for them to carry away. " Seeing the necessity of the case, she wont away ; and when the hurry was over, she came back agniu, and said, You were in a bad humour, Mrs. Davis.' " I denied it, for I did not consider just displeasure as bad humour. " She said, 'I thought you were. ' You spoke very sharply.' " I told her that I was very busy, and thought that she would not like to be there among the common men. So [ she went away again," Mica Nightingale, however, appreciated her ser vices; ani her invincible integrity and sobriety amen gso many of a different character, and when her health at last failed from her unremitting exer tions, she offered to send her where the doctor re commende - I, at her own expense. Mrs. Davis, how ever, refused all the places selected, Malta, Smyrna, and the South of France, for she wished to come home; which she did, an d is at present resting after her varied adventures. ,The editress's appendix has little to recommend it ; she has taken her ideas from her heroine, without making due al'owance for a prejudiced mind, and invincible obstinacy, and she has taken up the cause of hospital nurses, maintaining they have been very unjustly treated and disparaged. It would be indeed satisfactory to think that the clans was equal to her assertions, but it is prepo.terous to infer that all are like Mrs. Davis, who, with all her narrow-mindedne , s and self-satisfaction, is a woman whose strength of cha racter and presence of mind, whose honesty and truthfulness, are rare in any station. Unfirtu nately, it is too well known that the sight of habitual suffering hardens the heart, and it has been recently proved that some hospital nurses are almost devoid of feeling. No doubt some are worthy women and gentle nurses ; it is always unjust - to condemn a class, but if the edAress will turn to the, book shefrequently quotes, "Eastern Hospitals and Engli.h Nurses," slo will find a differed; of inion. - It is an original and interesting work, giving a sketch of a varied and adventurous life, and show- ing the outline of an uncommon character. Had the editress contented herself with publishing it as the biography of a remarkable woman, who had seen strange sights and visited many places, it would have been more satisfactory than adopting the opinion of a prejudiced witness, who perhaps had not always the opportunity of judging, to at tack, on very insufficient foundations, the services of Florence Nightingale. But setting aside this drawback, it is fall of entertainment for the curiouß, and will better serve to amuse a leisure hour than many works of fiction. Amusing Poetry. Edited by Shirley Brookes. Lambert and Co.: London. This cheap volume presents us with a collection of all sc , rts of poetry, and all sorts of authors, induct; ins, among others, Longfellow, Tennyson, Thomas Hood, and the Edit )r himself. Old blllads and now songs are mingled in pleasant confusion, and form an agreeable book. Perh.ips an objection may be fairly urged against the "cutting and maiming" abridgment of many of the poems, as it has tended to deteriorate the character and quality of some of oar ancient and modern favourites. THE GLASGOW POISONING CASE.I EIGHTH DAY. EDINBURGH, JULY 8. The Dean of Faculty made an able speech for the prisoner, contending that it was not proved that the prisoner and L'Angelier met on the 19th of February, and particularly that it was not proved the prisoner possessed arsenic until the 21st of February, though all the druggists' shops in Glas gow had been searched, and the prisoner's pur chases had been openly and frankly made. The Crown must therefore choose between the horns of this dilemma :—lf L'Angelier was then ill from arsenic some other hand than the prisoner's must have administered it ; if lie was not, the whole foundation of the case was shaken. After maintaining that the evidence disproved their having met on the 22d of February, the second oc casion on which she was charged with attempting to poison, be referred to the absence of all proof whatever that they bad met the night before the death of L'Angelier. The appointment was made for Saturday, not Sunday. Piisoner went to her bed late that night with her sister, and there was not a tittle of evidence that the house was disturbed or approached in the course of the night. She could have had no motive to destroy D'Angelier while he had such letters in bis posses• sion,• and • every circumstance in the ease spoke strongly against the probability of her committing a foul and deliberate murder. After referring to the probability of L'Angelier's death being the re sult of suicide or arising from other causes, he called on the jury -not rashly to tear aside the veil of mystery in which Providence had wrapped this man, and in an eloquent and affecting peroration prayed them to bring their hearts as well as their minds into judgment in this case. The Lord Justice Clerk commenced his charge to the jury. He said, poisoning by arsenic was almost always a secret crime, aiLl was generally to be proved by circumstantial: evidence ; that evi dence, however, must be complete, distinct, and satisfactory, and must exclude the possibility of innocence or of unexplained mystery, and they must not supply any defect in the pro secutor's case by suspicion or presumption against the accused. They must be satisfied that the ac cused had the purpose and the opportunity ; they must be satisfied the parties met that night. They might have a strong suspicion they did so, or the probabilities of the case might favour that view ; but unless they could by just, satisfactory, and inevitable inference conclude that they did meet, a link remained wanting in the case, and the catastrophe and its alleged cause were not found together. The numerous theories for the defence might not be of much value, but their failure could in no way strengthen the case for the prosecution, which must be of itself complete and conclusive, and carry conviction to their minds. His lordship had read over nearly a half of the parole evidence, when the Court adjourned at six o'clock till to morrow (this day). ETON COLLEGE.—A resignation has just arrived at the Provost's Lodge, Eton College, from the Provost • King's College, Cambridge, occasioned by the marring of the Rev. Mr. Taiwan. Mr. Austen Leigh, captain of the school, will consequently take his departure for Cambridge. Mr. Austen Leigh is the fifth son of the Vicar of Bray, and has distinguished himself whilst at Eton by gaining the declamation prize, Christmas, 1856, and Eager, 1857. Mr. Austen Le i g h is succeeded b y Mr. Willi s as captain of the school. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. —The result of the poll has been unfavourable to the preference share holders. The directors' motion was declared carried by a majority of 13,597 votes, representing 1,443,501 , lh, stock. ea.. in force to the o bli ga ti on t o soc i e t y an d t h e s t a t e ? ALTON - TO WERS. and so on till you wonde r w h a t on ear th t h ey were _ Lord John R usse ll regar d s the franchise as a trust, ____all built for, and under what possible combination and in his vi ew d oes a prom i se to eemm i t a " The magnificent contents of Alton Towers, the of circumstances (unless the wh o l e coun t y were en breach of t rus t h o 'd goo d aga i nst t h e d uty to d i e- princely seat of the Earl of Sihreeslerry, which, b y , tertaiued), could they all be used. cl.a-ge the trust honestly. order of Jec., dm., dec., will be sold by auction, by 1 The State bedrooms deserve espe c i a l notice • their There is nothing sta r tli ng i n M r . H. B er k e l ey ' s M essrs. Ch r i st i e and Manson. " So runs the erand- ' fittings are so gorecous and magnifi cen t as literally assertion that high moral authority sanctions the Roguent advertisement which announces that one almost to dazzle the eyes. The g. eatest efforts, of breach of illicit engagements. If Lord John Rus- of tee noblest families in the Eng'ish peerage is ex- . course, are concentrated upon the bedstead and ap sell's servant were bribed to open hi s doo r to a raid- fillet, its effects for sale, and the manor over which ' pendages. The former is a very temple of Morpheu s , night thief or cut-throat, on w hi c h s id e should li- the pi emir]: earls of England h ave le id right and I and we should almost fear to say the exact amount delity prevail at the lest moment, fidelity to the jurisdiction since the days of Henry 11. is about to of sleeping surface it contains, though it would cer master or fidelity to the robber or asssssin ? Lord J. pass into the keeping of straneers. Rustics, holy- tainly accommodat e a w h o l e R o y a lf a milywith ease. Russell would see the t rue b car i egs o f th e more l d ay seekers from the manufacturing districts, coin_ Like Thackeray's bed of th e M arq ui s of Carrab as , a . doctrine clearly enough a p ar t f rom th e e l ectoral , try gentlemen, and agents from London jostle and murder might be done at one end, and those sleep question, but he and most of his class have from ; crowd about the grand saloons and gall-ries. Serne ing at the other know nothing about it. The bed custom contracted very lax notions of the oblige- examine the various lots, note their numbers, and ' stead is adorned with towers and battlements, tions of electors. A voter is in their v'ew a vessel I speculate upon their prices ; others wonder at the spires, domes, and turrets, all carved in oak and having no more conscience concerned in wh a t is ; splencleur around, or regale furtively upon the con- richly gilt, so as to make the whole 'affair, in fact, deposited in it than a pipkin. I 1 ten , aof heavy b as k e t s w hi c h th e y lug abut the pa- resemble a sleeping Alton Towers, b u t i n w hi c h one Lord John Ru s s e ll l a y s muc h s t ress on t h e lia- lace, whil e R ut h an d Gil es, who till then never sat could not sleep, and w ou ld no t lik e t o t ry f or a ll t h e bility of electo r s to error . Th ey are not i n f a llib le, ou anything softer than a (laity stool or five-barred world. The hangings and coverlid of the bed are says he, and why s h ou ld th ey b e i rrespons ib le? gate, recline with easy luxury upon the couches silk damask, e l a b ora t e l y em b ro id ere d with flowers They sho u ld b e i rresons ibl e s i mp l y b ecause, like the l in the music room. No place is shut agains - , the and gold tr acery. Th e lib raryancl ante-library are fit t sovereign, it i s i m p oss ibl e to nas k e them responsible, curious, or clo se d t o th e d eprec i at i ng eyes o f wou ld tad up wi h mas s i ve an d lea th er som b re d ecorations in there not bei ng any sa f e and competent tribunal to be purch asers . Th e l ate e rri'a bedroom—plain, black oak, with s h ort moral sentences in illuminated discover thei r errors . B r ib ery, i n d ee I, may be quiet, and unostemadous amid th e genera l magn i- letters over ea c h b oo k case. The music and drawing detected, but h ow i s th e vo t e extorted b y intimida- f i cence—is still crowded as forming a n import-ant rooms aredecoratei wi th raremagnificence. Mirrors, - tion against the si ncere conv i c ti on to b e d i scovered, portion of the show. Even the noble cba- mosaic tablet., bald ca bi nets, Sevres vases, old and how are th e su ff rages g i ven for unreasonable pal, with its hi g h vau lt e d roof and stained glass Dresden chanch lies, and ma fti ve candelabra, with and discreditable c au s es t o b e f oun d out? The windoe - s, which seem t o h us h th e very daylight gilt couches and chairs covere d with embroi teibunal of public opi n i on i s i n this instan c e a fic- into a mour n f u l s il ence , resoundriwith loud talhcing dared Utrecht velvet, make tho se sa l oons the very tion or sheer fudge. Se vera l b oroug h s h ave per- and the tread of feet as visitors pour in and out types of profuse luxury. These ceilin gs are carve d s'sted in returning men whose fraudulent offences each hour. High towers and chambers, the Doria oak with ornaments in blue and gold, and the arms are notorious, and how has public opinion acted on apartments and suite of Arragon saloons and , conserve- cypher of the fain ly upon the panel s . The them ? Has it shamed o r corre c t e d th em ? Not a tories, galleries, and corridors, all, from roof to suites of Arragon and Doria rooms are, however, jot. They boast and glory in their prefe- basement, are thrown open to the public and be- the most tasteful in ornament, and command the rence for what the America ns ca ll " smart come as thoroughfares, for the "magnificent con- most picturesque views of any in the building. men ;" and two of them are only likely to be de tents of Alton Towers are on view." From the drawing-room of the latter suite an al prived of their worthy representative by process of The history of Alton Towers, which in a few most unequalled prospect is gained over the series criminal trials. Neither collectively nor individu- weeks will be closed, may be soon told. Forty years of terraced gardens, fount sins, roseries, alcoves, ally is there any responsibility for the suffrage, ago the site was one of the wildest and most and temples which lie beneath in shady nooks and except the responsibility there ought not to be to desolate of moorland hills in North Stafford- corners of the deep ravines around the mansion. the intimidator, the dictatorial indi v id ua l, or t h e s hi re. The approaches to it were bad and difficult F rom t h e v i c i n i ty of the music-room a grand con savage mob. No one thinks if public opinion, or in summer, and in winter there w as no approac hi ng servatory, every groined arch in the roo f o f w hi c h what its judgment will b e i n g i v i ng a vote, b ut i t at all- The land was poor, almost destitute of wood is draped with flowering creepers and rich exotics, many have unpleasant reflections of what the con- and water, and a large farm-house, called Alton- leads out into the private gardens, filling the large sequences may be, either from the resentment of a lodge, in the centre of an extensive rabbit warren, square space enclosed by the b u ildi ngs. Th ese are landlord, pat r o n o r cus t omer , or f rom t h e violence occupied the spot in which the far-famed seat now beautifully laid out in the Italian style, and so as of an excited rabble, rears its lofty towers. The c untry mansion of the to bring the parterres up to the windows of all the We agree with the Chancellor of the Exchequer Earls of Shrewsbury was at that time Heythorp chief groundfloor apartments. The family cypher that the Ballot bas reached that mature and im- Castle, in Oxfordshire, a grand old feudal residence is executed here on a large scale in shrubs and portant epoch in the history of all great popular which with the whole of its contents was unfortu' flowering plants. Attached to this are the ro questions, " the practical stage." All that was to nately a few years back desmoyed by firs. Their series, a series of paths walled and closed in above be done by argument was exhausted by Mr. Grote ; estates in St affordshire were seldom visited by tes with a trellis-work, and over which are trained every all that ridicule could do in aid of reasouing has successive Earls, who on the rare occasions when known variety of the rose tree. The perfume which been accomplished by Mr. Berkeley ; and the time they did inspect them limited their sojourn to a they shed through these secluded walks is almost seems indeed come fo r th e s t renuous an d com bi ne d f ew d ays only, and hastened back to forget the die- overpoweri ng . A p r i va t e t errace l ea d s f rom t h ese action of reformers necessary t o p rove th a t th ey are com f orts of the visit in the luxury of Heythorp or gardens to a b a ttl emen t e d wa lk on t h e summ i t o f in earnest and determined t o carr y th e i r p o i n t . G ra ft on -h a ll . In truth, they bad some reason to the ball which fl an k s one s id e o f th e mans i on. The Sir George Cornewall L ew i s h as d one hi s b est, avo id th e place, for beyond the lonely farmhouse view from this ex t ens i ve range o f grounds and gar and without success, to 'tell the qu es ti on b ac k we have menti o ned an d Alt on C as tl e — a mu til a t e d dens beneath i s one o f t h e most b eautiful and pie to the didactic stag e , w hi c h was cer t a i n l y more i n stone remnant of the feudal times, which had been turesque that can p oss ibl y b e conce i ved. At the his power than t o reconquer i ts h umorous posit i on. fi nally b attered down and blown up by Cromwell— doors of the turrets al ong th e wa lk s, i n question- Had it been possibl e t o l aug h th e t ru th d own, no d ecent house was within miles of the neighbour- able taste, lay figures in compl e t e armour, seem to Lc rd Palmerst o n wou ld h ave b een th e man f or the h oo d . It wasnot till 1812 that Charles,the 15th Earl keep watch and ward, so that but f or th e peaceful occasion,ness of the scene the visitor might well i mag i ne t h e and would no d ou bt h ave b een i n his place who keenly appreciated the beauties of nature todo it; butit was p ro b a bl y th eop i n i on °nil() Cabinet visited Alt on -l o d ge, ari d , struck with the roug h first grim iron age of violence and rapine had re that their best chance was a little more dry discus- grandeur of the scenery around, and the unrivalled turned again. siou, which ace.ll , ltS satisfactorily f or th e i r h av i ng f ac iliti es i t wou l d offer to a man of taste, deter- No merely verbal description will convoy an ad s . left the battle of Tuesday night to be fought by rained to erect a villa there. When he commenced quate idea ot the rare beauty of the pleasure grounds. their best master of that particular fence. his design, in 1814, his plan was only to improve Though the ground they cover is little more than It is easy to imagine what the feeling of the and beautify the farmhouse thou existing, but the 50 acres in extent, yet the paths through them are House of Commons must have been of a sultry natural capabilities of the place gradually led to an so winding and so diversified as to appear almost summer night to hear th e Ch ance ll or o f th e E x - extens i on of his views, and atter going to some ex- endless. Both sides of th e st ee p rav i ne d own w hi c h chequer state that "he was desirous toexamine the pens he at length decided to rear an edifice worthy they extend are divided into a series of terraces, question practically." lie meant, of course, to con- of his rank and great possessions, To this object each of which is named and distinguished for some ' vey that Mr. 11. Berkeley h a d l e f t th a t mo d e o f h e d evo t e d hi mself exclusively, and, as a Roman surpassing natural o r arc hit ec t ura l b eau t y . Gra treating it to him ; but to us it appears that Mr. B , r- Catholic could not then take part in the political toes, fountains, temples, rockeries, statues, refuges, keley's speech was f ar th e more prat i ca l of t h e two. movements of the day, he was enabled to pursue conservatories, and pagodas are disclosed by every Ilowforexaanplewasitpossibletoaeguein more busi- his darling object undisturbed by the demands of VI inding path, or stand out boldly on little emi ness-like way for secret vo ti ng t h an b y pro d uc i ng a party warfare. He obtained an iuclosure act, and nences overlooking the deep ravine. Th e conserve long array of strikiing and notorious facts illustra- planted and enclesed the hills and commons round tories area noble range of buildings ornamented in tive of the evils of voting openly ? The practice of the edifice, formed a deer park, and planned the front with massive columns, and surmounted by intim'dst'on will app ear t o mos t p l a i n - t hi n ki ng gardens, which for ri c h a n d picturesque beauty seven large gilded domes, which seem f rom th e op people a strong practic a l rea s on f or d ev i s i ug some leave Chatsworth or Trentham far behind. He was posits side of the ravine to impart to the whole method of defeating it. Narratives of outrageous still labouring at the works at the time of his death structure the appearance of an eastern mosque or things are always exciting ; nay, there is always a in 1827, when he left theperfectiug and completing palace. Above the terrace on which this stands is spring of humour in them, as t h ere i s i n romances o f hi s great plan to John. the 16th Earl. He fol- another row of conservatories, almost of the s ame that symbolise by giants and ogres the abuses of lowed in the footsteps of his predecessor, and even size, with a portico in the centre and two large strength and excesses of power. added to and improved on his designs. Under his gilded domes at either end. Amid the parterres in When Sir Henry Ward brought t , rward this queßtion care Alton Towers was finished almost as it stands front of the great conservatory is erected a fac simile copy, in marle, of the Choragic monument of Lysie he cited the case of an estate which had changed hands at present—one of the most picturesque mansions crates at Athens, containing a bust of Earl Charles, three times in a very few years. It first belonged to a in England. Tory, then to a Whig, and th en t o a T ory aga i n ; and at Alton Towers is situated on a l o fty eminence in with the appropriate motto, "He made the desert every election during that tim e th e t enantry upon i t i n- the valley of the Churnet, one of the steep com- smile." Above the upper conservatory is a terrace variably voted in accordance with the politics of the manding hills which form the base of Derbyshire de'rated with double rows of marble statues and landlord for the time b e i ng . (A l aug h . ) A ga i n, i n L anar k - Po ik. The house overlooks a narrow and very vases, and above this again is a t errace f or th e reser . shire, during the life of the late Duke of Hamilton, who step ravine, which stretches southward for about voirs filled with aquatic plants, an d on th e uppermost plateau of all a large imitation of Stonehenge has was a Whig, his tenantry there always voted for a a mile and a half, terminating in a wild, dark-look- Whig, but when the present duke., who was a Tory, sue- ing gorge, like one of the mountain outlets in South been erected. Lower down the ravine is the great seeded to the ti le, they turned round and voted for the Wale.. The approach to the Towers wiuds from the screw fountain, the path from which leads up to Tory candidate at every election. (Laughter.) railway station at A!t en up the steep ascent, which the Gothic temple—a handsome solid structure, The mirth produced by suc h anec d otes as three is due much more t o th e source we h ave j ust i ndi- is so thickly wood e d as a l most t o exc l u d e the light from the summit o f w hi c h i s th e finest v i ew over rated than to the sp ea k er ' s agreea bl e manner of and give a sombre, mel anc h o ly aspec t t o th e scene. the grounds and towers beyond. Golden gates l ea d The house stands on the very edge of the ravine, from the gardens into the rock walk, which, wind whilerelating them. The house laughed repeatedly e down eitimr side of which are the terraced gardens, ing for more than a mile, terminates at a rough Mr. Berkeley read the memorial presented to tier below tier, till the bottomm o st p ar te rres mass of stone called Ina 's rock, in memory of the the Marquis of Waterf or d, by hi s T r i a l s tenantry the are almost undistinguishable save f or th e i r b r il- great battle fought on the spot between the Kin gs dacious answer r e tu rne d t o it b y previous to the late gen era l e l ec ti on and the au marquis's liant colours. The T owers th emse l ves f orm of Mcrae and Wessex, Coelred and Ina. In the gorge of the ravine is a tall Chinese pagoda, which a with noble Gothic pile, vast as a little town, agent. As there is light sod fire in flint, a whole crowd of turrets and pinnacles has been converted into a fountain, and pours into so there is a fun inseparable from mischief, . . . stretching d high. into the , air, and visible for miles the air all day a lofty spire of water. and the humour of Mr. Berkeley's speech, chiefly Such is a cursory. mention of the principal ob ..arop . There is a wild and picturesque irregu flowing from his familiar acquaintance with the area' about the structure which gives it an appear- jects in the gardens, which have been described by monstrous details of his subject, was a hundred I times more practical than the gravity that foll o wed an . ce of antiquity far beyond its r ea l age . Th e pr i n- Loud on " as th e fi nes t com bi na ti on o f gar d en cipal entrance is under a massive square tower of building with garden scenery anywhere existing in without answering it. the Gothic type, the broad steps up which are Europe. ' For some years past they have been con- The division on the ballot in the new Parliament s flanked with the armorial bearings of the family, sidered as publi c groun d s t o a ll th e surroun di ng neighbourhood, and thousands of v i s it ors f rom th e is naturally a matter of interest both t o th e f r i en d s and oonents of secret voting, and it is satin- the tyke o r tallest ram p ant . O ve r t h e hi gh Norman manufacturing districts daily av a il e d th emse l ves o f factory pp to find that no ground has been lost. Th e doorway the emblazonments of the still older lanai number for Mr. H. Berkeley's motio n was 189 lies from which the Talbots spring are deeply cut the privilege during the summer. N o ti c k e t s were , required, and every one went in or out as he liked. to which are to be added 24 pai r s i n f avour, in stone, the shields of the Furnivalls l and De Ver e Dsoinsday With a most unusual amount of consideration for making a total, including the two tellers, o f 215, dons, whose names are foremost in tee which is within one of the largest division ever Book, IN ith the martlet of the great house of Ne- the visitors, the predecessor of the late earl allowed mustered for the Ballot. The adverse majority tilde, whose last heir, Warwick the King-meker, fell a house for the sale of refreshments to be built in a was composed of a strange jumble of 257 mem b ers , at the field of Barnet. The entrance-hall is an apart- secluded part of the grounds, where refreshments about four-fifths of whom were inveterate anti- meet as large as a modern mansion, and nearly are sold at a moderate fixed rate. Gradually the Reformers. The fact that nearly a third of the 60 feet iu height. Hung round with weapons, stags' mansion itself was thrown open—at first ou ticket', house is for the ballot, and th a t th e a d verse two heads, and bunting trophies, it gi ves tee visitor a and freely then to all who came—and though hun thirds are mainly T ur y, is f u ll o f significance._ good idea of the noble suite of apartments which dreds daily wandered Examiner. are to follow, and can be seen from the d oor , f or a shilling's worth of loss ordamage was never sus communicating with the hall is the arm our y, an d tained. joined to that again is the picture gallery, forming The Duke of Norfolk, who at present holds the one magnificent vista nearly 500 feet in length, and property in trust for his second son, has with much lofty iu proportion. The armoury is a splendid kindness determined to keep up the gardens (though chamber, with a vaulted roof of carved and polished at a cost of 2,0001. a-year) fur the benefit of the oak, and with every minor fitting, even to the doors public in the neighbourhood, who from long right and door locks, in keeping with its severe and mas- of use consider them almost as their own. sive style of decoration. It i 3 adorned wi t h a collec- The sale commenced on Monday, and will con tion of antique weapons and armour, second iu ex- tinue for the next five weeks, when Alton Towers tent, rarity, and value only to thos e o f Meyrick will be stripped and desolate and closed for many and the Tower of London. Twenty-four figures, On sold for 123 guineas, and a cattle years i.. to come. Tuesday portrait of Philip IV. sheathed from head to foot in complete mail, stand guineas. When , the lit' iga by easasqucz was 565 in niches on each side of the ball, and look so for- Piece by. Ouyp for tion which is about to ensue respecting the real miclably grim and silent, that one can fancy venge terminate is not, ful et es are watching from behind the barred vizors, ever, quite so certain. The lawyers, we imagine, ownership . of the estates will how and though of course not frightened, would prefer prove the real heirs to the property, and, not being left alone with them. Some of these suits will (ably, after it has been involved for years in the pro are most antique and valuable, complete in all the meshes of Chancery, and exh aus t e d by th e cons t ant technicalities of pouldrons, gussets, lobster toppets, cuisses, jambs, and sollarets. The rest of the hall is drain of retainers, refresher s , an d rem i n d ers, an d filled with ismembered portions of cap-a-pie all the lucrative devices empl o y e d t o k ee p counse l suits, rich to look at and uncomfortable to wear, constant, the despairing litigants may com p rom i se , with halberds, maces, half-pikes, bills, wheel-guns, and sell the encumbered prope r ty to the e on s o f and double axes, ail presenting the same general some lad who is now sweeping ou t hi s mas t er ' s bloodthirsty features, and expressly constructed to warehouse in Cheapside, or arranging spools in a gash and maim on the smallest provocation. cotton mill at Manchester. Thus, then, may the A fine old screen of pikes and partisans divides hospitalities of Alton be revived hereafter, under the armoury from the picture gallery, a spacious the auspices of a Viscount Cripplegate or a Baron building 120 feet long and 30feet high. It is lit Stockport. But Alton Towers just now is no from the roof, and all its decorations are rich and Place in which to indulge in such reflections. beautiful, harmonising well with the fine paintings, The visitor must rouse, and make way for mosaics. and sculpture which adorn its entire length. the bustling employs of Messrs. Christie Here are examples from the Roman, Tuscan, Vs- and Royalty has reclined Manson. Let them' arrange netian, Florentine, and Dutch schools of art • pic- whichned in a mann er likely to the couches on tures by Raffaele, Domenichino, Titian, Raffaellino, attract the bidders, and ticket the banners which and Veronese ; designs by Michael Angelo, and have been borne by the Earls of Shrewsbury in the statues by Canova ; in all 700 paintings hang in heat of battle the galleries of Alton Towers. Of this large num armour kings.lace in the best light the massive ber the fame and histor of about sixt are chroni- Let them or waved at the coronation of our y rt ; the others are mixed of the -renownedp John Talbot, the suit in (led in every work on a y which he fought his way throu g h F rance by the works, such as one expects to meet in so large countered Joan of Arc , and died full knightly under side of the stout Jo hn Folstaffe, in. which he en and well-known a gallery. There are some remark- th e walls of Poictier s . It is a mere suit of armour ably tine specimens by Rubens, i Wouvermans, now , and the political associations of an extinct and Cuyp among them. The greater part of these li ne go for nought, for the last hei r ma l e o f th e paintings were purchased by the Shrewsbury family Sbrewsburies has been laid at rest for ever, and the in one lot, from the collection of Madame la Mere, ~ magnificent effects" of Alt on T owers are for sale. Bonaparte's mother. Here also is the most cele brated Roman Mosaic table in the kingdom, on which the exotic birds and plants seem like pen cilleda drawings. At the end of the gallery s d nificent statue of Raffaelle by Ceecarini,iaacd of busts by Canova, a superb candelabrum of varie gated marble nine feet high, and a copy of the great same size Warwick vase in statuary marble, of the as the renowned original. Chapt e r -house at Salisbury. One noble column supports _ The picture gallery opens in to the octagon cham car, a copy of the Chap the groined roof, over which its enriched capita l s ra diate in all di rections. By the side of the column is a re p res entation of the tomb of the first earl—old John Talbot—Shak speare's favourite hero, with his mailed feet resting on a couchant hound, and his stony gaze fixed hard and stern upon the intrusive crowd assembled to h a ggle over the effects of his last descendant. From this the visitor turns to the tribune of the Talbot gallery, then to the Talbot gallery itself; then to the Talbot corridor, which leads to the State bed and dressing rooms, the library (two spacious chambers), the ante-library, the poet's bay, small dining-room, drawing-room, music-room, and so on from room to room till the visitor is bewildered am id countless chambers, all of which are furnished in a style to extort both admiration and wonder. It is useless to attempt describing how the rooms are situated, or even all the rooms in the place. We have the suite of Doria rooms, the Arragon rooms, the chintz rooms, the red bedrooms, the yel low bedrooms, the plate-glass rooms, the south rooms, the fleur-de-lis rooms east and west, the Sae= and billiard rooms, the upper red bedroom's, LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, July 9.—Wind this day at noon, W.N.W.; light breeze, and fine. PORTSMOUTH, July B.—Wind N.N.W. to W.N.W.— Sailed—Copenhagen, for Melbourne. PLYMOUTH, July 8.---Wind N.N.E.— Sailed— Lady Ann, Adelaide, S.A. FALMOUTH, July B.—Wind N.—Arrived—lphegenia, from Rio Janeird. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning• Wind N.W. Arrived—Alexander, from Quebec Teneriffe, screw steamer, Palermo ; Caman, Callao ; Adelaide, St:John's. N.B. ; Charleston ; Glenroy, Smyrna ; Magician, Hamburgh ; Dart, Ostend. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) A GiGRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.30 son ; Wind W.N.W. • tide low water ; fine. Arrived, _Douglas, from G uernsey ; G au li ne , July rrived, July 9—Centaur, fro m Ri o G ran d e ; M argaret l e iA u za sa , d G t u ; e Min erva, Riga; Thomas Hughes, Honduras; EPollock, Quebec; Britannia, St. Stephens; Propitious, Cberbourg ; Medway, Militello ; Concordia, Rotterdam. Sailed, 9th—Sylph, for Bordeaux. DEAL, Thursday morning, 9 a.m. Wind W.N.W. ; light. Passed, July B—Ellide, from Bergen, to Frankray ; Frani! and Ernst, Cardiff, Lubeck; Rowallon, Aux Cayes, Rot. terdam. Passed, 9th—Elizaboth, brig, from outward, to. west! nrcl, ~x :~ By D. The Bell-Founder, and Other Poems. Florence Mac Oar hy. Bogus : Fleet-street. Mr. MacCarthy possesses strong metrical talent, and pours forth harmonious rhyrnes'very fluently, in which delicate grace and pleasing sentiment are abundantly scattered. Gems of deeper thought occasionally enrich the volumes, but musical sweet ness appears to be the author's forte. We admire especially " Spirit Voices." It is an elegant and charming I.ttle poem. "Sweet May," " Alice and Un I," and many others are among the best. The lyric of " The Pilgrims" conveys a very pretty poetic notion, hut in it the author gives us " sweet scented hawthorn," and laburnum's golden ha'r, contemporaneously with " fields of fresh-mown hay," which, we think, is a mistake. A writer of Mr. MacCirthy's taste must surely study his land scape before he mixes his colours. THE BALLOT. Mr. Henry Berkeley's speech on the ballot leaves us nothing to desire in the way of argu ment, a happy use of examples and humorous illustrations. He has made many good speeches on the subject, but never a better than the last. We wish that: the task of opposing the motion had devolved on some other than Lord John Russell, whom it is not p!easnt to sea placed in the front of 'a battle fir the,loul influences. sounds strange and unnatural to hear from his lips the arguments—which used to be urged ad nauseam, against his own motions of old for Parliamentary Reform:" "It works well," was the favourite plea of the old Tories, for the system swept away by the Reform Bill, " the country has grown to its greatness under it, and the liberties of the people have inade•advances." But in those days Lord John Rfiseell would not cmisent to let ill alone on the pretend() that it was letting well alone, and he was char sighted ecough to se e that the country got on, not hecaus3 of the rotten ness in its representative system, but notwithstand ing it, and he resolutely and boldly removed the impediment to its better progress. Yet now we find him adopting and turning against the Ballot all the hackneyed pleas which he so ahly.confuted when they were put forth in defence of sham re presentation. We seem almost to Lear the voice of Croker again in these words delivered by Lord John Russell : under which w e have a g p a p i e n a e r d s, corrupt p liberty, b m e r o t d y e , of an d v votin g, thei We have gone on a long time withth s i y s s i t m em per o fe f ot s , e a c n re d t , as i t voting hasonly been proposed, or even thought of, Withi n late years. Liberty has made greater advances in this country than in any nation of Europe, and I ventura to say that that there is more freedom in this country than exists even in the United States of America. a gainst Catholi c Th T e hi s s a i m a e th a e rg st n e na re e o n ty t p w ed a : i d i e i f e e ld nce of every abuse. emancipation, against the repeal of the coin-laws, against every beneficent change of cur time. When a service all his own , an d reso l u t e ly performed in Sir Robert Peel es t a bli s h e d the metropolitan police, spite of much misrepresentation and clamour, he was told that the public had been sufficiently well protected under the infirm old night watch, and that no change was needed or called for. And it a s so at n fo ig r h nt ; t o was true, undeniably, th a t L on don had grown and thriven, withstan dinincrgetTedinianeewneraitlythnfataila population, not but Sir Robert Peel th oug ht thi s factsntroereet u strengthening the prot ec ti on o f personand property, and he di d g e s n o n a r c a c l o a r ni d accordingly. . 0 fHa safety, edtidnot say, here is a sufficient but he took such measures as made every inh a bit a nt of the metropo lis feel a degree of security that hs had never en joyed before. Analogous to this is the case for the protection of voters. No 'one asserts that all electors are subjected to the foul influences, but, on the other hand, it is unquestionable that a very considerable number are in that unhappy condition, and for them the only protection that can be afforded is claimed. It is not enough for Lord John Russell to deny that a 9 much intitaida tion prevails as to render it impossible to ascertain the opinions of the enfranchised d a ises. Mr. Henry Berkeley justly contends that the legislature is bound to afford protection where it imposes duties, the upright discharge of which may be resented by those whose wishes , it . disappoints, no matter whether a brutal mob, as at Kidderminster, or a dictatorial landlord, as upon the Waterford estate, in Ireland. -- But then comes the stale fallacy that the suffrage is confided in trust, and must be kept under the view and control of public opinion. First, it is to observed that the individual vote never is under the view and control of public opi nion. Public opinion does not occupy itself about John Thompson's vote at an election. Nor, if it did take cognisance of John Thompson's vote, could it form any judgment whether it was an honest or c^rrupt vote, for the heart of John Thompson cannot be searched, nor his motives scanned. John Thompson's vote is watched only by those whose passions or sinister interests are concerned to sway or to resent it. To see how the man acts would be all very well, if in the process his action was not liable to misdirection. The publicity mplished it is corruptor, • an n d ly s l e v r h v e e n s_ t t b li o e ir .. i m n ,n ti r m k id is ator acco er, ita on notice the a t cu impossible for the general public to form a judgment if it could oc cupy "a p ll a whichtilar it case, does ncpt, ,and can not. The whole sum and substance of this, like every other argument against the ballot, is that the elector is not to elect, but that somebody el s e, land lord,r patron, customer, or mob; is to sway his suf frage. Secret e voting is the crypt where con science recovers freedom and power. Illicit pro mises are there annulled and duty holds its course. Yet Lord John Russell professes surprise at the doctrine that morality is served by the breach of illicit engagements :' - - to My th a t pro mise. My hon. fliend states that he has a hi g h moral au thority for saying that a voter may well giv e hi s p ro mise t r o ul a es c o a f n a di v d e a r t y e, sound and y m et ora be li a ty t , liert Y, according to the I suppose I must accept that as sound morality. It may be so, but I can only say that it is strange and new to me. more in the breach than in the observa nce ?" Can Aro there, then, no promises "to b e h on oured any voluntary engagement set aside an obligation of duty ? If a man promise to tell a falsehood, is he bound in honour and conscience to the lie ? Can any one at will divest himself of a public duty ? Is an engagement with a corrupter or tyrant superior ay. )