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Vrortrbings in parliament. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY. The LORD ADVOCATE moved the third reading of the Mar riage (Scotland) Bill, the object of which, he said, was to give publicity to marriages, so as to put a check to the evil of clan destine marrines, and to give time to stop fraudulent mar riages. 'I he third reading was carried by a majority of 73 to 68. - - _ The house having resolved itself into committee upon railways and distressed unions in Ireland, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposed a vote for an advance of .e 500,000 at 31 per cent. (to be repaid in ten years) to complete the railway between Athlone and Galway,—a Ion; discussion ensued, and eventually the vote was agreed to, as was another of .150,000 to relieve certain unions in Ireland. The Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. _ _ HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. Mr. MILNICS called attention to the treatment and condition of juvenile criminals, who were increasing in number every year. Means, he observed, had been taken to secure their summary trial; but, after conviction, they were no longer treated as children; they were associated with other criminals, and educated in crime. Parkhurst prison was a penal school, in which the reformatory process was forgotten, and it was to its penal character he attributed the unfitness of the Parkhurst boys for independent action and for usefully serving their country. Suggesting an asylum for criminal youth similar to the Philanthropic Institution, he sketched out a system of treatment, and concluded by pressing the subject upon the attention of the Home Secretary, in whOse hands he left it for the present, nominally moving for leave to bring in a bill. Sir G. GREY admitted that much might be done with resnect to juvenile criminals which would be less practicable with hardened offenders; and that it was the duty of the Legislature to keep the reformatory principle in view. In every system of punishment two elements must unite,- which were apt to be separated—namely, the deterring from crime, and the refor mation of the criminal. Parkhurst was a prison, not a mere school; the two elements were there combined, and the effects had been satisfactory, and had to a F,reat extent realized its ob ject. Sir George was ready to receive any proposition for the improvement of the existing system, but the question was a difficult one; crime must not be made the means of inviting to crime by placing a child in an enviable position. Mr. NIILNES undertook to lay a bill upon this subject en the table before the session closed. Mr. B. OsnoaNE then moved a committee of the whole house to consider the temporalities of the Church of Ireland, which Ile contended .o. s ut to toa roora fairly annortionarj. l 4 wntild reduce the number of the dignitaries of the church to one archbishop with .44,000 per annum, and five bishops with £2,000 a-year each ; and the surplus, after providing for the real wants of the establishment, he would apply to the general education of all elaascs of the people. lie had no wish to abo lish the Irish Church, or to interfere with the vested rights of the present incumbents; but something must be done if they wished to preserve Ireland tranquil. Sir G. GREY thought the Protestant Church establishment in Ireland anomalous and unjustifiable in .principle, but Mr. Osborne's plan did not touch that grievance ; he proposed to reduce the number of bishops from ten to five, but did he propose any endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy ? The Government had not abandoned that object; but the great barrier was not merely the repugnance of the people of Eng land and Scotland, but the avowed and pertinacious opposition of the Roman Catholic hierarchy to every scheme by which their church could be endowed. He did not concur in the broad dictum of Lord Brougham (if his lordship ever gave such an opinion), that the property of the Irish Church and the pay of the army stood upon the same footing; but he did recognise a distinction between Church property and private property, and Parliament had exercised the right of dealing with the former. Mr. G. HAMILTON, though he could not express his satis faction at the speech of Sir G. Grey, rejoiced at his determina tion to meet with a direct negative a motion which was calcu lated to renew those acrimonious religious dissensions in Ire land which had subsided. Mr. Hamilton then entered upon a very full defence of the Irish Church, in the course of which he showed the pluralities w. hich had been reduced ; that the pro perty of the church, if divided amongst the clergy eenerally, would give only £l4l to each; that by the abolition of all benefices in which there were no Protestants only £1,235 would be saved ; and he accused the statements of the mover generally of exaggeration. Mr. NAPIER was satisfied to rest the case of the Irish church upon the speech of the hon. member for Dublin University, who had put forward in a plain and unaffected manner the material facts with regard to that church which had hitherto been habitually misstated, and he hoped the explanation would set at rest the question as to the revenues of the Irish church. The hon. member for Oxford (Mr. Wood) had said, that the present church in Ireland was established by Henry VIII., under an act of Parliament. Where, lie would ask, was that act of Parliament? The fact was, that the temporalities of the Irish church were given to her in the earliest times ; and her origin was as ancient as that of the English church. A Roman Catholic historian stated, that the Christian church in Ireland, founded by St. Patrick, maintained its independence for above 700 years; that it had no connexion with the English church, and differed upon many points from that of Rome; and that its independence was destroyed at the Council of Cashel under the influence of Henry VIII. If they went to the argument that the property was transferred, it was transferred from the church which existed before the Council of Cashel. He was quite ready to compare the existing church in Ireland, both as to doctrine and discipline, with the earliest church in Ireland. Had the property of that church been increased ? No, it had, been diminished. Had the discipline of that church been al tered? No. Its bishops were the real descendants of the early bishops. He was willing to try the doctrines of that church by the Word of God, and by the early doctrines of the church of Ireland; and he contended that its ministers were the successors of the early church of Ireland, and were legally entitled to the property of the church. He would ask hon. gen tletpen opposite, did they want to establish the Roman Catholic religion in Ireland ? Did they want the property of the church? He would appeal to dissenters—did they want toleration and liberty? They had it. What had they to pay for the church—what did the nation pay for it? Was the church establishment of Ireland too large for the Protestants of that country? According to his notion of what a church ought to he, it was not. After speeches from one or two other members, the motion was rejected by a majority of 170 to 103. ' HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY. Mr. T. D'EVNCOURT movea me accond rPatlinZ of the bill for shortening the duration of Parliaments. After speeches from several members, the bill was thrown out by a majority of 132 to 57. _ _ _ _ ' On the motion for going into committee on the Smoke Pro hibition Bill, . . _ Mr. ROEBUCK, as the representative of a great number of manufacturers of Sheffield, Rotherham, and other places, con demned the bill, which he said would lead to many litigations. He moved that it be committed that day three months. A lengthened discussion and a division ensued, when the motion for going into coinrnittee was carried by a majority of 83 to 64. The house then went into committee, but, after a lengthened discussion on the first clause, during which Mr. MACKINNON was several times requested to withdraw the bill, it was agreed that the Chairman should report progress and sit again on that day week. The County Rates and Expenditure Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The Highway Rates Bill was read a third time and passed. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY. Mr LABOUCHERE explained the provisions of his two bills. The first related to lightage and pilotage ; the light dues would be mitigated to the extent of .elOO,OOO next year, being one third of the amount levied by the Trinity-house. Of this amount .W 70,000 was to be applied to the relief of the coasting trade. He also proposed to abolish to all vessels the charge of double tolls from the Ist of October next, and where the Tri nity house was satisfied of the fitness of masters and mates to exempt the vessels in their command from the necessity of taking pilots. Such were the main features of the first bill, and this measure he proposed to press over in the present sit ting, as well as the other bills for the improvement of the mer cantile marine. The right hon. gentleman entered into a de tailed statement of its features. Ile proposed to add a depart ment to the Board of Trade, under whose care to place this subject—the two chief officers being parties who had been in command of merchant vessels. Under these persons there should be a compulsory examination of masters and mates, with power to grant three different classes of certificates. Cap tains or mates misconducting themselves to be deprived of their certificates. He also proposed to substitute for the present system of license, shipping officers, to whose instrumentality all contracts between commanders and seamen should remain, and to enact several extensive provisions as to the regulations of vessels at sea. The present system of register tickets to be gradually abolished. A very long debate then followed, and the house went into committee of supply upon the ordnance estimates. On the first vote, Mr. HUME called upon the Government to postpone the consideration of these estimates until the report of the Select Committee (to whom they had been referred early in the sessions) had been presented. HOUSE OF LORDS-FRTDAy. The Royal assent was given by commission to about thirty bills, which had received the sanction of bt,th Houses of Par liament. _ The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the second reading of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill, explaining its provisions at some length to their lordships. Lord MONTEAGLE strongly condemned the bill, as inflicting, by means of the maximum rate, a permanent rate in aid on Ireland, and as being fraught with evils of great magnitude to society in that country. The bill was read a second time. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY The Estates Leasing (Ireland) Bill passed through com mittee. The Judgments (Ireland) Bill was, after considerable discus sion, read a second time; after which the house adjourned until five o'clock. On the motion for the house resolving itself into a commit tee of supply, Mr. J. O'CoNNELL, moved, as an amendment, that a select committee be appointed to inquire into the fiscal relations be tween Great Britain and Ireland. The amendment was negatived without a division, and the house went into committee of supply. The British Museum estimates, the militia estimates, with commissariat excess of 1847, were then agreed to. LAW INTELLIGENCE. The Globe states that the vacant judgeship, it is rumoured amongst the lawyers, will be given either to .Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, Mr. Crompton, or Mr. Watson. THE CHARTISTS. — In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Monday, Mr. M`Namara, an attorney, brought an action against Mr. Fergus O'Connor, to recover a sum of £lO7 17s. 6d., for costs and expenses incurred in defence of Tussell, Jones, &c., the five Chartist prisoners, tried at the Old Bailey. The case appeared to turn upon the question whether the plaintiff looked for payment to the funds of the defence committee, or to Mr. O'Connor. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. SINGULAR SUIT.—In the Court of Common Fleas, on Monday, a case, "Barry v. Hill," was tried. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a shipowner and broker, carrying on business in London, against the defendant, a merchant of Liverpool, and surviving partner of the firm of Smith and Hill, of Liverpool, to recover a sum of X 5,697 for certain information and services supplied and rendered by the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff was a gentleman partieularly cognisant of the effect of the different tariffs and rates of duties upon articles imported into this country ; and, having noticed that the duty charged upon paddy, or rough rice, was higher than ought to be taken according to the different treaties, he commu nicated his information to the defendant's firm, stipulating for one-third of the profits which should arise from the discovery. They availed themselves of the information, • and ultimately, by the exertions of the plaintiff in their behalf, large profits were realised. The firm, it was alleged, had then refused to acknowledge the claim of the flaintiff. Before the case went to - the jury, the parties intimated that a compromise might be effected, which was - then agreed to as follows :—lt was agreed that, inasmuch as there were four actions pending against different houses in the paddy trade for the same cause, a sum of £31,600 should be accepted as the sum due from them altogether; and in the present action the verdict should be taken for £▪ 2,700, as the defendant's share, without costs. -. `'• N. `-.+► --- s ~_ , \ - r_‘ FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. AMERICA. The British and North American Royal Mail Steam ship Cambria, Capt. Shannon, arrived here on Tuesday morning before 11 o'clock, having been detained about two hours outside the bar. She left New York on the 27th ult., and Halifax on th._. 30th, at which latter place the Hibernia arrived on the 27th. The business in foreign Exchanges was moderate, and the rates heavy. Sterling was selling at 8 to 9, Francs 5.35 to 5.30 and dull. The supply of Bills was considera ble. In freights there was a fair business doing, and the shipowners were asking higher rates. Engagements 40 or 50,000 bush. Corn, 6id. to 61d.; and 5000 Wheat, 61d. The Carnatic was filled up at 61d. Flour was engaged at Is. 6d. ; heavy freights 225. 6d.; Cotton, The cholera was worse in the Western States, especially at St. Louis and Cincinnati. In the former city, which contains about some .60,000 persons, the number of deaths daily exceeded 100 ; at Cincinnati, with 100,000 inhabi tants, about 70 deaths daily. Gold continues to reach the United States from Cali fornia. The brig Ida arrived at Philadelphia on 25th ult, with 300,000 dollars, including some beautifullumpsof the precious metal, weighing above seven pounds each. Cassino Clay is not dead as was supposed, but is ex pected to recover. The provocation to the duel was ahe given in public meeting. Clay struck but once, his knife ripping open the belly of his antagonist; he was himsel stabbed, it is said, by a third party. Further skirmishes have taken place between the Cali fornian emigrants and the Indians. In one of these affrays 23 Mexicans were killed. In Canada nothing special has happened, except it be a battle in the Montreal City Council. One member, in a speech, averred that in three months they would be all Americans, whereupon another member crossed over and knocked him down. This was followed by a variety of hostile demonstrations, and finally the Council broke up in order to avoid a general melee. In Mexico, insurrections and other troubles are abun • dant. In Oaxaca an attempt to overturn the Government took place on the 29th May. It was put down with the cnim. 90 killed on the Dart of the insurgents. In Tampico the party aiming to repeat the and annex to the United States the entire country this side the Cordilleras, is still active. The region they desire to separate from Mexico includes part of the States of Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas and San. Luis Potosi, and the whole of Tampico, Nuevo Leon and Coahuila. The Congress of Venezuela has adjourned, after levying severe duties upon foreign products. This was done at the instance of Monagas, the President. It is said to make him very unpopular in the country, and to strengthen his rival, Paez, to such a degree that his speedy triumph is anticipated. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JUNE 26. COTTON.—The movement is moderate, and the quotations are scarcely so firm. The transactions reach 1500 bales. Upland. Mobile ty Florida. N.O. Texas. Inferior Ordinary to 73 to 71 to 74 Middling 78- to 3 71 to 8 72 to 8 Middling fair 8 to 84 84 to 8A 8A to 84 Fair 8A to 84 84 to 82 to Good fair Fine nom. nom. nom. The accounts front the South are favourable to sustaining the market. _ _ . . . .... Bales. Exports to Great Britain since Sept, 1, 1848 1,461,514 Corresponding dates last year 1,105,217 „ year before Stock in Shipping Ports of Receipt 220,270 Corresponding dates last year 319,156 tf „ i year before Receipts since Ist instant • 22,000 Exports FLOUR AND MEAL.—In Flour the market is steady, and some descriptions are rather better than they were a day or two ago. The transactions add up 8,500 bbls., including 5,000 bbls for shipment. A considerable portion of the transactions were fine at 4 06 to 4 123,. The t ange for Flour is 4 44 to 4 56 for common and good State, with little below 4 50; 4 56 to 4 623 for straight State and good mixed Western; and 4 623 to 4 75 for good straight and favorite brands Western. Pure Genesee is 494 to 5 06. The supplies of Flour continue moderate. In Southern the market is firm, and the demand rather moderate. Sales 400 or 500 bbls. at 4 91 to 5 dols, mostly at 5 dols. Meal is 3 dols. for Jersey, with sales 700 bbls. ; alto, 200 bhle. Brandywine at 3 124, and 200 do, State at 2 873. Sales 500 bbls. Rye Flour at 3 06, at which the market is firm. GRAIN.—For Wheat there is some milling and shipping in quiry ; and the sales are 9500 bushels Ohio at 102 to 105 cents for shipment, 11,000 ditto Upper Lake on private terms, and 2700 ditto Wisconsin at 75 to 76. The market is heavy for Ohio and Upper Lake descriptions. Corn is lower, and closes heavy. The sales of the day are 85,000 bushels at 50 to 53 cents for damaged, 54 to 55 for Western mixed, 56 to 57 for flat yel low, 55 for Southern white, 57 for Pennsylvania yellow, and 58 to 59 for Northern yellow, closing at 58. Sales 10,000 bushels Rye at 57 to 573 cents delivered. Oats are 35 to 36 cents and dull. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP AMERICA. The British and North American royal mail steam-ship America, Captain Harrison, arrived here on Sunday after noon. She left Boston on the 4th, and Halifax on the 6th instant, having made the run from the former port in eleven days. The Hibernia arrived at New York on the 29th ult. ; the Canada at Boston on the 4th instant, after a splendid run of only 11 days. The West Indian mail steamer Clyde, arrived in Mobile Bay on the 20th ult. She brought besides many passengers, 300,000 dollars for Europe. She also brought intelligence from San Fran cisco to the 18th May, being 18 days later news than that brought by the steam-ship California from Panama. Tho (lot-nand for ctorlingevehanqA fnr remittance by the steamer was active at 1081 to 109+, and it was expected the large amount of government and State stock securities held in Europe, upon which the interest was due, would create an additional aemand, and enhance rates for the best bills. Father Matthew had arrived at New York, and had created much sensation. The ship was saluted as she entered the Hudson, and a committee of the common council waited in a steam-boat to present him with an ad dress. On landing his reception was most gratifying, and the enthusiasm of the people was extraordinary. The ravages of cholera throughout the Union have created generally a deep impression, and the President had issued a proclamation recommending that an early day in August should be set apart for fasting and prayer. The whole stock of the projected Panama railway had been taken up at New York, and it was expected that in a year or two at furthest the chief communication between the Atlantic and Pacific would be by this route. A mine of bituminous coal has been discovered on the isthmus. It is said to be of very fair quality. It was estimated that in Louisiana one•tenth of the slaves had been destroyed by the cholera. From the southwest prairies fearful accounts had been received touching the mortality resulting from the scourge. The Indians had also carried death into many of the bands of emigrants; and many scores of lives had been lost in the conflicts with the inhabitants of the wilds. Bent's Fort was besieged by five or six hundred Indians. The garrison were well provisioned, however, and no fears for the safety of the inmates were entertained. Accounts from Santa Fe, of the 4th June, state that the guards under Captain Chapman had a fight with the Apaches, on the 31st May, abovt forty miles from Avangua, in which the Indian chief and 200 of his band were killed, while on the other side three were killed and some wounded. The Indians num bered about 300. The ship South American, once a packet-ship between Liverpool and New York, and subsequently a whaler, had been sold for a Californian voyage. Several new packet-ships were building on the Hudson, near New York, for the Liverpool trade, and would ba launched in one or two months. One ship was 205 feet in length, and 1,650 tons register. The steam-ship Arctic, of Collins' Liverpool line, would be completed late in the fall. The great Crevasse at New York has at length been effectually closed, and the Mississippi now blows on in its usual course. At Vera Cruz and Tampico all was quiet, but the ex isting government was becoming very unpopular, and there was a growing desire among all classes for a return of Santa Anna to the head of the government. For cotton there had been a good demand, and prices were firm. The sales, since the Cambria left, amounted to 10,400 bales. A speculative enquiry, and a small quan tity only offering, had enabled holders to obtain an advance of 4c. on the lower, and lc. on the better descriptions. The coming crop was expected to fall far short of the current one. Considerable firmness had been manifested in flour. Corn had varied slightly, but the operations had been large. The exports to Great Britain from New York for the week ending 26th ult. were 12,127 barrels flour, 304 barrels corn meal, and 269,566 bushels Indian corn. The common state brands were difficult to be obtained at less than 4 dollars 5 cents, although occasional sales had been made at 4 dollars 44 cents ; pure Genesse,4 dollars 44 cents to 5 dollars. In freights the rates to Liverpool for cotton, in square bales id., and in round, 5-32 d. per lb. To London, 2s. per barrel for flour, and other things in proportion. The intelligence from Canada is not important. Affairs were quiescent. It was said that proceedings would be instituted against many of the participators in the late riots at Montreal. Lord Elgin left that city on the 27th ult., on a visit to Upper Canada. On the 28th a steamer burst her boiler and nine emigrants were killed and eight een other individuals wounded. The Queen's coronation was celebrated and salutes were fired by the garrison. A few cases of cholera had occurred. Havana advices to the 22d ultimo - state that quarantine regulations had been made extremely rigorous, chiefly in view of the spread of cholera in the United States. Since the 7th ultimo there had been a steady and active demand for sugar, and prices advanced from 4 to -I rial. according to quality. Coastwise freights were extremely dull ; 50 cents were accepted for box sugar, and some vessels were loading molasses on half profits. In Exchange, large transactions had taken place in sterling bills, at 94 per cent. premium. MORTALITY ON SHIPBOARD.—The packet-ship Guy Mannering, Captain Edwards, arrived yesterday at quar antine, from Liverpool, which port she left with 779 steerage and six cabin passengers. Thirty-five died during the passage, and seven are now sick. They were landed and received by Dr. Stewart, of the Emigrant Hospital, Staten Island. The surviving passengers appear to be in good health.—New York Cour:cr. CANADA. We give the following ex+ract from a friend's letter, dated Montreal, 2d July :—" In politics we continue very quiet indeed, but the feeling of dissatisfaction with our government and with England is not abating. Quite the contrary, the feeling for separation is extending fast, and deepening too, Every one is considerinc , its advantages, and the necessity of it is openly and loudly discussed. Although all traitors (that is the French party) are now loud in protestations of loyalty, they no doubt covet the change. I firmly believe that, quiet as we now are, the least thing would excite a commotion in town, and would lead to the immediate change we are looking for,, and perhaps nothing would so readily and effectually accom plish it than an election, of which there are rumours. There are about 50 dragoons (embodied after the last riot) and since then under training at Laprierie, commanded by a fierce young Frenchman, Dr. Forlin, and these will pro bably be pelted when they are brought to town, and create disturbances again, although the government will have them escorted by regulars." LIST OF PASSENGERS.—From Boston : Mr. R. Stur gis, lady, Miss Sturgis, two children, and two servants, Miss Howard, Mr. Crittenden and lady, Mr. A. Delassus, lady, and two children, Miss Blanque, Mr. Gaines and lady, Mr. Springer and lady, Mr. Olney and lady, Mr. J. Dixon and sister, Mrs. Thomson, Rev. W. Gibbs, Rev. W. Drummond, Dr. Banks, Dr. Davis, Dr. Phillips, Dr. Beird, Dr. Clapp,.Mr. Moore, Mr. Cammacks, Mr. Lay cock, Mr. Fiskin, Mr. Orr, Mr. M`Dowell, Mr. Graham, Mr. Haliburton, Mr. Kuhtmann, Mr. Beecher, Mr. Peale, Mr. M. Losky, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Crittenden and nephew. Mr. J. L. Abbott, Mr. H. W. Abbott, Mr. J. Miller, Mr. Walter and child, Mr. Klingender, Mr. Ste venson, Mr. P. Soule, Mr. Bahlsen, Mr.. W. C. Pickers gill, Mr. Elliot, Mr. Sickles, Mr. Suttner, Mr. G. W. Burnett, Mr. Laurence, Mr. J. Magee, Mr. Estrada, Mr. Basterechi, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Felix, Mr. C. Mason, Mr. Howell, Mr. Foucher, Mr. Sherlock, Mr. Volz, Mr. Haskurs, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Menlove, Mr. S. A. Cochrane, Mr. J. Dickson, Mr. Hay, Mr. Lewis, Mr. May, Mr. G. W. Hoghton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Neal, Mr. Julien, Mr. Grant, Mr. J. Rutter, jun., Mr, Baruch, Mr. Rqesgen, Mr. Font, Mr. Meens, Mr. Maguire, Mr. Wilder, Mr. Sherston, Mr. Speyere. From Halifax : Dr. M'Cawley, Mr. Geo. Hawkins. TUE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. A suspension of hostilities is to commence within eight days ; a period of twenty days is allowed for the troops to take up the positions appointed for them b 3 the treaty. From communications received by M. de Reedtz from Copenhagen, there can be no doubt but that the terms agreed on here will be ratified by the Danish Government. • ~ ~ \- ~, `. ~ - .. R ti•l . A CALIFORNIA. Letters to the New Orleans Picayune and other papers, from San Francisco, dated May 18th, state that every thing was in a disordered condition ; that no law existed but the law of the strongest, which had been proclaimed by the mass ; and that Governor Persifer F. Smith and the troops under his command were refugees on board the American ships lying in port, and soldiers were hunted down like wolves. The New Orleans Picayune gives the following details of a conversation had with Mr. C. B. Weller, of the Mexican Commission, passenger in the British steamer Clyde :—" The news he communicates of the affairs in San Francisco reaches to the 18th of May. A party of foreigners arrived from San Francisco had reported tho country in a miserable condition, and both life and pro perty unsafe. The rainy season had set in, and the placers were covered with water; everything was more plentiful than gold dust. A great many vessels had arrived, and were still arriving with goods, which could be purchased nearly as cheap as in the States. A large number of persons had arrived at St. Francisco, and were in a mi serable condition, there being no houses to shelter them, and many had landed without a dollar in their pockets. One party, mix in number, had returned disgusted, and reported that when they went out to the mines, they were met by men who took away their provisions, &c., without any ceremony. The New York Herald says, " Our correspondent at Washington has seen letters from Mazatlan, containing intelligence from California to the 18th of May, written to Mr. Parrott, our consul at that place, who is now in Washington. The accounts of the riots at San Francisco, of the want of power of Gen. Smith, and of his seeking shelter on board the ships of war in port, have been gene rally discredited ; but it will be seen by our private ad vices, that there is some truth in the reports from Mexico, and that General Smith has been compelled to leave San Francisco by the riotous proceedings of a portion of the inhabitants of that place, The causes of the riotous pro ceedings in California are attributed to the disappointment of the inhabitants on hearing that Congress had adjourned without extending the laws of the land over their territory. They could no longer bear such neglect. Mobs, it seems, were organised at all the drinking-houses, to express their indignation at such unparalleled neglect on the part of the government. The effects of an overindulgence in liquor afforded the materials for a general outbreak, which Gen. Smith and his officers endeavoured to quell ; but, after exhausting his patience, and despairing of being able to pit an end to the innumerable crimes publicly committed, had, for his own personal safety, taken shelter on board the ships-of-war in the harbour. If such be the order of things in San Francisco, what may we expect to hear from the gold diggings ? " Much discontent was manifested, on the part of the Americans and Californians, that the rich deposits of gold were thrown open to foreigners, who were arriving, in regular organised and armed parties, from all places on the Pacific, for the sole purpose of digging and carrying away the gold. Such was the influx of foreigners that, from Mexico alone, 50,000 had gone. Some fifty persons had arrived at Mazatlan from California, who gave a most deplorable account of the state of the country. They found the Yankees too much for them, even at their own game—mining. There will be no more emigration from Mexico. The placers of Sonora are drawing people in that direction. They are said to be richer than those of California." A letter from Mexico, dated June 4th, says, " .A gen tleman now in this city, who has just arrived from California, says the inhabitants there are much in want of provisions ; but he thinks that, in another year, there will be a plentiful harvest, as a great many are already turning their attention to agriculture. General Green, U.S. Commissioner, left here this morning in the dili gence for California. He will make a full report as soon as convenient after his arrival." Another account says " It is of a very interesting cha racter. The advices are favourable to the prospects of the gold diggers ; some of the miners were very success ful. Thousands of pci3ona ►era daily arriving. Jr, was estimated that about 8,000 persons were employed in digging for gold. The Monitor Republicano states that according to the latest accounts received from the land of gold, the extraction of the precious ore from the earth was attended with vast difficulties and dangers ; the snows had been so deep as to interrupt the operations ; to which add the furious attacks which the Indians had made on those who were working in the placers; and although they had been repulsed, they kept up hostilities." FRANCE. It appears by letters received from the departments that several of the provincial towns are in a disturbed state. At Albi, in the department of the Tarn, a tumultuous mob paraded the streets, and proceeded to the Town-hall voci ferating " Ledru Rollin for ever." It was with much difficulty that they were dispersed by the troops at hand. At Anduze, in the department of the Gard, the authori ties found it necessary to send for troops to Alais, in con sequence of an insurrectionary movement of the inhabit ants, which commenced with a cry of " Down with Louis," meaning the President of the Republic. At Moulins a collision took place between the people and the 13th regi ment of Light Cavalry, which was with difficulty sup pressed by the general commanding and the National Guards. Several of the comoatants, both military and civil, have been arrested. Precautionary measures continue to be adopted at Troyes, Bar-sur-Aube, Aubureux, Bailey, and Nantua, in conse quence of the insurrectionary spirit which prevails in those towns. The news from Paris is up to Sunday last. The elections for the department of the Seine had re sulted in the return of 11 Conservatives. _ The members returned for the departments were, with one exception, Conservatives, replacing Socialists. The value set on universal suffrage by the electors of Paris may be appreciated from the fact that 84,000 elec tors have abstained from voting during the present elections. _ _ General Lamorciere has been appointed Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary of France in Prussia. The President of the Republic left Paris, on Sunday morning, at seven o'clock, for Amiens, to distribute new colours to the National Guards. He was to return the same evening to the Elysee. On the 22d, he goes to St. Quentin, on the 28th and 29th to Tours, Saumur, and Arges, to open a section of the Tours and Nantes Railway, and, finally, on the sth and 12th of August, to Epernay and Tonnerre, to open the Strasburg and Lyons Railways. The Moniteur publishes the returns of the indirect taxes and revenues of France during the first six months of 1846, which amounted to 324,436,000 f. As compared with those of the corresponding period of 1847, there is a diminution of 39,203,000 f., but they show an augmenta tion of 20,605,000 f. over those of 1848. The direct taxes had produced on the Ist of July 160,860,000 f., and 275,868,000 f. remained to be collected. The deaths by cholera in Paris had fallen to 12 and 11 per day. ROME. The accounts from Rome as to the feeling of the people towards the French are in direct contradiction. The Na tional says that the fact of the state of siege being de clared, shows wanton tyranny, if it does not prove, which is the more likely version, that the French are obliged to take measures of protection against the hostile feelings of the Romans. The Debats, on the contrary, declares that the French have relieved the city from a reign of terror. General Oudinot had sent the keys of the city to the Pope. Accounts have been received from Rome of the 7th instant, which, amongst other things, state that the French troops were well received in the towns in the neighbourhood where they are in cantonments, and par ticularly in Viterbo, where the municipality and the re spectable inhabitants went out to meet them. The Univers publishes the following letter from Gaeta, dated the 4th instant : " This morning, about noon, a colonel of engineers ar rived from the French camp to present to the Pope the keys of the two gates by which the French troops entered Rome." _ _ The same journal has the following from Marseilles, dated the 9th : . . " I am informed that diplomatic negotiations are going on in such a manner that the Pope has every reason to be satisfied. It is believed that His Holiness will immedi ately send a governmental commission to Rome. It is said that Pius IX will go to Naples personally to thank King Ferdinand for his generous hospitality. It is 'posi tively stated that His Holiness will afterwards go to Bene vento, and that his intention is to wait in that place until the Commission has established a little order in the affairs of Rome. If that should occasion too long a delay, the Pope will repair to Bologna, and remain there until the moment when he shall think it advisable to return to his capital." DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Times correspondent at Berlin, under date of the 11th instant, says—" Tde negotiations so long pendin g between the Danish Plenipotentiary at Berlin. M. de Reedtz, and the Cabinet of Prussia, have just been brought to a favourable conclusion ; the war with Den mark, which has proved so destructive to the commercial interests of the whole of the north of Germany, has been terminated by a treaty honourable to both parties. An armistice and a preliminary treaty of peace were signed by the respective Plenipotentiaries yesterday ; the ,main conditions were agreed to on Saturday, the 7th, and the initials of the negotiators affixed to them ; but the docu ment in itssonaplete form was not signed till yesterday. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. Our Vienna papers and letters are of the 10th instant. They announce the fall of the Hungarian city of Debreczin, which on the 3d was occupied by the Russian troops under Prince Paskiewitch, thus contradicting former statements of the Austrian press, by which Debreczin was asserted to have surrendered on the 30th ult. According to the latest news, the Russian outposts were at the distance of ten German miles from Pesth. Rumours of a more doubtful nature mention an inroad of the Russians into the Banat, and the occupation of Wershctz and Weiskirchen. The advanced guard of another Russian army of 54,000 men arrived at Cracow on the 4th instant, to make up for the losses of the Russian forces in Hungary. Letters of the 9th instant, in the lalner Zeiiung, state that the battle at Atsh was continued for three successive days, and that the losses of the imperialists were most severe. The united Russians and Austrians made con tinual attacks upon the Hungarian intrenchments with out being able to master them. The wounded, which are brought by hundreds into the Vienna hospitals, give shocking accounts of the fury of the combatants and of the heaps of corpses which cover the field of battle. Two ships from Boston to San Francisco have taken thither boards, planks, nails, bricks, and other materials, ready for setting up immediately 65 new houses, to form two or three streets. A shocking accident occurred a few weeks since at the Falls of Niagara. Miss •De Forrest, of Buffalo, acciden tally fell into the rapid above the cataract, and was swept over the fearful precipice, together with Mr. Charles C. Addington, of Buffalo, who plunged into the torrent in the vain hope of saving her. Accounts from St. John's, New Brunswick stated that the forest was on fire to a much more alarming extent than was ever before known. At Fredericton, the scat of government, the river and the streets were completely covered with embers and burnt leaves, the engines were in writing, and the soldiers confined to barracks, that they might be in readiness in case the town took fire. The sun was so obscured that the Supreme Court, which was in session, could not go on wira its business without arti ficial light, even at noonday. At the date of these ac counts, June 16, there was no wind ; if it should rise, however, and the natural consequence in such cases is that it will do so, the effect may be most disastrous. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS. The Rev. M. W. Sampson, M.A., Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, has been present to the college living of Prescot, vacant by the death of the Rev. C. Chapman. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.—Amongst the students who graduated at the late examination at this seat of learning from Liverpool, we find the name of W. W. King, jun., Esq., of Soho-street, who passed his final examination, and obtained the Divinity Testimonial of the College. MUNIFICENT GIFTS.—We learn that a distinguished member of the University of Oxford, whose name will be made public in a few days, has by deed of gift made over a sum of £lO,OOO to the university for the purpose of found ing a new Museum for the promotion of the study of Na tural Philosophy. The late eminent Dean of Carlisle, Dr. Cramer, has also bequeathed a sum of £l,OOO in govern ment stock, for establishing an annual prize for the best English poem on a sacred subject. IS THE IRISH CHURCH A GRIEVANCE.—One Whig view of the question was put forth in the Globe of Wed nesday, with a coolness which is somewhat amusing. " The public think that some religion should be en dowed. The Roman Catholics say, it shall not be their religion. Then how is the Established Church a griev ance to them ? It takes nothing from them they would consent to receive. It is no more their special grievance than the army is the special grievance of Quakers. If it can be shown a national error, let it be shown so. As a grievance, it has had its day." It has had its day ! Yes, and it has served its purpose. For, when we read such language in a ministerial journal, it is not possible to help thinking of the days, not long gone by, when Lord John Russell, with this " intolerable grievance" as his sole lever, lifted Sir Robert Peel from his seat, and wrested from him the baton of command. The " grievance " had its day then; now, it is no longer wanted! No, not by the Whigs ; and the Radicals are proceeding to make what they can of it ! COURT AND FASHION. Her Majesty, on her visit to Ireland, will travel by railway from Kingstown to Dublin. The city of Dublin is to be illuminated in honour of her Majesty's visit. The Morning Post makes a very improbable announce.. ment of the intended marriage of Louis Napoleon and the Duchess of Orleans. Prince Albert, on Thursday, paid a somewhat flying visit to the brave old ecclesiastical city of Winchester, to visit the ecclesiastical and scholastic edifices of that place, and to present a new pair of colours in exchange for the old banners of weather-beaten and shot-riven silk, borne by the gallant 23d, her Majesty's Royal Welsh Fusiliers. IR.ELAND. ___A- A communication has been received by the Belfast Har bour Commissioners, requiring them to have eight or ten pilots off the harbonr on the 10th of August, and until the arrival of her majesty. On Tuesday last the new channel at Belfast was opened with great eclat. The principal merchants dined together in the evening in honour of the day. The new cut makes the Belfast channel one continued line, with a very gentle bend into the deep water at Garmoyale. Formerly, the channel was one of the most circuitous in the world. HORRIBLE MURDER.—On Monday the body of a mur dered female was found in a pipe for the conveyance of water from Prehen Wood to the river. The body was frightful to behold, and the woman appeared to be a strange prostitute who had come from Sligo, and the pro bability is that she had been murdered by some of the same unfortunate class, who reside in the neighbourhood of the city. THE QUEEN'S VISIT.—A numerously attended meet ing was held at the Mansion-house yesterday, for the purpose of making arrangements to receive her Majesty on the occasion of her visit to Ireland. The Lord Mayor presided. On the motion of Lord Charlemont, a com mittee was appointed to carry out the object of the meet. ing. A subscription list was opened for the purpose of defraying the expenses. THE HARVEST.—The harvest is ripening fast, and it would but ill report the general expression to say, " there are no complaints." No—every one is anticipating a season of full and plenty —every thing promises well. Fine new potatoes are now to be had at various gentle men's gardens for 6d. the stone; the market price from 10d. to ls. The principal object of the gentry in selling off now is to plant turnip seed while the ground is still loose and in high condition. " Our market was quiet at last day's prices for wheat. Oats were firm. There was a moderate demand for corn at a reduction of 6d. per 81bs. DEPARTURE OF THE STATE PRISONERS.—EarIy on Monday morning orders were received by the authorities of Richmond Bridewell to have the state prisoners in readiness to embark on board the Swift war schooner in the course of the day. At a quarter before twelve o'clock the prison van arrived at the bridewell, under an escort of two troops of the Carbineers, and a party of mounted police. Immediately afterwards Messrs. Smith O'Brien, Meagher, M'Manus, and O'Donoghue, having taken farewell of those about them, entered the van, which drove off at a rapid pace along the Circular road to the place of embarkation. Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Meagher, and Mr. MeManus were placed at one side of the van, Mr. O'Donoghue sitting in solitude opposite to them, with a partition intervening ; and this arrangement having ruf fled the equanimity of the latter, he stoutly remonstrated against it, but without effect, until Mr. Meagher inter posed, and at that gentleman's request he was permitted to take his seat along side the companion of his wander ings in the fastnesses in Tipperary. A great concourse of persons had assembled. ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE. The anniversary of the battle of the Boyne was celebrated throughout Ireland, on Thursday. The lodge assembled in districts. In Cavan county, there are 100 lodges, and each lodge contains a hundred members. These were ad dressed in an eloquent speech by the Hon. Somerset R. Maxwell. In Derry, the morning was ushered in by several discharges of cannon and small arms on the city ramparts, when the crimson banner was hoisted on the pole above the chancel of the Cathedral window, and an orange flag over the statue of the gallant Walker, on the testimonial. There was no procession with banners and music through the city, but the Orangemen, accompanied by a piece of heavy ordnance, drawn by two horses, the guns protected in the front and rear by a body of men armed with mus kets, marched over the bridge, about ten o'clock, for the purpos? of joining their brethren at Drumahoe, where a large assemblage is expected to take place. We under ' stand that processions of Orangemen are expected to take place in several of the towns in Ulster, but we hope that the day will, notwithstanding, pass over peaceably. CONVICTED CRIMINALS THREATENING A JURY.—At the Westmeath assizes, on Friday, Martin Curly and Michael Cushly were found guilty of the wilful murder of James Curly, of Carrick O'Brien, in that county, on the 29th of March last. The judge pronounced sentence of death on them in the usual way. Directly after his lord ship had concluded, the old man. Martin Curly, raised his hand in a menacing manner, and denounced both the judge and the jury. He said the jury might look out for their coffins, for that dead or alive he would be well re venged of them, and that Lord Castlemaine would now be satisfied, as he had brought them to their deaths. The prisoners were removed, uttering imprecations against the jury and the wilnesses. Some time after a desperate looking character was observed by one of the jury dogging him round the court. The gentleman directed the atten tion of the police to the man, who was recognised as one of the gang to which the prisoners belonged. He said, when interrogated; that " he was only taking the measure of his man." He was brought before the chief justice, and the facts having been sworn to, he was instantly com mitted to prison. PROTESTANT ASCENDANCY AND THE POTATO.—In acknowledging the receipt of a good round sum towards the alleviation of distress in Mayo, John Tuam launches forth one of his usual tirades denouncing the Ministry and the Imperial Legitlature for their shortcoming as regards Ireland and the Irish. Not the least amusing portion of " his Grace's" everlasting flood of abuse is the following : "They may talk of laying agitation ; far wiser would it have been to adopt measures:of justice, especially as regards free- A= of conscience, that would render it almost impraetricable for agitation to be evoked. Injustice is the more prolific and vigorous parent of agitation ; to foster the one and denounce the other, would be to condemn the effect while you denounce the cause. We are also gravely told that the potato was the foundation of our social system. It would be amusing, were the subject not so melancholy, to be listening to such crudi ties, which however foolish, pass for sage aphorisms when ut tered by officials in high station. It would have been more in accordance with the truth of history, though, perhaps, not so statesmanlike an hypothesis, that a hatred of Popery and Pro testant ascendancy formed the foundation of our social system in Ireland. The potato was a deep foundation, no doubt, but a deeper basis still lay at the bottom—a hatred of Popery, on which the poor potatoes reposed. On none but the professors of that proscribed creed would the statesman of the day dare inflict all the miseries endured by the Catholics of Ireland. The London colonists who settled in Ulster would not, if it were attempted to subject them to the trial, submit to the same privations, which were deemed but the natural inheritance of those who professed Popery. Hence whole series of penal laws, which drove the helpless population to the potato exclu sively, and hence the encouraging franchises and securities of tenure that lifted the favoured few to higher enjoyments. A little more reflection, then, may serve to free this harmless es culent from the effects of ? the misdeeds of Protestant ascen dancy. If, then, this Protestant ascendancy be still left to flourish, as appears to be the policy as long es the monstrous church establishment is left untouched, in vain will you at , tempt to reform our social system." ANNIVERSARY OF THE 12TH OF JULY IN IRELAND. SERIOUS COLLISION BETWEEN THE ORANGEMEN AND RIBBONMEN. This anniversary, we regret to say, has been attended by a serious conflict between the loyal Orangemen and the Ribbon party, the latter being the aggressors, which has been attended with a sad disturbance and loss of life. It appears that the lodges of the town of Newry had deter mined to visit, according to their custom for a few years past, the mansion of their respected brothe:. the Earl of Roden, at Tollymore Park. The following is the account of the proceedings, printed when it was not at all expected that anything would take place to interrupt the peace and good order of the proceedings : " About one o'clock the lodges from Ballyward, Rath friland, and &ern the neighbourhood of Newry, met the Newcastle, Kilknal, Mersa, and Bryansford lodges, at the entrance-gate of Tollymore-park. There were fifty flags iii all, and about 6000 Orangemen, headed by Wm. Beers, Esq.. J.P., Grand Master of the county. Having been met by the Eari of Roden, who was on horseback, dressed in the full insignia of the order, his lordship, accompanied by the Grand Master and the various district cfficers, headed the orderly and imposing procession theough the park to a large field outside the demesne, where a platform had been erected, and most abundant refreshments of every kind provided by his lordship, which, after a long and thirsty march, were most acceptable. Having disposed of the good things thus liberally pro vided, the men were summoned by sound of trumpet around the platform, in the vicinity of which we observed the Countess of Roden, besides a great number of ladies and gentlemen from the adjoining neighbourhood. The Grand Master then addressed the immense hssemblage, amidst loud and repeated cheers, thanking them for their attendance there on that day, and for their loyal and peaceful demeanour. " When silence was obtained, the Earl of Roden spoke as follows : "My dear Brethren,—l am anxious to express how grateful I feel for the spontaneous and unsolicited visit to me this day, on the occasion of our glorious anniversary. I feel that this is the most gratifying mark of your affec tion and attachment which you could have bestowed on me and my family. The thousands of loyal men that I see around me—the waving banners of fifty lodges—the dense multitude, too great for any voice to reach—the magnificent scenery by which ive are surrounded—the mountains of Morne echoing to your shouts—Slieve Do nard, the mistress of them all, looking down upon our proceedings—the waters of the Shimna flowing beneath us, carrying the testimony of your loyalty to the ocean before us, makes it a glorious sight —one in which I wish every loyal man could have joined us to-day —one which I would delight in thinking that even those opposed to us were here to witness. But, much as I thank you for this visit. I feel the honour was not so much intended to me personall yas to those Protestant principles which I hold, and which I have endeavoured to maintain during a period of 30 years residence amongst you. I have learnt, and am convinced, that it is true Protestant principles, held up and maintained in this land, that can alone prove a gua rantee for the liberties of all classes and denominations of the people—it is the right of private judgment in the study of God's Holy Word, which is the chief blessing to any nation which avails itself of it. It is for this principle Orangemen contend, and which, I trust, they will never cease to assert, acting under the teachings of God's Word, which enjoins forbearance and love to all. I trust you will even show to those who disapprove of your organisa tion that you are not a faction, driven by party violence to commit unlawful acts ; that you have no desire to infringe on the liberties and happiness of others ; but that you wish to see all denominations of your fellow subjects enjoying the blessings which you seek for your selves. It is a great pleasure to communicate to you, on the present:occasion, the probable arrival of our gracious Queen and her Royal Consort in this country. Oh, that we could see her fairy bark now approaching that shore — that we could see her landing on that beach—how those woods would resound with the shouts of your thousand, ten thousand welcomes—how her eye would sparkle at such a sight now before me, in the assemblage of that multitude of loyal men, ready to lay down their lives in the defence of her Crown and her rights (great cheering a shoutin g ). We have uitiLli Lu complain of from the various parties who have ruled the country for the last twenty years. The rowers have brought us into deep waters'—we have seen heavy blows and great discourage ment,given to Protestantism ;—but still maintain your loyalty—you will never forget, I trust, that your motto is unchanged,—' Semper Eadem,' involving the pre servation of your rights, the promotion of peace, and the welfare of all denominations of our fellow-subjects, I trust you will rather take evil than provoke it ; that nothing will induce you, in returning to your homes to-day, to resent even any insult you may receive. And may God bless you 'and uphold you, keeping you firm in your principles, determined to support the laws of the country, and thus enabling you by well-doing to put to siience the ignorance of foolish men.' I shall now conclude, asking you, before you go, to join me in three hearty cheers for her Gracious Majesty and her Royal Consort, and may they have a speedy voyage and happy arrival on our shores.' " (The whole multitude rang the air with three cheers for her Majesty and Prince Albert.) " His lordship was followed by several gentlemen, who, in consequence of the growing lateness of the hour, as well as from anxi 4y to allow the lodges from a distance to reach their homes in good time, were very brief in their observations. " After cheering, long and loudly, for ' the Queen,' ' Lord and Lady Roden, , the ' County Officers,' &c., the lodges took up their respective positions, and movd off the grounds in the most orderly and imposing manner." The sad sequel of the day we give in the language of the Morning .Herald:— " The anniversary of the battle of Aughrim has been again stained with blood. From the accounts just received in town the true facts cannot be collected. All of them from respectable sources lay the blame at the door of the Roman Catholic party. From these it would appear that the Orangemen of Ulster, according to the usage of up wards of 150 years, had made arrangements for the cele bration of one of their favourite anniversaries. if they had been permitted to proceed as of old no one would have received the slightest cause of offence, but, unfortu nately, the Roman Catholics of Castlewellan, in the county Down, turned out with fire-arms, pikes, scythes, and other deadly weapons, not to prevent the Orangemen from marching in procession, but to murder and maim them on their return from Tollymore Park, the seat of Lord Roden, where they held their meeting. Let this fact be borne in mind, that the Romanists waylaid the Orangemen in a narrow pass through which they bad to return to their homes, and when it was supposed that one and all were at the mercy of the assailants. A terrible fight ensued, in which lives were lost, and mortal wounds inflicted. Our account states that at twelve o'clock yes terday seven persons were lying dead—five supposed to be mortally wounded, and upwards of twenty more or less severely. It is altogether a revolting narrative. The following is from the Newry Telegraph of this morning : " At the moment of putting to press, we have received the following intelligence : " The Orangemen, on their rerurn from Tollymore Park, through the pass of Dolly's Brae, was fired on by a dense mob of Ribbonmen,"who had lined the pass on either side. The great body of the lodges had passed through the defile, when the rebels opened their fire on the men around the last flag, and on the constabulary and military, who were bringing up the rear. Balls were whizzing on all sides. Some of the Orangemen were struck down, but the body at once opened a warm fire in return, and, with the police, broke into skirmishing order up the mountain, and dislodged their cowardly assailants from behind the stone walls and ditches where they had taken up position. Mr. Hill, of Rathfriland, constabu lary officer ; Mr. Edward Coray, 5.1., Capt. Fitzmaurice, R.M., Francis C. Beers, Esq., J.P., and Capt. Skinner, J.P., bravely led the police force, and in the thick of a very heavy tire, dispersed the Ribbon party, and took 38 prisoners, most of them armed with pikes, muskets, scythes mounted on poles, and other deadly weapons, who were all conveyed into Rathfriland that night, and were to-day (Friday) fully committed at an investigation which was held by Captain Fitzmaurice, R.M., Mr. Tabiteau, R.M., Capt. Skinner, J.P., Thos. Scott, Esq., J.P., Francis C. Beers, Esq., J.P., Capt. Tighe, J.P. " As far as we can learn, four of the Orange party are severely wounded, though none killed, and about 30 of the Ribbon party, several of whom were seen lying dead on the roads, in the vicinity and through the mountain, but were conveyed away during the night. Five men and one woman, severely wounded, were brought into the infirmary at Castlewellan, last night. One of the men has since died, and we understand four persons are lying dead at Maheramavo, awaiting a coroner's inquest. It should be mentioned that, from some houses in the neigh bourhood of the Pass, shots were fired at the Orangemen. The latter, roused beyond endurance, turned upon their assailants, and set fire to six or seven of the houses. The bravery with which Mr. E. Corry, sub-inspector of the constabulary, brother of L Corry, Esq., D.L., rushed into a burning house, and at the hazard of his own life saved two poor women from the flames, is the theme of every tongue. He was so nearly suffering for his heroic conduct, that the blazing roof fell in on him as he was earning out' the second female, and so exhausted was he that he fell insensible on the ground. He is quite reco vered. A quantity of ammunition was found on the per sons of the Ribbon party who were captured ; and it is worthy of remark that a barrel of gunpowder, which a carrier was conveying to a merchant in Castlewallen, was robbed from his cart on Tuesday night, and distributed among the Ribbon party. The number of the attacking Ribbon party was estimated at 1,000." The proceedings at Deny, Belfast, Cavan, Lurgan, 1114 4... -. ..., N. N., July 1_7222.j doMonaghan, and a score of other northern towns', de o most satisfactorily. At Antrim, there was a grea'i 0f stration, the number of the lodges being 180, an u brethren assembled from 11,000 to 12,000. AN AWKWARD QUESTION.. Thursday, upon the filthy and !ge e ' In the course of a conversation in the - o f 0 !It' ll/ metropolis, the followinp: amusing incident occu .., d te",lif 4, Mr. Henley, remtiding the house that they h h e te s, .h formed that the P_dard of Health had no power to % ber and admitted ';:vil, begged to ask the nob►e lord at if st ~,0r! eartl eov ' t 'ed 7 i the govel - nment whether it was not in spite of r stratces in that house that he, or those who reg r oil? government, exempted the metropolis frog' t. f i c oli,d towns' bill—(loud cries of "hear, hear")wh ic t iocla P powers to deal with the great nuisance of pestilea cli o yards ? (Hear, hear.) by t be 0 " Lord J. Russell answered, that it was thought _sts,,o lord the First Commissioner of Woods and F 4 ',„r` te bt ll l , unwholesome state inquiry, that it would be necessary to have a sePa."OP A , the metropolis; and it was on this ground that his fe e 5 e7 .0 had considered that until the commissioner, ou►ds" appointed last year, had proceeded further with , 7, , , , „ 1 d0 , requisite alteration in the system of sewers, it '''' advisable to introduce a bill. _' " The subject then dropped." r the In Very much, no doubt, to the gratification OL,. member for the city, whose face we should li":„„t ft!, seen on the occasion. Letting London off however from legislation to which such humble as ourown have to submit, is no nol elti r o . if Brougham, we remember, shrunk from t o ! " fo ttel . t y was got up when it was proposed to touch tn e — frogo companies, and expressly exempted London operation of the municipal bill. POLICE INTELLIGENC -8 ' hr On Wednesday, Mr. Rushton remanded t f thin who were charged with bein g in possession ce°`oolt4 gold wedding rings, for which they could no t 3 ,t o les few days since, a number of such articles were a shop in Holywell. cb or= ,s NEW LAW.—Two very young children on Saturday, with having stolen two ber t te druggist's shop. The mother of one t tbe... tl go n j 'irli urchins attended, and he was given up wit`yeri Ol t !. tion to be more careful of him in future. oav,; 0 0• to get the law altered," said Mr. Rushton, iti pT l ' parents pay if we have to support their childr4oo 3 . f a ii! THE CHOLERA DODGE.—An artful old r a tze s. ; 4 o brought up for performing " the cholera" s° : of b' n tel in the street, as to obtain a comfortable d o , s ` 0 0 ; 1 ;0 from a lady who was passing, and humanel ne stsy,'o to save his life. As this was not his first B Pri the same character, he was ordered to st L a n r i t sbleP order to be sent to his own parish. The co - t oe• lie should be on their guard against these iomEbnfutogi l i wtr r ihdeani P ertn o tdhßgh ß sa c s auApl six xrhn T et gifyytee- T eAewrc o t BUILDERS.—Mr. 1, te summoned in wabTined hottbetween e,e rhe.conso b ut n7r e s4e f te o res, a r t e ra, bon t fe o h dl tor e on7m tn 6 ; t - eco l l a tert o :se t tiotsl: ct. ir k ne e ds n ied z ee i d e isn t a h fhe e irm r t a sh i e l al w nf, ay contractor. A gentlemen •to ° . ,A Mr. Mackenzie was making the two houses ' i l te contrary to the la b w ael ss. and costs. • THE TEMPTATION OF CALIFORNIA — °1 1...-.1)49;, : f d oaren t . h d a i t n i r h ic. e teß h du o ts ui et e onT 7 o a nas s aili l " t p b e t a i i t t f: l , MOUS ATTEMPT AT MUTINY AND MUltp°; t s i l eC / Y ticulars of a wicked scheme for the murder 0 ' " and officers of a British merchant ship and the3D,Pft the vessel, were disclosed on Thursday, beforees ton, at the Liverpool police-court. The n i 3 ,rd,' men in custody are Henry Mitchell, Joseph l 'e - 01;e) Carthy, John Hennessey, John Ray, Williatn,:sbiP',e, James Wiffin. On the 26th of May last, t' t c,i ° t r left New Orleans with a cargo of cotton , c ° oyV and staves. After the vessel had been out t w° „ t ie handsld him tb while shewen went aft t s oo t pbi i ttgt l oh l hanaeiero i nrd n reasaso t pa b fitd e ati hnh G eea u nvb l e f deslt o sioee f l to kill oitebieb.p:l!,t;i aaClhsioe conspiracy f be m a a n t mate. Another p ved his watch, on being informed of the interriovy r m ef e u n s , e t d o . ld T th h e e toA m ni :ate. A third hand, named 1 ° 9 09 said he was asked to take part in the diabolic' had Ao persuaded in the affair, and that of Walser that i ce doubt he was true to the officers. Mr. Ras tbst,,,dl what he had to say. In reply, Wiffin stat e ' to et i q asked him to assist in the matter. and for ' o e t ,r brainsrefused. of the NAT ard captain said and dsac seaman, mate, to named i e o t i n r o d p w e u a s t i s A t ln i o l t t r k i c line nh i , °h a t : wand, and make him (Wiffin) the mate , t :' o (l,')F vessel to California, or run her on Key W eE YAVO n tof, to her. At the ten o'clock watch, when he t told by the mate to heave the log, he did 1 1 ., ( , ) , ar d 0 : 0 0fr fuse, and, in attempting to obey the order , " ,/ would cut his throat if he did so. It bad beensbortool arranged to refuse duty on that watch. Inno141 ? , Ward walked aft, and was seen with a hoc! Fee; in his belt, which proved to be a large iron h°„ r i tlie ip er vious arrangement with the t rus ty portion ,v e m at , the alarm was then given by the mate, and t '' f r seized upon and placed in irons. Ward had O d d. t r;et o two pistols. The prisoners were all rem ag bial ti i i captain stated that several of the crew left ,10 2 11 6 Orleans, and that he had taken twenty e .! . 40 1 ;4 boo.d of .21; g ht, j.mat laoforo ha left thc nothing about them. On Saturday War a jcot°lo; were again placed in the dock, their fora,,t deriki being transferred to the witness-box. 1 ; ,,0 05 ,4 were read over, and the prisoners asked in tied, O l d what they had to say to the charge. Wan' nor t 4" was in liquor, and what I say when in I 'q j° nothing about. As to murdering the csP t A ' n ' o et l i j fr o mate, I had no occasion to do it ; they lisafacil e ,'" fi, / to me, and I had done nothing to them." .`" 4 ife',:ir a like negative to the charge. Both prisoner,-bee,'4; committed to Kirkdale to take their trial 51; tto," i e assizes. It was stated at the close of the e 3— s io •Et , t of the witnesses had shipped in other vessels,neeSlo, shortly sail. They were told it would not bej but Mr. Rushton intimated that maintena nce Act,, provided for them till after the trial. t ° l t V . IMPORTANT CASE UNDER THE BOIL Mr. John Robinson, building surveyor , apyi Friday to substantiate an information again S f ' Ih e , d e',! Wells, builder, &c., for placing the purlineTie-Vol e., i a church now in course of erection in Sack ci less dimensions than are required by Act of Mr. Robinson said the bearings of the puri te " t ist ° fe t of the church were 14 feet. With a slight 055 were 6 feet by 6 inches apart. The first, ° ;lo9, ° . inches, the next was 6 feet 51- inches, and t ° be set i ' ll :P; 6 feet 11 inches. The act prescribed that t 10 ,9 of j ) if more than 6 feet apart, should be 7 inches clef ,¢t,,, Mr. Bell, solicitor, who appeared for th e os so,Y,4 wished to show that by the timber used the re ad amount of strength than if they had str ic,, ber i ; bf the provisions of the act and used other ti sine addition to this, that strength had been,gibe,!',W great " pitch" of the roof, and subject ji s / 1 building surveyor to a cross-examination , an.. e tl ait' of it asked him whether he had not exercl'oforstreet;r tionary power, to the extent of allowing ti a l it all' s o', root of the Roman Catholic Chapel, in 21- `,,,ofti be placed 22 inches apart, and without 01 r o ne'rer IY i t ; t st 4 port them, and elicited, in reply, that on o i was framed and coming under the characterotei tort principal. The surveyor, however, would2,os e d ( 1 et their being called spars or rafters, but L t clPl i ot t fli t these six intermediate pieces of timber, sire ., l - " A t 105 ,tt j space of twelve or thirteen feet, any n ° '", tb" Mr. Bell then appealed to the magistrstecieebey surveyor had exercised a discretion in t e lle ii in Roman Catholic Chapel, to the extent 01 . rd tr i r dispensed altogether with the purlin reg el ter ° ;ai c and that as the departure from the mere le' d a lb t oecir by Mr. Hay was so trifling, be (Mr. Bell) e of O l t! this case hardly called for the interferleoberielyll veyor. After some conversation, Mr- t ion s g o e' t ed was satisfactory to him, from the explana bre A:, the aid of several models which had bl e u iff i e d i j court, that the roof was much stronger tt' a a less " pitch," and of a different descriP 9 o ° o J e 0 ,1 i d the act made no mention of the kind Of W ,,s b°,te B t oj but merely the dimensions. In this he % fl y, ` f efj 0 ,4 Mr. John Stewart, but be regretted 0,1, 1 ; g sef te di fir lowed him no discretion in the matter. ictro t hei v v, complained of the spars used, but the Inagti;3t,d consider them worthy of notice, seeing ~r ov it'o t il. only placed in a different manner to tha t r n o e , act, and, therefore, the only matter for co 0 ,0 6 10 the purlins. Mr. Bell said, to place t , t0 , t 11 0 4 vision of the act, it would require th e ) ,""t o n• le dt e "! nearly the whole of the roof. Mr. doubt it is safe, as it is, to the public, ar4 i t th e i yle ; s i t t safe than if done in the way described ; pos s i Alt j now is, how can it be altered with the leas l , 415 0 ,1 Surveyor.—By nailing a piece upon the Pni t be li, t 0 :0 This was considered a bad precedent Il i a th° but, after some demur, Mr. Rushton sa hi , pr ° ol l 4 was one of an unusal nature, and that O f t he 13 11% more particularly to see to the sefet,!,,,°tion', o s l lo suggestion might be taken into consin',i 3 vylosll o or see in future that no infringement of day any who should set up the result of tile!, t he r;: o icA h e precedent. However, he would adPu r " o terqc t i ,"ol that the surveyor might have time to Mr. Hay, the architect, and see what .w. ect , course to adopt. Mr. Hay, the areb u ib e O a /A tually the defendant in the case, in,, ra ber'A examina,ion, showed that a piece of 11 6, b , y_ nt e, h ) the size used, namely, 10 inches by 0 .0 formula, proved by actual ex perimen t ? a by 0 1 01 1 ,1jef a piece of timber cut to scantling 0 bu t 0 9 , fr i jq tamed a greater quantity of timber, ou t et 0 , 0 0. 1,11 the act. The same piece of timber cu .. . t ' ete ad o pP ir et`c 9 w r e h bq i yu c e,tdh as ea requiredw e whole ig h t oof by t y h 23 e t e r e o a7 o c f ti,b is as n. c dt o o : b.n t r ; e i aivi it ew i t ro : 01 1 0co l h tb¢ i permitted of yellow pine, would onlY. that li_ s to lbs. to break it. Mr. Hay contendcnioteil 01;; the timber was not destroyed by th e tig i oto ti e f tent of their area, Le:ause the raftreget filled these notches, forming aye „din t * of N after deducting this area from tn e f allva used, it still required a weigh t o hs,. ei e i destroy the cohesion than if the PY` t h a s e ,l t le s and within the literal meaning 0,.'„), ar ia is 10A further contended that the basis the r 0 9 1 10 01'0,o; real bearings of the respective reo:', cr . as ig tif being at a pitch of 58 deg., the o "' f 0 0 %1 10 40 act, of 27 dee. That for a square Tot. prey it would have required 347 ton s ,- yield t u the timber, whereas the latter vvom. ..e olc iD only 20 tons 18 1) to a 9 tb e e ferenen g C de 'INVESTMENTS.—On re ee ive b oo. .io we per Mr. William Williams, w hole bin d ` large mansions to dispose of, ti1 1, . 1 , c it: , con' racter seldom laid before the Pt " 17