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' It 1E SU N, L 0 N b-0 IN, MON DAN EVEN si - G Aucrusr ,_3;_ 1 : .. -- 6 7 HER MAJE'S THE FAREWELL STY CES PERFORMAN ATREAT REDUCED PRICES. LAST NIGHT BUT TH ERE. THIS EVENING, MONDAY, Aug. 3, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Marie, Piccoloraini ; La Marche se, Sulpizio, Beletti ; Tonio, Belart. Between the Operas a Divertissement. Grand Pas de Deus Boschetti and M. Baratti. The Last Scene of LUCIA DI LAIVIMERMOOR. Edgardo, Giuglini. To conclude with the Last Tableau of ACALISTA, by Madlle. NITS Nena. PRICES : Pitr, Grand Tiec, and One Pair.. £ 2 T woo Pair 1 11 6 H a lf Circle 1 1 0 Pit Stalls Gallery Boxes 0 12 6 Gallery Stall.: 0 3 6 Gallery Side Stalls 0 3 0 Pit Gallery No free list.—Applications to be made at the Box-oflice of the Theatre. Doors open at 7, Opera to commence at half past 7. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Farewell Performances at Reduced Prices. THIS EVENING, MONDAY, Aug. 3—LA FIGLI A. DEL REGGIMENTO. Last Scene, LUCIA DI LAMMER MOOR. TUESDAY—IL DON GIOVANNI. WE DNESD AY—FIG ARO. THURSDAY, (Last Night)—LA TRAVIATA and the Last Act of I PURITANI. The NATIONAL ANTHEM will folllw the Opera. The entertainments in the Ballet will combine the talents Madame Rosati, Madlles. Katrino, Boschetti, and Marie Taglioni. Prices as above. THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENING. ORM' EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL COMPANY. Prices—Pit and Promenade, is ; Boxes, 2s. 6d., 25., and ls. 6 , 1. ; Galleries, 6d. Doors open at half-past 7. Commence at 8. JACK THE GIANT KILLER, with novel effects. OPAL PRI N - rimess's THEATRE. THIS EVENING ivillbe performed Shakespere's Play of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by LIVING TOO FAST. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with the new and greatly successful original Comedy, entitled VICTIMS, in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. William Farren, Miss Reynolds, &e.. will appear. • ~ , . _ . After which, Douglas Jerrold's drama of BLACK-EYED SUSAN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d. Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit... Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. T.FIEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. TINS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of GEORGE DA RVILLE, in which Mr. I3enjaminWebster, Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Madame Celeste will perform. After which, the late Mr. Douglas Jerrold's drama of THE RENT DAY. Messrs. B. We 3ster, Wright, Paul Bedford, and Madams Celeste. for second readings, was, as we have already pointed out, intended to prove an insuperable ob stacle to its success. Lord J. RUSSELL has, there fore, acted judiciously in abstaining from a course which could only have led to a new insult to the Representative branch of the Legislature, and materially damaged the cause which we are bound to believe he is desirous of advancing. We could, however, have wished that he had adopted the more simple expedient of introducing Baron ROTHSCHILD to the table, and, on his taking the oaths " in the form most binding on his conscience," moving a resolution analogous to that of which of Mr. DILLWYX had given no tice. The matter would thus have been promptly and, we believe, satisfactorily disposed of. The House would have vindicated its own unquestion able rights and privileges, and could have fully and completely protected its member, who had acted in obedience to its resolution. Indeed, notwithstanding the extra-judicial and uncalled for declaration of Lord CAMPBLLL, we cannot conceive that his learned brethren would join him in an onslaught on one, and by no means the least important., of the co-ordinate branches of the Legislature. Nor do we think any informer would desire to originate, or any attorney to act in proceedings that would necessarily occasion a pro tracted imprisonment to all parties concerned. We fear, too, that the committee, which con sists of 25 members, and " all gentlemen of the long robe" will not proceed very harmoniously or rapidly to its conclusion. Much time will necessarily be consumed before a report can be agreed on. and we may easily fancy how great will be the efforts to follow a Fabian, policy, and to shelve the question, if possible, to another session. We believe that these efforts will prove ineffectual, but much valuable time will be wasted, and many heart burnings excited. As we have already stated, the most simple and straightforward course is by far the best. The refinements and complications that have taken place have only led to ten years' de lay, and very serious vexations and annoyances. We trust that we may at length anticipate a ter mination of the dispute. Sooner or later it must be decided by a resolution of the House, and that resolution might just as well have been voted and effectually acted on—first as last. It would have been well to have avoided the ten years' strife occasioned by the attempt to make a little political capital out of a subject that should never have been made the subject of a bill, or referred to any autho rity save that of the House of Commons. The Bank Charter Committee have closed their labours for the present session. On Tuesday evening the Chancellor of the Exchequer an nounced that they had that day agreed to report to the House the evidence which they had taken, and that it was not their intention to sit again. It did not appear very clearly whether the evidence already taken would be communicated to the pub lic, the committee having agreed to no resolution except to inform the House that the inquiry was incomplete, and to recommend the reappointment of the committee next session. This is the result we had anticipated. It shows the tactics of the bullionists in the strongest point of ♦iew. If there had been ease in the Money Market, and everything proceeded smoothly, the inquiry would have been brought to a speedy conclusion, and Sir G. C. LEWIS would have brought in a bill is accordance with the opinions which he enunciated in February last, viz., renewing the existing law with out change or modification of any kind f)r a further period of ten years. The pressure however had been too stringent, the rate of in terest too enormous, the sufferings and losses of the industrial community too severe, to render such a course easy of adoption, or by any means safe for the Minister. It would have excited strong feelings throughout the country, which might have proved very unfavourable to the Go vernment in the next general election that may be confidently anticipated after the promised Reform will has received the legislative sanction. It becomes then the policy of the moneyocracy to shelve the question for the time being, and to wait until there has been some glimpse of coming prosperity. Thknow by long experience the extraordinary Wa r y and indifference of the people respecting this momentous question, that the mo ment the pressure is removed, former suffering is forgotten, and they calmly permit legislation that must occasion similar disasters in due regular course. The bullionists are wise in their genera tion and perfectly contented to bide their time, especially as during the interval they have it all their ova way, the unjust and impolitic law re maining in operation. We fancy, however, that the return to cheap money will not he quite so speedy as to remove all excitement respecting the currency question before next session. The drain of silver for India and China still continues, and it is expected that 900,000/. more will be despatched by the next overland mail ; nor is this all, day after ilay we hear of bar gold taken from the bank for exportation. It is manifest that our neighbours are still hoarding specie, and so long as they con sider it worth their while to pay a small premium, say 6 per mille (equivalent to 125.) on 1001. ster• ling, while we are compelled to sell at par, the stream of bullion must be attracted to their shores until it leaves our coffers comparatively empty. In fact, for a considerable time past alt other nations—France, Austria, Russia, Prussia, and the minor German States—have all been helping themselves at our expense, and we continue the j insane course, and are likely to do ao, until reduced to the greatest exigencies. We will not hear of closing the stable door until the useful steed has been removed beyond the possibility of ROYAL OLYMPIC TREATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, MONDAY, Aug. 3, will be performed the new drama, called DADDY HARDACRE, Kr. Rob son, &e. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Rgbert B. Brough, Esq., celled NIASXNIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, dm ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. iIIOYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lovieom, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING will be performed the grand opera o MASANIELLO. Mr. Haigh, Mr. Durand, Mr. Manvers, Mr. A. Cooke. and Miss Lrnza. After which, TUE WATERMAN. To conclude with THE QUAKER. G REAT NATION AL STANDARD T EtE ATRE. • Proprietor, Mr. John Douglas. THIS EVENING will be performed the romance of HERNE TILE HUNTER. Between the pieces Mr. J. G. Forde, the King of Comic Vocalists, will open his P reel of Fun. To conclude with OLIVER TWIST. A_STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. Positively the Last Six Nights of the Splendid Spectacle of MAZEPPA, which must be withdrawn for the production of a Grand Equestrian and Oriental Spectac e, which will be produced on Monday, Aug - ast 10. The great Parisian Equestrienne, Madlle. 311lilos, every night. THIS EVENING, MONDAY, August 3. and every even ing during the week, the entertainments will commence with Byrores grand spectacle of MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE. Mazeppa, Mr. James Holloway. After which, Mr. William Cooke's SCENES in the CIRCLE, introducing the trained Zebras, and the Wender of tho Day, Madlle. Miklos. ' Concluding with a Risible Farce. _ Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 2 Is. no charge for booking; Pit, 2e. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Half-price at half-past Eight. B,x-oflice open from Eleven till Fonr. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTE RBII RY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow in; company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of 'elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, ees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. Palmyra, Miss Walcott, Kies Bruncil, Miss - Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. St. Albyn, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Far rant, S. foaez, .J. Barker, W. Moiling ' P. Corti, Senor An tonio M. le Solis, and E. L. Mime; Master Corri; Messrs. Sam Collins, and E. 'Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Sap pers, &c., until twelve o'clock HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tas r,AT—Morn,, M rain. aft. 11—Even. 2 smin aft. 12 To V.O 1113.0v7—Morn. 51 min. aft. 12—Even., 15 min. aft. 1 THE WEA.TTIEIt—SuN °Tsui% AUGUST 2. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 78 —highest sines noon yesterday. 54 —lowoet this morning and during the night. 75 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.18. WIND, Westerly, light, with fine weather. Auausr 3. go -highest since noon yesterday. 71 owest this morning and during the night. 81 -this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.04. WIND, W. S. W. ; rather fresh, with sultry weather, VA) e §Atiti .5,A,v,a4t LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1857. reclamation. We have already repeatedly explained the vast Lord JOHN RUSSELL has given notice that he importance to the nati on o f h av i ng a c i rcu l a ti ng will this evening move that a "select committee be medium adequate to its wants and exigencies. It appoint e d t o cons id er w h e th er th e ac t 5 an d 6 has been truly termed " the lif e -bl oo d o f i n d us t ry ." , When it moves freely and equably i n a d equate b ut ViTim asst IV . cap. 62, is applic tble to oaths not excessive quantities, the body politic i s soun d appoint e d b y law t) be taken by Members of that Rouse at the table, previously to taking to their and healthy , the various furiptions are properly meets, a n d i n discharged, and content and prosperity are wit what mann er it so app li e d , report thereupon to the House." As to the COD- nessed on every side. But under the present ion of th e committee, he proposes " to name system there is always either an excess or ap. defi members, and that all the gentlemen of the climes-. At ono time there is a feverish excite long robe should b e members of the committee." ment—money is what is called " a drug in the Lord PALMERSTOx has consented to yield this market," and wild speculations are entered on, question the precedence which its importance so that must inevitably lead to difficulties and rui n . which, eminently merit., and to as a q uest i on o f At a no th er , mone y canno t be obtai ne d, even on privilege, it is clearly entitled. The coasmitt e , the best securities, save at such exorbitant interest will therefore probab:y be granted this eyeni nz that the whole profits of business are absorbed. and looking to the advanced period o f th e sessio-' E is mploymeut ceases, mills end factories are clos 41, we may assume that no time will b 3 lost before or'working half-time ; and all dependent on their the commencement of its labours. daily labour for their daily bread are compelled t " the Oaths 7a- to It may now be assumed that submit to the moat painful privations, and a lidity Act Amendment Bill," has been definitively total absence of their ordinary comforts. In fact, abandoned f o r the present session, and that it is it is always " either a feast or a famine." Set intended to authorise Btron ROTIISCHILD to take dom, indeed, i s it the happy medium that gives a his seat by means of a resolution founded on the sufficiency, without waste or cxcess. report of the committee. This is decidedly better I Now, it has b een admitted, even by the bu'- than proceedi ng w i t h the b ill, which cou ld no t b y lionists themselsw, that so tar as the internal , any possibility receive the legislative sanction I trade of the country is concerned, there need no: during the present session, and which would !b e a single ounce of gold kept in store. A dep ss o scarcely have obtained a very courteous reception lof Government stock or other public securities, from their Lordships. Indeed, Lord REDESDALE'S 1 or the fact that the notes were receivable in p ay esolution, fixing the 7th instant as the last da i , - 1 meat of taxation, would be all that could be le quired to ensure their ready acceptance. That which will satisfy the demands of the tax collec tor, whose visits are neither few nor far between, which will pay duties at the Custom-house, or Excise, or Stamp offices, will never be deemed " a worthless rag," or scornfully refused by butcher, baker, brewer, grocer, or farmer. But we are told that all notes must be convertible into gold on demand, in order to carry on the foreign trade of the country. This is the gross fallacy that is crammed down the throats of the people. Of course gold is useful as a medium of exchange and the settlement of our balances with other nations, but for that purpose it may be ob tained as a commodity, the price whereof should fluctuate according to the demand. That fluctua tion would not occasion as much disturbance in the calculation of merchants as the present variations in the rate of interest. The fact that gold was a few shillings per cent, premium (and it would sel dom, if ever, be more) would be a matter of com paratively trivial consequence, and when such was the case, it would bring back bullion as certainly as the forcing down of prices, and occasioning an incalculable amount of misery and distress amongst the working classes. Be sides, even if it were deemed essential to maintain the convertibility of the bank note, which we con tend is not the case, there is no reason why we should not economise our bullion, and diminish the loss which it is undergoing from the wear and tear of every-day use, by the issue of notes of small and convenient denominations, which would pass current from hand to hand in place of sove reigns, as in Scotland and Ireland. Mr. JAMES WILSON has so clearly pointed out the advantage arising from such an issue of 20,000,0001. of 11. notes_ , , which would, he de clared, be equivalent to the discovery of an equal amount of gold in the heart of England, that we cannot conceive it possible for him to vote fur the renewal of the Bank Charter, pure and simple, without doing something to promote the object he had once so greatly at heart. even when no service wlAtever is 'actualy ren-n dered. Sometimes, however, even a Bishop gets misrepresented. Ths lishop of St. DAVID'S, greatly aggrieved in thi• way, has rushed into print. Mr. MAssEY introduced a clause into the Burial Bill now . before the House, partly to meet what his Lordshi) was represented as doing. Mr. DILLWYN spore a little openly on the Bishops' obstructiveness, and Mr. GLADSTONE even hinted that Bishops vere not superior to law. To do the Bishop justice, he seems to have been willing to sanction terms such as the incumbent would consent to, for providing him with carriage to travel backward and forward two miles to his new extramural cemetery. The Bishop thinks fit, therefore, to satirize and vituperate in the most wrathy style all parties concerned. But, did it never occur to the Bishop that the whole affair is redolent wits ecclesiastical huck stering ? There is mush talk now a days of Apostolicity and the Primitive Church and Fathers—can they really imagine such a thing as PETER, orPAuLbargaining srith the civil authorities, not only to retain all the Foes, in a new Church yard, which they used to receive in the old over filled one ; but also to get larger fees to enable them to ride to the new cemetery without expense to their pockets, or trouble to their coachmen ? Are Bishops and incumbents become such sordid bar gainers, that they connot consecrate ground till they have made sure of the utmost obtainable fees ? Are Fees such a sine qua non, in religious services that no Bishop or Priest can perform them, and leave the amount to the fairness of the flocks they have so long instructed t Supposing consecration to be of such high spiritual and religious value, we must hold that one of the most undignified —we might say unchristian —sights on earth is, that of a Bishop refusing a valuable religious service; because he is afraid either that its virtues may not be imprisoned by a wall sufficiently high, or paid for by a sufficient number of shillings and pence. The gift of a bishop, at least, must, it seems, be purchased with money, and enough money too ! We cannot conclude without expressing an earnest hope that the evidence already taken be fore the Committee may be published. It would be as well that other members, as well as the com munity at large, should have the opportunity of considering it calmly and attentively during the recess. We fear that it will be attempted to keep it back, but we trust that the House may set its face against such an unfair and unwar rantable proceeding. Miss MARTINEA.U, if we remember rightly, once wrote a " Useful Knowledge Society Book," en titled " How to Observe ;" whereupon a reviewer of the lady's book somewhat brusquely observed that her next treatise should be entitled " How to Suck." The reviewer forgot, surely, that very simple matters in the hands of the philosophical, or the theological, or the official, may need to be divested of formidable mystery and obscurity. We certainly want a well written essay on "How to Bury." With ABRAIAM, the performer of the first interment on record, it seems to have been a very simple transaction to " bury the dead out of his sight," and the first recorded Christian burial seems also to have been an equally simple though melancholy affair. Not so, however, now. Con secration, fees especially, Acts of Parliament, sa nitary regulations, and Heaven knows what, have combined to render this most simple matter very complex one. As if it were not enough to be fleeced by all the undertaker's staff and copartnery at the hour when sorrow and respect for the departed indispose you to pecuniary squabbles,'one must be bored also with every kind of Ecclesiastical and Mu nicipal contentions ; above all, the Bishop must too often stand in the way of arranging a quiet resting place for the dust and ashes of our de parted ones. The church-yard is closed, the burial ground is purchased, the laymen, whom it almost solely concerns, have prepared a place of sepulture, some of the living lose some of their number, they want to make use of the ground, but the man of the mitre, lawn sleeves, and apron, stops the way. Two points are in everlasting dispute, Fees and Consecration. There is now pending before the Courts the notable Episcopal question, whether a wall twelve inches high be a sufficient line of de marcation between the consecrated and unconse crated portion 1 Here we are, ridiculing the superstition of Hindoos who will not use our greased cartridges, and yet bishops amongst us— men educated at Oxford or Cambridge, men enjoying the daylight of the nine teenth century in Eagland, are aotually quibbling with common sense laymen about the boundaries of consecrated earth ! We of the non-professional laity really cannot understand . the matter in dispute. We want to know whether the consecration or profanity is 'likely to overflow so low a barrier ; and whether in consequence the blessings of the former are in dangerof being wasted on heretics, or the profane quality of the schis matic earth likely to endanger the repose of their neighbours in consecrated ground ? We are tempted to ask, why not give consecration to the whole, Dis senter's part and all ? The latter could only, according to their creed, regard it as innocuous, and if it be of spiritual service to the living or the dead, we, for our part, would most gladly ren der it ; it would cost the consecrator but a few steps more when he was doing it. To us it would seem by far the shortest way to pass an act re quiring the Bishop to consecrate the whole, if no one objected, to get rid thus of the boundary ques tion altogether, and to allow all to bury how and where they pleased. night in August, at if. 92c. the kil(wrinine, ox beef (prime parts); cow and bull beef at If. 82c. the kilogramme ; veal at if. 92c. Trimmed chops are not to be subject to this police tariff. BOURSE, Aug. I.—The following were the last quotations : pied with a Militia Bill. The Governor returns to England for a short time, and the Hon. W. Walker will be Lieutenant Governor during the absence of his Excellency. The ship Burmah has arrived with 277 co ilia immigrants from Cilcuita. Out of the number shipped fioin that port, 49 died on the voy age. The exports from Demerara during the fort-. night have ben :—Sugar, 668 hhds , 151 trcs., 225 brls., 438 bag ; foreign sugar,. 10 illids. ; rum, 520 puns., 77 hhds ,68 bile. foreign rum, 14 puns. ; timber, 15,000 cubic feet ; CCCOI nuts, 1,600 ; oranges, 7,000 ; rice, 15 bags ; salted hides, 57 ; old metal, 27 tons ; coals, 50 hhds. Trade is dull among the merchants. Freight scirce—sugar, to London, ls. 6d. to ls. 9d., to Liverpool 2s ; rum, 3d. The weather has been very wet during the last fortnight in Demerara, but the growing canes ve thriving vigorously. It is too early yet to spe culate on the chances of the crop, but at present appearances are favourable fOr the planter. The queition between the republic of Venezuela and the Dutch Government has been settled ; the former is to pay the latter 250,000 dollars as -an indemnity. Large trumbera of gold diggers are flocking to the . Upata gold mines and to the neighbouring towns. The Royal Gazette of the 9th July says : We have just beep favoured by Mr. Abraham, gold smith, of this city, with the sight of some specimens cf cara'al geld from the mines at Upata. It is of very fine quality, and is found imbedded in quartz. The gold is said to be found in very great abundance ; but at the present time, during the continuance of the wet season, the district is very unhealthy. Cash. fr. c. End of 3ronth. 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 66 95 66 85 Bank Shares 2,750 Credit Foncier — -- Credit Mobilier 970 Roman i Do. Account 9ds Austrian Belgian 4i Fiedmontese (5) B 9; Homo Debt - 361 — RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. tr. c. fr C. Orleans 1,4531-- W es t ern Northern Lyons 93Y New Ditto Mediterranean — Grand Central Geneva Austrian Cum. 678 i AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. Tho Cunard R'yal Mail steam-3hip Arabia, Commander Sone, which sailed from New York on the 22d ult., arrived in the river at 10 a.m., with the usual She has brought 105 passeng.-Ts, 1,490,973 dols., 3001., and a general cargo of merchandie. Tha above amount is to be divided as follows 206,626 dols. for London, 102,189 dols. for Havre, 1,000,163 dols., and 3001. for Liverpool. The news from Kansas is important. The recent insurrectionary movements had reached a crisis. The despatches received by the United States Government state that on the 17th Governor Walker encamped outside Lawrence with eight companies of dragoons. The citizens had, up to our last accounts, refused to negotiate, ani hal resolved to resist when fired upon by the military. Other accounts derived from the Flee State party say that the Topeka convention was adjourned on the 16th after renominating the old state o'Jicers. Havanuah advics to the 16th ult. state th tt, notwithstanding the late anti-slave trade decree of G-eneral Concha, several cargoes of African slaves had been landed on the coast. A submarine te'e graph cable was to be laid between Cuba and Key West in Florida. Vera Cruz despatches to the 7th July say Vicario is still in the field unsublued, although often defeated by Alvarez. The Honduras advices report that the treaty with Great Britaiu guaranteeing the railroad is r.►tified, while the convention for ceding the Bay Islands to Honduras, and terminating the Mos quito protectorate, was still in the hands of the legislative committees. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money still continues easy at New York. Rites un changed. St:A slightly improved. Excha! ge n Londtn chsed firm at 109; A large increase is ex p oted in the specie shipments to Europe. Cott , , n cli,ed firm. Flour was dull. Wheat 7k as in good de mand —no alteration in prices. Sugars are in fair di rnand. In frei;:hts there is more off:idly, and prices have an upward tendency. The New Orleans cotton market, on the 20th was reported quiet. TILE WMT INDIA MAILS. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Parana, Capt. Bevis (Admirab y agent Lieut. Cartwright, R.N.), arrived at Southampton on Saturday, with the West India, Pacific, and Mexican mails. Her dates were Tampico, June 30 ; Vera Cruz, July 5 ; Havaunah, 10 ; Sawa Martha. 7 ; Greytown, 5 ; Carthagena, 11 ; Chagres, 9 ; Jamaica. 12 ; Hayti, 13 ; Porto Rico, 15 ; Demerara, 10 ; Tobago, 9 ; Trinidad, 10; Barbadoes, 22; Grenada, 11; Cariacca, 10 ; St. Vincent, 11 ; St. Lucia, 13 ; Martinique, 13 ; Guadaloupe, 13 ; Antigua, 14 Dominique, 14 ; Montserrat, 13 ; Nevis, 13 ; St. Kitts, 14 ; Tor tola, 14 ; St. Thomas, 16 ; La Guayra, G. Her cargo comprises silver and gold to the value of $2,169,363,, on merchant account. The whole of the cargo was contained in upwards of 700 pack age?. LATEST NEW THE DAN ÜBIAN PRINCIPALITIES, VIENNA, SUNDAY, AUG. 2. "M. de Thouvenel, the French Ambassador, has received orders to break off diplomatic rela tions with the Porte if the Muldavian elections are not declared null and void. " SUNDAY EVENING. "Ad vices from Constantinople of the 31st of July state that a change of Ministry has taken place in Turkey. "Mustapha Pasha is appointed Grand Vizier ; Redschid Pasha, President of the Tanzimat ; Aali Pasha, Minister of Foreign affairs." The following despatch has also been receivel CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 2, The Parana brought home 121 saloon passengers, amongst whom were the Spanish Admiral Quesada, Mr. Corral, the Venezuelan envoy to France, and Mr. Hesse, the charge d.'affaires from Prussia to New Grenada. The yellow fever is believed to have been at its worst in the West Indies, and a change for the bet ter was thought to be approaching. The Parana had 30 cases, and only three deaths, the last of which happened on the 26th ult. Messrs. Obree and Williamson, belonging to the Custom-house department, and Surgeons Wiblin and Dusautoy, the health department, went down Southampton Water to meet the Parana, and after putting the commander and surgeon of the ship ou their oaths as to the sanitary state of the crew and passengers, the Parana was admitted to pratique. The comparatively healthy state of the ship is at • tributed to Capt . . Bevis hauling her off from the coal wharf at St: Thoruas at night, and getting out beyond the confines of the harbour, and only going alongside the insalubrious wharf just long enough to coal. Admirable arrangements were also made by Dr. Finlay, the surgeon of the Parana, for thoroughly ventilating her. Although a ch alp for the better as far as regards the health of the West India shipping is believed to be on the eve of taeing place, the yellow fever was still very bad amongst the shipping at the Antilles. The Spanish line-of-battle ship at HavannAh had already lost forty hands from it, and all the Spanish fleet was unhealthy. The royal inter colonial ship Dee still suffered from yellow fever ; since the last despatches, Mr. Moresby, sth officer, a quartermaster, and a German passenger hal been sent ashore from the Dee at St. Thom as ' s hospital, and had died there. At Mexico back vomit was very prevalent. The Clyde left Barhadoes on her way to St. Thomas healthy, but within three days the yellow fever broke out on board of her, and one person, struck with the yellow fever, was put ashore at St. Kitts, and two persons died on hoard of her. The yellow fever had not been so prevalent, or so fatal in the West Indies for five years —a collier had lost nearly all hands, the captain, mate, and nearly all the crew having died from it. It is fully expected that when the new coaling arrangements of the Royal Mail Company are in operation at St. Thomas, the homeward ma il steamers will arrive at Soutlamptan much healthier than they have ever done hitherto. Neither the blacks, creoles, nor any Europeans who have been NDAY EVENING. leng in the West Indies, although they may be in ill FRANCE. PARIS, scr has e programme of from Europe, if they are even slightly indisposed, 1 The Moniteur of to-day th catch it invariably at St. Thomas. This shows that the national festival of the 15th A ugust. The day H.M.S. Brilliant was at Grenada, the O r ion at is to be inaugurated, at six i n th e morning, by much depends upon acclimatisation. Jamaica, nca s l a t n h d e 8 ; Mtohnea Arabrch ( (Admiral i roan h l Bruce) at hometli .e salvos of artillery from the can non o f t h e Invalides. Chinca These will be repeated in the evening, at six o'clock. The Tartar was at Colon ; the Cockatrice at Callao ; The mim e da in y t fe h t e e c li a ll m e p ons de is m t o a f r a s, gtrhaendm subject i]ita o ry f w pa ih n ii t c o- the Falcon was proceeding to Bermnda ; th e A rac h ne was on a cruise, and the Termagant (Commodore will be taken from the last campaign in Kabylia, Kellett) was proceeding to Jamaica. represented on an immense stage erected for th From the West India Islands there is no news of purpose. It will be played twice—at three o'clock importance. The crops are rather over the average. and at five. There is to be a grand balloon, re - The planters are prosperous, and in goo" spit its. gattas, gratuitous spectacles, the theatres open gratis, a concert in the evening, f ree o f c h arge, of Estates are in great demand, and when one is to be sold a dozen persons are competing for it. 250 instruments, and 300 voices, i n th e gar d ens of In the Jamaica markets the excitement noticed in the Tuileries, in the Meleager ave nue . Illumine tions and fireworks are promis e d t o the the intelligence by the last mail has almost entirely holiday- subsided, and operations have been confined, with makers. but few exceptions, to sales for retail. Excepting Prince Napoleon arrived at the Pa,lais-Royal flour, which is still exclusively in the hands of spe last night. culators, the market for breadstuffs lcoks more Tibaldi, Bartolotti, and Grilli, alias Saro, have healthy than previous accounts. There is nothing been removed from Mails to the - Conciereeri e , to efferilig in freights. Logwood remains scarce, and await their trial. M. Desmarets visited ° Tibaldi. is worth 525. per ton. Large re-sales of rice have Batto!otti and Grilli ace pt the counsel assigned to been made. Sales of rum are reported at ss. per them by M. le President Vanin. M. Lacan, whose gallon. The small quantities of sugar offering have name has be en a l re ady mentioned, will defend been taken at 335. 6d. to 365. per 16014 Exchange G. ills, but in consequence of M. Templier !ravine. as last quoted. other engag ements , M. Desbondet h as b een ap- In the island of Trinidad an extensive coal mine pointed for Bartolotti. The two last named p r i has been d i scovere d, an d th e spec i mens promise sowers, who cannot speak a word of Fren c h, con - well. Gold has also b een f ound there. Labour is ferred with th e i r counsel to-day through the much wanted iu Trinidad. In consequence of the me:li= of an interpreter. It is understood that discovery of coal there, several merchants have c they reiterated the explanations they gave t o the come to England in the Parana, to se e k ass i s t ance Judge of Instruction. They assert that they from the Government iu making railroads and get were sent from London to kill the Emperor, ting labourers. and wore supplied with money to enable them The Port of Spain Gazette (Trinidad) of the 17th to live in Paris, and take measures for ult. give some accounts f rom the newly discovered the execution of the project, but that they never in go ld fields, viz. : tended to do the bloody dee I required from them. By a vessel from Uracoa (crAraguao of themaps) some They were, they say, in distress and took the distance on this aide Barancas, which arrived here on money with the sole purpose, in their own melds, Tit, sda,y morning, further indirect intelligence has been of coming to France to enjoy themselves with it. received from the gull fields. Not only intelligence has The heat; of the weather is intense, an d t i a dd to b,, ; ,.,,, brought, indeed, but a number ( , f specimens of the cur desagremcns in this respect, comets se.-m rather auriferous quartz We have been kindly favoured with a ( c t o . i,p'e of these , specimens, and if we can . succeed . in plentiful, M. Dien, of the Paris Observatory, either {. value. In fatting them pro t .erly . asiayed we will furnish a notion u h . a h v - c in h g l i ie u' d t is d c i o sc Ze r d e a d a private letter to a merchant in town warcation. w a e r j ro k tl o r r er t -, w i o n n a z d e d . itikn ei t t o he o r n o e f • the diggings are pta'.ed to be still in good repute at Ura these fiery bodies, however, is entitled to the desig coa, whence the lette is dat don the 10th June. It is Whether fees are a weightier matter than the nation of the comet, about which there sac recently also affirmed that some of he first in the field "have Great Boundary Question betweeen consecrated been so much talk. It is gra:ifying to find . that olitained already as much as 12,000 dols. worth of this the treat which is so oppressive to us, is highly precious metal." It seems that the metal is now efed un-consecrated, we cannot tell, but that be beneficial to the wine and corn growing districts. coming difficult of extraction, and will require po ;vertu I they have been repeatedly the bone of contention We have very favourable reports a regards both, machinery to work it, although on the authority of a all our readers but too well know. Amidst the as also with regard to the hops. ,; Nearly all the French adventurer from California the gold is said to 141 harvest is now go t i n , an d the yield is more than as atundant as it was the re in the quartz. Doubts ar e indignation of the gene ra l public, incumbent s we have had f ur some ears. tl row s up on th e correctness o f th e unfavou ra bl e y havemanaged b get clauses securing their fees The Pays c ontains the following p aragraph : report of Dr. Plasar, to which w e adverted the ,t the forti- other day, on th e groun d s th a t h e i s i n terested and dig in new burial grounds when their old ones were " The English G overnmen t h as d ec ided tn... A appoint e d i n e ff orts t h at h e h as b een ma ki n g for several fication of Corfu shall be immediately strengthen,. -.1 • too full to hold mor e . Th e es t a t e w as u se d up, sum of 10,000/. h as b een all:-cared f o r that pu , ... years to obtai n p ossess i on o f th e t r act of the country i n .po, ,?, . which the mines are situated. From inquiries of one of but they would not be satisfied without end a colonel of Engineers has been appointed by the, ~...., by in earn° the vessel the reported want of !kr.ini.ter , f War to proceed forthwith to the La:.iati 0, - ' 7' acquiring a permanent living cut of the Iwater 1.: confirmed ; but by those well acquainted with slands. The measure theßritishGoverment has • ' which dust, ashes, and corr u ption consigned to adopted is significant in presence of the warm contest the country :•his supposed drawback is ridiculed as ab a new estate. Thi s is no w acqu i esced which existsbetween direction. surd, as strew:os of water permeate the country in every , British authorities. in as a set tl e d c l er i cal c l a i m I A claim ' The price of meat is fixed in Paris for the first In Deraerars, the Court of oli.oy has keen occu. "The French Ambassador, failing t) obtain the setting aside of the Moldavian elections, sus pended relations with the Porte on Thursday last, and prepared to leave Constantinople. " To prevent that step the Sultan changed his Ministers. "Mustapha Pasha (of Crete) is appointed Grand Vizier ; Aali Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Redschid Pasha (ex-Grand Vizier), Pre sident of the Tanzlinat ; Kiamil Pasha (of Jedda), Seraskier." Probably to ecclesiastical ears such a proposal would seem simply ridiculous ; we can assure the ecclesiastics, that these disputes seem infinitely more so to laymen ; and, that perhaps not one layman in a thousand cares for more than to bury his dead in a decent cemetery, and with the funeral service to which his denomination are aceus t ome d. Churchmen would not care to hinder Dissenters from burying in conse crated ground, and Dissenters woull be perfectly indifferent t 3 its consecration ; the laymen have lived good neighbours, and do not wish to be divided in their graves. The Ecclesiastical folly we have referred to is not shared by all Bishops. We lately went into a beautiful now cemetery in a country town in the diocese of Norwich—there was a division of consea-ated and unconsecrated, but so winding were the walks, and there was no other separation, that no mere visitor could ascertain the line of de- AUSTRALIA. LIVERPOOL, -A 1' UII,IIA The Black Ball clipper Lightning, Captain En right, belonging to Messrs. James Baines and Co., arrived in the Mersey this afternoon. She brought 20 cabin and 53 steerage passenger, a considerable cargo, and 33,866 ounces of gold. She left Melbourne on the 11th of May, and made the run in 81 days. From Port Phillip Heads to the Equator she encountered strong headwinds, and had to be a the whole way under close-reefed topsails ; but from the line t. 3 the Mersey she experienced more favourable weather, and made the run in 26 days. She has made the voyage out and home in the brief space of five months and 27 days. On the homeward passage the Lightning has so far beaten the Indomitable s crew s t eamer and the both Swi theseftsure' Mr. Green's ne w crac k ship, 11 days, vessels having left Melbourne on the 30th of April for London. The screw steamship Scamander, Capt. Follett, arrived this morning from Alexandria and Malta, with the heavy portion of the Australian mails and a few passengers. The mail was an exceedingly heavy one, and considerably taxed the energies of the post-office officials at this port, having also bad to despatch a mail to the United States. The letters will be delivered to-morrow morning, MEXICO. A Mexican general, a secret agent of S inta Anna to the Spanish Government, came to England in the Parana. The Mexicans are beginning to fortify Vera Cruz towards the land side, two detached earthworks being in course of construction ; they are made of :and faced with turf 17 bet thick, pierced for 20 guns, and not .more than 100 yards flora the town wall. There were no troops in the neighbourhood, with the exception of the garrison of St. Juan D'Ulloa, and a few sold'ers in the town, altogether not above 600 men. Two schooners and a steamer were in the harbour. The French steamer Tonnerre and the Spanish steamer Colon were at Sacrificios t , The prevailing opinion stems to be that there will be no war with Spain, as, according to the last accounte from the city of Mexico, many persons concerned in the assassination of Spanish subjects had been captured, and some of them bad been executed. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Sul'an has arrived with the Peniusulir mails. She left Lisbon the 29th ult. Amongst hei passengers is Mr. Drummond Hay, our charge d'affaires at Tangiers. Amongst her cargo is specie to the value of 3,9871. sterling. .. _ A great sensation has been caused at Oporto by the discovery of extensive frauds in the wine trade. It appears that mixtures to represent pert wine are manufactured in England and Hamburg, and sent out in ships to Oporto, when by means of falsified certificates the mixtures are imported into England as port wine. About three thousand pipes of these mixtures are now in London. Ten pipes of the mixtures have been seized by the customs at Oporto on board a ship from England. The captain de elsrel he had the pipes on board merely to give the wine the benefit of a sea voyage. The mixture has been tested, and found to be a composition of bad alcohol, molasses, and the essence of tar. The Por tuguese authorities refuse to give up the ten pipes. There can be no doubt but that they would h ►ve been imported into England and sold as the veri table production of the Douro shipped at Oporto. Exchange at Lisbon on London for thirty lays 53i ; at ninety days, 54. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. The report to be presented to the general meet ing to be held at the Waterloo-bridge Station on Thursday, August 6, states that the half-yearly ac counts show a net revenue for the six months end ing June 30, 1857, after deducting interest on loans and all other preferential charge°, of /GO, 9901. Os. lid and surplus at December 31, 1856, 7,0421. 2s. sd. ; balance available for dividend, 170,8321. Bs. 4d. From this sum the directors recommend that a divi dend at the rate of 41. ss. per cent, per annum, payable on the 20th August, be declared, remount ing on 7,156,0881 of capital paid up to 169,9571. is. 9d. ; leaving to be carried over to next half year 8751. 6s. 7d. The following are the values of the traffic and working expenses for the two periods ending June 1856, and June, 1857. June, 1856 - Mileage, 2704 ; miles run, 1,382,881 ; pass e n gers , 313,3371. ; goo d s , 107,6771 . sundries, 8,614/ ; total receipts, 429,6281. ; working expenses, 157,638/. ; taxation, 23,5631. ; net revenue, 248,4271. The period end ing June, 1857, shows under the same heads, 277 k; 1,488,606; 291,677/. ; 105,382/. ; 11,442/.; 408,501/. ; 165,5381. ; 23,993/. ; 218,9701. The amount of traffic arising from the naval. review last year, and from the transmission of troops at the cies° of the war, caused an extraordinary increase in the gross receipts' of the company. It will be more fair, therefore, to compare the current Ira-year's traffic with 1855 than with 1856. The half-year ending June, 1857, compared with the half-year ending June, 1855, shows an increase of mileage 91 ; miles run 199,869 ; s passengers, 95,770/. ; goods, 10,889/. ; suudrie', 3,6141. ; total receipts, 40,2661. ; working expenses, 25,9251. ; taxation, 1,067 ; - net revenue, 13,2741. Thus it will be seen that the gross increase in 1857 over 1855 is 40,2651. on an extended mileage of 91 miles. It is also satisfactory to know that the suburban traffic and number of residential season tickets are both steadily on the increase. The sum charged against capital account this half year, on account of ex tensions of stations and sidings, is 9,9051, 11s. 3d., distributed thus :-Main lines, 7,1661. 4s. Wed. ; Windsor Branch, 1,8061. ss. 01d. ; Guildford and Farnham, 2061. 12s. 81d. ; Hampton Court, 331. Is. 10d. ; Chertsey, 91. 13s. 101 d. ; Gosport, 3371. 4s. 10d. ; Bishopstoke and Salisbury, 166/. is. Od. ; Basingstoke and Salisbury, 641. 15e. 10d. ; Dorchester, 1151. 12s. Id.-Total, 9,905/. 11s. 3d. These sums are in addition to the large expenditure in ordinary repairs, renewals, and restorations, charged against revenue. The gradual provision of a suthcieet amount of working stock is in pro gress, having in view the new lines and extensions which are to be worked by the company, and 20,860/. Is. 9d. has this half-year been expended and charged against capital on that account. The locomJtive su perintendeet's report is annexed. During the half year two engines in addition to the stock have been constructed out of revenue, and much of the old stock has been altered and renewed to suit the present re quirements, at a similar cost against revenue. The ermanent way is maintained by the comeany, and is in gcod order. The gradualralaying and renewal of the line is proceeding where necessary. The new line from Andover,to Salisbury is completed to the junction with the Milford Station there, and is now open for traffic. The remaining works on this line to the junction with the Salisbury and Yeovil Com pany's line, and with the Great Western Station at Fisherton, are in active progress, the proposed deviation and new works at the Fisherton junc tion having received the sanction of Parlia ment during the present session. The result of the Parliameatary proceedings of the ses sion has been satisfactory. The bill promoted by an independent company for constructing a new broad gauge line from Salisbury to Southampton was thrown out by the committee of the House of Commons, who reported "that the committee were unanimously of opinion that it was not expedient to grant powers for making that line by reason that the traffic was not such as to justify so large an outlay, and because they were also unanimously satisfied that there was no necessity for two lines of railway tween Salisbury and Southampton." They also relented the cotnpauy's proposed addi tionol line from Romsey to Redbridge. This declaration by the committee, after hearing the mass of evidence brought forward by the broad gauge parties,. is most important as regards any fu ture attempts at aggression on the cofhpany's inte rest in that district ; and the more so as it is only one of several instances during the present session in which conetnittets have shown a desire to adopt souuderprinciples of legislation, more protective of the inter e.ts of established companies. The remaining objects of the company's bill, for the deviation of the litre at Silisbury, enlarging tbestation at Farn borough, and acquiring laud for ballast, were all granted, and the bill now only awaits the royal assent. Under the powers obtained by the com pany for the alteration of the Basingstoke and Sa lis-bury railway at its westera or Fisherton terminus, where it connects itself with the Salisbury and Yeovil line, and meets the eastern extremity of the Great Western system, the company will not only be enabled to make a better junction with the Sa lisbury and Yeovil Railway aid improve the through line to Exeter, but have also s -cured the means of so constructing their station and works at Fisherton as greatly to facilitate the interchange of traffic between the narrow and broad guage systems. These alt , rations Faye neces sarily led to some modifications of the agreements c‘ncludeel with the Salisbury and Yeovil with the Salisbury market house and railway companies, under the sanction of former meetings of the pro prietors. Under these circumstances, and in con: formity with the requirements of the Acts of Par liaineet, the notices - convening the present meet ing have specially directed attention to these sub ' kids. It is proposed to submit to the shareholders resolutions for confirming and sanctioning the arrangements made with these respective com panies, that is to say, those already authorised, with the addition of the new terms above referred to. The directors have also ' agreed with the Brighton Company for participation in the lease granted by tile Wimbledon and Croydon Railway of their undertaking to the B Het ton Company. The duration of this lease is for 21 years, and the rent 1,8201. per annum. The line is at present worked by the Brighton Company at cost price for the joint ac ount, under arrangements between the two companies. The sanction of the proprietors to this company's participation in the abovementioned lease is necessary, and is now capable of being given under the authority of clauses in the Company's Amendment Act of this session, and a resolution authorising the direct ors i n that behalf will be sub mitted to and recommended to the adoption of the meeting. An arrangement has been made with the Portsmouth Railway Company for their traffic to pass over this company's line between Guildford and Godalming, on the abandonment by the Ports mouth Company of their authorised branch from Godalming to Shalford, which would have run for a considerable distance parallel to tbis com pany's line. Powers have been granted, during the present session, to an independent company, for the construction of a branch line f.f railway from a point on this company's main line between Wimbledon and Malden, to Epsom. The directors, consider ing that such a scheme ought not to be sanctioned, unless in the hands of this company, who some years since had promoted a similar object, peti tioned against this bill, and continued to oppose it so long as they saw any reason to think that the further progress of the measure could be stayed. But having failed in their opposition to the bill, they have therefore concluded arrangements for working the traffic, and for securing to this com pany such a position in respect of the undertaking as to prevent it becoming hostile to South-Western interests. TN El INDIAN CRISIS. We believe we are correct in stating that of the Indian news the worst features are now before the public. The full official despatches which have reached Government by this mail contain, it. is understood, no more facts than are already known,. and little comment that we are not ourselves able to make. The East India Government will bear the whole and sole burden of the war. The regiments we have sent are, from the moment they leave our shores, entirely at the cost and in the pay o f the Company. It is the intention, we believe, of the Government to carry on recruiting as actively as possible ; the strength of the regiments at home will be increased from 800 to 1,000 men, and ten second battalions are to be raised. The calling out of the militia will'depend in a measure on the sue' cess of the recruiting, but we believe it is probable that a certain force of militia will be shortly called out. —Post. ELECTION COMMITTEES. —(This Day.) DUBLIN (CITY.) The committee re-assembled this morning. The first witness called was James Farrell, silk weaver, and formerly secretary to the Protestant Free man Association at Dablin. The association was formed shortly after the election of 1852, in consequence of the dissatisfaction of the freemen in not being properly re' munerated for their votes. The association was partly of a friendly and partly of a political character. The members paid ld. a-week contribution. On their get' ting into arrears they were struck off the list, but their names were retained that they might be sent , for in case of an emergency. Oa the Tuesday and Friday before the election of 1857, meetings of the members were held. in Ross-lane. As the election approached the meetings were more numerously attended, an there was p 0 necessity of summoning the members, because one cool' municated the fact to another. On the Friday before the - election a meosieg took place, when Mr. Lilly, a shoemaker and sexton, was in the chair. Speeches were made is favour of Mr. Grogan and Mr. Vance, the sitting roe° . bers, to get up the excitement, and to keep -up the courage of the freemen in their favour as long as they could. (Laughter.) Scores of freemen attended the meeting that did not attend the ordinary meetings o f the society. The object of the political meetings wsas to get the freemen to pledge themselves, and do their utmost to return Mr. Vance and Mr. Grogan, and wog once all they could to do the same. Witness was 0 01 present at the Friday meeting, but he believed gr• Vance was. He drew out a resolution, and left it to ! )11 agreed to th a t n i g h t , in presence of Mr. Vance, expres sive of the feeling of the members towards him. Mr. Benson, 27, Cork-street, is the treasurer of the society. He never heard him say anything about a promise of £5OO by Messrs. Grogan and Vance in 1857 to the Protestant Orphan Syciety. In 1857 the Protestan t Freemen's Soci e ty h a d a b ou t £4O i n t h e b ank, and 1 ° the treasurer's hands. Messrs. Grogan and Vance each subscribed 51. to the fund.. One of the objects of th e society was to bury deceased members, but they did rke / die very fast—(laughter)Lonly five had been buried et the expense of the society during the 5 years of its oi" istence. It was arranged at the meeting referred to, that the members should attend the nomination se a make as decent an appearance in favour of the sitting member as possille, for which they were to be p a id 25' 61. each, and a similar sum for their attendance at I) meeting to be held at the Music-hall. By Mr. James.—Where they were to attend and keep up the Kentish fira I Witness.-ob, yes, as well as they could. (Laugh' ter.) About 40 attended each of these meetings. They were all to have been freemen, but he thought there were not more than 36 o f them freemen. Aft e r the election there were frequent meetings of the members at Ross-line. Mr. Lilly was in the chair. Mr. James—Mr. Lilly, I suppose, had a double terest in the association. Witness—Yes. He burned three of the member° (laughter). At one of the meetings dissatisfaction WO experienced at the delay that had arisen from the men not getting what they were promised ; Lilly attended specially to answer some of tlfri "grumblers, (laughter). He commenced by saying, " Well , now, I suppose you expect me to say something t 0 you." And they replied, "Yes," He sa id, "Well , all I can say is that the promises I made to you shall be faithfully kept. There being an election petition pea' ing, and one thing and another, I can't pretend to sag more now about it." Other witneeses were called, who_ deponed to similar facto. BEVERLEY. The committeee re assembled this morning at 12 o'c!ock, and proceeded with the evidence relative to the effect of the handbill circulated in Beverley p r ior and during the election, in reference to Mr. Glover S qualification and insolvency. Several said it had 2 0 effect on many of the electors, although it was considered a scurrilous production. • The Mayor of Beverley was examined relative to the handbill and his introduction to Mr. Martin, a barrister, who had come down from London to expose Mr. Glover. DROGHEDA. The committee re-assembled this morning o at 1 9 o'clock, and proceeded to hear evidence. The first wit' cess called was Mr. S. G. Smith, the proposer of Capt. Moore at the last election. He stated that some of the most influential of the Liberal party offered their sex' vices to - secure the election of Capt. Moore, although that gentleman was a Contervatiie. Witness accoar parried Capt. Moore in his canvass, which was at first most favourable, and his return would have been be' yood doubt had it not been for the intimidation and excitement that afterwards took place ; so much so that he had fear for @apt. Moore's personal safety during the conclusion of the canvass. Oa the day of the nomina' tion a great mob assembled, and the greatest excitemen t prevailed. Silence could only be obtained when 1(1r. M'Cann was proposed. Witness was much insulted , but be saw no missiles thrown. In consequence of the excitement in the town, witness and the committee ordered Capt. Moore to withdraw, with which be coon plied. At that time it was not contemplated to present a petition against the return. CRYSTAL PALAOE.—HALF-CROWN DAT, Saturdalo Aug. I . — Admission on payment, 5,327; ditto, by sea" son tickets, 2,154 ; total visitors, 7,481. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN-RoAD.—n o number of patients relieved at this hospital, during the week ending August 1, is 2,397, of which 1,002 wer e new cases. RATE FOR BILLS ON INDIA.—The India ComiTi°Y have gave notice on Saturday of a further rise of 2 Per Dent. in their rate for bills cn India. On Bengal so A ; Madras it AM now be 2s. Id., and on B.,mbay 2s. lid. This will completely check the purchase of bills, and pro portionably augment the demand for silver. The drain of bullion from the Bank is therefore likely to go 05 ' The large sum of 64,0001. was withdrawn on Saturday' waking a total absorption of about 410,0001. within little more than a week. Advicos from Verona state that Marshal BadctzkY had so far recovered that he was on the 30. h ult. to rem move to Milan.