The Sun. — London, England, 1857-06-30 00:00:00

C OMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLSfor Orph , ns and Necessitous Calren, Pinner. Middlesex. Patron—His Royal Mahn ss Prince AI.BERT. A. GENERAL HALF-YEARLY COURT was held at the London nis , erii this day ( une 29, 1857), JCHN MASTERMAN, Eel., in the chair. When an EL1, , ;1: iolsi of 16 ebildr n, 12 toys and four girls, took place. The following is she n's it of the roll : SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES. BOYS. Mayo, Alfred V.. .. 11,053 Frown, A.......... ..... 5 . 823 Stran•cck, E. F.• •.. • • .... 9,782 44arnatt, II .... . 5,538 Cockerton, A. W 8,16 • , 4udron, •H. S ...... ..... 4,516 Buqlen, G. T. .... • 7,132 Williamson, J. J 4,45 2• Natalia 1, 31 .... ....•... • • 6.69 3 John on, 1.8 4,677 no4son. (4.... .......... 6,303 Aspinwall, J. G....." 4,067 ZIGEt WATER, AT LONDON 1341ii6 Tan ii.i . :•.—Aforn. 59 rain. aft. 7—Even., 28 mill aft(B To•Kormaw—Tforn. 53 min. aft. 8 —Even. 26 ta!n. aft 9 THE OFFICA, JUNE 30. TLIERYOI2I;:TER, IN 'MX SHADE, 85 —highest since noon yesterday. 62 —lowest this morning and during the night. 72 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.62. Wrtc-, S.S W. to S.W. ; light. We have had some rain late last night, and.rather he...vy this morning, with slight shower.. occasionally. C /. .14. p GIRLS. Read, MarY A 73 addatne, a. M ...... . • • 5,`35 I Van der Gucht, A. M 3,077 UNSUCCE , .SFUL BOYS. Gill, C.. ••• • • • ...... 2,510 ,:atinders, J. S. oum., J. B Junes, T. W 2,090 Wrigh', W. 1' Morrison, J 1,913 I Awindell, W ........ •• .. 292 USSUCGLSSFUL GIRL. Cane, Lucy 2,504 ALFRED LENGFI SAUL, Secretary. • Offices, 81, Cheapsidc, June 29, 1436. R MAJESTY'S THEATRE THIS EVENING. I iccolomini, Spezia, Ortolani, Alboni, Belletti, Beneventano, Corsi, Vialetti, a',d Giuglini. THIS EVENING, TUW;DAY, JUNE 30, IL TROVATORE. •Leonora, Spezia ; Azncena, Alberti ; Il Conte de Luna, Be neventano Ferrando, Vialetti ; Maurice, Giuglini. After which, will be produced an entirely New Ballet Divertissement, by "M. Massa, entitled LES ROSES. Principal dancers—Madlle. Boschetti, Mesdlles. Salvioni, Moi laccbi, Karliski, P...squali, and Signor Baratti Thursday, July 2, Extra Night, Li TItAVIATA, and a Divertissement, supported by. the principal Artistes of the establishment. Wednesday, July 8, Mr. BENEDICT'S LAST MORNING CONCERT. For particulars, see bills. A limited number of Boxes in the Haif.cirele Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on applica tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. Prices for the morning performance as follows : Boxes—Fit and One Pair £4 4 0 I Pit £o 8 6 ~brand Tier 5 5 0 1 Pit Stalls 1 1 0 • „ Second Pair 3 30 I dallery Stalls. 0 5 0 Half C:rcle To be had at the Box-office at the Theatre. EATRE E R Nl 3 a l d A l le j E P S ' C T C Y A S O M I T N H I Has the honour to inform the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public that her BENEFIT will take place on MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6th. The Entertainments will comprise the Second Act of LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Marialle. Piccolomini. La Marchesa Mdlle. Poma. Tonto Signor Belart. Sergeute Salpizio Signor Belletti. The Last Act of IL TItOVATOItE. dle. Spezia, Madame Alboni. ~Signor Beneventanto. :.Si nor Vialetti. „Signor Giuglini, The Last Act of Vcrdi's Opera, LA TRAVIATA. Violetta Germont Georgic. Signor Beneventanto. Alfredo Signor Giuglini. For the First, Time, the Last Act of Donizetti's Opera, I MARTIRI, Leonora Azuc3na If Conte di Dan() Ferrando Manrico Including the grand duo, Pauline Poliuto "Il suOn. Arpe Angelicke." Alclllo, Piceolomini. Sig uor Gingliei. With various entertainments in the BALLET DEPARTMENT, embracing the talents of MADAME ROSATI, MDLLE. BOSCHE rrr, MDLLE KATRINE, MESDLLES. PASQUALE, IyIORLACCHI, AND MADAME PEREA NENA. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made at the Box-oflic3 of the Theatre. T ES BOUFFES PARISIENS—St: JAMES'S 2-4 THE TRE. Triumphant Success of the FR !NCH PLAYS. THIS EVENING (TUESDAY, Juno 30), the entertmn ments will commence at half-past 8 o'clock precisely. by the pert nuance of Opera-Bonin, en nu Ante, L'IMPRE SARIO. M. Caillat, M. Charles Petitt, Mdlle. Dalmont, awl Mdlle. Mace. Aftei wlich will be .produced (for the 6th time) Operette, en on Acta, PEPIT , ). M. Praleau, M. Charles Petit, and bladre. Maresclial. And to cone'nde with the nevr Operette-Militaire, en nn Acto. DRAGONE fTE. M. Gayot, M. Tayau, M. Leonee, Madly. C. Guffroy. _ _ The Orchestra of the - Theatro des Bouffes will accom pany these Representations, under the direction of the composer, M. Offenbach. - Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. HEATR E-R YA. 11,, DRURY-LANE . A_ Lessee, D. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENING. PEAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL. COMPANY, under Vie direction of Miss Ella. _ _ Prices—Pit and Promenad, is ; Boxes, 2s. 61 , 25., awl ls. 6(1„; Galleries, 6d. Doors open at, half-past 7. Commence at 8, . First Equestrian, ,Artistes in the World : —Madame Schap lain, Madame Newsome, La Petite Signora Delavanti, and Miss Ella ; Miss E. J. Wells, Flora, Fabia, and and Marie; MimasNewsome, Moffatt, Delavanti, Pottr-r, Jen a ninzs ; the Manchester Boy, Masters J. Wells, 'A Wells, E. Moffatt, Fienrico and Carlo Delavanti, Sig: Felix Delavanti, Mons. Becq, Mons. Ferdinand, Mans, Eugene, Mr. Tom Swann, Mr. B. Fuller, Mr. W. Fuller, and the great Shaks -1,2-"ian Clown, Wallett, will appear each evening in a series of Performances, original and nnal,proachable. Director—Mr. Stokea; Acting Manager—Mr.. E. Stirling. . TiIEATRE ROYAL, HAYM.A.RIc.tT Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstane. • THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE 11,TITALq. - After which, THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR. After which, the succesaftLl Classical Love Story, tin der theApple 7 fation of A I'ALINTA ; or, The-Three Golden Apples : in which Miss M. o:iyer will appear; also Miss M. Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan.. In, future the prices will be Orchestra Stalls (which may be retain:A the whole of the evening), 6s. each. ( . IsTo charge for booking.) First Pile°. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Dozes 5 C Dress Boxes 3 0 I.T;);,cr Boxes ... 3 Oi Upper Boxes._ Tit 2 . C Pit 1 0 L)wer Gallery 1 C r:ower 04111ery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 R; No helf-price to Upper Gallery. TH:EATRE .ROYAL, A DELPHI. :Lessee—Mr. Den. Webster. TIES MN:7;TC°, will be performed IRELAND AS IT WAS; er, 'no Middleman. Mr_ and Mn.P Barney Williams. Followed by a new flaw, LATEST FROM NEW YORK. Yr and Mrs. Barney _ - To oonelnclo with IRISH ASSURANCE AND YANKEE MODESTY. -G• - REAT N A T TAO ,i N T - R A F T., STANDARD Prop-ieor Mr John Douglasl.—ltnrneul Succors. THI3 EVENING, Professor_ ANDERSON, the Great Iz:trd;of the Nor: h, in his entirely New %Tagical Drama, A NIGHT IN WONDER-I'IOII,LO ; or, arA Mystery. Producel on a scale of grandeur far surpas , ing anything that has yet bean attempted on the stag , . magnificent Paraphernalia of the most elaborate deser:ption Between the par s of the entertainment Mr. J. G. Forde will give I,is Original Monologue, deser;ptlve.of LOVE AND LAW ;! —No advance in prices. • J:ItOYA T 1 PRINCESS'S THEATRE Qt TO-MORROW will be performed Shakespere's Play of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by A GAME OF ROMPS. OYAL SErRRI'Y THEATRE. Lesaee9, Messra. Stlepherl and Oreswck. THIS EVENING will be performed tho opera of LA TRAVIATA. Eseott. Mr. Haigh. an-1 Mr. Durancl.M To conclule with LOVE IN A VILLAGE. 'rt.,T,r,TS ROYAL AMP HIT MATRE. L4SAO3 and Mulagar, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and. His Royal Highness Prince Albert. Recommencement of the Dramatic Season. - Mr. William begs to announce the Revival, f r tlv• Midsummer fic heias uk l ieJ ac ation, MAZEPP.A. and RICHARD 111. on alternate n Engagement of x i , tile - . • . Mililos, the celebrated Parisian • Equestrienne. - THIS EVENING ('r,,,,,1 June 30,) Thursday, and Saturday, RICHARD 111 , a , Y r u 'ith Equestrian Illustrations, introducing Mr. W. Cooke• ft • TO...MORROW (Wednesda T , lof highly trainel Horses. * . -111-r'D .Ta l me rn e ll rol . loway• Byron'alf A Z EPt'A A ND - Tnt ~1 1 '1 , 1 ) , ant Friday, Lord with a n b t r b itliant and match .. Mazeppa and Richard 111., The entertainments terminating Brothers ARENA, intro - less display of incomparable SCENES i clueing the wondrous performance of th e on La Peeche, and the second appearanc e of 1 " 8 Francisco ladlle. Miklos with a variety of other novelties. Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Box es , 43 • : Upper Boxes, 3s. • Private Boxes, from 215., no char ge fo Pit, 2s. ; 'Gallery, 1.5.; Upper Gallery , 6d. Thraf,,,roki at ng: half-past Eight. Pee Box-office open from Els - Ten till Four. Stage Malian Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, M r. W. Cooke, itlii:-; During the Midsummer llolidays there w: 11 he Three Cr awl Morning Perfo r m ances ,. v i z ., Saturday, July 11, no and 23 , at Two o'clock each day. ANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. kJ OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the'perfonnance elections from all the popular Operas, Madrizals, Chorn , cF , Clee,.Dnets, &c., viz. Mies-E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caul f . ' , .' Mies Brunel, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, H. 'Grover, T. Farr ht, S. ?ones, J. Parker ' W. Melling, P. C ort i, S enor ; A n t on i o M . de Solla, and E. L. Rime ; Masters Bennett and Corri; Messrs. S. m Collins, and P. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks harmonium, J. Caulfield, ju'i.; director, Mr. J. Carilleld, Commence at SOveli o'cloc% •preeisely. Bu2p ;re, tam., until twelve o'clock. LONDON, TUESDA.Y, JUNE 30, 1357. Let these last insurrectionary atrocities in India mark the turning point in the system of our Oriental Government. Disastrous as the occasion is in itself, it may, if rightly used, be transformed into a golden opportunity. Foremost, of course, among the 'duties devolving upon us in conse quence of these most lament ible outrages, robbe ries, and assassinations—foremost among those duties, we say, is obviously the cne dictated by what may be termed the mere instinct of self-pre servation. We must suppress the mutiny imme diately and thoroughly. We must inflict a summary and terrible punishment upon these in sensate and flagitious rebels, who have not only dared to raise their treasonous weapons against our authority, but have imbrued those weapons in the blood of unoffending women and chil dren. Prudence and Justice—nay, Humanity and Mercy, demand this at our hands : they de mand that the horde of traitors and assassins now sheltering themselves within the walls of Delhi should be visited at once with a very signal and a very terrible vengeance. That is our first step. The crimes these wretched men have perpetrated must be fully and forthwith expiated—and their exoiation must be as rapid and as conspicuous as their perpetration. Otherwise the flames just kindled at Moorshedabad, spreading onwards to Mcerule and thence again to Delhi, ` would be manifestly liable to ignite, with frightful rapidity, all the combustible materials scattered far and wide over the surface of that inflammable commu nity, ending at last in one general, irrepressible, and appalling conflagration. The danger is so ap parent, that common sense alone dictates the course that ought to be pursued, and pursued, so to speak, instantaneously. It is no wonder, therefore, to learn that at a Court' of Directors, held at the India House in Inadenhall-street, without a moment's unnecessary delay, an order has been already passed (within a few hours from the time at which we are writing), directing all military officers on furlough to return to their regiments immediately ! It is scarcely surprising to find that that same timely and judicious order goes even further than this—requiring those offi cers who are at home on sick certificate also to • rejoin their regiments ; in the event, that is to say, of the state of their health permitting them to proceed at once to Hindoetan. Allen's Indian; Mail intimates, indeed, that in several instances the Order of the Court of Directors has been mag nanimously anticipated many officers having already hastened to offer their services in t'lis extreme emergency to the Government. Such is the instinctive fe€ling awakened on all sides of the imminence of the extraordinary crisis in our Indian affairs, at which we have now abruptly arrived at. Extinguish the Mutiny, and then—why ob viously our labours will then, only have commenced ! THEN-measures must be taken in reference to these l ,belliona, with a view to the prevention of /heir periodical r3carrence ! Ili other word, the whole scheme of our Anglo-Indian Government requires revision anti reorganisation. As at pre sent constituted, our Administration in Hine dostan is manifestly provocative of these insurrec tionary outbreaks. We dig the mina ourselves, and lay the train, and apply the match, and then marvel at the txplosion ! Recollect what - somebody said so wittily of M. de LAMARTINE at the time of the glorious Rising of February that he was an Incendiary turned Fireman ! It is precisely and literally thus, from time to time, with our Angle-Indian Government. We are there alternately SWINGS and Fire-Annihilators ! It is a vacillation most destructive, most foolish, and 'most perilous in -its - possible consequences ! In HEAVEN'S name let us desist, at last, from this Moniter Fully (which is worse than a Crime—being a Mistake) —and let the signal for our ultimate cessation from it prove l-,0 have been the tocsin of revolt struck the other day almost simultaneously at D. l hi, at Meerut, and at Moorshedabad ! Otherwise one of the most startling pamphleteers of his day wilt have raised his earnest voice in vain, utterly in vaie, as the merest echo, in fie., •of the de spairing accents of CASSANDRA. The pamphleteer we allude to being no other than Mr. Meecoem LEWIN (a competent witness in regard to our Anglo-Indian Government), who in some two dozen pi thy and. sententious pages* has but just told us The Way to Lose India Mr. LEWIN'S index anger post to this disastrous road being einblazened cenaleicuously with the too familiar and too ap prepliate words Solitudinem faciunt pacsm appellant! Alas, the Road is not so very diffi cult to finde after all—it is the Path we are now actually treading—it is the Way upon which we have already fat:advanced! Shall it be persisted in —the advance movement along that fatal course? Shall we still go on doggedly, now that we see before us distinctly the abrupt close of that path way in a sheer precipice ? What says the last warning cry of the echo of CASSANDRA ? It asks—" Will the people of England continue to Leadenhall-street a Govern ment whose duties they have so much ne glected—will they permit a rule t 3 endure, which, shrouding- its proceedings in secrecy, has kept the people (of India) in thraldom, and, at the end of two hundred years, exhibits nothing else as a re sult than anarchy, poverty, and disaffection ?" Will they ? We—" pause for a reply !" .Re member OS we said at the close of our remarks upon this subject 'yesterday) that that Reply affects not merely the preservation of our Indian Empire, but the awful alternative of the happi ness or misery of 100,000,000 of our fellow creatures. * "The Way to Lose India ;" with IllustrVions from Leadenhaq-strPet. By Malcolm Lavin, Esq. Bvo. pp: 28 London : Ridgxay. 1857. It is earnestly to be hoped that adequate means may be adopted to check the existing abuses in the system of election petitions'. They are too fre quently presented without having the slightest foundation whereon to rest, for the purposa of collusion, annoyance, or fxtottion. A defeated Candidate, or voters on the losing side, may exhi bit their malevolence, by heaping the mcst un warran.able charges against the sitting member And biß agents. He will be put to trouble and 'xi)ensc', in preparing a defence when none could [Jossibly ho required—may receive offers of corn 7 pfcin ise, in tho vain hops that ho would be willing to pay black mail, to one who could cause him xpense and trouble . Should he have the steadiness to reject all overtures, a letter will F;UN, DON, TUESDAY EVENING, be written to the Speaker at the last moment, telling him that it is not the intention of the petitioner or petitioners to prosecute the pe- titian ! The matter thus falls to the ground, without the party who has occasioned all the vexatious proceedings, or who possibly may have received a considerable sum of money, or some other corrupt inducement, being liable to any de scription of punishment. Again, the system is often resorted to in the hope that the petition may be set off against one of greater importance on the other side, or as a makeweight in some bargain to be entered into. The Hon. Member for Bodmin pointed out an other use to which it might be and has been con verted—namely, a medium of advertisement for an ambitious boot and shoe-maker, who could not rest satisfied with the ordinary means of obtaining notoriety. Under any view of the subject the House of Commons should take care that the parties guilty of such gross contumely should not escape with impunity, and the manner iu which Mr. ADDERLEY'S Elec tion Petition Bill was advanced a stage last night iu opposition to the Government, indicates that it will take care of its own privileges. Some guarantee should be enforced for the bona fide prosecution of the petition. It is not enough that recognisances are entered into, unless the amount be strictly enforced, and a severe penalty paid in the event of the petition proving " frivol ous and vexatious," not in the Parliamentary, but in the plain and obvious interpretation of the terms. We are by no means friendly to the multiplication of oaths, but there Could be no oLjection to a statutory declaration that the party was advised and believed that he had good grounds for anticipating that he could establish the accuracy of his statements, and that in the event of failure, he should be subjected to such fine, pay able by his sureties, as the Committee should im pose. This course, and this alone, would correct the evil, and it should be adopted before the piss ing or rejection of the promised Reform Bill ren ders another "appeal t, the country" indispen sable. The Leviathan Stock Jobber stands revealed ! The Ursa Major is exhibited in all his gigantic proportions. It appears that it is the Chancellor of the Exchequer who " operates" in Cspel-court to the extent of millions, where ordinary "bulls" and "bears" aro contented to risk thousands ! No wonder that there should be a con siderable deficiency—a hiatus valde deflen dus in the Savings' Bank funds. They constitute the capital wherewith he " rigs the market " from time to time, selling in the cheapest and buying in the highest market. No wonder that the private secretary of a former financial Minister should try his chance at the tempting game, but very wonderful that while playing with " marked cards" and " cogged. dice," he should be a serious loser to others, who were supposed to possess no such advantages.l It seems to have been a case of " Greek meeting Greek," when the tug of war became so terrific, or possibly the rashness of the official speculator, more than neutralising the advantages arising from early in firmation. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY last night detailed the amount of operations in 1855 and 1856. They amounted, in round terms, to 10,036,0001. Ex chequer Bills purchased, and 5,414,0001. stock and 4,449,800/. Exchequer Bills sold. Why the mere turn of the market, as it is termed, on this amount, assuming it at but -kth per cent., must have amounted to 125,000/., and the fees to the Government broker, if he were as liberally remunerated as other brokers, would have amounted to a like sum —or, even at Is. per cent., would reach 50,000/. stz.‘rling! It is possible that the increased duties on tee, coffee, and sugar may only suffice to gratify the cervine propensities of the Financid Minister, and enable him "to make his game" to the satisfaction of the frequenters of Cape'.-court. From January to April, 1856, 2,491,0001. Exehedner-hills were bought, and 2,380,0301. s tock sold at low prices, averaging from 85 to 91. In July 287,6001. stock was purchased at from 95 to 06. The deficiency of more than a million in the Savings B ink funds is thus easily accounted for. Indeed it is only surprising that it is so little as it is. A "sporting financier " would knock clown d3uble the sum, even in a single year, whilst playing what the Governor of the Bank of Eegland terms " dummy," against the Whole of the Stool{ Exchange. Taking into consideration " the turn of the market," brokers' fees, and tho die vivant tge of playing with his cards on the table, it may amount to a very serious aggregate in the long run. Bat it is not merely the amonnt of loss that renders the transaction's objectionable. Sec!) nitride influence on the value of marketable secu rities should not be tolerated for a single moment. ft is the creation of a fictitious market, calcu lated to deceive the public, and t) induce money to be invested at prices that cannot be sustained when the abnOrmal action ceases. Be sides, it is utterly unconstitutional that any Mini ster of tlae Crown sh3ull exercise uncontrolled authority over so vast a sum as 35,000,0001.. sterling. It creates a power that should not, under any circumstances, be entrusted to the Executive, and which might be used very injuri ously to the national freedom, should any colli sion unfortunately occur between the SOVEREIGN and the Parliament of Great Britain. As we intimated yesterday, the more energetic supporters of the Ballot without the walls of Par liament, prepared the way last night for the im portant work to be adventured upon this evening by its more resolute advocates within the walls of Parliament. Mr. BERKELEY has therefore been happily inspirited, at the last moment, as it were, prior to his bringing forward his annual motion in the House of Commons. " Happily," we say, not that the, hon. member for Bristol required—but that lie deserved—to be thus inspirited. And the occasion was in truth, in its way, to say the least of it, eminently encouraging. It was the occasion of the aggregate meeting of delegates (favourable to the Ballot) from all parts of the United Kingdom —an aggregate meeting held where ? At the King's Arms Hotel, New Palace yard, Westmins'er I—and when ? Upon the very eve of Mr. BERKELEY'S annual motion being sub mitted to the New Parlament, the Reform Par liament, the Ballot Parliament ! The character of the meeting, which took place yesterday, " over against" the House of Commons, may be most readily and satisfactorily indicated by reference to the two principal resolutions passed by the as sembled delegates nemine contradicente. The first was simply to the effect :—" That this meetinq, composed of the electors and other per sons who took part in the late general elections, looking to the accumulated evidence of the evils inherent in the open voting system afforded by the intimidation, bribery, treating, and other undue influences exercised at such elections, desire to record their conviction, that without the vote by ballot a full, fair, and free represen tation of the people in Parliament can never be obtained." The abstract principle was here, will be seen, sententionFly and forcibly enunciated. The second resolution being of a more practical kind than its precursor, averred That this "meeting has heard with great satisfaction of the adoption of the Ballot in the British colonies of Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia, and of ins triumphant and undoubted success in these colonies, as well as in tha kingdoms of Belgium, ILiland, and Sardinia, and this meeting respect fully urges the liberal members of the newly elected House of Commons to use every influence to induce Lord PALMERSTON to make the vote by ballot part of his promised Reform Bill." It will be at once perceived from what we have here said, and especially from what we have here quoted, that the advocates of the Ballot " outside" the walls of Parliament have nobly done their duty. The responsibility now devolves upon the supporters of the Ballot " inside" the walls of the Legisla ture. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] The Meeting last evening at the King's Arms, preparatory to the debate to-night on the Ballot, will not be without its weight with the friends of the movement, nor altogether insignificant to Lord PALMERSTON. It consisted chiefly of dele gates from all parts of the kingdom, persons, who for the most part had been hard workers at elec tions, and who could bear testimony, and did bear it most cordially, to the numberless corrupt influences under which the constituencies had to vote, and their determination not to let the sub ject rest till the Ballot was the law of the land. Each had some facts to tell of—some cases chiefly of undue influence, though examples of bribery were not wanting—which showed that in their boroughs, at least, the Ballot was a necessity. Mr. MILNER GIBSON introduced the most important practical view, in which he was sup ported by all the Members of Parliament present, and, of course, by the Meeting. He observed that as the time for argument was confessedly gone by, and the time for action come, they had now to consider how the point was to be carried. They had to compel Lord PALMERSTON to concede the ballot, and to make it a part of his new Re form Bill. His doing so entirely depended on whether he could have the support of the liberal party without the concession. Every ono knows that ho would never yield if he could help it ; they might be equally certain that ho would yield rather than quit office. Al!, therefore, depends on the course adopted by the liberal members after the division of to-night. Suppose Mr. BERXELEY is in a minority, yet if that minority contains a large majority of the liberals, let that majority at once have a meeting and send a deputation to Lord PALMERSTON, assuring him that they will not support his Government unless he adopts the ballot. As the majority of his supporters they are entitled to have their policy carried out, or to leave the Premier t) get his supporters among the Tories if he can. We quito agree with Mr. GIBSON, and could wish that on this subject he could make his voic3 heard again in the House. lie is a practical man, and knows, as well as any Member of the House, how to put the screw on a Minister. However, the Manchester Tories, in voting for Mr. POTTER, have sent a very decided supporter of the Ballot to the House, and Manchester retains its votes for the Ballot ; if we cannot say that it will be supported with equal eloquence or parliamentary knowledge. There is no doubt that if Lord PAL ILERSTON thinks the Liberal Members in earnest, he will yield. Will they be in earnest ? The Division list to-night will test that. Absentees and pairs will be all open to more or less suspicion, and will by their conduct encourage the Minister to hold back. They must all, if men who have promised or pledged themselves, be dealt with rigorously by their constituencies, and a full account of their stewardship exicted from them. Something more, must, however, be now required than voting right this evening. Many will de that., who, we are sorry to think, would be thankful to be let off with a right vote. The next thing to the vote is the necessity of the hour ; the forming one of a deputation to compel the PRE.IIIEIt t) obey the vote of his prefesoed. supporter:. This will now becomo the test of a really liberal member. We were glad to see Mr. BaRMELEY in as good spirits as ever after his twenty years service, and to bear him avow his determination to he " obstinate" on the question, if they pleased to call it so. 113 intended to yiel Ito no blandish ments, and no suggestions to pat it off till ner; session, or to shirk a division, or to take his chance for another day; he intended "obstinately" to press the ;notion to a division t )-morrow. We should ad' that Mr. NichoLsori's statements of the conversions wrought, in Australia by the suc cess of the first elections under tie ballot, pro duced a strong and most hopeful impres- Individuals, communities, corpora tions, who hal opposed it out and. out till it had been tried, were now for ward not only to avow their changeof opinion, but to act upon it. The ballot is now all but univer sal in each of the colonies in the Great Maud of the-South. The Sydney Legislature is not indeed yet elected by it ; all the other legislatures and corporations are, however, and the Government at Sydney has propcsed it for .the corporation there ! Gin Englishmen at home be long denied the liberty conceded to Englishmen in the colo nies ? sion. HER MA•TE3Trs VISIT TO AIANCTESTER. Her Maj..sty the Queen, the Prince Consort, the other members of the Royal Family, and the Prince of Prussia, arrived about ten o'clock last evening, at the Patrjcroft station of the Loudon and North Western Railway, whence they immediately pro ceeded in the royal carriages to Woreley Hall. The royal party left London at five o'clock in the after noon. It was originally intended to start_ much earlier in the day, so as to arrive in the afternoon at the Earl of Ellesmere's residence, but the arrange ment was altered, ,owing to the extreme heat of the weather, which rendered it much more agreeable to travel in the evening, and a telegraphic message to this effect was received at Worsley Hall on Sunday. Notwithstanding the lateness of the hour at which her Majesty arrived, there were a conside rable number of people assembled at the station, who welcomed her with much cheering. In prepa ration for th 3 royal visit, a large pavilion, one hundred and twenty feet long, had been erected over the station platform by Mr. Rainford, of Liverpool. The interior was gaily adorned with different coloured tapestries, and with stands of flowering plants. Over the entrance to the stair case leading from the station was placed a crown of flowers, constructed by Mr. Noyes, nurseryman. The royal party passed under a triumphal arch near the station, past the Bridgewater Foundry and Menton-green, to the private carriage drive to Worsley. The road was kept by 100 men of the county police, under Captain Sheppard, the chief constable ; and in the private grounds a number of Lord Ellesmere's tenantry were engaged to assist in. preserving order, but their s?rvices were not so much required as they might have b.,en if the ar rival had taken place as early as was at first con templated. In Hamburg the rate of discount lans risen to 71 per cent. The provincial trade reports for the past week indi cate generally a steady business, the recent reduction in the Bank rate of discount having created confidence. The specie by the America yesterday is 247,500/„--an unusuolly large amount, considering that the port of departure was Boston. A portion of this will probably be taken to the Bank. J UNE 30 . 1857 irn 17,1 4 - 1 Ei --- Lill._ 1 _Li f,,21,, 1.1 VA rti PORTUGAL. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY MORNING. The steam-ship Cintra has arrived with dates from Lisbon to the 24th inst. Her Majesty's ship Princess Royal was the only foreign ship-of-war in the Tagus. The Peninsular Company's packet Sultan bad ar rived at Lisboa on the morning of the 21st, landed her mails and proceeded on to Cadiz and Gibraltar. The stock market continued dull, and quotations were about the came as by the preceding mail. Three per Cents., registered 451 to 46 ; Coupons, 45 to 45i ; Deferred, 28 to 281. Bank of Portugal Shares, 11 to 12 per cent. premium. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH KENT RAILWAY. OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION-(THIS DAY.) Tiiis morning at a past 10 o'c'ack, Mr. Charles Joseph Carttar; coroner for the western division of Kent, and ah respectAblejury, assentbied at the Plough Inn, neir the Railway Bridge, Lewisham, for the purpose of investigating the melAncholy cir cumstancescon.nected with the deaths ( f the unfor tun•ite persons who lot their lives by the frightful c dli,ion which took place between two trains near the Lewisham station' of the North Kent Railway at about eleven o'clock on Sunday evening last, some particulars of which have appeared in this journal. The whole of the dead bodies have been recog nised, the last being that of Francis Drake—the complete list of those on whom the inquest was opened being as follows :—John. Ballinger, aged 26 years, Elizabeth Ballinger, his wife, aged 29 years, and Edith Ballinger, his child, aged nine months • Horatio Tutner, aged 16 years, and Tho mas William Turner, his brother-in-law, aged 27 years, Mrs. Annie Wilcox, aged 33 years, and her sister, Mary Ann Howe, aged 22 years ; Thomas Nightingale, aged 26 years ; Thomas Franklin, aged 21 years, and Francis Drake, agei 52 years. Of the injured parties, we have great pleasure in stating that the whole of the seven lying at St. Thomas's Hospital, are getting on favourably. Mrs. Boykett, the most serious of those cases who has received a severe compound fracture of the left leg, has passed a good night, and the symptoms are more favourable. Of the four lying at the Plough, we are sorry to say that the case of Hart is despaired of, and it is not expected he will sur vive many hours. The greatest excitement prevailed in the neigh bourhood, and hundreds of persons flocked to the vicinity of the accident and the Plough Tavern. Mr. Coles Child, director, Mr. Smiles, secretary, 'appeared for the Company. Mr. Burgon appeared for the driver and stoker of the 9.30 Strood train. Mr. Solomons, for the husband of Mrs. Willcox and the friends of her sister, Mies Mary Ann Howe. Mr. Inspector Wilson, senior, R Division, at tended to watch the case for the police. The names of the jurors having been called over, and 17 answering to their names, Mr. Charles Alkins was chosen foreman, and the usual oath having been administt red. The Cot oner proceeded to address the jury—He said it is not necessary for me to make any length ened observations to you on this case, you have been so often before me as a jury that I need not say anything to you as to the discharge of your duty in this important investigation. This inves tigation is to inquire into the causes of the deaths contained in' this long list of persona who have been killed by this unfortunate ca lamity. You must, however, bear in mind that there is no one here under any charge. .This is merely a court of inquiry, and if during the investigation there are any proofs of neglect ag dnst any person, then you will be en abled to say so in your verdict. It is no: until the verdict is returned that any one will he in charge from this court. I say this to you, because I have just be, n informed by the officials that some person is in custody ; but we have nothing to do with that here. -A magistrate cannot investigate any matter without having a person in custody before him; but ours is. merely a court of inquiry, 'and persons are only affected by the verdict which a jury returns. That is the difference between the accounts. I therefore pray of you not to come to any conclusion until you have heard the evidence that will be brought before you. Iu the course of this inquiry I feel sure that the police magistrates will assist us rather than clash with us. During all my experience, when we have had it° act together in any investigation I have always found it so, and I am sure there *ill be no impe diment from that source now. We must, there fore, gentlemen, go on with this enquiry, perfectly, independent of any other, and just as if no other Court was sitting to inves tigate the matter. It will not be for me to go into the merits of the case; but I under stand that on Sunday night last, at a late hour, a collision took place near this station, and the death of these unfertunate persons was.the result. To day we will just commence the inquiry and get the bodies identified, so that they may be interred, therefore I shall not detain you longer than it ,is , absolutely necessary. I cannot help remarking, that there is a- vast amount of importance attached to the inquiry, and a great number of interests bound up in it. Weehall have to do jus ice to the railway company, to the parties who are now iii charge, to the friends and relations of the deceased parties, and also to the public in general. Ido not intend making any further remarks, but we will now proceed to view the bodies. The coroner and jury then proceeded to view the bodies, which lay in a shed adjoining the Plough. It isneedlesa to attempt giving a detailed d.t r seriptiou of each of the belies, suffice it to s ay. that the whole of them were, more or less, mangled and mutilated ; broken skulls, fractured arms and legs, scattered brains, protruding bowels, met the eye at every point, rendering the sari spectacle sickening and painful in the extreme Hundreds of persons had assembled at the Plough, and many were the endeavours to catch a glimpse of the bodies, but only the jury and a person to identify each body were admitted. Upon the return 'of the jury, the following evi dence was proceeded with : Wm. Russ, 11, Remington-street, City road, said—l am a steel-engraver. I have seen the bodies of the various parties down stairs. I identity the body of John Ballenger, aged 26, he was a carpetbag maker, aid my brother-in-law. I know his wife, her name was Elizabeth, and was 29 years of age. _The child's name was Edith, she was 9 months old. The Balliugers lived at 21, Shaftes bury-place, Alderagate street, City. Henry' Turner, Kennington-lane, cook—l id,n tify my brother. His name was Horatio. He was 16 years of age, and was a cook. I was.with him in the carriage on Sunday last. Thomas Turner, who was killed, is my brothei•-in-law, but I cannot identify h:m. Eliza Ann Turner, 71, Snow-hill Smithfield, a single woman—l nave seen the body of Thomas William Turner. He was 27 last birthday. He was a hairdresser, and resided at No. 7, St. Mary-at-hill-street, Cheapside. Deceased was my bro. her. George Franklin—l live at 15, Great Maze pond, Bormigh. I am night porter at St. Thomas's hospital. I can identify the body of my son Thomas. He was 21 years of age, anti employed as porter at a saddler's in Cannon-street. Thos Wilcox, 8, Now-street, Borough-road, car riage broker—l identify the bodies of my wife and her sister. My wife's name was Annie Elizabeth Standate Willcox. She was 33 years of age. I have been married 10 or 11 years. My sister-in law was • named Mary Ann Bowe. She :a as a singe woman, and aged 21 years. She resided at 23, William-street, Suffolk-street, Borough. I was in the same [carriage as the deceased on Sunday last. Wm. Nightingale, 7, Breams-buildings, Chan cery-lane--.I can identify the body of my son. His name was William Henry. He was 20 years of age, and was a pressman. James Dalton, residing at Sir F. Madden's, British Museum, as servant—l identify the body of my. brother. His name was Thomas. He was 20, and was a pianoforte maker. Thomas Drake, 79, St. John's=street, Smithfield, a mason—The body of Francis Drake I can iden tify es that of my father. He was 52, and was a joiner. He lived in West-street, Bermondsey. The identification of the bodies having been corn pleted, the Coroner inquired whether he could issue his warrant for the ourial of the bodies. The jury having aequies,ed, it was arranged that the evidence of the persons connected with the line should be next taken ; and, upon the application of a gentleman named Poiuder, who appeared for the prisoners, it was also decided that persons who were to be called as witnesses should not remain in the room during the examination. A gentleniaa here stated that Mr. Bodkin, who was instructed to appear for the Company, was not able tr be present that day, and he therefore applied for an adjournment, and that he might be a!lowed to examine the witnesses with a view of putting Mr. Bodkin in possession of the facts of the case. The Coroner, although he thought the applica tion was a very proper one, would not allow the witnesses to be tampered with, or a " case" made up. Mr. &lemon protested against the delay ; and, after some discussion, the inquiry was adjourned until Friday next. After the adjournment of the inquest the Coroner made out his warrant for the interment of the bodies, and during the afternoon they were removed in hearses for that purpose. The continual passing of so many vehicles of this description through Lewisham had necessarily a tendency to increase the melancholy and gloom that has pervaded all classes since the lamentable occurrence. One singular feat me connected with an accident of this magnitude is the absence of any injury t o the line. On walking over the spot this m orn i ng where the collision took place, and where so many met with their deaths, there is not the slightest thing to indicate what has happened. The rails are not at all disturbed nor is the ground broken Up near them, an d were it not f or th e presence of some- of lia officials between the station and , the railway bridge who were engaged to endeavou r if possible to come to a sat sfac.oty conclusion when the up-train must hare first - csnght sight of the stationary train, and the possibility of its bei n g stopped F•o as to have averieti this frightful acci dent, there is nothing , to attract the attentio n of strangers. Thousands of persons v isited Lewisbain throngh as out the day from the adjoining towns as well froui London. The "Plough" was besieged by per sons anxious to gratify th e ir morbid tastes in ob taining a sight of the ma ng l e d bodies of those un : fortunate individusls, but we rejoice to say tbat they were disappointed, and in many cases grie vously so. That part of the line where the acct" dent occurred was Visit-d by almost every person who arrived at the station by the train. The examiDa.ion of the engine-driver and stoker will be resumed to morrow at Greenwich. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE-DRIVER AND STOKER. Yesterday afternoon, after the dispoal of the usual night charges, Thomas Perry, aged 29, of 3 ' Victoria-terrace, Victoria-place, Old Kent-road' engine -driver, and Edward Whiffen, 24, of 7, Swan place, Old Kent-road, fireman, were placed in .the dock at the Greenwich poliCe-court, charged before Mr. Traill, with " neglect of their duty in dr il l; an engine and train of passengers past the dfengs'i signal -at the Lewisham station on the North lecci. Railway, whereby eleven persons were killedanef several others_ seriously injured, in the per's' - Lewisham." Mr. Rnbinson, from the law office of the Sou th ; Eastern Railway Company, attended to prosecutew the case. and Mr. Durgon, solicitor, appeared f( the prisoners. Mr. Traill suggested that all the witnesses t 191 1: examined should leave the court, and this haltu" been complied with, wid e Mr. Robinson, addressing the magistrate, that in the absence of Mr. Rees, solicitor to t 1: company, all be purposed doing was to lay . I t, E ) fc , fore his worship sufficient evidence to i ll ft ' the prisoners' remand until the particulars ce-e -nected with the disastrous occurrence could b e I; curately gathered. The company was exceedinga anxious that the fullest and strictest inquiry shellas be made as to the cause of the accident, and w r , ready and willing, not only fir the purpose of e e , riving at a correct conclusion, but also f or the ' i rt tisfaction of the public, to afford every facilitY i rt its power. He would not further address the Vim then, but felt satisfied that the evidence lehie." be would offer, and that which would hereafter o f offered, would show that it was the neglig eue l e a ll the prisoners at the bar that the accident an ,e 4 its melancholy consequences were to be et tribto The first witness called was— Ilefr Vim. Wiley, of 14, Mornington-road , ee i , cl cross, who, on being sworn, (1 , posed—l- W 4 ••xl r ot of the 9.15 train from Strood on the North ecie Railway last night. The other guard in 0 1,81 "g e We the train with me was a man named Hughes. a/i d. arrived at the Blackheath station at 10• 3 ,', 0 , - e es. stopped there to let out and take in passemv Ti ot The train was what is termed a "fast" calling at all the stations. Our right time for' at ing at Blackheath was 10.17. We reln 9 a v- „tes, Blackheath station either three or four Ini f ``,", el, and then went on towards London. We ad t 0 not, in the ordinary course of running base, 'r e at train , r - ie . stop at the Lewisham station. We "eelpun -wis the distant signal, about 200 yards from the ' " --, Teo ream station, which was also at 46 d an ger. : fo ie " danger" signal is a red light. The other e tiete are a green light for " caution," acrd 3 - e a ge light for " all clear," I was in the break -ca r ' f 14 at the tail-end of the train, which consist ed g s ie carriages. The break-van was about 90 y ar j got side the distant signal towards the s tation., oil out of my carriage and stood about 20 YA rm c e" the it for about five or six minutes, when T he' r e t he Beckenham train come in. I then he of whistle, which I thought the weisees - 0 our engine, and that we were abotitop start. Finding it was not so, I rail t e te - jolt Blackheath station, carrying my hand lantPe, e. "o or showed " danger." I ran down the lin° J e - se 150 yards, and waved the lamp. , I knew there a train coming, and that the red light of tb e " d iee• could be seen from the spot where I - was stt i oa I saw the train approaching, and still coa -- e„ leg running towards it, waving the lamp and W i r d n ot my whistle. The night was dark and I ce ll e teo see whether the driver noticed me. There are bridges that cress the line between the ree_ e vri ere " pis and Blackheath stations. I was about; luv J-ee from the first bridge, but not quite half-Weirpee tween the two bridges, when the train paellesel at a speed of 20 miles an hour. I then turtle,e, to towards my own train, and before I got bfli a se. the bridge I heard that a collision had taken,Y; tip Knowing that there was another train co las l a de' the line, I turned back again and ran to the 10101 heath at ttion, and told the station master et Oh anything pas up the line. I had fog - sig na ' me. which I used. • e li e by Mr. Robinson—Thu practice is for the,e, nfP - drivers and guards to look out for all sig ne ",l, the the spot where the train came up to nee b e " distance and station signals could be seen. - the By Mr. Traill—l have been tell years off' employ of the South-Eastern e ailwaY as b e en e during three years of which time IWe e gu ird on the North Kent line. ' o f the Mr. Durgon wished for a copy of the ruleeeees company, showing it was the duty of the Po's' a to watch the signals. e le s- 1 , Mr. Robinson—There is no copy of the 03%" present in, court, but there will be on T ' u- , in quir te y. t th a t M Trai 1 3 l said there could be no doubt 11 was their duty. , to ete By Mr. Robinson—lf my light bad bee'? c ar e which it could have been, when the traill 0 e sies under the bridge nearest to Blackheath,eetildree the ample time t i have avoid( d a collision. -v Fri et to way in which I was waving the light it olig have been seen. ' By Mr. Durgon—The distance and station shlgllclie both showed " danger," and we stopeed et t 'P - e till tance signal and then drew towards the i t e e stt station. I cannot say that we stopped leaf before we pissed the distance signal. ''' e ; e , tier . pass the distance signal so as to afford nlai-b'eloo from I ehind to the stopping trains, but note ee eet e we pull up. The train in charge of the Pt.'" Tiet would have to stop at the Lewisham eta t o i ' ll o ;bell steam of the engine was not turned on ~,,,pree ' passed me between the two bridges. It is t' - why Lea to telegraph from one station to anotherrpoe• ther the line is clear or not, a,nd for which P e i % O ct I believe, a different telegraphic instruneen%lkool to that for the ordinary telegraph, I do n e : e st b 0 that this telegraph was broken and could 'e t , o vra worked. Thera was a red light behind 'Tong train, which was placed there on our lea Strood. 1 did not use the fog signals before e"" ling the train, not thinking it necessary. a . tr By Mr. Traill—l used the fog signa ls - e cliw Blackheath station, because there would b e e it - „, Or, culty in seeing a li g h t i n coming on e 0P ", ne]. It is my d u ly t o use thew signal e d oig li " occasions iu foggy weather, but not on suc h as last night. sV tjal By Mr. Durgon—l am not aware that th - e v l'o 1. • had been complained of by Perry the deiroygeh this accident, as being imperfect. I he'v e „ e a te ll ' complained about it sometime since, bu t no' i e avt, On coming under the first bridge last nigh the it of both signals at danger, and also between t 'eelie' and second bridge ; and to the best of 131 Ya pee the signal is now in perfect order, and wo rs ' e fectly well last night. By Mr. Trai 11—It is the duty of the stati elliB ta li to pass trains on, and Mr. Chapman, the ht, PI master at Blackheath, passed us on last 'li e g e ' ) Jose' his absence, the man in the signal-boX vrOne lilf, .By being so started, it is understood OA; ;,eselg, is clear between one station and another. oe's' et ill iv I should understand that the line was clear, •L lo ve would be my duty to watch the signals. 4OO found the signal at " danger" on mans, eeedi4l,ini; between one station and another, and still 1104 lit to be in the way. e eve ;e By Mr. Robinson—Although " all clear A c be understood at starting, yet t he signal beinegoge " danger," it would be the du t y of those in " pull up at th° rro o of the train to pull up. taut signal, ~ air a p i r w eg s on for protecti° ll ' . Mr. sign a T L ra a i n le d — t W he e n behind. 10 Mr. Traill said, the pr i s o ners were charged. 00 culpable negligence. It would be necessary ere future occasion to have evidence respeat i l s ce a mode of using the telegraph and the reliance r s e on' upon its working, because if thp telegraph wa fid a rl ; sidered always correct between one station a- es at other, and the signals known to be soulat i v biog fault, it tended to l u ll th e suspicionsof and 1110 of being wrong on the part of those in c harge - 1 40 trains. fac There was, however, a sufficient l y l) 0 00 but at to warrant his remanding the P ris- t ioit at present he should only do so fora s hort , ba ll Wa The question of admitting the pr i s oners . 11 0 01 1 3 mooted, but Mr. Robinson raised all obi :a tir: until the matter was more fully gone into, ': Geo prisoners were reman d e d to H orse monger -1311- until Wednesday. K s Mr. Nelson, the station-rnsster, has Nirs r kThol" the wife of one of the sufferers in St. -""° Hosprtal, at pri sent in his house. Ivi lit' , ou Mr. John Poland, an artificial florist, 0 1 ."'" e n' gen tlell' ,.4 o o street, Whitechapel, and three other viz., Mr. Search, Mr. Hart, and Mr. Ack, f er : ris'°' so seriously hurt that they retrain at g• ' I. the Plough. . FRANCE. By a decree in the .illoniteur the two posts of Director-General of Public Security and of tele graphic lines have been suppressed, and fill two services placed under the direct orders of the Mini ster of the Interior. Another decree nominates M. Collet-Meygret, Diractor-G-eneral of Public Secu rity, to succeed M. Bes Son as Prefect of the Nord, arid appoints M. Bessol to be Prefect of the Bouches du Rhow., vice K do Creveco3ur, placed on non-activitO. The camp - of Chalons, situated about 9 miles from the town of that name, will be inaugurated on the Ist Sept. It extends over a space of 12,500 hectares (31,250 acre.). The troops whO are to take part in the manoeuvres are composed of 17,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry. Gen. Regnault de St. Jean d'Angely is charged with the command. The Emperor has given orders for the construction of a railway to unite the camp and the town, and which can be cheaply made, from the flat - nature of the ground. His Majesty wilt be at the camp for the opening of the manceuvres. A. letter from Plombieres of the 27th gives some details of the Emperor's arrival, already briefly mentioned by electric telegraph : " The Emperor arrived last evening at a quarter to seven in a simple caleche with the ordinary postilions from the poste aux chevaux, having Generals Espinasse and Fleury, his aides-de-camp, and Captain Priuce'de la Tour &Auvergne, orderly officer, seated in the carriage with him. In fact, this important arrival differed from that of the vetiest bourgeois only in the appearance half-an hour before of a courier, in the Imperial livery, who galloped in to announce the Emperor's coming. The crowd in the streets was immense, and the cries of Vivo PEtnpereur I' incessant. The car riage was obliged to proceed at a walking pace, so dense was the assemblage of people. His Ma jesty saluted repeatedly, and seemed much pleased at the animated scene before him. In that way the carriage arrived at the re.dclence prepared for his Majesty, where Colonel Lepic, who, was here for a day or two beforehand, superintending the preparations, the prefect, the mayor, and the au thorities were ready to receive him. The mayor having made a short and appropriate speech, his Majesty replied that he had found so much benefit from the waters of Plombieres that he Was glad to return to them. Afier dinner, when the town was illuminated, the Emperor, in spite of the fatigues of his journey, mixed with the crowd, and, amidst expressions of the liveliest sympathy, passed through the town. His Majesty expressed his per fect sati,faction at all he saw. I understand the Emperor, on his passage through Commercy, sum moned the subprefect, M. Chambeau, and ascer tained from him the amount of damage done in the neighbouring villages by a recent storm. His Ma jesty deigned to approve of the opening of a sub scription for the sufferers, and gave 2,000 f. towards is. M. MocquarJ, the Emperor's private secretary, has arrived here." BOURSE, JUNE 29, Two o'clock.—The market has not been more cheering than during the last week, Rente and shares both continuing to be offered. Threes have been done at 67fr. 80c. and 67fr. 75c. ; Mobilier at 1,145, and 1,130 fr. ; Northern, 972 50 and 9701 r. ; Lyons, 1,485 and 1,480 fr. ; Mediterranean, 1,910 fr. ; Sou hern, 737 50 and 735 fr. ; OrleAns, 1,465 and 1,460 fr. ; Eastern old shares, 720 and 717 fr. 50e. ; and Aus trian 640 and 6351 r. DEPUTATION TO SIR BENJATIIN HALL RESPECTING HAMPSTEAD-HEATH. Yesterday afternoon a numerous and influential deputation, composed of a number of repreSentatives from various metropolitan parishes, including Marylebone, St. Pancras, Islington, ampstead, &c., had an interview with the Minister of Public Works, at the right hon. baronet's-official residence, Whitehall-place. The deputaion was introduced by Mr. Cox, the member for Finsbury, who stated that they had come to ask his advice and assistance respecting the long-talked-of and much-rlreade 1 enclosure of Hampsteal-heath, that tade-land of health so dear to every Londoner. The hon. member pro ceeded to relate in detail the different plaris that had been put forth to pr,iserve the heath, and said that the Metropolitan Board. of Works ha I called a special meeting that very day with reference to the subject. The time was a most anxious one, as the bill which had passed the first rea hing, under the paternity of Mr. Whitesi le and Mr. Malins, con tained clauses to relieve Sir Thomas Mary on Wil son fom the effect of hi; f they's will as to building round the heath, and stood for a second reading in the House of Commons this evening. Th.:, depii t ition would be glad if the right hon. baronet could prevail upon the hon. merabels to postpone the second reading until the Board t f Works could communicate officially with the landowner and also with the Government.: Sir Benj train Hall replied that the preservation of-Hampstead-heath had always beau with him a question of the very greatest moment. He bad paid paricu'ar attenticm to it, and had, as they ail knew, devoted a olitsiderable amount of time and trouble on its behalf. As the represen`a•ive of Marylebone he felt pleased in being able to do fOr he thought that places for healthful public recreation shouid always be ,secured when the op portunity offered Sir . Thomas Maryon Wilson was lord of the manor of Hampstead, and by his father's will could not grant leased of the heath estate for sufficiently long terms during his own life-time to make it profitable for parties to take plots for building purposes. But, in the event of anything happening to him, the succeeding heir could do as he pleased; He (Sir Benjamin) thought that there was no time to be lost, and he would at once proceed to the House of Commons, see Mr. Whiteside and Mr. Malins, and endeavour to pre vail upon them to postpone the second readi❑g for ten days or a fortnight, in order to give the Metrc politan Board of Works the time for further c tn sideration required ; at all events, the deputation might rest assured that he would do his beat upon this matter. • The deputation warmly thanked the right hon baronet for his courtesy, and withdrew. _DISTRIBUTION OF .PRIZES AT H.AILEY BURk 'COLLEGE. The ceremonial which took place at the East India College, at llaileybury, yesterday, derived additional interebt from the fact that it was the last distribution of prizes that can take place before the final dissolution of the college as a training institu tion for the civil service of the East India Company. Iti September next the college will be handed over to the military carletzr, for whose accommodation extemive alterations are contemplated, the plans having already been prepared by Mr. Digby Wyatt, architect to the honourable company. The prizes were delivered in the following order : Colvin—Highly distinguished, with medal in classics, medal in political economy and history, medal in law, prize in Persian, priza in Hindustani, pr;za for the best English essay, and prize for general proficiency at the Easter examination. Nairne—Highly distinguished, with made' in mathematics and priza in Sanscrit. Hut chins—Highly distinguished, with medal in Sanscrit. Garstin—Highly , 'distinguished, with prize in Telugu. M'Farlan—Highly distinguished, with medal in Persian and medal in Hindustani. Waddington, F. Alexander, Arhuthnott, M'Qubae, Leman, Spry, Lawrence, Met ctlfe, and Kean—Highly distinguished. Sparkas, A. M. Webster, and Hannyngton, passed with great credit. Prizes and other honourable distinctions of students remaining in College.—P. Hutchins—Highly distin guished, with prize in mathematics, prize in, Sanscrit, prize in Telugu, and prize for general proficiency at the Easter examination. Bernard—Highly distinguished, with prize in mathematics, prize in law, prize in Persian, prize in Hiniins'ani, and prize in Hindi. Temple Ifigidy distinguished, with priza in political economy and history. Garrett—Highly distinguished, with prize in classics. Burney—Highly distinguished, with Ariz- in classics. Bernie, B- ernes, Lang, Pellew, Hathavvq, Bell, T. Grant, C. Grant, Craigie, Middleton, Elliot, Middlemass, Mangles, Wyllie, Park, o!iphant, and Lyall—Highly distinguished. Humphery, Kemble, Kays, and Saunders--Passed with great credit. At the conclusion of this interesting ceremony, the company adjourned to the hall, where an ele gant and abundant luncheon was served. 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