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kiapEriat Parliairant. 'imosier - .;»-_, HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. • tutsti musiCIPAL CORPoliaTtu ACT. • - Lord .1: Ressci.L. moved the order of the day. foe the third 'reading of this bill. Lord F. Eesirroe said it was with Much regret that he rose to oppose the motion of the noble lard. He .hail been among those who, in the earlier stages, of this bill, had indulged a warm and eager hope that they on that (the opposition) side of the house might ultimately be able to give their consent to.the mea sure as preposed by the government; and .no member had felt , that hope more warmly than honself e nor was any member more" reluctant to tip Pole this measure. But. he found himself' under • -the necessity of meeting the mot iou the noble lord opposite try-as direct a 'negetimia as the firrths of the house permitted. (•' Hear, hear." from the opposition benchee.) He was aware ' - - that in adopting that course he wa's ekposing hithselrto the imputation, nut, ~perhape, of ail} , desire - to prevent the adjuetinent of those differenees upon this subject which had lung divided the . parties • and distracted the councils of the empire, 'but of at least .some indifference towardS that consummation which wa s s o warmly desired by gentlemen on both sided. of the house, But he had been one of those who,.from the commencement of these discussions, had concurred in the views taken by his right hon. friendahe mem ber for Tamtverth. He stid cencerredin those vie.ws;. and now that he found himself called upon to assent to the measure of the , noble lord in its present shape, he begged tseexplain reasons why he could not do otherwise- than oppose the third reading of the bill. His- right hon. friend (Sir R. Peel) had, in consenting to this bill, laid it down as his first condition, that there should be a ER) bona, fi de'franchise, to , be tested by the payment of rates. Exc e pt by those who advocated universal suffrage, the principle, if not the degree, of such qualifftation had been unifurmiy admitted. It was.for these reasons that his right hon. friend and ethers on thiii (the opposition) side'of the house had thoughlit to adhere steadily to that condition, which was tire,first stipufatton of his consent to the estehlishment•of a franchise to the amount of £lO. HaVihe 'entertained these. opinions, he now found on the table the bill of the noble.lord, totally free from every element and shadow of concession. (Hear, from the oppeeitiute.) He, thereforefelt himself com pelled to adopt the only course which, in consistency, it was possible.fur him to adopt. l'he forms of the house would per mit him to move some postpotmeinent which would have the tendency to produce the settlement which most or all of them desired. His answer to preposition§ of that nature was, that, Under the present circumstances of the bill, he believed the prospect of, concilaiion would fail, and the attempt at adjust 'meat would be fruitless. (Hear.) Sill - less would he consent to such a state. of things as relyieet upon any other hodarin the constitution repaving the errors of the bid. He thcitight it would be more fair to the hon. gentlemen opposite, and those behind him, to adopt the course he- was about to do, namely, to move that the bill be read a thud time at a later period. The proposition of the noble lord to take the £5 franchise, instead of £lO, was net the only thing they had to deal with ; the hon. member for Dublin wished the £lll franchise to exist, but with out the test of rating. (Hear,.hear ) Now to that he never could consent. There was another stipulation made by his hon. friend, which was only secondary in importance to that of the frauchse—he alluded to the coinpulsory obligation of receiving the benefit of the hilt by the inhabitants of towns. A petition had been presented from the city of Belfast, stating that the desire for change in municipd institutions was not so violent as had been imagined. "And he (Lora F. Egerton) felt a strong ob jection o toe making-it compulsory upon the towns of Ireland to receive the benefits of this hel. There was a third puipt in the power of administering the police being conferred upon the borough inAgistrates. Why, in Ireland, the government had evai i ii.,b,n a constabulary force, vesting the command in the • executive and in the case of the city of the Lo dun an inten tion had been announced to take truth time magistrates of that city the management of the metropolitan police. (Hear, hear.) Was that to be designed an "Insult" in Ireland, which was considered quite regular in England ? (Loud cheers) It was stated as a main "condition en which the assent of this . (the opposition.) side of the house should be given, that some settle nytetaaolliti he known-and. IlOderstnri4 to - hetre t taken place on . toe subject o f t h at bi ll ; which s;) intimately c onc er ne d th e I ris h . efitirch. (fleas, bear.) 'File noble lord- concluded by moving, that the bill be read a third time that day three months. Mr. E. TES:NEWT rose to second the motionnf the noble lord; lint at the same time he must say, that he ileepv regretted that it hail been found impossible to crone to an amicable and final settletnent of t he question. No-rine felt a greater desire to paSs a beneficial measure; but it was impossible for him to assent to_stich a bill.asahis, which would be Nutlet:five of the areatest misfortunes to- the - country. He concluded by seconding the mojaou, Mr - HARING WA LL said, in the course lie was about to take he had nothing to explain. He had attended no meeting-a, and never expressed himself otherwise than he did now—that he was in e favoUr of an extensive measure of municipal'reform, and that he thought it hail been too long delayed. (Hear, hear.) He did not comedown to this house to drive a hard bargain. (Cheers from the ministerial belittles. y lie did not w tete to try how little he could e wive, b u t h ow muc h ( near) — and he thought the peopl e of Ireland. as much entitled to a full measure of justice as the people of any other portion of the empire. ( Loud cheers.) Five pound, eight pound, or ten, hard no magic fur him; all he wanted was inquiry, and in the absence of that, he felt bound to give the benefit of the douots he entertained to the more liberal measure. (Cheers.) He trusted the noble lord opposite would give his sanction to no measure that would nut give perfect justice to Ireland, which he felt convinced one day or other she would posse-s. (Loud cheering.) He thou g ht th e more man ly course -would b e to take the £5 franchise, and he femur./ not-but regret that some compromise had not come from his side of the house. He, thought the offer of the noble lord ought to have been met in the same spirit in which it was given, and on that ground he would cote with the Queen's government. (Cheers ), Cries for a division now became hind and general, and the galleries were cleared, but no division took place. On our return, -Lord EatoT said he had hoped sonic modifi cation would have been made by government, so as to secure bond fide quaiification. -Not having theme so, they dr 've. him to the alternative of voting against the third reading cif this bill. burl 31mtpETH said his noble friend '(Lord .1. Russell) was wilting to enter into any adjustment ; but the raisin, of the franchise was one of those points 'he-could not yield. They did not consider themselver irrevocaidy bound to the £5 qualification they declared themselves ready to listen to any fair and reason able suggestion which would-have the effect of ultimately secur ing the success of the bill; but'alt hough abundaut opportunities had been given, no such proposition had been made. '!'here was no approach to an arrangement on the other side, and they therefore did not think themselves warranted in departing from the £5 franchise, which tested by a rating would,. he really be lieved, cotne up'to a 6mile : fide £lO qualification. Sir R. Page said what were the nroposa;s he (Sir R. Peel) had made? '!'hat the franchise should be un if 'rm. this had been as sented in; that the test soould be by rating, this had been assented to; and that the franchise slifiuld•he a £lO qualification, to be de termined by rating, this hail been rejected. The question was, is the test a good one! if it raiser( the test above £lO, it is a had one. (" Hear" from the ministerial benches.) If a£s franchise was meant, say so; if au £B, say so; or it a £lO, say it; but do not talk of a loose and unsatisfactory one. No man could get up and say that a £lO franchise 'ought to be less than a 1 1ona fide one. What he had-sant from the first was, that the £lO should be a bona fde value ; he did not want; be never meant, to raise it in Ireland to £l2 or £2O. He repeated that, after the fullest consideration, he could not 'consent to accept any thing less than what he had required at 'the outset, a bcna fide holding of £lO, as it was. considered in England, namely, net left to the opinion of the party, lint ascertained by rating; and he now declared he (lid net believe, leaking to the princi ple of the parliamentary franchise, that it was an tin reasonable proposal on his pert, or the' the house erfuld reject either the amount of the franchise or time test he mope:ed. Mr. Rice said God he accepted the statement of the right honotraaie gezitlnt,,t), ii. rYn n ire :Mr:peed, that, it rating es proposal, raised the bona fide value alcove £lO, it te ase b a d t es t. The queYwit het , Yeeti Built skies- of the h ens , was, wheth er a rated, valve of El 9 mtas, or was not, higher than the actual value. lie had new heforeAim a valuation of the houses through out the whole district of time new town of Limerick, and he en treated of the right hon. gentielnan, amid of hen. memberane t es. site, to give oink their attention, is hi.e he 'hawed wh e t wa s the ' difference bet wecathe parecaial rate and the bona,fide tent paid by the lessee, The first class ofebouses rented itr£ll;o were rated at no more than LSO; houses rented at £95 wet e rated at £75; where rented at.i;;Al-were rated at 435; houses paying a rent of £6O were rated at £10; and houses subject to a rent of £55 Were rated at '£3s. In the smaller houses, the inequality was still greater, and a house paying a rent of £2O was rated only at £l2. Hail he mot, then, made our his eetee ? He would tell ;he right hon. gentleman, that a £ll.l franchise, coupled with rating; nomad disfranchise some of the beat and must legitimate £11) seder s that either Eagle nil, Mcleod, or Scotland could fur nish. , (Cheers frein the mmitistetial benches.) After a few words from, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Roche, Mr. Slanev, and Mr. Freed, the house divided, when time numbers appeared —For the third reading, 169; against it, 134; majority 35. The an - noonceinerit of the numbers was received with loud cheers from the ministerial side of the house,—The bill then passed. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. The Mar;pis or WeSTMOISTER deferred till next session his . contemplazed motion on the subject. of, their liirdships' vote'by proxy. Earl Ftrzwrt.t.i Am defended the . system of vntinZ hy'proxy, declaring th a t to reality the eon - moos' members voted h% proxy, inasmuch as they registered the votes commanded by their con stituents. • • Lord BaouGi-t 4 M s.,iidthat he neither agreed with this proxy system, nor the firt.ore. of it. The.Bishni) deferred the presentation of the peti tion on the sohjeet of na;iou-.lPdoeltinn. The report of the Poor ti.-tit.r (Irola.uly Bill was, after some desultosv,disenssion, agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read the thir.l time ou Friditu, July 6. The ,Municipal Corpo.r.ition, (Ireland) Bill was read a first, and ordered to be read the , se-corid.time on Monday.. Their lordships tht!wadjourned till Friday. HOUSE OF, CONIIONS.—TuEsns GRANT, of Grant, the inform a lity h av i ng b een remove d , was enabled to tak e the oaths and his seal. ,Alrlerman Sir 111.. Woo n, brought in the'Westtninster im provement hill, which was read the third time: Mr. I,s ao ITC 14 EetE, in nswer Sir .1. Gtahani's stated that he proposerl to abandon the I lth and 12tb clauses of the mails. on railways. bill, th oug h he retained his opinion of their nevessiiv and efficacy; that - he should s'o alter the bill as to empower the govern ment to proceed on the principle of arhi tration. but that should he not find the bill to work sat istarlorily, k secure the despatch of mails ys, he should next ;V introd ,, ce a hill to rernedli-stich defect. Lopsiio deferrerttill..T9t,s , Itt hiltnotion re , ...;ajdlng the . foan Adbativ,'Cape oc Oesiti .o; 4* 1 _j % ` 4.; Sil• 47414 a said, th a t if t'he, 44. ,:p . propriati o n" n t 1)4 lejinto the. tithe (Ire Lund) hill, tie shniti , l, hlovqas an 4',..„1'"* ). 4 111 ilsiten that tre . ' deferred ti:: "Ihat dad three .4. 4L vtugtha ;' ti („ •- - e:Z.AS 4 • ?cr) eV ;) gYilA'Njtl~ sad. ,'• '0 a'jZier ROUSE OF_ 14.0.14.135 4 ,M0NDA.Y. • rmf ftht:6l4 k St: - at the requ,•st of Lo d Al IN TO, -expressed - his readiness to defer -his 'mot ion_regkriling the negro appren ', th:esterptsytt ern: The Bishop of Exv.TEnpreseoted a p-.tit.i-m from k parish in Ely, complaining toat the guirdians tpol prevented. the paupers frima attending Divine worship on Sundays,...l4-tbe• parish church. An interesiing conversation on the subject or the execution of the poor law amendment act, followed. • The Marquis of Lori DON pEttat gave notice, that on a:future day he would move for the copy of a circular, to'rwarded by the I , ,rd-lieutenaht of Ireland to lords-lieutenant of counties, &e. His lordship then made some inquiries regarding the arrange ments of the coronation procession, as respected; the attend ance of the representatives of foreign powers. • •• Lord MktnourtNE answered that it was the intention to afford accommodation to the cltirgissraffaires of Mexico, &c. Lord - LYNDHURST then lirouoht forward the subject of the appointment of sheriffs in Ireland. and urged inquiry into the - practical alterations introduced therein under the administra tion of the present bard-lieutenant; • An extended discussion then took place, during which many `noble lords delivered their opinions on the.question, after which the motion, having been amended at the suggestion of the Marquis of Clanricarde, was agreed to.—Adjourned. At the sugzestion of• Mr, 1 - I.OIE, it was orderded.that roe - rd-. llers - assentAtte at "nine" instead of " eight" of the clock on Thuriday morning, on the Occasion of the coronation. Lord Pt:NGAN:cox, having inquired whether there was any probability :of any report from the chit:l;h leases committee, .this session, Lord J.' It essar,:. said that he could not answer forthecom mittee. Sir E KNATCHBULL (Lord J. Russell baying requested that the motion should have nrecedence) then moved the appoint ment of a select committee to inquire into all the circumstances connected with the discharge of John Nicholl Thou', al i as Courtenay, from the Kent Lunatic Asylum. • - • Lord J: RUSSELL said that though h e viewed the_Orcum stances with great pain, he objected not to inquiry, and felt that the government had no reason to fear it. _ After COnsideraide discussion, the motion was agreed to; but the proceeding's were stOrin'y and personal. The naming of the committee, amid divisions and expiana. lions, concluded the business: The remainid , 2 notices and orders having been disposed o the house adjourned. HOUSE OF COM MONS.—WEDN ES DA Y. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. The preientatiOn of petitions occupied the house until five o'clock. THE DEBATE tit' LAST NIGHT, The Sekskia said, the first business before the house was to call on the hon. member for Aylesbury to assure the house that no hostile meeting should take place with the hon.. member 'for Lincoln, in consequence of What (recut red last night. Mr. Plt A ED rcise, evidently - labouring under feelings of strong, emotion, and assured the house that on reflection he did not believe that he hart said one word whit'h he ought to be called upon to retract. He certainly felt. his 'honour offended, and e left the house last night and placed his case in the hands hf a friend to demand satisfaction, but his friend was unable to 'find the hon. member for Lincoln. He did not think that he owed any apology to the house; but in deference to its wishes be nbw pledged himself that he would take no further nOtiee Of 'the af fair. (Cheers )- Mr. BULWER said be must adhere to his statement; but after what had passed he also pledged himself not to take any further notice of the subject. (Cheers.) Mr. PR ED.-1 must state that Ido not retract anything I Said last tii4t." feel bound to deny the charge brought against Me by be hon. member for Lincoln - . (Cheers ) Mr. BULWER assured the house that his recollection-of the facts were precisely the same as he stated them last-night.— (Cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL said, the house might consider, after this mutual explanation, and the promise of bo:h hon. members not to take any . hostile measures, that the affair was disposed of, and consequently the matter would be now ended. The con Versat ion here dropped. MEtiicAi. CHARITIES (IRELAND) DILL. -In answer to a question from Sir R. PEEL, Mr. FRENt H said he certainly should move the further consi deration of the report on the Medical Charities (Ireland) Bill this evening, and divide the house on the question. On the result of that division would depend whether he proceeded fiith the bill or not during the present session. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. The ATTORNP.Y-GENERAL gave notice that, if it was possible, he should move the second reading of the Abolition of Impri sonment for Debt Bill on Friday next. PIIMTAGE 811,1. Lord J. RussE (4., said it was his intention to more the second . . readir , (if the'Pilotaoe Rill on Friday next. IRISH TITHER. I.Ord J. RUSSELL nave nutlet., that he:should moce the. order of the day for ~ foing into committee -on the Tithes (Ireland) Bill on Monday next. L CHARITIES (IRKLAND) BILL. The order of the day was then read for the further considera• firm of the Medical Charities f Ireland Mr. FuENcu. at 'cunAiderable lenizth. supported the bill. Mr. SHA W bbjec'ted to some of the clauses. •, • • [Left sitting ] STEAM-COACH AND'WAGON . COMPAN Y, • r • • - Although, in point of expeditirid, railway travelling is, and still will be, productive of the most heneficig effect in the com mercial 'world, still it will be,-we lament to say,attended with the most ruinous consequences to the inhabitants of those vil lages and small towns in the great leading thoroughfares of our country. Already is the truth of this ohServation beginning to exhibit itself in different parts of the kingdom, to a fearful extent. We were ourselves eye-witnesses of it, but a week or two since, when travelling, in the "old-fashioned style" of a single-horse chaise, on the Birmingham and Manchester road Atter observing with regret the vast number of unemployed peasantry, standing at every corner of the different towns and yiliages through which we passed—the majority of them indus trious men, who had been aticustoined to obtain a livelihood for themselves and fainilie , , by means of the coaches and wagons tnrinerly running on that road—we put up for the night at whet we should term a second-rate inn good commercial posting-house,— not half-aol izen miles from the far-famed St. Alban's; but when we entered the travellers' room, where all had so recently been activity and high spirits, we 1- were truly horrified at the desolation which p.evailed around, Land the gloom and melancholy which depicted themselves pin every countenance. " What cold meat have you in the house ?" we inquired. " None, sir I" was the reply. " What, not in such a house as this ? Welt, then, can't you get us a chop?" We don't know where to get such a thing," was the answer: " nobody kills any meat now, for we have no company. They all go by the railway." What a state of thinos! We seemed suddenly to have been transplanted from the present age of impoivement back to the time of our greet grandfather', when such is want of accommoda ion would not have excited their surprise. We called for the landlord, who though he plain's showed - that he had been the man of. bit siness, was now all that was hopeless and despairin,i. In answer to our inquiries, he said, " Sir, I occupy this house at an ire 'mense rent; I took it three or four years since, when we were doing a most flourishing trade. Until within the last fortniright, one hundred horses have stood in my stables, at a guinea a year each, where now only two remain; fifty coaches stripped here daily, not above one in ten now comes this roa.l. I kept eight or ten ostlers; a boy is now not employed about half his time; I had ten or awelve maid-servants, and have now hot one. What am I to do?" We were silenced—we-knew not how to reply, until we thought of the company we are about to notice, which has for its -object —,general, and not partial, good. The inventor of this engine has had many obstacles to overcome. In the early steam-coaches, those invented by Mr. Gurney, for in stance, six wheels were used: the two front ones were called pilot wheels, on account of their being simply use I to guide the coach. These are now done away with. The machinery, too, was principally laid under the body of the carriage. consequently the pisnn-road of the cylinder worked horizontally, which was very objectionable. To Mr. Gurney, we are indebted for the discovery of the tube boiler. The formation of the entrails. of the human being is said to have given this gentleman the idea of generating steaming tubes. lnthisfurnace, the pipes were laid longitudinal ly, one portion being placed over the fire, and the other portion forming the bottom bars the furnace. By this method the tubes were soon destroy consequence of the red-hot coals continually laying on th r. The fuel is placed in a separate department ; and plates, not tubes, are ranged perpendicularly, and the flame is made to ascend and descend thus alternately until it reaches the flue. The cylinder is upright, and evert/ thing placed above-board in the most simple, economical, an - il masterly manner. Thus much for the machinery. Now. then, for a word or two as to the results. We stated,-in a former Number, that those persons who ought to have encouraged steam coaches were their greatest opponents; for a time, were the main cause of .their failure. Their opposition gave a fresh impulse to persons speculating on forming railroads. Every impediment thrown in the way of steaming on common,roadi was caught up by them, and "the impossibilityof steam coaches being made capable- of running, on common roads," was Con.; tinually being !divined forth in the daily journals. Railroads_ are now formed; but an immense expense ; and an - enormous sum will be. required annually to keep them in repair. The Birmingham Railroad, to pay. the interest alone of rhe capital vested in it. must produce nearly £lOOO - perday. We are per fectly satisfied, then, that with the assistance of the public, the Company's Unproved -Steam Coaches will he able to compete with railroads. Let us once more, then, Ball on those persons. innkeepers and others, whose prosperity depends on the traffic on the old coach roads, to use their mutual and utmost exer tions to bring to a triumphant issue the labours of The Steam Carriage Waggon Company.—Penny Mechanic. THE DESOLATE HALL. • ET THOMAS MILLER. A lonely hall upon a lonelier moor, — For many a mile no other dwelling near; Nor'hward an ancient wood whose tall trees roar When the rude wilds their huge broad branches tear. A large old hall—a servant deaf and grey, On me in silence watts, throughout the dreary day. Before my threshold waves the long white grass, That like a living desolation stands, 'Nodding its withered head whene'er I pass, Tb, last sail heir. of these broad barren lands,— , The last the old vault to repose, Then its dark marble door upon our race will close. The whining wind sweeps o'er the matted floors, And.m.ikes a weary noise , a wailing moan; I hear all night the cl a p of broken doors, That on their rusty hin.es•grate and groan; And then loud voices seem to call behind The worn and wormy wainscot flapping in the wind. - Along the roof the dark :toss thickly spreads, A dampness o'er the oaken rafters throwing; A chilly moisture settles on the beds, Where lichens 'mid decay are slowly growing, 'Covering the curtains, and the damask eyes Of angels, there enwrought in rainbow fading dyes. Sometimes I hear—or fancy—o'er my head 1 . 4* ,t A trampling noise—like that of [lnman feet: ..,,•,54, In hollow hiedi-heerd shoes they seem to treail, And to the sound of solemn music beat : Then with a crash the window shutters close, Shaking- the crazy walls and breaking my repose. The silver moth within the wardrobe feeds; The unturned keys are rusted in the locks; Upon my hearth the brown mouse safely breeds; By the old fountain safely sleeps the fox ; The white owl in my chamber dreams all day, For there is no one cares to frighten him away. What hollow gusts through broken easements stream Moving the ancient portraits on the wall! I see them stirring by the moon's pale beam, . . Their floating costutno,:s seem to rise and fall; And as I come and go, move where I will. Their dull white deadly eyes, turning, pursue me still. And when a dreary slumber o'er me creeps, The old home-clock rings out its measured sound, I hear a warning in the march it 'keeps; Ano4l the rusty vane turns - round and round; There are sad tones, for desolation calls, • Amtruin loudly roars around my fathet's halls. The fish-ponds now are mantled o'er with green, The rooks,hrive left their old ancestral trees; . Their sileninests are all that now is seen; No oxen lowing o'er the winding tees; No steeds rteiVh out, no flocks bleat fr.m the fold; Upland and hill and vale arertnpty, brown, and cold. And chance, and song, within - these walls eave sounded, And breathing, music rolled in dulcet strains; And lovely feet have o'er these ._ray stones bounded, In snowy kirtles and embroidered trains; .Such 'things have been, ;Ind now are gliding past, And then our race is,done: I live and die the last ! NovEt..M ATC H. Thf. subgcribws to the Jockey Club, not in , the scuret,•were nn Tuesday as+otinded to see two of the menu trrs Pnter each mounted nn a pony. It WfiPl sp. n they had agreed thus to splay a niatch f0r...100 Nalwilentis • Th eir io , rfordanee was curious ant i .!c•qouvb, and occasicaittly excited the' hilarity of lI s spectators .of this extptocklinary cont4st. The match was ;ion. by Mr: U. C.. V : . - -- . -qatipitsnt r Meitenyei - . ' SP(fkf' ELLIGENCE, 'IIIA2•TiI EST gli,-:-TuE : ;IIA Et-rcrNG The most remarkable oecarreaces in the engagements, made on : the .Liyerpdol-Ctip Irave , :hee'ir:therestabliShing of Cardinal Pufras premier, and the downfall of some others. The Mar quis of Westminster's horse: clearly' `first' favourite ; for, in the course of the present day, 71 to tiia round Shm was offered to be taken. Melbourne loSes ground; and the Doctor, from the great desire shown within the past tWO dhysto lay - against him, is evidently not exactly chat his, fornfer backerS wisht d for.- 7 -At the present hour, with many of t he influential sportsmen at Newcastle-upon4yne, the tpeCuiationS are to no great amount. The prices will be found'as THE, NEWCASTLE ST. LEQE4.-- , .(ThiS day.) 7 to 4 agriust The Hydra . . (t rreely) '5 to 2 „ Charfey. Boy: 6to 1 „ Hart. (t) The field, from the most recent accounts received froM New castle, is expected to be rather light upon the Doncaster event;. all the horses being at Newcastle but Lortl Kelburne's colt by .ferry - , dam by Ardrossan, and Thero. Seven were expected to run.—For the Cup.race, on - Ihursdav, the following horses are at hand :—Opera, Bee's Wiug, Y,irico, Miss Eliza, Bellona, and Rebecca. The lace is booked over to Cartwright,. on Bee's Wing. . • THE LIVEPPOOL CUP, P. P. iI to 1 against Lord WestinMster's Cardinal Tuft., 9to I „ Mr. Mostyn's Birdlime. (t) •9 to I „ Mr. H. Itobinsua'i Melhoure." (off freely) 12 to 1 „ Mr. S. L. Fox's The Doctor. (off freely) 14 to 1 „ Lord Grosvenor na. Hark-away. (off) 100 to 6 „ Heseeltine's Sla'shing Harry. (off) 100 to 8 ~ Lord EglintOn's . St. Bennett. (no layers) 20 to 1 „ Meikhain's Modesty. (off) 25 to 1 • „ Lord Miltown's Cruiskeen. (off) 25 to 1- if., Mr. S. L. Fox's Dirmid. (t freely) The strength of- the business rests to-day upon , Puff. St. Ben= nett, and Birdlime-; but great changes must follow in a day, or two. Nothing said or done upon the July Stakes or the Gopd wood events. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 10 to 1 against Lord C. lieutinck's Grey Momus (off) 20.t0 I „ Wee Willie ( taken to-day) 20 to I „ -Mr. 800-es's Appleton Lad (no layers.) THE LIVERPOOL STAN.LAPID •,`~.~; • . \.:„.„ QUARTERLY REVIEW AND MARSHAL SOULT. • * FnEsia Form, .it;Ns: 21.—Au elaborate article has jest ap peared in ike Quarterly piolessedly written tii p•ove that the Duke of 'Wellington was not beaten at Toulodse, for which his Grace must be tiirly thankful.. The real design of the reviewer is the baSe one of reviving national *animosities, by insulting, and, if possible; causing others to insult, a vene table warrior, .who comes to offer the right hand of peace and good fellowship to his ancient adversaries. To insult a man , who conies as the guest of England —to insult tle'veteran Soult, incontestibly the most eminent, from talents and great ,exploits, of all the distinguished roreigners new•asSeMbled in London for rhe purpose of gracing the approaching coronation —to insult au aged warrior,. whose name is, in the mind of every British soldier who served in the Perriestria, as surely and closely associated with the recollection of hard-fought bat , tles; as cracking builets are With the recollection of artillery. Yes, to insult this man while he is the national guest, to create heal t-burnings, to revive ignoble prejudices, and perpetuate malice between two friendly people, is the object of the Qua,. terly, Surat was the first marshal who attacked our army in the Peninsular war; Soultwas the fait man who resisted our army in that memorable contest; and that he was the most skilful, persevering, and formidable enemy we encountered during the long struggle, none can doubt; His troops were often discom fitted, unit the glory of England shone the brighter therefrom; but he himself was never quelled in spirit, his proud head never howed'in despair; he had the will, and he found the way, to give• blow for blow to the last. That he was a magnanimous enemy is evinced by the monument he ordered to be erected to the memory of the heroic Sir John Moore. That he was a generous euemy to prisoners one of my own family can vouch from personal expel ience, and so can many other persons. , That he was a sturdy foe in battle, every- British officer who served against him will acknowledge. He comes now in his old age on a mission of peace and good; will to this country, which has ever honoured a brave and noble opponent, respecting most at the board him who struck hardest in the field. Marshal Souk has been the gallant enemy of England in the field; He is now her guest. How kill he be treated ? Sorely in*the way that will most honour him and his ' host—treated as one of the bravest and ablest soldiers in Europe. should be treated. • Grey-haired, anti covered with honourable wounds,. he 'comet, nothin g doubting that his greeting will be such as becomes the gallant, high-blooded people of England to offer him. 1 - 16- knows—none better—how Sternly and strocgly they•throng together in battle; he will now learn that they bear no malice after, or the national character is changed. It is said—nay, it is known--that the Duke of Wellington, with that proud delicacy which is more than life-blood to a thorough English gentleman, has delayed the publication of isle eleventh volume of his dispatches, because, while Soult is in the country, he would not let a word a sign escape him, calculated to wound his former opponent, or recal past asperi ties. He means to honour the soldier-guest of England. Shall this noble sentiment, or the mahgnant vulgarity of the Quarterly Review, be the guide for Englishmen? It would be a national insult to express a doubt. . . W. NAPIER. THE GORG,ON STEAM-FRIGATE. This vessel, which is the largest and most powerful steam ship belonging to the British service, is just completed. On Thursday last, the en,gines, which have just been made, com pleted, and fixed on board the vessel in little more than eight months, were set to work for the first titre, and acted in the most efficient and satisfactory manner. The tonnage of the Gorgon according to th e o ld m o d e o r computation, is 1.150 tens; the length of deck is .183,feet; breadth between the paddle-Wheels, 37 feet 6 inches; full breadth of deck, 45 feet. This splendid' vessel was built in . the dock-yard at Pembroke, from• the designs'of Sir WilliaM Symonds, the Surveyor-Ge neral of the navy; and for her excellent properties as a steam vessel of war, for her strength, symmetry and durability, is un rivalled by any vessel in the British or any other navy. She combines also, in a most eminent degree, the necessary quali ties of a sailing vessel uith those of a steam-ship. The whole of the timbers; the planking, the beams, and the deck, are formed of East India teak; the sleepers for the engines and the main beams are of very hard, durable African oak; the whole secured in the most .complete manner by a profusion of copper bolts and stout iron knees and riders.. The partitions and doers of the cabins .are composed of South American cedar, taken from the hull or the Gibraltar, a Spanish man-of-war of 80 guns. The Gorgon will be fitted with sixteen32-pounders (long guns.) of which twelve will be on the gun.deck and four on the upper deck. She will also be provided with two of those newly-- ,invented tremendous engines of war, the 10-inch guns, intended to propel hollow shot of 961bs. weight;—one of those guns will be placed forward, and the other aft, on the upper deck, on eliding swivel beds, which will range entirely round the horizon. The bulwarks all round are so constructed that they can be thrown down in a moment to admit the guns being pointed in any dfrectiOn.—The gun-deck of the vessel is fitted up in the most commodious manner, for the accommodation of the officers and crew, amounting altogether, with the engineers, in war time, to 190 men. The orlop deck, fore and aft, is appropriated eqirely for the reception of troops with their stores and baggage; and the ample hold will receive abundance of water, provisions, and stores, for along voyage:—The steam-engines for propel;ing this magnificent vessel are of 320 horses' power, that is, two en gines of 160 horses' power. They were made by Messrs. John Seaward and Co., of the Canal Iron Works, Limehriuse, and are of a very novel construction, being; remarkable for compactness. strength, and lightness. Th'ev have none of the usual cast-iron framing; sway-beams, side-rods, or cross-heads; but, the line of shafts being placed directly over the centre line of the cylMders, the rod of the piston is connected direct with the crank, by means of a connecting rod of moderate length, without the in tervention of any other part or piece of machinery. The piston rod is preserved in its vertical position by a strong parallel mo tion, of peculiar construction, which serves, at the same time, to work the air-pump, us also the feed and bilge-petnps. The main carriages which carry the line of the shafts are supported by eight bright wrought-iron columns, seven inches in diameter, which rest-iunitediately upon the tops of the cylinders, so that hth'e whole strain and force of the engine is confined entirely between the cylinders and the main carriages, and no strain or force of the machinery is thrown upon any part of the vessel. Bach engine is supported upon a very strong foundation plate, which, with the condenser and the lower part of the hot well, is cast all in one piece, and weighs about ten tons. The space Occupied ,y these engines is remarkably small, being little more than half what is required for engines of the same power made upon the ordinary plan with sway beams. There are four copper- boilers for ,supplying steam to the engines. They are quite detached from each other, and can be used separately or in conjunction, as may be required. This is animportant conveni ence, as it admits of repairs being made to one or two boilers, while the others are in use. The boilers stand in pairs, side by side and back to back, so that two of the boilers stand with their fronts towards the engines and bow of the ship, and the other two with their fronts towards the stern of the vessel. There are twelve fire-places and two stoker-holes, one in front' of the boilers and one abaft. The two stoker-holes communicate by passages going all round and over the boilers, by means of which a free circulation of air is kept up throughout the engine room. On each side of the engines and boilers are ranged the coal-boxes, which reach on each side of the vessel from the after bulkhead to the fore bulkhead. The boxes average about eight feet wide on each side, and afford ample stowage for four hun dred tons of coals, being adequate to sixteen days' consumption of the engines; so that the engines and boilers stand between two solid beds of coal eioht feet thick. No shot could pass through such a thickness of coal so as to do any material damage to the machinery. !Moreover, the most vulnerable parts of the etigiaes, as well as the boilers, are below the water line, and are quite tint of the reach of shot. the diameter of the cylinder is 64 inch es . I ,ength of stroke Diameter of I)addle-witeel 27 - feet. Length of engine -room from the fore bulk head to the after bulkhead 62 feet. Mr. Sterling, the husband of the actress, having, it is said, procured a government situation, has withdrawn her altogether from the public stage. Paganini, it is said, is about to go to London, with the inten tion of giving some concerts at Drui y-lane, on occasion of the oron at ion .—Galignatii's Messenger. The House of Commons, it is now arranged, is to meet on every Sa,turday until the end of the session; which, however, it iS6alculated, wid not be till the end of July. A new Catholic chapel and college at Oscot, near Birming ham, have been erected under the superintendence of Mr. W. Pagons, the celebrated Gothic architect, at a cost of nearly £60,000., It is reported that Sir John Hobbouse is to be raised to the peerage, and to be succeeded at the Board of Controul, by Mr. Spring Rice, the place of the latter being taken by Lord . John Russell.—Brighton Gazette. MARSHAL SouLT.—The Duke of Dalmatia's suite is said to consist or between 70 and 80 persons, and his expenditure during the three weeks of his stay in London will be upwards of £lOOO a-day; one-half of which is provided by government, and the remainderfrom:his personal funds; at least, such is very gene rally rumoured tube the case. 'NOVEL RACE.-00 Monday, a trifling wager was made between Henry. Finch and John Charlesworth, of Barnsley, the former to eat'a penny loaf, whilst the other ran from the Old Union Inn, to Worsbro' Common Bar and back. The eater had got the last quarter of the loaf into his mouth, vvh , n the Twiner came into the inn, thus winning by a mouthful ! —Leeds Intelligencer. USEFUL INFORMATION TO GARDENERS.—TO prevent birds destr , ,ying your seed beds, place thin white string, such as is commonly..uged Fn sh , ,ps, across the beds, about an inch above the ground, fixed tight by wooden pegs. Where feathers, dead birds suspended, and other devices have failed, this effectually snaves the marauders.— Gardener's Gazelle. Ox Ltc TEsr.—The fnlliwing simple test, enabling persons to' escape being poisoned by taking oxalic acid in place of Epsom salts, is given by a correspondent of the Mechanic's Magazine, who signs himself ."A Druggist.:"—"'Pest —to the suspected article and a few drops of common black writing ink : if its (ohm remain, it is Epsom salts; but if the ink in a short time turn red, it is oxalic acid." , LAUDABLE UNDERTAKING.—We understand that a meeting will he held on the last day in August, in this town, for the pur pose of framing a society for promoting the building of churches to the' West Hiding, on which occasion the Right Hon. the Earl of Harewood will take the chain—Wakefield Journal. GENEROSITY OF LORD RoLLE.—On Lord Rolle coming to his West India property lately, he emancipated the whole of his slaves, '272 in number, in addition to which he gave to them in shares the whole of the cultivated land, stock, and agricultural impletneuts.— Western Luminary. BRISTOL AND EXETER RA IL WAY.—AII the contracts on this line are now let, as tar as Brat., water t to responsibleby which at the low average rate of £7600 mile;per which it is now nearly certain the line to that town will be• completed at less than £35 per share, as held out uy the directors in one of their recent repot Farley. • GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—It is an every day occurrence now, for the tradesmen of London to jump up from their break fast, proceed to London by ihe railroad, transact business, and be back before one o'clock to dinner. The average time occu pied is 35 minutes, and on Monday, the North Star, wbich had been sent Irons Southall, to the assistance of a sulky engine below Slough, came the distanceßtwelve m iles) in the almost incredible time of five minutes, being at the rate of 144 miles `per hour ! -Courier. CHRISTENING EXTRAORDiNARY.—At the. parish church 0 Knaresdale, Northumberland, on Saturday last. Mr. John DiCkinson, of Eats, an eccentric character, the father Of eight children, collected to et sponsorsneigh bours break -morning being fin'', and all reads, the party set out fur the church, Dickinson, the fattier (who is a musician), ()lama several of his-favourite airs on the violin at the head of the merry group, the mother bringing up the rear with the youngest child iu her arms. 'rhey were met at the church by the. Rev, Sir. Bewsher,,who, after putting the necessary the re li v e s t g n t. ) . n u s tl t e o m t a h i e t sponsol., c hristened the eight children, o b se rving, that in all his ministry he never had ' had such a preoentation before.—Netrcastle Jutrrnal. ‘<'\ • . N APPEARANCE OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF THE ABBEY. (From the Morning lieraid,af Wednesday.) During the last few days the thoroughfares leading to the abbey have presented a most extraordinary appearance. In its more immediate vicinity the stagnation of ordinary business is complete. Several tradesmen, whose houses are situated in the line of the procession, have apparently effected a complete clear ance of the usual wares from their respective premises, and car penters and joiners are now busily employed where the most delicate materials lately reposed in perfect safety. Large-piles of Wanks and timbers lay in every direction, continually ob structinit,r the progress of foot-passengers. The carriage-way of Westminster-bridge has several times been rendered impass able by the caravans of beams, poles and timbers of every de scription that throng its approaches. The weight of many of these huge tintre-wri trunks has been so immense, and the bulk so enormous, as to test severely the ingenuity of the drivers to convey them across. in some instances they have required a double and even a treble supply of horses to enable them to surmount the steep ascent. A vast concourse is constantly passing and repassing abyng the streets, particularly in the evening, curiosity, expectation, and pleasure, variously depicted on their countenances. The carriage ways are croWded with aristocratic equipage; inter mingled with vehicles of a more plebeian description. A sprinkling of untritual military accoutrements imparts in creased animation to the scene. In several shops the windows were irradiated by the glittering brightness of new state dresses. both military and heraldic, which are intended to be worn by the nobility, &c., at the approaching august ceremony. These were beseiged by anxious crowds eager to obtain a glance at these gorgeous robes. Those in the Strand were peculiarly , brilliant. The preparations for the intended illumination are en a most extended scale; hundreds of workmen are employed , in the arrangeinent of these decorations. The loud hum of a dense population, the Sound of incessant activity, and the din of preparation presages the near approach of some "coming event," some "great day of import, for Whose arrival curiosity is waiting on the tip-toe of expectation. Nor has the note of preparat on sou rided less loud on the south bank of the river. The timberyards, from daylight to dusk, have exhibited a scene of unusual and ceaseless activity. The quantity of timber' that has issued from one yard alone, that of Messrs. Baker and Son ; the builders, of Palace-new road, for the erections in the interior of Westminster Abbey, according to their own rough estimate, amounts to no less Mau from 1,500 to 2,000 feet cube of soli d timber. If the supply from one yard alone is so enormous, the aggregate amount of the whole supply by the numerous yards in the neighbourhood, for the various erections, both within and without the abbey,, must be prodigious. THE CORONATION GRAND MUSICAL REHEARSAL AT THE ABBEY. Yesterday the first rehearsal took place of the splendid music selected for the approaching coronation. Long before eleven °clock, which was the hour appointed to commence tim.litisiness, every one of the galleries was tilled with respectable company, amongst whom the most interesting portion of society was clearly in the majority, and could easily have outvoted .Mr. Speaker and his "house" upon any question of " privilege" which might have sprung up on the occasion: As it was, however, the fair fashionables gave pdclitional lustre to the scene which, in itself, approaches already to what may be termed " magificent." At eleven i9''clock the conductor, Sir George Smart, having moved his magic wand, the trumpet band, consisting of ten performers, and Mr. Harper, their leader, commenced playing the music arranged for the coronation, commencing with "God save the Queen." The height at which this trintipet gallery is it s eastern about 100 feet abov e the floor of the choir, and at eastern end, greatly aided the effect, which was equally fine: The anthem " I was glad" (Attwoody was then rehearsed by the orchestra. This is the first piece which is to be played on the entrance of her Majesty into the choir. The performance was certainly most creditable to the conductor, leader, and the performers. "Peace within her walls and plenteousness in her palaces," was sung by the chorus with great expression, and had a powerful effect. The next pieces performed were " The Sanctus" and " The Responses to the Litany," the latter composed by Sir G. Smart, who is composer to the chapels royal. The opening symphony in " The Sanctus" was certainly played with great taste and . sweetness. The introduction of the trombones piani was judi- , cious and effective. That beautiful composition, " Zadock the Priest, was very well sung, with the small mistake made by some of the choristers, who introduced the word " Queen" for " King," they not recollecting that it is " King Solomon" who is meant. Handel's coronation anthem, " The Queen shall rejsice," was then performed in admirable style. Boyce's " Te Deurn" was by many judges thought. rather heavy. Knyvett's anthem, "This is the day," was then rehearsed, not quite satisfactorily to the composer, when it was repeated with more success. The last movement was much admired. The other peas of it have not much novelty or striking character. The superb " Hallelujah" chorus of Handel was sung in a very superior style, and gave great satisfaction. This was not the case with Handel's " Occasional Overture," which is to be the concluding piece,land to he played immediately after the blessing. There were defects which were very evident, particularly with the trumpets and borne, which were weak and almost unintelli gible. These mistakes will, no doubt, be remedied previous to the coronation. The number of persons composing the orchestra and chorus could not have fallen much short of five bundled, amongst whom were conspicuous Mrs. Knyvett, Miss Birch, Mrs. Bishop, Miss Shirreff, Mr. H. Phillips, Mr. Bellamy, and the vicars choral of the abbey, Mr. F. Cramer was leader of the hand, and the whole was conducted, with the exception of Mr. Knyvett's anthem, at which he himself presided, by Sir George Smart, with his usual tact and ability. There were many persons of rank in the galleries, amongst whom were the Bishops of' Lon don and Westminster, Lords Burghersh and Mulgrave, &c. The performance lasted about three hours, and terminated a little before two o'clock. THE CORONATION AND THE INNS OF COURT. Since the remonstrance published in our paper upon the apathy evinced by the Inns of Court on the subject of the coronation, the Inner Temple has resolved to celebrate the event, as may be seen by the following circular. May we ask what the Middle Temple is Omni? (Copy.) "Inner Temple, June 23d, 1838. "At an adjourned meeting of the bench table, held this nay. it was ordered that a dinner he provided in the hall of this society on the day of her Majesty's coronation, at six o'clock; that notice of this order be affixed in the treasurer's office and library, and that all the members of this honourable society proposing to be present at the dinner, be requested to cause their names to be entered in a list at the treasurer's office on or before 12 o'clock of the day preceding the coronation, as provisions can be made only for those members whose names shall be entered in such list. "EDWARD H. MARTIN, Sub-treasurer." TATTERSALL'S—Mo DIY. Price's were fifr-red against several of the_St. Leger favourites, but only four backed to any amount,--viz.. lon . (for £lOO ) Cobham, Appletim Lad, andl'he Hydra,. the last two for about £2OO each ; Cobham alone improvedr in the odds. The quota tions at the close of a didLafternoon were as follow :- 5 to 1 against 'Colonel Peel's Inn (tk- and aft off) 11 to 2 „ Lord Owsterfield's Dun Jobn (off) 1.3 to 1 .„ Mr. FL Cooirit?s Cobham (taken) 14 to - 1 „ Loi'd G. Bentinck's D7ligville (1 15 to 1) 15 to 1 „ Lord G. Benti'uck's Grey Miimus (tk) 20 to 1 ~ Mr. Orde's Charley Boy (take 23 to 1) 20 to 1 ~ Mr. Fairlie's The hydra (tk and aft off) 20 to 1 ~ Lord Westininster's Albemarle (tk 23 to 1) 25 to 1 , Mr. Bowes's Appleton Lad (tk.) • 500 even laid between lon and Don John. THE OAKS, (1810.) 4101t6 100 laid against Mr. TheObild's filly by Matneluke out of Bobadilla. There will not be any betting on Thursday. • - GREAT WESTERN It AI L WAY • Princes-street, 22(1 Julie, 1838. The AireCtors having recently received from some of the pro prietors a request for information on a few points connected with the general interests of the Company, to which public at tention appears to have been directed with More than 'ordinary interest, and which base given rise to very unfounded rumours, and to many exaggerated statements, I--aM requested by my colleagues to. furnish as concisely as I can, the real facts of the case, for the general information of all persons interested in the undertaking, in order that as little mis-conception 'ak possible, stay-prevail in the minds of tho4e *lto have embarked any pro perty in it. The principal questions have reference tothe artnal Condition of the rails since the traffic has passed upon them the causes of an uneasy movement in the carriages observed under certain circumstances, the mode of obviating it; the reknit of the new' system of constructing the permanent way, the efficiency of the engines, the general advantage of the increased via:re of rails, and•lastly, the present condition of the bridge building over the river Thames, at Maidenhead. During the short period since the railway has been opened. the directors have given their unceasing attention to the several matters which may be said to comprise the working of the-per manent way. The general anxiety to watch the result of the plan has 1e 1 the public to entertain premature doubts ak to the success of j ib without regarding the real circumstances,' or knowing tlig7 facts, and judging merely froth some defects which are temporary in their nature; and could not be 'foreseen or provided against until the experiment had been tried. In the first place, it may. he stated, that one essential part of the operation in constructing the permanent way is a perfect system of ramming -ballast or gravel under the longitudinal timbers, as a means of steady support to them under the pressure of passing trains.. It:.was always stateilithet-th*-ittccess-of the plan depended entirely upon this piiiress of packing. it is a matter,of g,etreral. observation.-shat on parts of some lines the permanent way .firmly resiets the. pressure of the trains, while on others an uneasy movement prevails. 'The director, have ascertained beyond doubt that this difference is coincident with those local circumstances which readily account for the defect. Wherever the completion-of the rails had enabled the engines to traverse them previously' to the opening of the line, (upon which parts, of course, greater time and attention could he bestowed.) the rails ansiser.all the expectations which could reasonahiv be entertained. The -earth under them had been 're packed after th'e engines passed upon the fails; the screws had been tightened with the compression upon them, and the direct ors consider. them to be in a satisfactory state, and the plan suc cessful. In other places and principally between Southall and Lnn don, where no engines could run, from the line being only completed just in time for the opening, the defective packing could not be discovered, until the pressure of the trains mani fested it. A very uneasy movement in some of she carriages has given rise to a rumour that-the plan had totally failed, Ind the rails must be altered. The directors entertain no such. opinion. 'they are convinced that, as far as the rails are con cerned, the remedy can a n d will be easily administered by a thorough repacking tinder the timbers with coarse gravel, which is now in progiess, and with a favorable result. . it is evident that in places where sand or light gravel had been used, as the material for packing, the resistance was not adequate, and that the substitution of coarse stony gravel has' hitherto answered the purpose The screws also in many plaCes were deficient in number, which are now being supplied and the tightening of those in place proceeding, meat satisfactorily. To these .sources. of improvement. 'the Directors look with confidence for producing the desired result, but they neverthe less apply thems e l v es t o -take .other means f or giving a fair ex periinentto th e system of longitudinal timber•bearings, divested of the pail; which are supposed be some to have contributed to the roughness of the motion, At is almost needless to state, that the Directors.. 'Fineereiy desirous of attaining as much per fectinn as th-v can, will arrive at some definit e re'ti it as to t h e - Rails now laid, and the improvements which ca n l ie i n t ro d uce d, before they commit themselves to the future lirneeedings, with the, permanent. way lwyund Maidenhead. - The nntnber of Trains daily running upon the Lille,. particularly during Whilstintide and the Ascot Races, with-the l a tte r f ew days of wet weather, have almost precluded tlesprissibility of carrying any extent of good materials to form the repacking on the de fective parts of the line. What ha. been done. however, fully answers the purpose, and after the next week by discontinu ance of two daily Trains for. as short period, the evil will be 'more qiiickly remedied, by diminishing the interruption to the workmen. The chief cause, however, 'for the ronghness complained of dv passengers, undoubtedly arises from the construction of the springs in the carriages, and from a defect in the misition . of the axles in the bodies. , This has been quite established try the comparative easiness of inntinn in other carriages on the line running in the - . same train, which have different springs, with a greater - space between the wheels. It may be also stated as the observation of very experienced coach builders, who have been consulted upon it, that the movement might he fairly ascribed to the construction of the springs alone, which are too rigid, and in many instances cannot have any play, a fault capable of very easy and unexpensive remedy, which is already in course of application. Wh'en these two improvements can he introduced. the Di rectors have no apprehension:4 to the result, judging from the experience they have had that stain portions of the line care " . fully packed and well screwed,- firmly stand against any pres sure of the. passing loads, and that some of the carriages are found to be easy on every part of the line, even under the ad verse circumstances referred to. With regard to the efficiency of the enaines and the in creased gauge of the Railway, alth o u g h snhjectsd to a very se vere trial, I am happy to say the advantages in lateral steadi ness, and, also generally in speed, have been realized without experiencing any difficulties alleged against them by the chief objectors to the system. • The Loentnotive Engines, which have been in good work ing order, under all the disadvantages which naturally attend the first ripening - nf a line, have been daily performing, whe ther as regards speed, nr load, or consumption of fuel, fully as well as they were intended or expected to perform. Trains containing from 300 , to 400 passengers, maki ng a gross , if 80 tons and upwards, have been taken at speeds of 38 to 40 miles an hour. The present arrangements of the stopping places, which have been made with the view of affording great accommodation to the public, prevent the full benefit of this speed being derived on the whole distance. In the first nine and a half miles from Maidenhead the trains stop twice. and, consequently, no great speed can be obtained between these, points : great care being requisite in stopping the. trains. p.adictilarly at Slough, where there is no station-house...causes also. a loss of .time whirl, can not'be recovered by any reasonable increase of speed in t he re maining thirteen and a half miles: hut, with• prTper allowance for this delay, the actual running of the engines Is, in evert , re- • spect, satisfaetory. The peculiar construction of those adapted for high speeds, is undoubtedly less calculated for frequent stoppages,and,.for rapidly acquiring velocity at starting, but on the distance of 13.1 miles between Drayton and London the speed before referred to is easily attained, which, if kept up over the whole distance, or even interrupted by only one stop paim, would he all that was ever contemplated from them. On the subject of Maidenhead Bridge, I cannot do better' than give an extract from the Engineer's Report to the Board, which is confirmed to the directors by every circumstance within their personal knowledge. and must at once relieve the minds of the proprietors from any apprehensien of increased expenre upon the company to remedy the partial injury to one arch from the premature lowering of the centering►. I am, your very faithful servant, W. U. SIMS, Chairman. EXTRACT OF ENGINEER'S REP-ORT RI,FERIIED TO. "The Contractor is now anxious to remove the eenteringß, as he feels confident that the arches have reached their maxi mum settlement, and proposes to remove and alter the exter nal surface only of the distorted part, and thus prevent its being apparent to the eye. To this I have objected. I can not say that I think the work unsafe, or that the Bridge would not stand very well in its present state, but the defect 'has been caused entirely by the fault of the Contractoi, and while the centerings are in place he has still the means of removing this defective portion, and rendering the eastern arch as perfect as the western. now is, and such •as he contracted to make, I propose, therefore, to direct Mr. Chadwick to tighten up the centres of both arches and to improve and replace so much of the eastern arch as upon close examination during the progregs of this work I may consider defective, but it wnuld be more • convenient to -us that he should postpone this opeeatianfnr a time, until we shall have completed sn much of the embank ment to the west as will enable Mr. Oldham to meet it within the -iectitire4 time, Aril we ran then remove entirely our teinpo rary roads which would interfere with the works of the Bridge." . , . A Brussels paper shies that M Van de Weyer, 8.-IL:inn am bassador at London, is about to he ma rrien to, the dandoer o;-. Nlr. Betfg, a partner in the house of Baring and Co, :fir lady,„ it is said . , will have a fortune - uf . E34_ , ,0u0. • THE NEW POOR LAW. The following extract is taken from a note of Mr. M'Culloch to his new edition of Adam Smith's Wealthy' Nations:— " The influence of the pool- law amendment act in a political point of view seems to be of the most unfavourable description. Formerly the poor of England were split into as many distinct divisions as there are parishes in the kingdom. In regard to ti all matters 'elating to the poor, ea c h parish was a separate an independent community, so that if the pour in any particular parish believed themselves to be aggrieved, it was their own affair; it interested no one else, and they were lett to settle it i as they best could with their own parochial authorities. But now the case is altogether different. Local divisions have been substantially obliterated; the poor have been reduced into one huge mass, and are treated on an uniform plan, digested ltv the central board, and approved by the Secretary of State. What ever, therefore may in future concern the poor of one district must equally concern those of every other district. And in stead of petty parish squabbles, Government it now made re. sponsible for any harshness and cruelty with which the poor may: .be treated, and will every now and then be brought into conflict with them. It is not easy to exaggerate the mischievous consequences of such a state of things. Certainly, however, it requires no peculiar sagacity to fore see that no Government will willingly encounter the wide spread unpopularity that must be the consequence of its invariably opposing the pretensions of the Tamper class, and ' that the severity of the law will be gradually weakened. The eulogists of this law were absurd enough to talk at its out set of its extirpating pauperism. But we may be pretty well assured that the poor will never cease out of the land; and the fair presumption is, - that the existing law will, in the end, in erease the rates in no ordinant degree. Supp ose we were v i s i te d with a season like 1770 or 18W, or that prices were so high, and 1 manufactures as depressed as in 1812, and reflect what a state we should be in under the present law. It may answer tolerably w ith low prices and a brisk demand for labour. But how isf government to deal with 1,000,000 paupers in a year ofscarcity, all ascribing their misery to its regulations, and charging it with inhumanity, and every thing most hostile to the sympathies and feelings of the public ? It is idle to depend on the middle and wealthier classes for support in an emergency of this sort. 'rhe Poor Law Amendment Act was, no doubt, passed mainly in the view of promoting their interests; but the chances are that they will gradually become more and more disgusted with it. Few men like to be treated as simpletons incapable of managing their own affairs; this, however, is the precise point of view in which the Poor Law Amendment Act regards the landlords and the respectable classes generally. It proceeds on the prin ciple that they are incapable of doing that which every Kirk session in Scotland is admitted to do admirably well. Even the boards of guardians it has created have no real power, and are, in fact, mere tools employed to carry into effect the orders of the central board. We du not think so ill of the people of Eng land as to suppose that a law founded on such false and insulting assumptions can be permanently popular with any considerable class of persons. "The large majorities which supported the Poor Law Amend ment Act in Parliament prove, it has been said, that its provi sions were well considered and judicious! Such majorities form, however, but a slender presumption in favour of the po licy of any measure. The collective wisdom of the nation has always had a marvellous sympathy with its collective folly. There is hardly; in fact, any nostrum so pernicious, or delusion or quackery so gross, as nut to have met with the approval of Parliament. Take all instance in our own times—that of the sinking fund. To attempt to pay off debt by borrowing money is now admitted on all hands to be a contradiction and an ali surdity; and yet the s inking fund was maintained f o r more than twenty years on this so - c alled p rin c iple ; and during this h s e o r much .. as a dissentient voice, lengthened period, every public man an i d if i e w y t e h ryelitical party was eulogizing this wretched juggle, houses of Par liamenttiera change of opinion similar to c t ure p i i t r: passed inviolability i w ty i t . h o_r w r t to what has taken place respecting the sinking fund will take pce respecting the , , l) . oor Law Amendment A c t, rema i ns to be seen. B opinion, how wrong soever in its first estimate of a m easure, g ets g enerall y soun d in the la the !maw end; and it w e be right in c onsiderin g the m e asure founded on entir e ly f a l s e principles, and as being pregnant with the must mischie vous consequences to all classes, we may anticipate th a t it s f a t e will n& differ materially from that of the sinking fund." We understand that Viscount Milton, eldest son r,f Earl Fitawilliam, will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar the LAY Frances Douglas, daughter of the Earl of Morton.—Doncas ter • SAvaGr..—The Laughing .ilyena is the title of a new paper recently commenced in Texas.—New York Mirror. VESSEL SUNK OFT LYTHAM[.—MELANCHOLY Loss or LICK. —On Tuesday morning, the 19th inst., between six and seven o'clock, the fishing smack Good Intent, of North M cols, Wright, master, was on her homeward course with her cargo, when, having reached about the sixth Buoy, in the North West Chan nel from Lytham, the wind blew a tremendous gale, and the unfortunate vessel was seen to labour much, No pump was on board, and the crew bailed the water out or her with bucket t, whet) s h e suddenly went down, and, melancholy to relate, all hands on board (three in nionbet) perished. After the lapse of a short time, the ill-fated vessel ,A as driven by the boisterous waves then rolling to the shore near to Qross Slack, where she now lies , much 'damaged. Two of the crew have left families to lament their untimely fate; the other was a single man. The re _ . le, we understandteyery proibliOlf.of tloe yef!,i4,heinc, , , got ott •111\n '29. 1838 EATRE-ROYAL -LIVERPOOL. FOR IRE BENEFIT OF ALIDEMOISELLE CELESTE, And the Last Night of tier "Erigauement. T HIS present FRIDAY, t h e .29 th instant, the ntifeitain ments will commence with the Musical. Drama of 'TWAS I. • / successfuland . • . A MOTHER'S LOVE- / Olt, THE GIPSY'S REVENGE. (the Mother) • Mademoiselle Celeste, As performed by her in . London, this present season. After the drama, Mademoiselle CELESTE will dance the New Grand Opera Dance, L' II IR 0 N EL. L ! The whole to conclude with, by general request, the new and highly popular drama, in. two acts, entitled the CHILD OF THE WRECK. Maurice..(the Dumb Boy)..Madethoiselle Celeste. Written expressly for, and originally performed .hy her this present season at_the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane, fifty succes sive nights. On MONDAY next, the popular VocaliSts, Miss SMITH and Miss JULIA SMITH, from Mr. Brabarn's Theatre, the St. James', are engaged for a limited period, and will make their first appearance at this Theatre, in a favourite Operatic Drama. TO THE PUBLIC. In our publication of Tuesday next, whieh will be y THE FIRST OF OCR ENLARGED sERIES, we shall furnish a full report of 'the proceedings in celebration .of THE CORONATION 'OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA both in London and in the several prOvincial towns. TO CORRESPONDENTS. re have to aektrowledge, with thanks, the receipt of tickets to the Dublin Company's packets tdview the Regalia. Eiberpoot .S:tanZiarti• IFRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 26, 1$38• t:1;> The Publication of the STAN DA H D commenced this morn- ing at 5 o'clock. We are compelled) from the length of otir accoun t the local rejoicings o n the day of the cor onat i on o f °lir young Queen, : to postpone our usual editorial n otices until our next publication. Our friends, we are sur e ' knowing the occasion of it, will excuse us. THE PRINTERS' CORONATION ADDRESS In the procession yesterday, the following stanzas,and song, the former written by Mr. Samtiel Holme, and the latter by Mr. Jamey Stanehonse (of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD were struck off and distributed antongst the. crowd by three of the members of the Liverpool Typographical Soeiety.. Their press is remarkable as' bring the one used on the occasion of the coronation of George the 4th. . The same noembers,.Messrs . Deane, Crank, and A. Ashburnei, under the superintendence' of Mr. Leatherbarrow, offrciateef as pressmen on each event. STANZAS IN COMMEMORATION OF THE CORONA" 'FION OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. • • Liverpool, June . 23, 183E41 PRINTED AT THE CORONATION, PRESS IN THH PROCESSION: LET all, on this auspicious day, In one Milted chorus join, And every heart devoutly To Goy the source , of life divine.' That He,.the King of kings, would bless . With health, and peace, and joy serene; • Preserve from harm--rebellion—strife, Our young, illustrious, gracious QUEEN ! May she this day—a - sparkling gem,-- Reflect a nation's glorious light; Crown'd with that brilliant diadem, A nation's love—a nation's might. Let youthful voices join the song, In one harmonious volume say, We will remember all our years Th' events of this auspicious day, Let manly hands, and manly hearts Be ready, prompt, and vig'rous seen, With British gallantry to shield Our lovely, young, and maiden QUEEN ! Let hoary locks, with wisdom fraught, Spontaneous join the mighty throng, And swell the chorus this day peal'd, And join the nation's cheerful song. • „ . May she who wields the seertre bright, And rules a nation vast and free, ,cl . -,3 rg • Be bless'd with Heaven's effulgent light, And mercy, justice, trutti,,decree. xs I%lny Britain's daughters, chaste and fair, Each happy Mother! Sister! Wife! In her a bright example find, To stimulate their course through life! And may they teach each infant's tongue, To fondly lisp Victoria's came, And join the universal song, to Her days are iumbeed — distant far! And when, h n e a n ti , o b n y 's G fe o a n l Z p*r i o s u e lai de rn er . ee. May she, with heavenly gloiPy crown'd, " SAVE T HE44IIIA Q Y TfltrEEQBl.lllEl'E " LONG LIVE FOR EVER !" Shine brighter still—aLohNeaavert!illyaSTtaHrE! "6 QUEEN S. H. VICTORIA, THE QUEEN OF THE ISLE, WRITTEN EXPRESSLY ON THE OCCASION OF THE CORONATION OF HER MOST ORACIOCS MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. 28th June, 1828.- Hark, hark, on the breeze, how voices are swelling With sounds of a welcome to beauty and grace, While hearts beat with gladness in every dwelling', From peasant in hut to the peer in high place! Old England for ever — unconquered thro' years— Long may she he blessed with prosperity's smiles, While fondly her sons, amid echoing c h eers , Drink health to "VICTORIA, the Queen of tha Isles ! In the east, in the west, in far-away Ind', Their wishes the loyal now loudly avow, That, like to a gossamer borne on the wind, The crown may sit light on VICTORIA'S brow. , May her throne 1;e as stable and firm as the earth, And lasting as Egypt's broad pyramid piles; While with truth may the sons of the land of her birth Pray " God save IT/crania, the Queen of the isles !" The ancients, though prized for their wisdom and laws. Forbade that dear woman should rule in their land; But Britons, who ever are fi rs t i n h er cause, Are proud to be swayed by her delicate hand; And the crown that is placed this day on her head 'they'll carefully see that no traitor reviles. Oh, their, last drop of blood shall he cheerfully shed ; In defence of'' VICTORIA, the Queen of the Isles!" J. S. ALL SAINT'S Cnunctt. , —We understand, that the Rena Mn M'Cotikey, who has been a pp o int e d by th e trustees to succ ee d the Rev. J. Lyons, will enter upon his ministerial duties.** pastor of the congregation and district of this church ott Sun day next. SCHOOL FOR Tint BLIND. —The inmates of this excellent charity were not, we are glad to find, overlooked yesterday; f or, although they could not enjoy the sight of th e process i on , Ihei were regaled with a good dinner, and ale and wine given the"' by one of the vice-presidents, Mr.-Edward Parry, then sang "God save the Queen." THE DARTFORD.—This fine vessel was crowded with respec t ' able company yesterday during the regatta. The accommoda tions on board of her are excellent. We can strongly ree" ey mend her as a safe, fast, and convenient v esse l . Sh e takes her second excursion trip on Sunday next to Beaumaris and ba ck in the same day. CHEMICAL NUISANCES. —At the Police -office on Thursday last, two special informations, und er t h e by-laws, were lai r ' against Mr. Thomas Heaton, maniaactuting chymist, Feather' street, Richmond•row, for a nuisance, cause d by the inattnrse•-. tore of alkali. Mr. Venables conducted the case for the rre.,,, se', cation. A great number of witnesses attended for the pr_ d e'" • cution, who, however, were not examined, as,Mr.,-1 0 ,741 consented to plead guilty to both informations, Mr. L" imposed, in each ease, a . penalty fendant that, if the nuisance were i mmediately abated , Heaton hereupon pleaded that the n uisa nce o ll criauos inquiredne caused o infor mation t stated, a sol rn itar i y r. c bti l co l n u t e xal t ei e t d t fl e ; ase u , g,h a e n s d w i l i i . e a t s he a r it wa ie s, d as tb 7 t he i‘ h l a rd. penalty t} e a e m bv: , and was not con lr_ de . Pendant nuisance had been in existence about three nswe st _ A bad. Mr, nweennltY should be "' ace d. months; ,";; nearly poisoned all the cows in a shippon. Mr. Hallt him dared that if any other instances were brought befo reoutl, he and the remedy provided by the by-faits proved inefaca c ' would cause an indictment laid. THE LATE FROST.—Tw o men em pl o y e d i n di gg ing Pea:sh:n Tarnbook F e ll, near Gal ate, the other day, -found," - h e i • great astonishment, that the frost was not vet driven ft . "' ' . ground.— Lanca s t er Guardian. ,•- ELECTION O F C OMMISSIONERS AT .B IRKENHEA C o nsider - D.-. - able excitement hbonris • has prevailed recently amongst our neig , on the opposite side of the water, respecting the election of c° 1 1:: missione ts f or th e a d m i n i strat i on of parish affairs, am on g st- I extending and fl ourishin g commun ity of Birken bead. .By a lat e , Act of Parliament the number of commissioners is reduced to r twenty-one. The polling commenced yesterday at 10 o'cloc e a.m., at the Town-hall, and concluded in the.evening. 'We have only only space to notice the result in the order in which the sutre.s+ till candidates stood on the poll :—M r. Hugh Williams, Mr. • Mr. J. D. Case 214 ! Mr. W. Hetherington, jun. 207; M . l o u r. A. Watson, 204; Mr. Coxon, 185; Mr. John Pool, 157 ; 143 , Willoughby, 155; Mr. Laycock, 154; Mr. A ppleton, _ r : Mr. Seddon, 143; Mr. Smith, 141; Mr. Walley, 141! , •130• Mr- Green, 138; Mr. Harrison, 133; Mr. Hetherington. _ Meacock, 127; Mr. Kerr, 126; Mr. J. Walker. 125; . -- 124; Mr. Russell, 121; Mr. Gregory, 117. STRANCIE ACCIDENT. — On Saturday last a young r a e r rsbn,• about 17 or 18 veers of age. met with his death at Mr: 1 leY 6 factory, Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield. in the following mai% . nee:—The deceased was employed in wi n di ng si r some bags .ot cotton to one of the higher stories of the building, and his part . of the business was to attach the end of the rope to the fa bag intended to be wound up. O n one occasion, a f t e r' having g tened the bag, he made a noose of the slack part of the rope ! , and jokingl • y called upOn one of the bystanders to put his head in, at the same putting his own (deceased's) neck through' for the purpose of showing him, when the . machine Was unexpect edly set in motion, and the unfortunate mart warein one inhinetit, • suspended at the lop of the building. As soon as the pOsrits' above was aware of the circumstance,-he threw the - 11'8(41me o f geering, and the cotton and the man lefliwith.grvtit upon the ground. The poor wait was in.a.tnate of , and died about an hour after.—lfinritester.ritiai•diaft, • . • .. ~• • !• „. . .