The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-07-06 00:00:00

d tho hich to t 09. !ter , o d bu re t !: o a to, 11,.",;ic ales an,l tl ling 13D aPP' bicb , 50 ;v. al) t .; tiP re" c "oll' Or be alar to al !lebr s todJeo " - bie. I° ot of of t r ° o3 6( -.515 ..I • w i e t lov w . o e b t t o . Ct. ,mf t o 0 10 0 Ind " iae r 3 c,_7,lt tg A UP tie d ' ott 6C t:rl l'lo beefi LOCAL NEWS kic ER has been pleased to approve of Mr. Hugh %d s e, ".at l ll ' ou. it h as con su l at this port for the Argentine person in the employment of Messrs. ‘-' 3 . has absconded, and, it:is said, carried away s otT 4l a large sum of money. hec,ll LANcAsuittE —The election for this division 140' tp is fixed for the 14th inst., at Newton, by the N t e ' l 4, T. Weld Blundell, Esq. T AE FEMALE EMIGRANTS on board . of the s -1 1dei. 1° ' Ding in the river, bound for Australia, wa P o , 14 red of a fine child, on Wednesday. ,11„kit'lcotnEN-r.—Charles Mercer, a cotton porter, Qz Tuesday last while at work at a warehouse , -st reet, by a bale which slipped from the slings. wAE Itti" i ted Service Gazette: says, " The 1 Oth Lancers 41 e 6 ° ! 3 at Liverpool from Coventry and Birmingham Ali"land Bth July, to embark for Ireland. IC4 StitTE EN TH ANNIVERSARY of the Provident ktptictrid Surgic a l A ssoc i at i on was h e ld a t th e , Medical td t d °ll , Liverpo o l, on W e d nes d ay . M r . Bicgerzteth D oDGE, a servant of Lord Skelmersdale's was bY an engine passing over his leg and foo To-: ll Air k station of the East Lancashire Railway, )p k T tit kt:PelielitWAY. BETWEEN ST. HELEN foirl'itlp:.„9ll Thursday, and passenger k ,th e tits line has been co:istructe c3al PanY's engineer. lit o , k fitet °l : T HE GOVERNOR 05 04 ' 0 state that Mr. - 40,t4, died on Friday evening. d ays only with erysipelas in " 4 Att lEs-RALL.—Mr. Robert Grundy, of St. Ilatiie4sed his exami na tion in the science and practice tillid ai ti l e' t a nd received a certificate to practise, on +it as. Io7c N„ N e N 141 oe -ED ICTUALLERS' FETE.—This comes . off V l Ostt. l ' e al• Gardens this day. All the candidates Iptlekoit after the nomination, and in the evening the ' t6e,t ra niatic Society will perform " Married Life" I% lc sk ti re of the gardens. Il ttl l4 yo lq „„ L trrErts.—On Wednesday, a gentlemaill- SLIV, named Thomas George Sutton, wh? had 'll ob er4 P l oy of Mr. Kirkus, druglist and district 11 1, 4 1 T Mill-street, Toxteth-park, was commit- S e t is4 r of stealing a letter containing coin. ~ty ' al ar ts AND Co., of Castle-street, have ma- Zthi' e tti p essUtiful silver cup, which is to be given . by bl t s. 4n i tzb urg Agricultural Society, in South Africa, MaC 4 Dea,„ : ` l4 ist who shall, in three successive years, '"an Y part of the district the largest crop of ND GA RSTON trains nosy run Mr• S. F THE BOROUGH GAOL. ')ulie, governor of the He had been ill he head. " k "t t Z7s ,p to „-(3 llriimy BY A W AREHOUSEMAN. — We are . " 4 11e.' 13 t w.:`ate that the person named Johnson, com- Nf is tiot y l e . l c for a robbery at Mr. Harbord's °P th,ro. Edw ar d Johnston, ho is still, three ' years, in Mr. Harbord ' s employ ilihtßt 'usenaan. 4 1 :f41. 0 1511111 .k.t.rr Com, g:• l ibet,,, lll. of the owners of the Pic . kwicK, ,t l 4, l oll oc ' een which vessel and the Chimera, 6eo tons, 'tor 4 ,ll curred in the Irish Channel on the 12th of ' e Pi ckw i ck th Lee rpo was proceed; °4 to Valparaiso. q~ise QTY MAGISTRATES. — The fol the dat Lancaster sessions on N l l,lal at ß ll ired declarations, a. at A l4e : — Ma tthew Ben , of arabje s id e ; and the Re "Pv- asllngton. and ha adgment vras c orr a or 0 0 '5 386 tons ~fl eD ie d° d Y r. f n c it iot ) :, kor ..t 03!hr S on her vi wing gentle lac last, and "'.e - If er Eol . r tv bY th i t o 0 4 56" .4 :rates of this :on, Esq., of s Henr tb e Is , Os re ohs bad k d°toPli°l tin s rt'l r di t o_ of I tr oo 41. _b tg: is t e `.*l tt I tttPaN 344 N NAMED WILLIAM JONES STAFFORD, 1 46. 1 "ithT, °n Wednesday, on a charge of being con eti I r. Wil son a sharebroker, of this town, in , a e rltt, lling some 'shares belonging to Mr. Higgins , e 4 i r •Wilson h a d l en t sum of £2,300, and, 'lr. Higgins alleged he would lose £l,BOO. tit, o 4 of PUBLICANS' LICENSES.—On Thursday.. Iv a ?,_ the removal and transfer of publicans' held in the old Nisi Priui Court, Chapel iatd l e Mr John Holmes, Mr. J. H. Turner, Mr. three I r. Richard Vaughan Yates. The list con k a pplications for removals, and sixty-six for 3te3 a r $ A - ° ot f lr rrel• D ill 0 1 I C e islic; t ot ,t• o 0 te i 0 pe d 5 0 :10 Vli P or P re pie , 01' rf !ell e V' d so d r ° 1 0 o ' o o 130 j io. to (to! io - „ f r,ice N il 4 4 ' D E • "klll ATlls•—On Wednesday evening, a woman of ale e !itie Williams, who had been invited to take in a public-house at the ccrner of Cavfndish litt the ..t ate. a road, dropped down dead as she was 4 5 1 te rn slass to her lips.—On W qtes-e, named Margaret Hu at Ronier•street, was four t Pp .o k, s kei i ~,'"On Sunday week two exeelient sermons W. at Christ Church, Southport, by the Rev. d k'_ 0 43, 3 ° 11 , Minister of St. Bride's. Liverpool,. an jai made towards liquidating the debt incurred by "ar getnent and alteration of Christ Church. 1 0 4 oersilised amounted to .£54 155., exclusive of a •g - from Charles Turner, Esq. N'til'iafa,,ls's MIRACLE IN LIVERPOOL !—An Bye iares us that as Parch WM. TREES was pas ktlik o„steth Park-road, the statue of St. Patrick th 9 :4;; tl hand and nodded his head approvingly toi t je also credibly informed by another cor -47, t at, the other evening. "it tipped Cardwell 1) 4'6. 5 t " This beats the Rimini picture hollow. 4, 11 !l t /t Iti l i t14 1 11;1 1 1 11 IT—cEmortrtuAGE.—On Thursday last, as Q u a, a carrier in the fish market, was_ sitting q .° l, stands, a stream of blood gushe , d from one 1 1 4 1 1 . 1:24 2 04e was taken to a druggist s shop in ° UP where she died in the course of a quarter N 14 F excessive haemorrhage. Some months been thoroughl y tl ere p iad been bitten by a dog, since which time ~ e ttc q tICRIBIT sound. i l 'oit, A ."dent .._ gentleman named Leyland, t , in ids, 4o ,, ". in Chesbir. has opened an rtt tiff fo cir p Li t ; l i r i canyifte , : a ild, a in r g g e, a L n 'im . e n lctreet, w , here he e anum i l • teresting ti r i nz a b bi r ds and other objects collected liatelon"'ng tour in South Africa. Some of re great value to o tete, are f s ecies hitherto unknown, our national museums. ia AR TY Was held on Tuesday last, for the 04.,4teiconti,nection with the Church Of • St. Thomas, Plr„Ke r , he Rev. Mr. Powell occupied the chair. P'iitt'atin t were the Revs. Mr. Parry, Mr. Robinson, !t,t)4,T• The anthems 'were sung by Mr. e0, 41 , — ,,`' and Mr. John Howd'en of St. Mary's, f °t 11 ' 4 ' Miss _Skinner_ and Miss ' Waltun of the ,tt t40 131i d t• n • Mr. G. F. Hornby presided at the morning, mho lodged at d in bed. his tO r lefts eto oog r l 0 0 ~ece e le for ... e er!,, ilv Vd0:0; r. - /07, h e CO W ,/ . • Al 3350 , b r tb JP , [ .... e i t te/ e v p-4 1 1 P tO t ' DIA iv ar v e . Po' or d , SP ‘tS ,1 rof Let t o b t e e It ; to l i to i of t.,0'.a0; C ~, • dellr a fe . :e 0 09 t g g , ' l" e 001 t0,,4 5 '1 „ )f i p P ee,rfre ." !1* t ier 1 11 , otiol p 4 Ito to E3ty Ce Jr her 0 7 t V , 11 611 ° dl tie6 i ° ° C9IP lb ay ii ig oß f 3 ° , o ° , .111 C, ‘lt /4 thellp V Il u thE ßAuTY.—The Mercury of Friday men -44 ot4 l l t ii iirobati on , t h e fact that when Mr. Holme ti,llie!tiliteNddress a lodge of 011 fellows at Chester, 1 04, 4 1 , 10 r, " the Past Grand Master speedily put V. V 4 1 ' upon the eloquence of the candidate, by Polities here ;' " whilst tbe Radical can -004 v . L Stanley, he says, " was warmly received, t o ' n te, fled to, by the Oddfellows present." So Nita LY politics to be listened to by an Odd .re those of the Radical stamp. i h t ;4' 4 ,8 BOARD OF GUARDIANS. — The weekly c4ai " Wednesday last, the Rev. W. Bad h,r,,• them of £2 06-1 3s 91 was reported "Otte's of treasurer.—Mr . . Robert Bennett SUCCeSSOr to Mr. Watson, who had resigned, t k ' l l io, t : ll 4 l 3T o e il e t r il,s of n the .. Dispensary in Toxteth-park, 111 tee . notice.—The clerk read an answer e i tved from the Colonial Land Emigration to an application he had made, as hylt 4 h t e, to the emigration of paupers from the OVa3 i,selq stated that the company would not vol tt ‘ •e.tc r eeelpt of parochial relief. No business of cillo - ' 4 l ' as transacted. g!ti f h 'les l a t j,F/i---A. company has been formed in Nttir.T 4 tll. -- uushing a line of screw steamers between j'egt4iti-eawestern coast of Africa. A royal charter Ne t ey? and the title is " The Liverpool and 'ato-sliip Company." The ships will Ot'Oli east' ° tee, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, y l tlft h .C Et i sab e , Accia, Lagos, Whydah, Badagry, wink t ! l !.coo,".. r, Carneroons, and Fernando Po. The ,„kOly t 5 .".1! 1 Y is to carry passen4ers and cargo to 4 'Son -l 'lng monthly each way. The distance ~ ,- i ii i \ t , t l e'vqa t of rei le. s , it is expected that these vessels to Lq~ T 4 ', le three-and-a-half months. thtii l til i . o) ei o e ,STEA:st-stiiPs.—OnWednesdaymorn- Oie Di: 41 11 the United States mail steam-ship !i1,, ,), q4,1eng e 'lee, left the Mersey, for New York, Wheattiadl S, the usual mails, and a full cargo of 141 1 0 t:,te, aria se•- . --Th e British and North American 1 11 1 LNZ;. 1 X e ‘shle Asia, Harrison, commander, left qe Ni v ° York, at 12.50 p.m., on Saturday, ttf,N, s _eventy passengers and a fair cargo, g t ,z l d - , 41 5, - ails.—The steamer Magdalena sailed Tie, 9 pa 4 `. o rei. 4l thanapton, with the usual mails for the 4d t C: 11 West Indies, Havana, the Gulf of eatral America, the Pacific, and Cali- esy e i 04 1 aft be Meat o P f ee of' oiit A r," tbe 1 0 Of 0 ~atyidettle inP'• o p Ina ti ' t 9 ring ;Ti3elol .A w° , .0‘ ‘0! tib''"e§ . 35 'T 511 ;i 011 oldt 33V A ' o' 4 'o' :rjt. e'loo Ili ol 4 Fr° ort „ ~ Pit .."4'll, A `O4l USTINENCE Fr,s - ri IL ; tlze ti cl ,,` the weather.teet ' otallrs toc S.l.l.l'erp 'genial esocieti . 0 5 , ,t p tackb,_ •es, with bretl rN el° ', 4 ase r „;: l rn, and even fr, eit '''uled in the Havrx tl Witl-14,1havin formed into Pet natter g and t k ous bands, ted Late the principal s r4l4qkitlllll°ll.t two thousand, e es in . ;LtleB,W4Ql at tr • Passing the cor tl k %. e „ achon for the da: )_ 4 ed. te4t. the revellers enjoyed Mttle,Aa the number o L _ 4 Ile scene. A ItDENs—We —The Annual T on Tuesday, .mbers of the rom Cheshire, distance of me-street many banners of the town the procession f Castle-street. ke Zoological gala to their tra visitors also all attenti et . , -`` , ae l ,s l olS 1 " 0 b an_ e a grand rii, from being intl s• 'to rn „,_ Qess in of such .„. , eu '?114 na anlifa s by a t ie ono 7 lar ono of t; ens -To d Iten th e f VictuallE tion of 'rtifi ~~~Mm A SELECT VESTRY.—The fortnightly meeting was held on . Tuesday. The Rev. Rector Campbell presided. George S 4- ory was appointed poor-rate collector in the place of Mr. Perris, resigned. Several applications had been made for assistance to enable people in a pauper condition to emigrate to Australia, and the answer in each case had been that the proposition could not be entertained for the present. The total number of inmates in the house, on the 23rd ultimo, was reported to have been 2097, against 1920 at the corresponding date of last year. Among these there were 597 sick cases. The total number of admissions to the vagrant sheds during the past week had been 515 males, 216 females, and 94 children : total, 825. A long and detailed report was submitted on Workhouse manage ment, which was not read, but of which Mr. Willmer gave notice that he would move the adoption at the next meet ing. The minutes of the Cottage Rating Committee were read and confirmed. ATTENDANCE OF LANCASHIRE 'MEMBERS IN THE HOUSE.—The divisions during the session of 1852 num bered 126, in which there voted—C. Hindlev, Ashton, 104 times ; J. Brotherton, Salford, 103 ; J. Pilkington, Blackburn, 82 ; W. 3. Fox, Oldham, 76 ; J. Heywood, North Lancashire, 75 ; Sir J. Walmsley, Bolton, 65 ; T. Greene, Lancaster, 61 ; J. Bright, Manchester, 60; J. W. Patten, North Lancashire, 58; T. M. Gibson, Man chester, 56; M. Wilson, Clitheroe, 49; A. Henry, South Lancashire, 48 ; W. Brown, South Lancashire, 44 ; R. B. Armstrong, Lancaster, 43 ; Sir Geo. Strickland, Pres ton, 43 ; W. S. Crawford, Rochdale, 39 ; S. Blair, Bol ton, 37 ; G. Greenall, Warrington, 37 ; R. A.Thicknesse, Wigan, 31 ; Sir T. B. Birch, Liverpool, 19; C. P. Gren fell, Preston, 19 ' • Col. Lindsay, Wigan, 17; E. Cardwell, Liverpool, 14 ; J. Duccuft, Oldham, 10; J. Hornby, Blackburn, 3; R. Walker, Bury, I. It will thus be seen that Sir Thomas Birch and Mr. Cardwell have not been ssiduous in attention to their parliamentary duties THE NEW LINE OF AFRICAN MAIL STEAM-SHIPS : LAUNCH AT BIRKENHEAD.—The first of the squadron for carrying the African mail, under Mr. Macgregor Laird's contract with the Government, was launched, on Saturday, from the building-yard of Mr. John Laird, Birkenhead. Her dimensions are, length between per pendiculars, 165 feet; beam, 22 feet ; depth of hold, 12 feet 6 inches. She is 400 tons burthen, and is to be fitted with the screw-propeller, driven by two engines of 25 horse-power each, from the manufactory of Messrs. Fawcett, Preston, and Co. She is named the Fore runner ; the other three vessels comprising the squadron being Faith, Hope, and Charity. Her water-lines are hollow. She has a considerable rise of floor, and a long run. The screw will work in solid water, and, notwith standing the small power, great comparative speed must be attained. She is of great strength, combining good carrying capacity with lines likely to attain speed ; and the run up to the screw space insures the easy and solid flow of water to that point, a most important matter in screw-vessels. ST. JOHN'S CHURCH AID ASSOCIATION.—The quar terly meeting of this useful society was held on Thursday evening last, at the school-rooms, Great Crosshall-street. The room was well filled, and the proceedings commenced nt, half-past seven o'clock. The chair was taken by the Rev. W. F. Taylor, M.A., president. The meeting was opened by singing and prayer; after which the Chairman read and expounded a passage of Scripture, enforcing the duty of preaching the Gospel, notwithstanding every op position. The Rev. Mr. Ireland, curate of St. John's, addressed the meeting in favour of the Church Missionary Society, and strongly advocated its claims to the support of the people of God, contrasting the different social, civil, and religious conditions of those countries where the Word of God had free course and where it had not, as exemplified in North and South America, the Protestant and Romish countries of the continent, and the north and south of Ireland. The Rev. W. Clementson, M.A., rector of Kimberley, Notts., next addressed the meeting in favour of the Jewish Society, and, in a speech of some length, eloquently urged the duty of complying with our Lord's express command, that in all our efforts to pro mote the CBll9O of God our first attention should be directed to the Jew. After a few remarks from the Chair man, the meeting was concluded with singing and bene diction. Subscriptions, &c., were received by the treasurer, Owen Williams, Esq., to the amount of £l9 ss. 9d. ANNUAL COUNTY SESSIONS. — The annual general ses sion of the peace for this county was held on Thursday, at. the Court-house, Preston. In the absence of the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks, T. B. Addison, Esq., pre sided. The first subject for consideration was the assess ment of money to be raised by rates in the ensuing half year. The county treaeurer submitted an estimate of funds required to carry on the expenditure to the end of February, 1853. A rate of 2d. in the pound will be re quired from Kirkdale, yielding £lBOO. Mr. Watts, in reference to the sum required for general purposes, asked what was the balance in hand. The Rev. C. E. Kendal sai3 it was £7773 Bs. 3d. Mr. Watts contended that there was no occasion for a rate at all for general purposes. A discussion took place, and explanations were given, after which the whole of the rates were agreed to. The salaries of several officers were confirmed. A recommen dation of the visiting justices to sell a portion of land belonging to the Preston House of Correction, for the enlargement of St. Mary's Church, was adopted, with an addition, to the effect that compensation should be made to the present occupant. A discussion respecting the Heaton-Norris constabulary rate ended in its being re ferred to the Constabulary Committee. In consequence of the recent increase in burglaries, four additional police men were appointed for the division of Prescot, and ten for the division of Kirkdale. The meeting then adjourned. HEALTH CoreaterTee.—On Thursday, at the weekly meeting of this committee, Alderman Langsdale, the chairman, presided ; and the other members present were Messrs. Nicholson, Fleming, Beckwith, Chalmer, and Henderson.—The medical officer of health reported that, during the week ending 26th June, the deaths registered in the borough, amounting to 206, show a decrease of 28, as compared with the week previous, and an excess of 22 as compared with the same week of the four preceding years, excluding the cholera mortality of 1849. Although the general mortality was lower than in any of the three weeks immediately preceding, there was an increase of 9 in diseases of the zymotic class, owing to the large number of deaths from measles, which exceeded the number in any previous week since the sanitary act came into oper ation. Of 7G deaths from zymotic diseases, 34 were from measles. Of the total 306 deaths, not less than 123, or nearly 60 per cent., were below five years of age, a greater proportion of infantile mortality than had occurred during the previous eight months. The medical officer of health submitted a letter from the proprietor of the bone-button works, in Richmond-terrace, stating that he had taken other premises, and would lose no time in closing his pre sent works.—A memorial was read from the inhabitants of Ellenborough-street, Scotland-road, complaining of a nuisance occasioned by the re-burning of animal charcoal at a sugar works in that neighbourhood ; and two gentle men attended the committee for the purpose of enforcing its prayer. It appeared that Mr. Fresh had received nu merous complaints as to the nuisance occasioned by the works in question, and that Mr. Duncan had been, but always at times when no offensive odour was emitted. The parties were instructed to send him word when the nuisance was sufficiently great to sustain an information. Dom COMMITTEE. - The weekly meeting was held on Thursday, Mr. Turner in the chair. In reference to the erection of some buildings at the Huskisson Dock with out notice being sent to the Health Committee, the opinion of the solicitor had been taken, which was, that the act of parliament did not extend to the buildings on the dock estate. The secretary was directed to write to the Health Committee in conformity with such opinion. Several vacancies having occurred in the warehouse de partment at the Albert Dock (one or two of the officials having resigned to emigrate to Australia), it was re ferred to the committee to make the necessary appoint ments.—A letter was read from Mr. Braithwaite Poole, calling attention to the inconveniences experienced by the London and North-Western Railway Company in trans porting timber from the docks, and requesting additional timber accommodation at the Egerton Dock until some permanent arrangement could be made. Referred to the Harbour Masters' Committee.—A letter from a firm in London (agents to the Royal Academy), calling atten tion to the necessity of haying accommodation at the transit sheds, Nelson Dock, for the more careful examina tion of pictures, sculpture, and other works of art, was referred to the Harbour Masters' Committee. It was announced that advertisements bad been issued for speci fications, &c., in connection with the building of the Stanley Dock warehouses, and that the plans might be seen at the dock surveyor's office.—Mr. Gregson wished to know from Mr. Hartley, the surveyor, whether he was making a dock at the north end of the Huskisson Dock. The surveyor replied that they were not forming a dock ; what they were doing was merely necessary to sustain the river wall.—Mr. Gregson contended that it was a dock if anything.—The surveyor persisted in denying that it was a dock. A. long altercation ensued, in the course of which it transpired that 800 men were at work, and the excavation would be finished in a fortnight.—Mr. Shand said an intimation was given to the committee that certain men well skilled in dock making should be retained, and it was desirable they should have employment.—Mr. Evans : It is keeping up a standing army of workmen without authority.—The recommendation of Mr. Tobin, that the committee of works should report on the matter, was agreed to. DEJEUNER ON BOARD THE MARCO POLO. On Wednesday, a number of ladies and gentlemen were invited to a splendid entertainment given on board the Marco Polo, on the eve of her departure for Australia. The Marco Polo has been chartered by government for the Australian emigration service. She was built at St. John's, Newfoundland, and is 1625 tons register. She is the largest vessel that ever went out to Austrklin, and will carry a greater number of passengers than were ever before taken by one ship to the Australian ports. The dejeuner was provided by Mr. Lynn in his best style. The guests numbered about SO, and included several ladies. Mr. James Baines presided, and Mr. Mackay, one of the owners. and Captain Forbes, were vice-chairmen.—Mr. James Baines propcsed " The town and trade of Liver pool," to which Mr. Harrison, an African merchant, responded.—Mr. Samuel Booth gave " Success to the Black Ball line of emigrant ships."—Mr. James Baines responded on behalf of himself and his co-owners of the Marco Polo. After predicting the most satisfactory results to the Marco Polo as regards her sailing powers, he proceeded to speak of the importance of the colony. So far back as from 1822 to 1829, in seven years, her art of wool increased from 172,880 lbs. to 1,006,000 or sixfold ; and she now exports 13,262,700 lbs., an e, in 23 years, of nearly 44 fold ; all which bad been hen Australia was comparatively unknown, and vered. Mr. Baines tazes, agricultural ;re the existence of go t on to enumera d commercial, of the colo ny, and concluded by inquiring that every man who could raise requisite to transport himself her it was not certai moderate amc faMily to that t be set doc 1 position to t once do so aupers, he Te was a this country ure that ❑num ; and odd ass ho,throc ugh his owr La of Cunar naine it Mr. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1852. Mackay. (Cheers.) —Mr. Mackay acknowledged the compliment, in doing which he assured the company that he never felt so much responsibility as he did that day, when be found nearly 1,000 souls on board the Marco Polo, who were to proceed to Australia; but with such a commander as Captain Forbes, and such a builder as Mr. Smith, who knew every plank of the ship, he felt confident that the voyage would be most successful. (Cheers.) He proposed "The woollen trade of England," and he was proud to say that they had on board one of the most enterprising men of the West Riding of Yorkshire—he alluded to Mr. Horsfall, with whose name he would couple the toast. (Cheers.) Mr. Horsfall, in returning thanks, showed that Australian wool was superseding that of all the old markets.—Captain Forbes hoped to be in the Mersey once again in little more than six months. The Marco Polo sailed on Saturday evening. THE YOUNG STRATFORDS.-It may be in the recollec tion of our readers, who have noticed the discussions in the interminable Mather case, that, as part of the " com pensation" extorted from the Tuscan government, our envoy, Mr. Scarlett, laid much stress on the release by the Tuscans of the two young Stratfords, aged twenty three and twenty years respectively,after an imprisonment, at Leghorn and Florence, of nearly twelve months, for a supposed participation in the plots of the Italians. During this period these young men underwent long and tedious secret trials, ending in condemnation to death, without the aid of advocates, or communications with the British authorities ; for, alas I they were friendless, penniless, and nearly parentless ; their father, a totally-impoverished and dissolute Irish peer, having died a few months pre viously, On the release of the Stratfords, they were sent off in their prison clothes, by rail, to Leghorn, at once transhipped to her Majesty's steamer Growler, and then taken on to Malta. The governor, Sir William Reid, immediately transferred them to the screw steamer Orontes, of this port, paid their passage money, and thus transported them to this favoured port. On their arrival here, accompanied by one of the owners of the Orontes, they, by the advice of the Governor of Malta, waited upon his worship the Mayor, who, with his accustomed kindness, wrote up to the Foreign office for instructions as to their disposal. Government, however, refuses to do anything in their behalf ; they are totally destitute ; the result is, that this town is threatened with their support, or they may die of want, unless, with the liberality for which our merchants are noted, private benevolence should release them from their present deplorable con dition. It is now proposed to raise a fund sufficient to send them to Australia, and the Mayor has liberally headed the subscription by £5, to which, we have no doubt, many of our merchants will contribute. Sub scriptions for the above object will be received by Messrs. James Moss and Co., 3, Tower-buildings. MONS. Louts PHILIPPE PLUMTOT, professor of French and literature, No. 7, Colquitt-street, has been pre sented lately with magnificent baskets of flowers and fruits, in wax, and several beautiful French lithographs, accompanied with very complimentary letters, by a num ber of his ladies and gentlemen pupils, in gratitude for the extraordinary progress which they have made in the French Language under his able tuition. CONSERVATIVE MEETINGS DURING THE WEEK. ♦ MEETING OF SAILMAKERS. On Thursday evening, a meeting of the sailmakers of Liverpool was held in their room in Circus-street, for the purpcse of hearing addresses from Mr. Forbes Mackenzie and Mr. Turner. The room was densely crowded on the occasion, and the reception of the candidates was most enthusiastic. Mr. Robert Casement occupied the chair, and was surrounded by Mr. J. A. Tobin, Mr. W. Fisher ; and a number of other gentlemen connected with the shipping interest. After an excellent practical address, the Chairman introduced to the meeting Mr. W. Forbes Mackenzie, who was received with loud cheering. Mr. MACKENZIE entered into a brief but clear exposi tion of his views upon the question of the navigation laws, and put it strongly to the meeting whether tley would believe their own experience as to the results, or statistical documents. Figures were a dangerous thing in the bands of some gentlemen, and Mr. Cardwell was one of those who could twist them so as to make the worse appear the better cause. They were asked to believe that the question at issue in this election was that of free trade. There was, however, the more important one to be decided by it whether we are to have a constitutional government main tained. That issue, he said, would be very much influ eneed by the result of the Liverpool election ; and, after a few more remarks. he concluded by calling upon the meeting to record their votes in favour of himself and Mr. Turner. Mr. Mackenzie was vehemently applauded during his speech, and at the close was greeted with three cheers and Kentish fire. Mr. TURNER explained at some length the unfair ope ration of the navigation laws, and showed, from statistical returns, that their operation was largely promoting the extension of foreign shipping, whilst our own was nearly at a stand still. He had just received a return of the progress of British and foreign shipping in the port of Calcutta, which showed that whilst from the Ist of May, 1846.7, to the Ist of May, 1851-2, British tonnage had increased only 18 per cent, foreign had trebled itself. In conclusion, Mr. Turner assured the electors that it would be his study to put our commercial arrangements with foreign countries on a more satisfactory footing. He announced himself as the friend of all grades and classes, an advocate for Conservative progress, but opposed to merely theorising legislation. He asked the friends of himself and his colleague to be early at the poll on Wed nesday morning, and he bad no doubt that they would both be carried into the Commons House of Parliament. (Loud and prolonged cheering.) A resolution, expressive of confidence in Messrs. Mac kenzie and Turner, and pledging the meeting to support them in every, possible way, was then moved by Mr. JoHN THORPE, seconded by Mr. HUSON, and carried unanimously. The candidates then proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman ; and after three hearty cheers for the Queen, Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner, and Lord Derby, the meeting separated. MEETING OF THE COOPERS. On Friday evening Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner attended, by invitation, a meeting of the coopers of Liverpool, at the Vine Tavern, Pitt-street. The meeting was an overflowing one ; and, in consequence, it was ad journed to the large court yard, the candidates speaking from one of the windows by which it was overlooked. It was computed that at least 1,000 electors were present. Mr. JOSEPH SMITH, president of the Coopers' Asso ciation, briefly introduced the candidates. Mr. MACKENZIE, on presenting himself, was received with deafening cheers. He proceeded to explain his views on the political questions of the day, and was greeted with the warmest manifestations of approval. He most ably exposed the false reasoning, and equally fallacious statis tics of Mr. Cardwell. Mr. Mackenzie alluded to a return which has been published, and which will be found in another part of our paper, showing the votes of the Lan cashire members of the Douse of Commons. The number of votes given by Mr. OWdwell were miserably few, and he would tell them why. Because Mr. Cardwell knew that the party whom he sought to represent in this town was made up of such discordant materials that it was im possible for him to give any vote upon any question without offending at least one or more of them. (Cheers.) Mr. CHARLES TURNER next addressed the meeting, and was most enthusiastically received. On the motion of Mr. EDWARD HIGGINS, seconded by Mr. BARTON EVANS, the meeting unanimously expressed their approval of Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner, as can didates for the representation of Liverpool. Mr. War. CLARKE, seconded by Mr. SHEPPARD, pro posed the following resolution :—" That this association is also of opinion that the principles of Messrs. W. F. Mao kenzie and Charles Turner are calculated to secure to British trade and industry the employment that would ensue from a more judicious legislation for the West In dian colonies, on which so large a number of the coopers are dependant for support." This resolution was also carried unanimously ; and a vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. Mackenzie, and seconded by Mr. Turner, having been passed to Mr. Smith, cheers were given for the Conservative candidates, for the Earl of Derby, and the Queen. The electors were urged to attend early at the poll on Wednesday morning, and expressed their determination to do so by cheers. THE ELECTIONS. NOMINATIONS. The The following nominations are appointed as under : ASHTON—This day, (Tuesday,) July 6. BOLTON—To-morrow, (Wednesday,) July 7. BRADFORD—This day, (Tuesday,) July 6. BURY (LANCASHIRE) —Thursday, July S. CHESTER—To-morrow. (Wednesday,) July 7. CHESHIRE (SOUTH) —Wednesday, July 14. LANCASTER-11111'3day, July 8. LANCASHIRE (NORTH) —Tuesday, July 13. LANCASHIRE (SOUTH) —Wednesday, July 14, at New• ton-in-the-Willows. LIVERPOOL—This day, (Tuesday,) July 6. MANCHESTER—To-morrow, (Wednesday,) July 7. N F . WCAS TLE-UNDER-LYNE—Thisday,(Tuesday,)July 6 . OLDHAM—To-morrow, (Wednesday,) July 7. PRESTON—This day, (Tuesday.) July 6. ROCHDALE —Thursday, July 8. SHREWSBURY—This day, (Tuesday,) July 6. SHROPSHIRE (Nowrit)—Tuesday, July 13. SHROPSHIRE (SOUTH) —Monday, July 12. STAFFORD—To-morrow, (Wednesday,) July 7. STAFFORDSHIRE (NORTH) —Monday, July 12. STAFFORDSHIRE (SOUTH) Tuesday, July 13, at Lichfield. STOCKPORT —Thursday, July 8. WIGAN—This day, (Tuesday.) July 6. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff, and Mr. Barry Sullivan, still continue to draw crowded houses at this popular place of amusement ; the new play of " Woman's Heart " being the chief attraction. On Saturday night the play of " Othello " was produced, Mr. Barry Sullivan persona tin g "the jealous Moor" with his accustomed success. Mr. Vandenhoff played "ago ; it is almost needless to add, in a manner that fully sus tained his character for correct and classical performances. On Saturday next the piece will be repeated, when the leading actors will make an exchange , of characters. Thi s evening the tragedy of " Macbeth will be presented, Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff taking the leading parts —a per formance which every lover of the legitimate drama should endeavour to witness. —Our great Tri- BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAI ennial Music Al eeting is fast approaching gory arrangements are in active progress The prepara- the plan is on will embrace a scale of even increasing magnit Features of peculiar interest From what we hay 4ns of the commit we are convinc that the Birming aa Festival of l NOE no' ,est of its precursc regard it as )semen s u powe like Charity the can its lor embraced•a period which may be regareo as tne most ul in the history of mu rapid progresi. - And this progress the Birmingham Fes. tival has contributed to accelerate, because it has not only kept pace with, but has rather been in advance of, the taste and knowledge of the age. In truth, when we peruse the records of the Birmingham Festival, we seem to be reading the History of Music for three quarters of a century ; for we find that the greatest works of genius in every branch of the art have been brought under the notice of our provincial public as soon as they were known, and sometimes before they were known, to the metropolis itself; nay more, several of the most sublime of these master-pieces have derived their being from the Birming ham Festival. And its records, in like manner, bear the name of every great artist, vocal or instrumental, who has appeared in England during the whole period of its dura tion. Our last Festival, in 1849, must be fresh in the memory of our readers. The musical direction was now placed in the hands of Mr. Costa, whose deep and com prehensive knowledge of his art, great practical experi ence, and energy of character, render him the ablest con ductor that this country has ever possessed.—Aris's Bir mingham Gazette. DISTRICT NEWS. WARRINGTON. IRISH HARVEST LABOURERS.—On last Saturday and Sunday week, 3,000 Irish men and women passed through this town on their way to the agricultural districts. This does not quite look as if Ireland were depopulated by emigration. BOARD OF GUARDIANS. — The usual weekly meeting of the board took place on Wednesday, at the workhouse, and there was a full attendance of members. Being the close of the quarter, the returns of the relieving officer were incomplete, and the business transacted was of no public interest. _ BOY DROWN ED.—On Tuesday afternoon, a number of boys were bathing in the river opposite to the first field in Aspley, when one of them, named George Penny, aged about eleven years, got out of his depth and was drowned. CHILD KILLED.—On Wednesday evening. a little child, about six years old, named Thomas Wright, was accidentally killed under the following most distressing circumstances. He had come to town with his parents in the cart, to be supplied with some new article of dress. They were about returning, and his father, thinking he was safe in the vehicle, started the horse. The little fellow - was, however, entangled in some way with the wheel, which went partially over him. Medical assistance was immediately procured, but he died in about half an hour. CHESHIRE AND WALES. THE BANGOR AND CARNARYON RAILWAY Wan opened on Wednesday. PARKGATE CHAPEL has been duly registered for the solemnisation of marriages. THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK TRUSTEES BILL was read a third time by the House of Commons on Tuesday, and passed. A DEPUTATION of the BIRKENHIIAD DOCK TRUSTEES had an interview with the Hon. C. Gore yesterday week, at the office of Woods and Forests. RICE ROBERTS, Esq., of Tally Llyn, has been appointed Sheriff of the county of Anglesey, in the room of Evan Lloyd, of Maes y Porth, Esq., deceased. Miss E. A. TOBY,. governess at Holy Trinity Church Schools, Birkenhead, has obtained a certificate of merit from the Committee of Council on Education. ROBBERY.—On Tuesday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, the house of Mr. Parker, Summerville, Seacombe, was entered by the front window, and a silver basin and other articles of plate stolen. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending June 27, 1852.—Chester and Holyhead Main Line : Passengers, £1,845 4s. 6d. ; parcels, H. C. and D., £6B 18s. 2d. ; goods, cattle, &c., £567 15s. ltd. ; mails, £6OO. Mold : Passengers, £3B 19s. 9d. ; parcels, H. C. and D., £2 10s. 4d. ; goods, cattle, &c., £Bl 7s. 2d. Steam-boats : Passengers, £378 its. 4d. ; parcels, H. C. and D., £23 4s. 6d. Total, £3,606 2s. Bd. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday morning, a man named John Tomlinson received such severe injuries at the steam-mills of the Messrs. Frost. in Chester, as to cause his death within a few hours. Mr. R. Frost, hear ing a shout in an upper room in which part of the machi nery is situated, hastened up stairs with one of his work men, and found the deceased with his shoulder between a pair of cog-wheels, one revolving and the other standing still. The motion of the latter had been stopped by the shoulder of the deceased, and the other had ground the shoulder so much as nearly to sever it from the body. The man was immediately extricated, and conveyed to the Infirmary, where he died about 12 o'clock the same day.— Chester Courant. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-TUESDAY. JUNE 29. DISTRICT COURTS OF BANKRUPTCY BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved the second reading of the Dis trict CO - urts of Bankruptcy Abolition Bill, and addressed the house at some length on the necessity which existed for reform in our criminal jurisprudence.—The Earl of DERBY assured the noble lord that the question would receive the anxious attention of Government in the New Parliament.—Lord BROUGHAM then withdrew the bill, and their Lordships adjourned after forwarding several bills a stage WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30. THE MATHER CASE. The Earl of MALmitsetyrty laid before the house the conclusion of the Mather correspondence. and stated that the dispute had been satisfactorily settled by the ability and tact of Sir Henry Bulwer. STATE OF PUBLIC BUSINESS. Lord LYNDHURST congratulated the house on the im mense amount of business, both public and private, which had been despatched during the session, and declared that the thanks of the country were due to Lord Derby for having resisted the clamour for a dissolution.—After some discussion between Lords Beaumont, Lyndhurst, and Brougham, respecting the haste with which a number of bills had been recently hurried through the house,—The Earl of DERBY expressed his thanks to Lord LYNDHURST for the testimony he had borne to the course pursued by the Government—a course which it had only been enabled to follow by the absence of party spirit which had to a very great extent been shown during the session both in that and the other House of Parliament. The House of Commons was then summoned to the bar, and the Royal assent was given by commission to 96 bills. Some other business was also despatched, and their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TIIESDAY, JUNE 29. THE CASE OF MR. MURRAY. In reply to a question from Lord D. Stuart, the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that Government had received no further information respecting Mr. Murray; but that Sir Henry Bulwer was using every exertion to terminate the question satisfactorily. The Tuscan Go vernment had already expressed strongly their regret at the insult inflicted upon Mr. Mather ; and the best un derstanding now prevailed between this country and the Grand Duke of Tuscany.—Sir H. VERNEY, in the ab sence of Mr. Anstey, moved that the rights of British subjects had been violated by the expulsion of Messrs. Wingate. Smith, and Edwards from the Austrian dominions, and that the Government should take steps to procure compensation for their losses. — Mr. KINNAIRD seconded the motion.—The CHANCEL LOR of the EXCHEQUER entered into a long explanation of this case, which had occurred before the present Go vernment came into office, and had received since every attention from the foreign minister, Lord Malmesbury. The case, he showed, had been considerably exaggerated. —Lord PALMERSTON concurred with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that this case had been exaggerated, and vindicated the course pursued by this Government, who had found the proceedings adopted by their predecessors to have placed them in a wrong groove. He regretted to see the despatch of Lord Granville of the 17th February. A more abject document it had never been his lot to read. —Mr. PLOWDEN concurred with Lord Palmerston in every word, and recommended the withdrawal of the motion.—Mr. HUME thought that the papers explained the case, and corrected the exaggerated statements of Mr. Anstey, and was sorry that that violent speech had remaineJ so long unanswered.—After a few remarks by Lord D. STUART, Sir H. VERNEY withdrew his motion. CHICORY. It was explained by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, that the Treasury order had not been rescinded, and that no step would be taken until the matter had been thoroughly considered. At four o'clock the house adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30. SUITORS IN CHANCERY RELIEF BILL. Sir W. P. WOOD gave some explanations respecting the Suitors in Chancery Relief Bill, with reference to certain remarks made by Lord Lyndhurst in the other house upon the Master of the Rolls.—The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, on behalf of that noble and learned peer, paid a tribute to the eminent ability and high character of the Master of the Rolls, and ascribed the remarks to an entire misap prehension on the part of Lord Lyndhurst. ROMAN CATHOLIC PROCESSIONS ACT. To a question by Mr. HENRY BERKELEY, whether the law prohibiting Roman Catholic processions could not restrain processions by clergymen of the Church of Eng land in imitation of them, and if not, whether the Go vernment intended to frame an act to put a stop to such practices,—The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied that the act had no operation upon any processions in which clergy men of the Church of England bore a part ; that the Go vernment were not aware that the law had been violated in the way alluded to ; and that there was no intention to propose any measure upon the subject. THE CASE OF CAPTAIN DE ROSE. A conversation occurred on the subject of the case of Leopold de Rose, who was sentenced in November last to imprisonment, on a charge of begging. Sir W. JOL LIFFE, in the absence of Mr. Walpole, promised that it should be immediately investigated. THE MOSQUITO TERRITORY. In reply to a question put by Sir De LACY EVANS, whether the policy of the British Government regarding the Mosquito territory is intended to be changed,—Sir W. JOLLIFFE said the negociations were going on, and at present the Government were not possessed of any infor mation upon the su.ject which they could communicate. The house adjourned at four o'clock. THURSDAY, JULY 1. THE RIOTS AT STOCKPORT. In answer to inquiries from Mr. ANSTEY, Mr, WAL POLE stated that Government had no more information on the subject of the riots which had occurred at Stor , wined in the newspapers. The dad represented that the disturbances had n a quarrel between the Irish and English, ted, he feared, with religious animosities ; Once had been so sudden and unexpected, , d not yet been accurately ascertained. shortly afterwards summoned into the port than was con ?nee of her Majesty in the House of Peers. Upon his 11, the-speaker read the Queen's speech to the mem collected-round the table, and the session closed. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. THE Parliamentary session of 1352 was brought to a close on Thursday by the Queen in person. The sun shone forth brilliantly during the day, and there was a genial and bracing breeze. The auspi cious state of the weather in the morning drew forth from their homes a countless throng of all classes and all ages, dressed in their best attire, eager to witness the Royal procession, and by their presence and their plaudits to evince their attachment to the Sovereign. _ _ . The Queen left Buckingham Palace at 20 minutes to two o'clock, and the Royal cortege, whose depar ture was announced by a salute from the Park guns, moved slowly along in the order usual on such occasions. Her Majesty was everywhere re ceived with the most cordial demonstrations of loyalty and affection. At frequent intervals along the line of pr o gress f r om the P a l ace to Westminster, banners of various devices were hung, and fluttered gaily in the breeze. The doors of the House of Lords were thrown open at 12 o'clock, but long before that hour there were numerous applications for admission, and the carriages of those who were so fortunate as to be provided with tickets already extended in one un broken line from Victoria Tower to Charing-cross. The interior of the house presented a magnificent spectacle. The front benches were occupied by peers in their robes, but all the other seats in the body of the chamber were allotted to ladies, as also were all the galleries, as well those running round the house as those which, during the Lords' de bates, were usually devoted to " strangers." The benches generally occupied by the bishops were ap propriated, as is usual on such occasions, to the re• presentatives of foreign nations ; and to the prelates, of whom there were not more than six or eight in attendance, other seats were assigned on the right of the woolsack. But a brief period had elapsed after the opening of the doors before the house was filled in all parts with as brilliant a company as can be well imagined. Youth, beauty, wealth, rank, refinement, lent their respective enchantments to the fascinating sight, and when the beams of a July sun streamed through the painted Gothic windows, and glanced on wav ing plumes and sparkling diamonds, and eyes more lustrous than any diamonds, they revealed a scene of such rich and varied magnificence as language is inadequate to depict. There was a larger attend ance of foreigners than we remember to have wit nessed on any similar occasion - and the beauty of the coup d'ceil was greatly enhanced by the pic turesque diversity of their costumes. There could not have been less than 300 ladies present, and of these 60 were peeresses either by marriage or in their own right. The benches in front of the woolsack were assigned to the judges, of whom there were six in attendance—the Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Baron Platt, Baron Alderson, Mr. Justice Williams, Mr. Justice Cresswell, and Mr. Justice Talfourd. Mr. Serjeant Manning was also present as the Queen's ancient serjeant. At a quar ter past 12 o'clock, when the only other peers who had as yet arrived, were the Marquis of Clanricarde, Earl Talbot, and the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Redesdale, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat as " Speaker" on the woolsack, and passed " the Suitors in Chancery Relief Bill" through three stages in something less than half a minute, a proceeding which must have conveyed to the ladies an amusing impression of the velocity with which British legislation can occasionally be accomplished. Having achieved this surprising feat, the noble lord left the woolsack, which was immediately afterwards occupied by the Lord Chancellor. About one o'clock the peers began to arrive in considerable numbers. The Duke of Wellington was, as usual, one of the first, and en tered the house with the Marchioness of Douro leaning on his left arm. His grace wore his ducal robes over the uniform of a field-marshal. The Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Northumberland, and the Earl of Derby were among the earliest ar rivals. The prelates present were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of Armagh, the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of Oxford, Salis bury, and St. Asaph. The corps diplornatique mustered strongly, and the space allotted to them was crowded. Among the strangers present in the gallery were the ex-Raja of Coorg and his daughter the Princess Gauromma, who was baptised on Wednesday, at Buckingham Palace, and who ap peared to be in charge of some English ladies. At ten minutes after two o'clock the guns were heard, announcing that her Majesty was on her way to the house, and soon after the Queen entered, ac companied by Prince Albert, and attended by the Duchess of Athol, Mistress of the Robes, the Duke of Wellington with the Sword of State, the Marquis of Winchester with the Cap of Maintenance, and the Earl of Derby with the Crown. The ladies-in waiting on her Majesty were in mourning, and Prince Albert, who wore the uniform of a field marshal, wore a band of crape on his sword-arm, in respect to the memory of Count. Mensdorff-Pouilly. The whole assembly rose to receive her Majesty, who took her seat upon the Throne. Her Majesty then said—My lords, he seated. The Queen's gracious command having been obeyed, Mr. Ptilman, Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, left the house to summon the Commons, who arrived in a few minutes, and approached the bar in a far more quiet and decorous manner than usual. Indeed, it may be mentioned, as a gratify ing indication of the progressive refinement of the age, that the Commons, who in former years seemed to think it necessary to the vindication of their Democratic character that they should tumble into the presence of Royalty with a noise not unlike the upsetting of a wheelbarrow full of bricks, now do their " spiriting" much more becomingly, and enter like gentlemen. The Speaker having arrived at the bar, and Mr. Disraeli having taken up his place on his right, and Sir J. Pakington and Mr. Walpole on his left, the members closed up beside and be hind him. The SPEAKER then delivered the following ad dress : " MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,— " We your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, approach your Majesty with feelings of unfeigned respect and attachment. We acknowledge with gratitude the uninterrupted tranquillity and prosperity which, by the blessing of Providence, this nation has been per mitted to enjoy—affording to us, as it has done, a fitting opportunity of directing our attention to questions of do mestic policy, and of effecting various social and sanitary improvements which the interests of the public impera tively required. The difficulty and cost of obtaining patents for inventions has long been the subject of com plaint; for these evils we have endeavoured to provide a remedy which, without imposing undue restrictions upon the public, will secure for ingenuity and talent a just pro tection and reward. Availing ourselves of the valuable information furnished by the reports of commissions ap pointed by your Majesty, we have made extensive and important changes in the proceedings of the superior courts of law and equity ; and we confidently hope that by materially curtailing and simplifying those proceedings which have caused so much harassing expense and delay, we have removed the reproach which has always attached to the administration of justice in this kingdom. In obedience to your Majesty's commands, we have framed a constitution for the colony of New Zealand, and we trust that the same love of freedom, the same loyalty to the crown, which is so conspicuous in your Majesty's domi nions at home, will be the guiding principle of your Majesty's subjects in that remote but important depen dency of the empire. The military defence of this country has received from us the most serious and patient con sideration. Fully alive to the extraordinary demand upon the services of the army in your Alajesty's possessions abroad, we deemed it advisable no longer to suspend the operation of the laws regulating the militia of England and Wales, but so far to modify their provisions, by sub stituting voluntary for compulsory enlistment, as to make them less onerous to the working classes. This course has been dictated by no unworthy motives of jealousy and distrust; we felt it to be due to a great and generous peo ple to protect them from the possibility of a surprise, and, by adopting this measure of precaution, and by removing all grounds for alarm arising from a sense of insecurity, we believe that we have done much to insure the continu ance of that peace which it has been our anxious desire to maintain with all the world. For this and other objects connected with the service of this extended empire it has been the duty as well as the especial privilege of your Majesty's faithful Commons to make just and ample pro vision ; and the bill which I have now to present to your Majesty, entitled, the Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill,' completes the grants for the present year, to which we humbly invite your Majesty's royal assent." Several bills were laid on the table, and the clerks announced her Majesty's assent in the usual form, one standing at each side of the table ; he on the right, facing the throne, read out the title of the bill ; he on the left turning to the Commons, and informing them, in a lan guage which is now but a badge of our ancient subjuga- tion, though no doubt pronounced with the genuine accent of the time of the Edwards and Henries that ha been handed down by tradition, that ßeine veult," "La Belize remercie se ons..c benevolence, et ainsi le veult, bons sujets, aceepte ,S'oitial est desirl." The Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill, t in Chancery (No. 2) Relief royal sanction bended kne release legislative havir licy, t om you: er, with ich you hay applied yourself to your Parliamentary labours ha v e enabled me, in this comparatively short session, to give my assent to many mcasures of high importance, and, I trust, of great and permanent advantage. " I receive from all foreign powers assurances that they are animated by the most friendly dispositions towards this country ; and T entertain a confident hope that the amicable relations happily subsisting between the prin.. cipal European States may be so firmly established as, under Divine Providence, to secure to the world a long continuance of the blessings of peace. To this great end my attention will be unremittingly directed. _ " I rejoice that the final settlement of the affairs of Holstein and Schleswig, by the general concurrence of powers chiefly interested, has removed one cause of recent difference and of future anxiety. " The amicable termination of the discussions which have taken place between the Sublime Porte and the Pasha of Egypt affords a guarantee for the tranquillity of the East, and an encouragement to the extension of com mercial enterprise. " The refusal, on the part of the King of Ava, of redress justly demanded for insults and injuries offered to my subjects at Rangoon, has necessarily led to an interruption of friendly relations with that Sovereign. The prompti tude and vigour with which the Governor-General of India has taken the measures thus rendered unavoidable have merited my entire approbation ; and I am confident that you will participate iu the satisfaction with which I have observed the conduct of all the naval and military. forces, European and Indian, by whose valour and disci pline .the important captures of Rangoon and Martaban have been accomplished, an d i n t h e h ope w hi c h I enter tain that these signal successes may lead to an early and honourable peace. " Treaties have been concluded by my naval com manders with the King of Da' omey and all the African chiefs whose rule extends along the Bight of Benin for the total abolition of the slave trade, which is at present wholly suppressed upon that coast. " I have had great satisfaction in giving my assent to the measure which you hare wisely adopted for the better organisation of the militia—a constitutional force, which, being limited to purposes of internal defence, can afford no just ground of jealousy to neighbouring powers, but which, in the event of any sudden and unforeseen dis turbance of my foreign relations, would at all times con tribute essentially to the protection and security of my dominions. " Gentlemen of the House of Commons, " I thank you for the liberal provision which you have made for the exigencies of the public service. The ex penditure which you have authorised shall be applied with a due regard to economy and efficiency. " The recent discoveries of extensive gold fields have produced, in the Australian colonies, a temporary dis turbance of society, requiring prompt attention. I have taken such steps as appeared to me most urgently neces sary for the mitigation of this serious evil. I shall con tinue anxiously to watch the important results which must follow from these discoveries. I have willingly concurred with you in an act which, by rendering available to the, service of those colonies the portion arising within them of the hereditary revenue placed at the disposal of Parlia ment on my accession to the throne, may enable them to meet their necessarily increased expenditure. " My Lords and Gentlemen, " I have gladly assented to the important bills which you have passed for effecting reforms, long and anxiously desired, in the practice and proceedings of the superior courts of law and equity, and generally for improving the administration of justice. Every measure which simplifies the forms, and diminishes the delay and expense of legal proceedings, without introducing uncer— tainty of decision, impairing the authority of the Courts, or lowering the high standard of the judicial bench, is a valuable boon conferred upon the community at large. " I hope that therneasures which you have adopted for promoting extramural interment of the dead, and for improving the supply of water, may be found effectual for the remedy of evils the existence of which has long been a reproach to this great metropolis, and may conduce to the health and comfort of its inhabitants. "The extension of popular rights and legislative powers to my subjects resident in the colonies is always to me an object of deep interest; and I trust that the representative institutions which, in concert with you, I have sanctioned for New Zealarid, may promote the wel fare and contentment of the population of that distant but most interesting colony, and confirm their loyalty andl attachment to my crown. "It is my intention, without delay, to dissolve Wit present Parliament; and it is my earnest prayer, that is the exercise of the high functions which, according to our free constitution, will devolve upon the several const's tuencies, they may be directed by an all-wise Providence to the selection of representatives whose wisdom and patriotism may aid me in my unceasing endeavours to sustain the honour and dignity of my crown, to uphold the Protestant institutions of the country, and the civil and religious liberty which is their natural result, to extend and improve the national education, to develops and encourage industry, art, and science; and to elevate the moral and social condition, and thereby promote the welware and happiness of my people." The LORD CHANCELLOR, kneeling at the foot of the throne, received back the copy of the speech, and then, by her Majesty's command, prorogued Parliament, in the following terms :—" It is her Majesty's Royal will and pleasure that this Parliament be prorogued till Friday, the 20th day of August; and this Parliament is hereby prorogued till Friday, the 20th day of August." Her Majesty bowed and rose, the house rose also, the Commons made their bow, and retired from the bar. The Royal procession left the house in the same order as it had entered, amid the blast of trumpets and the rever berations of cannon, The brilliant crowd burst into a shifting mass of colours as varied as the hues of the kaleidoscope, and poured out through doors and passages into the daylight; and thus the Parliament of 1852 was brought to a close, and lives now but in its acts. Her Majesty (who looked remarkably well) wore is robe of white satin striped with gold, a train of crimson velvet, and a tiara of diamonds. COURT AND FASHION. PRIVY COUNCIL.—On Wednesday, the Queen held a Court and Privy Council. The Queen was graciously pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on John Kincaid, Esq., late Captain in the Rifle Brigade, and Senior Elton of her Majesty's Royal Body Guard. Sir John Pakington, the Queen's Secretary of State for the Colonies, presented to her Majesty Te Rauparata, chief of the Ngatitoa and Ngatiraukana tribes, New Zealand. DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FOR OSBORNE.—Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accom panied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Alice, Helena, Louisa, and Prince Arthur, and attended by the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, left Buckingham-palace at half-past two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, for Os borne, Isle of Wight. HER MAJESTY'S MINISTERS had their annual white bait dinner at the Crown and Sceptre, Greenwich, on Wednesday. THE EARL OF DERBY has taken up his abode at the delightful mansion of the late Mr. Harcourt, at St. Leo nard's, which is situated in Windsor Forest, about three miles from the Castle. The noble Earl intends to reside here during the summer, when, if the air should prove suitable to the health of himself and family, his lord ship intends taking a lease of the mansion with its beautiful park and extensive grounds for a term of 14 years. THE EX-RAJAH OF COORG.—A ceremony of peculiar interest took place on Wednesdey, in the private chapel attached to Buckingham Palace—namely, the formal ad mission into the Christian Church of the daughter of the ex-Rajah of Coorg, the Shahzadee Goorumma. The ceremony was performed by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, and her most gracious Majesty consented to stand sponsor to the princess. This is the first instance on record of the abandonment of the Bindoo faith, by a scion of that ancient people, for the truths of the Christi= religion ; and, as such, this event is more than commonly pregnant with satisfaction to a Christian country whose relations with the great continent of India are so vast and intimate. We believe that an arrangement has been con cluded, under which this interesting proselyte will be left in England, to be educated as becomes her rank, under the charge of such persons as her Majesty may be graciously pleased to appoint. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—A marriage will shortly take place between the Lord Carberry, of Castle Freke, county Cork, and Laxton-hall, Northamptonshire, and Miss Shuldham, only daughter of General Shuldham. The general, who is grandson of Admiral Lord Shuldham, of Deer-park, is the representative of one of the oldest families hi Devonshire, and is in possession of an extensive property in the county Cork, as the lineal descendant of one of the Sept of the M'Carthys, Kings of Munster. DEATH OF COUNT MENSDORFF POUILLY.—The Queen and Prince Albert received, by electric telegraph, on Tuesdny evening, the melancholy news of the death of Count Mensdorff Pouilly, who died at Vienna, on the evening of the 28th ult., after a protracted illness_ Count Mensdorff had married the eldest sister of the late Duke of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha, of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and his Majesty the King of the Belgians, and was consequently a maternal uncle to her Majesty, and paternal uncle to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. He died in his 76th year, a distinguished orna ment of the Austrian army, and universally beloved and respected by his relations, and all who knew him. LADY DENMAN expired at Parslaves, Essex, yesterday week, aged seventy-nine. . _ LADY ELIZABETH COURTENAY died, at her apart ments in Hampton Court Palace, on Sunday e srg e kv i irt her 73d year. Her ladyship was daughter of th c n u Du npnEtcAeCTßOntaUi Baron r eoo t n e F s ll Au a Ldb y od: rei t a cnD l 1: deathA i p s y t E e ,a r :0 :: i f oA t z ,ti h rrh.n e telh f r. r eßes fightCy, ,aoe t sf Ea rl itrnclHon.eeClack al eB o oek4 f tnm3 D .trao e nr v ni aodannas His George. .., Balkh. His Lordship was born in 1800, and succeeded s lord the lieute n ant e L n s o n r Lord of A t b h e e r c c r o o u m n b t laiwioniersdedshfhaaitdphevrbraeen a colonel in the army. He is survived by Lady Abercromby, and three sons and a daughter. His eldest son, now Lord Abercronaby, was born in 1848. AWFUL FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE.—A most calamitous fire occurred, on Thursday last, at the extensive tow factory of Messrs. Waithman and Co., at Low Bentham, in Westmoreland, involving tho complete destruction of those valuable works. rat ia andnd as many, children—weret i s The mills were five stories high. At the time of the o u tb r eak the works were in full ope n,work in various parts of the ill-fated building. On the a larm the fire was found raging fiercely in one of the principal carding.. rooms on the uppermost floor of t he mill. Owin g to the light flue that covered the floor s, and almost e verything h a e s ir 3oo usual w° —men, rkpeople women,o that the place contained, the min of the mills with lightning rapidit lowed among the terrified work "racter horribl3 scene that.fol ,o crowded the Some spry‘ 1 rane on the top of the, jured by the attached to es scaped excepting one un -3 burned to death. happy remui. About 13 per the body of t