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Sir G. CLERK could not agree to the motion of the honourable member, which was not grounded, as he had stated, upon facts within his own knowledge, but upon the representation of a comparatively small number of the students. The school had made most satisfactory progress, and its exhibition this year was so very credita ble that it would be unjust to agree to the proposition of the honourable member. After several members had spoken, Mr. Williams with drew his motion, and the house then went into a commit tee of Supply. imprrial Varlianunt, HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY Lord CAMPBELL moved that the standing order, pro hibiting the publication of the lives of deceased peers, should be rescinded. The noble lord said that the stand ing order originated in 1735, when the house of peers was startled from its propriety by the appearance of an adver tisement in the Post Boy, stating that the famous Curll intended to publish a volume containing Pope's corre spondence for thirty years with the Earl of Halifax, and other noble lords. The Black Rod was immediately di g every copy he could find before the house, the publisher himself to the bar. From standing order remained a dead letter rected to t and also to bring that period the The motion was assented to. Their lordships then went into c-•mmittee on the Com mons Enclosure Bill, the discussion of the clauses of which occupied a considerable portion of time. They were eventually agreed to, the house resumed, and the report was ordered to be receic' d on Thursday. The Poor-law Amendment (Scotland) Bill was then passed through committee, and their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY On the motion for the house resolving itself into com mittee of supply, Mr. EWART moved the following resolutions :—" That a statement be made, on the part of the government, of the condition and prospect of such educational establish ments as are supported wholly or partially by a vote of this house. That it is expedient that the formation of public libraries, freely open td the public, be encouraged. That it is expedient that schools for the training of mas ters be more extensively promoted. That it is expedient that appointments to the subordinate offices of govern ment be made, as far as possibl. , ' merits of the candidates for such offices )y examinatia Sir K. PEEL entered into a statement of the views of the government, having for their object the rendering the annual and increased educational grants more generally useful in a double point of view—that of elevating the status of the teachers and the quality of the education given to the pupils. After some observations from Mr. Wyse, Mr. Hume, and Mr. Hawes, Mr. Ewart withdrew his motion. Mr. WILLIAMS then drew the attention of the house to the constitution and management of the School of Design, and moved for a select committee to inquire into the allegations contained in the petition of the senior students of the School of Design in Somerset-house, and into the general management and present state of that school. _ . HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY The Earl of DESBOROUGH resumed the adjourned de bate on the Dublin and Galway Railway Bill, and in con ce of the systematic fraud which had been used in -deed, again urged on ig signatures for the contra( house the necessity for deferring any further consider n of the bill until that day three months. . . The Marquis of CLANRICARDE could cot conceive why the noble earl had fixed upon this particular bill as the object of his enmity. Systematic frauds had, it was truc, been perpetrated, not by the directors, but upon them. The directort of other railways had been the victims of the same frauds, and yet their bills had been passed, while this was to be delayed. He could not believe that the house would stop the bill, which, in his opinion, ought to be recommitted. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. Ihe order of the day for the second reading of the Appropriation Bill having been read, Lord PALMERSTON made some observations on the state of the kingdom of Greece. The noble lord entered into a review of the circumstances which had led to the establishment of the kingdom of Greece, and of the HOUSE OF COMMONS. — TUESDAY. changes which had occurred in its g overnment down to the present time, when Mavrocordato, a good patriot, was Lord G. SOMERSET moved an amendment to the removed trona office, and Colette, a statesman bred np in standing orders, fixing the amount of deposit to be paid the school of Ali Pasha, was appointed minister in his up on railway shares, to the effect that the amount of stead. After giving the house a frightful account of the such paid-up deposit shall in future be 10 per cent. instead cruelty, oppression, and tyranny which were practised in of 5 per cent. Greece under the authority of General Grivas, who had Sir R. FERGUSON contended that the increase of the committed every bind of excess and enormity, he: pro amount of deposit proposed by the noble lord would ope- ceeded to state that the government had squandered the rate as a great injustice on those who had become share- revenues of the country on gangs of banditti, and had holders in the projected railway companies. left the regular service in arrears of pay. The payment Sir G. CLERK admitted that much inconvenience would of the interest of the debt had been thrown in conse in all trobability be caused by reverting to the original quence on the three guaranteeing powers, and no effort amount of deposit, but when they reflected on the aspect had been made by the Government of Greece to repay it. ---- presented by the railway mania, he thought the house He, therefore, asked her majesty's government whether Passengers per the Acadia. From Boston—Mis!= E. H would agree that some check ought to be offered to the they had insisted on the exact performance of the stipu- Rogers, Miss Trapman, Miss Sheffield, Miss H. C. rage of speculation. lations contained in the tre at y b y which Greece was made Sheffield, the Hon. Louis AP Lean an d lady, three Misses Dr. BOWRING observed that the effect of the rule would an independent power, and whether they had called on M`Lean, James M' Lean, J. Boner, Mr. J. E. Sheffield, be to give an unfair advantage in the case of those rail- the gcve nn e tof that country to apply to the liquidation Mr. Henry Boyd and servant, Mr. Duggan, Mr. F. W. roads which were already formed, and to operate as a of the interest on the debt the specific sources of revenue Hoht, Mr. Barrand, Mr. Colby, Dr. Brown, Mr. A. great injustice on those which were only projected. set aside for that purpose? He thought that her majesty's Gray, C. Rosin, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Low, Mr. Peter Mr. GREENE observed that the injustice of the propo- government ought to exercise its influence in this matter, M axwe ll, James M'Creath, P. Roach, Mr. Hutchinson , sed arrangement might be obviated by confining its opera- and also in the prevention of collisions between Greece Don Francisco Pingy Ping, Mr. Langridge, Smith Bryan, time to companies hereafter to be projected, and not ap- and Turkey. Mr. J. Littlejohn, A. Gracia, C. H. Hamiltori, Mr. P. plying it to those which were provisionally registered, or Sir. R. PEEL observed, that from the special relation j, Mayer, Mr. Pickets, James Buckley, J. Taylor, Mr. in which the deposits had been been paid and the deeds in which this country stood to Greece it must always feel E. H. Bradbury, J. A. Peck, C. R. Bell, G. Hopley, signed. a great interest in its prosperity. Care, however, must Lord G. SOMERSET said that some such regulation as be taken that in our conduct towards Greece we di d not Louis Trapman, J. H. Palmer and servant , M r. Comer, Mr. Charrasson, Mr. Rouzier, J. Henry, J. Gandolfo, this appeared absolutely necessary, in order to stop the render ourselves liable to the reclamations of other coun- Hr. Haynes, Mr. Holland, S. Yraite, P. Etehavarrsa, C. mania for speculating in railway shares. He doubted very ties. As we stood in the position of public creditors to Smith, Mr. Gemmel!, A. Salom, Louis Amvit, J. M. much whether the rule would be found to operate so in- Greece, it was incumbent upon us to maintain our rela- Melezett, Mr. Hawthorn, Rev. It. Horceshell, H. F. juriously as was supposed, and w h e th e r the cases in which tions with that country on a ground perfectly consistent M'Kenna, P. Anderson, Mr. Hoskins. T. Ramsay, H. the increased deposit would be readily paid would not so with its independence. Above a ll, it was incumbent on Williams, Mr. Rickard, Mr. Oser, Mr. Barbancey, C. D. far preponderate as to render it scarcely necessary to con- us not to destroy the power of Greece to administer its Roy, Mr. Odier, Mr. Farish, Mr. Waddle, Mr. Russell, Sider the others. own internal affairs. lie admitted that we had a right to J. E. Berry, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Carden, Mr. Kell, D. Al' The motion was agreed to. enforce the payment of our debt from Greece, and that Farlane, Judge Johnson, Mr. Ibbotson, Daniel Phelan, Mr. M. GIDSON moved for the appointment of a select we had the power, without reference to other p rties to T. Tait. E. L. Walker, Mr. Spence, Mr. Johnson-58. committee to investigate the allegations contained in the the loan, to take possession for ourselves of a certa n por- From Halifax—Mr. Thomas R. Grassie, lady, two in petition of Colonel Au gus t us L a t our , p resen ted to the tions of its revenues ; but he contended that we could not fants, and two servants, Alexander M`Leod, Mr. Pierce, house nearly two months ago. He entered into a state. have recourse to that power without bringing great dis- C. Robson, Cuthbert Willis. J. B. Leishman, Robert went to show that Colonel Latour, who had invested turbances upon Greece. He might have formed equally Willis, Col. Acrsta, Mr. Yates, H. Mignowitz, Mr. £40,000 in a colonizing speculation, and had carried over s t rong o pi n ions wi'ls Lord Palmerston on the subject; Uenphrav, Mr. Maclogarl, T. D. Anderson, the Hon. W. 200 labourers to Swan River to forward it in 1828, had but, as a Minister of England, it was his proper duty to Black, Dr. L. Archa, Mr. M`Namara, Mr. M`Don suffered great injustice from the local government. make remonstrances, if he so thought fit, to the Govern- nell, J. Snailie, J. H. Waugh, Mr. Gilchrist-23. Total, Mr. M. GissoN finally consented to withdraw his mo- ment of Greece, but not to pronounce in the House of 108. Lion, and to leave the matter in the hands of her Majes- Commons judgment on M. Coletti and the other officers ems ty's government. of that Government. In one res p e ct h e mus t transgress M. Leu, the great advocate of the Jesuits in Switzer _deo_ his duty. He could not refrain from d e cla r ing that the land, had been basely murdered. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY. conduct of Greece towards General Church involved in The manufactory of Messrs. Motte, Rosser, and Co., Mr. FIELDEN called attention to the tr eatment which it a charge of grievous ingratitude. No censure, no dis- at Roubux, Flanders, was burnt down about a fortnight he and others had received under the Property Tax Act, missal, could make Europe insensible to the great servi- ago. Th e d amage i s es ti mate d at £lOO , O OO. and moved for certain returns connec ted therewith. It ces which that distinguished officer had conferred upon appeared that the hon. member's establishment at Old- Greece. The vast theatre at Paris, called the Hippodrome, was ham had been assessed to the property tax at £24,000 per The bill was read a sec nd time. opened to the public last week. It is 350 feet long, and annum. Upon appeal the commissioners, when he was The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in moving that will contain 20,000 persons. not present, had reduced it to £12,000, which was far the report on the Joint-Stock Banks (Scotland and Ire- The Bishop of Bruges has dressed up a quantity of bones greater than it ought to be. He had sought every means land) Bill be postponed for three months, observed that and plastered them over with wax, and is calling on the of redress, but in vain, and now brou g ht the subject be- he held himself at liberty to include in the bill which he "faithful" to come and "adore" the bones of St. Leon. fore the house. He had offered to produce his books, intended to introduce on t h i s sub j ect next session, all the The celebration of the three glorious days of July corn showing his dividends of profits with his partners; but joint-stock banks in both countries which might be formed menced at Paris on Monday. The ceremonies were as without availing themselves of this means of ascertaining between this time and the commencement of the next usual. Everything passed off quietly. the real facts, the commissioners, in his absence, decided session. By giving this public notice he reserved to him- - against his appeal, and his goods were levied upon for the self the power of applying to those new banks those re assessment on a profit of £12,000. gulations which might be necessary to place them on a Their lordships divided on the original motion, when the bill - -as rejected by a majority of 35 to 8. The Scotch Poor Law Bill was read a third time. The Lunatics Asylum and Pauper Lunatics Bills passed through committee 3600 BALES. 4900 BALES. .... nominal. nominal. ...6 a 61 61 a 61 .... 6a a 7A- 7 a 74 ....74- a 71 74. a 84- ... 8 a Si- 81 a 9 ~..8 a 84 Eq- a 9 .... nominal. nominal. Fine Ord. to good ord Mid. to good void— Middling fair to fair Fully fair Good fair . Superior A El avana PapetrOf the 2th - Junigives the details of a great tire in Alantinzas, which broke out two days pre vious. The loss was estimated at eight hundred thousand Mr. GOULBURN did not see how the house could assist I sc the hon. gentleman, and Mr. Fielden withdrew his mo tio❑ ound and wholesome tooting. The Fees (Criminal Proceedings) Bill w.ls reported and The English experimental squadron, which lately left ordered -----.i.-- HOUSE OF COMMONS.-SATURDAY from St. Sebastian states that it had made its appearance off that port, and that from the Chateau de la Mota the crew and marines on board might be distinctly seen. Tnc QUEBEC FIRES.—It appears that by the first fire 1,650 dwellings and two churches were destroyed, and The Waste Lands (Australian) Bill and the Fees (Criminal) Bill were passed. Ali. B. DENNISON moved, on the third reading of the London and York Railway Bil', that the standing•order (No 12) be dispensed with. Ordered. 12,000 inhabitants were left without house, food, cloth ing, or bedding. By the last fire 1,200 dwellings, two places of worship, three school-houses, with stores and outbuildings, were destroyed ; and by the last accounts there were 15,000 inhabitants scattered over the fields without shelter or food. FoREIGN AND COLONIAL INDIA AND CHINA TIDE PRESENT POPE.—" The present Pope, Gregory XVI." says the Journal des Debals, " is the 238th suc cessor of St. Peter. He will complete his 80th year on the 18th of next month. He was raised to the Pontifical see on February 2, 1831. Ihe college of cardinals is composed:of 55 members, two namedby PiusVll.,seven by Leo. XII., and 46 by Gregory XVI. Six cardinals are named in petto, and there are besides nine vacant places The dean of the Sacred Coll , — C _...ege is ordinal Padini, 87 years of age; Schwartzenburg is the youngest of the car dinals, he is scarcely 36 years of age. 62 cardinals have died since the access'on of Gregory XVI. The popula tion of Rome, without counting the Jews, is 175,789." AWFUL COLLISION.—On the night of the 11th July, some 20 miles from the entrance of the Bosphorus, the Nligrai Tjyiaret steamer coming down from Trebizond, and the Scutari steamer going up to that place, ran foul of each other with such violence that in 15 minutes the former sank, and about 130 passengers, including the second engineer, and two stokers, were drowned. The other remained on the spot till daylight, in hopes of picking up some of the missing people, but without success, when she returned into port in a crippled state, after having thrown about 200 bales of manufactures overboard. It seems that neither ships nor cargoes are insured. That of the Megrai Tjyiaret was less valuable than usual; but they say she had many parcels of money on board. THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.—The cordial agree ment of Texas to its incorporation with the United States has come with some surprise on the public mind. It ap pears to offer a just cause to, war as between Mexico and the American Republic. Texas was a province of Mexico. Its independence had Never been recognised by that Re public : under these circumstances for the United States to take the initiatory step, and to propose and accomplish the annexation, subject only to the future consent of Texas, was a measure very much in harmony with their infamous acts of repudiation, but altogether antagonist to what was becoming a great and honourable nation. Such must be considered the character of the act by the civil ized world i • and, as such, Mexico would unquestionably resent it, if she had the power to do so effectually. COLLISION BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE NEW GERMAN CHURCH.—The Weser Gazette, under the head of Breslau, 12th July, states that the ministerial order forbidding the evangelical churches being placed at the disposal of the German Catholics for their worship having met with great resistance, and excited the public mind, the authorities had deliberated on the means to be adopted to enforce obedience. The President of the Con sistory, Count de Heiberg, proposen to call out the land wehr ; and to send th em i n t o th e re f rac t or y districts, and on its being remarked to him that such a course would only tend Co increase the irritation, he replied that those authorities who could not make their orders respected were wanting in their d u ty. E ven t ua lly this proposition was not followed up. although the authorities of several towns had sent word that they could not enforce the ministerial order. In certain points, however, it has been complied with, and the German Catholics perform their service in the open air. An attempt to get up a monster meeting and a banquet at Cork has failed ; many of the leading repealers deem ing both, at the present moment, unnecessary. BALLINHASSIG A FFRAY.—Thomas Ilornibrook, the Protestant schoolmaster, who gave evidence for the police at the late inquest, was hooted by a large mob on Sunday week when returning from church. Mr. Pennefather, son of Baron Pennefather, and bro ther-in-law of the Earl of Glengal, has received the ap pointment of Under-Secretary of State for Ireland, va cated by the retirement of Mr. Lucas. James Mills was convicted on Monday at the London derry assizes of robbing his uncle of 45 sovereigns. The prosecutor is a hale man of 100 years old,.and is at pre sent living in connubial bliss with his eighth wife. Sir J. Graham has announced the intention of govern ment to incorporate the Irish National Board of Educa tion, and to endow thirty-two schools of a higher order in Ireland. HOMICIDE Is GAOL.—At the Tipperary assizes last week, one of the turnkeys in the Nenagh gaol was found guilty of the murder of a fellow turnkey by shooting him. The prisoner was in a beastly state of intoxication at the time. SPORTING PAUPERS.--At the last meeting of the Ennis poor law guardians the master reported that a out twenty had left the establishment that morning to attend the races, and an order was made that none of them should be admitted for six months. The Rev. William J. Burke, late parish priest at Lis caneor, Ireland, and vicar-general pro tern. of Kilnefora, who has joined the Church of England, has addressed a letter to the Roman Catholic priests of Great Britain and Ireland, earnestly urging them to follow his example. - O'Connell had a monster demonstration at Galway, on Sunday week, which was chiefly remarkable for the at tendance of four Roman Catholic bishops. How far this is consistent with the canonical obedience due to the Pope, it is for his holiness to determine. It is quite clear, how ever, that the amount of Protestantism already sacrificed to conciliate Rome has not had the desired effect. REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—The usual weekly meeting of the Association took place on Monday. Owing to the absence of Mr. O'Connell, at a monster meeting at Gal way, the attendance was very limited. Dr. C. Askew was called to the chair. The speakers were Messrs. Clements, John O'Connell, and O'Neil Daunt. The rent for the week was stated to be £338 Os. 4d. NEW FACTORIES.—Since we last noticed the increase of mills at Belfast, the foundations of three others have been laid. One of them will be among the largest in town. In addition to this, in the neighbourhood of the rising fabrics, preparations are in progress for building two cr three streets of new houses. Three steam mills have been finished this year alone.—Banner'of Ulster. VERY CURIOUS.—It is a curious coincidence—if it be nothing more or better—that in the descriptive articles in reference to the several trades which went forth to greet r. O'Connell, on his entrance into the trans-Shannonite capital—nam'ly, the hatters, shoemakers, millers, cart wrights, cabinetmakers, sawyers, tailors, shipwrights, printers, coopers, tobacco spinners, blacksmiths, weavers, nailors, tanners and curriers, masons, slaters, carpenters, painters, brogue-makers, and rope-makers—the latter, it would appear, was the only trade that had " O'Connell and Justice to Ireland" emblazoned on its banner.—lt is curious—" truly curious."—Dublin Mail. FLOWERS OF IRISH ELOQUENCE. — Mr. Steele, at the Galway dinner, thus spoke :—" Your chairman has said that we were ready to die with the liberator. Why, to be sure we were ; and blasted be the ' thrice infected ' traitor, who, professing in words to be devoted to Ireland, is not ready—aye, `ready and steady,' for weal or for woe, for good or for evil, for every extremity, however ghastly, to share the fate of O'Connell !! I " Mr. Steele resumed his seat amidst enthusiastic applause. Very conciliatory this! Yet this man is sent into Ulster to pacify a population clearly obnoxious to this anathema. No wonder there was bloodshed in Armagh on the 12th of July.—Church and State Gazette. SCENES AT ASSIZES.—John Fennell and John Gin nane were sentenced by Judge Burton to transportation for life, for the murderous attack on the Newport police, last April. Fennell, after sentence, was removed to the rere of the dock, and exclaimed, " Well, no matter, if we are going, we have left men enough after us, who will settle Ryan and Scully, and that soon !" Looking around him, he then added, " the county of Limerick is a rotten place ; if there was a full dock in Tipperary, and all to be hanged, you would not see a tear in their eyes, or a frown on their faces." Carbery Scully, Esq., the magistrate, was most commendably active in tracing the above gang, and his exertions were honourably acknowledged on the trial, even by the prisoner's counsel. Now, what is the reward usually conferred on a person desirous to facilitate the ends of justice in Ireland? Mr. Scully's horses' and carriage, corning to Limerick for him on Thursday, were pelted with stones and turf on the road, and a storm of hissing and groaning was kept up for two miles of their progress, through the b og roun d f rom S a lly moun t to Rich-hill, to the surprise and great alarm of an English gentleman and his lady, who were in the vehicle, and must have been forcible imnre,:ed with the feelinc, mani- fested in Ireland for a malefactor, so different from that of England. The cause of this outrageous manifestation was Mr. Scully's having aided and assisted in bringing the \Vhiteboy gang to trial who had attacked Mr. Ryan, of Ballemakeogh. The English lady declined returning in the carriage, afraid to - meet a similar encounter of popular indignation, and remained in Limerick. Lau rence Nugent, sentenced to be transported for life at our assizes, for the brutal homicide of Patrick Grady, was charged as a principal in the barbarous murder of Patrick Shine, at former assizes. On being removed to the goal caravan from the court, after conviction, Nugent ex claimed, " Ah, Slattery, you villian, you could not afford us an hour longer." H e then shouted the faction cry of " Nugent against Howard the spy," and was conveyed away to prison. Slattery is a most effcient Police-consta ble, and Nugent is long known as one of that notorious gang, the lawless Skule bog-rangers.—Limerick Chron. Mr. BERNAL called attention to the recent accident on raikass, and contended that where parties were deri large profits from them, the public had a right to expect that every attention should be devoted to the safety of those who travelled by them. Sir G. CLERK stated the steps taken by the Board of Trade in all such cases ; and , aPer a short discussion, repeated cheers, said that the railway directors were bound to protect the public. It was EEL, aruic ats occurred, to say that in coach travelling accidents were more frequent—they should seek to have no accidents at all. If railway proprietors failed - - was satisfied that parliament would not hesitate to dimi- pence from Calcutta to the 9th, Madras to the 11th, and nish their profits, with a view to provide more efficaciously I Bombay to the 20th of June, and from China to the 6th for the security of the lives of those who m they conveyed. of May. We regret to state that cholera has been very Lord PA LMERSTON stated some circumstances of mis- I prevalent in Bombay and Poonah, and that it has raged ment on the Dover line which had come under his in Lahore to a fearful extent. The letters from Lahore own (reservation ; after which, he called attention to the repeat the announcement contained in our last despatches state of our national defences. It was true, he said, that of the appointment of the Sirdar Jowahir Singh to be the we were on the best terms with France, but it was to prime minister, and the retirement of Gholab Singh to be recollected, nevertheless, that France had an army of i his fortress of Jamoo. Prince Peshora Singh is stated 350.000 men—a large naval force, particularly in war to be in rebellion against the authorities at Lahore. The steamers—that a steam bridge might be thrown across attack on Peshawur has been abandoned by Dost the Channel without any difficulty should the present I Mahomed and his son. The governor-general remained good understanding unhappily be broken, which it might , in Calcutta, bat it was expected he would proceed in be any month in the year, and that in such an event we October to the north-west provinces, to reduce the Sikhs were powerless for resistance. The noble lord argued at i to order. some length for the necessity of calling out our militia as j From Chinn we learn that a riot had taken place at usual for the full period of twenty-eight days, by which Victoria ;it had been suppressed without much difficulty. course we might reckon upon a force of 50,000 men, if The British troops had been withdrawn from Kolungsoo, requisite, in case of an invasion, at an expense of only in accordance with the terms of our treaty, on the 23rd £40,000; and be also contended for the necessity of tak- of March, and the Chinese had taken possession. A ing a larger vote than the one already agreed to for the somewhat strange occurrence had taken place. An construction of harbours of refuge. English merchant having built a vessel of 70 tons, gave Sir R. PEEL said, that this was a subject which from the command of it to a Chinese named Fowqua, to enable a sense of public duty he would not discuss in that house. I him to levy a species of black mail on the native smug- There was no advantage in displaying to the world the gling boats engaged in the opium trade. Suspicions were extent of our resources ; but he would say this—that if a excited. Fowqua was seized, tortured, and denounced a just war were to call forth.the energies of the British na- hundred persons as being implicated in the transaction. tion, there never was a period in which she could make a The only other event since the departur e o f th e l as t mail I more powerful demonstration than at the present mo- was a mutiny-on board an English s hip. Th e ma te and ment. With respect to harbours of refuge , he was of gunner of the Ariel, having on board upwards of 100,000 opinion that they should proceed as they were proceeding dollars, conspired to seize her, bnt were ultimately de cautiously.. The apprehension of the noble lord some- feated. The mate was killed, and the gunner wounded. what surprised him • for the noble lord was himself ten ed. years in office without being assailed by any fears, al- ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA. though the country was then in a much more defenceless position than at present. With respect to the calling out The Royal Mail steam ship Acadia, Captain Harrison, of the militia, he hoped the house would not press him to arrived in the Mersey at eleven o'clock on Tuesday state the intentions of the government. He would only morning, bringing American papers to the 16th ultimo, say that he thought, in the present state of society in this eleven days later than those previously received. The country, that the present militia laws were not in any telegraph having announced that she had a foreign Am way adapted to it. He did not think that we should be bassador on board, (the Hon. Leuis M'Lean, the newly running a race of rivalry, not of commerce and civilize- appointed United States Ambassador to the English tion, but of military display, with France, or any other Court,) a considerable number of respectable persons power, though he admitted it was a nice point to judge assembled to give him a friendly greeting. where the necessity for self-defence terminated. The steamer Princeton had arrived from Galveston, The house then went into supply, and Sir R. PEEL bringing intelligence of the assembling of the Congress stated that the house ought to show its sympathy with of Texas on the 16th of June, the rejection of the treaty the sufferers by the fire at Quebec; and he would, before with Mexico by an unanimous vote of the Senate, and the committee finally separated, propose a vote for their the passing of resolutions by both Chambers of the Texi relief. can Congress giving their consent to the annexation of T to the United States, without waiting for the action manage ........---.,...-- HOUSE OF LORDS. — THURSDAY. ..exas . of the Convention, which was to assemble on the 4th ult. The Royal Assent was given by commission to a great About one hundred slaves had entered into combina number of public and private bills, amongst others, to the tion in three counties in Maryland. They were led by a Irish Colleges Bill, the Sheffield Water Works Bill, the resolute negro, and were all armed with bludgeons and St. Helen's Improvement Bill, Liverpool and Bury (80l- j clubs. They marched through Montomery ; and the ton and Wigan extension) Railway, and 3 1 anchester and movement of so large a body of men spr g ead consternation Leeds, Wakefield, Pontefrazt, and Goole. among the people. A Captain Jackson, with a party Lord BEAUMONT, h av ing referred to the position of under his command , came to close q uarters with a band Gre:ce, asked whether the Government had received any of about thirty of them. He wounded eight—four seri- information respecting the state of the frontier betwe e Turkey and Greece; and if so, whether they had taken a n means to prevent the excesses-which were known to take place there ; and also whether the Foreign Secretary had sent any instructions to Sir E. Lyon , to obtain from the Greek Government the dismissal of "%Tolosa, who com manded the Greek forces on the frontier; and, if such in struc!ions had been sent tut, whether they had been com plied with ? The Earl of ABERDEEN replied, that the excesses which really took place on the frontiers of Greece were grossly exaggerated in the rep9rts which reached this country ; though it was true that the Greek provinces were inha bited by a robber population, who frequently committed outrages on the Turkish borders. The Greek Guvern ment, however, could not be accused of encouraging these depredations. The Noble Foreign Secretary, having at CUIISILICIauic a , a. 6u - Greece, said, that neither counsel nor representations had been spared by the representative of England at the Greek Court, with the view of preserving general tranquillity and maintaining the independence of both Greece arid Turkey lord Aberdeen emphatically denied that British influence had in the least declined in Athens. The Lunatics Bill, the Bonded Corn Bill, the Leasing and Selling of Railways Bill, the Real Property Bill, the Fisheries (Ireland) Bill, the Testamentary Disposition Bill, and the Master and Workmen Bill, were read a third time and passed. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY. Mr. HAWES gave nal ce of a resolution for Monday, to the eEct that the conduct of Mr. Wray (in the trans actions with Mr. Bonham) disqualified him from holding any public service. The report of the Slave-trade (Brazil) Bill was received ort discussion, originated by Mr. M. Gibson, who repeated his former objections to this bill, and in ',e course of his argument asked Sir R. Peel whether the . . • , VP after a s Brazilian Minister had made any protest tigannt IL; A. the Brazilian Minister had presented such a protest it was fitting that it should be laid on the table forthwith for the information of Parliament. Sir R. PEEL explained to Mr. M. Gibson the stipula tions of our different treaties with Brazil, and again refuted the objections which Mr. M. Gibson had founded upon a misconstruction of them. He admitted that the Brazilian Minister had within the last few days prote , ted against this bill, and informed the House that her Ma jesty's Ministers could nut consent to the production of that protest until they could produce at the same time the reply given to it. The Games and Wagers Bill was read a third time. The Fees (Criminal Courts) Proceedings Bill, and the Waste Lands (Australia) Bill, passed through committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved an ad dress to the Queen, praying her Majesty to take measures to grant the sum of £20,000 to relieve the sufferings of the Canadians, and assuring the Crown that Parliament would make good the grant. The motion was unani mously agreed to. Mr. BODKIN obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to orders for removal of the poor to their places of settlement, and the trials of appeals against such orders. The Hon. Member explained the object of the Bill to be, to carry out a Bill which the Home Sec retary had brought in and subsequently abandoned, re laxing the stringency of the law of settlement, and al lowing appeals to be tried on their merits, instead of, as for the most part they were at present, on some mere technical objection HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY. The Earl of DEsBOROUGH brought up the report of the select committee appointed to inquire into the case of John Stinton, to the effect that, though it appeared that the said John Stinton had wilfully contradicted himself, tie committee were not of opinion that it would be expe dient to prosecute him. The Bills of Exchange were read a third time. STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSION (From a iv , fr Orleans paper.) An awful steam-oust explosion occurred at New Or leans as described by those who saw it immediately after the frightful accident, was awfully heartrending. Pieces of the wreck were thrown, with human bodies, into the air, and at immense distances. The boat was literally blown to atoms. The hull and upper works from the wheel-houses forward are all gone. The number of persons standing on the boiler deck is variously estimated at from 10 to 15, among whom were several cabin passengers. They were all blown to the height of 150 or 200 feet in the air , some with their limbs rent asunder, and all of them falling into the river, with out exhibiting any signs of life, and sinking to the bottom instantly. The clerk and bar-keeper were in their rooms, which were blown overboard, and their bodies have not yet been found. The number of deck passengers and of the crew killed, wounded, and missing, is, as near as we can ascertain, be tween 25 and 30. The scene presented on the lower deck was one of the most heartrending description. In one place laid a body with a head severed from it ; another with both legs torn off above the knees ; some with frightful wounds and gashes upon their head and limbs— others without scarcely a particle of skin upon their bo dies, from the effects of the steam and scalding water. A lad of some 15 years of age was thrown upon the Levee with both legs broken and badly scalded. How many lives have been lost by this terrible accident is not known —indeed it can never be accurately ascer tained, as several who were going as passengers had not registered their names, and it is feared that many of the deck passengers are lost. The ladies and children in the cabin were all saved, and escaped injury, except a small girl, who, we learn, was scalded, but not mortally. THE MARKETS CHARLESTON, i11i;4.2--eoiton.-Jtpland very quiet throughout the week : sales confined to small parcels, at full prices, to complete freight engagement. They would have been more extensive but for the upward tendency of prices. Stock on the market not only limited, but so completely under the control of holders, that they are indifferent about making sales unless they can obtain their terms. In continuing quotations of the pre vious week, we should remark, that although no positive advance has been established, holders have within a few days refused to sell at these figures. Receipts 1236 bales; sales 850 bales at 6.-1 to 71c per lb. About 50 bales Sea Island sold at 15 to 25c. Rice—prices firm. Sales 3 to 400 tierces at 3 dols. to 3i per 100 lbs. Freights—A vessel taken for Liverpool at 5-16ths for round and square bags. We quote to Boston 15c per 100 lbs. cotton in square bags, 75c per tierce for rice, and very dull.—Courier. The Cotton Market at New York was very active in the early part of the week, previous to the sailing of the steamer, and prices advanced gradually until an improve ment of to cent per lb. was established : during the la,t two days however the market has been rather languid. The sales of the week reach 8500 bales, as follows : Upland Sc Florida. Mobile &f• New Orleans. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ously and one dangerously. The rest either surrendered RI EXICO.—FRENCH SOLENCE.—A disturbance had or were taken prisoners; and, according to the latest ac- taken place at Mazatlan, between the Mexican authori counts, the revolt was completely subdued. ties and the command er o f a F renc h man -of-war, the The heat throughout the States was excessive. Hermoine. It seems f rom th e s t a t emen t s ma d e concern - Concerning the new cotton crop, croaking begins to be ing the matter, that some French bakers were ordered by beard as usual. Some injury has, undoubted l y , been the civil authorities to close their shops. Upon this the sustained from drought ; but the extent of that thus far commander of the Hermoine, then at Mazatlan, demand is not probably great. The crop generally is late, and ed an indemnity of 11,300 dollars, with a threat that he nothing like an accurate guess even can be made at what would bombard the town in case of non-compliance. It it may turn out. was rumoured that on the 21st of May he gave notice to Money continues cheap, and good stocks high. The t he foreign consuls and to the captain of an English fri rate of interest is from 5 to 6 per cent. Pennsylvania gate, the Tuella, then in port, that he was about to fire have risen within a few days, on the calculation that the twon the town. The commander of the English vessel August interest will be paid. replied that he would consider the attack as an act of ANOTHER FIRE AT Qu EBEC.—Another disastrous piracy. The issue of the affair was not known. conflagration had taken place at Quebec. It commenced BUENOS AYRES.—The following is an extract from a on Saturday, the 28th o f J une , j us t one month after the letter dat e d B uenos A yres , M ay 28 t h, " Si nce M r . Ouse great fire of the 28th of May, and near the pl ace where it ley's arrival here nothing has occurred to materially alter, stopped on the former occasion. The whole suburb of as yet, the appearance of political affairs in this quarter. St. John's, another third of the city, has been destroyed, Negotiations are going on for the pacification of the other with the exception of two houses. No fewer than 3,000 si d e o f t h e r i ver, b ut we have not the slightest idea they lowed to have entirely hi s own way, or i nstea d o f nego houses had been burnt in these awful visitations,. and w ill b e success f u l un l ess t h e Governor of this place be al tiating, force be used, an d th en pro b a bl y ot h er ev il s wou ld v l i B s , i ( o )O n Ct s p w e r e s r o e n s o s r v d e e r r e e d o h o t u h s e e 1 e d s e s s . buildings thrown oen to the sufferers. Th e scene of arise of as great magnitude as the war i n th e O r ie n t a l r andu t Distributions of p u p b r l t i s c . desolation was nearly as great as after the forme r con f la- Republic, for Rosas will not be forced i n t o ma ki ng peace gration, and the value of the property destroye d was pro titputiest,b —or rather be forced to withd raw his army from the state bably greater. without taking revenge in some way on English commerce. But supposing the war with Monte Video at an end, another would begin with Paraguay or Brazils, for both of which our governor is disposed. He never will be at peace, but for wars he would have no pretence for retain ing his despotic power. Unless there were somebody to make an outcry against, there would be no motive for keeping a large army ; without an army he would soon be overthrown. The April packet is said to have arrived at Monte Video, and also the new French Minister or Com missioner. E ng li s h an d F renc h men - o f- war arc almost daily coining and going between this place and Monte video. It is said Mr. Ouseley is going down to Monte Video. The rumoured change in the ministry at France may have considerable effect on the negotiations here." IRELAND, FATAL. RIOT. —A man named Geary was killed on the ) 18th instant at Springmount, Cork, during a drunken riot. RA ILWAI' I N TP, LLIGE CE. THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY from London to Cambridge, and thence to Ely, and from Norwich to Ely, was opened to the public on Wednesday amidst great rejoicing. - A meeting of the Shareholders of the Paris and Rouen Railway Company was held in Paris, on Thursday last, at which a dividend of twenty-three francs ten centimes was declared for the nine months ending last month. Thl Marchioness of Aylesbury has signed railway sub scription contracts to the extent of £49,336, which it is believed presents but the faintest notion of her ladyship's speculations. _ • The Liverpool and Wigan Railway Company has already commenced operations in Liverpool. and the land in the neighbourhood of the proposed terminus, has largely increased in value in consequence. The Mayor of Sheffield, in compliance with a requi sition, has called a meeting of the inhabitants of that town for the purpose of considering the several projected rail ways, now before parliament, for the purpose of con necting Sheffield with Lincolnshire and the East. RAILWAY RECEIPTS.—From official returns it appears that the amount of railway traffic for the last week was £150,136, of which £84,134 was received for the con veyance of passengers, and £22,587 for the carriage of goods, being an increase over the corresponding week of last year of £23,311. THE POPE oN RAILWAYS.—The Frankfort Journal makes the following odd announcement :—The Pope has declared once for all that he will not allow railways to be established in the Pontifical States, for it would be dan gerous to allow them in a country where there exists such political agitation. There are now before the public no less than four dis tinct railway projects between Preston and Liverpool, via Ormskirk, viz., the Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston ; the West Lancashire and North Union Junction; the Liverpool, Preston, and North Union Junction ; and the West Lancashire and Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—The half yearly meeting of this company, last week, was distin guished by little except the rapid progress of the works, and the rehearsal of the improved prospects of the coon- . . pany, ari s i ng f rom th e nort h ern extensions. Three mil lions of cubic yards of earthwork are reported by Mr. Erringten as already moved, 6,700 men as in active em ployment, and £300,000 as the sum paid for work done, being one-half of the whole contract. This line may therefore be expected to be open as early as has been ex pected. A large portion of the permanent way is to be laid down immediately. BLACKBURN, BURNLEY, ACCRINGTON AND COLNE EXIENSION.—At a meeting of the proprietors of this line, held at Bury, on Monday, a resolution sanctioning its tranfer to the Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, now called the " East Lancashire Railway Comyany," on terms specified, the latter company engaging to raise an additional capital of £530,000, in 21,000 shares of .£5 each, to carry them out, was unanimously agreed to. THE ROYAL ASSENT TO RAILWAY BILLS.—In the House of Lords on Thursday evening, the Royal Assent was given by commission to the following Railway Bills : Wear Valley ; Aberdeen ; Norwich, Brandon, and East Dereham ; Bristol and Exeter Extension ; London and Birmingham leasing of the West London ; South Western Extension ; Dundee and Perth ; Edinburgh aryl Nor thern; Aberdare; Clydesdale Junction; Scottish Central; Caledonian; Newcastle and Berwick; Hawick and Rox burgh, Liverpool, Wigan, Bolton, and Bury ; South Eastern (Tunbridge Wells Branch) Newport and Ponty pool; Perth and Forfar, Manchester and Leeds Exten sion ; and Manchester, Leeds, Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole. SPLENDID RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—Mr. Melling of Greenheys, has just built a splendid railway carriage for Lord Elgin. the Governor of Jamaica. The carriage is seventeen feet six inches in length, by seven feet wide, and is divided into three compartments ; the centre com partment, which is more spacious than the other two, being designed for the governor. This compartment is fitted up with two splendid sofas, one on each side, and which, by means of hinges at the backs, may be turned up, so as to give persons in the carriage more space to move about. The sofas are trimmed with rich blue Morocco, and the floor of the carriage is covered with a Brussels carpet. A small mahogany table, suspended by silver " lazy tongs," is fitted into a recess in the roof, and may be let down, and used for writing and other pur poses, at pleasure. By the proceedings of the special meeting of the South- Eastern Railway Company, it appears that the claim in dispute between that and the Brighton Company for the construction► of the six miles of railway west of Reigate by the latter company, has, at last, been by mutual concession adjusted ; and with that adjustment has followed an arrangement for the transfer of powers. proposed to be given to the Brighton Company, for making a rail from Ashton to join the Brighton, Lewes, to ol 1 RAILWAY A CCIDENTS.—A dreadful collision place on the Eastern Counties Railway, on FriclaY go l e o, by which a lady named Willis, of Coggleshall, in __. o f nearly lost her life, and several other person s bets we" t ei seriously injured. It appears that the trains oweil Romford and Brentford are propelled by two earlools the one before and the other behind, and, fro be 10t cause or other, the hindmost engine broke away s ad twa c r a feat r eli r r i w ag a e rds fr r o a m n in th to e iht,albf-ypwashtiethwtehlevein jou'crlieosekwetrre:ctlthustegtod, a O se n elnn t s he same day, a labourer on the Grea t " y ard ° Railway having stretched himself on the ground 10_1110 rails to take a nap, was run over and killed by one ui on . stationd a O n d o d M oens o c n teh d ne a d y Gfr n reo i a g mt h t, Western e c I a ) i r g r h li ia t ng - ee g ,s u , ft night-guard whilesof b t t e i gg ogre the platform, and close to the ladder whence Pas sen kbf was sobs op the iron steps of one of the carriages attached to the try o'clock train, and knocked down on the line , tu e Oa passing over him. The body was nearly cut in two.o the Dover line, on Tuesday morning, the ha l :ening o'clock train from Dover, on arriving on Monday %nese at the Penshurst station wa in on by .aa which had been assisting , behind run whenup the tratn W'",,011 tionary. Three or four carriages were double d leotr one dashed to pieces. About tbirty persons receive arelt tusions and cuts. One gentleman had his leg free op and another received a serious injury in his bae c it e ' r lea Tuesday morning, a collision took place at the„ ;loft Town station of the London and Birminghara,q jag! arrived,between an th d e a gLottondcsasthrairien,mwahilinhtrahiand, just t ich $ll O sta r e . was crossing the down line to proceed on its Were in' Two of the leading carriages of the mail train we'acien jured by the concussion, but they were not thron, the and were able, after a short delay, to proceea v ri f the journey. We re g ret, however, to state, that tiva " passengers received serious injury. A gentleman'osfor l .h ß a e nd a i n vhe , rs o s f it et Exeter, int a a, l p a. a n s d s A e wn n ao g st e h r i enlrbmgy gentleman, the tdi tialet me s l e ya c nn o , o n an d p; e el a ys ? oh _g t r p oe tu t be b the first-class train, had his face much cut by t he Lor d glass of the carriage windows, but he was able ta[ n psa home. On Tuesday, an engine driver on the L 0 , I °- d bf Birmingham railway, named Newton, was .'" Le e ytaa attempting to mount a train in motion, between :04 and Chaddington. On Monday night, at tbe station at Derby, on the Midland line, George Ren - a tb°, porter, was attempting to " shunt" a truck, law,- and catch on the turn-table by some means did not ac'h' ipt• the consequence was, the truck swung round Ina,'paar W ther than it ought to have done, and crushed e a lso, fellow to death. Much excitement and alarm w e met! occasioned at the station by the non-arrival of the e train, which was due in Derby at twenty raia llt , seven, but which did not make its appearance tb.e;siof after eight o'clock. It appeared that two nainerat',ol had come into collision at the Clay•cross tunne" oho occasioned each other much damage. A stolce!, i 'bler jumped off when he saw that a collision was moll"' had one of his legs broken in two places THE TEAN AND DOVE V ALLEY AND EASTERN AND WESTERN JUNCTION RAILWAJL,r • Amongst the numerous new lines at present beforeiiiits public for the next session of parliament, a projec t br° o oo l forward under the above title appears to us to .scir'bilit strong claims to support, on several grounds. perfectly prepared to maintain that the most direct t o between important localities are those which ought I ra thin receive the sanction of parliament, in order to cv ° ' 4 ob l6 future accumulation of what are likely to be unprc",t ta connecting projects, we, at the same time, should reg„ r i thin see the interests of any of the established main lines, "„ A e country unnecessarily invaded, more especially wce;itioc see them manifesting, as at present, a growing dise e 't be' to consult the convenience of the public. The Pogi thu g fore us appears to be one of those lines which 1 "" t diS' afford a direct communication to the most impor t : i f,. all trict of the country, whilst it does not wantonly ilv'e existing interest. t th e aslifi'lewealandy, terminus n d mdi Dovenuso proceeds,fV thea l i e n y 1%, la Line adni rc direct cets rteoruand commences,nsdy eram hamM T ac h c e ß l ero tor of Leek, Cheadle Tean, Uttoxeter, Tutbury, and , i3u ,, r rterl upon-Trent, and through several valuable coal an° P„ - o otl' districts, (the whole with the exception of BurtcnTrol l , Trent at present devoid of railway accommodation' 000 point on the Trent Valley Line near Atherstooe'sords about fifteen miles north-west of Rugby. It thus B'ool. to Manchester, what she has long sought. a direct.% iS munication with the metropolis, the distance to , v 13 . 1w the shortened to 1764 miles, whilst it accommodates Ic ro ugh most favourable manner the important district thrtio which it passes. We may remark that it cororisfipiec best features of the well-known Manchester South ~, ri se Line, for which so ruinous a parliamentary strugg'tbat unavailingly fought in 1835 and 1836, and received c„,„llittee occasion the most unqualified approval both in Coc'''' and in the House. goc l ' It is further intended to construct a branch lic e o rlr mencing at Tean, proceeding by Longton, Lane at thin Newcastle-under-Lyne to Crewe and Nant,licb'o`,..oo' former place uniting with the numerous railway go e cation, which centre there, and joining a t d' the railway to be form , ql by the conversion 0," lt mere and the Birmingham and Liverpool 018.4.00 is also intended to construct a branch from tn.,/ the f line avo ua terminirt T b; l u ea tneb and n r w y s to Derby. A glance at them aP t h e country to be traversed will show the importance : t ole, line to the district which it traverses and to its c^.,bee It will be its seen hidee b nr y a there can, we think, be few doubts as to its recivii"' pisaur.e. that a small battle th m e many advantages eadvertisement r n e f o a u i r r l y t: c ol t increase of the originally conte mPlate" „lee' tal is about to b e ra i se d, i n or d er t o add to the cor ° ,%oll ness of the scheme, which will doubtless be Pro supplied by the public. THE COURT 6- FASHIONABLE iir°ll HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO GERMANY. --It 0915b0rne finally determined that the Court shall remain at 00t. House until the day before the prorogation of parli t 6 o p ro.. Her Majesty, it is understood, will come to too l rogue the parliament in person, and the day after *I I or bark at Woolwich on board the Royal Yacht for tile tinent. t It° l° , l Her 'Majesty and Prince Albert, with the infan- r la" family, have remained at Osborne House since to and as the weather permitted, have made exeufNVig.lit; various noted and favourite places in the Isl e 0 „OOP The vis visits s o Kingce r of e Her Majesty has conferred the rank of field in the British of sotehnreyviacNenedotnhveiterhwliaeinniintihgseolLliiiioonnilLas.no,:d. rrs3l The King of the Netherlands dined with the D uke s aP Beaufort on Friday, with Sir R. Peel on Satur d Trati with the Duke of Wellington on Sunday ; .Blo cl (Monday) he was to confer a similar honour on 0 4 _ 0 tbi . bishop of Canterbury. His Majesty does not lease country until Saturday. FASHIONS FOR AUGUST. A ion• 7 • (From the "London and Paris Ladies' Magazin e of r u— p oi Shot silks have become so common, that plain g cc 'hior are now considered more elegant ; stripes are still''/avor. able. Redingotes and peignoirs are decidedly th , tlie f ite style, the material and form alone distinguisl":;d ° A neglige' from the toilette. For young ladies, ins"dere" redingotes, robes of coutil, or plain fou'ard, embroteallY in wide braid; gimp is more worn than ever, an. cl ,. bareni(); applied to dresses of cou'il as taffetas d' Italie ;" a tr° i nises well with the buttons so much use d : 1 111 46.' ceintures, with small buckles and long ends are re7, l . (er-,, ing ; for the sea-side and country wear, forilar i i' s ip t iw j are much in request, with deep flounces, festonnesnt, so il same colour, the bodies very hi h but o . en in fr ,, ° ;ons er tl e short sleeves, with under ones of g 'muslin', and eil,", u s e d embroidered or pliss. As jackets continue to ' - e t (); withheeetneassyislfreslc:ooor continue at some ni d us dresses, s ap s sr e ee s a , vde t , they e at y inl edh favouritesavr been o e und ed ofga tthhee.introducedreaar,, s t , ,: r t e e : f e, dress, off at pleasure, thus entirely changing the style t';°°..; arb a em n o F e l lrina f re o , alt r )smo m nac i nr n nee g t etes t dx w aplr o veeict d rtill i eo ff dtthy r eer e rerneyet generallyittooi long, / s e t of t e f o s f eyaadit L eobi ..p e ci , e : tr . e"0:tu: theft l a a tch i i, e ' o e s i r..c a n hm e to t Tvts l hes, or a single ostrich feat h er t' laid li a i t ho t -, 13- : made in paille de riz, crape lined with Pi°l‘ gain . le 'ti Pl ' tulle bouillonne. China crape shawls have been very fashionab— l nC ea ; embroidered all over, not only white ones , t ait a re tPu ' c til deep blue, and green. Scarfs of grenadine al a *vi be worn, with transversal stripes, and trimme d r° l t° t o. re ferre e d en soot, fringe. Mantelets 6charpes are often P real mantelet being smaller both in the pelerilait de lo ng Mantelets 6charpes are pretty of white z 0... the Tgb 6 Cioe ewnn , o f r r o red, Il the trimmed round with a new kind of lice fting e 'd 01; 4 '0 ends formin three fol which are fixed, and hav e been made with hoods • they were simply 4 ; A ll 0 ,0 11 bma tch es ils h - o e fastening at the throat with cordelie're. Caq8:0010 e a t n s d , ro n f rl a m p , p The Pamela ' cap is with embroidered crown , , of l er row tines° tot nfflud, and long ends, on each side thiee Mechlin lace, or a single wide one, which set ti e d at j ilt the forehead, and turning round the head, i 8 .. jhoarvitey are ridreosu, ntago tied :s, tie ; vale with choux of gauze of two colour wb Ili, wetthratyi borders otef.ermdw,:ars Many o f v s e c l a v r e f t s f t o o r th e seid;e7ol:;no, f a cts 7liti STEAM BOAT DECORATIONS.---lf atlY liCS bi tli wanting . to prove the superiority and general aPP f s tea r of apier macho to the decorative vessels' cabins, they would be foona t v n s e t fi e tted in Liverpool. in which this materials is used' in tnpeoortoioconbeer 10. wor b_ e visited de duringthe past week the beautiful tle ' f , 9 0, 0 Ernest, recently launched from M e ' are ° y m a n r s d t , Birkenhead, and, though her cabins ore r .! is e r e costly character, they are of that styledthoi_sobilit ticular y suited to her intended trade, an r'',',f th il e elegrce,. , simplicit y be i n g o r t icti g ol d. and durability, the whole, Freei'a portion likely at all to be damaged timber, and the rest panelled ir l e g rou a ol carvings of papier rnachie on a French whit , o ld $ 0 A. rich deep moulding of the same mate rial ill 9 c l lir crimson runs round the whole of the keeling, ea t berti gi f ,v l ery splendid effect. This vessel, as also the ° we nt b be k av r e named, are fitting up in the same depot i jog t 0 M . Keys, of this town, whose taste in "Vast 1111 hundreds of patterns his establishment Pr° more than once been noticed.. Or O f; l o f the boeo The opinion of the faculty, the approve es tab ce rr and the general patronage of the public, ba le s od 40 the preparations offered by Messrs. HoWeAre, for go ` 0 , as the most valuable and indispensable requouliar setioect toilet yet ‘ submitted to the world. At this Pec we rful , n old when ' the skyey influences" are peculiar P' w e y r " lf• often noxious to the complexions of, the fair! ~. pD r a particularly recommend ROWLANDS' it)Valoaui'oleg°solo DOR, as the most balmy , mild, and efficaciet!sing to y yet s offered to the public 'against the evils al lsbealter9 lion from the vicissitudes of the weather an u ' ion of the seasons.—See advt. and Hastings Railway to the South-Eastern Company, and thus all further contention between the directorates will cease. It was stated as a singular fact, that the rise in the value of Consols during the last few years was the chief cause of an amicable settlement of the claim between these two companies. The money originally invested to meet this claim was £327,000, which, with accumulating interest and advance in value, now amounted to £390,000. Of that sum the Brighton is to receive £340,000, and the remainder will be returned to the coffers of the South-Eastern Company. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.-At the meeting on Wednesday the report which was read con gratulated tha proprietors that the bill for the union of the Grand JurictiOn, Liverpool and Manchester, - and Bolton and Leigh Companies had passed the Commons. It also stated that in consequence of the great increase of traffic the *rectors as one of their first objects would carry into effect the powers of their new Act to obtain a large extension of accommodation both at Lime-street and Edge-hill. The report alluded to the passing of the Wigan, Bolton, and Bury Bill notwithstanding the oppo sition of this company. The number of miles run by the engines in the six months just ended was 60,000 more ti.an in the previous year. The receipts for the past half-year had been £l3-1,121 and the expenditure £65,610 leaving a profit upon the half-year ending the 30th of June of £68,514. to which must be added the surplus balance on the 31st of December last of £15,099, making a disposable sum of £83,611. The directors recom mended a dividend for the half-year of 5 per cent. which would amount to £73,144. and leave a balance of £10,468 to be carried to the next half-year's account. The shares on which the dividend is payable equal 16,926 £lOO shares, which, at £5 per share, is £84,630, less half.a year's interest at 5 per cent. per annum on £3B unpaid per share on 12,090 £4O shares, being 19s per share, is £11,485, constituting a nett dividend of £73,144. The Chairman announced that letters had been received that day from which it appeared that there was every proba bility the Amalgamation Bill would pass the Lords this session. A dividend of £5O per cent. for the half-year was declared. MANCHESTER MIDLAND AND GREAT GRIMSBY JUNCTION RAILWAY.—A short time ago, we directed the attention of our readers to this project, having personally a knowledge f the district through which it is proposed to pass. We were right in considering that it would be well supported, as we find that a highly respectable and responsible proprietary has been secured. The preamble of the London and York Bill having been proved, with the exception of the branches to Sheffield and Wakefield, has in our opinion greatly strengthened the position of the Manchester Midland and Great Grimsby. It was an ar gument in one of Mr. Hudson's recent diatribes on the London and York project, and particularly against the hon. member of the West Riding (Mr. Denison), its prin cipal projector and supporter, that he has lost sight of the interest of his constituents connected with the coal trade, and done every thing to encourage their opponents in the north ; and which we considered at the time a forcible and telling argument, as it appeared to us to be literally true. Thr Manchester Midland and Great Grimsby will, how ever, completely annihilate that portion of the disputa tion, should the hon. member consider with us that it would be wise to secure the co-operation of the commit tee, as this project would not only give a much better and less expensive communication with the town of Rother ham, and also with Sheffield, by the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, but likewise secure one of the best coal fields in Yorkshire, we had nearly said in England. It is a fact, the truth of which may be ascer tained by an inquiry of the parties connected with the coal and iron works near Wortley, that there are thousands of tons of coal buried there for want of a market, as it is only that portion of the coal adapted for smelting iron which is used ; the remainder, fit for domestic and many manu facturing purposes, is left in the pits, and will be for ever lost. We venture to suggest the desirableness of an al liance with the London and York, as undoubtedly the mu tual interests and objects of both parties would be at tained. There has, we understand, been a strict inves tigation into the respectability of the applicants for shares ; and from a conviction of its merits, we heartily wish suc cess to the undertaking. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.—The annual general meeting of this company was held at the Cotton Sales-room, in the Exchange Buildings, on Friday, and was very numerously attended ; John Moss, Esq., in the chair. The report states that the income had been £226,326, exclusive of an unsettled claim upon the Man chester and Birmingham Company of £2,894 10s. 9d. The return exhibits an increase, in round numbers, over the corresponding period of last year, of £12,200 in the passenger department, and £18,700 in the merchandise and live stock departments ; total, £30,900. A very gratifying result, when taken in connection with the re duction in the fares. The company have conveyed 90,500 passengers, and 25.000 tons of goods more than in the first six months of 1844; and it is satisfactory to add, that the principal improvement is in the local traffic. The expense of conducting the traffic has been £98,636 15s. 10d. leaving a nett profit of £129,689 Bs. 6d. on the half-year, being £18,568 19s. 9d. more than at the same period last year. From the nett profits of the half-year the directors recommended that the usual dividend of £5 per share (X 2 10s. having already been paid for the first quarter) be now declared, and that the surplus of £15,796 Is. 6d. be carried forward to the reserved fund or " rest," which will then amount to £45,473 6s. 3d. and added to the depreciation fund, present a total balance of £64,008 Bs. 10d. The amount of Sunday travelling was Bs. Id. per share. The directors referred with regret to the failure of their negociations with the London and Birmingham Company ; they had not ceased to anticipate a favourable issue, until all hope of adjustment was finally dissipated by the unexpected union in February last, between the London and Birmingham, the Man chester and Birmingham, the Trent Valley, and Churnet Valley Companies. In the Trent Valley Railway, the Grand Junction Company h o ld stoc k to the amount of £277,780. The Churnet Valley project was lost. The traffic between Manchester and the south has always been over-estimated ; the total sum received by the Grand Junction Company during the last half-year, for traffic of all descriptions passing between any part of the Man chester and Birmingham line and London and Birming ham line, including London and Manchester, falls short of £17,000, or less than 8 per cent, of the income. The directors, after referring to the report of the committee of the House of Commons relative to the necessity of afford ing to the Grand Junction a fresh inlet to London, said that, with respect to their future intentions, one of the most important was the shortening of distance between Liverpool and Birmingham. Arrangements were com pleted for crossing the Mersey at Runcorn ; a branch from the new line would proceed to Warrington ; a junc tion would be made with the St. Helens railway; and the directors had agreed to become interested in the for mation of a railway from 'Warrington to Stockport. It was intended to have proposed at the present meeting an issue of new quarter shares; but the terms of the crea tion of the stock could not be determined until the amal gamation bill is decided. Under these circumstances, a special meeting will be called for the purpose, so soon as the session is over. The proprietors had to elect three directors to supply the places of Messrs. Gladstone and Sandbach. who retired by rotation, and Mr. Rosaell, who had resigned. A vacancy having occurred during the half-year. by the resignation of Mr. John Cropper, it had been filled by the election of Mr. Patrick M. Stewart, M.P. for Renfrewshire.—The Chairman said that the state of his health had compelled him to announce to his colleagues that he could no longer sustain the mental and bodily exertion which the office of chairman demanded, and he retired from that office at the close of this day's proceedings; but it was not his intention to vacate his seat at the board. He added—" As a matter of record, I beg to state, that we have expended the sum of £2,600,000, including calls, in the railways we have shares in, and our property at the market price of the day is worth, 13,329 in the Trent, £245,000; 2,000 in the Lan caster and Carlisle, £275,000 ; 2,000 in the Caledonia, £lO,OOO. Our works at Crewe have cost £30,340. Our surplus capital undivided is £64,000. Our stock of en gines, carriages, and waggons, are worth £250,000, leav ing for our stations on our roads, 102 miles, which are unencumbered with debt, £1,625,000. We are able to place £34,000 the last half-year, and to increase our re served fund. Ido no t s h r i n k f rom a com p ar i son with any other railway in the kingdom.—(Loud Applause.)— The report was then adopted ; the dividend after the rate of £2 10s. per cent upon the quarter was declared ; and Gilbert Winter, Charles Turner, and Charles Lawrence, Esqrs., were elected directors in place of those who re tired. --Mr. Lewin Mozley proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Moss for his indefatigable exertions as chairman of the company.—Dr. Bickersteth seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation.—Mr. Moss briefly re turned thanks, and the meeting separated. Aug. 5, 1845.