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iimpertat parliament. HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY. -- - The Earl of RADNOR, adverting to the petitions which were presented a few evenings ago in the House of Com mons, complaining that the parties who had signed those petitions had had their letters opened at the Post-office, expressed his surprise at this power having been so re cently exercised, and contended that no ground existed for such a stretch of authority. He was inclined to say that such a power ought not to exist ; but if it did exist, be thought it ought to be exercised under responsibility. He should take that opportunity of moving for a return of the number of letters which had been opened at the Post-office since January, 1844. He would also take that opportunity of asking for some explanation as to the arrest of the Count Ostrowski, who had been forcibly taken from his lodging on a vague charge being made against him. He (the Earl of Radnor) contended that this arrest had been made contrary to law, and if this gentleman had killed one of the parties who came into bis room he would have been perfectly exculpated in the eye of the law. The Duke Of WELLINGTON said that if the noble lord had looked into the statute-book he would have found that the power of opening letters by the Secretary of State had been exercised since the reign of Queen Anne ; and the warrant which was necessary at the present time was precisely in the same form as that which was re quired in the time of Queen Anne. If it should appear that the Secretary of State bad abused this power, that would be ground for inquiry ; but in the present instance there was nothing of the sort; and therefore there was no ground for the noble lord's motion. With respect to the other matter alluded to by the noble lord, to say the least of it, the person alluded to had acted in a most in discreet manner ; and if there bad been anything im proper in his arrest he had his remedy. It was a subject for the consideration of a Court of law, and not for that House. Lord CAstrinet.r. thought the question of opening let ters under a warrant from the Secretary of State was a question requiring the earnest consideration of their 'lordships. (Hear, hear.) He contended that the words of the Act of Parliament, which gave the Secretary of • State this power, provided that for every letter opened there should be a separate warrant issued by the Secre tary of State under his hand and seal. The motion was negatived without a division, and after some other business their Lordship's adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY. - - Before five o'clock the house was exceedingly full with members on both sides, and the space below the bar ap propriated to strangers was also crowded. Amongst those present we noticed Lord Morpeth, and a number of Peers. Sir R. PEEL entered the house a few minutes before five o'clock. After a short pause, The Right Hon. Bart. said it was probable the house would expect some statement from him of the course her Majesty's government intended to pursue in consequence of the vote on Friday night on the subject of the sugar duties (hear, hear.) He had a statement to make, but if the house had no objection, he would make it after they bad resolved into a committee on the Sugar Duties Bill, Lord J. RUSSELL said, there could be no objection to the course proposed by the right hon. hart. The house then went into committee, Mr. Greene in the chair. Sir R. PEEL said, the house having resolved into a committee, he would state the views which her Majesty's government entertained on the subject of the Sugar Du ties Bill, and the course they intended to pursue (hear, bear.) The right hon. bart. proceeded to state his opi nions upon the question of slavery as connected with the duties on sugar, and reviewed the various discussions which had taken place. Her Majesty's government thought it would be unjust to the British planter to enter into competition with the foreign grower who used slave labour. He could not, however, help thinking that if they encouraged the introduction of sugar from Cuba, Java, and perhaps China, the produceof free labour, it would tend to discourage slavery in those parts. The house was aware of the plan which they bad proposed to effect this intro duction. They proposed that there should be a differen tial duty between foreign and colonial sugar of 10s. per cwt. They wished the growers of free labour sugars to know the opinion of parliament on this subject, in order that, at some future period, no party should be taken by surprise. What they had proposed they believed to be a safe measure as regarded the revenue and the consumer, and not injurious to the West India interest. They had, however, been met by a counter resolution, proposed by the hon. member for Bristol, who proposed a different scale of duty. Her Majesty's government had considered the pro posal ofthehon.member previous to and since they had been left in a minority (hear, hear.) The rt.bon.bart. said, after full consideration her Majesty's government retained their former opinions ; they could not adopt or acquiesce in the proposition of the hon. member for Bristol ; they were of opinion that their original resolution would be most advantageous to the revenue and the public, and not injurious to the West India interest. (Hear, hear.) His hon. friend proposed to make a reduction of about one-sixth in the duty on sugar. He believed that reduc tion would not benefit the West India planters, the sub jects of their commiseration, but the benefit would go into the pockets of the retailers of sugar. (Hear. hear.) The West India proprietors ought not to complain of being taken by surprise. Lord Sydenham told them in the year 1839 that they must prepare themselves for some alteration. Next year the property tax expired. and then the question must be raised, whether it was to be renewed or discontinued ? And this question must greatly depend upon the continuance of the sugar duties. Another ob jection to the motion was, that the government could not consent to a discriminating duty of 14s. on certain de scriptions of sugar—they could not consent to give in creased protection to the West Indian colonies. (Hear.) He differed with the hon. member for Bristol on the me rits of his proposition, and he felt bound to oppose it on political grounds. If the question was one of unimpor tance, it carried with it distrust in the government, and had a bearing on their existence as an executive ; and if acquiesced in by them, it was giving encouragement to future attempts. He believed, however, the motion was carried by preconcert—(hear)—with hon. gentlemen op posite. (Hear.) He did not complain of combination ; parties had a right to combine if they pleased—(hear ;) but as a minister of the crown, be had a right to say whe ther he would adopt the recommendations of such com binations or not. He declined acquiescing in the propo sition of the hon. member for Bristol, let the consequences be what they might. Under these circumstances the course her Majesty's government intended to pursue was this : for the purpose of giving the house another oppor tunity of reconsidering the question, if the hon. member proposes to make 20s. as the amount of duty, he (Sir R. Peel) shall prcpose that the duty be 2-Is., and on that question he should take the sense of the house. (Hear.) He was not answerable for the state they were in as re garded the progress oflegislative business. Many of the government measures had been opposed, and they had not been carried, and there must be an arrear for the close of the session, which he deeply regretted. The wish of the government had been to protect the great institutions of the country, at the same time to reform them as much as consistent, to relax as much as possible restrictive duties, and to mend the ecclesiastical establishment. He deeply regretted if they had lost the confidence of friends, but he could not ask for their voting that night under professions, which could not be realised. Her Majesty's government would go on in the course of steady legislation. Lord J. RUSSELL rose and said, that the proposal of Sir R. Peel was neither more nor less than that the house should retract its former vote and disgrace itself. After speeches from Mr. Miles, Mr. Cochran , Mr . Kemble, Mr. D'lsraeli, Lord Sandon, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Entwistle, Lord Howick, Lord Stanley, Lord Pal merston, and one or two other members, the house di vided, when there were — Against Mr. Miles proposal .. For it 255 233 Majority in favour of the Government .. HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY. 22 The Insolvent Debtors Bill and the Court of Bank ruptcy Bill passed through committee. The Bishop of Ripon moved the first reading of the Leeds Parish Bill, and gave a brief outline of its objects, which, he said, were eminently calculated to promote the spiritual welfare of the community. The Earl of MINTO called attention to the continuance of slavery in Cuba. The Earl of ABERDEEN said it was too true that the slave-trade was still persisted in, especially as he had hoped that through the influence of General Valdez the traffic in slaves would have been brought to a close ; on the contrary it bad increased. He trusted, however, that in Cuba it would not be long before a salutary change would be effected. The Slave Trade Treaties Bill was then read a third time and passed. Earl STB.AonitoKE, in reference to the fires whch were unfortunately of too frequent recurrence in Sussex and the neighbouring counties, attributed the fires to an over grown and discontented population and too mitigated punishment. The noble earl presented a petition com plaining of the frequency of these fires. Lord Datimarr was of opinion that the fires were traceable to a discontented and agricultural population. The House then adjourned till Friday. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNEsDAy. - - On the motion of Mr. WYsE, it was ordered that the petition of the Solicitors for Mr. O'Connell and the other traversers be printed with the votes. The Lord Mayor and Corporation of Dublin were in ' troduced in their court suits, &c., made their appearance ' at the bar ' and delivered a petition condemning the mode ' in which Mr. O'Connell and his companions in prison had been tried as totally opposed to constitutional princi ples, declaring that the parties had not had a fair trial— that the law of conspiracy laid down was wholly subver sive of the liberty of the subject—and calling upon the - house to take the law of conspiracy into their serious con sideration, and to preserve inviolate the right of free dis cussion._ Mr. WYSE gave notice that, on the 2d of July, be will move a select committee to inqu i re into the formation of t h e special jury which tried O'Connell, and also into the proceedings adopted by the Court. The County Courts Bill was postponed for a fortnight. The committal of the Ves t r ies in Churchesßill was op. ultimately posed by Mr. HU ME and others, but a majority of 87 to 73. Mr. HUME moved the adjournment of the house. Sir R. PEEL said he was in favour of the general prin.. ciple of the bill, but there were certain clauses whil might be altered or omitted, and for that purpose they must go into committee. After another long dcbtitel the adjournment was nega tiTsd by 8 t 9 7§, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Mr. HUMS then varied the terms of his opposition, by moving the adjournment of the debate, and appealed to the fact of the smallness of the m,jority, as a proof that there was a strong feeling within the house, as well as out of doors, against the bill. Mr. o'l3o.lEst declared it impossible to go on against such a systematic opposition, moved an amendment on Mr. Hume's amendment that the house should adjourn. This was carried amidst much cheering and laughter, and the house adjourned at a quarter-past seven o'clock. FOREIGN Al\D COLONIAL. AMERICA. By the transient-ship Sea, we have received New York papers to the 3d instant. The Senate had concurred unanimously in the resolu tion of the House of Representatives to adjourn on the lith instant. On the 31st ultimo it was resolved that Mr. M'Duffie's bill to revive the Compromise Act, being a bill for " raising revenue," and within the meaning of the seventh section of the first artiole of the Constitution, could not originate in the Senate, and it was, therefore, indefinitely postponed. A letter from Port-au-Prince, of May 15th, states , that President Herard had burnt Asua, and was reported to be marching with his whole force upon the capital, then in possession of the new President, General Guerrie. The accounts from Cuba, to the 21st ultimo, state that the severe droughi, still continued. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY . On the motion of Mr. GLADSTONE, a bill for the regu lation of railways was read a first time, and ordered to be 'read a second time on Monday next. In reply to a question from Captain LAYARD, Sir R. PEEL said there was no truth in the rumour that Earl de Grey had resigned the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland owing to the precarious state of his health. The house then went into committee on the Sugar Du ties Bill. Mr. LABOUCHERR inquired whether, if the Brazils and Cuba abolished the slave trade, the provisions of this bill would still apply to them after they would have thus placed themselves in the same situation as the United States, where slavery existed, although the slave trade was abolished. Sir R, PEEL said the question was hypothetical, and as the bill was only for one year, any such changes of cir cumstances might be met as they occurred. After some observations from Mr. V. SMITH and Mr. GLADSTONE, Lord PALMERSTON described the course pursued by the Government as intricate and tortuous, and calculated to increase their embarrassments as they proceeded. How could the government lay down a reie to ascertain whe ther sugar was the result of free labour or slave-gro%n ? How could they determine respecting the nice aistine tions by which slavery appeared to he grachnted between the positive slavery existing in Cuba and Brazils and the more mitigated serfdom prevailing in After countries. After a short discussion Mr. Hume moved the post ponement of the clause in order that the distinction be tween free-labour and slave-grown sugar might be more distinctly defined. Considerable discussion ensued, in the course of which Sir W. JAMES asked if this distinction between free labour and slave-grown sugar was to be permanent? Sir It. PEEL declined to pledge himself that it should be permanent. After a lengthened discussion Mr. HUME withdrew his motion, but intimated that on the bringing up of the re port he would bring forward a motion for the purpose of having a definition of what really was slave-grown sugar. Mr. LABOUCHERE then strenuously condemned the system of certificates, which he contended would never be made effectual, while, on the other hand, it was fraught with evil. Mr. GLADSTONE entered into a lengthy explanation in order to prove that the system of certificates was likely to prove an effectual check to the importation of slave grown sugar. A prolonged debate ensued, at the close of which Lord YALMERSTON said he would divide upon the clause, in order to take the sense of the committee upon the system of certificates of origin. On the division the clause was carried by a majority of 114 to 60. Mr. F. BARING pressed upon the house the difficulties which would arise in carrying out this bill from our treaties with Denmark and other countries, in which treaties were clauses guaranteeing that the produce of those countries should be admitted on the same terms as that of the most favoured nation. Mr. GLADSTONE said there was a power given to the Queen in Council to meet such difficulties as those re ferred to by the right hon. gentleman. Mr. T. DuNCONIBE adverted to the preamble of the bill, which stated that these duties bad been " freely and voluntarily given," and moved that they be omitted us untrue. The hon. member severely attacked the members who had voted on Monday with the Government, having on Friday voted against it on this question, and said they bad brought upon the House of Commons the hatred and contempt of the people to a greater degree than it had been visited upon any former House of Commons whatever. Sir R. PEEL very happily retorted on Mr. Duncombe, clearly showing, from his own observations, that he was totally ignorant of the main principles of a bill upon which he had twice solemnly passed judgment. Mr. LABOUCHERE congratulated Sir R. Peeel on the improved cheerfulness of his tone as compared with what it was on a recent occasion, and hoped that Mr. Duncombe would not persevere with his motion. Mr. DUNCOMBE said he would not press his motion to a division. A singularly animated and amusing debate followed, in which Mr. Borthwick contrived to place Mr. Ross (of Belfast) upon his defence, for having voted on the Fac tories Bill, first on one, and then on the other side of the question. The personalities resorted to elicited frequent roars of laughter. The house then resumed, and the report was ordered to be received this day. Sir R. PEEL then expressed a fear that he was misun derstood in his reply to a question from Mr. Layard, at an early part of the evening, respecting the resignation of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The state of the noble earl's health since he went to Ireland was such, that he had for a long time pressed his resignation on the Govern ment. and he (Sir R. Peel) did not mean to imply that no immediate change should take place in the Irish Govern ment. The resignation of the noble earl was not owing to any political cause whatever. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. Letters from Constantinople of the 27th ult. announce that a firman had been at length obtained by the British Ambassador to permit the building of a Protestant Church at Jerusalem. 'lbis is important news as it respects the bishopric of Jerusalem. Sir. Moses Montefiore has presented the members of the Hebrew faith residing at Jerusalem with two presses, and the necessary types for printing Jewish tracts. The office consists of 22 persons of that pursuasion. A num ber of works, as well as an altnanac for the year, have already been printed at Jerusalem. • The King of Hanover's 74th anniversary was celebrated with much pomp and soleinnity at Hanover on the sth Instant. On the evening previous a magnificent display 51 fireworks took place, and on the sth a grand banquet and ball was given at court, for which about six hunched invitations were issued. His Majesty has just, by royal patent, created the Earnest Augustus Cross, a new order of merit, destined for officers in the army. CANADIAN CORN AND FLOUR TRADE. —The ac counts from Montreal, received by the steamer, state, that the quantity of Canadian flour and wheat sent to this country, this year, will be much greater than last. Up to the 25th May, the arrivals at Montreal, this year, were 128,167 barrels of flour, and 73,763 bushels of wheat, against 64,847 barrels of flour, and 20,211 bushels of wheat ; to the same date in 1843. To the last advices, very few vessels had arrived in the St. Lawrence, but the spring fleet was expected to arrive shortly, and it was believed that very large shipments would then take place. FRENCH NAVAL STATISTICS. — In 1830 the budget of the Marine amounted to 65,109,900 francs, or about two millions and a half sterling. The number of seamen voted for that year was 12,926 ; the number of vessels afloat, in chiding transports was 128, and of these, only one was a ship of the line. In 1843, the vote proposed to, and ac cepted by, the chamber for the navy was 106,905,876 francs, or about £4,280 , 000; the number of seamen was 26,926: and the number or size of vessels was propor tionably increased. or rather increased in a far greater proportion, for it is stated on official authority, that the number of guns, ready for active service was in 1843 tenfold what it was in 1830. BUENOS AYRES AND MONTE VIDEO.—H. M. packet Swift, Lieutenant Douglas, arrived at Falmouth on Tues day evening, with dates from Rio de Janeiro to the 25th of April, Bahia, May Bth; Pernambuco, May 14th; and later accounts from Monte Video. The Brazilian news is unimportant. Affairs in the River Plate are still very unsettled. The last accounts from Monte Video con tinue to leave it doubtful which party is likely to succeed, although it would appear that in some partial skirmishes between the Monte Videans and the forces under Oribe, the latter have been defeated. Fructuoso Biviera is stated to have collected a large body of men and horses, and to have expressed a determination to bring the war to an end by a general engagement IRELAND. REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—Tbe weekly meeting was held on Monday. Up to three o'clock the proceedings con sisted almost wholly of the acknowledgment by the secre tary of large sums of money. The rent for the week amounted to X 3,389. RESIGNATION OF EARL DE GREY.—There is, we un derstand, now no doubt about the resignation of his Ex • cellency Earl de Grey, though there is some difference of opinion as to the real cause of that event, and a good deal of misstatement as to the fact and manner of his Excel lency's resignation.—Dublin Statesman. NOVEL OUTRAGE.—On the morning of the 15th inst. it was found that before the sun bad risen, all the horses, colts, cows, and donkeys on the lands adjoining Stoney ford and Ennisnagg, were minus their manes and tails, to the no small wonder of their owners, who could scarcely identify their property in such a condition. The outrage is supposed to have been committed by a party of strolling pedlars, who were on the previous evening seen lurking in the neighbourhood.—Kilkenny Moderator. MURDER.—On Tuesday last, a cock-fight took place midway between the towns of Tuam and Dunmore, where a considerable number of those sporting characters, com monly desigUated cockers, from both towns, met by ap pointment ; but unfortunately, ere they separated, there was some misunderstanding between the Tuam and Dun more boys, a melee ensued, when a Tuam man, named Fair, was killed, lingering until next day, and several others seriously injured. Some of' the Dunmore men have been arrested and committed on suspicion, to stand their trial at the next assizes.—Galway Vindicator. Livx STOCK IN A BANK l—On Monday week, the manager of the National Bank, Roscrea, received a large parcel at the office, and conceiving, from its appearance. that value to some considerable amount 'was inclosed therein, he proceeded to open the secret treasure, when, to his astonishment, an infant child, about three months old, made its appearance, bearing on its neck an envelope, intimating that the mysterious stranger might be placed to the credit of Mr. --, a gentleman having an account at the bank. The police succeeded, ere long, in arresting the " lady porter," and put her in " durance vile " until such time as the manager communicated with the direc tors as to the final transfer of this new stock. IMPRISONMENT OF MR. O'CONNELL.—The following is her Majesty's answer to the address presented on Wed nesday by the Dublin deputation :—" I thank you for your renewed assurances of loyalty to my person and crown. I have announced to you my fixed determination to uphold the law, and to respect the decisions of my courts, to which the administration of justice is confided. If errors have occurred in the proceedings of the courts, they are open to review, and will be rectified by the su preme tribunal of appeal. The faithful execution of the law is regarded by me as the surest safeguard of the rights and liberties of my people." DEATH OF MAJOR BLOOD AND HIS WHOLE FA MILY.—A correspondent of the Kerry Post states, that the news from India of the death of Major Blood, Mrs. Blood, and their two lovely boys, was received with the , most poignant sorrow, on Friday week, by the whole in -1 habitants of Killarney, and had plunged into deep afflic tion the family of Christopher Gallwey, the father of the beautiful and accomplished lady. It appears that Mrs. Blood was attacked with cholera in last April, and was i just nearly recovered when her eldest son, a fine boy of three years of age, fell a victim to the disorder on the 4 th of that month. Her second son died on the sth, and Major Blood followed them to the grave on the Bth. The account of these melancholy events having unfortunately reached the ears of Mrs. Blood, the shock was too violent ROUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. 1 to be sustained, and her crushed and broken spirit fled to The SOLICITOR GEN ERAL declined to answer a question I join those whom she had best loved when on earth. put by Mr. Christie, respecting his having followed the custom of Abingdon, by scattering fifty pounds amongst the crowd on the day of election Sir R PEEL, in reply to a question from Mr. Sheil, said that the instructions given by the Government to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, respecting the exercise of Church patronage, were, that regard should be had to professional fitness and capacity, without any reference to political considerations. The Government had also mani fested in every way their determination to uphold the national system of education in that country. On bringing up of the report on the Sugar Duties Bill, Mr. EW ART moved that the same rates of duty should be levied on sugars, whether the produce of slave or free HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY. In reply to a question from the Earl of CLARENDON, The Earl of ABERDEEN said that the rumour was true that Don Carlos had proposed through a nobleman, not a member of that house, that he would resign his claims to the crown of Spain, and submit to any other sacrifice which could lead to the pacification of that country, pro vided a marriage were effected between his son and the present Queen of Spain. That proposition he had trans mitted to the courts of France and Spain ; but he must say that he could not help entertaining the opinion that the return of Don Carlos to Spain would occasion a civil war in that country, and create great dissensions even in the palace itself. A lengthened discussion took place on the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Laws Amendment Bill and the Debtor and Creditors Bill, the former being introduced by Lord Brougham, and the latter by Lord Cottenham, and the object of both being somewhat similar, they were dis cussed in conjunction. The Lord Chancellor suggested that both bills should be referred to a select committee to inquire which bill was preferable, or whether a mea sure preferable to either might not be compounded from both. Lord BROU GHAM assented to this arrangement ; but Lord COTTENH Al6l persevered in moving that his bill be read a third time, to which an amendment was moved that it be sent to a select committee. This led again,to a discussion, it being contended by Lord Campbell, Lord Cottenham, and the Earl of Minto, that referring the bill to a select committee was in effect getting rid of it for the present session. The third reading of the bill was negatived by a majority of 28 to 4. The bill was then referred to a select committee. Some other business was then disposed of, and their lordships adjourned. UNIVERSITY 81 CLERICAL NEWS. OXFORD COMMEMORATION. labour. After a few observations from Mr. JAMES and Mr. BARCLAY, the house divided, and Mr. Ewart's motion was defeated by a majority of 183 to 65. The report was then agreed to, and the third reading of the bill was fixed for Monday. On the motion for going into committee on the Dis senters' Chapels Bill, Mr. PLUMPTRE regretted that this bill should have re ceived the sanction of the Government—a bill which would have received the most decided opposition had it been proposed by Lord John Russell, and in comparison with which the appropriation clause was honesty and purity itself. He moved as an amendment that the order for committing the bill be discharged. Sir R. PEEL said the question was treated by the Government as one of property, and not of faith. They were not endowing Unitarianism, but deciding a contro versy as to the rights of property by that rule of prescrip tion which was the foundation of all justice. Notwith standing, therefore, the unpopularity and misconstruction to which it would expose them, the Government still thought the course they pursued the right one. After a discussion of etsom length, Mr. PLUMPTRE withdrew his amendment, and h house went into com- mittee. Mr. SHAW moved an amend- On the second clau se, ment that if any congregation possessed documents con temporaneous with the endowment, indicatin g specific religious doctrine, the usage of 25 years should not be taken as evidence contradictory of those documents. H s object was to enable the Sy nod of Ulsterto claim ce r t a i n en dowments alleged to befoun ded for Trinitarian doctrines. The SOLICITOR GENERA L said that the amendment would in the very case of the Synod of Ulster be p ro . ductive of the most monstrous injust!ce. Sir. R. PEEL quoted some resolutions of the Synod of Ulster, showing that their object was to obtain possession of endowments which they considered to have been despoiled from the Trinitarian body. The committee divided, and the amendment was nega. tived bra majority of 161 to 43. The discussion upon the other clauses occupied a con siderable portion of the evening. The County Coroner's Bill was read a third time. CASE Ok' MARIN JOAQUINA.—Lord Canning, Under Secretary of State in the Foreign Department, bas written to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, acknowledging the receipt of the memorial of the Town Council. remonstrat ing against this woman being made the victim of Portu guese bigotry for having embraced the Protestant religion. His lordship states that the British minister at Lisbon should ascertain the eircurcittatTees of the case, and make tbv fitting representations. This imposing Festival was held last week, with great pomp and circumstance. Concerts of sacred and secular music, balls, and other assemblies occupied the early part of the week. The University Theatre, on Thursday, presented a brilliant appearance. The noble building, computed to hold 3,000 persons, was crowded in every part with rank, learning, beauty, and fashion, and—not the least interesting object—with the rising youth of Eng land—perhaps our futurestatesm en—philosophers, divines, and poets, piled in dense masses above. The under-gra duates indulged in their usual fnn. The name of the " Queen" was, of course, received with loud and loyal cheering ; so were those of Prince Albert and the Royal Family. The name of the Duke of Wellington, Chan cellor of the University, was the signal for as loud, long continued, and rapturous applause as could be imagined. O'Connell's name and " the Anti-Corn Law League" were the signals for groans and hisses, very heartily given and responded to. " The University of Cambridge" was warmly received, whilst the " London University" was met by a storm of unmitigated disapprobation. After a short address delivered by the Vice-Chancellor —as usual, in Latin—the first business of the day, that of conferring Doctors' degrees. was proceeded with. The entrance of the new recipients of their distinguished honours elicited very loud cheering. They were respec tively addressed by Dr. Phillimore, Professor of Civil Laws, who alluded very beautifully, in some instances, to the various literary, scientific, and other merits which had gained for them the distinctions they were about to re ceive. The Right Hon. Earl Powis, who received the honour first, was most loudly cheered as he was shaken by the hand and took his seat by the Vice-Chancellor. His lordship acknowledged the compliment by repeated bows. Still more enthusiastic (if possible) was the cheer ing which the inauguration of Captain Sir J. Ross, R.N., elicited. The cheerinz was also very general when the same degree (that of D.C.L.) was conferred on W. Entwisle, Esq., the newly-elected representative for South Lancashire. All received some compliment; but when Serjeant Talfourd took his place amongst the Doc tors, there were some murmurs, instantly met, however, by counteracting cheers. After the business of conferring degrees had concluded, the Prize Essays were recited by their respective authors, Mr. C. E. Prichard, 8.M., Fellow of Banjo' ; the Rev. Harris Smith, 8.A., Fellow of Magdalen ; Mr. Edwin Palmer, Scholar of Balliol ; and Mr. J. L. Brereton, Scholar of University. The essay, by Mr. Prichard (says the Loudon Times), " On the Principles and Objects of Homan Punishments," was an able production, and evinced powers of a very superior order and an extensive acquaintance with the subject. The style . was singularly clear and vigorous. _ OXFOID.—Ina convocation holden on Friday, the fol lowing degrees were conferred :—Bachelors and 'Doctors of Divinity by Accumulation,—Rev. Edward Law, Christ Church, Chaplain to the Factory at St. Peter shwa, Grand Compounder; Rev. Hugh Jones, Jesus College; Rev. Charles Kevern Williams, Pembroke College. Doctor of Medicine.—Robert Smith, Christ Church. Masters of Arts.—Rev. William Taylor, Trinity College, Grand Compounder ; Rev. John Newton Hinaman, Tri nity College; Rev, Vaughan Campbell Day, New Inn Hall ; Rev. George Ferris Wbidborn, Queen's College ; Rev. Francis Sotham, Magdalen Hall; Rev. G orge Woolcombe, Christ Church; Rev. Lewis Henry Palmtr, Christ Church ; The Right Hon. Lord Stavoi:r'„,.'e. Christ Church,. Walter Haliburton, Bras:„„ e C o ll ege ; Rev. Cbarles tdrietly Ciarside, Brasenose College; Rev. Thomas Chessher Martelli, Brasenose College ; Rev. Carteret Priaulx Carey, Wadham College; Rev. Thomas Williams, Jesus College ; John Lovell Smiley, Merton College ; Rev. Archibald Neil Campbell Maclachlan, Exeter College ; Rev. Offiey Smith, Oriel College; Rev. Thomas Nowel Twopenny, Oriel College ; Rev. Hibbert Binney, Scholar of Worcester College. The following appointments have taken place :—The Rev. W. J. Parkes, M.A., of Trinity College, to the rectory of Hilgay, Norfolk—value, £1,291 ; the Rev. W. Duncombe, 8.A., of Queen's College, to the vicarage of Crowle, Lincolnshire—value, £777; the Rev. F. 52, - ,, ei l e y, of Trinity College, to the rectory of Beerf Devon — value, £700; the Rev. E. G. Jar o : i n M.A. of Trinity College, to the vicarage of Buckthorn, fnr;s, , Lincolnshire, with the rectory of Cold. : ;anworth annexed—value, £26 0 ; the Rev. J. E. Bra .;ford, M.A., Corpus Christi College, t 2, the vicarage of Wigford St. Mary, Lincoln—value, 4416; the Rev. D. C. Delafosse, M.A., of Queen's Col lege, to the rectory of Shere, Surrey ; the Rev. J. S. Riley, 8.A., of St. John's College, to the curacy of Quorndon, Leicestershire; the Rev. H. Lovell, of St. John's College, to the curacy of All Saints, North ampton ; the Hon. and Rev. T. Edwardes, M.A., of Trinity College, to the curacy of Edmondthorpe, Leices tershire; the Rev. T. C. Childs, 8.A., of Sidney College, to the curacy of Isham, Northamptonshire; the Rev. E. Tarr, 8.A., of Sidney College, to the curacy of Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, CHURCH REPOTtli.—The Bishbp of Tbam, Dr. Plun kett, has deprived one of the absentee rectors of that dio cese of his benefice, and appointed thereto the working curate. There are law proceedings instituted by the pre late against four absentee beneficed clergymen from the same diocese. The House of Lords have confirmed the Lord Chan cellor's judgment in the case of Betton's Charity ; and the whole sum of, it is said, £200,000 is to be appropriated to the support of Church of England schools. CHURCH EXTENSION.—The meeting of the incor porated society for promoting the enlargement, building and repairing of churches and chapels, for the present month, was held at St. Martin's-place Trafalgar-square, on Monday last ; his Grace, the Archbishop of Can terbury in the chair. The committee voted new grants of money towards building eight additional churches or chapels, rebuilding one, and enlarging or otherwise in creasing the accommodation in fourteen existing churches or chapels ; making 23 grants in all. The new places of worship are to be erected for districts in the parishes of St. Michael, Lichfield; St. Clement, Truro • Kingscle: e, near Newsbury, Berks ; Barnstaple ; Wookey, near Wells, Godalming, Surrey; Windsor, Berks ; and St. Lawrence, Kent. The churches to be enlarged, &c. are situated in the parishes of Castle Church, Staffordshire ; Bromsgrove, Worcester ; Wormley, near Waltham Cross, Herts ; Beoley, Worcester ; Coombe Bisset, Wilts ; Ilkeston, Derby ; Uppington, near Shrewsbury ; Buck fastleigh, Devon; Cheetham Chapelry, in the parish of Manchester; All Saints, Hereford; Penn, near Wolver hampton Llannwydden, Montgomeryshire; Jevington, Sussex; Duke's Place, London; and Worcester (Block house Church.) Four of the districts in which new churches are to be erected, are situated about 2 miles from the nearest church ; and in all the districts assisted the bulk of the population consists of the poorer classes of society, for whom no provision of church accommo dation now exists. By the erection of the eight additional churches, and the enlargement, &c. of the existing build ings, 6,679 seats will be added to the present insufficient provision of church room, 5,604 of which will be free; and in several instances the whole of the church will be thrown open without reserve. THE SCOTCH CHURCH. A FREE CruntcH SEIZED.—At a recent meeting of the Free Presbytery of Arbroath, held in Inverbrothock Free Church on Wednesday week, Mr. Wilson, of Car mylie, read a minute adopted unanimously by the congre gation at Canny/lie at a late meeting, from which it ap peared that they had been offered a site for a church by Lord Panmure in a situation quite unsuitable, which they were obliged to decline; that Mrs. Gardyne, a widow, who had allowed them to erect a wooden church (costing about £120) on a small plot of ground attached to a house of which she was tenant, had been by officers of law, acting under warrant procured by his lordship, ejected from the said house ; that notice had been formally served on the congregation, that the church which has thus been built is now claimed by Lord Panmure as his property ; and that the members of the' Free Church in that parish are to have the use of it no longer. As a consequence of these proceedings, the Free Church congregation at Carmylie assembled on Sabbath last on the public highway for worship, and were exposed to the heavy showers which fell at intervals. The Presbytery recorded their deep sympathy with Mr. Wilson, the congregation at Carmylie, and especially with Mrs. Gardyne.—Gleallqw Chronicle. THE COURT. THE ROYAL FAMILY.—His Majesty the King of Sax ony took his departure from Buckingham Palace on Thursday morning on a tour through Wales and Scotland. The Queen and Prince Albert conducted their august guest to the grand hell, and there took leave of their illus trious visitor. His Majesty also took leave of the ladies and gen lessen of the royal suit, and was handed to his carriage by the master of the horse, and the equerries in waiting. Shortly after the departure of his majesty, Prince Albert left Buckingham Palace for Eaton College, where he laid the foundation stone of the new range of buildings, and, after partaking of a dejeune at the college, took his departure with his suit for Slough, arriving at that station at threz o'clock. His royal highness travelled to town by a special train, and returned to Buckingham Palace shortly after four o'clock. The royal infants were taken airings in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace, on Thursday. In the evening the Queen and Prince Albert honoured the Italian opera with their presence.— On Saturday evening the Queen and her illustrious con sort honoured the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland with their company, on the occasion of the christening of the noble duke and duchess's infant son. The sponsors were Prince Albert, Lord Morpeth, and Lady Frances Egerton. A sumptuous entertainment in a style of princely splen dour was afterwards served up. The Queen and Prince Albert attended divine service on Sunday at the Chapel Royal. THE KING OF SAXONY.—His Majesty arrived at Cambridge on Thursday evening from Hatfield, the seat of the Marquis of Salisbury. His Majesty was engaged that evening and Friday morning in visiting the various objects of interest in that renowned seat of learnirg. In the afternoon of Friday his Majesty took his departure en route for Scotland. His Majesty was expected at Oxford on Saturday or Sunday. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, It is said that upwards of 5,000 workmen are at once to be put on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The Lords amendments to this Bill have been agreed to by the Com mons. The measure therefore now only waits the Royal assent. _ _ _ LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.—On Monday a meet ing was held at Stamford, Francis Jelley, Esq., in the chair, at which resolutions were passed favourable to the above line, via" Stamford, Grantham, and Newark. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM AND GRAND JUNCTION. —The Railway Journal contradicts the rumour that Mr. Glyn is about to resign the chairmanship of the London and Birmingham Railway Directory. There are many rumours touching the state of affairs, but, up to this time, we believe, nothing of a definite character has taken place. The fifth report of the Select Committee on Railways admits the rating of railways to be vexatious, but recom mends it to be 14t to a general Bill for rating. The report virtually donounces parliamentary committees as incompetent tribunals. It also announces that loan notes are illegal, and that the holders have no remedy against the Companies, Directors or Shareholders. ARBROATH AND FORFAR RAILWAY.—This company have declared a dividend of 5 per cent. on the new stock, being at the rate of 12s. 6d. per share ; and a dividend of two and a half per cent. on the original stock of the com pany paid up, being also at the rate of 12s. 6d. per share, the same payable on and after the 2d of August next. The gross revenue for the year was £8,360. MANCHESTER AND BUXTON RAILWAY.—It is pro posed to construct a railway to the pleasant watering place of Buxton. The line will commence by a junction with the Manchester and Birmingham, near Poynton, and will pass through Disley, near New Mills and Hayfield, and through Whaley, Bugsworth, and Chapel-en-le-Frith to the Crescent at Buxton. Its length will be about seventeen miles, and the cost of its construction, &c., is estimated at £250,000. RAILWAY ACCIDENT. — As a cart and two horses were crossing the Durham branch of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction railway, on Tuesday morn ing se'nnight, on the road to the stone quarry below Kipier, the nine o'clock train from Newcastle came un expectedly up and overthrew them, the leader being thrown to a considerable distance on one side of the line, and the shaft horse to the other—both were killed on the spot. The driver miraculously escaped with a few brui- ses. DIRECT LINE OF RAILWAY FROM LONDON TO MAN CHESTER.—On Friday last a meeting was held at London, for the purpose of promoting a direct line of railway be tween the above points. Mr. Livius, of Bedford pre sided. The chairman and Mr. Mulock spoke in high terms of the project, and said it offered an opportunity of rescuing Manchester from the grasping monopoly of the London and Birmingham Company, and, in some respects, of the Grand Junction also. Exeter could be reached from London in five hours, while Manchester could not be reached in less than nine. Sir John Rennie and Mr. Rennington were appointed engineers. COST OF RAILWAY CONSTRUCTI'ON.—The compara tive cost of several railways in the United Kingdom is given in Mr. Laing's paper. The gradation is this—it being remembered that the amount is p er mile I D m u s n t e d r e ... a . n . d . A . . r ... r .. ....... .. ....................... Newcastle and Carlisle . ................ 17,500 G rand Junction . ...................... 23,200 London and South-Wes tern ............ 27,800 :13 8 , 6 80 0 0 0 45,800 North Midland... • ........ Liverpool and Manch ester 51,000 53, London and Birmi n g ham .•• •......... 100 Great Western 56,300 London and Brighton . Manchester and Leeds .. WHOLESAI" c oLit.t.IGHTER OF CATTLE.—An accident, a aeries of accidents, occurred at an early hour o or rp r r t . ithei: oaturday morning, on the Derby railway. Mr. Ad cock, residing at Shustock, had pastured a number of feeding beasts with several others, belonging to another party, in a piece of land adjoining the Derby line of rail road. It appears a bridle-way crosses the line and the piece in question ; consequently, the gate leading thereto is not kept locked, and is said frequently to be maliciously thrown open in the night. On this occasion, twenty beasts got on to the line, and strolled along it, to near Water Orton, six or seven miles from Birmingham. When near the above-mentioned place, the up-train came wiih a fearful crash amongst them, cutting three of the poor animals to pieces ; but fortunately, although the shock was a fearful one, the train kept the line. On its arrival in Birmingham, an engine and carriages were des patched to fetch the carcases, and the night being dark, and the animals still coming towards Birmingham, they came upon them so unawares, that six more of them were killed on the spot by the terrific force of the engine. Two others have subsequently been killed, We under stand the company have made compensation to the parties for the loss sustained. Mr. Adcock had two valuable draught horses killed on the same line the night before the queen passed over it. on her way to Chatsworth. A , watch is now set on the spot.---Birmingharn Advertiser. THE NORTHERN RAILWAY. —The Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway, being in continuation of the line of the Great North of England Railway from York to Darlington, was opened on Tuesday with the usual formalities. A special train left Euston-square station at exactly three minutes past 5 o'clock in the morning, and reached Newcastle at 35 minutes atter 2 o'clock, thus completing the distance, 303 miles, in nine hours and 32 minutes; a feat unparalleled in the annals of railway travelling in this kingdom. The way in which each of the companies performed their part was as fol lows : From London to Birmingham, 83 miles, in 2 hours 11 minutes; Midland Counties, 49 miles, to Derby, 1 hour 22 mhiutes ; North Midland, 63 miles, to Norman ton, 1 hour 28 minutes; York and North Midland, 24 miles, to York, 37 minutes ; Great North of England, 45 miles, to Darlington, 1 hour 13 minutes ; the new line to Newcastle, 1 hour 20 minutes. A special train also left York at ten o'clock with. Mr. Hudson and a party of friends, and at Darlington this train was joined by a long one from Newcastle, which left that place at nine in the morning. The procession train thus formed consisted of 39 splendid first-class carriages, and it was drawn by three engines placed in front. On reaching the splendid new station at Gateshead, formal addresses were pre sented to the chairman of the directors by the Mayor and Corporation of Gateshead, and the party immediately after proceeded to the Assembly-rooms in Newcastle, where an excellent entertainment was provided. About 300 sat down to dinner, amongst whom were the chair man, Mr. Hudson, Mr. John H. Hind i e, M. P., the Hon. H. T. Liddell, M.P., Mr. Bright, M.P., Mr. Met calfe, M.P., all of whom voted in the division on Tues day morning, breakfasted in London, and were in New castle in time for an early dinner the same day. The ex tension of the line to Edinburgh was referred to, and it was intimated that notwithstanding the bill had been already passed, and the operations commenced north of the Tweed, the line south of Berwick would be com pleted and opened on the same day, and that was confi dently spoken of as being in the year 1846. LANCASTER AND PRESTON RAILWAY MEETING.— On Thursday last the annual meeting of the directors and proprietary took place at the station, George Burrow, Esq. in the chair. Messrs. Fearenside, Eastwood, and Preston, who went out of office by rotation, were re elected. The report being read, the Chairman congratu lated the meeting on the act being obtained for the exten sion of their line from Lancaster to Carlisle, for a greater traffic would accrue to their own line, and when the entire line along the western coast was completed, still greater profits would arise, and yield a good return. In two or three years the line would be completed from Glasgow to Edinburgh, which would also increase the traffic. It was computed that 30,000 persons annually passed between Liverpool and Glasgow, by the steam-packets, and many of these would avail themselves of travelling by land. Again, if a line were not made on the western coast, that on the eastern side would entirely cut up their own line, and greatly reduce what was now received by the share holders from the canal company. An alteration would take place on the 6th July in the running of the Edinburgh mails into Scotland, which were to go by the eastern line ; but when the western line was opened, there was no doubt but it would be restored to it. Upon the completion of their line to Carlisle hinged the benefit of all lines beyond it. He then proposed, that to raise £65,000, which they had agreed with the Carlisle Company to do, new shares of £l2 10s. should be created, to be issued at a discount to the shareholders of £4 14s. The shares to be issued after the following manner, making the share £7 16s.: — One new quarter share to be offered to every holder of one originaLshare, and two of the new quarters to any holder of three shares, with power to the holder of three 7,1 shares to arrange any fractional parts of their holding, so as to make up the requisite number to entitle them to an allotment in respect of such fractions. There were 5000 old shares, and it was proposed to create 3000 new ones, which would make 8000 altogether. The plan proposed had been adopted by the directors after much considera tion, according to the provisions in the act of parliament. It was not intended that any shareholder should receive any dividend until the line had been opened to Carlisle six months ; and they would have an additional income from the Canal Company, without subtracting anything from the old shares. Some conversation then took place, in the course of which the Chairman explained that shareholders might sell their present shares, but not the new ones, to raise the £65,000. By the act, this sum must become stock. The report was read and adopted ; and it was stated, that, at the Carlisle board, one of the directors of the Lancaster and Preston line would always have a voice and seat to watch over their immediate interests. SPO RTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY. The " Orlando fever" prevailing very strong at the west of the metropolis, seems to have touched the buoy ancy of our own market and the professors. Touching the deciding for the memorable Derby Stakes, we quote Orlando with 2 to 1 on him, laid at noon, with the par ties willing to repeat it to 40. Yesterday he was not quite in so high a request. )F NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. A variety of fluctuations, and some considerable bowl ing, thus leaving us but very few names to tic prices to. We quote prices that would be (if parties could yet be found in the humour to back their fancy) ventured against the Era, Galanthus, What, Knight of the Whistle, Best of Three, Dame, &c., would be a bold attempt : assuredly the odds would be copious. Poussin and Whistle Binkie were both in fashion at noon, when the prices closed: 6 to 4 the field v. two—offered. Offers to take 5 to 4 between three and the field. 13 to 1 agst Parthian, by Jereed, 4 yrs. old, 7st 51b. sto 1 „ Pouissin, by Peter Lely, 4 yrs., sst 131 b—t. 13 to 2 „ The Era, by Plenipotentiary, 4 yrs., 7st 111 b. 10 to 1 „ Bay Momus, by B. Middleton, 3 yrs, sst 101 b 14 to 1 „ Whistle Binkie, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—t. very freely 16 to 1 „ Pompey, by Emilius, 4 yrs old—taken. 18 to 1 „ Ay other. 2 to 1 v. Barthian and the Era, (freely taken during the week ;) last offer v. Binkie 100 to 8. ST. LEGER. 6 to 4 was taken on The Cure to about £4O ; 8 to 1 agst Ithuriel, and 8 and 9 to 1 on Bay Momus. NEWTON RACES.—The stewards elect are Col. Legb and John Gerard, Bart. The meeting to come off after the doings at Aintree. TATTERSALL'S-THURSDAY. The attendance was good, and included some of the " influentials," but business was so dull as to be scarcely worth mentioning. The only bets we heard were 4 to 1 agst Poussin, 8 to 1 against Bay Momus, and 20 to 1 agst Whistle Binkie, for the Northumberland Plate; 200 to 100 on Orlando, and 3 to 1 agst Bloodstone, for the " Trils," and 100 even on 12 ngst the field for the Good wood Stakes. Offers to take 6to 1 about the Cure for The St. Leger. ORLANDO V. RUNNING REIN. There i s not the slightest prospect of this trial coming on before Monday week. At Messrs. Tattersall's sale yesterday Rattan and Ex tempore were sold to Mr. Shack - el for 800 guineas each. DOMESTIC. AFFRAY WITH THE MILITARY AND THE POLICE AT BRISTOL.—On Saturday week a serious collision took place between a patty of the 41st regiment. who had marchedinto the town that day, and some of the police. It would appear that the disturbance originated with one of the soldiers and a member of the force, when blows were exchanged, and in a few minutes the fight became 1 general between a number of each party. Nine of the soldiers were locked up, and one taken to the Infirmary, after receiving injuries of a very severe nature. The affair took place about twelve o'clock at night, and the corres pondent adds, the city was in a state of complete uproar from a report that the soldiers had determined to rescue their comrades who were in durance. WILL OF THE LATE MR. W. CUOCKFORD.—AdMiniS tration, with the will annexed (no executor being named therein), of the late well-known William Crockford, of gambling notoriety, has been granted to Mrs. A. F. Crockford, his widow. The will is dated as late as last month, and gives the whole of his property to his wife in on th nearly the following words :—" I give rd bequeath the whole of my property of whatever description . to my dear wife and her heirs, relying on her doing what is right." The personal property alone is sworn under the large sum of £200,000, and it is rumoured that . his real estate is worth £150,000 more. This extraordinary man, we be lieve, bar, f r o , r e m n e d r l h y y kept e the s fishmongersuccessful 's shop adjoining speculations turf was enabled to purchase the house in St. j am , s e street, afterwards terribly famous as " Crockford's ;"easn-d -it is said that there the deceased amassed the bulk of his TURNING THE PENNY TO SOME TUN In the rno , t our relations with China were anything . but settled, a Manchester merchant formed the ro p e periodr t y speculat ing in 30,000 pieces of low skirtings,tesolution . of chaser paid 6S. Bd. per piece • the for which the p.ur £lo,ooo. The entire of this ' l i d m is m tr e e n ss s e e d p whole outlay being just . arge purchase, as to num bers of pieces if not in a where the goods arrivedwere shipped to Manilla, most opportune. A quick sale took place, and the returns, charges, netted rather over £20,000. all costs and amount were then out of the qu , :stioi . i ands t f h o e r such proceeds an n were invested in silk. The silk: too, ' proved an good spec. ; the lucky owner having again doubled his investment, i. e.: sold the silk for more than £40,000. Perhaps a more fortunate speculation is not on record ' • and all this, too, was accomplished in less, it is said, than twelve months ! ANOTHER PAPIST ATTACK.-011 Wednesday event last, the savage feeli,lg of the Irish Papists at Bradfd was again displayed by their taking offence at the woe " Croppy," and " Boyne Water." The consFquell was, that a man was stabbed with a knife, and othe more or less injured. The wounded man now lies in dangerous state, and an Irishman named Payne is in eti tody charged with the assassin-like deed. No proceedin will be adopted until the sufferer is pronounced out dangc:T.—Bradford paper. FATAL MISTAKE.—Mrs. Smith, aged 70, wife of a farmer, of Clains,l,Vorcestershire,lost her life on Thursdat by a fatal mistake. She had for some time been tended by a doctor who prescribed an aperient mixture. On the same day Mr. Smith wanted a wash to dress some sheep for the foot rot, and having written a reciue from a book!, both papers were sent to a druggist. The quantities T. both were alike, and they were sent in two bottles, bota labelled but in one parcel. The nurse who attended 10; Smith took the wrong bottle by mistake, and adinin;ster et !' the quantity prescribed, which in place of being the rient mixture, was a strong solution of virdigres ao aqu,fort is, and caused her death in a short time, all medi°l aid being unavailing. HYDROPHOBIA.—On Thursday afternoon, a fine 1 1 named Charles Evans, aged 13, of Lisson-grove , di e from hydrophobia. About six weeks ago he was standie4 at his parents' door, when a dog of the mongrel br came running in and out of the shop. To frighten it awe/ the deceased attempted to kick it, when the beast semi at him, and, catching his right hand in its mouth, inflicte. a severe bite in the thick part of it, drawing blood. Eye% attention was paid to the wound, which in a few day s completely healed. Subsequently the same dog bit two cats of its master's, and both dog and cats died , wit hill,ll short time of each other, mad. A day or two afteewares deceased seemed quite altered in his manner , and eshi " bited symptoms of impaired intellect; and on Tuesdsl last his father's housekeeper was about to wash his feCe ► as he appeared so lethargic in his manner, when he be; came suddenly very outrageous, gnashing his teeth, ..1° pushing her away, and was with difficulty soothed. tie was attended by a surgeon, but continued getting wore! until Thursday, when he expired.—London paper. FIDELITY OF THE DOG.—A remarkable instance - canine sagacity, courage, and fidelity, occurred last weer/ a short distance from this place. On Tuesday week, Mr' Bushell, farmer, of Eckington, having walked into the home orchard at the time when the cows were being milked, at some distance, was set upon by a bull. The bull's attack was so fierce and unexpected that Mr. Bushell could not get out of the way of the infuriated animal. Having overtaken him, it tossed him almost' into the branches of an apple tree ; the sufferer fell to the ground, and the bull repeated his attack, goring sell trampling his victim in the most savage style. Just when, Mr. Bushell had given up all hope of rescue, his dog, 01 the shepherd breed, flew to the spot, and instantly recbg. nising his master, attacked the bull with the most (let& mined bravery. He " pinned" him at once, and standiof over his master's prostrate body, defended him from fur ther harm, save scratches from his own claws, as' he vase compelled to move about by the struggles of the bull. After a fight between dog and bull of some minutes °lel Mr. Bushell's body, the former proved the victor, Be g the bull took to his heels, leaving the field*to his brave and faithful opponent. Mr. Bushell is severely bruised' about the head.— Worcester Journal. DISTRESSED STATE OF THE COOPERS' TRADE. - 1 1 copy of the memorials and petitions addressed to Treasury and to the Board of Trade, from the coopers 0 the United Kingdom, on the condition of their track , has just been printed by order of the House of Commons' The memorials are from the masters and journeyal coopers of Glasgow, Greenock, Gainsborough, Bristol, London, Liverpool, and Hull, and make out • strong case in favour of a further reduction of the imPeL t duties on foreign staves. The memorialists agree j. stating that the coopers' trade throughout the kingdom in a very depressed state, one half of the working cooee" being out of employment. Under the new tariff the IT duction on the duty on staves imported from the COL,: nent of Europe, was on the average 34 per cent., caw w, , practically no reduction was made on colonial staves, a n d staves from the United States were prohibited altogethe. r by the duty of 66 per cent. No drawback of the duty 0 allowed on the coopers work being exported, and as the duty averages 30 per cent. on the cost price to the Englis h cooper, while the United States coopers are charged Oil no duty whatever in that timber growing country , ap,' their work is only liable to a trifling duty in the Britt colonies, it ceases to be matter of surprise that the treat; is fast leaving this country, and going to the United States. '1 he question of the duty on staves is now under the careful consideration of the Government. A SWINDLER CAUGHT AT LAST.—At the Sheriff's Court, in Edinburgh, on Saturday week, Thomas Por r Gilmour, alias Thom, or Thomas Gilmour, so well know• in this town and neighbourhood, was charged with basil assumed the fictitious character of partner of pretend e „ firms in Leith, which he designated John Lee, & Co., and " Thom, Gilmour, & Co. ;" and with, having end er this character, forged, and uttered as genuine, letters which induced Mr. John Edmunds, coal merchant„ Pon typridd, Cardiff, to ship to Jersey, to the care of a mer chant there, a quantity of coal on account of the pretence,' firms, and the coal having been sold, the sum of X l 7 13$. 7d* being the free proceeds of the sale, it was transmitted to the accused. From the evidence it appeared also that the prisoner went to Leith in the spring of 1843, where. 116 took lodgings under the name of Mr. Thom, and coal menced a system of wholesale imposition. He employed a clerk to write six dozen and a half of letters to various houses throughout the kingdom, containing orders to a large amount, and of a heterogeneous nature, such as chains ti Liverpool and p 00l a a n n d c l hors ogs f o r f om mah N ewcastle, ogany fr 0 m confectionery Lond on . T f h r o e se m letters bore the signature of "John Lee, & C 0.," i n w hich name the prisoner procured a private box in the Post-office , but which be afterwards changed to " Thom, Gilmour, ee Co." He also, under the name of Mr. Thom, endea voured to procure a quantity of wine from a merchant in Leith ; but in consequence cf the evasive manner in which he answered all questions in reference to his vocation, b e succeeded in obtaining only three bottles of wine as sac ) " ples, one of which he paid for. The jury returned a ver" diet of guilty. He was sentenced to be imprisoned fe l twelve calendar months. ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.—In the month of June,' 1837, the schooner Ebenezer, a regular trader for c oa l to this port, J. Little, commander and part owner, sell" from Plymouth for Shields, for a cargo of coals, having * regular crew, and a passenger named Edward Jeffery , son of the late Mr. T. Jeffery, who died about three. years since, and was for many years a faithful servant of Messrs. J. and W. Collier, timber-merchants of th is town. It appears the Ebenezer arrived safely at Shieldo, took in a cargo of coals, and sailed again for this port, having still on board the young man Edward Jeffetlt whose design had been to take a summer excursion tf i , Shields and return again. Coming down the No rth Channel, when off Yarmouth the schooner experienced severe gale, which lasted a day and night, and when hi t the violence of the storm she was shattered and We% down ; and it was believed at the time, for no one hear I anything about her for two months after, that every 80° on board had perished. However, the desk of Cap tain Little, with some papers enolosed, was washed into Ya l. ' mouth at the latter end of July, which left no doubt on the minds of the friends of those on board, that evel soul had perished • and the captain's widow, Mr. an Mrs. Jeffery, and family, went all into deep mourning' But the sequel of the story is, that Jeffery and anoth er, after having clung to the wreckl for several hours, were picked up by a foreign vessel bound to I ndia, which touched at the Cape. Jeffery and his companion were which was then lying there bo und on a surve y in g expedi tpoutreotnursnhotoreh;isbfurtiebnedi s n , g h d e e estnitteurteedoforon o b n o e a y rt a i nd the cl A ot r h r i o n i f: tion to the Falkland Island. There it appears she has been for the last six years; and, after returning an d cruising on the coast of Africa for some time, has taken two very large slavers ; and on Saturday she arrived is Portsmouth harbour, when Jeffery sent a communicati or• , to his friends, whose feelings may be better imagined than described.—Plymouth Journal. ela MYSTERIOUS CASE. — On Tuesday an inquest was b on the body of a lady of great personal charms, the vit; of a medical gentleman, whose death took place from t" - effects of prussic acid.—The deceased, Rachael Belaney' the wife of J. Belaney, Esq., surgeon, came to London , on Tuesday week, and took lodgings in Tracey-stre ets Stepney. where she remained in company with her hes' band. It appeared the lady was enciente, and on Sotn i ; day morning her husband sent for a black draught, wine s she took. Mr. Belaney has himself, for a length of tiro past, been in the habit of taking small quantitiesf prus' sic acid for a complaint he laboured under. He broke mal of the phials containing the prussic acid , when he p our! o that immediately the lodgings an d went to r esidej Neither did he s en d f or me di ca l tla"P7 ' thehea heard contents t screame ats into t ion his a tumbler,wife's a n eb d eed w x-p e rai n orf t oet edm i r a : t ht o whohe t r h ot ledyecnaaaetflxhtl called dro e .f o o o and commenced writing. Mr . Belaney shortl y alt " Oh, I have taken som e of that stuff in th e tumbler; 9 , 4 (1:g and sh f g wf u e i i v w r f e t e l ,o r e t a rr s p .s o p ß m e oe a e l r a. w e n d a e t y t e h . r a ance or the stomach-pump. On Thursday further ei); deuce was taken ; its general effect being that the prisonS salts.-L had been negligent as to the prussic acid, but not criv i „ l i i o E f p p s r o u oa ssi nal, the unfortunate lady having drunk from the wr ° ' - r a tumbler, both being on the drawers. The witnesses b testimony to the apparent affection with which the Pr o soner treated his wife. as m r well e Garrett, I Dr. Letheley tried the con ten ae of deceased's stomach, and discovered in it the presei l a some surgeon, trace said(s ar a r s ett, band of the deceased admitted to him that he destr t ?Ps the phial which contained the prussic acid after his el l for death.---Mr. Belaney had not practised as a surgeolLot, several years.—Mr. Charnock, on the part of his eir„ t o, requested a postponement of the inquiry. He was aloqu_ 0 0 for Mr. Belaney's sake, to throw all the light possiblceiso the subject. The inquest was adjourned until (Yeater Monday. At the hearing before the magistrates thel4oo timated that some important evidence, calculated to i,." t he light on this case and on another accusation againt io a, prisoner, would, in all probability, be brought f?r_7 0 010 m th a a g t ne th si e aba fa v The mystery which attached to the magistrates . 7., 0 0$ asure been has in some me c awa a i t tateT,t, which appeared in the Tyne leared y Mercury ofbY -TuesclaYder"-o‘l That paper, after mentioning the great sensation Pr‘22ooll - the account of Mrs. Belaney's death, and the ex:: s have nary circumstances attending it, says, "Two le tt hat Ws. been received in North Sunderland—one stating te attend' Belaney was very ill, and that two physicians wet th 11°W ing her, and the other announcing her death ; bo, that ever, had been written after her decease. It is sat c , , w ill the body of Mrs. Skelly, the mother of the decease% tjo be disinterred, as there are suspicious afloat :38 cause of her death, more especially from the stran_ge,7ley, ner in which C has ( cast was conducted. *rs. !2'2 llage, WA° A te whose death has cast a gloom over the s't d o r° years of age, and beloved by a large n umber of , -a r s. friends. She was daughter of the late Mr. and '- Skelly, of North Sunderland." June 25, IS4t._