The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-03 00:00:00

Aug. 3, 1847. rural faclus. Jenny Lind will appear in an opera at the Liverpool Theatre. on th 3 sth of September. The balloon, we understand, will ascend from the Zoolo gical Carlens on Wednesday (to-morrow). CRICKET MATCH.—A match will be played to-morrow, 'between the second eleven of the Edge-hill and the first eleven of the Bark-hill Clubs. Wickets to be pitched on the Edge-hill ground at two o'clock. ADMIRALTY ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF CHRONOME TRIM—Our townsman Mr. Massey has been successful, for the fourth time, in obtaining the first-class prize for his chonometer ; and we congratulate him with all sincerity. SUDDEN DEATH.—An inquest was held on Friday. before the borough coroner, on the body of William Forrest, found dead in bed at twelve o'clo. k on the pre • ceding day. Decea , ed livid in Llewellyn-street. The cause of death was apoplexy. The directors of the Liverpool Gaslight Company have presented Mr. Thomas Alderson, upon his retirement from their employment, an elegant gold watch and ap pentlages, with an inscription testifying their satisfaction with his long and faithful services during a period of 25 years. FIRE IN CARRHTHERS-STREET.-011 Tuesday last, about noon, a fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. W. Jopson and Co. turpentine-distillers, Carruthers street, Vauxhall-road. The engines were speedily on the ground, and the fire was gat under about two o'clock, but not until the interior of the building, comprising the ware rooms, was completely destroyed. A SMASH.—On Saturday, a horse and cart, belonging to Mr. Dutton, cabinet-maker, were coming down Rath bone-place, with a load of timber, and the load being too heavy, forced the horse down the street into Great George street, and through the shop front of Mr. Ellerbeck, en tirely destroying the whole window. The damage was hot less than £2OO. On Sunday morning week, a girl eleven years old, named Ann Cowley, living in Clive-street, Toxteth-park, placed a lighted candle on the floor, when it came in con tact with her clothes and set them on fire. The flames were extinguished with all promptitude, but not until the deceased was severely burnt over her back. She died on Tuesday night. Two inquests were held on Tuesday ; one on the body of a man, named John Mackin, who was, received into the Infirmary on the 7th instant, his leg having been broken by an iron wheel falling on it, in the foundry of Messrs. Smith and Willey, at Windsor, from the effects of which he expired on, Monday—Verdict accidental. The other, on the body of a man unknown, found in the Mersey, on Monday morning last.—Verdict, found drowned. THE BIRKENHEAD PARK.—The-scheme for -the-pur chase, by a joint stock company, of the park lands held by the Birkenhead Commissioners, is nearly complete. The terms have been agreed upon, subject, of course, to the sanction of the general board. The purchase money will amount to about £60,000 ; and as the company will engage to erect forthwith houses on the land to the value of £20,000, it is manifest that this negotiation must, in all - respects, tend to the great benefit of the township. CRICKET.—A match came off on Saturday last between five of the first and six of the second eleven of the Sea combe Club, against the first eleven of the Albion (Sea combe) Club, on the ground of the former at Egremont. In the first innings the Seacombe scored 85, and the Albion 91 ; and the second innings the Seacombe 51, and the Albion 43, the former (Seacombe) having four men to go in in the last innings. The match was well con tested, considering the short time the Albion Club has been established, they, too, having to contend with op ponents who have been for a long time in good practice. We understand the returned match will be played (on the same ground) on Saturday next. LEIGH HUNT.—The distinguished amateurs who have undertaken to realise a sum of money, to be invested for Mr. Leigh Hunt, appeared at our Theatre, as announced, on. Wednesday evening. Notwithstanding the high prices the house was crowded. The receipts were about £4BO. Ben Jonson's fine play " Every Man in His Humour," which abounds in character and in amusing illustrations of the manners of the Elizabethan age, was admirably acted. Both the comedy and the farce were highly re lished by the auditory. The performance of the amateurs in Manchester was equally successful. The sum realised was £440. Supposing the expenses at both places to be £l6O, the nett proceeds realised at Manchester and Liver pool are about £760. NARROW ESCAPE.—On Sunday afternoon, in con sequence of the crowded state of the new landing-stage at George's-pier, by persons going to see the coffin con taining the remains of Mr. O'Connell, which arrived at Birkenhead in the afternoon, .ayoT!g man and a girl were pushed into the river, and the tide running out very fast they were carried rapidly down the river past the landing-stage and St. George's-basin. Four seamen belonging to the Eastham steamer Clarence, jumped over board, with a couple of Carte's life-buoys, to render assistance, and came up to the drowning parties in front of the southern end of the Prince's-pier. They had been twenty minutes in the water, and on the application of the necessary remedies the girl recovered, but it was late in the evening before the youth could leave his bed. ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STEAMERS.—The Caledonia steamer, arrived at Liverpool on Wednesday last at noon, after an excellent voyage of less than twelve days -from Boston. At a time when France and the United States are making strenuous efforts to compete with the Liverpool and Boston steamers, it is very satisfactory to find that, so far, the latter preserve a decided superiori ty. The French steam-ship, Union, which left Cherbourg on the 22nd June, was nearly seventeen days on her out ward passage, whilst the Caledonia made the longer passage .from Liverpool, including the calling at Halifax, in about thirteen days and a half. Th ..P rnmnarativa j ...au ucraL. iuc (Ann 6rdLlVe minim ot tue New York and Bremen steamer, Washington, has evi dently mortified the people of New York. All the news papers that we have seen preserve a dead silence on the subject. ELECTION OF W. JACKSON, ESQ., AS M.P.—On Thursday evening, a large number of tradesmen of Bir kenhead met the train to ascertain the result of the New castle election, there being a general wish for Mr. Jack son's election. At nine o'clock, Mr. Jackson's private secretary, Mr. Salisbury, and other friends arrived, and conveyed to the assemblage the gratifying intelligence that that candidate had been triumphantly returned. A arge body then assembled at the Monks' Ferry Hotel, and drank the good health of the worthy member, and success and happiness to himself and family. Parties also met elsewhere on the same occasion, and the only regret was, that Mr. Jackson was not M.P. for Birken head. Banners were displayed, the gas-office was illumi nated, and the bells rang a merry peal. On Friday, flags were displayed at Woodside, &c., and a committee was formed to welcome the new M.P., when he returns. GRANGEMOUTH.—On Wednesday, there was launched from the building yard of Mr. Adamson, here, a splendid clipper vessel, of 497 tons register. She is named the " Land o'Cakes," and belongs to Messrs. William and Alexander Adamson, of Birkenhead, who, we understand, intend her for the India trade. She is one of the few vessels that have been built to stand thirteen years as first class in Lloyd's books. She is magnificently fitted -up, and her whole workmanship is of that superior des cription which the builder is so well known always to pro duce, and for which he he has been so long and so justly famed. The Earl and Countess of Zetland, who are re siding at Kerse House, were present at the launch, ac companied by the hon. Mr. Liddell and other visitors ; .and the Countess did Messrs. Adamson the honour of christening the " Land o'Cakes," a ceremony she per formed with hearty good will. After the launch Messrs. Adamson entertained a l arge p ar t y o f t h e i r f r i en d s at din ner in the Zetland Arms, where the viands and wines did the greatest honour to their purveyor, Mr. Wallace. After the customary loyal toasts, the healths of the Earl and Countess of Zetland were given and received with all that respect which their w or th no t l ess t h an their station inspires. The toast of " su ccess t o th e L and o ' Cakes " was also heartily responded to, and the evening was s_pent, as became the occasion, with the greatest hilarity. The operatives, also, were not forgotten, the kindness of the worthy owners having supplied them with ample means of enjoyment, and of happily celebrating the suc cessful completion of their labours. LICENSED VICTUALLER'S ASSOCIATION ANNIVER SARY DINNER. — The celebration of the anniversary dinner of the above association came off on Wednesday, in the Pavilion or Concert-hall of the Zoological Gardens. The company was numerous and respectable. The gar dens were thrown open as a general promenade to the public, and a number of persons availed themselves of the recreation thus afforded. About half-past three o'clock the candidates for the representation of the borough were received by the committee in the reception rooms of the gardens. Soon after the arrival of the dis tinguished guest Emidy's band commenced playing several popular airs, which they continued until the stewards announced that the necessary Arrangements had been fulfilled. The pavilion was soon filled. On the platform were Edward Cardwell, Esq., Sir Digby Mack worth, Lord John Manners, and Sir Thomas Bernard Birch, together with Sir Thomas Brancker, Messrs. Bramley Moore, Sands, Bushby, Bold, Molyneux, s James Sykes, Holme, D ow li ng , J o h n B en t, Ch a i rman ; ame Sykes, J. Booker, N e il son , B r i g ht, & c ., E sqrs . The dinner was of the most sumptuous quality, and reflected i r_eat dit After the caterer, Mr. Whiteman, Brun sw Hotel. After the cloth was removed, the chairman, .1 , Bent, Esq., gave the preliminary toasts of " The Queen, ' " The Queen Dowager," " Prince Albert," " Albert Prince of Wales, and the rest of th e R o y a l F am ily," "Th e Arm y and Navy." Sir Digby Mackworth responded to the toast. The Chairman, in rising to propose the next toast, said he had now to call particular attention to the important objects of the meetin g of that day. They were, he hoped, a n acquainted with the two-fold character of the Licensed Victuallers Associatio n ; there might be some who were no t, who did not understand the value and objects of the (llear, hear.) Fortunately, a few words Bice for the purpose. The society had only two !iccomplisht—the first, to protect themselves 'ist aggression on the rights and privileges of —the second object was the making a neces ,ary provision for the families of those members of the -de who require the sympathy and assistance of their ,w-tradesmen. Such principles should, he thought, ve the cordial support of every one, and more eipe when it was remembered that never in a single in had the association abused the power it possessed, red a contrary purpose to that laid down in their g . overnment. Ile felt it scarcely necessary to go to detail of th e c i rcumstances of the association ; id not help reminding them that the income of .as not of that permanent and self-sus acter which it ought to be to insure the full of the institution to those who might at any are its assistance. It was he would remi n d Aecessary to put th e h ouse in ' St. Anne-street in a state. That this uncertain state of things would not be allowed to continue he hna -4. MI-- institu would their t furthez but he the ins taming ( titution v ample prom in. nose gentlemen he saw around him were able and willing to support it. In conclusion, he called on them to drink to ;the prosperity of the Licensed Victuallers' Society, and its Chairman and Committee. Several other excellent speeches were delivered. -adva: time them prop 1847. LOCAL MEETINGS, RGS-COE CLUB.-PUBLIC MEETING A public meeting of the members of the Roscoe Math was held at the Royal Institution, Colquit-street, on Tu esday evening, for the purpose of approving of the code of laws drawn up by the provisional committee, and appoint ing office bearers to carry on the business of the society. H. R. Sandbach, Esq., the president, occupied the chair, and amongst other gentlemen present we observed William Brown, Esq., M.P., Lawrence Heyworth, Esq„ T. Sands, J. A. Tinne, J. H. Sammond, (treasurer) Mr. Young, Mr. Ledger, Mr. Charles Redish, (hon. secretary) and other gentlemen. The CHAIRMAN having briefly and appropriately ad dressed the meeting, called upon Mr. J. 11. Sammond to read the report, of which we give the following abstmct (4 T I u accoraance with tne tourto resolution passed at the first meeting of the promoters of the koicoe Ctub, the provisional committee have convened the present meeting. " It is exceedingly gratifying to them that they have been enabled so soon to realise the confident anticipations in which they indulged on the last occasion of their meet ing the members ; gratifying, in the first place, because the prospects of the club are, therefore, brighter than ever; and, in the second, because the policy of calling the preliminary meeting of the 24th June has thus been ap proved by marked success. At that time, as stated in the report, there were 404 members on the books, of whom 16 were life members; in the report which your commit tee have now the honour to present, they are happy in being able to announce an accession of 170 members, thus making a total of 574, of whom 30 are members for life. Comment upon so satisfactory a statement as this is almost superfluous. It speaks much for the spirit and taste of the public of Liverpool, who, by the promptitude they have evinced in coming forward to support an institution as yet existing only in name, testify more strongly than words can do, the anxious desire which possesses them to adopt all means in their power for self-cultivation and im provement. It proves that here, in the very focus, as it were, in the very focus of trade and commerce, the mer cantile spirit is not necessarily the foe of intelligence, and that the temporary interests of the purse do not super sede the enduring interests of the mind. It shows the existence of trade, all-important as it is, is but one of the many sciences with which men should be familiar, and argues a general recognition of the fact, that education, far from di T. has - thP' ,ng, has scarce. oegun at that early' periot of life which too often includes the systematic instruction of our youth. " Much attention• has been devoted to the selection of an eligible building in which to commence the business of the club, and from the information procured, your com mittee feel assured that suitable premises will shortly be provided for the permanent accommodation of the mem bers. " To the press your committee feel deeply indebted for the powerful assistance it has upon all occasions afforded them ; and for the kindness and cheerfulness with which its leaders, without any exception, have always entered into their views, frequently at the very latest hour before publication, submitting to personal inconvenience, when by so doing they could promote the interests of the Ros coe Club. " Your committee have at all times had most cheering assurances of support from all parties. Whenever the Roscoe Club has been mentioned, an immediate and lively interest has been excited. A hallowing influence seems to ne associated with the name of Roscoe ; and to this, perhaps, as well as to the growing desire of progress in mental, moral, and social improvement, may be attri buted the fact, that, within the short space of time that has elapsed since the first meeting, so many members have enrolled themselves. " In concluding their report, your committee would express a fervent hope that the Roscoe Club may continue as it has begun, acknowledging no party or sectarian feel ing, recognising no distinctions of nations or class, and that henceforth the spirit which impels it may be as uni versal as the knowledge it should impart." William Brown, Esq., and Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., then addressed the meeting ; after which, the Secretary read the rules to the meeting, and after a few observa tions from the President, the meeting separated. Docx COMMITTEE.—On account of the election taking place on Thursday the meeting of the committee was held on Friday. There were present Mr. Bramley Moore, Chairman, Messrs. Nicol, Molyneux, Houghton, Middle ton, Wood, Lock e tt, Rankin, Tobin, Shand, Kendall, Sandbach, and Henderson. It was ageeed to erect resi dences for the Dock Master and Chief Superintendent of Warehouses at the Albert Dock. The receipts at Run corn for the month just ended were £96, on 17,927 tons, an increase of £24 over the same month last year.—The Chairman said it would now be necessary to deal with the property at the North Shore, and in order that th ey m i g h t approve of the principle without committing themselves in any way, he proposed a resolution to the effect—That the Chairman having explained the negociations that had been going on between him and the Earl of Derby, for the bet ter accommodation of the timber trade, the Committee approved of the same, and that power be given to a cer tain number of gentlemen to carry the same to maturity, with such alterations as might be deemed desirable, sub ject to the appro va l o f thi s comm i ttee. —l n reply to Mr. Tobin, he said that the Earl of Derby would permit them to go as far north with the docks as was desirable,—even to the Rimrose Hotel, and that the streets would be con veniently laid out.—The resolution was unanimously car ried, and the following gentlemen were then appointed to carry out the scheme: the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, Mr. Rankin, Mr. Shand, and Mr. Middleton.—Mr. Tobin said there was a subject often spoken of at that board, to which he hoped the committee now appointed would nay particular attention,—he alluded to shipwrights yards. Mr. Wilson used to have 140 apprentices. Another very respectable ship-builder used Co have 120, but neither of these had ten apprentices at present, and they had given up their yards, owing to the expense of removing from place to place. In a few years we should not have a man able to handle an axe in Liverpool, unless the committee provided the artisans with yards.—Mr. Kendall said there would be plenty of room for shipwrights' yards when the land was rendered available.—The gentlemen who had before composed the Parliamentary Committee were re appointed to the same duty, and after some financial busi ness the meeting adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE STABBING.—On Thursday, Ann Roach was brought up on a charge of stabbing her husband with a knife. The offence was proved, and the prisoner fined £5, or to be imprisoned two months, and a further period of four months in default 9f sureties to keep the peace. IMPUDENT ROBBERY. —On Friday, Roger M'Anally, a dock porter, was brought before Mr. Rushton, charged with stealing eighteen barrels of flour from the Waterloo Dock. A person in the service of Messrs. Sanders and Claxton stated that on the previous day he was engaged discharging the cargo of a vessel in the Waterloo Docic: he was obliged t o l eave f or a short time, and during his absence the barrels were taken away. Two men, it ap peared, coolly loaded a float, and as coolly drove off with them. The float was found in the street deserted by the driver, who decamped on seeing the witness return to his charge. The man left in charge of the vessel identified the prisoner as one of the men who loaded the float. In his defence he said he had been hired by the driver to help him to load the float, and knew nothing of the robbery. He was remanded. • CHARGE OF ARSON.—On Friday, at Birkenhead police court, before J. S. Jackson, Esq., James Clayton, landlord of the Egerton Arms' Hotel, and Ralph Webster, were brought up for final examination on a charge of arson. It appeared from the evidence that, on Monday evening, three fires broke out in Clayton's house, two in the spirit vaults, and one u n d er th e ce ll ar stairs. Webster was seen to place some shavings under the stairs, and set fire to them. He was seized, but escaped by the aid of Clayton. He was taken some time after. Several rather suspicious circumstances came to light, but nothing beyond suspicion. Both prisoners were committed for trial, it being intimated by the magistrate that he should consider whether he would accept of bail for Clayton. SMOKE NUISANCE. —Several informations were, on Tuesday, heard at the Police-court, against parties for not, in conformity with a clause in the Sanatory Act, consuming the smoke from their steam-engine, furnaces, &c. The first case was that of the steamer Alexander, plying to the Rock Ferry, the funnel of which emitted volumes of black smoke. Mr. Grantham, engineer, said a smoke-consumer had been put in, and must hr.ve been negligently used, otherwise the smoke complained of would not have arisen. Mr. Rushton considered the case proved, but deferred fixing the penalty. In the case of Willey and Smith, the latter stated that he considered the consumer had a tendency to destroy the boilers, and thus end 1•1'. I property, Mr. Grantham did not con- anger life anc cur in this deduction, and instanced a case in which consumers had been used for years without such result. Mr. Rushton adjourned the case for further enquiry on Saturday, when the case against the steamer was with drawn. Further evidence was heard in the other,—con firming Mr. Grantham's opinion, and Messrs. Willey and Co. were fined £5 and costs. Mr. Rushton said he now satisfied himself, by the evidence of Mr. Grantham and the otner witnesses, that the smoke-consuming apparatus did not injure the boilers, and he hoped every person connected with furnaces would take warning that, if informations against them came before him the penalty would lie. COMMITTAL OF A SPORTING GENTLEMAN TO PRISON. —On Thursday, James Brown, a person well known in the sporting world, appeared at the Police-court, in answer to a charge of assault brought against him by police-officer Richard Parry. The officer stated that on the previous evening the defendant was at the Zoological Gardens, and attempted to force his way into the ball room without having a ticket. The defendant was intoxi cated, and after being put back repeatedly, and remon strated with by the officer, he struck at him several times, and on one occasion inflicted a blow over the face. It was stated that there was another offence of a similar character against Mr. John Mytton, also a sporting cha racter, who had assaulted Mr. Sumner, a gentleman con nected with the Licensed Victuallers' Society. Ile was taken to Bridewell, and liberated on giving bail. Samuel Kirkpatrick, one of the ticket-takers, stated that the de fendant was refused admission because he was disorderly and had a un told that such prte with him. fie was pau t characters could osti n tu ot be admitted, upon which the assault took pl ace . Mr. Rushton said, the case was very severe against against th e d e f endant ; a gentleman , presum i ng on his rank, to go i nto the ball-room of the Licensed Victuallers' Society, intoxicated, and with a prostitute, amongst the wives and daughters of respectable tradesmen, was too outrageous a thing to be tolerated. Mr. Rushton said he was prepared to admit the right of respectable people having their enjoyments protected; a fine on the gentle man would to him be nothing, and he should order him to give sureties for his appearance to answer any indict ment at the next sessions. He was then ordered into custody. Brown was fined £5, which he paid imme diately. The prisoner Mytton was liberated on bail, himself in £lOO, and two sureties in X5O eavh. TRW LINE - RTO,OL STANDARit. FOREIGN 4- COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE, UNITED STATES, We find, from the papers brought by the Caledonia, which arrived on Wednesday, that the grain harvests were said to be unusually abundant ; and the quantity of grain and flour ready for exportation was still very large. We learn from private sources that the prospects of the cotton crop are exceedingly good. A gentleman who had recently returned from an extensive tour in the southern States, and whose statements, we believe, may be relied on, in a letter dated July 15, says :—" The cotton crop s . from the best information we can obtain, has a very pros perous appearance. The quantity that will be produced is uncertain, but there can be no doubt of an average yield. Should the picking continue late, more than an average crop will be produced." THE MEXICAN WAR.—Neither the American army under General Taylor nor that under General Scott, has made any forward movement since the last advices. The army of Gen. Taylor remains at Monterey, too weak in numbers to effect anything, and without the slightest prospect of being able to advance towards the central pro vinces of Mexico, within any reasonable time, or.-indeed at any time that can be named. For any effect that it is likely to produce on the fortunes of the war, it might just as well be on the Canadian frontier. The army,of Gen Scott is considerably nearer the point where the struggle must be decided, but it seems to be greatly deficient in the number of troops, and other resources for bringing the war to a speedy close. So far from having advanced to the city of Mexico, it had not left Puebla up.to the last advices ; the disbanding of the volunteers having left Ge neral Scott with not more than from 5000 to 6000 men. This force was expected to be increased shortly to 9,000 or 10,000 men, but the delay had revived, the confidence of the Mexicans to such an extent as to render 10,000 men less formidable now than 5000 would have been imme diately after the victory of Cerro Gordo. There is every reason to expect that the Mexicans will fight another bat tle between Puebla and the city of Mexico, and though the probability is that they will be beaten, yet every day's delay diminishes the i m p ress i on pro d uce d by their ad— vance, and familiarises the Mexicans with the war. Delay is the policy of the Mexicans, and the conduct of Presi dent Polk's government in leaving Gen. Scott in the heart of Mexico, for so long a time, without sufficient means of following up his successes, enables the Mexicans to play that game with ease and comparative safety. Santa Anna had reassumed the presidency, and had received powers equal to those of a dictator. COMMERCIAL, NEW YORK JULY Is.—The business of the country continues to be flourishing, healthy, and pro mising. From all parts of the country the grain harvests promise unprecedented abundance. In the more southern of the wheat-growing states the grain has been already gathered, and the crop proves to be more than an average ; and in no section of the Union is there any apprehension of a deficiency. The supply of flour, wheat, and corn, ar riving at the tide-water through the canals of this state, is large beyond all precedent. The receipts up to the first week in July of flour this year were 1,578,170 barrels, being 513,808 over those of the last year ; of wheat the re ceipts were 1,823,147 bushels, 1,440,210 more than last year, and of corn there has been an increase of 1,153,697 bushels ; the whole amount received last year up to the same time being only 593,334 bushels. Reducing the wheat to flour, there is an excess of 871,846 barrels over the receipts of the corresponding period last year. The receipts of corn, so far, a period of 68 days of navigation, exceed the receipts of last year by 1,139,882 bushels. The foreign export has been large ; the quantity shipped for Europe within the last ten days having indeed been larger than that of any similar period in any previous year, though its measure s is not in proportion, perhaps, to the in crease of receipts. The large receivers, as a general thing, prefer to trust a foreign market to selling at rates current here. In the money market there has been no change of marked importance. There nas been but little variation in the price of leading securities, and the transactions have been comparatively limited. The market has been firm, except for Treasury Notes and United States' Loans, generally, which have declined somewhat in consequence of the recent accounts from Mexico notices elsewhere. The extreme heat'of the season, and the consequent absence from town of nearly all the largest dealers, has also con tributed greatly to the curtailment of recent transactions. Speculative stocks, for the same season, have also de clined. CANADA. MONTREAL, JITLY 15.—Ministers have maintained a majority varying from 2 to 7. They have introduced a College bill, by which it is proposed to distribute an en dowment amounting to £lO,OOO a-year among four col leges —one for• each of these sects—Episcopalians, Pres byterians, Wesleyans, and Roman Catholics. It was also proposed to distribute £2,500 annually among grammar schools.—Sickness among the emigrants continued una bated, and the means of grappling with it were, with the best will, inadequate. SOUTH AMERICA. By the packet-ship Express, which arrived on Thursday night, we have dates from Rio de Janeiro to June 3 ; Bahia, June 14 ; and Pernambuco, June 22. The Griffon had arrived at Rio de Janeiro on the 28th of May, with the Buenos Ayrean and Monte Videan mails, having sailed from the former on the 15th, and the latter on the 19th of May. On the 9th of May the French minister, and on the following day the English, accompanied by Sir T. Herbert, landed at Buenos Ayes, and were well received by Rosas, at a private interview. On the 16th of May Sir T. Herbert arrived at Monte Video, in the Firebrand steamer, to propose an armistice, between the troops of Oribe and the garrison of Monte Video, whilst negocia tions were pending, which were agreed to ; and in conse quence thereof it was supposed the blockade would be raised. The ships of war in the river were Raleigh, Eagle, Melampus, Satellite, Racer, Firebrand, Alecto, Lizard, Harpy, Victoria, Tender, and Rattler. From the Brazils there is nothing of importance, save that a change of Ministry had taken place, and was generally considered to be very firm. There appeared t o b e every inclination to make a treaty in amity, but a very strong feeling existed against a commercial one. SPAIN. We learn from Madrid journals of the 23d ult. that ap prehensions of a Carlist rising were becoming general, and it was said that the army on its return from Portugal was to be sent into Catalonia. A rumour prevailed that the British Government had interfered respecting the security offered for the new loan, saying that the security was al ready pledged to British creditors whose claims must be respected. Accounts from Madrid, of the 24th ult., state that the Progressistas had succeeded in returning about one-third of the members of the provincial deputations. M. Sala manca had left in the morning for La Graja, with General Fernando Cordova. By an accidental explosion in the arsenal at Rochefort, on the 21st. instant, thirteen persons were killed and four dreadfully wounded, of whom one has since died. SILESIA, July 1 4 . -Well-informed persons are of opinion that within a month the price of corn will sink more than fifty per cent. The English residents at Shanghai have resolved to erect a church, which will be the first Protestant place of worship ever built within the dominions of the Emperor of China Wiss The King of Bavaria has given strict orders to the proper authorities to watch that no speculator shall attempt to buy up the new corn beforehand, in order to keep up the prices. An association has been set on foot at Rome, under the name of The Oriental Society for the Union of all Christians in the East, to be supported by voluntary con tributions. A central board has been formed at Rome, and sub-committees are to be organised in every place to which the operations of the society may extend. The former has the head of the Propaganda for its ex-officio chairman. PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN LEAVING THE COITN TRY . — The estate of the late Joseph Buonaparte has been sold for 20,500 dollars to Mr. Richards, of Philadelphia. The buildings alone originally cost more than 60,000 dol lars ! The paintings and statues were on the average sold under half . price. The only painting that has been sent to Europe is " Napoleon's Expedition over the Alps," by David, for which the proprietors asked 6000 dollars. The Courrier de Marseille gives the following- letter from Rome, dated the 18th :--,` There is a most extraor dinary report current at Rome, which has excited great agitation. It states nothing less than the discovery of a conspiracy, at the head of which was a cardinal held in great suspicion by the people. I dare not mention the projects attributed to the conspirators until they are in some degree officially made public. It is affirmed that at this moment several sonages are being arrested, and that they will be sent in the course of the day to the Castle of St. Angelo." ENTERPRISING 1 ANICEES.—Mr. Vespasian Ellis has succeeded in concluding a treaty with the republic of Ve nezuela for eighteen years, by which the United States have acquired the exclusive right of navigating with steam boats the rivers Orinoco and Apure. The company is already formed under the direction of Mr.'Ellis, and about to bring together the requisite capital of 200,000 dollars. We have learnt to see by the Oregon treaty what import ance the Hudson's Bay Company has thrown into the scale. Why should not the Yankees try to do the same ? PRINTERS OF PIOUS FRAUDS.—There has lately been a great deal of talk at Lyons of the seizure of clandestine printing presses in the houses of certain religious orders. A few days ago the director of the convent of the Freres de la Doctrine Chretienne was called before the Tribunal of Correctional Police for having clandestinely kept a press, but the hearing of the case was postponed. The director of the convent of the Chartreux was, however, convicted of that offence, and, not appearing, was condemned by default to pay 10,000 f. and six months imprisonment.- Paris Paper GREAT C —The New ins _,ASTING. _ ork papers record the casting, on Saturday afternoon, of the bed-plates for the engines of the steam-ship United States, one of the con templated line of packets between New Orleans and Liver pool. About 27 tons of iron were melted, and the plates, when dressed off, will weigh some 24 tons. This is the largest casting ever effected in America, and the operation was in all respects successfully performed at the vvorl- Messrs. Secor and Co. The cost of the en- 115,000 dollars, and the ship will be a splendid " o 7 2200 tons, and over 1000 horse power. STARTLING COINCIDENCE.—We have been aroused by the fraudulent bankruptcy of M. Boyer, the great brass founder and government contractor for public works. Information had been given to the Minister of W ar that the whole cannon, to the value of 100,000 francs, which had been voted by the Chambers last session for the tomb of Napoleon, had been illegally disposed of by the con tractor. A visite domiciliaire was forthwith made in M. Soyer's atelier, and the cannon being missing, a warran t w as made out for his apprehension. lie had already ab sconded, but was arrested at the Chateau of Fould, at Poissy, and brought back to Paris to t a k e hi s tr i a l. B y a mo st extraordinary Coincidence, and one w hi ch is really startling in its support of the doetrine of 'fatalism, it is proved and reported in the proces verbal that a great part of the missing bronzes was sold to a contractor for the English market, and bought up to melt for the statue of the Duke of Wellington.—Paris - Correspondent of the Atlas. THE DEBTORS OF ENGLAND. — The Madrid correspon dence of the Times demonstrates, in the quotations which it furnishes from the Spanish papers the utter disregard with which any threats of a forcible assertion of the claims of the foreign creditors of that country is sure to be met. Spnin knows well enough that•all intimations of the kind are merely for effect, while at the same time they afford her an opportunity of putting forth flourishes about her sense of duty, and of parading• the last rem nant of an insolvent's self-esteem—the determination not to be influenced by insolent menaces.. Lord Palmerston's speech may probably nave none sou:cluing Jur toe no because it stirred the public mind not only at home but throughout the worm, and thus . tended to keep up that notoriety of degradation which.is now. connected with the Spanish name, and to •the desire of escaping from which, and not to any sense of honesty, the ciedi: tors will owe the final satisfaction of their rights. But as to any actual resort to war on the question, there is not a , man in England—at least, not one who is cogni san t o f the tone of the present generat ion— who would ent er t a i n ke for a moment an idea of its possibil ity: By a large increasing proportion, it would be opposed on the "ground of abstract principle, while with the remainder prudential considerations would operate with almost equal power. If Spain were the only dishonest, nation on the globe, the matter would be within a narrow compass, but the moment a Mow is struck on behalf of her creditors it must unfortunately be regarded as the commencement of hostilities, not only will the larger portion of the conti nent of South America, but also with the fraternity of states extending from Texas to Maine. Nay, a war of recovery commenced against Spain would almost seem to involve an unjust selection, since up to this day she has never denied her obligations, while such states as Michi gan, Mississippi, Indiana, and others, have absolutely triumphed in repudiation. To threaten the comparatively weak offender and to pass by the federal government of America (for a war against Mississippi and others would be a war against the United States) would bring discredit not to be tolerated, and we should therefore have no choice if the requisition of the Spanish bond holders were heeded but to hold ourselves in readiness to accord also a like step on behalf of the sufferers from the more gross depravity of our debtors in the far west. Let the first blow, however, be struck where it would, in the United States, the Equator, Spain or eleswhere,, of course it would amount to the same thing in the end; the debtors are numerous, and the creditor single-handed, and whether it would be wise to encounter the fraudulent alliance that would thus be certain to make common cause against us is a question that few, either in or out of the Stock Exchange, will hesitate to answer in the negative.— Times. A TURKISH TRAGEDY.—A letter from Constantinople, in the Daily News, contains the following :—" Pera, one of the most matter-of-fact, prosaic little town in. Europe, has become the scene of an event as full of tearfull in terest and dramatic excitement as any to be found in the pages of George Sand or Jules Janin. Mademoiselle Marie tradesman. She was possessed of accomplishments su perior to her station, and of beauty rare even here, where loveliness in woman is so common. Like Emma in the ballad she had many suitors, and on. one her affections finally settled. He was, however, anything but " the pride of swains;" a shallow-hearted, worthless creature, the life and soul of the greasy frequenters of the cafes and wineshops, for whose amusements he would often read the letters which, during their courtship, he received from the poor girl. The father and mother of Marie were naturally opposed to her marrying with such a scamp ; but, with the perversity of her sex, this only caused her to love him more. Amongst the many who sued for her hand there was one particularly favoured by the parents, and who, notwithstanding the repulses he received from the girl, still continued his attentions. This man and Marie's lover met and fought, and a law suit followed, when the most shameful revelations were made. On the trial Marie's lover showed his true cha racter, and she could shut her eyes no longer to the de fects. Iu parting with the illusion which she had so long cherished her heart broke, and from that day forth she pined away. Her parents, who ought to have comforted her in sorrow, loaded her with reproaches, and even sub jected her to cruel persecutions. She was weary of life ; and, though she felt that death was coming to her relief, she thought his approach too slow. The suitor favoured by her parents still continued his addresses, but without success. That Marie should marry him her father and mother were determined, either because he was wealthy or because they thought it might remove any slur thrown on the girl's character by the events of. the trial. As, however, she showed no symptoms of yielding, it was agreed on by these cruel people that he should woo her ala 14firabeau. With the parents consent, therefore, he concealed himself in Marie's sleeping-room, and when the dying:girl retired there at night he effected her ruin, and then withdrew. So far, the plot succeeded. But when the mother came in the morning to rouse her victim Marie was dead. Though Marie felt she had not long to live, she could not endure dishonour for so short a period. Fearful of some such catastrophe, she had already pos sessed herself of arsenic, and when her ravisher left her she swallowed the poison and so put an end to her sor rows and her shame. The foregoing circumstance is at the present moment the subject of an enquiry at the French embassy, but the result has not yet transpired." RAILWAY AFFAIRS THE TRENT VALLEY RAILWAY.—This important line, which will confer very great advantages on the merchants of Liverpool, Manchester, and the North, is, it is stated, to be opened for traffic on the Ist of September. From official returns it appears that the amount of traffic for the last week on upwards of 3,154 miles of rail way, was £188,824, thus accounted for :—X108,606 for the conveyance of passengers only, £40,476 for the carri age of goods, and a remainder of £39,742 for passengers and goods together, not respectively apportioned ; being an increase of £16,175 over the corresponding week of last year, when the mileage was about 2,290. Parliamentary elections of Railway Members are the events of the week, and nearly the only events important to railway readers. Mr. W. Cubitt is returned for An dover ; Mr. Locke for Honiton ; Mr. Peto for Norwich ; Mr. R. C. Hildyard, the railway barrister, for White haven ; Mr. Glyn for Kendal ; Mr. Jackson for New castle-under-Lyne ; Mr. Mangles for Guildford ; Mr. Ricardo for Stoke-on-Trent ; Sir J. Walmsley for Lei cester ; Mr. Chaplin for Salisbury. TELEGRAPHING FOR WITNESSES.—In a case tried last Thursday, at York assizes, Mr. Ellison, of Tickhill, the attorney for the plaintiff, in order to secure witnesses in time, went to the railway station, at York, and had recourse to the electric telegraph. He there gave direc tions for a messenger and conveyance to be sent immedi ately from the Masbro' station to Tickhill. In the course of ten minutes he received an answer, stating that a cab was then getting ready, and the plaintiff and the witnesses arrived in York the same evening. By the usual means they could not have reached York until half past eleven the following morning. —Doncaster Gazette. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE GOODWOOD RACES. This great provincial meeting commenced on Tuesday with an ample bill of fare. The noble Duke of Rich mond entertained, as usual, a most distinguished party. It is now said that the Rev. H. H. Milman, rector of The following is a brief epitome of the sport : St. Margarets, Westminster, will be the first Bishop of TUESDAY:—The Craven Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, 3 Manchester. The reverend gentleman is author of seve subs., with 50 added, were won by M r . Mostyn's Wilder- ral able works. ness ; the Gratwicke Stakes, of 100 sovs. each, for three- The last of the ten churches to be raised in the densely year-olds, 50 subs., by Duke of Richmond's Red Hart ; populated parish of Bethnal-green was consecrated on the Levant Stakes, of 50 sovs. ea c h, f or t wo-year -olds, Tuesday, by the bishop of London. It is dedicated to 14 subs., by the Duke of Ri c h mon d' s N ectar ; Sweep- St. Simon Zelotes, and will contain 1000 free seats. stakes of 300 sews. each, for colt s an d filli es , 17 subs., by NEW TRAINING COLLEGE FOR SOUTH WALES.—The Mr. Mostyn's Ennui : the Ham St a k es , o f 100 sovs. each ; foundation-stone of a new school for the education of for two-year-olds, 43 subs., by M r . M os t yn ' s Surplice , children in the principles of the Church of England, was Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 a dd e d, 15 su b s ., b laid at Carmarthen on the 16th ult., by the Bishop of St. Mr. W. Russell's Compa n il e ; th e D raw i ng R oom Stakes, y David's. About 5000 persons were present on the inte of 25 sovs. each, w ith a b onus o f 10 sovs . eac h , f or t h ree- resting occasion, and the procession, which included the Mayor and Corporation the Druids' and Oddfellows' , year-olds, 29 subs : t o th e stakes, and 18 to the bonus, by Mr. Gully' s M a th ema ti c i an • t h e G oo d wood Cup Societies, &c., with an excellent band of music, was ex- Stakes, of 10 sovs. e ac h, 10 subs ., by Mr. Mostyn's tremely splendid. It is most gratifying to witness the Camera Obscura (Capt. Pettatt): and the Innkeeper's progress of the Church, and the i n t eres t t a k en i n th e Plate of 50 sovs ., a dd e d to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, scriptural education of the poor, among all classes in the l 3 subs., by Mr. Irwin's Ould Ireland. Principality. WEDNESDAY. —The Goodwood Stakes of 25 sovs ROMANISM AND LIBERTY. — The Rev. Hugh Stowell each, 15 ft., and 5 only if declared, 112 ' subs., 49 d • , delivered last wee l lc ,be at Preston, an excellent . lecture on dared, won by the Duke of Richmond's Lotha 'o ; the . the painting of " Acquittal of the Seven Bishops," in Stewards' Cup of 300 sovs. with a Sweepstakes of rl 5 sous, the course of which he made the following remarks : each, 28 subs., by Mr. Rolt's The Cur; the Queen's . "To think that Itomanism was the friend of liberty, s Guineas, by Mr. Mostyn's Camera Obscura ; the Stand to expect to hear the wolf pray for mercy, or for the - w as Plate of 50 sovs., with 50 added, Mr. Mostyn's Wilder- to prefer the light of day to the darkness of night. Who tress walked over; and the Cowdray Stakes, of 25 sovs. ever heard tell of Rome offering to endow a Protestant each, 3 subs., by Mr. Irwin's King of Kildare. priesthood ? Who ever heard tell of Rome issuing her THURSDAY.—Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each 12 subs., bulls to expunge from her statutes laws because they were walked over for by Duke of Richmond's Nectar ; Sweep- repugnant or obnoxious to Protestant feeling ? That stakes of 100 sovs., for three-year-olds, the p r od uce o f Rome which was th e mo th er o f d espot i sm, mares that never bred a winner, 12 s u bs., won by M r . A. harlots. Wh a t did th e Ch urc h of England say of the Featherstonhaugh's Quicksand ; Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. mass ?—that it w as a thi ng t o b e a b om i nated b y all each, for two-year-old filli es , 13 su b s ., b y C o l one l' s P ee l' s Christian men. B u t th ey h a d got i nto such silky glazing Lola Montez ; the Molecomb Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. days, and he knew not how much abs ur d c i rcum l ocut i on ft. 13 subs , by P a y ne ' s Gl en d ower ; th e Goodwood Cup, in their speech, that nothing was called by its right name. value 300 sovs., with a 100 add e d, 38 su b s . o f 2 o sovs. The devil was called the P r i nce o f D ar k ness, i nstead of the each, by John Day's The Hero ; Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. Father of Lies. He bad too much respect for the freedom each, for two-year-olds, 9 subs., walked over by Mr. of conscience of others, to ask a man wh a t hi s Shibb o l et h Mostyn's Mastiff; Duke of Richmo n d' s Pl a t e o f 10 0 soya. mi g ht b e , b u t it rea ll y did make him sick and sad to see by Mr. Rayner's f. by the Nob out of Corinna; the Rae- that trimming Conservatism so much in vogue at the pre ing Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 26 subs., by Mr. Mostyn's sent day. What they wanted in parliament was a band of Planet ; Duke of Beaufort's Plate of 100 sovs., by Mr. right and true-hearted Protestants, to oppose all the, fur- Gratwicke's Joyful ; Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with ther encroachments of Popery, which was ever the same. 50 added, by Mr. Osbaldeston's Giselle ; and the Angle- It was the same to-day as it was a century ago. Mr. Sheil sey Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 11 subs., by Major Pitt's The upon many measures had been silenced by a seat in the Widow (Mr. Berkley.) cabinet; but no sooner did Mr. Watson introduce his FRIDAY.—Match 50 soya., half a mile. The Widow bill, than the thunders of his eloquence were again heard received forfeit from Outpost; Match 50 sovs., T.Y.C., within the walls of St. Stephen's ! They wanted such Bowstring beat Sloth ; Holywell Stakes o f 10 sovs. each, men as goo d Si r Ro b ert Inglis, and Pemberton, and T.Y.C., was won by Lord Eglinton's De Witt, beating Spooner, to stand by the Protestant faith. They wanted Duke of Richmond's Hornpipe, and four others; Sweep- no trimming and truckling statesmen to betray it. One stakes of 300 sovs. each, for two yrs old, won by Mr. hundred true Protestants—Protestants not merely because Alostyn's Surplice, beating Mr. Herbert's Hope, Lord they asserted they were so with their lips, but whose lives Glasgow's Clerk of the Council, and Mr. Mostyn's Load- were a pledge that they were so—in parliament, and the e 4....... it:.: 11‘...,..4,.... Plate was carried off 110 rt.-- - r) ........-.....1......,...4,. —4. n— --- ---1- ' l-- r CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE, beating Sister to arxwriguu, .... ~ppeu ; tile Nassau /tome Knew now to bend, like the ozier twig, until the Stakes of 50 sovs. each, was won by two lengths by Cle- storm passed over. She never was so quiet as at this pre mentina, beating Slander, Cosachia, Archness, and Me- sent moment. She feels that old England's Protestantism rissa • Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, T.Y.C., won by has been roused, and she fears to p rovo k e h er wrath fur- Bowstring, beating Awkward, Christopher, and Gundred ; ther. She is waiting until there is another Protestant lull for the Chesterfield Cup, by 30 subs., of 13 sovs. each, of security. She never now interfered at their religious Mr. Rolt's Collingwood ran in first, Mr. Irwin's Patriot meetings, as she did at one period. The fatal bill of '29, second and Mr. Robinson's Blackbird third — fifteen ran. the Dissenters' Chapel Bill. Watson's Bill, an d t h e en- The First Class of the March Stakes of 10 sovs. each, was dowment of Maynooth, had aroused the Protestant feel won: by Mr. Clifton's Brown Bess, beating Mr. Merton's ing of the country, and by the blessing of God it should African, Duke of Richmond's Outpost, and Lord G. never be allowed to slumber again. (Loud cheers.) He Lennox nd Draco. For the Second Class of March trusted that the Protestant religion, as bequeathed to Stakes, Mr. Irwin's Patriot beat Captain Pettit's Kismet, them by their fathers, ' That the Pope of Rome hath not, and three others. The Challenge for the March Stakes and ought not to have any place, power, or dominion , was won by Mr. Merton's African , be atin g M r. Clifton's within the realms o f o l d En land ' would long be Brown Bess, and Mx. Elliott ' s Nottingham. . predominate." (Tremendous chegering.) IRELAND: CHRISTIAN PERSUASlON.—lnformations were taken at Dunmansvay petty sessions, against the. Rev. J. Doheny, P.P., for flogging one of his congregation into the chapel on the Sunday previous.—• Dublin Herald. THE CROPS.—In the county of Clare the crops present a healthful and promising appearance, and the inhabitants look forward in the joyful expectation of ...au abundant harvest ; indeed, from every county in Ireland the same agreeable intelligence reaches us. FUMIGATION OF COURTS OF JUSTICE.—AS-OTle of the evil effects arising from inattention to •fumigation in courts of justice, the Kerry Examiner states that, at the quarter sessions for Listowel, the assistant ' barrister, crown prosecutor, and interpreter, were all simultaneously attacked with fever. The last has since died REPEAL Assoc on i d meetinz ... ...- elections. Mr. J: made an attack .upon all the Whig candidates, both in England and Ireland ; and called on the repeal party, connected with the association, five o'clock announced ij be £65 18s. 6d. IRISH POOR RELIEF MEASURES.—The . Grand Jury of the county of Clare have adopted a series of resolutions summing up, as it were, the various measures that have been taken by quences of the total destruction of the people's food, with an attempt to show the evil effect of such measures upon the social condition of the country, as well as point inn nilf as-aa FaJZZ.JII,II responding, at the present moment, to the demand that is made for the repayment of the monies advanced by Government. The rejection of Father Matthew by the court of Rome, and the nomination, in preference, of Mr. Delany pric of Cork tention in Irish ecclesi a sti ca l circles.. It was generally thought that there would be no opposition to Mr. Mathew's election. Many erroneous reasons for this rejection have been assigned. It was said that one of the bishops heard bim misquoting St. Paul, and opposed Mr. Mathew solely on that ground ! Others imputed heterodoxy of opinion, but the real reason why Dr. Delany was appointed was, because while the virtues of Father Mathew were appreciated, his. capacity for en- by the bislic;ps. DEATH BY LIGHTNING.—On Saturday, a widow of the name of Cremin was killed by lightning, near the Ballyhooly road. She was sitti ng by the fire in her cabin on a low stool, when the bash,. entering by the door, struck and killed her: the death was instantaneous. Her cap, apron, and handkerchief were burned, one of her hips discoloured, and the leg of the stool on which she sat split as if cleft by a hatchet. A, grand child standing near her was knocked down, and remained insensible for about half an hour. The body of the child exhibited no mark of injury, but part of her frock had a scorched appearan ce . Th e li g ht n i ng ma d e i ts. escape by the chimney, scattering the brick-work as it ascended, and tearing out a portion of the top.—Cork Constitution. STRANGE SCENE.—The people of Cork want a man who knows their country, and will-evince his affection for her by something better than voting against the only mea sures calculated to serve her.. The Priest, however, is working hard for Mr. Watson. He had a great scene, we understand, in the Chapel on Sunday. His Reverence, in full vestments, stated from, the altar, as we have heard, that there was an enemy in the town—that he was cor rupting the voters—that any money received from him would melt whether received as a bribe for voting or for staying away from doing so. Taking off his parapherna lia, he proceeded, it is said, to utter a malediction, on his knees, against all who. should accept money in considera tion of their votes, when one of the congregation called out, " Stop, Sir, you are going too far with this—where is the two thousand was given at the last Election ? we never heard what becaine of it." A scene of general con fusion ensued, during which the officer in command of the Roman Catholic soldiers of the 54th Depot took the men out of the Chapel.—Cork Constitution. MR. O'CONNELL AND THE CHURCH.—The papers in the interest of Popery, make much of a funeral oration delivered at Rome by father Ventwia, on the death of O'Connell. It is a strange production. After asking, " What Christian ever surpassed him in the observance of the laws of God and the Church ?" the Father says that his duel with D'Esterre may be urged as an objection, and proceeds to account for his conduct on the ground of pro. 1 vocation—that it may have been undertaken in a moment of impatience, and that as " D'Esterre was the Goliath of of those modern Philistines (the Dublin Corporation) O'Connell, in a moment of religious delusion, might have looked upon himself as a second David, chosen to avenge I the disgrace inflicted on the people of God." " When this paroxysm of the fever of worldly honour, and of a mistaken zeal for religion had passed away, reason and religion resumed their empire over the mind of O'Connell. He made a solemn vow before God never again to ac cept, much less to provoke the foolish and cruel judgment of arms, and on all occasions, when he was treated as a poltroon and a coward, he exclaimed ' oh my God, accept these outrages and affronts which I endure in expiation of the blood I have shed.' " It is the prayer of a Pagan. The poor Hindoo, when he gashes his body, presents 'the bleeding wound in " expiation " to his God ; but he knows no better. He has never heard of Him who was wounded for our transgressions, was bruised for our iniquities, an d ' by whose stripes we are healed, and cannot therefore ap proach heaven in the appointed " way." But it ought to I be otherwise with a man who calls himself a Christian. Mr. O'Connell made an advance towards it, for the priest, after demanding " Who was ever more pious and devout than he ?"—" who had ever a more holy reverence for the name of God ?" adds :—" But above all who was ever more devoted to the Queen of Heaven— ?" Above all ! That is, his devotion to the Queen of Heaven exceeded his reverence for the name of God ! Such is Roman Christi anity. " But above all, who was ever more devoted to the Queen of Heaven, or more zealous for her honour ? To the people he spoke of her as their mother. It is now well known everywhere that, carried away by an extraor ! dinary sentiment of devotion and love for Mary, he pro ! nounced an eulogi um upon h er i n the presence of more than one hundred thousand persons, Catholics and Pro testants. The multitude wrapt in delight hung upon his lips. They felt as if they heard some Doctor or Father of the church enumerating the glories and sounding the praises of the mother of God. After the celebrated speech which was to open the doors of parliament to the Catho lics, and when the most famous orators of the day were becoming excited in that debate, in the awful moment on which depended the liberty or slavery of Ireland, O'Connell retired in a corner of the apartment, busied himself in reciting the Rosary in honour of the Virgin that overcomes all heresies (=etas hereses intermisti in uni verso mundo). Ah, it was because he placed the great cause of emancipation under the guardianship of our great lady—it was because of her protection more than on ac count of his own efforts he attained success ; and when he had attained it, to her he atfributed all the glory." Aye to her. With Rome all is creature. It was different in the ancient time. It wasn't unto saints or angels glory was given then : it wasn't unto saints or angels men turned aside to pray ; nor was it to saints or angels they looked for the destruction of " all heresies." One other sentence, for the edification of our readers, we extract " Never did he present himself at court without having a Catholic priest near him ; he always wished to have him by his side." COURT AND FASHION. The Court still remains at Osborne House, far remokerf from the bustle and excitement of the election; and in their calm butzefreshing retreat, the Queen and Prince Albert, with the Queen Dowager (who is at present on a visit at Osborne), and the royal children, have been taking frequent exercise on the sea beach during the prevalent fine weather. Lord Robert Grosvenor having resigned the Treasurer ship of her Majesty's Household, is succeeded by Lord Marcus Hill, whose office of Comptroller is filled up by the appbintment,of the Hon. W. Lascelles. FASHIONS FOR AUGUST, (From the London and Paris "Ladies' Habazine of Fashion.") The extreme warmth of the weather during the last wont'', has rendered all the lighter materials of dress very fashionable; barges and mousselines de soie, and Nankin. de soie, prevailing favorites ; the corsages vary to suit the , biais, whilst others are tight and straight; bareges when worn over white have merely three deep tucks on tha skirt, but if over coloured skirts they are with flounces; in silk materials the flounces are pinked in crete de coq ; those of barege or mousseline de soie are in larffe van- uyties eugeo uy a gimp trimming or testonnee with silk or worsted ; pink ruches are also fashionable ; they should be very thick; four or five rows are put on reaching to fringes are as. much worn as flounces; on shot silks, gimp forms the richest as well as the simplest ornament, ac cording to the kind selected, and is equally worn for morning r.s for evening dress. For country and morning wear, many dresses have mant e ! e t s o f th e same , t r i mme d with , frills ; if of jaconot or brillante, the trimming is of • . valencienatts. Some redingotes havethe front breadth cut in deep vandykes, which are edged with gimp and confined down with buttons; the revers of the body form berthe behind, vandyked and finished in a similar man ner. Some little change is appearing in the form of bonnets in Paris. The upper part of the front is very open, and meets at the chin with the brides : crape lace, crin., and straw and - embroidered muslins will continue for the present the materials in general use. Choux ceillets made of pinked ribbon form a novel style of trimming. Leg horn bonnets are pretty ornamented with a. fauchon of black lace, confined at the side by roses. Autumnal fruits are often used on straws. Elegant capotes are made of organdy bouillonne, divided by lace insertions, and trimmed with nceuds of pink or blue ribbon. Mantelets of muslin, embroidered au crochet, are trimmed with frills, edged with valenciennes, or simply festonnes. Montelets chales are formed of two deep points, hollowed out at the arms, with deep embroidery all round. LAW INTELLIGENCE. The Recordership of Hull, vacant by the resignation of Matthew Talbot Baines, Esq., M.P.. has been conferred by the Crown upon Thomas C. Granger, Esq., M.P. for Durham. CON:IMISSIO/4 OF LUNACY. — Thursday a commissi on d e lunatico znquirendo was opened before Mr. Commissioner Barlow and 17 special Jurors, at the Grey's Inn Coffee house, to inquire as to the state of mind of Thomas Brad shaw Isherivood, Esq., of Marble-hall, near Stockport, Cheshire. The commis s i on was ta k en out b y Mrs. Ish erwood (the wife). In its support appeared Mr. Calvert, of the Chancery bar. The unfortunate gentleman, the subject of this inquiry, is only 27 years of age, possessed of a fortune of nearly £4,000 per annum, and has forsnme time held the post of Deputy-Lieutenant of Chelure. In the early part of 1844 he became alternately violent and sullen. labouring under delusions that he was the son of Napoleon, grandson of the Emperor of Austria, and also the son of Maria Theresa, and imagined that Louii Philippe had come to the County Court of Chester, bring ing ajury-hox under his arm. In connection with these delusions, he had written letters to the Queen, Prince Albert, Louis Philippe, and, in fact, to nearly all the crowned heads of Europe, claiming his rights. The Jury returned a verdict, dating the unsoundness of mind from the 23d of February, 1844. THE WOOD WILL-CAUSE SETTLED AT LAST !—ln the House of Lords on Wednesday last, Lord Lyndhurst gave judgment in the appeal of the corporation of Glou cester against a decision of Vice-Chancellor Wigram, who held that a claim made on their part to two sums of £140,000 and £60,000, under a codicil to the will of the late James Wood, Esq., of that city, was untenable. Lord Lyndhurst, who sat for the Lord Chancellor, con firmed the judgment of the court below, in which deci sion Lords Brougham and Campbell fully concurred. The appeal was therefore dismissed without costs.—At meeting of the corporation on the following day, the question of the expenses was discussed, and it appeared that, exclusive of prior proceedings in the Prerogative Court, these would amount to about £8,700. Of this sum, the Town-clerk had received from the borough funds, in part payment, £6,605 ; and he had also received £lO5 from the late Mr. Counsel, one of the legatees under the codicil, as a contribution towards the expenses which the corporation had been put to in prosecuting the suit. Altogether about £2,060 more would be required_ —The corporation, it transpired, had an off er o f £25,000 in settlement of their claims of £200,000 ; but this was at the time rejected. DURHAM, JULY 26.—WIGHTWICK r. SADDLER:-.. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—In this action the damages were laid at £B,OOO. The plaintiff was a young lady, a, nltive of the south of England, whose father was dead, anTmother in reduced circumstances. She had been engaged as houtekeeper to the defendant, a man of years of age, and in independent circumstances, residing at Whitehill-cottage, near North Shields. Her sister and brother-in-law were several times invited to dinner with the defendant, and they and the plaintiff sat - at the same table with the defendant, with whom they met on terms of perfect equality. Ultimately the plaintiff proved enciente to the defendant, and in July, 1846, was delivered of a daughter. Both before and after this event several pro mises of marriages were spoken to by the witnesses, though no actual preparations appeared, from the evidence, to have been made for that consummation. Shortly after her ac couchement, the plaintiff. signed a paper, the purport of which was to release the defendant from his engagement. This was alleged by the plaintiff to have been procured by fraudulent representations. Mr. Watson, for the defen dant, contended that the £3O was a full equivalent for any injury the plaintiff had sustained for any breach of pro mise ; dwelt on the absence of all correspondence of an impassioned nature between the parties, and on a declara tion of the plaintiff, that Mr. Saddler was so ill-natured that she could not live with him, and that he was insane ; and contended that there was no promise after the release. —Verdict for the defendant. YORK, JULY 23.—MURDER BY A MADMAN.—SamueI Linley was charged with having, on the 28th of May last, at Rawmarsh, wilfully murdered Susanna Jagger. We gave the facts of the case at the time. It will be recol lected that as the deceased was walking on the road between Rawmarsh and Rotherham, the prisoner walked up to her, knocked her down, and cut her throat. He was a great drinker, and was in a state of delirium tre mens, crying out as soon as he was secured, " I thought she was the devil, so I killed her." The prisoner was acquitted on the ground of insanity, and was ordered to be detained in custody during her Majesty's pleasure. OPERATION OF GODLESS COLLEGES IN FRANCE. We said at the beginning of this article that schools were amongst the solemn realities of life. It is impossible, as we think, to overrate their civil, and political, and reli gious importance. The fierce outcry against the measure of the present Government is but a just compliment to the transcendant importance of the question of popular educa tion, for the men of a country are but its grown up school boys. Our advocacy of schools of all kinds, however, is directed more to their moral than their literary structure : the latter is easily attainable, and is so much a matter of course that it seems difficult to conceive how a man can be impudent enough to offer to teach what he himself does not understand ; the former element, therefore—the moral machinery is the real cause of the contention, and is the "one thing needful," whether in the schools of the poor or the rich. Very few can or need be made good. scholars ; but alrcan be and need to be, grounded in the principles of religion and virtue. The education which does not primarily aim at this, recognising by its specific arrangements that it is an integral element in the consti tution of the schools we hold it to be radically defective. The natural means of creating a nation of infidels are to till its schools with infidel or semi-infidel teachers. We may wonder at the open disregard expressed for religion by the men and women of France • but the wonder ceases the moment we understand the Character of its schools and universities. We deem this topic so full of instruction to ourselves, as teaching by example, that we shall draw largely upon Dr. Wordsworth's proofs of the moral condi tion of French schools and universities :—" Since the time of this visit to the college of Louis le Grand, I have made enquiries in various quarters concerning the moral char acter of their Parisian schools, and I regret to say that in no case has the report been a favourable one. I cannot but feel some hesitation in making the statement which have done with respect to the morality of their great establishments, the colleges of Paris. lam not only re cording the result of private enquiries, but am echoing, and that very faintly, the language of the official report of nine chaplains of their colleges themselves to their eccle siastical superiors, in the year 1830, the terms of which are so serious and fearful that it may well be considered a matter of surprise that these colleges should now be over flowing with vast numbers of students who resort to them indeed, that they should be accredited places of education for the youth of this great country." The following are extracts from the report :—" The opinions we haveThow to express do not refer to one college more than another, nor are they of mere local or - special concern. We are filled with sentiments of despondency and horror, which no words can express, when we reflect on the al most utter futility of our office, although we have spared neither pains nor study to render it effective. It is not indifference or the force of passion which leads them to a general forgetfulness of God ; it is positive infidelity. In fact how can we expect they should believe in God when they see such contempt for religion, and when they listen every day of their lives to lectures of so contradic tory a character, and when they find Christianity no where but at chapel ; and then, too, an empty Christianity of bare forms and technical routine ? They arrive at the age of fifteen without any rule for their thoughts, and without any rein for their actions, except an exterior discipline which they abhor, and masters whom they treat as mer cenaries ; and, at length, when the course of their studies is complete, of those who issue from the colleges, the average number of the students who have preserved their religion to the end of their career does not amount to more than one student from every college in e ac h yea.,►" —Church of England Quarterly Review.