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2 THE 3Liberpaol tanbarb, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1855. THE LITURGICAL REVISION SOCIETY. OF the papers to which we alluded last week, the first to which we shall now refer is that containing the official " Declaration of Principles and Objects." The one main object of the Society is, indeed, suffi ciently declared by the title it assumes, viz., the re vision of the Liturgy ; meaning, we suppose, not the Liturgy so called, but the Book of Common Prayer, of which it forms a part. This, we say, appears to be the, main object of the Society ; but, as we shall en deavour to shew before we have done, they would have to alter the Articles as well as the Prayer Book, in order to make the former harmonise with their re vised edition of the latter. Meanwhile, let us examine the details of principles and objects which we have before us. The first principle maintained by the Society is that which is expressed in the title and opening clauses of the Sixth Article : "Of the sufficiency of the holy SCriptures for salvation." Such is the title of the article ; while the portion of it quoted by the Society is as follows : " Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation ; so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be re quired of any man that it should be believed as an article of faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation." Now, we yield to no one in our main tenance of the principle herein laid down ; but, for the life of us, we cannot see how the Society is assisted by it. As regards their object, it seems to us to be simply nihil ad rem. It is comparatively easy to decide what is, and what is not, read in Scripture; or, at least it would be if men were contented to believe that Scripture means what it says, instead of, which is too generally the practice, twisting and spiritualising the plainest declarations whenever they happen not to harmonise with their own preconceived opinions. This, we say, is comparatively easy : but the article not only speaks of things which may be read in Scripture, but also of things which may be proved by Scripture ; and, even supposing for the sake of agument, that to decide what is read in Scripture is a task altogether free from difficulty, no one would maintain that to decide what may be proved thereby is a task equally easy. And yet, manifestly, things which may be so proved stand upon the same footing as those which are, in so many words, explicitly declared ; and de mand our belief upon the same authority,---that of ALMIGHTY GOD HIMSELF. All this is too self-evident to require proof. But it is only in theory that it is easy to decide what is actually read in Scripture, for in practice we find that passages, ap parently of the greatest simplicity, are drawn differ ent ways, not only by different sects, but frequently by different individual members of the same sect : and when things are to be proved, not by explicit declarations, but by inference, argument, and the like, it is to be expected, even prior to experience, that there will be vast differences of opinion, caused not only by prior prejudices and foregone conclusions, but, to a very great extent, by differences of intellectual ' power. All this, we are aware, may appear to some at the first glance to be calculated to convey the impression that - -the Scriptures are useless. Not so, however. They are, indeed, too frequently rendered all but use less by the way in which they are used, or rather abused, but they need not be so ; and would not be so, if that rule were observed which the Church of England has herself laid down, viz., that Scripture be interpreted now as it was by the ancient Fathers and Doctors,---a rule perfectly consistent with that which - is declared in the twentieth article, viz., that " The Church hath authority in controversies of Faith." That there is a right of private judgment, we do not deny ; but it is a gross abuse of private judgment when each man claims to take the Bible, and interpret it for himself; for any number of men thus acting, and all arriving at different conclusions, the probability is that all are wrong, the certainty that all but one must be so. From what has been said our readers will perceive why we assert this sixth article to be nihil ad rem, as regards the objects of the Society. It is not because we undervalue the Scriptures, but because the perversity of men force from them diverse and uncertain sounds. The only remedy for this evil is " to ask for the old paths," to believe as the old Fathers believed, to interpret Scripture as they interpreted it ; and the adoption of this plan would keep us just as far from Rome as Geneva. But for the Society to have proclaimed this principle would have been to proclaim their own occupation gone, for it is the very principle upon which the Book of Com mon Prayer was originally framed, and, most indis putably, the principle upon which, in 1662, it was last revised ; and all the changes, slight as they were, which were made at that time, were in the direction of the first book of EDWARD VI., as compared with the second. The first book, we know, was compiled upon the principle above enunciated, the principle of adhering to primitive antiquity ; whereas in the second alterations were made at the suggestion of those who, like too many in the present day, would rather trust to their own opinions, than to the consentient judgment of the universal and undivided Church. The mischief then done was afterwards at different times repaired, and so the primitive character orour Prayer Book in all material points restored. For example, in 1662, the word PRIEST was ordered to be restored in several places. With regard to the precise force of this word we say nothing, we only know that its use is primitive ; yet, the obliteration of this word is one of the changes now called for by the Society : and this is one of the changes which would call for a change in the articles ; for one of them not only speaks " of the marriage of Priests," but the word used in the Latin, of which the English copy is a translation, is one which compels us to understand the English word in a sacerdotal and not in a presbyterial sense. And, after all, how vain such change would be, is shown by an examination of the Scottish . Communion office, in which the word Priest is never used. The officiating minister is throughout spoken of as a Presbyter, and yet his. sacerdotal character is far more unmistakeably dove _ loped than in the English 0-Mee. In the second clause of the paper under con sideration the Society declare that, " they are firmly persuaded that great advantages arise to a (sic) Christian Church from the possession and use of an authorised Liturgy, by help of which, in the public service of Almighty God, all things' may be done decently and in order.' " Very good, as far as it go es ; but we believe that a very much greater advantage than this arises from the use of the Book of Common Prayer. It is that, the people, accustomed from childhood to its language, are thereby rescued from wandering very far either to the right or left from the path of orthodoxy. The whole book thus, only in a minor degree, acts the same part as the Creeds : and we need not say, that to alter it to a n y noticeable extent, would be in all probability to destroy its usefulness in this respect, at least to the present generation. The Society having, as above, declared their approval of what may be called the Liturgical principle, patronisingly declare their belief " that the Book of Common Prayer is generally sound in its doctrin a l, an d e dif y i ng i n it s devot i ona l portions. ' Now, we are quite aware that this word generally, as opposed to partimiariy, signi fies universally, and is so used in the Catechism. Take it in this sense, and w e have no fault to find with the 'above profession : but we shall hardly be accused "of want of charity, all things considered, if we take it in its popular sense, and regard the whole sentence as a plain declaration on the part of as authors, that there are unsound and unedifying portions to be found in the Book of Common Prayer. We call, then, , upon those of the Clergy who have joined the Society, p:o -fessing to believe that the book is sound, only in some places liable to be misunderstood, to repudiate this declaration and the Society from which it emanates ; while we equally call upon all who, agreeing with the declaration, are yet eating the bread of the Church, at least to betake themselves to Lay-Communion. Great has been the outcry at different times against indi viduals who have been supposed to have continued in the enjoyment of their status and incomes as Incum bents, for periods longer or shorter, aftey they had made up their minds to the belief of Romish doctrines. We do not pretend to account for such conduct, in our opinion altogether immoral and indefensible ; nor are we acquainted with the excuses which those who have pursued it may have framed for the quieting of their own conscience : but between the case of these men, and. those who deprave the Book of Common Prayer while they retain their benefices, we can see no real difference. However different their religious princi ples may be, principle of conduct is the same in each. Nor will it avail the latter to declare their con viction, that they are right in their views of doctrine : that is but their private opinion, and the apostate to Rome has at least an equal right to his opinion. The third and last principle enunciated by the So ciety is contained in the first clause of the preface to the Book of Common Prayer, which they quote as follows :—" It hath been the wisdom of the Church of England, ever since the first compiling of her public Liturgy, to kpep the mean between the two extremes, of too much stiffness in refusing, and of too much easiness in admitting any variation from it." We fear that the individual who is answerable for making this extract, must submit to the charge of dishonesty, or of very gross carelessness ; for if our readers will refer to the preface in question, they will see, from what immediately follows, that its author never con templated any alterations affecting doctrine, such as the Society seeks, but only of particular forms, rites, and ceremonies, which are " things in their own na ture indifferent, and alterable, and so acknowledged." The Society will hardly attempt to maintain, that doctrine is a thing indifferent and alterable. Besides which it should be borne in mind, that the Church has already shown the most resolute stiffness in re fusing the sort of alterations which the Society now demands. Not only has she done this in ages past, but by anticipation in the present Convocation, which, while considering the propriety of new services for certain purposes and occasions, has affirmed the prin ciple that the Book, as we now have it, is to remain untouched. The alteration which the Society advo cates we shall notice upon a futtire occasion. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. A DREARY and profitless Parliamentary Session was brought to a pointless close by the dull formality of a Royal commis sion on Tuesday last. The speech from the throne was re markable for the rambling tedium of its language, in which little intelligence and scarcely more hope were conveyed to the ears of a bewildered people. During the last few sittings some show of business was transacted by HER MAJESTY'S faithful Commons, but it consisted of little more than a show, and for a considerable period antecedent to the session's close it was a difficult matter to obtain the attendance of as many members as entitled the house to assume even the semblance of business. The formality of prorogation itself had been nearly spoiled by the paucity of members in the house, and, if any mischievous or factious individual had directed Mr. SPEAKER'S attention to the subject, it is more than surmised that that respectable functionary must have found that there was " no house" to follow him to the " bar of their lordships" to hear HER MAJESTY'S gracious speech read in mumbling tones by the Loan CHANCELLOR. Just immediately before the foot-fall of " Black Rod" could be heard in the lobby of the Commons, Sir Du LACY EVANS seized the fleeting oppor tunity to lecture Ministers on the inadequacy of their prepa rations for a vigorous prosecution of the war, and referred with some bitterness to the small amount of our forces in the Crimea, as compared with the number of soldiers under arms during the last two or three years of the great French war. He also animadverted in strong terms upon the misfortune of not having had a division in the Commons on some vital point, to show to Europe and the world the miserable- minority in this country who are bent upon obtaining peace at any price. He also passed a deserved eulogy on the organisation of our foreign contingents. He praised the formation of an Ita lian brigade, suggested the raising of an Irish guard, and insisted on the necessity and policy of arming a Polish brigade. In answering the observations of Sir DE LACY Evens, Lord PALMERSTON admitted the force of many of the gallant General's observations, and assured him that his suggestions should have the best attention of the government. He also pointed out the fact, unpleasant though it proved to be in the statement of Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, that at the commencement of the last great war, as in the present, we were not successful in our efforts, nor very well supplied with troops ; but that we improved in both these respects as the tide of war rolled on, insinuating rather than boldly stating that such was and would remain the course of events in the present instance. An intimation which, if it has any practical value, mean& that, after we have been victims for a year of two to our own bungling and inefficient arrangements, we will become more formidable foes than our antagonists find us in our present condition. Having delivered himself of this statesman-like announcement, and intimated that he had already given se many assurances that he and his colleagues were bent on a vigorous prosecution of the war, it could not be necessary to repeat them ; it would be found however, he said, that a promise of the kind, alluded to was included in the speech, from the Throne. The: members of the lower chamber of our legislature Urn pro, ceeded to the House of Lords, where the ceremonial of the. prorogation was completed. The session just' closed has been one in which the deficiency of legislation has been but one of the minor evils. It has been singularly provocative of observation and regret, inethe tiresome though unintentional efforts by which the characters of public men have been severely damaged, and in the course of which the house itself has lost much of the national con fidence. It has been marked by a series of practical contra dictions upon vital points of policy. The Legislature, seized with a panic zeal for the expression of public opinion, severely and seriously censured and drove from office an executive in which it had lost confidence, and yet refused to adopt the con clusions of its own committee on the subject. To this dis creditable proceeding was added the spasmodic attempts of Lord PALMERSTON to snatch at popularity, which he threw from him with an equally energetic levity and unconcern. To dispassionate observers it is a matter for deep regret that. Parliament should have been tolerant of such conduct. Those Ministers through whose imbecility the nation " drifted into war," it is true, were driven from power, but little or no prac tical benefit was derived from that event. The acknowledged abuses of our military administration have as yet received but little if any amendment. Favouritism still reigns supreme. Even the war department, concerning a reform in which so much was said, is still under the control of divided functions, the parties wielding which do not work in harmony together. In the face of these indisputable facts, and in defiance of the ab sence of legislative enactments of importance, the speech which Ministers have advised their Sovereign to close the session with reads very liken satire on themselveswhen they speak of the atten tion given by Parliament to " many measures of great public utility." On reading such a compliment one is naturally induced to glance over the record of these " many measures." The history of the eight months' incubation presents a some what beggarly amount. They are found to consist of the " Metropolitan Local Management Bill," the " Newspaper Stamp Duty Bill"—an enactment already admittedly a failure as regards its pretended object, that of diffusing useful know ledge among the people—the " Limited Liability Bill" whose passage through Parliament was managed in such a way as to be a disgrace to a deliberative assembly ; it was delayed in its early stages, and afterwards forced through the Legislature by dint of threats, and in the face of declarations that time had not been allowed for considering its provisions ; and many of its details are admittedly so imperfect that great doubts are entertained by those who pushed it forward whether even the intended principle sought to be established by the bill has not been lost in the hot haste with which it was pushed through its latter stages—the "Friendly Societies' Amendment Bill," and the " Bills providing Constitutions for our Australian Colonies"—the latter so singularly concocted as to avoid all allusion to the colonies as integral portions of the British Empire. Such is the imposing catalogue of the " many measures of great public utility" upon which Minis ters hug themselves, and congratulate Parliament on " the zeal and assiduity with which they have applied themselves to the discharge of their public duties during a long and laborious session !" The legislative labours of the long session appear to form a very small portion of the pioeeedings, which have consisted, to a great extent, of revilings and accu sations, no inconsiderable portion of the time being consumed in most unprofitable bickerings. The session, however, is gone, garnished with the obsolete fiction which affects to dismiss Noble Lords and Honourable Members to their respective counties, there to exercise influ ences not less important than the discharge of their Par liamentary duties. No one is deceived in this, as everybody is aware that those legislators who has not already gone would be immediately off to the hill-sides, or to the sea-coast, to the continent, or, in short, anywhere except the places in dicated in the Royal Speech. Ministers are now masters of the situation for war or peace during the next six months, and public anxiety on the subject is not much abated by the promises of Lord PALMERSTON, nor the credit he has be spoken for himself and colleagues. While the knell of the Parliamentary session was being rung in the Ministerial ears, intelligence of great matters was being transmitted for their special edification and de light. On the evening of Tuesday a telegraphic message from Admiral RUNDAS was delivered at the Admiralty ; and the same day a similar message was communicated to the MINISTER of MARINE in Paris. This message communicated the welcome intelligence, that, on the morning of the oth instant, the mortar and gun-boats belonging to the allied fleets had attacked SWEABORG, bombarding the place with the most complete success. The magazines and storehouses of the arsenal were destroyed by a conflagration, which lasted for forty-five hours. Nearly all the principal buildings on Vargo, and many on Svarto, have been completely destroyed. Minute accounts of the details have not as yet reached the metropolis, but are hourly expected, and great joy has been manifested by all classes. On Friday, Lord PANMURE received a telegraphic communication, intimating that the Russians, to the number of from 50,000 to 60,000, under com mand of General LIPRANDI, had attacked and been defeated by the French and Sardinians, aided by some of the British cavalry. The attack was made on Thursday morning, on the position occupied by the allies in the Tchernaya. For. .some days previous rumours had reached the French to the effect that the Russians meditated ass attack on that position, which they began at daybreak. The action was sharp and sanguinary ; but ended in the complete repulse-of the enemy, with a loss of 4,000 or 5,000 men in killed and wounded, and in the battle 400 Russians were taken prisoners. The loss on the part of the allies had not been ascertained at the time the accounts left; but it was stated to be much less than that of the Russ sians. The brief despatch from General PELISSIER speaks in very laudatory terms of the bravery exhibited by the English cavalry and the Sardinians. A despatch from General Snap- SON, dated the 16th, states the intention of the besiegers to open fire from the English and French batteries,- at dawn on the following morning. These tidings have diffused very generally expressed satisfaction, and the prevailing observa tion is, " How gloriously these good news inaugurate the ap pearance of HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA in Paris !" The attack on the allies at the Tchernaya is looked on by military authorities as tantamount to a confession on the part of LIPRANDI of the straitened circumstances by which the army in Sebastopol is beset. Such an operation, if attended with even a trifling amount of success, must have proved a great advantage to the Russians, as it might have been the means of aiding the garrison in the way of procuring supplies of food now said to be exceedingly scarce in the fortress, and its moral effect must have been to sustain and even elevate the severely tried courage of the besieged. In the desperate attempt to snatch these advantages, the attack was made, and as we see has failed ; what immediate' effect this result may have upon the operations of the siege, it is not very easy even to conjecture ; but that it must ultimately tell greatly in favour of the allies is a matter which does not ad mit of doubt. To these advantages-must also be added other important though not such brilliant achievements in the sea of dtzeff, recently obtained by Commander OSBORNE, who has destroyed great quantities of corn, forage, and fish, all intended for the sustenance of the Russian army in the Crimea ;- the condition of which army must be-daily becoming more perilous and distressing. These repeated and signal successes-must have the effect of wearing out'the spirit and greatly impairing the resources of Russia, which thus pressed on distant points cannot fail to appreciate the prowess and the might of those antagonists she has-so-wantonly provoked and aroused. One subject occupies general and almost exclusive attention in every social circle of the English metropolis, and is ac corded an equally important share of interest in that of France.. This event is the long-promised visit of HER MAJE&TY and Prince ALBERT, to the Emperor of the Purnell. At seven o'clock on Friday evening, HEE I%alEsrr, and Prince ALBERT together with the Prince of< WALES and the Princess ROYAL, embarked: in the Victoria and. Albert royal steam yacht, and started at day-break. on Saturday morning for Boulogne, where the Royal visitors- arrived at half-past one o'clock, the same afternoon, and were received by . their. Imperial host with every demonstration of affection and regard. The preparations for the reception of HER MAJESTY have been of the most gorgeous and tasteful order; and while court pageantry and Imperial and Royal display have been lavishly bestowed in honour of the. auspicious and unprecedented event probably no portion of the ceremonial has equalled in interest and effect the general enthusiasm of all clas ses of Parisians. The city is literally crammed full of visi tors, and the influx of strangers has been such as to have sug gested the production of a new farce entitled "Paris too• Li ttle," the farcical positions in which fail infinitely short of the reality everywhere witnessed throughout the city. The hotel and lodging-house keepers have become so. thoroughly tired of answering, in the negative, questions as to accommodation of every sort for travellers or partial sojourners, that, forgetting their national and customary politeness,. they can hardly be induced to give any answer at all to the thousands whom they are constrained to refuse admittance to, and in all directions "the cry is still they come." The English Sovereign is, it is understood, to remain the guest of the FR.ENCE EMPEROR, or rather, as the reception bears out, of the French nation, till the afternoon of this day week, when. the Royal pageantry will change to the popular and exciting spectacle of " For England, ho !" Politicians of every order and inclination build largely in the speculative line as to the probable results of this inter change of state eivilitieo. For its own brief period of exist ence, it casts all else into the shade. General politics r the war, notwithstanding its .recently stirring and gratifying events, have yielded to> the enthusiasm of the time, and even, in sight loving Paris the universal exhibition itself has "paled its ineffectual fires' before the more glowing glories of the Royal visit. Some few of the croakers-on both sides of the channel regard the proceedings with undefined suspicions ; bat the general anticipation is that of unmixed advantage to all parties from the more closely-knitted alliance of constitutional Eng land with Imperial France. United as these two great coun tries now are, in favour of European freedom, main opposition to the advancing dominancy of Asiatic tyranny, bright prospects.= opened for the-future, and that future is happily heralded. by those soul-stirring successes which by sea and land have within these few days attended the allied arms. For the first time within, the range of historical record, a friendly visit has been paid by a British sovereign to a French, potentate in the capitol of France, and, that visit has been heralded and accompanied by events and circumstances the most gratifying and happily suggestive. While rejoicing and pageantry form the staple topic of ge neral conversation, other themes occasionally obtrude them selves on public attention. One- of, these took place in St. Martin's Hall on Wednesday last, when a meeting was held to deliberate (?) on the momentous_question of "peace or war." On this occasion a very limited number of the parties present contrived to make a very warlike demonstration in, favour of peace. The Chairman, a Mr. HAXILTON, tolerably known to the oratocracy of Southwark, kindled the fire in his opening speech, which, judging from, its effects upon the audience, was plentifully mingled with explosives. The next speaker was Mr. BRONTERRE 0133.1 EN, who, in trying to distribute the oil of his eloquence over the agitated waters, seemed only to add fuel to flame, and the general excitement ,created by him and his predecessor found expressive outlet in a wild tunsul tuary uproar. The two succeeding speakers showed more con ciliatory tact, and were rewarded by shouts of laughter and derisive cheers. Stimulated by their success, a score of speechmakers made simultaneous efforts to be heard, and were rewarded by a tornado of hisses and abuse. At last, a resolu tion condemnatory of war in general, and of the present war in particular, was proposed and seconded, and by some means perceived and declared by the chairman to be carried, but not before a valiant champion of " peace at any price" had nearly superinduced a personal collision by shaking his fist violently n the face of one speaker who did not so vehemently advocate the peaceful doctrines of his opponent. After great noise and fearful altercation, the meeting separated, having given con vincing evidence of the value of freedom of speech, and no trifling indication of the wisdom of popular deliberation. Events less stirring, though more suggestive, force themselves on observation from distant points. From a resolution adopted a day or two ago by the Town Council of Edinburgh, it appears that failing health has compelled Pro. fessor Amon 'to resign his chair in the University of that city. The chair of the " Practice of Physic" in the University of Edinburgh has been held by Dr. W. P. Mason . since 1842 he having previously held the Professorship of the "Theory of Physic, and Clinical Medicine" in the same university since 1821, having thus laboured in the discharge of his arduous professional duties for the long period of thirty-five years. Professor ALISON is the elder brother of Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON, Baronet, the celebrated historian of Europe. During a long period of active professional life, Dr. Ausor was THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ceaseless in his benevolent attentions to the poor, whose medical and moral adviser it was at once. his pride and his delight to be considered. The practical and widely-dissemi nated benevolence of - this most amiable man was known to, and appreciated by, every inhabitant of the Scot tish metropolis; but the fame of his good deeds, and the know ledge of his enlightened philanthropy were not confined to the inhabitants of that city. On the contrary, they were ac knowledged ."far and wide," and earned for him the proud yet merited title of " The Howard of his age." The withdrawal from public life of such a man naturally awakens feelings of varied character—emotions of conflicting interest. Remem brance of the good he has achieved, the alleviation of suffer ing, and the assuagement of misery he has effected, must afford to him a cheering solace in his own afflictions, which, sooner or later, are, alas ! the appointed lot of humanity. The community which he has benefited, and of which he was an ornament, must mourn its deprivation in the withdrawal of his active usefulness, and, while regretting the absence of his active co-operation, must join cordially in imploring blessings on his head, and join fervently in the prayer that he may be permitted the enjoyment of repose, and that for many days he may continue to crown A youth of honour With an age of peace. From the public prints it will be seen that on Thursday last a distinguished son of genius, Mr. PATRICK PARK, sculptor, died suddenly at Warrington. He was about 40years of age, a native of Glasgow, and a man of great and varied talent, re markable in an eminent degree for the energy and ardour of his conceptions, which he generally executed with kindred vigour. Some years ago he created a great sensation in the northern capital by a model which he executed, only in plaster, represen tative of " Wallace," the hero of Scottish independence. The statue was boldly and cleverly designed, and at one period Mr. Rum and his friends were sanguine of seeing it cast in bronze, as an ornament to the " Modern Athens i" but in this expectation they were disappointed, and, soured with the treatment he had experieneed, whether right or wrong in his conclusions as to this point, the indignant sculptor destroyed the model. Latterly Mr. PARK received a commission from the Emperor LOUIS NAPOLEON to execute his bust, which he completed in Paris some time since. Among the distin guished men who lately -sent to him for busts were the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, the' Earl of DIINDCrNALD, Sir HARRY Suture, the late Sir CHARLETNAPIER, ands Mr. LAYARD, M.P. He' also executed numerous works of great merit, which Worn• private mansions and public edifices in , Scotland. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT PkBLIAMENT was proragued by Royal Commission on Tues day. The commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Harrawby,. Earl Granville, and Lord Stanley of Alderley. The Speaker, attended by the Commons, having appeared at the bar, the royal assent was given by commission to the following bills :—Consolidated Fund (Appropriation)Exchequer Bills' (£'7,000;000), Customs Tariff Acts Amendment and Consolidation, Customs Laws Consolidation, Excise Duties, Turkish Loan, Office of Speaker, Trinity College; Dublin, Dwelling-house' (Scotland), Religious Worship, Shirve Trade (Sherbro), Youthful Offenders (No: 2), Crown Suits, Merchant Shipping Act Amendment, Turnpike Acts Continuance (Ire land), Militia Officer Qualifications; .Fisheries (British Island and France), Downing-street Public - Offices Extension,-Turn pike Ads Continuance (No. 2), Sale of SpiritA (Ireland), Turn pike Trusts Arrangement, Lunatic Asylums and Regula tion Acts Amendment, Militia Ballot Suspension, Island of Tobago Loan, Coal Mines Inspection, Crime and Outrage (Ireland) Act Continuance, Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Advances, Navigation. Works (Ireland), Court of Judica ture (Prince of Wales Island), Bills of Lading (No. 2), Sale of Beer, Ordnance Board, Passengers Aet Amendment, Metropolis Local .Management, Nuisances , Removal and Dis eases Prevention, Huddersfield Burial-ground Aet Amendment, Ledbury Prebend; London and South-Western Railway, Dun- dalk Harbour and Port, Glasgow, Dumbarton f and Helensburgh• Railway, Great-Western-and Brentford Railway, Stokes-bay - Railway and Pier, Westminster Improvements, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcesershire Railway (No. 20), Royal Conical Flour-mill- Company, Westminster Lead Company, New River Company and-Trustees of the River Lea (N 0.2), Western Terminus Railway (Clapham to Norwood), Chinese Passenger Ships, Metropolitan Building, Despatch of Business (Court of Chancery), Charitable Trust, Inverness-bridge, Cri minal Justice, Public Houses (Ireland), Public Health (1854) Continuation and Amendment, Diseases Prevention Militia Pay, School-grounds (Security for Application), Public Health (No. 2), Dwellings for Labouring Classes, Burials, Limited Liability, Union of Contiguous Benefices, St. John's College (Oxford) Estates, Harvest's Estates, Morton College Estate, Halford's Estate, Handeock's Estate, Claremont's Estate, Marshall's- Charity Estates; Ewine's Divorce, Virrudham's Divorce, Jones's Divorce,-Summer's Divorce, awl .Hadow's Divorce. The Lost.. CHANCELLOS then proceeded to read THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. MY L01CD5.".4.1.1D GENT,LEAUN, We are-commanded by Her Majesty to release you from further attendance in Parliament s and at the same time to express the= warm acknowledgments of Her Majestysfor the zeal and assiduity with which you applied yourselves to the discharge of your public duties- draing a long and laborious session. Her Majesty has seen with-great satisfaction that,. while you have occupied yourselves -in providing means, for the vigorous prosecution of the war, yonhave given your attention to many measures of great public utility. Her Majest.y is eon vinced that'you will share her satisfaction at finding that, the progress of events has tended to cement more firmly that union which has so happily been established between her Government and that of her ally the Emperor of the French ; and Her Majesty trusts that an-nlliance founded on a souse of the general- interests of Europe, and consolidated by good. faith, will long survive the events- which have given rise to it, and will contribute to the permanent well-being and prospe rity of the two great nations whom it has linked in the bonds of honourable friendship. The accession of the King of Sardinia to the treaty - between Her Majesty, .the Emperor of the French, and the Sultan, has given additional importance and strength to that alliance, and the efficient force which his• Sardinian Majesty has sent to the seat of war to co-operate with the allied armies-will not fail to maintain the high reputation by which the, army of Sardinia has- ever been distinguished. Her Majesty has commanded us to thank you for having enabled her to avail herself, :as far as has been founct to be re quired, of those patriotic offers of extended service which she has received. from the militia of the united kingdom, and for the means of reinforcing her brave array in the Crimea by an enlistment of volunteers from abroad. Her Majesty acknowledges with satisfaction the measure which you. have adopted for giying effect to the convention by which, in conjunction with her ally, the Emperor of the French,. she has made arrangements for assisting the Sultan to provide the means which. are necessary to enable him to maintain in efficiency the Turkish army, which has so gal lantly withstood the assaults of its enemies. Iler-Xaiesty, in giving her. assent to the Bill which yot, presented to her for the Local Management of the , Metropolis, trusts, hat the arrangements provided by that measure will lead,to many improvements con.ducive to the.convenience and health of this great city. The Abolition of the Duty on Nw.vs papers will tend to diffuse useful information among the poorer classes of Her Majesty's subjects. The principle of Limited Liability, which you have judiciously applied to Joint stock Associations, will afford additional facilities for the em ployment of capital, and the improvements which you have made in tha laws which regulate Friendly Societies will encourage habits of industry and thrift among the labouring classes of the community, _ Her Majesty trusts that the measuresto which she has given her assent for improving the constitutions of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania, and for bestowing on the im portant and-flourishing colonies of Australia extended powers of self-government, will assist the development of their great natural resources, and will promote the contentment and. happiness.of their inhabitants. Her Majesty commands us to say that she has been deeply gratified. by the zeal for the success of Her Majesty's arms, and by the sympathy for her soldiers and sailors, manifested throughout her Indian and colonial empire; and Her Majesty acknowledges with great satisfaction the generous contri butions which her subjects in India, and the Legislatures and inhabitants of the colonies, have sent for the relief of the sufferers by the casualties of war. GENTLEMEN OF TUE HOUSE OF COMMONS, Her Majesty commands us to convey to you her cordial thanks for the readiness and zeal with which you have pro vided the necessary supplies for carrying on the war in which Her Majesty is engaged. _ Her Majesty laM'ents the burdens and sacrifices which it has become necessary to impose upon her faithful people; but she acknowledges the wisdom with which you have alleviated the weight of those burdens by the mixed arrange ments which you have made for providing those supplies. MY LOIWS AND GENTLEMEN, Her Majesty has commanded us to say, that she has seen with sincere regret that the endeavours which, in conjunction with her ally, the Emperor of the French, she made at the recent conferences at Vienna, to bring the war to a conclusion on conditions consistent with the honour of the allies and with the future security of Europe, have proved ineffectual. But, those endeavours having failed, no other course is left to Her Majesty but to prosecute the war with all possible vigour • and Her Majesty, relying upon the suppo r t o f h er Parliament, upon the manly spirit and patriotism of her people, upon the never-failing courage of her army and her navy, whose patience under suffering and whose power of endurance Her Majesty has witnessed with admiration, upon the steadfast fidelity of her allies, and above all, upon the justice of her cause, humbly puts her trust in the Almighty Disposer of Events for such an issue of the great contest in which she is engaged as may secure to Europe the blessings of a firm and lasting peace. On your return to your several counties you will have duties to perform little less important than those which belong to your attendance in Parliament. Her Majesty trusts that your powerful influence will be exerted for the welfare and happiness of her people, the promotion of which is the object of Her Majesty's constant care, and the anxious desire of her heart. Then a commission for proroguing the parliament was read, After which, the LORD CHANCELLOR said, My LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, By virtue of Her Majesty's commission, under the great seal, to us and other lords directed, and now read, we do, in Her Majesty's name, and in obedience to Her commands, prorogue this Parliament to Tuesday, the 23rd day of October next, to be then here holden ; and this Parliament is accord ingly prorogued to Tuesday, the 23rd day of October next. The Royal Commissioners then left the house, and the pro• eeedings of the session terminated. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. JIILLIEN'S CONCERT AT TUE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. — On Thursday evening. next, M. Jullien gives a second grand concert and military fete at the Zoological Gardens. In ad dition to his own splendid band, he will, as on his previous .visit to these gardens, be accompanied by the band of the 2nd Life Guards, whose performances gave so much satisfac tion and delight. The attractions held out are great, and without doubt the audience, as on the last occasion, will be very numerous. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—That the opera is gaining ground in public favour, has long been an understood matter, and one which has received rather more than the ordinary extent of corroboration from the musical dilettanti and connoisseurs of Liverpool, so far as conversational acquiescence can be relied on. That the amount of patronage bestowed on the efforts of a really efficient operatic company has not been indicative of the truth of this general belief, is unfortunately true ; and what is still more unfortunate, these efforts have been repeated ly made and as repeatedly rewarded with the same extent of speculative approbation and practical neglect. During the past week, we were afforded the opportunity of witnessing the performance of high class opera; and the result has been that, except on two or at most three of the evenings, the attendance in the theatre was so poor as to be far, very far indeed, from reimbursing these responsible for the cost of the undertaking. This is a matter deeply to be regretted, but it is also one for which an immediate remedy cannot be very directly discovered. Everything connected with the getting up of these operas has been of the first order. No expense was spared in having the orchestra and the chorus of the greatest excellence; the leading vocalists were of the highest character, and the selection of operas was judicious. The scenery and costumes were beau tiful, and neither expense nor labour were omitted in the attempt to have everything connected with these operas worthy of the character and taste of Liverpool. The series commenced on Tuesday evening, with Verdi's recent opera " Il Trovatore," which was rendered in a style of great excellence. This opera, which has produced a profound sensation in London and Paris, as well as at the leading theatres of Italy, is a work rather of adaptation than of genius. A great artistic authority informs us that he will be most original who is most familiar with the ideas of others ; and judging from this foundling of Verdi's, it would seem that he had aimed at great originality, of the kind alluded• to by Reynolds. In "Il Trovatore" we have snatches—beautiful snatches, it must be admitted—of the most striking features of our best operas. It resembles, in this respect, a garland,in which selected flowers of every hue and fragrance have been combined to form a charming. whole. It is without doubt a musical manufacture, but a very clever one, and one deserving of high commendation. The leading charac ters were admirably sustained—Madlle. Bosio, whose person and general style are lady-like, beautiful, and fascinating, taking the prima soprano•part. Her voice is rich, clear, and melodiously liquid, while her vocalization is graceful. Madame Viardot Garcia, in herself a host, was also a leading artiste, uniting in her performances the highest order of dramatic singing. Lively, impetuous, and strikingly impassioned, she threw into her singing and acting all the eloquence and power the characters were susceptible of re ceiving. As a bass of noble quality, power, and delicacy, it would be difficult to find a compeer to Signor Graziani. His• style is full, flowing, and artistic. Tamberlik as a first-class tenor requires no commendation from us. He has earned a high reputation, and he deserves it. , The ether artistes were more or less known, and generally admired in Liverpool. On Thursday evening, the performance consisted of Mozart's great opera, " Don Giovanni," which was given in admirable style to a crowded and enthusiastic audience, who testified their admiration of the opera and-of ,the style in which it was rendered-by frequent and well-deserved- plaudits. On Wed nesday, Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," and one act of " Otello," were performed to a limited and. listless auditory; Friday witnessed a larger assemblage, to grace the perform. ance of Bellini's " I Puritani," which .was well given and well redeye& On Saturday the programme of performances was brought to • a close by the production of. Rossini's-. sparkling and showy-• opera "Il Barbiere de Siviglia," and an act of "Masaniello." On this last occasion the house was well filled ; but,. as a whole, these beautifully-performed operas failed in attracting remunerative audiences ; a matter deeply to be regretted, as every effort was made to deserve and secure encouragement: The music of all of them was charmingly played and sung ; the chorus and orchestra were numerous and effective ; the costumes were gorgeous and beautiful ; the scenery was exeellent,, and the manner in which all the operas were put upon: the stage indicated a high desire to please, and showed plainly that no expense nor labour was spared in getting them up. Can we under such zireuinstances , hope for more liberal encouragement for another effort ; Or are we quietly to relinquish any further attempt. at having first class operas produced in Liverpool ? FETE AT KNOWSLEY ON Saturday the members of the Mechanics'- Institutsoris! connected with the Institutional Association cf Lancashire and- Cheshire, by the kind permission of the Earl of Derby, met at Knowsley, under circumstances of the most agreeable descrip. , Lion: • Not only were the beautiful grounds and other attrac-. tiens„ including !the boat-house, with its chastely:. wainscoted ; walls and floor, compered of varieties of wood rely polished; thrown open, but the fine ohl. mansion itself, with •its choice picture-gallery, and its elegantly-arranged suite-of-rooms, were placed. at their temporary service. Soon after:three. o'clock streams of well-dressedpeople entered the grounds. from va riouspoints, the great bulk-being from Manchester; which contributed upwards of 1,000, while Bolton sent 300; War rington 300, Bury 150, Liverpool 500, the total number of about-6 ; 000 persons being completed by draughts from other towns-in Lancashire and Cheshire. Soon-after five o'clock the- appearance of Lord Stanley on the colonnade, in the soutiv.front of the hall,. was the.signal for a vehement burst otapplausefrozn the excursionists on the lawn below. Dr..llrrnsoar, as the representative of the Association of the . Mechanics' Institutions el Lancashire and Cheshire, requested their particular attention to- Mr. Malcolm Poss who, after some appropriate remarks,- proposed " that the most respect ful and-grateful thanks of .this meeting, represented by 70 , Mechanics' and other adult Educational Institutions of Lan cashire and Cheshire, be presented to the Right. Hon. Earl of Derby, .for • his noble and generous conduct in admitting so large an , assemblage to. his• mansion and grounds; and thb meeting.desires to assure fiord Stanley, M.P., that the friends of educational reform entertain the most lively gratitude towards his lordship for, his. enlightened advocacy of every measure conducive to the. moral and intelleetuat welfare of the peopl'.. The resolution having been. carried by acdamation, Lord. STANLEY saide,--Ladies and gentlemen,--Good. neighbours all,—Don't imagine that I am about. to ask you to waste any considerable part of the remainirg,. portion of this.- day, unfortunately too short, in listening to.. a speech from . me. Public speaking. is, only valuable, or even endurable,- when it leads to some (practical result in the form of action,. Business is a good thing, as in Lancashire we all knew.; amusement and recreation are good also, as both in our own, case and that of our neighbours we are, in thiscountry, some-- times-too apt to forget; but when you try to mix pleasure and. business together, you -run a great risk of spoiling both. We have not come here to. discuss, to deliberate,, to consult, upon: any subject of public. interest; we are merely here for the purpose of holiday reeking and.social enjcyment. There are not' many things better than a fine summer's-day in the country, andas we have got one (-rather a chance in this climate) we won't spoil it, after this cordial greeting paid ca both sides, by. cere mony, or constraint, or formality of any kind. Ido assure.you there is no one on that lawn, man, woman, or child, be theywho they may, .that enjoys this scene better than I do. I never look round this old place I never walin.out, in that parle,.with which I hope you : will shortly make, acquaintance,, without thinking that they want only mil. thing to make them perfect in my eyes,: and that is a few more happy faces to enliven and enjoy the scene. That wish is fully gratified now, and I hope -this may be only the first of many similar excursions, for: which, I undertake to say, alt, facilities.' shall be given. As for this association of which you .are mem- bers, and concerning which I have- been requested to speak a word, I will only say, I wish it well. It has net lasted.long,' parties and in its present form, but ito is i . n. good hands; It has made a a f ti all ou agonoddeisatassrtes rag ; a d it carriesthos the people. As to the principle of adult education, a man must be twenty years behind the age who consents to argue e withvh a r e the friends Lest of wis e dheve " that. The thing has got beyond the reach of controver s y ; it is past that stage at which it can need the aid of platform speaking, or newspaper writing, or a g it a ti on.o f any k i nd ; it n on now only wants doing—talking about it is-waste of words only —carrying out, once for all, in the speediest as-A silentest practicable manner. Every year brings, more clearly into light: a. few leading trutha,which had, until of late, been too macioverlooked. Every year, we see more plainly, that in education, as in other matters, self-help is.the hest help—that a. little which men do for themselves isletter than a great deal that they get the State to do for them, We see, too, this—and not long ago it was a matter which philanthropists and the pub lic were too much in the habit of overlooking—we see that we cannot by any interference on the part of Government or the public, deprive the parent of the privilege or absolve him, from that duty and responsibility which lies primarily on him. —that of duly instructing his children. And from these admitted truths it follows, that, in order to do any real good, it is the parent who must be interested in the work of educa tion. That you can only accomplish by giving him also an interest in literature and literary pursuits, on his own account ; and that is what, in associations of this kind, you undertake and endeavour to effect, and the work upon which we one and. all are engaged. Nov, the principle of adult education being thus indisputable, how do you here carry it out ? In this association, I suppose you don't want telling, there are seventy institutions, and more than 16,000 members, while your libra ries and reading-rooms contain in the aggregate about a quarter of a million volumes. Of this association, as I under stand it, the two leading features are these. One is, mutual assistance among a large number of unconnected institutions ; the securing of a bond of union between them, of a common centre to which all their members may look; so that local dif ficulties may be more easily got over, local quarrels or diffe rences as to management decided in an amicable way, and the special experience of each institution made available for the common benefit of all. That is one object, of which the ad vantage is readily recognised, and to a considerable extent has been attained. The other leading feature is the establishment of itinerating libraries, or collections of books, circulating gra tuitously from village to village, in rural districts which are not populous enough to maintain libraries for themselves. That is still almos t a novelty in England; it is now for the first time being tried in other counties ; but here the system has been (though but on a limited scale) in operation for three years. It has met with signal and remarkable success ; and I am bound to affirm and glad to have an opportunity of doing so, that, as a means of diffusing knowledge, it deserves more general notice than it has yet received. But if I get on to these subjects I shall be led too far ; and I conclude at once by offer ing you, in my father's name —he is in Scotland, but he has charged me to express his regret that he could not be present to witness this sight,—l beg in Lord Derby's name and in my own to thank you for the compliment of this visit, to thank you also, though no more than expected, for the courtesy and good humour shown both to one another, and to those placed to keep order amongst so great a multitude, and to offer to each and all of you a very hearty welcome. The house has been thrown open. There are persons stationed about the park and gardens who will show what is best worth seeing. You have yet .got several hours of daylight, and I wish you a pleasant afternoon. His Lordship retired amidst vehement applause, three cheers being given for Lord Derby, three for the Countess of Derby, and three for Lord Stanley. The excursionists afterwards visited the famous boat-house and the other attractions of Knowsley, and returned at the appointed hour to their respective localities, highly delighted with the day's enjoyment, and with the courtesy they had ex perienced at the hands of the noble house of Stanley. [AUGUST 21, 1855, AMERICA• Br the United States mail steam -ship Agent e, __. 0 "ntellielae which arrived on Sunday at noon, we have i _.„," New York to the Bth inst. The Atlantic brought llur ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC' espi. 0 df gers, and $500,000 in specie. Hook, at one, a.m., on the Bth inst. f tery ,* The Pennsylvania papers contain accounts o ... e storms; floods, dams carried away, barns struck W.116:1010 The U.S. mail steam-ship Baltic, hence, arrived _ ...,, t , 14 : horses and cattle - killed, &c. The cupola of the eO: 6 ,A Taylor county, Va., had been struck by court was in session, and a large number of person oa building. One man 'was killed, and several others injured. reit fi A lady from Toronto had attempted to cow ~„ails, precipitating herself into the rapids at Niagara: t ba rescued through the exertions of a gentleman ate et , The New York, Newfoundland, and London leL t ; pany's officers had sailed from the former Pea . r t ',, , $ the submarine telegraph cable between St. Jou n land, and the main laud. __. bet A collision had occurred on the Delawa'dro vessels, and a number of persons were killed or as ic id, Danish brig Janette- had drifted into the d3alethe cl,e , crew dead, supposed to have been murdered .. nY ioo ei le a strange vessel. In the United States Conl wi latistee` person named Carsenstein, charged with en fog ey British service,had been acquitted,the evidence a 1 d Nell e , 0 against him not being reliable. Six persons e hil o fe' at Cincinnati by the fall of a cornice. The / e' spreading in Virginia. . ••le 11 ea:c r aie - A sanguinary election riot occurred at Jee p , a a 6th. In the First Ward, as two gentlemen Re;. lightnio, 70.1,i carriage, they were fired upon from a bouse, , olva '' mans or Irish. One gentleman was woundeotooesoiait was repeated, when Edward Williams, lats,!o o el Second Ward, Joseph Selvage, and John e — ere sl ei ce went to the seen of the trouble, and they o. : e d 'P' - " e e d , Latta had his leg shattered by a musket balle,'"ref r r Williams were also wounded. Exaggeratea totYetY rated fore spread to the lower parts of the city he rele heo d ix e 4 causing a large crowd to assemble. They ga t e ade,f house from whence - the firing had corere, e 'ar 0! Germans-from it, and beat them so badly ta s o4 . oo a ge is considered very doebtful. The house was; aefeav o i sacked. The crowd then proceeded to tla d eV i eee: o el corner of Shelby and Madison-streets, from ' aPa'e.ee had been seen: firing, riddled two groceries , 5 4 I ,,' t3 J'''. , f two housea - , all owned and occupied by Ger al e. o `4 6 : severely seeeral• of their - inmates. They thel . 3 i I pt, t son-street, where a party of gentlemen conarclaPaelo had been fired upon from a- large brewer)" , 53 „eitOel around it, burned the brewery, and beat a 'lreaar i e mans, whom they captured, and also shot 3 11, ire the street below an American was slightly °J e tty when the Irishman who fired itewas captured,l)i,..6o; Shots had been fired from all the houses vih ic e l tell',l; e r The crowd now talked of sacking. the Rona"'bet 7 . 0 it was rumoured firearms had been secreted; . 0 elooti ben and others pleaded with theme not to do' ,;i c es ./ upon them to leap it alone. The disturb to°eil supposed to be over, as the crowd had near ell e ed ' l ea house in the Fifth Ward with their canno n, :, 11 10 1 ,i11 4 , i j ning:to disperse; burafter a while - it was ' e a,et o'are the troubles had been going on in the uePe r E pg t ce ll several persons had been fired on in the lower dterseic street, and that at about five o'clock in t r i l ie boof e t ta t J Ameritans had been shot at from an an d d r': t;_ '' e , irps l ( l : y , corner of Main and Chapel Streets, slightesteprovocation having been given on e'' 0016 as could be learned; and this started the dint ben, 6 The Irishman who shot Rhodes was tbee tl e coo e l c diately hung, hut was cut down before life b bee p h Thirty or more shots were fired from the 1,,r i l ito 004 1 corner of Main and Chapel -streets, and he 05,1 ascertain the-number that were wounded. ' e aa' pia, row of Irish'ilouses, owned by a man naine",,7oo l ,jai / I party who were passing by, when they '" ere l a j f , assailants, burned their houseee and killed se v a'"4.l the tr o d' were Irishmen, Some of the Irishmen in .. o oPi / burned to death. A woman and Quinn are do 'teof' fi 'lei: were killed. Eight to ten houses were to te be e ereal number burnedato death and killed is sa'"„ a ler,:ansM to twenty. The-next day the extitement ive - c oe are..i warlike movements were observable, but the a e eas o e ,4 ' persed, and it is-thought there will be no e l iee'Ltur The-latest account from Louisville state the f t i v' A'el; armed volunteers-had marched to the sceoe' ll t . ev• l It was feared that more riots would occur•e. fit,, k e atitel: CLLIFORNIA. —The Northern - Eight or e lgyi f or , .. 4 ? York with advices -from California, to tw", t , s te 'el,c .. f , $940,035 in specie. Colonel Walker, the i t iele' e a " Feareeenrciohreo=nau4 ... at. p was at Realjo, where he retreated from Salt 90`16° 0 0 , was thought he vvetild join the headele e', Q tr." recruiting at Leon,.- which place h ' 1 „, A l 'c e l.ef' and shot one of hie-followers, named ..pe iv ',,e. C ii whom he sentence& to death managed to ones; 0:0` e. ( if had arrived at Srai -Juan with twen fl-ib to a tt f. P o fi e Guandirlo had left Managua with 800 Toe ° „ le en- e r i the-rear. Costa Rice. had offered the Gov a e e r n jotter, Her Majesty's steantereßuzeard was- at .San of D' oft Francisco, Messrs. e: Ae•Cohen, late r eiv er e be l a ofet4 l Adam and Co., and J. C: Woods ag a ve each, f been. held to bail in the sum of tl i 'ded . thousand d Ol f riD r a a il Er n7 t t o hoeff the amount' of four h u p ag e ; Bacon , 1 4 i l - iiidutedigiVecorne. involved laodlefi with. the agent of sonee-Feeoe" understanding would levee the to a hostile _ is ' ed r 1 difference of opinion iron to the weapons-to be'' yr,,,,, ,, ,,j sion: A number of duels- had taken place- Ter?, fa and-Mr. Tevia had a lateatialtV at DOWniaVa l td e, IcV through the heart—pons, shot guns ; di''; 5 0 4,0 The' steamer Sierra Nevada, which arrived 4l ;o o 4 oa on-the 15th ult., had thirty-one fatal cases c l 'aelf• 'ico r, Afire broke out in San,Francisco on the 4tb do aerso l :e . it:could be checked nearly - eight thousand ii e ree;iol, property was destroyed:. From the mine s ' 3 t ei 'eof in.prononseing the present one ofthe - roe s o ber e #o, 4 , r operty . ..o e ve nl n e e c i l o ; l4 : , " since- the discovery et : the gold. Th e ` , fi eld ad, Men. was steadily increasing, and th e e e 004 et bably exceed that of any• ther twel v ' et erPaib'' history of California... The State W4l s _ ! g.: i l il) ii, The Supreme Court had. rendered a dee i teeery: _Adams. and Co., and their: creditors, that aee t la: 4 into-insolvency. Captain. Doran, of the 13 A r l i a diY04 rine, had been arreatod for shooting "area to' P' 6 three boarding-house-runners, who atteoll )- beiFied,r; vessel to entice the crew to desert. Ile- sv as ere i : s ‘e a la v e $6,000: In Lower Califorrie, General.ge' an e- el Jerei'e Walker's filibusters out of the countrn) - ,;tie r e o ,ll 7 l 4 and shot by the new commandant of the fr°' 1,1 1 , tr h ieo hs ertistecaaloncentrating their for c is e eer ar t ,,. • ielei Pilul e who immediately issued the follow/ l p , ler " All foreigners who cross the line dividing . rje , „t. California (unless they arefurnishedwith J j oi pf, ter tit the Mexican Consul .at San Francisco) 11 , 1 ,i 1 P 6 4 11 ,1 foreigners now in the territory, by the Lier e ee ,0 drez, will leave immediately, and failing ter oo e, 0 The introduction ofarms and ammunition o de s ,t vi t punishable with w death ili be e death.. n p s or n e i g h 2 o l in ve a fso O relA: . ae oli i i ; alley roadstead, with: passengers, will . sail. e i 0 " 0 1 ,1 ease of non-compliance will be regard e d d e r- 1 pirates." The insurrectionary or• demoOod i- - eeP/1 Nicaragua was in a state of. disruption a li t/ chiefs had creased the frontier info c ilair,'.,a the a e fa s N e arkica3eilni tanned ncE r atgooxsgrttithruhcao departments,,.em ta. party letters e e lc b 0 rr ssy protectiona l territorys o o crossed fo tf herefugees- the G . ve frontier rwhorneil. . . I F : a r o s r iv e i i t i : , Dictator of Nicaragua had issued a eire': e " O A ' (I ." o vernment for the, pr o tect ion_ formation 0 stat e t tint h hha e aet r enstuo i n : o4a cis ftniardtyh. L: ilr :: :ll, 7, ileblirie jo i e4,oo : o":,:oi i 4 Leon. revolutionists cord, eohvndeos Ipuirtr p te civ r ot o cil t o l uia: es ,n4, 9 l is nendwaeN t hf ,a of ‘l, l O/ circular addressed teethes ' 5 _,.. la, 0 General Wolf had fallen: Provinces. The '.. ° o 3 oitil and the-capture of the city was.conside red e‘ed, re `6o fr; CtTß„,—A.dvices from. Havana to the ,-- ,iciape ri ti ,y,t , n a :As backag ea of e ° o f up c w o o e n:t k ia ialit e: ro l il e top reffi el fil :/ 1,44 healtlrof the city continaed good, and eo ill CO% A ir. amoneathe shipping. Business was aet,lc ce ,,tber4l a a r li the remnants of the sugar stocks; in a" 'por t ', prt4 l 4 ee l Exchange, New York ~2 discount; other rilY l eo , on" 24 t -24 discount ; Loudon, 10 preminso• the. planters were good ; the growing, had throughout the Wand. A Spanish vessel '— to carry rum to liverpool at £2 per ton. A 0 1 ; 441 1 9 : -' , ------ 141 ,14 0 f' ' t f , COMAIERCIAL INTE 'o r -A NEW 1 0 ) l t d gl, MONEY continued as abundant as e y 'rp er , ' riseel,o ° ,4 % was hardly sufficient to absorb all the or It"•' I,i' s x g paper was readily taken at 6to 7 per celn' r e, ad , rar t , lities were ) . however, greater than at an3at °- P ',.,, ) 91 the present quotations in the stock mariVeafrielli• i t , i increasing abundance of capital. In O f 6A s re oe.' f l had not been brisk. London 91 to 19 61 ; - ye', &c., f. 5.13 . 4 - to f. 5.121 60 days, and f.s. ° ` o -5. •N'tq l ' ,i''l werp, f. 5.15 to f. 5.131; Hamburg, 30' ' v ' teo r 0 , to 791, ) t 6 A t el Chace otcotirA COTTON.—The favourable accounts ,C i oice,: o ile", IY, Vi .Shipping List, August 8) from abrooa,,, o',o l ,"bo; t 4 t sfieevbfoatouolrertashbdeiae apprehension, i m la dyv r a k ine e ed t s:ffroortm d ht , eh a t i eh i wei a , eas d e ; lo l oie rl s, 1, 5 i fe , ir.vt - i re t i 5i0.: 1 ;i 1.407i ( i f j, cent. has been realised on most descriPti oer7 e e!opy" 0 , ness. The sales for the three days ha ve titei 5 0 1 '19 r i C 12,000 to 15,000 bales. In our last i ss w as 4 1, ree(l o "e Y :, t ta ta r i e e m2 cam h ol: a o ui rdening tendency of the marketth wit 1,3f . e ,40.4, - trotting crop. The latest accounts , °, DO I ° O t f l ii: i b and the growing plant is representeda;,ip : o ,or ts l orii STATEMENT 05 RECEIPTS, axecwrs,„:;tal : 6 ,i; o rts. di: Exports to J. - 0 for;73 i , 1 1 , Receipts. Gt. Britain . ` 9,.1 0 ., 3 ' 5 66 1, 1834 2,851,433 1,533,538 110 , ,f 'I 1835. 2,750,014 1,479,7 13 ,; . 10 7 „pi to f Increase .. 4,,, • ~ ; et t Decrease 101,439 5.6:625 tile l° eta boo .4 r —j a n d e d m ec a l r i k n e e t dfo f r ° 3 ; o p ar lo ei ld es t e l o o t: l l : 4o ,,!l ei O r : elusiveand ra ot ß philes lower.D ia Western S ni t s: 0 Ffi e r v os e u n at the expense t iara be 'tbe r 0 .4 1 , Of 3 r fore aPP i beingecideequal noedvx n it o se n in i o i t n a s l u . bushel, freights to Liverpool havi n r ( Pit' nt ° l l l t° o c 4V limited,—.Tthhelernndtkriaaininidsaseco;triquounotsta,ad.:deaedifivonarierto 0,00 mo l s ß „ o t N h . trifle. Lard was ill good recitleLr ex teat• , .31cor; better. Butter was selling. to 3 l'" I m m o ar d k er e a t t f e o . r beef Bacon rwTheittavvhelanselinidgasheritkat its f e e b:u e o i al Y P 'i t i l a c i ii i : dr ' i c lu i h s d e itil3;);e" gets' was ste ; lP e — la S t c t o e t r ch ra p t i e g become rather inactive.receipts' o a A With small Ape o r SALT.—Liverpool, ~. O,lO . „j, bbe , , t advance recently noted; N° , has of 131 , supply of foreign generally . _„ t iye, liar .0 111 ,. le mand, however, was not vex, ai- , rates. d svo'7ll , ";i 1 previous rates. •olit to ''' f 0 6 9 j , FnEIGHTs.—The rates of freip_ , _ O l 0 ~i. t o. t o!' of the withor.,T he at, 730' Or proved in consequence . to ground had been taken at qin'Sotsed for the deal trade. To Liverpoo c0tt0,,0,, COAL. —Liverpool Orrel wa sc. a ,l,,:bel: to i p s w i : o6 6t lor : if 41d. to ad. ; flour, ls. 4d. to X S. r_.... ', ellie lit' 1 , dead weight, 12s. 6d. to 165.; 1110° `" b''e'aisngfirfrno; swinitall-115101:.'“'ilic .1%,.11, t -,__ Tu t PC a l ) Pearau e , c • a 6ol.CltGr L ateast er C I T i s st , t4tlllll `' te s ‹ e ,death li sl} kaki (Ised t A I. a a