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THE Efutrpooi 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 titto 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'itimply nihil ad rem. It is comparatively easy to rdecide 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 spirits alising 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- Maid 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 hqs 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 privata 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 6onsentient judgment of the universal and undivided Church. The mischief then done was afterwards at different times repaired, and so the primitive character of our Prayer Book in all material points restored. For example, in 1662, the word PRIEST was ordered tolve - ratoted 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 bcottisn uommumon omce, in which the word Priest• is never used. The officiating minister is tlaroughout spoken of as a Presbyter, and yet his sacerdotal character is far more unmistakeably deve loped than in the English office. In the second clause of the paper under con sideration the Society - add - are - 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 g oes ; 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 any 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 doctrinal, and edifying in its devotional portions." Now, we are quite aware that this word generally, as opposed to particularly, signi fies universally, and is so used in the Catechism. Take it in this sense, and we have no fault to find with the above profession : but we shall hardly he 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 its 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 wh6 have joined the Society, 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, the 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 keep 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 service& 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 future 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 LORD CHANCELLOR. Just immediately before the foot-fall of " Black Rod" could be heard in the lobby of the Commons, Sir DE LACY Evirrs 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 Evelis, Lord PALMERSTON admitted the force of many of the gallant General's observations, and assured him that his suggestions should have the best luttention 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, means that, after we have been victims for a year or 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, au& intimated that he bad already given. so many assurances that-. he and his colleagues were bent on a vigorous prosecution a the war, it could not be necessary to repeat them; it would be found however, he said, that a promise of the.khtd alluded to was included in the speech from the Throne. The members of the lower chamber of our legislature then 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 deficiensy of legislation has been but one of the minor evils. It has been singularly provocative of observation and regret, in the 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 PALMiIiSTON to snatch at popularity, which he threw from him with an equally energetic levity and unconcern. To dispassionate observers it is a matter forr, 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 poutPT. 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 readsvery like a satire on themselves when 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 I" The legislative labours of the long session appear to form a very small portion of the proceedings, 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 infia 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 place 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 DunnAs 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 9th instant, the mortar and gun-boats belonging to the allied fleets had attacked SWEAEORG, 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 PANNURE received a telegraphic communication, intimating that the Russians, to the number of from 50,000 to 60,000, under com mand of General LIYRANDI, had attacked and been defeated by the French and Sardinians, aided by some of the British cavalry. The attack was made on Thursday morning, Orr the position occupied by the allies in the Tchernaya. For some days previous rumours had reached the French to the_effeet that the Russians meditated an attach 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, ani 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 ibis sians. The brief despatch from General NUMMI speaks in very laudatory terms of the bravery exhibited by the English cavalry and the Sardinians. A despatch from General SIMP soy, 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 HEn MAJESTY QUEEN VicTonre. in Paris!" The attack on the allies at the Tchernaya is looked on by military authorities as tantamonnt to a confession on the part of LIPEANDI 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 groat 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 adl mit of doubt. To these advantages must also be added other' important though not such. brilliant achievements in the sew. of Azoff, recently obtained . by Commander OSBORNE, who. has.destroyed great quantities of corn,- forage, and fish, alli 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 MAJESTY and Prince Ass-a 112, to the Emperor of the FRENCH. At seven o'clock on Friday evening, Him • MAJESTY, 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 en ..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 Imperialand 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 Lit tle," 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 ery is still they come." The English Sovereign is, it is understood, to remain the guest of the FRENCII 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 1" Politicians of every order and inclination bad largely in, the speculative line as to the probable results of this intert change of state civilities. For its own,brief period of ence, it casts all else into the shade. Genera/ p o litics , the war, no t w ith s tanding 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; but the general anticipation is that of unmixed advantage to all parties from the-more,closeiy-knitted alliance of constitutional Eng land with Imperial France. United as these two great coun tries naw are, in favour of European freedom, and in opposition to the advancing dominancy of Asiatic tyranny, bright prospects are 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. Fer 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 capitaLof 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 s took place in. St. Martin's Hall on Wednesday last, when a meeting was held (r) val nie quuniani to peace or war." On this occasion Livery limited number of the parties present contrived to make a very warlike demonstration in favour of peace. The Chairman, a Mr. HANII4TON, 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. BRONZERRE O'BRIEN, 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 tumul. 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 Ausoli 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. Axasox since 1842 he having previously held the Professorship of the "Theory of Physic, and Clinical Medicine" in the same university s i nce 1821, having thus laboured in the discharge of his arduous professional duties for the long perio d of thirty-five years. Professor ALisor; is the elder brother of Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON, Baronet, the celebrated historian of Europe. During a long period of active professional life, Dr. ALISON 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 afiliaions, 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 40 years 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 ancl cleverly - designed, and at one period Mr. PARK and his friends were sanguine of seeing it cast in bronze, as an ornament to the " Modern Athens ;' but in this expectation they were disappointed, and, soured with- the treatment he had experienest4 whether right or wrong in- his conclusions as to this point, the indignant sculptor destroyed , the model. Latterly Mr. Palm received a commission frouv the Emperor Lotus NAPOLEON to'execute his bust, which he* cOmpkted in Paris some time since. Among the distin guished men who lately sent" to him for busts were the Duke of CAMERIDON, the Earl of DUNDONALD; Sir HARRY SMITE, The late Sir CRABLES NAPIER, and Mr..LAYARD, M.P. He also executed numerous works of great merit, which adorn private mansions and public edifices in Scotland. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. PASSIAMENT was prorogued by Royal Commission on Tues day. The commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Harrowby, 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:—ConsolidatedT and (Appropriation)Exehequer 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. Slave Trade (Sherbro), Youthful Offenders (Ni. 2), Crown Suits, Merchant Shipping Act Amendment, Turnpike Acts Continuance (Ire land), Militia Officer Qualificationp, Fisheries (Britishdsland and France), Downing-street Public' Offices Extension -Turn-- pike Acts Continuance (No. 2), Sale of Spirits (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 (Ireltud) Advances, Navigation• Works (Ireland)', Court of Judica ture (Prince of Wales - Island), Bills of Lading (No. 2), Sale of Beer, Ordnance Board, Passengers Act Amendment, Metropolis Local Management, Nuisances- Removal and Dis eases Prevention, Huddersfield Burial-ground Act Amendment, liedbury Prebend, London and South-Western Railway, Dun dalk Harbour and Port, Glasgow, Dumbarton, andllelensburgh Railway, Great-Western and Brentford Railway, Stokes-bay Railway and Pier, Westminster Improvements, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire 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-(lreland), Public Health (1854) Continuation, and Amendment,. Diseases Prevention, Militia Pay, School-grounds (Security for Application),Publie Health (IsTe.'2), Dwellings for Labouring Classes, Burials, Limited Liability, Union- of Contiguouo Benefices, St. John's •College (Oxford) Estates, Harvest's Estates, Morton College Estate, Halford's Estate, Handcock's Estate, Claremont's Estate, Marshall's , Charity Estates, Ewiue's Divorce; Wynsiham's Divorce, Jones's -Divorce, Summer's Divorce, and Hadow's Divorce. The LORD CARCELLOR thole. proceeded to rea,.l THE QUEEN'S-SPEECH. MY -LOUD& GENTLEMX2T i We are commanded by Her Majesty to release you from farther attendance in Parliament, and at the same time to express the warm acknowledgments of Her Majesty for the zeal• and assidcdty with which nit -applied yourselves , to , the acharge of your public duties. during a long andiaborious session. Her Majesty has seen with, great= satisfaction that, while you , have occupied yourselves itt- providing means for the vigorous prosecution. of the war, you have given your attention toenany measures of ggreat public utility. Her Majesty is eon v..nieed that you will_share her satafaction 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 Trench ; and, Her Majesty trusts that an alliance founded on a sense of the general interests of Europe, and consolidated by good faith, will long survive the events , which have given rise- toit, 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 addiacial importance and:strength to that alliance, and the efficient force which his-Sandiuian 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 found 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 army in the. Crimea by an enlistment of volunteers from-abroad. Her Majestf acknowledges with satisfaction the measure which you have adopted for giving 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 assault& of its enemies.. Her Majesty, in giving, her assent to the Bill which you _ _ _ presented to her for the Local Management of the Metropolis, trusts that the arrangements provided by that measure will lead to many improvements conducive to .the convenience and health of this great city.. The Abolition. of.the Duty on News 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 st It Associations, will afford additional facilities for the em ployment of capital, and the improvements which you have made in the laws which regulate Friendly Societies will encourage habits of industry and thrift among the labouring classes of the community. Her Majesty trusts that the measures to which she has gkien her assent for improving the constitutions of New South Wales, Victoria, v.,nd 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 throughouther Indian and.colonial empire ; and, Her Majesty um 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 OP THE HOUSE OP COMXO'4IS, 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 laments 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 LORDS 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 support of her 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 win 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 ceedings of the session terminated. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA JULLIEN'S CONCERT AT' TELE 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 audien.ee, as on tile 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 those 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 " 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 Trovatore " We have snatches —beautiful snatches, it must be admitted—of the most striking features , of our best operas. It resembles, irrtbis 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; 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 pm t. 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, impettious.„ 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 compeet 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 other artistes were more or less known, and generally admired in Liverpool. On Thursday evening, the performance consisted of Mozart's great operas "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 whictiAt was rendered by frequent and well-deserved plaudits. On• Wed nesday, Donizettes' "Lucia di Lammermoor," and 'one act of " Otello," were performed to a limited and- listless auditory; Friday witnessed u larger assemblage, to grace the perferm ance of Bellini's-" L , Puritani," which was well given and well recieved. On Saturday the programme of performances was brought to a close by the production of Rossiiii's 'sparkling and showy opera.. "11 , 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 excellent, and the manner in which all the operas - were put upon the stage indicated a high desire - to pleases and showed plainly that no expense nor labour - was spared in getting them up. Can we under such circumstances -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 ATKNOWSLEY. Oe Satarday the members of the Mechanics' :fsstitutions connected with the Institutional Association of Lancashire and Cheshire, by the kind perriission of the Earl of Derby, met at Knowsley, under circumstances of the most agreeable descrip tion. • Not only were the beautiful grounds and other attrac time; including : the boat-house,- with its chastely wainscoted walls and floor, composed of varieties of wood finely polished, thrownropen,. but the fine old , 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-dressed people -entered the grour_ds. from va rious points, the great bulk being from Manchester, which contributed upwards of 1,000 , , while Bolton seat 300 s War rington 300, Bury 150, Liverpool 500, the total., number of about 5,000 persons being completed by draughts- Brom other towns in Lancashire and Cheshire. _ _ _ Soon after five o'clock the appearance of Lorct-Staatley on the colonnade., in the south front, of the hall, was:the signal for a vehement burst of applause from the excursionists on the lawn below. Dr. I , lrDeiaN as the repres , mtativo of the Aseosiirtien of the Mechanics! Institutions of Lancashire and Cheshirep.requested their particular attention to Mr. Malcolm Romp 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 this meeting desires to assure Lord Stanley, M.P., that the friends of educational reform entertain the most lively gratitude towards- his• lordship for his nnlightened advocacy of every measure conducive to the moral.. and intellectual welfare of ; the people." The resolution baying been, carried by acclamation, Lord ST,LNLET said :--Ladies and gentlemen,--Good neighbours all,—Don't imagine. that I am about. to ask you to waste any considerable part of the remaining_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 know; amusement and recreation art good also, as both. in our own., case and that of our neighteurs we are, in thisnountry, soma times tao apt to forget ; bitwhen you try tonain pleasure and. business-together, you run a great risk of spoilirg both. We have not come here to discuss, to deliberate,. too consult, upon: any subject of public interest; we are merely here for the. purpeseof holiday making andsocial enjoyment. There are not many things better than a;fine summer's day in the country,. andas ws.have got one (rather- a chance in this-climate) we won't spoil it, after this cordial greeting paid on. both sides, by enre mony, or constraint, or fermAity of any kind. Ido assure you there is no one on that lawn, man, woman, or child, be they : who : they may, that enjoys this scene better than I do. I never lookxound this old place- I never walk, out in that parki.with which I hope you will. shortly make acgraintance, without thinking that they want only ore-thin„ 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, all facilities shall be given. As for this association of which you. are mem bers, and concerninc , which I have been requested to. speak a word, I will only say, I wish it well. It has not lasted long, inits present form; but it is in good hands; it has made a good start; and it carries with it.the best wishes of all parties and classes among those who are -friends of education and of the people. As to the principle of adult edumtion, a man must be twenty years behind, the age who consents to argue that. The thing has got beyond the reach of controversy ; it is past that stage at which it- can need the aid of platform, speaking, or newspaper writing, or agitatiOn of any kind ; now only wants doing—talking about it is wastoof words only. --carrying-oat, once for all, in the speediest and silent%t practicable manner. Every year brings more clearly into light a few leading truths-which had, until of late, beentoo much overcooked. Every. year we see more plainly, that in education,as in other matters, self-help is the best help—that a little which men do for themselves is bettbr than a great deal that they get the State to.do fbr them. We see, too, this,---and not long age it was a matter which philanthropists and the pub-. lie were too much in the habit of overlooking—we seethat 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 trnthg it follows, that, in order to do any real good,. isthe parent Ns ho must be interested in the work of educa tion. That you, 'can only accomplish by giving him also. au 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. Now, 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 almost a novelty in England; it is now for the first time being tried iu 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'l 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 tad ex ' perienced at the hands of the noble house of Stanley. rAuGrwr 21, 1855. AMERICA Bx the A U ß ni ß ted lV S AL tates OF mail steam E-ship sP t.P II O N whi ew ch y a o r r ri k v t e o d th on e B S t an hi d n aa s - t. at T n h oo e ni gers, and $500,000 in specie. Hook, at one, a.m., on the Bth inst. f tr l ' ije% The U.S. mail steam-ship Baltic, hence, arrivei ; The Pennsylvania papers contain accounts o t ll l ' a e nt h i a c storms, floods, dams carried away, barns struek by 1;0 horses and cattle killed, &c. The cupola of the eoli rt y o o vb e ro i ug nte h l t lig e llo oo r 4 Taylor county, Va., had been struck by light eirl° ,o ll° court was in session, and a large number of Per e°ll ' ger building. One man was killed, and several other ' injured. 't A lady from Toronto had attempted to eanl i a l . l e ia, ;a:a precipitating herself into the rapids at Niafaara r , e t e4 rescued through the exertions of a gentleman in , t f c , o pli t a a, The New York, Newfoundland, and London wa',a pany's officers had sailed from the forme r p 0rt,, 7 0, the submarine telegraph cable between S t. John land,Und the main land. ben fee° A collision had occurred on the Delaware _OOl4 vessels, and a number of persons were killed or °,,,r ' v atl o il Danish brig Janette had drifted into the Ballal:°, 1:, eepl crew dead, supposed to have been murde red bla or s', 0, strange vessel. In the United States Colnra ise l,?tiora f person named Carsenstein', charged with en , the ,oo. British service,had been acquitted, the evidellee,_°l,l bll, 0 against him not being reliable. Six persoee Je u vi fefe` at Cincinnati by the fall of a cornice. The ie d° spreading in Virginia. L te- sin e ' A sanguinary election riot occurred a t 6th. In the First Ward, as two gentleme n carriage, they were fired upon from a house ar'l ti le d O a mans or Irish.- One gentleman was- wounctbang was repeated, when Edward Williams, ‘ T .,,, a aaAlro: Second Ward, Joseph Selvage, and Jolla P",,, went to the scene of the trouble, and theY„s ve : n - a Se . ; a : o ' r Latta had his leg shattered by a musket bau , ,,`Than,e v e Williams were also. wounded. Exaggerate N . dy 0 - 00 spread to the lower'parts of the city in r? „erect too l as causing a large crowd , to assemble. They gl - ?,, - c al af .' r ecoalf house from whence the firing had coran lc :i tb Germans from it, and beat them so badly tlya`: oli a a.. is considered very doubtful. The house was -icaeoaa sacked. The crowd then proceeded to tlig,aaac e a aa',;l corner of Shelby and .Madison-streets, froia' betlaig4 a had been seen firing, riddled two groceries , •to P . ,1 1 two- houses, all owned and occupied by Gera' sea` severely several of their inmates. They thel l , aitt i ,yr e . eon-street, where a party of gentlemen con l ar ial a t ', oflo had been fired upon from a large brewery , s ' - „aa'Z i alaa around it, burned the brewery,• and beat a "iraa, mans, -whom they captured, and also slot ,grad sa l the street below an American was slightlY it a allaav a a when the Irishman whofired it waocaptrsre n, r w ere" Shots-had been fired from all the• houses vahiell,bariaara,l The crowd now talked of sacking the Boniani%"t P"; it was rumoured firearms had been secretot;.: ascl:tala bee and others leav e The c pleaded with them not to es upon tit alone. disturba_a peOt supposed to be over, as the crowd had' Inar e;w- a a cll ye ; . st g 4 , house in the - Fifth Ward with their cannon, ,L ' a al r at a a". ning to disperse; , but after a while it avas d r y the troubles had been going on in the u pper r 10 0 several persons had been fired on in thelower ;f aro v o street, and that at about five o'clock In alsfoo l j Americans had been shot at from an !larl9" corner of Main , and Chapel Streets, 2nal. a ? eV slightest provocation having been given on-' threw as could be learned; and this started the dle‘tlraa The Irishman who - shot Rhodes was thell,ceo,i' os diately hung, but was eat down before Thirty or more shote• were fired from the i0 0.4 0 1 ,11$ corner of Main and Chapel streets, an d reti:'i ° ascertain the number that Were wounded. „.4 row of Irish houses, owned by a man nanlo.,,,' 3 r adaloi l ar party who were - passing by, when they 'a" raa 0 P: assailants, burned-their housea, and killed yet e b aas 1 1 30 • he WA were Irishmen. Same - of the Irishmen In ,7101 1 ! °. 941, burned to death. A'avoman and Quinn ar e „L - at were killed. Eight to ten houses were,,,e s u - ", number burned to , death and killed is to-twenty. The next =day the excitement w`T a se",..a i a r7o , warlike movenients•were observable, but t i , - real' ata poV persed, and it is thought there will be no te a tar The- latest account from Louisville state tba'itbes- "a 4 armed volunteers hail marched to the scene ° c d 1! 5 1 It vas. feared that more 'riots would occur. A arfoi ) CALIFORNIA- —The -Northern Light 1 1,e l i T e aV a l ; York with advices from. California, to de fer e a l'a d tl '; $940,1/35 in specie.- Ccilonel , Walker, the ft Joa was• at Realjo, wherele retreated from Sn a t, 4'' D art" f was , thought he would 'Ajoin the Ga v ernale,',,ia 3 e i , v recruiting at Leon, atwhichaplace. he had , and shot one of his followers, named Pesr v „ j o e . s " - ~( P sT whom he sentencedto eleath.managed to had arrived at San. Jean, with: twentY-Id'aa attaV,i Guandklo had left Managua with. WO Ine rl oat' the xear. Costa Bien. had offered. the Govern 00 , 4 0,j HiSr Majesty's steamer -Blizzard• was. at San, Oa? Francisco, Messrs. AS. Al-Cokeurtat e Adam and Co., and JI C.Woods,aaa „wrap each, e ° ', ll, l been held to bail in the sum el * . n; e d thousand ai e frauds-to the amount of lour B a , of n Page, aeon, - palming off inferior gold dust tlt' e i nvo l v ed lied. beeorae Dillon,- the French consul,t owners , l ' fi fo i / with the agent of some Frenl'proper y. mere uralerstanding wouldhave d; to hostile In difference of opinion.as to the we,apona to be tisfa,..,?, d °s:0000, sion. A number cf. duels -had: taken place. ie ot ,: oo4 and Mr. TeViS had a •rneeting:mt DOWllieVillet•anett) through the heart--weapons, snot guns ; c l , ls * t se!: reeebieyrer:f oito 3 The; steamer Sierra. Nevada, which: arrived , ft a balel;a4a; on the 15th ult., had thirty-one fatal cases e ` 'JO el,' Afire broke out ir,San Francisco on the 4t,h da asr e d,/ it could be checked ',nearly eight thousand all property was destroyed. From: the' mine s D i ale 0f,4 in_pronouncing the present one• of the rad s tu aba al; , since- the discovery , of the gold, The n a cela tia t A men.. was steadily, increasing; and the •" T aoaa. badly exceed that of any other tvrelve or ra t & history of California. The State aro g e o The Supreme Cciart had' rendered a rector Adams and Co., and their creditors., that heirpales'fiti, into insolvency. Captain Doran,. of the 13 i r baJ i !Pffi a l a" rine, had been arrested for shooti t `',J 4 0 ,7 0 1 three boarding-houserunners, who. atten-W' 1 3 d i alyj vessel to entice the crew to desert. lie ' Va5 cr. ° Ae r / $6OO. In Lower California. General 31 , el i eri cl V ir Walker's filibusters out of the country,/ ) ' i tieff,,, I. awl shot by the new commandant of the frolatoo`aiiiaelial Puaol, who immediately issued thefollowioegliper,; " All foreigners who cross.the line dividiaa oareite,a• California (unless they are furnished with ta,,,lo;es,Aae the Mexican Consul : at San Frankisco) e„,,0 4 ,0 4 a1ie foreigners now in the territory, by the vatrall'aa c; drez, will leave immediately, and failing t° r a ael ) "„cla" The introduction of arms andammunition c",t Pa t ,4 punishablewith death.. Persons who 0,0 with.Melendrez will he. allot.. Foreign ~v ei a a l l' a t pa y t d°, any roadstead, with passengers, will sa o „a ol' a f case of non•coniplianee, will be regar u , re pirates." The insurrectionary or denioc"oa Nicaragua was in a state of disruptiona, a ta a ale t sg chiefs had crossed the frontier into nlP'01la: led the front' s r ° ,,a • l v•be~ • Nicaragua troops also cross .4 the fro.. a Y, re . the Costa Rica territory of refugees 50,,,,..-- 10t i),.0./ .; ;! tained.Athe protection; of the Governii- o ,:jac _,,, 1 10°K, v ,' Dictathr. of Nicara. gull, had issued a ci:e_.:ily 1 "oaf ,1 1 asking,them.to exhort their flocks to 'l O O e r 6 , vernment for the- protection of thei:,,l, the for 1, Chamorro's party \held the country, ' ,11I '" fO o l s for b Leon. ii3 1 , 1 A.,,tV 4 Nuxtco letters.stake that Santa 1.!iin 5 ,0. 11 . 64i ti$ ccrd, proposed, the formation and in 3u ,g' o verlie , h ,,,, constitution, in: a circular addressed to the b e vel: 1 v V ferent depaitments. and provinces. Il e ie r -s '1,.,:e10 t , ,' had proclaimed. this as a sign of well" 1 " - 'eci "irtot' j j The . revolt in, Northern Mexico, contin t li s ts 9 A t o , General Wolf bad fallen back upon ~0 3 0 1/d ol ' ,i revolutionists.were coneentratin,_c. their fotasscri',oi:oir N, and the capture of the city was co.usidere aa d, 9,tivA CUBA.—Astvices from Havana to the 'o4pii::, o o;tii health of the city: continued geed, and I.'_.? e iti .. ro vom , among the,shippmg. Business_ was aetti 2t iteT tDe cli .d yij the remnants of the sugar stocks; in a l . Or. 0 PVter Exchange,. New York, 2 discount ; °tile r rID joe c of 2i_t0.21-,,diseount, ; London, 10_ prer°:,. / ). 0,3 , the planters were good ; the gron lie d throughout the island. A Spanish v essel ' 1,! 1 '.! to carry rum to Liyerpool : at £2 per t°;'' eS;nii:leip, 4 c • --- 40'00./ 1 .0 0; COMMERCIAL INTE-L'';, i Vf j 0 / Moxnx continued as abundant as . o ti 001 - 4 ev ir e , . o t e.., o l :;i o : l ; . i i '''lr ‘ iixithwxhtr a : :edr: pa per . hardly ppena:r oe l l ns a erb s .gnelei r senh s e ngb u t a ouuo d ffi bl ov. turf., te e d:. syas i va e kt ie. tnnl:4o3t:::gtoesL;nroieoalfaianbttdtsehooorernttb capital,oso l a i7 l , e l tpi 0,:t t lor l i: i i i: e :eep ero ii: i.cerp. p. tieio rje e, ti :0;13. o,re:ri :ego t, :it;: : :,;4;. , &e., f . 5. 13 to to f. 5.12- 60 days, and I. 1", to „ •S e e . l o l),i Hamburg, 3 " 4t' l- sr` tli, to 74. , t (4', e in 3 V, foltif COTTON.—The favourable accounts a lO f 011 " . 9 ' i t /i'' Shipping List, August 8) from ahro°oce 0 w it i lx poi t e , o l firm tone to the market, and au ad v ; ptio ls :o4estileY cent. has been realised on most des°,, r •e a i ', are Or cP! . . ness. The sales for the three day 1, -s , t hey r e , i t , ' I to 2,000 bales daily, and, for the wee iss ue, o vhie g c.4l/ 12,000.t0 15,000 bales. In our las t e t wa s w itb re s•o V ' the hardening tendency of the w ar sontll .'"r, lll 'Dec" 4 4' the unfavourable advices from the 1 .0e 4 ci pg t repr o k growing crop. The latest accountsytio li? .iar, !p , / all.cause for apprehension, the w e :a a slo ° '' T oO t s 1/ 4 and the growing plant is represents o p i po r tio 10 STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS, ENF°I:,,T represents r. V,, c 2., j ; .1 •14 Export ;-;,. t0,,,03;;,,' af. Receipts. Gt. Brlta , ...-• 41 bv , j ,, 1854 2,851,453 1,530, 5 ? g 2,iv '. , 1 ,1; 1855 2,750,014 1,479, 7 ' • • , p je , 40,' era v g i i 1 Increase 5 .6, 921 the 10 01. 4 b el l‘ l 'd .. Decrease 101,439 1, t, for ' hold e— 4 'f' • BREADSTUFFS.— The mar..e- , 01 . c., , , t iol., ol et 4 ! and Western flour had declined ' 4 7 3 redil' e ttry a y! to press sales even at the expens e as befor a 'tber t O l , rather lower. The transactions, f° f?r ea , t e, to , 1 elusively in Southern kinds ; nu';,, n ' a d declir:,,,ced , if oili si being bushel, freights to LiverPn° JO 07 nominal. Indian cornii'aving ad" - . lied ±,, 1 1 f . porix coalsroae 1 equal extent. PnovistoNs.—The market fo r P°' an d ild tli , f i 0 1 4,5/ I demand limited, with light r_°! o t at icY,. 3 es h° ot lte t l market for beef retained its un 2 . ,,, t Di le . ~ t a e _ dt , moderate. Bacon was scarce , u s r; a ci tn . o 0 1 _ , 9 1,0 ; trifle. Lard was in good reT ie fs ir e xtef at 6.3 1 , t e ,/, better. Butter was selling to a vith slotsal 5 at, 1e ' 0, 1 pig ~,t s fiTITh ‘• small. Inox.—Scotch v... Q . for 000 2 , Ines., the latter rate bein„.s $, w° i sL t fill become rather inactive. all re ce ipts . fi i te , i ' SALT.—Liverpool, with 5;..„..,... s acks A ter ;t( advance recently noted; -,.'" l'd r ates. aw l ic:iati o s t I ground had been taken at quote__ sc arce D eo "wog y COAL.—Liverpool Oriel was ~.i . l a te 00 a .. 0 a'ctire' t V rit :ii if ' r i are a o °, j•it FnElGnrs.—The rates , • . ,•ht t° i o to ° previous rates. ni su a p l p ld ly , o h f ol f v o e 7 e ig r, n yv g a e s n e n r : t llY v : l : f fro , - vol ° - ( 1. 0., t he thdrin 0 ~•- h i• iv f Vti -,, , 1,0 , ~,,,,,,,, b proved in consequence 0 1,5. y • for 4ld t . l t i o e d s r d l . ;trade.flour, i T s. o 4 L d i: t e o r r ra :_ei - . ll , re : e ' iu °t e t a ° - i t 3 : ll.C*. ''' . dead weight, 12s. U. to -4k Au Z(