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All snuffs and cigars shipped on the shortest notice. Copies of Testimonials may be had gratis from all the Agents. finprriat HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEnsEsnAY. Mr. Tomline, the new member for Sudbury, took the oaths and his seat Mr. PLUMPTRE gave notice that on the 23d inst. he would submit a motion declaratory of the expediency of discontinu ing the grant to the Roman Catholic College at Maynooth after the present year. Mr. MACKINNON said, that, as it was understood th a t thi s country was on the eve of concluding a commercial treaty with France, by which the duty on Irench wines would be reduced, he asked whether, in the event of that treaty taking place, and a reduction of duty ensuing on French wines im ported into this country, it was the intention of the govern ment to make a proportionate reduction of the duty on the wines from other countries—from Spain and Portugal, and also on Cape wine? Mr. LABOITCHERE answered, that he must follow the course he had adopted with regard to other treaties during negotiation, and d ecline , at present, to give any answer on the subject ; he might, however, observe, that he conceived it would be extremely bad policy to conclude a treaty with any power with regard to wine which would resemble the old treaty with Portugal, called the Methuen treaty ; and, also, that it was not the intention of the government to conclude a treaty with any foreign power but on the terms of reciprocal benefit. Lord MORPETH, in answer to Sergeant Jackson, said it was the intention of the Government to discharge the claims on the Irish Clergy Million Fund as early as possible. Mr. B. WALL asked, whether it was intended to make any enclosure in the Green Park, or to abridge the privileges the public now enjoyed ? Mr. E. J. STANLEY answered, that there was no intention to make any alterations that would abridge the enjoyments of the public. Mr. AGLIONBY inquired, whether the Under Secretary for the Home Department was prepared to make a statement, or to lay any papers on the table relative to York Castle, and the relaxattion of the punishment of Mr. Feargus O'Connor ? Mr. Fox Mau LE said, that he thought the best way would be to lay on the table the correspondence between the Home office and the magistrates, and he would do so on Thursday. Mr. GOULBURN asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intended positively to bring on the third reading of the Tobacco Trade Regulation Bill, as he wished to make some suggestions relative to it? The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER fixed Friday, ob serving that the trade, generally speaking, were satisfied with the bill. Sir 8.. PEEL asked Mr. Ellice whether he proposed on Friday, on the third reading of the bill for the Union of the Canadas, to move the omission of those clauses that related to district councils, and whether he proposed to divide the house upon such motion ? Mr. ELLICE answered that he intended to state his objec tions to those clauses, but he could not say that he should go further until he saw the feeling of the house. If the feeling of the house were in his favour, he hoped the secre tary of the colonies would not persevere in retaining those clauses, because it was desirable that the bill should go out to Canada with the unanimous consent of that house. Mr. MILLS moved the second reading of the Seduction (as regarded paupers) Bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed it. After some discussion the house divided on it, and the se cond reading was carried by 57 to 56, giving a majority of 1. On the motion of Mr. PAKINGTON, the Sale of Beer Bill (No, 2) was recommitted, and called forth a good deal of desultory discussion, occupying much of the remainder of the sitting. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD again deferred the Copyright Bill till Wednesday. the 24th instant. The remaining orders being disposed of, by being fixed for other days, the house adjourned. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. IMPORTANT NEWS FROM CHINA. (From a Fourtl! Fdition of the Times of Monday.) We have received by a second extraordinary express the Indian mail, with despatches and journals, which left Bom bay on the 30th April. The troops to form the expedition against China were em barked at Madras on the 16th of April on board the John Adam and Rustomsjet Cowajee without a single accident, and all the other preparatory measures were in progress. On their side the Chinese displayed activity and determi nation. The accounts from China, brought by these papers and correspondence, come down to the 13th of March. They state that an order of the Emperor for suspending trade with all foreign nations, without exception, reached Canton on the INh of February. The Emperor, moreover, ordered Com missioner Lin to give effect to that interdict, without refer ring to the Government at Pekin. Several attempts to burn the British fleet in Toonkoo Bay were made by the Chinese, but they miserably failed. Many Chinese families were flying from Macao. In the mean time a . spirit of discontent and rebellion, among the inhabitants of Pekin and of the second capital Monkden, has excited considerable alarm, and several of the mandarins have been degraded for having neglected to seize the criminals. CHINA. ATTEMPT OF THE CHINESE TO BURN THE BRITISH FLEET IN TOONGKOO BAY. About ten o'clock on Friday morning two small junks were observed to arrive among the shipping in Toongkoo Bay. About half-past one on Saturday morning, they were observed coming down from the eastern end of the bay in flames • but the wind being too southerly, they drifted in shore of the shipping, through the mass of small Chinese boats and foreign schooners : one touched the Devil schooner, and set fire to her forward; but the crew succeeded in extin guishing the lire with the loss of the jib and damage to the bowsprit. These junks, or rafts, were filled with all kinds of combustibles, cotton, oil, bamboo guns, or rather tubes, thickly mounted in several tiers, that threw out fire balls as the fire reached them. Some of the ships slipped their ca bles, and the Cawasjee Family was aground for a few hours, but without receiving any damage. It is the opinion of an experienced eye—witness that had there been 20 such junks chained together, the shipping would have been greatly injured. This abortive attempt, however, has had the good effect of awakening the captains and officers of the ships to the danger to which they are exposed, and they are therefore more on the alert ; several have bent sails, shifted their berths, and got springs on their cables. Since. writing the above we have been told another attempt was made to hunt the fleet on the succeeding night, but, from some unknown cause, was not persevered in.—Canton Register, March 3. On Friday night, the Bth of February, at about 10 o'clock, two junks on fire, to which a number of smaller boats tilled with combustibles were attached, were seen to drift towards the shipping from the Cap-sing-moon passage, but wind and tide carried them clear of the shipping, nearer in shore. among a number of small Chinese boats, some of which we hear were burnt. The only damage sustained was by the schooner D ev il h av i ng h er jib an d bowsprit set on tire, which was, however, soon extinguished. and by the Cowasjee Family, in slipping her cable to avoid the fire-ships, having got ground, but got off again with out sustaining any damage. We hear the boats of Her Majesty's ship Volage were. employed i n tow i ng these fire ships out of the line of danger. They burnt out, after having drifted on shore without explosion, though, it is said, they were filled with bamboos stuffed with gunpowder, broken glass, small stones, &c. On the following night another attempt at tiring the fleet was made, but without suc cess. The tide on Friday night was very low, and the wea ther fine, two circumstances much in favour of the fleet, which might have suffered considerably had the attempt of the Chinese been on a larger scale and better managed. As it is, however, this first trial will but too likely be followed by others which may possibly be more dangerous, the Chinese from experience being enabled to give a truer direction to their fireships ; and it is hardly necessary in us to recommend the greatest vigilance.—Canton Press, March 7. A memorial had been issued from the Grand Military Council, addressed to .14in, Viceroy of Kwantung and Qwangse, recommending the massacre of the English, and the stoppage of the foreign trade. PEKING. A spirit of discontent and rebellion has gained considera bly upon the inhabitants of the capital, and given rise to the establishment of numerous illegal associations and bro therhoods in the very precincts of the palace. The report of this sfate of things does nut proceed from the pencil of a misanthrope, but from the court itself, and may therefore be Considered as by no means exaggerated. Defiance of the constituted authorities, robbery in open daylight, and ex cesses of every description, are the immediate consequences. The inference we must draw from this is, that. the Supreme Government is either too weak to oppose effective restraint, or that the police is leagued with the outlaws. After much search rive . persons have been discovered who had joined themselves by an oath, besmearing their mouths and swearing eternal fidelity to each other. Though they are guilty of no other crime, they have been delivered over to the tribunal of punishment, to be dealt with according to the law, which denounces such proceedings. The Imperial tombs have again been violated, much to the grief of old Taoukwang. Little as we know about the Celestial Court, there seems to l;e much agitation amongst the dense popula. tion. At Mouktlrn, the second capital, matters are by no means better, as the translation of the following edict will show. The riots there have been worse than at Birmingham, butCelestialjustice is summary—catch the criminals, whether Chartists or common agitators, and if you cannot do so within a specified time you must take the consequences. Trial, sentence, and execution, are in this land synonymous terms. We have received an Imperial edict to the following effect : She and Ying have presented a mernorial requesting to de grade some assistant magistrates for not keeping a proper watch and the consequent escape of some criminals, that they may in future sr.ize them in good earnest. It appears that several persons, guilty of murder, through their negligenceab sconded, and subsequently plotted together to the number of several hundred men and acted as incendiaries at NI ouktlen. Eighteen of them have since been caught.—Pekin Gazelle. CHINESE TROOPS. Nine Government junks and boats, some of them of large size, filled with Chinese troops, have been lying in the inner harbour for the last eight or ten days. Five are anchored near the Leen-fung temple on the race course, and four near the house occupied by the establishment of Messrs. Turner and Co._ _ _ Notwithstanding the Taoutae's proclamation, cargo has not been sent from Canton for the ship laid on f or Li s b on , which has been detained more than two month s f or h er teas, &c. The Provincial Government, it is said, are building 30 boats in Canton, tuitler the direction of live Chinese boat builders hired in Macao. They are to be double-banked, 28 oars on each side ; are to be well armed and equipped for the `service of capturing citurn WO, brfgrond rchoonere. The Chinese suspect the aouteo is meditating some foul play, be. cause he is building and putting the Portuguese off their guard by fair promises.—Canton Itegiater, March 10. INDIA. (From the Calcutta Courier, April 16.) The Madagascar steamer leaves us to-morrow morning early—for the Straits and China. We hear her armament is of the incist complete and beautiful description, her large guns over her stern and bow in particular. She is to be fol lowed in a week or two by the Queen; 68 pounders will, no doubt, soon thunder in the cars of the inhabitants of the Ce lestial Empire the true sense in which the power and gal lantry of the British ought to be viewed : the Enterprise fol lows her—also for the China expedition. The Mermaid and the Head-quarters of her Majesty's 49th Regiment left Calcutta yesterday in prosecution of her voyage to China. Sir J. G. Bremmer and the Staff leave in the Madagascar steamer this day, and her Majesty's ship Conway, with a division of the volunteers, sails from Cal cutta in about a week or ten days. The whole force will then have left, and we shall look with great interest for an account of its proceedings.—Calcutta Englishman, April 17. THE CHINA EXPEDITION. The transports Rustomsjee Cowagee and John Adam sailed at day-light on Tuesday morning, with the Madras portion of the expedition to the eastward, consisting of as follows :- 1 lieutenant-colonel, 2 captains, 6 lieutenants, 1 surgeon, 1 assistant-surgeon, 2 warrant officers, and 212 European ar tillery, 9 of the ordnance and commissariat departments, 8 native commissioned officers and 64 native artillery, 1 cap tain, 6 lieutenants, 1 assistant-surgeon, 1 warrant officer, 4 native commissioned, 10 European non-commissioned, 1 as sistant-apothecary, and 266 native non-commissioned and rank and file sappers and miners, with 132 public followers. —Bombay Times. Russia, ever sleepless, appears to have her eyes open to the probable results of the projected British expedition to China. Letters from St. Petersburgh of the Bth ultimo state that, in a few weeks, a mission was about to be sent to the Emperor to the court of Peking.—Bombay Times, April 11. THE CHINA EXPEDITION.—It appears from general orders, that spirits will not be issued as rations to the Euro pean troops, but in lieu thereof each man will receive a com pensation of 3 rupees 2 annas per mensetn—the canteen system will be established on hoard, but no man will be allowed to purchase a greater quantity of spirits than two drams a day. The European commissioned officers are to have four months' advance of Day and allowances, and the troops two months.'—Bengal Hurkaru, April 16th. • (From the Madras Herald, April 4.) We are happy to learn, on the authority of a contemporary, that :the Left Wing of the 15th Hussars, under the command of Sir Walter Scott, arrived safely at Bangalore on the 31st KHIV A. A letter under date the 20th of March, from Jellalabad, says—" With regard to the Russians we have had various re ports—one that comes from Herat, and given out by the en voy, is, that the Russian advanced division of 16,000 men was attacked at night by a horde of horsemen and severely handled, that cholera had broken out in their camp, and they were halting forty 'perches from Khiva. Some time ago a report of this sort reached us from Bokhara, another, and the (latest, is from Burnes, who says that the Russians are again moving. The general opinion is, that their object is to get to Bokhara—and if they succeed in reaching Khiva after marching over so great an extent of country, it will be an easy journey from Khiva to Bokhara, and at the latter place they will procure cattle and supplies in abundance, in fact everything they require; and from Bokhara to Khoolum is about thirty marches ; their route would be through a country particularly fertile, so that they would have no neces sity for a commissariat. But from Khoolum to Caubul, a dis tance of 250 miles, the road leads over passes 12,000 feet in height, in other places through narrow gorges, and for many miles is so narrow that two horsemen cannot ride abreast, and several officers who have been that road say that it is im possible for. any army to force those passes if they were occu pied by our troops—therefore we ought to have a few strong regiments of infantry. always cantoned at Caubul, or Chojar. As for cavalry, they are perfectly useless, and only in the way in this mountainous country, and require infantry to protect them. In fact between Ghuznee and Beshawur there is not a single piece of ground that cavalry could act on, to any ad vantage."--Bengal Hurkaru, April 16. Letters have, we are assured, been received from Sir Alexander Burnes, asserting that a Russian army of 24,000 cavalry and infantry with 70 pieces of artillery arrived at Khiva, and are making every arrangement for their onward progress to Bokhara. Sir Alexander places implicit reliance on this, and strongly urges, that should it prove true, a Bri tish army should cross the Hindoo Caucasus. Despatches to this effect have gone down to the governor-general, and it is conjectured, that as a first step, an army of observation, consisting of four regiments of infantry, one regiment of cavalry, and some artillery will be formed. In the face of all this we fear there are little grounds for holding out a prospect of relief to our Affghan friends. There is, we know, a very current and much credited report, that her Majesty's 9th regiment at present at Agra, the sth and Ist cavalry, and some native corps, will. proceed to the west ward, and us the intention of sending them appears to have been formed before what is mentioned above had transpired, the inference is that a relief was contemplated. A little time will, however, relieve the suspense of the troops in Affghan istan, if not, themselves. Shah Shoojah was to leave Jellalabad for Caubul on the 20th March.—Agra Ukhbar, April 18. CAUBUL. (From the Bombay Courier, April 21.) By a letter from Caubul, dated in the early part of last month, we learn that her Majesty's 13th light infantry was still in a very weakly condition, having lost during the pre ceding 14 months no fewer than 117 men. Between 50 and 60 of these casualties had occurred subsequent to the regi ment's arrival at Caubul. The number of men fit for duty appears to have been only 340, and these are represented as not being in a very efficient state, from the combined effects of the campaign, bad food and climate. The latter, though extremely cold, does not appear to be 'congenial to the Eu ropean constitution. The winter bad' been very severe, at tended with intense frost, and snow covering the ground'to the depth of three feet for two entire months. The return to Hindoostan appears to be looked forward to with much eagerness, and it is to be hoped the exigencies of the state will not be such as to cause these gallant and enuring men to be disappointed. From Jellalabad the only news we have, is the decided re moval of the troops to Caubul t —the regithents are not speci fied, but it is said all are to go except the 48th. It is also reported that the 59th now at Loodianah, the 38th at Feroze pore, and the 54th at Kurnaul, are to advance to the north ward. If this be the case, some removals, we suppose, will take place from Delhi. The climate at Jellalabad is , said to be " heavenly ;" the thermometer is 66 degrees in the house at noon. HERAT. A letter from Herat, dated the 14th of January, mentions that the last report that had reached them regarding the move ment of the Russians on Khiva, is, that the advancing force, not more than 6000 strong, was still 45 or 50 marchesirom Khiva, and that the cholera had broken out with violence in the Russian camp. It is believed there that the Russians will not reach Khiva this year. There is an envoy from Khiva at present in Herat, and he seems to be confident of the truth of the above.—Bengal Hurkaru. (Prom the Bombay Times) Letters from Candahar to the 9th of March state that the road between that city and Caubul had been shut for some weeks. Every thing, as far as is known, is said to be quiet. Shah Soojah proposes to visit Candahar in July. Dost Mo hammed is reported as in very bad odour at Bokhara. Grain at Candahar was still high, but the prospects were still fa vourable, and a magnificent harvest expected all over the country. The sepoys are in better plight, but all cry out " This is not Hindoostan." Wines and all shop goods are much wanted; nothing, we believe, but the risk of being plundered on the road deters the shopkeepers from sending up supplies from Bombay to Candahar. We would therefore recommend the political agent there and the officers to ar range some plan for the safe conduct of private stores from the Indus, when we doubt not everything wanted would soon find its way to the place. DOST MOIIAMED.—By a letter from Jullalabad, dated the 20th ultimo, we learn the important intelligence that the per son of Dost Mohamed had been violently seized on by the King of Bokhara, and that the Dost is now in close confine ment. It appears that though under surveillance and closely watched, he still enjoyed the range of his own camp, and the free intercourse of his followers. Things were in this state when a night attack was made upon the camp by a body of the Bokhara troops, in which two of the Dost's sons were killed, and he himself seized and placed in rigorous confine ment. Information of the event, according to our corres pondent's account, reached Sir W. M`Naghten on the 24th of February. It has all the appearance of truth, and is con sistent in every point with what we might fairly assume would be the conduct of the King of Bokhara in such a case. —Agra Uk,hbar, March 28, 1810. (Bombay Courier, April 21.) Letters from Goa state that orders from the Portuguese government came by the overland mail to the governor of that settlement, to prepare a body of troops, and to send them with all possible despatch to Macao, in order to aid in the defence of that city. Independent of their commercial advantages the Portuguese people attach great importance to their foreign possessions, as contributing to remind them of the period when their fleets ani armies commanded great in fluence in India. The subjects of her most faithful Majesty in India are much concerned at the unexpected death of the newly-ar rived Governor of Goa, the Baron do Candal, which melan choly event took place in Goa on Saturday last. In consequence of the prolonged disturbances that occurred in that settlement, during the war between the constitution alists and the absolutists in the mother country, the Portu guese are afraid lest new disturbances should arise. rhe Governors of Goa seem lately destined to enjoy their honours but for a short time. The Baron of Sabroso arrived in Goa on the 19th of No vember, 1837, and died from a fall out of a carriage on the 14th of October, 1838. The Archbishop elect succeeded him as President of the Council, he died on the Ist of February, 1839. The Baron of Candal arrived there from Europe on the 9th of November last, and died of an attack of fever caused by a cancer in the back, at half-past eight o'clock last Satur day morning, the 18th of April. The various members of the Council of Administration were kninediatelysu g n o i v n e i r o n n m ed by the secretary t o ma k e ar rangements for the en It appears body of troops is expected t o arr i ve at 1 that a - time from Lisbon.—Bornbay C our i er, Goa, within a short April 23. MADRAS. (From the United Service Gazette, April 10.) THE GOVERNOR. —We are happy to announce that we yesterday received a letter from Kaite, mentioning that Lord Elphinstone's health has greatly improved within the last few days. BIRDS NEST ISLANDS TAKEN BY PIRATES.- - With reference to the Gazette of the 15th ultimo, wherein we stated that a native merchant of this place (Syed Abbas) had fanned these islands from the Siamese government of Que dah, we have learnt, during the week, that depositions have been made at the police office by a Malayan inhabitant of Paulo Corab, that Thanku Mahomed Saad landed at and took possession of that island on the 11th instant, that he had burnt all the huts, and seized the whole of the birds' nests which h a d b een co ll ecte d , toget h er w ith s ome people protectingthe place. The latter, however, contrived to make their escape to nulls, it is said, by swimming across, one of fw o h fl o . n t i o , having island,av i ingacci l de e t a it v a in llv h fo is un c d oma a p s t am on pa s n i , n ll a edand paddled man grove jungle, where theylrerep b orted to companions concealing themselves.—Penang Gazette. (From the Madras Herald, April 4.) We are happy to learn, on the authority of a contemporary, that the left wing of the 15th hussars, under the command of Sir Walter Scott, arrived safely at Bangalore on the 31st ult. pENANG-AFFRAY ON THE WEST COAST OF SUMATRA. In our last number we made mention of an affray which the French sloop-of-war Lancier had with one of the ports of the west coast of Sumatra. It appears that Mons. Luco, the chief officer of the French barque Cornpte de Paris, was despatched by her commander, Capt. Darlue, in a Malayan sampan, on shore at a place called Senaghun, where she was then trading, with a sum of money amounting to 1,045 dol lars ; but, in consequence of no tidings being subseqently heard of him, it was strongly suspected that h e h a d b een mur dered, and his body thrown overboard, notwithstanding the report cie the Malays that his death was occasioned by the sampan upsetting in the Bud. It also seems, that on rapt. Darlue going on shore, in company with Capt. Sylver, of the American ship Lacula, which was likewise then trading at Senaghun, for the purpose of ascertaining more satisfactory pitliculars of the death of Mons. Luco, and endeavouring to obtain restitution of the money, they were detained two days as prisoners by the rajah, but on threatening him that he would be visited with severe chastisement hereafter by some French or American vessel-of-war that would be des patched expressly to demand satisfaction for these atrocities, both the captains were liberated and the money restored. On completing his business at Senaghun Captain Darlue sailed for France, previously leaving with a juratalis, or writer, who was in his confidence, a letter to be delivered to the first French vessel that might touch at that port. When the Lancier arrived at Senaghun, the letter in question was handed to Captain La Roque de Chaufray, who having re ceived from Captain Sylver a confirmation of Capt. Darlue's statement, he landed with a suitable force on the Gth ultimo, but not being able to obtain the surrender of the murderers of M. Luco, he burnt the village of Senaghun, tilled with merchandise of various descriptions, after an obstinate resist ance from the Malays, many of whom were killed. The bar of the river on the return of the French party to the sloop of war being found suddenly obstructed and rendered impassa ble, the sailors destroyed their boats to prevent them falling into the hands of the Malays, and marched along shore to Annalaboo, seven miles to the northward, under the protec tion of the Lancier, which was under weigh sailing down the coast. She lost three men, who were drowned off the bar of the river. Thus, as the account states, has most ample ven geance been obtained for the murder of Monsieur Luco.— Gazette, March 7. SINGAPORE The last news from China are of the 13th March, by an American with teas. Opium was much depressed, and was selling at Toonkoo at Sp. drs 350 to 380. The Chinese have again attempted to burn tile fleet ; the Cowasgee, to keep herself off the fire, went on shore, but got off again ; the captain shot the chief mate, but fortunately he is not dead. It seems that after getting on shore there wss a mutiny on board, of which I have not the details. Opium here has been in demand, and some has been sold at Sp. drs 300—Tin Sp. drs 18—pepper 52 Sp. drs."—Calcutla courier, April 13. SPAIN. FALL OF MORELLA. MORELLA, MAY 30.—Morella has fallen The prisoners have just been marched out, after delivering up their arms on the glacis. The numbers are as follows, viz., officers, 163 ; men, 2114 ; total, 2277 ; to which are to be tided 600 taken prisoners last night in endeavouring to escape, making altogether 2877—say about 3000, for I am sure many escaped my sight. The cannonade from upwards of forty pieces of artillery, of heavy calibre, lasted three days and nights, doing great damage to the town and castle. The artillery was remark ably well served, and the engineer department was conducted in the best possible manner. Yesterday morning, at about half-past four-o'clock, a four teen-inch shell was thrown into the highest pat t of the castle, and a tremendous explosion immediately took place. A few hours afterwards a Carlist officer cast himself over the wall of the town, and although he was fired upon, managed to escape to our camp. He stated that the effect of the explo sion was to kill the commandant-general of artillery, and about fifty men—the governor of the castle being likewise severely wounded. There were also about forty men wound ed by this explosion. The consequence was that the garrison of the castle had become panic-stricken, and there had been a mutiny of a majority of the officers, who had resolved to effect their es cape with the garrison, during last night, if possible. This information was very valuable; the general-in-chief im mediately gave orders for all the divisions of the army to approach nearer to the castle, and for the utmost vigilance to be used during the night, so as to intercept the fugitives. At about midnight a sharp fire of musketry was heard in the direction of the town. This was occasioned by the attempt of the garrison to carry their project into effect, They sallied forth in silence from the Puerta del Estudio; but a party of the queen's troops were at hand, and tired upon them. The result was that they fled in all direc tions, and almost all (say • six hundred) fell into the hands - of the queen's forces stationed as above-men tioned. About 40 who were fired upon by a party of Christinos stationed in a ruined house not far from the gale attempted to re-enter, but others who were waiting to follow them hearing the shouts of " Viva Isabella II." from the queen's sol diers and conceiving that they were about to enter, fired on the retreating Carlists, who were all pressed together on the draw-bridge : there they were between two fires ; and at this awful moment a shell, tired from one of our batteries, fell on the bridge, shattered it to pieces, and the whole were precipi tated into the ditch and crushed to death ! I have just seen them all lying in a heap in the ditch—a most frightful sight. The governor was among those who attempted to escape; he was seriously wounded, and returned to the town; his horse was killed. This morning, at day-break, the fire from our batteries opened with increased vigour, and all preparations were made for snaking a breach in the wall of the town, by batteries placed snore in advance. The castle had been the princi pal object hitherto aimed at, and it was very much battered. At about seven o'clock, however, a written communication was sent to the general-in-chief, from the civil governor, of fering to capitulate, upon condition that the whole garrison should be allowed to go to France under escort. The reason given for this request was, that they feared persecution from the inhabitants, and dreaded that their lives would be sacrificed if they surrendered themselves as prisoners of war. This request, of course, could not be complied with. — The general-in-chief sent an answer to that effect:' General Linage accompanied the aide-de-camp who was the bearer of it, and explained verbally that the fears expressed were groundless. However, such was the terror with which the whole had been inspired by the falsehoods of Cabrera and his agents, that they could not make up their minds to sur render at discretion, until a peremptory message was sent by the duke to say they must do so at once, or hostilities must instantly recommence. The consequence was that the sur render without conditions took place as above mentioned. Our loss has been trifling. In the siege of Morella itself only one man has been killed, and very few wounded. The whole of the superior officers, by whom the duke was surrounded, embraced and felicitated him upon this happy event, as, did Colonel Michell, her Britannic Majesty's com missioner ; Lieutenant Lyner, of the Royal Engineers ; and Lieutenant Dickson, of the Royal Artillery. Colonel Michell, and the above officers who are attached to him, have been constantly present during the whole operations ; in which they have taken that interest which is not only due to the cause of her majesty's ally, but also personally ; and I have good reason for knowing that this is highly appreciated by the general-in-chief and the whole army. To complete the happy state of affairs, Brigadier Zurbano arrived, yesterday at head-quarters, bringing with hint seven officers and upwards of fifty men, taken prisoners that morn ing.at El Boga, about live hours'. march from this; About thirty of the enemy were killed. The rebel chief, F'orcadell, is. said to have been killed ; all his baggage was taken, and his horse killed. Brigadier Zurbano was surrounded by five battalions, commanded by the rebel chief Polo, to whom he offered battle, but this was not accepted. He, however, surprised and dispersed one Carlist battalion in El Boga, gaining the advantages above described. SINGULAR DETECTION OF A ROBBERY. In the month of October, 1838, Captain Stephens, master of the barque Yeoman, which was then lying in the Prince's Dock, had a valuable silver watch stolen from his box, which was kept locked. in his cabin. The captain found his box unfastened two days after he had deposited the watch therein, and as no violence had been done to the lock, the inference was that it had been picked or opened by a master key. In formation was given to the Commissioners of Police, and bills were circulated, and every offort made to discover some trace of the thief or the property, but without success. The Custom-house officer in charge of the Yeoman at the time was George M'Kenna, but no suspicion alighted upon him or any of the crew. At length the search died away and it was believed the thief would never be discovered. In the month of March last, George M`Kenna was committed to Kirkdale Gaol to take his trial at the ensuing assizes on a charge of rape. Soon after his committal, he sent for James Jones, an acquaintance of his, who was a weigher in the cus toms. He directed Jones to apply to a respectable solicitor of this town, and to ascertain what it would cost to conduct his defence. Jones did as he was desired, and having ascer tained the amount that would be required,' he asked Al 'Kenna how the money was to be obtained. M'Kenna, after speak ing of some articles which ulight be turned into cash, said, I have a ticket of a watch at Mrs. Memmot's, where I lodged. He wrote an order for the delivery of this ticket, and on Jones asking him how much money he was to get for the ticket, he said, you must do the best you can with it : the watch cost me nine guineas. It was made for me by a man in the Park. Jones took the order and presented it to Mrs. Memmot, who delivered him the ticket and some other property belonging to M'Kenna. It seems that Jones, in his negotiations with the solicitor„ succeeded in inducing the latter to accept the ticket as part payment of the expenses of the defence. On the 24th of March, the watch, which was in pledge at Mr. Allwood's, in Vauxhall-road, was redeemed by a son of the solicitor, who subsequently had it repaired and engine -turned. On the third instant, the youth took the watch to Mr. Med der, a pawnbroker of Oldhall-street, • and there offered it again in pledge. The pawnbroker referred to his books, and discovered that it was the watch that had been stolen from the captain of the Yeoman, in the month of October, 1838. Mr. Medder detained the watch, and information was given to Mr. Dowling. - It will be remembered, that M'Kenna was tried at the last assizes, for the offence for which he was committed to Kirk dale and acquitted. The solicitor informed the authorities of the manner in which the watch had come into his posses sion, and Constable M`Comb was entrusted by Mr. Dowling with the investigation of the circumstances. Fortunately Captain Stephenson was in town, and he at once identified the watch •as his property. M`Cornh went in search of M'Kenna on Friday last, and found him on the Prince's Dock-quay, when the following dialogue ensued : M 4 Comb —ls your name George M'Kenna ? M'Kenna.—lt is. M'Comb.—l am to take you into custody on charge of having stolen a watch. Were you not a Customhouse officer in charge of the Yoeman, which lay in the Prince's Dock in October, 1838 ? M`Keima.—l was. M'Comb.—Do you know anything about the watch that was then stolen from the captain ? M'Kenna.—l do not : but I remember the captain saying that he had lost a watch. M'Comb took the prisoner into custody, and conveyed him before Mr. Rushton, where the little evidence that had then been got together was heard. M'Kenna on being asked what he had to say to the charge, no longer pretended that he knew nothing of the watch. His version of the matter was then as follows ; The steward of the vessel called me aside and asked me if 1 could keep a secret. I said, I could. The steward took a watch from his pocket, and said, I have this watch to sell, and I will sell it to you. 1 had just received my quarter's salary, and I bought the watch. The prisoner was remanded, and the investigation of the case proceeded under the superintendence of Mr. Dowling. Yesterday, the whole of the circumstances bearing on the transaction having been fully brought to light, the prisoner was again placed before Mr. Rushton. Jones showed in what manner he had become possessed of the ticket on the pri soner's order, delivered to him in Kirkdale Gaol. Mrs. Memmett proved the ticket to have belonged to the pri soner; the solicitor detailed the mode in which the ticket, and subsequently the watch, came into his hands, as part payment of the expenses of the prisoner's former defence. Mr. Allwood, the pawnbroker, from whom the watch was re leased, proved that the watch was pledged by the prisoner in person, in September, 1839, for £2 Os. 4d. On the 17th of the following month the p risone r had called at Mi . illwo o d' s shop, and obtained a further advance of nine shillings on the same watch. The depositions prisoneron thesof w several as cautioned, witne andssesh askedavin g been what eentaken in writin g , the he had to say respecting the transaction ? He _replied, " I h ave ct nothing to say." He eing wa s committed for trial. WRITING.—We have been favoured with some beautiful specimens of writing, executed by Mr. Stewart, and trans ferred on lithographic engravings, which are intended for copy books and copy slips, for the use of schools and private families. Each line of the slip contains a concise statement of some historical fact, such as " America discovered by Columbus, 1492"—Britain abandoned by the Romans in 426," &c., which, by the process of transcription, becomes fixed in the memory of the pupil. The plan is one of decided utility, as every one engaged in the work of tuition must readily perceive. DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE HER MAJESTY AND PRINCE ALBERT. (From the Morning Herald of yesterday.) Last evening the metropolis was alarmed by a report that a most daring and diabolical attempt hod beep made to as sassinate her Majesty the Queen and Prince Albert, whilst taking their usual evening airing, as they passed through St. James's to Hyde Park. Upon instituting inquiries, the re port was ascertained to be true; and the following are the particulars, collected from sources which are a sufficient gua rantee for their accuracy in every respect Majesty, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, left Buckingham Palace last evening at precisely a quarter past six o'clock, in an open phaeton, with outriders, for an airing in Hyde Park. The cortege proceeded Up Constitution-hill, and on the arrival of the phaeton about 150' yards from the corner of the palace against which the garden wall abuts, the report of fire-arms was heard to proceed from the right-hand side, near the palings of the Green Park, exactly opposite to the back of the mansion of Lady Gordon, and immediately after a. second report. Her Majesty, it is stated, uttered a loud scream, and held down her head the moment the first report was heard, but the cortege continued its pace onward as if nothing had happened. On looking towards the spot from whence the sound of fire-arms proceeded, a young man, apparently not more than 18 years of age, was discovered by the persons who were standing near with his back placed against the railings of the Green Park, in a very composed manner, and a pistol in each hand. He was instantly seized by a gentleman named Low, .residing in Copthall-court, Throgmorton-street, and another person named Clayton, residing at 52, Windmill -street, Golden-square, who were standing to see the royal cortege pass, and Mr. Beckham, one of the pages of honour to the Queen, who was acciden tally passing at the time. Another young man, who was standing close by, was also seized, upon the supposition that he was an accomplice. Police-constables Brown, 85, and Smith, 42 A, instantly came up, who took them both into custody, and conveyed them to the station-house in Gardi ner's-lane. Her Majesty and Prince Albert pursued their course to wards Hyde Park-corner, and.then proceeded in the phaeton to the residence of her Majesty's illustrious and royal mother the Duchess of Kent, in Belgrave-square. They subsequent ly took an airing round Hyde Park, and returned to Buck ingham Palace in about three quarters of an hour. On the arrival of the prisoner, and the young man who had also been seized, at the station-house, the latter, on the re presentation of Mr. Beckharit, was released ; that gentleman stating that he saw him about .to rush to seize the prisoner the instant the report of the first pistol was heard, he stag gered back, apparently frightened. The prisoner, who was most respectably attired, in a dark surtout coat, light gambroon trowsers, and light waistcoat, and who gave his name Edward Oxford, was then charged, before Inspector Partridge, who was on duty at the station house, with maliciously, and with intent to destroy life, firing two pistols at her Majesty the Queen, and his Royal High ness Prince Albert, on the road leading to Constitution-hill, about a quarter or 20 minutes past . six o'clock that evening. On searching Oxford, neither powder nor ball was to be found on his person. The pistols which were found in his possession were like duelling-pi,tols, the barrels being from seven to eight inches in length, but without any maker's name thereon. They had percussion caps, and had evidently been recently discharged. On examining the nipples, the percussion caps were found on them exploded, and on one of them, between the cap and the nipple, a piece of thin linen, which had evidently been placed there to prevent the pistols exploding in the prisoner's pockets. From the statements of several witnesses of the occurrence, Oxford was observed standing with his arms folded against the iron-railings of the Green Park prior to the approach of the royal cortege, but as the phaeton neared the place where he was standing, he was seen to place his hands behind him under the tails of his coat, and when it came nearly opposite he deliberately fired in the direction of her Majesty and Prince Albert. After the arrival of the prisoner at the station-house, it was ascer tained that he had formerly held a situation as barinan at the Hog in the Pound, at the corner of South Molton-street, Oxford-street, and that he lodged at No. 6, West-street, West-square, Lambeth, to which latter place Inspector Hughes was instantly despatched for the purpose of making a search of the prisoner's lodgings. Oxford, who is not more than 18 yeah s of age, preserved a sullen, cool, demeanour. He spoke very guardedly and rationally, and said that the pistols had been given to him. Shortly after nine o'clock, inspector Hughes returned from the lodgings of the prisoner to the station-house, in Gardiner's lane, at which time the Earl of Uxbridge, the Hon. Augustus Murray, the comptroller, and other members of her Majesty's household were present. He then communicated the follow ing important information entering the apartment which Oxford occupied, he commenced a search, and disco vered a sword, and in a drawer a quantity of powder and ball, the latter exactly corresponding with the size of the barrels of the pistols taken from the prisoner when seized. On making further search, he discovered a black crape cap, having at tached to it three satin bows of a blood red colour, and a piece of paper containing a list of members of a secret society, which, he had no doubt, had plotted the present occurrence. This list contained from 20 to 30 fictitious names, such as " Oxonian, Hannibal, Ernest," &c. The prisoner, on being brought from his cell, and being shown these things, did not deny that they belonged to him ; and it is stated he even ad mitted that he belonged to a society, but refused to give up where it was held, or the names of the parties. At ten o'clock Mr. Fox Maule, the under secretary of state, accompanied by several other gentlemen from the Home Department, visited the station-house and saw the prisoner, who still continued to manifest the greatest sang froid and composure. The fcillowing is the statement of a gentleman named Woodstock,, residing in Margaret-street, Westminster, rela tive to the affair :—About a quarter p a st six o'clock he was in St. James's Park, walking towards the railings of the Green Park, and hearing a cry of, the " Queen," he ran to get a place on. the road leading to Constitution-hill, and saw the phaeton coming towards them drawn by four bays. Prince Alberrsat on the left of the Queen. As it passed him, he saw a little further up the road a young man, as the cortege approached towards him, step forward about two paces from the railings and raise his right arm and fire a pistol. The aim was apparently at the royal pair. He ran towards the fellow who tired, but before he 'could reach him he discharged another in the same direction. The cortege never slackened its pace, nor did he hear any one scream. The phaeton was very low, and from the direction in which the person who tired held the pistols, their contents would pass over it and the heads of the royal pair. The intended regicide 'never attempted to run away, nor did he move from the spot until taken into custody. .A man in the garb of a brickla}er first seized him, and then two gentlemen. Seve ral ladies were standing near the spot. The man was con veyed to the station-house. nn making inquiries as to Oxford's character at the Hog in the Pound, wl►ere he lived as barman, the landlord said he left his service on the first of May last. He had lived with him about three months, the only eccentricity he was possessed of was a knack of continually laughing, in conse quence of which he was discharged. His conduct was other wise rational. His friends reside at Birmingham, which place be left at the age of nine years. • Up to a very late hour the prisoner retained his sullen de meanour, and was constantly watched. Crowds of persons in deep and anxious conversation were also to be seen in the neighbourhood of the palace, and the greatest excitement prevailed. [ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.] The prisoner, who was genteelly dressed, on being brought into the station-house by police constable Charles Brown, No. 85, and Charles Smith, No. 42, of the A division, stated his name to be Edward Oxford, and that he was 17 years of age, that he obtained his livelihood as a pot-boy at public houses, and that his last place was at the Pig in the Pound, Oxford-street, facing Marylehone-lane. This was all the in formation which could at this period be obtained from him. The two constables, Brown and Smith, were then examined, and from their statements it appeared that they were on duty i►► the park, near to the palace Shortly after her Majesty 'and Prince Albert had left they were alarmed by hearing the reiiort of a pistol, which was si*edily followed by the report of a second. Police constable Smith instantly jumped over the palings of St. -James's-park, and in so doing cut his hands, and ran to the spot from whence the sound proceeded, when he found a female, who was inside of the railings of the Green-park, holding a young man by the skirts of his coat, who was standing on the footpath of the carriage -road, and within eight yards of the spot where her Majesty had passed, and from whom he took two pistols. William Claytob of No. 52, Princes-street, Leicester square, stated that lie was in the Green-park about a quarter past six o'clock last night, when his attention was drawn by hearing the report of a pistol, wnich was instantly succeeded by a second ; on turning round he saw the prisoner, who ap peared to have taken the pistols from the inside of his coat, and at the same time he appeared to be perfectly collected. Albert Low, Of Coptliall-court, Throginorton-street, City, spectacle-maker, stated that he was in the park, and upon hearing the report of the first pistol he turned round and saw the prisoner take a second one from the inside of his coat and tire at her Majesty. The Hon. Augustus Murray, who was in attendance at the station-house, as well as Mr.• Gregorie, the magistrate, observed that from what he could collect it was evident that the pistols were aimed at her Majesty's neck, and that it was only from the Prince altering his speed that the bullets did not take the desired effect. The most important statement was that of Pecks. He was accompanied to the station-house by a constable of the F division, who had been sent with him by Inspector Mul lins. His statement was as follows :—I have been in Lon don about a week from Dorsetshire, and having never seen a queen I was anxious to see one, and accordingly I went to the park, and placed myself near to the,inilace. After being there for a few minutes, I saw her Mair‘sty and Prince Albert come out of the palace, but not obtaining a good view, I ran on to the Green Park, turning rofind by the angle to the westward. I placed myself about 40 yards on the road towards Hyde Park ; for I had never seen a queen before, and therefore had a great desire to see her on her coming up. I wonder there were not more people present. The prisoner was standing near me. He bad his hands folded across and in his coat. As' the carriage came within a few yards of him, I. saw him take his right arm from the left side of his coat, and pulling out a pistol, he fired it. He held it as if he was fighting a duel, or point blank. I thought it was an act of rejoicing ; but, instantly afterwards, he drew a second pistol out from his breast, he then crossed his arms and stooped, asif he took aim, and then tired. The instant he did so Prince Albert looked very flushed in his face, but the Queen appeared to me not to change countenance, for she leant forward and spoke to Prince Albert, and he then drove off rapidly towards Hyde Park. I became alarmed, and not knowing. what was meant, ran away. On my reaching Covent-garden I told a constable what I had seen, who took me to his inspector, who came with me here. Mr. Pecks afterwards said, " I had a very good view of the Queen, and she appeared to me very interesting, and by no means alarmed when the pistols were fir e d." . The prisoner, who appeared to be perfectly sane and in telligent, was asked by Mr. Superintendent May if he wished to make any remark, observing that what he said would be used as evidence against him. The prisoner, who maintained a considerable degree of sullenness, inquired if the Queen was injured. Mr. Superintendent May (to Mr. Pecks) —What did you feel at the moment the pistols were fired ? Mr. Pecks.—l felt stunned and stupified, for I could not believe that her Majesty's life was attempted. The pistols were here produced ; they are rather larger than those in use by the police, but evidently of Birmingham manufacture, and made more for show than effect. Between the pan and hammer a piece of rag had been placed, to pre vent the report being heard. At a late hour last night we again visited the station-house, when, owing to the courtesy of Mr. May and Inspector . Pa rtridge, we ascertained that the assassin is a native of Bir mingham, which place he left when only nine years of age ; that he had left his last place during the last month. They at length ascertained his residence, which was at 6, West street, West-square. On searching his room they found a sword and a black crape cap made to fit the face, besides a list of names, which may lead to most important results. On his person were found half-a-crown, a knife, and a key. There was also found at his lodging a ball and powder-flask, the bullet fitting the pistols. From the time of the horrid. attempt until 11 o'clock, about twenty of the police were en gaged in sifting the earth before the wall against which the bullet is supposed to have rebounded ; but at the above hour no bullet was found. On the return of the royal party to the palace, th e y were accompan i e d b y a numerous tra i n o f car riages of the nobility, the flush of Prince Albert's face hav ing given way to a deadly paleness. During the whole of the night repeated messages came from the House of Commons, to ascertain if the assassin had made any statements. He, however, remained silent, with the exception of inquiring w whether he had shot th e Q ueen ; this question he put several times during the cours e o f th e night. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The adjourned meeting of the town council was held on Wednesday, for the purpose of despatching the business left undisposed of at the previous meeting on 'Wednesday week. There was a rather limited attendance of members. The mayor presided. The proceedings of the several committees were read by the deputy town-clerk, and approved without observation. MEMORIALS, &C. The MAYOR read a letter from Messrs. Jordan and Pen kett, which had been - given to Mtn by Mr. Isaac Holmes, complaining of the want of a police-officer on the Bootle road, during the night, in consequence of which an attempt at robbery had recently taken place in that neighbourhood. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES, who alluded to his having previously brought this subject before the council, said that it did appear to him very strange, almost stupid, that a policeman should be stationed on that road, about the Sandhills and the neighbourhood, when he was scarcely wanted—that is, in the day time—and that he should be taken off during the night, when he was wanted particularly. Indeed, the circumstance was so very strange, that it would'althost appear Eli if the Watch Committee had made a compact with the thieves. He moved that the letter should be referred to the Watch Committee. Mr. RATIIBONE inquired whether any complaint 'on this subject had in the first place been laid before the committee ? Mr. THORIVHILL replied in the negative, and said that the policeman who had been stationed on the Bootle-road bad been put there to protect the people as they returned home in the course of the afternoon and evening. There were only one or two houses in the neighbourhood, and that made it unnecessary to have an officer to watch during the night. Mr. COGLAN observed that this was the first instance of a case of this nature having come before the council, without having primarily been before the committee. He felt con vinced that a portion of the allegations were not correct ; but, if they were, justice would have been done on an appli cation to the Watch Committee. The MAYOR here read a letter from Mr. Isaac Holmes (that accompanied the one which was the subject of conver sation), in which the writer acknowledged the irregularity of the course pursued by him in first bringing the matter before the council, but stating as his reason that he and four other members had been excluded from every committee, and therefore, under those circumstances, he objected to hold communication with any committee. The letter was ultimately referred to the Watch Com mittee. COMPLAINT AGAINST THE LATE BILLET-MASTER. The MAYOR next presented a letter from the keeper of a beer-house, named Timothy, who complained that Mr. Dar lington, the late billet-master, had illegally sent to his house a billet, which had been received by the wife of the memo rialist during his absence, she being ignorant of the law upon the subject, and that, notwithstanding he had repeatedly ap plied for justice, in every likely quarter, amongst others to the magistrates and to the late mayor, he bad hitherto been unsuccessful, and now, therefore, came before the council itself. The justice he sought was a remuneration for the outlay he had illegally been put to, - which, as the town-clerk had informed the mayor, would probably amount to 20s. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES, by whom the letter had been pre sented to the mayor, stated that he had done so merely in consequence of a request from Timothy, who said be had applied without success to several other members. He (Mr. Holmes) should always consider himself at liberty to present a memorial from any individual who thought himself aggrieved. He moved that the letter should be referred to the Finance Committee. Mr. COOPER would second the motion, believing that the man had been injured, and that the money wrongly taken from him should be restored. Mr.-H. HORNBY, haVinil3een personally alluded to in the letter, wished to say a few words. It was true that Mr. Timothy applied to him, in the interval that elapsed between the absence of Mr. Hall and the coming of Mr. Rushton. His (Timothy's) complaint was, that a soldier had illegally brought a billet to his house from the late billet-master, who, as was well known, was a very irregular man in his office. The case was brought before him (Mr. Hornby) as a magis trate, and he found that the only notice which could be taken of it was to fine the billet-master, if he had intentionally billeted a soldier upon an exempted person, and not to give redress to Timothy. The Town-clerk and he stated to the complainant the clause in the mutiny act, of the nature just referred to, but still he was dissatisfied. He (Mr. Timothy) had sent several letters to him (Mr. Hornby,) one of which he would read, as it afforded an insight into the man's cha racter. Amongst other things, he declared that as the re form party would not do him justice, he would go over to-the other. (Laughter.) Mr. Hamby read the letter referred to, and, as might be expected, it was a very curious compo sition; it was, however, as remarkable for its matter as its manner ; " To YOUR WORSHIP THE MEYOR. " Sir, there was some strong impressiones&liet'd my mind after I left you on Saterday, How you, Mr. Walmslev, Mr: Platt Mr. Duncan and Mr. Jordon, how you All should fall in with the sejestions of the town clerk on my case, you all appere to be led by him, weather he be Right or wrong, I suppose if he was to advise you all to pa your hands intci'lt red hot fier till they were burned off, you would notfall in with his advice as your leagal adviser, but on the contrary you would look on him with contempt you and the town clerk said that the bullet maater did not do it intentially it did not tome under the turm Presume, which is to suppose, Venter, and Press, It apperes Evident to me that you do not intend to give me any satisfaction, nuther to have my case exposed to Publick View which was my Earnest Request, It apperes to me as' though you Considered that it was to Glearing A case to expose to niblick View, I hope you will not be dis pleased at me, If I take the liberty of making my case known threw the Publick Press, as 1 think the Publick ought .to have an oppertunity of seeing the treatement which I have Received, and then they may' give their judgment of the fruits of Reform, But as I hatin in want of A situation, Peraps you would laver me with an office in one of the Courts should you think proper to do so, I will drop the suit, and you will Extremely oblige me by giveing A reply to day or to mor row to the above " I Remain, you Humble and Obedient Servant, " WM. TIMOTHY. " Prophet-street, Hughes-street,,Toxteth-park." This specimen of the epistolary powers of the quondam reformer excited considerable laughter.. It was followed by extracts from another letter, in which Mr. Timothy stated that what the Town-clerk had told them was the old thing over again, " void both of common sense, reason, and jus-, tice ;" that he should a tt en d a meet i ng to b e h e ld at t h e Bull Hotel, for the purpose of showing up the sort of justice which could be obtained from reformers ; and that be should draw up a statement of his case, and send it, with a copy of the Town-clerk's answer, to Lord John Russell. (Great laughter.) Mr. RATHBONi , . observed that, after the reading of those letters, perhaps the mover and seconder : would ,withdraw their motion. If not, he should, move that the memorial lie under the table. The motion was at once withdrawn. . . A memorial from a number of shopkeepers in the neigh bourhood of St. John's Market was referred to the Market Committee. It complained that, in consequence of . the vegetables coming from the country o n W e d n e s day a n d Sa tnrday mornings being placed at the outside of the market, great inconvenience resulted to the passengers, as well as in jury to the regular - occupants of shops and standings, who pay a regular annual rent. An application from the Treasurer and Clerks of the Court of Requests, for an increase of salary, was referred to the Court of Requests' Committee. THE BOTANIC GARDEN. The MAYOR laid before the council the resolution passed at the meeting of the propietors of the Botanic Garden, held on the 25th ult., for the opening of the garden to the public on Sundays, and the counter-resolution passed at the meeting on the second of June. The chaiiMan of the meeting accom panied the latter resolution with a statement, that the com mittee had consented to open the garden to the public on Mondays and Saturdays, from the hour of one to eight.— Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. LASSELL said that the question of opening the garden on Sundays had now been set at rest, but the committee had opened them on two days in the week, and he thought it very fair matter for consideration whether the council should not therefore make a grant of 1300 or £2OO, he was not prepared to say which, in consideration of that concession, which, he maintained, would be the means of affording great amuse ment to the public. Last Monday, he stated, three thousand persons visited the garden, although the fact of its being open was not generally known. The question had, he thought, been carried at the last monthly council meeting, but was afterwards reversed by some persons leaving the room. (No, no.) He thought that the majority had been changed by that circumstance. (No, no.) He should move that the subject be referred to the Finance Committee. The MAYOR said it would be necessary for Mr. Lassell to give notice of his motion. Mr. LASSELL accordingly intimated that he should do so. Mr. Alderman SHELL said that it was right that it should not go forth to the public that there had been any mistake at the previous meeting. The statement of Mr. Lassell was directly opposed to the fact. GAOL COMMITTEE. The proceedings of thiS committee, with respect to the in crease of the salaries of several of the inferior officers, were agreed to. _ _ - The recommendation for the increase of the salary of Dr. Buck, the chaplain, from £l5O to £2OO, with the allowance of 4:50 for a house, was also confirmed. FORMATION OF PUBLIC PARKS. Mr. SANnnAcn then introduced the following motion, of which he bad given notice—" That a special committee be appointed to inquire how far it is practicable, at the present time, to obtain land, either within or contiguous to the boun dary of the borough, for the purpose of forming parks, to be for ever kept open for the benefit and enjoyment of the in creasing population of this borough ; and to what extent and at what probable cost such land may be procured, in suitable situations, and to report to the Council the result of their inquiry." He said that, from the feeling which had hereto fore been exhibited, he anticipated the unanimous concur rence of the Council in favour of the motion. They had no meet( to go to the continent for the purpose of finding an ex ample for the formation of public parks ; they were already to be found in London, Dublin, and Edinburgh ; and he hoped it would be admitted that Liverpool had as much need of some such provision for public health as any other place. It had lately been stated at a public meeting by Dr. Carson, that the mortality was twice as great in Liverpool as in any other town. He (Mr. S.) had in his possession the tables that had been printed from the returns of the registrars of marriages and deaths for one year. Being for such a limited period, it could, of course, furnish but imperfect data ; but the return would increase in value every year. To the tables there was added an appendix, in which it was stated that the proportion out of every thousand deaths, of persons that were above seventy years of age, was in all England 145 ; in Li verpool and Manchester it was only 63. That was no doubt what Mr. Carson alluded to, but it did not involve a double mortality. The proportion of deaths in this town was 3 nine tenths per cent. ; in Glasgow it was only 3 one-tenth; so that, though not double, it was very much greater; and this was in - part to be attributed to the want of any suitable place for ex ercise. Perhaps the want of sewerage, which was in the course of being remedied, and the fact of there being attached - to every house a depositary of animal and vegetable matter in a state of putrefaction, might also be regarded as causes of that increased mortality. He thought that it was quite - unnecessary to say any thing to prove the necessity of parks. In Liverpool, formerly, there was something of the kind, 'which bore some proportion to the wants of the people : there - were the Lady's-walk and the Mount-gardens. It was prin cipally requisite to show the Council that the project was practicable; and he should therefore endeavour to lay before them the grounds which, in his opinion, justified him in asking for the appointment of a committee. The neces rsity of the measure had indeed been often felt, and attempts had been made to carry it out. Two of those attempts he .should particularly refer to, expressing his regret, at the same time, as every one e l se mus t d o , th a t those oppor tunities had been lost. One was on Shaw's land, which was offered, ten or twelve years ago, for £50,000. Every one now admitted that the purchase of the land for that sum would have been a good bargain : then, however, , it was thought too much ; but now it would be necessary to pay more, whilst the necessity for it increased with the increase of the population. If the project were postponed for ten years more, th e necess ity f or p ar ks would still go on increas ing, and they would ultimately be compelled to form them at a yet greater expense. The next attempt was in Toxteth park. Beautiful parks were proposed to be formed, and might have been formed, extending from Smithdown-lane to the river: but it was too late now—most of the land had been sold. In some years hence, it might be presumed, a great deal of the land now vacant, and that might be used it for parks, wou ld b e b u ilt u pon, and therefore became more pressingly necessary that a large space should be secured and kept open for the purpose, a space as near as possible to the centre of the town and to the large mass of the population. He, had taken Benison's map, and found.by measurement, that the parliamentary borough consisted of 4825 acres, Of that there was occupied by houses, backgrounds, streets, &c., a space amounting to 1490 acres ; by docks, quays and pro menades, (the latter of which, by-the-bye, were at their for mation of much more service to the public thOn now, from the quantity of steam-boats on the river, which had changed their character as promenades,) a space of 321 acres ; and there was a space not occupied, in which parks might be formed, of nearly 3000 acres. Now, if the whole of that con sisted of one property, no doubt, he should think, could exist that the appropriation of 300 acres of it to the purpose pro posed would greatly increase the value of the whole, and that it would be good policy in the owner of the whole to appro priate that part. If that were the case, it would also be to the advantage of the owners, as a body, to appropriate a large portion as parks. That they would cost a large sum of money he was quite aware, and that 300 acres would perhaps be thought a ridiculous and absurdly large space; but he thought it would be found, on inquiry, that the proprietors would sell land cheaper for this purpose than for any other, on ac count of the increased value that the formation of parks would give to the adjoining land. And it should be borne in mind, that if they would cost a large sum now, they would cost a still larger at a future period. Thh MAYOR.—You speak of statute acres I presume. Mr. SANDBACH.—Yes. The sites round the parks would be available for building, and would yield increased rents. The congregation of a large mass of people into one locality or spot had been objected to, and the only way to prevent that would be to make one very. large park, or have two or three of them. He would not allude specifically to any place, but he might mention that there were two or three spots that might be selected, some where there were old trees, and where very little expense would be needed to complete them. He had also been asked whether he intended that they should be open on Sundays ; and his answer was, that, as far as he was concerned, they should never be shut. He would have no enclosure at all, except open fences, that would not prevent the free circulation of the air. They would be precisely like the streets. There were, perhaps, situations outside of the boundary that might be had on better terms ; but there were advantages in having the parks within the boundary of the borough that would more than counterbalance the additional cost, the principal of which were contiguity to the great mass of the population, and the circumstance that the parliamentary borough was under the superintendence of the police. (Hear, hear.) There was at present no place to which the great mass of the population, the poorest, could have access, for the purpose •of recreation and obtaining fresh air. In fact, so thickly were they packed in some parts of the town—some times in streets closed at one end, and with families residing on every floor of nearly every house, sometimes in every room—that putrid fevers were never entirely absent from those parts. This was a fact perhaps not generally known, and showed the great necessity of doing something soon. He should be sorry to see the plan carried out on a small scale, and in a manner that would not repay the expense. The Botanic Garden had been talked of; but that was totally in adequate ; it consisted only of twelve acres, and would not at all afford scope for the population. What was wanted was a large space, where all classes, from the highest to the lowest, might walk or ride at pleasure, and where the sports and pastimes of the people of England might he exercised — (hear, hear)—something that would tend to change the face of society, that our country might once again deserve the name of" merrie England," and not present those scenes of exasperation, discontent, and excitement—that fever both of the mind and of the body, •which made the people fit subjects to be acted on by agitators. Mr. Alderman EARLE had at first some doubts' whether he should be able to support tlkis motion, because he recol lected that Mr. Sandbach voted against the opening of the Botanic Garden on Sunday, and lie feared lest a similar regu lation should have been proposed with respect to the pro posed parks. He must say, however, that he never saw such strange inconsistency as that of closing the Botanic Garden, and yet having the public parks open the whole of the Sun day ; he never, in the whole course of his lite, heard anything equal to it, and he would be glad if any one could afford him an explanation. This was a very popular question, but Mr. Sandbach had not the merit of being its originator. It was agitated in the very first reform council; but the difficulty then was to find the funds, and he was afraid the same diffi culty would still be felt. Mr. Sandbach had professed a de sire to raise the character of the people. Why, the council was endeavouring to educate the people to the best of their ability ; but they had been thwarted by those opposed to to them. • All the spare money they had at their command could be better spent in that way than in making public walks, because education was the greatest boon whit% could be bestowed. Every gentlenian in that room had received a good education, and ought to know the advantage of it to the lower orders. But only think of these gardens being open on Sundays from morning to-night ! What desecration! Was there ever such a piece of inconsistency ? Why, said the speaker, I shook my head, and 1 don't wonder at Mr. Sand= bach doing the same. (Laughter.) He thought the project impracticable ; but he had great pleasure in seconding the motion, in order to see what could_ be done._ Mr. C OGLAN cordially supported the motion of Mr. Sand bach, and, without attempting to analyse the motives that had induced him to come to the resolution that Mr. Earle had designated as inconsistent, tendered him his thanks for bringing forward one of the most important matters that could be conceived for the good of the community. He hoped that Mr. Sandbach would never cease agitating till the important object had been realised. He hoped, too, that, the large sum which might be requisite would not divert the council from an attempt to carry out the plan ; and if it were found that they could not have the whole scheme, let them at least have one or two parks. Mr. BOLTON also cordially concurred in the wish to have a place, such as a park, where the people might associate, if the means could be found; but it ought tole borne in mind that the income of the corporation was limited, and that the purposes to which it could be devoted were defined by act of parliament. He should propose that there be added to the motion, " and to suggest from what sources the cost of the same shall be furnished." Mr. SANDBACH consented to the addition. . Mr. COOPER suggested that in the motion• the words " parliamentary boundary" should be substituted for " bo rough." The TOWN-CLERK explained that borough, municipal bo rough, and parliamentary boiough meant the same thing ; and afterwards that no difference would be made by the sub stitution of boundary in lieu of borough. • - Mr. COOPER then% in reference to ;hat had been said by Mr. Sandbach, observed, •that in a short time there would be laid down throughout Liverpool the very best sewerage in England. One cause of the ~u nhealthiness of the town was the letting off of cellars, without giving the occupants - proper convenience. Another evil was the close, confined courts, where the privies were brought to the•very doors of the peo ple. He thought that it would be.a very good thing to in troduce into some act of parliament a clause to prevent cel lars being let off without a proper convenience,' to provide for the building of courts of a sufficient width, and that no privies should be: erected except at a certain distance from the houses. He should support the motion ; hut, from the state of the corporation. funds, be very much doubted whe ther it could ever be carried out. Mr. BusnEt.t. spokein favourof the motion, in the success of which he felt a very deep interest, and intimated that it had been his intention, as he believed his worship was aware, to bring a similar . motio n ' b e fo re the cou n cil ; but he was very glad to find that it had fallen into better hands. Mr. CURRIE and Mr. RATII BONE also supported the motion. The TOWN-CLERK stated that the suggestion of Mr. ''Bolton seemed to him at variance with the standing orders. He therefore proposed that it should run thus—" And that the special committee be instructed to confer with the Finance Committee on the requisite financial considerations." Mr. Alderman SnalL thought that the cemetery ought to be made more available to the public than it was at present. The corporation had granted for it 44,000 yards of land, and £7200 in cash, and yet the public were most unjustifiably excluded from it at all times when they were likely to have an opportunity of going thither. It was open only from six in the morning until six in the evening, just the very hours that the working- classes were employed in their labour. He alluded to the fact of three members of the council hav ingbeen appointed on the Cemetery Committee, and expressed a hope that the council would call on the committee for the report for which he had moved, and which ought ere this to have been laid before the council. The council ought also to endeavour to get the cemetery opened, so as to accommo date the working classes, both on week days and on Sundays. Mr. JORDAN thought the formation of parks was a very desirable thing. The distinction between the different classes in Liverpool was too great, and by • the very common courtesy of walking together the higher classes would be tempted to better habits. They very often looked down on those whom they ought to look on with feelings of respect. Mr. CURRIE, as private subscriptions in aid of the pro posed plan had been referred to in the course of the conversa tion, expressed an opinion that private snbscriptions need not be despaired of. He had seen a letter from London, in which the writer regretted the closing of the Botanic Garden on Sundays, and said that he would cheerfully subscribe one or two thousand pounds for the opening of parks. Many others would no doubt subscribe. The TOWN -CLERK, in reference to what had fallen from Mr. Sheil, said that the subject of the Cemetery had been re ferred to him, and his report had been printed in the Liver pool papers. The council might call for some statement of the funds, but he apprehended that they could not call upon their representatives in the trust to make a report, of them selves, and apart from the whole body. Mr. SHEIL, notwithstanding the explanation, thought it was the bounden duty of the council's members to tell the council what was doing. Mr. THORNHILL, as one of the tl_•ree gentlemen who had been appointed, mentioned that the accounts had been brought forward regularly. About £BOO of the note debt, as it was called, had been annually paid off for the last two or three years, and in the course of another. twelve months the whole of the notes would be paid off. The profits would then be divided among the shareholders, and the corporation would come in for their share. Mr. SANDBACH replied. He thought that the proposed plan would not require so much money as some persons seemed to think ; and he confessed that he had his eye on the £220,000 which the council would perchance get from the Dock Committee. Supposing, however, that the bill was not carried, that ought not to be a bar. The corporation, he maintained, had credit - to raise a' sufficient sum,' and they could not more properly employ that credit than for this pur pose. Even if it were necessary to come to a borough rate, it could not be levied for a greater public benefit; but he hoped that that would not be necessary. The motion was then passed unanimously. The following gentlemen were named as the select com mittee :—Mr. Walmsley, Mr. Sandbach, Mr. Bushell, Mr. Coglan, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Rathbone, Mr. Yates, Mr. Lassell, Mr. Sheil, Mr. Blackburn, Mr. Earle, and the Mayor for the time being. The MAYOR mentioned that he had that morning received a letter from Mr. J. Plumpton, offering a plot of land for the purpose proposed. INTERFERENCE OF MARKET-LOOKERS AND CONSTABLES IN ELECTIONEERING MATTERS. Mr. IsAAc HoLmEs brought forward his motion, of which he had given notice. It was as follows :—" That the market lookers and constables of St. Martin's Market be enjoined only to occupy themselves with their public duties of attend ing to the public markets, agreeably to their appointments." He said he felt sorry to have occasion to bring forward this motion ; but he certainly conceived it was proper that it should be known whether the market-keepers of Scotland road Market were active canvassers by consent of the coun cil or not-, or by whose consent it was that they appeared so much in the electioneering squabbles, not only of that ward, but of Everton and St. Paul's wards. The charge that he had to bring was this : a meeting was to be held to nominate the individual that was to be brought forward on the reform interest, or deform interest, or whatever it might be called, and the two market-lookers were active men in the work. One of them, Mr. Tyrer, offered to see that all the notes and circulars should- be distributed to the persons who were to be invited to attend the meeting. The whole of the circulars were printed, and sent to the market-lookers, they were directed by them, and taken out by one of the market-constables. Now, he thought it very wrong that the public money should be expended in employing public canvassers. Let the op posing parties be on equal terms; let the fight be fairly con ducted ; and then they (the conservatives) would have no thing to complain of, nor nothing to fear. He had several times expressed his determination, if it were in his power, to prevent this public canvassing. He had said so to the late secretary of the Reform Association ; and what was his re ply ? " Why, it is out of thy power to prevent it; thee can not prevent it." He had no doubt that it was by the consent of the Reform Association that the market-lookers were can vassers, and unless the Council did something to put a stop to it, he must think that it would be by their consent also that it was continued. Mr. JOHN SMITH said that he would have seconded the motion had it not been too vague. Mr. COOPER weeded the motion. Mr. CoaLAN said that before the Council came to any eon elusion. before they enjoined men to a strict line of conduct, before they took on themselves the task of reproving or ad monishing, they ought to ascertain whether the charge was well-founded. On his (Mr. Holmes's) mere statement, Were they to come to the grave conclusion of enjoining men to at tend to their public duties ? He should have stated names, and a committee ought to have been appointed to report. Mr. HOLMES had no objection that a special committee should he appointed. Mr. THORN HILL was quite ignorant of anything of the kind having taken place. He had inquired from Mr. Grose, who said that for his own part he had neither sent any notes, nor was he aware of any constable having taken any out. He begged to say that no one attended better to his market duties than Mr. Grose, the superintendent. In proof of this, Mr. Thornhill stated that in the years 1834-5, the year previous to Grose's appointment, the excess of expen diture over the income was £259 4s 11d. In 1838-9, the surplus income was £558 7s 3d, showing a difference in the receipts of £Bl7 12s 2d. That was a proof that the market was not neglected. Mr. Grose was a very active canvasser, but so long as he did his duty they had no right to lay any restraint on his feelings, or say that he should not do his duty as a citizen. He considered this argument to apply in the case of either tory or reformer. Mr. Alderman EARLE said that the introduction of this subject was contemptible, and perfectly so from the quarter whence it came. They heard nothing of it so long as a tory The MAYOR called the alderman to order. Mr. EARLE expressed himself sorry that he had said any thing which had made the mayor think it necessary to call hint to order, and after a few observations sat down. Mr. Alderman SHEIL was sorry to hear Mr. Coglan speak as he had done, as if they were to place no reliance on what had been stated by Mr. Holmes. Was not he (Mr. Holmes) a man well known in the town, of whose probity there was no doubt, of whose integrity and inflexibility every one was sa tisfied, and did not the acknowledgment of that admit the correctness of what he had stated? But what, after all, did it amount to? That a man in the service of the council had taken the liberty of exercising a right to which he was as much entitled as any member of the council or of the community. It seemed to him one of the most preposterous things, that because they paid a man a salary, they were, in addition to his services, to-extraot.from his liberty the right of acting as a free agent. They had no right to exact from him any more than their bargain. The council could not entertain this motion without very great injustice. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES, in his reply, said that it was totally impossible for men to attend to their duty who were occupied for days and weeks in canvassing and sending out 240 or 250 votes. He mentioned the name of the constable who dis tributed the votes, which we understood to be Carville, or some such name. He said that they were directed by either Grose or Tyrer. If the council conceived that those persons had a right to act as they had done, he was perfectly satisfied ; all he wanted was to know what they (the conservatives) had to expect. They knew now what they had to do, and what they had to fight against. Mr. HOLMES expressed his willingness to withdraw his motion, but this was objected to. The council then went to the vote. For the motion—lsaac Holme, R. Houghton, J.. Barton, J. Cooper, T. Robinson, J. N. Wood. and J . Against the motion—W. Thornhill, W. Preston, T. Case, H. R. Sandbach, H. Holmes, T. Bolton, J. Woollright, W. Rathbone, R. V. Yates, T. Morecroft, E. Segar, 'l'. Coglan, F. Jordan, W. M. Duncan, NV. W. Currie, R. Sheil, C. H. Jones, W. Earle, T. B. Barclay, W. P. Freme, and the mayor. THE HAY MARKETS. The council then consented to a proposed amendment of the appropriation of the markets. The TOWN-CLERK stated that the appropriation of the various markets declared that the present hay market should' be discontinued atter the 21st of Feb. 1840; bilt having to pre pare the bye-laws, it - became necessary to extend the . time •to the Ist of Oct. 1840, when the present hay market would be discontinued. COURT OF REQUESTS DILL. The TOWN-CLERK read the following report of the Court of Requests Committee : " That the town-clerk, in pursuance of his instructions, causes a court of requests bill to be introduced this session into the House of Commons, in the form approved of by the committee of the council in the last session: " That this bill differs from the court .of requests acts passed for other places during the last and present sessions in these material particulars : " First—That the appointment of judge is proposed to be continued to be in the. council of the borough, instead of being vested in the lord chancellor. • • - • " Secondly—That all causes shall be decided by a jury of five burgesses instead of causes only where the debt exceeds £5, the parties in difference having the power to dispense with the jury if they agree in such option. " That the town-clerk, before proceeding with the second reading of this bill, upon which step the heavy parliamentark fees attach, laid' the bill before Lord Shaftesburv's legal see,- retary, inasmuch as if the bill came before the House -Of s' Lords unopposed, the assent of his lordship, as chairman of 'the committee, would, in_effect be necessary to its passing: . , "That his lordship's decision, as intimated to the clerk's agents, was that the model upon which the courto requests acts of last session was framed was settled by such authorities, and after such mature deliberation, that however • such a deviation might be desired by theinhabitants of LiVer pool, no exception could be allowed with regard to the jury clauses. That the effect of this decision being, that no jury can be permitted in any case where the debt does not exceed £5, the main object of the bill was virtually lost. " Under these circumstances, the committee, with the. advice of the town-clerk. determined to withdraw the bill ; and they now recommend the council to memOralise . Overn- Ment in favour of the introduction, much desirekin•other quarters, of drounty courts bill, in the form of which it was originally intrcduced ; for the alteration of that court, in effect, into a court of requests, but allowing - a jury of tire in all cases, un'ess dispensed with by both parties ; upon which bill amendments may be proposed; applicable to such bbroughs incorporated under the municipal corporations act, as may be able and willing to bear the expenses of their Own local Court's, beyond the contribution theie:b of the court fees. "These amendments ought to comprise all the objects proposed in the Liverpool bill introduced this session ;. and, whatever may be the result of some of them, the most imor- . taut one of a jury of five would mo s t probably . be allowed.'. The report was adopted by the • council. The business terminated at twenty minutes_past two. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE. The general weekly meeting of the Dock'Committee was held yesterday in the Dock-office, Custom-house. The fol lowing members were present :—Messrs. Benn, Barclay, Yates, Taos. Holt, Holmes. Smith, Horsfalli Ripley, Tobin, Dixon, Martin, Gladstone, Segar, and G. Holt. The de puty chairman, M r. Benn, presided. The SECRETARY read a letter from Mr. Richardson, con taining a description and specification of a new life-boat which he had invented. A model of the boat was also placed Oil the table, and it was stated that the inventor considered it a very suitable vessel fur the Hoylake station. Mr. TourN thought the present life-boat establishment could not be improved. There were already nine life-boats, and there was no occasion for any addition. The MARINE SURVEYOR, having been called in for the purpose of giving his opinion on the boat, said he was de cidedly of opinion that it could not be properly managed by the crews of the present boats. if it were adopted it would be necessary to keep it afloat, and in heavy seas he thought it would -be unmanageable. One great objection to it was its great draught of water. Mr. YATES enquired whether it would not be desirable to have a life-boat afloat? The MARINE SURVEYOR thought not. Mr. G. HOLT said the first question to be considered was, whether the present system could be improved, and the next, whether the adoption of Mr. Richardson's boat would afford the necessary improvement. The MARINE SURVEYOR did not think that the present plan could be improved. The great object was to have such boats as the men could easily manage, but this could not be managed without great difficulty. Mr. YATES had great respect for the opinions of the Ma rine Surveyor, but must say that there were some advantages about Mr. Richardson's boat not possessed by those on the life-boat establishment. It was a deck boat ; there was a small cabin in which persons in a drowning state might be placed and assistance comfortably administered to them. If ►t accomplished this object, he contended it would be worth while trying whether the difficulty arising from the size and weight of the vessel could not be. overcome. It was surely worth laying out £2OO. to ascertain the practicability of sav ing life and property. As to the sailing qualities of the boat, he had said to Mr. Richardson—`• You will never sail this vessel against a storm ?" and his reply was that he intende her to sa►l only *here a pilot-boat would sail. The MARINE SURVEYOR pointed out a variety of techniea objec.ions to the boat, and ultimately the discussion termi nated by the subject being referred to the Life Boat Com mittee. The SECRETARY reported that he had received a letter from the owners of the New York packet-ship, dated Green ock, 9th June, relative to the damage to the Queen light ship, by the collision which we reported in our last. The letter stated, that as the New York was in charge of a rezu lar pilot, they had written to the Pilots' Committee, by whom all the circumstances were being investigated, and they re quested that no legal proceedings might be taken until the decision of that committee had been pronounced. The letter was ordered to lie on the table. The NORTH HARBOUR MASTER reported that Robert Smith, a gateman at the Waterloo Dock, was drowned on Sunday night. -It appeared that he had gone down the steps for some purpose, and that he had accidentally fallen into the water. Policeman No. 25, who was on duty, dived twice after the unfortuuate man : the first time he brought the body to the surface of the water, but was unable to retain his hold, and the second he was totally unsuccessful. In consequence of this accident a vacancy had occurred. Mr. HORSFALL asked whether the committee had power to award any gratuity to the police-officer for his praiseworthy conduct? The SECRETARY replied in the affirmative. Mr. TOBIN said, in that case it would be better to give the man something now, than wait to be asked for it. The CHAIRMAN said application should be made to Mr. Whitty on the subject. The CHAIRMAN read a letter from Mr. Porter, requesting the loan of a 15 fathom chain, for the purpose of testing its strength against his own, or of trying some experiment of that nature. After a desultory conversation, the application was refused. Mr. GLADSTONE. — Are you in a position now to report to this committee the state and progress of the dock bill? We have never had any report upon it yet. The CHA iumAN.—We have nothing now to report. No thing more has transpired since the special meeting at which the report was read. The committee met on Friday last, but i n consequence of some misunderstanding about the business to be proceeded with on that day, they were not able to go on, and they adjourned till Monday. Mr. GLADSTONE.—With regard to the expense of the bill —is there any way of ascertaining it, or can you give me any information ? The CHAIRMAN.—I am not aware of the expense. I can not say what it has been. Mr. GLADSTONE.—I presume you must have some idea of what amount has been expended already. Can you tell how much ? The CHAIRMAN.—I have no idea at all. I cannot tell indeed. Mr. GLADSTONE.—Perhaps you can, Mr. Mason ? The SECRETARY.—I cannot indeed. Mr. ToßlN.—lt can be furnished; can it not? Mr. HORSFALL.—Yes ; the treasurer may tell what he has advanced. The conversation then terminated, and the committee ad journed. _ THE ARCHIMEDES STEAM YACHT.—This vessel, having on board Captain Chappell, R.N., and Mr. Smith, the in ventor of her mode of propulsion. sailed yesterday morning for Glasgow, whence she will depart for the continent, hav- • ing first shewn her powers at Newcastle, Hull, and the other ports onthe eastern co as t o f G rea t B r itain. It wiil be observed that the anniversary sermon of the Church of England Schools will be preached this year by the Rev. R. W. Evans, rector of Tarven, and fellow of Trinity .. College, Cambridge. Most of onr readers are probally aware that this gentleman is the author of that beautiful and poll: lar littl e wor k ent i t l e d `• Th e R ec t ory o f V a l ehead. " If 0 a hundredth part of the persons who have been delighted. w ithtd the rev. gentleman's writing should seek to become fiequ a e l l e are with the ch arac t er of his delivery, f rom th e pulpit, venture to promise the patrons of these schools a addition t o th e i r treasury upon the occasion. inwaterial