The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-31 00:00:00

F OREIGN INTELLIGENCE, AUSTRIA ' e learn Is advices dated the 20th inst., from th e folio?la that the Emperor of Austria had addressed pyi u g order of the day to the troops °cell ', "The Danubia n P r i nc i pa liti es : pa imb e t "coupation of the Principalities of the sent- hi e . uas afforded a n o pp or tu n ity to the troops ' tlio. e t ther, to exhibit fid e lit y an d s e lf-denial, for the tco c ountries h a d recent l y b een d e vastated by obstur , g, of war, and p resen ted difficulties and thatc e lea of every hi n d. Th e y h ave fulfilled their ti er 'l v" l s tud preserved i n th e mo st satisfactory man eend..eir military spirit and excellent material tell:en. At a m omen t w h en this corps of the x 37 is quitting the Principalities I feel it a duty the 13 ffi res . 8 my satisfaction to the generals, and to Tll,rs and so ldi ers. " F RANCIS JOSEPH.', tt nn a hers G azette, of B er li n, states th a t th e ve r of Austria has just given special orders, P r ,; n s'quen ce o f t h e representat i ons o f hi s 12 aea e • ST a t subjects in reference to the arbitrary th e . " 5 to whi c h t h ey h ave b een su bj ecte d s i nce rtiet t e Z cl usion of the Concordat, especially in isrpr (' Co ncerning P ro t es t a nt burials. The Min issilpcit the I nterior has, by his Majesty ' s d i rect i ons tit;e, a circular to the municipal and police Ruth°. slire re them to oppose every mea- Ip hf alc u l ated to wound the feelings of protestants. the / 1 ! ) ci rcular he states that every subject of hi s Peror enjoys the right of protection . in ep ee ".,lobs beli e f a fte r life as during his exist that no obstacle is to be placed in the 11 . 1% ° y'eligious ceremon i es authorised by the law. le h d ru er to f ac ilit ate t h e b ur ial in their native G ern ef individuals belonging to other states of WitI L P , Austria has concluded a convention rite s's, Bavaria. Saxony, Hanover, and other p a ,.. St ates, by which permission, in the shape of frO w ill be granted for the transport of a body int tn o t o rritory of that one of the contracting parties O. another. PRUSSIA Ain., e sla ve received intelligence (confirmatory of dai e ` i i re , v ious telegraphic despatches) from Berlin, is Th ursday evening. Our news of that date as 101 l Th e lows : by p, E mperor of Russia has just arrived, attended R; 4oo e Gortschakoff and a numerous suite. roy a i ,wa% accompanied by the King and all the T h - "rinses of Prussia. Pr e Dowager Empress of Russia, the King of the la, and t h e Grand Duko Mi c h ae l , arr i ve d b y ree e i v e t,tin railway on Sunday evening, and were k Et4t e " at the station by Prince Adelbert, Baron Ger ler ell i f iel, President of the Council of Ministers,. alieS -at \Vrangel, and a number of high . function- Dr oe ",.; After a short stay, the illustrious party Pr ii ; : ded to S ans S ouc i, an d there the Prince of br l a , and the Princes Charles and . Albert, k aio , *er .e o e St I the King and Empress, received their T h ''', l es at the station at Potsdam. fo r „ a Queen left Potsdam yesterday morning early M ae ' Place called Riesa, on the Saxon frontier, Of s n ee she is to fetch her sister, the present Queen to iA4.1°037, and bring her back with her to Potsdam, 144'111 a in the already numerous circle of high born Russsembled there to welcome the Empress of fro h i B ',". The latt er h a s a pparently so far recovered Te stA ",„er fatigues as to have been able to drive out Rro u - L g aY with the Queen, and revisit all the Souer's and gardens about Potsdam and Sans la th; The Empress herself inhabits the palace th e - L°wn, where there is a chapel fitted up for tritual of the Russo-Greek church. 114 r". Meyendorff. the former Minister of Rus bil u er e , arm subsequently at Vienna, who was to hi ther ac coMpanied the Empress on her journey is el% but was prevented by illness from so doing, th e e4 Pented to arrive to-day at Stettin on board Pri n sar ce vessel that brings Count Nesselrode and Pet Woronzoff. The Prussian Minister at St. vtrr y g, Baron Nether, will also be of the RUSSIA Em d e B Pateh from St. Petersburg states that the to '',. e ro r has issued an ukase authorising Generals % r ant furloughs to officers of the army. Only 4 n Urnber of t roops necessary f or th e or di nar y Al lli rements of the empire is to be maintained. dia,l4n e ber fo of rerms ar terno be introduced imme (lY into the army sys. ---••—•-•—.4,o. THE ARMY IN THE EAST ta le a letter dated Sebastopol, May 17, we read Rft following'. —The 46th and 68th embark this ta.e (l' " ° °,n for C or f u . This will make eight regi 17ts that have already left the Crimea, viz , 9th, Qith' 39 th, 62nd and 63rd for Canada, and the 3rd, Ca w !" 68th for Corfu. "A" battery of artillery, of the Seale, e m b ar ks on Monday in the Queen is C att le S outh. General Barnard has been offere d to u ,_; and, if h e acce pts, his son, Captain Barnard, lieri be his m ilit ary secre t ar y, an d Lieutenant talk lee, his-aid--decamp; but there is some get ie ,,' his taking home, as senior division beg one a l , a di v i s i on to h e rev i ewe d i n Hydepark Ar al her M a j esty t h e Q ueen. Th e reg i m ents for the ' Ti lt a nd Gibraltar, as previously notified, are to embark when ships arrive. All the the 0 72 411 51 have left. 40 large huts belonging to tal te - r ,"' , 1 7th, 3rd, and 56th regiments, are being att a - r " d down for transmission to Malta ; these will . 13 th - b good accommodation for 2.500 men. The h ead , has left its late camp to do the duties at ant; €l , ll ,arters. Major Weare, 50th, is command va.pt-,Major Patey commands the regiment. at b7n Berle, 57th, succeeds Major Garrett, 46th, r `g a ,cle-major. Lieutenant. Colonel Stanton, wi th two lieutenants, James and Gordon, poujone on s p ec i a l service connected with the bei t ;" ttr Y question to Bessarabia. The railway is ITI R ak e , up. hav e l e : 11711 P, quoits, cricket, skittles, rounders, doe., are it ,„ e „, c ome quite the rage with the soldiers. Bats uall a - 7, 6 out of ration and deal wood ; and good Ti;,„"'' Wood and leather. or th - A general feeling .as to the after order .. 31 . 5 th, conveying Lord Panmure s thanks, gave t h -a " the s-rvices of the army would meat b een far better recognised if the govern 'll.st,aacl. offered to take officers' horses home of charging as it now does about £25. tloldi7 l . for passage and Si. for forage. Again, the 11 ice — , l ' s ought to be allowod to count double ser f k t ,„` W o years f o r one, and two months for one. lier ve l v a Young Russian engineer officer who had etas ' t ,,,the elev en mon th s o f th e siege in the Flag : aervieastron ; for this he counted eleven years . It ad :-' e very month being reckoned for a year , Aol,l s he had, previously to the siege of Sebasto httra.en a Year in the service, he counted twelve Yea r , Oar government grudge a year for a mo t h ereas the Russians have given a yearfor l it DISTURBANCES AT NABLOUS. pa ir " r e Published, a few days ago, the melancholy Nb le n li ii l at's of an outbreak which had occurred at letter cllll h — d s ' consequent upon the killing of a deaf and 'ervish, by an English Missionary. From a th at dated from Jerusalem, the Ist May, we learn fr an ' t t ; he distu r b ances were the result of a burst of i Do i ,;; ° a nd unreflecting passion on the part of the oe aces whi3h no Government could have pre arieF:'," and that the high Mohammedan function th e -- sooth lay a n d c l er i c al—of the district exerte Of u n es, a n d w i t h success , t o preserve the life Ageiselv naissionaiy. The writer adds : titiZ Y o u will h ave a l rea d y h ear d o f the disturb folint Nablou s (S amar i a ), I mere ly subjoin the tio n „, n g very brief outline of the facts in coffee- Of 1:' Probably erroneous rumours. On the 3rd re s P month, Mr. Lyde, an English missionary, way wilt at Latakia, was entering Nablous on his Li a t. ili ther, when a deaf and dumb dervish seized bacrrse's reins, and mumbled out an appeal for tti a „ sh eesh• Mr. Lyde endeavoured to push the anee gently aside out of the way, but his forbear irttp,,"," o nlyO the effect of increasing the other's ng him to seize the missionary s k id ' and endeavour to wrest it from him. Tn the iv p ,„ s ‘ t °f the slight strugffle that ensued, the gun Rat'i l t ' ° IF and shot the beggar dead. A crowd then of th e . r ecl, and would have torn the unhappy author s, if , Is melancholy accident to shreds, had he not i n ‘,ceeded!in outstripping tlkem, and taking refuge (!,,(:ne governor's house. Thither the maddened swa,d flocked, but finding that their victim hitd in escaped—he had fled, at the governor's ggeation, to an asylum in the house of the chief Mussulman of the town—they made for the house of our native consular agent, broke in, and finding there the father of the Prussian consular agent, butchered him on the spot, as also a couple of servants belonging to the house. Fortunately our agent and his wife had that morning gone out of town, or they would have shared the same fate ; as it was, the mob tore down the British flag, and dragged it through the muddy streets, vowing death to all Christians. The latter, however, wisely barriacaded themselves in their houses. In this state of furious excite ment the crowd continued till evening, shortly after which Mr. Lyde was smuggled out of the town in disguise, and sent off hither, under an escort. Since then the case has been fully investigated before the paella, cadi, and medjelis of Jerusalem, by whom judgment was given two days ago, acquitting Mr. Lyde of murder, but bring ing him in guilty of manslaughter, and condemning him in the usual blood-money fixed by Moham medan law—a sum of about 2501. This judgment has been forwarded to Constantinople for approval, where the account will doubtless be greatly reduced by Lord Stratford ; the sum finally agreed upon will then be paid over to the dead man's nearest of kin. These are the whole mate rial facts of the case. There have been some other slight disturbances since in the neighbourhood of the same town ; but they have had no connexion with this melancholy affair, and have already been put down. THE TIPPERARY BANK The subjoined is a copy of a petition at present in the course of signature by the shareholders in the Tipperary Bank, with a view to the immediate presentation to parliament : To the Right Hon. and Hon. the knights and Burgesses in this present parliament assembled. The humble petition of the undersigned creditors of the Tipperary Joint Stock Bank, showeth, That your petitioners at the time of the stoppage of payment of the Tipperary Joint Stock Bank upon the 20th of February, 1856, were creditors of the said bank for the sums below set opposite to their names, and that the same sums still remain due and unpaid. That under the Irish Act, 33rd George IL, chapter 14, upon the same stoppage of payment of the Tipperary Joint Stock Bank, the whole of the property real and personal of all the partners in the said bank became attached to answer the said debts, and liable to your petitioners' demands in respect thereof. That the said act of parliament was decided to apply to joint stock banks constituted like the Tipperary Bank under the act of 6th George IV., chapter 42, in the case of " Fawcett v. Hodges," reported in the 3rd volume of the " Irish Equity Reports," page 232. That under the provisions of the said act, 33rd Geo. IL. chap. 14, the general property of all the shareholders can be distributed rateably amongst the creditors. That Joint Stock Banks are in Ireland exempt from the operation of tho bankrupt laws, and exempt from the operation of the Winding-up Acts, in bankruptcy. That the proceedings under the Winding-up Act, 1848, and now in operation in the Court of Chancery, in Ire land, in Master Murphy's office, were designed by the legislature for the winding-up of abortive projects where the company and contributories were solvent, and for the purpose of regulating the rights of contributories inter se. That in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, in the case Michael Carroll, plaintiff, and Wilson Kennedy, sued as one of the public officers of the Tipperary Joint Stock Bank, defendant, the Lord Chief Baron in his judgment on the 7th day of May, 1856, said, " This view of the case rendered it necessary to consider what were the remedies, which it was alleged the plaintiff could have under the proceedings now pending in the Court of Chancery (in the winding-up matter), and after the discussion which had taken place, and after looking over the act of parlia ment under which these proceedings were now pending, he had come to the conclusion that those remedies were not provided for creditor,—" The proceedings under the winding-up acts he feared had been misunderstood—they were emphatically proceedings directly for the benefit of those who composed the company; that was the object of those proceedings to enable the contributories, or those who composed the company, to wind up its affairs, and if necessary to dissolve it." That Baron Pennefather on the same occasion said— " It might work very well where the company was solvent, but in the case of an insolvent company, such as the present unfortunately was, these acts could not be con sidered at all as passed for the benefit of creditors, but altogether for the benefit of shareholders. It. was impor tant that any misunderstanding which existed upon the effects of these acts of Parliament would be speedily removed, in order that creditors, if they found (as unfor tunately he feared they would find) that the proceedings in the Court of Chancery would not be beneficial to them, should consider whether they had any other means in their power to right themselves, and come upon the property of the shareholders." That the act introduced by the Right Hon. Lord Brougham into the House of Lords, and intituled " An Act to Amend the Joint Stock Companies Wheding-up Acts " has been promoted, as your petitioners believe, for the purpose of preventing your petitioners from resorting to the property of the shareholders of the said bank to enforce their said debts. That if said act be passed your petitioners believe that the proceedings in the Irish Court of Chancery now pending will be wound up, and a small dividend of about sixpence in the pound declared. But your petitioners charge that the property of the shareholders of the Tipperary Joint Stock Bank is sufficient to pay the bona fide debts of the bank in Your petitioners therefore humbly submit to your hon. ourable house that no retrospective measure should now be passed for the purpose of exempting the property of the shareholders of the Tipperary Joint Stock Bank from the legal liabilities now affecting the property of the shareholders of the joint stock banking companies in Ireland. _ ..,._........._ Your petitioners therefore pray that your honourable house may be pleased to reject the bill now introduced to amend the joint stock companies winding-up acts, and your petitioners further pray that before said bill is read a second time, your honourable house will be pleased to hear your petitioners by their counsel. And your petitioners will ever pray. FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS. Yesterday morning, shortly after twelve o'clock, a fire broke out in the house of Mr. Mitchner, sen., blind and packing case maker, St. Ann's-Court, Soho (running from Dean street into Wardour.street), and which was not subdued until two lives had been sacrificed. The house is in the joint occupation of five families, namely :—Mr. Mitchner, sen., Messrs. Mitchner and Son on the first floor; Mr. Mitchner, jun., and wife on the second floor front; Willis and wife second floor back ; Mr. and Mrs. Dobbinson front attic; Mr. and Mrs. Bowler and three children in the back attic. The smoke was observed issuing from the back of the premises when the alarm was raised, and with as little delay as possible the London Fire Brigade engines from Wells-street, King-street, Regent-street, and Crown-street, arrived, followed by the Royal Society's escape from Oxford-street. By this time the room of R. Bowler, back attic, was in one mass of fire. Mr. Paul Gerrard, the district foreman, rushed through the smoke, followed by Stephen Martin, No. 33, fireman of the London brigade, when they succeeded in entering the room of Mr. Dobbinson, who is blind, and who was nearly suffocated. With considerable risk of their own lives they brought him out. Shortly after the flames burst through the roof. With a good supply of water the engines got to work in an admirable manner, and the fire was soon subdued. The moment the ruins were sufficiently cooled, Martin, the fireman and engineer, went in search of the persons who were known to have perished, when the remains of Eliza Bowler, aged five years, and George Bowler, aged three years, were found. The cause of the fire is unknown. The remainder of the inmates of the house were out to see the fireworks.—Another most extensive fire broke out between twelve and one o'clock yesterday morning on the premises of Mr. Eli Sinkins, greengrocer, Mason's-place, Fulham. The inmates with great difficulty effected their escape. The police started on horseback for the engines belonging to King-street, Regent street, Wells-street, and Stretton-ground, Westminster. It required the utmost exertion of the police to clear the streets for the engines to pass through, and by the time they arrived the premises was in one mass of flame. The firemen, under the superintendence of Mr. G. Staples, checked its progress, but not until the premises of Mr. T. B. Garner, fishmonger and poulterer, Mr. William Ardley, cheesemonger, and Mr. W. A. Walker, grocer, were nearly destroyed, and others damaged by water. The loss will fall on the Sun, County, Unity, General, and other fire offices. The cause ie at present unknown. SCOTTISH LITERARY INSTITUTR.— At a meeting of literary gentlemen, held yesterday in the Cafe Royal, Register-street, Professor Blackie in the chair, it was unani mously agreed to form a national association for the encouragement of literature and the especial advantage of its professors and cultivators, to be called the "Scottish Literary Institute." We are glad that such a society has been formed. A place of reunion in Edinburgh for literary men has been long very much wanted. None of the many other societies in existence provide for the obj,cts contem plated by,the Literary Institute, and they are such as must recommend themselves to the entire approval of every member of the republic of letters connected with Scotland. —Glasgow Daily Mail. The Ottoman Cabinet pursues the policy of reform. Five "infidels"—that is to say, four Christians and a Jew—have been appointed members of the Council of the Empire. These nominations wi l excite the indigna tion of the bigotted Mussultnans, which is so natural that we cannot complain of it. We should rather admire the courage and independence of the men who, in a country where popular ideas are so far in arre ar of European intelligen ce as in Turkey, do not hesitate to introduce measures founded on large and enlightened views. What would some journals say—or, at least , what they would like to say—if the Pope were some day to nominate a Protestant to a seat in his Council of State? —lndependance. THE NORTHERN TIMES. THE CONVICT PALMER. Mr. Hand, the Under Sheriff of the county of Stafford, has informed Major Salford, governor of the gaol, that the execution of William Palmer will take place on the morn ing of Saturday, the 14th of June, at eight o'clock. The scaffold will be erected on the flat roof of the building forming the entrance to the prison. When Palmer arrived at Stafford on Tuesday night, a considerable crowd had assembled to see him; but he was quickly transferred by Mr. Weatherhead and his assist ants to a carriage which was in waiting, and in ten minutes he was inside the cell alloted to him. Since then his behaviour has been much the same as before his trial. Two of the prison officers are constantly in his cell, and when he does enter into conversation with them, the pur port of his remarks has chiefly reference to a probability of his sentence be'ng remitted. He is as collected and unmoved as ever, and evinces cheerfulness and serenity. Up to yesterday, none of his friends had applied for per mission to see him. Notwithstanding the unanimous verdict of the jury, Palmer, immediately after the proceedings on Tuesday, complained to the under-sheriff that he had not received a fair trial. The under-sheriff observed that he had no reason to complain, and reminded him that all the judges agreed in the finding of the jury. Palmer's reply was —" Well, sir, but that don't satisfy me." During the charge of Lord Campbell, he repeatedly communicated verbally and by written messages with Mr. John Smith, his solicitor, and the counsel conducting his case. After the learned judge had concluded, he addressed a note to Mr. Smith, in which he stated that Lord Campbell's summing up was ver yunfair towards him, and that, consequently, the jury must be pre judiced against him. He added, however, the expression of his belief that they would find a verdict of not guilty. When informed by the under-sheriff, after the sentence was passed, that he must prepare immediately to return to his former quarters in Stafford gaol, he asked by what railway he was to be conveyed—and, being told that the London and North Western was the usual and most direct route, he begged that he might be taken by the Great Western Railway, as he stated that he was so well known oa the North Western that he would be recognised all along the line. The under-sheriff informed him that his request could not be complied with, so he acquiesced without any further observation. As it was suspected that the prisoner might attempt to commit suicide, and thus defeat the ends of justice, a new suit of clothes was prepared for him, which he was directed t 3 put on after his return to his apartment at Newgate. No person was allowed to see him or to communicate with him after the sentence was passed, except the under-sheriff and the authorities of the prison. Immediately after the verdict was delivered. a te:egraphic despatch was forwarded to the governor of Stafford gaol, requesting him to provide accom modation for the prisoner ; and on the arrival of the train at Stafford, at about eleven o'clock, a fly was in waiting, in which he was-conveyed to the gaol. Mr. John Smith and Mr. George Palmer, the prisoner's brother, are taking steps to lay before the Home Secretary a statement of facts, mainly in connection with the medical evidence, which they hope will induce the right hon. gentleman to recommend her Majesty to exercise the pre rogative of mercy, by mitigating the capital sentence. The grounds on which the appeal will be made are the conflict of medical evidence, and the absence of any direct proof that poison had been administered to the deceased. Several communications have been forwarded by various medical practitioners, detailing cases of tetanus from natural causes, accompanied by symptoms similar to those spoken to in Cook's case ; and, although some of those com munications were not forwarded in time to be used at the trial, the prisoner's friends are sanguine in the hope that they may have a favourable influence in the only quarter to which an appeal can now be made. It seems that during the trial the prisoner expressed a belief that one at least of the jurymen, whose personnel appeared to attract his attention, was not the man to return a verdict of guilty, and on more than one occasion, in his communication with his counsel and his solicitor, alluded to this gentleman. The jury were accommodated at the London Coffee-house. A large room was prepared for them, fitted up with sixteen beds, in which they slept; and they were twelve days " sequestered" from their families, friends and pursuits. Some members of their families were admitted to see them, but only in presence of one of the officers of the court, and and their dormitory was locked at night to prevent the possibility of communicating with the external world. The accoucheinent of the wife of one of the jurors took place during his detention, and an application was made to Lord Campbell to allow him to go home and see her, in the presence of an officer of the court. Lord Camp bell, on ascertaining that the lady's health was not in dan ger, said he felt bound- to refuse the application; as, if he granted it, he must in fairness concede a similar favour to the whole of the remaining jurors, should they make an ap- plicaion to visit their families. On Sunday week one of the jurors had a narrow escape of his life. While walking in Epping Forest, one of the large trees was blown down by the tempest, and fell with a great crash within a few inches of his path; but, fortunately, without doing any injury. By the new act under which Palmer was tried, an account of the expense of his removal, maintenance, &c, in New gate, is to be delivered to the county treasurer of Stafford, who is to pay the same. Any objection to the amount must be made in writing, within a calendar month of its delivery. The sum mentioned as the total of the expenses is £lO,OOO. Since his arrival at Stafford the culprit has been taciturn but his manner does not indicate any appearance of his being dejected. The day fixed for his execution is Satur day, the 14th of June. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE EPSOM R&CES. Yesterday, with its programme of the events to come off at the sporting gathering, comprising the "Oaks," second only in interest to the " Derby," found an immense influx of visitors assembled on the Downs. We subjoin the return of the sports of the day : LATEST BETTING, OAKS. 3 to I on the Field (offered) 100 to 40 agst Mincepie (taken) 4 to 1 agst Tyne (taken) 5 to 1 agst Mermaid (taken) 5 to 1 agst Victoria (offered) 10 to 1 agst Secret. THE OAKS. The Oak Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three year old fillies, Bit 711) each ; the second to receive 100 sovs out of the stakes ; the winner to pay 100 sovs towards the police and regulations of the course, and 50 soya to the judge. The last mile and a half on the New Course (137 subs.) Mincepie Melissa •••••• Victoria The following also rar :—Tyne, Mermaid, Comedy, Secret, Shot, Shadow, and Fair Geraldine. THE RAILWAY PLATE. A dead heat between Kestrel and Georgium Sidus, SUIUtEY FOAL STAXES. Tyne Six ran. THE MEMBERS PLATE. ... ... 1 Alcyone Elfrida 2 THE DERBY DAY The account which we gave of the great event of the meeting was circumstantially correct. We only now refer to it, in order to contradict certain rumours which are in circulation. Many people suppose that soon after starting Coltswold bolted; this supposition, however, has no foundation in truth. It was reported, too, that Fazzoletto broke down ; this we are also enabled to con tradict. Artillery stopped at the turn in the straight "as if he was shot," and it is the opinion of his trainer and jockey that he either ricked his back or suffered from internal injury. Mn JUSTICE KEOGH.—An appeal case, decided on Wed nesday in the Dublin Court of Error, afforded the opportu nity to Mr. Ju s ti ce K eog h, as junior Judge of delivering j t: udgment, bei ng hi s first since his elevation to the bench. Th right hon. on all hand s t o h ave b een e minently successful, all the gentleman's debut in this line was a dmitted Judges, including those who differed in opinion , paying a warm tribe e of praise to the great ability and clearness of the arguments adduced by their young and learned brother. The venerable Baron Pennefather was especially compli mentary i n his comments upon the judgment. -LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, TBE CELEBRATION OF PEACE IN THE METROPOLIS HYDE PARK. The enclosures for the exhibition in Hyde Park stood on the open space between the Serpentine and the Marble Arch ; the frames for the fixed pieces were ranged along the two sides of a triangle, with the apex towards Grosvenor-gate. As early as seven o'clock an immense number of persons had collected. The balconies of all the houses commanding the Park were decorated, and seats had been erected on the roofs of several. About half-past nine a rocket from the Green Park gave the signal for the commencement of the exhibition. The first display was a brilliant illumination of white, red, and green fires, with a continuous discharge of maroons. This was followed by a discharge of rockets. The general display was divided, as had been announced, into several divisions. Each division commenced by a signal shell from the corner of the enclosure, this was followed by a shower of rockets, either coloured or parachute. Two fixed pieces, exactly similar, were then exhibited at the opposite ends of the enclosure, and the division ended with a discharge of shell. Each division also included a battery of streamers, or one of squibs or Roman candles. The rockets were magnificent. The colour varied in every discharge ; some of them scattered stars of red, blue, and white ; others a shower of streamers or crackers ; the shells were also varied ; some scattered variegated stars ; others, after rising to a great height, seemed to form into a species of fiery " milky way," which dissolved in a shower of pew). rain. The fixed picees were also of a very varied character—rocket wheels, Scotch stars, pointed stars, Maltese crosses, Brunswick stars, and every variety of wheel, cross, and star that pyr,a• teehnie ingenuity could devise. The exhibition concluded pith the display of some half dozen fixed pieces, and two cascades of fire. The grand discharge of rockets, which was expected to have formed the concltrion, was given at a much earlier period. Nothing could be finer than the effect of this discharge ; the whole sky was one mass of blazing stars, the top of the trees were lit up, and the ladies on the houses beyond were distinctly visible. During the whole evening we did not see a policeman in the park; and to the credit of the people, we must say that there was no necessity for them GREEN PARK. . , The crowd actually commenced assembling in this park at eight o'clock in the morning. By nine at night the park was of course full, and the Piccadilly road choked up as far as the entrance to the park on the City side. The fireworks began shortly after nine. As in the other parks, they were almost exclusively aerial, so that those who had been at so much pains to secure places close to the enclosure had very little for their trouble, as the fireworks were better seen at a distance. The final bouquet was given shortly after eleven —the two wooden towers, which had been erected for the occasion, poured forth fountains of light, and there were two bursts of scintillated lights, each of them really splendid. The colours of the ordinary rockets were carried to a high pitch of beauty. Altogether, the display was a very superb specimen of the pyrotechnic art. The scene in the Green-park was much enlivened by the appearance of the mansions on the east and north. In most of these parties had been given for the occasion, and the brilliantly lighted rooms, succeeding one after another, and displaying the varied internal magnificence of an aristocra.ie saloon, presented a beautiful and peculiar appearance. In many of them the balustrades were lined with spectators, those of the lower rooms with guests i❑ full dress, and in the upper depart ments with the domestics and their friends, exhibiting a specta cle which could not easily be matched anywhere else. Bridge water-house, in particular, presented four long series of lamps arranged on pillars, with device above, making one of the most tasteful illuminations in the metropllis. It was past twelve before there was a possibility of a free movement along Piccadilly, and the crowd confirmed to hover about till far in the morning. PRIMROSE HILL. From an early hour in the evening persons of all ranks were seen wending their way towards Primrose-hill by the various roads leading to the Regent's Park, or the hill itself. The peer's carriage jostled the costermonger's cart—the crowded omnibus mingled with the van, hastily fitted for the occasion, and all were filled with persons of both sexes, and of all ages, equally goodhumoured, and equally agog for such excitement and amusement as the scene might furnish. The pedestrians had indeed, to our mind, the best of it. For, the best point of view was unquestionably from the more elevated portions of the Regent's Park. The scene here was of a most brilliant description. The Fmk was dotted over with gay groups. The houses which surrounded it were nearly all illuminated. From tha central position of this park the aerial fireworks fom all the other parks were hero distinctly visible. And in the intervals between the discharges from Piimrosa those from the Green and Hyde Parks, and even from Vic toria Park, were distiletly visible, and had the most pleasing effect possible, as they rose above the trees, and scattered into showers of stars. The fireworks on the hill commenced with exemplary punctuality, at half past nno o'clock, by a brilliant illumination with white, green, and yellow fire, and a continuous discharge of maroons. In every division there was a flight of 200 rockets, and as a finale to Ile whole there were successive 61M - I,i/erg, the last of which uthhered 2,240. It may serve to show the scale on which were conducted that in this last division matters done about 12,000 rockets were thrown up! It Is difficult to imagine, and certainly impossible to describe, the brilliant effect which they produced. The fireworks on Primrose Hill terminated soon after eleven o'clock, and the crowd which had collected to see them soon dissolved, the greater part of them, as far as we could judge, to ramble through the principal streets of the most elaborately and brilliantly illuminated quarter of the town. VICTORIA PARK, Rounded immediately on the north by Hackney, Vic toria Park stretches over some four or five hundred acres of grass land into the heart of Bethn 11-green, and is within easy reach of Spitalfields, Mile-end, and all the regions which are comps ised in the ranges of docks which reach to Blackwall. The northern side of the enclo— sure was chosen for the display of the fireworks, and out of the 200 acres, of which it consists, about twelve were boarded up and appropriated to the pyro technic machinery. It is said that when the band played on the one Sunday on which it was permitted to do so, between 80,000 and 90,000 persons assembled, and they seemed to occupy only a small corner of that part of the park. Last night every spot of ground was occupied by a crowd which, though not pressed together and having ample room for standing and moving, was yet dense, and kept together. It was calculated that not less than 200,000 persons were present. This mass of people was remarkably characteristic. It consisted wholly of one class ; nothing could be more homogeneous. It was the pure, simple working man, with his wife and children, who were assembled in this people's park, and there was in all a decent, in many cases a well-to-do look about them which was most gratifying. There was a sober and steady manuer of enjoying a holiday which was peculiar. Every body seemed at home ; there was an air of confidence in themselves and each other as they wandered leisurely about at first, and finally set tled quietly and orderly in places to witness the fire works and so continued during the whole time of the display. For a period of four hours we did not observe a single drunken person, and we saw but one policeman, who was stationed at the gates. In short nothing could be more creditable to the inhabitants of this district than their conduct on this occasion. Of course, when the amusements were over, and the crowd was dispersing, there was some confusion, but, as could be ascertained up to a late hour, nothing which was more disorderly than was inseparable from the breaking up of such a multitude. On the whole the "Peace Rejoicings in Victoria Park were a success, and deserve honourable mention in the proceedings of the day. Accounts have been received from Vienna of the death of the daughter of Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, grand danhter of the Countess of Jersey. Tag LATE FATALITY AT LONDON BRIDGE.—The body of the young woman who was assisted to throw herself off London-bridge by William Mayei, who stands remanded on the charge from Guildhall police court, was found on Wed nesday on the south western side of the Thames. FALSE BRANDY.—A manufactory of falsified brandy has just been discovered at Poitiers. The liquid operated on was spirit of wine sent front England, and on being mixed with water, saturated with camomile and other ingredients, and boiled for a certain time, it assumed the appearance of good brandy. It w as destined to be put into casks bearing the Rochelle mark, and to be sent up to Paris. The surveying vessel Pandora, Commander Drury, arrived at Plymouth yesterday. She left New Zealand Feb. 18th, rounded Cape Horn March 27th, cal'ed at Falkland Islands March 31st, left April 4tb, and crossed the line on the 30th. Col. Gore Brown, Governor of New Zealand, having completed an official tour through the southern provinces, returned to Auckland just before the Pandora's departure. The general assembly was to meet early in April. The colony is in a flourishing con dition. The Pandora has not lost one man during an absence of five years and a half. OXFORD, WORCESTBR, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY. —1 he election of the new board of directors of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, as recommended in the report of the late committee of investigation, took place to-day (Friday), and excited a good deal of interest, as on this election will no doubt depend the future policy of the company. A meeting of shareholders has just been held at Worcester—J. W. Lea, Esq., in the chair—when it was resolved to support the candidates mentioned in the list of the northern shareholders, and proxies were recommended to be placed in the hands of Messrs. Fenton and Parson, and Sir M. Peto. . NEWI:II;R . IAL ACTS BILL.—A bill prepared by Mr. Massey and Sir G. Grey, transfers all the powers now vested in the Secretary of State to the General Board of Health, for the purpose of executing the Burial Acts. Burial Boards are allowed to provide more thin one burial ground, and the provisions of the acts will apply to every graveyard so provided, save that the Bu rial Boards may, where they see fit, provide separate and distinct cemeteries for churchmen and dissenters, in lieu of dividing them into "consecrated" and unconse crated" parts. Local Boards of Health may, by an order in Council, be constituted Burial Boards. THE COURT THE QUEEN'S BERTH-DAY. DRAWING-ROOM Her Majesty, on Thursday, held a drawing-room in celebra tion of her birthday, in St. James's Palace. The court was very numerously attended. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Princess Royal, arrived from Buckingham Palace about two o'clock, escorted by a detachment of the Royal Horse Guards. Directly after the Queen's arrival the Archbishops of Cam terhury and Armagh, the Bishops of Winchester, Oxford (Lord High Almoner), Worcester, Bangor, Ripon, St. Asaph, Lincoln, Chichester, Hereford, Lichfield, Chester (Clerk of the Closet), Bath and Wells, Rochester, St. David's, Peter borough, and Cashel were ushered into the royal closet, when the Archbishop of Canterbury delivered an address of congratulation to her Majesty on the auspicious return of her natal day. The Queen and the Prince Consort afterwards entered the Throne Room, accompanied by the Princess Royal, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, the Regent of Baden, Prince Frederick William of Prussia, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and Count Alexander Mensdortf. The Queen wore a train of light blue silk embroidered all over with a palm pattern in gold, silver, and red ; trimmed with silver blonde, and bunches of orchidean flowers ; the petti- coat white satin with a bouffant of white tulle, and bunches of orchidean flowers, to correspond to the train. Her Majesty wore a diadem of diamonds and opals. The Princess Royal wore a train of rich pink glace silk, trimmed with Newport lace and ribbon ; the dress of Newport lace over a rich pink glace silk petticoat trimmed with ribbon and bunches of lily of the valley. Her Royal High ness's head-dress was formed of feathers, lappets and lilies of the valley. The Duchess of Cambridge wore a train of white silk and gold trimmed with gold lace and gold ribbon, interspersed with heartsease and white roses. The petticoat white glace silk trimmed with three flounces of point d'Alen9on. The stomacher of diamonds and sapphires; the necklace diamonds. Her Royal Highness wore a pearl tiara over her forehead, and had a gold het) veil pendant from the back of the head. The Princess Mary of Cambridge wore a rich white glace silk train trimmed with tulle, interspersed with boquets of corn flowers, field daisies, and wheat ears. The stomacher of diamonds. The petticoat the same as the train, and trimmed to correspond. The necklace pearls. The Princess wore round her head a diamond circlert, surmounted in front by a row of diamond stars. His Royal Highness Prince Albert appeared in a field mar shal's uniform. The Regent of Badcn wore a general's uniform, dark blue, with gold appointments. His Royal. Highness wore a watered orange riband edged with silver. The Duke of Cambridge wore the uniform of a lieutenant general, with the stars of the Orders of the Garter, St. Patrick, the Bath, and St. Michael and St. George, together with the Sebastopol medal with clasps, and the French military medal. Prince Frederick 'William of Prussia was habited in a Prus sian uniform—dark blue, with silver appointments. His Highness the Grand Vizier of Turkey, Aa wore the insignia of the Older of Medjidie. Count Appony, the new Austrian Minister, appeared in the Hungarian dress, with the insignia of three Orders of Knighthood. Tile Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Earl of Clarendon, both wore the " Garter," together with the magnificent gold and enameled collar of that order. The Duke of Montrose, the Duke of Athol!, the Duke of Roxburghe, and the Duke of Argyll, wore the collar and stir of the Thistle. The Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Marquis of Heatlfort, wore the collar of St. Patrick. Viscount Palmerston, Sir George Pollock, Sir George Grey, Sir Harry Smith, Earl of Westmoreland, Lord Broughton, and Sir Hugh Ross wore the collar and star of the Bath. The Marquis of Donegal and the Etrl of Denbigh both wore the gold collar of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order. Field Marshal Vicount Counbermere (Gold Stick in Wait ing) wore the collars of three orders of knighthood—those of the Bath, the Guelphic, and the Tower and Sword of Por tugal. Lori Panmuro wore tht collars of the Thistle and the Bah, The Chief Judges of the Court of Common Law, the Lord Chief Justice of England, the Lord Chief Justice Jervis, and the Lord Chief Baron, wore their gold collars of S. S.. with the portcullis. The Lord Chancellor was attended by the Deputy Seijeant at-Arms and his Pursebearers His loreship and the other equity judges present, viz. : —Lord Justice Turner, the Maser of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stnar, the Vice- Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood, and the Vice Chancellor Kindersley, appeared in their gold robes. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons was present, and wore his state robe. The right lion, gentleman was attended by .ord Charles Russell, Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Rev. Thomas Garnier, Chaplain to the House of Commons. Meer Jafeer Alee, Khan Bahadoer of Stuart, and Syed Mdoollah appeared in rich Oriental costumes. laThe Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary were attended by Lady G. Somerset and Major Home Purves. The Duke of Cambridge was attended by Colonel Tyrwhitt and Major Clifton. The Foreign diplomatic circle was attended by the French Ambassador and Countess de Persigny; the Turkish Amhassa- dor and Madame Musurus : the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer ; the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto, Count 'de Kielrinansegp, Hanoverian minister; Marquis d'Azeglio, Sardinian minister ; the Greek Minister and Madame Tricoupi ; Baron Bentinck, the Netherlands minister ; the Portuguese Minister and Countess de Lavralio ; the Prince de Carini, Sicilian Minister; the Danish Minister and Madame d'Oxholme ; the Prussian Minsster and Countess Bet•n,torff ; Don Antonio Gonzales, Spanish minister; the Swedish and Norwegian minister and Baroness de Hochschild ; Count Appony, the Austrian minister; Count Vitzthum, the Saxon minister ; M. de Reviro, Peruvian minister ; the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Major-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, the Queen's Master of the Ceremonies. The general circle was very numerously attended, the COT pany comprising all the great officers of state, the jndges, the law officers of the crown, and a brilliant mass of the nobility, gentry, and the naval and military services. After the Drawing Room, the Queen and Prince Albert, acccompanied by the Princess Royal, and attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, returned to Buckingham Palace. Etrl Spencer, K.G., Lord Steward of her Majesty's house hold, gave a state dinner at Spencer House, to celebrate her Majesty's birth day. The company consisted of the Earl of Mulgrave, Treasurer of her Maj.!sty's Household ; Viscount Drumlanri,, Comptroller of her Majesty's Household ; Col. the Hon. Alexander N. Hood, Major-General Berkeley Drummond, General Sir Edward Bowater, Colonel H. F. Cavendish, Grooms in Waiting to her Majesty; Captain the Marquis Townshend, R.N., Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, G.C.8., Admiral Sir Thomas J. Cochrane, K.C.8., Vice-Admiral Sir George F. Seymour, K.O 8., Vice-Admiral Sir Watkin Owen Pell, .Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Byam Martin, K.C.8., Captain Lord• F. Gordon Hallyhurton, R.N., G.C.H., Captain Lord Clarence Paget, R N., Captain Quin, R.N. , Captain Hon. Joseph Denman, R.N., Captain F. Beauchamp Seymour, R.N., Director-General Sir John Liddell, R.N., Lord Ge ,, rge Quin, Lord Lyttleton, Captain Cavendish Boyle ; Vice-Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, Bart., Rear-Admiral Courtenay Edward W. Boyle, Commander Robert T. Bedford, Gentlemen Ushers ; Hon. Spencer Lyttleton, Marshal of the Ceremonies ; Mr. Hampshire, Pay master of the Household; and Mr. Edward Browell, Secretary to the Board of Green Cloth. The overland mail brings advices from Calcutta to April 23rd ; Hong Kong, 15th ; Shaoghae, 6th. The Bombay news is to April 28th, and has already been transmitted. At Calcutta there was but little activity in the produce market. The indigo season had closed; there was no improvement in the money market ; the banks charge 16 per cent. At Canton trade was thriving; piracy was on the increase in the increase in the neighbourhood of Kulan. The total ex ports of tea from China have not fallen off. THE CARBERRY PEERAGE.—We uhderstand that the title of the present possessor of the Carberry peerage is about to be disputed. The late Lord Carberry (John Evans) having died without issue, the title passed from the direct line to the collateral, and the lion George Evans Freke took it up, no other claimant having appeared at the time in the field. However, the attention or Mr. George Evans Crowe, of Rose-park, county Galway, having been directed to the fact that he derived descent from an elder branch, through his grandfather, Dean Crowe, of Clonfert, he has taken the preliminary steps towards making his claim, and proving it in due form —Limerick Obsfrrer. OPENP:O OF THE FORTH AND CLYDE JUNCTION RAIL WAY.—This line of railway was opened for passenger traffic on Monday, by a number of gentlemen, share holders and others, interested in the success of the line. The train, which consisted of seven carriages, gaily decorated with flags, left Stirling station at 9 a.tn., and proceeded along the line to Balloch. The party returned to Stirling at 1.45 p.m. Although the day was rather inclement, the party were highly gratified with the fine scenery on the line of route, and there can be no doubt that the attractions which Balloch and the magnificent scenery of Ben Lomond present, will cause vast num bers to avail themselves, during the summer, of this line of railway. POLICE COURT. - Y ESTERDAY (BEFORE MR. HEYWOOD How MR. MAJOR WAS TREATED ON THE DAY OF RE. JOICINGS.—A respectable-looking young man, named William Major, charged a well-dressed female, named Maria Moore, who was not previously known to the police. with having stolen a purse containing £2l in gold from him. The complainant said he belonged- to Donaghadee, and that, being in Liverpool on the day of rejoicing, oecourse he went to enjoy himself like every one else. He had only partaken of one glass of ale during the day, and he roved about the town looking at the " nice things," until between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, when he met the prisoner in Temple street. After discoursing for some time on the great event of the day, the girl departed rather precipita ely, and he at once missed his purse and money. He fol lowed her, but on her way she passed a man and held out her hands to him, and then proceeded forward rapidly. The complainant still kept up the pursuit, and did not loose sight of her until he caught her. On being secured, she dropped a sovereign, saying, "there is all I have of it" Mr. Bluck for the prisoner, cross examined the complainant at some length, and then con tended that there was not sufficient evidence to convict the prisoner. His Worship sent the woman to prison for three months. PICKING POCKETS.—Several fellows were committed for various periods, for picking pockets on Thursdiy in the crowded thoroughfares. ROBBERY BY A Snormar4.—A respectably dressed young man, named Peter Wordsworth was ch irged 'with robbing his employer, under the following eircum• stances. He had been shopman in the empoy of Air. William Griffin, grocer, of Byrom-street, for about two months, and several small sofps of money havi missed from the till from time to time, suspicion fell 011 him. Mr. Griffin consulted inspector Duggan on the matter, and, acting on the officer's advice, marked several half-crowns, and sent a little boy with them to the shop for sugar. He himself returned to the shop immediately -.fterwards, and, on examining the till, missed one of the half-crowns. Tile prisoner was at once searched, and the marked half-crown was found in his possession. Mr. Chil'on, who appeared for him, said that his client was in the habit of giving change out of his own pocket, and then reimbursing himself from the till. The prisoner was remanded for seven days. (BEFORE MR RATHBONE AND MR. STITT.) DEFRAUDING THE GAS COMPANY —A gr en-grocer, named Dobson, residing in Fox-street, was convicted of defrauding the Gas Company by surreptitiously inrro ducing a " jet" into one of the pipes. He was fined £5 for the offence, and £2O for the use of the gas. A car proprietor, named ➢iason, residing in Roscoe street, was convicted for a like offence, and fined £5. CONDUCT OF THE PEOPLE DURING THE HOLIDAY.— There were only 99 cases for hearing, of which 37 were felonies. on the charge sheet of the police office yester day. There was no court on Thursday, so that this number comprised the total arrests for every cause within Wednesday and Thursday. This affords another proof that drunkenness and disorder are not the inevit able results of the amusements of the people. THE DUFFING SYSTEM AGAIN Mr. Charles Clements, appeared at the police court yesterday, on the part of a young man named John O'Rourke, who, on his examination, seemed to be so intelligent, that it was the wonder of all in a crowded court, how he was so completely " done " The charge preferred by the young man, was against three persons, named Stephen Fitzpatrick, Henry Pousey, and Henry Devlin, for having cheated him out of £l6 10s. Mr. Blair, barrister, appeared for the two first, and Mr. Campbell for the last named prisoner. Mr. Clements stated the case, and it appeared that early in April, young O'Rourke, who dealt in cattle and other things, came to Liverpool on business. He met the prisoners Fitzpatrick and Pousey in Regent-street, when they addressed him, saying, they had just come from China, and that they had some very delicious tobacco, which they would dispose of at a great sacrifice; they induced him to go into a public-house, but instead of tobacco, they produced what they called " splendid camel's hair shawls," and said there was a rich Chinese merchant, a passenger on board the ship, and that the old gentleman (Langfoo Chin Langtoo !) had died on the passage, and left them any quantity of the finest things in the world, including the shawls, satins, and silk; gold watches and chains to no end, rings, broaches, and other things which they produced, saying this was their share, as the captain had taken his share and gone away. They managed their cards so well, that they contrived to dis pose of (according to their estimation,) about X 1.50 worth of value to O'Rourke, for the return of Xl6 10s, which he paid in bank of Ireland notes, and then went back to the place from whence he came, viz., Ballinaimore, in the c.iunty of Leitrim, thinking his fortune was made ; but his father, who was a wealthy person, soon dis covered that the value of the chains, rings, gold (?) watches, camel's hair, shawls, silks, satins, and so forth, might, by a stretch of benevolence, be worth 30s! The prisoners (on going away) wished Mr. O'Rourke, " a happy good bye," and said they would send one of the crew, who had not disposed of his " share," and next day he was met by the prisoner Devlin, who in like manner "did" him out of some more cash. Tne evidence fully bore out these facts. Mr. Blair cross examined the prosecutor at some length, but Uri chief facts were not shaken. The learned gentleman then addressed the court, contending that the law did not reach his clients. The magistrates agreeing in this view, discharged all the prisoners, regretting, at the same time, that the law did not secure the punishm'cnt of such public spoliators. SUMMER CIRCUITS OF THE JUDGES On Thursday morning the judges of the several courts of common law met in the Exchequer Chamber for the purpose of choosing the circuits upon which they will respectively proceed to hold the ensuing summer assiz and general jail delivery in and for the several counties throughout England and Wales. The following arrange ments were made. Mr. Justice Crowder will remain in town as the vacation judge. NORFOLK CIRCUIT. —The Right Hon the Lord Chief Justice of England, Lord Campbell, and the Hon. Mr. Justice Coleridge. HOME CIRCUIT.—The Lord Chief Baron of the Ex chequer, Sir Frederick Pollock, and the Hon. Mr. Justice Earle. MIDLAND Ctitcurr.—The Right Hon. the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Sir J. Jervis, and the Hon. Mr. Justice Cresswell. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—The Hon. Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Justice Wightman. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—The Hon. Mr. Baron Platt and Hon. Mr. Baron Martin. NORTHERNCIRCUIT.—The Hon. Mr. Justice Wiles and Hon. Mr. Baron Bramwell. SOUTH WALES AND CHESTER. —The Hon. Mr. Justice Williams. _ _ .• NORTH WALES AND CHESTER.—The Hon. Mr. Justic e Crompton—The Judges for North and South Wales will meet at the termination of their respective circuits to hold the assizes for the city and county of Cheshire it at Chester. The Rev. Michael Crotty, whose separation from the Roman Catholic Church several years since created a good deal of excitemeut, has publicly sought re-admission to its union. The mayors of all the chief towns of departments in France have been invited to the general baptism. The day fixed is the anniversary of the battles of Marengo anti Fiedland. Count Morny's suite will consist of fifty persons. A sum of £40,000 is to be devoted to hi* TERRIFIC EFFECTS OF A THUNDER STORIC—One of the most fearful occurrences which ever took plate, happened near Killeter, Strabane. on Sunday evening last, two men being instantaneously deprived of life by a flash of lightning. It appears that a number of persons were gathered at the house of one of the deceased, about seven, o'clock in the evening, their object being to hear the caq tents of a letter from a friend in Australia. The payt . y. went to the door, the better to see the writing,, as the evening was dark and cloudy. While there the thunder storm, which had been gathering sometime previo us l y . greatly increased in violence, and flashes ot li g ht n i ng succeeded each other with terrible rapidity. Fearful to relate, the electric fluid struck the poor man who was reading the letter, as well as an unfortunate companion at. his side, killing both on the spot. Every body in the house at the time was more or less injured, and one woman remained insensible for some hours. A dog lying at the kitchen fire was torn to pieces by the same stroke of lightning, and the building itself bears evident marks of the visitation. The bodies of the two men did not present any external indications of having been struck by the lightning. As might have been expected, this terrible; visitation has created a profound sensation in the district The deceased were respectively named 31‘itoy and M‘Guinness. _ _ OMB OF WILLIAM COBBETT.—Over the slab which has hitherto covered the grave of William Cobbett, in the churchyard of Farnham, Surrey, a tomb has just been erected by Mr. Thomas Milner, the sculptor, who executed the statue of Nels.on recently put up at Norwich. The tomb is made of a durable stone, from the quarry at Roch Abbey, in Yorkshire. It stands near the porch of the church, is of solid workmanship, oblong in form, and in style following the plainest old English architecture. Oa ore panel, the inscription, copied from the slab, it William Cobbett, son of George and Anne Cobbett; born in the parish of Farnham. 9th of March, 1762. En listed into the 54th Regiment of Foot in 17'4, of which Regiment he became Serjeant-major in 1785, and obtained his discharge in 1791. In 1794 he became a po!itical writer. In 1832 was returned to parliament for the borough of Oldham, and represented it till his death, which took place at Normandy Farm, in the adjoining parish of Ash, on the 18th of June, 1835." Farnham Church is within a mile of Waverley Abbey, and of Moor Park '(once the residence of Sir William Temple), and about two miles from Aldershott.