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afford to expend a thousand or fifteen
liuedrod pounds in the experiment, it does not
really afford any adequate guarantee against
a divorce being obtained by a person not really
entitled to it. Nothing like what would be ob-
tained by a stringent investigation before a single
Judge, who would be assisted by a skilful counsel
appearing for the &own, and who would have all
the parties before him, the wife, the alleged para-
mour, and the husband. A new tribunal should,
therefore, be constituted, and there.should be not
merely a Judge, but a specially appointed advo-
cate, whose duty it should be to resist the divorce a
vinculo matrimonii, save on unexceptional grounds.
That tribunal should be enabled to afford complete
relief, so as to prevent the necessity of any further
litigation of any description. It should, indeed,
have full jurisdiction over husband and wife, in
every matrimonial dispute, decreeing a full
divorce—or a mere separation—or, and the
suggestion is worthy of notice, a mere suspen-
sion of conjugal rights for a limited time. It
should also be authorised to decide on all ques-
tions relating to alimony, the custody of children,
the separate property of the wife, or the settled
property that constituted part of the considera-
tion for the marriage, and the future earnings of
either of the parties.
The Court of Chancery _would possess many
advantages. It has, in fact, all the machinery
that could be required in actual operation ; and
the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor and staff
would not be more expensive than of a Judge in any
other tribunal. He might also take the testamen-
tary cases, and thus accomplish the twofold object.
From his adjudication, if the standing counsel in
such cases deemed it expedient, or if the wife or
alleged paramour considered themselves aggrieved,
there might be an appeal to the Lords Justices or
the House of Lords. On this part of the case
we do not enter into the consideration of details.
Something in the shape of security for costs might
be desirable to prevent the applicant from being,
unduly harassed. We, however, allow that to
stand over for future consideration. We venture,
however, to assert that our plan would afford
every security that now exists, while it would take
away the reproach from the Legislature, that it
enacted ex post facto laws ; or that, where there
was a real grievance, justice could not be obtained
even by the humblest man in the community.

STATE BALL.—The Queen's State Ball to-morrow
evening, at Buckinghana Palace, the seventeenth anni-
versary of her Majesty's accession to the throne of these
realms, will be given on the usual scale of magnificence.
The invitations issued by the Lord Chamberlain, by
command of the Queen. amount to 1,200, including the
officers of the small squadron of the Portuguese navy who
escorted the youthful Don Pedro to th►s country.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—At the Royal Chapel,
Whitehall, on Saturday, at 11 a.m., George Henry,
Earl of Mountcharles, Lieutenant in the Ist Life Guards,
eldest son of the Marquis of Conyngham, led to the altar
the Lady Jane St. Maur Stanhope, only daughter of the
late Earl of Harrington, and niece to the Duchess of
Bedford. The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Highmore, rector of Elvaston, Derbyshire, shortly after
which the noble and gallant bridegroom and his accom-
plished bride left Richmond-terrace, the residence of the
Countess Dowager, to pass the honeymoon at Woburn
Abbey. _ .

The marriage of the Hon. Robert Herbert, brother of
the present E irl of Powis, and Miss Cludde, a wealthy
Shrop4hire heiress, will be celebrated on Thursday next,
the 22d instant.
The Queen has appointed the Hon. and Rev. Gerald
Wellesley, Domestic Chaplain to her Majesty, to the
deanery of Windsor, in the room of the Hon. and Rev.
George Neville Granville, deceased.
CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cabinet Council was held at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street, on Saturday after-
noon. The Ministers present were—the Earl of Aber-
deen, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Pal-
merston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham,
Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Sir
William Moleswortb, and Earl Granville. The Council
sat three hours and a half.
SIR GEORGE GREY'S PRIVATE SEORETARIES.—Sir
George Grey has appointed Lord Hobart and Mr.
Samuel Whitbread, M P., to be his private secretaries
at the Colonial-office. Mr. Whitbread receives no salary
in consequence of having a seat in Parliament.
APPOINTMENTS.—CoIoneI Cecil William Forester, late
of the 52d Regiment, is appointed Assistant• Sergeant at
the House of Commons, in succession to Capt. Gossett,
promoted to be Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms, in the room
of Mr. Clementson, retired after many years' service.
COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS. —Sir H. E. Fox Young,
now Lieutenant Governor of South Australia, is to he
Governor of New Zealand. Sir William Denison, the
Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land, is to be
appointed to New South Wales, vice Charles Fitzroy.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN R. MORESBY.—A letter from
Southampton, dated yesterday, says :—" I much regret
to inform you of the death, at his residence in Carlton-
crescent, Southampton, this day, of Captain Robert
Moresby (Indian navy), commander of the Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship
Ripon, tnuch regretted by a large circle of friends."
CRYSTAL PALACE.—The following is the return for
Saturday last, which was a five-shilling day :—No. of
season-tickets sold to this date, 20,208 ; admission at
doors, 4,333 ; admission by season-tickets, 7,428 ; total,
11,761.
GREAT CHESS GATHERING IN LIVERPOOL. The
annual meeting of the Northern and Midland Counties
Chess Associations is announced to be held in Liverpool
on Friday, the 230, and Saturday, the 24th inst.
THE ARMY.—The report of the Royal Commission
upon Promotions in the Army will be laid on the table
of both Houses of Parliament in the course of next
week. We have reason to believe that the recommenda-
tions contained in this report will be received with great
satisfaction by the public and the army. The Brevet
will he out, also, next week. All Colonels of 1846 are
to be included.— Obso'ver.

THE BREVET.—Owing to the great pressure of
business at the War Office, the Brevet will not appear
until Friday evening. It will be on a very extensive
scale. The lieutenant-generals down to Sir Wm. Gomm
become generals ; all the major-generals from Major-
General Beatty upwards become lieutenant-generals.
The colonels, down to Colonel Hall of the Ist Life
Guards, will be made major-generals ; the lieutenant-
colonels, from Lieut.-Colonel Wyndham upwards, be-
come colonels ; the majors, down to Major Johnson,
lieutenant-colonels ; and the captains, whose commis-
sions as such date before January 1, 1844, acquire the
brevet rank of major. •
MB. lIILDEBRAND ROMBERG'S CONGERT.—Mr. Hil-
debrand Romberg, a young artiste of rising reputation,
and member of a family remarkable for musical genius,
gave a morning concert on Saturday, at 'Willis's rooms.
Hildebrand Romberg is a fine performer on the violon-
cello, and displays all the qualities necessary to make
the-great musician. He was ably supported by Pauer
on the piano, and Mine. Doria, whom we never heard
to greater advantage.

EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS.—The Emigration Com-
missioners have advertised for four vessels to carry
emigrants to Van Diemen's Land, New South Wales,
and Victoria. One, for Hobart Town, is to he ready on
the 25th of July ; one, for Sydney, on the 28th of July ;
and one for Melbourne, and one for Sydney, on the Ist of
August. Tenders have also been invited for two vessels
to convey Indian emigrants from Calcutta to Demerara,
in British Guiana.
TRADE AND NAVIGATION.—The Lords of the COM-
mittee of Privy Council for Trade have suggested certain
alterations in the annual returns of trade and navigation,
with a view of securing a more comprehensive official
record of the imports and exports and shipping of the
country ; and the Commissioners of Customs have given
directions to their officers at the several ports throughout
the kingdom to effect that object.

SOUTHAMPTON, June 18.—A fine paddle-wheel steam-
frigate, named the Francisco d'Asis, belonging to the
Spanish navy, arrived in the Southampton waters this
morning. The object of her visit was to gain the con-
venience of one of the large graving docks in connection
with the port, for the purpose of effecting certain repara-
tions which the ship requires. The looked-for boon,
however, from the busy state of the port, has been un-
avoidably withheld from the vessel, but arrangements
have been made for the supply of her immediate wants
at London, for which port she left this afternoon.

THE INDIA MAIL.—SOUTHAMPTON, June 18.—The
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Colombo,
Captain T. S. Russell, arrived tlis day at eight o'clock,
and landed mails from the following places in charge of
the commander. During the homeward voyage of the
Colombo, she experienced variable weather throughout.
Her dates of sailing were :—Alexandria, June 4 ; Malta,
June 8 ; and Gibraltar, June 13. The freight of the
Colombo consists of about 1,800 bales of silk from India.
On the 25th of May, at 5.40 p.m., about 100 miles east
of Gibraltar, observed the screw-steamer Sydney with
boat lowered, having lost a man overboard ; they were
unable to pick him up. Several transports observed on
the voyage, also a great many sailing vessels. The Ori-
noco entered Malta harbour apparently from Constanti-
nople as the Colombo left, homeward bound.
Tn NORTH DENTIN MURDER.—The inquiry into the
cause of the death of the unfortunate girl, Mary Richards,
has, after repeated adjournments, ended in a verdict of
" Wilful Murder against Lewellyn Garrett Talmidge
Harvey" by the coroner's jury. The prisoner is still
confined in the county gaol at Exeter under the magis-
trates' warrant, where he is very attentive to his religious
duties, and has, at his own request, been visited by
Messrs. Christopher, M‘Senny, and Smith, of Exeter.,
who are connected with the Wesleyan ministry. Oa
Tuesday last a warrant of detainer, signed by the coroner
(Mr. Bremtidge) arrived at the Devon county prison,
and the result of the inquest was at once communicsAwl
to Harvey. He evinced no surprise at the intelligenvt,
and merely remarked that it was only what might haw
been expected, as the young woman was dead. Irv.
manner is somewhat reserved, but not sullen, and as yet
he has not made the least admission of participation la
. the horrible crime imputed to him.

MONMA it K E

ANO
OthiCILORCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK

The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday
were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000
American taken for export. The market closed
heavily. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 350
Egyptian. at 61d. to 9d., 400 Surat at 21d. to qd,
and 20 Sea Island at 9d. to ls. per lb. Railway
Shares were firm at higher prices.
The rates of freight by sailing vessels from Lon-
don, for fine measurement goods, is given in the
Weekly Shipping List, at per ton of 40 feet, as
follows :---
Australia— s.
Adelaide;. 7O
Hobart Town ...75s to 80
Launceston 7O
Melbourne or Geelong
Wharves 100
Melbourne or Gee-
long 6os to 70
New Zealand...loos to 120
Portland Bay 9O
Sydney 55s to 70
Africa ((old Coast) 6O
Alexandria 4O

Algoa Bay
Alicante

Ancona
Antigua
Athens
Barbadoes

Barcelona
Batavia
Berbice _ .

Bilboa Regular ship-
pers by Aubert's Line
of Packets
Bil boa other shippers 50
Bombay
Boston 35

Buenos Ayres
Cadiz 2ss to 35
Calcutta 4os to 50

Canton ..

Cephalonia
Ceylon

Cochin

Constantinople

Corfu
60
Demerara
Dominica
Genoa 6O
Gibraltar 20s to 25

0.
Ilarburg los to 12A
Hong Ron
Honolulu
Jamaica 3OB to 40
Kurrachee
Lima
Madeira
Madras
Malaga 35s to 45
Malta
, Marseilles
Mauritius 50s to 55
Messina
Monte Video 5OB to 60
Montreal 3O
Naples ,
, Nassau 40s to 50
New York 3O
Oporto 3O
Palermo ... 6O
Panama lOO
Patras 6O
Rio Jar eiro
San Francisco
San Sebastian 25s to 45
Santander (steamer) BO
Seville 4O
Shanghai
Sierra Leone sos to 60
Singapore 70s to 75
ISt. Vincent 30s to 35
ISt. Kitts 6O
St. Lucia 3O
St. Thomas
Tobago
Trieste 6O
Trinidad 3O
Valparaiso 6O
Valencia 6O
Venice 6O
Whampoa
IZaute

Gijon
Grenada 3O
Hamburg ............10A to 12i ,
The bill has been printed, which is prepared and
brought in by Mr. Digby Seymour, Mr. Atherton,
and Mr.
Bowyer,
punishment of f
fraudulent
o r the b
dealings
spreventionof and
ex-
change and promissory notes. The provisions, as
far as can be judged, are most salutary and need-
ful. The words " bill" and " note" are defined to
represent any paper drawn, signed, and accepted
as usual ; and after the passing of this act, every
person procuring a signature or acceptance of such
paper by false
pretences, menaces, force, or other
fraudulent means, with the view of appropriating
the same to his own use, shall be deemed guilty of
felony, and. liable to penal servitude of from one
to six years, with hard labour in certain cases.
Any person becoming knowingly the holder of such
a bill will be amenable to a similar punishment.
Every one likewise who receives a bill, or note, or
signature, in order to get it discounted, or for any
other special purpose, and fraudulently misappro-
priates it, will be liable to imprisonment and hard
labour ; and 'every one knowingly becoming the
possessor of such bill will be subject to the same
punishment. In any action brought or pending
now, the Judge can, upon affidavit, order a
alleged to have been faudulently obtained, to be
impounded, and direct further proceedings to be
stayed until the plaintiff gives full satisfaction for
costs. We presume that if these provisions be-
come law we shall hear very little more of " bill-
stealing."

The railway meetings announced are the fol-
lowing :
Company.
Aberdeen

Date. Place, &c.
June 23, Aberdeen.

Central Peninsula of Portugal
Chester and Holyhead
Dutch Rhenish
Great Northern
Great 'Western ...

Aug. 1, Lisbon.
June 26, Euston-square.
June 26, Amsterdam.
June 22, King's-cross.
June 22, Paddington.

Leeds Northern
Llanolly
Llynvi Valley
London and Blackwall
London and North Western
London and South-Western
London, Brighton, & S. Coast
Lucca and Pistoja
Melbourne Dock and Railway
Norfolk

June 24; Leeds.
June 29, London Tavern.
June 23, Paddington.
Jnne 27, London Tavern.
June 21, Euston Station.
June 20, York-road.
June 21, Bridge-house Hot.
July 15, Lucca.
June 30, London Tavern.
June 28, Guildhall-buildgs.

North British July 16, Edinburgh.
North Staffordshire
Shropshire Union
West London...: June 24, London Tavern.
York and North; Midland.. June 24, York.
York, Newcastle, and Berw. June 24, York.
The steamer Australian has arrived, and brings
78,000 ounces of gold.
The letters by the steamer from the United
States are not expected to be delivered until to-
morrow morning.

From the Continent the intelligence is chiefly of
political interest, but the state of the weather is
much commented on, and had occasioned an im-
portant rise in most of the corn markets.
One of the Joint Stock Banks is stated to have
issued a notice, that they can only allow until
further notice 4 per cent. for money deposited
upon "call." They have for some time past been
giving 45 per cent. There can be no doubt that
the demand for money is subsiding, and that bills
are circulating to a more limited extent • conse-
quently, the bankers will find increased difficulty
in employing their balances. The large amount of
bullion received last week also has its effect, as
except for silver there is much less inquiry for re-
shipment. Dollars for China are now as high as
ss. 2d.
Great elasticity prevails this morning in the
Stock market, and the improving tone exhibited
after the official hours of business on Saturday has
been confirmed in an important degree, purchases
having been made almost indiscriminately. The
speculators for a fall are too timid to resist the up-
ward current, and hence the rise is carried
far beyond what it otherwise would be.
There is more than one cause for the
movement. The appearance of greater ease
in the money market, and the idea that the Rus-
sians must evacuate the Principalities, embolden
the public to come in and invest, and the operators
for " time" take advantage of the circumstance to
push up the market. Consols which were at 911
to 92 on Saturday after the usual business hours,
opened this morning at 92k, and have since been
done at 931 The New 31 per Cents, have been
at 931 1, and are now about 93i a upon some rea-
lisations of profits. Exchequer Bills have been at
par to 3s. premium.
In foreign securities the transactions have not
been numerous, but prices are generally higher.
Mexican have been done at 245 /, and Equador at
31-. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been quoted 401 ;
Dutch 4 per Cents, have been at 901 to 91. Rus-
sian 41 per Cents. are flat at 87.
The Railway market is extremely animated, and
there is a rise in some instances of 2 to 3 per cent.
Caledonian are better to that extent, and also
North-Western and Midland. Eastern Counties
are / higher, and South-Eastern have risen to 1.
Northern of France have improved g, Strasburgh
Western of France 1/. to 1/. 55., Lyons 1/., Central
of France 103. The Canadian shares aro in re-
quest.
For the Gold Mines there is but a dull market.
The Joint Stock Bank Shares have been at fuller
rates, and also the Land Companies' and the Crystal
Palace.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have
invited tenders to be submitted on the 20th inst.
for two or three ships of 150 to 300 tons, to be
ready immediately to convey 420 tons of oats to
Varna. They also require, on the same day, ships
for the transport of stores, Sze.) to Malta.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
( From the Oticial Mg.)
llnslnefor
; per Cent. Reduced Annuities .......:.....• 921 31 2i 3i
3 per Cent Consols Annuities
31 per Cent. Annuities ............. shut
92i 3i 3
Lung Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16
India Bonds, £IOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO.. .. . . .................. 3 p
Consols for Opening 19th duly ............... 921 3i 2i 31
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£1000
2500 .......................................... 1 p par 3 p
................................ I p par 5 p
Exchequer Bonds Scrip .......... ............ p
PRICE OF FOR +JAGS FUNDS THIS DAY.
rzazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto New, 1852, 4A per Cent
Buenos Ayres Bonds 64por Cent
Equador Bends "
Yexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian 3 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St
Ditto 43 per Cent B7
Spanish fiends, 3 per Cent 4O
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 2O
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 4t
nivlnendis on the above payable In London.
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ..
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Opening 19th July ..... 93/

ARRIVALS OF Spxcix.—The specie arrivals of last week
have been very large, amounting to a total of nearly
500,000/. Of this, 106,0001. was from New York,
150,000/. (chiefly silver), from the West Indies, about
500,000/. from Australia, and the remaining 34,0001.
from Brazil and other places. The exports have been
limited, and hare probably not reached 150,0001., in-
chiding some silver to the continent, several small parcels
of gnld,6 Parie,„ and 30,000/. by the Great Britain to
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