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THE' STTN, LONDON MON fl A Y EVENING JULY 9, 1849,

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OIiCOMMONS.
The SPEAKER ire k he Cha:r at Twelve oVock.
LORDS' AMENDMENTS.

The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were
tif,Trt,ed to

Stockton and Darlington Railway (Cons didation f

Acts, &c., Alteration—of Line, Sze.)
Wishi•ch, Chatti ris, Tid Gote, and Down
TurnOke (Continuation of Act, Alteration of Provi-
sions relating to Repair of Watdersey and South Side
Banks, Ablndoum-nt as to Turnpike of Road over
same, Conatruction of new Turnpike Road.)
THIRD READINGS.

The fAlowing Bills were read a third time and
pas. sod
Police and Municipal.
Dean and Chapter of Canterbury's (Walworth) Estate.
New Road (Continuation Act)
On the motion of \lr. GROLIAN. it was ordered that
th petition o! Sir George Morris, Knight, lodged in the
Private Bill Office, on Wvdnusrlay, 4th July, be referred
to the Select Committee on the Dublin Itnprovernentß ill,
although such petition shall not have boon lolged within
seven days after the second reading of the Bill.
Mr. THORN ELY presentud a petition from mine•
owners in Lancashire against the Mines and Col-
Bdl.

Mr. FORBES presented a petition in favour of a law
to punish perscms traiing in seduction.
Mr. GLADSTOZ•IE presented a petition against the
Marriage Bill.

Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Edinburgh,
pra‘ing for certtvn alterations ie the Australian Colonies
Lltil with respect to the endowment of clergyment of the
Church of Fngland.

Mr. BAILLIE presented a petition against the Scotch
Marriage RH!.
MARRIAGE (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The LORD ADVOCATE moved that this Bill be
read a third time on Monday next.
Mr. MACKhNZIE rose to oppose the further pro-
gress of the Bill. He said the feeling of the Scotch
Members, as evidenced in the recent division, was alto-
gether against it. Oat of the twenty four Scotch
Members who voted, eighteen voted against it, and
three who voted against it were subordinate
members of the Government. (Hear, hear.)
The Government were much to blame fir the course
they had pursued with respect to this Bill. He com-
plained that the Lard Advocate, in the Committee up
stairs. had prevented that examination of legal gentle-
men who would have shown that the Bill was most ote
noxieus. Again, the Bill bad never been taken at any
stated time, but had been kept floating before them,
compelling them to watch it night atter night, with-
out finding it brought on. Indeed, the
position of Scotch Membeis anxious to die-
charge their duty was most harassing, and
he trusted they should not have again to complain
that the Scotch business was cunductsd in an improper
manner. The Bill was introduced to prevent runaway
marriages—persons running across the border and get-
ting married—by imposing a fine of 2001. upon the
registrar who improperly registered such mar-
riages. Why, if an adventurer ran away with a
wealthy heiress, did they think the adventurer would
mit pay the fine imposed on the registrar,
and therefure render the 13111 almost nugatory ?
the Scotch people, he would not mince the matter,
did not want the Bill. There were no measures wow in
existence with reef ect to marriage, or any law relative
to it, that would and could nut be evaded, aid as
a proof of that he weuld refer to the evidence of Lord
Brougham and Dr. Lushiegton. lie should give the
Bill his determined oppusitiol , and move that it be read
a third time that day three months.
Mr. ELMO 1" defended the course that had been
pursued with respect to this Bill, and explained
the course that hail been pursued before the
Committee with respect to it. He believed
that the marriage law as it at present existed in Shit-
land would be a disgrace to any semi barbarous ;dieu;
under the present law it was perfectly impossible that
there could be any certainty as to the legitimacy of
ceildren. He believed that there were hundreds in
Scotland who did nut know whether they were married
or not. He thought a state of the law so ruinous and
disgraceful ought to b- eltered at once.
Sir GEORGE CLERK could not give his assent to
the further progress of the measure. He believed
that there was no lawyer in Scotland but would tell
them in a moment what was a I, gal merriaee in Scot-
land. He thought Honourable Members, it they found
the feelings of the people of Scotland were against the
Bill, would not join with her Majesty's Government in
torcing down their throats a measure which they depre-
cated. They had been told that the law of marriage in
Scotland was a disgrace to any civilized nation, and
that it was only fit for a semi- barbarous nation. He
believed that it was the law of marriage in almost
every civilized nation in the world. And such was the
state of the law of England prior to the pasting of Lord
Hardwicke's Act, in the reign of George 11. What
was the law of marriage In Scotland? Why, the solemn
declaration of parties, which was considered binding if
made in the presence of a witness, inst- ad of the cere-
mony of marriage being made by a clergyman. Such
cases as existed in this country did not take place in
Scotland. In this country the heartless seducer prevailed
over a confiding female by a promise of marriage, but
such disgraceful acts did not, and could not, take place
in Scotland. Dr. Lushington stated before the Committee
that Lord Hardwicke's Bill was passed for the protr ction
of young men, but before they could apply such a
measure to Scotland it must be proved that cases of
young men being entrapped into ill assorted marriages
were of frequent occurrence there. He defied any one,
however, to make out a single case of that sort. True,
there was the case of Dalrymple, where a gentleman
who had married a young lady in Scotland, looked upon
the marriage as illegal, and afterwards contracted a
marriage with a titled lady in this country, which the
courts decided to be illegal, but that was not a case
that could be urged against the Scotch law, though
it might with great force be urged against the
morality of the gentleman. The law of Scotland at the
present moment recognised but one mode of marrying,
and so far as Scotland was concerned it worked exceed-
ingly well. The evils arising out of marriages so
lemnized according to the law of Scotland did
not result to Scotch people, but to young people flying
from the southern law to be married on the
borders. But it was said that the system of giving
siotice at the church of marriages in Scotland was con-
sidered as a grievance to the people of Scotland. Well,
this was the first time he had heard of it, and lie
doubted much whether the statement was correct. The
feellegiif the people of Scotland was, that the ceremony of
marriage ought to be solemtrzed in the house of God,
so that the Divine blessing nitwit be implored upon it;
but pass this Bill and there would be au end to the re-
ligious character of the marriage, as it gave parties
mpo,wrreiragtoe go
eerehmetoonrey.a mAatgits,rterasetentatnhdesign a
law
waspa
pveernuernatthede
testes;by the p
andeo p
al es,
the pp re preventedof Scotland
s ewe
re: of young f
tisfid will
its operation, he thought their clings ought to 'b
con-
sulted before they passed this measure. 'lbis be
Bill was to be ace, mpanied by a measure for establishing
a registration of births, deaths, and marriages, and while
he admitted that a perfect sy stem ot registration
was a good thing, he begged to remind those Hon.
Members who supp rted the one and opposed then her,
that the Marriage Bill would be a perfect dead letter
without the Registration Bill, and hr holed therefore
that bath I.lllls weultf meet with their opposition.
The LORD ADVOCATE wished to state the grounds
on which these measures were founded, and the reeeons
which induced him to press them at the present period
of the session; but before addressing himself to the
nature of the measures, he would remind the House
that they were not new, nor did they now come betore
Parliament for the first time —(clear, hear.) Two of
these measures was substantially the same as one
that was introduced in 1847, read a second
time, and afterwards withdrawn, owing to the
late period of the session at which they came before the
House. In 1848. however, they were revived in the
House ot Lords, and underwent the fullest discussion,
and having been referred to and considered by a Com-
mittee, end having been amended- by the Committer,
they were reintroduced and passed the House of Lords.
They then came down to that House, and were read
a second time, but at so late a period of
the session that it was thought better to
delay them for another session, and give the people of
Scotland another opportunity of considering them. Ac-
cordingly, in the present session they were revived for a
third time, and having passed the House of Lords, they
were re-introduced into this House on the 30th ot
April, but owing to the course of public business
it was only now that an opportunity could be afford. d
the House for examining their merits. Now, while he
would not dispute that there was a strong fettling in
Scotland against the Bill, he did most positivel' deny
that Scotland, from one end to the other, was o posed
to them, and in the course of his speech, be should rove
this by a reference to the petitions which had een
presented on the sulject.
(LEFT SPF.A RING-)

VAUXHALL GA.RDENS.—Un Eriosy night a grand
gal masque, the first of the season, was given at Vaux-
hall Gardens, and attended by the usual crowd of rest-
less funhunters. For the first few hours atter the doors
opened the usual entertainments of the place, in song,
equestrianism, and pyrotechnical display, sufficed to
keep the audience amused ; but after midnight and sup-
per had wrought up the spirits of the throng to some-
thing near the boiling point, more active measures be-
came necessary, and the onlookers turned actors in a
succession of dances and gyrations, both with and with-
• ut music, which lasted until long after the midsummer
sunrise had reduced the forty thousand lamps of the
gardens to a most inglorious glimmer.
STEAM CuAIMUNICADION WITH DEAL AND DOVER.
—The communication by steam-boats between Deal anti
Dover and the metropolis, which has been suspended
since last summer, in consequence of Mr. Napier having
withdrawn his steam-vessels, has been again opened up
by the Herne Bay Steam Packet Company, who have
placed ou the station their fast and r xcell.nt sea bolt!,
Ilene and Father Thames, the former of which has made
some extraordinary passages. The accommodation is
very much approved of by those persons eho prefer the
trip by water, with the splendid scenery of the coasts, to
the transit by railway.
UNWHOLESOME MEATS IN NEWGATE MARKET
At the London besiuns, on Saturday, Thomas i-lobh3
of Newmarket, was sentenced to pay a fine of 51. fur
sending fur sale iu New gate Market a beast that had
died, an .1 watso rAunolind
it fur food, being putrid inside.
The defendant's stateuP nt was, that the twast was
was sent
up
"blown," by overfeeding on turnips, and was killed, and
Mr. Roebuck, M.P., hrd an interview with the Righ
Hon. H. Labouchere on Saturday, at the Office of the
Board of Trade.

ENTERTAINMENT AT THE _MAN-

SION• HOUSE

On Saturday night the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor
entertained at dinner at the Mansion-house the members
of the Royal Society, the Royal Academy, the Society
of Arts, with several distinguished names in general
literature. Among the guests there were present the
Earl of Besse, the Marquis► of Westminster, Earl de
Grey, the Bishops of London, Llandeff, and Norwich,
Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., the reird Chief Baron, Hon.
a Waldegrave; Admirals Sir E. Codringron and Sir
Francis Beaufort; Captains Sir. E. Belcher and Sir Sa-
muel Brown, R.N.; Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir Henry
De la Beche, Sir George Staunton, part., M.P., Sir De
Lacy Evans, M.P., Sir Charles Lemon, Bart., M.P., Sir
Beilarnin Brodie, Bart., Sir Henry Dymoke, Bert., Sir
Philip Grey Egerton. Bart., M.P., Sir William Burnett.
K.C.H., Sir W. C. Ross, Sir Richard Westmacett, Sir
Henry Ellis, Sir Frederick Madden, Sir John Rennie.
Council of the Roval S.,eiety—The Dean of Wotminster,
Mr. Rennie, Mr. Bell, Lieue-Coil. Sabine, Mr. Gassier,
Mr- Graham, Dr. Miller, Dr. Roger, Professor Wheat-
stone. Royal Academicians—Messrs. Jones, Turner, Mul-
ready, Cooper, Daily, Cooke, Leslie, Pickersgill, Etty,
Eastlake, E. Landseer, Clarkson Stanfield, Cockerell,
Deering, Uwins, Lee, Wyon, Maclise, Witherington, Hart,
Hardwick, Roberts, Barry,Knigh t, C. Landseer, Webster,
N1.1)..we11, Herbert, Cope, Dyce, tend Westmacott.
Members of Parliament—nessrs. Hume, H. T. Hope,
lan.
Engineers.eFr
ag runs
coonn4.
H. Stephenson, Locke, Aglionby, Anderson, Brother-
ton, 'I oEr naerluyd,a
y,
Forbes, Chaplin,
sDivert,Donaldson,
0 andfma n Duncan.,
Brand,
Lieutenant• Colonel Sykes; Captain Walcott, R.N. Pro-
fessors—Faraday,ll
Nr.
o OPn Doctors—LyonrLawrence,
PresidentP a yf
aa
ni rdo,
‘Physicians ; Mr. Stanley, President of the College of
surf eons; Mr. Field, President of the College of Civil
hams, Arnett, Roots, Conquest, and Holland.' Alder-
Samuel Rogers, Brunel, Cubitr, Rendell, Babbage, Took;•,
Ttte, Panizzi, J. G. Lockhart, Brown, E. Forbes, Graves,
Hopkins, G. R. Porter, Carnegie of Craigo, Hill, Law-
rence, J. H. Green, Rinteul, R. Taylor,
.Murdo Young,
Dobie, Pope, 13ruckedon, G. J. Guthrie, Hurlatone., MurdoYoung. jun., Scott, Knox, Copley Fielding, Bishop,
Bun-
nine, J. Boyle Smith, Callander, Tayler,Charles Dickens,
Leech, Leigh, Jerdan, Torn Taylor, Weld, Sr. George
Burke, Davy, Dillon, Simon. Reverends—John Bar-
low and S. R. Cattley, Charlton, Harding, John T!ty-
lor, Wuldie. Gower, John Wood, W. S. Hale, Edkins,
Lies, Fox, &c. &c.
The following received invitations, bat were unavoid-
ably prevented from being present: Lord John Russell,
Marquis of Northampton, Earls of Burlington and Yar-
borough, Lord Brougham, Lord Ashley, Right Honour-
ables T. B. Macaulay and Wilson Croker, M. Guizot,
Sir M. A. Shee, Sir John Herschel!, Sir James Clarke,
Sir R. Smirke, Sir Donis Le Marchant, Sir W. Hooker,
Sir C. Fe•llowes, Mr. Hawes, M.P.. Mr. Monckton
Milnes, M.P., Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, M.P.; Professors
Owen, Sedg wick, and Airy; Messrs. Hallam, Leonard
Horner, M•Culloch, A. Cnalon, J. J. Chalon, James
W siker, James Ward, Phillips, Douglas Jerrold, and J.
G. Shaw Letevre.
Covers were laid for 180. rCLat:redlecnCk.olAMleleg: of

After the usual loyal and constPutional toasts.
The LORD MAYOR gave " The Health of her Alsjesty's
Ministers," and regretted that the late debate of the pre-
vious night had deprived him of the honour of seeing
Lord John Russell, aho bad expressed to him an anxi-
ous desire to be present on this occasion —(Loud cheers.)
It would have been a source of great Measure to him to
welcome his Lordship to the Mausion-home among such
a distinguished company, whose reputations were nut
confined to this country alone, but were extended over
the whole world.—(Cheers.) The toast was duly ho-
noured.

The LORD MAYOR again rose and said, that honoured
as he was with the presence of such a brilliant company,
he confessed that however he might feel flattered in hav—
ing it in his power to give them a cordial welcome, yet
it was with no small embarrassment he rose on the pre-
sent eccasi• n to give " The health of the Earl of Rosse
and the Royal Society."—(Loud cheers.) Bat he hoped
their kindness would make allowance for him, and not
attribute his defects to any want of admiration for the
achievements of that society, or of respect for the mem-
bers personally.—(Cheers.) It was the more gratifying
to him, as chief magistrate of the city of London, to
welcome the members of the Royal Society to the Man-
sion-house, because at an early period of the history of
that socie'y they were closely connected with the city,
and held their first meetings within the bounds. lie
was happy they had since attained to such
a distinguished position in the eyes of the
nation and of the world at large. lie would not be
guilty of the bad taste of attempting to particularise
all the distinguished gentlemen who had honoured him
with their company; but there was one gentleman whose
presence was extremely flattering to him (the Lord
Mayor), and he would take the liberty of mentioning Mr.
Tile—(Cheers)—whose talents had added to the adorn-
ments of the city of London, and whom, at the same
time, he highly respected as a personal friend.—
(Cheers.) He had had the opportunity, since he was
chief magistrate, of entertaining many personages of
high rank—it had been his privilege to invite members
of the Royal Family and other persons highly distin-
guished for their rank and services; but this he must say
that a more distinguished company than the present he
had not hitherto had the honour of welcoming to the
Mansion-house.—(Cheers.) With the toast he wished
to couple the Royal Academy; he sincerely regretted
that the distinguished president of that body, Sir Martin
Archer Shee, had not been able to be present; but he
would propose the Earl of Rosse and the Royal Society,
and Mr. Jones and the Royal Academy.—(Cheers.)
The Earl of liossE was received with loud cheers. He
begged to be permitted, in the name of the distinguished
body to whom his Lordship had paid such honour, to
express on their behalf the admiration which he for one
felt, and which he knew his friends entertained with
him, for the honour which had been conferred upon
them. After the speech of the Lord Mayor, distin-
guished alike for its justness of application and its
kindly and friendly feeling, he felt the more sorry that
some man of higher standing had not risen to acknow-
ledge the honour. He was sure it would be useless to
say anything to the present company, even if he could
command their attention, in recommendation of the pur-
suit of science for its own sake. It would be equally
useless in him to say anything of the influence of science
upon practice to the members of that society, which in
former days had produced a Newton. It would be
useless for him to refer them to the records of the
Royal Society's proceedings, or to the records of the
society during the last few years. These we re truths
which he was sure no member of the society would
for a moment doubt. But there were others to
allow the facts might not possibly be known, for they
were all too apt to forget that speculations, even in the
most abstruse sciences, bad for their end a practical bear-
ing—that they led step by step to practical results—
tnat it taught mankind to shape the proceedings of na-
ture, w bleb on all sid, s surrounded them, so as to meet
their wants and wishes. When they were surrounded
with comforts and luxuries they were too apt to forget
that they were indebted to the labours of ingenious phi-
losophers, who hail followed speculation for the pure love
of science, tor having brought to light the principles and
powers which were now applied in practice, and which
were acknowledged to be of the greatest practical utility.
As a proof of the bearing of theory upon practice, he
wt ht mention that it was only a few years ago it was
discovered that electricity and tnagneti,m had a myste-
rious connexion. That discovery had been followed up,
and one of the results was the production of the electric
telegraph, which conveyed their wishes utmost with the
velecity of thought, and which had armed mankind with
a new sense. So, again, when enjoying the numberless
advantages which the system of railways conferred upon
the country, they were apt to forget that
those trium; he of engineering skill were owieg
to the labours of men who had followed up va-
rious paths of speculation which for a long time appeared
to be altogether inapplicable to practice. In short, so
close was the connexion between science and everytbiog
which the world called useful, practicable, or valuable,
that of late, in the whole range of manufactures, there
was not an article we possessed which science had not
originated and • - applied to practice.—(Cheers.) A
country, therefore, which was pre-eminent in manufac-
tures must be pre-eminent in science also. Was it not
necessary that it should be so? Was it not plain that it
they would retain their high position in manufactures
they must also preserve their rank in science.—(Cheers.)
in thus glancing at the importance of science
as an agent for converting to our own use the materials
of the globe which we inhabit, he was aware that he had
taken the lowest possible ground, and that he had looked
at the subject as a mere utilitarian. He might have
taken higher ground, and advocated the claims of science
for its own sake; but that, as he said before, would have
been perfectly useless, because he was aware there was no
gentleman present who was not aware of the importance
of science, as fitted to extend the mind of man, to endow
him with gifts of the highest character, to raise,
elevate, and ennoble his condition, and gradaally to raise
horn so that he may be able to comprehend the wonders
of creation, to teach him the works of the Creator, which
everywhere surround him, and to show him that in these
works he may find the evidences of design as full, as
perfect, and as complete in the joints of the minutest
animalculae as in the most stupendous works of et eation.
these, however, were points on which he would not
touch at all, but would content himself with again re-
turning his cordial thanks for the honour which had been
conferred en the Royal Society.—(Cheers.)
Mr. JONES, keeoer of the Royal Academy, returned
thanks for that body.
'lns' Loup MAYOR then proposed a toast which he was
sure wouid be highly acceptable not only in itself, but as
a mark of respect to that branch of the Legislature which
had produced so many men distinguished in the history
of the country. lie proposed the Marquis of West-
minster and the Houle of Peers.—(Loud cheers.)
The Marquis of WESTMINSTER retuned thanks.

The LORD MAYOR then ru'e to propose the health.
of the three distanguisht•d prelates who bad honoured
them with their company on that oeclsion—the
titshop of London, the Bishop of Liandstf, and the
Bt,hop of Norwich.— (Cheers) In a cornp.ny of such
brilliant talents, it added gratification to him that
• hese Right Re v. Prelates were present.—(Cheers.) Ut
the labours of the Bishop of London he could speak
with the utmost cuuti..ence, for he had constant oppor.
tunities of observing his attention to the ecclesiastical
and charitable concerns of the city. over which he had
tip honour r,r4.4irle; cull bear is:tin:luny to
the unwearied zeal and devotion of the Right Reverend
rrrla a ao Clic (killed tit tits (Ant.. It. Was Lim much
within his pr wince tai come personally in contact with
the other Right Reverend Pri Rtes, but. they txert
h,,nouruhly known tor their (evotion to their spiritual
du le, a • writ a:. tor ii ea interest 10 01, Came of 613;etlee.
tie begged to propose ink it good healths.—(Cheers.)
The Bishop of LoNnozi said, in the name of his Right.

Ivn'erend Brethren and his own, he begged to offer his
sincere and respectful thanks for the honour which had
been done them. He considered he was indebted for the
position he now occupied, as one of the honoured guesis
of the chief magistrate, to the office which he held in
the Royal Academy; for he was happy to say that
twenty two years ago they did him the honour to elect
him their chaplain, which be could assure the company
ho felt to be no slight distinction.—(Cheers.) He need
say nothing of the connexion which existed between
Christianity and the fine arts, for they were all aware
that the noblest efforts of the architect had been called
forth in the erection of Christian temples, and that the
sublimest genius of the painter had found scope in
illustrating the history of Christianity. With respect
to the sciences, he reed hardly say that there was a
necessary connexion between them and religion. What
was science but the right method of arriving at truth ;
and what was religion but truth, pure, unmixed, and un-
alloyed with error ? Hence it happened that every
new truth brought to light by the exertions of science
became one more trophy to be hung up in the temple of
Christianity.—(Loud cheers.) The Right Reverend
Prelate the❑ reterred to the many distinguished men
who had been equally remarkable for their attainments
in science, and fur their reverence fur Christianity ; and
particularly mentioned Newton as an illustrious example.
fie then concluded by proposing " The health of the
Lord Mayor."—(Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks.

The LORD MAYOR then rose again and said he was
happy to have present the Noble President of the Society
of Architects, and he begged to propose the Earl do Grey
and the Society of Architects.--(Cheers.)
Earl DE Gnat returned thanks in the name of the in-
stilution with which he was connected, the object of
which he said was to bring together the various mem •
hers of the profession—which as a profession, the meet-
ing was aware, required on the part of its professors
' considerable taknt—a highly finished education—the
power of acting, not upon the report of others, but upon
his own observation, as well as great ability, ingenuity,
and fertility of resource; for, as it had been well on-
scrved, he might now be called upon to build a palace,
and immediately afterwards to construct a hovel, so that
the architect required a power like that of an elephant,
enabling him now to uproot an oak, and again to lift up
a needle.—(Cheers.) But he need not dilate upon the
merits of the members, before a company many of whom
were better able to appreciate their merits than himself,
and therefore he wou d conclude with again thinking
them for the distinguished honour thus conferred upon
him.—(Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR then gave the health of the Lord
Chief Baron and her Majesty's Judges.
Sir F. PoLnocK returned thanks.
The LORD MAYOR then gave the health of Sir Charles
Lemon and the House of Commons.—(Cheers.)
Sir C. LEMON returned thanks.

The LORD MAYOR said he was happy to see around
him various gentlemen who had made themselves widely
and honourably known by their writings. He begged
to propose as a toast, ‘‘ Honour and prosperity to those
engaged in the pursuits of literature ; and he would
couple with that toast the name of Mr. Charles
Dickens."—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. DIcKE:Is begged, on behalf of the distinguished
men included i❑ the toast, to return thanks for this
honour, an honour which was not lessened by the fact of
its bring unusual i❑ thie hall.—(Cheers.) It would ill
become hiin at that period of the evening to detain them
by any lengthened observations, but he could not help
observing, on behalf 01 his brethren engrrged in the purr
suits of literature, that they highly appreciated this
grateful complinient, and thet one of the best tributes
that could be paid to them was to receive a recognition
of their art at the hands of the Chief Magistrate of the
City of London, and to partake of his sumptuous hospi-
tality.—(Cheers.)
Several other toasts were proposed and ackno
and the company did not separate until a late ho,
Mr. Harker officiated as toastmaster on the

IFledgc d,
occasion.
COUlif CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, SATURDAY.
The Queen and Prince touk their usual early walk
:his morning.
The Roy al Family walked and rode in the Park.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes-
terday.

Si► Robert and Lady Peel and Miss Peel are expected
at Osb:,rne this day, on a visit to her Mvjesty and his
Royal Highness.

SUNDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert, her Majesty's visitors,
and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, attended
Divine service this morning in Whippingham Church.
Sir James Clsrk arrived at Oshorneyesterday evening.

A deputation, including the Lord Mayor and Mr. J.
Muterman, M.P., accompanied by the City Remem-
braneer, had an interview on Saturday with Sir George
Grey.
Captain Walcott h:td an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer on Saturday. Mr. Butler, M.P., had
also an interview with the Right lion. Baronet on Sa-
turday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council aat on
Saturday. An app: al from Gibraltar, Boschetti Shea
e. Power and Boschetti," was heard. An appeal from
Bengal, " The Bank of Bengal v. Fagan, was also heard.
The Court then rose.

The Duke of Wellington attended the early service
esterday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James',. The
prayers were read by the Rev. J. C. Baden, and the
sermon was preached by the Bon. and Rev. W. Cape).
Their Ho' el Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the 113, Aitary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh
Strelitz, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr.
Edmond Mildmay, h,noure,i the performance at her Ma.
jesty's Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening.
His Boys' Llighnecs the Duke of Cambridge attended
Divine service yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel,
South Audley-street.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the lereditary Grand Duchess of Meeklenburgh
&relit: attended Divire service yesterday morning in
St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. _

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the Fo-
reign-office. It waa attended by Lard John Rufsell, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Viscount
Pa►merston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, Sir Francis Baring, the Right Hon. IL Li.bouchere,
Lord Csmpbeil, and the Earl of Carlisle. The Council
bat two hours.

A meeting was held on Saturday at the Office of the
Board of Trade, which was attended by the Right Hon.
Labouchere, Lord John Russell, Earl Grey, Sir
Francis Baring, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl
Granville, and Lord John Hay.
Mr. William G. Johnson, Mayor of Belfa,t, had a❑
interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday at the
Ilume•uffice.

COUNTY EXPENDITURE.

LETTER FROM JOSEPH HOME, ESQ., M.P. TO MR. R. T.