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IRMA

EV.

1861.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
TWELVE DAYS' EXCURSION t) the WEST of
ENGLAND. —On THURSDAY, July 4th, an Excursion Train
will leave PADDINGTON at 8 a.m., and Reading at 9
Tann-
am.,
for Weston-super-mare, Highbridge, Bridgewater, and
ton (20s. and 145.), Tiverton and Exeter (225. 6d. and 160n8.),,
Starcross, Dawlish, and Teig,nmouth (255. and 175.), Newt
Torquay, Paig-,nton, Brixham-road, and Totnes (278. and
18s.), Barnstaple, Bideford, Kingsbridge-road, and Plymouth
(308. and 205.), Saltash and St. Germans (328. and 21 5.),ar, and
Men-
heriot and Liskeard (335. and 228.), Bodmin road,
and
P
Lostwithiel (355. and 238.), St. Austad, Grampound-road,
Truro (365. and 245.), Redruth and Cambourne (395. and 250.
6d.), Hayle, Marazion-road, and Penzance (40s. and 265.
Judy,
.),
returning from Plymouth, at 6 a.m., on Tuesday, 16th
Cornwall passengers return to Plymouth on the 15th, so as
to join the return special train.

Mrs. O'Hara, on change of name from "Cooper," by the
Hon. Mrs. Lefroy.
Lady Palk, on succeeding to the title, by Lady Rolle. I
Miss Eleanor Pringle, by her mother, Mrs. Pringle.
Mrs. Ramsay, on her marriage, by the Countess De la
Warr.
Miss Mary Spring Rice, by her mother, the lion. Mrs.
Spring Rice.
Miss Sydney Richards, by her mother, Mrs. Griffith
Richards.
Mrs. Rodger, by Lady Hardinge.
Mrs. Alexander Ross, by her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Whatman.
Hon. Eleanor Louisa St. John, by her mother, Lady St.
John.
Hon. Laura St. John, by her mother, Lady St. John.
Miss Sandars, by her mother; Mrs. George Sanders.
Miss Sanderson, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. Sander-
son.
Miss Dora Scott, by her mother, Mrs. Scott, of Rother-
field.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That by an'
Indenture, hearing date the 21st day of June, 1861,
EDWARD HUGHES, of Thomas-street, Llanelly, in the
county of Carmarthen, Chemist and Druggist, assigned all
and every the personal estate and effects whatsoever and
wheresoever of him, the said Edward Hughes, as therein
mentioned, unto Thomas Robinson, of the firm of Messrs.
Longman, Leonard, and Robinson, of Connterslip, in the
city of Bristol, Wholesale Druggists, and Richard Palmer, of
Llanelly aforesaid, Draper, upon Trust, for the equal benefit
of all the Creditors of the said Edward Hughes, who should
execute the said Indenture or signify their consent by a let-
ter or note in writing within three calendar months from the
date thereof ; which Indenture was duly executed by the said
Edward Hughes, Thomas Robinson, and Richard Palmer on
the 21st day of June, 1861, in the presence of, and is attested
by, Frederick Lewis Brown, of Ewerby Cottage, near
Llanelly, in the county of Carmarthen, Attorney at Law;
and that the said Indenture now lies at the Oise of the
undersigned, at the Town-hall, Llanelly aforesaid, for sig-
nature by the Creditors of the said Edward Hughes.
Dated this 24th day of June, 1861.
FRED. L. BROWN,
Solicitor to the said Assignees.

Miss Seale, by Lady Seale.
Miss Lucy Seale, by Lady Seale.
Mis Fanny Pocklington Senhouse, by her mother, Mrs. I
Pocklington Senhouse.
Miss Ker Seymer, by her mother, Mrs. Ker Seymer.
Mrs. Tal. P. Shaffner, of Kentucky, by Mrs. Adams,
wife of the United States Minister.
Mrs. Marcus Slade, by the Marchioness of Ely.
Mrs. J. W. Smith, by the Hon. Lady Gore.
Miss Smith, by the Hon. Lady Gore.
Miss Agnes Smith, by the Hon. Lady Gore.
Mrs. John Stapleton, on her marriage, by the Viscoun-
tess Mountgarret.
Miss Steiner, by Lady Theresa Lewis.
Miss Stewart, by her aunt, the Countess of Galloway.
Mrs. John Lort Stokes, by Mrs. Lort Phillips.
Miss Fanny Stokes, by Mrs. John Lort Stokes.
Lady Emma Talbot, on her marriage, by the Dowager
Marchioness of Lothian.
Miss Jessie Talbot, by the Marchioness Dowager of
Lothian.
Miss Thursby, by the Countess of Abergavenny.
Miss Theresa Towneley, by her mother, Mrs. Jolla
Towneley.
Miss Turnbull, by her mother, Mrs. F. G. Turnbull.
Lady Margaret Vincent, on her marriage, by Lady Har-
dinge.
Lady Walpole, by Mrs. Spencer Walpole.
Hon. Mrs. Edward Wm. Sackville West, on her mar-
riage, by the Countess De La Warr.
Miss Maria Lucia Wilson, by her mother, Mrs. Wilson.
Hon. Rose Bootle Wilbraham, by her mother, the Hon.
Mrs. Bootle Wilbraham.

FREEHOLDS.-CRADLEY AND LEIGH,
NEAR MALVERN.
TO BE SOLD, in pursuance of a Decree of the High Court
of Chancery, made in the Cause of WALL V. WALL, with the
approbation of his Honour the Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard
Torin Kindersley, by Messrs. Hobbs, at the Beauchamp Arms
Hotel, ,Great Malvern, on THURSDAY, the 25th day of
July, 1851, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, in Four Lots, the
following very valuable Estates, situate in the Parish of
CRADLEY, 'bein part Freehold and a small part only
Copyhold Land Tag x redeemed, formerly the estate of William
Wall, Esq., and Samuel Wall, Esq. :
The HILL FARM', with capital Farm House and exten-
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Also, at the same time (in 19 Lots), SEVERAL PLOTS of
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High Road from Malvern to Bromyard, admirably adapted
for Building Purposes, and a Freehold Warehouse in the
Trinity, Worcester.
Printed Particulars and Plans may be bad gratis at the
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DER MAJESTY'S DRAWING ROOM,

The Queen held a drawing room yesterday afternoon in
St. James's-palace.
The following presentations took place :
Miss Henrietta Mary Adair, by her mother, Mrs. Alex-
ander Adair.
Mrs. Adams, by her mother, Lady Becher.
Miss Mar) Alderson, by the Hon. Mrs. George Holland,
Miss Geraldine Anson, by the Hon. Mrs. Curzon.
Mrs. Frederick Austen, by the Countess of Macclesfield
Hon. Mrs. Balfour, on her marriage, by Lady Georgians
Balfour.
Lady Arabella Bannerman, on her marriage, by the
Countess Delawarr.
Miss Barnes, by Lady Otway.
Miss Josephine Barnes, by Lady Otway.
Mrs. Wm. Barnet, by her mother, Mrs. B. S. Phillips.
Miss Bateman, by her mother, Mrs. Bateman.
Miss Rhoda Bentley, by Mrs. Hamilton.
Miss Berens, by Mrs. Spencer Walpole.
Miss Ellinor F. Berens, by Mrs. Spencer Walpole.
Lady Lavinia Bertie, by the Dowager Countess of
Abingdon.
Mrs. W. Mawdestly Best, on her marriage, by Lady
Hardinge.
by the Hon. Mrs. George Denman.
Mrs. C. E. Blackett, on her marriage, by Lady Louisa
Cotes.
Miss Frances Alice Bolton, by her mother, Mrs. Bolton.
Hon. Mrs. Bontim, by the Countess de Flahault,
Baroness Keith and Nairn.
Miss Bowater, by Lady Bowater.
Miss Alice Bramston, by her mother, Mrs. Bramston.
Viscountess Boyle, on her marriage, by the Duchess of
Buccleuch.
Mrs. Thomas Brassey, on her marri sge, by Lady Cla-
rence Paget.
Marchioness of Carmarthen, by Lady Rivers.
Miss Mary Callandar, by the Duchess of Argyll.
Miss Julia Cavendish, by her mother, the Hone Mrs. O.
Cavendish.
Lady Brownlow Cecil, by the Marchioness of Exeter.
Mrs. Chetwynd, by Lady Leighton.
Miss Lucy Clinton, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. Fred
Clinton.
Lady Adine Cowper, by Countess Cowper.
Mrs. Jasper F. Cropsey, of New York, by Mrs. Adams,
wife of the U. S. Minister.
Lady Florence Cust, on her marriage, by the Duchess
of Buccleuch.
Miss Custance, by her mother, Mrs. Custance.
Miss Julia Dawkins, by her mother, Mrs. Francis Daw-

king.
The Hon. Sybil Devereux, by her mother, Viscountess

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Duryee, however, destroyed the camp at Little
Bethel, and advanced. General Pierce then, as he
informs me, with the advice of his colonels, thought
best to attempt to carry the works of the enemy at
Big Bethel, and made dispositions to that effect.
The attack commenced, as I am informed—for I
have not yet received any official reports—about
half-past 9 o'clock.
At about 10 o'clock General Pierce sent a note to
me, saying that there was a sharp engagement with
the enemy, and that he thought he should be able
to maintain his position until reinforcements could
come up. Acting upon this information, Col. Carr's
regiment, which had been ordered in the morning to
proceed as far as Newmarket Bridge, was allowed
to go forward. I received this information, for
'which I had sent a special messenger, about 12
lo'clock. I immediately made disposition from New-
port News to have Col. Phelps, for the four regi-
' ments there, forward aid if necessary. As soon as
these orders could be sent forward, I repaired to
Hampton, for the impose of having proper ambul-
ances and waggons for the sick and wounded, in-
tending
While
the waggons were going forward a messenger
came, announcing that the engagement had termi-
nated, and that the troops were retiring in good
order to camp. I remained upon the ground at
Hampton, personally seeing
boats and towed to the hospital, and ordering for-
ward, with Lieutenant Morris, the wounded put in
two boat howitzers,
to cover the rear of the returning column in case
it should be attacked. Having been informed
that the ammunition of the artillery had been
expended, and seeing the head of the column ap-
proach Hampton in good order, I waited for
General Pierce to come up. lam informed by
him that the dead and wounded had all been
brought off, and that the return had been conducted
in good order and without haste. I learned from
him that the men behaved with great steadiness,
with the exception of some few instances, and that
the attack was made with propriety, vigour, and
courage, but that the enemy were found to be sup-
ported by a battery, variously estimated of from
fifteen to twenty pieces, some of which were rifled
cannon, which were very well served, and protected
ftom being readily turned by a creek in front.
Our loss is very considerable, amounting perhaps
to 40 or 50, a quarter part of which you will see
was from the unfortunate mistake—to call it by no
worse name—of Col. Bendix.
I will, as soon es official returns can be got, give
a fuller detail of the affair, and will only add now
that we have to regret especially the death of Lieut.
Greble, of the 2d Artillery, who went with Colonel
Washburn, from Newport News, and who very
efficiently and gallantly fought his piece until he
was struck by a cannon shot. I will endeavour to
get accurate statements to forward by the next
mail. I think, in the unfortunate combination of
circumstances, and the result which we experienced,
we have gainei more than we have lost. Our troops
have learned to have confidence in themselves under
fire, the enemy have shown that they will not meet
us in the open field, and our officers have learned
wherein the organisation and drill are inefficient.
While waiting for the official report, I have the
honour to submit thus far the information of which
lam possessed.—l have the honour to be, ire.,_
BENJ. F. BUTLER, Major-Gen. Commanding.

In these Confederate States we observe those rela-
tions which have been poetically ascribed to the
United States, but which there never had the
same reality—States so distinct that each existed
as a sovereign, yet so united that each was
wound with the other to constitute a whole, or,
as more beautifully expressed, distinct as the
billows, yet one as the sea. (Applause.) Upon
every hill which now overlooks Richmond
you have had, and will continue to have, camps
containing soldiers from every State in the Con-
federacy; and to its remotest limits every proud
heart beats high with indignation at the thought
that the foot of the invader has been set on the soil
of Old Virginia. (Great cheering.) There is not one
true son of the South who is not ready to shoulder ,
his musket, to bleed, to die, or to conquer in the
cause of liberty here. (Cheers.) Beginnings nder
many embarrassments, the result of 70 yrs of
taxation being in the hands of our enemies, we must
at first move cautiously. It may be that we shall
have to encounter sacrifices ; but, my friends, under
the smiles of the God of the just, and filled with the
same spirit that animated our fathers, success shall
perch on our banners. lam sure you do not expect
me to go into any argument upon those questions
which for 25 years have agitated the country. We
have now reached the point where arguments being
exhausted, it only remains for us to stand by our ,
weapons. (Cheers and cries of 'We will.') When
the time and occasion serve, we shall smite the
smiter with manly arms, as did our fathers before
us, and as become their sons. To the enemy we
leave the base acts of the assassin and incendiary, to
them we leave it to insult helpless women ; to us
belongs vengeance upon man. (Tremendous ap-
plause.) Now, my friends, I thank you again for
this gratifying manifestation. (A Voice—Tell us
something about Buena Vista.) Well, my friends, I
can only say we will make the battlefields of Vir-
ginia another Buena Vista, and drench them with
blood more precious than that which flowed there.
We will make a history for ourselves. We do not
ask that the past shall shed any lustre upon us,
bright as our past has been, for we can achieve our
own destiny. We may point to many a field over
which has floated the flag of our country when we
were of the United States, upon which Southern
soldiers and Southern officers reflected their brave
spirits in their deeds of daring, and, without in-
tending to cast a shadow upon the courage of any
portion of the United States, let me call it to your
remembrance that no man who went from any of
these Confederate States has ever yet, as a general
officer, surrendered to an enemy. Pardon me if I do
not go into matters of history, and permit me again
to thank you for this kind manifestation of your
regard, to express to you my hearty wishes for the
individual prosperity of you all, with the hope that
you will all pray to God to crown our cause and
our country with success."
General Pierce, the officer who commanded the
Federal troops at Great Bethel, is freely abused in
the New York papers, the disaster being attributed
entirely to his inefficiency.
Advices from Canada mention that Mr. Rose had
resigned his office of Chief Commissioner of Public
Works, and his seat in the Cabinet.
New York papers to the 15th inst. have arrived.
The principal points of the news—the abandonment
of Harper's Ferry by the Confederate troops, and
the battle at Big Bethel, in Virginia—have been
announced by telegraph. The following is General
Butler's official report of the latter affair :
TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL SCOTT.
Fortress Monroe, June 10, 1861.
General,—Having learned that the enemy had
established an outpost of some strength at a place
called Little Bethel, a small church about eight
miles from Newport News, and the same distance
from Hampton, from whence they were accustomed
nightly to advance, both on Newport News and the
picket guards of Hampton, to annoy them, and also
from whence they had come down in small squads
of cavalry and taken a number of Union men, some
of whom had the safeguard and protection of the
I troops of the United States, and forced them into
the rebel ranks, and that they were also gathering
up the slaves of citizens who had moved away and
' left their farms in charge of their negroes, carrying
them to work in entrenchments at Williamsburgh
and Yorktown, [ had determined to send up a force
to drive them back and destroy their camp, the
VC which ,5,`4.1 this small church. I
had also learned that at a place a little further on,
on the road to Yorktown, was an outwork of the re-
bels, on the Hampton side of a place called Big
Bethel, a large church near the head of the north
branch of the Back River, and that here was a very
considerable rendezvous, with works of more or less
strength in process of erection, and from this point
the whole country was laid under contribution.
Accordingly I ordered General Pierce, who is in
command of Camp Hamilton, at Hampton, to send
Duryee's regiment of Zouaves to be ferried over
Hampton Creek at one o'clock this morning, and to
march by the road up to Newmarket-bridge, then
crossing the bridge, to go by the road, and thus put
the regiment in the rear of the enemy, and between
Big Bthel and Little Bethel, in part for the pur-
pose of cutting him off, and then to make an attack
upon Little Bethel. Directed General Pierce to
support him from Hampton with Col. Townsend's
regiment, with two mounted howitzers, and to
march about an hour later. At the same time I
directed Colonel Phelps, commanding at Newport
News, to send out a battalion, composed of such
companies of the regiments under his command as
he thought best, under command of Lieut.-Colonel
Washburn, in time to make a demonstration upon
Little Bethel in front, and to have him supported
by Colonel Bendix's regiment; with two field-pieces.
Bendix's and Townsend's regiments should effect a
junction at a fork of the road leading from Hamp-
ton to Newport News, something like a mile and a
half from Little Bethel. I directed the march to be
so timed that the attack should be made just at day-
break, and that, after the attack was made upon
Little Bethel, Duryee's regiment and a regiment
from Newport News should follow immediately
upon the heels of the fugitives, if they were enabled
to cut them off, and attack the battery on the road
to Big Bethel, while covered by the fugitives ;
or if it was thought expedient by General
Pierce, failing to surprise the camp at Little
Bethel, they should attempt to take the work
near Big Bethel. To prevent the possibility of
mistake in the darkness, I directed that no attempt
should be made until the watchword should be
shouted by the attacking regiment, and, in case
that by any mistake in the march the regiments
that were to make the junction should unex- ,
pectedly meet and be unknown to each other, also di-
rected that the members of Colonel Townsend's re-
giment should be known, if in daylight, by some-
thing white worn on the arm. The troops were
accordingly put in motion as ordered, and the march
was so timed that Colonel Duryee had got in the
position noted upon the accompanying sketch, and
Lieut.-Colonel Washburn, in command of the regi-
ment from Newport News, had got into the position
indicated upon the sketch, and Colonel Bendix's
regiment had been posted and ordered to hold the
fork of the road, with two pieces of artillery, and
Colonel Townsend's regiment had got to the place
indicated just behind, and were about to form a
junction as the day dawned.
Up to this point the plan had been vigorously,
accurately, and successfully carried out ; but here,
by some strange fatuity, and as yet unexplained
blunder, without any word or notice, while Colonel
Townsend was in column en route, and when the
head of the column was within 100 yards, Colonel
Bendix's regiment opened fire with both artillery
and musketry upon Colonel Townsend's column,
which, in the hurry and confusion, was irregularly
returned by some of Colonel Townsend's men, who
feared that they had fallen into an ambuscade.
Colonel Townsend's column immediately retreated
to the eminence near by, and were
almosturs by
Colonel Bendix's men. By this criminal
Colonel
blunder, two of Colonel Townsend's regiment
killed, and eight more or less woufinded..
his rear,
Hearing this cannonading and reing
bldun.t thatl his
Lieut.-Colonel Washburn, not know.ing
did Colonel Duryee, and
communication might be cut off, imme late y re-
versed his march, as
form a junction with his reserve.
marched back to
General Pierce, who was with Colonel Towns-
end's regiment, fearing that the d
himself had n
notiorce
ce
of our approach, and had postei f
on the line of march, and not getting any com-
munication from Colonel Dryee, sent back-to me
for reinforcements, and I immediately ordered
Colonel Allen's regiment to be put in motion, and
they reached Hampton about seven o'clock. In
the meantime the true state of facts having been
ascertained by General Pierce, the regiments
effected a junction, and resumed the line of march.
At the moment of the firing of
Colonel Bendix,
Colonel Duryee had surprised a part of an outlying
guard of the enemy, consisting of 30 persons, who
have been brought in to me.
Of course by this firing all hope of a surprise above
the camp at Little Bethel was lost, and upon march-
ing upon it, it was found to have been vacated, and
the cavalry had passed on towards Big Bethel. Col,

TEE GRZAT FIRE.

There is very little of interest to record to-day in
reference to this calamity. The outer cellars, which
the firemen have been able to reach, have been almost
washed out by the floods of water poured into
them, but those in the centre still burn as fiercely as
ever. The searchafter Mr. Scott's body was continued
during yesterday without success, and the opinion
that he turned into one of the warehouses and was
consumed seems now more than probable. If this has
been the case no trace of the body will ever be dis.
covered,' and the money which he was known to
have had with him will, of course, be lost also.
During yesterday afternoon the suggestion which
we made that the crowds of merely curious visitors
should be excluded from the ruins was rigorously
carried into effect by the police, and the public per-
force protected against their own dangerous curi-
osity. The fire under the vaults of Hay's Wharf
still burns among the casks of oil. To guard against
the possibility of accident from its extension an ad.
ditional massive party wall was built up yesterday
across the passage leading from those vaults to those
under the warehouses which escaped. No attempt
can be made to put out the fire here. The vaults
are simply kept closed and allowed to burn them-
selves out. It is evident, however, that not the
least fear is entertained of further extension to the
uninj urea warehouses, for yesterday 1,500 hogsheads
of sugar were consigned to them and were being
stored during the day. It is impossible to avoid
asking the question, is any practical good in the
way of improved appliances for checking fire to arise
from this great disaster? The great mass of the
public have really no idea of the enormous mischief
done by this fire, and only a very few know the
gigantic magnitude of the danger that was provi-
dentially averted. Only a slight change of wind
saved the railway station and the last range of
wharfs on the other side of Humphrey's docks. The
destruction of the railway would have been of no
great moment, but if the last-named buildings had
taken fire the range of warehouses beyond must
have gone with them, stored entirely with spirits
of turpentine, which would have exploded in all
directions like gunpowder, and, floating out among
the shipping on the river, might have carried the
conflagration to both sides of the Thames: This is
no overdrawn picture, but what it is known must
have happened had the fire spread. It: is very well
to say that this did not occur, but the only reason
why it did not was because the wind changed, for
the engines were utterly powerless to check the
spread of the flames. The efforts of the best
and most powerful engines seem utterly
inadequate to deal with a really large fire.
This fact has been virtually admitted by all the re.
ports of fires which have appeared for some years
past. When small fires have broken out in small
establishments, they have, of course, been quickly
subdued; but in nine cases out of ten the reports
inform the public how the firemen were unable to
check the flames, and had to confine their efforts to
saving the adjoining buildings, and even this they
often failed to do. In fact, the engines of the Fire
Brigade are not only not sufficiently powerful, but
they do not seem to have a sufficient number of
even these weak ones. The total number of engines
at the fire (and not only the London ones attended,
but it is said others were brought up from the
country) was only 17. Of these 13 were common
engines, two steam, and two floating. To cope
with such a fire, we have been told, would require
at least 40 to have had any effect. The little jets
poured by many on Saturday night last were
) almost ridiculous. The men very truly say that the
supply of water was at all times inadequate, but
no no amount of water would have increase
bly the water com-
")
ip paltryes,
whilediameter
m e
most
tf tuhnecine
unquestionably
sztzileens
ao f some of the hose-
number of engines. The Fire Briga , pany was not to blame for there being
as on all other occasions, did thei
splendidly, but their means
the :t:
.3
f insufficient
course
earae,
"x• best, and worked
were almost ridieu-
:e of wind averted a
flames ; and as we
lously inadequate to aback
side of the
tremendous calamity
have told, nothing buftra
PsimNiolnare
from south •
outbreake a n metropolis. Is it wise tore.ltywoenretahnishaalbmitousatlsafe
Pro-
vidential interposition, as if i
fore-
seema
ytnhoet take place in the warehouses of the Lon-
done day coulde r alwaysth e
hourcommand
when
hen a
guard w
or St. Katherine's Decks, when, after the ex-
perience of Saturday, it is very easy indeed to say
'what must be the result of such a calamity. It is
evident that the means at the disposal of the metro-
politan Fire Brigade
are inadequate to cope with
any great fire, such
as might arise this very night.
This matter is one of the last importance, and
the late great fire will have done good service if it
only directs public opinion to the question, and
leads to the extension and effective establishment
of our present brigade, with a much greater num-
ber of really powerful engines.

THE LATE LORD CHANCELLOR.—The following
is the minute of the House of Lords on Monday recording
the death of the Lord Chancellor :—" The Lord President
acquainted the house that it was his painful duty to inform
their lordships that the Lord Chancellor, after having pre-
sided at their last sitting on ,Friday, and while apparently
in the full enjoyment of health, had died yesterday ;
he
trusted that their lordships, having regard to the extreme
suddenness of this event, to the high character of his lord-
ship the Speaker of this house, and as a mark of submission
to the will of God, would agree unanimously that no further
business should be proceeded with this day, and that all the
orders of the day should be put off, and the houne ad-
, journed, Agreed to, minim ginentislitc"