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MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED.)

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE.

The number for July fully sustains the high cha-
racter of this talented and entertaining periodical.
The first paper, giving a full and clear account of the
modus operandi of that most marvellous of scientific
inventions—the electric telegrcph—together with
some brief but lucid observations on the daguerreo-
type, the safety-lamp of Davy, electro-plating, and
others of the most noticeable of " the gifts of science
to art," is one of the best popular treaties we have
seen on scientific matters. A review of Townsend's
" Modern State Trials" is written by a masterly hand,
whose remarks on the duel cases of Stuart and Sir
Alexander Boswell, and of Lord Cardigan and Cap-
tain Tuckett, yield only in interest to those on Cour-
voisier's trial, in which he ably and conclusively vin-
dicates the much-vexed conduct of the eminent coun-
sel for the defence. He also gives a full account of
the extraordinary claims laid to the Earldom of Stir-
ling, which gave rise to one cf the most remarkable
trials on record, and descants skilfully and tempe-
rately on the strange case of poor vanity-bitten
Smith O'Brien, profoundest self donkey fier
whether in senatorial coal-hole or Antipo-
dean Gyarw. " The Old Mao's Bequest" is
a very good story, and the few pages on " The Poets
and Poetry of Munster" are exceedingly well done.
To the writer, whoever he be, of the article entitled
" Agnes Sorel and her Contemporaries," we send our
affectionate greeting, as a fellow-admirer of that gen-
tle beauty which we first learned to love in Schiller's
beautiful drama. Several modern novels are well no-
ticed in a paper styled "A Flight of Lady-birds,"and
a translation from the German, " The Mysterious
Compact," promises, when completed, to be a story
of the highest class of interest. In the " Portrait
Gallery" we are presented with a sketch of that true
ornament to his order and his country, the Earl of
Rosse. A Ballad anent a rebel Wight of '9B, " Shamus
O'Brien," would have been more to our liking if the
grotesque spelling, intended to convey a correct notion
of Irish pronunciation, had been avoided. Indeed,
we wish Irish authors would reform this habit
altogether. Dr. Mackenzie has struck into the right
path in his recent clever work, and, to our mind, the
Hibernian stories in his " Mornings at Matlock,"
read all the better for his sparing to perplex the eye
with a barbarous medley of misplaced letters, rudely
and laboriously conveying a lame idea of the idiom
of the reciters or conversing parties. The concluding
paper, being a second notice of " Southey's Lite and
Correspondence," is distinguished by the same ex-
cellences which has already elicited our admiration
for its antecessor. It beare the impress of the scholar,
the critic, and the gentleman—of one whom Southey
himself must have appreciated and esteemed, if they
have ever held companionship. Distinguished as is
the reputation which the Dublin University Magazine
has long acquired for the literary criticism which con-
stantly enriches its pages, we cannot but pronounce it
fortunate in having secured the services of a writer of
such a rare combination of acuteness of intellect and
amiability of feeling. In a " Sonnet on the Poetry
of Wordsworth," the following quatrain struck us as
poetical and harmonious in no slight degree :--
" Thou gentle Poet, she hath tuned thy mind
To deep accordance with the harmony
That floats above the mountain summits free,
The Concertqf Creation on the Wind."

ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE. Edited by J.

Bernard Burke.

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1752, at Inverary, for the murder of Colin Campbell,
of Glencow, which appears in the present number of
St. James's, we were much struck with the de-
scription and the cause of the murder as detailed in
the following evidence—
" Mungo Campbell, writer in Edinburgh, deposed that
he set out from Edinburgh on the 7th of May last, in
company with the deceased, Mr. Campbell, of Glenure,
to assist him in ejecting some of the tenants upon the
forfeited estates of Ardshiel and Lochiel, over which the
deceased was factor; which tenants, it was apprehended,
would not remove till legally ejected; that they went to
Fort William, and, in their return, they arrived on
Thursday, the 14th of May, at the ferry of Balleehelish,
proposing next day to eject some of the tenants of Ard-
shiel. The deceased, after waiting about an hour, and
communing with some of the tenants, crossed the ferry
between four and five in the afternoon. Glenure and
the deponent entered the wood of Lettermore, and coming
to a part where the wood was pretty thick upon both
sides, se that the murderer could have easily concealed
himself in the bushes, and where the road was so rough
and narrow that they could not ride conveniently two
horses abreast; the deponent went foremost, and might
have been about twice the length of the court-room
before the deceased, when be heard a shot behind him,
and heard Glenure repeatedly cry out, Oh! lam
dead.' The deponent immediately returned to Glenure,
alighted from his horse, and also took the deceased off
his horse; then run up the bill from the road to see who
had shot him. Ile saw, at some distance, a man with a
short dark coloured coat, and a gun in his hand, going
away from him; and there was so great a distance be-
tween them, that the deponent thinks he could not have
known him although he had seen his face. As the dvpo-
neLt came nearer he mended his pace, and disappeared
by high grounds being interjected between them."
Substitute the name of Mauleverer for that of Camp-
bell and the account would read as that of the most
recent Irish murder. In 1750 Scotland was in the
same unsatisfactory social state that Ireland is in
1850, and the necessary conclusion is, that if in
1850 we adopt precisely similar measures with regard
to Ireland, which in 1750 we adopted with regard to
the Highlands of Scotland, we shall have Ireland in
the same orderly, happy, industrious, and prosperous
condition as Scotland. We commend the attentive
study of the measures, so successfully adopted for the
regeneration of Scotland a century since, to our
legislators. The series of the " Heroines of the Peer-
age" is continued, and the Countess of Salisbury, in
honour of whom Edward 111. instituted the Order
of the Garter, is the heroine of this month. Among
the miscellaneous contents of the St. James's
Magazine of July, we should select as worthy of
especial commendation "The White Knight's Vow, a
Tale of the Desmond Wars."

THE BRITISH GAZETTEER.
The part issued for the present month reaches to
page 416 of this popular and valuable work. The
county maps are those of Huntingdon and Glouces-
tershire, and it is embellished by a beautiful engrav-
ing of Richmond Railway Bridge.

THE BANKERS GAZ/NE.
One of the best articles in the present number is a
statement of the glaring absurdities of the present
condition of the law, as regards the existing system
of pleading, in which the writer has availed himself of
the able pamphlet of Mr. .T• Jones, a very able ana-
lysis of which appeared some time since in the Times.
Among other papers characterized by the usual ex-
cellence of this periodical, we would direct attention
to one on the " Progress of the Business of the Royal
British Bank," One of the soundest and most valu-
able institutions which has yet appeared in the Bank-
ing world.

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Royal Highnesses the Princess Roy al and
the Princess Helena took an airing in an open car-
riage and four yesterday. The other members of the
Royal Family took their usual exercises yesterday in
the gardens of Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yes..
terday afternoon at a meeting of the Royal Com-
mission for the promotion of the Exhibition of the
Works of Industry of all Nations, to be held in the
year 1851.
His Royal Highness arrived at the new Palace of
Westminster at ten minutes past three o'clock, at.
tended by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Alexander
Gordon. The Commissioners present were, Earl
Granville, Lord Overstone, the Right Hon.
Labouchere, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir
Richard Westmacott, Sir Charles Lyall, Mr. Cobden,
M.P., Mr. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott,
Mr. Piney, M.P., Mr. R. Stephenson, Mr. Sheppard,
and Mr. Alderman Thompson. Mr. S. Russell' and
Mr. Stafford Northcote, secretaries to the Royal
Commission, attended. Colonel Reid, chairman of the
executive committee, and Dr. Lyon Playfair were
present.
Tke Building Committee of the Royal Commission
held a meeting, at twelve o'clock, in the new Palace
of Westminster, which was attended by Mr. Cubitt
(chairman), Mr. R. Stephenson, Mr. Brunel, and Mr.
T. S. Donaldson. Mr. Digby Wyatt, Mr. Owen
Jones, and Mr. IL Wyld were present. Mr. Scott
Russell, Secretary to the Royal Commission, was in
attendance.
Mr. Walker, Government Secretary of British
Guiana, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday.
Mr. F. Bernal had an interview with his Lordship
yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday, at their office in White-
hall-place.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street. •

CAUTION TO FARMERS USING PAINT.—SOMS days
ago, the death of a young bullock, the property of Mr. Pog-
sou, of Long Clawson, was caused by its licking the paint
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WEt37'MINSTER BRIDGE.
TO THE EDITOR OF 71IE SUA.

Sia,—l have ;read with much pleasure your excel-
lent articl.e on tl ie proceedings in Parliament respect-
ing `Vest minstet • Bridge, and heartily join with you
in thinking thr..l the public are much indebted to Sir
Robert Inglis fol having defeated so tilly a plan as
that produen'A, alt►iough it received the sanction of
our sapient Chancellor of the Exchequer, who seems
resolved to prove, beyond the possibility of any
future doubt, the truth of the adage, with how little
wisdom the r affairs of a great country can be admi-
nistered.

His bric'k-dust budget—his penny-in-the-pound
contribution, for paying off the National Debt—his
insincere or ignorant proposals respecting the stamp
duties, promising to reduce taxation, but really in-
creasing it--his savings' banks project—in short,
every proposal he ever made on an important subject,
since he bas been Chancellor of the Exchequer, for
he made a m ost excellent S •cretary, shows that he is
utterly incapitble of grappling with any subject be-
yond the mere routine of office. It is to be hoped
that the majority of 138 against 15 will teach him
a little modesty in pronouncing his opinion upon
subjects of which he knows nothing.
On the subject of the Westminster Bridize, will
you permit me to draw the attention of the public to
a proposal I made some years since, in a letter ad-
dressed to Mr. Phillips, the Secretary to the Metro-
politan Improvement Commissioners.
Having most carefully examined the ground, I en•
tertain no doubt that if the plan were properly carried
out, it would pay every shilling of the expense and
contribute something handsome towards the erection
of a new bridge; and I would submit to every dis-
interested person, that my opinion as to the expense of
improvements is entitled to consideration, from the
fact that the result has proved how correct it was
when placed in direct opposition to that of the archi-
tects and surveyors of the Woods and Forests, on the
subject of the expense of my plan fur the improve-
ment of Westminster.

In my letter to the Commissioners I suggested
that a new street should be built upon the south side
of Richmond-terrace, and of similar character, lead-
ing to the proposed new bridge, and upon the other
side of the river, to form a new street from the bridge
to a central point in Westminster-road, from whence
several roads diverge.
The property which would be destroyed is of very
trifling value, except the river frontage necessary for
the bridge and the houses in Parliament-street; the
double frontage in the street from Parliament-street
to the bridge would be very valuable.
No injury would be done to the owners of pro-
perty upon the north side of the river, because both
sides of Bridge-street ought to be destroyed. I pro-
posed that the south side should be swept away, the
north side pulled down, and the future buildings set
back to a suitable distance, erected in a style corre-
sponding to the new building, and used for Govern-
ment offices, approached on Palace-yard side by a
flight of steps, for then it would be easy to level the
ground opposite Westminster Hill, which would very
much improve the appearance of that building and of
Westminster Palace.

On the south side of the bridge there is no doubt
that property would be injured, but this injury would
be much lessened by the formation of a street con-
necting the approach to the new bridge with that of
the old one. In this, as in all really useful street im-
provements, the principle of economy is to make the
improvement extensive.
While upon the subject of improvement, permit
me to draw your attention to the marble arch, for a
paragraph has gone the round of the papers, stating
that " a great design of Lord Lincoln's, extending the
Mall to Charing-cross, is to be entirely sacrificed."
Now, some ten or twelve years since, I proposed to
one of the Committees of the House of Commons on
Metropolitan Improvements (and the Committee
thought so well of the plan that they printed it in
their report) to sweep away all the buildings between
the Mall and Charing-cross, and to build a crescent
facing the Strand, with a royal entrance to the Mall,
in the centre of which should be placed the marble
arch.

But at that period removing the marble arch from
the front door of the Palace was considered akin to
pulling down the altar and the throne, and the pro-
posal was unheeded. Now the arch is considered by
every person as an incumbrance, and its removal is
become necessary. May this be the fate of other
absurdities, greater, if possible, than the original
erection of the arch in such a situation, and still
more_opposed to the spirit of the age.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
RIGBY NV ASON.
Corwar, July 8, 1850.

TESTIMONIAL TO VISCOUNT
PALMERS TON.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—If there is one thing more than another that
makes Sour paper exceedingly valuable to a British
public, it is the bold, consistent, and unflinching ad-
vocacy of popular freedom which has ever been the
characteristic of your spirited journ Therefore, Sir,
I feel confident that it I can throw out a suggestion
that will be the means of doing honour to so distin-
!2uished a statesman as my Lord Palmerston, it will
find a place in your widely circulated columns.
Sir, on Saturday last you gave publicity to a letter
from a gentleman in Bloomsbury in reference to this
subject, and as that gentleman omitted to state what
the amount of the subscription should be, and the
mode of collecting it, permit me to undertake this
task. First, I propose that the subscriptions be uniform
in amount, and that it be of such a sum as all classes
of her Majesty's subjects can cheerfully subscribe; and
then I propose that the charge be sixpence, as this is
a cum that mechanics, tradesmen, merchants, and peers
can contribute, and would be the means of giving an
opportunity to a noble and generous people of con-
futing the groundless assertion of Lord Stanley, that
the policy of Lord Palmerston is adverse to the people
of England. The next question of importance is as to
the mode of collecting the sum. What I propose is,
that a central committee be formed in London, consist-
ing of the following noblemen and gentlemen, with
power to add to their number:—
J. A. Roebuck, Esq. Sir James Duke
Lord Dudley Stuart Alderman Humphery
R. Osborne, Esq. John Abel Smith, Esq.
A. J. Cockburn, Esq. Lord James Stuart
Sir Benjamin Hall Baron Rothschild
Lord Alfred Paget George Thompson, Esq.
William E wart, Esq.
and subscription-books be deposited in the temporary
offices for distribution to bankers, tradesmen, and licensed
victuallers, who may make application for them in
London and different parts of the United Kingdom.
And, Sir, mark my words, that amongst the e.-ry first
to make application for subscription-books will be the
tradesmen of Wakefield, in Yorkshire, Manchester,
Southwark, and Montrose. I further propose that every
subscriber record in the subscription hook his name and
township, for the purpose of having all the subscribers
printed and presented with the piece of plate; for, as
there will be ample means to meet this expense, my
object is to do good as much as honour by giving em-
ployment to a number of that important branch of trade,
the compositors and printers f London.
I further propose that a highly influential and well-
known friend of popular freedom be selected to receive
the different collections obtained by tradesmen, to for-
ward the same to the central committee in London, and
at the time of presenting the piece of plate to Viscount
Palmerston the said gentleman be deputed to represent
the suburibers of the town in which he shall reside,
and by so doing it would form one of the most interest-
ing and noble events that has ever occurred in this or
any other country.
The next proposition I have to make is that the piece
of plate should consist of a silver candelabrum, designed
is the following manner:—The base work to be a repre-
sentation of Great Britain, with the waves dashing
against her shores ; around the uutside edge the
following words inscribed:—
" When Britain first, at Heaven's command,
Arose from out the azure main,
This was the charter of the land,
And guardian angels sang the strain—
Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves,
Britains never shall be slaves !"
On the top and centre of the island is an oak, the boughs
forming the branches for the candlesticks. At the base
of the oak is the figure of a negro kneeling, with his
hands clasped and uplifted, his looks directed towards
heaven, with expressions of thankfulness to Almighty
God fur his safe deliverance from accursed slavery
through the noble and untiring exertions of Lord Pal-
merston. The emblem of this design is as follows:
The island represents the country his Lordship is called
on to govern; the first verse of " Rule Britannia" repre-
sents that he has never truckled to foreign despots, but
maintained the dignity and freedom of his country
unsullied; the oak represents the firm and unflinching
character of the Noble Lord; the liberated negro repre-
sents the strenuous exertions the Noble Lord has made
on behalf of the oppressed and degraded African. And
I have no hesitation in saying that if this design is
carried out it will prove worthy of this distinguished
diplomatist. And upon the day of presentation what a
noble spectacle would it present to the world by his
Lordship's saloons being lined on each side by those
Members who voted in approbation of his Lordship's
policy, and in the centre, headed by Mr. Roebuck, those
choice and noble spirits gathered from the different
town,, and districts of the U•tited Kiugdum of
Great Britain and Ireland, to commemorate a glorious
triumph over a foul and deep-laid conspiracy of foreign
despots. The malice and chicanery of home-bred ene-
mies, and the flagrant apostacy of unsuspected friends,
for the purpose of crushing one of the most noble, ge-
nerous, eloquent, and patriotic statesmen that ever lived
in the tide of times.—l am, Sir, &c.
London, July 9, 1850.

INVENTOR.

RTJTLAND ASSIZES.—Up to last night there was
not a single prisoner for trial, and it was not known at Oak-
ham that there would be any business at Nisi Prius ; the
probability is, therefore, that it will be a maiden assize, as
was the case last summer, when Justice Coleridge was pre-
sented with a pair of white -gloves. It is expected the
Judge will reach Oakham to-morrow morning by the 8.35
A.M. train from Peterborough,. and shortly after proceed to
Church, escorted by the sheriff (the Hon. William Middle-
ton Noel). The Castle has been whitewashed and thoroughly
alagand....Linoolti Aron.

THE MALT-TAX and PROTECTION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SU.Y.
Sin,—As a practical man, and of some observation,
allow me to address the public through the columns of
your paper.
My father was a very considerable farmer through
a long life, and I was with him many years. I have,
too, been a manufacturer thirty-five years. In re-
ference to the motion in the House of Commons on
the sth of July, fur the repeal of the whole duty on
malt, it may be a fair question to ask, who are the
parties intended to benefit? Now, we naturally ex-
pect the public good is the especial care of the House
of Commons. But, the repeal of the malt-tax may,
I conceive, be rather a matter of protection to the
landed interest. ,I admit that the reduction of this
duty ought to be the means of at once lowering the
price of beer to the public, and thereby increase
the consumption and demand for barley, S.) es
to raise the price, and thus benefit the farmer.
The repeal of the malt-tax has been long
agitated, and at the present time agriculture
needs a helping hand, but the means the true
means---of effee!ing this must be through a different
channel. The malt-tax is important in the Govern-
ment scale, and if Ministers can do without it I could
name a far more direct benefit to the public, viz., the
duty on windows, and insurances against fire, &c.
Let us look soberly at the relief of the malt-tax, and
review the parties who will be benefited thereby.
Mr. Bass, the great brewer of Burton-an-Trent, has
delivered his judgment in the House on this impor-
tant motion. Mr. Bass is a business man, and his
opinion ought to be regarded ; he sympathises with
the grower of barley, and feels for the consumer of
beer, and the lower classes ; but I take it that the re-
mission of the malt tax would neither benefit one or
the other, but most certainly be pocketed by the
licensed victualler and retailer of beer. May I ask
how the public are taxed by these dealers at the pre-
sent time ? What is the price of good ale and porter
generally throughout the country ? And are the
consumers fairly dealt with ? I believe that a very
excellent quality of ale and porter may be produced
at is. per gallon, and where do you go to find either
retailed for less than double that sum ?
Who will not confess that Government made an
awful mistake many years ago, with the view of
benefiting the poor, by granting a licence to many
persons to brew and open a beer-shop, expecting a
good wholesome beer at a cheap rate to be dealt out.
And what is the result of the measure ? It has not
only proved itself a failure, but created nurseries of
crime.

The repeal of the duty upon leather is yet warm
upon my mind. Was not this thought a great public
service by Ministers when it took place ? But did it
prove so? No. The price of leather was much
higher for a time, and the tanner benefited, but
afterwards, although the tanning business became in all
respects amazingly depressed, and leather at an ex-
tremely reduced price (say fifry per cent.), still who-
ever is measured for new boots and shoes has to pay
the same—the old price. Who is benefited in this
matter ? The shoemakers.
With respectful submission, I beg to add a few ob-
servations on the subject of" protection"—protection
of landed property. Now, Sir, to me this outcry
always appears very wrong and surprising. I have
good reason for saying, whenever a farmer loses his
occupation he will meet a fearful difficulty in finding
another. Who dare give up his farm ? Still I have
a word of advice under this head. I had a lesson
(once upon a time) on this subject from a man of
God, the rector of my native village. He took the
tithes, and his father the rents, of the several farms in
our occupation. I well remember that both rents
and tithes had to submit in those days to a land
valuer, who went over the farms time after time to
put on a little more. I also well remember that
afterwards, when the farms came to be sold, the rec-
tor of the parish at the time of sale (by auction)
kindly made an offer to the purchasers to lease the
tithes for his life; but mark—it was at a still higher
rate of rental! Knowing, as I did, that only a year
or two before a rack value was put upon the tithes,
I took the liberty to call upon the rector for an ex-
planation, when he gave as a reason " that land and
tithes had long been increasing in value, and must
always continue to increase, so that, as he never in-
tended to alter his tithes again, he thought it right to
make the addition then." Such was the clergyman's
reason, which I thought a bad one, and the time to
which I allude, more than forty years ago, when
England was at war with France. Now, Sir, this
reverend divine was a learned mathematician, but
why his wisdom carried his calculations ahead in this
way I never learnt; but by setting this truth before
you, Sir, and the public at large, it is evidenced how
time has proved the fallacy and erroneous impressions
so selfishly and deeply wrought upon his mind.
Now, Sir, I never hear of agricultural distress ; but
the true remedy runs in my mind, namely, that the
land agent should be applied as in years gone by,
and the landlord's rent and parson's tithes valued ac-
cording to the times, fairly and truly, so that the
landlord and tenant in farming interest go hand in
band, as indeed the welfare of every kind of property
and interests at large ought to rise and fall together.
I am, Sir, &e ,
AN ENGLISHMAN.
Leamington, July 8, 1850.
[We give insertion to the above, as it conies from
an old and valued correspondent, but we must not be
understood as agreeing with him in all the opinions
he propounds because we insert his letter.—ED. Sun.]

HIS LATE RoYAL HIGHNESS
THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.

We are indebted to the courtesy of Messrs. Taprell,
Holland, and Sons, of Great Alarylebone-street, un-
der whose immediate superintendence the details of I
the royal funeral will be carried out, for the follow-
ing
:—The mortal remains of his late Royal High-
ness were yesterday, at noon, hermetically soldered
down by the new process, in the leaden coffin which
encases an inner coffin made of the best Spanish ma-
hogany, highly polished, and lined throughout with
white satin. The outer or state coffin is a most
splendid specimen of workmanship; it is manufac-
tured likewise of mahogany, highly polished inside
and out, and covered with the richest crimson Genoa
velvet, thickly studded with silver (gilt) nails, the
ornaments, which are profuse and of the same mate-
rial, are most elaborately chased, as also the massive
handles. The inscription, which will be in Latin,
has not yet been decided on, nor has it been ascer-
tained whether the remains will lie in state or not.
The last resting-place of all that is mortal of the il -
lustrious dead is not yet known with accuracy. It
is probable that those details will be made public this
evening. The whole management of the solemnities
will be under the control of Mr. Bsnting, of St.
James's-street, and that of the details under the firm
above- mentioned.

Yesterday evening workmen were sent down from
Messrs. Lyrell and Hollands, to Windsor, Hampton
CAurt, and Kew, for the purpose of covering the
ornaments, &c., in the Chapels Royal at those
palaces ; the material used is the best superfine black
cloth. The Royal Chapel at Whitehall is to be simi-
larly covered this day.

VAUXHALL GARDENS.
Yesterday a grand day fête was given at these gar-
dens, on which occasion all the extensive and varied
entertainments of the establishment were called into
requisition. In the afternoon Mrs. Graham, the in-
trepid aeronaut, accompanied by a young lady, her
daughter, and a gentleman, ascended in the Royal
Victoria and Albert Balloon, which made its debut in
the presence of a large assemblage of spectators. The
young lady exhibited none of that timidity which
might, not unnaturally, have been expected from a
youthful member of the fair sex ; but, on the con-
trary, she displayed as much self-possession and Wit..
chalance as her parents themselves. The balloon
ascended very steadily, and was borne gently to the
south-west, where it remained stationary at an in-
considerable altitude for some time. A concert, vocal
and instrumental, followed, in which Miss E. Nelson,
Miss F. Huddart, and Mr. Leffler, assisted by several
other artistes, afforded a rich treat to the lovers of
harmony by the admirable manner in which they ex-
ecuted some of the most popular pieces of music.
Tne marble groupings appear to have lost none of
their original attractions, and the scenes of equitation,
with Madlle. Valentine, on her docile steed
" Navarino," Madlle. F. Rosseau, and other female
equestrians, are still deservedly popular. Mr. Nelson
repeated his performance on the pine sticks and Nia-
gara stones, and Santa Amerou and his sons displayed
their extraordinary feats on the corde volante, to the
astonishment, not unmingled with apprehension, of
the spectators. The fireworks were, as uitial on fête
nights, on a scale of great magnificence, and all the
other attractions of the place were put forward in
great profusion.

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IRON MASTERS' QUART RELY MEETINGS.—BIR-
MINGHAM, THURSIDAY.—The prices fixed at the prelimi-
nary meeting, held at Handsworth a fortnight ago, ha-e
been maintained. The Shropshire iron masters were in-
clined to an advance—a reduction they would not submit
to—and that influence contributed greatly to the firmness of
the market.

REV. PATRICK BREWSTER SUSPENDED: At
meeting of the Presbytery of Paisley, held last week, it was
resolved, by a majority of eight to two, to suspend the Rev.
Patrick Brew6ter from the exercise of his judicial functions
for a period of six months, for having conducted himself in
a Ramer kaaultias to the Preabytorbe.G9l49nwit

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
APPOINTMENTS.

Captains—Wallace Houston (1847) and Woodford
J. Williams (1841) to study at the Royal Naval
College, Portsmouth.
Commander—George S. Hand (1841) to study at
the Royal Naval College.
Lieubenants —Lumley W. Peyton (1846), James
D. Curtis (1849), and Edward Marshall (1843), to
study at the Woolwich steam-factory ; Thomas Davies
f 18.14), to the Cygnet, 8, fitting at Devonport on the
coast of Africa.
Surgeon—C. N. Wilkinson (1849), to the Niger,
8, screw-sloop, at Portsmouth, for the coast of
Africa.

Mates—G. L. B. Hamilton and F. S. Dalison, to
the Excellent, gunnery ship; Philip Homen to the
Victory, fllg-ship, Portsmouth.
Assistant-Surgeon.—J. M. Duffus (acting 1849)
to the Niger screw sloop, at Portsmouth.
Second 3laster.—G-orge Read (1842) of the
Howe, to the Ocean flig-ship, at Sheerness.
Midshipmen—Thomas Baker, to the Cygnet ; J.
G. F. Dyer, to the Niger ; 11. P. Knevitt, to the
Leander, 50, Lisbon.
Masers Assistants H. B. Dowling, to the Niger;
I'. C. Jones, to the Cygnet ; G. Rorie, to the Im-
pregnable flag.ship, at Devonport.
Naval Cadets—C. E. Martyn, to the Fisgard flag,
ship, at Woolwich.

Boatswain—G. D. Maxwell, to the Scout.
The following oflict.rs attended the levee of Sir 11'.
Baring at the Admiralty on Tuesday last :—Vice-
Admiral Sir Francis Mdson K.O 8., Vice-Admiral
Sir L. Curds. Bart., C.B , daptain the Earl of Hard-
. wicke, Captain Sir Thomas Thompson, Captain C.
Freemantle, Captain H. Edgell, Cat-stain T. H Mason,
Captain A. Tozer, Commander 11. Phelcs, Comman-
der W. S. Lockyer, Lieut. H. J. Blomfield, Lieut.
M. H. Rodney, Lieut. W. Wood, Lieut. 'l'. H.
Butler, Lieut. P. Rainier, Rev. Mr. F. Hannan, Pay.
master and Purser S. Winter.
Captain Washington is at Devonport on the subject
of harbour improvement. On Tuesday he mat, by
appointment, Mr. Eastlake, Queen's solicitor, and
Commander Walker, late Queen's harbour master, at
Commodore Lord Juhn thy's office, in the dockyard.
Crocodile, old frigate, was taken into dock at Dept-
" ford, yesterday, to be fitted for a receiving-ship at the
Tower, to take the place of the Perseus.
Edinburgh, GO, screw steam-guard-ship, has been
taken into dock at Portsmouth, to be immediately
fitted in every way similar to the Ajax.
Elfin royal yacht-tender, Master Commander Bal.
liston, went out from Portsmouth on 'Wednesday to
try her engines ; she was taken on the graving slip
yesterday to have her copper cleaned.
Express, 6, packet-brig Lieutenant-Commander
Lowry, habiog been paid wages, sailed from Devon-
port on Tuesday for Falmouth.
Fairy, Master-Commander Welsh, royal yacht
screw-tender, has had her nculdinga ragilded, and is
now ready for service, at Portsmouth; it is expected
she will he required to convey the court to Osborne,
about the 18th instant.

Inflexible steam-sloop, lying in Woolwich basin,
is now ready for commission.
Niger screw steam-sloop, to be commanded by
Commander Heath, has been taken out of the old
basin, alongside the Victorious hulk, at Portsmouth,
and it is expected her pendant will be hoisted to-day.
Retribution steam-frigate has been put out of the
basin at Woolwich, and will be ready to leave for
Greenhithe and Portsmouth so soon as the Polyphe-
mus arrives.

Wizard, old brig, has been commissioned at De-
vonport by Lieut. Barnard, of the Ajax, GO, screw-
ship, for the apprentices tender at Queenstown, and
will be fitted and navigated to her station by a crew
from the ordinary depot ship.
Vengeance's marines were expected to arrive at
Portsmouth from Chatham last evening by railway.
Captain Sir It M. Blackwood, and nearly all the
officers have joined the Vengeance.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—A Russian-Finland
ship, laden with hemp for the dockyard, in coming
into harbour yesterday at ebb tide grounded on the
Spit, and remained till the tide flowed. She then came
off without damage, and anchored at Spithead ; she
was towed into harbour to-day.
PLYMOUTH, JULY 10.--The Thetis was on Mon-
day, the Ist, towed up harbour by the Confiance
steamer ; Tuesday and Wednesday, got out guns and
stores; Thursday and Friday, returned shells and
tanks, and struck lower yards and topmasts : and on
Saturday she was paid off, and part of her crew con-
veyed to Portsmouth by the Fearless steam•vessel ;
on Sunday she was re-commissioned by Captain
August L. Kuper ; and on Monday she received
seamen gunners from Portsmouth, by the Sprightly
steam-vessel, which returned same day.
The Sealark sailed on Friday for the coast of Africa.
The Express packet sailed yesterday for Falmouth.
The sloop Arachne was on Tuesday warped from
her moorings to the sheer hulk; her masts will be
taken out and stored to-day.
Messrs. W. B. Cuming and John Mare have sure
I 'eyed the merchant seam-vessel Queen, which blew
up this morning in Harnoaze. It is stated that the
accident occurred through the incompetence of a lad
in charge of the engine .room. The iron work of the
machinery and boiler was in good condition. The
Queen is five years old ; the boiler was made about
thirteen months since, and the vvs*,-1 and machinery
surveyed five weeks since. W'hrn Mitchell, the
engineer, w,is blown off the paddle-box, his face came
with some force against the mast of a smack lying
alongside ; he still survives.
Wooewicii, Juts 11 —The Geyser steam-sloop,
Commander Francis T. Brown, arrived at Woolwich
yesterday from the Cape of Good Hope, to be paid off
here. Commodore Henry Eden went on board shortly
after her arrival, and the crew were mustered, and
went through their exercises iu a satit-factory manner
in his presence. Professor Airey, from the Observa-
tory at Greenwich, L, rn t on board to-day to suir'eria-
tend the landing of one of Bradley's compasses,
which was sent to the Cape 22 years ago iron) Green-
wich Observatory, and has now been returned to this
country.
Captain Varlo, three subalterns, four sergeants,
four corporals, three drummers, and 162 privates of
the Royal Marines of the 'Woolwich division left
head-quarters here this morning, and proceeded by
the North Kent Railway to London, en route to
Portsmouth, to embark in the Vengeance, commis-
sioned at that port.

FURTHER EXFERIMEN N ON THE EF-
FECT OF SHO f ON IRON VESSELS OF

WAR.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The new butt which
we described in yesterday's paper, as an exact copy
—as to both wood and iron—of a section of the side
of the main or gun-deck of the iron steam-frigate
Sitnoom, was practised at to-day under the superin-
tendence of Captain Chad 4, from the fixed battery
near the Excellent. The commander-in-chief, Ad-
miral the Hon. Sir Bladen Cape], Rear-Admiral-Su-
perintenaent Henry Prescott, and a number of cap-
tains in their several barges, with maiiy other officers,
were present, and after every shot that struck visited
the butt to inspect their several effects ; 32-pound solid
shot with a few 8 and 10-inch hollow shot, were
fired, the distance being, as at the former trial, 500
yards. From the report of this day's trial,
we suppose that all parties will now be
thoroughly convinced that an iron vessel
cannot in any way compete in action with a wood-built
vessel. There was no diminution in the deadly and
terrific effect from the fractured shot and splinters of
iron that flew in all directions on the shot striking.
The wood fillings-in did, we believe, occasionally
stop some of the sheet-iron splinters ; but the shot en-
tered and broke, and the iron ribs flew as in the
former trials, and the latter ripped off the wood-plank
lining, when struck by a shot, in large pieces. A 4
we stated yesterday, the ribs run perpendicular at
intervals of way fifteen inches. They are fastened
to the iron plates by a three-inch lap, and project
inwards six inches; the interstices were filled in
with oak six inches thick ; and over these pieces, and
at right angles with the ribs, was a wood lining
of three-inch planking, oak and fir. A large shot
could hardly enter without striking a rib, and
to-day one of these ribs drove off a whole sheet of
planking; indeed, at the conclusion of the practice
nearly all the woodwork had been driven off the iron.
No doubt these splinters and pieces of wood would
have made direful havoc to a ship's company on board.
The iron shelf-piece section (a broad piece of iron
running round the ship to support the deck), was
struck and knocked to pieces. This is not covered
with wood, but in iron steamers oak might be sub,ti-
tuted fur iron, and would perhaps be better for the
purpose than iron. One shot to-day entered the
waterway, where, besides the iron work, the timber
is solid oak, about fifteen inches thick. The shot
went clean through and was fractured to pieces. The
hollow shot were most destructive, breaking in pieces
exactly like shells. Altogether it may be considered
conclusive that iron vessels, built as the Simoom
at ell events, are not adapted for war purposes.—
Herald.

R 'YAL NORTHERN YACHT CLUB.--The regatta of
the Royal Northern Yacht Club is fixed to come ofr
at
Greenock, on Thursday and Friday, the Bth and 9th of
August. A number of valuable prizes are offered for ,ailing
matches, open to yachts belonging to members of all Roya
yacht clubs, as well as several for ships' long boats,
,jolly
boats, gigs, skiffs, punts, &c. The value of the prize will no
doubt induce many ves•els from a distance to enter the lista
with those of this neighbourhood, and there is a certainty of
the approaching regatta being the most successful and 'ex-
citing ever held on this coast. On the close of the aquatic
sports on Thursday, the members of the club and their
friends dine together, in the Tontine Hotel, Greenock, and
to,nn
dForrsi:id b
Friday, a be sly and
ball, will
in
which, from the arrangements already making, Via, we
gaily attended. North
British Mail. the Asset:olY Rooms,

Lord Gough passed through South Molton on
his A
way to inatova, where be autaudJ §ojQuali;is for OM
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Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., post eve.,
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hardly se,.; displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be-
half of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, inspired
by a high standard of morality and religion, an 4 by a laudable love
of the purest sort of fame. We gather this from the glowing lan-
guage in which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions
on the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, in
which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays
on matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which cha-
racterise nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he
has marked per se peculiarities, to the school of the Disraelii, Man-
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" • Sliwood' is no ordinary work ; It contains passages of exceed-
ng beauty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great
good taste and power. It is one of the most interesting and en-
gaging novels which the present season has produced. Of the cha-
racter of Amelia Ross we have already spoken, and the extract we
have given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have
said. The other ladies who play conspicuons parts In the tale are
Florence Howard, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and
impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry; and Julia
Maitland, the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Post.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

HE R. MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
GRAND EXTRA NIGHT.
it is respectfUlly anno•.inced. that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT
will take place on THURSDAY next, July 18, the particulars of
which will be forthwith announce 4.

Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the
Box-oftlce of the Theatre.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

In consequence of the numerous parties who were unable to obtain
admission, and by general desire,

- - TO.MORROW EVENING,
when will be presented the highly successful new grand Opera, by
lialevy, the Poem by Scribe, founded on The Tempest of Shakspere,
And composed expressly for her Majesty's Theatre,

LA TEiiPESTA.
The Incidental Dances by M. Paul Taglionl.
The Scenery by Mr. Charles Marshall.
Alfonso, 81g. Lorenzo ; Prospero, Sig. Colletti ; Antonio, Sig. F.
Lablacho; Ferdinand. Sig. Baucarde ; Trinculo, Sig. Ferrari; Ste
phano, .Madlle. Parodl , Sycorax, Madlle. Ida Bertrand ; Spirit of
Air, Madame Giuliani ; Ariel, 3ladlle. Carlotta Grist ; Callban, Sig.
Lablache ; Miranda, Madame Sontag.
Director of the Music and Conductor, Mr. Balfe.
To conclude with a Divertissement, entitled
LES DELICE' DU SERIAL.

Principal Dancers Madllo. Amalla Ferraris, Madame Petit Stephan
Mesdames Rosa, Julien, Lamoureux, and Aussandon; and M. Charles

♦ knew grand Pas, entitled " L'Aogovienne," by Madlle. Amalia
Ferraris and Madame Petit Stephan, and in which la Senora MAR-
TINEZ, surnamed the Black Malibran, who will sing some of the
characteristic airs of Spain and the Havannah : and. amoncst others,
"Ma Belle de Trlana," "El Conttabandista," "El Tango Ha-
vanero," " 0 la Lamentacion de los 31,,gr05."

Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and fickets to be made at the Box
Office of the Theatre.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.
TO-MORROW EVENING
Will be performed with the following powerthl cast, Meyerbeer's
grand Opera,

LE PROPHETE,

Fides, Madame Viardot (the original representative of the part at
the Grand Opera in Paris) ; Bertha, Madame Castellan (the original
representative of the part at the Grand Opera in Paris ' • Jean of
Leyden, Signor Mario : Count °bertha!, Signor Tagliaflco ; Sergeant,
Sginor Lavia ; Peasants, Signori Romml and Solcli ; Giona, Signor
Maralti; Maithisan, Signor Folonini ; Zaccaria, Herr Formes.
The Choir in the grand Coronation Scene in the third Act will
combine the powers of a full Orchestra, the Military Bands, the
Chorus, and Organ.

The incidental Ballet in the Skating Scene will be supported by
M. Alexandre and Ms&le. Louise Taglioni (as danced by them at
the Grand Opera at Paris), and comprises the celebrated Quadrilles
des Patindurs.

Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, M. Costa.
The Performances will commence at Eight o'clock.

Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit, may b• had (tor the night
or season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is •pen from Ten
till Five.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Under the direction of Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,

Will be reproduced the celebrated Drama'of THE WEPT OF THE
WISH-TON-WISH. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Cul-
lenford, Wright, 0. Smith ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar.
After which a new Terpsicorian Burlesque Entitled ESMERALDA.
Characters by Messsrs. 0. Smith, Wright, P. Bedford ; Madame
Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam.
To conclude with a new and original Farce, in the
Vulgar Tongue, to be called JACK IN THE GKEEN ; or, Hints on
Etiquette.

FRENCH FLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Sixth Appearance of Madile. RACHEL.
HIS EVENING,
The Entertainments will commence at Eight o'closk, with
ADRIENNE LECOUVREUR.
• Adrienne, Madlle. Rachel.
Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library,
33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Boa-office of the Theatre, which
is open daily from Elevenstill Five o'clock.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Ratty.
The bes► ventilated Theatre in London.

Mr. Batty begs to inform his patrons that the Tournament at Vaux.
hall does not interfere with the amusement at Astley's, as the coin.
pany leave the Gardens at Six, to enable them to open at Seven,
at Astley's every evening. _ . .

Crowded fieuses to witness the attractive and magnificent Spectacle
of Mazeppa, which, with brilliant novelties in the Wonders of the
Arena, form the most varied and attractive Entertainments in the
Metropolis.

THIS EVENING,

Will be produced Lord Byron's gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA
and the WILD HORSE. _ _

To be succeeded by an Inimitable Display of Batty's Feats of
Equitation in the Cirque Olympique, with Mallle. Gardoni on the
Tight Rope.
To conclude with a Melodrama.
Box-oftice open From Eleven till Four
Stage Manager, Mr. W. West.

L lacier the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, his Roya
Highness Prince Albert, &c. &c.
ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
OPEN evory MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and
THURSDAY.
Re-Engagement of M. JULLIEN.
_ . _

The new Irish Quadrille, the " Hibernian," composed by M. Julllen.
" The Derby Galop," composed expressly for these Gardens, is one
of the most successful of Monsieur Jullien's compositions, and in

consequence of the nightly encore, will be repeated till further
notice.

The Grand Ghorka 3farch, performed for the first time before the
Sep=lese Ambassador.

Prodigious Success of the entirely new-modelled Dioramie Pic-
ture representing the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his
Army ! the largest Picture in the World! with innumerable moving
Figures the size of life. Modelled, painted, and produced by 31r.
Denson and Son, assisted by Messrs. Adams, Wilson, &c. &c. The
Picture has occupied the Messrs. Denson for many months, and it is
confidently submitted to the Public as a chef-d'reuvre of art, and not
inferior to any production of the day.
The Splendid MENAGERIE has lately been enriched by several
♦alaable Presents f om the Queen. _ _ _

The Musical Department will be conducted by Mons. Jullien and
Mr. Godfrey. It will be the aim of the Establishment to offer
for the gratification of the Subscribers and the Public, the
most Splendid Military Band in the Kingdom ! ! Selected
from the Bands of her Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards, and the
most eminent Artistes in the profession.
The following iist of engagements will, It is hoped, convince the
Public., that the long-acknowledged excellence of the Band of this
Establishment will be full 3 maintained ! The Repertoire of Music
will be most extensive and varied, arranged from the most Popular
OPeras'in this and other countries. Solo-Players—Messrs. Kcenlg,
Lazarus, Prosperre, Colinet, Pratten, Jarrett, Sonnenberg, Sommers,
and Winterbotham.

During the evening a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic
Tableau illustrating the celebrated Picture by David, of Buonaparte
Crossing the Alps! Showing a general view of the Region of the
Alps, stretching from the small mountain lake in the foreground to
the distant snow-clad mountains, crowned by the stupendous Mount
St. Bernard and its far-famed Monastery. A portion of the French
Army is first seen " en bivouac," presently the drums beat to arms,
and amid the clash of Military Bands and Martial Music, the Troops
commence the Ascent. The Soldiers are seon dragging the Artillery in
Trunks of Trees, now ascending almost Perpendicular Heights, and
traversing the most Terrific Ravines, but all difficulties are overcome,
and the Gallant Army is seen pursuing its course to the Fertile
Plains of Italy.
The whole to conclude with a Gorgeous Display of Fireworks, by
Messrs. Southby, intr,dueing, amongst various novelties, the most
admired feux d'artifice of former seasons, jets d'eau, water rockets,
revolving pieces, a magnificent Transparency fifty feet in height,
painted by Kessrs. Denson, representing Buonaparte Horseback
cheering on his Troops, surrounded by warlike emblems, insignia of
honour, flags, trophies, &c., amidst a cerruscatlon of various coloured
firm

the complicated and difficult machinery, and the erection of the
picture under the direction of Mr. Thos Lowe. The extensive gas
fittings by Messrs. Butcherby and Dixon, 23, King-street, Covent-
garden. . . . . .