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LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JULY IL—Wind W.N.W.
DEAL, JULY 10.—The St. Jean, Chasse Maree, from
Sunderland to Nantes, was the vessel reported ashore
this morning, on the Goodwin Sands. She has become a
total wreck; crew saved.
RAMSGATE, JULY 10.—The Bertha, schooner, from
Gothenburg to Bordeaux, has put in here leaky, and
with loss of rudder, anchor, and chain, having been on
the: Goodwin Sands this morning.
GRIMSBY.-..Acrd. Corinthian, Davidson, St. John's,
New Brunswick.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL.
Only a limited business was transacted to-day, never-
theleis prices were well supported. Beef, from 2s 8d
to 3s 6d; Muttor, 2s 10d to 3s 10d; Lamb, 3s 10d to
4s 10d; Veal, 2s 8d to 3s 4d; and Pork, 3s Od to 4s Od
per Sibs, by the carcase.

=EAT MARKETS.
SOUTHALL, JULY 10.—Our market to-day was but
moderately supplied with each kind of stock, in which a
steady business was transacted, at full prices. Beef from
3s Od to 4s Od; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s Od; Lamb, 4s 4d to
5s Od; Veal, 3s Od to 3s 4d; and Pork, 3s 4d to
3i 8d per Blbs, to sink the offal.

RwironD, JULY 10.—Prime Beasts and Sheep moved
off steadily at full prices. Otherwise, the demand ruled
heavy. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s Od to
4s Od; Lamb, 4s 2d to 5s Od; Veal, 2s 10d to 35 4d;
and Pork, 33 Od to 3s 6d per 81bs. Suckling Calves,
18s to 245; Quarter old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s; and
Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 141 to 18/ each.
LEwFs, JULY 9.—The general demand ruled steady,
at full prices. Beef from 3s Od to 4s Od; Mutton,
3s 4d to 43 2d; Lamb, 4s 4d to 4s 8d; Veal, 38 Od to
31 4d per 81bs.

Tt?: A IctICET .
eado thy. 218,,, 31 10,;
I.
ditto, 3106 to 41106; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 104 ptr
load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand.
CUNBERLAND.--MeAdow Hay, 2110 s to 31105; Clover

ditto, 31 Os to 41 4s; and Straw, 11 3s to 11 lOs per
load. Supply moderately good, and trade dull.
WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Bay, 21 8s to 31 lOs ;
Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 4110 s; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 10. i per
load. Trade dull, at late rates. New Meadow hay was
sellfng at from 2/ 5s to 21 14s per load.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended July 4, 1850, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Eagland and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS.
PRICE •• I 40s lid 21s 9d 178 Od 23s 2d 1 268 10d 1288 4d

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I ATE. I BEANS. I YEAS.
is Od Is Od is Oct Is Oct is Od is Od

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING.—WEDNESDAY.
The Croxteth Stftkts of 15 BOVS. each, 10 It, and 30
added, for three yrs old, Est 81b; four, Bst 21b; five,
Bst 101 b; six and aged, 9st; mares, &c., allowed 31b.
One Eni:e and a quarter. (8 Subs.)
Captain Ilarvey's Stronghow, 4 yrs (Fiatman) 1
Mr. Shepherd's Alp, 4 yrs (Cartwright) 2
Mr. Rolt MI Portia, 4 yrs
Mr. Jamieson's Recluse, 3 yrs (Wells) 4
6t04 on Strongbow, who won by six lengths. Run
in 2 min. 20 sfcs.

The Mersey Stakes of 25 sovs. each, and 50 added, for
two yrs old; colts, Bit 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b; second
to receive 501. out of the stakes. T.Y.C. (16 Subs.)
Sir J. Hawley's Venus f (Marlow) 1
Mr. W. Stebbing's Knook Knoll (Butler) 2
Lord Eglinton's Cr seas (Tcmpleman) 3
The following also started, but were not placed:—
Captain Harcourt's Brother to Ellerdale (J. Marson);
Lord Glssgow's ro f, by Lanercost or Retriever, out of
Physalis (Fla:man); ard Mr. J. Wilson's Queen Bee
(Whitehou,e). 2to 1 on Venus filly. Won easily by
a length. Run in 55 secs.

The Post Produce Sweepstakes (first year) of 200 sovs.
each, h ft. T.Y.C. (6 Subs.)
Lord H. Lennox'a Herandt z, Bst 71b
Lord Clifden's Harpsichord, Bst 41b (J. Marson) 2
Lord';G!asgow's fby Lanercoat, Bst (31b over) (Butler) 3
5 to 4 on Hernandez. Won cleverly by a length, Run
in 55 secs.

The Sefton Stakes of 30 SOW. each, h ft ; for three yrs
old colts, Bst 71b ravh. One mile and a half. (6 Subs.)
Lord H. Lennox's Officious walked over
The Pest Produce Sweepstakes (second year) of 200
sm. each, h ft ; fur colts, 8::t 71b; fillies, tint 31b.
Stable Turn in. (9 Subs.)
_ _

Sir J. Haw•ley's Cranberry (31b) (Nlarson) 1
Mr. Meikbm's Italian (Ternplnman) 2
Petting-6 to 4on Italian. Won by a short head.
Run in 2 min. 43 secs.

The liicktrstr.ffe Stakes of 100 sous. each, &c. One
Mi:e. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Watts's Jester
Mr. B. Grcen's Witchcraft 2

5 to 2 on Witchcraft. Won very easy by three
lengths.

Match-200 h ft. T.Y.C.—Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip
colt received forfeit from Lord S:anh-y's Statesman.

Sweepstakes of 10 809 F. each, and 50 added, fur two yrs
old. T.Y.C. (20 Subs.)
Lord Clifden's Harpsichord
Lord Stanley's Pirouette 2
Mr. Henry's Knight of the Garter
6 to 4 on Knight of the Garter, 5 to 2 apt Pirouette,
and 3to 1 agst Harpsichord. A close race from the
stand, won by half a length, the favourite losing second
place by a neck.
Plate of 501.; three yrs old, 7st; four, Bzt 5113; five and
upwards, Bst 121 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b.
Two miles.

Mr. Stebbing'sKPrinington, 4 yrs (Marlow) 1
Mr. Cotgreaves's Abbess of Jerveaux, 3 yrti(Charlton) 2
Mr. Jefferson's b f by Cardinal Pull and d by
Whisker, 4 yrs (Turner) 3
Mr. Meeson's Castle 3 yrs (Knott) 4
Won cleverly by a length.
BETTING ON THE COURSE
LIVERPOOL CUP.

2 to 1 agst Wiodischgratz
5 to 1 apt Cockermouth
5 to 1 agst Vampyre

5 to 1 agst Maid of Team
Valley
12 to 1 agst Backbiter

GOODWOOD STAKES.
6 tr) 1 agst Windischgratz.
LIVERPOOL. THURSDAY MORNING.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
Crotchet receives in his match with the Simoon colt;
Mildew in the Feat Stakes; and Uriel in the Grosvenor.
Backbiter arrived this morning.
LATEST CUP BETTING.
7 to 4 agst Windischgratz.
9 to 2 agst Maid of Team Val!ey.
5 to 1 agst Va,napyre.
5 to 1 agst Cockermouth.
10 to 1 agst Juggler.
12 to 1 agst any other.
About eight or nine expected to start.

CRICKET.
KENT v. ENGLAND.
Yesterday morning, this match having been resumed, was
brought to a conclusion in the afternoon, before the usual
hour for dinner adjournment, three o'clock, had arrived. It
will be found that Kent was beaten by six wickets. The days
were when tha Kentish Eleven were almost, if not quite, in-
vincible, but in the present season the ordinary success has
not awaited their efforts; for instead of being the victors,
they stand in the position of the vanquished. There was a
large amount of play of the highest order, and a numerous
assemblage of the patrons of cricket. This morning the
Eleven of Kent go over to the Oval to commence their match
with the Eleven of Surrey—a match which will be one of the
finest of the season. At the conclusion of the match the
score stood thus :

KENT- FIRST INNINGS.
T. Adams, c Chatterton, b Day
W. Pilch, c Chatterton, b Day
E. Martin, b Wisden
F Pilch, b Wisden
W. Martingell, b Wisden
A. Mynn, Esq., b Bathurst
N. Felix, Esq., c Box, b Day .. .
W. C. Baker, Esq., b Wisden...
E. Clifford, b Clarke 2
W. Hillyer, b Clarke
E. Hinkley, not out ... .... .. 2
Byes 1, leg balls 4, wide 1, no ball I

Total 129
ENGLAND - FIRST INNINGS.
G. Chatterton, at Clifford, b Hillyer
J. M. Lee, Esq., c Martingell, b Hinkley ...... ... ..... • 2
W. Nicholson, Esq., c Adams, b Hillyer
T. Box. b Hinkley
G. Parr, not out ••• 53
J. Guy, b Martingell
J. Wisden, b Martingell
John Lillywhite, run out.
Clarke, c and b Martingell
Day, b Martingell... ...... . ...
Sir F. Bathurst, c W. Pilch, b Hillyer ......... ...... •
Byes 1, leg byes 6 .
7

Total
12
KENT-SECOND INNINGS.

Adams, b Day
... 8
W. Pilch, c Bathurst, b Day
11
Martin, st Box, b Clarke
Pilch, b Wisden
Martingell, c and b Wisden . ..
A. Mynn, Esq., b Wi5den........ .—...... .. .. 5
N. Felix, Esq., c Bathurst, b Day 1
W. C. Baker, Efrq., c Box, b Clarke
Clifford, b Clarke
Ilillyer, b Wisden
Hinkly, not out
.• •• • Byes 3, leg byes 4, no ball 1 ••••••

20

Total
78
ENGLAND -SECOND INNINGS.
Chatterton, c Adams, b Hillier
11
J. M. Lee, Esq., b Martingell
3
W. Nicholson, Esq., st Clifford, b Hillyer 7
Box, b Mynn........
Parr, not out ..
14
• ...
Guy, not out
Byes 4, leg byes 3......

Total ... ••• .
8

ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE DUKE.--The Liver-
pool Journal says :—Mrs. Davies, well known in Liverpool
, as the accomplished lady who at one period was directress of
the Blackburne-house school, made au application some time
since to the Duke of Wellington, preferring her claim as
the daughter of an officer who had served with his Grace
through the Peninsular war, and requesting his " patronage"
for a volume she was about to bring out. The answer
has been handed to us, in order to show, in contrast
with other late replies from the same quarter,
that the Duke can couch a refusal in courteous terms.
The letter, dated " Strathfieldsaye," is as follows:
" The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments
to Mrs. Davies. He by no means doubts that any
publication from her would deserve any patronage. More
than twenty-six years have elapsed since others 9uffered
from the Duke having incautiously what is called given his
patronage to a work of which the title and prospectus indi-
cated nothing but what was proper. The Duke had but a
choice of one of two things - either to examine every
work before he should what is called patronise it, or
decline to give what is called his patronage to any work
whatever from that time forwards. The Duke's various avo-
cations, professional and other, induced him to adopt the
latter course, as he really had not bear time for the efficient
execution of that first mentioned. In the course of the
period which has elapsed since that time the Duke has had
hundreds, nay thousands of applications from persons of all
classes and degrees ; but he has not in any one instance de-
parted from the course which he has laid down for the guide
of his own conduct. Those whom he had heretofore refused
would have reason to complain of the Duke, if, in confidence
in Mrs. Davies, he was to depart from the course which he
has adopted, and in adhering to which he has invariablyper-
severed.— Mrs. Davies, Scc."
THE BEAR AND THE ACTRESS.--A M. Bonnet,
of Montpellier, having a bear of the Pyrenees, to which he
had succeeded in imparting a remarkable degree of instruc-
tion, entered some time ago into a contract with M. Fournier,
director of the Thatre de la Porte St. Martin, to exhibit
the animal on the stage for 40f. a day, for two months from
the 13th May last. A play called the Bear of the Pyrenees
was written, and the animal learned its part admirably.
But an actress, who was to be saved from death by the
beast, refused, as required by the authors of the piece, to
throw herself into its arms as an expression of her gratitude.
This led to difficulties between her and the director, and, the
authorities having intervened, they gave positive orders that
the bear should nut be allowed to appear in public unless muz-
aled. This rendered the performance impossible. Bonnet ac-
cordingly brought an action against Fournier for 1,875 f., the
amount due to him on their contract, and the authors of the
piece brought an action against the director for 1,000 f., for
the loss sustained by the non-performance of the piece. M.
Fournier, on his part, having given up the management of
the theatre to M. Colin, demanded that that gentleman
should be declared responsible in his place. The Tribunal
of Commerce, after hearing the arguments of all the parties,
relieved M. Founder from all liability, and condemned Colin,
as his successor, to pay Bonnet 1,0,, Of, and the authors 500 f.

WiirvßD, JULY Bury, of Newt'',
from Ciiia,gow to Wacerford, went down ac her anchorb
in four fathom water on the 7th inst., tleAr Courtown
Hub Ar; crew saved.

JENNY LIND IN LIVERPOOL.
This eminent vocalist has come to terms 11,6" the
kpen
Philharmonic Society, the engagement having :;1,- e
mainly brought about, as we understand, lhr".g-The
instrumentality of Mr. Sudlow, the secretar3.
Philharmonic Society appears to be coming b,fbre
public 11 ith unusual e;ams for suppoit this seasoi. It
but last a k that the engagement of Madame SOntr;
was announced in this paper, and now a second and °II
acceptable engagement is to he added.—that of Jello
Lind. She is to sing in a miscellaneous concert, I'
also, it is expected, in the Messiah. Her appearangool.
aro to be on Friday, the 16th, and Monday, the I ha.
of August; and on the following Wednesday so
is to leave this town by the steam-ship Atisntic'.
delight American audience?. The appearance of thin i-deys,
in Liverpool may be called a marked event. Merl Piiase,
would have been glad to have secured her services. ~,a.
fashionable world of London would have been deligo"ci.
with her presence. Birmingham and Manchester Rope
r.
her to appear, and other great localities sought hers r.
vief but in every case the offer has failed, and to Liven,
pool tiler.° will the nighingale be visible and heard:
pd..
is a matter of much importance that she be well reecl%,
We ear:not but admire the talent f Jenny Lind, init.cloo.-
esteem for her must he grounded on higher conil
;, her
ations than talent. Her memorial amongst us ^,-„b&IF
goodness; and when we consider her services on
of the Southern Hospital, where she has erected A orm"rt,c
reent to herself in the reacts of the poor and 111"etation.
by her liberality, we cannot help feeling that l"e 1► 00
of Liverpool should show its sense of • her corsidera
to its charities by filling the Philharmonic nail to 00,
fullest extent, and by giving her a reception
her virtues deserve. No vocalist ever took IC' '"rthis,
place in the sympathies of the people of this town a' it.
lady has done, nor did any one ever so deservhvich
When she first appeared under a managemant,w;
excluded the majority of the people from hearing iix
tribute was paid by the public which is not common is
this town, by the thousands of persons assemblere
Williamson-square and the locality, to catch, if wit
possible, but a climpse of the songstress. Sine) sail
she has commended herself to us by those gracefth
ena
profitable services to which allusion has been nodej for
now that she is to be heard at a reasonable ebargsgoir,
admission, and has a pecuniary interest in the nest
it is to be hoped that in this locality a feeling of resrocl
will find its manifestation in the fullest attendance oar
the warmest greetings the Philharmonic Hall has or
experienced. It is said she is to receive 1,0001. for
service e.-Liverpool Courier.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE Or; Ai pro'
Sin,—The announcement by telegraph this-„:1)1
ing of the vote of the House of Commons, afliro.T'„' le
a considerable majority Mr. Roebuck's resolor of
support of the principles on which the foreign rif;ioa,
the country has been conducted by Lord Paltne*l-0. of
has produced a wide spread and cordial feelins'ity,
satisfaction and joy throughout this great econ?iffois
During the week, as the debate proceeded, en 'OlOll
anxiety has prevailed as to the result, as no one sem
acquainted with public affairs could fail to Per the
the important consequences which depended the
issue. To the Commons of England was Pll.Oll
question one of momentous significance
efld
Great Britain, the birth-place of freedom, the ar-or
and protector of the down-trodden everralere'ica i°
sent to become the ally of Austria and Rnsias;4l
riveting their chains upon the necks of their un";100.
subjects ? and nobly have they answered the rilles,;alll
Well done the Commons of England ! ,i
the
and truly have you interpreted and expree'el-beee
feelings of the great English nation. You bay`," re'
true to the ancient traditions of our country, tin:title
asserted, with the spirit of former times, Y°111„lea.
to the confidence and rewards of your cow:in:4;ole'
From what has this vote happily saved us ? de
diately and directly from an alliance with ti
vi'" de
spotic Governments of Europe, from the deep the
gradation, the eternal disgrace of uniting "th
4 ;5
leagued oppressors of mankind to repress the
hopes of the continental nations, and to exLiP°if atv
especially in Prance and Germany, the few
tages of the revolutions of 1848 that still re°lBl4oel.
Thanks again, say we, to the Commons of 80.5-00'
Their triumphant, and all the more so, because as
expected, majority has saved the country frffillart°
ineradicable stain, and sent consternation eau
nsi
into the Camarillo of unprincipled
" Kings with thrones, and kings without thr°/19 0
Ministers in place, and Ministers out of Place: 1 'red
Mr. Osborne happily expressed it, who had e°,..% iS
to ruin an honourable statesman—hateful t(‘:01e-Rall•
proportion to his love of freedom, and of card
regulated progress, the best and surest s°,'enlestie
against revolution and anarchy. But the °°asto°
consequences of a vote adverse to Lord ralni: till'
and the Ministry would have been more serien;:ter
The openly-avowed determination of the fiery
man, whose impetuous and unscrupulous 5'0)0
brought on the present crisis, by the division °1.,-gt
motion in the House of Lords, is to restore wv.-is
called protection to native industry, but vibi!',4 tlO
reality nothing more nor less than the policy "colei;
highwayman, taking what is not his own by %Or
to the price of bread. Who could contemplate t"eropt
out horror the storm of ibelignation which an !it-80
to restore the corn-laws would be sure to prod the
this country ? Restore the corn-laws ! restore 0.
Star Chamber, and collect ship money from rhaeter
dustrious classes of England !! And yet Lora," tiod
ley, by his promises to his followers, would be °o
t.
to make, as he would infallibly fail in, the otted the
But the vote of the Commons' House has sev,-.B,7rasi
nation from the folly and fanaticism of the 'A-Rolfe
and may it ever be so while their Lordships c°l33-1;o0!
with "Kings with thrones, and Kings, toll'
thrones—with Ministers in place, and Ministe'b-igb'
of place," against an upright, honourable, ore'
minded British statesman. Lord John re-
are emphatically true, that for a Government /060
sign upon a vote of the Lords would be prnnti
of injurious consequences, and to none more se' t
to the Lords themselves. to of
It is right, I think, to make known the state
fedi-

,eeling thioughout the country on the pre,sei'vbe 0 .4,
portant crisis, and you may accept the au? 0.00,
correct representation of the sentiments of this °
manufacturing and commercial community.

I am, Sir, yours, &c'',l $.
Glasgow, June 29.

WESTMINSTER FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY'/
first annual meeting of the shareholders of this eeTrie
held last evening, at the Music Hall, Long-acre; Je"-ees end
Esq., in the chair. After the nomination of the otile;eetieP
committee, and the appointment of auditors, the „-f re'
was aejourned until the 7th August, for the PurP°se'sleir
ceiving the report of the committee. The society we„s eteeel"
lished on the Ist August last, and now consists of 80," os
bens, holding 1,100 shares and upwards of 2,00'1,5 ive°
the hands et' the society's bankers. A vote of than
passed to the chairman, and the meeting adjourned. of
fit
MR. P. WEBSTER'S BENEFIT.—The beneohoss
this excellent man and most worthy freemason, t°blis
exertions, as stage-manager of the Haymarket, tbeyroce
are more indebted than the unitiated imagine, take:Wadi
this evening at the Haymarket Theatre. The whole e`tsleet;,
of the company is engaged, as is a host of extra bort
The " craft" will, as usual, rally round " Brother Vlcen be e
and there can be no doubt but that his benefit Rill
bumper. the
Sir William Clay, Bart., paired in favour °f
Marriages Bill with Mr. Eliott Lockhart against. 001'
LONDON THIEVES.—It is supposed that the oev,
ber of persons who make a trade of thieving in Londi'lle are
more than six thousand; of these, nearly two byeur, mace'
first-class thieves or swell mobsmen ; six hundred keel
men," and trade swindlers, bill-swindlers, dog-stealers, eteer
about forty burglars, " dancers," " garreteers,"an cYeti,
adepts with the skeleton-keys. The rest are P!e'r°ool
" gonophs"—mostly young thieves who sneak into did
and rob tills-and other pilferers. —Dickens's "11°74s
Words."
soh
STEAMER BLOWN UP..--PLYMOUTH, 1VE1)74,r tb.
JULY 10. - This morning, at a little before seven o'et,'°cilieeig:
Queen steamer, of' about 70 tons burden, Captain ST 1 rfl),:
blew up, when ying off North-aorner steps, Harnee,,ze'istee"
engineer, William Mitchell, who keeps a tavern at ti_e.tele:
and is the principal owner, was in charge at the Wu° "
ing on the larboard paddle-box, whence he was bloiel! lot
part of the ship into the sea. The steamer was preperreoft oP
an excursion up the river Tamar, and the steam was g 0011
about five o'clock. At the time of the accident the d
person below was a man named Lane, recently emPWlegiOe'
place of his brother, one of the stokers : he was in theerireol
room, and was carried away with the wreck. The eteletive
of the boiler is blown completely out, taking with it the-ter°
the
deck and cabin, companion, seats, and all ; indeed, Oll
part is shelled, there being nothing but the ceiling of t`!4-5iOP
to be seen. Six persons were on board; Lane is
Mitchell, the engineer, seriously scalded; James ; er;
stoker, leg broken ; a fourth man injured, and two ,eetet the
without hurt. The steamer was taking a turn a beau
time ; the valve was two inches from the extra/1,0..0er
Queen was engaged for the day by the trustees of the l-1.101
street Independent Chapel, Devonport, and no doubte .d
the
large number of persons would have been on board ;"011
accident occurred a few hours later, the loss of lif6o e,
have been frightful to contemplate. The over-crowdf 0,0
fyi of
the steamers on the river Tamar is deserving the attend"
Government.
_AreStera;
HARROW SCHOOL.—THE SPEECH DAr•-- eehes
day having been appointed for the delivery of the sPe`osete:
this celebrated academy, a numerous and fashionable '55 the
blage met in the dining hall at one o'clock to witrieded:';
Tproceedings. The following is a list of the prizes avrer,-.
he Peel Medal (for Latin prose), Mr. G. C. D'Arc.6u'llg!
Gregory Medal (for Latin translation), Mr. 11.,-eti
Latin Alcaics and Latin Alexanders, Mr. C. D• "..-8 AP-
Greek lambics, H. M. Butler; Greek Translationoilic
English Essay, H. M. Butler; English Poem, Mr. Cila
ham.
e 3 6
DARING BURGLARY IN THE CITY.—It
terdey morning discovered that the premises 0f riper.
Muggeridge, Sprague, and Co., the extensive Per sail'
chants, of Queen-street, Cheapside, had during We, eeellf
been burglariously entered, and the several desks forceelf:,ree
but fortunately, although there was a vast amount °
perty in the place, very little was carried off. u. 4 been
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—A convention 1.1",-„blisPi:
entered into between Belgium and Prussia, for the ee;,,
ment of an electric telegraph between the two countri-jertir
will connect Berlin with Aix-la-Chapelle, Annear'
sell, Ostend, and the French frontier.
„g. soree:i
SINGULAR MARRIAGE.—A marriage 04 nee;
what singular character, from the peculiar circumete- wee.
the parties to it, was solemnised at the Cathedral enoy 0}
nesday last. The loving swain is well known by Molt of
the inhabitants of Manchester, from his being in
occupying a position in some of our public thorongle Art
the!' es, ill
order to receive the contributions of the charitable. hreugPe
pears to be about thirty-three years of age, has been ", r,gc-
" to
atic: (le'ate-
, lel' iee
ee, -11 .•1, voyag , ,i& Jigs
fros.'
if)))
• • con, qurnee of disease caused by severe , leg,
is very good looking and healthy, but wears a wooden ca
crutch, and a stick. His wife is, we are told, r 55
considerable personal attractiona,...2lfanchester vo"--

TtSTIMONIAL TO MR. GPORGE

to the whole country.—(ilenr.) I give the Govern-
ment no credit then for the Bill—the credit is due to

those who have agitated the public mind with re-
gard to it, and the Government have done nothing
but yield to the public clamour at last ; but even that
they have done ungraciously, and they have besides
clogged the Bill with those objectionable and uncoil-
.s!itutional clauses of which we have heard so much
just complaint. Therefore, I can give them no credit
at all, though I rejoice that the measure which
we pressed upon them so far as regards
the suppression of intramural interments has
been carried.—(Hear.) But, gentlemen, whatever
be the merits or defects of the Bill, whatever be the
faults or errors of the Government, I think there can
be but one opinion with regard to the merit of that
distinguished and patriotic citizen, Mr. Walker.—
(Loud cheers) He brought forward this question
when there was no man to back him, when he had
everybody to oppose him, and he kept it constantly
before the public, notwithstanding the frowns and
sneers of those in power; supported and sus-
tained during the struggle by that honest enthusiasm
which belongs to him, he has persevered, till at last
he has found the whole public rally round him, and
thus chow how impossible it was for those who were
inclined to oppose the movement to do so any longer.
I admire the enthusiasm of the man. It may be said
that Mr. Walker is an enthusiast.—(Hear, hear.) I
know he is an enthusiast, but without enthusiasm no
good or great achievement can be performed. Ile
may be an enthusiast, but his enthusiasm is tempered
by judgment and directed by practical gocd sense.—
(Hear, hear.) I only wish that some of those who
opposed him, and who pretended to adopt his views,
had been tinctured with some of those noble feelings
which belong to him, and with less of regard tor
their own interests or that of the party who supports
them in power.—(Hear, hear.) I rejoice to think
that the merits of Mr. Walker are se well known, as
are also his perseverance, his talents, bis disinterest-
edness, and the sums of money which he
has spent in this cause—(Hear, hear)—be-
cause I am sorry to know, and yet I am
glad to know, that he has made great sacrifices
in this cause. I am sorry he should be put to any
loss, but I may congratulate him that he is, in some
measure, compensated for that loss by having earned
the admiration of his fellow-citizens.—(Cheers.) Far
better that men should suffer pecuniary loss than
that they should lose the respect and admiration of
their fellow-citizens, which are of far more value to
right-thinking men than any sum that can be named.
I think you will agree with me, that it is right, fit-
ting, and proper, that if the Government have not
been so impressed as they ought to have been with
the merits of Mr. lirallier, if they have been disposed
to overlook and have him on one side, arid to reward
those who did not deserve it half so well as himself,
we, at least, should do what we can to testify
the feelings with which we regard him. The best
reward of any man who acts with a view
to the public good is the public expression of the re-
spect and attachment of his fellow-citizens. I trust
you will concur in some arrangement by which we
may testify to Mr. 'Walker our respect and admira-
tion for him.—(Cheers) I won't presume to enter
into details, or point out how that is best to be done ;
but probably some means may be adopted which may
place on record our feelings and opinions with regard
to that eminent and distinguished individual, and I
imagine that nothing would be more acceptable to
him than something which would be lasting—(Hear,
hear)—and which he would be able to transmit to his
family, and which they and his descendants would
always look upon with a just and honest pride.
Mr. THOMPSON, M.P., then read the following
letters which had been addressed to him by Mr.
James Thompson, the editor of the Leicester Chro-
nicle, and Mr. James Wyatt, of the Bedford Times:—
" Chronicle Office, Leicester, July 9, 1850.
" Sir,—l regret that I shall be unable to attend the
meeting to be held to-morrow, far the purpose of origi

ALFRED WALKER. ,
Yesterday aftemoon a publiewiruteset.ati,nigls heldsevlr.,,s,irnonian
11 1-.
t te con-
touerns Hetel, Palace-s nrd,
suer the propriety of presenting a suitable.tte.,,set
of the
Q:orge Alfred Walker, Esq., in recogni is
3ervicel rendered by that gentleman in thecause cf
!acitary reform, in connexion with the abolition of
assembled
l''tratnuralinterinente. Among those who
to 'sh°'iv their admiration of the energetican d sue-
t-F.4BQ labours of Mr. Walker we observed, Lord...,
uudley Stuart, Ai p., ,ich.. B. B. Cabbeil, I‘l•En Aln '
Charles
M.P.,
Lushngt . M.P , Mr. John Williams, w
*A6.-I:::.,Geeo_rge IThonnsp' son! 'M.P., Dr. Reid. Mr. .
C, Aid,, . Dr. Johnson, Sir R. Brown, Mr. Wilson, Sir
,' is, Mr. H. R. Abraham, Dr. Evans, Dr. Ben-
Ttiett pr' Drury, D Parker, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr.j
e,_.,
... r.
Godwin, E,OA., Rms.., Mr. J.
A. s'e !a". Felice, G. ,
' 411 tn Mr. Shand, Dr. James Copland, F.R.S.
takel4erd Dudley Stuart was unanimously elected to
the chair.
Alr, G
-iced permission of his
ordship
L . coaGL TuotersoN asked
to state the circumstances under which the
meeting had been convened. Many gentlemen re
ssiding in London, being sensible of the services re.n-
-'4 to the cause of sanitary reform, in connexicin.
/vilh the
s i., abolition of the practice of intramural s.epuas
tare,
"tY Mr. George Alfred Walker, and watching as
ttril„ j ,cave done with interest the progress of theh sf;n,
th-Pelitsn Interments Bill in Parliament, and. having
jo
n'e conviction that but for his long and continued "Its through consecutive years the public attention
illa'o4eld kver
have been aroused in a sufficient degreeb.
n, ;.raw at last the notice of the Legislature to the
esou _ "ten felt that Mr. Walker was entitled to some
holtl°4 of those exertions, and that his friends, whoreknegw
'4! disietere t dand unostentatious his labours were,
01011, .s. C
should'' (° originate some suitable testimonial which
On comparing
o. be offered to his acceptance.
Pi4i4a Ai%number f gentlemen we resolved to
meet
few chin talk the matter over.
and
the genYleargeenin my
chambers in Waterloo-place,
who were there assembled agreed to
tresefili°wig resolution, which was moved by Sir R.
6; in, 13 at., and seconded by D. Drury.:—
aitt That it is the opinion of the now pre-
gentlemdminnsurs of
Gs,; ‘,.that the laborious and disinterestie
gaosec Alf,ed Walker, Esq , during last fifteen
tf v! ° impress the public mind with, the
hr abolition of intramural it.tryn i
ol
na b
oo
fu r
as
11.11 ihhav,° recently re,ulted in the introduct
1 --'o I. 1.
object ' ar.tsment fur the
Oftb -call for some general and emphatic recognition
ti clr call
- dSuccess, and that steps thereibre.bre.
tiltl la afforda.°
44
of ..o the friends.
et:ilitokPaYlog him a suitable tribute of respect and
toio' 2' That with the view of giving effect to the fore-
it'to 48°11"ion, the gentlemen present form thems,lles
4, c„i,e'aclittee to carry out the object proposed.to
44 411'4 Mr. Thompson be requested act as
,ra,t'Y ecretary.
cons ' ',hat a meetin r c f the friends of Mr. Walk,der, be
tise Q'i,cli at Ilerbert'. Betel, Palace %) a'd, on 11 s_.eecs-. Sti,.',l„t,4 10th, at two o'clock, and that Lord D
418 lbe respectfully recnketed to preside."
Was 41°1 rchhip consented to that re quest, saying he
dered-nq e :nversant with the valuable services ren-
Wks
ebb, I\.lr. Walker to the puhlic, and therefore I
Preid:_'' instantly to announce his Lordship as the
eeeivu:lB' °Meer at this meeting.— (Cheers.) I have
the en.e,`,4,, my Lord, a number of letters in reply to
`c diln-n?lav, which was addressed by the commdattheee
kyle.'" gentlemen, both in the metroolis an
c't t%V-e"' lind I will take the liberty of reading one
tlet4 of them as indicative of the feeling which g.f
The
rBt'.° entertain of the merits of Mr. Walker.,
WI .
lite its fr°°l a gentleman residing at Horton, A r.
gnes ne '
Sir
, ..0 says_
in,' n--I regret execelingly that I am unavoidably
413te, te"l from attending the meeting. I regret th_isothz
114 in°ecause I have sincerely and efficiently co
man
t4,riteitLtly w
Yettri ; this great reformation, and have durin
[ltched the movement, and anxiouslymaot Pinto; each succeeding step of its slow but triumph
so
aebly-:8, Ain naost earnest wishes are,
eaintt,'ati gratuitously rendered by Mr. Walker
that servicoeshis
415413'1", shall be suitably acknowledged,
.in twords
bob st'' if not • deeds. Mr. Walker's services have
~ -.of
~ L. .• is
rit-
'lon, th 4 'gad to challenge the most grateful recogre. !alai), e°_,P, such services could not be purchased or Q e
'hat should The Interments Bill is not the measure
1,444 thon("4,lcl save resulted from Mr. Walker's labours,
',.coandia grea nu her of his coadjutors, to my
at evn'ge, object mostinstiongle to rainy of its details,
tail 81,"rY person who views the matter rightly, may,
.1181,"°41d, whilst honouring the man, who has, at:pat%
"11411,04 M tintch personal sacrifice, demonstrated. from
lhe tn a', moral and physical mischiefs resulting
crild eaZ'e° against which he, Mr. Walker, single-handedl telkst le, has done successful Lattle—every person,
Vcror,p'fsaculd disconnect the man who has proved the
]fir en' from those who have furnished the remedy. '
from..uoto
1) .rho Psola then read other letters cf apology
Ini r.
1, ilts .to iles Evans, of Rumsey House, near Caine,
'4- ,1' h r' Ileiary Bennett, of Cambridge square ;
of th
Chapel
Crisp, of Norwood ; the Rev. Dr. Knapp,
en, e ‘4haiset Is ,
tole,ne'oe c eoyal ; the proprietors of the Leicester
Is4e,!Bedtllejartid other gentlemen, all of whom ex-
-I,yresettti anxiety to co-operate.with the meeting Likl, ng MI% Walker with a suitable testimonial.
lllot this (continued the Hon. Gentleman) to state
i is
4g, if • Illecting is called for the purpose of confir.m-
skte it shall
0, Da seern toyou fit, the resolutions which
ts'atch- rsl'el bY the gentlemen assembled at my
o'4l such "d if they shoul.l be confirmed, then to
Inc4ver4t - Committee out of this meeting, with
t
the oh, to add th their number, as shall carry out
one
al°re remark which we have in view. I have only
tetnn‘emark to make, and that is, that I hope no
,Yalitc,,,a° here, or elsewhere, will' attribute to Mr.
a',Nino' any of the defects in the present Bill for the
ny pea °f intramural interments.—(Hear, hear.)
ri.4ll,e,r's°„4 who has taken the trouble to read Mr.
se. thes Est pile), entitled " Practical Suggestions
thatchLe'nlllpteein;v:tbliment of National
.Cemeteries,
IN those which are considered, and I
ttok,• getersit • i 'ons ...y witn great justice, the most oh-
°f
Parts of the Bill,
tif the si.eewrinaended by Mr.
formed no portion of the.
Walker for the adoption
torst‘eizlature.-- (Cheers.)
ay:lllittto. ed. ti:111'1•x! STuAitx—Ar. Thompson having ex-
444ndYou the object for which this meeting has
tto,iii it Will he unnecessary for me to
!CI sn,,'"ng on that subject. At the same time I
14 sati;fl"3 to address to you a few observations,
11.3'41 h aetis)n of my own feelings, in order to assure
not. i,'‘v. desirous I am that the object which m. y
late ,nr'end has shadowed out should be carried
het s'ecation.(Hear, hear.) I have had the ad-
In iage and h
4er b , nonour, of acting in concert with Mr. elsPeet s' °t" ill public and private, for some time. My
Jeitqd"" alniiration fn. him does not date from
great anY. I have seen, with great satisfaction, with
7lNed,
au'light, the course which he has pur-
-00 carried I must say, now that a Bill has
ractice-ITied through Parliament to prohibit the
`ropelis °I burying dead bodies in this me-
thte4al --ascing as I do, that circumstance
e Y th the
tv '.
Eh Perge e isinterested and untiring exertions
'`llit gentle verance of Mr. Walker. I consider that
)341man deserves to be looked upon as a public
41leed eeter•--(Cheere.) We have had a 1311 intro-
itit Ito th
es -is . e House of Commons and carried
in3ner,tl rarliament with the provisions of which I
that i by n ' am
the ~ ° Means satisfied—(Hear)—and I believe
tote% "issatisfaction which I have experienced, and
,_that ,Illes have endeavoured to express in regard to
alenincasure, is shared by a great number of the
(bllangerera of the House of Commons, and by a much :
ear Portion of the inhabitants of this metropolis.--
have I,bear.) We think that the Government
hi led nen' advantage of that feeling which pre-
'enh,,,n this metropolis and throughout this land
clitsfr Wise and wholesome feeling—which was
4110,9 originated, or organized, if I may be
tsprned to use the expression, by the repeated
stage Mr. of Mr. Walker—ihey have taken ad-
140 ttt:Re of that feeling to introduce, not such a mea-
they ought to have done, but one giving
, interfering with
Pies of the utmost value to a eonimunity—those
trni al seln government, and those of freedom of
11[4:'4,"cl also interfering in some degree withvshit,nl iiberty.—(Bear.) I lament that the Go-
',l°oo-4anet should have acted in the way they have
;Lira' :t felt it my duty, however, to ye) e for
what
ectildre buttonsf the Bill, after having done
t. I
at it n't,,, ccessfully, to strike out thosebporuisoonls
1/4, breed I considered moat objectionable,l
ItsNitie'vvith the broad principle involved in i because
the
°I thi— 4of internaents in the very heart andy centre
Win 1 riletropolis.—(tlear, hear.)
hiea,,lr," With me that it was Mr. Walker whoActfor
I believe all men
400lisil'Y staggested and brought about the
of lir:Pg the odious,
the
revolting, and immoral n'idstnlng People in crowded churchyards in
practice
galve‘e' a Populous city.—(Hear, hear.) That Act,.
(1814 to „as I have already mentioned, is not what it
4 41E4 "ave been. I should have liked to have seen
f
eaatralizre,tbat vvas not founded on the °l'e entatlel", Which I consider most obnoxious, and
principles o
itt:llglisbneUlated to subvert the constitutional rights of
tatijeter....e..oseth,a" anything else with which I am ac-
-41... on itt
8., Dieer.s)
tb.e,is owti
riu I should have had great satis-
'porting a Bill which left to the people
tt4'4opens Vls, and allowed the different parishes of the
Ntit,inral hnurnarry out the object of preventing in-
t , shes a board''. lais and which placed over the different
litlethb,,, eotaposea) of
.supervision, which board should
se.th R
with as
It
now is, of men who have done
rlsa:c set tbeirreig. aced to this movement, but who have
sto,Ureci to
o,loces f.r a long time against it, and till-
for; 'Meats
ahl-c:is) - it by the use of ridicule and ()tiler
Win?,,112 arid, 1 ~,wh° Co WI at the eleventh hour, come
liestl La due t.,,, iielgret to say, are to reap the reward
lilted of have day °ze ,who have borne the labour and
sapet;.°,"ave seen. 4 (ilicar) hear.) I should have
it
Clan in?n, at th, I ill ef this kind, with a board ef
If
ti like mr. Gesicl of
which slesuld heve Leet,
Ilan at had George
e would
len to
the whole metropolis and

• Sir Cries. ALDIS, M.D., seconded the resolution. He
was happy, he said, to have the opportunity of saying
a few words in praise of Mr. Walker. Ile had known
him many years, and had met him professionally
under many circumstances. He krew that he had
been always arduous and indefatigable in his
efforts to prevent those evils, which to prevent were
far better and easier then to cure. In many cases he
had laboured, as he (Sir C. Aldis) knew, to the
detriment of his own Luealth. He had met him in
many of the • most noxious and unhealthy
localities of the town, always labouring in
the great cause of sanitary reform in those localities
which it was a shame and disgrace to the metropolis
not to have removed long before this. But a stir was
now making in the matter, which he considered
never would have been. done but for the resolution
and enthusiasm of Mr. Walker—that. enthusiasm of
which the Noble Chairman had so justly said that
without it no great object could be got which was
worth the keeping. Scarcely anything had been
known to be done befor9 Mr. Walker set forward in
the great undertaking. rie (Sir C. Aldis) trusted that
something would now his done which would prevent
Mr. Walker, who, to his knowledge, had spent his
money and injured his health in the prosecution of
his labours in this eause—he cordially hoped
that something would be done to reward him,
that some memorial would be presented to him ex-
pressive of the feelings .af all friends of sanitary re-
form. Of what kind that should ba would pro-
bably be settled hereafte.4. He could only express his
warm feelings of cordiat co-operation in this object,
and knowing the real extent of the labours of Mr.
Walker in this matter, he was perfectly ready to do
anything to forward the design of the present
meeting.
The CHAIRMAN, in putting the resolution,..said that
he was glad to tee in the :room so large a number of
gentlemen of eminence 13 elonging to that profession
to which Mr. Welker belonged—the medical pro-
fession. He trusted thri.it before the meeting was
over they would be favoured with the opinions of the
gentlemen of that profession in the room, as what-
ever fell from them upon that subject would have
great weight, and must ha•ve a great effect wherever
they were heard.—(Hear,. bear.)
The resolution was th en put and carried unani-
mously.
Mr. GEORGE Trromrs•ay, M.P., said that before

the second resolution was ;put he might observe that
it had naturally occurred Ito the gentlemen who had
originated the present me sting to consider the nature
of the testimonial that sh; neld be offered to the accept-
ance of Mr. Walker. In the first instance a public
dinner suggested itself, 'but upon consideration and
after-thought it appeared hazardous to make that the
form in which the respeece and admiration of his
friends should be exhibited, to Mr. Walker. If such
a meeting should be held it. would be necessary to fix
a certain time for it, and sic me early day, in order to
secure the attendance of gentlemen who would other-
wise he out of town. To !;,et. up such a meeting, too,
would inopcse a considered amount of arduous la-
bour upon the gentlemen connected with it, and also
considerable expense, while it was thought that many
gentlemen who would coi ne to the dinner would pre-
f,r their money being rile eat in a different manner.
In addition, he believed t bat he knew enough of Mr.
Walker to be able to s r.,7, that that would not be
the most acceptable tribu to of respect that could be
paid to him. He rather shunned than courted
public observation ; and lag had said often that the
most difficult task which lei 3 had had to perform had
been to acknowledge the (33:pressiun of thanks offered
him for any services whiuh: he had rendered to the
cause of sanitary reform.. He was assured that if
their testimonial should take that shape they would
be doing a violence to the known feelings of a number
of gentlemen who, thou gh they might give one
guinea fur their dinner-tie :ket, might not feel them-
selves warranted in piering a second guinea
for any further object.. if they should agree
to open a subscripti.ms list to receive sub-
scriptions from the friertes and `admirers of Mr.
Walker, they would not be: limited to any particular
time or day on which to eelose their efforts. They
would also afford an op:pi atunity to his friends in
the provinces to testify the kr respect, which a public
dinner would not give the re, and he might observe
here that Mr. Walker was far better known and ap-
preciated in many of the p to vincial towns than in this
great Leviathan city—(Esiev.r, hear)—where a man
might labour for many yeemi unknown and unnoticed.
They would also secure the services of those who
were able to enlighten r.ttd sway public opinion 'in
the provinces. He was strse they might reckon on
very great support in the provincial towns—(Hear,
hear)—and no plan he thought would be advisable
which precluded their ass; istance.—(Cheers.) The
opinions of the first origins' cars of this meeting pointed
them rather to some substr ential piece of plate, which
Mr. Walker might leave behind him to his descen-
dants, as a testimony of the admiration and respect
in which he was held by the warmest friends of sani-
tary reform in the pres, sat day.—(Cheers.) lie
hoped that if this plan were, adopted some future op-
portunity might be afforded. of gathering together all
the friends of Mr. Walker u pon the occasion of pre-
senting the testimonial to b.im. He had been per-
mitted to enjoy the friendship of that gentleman for
some considerable time, and he bad always placed
him first amongst those gentlemen who had
devoted themselves to the production, and the work-
ing out of some great and beneficent object. The
Noble Chairman had justly referred to the great sacri-
fices made by that gentleman in the cause to which he
had devoted himself, but it was necessary to
understand properly the ch•cumetances in which he
had been placed to estirn see fully those sacrifices.
They all knew that he had sacrificed fifteen years of
labour to this object; and lhe (Mr. G. Thompson)
could safely say, that he lead never once visited him
in his whole life when he .had not found him en-

nating—some suitable testimonial to Mr. G. A. Walker,
for his labours in the cause of sanitary reform.
" Nothing would have given me grew.er pleasure tban
to have been present on the occasion, as I cordially con-
cur in the propriety of the (Aka you are promoting.
believing that the present stets of enlightened opinion in
this country on the subject of town burials has been
mainly crewed by Mr. Walker's long, disinterested,
and succestfol labours in the cause of sanitary reform.'
" If Mr. Rowland Hill deserved a nation's grzt;tude
for his efforts to carry out a system of penny postage—
if Mr. Cobdon merited a general testimonial for his ex-
ertions to promote the entranchiseme3t of commerce
from the shackles imposed upon it by vicious legislation
—it seems to me Mr. Walker is not less entitled than

they to a mark of public favour as signal and as me-
morable, His exertions have, indeed, been carried on
through a longer series of y ears, with an equal, or pro-

portionate, sacrifice of time and money, in the face of
prejudices the most bitter, sinister, and deep-rooted, and
_ .

liav":; terminated in results most beneficial to the physi-
cal and moral welfare of the people.

I vcuture to think that -the friends of Mr. Walker
will feel themselves bound to assert hip claims to public
reward at this juncture more zealously and resolutely
than they might have done under ordinary circumstances,
since the principal sanitary authorities of the country
appear disposed to ignore, or to pass over with an ac-
knowledgment so slighting, as to be more disparaging
than total silence, his demands upon the national Go-
vernment for a nit et and adequate recognition of his ser•
vices. If Mr. Walker's friends and admirers among
Members of the Legislature and the representatives of
the press, suffer this denial of justice quietly [ls pass over

. ✓. .
unexpo:_erl, they will he dead to the appeals of their own
feelings as gentlemen and Englishmen, and stand abased

before their- own consciences.

" I have only to add, Sir, that I shall contribute to
lie proposed testimonial fund, and be happy to be the

recipient of subscriptirns in this town and neighbour-
hood.—l remain, Sir, yours obediently,
" JAMES THOMPSON."
" Bedford, July 9, 1850.
"Dear Sir,—l have only just received your circular,
convening the meeting, at Herbert's Hotel ; and this
short notice prevf nts my making any arrangements
which would enable me to be with you, and aid you in

orighnting a suitable testimonial to Mr. G. A. Walker.
I shall be happy, however, to join in any plan you may
suggest, having for its purpose the acknowledgment of
the indefatigable exertions, the disinterested services tD
the public, which Mr. Walker has rendered for many
years past.

" I will endeavour to attend your next meeting, at.d
regret very much that I cannot be with you to-morrow.
" I am, deur Sir, very faithfully yours,
" JAMES WYATT.

" George Thompson, E,:q."

Mr. CHARLES LUSHINGTON, M.P., in proposing
the first resolution, said his Hon. Friend, the honorary
secretary of ti at meeting, had requested him to per-
form the gratifying duty of proposing the first reso-
lution to their adoption ; and he (Mr. Lushington)
assured them he did so with the greatest gratification
and satisfaction, although in the eyes of the public
he might not have appeared a very prominent pro
rooter of extramural interments. When he said in
the eyes of the public, he meant that he had not been
enabled to attend many of the numerous public meet-
ings which had been held on the subject in this
metropolis ; an unfortunate concurrence of circum-
stances had, time after time, and day after day, pre-
vented him from attending ; but he assured the
meeting that his heart and judgment were with
this movement, and from the first time he
ever had any knowledge of the intentions
and designs of Mr. Walker, he cordially
concurred, and deeply approved f them.—(Hear,
hear.) Indeed, though he (Mr. Lushington) had not
appeared at those public meetings above once or twice, '
yet, certainly in his place in Parliament he had sup-
ported all the unexceptionable parts of the Metropo-
litan Interments Bill, and he had done his best to ex-
clude some of the exceptionable parts, some of those
which disgraced the -persons who brought them in,
and which were intended to mortify a certain portion
of the community by raising, perpetuating, and exalt-
ing the emoluments of another portion.—(Cheers.)
But on many essential occasions he (Mr. Lushington)
had supported extramural interments. Shortly after
Mr. Walker brought forward his proposition for re-
moving interments from the metropolis, some gentle-
men assembled together for the purpose of establish-
ing a suburban cemetery. He (Mr. Lushington)
was among those who concurred in the plan ;
he was also one of the first who supported it,
and from the beginning he had been a
director. The site chosen for that cemetery was
Kensal-green,. andh at the time when they took it they
did so,
nnortatwhietr any view to emolument, though it
had bee
upon the public a remunerative. concern, but entirely
propriety of removing
of expediency, and of the
towns. When theving. the nuisance of burials from
was two mirk fixed on the site there, Kensal-
greenand was quite detachsedanfd a half from Oxford-street,
whatever ; but in the
eom any buildings or dwell-
ingsyears, to great had been the
eourdse of fourteen or fifteen
near a burial-ground—(Lau hrire of people to live
er)—that a town had
sprung around Kensal-greegn
church and a school there, an,d,aWndh they had got a
Cemetery Company had been solicited, over
more, the
again, to subscribe in support over and, over
ofthe church and
the schools. The very object of the
had, therefore, to a certain extent, b _
een company
frus-
trated, and it only showed what people
would do for the sake of gain. People had
long
complained in the metropolis of intramural inter-
ments, and yet, for the sake of selling a few tomb_
stones, some would forego all their professed princi-
ples, and join at last in resisting the eery evil which
others had leboured for 14 or 15 years to extinguish.
—(Hear, hear.) Perhaps the meeting would think
those observations were rather beyond the object
before them ; and he ought to recall their attention to
the recognition of the great end prominent services of
Mr. Waikt,r—(Hear, hear)—and be (Mr. Lushing-
ton) regretted exceedingly that neither those who
brought forward th.it Bid, nor the Sanitary Associa-
titni 11.0 i done ti.at ju•tice t Mr. Wa:ker to which
ills meritorious exertions entitled him. It was the
business of the meeting to do something to supply
that omission, and he trusted, when he read the reso-

gaged in the prosecution of this great work, and he
had often been struck with the liberality with which
be had appropriated his oi vu means to the advance-
Inuit of the noble end he ;had in view. But these

were the least of his sacrifi cec. The time which he

had given to this great obj ect would, with his pro-
fessional talents and abilities, have placed him in very
different circumstances, had he chosen to labour
for himself rather than for others. There was also

one other characteristic of his,. One of the greatest pre-
requisites for a reformer was, discretion; and, though
speaking for himself, he could say that there were re-
formers who were not gifted in an eniment degree
with that quality, yet he co ald say that Mr. Walker
had throughout his whole c areer displayed that qua •
lity. Though he had had mmy difficulties to contend
viith, though his statements. bad been contradicted
and submitted to the most searching ordeal, yet his
whole conduct in every circui astanee had been found to
be marked with the utmost tei nperance and moderation.
Lie knew no man who more freely exercised bis ta-
lents: without money and crithout price to all who
came within the reach of his benevolent sympathies.
When they took into conside.ration his private virtues,
and the many claims which 'be had established by his
public labours on their gratitude and respect, he felt
assured that every gentleman present, would enter
most warmly into the object; they had in view. As
far as he himself was concerned, he should feel very
happy, as a hewer of wood and drawer of water, to
manifest his admiration and profound respect for such
a reformer as Mr. Walker had been. That gentle-
man had had to encounter a, stubborn opposition ;
his motives were questioned, his facts were

disputed, he had strong and powerful com-
binations against him, but, nevertheless, from
morning till night, sustained and supported
by a knowledge of the purity of his motives and the
importance of the object he had in view, he continued
to devote his best energies to :the accomplishment of
that object-. The gratitude of Government was ex-
emplified in the case of Mr. Walker; but though
those who had borne the burden and heat of the thy
might be disregarded in highpla.ces, let them show
that the public were not unmindful of those to whom
honour was due. The Hon. Gentleman concluded

by expressing a hope that they would give Mr.
Walker something more durable and lasting than the
evanescent applause of an after-dinner assembly.
Dr. REID then proposed the second resolution,
which was that a subscription be opened for the pur-
pose of presenting a suitable and substantial testi-
monial to George Alfred Walker, Esq., recording
and perpetuating the sense entertained by the sub-
scribers of his private virtues and his exertions as a
public benefactor. He never :attended a meeting with

a. more heartfelt conviction of the justice of the cause
which had called them together, as he considered it
an act of public duty that he should testify to Mr.
'Walker the manner in which they appreciated his
'erviccs, which, in his opinion, had been of the most
meritorious 2DI disinterested kind.— (Hear.)
Mr. B. B. CABBELL, M.P., seconded the resolution.
This was rot the time to consider or to decide whether
Mr. Walker had or had not been neglected by the
Government and the Board of Health. All he could
say on that subject was, that the general rule at pre-
snit seemed to be, that every man who did his duty
in .1 struightforwarded manner was neglected by the
powers that be.— (Hear, hear.) But, although Mr.
Walker had been so, he was sure the country would
at once recognise his claim, and award him the merit

lution, it would be unanimously adopted, and that
they should b enabled to proclaim to the people, by
the enthusiasm with which it was passed, that the
testimonial, whatever it might be, had been justly
deserved.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," and loud cheerF.)
The Hon. Gentleman then concluded by moving the
first resolution, which was—
" That this meeting, recognising the long-continued,
meritorious, and disiuterested exertions ef George
Alfred Walker, Esq., to effect the abolition of the per-
nicious and demoralising system of intramural burial,
consider him eminently entitled to the gratitude and
thanks of the friends of sanitary reform and moral im-
provtment, and would express their readiness and desire
to cc-operate in a general effort to render that gentle-
man some suitable memorial of his useful and successful
lahuirs."

hi: exertions deserved.— (Hear, hear.) He thought
he had performed a really gigantic work in succeed-
ing in putting a stop to the practice of intramural
interments, which was so revolting that it was a
matter of astonishment to every individual that the
system had been allowed to continue so lung.
Mr. J. WiwAsis, M.P., moved that a committee
be appointed to take such steps as might be necessary
to give effect to the foregoing resolutions. After the
elcquent and business-like addresses which bad been
delivered he would not trespiss on their time by
entering into the merits of Mr. Walker. He was so
well known that the less he said in moving the next
resolution the better. Nothing should be wanting
on his part to convince Mr. Walker that he entirely
participated in his laudable exertions, and was ready
and vvilliog to serve him in every possible manner.
Mr. Gersisr, in seconding the resolution, said he
thought they should be able to raise a much better
memorial to Mr. Walker than any that could be
raised by the G-overnment—(Hear, bear)—and in-
stead of talking about a purse of gold, he (Mr. Geesin)
for himself should like to see Mr. Walker placed in a
freehold house with all the necessary appendages.
Toe resolution was thin put and carried unani-
mously.

Mr. Th. B. CABi3ELL, M.P., moved that Mr. George
Thompor, M.P., be requested to act as honorary
secretary until the committee appointed a paid secre-
tary, and that they should be empowered to do so.
With respect to the subscriptions, he would recom-
mend that they should be all paid into the hands of a
banker.—(llear, hear.) He would therefore move—
" That ati account be opened at Coutts's bank under
the head of the Walker Testimonial, and that no moneys
be withdrawn without the sanction of the managing com-
mittee and the signature of the treasurer."
Mr. GEESIN seconded the resolution, which was
carried.

Mr. B. B. CABBELL, M.P., moved that the Chair•
map, Lord Dudley Stuart, be requested to accept
the office of treasurer.

ilr. J. A. SMITH seconded the resolution, which
was carried unnniatously.
The CHAIRMAN said, out of deference to the wishes
of the nneting, he would agree to accept the office of
treasurer.

Mr. C. LUSIIINGTON then, in a complimentary
speech, proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman,
which was seconded by Mr. B. B. GibbA.
Lord DUDLEY STUART acknowledged the compli-
ment, and expressed himself unaffectedly gratified at
having been called upon to preside at a meeting to
promote such an excellent and praiseworthy object.
The meeting then separated
The following subscriptions were announced at the
close of the meeting :
Lord 1). Stuart

B. B. Cabbell, Esq., M.P. ...
W. A. Mackinnon, E.q., M.P.
C. Lushington, Efq., MY. ...
Dr. E. Johnson ...
Dr. Parker ...
Dr. A. L. Fisher ...

••• ... £lO 10 0
• ... 10 10 0
••• ... 10 10 0
.•• ... 5 5 0
• ... 5 5 0
••• ... 5 5 0
••• ... 5 5 0
••• ••• 3 3 0
••. 3 3 0
••• ..• ... 2 2 0

Dr. Churchill Watson

Georg° Thompson, M.P.
IT. B. Abraham, Esq.

Mr. Parker

stitution, seconded the motion, which; vas unanimously
agreed to.
Lord MONTEAGLE then moved the second resolution,
to the effect that the experience derived from the work-
ing of the institution during the period which it had
been opened hal confirmed the meeting in the bt-licf that
the institution possessed strong claims upon the public
for continued and increased support.
The Rev. C. BARING seconded the resolution, which
was also unanimously egr(ed to.
On the motion of Earl NELSON, seconded by the Hon.
T. TALBOT, the thanks of the meeting wore unanimously
accorded to the Rev. C. Baring, the chaplain, and the
various medical officers who had given their assistance
and support to the institution.
The Bishop of MANCHESTER moved, end W. BOOTH,
seconded, a vote of thanks to the Noble Chairman
for his able and courteous conduct, and the meeting i
broke up.

THE NEW MAIL SERVICE TO THE
WEST INDIES.

SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 6.—On the 6th of May we
announced that the Lards of the Admiralty had con-
cluded an arrangement for the re-organization of the
contract mail service between England and the West
Indies and Central America.
We have on previous occasions fully explained and
developed the necessities for a speedy alteration i❑ the
routes of the royal mail steamers—a change impera-
tive both in the interests of British commerce and for
enabling the English steamers to meet their American
rivals in the steam carrying trade of the Great West
on more equal terms.
Having been favoured with an official table cf the
routes now to be pursued, we subjoin for the infor-
mation of a numerous class of our readers interested
in this question, an exact statement cf the arrange-
ments which have been ordered to be at once put in
force by the Lords of the Admiralty.
It is definitively fixed that the new arrangements
(so far as concerns the routes) shall come into opera-
tion on the 2d cf August. The steamer leaving
Southampton on that day will, therefore, proceed di-
rect to St. Thomas and the Isthmus of Panama, in-
stead of taking the course to Bermuda and the Gulf of
Mexico, as heretofore.
We must, however, premise that the arrangements
for traversing these revised routes must merely he
considered as preliminary to the more rapid system of
steam communication which will be consummated
when the new and powerful steam-chips about to be
constructed have been placed upon the main line be-
tween Southampton and Chagres.
The immediate change of routes thus comtemplated,
and which are to be performed by the existing
steamers, it will be seen, will have the effect of
greatly improving the communications to and from
the many important parts of the world comprised in
this scheme ; but it will not be till steamers of much
greater power and speed have been completed, and
have actually performed the through voyages, that
the great and ultimate acceleration of communication
can be experienced.
Some little modifications in the originally pro-
posed scheme and of minor points of detail, with re-
ference to stepping places, have been sanctioned by
their Lordships. In affording accommodation, we
believe, the utmost attention has ben paid to the in-
terests of the various colonies and ports, according
to their position and relative political and mercantile
importance.
From the 2:1 of August next there will be a semi-

Duckworth Nelson, Eq.

Dr. J. C. Atkinson ..:

... 2 2 0
... 2 2 0
... 2 2 0
... 2 2 0
-1 1 0
••• 1 1 0
••• 1 1 0
••• 1 1 0
••• 1 1 0
... 1 1 0

John Windu, Esq.

Sir C. Aldis

J. A. Smith, Eq., surgeon

R. Johnson, Esq.
Dillon, Ecq.
Samuel Ward, Esq., F.R.C.S.
W. Geesin, Esq.

ESTABLISHME'NT FOR GENTLE

WOMEN DURING ILLNESS.

A most respectable meeting of the subscribers to this
very interesting association was yesterday held at the
Queen's College, Harley-street, for the purpose of hav-
ing submitted to it a report of the progress hitherto
made by the managers of the association. The Earl of
Carlisle presided on the occasion.
The nor. W. SPEING RICE, the hon. secretary, read
the report of the managers, from which it appeared that
the liberal asshtance which Lad been afforded to the un-

dertaking had hem such as to induce the committee to
Like premises suitable, upon a small scale, for the purpose
of the institution, for a period of three and a half years,
et No. 8, Chandos-street, Cavendish-square. The total
amount of subscriptions already received exceeded 2,0001,
the balance in the hands of the bankers amounting to
4031. The number of patients admitted since the opening
of the institution had been thirteen, of whom six were at

present inmates of the establishment, Tho services of a
most efficient medical staff had been obtained, the physi-
cians being Dr. Watson, Dr. Ferguson, Dr. H. B. Jones,
and Dr. Weber; surgeons B. Travers, Esq, C. Hawkins,
Esq., and W. Bowman, Del.; Mr. Hawksley, of Mar-
garet-street, having been appointed the general practi-
tioner. The Rev. C. Baring, of All Sahli, had also
consented to act as honorary chaplain to the institution.
The success cf the institution had been fully equal to
the most sanguine expectations of its fiunders, and the
committee stated.that their further inquiries had confirmed
them in the belief that the institution would be the means
of affording relief hitherto unattainable in many most
distressing cases, the helplessness and increasing number
of which was attributable not to the fault or improvi
dente, but rather to the circumstances and sex of the
sufferers; and they most earnestly entreated the gene-
rous sympathy and additional cooperation ne less from
the powerful and affluent than from the middle classes
throughout the count-y. The report having been read,
The Noble CHAIRMAN rose and said—l believe I take

the chair upon this occasion by right, inasmuch as I
have the high honour of being the president of this so-
ciety; and I can assure you, with perfect truth, that I
lo de upon the post which you hare been pleased to as-
sign me as one of great honour—and for this reason,
he -ause I am willing to believe that the committee
which made that selection have been pleased to attri-
bute to me sentiments congenial with their own.—(Hear,
hear.) There ere no topics which appear more obvious,
I had almost said more common-place, than those con-
nected with the precarious and transitory nature of
human existence, and it seems to me that, in the circum-
stances which are immediately around us, there are events
which enforce those lessons and warnings in connexion
with those topics with peculiar force and solemnity. Fur
upon whom have we not seen the sudden stroke descend?
Within the short space of a fortnight from this hour we
have seen it successively fall upon: that form of manli-
ness and comeliness—upon one in the brilliant enjoy-
ment of all that high station can impart to its possessor—
upon ono full of high capabilities and patriotic aspira-
tions, so long conspicuous in the public arena, the object
of a nation's homage and a nation's sorrow; and even
now it has fallen upon that open-hearted and gentle
Prince who has so often appealed on behalf of charities
like this.—(fleae.) These reiterated blows suggest to
us the thought, and even the very words, of that truth-
breathine and immortal star ze—
" The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power,
And all that beauty, all that wealth 'ere gave,
Await alike the inevitable hour:
The paths of glory lead but to the grave."
utas
rhtyoo dotmomentdfheotrsheai
recently
the
cevheeoan
pvdt el
uc;
1,
net
heno
acus
:ouch
puttahtondadd fl otu
to shudder
st t
amonguhpeo
ena
you
e fs
who
ehtaoot topics.
within
olt
your own homes—who may ttill be able to share in
great metropolis—who
are still in the health, vigour, and glow of your bodily
fame—or,what is better still, in the enjoyment of
the affections and gladness which cluster roand
the domestic hearth ; and I put it to you, and what I
want you to put to your own minds, is, whether you
can more decently or more appropriately show your
sense of the benefits and blessings which you still
enjoy, and your recognition of the hand from which they
flow, than by cora ,rting and relieving your more ex-
posed and unfriended sisters in the dark and untrod
paths of our common life.--(Hear, hear.) Now, what is
the institution with which we are now curacerned? It is
termed an " Establishment for Gentlewomen during ill-
ness." I can easily imagine that, at the first hearing of
that title, it may be thought that there is something in
it which sounds a little like fastidiousness and finicking.
I do cot, however, think that your benevolent Efforts
are open to any rush assertion as that. I think you
have estimated most correctly that a previous ac-
tpiaintance with brighter hopes and softer hours, with
sympathies and friends who have vanished and gone,
only tends to make privation more bitter, pain more
irritating, isolation more depressing, and despondency
more benumbing, than they would have been without
such antecedents. I remember that it is very truly and
touchingly said, by perhaps the most pathetic of our
tragic writers, when he wishes to add the last aggrava-
tion to the despair of the character which he has pro-
duced upon the scene—
" There's not a wretch that lives on common charity,
But's happier far than I."
And he gives you the reason:—
"For I have known the luscious sweets of plenty,
Every night have slept with soft content about my head,
And never woke but to a joyous morning."
That report, however, which has been read, with the
simple statement of the eases of distress that have been
alleviated, is, however, far more persuasive and concen-
trating than even the tuneful moral of Gray or the
tender force of Otway. I doubt not but that many
which I now see before me have
of the gentle forms
been in the habit of carrying hope and comfort across
the threshhold of the humblest cottage near their country
homes, or have even shed their light and radiance in
many of the dim alleys of this hugh metropolis. Charity,
to use a common illustration of the time, does not
by it is not monopolized any one class of
concentrated upon any
run upop the narrow but upon the broad gauge;
recipients ; neither is it .
wounds of the low-
liestfrom pouring balm into the .
r those
y, who are
one mode of action. If charity does not shrink
sons and daughters of
have been lived in
it ought not to neglect those who P
your own, but who are now
furthest removed from our own scale in society, so
a position next t e or even in ,
fortune may
Of those
ar from
reduce even yourselves.—(fleet. I
compositionr both of
in a condition to which sudden reverse of
forbe
congratulating the society upon the
stair—that
in obtaining the services and experience medi-
cal.
its committee rind cf its
capital in th
officers for which the richest cap e world is
'ells and of a clergyman who
contending without your u
-cultivated
mind
and re-
finedbrings the resources of a hiol
Sof his ministerial
intellect to the dischargeyee
and such assistance, I duties.f,ei
—(Hear.) With such officers
* •
a confident reliance that you will not suffer this society
t that under your c sntinued and
to fail or to languish, but
leer, asiog encourugemene will be it able to extend its)
status and enlarge its borders.—Olean
L
of the
,e adoption
The Bishop of OXFORD moved the
report.
W. Bovuulr, Esq.,surgeon in ordinary to the in.

monthly communication opened with the isthmus of
Panama and Spanish Main, instead of monthly
as heretofore, and the packets will leave on the
21 and 17th of every month for Chagres,
taking their course to St. Thomas, Santa
MArtha, Carthagens, Chagres, and Greytown (Mos-
quito). Homeward the route will be precisely the
same, excepting that the call at Santa Martha will
be omitted. The time to be occupied on the
voyage to Chagres is fixed at 23 days and 23 hours,
including all stoppages. Homeward a similar period
will be occupied. The time allowed. at Chagres for
preparing return mails, transferring and receiving
cargo, inclusive of the time necessary for the packet's
trip to Grey Town, will be 14 days 8 hours, making
the course of post between Southampton and Chagres
621 days. The voyages to Chagres have hitherto ex-
tended over a space of 35 to 37 days, and the course
of post has been about 80 days, so that at least 10 or
12 days will be the saving in time both on the out
and home trip, and the course of post will in conse-
quence be diminished about 20 days.
The tables of routes are calculated upon a sup-
position of an average speed of nine knots for
the main line steamers, and a nearly equal rate
of steaming for the branch and intercolonial
packets. The stoppages are to be curtailed where
practicable, in the event of a necessity arising by
reason of decreased speed on the voyages, bad
weather, or other causes. It remains to be seen
whether all the vessels of the Royal Mail Company
will be enabled to maintain the proposed average
speed required to enable them to fulfil the work set
down.

The mails for the Gulf of Mexico are to be dis•
patched on the 2d of every month from Southampton,
and, after arrival at St. Thomas, will be conveyed, vici
Jamaica, by a branch steamer, calling at San Juan
(Porto Rico), Kingston (Jamaica), Vera Cruz, and
Tampico. The same route returning. The time
out to Vera Cruz will be 26 days 16 hours home, 26
days 18 hours ; time for preparing- replies, eight
days 20 hours—making the course of post 624 days.
In case of late arrivals outward., or detention at
Tampico, the stoppage at Vera Cruz is to be cur-
tailed, so that the ship may leave precisely at the
appointed time. A saving over the old plan of the
Mexican mail service is here exhibited of at least ten
days both out and home ; and the course of post is
diminished about 18 or 20 days.
On the 17th of each month the mails for

Havannah will be dispatched, and are to be conveyed
from St. Thomas' by a packet calling at Porto
Rico, Jacmel (Hayti), Jamaica, Havannah,
and Honduras. Homeward by the same route.
The voyage out to Havannah will occupy 24 days 22
hours ; h ,me 25 days 16 hours ; and, with 11 days
allowed for the return correspondence, during which
the packet will proceed to and return from Hon-
duras, the course of post will be 621 days. In the
Havannah route no great saving appears at present to
be effected over the old plan.
Mails made up on the 2d and 17th of each month
for Jamaica will be delivered at that colony respec-
tively in 20 days. This is a considerable improve
ment on the old scheme, which never used to supply
Jamaica with its correspondence under 28 to 30 days.
The mails fox' St. Thomas, Tortola, St. Kitt,'s,
Montserrat, Nevi, Antigua, Guadalope, Dominique,
Martinique, St. Lucia, Barbadoes, Demerara, Berbice,
French and Dutch Guiana, St. Vincent, Grenada,
Curagoa, Trinidad, and Tobago, will be made
up and dispatched on the 2,1 and 17th of every
month, and their conveyance from St. Thomas' will
be accomplished by intercolonial packets especially
appointed for that service. The time occupied in
reaching Demerara (the extreme point of the route)
will be 21 days 21 hours, homeward in 22/ days, a
little over three days being allowed for replies, thus
making the course of post 47/ days. Trinidad will be
reached in 21 days 17 hours, while the homeward trip
will occupy 221 days, three days being allowed for
replies, thus making the course of post also 47/
days. The saving to the whole of these colonies
will be about a weisk each way, as well as shortening
the communication with Europe a whole packet. The
intermediate colonies between St. Thomas and
Guiana will, of course, receive and transmit their
mails in proportionately quicker time according
to their respective geographical positions, and
will have a greater period allowed for their return
correspondence, while the course of post will remain
the same ; thus Barbadoes will be reached in 20 days,
St. Kitt's in 17i, Antigua in 181, and so on.
For Nassau (Bahamas) a mail is to be made up on
the 17th of each month ; the time occupied via St.
Thomas being 24 days, and the course of post 62/
days. _ _

It will be observed by the foregoing that to Vera
Cruz, Tampico, Havannab, Honduras, Hayti, and
Nassau there will be only one mail each month, while
to the whole of the remaining ports, including
ChPgrer, Grey Town, Carthagena, and Santa Martha,
formerly touched but once a month, a semi-monthly
mail will be maintained.

The homeward steamers will be due at Southamp-
ton at midnight on the 4th and 19th of every month.
The packets arriving on the 4th and 19th will bring
mails from Chegres, Grey Town, Carthagena, Santa
Martha, Jamaica, Porto Rico, Demerara, and all the
Windward and Leeward Islands, while the mails
from Vera Cruz and Tampico will only be received
by the packets of the 4th ; and the mails from Hayti,
Honduras, Nassau, and Havannah, will reach Eng.
land by the packets of the 19th only.
It is provided that in the event of either of the sup..
plementary or intercolonial steamers bringing mails
from the Gulf of Mexico, Havannah, Demerara, &c.,
not reaching St. Thomas at the estimated time, the
homeward Atlantic steamer is to await the arrival of
the missing vessel seven clear days, if necessary,
after the hour appointed for her departure for
Southampton.
By the tables of routes it would appear that
Mobile, Tht,rinwrit, S'. Jago de Cuba, La Guayra,
Pivrto Cabello, Madeira and Fay al, seven ports
hitherto touched by the royal mail steamers, have
been excluded as places of call under the new ar-
rangements.
There can be no doubt that the advantages thus
contemplated of a quickened communication to
and from the West India and Spanish American
ports will prove of vast benefit to the mttrcan-
tile community, not only of this country, but
of Europe generally. At the expiration of
a year, however, a further improvement will
be effected, by 11-mus of which the voyages to St.
Thomas, now to occupy 16 days 18 hours, will be
performed in 12 days, and the Isthmus of Panama
will be brought within 18 days of Southampton, in-
and of 24 under the contemplated, and 35 days

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENIisiG, JULY 11, 1850.

' under the old arrangement!. Jamaica will then be
reached in 16 or 17 days, Vera Cruz in 20 days, and
all the ports embraced in the scheme will proportion-
ately be brought nearer to Europe.
The Pacific mails for the ports of New Grenade,
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chili, are, we believe, to
be made up in London and dispatched by the steamer
of the 17th of each month. The Valparaiso mails
will be landed at that port in about fifty-eight
days, instead of sixty-six days, as at present,
and the nrails from the Pacific will be due at
Southampton by the packet of the 19th of each
month. From seven to eight days are at present al-
lowed for crossing the Isthmus, but eventually a much
shorter time will suffice when the Panama Railway
has been got into operation, and ultimately, when the
larger Atlantic steamers are placed on the station, the
voyage from Southampton to Valparaiso will be re-
duced to under forty-eight days. We regret very
much to observe, that to correspond with the bi-
monthly mail to be de'ivered at and brought from the
Is' hmus of Panama, no arrangements have yet been
made for en additional communication with the South
Pacific ports, for which only a monthly mail is to be
made up. Unless a more frequent communication be
speedily opened by the British steamers between
Valparaiso and Panama a line of American packets
will be established, which will absorb a large amount
of the traffic and mail service. As many representa •
tions on this subject have been made by the mer-
chants connected with the trade of the west coast of
South America, we trust that no very long time will
elapse ere a fortnightly mail to and from the Chilian
and Peruvian ports will be provided.
A semi-monthly communicaticn with California
will now be opened, and mails, passengers, and mer-
chandise can henceforth be transmitted by the West
India steamers on the 21 and 17th of every month.
For San Francisco letters can be sent in about 55
days via Panama, and a like period will be occupied
on the return voyage.
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Passengers for California will have the option of
proceeding by either the Panama or Nicaragua route,
as the packets will regularly ply to Chagres as well
as to Grey Town, the ci• devant San Juan Nicaragua.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 10.—The Vengeance, 84, Cap-
tain Sir Henry Vaekwood, was paid off alongside the
dockyard to-day.
The Niger steam-sloop (screw-propelled) is ordered
to be commissioned at this port by Commander Heath.
The Fairy royal yacht, Master-Commander Weleb,
will go out of harbour to-morrow to try her engines prior
to Leing reported ready for the reception of her Ma-
jesty. The Elfin went out to-day for a similar purpose.
Wells' patent screamer fog signal and ventilator was
tried in the " present use " storehouse in the dockyard
to-day by Mr. Fincham, Master-Shipwright, and Mr.
Murray, the Superintendent-Engineer, and found to
answer all the purposes of an alarm in positions of
danger tfloat. The contrivance is as simple as can well
bo imagined, and seems to possess far greater power than
the railway steam-whistle. OLe of them is ordered by
the Lords cf the Admiralty to be fitted to the steam-
vessel Flamer, about to be commissioned at this port.
The Maidstone Indiaman sailed to-day, calling at the
Cape of Good Hope.

APPOINTMENTS.
WOOLWICH, JULY 10.—Commander Leopold G.
Heath (1847), to command the Niger, 8, steam-sloop of
400-horse power, commissioned this day at Portsmouth
for service on the Coast of Africa.
Lieutenant Frederick J. Protheroo (1849), to the
Niger.
Master George H. Forster (1849), to the Niger.
Paymaster and Purser Watson W. Parminter (1848),
to the Niger.
Clerk Alexander Jefferys (1845), to the Niger.
Master's-Assistant T. G. Chown, to the Niger.
Gunner J. Attwood, to the Niger.
Boatswain John Patterson, to the Niger.
Carpenter James Davidson, to the Niger.
EXIMINATION FOR THE MERCHANT
SERVICE.

A. list of the Masters and Mates in the Merchant Ser-
vice who have voluntarily passed an examination and ob-
tained certificates of quilification for the class against
etch assigned, under the regulation issued by the Board
of Trade since the 31st of May last:—