The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-12 00:00:00

GENERAL NEWS.

A NEW TENOR SINGER has made his debut in Lon-
don, Herr Theodore Formes, a brother of the celebrated
basso. He has a fine sonorous voice, and sings with
much expression and excellent intonation.

A HUMAN VEGETABLE.-Mr. Able, grocer, who re-
cently died inLutterworth, aged SO, stood nearly sixty-
five years behind the same counter, and served four succes-
sive masters almost to the time of his death. He not only
never travelled on a railroad, but never saw one !
MR. KELLY, the deputy chief constable of Gloucester,
has absconded, taking with him a sum of about £485,
which he had received for the purpose of paying the
police. The Court of Quarter Sessions has ordered the
defalcations to be made good out of the county funds.
REPRESENTATION OF NORTH DERBY.—Mr.
Evans, of Allestree, having accepted the Chiltern Hun-
dreds through increasing years and ill health, his son,
Mr. Thos. Wm. Evans, has issued an address on free
trade principles to the electors. The High Sheriff has
fixed Saturday next for the election, at Bakewell.

LONDON CORPORATION.—The commissioners to in-
quire into the corporation of London, the Right Hon. H.
Labouchere, (chairman), Sir J. Patteson, and G. Corne-
wall Lewis, Esq., will proceed with their inquiry in
November. They have appointed J. D. Coleridge, Esq.,
of the Western Circuit, their secretary.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.—Serjeant Lawson, of Captain
Stace's company, stationed at Quebec, who so gallantly
defended Gavazzi when attacked by the rioters in Chal-
mers's church, has been presented, by several members
of the legislature who witnessed his behaviour, with a
gold watch and chain, and a large family Bible.
THE PRINCE CONSORT.—Much having been said upon
the subject of the Prince Consort's having the Grenadier
Guards, it is now confidently affirmed that he has decided
to follow on the track of his late Majesty George IV.,
giving up all emoluments derived as colonel of the regi-
ment, merely remaining as colonel-in-chief, when some
distinguished veteran will be selected as colonel of the
regiment.—United Service Gazette.

DISTANT RELATIONSHIP.—We had the pleasure of
meeting the other day a gentleman of this city, aged 93
years, and who was married for the fifth time not very
long ago. If his eldest daughter were alive she would
have attained the age of 71 ; whilst his youngest daughter,
by his last wife, is only seven months old. The eldest
child referred to was married, and her daughter, if living.
would have been a matron of 50 years of age ; so that the
infant of seven months would now have held the curious
relationship of aunt to a niece of 50.—Edinburgh Guard.
EXTRAORDINARY FATALITY.—A girl named Booth,
daughter of a Hartlepool blacksmith, was recently getting
out of a cart, when a kerchief, loosely folded round htr
neck, was caught by a hook, and she was suffocated by
hanging before she was discovered. In October last, her
brother was run over on the railway, and a leg and arm
were nearly cut off; and during the past month, while he
was firing a kite on the moor, and was walking backwards,
he fell from the cliff near the lighthouse, and was killed.

REVERSE.—An advertisement recently appeared in a
fashionable daily paper, illustrating a romantic reverse of
fortune. Count Lusi, formerly Prussian am bassador to Stutt-
gart, and other European courts, died six years back in a
lodging-house in the vicinity of Leicester-square, in such
abject ci-rcumstances that not enough was left to pay the
medical charges, and the advertisement calls upon his next
of kin to come forward and defray the claims for medical
attendance upon this impoverished nobleman. What a
contrast the career of Count Lusi presents even as shown
in this melancholy announcement ; at one time the repre-
sentative of a leading power of Europe, the alter ego of
his sovereign at the courts to which his mission extended,
end finally expiring in penury in an obscure street which
has long since ceased to be a fashionable locality.

TIDE-WAITERS.—The Customs' authorities being of
opinion that the practice of charging the merchant or
shipowner at the rate of 6d. per hour for the extra atten-
dance of tidewaiters in the discharge of wood, goods, and
ice for any time after the legal hours of business should
be discontinued, and that those articles and all other
goods discharged under the supervision of the waterguard
department, whether to be landed or delivered overside,
should be allowed to be taken out of the importing vessel
from 6 o'clock a.m. to 6 p.m. from th 3 Ist of March to
the 31st of October, and from 7 o'clock a.m. to 4 p.m.
from the Ist of November to the last day of February,
without expense to the parties, orders have been issued to
that effect, observing that in any case of discharge before
and after the above hours payment will be required at the
rate of fid. per hour for the attendance of the tidewaiter
taking the account of the goods.
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCTIOOL.—A deputation
of the board of management of this institntion, consisting
of John Masterman, Esq., M.P.. president ; George
Moore, Esq., Robert Wilcoxon, Esq., A. H. Moore,
Esq. George Lawrenoe, Esq., J. L. Boothhy, Esq., Thos.
Blake, Esq., and Charles W oolloton, Esq., had the
honour of an interview with Prince Albert, a few days
since, at Buckingham Palace, for the purpose of soliciting
his Royal 'Highness to lay the first stone of the new
building about to be erected at Pinner, near llarrow.
The Prince received the deputation most graciously. The
president, Mr. Masterman, opened the subject, and ex-
plained fully the object of the deputation. The treasurer,
Mr. G. Moore, then entered into some statistics to explain
the design and prospects of the institution, and this was
followed by some remarks of Mr. R. Wilcoxon in support
of the observations that had been made. His Royal High-
ness listened with great attention to the gentlemen who
addressed him, and kindly acceded to their request.
Prince Albert did not fix the Jay on which he would go
through the ceremony, but intimated that he would com-
municate his wishes in this respect through Col. Phipps
to the board of management. He, however, -dated that
he should fix on some day in the latter end of the present
month.

ATROCIOUS 'GAROTTE ROhBERY.—An impudent and
diabolical robbery was committed in Nottingham on
Monday night, in the centre of the town, within 150
yards of the market-place, and within 30 yards of the two
greatest thoroughfares. Mr.-G. B. Hodges, a reepectable.
silk and cotton agent, was returning home about eleven
o'clock, and when in Lincoln-street, he, on a sudden,
found himself choking, and heard a voice say " Stop his
mouth." He remembered nothing more until he awoke,
apparently, as he tnought, from a sleep. He saw, how-
ever, by the gaslight, that he had been robbed, and was
hastening to the police-office, when he met a gentleman
who knew him, who exclaimed, " What is the matter
with you ? your face-is all over blood." On arriving at
the police-office it wee found that the front part of Iris
waistcoat had been entirely cut away, a handsome gold
watch and Albert chain had been stolen, his pockets were
rifled, with a private one, in which were eight £5 notes,
and a skin purse containing about £l3 or £l4 in gold, a
handful of silver, his pocket-book, with memoranda, Cece
a check on one of the 'Nottingham banks for £l4O, a
bunch of keys, and other articles. Mr. Hodges' face
was cut, and a quantity of congealed blood was under the
right eye. No trace has yet been discovered of the mis-
creants, and the case has created much alarm from the
boldness and audacity of the robbery.
NVIIVIZ OF AN AUSTRALIAN VESSEL.—The barque
Barbara,Gordon, Captain Lilly, was totally lost while on
her homeward voyage from Port Adelaide (Australia) to
London, with wool and copper ore. The annexed details
are from a letter by Captain Lilly to the owners :—" I
have to acquaint you with the loss of your vessel, about 20
mile. west of -Cape L'Agulhae, at midnight, on the sth
May. We wore, at noon, nearly 90 miles from the land,
with the wind at north-west, and standing to the north-
north-east ?_bout 430 p.m. the land was reported by the
chief officer, or, rather, what he fanned was the land. I
went on deck, mmediately, and confess now I could not
discern outline enough to be assured that it was so, inas-
much as it must -have been more than 70 miles distant,
About 6 o'clock, just after sunset, T saw it more distinctly,
and still kept on our course (though only under jury fore-
top, which had washed away some days before), being
under very reduced sail and going at a very moderate pace.
Shortly before midnight, a haze seemed to lift from the
land,, and showed it plainly, and all the breakers ahead.
I immediately gave orders to haul up the mainsail, put the
helm ucp and square the .mainyard, to wear her off. She
had paid so far off that I was squaring the head yards,
when she struck heavily three or four times, and I suc-
ceeded in driving her over the reef to sea again ; but,
alas ! found six feet of water -in her hold, and the water '
rushing in lad. I stood out for half an hour, keeping her
pumps going, -wishing, if possible, to keep her afloat till
daylight. I then stood in, and when she touched a second
time there must have been eight feet of water in her. She
then stuck fast, the wind coming round with rain to the
soutliewest. There was a tolerable sea and surf running,
but I felt that the ship would hold together till the morn-
ing, and all hands, with passengers, went below. T^
launching our only boat on the following morning, owing
to the violent lashing of the sea she parted and went
ashore, with the second mate safe. One hand, however,
was lost out of her, Raising my glass, and seeing no signs
of assistance in the way of boats, 1 had a raft constructed
to save the lives of my passengers and crew, and just as it
was ready that also broke adrift and was dashed to pieces
by the surf. The chief officer, Mr. Pitt, and a passenger
overboard, reached it, and a seaman swam some distance
and gained it, and all three landed safely, but sadly ex-
hausted. I then got another raft underweigh, and almost
completed it the same evening. We remained on the
wreck all night, with the stern entirely beaten in, and the
sea flying over us as far forward as the foremast. By 10
o'clock the next morning our second raft was completed.
After being on the wreck 30 hours, and before the passen-
gers could be lashed, it canted over in lowering, and one
sea took three ladies off, with a gentleman and child, It
was impossible to rescue them. I nearly lost my own life
in endeavouring to save Mrs. Reddish,
a most ladylike
and accomplished person. All the passengers were
drowned. We afterwards got ashore on the raft all the
bodies, except that of Mrs. Dalston, who was a A
sort of
monthly nurse. Nothing could be saved of the ship. 1I
the passengers were from Adelaide. Mr. and Mrs. Red-
dish and child were for Liverpool ; Mrs, Dalston, or
Wandsworth ; Mrs. Hay, of Yorkshire ; and a seaman
named Seymour belonging to Bristol.

THE STEAM-SHIP TRIDENT, which was scuttled in the
Thames, to save her from burning, was, on Saturday,
raised, and got into dock.
THE MARRIAGE of M. Von Hall, Dutch Minister for
Foreign Affairs, and Madlle. Schimmelpenninck, daughter
of the ci-derant minister at this court, was solemnised at
the Hague on Tuesday.
THE LATE ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN PATES'.—We are
happy to state that Captain Patey, of Her Majesty's ship
Amphion, who was so fearfully injured by the carrying
awav'of the heavy block aloft this day se'nnight, is going
on 'favourably at the Royal Hospital, Haslar. He has
undergone the operation of trepanning.

THUNDER STORM.—On Thursday night, a thunder-
storm of a terrific character broke over Gravesend. It
commenced at nine o'clock, and continued until three
o'clock the following morning. The whole atmosphere,
momentarily illuminated with flashes of sheet lightning,
presented an awful and at the same time a grand spec-
tacle. The thunder claps, in rapid succession, were very
loud, and the inhabitants were in the utmost alarm, many
of whom sat up the whole night.
THE PORT OF BRISTOL.—From a comparative state-
ment of the numbers and tonnage of vessels with cargoes
entered inwards and cleared outwards from the port of
Bristol for the six months ending the 30th of June last, it
appears that, as regards the inward trade, the past half-
year exhibits an increase of no less than 110 ships, and
22,114 tons, in comparison with the corresponding half-
year in 1852 ; and on the outward trade an increase of 22
ships and 8,312 tons, being equal to 56 per cent. in the
former case, and 32 per cent. in the latter.
THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM.—A brilliant field-day on
Saturday was abruptly terminated by a serious accident to
Colonel Bentinck, commander of the Brigade of Guards.
His horse going at a rather sharp pace stumbled into one
of the narrow holes with which the Common abounds,
and the rider pulling him up sharply, he reared, and fell
back upon him. Colonel Bentinck was at first uncon-
scious, and, besides internal injuries, had several of his
ribs broken. He was removed at once on a stretcher to
Higharn-lodge, Lord Seaton's residence, in the neigh-
bourhood. In consequence of this melancholy occur-
rence the troops were ordered back to the camp before the
evolutions through which they were to have gone had
been completed.
THE Missts SHARPLEY.—These obstinate females
seem still determined to end their lives by starvation,
despite the fact that money is at their disposal, because
they will not submit to receive anything in the shape of
charity. On Friday, at the meeting of the Marylebone
Board of Guardians, Mr. Messer, the relieving officer,
reported that he had been to the Misses Sharpley's lodg-
ings in Stingo-lane, and that after much difficulty he suc-
cecded in seeing them through the slightly-opened door
of their apartment. He offered them a sovereign, telling
them that it was a portion of £l6, which the board of
guardians held, and which was subscribed for them when
they were in the workhouse, after attempting to destroy
themselves by starvation. They both indignantly rejected
the produce of charity, and declared they would receive
nothing but iu the shape of parochial relief. In reply to
the urgent request of the officer that they would take the
money, they slammed the door in his face. Mr. Messer
stated that he understood they had received some money
from Windsor ; but he expressed his intention to keep
them under close inspection, and if he found reason for
believing they contemplated starving themselves, he
should have them at once removed, by force, if necessary,
to the workhouse.

ENGLISH PATENTS SEALED DURING THE WEEK END-
ING JULY 2, 1853.—Matthew Tomlinson, of Hulme,
Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, druggists'
sundries merchant, for improvements in the manufacture
of " species jars, or show jars. Dated Jan. 1, 1853.
Edward Mucklow, of Bury, in the county of Lancaster,
manufacturing chemist, for improvements in machinery
or apparatus for cutting or rasping dyewoods. Dated
December 28, 1852.—Edward Mucklow, of Bury in the
county of Lancaster, manufacturing chemist, for improve-
ments in the construction of retorts for the manufacture
of pyroligneous acid, or for other purposes of distillation.
Dated Dec. 28, 1852.—James Darling, of Manchester, in
the county of Lancaster, book keeper, and Henry Spencer,
of Rochdale, in the same county, manager, for improve-
mentsin machinery or apparatus for preparing and spinning
cotton and other fibrous substances. Dated Dec. 28, 1832.
—William Beckett Johnson, of Manchester, in the county
of Lancaster, engineer, for improvements in steam boilers,
and in apparatus connected therewith. Dated Dec. 28,
1852.—William Jager, of Seacombe, in the county of
Chester, merchant, for improvements in machinery, or
apparatussne 1 s .
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Jan.3l, 1853. John Thornborrow Manifold, of Liverpool,
in the county of Lancaster, engineer, and Charles Spencer
Lowndes, of the same place, engineer, for improvements
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in steam engines. Dated Jan. 18, 1853.
CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The friends and
members of this society dined together on Friday, to the
number of nearly 200, at the Freemason's Tavern. Vis-
count Ranelagh was in the chair, and was supported by
Earl Talbot, Lord Muskerry, Sir W. Jolliffe, M.P.' H.
Pownall, Esq., T. B. Booker, Esq., M.P., Melville
Portal, Esq., M.P., Isaac Butt, EQq., Q.C., M.P., J. C.
Cobbold, Esq., M.P.. the Hon. W. E. Duncornbe, M.P.,
W. Baldock, Esq., M.P., Robert Fowler, Esq., E. W.
Bennett, Esq., Clarence Trelawney, Esq.. Mr. Serjeant
Merewether, Charles 'Wing, Esq., Robert Bateson, Esq.,
M.P., Captain De Bathe, Captain Meyrick, T.K. Holmes,
Esq., lloratio Day, Esq., D. Stewart, Esq., J.F.Pownall,
Esq., Hon. Major Rowley, W. M. Smith, Esq., M.P.,
J. W. Huddlestone, Esq., Q.C., G. Vansittart, Esq.,
M.P., the Hon. Mr. Bourke, Rev. Dr. Worthington, the
Rev. J. Formby, H. Greville, Esq., J. Reay, Esq.. Robt.
Stephen, Esq., Henry Stracy, Esq., Captain Badworth,
Captain Eyres, and W. Sangster, Esq. The Right Hon.
R. A. Christopher, M.P., proposed " The Conservative
Land Society," dwelling forcibly on the wisdom of giving
every individual an interestin maintainingthe time honoured
institutions of his country. He was impressed with the
view that with the Church, they would best maintain the
dignity of the Sovereign presiding over a great nation—
they would secure to the people the perfect enjoyment of
those privileges which were the boast of the country.
Mr. Butt, Q.C., proposed " the Earl Talbot and the
House of Lords," a toast which was warmly received,
and ably acknowledged. Other toasts, including " The
health of the Noble Chairman," drew forth several excel-
lent speeches, and the company separated.
EXTRAORDINARY WEDDING.—The gossipping world
at Chard had a rich feast on Monday last, when a pa-
triarchal pauper named Joseph Diment, was re-married to
his wife Nancy, the former bordering upon ninety years
of age, and the latter not far under four score years end
ten. We gather that the famed "Joe" immigrated into
this locality about forty years ago, leaving behind him,
(we believe, at Honiton,) the first wife of his bosom, for
causes known, perhaps, to him, but unknown to fame, he
had separated, and about twenty-six years ago, being then
above sixty, he beguiled Nancy Morris, his second wife,
then about fifty, to whom he was united, either as bachelor
or widower, at Donyatt, about four miles hence, and they
have ever since lived as man and wife, supported by means
of parochial assistance, not entirely from this parish,
Honiton having shared the honour of maintenance up to
the period when parishes generally threw off their non-
resident poor to the tender mercies of the common fund of
the Union in which they respectively dwelt. Honiton has
also had the care of our hero's first love, who bore her
divorcement from the faithless " Joe" up to within a
period of five years, dying in the Union—not of her hus-
band, but of the latter parish. All these facts having
reached the ears of one of their spiritual advisers, he sug-
gested the necessity of a re-union, as the least thing that
could be done in the way of amendment for such iniquities,
and the banns having been duly published, the second
wedding came off as above. Betty Short, the bride's
sister, better known in her small circle by the euphonious
name of " Brimstone Bet," doing the duties of brides-
maid. Whether Nancy had broken or worn out her first
ring we have not heard, but no little difficulty occurred for
the lack of one ; eventually, however, a sympathising
I damsel, (not a long way from hymen's Altar,) supplied
the article, which, strange to say, was used as a mourning
ring one hundred and fifteen years ago, and descended to
her as a sort of heir-loom. After the wedding, Mr. Cog -
gan, a resident artist, immortalised the happy couple by
the daguerreotypic process, and gave them a dinner. They
spend the honeymoon "at home," and will be happy to
receive visits from the lovers of the marvellous, from whom
they have already received sundry shillings wherewith to
sweeten their tea during that interesting period.—Exeter
Gazette.

THE RAILWAY KING.—In the Court of Chancery, on
Friday Lord Justice Turner delivered the judgment of the

Lord; Justices of Appeal in reference to an appeal from a
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decree of the Master of the Rolls in the case of the York
and North Midland Railway Company, against Mr. Hud-
son for an account. The question was, what sort of an
account ought to be directed to he taken. Their lordships
thought that the decree of the Master of the Rolls, that,
an account be taken of the North British and other
shares mentioned in the pleadings, and the time when
such moneys were received ; that there be an inquiry to
ascertain how the account entitled the ' North British Ac-
count,' (which is the account with the bank between Mr.
Hudson and the Yorkshire Union Banking Company,)
would have stood on the sth of March, 1849, if the
money so actually received by Mr. Hudson in respect of
the North British and other shares had been paid into the
bank when Mr. Hudson received the same. And, in
taking the said account, and making the said inquiries, all
sums actually paid by Mr. Hudson, to or on account of
the company, in respect of the proceeds of the shares and
scrip certificates, are to be credited to Mr. Hudson in
account with the company, and to be retained from the
balance found to be due to the company ; and that Mr.
Hudson be credited for the sums so paid, as though the
same werethen actually paid into the said account," should
be altered, and a decree made to the effect that " Mr.
Hudson was a trustee for the York and North Midland
Railway Company for all sums of money received by him
in respect of the North British shares and scrip certifi-
cates in the pleadings mentioned, and, as such trustee,
accountable to the plaintiffs for the said moneys ; that an
account be taken of all sums of money received by Mr.
Hudson for or in respect of the shares and scrip certificates,
i or any of them ; that an inquiry be made when such
moneys were received ; and that an account be also taken
of all sums of money paid by him to, for, or on account
of the York and North Midland Railway Company, in
respect of the sums received, and all sums of money pro-
perly paid by, or allowed to Mr. Hudson for brokerage or
other expenses incurred by him on account of the shares
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COURT AND FASHION

THE EARL OF DERBY has become a benefactor to the
Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, by the donation of 100 guineaa.

THE PRINCE OF WALES, who, when he arrived at
Windsor Castle, last week, was in a state of convalescence,
is now quite recovered, and rides in the park twice a day.
MALTA.—On the anniversary of the coronation of her
Majesty, the interesting ceremony of laying the founda-
tion-stone for the ealargernent of the principal gateway
of this city, was performed by his excellency the governor.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of Lord
Aberdour, eldest son of the Earl of Morton, with Lady
Alice Lambton, youngest sister of the Earl of Durham,
took place on Thursday at St. James's Church, Piccadilly.
Lono JOHN RUSSELL is indisposed at Pembroke-lodge,
Richmond-park. The indisposition, though slight, was
sufficient to prevent him from being present at the Cabinet
Councils on Wednesday and Friday.

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grandson of the late Earl of Cork and Orrery, will be
celebrated during the present week.
THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, on the occasion of the
forthcoming marriage of the Duke de Brabant, has con-
ferred the Grand Cordon of Leopold on the King of Ha-
nover, Prince Frederick of Prussia, Prince Charles of
Prussia, and the Archdukes Ferdinand and Charles of
Austria, and Prince Charles Leichtenstein.

POSTPONEMENT OF THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO
IRELAND.—In consequence of Prince Albert being at-
tacked by the measles, the Queen's visit to Dublin is
postponed for the present. The two yachts and the
Blenheim, which had sailed on Tuesday from Portsmouth,
have been ordered back, and the preparations for the re-
ception of her Majesty in Dublin have been stopped.
THE following bulletin of the health of Prince Albert
was issued on Friday :—Buckingham Palace, Friday, July
8. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has an attack of
measles. The eruption has come fully out, and the
disease is proceeding favourably. James Clark, M.D."
The following is the bulletin which was issued on Satur-
day :—" His Royal Highness Prince Albert has had a
good night. The disease is taking its natural course
favourably."

NOBLE VISITORS.—Her Majesty's steamer Vivid has
sailed for Antwerp to be in readiness to convey the Grand
Duchess Marie and suite to England. The grand duchess
is the widow of the late Duke of Leuchtenberg. The
grand duchess, who will be accompanied by her six
children, will proceed from Dover direct to Torquay,
where a mansion has been taken for the season for the
accommodation of the grand duchess and her imperial
family. The Grand Duchess Catherine, of Russia,
daughter of the Grand Duke Michael, and niece of the
Emperor, is also about to pay another visit to this
country, in company with her royal consort, the Duke
George of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was much pleased
with her residence at Shanklin, in the Isle of Wight, last
year, and a very fine mansion has been taken for her at
Ryde. It is rumoured that the eldest daughter of the
Czar is on the eve of visiting this country with her family.
DISSENSIONS IN THE CABINET.—A Sunday paper
says that on Saturday the report which has been some
time past in circulation that the members of the govern-
ment are hopelessly divided on the Russia and Turkey
question received confirmation by communications which
were made at the various clubs, and by the remarkable
anxiety which Lord Palmerston displayed on the previous
evening not to allow the question to be discussed in the
House of Commons, as it threatened to be on Mr. Layard's
motion, which affirmed that the house had learned with
deep concern that the Emperor of Russia had announced
a policy and adopted measures which affected the integrity
of the Ottoman empire. It appears that if this motion
had been allowed to come before the house, the ministry
would have been in a singular state of perplexity, inasmuch
as no opinion could have been offered upon it as being the
opinion of the government, although, of course, in-
dividual members of the administration might have
expressed their sentiments. It is currently reported in
political circles that there is no chance of anything like
unity of action on this question on the part of the
present administration, and that, consequently, the
resignation of Lord Aberdeen's government may be
expected in the course of a very few days.

FASHIONS FOR JULY.
(FROM " LE FOLLET.")
The adaptation of the fashion of past times to the cos-
tume of the present day, contributes to produce most
charming models. Thus, the dress worn in the eighth
century by Marguerite of Provence ; the fiat body en-
circling the hips, to which is added the sleeves of the
time of Raphael, the coiffures of Elizabeth of England
and Diana of Poictiers, and all the fancies of the times of
Pompadour and Watteau, form the becoming costume so
much in demand at the present season. The lingerie
creates quite a sensation ; but the immense variety, both
in form and embroidery, renders it quite impossible to
give anything like a lengthened detail. The peignoirs
worn for morning in the country have a plastron formed
of insertions of embroidery and narrow tucks, and are
composed of nansook, trimmed with deep pointed em-
broidery and insertion of Valenciennes. Some ladies
have their peignoirs of toile de Perse, or taffetas flambe,
lined with Bros de Naples. Casaques are still in favour ;
they are of taffetas, trimmed with fringe, and worn over
a skirt of English embroidered muslin.
Evening dresses, for undress parties, are composed of
white muslin, with three skirts trimmed with Mechlin
lace ; of tarlatane trimmed with fringe ; or taffetas
skirts may be worn with muslin bodies.
Walking or riding dresses are high to the throat when
made of taffetas. Printed muslin, bareges, and taffetas
skirts are worn with canezous of muslin, em-
broidered in small dots • a taffetas shawl, edged round
with stamped velvet and Chantilly lace, clear muslin
scarf, or baaTe scarf with fringe, or an e'charpe-mantelet
of taffetas, with a ruche a la vieille upon a ground of
black tulle. Leghorn bonnet trimmed with plaid ribbon,
embroidered with fruit and flowers, or fancy straw trimmed
with ribbon and straw flowers.
The glares silks have given place to the taffetas gorge
de pigeon, which is always beautiful for demi-toilette.
Nothing can be prettier than a robe formed of one of
these patterned taffetas, trimmed with four flounces, on
the edges of which is sewn an amaranth or green velvet ;
the body is flat, open en catur allonge ; chemisette a la
chevaliere of muslin, in small tucks between insertions of
embroidery. Open-worked straw bonnet, trimmed with
small bunches of bows ; mancinis of violets and daisies.
English green is still in fashion. A taffetas robe of this
shade is distingule. The number of flounces is left to the
taste of the wearer : five or seven are mostly worn ;
and usually in patterns of coloured wreaths, or bunches of
flowers in scollops. China crape shawl ; bonnet of rice
straw, and boa/How/Cs of crape with Brussels lace fall; a
cactus at one side completes this elegant toilette.
Velvet being more than ever in vogue as trimming, we
find it applied to niantilles, which increases their beauty
and value. The stamped velvets are brought to great
perfection, and harmonise well with all descriptions of
embroideries ; flowers and foliage, en relief, are fastened
on the groundwork with chain-stitch, and are beautiful
ornaments both for robes and manteaux.
Summer mantelets are small ; many are made of em-
broidered muslin. Tar/der/re scarfs are worn over coloured
crepe lisse, with a wreath embroidered round the edges,
I and the ends trimmed with a deep fringe. These scarfs
are very handsome, and beautifully light.
Bareges will always be worn, as nothing can be found
more useful for summer wear; but, in order to preserve
the material from becoming too common, it is made in
the most expensive patterns and colours. The flounces
are in most beautiful designs, or the skirts ornamented
with bands of the same description.
A taffetas robe, in large lilac and white squares, with
three deeply scolloped flounces, trimmed with a triple row
of very narrow ribbon, gathered in the middle, forming
three ruches of different shades of lilac. At the head of
these flounces, which are cut on the bias, is a voluminous
ruche of shaded ribbons. The body is plain and low, with
short sleeves, accompanied by an embroidered muslin cane-
zou with basques,trimmedwith lace, and ornamented in front
and on the sleeves by bows of lilac ribbon. A white taffetas
shawl, with deep fringe, embroidered with a wreath of yellow
and green corn, and bunches of May. White straw bon-
net, with a blonde crown, trimmed with white and coloured
lilac : flowers to match on one side of the face, and rib-
bons on the other. The blonde which forms the crown
and curtain is raised in the middle by a bow with long
floating ends. The mantillas are very small, not descending
lower than the waist, and are round behind, as well as the
small ends in front, and sloped low round the neck, so as
to lie flat over the shoulders. They are trimmed either
with deep lace or fringe, which, descending from the
waist, falls gracefully over the skirt; when trimmed with
lace, a second row is placed round the top, and, covering
the taffetas, joins the bottom garniture. The form is
simple and elegant.
111ani i Iles of tulle are trimmed with rows of lace, sepa-
rated by very narrow ruches of ribbon. A. light and fan.
cifnl as well as pretty mautille is made of tarlatane,
trimmed with deep guipure, with a r'eche of gaze-guipure
ribbon fixed at the waist by a bow of gauze ribbon with
long ends. This, worn over a pink or blue taffetas robe,
has a most becoming appearance.
3lantilles to match the robes are much worn in the
country by quite young ladies; they are trimmed with
flounces to match the skirt.
In accordance with the season, the lightest tissues are
being employed for robes ; and novelties both in style
and form are sought after, and constantly invented. The
robe
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oftulle or lat
one of these novelties.the bletdyh
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double
drape a l'antique, consequently low, with very small
sleeves cos— used of two croisees draperies fixed by an
agree ,iowers and diamonds. A small wreath sur-
rounds the top. The under skirt, forming a train, is
gathered all round. The waist is very full ; the upper
tar ane. .
skirt is still fuller, and forms a spiral over the lower one.
A progressive wreath is placed round the edge of the top
skirt, terminating at the waist with a bouquet.
Rich silks are also employed for full-dress robes, and
are rendered more expensive by the prodigality of diamonds
with which they are ornamented. The little chaperons. '
orna
l'Elisabeth are also much worn, and are equally"
-
mented with precious stones.
Fancy straw is much used both for ho
mings. Rosettes of narrow _pattern and trim-
-pattern straw a •
ribbons both for outside and inside re mixed with
ight and graceful bonnets. ornaments of these
rapotes are often composed
taffetas or tulle.'la [relay
of a mixture of straw and
with an embroidery bonnets are also worked
of straw in wreaths or detached
flowers. The curt • ams are half blonde and half taffetas,
embroidered with straw. The flowers are white, mixed
with buds of satin straw, which have a very pretty effect.
Some
capotes are made with a taffetas crown and straw
front, in bands of open and flat pointed straw. A double
row of blonde trims the inside. The curtain is of taffetas,
blonde, and straw. A white feather tipped with straw
ornaments is placed on the right side of the bonnet ; on
the left is a bow of ribbon. The inside trimming is a
mixture violet, crape, corn, and straw flowers.
Young ladies' bonnets are mostly composed of white
taffetas ; the crowns are plaited en coquille, with a ruche
of pinked taffetas across the head and the edge of the
front, which is made of a stripe of taffeta, and one of
plaited crepe lisse; bunches of long ends of narrow white
ribbon at each ear, and small flowers inside.
Black lace bonnets continue to be worn, and are much
trimmed with flowers and light-coloured fancy ribbons;
the crowna are Inw, and floating in theialichga 071 e.

For PHILADELPHIA,

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