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,d deal of discussion, the motion was negatived by
76 to 63.

lentary electors

Lue influence by the use of

nded by Lord D. STIYA RT, and supported
1. GIBSON, Mr. J. WILLIAMS, Mr. BRIGHT, Mr.
It was opposed by Sir G. GREY, Mr. HEALD, Colonel
- and Mr. MASTERMAN
SP.

,atived by 176 to 121.
UND obtained leave to bring in a bill to reform
e school establishment of Sentl.nd

Mr. ADA IR obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide for
the more equitable distribution of the charge for the relief of
the pocr in certain cities and towns.
Mr. BAINES obtained leave to bring in a bill to make better
provision for the contributions of unions and parishes, in
school districts, to the common funds of the respective districts.

The Queen and Prince Albert, with the royal children,
returned to Bucicingham Palace on Wednesday, stopping
at Richmond, to visit the Count and Countess de Neuilly.
The Queen held a Court, on Wednesday, at Bucking-
ham Palace. Lord Campbell had the honour to kiss
hands on being appointed Lord Chief Justice of England.
The Earl of Carlisle had an audience of the Queen to kiss
hands on being appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert (by the desire of the
Queen) held a levee at St. James's Palace, on behalf of
her Majesty, on Wednesday.
Lord Overstone, Rt. Hon. W. and Mrs. Gladstone,
and Sir R. H. Inglis, were among the royal dinner party
on Thursday.
Prince Albert paid a visit to Osborne House on Friday,
and returned to Buckingham Palace in the evening.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the Haymarket
Theatre with their presence on Friday evening.
Her Majesty held a Privy Council on Saturday.
The Hon. Matilda Paget and the Hon. Flora Macdonald
have relieved the Hon. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon.
INDIA.
Elizabeth Lennox in their duties as Maids of Honour in
We have received by express from Marseilles our des- Waiting to the Queen.
patches in anticipation of the overland mail, which left
Her Majesty has declined to accept the celebrated
Bombay on the 4th ult„ and Calcutta on the 22d Jan.
The chief event of the fortnight which has elapsed since Indian diamond.
our last intelligence has been the Governor-General's The Queen, and the Duchess of Kent, havo subscribed
visit to Bombay. Having journeyed from Simla through for copies of the ten coloured views of the Arctic regions,
the Punjab and Scinde, he arrived there on the night of drawn by Lieut. Browne, R.N. (late of her Majesty's
the 26th of January, and left on the 2d of February, hay- ship Enterprise), lithographed by Haighe, and published
ing during his stay won golden opinions from all sorts of by Messrs. Ackermann.
people.
The preliminaries are arranged for a matrimonial al-
The Chief of Baroda. his Highness the Guicowar—the liance between the Earl of Strathmore and Hon. Char!otte
first Prince in Western India—was at Bombay on a visit: Barßarrington,thebeautiful daughter of Vise. Barrineton.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY.
-The Party Processions (Ireland) Bill was read a third time
and passes.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY.
In reply to a question from Mr. Reynoles, with reference to
the abolition of the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland,
Lord J. RUSSELL said that a measure to that effect bad been
under consideration for some time; but, as it was necessary
to communicate with the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland previous
to introducing such a measure, he had not been able to bring it
tonvard. But, as soon as a bill for that purpase was in readi-
ness, he would give due notice thereof.

Mr. CoßDENthen brought on his annual motion for the re-
duction of the expenditure of the country to that of 1835. After
a long debate, the motion was rejected by a majority of 272 to
183.

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

he was escorted by about a thousand horse and foot, with
troops of elephants and camels. He had been most gra-
ciously received both by the Governor and Governor-
General.

brillian

• ~au a - assembly qn Wed-
nesday evening, at the official residence of the Premier, in
Downing-street. The company began to arrive at ten
o'clock : the foreign Ambassadors and more distinguished
guests alighted at the garden gate in St. James's-park,
whence a 'covered corridor extended to the mansion.
Amongst the visitors were :—His Grace the Duke of Wel-
lington, Sir Robert and Lady Peel and Miss Peel, and
Lord and Lady Gough.

There had been a slight disturbance at Lahore—some
half-dozen of Sikhs, who have all been killed, having run
a-muck.

India was perfectly tranquil throughout.
The Governor-General was on his way to Ceylon and
the Straits. The Governors of Bombay and Madras were
,at their respective presidencies.

Her Majesty has honoured the Orphan Working School,
Haverstock-hill, by presenting to its funds the sum of two
hundred and fifty guineas, for the purchase of a presenta-
tion to the institution during her Majesty's lifetime.

The Bombay papers are filled with details of the cere-
monies at which Lord Dalhousie was welcomed on his ar-
rival, and with addresses and replies presented and deli-
vered upon every possible occasicn. These are all in the
ordinary complimentary style, and contain nothing worth
extracting.

PEACE! PEACE!! PEACE!!!

Peace to all the lands of earth,
Peace wherever man is found,
Peace to all of human birth,
Let the world be holy ground,
And let the sacred watchwords be
Peace, virtue, love, and liberty.
Do not let God's taintless air
Kiss the banner's fluttering foil,
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There are signs of slaughter there, ,
And the silk in gore seems rolled; 7-'
Trample then your feet beneath
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Silence the shrill trumpet's blas
Dash the brazen brawler dow,n ;
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Oh I think how often in the st,
For miscall'd glory's bloo crown,
Your sires have rush'd wit sword and shield,
And slain or died in war' red field.
Banish, then, the name foe
From the language o each land:
Meekly let the nation know
• That in brotherho you stand,
To bid all hate and iscord cease,
And bless the earl with love and peace.
, Rend the hoary i n chain
Mad ambitio ongt bath twin'd,
Prove to all th not in vain
Yon have fe the god-like mind,
That you hay won, with thrall and pain,
The Eden of weet peace again.
Peace and • stice unto all,
Where . HYAM reigns, is found ;
Men of e ry nation call,
Gazin on the stores around,
And ow all rivalry must cease
Where tend his halls of grace and peace.

Emily Sandford has succeeded in obtaining a good situ-
ation at Port Adelaide, as governess in a private family.
It is said that a deaf and dumb child, six years old, has
been expelled from the Swiss canton of Zurich, as a "dan-
gerous character" in a political sense.
Louis Spohr has quite recovered from the effects of the
accident he lately met with on the ice at Cassel; he is
now enabled to follow his usual avocations.
Accounts rrom serial or tne Ito announce, tnat at a
'Cabinet Council it bad been determined to recall the
Prussian minister at the Court of Hanover, in conse.
quence of the secession of that state from the Prussian
League.

In the French Assembly a Member who complained of
isis letters having been opened and re-sealed at the Post-
cffice, received for answer, that under the Republic it is
not competent for any one to question the integrity of
any branch of the Administration, Dame Liberty being a
lady who " assumes a virtue if she has it not."
The Giornale Constiluzionale of Naples states that on
the 16th ult. an enormous rock, which overhung the vil-
lage of Chiracoraporo suddenly detached itself from its
base, and crushed nine houses to atoms. The inmates,
however, had suspected the approaching danger, and had
removed.

GREECE.—Letters from Malta, of the 28th ult., state
that the Queen's messenger, Captain Johnson, passed
through on the 25th, en route to Athens, bearing de-
spatches to Mr. Wyse and Sir William Parker, with in-
structions to discontinue all acts of hostility, as England
had accepted the good offices of France. On the 20th the
J'rench fleet left their anchorage at Vourla for Athens.
The Constantinople correspondent of the Morning
Herald says that during the excessively cold weather
lately experienced in the neighbourhood of Constantino-
ple, the tunny fish became so torpid that they floated on
the surface of the water, and were easily taken with fish
'spears. He calculates, rightly or wrongly, that the pro-
digious number of 6,000,000 tunnies, mostly weighing
from 201 b. to 301 b. were taken. _

/ H YAM,
NATIONAL CLOTHIER,
LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL.

An extraordinary assortment of BUCKSKIN and DOESKIN
TROUSERS, for Men and Boys, from Bs. 6d. a pair.

DIVORCES IN Am ERICA.—The Baltimore correspondent
iof the New York Herald states that the legislative houses
of that city are overwhelmed with applications for divorces.
" It has,' says he, '• become a business with members of
the legislature to get those applications through, for which
they receive pretty heavy fees. Each member, when he
goes to Annapolis, has a half-dozen cases of this kind in
land, and a kind of log-rolling system is adopted among
them, by which they agree to vote for each other's cases,
let them be ba,•ad on ever so frivolous a cause." One of
the members, a Mr. Causin, introduced a bill, said to be
"a burlesque bill," for the purpose of enabling parties to
belegally divorced on simply declaring to each other their
wishes to that effect._

[From our Second Edition of Tuesday last.]
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
CITY OF LONDON ELECTION.—The petition against
the return of Baron Rothschild having been withdrawn,
the limes believes Lord John Russell has only postponed
the reintroduction of his measure for the admission of
Jews into Parliament till this step was takett, and that
the Bill of last session will be again brought forward.
CANTERBURY ELECTION.--001. Romilly being the
only candidate, was duly elected.
The Cologne Gazette of the 3rd has Berlin advices of
the 2nd. stating as follows :—" Since yesterday it has been
supposed that there will be a successful result to the ne-
gociations for the prolongation of the armistice between
Denmark and Germany ; enough, at all events, has
transpired to induce this hope. Lordestmoreland is
doing all in his power to effect an amicable settlement.
PARIS, MoNDAY.—It is stated with regard to Neuf-
chatel that the Prussian Cabinet, taking into considera-
tion the state of Europe, does not appear disposed (while
reserving its alleged right) to maintain it by force of arms.

A CALIFORNIAN ROMANCE.—The American Citizen,
(thilhdelphia) states that a party from Maine, now it
Califcnia, found, near the Sacramento, and almost thirty
miles.from any other digging, two intelligent and beauti-
ful .young ladies, with no attendant except an old grey_
beaded negro, whom they had enticed to accompany them,

The Rev. Richard Blakehurst has been licensed by the
Lord Bishop of Chester, to the perpetual curacy of Wood-
head, in the diocese of Chester, void by the death of the
Rev. Christopher Howe ; patron, John Tollemache,
Esq., of Tilston-lodge. Value, £9B, with residence.
The Rev. Henry Charles Minchin has been licensed to
the stipendiary curacy of St. Mary's Church, Birkenhead.
The Rev. Joseph Eletherington has been licensed to the
perpetual curacy of Clifton, Cumberland. void by the
death of the Rev, Anthony Daizell ; the Rev. Henry
Curwen, rector of Workington, patron. Value, £lOO.

OxForm, MARCH 7.—ln a Congregation holden this
day, the following degrees were conferred :-111asters of
Arts: Rev. Henry Maister, New Inn Hall; Rev. George
Harris Potter, Queen's ; Rev. Wm. Henry ThacKwell,
Brasennose ; Rev. Henry Ralph Nevin, University ; Rev.
John Young Seagrave, Rev. Mark Haggard, Students of
Christchurch. —Bachelors of Arts : Frederick Eden,
Merton ; William Henry Charsley, St. Mary's Hall.—
In the same Congregation the Vice-Chancellor nominated
the Rev. Samuel William Wayte, M.A., Fellow of Trinity
College, a Public Examiner in Disciplinis Mat hematicis
et Physicis.

CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 6.—At a Congregation holden
this day the following degrees were conferred :—Doctor
of Divinity (by Royal Mandate) : J. A. Jereinie, Tri-
nity College (Regius Professor of Divinity).Honorary
Master of Arts : Thomas Ch. Bruce, Jesus College
(fourth son of the late Earl of Elgin).—Masters of Arts:
J. S. Boucher, St. John's College ; E. C. Wilshere, St.
John's. College ; G. S. Simcockes, Trinity College.—
Bachelors of Arts: E. G. Kirkpatrick, Trinity College ;
W. J. Richardson, Corpus Christi College.

Earl Fitzwilliam has been unanimously elected High
Steward of Cambridge, in the room of Lord Godolphin.
The election of Lord Rector, Aberdeen, has been made
in favour of Sheriff Gordon, who had a majority of 72
over his opponent, the author of the Latter Day Pamph-
lets—Thomas Carlyle.

The Marquis of Blandford presided at the meeting of
the Oxford auxiliary of the Jews' Society on Monday.
Dr. 011ivant, the recently-appointed Bishop of Lian-
daff, has appointed the Venerable Archdeacon Williams
to be his examining chaplain.
The friends of the Prayer Book and Homily Society,
especially those who are acquainted with its important
work amongst emigrants, will be giatified to hear that a
lady whose liberality is well known has most kindly
remitted the sum of £5OO for the society's " Special Fund
for Emigrants and Seamen."

GORHAM V. THE BISHOP OF EXETER.—The judicial
committee of the privy council pronounced judgment on
Friday in the above case. The Master of the Rolls (Lord
Langdale) said the court was of opinion that the doctrine
of baptismal regeneration had been so taught and laid
down in the formularies of the Church of England, as to
enable persons holding different views on the subject to
officiate as ministers. The judgment of the court below
was accordingly reversed, on the ground that the respon-
dent, the Bishop of Exeter, had not shewn sufficient cause
for his refusal to induct Mr. Gorham to the living to
which he had been presented. This judgment was con-
curred in by all the judges who heard the argument, ex-
cept Vice-chancellor Knight Bruce. Lord Langdale con-
cluded the judgment by saying that the court humbly ad-
vised her Majesty to remit the case back to the Arches
Court, and direct that justice should be done to the par-
ties.—The concluding sentence of the judgment was hailed
with loud cheers by a number of clergymen present,
hick, however, were instantly checked by the authorities.
The following are the votes :—Assenting : The Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, Archbishop of York, Lord Camp-
bell, Lord Langdale, Baron Parke, Sir S. Lushington,
and Mr. Pemberton Leigh. Dissenting : The Bishop of
London and Sir J. Knight Bruce. Surely a greater pre-
ponderance of character and legal authority never was
seen in any case.

A CHALLENGE TO DISSENTERS, OF WHATSOEVER
DENOMINATION.--Can any single authority be produced
for a departure from the rule of the Church—for a viola-
tion of its unity—for a choice of leaders by whose names
the several portions of Christ's disciples should be dis-
tinguished ? This is my challenge to the dissenters of
the present day. As Bishop Jewell openly declared to
the Romanists, that he would subscribe to their creed if
they could produce one single authority, from Scripture
or antiquity, for any of the false doctrines which they
held— so do I now say to the dissenters from the English
Church, of whatsoever denomination, that if they can
produce one scriptural proof, or one authority from the
Fathers of the Church during the first three hundred
years, for self-constituted teachers—for renunciation of
episcopal rule and order—for falling into sects, each with
its peculiar title and ite favourite leader,—l will cease to
complain of them for disturbing the peace and harmony
of Christ's Church ; I will admit that they are not diso-
beying the last dying injunction of their Saviour, when
He prayed intensely for the unity of His Church. that
they are not fulfilling His sad prophecy of the discord
and strife, which, through the agency of Satan, would
spring out of the very gospel of love; that they are not
rudely trampling down His vineyard, and opening its
fences to the inroad of the common enemy. But until
this authority is produced, I must continue to raise my
voice in my Master's service against all those who resist
his word.—Bishop of Llandaff on False Liberality, Bre.

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DR. ACHILLI AND THE ROMAN INQUISITION.—On
Thursday a meeting of sympathy and welcome towards
Dr. Achilli on his return to this country, after being con-
fined far conscience' sake in the prison of the Inquisition
at Rome, was held in Exeter-hall, the great room of
which was crowded on the occasion. Among those pre-
sent. were the Rev. Dr. Fletcher, the Rev. Mr. Binney,
the Rev. John Granville, the Rev. John Burnet, the Rev.
Bsptist Noel, &c. Dr. Achilli, on presenting himself to
the meeting, was received with loud cheering, and the
proceedings having been opened with prayer and praise,
Mr. Bevan, who presided, addressed the assembly on the
objects which had called them together. He said that
those objects were, first to congratulate Dr. Achilli upon
his escape from the jaws of the Inquisition ; and, secondly,
to take steps for the advancement of Protestantism. It
was a new sight to see one who had suffered from the ty-
ranny of the Roinish Inquisition, but it served the good
purpose of convincing them that Popery was the same
now that it had ever been. It was a disgrace to the 19th
century that the accursed Inquisition still existed, and al-
though the trickery of Popery might attempt to set up the
excuse that Dr. Achilli was imprisoned for a moral, and
not a religious offence, yet there could be no doubt the
Doctor's incarceration was attributable to his desire to
promote religious truth. If such tyranny could be tole-
rated under a liberal and benevolent Pope, what would
have been the case bad a Hyldebrand occupied the Papal
chair? The Chairman was followed by Dr. Steven, who
explained at some length the measures which had been
taken for securing the release of Dr. Achilli. The next
speaker was Dr. Achilli himself, who addressed the meet-
ing in Italian, and expressed his thankfulness to the
Almighty for hie deliverance, and his zeal for the truth ae

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—The 27th
half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Man-
chester on Wednesday. There were also three special
meetings advertised, for the several purposes of confirm-
ing an arrangement with the Blackburn, Bolton, and
Clitheroe Company; to confirm the draft of a bill to en-
large the powers of the company ; and to authorise the
directors to make arrangements with the shareholders of
the West Riding Union Stock. The meeting was very
numerously attended. Henry Houldsworth, Esq., in the
absence of a chairman of the board, consequent upon the
resignation of Wickham Wickham, Esq., presided. Mr.
John Deniston, jun., read the report of the directors,
from which it appeared that the balance of revenue for
past half-year, applicable to dividend and interest,
amounted to £145,803 12s. 9d. The directors recom-
mended that a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per
annum be declared, which would leave a balance of £2995
ss. 9d. to be carried forward to the next account. The
chairman moved the adoption of the report, which was
seconded by Mr. Gill. After the proposition of several
amendments fcr the reduction of the dividend, and for
the postponement of the decision until a future meet-
ing, the report was adopted, and a dividend of 3 per cent.
was declared. It was agreed at the next meeting that the
electors should be reduced to eighteen.
SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.—The half-
yearly meeting of this company was held at Chester on
the 28th ultimo. There was a very numerous attendance
of shareholders. The report of the directors recom-
mended the meeting to incur an expenditure in promoting
a bill, now before parliament, for supplanting the present
_River Dee Company. On the solicitor to the• company
advising that such expenditure was illegal, an amendment
was moved that the clause relating to it should be ex-
punged, but it was lost in a show of hands. Messrs.
Whalley and Girdwood, representing large mineral in-
terests of the district traversed by the railway, complained
of obstruction being thrown in the way of their traffic by
certain directors and officers of the company, who were
also coal-owners. Mr. Low had examined the books,
and required explanation as to several items, amongst
others, of certain charges against revenue having been
carried to capital through a suspense account during the
past half-year, amounting to upwards of £20,000., On
no explanation deemed satisfactory being afforded, Mr.
Munt moved that a committee of shareholders be
appointed to receive the report and account, and examine
into the various statements. This was carried by a show
of hands, and the directors demanded a poll ; when the
meeting adjourned. The result reported was against
the amendment—Personal votes, 1529; proxies, 3335 ;
total, 4864 ; in favour of, 331 ; majority against the
amendment, 4533. A dividend of about 1 per cent. was
declared, and the amount set apart for a depreciation
fund. •

OPENING OF THE TUBE.--The opening of the Britannia
tubular bridge over the Menai Straits took place on
Tuesday morning at dawn, when the tubes successfully
bore the three several tests to which they were submitted.
First, Mr. Stephenson and party passed-through with
three locomotive engines, weighing ninety tens, at a slow
stately pace, coming to a stand still at the centre of each
of the three great spans, without causing the slightest de-
flection. Next a train of heavily laden wagons, of an
aggregate weight of three hundred tons, were drawn deli-
beratelyfthrough at a rate of from eight to ten miles an
hour. During the passage of this experimental train
through the tube a breathless silence prevailed that was
almost solemn, until the train rushed out exultingly, and
with colours flying, on the other side of the tube, when
loud acclamations arose, followed at intervals by the rattle
of artillery down the Straits. An ordeal stronger still
was then resorted to : a train of two hundred tons of coals
was allowed to rest, with all its weight, for two hours in
the centre of the Carmarthenshire tube, and at the end
of the time, on the load being removed, it was found to
have caused a deflection of only four-tenths of an inch.
It is remarkable that this amount of deflection is not so
much as one half-hour of sunshine would produce upon
the structure, it being moreover calculated with confidence
that the whole .bridge might with safety, and without
injury to itself, be deflected to the extent of thirteen
inches. These loads, it is material to remember, are
immensely more than the bridge will ever be called on to
bear in the ordinary run of traffic, though the engineers
are of opinion that it would support with ease, and with-
out much show of deflection, a dead weight on its centre
of a thousand tons: Twelve miles an hour is the limit of
speed at which Mr. Stephenson intends that trains shall
at flrs:, go through, more particularly as there are sharp
curves at the termini of the tube. During the trial of the
dead weights Mr. Stephenson drove home with successive
strokes of a huge hammer the last rivet into the plates,
making exactly the 2,000,000 th that has been used. This
ceremony was followed by the waving of hats and the
deafening acclamations of the work-people.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE LIVERPOOL RACE COURSE.—Mr. Topham, with
his usual consideration for the press, intends to provide
the reporters with a separate stand by the July meeting.
STEEPLE CHASES.—The North of England steeple-
chase was won by Little Paul, Ace of Trumps second,
and Heroine third. Eleven ran ; won in a canter.—
The Northumberland Steeple-chase was won by Catch-
me-if-you-Can, Nanny Banks second, and Langley Lass
third. Eight ran.

It is said that the Earl of Chesterfield, after a career of
upwards of twenty years, has sold the whole of his stud.
The name of the purchaser has not transpired, but it is
understood that the horses in training go into Smith's
stables at Newmarket. The retirement of the Earl of
Strathmore, who is about to turn benedict, and the sale
of his horses are also spoken of as certain.
A SPORTING CHALLENGE.—Mr. Clement Champeny,
of Theale, has three geldings, rising five years old, which
he offers to back to run two miles across country, with any
other three of the same age, the same being bond fide the
property of one owner for three months past, within 100
miles of Theale, for any sum from £5O to £2OO a-side ;
and he also says he will trot one of them against any horse
in England, under certain conditions.
STROUD.—A pedestrian. J. E. Molloy, who is 51 years
of age, undertook last week the task of walking 200 miles
in three successive days, starting from the Red Lion,
Stroud, and walking seven miles in and out, and we are
informed that he accomplished his task with three hours
to spare. The first and second days he walked 70 miles,
and on the third 60.