The Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. The bill on secondary instruction passed the Chamber of Peers on Friday, after a discussion which occupied twenty-seven days, but so altered and mutilated as to disappoint the movers of it, and probably to insure its rejection by the Deputies when it comes before them next ses-ion. The death of M. Laffitte is the chief subject of interest mentioned in the leading articles of the Paris papers. A subscription for a monument was proposed, by placarding all about Paris. The Republican prints express much indignation at the omission on the part of the King, the Court, and the Ministry, to testify solicitude respecting the illness of M. Laffitte, and at the cold, dry announce- ment of his demise which appeared in the Government journals. They recal the many claims of the deceased upon his fellow-citizens, among which they reckon the success of the revolution of July, 1830, and the establish- ment of the present dynasty, which were unquestionably in a great degree due to him," and then they charge the Royal family with the basest ingratitude. The Paris journals have also been occupied with the speech of M. Berryer in the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, and with that of M. Guizot, in reply to it. This speech appears to have created a considerable impression in the Chamber. The most curious part of the debate was that in which M. Guizot, in reply to an allusion made by M. Billault to the Prince de Joinville's pamphlet, rose to prove that the navy had not been neglected by the Administration, but. on the contrary, had been increased more by the present Cabinet than by their predectisSprs. The Constitutional says that it is assured that M-. Guizot has protested in the name of France against the annexa- tion of Texas to the United States of America. SPAIN. The municipal elections commenced at Madrid on the 18th, but, owing to a violation of the decree of the 30th of December, 1843, for which the Liberal Junta vainly sought redress, the Progresistas abstained from voting. Senor Cortina had resigned the presidency of the com- mittee chosen to prepare a code of laws. The news generally continues to be of very little interest. Letters of the 21st give some details of the Queen's progress towards Valencia, whither the Royal party is progressing steadily, and rumours of the retirement of the Finance Minister, M. Mon, with the episode of the shooting of a couple of Carlists at Maestrasgo. Some of the Madrid papers speak of the decided spirit of absolutism and re- action exhited by the Government and the Court as likely to lead to a new and sanguinary revolution that will endanger the Crown itself. PORTUGAL. The following telegraphic despatch is dated Bayonne May 27. We are assured that the Portuguese Ministry has been modified as follows :—M. Costa Cabral, Minis- ter of the Interior and President of the Council. Bri- gadier Cordeiro Tentardo, Minister of War. Baron de Cataina, Minister of Foreign Affairs. M. Lopez Pastero, Minister of Finance. Mr. Terragusto, Minister of Jus- tice. M. Dugue de Toreseca, Minister of Marine." A letter of the 22nd, from Lisbon, says—The Cortes, which had been lately prorogued for a short period, namely, to the 23rd of May, in consequence of the conti- nuance of the revolt, have been prorogued, by a Royal decree of the 17th instant, for double the former period, for a term of one hundred and thirty days, namely, to the 30th of September, in consequence, as it would seem, of the suppression of the revolt. Senhor Cabral has at length fairly thrown off the mask, and shown either that his Government is to be carried on without the Chambers, or that he is not prepared to meet the representatives of the nation. A letter from Constantinople, of the 27th of April, says that the state of Albania becomes daily more and more alarming. The whole province is in a state of revolt, and bodies of the insurgents sc'-ur all parts of the country, committing the most frightful excesses. UNITED STATES. Arrivals at New Orleans from Hayti state that Presi- dent Herard had suffered severe losses iu a fight with the Spaniards, and it was sold that he had resigned, The Neiv Orleans Bee has news from Havannah to the 23rd ult. The Captain-General has been severely blamed for the severity displayed by him in suppressing the revolts. Already more th:in 200 ringleaders have been executed, and there are still 300 or 400 in prison, who will doubtless share the same fate. Among those implicated are several Englishmen six of them were to be hung the day the Alabama left. The English Consul having claimed thvir persons, the Captain-General replied that he would not have the, slightest objections .after justice had been done.

DUKEDOM OF SussEx,-The committee for Privileges sat in the House of Lords on Thursday week, to consider the claim of Sir Augustus Frederick D'Este to the rank, title, and honors of his late father, the Duke of Sussex, Earl of Inverness, and Baron Arklow. The committee was very numerously attended; the Lord Chancellor and all the law lords were present, and the Lord Chief-Justice of the Common Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and the Justices Williams, Patteson, Colt- man, and Cresswell, and Baron Park were also present, having been summoned to assist their lordships. The counsel for the claimant were Sir T. Wilde, Mr. Earl, and Mr. Wilde; and the case was watched on the part of the crown by the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, and Mr. Waddington. Sir T. Wilde spoke at great length, and at the conclusion of his speech the further hearing of the case was adjourned sine die. The fdct of the marriage of the Duke of Sussex to Lady Augusta Murray at Rome, and afterwards in England, was clearly shown to have taken place; but the Duke and his wife were separated by the influence of George III., and a divorce was afterwards effected, on the ground that the marriage was contrary to the royal marriage act of 1773. Sir T. Wilde contended, however, that that act could not operate beyond England, and that therefore a marriage at Rome was valid. This great point will be disputed, as upon it depends the legitimacy of Sir Augustus D'Este in the eye of the law. In the course of his speech, Sir T. Wilde read a number of letters which had passed between the Duke and Lady Augusta, during their courtship, which are truly described by the Times as an "unparal- leled variety of royal and noble nonsense." We know not (adds this writer) which is most unintelligible—that a son should have authorised such a wholesale exposure of the folly of his father and mother: or that the law lords, grave as they are, should have sat gravely through it. THE ROYAL POULTRY. Y A RD.-Those residents at Windsor who are in the habit of taking an early morning walk, to enjoy the cool, the fragrant, and the silent morn," in the splendid demesne, proudly crowned by its ancient castle, must have often seen two persons in plain attire tripping lightly across that pleasant meadow called Datcheti's Mead," in order to visit a farm at the extremity of the Home Park. Th.'se persons are her Majesty and Prince Albert, pursuing their way to the dairy and poultry-yard; and in their progress sporting with their infants, who are either mounted on their pie- bald ponies, or driving their well-trained goats in a phae- ton. It is impossible to witness the unaffected enjoyment of the royal couple in this domestic excursion, unalloyed as it is by any restraint of official etiquette, without feel- ings of extreme pleasure, as a bright pattern to people of the highest rank.—Farming for Ladies. A DUEI.One of those stupid modes of adjusting a dispute, called "affairs of honour," came off in the vici- nity of Bristol, on Saturday morning, between Mr. H- and Mr. W The cause of quarrel has been variously tited. A correspondent of the Bristol Gazette asserts that the balls used were made of bread coated with black- lead, and adds that one of the belligerents made his will bequeathing £300 to his adversary. RUM AT THE SANDWICH I SLANDS.—Seventy hogs- beads of rum were received at Honolulu, December 11, by the drig Heber, from Massachusetts—which had visit- edBahia, Mozambique, Madagascar,Sydney, New Zealand, and Tahiti, without being able to find a market! It was put up at auction at Honolulu, and only five casks Sùld- and on the 10th of December, the Heber left for Valpa- raiso, via Tahiti, with sixty-five casks still on board! SPLENDID RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—The Gondola, a most commodious and elegantly fitted-up vehicle belonging to the Leeds and Manchester Company, which arrived at the Hull terminus on Friday, with, as was understood, a party of directors, excited much admiration at the costly manner in which it is fitted up, and the facility for com- fort presented to those who can afford to travel by such superior accommodation. The body of the vehicle is divided into two compartmets, each capable of receiving ten or a dozen persons comfortably seated on elegant sofas, covered, as is also the sides, &c., of the compartments, with crimson silk plush, the upper parts having rich custaitis to match, suspended over the plate glass by which the whole, including the partition and the doors of com- munication, are surrounded. The interior is six feet six inches in height, and in the ceiling four lamps are placed, which lighted curiously from the roof, must contribute to render the Gondola the most luxurious of travelling machines. The entrance are by open platforms at each end of the carriage, where the occupants can at their pleasure enjoy all the out-door independence of a third- class carnage.- J lull Packet. EXCESSES AGAINST THE JEWS.—A letter from Pa- derboni, dated the JOth inst., contains the following ac- count of a frightful act of violence committed upon "ome of the afflicted and down-trodden race of Israel: "Yes- terday there were deplorable disorders in the town of Gesecke, in our neighbourhood. Between eight and nine a mob collected and attacked the houses of the Jews residing there, all of which, except one, were more or less damaged. It does not appear that any person suffered violence. It is said that the cause of this act was that a priest at Gesecke had received an anonymous letter, with the post mark Paderborn, which contains great insults to himself, and much scandalous abuse of the Roman Catholic Church, and of everything sacred to the Roman Catholics. The contents were speedily known in Gesecke, and the letter was immediately ascribed to the Jews. This ex- cited great indignation against the Jews, whom it was resolved to chastise, and hence (ieplorable excesses were committed."

DREADFUL RIOTS IN PHILADELPHIA. The following are the particulars of the awful faction fight in Philadelphia on Monday,the 6th ult.:— A meeting of the Native American party was held at t.ie junction of Second and Master streets, at an early hour in the afternoon, at which a large number of persons were present, from all parts of the city and county. After the staging had been erected against the fence of the Public School-house, on the open lot, and the flag raised over it, three hearty cheers were given, and the meeting organised by the secretary reading the proceedings of the former meeting. Mr. Kramer was then called, and took the stand, when he proceeded to conclude the speech which lie had commenced at the meeting on Friday after- noon. General Smith was then called, who, at some length, addressed the meeting, during which the greatest order and enthusiasm prevailed. Upon a call made, Mr. Levin took the stand, but had not proceeded far before a storm of wind and rain came on. Many persons ran from the meeting to seek shelter elsewhere, but the ma- jority adjourned over to the Market, on Washington- street, above Master-street. A few minutes after the meeting was reorganised under the market-house, a com- motion occurred from some cause or other, and some twelve or fifteen persons ran out of the market, on the west side, pursued by about an equal number. A scuffle ensued; two desperate fellows clinched each other, one armed with a brick and the other with a club, and ex- changed a dozen blows. Some stones and bricks were now thrown, and several pistol shots were fired by persons on both sides. At the report of the fire-arms the majority of the meeting dispersed precipitately, while a number took position at the south end of the market, where they displayed the American flag. A number of persons, evi- dently Irishmen, then rallied at Germantown-road and Master-street, and came down at a brisk pace upon the others with stones and two or three guns. The Native Americans retreated, but maintained a fire with stones and one or two pistols. Several persons were severely wounded at this point of time, and the rioters became furious. The Native Americans again rallied and re- covered a temporary advantage, but finally retreated, under a sharp fire of every kind of missiles, and two or three discharges of a musket carried by a grey-headed Irishman who wore a seal-skin cap. The contest continued for more than an hour. At dark large bodies of men and boys were congregated at various points, and everything indicated a resumption of the outrages. The sfieriff was on the ground after the se- verest part of the conflict, and was effecting arrangements to secure future peace and quietness. About ten o'clock in the evening, a mob collected in the vicinity of Franklin and Second streets, and commenced breaking into the houses on both sides of the street, des- troying the furniture, demolishing the windows, and ren- dering the houses completely uninhabitable. The inmates of all the dwellings in the neighbourhood fled with preci- pitation, abandoning their homes to the ruthlessness of the mob. This continued for some time without any resistance being offered. At length an attack was made upon a seminary at the cornor of Second and Phoenix streets formerly occupied by the Sisters of Charity, and a number of persons were about tearing down and setting fire to the fence, when some persons advanced from above and fired a volley of ball and buckshot among the crowd. This was followed by two or three succeeding vollies when the crowd dispersed. Several persons fell severely wounded, and one young man mortally wounded. Ano- ther young man was shot through the head and killed instantly. He was not participating in the riot, but was in conversation with a friend, about sixty yards below the seminary, when he fell. Numbers were more or less io- jured in the fight, some with bullet-holes in their clothes. Bonfires had been ignited in various sections, and were burning all the evening. It having been rumoured that an attempt would be made to fire the Catholic church in Second-street, many of the residents retired from their houses to it, with arms, determined to protect it at the hazard of their lives. Up to twelve no attempt upon the church had been made. The greatest consternation prevailed, no man knowing at what moment he would be shot down, nor by whom. Fire- arms were discharged from houses, and behind fences, and from alley ways. The scene of the riots of Monday evening was quiet during Tuesday morning, and many families were re- moving from their dwellings. Between four and five the crowds became great, until they numbered two or three thousand. After the adjournment of the Native American meet- ing, which was held in the State House-yard, a large body went into Kensington in procession with a banner and flag. They immediately repaired to the market-house, when great excitement ensued, and the riocing was re- newed.-Shots were fired from several of the houses op- posite, and one young man killed, and several wounded. The house from which the shots were discharged was assailed. Down to six, fourteen were killed or wounded. The houses on Cadwallader-street, north of Master-street, were fired, and continued burning for several hours. No fne apparatus was put in requisition. It is said that several companies made attempts to reach the spot, but were prevented. Some ten or twelve buildings were consumed. The Irish were advantageously posted in the houses in Cadwallader-street, perfectly protected from the fire of the enemy. The mob strangled a con- stable. About dark, General Cadwallader, with his. brigade, proceeded to the spot, and took a position near the scene of the conflagration. The appearance of the military produced quiet, and from the time they arrived the firing almost entirely ceased. WEDNESDAY, 8th May.—Most of the Catholic churches in the city and county were protected last night, by mem- bers of that persuasion, who were armed and equipped ready for attack. The number of houses burned is esti- mated at thirty, exclusive of the market-house. It is feared that many of the Irish—men, women, and children -have been consumed in their dwellings. This forenoon the Roman Catholic Nunnery was in flames; the Roman Catholic Church, Kensington, was burnt to the ground. About two, a crowd 9f people went to Ninth and Poplar streets, where a number of Irish families had taken refuge, in a number of dwellings. These ivere fired, burnt to the ground, the inmates scattered, and the con- tents destroyed. Captain Fairlam demanded the keys of St. Michael's Church from the Rev. Mr. Lochrin, who immediately gave them up, and with them the keys of his own resi- dence adjoining the church. Captain Fairlamb instituted a rigid search through the premises, and found neither e arms nor men concealed, either in the church or in the house. Shortly after this three young men walked through the detachment of military unto the church, the front door of which had been left unlocked. One of them a few minutes afterwards threw out of a window a portion of the drapery of the altar. They soon came out into the street, and walked off without obstruction. The flames soon burst out and spread unchecked, until little of the noble edifice remained but the bare walls. During the conflagration, three distinct explosions were heard and this served greatly to exasperate the crowd. The dwelling house of the pastor, adjoining, was broken into by the mob, the furniture thrown into the stree t, and the buiiding itself fired. In a short time it was reduced to ruins. At the falling of the cross of St. Michael's Church, a drum and fife struck up the Boyne Water." Among the most active of the rioters were Irish Protestants, who joined with the natives. DESTRUCTION OF ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH. Crowds began to assemble in the vicinity of the Catholic church of St. Augustine. A tremendous shower of bricks stones, and missiles, of every available description, was directed against the church, scattering the watch and, other bystanders in every direction. As soon as the watch and front had been driven off, the mob went to work quite coolly and systematically. While the mob were thus engaged, there was an alarm of the troop the troop!"—and above all the clamour was pi esently heard the notes of a shrill trumpet, sounding the charge The First City Troop rede by almost at a gallop, causing the crowds to fly towards Race-street, where the company wheeled and returned at a similar gait; and several passages of this kind were made, but with no effect for the mob followed the horsemen, whithersoever they went, uttering long and loud derisive cries; while the partv immediately engaged in breaking into the church did not for a moment desist, but seemed to redouble their efforts in anticipation of the arrival of more of the military' In an incredibly brief period fire was conveyed into the lower centre window, by lucifer matches. As soon as the light W-K ^CLII, numerous persons employed themselves in bringing small pieces of boar.Is and oilier light stuff. which were either thrown upon the fire, or handed to those inside. The cupola burnt for a long time before any portion of it fell. Pillar after pillar, staunchion after staunchion fell, and still the structure stood erect, one mass of flame. At length the cross fell into the street. This elicited another cheer. A few moments after the falling in of the roof carried with it the burning but still erect remains of tl>e cupola. The houses north of the church caught fire from the church, and none ot the en- gines threw water upon them, because they were the pro- perty of the Church. One was occupied by the ltev. Dr. Moriarty the other was used as a seminary and as the library of the church. As if the fire which devastated the upper stories of these houses did not descend fast enough, fires were kindled in the lower stories by means of the books (some of which were exceedingly valuable) found in the librarv. A fire was also built on the pave- ment in front, which was likewise fed by numerous volumes of books, and by the furniture which the house contained. THE FOLLOWING BUILDINGS WRRE BURNT. Two splendid churches with sacred vessels, drapery, books, &c. r ■" One nunnery, with furniture, &c. One fine dwelling occupied by the Rev. Dr. Moriarty pillaged of a valuable library, furniture, &c.—all ios. One neat dwelling occupied by the Rev. Dr. Lochrin— robbed of its contents and burnt to the ground. Two Roman Catholics school-houses, books, &c. Fifty-four two and three story dwellings belonging to Irish families. lotal sixty-ono. Add to this twenty-seven dwellings and a market house consumed on Tuesday, and we have j the appalling aggregate of eighty-eight buildings destroyed. The county commissioners estimate the damages by the recent riots at five hundred thousand dollars at the least, which, if correct, it will bother them to pay, as they are without funds to meet extra assessments—the Penn- sylvania hall, for instance, has not been paid for, although damages approaching fifty thousand dollars have been assessed, and ordered to be paid. CLOSE OF THE RIOTs.-The Philadelphia papers of yesterday morning (May 10) afforded gratifying hope that the terrible scenes of riot and desolation at Philadelphia have been brought to a close. Up to yesterday morning, no other disturbances appear to have occurred, and the excitement is represented by the Philadelphia papers as rapidly disappearing. Governor Porter arrived on Thurs- day afternoon and issued a proclamation. The reported list ot the dead and wounded, as far as we have been able to learn, embraces, Killed # 14 Wounded It was lamentable to witness so much blood shed and property destroyed by an infuriated and ungovernable mob, and to know the fact, that although the civil power was laughed at and derided, it possessed not the authority to compel an obedience to the law by ordering the milita- ry to chastise those who would not disperse when called upon to do so. The laws of this State are very defective in that respect, hence the impunity with which they are disregarded by the rabble. ♦-

ROYAL MARRIAGES.—Two Royal marriagesarespoken of in the highest quarters, which are not devoid of mean- ing or importance, it is confidently asserted that two Neapolitan princesses are the of the Duke d Aumaie and the Prince de Montpensier. One of the betrothed is the daughter of the late King of Naples, by his second wife, and a sister of tlie Duchess of Berrv'. The other princess is the daughter of the Prince of Salerno and was lately refused to the Duke de Bordeaux. By these marriages the royal statesman of France will set at rest the suspicions entertained of his intentions upon the throne of Spain, and place it beyond the power of his restless subjects to complain of his not adopting a policy which would involve his government in difficulties, and kingdom in a Peninsular war. MATRIMONY-.—The following curious advertisement lately appeared in the New Sporting Magazine A gen- tleman, residing in one of the principal hunting counties of middle age and sportsmanlike manner, is desirous of uniting himself to a lady possessing a passion for field sports. Fortune or beauty are not the objects of the advertiser—the former, if any, may be settled on the lady; and as to the latter, though not an objection, it is neverthe- less not a primary object. Good humour, a small foot 1111d an easy set on horseback, are the principal qualifica- tions requil ed. As this is the advertisement of a fox, and not a fortune hunter, it is hoped that no one will answer it out of idle curiosity.—P.S. None with red hair need apply." LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT IN KERWICK-LAKE.—THREW LIVES LosT.-On Sunday afternoon four respectable in- dividuals belonging to Keswick, took a sail on Derwent- water Lake to Ladore, in a pleasure-boat. There were several other boats on the lake at the time. On their return down the lake from Ladore, about a mile distant from that place, the wind, which had proved unusually changable of late, veered, blowing in sudden and violent trusts. when the boat became unmanageable, all the sails being hoisted; before the party were able to lower or shift the sails, the boat almost instantly swamped and sunk, ann unfortunately three of them met with a watery grave, namely,—Mr. Wm. Keswick, draper, Mr. Richard Thornton, a native of Keswick, and Isaac Banks. SUPPOSED MURDER AT WIMBLEDON.—Wednesday morning the sequestered village of Wimbledon was thrown into a state of great excitement in consequence of the dis- covery of a presumed murder. A woman, named Char- lotte Hall, the wife of a plasterer, was found dead in bed at her house in Church-street, Wimbledon. From the appearances presented by the body there is too much reason to believe that her death was caused by strangula- tion by mear.s, it is conjectured, of a pillow. The hus- hand has absconded, and this fact in a great measure tends to fix on him the awful crime of murder. FRIGHTFUl, SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT AT THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—SEVERAL PERSONS IN- JURED.—Saturday morning, a few minutes before twelve o'clock, a painful degree of alarm and excitement was created at the works of the new houses of Parliament, in consequence of the sudden falling ot some scaffolding which had been erected at an eminence of about forty feet between what is called the Royal Gallery" and the House of Lords," and upon which several men were standing, engaged chiefly in "shooting" bricks. As soon as the dust occasioned by the falling material had in some degree subsided, the poor fellows, all of whom were more or less injured, were extricated from among the rubbish Four of them were at once obliged to be conveyed to Westminster Hospital, where they were immediately received and humanely treated; and upon examination by the surgeons, it was discovered that they had each sustained the following amount of injury, namely, Patrick Lyons, labourer, twenty-five years of age, having a wife and two children—severe injury of head, body, legs, and arms. Richard Smith, aged sixteen—injury of arm and body. Daniel Jordan, bricklayer, aged thirty-eight, with a wife and three children—injury of head and various parts ot the body; and Michael Callaghan, a labourer aged forty, with a wife and six children—injury of skull' and various parts of his body. The poor fellows remain at the hospital in a state of great suffering. The lamen- table occurrence is stated to have been caused in conse- quence of the put-logs and poles, which are main stays of the scaffolding, not having been properly secured before the men were allowed to work upon the planks with <o weighty a material as brick aud mortar. THE KING OF SAXONY, attended by his suite, in four carriages, arrived at Portsmouth on Thursday week shortly after seven o'clock, from Buckhurst Park, the seat of the Earl and Countess Delewarr. His Maiestv entered I ortsea by the Unicorn Gate, and immediately proceeded, under a royal salute from the Ramparts to the Admiralty House. Upon entering the Dock-yard his Majesty was received by the Lt.-Governor of the girrison, the hon. Sir Hercules and Gordon, being drawn up within the "a es A^l M-ajor the illustrious visitor, from the On alighting at the his was received by the gal- bnt Port Admiral, Sir Cliarle- Rowley, G. c. n., the Ad- Lieut. Provost (Flag Lieutenant), and Mr Hai- tbP' Secretary to the Admiral. His Majesty was conduced u | sulte of apartments devoted to his use by his gallant host, and at 8 o'clock entered the dining saloon where a sumptuous entertainment had been provided for him by harl tV R°^!ey- following officers and ladies bad the honor of dining with his Majesty :—Maior-Genpr a! the lion. Sir Hercules Pakenham, K. c. B„ Lady Pakpn" ham, and Miss Pakenham Rear-Admiral Ilyde Pirk?r c. B. Captain Henderson, c. B • Cantain (K J y,lrker> Superintendent of the Victualling Department ['ant" Howley, Flag Captain; Captain Fden • r l i' ^aPfain Boyal Engineers; Lieut. Pakenham, Aide-de-Camp to the Lt Rm- I- the garrison; Lieut. Prevost FlLi;» ^Ojenior Admiral's Secretary andth'eX PMr" Haig. self. His Majesty mired earlv inH rAdni1"1 1'i'n- lowing morning at half past sev'en o'clock" foU attended by the Rear-Admiral V, •* at,eieht o'clock, Flag-Lieutenant of the Comman&^r.1 VI' aiul Chief being too much indisposed) h s M-i ?allur't proceeded to view the dock^-vard TL 1 7 SUUe proceeded through the rope-wS'k party first the Cohingwood line-of-battle shir! tllel)ce on board out for service. The W '10W "j c ock' and Albert, her Ma csiv vlt ^pec-ted the Victoria beautiful machinery and fmin. s y ex.a,nIning its machinery in the French language to the"^? °f',n 6 Which his Majesty was introduced to the -=tilm *'■ and boiler manufactory. His Maiestv 2 ■ • 8'ne much astonished at the magnitude of the S h r '7clf in this department, and armeared trrpjil,, • carried on amining the various staged of UUer £ ste<? ex- site ot the new steam basin the Kino n • ass'"R the Royal Frederick and the' Princess0!? I \"sPected the ships, now building on the slips Th? llne-of-battle jS.-ptune, three decker, and afterwards w f l° LVlew the 1 rometheus, government steamer HL"Vr"-b°ard tl,e embarked in Admiral Parker's bar-e wh 0 then flag flying at the stern i»d 'j,1'la" the Saxon Victualling-yard, where he was receded /° n'e CWe»ce penntendent Carter and the officer of th C^Pta,tl Su- 1 he royal party inspected the ml establishment stores, aria and by machinery. e process of biscuit-making ARSON AND ATTrmnm o HtLL.-The attention of AT Wi*CHMORE a-tracted, about half-nast fV. Poll^nian on dutv was Whit Sunday, by a li >ht f ° S 011 llle mornino- 0f St. Paul. On' the doors bT the Farochlal chapel of was found filled with a den-e ™l°P6 tlle whoIe edifice a time repulsed all Sm°^' *hich for room, and part of the stepjf Viand tl,e vestrv- were m flames. The ve)vP, to the reading-desk pulpit and desk had been a WUl? which the' the liberality of a lady, a member of th e,nbellish^ by had disappeared, the gown of the minist^ ,c"ng''fPation, rrost),with various books, papers, &c RR.E, I ^ev- Mr. burnt. Ihe engines were promptly" in J1, to, ave been soon after six o'clock, a.m., the conflritrr„t-tendance, and I he incendiaries appear to have effected »i?a-S sul)dued. through the vestry window. The sacramentawTi er,,Vance secured in a stout iron chest, or closet. hantlifJ beiD £ the plunderers, though persevering Utemms »;LeT-ap?d &c., had evidently been made to get at it. chisels, 1

CONTEMPORARY PRESS. THE SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.—The South Lancashire Election has terminated, contrary to our hopes, in the return of the Conservative Candidate,—after a severe and strenuous contest, which appears to have been conducted with great good nature, and with but little enthusiasm. At four only of the ten polling-places, Mr. bntwisle had a majority; namely, Newton, Bolton, Orms- kirk, and igan,—all comprising agricultural districts; but these four gave him a collective majority of 1,363. At the other six polling-places, Ashton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, and Liverpool, Mr. Brown had a ma- jority of i69; which brought down Mr. Entwisle's net majority to o94, according to the figures of his own com- mittee. The total number polled was about 14,500. The most remarkable circumstance is, that, in Manchester, Mr. Brown's majority is much smaller, and in Liverpool much larger, than had been anticipated. To ascribe this to the diminished influence of the League in the one case, or to the mere strength of the League influence in the other, would be fallacious and absurd. The true explana- tion we suspect to be, that, at Manchester, the registration had been neglected, while at Liverpool it had been better attended to, and the "commercial potentate" would, no doubt, be there the more popular candidate. The rural districts, however, which lie more out of the reach of the manufacturing interest, turned the seale. v\ e do not imagine that the Conservative Monopolists will affect to regard this victory with much complacency. 1\1 r. ftntwisle professtd himself to be a Free-trader in the attract; and his voteq will be at the service of the Slidiiig-Scale and Tariff MimStpr. According to both the TÙlIgs and the Post, there was little to choose between the two candidates and th'eTofiner journal contrasts the "cold attention" with which "Messrs. Entwisle and Brown" were received at Liverpool, and Mr. Prinsep and Mr. Bouverie at Kilmarnock, with the applause bestowed by the electors of the latter place on Mr. Vin- cent, the chartist. Why is this? Because the people know, (is the answer,) that lie (Vincent) is a man with a purpose,-a will, a resolution to propose something, and do something for the cause which he supports: that he will not square his rote with the measure of a party, or the pleasure of a minister; that lie will net utter terms of which every day disproves his own interpretation, or profess a creed which every day induces him to accommo- date to the necessities of the times, or to the interests of his political friends." But this "independence," this "disentllralment from the conventional formularies of modern politics, our contemporary acknowledges, is not to be looked for in a mere ministerial partisan"like Mr. Entwisle.-Patriot. The amount of punishment awarded by the court is, in our view inordinately severe. This would be our judg- ment-we believe it is the opinion of nine-tenths of the community in this country, without refrence to political distinctions—had the court which pronounced the sentence made no observations on the character and conduct of the principal defendant on its floor. But when we read in Mr. Justice Burton's address, such admissions of the paci- fic disposition of Mr. O'ConneU—that throughout the whole course of the proceedings of which he was the di. rector and leader, as head of the association for obtaining a repeal of the legislative union, there was exhibited a never ceasing anxiety and an incessant effort to preserve the peace-an anxiety and effort which had been so eminent- ly successful as that no single instance of dIsturbance had taken place at, or resulted from one of the monster meet- ings which had been held. With these distinct admis- sions—with these testimonials to Mr. O'Conuell's regard for the preservation of peace and tranquillity, from the mouth of the Judge, who was the medium by which the sentence of the court was to be conveyed—we feel war- ranted in saying that the conclusion is not sustained by premises. The conduct which was thus commended ought to have been cast into the balance, and weighed in favour of the individual, when called up for judgment. An apology for visiting the misdeeds of Mr. O'Connell with a moderate amount of punishment, was made out by the Judge. Why enumerate the merits—for such they were designated by Mr. Justice Burton—of the chief defendant, at the moment when a sentence- taken, in all its parts, of unprecedented severity-for misdemeanour was about to be pronounced ? But we shall, perhaps, be told that, but for the mitigating circumstance dwelt upon by the Judge, the punishment would have been much heavier. The sentence is mild and merciful. Gracious heaven! If such be mercy, what, then, is vengeance ?—Glol*. Judgment has been pronounced on Mr. O'Connell and his companions. The law's delays—the motions for a new trial, in arrest of judgment, and other hindrances- have been at last overcome, and the award of the highest court of justice in Ireland is enforced. The priest, indeed, got off, on the strength of some doubt expressed by two < f the Judges as to the evidence against him. The chief traverser is condemned to twelve months' imprisonment with a fine of £ 2,000; the others, to nine months' impri- sonment, with a fine of £ oQ; and all are bound over to keep the peace for seven years. The sentence cannot justly be regarded as vindictive. The fines irpy be ac- counted for nothing where there is so ample an ex- chequer to bear them. Compared with the terms of in carceration to which other political offenders have been doomed in England-offenders of a less prominent and dangerous order O'Connell's imprisonment is short The bond to keep the peace may prove embarrassing to pledsed agitators but where public pledges to a career of agitation have been given—where "conspiracy," in some form more or less sale is made a profession-such a bond is a fair check upon future acts. On the whole, the sentence \f°nA.°/' n une and.Prec»ut«>nf but not of vengeance Mr O Connell has perhaps done more mischief to Ireland within t.ie last two years than the whole of the rest of his life can repair; and the law performs its best office when it prevents rat.ier th.;n punishes further harm. One word however, to those who have brought him to account li' this successful trial is all that ministers are goino- to do for a lone" Tf*Mr r had beUer ha\elet it aione. If Mr. O Connell has been answerable and made to answer for the mischief of the last two years the Queens government will belong a heavy and now undi! vided responsibility for tlie future.—S]>ectutor. IHE LMPEROR OF Russia'S VlSIT TO ENGLAND.— •suddeil ?nrn!T of ,Rlfsla' in obedience to one of those or norlniw eS»- •' ,are "r11 t0 £ l,ide his movements, in ?rll ,nrf ™ dntlclPaVon of the triumph of his principles rtlll? 1%e35?ec.ted l? arrive in this country.—The nitelhgencc of this intended visit was received rather un- expectedly at the Palace on Thursday night, and through- out vestesdav the necessary preparations were in progress for the reception of the Imperial visitor. Such a spon- ^ous visit is a compliment to our Queen, and on this ground the illustrious visitor derives a hospitable recep- f 1 Se'Smv V'? doubt, in the political conduct demn ,(;]'olas Englishmen must con- •i^i } '"dependence of a country like Poland in- of sU"'t1naand' paii^t been followed up leave a stain upon the ermine of The imperial rooes. We few fripndc n,, reives, tiiat in Europe we count ;«oh°t7-ciT1y enmit^ ample woof TOPJ"6" deSpatch Publl?hed lately affords in Euroop th« i?e a't at Prefent two systems struggling „^i ilhenw °" l,he ''and, the Eastern much nrV ? ,e dt"clare frankly, that we should sincere or fair*6 w'T 'l /f i*? t!,°U^,t them cordial' f».. i i e doul>1 their being- either • and we thatlook^wn^asf^ a.re llle 0,,1y P*°p!e in the world that their first thV H1S? n?Hr a.nd Pro^aI>le a feature, Wooden walk wliMfe 1S f° nVi US arn,s> ar'd 'n those tion Tn It'll 1 T 0,nc £ .th°ugl>t safe from competi- oi sacrificinc he lrtn'l ?• We ^lestion the wisdom timental immn u t'v, uU' a political or sen- covnin" of the P 1 6 rrV> 1 that the ideas whifli h ol Russia to our shores, and the moXre rl11 TV• C^Ce l?,catch. in our at- and that ;'f mv n!iS,?'rfi ,lni w sentiments of humanity, the Imne'rinl doctors dare venture toargue with svLemm a r' T8y fersuade it that a prohibitive system in a rude agricultural COUlltry against a biglil and especially to th^t I • > 8reatest wrong to both, ing cISfe. 10h 15 l')e most backward. -Mom- after a ratlin- "r)roln^\T"i^ cstcrdny the Lord Chancellor, Graham, communicated To thO"-S1j atl0n will) Sir James we bt lieve, to arrange th^ r- Jud8es who had assembled, cessary to postpone Clrc"lts> th« it would be ne- would kg require[i j ?s l'!eir Eordsliips' assistance the case of thT QntnVji? ol ,Ile »»t of error, in argument will be heard'wifh !h i>nne11 and olhers" Tb* will be seen from our repon oAhT' P°SSlliJe delay" ,l £ Irish Court of Ononr.' .P0,0* the proceedings in the plication of Mr Moore thaJ\i' refusi"S the aP* carried into pfWf i V « sentence should not be i»dB™17 it £ r; to comply with ii,0 T .Srct that they had no power sense of ihe very great haf'^They all expressed tlieif would be subjected sh™ n .YP l,° uc the traversers case in the writ of error *i und to llave a 800<i ol the punishment Mr i yCt i\ave under £ one a portion opinion, said-" he '-I Burton, in delivering his about the case H** tonsulerable degree of anxiety Chief-Justice that th, ncu.rreu >n opinion with the learned he thoueht U°n COuld not be granted; but all patties. It^ 1)6 dolle w'th equal justice to his mitid if thp lU'" e a SJyrce great uneasiness to ■ha. e ,emfnce,i » imprisonment— woul'l be foundTliat sucl/seri^e^g ^ter"fr^ £ Sheriff, yet we cannot believe that the Crown will insist upon their riirht c j ? e Crown wiU insist «r°r. Tliis would be the j'™ lading the writ of justice.of -Mr reve„eetul in-