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mptrint renrtinmtnt. HOUSE OF LORDS.—Monday. The Lord Chancellor took hia seat on the woolsack At five o'clock. CHURCH-RATES.-—The Bishop of LONDON, in pre- Wilting several petitions against the unconditional abolition tlf Church-rates, stated that he was authorised to say that the Archbishop of Canterbury was anxious for a speedy settlement of this question, on the basis of the report of the Select Committee of last year; and he was sure that his right reverend brethren generally would concur in such • settlement, SPAIN AND ST. DOMINGO.—Lord BROUGHAM tnoved for a copy of a memorial addressed to the Govern- 2nent from Jamaica, respecting the annexation of SL :;in.. hcIiuksfwtXS;LExavJ 3; .ttacks wwch his mble and learned friend wm in the habit of making upon the Spanish Government, instead of tend- to effect the object he had in view, were rather cal. omted to aggravate the evils of which he complained. The Spanish Government had frequently declared their determination not to allow the revival of slavery in St. Domingo in any form whatever not on the ground of self interest, but on the ground that such an act would be at variance with treaties, and opposed to the interests of civilisation. He had no objection to the production of the memorial for which hia noble and learned friend had moved.Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE condemned the conduct of the Government of Spain; and, after a few remarks from Lord Brought in reply, the subject dropped. The House adjourned at ten minutes after six. HOUSE OF COMMONS. — MONDAY. The Speaker took the chair fit four crciook. OWNERS AND SALVORS OF VESSELS. — Sir H. fiTRACEY asked the President of the Board of Trade if ic W. hi. intention to introduce a bill to remedy the defects in the law relating to owners and salvors of vessels?. Mr. MILNER GIBSON said the detects in the law were already remedied by an act passed this session, entitled the Admiralty Court Act. APPROPRIATION OF SlUTS BILL.—On the ordet of the day for considering this bill, as amended, lr. I) U-I. COMBE objected to the changes which had been intro- duced in the bill. It was to all intents and purposes a new bill, and had never either been read a second time or p;issed through commiiice. He moved that the order of the day for the consideration of the bill be postponed for three months.Mr. SCULLY seconded the amendment with great pleasure, on the ground that the interests of Ire and were t"rdully excluded imm the bill.Mr, CON- IKGHAM supported the amendment, which was opposed by Mr. DENT. Mr. HADFIELD thought that Shef- ?d glit to be the polling place for the West Riding, :g¡ \eJlw,p\f, f.ce proved it?,li corrupt. Lord J. RUSSELL ,id the bon. member for Finsbury had made out ? ? for rhe rejection of the bill. The bill, w originally introduced, propped to give a merabe: to South Lancas h ire, one to the West Riding, one to B. r kenhead, and one to Chelsea and Kensington. The three first propositions had been acceded to, but the House had rejected the proposal for CileJsea and it was now proposed to give the fourth seat to the West Riding. He believed the original plan of the Government was the best on but if any alterations were thought necessary, another arrange- ment might be come to about the fourth scat. He confessed he could not understand the argument of the hou. member for Finsbury, that because the VVest Riding had within it the corrupt borough of Wakefield, it ought, therefore, tj be disqualified from having an additional monitor be d'' S VFEMOY mid that by the plan now before the Home a great preponderance would 1* ginn to th socultuml and rural districts, whereas the original p? position was to give two scats to the towns and two to the counties.The House then divided, and the numbers Were :-For the amendment, 28; against, 204 mamiiy against, 176 The House then proceeded to consider the bill as amended Mr. STIRLING proposed to omit tha first clause, conferring a third member on South Lancashire, and to insert clauses giving the vacant seat to the Lniver* sities of Scotland Sir G. C. LEWIS said that this pro position was virtually one to rescind a resolution to which the House had already come in committee. Up to a very recent date there had been an adequate reason for the ex- clusion of the Scotch Universities from representation. In the English and Irish Universities the electors were the gra- duates; but the practice of graduation had fallen into auch complete disuse in the Scotch Universities that there was no body there corresponding to those which in the other Universities exercised the franchise. It waa trne that th ere now acquiring a body of graduates, ,J OoI;ljt1t1Iy rel'èli I At present, however, it seemed to him that this motion was premature, nnd that no ground had been shown for ta"ig from the Southern Dinsion of Lancashire that third Beat wii?h the House bad alread y given to it After a fe mHM;e was ?xioui to state the m?ol which had induced him to withdraw the proposition of which he had given notice for conferring one of the vacant seats upon the University of London. He did so because he considered that the lie use had already decided ngainst an increase of Metropo- litan representation, and in favour of giving two additional seats to the West Riding of Yorkshire. He had con- sulted the authorities of the University of London upon the subject, and it was their wish that he should with- draw the claim of that body. At the same time he Lc^ed to remind the H.- that the claims of the Ind.. u9.i. versity had been admitted in every recent Reform Bill His own opinion was that the time had now arrived for reversing to the doctrine of Lord Chatham, Mr. Pitt, and other early reformers, and disfranchising eyery borough proved to have been guilty of corrupt practices. If that were done, no very long time would probably elapse before the franchise might be conferred both upon the Scotch universities and the University of London; but at present there were only four seats to be disposed of, and as they were all English, he agreed with the Home Secretary that they had better be given to English constituencies. He should feel it his duty to oppose the amendment if it was pressed to a division Mr. BLACKBURN supported the amendment, urging that South Lancashire was already -ever represented After me remarks from Mr. Grant Duff, Mr. H. !.p-,?ed hope that the hon. .?mb?r for Perth woul d withdraw the amendment, ?ing that the general f?Iiiig of the House wm against it Lord J. RUSSELL h. 'd th hon. member id"!to ti;e :tEt:nd;r" h?pm o,tf;e abort conversation, in which Viscount Hamilton and Colonel S" vkes took part, the motion was withdrawn Sir G. C. LEWIS then moved clauses as follows "1. That after the dissolution of this present Parliament, the West Riding of the conntyof York shall be divided into two divisions, to be called respectively the Northern and Southern Divisions; the Northern Division shall con- tain the wapentakes of Staincliffe and Ewecross, Claro, Skyrack, and Morley; the Southern Division shall con- tain the wafoentnkes of Barkston, Ash, Osgoldcross, Straf- forth and Tiekhill, Staincros.. and Apbrigg. 2. In all future Parliaments there shall be two knights of the shire -to serve for each of the said Northern and Southern Divisions, and such knights shall be chosen in the same manner, and by the same classes or descriptions of votcm and in mP??t of the ..? ?igl?t? of ,.ting, if each such division were puate county, and all enactments now in force applicable to divisions of counties returning knights of the shire to serve in Parliament shall apply to the divisions hereby constituted. 3. The court for the j | election of knights of the shire for the said Northern Divi- sion shall be held at Leeds, and the court for the election of knights of the shire for the said Southern Division shall be held at Pontefract; but the justices of the peace for the said West Riding, assembled at the Court of Quartei sessions to be first holden after the dissolution of the pre- sent Parliament, sliall name the polling pl" for,, each of the ld Northern -a Southern D,-?. Mr. BAINES did not think that three out of four seats taken from boroughs should be given to counties. The Govm. .ent originally proposed to t"at. to boroughs and f:¡.p: Pa å he regretted that they had given it up in favour of the present arrangement. He protested as a Yorkshireman against the division of the \Veat Riding The first clause was then read a first and eeoond time, and was subsequently added to the bill. Upon clause 2, Mr. HARDY called attention to some technical difficulties in the clause as now drawn, and urged that it would require further consideration Sir G. C. EEWIS said he would take further time to consider the last two clauses.. Mr.H ADFIEI J) proposed.inthe 3rd clause, to omit the word •' Pontefract" and substitute Sheffield, his object being to make Sheffield the polling place for the southern division instead of Pontefract Sir G. C. LEWIS aid he had originally proposed Wake- field, but as Pontefract was more central he had adopted It in stead of the old county town of the Riding. A court of quarter session was held at Pontefract, and alto- gether it would be more wniii?.t for p.Ilig -d election purposes than Sheffield Mr. COLLINS urged that Wake- field was mom ce?tral than Pontefract, an d ought not to be deprived of the privileges which it had alw?,? exerel?ed all the county town of the Riding Mr. MILNES sup- ported the clauns o Pontefract, on the ground that it was the wish of the majority of the persons interested in the question that Pontefract should be the polling pi Colonel SMYTH was in favour of Wakefield.After Borne further discussion, the House divided, when the numbers were :-For Pontefract, 97 against, 67 majority for, 30. The clause was then agreed to, with some ver- bal amendments, and the bill was ordered to be re-com- mitted on Thursday. SUPPLY.—The House then went into Committee of Supply, proceeding with the civil service estimates. ",214 was voted for Royal 4a)a?? On the next vote Of ??,470 tor pnblieonices, J:'BrëKgul\ :;o fednce the vote bv £340 for removing the Wellington funeral car to the crypt of St. Paul's The amendment Was negatived by 52 votes to 26 Mr. WILLIAMS then moved to reduce the vote by 9680, the rent of the offices of the Ecclesiastical Commission The resolution was negatived without a division Mr. LAYARD wed what •^ intended to be done with Burlington-house Mr. vOWPER replied that no final conclusion had been come 10, but it ww? be devoted to purposes of science and art, .The vote was then agreed to.On the vote of 922,400, for furniture for the public oiBce? Mr. H. SMITH moved M reduce the vote by ?10,100, for Cttings for the Houth Kensington Museum A log dic..io. ensued, in the :hi.l1&ai'rn' II: Sn additional building with gl? ?f, and that the fit- tM? were g]Ms cases for the Campagna collection and Other mueetions of ob*ts of mediævalart and indutry. • The amendment was negatived by 140 to 25, and the Yote Was a £ reed to, w were several other votes. The orden of the day were then diqx?ed o4 and the tMUM Adiomed at two MB. I 'HOTJSE OF LORDS.—TUWDAY. I u The Lord ffrfnyllpT took his seat on the woolsack at I m I I THE GRAND DUKE OF MODENA.—1The Marquis of THE GRAND DUKE OF IODEKA,-The Marquis ot NORMANBY gav. .ti?e that ?. Monday ?.t he should move for a copy of the despatch from Her Majesty's urn- hssador to Centralltaly, with a view to defend the Guuid Duke of Modena 1. om the chir?es recently brought against him by the Chancellor of the Exchequer 1,?d öù8Îr¡ s?antor t: bj.t of ti?..bl. Marquis was not only to defend the character of his Royal client, but also to attack the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He (Lord Broiigh?) thought that the matter ought to be taken up in the place ?yhem the attack !aht :ad..¡he u}Je of NORMANBY m:d he could not take the advice of the noble and learned Lord, but should persevere with his motion. SUBDIVISION OF DIOCESES BILL.-On the motion for going into Committee on the Subdivision of Dioceses Bill, the Bishop of LONDON objected to the measure aa one ?hich the ..I it?,e?t,, of the Church of England did not reauire The D ,k? of M?,lb..?gh, E.,l Granville, and :1¡;i':O oe':fltg£ytïn'n;m dm? the bill, but he refused to do ?; and after ?m dis- cussion a division was taken, and the bill was thrown out by a ma j ority of 11. Their Lordships adjourned at 7.15 p.im, HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. THE WHIT FOR GLOUCESTER.—-Mr. H. BERKE. LEY gave notice that on Tuesday next he should move that the writ be issued for the city of Gloucester. THE WRIT FOR WAKEFIELD.—Major EDWARDS asked the Secretary of Sta'.e for the Home Department whether it was the intention of Government to carry out the promise made to him (before the second division on Saturday last on the question that the debate on the Wakefield writ motion be adjourned), to the effect that if the House re-affirmed its former decision, the Government would not oppose the issue of the writ? Sir G. U. LEWIS said that when the motion which the hon. member for Bristol had first given notice of came on for considera- tion, he would state the intentiuns of Government. BURIAL AND CEMETERY ACTS.—Viscount EN- FIELD moved that an humble address be presented to HCI Majesty, praying that Her Majesty wilt be graciously pleased to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the operation ami effect of the several Burial and Cemetery Acts in reference to the incumbents and ministers of pa- rishes and districts within the bills of mortality, and to the amount of and mode of compensation, if any, to be pro- vided for the loss of fees or other righto and privileges oc- casioned to them by the closing of churchyards and-burial grounds under the said acts.Sir G. C. LEWIS said that the House would not agree to charge the consolidated fund with the compensation asked for, and he believed that it would not allow the funds in the humls of the ecclesiasti- cal commissioners to bo appropriated for the purpose. He therefore reluctantly opposed the motion. It would only raise false hopes, unless they could clearly see their way to the source from which the com ensation could be obtained, After some discussion the amendment was withdrawn, and the House divided on the original motion. The num- bers were :—For the motion, 48; against, 41): majority against the motion, J I. THE RECENT EVENTS IN POLAND. —Mr. HEN. NESSY, in moving for tie corespondeuce between the Engl sh Government and those of .t rance and Russin w th reference to the affairs of Po and, lHteed at some length into the misfortunes of the country, and charged the En0- lish Government, and especially tne noble ]x>rd at the head of the present Ministry, with being regardless of its fate. Mr. MONCKION MILNES uenounccd the policy of Russia with ivspect to Poland Lord J. RUSSELL ad- mitted that Poland had beeu JIlO", unjusJy treated by Russia, which had violated the stipulations of the trtaty of Vienna. Against this policy tUe EnglMi Government had always protested in the strongest n.auner, but hjhupul tha. the House would consider the dignity of the country and auty of its Minister. It was certain that tueir re. piv- i ations with rj.-p.ct to the internal albird of Poland coJkl not te a.te-nUed to, and t4;1t they would be to.d they were managed in the most prjper maune: It was not therefore tocom ng th" English GovLrnment to be always making useless lepreoetltatiollS; as no one would urge that they should take active ste1,s for the restoration of Poland, or urge the other powers of Europe to join them in such a policy. It would neither be for the interest nor the advantage of Poland to do so, whilst a war for such an object would entail great miseries on Europe, and b I)ly be ,iisuccemful in the end. (HE?u, hear. ) (ahnwR=ï[)Culn¿ t::li:' thalH;:pfeej. dowed with such a love of liberty as the Pol? would be for ever ?tiDgLdSh?l, but that a time was reserved for them when they would again take their place amongst the nations. This result was not, however, to be obtained by a premature war, but would be owing to the general pro- gress and enlightenment of Europe Mr. WHITE protested against the policy of the Government, which was puiposely interfering in other countries, but who de- clined to do so in the case of Poland Air. SCULLY said that although Poland obtained only sympathy she fared better than Ireland, which met with nothing but indif- ference Lord PALMERSTON said that the English Government could only interfere in a question like this when it could do so in the hope of success. He condemned in severe terms the treatment of Poland as a gross violation of international rights; but he (Lord Palmerwtou) believed that she was yet destined for a better fate. Her Majesty's Government were not prepared to ask the English people to make those sacrifices which-could alone render an active interference successful. CHAINS AND ANCHORS.—Sir J. ELPHINSTONE called attention to the report of the select committee on chains and anchors, and urged that Government should take measures to enforce and to ensure an inspection of chains and anchors, and enforce their use by the mercantile marine Mr. M. GIBSON objected to the policy of a compulsory legislation with respect to details, which ought to be left to the responsibility of the shipowners to curry out. Inspection would require a large staff,—After some discussion the motion was negatived. THE DERRYVEAGH EVICTIONS.—Mr. I. BUTT moved a resolution declaring that in the opinion of the House it was expedient that a full and efficient inquiry should be instituted into the evictions carried out by Mr. Adair at Derryveagh, in the county of Donegal Mr. CARDWELL said that Government had expressed an opinion upon the conduct of Mr. Adair; but as he was act- ing within his legal rights, the constitutional Government .?d not arbitrarily interfere with him. He saw no defi- niW result that was likely to arise from the inquiry, The motion was m j ected by t?e majority of 88 to 23. The other orders were then disposed of, and the House I
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A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the oticial residence of I?rd Palmerston. The Lords of the Admiralty have at length decided upon building two additional iron troopships, to be ready fOJ service by the middle of March, 1862. DEATH OF SIR JOHN PATTKSON.—We regret to an- nounce the death of Sir John Patteson, which occurred on 1,?iday, June 28th, at his seat, Feniton-court, Honiton, r. The deceased the De?o?i?., in l?1 *"I I t (, the second i ¥ t9 J: I enry P;t;,cfri::to Suffolk, by the daughter of Mr. Richard Ayton Lee, a banker of London, and was bom in 1790, at Coney Weston, Suffolk. He was educated at King's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1813, and 1oLA. in 1816, and was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1821. In 1830 he was appointed one of the Judges of the Court of King's Bench, and received the honour of knighthood. In 1852 he rcsigned the judgeship, and was then made a Privy Councillor. In the following year he was made a oommi."8ioner to inqulre into the corporation of the city of London. Sir John was twice married; first to the third daughter of Mr. George Lee, of Dicklebnrghj Norfolk and secondly to a daughter of Mr. James Coleridge, of Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire, who, however, died in 1842. THB ELECTRIC LIGHT.—The experiments with the electric light, which have now been made for a long time past at the Palais Royal, Paris, are still continued every evening with increasing success. Lately, imtead of two burners fed by divided currents from the magneto-electric machine, one burner, fed by a single current, has been used. It is raised sixteen metres, and illuminates, as with the light of the full moon, the whole square in front of the Palais Royal, and I'ott; oi rtIeian:. p hyperbolic retlectors-one above the light, the other below -increase and diffuse the light. By certain improvements in the prisms or cylinders of artificial carbon, which are used in the production of the lightj M. Curmer is now able to make electric lamps, which will burn five or six hours without requiring any attention. The lamp of M. Serrin, placed before the house of Prince Eugene, also burns brilliantly. M. Serrin has succeeded lately in causing hia lamp to burn under water almost as well as in the atmo- sphere. Thus we may now light the bottoms of rivers, or of the sea, or of the bottoms of floating vessels, sunken wrecks, the foundations of piers, and other submarine structures. It is expected that we shall soon be able tc apply this method of illumination in our lighthouses, ships, and generally on land in our cities and houses. At the Invalid? lately, in the presence of Du?p.t?, B.bin?t, Fou* mult, and others, a magneto-electric machine was worked by one of Lenoir's lately-mvented gm-engin?? of three-horse power. By thir means a strong electric ,t was gene- rated, and M. Serrin's lamp gave a veiy brilliant light, q. t hundred ëa%:lbn:M:c'la,ij};;uo: MADELINE SMITH.-It will be remembered that gonig time since there was a great excitement throughout the land, ?iont!d by a charge of the most serious nature being brought against a young lady of Glasgow, named Madeline Smith. She was put upon her tria7lfoprw n, ed her s?theaft, a French teacher, but after a long investi- gation the case was declared, in Scotch legal phrase, to have been not proven." It waa said that this young lady im- mediately afterwards had been sent to Australia, where it was hoped that, amongst the great family of the Smiths, her name woidd be altogether lost, and sK ewould be bl? to mtrieve her position. However, Ow h. lately tued up in the neighbourhood of Plymouth. A great deal has been done here of late in the way of Homes for Fallen Women, and one of the clerical gentlemen, who has been 1lrip7.i.e.t in this peculiar b?.i.?., h. hd f.?i. .-1l l .-g Idy in his house and -d?, his ?. whom it is said he was receiving 2001. per annum. This syren, like the famous ladies of old, shot her arrows into many a heart, but all the young gentlemen who came near her were mysteriously cautioned not to be entangled. But where is the in? who wuld withstand the blandishments of youth and beauty and coquetry ? Half-a-score of the sternex ?x were struck to the mnses by her, in no time. Al- though she was permitted to see society, and went to church on all proper omagons, she wai? we are infomed, never formally introduced. Still, the want of that for- mality was no want to her, m is proved by the fact that du tl,' ;k h:h has eftro :ecf and gone away to be married to an inspired lover of the fine arta- to whom we wish all health and happiness in his new noaition.—Fluuwuth JtmrnaL
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AMEBICA, PROGRESS OF THE ;CIVIL WAR. The Royal mail steam-ship Australasian arrived at Liverpool on Saturday afternoon, after a most rapid pas- sage from New York, which port she left on the 19th June, THE BATTLE AT BOONKVILLE. ST. LOUIS, JUNE 18.—The Democrat has just received the following despatch from Jefferson City. Afr. Gordon, of St. Louis, and other gentlemen from above give the fol- lowing account of the battle of Booneville:- General Lyon landed four miles below Booneville, and opened a heavy cannonade against the rebels, who re- treated and dispersed into the adjacent wood, whence, hidden by bushes and trees, they opened a brisk fire on our troops. General Lyon then ordered a hasty retreat to the boats, and the rebels, encouraged by this movement, rallied and followed the troops into a wheat field. CTeiierd Lyon halted, faced his troops about, and bringing the whole force of his artihe to bear, opened a murderous fl. the rebels, three ?undred of whom were killed, and the balance fled in all directions, leaving their arms on the field. General Lyon then moved forward and took posses- sion of Booneville. General Price was taken with violent diarrhcea at the beginning of the battle, and was taken on a steamer and carried to his home in Charaton. Governor Jackson viewed the battle from a distant hill, and fled for parts unknown after the defeat of his forces. There is great rejoicing among the Union men here, and the stare and stripes are hoisted on the Capitol, guns are fired, and the I Star-spangled Banner' was played by regi- mental bands Scouting parties will be sent out in all directions to-morrow, to cut off the retreat of the rebels. The steamer J. C. Swan has arrived with two cannons, ammunition, and artillerymen, which have been planted at Colonel Bocrnsteiu's head-quiirters. John Fitzpatrick, one of the most violent Secessionists of the State, took the oath of allegiance to the United States Government in the presence of all the officers here to-day." Other despatches from St. Louis and Jefferson City, of the 18th wit., give the following" A special despatch from Jefferson Cityt. the RtpvUican says that General Lyon's expedition left there yesterday in two steamers, des- tined, it is supposed, for Booneville. Gentlemen from above report that Captain Kelly i?s nmning ti?i? all day on the Pacific road b(?tw?n Tipton and SyTacuse, impressing men fniheqc.th State, '] 1?:tC;lf: several hours in the direction of Booneville. The telegraph line is out of order west of Jefferson, and no information of movements can be got. The Democrat has a special de- spatch from Jefferson City, which says that citizens of that place, who have just arrived in a skiit from six miles belolf Booneville, bring news that General Lyon attacked and completely routed the State forces at Booneville, killing MO and taking 000 prisoners. General Price W. tally wounded. The Federal loss was .?ily seventeen. Ftdf confidence is not placed in this news. Colonel Bo-l??t,?i. i? continually ;?.ding scouting parties into the country surrounding Jefferson City. OJt company has just arrived, bringing a large number of kegs of powder, foiken from one of Governor Jackson's secre*- de- pots in the interior. The Secessionists of Boone, Hollow ay, and Howard ?.,inti? are fleeing, and the Union Home Guard are beginning to organise in hese counties. A de- perate effort w:is made by the convicts to escape from the nti?,y to-day, ?li?h was prevente d by four com- pa.i. of troops. Six co)tvic? were shot and ?veial wounded. The Democrat learns from a gentleman just from Lexington, that yesterday evening, while an advance guard of United States cavalry, under Captain Price, were moving .1o.g the road from Independence, they suddenly came upon a considerable body of State ti?I)B stationed on the tp of hill, ,ith ?a.?.?, commanding the ..d. I"?? cavalry fired upon the State troops, who returned the fire, killing three Federal troops. Four Sece ssionists are reported killed, one of whom was Colonel Holloway, in command of the troops. There was no pursuit of the cavalry. Aiiolri- cial report states that eight of the Ohio troops were killed, seven wounded, and ten were missing. THE SITUATION OF AFFAIRS. Under this head the ,Yew xork Herald of the Jinn paysThe oificial returns of the killed and wounded at the battle of Big Bethel show a total of 74 -of which 10 wei-e killed, 14 dangerously wounded, 5 missing, and 30 only slightly injured. Twenty-one of these casualties occurred in the mistaken engagement between the 3rd it-,d 7th New York Volunteer Regiments. From Fortress Monroe we learn that the Harriet Lane had been injured in an engagement with some unknown vessel. The ap- pearanceof a British man-of-war in Hampton Roads had Bet speculation afloat as to the object of the visit, and the vessel was closely watched. An attack on Yorktown, by Union troops, was expected very shortly to take place. Troops were being concentrated at the capital in large numbers. Twelve regiments, originally intended to have been added to General Patterson's command, have been ordered to report at Washington. Three had already done so. The aeronautical telegraphic enterprise at Washington has proved, so far, to be a complete success. Despatches were yesterday sent from the clouds to mother earth. ?he ling at Washington is ?till against what p- pears to be the 7ery m?tisfactory policy of the British ET,nment relative to the pri?-at?ring question. From the inexplicit statements ..de by 1-0?d ?hn R ?m ??ll in the English Ho? of Parliament, and from the perplexity that appears to be felt at Washington, there can be but little doubt that the despatches of both Governments have crossed eh other upon the Atlantic, thus causing a" .P?nt wnftiqiod, which in a fe?v days may be dis- pe, fled. By the trdval at the capital of the late minister to Mexico with despatches, it appears that the mbel Government are not likely to make much headway with that of Juarez. When our present minister declares fully the intentions of the Executive and the Union Govc u- ment, Davis's chances will be slim indeed." The New York Tribune of the 18th says" The prepa- rations for an advance upon Richmond seem to be going on steadily. The concentration of troops in and about Washington continues, and army officers are confident that the grand movement of the campaign will be made within a fortnight. There are said to be not more than 4,500 rebel troops at Richmond, and 22,000 at Manassas Junc- tion. The re? guard from Harper's Ferry had reached Winchester. A number of the retreating rebels are said to be at Fairfax Court House, where reinforcements from Manassas Junction have arrived, prepared to make a stand. They-feared to retreat further lest all their men should desert. A trap has been set in the woods between Fairfax Court Hourse and Alexandria, according to information furnished to the Government, It appears that a number of small batteries have been concealed; the purpose of the rebels is to make a feigned attack upon Alexandria, draw out the national troops, lead them into an ambush, and there slaughter them. Some Indians are to aid in this noble scheme. Bush fighting seems to be a favourite mode of warfare with the Virginians. In the vicinity of Seneca Mills a number of these fellows are lurking in the woods and firing upon our troops whenever they can óæ one of them. A g party f the 69th Regiment went out :'Al:f:;et" an d :;lU seven S=9i: ists. On one of f?em were found diagrams of an intended attack on Washington. Colonel Stone is in possession of Leesburg, recently evacuated by the rebels." The New York Herald, of June 17, has the following- It is evident that the i situation' is rapidly assuming a character from which some decisive result may soon be expected, whether it be a conflict between the contending forces, or a retrogade movement on the part of the rebels which may render an immediate collision improbable or unnecessary. The defences on the line of the Potomac am now in a most complete condition. Every accessible point where a ""ing can be Fel7:nifúl Williamsport, is occupied by Federal troops. But while our forces are pushing forward, the nbel troops at Manu- sas Junction are said to have commenced a backward movement, and are supposed to be retiring on Richmond. The teams of the farmers in that vicinity have been im- pressed to carry the troops away. It is believed in Wash- ington that with the evacuation of Haiper's Ferry, and the threatening attitude which General Butler's advance up the James river assumes in the direction of Richmond, that the rebels cannot now Bafely withdraw their forces from the latter point for an ?ttaz on WashingWn. Gen. Scott, as we am informed, is confident that, w far from having to meet an advancing force of the rebels, he can compel them to retire out of Virginia and Tennessee alto- gether, and the admirable disposition he has made of his army so far would seem to indicate the probability of such a result, un'css some unforeseen circumstances should arise to thwart his plans. The effect of being Compelled to abandon Virginia without a serious engagement would be most dispiriting on the rebel troops, if indeed, it did not wholly demoralize them." ANOTHER BATTLE. A Richmond paper, the Despatch, describes an engage- ment which took place two days previously to the engage- ment at Bethel: "On Saturday afternoon Captain M'Dowell's company, from Asheville, North Carolina, 100 strong, were out on a reconnoitering expedition, with Lieutenant Gregory and 10 men some distance in advance. Coming witlun a mile and three quarters of Hampton, they encountered 200 of the enemy on a similar expedition, who also had an advance guard in front. Lieutenant Gregory and his guard of 10 men approached within 35 steps of the enemy, when a parley took place between them, each party endeavouring to quiz the other. Finally, a large man of the enemy, who stood near Lieutenant Gregoiy, cried out, I know you are friends I I belong to Grego' 1?i??w York Regiment Whereupon Lieutenant Gregory placed his pistol near the New Yorker's head and exclaimed, 4 Drop your musket, or 111 blow your brains out. You are my prisoner/ at the same time calling upon his men to fire. The order was obeyed by Lieutenant Gregory's guard, and 25 of Captain M'Dowell s command, some 80 steps in the rear, also fired. The Northerners returned the fire, but none of our men were injured. From 12 to 15 of the Northerners were killed and wounded by this discharge, and Lieutenant Gregory secured the prisoner. GENERALNEWS. The Trihune of the 18th says The president is maK- ing good progress with his message. It will take the highest ground in favour of prosecuting the war with the winter if the. be utmost vigour, and of finishing it by winter if thau be possible. To make it possible, he w* recommend a caU for 500,000 men, and an appropriation sufficient to cover all necessary expenditure at a cost of 200,000,000 dols. The governors of all the Free States have been written to on this subject and have, with two exceptions, responded heartily; so that the President, in making these recommendations, feeJa that he is backed by the people, speaking through the constituted authorities. There can be no doubt that C?ng,e. will pass bills in conformity with these sugges- tionl both to mcrease the army and to supply the funda for ak needful purposes. The rebels were concentrating i:ge forces at .r:.lcre::tïs'e::a:t:agJ.. diator was at New York. Prince Alfred arrived at Mon. treal on the 18th, and became the guest of Gen, Williams. of lúIrS celebrity,
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THE GREAT FIRE IN LONDON. I This fire still continues. Sugar, oil, tallow, and seeds, with tons weight of rice, have been blazing away with great fury. During Monday the firemen, under Superinten- dents Henderson and Fogo, were unremitting in their exertions in rescuing goods from the ruins. In Hay's wharf alone not fewer than 4,210 undre?W hides were ttken ont of the rnins and deposited on the quay. In :heU of et:ahl1fv:e:,oo uJ":['hid *hich have been got out comparatively uninj?d, and on the northern side are 3,000 more of the same description of property. In Counter-street as many as 2,100 ?ch-med hides have been got om owing to the exertions of Messrs. Hodsoll, Mr. White, of the County Fire-office, and the brigade. In another portion of the wharf have been res- cued from destruction a vast quantity of buffalo horns, but they appear, owing to the ution of the fire, only fit for being converted into ivory black. In another prt of the =f whad 300 :.z :i:Ρa;: been I:t: ofth were also 810 undressed hides of the best quality removed, and nearly 00 of the aeoond quality* ana* something ap- prorimatmg to 8,000 pieem A number of gela lemen,- t n of 81)W Of the comDuttee of the London^ nglne establishment, made experiments fort e purpose 0 trying quite a diffe- rent means of extinguishing the flames. A gallon of sul- phuric acid (oil f vitrol) w c with ,f a ton of water, and was t en hm-g t ough the hose of the fim-engine upon t e ameii, but it did not decrease their violence; on the contrary, it appeared to add fresh vigour to the flames. The Earl of Caithness and several other members of the nobility visited the ruins on Monday, but no one was allowed to enter beyond the barricades put up by the direction of the polim-Sir Richard Mayne having given instructions, which are fully carried out by Ifr. Superin- tendent Henderson and Inspectors Reid, Moore, Mackin- tosh, and Turpin, that no person, on any pretence what- ever; is to be allowed to pass beyond the entrance gates. All hopes of finding Mr. Scott am now entlrdy gone Many hj: are entertain'd as h;h¡ch'< in wl:l he came by his death; but the one which seems to be most likely :s, that when he saw the wall falling, he =tth ".g a doorway into warehouse beyond, which door was immediately blwked up by the fa!.cn in? of briqks, ,,d the warehouse it, was MOlt time lakr ?,, veloped in flames. &)me dozens of abourers were on T..d.yb-ly?nga d in clearing away the fallen bricks, which they ?;,wked in square piles of immense size. A vast'quantity of wood, hemp, ji1;Iœh:k: been withdrawn from the different basements; this likewise is stacked in folid piles many feet square. The steam floats still continued to play upon the coi-oliing mnsses of brick, which, in c:nscquence, threw off dense clouds of white smoke, unrke the dark and more, or d vapour emitted from the vaults in which tallow, bacon, &c., is stored, and which driving to leeward without r sing, almost chokes the pas- scngers as they pass along. Ti e floats are well secured by several buoys and anchors from drifting in shore, as were su h a thing to happen they would soon be in a blaze. LOSSES OF THE INSURANCE OFFICES. (From the Post Majtaxine and Insurance Monitor.) The several companies may be divided into groups, of which the Phoenix and the Sun are in the unfortunate position of being the heaviest stifferei-s-tlie former to the extent of about 22,),f)()01., and the latter, we believe, not much short of the amount. The Sim losses, from the high position of the office, would have been much heavier if it had not been the practise of the company, relatively, to keep down its mercantile risks. The Alliance will, in all probability, according to the information we have been ahle to obtain, be the third in the list of suiferers; and the fol. lowing, in respect of amount of loss, in the order in which we place their names, the Royal, the London Assurance Corpo- ration, the Royal Exchange, the Atlas, the Globe, and the Liverpool and London, form a group with the Alliance. A third group will be formed by the Manchester, the Northern, the Liiperial, and the Lancashire. From this point the losses, we have reason to believe, will be found dminisl.i"g in amount throi gh the following aerie. of offic s :The Uni.y, tho Uiron. th" GCLcral, the Westmins er, the Queen, the'Leeds and Yorkshire, and the West of England, which last-named company will befo, nd to have got out of the fire" with the comparative y small loss of about £5,000 and a es, su,n even than that will be found sufficient to disc' arge the re-pe live liabilities of the Guardian, the Chrrch of England, the Hand-in-Hand, the Law Un'on, the Royal-Farmers, tho Provincial We'sh, and the Yorks L ?re. ie Coui.ty Office has entiroly es- c.pcd; its business chefly consisting of the insurance of private dwellings and the property they contain. Tho lo?us of the Law, in respect to the extent of its tmsac- tioi?, will, from a like cause, be 'owid to be very light, hS'S:, r:rietatl:' dI:¡n tl¡t:e¿¿fa;; I stands at ,il. The Scottish offi?.ely, the Scottish Union, the Caledonian, the North British, and the S..tti Provincial-had no primary ri^ks oil the property; but they will be sufferers to some extent, by guarantee to other offices. From the preceding details, upon the accuracy of which our readers may place great reliance from the means which the Post Magazine possesses for obtaining informa- tion on insurance matters, the entire amount of loss sus- tained by the whole of the insurance companiei may be estimated at about 1,200,0001., a sum that will probably not fall far short of the premium income for the present year, so that the richer class of companies will have to draw upon their reserve funds for the payment of all other losses of the year, whilst in some few cases, in order to make provision for such payment, it may be necessary, where the capital is not fully paid up, to make a call on the shareholder. A meeting of the managers of ofiicea was held on Thursday, 'for the purpose of devising some oornbined plan of action for their future Becurjty; when it was suggested that or. specific policies the rate of premium should be raised from 3??, 6d r eat to 7 ?; 6d. and on floating policies, ï:t: hf:h'n o n 'a6:ilJ¡:: wale up to 21s. per cent., the scale should be carried on to 35s. per cent After much discussion and various sugge-tions as to new conditions respecting property of a hazardous class, tte whole matter was referred to a committee to be formed Df the managers of the Sun, Phoenix, London, and Liverpool, Royal, Imperial, Alliance, Atlas, and Globe.
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fUNERAL OF MR. BRAIDWOOD. _u uu- The funeral of Mr. James Braidwood, the superintendent of the London Fire Brigade, who lost his life at the recent great fire in London, took place on Saturday. His remains were interred at Abney Park Cemetery. The hour ap- pointed for the funeral cortege to move from the principal station of the London Fire Brigade, which was also the resi- dence of the deceased Mr. Braidwood, was three o'clock; but long before that how all business throughout the city was end ed and every shop and warehouse was closed long Uore tb? time appointed for the moving of the o'. cemion, and m it moved along the bells of every ch=f in with the 'ci; ox St. ::Bïrlí?'n:C to uwess cm the death of the %vereign or a member of thtf royal family, pealed forth a sole= funeral knell. Shortly :1:ref'olcld ihle irfaehe rr: Caithnem, Mr. Alderman Salomons, and Mr. Aldermai* and Colonel Wilson anived at the late Mr, Braidwood'/ residence. The i? "sion was headed by the indon eB;fd:n,fIT b;ilijol:le I tan, by a strong force of the city police, the offi6als of tho 'Watemrks Company, and the men composing the Fire Brigade. The hea- was followed b f luteen mourning coaches, and by the private carriages ot tfe Duke of Suther- land, tw Earl of alkeith, Dr. -umming, and others. Newly dl the fire imi?m?offim? were represented. As the procession :of;==:vh: sse;'co i pletely Hocked, and every window, and even the house tops, =finoc h:eidoõahfihthOpu11 the soene which presented itself was extraordinary. The i!i==eH, pf:t:ei1:e::t to the r:7,' all'{k: openings to King William-street, Cotnhill, the vast space fronting tie steps, and even the portico of the Royal Ex- change aid the summit of the Bank of England, presented to the eyl one vast sea of human faces. Our position in the processioa (says the Observer) was immediately preceding the hearse, aid on reaching the spot just referred to, there was a general cry as the hearse approached of "hats off," when, in an instant, as if by magic, every male head as far as the er. could reach was uncovered, and the same mark of respect was paid at all the principal points throughout the entire route to Abney Park, a distance of upwards of five miles. Everv shop throughout the line was closed, whilst frequently were to be seen children in mourning on balconies and at windows, waving black crape flags. At one place an inscription in white letters had been put bear- ing the words, 11 B oow to teb:' Indeed, through- out the whole line, whilst every d?trict poured out its thousands, not only was there the greatest amount of order and decorum, but the deepest sympathy and respect mani- tested "tad as the band of the London -Rifle Brigade and the ban&of the Royal Society for the Prot?tioi? of Life from Fire alterna?,y playd the Dead March in oa with muffled drums, great solemnity was added to the pro- ceedings, The Rev. Dr. Cumming performed the burial service. No public funeral, except that of a Sovereign and the ddi "I on the occasion of the interment of late of VZigt. =oSf Pauls Cathedral, has ever excited so much sympathy and attracted so many hundreds of thousands of people.
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Mr. Antrobus, the member for Wilton, contradicts the Btatement that he had "given up" the representation of that borough. Dr. CW4 the new Bishop of Madras, ?. w..??,ated at Lambeth, on Saturday, the officiating prelates being the Archbishop of Canter? ury, and the ishops of London, Chester, and Durham. THE NEW INDIAN LOAN.—The tenders for the new India 5 er Cent Loan of 4,000,0001. ? to be sent in on Friday tre\hnf Y:lî;, ;lOO'=iJ':th: k of England, instead of, m on former occasions, at the offiw of the India Council. Tho conditions in other mpect4i an almost precisely similar to those of the last loan, except that no =ivfll be received at a price including fractions of a shiuigg other than sixpence. A deposit of 2 per cent, is to accompany each, and the fint im?ment to make up 1. to wwm ?h- L leave 80 per ,et to be paid, is to fall due on the 19th of July. The remaining four instalments of 201. each are to be met respectively on the 20th of August, the 24th pf September, the 22nd of October, and the 19th of November. THE CORYRMHT OF DESIGNS BILL.-The bill which has been brought in by Mr. Milner Gibson, under this title, very considerably extends the protection afforded by law-to designs for the ornamentation of articles of manufacture, The old Aet afforded protection "provided the same were done within the kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. n The new bill enacts That the said recited Act, and all Acts extending or amending the same, shall be construed as if the words" provided the same be done within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 11 had not been contained in the said recited Act; and the said re- cited Act, and all Acts extending or amending the same, shall apply to every such design as therein referred to whether tlip application thereof he done within the United Kingdom w e.mwhere, and whether the i.?e.tr or ro :Ch'd:be or :er tbrH: M? iestr.
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I M, COMET. I APMAR?CB O. A NEW CO:MET. comet  m • ?OW visible in tba heavcm ? I S-d.Y mit. iereta. ,?? It was first detects -,P.n- ordmary mag? ? and tl?Le o'clock, and a ",I, monimg, between ? < ?? ?? the idity ii'be pursuing its &urr,; may which the comet app"m ? previously noticed bjy as* Wmunt for its not having been vlOusly notled by as- tronomers." A Clifton oorr?pona?M toTo^on that it was visible them until twenty -utes to four on Sunday morning. Mr. Alfred Smee, in ?  the 2iina, dated Sunday night, haU-p?t. ten O'CK i,k„• Its nucleus is of great dimenmoM, much ù.. ¡¡r al!d brihter than a star of the flmt dimenmioun an d iL. a"' wh?h extends many degrees in the heavens, is of tt? wb?(?h etends will probably equal in etmt the met which visited this country 1õ8. At the moment I write it is not 80 bright u the comet of 1858 in its bright- est periods, but it is only second to that in relation to any comet which has appeared within my memory, and there- fore every one should observe this object when it again becomes visible. At twenty minutes past eleven o'clock it is 12 deg. east of north by a magnetic needle, and about 10 deg. above the, ho?n but these measurements are only rough ?tiniates, m I have not accurate instruments at my command." The following remarks upon the comet are the result of the observations of Mr. T. S, Nob'e, secretary of the York. shire Philosophical Society, made on Sunday night from the Observatory in connection with that Institution M The comet is of unusual brilliancy, and in appearance Surpasses the celebrated comet of Donatl, which attracted so much attention in the automn of 1858, At half-past eleven o'clock its declension was 46 deg. 30 min. N., and and right ascension 6h. 40m. These measures are ap. proximate. At midnight it was nearly due north. The change in declension and right ascension was most rapid. The nucleus was most brilliant, of a yellow light, surpass- ing Jupiter in inten??ity. To the naked eye the nucleus appeared as a disc, similar to Jupiter when magnified abut tlnrty times, but hazy. 'rh? tail was upwards of forty de?- in length, .d ?-ed, with a s ig ? curve, to the right beyond te Pole Star. Observed through the equa- torial of the York ObwrvatoiT one of Corkes imtm- ments, object glass 4!in. in diameter, the nucleus pm- .nt?d = ?traordin appearance. To the wuth of tho uish:r:J a::lr horus o/ligY; f.f ih curvilinear manner from the centre of the nucleus 00 the l?ft,pre-?nt; an appearance not dissimilar to a Catherine ?he?l, ,hen imt ?t in motion. Tid?i comet is, without doubt, the most extraordinary which has appeared in modern times."
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The armour-plated ship Normandie has commenced fitting for sea under the temporary command of Capt. Veron. The death of lir. Chas. Darley, late Professor of Modern History and English Literature at Cork. is announced. The wrecks in May were 142 in number, making a total of 1,026 during the present year. The Glatton, an iron screw steam floating battery, mount- Ing 14 guns, has been commissioned at Portsmouth. The Duke of Sutherland has promised to p?ide at a mt:n'tË.'{rSWdl: t':sef;:i: a memorial to the late Mr. Braidwood. On Saturday, the British and North American royal mail !!team-ship Canada was despatched from Liverpool for Boston, with the United States and North American mails, between Wand 70 passengers, and 20:),000Z. in specie. Mr. Spurgeon informed hi, congregation, on Sunday, that during the previous week he had been preaching to large multitudes at Swansea and Merthyr Tydvil, and that the excitement consequent upon large masa< s of people pressing upon him a? tKt? conclusion of his address to shake anai wt ,him had produced a kind of tmmwow fed- ing" and serious indisposition. The medical fiat was that unless he immediately desisted from all labour and exertion, except that attendant on the duties to be performed at his own chapel, he might not only lose his voice for ever, but be laid upon a bell of sickness. He has refused all engage- ments for the next few months. LORD CA[PDELI:8 FUNERAL.—The remains of the late Lord Campbell were interred in Jedburgh Abbey, on Saturday. The funeral, though intended to be of a private character, was attended by the local magnates; and the Jedburgh Volunteers conducted the procession to the Abbey. The English service was performed by the Rev. W. Spranger White, the ?n-in-law of the late Lord Chancellor. Heavy rain fell the moment it commenced, and when the md conclusion was aixived at distant thun- der rmunded tl=ugh the Abbey. The shops were closed from twelve to two o'cl?k, and everything indicated that in the secluded town near which he had of late years made his home, his Lordship had created an attachment and regard as strong as that which he enjoyed among those who had longer been acquainted with him. WILLS MADE ABROAD.—Two bills upon this subjcct are nestled in the Com T'"I p?. where bill t this -n lie Y:, c;>nsh:t;! considerably. That of the late Attomey-General, the new Lord Chancellor, proposes that the uncertainty m to the domicile of a person making his will in a foreign country shall be removed, u %d:n; of conventions with foreign States providing mutuaUy that the subj ects of either country m. ?ide.t in he country of the other shall not be deemed to have acquired the foreign domicile unless they have de- posited in a public office a declaration of their wish to that effect. Lord Kingsdown's bill does not contemplate con- ventions, and deals only with British subjects, proposing that a will made by a British subject shall not become in- valid, nor its construction be altered by any subsequent change of domicile, and that, if made abroad, it shall, u regards personal estate, be held valid in this country if made according to the law of the place where it is made, or of the place where the testator when making it was do- miciled, or of any part of the United Kingdom. THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA AND THE FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION.The Prince of Prussia, in a letter to Lord Granville announcing the formation of a Prussian commis- sion, in connection with the Exhibition of 1862, says The idea of affording to the nations another opportunity of showing their industrial progress seems to me very happy ?d opportune and I consider that them is every cause for gratitude to those who first conceived it, and have taken upon themselves the l?tbo. of carrying it into :IIi:: uth ::li;¡a:ffifanlup nations which have lately L?n made, or may shortly be expected-modificatiom most important to t e, and the promotion of which confers the greatest honour upon &=tttn :n::liger:si? no doubt have great influence upon the exchange of goods, and materially add to the range of e om merc these circumstances the Exhibition will ?me the chuw- ter of a great fair, calculated to create new and commercial relations, and to extend those that exist. Hence, apart from the advantage of instruction, it will afford consider- able substantive advantages to those who take part i it, and will doubtless, on this account, find in n eager -to participate. I am convinced that the Prussian manufacturers will appreciate the importance of the undertaking." THREE SOLDIERS DROWITCD A* SCARBOROUGH.—A very sad and fatal ??nce took place at Scarborough g h::acfsa:e;c:'r;:Sg,, private—left the b=acks at about seven o'cloclron Sunday morning, to bathe in the sea on the North Sand. The wind had been blowing smartly all night from the north, causing a strong sea, with a powerful under-current. The men were all good swimmers; and, after entering the water, one of them appeared to be venturing further out than his comrades. îfJ'a e;i*o1:d ,tábe:m: ?wimm6r; but in turning about he fotmd the mt= to be an impossible tMk, and in the extmmity that was no doubt ?p a. t to him, he called loudly to his companions for help. They came out of the water and ? a short distance t?? PL th beach, to find a place, no doubt, here the waves were not w rough, and whence they might mom easily reach their comrade. They wwrdin 'gI ?r e entered and proceeded to swim off to him. Up to t?i? ii;?e th?? had I Cn observed by a man on the ?ds, who at this point began to ascend the Cliff, thinking the men were not in imminent danger. He was met by another arty of soldiers, also g to bathe. After a few ?r& exc hanged be?w?n him i td g tth :c:e 7h:a ::tiw:, observed they were nowhere to be seen. The man hopd they had left the water safely; but returning to the sands, the clothes of the three unfortunate men were found, while they were mivhem to be seen. AR three had perished. i!hl n:h hhi:'noa fhinPl; tt water is excited by any cause but that of the gently flowing tide. The bottom is covered with rocks, causing a dangerous under-current which the strongest swimmer cannot always withstand. The names of the men are-Lancc-Corporal Benson, aged nineteen; Lance-Corporal Campl?ll, "Sed nineteen and Private P. Calmoday; all of No. 1 Company of the 68th Regiment, now at Scarborough. THE PROSECUTION OP M. MIRES.—The Paris corres- ilghft:Yof1tMÎ:: Saturday, says Although the affairs of M. Mires are so M.ititULI ous and complicated that M. de Germiny and six accountants passed whole week in examining the books before they were able to commence the liquidation with which they were charged, one broad state of facts is established by the evidence of witnesses examined yesterday and to-day with sufficient clea.e. to be intelligible to an ordinary apprehension. It is proved, and indeed admitted, that in 1857 and 1858 railway shares and divers other securities to an enormous amount were deposited with the Caisse Generale des Chemins de Fers, of which Mires and Solar were the managing directors, as securities for moneys advanced, or in some instances for safe custody merel y That almost all of these h- nd securities were sold as soon :dsftt ;:e:d: of h We being given to the owners, who, on the contraiy, were led to sebh¡fi ?--t- ?ly Sent in to them, that the shares ti T 1 .itd in t e bank to their credit. That in April '1859 when all these securities had :i:; ie:lt:iIÎn f:ew:tiilie de- p(?itors, stating that in the apprehension of a heavy fal4 r:hf:J be :ulttf Eili:a he VYta upon himself to maliae their sminities, and would be happy to receive their orders to buy them back at a lower price on some future occasion. The clerks, who sat up two nights to write these circulars, protested against their ad :ili: C:;=e:eU:1h:ef:e right nor leal; but Mires assured them by stating that he had counsel s opinion in favour of what he ,,u doing, and that all these wuriti? deposited with him were "just like bank notes. The circulm were acmmp ed by Acti!i?us 1!81 wt? to the clients, mp?ntitig that he ?unti which hadm fact been disposed of long ago at high prim, h:5 only jut then been ?old at the depreciated quotatiom of the day. To give one instance amon many others, Colonel !ne;,°a 1J¡n¿:p::¡fbeY iC:; 1859, a fictitious sale note of Credit Mobilier shares as havin g produced 101,000f?. which he ftr..b di.d b been sold long before for 220,000fr. The prosecution alleges that these transactions are not only manifestly dishonest and fraudulent, but that they constitute a legal offence. M. Mires replies that the public prosecutor does not understand banking, and that seems the main issue to be tried. It appm*s that Mires and Solar quantued, and d=tenedto split upon each OthOK 109 bOI01V RW AiMt i4 Dn=bg luU
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THE KINGSWOOD MURDER. On Monday, the German who haa given the name of August Saltzman, but who is supposed to be Johann Carl Franz, was charged at Reigate with being concerned in the murder of Martha Halliday, at the house of the Rev. Samuel Barnard Taylor, the incumbent of Kingswood, on ,lie night of the 10th ult. Inspector Whicher, of the Lon. 11 ? ? 11-1 .1? -1 4 ? ^ective torce, lnroruieu iws ™ a ghoi-I in WhithLp,?!1, ? ere ha dona?. ??? ?h, .rder, and ?n the ?Uowin?' wm tmcw care of Mr. GaUooncy, the prod arnved the ai?M ? answered in every parhcu. day he conSded to tuw • of the foreigners prietor, a chocked shirt whici* 1 of Kingswood. Iar the description of that worn by ""d with a seen at Reigate and in the neighwarhou- ond The bundle containing the shirt was bound IOU. Ion piece of new cord exactly similar to that sold w o,' &e foreigners by Mr< Pitcher, of Reigate, m t<M da^ the c.?pe was committed, and also to that which Wf? }n :ni:dsll .d ttoo:e W::de:: woman. Upon the prisoner were found two beg- ging letters, wtittm in German, in one of whil the prisoner described himself as a "poor workman front Shandau, in Saxony." Among the papers found in the room where the murder was committed was a similar begging letter addressed to Mademoiselle Titiens, and one entry in the offioial book accidentally dropped by the murderers stated that the owner was a native of Shandau, in Saxony.—The parish constable of Chipstead identified the prisoner as one of the two fomigmn r, had seen at a Eublic-house, at R '?gate, on the day of the murder.-Mr. 9 ::int C:fr1h g&,°l3:: =d found in the room where the murder twk place.-It was wtioed that the prisoner at once became exceedingly pale, and, after looking at the book, hung down his head, and appa- rently remained absorbed in thought for several minntes.- Prisoner (through the interpreter) said I should like to know from what reason he thinks I ought to be the pos- sessor of that book ?—He was told that the description in the book strongly favoured that impression, because he resembled the person therein described.—Prisoner: It has not n y reference to me and amon g w many Germus :unr:efettl:rnOitmtin(Il :b: very like mother.-Mr. Superintendent Coward then applied for a remmd. He mid he had every ?wn to be1iev that, by the next examination, he should be in possession of im :t"1ioe;f:tice ;1°Itliit the prisoner u the owner of the book.—The priaouer w81 then remanded.
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THE PRINCE OF WALES IN IRELAND, On Saturday morning, about a quarter before seven o'clock, the Prince of Wales quitted Buckingham-palace for Ireland, attended by the Hon. General Bruce and Col. Keppel. Tire same evening his Royal Highness landed at Queens town, and was enthusiastically received. The Lord-Lieutenant and his staff, Lord Gough, Chief Justice Monahan, and a large number of officials awaited on the Carlisle Pier the arrival of his lloyal Ilighnes'. Although it was understood that the Prince's visit was to be as pri- vate as possible, every available space whence a view could be had was crowded for hours before the time. Carnages were up along the road fronting the har- bour, crowds covered the eminences in the neighbour- hood the East Pier, stretching out half a mile into the bay, was covered with spectators. Her Majesty's ship Ajax, the Rjiinhow tender, the revenue crui- sers, and a number of yachts in the harbour were dressed with flags. The scene viewed from the Carlisle Pièr was very striking. The whole line around the harboul as far as the eye could reach presented one mass of people, waiting with eager interest, despite the cold porch wind that blew stiffly at the time. At half-past five o'clock, Irish time, the Connaught appeared rounding the pier- head. A royal salute was fired by the Ajax. A guard of honour, consisting of 150 men of the 19th Regiment, with the band, presented arms, while loud and repeated cheers from the cmwds along the pier hailed the ap- pearance of the P?im, who stood on the bridge waving ri: h.t r,;aandwwing. The steamer was brought quickly alongside, when the Lord-Lieutenant ..d hia ..tf went board .d received his Roval High* wAerona :d =e;eidYheR°kfng Commissioners and the railway direclon were introduced to the Prince in the saloon, where Mr. Chambers, chairman of the Commissioners, read an address of welcome. The Prince, in the course of his reply, saidI shall not fail to convey to the Queen your assurances of loyal attach- ment to her person and Government, and your emphatic acknowledgment of the blessings enjoyed under her rule. During former visits to Ireland, and particularly in thtv course of a tour made some years since through the country, I had considerable opportunities of witnessing the beauty of her scenery and of experiencing the warm-hearted kind- ness of her people, and these agreeable recollections tend greatly to enhance the pleasure with which I look forward to a more prolonged sojourn among you on the present oc- casion." The Royal party then took their departure, amid enthusiastic cheers, for Dublin. On Sunday, the Prince attended the Chapel Royal, and the whole line of roadway through the park, the quays, and bridges were crowded by thousands anxious to bid the Prince welcome as he passed along. He was at once recognised by the people, who cheered him to the echo. lie graciously acknowledged the compliment paid him by frequently lifting his hat. He was dressed in full mourning. The upper and lower Castle-yards were crowded,andnotwith. standing the fact that admission to the Chapel Royal was only to be gained by tickets issued by the Dean, every pad of the plaœ of worship, in the lower part, was crowded to e?? by the nobility and gentry. His Royal Highness arrived at :u p7eenoI;;l was ma. ducted by his Excellency the Lord-Lieuten?t to the Arch. bishop's stall. His Royal Highness and his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenantleft for the V iceregal Lodg??athalf-putone o'clock. Nothing couldexceed the enthusiasm of the people; as the Prince drove on his way hundreds followed the carriage and cheered him in true Irish style. Forsome time the vice- regal carriages had to go very slowly through streets owing to the crowds of people who were anxious to see Jùs Royal Highness, and bid him welcome. His Royal Highness, in company with his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant and suite, proceeded by the Lower Road to Carton, the seat of his Grace the Duke of Leinster, at half-past four o'clock. His Royal Highness was at once observed by the thou- sands who had assembled at the Strawberry Beds, who cheered him loudly and heartily as he passed along through the beautiful valley of the Liffey. The Corporation of Dublin presented an address to the Prince of Wales at the Castle, on Monday. His Royal Highness, who was accompanied by the Lord-Lieutenant, received the deputation from the Corporation in St. Patrick's Hall, which presented a brilliant appearance, its spacious extent being filled with a distinguished company. The Prince, in the course of his reply to the civic address, said :—" Although, in compliance with my own wishes, public formalities were in a great measure dispensed with on the occasion of my landing, the enthusiastic welcome spontaneously tendered to me by the vast and important community which )-on represent was not only very grate- ful to myself, but afforded the most unmistakable evi- dence of their affectionate devotion to the Qu?, my mother, and her family. That you should discern in me any pm=? of tK? virtu? and exalted qualities which have w endeared Her Maj?ty to her subjects is, X fear, due rather to your generous partiality than to my own deserts; but you may be assured, at least, that I am pro- foundly sensible of their inestimable value, and that to learn to imitate them is my ?u?t study and fondest desire." At the conclusion of the ceremony, the Prince and party l?ft for the purpose of proceeding to the Dublin Exhibi- tion. The Freeman's Journal .),. the cheering in the tr cti/f=: '{:ap by step:;¡Oi: the '-t' la. on the route the illustrious visitor was to take on his way to the Exhibition. As he proceeded down Cork-liili, Dame-street, into College-green, the en- thusiasm of the people was most cordial. Every window was crowded, and hats and handkerchiefs waved to no end or number, =d his Royal Highness acknowledga the compliments which were paid to him by gracefully raising his hat several times. Wi. '(1 to h' by gracefully raising his hat several times. His Royal ?igh.?m on hia =ival at the Exhibition building was oudly cheered, and as soon m he entered the National Anthem" was sung with fine effect, with orchestral accompaniments. The Hallelujah Chorus" was next given. The usual form of an address was dispensed wiih, but the chairman of, the Exhibition Committee britfly welcomed his Royal High- ness, and explained the origin and purpose of the under- taking. The Prince having hurriedly parsed through the rooms, returned to the Viceregal Lodge, where a grand dinner was given in the evening. His Royal Highness took his departure on Tuesday after- noon for Uunagh C?m P to be prew "t at the gr=1 review of the troops fixed for edne$day. His Royal Highness was received at the Kingsbridge tl?@iliw by a deputation of the directori? who accompanied hin? by special train. It Is understood the duration of h s Royal bzir.. It It at the Curragh will be about six weeks.
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MAUSOLEUM OF THE DUCHESS OF KENT, FROGMORB, -In a few days, the mortal remains of the late much- respected and sincerely regretted mother of the Queen will be transferred to the mausoleum, which was built during the latter years of her life, in the grounds at Frogmore, within view of the mansion, and where she closed her well- regulated and tranquil life. It was at the Duchess of Kent's own request that the little temple was erected, and during its t T=he frequently visited and took a warm interest in tne works. The design was prepared, and its execution e The de?'* A g? J mt rt, of Fitzroy-,square. superintended, by Mr. A. J. Humbert, of Fitzroy-square. It is circular in plan, with an inner diameter of 12 feet# It is built of Portland stone, rusticated, and is surrounded by an Ionic peristyle of sixteen columns—polished mo. nolyths of Penryn marble, 10 feet 4 inches high. The capitals and bases are of gun-metal. The doorway is en- closed by a simple moulded architrave. The gates am of broMe, and enriched by scriptural bas-reliefs by Th?ed. Three Portland steps lead to tne platform of the peristyle# The upper moulding, of the Ionic order, is dowmted witli bronze eads, and vases of either bro? or granite will be placed over each column upon it. The oornice of the cells or drum of the building is 8 or 4 feet &bove the encircling colonnade, and is crowned with acroteme of impanelled bronze. The fiiw is formed of polished red A Lrrrdeeik granite, enriched with bronze festoons. The temple 18 covered by l (lpper dome, with a balustrade at the summit* h:iln erected by Messrs* I, Anson, of Ciren* ?ter-plaoe Memm Robhmn and Co.. Pimlico, supplied the brome castings. We understand that Mr. Theed i, engaged upon a statue of the deceased lady, which will be placed in the interior, over ber grave.-Building.,yew,.