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MONDAY, JULY 1ST.

THE Prince of Wales arrived on Saturday at Kingstown, -where he was received in state by the Lord-Lieutenant, the Castle officials, and a great crowd of gentlemen. The Commissioners of Kingstown presented an address, to which the Prince replied in the following terms : "Gentlemen —I niost heartily thank you for the gratifying terms in which, on your own behalf, and that of the inhabitants of Kingstown, you greet me on my arrival at your port, after a voyage performed with such ease and expedition in the admirable vessel considerately placed at my disposal by its enterprising proprietors; • nor shall I fitil to convey to the Queen your assurances of loyal attachment to her person and Government, and your emphatic acknowledgment of the blessings enjoyed under her rule. During former visits to Ireland, and particularly in the course of a tour made some years since through the countryt I had considerable opportunities of witnessing the beauty of her scenery and of experiencing the warm-hearted kindness of her people, and these agreeable recol- lections tend greatly to enhance the pleasure with which I look forward to a more prolonged sojourn among you on the present occasion."

— Mr. Braidwood, the late Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, was buried on Saturday in Abney Park Cemetery. The remains were followed to the grave by an immense procession, comprising the London Rifle Brigade, the Tower Hamlets Volunteers, all the public and private fire brigades, the representatives of the great insurance offices, and a large body of the metropolitan police. All the shops on the route of the procession, which extended a mile in length, were shut up, aU the bells of the City, St. Paul's excepted, rang a funeral peal, and a countless multitude followed the cortege. As the hearse passed the Royal Exchange, the immense multitude gathered there spontaneously uncovered, a tribute of respect repeated all along the route. The utmost decorum and order everywhere prevailed. The burial service was read by Dr. Cumming, to whose congregation the deceased gentleman belonged,

— A brilliant comet made its appearance on Sunday, at about 11 P.M. At 3.10 eat its altitude was about 10 degrees, and it azimuth 39 degrees east of north. It is, therefore, in the constellation Auriga. One observer failed to perceive the tail, but Messrs. Alfred Since aid R. Hodgson report that the tail extends many degrees in the heavens. It is, next to the comet of 1858, the brightest yet observed. — The Right Hon. Sir John Patteson, late Puisne` Judge of the Queen's Bench, expired on the 28th June, at his own house. He was born on the 11th Feb., 1790, second son of the Rev. Henty Pat- teson, of Norwich, and was educated at Eton. After passing with credit through the university, he came to London, and in 1821 was called to the bar, and chose the northern circuit. Lord Tenterden speedily predicted his future rise, and in 1833 Lord Lyndhurst made him one of the three new judges rendered necessary by the abolitioll of the Welsh judicature. On the bench he earned the re,,,,,,ard of all who came in contact with him, and was regarded by his chiefs, Lord Denman and Lord Campbell, with the highest respect and affection. Latterly his hearing began to fail, and warned by a friend whom he had charged to announce the time at which he ought to retire, he quitted the bench in 1852, amidst the universal regret of his col- leagues, the bar, and the public. He was immediately sworn on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and for five years continued to give its members the benefit of his sound knowledge and varied experience. In 1857 the general failure of his health compelled him to abandon all business, and he retired to his own seat, Feniton Court, in Dorsetshire, where he resided till his death, the trusted friend of all around him. Sir J. Patteson did not, perhaps, stand quite in the very first rank among able men, but it would be difficult to find another character at once so gentle and so firm. - The following table gives the revenue statement of the year and quarter ending 30th June, 1861 :

Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous Totals

-The danger from the fire in Tooley-street is not yet over. Water is still being pumped into the vaults at the rate of eight tons per minute, but the fire, fed as it is by oil, tallow, and other combustibles; rages as furiously as ever, and on Sunday night the flames rose above the surrounding house-tops. The steam, generated by the heat, drives out the clay with which it was hoped to stop up the entrance of the vaults. It is expected that as the water mounts, the boiling tallow will be forced out either into the sewer or into the streets, and in the latter case the danger to the neighbourhood will be very great.

TUESDAY, JULY 2ND.

- Tenders for the Indian Loan of four millions are invited by the Secretary of State. They must be sent in to the India-office, on printed forms, before twelve o'clock on Friday, the 12th of July, and must be accompanied by a deposit of two per cent. The terms of the loan are live per cent, interest, the loan not to be repayable till 1870. No tender will be received under 5001., and no price can be fixed which shall contain a denomination lower than sixpence.

- The following table shows clearly the extent of the falling off in our principal exports to the United States. The deficiency has been produced by the Morrill tariff as well as the war :

For the first five months of

1859. 1860. 1861.

Beer £48,279 £48,764 .615,348 Coals ... 67,785 66,196

••• 106,631

Cottons 1,562,918 1,491,721

••• 964,303

Earthenware ... 234,492 281,532

• .•

149,575 Haberdashery ... 719,754 637,035

•••

468,575 Hardwares and cutlery ... 424,431 359,066 243,230 Linens 776,780 643,676 388,107

Metals-

Iron-Pig ... 106,476 62,919 54,030 Bar, bolt, rod ... 394,426 293,294 122,646 Railway ... 402,246 845,297 153,599 Cast ... ... 9,636 7,816 5,942 Wrought ... 200,576 189,854 98,028 Steel, unwrought 206,189 236,458 158,412 • Copper-Sheets and nails 61,721 24,559 7,503 Lead-Pig, rolled and sheet,

and lead shot 44,416 ... 80,962 1,451 Tin-Plates ... 524,615 ... 464,630 186,668 Oil-Seed ... 95,154 ... 57,280 1,620 Salt 82,289 ... 48,611 40,542 Silk manufactures ... 188,130 ... 109,779 84,729 Soda ... 259,312 ... 228,956 97,481 Spirits (British) ... 16,806 11,716 10,499

11, ool lens-C loth s ... 869,489

... 835,939 218,911 Mixed stuffs 892,026 ... 783,000 491,700 Worsted stuffs 584,800 ... 459,068 294,370 £8,222,746 ... £7,158,078 ... £4,363,900

- George M`Leod, a respectable-looking elderly man, was charged at Worship-street, with a ntimber of successful frauds. His plan of action was to call at any house with apartments to let, and engage the rooms. He then offered a deposit for rent, and asked for imme- diate possession. If this was conceded, he would plead fatigue, and, under the pretence of rest, secrete all portable articles. Aided by his "respectability," he had carried out this device successfully in up- wards of thirty instances, sixteen of which were ready to be pressed .against him in court. The curious feature of the case is the gulli- bility of a class whom ordinary lodgers find as hard as iron.

Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous Totals Quarters ended Sept. 30, Dec. 31, March 31, June 30, 1860. 1860. 1861. 1861.

£5,888,000 £5,861,000 £5,824,000 £5,820,000 5,089,000 4,859,000 4,878,000 5,171,000 2,053,000 2,036,000 2,191,170 2,186,000 166,000 1,293,000 314,000 1,363,000 2,281,000 3,530,000 4,024,000 2,588,000 800,000 880,000 895,000 825,000 65,568 83,000 76,000 67,000 315,598 228,348 338,816 377,594 £16,658,166 £18,270,348 .C18,535,986 £18,397,594 Quarters ended Sept. 30, 1859. Dec. 31, 1859. March 31, 1860. June 30, 1860.

£6,576,866 .£6,225,000 £5,550,618 £5,782,777 5,549,000 5,360,000 4,507,000 5,114,000 1,987,000 2,018,000 2,128,016 2,068,242 146,000 1,424,000 313,000 1,354,000 1,874,000 938,000 6,002,000 1,088,816 780,000 800,000 915,000 825,000 61,979 83,000 75,009 66,000 339,931 284,830 729,173 570,339 £17,264,776 £17,112,830 £20,219,807 £16,819,174 • Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous Totals Year ended June 30, 1861. Year ended June 30, 1860.

£23,393,000 £24,085,261 19,492,000 20,530,000 8,466,170 8,151,258 8,136,000 8,237,000 12,923,000 9,902,816 3,400,000 8,350,000 291,568 285,979 1,260,356 1,874,273 £71,862.094 £71,416,587

- Mr. Carlyle has addressed the annexed letter to the Times:

"Sir-There is a great deal of public sympathy, and of deeper sort than usual, awake at present on the subject of Inspector Bmidwood. It is a beautiful emo- tion, and apparently a perfectly just one, and well bestowed. Judging by what- ever light one gets, Braidwood seems to have been a man of singular worth in his department, and otherwise; such a servant as the public seldom has. Thoroughly skilled in his function, nobly valiant in it, and faithful to it-faithful to the death. In rude, modest form, actually. a kind of hero, who has perished in serving us !

" Probably his sorrowing family is not left in wealthy circumstances. Most certainly it is pity when generous emotion, in many men, or in any man, has to die out futile, and leave no action behind it. The question, therefore, suggests itself-Should not there be a ' Braidwood Testimonial,' the proper parties under- taking it, in a modest, serious manner, the public silently testifying (to such extent, at least) what worth its emotion has? " I venture to throw out this hint, and, if it be acted on, will, with great satis- faction, give my mite among other people; but must, for good reasons, say fur- ther, that this is all lean do In the matter (of which, indeed, I know nothing but what everybody knows, and a great deal less than every reader of the newspapers knows); and that, in particular, 1 cannot answer any letters on the subject, should such happen to be sent to me. "In haste, I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,

"T. CARLYLE. "5, Cheyne-row, Chelsea, June 30."

- The Association of the Friends of Poland in London have ad- dressed a letter to Prince Adam Czartoryski to express their admi- ration of the "self-control, fortitude, and courage under provocation exhibited by the Poles during the recent events in Warsaw." The letter, which is signed by a dozen peers, and other gentlemen of distinction, protests against the "policy, unwise as it is unworthy, of withholding from Poland institutions guaranteed by treaties, and due alike to the historic renown and present character of her people." The Prince, in his reply, declares that "it is the morality of liberal Europe which is now in question," a point it might he hard to esta. blish. Europe sympathizes frankly with the people of Warsaw, but the claims of morality can never oblige us to attempt the impossible.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD.

- A correspondent of the Ewes complains bitterly of the admission of drunken men into third-class carriages on the London, Canterbury, and Dover line. On Friday last, he travelled in a carriage into which five drunkards were introduced one after another. One was so drunk that he tumbled across the legs of a young woman, who screamed and fainted. -Another tried to attack an old clergyman, a third began talking the grossest obscenity without being apparently aware of his language, a fourth grew frantic with the motion of the carriage, and a fifth was lifted into the traiu unable to support himself. A guard, to whom the passengers appealed, only grinned and turned away. The downright oppression practised in -England on all third-class passengers is a disgrace to the companies. They are sent off at hours fixed intentionally to secure them the largest amount of incon- venience, are huddled together in dirty vans with insufficient seats, and defective light and air, receive no assistance from the porters and are frequently pushed about like boxes or bales of goods. All this while the companies eager to carry goods at a penny a ton a mile, charge their human freight, which does its own porterage, more than eight times that sum.- The ill-treatment is, we believe, in all cases deliberate, and dictated by an idea that it is profitable to make third- class travelling uncomfortable. The effect of that notion, of course is, that the traveller travels once at 2d. a mile where he would travel ten times at a penny.

- A point of some importance in connexion with the bankruptcy of Messrs. Lawrence and Mortimore, the leather-dealers, was decided on the 2nd instant by the Lords Justices of Appeal. The Batik of England claimed to be mortgagees on an estate at Egham, bought by the bankrupts, to the extent of 83,000/. Mr. Mortemore bought the estate originally, but as it was too large for him, and was rising in value, he proposed to his partner to join him, and the purchase-money was paid out of partnership funds. The accounts were kept also in the partnership books. The Lords Justices held that the property having been bought as a speculation, must be held to be part of the partnership property,. and pass to the assignees. - The following a list of the sums expended by the Eccle- siastical Commissioners on the repair and improvement of Bishops' Palaces. The object for which this Commission was created was to remedy. .the irregularities existing in the Church, supplement poor livings, and divide over rich preferments.

- A meeting was held at Exeter Hall, on Tuesday, to welcome to England John Anderson, the fugitive slave whose case recently excited such interest. Mr. Harper Twelvelrees took the chair. The proceedings presented nothing of interest beyond a short speech from Anderson himself, who gave some account of his slave life (but which did not appear to have been attended with more than ordinary severity) ; of his escape, the inducement to which was the refusal of his master to give him a pass to go to see his wife and family; of his falling in with the slave-hunter; of the attempted capture, the resist- ance, and the death of his would-be captor. He expressed his sorrow at having slain a man. His owner, he said, was a Baptist, as he was himself, but he could give but little credit to the religion of slave- holders and the supporters of slavery. He concluded by proposing three cheers for the Queen. The meeting seemed to forget that Anderson's killing of his master was one of those acts which it is occasionally justifiable to do, but never justifiable to praise-a sad necessity, not a matter for applause.

- Mrs. Elizabeth Marston, in 1843, executed a deed, in which she assigned her whole property to her niece, Mary Elsworth, with- out power of revocation. She had previously executed a will de- vising her property to various relatives. It was proved that Mrs. Marston was not fully aware of the effect of the deed she signed, ad the Vice-Chancellor held that it could not be allowed to stand. The will therefore became operative.

— At a meeting of the Ethnological Society on Tuesday evening, a paper was read by Captain Burton on Mr. du Chadla's adventures. In the course of the evening, a Mr. Malone assailed Mr. du Chaillu's book, denying in particular that a harp could be made of fibres from the roots of trees, as it was impossible to obtain from them musical notes. Mr. du Chaffin became very excited, and at the close of the meeting, when many of the audience had withdrawn, stepped over the benches and chairs to where Mr. Malone was standing, and, after touching him on the shoulder, held his fist in a menacing manner to his face, and, aski 3. him how lie dare speak of him in the manner he had done, spat in his face. Mr. Malone, in great astonishment, said he must call for protection from the chairman from such outrage, and was retiring for that purpose, when Mr. du Chaihu called out, "Coward, coward !" There were several ladies and gentlemen close to them, but no one interfered, and Mr. du Chaffin then left the room. Mr. du Chaillu has subsequently apologized formally in the Times, but the outrage has ruined his cause in England. Excitement is no jus- tification for an act into which Mr. du Chaillu's Fan friends would disdain to be betrayed.

THUBSDAY, JULY 4TH.

— Ellen Connor, residing at 10, Payne-street, Islington, was charged at the Clerkenwell office with attempting the murder of her child, eighteen days old. The child was found in bed, with its eyes starting from its head, its face nearly black, and a torn piece of a shirt twisted up and thrust into its mouth. The child was weak, dirty, and neglected, and it was quite impossible that it should have put the rag into its own mouth. The prisoner had the day before expressed a wish that the child were in heaven.

— A dreadful accident occurred on the 2nd inst. on the new line of railway between Rowsley i and Buxton. A tunnel being formed under the Hall of Haddon, in Derbyshire, and about seventeen men were at work-in it, when, at three o'clock on Tuesday, the stone arch gave way, burying several of the men. They were extricated by six o'clock, but five of them were so fearfully mutilated, their limbs wing broken in various places, that they died almost immediately. A sixth man had his leg broken, but his recovery is expected. — Mr. Thomas Hankey writes to the Times to suggest that the whole of the arrangements for the suppression of fires should be placed under the metropolitan police. The existing arrangements consist of-

"First—those established by law under the Metropolitan Building Act of th 14th of George III., cap. 78, whereby every parish within the Bills of Mortality is compelled to keep and maintain a fire-engine, &c. "Second—the London Fire Brigade, maintained at a cost of about 20,0001. a year by the London fire insurance companies.

Third—though the smallest, by no means the least important, the Fire Escape, &c., Association, supported entirely by voluntary contributions, at an expense of, I believe, between 60001. and 70004 a year."

The parish engines are almost useless, and the Fire Brigade is re- sponsible only to the insurance offices. A large increase is required both to its strength and its machinery, and the new organization should be irrespective of any questions of insurance.

— The Prince of Wales left Dublin on his way to the Curragh on Tuesday by special train. Crowds assembled to cheer him at all the stations through which he passed. At the Curragh, the Prince was met by Sir George Brown, other general officers, and a number of mounted gentlemen. The Prince then went to his "hut," a small building with a white canvas roof, fronted by a little garden. There has been no attempt at show in the furniture, though the Prince, of course, is lodged with more attention to comfort than the majority of the officers. The Prince dines with the Grenadier Guards, of which re„niment he is colonel. It is understood that his Royal Highness will remain about six weeks. As yet, the most gratifying enthusiasm has been shown by the people.

FRIDIY, JULY 5TH.

— The National Rifle Association opened yesterday under most un- favourable circumstances, sharp gusts of wind spoiling the shooting. The firing commenced soon after twelve o'clock with the first stage of the competition for the Queen's Prize, open to all home and colonial volunteers, at a range of 200 yards. The 20 winners in this pre- liminary contest win 20 Whitworth rifles worth 251. each, with a silver medal to the best shot of all. The second stages are competed for at 500 and 600 yards by these 20 prize-winners, and 20 others, who are nearest in the number of their points. The highest score gained during the day was by Mr. Dickens, of the Victoria Rifles, who marked 13 in five shots. The greatest number that could be Sot, by hitting the centre each time, is only 15. After him came Mr. Sergeant Dougan, of the 26th Lancashire, who scored 12. There were several elevens, tens, nines, and eights. Captain Ross, the champion of last year, scored only eight, but he is suffering from an inflammation of the eyes, and is, besides, chiefly distinguished for his shooting at the long range.

— The Americans in London met to celebrate the 4th of July at the Royal Opera Colonnade Hotel, St. James's-street. About two hundred guests attended. The chair was taken by the Rev. Dr. Patten, of New York, and the following letter from the American Minkter was read :

"17, St. George's-place, July 2.

" Gentlemen,—I very much regret that my acceptance of another invitation, sent me some weilis since, to visit Harrow, will prevent the possibility of my attendance at your proposed celebration. At that time I had not heard of any such project. If I had I should have endeavoured to reserve myself for it. " At this precise moment, when a struggle for the maintenance of the great principle proclaimed to the world in the Declarationmade on the 4th of July, 1776, by the people of the United States, is going on among their descendants, it seems peculiarly desirable for every faithful citizen to renew his vows of adherence to the ancient doctrines on the great anniversary. For those of us who happen to be in a foreign laud, it cannot be deemed unbecoming to express a word of sympathy on such an occasion for those of our brethren at home who are testifying their devotion to the cause in the council and the field. Let Ds all trust that their action will inure to the lasting benefit of our common country and the world. "I remain your obedient servant, " CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS."

Dr. M'Clintock, the minister of the American Church in Paris, made the speech of the day—cordial towards England, and very abusive towards the Times, but not otherwise remarkable.

— Yesterday was the annual speech day at Harrow, at which Lord Palmerston attended, and laid the first stone of the new library, which is intended to commemorate the mastership of Dr. Vaughan. Lord Palmerston feelingly recalled Dr. Vaughan's claims to honour. After observing that "the career of those who educate and form the youth of this country is one eminently deserving Of respect," and that the strength of a nation consists not so much in the numbers of the people as in the character of the men, and other sentences of the same kind, he observed : "Gentlemen, I will not detain you by a long harangue at the present unfavourable moment, but I must, as a Harrow man, be permitted to say that Harrow has held its place in public estimation and public service by furnishing men distinguished the most in all the careers which they may have chosen for their future life. (Hear.) We have named the most distinguished in arms. We are proud of one name, the name of a poet, the most eminent in the present century—Lord Byron (hear, hear), who here imbibed the first elements of that classical attainment which after- wards led to his high reputation and fame. (Hear.) We may boast —I speak now as a Harrow boy (laughler)—we may boast that in the present century four Harrow boys have attained the post which I now have the honour to hold (cheers), and I trust there are many Harrow boys—many other four Harrow boys—who are destined to become distinguished men like those to whom I allude." (Hear.) Lord Palmerston concluded with a description of the advantages of a classical education, and the proceeding's terminated. Lord Palmer- ston rode from London to Harrow and back under a heavy storm of rain.

— Mr. Roundell Palmer, the new Solicitor-General, is to stand for Richmond, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Henry Rich. The borough is a pocket borough, ruled by the Earl of Zetland. — Wolverhampton has returned Mr. Weguelin (Whig), in opposi- tion to Mr. Hill (Tory), and Mr. Griffiths (Radical). The contest was marked by great violence on the part of Mr. Griffiths's supporters, chiefly iron-workers from the surrounding district. No injury, how- ever, was inflicted beyond the destruction of a great many hats. A foam of one hundred and fifty policemen were collected, and the mayor baffled the rioters by appointing very numerous polling-places.