The Express. — London, England, 1847-08-26 00:00:00

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Icodon : end by rash. and - The following worts will lw rebllthal on the Hat I. : THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND, No. XV. By 011..{? Hammy. Illustrated by Liam. Pnce 1 . .. To he completed In Twenty Numbers. VANITY FAIR —Pas A,D Peecie Sarrt ems or F.aaman emery. No. IX. By W. 11. Time AAAAA ITltmarehl. With numerous Blum MUNK Prior la DOUGLAS JERROLD'S SHILLING MAGAZINE. No. KIWI/ ; or. THE LONDON CHARIVARI. Part LISP/. Price la Id. London Publtdied at the " Punch °Mee. Bf. IrlertatreeL NNW WORK BY 808. On the 314 Ina. 1411 be published vice Is., the Twelfth Number of TEALINGS WITH THE FIRM OF DOMBEY AND SON, Whohastle, Retail, and for lesportatio. By W. DIME,. With Illustrations by thaw? H. Baowss. London: Bradbury owl Braes 11. Boeverlastreet. Ylest-etreet. DS. OULV ERW ELL'S GUIDE TO MULTI' AND LOBO LIFE. Price Is. ewe by poet ,fn *tam la. 41d. wick WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID, (WU Dieteebire for all Cwoolabial t HOW TO BE DAFFY. " Jam& Vlverit. - -Cle. It it witilmetal eat alsoewahr of cow awl nimbi are of our owe irk as to emirs metal barel6lllll, w gl r ati 11. 4 1 fi~iWa1 ... good Mika. smut in at MN aummirl. *as .. .11 ta the aides tealmista la itaml^ at wont tam te awywawase, MAU , awl illea awo bc o elel i aw a —lllrnrool, W. ; Maw. W. • Boalia. A, ow ; (Ningbo, 141 ; NW+. ini 61611660 ; surest teen We *other. It The Marquis of Abereorn had the honour of joining the royal dinner party lest evening. The noble Marq'tus re mained for the night at the Laggan Inn. Thursday next being the anniversary of the natal day of His Royal Highnee Prince Albert, it is understood that the event will be duly celebrated at the lodge. It has been el. ready officially announced that there will be a variety of sports for the amusement of Ike surrounding neighbourhood. The duets contemplate assembling a largo body of High landers at the draw-bridge, and marching them up to the lawn fronting the lodge, where • series of highland sports will take place. The annual grand Highland gathering will take place at Bramaevon, on Thursday. The Duke of Leeds and several other noblemen will take part in the proceedings. It was expected that her Majesty would have driven out this forenoon with the Duchess of Norfolk and the Vis eounteu Jocelyn, but the royal perty did not cross the bridge throughout the day. Her Majesty and attendants, however, walked throug'h the gardens and grounds, and were much amused by the movements of the fishing parties. mppm LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY, Four o'Clock. By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Madrid, Capt Weeks (Lieut. Wilkinson, Admiralty agent, arrived this morning at South ampton, we have dates from Gibraltar to the 16th; Cadiz, the 17th ; Lisbon, the 19th ; Oporto, the 20th ; and Vigo, the 21st instant. The news from Lisbon is important. We have already noticed the fact that the British, French, and Spanish ambassadors having called upon the Portu guese government to fulfil the stipulations of the protocol by dismissing theCabral ministry from power, an attempt was made to evade the conditions which had been agreed upon, the queen protesting against such an interference with her prerogative, and avowing her resolution to maintain the advisers she had chosen, at all events pending a further reference to England. It appears that as soon as her Majesty's determination was made known to the representatives of the three allied powers, a joint note was immedi ately addressed to the queen, in which the dismissal of the cabinet was again respectfully demanded ; and in conclusion, it was announced, that in case com pliance was refused, the writers would be under the painful necessity of demanding their passports, and closing diplomatic relations. This intimation ap pears to have had its effect, for Donna Maria s resolution was shaken ; and a communication from the Baron Moncorvo, Portuguese ambassador at St. James's, having, at the same time, been received, making known the feelings and determination of the British government, her majesty was obliged to yield to the pressure of circurratances, and on the 13th in stant the ministry resigned. Senher Rodrigo Ma galhaens, M. Silva Carvalbo, and the Count Lavradio were then invited to take offices ; bat u they were not permitted to select their colleagues, the queen being resolved to appoint each minister herielf, the negociations, which had subsisted for some days, terminated unsatisfactorily; and when the Madrid left, the ministerial crisis continued. Before the resignation of the Cabral ministry, a decree was issued, convoking the Cortes for the 2nd of January next; the elections to commence early in November. The electoral qualification is regulated as before, ac cording to the amount of direct taxation paid by each person ; except in the case of public officials and pen sioners, who are entitled to vote if in the receipt of 100 milreis a year. The effect of this will of course be to defeat the popular candidates by swarms of govern ment dependants. Notwithstanding such discourage ment, the liberal party continued their preparations for the approaching . election, trusting to success in case a popular ministry is in power, or, at all events, hoping, should the late government be recalled, to force it to the repetition of such acts of bribery and violence as must inevitably lead to its downfall. On the whole, the prospects of Portugal appear as gloomy as ever. The state of the provinces was frightful ; and, though Lisbon itself remained tranquil, the mili tary were fully organised, and a Cabralist pronon moment° was considered so certain, in the event of a new ministry being appointed, that cer tain parties to whom the queen had applied, gave it as a reason for declining office. Such was the state of affairs when Sir William Parker sailed with the British fleet for the Mediterranean, leaving only the Canopus, America, and two steamers at Lisbon. Previous to the sailing of the fleet, a fire had taken place at the Boa Vista, at which the sailors rendered such effective services as to call forth a letter of thanks from the queen. A midshipman, named Wilson, belonging to the Jackal, unhappily perished in the flames. Oporto and the surrounding districts continued tran quil, but some uneasiness was excited by rumours of a Patulea conspiracy having been discovered, and by an abortive attempt of part of the garrison to make a Cabralista pronunriamento. Canal, recently ap pointed military governor, had assumed arbitrary power, and, in defiance of the protocol and the con vention of Gramido, had ordered many of the officers who served under the junta to leave Oporto, and pro ceed to different parts of the kingdom, whither he was pleased to banish them. Indian corn crops were seriously injured by the want of rain. Unfavourable accounts too had been re ceived from the wine country, and unless a seasonable change of weather occurred immediately the vintage would be bad in quality and deficient in quantity. We have an arrival from Pernambuco this morn ing, with dates to the 14th of July. The advices are of no particular interest. Exchange on England ruled at 26'. Cotton was rather higher, at 6,400 r. to 8,500 e. White augur, I,ooor. upon the ferro, and 900 r. brown. Freights, 4d. per lb. for cotton, and 41. per ton for sugar, to Liverpool. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE HIGHLANDS. ARDVEREni e, MONDAY NIGHT.— This morning the weather was as fine as could be expected. About 12 o'clock a sharp wind set in, but the rain, with the exception of a hw showers, kept off until evening, when it once more com menced, but not very heavy. There is however every proe peu of a fine day to-morrow. About 10 o'clock this morn ing, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the Prince of Leiningen left the lodge, mounted on Highland ponies, for the purpose of enjoying grousc-shooting on the farm of Sher 'moor, in Olen Sherva—a locality in the possession of Mr. M'Donall. His Royal Highness was accompanied by Mr. G. E. Anson. The Marquis of Abercorn joined the party at the lodge, and proceeded with them to the moors. All were (quipped in true sporting style. Earl Grey and the Hon. Capt. A. Gonloo, left about the same time for the moors of Strathinaithey, the property of Mr. Bailie. Owing to the unsettled state of the weather, and to the effects of the wind of Saturday night, the sport wu very in diffcrent. lie Royal Highness Prince Albert and party entered the moors about half-put ten o'clock, and immediately com menced operations. The Prince and the Prince of LUnin gam alone carried guns, the Marquis of Abercorn and Mr. Anson being, in point of fact, spectators. There was a large retinue of gamekeepers, bagmen, &c., in attendance, Mr. Taylor, from Derbyshire, acting as superintendent. His royal highness and attendants, after passing over about four miles of ground, returned at one o'clock, the prince proceeding at once to Ardverekie to lunch. The pnace* conjointly bagged, notwithstanding the unfavour able state of the moors and the shortness of the time, eight brace of grouse and one hare. Earl Grey and the lion. Capt. Alexander Gordon extended their excursion to three hours, and bagged eight brace. ft anneals that the prevailing discs.. amongst grouse has extended to this dis trict most extensively. To-morrow the Prince will commence the deer-stalking to the forest of Ardverekie. Mesas. Cattanich and M'Caull, in the employment of the Marquis of Abercnrn, will act as stalkers. The Marquis of Abercorn will also take part in the amusements, which, it is under stood, will be witnessed by her Majesty. A first-rate sport May be anticipated. The Duke of Norfolk remained at the lodge during the whole of this day. The othe members of the suite amused themselves by fishing on the lakes. Captain Whittingham, of the Engineers, arrived at the lodge this day from Fort William, for the purpose of super intending the rebuilding of some of the tem blown down during the storm of liaturds_ y Pwa ggist bsildu Z wooden erection used as a dining-hall, is haw ISIS more completed ; but it appears that the large indameme tied vii not be again set up. This was used an • spramsat. We may mention.en pauatte, that the howili. Dated theu efficient suketitutes as calico houses. The Duke of Athol, attired in the uniform of a county t o i tuary officer, and accompanied by two gentlemen sinu- THE HARVEST. (SOUTH). — Much grain is cut in this neighbourhood; but the greater part of it still remains in the fields. Another week of fine weather would enable the farmers to make a general clearance, wherever they have strength to do it promptly. The potato disease is now almost universal in South Lancashire. It has burst upon us suddenly at last, though not without frequent warnings early in the mason. In many fields in which the plant blossomed beautifully, end which presented appearance of health at the beginning of lout week, the tops of the potatoes ere now a mere mass of decay, offensive to the smell, and painful to the sight. In some cases the tubers are not yet much affected, but in others from a third to a half of them are decaying or decayed. The districts from which the worst accounts have been received, up to the present time, are Cornwall, Lancashire, the Isle of Wight, Dam frireshire, and the county of Londonderry, in Ireland, though symptoms of the disease hare shown themselves in many other parts of the three kingdoms. Everything concurs to strengthen the belief that it will again be a general visitation. This is what we have always expected, for we are convinced that the real cause of the disease is the exhaustion of the plant, and that neither season nor situation can eradicate it, or do anything but slightly mitigate its violence. The evil, however, is not likely to be so great u last year. from the diminished cultivation of the potato; but still it will proclaim a considerable difference in the supply Of toed bath for Wipe and settle, and create an inereaserdemand both for the finer and the coarser descriptions of gnio. L leer pool Times.—Lexclaran.—We have had glorious harvest weather since our last. ' Tuesday was a day of soaking rain, but beyond putting a moment's stop to the harvest, the fall did no harm. The reapers ere now busy on all sides. In Furness the harvest has made very consider able progress, and here, in our own immediate neigh bourhood, we are fast getting into the thick of it. With regard to the crop', they are understood to be most abun dant: indeed, the rows of hattocks speak for themselves. Of the potatoes we have nothing this week to add. The disease exists, but, so far as we can find, it does not make much progress, though, we believe, the tuber has ceased to grow. The crop is amusingly large. Turnips, about us, are lonising remarkably well.—Lancaller Gasette.—YORISIIIRII. We have this week had an opportunity of viewing the white and green crops in the west and north ridings of Yorkshire to a considerable extent, and have had the pleasure to find them on the whole in every satisfactory state,with suit. able weather for getting in the grain. Reapinghas commenced generally in the early districts, and partially in the more cold and backward soils • and in some, though only in a few cases, the corn is secured in the stacks. The wheat crops generally look well, and will give a fair average produce, and other kinds of grain hold out a similar promise. As to the roots, in the whole district over which we passed we scarcely saw a single field of diseased potatoes, though some of the crops on heavy laud, not suitable to their growth, look thin. The turnips will be much below an average, particu larly the white kinds, owing to the dry weather that fol lowed the seed time, but there are many good fields of this root; this is, however, rather the exception than the general rule. The Swedes may yield an average pro duce. Beans generally look unpromising, and will prove a failure, from the attack of the fly, which de stroyed the bloom to so great an extent. The second crops of clover are light upon the ground.—Leeds Mercury. —Csanatnounteet.— In the early part of this week weather very dull, with some heavy rain; it is now very hot and fine, aad harvest work going on favour thIi.—IIIINTINGDONBIIIRE.—This, the most important an interesting operation of agriculture, would probably. this week have beea general in the fens; but from the heavy rains on the nights of Monday and Tuesday week, and the subsequent cloudy atmosphere, the reaping of both oats and' wheat has been in some measure suspended. The clean standing crops et the latter are now falling under the hooks and sickle, and the same may be said of similar crops of the former. Should fine weather follow, the fen rumen will then be in full employment. —NORTHUMBERLAND. —A considerable breadth of corn has this week been cut in various parts of the county of Northumberland, particularly in Tyneside, Coquet • dale, the Wooler country, Bamboroughshire, and the neigh bourhood of Alnwick and Wukworth, and it is expected that in the course of a few days the operations of harvest will be general throughout the north of England. The weather continues to be highly propitious for secur ing the crops of all kinds, which are represented as being most abundant and of the best quality.— , THE HARVEST IN PRANCE. The harvest is now terminated in all the south of Francs. The wheat has everywhere been cut and carried, and the new grain has appeared in most of the markets. It is admitted that ' the yield is most satisfactory, both in quantity and quality. ; In • part of the centre and north the harvest is not yet ter . minated, but a few days will melee to complete everything. The quantity is just as abundant as in the south, but the quality is in some places not altogether so fine. In the west the rains interrupted for a time the labour; of the sickle, but - the last amounts state that the weather was then multi& cent, and that the harvest would be all saved in leis than ten , days. In La Vendee and the Loire Inferieure the quality is , unusually fine, and the quantity of about an ordinary amount. In the east the harvest is somewhat further ad ° sauced than in the west, and the yield is excellent.— I CHISHI/11.—After a few damp and clouded days, which had begun to cause some anxiety, the elements have bright , cued up, and everything looks harvest-like. The corn crops , are now in very general cut or being harvested, and cer tainly look splendid. Oats are amazingly floe, and we scarcely know how to report the wheats less so. We have ' little of barley or of beans in this part of the country, and therefore we can say little about them. Green crops in mural look capital and will undoubtedly prove abundant. We• • have seen no mildew worth notice among Swedes ; In deed, it can scarcely occur during such a growing season. Potatoes continue to decay in the haulm, and wherever much manure has been used there the gangrene proceeds rapidly. On the whole, however, it is scarcely so virulent as last year at present, and if people will re• move them in time, we trust they will be abundant.-.-- Resev.—The greater part of barley remains to be carted, but peas have generally been housed. White wheat is defi cient of an average from four to six bushels per acre ; but the yield of red must be exceedingly good ; in many cases, from eight to sixteen bushels per acre better than the white on the same farms. The new samples are not so favourably spoken of as those of the last crop ; coarseness and unevenness ap pearing a general characteristic. Barley has prematurely ripened, and, had it not been for abundant moisture during the last weekethe samples must have been very coarse; never theless, there is an abundant crop. Oats barely an average. Peas have so severely suffered by blight, as in many cases to be hardly worth the cutting. Beans have improved, and from two to three quarters per acre may be found, where at one time all were thought to be destroyed.— erer.—Harvest operations have been earned on pretty freely during the put week. The slight rains we have had have been beneficial rather than otherwise, by causing the grain to hang better in the ear. Most of the corn which has been reaped is excellent, both for quantity and quality.— NORFOLL.—The weather has been most delightful ; during the week a large breadth of corn has been cut, and in some places the farmers have already completed their wheat liar veet—Stasix.—We are much pleased to find that the prespect of the wheat harvest is most cheering—the reports which we have collected from a great number of farmers from the hill farms, as well as those in the Weald, uni formly bear teeth nary to a bountiful yield of corn. Several of the farmers say that they indiveduelly have not had such crops upon their lands for very many years. Reaping is now universal. There will be an abundance of straw.--..- BEDFORDSHIRE.—The wheat is east in all directions, and it is generally thought, so far as regards this neighbourhood, that there will be quite an average yield, if not more.— COHN wen..—The wheat cutting has commenced, with every prospect of a productive harvest. The barley and oat crops are also Very promising.—Deaersuntes.—Wheet will be as fine a crop as was ever gathered. The growing crop is splendid. The same may be said of barley ; the crop is ex. eeedingly bulky and fine. The oat crop will yield well, hut it is not hear/ ; ths season has been too dry for this variety of grain. Beans are nearly a failure, and very filthy.— Benx..orttE.—Sellne of the farmers who cut green have al ready finished reaping; and in early parts there area few farmers who have secured all their wheat, and a considerable portion <Oasis barley, and in most parts of this county the peas have been cut and carried in excellent condition. Most of the wheat in this part of the country is deficient in the ear, and the straw spotted and blighted more than for many years past ; and so bad is it in some places, that the straw Is nearly rotten, and fit only to throw into the yards to make manure ; and on some of the gravelly soils the grain is so shrivelled that it will not do for the millers, and some of it will not be good enough for seed, but will be used for chickens' meat. We do not state that this failure is general. There is scarcely any of the white wheat on the light soils but what is more or lees injured ; but on the strong clays and the deep balmy soil there h the least damage done. -LINCOLNSHIRE.—Much of the wheat is already in stock, and is very heavy and fine. The same may be said of the oats, and, with Nome few exceptions, of the barley. Tur nips and =angel& have swelled out amazingly, both in ver dure and bulk, and a heavy yield may be s e Ltir el a r aticipated. le —SUFFOLK, EAST.—The wises rapidly in 1 this district, and in • few days ewe the w cep will be principally secured. Oa the geed beads, 'and where good farming is practised, the seep is very balky in straw, but the ears are not so well filled by Rag kernels as in some sea sons; the straw, however, is stiff sad "ands up well, and will probably yield an avenge drop as to qsantiq, but the quality will be ter Massa M that of last yeer's growth, being sluivellat emi deck ht milerer. Tide rim ken pre mature ripening make a saes " sea, peemilml dur ing July. Blight end mildew mist is =any beelemem, yarti arly in a 'lefties of wheat mesh eelievesei In ibis getriet called " Taiwan," which is subject te that dhow man or leas every year ; but when it is a tea emegle it is a great favourite with millers, and therefoes war Airmen grow it, as it commands a ready sale and good JEREB:OXFORDSHIRE. —Cutting has now bemuse general, mad by the close of the muck better than at one period was expected, this more especially on the beat lands, where it has ripened eery kindly, is good headed, and shock. up fairly ; nor do we perceive that the worm we hear of, or the red gum, has done any ma terial injury.--OLOUCLSTEKSIIIaII.—The harvest is pro giesaing most favourably in this county. The late rains, though retarding in some measure the housing of the early grain, tended very materially to benefit the green crops. The wheat crop will, beyond doubt, exceed an average yield, and the same may be said of barley and oats. The b ean crop will prove • failure. A larger breadth of I land than usual has been planted with the potato, and we are happy to say that, with very few exosp- Vona, • very prolific yield may be anticipated.— HANTS (NORTM).-80100 Of the earliest whiten and barleys were caned last week, and there !would hare been a great breadth carried in the present week, bat for the rain setting in. Wheat is a very variable crop; on some of the best lands it is a most excellent one, whilst on some of the medium soils it has suffered very severely; first, from the wheat maggot, which has occasioned in many places a deficiency of from four to eight grains in en ear ; and secondly, from an attack of the mildew. Where this disease took a field at an early stage, both straw and corn are almost altogether destroyed, but in moss cues the straw has suffered more than the grain itself, although the latter is much shrivelled and will be tout a poor sample. Taking everything into con sideration, us more than • bare average crop can be expected. Barley is a great crop ; the sample will, in many eases, be very poor, having ripened too fast; a great deal of it will surfer from being cut too late. Oats are but middling, but well ' headed, and will be an average. Peas have suffered, but not nearly so much as the beans ; the former may be three fourths, but the latter cannot be even half an average. Tur nips and swedes have been growing but slowly, suffering a great deal from wireworm and grub but the last rain his revived them, end they will be • geed seep, where they have been drilled with a sufficiency of manure. -- WILTS, Socru.—A few more days of sunshine will enable the far • mers to make all safe as regards wheat. The few growers who have thrashed, find from Bto 11 tacks per acre the general yield, the weight from 21b. to 41b. per bushel above that of last year. Much barley is cut and some carted, the rain having rather benelitted than injured the same. By another week ( weather propitious), the greater part will be gathered in. Oats promise to exceed an average. Beans very deficient, blighted to the extent of nearly onehalf ; of white, grey, and other peas, large crops, nearly all secured. Rye is also good, and promises to yield well. Spring and winter tares in some pare are good, in others rather short in pod. Cloven left for second crop or for seed rather light, the late weather havi.ig been too dry for such. Taken generally, Wiltshire is snore favoured for turnip crops than other counties westward. We hear but few complaints of the di.- ease in the potatoes.—lßELAND.—For the past week, the I tickle has been busily at w,rk, and we have to record, with greet thankfulness to a good Providence, that never, within our memory, was the husbandman's labour rewarded with so rich, productive, aad well-conditioned a crop. In some corn fields the yield of wheat bas exceeded that of any previous har vest, and scarcely anywhere is there a complaint of deficiency in quantity or quality. The interested rumours of blight and smut and damage by worms, so industriously propa gated • short time since, have been signally failed by the goodness of him to whom alone it belongs " to give and preserve the fruits of the earth," and they are now being gathered through the lend in bountiful abundance. Of the I potato crop we are enabled to give the most cheering accounts. The result of the very partial blight of this year seems to have been in a great meant* confined, in the few localities where it did occur, to the leaves and stem, and not to have much affected the tubers, which are generallrgood sized, mealy, and well flavoured.—SCOTLAND.—During the whole of the bygone week the weather has been of the most gratifying kind for maturing the crops of every description. Warm, sunny, dry days have been suc ceeded by clear and cloudless nights, and everywhere the harvest is falling before the active labours of the reaper. The yield of those fields which have been cut is heavy and in excellent condition ; straw abundant, and grain plentiful, and of good quality. Barley harvest is now quite general in the eastern and western counties, while wheat and oats are rapidly advancing to maturity. Potatoes are variously represented as being altogether free from taint, and also as being to some small extent diseased ; but, in no instance, has the taint been of a very extensive or malignant kind. Taking into account that the crop of that most valuable esculent is, at the very least, a fortnight farther advaaced towards maturity than it was at the same period of last year, and that the virulence of the disease was developed • month earlier than the present time, making in all • difference of six weeks in favour of the plant without any very wide-spread devastation, there seems every reason to hope this year's crop will be, if not altogether free from the scourge, at all events passed over with a much milder visitation pt its attack. SHERIFFS COURT.--(Tuu DAT.) Beixe Yr. Under Sheriff Bluebell snd a Speck: Jury. _ _- CRIME. CON. BENZAOE o. BROMLEY. This was an inquiry to amen damages for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife. The plaintiff was said to be • gentisman of large independent property, and the defendant is the son of Sir Robert Bromley. After the pleadings had been opened, and Sir J. Jervis was about to address the jury, the counsel for the defendant said that before his learned (need made any observations on this painful case, he had, on the part of his client, to my that he felt, more deeply than be could express, pain and anguish for his guilty conduct, and, admitting what had been charged against him, he was also most anxious to declare that he did not, in the slightest degree, impute any unkind conduct on the part of the plaintiff towards his wife, still less to reflect on the unhappy lady who is the subject of this inquiry, and who is, no doubt, under his (defendant's) protection. The defendant is the only son of Sir Robert Bromley, and has held a commission in the army, which war l all the property he ever had, and which he had disposed of, and the produce was now nearly all gone. He was aware that he had done the plaintiff a deep and serious injury, and, knowing that he deserved punishment, he was content to bear it ; but, en order to spare the baim which must result from a protracted inquiry, e would make all the reparation in his power, and although he knew that no pecuniary compensation would be corn =emirate to his offence, ho would at once submit to a ver dict for 6001., which were the heaviest damages it was in his power J rto . I:ryvis, after consulting with his client, mid] that as the defendant bad made such • full disclaimer of any im proper conduct on the part of the plaintiff, who did not, however, for a moment shrink from an inquiry in public, in order to screen the unfortunate offspring of the alliance be tween the plaintiff and the unfortunate lady, and as the pro- position was made in good faith, a verdict for 5001. would be taken ; for, although no money could compensate for the injury done to the plaintiff, it was necessary, under the forms of the law, for the plaintiff to come before a jury and obtain substantial damages, in order to ground proceedings to dissolve the marriage, as it would be utterly impossible for the plaintiff to live again with his wife. The under-sheriff said this being a civil case, the parties I , had a right to agree, and all the jury had to do was to return • verdict for 5001. The plaintiff's rank in life was not mentioned. CULTIVATION OF POTATOES IN PRUSSIA.—The summary of the reports received from all the provinces of the Prussian monarchy by the College of Rural Economy at Ber lin, relative to the cultivation of potatoes from seed, gives the following results in 1846. 1. Fertile garden land appears to be more suited to potato seeds than hot-beds. Some think that the plants produced in open country are still better able to withstand the influence of the climate. 2. The proper sowing time appears to be the latter part of April. 3, Sow ing furrows is preferable to broad-cast sowing. 4. The beds ought to be protected from night frosts by being covered over. The young sprouts and plants must be watered. 5. The proper time for transplanting is the first fortnight in June, or earlier, but not later. 6. A strong soil ought to be chosen for this purpose, but not one which has lately been manured. 7. Many potato plants suffered last year severely from drought. It is, therefore, recommended in very dry wee- ' ther is dip the ro ots in a mixture of clay, cowdung, and liquid manure ; the plants must be kept carefully clean, and otherwise treated in the usual manner. 8. Potatoes raised from seed :re not exempt from the disease. 9. Poor and heavy clay soils, and late sown plants, produce the worst quality and the least quantity of potatoes. The produce depends upon, and varies according to, the quality of the soil, the time of sowing, the manner of treatment, and the weather. The results of trials give a produce vary ing from some peeks and bushels to eighteen or twenty-four quarters and more to the acre. The aim and colour of the potatoes vary in the same degree from the same influences. 10. No doubt exists as to the possibility of raising potatoes fit for food in one year from seed, though they do notsoquire, until after several years of careful cultivation, the proper quantity of meal peculiar to their species. 11 No seed has been obtained from potato plants grown from seed. 12. The propagation by seed of potatoes thus produced is in many cases impossible, several qualities, the Hamburg, for instance, bearing neither blossom nor seed. 13. The seed ought to be chosen from the centre of a large field, contain ing only one kind of potatoes, and only from very healthy plants. 14. It is recommended in planting from potatoes produced by Need to c.hoorre only the largest, and those which hang loosely, and not In too great numbers, from the roots. Although it appears from theme results that the culti vation of potatoes from seed is not deserving of much re commendation, it Is no doubt advisable that the experiment thus begun should be continued with perseravace.—Berlin, July 16, 1847. (Signed) J. TENOIRILI. , GEORGE SAND.—The celebrated authoress who publishes ber works under this masculine name has com menced an action against the Echo ilea FesdUktorse end the Echo Agricole, for publishing her novel entitled La More dad Diable, which origfnaUy appeared in the Courrier Froarlic The case came to a hearing on Friday, but it was pat off until George Sand obtains the authority of her husband, Y. Daderant, to prosecute her snit. Pop':Lenox oe Rosts.—The city is divided into 64 parishes, containing 37,630 families. The aeoleelaitleal population Gonads of 39 bishop., 1,614 clergymen, 2,417 monks, and frian, 1,754 nuns, and 521 'lndents. The whole population amounts to 176.883 inhabitanta net inploulino BILLGIUM.-13RUMILL8, AUG. 24.—The silence of the new ministry u to their future mode of proceeding, especially in regard to the amelioration of the condition of Flanders, being a subject which they have themselves been forced to notice, hes drawn upon them a nest of hornets. Friends and foes are at their complete reserve on this point. L'lmpartial de Bruges reprimands the liberal journals because they do not occupy themselves with the Flanders question, to which the Journal du Commerce says, hi reply, " These reproaches would be more just if they were addressed to thy new cabinet, which does net make known the. remedy which It has found." Saneho, again, finds fault that in the programme there is not a word about the amnia instruction, and observes, "Is it because M. Rogier saw that this question was surrounded by too many dangers, since it caused the overthrow of three ministers, be has therefore thought it prudent not to rouse this terrible foe? Does it arise from timidity, from incapacity, or what? L'lndependance has returned for the third time to the charge, in order to promote an electioneering etruegle on the approaching re-election of the ministers who take part in the chambers. Discussions if this nature cannot possibly lead to any good result. There can be no doubt that the ministers will be re-elected; and what is the cause of all this clamour, we see not. The new ministry, in solving so important a question as the state of Flanders, had better Proceed. as they new do. with deliberation, and lay their plan, when thoroughly digested, before the public, rather than by precipitate communications lay themselves open to the just charge of immature and inefficacious plans. What is a week or ten days in a matter of such moment ? little quiet waiting would be much more judicious, and likely to lead to far better results, than this haste and precipitation. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Ate. 20.—TH E POLISH TRIAL.—The counsel appointed for the defence of hies menski, Malsnewitil, mid_ , were heart in meow' sion. The counsel for the crown then briefly replied to their charges against some of the government officials. A brief rejoinder was made, after which the court rose. CITY OF LONDON EtEcrioN.—The following cir cular has been issued by the Liberal Registration Asso ciation to the supporters of the four Liberal candidates at the late election : " Dear Sir,—We have been especially requested by Lind John Russell, Mr. Pattison, Sr George Larpent, and Boon Lionel de Itothechild to return you their most cordial acknowledgments for the suppert which, through your vote and interest, the liberal cause has received at the recent election for the city of London. It will be satisfactory to the members of this Association to know, in confirmation of their report to the general body of the electors, that, even according to the official returns, the avenge majority of the four liberal over the four tory candidates, was 1,479, independently of 513 votes given for Mr. Payne ; while the polling for Means. Pattison and Reran, the only genuine test of the relative strength of parties, exhibits a liberal majority of 1,762. The com mittee entertain a lively seine of the great share which the unparallelled exertions and unwearied zeal of the general body of the liberal electors bad in realising the present triumphant result ; and whilst they conceive it to be their duty to express a atroag conviction that the fourth seat belongs in point of fact to the liberal party, they are most anxious to join their personal congratulations with the sincere thanks of the four liberal candidates to you, and to our friends, individually and collectively, for your efficient services in the promotion of those principles of progressive legislation which have received such valuable corroboration in the process of this great effort to secure the ascendancy of the cause of civil, religions, and commercial liberty.—We remain, dear sir, your obliged and faithful ser vants, John Abel Smith ; Thomson Hankey, jun., and P. A. Taylor, deputy chairmen ; J. J. Travers, W. Hawes, W. J. Hall, Arthur Pattison, business committee ; Sidney Smith, Secretary; George Ledger, jun., assistant secretary." ~~ t (fortA N0.309.] LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUG. 26,1817. [3d. COMMERCIAL 4- MARKETS. MONEY MARKET & CITY LNTELLIGENCR. Two o'Clock.—From the turn which prices took this morning it results that the settlement now in progress is what is called a " bull" account, that is, against the speculators ter the rise. Hitherto no difficulties have supervened in the arrangement of balances and the general course of the liquidation, nor, so far as dealers in the house, are any appre hended, as they usually conduct their affairs with such tact and activity as to avoid being caught at material disadvantage when prices fluctuate suddenly and strongly. The object rarely , lost sight of is, when the market is going against them to realise at the slightest loss, or when it is in their favour to take and secure a moderate rate of profit. The outside speculators, on the contrary, must operate for larger profits, in order to cover brokerages, and run the risk, from not being on the spot and in the house, of making heavierlossee when prices are adverse. Consolsopened 1 lower than yesterday, at 861 to at which vari ous " bull " accounts were made up. They have since recovered to, and now are, 861 to 7 for money, and 87 1 to a for the account now opened for the 14th of October. Reduced Threes, 871 to Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents., 871 to 9. Exchequer Bills, la. discount to 2s. premium. Bank Stock, 1951 to 71. Attention is so exclusively absorbed by the Consol account, that business is almost entirely suspended in foreign stocks. Prices remain, therefore, nearly as before. Dutch Two-and-Half per Cents. 531 to 61 ; the Fours to 881 to 91. Spanish Fives, 191 to 20 ; the Threes t 0291 to 30. Portuguese 25 to 7. Mexi can remain 18; to Bask Stott, 13$ 11 Spar Ct. Led. A. ST( 3 per Ct. Or. Yea, IN I 3 per Ct. Oros. Ae.. tri ie per Cents, NI I Ihrlavrav Mb, IA MA, b. pa. POREION PVIdDI. I per CL &Melia Illalls, 14 6 DM*, 6 3 I tree Ceet. Oreaage Di., 111 II 3 Ct. Ormsda Deferred D 4., II I 7.: o.= I per Ct. Ilsaleee. 1144, lo; I I p.. CL MOW 213.48 I I per Cr Pererlaa D 4., 3: 6 Dine Sew, SO 3 1 1 / 4 .10124der Came. Bd. ,11 7 I per Ct. Dome AMIN., SI IP A per Ct. Duel. D 4., Ile 13 IND, Mime 14z.,110 I Jim spud. I. Ms, 111 20 DM. Celmi. Doi De., II 3 I per Ct. 6613146 D 4., 2116 3: Coleablia imam 1100,11 4 Spealat Deferred Me., 14 11 3 par 011. Drab /10.116 6 i Odealsh Perin D4.,46 6 $ 6 peed*. Dolei DIY. WI 44 I per Cl. deltereelaDds , al 41 4 ra Ct. Ilona V. sit 04 Vowelise's Delete. BEd, 116 116 RAILWAYS.—The dealers and brokers are busily engaged this morning in the Consol market, making up their accounts, and there is so little business doing in shares in consequence that few quotations can be obtained. Nominally they may be reported as before. - - SALES EFFECTED DP TO TWO THIS DAY IN LONDON. (Yeaterday'e price. will be found in lest page). Rio., Wale., R Dudley, 154 Midland, 1164 154 Caledonian. 324 14 Do. 101. oh., 441 E. Anglian (2H. L.& E. and L. & Do. Con. Bristol and Bir. 6 pet D.). 3 3 Ccnt.,1224 L Counties, 184 19 Newcastle k Berwick, 26 4 Do. (raft BA), 64 Do. New, 6 74 Ma. & 131amow, 614 N. British, 294 Cit. Noel:sere, 21 4 Do. HalveA 134 Du. Loa. k York Ea, 14 Do. Gt. North of England, 2304 North Zers. 34 Great Wean% Halves, es; N. Staibraildre, 94 lb. Fiftba s a z, Ilailla& Onlr.l, 2.4 Leedi and London & B 92 6 4 I sows & Mew. Clam A, 14 lack amain Oaks, 14 4 Lon.. BAIR, & & Coast, 4% s &z....d Dover, $44 Do. Pref. Ooa. 5 per mat., 494 Ha New (Ica 101.), No. 1, 54 Lon. & N. Western, 1691 1 South Wales, 91 Do. Qrs. L. and &, 254 S. York., Done., & Goole, 4 Do. Fifths, 144 York & Newcastle, 314 4 Lon. & S. Western, ea 4 Do. Eaten, 114 Do. New Con. Eighths, 464 Do. PreL, II Da. 501. Pe., SI York end N. Midland Es, 364 74 Man, But., and Mat., . 1 4d Do. Prof ., 13 Norfolk New Mt eli„ 64 Do. E. & W. itidlnf Ex. 514 10. Sat% 1347, 'areney Northern of France, 11 05 Valk7, 14 Path & Lyons, 34 LIVERPOOL SALES, Acover 25. Cheater & Holyhead (Pref. guar. 13,, Crosby, & gooth-, 4 p 54 par oent.),,lpNorth West, 163 E. Counties (Y Kant), 14 d Midland. 116 4 i t Great Western, 91 p Do. Halms, 9 Lan. & York Fifths (Isle W.R.U.), N. Stanordahlre, 24 p 4 d Shreve., Onrestry, k Cheshire Lon& & Thirak (Prof. 6 per cent (Prof. guar. 6 per cant), 14 2 p PIM.), 1 9 MANCHESTER SALES, AVOnOT 23. Amber Nott., & B. Eat in., Leeds, Dews., & Manoh. Branch la 7-16 d I Halm, a p Bolton, Black., Clith. (late Black., Lon., Mark, k BR. Wm (111 g Clith., & N. Western), 3 d Man., She., A Lincoln. ( Great Northern, 34 a d Lln.), Sad Hod. & Man., R. & C., 11-16 p North Stanedshire, 2 5.16 5-16 p lAn. & York. Plfths(lateW.R.D.), North Western. 24 d La d . d & 'Minks Pref., & North Midland Pref.,, 1 11.16 0 goer. 6 per Ct. US '3O, 74 p BIR9INGELSII, Acorn' 93. Barna. & Oxford In., 61 I re Shws. A Birm. (8), 310.8 d. d Shrews. A Bina. (A), la 311. 3d. South Statibrdaldre, 21a. 3d. LEEDS SALES, AVOLST 25. Eat LarPswohirs &TIP, ea. 16.6 d. d New. & Berm. New, 21.165. 3d. p to New 375. Id. 40s. d Omar Northam, 31 d North British Thirds, 236. 64, p Leeds & Dewsbury, 255. p N N oorth rth V e ;r i m , i t . a d 91 P Were Riding Vara, 10s. la. d York A Neva. Pref..p , 3 YORK SALES, Avow? 13. Ot. Northern, V. Ha. 6d. I N. British Qra, 33 Newt. & Ber. New., 71. 19 s . - --- puma, aiia Enwalian, DlJßliN ULM, At.. 21. I Dab., Ta, a Pam Ja., is. Ot. W.& R. C., 14 • EDINBURGH SALD3, Aaron U. Cakdoolan New, 325. ed. Palle. ra earth Halm. Ai. Se. Dundee and Perth, aS Orat MIIONIII. 64 005. ed. Pal n., Leith, &Om. New, No. / N.lellte, * its. ed. De. fits il Ilk NI. Mtn. k Northern s gr. Ilk. id. De, Hew las. imelp. lii. ed. Do. New leg., Do. LWris Bee.. 4411 . id. 466 . Do. New Seep, Ilk. Do. monk ft. dis. el Edln. k Newp. p A r., see. OLABGOW BALM Aim. , " 14 . Calsdooka and limb., ie. ed. Glae, itl., and Ard., 31. es. Dundee and Perth Qrs., U. 45,6 d. Ilia. Is Booth., 19s. East India Strip, le. N. antis\ Qrs. New. lii. Id. 7 / 3,000 begs China, and 1,500 boxes Ravannah. Refined continue■ firm, and there is rather a short supply of good. ready for delivery. Coffee Steady, but less spirit in the bidding, than yesterday. Rice : 2,500 bags fair whit. Bengal were offered, and withdrawn at 16s. fld. to lie; there appeared to be buyers at 16s. 2,000 bags low to good pinky white Madras were also offered in public sale, and part sold at 13s. 6d. to 14s. W., which was nearly Is. advance upon the late lowest point of the market.—Spices sold steadily at full prices. —The public sales of Tea went off without spirit, and a part only sold.—Cotton remain, dull. PRICES CURRENT. SveAL per cwt. DIRT P.U.D. No. I. LO 0.. 0 W. India,B.P.bern.e.3B d0....39 Od H o o p. II 13 . 0 Yellow k Grey... 40 0..43 Cargo aid:di/bar 9 0 . 0 11110 44 0.,,49 Seidl& ll 3... 0 llaarttiaa, brown... 54 0.. SS Lao, at per ton. Yellow 35 0...43 Pig, beg l3 10... 0 Ms. 44 6...80 led, sheet l9 3.. 0 Beaton& Madras,b. 33 0...36 Bare . ......... .. Yellow . 39 0 41 Patent .... ll 0... 0 White 42 0...30 red or ialiilam . . 19 10...30 rot y alx, , 8 0 brown :) 3 4. I t !halter 2O 011 I On; gar 152 imp. gal. d.p. Grey and white.. 40 0...46 Flab, Seal, pile 2B 0... 0 Refined, Ihunbro'.. 62 0...66 straw 26 10... 0 .1. 1 1111P 4 brown k yellow 24 10.. 15 1 Corns, in Bonj. Bpers ll6 0...67 Wert India, ordi nary 33 0... 40 0 Cad l7 10 . 0 Good. Fine 7O 0...123 0 Olive,Gialkpoll,p.ton 48 0 0 Canso, good ordl Caton Not nary . ......... 37 0... 38 0 kittl. Rape, per, Floe onllsary... 33 6... 39 0 per ton 56 0... 0 Fine 6O 0... 80 0 Lamed...... 27 10...27 I Mocha, pod tofies36 0... 73 0 P 00•1030101, per eln. Costa Rice, ,t di- Batter—Cork, pt. 47 0...66 nary tone 33 0.. 51 0 Ind 0 0 0 Sumatra end Pe 3rd 0 0... 0 sl.nir l6 6.. 113 0 Dublin, Ist 0 0...0 Tu., at per lb. Limerick, do B6 0. . . 88 Congo% comma- 9 0 ... 091 Carlow, Ist BB 0...91 114 ea, at per eel. Newry,let......- Bengal whlta l5 0 IS 0 Waterford • ario l3 0 . 14 0 Java l3 0... 17 Paulo 92 0.. 24 0 Carolina .. . 26 0... SO 0 M. 1•1114 Sum at per salL Leeward LOAM Proof 2 5-.2 6 Demerara, 26 to 36 per cent __3 6 . 4 2 Beef, todia, per tierce Prime Need 0 0... 0 0 Pork, prime mew Havoc-Pork, Ultra I Do., Bolt ., 0 0...89 6 Bacon, Waterford, Tj , wt. 76 0...89 0 Be Lard,t=prfrk woo . do 160 0...61 0 A. A Taio - ctrlTetnaTti i 9 Brandy, labranio 4 7 ... 5 3 Bridahspirtt4,44 11 0 0 Scotch Irish ll 0 ... 0 0 Rum, Or and Cow, at per lb. B. A. and M. Video, ated On. Stl oe. 714 0 34...0 4 WIWI, dry 0 6 . 0 61 Dryealted 0 4 . 0 4 Rio, dry 0 41. 0 3 Linn% & Valp. dry 0 3 ...0 6 Went India, dry 0 4 ...0 3 Baked e 44 Raw In 0 S dia 0 4 . 0 0 10i ktpe, B.Ayrea, dry 0 7 ..0 6 Ramey dry 0 65_0 9 8. Anwr.Horea, per hide 5 0...11 tt Ruda, ditto 6 6...10 6 Elva Wool3ll, at per ton. an ,ee Jamaica-CS o._ 5 15 l " g d ar 3 5... 3 13 Fun, par ton. - Alga, P.T.A. -CaS 0...52 0 St. retersbarg, 9 need 0 0...0 0 Dutch and Flemish SS 0...01 0 riesland litr, .e yep ton. - --..vonslos4o 0... 0 0 outabot ....... 17 0... 0 0 half clean Riga, Rhine outabot pus 35 0...81 10 East India Stms l6 0...18 0 llombay 25 0...27 0 Jute C 5 04 •05 07 7lO 610 Fully Jamaica 5 10... 6 10 M 551 9 410 1 ,1 5.110 ama 9605 9 0...18 0 Tag. it Fr mt. 88 0...0 0 Stridl• _ 04 0 0 0 Lox, at per ton. SO 10 SO 0 Small 0 0.. 0 0 Lima 10 10..16 15 Bapm 10 10...10 0 Bad Sanders. 6 0... 10 Brazil 110.100 Bars CORN.-BASINGSTOKE, Aug. 25.-There was some new Wheat pitched ; the quality good, and the weight above the generality of the Wheat of last year's growth. The best fetched but 141. to 141. 101. per load of 5 qrs.; good Wheat at 131. to 131. 10s. ; moderate, 121. to 12s. 121. New Barley, very fine, top price 38s. per qr.; second, 345.; some of last year's from 325. to 345. ; very little doing in it. Oats, new, I very good and weighty, the best Is. per qr. lower. Rye down 2s. per qr. Peas and Beane nominally ea last quoted. BOSTON, Aug. 25. -New Wheat has been sold to-day at the quotations ; quality good in general, there are a few blighted samples light in weight, but the fine heavy parcels will bring the crop to an average in this district. Old Wheat nominally 6s. to 7s. per gr. lower, as there is no demand for it. Oats further reduced in value 2s. per qr. Weather fine Ar harvesting all this week. Wheat, new, red, 50s. to 665.; white, to na. ; old nominal, 50s. to 645. Oats, 18s. to 225. ; old, 241. Beaus, 50s. to 545. Newman, Aug. 25.-A very good supply of Wheat and Barley this day, but very few transactions of a trading nature occurred. NEWCASTLE, Aug. 24.-The weather yesterday and to day very fine, and the Wheat harvest commenced, and will be general, next Monday. The quality of the new Wheat in this district promises to be very fine, and of good weight. At our market this morning the supply of Wheat from the country was short, but the foreign arrivals are large. We experienced a slow sale for Wheat to-day, at a decline of 2s. per qr. upon Saturday's rates. We have very little Yar- mouth Flour left, the demand running principally upon barrel Flour, which is relatively cheaper. A fair sale for grinding Barley, but, owing to the large stock of Ryemeal pressing upon the market, it is necessary to submit to lower prices. Malt looking down. In Beans and Peas little doing. Oats are very unsaleable, and, to promote business, lower prices would be accepted. DUBLIN, Aug. 24.-We experienced an improved de• sand generally on this day's market, and the value of new Wheat, Oats, and Ben was fully supported, and in some 'instances an advance was realised. Indian Corn was in re quest at previous prices, and Flour in sacks was 6d. per cwt., and American 2s. per c ask higher. The following was the general currency for new grain : Wheat, red, 265. to 28e. ; white, 27a. to 30s. per 280 lb.. Oats, 91. to 1 Is. per 196 lbs. Barley, 13s. to 15s. per 224 lbs. Bere, Ils. to 12 s . 6d. p er 224 lbs. Rapeseed, 245. to 265. per 224 lbs. Oatmeal, 13s. to 16s. per cwt. Flour, in sacks, per cwt., seconds, 19s. to 20s. ; American, per cask, 295. to 30a. Indian Corn, per qr. of 480 lbs., 20s. to 30s. HOPS.— BOROUGH MARKET. Two deka.— Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that one pocket of the new growth of Hops arrived here this morning, grown by Mr. Bates, of Breockley, Kent ; they are very unripe, and much scorched with the tire, so that the colour is bad, and op to the present moment no perms seems dis posed to purchase them. Hop picking is not sermied to be general before the middle of September; the market is -,det, e nd the dot. tan ivinl aid ead 4 1 V si voieeflwdl 4 „ „ I 0 0 4410 *ayes /40411•04 „, 11•4 Trodlaiieetsp. elm V. 10 w 3 to Yearthke inset„ ~3 to 1. Olt H 3 P/.. . 110 tot e WOOL.—BASINGSTOKE, Aug. 25.—The staplers offered here for the best teg wools 12gd. per lb., but the graziers eked 13d., therefore business was slack ; for one third inferior, with two-thirds beet teg, 12d. ; half teg and other wools, Ili. to II gd. ; two-thirds inferior, 100, to 11d. ; do. course wools, yd. to Id. per lb. lower. HAY.—Smire FIELD, 7}oo o' Clock.—Mesas. Cooper sad Davis, Hay and Straw Salesmen, report trade better, and prices as follows : Triage Meadow 73.. to Na 80ne5..... —4. to—o. I Clam... 100. to 1010. Warier Igo to No I No. —• to —s. New ti. to —a Avow ... 21. to If. CATTLE, &C.—AED EE Fel It.—The fair smaller than usual, owing to the harvest. There wee, however, a good deal of business transacted, as none attended except on busi ness. The show of cattle wee pretty large, and the quality generally good. There was a Mtge supply of Beef, much greater, indeed, than the d eman d : the different lots sold were parted with on advantageous terms for the holders. The lots of Lambs were numerous, and in good demand. Sheep plentiful, but the demand slack. Springers and mulch cattle were not much sought after. There wee a bad supply of Pigs. The Horse department wee better supplied than usual, and a superior quality of Nsgs was exhibited. Beef rated from 375. to 565. per cwt. in sink. Mutton, Sid. to sd. per lb. in do. Lambs, 17s. to 23e. each. Pork, 644. par cwt. For Yat,►day'a Market, iee kat page. SHIPPING. MAILS ARRIVRD.—DubIia, 3; Waterford, 2; French, 1; Flanders, 1. LONDON, Aug. 26.—Wind this dsy at noon, N. by W., light breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, Aug. 25.—N.E. to S.S.E.—Arrived: H.M.S. Pro metheus, Coast of Africa ; Swift, Jamaica; Joven Claudia, Trinidad de Cuba ; Charlotte Harrison, Quebec. Sailed : Windermere Hobart Town. Arrived from the river, and sailed: Rcw ard, Jamaica. Hasmeos, Aug. 25.—E N.H.—Arrived : James Boorman, New Orleans ; Ellerslie, Baltimore. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 25.—N.E. to N.N.W.—Sailed: Har vest Home, Quebec. OPP DARTMOUTH, Aug. 25.—Oeorge, St. Croix, for Copenhagen. PISHOUARD, Aug. 23.—The Ann is on shore at the back of the Old Pier, but is expected off next tide. Several ves sels were in contact this morning. The Taff has had her saint stove in. _ _ MONTROSI, Aug. 23.—A Mill sloop, with a red vane, with the letter L on it, was seen to go down off Unto. ARBROATH, Aug. 23.—The Mary, from Sunderland, run on shore on Butner, on the 2lst irotant, is discharging, and is expected off. SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 26.—Arrived: Madrid (rt.), Lisboa. &swollen, Aug. 22.—Arrived : Arab, Cow of Guinea ; Union, Honduras ; Loodianah, St. A...trews, ; Rode lint, St. John's, N.B. 23rd: Christine, Persainbuco ; George Washington, New York. 24th : J ama i ca , A nt i gua; Gleaner, Mamoru; M• Rower, Bt. John's, N.B. FALMOVTM, Aug. 26. Variable. Arrived Rover's Bride, New York. Sailed Bridal Queen, Pagwaah. Off port : Maplau, Gambia, for Belgium ; Julian, La Guam, for Hamburg. Haterot, Aug. 23.—W. N. W.— Arrived : Favorite, Quebec. Sailed : Coeins, New York ; Countess of Durham, Quebec ; British Lady, Prinos Edward's Island. Oxonczavart, Aug. 26.—N.W.—Arrived: Collins, New Orleans ; Dealy St. John's, N.B. ; Friends, Montreal. Sailed: Douches, St. John's. PRNARTH AOADS.-Arrived: John (barque), Quebec. LxxcAares, Aug. 24.—Sailed Carleton, and CRATIOMID, Quebec. CLTD/4 Awe. Ek—Simer. Ilkeltiarwre, A. Haman, Ewe. EL—S.W.—akeilved Meter, Now York; towed is after Wog as shore. Dwroak, Aug. S2.—Arrived: Quebec. DDereeoaa, Aug. 23. B.—Anivod: Reward, sad An dr?arketla, Now York. (eJ'' t—L L~~ ~ v ~"z-~ ~> ght eporto. The meth Sir Tie% Ori*Libro7bladoira, Cadiz, and Gibraltar will be mni mete up llua et tee 27th Annum. ma omit to ow too Wu, Via Dimon's Land, and New Toslielvlll =am an lissumiss of the fist August- The Wag nub. failisaarlhemelet Mecioo, Honduras, and di• list=ulll Mae up ea the moriehig tle 2nd September. Th u =Asir Chnitor,Alialim Green; the lonian Wands. 21tAdis.000.6.ball.M/MnsiLang, and Mina. Me Soutnampten , We up es atualsgutthe did September. Themes fm MOM Melt Jumiss. Bermuda, and the United Mink ell lamb up au Ss evisig if the 3rd September. Mr rig kr Ur IllniaslM laver Mate, Monte Widen, Pertain. a bftee, le i lllidsks, Ind mama Ayres, will be made up on the pp str 41k Isptrohisr. Sr ~lnd aimed .1. Mareettleu, to the Mediterranean. f=hdaw, Ore" hi. Low, tut., will be made np on tin &the 7th tieplember. TO CONTESTONDTRTI. owns tots•46l Om manly win nut as at no O. by Tee teen. ea day a( radioman. NIGH WATIN AT LA)NDON.1111001. Tins Der—llloraleg. II W. A.. I . AAIAA.O. I 1.0. M. I. t►Mouow—M/AAIAL W.- Pool I NINA WI I. LONDON, THURSDAY, AUG. 26. THE declaration made by France respecting its policy towards Switzerland throws a strong light upon the relative positions of France and England towards the other European powers. It points out forcibly to the neutral powers which of these states they ought unhesitatingly to choose as leader, when they have the power of making, or are driven to make, a choice between the two. The French minister con fesses the apprehensions entertained at Paris at the Srospect of seeing S witzerland united and stren g th ene d. witzerland, it is stated, would be better able to attack France, if the power of the various cantons were centralised, and reforms were introduced likely to lead to such a result. It requires but to substitute resistance for attack, to s=pew the real winning of the French note. Were sever dreamt for a moment of in " ng territory, able to resist a/l encroachments of her powerful neighbours, there would be no longer hope of aggrandisement for any of them. She would hold the balance between Austria and France, and would shelter both Italy and the constitutional states of Germany) from tyrannical interference. It was a bold and not very well-timed confession on the part of France of jealousy at the effects of reform and simplification of the forms of government, and to us sums more likely to make the Swiss persevere in consolidating their somewhat loosened federation, than to cow them into supineness and inactivity. Spain may take a lesson from the same quarter. If Bpantards would but study the history of their inter minable revolutions, they would find them all spring from the source here revealed—the jealousy enter tained of powerful and united governments, by the power that still confounds the visions of warlike de vastation and glory. A consolidation of power in Italy would, probably, be more dreaded at Paris than even the regeneration of Spain. There are two good reasons for England's not taking umbrage at the strengthening of Switzerland, which apply equally to all the smaller, and, indeed, to the internal improvements of the greater powers also. England meditates no territorial acquisitions in Europe. Consequently, instead of preparing for good opportunities of making such under critical emer gencies, she would refuse to take advantage of any that might offer. Again, England, placing her hopes of power and progress on the development of her trade,and on the promotion of intellectual improvement in the mass of the nation, feels that peace, which everywhere elee seems to break up the existing order of things, assists powerfully in the attainment of this legitimate object of ambition. There can be no doubt but that the infusion of any invigorating principle into Switzerland, would prove a virtual guarantee for the preservation of peace in Europe during the throes of the reform which, having begun at Home, seems likely to run successively through the greater portion of Europe. It is matter of congratulation, therefore, that the Swiss diet has firmly but temperately resolved not to allow the federation to be broken up by th. establishment of the " Sonderbund," while it at the present stage contents itself with seriously admonish ing the separatist cantons, and intercepting their im portations of arms and ammunition. The East affords a ground equally open to the ap plication of the principle we have laid down. Eng knd seeks to establish commercial relations, and to open communications through the Levant with Asia. Such communications are nothing exceptional. They have existed in all ages of history with more or lees facility. They have invariably brought wealth and power into the countries which encouraged them. In seeking to restore the oldest route of trade to Asia, England has sought no exclusive advantages. She even risked the hostility of the Pacha of Enver, whose influence is paramount over the undertaking, rather than purchase his support at the cost of en dangering the balance of power in the East. There can therefore be no sound reason for any preference of French over English councils, either in Greece or at Constantinople. To assert that such preference exists, is to confess that the intentions and wishes of England have been misunderstood, or not properly explained. Glad as we are that Greece has made an effort to support her credit, which will bring corresponding advantages along with it, we shall still more rejoice at seeing the protracted bickering. at Athens cease. Men-of-war under the British flag anchoring at the Pincus, with other than friendly motives, are seri ously out of place. Nor is the authority of a king seeking to maintain himself on a very slippery throne likely to be strengthened by exposing the unpro- tected situation of his palace, which was erected in confidence that the masters at sea were kis allies. All nations have passed through unquiet periods before their prosperity became felt and acknow ledged. Notwithstandin g its troubles, all accounts state that Greece has thriven in an almost un exampled manner within the last five years. Cultivation has spread over desolate tracks. Towns are increasing in size and number. The fa vourite occupation of the Greek—trade and coasting intercourse—has so much spread, that the barques of this little kingdom already present some of the elements of a formidable navy. Were this growing power fostered, cherished, and perhaps:restrained from a too early trial of its efficiency, the security of the Levant would clearly be provided for, at much less cost to England, as well as much more efficaciously, than is possible in any other manner. To effect this, it is only necessary to encourage the natural propensity of the Greek to trade, and to induce the government to spread instruction, and re-awaken the innate love of art that has so long slumbered. It is the more necessary to insist upon the import ance of such a policy that more restless councils have evidently been given at Constantinople. The en training the command of the new fleet to HAUL !teems likely to i. :V Yeroe . - of a Dtt mature ca ,or Turkey, of which powers, seas bound to us by the ties of mutual interest than Greece are, at this stage of the great drama, likely to derive all the advantage. IT may fairly be questioned whether th e ki n d o f comment in which the English press in general has indulged on the eccentric electioneering exhibitions of some Irish priests is the best adapted to correct an admitted evil. Sufficient allowance is not made for the effects of social position; and the mode in which rebuke is administered is more likely to make the mass of their countrymen sympathise with than be ashamed of them. The truth is, that the most outrageous of these reverend hustings orators ma be, and we believe are, at bottom good-nat u red, well-meaning men. It is a ....no taw thii oratorical mi.., and, when duly irAnd by the plaudits of a sympathising crowd, a pt to ca rry the speaker much farther than be intends, or is indeed aware of. 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