The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-25 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under tne Management a Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, THE WIFE'S SECRET. Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To cowhide with A BLIDSUMMER NIGHr'S DREAM. Commence at 7. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnckstone. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. Followed by THE CONTESTED ELECTION. After which, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND. And HALLOWE'EN. Commence at 7. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. Billington, Stuart, P. Bedford, C. Marshall' C. J. Smith, Garden ; Miss Marian Lacey, Miss K. Kelly, and Mrs. Billing,ton. Followed by the new burlesque, THE BABES IN THE WOOD. Messrs. C. Marshall, Paul Bedford, C. J. Smith, Rburne ; Miss Woolgar and Miss K. Kelly. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box Office open from 10 to 5 —no charge for booking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough THIS EVENING, THE MAID WITH THE MILKING PAIL, After which, A. SCHOOL FOR COQUETTES. Misses Swanborough, Oliver, and Lavine. Followed by THE VERY LATEST EDITION OF THE LADY OF LYONS. - Commence at 7 o'clock: VERDI'S OPERA OF MACBETH. The whole of the first Act of this Opera, now produced for the first time in this country (the remaining three acts being in course of rehearsal), is sung nightly at the CAN TERBURY HALL CONCERTS. THE DELEPIERRE FAMILY, consisting of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette, and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and EIGHT years. The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios eve: written for the violin, has excited mingled wonder and admi ration in Continental Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu siastic tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France and Belgium. They will perform TWICE EACH EVENING}, in addi tion to the usual Entertainments. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, AUGUST 25. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 76—highest since noon yesterday. 66---lowest this morning and during the night. 81—this day at noon. BAROMETER-291107—falling. WIND, South-Westerly ; light and fine, but very sultry. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tun DAY.—Morning, 10h. 55m.—Afternoon, 11h. 38m, To-Moßflow-Morning, —h. —m.—Afternoon, 12h. 13m, THE SUN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1859. The news from abroad are still very peaceable, and we hope may long so continue. The only or chief wonder in these days is that when England has ceased to carry out her reform principles, how ever much Lord JOHN RUSSELL may boast to the con trary, Austria of all other States on the continent is actually planning a system of Reform which time will work out, and for her good, we pray heartily. Not only does she now see that her boasted army, disciplined to a fault, is no match for others, who act much more than they boast, but that they can and do upon a pinch work out their own deliver ance, while they put others in peril of their very lives, and the freedom of all who place faith on their boundless courage ! Nor is this all. The young EMPEROR has had his own eyes opened by the course of events on the field of battle. In the Cabinet, as in the camp, he heard nothing but of the invin cibility of his glorious army ; but the field of battle unfolded the sad truth of how much he was deceived by his own professed friends! He found that adversity is not afraid to exhibit her stern face in the presence of flatterers, and to challenge them to attest the truth of her doings! It was so from the very beginning of the war, and proved so unto the end. Well may FRANCIS JOSEPH now take counsel with him self, and moralize on the facts which he witnessed with his own eyes, however, humiliating the scenes were to an Emperor who found all his fond hopes of victory dashed to the dust in blood-red fields of disaster ! From henceforth, we hope, he will take courage and amend. We earnestly commend the attention of every thoroughgoing Liberal and advanced Reformer in the land to the speech delivered on Monday even ing by Mr. LINDSAY to his constituents, the free and independent electorsof Sunderland. It is a very re markable speech. It is the speech of a practical man, a man of the people, a true Liberal, a hearty Re former—and yet one who voted, as we ourselves wrote—against that shabby little party move led on by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, which effected the over throw of Lord. DERBY'S Government ! Why we opposed that miserable little party move we had the opportunity of explaining from day to day, and we did accordingly so explain it clearly, evening after evening, while the struggle was yet going on in the newly-elected House of Commons. We op posed it in the Press as Mr. ROEBUCK opposed it in Parliament. As Reformers, as Liberals, as really and truly bent upon getting something at last actually done and no longer merely talked about and promised in the way of an immediate and eomprehehsive revi sion of the existing system of our popular representa tion. A bitter and heart-breaking'experience foryears past had told us as plainly as facts could speak, that it was idle to dream any longer of obtaining the wished-for boon of Parliamentary Reform from the Whigs or the Peelites, from the Aberdeenites or the Palmerstonians. That boon had been kept dangling before us session after session, like the ripe fruit before the lips of TANTALUS, whet ting our appetite instead of appeasing it. Not even affording us the sorry compromise of a mock measure that might, in Shaksperian phrase, have kept the word of promise to the ear to break it to the hope. Since the abolition of the Corn-laws by Sir ROBERT PEEL —no grand measure of importance had been vouchsafed by the so-called liberal and reforming statesmen to strengthen the foundations or to adorn the superstructure of our Constitution. Lord JOHN RUSSELL had held the supreme post of First Minister of the Crown, aided and abetted in his do-nothing rule as such, during upwards of five years consecutively, by all the chiefs and a great many of the scions of the great Whig families— that uppermost section of the Upper Ten Thou sand. After a ten months' interregnum of the Verbyites, who were precluded from th e c h ance of eve n attempting anything in the way of Parlia ment ary Reform by having to fight fiercely all throuA la those ten months for the retention of the co ign of vantage to which they had been throwt by circumstances —came the Ministry of All the Talents the famous effete, faineant, laissez oilier ABE RDEEN Coalition. All we got from that —shallhoes ever forget it 9—was the drifting into that sanguinary? and expensive Crimean War, which might 1 1 ;1vo been prevented by the due display at the propel • moment of a decision befitting the dig nity of the t, -test gigantic, the wealthiest, the most free and power -fal empire in Christendom. Instead of which— as e man at the helm himself said — we " drifted" on, idiotically, into the storm, and the whirlpool, and tL'e hurricane. So disgracefully, in truth, were affain managed by the ABERDEEN Coalition, that the wittiest and in many respects • , -,:::,. rte! ..: V ', ...A, , „ - 0," 4,-,. ~, ' 41 5 ,‘.. , , 4 ,,,,,n ..,, 4 . • ~,.......,2...1'...1 . A.4 . 1,.; . ' ,7,,, .. , :40 , j .u....,:,,,,....,,, 4 0 * ~. . ~,,„."1 14 0 , ) ~ ,5. ... , .... • .e .- '"::,:l 1 ' ".• AP, " 411 a 110 Tie.:; 1)b. "• -"°' r . ,::: .."%ii,..,-.; ..,.. the keenest, and, in some, about the wisest of all the great Observers of our Age discovered from the contemplation of the history of that one Ad ministration that the science of politics in this country was really and truly How Not To Do It— that the hull of the good ship BRITANNIA was heavily and alarmingly encrusted with Barnacles, and, above all, with Tite Barnacles—that the one great offioe for the misrule of the affairs of Eng land was the cruel, inexorable, unreasoning, slow, and jolter-headed office of circumlocution. Then came the three years of Lord PAL MERSTON's arrogant, flippant, irritating, and utterly evasive and preposterously inefficient Go vernment. An administration so deplorably ineffi cient for any good purposes whatever, that it was dashed to pieces, at last, through the no longer governable indignation of the House of Commons. Speaking of which Government, Mr. LINDSAY in that telling speech of his, to which we have already alluded, and which will be found given elsewhere, in extenso, in another part of our impression of this evening, observes to his constituents down at Sun derland, that " Before they did him the honour of returning him to parliament, they might be we aware that he did everything that within him lay to overthrow the administration of Lord PALMER STON, as the worst administration he believed that ever ruled the destinies of this country." Therefore, he continued, a little later on—" if it was [as it was] a question of overthrowing Lord DERBY merely to reinstate Lord PALMERSTON, it then became a question of very grave consideration with him as to whether he should assist in over throwing Lord DERBY'S Government or not, for he himself believed that Lord PALMERSTON was no more a reformer than Lord DERBY." It will be seen at a glance that Mr. LINDSAY is, like our selves, or like the hon. and learned gentleman the member fer Sheffield, a thoroughly independent Liberal, a thoroughly advanced Reformer, and — not a bit more of an infatuated Derbyite than a PAL MERSTON. And Mr. LINDSAY adds, later on, to the words just quoted, " He believed that neither (Lord DERBY nor Lord PALMERSTON) were reformers, except through necessity." Therefore, as he remarked afterwards, " If it were a question of choice be tween Lord PALMERSTON and Lord DERBY, it was to him as a reformer a choice between two evils." Yet—evils though they were—he had to choose between them. And he chose, as did so many others, as did we, as did the member for Sheffield, as did all but the mere creatures of Party—the Whig underlings, and those who know not what is meant by political independence. Previously, however, to his vote against Lord JOHN'S petty Resolution, Mr. LINDSAY, as he re minded his constituents, spoke out plainly as to his intention in regard to the one great and permanent question of Reform. "In respect to the question of Reform, he said, not at a public meeting, but at a serai-publie meeting, that if Lord DERBY attempted to bring forward such a mockery of a Reform Bill as that which he brought forward before the dissolution—and which he gave his humble aid towards throwing out—and if no other moved a vote of no-confidence against Lord DERRY, he, humble as he was, would do so. This had been misconstrued. The first part of the sentence was left out by those who did not wish him well, and by those who doubted him ; and the last part only was noticed." Advancing more fully and directly thereupon into the explanation of his course after wards in the new House of Commons, to which he was chosen at the time of the late general election, not as a delegate, but as an indepen dent representative of the liberal borough of Sunderland—Mr. LINDSAY added, that then, at the period of that general election, " He pledged him self to do everything that could lay in his power to have this great question of reform settled ; for whether it was necessary or not—and he was one who considered it necessary—it was time that this question of reform was settled. He had no faith in Lord PALMERSTON settling this question ; there fore he made a condition with the Government, and he had that condition in writing, before he would give his support to maintaining in office the Admi nistration of Lord DERBY. He would read to them this condition." And then, after a few words of indignant repudiation of charges imputing to him personal motives of the meanest and the most selfish description in regard to this preliminary understanding of his with the Derbyites—then, added Mr. LINDSAY, " The conditions were these — First, in regard to Reform—that the late Govern ment should declare that they were prepared to bring in a bill, and to use all their power to pass it, which should provide for boroughs a £6 rental franchise, and for counties a £lO rental franchise ; and that, at least,thirty of the smaller boroughs should be disfranchised. That was one of the conditions which he made before he would promise his support to the late Administration. Had he not proved him self an earnest reformer by that condition ? The next was this : that the Government should pledge themselves to take all necessary steps to maintain an honest and honourable neutrality, showing also that they were determined to take part with nei ther of the belligerents, and that they were pre pared to defend to the utmost the honour and the interests of England, if either should be attacked." Not a word of comment shall we add to this—it explains clearly and eloquently enough of itself how very much we have gained by the paltry, little, selfish party move which has installed in office at the cost of Reform (for this session at least), and for no gain whatever to the interests of Nationality (already secured)—the shuffling installation in office of the makeshift coalition of this new Pal merstonian Government. The pocket blue-book just issued from the press, comprising within it the twentieth annual report of the Registrar-General for England of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, is as instructive as ever, and, if that be possible, more than ever sug gestive. This authentic and authoritative register is dated 3d of May, 1859. It is, to employ a fami liar phrase of Mr. COBDEN'S, like " taking stock" (live stock) of the whole community, socially con sidered. It is a sort of annual revision of the census accumulated more directly and searchingly every ten years. From this last annual revision of the census, we learn that about the middle of the year, the population of England alone amounted to 19,304,897, not very far short, in round numbers, of 20,000,000. During the year last estimated, namely 1857, the names inscribed in one way or another upon the national register reached the grand total of 1,401,080. Subdividing that aggregate and apportioning it under it under its three great heads or sections, there were 318,194 persons other two w woa lo were i i \isiensw m e e a o r ro rie e d to i w n 185 ho i we — re (under ssi t b h l e e under this, viz., to odd numbers)-419,815 persons of all ages who died --and 563,071 children who were born, in a proportion as usual far more than making up the deficiency. Not exceeding the deficiency, however , during this l as t 'year, rp o or tionately with the excess sho wn i n this way propor tionately its predecessor. The excess of births over deaths in 1857 being rather less than in 1856—although still amounting to 243,246. To reduce that excess ho wever in another way, there was the emigration, amount ing, in 1857, to as many as 312,875 individuals THE ' SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 18b9 Leaving a balance of increase to the population upon the entire year, of merely 30,381. Of the natives of England who quitted our shores upon a daily agregate of 236, the report tells us that "9,192 sailed to British North America, 39,375 to Austra lia and New Zealand, and 37,333 to the United States." By a curious deduction from propor tions, it is ascertained that, "in the year, to every 100,000 persons living, 1,648 married. The births being at the rate of 3,435, the deaths at the rate of 2,175 to every 100,000 living." One very remarkable table in regard to the marriages chews, " that in the counties where the women are the most ignorant, they marry in the largest pro portions under 21 years of age, and lose the largest number of their children." Enough, however, has been written, in these few words, to justify our remark in reference to the suggestiveness of Mr. GRAHAM'S lucid and laborious compilation. THE BALLOT IN NEW SOUTH WALES. " Where there's a will there's a way." We insert in another column an extract from the Sydney Em pire, which not only corroborates all preceding testimony as to the moral working of the Ballot at elections, but shows how perfectly easy it is to in sure secrecy when it is honestly wished to do so. The returning officer's directions to voters show how simple an affair it is to secure to every man the power to "do his own voting." It will be ob served that at Sydney the secrecy was " pure et simple ;" no number being placed on the balloting paper by which the voter could possibly be after wards identified. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, AUG. 24. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, and the Royal family, attended by the Ladies and Gentle men in Waiting, arrived at Osborne yesterday morning from Aldershot Camp. His Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours arrived to-day on a visit to her Majesty. FOREIGN COURTS. PARIS, AUG. 24. On the Emperor and Empress arriving at St. Sauveur, they found a triumphal arch of evergreens erected not far from the Pont de la Reine Hortense ; on the top of the arch was an eagle of the Pyrenees, so well stuffed that it had the appearance of being alive, and it held in its beak an olive branch. At night there was a general illumination. Their Majesties could not reach St. Sauveur until just Lefore night. At Argeles a mounted guard of honour (white pan taloons, blue vests, and red caps) was organised to accom pany them as far as Pierrefitte. At St. Sauveur all the young ladies ni the best families, dressed in the ancient cos tume of the country, came forward to present a bouquet to the Empress. The house prepared for their Majesties is the last at the southern extremity of St. Sauveur, and com mands a fine view of the plain of Luz. Pleasure grounds in the English style stretch below the house. The Em peror's suite occupy a house in the neighbourhood. BERLIN, Auo. 22, The library of the late Baron de Humboldt, bequeathed by him to his old valet, has been purchased for 40,000 thalers, the - Vienna journals state, by Lord Bloomfield, Ambassador of England at Berlin. The Prince of Hohenzollern is about to leave for Wein burg, in Switzerland, where he will be visited by his son in-law, the King of Portugal, consort of the lamented Queen Stephanie. Lord Bloomfield, English Ambassador at this Court, will, it is said, leave here for London immediately, on leave of absence. THE GREAT EASTERN.—On Tuesday and yes terday this vessel was densely crowded with visitors. The rand saloon, which had been closed in consequence of damage done to the furniture by some ill-disposed persons, being re-opened for inspection on those days only, and the price of admission being raised to ss. It is stated that no public intimation will be given as to the exact time of her departure from the Thames, in order to avoid the inconve nience which might arise from a crowded state of the river. Mr. J. 0. Lever, M.P., yesterday sent in a final proposal to the directors. He offers to charter the vessel for £20,000, cash down, to coal her both ways, and to pay the port charges on both sides of the Atlantic. The exchanges from China by the telegram yes terday morning are less unfavourable for this country. At Hong Kong the downward movement seems to have been about 2 per cent., but at Shanghai it was only / per cent. THE NORTHWICK COLLECTION.—EIGHTEENTH DAY (Wednesday).—Yesterday terminated the sale of this magnificent collection of pictures. Those from Northwick park were again the objects of competition. Among the more important examples was-1,758, Murillo—The Virgin, with the Infant Saviour. A splendid example; from the collection of Joseph Bonaparte-200 guineas (Nieuwen huys). The last day's sale of the pictures and works of art amounted to £3,750. Total of the 18 days, £95,725. Thus has been dispersed one of the most splendid collections of pictures ever submitted to the hammer, realising by far the largest amount ever obtained by any sale of pictures and works of art in this country. It is due to Mr. Phillips and his assistants to state, that the most admirable arrange ments were made throughout for the accommodation of the brilliant assemblage that daily crowded the galleries of Thirlestane-house. What now remains for dispersion are the furniture, linen, wines, plate, garden statues, &c., of this noble mansion. DEATH OF CAPTAIN JOHN ROBB, AIDE-DE-CAMP TO THE QUEEN.—.We regret to have to record the death of Captain John Robb, R.N., aide-de-camp to her Majesty, which occurred at Hampstead,on the 20th inst. The deceased officer had seen a deal of active service. He entered the navy in 1812, and on May 24, 1824, contributed to the destruction of a 16-gun brig, moored to a position of extraordinary strength alongside the walls of the fortress of Bona, in which a garrison of about 400 men, who, from cannon and muskets, kept up a tremendous fire almost perpen dicularly on the deck. In 1827 he was made a lieutenant, and commanded a tender at the battle of Navarino, whore the services he rendered had the effect of procuring him a second promotal commission in 1829. He was promoted to captain in 1841, and commanded the Gladiator, frigate, for three years, and afterwards the CHsar, 90 screw, in the Baltic. He was appointed naval aide de camp to the Queen on July 15, 1857. By the death of Captain Robb an appointment of aide de camp to the Queen falls to the nomination of the First Lord of the Admiralty. AMERICAN AND AFRICAN MAIL DESPATCHES FROM LIVERPOOL-The Montreal Ocean Steam-ship Com pany's steamer North Briton sailed from the Mersey yes terday for Quebec and Montreal, with the Canadian mails, 120 cabin passengers, and 100 steerage passengers. Amongst the passengers were Mr. Gibbs, the late tutor to the Prince of Wales ; Sir Henry Holland, physician in ordinary to the Queen; the Hon. Mr. Bolton, and the Hon. Henry Smith, Speaker of the Canadian House of Parliament. It is thought probable that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will visit Canada this fall, to open the Victoria Bridge of the Grand Trnnk Railway, which is to be com pleted in October. Yesterday also the African mail steamer Armenian sailed from the Mersey for the West Coast, tak ing out the mails and 33 passengers. The next mail de spatch to America will be by the British and North Ame rican Royal Mail steamer Europa, which sails from Liver pool on Saturday next for Boston, with the North Ameri can and United States mails. The box at the Liverpool Post-office will be open on that day till 8.15 a.m , and on the landing stage until 9 a.m. The additional fee at the landing stage is Is., which must be prepaid in stamps. Telegraphic despatches can be forwarded through the office of the New York Press, 10, Exchange-street East, Liver pool. THE ALLEGED MURDER ON BOARD TAE AMERI CAN SHIP CONQUEROR.-Yesterday Charles Bontelle, mate of the American ship Conqueror, was charged before the Liverpool magistrates with having caused the death of Peter Antonio, a seaman on board, on the voyage from Liverpool to Quebec. It was stated that injuries which he had received at the hands of the prisoner had so aggravated a natural disease under which Antonio was labouring that he died on the day after his removal to the Northern Hos pital. The beatings and ill-treatment were described by several of the crew, and the surgeon to the hospital stated that Antonio's disease had evidently been accelerated by ill-usage, and that death had thus been caused. The in vestigation was adjourned till Monday next. A GALLANT VOYAGE WITH A LITTLE SIIIP.— Some few months ago instructions were received in Eng land, by Mr. John Watson, of London, who is contractor of the undertaking, to despatch to Bahia a small screw boat to ply in connection with the Bahia Railway. Accordingly, a pretty little craft was built of steel plates, and as it was utterly impossible to steam such a distance, even had she been freighted with coal, it was resolved to send the Little Lucy to Bahia under sail alone. Although only 20 tons register, to obviate too great buDyancy, which would have proved fatal in a squall, she was loaded with 18 tons of cargo, and started from the Tees on her long and perilous voyage. On reaching Falmouth the captain and crew, becoming faint-hearted, put into that port and declined to proceed farther. A message was then sent down to Liverpool, with the object of procuring a captain for the little vessel. Ultimately Captain Richard Breckon, a member of the Liverpool Mercantile Marine Association, and the all-but successful can didate for the school: hip Conway, offered to na vigate the vessel to Bahia. After much difficulty a crow was got together, but so fragile was the appearance of the tiny bark that one of the crew absolutely jumped overboard no less than six times in a vain attempt to escape, the gal lant captain on each occasion capturing the would-be runa way. On the 20th of April last, the Little Lucy again being ready for sea, Captain Breckon hoisted sail, and fearlessly steered down channel, his friends at Falmouth bidding him a sorrowful adieu, with the conviction that he never would reach Bahia. The bold captain, however, had no such fears; he had been to every part of the globe, was thoroughly familiar with every trade, and, having confidence in his little craft, with a full and flowing sail the Little Lucy bowled dowd channel, and the result proved that Captain Breckon's judgment was right. Nothing of importance oc curred until the vessel reached the Bay of Biscay, when she encountered two severe gales, but miraculously, as it seems, she weathered both nobly, rising like a cork to every wave. At length, after a passage of 49 days from Falmouth, Capt. Breckon entered Bahia, where the appearance of his vessel created, as might be expected, a great sensation.—Liverpool Mercury. WOMAN'S MISSION.—To stop at home by the fireside whilst man goes out to collect materials to make the pot boil.—. Punch. LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. MARSEILLES, AUG. 25. The Nepaul, with the mails from Calcutta and China, arrived at Marseilles at seven a.m., this day. Mails leave for London at 10 a.m. Letters will be delivered on Saturday. The Indus left Malta for Southampton at three p.m. mi the 22d, and will probably arrive on the evening of the 31st. The Northam, from Australia to Suez, reached Aden on the 17th inst. COPENHAGEN, AUG. 25. The Faederlandet of this day says :—" It is true that Hanover has proposed to the Federal Diet that steps should be taken in the affairs of Hol stein-Lauenburg, but its proposals have not been supported. Till now neither Austria nor Prussia have applied for information at Copenhagen re specting this affair." PARIS, AUG. 25. The 31oniteur of this morning publishes nume• rous addresses from the Colinas Generaux to the Emperor, congratulating him on the late events. BERNE, Aim. 24. According to intelligence received from Zurich, the French and Austrian Plenipotentiaries have regulated the settlement of the affairs of Lombardy, with the consent of the Sardinian Plenipotentiary. The arrangement is expected to be confirmed by the different Sovereigns. The affairs of the Duchies will be treated of directly between the Courts of Paris and Vienna. MARSEILLES, AUG. 24. 2,000 disbanded Swiss troops have disembarked here to-day. Advices have been received from Constantinople to the 17th instant. The Journal de Constantinople of that day says : " M. de Lesseps will go to England, in order to remove the obstacles by which the English Go vernment opposes the Suez Canal." M. de Thouvenel celebrated with eclat the fete Napohon on the 15th inst. He received the con gratulations of the Sultan and the Diplomatic Corps, and of the Greek clergy. An Austrian squadron is expected here on its way to the Archipelago. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The 21foniteur says :—The Austrian prisoners have received at Strasburg such hearty and gene rous hospitality that some persons may have sup posed that they arrived there in a state of absolute want. But assuredly that was not the case. The French Government treats prisoners of war like its own soldiers ; it provides for all their wants with constant solicitude, and to spare them unneces sary fatigue makes them travel by railway. The inhabitants have, then, on this occasion, acted in accordance with the maxim which has become popular, Honour to unfortunate courage!' The Austrian prisoners on crossing the Rhine received from the French authorities 10fr. each, and were conveyed home at the expense of their own Government." BOURSE, Aug. 24.—The market continues in the same languid state, but prices are steE dy. Threes have varied from G9f. 45c. to 69f. 20c. Mobilier varied from 822 f. 50c. to 827 f. 50c. ; Austrian, 555 f. to 557 f. .50c.'; Lombard, 558 f. 75c. to 560 f. ; Orleans firm at 1,362 f. 50c.; Lyons, 870 f. ; Southern, 512 f. 50c. ; Northern, 927 f. 50c.; Eastern, 650 f. The following were the last quotations :- 41 per Cents. .... 98 25 Credit Foncier 665 Do. end month .. 98 Belgian 41 3 per Cents 69 05 Piedmontese (5) 85 50 Do. end month.... 69 25 Roman B6 Bank Shares. 2BOO Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 825 Spanish Threes Do. Account RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern New ditto. Bl5 Lyons and Mediterranean 866 25 .. 870 Geneva 530 .. Southern Western 570 Eastern Sardinian 415 .. 412 50 Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 121 e. ; money, 25f. 10e. ; three months, paper, 24f. 971 e.; money, 24f. 95c. SARDINIA. The Piedniontese Gazette describes as follows the ceremony of delivering up to the Sardinian autho rities the five gunboats launched on the Lake of Garda, and which, as already stated, have been presented to Victor Emmanuel by Napoleon III.: " On the 16th, at 8 a.m., Rear-Admiral d'Au vare, commander-in-chief of the Sardinian navy, proceeded in company with Gen. Mollard and other Piedmontese officers to the pier of the port of Desenzano, to which one of the gunboats was moored, and there he met Rear-Admiral Dupouy, of the French navy. The gunboats hoisted French colours, which were saluted with a double salvo of 21 guns from the gunboats, as also from the Piedmontese field-artillery drawn up on the bank. At the same time the brigade Pinerolo fired three rounds with three cheers for the Emperor of the French. The French colours were then furled up, and the vessels were formally delivered. The gun boats then hoisted Sardinian colours, which were saluted as before, with three cheers for the King. The ceremony ended with the troops defiling before the officers of both nations. Desenzano was gaily decked out for the occasion with the Froneh and Sardinian flags. At 5 p.m. the Sardinian authori ties gave a banquet to the French Rear-Admiral and the officers of his suite, of which the munici pality and ecclesiastical authorities of the place also partook, together with the Sardinian officers. Rear-Admiral d'Auvare has also caused a banquet to be prepared for the 160 sailors of, both services then at Desenzano. After the banquet there was a ball, and the town Was illuminated. Rear-Admi ral d'Auvare also delivered 18,000 francs to Rear- Admiral Dupouy, to be distributed to the workmen and sailors who had aided in putting together and launching the flotilla on the lake." THE TYROL. The Polish Journal of Posen gives an acount o: a manifestation in the Austrian Tyrol : " The Archduke Charles Louis, governor of the Tyrol, assembled a few days ago, at Innspruck, the volunteers who had returned from the war, and thanked them for their zeal. A major, who is rather elderly, advanced and said, We only pre sented ourselves at the third summons, because the promises so often made to us were never kept. And if the promise which has since been given be not observed, we will never confide in the word of the Emperor again.' Phe Archduke recommended the bold speaker to reflect that such language might have serious consequences for him. Theonly con sequence it can have,' answered the major, is that I shall be shut up in prison, as so many others have been who told the truth ; but that will be of no use, for all these here behind me will testify to the truth of what I say, and you cannot confine us all.' And all the volunteers cried Yes ! we affirm that he speaks truth The Archduke hastened to break up the assemblage." RUSSIA. The Journal de Saint Petersburg, in an article on the speech of the Emperor Napoleon at the ban quet of the 14th August, declares that the speech is both conciliatory and firm, and expresses sur prise that some of the German journals could have given any other interpretation to it. The article says :—" The allusion to a war was only made in the Imperial speech in the event of the independ ence of France being menaced. No one assuredly will see in the noble confidence which the Emperor places in the courage and the force of France, should her independence be threatened, any reason to fear that peace will not be maintained. If peace be exposed to danger, it is permitted to say that it is not in that confidence the danger exists ; and that if some persons discover in the words of the French Sovereign a peril even distant for peace, it is only by giving them a singular elasticity and a meaning which assuredly he never intended them to bear." Abd-el-Kader, though resigned to inactivity in his quiet retreat in the East, seems by no means inclined to let the world forget the fact of his existence. He has a decided taste for epistolary labours, and frequently seizes on the opportunity of addressing letters to eminent persons entrusted with high office in his native country. The appoint ment of the Count do Chasseloup-Laubat to the Ministry of Algeria has called forth from the Emir a complimentary letter couched in the following terms : " Praise be to God—To the nobleman of excel lent qualities and elevated sentiments, Count de Chasseloup Laubat, Minister of Algeria and all the external provinces of France, greeting. When we were hearing of your great qualities and magnifi cent actions, the intelligence arrived of your high and' happy nomination. We thank God, who has inspired the Emperor with the means of good, and has enabled him to improve the condition of the country and its inhabitants by putting things in their right places, and giving power to those who know how to bind and how to loose. We hope all will be well with your excellency, whose character is worthy to make us hope that whatever proceeds from you will be good.—From Abd-el-Kader Ben- Mahhi-el-Din, sth of Chaaual, 1275." " It is stated positively," says a letter from Vienna, " that the whole system of the Austrian Consulates is to be re-organized. The number of those establishments in the East will be consider ably increased. Austria has now in different parts of the world 322 consulates and consular agencies, of which 95 are in Turkey." M. Farini, Dictator of Modena and Parma, has issued two decrees, one appointing Professor Man fredi chief of the civil administration of Parma, and another enacting that from the Ist September the customs line between Parma and Modena shall be suppressed. The horses purchased for the mobilisation of the Prussian army have been sold off in Berlin and its environs, at prices far below what were paid for them. The average loss will, it is said, amount to 90fr. per head. THE NETV AMERICAN RIFLED CANNON. The Americans are not disposed to fall far behind the more belligerent nations of the old world in their implements of war-, At Chicopee, Massa chusetts, experiments have lately been made with a new rifled cannon, the invention of General James, which promises extraordinary results. From a synopsis of the official report of the Board who superintended these trials, which has just reached us, we learn that the guns examined were a 6 pound bronze cannon, with 3.80 inch calibre, and rifled in 15 grooves ; a 12-pounder, 4-inch cali bre and the same number of grooves. In both in stances the twist in rifling was equivalent to one turn in 60 feet at the beginning, and ending in one in 20. The projectile designed by General James for these guns is a cast-iron cylinder, pointed by a solid conoidal head, the diameter being only .02 of an inch less than the bore of the gun, and the length twice the diameter - of - the calibre. The cylinder retains its full diameter for a quarter of an inch of its length at each end. For the inter mediate length its diameter is reduced half an inch, forming a recess in its body, which is filled by a compound of canvas, sheet tin, and lead. The base of the cylinder has a central cavity or naming of 1.95 inch in diameter, and I's. inch deep. When the charge is fired the gas evolved by the burning of powdr, in its efforts to eject the projectile and to escape from the gun, is forced into the cavity against the compound filling, which is thereby pressed into the grooves of the bore, and by its firm hold in them the rotary motion is imparted to the projectile. The Board having examined the guns and projectiles proceeded to test their efficiency, the results obtained being very satisfactory. The report says, respecting the guns, their merit is due to the rifling, which can be readily applied, at little cost, to all bronze cannon of the United States, and so render them as far superior to the present smooth bore guns as, in small arms, the most improved rifle surpasses the musket. The depth of grooving is so shallow as in no wise mate rially to impair the strength of the gun, while it is sufficient to compel the projectile to take the rifle flight. The effect of these contrivances was exhi bited in an extraordinary manner, by the increased range obtained, while using the same charge of powder and elevation in projecting masses of double the weight of the usual spherical balls. The merits of the projectile are represented to consist in their answering fully the expectations desired of them ; their ready fabrication and adaptation to guns ; their ease in loading ; the certainty of the expansion of the filling, and its firm hold in the grooves of the guns. The greased canvas wipes the rifling clean, and leaves the bore in condition readily to receive the next charge, and which is also a sure protection to the bore from injury. For these reasons the gun and projectiles are commended to the favourable consideration of the Government ; and, as the experimental firing was subject to several disadvantages which may hereafter be avoided, the Board recommend that some guns of the service calibre be granted to General James for riflinc , according to his principle. We learn that another series of experiments is in contemplation, in which will be compared, side by side, the per formances of this new gun with those now in use. Of course the remarkable precision and power of the new rifled ordnance constitute its chief value, but the great saving of ammunition effected is a matter of no small importance. The results of the experiments above referred to are expressed in tabular form, at much length. As an example, it is shown that in one instance 18 shots were fired a mean distance of 674 yards, at!an elevation of one degree—the powder weighing 111 b., the projectile 1211 b., the deviation being only four inches to the right of centre, and half an inch above it. On reaching ground the missile was buried five feet in compact sand. In another instance a shot was fired 2,050 yards, at an elevation of five degrees, and passed about 25 feet above the top of the hill towards which it was directed. The board believed from the testimony of several witnesses who were near the range, that the projectile " continued its flight many hundred yards beyond the hill," the summit of which was nearly on the same level as that upon which the gun was placed in battery, According to the statement of Mr. Ames, the manu facturer of the gun, who carefully examined the ground, " it is almost certain the ball went four miles." After what is already known it is safe to say that any object within the reach of an ordinary spy-glass is a fair mark for this terri ble weapon. In one other respect the exploits of General James's gun demand attention. " Ac cording to the laws of projectiles laid down in the Ordnance Manual, and which have long been established, as was supposed, beyond power of refutation, the range of a 71b, shot at five degrees elevation and 11d. powder is," says the New York Journal of Commerce, to which we are indebted for this information, " 1,523 yards ; but in the example now afforded, a ball 121. b., with the specified quantity of powder, has gone between three and four miles. As compared with the celebrated Armstrong gun the results are not less cui ions. Mr. Armstrong claims to have thrown a ball 51 miles with six pounds of powder, employing an area or calibre of 31 inches—which is a result of 55-100 Las less favourable than that, obtained by the experiments at Chicopee. Ac cording to the latter, any gun of a calibre elual to Armstrong's will throw a ball, with less than half the powder, the full distance attained in his practice." MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE TO AN ENGLISH TOURIST.—We have heard of a melancholy occurrence to an English tourist on Goatf9ll ; the following scanty par ticulars in connexion with it have only reached us : —lt appears that on Sabbath two gentlemen, one named D r . Smith, made a tour of inspection to the above-named peak, which, as all our readers know, is situated in the Island of Arran. In their wanderings they went to the mo s t preci pitous side of the peak, and his companion was astonished to find Dr. Smith suddenly drop from his side into a crevice. All his efforts to get him out were unavailing, and he had nothing left but to get assistance. Unfortunately, on his return with assistance, he forgot the spot where the occur rence took place, and no amount of examination could guide him to it. Yesterday morning the inhabitants were sum moned for a search, but, so far as our information goes, their best efforts have gone unrewarded.—Glasgolv Bulletin. CONTRACT. 1 THE BALLO The following relates to the Australian mail con tract, via Panama, which has been some time under suspense, and from the prorogation of Parliament is likely so to continue to the great annoyance of all the interests concerned,,— " Australasian and Pacific Company (Limited), August 24, 1859. " Sir, —In consequence of periodical misstatements to the effect that Mr. Lever has obtained the Australian mail con tract via Panama, which are in constant circulation and traceable to the adherents of that gentleman, I think it right to place in your hands the copy of an official commu nication which appears to set the matter at rest, and pre clude the erroneous impressions which have been made available for collateral purposes, and to the prejudice of the competing tenders.—l remain, Sir, your very obedient servant, " GEORGE (LARK." UTH WA LES. The Sydney Empire, of June 14th, gives these further interesting particulars as to the working of the Ballot at its first trial at the recent general election in that colony : " The result of this election will afford great gra tification to all lovers of constitutional freedom. It proves what we have so often asserted, that no small body of the people will so impartially and so soundly exercise their political power as the whole body will. And it proves that the ballot system promotes good order, as well as a sound judgment. We take the position of Mr. Cooper on this polling list, and of those who opposed him, to be an augury that the present elections will place Liberalism still more unmistakeably in the ascendant than it was in the last Parliament. s, I n one res p ec t our ex p er i e nce may be of great value to the mother country. The ballot has been a perfect triumph. Not the slightest uproar or dis order has marked its exercise, and no election in Sydney was ever conducted with such exemplary decorum as the important contest that closed last week. " Mr. John Campbell, a candidate for the As sembly, says in his address to the electors whose votes he sought : " ' Under the present form of Government the electors, thanks to the ballot, can choose their own . representative without any coercion being used, and it will be the electors' own fault if they do not send fit and proper persons to represent them.' " The manner in which the ballot is administered in this colony appears by the following advertise ment issued by the returning officer for West Sydney : " ' Each voter is requested to apply to the rol clerks, stationed outside the polling booth, marke d with the letter corresponding with the first letter of his surname (A, B, or C, as the case may he), for his number, i.e., the number opposite his name in the electoral roll. " Without this number, which will be given on a card, initialled by the poll clerk, no one will be permitted to enter the polling booth. No valid objection having been made, the voter will receive his ballot paper from the presiding officer, in e l ' change for the initialled card bearing his number —his name and qualification having been first asked and satisfactorily ans wered. With this ballot or voting paper the voter will, at once, enter th e secret chamber, and there, as expeditiously as P° s ' sible, strike out the names of such candidates as be does not wish to vote for, and then folding his paper so as to conceal the names, will come out of the secret chamber by a door at the opposite end to where he entered it, and deposit the paper in the ballot-box placed on the table before the presiding officer. The door out for leaving the booth will ba quite close to the ballot-box. " At the close of the poll (which opens at eigh t o'clock in the morning and closes at four o'clock in the afternoon), should any ballot paper be folio(' having more than four names of the nominated candidates left on it, the same will be rejected 8$ informal and invalid. Every voter will be required to place his ballot paper in the ballot box, although he may 114 " torn or defaced it. No voter will be allowed a second ballot paper, even though he should plead the excuse °I having inadvertently struck out the name of a all' didatehe intended to vote for. "' The booths have been carefully planned , w itli n . a view of giving every elector the certainty of pc ,. ing his vote, if he comes. ‘,. It is earnestly and respectfully requested thadt all possible despatch will be used in voting, a I L that the electors of West Sydney will do all '— their power to aid the presiding officers in carryi n g out and conducting this first election under tn new and Liberal Electoral Act, in a manner Cale* . lated to reflect credit upon all concerned." This mode of voting occasions some novelties in the way of electioneering placards and advertise" ments, as appears by the following extract frr i . the Sydney Herald of 13th Ju ne Duigan West Sydney. Do not strike your pencil throng Duigan's name." THE QUEEN'S JOURNEY TO TILE NORTII. The Queen having determined this year to per form that portion of her journey to the Highla nd ! between London and Edinburgh during the night, the directors of the Great Northern Railway w ere last week instructed to make the necessary arra n g e. ments for her Majesty's convenience. The train will consist of three royal saloons, with the osu el number of first-class carriages and uggag o breaks. The saloons will be fitted u p i n th e French sty le : , with mattresses and sofas, for the convenience of their occupants. The royal party will include the Queen and the Prince Consort, the Princess Alice, the Prince Arthur, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa. The suite in attendance upon her Majes i ti and his Royal Highness will consist of Lady Churchill, General the Hon. Charles Grey, Sir G Phipps, the Hon. Horatio Stopford, and Major Elphinstone. The Right Hon. Sir George Orel will be the Secretary of State in attendance upon her Majesty. The hour fixed for the Queen to leave King's' cross station is 9 o'clock in the evening. Her Ma jesty will be received at the station by Mr. Packs , M.P., and a deputation of the G rea t N or thern 0 3 : rectors, some of whom will accompany the royal party to York. The royal train will travel at Rs uniform speed of forty miles an hour, and make its first stoppage at Biggleswade at 10 p.m. 'rho train will pass St. Neots at 10 19 p.m., Huntingdon, at 10 30 p.m., Holme at 10 45 p.m., and rese ll ; Peterborough, 77 m il es f rom London, at 65 minutes after 10. A delay of five minutes only will take place here, and the train, agai n t in motion, will successively pass Tallington 11 11 p.m., Essenden at 11 17 p. m ., C or by at 11 4 3 p.m., Ponton at 11 38 p.m., G ran tham at 11 ; p.m., Hougham at 11 52 p.m., Claypole at 11 6 ° p.m., and arrive at Newark si x m i nu t es after raid" night. Another three minutes to take in w ater, and again the royal party will pass C ar lton at 12 n a.m., Tuxford at 12 28 a.m., Retford at 12 38 a ' l33.' Sutton at 12 43 a.m.,Ranskill at 12 46 a.m., Scroobt at 12 49 a.m., Bawtry at 12 52 a.m., Rossington at 12 57 a.m., and run in t o D oncaster sta ti o n at fe e ' minutes after o ne o ' c l oc k . The tra i n through Knottingly jnnction at 1 35 a.m. Milford junction will be crossed at 1 45 toll.f," — nr the Church Fenton at 1 52 a.m., and thence a.,,,5n , run of 11 miles will bring the royal party to ' er n ,. where her Majesty is timed to arrive at 2 15 at The train will not go into the station, but POL O once over the junction of the Great Northern i n , on to the North-Eastern Railway. Only fiv e s nutes' stoppage at York will be allowed ; an d , will ru: royal party will reach Darlington at 3 37 a' — '" Ferryhill at 3 53 a.m., Fence House at 4 14 al Pensher at 4 18 a.m., Pelaw at 4 30 a.m., Gateolla at 436 a.m., and Newcastle at 4 39 a.m. F, Newcastle, where six minutes will be alloweoi:t th train will proceed by Heaten at 4 50 a.m., IC-j 1 ,1, 11 ,7.. worth at 4 57 a.m. Cramlington at 5 3 a.m., l "i e l - o c ton at 5 9 a.m., Morpeth' at 5 12 a.m., Longhirs too 5 18 a.m., Widdrington at 5 22 a.m., Ackling r i y a at 5 20 a.m., Warkworth at 5 34 a.m., and' fi—tell at the Bilton junction at 541 a.m. Four minu te grace here, and then by Loughoughton , ' t on , den, Chathill, Belford, Beal, and Scronere.tver to Tweedmouth, where the Border ri ot. , will be crossed by the royal party at 6 3 6 t r i e f Dunbar will be reached at 725 a.m. After a b rie ! delay at this place the Queen will proceed to Eei . burgh, where her Majesty will alight a the,_% Margaret's Station at 10 minutes after eight 0..eri_71., on Tuesday morning, and proceed through to btu' rood Palace. ; the The Queen will remain in Edinburgh duri n g day, and sleep at Holyrood on Tuesday nigh n • ou r Wednesday mornii.g at nine c'clo c k the reY a ; v l„ - r th ney northwards will be resumed. The city of t r y - re. will be reached at 10 minutes after 11 o'clock. fortunately, owing to the feud which has lately ü b. isted between two railway c om p an i es having , 13 ,. to sided, it will not be nec essary f or h e r Ma:inlet:l alight, as her liege subj ec t s h ave b ee n coraP e i _ s if during the past fortnight, and make a circuit of a mile through the c it y t o accomp li s h a r aii r vr o el J distance of 300 ya r d s . F rom P ert h the °:" the northwards will be made without stoppage eat Bridge of Dee, and Aberdeen is to be reael wa y 155 p.m. The directors of the Deesido Ra i ar ty lure present themselves to escort the roYu l t o ry, along the bank of that pretty river to Ban e to where th e roya l carr i ages w i ll b e i n a ttendart e ,,a o . convey her Majesty to her home in the The general conduct of the railway journey bo o as usual, be entrusted to Mr. Seymour Clarke , w ale s experience and practical knowledge have s the ° been mad e available in the management 0 f Queen's progress into Scotland. There are several foolish rumours in eircula ti le to the causes whi c h h ave i n d uce d her Majesty te 133 0 . ht the journey from London to Edinburgh by plo w But we believe the simple truth is her Majesteyssio so determined in order to avoid the e1 e .,, 0 4 fatigue consequent upon a twelve hou rs' raun A ride under the scorching rays of an August a_ l eo is needless to a dd th a t every precau tion has taken by the directors of the various railwa,ent tween London and the Scottish capital top e ' O 4 p e ' 1 4v o t e n no account possibility whatevero annoyancef w will to i the personsroyal employed be admitted on any of the station Y' forms. net otti _1793. (Copy.) " Admiralty, Aug. 22. " Gentlemen,—With reference to the tender sent in by you to this office for the conveyance of her Majesty's mails to and from Australia via Panama, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you that, in consequence of the appointment of the committee of the House of Commons on the general question of postal con tracts, the question of the Panama, as well as every other projected mail service, must be considered to be under re ference to the consideration of a committee of Parliament. —I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, " W. G. ROMAINE. " The Australasian and Pacific Company, 88, Cannon-street." THE F.RENC.H DISARMAMENT. (From the Moniteur.) The Emperor having ordered the effective of the army to be reduced from a war to a peace footing, the Marshal Minister of War by a circular of the 22nd inst., has given to the military authorities the following instructions, a summary of which appeared in The Sun of yesterday : The soldiers entitled to their discharge in 1859, now serving under their colours, wilrbe sent in an ticipation to their homes, and will be inscribed on the reserve lists in the recruiting depots, where orders will be sent to deliver to the men their dis charge furloughs. From this discharge, which will take place on the 20th of September next, are excepted :- 1. The men proposed for retirement on pension. 2. Men declaring their intention of re-enlisting. 3. Volunteers and parties that have re-enlisted into the service, in virtue of the law of March 21, 1832, who may not wish to leave their corps before the end of their time of service. 4. Those who have re-enlisted and the volunteers after liberation, who serve under the conditions of the law of April 26, 1855. 5. Those military men who, as instructors, belong to the training companies of fusiliers or pioneers. Subalterns, corporals, or brigadiers, and picked men, releasable in 1859, who shall be discharged before the expiration of their term, shall be re placed in the corps. Soldiers discharged before their time, and who may desire to reside in the departments of the Seine and of Seine-et-Oise, cannot obtain leave to do so unless they have their family settled there, or can prove their capability of earning a livelihood by practising some trade or profession. Moreover, the inspectors-general, and the gene rals commanding the military divisions, will de liver furloughs of six months to those men who, since their admission into the army, come under one of the cases of exemption laid down by the 13th article of the law of March 21, 1832, and who shall prove the same, and to those who show that they are the indispensable support of their family. The departure of these soldiers will take place on the Ist of October, 1859. Excepted from this measure are those men who serve in virtue of re-engagement or of an engagement voluntarily contracted under the con ditions of the law of April 26, 1855. THE CONVICT SOLETHU.RS7'. Since the condemnation of Dr. Smethurst for the murder of Miss Isabella Bankes, and his transfer from Newgate to Horsemonger-lane Gaol, consider able speculation and disappointment has been occa sioned as to the course the officials of the gaol would adopt so as to give the condemned convict the free dom of communication with those friends who be lieve him innocent. The visiting justices of the county prison of Surrey are alone the authorities for giving permission to friends of the prisoner to see him, although in strictness the high sheriff of the county, Sir Walter Farquhar, could override their decision. Numerous applications have been made to see the wretched man, all of which have been refused; and so stringent has been the regulation that Mr. Keene (the governor of the goal) refused admission to Mr. Humphreys (the convict's attorney), and that gentleman was obliged to obtain the authority of the visiting justices to see the con vict. Yesterday afternoon, accordingly, he had a very lengthened interview with him on the subject of the trial and the course to be adopted in placing the matter before the Secretary of State for the Home Department so as to procure a remission of the extreme sentence of the law. The result of the interview was that immediate steps should be taken to memorialise the Secretary of State for a remission of the sentence, which will be supported by the convict's counsel engaged in the case. The memorial will be presented to-morrow, but of necessity a few days must elapse before any final decision can be come to. It is as follows :—" To the Right Hon. Sir G. C. Lewis, Bart., Chief Secretary of State, &c. The memorial of the un dersigned respectfully showeth—That your memo rialists have watched with much interest the pro gress of the trial which has resulted in the convic tion of Thomas Smethurst, and the sentence of death passed upon him by Lord Chief Baron Pollock. That whilst, on the one hand, your memorialists would jealously uphold the sentiment of respect with which the decisions of a British court of law are universally regarded, they feel bound, in the present instance, to express an opinion that the prisoner has been convicted upon a tissue of probabilities, none of them inconsistent with innocence and unsupported by that clear and indisputable medical testimony as to the cause of death, which should alone hare warranted a verdict of guilty of murder. Your memorialists therefore submit, that in a case surrounded by so much doubt it would be most unsafe to allow the law to take its course; and pray you to advise her Majesty to ex ercise the royal prerogative, and commute the sen tence passed on the aforesaid Thomas Smethurst accordingly." THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. ^ Wheat, 44s ld ; barley, 31s 1d ; oats, 25s 5d ; rye, 30s 8d ; beans, 44s 6d ; and peas, 37s Bd. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 44s 4d ; barley, 30s ld ; oats, 25s 4d ; rye, 35s 2d ; beans, 458 8d ; peas, 38s ld ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 79,149 ; barley, 1,386 ; oats, 4,872 ; rye, 374; beans, 899 ; p eas, 514 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The show of beasts in our market to-day was moderate. For prime Scots, crosses, &c., we had a steady demand, at fully Monday's prices. Inferior stock, however, sold slowly at barely late currencies. Aithough the supply of sheep was seasonably good, the mutton trade ruled firm, and the quotations were well supported. The best old Downs realised os per 81bs. There was an improved inquiry for lambs. In prices, however, no advance took place. Prime calves sold readily, other kinds of veal slowly, on former terms. In pigs and milch cows very little was doing at late rates. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 2 8 3 0 Primecrs-wool do. 4 2 4 4 Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 Pme. S'thdown do. 4 8 5 0 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 4 Large crse. calves 3 2 3 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small d 0... 4 0 4 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 6 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Small porkers .... 3 8 4 6 Lambs, 4s 6d to 5s Bd. Suckling calves, 18s to 22s ; and quarter .old store pigs, 18s to 235. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .1,000 Sheep and lambs 11;572 Calves Beasts 240 Sheep Calves 320 Pigs 4OO Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEV GATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade rules inactive, as follows : —Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 4s Od to 5s Od ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6d per Sibs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, August 24.—The supplies of each kind of fat stock were only moderate. Generally speaking, till trade ruled steady, at very full prices :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3 s 8d t o 5 s Od ; lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 4d ; veal, 4s to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 48 4d per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, August 24.—Prime beasts, sheep, and calves sold steadily, at full prices. Otherwise, the trade was in a sluggish state :—Beef, fram 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s Od ; lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s ; pork, 38 8d to 4s 4d per Blbs ; milch cows, £l5 Os to 119 Os each ; suckling calves, 18s to 22s ; quarter old store pigs, 18s to 23s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 12s ; new do., £3 lOs to £4 4s ; old clover, £4 15s to £5 lOs ; now do., £4 Os to £4 lOs ; and straw, £1 lOs to 18s per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLA ND. —Old meadow hay, £3 5s t o £4 12s new do. £3 8s to £4 48; old clover, £4 15s to £5 10s ; new do., £4 Os to £4 lOs; and straw, £1 12s to £1 18s per load Trade inactive. w H rrnonArgL.—Old meadow hay, £3 8s to £4 12s; new do., £3 8s to £4 4s ; old clove' £4 15s to £5 10s ; new do., £4 Os to £4 103 • and straw, £1 12s to £l. I s a per load. Supply good, and irade rather dull, THE A USTR. 'ALLAN MAIL 1