The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-18 00:00:00

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS 151;:--14Ornini, 41. 26m .—Afternoon, 4h. 41m. To-Moßßow-Morning, 4h. 57m.—Afternoon, sh. 14m. The Emperor NAPOLEON has given an instal ment of Justice to Political offenders? by an Imperial decree dated yesterday. And another decree, dated this day, removes some of the laws in force against the Press. So far so good. The wonder is that measures of this kind should have been deferred so long. If the EMPEROR really hopes to secure his dynasty, the only way is to trust in the affections of the people. Au army may be bought and sold; but the true affections of a whole nation, when once purely won, gene. rally outlive the idol of their primitive devotion. Though the French are an exciteable people, they are still loyal as well as chivalrous. They are restive under restraint ; and not over appreciative of the true respect due to liberty of opinion so much as action. They may be more mercurial in their personal habits than other people nearer home ; but they cannot comprehend any sober for bearance in the expression of their opinions. Hence their frequent violence in political discus sions. This was but too forcibly exemplified during the days of the Republic. But the question arises, was it wise to use such severe repression so as virtually to extinguish the mind of France ? We think not. There was no expression of public feel ing permitted, save what was agreeable to those in power. Now in civil life we like to hear both sides, for truth generally lies between the extremes of opinion. But when the mind is pent up under severe coercion, resentment works with embittered anguish. The safety valve is closed up and an explosion becomes a daily apprehension. The experience of the world proves this ; but a sudden assumption of power overrides all prudence, apparently indifferent to consequences. Still there may be exceptions ; and one cannot help making due allowance for the very peculiar position of the Emperor NAPOLEON, under all the circumstances of his usurping the diadem, with a stealthy reso lution worthy of our own CROMWELL, but totally devoid of his cautious hesitation in grasping the covetted bauble. It may be that NAPOLEON now sees the error of his rule, and may hope to concentrate his power by relaxing its pressure. The strained cord snaps when least expected, because safety is presumed from continued endurance. If France will ap preciate the present instalment of justice to her un doubted rights all may be better for the future. It will certainly be safer for the EMPEROR, for he is placed in the predicament of the ambitious boy who has climbed to the topmost point of the tree of danger that he is afi•aid to descend. NAPOLEON has, however, summoned courage to retrace his steps, and Nye hope the change may be mutually beneficial. It were idle in the present temper of mind to hope long for its entire suppres sion. Limbs may be chained, but thought will be free, and fearlessly assert its dominion, biding the coming dawn of liberty with an assurance of heartfelt inspiration which neither time nor cir cumstance can control. RICHARD COIDEN kno ws well what sort of stuff theiHouse of Comm ons is made of, and he tells us plainly that Parliament is not in earnest to put down corruption. He has Seen its conduct now for nearly twenty years, and he is prepared to say nothing better of the House of W hi ch even his opponents confe ss him to be one of the eornaments, than that that ho use does not sincerely ndeavour to repress bribery and intimidation at elections_ does not in fact care for the electoral purity of the members who compose i t. 1 Let the reader peruse his description of the means now used—ostensibly—for th at purpose. Election Committees—what are they ? Tribunals so in famously costly, that no petition against a corrupt return can be prosecuted but at the hazard of costs to which th ose o f Ch ancer y are trifles. "I venture to say" —says Mr. COBDEN—" that a man who pre sents an election, petition to the House of Commons, goes before a tribunal, the expense of which makes the law or equity, which is admi nistered at the Court , of Chancery, dirt cheap to it." Well, indeed, may he si. l l . so, when no man who presents a petition can tell whether it may not cost him £5,000 if he persists h.' prosecuting it. The tribunal, therefore, before -wttk:ch corrupt elections are brought, may well be characterised as the most inacesssible and the most costly in the civilized world. But is there no remedy ? Admitting, for a mo ment, for the sake of argument, that the aversion of the Whigs and Tories to the Ballot rests on honest grounds—have they done what they could to make bribery infamous, and to compel its renun ciation by all decent men ? The fact stares us, on the contrary, in the face, that the guiltiest of all the parties, the middleman between the candidate and the poor elector, gets off with impunity. Why, as Mr. COBDEN asks, should not the man guilty of bribery be prosecuted criminally by the Attorney- General ? Doubtless it would do more to put down bribery than anything else. Why, then, is it not done ? Chiefly, perhaps, because " a lawyer's in the case." As elections are now managed, no class profits by them more than the legal gentlemen in country towns. Every candidate is obliged to resort to them ; they know election law, they know where to apply the screw, they know how to dis tribute money judiciously—and if the " distribution of money" were made a penal offence, if it led to the gaol and the treadmill, the country-town elec toral agent would lose half his power, and half his electoral profits. Mr. COBDEN does not appear quite to have made up his mind as to the best kind of tribunal for try ing cases of corrupt elections ; and there are ob ;lions difficulties in every plan which has been proposed. There is, however, we think, no diffi culty in pronouncing that certain proposals, if adopted, would almost entirely put a stop to bribery. We should commence with the members themselves, and we would require a declaration, that to the best of their knowledge and belief, they had not spent, and should not be called on to spend, any money beyond the necessary and legal expenses of the election, a declaration to be made under the legal penalties for perjury. Secondly, we would make it the interest of the bribed elector to betray the person who bribed him, by rewarding him, as an informer, with a larger sum than had been paid him as a bribe. The actual bribery might then be conducted perhaps by men of straw ; but first we could give the informer hold upon all persons who could have a presumably guilty knowledge, and next we would make it the interest of the subbordinate briber to betray his more " re• spectable " and responsible principal, by punish inng the subordinate with imprisonment and hard labour if he could not pay the in former his reward, and by granting him im munity if he successfully disclosed his employer. We would thus make it hazardous, as well as dis graceful in its penal results, to bribe; and we be lieve that what was thus solemnly declared an ig nominious crime would soon be rarely practised. Make it the interest of any bribed man to turn in- former, make the penalties of bribery those to which other parties guilty of fraud are liable, and place the member in danger of the penalties for perjury, and we should hear but little more of bribery. , But, as Mr. COBDEN observes, all the other plans which could be adopted should be only subsidiary to the Ballot. Mr. eOBDEN lays great stress upon this simple instrumentality, on account of the order and quiet which it produces at elections ; he thinks it, as a mere mode of taking the votes, the best that can be devised. But, as he justly asks, must it not prevent, to a certainty, all that bribery so common at elections when the numbers are pretty equal, which is consequent on the state of the poll as it draws nearer and nearer to four o'clock? This at least would no longer be practicable, when no one knew how the votes for each were accumulating in the box. But more than this. Mr. COBDEN had not had time to make many political enquiries in America, but he was told in writing there, by one of their most influential and respectable men, well known in this country too, Mr. RANDALL, that having been for 50 years con nected with party politics in Philidelphia, a largely manufacturing city of 600,000 inhabitants, " he never knew a vote bought or sold" ! So much for the difficulty interposed by the Ballot between the briber and the bribed. Such laws as we have adverted to above, might still be enacted, they would be a collateral security, but the great security of all is that which deprives the briber of a receipt for his money. No man would readily part with it to those whose vote he could do nothing to secure. We are aware of the pretence that head-money would be still given for a return, and after the election. The answer is, let the law, as we said, make it the in terest of the receiver of head-money to betray his seducer ; but, above all, get rid of the little constituencies where head-money is practicable, either by enlarging them or by abolish ing them. If we cannot agree with Mr. COBDEN in his views respecting our national defences, we believe he would prove a practical and safe man in regard to our national representa tion. The controversy still rages about that unfortu nate plan of Mr. THOMAS HAWKSLEY, by which (at a cost to the State of £17,000, just by way of of beginning) that ingenious gentleman proposes to filter, daily, 2,000,000 gallons of dirty water taken from the Serpentine, and (when thus cleansed) thereupon carefully poured back again into the old dirty bed of that same stagnant pool of abomina tion ! Messrs. EASTON, AMES, and SONS still write —and what is more worthy of note, still write directly to the point—arguing the matter not by any means as mere theorists, but from an abundance of stubborn facts accumulated by them from their own past, practical, and eminently satisfactory experience. Sir S.M. PETO writes, too, in his turn, as we took occasion to re mark at some length yesterday. Mr. HAWKSLEY still argues on obstinately to the last, in spite of common sense, of public feeling, of statistics, of the very laws of hydraulics being dead against him. Mr. LILWALL has his little word also to add to the general hubbub of discussion whenever he can find an opportunity of getting it in edge ways. " TYBURNIAN" likewise—one of the earliest and most logical of the disputants comes down ever and anon pitilessly with his solid, substantial, knuckle-duster reasons upon Mr. HAWKSLEY and his one or two supporters—supporters we believe up to this moment numbering no more than three altogether, namely, the Chief Commissioner, Mr. FITZROY, the petulant Sir S. M. PETO, and the now absent Jr. STEPHENSON. Elsewhere in our impression of this evening we give the latest of these knuckle-dusters of " Tyburnian." From this it will be seen how effectually he tackles the false reasoning of the member for Finsbury. To sum up the absurdity of which false reasoning, in one sentence, it is only necessary to say that —If Sir S. M. PETO is to be believed, then the well in Duck Island is proof positive that water does not rise to its own level— the surface of the water in that well befitg five feet below the surface of the lake in St. James's- Th a t ornamental sheet o f water has been and—ac cor di ng from the a w c e c l o l r indi according u t c o k I h s e l a b solute t sp o ulpilf i e the d statement , know ledge of Messrs. EASTON, AMOS, and SONS. That well in Duck Island is supplied from the orna mental sheet of water—accordiag to the state ment, nay (it is intimated to us), according to the absolute knowledge of the member for Finsbury. We know ourselves, all London knows for a fact that the former state ment is correct. Let the other statement—the counter statement put forward by Sir S. M. PETO— be only once made good, and we arrive at two most remarkable results as tie necessary consequence of the demonstration ! First, as we have said, philo sophy will awaken at length to the suprising truth that water does not rise to its own level! And secondly, we shall at length have discovered—per petual motion ! Results so astonishing that it will be incumbent upon the member for Finsbury to learn whether he has not some claim to a certain reward of £30,000 sterling from her MAJESTY S Exchequer. And in the next place at as early as possible he will have to bring out an entirely new treatise upon hydraulics. To speak seriously, how ever, upon this point—namely, as to the member for Finsbury's extraordinary assertion (in spite of the water in the well being five feet below the level of the water in the lake), namely, that the water from the lake percolates through the concrete into the well, and has to be thence pumped back again—we find that Messrs. EASTON, Amos, and SONS replying now simply in these words— "As he (Sir S. M. PETo) seems determined to adhere to his opinion on this point, we will inform him that after a fortnight's cessation in pumping, the lake has remained full; the diffe rence of level between the surface of water in it and the well being still five feet." They add—" This we state as a fact, but if any doubt should exist, let the pumps be stopped and watch the result." Surely nothing can be fairer than this at a point in the discussion which, the above firm observes most truthful, is really "assuming this position—viz., that of a person endeavouring to persuade the public that a basin with a hole in the bottom will remain full without a further supply." It would be advisable, in truth, that Mr. HAWKSLEY and his friends should in this instance—" leave well alone !" It is the merest farce to find the sticklers for this preposterous crotchet of filtration—turning from the attempted defence of their own pet scheme (up to this moment a mere theoretical outline of an exreriment)—turning, we say, from the attempted defence of what is in itself indefen sible, to fall foul, forsooth ! of that simple, admir able, rational, and perfectly effectual plan carried out in St. James's-park two or three years ago with such eminent success by Lord LL ANOVER (then Sir BENJAMIN HALL), one of the ablest Commissioners of Public Works England has ever had. Lord LLANOVER viewed the matter in the light of com- mon sense. He saw a dirty basin brimmed full of dirty water ; and instead of getting filter beds to clear the water (and to do nothing at all to the basin !) instead of building a lodge-like cottage, and stowing away two or three stationary engines in it, and planting shrubs and erecting vases, and getting together all that kind of rubbish and trumpery—like a rational man he emptied the dirty water out entirely ; he then washed and scraped the dirty basin clean, and having lined it with a glaze of concrete filled it up again with clean, fresh pure water, free from all kinds of impurities. What Lord LLAN OVER did so admirably in the instance of the Ornamental Water in St. James's-park, we want to be done again by Mr. FITZROY in the in stance of the Serpentine. THE FRENCH A3INES.7I: LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr, Reuter's office : PARIS, AUG. 18. The Noniteur of this morning publishes the following : "All warnings which have been given to the newspapers in France and the Colonies are to be considered as non-issued. " The Minister of the Interior, in concert with his colleagues, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Algiers and the Colonies, have ordered the necessary measures to be taken to ensure the im mediate execution of the full and entire amnesty granted by the Emperor. " Their Imperial Majesties left yesterday for St. Sauveur, where they will sojourn till the sth of September, when they proceed to Biarritz. " 922 soldiers, sentenced for various offences, have been either pardoned or the term of their imprisonment has been commuted." FLORENCE, AUG. 16. The proposition of Signor Ginori, concerning the incompatibility of the dynasty of Lorraine to go vern in Tuscany, has been agreed to unanimously with 168 votes, amidst the vociferous plaudits of the public. The deputies Prince Strozzi, Marquis Manzi, Counts Della Gherardesea, Franchesi, Piccolomini, Borgbose, and M. Adami, have proposed the follow ing resolution, which met with unanimous support, namely : " That the Assembly declares it to be the firm will of Tuscany to form a strong part of the King dom of Italy under the constitutional sceptre of King Victor Emmanuel." TURIN, AUG. 17. The King arrived here this evening, and was welcomed with great cheers by a large crowd which was assembled at the railway station. The National Guard and the Piedmontese troops were drawn up in line along the passage of his Majesty. General Ulloa has sent in his resignation, which has been accepted. It is rumoured that General Fanti has accepted the post of commander-in-chief of the army of Central Italy. A collision has taken place on the line to Genoa, whereby six persons have been killed. MODENA, AUG. 16. • After a solemn service had been performed at the cathedral, at which all the bodies of the state were present, Signor Farini opened the National As sembly iii the grande salle of the Palace amidst en thusiastic plaudits. After having spoken a few eloquent words on the history of Modena during the present century, on that of the Sardinian government, that of the different provinces, and on the last dictatorship, he deposited the powers given him as Dictator in the hands of the Deputies. He urged them to express freely, and with that calm ness which is the result of good rights, their wishes for the definite settlement of the constitution of the country, and in addressing himself to Europe, he said : " We are ready to give to the civilised world all the guarantees of order and peace, conditionally that liberty is assured to us, and that Italy shall belong to the Italians." Tho Assembly voted also an address of thanks to Napoleon 111. At the close of the Assembly the Modenese troops fired a salute from the ramparts of the town. PARIS, AUG. 17. The young Grand Duke of Tuscany arrived yesterday at Paris. He has been received by the Emperor, who invited him to remain for some time at Paris in order to await what events may trans• pire. The Emperor gave him a very kind and gracious reception. BERNE, AUG. 17. It is asserted that the Austrian plenipotentiaries decline to confer direct with the Piedmontese pleni potentiary, who protests against Lombardy being charged with any portion of the Austrian debt. MARSEILLES, AUG. 17. Adviccs have been received from Constantinople to the 10th. The Sultan has returned, and on Thursday gave M. do Thouvenel a most gracious reception. Baron de Prokesch-Osten hastened to pay his respects to M. de Thouvenel. The official journal states that amicable relations had been re-established between these two ambassadors. The same journal also states that Sir Henry Bulwer gave an explanation respecting the British squadron having been at Alexandria, namely, that it was there in honour of the contemplated visit of the Sultan. Disturbances have taken place in Candia, and some gendarmes have been strangled and put to death. The Czar has presented the Sultan with the de coration of the order of St. Andrew, in diamonds, valued at 1,000,000 piastres, in acknowledgment of the reception recently given to the Grand Duke Constantine. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. PARIS BOURSE, Aug. 17.—The market continues depressed. Threes, have been done at 69f., and are now at 69f. 80c. ; Mobilier varied from 882 f. 50c. to 815 f.; Austrian, 556 f. 25c. to 552 f. 50c. ; Lombard, 555 f. to 552 f. 50c.; Orleans, 1,360 f. to 1,352 f. 50c.; Lyons, 865 f. to 860 f. The following were the last quotations:— 4k per Cents. .... 97 50 I Credit Fonder 660 Do. end month .. Belgian 4i — 3 per Cents. 67 70 Piedmonteso (5) Do. end month.... 68 80 Roman B6 Bank Shares — Austrian ...____ B3 Cr4dit Mobilier .. 815 Spanish Threes — Do. Account 816 25 Home Debt 4l 75 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern New ditto 80.5 .. 807 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 862 50 .. 862 50 Geneva Southern 560 .... 5 5 5 0 6 2 2 5 5 0 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 11c. ; money) 25f 9c. ; three months, paper, 24f. 96c.; money, 24f. 94c. HEALTH OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA. BERLIN, AuG. 15. Yesterday the following bulletin respecting the health of the King was issued : " His Majesty did not enjoy any sound sleep till near morning, but this was not caused by the appearance of any new ill symptoms. Towards morning he fell into a sound sleep, which lasted for some hours. On awakening ho ap pared to be rather more sensitive than on yesterday. No gnat decline is observable in his bodily powers. "Dr. GRIMM. " Dr. BOGER. " Sans Souci, August 14, 9 a.m." In the evening a bulletin was issued, stating that there had been no change in the condition of his Majesty during the day, and this morning the following . appeared : " After sleeping for some hours the King evinced the same sensibility as yesterday. There is no fresh pressure of blood towards the brain, and there is a slight decline ob servable in the paralysing pressure on that organ, but there is no increase of strength perceptible. "Dr. GRIMM. "Dr. BOGER. " Sans Scuci, August 15, 9 a.m." SERVICES IN GREENWICII-PARK.—By permission of the ranger, Lord Aberdeen, special services will be con ducted by various ministers in Greenwich-park on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. FALMOUTH, AUG. 17. The Imperatriz steamer, Sharp commander, ar rived this morning from Aden, where she has been engaged in laying down the electric cable in the Red Sea, bound for Liverpool, and put in here to replenish her fuel. She left Aden on the 11th of June ; Mauritius, 25th ; Simon's Bay, 10th of July ; St. Vincent's, 30th of July; and from Madeira on the Bth of August. The Imperatriz left in Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, the ship Ostrich. of London, with loss of rudder, and would be ready for sea in a few days ; also the barque Spirit of the Age, Belling, master, with loss of rudder. Her Majesty's ship Perseverance was under orders to proceed fr3m Simon's Bay to Algoa Bay to bring up part of the 59th Regiment. The Governor and his lady were expected to leave for England in the Perseverance on her return. The foundation-stone of the patent slip at Simon's-bay would be laid by the Governor on the 14th of July. Things were quiet at the Cape, and provisions extremely dear, owing to the want of means of transport from the interior, and the great scarcity of labourers. The Imperatriz spoke 87th July, in 11 40 north, 21 20 west, the ship Roxburgh Castle, for Mel bourne; and 15th August, in 43 25 N., 9 25 W. , the French brig Giaour, from Liverpool, for Mar seilles. We have received files of papers from the Cape to the 9th July. The Cape Parliament was prorogued on the Bth July, when the Governor made the following speech :- 4 , Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Legislative Council, Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly : " I am glad to find myself at length enabled to release you from the duties of this protracted session, and, in so doing, to be able to congratulate you upon the unusual degree of tranquillity which prevails throughout the whole of the frontier districts, as well as in the dependencies of the Crown and foreign States, whether European or native, which lie beyond the colony. "The excitement which recently existed among some of the tribes within and around the frontier, which was, however, never more than partial, appears now to have en tirely subsided ; and I continue to receive satisfactory ac counts of the disposition of the native tribes in general, and of the desire which they are more and more exhibiting to adopt many of the habits of settled life, to acquire property, and to obtain a secure title, giving them an individual right in the lands which they occupy. "You will be also glad to hear that in British Caffraria entire tranquillity prevails, that law and good order are strictly, and now, without difficulty, enforced in that coun try, that the prospects of the European settlers there ap pear to be good, and that the native and European popula tions are gradually settling down into a state of society in which they can be mutually advantageous to each other. " The opinion expressed by the House of Assembly, with regard to the propriety of allowing the port of East London to assume its obviously natural relation in regard to the territory of Caferaria; will much strengthen the hands of Government, in consolidating and confirming the state of things now in progress in that country, and which appears to augur so well for the future prosperity and contentment of its mixed and hitherto antagonistic populations. I thank you for the wise and liberal provision you have made for the continuance of general immigration during the year 1860. "My own views, as you are aware, led me to desire that a larger sum should-be devoted to this purpose, which I believe to be one of paramount importance to the ad vancement and future security and welfare of the colony. But I cheerfully admit that the large sum you have voted for this object may be productive of a great amount of good in these respects, and every effort shall be made to render your liberality as advantageous to the country as you desire it should be. " The very considerable means which you have supplied for the execution of the public works, either now in pro gress, or which are to be immediately entered on, will, I have no doubt, produce a great effect in developing the re sources of the colony. In like manner it may reasonably be expected that the funds provided for the erection of hos pitals, public buildings, and gaols, will be productive of ad vantages to the entire population, the full benefits of which it is difficult to overrate; and I confidently antici pate that your foresight and prudence in making these provisions for the future morality, prosperity, and welfare of the people of this country, will be hereafter regarded with thankfulness and gratitude. " I trust that the Act which has been passed during the present session, to provide for the adjustmeni of disputed land boundaries, may have the effect of preventing much of that ill-will and litigation which has hitherto sprung from so fertile a source of dispute ; and that it may tend to materially promote the agricultural interests of the colony, by removing many of the obstacles which have hitherto interfered with the subdivisions of land. "The increased means which have been provided for carrying on the trigonometrical survey of the colony will also be productive of much advantage to proprietors of the soil, and to the country generally. I have felt much anxiety to see this trigonometrical survey undertaken, and placed upon a* efficient footing. Hitherto it has, from the want of such a survey, been impossible to construct an even tolerable accurate map of the country. I think that th e importance of the subject has been hardly sufficiently un derstood, and that is not until the full benefits, which will result from your having sanctioned this work, develope themselves, that the value of what you have done for the colony, in this respect, will be fully appreciated. " I was glad to see among the private bills you sent up to me some very useful measures. One of these I have but little doubt will tend greatly to promote the commerce and trade of the country, and to attract shipping to these shores. " Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly, " I thank you for the attention you have paid to the various recommendations I have made to you upon the sub jecl of the supplies which were deemed necessary for the conduct of the public service. You may rely that all such supplies as have, by the liberality of the Parliament, been placed at the disposal of the Government, shall be expended with the strictest regard to economy. " Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Legislative Council, " Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly, " I feel great gratification in being able to inform you that the President of the Transvaal Republic has transmit ted to me a very satisfactory assurance that no apprehen sions need be entertained of the inhabitants of that State making any attack on the Kuruman mission stations. "An address has been sent up to me by one branch of the Legislature, requesting that plans and estimates may be prepared for the erection of a Parliament-house ; and I am aware that the other branch of the Legislature also concurs in the propriety of such a building being erected. Recognising fully, as I do, the justice and propriety of the views of which have originated this wish on your parts, and foreseeing numerous advantages which may spring from both Houses of the Colonial Parliament meeting under one roof, and being brought into much closer and more frequent communications with one another than i is at pre sent possible, I will take care that no time is lost n the pre - paration of the plans and estimates for the proposed build ing, so that they may be laid before the Colonial Parliament at its meeting. "As it has been judged preferable that the works for the proposed harbour of refuge should not bo entered on until the plans on which it is to be constructed have been laid before you, measures have been taken for securing the preparation; of these plans and the accompanying estimates without delay, and for having all matters placed in such a state of readiness that the works can be at once commenced when their execution has received your sanction. " I trust (and in expressing these feelings I- know I shall secure your entire sympathy and concurrence) that the present threatening stato of affairs in Europe may exer c i se no evil infl ue nce upon the interests of South Africa, and that, by God's blessing, our own country may long be en abled to abstain from engaging in the European war which has so recently burst forth. But should Great Britain un happily be compelled to take an active part in the existing contest, it is gratifying to know that in no part of her Ma jesty's possessions are her subjects animated by a more de voted loyalty, or by a more earnest desiro by every means in their power, toprotect her Majesty'shonour and interests than we are. " I now, in her Majesty's name, prorogue this Parlia • ment of her Majesty's settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, to Wednesday, the 10th day of August next, and it is here by prorogued accordingly." QUEEN'S PRINTERS' PATENT.—The select com mittee appointed to inquire into the nature and extent of the Queen's Printers' patent, so far as relates to , the right of printing the Holy Scriptures for England and Wale s , was publisheeyesterday. The committee state that they had proceeded to take some evidence on the subject referred to them, but in consequence of the late period of the session they were precluded from completing the inquiry. They therefore recommend the re -appointment of the committee in the next session of Parliament. TIIE RECENT MURDER NEAR LEEDS.—The ad journed inquest on tho body of Richard Broughton, the man who was barbarously murdered in a fi e ld near Round hay,i a village near Leeds, n the afternoon of Saturday, the 6th inst., was held yesterday before Mr. Jewison, the coro ner for the district. .Mr. W. Hey, surgeon, who had made a post mortem examination of the b o dy o f th e d eceased, stated that the injuries which the ufortunate man had re ceived were thecause of his d ea th , and tho jury returned a verdict of "IVilful murder against some person or persons unknown." The perpetrators of the crime have hitherto eluded detection, and there does not appear much proba bility of their capturo. LITERATURE. Female Influence. By Lady Charlotte Maria Pepys. 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. This is a very agreeable novel ; it possesses many sources of amusement and edification, and, although it is not of a first-rate order of merit, it certainly can lay claim to attention on the score of exhibit ing skill in detail of events and shrewdness in de scription of character. The real heroine, Oriole, has not at all an estimable nature ; she is singularly brilliant, distinguished alike by her personal charms and her mental attributes, but she is vain and selfish, and she ended by forming no last ing friendship. Some of the other ladies who ap pear on the scene are very gracefully described to us. Gertrude and Adela are the best. The latter is a charming sketch of a disinterested disposition. She is very gifted, but far from making a parade of her talents like her friend Oriole Montaigne, she kept in the shade, and it was to the surprise of many of her most intimate friends when she was acknowledged as the successful candidate for a prize poem. There is something refreshing in the por traitures of such as Adela—they impart a grace to the pages of fiction, and adorn the record of domes tic scenes and the sketches of social life with a more enduring lustre than is reflected by the mere tricious splendour of a style like Miss Mon taigne's. There are many persons introduced into this work, and this, among other peculiarities, goes far to prove that it is a first attempt on the part of the authoress. If such is the case there is ample evidence of merit in many passages of these volumes to argue better things for the future, when experience will have toned down some of the ex aggerations that appear in the style, and have con centrated in a greater degree the plan of the story, which in this instance is somewhat disjointed. The links in the chain are dropped for too long a period when sketching the progress of events in the family of the Tract's. Hertford is a very good representation. It is very well described how at first he was greatly struck with Oriole, with her rare beauty, and her great talents, but as time and opportunity developed her character more fully, he was disenchanted, and gradually recognised the less shining but far superior qualities of Adela. Mrs. Tracy is a gentle and gracimis being. She does not appear very prominently on the scene after the first part of the story ; but her resignation in her long and painful illness, and her faith in her last hours, are touchingly and yet forcibly dwelt upon. Gertrude, her cousin, is a pleasing young girl. She is very enthusiastic and inexperienced when we first meet with her, but she improves during her wanderings, and is far more sensible when we take leave of her. " Female Influence" contains some lively sketches of society ; and alto gether may be considered as a fiction of an average standard. The Cruise of the Pearl ; with an Account of the Operations of the Naval Brigade in India. By the Rev. E. A. Williams, R.N. Bentley. This is a pleasantly-written volume, which gives some account of the exploits of those whose ser vices well deserve commemoration. A book on the achievements of the Naval Brigade in India is a fitting accompaniment to the many volumes which have been published recounting the adventures of the rival service ; and since we believe this is the first work that has done so, it possesses some de gree of novelty, even though the subject has been worn by the pens of many writers. The Pearl, to which the reverend author was attached as chap lain, is a screw steamship, which it was intended should join the fleet assembling for the third expe dition to the Baltic. The Russian war being how ever concluded unexpectedly, the Pearl was ordered to sail for the South American and Pacific station. She accordingly proceeded across the Atlantic, and after about six weeks' voyage anchored in the splendid harbour of Rio de Janeiro. This harbour is supposed to have no rival except that of Sydney. After passing some time in South America, the Pearl started across the Pacific for China, pausing at the Sandwich Islands on her way. In June, 1857, she arrived at Hong Kong, having been one of the ships selected to take part in the Chinese war. She was not, however, destined to dis tinguish herself in that locality, for she was only a month in China, and during that time her men were only once in action against the enemy, when they were sent on a boat expedition to destroy some Chinese pirates. The intelligence of the out break in India induced Lord Eigin to despatch the troops which were intended for the Chinese expe dition to the scene of danger, and H.M.S. Shannon and Pearl immediately sailed for Calcutta, Lord Elgin being on board the Shannon. The exploits of the gallant officers and crew of that vessel under her heruic commander, the late lamented Captain William Peel, are familiar to all. It remained for Mr. Williams to give some account of the labours and achievements of the less celebrated Pearl. Their scene of action was laid in the Upper Pro vinces of India ; and the author observes in his preface—" It is not that more credit can be claimed for this small force than for any other equal num ber of Britons under similar circumstances; but it is considerations arising from the difficulties that were overcome, the isolated position that was occu pied, totally unsupported by Europeans, for many months ; the holding of an advanced post exposed to constant attacks, and removed from the rest of ' the army so far that its services and dangers have been little known, that afford an additional excuse for describing the part taken by the Royal Navy, and which may fill up a hitherto vacant niche in Indian history." He gives a fair and succinct ac count of the operations of the Naval Brigade, who were especially fortunate in the success of their manceuvres. The men displayed the greatest readiness and agility in adapting themselves to their new position, for which Mr. Williams thinks them deserving of much credit— " The men of the naval brigade were always on excellent terms with their companions in arms—they seldom were long in camp with any corps without leaving themas friends. Sometimes when a swell trooper commenced pok ing fun at Jack, he was always ready with his answer, givinga sa good little a badinage ecsof wash u m interchangedou r ashe e beut Occa sionally Jack's costume been quite or seat on horseback, which may not have quite military, not being bestocked to the thrseat, so trimly buttomed up to the chin. They were told t a h s L i rtil n gh a t chaff, when they could fire a broadside, or . furl gale ie pe d of his ind, horses a s e well ne h a .0 shore.' eJack It s h n a handled dl difficultd s guns and tod galfind a Briton inspired by bravery and ready to mount a horse and join in a charge on the enemy's ranks ; but it is not every day that men are found who canmana manage a ship in a tornado, can rig or unrig her if required , can furl her sails in a storm, and weather the most boisterous tempest ; and stepping off the plank to terra firma, can harness their horses and mount them ; can lay down the boarding -pike and take up the rifle; can make a gun-carriage, a limber and harness, and then come off victorious in upwards of twenty engagements." Mr. Williams describes an interview with Jun g Bahadoor, the Nepaulese chief, who was arrayed in a costume of pure white, with a magnificent tiara. His descriptions of Madeira, Rio Janeiro, Honolulu, &c., give a variety to the work which is not possessed by many of its class. The following amusing anecdote relates to one of the superstitious of the Sandwich Islands, where the natives believe they possess ; andvery the power often ofth the fear of their m ingeacho e th n e e rt y o doing so produces the dreaded effect : " They do not believe themselves - endowed with the power of praying a white man to death. They have had a practical example of their impotency in this matter. It was once tried on John Young, who had been a boatswain in the American sblp Eleanor. He was detained on the island in consequence of the taboo having been laid on the canoes, which were not allowed to leave the shore. The ship put to sea without him, and on finding himself a resi dent on the island, he married a native lady of a noble family, and was himself created a chief. Having had a quarrel with one of the natives, he resolved to pray him to death. So he built a hut on the top of a hill, and periodi cally went up to his lofty retreat to pray John Young to death. His friends told him that his end would soon come, for his enemy.was praying him to death. The brawny tar had been travelling too long over the world, and had weathered too many storms, to be alarmed by such a tale ; so he collected several of his friends and sallied up the hill. They soon built a .hut alongside that of the man who was praying for his death, and both he and his friends united in one voice a counter- supplication, which so terrified the unfortunate native that he went home discomfited. lie felt that it was all over with him, and that he had been outprayed; becoming melancholy, he subsequently . died. After this failure the natives became thorougly convinced that it was quite impossible to pray a white man to death." All who are interested in the achievements of our brave sailors will find pleasure in perusing these records of their prowess under most disadvantageous circumstances. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE. -- A very melan choly case of choking took place at Nairn, on Thursday night last, Mr. David Reid, contractor there, had a daugh ter married on that night, and the company had just left, when, some beef b e i ng served, he commenced to cut and eat it, and, before any one observed, he had fallen down dead. The usual restoratives were applied without avail. On a post mortem examination being made, a piece of beef was found in his throat, which there is no doubt was the cause of death.—Scotsman. A SWINDLING SCHEME IN NEV. YORK.--A swindling scheme has been discovered in New York, but not until a numerous band of the family of the' gull" had been handsomely bled. It was based on a pretended loan of 14,000,000 florins for the Grand Duchy of Baden, connected with a lottery, which was to have its drawing, August 31. The swindlers, who called themselves Constantine, Fell nor, and Co., professed to be the agents for L. 0. Roth childs and Co., of Frankfort-on-the-Maine,give it a wh which metallic was enough like that of Roth ( s )childs' to twang, not to speak of the ad ress. The swindle went on successfully for some time, and %vas only blown up by the magnitude of the operations to Which it gave rise—the num.. ber of letters the false firm received attracting attention at the post-office. Most of these letters came from the south and the west, quarters of the union that appear to have far more than their proper share of the gullible element of our o n t d h the e c t o ts will answer t T o h fi e l leowttietrhymwillilsinsesvipepr i b b l o d n r ci l s w a n nli a documents of the same character. VERDI'S "MACBETH" AT THE CAN- TERBU.RY HALL. (From the Entr'acte.) Startling as our heading may appear, it is nevertheless a fact, that Verdi's opera of " Macbeth," so long the subject of criticism in the Parisian musical world, has been Pr° - duced for the first time in this country at the establishrae nt of Mr. C. Morton, in the Westminster-road —namely, the Canterbury Hall. We do not wish, however, in any w a Y to mislead the public ; the music simply is performed, tiler.? is :no mise en scene, but the opera is gone throug h as a would be in any other concert room, and very admirably it is done. Before commencin any remark upon the music , we must comment on the g libretto, which, like all other foreign librettos, is peculiar for the very close manner in the author has copied every idea from the text of Shake, pere, and at the same time made some of the primest min takes that it is possible to be guilty of. For instance,. 1n the first act, " Lady Macbeth," who, by the bye, has, . 1 ° long duet, wound her husband up to the "killing' and, indeed, as the text informs us, has been almost' choire witness to the murder, is made to join in the final n! to this act, calling for vengeance on the murderers head, and requesting the Divine aid to discover who the assassin. is. We forget any such passage in Shakspere, 8° s i r i suppose it may be looked upon as the ideal creation of t e poet's brain. In the operatic last act, the libretto includes, very briefly, the whole of the fifth and part of the fowl? acts of the tragedy. Thus we have a chorus of Scottisn pitch, exiles," and an air for Macduff, which includes that cele brated speech— " Front to front bring thou this fiend of Scotland," 84°'(21 „ and which is certainly closely copied from the Bar d Avon. The sleeping scene is then given, whils t the battle scenes are pressed down into twenty lines of song, occult!. aria, and chorus. The first and last ac ts have alone heel' produced at this Hall, and we certainly plead ignorance as to how many Verdi has written ; be this as it wat t , however, there is much to praise in the musie, and when . I n shall be produced on the operatic stage, we th ink it w d become quite as favourite an opera as the " Trovatore,jl.,. certainly immeasurably superior to the " Vespres Hennes," the choruses being finer, and the songs, `ghat there are, far more telling. The chief featuresamongst the solos are a grand scena for Lady Macbeth (which in realitY answers to the reading of the letter, and after the solilocitaul. in the first act of the tragedy) and a very beautiful reca tive and song for Macbeth, in the last act, which We tli will be likely to rival, if it does not excel, it s near lielg bour from II Trovatore " " Balen."' Th e choruse" s are, of course, by Verdi, and that is quite sufficie nt of to il l timate that they are intricate, noisy, and no t too tut' - melody ; but this is one of the peculiarities of this °ill poser. The production of this opera at the Canterbury a decided feather in the car of the proprietor of the er a e lishment, Mr. C. Morton. Hitherto these stages hatls been made the vehicle for mere clap-trap songs and due dances, duo performers, and ebony minstrels. Mr. 31°r% has raised the character of his Hall and the concerts will° are nightly given are such as to give great satisfaction to even a musician. der The opera itself, which has been so well got out nui- oei the superintendence of Mr. F. Jongmans, the re 1 .1 8%., director, is really admirably performed. ' The solos are Be director, cuted in an artistic manner, and Miss Russell, wh o PI O senses a florid, well-cultivated, and clear voice, sing ° t he scena above alluded to in a style which might arouse envy of many of our acknowledged West-end conc ert-ro l: performers. Macbeth, too (we forget the .gentionts private name), exhibits the thorough musician in all 11° ad to sing, and particularly in the air, " Obedience, love, "- honour." Should Mr. Morton continue presenting 'such noyeliikt as this at the Canterbury Hall, it is likely, not only.t°,,.ta„,,i the lead, as it does now, but to entirely se parate itself''"" the other concert-rooms of the metrop o lis. We cordial)/ recommend this new production to the attention a ° ur readers in particular, and the public in general. -,- r4ri:',, • * Acv.i v7,.L ~. ;--- . - ;,"' .". 1' L ''''' ;,.- •,- •= l. -........,'N.j.„.,:. _. „ -s - . --c , ;'"- ~k - ' l, •, A . 0..,,.. , *---14.4: , -' f '',.. ,- . , 4„,...___&, 0 1 .44 ,' . 1 4:' -I. 114... ;,:: 14; 1',./ . w ,,, 00);,,' , . i).--exut- , o. — 7-4 - 'll '-- .., ‘.. •,''' -, ‘1 %1 16 ' . "4 ' - -- - -`,. THE SUN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1859. CRYSTAL PALACE.- SATURDAY NEXT. MR. and MRS. SINS REEVES, Mdlle. ARTOT, Signor BELLETTI, Mr. BALFE.—Mr. REEVES will sing the four following popular pieces :—" Sound an alarm"— " Come into the Garden, Maud"—" Comin' through the rye" —" Good bye, Sweetheart"—and with Mrs. Sims Reeves in the Duet " Da quel di." CRYSTAL PALACE.-SATURDAY NEXT.- The Exeter-Hall Office will remain Open for the SALE of RESERVED SEAT TICKETS, at Half-a-Crown each, for Mr. Sims Reeves' Concert, until 8 o'clock To-morrow (Friday) evening.: CRYSTAL PALACE.-SATURDAY NEXT.- After the Concert of Mr. Sims Reeves, the Band of the Royal Marine Lirht Infantry will perform for the first time a selection from Meyerbeer's new opera, " Dinorah." I.? u YAL PItINCESS'S THEATEE. I.IU Under the management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, THE WIFE'S SECRET. Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Commence at 7. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnekstone. THIS EVENING, HALLOWE'EN. THE CONTESTED ELECTION. After which, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND. To conclude with A NABOB FOR AN HOUR. Commence at 7. NELY THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. For the Benefit of Mr. W. Smith, Acting Manager. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with THE WRECK ASHORE : Messrs. Billington, P. Bedford, Stuart,W. Smith, Eburne, MissWoolg,ar, and Mrs. Billing - ton. After which, THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT. Marie, Miss Rebecca Isaacs, for this night only ; assisted by Messrs. P. Bedford, Garden, Moreland, Mrs. Chatterley. Followed by the new burlesque, THE BABES IN THE WOOD. Messrs. C. Marshall, Paul Bedford, C. J. Smith, Zburne ; Miss Woolgar and Miss K. Kelly. Act i ng manager —Mr. Wm. Smith. Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box O f fi ce o pen from 10 to 5 —no charge for booking. No fees to mervants 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 evc 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, ADQtST 18. TRERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 69—highest since noon yesterday. 64—lowest this morning and during the night. 68—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.17. WIND, South-Easterly ; light, with dull hazy weather. THE SITN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1859 . TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—ln reference to the general amnesty, announced in the evening papers, I beg you will be kind enough to allow space in your columns for the following remarks : I will not stop here to inquire whether it be fit that the offender should be the forgiver; that " crimes" should be remitted which never were committed; and that those should be pardoned who were so cruelly wronged, having been, although guiltless, driven out of their country, torn from their families and their friends, consigned to absolute ruin, and, in fact, bereft of all they held dear on earth. Speak ing in my own name alone, and judging from a mere practical point of view, I own candidly that, situated as he is, Louis Bonaparte could now hardly do snore for us than he has just done. But it is not the less true that those whose hearts have been, for years, made to bleed from innumerable wounds have a claim to some thing better than a contemptuous and perhaps unsafe favour. What was due to them in the shape of justice, cannot be paid in the shape of pardon. But enough of this. Considerations of a higher signifi cance and more general import are involved in the question. Let freedom be wholly and sincerely restored to France : I, for one, am prepared to applaud. Our wrongs we might forget : may we be indifferent to the wrongs of our country ? We are permitted to return to France. So long as she is kept in bondage why should we go ? To complete the victory of might over right• —to render Imperial des potism still more absolutely unopposed—to extinguish the few last beacons which, fed by French hands, yet loom in the distance before the eyes of our unhappy country—in one word, to be slaves among slaves. Better stay in the land of unfettered thought and free speech ; better live where to be an exile is to remain a man. It is recorded that in the Revolution of 1789, at the first celebrated fete du Champ de ilars, some 50 Eng lishmen were seen wearing on their chest a medal, on which these words were inscribed :—" _Tiberias, ibi Patria." Without presuming to sit in judgment upon such of my countrymen as may take a different view of the case, I venture to say that this should be the motto of every man feelingly alive to the dignity of his own nature. Not that I consider my beloved country less entitled to claim our devotion, because temporarily shackled. No ! The very state of intellectual debasement and moral agony in which France is now plunged, endears her the more to us, as we know it originates in a fatal combi nation of uncontrollable circumstances, and is main tained by brute force alone. That France will, sooner or later, be warmed ins life and be herself again is a creed which I fondly cherish, and to which I cling with unshakeable conviction. But so long as she is forced into silence and darkness, I take it to be necessary tnat some, at least, of her most faithful sons should, by living abroad, retain the power of represent ing her true genius of making known her sorrows, denouncing her wrongs, invoking her most glorious recollections, vindicating her stifled aspirations after free dom, and championing in her name the eternal principles of justice and the rights of reason. I am, Sir, yours, &c., London, Aug. 17. LOUIS BLANC. THE GREAT EASTERN. The following relates Co the offer of Mr. Lever to charter the Great Eastern for £20,000 for a trip to America and back : " 11, King William-street, Aug. 17. " Sir, —Referring to tho paragraph in your city article of this date, wherein it is stated that a proposal has been made by Mr. Lever, M.P., to charter the Great Eastern, I am desired to inform you that the directors have declined the offer. _ _ . " I am further desired to observe that the ship is not open for charter at present, the views of the directors in r eference to her having undergone no change since she be came the property of this company, as will be seen from the announcement in your advertising columns fixing destina tion and date of departure.—l am, sir, your obedient ser vant, " J. If. YEATES, Secretary. It appears that the Great Eastern is to leave the Thames for the Nore on the 3d of September, and that she will proceed thence to Portland, Dorset shire, from which place she will make a trip on the Bth, to a distance, probably of 500 or 600 miles. She wilhhen be prepared to start on the 15th on a direct voyage to the United States, Portland, in Maine, being the harbour to which she will pro ceed. On this occasion passengers will be carried at fares ranging from £lB to £25, and many appli cations for berths are said already to have been received. BIRTHDAY OF TIIE DUCHESS OF KENT.—The 73d anniversary of the birthday of the Duchess of Kent was celebrated with various marks of rejoicing yesterday at Windsor and th© vicinity. There was a rural fete in the grounds of Mr. C. Scholefield, M.P. At the dinner, which took place at 1 o'clock, the chair was taken by Mr. W. Van sittart, M.P., with Mr. hope, M.P., on his left, when after the toast to the Queen and the Prince Consort, the health of her Royal highness was enthusiastically drunk. At Windsor the bells of the Chapel Royal of St. George's and St. John's chureh sent forth merry peals throughout the day. At noon a Royal salute was fired in the Long Walk. Royal salutes were also fired at Frogmore, Fort Belvidere, and the Adelaide frigate on Virginia Water, and in the evening a banquet took place at the Castle hotel. NEW FOREIGN OFFICE.—It appears by a Parlia mentary return, that the cost of the designs, models, plans, and working drawings for a new Foreign-office, by Mr. G. G. Scott, now exhibited in the library of the house, and of obtaining builders' estimates, &c., amounts to £3,800. This sum does not include any charge likely to be made by the architect for the modified design prepared by him according to the instructions of the First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings. If this design should be carried out, the above sum of £3,800 (except £3OO for the model), as well as the amount of the archit ec t' s c l a i m f o r the design itself, will merge in his commission and the builder's tender. ANGLING EXTRAORDINARY.—On Friday, says the Norfolk Chronicle, three gentlemen took at Reedhani no less than 210 fish, in the whole of the enormous weight of 24 stone. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. AQ IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, mus - I A6 , barley, 30s ld ; oats, 25s 2d ; rye, 33s 3d ; bea ns ' ; 7d ; and peas, 36s 9d. ; THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES..-- Wheat, 40 •" 0 , 1 barley, 30s 3d ; oats, 25s 6d ; rye, 35s 9d ; beans, 460 0' peas, 385 Bd. mt , 044 . ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat , barley, 695 ; oats, 4,275 ; rye, 108 ; beans, 1,24 2 ; 726 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. di, About an average supply of beast s , i n b u t middling e °ll oo tion, was on offer in to-day's market. For all kilt ' a demand ruled inactive at Monday' s curr ency. We slow sale for sheep, the number o f w hi c h was seas on s good, at previous quotations, the best old Downs', a n _ A d ju'- ra t; breds having sold at ss. per 8 1 bs. In lambs only a In' t3 „ l , i e business was transacted, at Monday's decline in / 7„ - s ; Calves were very dull, and 2d. per Blbs. lower. Tile B 'l. B of foreign was rather extensive. Pigs and milch covi l 'i— vory dull, but not cheaper. _ . Per 811)s. to sink the offal. s. d. d. . s. o 4 4 Crse. & inf. beasts 2 8 3 0 Frimecrs-wool do. 4 g 6 0 Second qualitydo. 3 2 3 6 Pme. S'thdowndo. 4 :', 3 8 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 2 Large crse. calves 3 g 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 6 Prime small d 0... 4 u n 8 6 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 6 Large h0g5...... 3 g ' 4 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Small porers .. • 3 ' - Lambs, 4s 6d to 5s Bd. Suckling calves, 188 to 23s ; and quarter .old store P 18s to 225. TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts 1,022 Sheep and lambs 11,900 Calves Pigs BOO FOREIGN SUPPLY. ni3O Beasts: .............. Sheep .............. 1,3 1 Calves .............. Pigs .............. MEAT MARKETS. Mea t NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies 0.. are moderate, and the trade rules inactive, as fon. —Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3 s 2cl to 4s 8 1 lamb, 4s Od to 4s 10d • veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; pork, 30 to 4s lid per 81bs. by the carcase. • a of SOUTHALL, August 17.—The supplies of each kin. fat stock were seasonably extensive. Generally spealat% the demand ruled heavy, and in some instances prices bou„ . drooping tendency : —Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ;, milt% 4s 8d ; and pork, 3; t rooe o omrdrt is mh 4 u: s eto 4 4b d iass:tleB p 4o9dtrst e rBlb s . to oink ' offal. . cpsfuaaseeir ß revofser o ise m bfr:st r ueo; o lme 3s n . 5m ilat n i:3 , t oasBcAtdh4ud2; fullg n octsovopw s : t r4a 4sis l :q 7 eu t t each. trade a d O s d a pp en oi t eg d r " l o akse s : 6 l h he s; ed ;Bs o h s p d a to egatc:le nom '. ra i2 3 0:11:11:1 HAY MARKETS. new SMITHFIELD. —Old me a d ow h ay, £3 O s to £4 15s ; do., £3 lOs to £4 4s ; old clover, £4 Os to £5 108; 110. do., £4 Os to £1 lOs ; and straw, X 1 14s to £2 Os Per 1° A fair demand. • ; CUMBERLAND..—OId meadow hay, ,£3 3s new do. £2 15 s t o £4 4s ; old clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs ; inad do., £4 Os t o £4 10s; and straw, 15s to £2 Os per e • Trade steady. WHITECRAPEL.—OId meadow hay, .f 3 35 to £ Os; 120; new do., £2 10 s t o £4 O s ; old clove' £4 Os to,t, new do., £4 Os t o £4 12s ; and straw, £1 14s to ZA " Pe load . A mod era t e supply, and a sluggish demand. COAL MARE (Prices of Coal per Ton at :ET—Aua. 17. the close of the market) s. d. Burnhope ....... . l3 0 Lambert's West Hart ley ....... . .... . l4 6 Davison's West Hart ley 15 0 Eden Main ...15 6 Birchgroye Graigola ..20 0 Tanfield Moor 13 0 Tanfield Moor Butes 13 0 End. Bell Whitwor l th a . ll . ... . g 4 Acorn Close ........ . 1 6 ;1 Eden... .. . ........... 0 Braddyll's Hetton .... 17 0 South Hetton ....... 0 Hetton.... .• • • ..... 16 n ' o ' Russell's Hetton ..... : 1 6 Heugh Hall ......... 16 South Kelloe ....•••.16. g Kenos ............. 1,5 Cassop .... : 0 1 ! Nixon's Duffryn ... • ...it Powell'sDuffrynSte' It, 78—Sold, 57. Walls End. 8. d. Haswell l7 0 Stewart's 17 0 Thorpe Ships at marks COUNTRY lIIARKE7:B. HULL—AuG. 16. f Pr At our market to-day we had only a small supplY' A l/ lish wheat, whi c h se ll s a t a b ou t l ast week ' s pr i ce s. 64 p er samples of new offering. Best red m a k e s 45s to nri-'Oll9 5041 b. Barley ste a dy, an d oa t s i n fair request, at Pr e " er . prices. Beans and peas a s l ow sa l e, and rather cheal ) o d Wheat. . .. Old white ... . per qr Old red » New white .. ~ New red ... „ Dantzic, Konb , &c. old white 4-44 4 : :88 9 ° O g i ddeld Itt io 474 : 624 1 Od cliau%l°cl Dutch, Belgian, and French 46s Od to I s 0 Baltic and Hamburg, red St. Petersburg and Riga, old 4os Od to 4 ,; Od Barley.... English malting 33s Od t° 31 Oa Grinding Saal alai Oderbruck a d to ° ,2 3 531 :: 0 1 Holstein and Danisk 31 Od to u--- Oa 9 2 8 8 Grinding 280 A Oats English, old - OF' Archangel and Riga, per at.. Os lld t° .. 0 oa Friesland and Dutch Osllia t° OO l llA Swedish and Danish oBlla to ~_ oci , Beans ....English, old, per qr . . New pigeon 39s ss Od t o o :a' s 9 0 0 1 New tick . Egtian to 6 s 35s Od iOa Peas Forei yp 3 gn break ers 49 9 Grinding 3BB Od to AA Tares ....Winter Indian Corn Linseed, feeding crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) £8 10 4851 0 :: t :g o (l iccil L i . 5u39: )11'24 6 1 9( 1-61° Foreign Bl6 oto X 0 2 RaiDe cakes 5 7 6to `,, v ' / 0 Bones 5 0 oto —. 17 f O • Here, to-day, there was rather NEWARK AuG a good . attendanc e , ° .oe 6 mers. Th e s h ow o f w h eat was very sm all, and pr' 111 in most instances at a slight advance for all safrple s ' other grain there was scarcely any change. ,p 43 to S k t White wheat, new, 50 s t o 53 s Barley, grin.ding. • 18 5 to 2 5 Red do. 4Es to 508 Oats, old, .. ...... to 3 Old white 47 s to 54s New do .......... 283 , 69 Red do.. 44 s t o 48s 1 Beans.. .......... 483 ..., to ,o Barley, malting 38 s t o 40s 1 Beans, new ...... s . 16. _ Our market was DUBLIN—Aua extremely dull, and we note wheat onr• barely supporting Friday' s price. There were fewertua pies of new grain, with a slow sale. Scarcely any doing in Indian corn. . i• Wheat, white 26 0 to 27 0 I Do., new .....12 6 ' 0 3 6 f 1 Do., red 24 oto 25 6 Bere l3 0. 0 . 3 8 Do., new .... 23.0 to 0 Rapeseed Barley 4 Oats Do., black l4 oto 15 0 I n di an corn .. 29 oto 0