The Sun. — London, England, 1859-09-07 00:00:00

TETEATRE-ROYAL, HAYM ARKET Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING the performanses will commence with THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIVH. With THE CONTESTED ELECTION. Followed by HE WOULD BE AN ACTOR. i And HALLOWE'EN. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborongh THIS EVENING, THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS. After which, A SCHOOL FOR COQUETTES. Misses Swanborongh, 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, eonsisting of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette, and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and NIGHT years. The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios evcr 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 land Belgium. They will perform TWICE EACH EVENING, in addi tion to the usual Entertainments. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 7. THERMOKETER, IN THR SHADE. 67 —highest since noon yesterday. 55 lowest this morning and during the night. 65—this day at noon. Banc=TEß-29.92. WIND, Westerly ; rather fresh, with cloudy weather, threatening rain. HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tuts DAT.—Morning, 10h. Im.—Afternoon, 10h. 45m. To-Mon.now-Morning, llh. 28m.—Afternoon, —h. —m. THE SUN. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1859. THE GREAT EASTERN IS OFF. Before very much longer the Leviathan will be upon the waters of the great deep—away, first of all, upon her brief experimental trip, from our own Portland round to Holyhead—and then away across the broad Atlantic to the harbour of Port land, U.S. It was not until half-past seven o'clock this morning that the Great Eastern at length ac tually left her moorings, for the first time, to work her way down the few devious windings of the river, the difficulties of which had to be threadei before the monster steam ship could at length find herself fairly afloat upon the billows of the Channel. Assisted in her progress down the Thames, this fore noon, by her four powerful steam-tugs—two ahead and two astern—the noble ship ploughed her way steadily on by the alternate action (sometimes by the simultaneous action) of her gigantic paddle wheels and her enormous screw propeller. Off Greenwich—off Woolwich—the good ship " shoul dered on" as irresistibly as any nautical Stryver of the pre-Adamite creation ! Among the whales no less than among the minnows of naval archi tecture encountered upon her course—the very iciithyosaurus or pterodactyl ! Latterly, we observe among the arrangements announced in *re gard to the intended movements of The Great Eastern, no further mention whatever of any pro jected exclusion across the British Channel to the great French seaport, harbours and arsenals of Cherbourg. Abundant time yet remains, however, for the realisation of that, among other rumoured episodes in the earlier career of this modern Behe moth. First of all, after getting safely round to the Nore, the Great Eastern is to hold a series of her monster levees at Portland, our own little so called " island" (but in reality miniature peninsula) of Portland "on or about the 9th to the 15th," according to the lax, but, of course, as yet neces sarily lax, wording of the advertisement. It is therein and thereafter announced that she will then leave Weymouth on her trial trip, " which," rays the same programme, " it is proposed shall not sccupy more than three days"--the Great Eastern closing that small initial sea-voyage by returning •_ to Holyhead. Supposing her to start punctually upon this trial trip from Portland, near Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, "on the 17th instant," according to another and more explicit advertised announcement—and supposing her to occupy no more than the three days intended to be occupied in this said trial trip terminating at Holyhead—we should have the Great Eastern put , ting into the last-mentioned port not later than the twentieth of this present month of September. Nine days would then elapse previous to her quit ting those shores of old England at Holyhead upon her first voyage across the Atlantic—the voyage having Portland, in the United 'States, as the des tination. Throughout one entire week, namely, from the 20th to the 26th, visitors will be received on board at Holyhead for the purposes of that general inspection which already, we rejoice to know, has proveed so emi nently remunerative. Then the last exhibition day being over—" Passengers, parcels, and letters will be received on board, at Holyhead, on Tuesday the 27th, and Wednesday the 28th instant." And then • —and then—why Gov speed the great ship across the deep waters upon that first momentous voyage of hers, beginning on Thursday, the 29th of Sep tember ! .But before that interesting date can arrive there will be ample time, as we have seen, for a " look in "at Cherbourg ! Not to do so, not to make that episodical trip, would be a lost opportunity. The Gr eat Eastern should pay our gallant allies that groat compliment. She should give the French a polite taste of her quality. It would be a coup de grace at the present moment not wholely inop portune. The Russians have had a peep at the beautiful monster, through the keenly observant eyes of their representative, the General-Admiral H. the Archduke CONSTANTINE. Might not the. Great Eastern afford the opportunity for a simi lar in' spection—[by going to Cherbourg]—to another General Admiral, H. I. H. the old Prince JEROME the only surviving brother of the Great NAPOLEON ? Our QUEEN witnessed the inauguration of the stupendous maritime workS of the French at Cher bourg. It were appropriate that there, too, a p, once of the house of BO N APARTE might be en abTied to examine in the Great Eastern a matchless spocimen of Eng lish enterprise— an unequalled ex ample of our genius in maritime engineering— and, whether considered in regard to daring or in regard to skill, a wholly unparalleled achieveme n t in the history of naval architecture. Everything goes on swimmingly in Italy for the _present. The only doubt is how far the people will 13e allowed free scope. If Austria be listened to, tiid her tendencies respected, then all is up, and rex to the knife must solve the question of freedom r slavery. We hope for the sake of humanity t hat such a grievous destiny may be averted. At Bologna the National Assembly have l'unani n i only asserted their independence of the Papal a u thority, deciding at the same time that the a bi vies of the Pontificial rule should not be debated Qpc RI. In this, we think, they have acted with a it le moderation. Let the past be forgiven, though • , ''''•i•'' s •A; v /..Z.. 1 0-, , ' ti,•, ' .. '''„,-;ci. . 1%. . ', 1." ' ' - ( ' Q - 7 --- Lci : -. ' 4 - _ Ay- 42' . - .rig.' 4 4?,7 - - - ,,, - r - — .', , F) , `'''"'" ': . . - 84 - 1 ..- - •,- .-- ' ‘ifv.*' ( .'. , z,., f ~.. bit o rr lt- . • : iik„„ms, ... - it cannot be forgotten. The Assembly voted unanimously the annexation of the Romagna to Piednlont, amidst the universal joy of the inhabi tants. News from Berne, of this day's date, assert that the Castle of Ahrenberg has been prepared for the reception of the Emperors of FRANCE and AUSTRIA, where a personal interview is said to be arranged for the settlement of the Italian question. That may be so; but their second meeting will not be like that at Villatranca, for let them arrange as they may, other people will now take the matter up. The world was not made for two men to settle its future fate, however great and despotic their power may be. Italy has been trodden under foot too long; and now that the people are up and doing for themselves it is rather too late in the day for either or both of the late belligerent Emperors to ignore the opinion of Europe in matters that concern its peace and future welfare. We hope the Em peror NAPOLEON sees that a moderate course will serve his own interests best, and that he will bide his time for a more fitting opportunity to obtain a kingdom for his cousin. There is such a thing as grasping at too much and losing all. Let him beware. As for the Emperor of AUSTRIA he is past all prudential reserve. The curse of the Bourbons is upon him and all of his kidney. Lord RADSTOCK and Mr. DANA have at length received a very brief reply, quite in the style, of the great free-trader himself. Mr. WILKIN SON, late of Lambeth, writes to inform Mr. COB DEN that, contrary to the opinion expressed by the latter at Rochdale, large boroughs were as venal in their way as small ones. He spoke from experi ence of both. He had failed at Reigate, he had failed at Lambeth, and the losing man generally understands best the cause of his lass ; and we have been informed that the Ballot Society always re ceives a considerable accession of subscribers after each general election. Honourable candidates who fail to become honourable members, being generally very keen-sighted detectors of the causes of defeat. Mr. WILKINSON found that not only at Reigate was a potent local influence far too strong for a candidate, better liked politically, to resist, but that in such a borough as Finsbury or Marylebone, he spares Lambeth, the candidate who would open a couple of hundred of public-houses, and hire an army of canvassers, would always be opposed in vain by the man who could not afford or would not condescend to such means. Mr. COBDEN observes, in reply, that it is im portant to know the extent of the evils to be cor rected, and on which Mr. WILKINSON'S experience is calculated to throw light. But forthwith he turns to those who triumph in the old Massa chusetts facts, reproduced by Mr. DANA for the instruction of Lord RADSTOCK ; who, the facts being seven or eight years old, was then in his teens, and of course knew but little of Massachusetts and the Ballot. Mr. COB DEN'S answer to those who exult in the resuscita tions of Mr. DANA and Lord RADSTOCK is —"find me a dozen sane men in the FREE STATES of Ame rica who would exchange their mode of voting for ours," By the way, this reminds us of a trick of our op ponents which deserves exposure. They would re ply to Mr. COBDEN, yes ; but the American ballot is no ballot in your sense. It is not a secret ballot. It is, at best, but optionally secret. You have no right to justify your demand for a compulsory secret ballot by an appeal to America. Yet these very gentlemen, when we demand a secret ballot, taunt us with the silly sneer of Americanising our institutions. Now, let them choose their alterna tive. It would be a wretched argument, at best, that we were learning something from the experi ence of five and twenty millions of our own race, inheritors of our freedom, our laws, and our lan guage ; but, such as it is, it cannot be urged against us, in the same breath, by those who tell us that the ballot we ask is not an American institution. The truth is that, in the agricultural States, where every far mer is a landlord, the independence is so complete that few need secrecy, or care about it ; but that in Massachusetts, as Mr. COBDEN remarks, where a large portion of the people are engaged in trade and manufactures, the demand for an improved ballot has arisen, and has been partially successful. But Mr. COBDEN—so inveterately practical is he—gives all the young Radstocks and all the old anti-Ballotists a fair challenge. He has an answer once for all, to all those who triumph in the DANA RADSTOCK letters—" Give me a trial of the ballot in one election, for one election in any large borough in this country, and I will undertake to devise a plan which shall secure complete protection to the voter." But, asks the good-natured politi cian, in the manner in which he used to put sly questions to the Tory Lords and Squires at public meetings—" Will this really commend the Ballot to the favour of those who are now parading the want of secrecy in the United States !" We fancy the American Ballot, according to their own de scription of it, would be far preferable in their eyes. But Mr. COBDEN makes the anti-Ballotists yet another offer, one in which he backs his opinions under a very heavy forfeit, indeed. " Grant me the one borough, and one trial in it," he says, " and if, after one such trial, a constituensy voluntarily re solves to abandon the orderly, peaceful, moral ballot, and return to our present mode of taking the poll, I will engage to accept their decision, and to say no more on the subject during the rest of my political life." Now there is a fair challenge from one held worthy by the present Premier of a post in his Cabinet—a challenge to him, to Lord JOHN Rus- SELL, and to all the Reformers, especially, in the Cabinet. Why should they refuse this frank, manly demand from the representative of an un deniably large section, of the Liberals ? Here, now, are the Metropolitan boroughs, Birmingham, Man chester, all of which places have long returned members who have engaged to vote for the Ballot. Now then, take them at their word. Bid each of them try it next time. Let them try it on the simple plan of New South Wales, or any simpler plan, if that be possible, devised by Mr. COBDEN and the friends of the Ballot. Then let us hear the verdict of each town in a town's meeting. We have repeatedly made the demand now made by the great Free-trader, the refuser of a- seat in the Cabinet and of a " Right Honourable." We must hold those who reject such a request as guilty of dreading electoral order, morality, purity, and in dependence. Otherwise they could not shrink from a few fair trials. Lord JOHN RUSSELL may con sent to offer what he pleases, but if he will consent to no fair trial of the Ballot in a few constituencies we tell him, frankly, we think we should carry a better Reform Bill under Lord DERBY. We have more than compensation for the late sudden change in the temperature. The last weekly report made by the Registrar-General as to the Health of the metropolis, is full at once of consolation and encouragement. According to these consolatory statistics the mortality during this past week is not only below the average, but considerably below it. Whereas that mortality was actually between 2,000 and 3,000 in th e „,. responding 'week both in 1849 and 1854—the registered deaths have amounted to no more than 1,047 during the week just ended on the 3d of Sep tember. Excluding the years of epidemic cholera from the calculation, this is actually, as the Re gistrar-General observes, seventy-six less than the average, that average number being 1,123 — seventy-six even when the calculations are cor rected for increase of population. It does certainly occur to us that the Registrar-General overlooks, perhaps, in this gratifying deduction, that with a positive and, so to speak, permanent increase of population, there is about this season, in the metro polis and its suburbs, a no less positive, though of course merely temporary, decrease of popula tion. London, in fact is just now " out of Town" scattered to the seaside, voyaging Up the Rhine, straggling through Frazee and Switzer land. The West End is for the most part deserted. Pall-mall is so much of a solitude, even at noontide, that its pavements might almost tempt the foot steps of the ghost of ZlMMERMAN—supposing that mournful shade to be still " walking" its rounds in beatific isolation. However this may be, however mush London may be emptying itself of its popu lation, more and more freely every succeeding autumn by means of railway, and highroad, and steam-packet—the fact, the consolatory, encouraging and incontrovertible fact still remains as the Registrar-General has stated it, that whereas in the corresponding weeks of 1849 and 1854 be tween 2,000 and 3,000 of the London population died, the registered deaths in the metropolis amounted to no more than 1,047 in the week ending on this last 3d of September ! That to reiterate a statement that is really worthy of being repeated— after excluding the years of epidemic cholera, we have had seventy-six less than the average number of deaths—and this though the average number has been corrected for increase of population. THE CASE OF DR. SMETHU.RST. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Will you kindly allow me, through the medium of your columns, to correct a statement in several papers ? It is asserted that— " Dr. Julius and Mr. Bird yesterday waited on the Home Secretary with the view of undoing the effect of their evidence against Dr. Smethurst. They represented to the right hon. gentleman that they chiefly grounded their conviction of the guilt of the prisoner on the evidence of Dr. Taylor rela tive to the finding of arsenic in certain evacuations of Miss Bankes; whereas it is now ascertained that the arsenic so discovered came from the impure re agents which were employed as tests of the pre sence of poison in the lady's body. We further understand that the two medical gentlemen in question are most anxious to relieve themselves, by this course, from the moral responsibility which they had incurred by the criminating nature of the evidence they gave on Dr. Smethurst's trial." In reply to the above, I beg to state that I was requested to attend at the office of Messrs. Symes, Teesdale, and Co., the solicitors for the prosecution, to answer certain questions, I believe suggested by Home Secretary, and my answers were corrobo rative of the evidence I gave on the trial ; and I can truly say that neither Mr. Bird nor myself feel any desire to be relieved from a responsibility which has unavoidably been incurred by the discharge of a most painful duty to society and to ourselves as conscientious men. And I would also add that our opinions as to the cause of Miss Banker's death have not been in the slightest degree shaken. I am, sir, yours obediently, FREDERIC G. JULIUS. Old Palace, Richmond, Sept. 6. PORTSMOUTH, Wednesday Morning.—The Ge neral Admiral, with the Grand Duke Constantine on board, sailed for Cronstddt at seven o'clock this morning. The Perseverance has arrived from the Cape. Her dates are anticipated by the mail steamer. It is said that the India Council made a further loan yesterday of about £400,000 for several weeks at 2 per cent. A further sum of £64,000 in Australian gold went into the Bank yesterday. The £145,000 in American gold by the Arabia and City of Manchester has been taken for the Continent. £37,000 brought by the Hammonia, has not yet been dealt with. His Excellency Major-General Sir Henry C. Rawlinson, K.C.8., the newly-accredited Minister to the Court of Persia, left yesterday for his post, accompanied by Dr. Dickson, attached to her Majesty's Legation at Te heran. REPAYING OF LUDGATE-HlLL—Yesterday morn ing the workmen were busily engaged in taking up the pavement on Ludgate-hill, which will be repavel with new granite stones and iron gutters. The French Emperor has recently awarded a medal of honour to Captain Paul, Commander of the South- Eastern Company's steampacket Lord Warden, plying be tween Folkestone and Boulogne, for having gallantly rescued the crew of a French fishing boat in distress in the month of November last. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 6.—The North German Lloyd screw steamship New York, Captain H. J. Von Santen, sailed hence this afternoon, en route to New York from Bremen. She has 810 tons of cargo and 654 pas sengers (of whom about 600 are steerage), being the largest number which has ever left a German port in one shi. TFIE AUSTRALIAN MAlLS.—Yesterday notice was issued at the chief Post-office, St. Martin's le-Grand, that the mails saved from the mail steampacket Northam, wrecked in the Red Sea on her passage from Australia, would arrive in London via Marseilles on the 12th inst., and be delivered on that day. The heavy portion of these mails will reach the metropolis via Southampton on the 18th inst. THE OPERA AT FLORENCE.—Miss Anna Whitty, who made her debut at Mr. Benedict's recent concert, has left England to occupy the position of prima donna at the Florence Opera-house. SINGULAR ACCIDENT AND FORTUNATE ESCAPE. —On Monday evening an accident of a very singular cha racter occurred near the Portslade station to a railway guard, named Price, the guard of the 6.30 p.m. short train from Littlehampton to Brighton. It appears that when he left Portslade he had turned the handle of the door, but the door was not shut, and shortly afterwards, on leaning against it, it gave way, and he was precipitated upon the embankment. The engine was immediately sent back from Brighton, and he was /found not very much hurt although considerably shaken.—Sussex Advertiser. WAGES IN DORSETSHIRE.—At the Wimborne petty sessions, last week, a case occurred which painfully illustrates the condition of the Dorsetshire peasantry. George Frampton, a labourer, was charged with being in possession of a hare which he had caught while he was at work in a harvest field. A nominal fine of Ist., but a real mulct of 12s. costs, were inflicted upon him; but, inasmuch as it was stated that he had a wife and five children, and that his waffes:were only Bs. a week, a fortnight was allowed him in which to pay the money. SUNDAY BANDS IN THE PARKS.—The fourth season of these bands terminated on Sunday last. The music was enjoyed by very large and perfectly orderly audiences, the greatest number assembled being in the Regent' s-park . SINGULAR DEATH.—On Sunday Mrs. Price, the wife of the landlord of the Crooked Billet, Ash-next-Sand wich, was sitting in her room, when a vein in her leg, near the ancle, burst. Medical aid was speedily sent for, but in seven minutes she was dead. Mr. Delasaux held an in quiry into the . ca.se yesterday.—Kentish Gazette. DISINTERESTED BENEVOLENCE.—An application was made last week to the City Act Committee of Bath on behalf of the Licensed Victuallers' Association of that place, for a site on which to erect a public cold water drinking fountsin. The mayor supported the application, and a committee was appointed to inspect a site which was named and report upon it. FLOGGING IN THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION FIELDS.—The punishment of flogging has, we understand, been resorted to somewhat frequently lately in the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields. On Friday last a prisoner was tied up and had three dozen lashes inflicted upon him, by order of the visiting justices, for having thrown a cell pot at one of the officers. CARRIAGE ACCIDENT IN CORNlllLL.—Yesterday afternoon a brougham and a cart came into violent collision in Cornhill, causing the driver of the former to be com pletely pitched from his seat to the ground, where he lay" stunned and insensible for upwards of ten minutes. Such was the force with which the two vehicles came into con tact, that one of the mainsprings of the carriage was com pletely smashed, and it was only by the aid of tying with ropes, &c., that it was enabled to proceed. THE STRIKE IN THE BIRMINGHAM GUN TRADE. —The strike of the " screwers" employed by the Birming ham contractors for small arms for the Government has been settled by arbitration. This took place on Monday afternoon, and occupied several hours ; the result of the award was that the men are to receive the amount they demanded (4s. 6d.) for the particular class of work of the constabulary gun. A letter from Cherbourg announces the arrival there, on the 2d inst., of the sailing frigate Cleopatre, heal ing the flag of Admiral Penaud, coming from St. Pierre, Newfoundland, whence she sailed on the 18th of August. This frigate is to be laid up and replaced by the stei?m fri gate Bellone, of 200 diorse powe. Admiral Penaud will hoist his flag on the Bellone, and return with her to New foundland. He came to France to relieve the crew of the Cleopatre, who had served for several yeaus in the West Indies, and he took advantage of the opportunity to quit the West Indies during the great heats. • The lest advices from Havaunah mention that a general meeting of the shareholders of a company, with a capital of £lOO,OOO, for promoting the growth of cotton in Cuba, was to take place the day after the packet sailed. The quality of the cotton produced is described to be supe rior to that of the United States, and the crop is free from the vicissitudes of climate experienced in Louisiana. It is also asserted to be more productive than sugar, tobacco, or any other article grown in the island. The formation of the company is owing to the constant exertions of Mr. Crawford, the British Consul-General at Havannah, and the utmost protection of the Spanish Government has been secured for its operations. The shares are of £5O, or 250 dols. each, and the directors appear to be capitalists, and practical agriculturists of great respectability. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1859, SAILING OF THE GREAT EASTERN. (THIS DAY.) The disappointment of yesterday seemed to have little or any effect in diminishing the thousands who had determined to witness t'ne departure of the most magnificent specimen of nfAval architecture in the world from the position she so long has occupied in the river, off Deptford. Soon after day break immense numbers of people began to assemble, and every train that arrived from London, either at Greenwich or Blackwall, during the early part of the morning, augmented the e Atendanee. From six o'clock until the hoar fixed for the starting of the noble vessel small steamers, freighted almost to danger with hundreds of persons, arrived from all parts of the river, rsnd produced a , scene of the most animated description. At one time it was rumoured that the departure of the ship had been again postponed ; but the blue peter, which was flying at the fore of the Great Eastern, intimated that such was not the fact ; and all doubt was very shortly settled by the arrival of four Government steam-tugs from Woolwich, which were immediately made fast to the fore and after part of the ship. At 35 minutes to 7, the Great Eastern let go her moorings, amidst the cheers of the assembled thousands. The steam in her boilers was fully up, and both the paddle and screw engines were occasionally working. Captain Harrison was upon the paddle-box, with Mr. Wm. Atkinson, the river pilot, who will have charge of the ship as far as the Nore. Mr. Spence, another Thames pilot, was in the bows of the vessel. As she passed Greenwich the enthusiasm of the people increased, and the scene was altogether one one of singular interest and great beauty, and it must have produced a thrill of pleasure and pride in the hearts of those who have had confi dence in the ship from the beginning to witness the remarkably easy manner in which she quitted the position she has occupied in the river for so many months past. The difficult navigation of this part of the river was successfully overcome, but at Blackwall Point, opposite the Gun Shoal, the wind and the set of the tide together drove her bows too much in shore, and it required the united power of five steamers to pull the ship's head round into mid-channel. This was happily accomplished after some delay, during which the greatest anxiety was felt for' the safety of the ship. At a quarter to 9 o'clock the ship passed Black wall Pier, upon which and 'in Mr. Levegrove's adjoining tavern thousands of spectators had as sembled. The winding of the river between this point and Woolwich were navigated with the greatest caution, and at 9.15 a.m. the Great Eastern, with both paddle and screw engines at work, steamed past the Royal Dockyard, where another ovation from the spectators therein assembled greeted her progress. The river was covered with craft of all kinds. The Merry Andrew and Widgeon, Government tug boats, were among the steamers afloat each with large parties on board. The ship having passed Woolwich, no further apprehension of difficulty in the river is felt, and it is expected she will anchor at the Nore early this afternoon. The deck was well filled with passengers, and among those on board were Mr. R. R. Campbell, chairman of the company ; Air. Jackson, M.P., and Mr. J. E. Yates, secretary of the company. Mrs. Harrison, wife of the commander of the ship (who intends crossing to America with her husband), and Mrs. Herbert Ingram were among the ladi.-!s on board. THE EXIIIOU2'H LIFE-BOAT. Lady Rolle, who has liberally presented a life boat to the town of Exmouth, on Monday morning last, accompanied by some of her friends, embarked on board this new craft for the purpose of witness ing her capabilities. The boat has been constructed under the direction of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, and is, we are informed, fitted with all the latest improvements. At about 11 o'clock the life-boat was brought on her carriage out of her house and launched froth it, having on board Lady Rolle, the Countess of Antrim, Lady Helen M‘Donnell, Miss Parlby, Rev. J. Hall Parlby, Mr. Tring, Colonel Wilkinson, and several other gentle. men, with the boat's crew. The life-boat afterwards proceeded with Lady Rolle and her party in gallant style outside the bar, the boat's behaviour whilst ploughing the seas eliciting the admiration of every one on board. She was afterwards brought alongside a vessel, and there, with the aid of tackling, she was after some difficulty capsized ; but she in stantly self-righted, and self-ejected the water thus shipped in a few seconds. This operation again excited some applause. Successful experiments were also made with cork lifebelts, which each man of the crews of the society's boats is now always required to wear before going afloat in the life boat. The life-boat is a beautiful craft ; she is 30 feet long by 01 broad, and was built by Forrestt, of Limehouse, after the plan of the boat now now adopted by the institution. The life-boat house is a commodious and handsome building. The cost of the life-boat, carriage, and boat-house was munifi cently presented to the Royal National Life-boat Institution by Lady Rolle. There is probably not a more complete life-boat station on the coasts of the United Kingdom than that at Exmouth. Such an establishment is not. an ordinary affair. Here, often the hope of the shipwrecked seaman, when clinging with death-like grasp to some frail piece of his once noble ship, is concentrated. In the dark hour of the tempestuous night the minute-gun at sea is heard from the sinking ship. At its sound the people from far and near k, Make all haste for the life-boat house. The well-known report of the signal gun has brought the crew of the life-boat to the station. She is quickly launched. With brawny arms and stout hearts, her crew valiantly contend with the raging surf, which runs, as they say, mountains high ; but with a resolute will they are determined, with God's blessing, to reach the stranded vessel or perish in their perilous undertaking. At last the ship is reached. The hapless crew are saved and are soon on shore. The life-boat is carefully housed in readi ness for another hazardous expedition ,should her services be again required. This is no imaginary description. What we have here related took place a few months ago at Padstow, Appledore, and many other life-boat stations. The National Life-boat Institution has now 85 life-boat establishments in connection with it, on which it has expended up wards of £28,000. More than 11,000 shipwrecked persons have been rescued from a watery grave since its first establishment, for Saving whom it has voted upwards of I.lo,ooo,•besides gold and silver medals and other honorary distinctions. Let the reader inquire at our seaport towns and fishing vil lages, and he will not fail to hear many a wife and mother expressing their gratitude for the preservation from drowning of either a hus band or son. indeed, only two days ago our reporter heard from the lips of a pilot at Shaldow expressions of heartfelt gratitude that his life and that of his " poor boy," as he feelingly called him, had been saved some time since during a gale of wind, and in the night, from inevitable death, on Teignmouth bar, by one of the life-boats of the National Life-boat Institution. There are many noble and valuable societies in this country, but we believe that there is none more deserving of public support than that institution, judging ex clusively from the plain and stirring facts which it frequently places before us. Its operations, how ever, are unquestionably much crippled for the want of adequate public support. Even at its meeting on Thursday last we have been informed that payments, amounting to about £9OO, for new life-boats, boat-houses, and carriages, could not be discharged without infringement upon its funded capital, from the want of the necessary funds. Surely the few facts which we have here stated re lating to this valuable society will call forth from the British public such prompt and liberal aid as will enable it to persevere in its course of usetn'- ness on a scale somewhat adequate to its great and national importance in the cause of humanity — that of saving the lives of our fellow-creatures from the perils of the sea. ---- 7 -- — 7 = l - PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of goll at Paris is about 11 dis. and the short exchangeon London is 25.10 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng lish Mint price of .£3 lis. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hainburg the price of gold is 4221 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.4 a per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is therefore about 3 10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of ex change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 110 per cent., which, when compared with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the ex change is in favour of England ; and, after making allowance for charges of transport and difference of inte rest, the present rate leaves a small profit on the importa tion of gold from the Uttitoil, states, LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, SEPT. 7. The Moniteur of this morning contains the fol- ,owing " Yesterday the Plenipotentiaries of the Paris conferences had under their consideration the double election of Prince Couza in the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia. BOLOGNA, SEPT. 6. The Assembly has unanimously adopted the following resolution : We, the representatives of the people of the Romagna, calling on the Deity to witness the righteousness of our intentions, declare that the people of the Romagna, strong in their right, will no longer submit to the temporal government of the Pope." The President stated afterwards that the pro posal to discuss the annexation of the Romagna to Piedmont had been adopted unanimously, and that the proposal would be submitted to the dif ferent committees. The joy of the inhabitants is indescribable. To-day the motion for the decheance of the Papal Government was voted unanimously by the Na tional Assembly. It was further unanimously decided that the abuses of the Pontifical rule should not be debated upon. A proposal for the annexation of the Legations to Piedmont was submitted to the Assembly ; it was signed by 15 members, amongst the names are those of Marquis Bonari, Marquis Costabili, and Count Gozzadini. BERNE, SEPT. 7, (VIA FRANCE). It is asserted that the Castle of Ahrenberg has been prepared for the reception of the Emperors of France and Austria, where, it is said, a personal in terview will take place. It is certain that the ad mission of visitors to view the Castle has been sus pended for the present. PARMA, SEPT. 6. The elections have been concluded with admi rable order. The most respectable men in the country have been elected, amongst whom are Signor Chalier, Maestro Verdi, Counts Sanvitale, Anquissola, and Cantelli Linati ; Marquis Casali; Monseigneurs;Carletti and Tamogni ; Professors Manfredi, Torrigiani, Lioruzzi, &c. To-morrow the opening of the Assembly will take place with great solemnity. MADRID, SEPT. 6. The Diario of Barcelona of the 2d inst. states on high authority that the baSis of the Concordat, which was signed at Rome on the 25th of August, was the absolute sale of the landed property taken from the clergy, the value realised by such property to be paid to the clergy in bonds not transferable. The same journal congratulates the Pope and Signor Rios Rosas for the spirit of conciliation manifested in this affair. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 6. The senate, in its sitting to day, adopted the first article of the bill concerning the fortifications of Antwerp by a vote of 34 against 15. Four mem bers abstained from voting. ZURICH, SEPT. 6. To-day the French and Sardinian plenipoten tiaries met in conference, which lasted one hour The subject was the settlement of the Lombardian frontiers. Count Colloredo and M. de Bourquency had afterwards a short consultation.. PARIS, SEPT. 6. A meeting of the Conference on the Danubian Principalities was held to-day. Prince Richard Metternich would leave Paris this evening for Vienna. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY. BOURSE, Sept. 6.—The market has beensteady, but business very restricted. Threes have been done at 69f. 25c., and are now at 69f. 35c. Mobi lier •varied from 822 f. 50c. to 827 f. 50c. ; Austrian, 557 f. 50c. to 558 f. 75c. ; Lombard, 558 f. 75c. to 560 f. ; Orleans, 1,372 f, 50c. to 1,375 f.; Lyons, 872 f. 50c. to 875 f. ; Southern, 510 f. to 512 f. 50c. ; Northern 922 f. 50c. to 925 f. The following were the last quotations : 41 per Cents...... 97 80 I Credit Fonder 670 Do. end month .. 98 I Belgian 41 99 2.5 3 per Cents Do. end month 69 35 Roman B6 25 Bank Shares 2BOO Austrian Credit Mobilier:.. 825 Spanish Times Do. Account ..... 827 50 Home Debt 42 87 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern — .. 922 50 New ditto Bl2 50 .. . 810 Lyons and Mediterranean 872 50 .. 876 25 Geneva — .. 530 ... Southern Western.... 5 75 .. 572 50 Eastern Sardinian .. 420 .. 415 Austrian Lombard .. .. - • • Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 12}c. ; money, 25f 71e. ; three months, paper, 24f. 971 e.; money, 24f. 95c. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Vanderbilt steamship has arrived at Cowes ; with the New York mails of the 27th ult. She brings 202 passengers and 801,878 dols. in specie. Exchange on Europe was flat and dull. First class bankers' hills were selling at 1091 to and commercial bills at 1091. Money without change, the bankers doing dothing under 7 per cent. Six per cent. is the rate on call. There was very little demand among the merchants. A general decline has taken place in stocks. The closing prices were:—Missouris, 82i to 1; Cantan, 17, 7 ,- to 18 ; Cumberland Coal, 14: to 15 ; Pacific Mail, 82 to 821; New York Central, 731; Erie, 51 to 51; Hudson River, 32: to 33 ; Haar lem, 9, 7 ,- to 101- ; Reading, 44 to 44; Michigan Central, 441 to 441; Michigan Southern, 64 to 7 ; Ditto guaranteed, 24: to 24,1 ; Panama, 116 to MI; Iliinois Central, 641 to 641; Galena and Chicago, 67a to 67 1 ; Cleveland and Toledo, 221 to 22f;',-; Chicago and Rock Island, 64: to 64*. The sales of cotton were about 1,690 bales, closing with a turn in favour of purchasers. Flour active and firmer, especially for common and medium grades, closing at an advance in some cases of sc. to 15c. per barrel. Wheat of prime quality was scarce and firm. Corn in fair demand, but less buoyant. Pork was heavy and lower, with sales of mess at 14 dols. 25c. ; thin mess, at 13 dols ; clear, at 17 dols. ; and prime, 10 dols. to 10 dols. 30c. Sugars were active and firmer. Porto Rico, 6c. ; New Orleans, 61. ; Mexicari, ste. to 6c.; Cuba Muscovado refining goods, sac. to Os. ; and grocery goods, 6c. to 61c. Freights to English ports were firm, including 2,300 bales of cotton to Liverpool at id. The steamers 'Etna and America had arrived at Bost' n. Havannah advices are to the 21st . The slave trade was going on briskly. Business was dull. The suspension of the Spanish mercantile house of Mazurra and Co. was reported. News from San Francisco is to the Ist ult. Gene ral Harvey had taken possession of the Island of San Juan, or Bellevue (as the British call it), whick lies in Puget's Sound, and is claimed by both nations. The island is important, as it commands the entrance of Fraser River. This act will, it is believed, lead to a speedy settlement of the boun dary question. Cotton at New Orleans on the 25th fetched 111 c. for old middling, and 121 c. new. Corn dull, at 90c. Coffee firm, at 12c. for prime. The Vanderbilt passed the steamer City of Washington at 7 p.m. on the 29th ultimo, and the Ariel at 9 same evening, 300 miles from Sandy Hook ; 30th, passed the City of Baltimore, bound for Cork and Liverpool; Sept. 1, in lat. 47.53, long. 43.30, spoke the British ship Norden, stand ing west 46; at 7 a.m. spoke the steamer Ocean Queen, hence, for New York, lat. 50, long. 22. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 6. The North American has arrived with the Cana dian mails of the 27th ult., and telegraphic advices from New York, via Father Point, to the same date. The traffic receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway amounted to 38,874 dols. for the week ending August 13, against 37,721 dols. for the same period last year. On the 27th, in the St. Lawrence, the North American passed the Spartan, the Arab, and the Cacouna, bound up ; on the 29th, in the Gulf, the screw steamer Indian and the Pride of Canada ; and on the 6th the Toronto, bound west. SHIPPING. Arrived at Quebec—The Bushire, the James Smith, the Lady Russell, the Mansinto, the Col field, the Martha, and the Devon, from Liverpool ; the Czar, from Greenock ; the Rectitude, from Dundee; the Westmoreland, from Port Madoe ; the Arethusa, from London ; the Creole, from London derry ; the Nina, from Montrose ; the Laconia, from Rio; the Achilles and the Wandsworth, from Port Glasgow; the Maranham, from Tralee ; the Beatrice, the Providence, the Apollo, the Mary Mitchelson, and the Harriet Wild, from Spain ; ttie Shandon, from Glasgow ; the Eagle, the Jarrow, and the Parthian, from Gibraltar; and the Louisa, from Bristol. The Alex and Edmund, from Cardiff for Quebec, foundered at sea ; crew saved. AUGUST 27, P.M. The Etna reached Boston on the 26th, and the America reached the same port to-day. The City of Washington, for New York, passed Cape Race on the 24th. The Moses Taylor arrived to-day with the Californian mails and 120,000 dols. in specie. Mr. Moran, president of the New York and Erie Railroad Company, has resigned his office. Our stock-market to-day shows signs of decided improvement. Prices of the leading securities nearly all advanced, and a very active business sprung up ; the tendency is upwards ; the tone of the money-market has undergone no material change since the departure of the Arabia ; it con tinues easier. Sterling exchange ranges at about previous quotations. ,Cotton dull at slightly easier prices, but without quotable reduction. Bread stuffs of all descriptions firm, with an upward ten dency. Pork firm, at slight advance. Beef and lard dull. NEW ORLEANS, AUG. 27. Cotton quite inactive. Sales of the week 3,400 bales—old middling, 111 c.; new middling, 121 c. Sterling exchange, 91 to 10k. MONTREAL, AUG. 27, P.M. Flour steady, and in demand to a fair extent. There is no good wheat offering. The receipts of ashes are large ; pots in good de mand at 5 dols. 50c. ; pearls, 5 dols. 80c. CHICAGO, AUG. 27, P.M. Flour and wheat quiet, but steady; Indian corn dull at 57c. to 59c. QUEENSTOWN, SEPT. 6. The City of Baltimore, from New York on the 27th ult., arrived here at 4.45, bringing 60 cabin and 150 steerage passengers, and 1,130,000 dols. in specie, landed 60 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 5.30 p.m. She passed the City of Washington on the 28th ult., and the Persia on the sth inst. Political news unimportant. NEW YORK, AUG. 27. Money unchanged. Exchange on Europe ex ceedingly flat and dull; drawers, 110 to 1101. Stock-market heavy, and many descriptions lower, —New York Centrals an eighth. Sales of cotton embraced about 1,500 bales, at HI for middling stock. Flour active and firmer, with an advance of sc. to 15c. per barrel. Wheat, prime quality, scarce and firm. Kentucky, 1 dol. 13c. ; Southern white, 1 dol. 42c. Corn in fair demand, but less buoyant ; mixed sold at 77c. to 78c. ; new ditto, 89c. to 91c. ; Pork heavy, and lower, mess sold at 14 dols. 25c. ; prime, 10 dols. 30c. Freights to England firm ; 2,300 bales of cotton to Liverpool at 3-16 to 1. NEW ORLEANS, AUG, 26. Cotton sales to-day 1,480 bales, at 111 for old middling, and 121 few new. Corn and provisions dull. Sterling exchange, 1091 to 110. HAVANNAH, AUG. 21. Markets for all produce languishing. Exchange, 14 to 15 premium. Freights have not improved. THE BRAZILS. The screw steam ship Oneida, Captain E. M Leeds, lately employed in the Australian mail ser-. vice under the European and Australian Company's contract, arrived at Southampton yesterday after noon. She left Sydney on the 12th of June ; Mel bourne, the 18th; Monte Video, August 6th ; Rio de Janeiro, 14th ; and St. Vincent's, 26th. Her Australian advices are, of course, antici cipated. From Rio she brings five days' later news than that received by the mail steamer Tasmanian. Our correspondent at that port writes as follows on the 13th ult. : , i RIO JAIqEIRO, AUG. 13. " We avail of this steamer to inform your readers that the Abaete Ministry retired from office on the 9th inst. The present Ministry, formed under the Presidency of Senator Angelo Morniz da Silva Ferroz, with the portefeuille of Minister of Finance, and, ad interim, with that of the empire is com posed of the following stateemen :—Senor Joao Lins Vieira Cansancao di Sinambu, Foreign Affairs ; Sebastiao do Rego Borros, War-office; Jodo Lustoza Cunha Paronagua, Justice ; Francisco Xavier Paes Barreto, Marine. " Since the sailing of the last steamer the sales of coffoe amount to 68,300 bags, of which 24,000 for the States, 28,500 for the Channel, 9,300 for the Mediterranean, 5,000 for California, and 1,500 for the Cape of Good Hope. The united sales since the Ist amount to 135,200 bags, prices ruling—for superior, 6,300 to 6.400 ; Ist good, 6,000 to 6,100 ; good ordinary, 5,700 to 5,800 ; 2d good, 4,800 to 5,400 ; and washed, 7,200 to 7,400. Round lots have been sold at the following rates :—For the States, 5,900 to 6,200; Channel, 5,800 to 6,000 ; North of Europe, 6,200 to 6 ; 500 ; Mediterranean, 5,900 to 6,300; Cape, 6000 to 6,200. The follow ing charters have been effected :-3 vessels for the Channel, at 20s. ; 1 ditto, at 255. ; 1 for the Medi terranean, at 255, ; 1 for New Orleans, at 60c. ; 1 for New York, at 40c. " About £BO,OOO have been passed upon London at principally 241 per dollar, and indirect bills at 25d. Stock, 6 per cents., 104. " Bank of Brazil, 93 dols. to 94 dols. premium. "Discounts rule from 10k to 11 per cent. for first-rate paper. " Six cargoes of Mediterranean wines have ar rived, of which the sale of one only has been effected, say 200 pipes red brand Covrty at 175 dols., and 100 pipes white Vallette at 225 dols. per pipe. " In general business is dull." The Oneida brought £339,086 in gold, £92 in silver, four packages of silver plate, and 52 pack ages of samples. She had 33 first-class passengers, 43 second-class, 19 .children, 5 servants, and 1 dis tressed British seaman. During the voyage home the Oneida following vessels :—July 27, in lat. 40.44 b- A u aust 17, 55.35 W., the American ship Webfoot;hnwinc, third lat. 16.15 S., long. 34.34 W., ship sp_o,kleoothge. distinguishing pendant, No. 4,265 ;suel9Etht, S., long. 30.19 W. the English bf l i v rq showing 30th, lat. 27.44 N., long. September third distinguishing pendant No. 3,19 6 ; the French ship 1, lat. 33.55 N., long. 17.20 h Franklyn, an d the Englis barks Vanguard and English bark Antipodes, Aerolite ; 2d, lat. 36.49 N., g• Launceston,long.ls.l2 laVhd., thet all well; 3d, lat. 40.7 N. English ship Agamemnon, o hn Nicholson, of Annan, long. 12.36 W., the bark 47 4 N lon 618 W and English bark showing third distinguishing pen dant, No. , with the Peninsular and Oriental exchanged signals , sth, lat. . ., g. . ~ ship illealbterlto; 4 639 • Company's steamship Pera, 100 miles off Ushant. We (Birnzinghant Daily Post) have much plea sure in stating, that Lord Brougham has accepted the chairmanship -of the committee for the memorial to his friend Joseph Sturge, ----- LAW INTELLIGENCE.-( TRIS DAY. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. . (Before Mr. Commissioner GOIIibUTII.) IN RE FIELD. This bankrupt was described as of Hackney-road, boot and shoe manufacturer, and now came up to pass his last examination on accounts prepared by Mr. S. T. Cooper. Mr. W. W. King appeared for the assignees, who Were satisfied with the accounts, and the bankrupt passed with out opposition. IN RE MEDLAND.—THE METROPOLITAN DINING-11000, CHEAPSIDE. A meeting for choice of assign ees Was held under the estate of this bankrupt, Eliza Me dland, Who had carriesi don b us iness at the Metropolitan Dining-rooms, Cheap de. Mr. Treherne was solicitor for the petitio nin g creditor, And subsequently appointed by the assignee. The preliminary accounts, by Messrs. Hart Brothers, show—debtor to creditor £ B6O . Ditto, holding securith £2,415. Property held by cre dit ors under a bill of loy P £4,000. SHERIFFS' COURT. IMPORTANT QUESTION UPON A BILL OF B%CHANGB.-- IC 01 . THE GOVERNORS AND COMPA NY OF THE BO ENGLAND V. WIGHTMAN. This was an action upon a bill of exchange held by the plaintiff s and acce by defen. Mr. Freshfield p appeared for the plaintiffs, and an at torney's clerk asked permission to attend for defendant, and Mr. Kent the solicitor. His Honour refused to hear the clerk, who then sta ted that he merely came to make terms. He offered to pai th e . _ bill at 15s. per month. Mr. Freshfield said that defendant was a master build3r., and well able to pay at once. He w ould call a witness the handwriting, and it would be proved that defendant employed 12 men. Mr. Ford said, the bill was given for a goods transaetil between the drawer and defendant. It was really empa loy.- bf e ! ., , fide bill. Defendant was a master builder, and a number of men. His Honour saw no reason to make any alteration 11 1. th e usual order. Defendant must pay in 10 days. Mr. Freshfield then asked for the bill. bills Mr. Aikman (chief bailiff) —The rule is to retain the which are sued upon, and upon which ju d g ment has been recovered. r y to Mr. Freshfield strongly objected, as it w as neneBse'd produce the document in Bankruptcy. Mr. Aikman—The custom here (as by ru le of the learned Judge) is to stamp all bills sued upon with the seal of the court, &c., "judgment recovered." Mr. Osgood (chief clerk) said — That w as so, and gr' Kerr was very strict in carrying out the order. Mr. Freshfield said he must also objec t to this Willi': It might be necessary to proceed against the other pera°ll" tact His Honour directed the bill to be given 11P the adding, " There was no doubt plaintiff could sue an other parties." THE PIPEMAKERS' COMPANY AND ITS LIVERYMEN."... THE PLPEMARERS' COMPANY V. TONGFA. In this case an application was made by Mr. Bnellanen! on behalf of the defendant, to vary the orde r of this coin; Plaintiffs recovered judgment in this Cour t a short tira a at N g o o w , an d defendant e d fendant was i was n a o s ql a e t r e e d o f t o g l.. e a a y t at thepoverty, end of 10 da sndit in ent/ be recollected that the sum in ques ti o n was nea rl y years' arrears. It was rather hard to allow defendant t: get so much behind in his quarterage and then potmesuPe him. Mr. Savage, clerk to the company, said repeated soli; cations had been made to defendant, and the companY*.i!,„, obliged to establish a principle. The company 10s. per month. Mr. Buchanan, on the part of his client, would consen t tc ; this sum, and the order was made accordingly, his 11°11° , 1 11 , 0 remarking that the company should not have allowed I.& defendant to fall into such arrears. IMPORTANT TO PUBLICANS-RUNNING, UP A SCOW'. BLOND V. GUTHItIE. / 4 This was an action to recover £2 16s. 111 d. of a 6s. 111 d. beer-shop score. Mr. Buchanan, for plaintiff, stated that his client was n would ta g keeper, who had trusted defendant from tin ° ° time, and called plaintiff to prove the amount due. Defendant did not think he owed so much; and tiP en looking at the bill he saw that one day's sco re for beet was 3s. 6d. His Honour thought that was a large amount. Plaintiff—Defendant brought his friends and tren ted them. Defendant—Only twice. His Honour—ln all score cases of beer-shops and public' houses I must have clear proof. Mr. Burcham then consented to an adjournment. MEDICAL FEES.-HADLOW V. JOEL. fee. This was a summons to recover a sum o f money as • for medical attendance upon defendant and his family. Mr. Buchanan said that upon the face of the bill he' Honour would see that defendrnt had only been °hare / 2s. a visit. Defendant said he had paid Is. 6d. per day for medicialot and did not think he should be called upon to pay- for visits. Plaintiff said that the usual charge was 3s. 6d. per visit, Defendant-3s. 6d. to a poor man I W h y , what vrotilu you charge a little Rothschild ? (Laughter.) Mr. Buchanan—Oh, five guineas. (Roars of laughter.) Defendant—When I was in better circumstances I nelsr paid more than. 2s. 6d per visit. Hadlow—The case it w did not pay a ea pay maller of life I have o ga l d ch ea M a t r h r gl il ed 2s. per visit, and His Honour then called for plaintiff's certificate fron t : College of Surgeons and from the Apothecaries' Conllnn3,ll. The certificate from the Surgeons' College was produco" but not that from the Apothecaries' Company. Mr. Buchannan referred his Honour to the bo o tbg lt m edical registration, published in c on f o rmity vv'it h recent Act of Parliament. His Honour—You see that the medicine was suPPlied, before the passing of the new act, an d the registry is 11 proof beyond a fact that at th e ti me o f . publicatin n l‘ s l a r ; Hadlow was entitled to be inserted. His Honour then ~, an order subject to the produ c ti on o f th e c ertificate of tm Apothecaries' Company. AGENTS IND THE BZNCH. An agent attended in support of usual plaints take° by medical men, and argue d th e a bove question ven7t closely with the judge, stating that in every other C ° the registry was accepted as e v idence, but his 11°1° refused to admit it in the case. I THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. • Canti - LONDON, Sept. 7.—Wind this clay at noon, , :i he r, Westerly ; rather fresh breeze, and cloudy we threatening rain. ger PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 6.—Wind Majesty's ship Dauntless, for Southampton. Off riled; Southampton, for New ork ; Quickstep, for TriM America, from Sunderland for Aden. gebet FALMOUTH, Sept. 7.--Wind fro° from Sourabraya. for Amsterdam; H. B. Mildroslt irn ie Akyab ; Osprey, from Niatanzas. Off port — Batavia for Amsterdam. v.- - QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 6.—Wind TATtrr i eu for of Baltimore, steamer, from New York, and p ree— out Liverpool; her Majesty's steamer Gorgon, from f l Y rii° for Halifax , with loss of foretopmast and three men• fr oa CLYDE, ' Sept. 6.—Wind W.—Arrived—A l g er ' 9l Trinidad. Fe, f rctli SHIELDS, Sept. s.—Wind S.W. — A rrived— Rio Janeiro. badoes.DljßLlN' Sept. 7.—Arrived — lndian Q L, Wednesday Morning. ueen , for 894.- 6.—Cambridge, Arrived,.N se .r t. . ITERPOOL, Jai n Arrived, ept. 7—Thorto, from New York • Lass, from Guidana. , from Sines ; S Betsy . Williams nfrom Swan Island ; Ca r du' ---- from C a lcutta; E ller Honduras. GRAVESEND, from Archangel • et e. Wind W. ; tide first hours' ebb ; we Trinidad • Julia, (BY SUBMARINE AND BRlTlSwlteTdEnLesEdGalay g ra j j . lig. Arrived, Sept. 6—Speculation from Sutton, from Antwerp Seas ; Reward , Arrived, Sept. 7—Cowlitz, from South r from Dunkirk ; Bilboa, St. Nazaire ; Alder, steam© , uw - Bremen ; S. R. Malony, from Hava. Vancouver's ,_., a ; John Wray, and Apt lope, from'Oporto ; Sailed, Sept. 7--Athelstan, for lsi,"._',d, Barham, for Madras ; City of Quebec, for Quebec ; v I v ' for Algoa Bay. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind W. by N., moderate. • ref s z Passed—Montrose , f rom Akyab ; Erromanga, brig, Buenos Ayres—both for London , Anchored —Lunar from Alexandria, for Dover. reportedoff ,a and dn towed the G t o Foreland. t e rd Thea y bri g has beenthat yeas assisted EXECUTION IN PRUSSIA.—A man named Voig t ' s and his wife, have, after a great delay been executed a otwiardneStailhedNl olre•1- Brandenburg, for having murdered, by means theyli. ,°sA phorus, a person of the name of Schade, by whom ,: been employed as labourers in that neighbourhood. ',lt; crime, when committed, created a great sensation, an° . I Q punishment now has likewise attracted much notice, as In execution has taken place there for nearly 23 yea"' f Prussia there is on such occasions no public exhibition. c, the criminals, but the extreme penalty of the law is carro t ', into effect in the "inner court" of the prison, in presence os maneee u d l i o n t i g h . tse hei is drawn communion up—and a magistrate and his clerk—by whom a report of the pr.?' fessed to hav b 1 d ' euttoolr; there ht iwe h the oh i ee s dc a i ° l b s: iv ) prase imc teso aatnydahaad ve clergy"loepgal e e onge , besides twelve citizens selected 1410 from the•list of those who are qualified to sit on jure', s ot thus are supposed to represent the people. On the 17_„„, occasion, as there is no 4'inner court" in the prison at one 101 denburg, the unhappy prisoners met their fate hi oe _ the apartments of the gaol. The woman, when the annoTi,..., went was made that all was ready, fell into a s woo o n a . Ir_v iss " - which she did not recover, and in that state her h ali laid on the block and severed from her body at one bili The man was perfectly composed, and after repeating w 2311.; by word a prayer offered up by the Lutheran c;ergyronan_Zciai was present, he was beheaded in a moment, and a, 7,,, e d intimation of what had taken place was immediately. ailLtle to the corners of every street, that all might know th i• demands of the law had been fully satisfied. Bavid ScP LONGEVITY.—Dr. Smith, residing at ~,e eniloy s in Suffolk, has just completed his 10,th lathe 11 ,.,,, u , f ,s of excellent health, has a good appetite, and _7 110) ,,,,,are his spirits expresses a belief that he shall live for a. to come. - - • 31 Pr( ti 4 krz