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Just 1:0113hed, for the first time in the Bvo. form, in 3 vols., with Portraits, price 365. bound, MEMOIRS OF THE REIGN OF K ING GEORGE THE SECOND, By HORACE WALPOLE, Earl of Orford. Edited, with a Preface and Notes, By THE LATE LORD HOLLAND. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. LORD BROUGHAM'S NEW WORK. Now ready, in royal Svo., with Portraits, 21s. bound, The SECOND VOLUME of LORD BROUGHAM ' S LIVES of MEN of LETTERS and SCIENCE, Who flourished during the Reign of George 111. ; WITH ORIGINAL LETTERS. Comprising Dr. Johnson, Adam Smith (with an analytical view of his great work), Lavoisier, Gibbon, Sir J. Banks, and D'Alembert. " Every lover of literature will feel gratified by this employment of Lord Brougham's active research and of his vigorous pen."— Elackwood's Magazine. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. WITH AN ILLUSTRATION BY LEECH, AND A PORTRAIT OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (AUTHOR OF " THE IMPROVISATORE,") FROM AN ORIGINAL PICTURE. The September Number, price Half-a-Crown, of BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY, will contain — BRIAN O'LINN ; OR, LUCK IB EVERYTHING. ByW. H. MAXWELL, Eeq., Author of " Stories of Waterloo," " Wild Sperts of the West," &c. Italian Scenes. A Peep at Society, by Alfred Crowquill. The Albigenses and the Troubadours, by Dr. W. C. Taylor. Last Night, by G. Linnmus Banks. Travels and Travellers in Italy, by Mrs. Austin. Death of the Bride. An Indian Tragedy, by Agnes Lascelles. Military Punishments of the Roman; by Everard Adventures in New Zealand in 1845. Mr. Ledbury Re-visits Paris, and is Ignominously Expelled from his Lodgings, by Albert Smith. With an Illustration by Leech. Shots from an Old Six-pounder, by Portdre. The First Grey-hair. The Flaneur in Paris, from the Note-book of a Traveller, by the author of " Second Love." Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Memoir of Hans C. Andersen, with a Portrait. DONCASTER--ITS SPORTS AND SATURNALIA. By the Author of " Gaming, Gaming-houses, and Gamesters." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. (PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. L IVERPOOL, CROSBY, and SOUTHPORT RAILWAY. _ . A Company for constructing the above railway is in course of for mation, and for affording to the districts along the coast a cheap and easy communication with Liverpool. The landowners have been communicated with, and are generally favourable, and their wishes will be consulted, as far as possible, as to the course of the line. A detailed prospestus will be shortly issued, and communications may in the meantime be addressed to Messrs. Duncan and Rad cliffe, solicitors, Liverpool ; or to Messrs. H. and W. Toogood, soli citors, 22, Parliament-street, London. Liverpool, Aug. 28, 1846. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commeree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectflilly requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds Imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Oftbes, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. THEATRE T.OYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be performed the pepular Farce, entitled SISTER AND I. After which, a New Grand Operatic, Melodramatic, Romantic, Fairy Burlesque Extravaganza, founded on the Opera of " Oberon," entitled THE MAGIC HORN. Principal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Kinloch, Collier, Yarnold, Bender, Silver, Richards, and Keeley; Miss Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss Fairbrother, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Arden, Miss Forster, Miss Laidlaw, Miss Bromley, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled LOAN OF A WIFE. Principal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, and Yarnold ; Mrs. Woollidge and Miss Howard. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of ?Jur. PRY. Celonel. Hardy, Mr. Lambert ; Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Grasp, Mr. 0. Smith ; Somers, Mr. Worrell ; Mr. Stanley, Mr. Thomas ; Harry Stanley, Mr. Boyce, Frank Hardy, Mr. Braid; Witherton, Mr. Selby; Mrs. Subtle, Mrs Laws ; Marian, Miss E. Harding ; Phcebe, Miss Ellen Chaplin, After which, a Grand Mythological Burlesque Extravaganza, de nominated THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS ; or, The Pas de Pip pins. The characters personated by Messrs. Selby, 0. Smith, Glen naire, Lindon, Waye, Butler, Williamson, Aldridge, Mitchenson, Alderson, Ryan, Wright, Paul Bedford ; Miss Ellen Chaplin, Miss Taylor, Miss Harrison, M iss Simpson, Mrs. F. Matthews, &c. To be followed by an original Comic Sketch, called ABRAHAM PARKER. Abraham Parker, Mr. Wright. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed an entirely new Serio-Comic Drama, entitled A CURIOUS CASE. Mr. Aubrey, Mr. Vining; Twiggleton, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Charles Stanton, Mr. Fisher ; Edward, Mr Honner ; Mrs. Aubrey, Mrs. Stirling. After which. an original Comedietta, called ADVICE TO HUS BANDS. General Leslie, Mr. Granby; Frank Trevor, Mr. James Vining ; Mrs. Trevor, Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by an entirely New Comic Drama, entitled THE BARBER BRAVO ; or, 'I he. Inventor of Powder. In which Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Granby, Mr. Wynn, Miss E. Stanley, and Miss E. Honner will perform. To conclude with Sheridan's Drama of THE CRITIC ; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed. Slr Fretful Plagiary and Puff, by Mr. Charles Mathews. The other principal characters by Messrs. Honner, Ryder, Compton, Oxberry, Harris, Wynn, Courteney ; Miss Emma Stanley, Miss Somers, Miss Howler, &c. STRAND THEATRE. A party of Gentlemen, admirers of Dramatic Art, and advocates of fair play, feeling disgusted and indignant at the un-English and unmanly treatment of Mr. GREGORY, at the Haymarket Theatre, have taken this—the only House in the Metropolis at present avail able—and through their acting Manager, Mr. DAVIDSON, have invited Mr. Gregory (who has consented to appear) to perform for a limited number of nights, with the assurance that he shall have what every Actor is entitled to—a clear stage and a fair hearing. The public is therefore respectfully informed that this Theatre is in course of preparation for the representation of some of Shakspere'a Plays, and will (every exertion being used to produce them in an efficient manner) be opened on MONDAY NEXT, with the Tragedy of O T H E L L O. Othello .. • . • • • • .. • • .. • • .. Mr. Gregory. The new histerical Tragedy, entitled THE MAID OF WARSAW, will be produced without delay. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Prißcess Royal. Immense novelty and entire change. Fresh addition to the Company, and first Week of the highly interesting Spectacle of " The Merchant Steed." THIS EVENING Will be performed the popular Drama, called THE MERCHANT STEED ; or, The Flight of Damon. Calanthe, Mrs. Morton Brooks; Damon, Mr. J. Harwood ; assisted by the whole of the Company. Double Stud, rare Quadrupeds, &c. After which, magnificent SCENES of the HIPPODROME, by the French, German, and British Professors. The whole concluding with the pleasing Drama, entitled THE NAMELESS. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at Mx and commence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY TREATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. Unrivalled talent for Six Nights only. The distinguished Artistes, Miss Cushman, and her sister, Miss Susan Cushman, will sustain some of their favourite characters during this Week, being their last performances previous to their departure for the United States. Engagement of Mr. Macarthy, the popular Irish Comedian, for Six Nights. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakespere's Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cushman; Juliet, Miss Susan Cushman ; Nurse, Mrs. Daly ; Mercutie, Mr. E. F. Saville ; Capul et. Mr. Heslop ; Benvoilo, Mr. Johnson ; Tybalt, Mr. Fredericks; Friar Lawrence, Mr. Neville; Apothecary, Mr. W. Smith. After which, the Farce of TEDDY THE TILER. Teddy Mul lowney, Mr. Macarthy, supported by the principal talent of the Company. To conclude with the favourite Drama of THE ROVER'S fIECRET. Principal characters by Messrs. Saville, Johnson, Fre dericks, Lewis, Heslop ; Mrs. Lewis, Miss Terry, &c. Box Office open from eleven till four o'clock. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW of NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. A richly ornamented GOTH(C BRIDGE of STATUES has been constructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PROMENADE CONCERTS, conducted by Mr. Godfrey. CALYPSO'S FAIRY GROTTO, representing in the Interior Telemachus relating his adventures to Calypso. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Sonthby, are on the Most complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display, Mons. FARINELLI will descend from a Chinese Pagoda ' • seventy feet in !might, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to receive Lim, and bear him to leis chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splendidly ornamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivore at half-past five ; the Pelicans, &c., at six : Cancert at half-past six ; and the Eruption at dusk. On WEDNESDAY, September 2, the Boys of the Greenwich Hospital School, with their splendid Band, will pay their Annual Visit to the Gardens. On this occasion, in addition to the matchless attractions of the Gardens, there will be a brilliant Display of Fire works on and in the Water, representing a Naval Engagement be tween a British Frigate and a Pirate, the Bands playing " Britons strike Home," and " Rule Britannia." The School will arrive at four o'clock. ADMITTANCE, ONE SHILLING. TO CORRESPONDENTS. " A. B."—There is no such horse mentioned in our Manches ter betting as " Ponton," it is " Poynton," with 15 to 1 taken. THE WEATHER.—STIN OFFICE, AUGUST 29. MERMOMETER, Lowest, 58; Highest. 75 ; Noon, 71 BAROMETER, 30 02.—WIND N.E., fine. HIGH WA.TEIt AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning • • 59 minutes after 5. Eveninv .. ID minutes after 6. i .-,::, 4 ,q,,, ...1. . ~,,,,, A , .... 5.7_7_,4,.,,;. ~,,„., s,. gy-_,.......-iy,,,v . . .. ~ .eri - -, ' .-. 4 - t i- - : ell .. 4 'Pry ' ' ‘ ' 4 , , . -. t •,roN , 4 1201 T ' ' • 'h ` - 5..., , SECOND EDITION. toning .:7-1,11:1t LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1846. Another rapid passage of little more than eleven days has brought us intelligence of singular import ance from the United States. This intelligence— conveyed across the Atlantic by the steam-ship Hibernia —may be briefly catalogued, but each of the facts hereafter enumerated affords food for endless meditation, and presents an opportunity for innu merable conjectures. The summary of the news contained in our dis patches is to the following effect :—The Oregon treaty ratified by Viscount PALMERSTON and Mr. M'LAN E , h ad arrived at Washi ng t on , and elicited a proclama: ti on from the President calling upon the citizens of thie United States to fulfil the articles thereof. The A merican Government had tendered a proposition to the Mexicans with the view of re-establishing amity 4etween the two countries, and of bringing their timarrel to a definite and permanent conclusion. Bepond this, Congress had adjourned on the tenth ultimo, after completing the com mercial reformation by passing the Warehousing Bill. It is peculiarly interesting to compare the re sults of the past sessions, just expired, of the British and American Legislatures. Simultaneously with the arrival of intelligence of the latter the former tran spires; the consequent comparison drawn from them is in no trivial degree interesting, and in our regard not altogether unsatisfactory. During the session of 1846 the Government of Great Britain has been triumphant in its operations ; victory has at tended its deliberations in St. Stephen's and its mili tary arrangements in the Seikh territories ; conces sions and submission on the part of its most malig nant antagonists have attested the efficacy of the modesty, the calmness, and the dignity of its foreign policy. The Government of America during the same extraordinary interval has proved either unfortunate in its operations, or its successes have been of a very questionable and insufficient character : its modifica tions of the laws relating to commerce have aroused the bile of its monopolists without wholly satisfying those who are cordially attached to the principles of free trade : its monetary regulations (we allude to the Sub-Treasury Bill, which takes effect on the first of the approaching January), promise very considerable future embarrassments, while they have kindled no small indignation : its braggadocio about the occu pation of the whole of Oregon has ended in con cessions which would be humiliating, but for the cir cumstance that an error is always annihilated by its acknowledgment ; and, lastly-0 ! vanity of vaunts! —the Mexican warfare, commenced solely by the ra pacity and the spurious valour of the Government of the United States, promises to close with the impor tunities of that same Government for a negotiation between themselves and their beleaguered opponents. This is a candid and honest enumeration of the prin cipal features in the recent sessions of the British Parliament and of the United States Congress ; both terminating within this present August ; both re markably protracted and eventful ; both enlivened by recriminations, those of Lord G. BENTINCK and his colleagues against their previous leader, and those of Mr. QUINCY ADAMS against the mother country of his native land! For ourselves the session has been fraught with consolations and triumphs ; for our brothers across the Atlantic it has produced scarcely anything but discomfiture and disappointment. The termination of this session in Great Britain has been the alpha of exultation and victory; its conclusion in the United States has been the very omega of dis satisfaction and defeat. It would be curious, more over, to draw a comparison between the recent beha viour and present position of Sir ROBERT PEEL and Mr. JAMES K. POLK. How PEEL acknowledged his blunders in seeking the preservation of the protective system, and how POLY persisted in main taining his audacious demand of the entire of the Oregon territories ; how the former has triumphed throughout, and retired from office with a glory never vouchsafed before to any statesman, and how the latter has sustained an overthrow in almost all directions, been compelled to eat his own vainglorious boast, and continued in office with a power almost powerless, and an influence almost contemptible. We cannot, however, expend either time or ingenious contrasts upon individuals, when the interests of nations are so precariously balanced , as those of Mexico and the United States. Although the military operations of the American invaders have been so far successful, the Executive has determined upon drawing the contest to a close if possible and that, moreover, immediately. Twenty six millions of dollars have already been applied by Congress to the expenses of this expedition ; the war was voluntarily undertaken by the Americans ; nine hundred and fifty men have already perished in consequence of that enterprise; and at the precise moment when the Mexican troops are pre pared to repel the invaders, those invaders step forward with an offer of a negotiation for an amicable adjustment of difficulties. Nor is this all ; it is very comprehensible from the proceedings of Mr. Presi dent POLK, that a reserve compensation will be coupled with that adjustment, supposing the Mexi cans consent to listen to the proposals for peace, that compensation being the relinquishment of California by the Mexican Government and its annexation to the American Republic—in return for a boon of cer tain moneys ! If this arrangement be made, Mr. President rola will, of course, be satisfied. His only apparent object will be realised—the extension of the territories of the United States. The coinci dence of the proposal for peace being simul taneous with the marshalling of the Mexican soldiers would almost justify us in hinting at pusillanimity as an actuating sentiment in the mind of Mr. PoLK. Nevertheless, the proposal has been made, and we must tarry for the response. Whether the Mexicans will acquiesce in the proposition when her armies are in readiness, when their nationality, and consequently their courage is be ginning to evince itself, when her greatest statesmen are all vociferous in their demands for wreaking ven geance upon the assailants, and when SANTA ANNA offers his sword and his council to aid the endea vours of PAREDES, is a very doubtful matter. We long to hear that peace has been restored to the western hemisphere, but we are loath to hear that any peace has been purchased by American lust of aggrandisement, and Mexican submission to ex tortion. According to the New Hamburgh Gazette of the 22d of August the Prince of AUGUSTENBURG has sent to the King of DENMARK his resignation as Governor and Commandant-General of the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. The Duke of GLUCKSBURG also has resigned the commission which he held as Colonel of the sth Regiment of Danish Sappers and Miners. It would appear that, taking advantage of the ex perience of England, the German states are about to adopt an uniform system of postage. A letter from Carlsruhe, of the 23d, says : " The second Chamb©r of the States of Baden has just adopted a unanimous resolution to recommend the Go vernment to enter into negotiations with the other states of Germany for the establishment of a uniform rate of postage. The Budget Committee proposed the reduc tion of the present rates of postage in the Grand Duchy to three kreutzers (about three sous), but on a represen tation from the Government that the treasury could not bear the deficit, the Chamber did not adopt the re port. Yesterday the Chamber adopted the following resolution upon the proceedings of the Prussian Govern ment with regard to the Deputies D'lzstein and Hecker: —' The Grand Ducal Government is requested to de clare to the Prussian Government that the measures adopted towards the Deputies D'lzstein and Hecker, who are forbidden to reside within the states of Prussia, are considered as a violation of the rights guaranteed by the federal compact to the citizens of Baden. Therefore the Chamber hopes that the Government will use its utmost endeavours to obtain a revocation of these measures.'" Intelligence has been received at St. Petersburgh that the greater part of the town of Berdiansk, in Southern Russia, was destroyed in the month of July by fire. It is only eleven years since the town was founded. We find in the Frankfort Journal the following extract from a letter from Geneva, dated Aug. 18 : "The French Government has just taken possession of the Valley des Dappes, on the southern side of the principal chain of the Jura, on the confines of the de partment of that name and of the Canton de Vaud, the right to which has been long disputed. Men employed by the Canton de Vaud, in altering the road between St. Cergues and Rousses, have been ordered not to pro ceed with their work beyond the litigated line, and the owners of land in the valley, who have been hitherto considered as' Vaudoig, and paid their taxes at Nyon, are now called upon to pay them to the French collectors of the Jura. France attaches a greater importance than it did formerly to the possession of this valley, en ac count of the fortifications she is raising on this part of her frontier." Letters have been received from Rome to the 17th inst. The POPE is becoming every day more popular. At his weekly audiences he admits to his presence all classes of his subjects who have any complaints to make, even those of the lowest orders of society. In order to avoid all appearance of nepotism, he has sent all such of his relations as held offices under his pre decessors into the provinces. It is said the Pope's Vicar, Cardinal PATNIE, is to be replaced by Cardinal FALCONIERI, Archbishop of Ravenna, a prelate remarkable for his liberal ideas. Intelligence from Lisbon to the 20th inst. has been received by the Royal Tar steam-ship, which arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon. The Govern ment of the Duke of PALMMLLA appears to be con solidating itself. The only difficulties at pre sent experienced were of a Financial nature—difficul ties bequeathed to them by the peculations and gross I , mismanagement of their predecessors, the CABIL)N 01 ho, by a royal decree dated August 13, are dis missed from the Council of State. It was expected that in consequence of these monetary difficulties a decree would be issued, allowing the Bank of Lisbon to suspend cash payments for a longer period than was allowed by the former decree on this subject. The strong military force concentrated in the province of Minho had completely put down the Miguelite movement, and all the provinces of the kingdom were perfectly tranquil. GONZALES BRAVO, the intriguing Spanish Ambassador, is about to quit Lisbon on leave. This is certainly a symptom of the strength of the PALMELLA Government, for if there was the least present prospect of ousting PALMELLA and his col leagues, and restoring the miserable CABRAL regime, the presence in Lisbon of Senor GONZALES BRAVO would be much too important to his employers for him to obtain leave of absence even for an hour. The Experimental Squadron, under the command of Sir W. PARKER, sailed from Lisbon on the 18th, leaving the Trafalgar and the Superb at the orders of Lord HOWARD DE WALDEN. The Spanish refugees, to the amount of 7,000, are in the depots at Santarem, Peniche, and Cascaes. They are all fed by the Portuguese Government. -gm Madrid papers of the 22d have arrived. _ . The question of the QUEEN'S marriage is the subject of comment in all of them. The Clamor Publico advocates a double marriage, and proposes that the two brothers, Don Emuctuz and Don FRANCISCO, should marry to the two sisters, the Qusimeand the Infanta Donna Luna. It seems to be the general opinion in Madrid that the Infantes Don FRANCISCO (the Duke of CAniz), and Don ENRIQUE (the Duke of SEVILLE), are at the present ' moment the only two actual candidates for the QUEEN'S hand. With regard to the pretensions of these two brothers, the Clamor Publico says— " Well-informed persons have heard the young Duke de Seville say that he would accept with pleasure the hand of his cousin, whom he both loves and respects, but that he would, without jealousy, see her choice fall on his brother. The Duke of Cadiz has held the same language, and we know that not long ago he again said that if his marriage with the Queen could make Spain happy, he should not hesitate to accept that honour, but that he was fully convinced that the peace of Spain, the consolidation of her form of Government, and the Queen's happiness, would be better secured by his beloved brother, Don Enrique." The same paper, as a specimen of the liberty en joyed by the press in Spain at the present moment, publishes the following regulations, which have been just issued by the Captain-General of Madrid : " The Political Chief of Madrid, Simon de Roda, has addressed the following circular to all the journals. Ist. Three hours before the publication a copy (signed) shall be sent to the Political Chief. 2d. A receipt shall be given for this number, announcing the hour at which it was delivered. 3d. The order of sus pension (if any be issued) shall be communicated to the editor by a commissary or inspector of public safety. 4th. For the purpose of receiving this intima tion the editor or his representative shall remain at their office during these three hours. sth. In case the publi cation shall be commenced or completed when the order of suspension arrives, the Commissary shall draw up a deposition stating the fact, as well as the hour when he reached the office. 6th. To receive the journals, the office of the Political Chief shall be open from five o'clock A.M. until eleven o'clock P.3r. from May to October, and from seven o'elock a.m. until seven o'clock P.M. from Oc • tober till May. The circular is dated Madrid, 20th of August." ',Che Portuguese Government had, it was stated, forwarded a note to the Spanish Government, de manding the expulsion from Madrid of the Conde DI THOMAR (COSTA CABRAL). The arrival of Senor GONZALES BRAVO in Madrid was hourly expected. Mr. BULWER is better, and was to leave for St. Sebastian in a day or two. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 22.—The Three per Cents. were done at 34 for cash ; the Four per Cents., at 2l ; the Five per Cents., at 22/ ; the Debt without Interest, at 61 ; and the Coupons, at 204. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. At four o'clock on that day the Chamber of Peers had declared HENRY guilty, and were, at the hour the post left, deliberating on the sentence to be passed on him. It seems by no means certain that the pistols were loaded with ball or slugs, and before the ver dict of guilty was pronounced, there was a long and animated discussion, several of the Peers being in favour of a verdict of acquittal on the ground of insanity. The Chamber of Deputies is still occupied with the verification of the powers of its Members. M. DEMESMAY has renewed his proposition for reducing the duties on salt to 20 centimes per kilogramme. It was expected that the election of the President, Vice-Presidents, and officers of the Chamber would take place on Friday. For the office of President M. SAUZET is the Ministerial candidate ; M. ODILON BARROT, the candidate of the Gauche and Centre Gauche; M. DUPONT (de l'Eure), of the Extreme Gauche, and M. BERRYBR of the Legitimatists. For the Vice-Presidency, the Minis terial candidates are, MM. LEPELLTIER D'AULNAY, BIGNON, HEBERT, and DELESSERT ; the Opposition, MM. ABATUCCI, G. DE BEAUMONT, VIVIEN, and BILLAULT. The Ministerial candidates for the Se cretaryships are MM. D'ANGEVILLE, DE BASSIERES, SAGLIO, and LANJUINAIS. These papers announce that the English have taken possession of a portion of the island of Madagascar, and thereupon urge on the French Government the necessity of fitting out an expedition to that island with all convenient speed. "A letter from Pondicherry, dated the Bth of July," says the Flotle— "Positively announces the occupation of the Bay of Diego Suarez by the English. Previous accounts from Bourbon mentioned that the news of that expedition to Madagascar had reached the Governor of the colony in May last, and that Admiral Bazoche had sent the schooner Zelda to watch the movements of the English. We need not insist on the gravity of that news. The sovereignty of Madagascar, guaranteed by treaties to France, and secured to her by military expeditions and former establishments, would, if that news were true, re ceive a severe blow. We most warmly recommended the projected expedition abandoned six months ago, and we particularly insisted on the occupation of the Bay of Diego Suarez." The following are the observations of the Na tional " It will be remembered that when the question of the Madagascar expedition was brought before the Cham ber, M. Guizot declared it would be abandoned on the condition that the English Government also renounced a similar expedition. Nevertheless, strange news has been received, and at the Isle of Bourbon the inhabi tants were convinced that the English were preparing an expedition against 14radagascar, and a letter an nounces even that the expedition had taken place, and that the British vessels had even taken posses sion of Diego Suarez. We insert the following com munication, which has been addressed to us, and which bears the date of May 11:—' We are likewise expecting the vessels destined for the Madagascar expe dition, unless the Ministry renounced it after the de plorable amendment of M. d'Angeville. In every case it would appear that the English are thinking of antici pating us, and on their side send an expedition again s t the Novas, Letters from the Mauritius announce that three frigates had arrived there, and a vessel (the Presi dent) was expected, as well as two regiments, from India. It was even reported that the French Consul at the Mauritius had written to the Governor of the Isle of Bourbon, to inform him officially of the supposed inten tions of the English to take possession of Diego Suarez.' A letter of the 17th of June, brought by the last India mail, and addressed to a house of Marseilles, states that the English had definitively taken possession of Diego Suarez." After expressing its disbelief of this intelligence, the National thus proceeds :—" Nevertheless, the Journal du Havre announces to-day that France was at this moment preparing an expedition to Aladagas car, and that several commercial houses of Havre had received orders from the Government for stores, &c. We shall arrive, then, after the English in an island, the sovereignty of which belongs exclusively to France. The Ministry will, no doubt, deem it its duty to enlighten public opinion on all these points. It appears to us that it is not in Spain only that Lord PALMERSTON is very anxious to show us that he governs." It would appear as if ABD-EL-KADER was destined to occasion much further trouble, not only to the French, but to the Emperor of MOROCCO likewise. A letter from Oran of the 15th has the following : "The Veloce steamer, which arrived here on the 13th, from Tangiers, has brought rather important news. There is now little doubt that if France wishes Abd-el- Kader to be removed from the frontiers of Algeria she must send a body of troops on the territory of Morocco. In a word she has only to reckon on her own resources, for Abderrhaman is nearly powerless he promises much, but does nothing. Our Charge d'Affaires in Morocco considered that he had obtained a piece of diplomatic success by a journey made to Rabat, by his first secretary, M. Leon Roche, to whom the Emperor promised that the Gov ernor of Tangiers should be appointed to the command of the Riff, and that he should have at his disposal sufficient troops to maintain order in that country. The Charge d'Affaires is now convinced that nothing has THE S'UN, LOND I ON, SATURDAY EVIENING, AUGUST 29, 1846 been done, and that there is nothing to hope for from the Government of Morocco towards preventing the tribes of the frontier making armed incursions into our territories, and committing acts of brigandage. The Moorish authorities appear to be no less unable to pre vent Abel -el-Kader from sojourning on their territory, and from organising his bands at some leagues from our territory. In a word, the authority of th Emperor is an empty word, and the governors named by him cannot make themselves obeyed. The Caids, notwithstanding their protestations, which they renew every time our bayonets appear, make common cause with the ex-Emir, and receive part of the booty taken from the tribes who have submitted to us. It is doubtful whether such a state of things can be much longer tolerated; a decision must be taken to bring the Moors on the frontier to reason, and to drive Abd-el-Kador from their country." M. PISCATORY the French Minister at the Court of Athens, has arrived in Paris on leave. It is reported in Paris that the Constitutionnel has been sold to M. MOSSELMANN, the director of the Anzin mines, and that M. TRIERS is about to establish for himself another journal. Mr. and Mrs. COBDEN left Paris on Thursday, for the Pyrennees. A royal ordonnance prohibits all sporting in the forests of the Crown domains during the present season. he price of corn in France is rising daily, and incendiarism is on the increase in the provinces. The report that the Queen of ENGLkND was about to visit King Louis PHILIPPE, at Eu, is contradicted. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Thursday at 83f. 75c. ; the Five per Cents., 121 f. 55c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,275 f. ; Rouen, 9C2f. 50e. ; Havre, 7011. 25c; Great Northern, 711 f. 25c. ; Avig non, 918 f. 75c. ; Vierzon, 627 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 570 f. ; Boulogne, 482 f. 50c. ; Troyes and Mont ereau . 362 f. 50c. ; Basle, 2181. 75c. ; Fampoux, 4001. ; Dieppe, 393 f. ' • Paris and Strasburg, 4961. 25 c. ; Tours and Nantes, 507 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 528 f. 75c.; Lyons and Avignon, 492 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 4851. ; Spanish Three per Cents, 361. The following are the quotations for the new lines :- Paris and Caen, 482 f. 50c. ; Charleroi, 480. LYONS, AUG. 25. - Avignon and Marseilles, 910.: ; Northern, 708 f. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 5231. 75c.; Orleans, 1,273 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AUGUST 28. Boulogne and Amiens, 13U —Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espelete), 1 1 ,4—Dutch Rhenish, 6 —East Indian, % —Luxembourg, IN —Namur and Liege, 217. --Northern of France Constituted, 13% —Orleans and Bordeaux, 8/—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 6 Paris and Rouen, 3714—Paris and Strasbourg Constituted, 4% — Tours and Nantes Constituted, 5. Several of the Cabinet Ministers intend leaving town in the course of the day. Lord Lansdowne proceeds on a continental excursion, others of the Ministers proceed to their respective country residences. Lord J. Russell remains at Wimbledon. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY). (Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.) IN RE COOPER. IMPORTANT QUESTION AS TO THE LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES.—In this case the bankrupt came up for his certificate, and was opposed by Mr. Parry, on the ground of improvidency and breach of trust, as trustee under the will of his brother. His HONOUR at once said that he did not sit there to punish a man for being improvident, and the case must depend on any breach of trust which could be established. Mr. DUNCAN, who appeared for the bankrupt, in a very energetic speech succeeded in impressing the Learned Commissioner that his client was not quite so black as painted. The facts were remarkable. It ap pears that there were four brothers; one died, and left his other brothers trustees. The bankrupt, however, did not at the time act under the will, but his brothers becoming embarrassed, and one actually bank rupt, to relieve them 'from the serious con sequences which it was conjectured they might fall into. He, in 1833, debited himself in his accounts with the whole amount of the debt, about 1,320/.; he received the rents of certain leasehold pro perty and applied portions of it in reduction of the debt; but it was contended he could not do so without pre judicing the cestui qui, trust who had a right to oppose. The Learned Counsel urged that the bankrupt had, throughout the whole affair, acted as banker for the family, and he could not clear off the liabilities of his co trustees acting up to the time he took the responsi bility on himself; he had paid interest according to the price of the funds, he therefore ought not to be charged with any misappropriation of money merely taking the reduction of the debt be had incurred; in truth the bankrupt had gone beyond honesty—he had acted with honour, adopting debts and liabilities which he was not bound to do. The Learned Commissioner Holroyd had insisted:that the proof of the cestui qui trusts should only be on the bills of exchange given, and therefore they had no right to oppose for a breach of trust. Mr. Duncan submitted that by the words of the will, no one trustee was to be answerable fur the acts, defaults, &c., of the other. The Learned CO3IMISSIONER said that the usual clause was better left out than inserted, and had no bearing on the present case. The bankrupt had admitted a debt as a trustee, and had misapplied the property by paying his own debt, which he was not justified in doing, although a residuary legatee. The certificate was suspended for nine months, with out protection. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Patrick Nyland, the Irish labourer, who was charged this day week with carelessly throwing two bricks over the parapet of a house in the Strand, where he was at work removing a stack of chimneys (ordered to be taken down by the district surveyor), was again placed at the bar, before Mr. Jardine, this morning. It appeared that Mr. Harvey and Miss Tomkins, the persons who were injured by the bricks, were now in a much improved state—indeed, out of danger, but had not yet recovered entirely. Mr. JARDINE said, that he must remand the prisoner for a fortnight; but, that as the injured parties were now so much better, he would admit him to bail. The prisoner's employer was in attendance for the purpose of offering himself as bail; and being accepted, entered into recognizances for 801. The prisoner was himself bound in a like amount, and was then liberated. MARKET NEWS -(THIS DAY.) ICILY DIAXILETB. SMITHFIILD.—OId Meadow Hay, 315 s to 41; New ditto, 21 5s to 3/ 14s; Old Clover, 4/ 5s to 5/ 16s; New ditto, 31 8s to 51; Oat Straw, 1 / 12 s to 1 / 14 s; Wheat Straw, 114 s to 11 16s per load. Trade dull, at barely late rates. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 8s to 412 e ; New ditto, 218 s to 3/ 15s ; Old Clover, 414 s to Si 15s ; New ditto, 31 Se to 41 18s; Oat Straw, 1112 s to 11 14s; Wheat Straw, 1/ I4s to 1/16s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. WIIITECTIAPZL.—OId Meadow Hay, 315 s to 41; New ditto, 21 8s to 3/ 16s ; Old Clover, 4/ 8s to 5/ 18a ; New ditto, 318 s to 51; Oat Straw, 1112 s to 1114 s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1116 s per load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. COVENT-GARDEN. Pine Apples, 3s to ss; Hothouse Grapes, 3s to 4s; Por tugal ditto, is to is 3d per lb ; Apples, 3s to 6s per bushel ; Pears, 4s to 12s per half sieve ; Melons, 2s to 6s each ; Peaches and Nectarines, 3s to 8s; and Figs, 4s per dozen, Filberts, 60s to 755; and Cob Nuts, 80s to 90s per 1001b3; English Walnuts, 8s to 10d per 100; Cabbages, 6d to is 6d; Cauliflowers, 6s to 12s; and Artichokes, 2s to 4s per dozen; French Beans, is 6d to 33 per half sieve ; Potatoes, 3s 6d to 6s 6d per cwt ; Turnips 4s to 8s ; Leeks, 2s 3d ; Carrots, 4s to 8s per bunch; Onions, 2s to 3s per dozen bunches; Tomatoes, 4s to 5s per half sieve; Mushrooms, is 6d to 3s; and Mulberries, 6d to 10d per pottle ; Small Salads, 24 to 3d per punnet. HITIvIGERPORD. The supplies of most kinds of produce on offer were good, yet the demand was firm, and previous rates were well sup ported. NIMPGATIII AND IMILDENTIATAM. Prime Beef and Mutton moved off steadily, other kinds of Meat slowly, at our quotations. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s ; Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per Sibs, by the carcase. Turkey Poults, 3s 6d to 5s 6d ; Geese, 4s to 6s ; Ducks, 2s to 2s 6d ; Tame Rabbits, Is 3d to is 84 ; Pigeons, 4d to 8d each; Surrey Fowls, 6s to 9s; ditto Chickens, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Barn-door Fowls, 3s to 4s per couple. Fresh Butter, 10d to is 2d per lb. Hares, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Leverets, 3s to 4s 6d; and Grouse, Is 9d to 2s 9d each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s Gd to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3a 4d to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 6d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 104 per 81bs. A moderate supply and a steady demand. HZ. AANGSGATE. Our market was fairly supplied with fish, which moved off steadily at full prices. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 24 ; Lamb, 4s 44 to 5s 4d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 7id to 8d; of Household ditto, 6d to 74 per 41ns loaf. HIDE MARKET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d per lb ; do. 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3%d; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3!/d; do. 801 b to 881 b, 3 1 /.,d to 4d ; do. 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4 1 / 2 d ; do. 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 5d ; Calf Skins, each, 4s to Cs ; Horn Hides, 13s ; Shearlings, ls to 2s ; Lamb Skins, 2s to 2s 6d, LLOYD'S SHIPPIN 61.-(T HIS DAY.) LONDON, AUG. 29.—Wind N.E., fresh breeze, and fine. DEAL, AUG. 28.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. from the river and sld. Neptune, Henderson, Aden ; Resource, Tasker, Sague na ; Devonport, Fawcett, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 28. Wind N.E. Arrd. Archelaus, Bontelli, New Orleans; Roger Sherman, Alexandria; Hi bernia steamer, Boston, left 16th, and Halifax 18th ; Springfield, Roy, Richebucto ; Amelia, Walker, Newfound land. Sld. Salem, Milford, Mobile ; Virginia, Trott, Charleston ; Ouzel Galley, Clarke, Quebec; Ida,ditto. Off port,Wash ington. The Chevalier, Blanchard, from Mobile to this port, was wrecked on Sand Island 23d ult. ; greater part of cargo ex pected to be saved; part damaged. The Howard, Callan, from Liverpool to Sa vanna h, was stranded off Nag's Head 30th nit; crew and part of cargo saved. The Empire , Russell , bound to Liverpool, w as wrec k e d on Carysfort Reef previous to the 29th ult. ; great part of cargo expected to be saved. The Atalanta, Langton, from St. John's, New Ilcunsivick, to London, went on shore Bth inst. ; is waterlogged and dis charging. The Mary C amp b e ll, Berger, from St. John's, New Brunswick, to Liverpool, put back after being on shore. INVERICEITIIING, AUGUST 26.—The Rosebud, hence for Hamburgh, got on the Ox Car rocks near the island of Inch come this morning. HULL, AUGUST 27.—The Petrus, Nardstrom, from Sand sevull, arrd. at Grimsby, got aground entrance of the out fall, laid on her beam-ends, and has sustained considerable dam age. HULL, AUG. 28.—S1d. 27th, Aurora, Hunter, St. John's, New Brunswick. LIVERPOOL,AUG. 28.—The Main, schooner, of Copasseh, was run foul of on the 16th instant by the Hibernia steamer, from Boston; five of the crew saved. HARWICH, AuG. 28.—The Elizabeth, of and for Whitby, from London, was run into by the Cosmopolite, Scott, of Sun derland, and lost bowsprit, &c. ; the latter lost, jibboom, &c. Mr. Strutt, the Member for Derby, is to be the Chief Coraraigaiouer of the new Railway Board. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool this week has beets rather stronger Sales of the week, 35,270 bales. Stock now, 772,000 bales, against 1,027,500 bales at this time last year. Shares have been rather better. At Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s sale of Railway Shares yesterday the business went off with great spirit, and almost all the shares offered were sold. The following are a few of the principal sales:— Vale of Neath LE 4 6 Great North of India 0 5 6 Grand Union 0 15 0 Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Northern and Southern Connecting Dublin and Galway West Riding Union Boston, Newark, and Sheffield 0 17 0 East Indian 0 17 0 Buckinghamshire Direct Northern 1 15 0 Over Yssel Eastern Counties, York Intension 2 6 6 Norfolk Extent. to Norwich and Brandon 2 4 0 South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 3 4 6 London and Blackwall, New ... 4 14 0 Birmingham and Oxford Junction ..... 6 4 0 Cornwall and Devon Central Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham 0 11 0 Shropshire Union and Canal Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. ..... 3 0 0 Newcastle and Darlington, Brandling 42 10 0 Churnet and Blythe London and York, Halves Louvain ala Sambre Liverp. Manch. and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2 0 0 Great Eastern and Western 1 0 0 Reading and Reigate 1 2 0 Dutch Rhenish Taw Vale Extension and Dock 0 12 0 London, Hounslow, and Western London and York 2 2 0 West Riding Union South and Midland South Union and Manchester, Remanets 0 1 6 By the private accounts received from Canada to-day, we learn thati the injury done to the potato crop is not by any means so considerable, at least up to the latest dates, as had been expected. The shipping trade at Quebec and Montreal was brisk. An immense quan tity of timber of all sorts had been measured off for shipment. Flour was heavy, and the stock on hand large. The Quebec Gazette states, on the subject of the weather and the crops : "The weather during the last week has been unusually warm with some heavy showers and high wind on the afternoon of the 6th and Bth instant. The hay harvest is far advanced, but a great deal is still out, and early sown grain crops fit for the sickle. We believe they have sustained no material injury in this part of the country. They, as well as peas, where heavy, have been much laid by the late wind and rain. " . We hare examined some potato fields supposed to be attacked by the blight of last year. Although the withering appearance of the top leaves is nearly the same, we found it was occasioned by a small black flea, which devours the leaves, only the filaments of which remain. We have not seen any of the stalks affected with blotches, as was the case last year ; the potatoes are further advanced, and generally healthy. The dan ger is, however, not yet over, and it is positively stated by some that quantities of potatoes have been taken up rotten." The number of emigrants arrived at Quebec to the Ist of August was as follows: Cabin. Steerage. From England l4 463 Ireland 7 1,258 Scotland 8 418 Germany 0 284 Total ...... 29 2,423 Previously reported 345 24,576 Total ..... 474 26,989 To the same period last year 400 21,772 Increase in 1846 5,227 A very firm market has prevailed during the morn ing for the Funds. Consols for Money have reached 964, and for the Account 96k. Exchequer-bills are at 20s. premium, Bank Stock at 209, and the Three-and-a- Quarter pe•r Cents. at 98.2. The intelligence received from the United States by the Hibernia, relative to the war with Mexico, and its probable early close, has raised the value of Mexican Bonds from 241 to 26k. The present price is 261. Portuguese Four per Cents. have advanced from 421 to 44 ; the Spanish Three per Cents. to 37; and the Dutch Four per Cents. to 98. The market for Railway Shares has been lively. Shropshire Union are up a trifle, viz, to s discount, owing to an intended amalgamation with the London and North-Western. The fact, however, is as yet but little known. Richmond shares have touched 201, Staines and Richmond, 1*; Caledonian, 16i; Brighton, 64 ; and Manchester and Leeds, 116. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock .. .• . • .. .. 209 208 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 96%% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 96% 14 96 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 98 V 2 % Consols for Oct. 14 .. .. • • .. •• 96%34 % Exchequer Bills. 13 d. 154 d. 1,0001. • • .. •• ...• 17 20 pm. 500/. • • •• --- •• • • 17 20 pm. Ditto, Small • • • • ...• 17 20 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican, 1837, 5 per Cent •• • • 25% 264 25% 26 Ditto, for the Account •• •• 264 25% 26% Portuguese Four per Cent • . .. 43 Ditto, lbr the Account 42% IA Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. .. Do., 5 per Ct., '3B, 9, 40, div. 1840 Ditto, 1845 .. .• 19% Ditto, Three per Cent .. •• 37 Ditto, for the Account .. .. 37 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. 93 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 59% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 94% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PEA SHIRE. Aberdeen .. . .. • • • . .. 15 9% to Birmingham and Oxford Junction .. 2 .. . • 6% .. to Bristol and Exeter .. • • .. 75 — .... to Ditto, New .. .• • . • . .. 5 1014 .... to Caledonian .• .. • • •• 20 164 to 16 Cornwall .. .. 5 1 to Eastern Counties • . • • .. 14/. 16s. Od 23%.... to 2214 Ditto, New .. .. 101. 16s, 0d... . • 7% p• • to Ditto, York Extension .• • • • • 10s. .. • • 2 - (, 1 ,4 .. to East Lancashire .. .. • • .. .. 14 .... 23% %.. to East Lincolnshire .. • • • IY, •• • • ?,4 to Edinburgh and Northern .. 10 .. • • 10% .... to Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 25 .. • • 29% .... to Great North of England • • • • 100 ....229 .. ••to Great Western .. • • • . .. 85 to Ditto, Half Shares .. .• • • .. 50 .... 83 to Hull and Selby • . • • .. ~ 50 .... .. • • to Ditto, Half Shares .. • • .. :: 50 •; to Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds .. 9 .... .. • . to Ditto, ditto .. 2 1 ,4 21A.... to Leeds and Bradford .. .• .. 26 .... 69 .... to LoY.don and Brighton • •• .. 50 .... 63% 64 to 63N London and North Western . • ..100 ....203 .... to Ditto, Quarters .. • • .• • . .. 2 .... 24 .... to Ditto ditto New Shares .. . 15% p.. to 16 p London and York .. .. 2 .... 2% •• .. to London and Windsor .. .... 4 .... to lfanchester and Leeds • - .. 82 .• • .116 •• .. to Manehester, Buxton, and Matlock - • 425. •• • • 1 1 ,4 p.. to Midland .. • . • • 100 ....139 to 140 Ditto, New • • • • • • • • • • 21 • • .. to— Ditto, Birmingham and Derby • • 100 —ll5B to Newcastle and Darlington Junction .. 25 .... • • to Ditto, New .. .. • • • • .. 1 •• .. 111 a % •to Newcastle and Berwick • • • • •• 15 .. • • 28% %..to Norfolk • • .. • • • • .. • • .. 20 . .. 27 .. •.to Ditto, Half Shares • • • • • • • • 7 •• .• 10% .... to Ditto Extension .. .. • • • 2 .... 2% %..to North Eritish .. • . • • .. • • 25 .... 39 .... to 38% Ditto, Half Shares • • .. • . 11 .... 16% .... to Ditto, Carlisle Extension .• • , 1% 4% .. to North Kent and Direct Dover .. .. 23Q .... 1% .. to North Staffordshire .. • • • • .. 425..... 3 36 %pto Richmond •• .. • • •• .. 10 18%.... to Scottish Central .. • • • • 12 % .. 19% .... to 203 Ditto New •• • • • . • • • • .. 2%,,,; 954 .. to Scottish Midland • . .. • • • • • . 10 .... 7 .• • • to -- Shropshire Union • • • •. .• • . 425..... % dis. to South Devon • • • • • • • • • • • • 35 •• . 33 .... to South Eastern and Dover • • •. • • 33%.... 4338 .... to Ditto, New, No. 2 .. • • • 12 .. .. • 17 to Ditto, New. No. 4 .. • • • • .. 214 •• • • 3 • • to -- Staines and Richmond • • • • • • • • 1 •• • • 114. •• to South Wales .. • • • • •• • - 5 • • 4LA.. • • to Vale of Neath •• • • • • • • • • 2 .. • • 1 1 4 .. •• to 1 West Riding Union .. .. • • • • 425....• 34 p• . to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish • • .. • • .. • • 6 .. •• 6S .... to 6 East In • • .. .. • • • • .. ss. .. • • N .... to Italian and Austrian .• .. 3 .• • • IS .. • • to Luxembourg • . •• .. 4 •• • • to Namur and Liege .. • • •, 6 • • 2N .... to Orleans and Bordeaux •• .. 6 ...• to Paris and Lyons Constituted .. .. 5 .. • • 6 .. • • to JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London Joint-Stock • • • • • .. 10 .... 15k.... 3IINES Real del Monte, Unregistered .. COURSE OF EXCHA: Amsterdam ...... C.F. 12 9% Ditto, at sight ...... 12 6% Rotterdam ...... 2 U. 12 10 Antwerp ...... ........ 26 20 fiamburgh ......M.B. 13 15% Altona ••••• Paris, 3 days' sight.... 25 85 • • •• .• 34.... to NGE.—(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar .. • • . . - Leghorn .. ...... 30 70 Genoa .. ........ .. •• .. 26 20 Milan Venice ........ • ..... Naples .. ••.... • • 39% Palermo, per oz ........ 119 Lisbon.. .. 52 Oporto .. .. • .. ••.. • . 52!.6 Rio Janeiro 21 . Ditto, 3 months .. 26 15 Marseilles •. Bourdeaux . • • 26 20 Frankfort on Maine 122% Petersburgh, 3 Us Berlin •• . ....... •• • • Vienna, effec. flo ••• • • • 10 15 Trieste, ditto.... • • Madrid ••• • • • 35 % Cadiz .• : •••••••• 36 Bilbao Barcelona Seville... Bahia • . . Buenos Ayres .. .. • • New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER - OZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5 New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0 New Dollars .... •. • . 0 4 9% Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 11% FIRE ON SAFFRON HILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE _SUIV. SIR,—I beg that you will contradict the statement under the above head, in your paper of this evening's date, that a considerable quantity of stock was de- stroyed. I am happy to state, especially for the hi - formation of my numerous connexion, that no fire has occurred which has in the least damaged any stock upon my my premises. —I am, Sir, &c., JAMES THONIAS SHAYLER, Far Dyer and Furrier, 20, 21, and 22, Little Saffron-hill. Friday, Aug. 28, 1846. [The paragraph referred to was copi©d from a morn ing paper.—ED. Sun.] Prince Charles of Bavaria, who lately left Paris, arrived at Augsburgh in the evening of the 20th inst., by a special train, and was received with the honours due to his rank. ANECDOTE FOE NATURALISTS.--A few days ago as the gardener of B. Potter, Esq., of Darley Hall, was mowing the grass-plot, he cut open, lengthwise, an adder of large dimensions, out of which ran a mouse, no doubt recently swallowed. The same person, on entering the stable, heard the croaking of a frog in distrrss, and on proceeding to its rescue, he discovered the little animal with its hind legs in an adder's mouth, and on killing the venomous reptile, the frog leaped away, and escaped uninjured. —Darby Mercury. THE ADELAIDE GALLERY. —Yesterday, the remain ing portion of the scientific and phil oso phi ca l appara t us, forming the late attractive exhibition at this gallery, was submitted to public auction by Mr. Chadwick, of St. Mar tin's-lane. Handley's flying machine, the celehratgd auto maton, &c., were among the lots sold yesterday. The Prices realised were extremely moderate, AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. The Royal Mail steam-ship Hibernia, Captain Judkins, arrived in the Mersey shortly after noon, with the usual mails; from Canada and the United States. The advices brought by this arrival are of an im portant character, and disclose the gratifying fact that the American Cabinet had offered negotiations to Mexico for the restoration of peace and the settle ment of all questions at issue between the two countries. In announcing this intelligence to Congress, the President sacited an appropriation of 2,000,000 dollars, to be used at his discretion in aiding the negotiation. The application, however, failed. The intelligence received from the Rio Grande extends to the close of July. Little active pro gress had been made in the war. The army on thq, banks of the Del Norte numbered about 17,000 men, and was stoadily, but slowly advancing into the interior. Camargo was the farthest point yet reached by the troops, though preparations continued for a march against Monterey. General Taylor was expected to move forward about the sth of August. Vera Cruz accounts are to the 17th of July. Paredes had not left the city of Mexico, and could not raise a body of 5,000 men to follow him. Brigadier Kearney was advancing en route with great rapidity, and according to late accounts from New Mexico, there then existed no force capable of com petent resistance within that department. The levy of Mormons effected by Captain Allen had reached Fort Leavenworth. The Comanchee Indians were carrying on terrible ravages on the Mexican fron tiers. The advices from the coast of Mexico are un important. Nothing of a belligerent character had occurred. The domestic affairs of the Union are important. Congress adjourned, as appointed, on the 10th inst. The Sub-Treasury Bill had passed, with a provision that it should go into operation on the Ist of January. The Warehousing Bill had also become law, and like wise an important Bill, calculated to secure to the United States the foreign transit trade to Canada. We subjoin commercial accounts. The potato rot, it appears, threatened to prove disastrous to the crop. Similar accounts have come to hand from St. John's, New Brunswick. Our advices from Canada are unimportant. A large meeting for the purpose of inciting the enter prise of the citizens of Montreal to the improvement of their commercial position by means of the St. Lawrence Railway had been held in Montreal. A Quebec letter, dated August 5, states that the ship Elizabeth and Sarah had arrived off the city from Killala, after having lost no less than 44 of her pas sengers, with the captain ; the ship, according to the statement, having been supplied with putrid water. Laprarie had suffered from an extensive and disas trous conflagration. Advices from Havannah extend to the 9th inst. The Washington Union publishes the following : " By the English war-steamer Vesuvius, from Vera Cruz, and bound to Bermuda, for the health of her crew, touching here for coal, we are informed that the Ra r it an had saild for Pensacola, with near 300 sick, from the American squadron ; the diseases, scurvy and the yellow fever ; the last of which prevails to a great ex tent in the city and harbour of Vera Cruz. The Vesu vius had lost both engineers from yellow fever, and had many of her crew sick." From Callao, May 8, we learn that some slight disturbance had taken place between the Americans and Peruvians. The discord was promptly quelled, however, by Commander Stockton. The steam-ship Great Western arrived out at New York in 15 days on the 10th inst. She may be ex pected on her return in a few days. The steam-ship Caledonia arrived out at Halifax in 11 days. THE MEXICAN WAR. The following Message had been sent to Congress by the President : " To the Senate and House of Representatives:— " I invite your attention to the propriety of making an appropriation to provide for any expenditures which it may be necessary to make in advance for the purpose of settling all our difficulties with the Mexican Republic. It is my desire to terminate, as it originally was to avoid, the existing war with Mexico, with a peace just mid honourable for both parties. "It is probable that the chief obstacle to be sur mounted in accomplishing this desirable object will be the adjustment of the boundary between the two Re publics, which shall prove satisfactory and convenient to both, and such as neither will hereafter repent. In the adjustment of this boundary we ought to pay a fair equivalent for any concessions which may be made by Mexico. " Under the circumstances, and considering the other complicated questions to be settled by negotiation with the Mexican Republic, I deem it important that a sum of money should be put under the control of the Executive, to be advanced, if need be, to the Government of that Republic immediately after the ratification of a treaty. It might be inconvenient for the Mexican Government to wait for the whole sum, the payment of which may be stipulated by this treaty, until it could be ratified by our Senate, and an appropriation to carry it into effect made by Congress. " Indeed, the necessity for their delay might defeat the object altogether. The disbursements of this money would, of course, be accounted for not as secret service money, but like other expenditures. Two precedents for such a proceeding exist in past history during the Administration of Mr. Jefferson, to which I would call your attention. On the 20th of February, 1803, an Act was passed appropriating two million of dollars for the purpose of defraying any extraordinary expenditures which may be incurred in the in tercourse between the United States and foreign nations ; to be applied uader the direction of the Pre sident of the United States, who shall cause an account thereof to be laid before Congress as soon as may be ; and on the 13th of February, 1806, an appropriation was made of the same nature and on the same terms. In neither case was the money actually drawn from the treasury; and I should hope a result in this respect might be similar on the present occasion, although the appropriation may prove indispensable in accomplishing this object. I would, thererore, recommend the passage of a law appropriating 2,000,000 dolls. to be placed at . the disposal of the Executive for the purpose I have in dicated. In order to prevent all misapprehension, it is my duty to state that, anxious as I am to terminate the existing war with the least possible delay, it will con tinue to be prosecuted with the utmost vigour until a treaty of peace shall be signed by the parties, and rati fied by the Mexican Republic. " JAMES K. POLK." The following documents, transmitted confidentially to the Senate, and by that body considered in execu tive session, have since been released from the bond of secresy : " MR. BUCHANAN TO COMMODORE CONNOR. " Department of State, Washington, July 27, 1846. " Sir,—l have the honour to transmit herewith a sealed note addressed to the Minister of Foreign Rela tions of the Mexican Republic, with an open copy of the same for your own use. From this you will perceive that the President has determined again to offer the olive branch to Mexico. "The President does not believe that any point of national honour should forbid him from making this tender, especially after the glorious events which have thus far marked the progress of the war. Should the Mexican Government dlermine to accept the offer, arid enter upon negotiations, it may, and probably will, pro pose to you to conclude an armistice during their pen dency. If such a proposition should be made, you will promptly, but kindly, reject it, giving, at the same time, every assurance that the President will do all in his power to bring the negotiations to a satisfactory' ter mination with the least possible delay. " If an armistice were concluded, the two parties would not stand on an equal footing. The United States, at a heavy expense, now have armies in the field, and navies upon the ocean, in successful progress to conquer an honourable peace. Should their operations be ar rested by an armistice, and the negotiations for peace should finally fail, we would then losenearlyall the ad vantages of an entire campaign. Besides, this sacrifice, as it might be, would scarcelyequal the evils, in every form, which a season of inactivity could not fail to inflict upon our troops, the greater portion of whom consist of patriotic citizens who have vol u nt eere d to serve their country in the confidence that they would be actively employed. Whilst, therefore, the Pre:ident sincerely desires, with the utmost promptitude, to re store our friendly relations with Mexico upon fair and liberal terms, the war must continue to be prose cuted with the utmost vigour, until a definite treaty of peace shall be signed and ratified by Mexico. " You will not fail with all the dispatch in your power to transmit the answer of the Mexican Government to this department. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Very respectfully, your obebient servant, "JAMES BUCHANAN. " To Commodore David Connor, Commanding the Naval Force of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico." TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN RE LATIONS OF THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC. " Department of State, Washington, July 27, 1846. " Sir,—The President of the United States, no less anxious to terminate than he was to avoid the present unhappy war with the Mexican Rimblie, has deter mined to make an effort to accomplish his purpose. He has accordingly instructed the undersigned Secretary of State to propose, through your Excellency, to the Mex ican Government, that negotiations shall forthwith com mence for the conclusion of a peace just and honourable to both parties. Should this offer be received and re sponded to by the Mexican Government in the same frank and friendly spirit by which it has been dictated, he will immediately dispatch an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the city of Mexico, with instructions and full powers to conclude a treaty of peace which shall adjust all the questions in dispute be tween the two republics. If the Mexican Government should prefer to send a Minister to Washington to con duct the negotiations here, he shall be received with kindness and respect, and every effort shall be made to accomplish the object of his mission with the least pos sible delay. " In the present communication it is deemed useless, and might prove injurious, to discuss the causes of the existing war. This might tend to delay or defeat thteo restoration of peace. The past is already consigned I, history—the future, under Providence, is within our ovi power. The occasion, may, however, be embraced to state that the President ha s e ve r cherished the kindest fre!.. ings for Mexico, and th a t o n e of the first wishes of 11_1: heart is, that sh e ma y b e a p ower f a l and prosperous re public, in perpetual amity with the United States. " Commodore Connor will transmit this dispatch der your Excellency to th e Go vernor Vera Cruz, 1 1 e to a flag of truce ; and you are respectfully er invi te " v r . adopt the same channel f or communicating your aT,s % " I avail m 3 self of the occasion to offer yo ur ~ cellency the assurance of my most distinguished 001 ration. " JAMES BUCELANAN." The papers were read anti referred to the Co mittee on Foreign Relations, which, on the followiineb, clay, reported two resolutions—one expressing' a u si , sire for peace, and the other resolving that the-rr,.e_d. dent's desire fir an appropriation should be gran. After debate, Mr. Ilannegan presented an au len n t nrese ment, resolving that the Senate, with their r re. information, declined giving any advice. These t he solutions were debated and then referred back to at Committee on Foreign Relations, and on the e , day—Thursday, the 6th instant—Mr. M`Duf fie ported the following resolutions:— A es ire "Resolved, That the Senate entertain a strong:A that the existing war with Mexico should be termina-, by a treaty of peace, just sad honourable to both Dat i l; and that the President be advised to adopt all PNr e so appropriated, measures for the attainment of that object. • a ble " Resolved further, That the Senate deem it adv's „„. that Congress should a pp ro p r i a t e a sum of money em its able the President to co nc l u d e a t rea ty of and boundaries with th e R e p u bli c o f M e xico, and s ifot used by him in the event th a t suc h t rea ty should ea ' sot the expenditure of the money• or part thereof." peace, robe THE INDEPENDENT TREASURY BIL L i the This great democratic measure, a favourite 0 es, famed "Baltimore Conv e nti on ," has passed both W1;0 and been signed by the P r e s id en t. It is very I ° ll °',. s et, fortunately I am enabled to send you a brief sht b ief which is certainly cor rec t, as it was p re pared by t he clerk of the House of Representatives : ABSTRACT OF THE SUB•TREASURY BILL" Unite d Section 1. Defines what is the Treasury of the States. nrlese s 2. Makes Mints at Phil a d e l p hi a an d New -- depositories od er 3. Rooms in New York and B os t o n, prepared 11 former Act, to be used under this Act. 4. Rooms, &c., at Charleston and St. Louis, Wee' 5. Assistant treasurers to be appointed. .oe, 6. Money to be kept by all persons r eCeiVilig el without loaning, using, d e p os iti ng i n b an ks, or e ing for other funds, except as allowed by the Ac t * 7. Treasurers, &c., to give bonds. 8. New Bonds to be given and required. 9. Collectors and receivers to pay over ni° ll ',:i s ter direction of the Secretary of th e Treasury or Pos tru " General, once in each week. — oael 10. Secretary of the T reasu ry ma y transfer from one depository to another. cif 11. Agents to examin e b oo k s an d ac counts 0f Pr rir eo' sitories, to be appointed by the Secretary of th e ilia sury, and to be allow e d :6 per day and t raYe exp 12 es. sal lee . ens Naval officers, surveyors, &c., also to Or.ter of books, &c., of assistant t reasurers , & c ., each V a a - . oftener if the Secret ar y o f th e T reasury t hink prop 13. Depositories to have clerks, &c. 4. Balance o f present deposits may be trans f e re e 15. Marshals, di s t r i ct attorneys, &c., may ni t k : or P . ment to the tr e a surer o f t h e U n i ted States -lil3`" sistant treasurer. or fe rring' 16. All persons c h arge d w i t h k eep i ng. tra ns ntrf of disbursingpublic moneys, to keep an .s ac curate e ll ot sums received, and of each payment or transfee7c li cleP e ,' be converted to their o wn use , invested, loane d ' o o o. sited in any bank, or e xc h ange d f ur ot h er funds --. ` ties and proof. 17. Rooms to be procured w h ere th ere are 0 0 :!,. gol 4 18. Oa the Ist of January, 1847, an d theres ,- " , A and slyer e only to be received. ; i f to r! " 19. On the Ist of April, 1847, g o ld and s" Treasury notes only to be paid out. old 1 20. No funds to be exchanged except for g oie po l a silver—when gold and silver is furnished, it bblr it Pl 3 A c- 8 out—when in drafts they must be presented a t be 0 9 '" - of payment and properly paid, and payments ta qier ct " in money received for such drafts, nnless an e a , p ar' an exchange can be made for gold and silver a Penalty. P° df 21. The Secretary of the Treasury to enfor ce p 5 v ibe!, presentation and payment of drafts a t the Plge-totioe' payable, and to prevent them from being a ei ra re tt t medium. If officers sell for a premium, they 5 sti fi count to Treasury. 22. Regulates salaries of assistant treasurers, provides they shall not charcre fees. btr er 23. Appropriates 5,000 doll, for repairs o f su suries, &c. 24. Repeals all laws repugnant to this. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENC E ' (From the New York Morning Express.) NEW YORK, AUGUST 10, rs Since the sailing of the last pack e t congress b ;',t th e journed, and business once more is d one witn °- e ref o drawbacks caused by a continual agitati on i n e t/ L ii rpr e ; All the great measures of the season w ere pas se lod e " vious to the sailing of the last packet, and the reoo oa of the proceedings of Congress are of little /a cre e the T ot er h side of the Atlatic. he refusal of Congress to appropriate a ii t leetg 2,000,000 dollars " to buy a peace' with Mexie ° l , e oar with general approval. While this is appro veu e mendation is not withheld from the course of th n or, t° n . sident, in proposing, through Commodore C a c n re fusicv open a negotiation for peace—maintaining a nd to ge r to surrender our hostile position—thus proving wont; ico, that while at all times willing to make ID 00 ° able peace, it is not bec ause we ate unable to c ; the resort to arms. artn ie ,a n The diminished means of the Treasury uel3 - 1 . pen'; is not without its effect in producing a desire lots tt on the part of the Administration which nO w eil d self in a rather difficult position. bur ready "' de bt . 1 diminished to 11,000,000 dols., while our „ oo dol" 17,000,000 dols.; our Treasury floatingdebt 468,vte, or and an emission of 10,000,000 dols. more ° E vi l the ,_ 9 „ 1 1; dered. The ex p enses o f th e war are large,,a'L propriatio ns are no t l ess th an 50,000,000 ac:" u ' s to tm will not cover the bulk of our expenses P revi t ° lls ben meeting of Congress, three and a-half Inc ti " for 01 " The Treasury department is already suffe ri /ver , c° l; of means, and two months ago, as we nog' ~.di st e f rora meneed the issue of notes or draughts, I : Li: v alue a s ; l ie size enter into circulation, and from tiler, s r elieve mittanees will keep out a long time, and to Treasury of its pressing wants. gc es It has been decided that the Warehouse impor 01 operation at once, and, as a matter of course, _cot o tions made now can be stored and take the peu,eacli the low rate of duties. The Governm ent has l'ihere secured buildings for this purp ose , and rannY g °° `' .0 11 ' taken the benefit of this Bill. The operation of tb_15,04 will be of great benefit to the foreign manufacture the passage of the Bill, in connexion with .ee r drawal of the protection before given to our home facturers, is to be regretted. The passage of the „i house Act would, of itself , ha ve lar g el y increeS` tO but imports, and under the low d u ties wil l stimulate wi t fu an unhealthy degree, not only fir the country, the makers of a similar kind of goods here. u 5"" f In relation to the cotton crop, we refer tooa. ore trade circulars, which will giv e all the details tha t interest. Th- xt end: ro ne wheat harvest of the south is about at a l ; c rop ~„' well as the harvest of this state. The wheat abundant, and the coarser grain not yet hatve° -- 0 0 7 1 wises an amount of crop that will enable us to rice o any demand for England at a low price. The S eo ege ° flour now rules very low in the market, the hest c orgi selling at 4 dollars the barrel, and wheat at ponding rate. COTTON CIRCULAR FOR THE STEAIe g Y3 I ' NEW YORK, FRIDAY, d' (Liverpool Classification.) 00 -soy s ',e/ Uplands. Florida. to g i Inferior ... 7* to —.— to -- 7 A to ; i " Ordinary ... 7a to 7; 7 2-3 to 7,1 tf Middling ... 7* to 74 74 to 8 ' t o I‘ G l o id o d d li A n l g id F dl a i i n r g 7 ▪ 8t t t o o 81 78 to t o B* B to 9 to 91 Fair •-• ••• to 8a to 84 ato , 01 . Fully Fair ••• 8,1 to 8* 8* to 4 to Good Fair 9 12J . ... Si to 9 04- to 9 a 11 to ls. Fine ... • none none 13 : • Ogn ..• •• I'ooo • 4% 0 0 • 13$ 1 .•• ••• 1 1° Receipts at ports of the United States since Ser f. ' 2,0 , 7-' 1, 1845 60 Receipts at ports of the United States at the same time last year .......................................... 56 5 Receipts at ports of th e U n it e d St a tes at the sam e 2, 013 ' 5 time the year before ........... . ........ . ..... d) 9 Exports from the United Sep t ' 1845 . ........................ .... . ............. 61 0 Exports from the United States at the same time 2,07 4 ' last year Exports from the - United States at the same tine 1, 60 1,1 the year before ........................................ 1 4 ' . to c , EXCHANGES. Paris ...... ..... 5 384 to 540 Liverpool . ........... to London 1 07i to 1 071 Havre .............. .ver, REVIEW OF THE MARKET• for e rf The steamer Cambria, which sailed h ence of t' -tv pool on the Ist instant, carried out account: toravoinee strong market here, produced mainly by th,,, o ce 0 40 1 able appearance of the coming crop. Th° 3 -: e a ' l ea in my circular for that packet, has been folio! eo lap by a comparative pause in business, which h at wo T. purchasers to buy on rather easier terms , Y o tth ° O l be said to have occasionally fluctuated Of fe t, d co iff n e t. re in ne t e he b i e r tw fa e v e o n ur a — n n a o c t, ti l v l e ow a e n v d er, a m ll or il e i t e lie o s in te • tli .fi er 4 The notice of the arrival at Boston of t n , t i c oov Ilibernia, with Liver l received here by telegraph on lllon 3d jest- i ‘ ect h a:y l , 9th t" a cter gp• poo dates to accounts were not of that satisfactory chare.ernoox for by operators generally, as holders at _Li% r t i c t he pared disposed to supply the market freelout; to rency then ruling. Early on Monday, th e i 00l d at lef i steamer Great Western arrived with LiverPtterifig e the 25th inst., which advices being less illeatiovg have than those by the previous steamer, the olr iers he re _ ci been checked in a great degree, as ho c urre n , s o withdrawing their supplies, except at the thn, previously existing, and are small sellers, 51l io t rates. In fact, if cotton is no better under tII Receipts since Ist instant Exports ... • Taken by s pi nners Taken on speculation . Stock in city ... Amount on sale . at r e 1 ) ( of it Pl