The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-07 00:00:00

kARRE T NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) Coßy. Th e EXCHANGETVIONDA.Y. *tel t arr ivals of English Wheat up . to our market last riled:coastwise as well as by land carriage and sample, were littwi r . ate , l Y good; those of all other Lrticles of home proluce to h a „ -croni Ireland and Scotland, very little grain came (K u : , ; while the principal i:nports from abroad . were 8,000 tb rs °f h eir , and 12,000 barrels of Flour. werep to e rem ts of Wheat from our own districts tole of e u g °o ( l , andof fair average quality ; yet, as the attendance stop zero was good, and the accounts respecting the potato t i„ 'IT u nfavourable, the demand was brisk, at an advance pe, quotations obtained on Monday last of from 3s to 4s th e rarter, and at which a good clearance was effected by Iflil e r i t l ° rs• The northern harvest appears, by the reports ave come t o h an d b y t hi s morn i ng ' s pos t, to be pro warlog most favourably. The show of free Foreign . Wheat th e not large. The causes above -mentioned induced tr ee,! °lders to be very firm, and a larger business was about at 2s to 3s per quarter more money. f el l 4 ; 00 0 quarters of Foreign Wheat afloat were taken allow P r ices, for the Belgium and French markets. The vas e Barley was very small. The few fine parcels of new kin6v,:cvFnt at 40a to 42s per quarter ; the value of other liteki,„"ei,ug readily supported. For Malt we had a very kozg, 64l e. Prime parcels sold at is to 2s per quarter more Oat S, and other kinds were quite as dear. The supply . of f r oms Of small ; however, the Oat trade was brisk, at a rise highls to 2s per quarter. Both Beans and Peas pr er.full currencies. Flour firm, and 3s to Zs per 2801bs IVlisat._,CtritßElWY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE ex & Kent, M a lt—Ch eva lier .. 65s to —s pt i s New •• • • 40s to 51s Oats—Yorkshire and lYnite, Old 54s 60s Lincolnsh., Feed. 24s 2 . 6s (41.01 k and Lin- Potatoe . 275 30s Dl Coln, Red• •• • • 383 49s Youghal and Cork, Di sci !! 50s —s s4 Black . Cork, White Ag~Oldt°. White .. .•—s —s Scotch, Feed • . 26s 30s 305 32s ans—Tick I larley e°— ••• • • •• • • 331 36s Be Pigeons .•..• • .. 46 0 s 48s Ilictg in dliag ••• • • 24s 26s Pease—Grey. ••• • • • 39s s 5 %s 1 , •"•• • • • • 313 34s Maple. .. Kak s. ,,evalier 34 35 White ... 42s 46s mlffolk and s $ Boilers ••••• • • • . 46s 49s ko s w n ik• • •••• • • • 54s 60s Flour—Town-made... 45s 5( s Xin:„ . •' • •• • • 53s 57s Suffolk ••••• • • • • • 37s 4 , s and ware 63s 64s Stockta & Norfolk 31s 37s „ h SMITHFIELD. ch, ad on offer about 600 foreign Beasts, 2,300 ditto of ' and , L aruhs, and 20 Calves. The quality was by no last N, r % fi e k r l i r a ,te, yet nearly the whole found buyers, at fully 4onie-fed - 13 Or P eas rle ta es• F the time of year, the numbers of day of very rni °ll show this morning was rather limited, (Idlin g quality. The attendance of buyers ilZte,rather extensive, while the demand for the primest 44 0th was very steady, at fully previous quotations. In rate s e r hands only a moderate business was doing, at late iShor;}, F rom the no r th ern count i es we re c e ived about 1,400 11 04 ) ,." °r11 !" from the eastern districts, 300 Scots, Short -4044 ; from the western and midland ~,f r Otr'. : 4 B ' ,. GOO Herefords, Runts, Devons, ; and be ' ;`,, l 'e,r parts of England, 500 of various kinds. Ne S ZITIY of Sheep was again extensive; yet the . Mutton t tbl e b”as again very firm, at fully, but . at nothing quo e asorieYond, last Monday's prices. With Lambs we . were eatr e - „, ab lY well supplied. All kinds moved off steadily, at 1 3 tie„;'"e currencies. Calves moved off freely, at advanced In Pigs very little was doing, at our quotations. Per 8110. to sink the offal. kt en s. d. s. d. a. d. to s. Son ° ,i r Il easts .... 210 3 0 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 2 IZeittality ditto 3 2 3 6 Coarse-woolledditte 4 2 4 4 `ale Oxen 3 8 310 Southdown Wethers 4 6 4 8 Scots ge 4 0 4 2 Ditto out of the wool ~,,``Lse • Calves 310 4 6 Large Hogs r„' 4ll ditto .. 4 8 410 Small Porkers 41 kfeti o -s m ealves .18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs l6 0 2 5 8 0 r -11" P • • 3 6 310 LambsB 14 413, SUPPLY AT MARKET. 3 ,540 I Sheep. Calves. Pigs. I 30,470 lB9 180 T he IV ''' I IrGATE AND LXOADENHALL. 04 a Past meek's arrivals of country killed Meat have been the e:erY li mited scale, and of middling quality. Although 8 ea50, 13 ,1 3i es on off er killed in the metropolis have been e a' extensive, the general demand has ruled active, , e4 l' ~.Lc es have had an upward tendency. The umber of u ttt e i —g °f foreign stock have been greatly on the increase, ttoienerY deficient as to quality. The country arrivals have kott e ll „ t " 1 to about 100 carcases of Beef, 300 ditto of ef pork; 100 ditto of Lamb, 100 ditto of Veal, and 150 ditto Il tet At per atone, by the Carcase. a. d. to s. d. p s i d i to 5 2 . I d 2o . Mutton, inferior 10 middling 4' 0 4 2 r i m ddlin g • e l arge .. 3 3 0 4 3 6 prime •• .. 4 4 4 6 e small• • 3 6 3 8 Pork, large.. .... .. 3 6 4 2 •• "•••• • • • 3 8 4 8 1 - small .. .. Lamb. 4s 8d to 5s Bd. The !,, 03 z, °UGH AND SPITAIMIEZDS. supplies of Potatoes on sale here are tolerably exten 'ol4 sis a fair business is doing in them, at prices varying 'us to loos per ton, in bulk. About nOROI7GH SOP MA.D.N.ET. 4 ere i a"1:,2,000 pcckets of new Hops have already arrived ' v erY large supplies (as picking has become pretty eo ) are expected in the course of the present wels. A oider(,PPlaints of the produce have reached us, butt is con ltatisa" that it will be large, and of excellent quality.. The 4 . lt ein 57, 1 °„aa in new Hops have not been to say extensive,_ at tor S u , 'us to 61 108 for Kent, and 41 15s to 51 los per cwt p u n Pockets. In yearling and old Hops, which may tati,,, -4 a•sed on lower terms, so little is doing, that the quo aticle-rB. ar e almost Lominal. Our estimate of the duty is as Kent Sussex Worcester Farnham Kingdom r rim rir .eia_ plainant, whom he was obliged to lock up for the night. No trace of the watch could be found, and he did not hear the woman's evidence till that morning, otherwise he might have taken the other young man into custody. The prisoner denied having had anything to do with the watch ; besides, he had given the defendant 2/. not to prefer the charge, and his promise to try and get the property. The complainant said he bad taken the 2/. until the property was restored. His watch was worth 30s. Mr. MALTBY told the complainant be irad made him self liable to an indictment for taking the money, and remanded the case till Wednesday. STAFFORDSHIRE AND SHROP SHIRE JUNCTION-RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the shareholders of this Company took place .to-day, pursuant to advertisement, at No. - 6, Gray's Inn-place, Gray's Inn, for the purpose of deter mining whether the Company should be dissolved or not, in pursuance of the Railway Companies Dissolution Act. The meeting was called for eleven o'clock, at which hour but very few shareholders were is attend- ance. W. H. Collis, Esq., took the chair at half-past eleven o'clock, when Messrs. Brown, Walton, and Bowker were chosen scrutineers. Some discussion then took place as to the legality of the :meeting, in consequence of its being called by only one, instead of three, of the provisional committee, which ended in its being determined that the meeting had not been properly convened, and therefore that it was nut legally constituted. The Chairman then vacated the chair, and the meet ing broke up. BREAD.—The consumption of bread in the metro polis is 855,468,7501b5., or 213,867,187 quartern loaves yearly. This quantity of bread, if equally divided among the population of London, would be equal to 8421b5., or 85 loaves yearly, or 15 ounces daily to each person. ALARMING AND EXTENSIVE FIRE IN BATH. — BATH, SEPT. 6.—A very alarming and extensive fire broke out at ten'o'clock last night in a large soap and candle manufactory in the Town-close in this city, occu pied by Mr. Butcher. The alarm was first given at about ten o'clock by a man who had observed smoke is suing from the basement story of the building, and who gave the alarm to the police. The various fire engines of the several insurance companies and parochial engines were speedily on the spot, and the utmost exertions were used to subdue the flames, which, however, in conse quence of the large tanks of oil and the quantity of tat, tallow &c., on the premises, burnt with alarming fury. At the Theatre Royal, which adjoins these premises, Madle. Flora Fabri and the Drury-lane ballet company were performing the ballet La Diable a Quatre to a crowded audience, the performance being for the benefit of Madle. Fabri ; the light of the flames having found its way into the windows of the theatre, and the smell of the burning materials combining with it, an impres sion was produced that the house was on fire. The alarm prevailed both among the audience and upon the stage, and the theatre was speedily emptied of both audience and performers. The amount of damage has been so variously estimated that no accurate sum can be stated; it must, however, have been considerable. Such an alarming and extensive fire has not occurred in Bath for many years. Fortunately, no lives were lost, though two or three men were much injured. GAME IN THE ROYAL PRESERVES AT WINDSOR. — Game is very abundant in this locality. Partridges are strictly preserved till Prince Albert enters the field. Dr. Bledow, one of the finest chess players in Europe, has recently 'died at Berlin. SHAKING HANDS WITH A DUKE.--On Friday evening, an enthusiastic admirer of the Duke of Wel lington, helring he had, on going through Totnes, stopped at, the Stars, ran with breathless haste to inquire into the truth of the matter, when the following short colloquy took place :—Enthusiast (breathless)—Oh, my dear Miss Webb, is it true that the Duke of Wellington stopped at your house to-day ? Miss Webb-0, yes, Sir, it is true, for I shook hands with him. Enthusiast —My' dear Miss Webb, have you shaken hands with anybody since? Miss Webb—No, inch ed, Sir, I have not. Enthusiast—Then, my dear Miss Webb, do shake hands with me. And immediately gave her a hearty shake of the hand, and on the Sunday morning was early at his post, almost rampant, to have a real grasp at the hand of the Noble Duke ; we believe that he succeeded. — Devonshire Chronicle. _ SCRIPTURE READERS' ASSOCIATION. — YestertIay afternoon, a sermon in aid of this Association, which is under the especial patrorage of the Lord Bishop of London, and the Bishop of Winchester, was preached at St. Saviour's Church, Southwark, by the Rev. J. W. Curling, M.A., chaplain ; at its conclusion there was a collection of 9/. ..._ PRESENTATION TO THE REY. J. LINCOLN GAL TON.—On Thursday last the rural dean (the Rev. George Leigh Cooke, of Cubbington), presented a purse, con taining 555 sovereigns, to the Rev. John Lincoln Bal ton in the name of those of the inhabitants of Leaming ton, who were anxious to testify their respect for him previous to his ceasing to minister in the parish.—Lea mington Courier. THE TEMPLE GARDENS.—In consequence of the noise and confusion created in the Temple on Sundays by visitors to the gardens, a notice was posted yesterday on the principal entrance, intimating that the gardens would not be open on Sundays. FOREIGN MAN-OF-WAR AT NORTH SHIELDS. — NORTH SHIELDS, SEPT. 4.—The Sardinian corvette Aurora arrived in our harbour this afternoon ; she is reported to mount 28 guns, and has on board near 300 men. The circumstance of a foreign man-of-war visit ing old " Father Tyne " being rare, crowds of spec tators have been attracted to view the Aurora, many admiring the sailor-like appearance of the strangers ; but here and there were passing amongst the crowd re marks by no meens intended to be disparaging to the foreigner, yet characteristic of that national feeling which prevails amongst all classes of Englishmen, be lieving that for mettle and dexterity there are none to compare with our own expert brave countrymen who guard the wooden walls of Old England.—Shipping Gazette. Hot , INTELLIGENCE.—Hop picking commenced on the grounds at Orchard Portman, near Taunton, on Monday. The crop is unusually bountiful. The storm of yesterday was singular, from the extreme partiality of the showers. About noon, after a hot, hazy morning, the surf burst forth, and while shining brightly, a sharp clap of thunder was heard over the northern portion of the metropolis. The thunder con tinued at intervals until past four, and was accom panied by exceedingly partial sho‘vers. At Dlington it rained very heavily during nearly art hour, whilst on the south side of the City-road scarce:y a drop fell. A severe shower.came down in the immeLliate neighbour hood of Seymour-street, Somers-town, Nvhilst the back of Mornington-crescent, scarcely a stone's throw distant, was left perfectly dry. A correspondent assures us that one half of Blackfriars-bridge showed the effects of a hard shower, whilst 9n the other half not a vestige of rain could be seen. Along the line of the Rich? Bond Railway the fall was copious and continuous, whilst in Chelsea, on the north side of the Thames, no wet what ever was observed. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN MEETING AT AYlL—TuurtsneY. The Produce Stakes of 50 sous. each, 20 ft, for three yrs old. . , Two miles. (7 Subs.) Sir J. Boswell's Sweetheart, 7st 1 21 b (Holloway) 1 Mr.„Campbell's Eglantine, Bst Lord Eglinton's Draco, Bst 51b 3 The Two Years Old Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 25 added. Three-quarters of a mile. (5 Subs.) Mr. Merry's Maid of Motherwell (Holmes) 1 Sir J. Boswell's f by Caliph, out of Bella The Free Handicap of 5 sovs. each, p.p., with 30 added. One mile and a half. (4 Subs.) - • Mr. Robertson's Tom Tough, 6 yrs, Bst 12 lb. (Parr) 1 Hon. J. Kennedy's fby Doctor, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ...... 2 Mr. Merry's Hope, 4 yrs, 9st The Gold Cup of 100 sovs. (the overplus in specie) by subs. of 10 each. Two miles. (15 Subs.) Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, 6 yrs, Bst 131b...(Templeman) 1 Mr. Merry's cby Don John, cut of Peri, 5 yrs, 7st 51b The Railway Plate of 507. Heats, two miles. Mr. W. 11. Johnstone's Marian Ramsay... (Noble) 1 3 1 Mr. A. Cook's Surety, 5 yrs Lord Eglinton's Bretwaida, 4 yrs FRIDAY. The Ayrshire Handicap of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared; the second to save his stake; 100 sous. added. Two mites. (22 Subs., 13 paid.) Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, 6 yrs, Bst 121b...(Templeman) 1 Sir J. Boswell's Sweetheart, yrs, Est 21b 2 fl Mr. Campbell's Eglantine, 3 yrs, sst 71b 3 The Ayrshire Mineral Stakes of 20 says. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, • with 15 added ; the second saves his stake. One mile and a half. (19 Subs., 8 of whom de- dared.) Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, 6 yrs, 9st (Templeman) 1 Mr. Ramsay's Inglewood, 3 yrs, 6st 51b 2 Mr. Merry's John Harris, 4 yrs, 7st 91b The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Merry's Hope, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b; Mr. Robertson's Saladin, 6 yrs, 7st; and Lord Eglinton's Plaudit, 6 yrs, 7st 71b. Plate of 50/. Heats, two miles. Mr. Nicoll's Cameleopard, 4 yrs (Holmes) 1 1 Mr. A. Cook's Surety, 5 yrs 0 2 Lord Eglinton's Bretwalda, 4 yrs Hon J. Kennedy's fby The Doctor, 3 yrs 0 4 Mr. W. 11. Jonstone's Marian. Ramsay, 4 yrs Mr. Merry's Brevity, 6 yrs Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, p.p., with 100 added. Heats, one mile. (10 Subs.) Mr. Robertson's Tom Tough, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b ...(Parr) 1 1 Lord Eglinton's Plaudit, 4 yrs, Bst 21b Mr. Merry's br cby Don Jobn,out of Peri, 3 yrs,7st 71b 0 3 Mr. Ramsay's Inglewood, 3 yrs, 7st 71b 2 dr Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b 5 dr Match 504 p.p. Half a mile.— Mr. Telfer's Young Ire .and, 6 yrs, lOst 71b, beat Mr. Miller's Parlington, 6 yrs, lOst 71b. BECCLES RACES.-FRIDAY. The Stand Stakes of 2 sous. each, and 10 added, once round (4 Subs.), were won, in two heats, by Mr. Theobald's Chemise, 4 yrs, 9st 61b (Cotton), beating Sir Edmund and Kitty. The 'Town Plate of 50/. ; whiner to be sold for 180/. Heats, twice round. Mr. Pemberton's b g Best Bower, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b... 2 1 1 Mr. Theobald's Pigskin, aged, 7st 101 b. 1 2 2 Three well-contested heats. The Whoo Whoop Stakes were won, in two heats, by Sir Fretful, beating Pigskin and two others. 13ERWICK-ON-•TWEED. --- THE BANK ROBBERY.— On Tuesday, Mrs. Thomson attended a magistrates' meeting, held in the Town-hall, and the several wit nesses were summoned for examination in her presence. The reporter of the Berwick Advertiser made an appli cation for admittance to this examination, and was re fused. "We very much regret (says the editor of that paper) the decision of the Court on our application, but as there is no appeal we could not amend it. So far as the party suspected is concerned, publicity to the evidence could have no baneful effect, and might have been serviceable. The' proceedings at these private meetings are not wholly secret from the public, and the oozing out of particles only of them, invariably the criminatory without the mitigating part, seems to us more injurious to the accused and the cause of justice than if all the evi dence were fairly reported. In support of our argument, we have only to refer to a report sup plied to the London newspapers of last week, and which must have been furnished by some one who possesses an access to the evidence which is denied the local prints, The evidence there detailed is wholly directed against the accused, and the present case must be a very singular one if some testimony has not been given which is calcu lated to qualify the evidence selected for that report. The magistrates present at the meeting of Tuesday were the same who attended the inquiry of the previous week, namely, A. Cahill and G. K. Nicholson, Esquires, and the witnesses in attendance were also the same as are reported to have given their evidence on the former oc casion. The examination occupied from one o'clock till half-past four; during that time only one of the wit nesses, Mr. Short, the senior clerk, was examined. The Court met again on Wednesday morning, at ten, and continued its sitting till half-past twelve, in the course of which, the junior clerk, R. Watson, and Margaret Hogg, the kitchen girl, were examined; after which, the sitting was adjourned till Saturday." THE FORGERY CASE AT COUTTS'S.—Circumstances are stated to have transpired since the examination on Tuesday, which will put an end to all further pro ceedings. It is well know that the two officers who ap prehended the prisoner have been informed that there is no occasion, for the present, fur them to make any fur ther inquiries, besides which, it is stated that no letters have been received from the two other directors, Mr. Wetmore and Mr. Stephenson, who signed the cheque, ' nor have those who are now conducting the prosecution been able to communicate with them. In the event of the non-attendance of the two co-trustees and directors on Wednesday next, the case must fall to the ground, for, as Mr. Alderman Musgrove remarked, unless they repudiated the alteration or substitution of 5,000/. for 101., tnere was an end of the case. During the examina tion on Tuesday last, some of the parties connected with the company were speaking together, when one of the parties was heard to say that he had no doubt, before another examination, the whole of the matter would be satisfactorily explained, and that Captain Richardson would be discharged.— Weekly Chronicle. MURDER OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP.—The Marian Watson, from the South-Sea Islands, brings the melancholy intelligence of the murder of Bishop Epaille by the natives of the island of Isabel. How TO MAKE Guarro.—A gentleman walking on the beach in the vicinity of Harwich observed a man busily engaged with a pickaxe, raising a material from the lower part of the cliff, and on asking the man his employment was told he was raising stones for ma nure." This rather puzzled our friend, who became more minute in his inquiries. The man observed, "These, which looked like stones, are crystallised fish ; and, although very hard now, will, when put through a mill, crumble to powder. My master ships a great quantity of it to London, there to be ground, and then mixed with guano to give it weight."—Bury Post. ABSENCE or MIND.—A butcher of Garstang, on returning last Tuesday from Hornby fair, seems to have got so be-mused on his journey as to mistake his pony for a fine Scots' heifer, and he accordingly led it to the slaughter-house, knocked it down in a business-like manner, stuck it in due form, and began skinning it ; nor would he then have discovered his mistake had not some neighbours, in passing, perceived what he was about, and caused him, by force as well as entreaty, to desist from his wild adventure.—Preston Chronicle. FIRE IN CAMDEN-TOWN.—On Saturday night an extensive destruction of property by fire took place in New College-street, Camden-town. The calamity oc curred in a house occupied by a gentleman named Crouch, and which formed one of a range of new build ings. On its discovery, messengers were dispatched for assistance, and several engines promptly arrived from the London establishment and West of England stations. By aid of these the flames were arrested in their pro gress, but although the adjoining property was saved, that belonging to Mr. Crouch was completely destroyed. COOMBES AND LETT.—The match between these celebrated scullers, for 50/., is appointed to come off on the 23d instant between Battersea and Hammersmith. LONDON v. NEWCASTLE.—The London watermen have accepted the challenge of the Newcastle men to row on the London river for 300/. a side. FAILURE OF THE ONION CROP.—Around Bicester onions are very scarce, and consequently dear; the crops are thin , and many of them are found to be diseased.— Oxford Chronicle. THE LATE GENERAL SIR WM. NOTT, G.C.B.— We have much satisfaction in announcing that the Queen, on the recommendation of Lord John Russell, has preiented a son of the late gallant General to a valuable living, as will be seen by the accompanying copy of a letter from the Prime Minister to the Rev. Mr. Nott:—" Chesham-place, Aug. 28.—Sir, I have much pleasare in informing you that the Queen has ap proved of my recommendation of your presentation by the Crown to the living of Tutterton, in Lincolnshire. The living, which is near Boston, is worth, I understand, from 9001. to 1,0001. a year. I trust that you will be enabled, by this increase of income, to give that assist ance to your sisters which your circumstances may war rant. It is as the son of Sir William Nott, as well as in the character of a deserving clergyman, that I have brought your name before her Majesty.—l have the honour to be your faithful servant, J. RUSSELL. The Rev. Wm. George Nott."—Carmarthen Journal. POPULATION or MANCHESTER AND SALFORD IN 1801.—We copy the following from an official enumera tion of the population, taken for the first national census, signed "J. Tetlow, boroughreeve," and deposited in the borougreeve's chest at the Town-hall. It gives all the particulars then ascertained for the census of 1801 Males. Females. Total. Manchester Salford JOSEPH ADY AGAIN.—This worthy appears to have purchased a copy of the Parliamentary return of the names and addresses of parties who have subscribed railroad deeds to the amount of 2,0001. and upwards, and is doubtless indefatigably employed in sending them unpaid letters through the post. One we have seen to day has the Bishopsgate-street Within post-mark, and is as follows, all in the hand-writing apparently of this troublesome fellow:—" The undersigned is able to in form you of something to your advantage, value 1001. and upwards, on receipt of 20s. for his cost and trouble; respectfully, JOSEPH ADY, accountant, 5, York-street, Charlotte-street, Whitechapel, Sept. 3, 1846.—A1l post ages must be paid by you." PAYMENT OF A VERY OLD DEBT.— The new Pope has privileged an Anglo-Roman Company to intersect the Roman States with railways—a curious and interest ing episode to the benefits reciprocally conferred by the Romans of old in intersecting our own country with roads and aqueducts.— The Builder. THE ARMY.—It is understood that the erection and repairing of barracks and military forts in Ireland will be carried forward very extensively during next winter, as by such means a considerable amount of employment will be afforded to the labouring classes, and an accom modation much desired by the military will be obtained. It is stated that the new barracks intended to be erected at Cork will cost 12,000/.-6th Royal (Warwickshire) Foot: Companies of this regiment have left Cork for the Cape. They will, as we anticipated some weeks since, proceed to Gibraltar, where, having been joined by the Ist Battalion of the Rifle Brigade from Corfu, move to the place of their destination. This will be the second service of this corps at the Cape, to which it first pro ceeded in 1821, and returned so recently as 1842.-13th Prince Albert's Light Infantry: -Lieut.-Colonel Squires, who commanded this regiment on the occasion of the recent presentation of colours by the Prince Consort, is about to retire, after an honourable service in the army of 37 years—a period during which he was a mover in many stirring scenes. He took part in the Peninsula and Burmese wars, and was at the battle of Ghuznee. An officer from the unattached list will most probably fill up the vacancy.-30th (Cambridgeshire): Companies from this regiment have arrived from Dublin, and the remainder will shortly follow.—The 55th (Westmore land): The head-quarters of this regiment have left Devonport for Cork, and it is understood will relieve the 83d, who move from Limerick to Dublin. Ax USEFUL M.P.—Last Thursday morning the passengers on board the William Jolliffe steam• boat, on her passage from London for Yarmouth, were informed by the captain and stewardess that they might shortly expect an addition to tneir number, one of the female passengers having been taken with the pains of labour. The unexpected addition at length took place, a well known medical Member of Parliament acting as doctor and midwife on the occasion. Both are " doing as well as can be expected!" JURY LlSTS.—Yesterday, the list of all men quali fied to serve as jurors for the ensuing year, commenc ing the Ist inst., were posted on the doors of the different icetropolitan churches, as required by the 6th Geo. 4., C. 50. All objections will be heard by the justices in petty sessions for the parishes in the county of Surrey, at the Court-house, Newington-green, on Friday, the 25th inst. ; for the parishes in the borough of West minster, at the Guildhall in the Broad Sanctuary, on the 24th inst. ; and for the parishes within the Holborn Union, at the board-room of the workhouse, Little Gray's Inn-lane, on the 29th ir.st. WYNNSTAY.—Great preparations are making at Wynnstay for a grand Archery Fete on Friday next ; Sir Watkin is determined to spare no expense to render the present superior to all preceding fetes, and upwards of 400 of the nobility and gentry are invited. The en tertainments will close with a grand ball. Weippert's baud is engaged. Totals The occupations of the 70,460 inhabitants of Manches ter in 1801 are thus classified :—Employed in agricul ture, 66; chiefly in trade, manufactures, or handicraft, 38,107; all other persons not in these two classes (and of course including women, aged and infirm persons, and children), 32,287. There were, in 1801, 10,455 inhabited houses, occupied by 15,509 families; and 250 uninhabited houses.—Manchester Guardian. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— On the afternoon of Friday last, while the half-past two o'clock train was on its way to Oxford, and when within about a mile, of that city, a cow which had strayed upon the line from a common through which it passes, was knocked down by the engine and killed instantly. Several statements have appeared in the journals containing deplorable accounts of the health of Madlle. Rachel, and of her retirement from the Francais for a year, to enable her to pass that period in Italy. Un ; fortunately the health of the young tragedian has suf fered severely, but it is hoped that a few months of absolute repose, and a quiet sojourn in the neighbour hood of Paris, will effect its restoration without resort ing to the other side of the Alps. Should these hopes be realised, Madlle. Rachel will resume her place at the Francais in December.—Galignani. SUN, LONDON, MONDAY ErENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 2.06,:, MAGAZINES-CONTINUED. COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE MAGA- ZINE. How is British Oregon to be governed and peopled —how is its extensive frontier to be defended ? These are questions which are ably discussed by Lieutenant- Colonel Wilkie in an article on the Oregon treaty in the present number of the United Service. - He pro poses to form the country between the Pacific and the Rocky Mountains into the province of Victoria, and to form of the territory between those mountains and Hudson's Bay another province. These provinces to be separate and distinct from Canada, and to have their geographical boundaries accurately marked out. With regard to the peopling and the defence of these territories the following is Colonel Wilkie's pro- position : " We see with what rapidity the population of the United States increases, by natural means and immigra tion : wild and uninhabited as this north- western portion of their territory is, it would be Nol6h to reckon on its continuance in that state even for a short period. Sup posing, then, that this country, on the southern side of the boundary, becomes peopled, even in a moderate de gree, what have we to defend our new line of demarca tion, or how prevent trespass on the 50th degree of latitude ? " Our present frontier of Canada, to in some measure defended by the great chain of lakes, which gives facilities of speedily supporting any threatened point ; but how is this frontier to be defended, extending from the Lake of the Woods, to the Straits of .Fuca, a dis tance of 1,200 miles ? Add to this the Canadian and Nova Scotia frontiers, and it would require a force greater than the whole British army to defend it. In that portion still without iuhabitants, there would he nothing for it but regular troops, and these could not be fed in a country devoid of resources. " Now, then, is the time for the Government to esta blish something of the same nature as the military colonies of Russia, but more consonant with our laws and institutions. The whole of thin newly-marked frontier might be granted to occupiers, on condition of military service, and that to be a sufficient tenure as long as it was fulfilled. This would, in the first instance, be an easy task, as nothing would be required but a certain degree of organisation and training to the use of arms, as no call for defence could be made probably under half a century. The grants of laud would be in propor tion to their productiveness and the means they might afford for subsistence, and as the country became gra dually settled, a militia would arise with it, capable at all times of defending the frontier against any enemy. " The migration to Oregon is already in progress by the' pioneers of civilisation,' and they have even talked of a gigantic railway from New York to the Columbia. It is time, then, that we should look to the people of our own territory, and panting there a population capable of self-defence ; for most assuredly such is far beyond the actual military means t f Great Britain. There are many inducements to emigration ; the country is tolerably fertile, and it may be called a virgin soil ; it is intersected in various directions by rivers and lakes ; those on the eastern and northern portion offering com munications between Lake Suparior and the head of Hudson's Bay, and on the north an easy distance be tween the Lake of the Woods and Leke Winnepeg. In the 104th degree of west longitude, the rivers that cross the frontier have a southern course to the valley of the Missouri : the White-earth, Porcupine, Williams, Bralton, and North Mountain rivers, all fall into that great stream, and thus give a commercial outlet in the Gulf of Mexico. Although the region in the vicinity of this frontier is within the same parallels of latitude as the country between Dieppe, yet the winter is severe. An amelioration of climate may, however, be looked for, when the country becomes inhabited, the earth cul tivated, woods cleared away, and morasses drained. Crossing the Rocky Mountains, the rivers on the west side, of which the Columbia is one, take a different direction, and fall into the Pacific. This division of territory, commonly called Oregon, but properly speaking New Albion, will rise every day in value, when it is consi dered the increase of commerce with China ; and should the north-west passage be ever secured' for even a short time of the year, this country, with the great Islands of Queen Charlottes and Vancouver, the harbours of Nootka Sound and those in the Straits of Fuca, will become of the highest importance ; indeed, it would seem that Government had begun to consider it in that light, as I observe one of her Majesty's ships is now employed in surveying the Straits of Fuca." This is a matter well worthy the attentive conside ration of the Colonial Secretary, and Colonel Wilkie is deserving of the gratitude of the country for having drawn public attention to the subject. Our old friend Colonel Firebrace continues his expose of Jobs and jobbers, and adds a postscript on the subject of cor poral punishment. Re clearly fixes the responsibility of the continuance of flogging on the officers com posing courts-martial. " Military writers" observes Colonel Firebrace, " say to civilians who are zealous for ,the abolition of flogging, ' If you take this away from us, at least give us something in its stead.' This is hardly fair, seeing that they themselves have actually the power in their own hands to vary the punishment in almost any shape they like ; there is not a word in the articles of war about flogging ; the penalty for every offence is simply marked thus, ' shall suffer death, or such other punish ment as by a general (or regimental) court-martial shall be awarded.' Surely, my military friends, here is ample scope for your invention ; you might even try your hand at thumb-screws or anything of the same kind ; it only shows how inveterate habit is, when we have adhered so long to this practice, so much reprobated, and never tried to find something else. To my own apprehension it may be got rid of, both at home and abroad, in peace or war, or if retained at all, it should be reserved for the punishment of infamous or detestable offences, and those on whom it was inflicted should be immediately drummed out of the service, the marks on their back being a bar to their ever entering it again. "References have frequently been made to the exemp tion of the French soldier from the lash, but even in that service recourse is had sometimes to corporal punish ment far more severe, as in the case of the fosses in Algiers, where the condemned battalion underwent tor tures far more painful than any flogging ; these cases, are, however, very rare. Oue of the most common pu nishments of the French so ldi er i s le boulet, the man I dragging at his ankle a cannon-shot attached to a chain ; this I think might be applied in England with advantage —releasing a man from his tether to take him out to a field-day or guard-mounting, would make him consider them in the light of a recreation or release. It is a wearying and severe punishment without marks of dis grace attached to it, but perhaps the ' British Lion' ' might again roar, if he saw a free-born Englishman clogged like a trespassing goat or donkey. Prisons are about to be built at all the barracks, which I hope will answer ; I would suggest something to make this pu nishment more stringent, and at the same time less un just to the culprit's comrades ; that to each sentence of imprisonment be attached a clause, that when the period for which the man has been sentenced has expired, that he should further be obliged to bring up all the duty lost during his durance, and have only alternate nights in bed, until he has pulled up his lee-way." We sincerely hope that we shall hear no more of the necessity of flogging. Let the Boulet be substi tuted for it by all means. "A wearying and severe punishment without marks or disgrace attached to it," and which endangers neither life nor limb, is the punishment of all others suited to bring a refractory soldier to his senses. The other papers are excellent. This is a most valuable number of the United Service. LEICESTER AND BEDFORD RAILWAY. A meeting of the shareholders in this Railway Costr pany was advertised to take place on Saturday, at the London Tavern, at one, for the purpose of determining whether the Company should be dissolved or not. At the hour appointed for the meeting to take place there were a great number of shareholders present. Robert Linsdell, Esq., was unanimously called to the chair, and after the necessary forms had been gone through, and Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Lowry, and Mr. Old acre had been appointed scrutineers, The CHAIRMAN stated that, in consequence of the indisposition of their Chairman, the duty was imposed upon him of reporting to the meeting the proceedOgs that had taken place since the last meeting, and also the present position of the Company. After having passed through the severest ordeal, and obtained the unanimous decision of a Committee of the House of Commons in their favour, they had been defeated in a quarter where they had the least reason to expect it--(Hear, bear) — and under circumstances upon which he would not dwell. Their failure had not been occasioned by any want of attention on the part of the directors, or of skill in their professional agents, but it was to be attributed to the peculiar and unfavourable constitution of the tribunal by which their cause had been defeated. The question now was, whether they should prosecute their scheme or dissolve the Company?—(Cries of " No, no.") He would ask whether, bearing in mind the proceedings that had taken place, five gentlemen of the House of Commons were not as likely to come to a right conclusion on a ques tion of commercial enterprise as.. a similar number of Peers of the realm ?—(Hear, hear.) It should also be remembered, that whilst the decision of the House of Commons in their favour was unanimous, the decision against them was carried only by one, and that individual happened to be the bosom friend of their successful competitor.—(Hear, hear.) He thought it would be necessary to dissolve the present Company, in order to reconstruct it upon more favour able terms. Notwithstanding the arduous contest in which they had been engaged in Parliament, their ex penses would not exceed 16s. per share; consequently they would be able to return to the proprietors 6s. per share.. A proposition had been made to them by the London and York Company, if they would join with them, to find half the capital to carry out the scheme, and also to pay half the expenses. They proposed to allow the funds of the united companies to be credited to half the ex penses. This would render it necessary to reduce the shares of the present scheme from 201. to 101., and a call of 6s. per share in-addition to the 6s. proposed to be re turned would make the value of the new shares 20s. The worthy chairman concluded by proposing, " That the present Company should be dissolved, for the pur pose of being reconstructed upon the terms proposed." Mr. ASTELL, the Chairman of the London and York Company, seconded the motion. Mr. FRANKLIN then addressed the meeting, and read a letter he had addressed to Mr. Hudson, the Chairman of the South Midland, suggesting to him' the propriety of endeavouring to come to some terms with the Leices ter and Bedford Railway Company, to which Mr. Hudson had replied, that if the meeting thought proper to appoint a deputation to meet him upon the subject, he would endeavour to make an arrangement if possible. Now, what benefit did the proposition of the directors hold out to the meeting ? Why, that their property would be made worth 20s. He had no doubt, if they came to an arrangement with Mr. Hudson and the Midland Railway, their property would be worth 305., instead of 20s. He trusted, under these circum stances, that the meeting would be adjourned for a week, and that a deputation would be appointed to meet Mr. Hudson.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman con cluded by moving, as an amendment, that the meeting should adjourn for a week. Some considerable discussion took place upon this, which ended in the amendment being withdrawn, and the original metion for the dissolution of the Company was declared to be carried unanimously, that dissolution not to be considered an act of bankruptcy. It was also agreed that Mr. Richardson, Mr. Corrie, and Mr. Franklin should, together with the directors, form a deputation to wait upon Mr. Hudson. The meeting then broke up. COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND. By G. A A'Becheit. No. 111. • By far the best number which has yet appeared It is full of fun, pun, and pleasantry, and the illustra. tions by Leech are rich and racy. As a specimen o the method in which the history is told, we give the following description of the death of William Rufus : " Daring a boisterous dejeiiner a la fourchette, at which the Red King greatly increased his rubicundity by the quantity of wine he consumed, a postman arrived with a dream from the Abbot of St. Peter's, at Gloucester, done up in an envelope. 'Read it out,' exclaimed Rufus, after having glanced at its contents; and on its being found to forebode a violent death to the King, he ordered a hundred pence to be given to the dreamer, which, supposing him to have been taking forty winks,' would have been at the liberal rate of twopence halfpenny a wink for his rather disagreeable doze over the destiny of his sovereign. Rufus laughed at the prediction, and repaired to the chase, accompanied by Sir Walter Tyrrel, when a hart, in all its heart's sim plicity, came and stood between the illustrious sports men. The extraordinary hilarity of the bounding hart attracted the attention of Rufus, who drew his bow, but the string broke, and Rufus, not having two strings to his bow, called out to Tyrrel to shoot at the bald. faced brute for his bare-faced impudence. Sir Walter in stantly obeyed; but the animal, bobbing down his head, allowed the arrow to go through his own branches towards those of a huge tree, when the dart, taking a somewhat circuitous route, avoided the body of the hart and went home to the heart of the sovereign. Tyrrel ran towards his master, and attempted to revive him ; but though there was plenty of hartshorn in the forest, none could be made available. The unfortunate regi cide, merely muttering to himself s ome i nco h erent ex pressions as to his having done it now,' galloped to the sea coast, and fled to France—taking French leave of his country, according to the usual custom of male factors." o i a n th h s allegiance taken to The author's reflections on the var i ous events t h at he records are som e of th em very piquant; for in stance, father's lifeti m e, and broken by them imm edi ately after his death, he ob serves,— st Maudanc e , b noticing otiei ng the Th e se parties—the respectable families that 'came bar th on e s in with the Conqueror '—were all guilty of the grossest perjury, which, a few years ago, would have rendered them all liable to the pillory, and would in the present day expose them to serious punishment." THE BANKERS' MAGAZINE. In addition to the usual scientific contents of this magazine, we have this month an amusing. biographi cal sketch of :the celebrated " Abraham Newland," who was for nearly half a century the famed payee on all the paper of the Bank of England. TILE TIAVY LIBRARY. This is the sixth part of this prettily illustrated and cheap periodical for children. It is just what a child's periodical ought to be—instructive without being heavy, and amusing without being trifling. A few days ago the nest of a Guinea hen, contain ing 113 eggs, was found in nn outhouse at Clitheroe. Ai 1' 1 'NER TO MR. COBDEN AT BORDEAUX. The banquet given to Mr. Cobden by the Libre- Mchangistes of Bordeaux took place on the Ist instant, in the Salle Francklin, which was fitted up for the occa sion with great taste and elegance. At seven o'clock - upwards of three hundred guests took their seats at the tables. The chair was taken by M. Duffour Dubergier, having on his right hand the guest of the evening, Mr. Cobden. At the same table were seated Baron Sers, Peer of France and Prefect of the Gironde; M. Roullet, First President of the Cour Royale; M. Dosquet, Secre tary-General of the Prefecture; and M. Durin, one of the Vice-Presidents of the Society of Libres-Echan gistes. The galleries were filled with elegantly dressed ladies, and the whole salle presented a most striking and animated scene. At the dessert the Mayor proposed the health of the King—of that King, he said, to whom France and the world were indebted for the enjoyment of peace, and under whose reign the commerce and in dustry of the country had developed itself, and the wel fare of every one had been promoted. The toast was drunk with the loudest acclamations, and was followed by another to the Queen and the Royal Family, which was received with equally loud demonstrations of loyalty and devotedness. At last the health of the hero of the day was proposed amidst the greatest enthusiasm. Mr. Column then rose to return thanks.- The Hon. Gentleman commenced by expressing his sense of the very flattering manner in which he had been received at Bordeaux. He should, in the few remarks which he proposed making, use the same reserve that he had em ployed before the free-traders of Paris. lie semced to breathe a freer air in that atmosphere of freedom of com merce. In the midst of men participating in his com mercial creed the soul appeared' to dilate, -and man's energy to acquire a new vigour. Free trade was a principle of expansion, whilst, on the other band, mono poly was an attempt to confine within narrow limits the energy of men, and subject them to make superflous efforts in order to acquire the ease and the comforts of life. " If," continued the Hon. Gentleman, " I wanted to express in two words the tendency of these two opposing principles, I should say that free trade is asso ciation, and that monopoly is ccmpetition. There is an argument now much used in France, to which I must re fer. It is said that the English free-traders maintained protection as long as it was necessary to them, and now abandoned it when they found it advantageous to do without ; to that I reply that in England we have made the application of our principles to, that article of our produce which had most to apprehend from a foreign competition, namely, corn. Let me be permitted to affirm that these persons are com pletely mistaken if they believe that our good friends of the protectionist school in England abandoned their principles for such a motive. Far from that, they are protectionists to the very marrow, and they continue bravely to maintain that our country will be ruined if the good old regime of protection does not return. I have, perhaps, some right to speak in the name of the free traders with some authority, and I can declare that far from thinking that commercial restrictions have ever been necessary to England, we are convinced that they have always been prejudicial to her. We do not admit that our manufactures, our agriculture, and merchant shipping ever reaped any advantage from what is called protection. Nay, we believe that they would have been more flourishing without it. But to destroy every suspicion which may have arisen relating to any pretended arrierepensee attributed to our free-traders, I shall be more explicit. Let it be, then, known that their con scientious opinion is that at no time, under any circum stances, can a nation become enriched by the interference of its Government by means of restrictive laws. We wish it to be distinctly understood that we apply this maxim without reserve to every country, to every circum stance, and to every age. Whatever may be the condition of a country, we maintain that free trade is better than restriction. Show me any point on the sur face of the globe, whether it be of a fertility as un limited as that of Egypt, or a barren rock like Malta — let it be placed under the tropical sun, or near the pole —I think I can demonstrate that it is to the interest of the inhabitants to keep up the most unrestricted com munication with their brethren spread over the earth. But has not this verity been already demonstrated by all great political writers, by Adam Smith in England, Say in France, Storch in Russia, and other eminent writers in Italy, Spain, and Switzerland? Have they not all agreed in declaring that free trade is equally applicable to all countries, all climates, all races, and all govern ments? I have also to remark, that on another point the range and importance of the English agitation have been falsely appreciated. The repeal of the corn-laws has been represented by some persons as the sole aim of the League. That is not the case. I have one hun dred times publicly declared, in the course of our agita tion, that we were driving at a repeal of the corn-laws as a means to attain a more general and more elevated end—that we considered those laws as the keystone of the arch of monopoly, and that when once it was torn down the whole edifice must fall to the ground. A month had not elapsed after our triumph when our provisions began to be realised by the abolition of the sugar duties, and I do not fear to say that I consider this second triumph as more important than the first, re garded for its moral and social consequences, for it in volves a complete revolution in our colonial system." The Honourable Gentleman dwelt for a short time on this point, and then concluded a brilliant speech in these words:—"-Gentlemen, I cannot doubt that in France free trade will„find worthy interpreters. Without doubt some one of your eminent men, with the eagle glance of genius, will perceive the glory which will be attached to him who carries out such principles, and will juin his name to the noblest revolution of modern times. The spirit of the age calls nations to a fraternal union. Phy sical sciences, steam-boats, railways, post-office reform, are preparing the way for it, and it is reserved for free trade to complete the fusion. Already the banner of free trade is floating victoriously over my own country, and with the aid of Providence nations will pass it on from hand to hand until the world is enveloped in its folds!" This speech was received with thunders of applause, and after several other addresses the party separated. PRESENTATION TO COLONEL THOMPSON.—CoIoneI Perronet Thompson, the prime instructor of our modern free-traders, is now in Sheffield. Anticipating his visit a few of the staunch friends of commercial freedom, anxious to recognise the presence of such a man in our locality, agreed at a short notice to present him with a slight remembrance of their esteem and gratitude for his invaluable services, made at great personal sacrifice, to the cause in which they themselves have been among his disciples. The result of a conversation on the sub ject was an order to Mr. Henry Atkin silver cutler, of this town, who has produced for the occasion one of the most recherché cases of dessert cutlery we have ever seen. The case contains 18 pairs carved mother of pearl silver dessert knives and forks, 1 pair melon carvers, 2 pairs pickle knives and forks, 2 butter knives, 1 pair grape scissors, and 4 pairs nutcracks. The whole are enclosed in a splendid mahogany case, lined with blue silk velvet: on the top there is a silver shield containing the following inscription:—" To Colonel Perronet Thompson, the father of free• trade, and author of • The Corn-law Catechism,' this case is presented, as a tributt of sincere esteem and regard, by a few of his Sheffield friends, September, 1846." The testimonial is got up in the most tasteful and workmanlike manner.— Sheffield Iris. THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 6.—The Ma drid, Captain Bingham, arrived in the docks at 5 p.m. this day, and landed the mails of the following dates : viz>, Gibraltar, Aug. 27th; Cadiz, 28th ; Lisbon, 30th; Oporto, 31st; Corunna, Sept. 2d; and Vigo, Ist. The Madrid has 6 packages of specie, full cargo of raisins, graphs, and lemons, and 46 passengers. The Oriental Company's steam-ship Montrose, Captain Evans, is due at the Motherbank on the 9th inst., from Constantinople, with the East India mails. AMERICAN NOTABILIA.—The city of Washington has been deserted alike by Ministers and diplomatists since the adjournment of Congress; and amongst the flittings noted are those of our Minister, Mr. Pakenham, to Canada, and President Polk to Old Point Springs. The Sioux Indians have exacted tribute of tobacco from a party of emigrants crossing the prairie to Oregon. The Sioux and Pawnees of the American prairie re cently had an encounter in battle, in which the latter were defeated with a loss of 30 scalps. The Pawnees, however, were small in number, and were taken by sur- , p►ise. The firiit shipment of ice ever made from Boston to France was recently embarked at the city named in the Amazon for Havre. The emigrants from the United States in California are said to look back to their old habitations with longings by no means complimentary to the " land of promise.' COURT CIRCULAR, ROYAL VICTORIA AND ALBERT YACHT. JERSEY.—The Queen reached this island at half-past six o'clock on Wednesday evening, the 2d inst. On Thursday, the 3d inst., her Majesty and the Prince Consort made a progress through the loyal town of St. Heliers, and one through the country some few miles, to the castle of St. Orgueil, very ancient, and said to have been originally built by Julius Cmsar. Her Majesty and the Prince, accompanied by the Lord Chamberlain, Earl Spencer, Viscount Palmerston, and the rest of th e royal suite, returned to the royal yacht a little before three o'clock. Her Majesty did not leave the yacht again that day. Prince Albert proceeded in the Fairy to take a little survey of some portion of the island. FALMOUTH.—Her Majesty left Jersey on Friday, the 4th instant, at eight o'clock, A.M., and arrived at Fal mouth about seven o'clock the same evening. After the Queen's arrival, an address was presented, through Viscount Palmerston, to her Majesty, from the Mayor and Corporation of the borough of Falmouth. Her Majesty, on arriving, was saluted from the bat tery onPendennis Castle. Her Majesty's dinner on board the royal yacht com prised only the royal suite. Her Majesty left Falmouth on Saturday morning about eight o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia, attended by the Countess Haack, Count Pucklcr, and the Earl of Denbigh, (Master of the Horse to the Queen Dow ager), left Cashiobury Parts, Herts, the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, soon after nine o'clock on Saturday morning, for the Watford station, and travelled to town by the London and North-Western railway. At the Euston-square terminus the Princess was re ceived by Baron Witzleben, of her Royal Highness's Household, and his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, the Prussian Minister. Her Royal Highness, and the whole of the party went from the terminus to the Colli seum, and, after inspecting that building, visited and inspected the model prison at Pentonville, and the Bri tish Museum, and from thence proceeded to the resi dence of the Prussian Minister, in Carlton House-ter race. A dejeuner was served to her Royal Highness and suite ; and a select patty, including his Excellency Ba ron de Beust, the Saxon Minister, the Right Hon. Sir Stratford and Lady Canning, and Lady Wilde, had the honour of meeting the Princess. After luncheon, the Princess of Prussia, attended by the Countess Haack, the Chevalier Bunsen, the Earl of Denbigh, Baron Witzleben, and Count Puckler, drove to the Reform Club, and was conducted through the in terior. The royal party next paid a visit to the Con servative Club, and afterwards proceeded to the Surrey Zoological Gardens. From the Gardens the Princess went to the Euston-square terminus, and left town by railway at six o'clock, attended by her suite, on her re turn to Cashiobury Park. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz visited the Colliseum on Saturday evening. The Bailiff of Guernsey had an interview with Sir George Grey, on Saturday, at the Home-office. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood, left town on Saturday on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Clarendon at their seat Grove-park, Wat ford. At the Chapel Royal St. James's yesterday, the Mar qnis of Granby, and Lords Sandwich and Listowel, were among' the nobility present. The prayers were read by the Rev. G. B. Repton, the lessons by the Rev. Dr Wesley. The sermon was preached by the Rev. G. H. Repton. The anthem was " Call to Remembrance," (Nares). Mr. Cooper presided at the organ. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.—The fol lowing description of the office and qualifications re quired for the Presidentship of the United States, may be found of interest, as it describes the powers, privi leges, and profits attached to that position. It is quoted from Knight's admirable and extremely useful Political Dictionary (the second half of part 14 of which is just published) :—The executive power is vested in a President, who is commander-in-chief of the army and navy, collects and disburses the revenue according to law, and makes treaties with foreign na tions, but in the exercise of the treaty-making power, the concurrence of two-thirds of the senators present is re quired. He nominates and, with the advice and consent of the senate, appoints ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls, and judges of the Supreme Court, and other inferior officers. He has also a qualified negative on the laws enacted by the two Houses, which becomes absolute, unless it is subsequently countervailed by two thirds of each House. He is provided with a ready furnished house, and his salary is 25,000 dollars. He is chosen by a determinate number of electors ; the voters in each State elect as many electors as are equal to the members which such State sends to both Houses of Congress. Every State has its own electoral college, and all the colleges give their votes on the same day, and by ballot. The votes are sent sealed to the Pre sident of the Senate. If no person has a majority of the electoral votes, the election devolves upon the House of Representatives, when all the representatives of a State give but one vote. The President must be thirty five years of age, and he is re-eligible for life, but the usage has been never to elect the same person for more than two terms of four years each. LORD GEORGE BENTINCK'S HORSE AFRICAN.— A few days since, a person giving his name S. Bale, came down to Goodwood to inspect the racing stud of Lord George Bentinck, which is for sale, and eventually agreed to become the purchaser of African at a sum 01 2001. He paid 41. in gold, and gave a cheque on (we believe) a Norwich bank for 1961., and was permitted to take the horse away. The cheque was presented in due course, and was dishonoured, the drawer either having no effects, or being unknown. Immediately on this being knoun, a warrant was issued and placed m the hands of Mr. Pesco, the active officer of Chichester, who has been in pursuit, for more than a week, of the man or horse, but with what result we Ilan not heard.—Brighton paper. £98,000 61,000 22,000 11,000 3,000 £195,000 l'' Wool have fr o 4 3' few arri va l s of Wool have taken place into London °t er anY quarter during the past week, and the quantity on Ai l k i n the private contract market is not to say extensive. N i t nds have met a very dull sale, and prices are with diffi t 20,000 bales of Colonial and Foreign Rout: supporte d . wilt b offered A at u t he approachin g public sales, which Will commence on the 9th instant. TALLOW. ,This market continues very firm. Fine Y.C. i s not to be 1 4 .4, under 42s for old, and 42 s 6 d for new. For fo rwar d ' livery th e p r i ce is 42s 6d for separate months—O cto b er, The and December. Town Tallow is 41s net cash. market at St. Petersburgh is firm ; full prices are being 4i 'l for fine Yellow Candle Tallow, and the cost will preachap very nearly 42s 6d laid down here. 'GUILDHALL. —(THIS DAY.) tau , —ROWING FROM THE DEAD.--A man of wretched Ta t rance was placed at the bar before Mr. Alderman ip r a Wood, char ge d with having acted as a drover k kithfield- mar k et without a license, and personating 4 1 , 84 ,, who has been some time dead, and of whose badge w t ,T s ° ll er had unlawfully obtained possession, his irk av u?g been withdrawn for misconduct. h ad u k e prisoner pleaded the great distress to which he 1) 4 4,,een brought through went of employment since his Tr . Was taken away. and ,e"..MAGISTRATE could not admit of such an excuse, tea da ;tenced him to pay a fine of 105., or be imprisoned .t c/ 43 °W-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) litti np u 'a,_7'd Edmunds was charged with being drunk and %ol: ) "eene language, and with assaulting Maria P r iet o ;a, the daughter of James Goodman, the pro ' Th e o f Oyster r ooms in the Strand. is c) elock - t":lPlainant said, that at about half-past eleven, moth Saturday night she went into the shop where p,,l'is on — c ,`''* and sister were behind the counter. The 'est of Was standing at the door and was using a great awit,"4,bad language. She told him he had better go ilttleth;t'enuttittohpeutsthililmcoonutt,inued to use bad language, and whereon he gave her a blow l ttell e ar f4c e- She then called a policeman and gave him T he e. Th e ec nplainant's sister corroborated this statement. trim P, ri eener denied that he struck the complainant 4" s etY, but admitted that he was drunk, and used the tlege attributed to him. 14 NRY said that the highest penalty he could teal :va 4 s 5/., but h e cou ld commit the prisoner fur theat t he complainant was willing to press the charge t i session s . k r . Goodman did not wish to " have any litigation." Na l :* lI ENRY then said he would deal with the case erp a. — , ar ilY. He would fine the prisoner 51., or in default relent sentence him to one month's imprisonment. or ti 7e Prisoner said he would pay the fine in the course , ge day. NA IMBRO'-STREET.—(T HIS DAY.) G eorge Carliss and John Clark were placed at the b F arged with driving furiously in Oxford street and : Prig down a woman. C. Nicolai, furrier, 82, Oxford-street, said he was king near his shop in Oxford-street, last night about t a T'Past eight, when his attention was called to two q• rUllning along Oxford-street, on the way to St. , t autzi e a at at a very rapid pace. One of the carts at that t ar i a era passed the other, turned short round before d came close on to the kerb-stone, so as to knock ow n te a ', a woman who had just crossed the street, and bad pearl reached the pavement. The horse then trampled N e tt le woman, and by that time the second cart had 1 : 1 P, and both horses were trampling on her at once. e driver in the first cart endeavoured to drive off, but at i. zed the reins and had the drivers, the defendants cl r i ‘ t „he bar, both taken into custody. He said the am ' rl g was so furious that several cabmen came for ersz,:tad gave their numbers in case it should be ne eY for them to appear as witnesses. Ilej„ederick Brandall, professor of music, 22, Great Nvi tn "and-stre e t, corro b ora t e d the evidence of the last es s. Both prisoners were whipping their horses stable, 106 C, who took them into custody , said vast ° 2 3lBl l who was injured was Sarah Hayter, a ser to h er 4 2 bed.B, Ghat Queen-street, where she was con fined ee • triec, ce rt i ficate from the surgeon was producee', 'to the tid o ! that the woman was suffering from fracture of the of b * : _ a tto, and a wound in the head, and was incapable The moved. r defendants were remanded for a week. iti k °lln Nußens was put to the bar, charged with steal -1,4 silver " watch. Iv6 a triek Shea, a porter, living at 7, Pulteney-court, g tv 7 . 1 . 1 about to be sworn, said he wished first to ;flake a C ent ' yo l4 . Th .• MALTBY—Have you a charge to prefer ?—Yes, lay Apr ; but I would not prefer it if I got back kr. ff ‘Y* T he ALTBY again—Do you wish to make a ('barge? lt h „cornplainant then said he was in a private house 'kith 'ell Head-passage this morning, about two o'clock, )40 few friend s , as he supposed them to be, :; , nd bad *i t h'l l the s thecfath taken off him. He charged the d Jendant w t. n ie le i len S hea (no relation to the complainant) lived in 414 4 014 e where the theft was committed. Shei saw the eha D 4 ' the bar hand over a silver watch to a young saw Vva o went and put it into the water-bi at. She after -the put it there. The police were brought, and th e -"le defendant had been taken into custody she saw Vtat e rl i ng man go again into the yard and ;take the er,...' r ° lll the butt. eti at ' o Ttable 178 C said be took the man at the bar into th" 3:; There were four or five women in the mom tirtu il l "m e besides the two men, and all of them were eAcept the prisoner, but especiolly the corn- DERBY ELECTION. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL. DERBY, FRIDAY MORNING, ELEVEN O'CLOCK.—The official declaration of the poll has just been made by the Mayor, in the presence of a large body of inhabitants, at the Town-hall, and the bells of the different churches aro ringing merrily. The satisfactory result of the elec tion has given pleasure to the vast majority of the town. Mr. Strutt was received with plaudits on entering the Town-hall at ten o'clock this morning. Sir Digby Mackworth did not make his appearance. The MAYOR having cast up the books, declared the state of the poll to be as follows : Strutt 835 Mackworth Majority for Mr. Strutt —276 The announcement of the numbers was received with loud cheers. Mr. STRPTT then rose, and was received with loud applause. He said, the electors had again placed him in the proud position of one of their representatives in Parliament, and with most grateful, most heartfelt thanks did he receive this renewed proof of their confi dence. Not only had he to thank them for the honour they had thus done him, but he had to thank them still more for the proud position in which they had placed him on the poll—(Loud cheers)—a position which had proved most unequivocally to the whole country that the town of Derby had not swerved from the principles which it always professed, and that it had ID.ldly an swered the appeal that had been made to it.—(Renewed cheers.) Notwithstanding the differences of opinion that had been manifested on some subjects during this election, he thought they would all be agreed in this, that as on the one hand no pains had been spared to pro pagate charges against him, so, on the other hand, he had not flinched from meeting those charges.—(Loud cheers.) He had retracted nothing—(Cheers)—he bad equivocated in nothing—(Cheers renewed)—and there fore there was no • mistake—(Cheers)--there was not a doubt about this, that the electors bad answered the appeal that had been made to them. — (Cheers.) At the commencement of the present con test he expressed some regret that on his account the electors of Derby should have to incur the trouble and inconvenience of an election ; but he did now rejoice that the attempt had been made, for the result of this struggle was of the greatest importance to the cause of Liberal principles, and the cause of religious liberty, not only in this borough, but throughout the whole country.— (Cheers.) At the nomination their opponents told them that the eyes of the country were upon them. If the eyes of the country were our witnesses in the day of trial, they were turned upon us in the hour of vic tory—(Cheers)—and he was convinced that the struggle that had been made would have its influence in other places as well as in this town.—(Loud cheers.) Let him now congratulate them—and if his friends who had been arrayed in the ranks of his opponents (for many of whom he felt personal attachment) had been present on that occasion, he should have wished also to congratule them upon the re spectable manner in which this election had been conducted. It had been conducted in a manner credit able to the town, creditable to their opponents, as well as to themselves.—(Hear, and cheers.) If Sir Digby Mackworth had been there he would have said that the fair and gentlemanlike conduct of his hon. and gallant opponent accorded with the high personal character he bore. One of his (Mr. Strutt's) opponents on the day of election did him the justice to say, although he was elected by only one part of the electors, yet, that, on all matters connected with their local or general interests, he gave the same attention to his political opponents as to his friends. He now begged to say, as he had said on former occasions, that although he would never flinch from the due assertion of his political opinions, yet he never wished to carry them beyond their due sphere, and on all matters where he could promote their interests he wished to be considered the representative not of a part, but of the whole constituency.—(Hear, hear.) Upon that principle he had acted, and would continue to act. And now, in taking his farewell, they must permit. him again to return tothem his most grateful thanks for the honour they had done him, and the exertions they had made in his behalf. He trusted, that although this contest had been a strong one—and a strong one it certainly had been—that it would not leave behind it one spark of a nimosity.—(Cheers.) He retired from the contest with grateful thanks to those who had supported him, but without one unkind feeling to any one of his oppo nents.—(Much cheering.) Mr. STREVIT again rose, and said he had now the pleasing duty to perform of proposing a vote of thanks to the Mayor for the able, efficient, and impartial man ner in which ho had conducted the business of the elec tion.—(Much applause.) Mr. JESSOPP had much pleasure in seconding the motion. The MAYOR returned thanks. Three times three cheers were given for Mr. Strutt, and the large audience dispersed. The affability and courtesy of Sir Digby Mackworth pleased opponents as well as friends. The Honourable and Gallant Baronet has left the town., THE PICCADILLY PAVIOURS.—WiII you kindly ex. plain (asks a correspondent of the Builder), for the satis faction of the public, why it requires exactly two men and a boy (literally) to square, on the spot, the many thousand worn paving-stones which have been, or which still remain to be taken up ? — or why it would not be better to employ some half-a-dozen carts, and a full complement of men, to take them all away, and bring back the required paving-stones ready hewn, all which could be accomplished in a comparatively short time ?-- and why, while a sprinkle of workmen are employed at the lower part of the street, others should not be at work, lowering and preparing the ground at the upper ? ESCAPE OF A PRISONER FROM GILTSPUR-STREET COMPTER.—On Saturday, between one and two o'clock, a prisoner, named Dennis Shine, effected his escape from this prison. It appears that he was employed to assist the workmen in making some repairs now going on, and while they were gone to dinner, Shine availed himself of a ladder which they had left in the yard, and contrived to scale the wall and escape over the roofs of the neighbouring houses. fie is a desperate fellow, who was tried at the last London Sessions, and convicted of the commis slon of a series of ruffianly assaults at a house in Friday-street. Ile is described as having light hair, fair complexion, stoutly built, 5 feet 91 inches high, and about 21 . lie h as not yet been heard -of. DENBY DIKE SIDE PlE.—The following are the contents and dimensions of the Denby Dike Side Pie, prepared for the celebration of free-trade principles : Two sacks of flour, five sheep, seven fowls, seven brace of partridges, two pheasants, hill a calf, two geese, two turkeys, hares, rabbits, &c. This enormous pie was twelve inches high, seven feet in diameter, and seven yards in circumferences—Doncaster Gazate. • 'I,- HER MAJESTY'S CRUISE. FALMOUTII, SEPT. s.—This place has been one con tinued scene of bustle, excitement, and pleasure for the entire of the week. On Monday the Royal Cornwall Regatta came off; and on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the annual exhibition of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society took place, each bringing to the town and neighbourhood a great influx of company from all quarters. Very interesting as both these objects have proved in themselves to one and all, they have fallen short of the still greater excitement caused by the arrival of her Majesty last evening in the Victoria and Albert yacht, accompanied by the Black Eagle, Gar land, and Fairy steam-vessels. Sudden as was the event, it was not altogether unexpected, owing to two Government messengers having reached the Royal Hotel early in the morning, which, coupled with the in formation contained in the London papers of the Queen's departure from Osborne House on Wednesday for Jersey and the westward, led the inhabitants to conclude an im mediate second visit. Preparations were hastily made to give her Majesty as welcome a reception as possible, and on the vessels making their appearance at about half-past six last evening, a royal salute was fired from the garrison of Pendennis and from her Majesty's packet Crane, the only man-of-war in port. On anchor ing in the roads the Mayor and corporation of the town, attended by the sergeants-at-mace, embarked in a barge prepared for the occasion, and were soon alongside the royal yacht, at that time surrounded by an immense fleet of cutters, pilot sloops, pleasure and row boats, amounting to more than 200, the parties in which were most loyal in their acclamations of welcome by cheers, &c. The Mayor (Mr. W. 11. Broad) was immediately admitted on board, and presented, through the Lord Chamberlain (Earl Spencer), an appropriate address from the corporate body to her Majesty, who being then at dinner, was prevented from receiving the coun cil in person. The Mayor called again on board the Victoria and Albert, at half-past seven o'clock this morning, and after an interview with Prince Albert and Lord A. Fitzolarence (prior to the yaOt getting under weigh for Penzance), he proceeded in his boat to Truro personally to confer with the Mayor of that town touching the measures to be adopted .on Monday next. According to arrangement the squadron left at 8 A.M. for Mount's Bay and the Scilly Isles, with an in tention of returning here to-morrow evening, and calling on Monday; on which day a pilot has been ordered to take the Fairy up the River Fat, as far as Tregothaan, the seat of the Earl of Falmouth, when the barge will convey the illustrious party to Truro, where the inha bitants are making great preparations to give them a splendid reception. On their return, the Prince pro poses honouring the Polytechnic Hall with his presence, and will afterwards go to the United Mines in Gwennap, about eight miles distant from this. On leaving the harbour under the proper salutes the steamers skirted the western bay, and as the weather keeps remarkably fine, her Majesty and family are likely to be much grati fied with their Land's-End cruise. Our town was par tially illuminated last night, and fireworks, balloons, and torches were pressed into the service. The squadron arrived here, after a passage of eleven hours, from Jersey. The Crane packet, for the Brazils, is detained until Wednesday, the 9th instant THE REGISTRATION. WHOLESALE PROTECTIONIST OBJECTIONS. (From a Correspondent.) THE ENSUING REGISTRATION.—The policy which the Protectionists are pursuing in London, in objecting al most indiscriminately to the Liberal claimants for votes, is being pursued by the same party in other parts of the country. In North Durham, about 500 objections have been served upon Liberals, that being the number of claimants ; and in North Northumberland, where there are about 80 Liberal claims, objections are taken to nearly the whole of them. To defeat these proceedings, a meet ing of the united Liberal and Free-trade party was held at Newcastle-on-Tyne, on Thursday evening, when ar rangements were entered into which will secure the pre sence of competent agents in the Registration Courts in the counties of Northumberland and Durham. A large increase has taken place in the list of voters for Newcastle during the past year, and the majority of the new voters are free traders. [The watching Committee of the League should see to this, and if necessity require, it should take imme diate measures to summon a meeting of the League to ' consider the subject. We would advise every member of the League who has been objected to immediately to address a letter to the " Watching Committee," re questing them to convene a meeting of the League, such letter to be addressed to the care of George Wilson, Esq., late chairman of the Anti-Corn-law League, Manchester. —ED. Sun.] PLAN OF THE PARISH OF TWICKENHAM,:IIIDDLE• SEX, WITH BOOK OF REFERENCE .— III this plan—which is drawn on a very large scale, and for the accuracy the name of Mr. Warren is alone a sufficient guarantee— every mansion, house, field, and road is clearly marked, and its boundaries distinctly laid down. Each com partment thus marked off is distinguished by a number, and by looking at the number in the book of reference we find the name of the proprietor, the description of the property, and the quantity of land it occupies. The whole is executed in the most artist-like manner, and it reflects great credit on the accuracy, diligence, and artist-like taste of its designer, Mr. Warren. REAL AFFECTION FOR A HOME SECRETARY.— Rambling one day in a beautiful and secluded spot, at the time when the nation was fearfully agiteted about the Government opening private letters, and Sir James Gra ham, then Home Secretary, in the enjoyment of un• mitigated abuse, I approached a magnificent abode of simple, rural nature, near where sat an aged woman of venerable and religious appearance; a daughter, in mo dest, neat attire, had her head upon her shoulder, full of grief and devotion. I neared unseen, unheard, and un heeded. I heard a tremulous voice, in the most sincere tone I ever remember before, exclaim, " Graham, may God bless you, Sir James Graham!" which was heart feltly reiterated by the lily upon her shoulder, followed by a burst of unsophisticated and overwhelming grief. A tremor came o'er me: I felt that I had unthinkingly' trod where I ought not to have done. I was hurt and affected. A few minutes before, I had replaced a news paper in my pocket which is read by the world, and, which contained a fierce onslaught against. Sir James Graham, comparing him to all the fiends Imaginable, and here, in a retired nook, was a simple rustic blessing his name and invoking God's blessing also. The next day I discovered that Sir James had recommended her son to the Queen for a free pardon, and he had that day returned from a penal settlement to " bring down her gray hairs with pleasure to the grave." Had Sir James, thought I, heard that solemn and sincere bened! ction, it would have compensated fur more than the writer had asserted who lay snugly ensconced in my coat pocket. —From .John Easby's Memoirs. THE SEASON.—AS a proof :of the approximation of our climate this summer to that of eastern countries, it may be worth recording, that our island has beep visited by a swarm of those destructive insects, the gr e y tb.retwwno ere locusts. A few stragglers have visited thi s VICIII. tj, specimens of which were taken to our museum, wh one of them is now alive, a nd been seen paper mentions the fact of the swarm h in a g southerly at Sunderland, and that they . travelled direction.—Norfolk Chronicle. in full vigour.avn A xi( vtbern tel l ~d nr'°~ . y