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expressed, which it was not possible for any one not engaged in the daily struggles in the House of Com mons to hear, he meant the sympathies of con cessioa, He had never looked to so sudden a dissolu tion apolitical bonds as to warrant him in coming to such a meeting as that in the autumn of 1846.—(Hear, hear.) It gave them an opportunity of redeeming their past sacrifices for prirciple—for it was a triumph of thoserrinciples both over the Government and over the country. It was not one, or two, or ten things which had produced these effects—but it was owing to the great and growing intelligence of the country, and to,the increasing experience and wisdom of the nation. Almost all public men had, at one time or other, been in the wrong. As public men, they had not at one time thought it necessary to entertain different opinions from each other. The case was different now—though they at one time, like the French merchant, might have said, this is not fair, do not legislate; but, with some few brilliant and honourable exceptions, all must allow that most public men had at one time held the principles of protection. It was the country, therefore, that had set this question right, and amongst the growing intelligence of the country might be reckoned Mr. Cobden, as the most powerful organ.—(Cheers.) The sifting which this question had undergone, the many facts which had come under the observation of every man, and which he could never before have explained, had shown him that the principles of protection were unsound and hollow. They had therefore ultimately arrived at the truth. Now what was truth ? Why, it was the same when it was painted by Colonel Thompson as when it was painted by Mr. Cobden—and would be a blessing to all for generations to come.—(Hear, hear.) But how long a time elapsed before these convictions were forced upon men's minds. He had heard Mr. Cobden say, that looking back to his own career, he could hardly lay his hand upon a single argument which had not been pre viously touched upon by the Gallant Colonel.—(Hear, and cheers.) And yet all that interval the principles of free trade were not gaining ground upon men's minds, because there was no standard of truth. Let them but now look at the operation of these laws which were for the benefit of the people. Although they were told that to some these laws were a disappointment, and to others a benefit, he believed there never was such a deception as the edrnslaws had been to agriculture. He was most happy. to say that this conviction was beginning to spread among the agricultural classes, as was evinced by a mistake which had been made in the passing of the Bill for the repeal of the corn-laws. They would all remember that beans had been omitted in the last Act of Parliament, and Lord George Bentinck had in sisted that no alteration should be made. Were there was one farmer who was a grower of beans, there were twenty who wanted them—and those farmers who now wanted to buy beans were asking themselves why they had not got the benefit of free trade?—(Laughter.) He hoped, therefore, that this circumstance would have a salutary effect. It seemed as if dearness and scarcity had gained a concurrence from some parties which they had before refused to give. In one of the excellent addresses which they had heard that night they had been told that the tree of monopoly bad not only been cut down, but also uprooted. Now they had never heard of such a thing as re action in English history, for there had been no re-action in any of the great and beneficial changes which have taken place, and where the intelligence of the country had been acting on sound and healthy principles. Indeed some of the free-traders themselves had been the bitterest opponents of the Go vernment, and wanted to delay the Parliamentary result until next year; but ribw they skewed that their own pro tection was quite another thing, for having got cheap corn, they wanted also cheap sugar,and cheap tea,and cheap ships to import them; and, in fact, to get rid of every other monopoly, now they had lost the monopoly of corn.— (Hear, hear.) There was also a class e of converts who were now convinced that the change which had been made could never be retraced, but whether the protec• tionists would give it up as a hopeless struggle he could not tell. At first they talked very loudly, and although the Free Trade Association was setting an excellent ex ample in not meaning to continue the agitation, he would advise 'them to rest upon their arms and not to consider the triumph of sound principles to be so good as not to be disturbed. There might be a rally on the a part of the enemy, not a national one, but of a contrary ' character, and if there were one, it would only be as a last struggle. lie was therefore glad is see that there was a saving clause in the resolution, and that the asso ciation could renew its arms. He had, however, no idea that a permanent attempt would be made to renew protection. He was fully prepared to see a certain amount of disappointment, but England was now set ting an example, and progressing in a steady and right di action. Every year would give another field for moep extended operations, but they must not expect to reap all the benefit at once. They would have up hill work as to foreign countries, but there was the same interested impressions in France, and also in Russia, and whidh had also been here, but which had been up rooted by the agitation of the last five years. Although he augured well from Mr. Cobden's visit to France, and his reception by the French King, people must not be surprised if they did not realise to the full, and at once, 1 the fruits of this mighty change which had been worked among us. Until very lately men had been wedded to monopoly here, and we were now but trying a great experiment, under most happy circumstances in some respects certainly. What was to become of this country respecting the difficulties with Ireland he believed no man could foresee, and particularly those who enter tained the notion that we were not to reap the benefits of free trade for half a century to come. What he wanted was to have no premature and hasty re action. They must take time into account, and with it he was sure that no reasonable expectations which had been enter tained by the friends of free trade would be disappointed. He was struck some time ago by some observations which had been made by the Bishop of St. David's, who had looked at this great question in a moral point of view. He said he had seen with pain that honest labour had not its reward, and goodiconduct was no security for prosperity, and he saw but little change which held out hope for the future. Though there might be no imme diate realisation of the great benefits ultimately to be expected, he hoped for a steady and gradual progress in social improvement.—(Hear, hear.) He himself even felt it was difficult to provide adequately for his children —and he had ten of them—(Laughter)—and this formed a great expense upon the fund out of which a family was living. But free trade would not only benefit the middle classes of society, but it would also add in the same way to the means of the working classes, and • enable them ultimately to earn wages to a deal greater amount than would suffice to supply their physical wants. They would then see the fallacy of the principle that wages were lessened proportionately with the price of food in this country. He hoped to see both merchant and manufadturer in this country have less to complain of, and more to be satisfied with, on the successful carrying out of the great change upon which they had entered. If, as one of their mottoes prescribed, they would only use the present wisely, and learn from the past—trust ing to their own energies and not expecting too much at once—they need not fear competition, come from what quarter of the world it might.—(Hear, hear, and loud cheering.) Fenced in as some other countries were by restrictive laws, they were forced to come to England for machinery, which they could not make themselves. In the French dockyards was a vast quantity of Eng lish machinery which they could not do without. What he wanted to see was, that there should be such an interchange carried on between us and other coun tries, that all hostilities might disappear. The views of Adam Smith may be realised, and the time arrive when those expensive and frightful protections must be dimi nished on all sides, and when people might rest satisfied that the peace of the world was identified with the into tests of the people. It should all be worked together in one great system—and he hoped would also be as suecess fully carried out in France and the United States as it had been in England. Still there were men who thought the world would be thrown back at least half a century— and that nobody could tell whether anything would be gained by free trade or not. They were met that night to celebrate the passing of the free-trade measures, and when free-traders and their friends would give their full sanction to them, seeing them, as they were, connected with vast ideas of progressive national improvement, and founded upon a better understanding with all cows tries.—(Cheers.) 'He believed he had addressed himself fairly to the subject, and trused that all would see their reasonable expectations more than fulfilled by the pro gressive application of free-trade principles. He trusted, in conclusion, that the beneficial changes which had taken place would be brought home to all, and that they would feel a better effect for the future. After the dessert the CHAIRMAN called upon Mr. R. Solly to move the next resolution. Mr. &may - then rose, and briefly moved a resolution to the effect, a That in case any serious attempts be made by the protectionist party to induce the Legisla ture to retrace its steps, or prevent the final extinction of the corn-laws in February, 1849, this Association shall be called into renewed existence." Mr. H. WILKINSON seconded the resolution. The CHAIRMAN then announced that Colonel Thomp son would address the meeting. The Gallant COLONEL: rose, and was received with loud 'cheers, and waving of handkerchiefs. When this had subsided he came forward and said :—Till I was cheered by the last speech of your representative, I feared that something like a forlorn hope had fallen to m y share; but after hearing the statements now made by aim of power and station, I feel security that eyes are open to the dangers whi c h may still surround us. I should have been happy if it had so happened that these halcyon days had been occupied in searching for what remnants of fallacies might yet be left ; that you might have trodden out the latest sparks, and not have left the remotest chance for any advantage being gained by your opponents. Affairs are not'so settled as they m i g h t b e : in America the alteration of the tariff has been carried by a single vote, and it would be said that the cry for seesorting to the old law should be encouraged by any shadow of success permitted here. We have too much at stake to aff ird to be incautious. We cannot risk the world's harmony—(Loud cheers) — nor give a chaere for losing the fruits of the great peace society of our day. Wit, in these times, has taken a s'aride in power ; and wit is only wisdom in disguise. Tho Society of Friends, as you know, have a quiet but caustic wit of their own ; and one of their members at Bristol has best expressed the truth. On occasion of some disturbance there the Yeomanry were turning out in arms, and as ono of them was setting out his Quaker partner said to laim—' John, take care thou lost not cut dome any of our customers.'— (Great .laughter and cheering). That is the principle which will win—the world will be much less willing than it has been to cut down one another's customers. In our own country, too, the change is equally apparent. Can you pot perceive in your toiwn the softening among those who 4 " , ' may have hitherto been the bitterest ? There is no ' t hatredlst the aristocracy now. I speak not of our e . tient* leaders, but of those who have heretofore t. c, i,viin the objects of popular dislike. The great act of ' wit: has taken place has softened all hearts and Nun* .. ( 17 ( ..-,,./ t 5......... THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1846. healed all warfares. The wildest man in the most savage country will yet be reached by the improvement of ;which you may be called the authors. In regions which seemed to be divided between the despot and the slave the sense of common interest is amalgamating both into the admission of human comfort. The custom house and the passport systems are everywhere coming down, and man will visit man without necessitating the magistrate's permission for the act. But should the re suscitation of the old enemy be ever seriously attempted it was a happy announcement which stated that your association was only in a state of suspended animation. The country every where will take its tone from you ; and what you have uttered here will find its echoes to the extent which will most probably end in preventing the evil feared. You have achieved the greatest victory announced in human history. We have loved our ene mies, and in return many of them have begun to love us. —(Loud cheers.) A powerful Government is on our side, and has only to pursue the principles which gained it popular support to carry us forward in the way of peace and happiness, Those yet unborn will look back on you as having been partakers in this great work, and envy your good fortune in being sharers in so happy a performance. The Gallant Colonel sat down amidst loud cheers. The CHAIRMAN said he had next to introduce one whom he was sure the company would be glad to once more welcome amongst them. He meant R. R. R. -Moore, Esq. The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr. R. R. R. Moore and several other gentlemen. In returning thanks for the acknowledgment to the distinguished visitors for their attendance, Lord MORPETH said—He felt that at a meeting where the members had sat so long, and listened so patiently to all the proceedings, the best thing would be to say good night to all. For himself; and he believed for their other guests, he might say that they felt themselves amply repaid for any trouble they had had by the company and the applause of the meeting. He believed he had only been in that room once before, and that was fifteen years ago. On that occasion Lord Brougham was present, and also Lord George Bentinck. He regretted that he was not then present. If, however, after the lapse of another fifteen years, he should meet their two present repre sentatives, he believed that they should have the same tale to tell as they had then. There was only one thing wanting to conclude the meeting, and that was a vote of thanks to their chairman, who also was the president of the Sheffield Free-Trade Association, and they would concur with him in the opinion when be said that he was worthy of every honour they could confer upon him. His Lordship then put the question to the meeting, and it met with a ready and hearty response. The CHAIRMAN having replied, three cheers were given for the Queen, and three for the Free-Trade Go vernment of Lord John Russell, and the meeting termi nated shortly before eleven o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. —YESTERDAY. THE GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Morpeth—taken. ST. LEGER. 5 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes 8 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser—taken 8 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy 9 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago 20 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Free Lance—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Cranstoun's Cranebrook—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting—taken. WARWICK RACES.—TnuRSDAY. The Foal Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 25 added ; for three yrs old colts, Bst 91b, and fillies, Bst 41b. Once round and a dis. (7 Subs.) Mr. Skerratt's Romance (h b) (Marlow) 1 Mr. Wreford's West Countryman 2 Betting-4 to lon Romance. Won in a canter. The Castle Park Stakes of 10 sovs, each, and 25 added. One mile. (5 Subs.) Sir J. Gerrard's Morocco, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (E. Edwards) 1 Mr. Meesom's Dart, 4 yrs, Bst 81b Mr. Meiklam's Susannah, 2 yrs, a feather.. Sir C. Cockerall's Seljuk, 2 yrs, a feather Betting-6 to 5 agst Susannah, 2to 1 agst Dart, and 5 to 2 agst Morocco. Won by a neck. The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. Winner to be sold for 2001. One mile. (7 Subs.) Mr. Bristow's Carrissima, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b ...... ...(Denman) 1 Mr. Barton's Reliance, 4 yrs, 7st 41b 2 The following also ran :—Mr. Collettts Nannie, 3 yrs, Est —Mr. Phillips' by Physician out of Theano, 4 yrs, 7st 41b— Mr. Raworth's Engineer, 3 yre, Est 101b—Sir C. Cockerell's Amazon, 3 yrs, Est 71b—Mr. Wall's Borrani, 4 yrs, 7st 71b. Betting-7 to 4 agst Carrissima, and 3to 1 agst Amazon. Won by a head. The Two Years Old Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added ; colts, Bst 61b, and fillies, Bst 31b; winners 41b extra. T.Y.C. (11 Subs.) Lord Caledon's cby Simoon, out of Cassandra (Marlow) 1 Lord Warwiclge Aliwal Sir C. Cockerell's Congress (h b) The following also ran :—Mr. Meiklam's Sassanet, Mr. Carr's Butterton, Mr. Haworth's Commerce, Mr. G. Shep herd's Secundum. 5t02 on Cassandra colt. Won by half a length. Match 500 guineas, h ft. Three miles. Mr. Collett's Pal, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Whitehouse), beat Mr. O'Brien's Jonathan Wild, 3 vrs, Bst. 7t04 on Jonathan Wild. Won by a length. County Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 50 added. Once round and a distance. (11 Subs. one of whom declared.) Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (Abdale) Lord Exeter's Sister to Pergularia, 3 yrs, sst 51b Mr. Waller's Columbus, 4 yrs, Est 121 b 6 to 5 each agst Jenny Wren and Sis to Pergularia. The Warwick Cup, by Subs. of 10 sovs. each, with 10C added. Four miles. Mr. Moore's Wolf-dog, 4 yrs, Bst 31b ................(Nat) 1 Mr. O'Brien's Jonathan Wild, 3 yrs, 6st 51b ....... 2 Mr. Waller's Regalia, 3 yrs, sst 811 Lord Exeter's Sister to Pergularia, 3 yrs, Est llb ......... 4 The Town Plate of 50 sovs. Heats, two miles. Mr. Cowper's Roebuck, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b (H. Darling) 3 1 1 Mr. Wall's The Crown Prince, 3 yrs, 7st 71b Mr. Robbins's Valiant, 4 yrs, Bst 81b d 1 3 dr Each race won in a canter. LATEST BETTING ON THE ST. LEGER AT WARWICK. 4 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes—taken 7 to 1 agst Brocardo—taken 7 to 1 agst The Traverser 9 to 1 agst Grimston 10 to 1 agst lago 10 to 1 agst Fancy Boy 20 to 1 agst Cranebrook 50 to 1 agst Romance The others as before. ECCLES RACES.—WEDNXIDAY. WEDNESDAY. The Hurdle Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added, two miles and a dis., 4 subs., were won cleverly in two heats by Mr. Lamplough's Legacy, 6 yrs, (owner); beating Father Mathew, aged, and Paddy, aged. The Selling Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 15 added, one mile and a half, were won in two heats by Mr. Thompson's Hudi bras, aged; beating The Potter, 5 yrs, and Greenfinch, aged, (fell.) Tile Manchester Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 20 added, twice round and a dis, 7 subs, were won in two heats by Mr. Thompson's Hudibras, aged, 9st 41b; beating Brewood, aged, Bst 111 b, and two others, easily. DARLINGTON RACES—TUESDAY. The Terrace Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added ; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b. The second to save his stake. About half a mile. (4 Subs.) Mr. Jaques's Dipthong (Cartwright) 1 Sir J. Gerard's New Year's Day 2 Won in a canter. The Darlington Plate of 100 sovs., added to a Handicap of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and only sif declared, &c. The second to save his stake. Two miles.' (22 Subs., 9 of whom declared.) Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzwilliam, 3 yrs, Est ...... (Longstaff) 1 Meiklam's Aristotle, aged, Bst 41b 2 Mr. Kitchin's Lucy, 4 yrs, Est 61b 3 Mr. Lane Fox's Little John, 5 yrs, 7st 21b Mr. W. Scott's Malt, 3 yrs, Est 31b Mr. Standish's Little Hampton, 5 yrs, Tat 21b (carried 7st 61b) The Railway Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added, for three yrs old: colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b. The second to save his stake. Mile and a half. (4 subs.) Mr. Harland's The Cossack Maid (Templeman) 1 Mr. Bell's Fiddlestring Won by half a length. The Tees Stakes of 5 soya each, with 20 added, mile-and a-half, was won in two heats, by Mr. W. Scott's Driflield, 3 yrs, beating Mr. Walter's Ratcliffe, 5 yrs ; Mr. L. Fox's Little John, 5 yrs ; Mr. Damson's Red Rover, 5 yrs ; Mr. Lancaster's Monsieur Perrot, 3 yrs ; and Mr. S. L. Fox's Psalmsinger, 4 yrs. O, New Burlington-street, Sept. 4, 184 G. MB. BEN T LE Y Will PUBLISH the following NEW WORKS DURING TUE PRESENT MONTH. SIR N. HARRIS NICOLAS. In 2 .vols. Bvo., with Portraits. 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Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Triumphant success of another New Burlesque. THIS EVENING The performances will commence with WATCH AND WARD. 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, Kinlech, Collier, Yarnold, Bender, Silver, Richards, and Keeley; Miss Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss Fairbrother, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Arden, Miss Forster, Miss Laidlavv, 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, Kinioch, and Yarnold ; Mrs. Woollidge and Miss Howard. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE, THIS EVENING Will be performed an interesting Drama, entitled THE MYS TERIOUS STRANGER. In which Messrs. Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, Worrell, Boyce, Sanders, Greene, Cullenford, Glennaire, Thomas, Waye, Gordon ; Miss Chaplin, Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss Harding, Miss Brooks, Mrs. Lambert, Miss Taylor, and Madame Celeste will perform. 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, Miss Simpson, Mrs. F. Matthews, &c. To be followed by au original Comic Sketch, called ABRAHAM PARKER. Abraham Parker, Mr. Wright. STRAND THEATRE. THIS EVENING. Will be performed Shakespere's Tragedy of HAMLET. The Ring. Mr. Waldron ; Hamlet, Mr. Gregory ; Laertes, Mr. Leigh Murray; Osric, Mr. Grafton; Polonius, Mr. Manders ; the Queen, Miss Dorrington ; Ophelia, Miss M. Glover. To conclude with the Comedy of THE HONEYMOON. Duke Aranza, Mr. Davidson ; Jaques, Mr. Whittaker ; Juliana, Mrs. Percy ; Violante, Miss M. Glover. Private Boxes, &e., may be engaged at the Box-office, from eleven till four, and at all the Libraries. PRINCESS'S TITEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspere's Comedy (with Music) of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Granby ; Mr. Ford, Mr. J. Vining; Mr. Page, Mr. Ryder; Sir Hugh Evans, Mr. Charles Mathews; Master Slender, Mr. Compton; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Stirling; Anne Page, Miss Georgiana Smithson. After which, an entirely new Serio-Comic Drama, entitled, A CURIOUS CASE. Mr. Aubrey, Mr. Vining ; Twiggleton, Mr. Charles Mathews; Charles Stanton, Mr. Fisher; Edward, Mr Bonner ; Mrs. Aubrey, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with 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. Ilonner will perform. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. Transcendent talent, brilliant success, and crowded houses. Re- Engagement, for Six Nights more, of the distinguished Tragic Actress, Miss Cushman, and her sister, Miss Swart Cushman, positively their last appearance in London. 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 ; Capulet, Mr. Heslop ; Benvollo, Mr. Johnson; Tybalt, Mr. Fredericks; Friar Lawrence, Mr. Neville; Apothecary, Mr. W. Smith. After which an entirely new Farce, entitled THE BARBER AND THE BRAVO ; or, The Princess with the Raven Locks. In which Messrs. E. F. Saville, Neville, Lewis ; Mrs. E. F. Saville, and Miss E. Terry will perform. To conclude with the Melodrama of THE TWO DROVERS. Messrs. Fredericks, Neville, Pelham, Heslop, Wood, Lewis, Con way ; Mrs. Daley, Miss Terry, and Mrs. Saville will sustain the principal characters. Box Office open from eleven till four o'clock. ASTLEr* ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. " The Merchant's Steed " triumphant. Entire change of Equestrian novelties. Last Week of the highly popular Drama of " The Nameless." ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a most powerful and entirely new Drama of a peculiar and forcible construction, embracing scenes in every grade of life and eventful acts of every day's occurrence, founded on the popular work, "The Mysteries of London," entitled MARK HAM AND GREENWOOD ; or, The Brothers' Career. Markham, Mr. Seaman; Greenwood, Mr. Walton; Tidkins, Mr. Searle; Ste phens, Mr. Anker ; Count Alteroni, Mr. Higgie ; Ellen, Mrs. 11. Vining; Isabella, Mrs. Lee. After which, the Burlesque of FAYRE ROSAMONDE. Fayre Rosamonde, Mr. Forman. To conclude with THE TAILOR OF TRENT. 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 IC 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. Southby, are on the most complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display, Mons. FARINELLI will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to receive him, and bear him to his chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splenditily 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 ; Concert at half-past six ; and the Eruption at dusk. ADMITTANCE, ONE SHILLING. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 4. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 51; Highest. 70 ; Noon, 68. BAROMETER, 30 29.—WIND N.N.E., fine. - - HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 15 minutes after 12. Evening .. 44 minutes after 12. 4-15 ' t CQf V . .„. ."--,, ~,7 r AF, ~,,,,I. .u,, • A.,, . ,re * . 11 ....,..' - ‘ 7 , , Z 5... ," V .... • - v , ' Th kRZr . ... U 1.... , 3. • • .A 1 0 ~,,, 0 ii. , , ,J - , - ...--5.... '. h triumph, they should have retaliated upon the miserable invectives with which, for so long a period, they were incessantly and pitifully assailed by the monopolists, and not less in their hour of strength than when they were in their expiring throes. A spirit of self-rectitude has, however, dictated other feelings, and thus consecrated, in the most dignified manner, their noble achievement. In the language of one of the speakers, "we have loved our enemies, and in return many of them have begun to love us." This is the effect of the conviction of having a righteous cause in hand. It empowers its advo cates, by the exhibition of a manly forbearance, to read a moral lesson, which we trust will serve to allay animosities, and educe harmony from amid the disordered passions which still rankle in many a breast. Lord MORPETII, whose mind is so poetical, whose taste is so pure and classical, and whose judgment withal is so sound, delivered an impressive speech. The principle that Governments ought to intermeddle as little as possible with the impulses of individual enterprise was cogently adverted to, and it was predicted that the present Govern ment would enhance their claims to public confidence by removing every remaining impediment to inter national reciprocity. His Lordship alluded to the spread of the potato disease in Ireland, and in terms which, we regret to remark, amply corroborate the melancholy truths we have so frequently of late pub lished on this fearful topic. We will furnish an ex tract from the moving language of Lord MORPETU, and the more so, since it aftbrds matter for serious re flection to the most inveterate protectionist : " And does not this dark and mysterious evil, which now seems to be spreading over vast tracts of country, seem to bring something in the spirit of a solemn rebuke to those who, in the earlier discussions of the present session, without, I am sure, any intention to deal lightly with the privations of their countrymen, yet permitting themselves, with something like premature levity, to in dulge in sarcastic referenees to the malady in the pota toes ; and to those who have been lately filling the market places and farmers' tables of our provinces with dismal lamentations over the good old days of bygone protection? I fear that lam presenting to!you no imaginary picture when I say that if such measures are not taken— especially in the sister country of Ireland— as I know are about being taken—multitudes will run the risk of famine." _ To buy in the cheapest, and to sell in the dearest market—a doctrine which the monopolists have so much struggled, but in vain, to cover,with ridicule— was next handled, and in the most felicitous style. We have not time to do justice to the admirable ex position it received at Lord MORPETH'S hands. Suffice it, that every sentence embodied an important truth, and carried conviction home to the minds of his au dience. The most encouraging feature of Lord MORPETII'S address consisted in the assurance that other countries are evincing a readiness to imitate our great example. By none more than by Sir ROBERT PEEL can this intelligence be received with gratification, since he predicted in Par liament, that if his great measure of the session were sanctioned by law, nations, proximate and remote, would soon be found following in our wake. Already. then we are told has Russia commenced relaxing her restrictive policy; Sardinia and Sicily likewise; Germany and the Rhine are starting in their slum bers ; the Pope of ROME is countenancing the forma tion of railways, those great accelerators of human intercourse ; a Free Trade Association has been formed in France, and our national paeans have met with a response from the opposite shores of the Atlantic. These are electrical signs, and England may well feel proud of the high position she fills and the moral sway she exercises throughout the known world. Brilliant as has been her career in other periods, still in none will the laurels shine so con spicuously sis those which she seems destined to gather in the nineteenth century. A magnificent entertainment (the proceedings of which are reported in another column) was given, on Wednesday evening, to the proprietary of the Times newspaper. We cannot but conceive that the various circumstances attendant upon this demonstration assume to themselves a public and almost national importance. In paying so noble a tribute of grati tude and admiration to that extraordinary journal, the many eminent personages who were principally instrument al in so doing have virtually acknowledged the power, and the dignity, and the moral influence possessed and exercised by the press generally. The en tertainment given on Wednesday is at once a well merited par.egyric upon the character of the Times indi vidually and a recognition of the authoritative and beneficent !force wielded by " the fourth estate " col lectively. For both those reasons the banquet, in question is invested with a peculiar and enduring interest. Nothing could well have redounded more to the honour of the Times individually, or have ac corded bet ter with the vast and predominating in fluence of the press collectively, than the facts con nected with the recent proceedings at the London Tavern. .In the Royal Exchange of the metropolis of this great commercial empire a tablet is raised in commemoration of the exertions of the 2‘`imes news paper in d ivulging one of the most extensive and orga nized fraucAs ever attempted in the mercantile world. The exposu re of all the complicated and nefarious details connected with that atrocious conspiracy was the result of almost unprecedented enterprise, of almost unexample •d courage, and of almost unequalled saga city. That enterprise, that courage, and that sagacity were evide need by the Times newspaper. It was a beautiful idea that, in gratitude for such spontaneous and signal, services in guarding the interests of the public, and in drawing retribution down upon its moral assas sins—it was a beautiful idea, we say, that, for the pur pose of commemorating such services, a tablet, wit' h a suitable inscription, should be erected in the cei itre of the commerce of the world, and that two scholarships should be established at Cambridg( 3 and Oxford, one connected with the City of London School, the other with Christ's II ospital. Among those who have contri buted to tl iese testimonials may be enumerated the most eminent names in mercantile affairs—we may say, indee i, considering their hereditary celebrity, the most el minent names in the history of mercantile affairs. I 'he catalogue in truth extends throughout the princil 'al ramifications of commerce ; it embraces the meccas stile and banking establishments of London, Paris, Osl .end, Florence, Hasnburgh, Antwerp, Co logne, Le vant, Cadiz, Messina, Macao, Laguayra., and Naples 3 ; it is illumined by the signatures of BARING, ( , f RornscuiLD, and Of INIASTERMAN ; it is responded t o by all quarters and sections of the com mercial wo) •Id in either hemisphere ; but, above all, it is responde( 1 to with enthusiasm and alacrity by " The mere pants of Old England—the seigneurs of the seas 1" As evident es of a cordial appreciation of the courage and abiliti( !s of the Times newspaper, we congratulate our Cont et nporary upon the fact of those testimonials and of that entertainment. It is indeed an occasion upon which no pi Aty jealousies could possibly insinuate them- selves, and one in which we Scan fully sympathise with the honour :able pride of the recipient. Such acknow ledgments of gratitude and respect are more than a recompera e for the arduous mental and corporeal la bours of z ;ears, for the anxieties consequent with a protracte e land adventurous contest, for undeserved scurrilitie s and unmerited neglect. This conspicuous and brill it rnt tribute to the Times must, therefore, have affc r ded the proprietary of that journal senti ments c £ a most encouraging and elevating de scription. . iarnei qtly and truthfully, however, as we sym pathise vi b ilith our Contemporary upon this interesting and ausi &ions entertainment, we are disposed to consider the circumstances of that testimony of public api obation as illustrative of the character, the influe nc )e, and the position of the Press, rather than as an exclusive compliment to a solitary member ( •f that estate—of the Press generic, not individua 1. The occasion of this testimony, presided over by t he. LORD MAYOR of the City of London, and numberin g amongst those present several of our Bri tish Legislators and of our merchant princes, may, with out hyperl sole, be designated an epoch in the annals of a free i press, a starting point in the history of a vast , re vo l u ti on . Such an acknowledgment of the bene t it s con f erre d u p o n the community by an emancipated' pr ess , an d es p ec ially by the daily news papers, does : not unquestionably (cannot, in fact,) tend to their elevi .tion ; but it is at least a signal confession of the elevati on which they have already attained, of the marvellm is powers which are entrusted to them, of the seer ed responsibilities which are thereby entailed upi In them of being the conservators of public mon tlit y, the stimulants to national intelli gence, the up olders of the rights and privileges and , immunities of every individual in this gigantic com munity. Invested with such prerogatives, it is but just, nay, it is but honest, that the prt cise position of this so-called (and aptly so-called) "fourth estate" should be duly recognised and appreciated. And, to proceed again from generalities downwards, it is but just and honest to offer encouragement and congratulation whenever those prerogatives have been exercised valorously and conscientiously. They were so exercised by the Times in the notorious case Of BOGLE MAVIS LAWSON. Throughout the proceedings at the London Tavern, on Wednesday evening, the utmost decorum and propriety were preserved. The speeches were in every instance dictated by the best taste imaginable— that delivered by Mr. WALTER was remarkable for its combinatinn of sound sense and elevated earnest ness. No individual connected with the establishment in Printing-house-square, at all entitled to such a specific mark of approbation, escaped the deserved eulogium of those who were assembled together in their honour. M. J. T. DELANE, as one of the principal editors ; Mr. ALSAGER, as the leading writer of the " City articles ;" and Mr. DOBTE, as solicitor to the Times, were each recompensed, or, we should rather say, rewarded for their brilliant exertions in sustain ing the interests of the public—their guerdon for so doing being the approving voices of their fellow-citizens and of their own hearts. Since the invention of printing the benefactions consequent upon a liberated and conscientious Press have never been so memorialised in this country as upon the oc casion of this spontaneous tribute to the Times. We congratulate our Contemporary upon this occurrence, and we moreover congratulate those who, with our selves, are anxious for the spread of enlightenment and civilisation among all classes of the human race. Letters from Leghorn of the 27th ult. announce that at fifty minutes past nine in the morning of that day another shock of an earthquake had been expe rienced, which had occasioned so much damage that several of the inhabitants had been compelled to aban don their houses. It is stated to be the intention of the Empress of RUSSIA to proceed, in the course of next month, to her delightful villa of Orianda in the Crimea, on the shore of the sea of Azof. Her MAJESTIC will pass the winter at Orianda. Letters from Vienna of the 24th ult. state that Count STADION, this Governor of Trieste, has left his post without leave, having given only a few hours notice of his intended departure to the director of the police. His flight is attributed to the circumstance of his having entered into a contract for provisions, which the Aulic Council has refused to ratify. Madrid papers of the 28th ult. have arrived. According to these papers the QUEEN had, on the preceding evening, been solemnly betrothed to her cousin, Don FRANCISCO D'ASSIS. The recal of GONZALES BRAVO from his post of Ambassador to Portugal is officially announced. It is believed that Senor DONOSO CORTES will be his successor. Portugal has, it is announced, agreed to deliver up fifteen of the Spanish refugees, on the pretext that their papers were not regular. Are the papers of the CABRALS regular ? Will Spain deliver them up should Portugal demand it? This trans action is very disgraceful to all the parties con cerned in it. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 28.—The funds had risen in consequence of the report of the betrothal of the Queen. The Three per Cents. were done at 34i for cash ; the Four per Cents. at 22 ; the Five per Cents. at 22i ; the Passives at 64; and the Coupons at 20i. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. On Tuesday MM. BUSIERES, OGER, SAGLIO, and LANJUINAIS, were elected Secretaries to the Cham ber of Deputies. The election of M. OGER is " a heavy blow and great discouragement" to the war party in France. This is the gentleman who was su constantly denounced by the National as a Prit chardiste, and who, in consequence of these denuncia tions, was rejected by one of the divisions of the Parisian National Guard when he was a candidate for the colonelcy. The war party continued their denunciations, but ineffectually—the rejected of the National Guard was elected a Deputy, and now has by the Chamber been chosen Secretary. The other Secretaries are all Ministerialists. The officers of the Chamber were installed on Wednesday, on which occa sion M. SAPEY, the temporary President, made a fare well speech on resigning the chair, and M. SAUZET, the permanent President, made an inaugural speech on taking possession of it. The following Deputies were to prepare the address, in reply to the Speech from the Throne :—M. MURET DE BoRT, the Duke D'lsLr (Marshal BUGEAUD), Count D'ANGE VILLE, and Messrs. LAS CASES, VITET, COURTURE, DES MOUSSEAUX DE GIVRE, DEJEAN, and DARU. They are all Ministeri4lists. We are sorry to find, from the accounts in all the papers, that the harvest has been deficient in every part of France. According to the statements of the produce of the harvest, published in the Presse, France will require to import one month's supply for the whole of her population, between this and the time of the next harvest; nearly half the largest quantity of corn that all Europe has ever collected in her stores. The price of bread is rising in Paris, fish is scarcely to be purchased, and meat, vegetable 3, and eggs are all very dear. Eggs are fourteenpence a dozen, and fillets of beef, eighteenpence a pound. A Toulon letter of the 29th ult. says : " The corvette transport .Rhin, Captain Berard, has just arrived here from New Zealand, whence she sailed oa the 15th April last, touching at St. Helena and Oran. From the latter place she brought Bishop Pompalierand his vicar general. The Rhin has been absent from France four years, during which time her crew has enjoyed excellent health. The corvette Egerie, which has only just returned from carrying a supply of stores and provisions to the Mediterranean squadron, has ordered to get ready to proceed to Bourbon and the island of Mayotte, with a reinforcement of marines and 1,000,000 f. in money. This will make a sum of 3,000,000 which has been sent to those places within the last six months. A steam-frigate is to be shortly dispatched to Senegal with the corps of Spahis, which has been formed to do duty at that place, and 500,000 f. in money. The Castor steamer has just left for the island of St. Mar. guerite, having on board same Arab prisoners, lately brought from the north of Africa. The Labrador steam frigate left yesterday fur Algiers, with the mails and some passengers; amongst the latter is Lieutenant-Ge neral Valliant, who is going to inspect the engineer de partment in Africa." The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Wednesday at 84f. 15c. ; the Five per Cents., 122 f. sc. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,278 f. 75c; Rouen, 9C5f. ; Havre, 707 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 7151. ; Avignon, 922 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 627 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 577 f. 50c. ; Boulogne, 4901. ; Troyes and Montereau, 3631. 75c. ; Basle, 220 f. ; Fampoux, 4001.; Paris and Strasburg, 4971. 50 c.; Tours and Nantes, 507 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 530 f..; Lyons and Avignon, 492 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 4851.; Spanish Actives, 34; Ditto Domestic Debt, 33%; Ditto Passives, 5%. The following are the quotations for the new lines LYONS, AUG. 31.-Paris and Rouen, 957 f. 50c. ; Avignon and Marseilles, 915 f. ; Northern, 708 f. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 525 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPTEMBER 3. Central of Spain, lA—Direct Bombay and Madras, %—Dutch Rhenish, 6 —East Indian, y g —Great Indian Peninsular, % —ltalian and Austrian, 114 —Louvain ala Sambre, I —Luxembourg, 1% Northern of France Constituted, 13% —Paris and Lyons Consti tuted, s% e —Rouen and Havre, 27X . WEDNESDAY. The South Durham Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 25 added; for two yrs old, 6st 71h, and three yrs, Bst 71b; fillies, &c., allowed 31b; the second saves his stake. Three-quarters of a mile. (Six Subs.) Mr. T. Dawson's br cby D'Egville (Duncan) 1 Mr. Pedley's Pink Bonnet, 2 yrs Mr. L. Fox's Wrestler, 3 yrs 3 6t04 on D'Egville c. Won easy. The Raby Castle Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 25 added ; the second saves his stake. Twice round, (Four Subs.) Mr. Dawson's Obscurity, 5 yrs (lion. S. Erskine) 1 Sir J. Gerard's Perpetual Motion, 4 yrs Mr. Baker's Porto Bello, 6 yrs Even on Perpetual Motion. Won easy. The All Aged Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added; the second saves his stake. One mile. (Four Subs.) Mr. W. Scott's Driffield, 3 yrs (G. Oates) 1 Mr Harland's Cossack Maid, 3 yrs . 2 Mr. J. Smith's Lady Claremont, 3 yrs 3 Mr. Edmondstone's Pinkindedness, 3 yrs 4 5t04 on Driffield. Won by two lengths. The Town Plate of 251., added to a Sweepstakes of o sovs. each, was not run when our account left. THE PRUSSIAN CONSTITUTION.--Lost or stolen, the Prussian Constitution. It was dune up in a small parcel, and was dropped about the 3d of last month. It was last seen at the Sans Souci, Potsdam, where it had been lying on the shelf for years. It is marked " Anno Domini, 1816," and has a royal seal on it, with the motto of " Sie sollea es nicht haben." As the contents are of no value to any but the owner, a small reward will be given for its restoration to " Frederick, Royal Palace, or Greek Theatre, Berlin." For fear of accident, it had better be labelled " Fragile."—Punch. The steamer Antwerpen, Captain Jackson, left Lon don on Sunday last, with a very numerous party of travellers, and arrived at Antwerp on Monday morning before seven o'clock, giving the passengers who wished to reach Cologne in the evening, the opportunity of passing two or three hours in the town previously to the starting of the train. Sir John Walsham, the Hon. Mr. Ashley, Count Salmo, Herr Fridag, &c., proceeded to the Continent by the Antwerpen on this occasion; and amongst the passengers who returned by her on Wednesday morning were, Mr. and Lady Drnmmond, Lady Dalrymple, General Hare, Captain Lee, &c. The Ist of September was a glorious autumnal day for our sporting friends who " early ranged the fields with dog and gun." The partridges were plentiful on the whole though here and there was a scarcity; the birds were wild and strong on the wing, the season having been favourable for early hatching; in some places, however, the hay har vest had destroyed the first hatches, and here the case was different. With a delightful day, a clear country, and no failure of birds, that day produced more than the average of sport. We hear that the hares are not expected to be nu merous this season, Worgstershire Chronicle. OVERLAND MAIL INDIA. Accounts have reached us, brought by the India mail. Sinde had been ravaged by the cholera, be tween the 13th and 25th of June ; 8,000 persons have died of it, of whom 885 were Europeans (in-, eluding 815 soldiers), 585 sepoys had died, and 7,000 natives. The malady had ceased, and was remount ing the river. A mortal fever had appeared at Sukkur among the European troops; death occurred in less than six hours after the attack. Already 70 deaths. No political news.—Times. WEST INDIA MAIL—The Royal West Indian mail steamer Dee arrived at Southampton this morning at eleven o'clock. She brings no news of importance. MORTALITY OF THE METROPOLIS.—The total number of deaths from all causes registered in the metropolis, for the week ending Saturday, August 29, 1846, was 889; of this number twelve died from violence, leaving 877 as the number of deaths from natural causes during the week, showing an increase of three in deaths from disease as compared with the week preceding. The deaths from cholera were thirteen, from dysentery seven, and from diarrhoea 128. In 105 cases the victims of diarrhcea, were under fifteen years of age. The number of births in the week was 1389. AMERICAN NEWS. EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL. ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING. The stearn•ship Great Western, Captain Matthews, arrived here last night at eleven o'clock, bringing New York papers of the 20th ult., five days later than the Hibernia, which arrived here on this day week. The Great Western had seventy-five passen gers. The Caledonia steam-ship reached Boston on the 18th of August, after a passage of fourteen days. By this arrival there is not any news of importance. The papers come to hand are totally devoid of La terest. Some extensive reforms were being introduced into the navy. Mr. Bancroft, the secretary of that de partment, had determined on making merit the sole ground of promotion, even to subordinate offices, in connexion with this department. It was found that the cotton crop would be below an average. Rumours from almost all qurters were reaching New York as to the extent of the defect in the new crop. The grain crops were represented as being most luxuriant and abundant. The folrowing are extracts from these papers : (From the New York Herald.) EXPRESS FROM THE SANTA FE EXPEDlTlON.—ln telligence from Fort Leavenworth to the 9th instant, has been received at St. Louis. An express had arrived from General Kearnev's camp. When the express left, he was within 130 miles of Bent's Fort, all his forces progressing rapidly and comfortably. Nine deaths bad occurred among the volunteers during their progress across the prairies. Rumours were circulating among the traders and the Mexicans, to the effect that General Urrea was marching at the head of a large Mexican force for the protection of Santa Fe. General Kearney was pushing on with all possible dispatch, and if his pro vision waggons kept up, he would not delay at Bent's Fort, but go direct on to Santa Fe. FROM THE PACIFIC VIA NEW GRENADA.—By the barque Bogota, Captain Thomas, we have received news from Valparaiso of late date. United States ship Con stitution, Captain Percival, left Valparaiso June 19th, for Rio Janeiro and home. The news of the war with Mexico had arrived, and there was a rcport at Callao, which created a great excitement, and there were three privateers fitting out, two at Guaquil and one at Pita. Mr. Linsey, bearer of dispatches from the United States Government, arrived at Panama on the 23d of July, by the way of Jamaica, bound to Mazatlan. We learn from Captain Thomas that the difficulties between Equa dor and New Grenada had been amicably settled to the satisfaction of both parties. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 20. 1,000 dolls. N Y S s's, 1858 s 3 98 1,000 Ohio 6's, 1860 b3 94 5,000 Penn. s's 50 shares City Bank N 0 3ods 68 15 ditto Ohio Life Tr 100 ditto Farms Trust 50 ditto Long Island RR blo 31% 50 ditto Nor and Wor blo 57% 175 shares Morris Canal 200 ditto Harlem RR 5 4 14 50 ditto Reading RR SECOND BOARD, 200 shares Reading RR 25 Canton Co. 100 shares Morris Canal 50 ditto Harlem RR 20 ditto Nor mad Wor SPAIN. (From the Times.) 1W 66 1 / 2 10 33 8% s 3 54% 57% We have received by extraordinary express from lladrid the following important communication from uur correspondent in that city:— MADRID, AUGUST 29 El Heraldo published a supplement last night (the 28th) stating that the Queen had selected the Infante Don Francisco de Assis for her Consort, and had communicated her choice to the Council of Ministers, who met yesterday in consequence, and were still sitting at five o'clock P.M., and also that the. present Cortes will be convoked for the 14th of next month to receive the information thus communicated; that they are to be immediately after dissolved, and the new Cortes con- voked in December. 'The same journal anticipates the most perfect state of felicity for Spain as the result of the marriage. El Tiempo says, " The matrimonial question has been resolved in the Councils of the Crown, and her Majesty nas accepted as her consort her august cousin, his Most Serene Highness Don Francisco de Assis. We accept respectfully the wishes of her Majesty; and we desire that this alliance be productive of many days of felicity to Spain. It is also asserted, that, at the same time, the marriage of the Infanta her most Serene Highness Donna Luisa Fernanda, with the Duke of Montpensier, the youngest son of the King of the French, was de cided on. The first news is certain and beyond all doubt. The second appears to be false, incredible. The present Cortes are to be immediately convoked, in order to be informed of the determination of her Majesty." El Eco del Comercio declares that the state of the country is most sad. If France approve of the mar riage of the Queen with Don Francisco, on the condition of the Infanta marrying the Duke of Montpensier, it is merely a pretext, and a proposition made without hope of its being admitted, to keep the country in its present state of anxiety and difficulty. The Gazette publishes a decree, signed by the Queen, and counter-signed by the Minister of the Interior, an nouncing that she has determined to contract matrimony with her cousin, the Infante Don Francisco de Assis Maria, and commanding that the Cortes be convoked for the 14th of September next, in conformity with the 47th article of the Constitution. El Espectador says that the moment the Carlists see all hope lost of the Count of Montemolin marrying the Queen, they will rush forth to the street, appeal to arms, and renew the civil war. El Espanol declares that the British Cabinet de clined to propose a Coburg as its candidate, saying that the Queen's marriage was purely an affair per taining to the Spanish nation to decide on, and that an intimation to that effect has been received. It asserts, as most positive, that it has been decided, that flu Queen's sister shall be married to the Duke of Mont pensier. The Progresistas intend publishing a manifesto to the nation and to Europe, protesting in the most decided wanner against the marriage of the Infanta with the Duke of Montpensier. They demand Don Enrique to, the hand of her Royal Ifighneis. The funds have improved in consequence of the ofti cial announcement of the Queen's marriage. Three per Cents., 354 36 ; Five per Cents., 23 ; Four per Cents., 22 ; Passive, 84 ; Coupons, 201 ; Exchange on Lon. don, 361. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY, Since Monday the arrivals of English Wheat have been somewhat on the increase, and we had a fair average number of samples of that article on sale. Still, however, the de mand was very steady, at prices fully equal to those obtained on last market day, and at which a good clearance was effected. The imports of foreign Wheat have been small. Holders were very firm, anu would not sell, except at is per quarter more money. The amount of business doing was, therefore, limited. No new Barley at market. Old qualities were quite as dear. We had a good demand for Mait, which went off as it came to hand, at rather improved currencies. Oats, the supply of which was small, were in fair request at full prices. Beaus, peas, and Fl our as l as t advised. ARRIVALS. Barley. SBO qrs. Wheat. 3,740 qrs. Oats 1 Flour. 1,510 qrs. 1 2,210 sks. ..„„ English ...... Irish • ....... Foreign ...... 2,000 Malt, 2,160 qrs. EnvirrarneLD. 390 13,050 The supply of home-fed beasts on offer was very limited, that of foreign stock large. Prime Scots, Devons, &c., com manded a very steady sale, at fully Monday' s quotations, otherwise, the beef trade was in a sluggish state, at previous currencies. We had on sale 270 Oxen and Cows, 1,460 Sheep and Lamb, and 36 Calves from abroad. The numbers of Sheep were small, while the Mutton trade was very firm, and in some instances a trifle more money was obtained for the best old Downs. Lambs moved off readily, at an advance of 2d per 81bs. The Veal trade was rather active, and prices were the turn higher. In Pigs a steady business was done, at late rates. Mulch Cows we re d u ll , at from 161 to 18/ each, including their small calf. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. e. d Inferior Beasts •••• 2 10 3 0 Second quality ditto. 3 2 3 6 Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 310 Prime Scots .. .•• • 4 0 4 2 Large coarse Calves 310 4 6 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 410 Suckling Calves ..18 0 29 0 Inferior Sheep .3 8 310 Beasts. 906 S. d. to s. Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4 Coarse-woolledditte 4 4 4 6 Southdown Wethars 4 8 410 Ditto out of the wool Large Hogs ...• •• 3 8 4 6 Small Porkers .. 4 8 410 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 20 0 Lambs ...... • • 4 8 5 8 SUPPLY AT MARKET. I Sheep. I Calves. 8,300 1 331 1 Pigs. 261 NEWGATE AND ME.A.DENDA.I.I6. We had a very active demand here, and prices had an upward tendency. At per stone, by the Carcase. S. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior.- 2 8 210 Mutton, inferior .. 3 8 310 - middling .... 3 0 3 2 middling.. 4 0 4 2 - prime large .• 3 4 3 6 prime .... 4 4 4 6 - prime small .. 3 6 3 8 Pork, 1arge........ 3 6 4 2 Veal• •• • • ..... 3 8 4 8 ( - small ••••.• • • 4 4 410 Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s Bd. BOROUGH HOP IVIARKET. - - Nearly 1,060 pockets of Ne;llol7lla7ealreached us from Sussex and Kent, in excellen 4 condition. The demand, however, is by no means active; and the duty is called 190,0001. Old and Yearling Hops have declined quite ss. per cwt. The following are the prices obtained for the New samples :—Kent Pockets, 5/ lOs to 6t 10s; Sussex Pockets, 5/ 5s to 61. No less than five thousand barrels of American beef have been bought in Liverpool for the Irish mar kets within the hot fortnight.—• Liverpool Paper. , MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEW 40 , CITY, QUARTET; TO THI?Eg The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were Li bale., including 500 for exportation and 1, 500 on sPe' lation. The market was very firm. 6hares were sag flat. We yesterday drew attention briefly to a matter wh' has excited much int e re s t among a most Ns. eta thy cl of individuals who are connected with the fur Ma' The result of inquiries made on the subject have f t niched us with the following f ac ts : —The common P" tice of the Hudson's Bay Company has been frt " time immemorial" to retain goods offered for sale, not then bought by customers, until the rcriod again the trade is assembled together. A d ett W from this rule has just occurred, and the subject cm.sidering the monopoly of the corporation of Hudson's Bay Company, which requires something ra,t than the blunt refusal to answer ques tions on the p ar ' the governor, to satisfy public justice. A buyer ot be!', skins for years, sometimes averaging 11,000/. to 12,0v ` complains that betwixt sale and sale he is undersold the broker or other officer of the company itself. loses money by finding a competitor in the field vc, undersells him. He asks for information from governor relative to the fact, and whether suc h n°11„ was to be followed for the future. The governor L' John Belly) questions, litely told Company the P i l l who put the q that thepy woul d ,l l , O dictated to, and that he might bid or Ira"' of the room, just as he pleased. It should noticed that those remarks were considered N. and that the complainant had in the op l t. /31 of the trade ground of complaint. The sale w en t: very heavily, and no doubt the future conduct of pov,erful corporation towards its buyers will be ra t with that degree of attention to the interests of o°l trade which was universally displayed by the dire, of the East India Company to their buyers, during whole period of their commercial career. The papers by the Great Western have just One hand. There is little of interest in them. A considerable amount of business has been transtlc in the Funds this morning. Consols are at 961 f °l. Account, and at 96* for cash. The premiutn 12 Exchequer-bills has receded. Bank Stock is wor th , A further improvement has taken place in the 51 3 , - , Bonds to , day. The present price for the Five per (A ) is 27i and for the Three per Cents., 3 9 1 1. ~t Mexican Bonds there has b ee n a fi rm market '" Most of the other Stocks are steady. In Shares the market is quiet. (ISE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Bank Stock cr,05 1 7/ 31 2 1 C1 9( 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 96 5 / s l / 9 , 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 6 1% 1 / 9: New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuities 98% 3 4 1 Long Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 10%1A io k Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 India Stock 9 59 India Bonds, 1,0001 2' Ditto under 1,0001. .. ...... ' South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Consols for Account-- .......... Exchequer Bills, 1,0001~ I%d. Ditto 5001. ... 20 17 %OS ] oxE P O'CLOCK 8 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds Equador Bonds Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 20% Ditto Deferred — 2 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 2 6 1 /2 26 2 7 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 4. Ditto, Account Spanish 5 per Cent. 1,840. Ditto, Account 27% A I Ditto, Passive Ditto, Deferred 17%% 3! Ditto. 3 per Cent Dividends on the abo ve p a y a bl e i n Lona ol3 ' 5 Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 61 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE stl; RAILWAY SHARES PAD ' AT ONR OVLOCIL Aberdeen • 15 Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%.. -. ............................. .•• Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush ___ 1% — ............... .'" Aylesbury and Thame.. 06 . - ............ Belfast & County Down 2 % ............. • Birmin. and Gleucester. 100 l2B ............... Ditto New l 7 l /2 — ..... . ........ Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 2 3 4 — ... ............ Boston, Stamtd, & Birm. 225. — . ...... ........ Bristol and Exeter Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 Bristol and Liver. June . 2 1 / 2 . ............... Buckinghamshire Caledonian 20 ...... 16 ........ .. Ditto Half Shares Ditto Extension ... .. 2% — ........ - ....... 21/i % .... Cambrian & Grand Jane 42s Cambridge and Oxford.. 1% 1%1A.........• '• Central Kent 2I --.. ............ Chester and Holyhead... 27% .. •• • ...... .. Churnet and Blythe Chester and Manchester 425. - Cheltenham and Oxford 2 ....... .. .. .. ...... .. :: Clydesdale Junction Cork, Blackrock, and Passages - ............ Cork and Killarney ... 21 / 2 — ............... Cork and Waterford ... 1% — .••• Cornwall Cornwall & Cent'lllevon 2% — ... .......... 1 Jerby and Crewe 2./8 — ............... Direct Lincoln, East Ret - ford, and Sheffd. June. 2% — .........•••"• Direct Manchester ( Remington's) Ditto (Rastrick's) - ''''''' Direct I\ orthE rn Direct Norwich Dublin and Belfast June l 2 Oll •• '''''''''' Dublin, Belfast, and ! r` 1t I' 2 •••• ..., _ Coleraine Dublin and Galway 42IA --' ............."::::; Dundalk & Enniskillen 7% ............... Eastern Counties 141. 16 5....... 23% 23 ••• ..... Ditto New......... 10/ . 1 6s. 7 % 3 / 4 P .... .•• Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1. Cl. 13s. 4d.... % p•...: Ditto ditto, No. 2 61. 13 s. 4d... . ............ Do., York Extension.. 105....... 2 1 ,A ............. .. ." EastDereh'm andNoech 1 Eastern Union 35 .. ... .. .......... .... Ditto, Quarter Shares 8% —, . ........... ~. Do. Exten.(Harwich) 1'4 3 .-. ........ .. .. Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2% — ................ East Lancashire East Lincolnshire 11 / 4 .,, •„. ............... East & West of England IX__ ........... •• Edinburgh and Glasgow tO • .70 .............. .... Ditto Half Shares ........... . Ditto, Quarter Shar es 12% .. ......... Ditto, New ... 12 1 / 2 — ..• .. ..• ......... Edinburgh & Northern.. 10 . Edinburgh and Perth... 3 •' ~,•• Ely and Huntingdon ... 7% Enniskillen and Sligo ••• 2 1 / 2 — ............ Exeter,Yeovil,& Dorset 5 1 4 --.............. .• Glasgow, Kilmar., & Ay r 50 ..... • ...... .. .. Ditto, New Do., V I Shares (5 per cent. guar.) 12%Glouc.,Abeiystwith,an'd ............... ...... Central of Wales .... ••• 1 N ...... ........ ..... Goole, Doncaster, &cc. Grand Union (Notting and Lynn Great Eastern & Western 2 1 / 2 ___ __ •4...... ... • ireatGrimsby and Shef field (Ireland) ...... 31% 3 1 •" ... ' ../ Great Minister ...... / Great North of Scotland 2.4, „, ............. •• reat North of England..loo -.. . .......... I,o' Ditto New ............... Ditto, New • . ......... 15 ... 5 - 0 3 (4 ........... ..:' OS Ditto, New .. . 1 great Ditto 1 A Shares 5O - .. ....... / •• Ditto 1 4 Shares lO ..... ~. .... Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 5 / -- ................... Harwich and Eastern ... " / Counties Junction ... 2 50 Hull and Selby .••• ..... __, ............. •• ....., Ditto 1 4 Shares Do. H 25 alf Shares ...„, .... •• ...... Invernessand Elgin Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 3 ~... Do., do , and Norwich c. 2%... _ ........... .... ~, Irish North Midland ... 1% Killarney Junctions ....... 1 1 4 — ........ . / Kendal and Winderrilere 1 1 4 — .......... Lancaster and Carlin le. 45 Do. New Lame, Belfast, acid Bal- ........ i° l y men a Leeds and Bradford .... do , Leeds and Carlisle 2%...... .. • „••••• ;i,... Leicester & Birmingham 225. Leicester and Bedford 22s. — 3/ i ... clls" * " .. ' di" /s A ..... '. , i Leeds and Dewsbury Leicester and Tamw., &c. 425. ••• -.... 11 Lpool., Illuchstr, & New- ....... .. 5$ castle Junction Liverpool and Bury - '...." . .ci ........ . / London and Bla.ekwall. 161. 13s. 4d. 84 - . ...' 0 3 '''. - .......•... 6 Do. New ..... Ditto Extension -, 5 •••••• " ... ..-••• ( 1 ....... ' •• ;.', London and Brighton 5O ..... • Ditto, Fifths London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 23% 2, •4... ,.. _- • ..... / Do. Guaran. 5 per cent. 9 .... LAndon and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d 0 t /s ..... . ....... •• Do. Preference ...18117s 2d -- .... ' . London, Hounslow, and .." Western ,••• 2 London and N. Westemloo Do. Quarters Do., do., New Shares.. ..... i 2 2 ' 2-0-35 1 %2 C. ; :: 21 . . 1 O . :. ... 1 :. 1 . .. ..: • :: • : Ditto Fifths Ditto, Eighths (G. J.) 12% — ........... Do. New 14 Shares (b .... ••.. • J.) ..... .... Do. 40/. Shares (L. M.) 6 —2 . .d 7 Loud. & S.Western 411 6s 1 0 d . 72% .......... ... Do. New Consol. Bths 40 ....... ... ....., 17%....... -- ......... Do. New .... Do. New London and York 2 l / 2,..... 2 1 /4 , ••• - Do. % Shares - 2 - 4 f, ...... " •• .... London and Windsor . I.'/A ... .• • London, Salisbury, and ..... Yeovil .....- ..... .....• 2% •••••• 1 .... ................ Londonderry &Coleraine. 12 1A...., --- "' ........ Londonderry and Enn 4 ,s• . killen nn and Ely - 1 1 5 2% ............ —16 4 .................... 23 7113 3! :. •••• ..... . ..... 3 1 tot; , o'4 ‘,11,3 Or' 13,4 ~_ .~. _ -......•••- ..... ..y-nn and Derehra) l5 ...... 13 ........ Manchester and Leeds , B2 ..• •• --- .. _— Ditto 1 / ::. Snares 2 ...... .• ....... •••••• Do. Quarters Do. Fifths 6 1 4 ...... * --. 5 , D.. . ..... .... Do. Sixteenths . 425. . ..... 2 A Do. 42tten4ipti .. ...... gr THIS EVENING Will be perfbrmed the popular Drama of THE STEED OF S - RACUSE ; or, Damon's Flight. Damon, Mr. J. Harwood ; Pythias, Mr. J. Dale ; Calanthe, Mrs. M. Brooks. Assisted by the nu merous Company, double Stud, &c. After which, magnificent SCENES of the HIPPODROME, by the French, German, and British Artistes. The whole concluding with the popular Drama, entitled TIIE NAMELESS. Box-otlice open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. eiwentus LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1846. Sheffield has been the scene of great rejoicings. The object, and the manner in which they were cele brated, are alike entitled to a few laudatory remarks. The Free -Trade Association met on Wednesday to receive its valedictory report, and to pass certain resolutions, not the least significant of which was " That in case any serious attempts be made by the protectionist party to induce the Legislature to retrace its steps, or prevent the final extinction of the corn-laws in February, 1849, this Association shall be called into renewed existence." The tradesmen closed their shops, and a general holiday prevailed. Distinguished public men were present—great truths were enunciated, im portant facts elicited. Justly proud of the consum mation of a vast national boon, there was. a heartfelt interchange of political triumph throughout the meet ing, leaving nothing to be desired at the close of the proceedings. As a healthy and tributary stream to the broad river of free trade, whose channel was so admirably deepened and widened by the master spirit of the League, it has duly followed the course of its powerful ally, and restrained its refreshing influ ence within the natural boundaries of peace and social order. Satisfied that they have been successfully instrumental in irrigating, to a wholesome extent, the public mind with the salutary doctrines of unfettered commerce, the Free-Trade Association of Sheffield has now risen from its la bours, conscious that the principles it has enforced will gladden the earth with abundance wherever they shall be known and developed. Nothing is more re markable than the absence of all vituperation which the assembled champions of a civil victory, without its parallel in the history either of our own or that of any other country, observed towards their prostrate and discomfited foes. But just emerged from an arduous conflict, nothing would have been more natural than that, flushed with 1 I