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

111411 K -ET Ins I)AY.) COR N ,/,',:"-itl`l EXCHANGE—MONDAY. miziej:rae4)t ~,e,, ar rivals of English Wheat up to our market last ::13t,wgiosLass well as by land carriage and sample, were those of all other ... rticles of home produc to han, From Ireland and Scotland, very little grain came ) qua .:1, while the principal imports from abroad were 8, c10. r ,7,r 8 of Wheat, and 12,000 barrels of Flour. Fresh up to rafih"„e_receipts of Wheat from our ON VII districts were tole- Of ti,?°W! andof fair averagequality ; yet, as the attendance Crop 7„i e r B Was good, and the accounts respecting the potato in "erY 'unfavourable, the demand was brisk, at an advance p er e quotations obtained on Monday last of from 3s to 4s the ti f , „ u p e Lter, and at which a good clearance was effected by Ithi?""uts• The northern harvest appears, by the reports R., :t6 41 have come to hand by this morning's post, to be pro ir,,,g most favourably. The show of free Foreign Wheat ..--; n o t most •arge• The causes above -mentioned induced t 7 bel _ders to be very firm, and a larger business was AZl et ,°u, at 2s to Os per quarter more money. lit f i' -OW quarters of Foreign Wheat afloat were taken u 1 • thew m .P r t,,ens, for washte Belgium and French markets. Th ; 3 11 , -,„ l ` Barley very small. The few fine parcels of new t.: 11 4 . ' went at 40s to 42s per quarter ; the value of other le.._d being readily supported. For Malt we had a very 14 1 7,7 sale. Prime parcels sold at is to 2s per quarter more o.," zi e.r, and other kinds were quite as dear. The supply of rtti,,,..,. 14 fr o .,:' s mall ; however, the Oat trade was brisk, at a rise du eet r, is to 2s per quarter. Both Beans and Peas pro igh lull currencies. Flour firm, and 3s to Os per 2801bs er. Whey CDREENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE •c--asez R & Ken Malt—Chevalier.... • • 65s to —s bitt,! t , ed,l4. , elv- •• • 408 to 518 Oats—Yorkshire • and 11.„,., ',l , Late, Old • • 543 60s Lincoinsh., Feed. 24s 26s ""°5( and Lin- Potato() ... ..... .. • .41 virbd....Youghal and Cork, 27s 30s Iri sh : R .. ••• • • • 508 54s Black . ... •• • 218 28s ke..)?clito,'White•• •• •• — 8 s —3 Cork, White ..... 25s 29s Scotch, Feed. .. • • 26s 30s .)%._ ITelv id . :••• • • • • • 30s 32s Beans —Tick .... ..... 308 361 'why •••••• • • • • • 33s 36s Pigeons 468 485 t ),.." - Ori n d i • .e a i tin . .ng . .. 24s 26s Pease—Grey. ........ 398 56s I f C1ie 1 ,,,, ••• • • • -• • 31s 34s Maple 383 56s 44._ aer .... • • ••34s ?"" White ... —•• • • • • Ita,.B):4lrolk and • Nor . - Boilers •••• • • • • ••• • . ....... Ms 60s Flour—Town-made t. 1 4. '.:.: •••••• • • • • • 538 578 Suffolk .... ••• • • , Vire add SDUTEEPIELD. 13 11e. z , On offer about 600 foreign Beasts, 2,300 ditto of triba r t: d Lambs and 20 Calves. The quality was by no lan week , firsi-rate, 'et nearl- the whole found buyers, at fully h0irie.f,,,,„,8 Prices.Y For the time of year, the numbers of 4441 of tseasts on show this morning was rather limited, Iras atillerY Middling quality. The attendance of buyers kot: &ner extensive, while the demand for the primest ill other i t ,,,' w d e e very steady, at fully previous quotations. In rates, p r , 4l ,_only a moderate business was doing, at late ll orthon l " 111 tile northern counties we received about 1,400 go ns, V from tt e eastern districts, 300 Scots, Short kekrnies. g e , ( ,; ..,.,_ from the western and midlaad i tk otti otic," Mere fords, ~ Thints Devons, &c. ; dAd Lut 0 1 .,,.:r Pr rts of England ' 5OO of various kinds. de s ucrl"uf - Shoe was dgain ' extensive; yet the Mutton mie be',,'""again very p firm, at 'fully, but at nothing quote ,, 44 141.:0d, last Monday' s ' prices. With Lambs v. , were Itrvi li , 4 :f Well supplied. All kinds moved off steadily, at '''ire 4. -1 „.Nrreneies. Calves moved off freely, atadvancedaced -14 Pigs very little w as doing, at our quotatio R._ hre Per 81ba. to sink the offal. _ S. d. 8. d. s. d. to s. 'O t n i d i. 2 le "t B .• ••2 10 3 0 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 2 i,itN"Aklity • ditto. 3 2 3 6 Coarse-woolledditte 4 2 4 4 14 4 . 41 ,e e ui .. ° ° Zen. • 3 8 .3 10 Southdown Wethers 4 6 4 8 1• 5 cp., — ..... •4 0 4 2 Ditto out of the wool k t.. --5 e Calves 316 4 6 Large Hogs ••• • 3 8 4 6 - ti n, ~,,, . 41 , 40 1 , .clltto .• 4 8 410 Small Porkers ... • 4 8 410 kto r s talves • -18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs —l6 020 "P •• • 3 6 310 Lambs .... ••• • 4 8 5 8 /1 40.3. STIFFLY AT MARKET. 3,540 Sheep. I Calves, I Pigs. 30.470 189 180 l 'h 241 " 4 r GATE AND LEADENHAX.M. bk 4 v e ry e st week's arrivals of country killed Meat have been tile 8 limited scale, and of middling quality. Although lih, S Ppli es Cad411 . " 311 4b1 ou Offer killed in the metropolis have been Al p t . Y extensive, the general demand has ruled active, bave had an upward tendency. The number of 'tit I,'''4lsf forei n stock have been greatly on the increase, 4 tti er Y de6 • g 1. 0 14 04 ,, clent as to quality. The country arrivals have . y 4 tltt o . to about 100 carcases of Beef, 300 ditto of op b 11, (1,-, A - Ork . I'. ditto of Lamb, 100 ditto of Veal, and 150 ditto 1:40t let t At per ston e , by th e C arcase. Nor S. d. to s. d. d to s. d. ` , ...l 4l iitili n r , ' :• ••• • 2 8 210 M utton, inferior .. 6 310 X' ' l49elargZ. C 4 j 3 3 6 2 middling.. 40 4 2 prime .... 4 4 4 6 41' prime 'Mall • 3 . 6 3 8 Pork, 1arge........ 3 6 4 2 .• "' • 3 8 4 8 - small ........ 4 4 410 Tye 310 ) ,_ Lamb. 4s 8d to 5s Bd. eesu r , ‘•gralli AND SPIT.B.34FIELDS. ' Yet rP4l et 01 Potatoes on sale here are toler . ably exte . n °lll 40„ fair business is doing in them, at prices varying " i t 1 00 s per ton, in bulk. 33°ZZOUGH SOP ivicAnmET. t;ete, and ',OCO pccketa of new Hops have already arrived fe t ,„ ll eralf,, v _erY large supplies (as picking has become pretty eou l "'t expected in the course of the present week. A halted Ph i c a t - t hila of the produce have reached us, but it is con lt will be large, and of excellent quality.. The f0," 14 , 5/ 1 - 0: 8 , 1 4 new 'lops have not been to say extensive, at toP'iaBe,"° I.os for Kent, and 411.5 s to 51 15s per cwt u rch,ZP_Ptkets. In earling and old Hops, which may tli c i!es 41.71e.14,011 lower !e y rms, so little . is doing,. that the quo '4lost nominal. Our estimate of the duty is as gent Sussex..' ...... Worcester Far -- n l , •••. a rn ...... 'kingdom £98,000 61,000 22,000 11,000 3,000 tr V ery f WOOL. kitki j h -SW arrivals of Wool have taken place into London ia-Y quarter during the past week, and the quantity on );44,‘,„ t he private contract market is not to say extensive. ~,,,(18 have met a very dull sale, and prices are with diffi -00/84.PPorted. About 20,000 bales of Colonial and Foreign commencel be offered at the approaching public sales, which on the 9th instant. 4,111 is markttcOntinuer veryt°77Fine T.C. is not' to be L. under 42s for old, and 42a-6d for new. For forward V i , k ery the price is 42s 6d for separate months--October, 111,e410,er, and December. Town Tallow is 41s net cash. Git-dlt'.arket at St. Petersburgh is firm; full prices are being llt °4elt o ' fr line Yellow Candle Tallo, an the cost will ap verY nearly 42s 6d laid down w here.d £195,000 ( I T JILDHALL.— . (THIS DAY.) T 11),-0wING FROM THE DEAD.—A man of wretched ar thee was placed at the bar before Mr. Alderman Vi r ood, cha rge d w i t h h av i ng ac t e d as a drover m a til aeld-mark e t w i t h out a license, and personating ilt) Pr i g h o has been some time dead, and of whose . badge s °ltuiTsoner had unlawfully obtained possession, his Thc,4ving been withdrawn for misconduct. isZti,eitr_iiss)roonu.ear pleaded the great distress to which he take h n t a t w br a ough want of employment since his sti -,4ACISTRATE could not admit of such 'eut an excuse, qa.y s en eed him to pay a fine of 10s., or be imprisoned hti -STREET.—(THIS DAY.) p k'grd ,Ed„ 144"' was charged with being drunk and 1)V1:obR ' Maria -eene language,and with assaulting 4 , 11 p' t he daughter of James Goodman, the pro t, 44 1 , -‘ oyster rooms in the Strand. ) t i Nt e o ° ,, ib Plainant said, that at about half-past eleven Dr ! ' Nth . ' Saturday night she went into the shopwhere t10 4 ; 1 45,,, and sister were behind the counter. The ki, t : ), el 1;4 s tau ding at the door and was using g T re h a o e t She told him he had better g ,be ' 14t haliPaige. dto use bad language, and ti l i t% t e still. continue 4„ l ° Put him out, whereon . he gave her a blow ' -e • She then called a policeman and gave him te ))1211e t4l; Plai nant's.sister corroborated this statement. Clleserseaer deni e d th at b e struc k t h e complainant 'Aus Y, but admitted that he was drunk, and used the 7.1 attributed to him. tei fil u e t : 411 Y said that the highest penalty he could s t, but h e cou ld comm i t the prisoner for G B - Z e n n s n3 Plainant was willing to press the charge li t cc s _clnian did not wish to " have any litigation." 4 sia r i i "al' then said he would . deal with the case ~,Psyrn eY • lie would fine the prisoner 51., or in default otqle 1 . 4 sentence him to one month's imprisonment. th b ptoner said he would pay the fine in the course 4 A a Y• Q s e: II3 R.O%STREET.—(THIS DAY. ) t7 ll :g e earliss and John Clark i w n eeplaed at the (1111 Si t ; ar ged with driving furiously Oxford-street and sow . a 0111 teolai, furrier, 82, Oxford-street, said he was e tt lt i t near his shop in Oxford-street, last night about t i n tLst ei ht when his attention was called to two h, -11 .‘ ll Lrii g ng ' along Oxford-street, on the way to St. k 'N 4, ;It a - very rapid pace. One of the carts at that e, li t Passed the other, turned short round before it - ‘ r as clo s e on to the kerb-stone, so as to knock k. _ man who had crossed the street, and had l 'eaeh d the pavement. jtis The horse then trampled 'l, al • t P rot: and by that time the second cart bad 4: 1) ,) and a b e o ' thhorses were trampling on her at once. ut at '4'e r the first cart endeavoured to drive off, b t he reins and had the drivers, the defendants ' j ar, both taken into custody. He said f t o h r e . e., 4 (1 14 ,'„ w as so furious that several cabmen came ' b 4 4. 1 ,7 gave their numbers in case it should be ne tlrcdc(:,r• t hem to appear as witnesses. sit rie k Wm. Brandall, professor of music, 22, Great 4 d-st _reet, corroborated the evidence of the last 4 , 11 3% Igeth prisoners were whipping their horses ‘1 , 1• 3- 't[tbi c . into custody, said A to 9 1 06 C, who took them t s l s t wbo was inured was Sarah Hayter, er 4t. Great Queen -street, where she was confined as ft ,A 4 ! ) ed. ti t "%t 41111eate from the surgeon was producer`, to the e a th r: t he woman was suffering from fracture of ' and a wound in the head, and was incapable nved tO . °4 4 s•endants were remanded for a week. 1, 4 it 7 d ens was put to the bar, charged with steal 4eztaclitt:••er w atch - u e k Sh • sbo ea, a port er , li v i ng at 7, P u l teney - cour t, bimep te rt li . t to be sworn, sa i d he wished first to make a pr v u . • wi *L'r y charge to prefer ?—Yes, 4/'" 1 ° 0p, 1 ; 3 ,. 11 i ; would;---b7ivleyoua not prefer it if I got back k •che 4141 'Y again —Do you wish to make . a charge? hise ce niPla' Ntt, 41 de 4 inant then said he was . in a private house 4 54 4 . felt, 41frieacl-passage this morning, about two o'clock, 4e, 1 3 5, 4 , ends, as he supposed them to be, and had t he ti ell taken off him. He charged the defendant tilZ4le4 s noft. chap ll °ll la (no relation to the complainant) lived in k 4 t S tt e lv ,"el'e the theft was committed. She saw the uar hand over a silver watch to a youngh a fte ° w ent 'and put it into the water-butt. She d Put It there. The police were brought, an etch 'rendtint had been taken into custody she saw 40 -- 'll4- e g a.. l3l ,an go againinto the yard and take the ttCu t as 3 the butt 41 4 43 ' 4 : h T e i, l7.B C said • he took the man at the bar into be re Were four or five women in the room kl e . - "sides the two men, and all of them were kE the Prisoner, but especiplly the Cara- 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 c inplainant said he bad taken the 21. until the property was restored. His watch was worth 30s. - Mr. AIALTBlc . .told the complainant he had made him self liable to 4s:indictment for taking the money, and remanded theogetill Wednesday. STAFFORDSHIRE AND SHROP SHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY.—(THIS DIY.) 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 in attend vnce. 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 bad 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 r broke out at ten.o'clock last night in a large soap and candle manufactory in the Town-close in this city, occu r 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 cn 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 fat, 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 balk t La Diable a Quatre to a cr .wded 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 burninr , 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, hearing 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, indeed, 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.—Yesterday afternoon, a sermon in aid of this Association, Which is under the especial patronage 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 REV. 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 Cal 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 mir!gton 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. 2— 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 vi ew he Aurora, many admiring the sailor-like appearance of the strangers ; but here and there were passing amongst the crowd re marks by no means intended to be disparaging An 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. HOP INTELLIGENCR.--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 sun 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 showers. At Islington it rained very heavily during nearly an hour, whilst on the south side of the City-road scarcely a drop felL A severe shower came down in the immediate neighbour hood of Seymour-street, Somers-town, whilst 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 on the other half not a vestige of rain could be seen. Along the line of the Richmond Railway the fall was copious and continuous, whilst in Chelsea, on the north side of the Thames, no wet what ever was observed. JOSEPH AnY 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 lettersihrough the post. One we have seen to day has the Bishopsgate•street Within post-mark, and is as follows, all in the handwriting 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 AD; 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. TAB 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"01.-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 Ghusnee. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN MEETING AT AYR-THURSDAY. _ _ MAGAZINES—CONTINUED. COLB URN'S UNITED SERVICE MA GA- Z IN E. 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 foolish 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 is 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 inhabitants, there would be 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 this newly-marked frontier might be granted to occupiers, on condition of military service, and that to b e a su ffi c i ent tenure as l ong 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 land would be in propor tion to their productiveness and the mean's 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. ' l 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 planting there a population capable of self-defence ; for most assuredly such is far beyond the actual military means 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 Fe:Von offering com munications between Lake Superior and the head of Hudson's Bay, and on the north an easy distance be tween the Lake of the Woods and Lake 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, a ll 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 s 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. He 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 bo 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. One of the most common pu nishments of the French soldier is le boulet, the man 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 th e b arracks, 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 lite 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. The Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, _2o_ ft, for three yrs old. Two miles. (7 Subs.) Sir J. Boswell's Sweetheart, 7st 121 b (Holloway) 1 Mr. Campbell's Eglantine, Bst Lord Eglinton's Draco, Bst 51b. 3 The Two Years Old Stakes of 25 Bove. 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 sous. each, p.p., with 30 added. One inile and a half. (4 Subs.) Mr. Robertson's Tom Tough, 6 yrs, Bst 12 lb. ...... (Parr) 1 Hon. J. Kennedy's f by Doctor, 3 yrs, 7st 21b 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) Mr. Merry's c by Don John, out of Peri, 5 yrs, 7st 51b The Railway Plate of 501. Heats, two miles. Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Marian Ramsay... (Noble) 1 3 1 Mr. A. Cook'S Surety, 5 yrs Lord Eglinton's Bretwalda, 4 yrs FRIDAY. The Ayrshire Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared; the second to save his stake; 100 sovs. added. Two miles. (22 Subs., 13 paid.) Mr. Meiklam's inheritress, 6 yrs, Sst 121b...(Templeman). 1 Sir J. Boswell's Sweetheart, 3 yrs, 6st 21b Mr. Campbell's Eglantine, 3 yrs, sst 71b 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 more from Limerick to Dublin. AN 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 their 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." The Ayrshire Mineral Stakes of 20 sovs. 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 clared.) Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, 6 yrs, 9st ...... ...( Templeman) 1. Mr. Ramsav'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 50L 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 sovs. 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 2lb Mr. Merry's br cby Don John, out of Peri, 3 yrs, 7st 71b 0 3 Mr. Ramsay's Inglewood, 3 yrs, 7st 71b 2 dr Mr. Meiklam's Truehoy, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b Match 501., p.p. Half a mile.— Mr. Teller's Young Ire land, 6 yrs, lOst 71b, beat Mr. Miller's Parlington, 6 yrs, lOst 71b. BECCLES The Stand Stakes of 2 sovs. 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 Vown Plate of 50/. ; winner 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 Three well-contested heats. The Who() Wboop Stakes were won, in two heats, by Sir Fretful, beating Pigskin and two others. BERWICK-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 thr 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 tilt 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.—CFCUMStaLICES 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, for 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 5,0001. for 101., there 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 oje .of .the partici was heard to say that he had no doubt, before another examination, the whole of the matter would be satisfactorily explained, and that Captain Richardsou 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 GUANO.—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 employ ment 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 OF MIND.—A butcher of G-arstang, 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 3001. 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. TIIE 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 presented 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 pleasure 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 9004 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 OF 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 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 metropolitan cburches, as required by the 6th Geo. 4., a. 50. All objections will be heard by the justices in petty sessions for the parishes in the county of Surrey, at the Court-house, Newingtort-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 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 Wranciiiii in December.-- Galignanis COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND. By G. A. A'Beckett. 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 of the method in which the history is told, we give the following description of the death of William Rufus : " During 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 ha'e 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 some incoherent 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." The author's reflections on the various. events that be records are some of them very piquant; for in stance, noticing the oaths of allegiance taken to Maud by the barons in her father's lifetime, and broken by them immediately after his death, he ob serves,— " These parties—the respectable families that ' came in with the Conqueror '—were all guilty of th e grossest perjury, all which, a few years ago, would have ren d ere d them liable to the pillory, and would in the present day expose them to serious punishment." Union, at the board-room of the workhouse, Little Gray's Inn-lane, on the 29th inst. 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 BANKERS' MAGAZINE. a Ehg t a h d e . famed In addition to the usual scientific contents of thi s magazine, we have this month an amusing biographi cal sketch of ;the celebrated " Abraham Newland," on n ho al was theas paforpenreaorflythhelf Bank a h centuryof la payee - • the present superior to all preceding fetes, and upwards of 400 of the nobility and gentry are inviied. The en tertainments will close with a grand ball. Weippert's THE TINY LIBRAR Y. 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. bind ii engaged. A few days ago the nest of a Guinea hen, contain ing 113 eggs, us f9uud, 441191114)at clithupe, PIII SUN', LON t) MONtlAir EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 19v3 LEICESTER AND BEDFORD RAILWAY. A meeting of the shareholders in this Railway Com pany was adv( rased 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 proceedings 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, hear) — 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, it.") 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 Pt.ers 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 ea• 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. FUANKLIN 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. Ho 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 fora week. Some considerable discussion took place upon this, which ended in the amendment being withdrawn, and the original motion 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. DINNER TO MR. COBDEN AT BORDEAUX. The banquet given to Mr. Cobden by the Libre- Echangistes of Bordeaux took place on the lst instant., in the Salle Franeltlin, which was fittec". 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. Roullen First President of the Cour Royale; M. Dosquet, Secre tary-General of the Prefecture; and M. Darin, one of the Vice-Presidents of the Society of Libres-Echan gists-s. The galleries were filled with elegantly dressed ladies, and the w h o l e sa ll e presente d 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 count r y h a d d eveloped itself, and the wel fare of every one bad been promoted. The toast was drunk with the loudest acclamations, and was followed by another to the Qu een an d t h e 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. COBInN 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. He semeed to breathe a freer air in that atmosphere of freedom of com merce. In the midst of men p ar ti c ip a ti ng 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 hand, 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 competition. 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 cur manufactures, our agriculture, and merchant shipping ever reaped any advantage from what is called protection. Nay, we believe th at t h ey would have been more flourishing without it. But to destroy every suspicion which may have arisen relating to any pretended arricrepensOe 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, he 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 repea l 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' t 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 join 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 hind 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 tribute 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, grapes, 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. ANIERICAN NOTABILIA.—The city of Washington has been deserted alike by Ministers and diplomatists since the adjournment of Congress; and amongst the Ilittings 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 pt The first shipment of ice ever made from Boston 1 to Franco was recently embarked at the city named in the Amazon for Havre. The emigrants from the United States in California :Ire said to look back to their old habitations with longings by no means complimentary to the " land of promise." 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 puhfished) :—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. Ile 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 Mouses of Congress. Every Stae 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 of 200/. He paid 4/. in gold, and gave a cheque on (w e believe) a Norwich bank for 196/., and was permitted to take the horse away. The cheque was presented in due course, and was dislonoured, the drawer either having no effects, or being unknown. Immediately on this being known, a warrant was issued and placed in 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 hare not heard.—Brighten paper, DERBY ELECTION. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL. DERBY, FRIDAY MORNING, ELEVEN o'CLocx.—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 are 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 Mack worth did not make his appearance. The MAYOR having cast up the books, declared the state of the poll to be as follows: Struts ' 835 Mackworth Majority for Mr. Struts —276 The announcement of the numbers was received with Loud cheers. Mr. STRIITT 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 bad 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 boldly an swered the appeal that had been made to it 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.) Ile had retracted nothing—(Cheers)—he had equivocated in nothing—(Cheers renewed)—and there fore there was no mistake—(Cheers)--there was not a doubt about this, that the electors had answered the appeal that bad 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 vie 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 Mack worth 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 Else due assertion of his political opinions, yet be 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 prithiple he had acted, and would continue to act. And now, in taking his farewell, they must permit him again to r3turn to them 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 bad been a strong one—and a strong one it certainly had been—that it would not leave behind it one spark of animosi.ty.—(Cheers.) Lie retired from the contest with grateful thanks to those who had supported him, but without one unkind feeling to any ono of his oppo nents.—(Much cheering.) Mr. STRUTT 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 he had conducted the business of the elec tion.—(Much applause.) JESSOPP had much pleasure in seconding the motion. The MAYOR returned thanks. Three times three cheers were given for Mr. Strutt, a nd the large audience dispersed. The r,ffability and courtesy of Sir Digby Mackworth p leased opponents as well as friends. The Honourable a nd Gallant Baronet has left the town. Tim PICCADILLY PAVIOURS.—WiII you kindly ex plain ( asks a correspondent of the Builder), for the satis frictior of the public, why it requires exactly two men and. a boy (literally) to square, on the spot, the many thouswid 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 b ack the required paving-stones ready hewn, all which c ould be accomplished in a comparatively short time nd vliy, while a sprinkle of workmen are employed at t he lower part of the street, others should not be at work, L)vvering and preparing the ground at the upper ? ES CAPE OF A PRISONER FROM GILTSPUR-STREET COMP'rEn.—On Saturday, between one and two o'clock, se pris oner, named Dennis Shine, effected his escape ficom tI lis prison. It appears that he was employed to assist , ;he workmen in making some repairs now going on, au. d while they were gone to dinner, Shine availed himse If of a ladder which they had left in the yard, and contrived to scale the wall and escape over the roofs of the noiglibouring houses. fie is a desperate fellow, who was Cvied at the last London Sessions, and convicted of the t:onitniss'.on of a series of ruffianly assaults at a 1 - ir , s•ase‘ it. Friday-street. He is described as having light I mit., f•lir complexion, stoutly built, 5 f ee t 9l inches high, t:.3 about 21. Lie has 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, half a calf, two geese, two turkeys, hares, rabbits, &c. This enormous pie was twelve inches high, seven feet in diameter, and maen + yards in circtunforence,—Voncater Gazette, COURT CIRCULAR. ROYAL VICTORIA AND ALBERT YACID. JERSEY.-.-The Queen reached this island at half-pt gat six o'clock on Wednesday evening, the 2d inst. On Thursday, the 3d inst., her Majesty and the Princes Consort made a progress through the loyal town of St.. Heliers, and one :lrough the country some few miles, tot the castle of St. Orgueil, very ancient, and said to havoc been originally built by Julius Caesar. Her Majesty a n d the Prince, accompanied by thcs Lord Chamberlain, Eat:l Spencer, Viscount Palmerston and the rest of the royal suite, returned to the nye d 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 tittle survey of some portion of the island: FAnmount —Her Majesty left Jerst. y on Friday, Ale 4th instant, at eight o'clock, A.M., and arrived at F<<l - about seven o'clock the same evening. After the Queen's arrival, an address was presented, through Viscount Palmerston, to her Majesty, from th e Mayor and Corporation or the borough of Falmouth. Her Majesty, on arriving, ryas Wawa from the bat tery on Pendennis 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, .I,ttended ' by the Countess Haack, Count Puckler, and tlise Earl of Denbigh, (Master of the Horse to the Queen Dow ager), left Cashiobury Parts, Herts, the resident e of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, soon after nine ovelt Nek on Saturday morning, for the Watford station, an 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 Boyal 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 Puntonville, 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 Rcyal Highness ond suite ; and a select patty, including his' Excellency Bo 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 Witziebeu, and Count Puckler, drove , to the Reform Club, and was conducted through the in terior. The royal party neat paid a visit to the Con servative Club, and afterwards proceeded to the Surrey Zoological Gardens. From tke Gardens the Princess went to the Euston-squaro terminus, and left town by railway at six o'clock, attended bsr her suite, on her re turn to Cashiobury Park. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchem of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz visited the Coliseum on Saturday- e,' , ening. The Bailiff of Guernsey had an intervia w 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 EMI 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, wen among the nobility present. The prayers were read by the Rev. G. 11. Repton, the lessons by the Rev. Dr Wesley. The sermon was preached by the Rev. G. H. Repton. The anthem was " Call to Remembrance," (Narcs). Mr. Cooper presided at the organ. HER MAJESTY'S CRUISE. FALMOUTH, 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, Thursifoy, and Friday, the annual exhibition of the Royal Coi:nwall 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 steem-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 Loudon 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 appearanze 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 winch were most loyal in their acclamations of welcome by' cheers, &c. The Mayor (Mr. W. R. Broad) was immedjately admitted on board, and presented, through the 1. - .ord 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 morniii.and after an interview with Prince Albert and Lortilia. Fitzolarence (prior to the yacht 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 ill. 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 Fal, 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 Half 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.) TUE ENSUING REGISTRATION.—The policy which the Protectionists arc pursuing in London, in 014.9cting 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 tho 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 TWICKENIIAM,IMIDDLE•• SEX, WITH BOOK OF REFERENCE —ln 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 eon , 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 Tao 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 grare." Had Sir James, thought I, heard that solemn and sincere baled! ction, it would have compensated for 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 approxitmtion of our climate this summer to that of eastern countries, it may be worth recording, that our island has been visited by a swami of those destructive insects, the Brea t brown locusts. A few stragglers have visited this viein ty, two specimens of which were taken to our museum, where one of them is now alive, and in full vigour. A n( rthern paper mentions the fact of the swarm having been seen at Sunderland, and that they travelled in a southerly directiwi.--11 7 ,27f01k Chronicle. sgr . ( 52 1 >i --- 21 .- ~ S I A ,- 04 4 1 ;