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This day is published, in one vol., post Svo., price IN. 6d., with a Portrait of Abd-el-Rader. A VISIT to the FRENCH POSSESSIONS in ALGIERS in 1845. By Count ST. MARIE, Formerly in, the French Military Servic!'e. Rickard Bentley. New Barlington4treet. (Publialver in Ordinary to her )r_ajesty.) WITH AN ILLUFTRATION BY LEECH, AND A PORTRAIT OF ABD-EL-FADER, FROM AN ORIGINAL DRAWING AFTER NATTJRE, BY M. ROZETTI. 'tae July Number, price Half-a• Crown, of BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY will contain:— BRIAN O'LINN ; OR, LUCK IS EVERYTHING. By W. H. MAXWELL, Esq., AD:thor of " Stories of Waterloo," " Wild Sports of the West," &c. WITH AN ILLUSTRATION BY LEECH. CHAPTER Xlll.—Revelations of a Medical Practitioner—lrish Episodes—O'Toole versus O'Callaghan—Memoir of the Hunegate Family—The narrative interrupted. CHAPTER XlV.—The Doctor's narrative continued. Jaques Bonhorame. By Lady 13,ciff Gordon. The Portrait. By Alfred Crow:lain. Chronicles of the Cinque Port. By Henry Curling. The Albigenses and the Trov A badours. By Dr. W. C. Taylor. J'CGURTHA. AND ABD-EL-KADER. With a Portrait of Abd-el-Kader. Summer Sketches in SwAtzerland. By Miss Costello. The Child's Last Drea xa. Certain Tourists —Pcpalar Zoology. By Albert Smith. To Alice. TIPPERARY HALL. The Tipperary SAM Encore—Moonlight and Moonshine—.Eschylus, Danle, and Tommy 3foore—Exoterics and Esoterics of the C'iis vile: Fete, and a Lay all about them—Orpheus and Eurydice, tke trde version-11111araa-chree and the Leprachatm—Clive and Claret --Yankee Characteristics and English Cricketing— Grand Rigma role about Paddy and the Pacha—What his Highness must think of gpanish Bull-fighting—Breaking up for the Long Vacation, and Fond Adieu of the Tipperaries, &c. &C. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. RAILWAY SHARES By PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LA.MO3.T.D, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &C., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDA-S, at One O'clock, at the Hall of C ommeree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, %yours, r.bntaining instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requests to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, at least 00 0 day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results . b e forwarded by the first poet After the sale, ant the proceeds lrimediately difposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. 13..E1t MAJESTY'S THEATRE. signor PUZZI has the honour to infirm the Nobility, Sub scribers to the Opera, his Friends, and the Public, that his BE NEFIT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, JULY 2, When will be performed (for the that time this season), Rossini's celebrated Opera, entitled, SE At TRAM IDE. Senairamide, Madame Grisi ; Arsace, MdPe. Sanchioli ; Assur, Signor Fornasari ; Idreno, Signor Corelli ; Oroe, Signor Lablache. To be followed by a DIVE.ItTISSEMENT, in which Mdlle. Lucia Grahn will appear. After which, the Last Act of LUCIA DI LA MMER3IOOR. Lucia, Mdlle. Castellan ; Edgardo, Signor Mario. To conclude with the highly successful new Grand Oriental Ballet, by M. Perrot ; the Music composed and partly selected from Feliclen David's Ode Symphonique of " The Desert," by Sig. Pugni, entitled, LALLA. ROOKH ; or, TIIE ROSE OF LAHORE. The principal parts sustained by Mdlle. Cerito, Mlle. I. Tagliont, M. St. Leon, and M. Perrot. Principal Dances : Tableau.—Pas Elymbolique, by Mdlle. Cerito, supported by Mdlles. Demelisse, Cease'', James, and Honore, and the.corps de ballet. Tableau.—Le Chibouck, Pas Seul, by Mdlle. Cerito. Last Tableau.—Feast of Roses, Pas de Corbeils, by Mdlles. L'Amoreux and Julien, and the corps de ballet ; Pas de Nenf, by Mdlles. Cerito, L. Taglioni, and M. St. Leon, supported by Mdlles. Demelisse, Canaan, James, L'Amoreux, Julien, and Honore. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, Will be perforrxed Cimarosa's chef d'oeuvre, in two Acts, entitled IL MATRIMONTO SEGRETO. Carolina, Madame Grisi ; Eidalraa, Madame Sanchioli ; Elisetta, Madame Casten= • Paolino, signor Mario ; Count Robinson, Signor F. Lablr A ehe ; Geronimo, Signor Lablache. Between the )tcta a Divertissement, entitled LA BACCIIANTE. Tq conclude with the highly successful new Grand Oriental Ballet entitled, LALLA ROOKH; or, THE' ROSE OF LAHORE THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed Alrbe;; — CeTel;;ied Opera, entitled THE BLACK DOMINO; or, A Night's Adventure. Juanita, Madame Anna Thillon ; Pagnita, Miss P. Horton ; Gil Podrida, Mr. J. Bland. After which, a New and Original Drama, called BOROUGH PO LITICS. Principal characters by Messrs. Webster, Tilbury, Buck atone; Mrs. Glover, and Mrs. E. Yarnold. To conclude with the Comic Drama, called A CABINET QUES TION. In which Messrs. Brindal, Tilbury, Buckstone, and Miss Jtllia Bennett will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. trNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. First Night of a New Farce. THIS EVENING The performances will commence with the New and Original Comic Drama, its Two Acts. founded on a recent well-known event, called THE DUST-MAN'S BELLE. Ned Windfall, Mr. Keeley; Sally Bromley, Mrs. Keeley. After which (for the first time), a New and Original Farce, en titled LOAN OF A WIFE. Principal characters by Messrs. Frank Matthews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, and Tarnold ; Mrs. Wool lidge, and Miss Tdoward. To conclude with the burlesque of ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, A. Wigan, Kinlock, and Keeley ; Mi:as Fairbrother, Miss Mary Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE THIS EVENING Will be performed the Drama, entitled THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Rundred Years Age. In which Madame Celeste, Mrs. Fitz- William, Mrs. Ellen Chaplin ; Messrs. Paul Bedford, Wright, 0. Smith, &c., will perform. To be followed by the highly popular Burletta of TAMING A TARTAR. Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Messrs. Paul Bedford, Wright, Selby, &c., will irostain the principal characters. To conclude with tho new awl successful Farce, entitled TUE CORPORAL'S WEDDING ; or, A Kiss of the Bride. Major Griskin, Mr. Selby; Nancy Cobb, Mi , 3 Woolgar. • PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE BELLE'S STRATAGEM. In which Madame Vestris, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. NVaßack, Mrs. Stirling, &c., will appear. After which a DIVERTISSEMENT. By Miss Bailin, Miss Mar shall, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Marshall, and the corps de ballet. Te conclude with Sheridan's Drama of THE CRITIC ; or, A . Tragedy Rehearsed. Principal characters sustained by Messrs. C. Mathews, Ryder, Howler, Compton, Oxberty, Miss Emma Stanley, and Mrs. Howler. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Pritteess Royal. The most attractive slid best ventilated Theatre in London. Fifth Week of the splendid Spectacle of our Asiatic Conquests. THIS EVENING Will 'be performed the New Military Spectacle, called THE SIKHS) INVASION ; or, Our Victories of 1846. In which the who% resources of the Establishment will be brought forward. Magnificent brass Band, &c. The SCENES of the CIRCLE will prove more than usually at tractive, this Week introducing the French and British Artists in their various acts of Equitation. The whole concluding with a favourite Afterplece. In which Miss Sara Lacy will make her first appearance. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. NEW STRAND THEATRE Open every Evening, with the greatest Novelties of the Day. M. PHILLIPPE fleels happy to announce, that the extraordinary Performances of the MONKEYS and DOGS have been received with the greatest admiration and applause, and will be continued every Evening r.t the above Theatre. Doors open at a Quarter before Eight ; to commence at a Quarter after Eight o'clock. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6 d. ; _ _ Privatatoxes, I/. Is. and 10s. 6d. M. PHILLIPPE will give his Performances EVERY EVENING at the STANDARD THEATRE, Shoreditch. NOTICE.—M. PHILLIPPE wants a Gentleman who could take the management of his business, as a PAR'rNER, throughout the large Towns of the United Kingdom. A security of 6001. will be required. For Particulars apply at the Strand Theatre, between the hours of Eleven and One o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY TREATER. Re-opening of this Theatre with unexampled force. Combined and unprecedented operatic engagements of the first vocal talent. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Opera of CINDERELLA. Cinderella, Madame Albertazzi ; Fairy Queen, Miss Betts ; Clorinda, Miss Lydia Pearce ; Thisbe, Mrs. Daly; Felix, Mr. D. W. King ; Porn ?Wino, Mr. Horncastle ; Dandini, Mr. We:ss ; Pedro, Mr. G. Forman ; Alldero, Mr. C. White. After which, the Operetta of NO, NO. Characters by Messrs Johnson, Neville, C. st hite, Mrs. Hughes. Miss Betts, &c. To conclude with TIIE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Grindoff, Mr. Hughes. 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. This magnificent spectacle is revived in an unprecedented scale of grandeur, the picture being more than twice the size of the former, and represents, as accurately as can possibly be done, the Great Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Her eulaneum and Pompeii took place ; produced under the direction et Mr. Damson. 4 rtclilY ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been constricted,,,le „ which will b e b r illi an tly Illuminated at Night. "" °34 X I ' I ADE CuNCERTO - The Isa b ol are again confided to Mr. God many eminent r,„.i./most complete In all its departments, and includes In addition uie o e TT foreign musicians. bited CAL'kPSO's r n m r it ;ttractions of the Gardens, will be exhl- Goe,hic Bridge, r,wesclntttoTTO, approached by the Illumi nated relating his adventures to einyp,,`,,'4 the Interior Telemachus The, PYROTECHNI C DISPLAYs. b Mos,',; complete and effective scale. 7 Mr. gouthby, are on the oc harlot of th Preceding the VolcaniC Display, a novel ocht . bi t i c , dnced, representing the Descent of Plifehus th e .n will be intro a Chinese _ e nun. Mons. Farinelli will descend from feet height, to the surface of the lake, where a Nalac " V 7 Ac n i t il Y i t n o receive him, and bear him to his chrystal home. u— o ,namented with f ewt , The Glass Conservatory matchless collection' or is splendit y of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the Carnivore by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivore at half-past five ; the Pelicans, &c., at six ; Concert at half-past six ; and th e Eruption at dusk. Admission, One THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, JUNE 28. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 57; Highest. 72 ; Noon, 72 BAROMETER, 29.93. WIND S.W., squally and cloudy. JUNE 29. THERmostETmR, Lowest, SS; Highest, 72 ; Noon, 72 BAROMETER, 29.86.—W1ND S.W.; fine. MGM WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGF. TIIIS DAY. Kerning .. !O minutes after 5. f Evening .. 29 minutes after 5, A v ° ktp . r 1 • Ni - , SECOND EDITION. • --- Ant LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1846. The PEEL Ministry go out ostensibly on the Irish Coercion Bill: the question, however, which has really broken up the Cabinet is that of the Sugar Duties. There is every reason to believe that the liberal intentions of the chief have been thwarted by the interested opposition of certain of his colleagues, and the question of the Sugar Duties it will be the duty of the new Cabinet to meet at once. There must be no attempt at renewing the present duties for one year to avoid grappling with it. Any such attempt would involve the ultimate destruction of the new Ministry. To be defeated on the question during the present session would not weaken the new Cabinet, but the attempt to avoid the discussion would be a most damaging confession of inherent weakness : besides, the question is one which will not admit of delay. The sugar crop in the West Indies has failed; the attempt to procure a sufficient supply of this necessary article from countries in which free labour only is employed has failed also. Instead of a supply of 20,000 tons, as estimated from this source, the supply has only amounted to 3,864 tons, while the price to the con sumer has been materially increased. Now the pro ducers of corn are great consumers of sugar, and having established free trade in corn it would be most unjust to the producers of that article to make them pay a protection price for that which Mr. CANNING once designated as " the corn of the Tropics " sugar. The same measure which has been meted out to the British must in justice be meted out to the coloeial agriculturist. The West India planters have already received more, much more, than their due. Be it never forgotten that at the time when the Slavery Abolition Bill was introduced into the House of Commons it was proposed to lend the planters 15,000,0001. They were well pleased with the proposition, and were doing their best to provide something like a tangible security to offer for the ; repayment of the loan, when the then Colonial Mi nister, Lord STANLEY, with that unreasoning reck lessness, that utter disregard of consequences which has ever been his peculiar characteristic, proposed to change the proposed loan of 15,000,0001. into an un conditional gift of 20,000,0001. The people had not then recovered from the intoxication of joy conse quent upon the passing of the Reform Bill, and no thing :but the circumstance of their being so over joyed as to render them incapable of cool reflection can account for the fact of Lord STANLEY being per mitted to carry out his project. Let us beware lest we too be induced, by the joy and gratitude which 'we feel for free trade in corn, to accept less than free trade in sugar. Should Lord JOHN RUSSELL be the new Minister, he is pledged to give us free trade in sugar without reference to the ques tion of free labour or of slave labour. Indeed it is so impossible practically to draw the distinction, and so transparently hypo critical to make the attempt while we admit slave labour cotton and slave labour coffee, that we do not imagine any statesman will be found willing to risk his reputation by broaching the argument. There are various other important economical and financial questions (such, for instance, as a revision of the whole of the Excise duties) which must, ere long, occupy the attention of the new Cabinet; but, like Mr. COBDEN, we have a preju dice in favour of doing one thing at a time. The question of questions at the present moment is sugar —that question must be settled, and settled at once, in the broadest sense of free trade. The new Cabinet must, in the settlement of the sugar question, follow the example Sir R. PEEL has set them in the settle ment of the corn question, and do away with all pro tection, or their doom is sealed. The general belief is, that, within almost an hour of the publication of these remarks, the walls of both Houses of Parliament will be filled to hear the official announcement of the resigna tion of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S Ministry. The occa sion is momentous. The pages of history will be searched in vain for a similar political sunset. A whole nation are intently gazing upon it. The lu minary descends to the horizon, surrounded by every attribute that can add brilliancy to its exit. A bene ficent course has been run, and the solemnity of the eclipse will create a sensation among grateful millions. The dark clouds that have hastened to shroud the closing scene, have, by the contrast afforded, only added to its gorgeousness. The brilliant corusca tions of light emitted by the setting orb, in its sudden descent, have pierced the feeble shadows of circum jacent enemies, and conttibuted a lustrous grandeur, whilst it vanishes from the sphere in which it has so nobly moved. Sir It. PEEL will no doubt take occasion this evening to review his governance of the greatest empire, ancient or modern, in the known world, since his accession to power in 1841. The summation of his labours will renovate him with feelings beyond all price. The gratifying close of the Chinese war, the honourable termination of that of Affghanistan, the brilliant victories recently achieved in India, the preservation of peace, compatibly with the full main tenance of the national honour, in other parts of the world, where concord has at times been seriously threatened ; thei admirable restoration: of our finances, the efficient state of the navy, the diminution of crime in England and Scotland, the prosperity of our agricultural, commercial, and manufacturing in terests—each and all of these are points of political triumph at the command of Sir R. PEEL, and may fairly constitute the ingredients of his address to the House of Commons on rising to communicate the re signation of his trust as Prime Minister of England. But, above all, may he dwell with pride upon the crowning acts of his Administration, by which he has broken down the barriers of monopoly, and opened wide the ports of these kingdoms to the bounties of nature, in exchange for our unrivalled productions of art. The author of all this good resigns the helm of Government—a man who, in the language of Mr. COBDEN (a shrewd observer and faithful expositor of the feelings of millions of our countrymen), "car ries with him, in retiring from office, the esteem and gratitude of a larger number of the population of this empire, and especially of the working classes, for hav ing successfully conducted one of the most magni ficent reforms, than ever followed any Minister that was ever hurled from power." To be deprived of a statesman to whom such credit is due, and by whom such great things have been accomplished, is a source of unfeigned regret. In this feeling Mr. COBDEN himself parti cipated whilst giving his conscientious vote against the second reading of the Bill for the Protection of Life in Ireland. Unmitigated rancour drove a large portion of the protectionists to stultify themselves by voting differently upon the second reading to what they had upon the first. They did so, avowedly, upon the charge that they had been be trayed by the Minister. For ourselves we rejoice, for reasons previously given, that this measure has not met with the sanction of the Legislature. At the same time we give full credit to Sir R. PEEL, and believe that he had most reluctantly persuaded him self of the necessity of his measure for the repression of crime in Ireland. But far otherwise were the motives of the protectionists. They have committed suicide. They knew the Premier was too high minded to hold office "by sufferance"—they knew ( that other opportunities would present themselves, Independent of the Coercion Bill, to place the Go• venhent in a mi nor ity ; yet such was the blindnes s of their rage, such their fell and inve terate hatred,themthe very first opportunity i to allege they the hands was seized upon h 7 rs in black was white. It _ ems bombastidleeunhesitatingly to vote wou ld not trust unconstitutional of Sir R. PEEL. They were inwardly from f d r o he wou ld not abuse t hem Bent upon ousting him office, they must have k no wn, that even if they had passed the Bill by their continued support, its Power s would have been eventually lodged in the hands of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, when the chances were they would not have been resorted to at all, seeing that he had conscientiously opposed its becoming the law of the land. The monopolists hick iled if to they had suc substantiate their charge of treachery, in w, ceeded, it must have told equally aga inst the Duke of WELLINGTON and other men of public celebrity. Again, if they believed in the truth of the indictmen' they preferred, th3y should, to have been consistent have voted against the first stage of the Protecti , Bill, inasmuch as the treachery of the Governmenk was as manifest at that time as they conceived it to be during the discussion upon the second reading. The fact is, they hoped the Lords would alter the Corn Bill, and thus, that either a dissolution would have been forced, or a change of Ministers effected ; but when they found themselves disappointed in this respect, and that the Lords were for maintain ing the Bill in its original integrity, they determined to "eat their leek," and, at all hazards, to vote directly in the teeth of their former opinions upon the Irish measure, in order that the hated, but dreaded, Mi aster, should be peremptorily ejected from power. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1846. Pitiable resource ! They have had their revenge. The nation will not be slow to measure out to them retri butive justice. A severe, yet righteous, sentence will be passed upon them when they shall be called upon to render an account of their stewardship to their several constituencies. It is remarkable that the an nouncement of the late decisive division was received by the House of Commons in dead silence. Like criminals, who have wrought themselves up to a pitch of malignity and committed a foul act, the pro tectionists were unable to utter a single cheer in the moment of their mock triumph. In the language of the bard, "Amen stuck in their throats." The House at large, by its marked silence, unequivocally indicated its sense of the ignominious conduct pursued by the protectionists. The dastardly attack which they made at the last moment upon the character of the Minister, in reference to his conduct towards Mr. CANNING, will not be easily forgotten. It elicited a triumphant refutation, which, to the dismay of Lord GEORGE BENTINCK, MT. DISRAELI, and their chosen band, drew forth the warmest en - comiums from Lord JOHN Rut:nix, Lord MOR PETH, BCC. Every species of rumour has been rife as to what will be the new political arrangements. We are not among those who speculate upon the probability of a coalition between Sir R. PEBL and Lord J. RUSSELL. 'We have elsewhere stated that, notwithstanding the fall of the Premier has been accelerated by the desertion of a large body of his former political adherents, yet the difficulties by which he felt him self to be environed, in respect to an alteration of the sugar duties, identical in principle with what he has effected concerning those on corn, has com pleted his conviction of the necessity of resignation. The future Minister must deal promptly and boldly with the question of free trade in sugar. There must be no shilly-shallying ; the country will not brook any delay. If Lord Jonn assume the reins, he must form his Government upon a broad basis, with the "sine qua non" that Parliament shall not be asked to continue the present duties on sugar for a year, but shall, on the other hand, be invited to sweep away these obnoxious impediments to the legi timate flow of commerce, in the same masterly manner in which his great political rival has removed the duties upon corn. Should they take this straight forward and intelligible course, and find themselves foiled in the present House of Commons, they could fearlessly appeal to the country to secure an adequate support for effectuating this enlightened policy. SETTLEMENT OF THE OREGON QUESTION. Intelligence has been received, through the Royal Mail steam-ship Hibernia, that the protracted dis pute between Great Britain and the United States, with regard to the Oregon territory, is at length defi nitively settled ; and, although the text of the treaty yet remains unpublished,- it is certain that the American Government has conceded in all important particulars to the requisitions of the mother country. The manner, however, in which these concessions have been made is, to designate it by the gentlest epithets, wonderfully bungling and amazingly un graceful. Nothing whatever can gloss over the rough circumstances of this acquiescence ; no sophistries, however adroit, can cajole the public into a belief that such a settlement as the present has not been wrung from the councils of the Presi dency. Everything tends to demonstrate this fact, yet, notwithstanding these considerations, we are prepared to congratulate both empires upon having thus emerged, unscathed, from such a stormy ordeal to their international friendship. Besides which, we are prepared cordially to forget the tortuous policy which has so long retarded, and the half screened self-interest which has so sulkily granted, this final settlement of the quarrel—we are prepared to forget all this as cordially as we are also prepared to forget the various delinquencies and peccadilloes of the protectionists—so rejoiced are we in the acquisi tion of free trade, and in the peaceful division of the coveted but unproductive Oregon. Before, however, it is possible to discard the recollections of whatever has been reprehensible in the American disputants, it becomes necessary, in justice and candour, to observe the manner in which their arguments have been nullified and a judicious compromise in all quarters effected. The circumstances which have conduced to the settlement of this obstinate disputation are simple enough ; and we conceive that the considera tions which led to that settlement are obvious enough in all conscience. Having emphatically pledged himself for "the whole to 54 minutes 40 seconds," Mr. POLK was placed in a remarkably invidious and embarrassing position by the ultimatum dispatched from London on May 19, and submitted to the decision of the United States Government by the British Minister at Washington. As might have been presumed from the character of the President, he recoiled from the acceptance of such terms. He had committed him self too much, not merely by inuendo or insinuation, but by solemn announcements and official declara tions of principle, to descend individually from an extortionate to a rational and moderate behaviour. Nevertheless, something in the way of conciliation or acquiescence was necessary, as the Mexican warfare must have thoroughly demonstrated. What course does Mr. POLK adopt in this embarrassing dilemma ? Why he transfers the onus of the necessary conver sion to another branch of the Legislature, he for wards the obnoxious proposition to the Senate, inti mating that he leaves its adoption or rejection entirely in their hands, and by so doing cunningly removes from himself the responsibility of such a deeision. In consequence of this transference of authority, the pro tocol of Mr. PAKENHAM is debated in the Senate during three succcessive sittings, and is ultimately adopted by a majority of 38 to 12—a majority altogether un expected. By this irrevocable declaration on the part of the Senate the Legislature of the United States was ipso facto empowered to conclude the proposed terms, and by electric telegraph from Philadelphia, intelligence was received at New York, as recently as Monday, the 15th inst., that the Oregon treaty had been duly signed by Messrs. PAKENILLM and BUCHANAN, and would be forwarded to the Senate during the course of that forenoon. From the different organs of American opinion, it appears that universal satis faction is expressed throughout the States at this sudden, and almost unanimous vote, for the termination of the question. Nor can we fail to reciprocate in these gratulatory sentiments when we consider that the demands of our plenipotentiary, as he may be termed, are those which dictate the terms of the treaty, while the very moderation of those demands are guarantees of the general mode ration by which the Government of Great Britain is regulated. According to those terms, the boundary is henceforth to be the 49th parallel; we are to retain the navigation of the Columbia River until the expiration (in 1863) of the charter granted to the Hudson's Bay Company; and in addition to this the whole of Vancouver's Island is given up to the possession of England. A reci procal freedom of navigation through the straits of Fuca is granted to both powers, and compensation is not only to be made for all British settlements south of 49 degrees, but for all American property north of 49 degrees. Such are the leading features of this memorable treaty, and bearing all correlative matters in recollection, this treaty must and ought to afford unmitigated gratification to nise tihethe the people on both s id es o f the promptitude toA Atlantic . a e c n o t i g c . . ~eeretgoadiangndo, of we the may almost war as call t i o t, p t e h r e precipitati on o f t hi s settlement., it is as easy . ceive the unwilli ng and shirkingconcessions President Pos.'s. The Oregon treaty m of Mr. remain a testimony of the unavaricious and lute policy of the British Government. must reso lute May that - treaty, moreover, prove an augury of eternal peace between two, at least, of the great nations of the on e arth ! Prince WALDEMAR of Prussia passed th rough Vienna on the 16th, en ro ute for Berlin. insignia British Ambas sador invested the Prince with the of the British Order of the Bath. Queen ADLLAIDE arrived at Frankfort on the 23d o f June. Madrid papers to the 22d have been received. Th e ratifications of the treaty between Spain and the re public of Venezuela were exchanged on that day. The question of the QUEEN'S marriage was the engrossing topic of conversation among the quidnuncs of Madrid. The TRAPANI alliance was opposed by the Legislature and the people , The CODUAG alliance oPPosed by M. GIJIZOT, who declares that none but a BOURBON shall sit upon the throne of Spain. It was considered that Don ENRIQUE, the son of Don FRAN CISCO DI PAULA, would ultimately be the successful candidate. MADRID BOMA, JUNE, 22.—The Three per Cents. were done at 341 for cash, and 331 for paper ; the Five per Cents. at 29+ for paper ; the Debt without Interest at 6f for cash ; the shares of the Bank of San Fernando at 280, and those of Isabel at 90. We have received the Paris papers of Friday and Saturday. The Chamber of Peers is rapidly disposing of the Bills sent up by the Deputies. They passed the Budget of Expenditure on Friday. In the course of the discus sion on the budget, the Minister of Marine stated, in answer to the Marquis DE BOISSY, that the con sideration of the PRITCHARD indemnity had been adjourned by the arbitrators for the production of cer tain documents. The Minister further stated, that it was the intention of the Government to make Ota heite a strong maritime position, and to concentrate their stores there in place of scattering them over various points. The Moniteur contains an ordonnance carrying into effect the modifications in the tariff agreed to by the Chambers. All these papers contain long articles on the Minis terial crisis in England. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Satur day at 82f. 85c. ; the Five per Cents., 120 f. 40c. ' • the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1 , 247 f. 50 c. ; Rouen, 1, 00 7 f. 50c. ; Havre, 722 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 713 f. 75c. ; Avignon, 872 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 625 f. ; Bordeaux, 580 f ; Boulogne, 462 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburgh, 485 f. ; Tours and Nantes, 505 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 525 f. ; Spanish Actives, 31%. The following are the quotations in the new lines :- Lyons and Avignon, definitives, 500 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, definitives, 480 E MARSEILLES, JUNE 23.-Marseilles and Avignon, 877 f. 50c. ; Northern, 735 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 537 f. 50c. LYONS, JUNK 25.-Marseilles and Avignon, 872 f. 50c.; Paris and Orleans, 1,243 f. 75c. ; Great Northern, 723 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE ing to pass a law to make it punishable to refuse going out when summoned by a civil commissioner. The post will be detained to six or seven o'clock, or later if necessary. No, 5.] Block Drift, April 15, 1846. Sir,—Finding myself much encumbered with 1,800 head of cattle, captured from the enemy on the 16th inst., I decided to return to this place this morning, and observing a very large force of the enemy assembled on the heights above me, I made the follo‘ing disposition and order of movement, a copy of which I have the honour to inclose These arrangements were admirably carried into effect by the troops in the face of an overwhelming force of the enemy of upwards of 8,000 men, who from the time that we left the ground, made their disposition for attacking the troops. Lieutenant-Colonel Richardson was good enough to make the necessary disposition for the rear guard, and covering the movements of the troops, while I proceeded with the body of the troops to make the arrangements along the gene ral line of march. Captain Sutton, with the Hottentot Burghers, commanding the advance guard with the cattle. On arriving at the Chumie, I posted a strong party of the Moented Rifles across the drift, the enemy pressing us on every point. I then passed over again under Lieutenant Hill, and fortunately got the gun into a position that commanded the ford. This gun made excellent practice into the dense bush along the river, the enemy pressing on and opening a severe fire on our advance. I directed Lieutenant Armstrong to scour the bush along the river with a party of the Cape Mounted Rifles, which checked their advance. The flanking parties of the 91st Regiment kept up a strong fire upon the ecemy, as they pressed upon the waggons, which the Kaffirs returned incessantly, taking shelter in the bush. In the mean time, the enemy pressed our rear with an im mense force, bringing up their forces on both flanks. Lieut.- Colonel Richardson dispersed the 91st, under Major Camp bell, to meet these dispositions of the enemy, supporting the rear in the most able and gallant manner with the 7th Dra goon Guards, whose steadiness under fire Lieut.-Colonel Richardson speaks of in the highest terms. I was able to observe these dispositions from every point, and nothing afforded me greater satisfaction than the way in which I saw them carried out. Major Campbell held the drift with the 91st, while the waggons passed. Captain Brown's guns taking up an admirable position, and doing great execu tion with the guns, although constantly subjected to a se vere fire. _ _ . These dispositions enabled me to bring off the waggons, and secure the ammunition, having to pass a difficult drift, under a heavy fire from a very superior force, encumbered with 1,800 head of cattle, for a distance of ten miles, and I am happy to say I have established the camp at this port, having given the enemy a severe beating, with a very severe loss to themselves. - The loss on our side has been one officer, Lieut. Cochrane, 91st Regiment, severely wounded, and two men, 91st Regt., killed, and three men 7th Dragoon Guards, severely wounded. I regret also to report that four men out of the six of the, Cape Mounted. Rifles who brought the dispatches to me this morning were shot by the enemy this morning. I trust his Excellency will feel satisfied with the move ments of the troops this morning, which were most gratify ing to witness. lam greatly indebted to Lieutenant-Colonel Richardson for his able assistance and support in every way, and to Major Armstrong, in command of the Cape Mounted Rifles, Major Campbell, commanding 91st Regiment, Captain Brown, commanding Royal Artillery, and all the officers and troops on this occasion. Captain Sutton directed the Kat River Burghers who brought off the cattle in the face of a large force. I transmit this dispatch to his Excellency by Captain Sutton, who having been present can give his Excellency every informa tion upon all the movements of the troops.—l have, &c., (Signed) H. SOMERSET, Colonel. Lieut.-Col. Cloete, K H., Qr.-Mr.-General. MONEY and CONIMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool, on Saturday, was dull and the sales were only about 3,000 bales, of which 200 were for export. There was no change of importance to notice, but the market was favourable for purchasers. Shares were much the same. There are a great number of arrivals in the City this morning from most parts of the world. But before referring to the advices, it may be as well to mention that the mer cantile interests are looking with deep anxiety for the Minis terial explanations before quitting office, if such should prove to be the case, and to ascertain who are to take the reins of Government for the future. Up to the present hour there is not any thing stated that can be relied upon with respect to the probable members of the new Cabinet. Upon all hands it appears to be considered that Lord John Russell will be the new Premier. However, merchants care little who takes the lead, provided the regular course of commer cial operations is not interfered with. The private advices received , from the Cape of Good Hope do not supply, by any means so full an account of the warlike movements against the rebellions natives as that contained in the published accounts, and it is not necessary, therefore, to refer further to the subject here, as the details will be found in another column of The Sun. As to business details, in the letters that have come to hand to-day there are but very few comments, all parties being in a state of excitement on the subject of the pending hostilities. Accounts from Van Diemen's Land and South Australia to late dates have been received this morning. Both colonies appear to be in a state of improvement. From Quebec, there is a statement of the arrivals of emi grants in the week ending the 6th instant. There bad landed from England 684, from Ireland 1,425, from Scotland 7, total 2,036 ; all in the steerage. Previously reported 9,409 ; total this season, 11,445. By far the most important point in the advices to-day is that from the United States, representing that the Oregon dispute was on the point of adjustment, if not actually settled at Washington, when the Hibernia steamer left Boston. But for the state of the Ministry at present, no ques tion can exist but that the Public Securities would have improved fully to the extent of 1 ,4 per cent. Consols for Aceount opened pretty firmly this morning at 95 1 4, but not much business has yet been transacted ; the more current value at the present moment is 95%. The Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities have also rallied to 95%. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. command 96 3 4 %. Ex chequer-bills are rather fiat,.:iat 14s. premium, and India Bonds at 235. premium. The business in the Foreign Funds was limited to-day. Mexican Five per Cents. were sold at 27 1 4; the Deferred at 16%; the Portuguese Converted Three per Cents. at 48 1 / 2 ; the Four per Cents. at 48 1 4 ; Spanish at 24 1 / 4 ; the Three per Cents. at 37 ; and the Four per Cent. Dutch at 96 1 / 2 . In the Railway Share Market business has been pretty steady. Prices are not well sustained. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 9554% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 96% 34 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 India Bonds, 1,0001. • • Ditto, under 1,0001. Consols for Opening .. Exchequer Bills. - 1,0001. .. • Ditto. Small PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent • • 2734 Ditto, Deferred • • • • • • • • 16% Portuguese Three per Cents. • • 474 Ditto, 4 per Cent .. .. .. .. Ditto, for the Account .. •• 4854 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. • . 2434 Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • - • 37 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. 964 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. - PAID. PEa SHARE. Bristol and Exeter • • • • •• .. 75 ••• • .... to Ditto, New .. .. • • .. 5 .... t o Caledonian lb .. 9%;f.. to Derby and Crewe • • .• • . .• 2% .... • • to Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 5% .... 3% 4 • to 3% Direct Northern . • • • • . 254 .. 13e .... to Eastern Counties .. • . .. 14/. 16s. 0d..... 24% .... to Ditto, New • • .. • • • 10/. 16s. Od.— • • 7 34 pto Ditto, York Extension • • • . 105..... . to East Lincolnshire .. . • 14 .... .34% .. to Ely and Huntingdon . 74 ..•.. 54 .. ••to Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester.. .. 2%.... 14 ... to 1 Great Western .. .• .. 85 .... .... to Ditto, Quarter Shares .• .. 5 .... 15% to Leicester and Bedford .. • • .. 228. .... dis. to London and Birmingham • • • • ..100 .... 225 •• • . to 224 Ditto. Quarter Shares Ditto, Fifths • • • • • • .. 2 254 .... to Loudon and lirighton • • • • • • .. 50 •• .. 654 to Ditto ditto Fifths • • • • .. 30 .. • • 41% .. • • to London and Croydon 131. 15s. 9d. • • • • 224 .. • • to London and South-Western 411. 6a. 10d. •• • • •• .. to Ditto, New • • • • .. • . • . 1754 28 .• .. to London and York • • • • • 24 1%5434 to London, Salisbury, and Yeovil • • .. 254 1% .... to Lynn and Ely • - •• .. • • 15 •• • . 13 .. .. to 12% Manchester and Leeds • • • •• 82 •• • .119 .. to Ditto, Quarters .. • • • • • • • • 2 .. • • 94 .... to Ditto, Extension .. • • .. .• 425..... p.. to Manchester and Birmingham .. .. 40 .... 8354 .... to 8254 Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) .. • . 4 .... 13% to Ditto, Quar..er Shares (B) • • • • 4 .... 13% 34 •.to Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • .. 1 .... 94% to Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock -. 425..... %p• • to 34 p Midland • • •-• • ..100 ....150 .... to Ditto, Birmingham and Derby -..100 ....121 • •••• to Newcastle and Darlington Junction... 25 .... ... to Ditto, New • • .. • • • • .. 1 .• .. %.. to N e wcastle and Berwick • • • • •• 15 .. • • 2454 .... to Newark, Sheffield, and. Boston 2%.... %••• • to Norfolk • • .. •• •.- .. • • • • 20 . • • 254 • • to Ditto, Half Shares -- .. 5 .... 754 ... to Ditto, Tenths ..- • • . '2 •• 2%4 •.to Ditto, Extension —.. • • .• • • 2 .. • • 1% to North Staffordshire • • • • • • 425. .... 3% 4p to 3% p Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 124 .... .... to Portsmouth Direct • • • • • • • • 3% •• 44 .... to Scottish Central .. .• •• .. 10 ...• 154 .. • • to South Midland • .. .. • • .. 425. dis.. to South Eastern and Dover 334 404 .... to Ditto, New, No. 4 .. • • .. 254 ... • 24% .. to South Wales .. .. 5 .... 1 •• .. to Welsh Midland .. • . .. • • •• • 24 •• • • 1 to West Riding Union . .. • • • • 425.. ••. 1% pto York and North Midland • • .. • 50 .• .. .• .. to Ditto, Scarborough Branch • • .. 25 .... 48 .... to Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 .... 11%34.. to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens ••' • • .. 12 .... 12% .... to Bord., Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .... to Dutch Rhenish • • . • • • .. .• 6 754.... to Namur and Liege • • • • • • •. 6 •• .. 34 to Northern of France Constituted .. 5 .... 144 •. to 13% Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .• .. 934.... to Paris and Lyons Constituted • .. 5 •• .. 64 i,4 .. to Sambre and Meuse •• . • • • • • • 8 •• •• 434 .... to West Flanders .. • . • • • • 6 •• • • 34 •• • • to JOINT-STOCK_ BANKS. London and Westminster • • • • 20 •• • . 27 to— MINES Real del Monte, Unregistered .. • • —3%.... to - 10 1-16 .. .. 23 p .. .. 954% 134 d. 1 lid. .. •• 14 -- - pm. ...• 14 10 ..-- - pm. of her eli AkT Majesty's 3l'JevoNrEon2aBti.o—jwhasis ushered morning, i n th b e r a ni n t n he i irrys ve n ria g y s. from Rochester Cathedral, and other churches n - n other vessels on bourhood. The Poictiers, guard-ship, has been manifested nations, and every demonstration of j To-morrow will be ob the Medway, were gaily decorated.owyieth the in this locality on the occasion. and flags of all yard and other public NEWCASTLE UNDER-LYMX, JUNE of the Duke of servede sto.bli s h e me o A I T i d l a o y t I o i : the F cl Suther land, a . REPRES e E an N tEh T Lord Francis Egerton, ed himself, in the following terms, as a 27.—Mr. George Granville Francis r n a e n p c h is ew Egerton, the eldest son of of this borough : “ candidate for the representation —Raving n ewspapers a letter addressed to you by one of seen in the present Members, declaring his intention of retiring land, has announced your from the r epresentation of your borough in the event of a dissolution of Parliament, I take the liberty of announcing m y intention of becoming a candidate for the honour of your suffrages at the earliest opportunity ; and I shall venture to hope that the explanation of my political views and opinions will be such as to secure for me your confidence and support." Although the political views of the Hon. Candidate cannot be gathered from the above address, it is understood that he will come forward upon independent principles, irrespective of party, adopting the conduct of his noble father as the guide of his political life.. The high claims of the noble family with which Mr. Egerton is connected—Trentham, the seat of the Duke of Sutherland, being within four miles of Newcastle—are of themselves sufficient to insure the HonP Gentleman's success. THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 27. —The Ori ental Company's steam-ship Queen, Captain Russell, left the docks at 3 P.M., this day, with the Peninsular and Medi terranean mails ; also a small cargo of merchandise and 18 pauengers. DISPATCHES FROM COLONEL SOMERSET TO HIS HONOUR THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR COLONEL HARE. Amatola Mountains, April 17, 1846. Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you that, having marched from the Deba River on the morning of the 15th instant, I proceeded to the Deba Flats, where I halted for two hoUrs. Having in the course of the morning been in communication with Captain Sutton, who informed me he had ascertained that the whole of Sandilla's forces were as- sembled in the Amatola Mountains, I arranged with him to join me, so as to unite the whole force on - the 15th instant at - Burn's Hill, where I arrived with Lieutenant-Colonel Rich ardson's and my own division on that afternoon, and was shortly after joined by Captain Sutton with the Kat River . . . - burghers. Having examined the ground, and finding that the whole of the Kaffir force was in the Amatola, I decided upon at- tacking them at as early an hour as possible the following morning. At seven, 16th inst., I moved 200 of the 91st Regiment, and 200 of the Kat River Burghers under Major Campbell, 91st Regiment, into the Amatola valley, detaching Captain Sutton with the mounted Kat River Burghers, and the Cape Mounted Riflemen under Major Armstrong, over the Arnatolahill, which hill not being very passable for guns, I requested Lieut.-Colonel Richardson to co-operate with the guns of his division and the 7th Dragoon Guards, with a detachment of the Cape Mounted Rifles, under Captain Donovan. With these I proceeded round the Amatola hill, in order to unite with and support the troops already detached under Major Campbell, Mtifor Armstrong, and Captain Sutton. These troops moved directly to their Front. Major Campbell having advanced some way in the valley, the Kat River Burghers soon came in contact with the Kaffirs. As the troops advanced, they found themselves opposed by a numerous body of Kaffirs, who opened a heavy fire unon them. The troops under Major Armstrong and Captain Sutton fell in with large bodies of Kaffirs on the hill, whom they immediately attacked, and drove into the wooded valleys. Observing that several Kaffirs had de scended into the kloofs south of the Amatola, I had an opportunity of opening upon them with the guns, and I have no doubt with some effect. After getting round the _ _ mountain, I united with Major Armstrong's and Captain Sutton's troops, but we met with some detention in passing a bad drift with the gun. Having crossed this drift, I moved round the hill. Observing a very large drove of cattle to our left, Captain Sutton proceeded with a force of Burghers, a troop of the 7th Dragoon Guards, under Captain Pipet], and a troop of the Cape Mounted Rifles, under Captain Donovan, to capture them, 'and he secured about 1,800 head. Whilst this was in progress, accompanied by Lieut.-Col. Richardson, 7th Dragoon Guards, Captain Brown, Royal Artillery, with his gun, the Cape Mounted Riflemen under Major Armstrong, and the Burghers under Field Cornet Norton, I moved on to the support of Major Campbell, who found himself opposed to a body of about 2,000 Kaffirs, all armed with guns. Major Campbell's men were greatly ex hausted. Capt. Brown immediately opened his gun upon the enemy with effect. I advanced the skirmishers of the C. M. Rifles and the Hottentot Burgher Force, who kept up a well-directed fire upon the Kaffirs, who still maintained a continued fire until silenced by the well• directed fire of Captain Brown's gun. Observing that Captain Sutton had secured the cattle, having united all the forces, and it becoming late; I moved down the bill in order to cover the cattle, the men being very much pressed by the Kaffirs, Lieutenant-Colonel Ri chardson moved into position the gun under Lieutenant Hill, Royal Artillery, who was able to open on them with good effect, and to check their advance. Having collected the cattle, I formed a camp on the flat under the Amatola about sunset. I regret to say this duty has not been performed without some loss on our side, three men of the 91st Regimen' having been killed, and three men severely wounded; two men of the Cape Mounted Rifles wounded on the hill with me, also one Hottentot Burgher shot through the body, who, I regret to say, died this morning. I feel exceedingly indebted to Lieutenant-Colonel Richardson for the able sup port and assistance he has afforded during the whole of these eperations. Major Campbell informs me that the conduct of the men of the 91st, in forcing their way through an overwhelming face is beyond all praise. In conclusion I have only to observe that the steadiness and conduct of the troops, have been everything I could wish. These operations have been carried on in a thickly wooded country and the deep vallies of Amatola. It is im possible to form anything like a correct estimate of the loss on the side of the Kaffirs, though we have reason to believe it has been severe, as they had been seen to carry to their rear numbers of their killed and wounded.—l have, &c., (Signed) H. SOMERSET, Lieut.-Colonel, C. M. Rifles, Commanding Troops in Kaffirland. His Honour Colonel Hare, C.B. and K.H., Commanding Troops. Burnsbill, Thursday Night, April 16. Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you, that this after noon, about three o'clock, I heard severe firing on the oppo site side of the river, and immediately put the troops under arms. It was shortly after reported to me that some 10 Kaffirs had made a dash upon some cattle that had been feeding a short distance down the river side. I immediately ordered out the few duty men of the Cape Corps, together with Captain Bambrick's troop of the 7th Dragoon Guards, and marched them to the top of the hill, overlooking San dilla's Drift. I then ordered Captain Bambrick to proceed with Ensign Boys, of the Cape corps, to the Drift, and if be saw the spoor he might proceed a short distance in pursuit of them. His sergeant came to ask me if he was to go far, when I said to him that Captain Bambrick was by no means to proceed to any distance. He unfortunately, however, led the troops, of which by my order he had taken a division, into a very thick bush, and I deeply deplore to say, that just as he was returning out of it, after a shower of balls had been discharged at his party, he was unfortunately killed. I had taken Lieut. Gregory with one gun, and Capt. Rawatorne's company of the 91st Regi ment in support,—and on Capt. Bambrick's death being re ported to me, I marched the company of the 91st' Regiment to the vicinity of the spot, and taking a detour myself to a rising ground exactly opposite, with Lieut. Gregory's six pounder, and, after firing two rounds into the bush, the in fantry advanced and exchanged several shots with a large body of Kaffirs, without any casualty on our side. Captain Rawstorne, seeing that the Kaffirs were so daring, and that they were approaching him in large numbers, and fearing that he might be surrounded, retired slowly to Burnshill. Seeing a large mass of Kaffirs congregated in the same direction the 91st had left, I caused two shells to be ex ploded, which fell and burst exactly among them. I then returned home. This night, about seven o'clock, and just as I had dimi nished the size of my camp, we were attacked by a consider able body of Kaffirs, whom we beat off in about six or seven minutes—l am sorry to say with the loss of four men killed of the 91st, and four men wounded. The Kaffirs appeared to be in great numbers around us, and I consider it to be very dangerous our attempting to move with so large an amount of ammunition and baggage in the present excited state of this neighbourhood, especially as we are so completely surrounded by them, as we observe their fires and hear their cries in every direction. I would, there fore, most respectfully request you will join me here, or send me a strong reinforcement, as you are aware of the immense quantity of baggage and stores I have under my charge. I have, &c. JOHN HOPE GIBSON, Major 7th Dragoon Guards, commanding at Bumshill. Colonel Somerset, commanding troops, Kaffirland. Tyumie Camp, April 18th, 1846. Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you, that in compliance with your instructions, I moved from Surnshill yesterday morning, at about half-past ten o'clock. I formed an advance guard, consisting of some men of the Cape Corps, one division of the 7th Dragoon Guards, under the command of Lieutenant Butler of that regiment; one company of the 91st Regiment, under the command of Captain Wright of that regiment; and a gun under Lieut. Gregory, of the Royal Artillery. The baggage waggons I placed between the advance and rear guard, and they were 125 in number, including ammunition waggons. The rear-guard was composed of the remaining division of the troop of the 7th D. G., Capt. Rawstorne's com pany of the 91st Regiment; one gun of the Royal Artillery, which I placed under Lieutenant Stokes, of the Royal En gineers. From the number of the waggons, and the neces sity of giving adequate support to the guns, I was obliged to make this disposition of a front and rear guard, and was unable to detach any men along the line of waggons. In about an hour after the advance guard had started, the rear guard (under my immediate command) moved off its ground, having the ammunition waggons of my division immediately in front of it. After proceeding for about one mile, I observed a stoppage in the line of waggons, and hearing several shots proceeding from a gully by the side of the road, Lieutenant Stokes marched the gun up to a point some 300 yards in advance, which he raked with shell. I shortly afterwards understood that the Kaffirs, when one-half of the line of waggons had passed, made a dash upon one of them, firing at the drivers and some officers' servants that were attached to them, who were obliged to fly ; that they then took out the oxen, and wheeled the waggon across the road. I found myself now attacked on every side by an over powering force of Kaffirs, who rushed down the hills in every direction, and who kept up an incessant fire on my men : the fire was returned by my men with great spirit, as well as by the company of the 91st Regiment, and the gun was served with much skill ; bat I found all unavailing, and that it was absolutely necessary, to prevent the men from being com pletely cut off, to return to Burnshill, where I again put the troops in position. A short time afterwards I saw a company of the 91st Regiment advancing, and keeping up a heavy fire in skirmishing order, along the brow of the hill, to which the road diverged at about two miles and a half from Burnshill. Seeing that the waggons had com pletely blocked up my road, and of course prevented me advancing along it, I made a detour by the left of it, and after considerable difficulty, succeeded in getting the ammu nition waggons into the proper line of road, but found it quite impossible to save the baggage waggons, from the Kaffirs having driven away the oxen. About this time one of the ammunition waggons broke down, but the ammuni tion was removed to another waggon. Major Campbell also came up with a reinforcement some time afterwards, and we had to keep up a considerable fire all the way, especially on our nearer approach to our present camp. I beg also to re port, that one man had his arm severely fractured, he be longs to the 7th D.G., and one man of the 91st was killed.— I have, &c. JOHN HOPE GIBSON, Major 7th D. Guards. To Colonel Somerset, K.H., Commanding the Troops, Kaffirland. No. 4.] Chumie, 18th April, 1846. Sir,—l have the honour to inclose two reports from Major Gibson, 7th Dragoon Guards, who was left in charge of the camp on the 16th inst. during oar operations. Upon the receipt of Major Gibson's first report, I imme diately proceeded with 200 infantry, under Major Campbell ; the Cape Mounted Rifles, under Major Armstrong, and one gun, under Lieut. Hill, Royal Artillery, to Major Gibson's support. On arriving at the Keiskama Drift, about two miles from the encampment, I found the brigade waggons of the Ist division in the act of passing the drift. Remaining there fore with 60 men, Cape Mounted Rifles, and the gun, to de fend the drift, I dispatched Major Campbell with 175 men of the 91st Regiment to the assistance of Major Gibson, but I regret to say, before Major Campbell had joined, the enemy were in possession of the waggon oxen, which renderedth; removal of the waggons impracticable, althoug h tketinie reinforcement enabled Major Gibson to sec ure and bring off his ammunition waggons. I propose moving upon Block Drift t d hi d s r m iv o e rn r At dusk last evening the leader an One of the y into the bush, and gun ammunition waggons ran abandoned the oxen. The guar4aria.ni obliged to leave it. I am going to send for it this mo I feel greatly I requested to be. inliform d r What I am to do with the d Ceaptain Sutton, who is perfectly captured cattle. acquainted with whomotlrsoeperdatzieeanlsc,masnsdervtoices. indebted for his active an I beg to add that I have only two days' forage corn, and t roops._ practicable i one day's biscuit . I shall retur n to ifßlockDriftthe have,;if not I shal &c., proce ed to Chumie st with (Signed) H. SOMERSET, Colonel Commanding. His Jlonour Col. Hare, CB. and K.H., /4014A9T011194 LONDON STOCK EXCIWiGE, JUNE 27. Boulogne and Amiens, 12%—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espeleta), l%—Calcutta and Diamond Harbour, dls.—Dutch Rhenish, 7% —East Indian, % —Luxembourg, 114—Northern of France Constituted, 13%—Orleans and Bordeaux, SS —Paris and Lyons Constituted, ti—Paris and Strasbourg Conistituted, 4% —Tours and Nantes Constituted, 4.3 i SIR R. PEEL.—The account in the morning journals of the landing of Sir R. Peel at Gosport yes terday afternoon, from Osborne House, and arriving in town last evening, is altogether erroneous. The Right Hon. Baronet arrived at his residence in White hall-gardens, from Osborne House, shortly before three o'clock this afternoon. Immediately after his arrival the Right lion. Baronet was waited on by Lord ABERDEEN and several other Cabinet Ministers. LORD JOHN RIISSELL.—A dispatch for his Lord ship, from Osborne House, Isle of Wight, was deli vered at his Lordship's residence, in Chesha►n•place, Belgrave-square, at an early hour this morning. WAR IN KAFFIRLAND. (From the Herald.) We have just received later particulars of the hos tilities carrying on between the British troops and the Kaffirs, together with the official dispatches of the en gagements of the 16th and 17th of April. The colony appears to be in a most unsatisfactory state, and requires immediate military reinforcements. We hasten to lay this additional information before our readers without further remark. (From the Second Supplement to the South-Afriean Com mercial Advertiser of April 29, 1846.) The frontier post arrived in town this afternoon (Thurs day, April 30), at a quarter past two o'clock. The latest intelligence from the Graham's Town Journal of the 25th, given below, is in substance that up to the 22d no action had taken place between the troops and the Kaffirs subsequent to the 18th, but considerable bodies of the enemy had entered the colony, particularly towards Lower Albany or in front of Graham's Town, in parties of from 100 to 200, and had in some instances been checked, but in others suc cessful in carrying off cattle. The frontier is evidently in most imminent danger, and the Governor has proclaimed martial law to be in force over the whole colony : PROCLAMATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BIR PEREGRINZ MAITLAND, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, of the Royal Military Order of William of the Netherlands, and of the Imperial Order of St. Waldimir of Russia, olonel of her Majesty's 17th Regiment of Foot, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's Castle, Town, and Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa, and of the Territories and Dependencies thereof, and Ordinary, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Command ing the Forces, &c. &c. Whereas, for the purpose of protecting the colony against the Kaffir tribes, now in open hostility against the Govern ment and inhabitants thereof, and of inflicting such deserved chastisement on those tribes, as may tend to deliver the co lony from their unprovoked aggressions and outrages, it is expedient that the force at the disposal of the Government be assisted and increased by the services and enrolment of the inhabitants of the colony capable of bearing arms for military operations, both offensive and defensive: I do here by proclaim and direct, that from and after the promulga tion of these presents, martial law shall be in force through• out the whole colony, for all cases and in all matters con nected with the assembling, embodying, conducting, and supplying her Majesty's forces, and the inhabitants who shall be enrolled and embodied for the purposes above recited. Given under my hand and seal, at Fort Beaufort, this 22d day of April, in the year of our Lord, 1846. (Signed) P. MAITLAND. By command of his Excellency, (Signed) BROWNLOW MAITLAND. Private Secretary, In the absence of the Secretary to the Governor. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. SATURDAY MORNING, TEN O'CLOCK. An express just come from Fort Peddie, brings us the fol lowing important intelligence All is here excitement; Kaffirs in large bodies around the T'Slarabie tribes. For the last few nights we have been under arms, while the women and children have been placed for security in the barracks. Yesterday the Fingoes and the Newton Dale Settlement had sharp fighting with Pato's Kaffirs, and which continued the whole day. Towards after. noon firing was heard from Fort Peddie, and soon the war cry was heard in all directions. Captain 11PLean (resident agent) immediately sent Mr. Shepstone (Kaffir interpreter) forward to ascertain the true state of affairs. Ile was ac companied by Mr. Tainton and Mr. S. Lucas. By the time they had reached the scene of conflict the Kaffirs had hurryingthree ofteethe Fingoe cattle. gallant associates, in stantly;t gainedsir Shepstone rallied day, tahn a e dn Fingoes, ni ss sg ' oe twoe e, an o dhen made a dash on the r Kaffirs to retake the cattle. At this crisis Mr. Shepstone and his companions displayed equal decision and bravery, for making a dash to the rear of the Kaffirs he threw them into confusion, and after firing a few shots he succeeded in recapturing the whole of the cattle, and in seeing them again in the possession of the Fingoes. At this time a detachment of the 7th D. G. came up, and the Artillery, but too late to take a part in the affair. Fani, a Kaffir of Pato's tribe (very strongly suspected of being the murderer of the Rev. E. Scholtz), came to Captain M'Lean and asked for protection on the Fingoe Settlement. Captain M'Lean remarked, " I look on all Kaffirs with suspicion at this m omen t—pro v e the sincerity of your intentions. To this Fani made no reply, except that he wished to belong to the settlement. Captain M'Lean rejoined, "Go and tell Pato that 1 must see him be fore noon to-morrow as a friend, and that if he does not come I will consider him an enemy ; I want to inform him of his daring attack on the settlement this day, and moreover, I wish him to be informed that I have ordered all spies to be at once shot." Two large bodies of Kaffirs were within two miles of Fort Peddie last night. Another hand writes :--" e are in a state of great anxiety, surrounded by Kaffirs. We have not had our clothes off since Monday, and have only had t w o or th ree hours sleep each night. * * We are afraid that Pato and Umhala will both join the war party, and will probably proceed into the colony." SATURDAY, Noox.—A report just brought in that a body of about 200 Kaffirs had made their appearance at the foot of the hills below Mr. Fuller's, about three miles south of town. A party of mounted Burghers hurriedly collecting to move upon that point. Reported that the country along the whole of the Kerreiga and Kowie Rivers, was lit up last night by farm-houses fired by the ruthless enemy. HALF-PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK, P.3l.—Di3patchos from the troops in front have this moment come in, brought by a large party of mounted men and ten of the C. M. Rifles. We are happy to announce that the troops have met with no reverse—not having been engaged with the enemy since the 18th inst. All is reported as quiet in front up to the 21st inst., and no idea seems to be entertained of the rush of the enemy upon the colony. The mail to Fort Beaufort was seized by the Kaffirs, the bearers of it severely wounded, the mail bag cut to pieces, and their contents scattered to the winds. A Cape Mounted Rifleman, carrying an express, has also been shot by the enemy. Double Drift and Hermanus Kraal (Fort Brown) have been attacked by the enemy in great force but who was repulsed. Everything around these posts have been swept off. The post at Lieuw Fontein, about ten miles south of Fort Beaufort, had also been attacked, and with the loss on our side of three men, one of whom is named Clarke, formerly the manager of Mr. llowse's establishment. Mr. Jay's inn, on the Fort Beau fort-road, has been fired, and reduced to a heap of ruins. An account before us states that Botha's Post has also been attacked, but that the defence was so vigorous and so effec tive, that the dead bodies of the enemy actually dammed up the river. During Thursday night heavy firing was heard at Fort Beaufort, in the direction of the Blinkwater Post, and as the mail was closing, a reinforcement of sixty mounted burghers were just starting for that point. Captain Size, commanding the burgher force from Uiten hage, came in, the bearer of the Government dispatches, and proceeds express to Uitenhage, to bring up the whole force of that district. Martial law is proclaimed by his Excel lency the Governor throughout the colony, and we trust that every district will now do its duty. The station at Mr. Pohl's farm was attacked last night, the enemy succeeded in capturing about 40 head of cattle. The marauders were, however, followed into the thick bush by a party headed by Mr. J. Pohl, and who succeeded in a most gallant manner in re-taking the cattle, and in killing two Kaffirs and wounding a third. The Kaffirs are said to be getting short of gunpowder, and one main object of their rush into the colony is said to be to obtain a supply. A heavy attack, it is conjectured, will be made upon the magazines at Graham's Town. A detachment of about 60 men o f th e 90th R eg i men t, ar rived in Graham's Town this morning. The arrival of the 45th Regiment at the Cape is, it is said, expected daily. . The latest communicatio n f rom Bl oc k D r ift, d a t e d t h e 22d inst., states that his Excellency the Governor was about to start rid Fort Beaufort for Graham's Town. We repeat, succour is required immediately from all the western districts, and we trust that every disposable man will move hither without a m oment ' s d e lay.' The post was detained 27 hours at Graham's Town by order of the Government. It experienced no obstruction on the way. CAPE TOWN, FIVE MINUTES TO Fong O'CLO9i. Tho Legiolative C9uucil hati toga atuannod.fot t 1213 Mir LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS D.A.Y.) LONDON, JUNE 29.—Wind S.S.W —Light breeze, and fine OM weather. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 28.—Wind S., ft esh.—Arrd. 27, Annie, Sharp, Shanghai; Secret, Hilton, Coquimbo, in 87 days; Glenlyon, Muir head, New Orleans; Rankin, aiiekle, Mobile; Tory, Sharp, Mobile Nelson Village, Burney, Savannah; Tamerlane, Henderson, Savan nah ; Havre, Carpenter, Savannah ; Henry Clay, Nye, New York; Anne, M•Garry, Montreal ; Bellona, Auld, Montreal; Rory O`More,. M'Matter, Montreal; Ariel, Gorling, Alexandria; Mary LaWFOTI, Watson, Alexandria. 28. Cordella, Hughes, Calcutta; Stirling— shire, Rothay, Maranham; Heartley, Lord, New Orleans; Achilles. Taylor, Now Orleans ; Charles Joseph, Tillinghurst, Savannah ; Sa muel Hicks, Hunker, Alexandria United States; Hibernia steamer Ryrie, Boston, left 16 inst., and Hallefax 18; Pollock, Miramichl ; Lady Constable, Richibucto ; Mahaica, Montreal; Milton, Montreal; Pest Boy, Maderia. Off, Lanark, Isabella, Tinamara, and Safeguard. 27. The Rankin, arrived here yesterday from Mobile, saw a ship on shore Ist June, on Florida Reef, with wreckers near her ; 071 the 21st inst., in lat. 48, long. 18, passed the bottom of a ship, apparel: Ur of about 800 tons, with her tiwbers about two feet above the wale; on the 25th, 13 miles S.W. of Kolyhead, In the Fairway, passed a piece of wreck, apparently the sterfl frame of a vessel, and sufficiently large to damage a ship running foul of it. The Montezuma, Selkirk, sailed from Laguna 14th January, for Cork, and has not since broil heard of. CowEs, JUNE 28.—The wreck of the _tmerlcan barque Micuela, of Portland, waterlogged and disrnasted, w,:g passed 21st ult. in lat 30 N., lon. 75 W., by the Corinth, Smith, arrivNl at this port. SHIELDS, JUNE 26.—The Sheffield. Bennington, from Grangemouth for South Shields, sprung a leak off the Fern Island)), and foundered; crew saved. DEAL, JUNE 28.—Wind W.S W. to S.W.—Arrd, the Tivea. Bengston, Tropani, and sld. for Elsinore ; Germania, Wb.ndt, Trini dad, and sld. for St. Petersburgh ; 27th, Triton, Robe, St. Thomae. and sld. for Copenhagen ; Newport , Sula, Africa ; James F'rz!eman, Alexandria ; Julia, Constantinople ; Sally, Rye, MediterraY.:ean ; J. 11. Adams, Reimers, Newfoundland; 25th, Elizabeth Thompson , Weeks, Port Philip ; Amelia, Teasdals, Sydney, New South Wale; Boding, Hutchins, Calcutta; Elephants, Boss, Calcutta ; Ethelred,. Bradford, Bombay ; Emily, Grieves, Bombay ; Wallace, Sammerson, Miramichi ; John Baring, New York ; Ireland, Moreton, Rio Grande; Barbadoes, Pickering, Antigua. Arrd. from the River, 27th, Sea. Nymph, Vosscy, for St. John's, New Brunswick; 28th, Franklyn, Abbot, Batavia; Ellen, Goldsworthy, Demerara; Ceylon, Crisp, St. John's, New Brunswick. Arrd. from the River, and sld., 27th, Susan, Collings, for Azores. Sld., 27th, Lady of the Lake, ➢l•Taggart, for Singapore ; Woodlark, Clarkson, Bahia; Thomas stad William, Playtex, Quebec ; Leander, Pringle, Quebec: ; Laura, Bower. Constantinople; Zodiacus, Haan, St. Thomas ; Leiln2an, Sleedoom. New York; Henrietta and Bertha, Schmidt , New York ; Rea Per. Thomson, Aden. Put back, 28th, Correo de Teneriffa, for Teneriffe, with loss of bowsprit, &c. Ilartwicn, JUNE 28.—The Times, Palentine , of an d for NeN7caldiet from London, has been assisted into this port lea k y , and with It..`a.a anchor and chain, having got ashore on the Gun fleet, on the nr.qht of the 26th inst. A Scotch brig was ashore on the GunfieetSand tINt 8 morning, but got off and proceeded. RAMSGATE, JUNE 27.—Wind S.W.— Arrd. Eliza, Seabourne, Shields, for Dublin, to stop a leak ; Jenny Salgen, Stralsund, for Jersey to stop a leak. FALMOUTH, JUNE 28.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrti.. Swift, Morrison. Alexandria; Grasshopper, llunkin, Saldanha BaY. MARKET NEWS. -(THIS CORN EXCHANGE-MONDE Y• The past week's arrivals of English Wheat , t hou g h b y no I,Zlellll large, were somewhat on the increase, and of very superior quitilty. Of all other kinds of Grain of home produce the receipts were ol: a very limited scale. From Ireland and Scotland next to nothing c amo to hand ; bat from abroad very large- supplies of Wheat, Oats, and Flour were received. Fresh-up, a moderate supply of Wheat was received from Essex, Kent, and Cambridgeshire, and the stands exhibited a fair number of samples. The new Corn-law being now in operation, and the importers cif of f or h e o ig m n e p b r u o s d y ee i e n wcaeleareixnegesstilvieeilry dull, at the demand for Wile" tions obtained on Monday last of from at F a otl d par quarter, and at which a clearance was not effected. The Ace counts which have come to hand from all parts of the coantry rela ,,tive to the growing crops are very favourable. 'Ole show of forelgtt Wheat was not to say large, yet the millers purcha..sed n eel t in o e Fi i , %th su e iL q t u r g o with extreme caution. However, we can notice ral teration in value, although prices were with difficulty 50 PP" ted. ds had s The best malting Barley was quite as dear, but all other kin: downward tendency. The quantity on offer was comparativel; sin ,_, Superfine white Malt was in fair request, and last weeks mai:llm' were well supported. In all other kinds very few sales took Pl ace ; th e a e t te a ei rtic al l! The show of English, Irish, and Scotch Oats was limited, but thii. 0 4 foreign was on the increase. The Oat trade was very dull, at a do. cline of from Is to 2s per quarter. Although very f e w Beans were ort offer, the demand for them was heavy at late rates. In Peas n ext to nothing was doing, at last week's quotations. The Flour tram extremely dull, and to seal lower prices must have been accepted. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE Red, New.... 44a to 55s Wheat—Essex & Kent, D o l e a t l e t _.— C l ll ,o e r v k a l s h i I r r e . • • a • n • Ditto,White, Old • • 568 60s -Lincolnsh Feed. 2 50 2 " •P 305 3 311 Norfolk and Lin- rOtatOe .• •••• • • " coln, Red.. •.• 44s 50s Youghai and Cork, 241 Ditto, White ••• • • • 498 598 Irish, Red •••••• • • —s —s Cork, White .•• • • 22s 271 Ditto, White ••••• • —s a Scotch, Feed. •• • • 26s 361291 a . 63s to 6 51 ityo—Old . ..... ...... 32s 335 Beans—Tick .••• • • • " 300 45 New. ••• • • • ..... • 31s 33s Barley—Grinding .• • —25 s Peas e — Grey • ..... • " 310 • . 33s 361 Malting .•••• .• • • 298 32s Black ....... 230 Pigeons .......... 42s 341 0 Maple. •••.• • • • • . ..,_ 28. Chevalier •••• .• • • 33s 34s White •• ,••• • • • • id ° '.• • 3. 9s ...is Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •• • •-• •• ' ~ .. 500 530 folk Brown .••••• • • • • • 518 52s Suffolk •••• • • •• Kingston and Ware 62s 63s FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BON D ' wheat—Dantzic .... 533 to 56s BeanSst°.c.k.t.n. . 86 . .1C..7.1b. . 300 Hamburgh • • 48s 50s Pease , ••••••• • • ' • " ' .). 270 Barley -•-•••• • • • • • • 20s 24s Flour—Americart ... •• ." 2 9 5 Oats —New .••.• • . —24 s Baltic .••••.. •• •• 2 75 i . ic . _ 4 D § 42 3 5 3 s Feed •••••• • • •• • • 19s 20s SibIITZIFIELD. Since Monday last the arrivals of foreign stock into London 30 a thoa3yl: been moderately extensive—viz., 22 Oxen from Prtissia, 20 ditto f i r i of Ilamburgh, 120 Cows, 50 Oxen, 150 Lambs, and 8 Calves fronzu„arl: land, comparatively speaking, in good condition. At Hull , ,i7 :7 . 400 head of Beasts and Sheep have come to hand from Rotterdi. and at Plymcuth 40 Oxen from Spain . We had on offer about 2b__ R foreign Beasts, 300 ditto Sheep, 80 ditto Lambs, and 6 ditto Calv quae%. with which the trade was tolerably steady, at fully pr: tations. Fresh up from our own grazing districts the arrival of Beasts were but moderate, though fully adequate to meet the wants of the buyers, whose attendance was rather numerous. On the whole, the Beef trade was steady, at an advance on last week' cUr7 rencies of 2d per 81bs—the primest Sc ots producing 4s per Slbs s —ar4 a good clearance was effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received about 1,400 Scots, hombreds, and short horns ; from the western and midland counties, 500 00 o Herefor vari d.% runts, Devons, &c. ; from other p arts of England, 4f ous kinds; and from Scotland, 120 horned and polled Scots. The numbers of Sheep were somewhat less that those exhibited o ld l this day se'nnight, yet they were seasonably large. rriMe Downs moved off steadily at full prices , but a ll other kinds ' were heavy, at barely stationary prices. Lambs, the supply of which was moderately extensive, were on slow sale, •at late rates. Calves iial.• Pigs met a very dull 1tM1.7. add, An soule_litetalleee, the p r ices had a downward tendency. . ~• - -, . Per 8155. to sink the Offal. B. d. s. d. - s. cl- to s. d Inferior Beasts • • 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto 3 6 3 S Second quality ditto. 210 3 2 Coarse-woolledditte 310 4 0 Prime large Oxen 3 4 3 8 Southdown Wethers 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 3 4' 31 0 Large Hogs ••• . . . 3 8 4 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves lB 0 29 0 Quarter old Pigs • .16 0 19 Inferior Sheep • • SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts, Sheep. Calves. Pigs. 2,648 31,900 201 290 I I NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The past week's arrivals of country slaughtered meat for our markets have been seasonably extensive, and of fair average quality- The supplies slaughtered in the metropolis having exceeded the wants of the buyers, the general demand has been in a very inactive state, and the prices have had a downward tendency. About 20 carcases ncfrireign Beasts, and 300 ditto of Sheep, have appeared on sale, and Mealy found buyers at low currencies. •_ c. ~ At per stone, by the Carcase. 3. d. to s. d. a. d. to 0. d. Beef, inferior. ••• .. 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 6 middling •• 2 6 2 8 midaling— 8 8 30 10 --prime large ••2 10 3 2 prime ••.. 3 10 4 --prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork , large ••••• . • • 3 4 4 0 Veal• ••• . . . ..... 3 4 4 4 ---small ........4 2 4 10 Lamb. 4s 10d to 5s 10d. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. Scotland ...... . ..... ............ 8 60 Yorkshire ....... •• . • .......... 10 120 40 Lincolnshire •.•••• • • • • • ......... 20 80 CO Norfolk .•••••• • • • . • • ........... 30 40 30 Suffolk ••••• • • • • • • • ........... 20 30 50 Cambridgeshire ••••• • • • • • •••• 14 80 70 Essex • , 20 20 20 80 Surrey . ..... ... ••••.• • , • , „ , 10 30 30 90 Devonshire •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • _ 20 Wiltshire ... . Other parts •••••• • • • • • . ........ 20 50 40 AO Total •••• • • • • ...... 172 545 110 530 Previous week's arrival.. • • 188 435 130 460 Difference since oar last • • • • 20 BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Owing to the prevailing line weather fo, the growing bine, which has greatly improved within the last few days , t he Hop trade is very dull, at a decline in the quotations of from 3s to 5s per cwt. The duty is called from 135,0001. to 140,0001:—Mid and East Kent Pockets, Si lOs to Si lOs ; Weald of Kent Pockets, 51. 12s to 61 10s; Sussex Pockets, hi ha to 61 6s. WOOl6. The past week's imports of Wool into London have consisted of 785 bales from Launceston, 1,660 do. from Sydney, and 300 do. from various other quarters, Public sales of about 15,000 bales of Colonial being declared for the first week in July, the demand by private con tract is very heavy, and, to effect sales, lower rates must be Sub" 'Bitted to. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The season for old Potatoes may now be considered as closed• Nevertheless there are a few samples still on offer at very low prices. New Potatoes are now tolerably abundant, and are selling at from 12s. to 20s. per cwt. The price of foreign TaII TALLOW. ow, both on the spot and forward, is flan, notwithstanding the falling off in the delivery. Town Tallow 295 6 4 net cash. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—At the Great Western Railway meeting on Tuesday last, I observe that the following conversation is reported to have taken place : " Mr. Smithers said he saw in a pamphlet published under the nom de guerre of ' X s. EL,' a statement that this Company leased the South Wales line. Was it so ?—The Chairman said it was not." As this answer is likely to lead to a misconception of the true state of the case, on the part both of the shareholders of the Great Western and those of the South Wales Railway, and as it is of much importance that both of these parties should know how they really stand in relation to each other, s au clauses general trni 5 sontfa and years, i I beg to subjoin the following abstrac t t foar o t f an as sharlplobsee,intont/netalloyr of 8 and 9 Victoria, cap. 196 (South Wales (South llaAct Vales) Clause 55—" That it shall be lawful for the Company, by or with the consent of three - fifths of the votes nd branches, or any part of present the pu meeting Wales o therewith. thelt willßailway proprietors aewa y of the Company, specially convene cc aid ndap. Sou . South Wales Railway, lease them t , h t e o (South the Gr ea t Wales) ve ssttuehcrehn railway ss conditions oewrse,ra to o d l eas e privileges a nd b i in y at ag rseuecdhurpenonts.,,,and upon Clause 56—" Or to sell and transfer to the said Great Wes tern Railway Company whe ther before or after the completion thereof, together with all is here given to the Great Western Railway ' th p e ow p your obedient servant, c th on e n s e o xi ut o h a Company exclusively. or any of their se en ri t g h h a ts t I am, Sir, £ 8. d. THE CORN BILL.—The news of the passing of the Corn Importation Bill through the House of Lords reached this town, by express, about one o'clock yesterday afternoon, and, as might have been anticipated, caused a sensation of general joy. Immediately after the arrival of the glad tidings several banners were hung out from the windows of the League Rooms, Newall's-buildings, two of which bore the words—" The League triumphant," and another,—" Free trade with all the world." This display served at once to disseminate rapidly the glorious news, and to congregate a large number of gazers, who, with smiles on their coun tenances, interchanged congratulations on an event of such deep interest to the whole country, and especially to the inhabitants of this town, who have so largely contributed by their untiring zeal and noble liberality in achieving the victory. The example of the League was very generally fol lowed, flags and banners being seen waving from the win dows or roofs ofnumerous shops, warehouses, and public and private establishments, both in the towns of Manchester and Salford. The Collegiate Church bells, to the surprise of some and the gratification of all, were set ringing, and con tinued to peal merrily during the day ; whilst in Salford the chimes of Trinity Church testified how much the authorities and inhabitants of that borough participated in the joy caused by the delightful news of final victory.—Manchester Examiner. REPRESENTATION OF PRESTON.—It is stated in Pres ton, but we do not vouch for the truth of the rumour, that the Tories of that town are about to forward a requisition to Lord Stanley's son to become a candidate for the borough, in the event of a general election taking place.—AlanchMer Examinerp • con& wou_l( '.Chi Mr, estate by th were injury of the would Dr. that I atudy would which for the Mr. CHAIR admisa tile pr 4 Thi: the ch ton, a SR: . a.• O R. 112/1 n'.on And pro) rose. bush Thl twely