The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-03 00:00:00

r_ar,(l.!_ andli . Congo trib es ... 2,000 4"`"3a, part of the Tambu tribes 2,000 .1 1 . Total 40,00 0 )107 111 low for all w h o may rema i n neu t ra l of this tag ts ' . ( XIO men, it is said, we apprehend, as far as we asst °' thus leaving 38,000 infuriated savages to be re- P o wer of back, and, if possible, subjugated by . the Alat of the colony. It should also be borne in mind, the principal Tambu, or Tambookie Chief, *Unite -4413 at present doubtful, but should he join in the 44 " h e will throw an additional 12,000 men into the t or ; against it. To meet this large force we have, ac fat Ing to the estimates made, say 20,000 men, includ ‘)Oo disciplined troops of all arms. But then we ‘ Ipo ! other resources. We have several ships of war ape: 9ur d i e, c oast, and reinforcements of military may be epe rm ie expected. We have a right, too, to expect the co *Vir,rl Fuku, the Fetcani or Amaponda chief, and tLekitf "e take the field, will at least furnish full employ the. Creli, and thus diminishing by 10,000 warriors k us r,tunated force o pp ose d to t h e co l on y. B es ides this, it lead ° e borne in mind that all the warriors in Kafir or t eaaa g cannot possiblyti engage, any more than all the men • the in the active duties of the field. The wealth p~yt a 4all e is cattle, and these must be tended, an ern- Oe6 4 7ei l t In which the women and children are never tpealed; 0 engage, Subtracting, therefore, all so em e.l,l la probable that the total amount of the Kafir aOsoe t i . .,"o May actually take the field will amount to heir And when we reflect that these are all Ogr tl ir , -I ,, t e the use of arms from their childhood—that b 5 d . ,,, - ; „ n i u,e of conducting w-rfare is extremely harassing aZlLttect troops ; s Len we estimate their boldness, et/4 t i bt ! Net displayed in all their enterprises, and then i n 4 3, ° all this the difficulties of the country, the result I*ltt e i, % ;li Make our Government proceed with the most lutpa;th e ireeras ection as well as awaken a full deter thoNt'','n to carry forward' whatever measures may be ki te on with that determined courage and persever wil: without which the colony cannot reasonably hope eitii 4drerti t'l •Y for .. decided le...—South African Commer ser. ~ AO st - Pt to the South African Commercial Advertiser.) t ql " Cape Town, June 8, 1846. tqi Y t he frontier post which arrived this morning in has been received to Tuesday, 24 June. t i age , ; i c ( "l n el Somerset had successfully effected the pas- Ogg.° naelatys Drift, with his convoy of eighty-two .eve, 1,48, intended, it is supposed, to relieve and rein is_idecr ' 1 Peddle and for other services. This is de ?;:ir'ess, K.sfirs having gained nothing, and h eir tb f. „ - ,'Y repulsed in a country highly favourable to it7q a f,""e of action. Colonel Somerset had reached Aiii ll 7ed at Breakfast . Vlei on the night of the 31st. I'diiseh's,aheut halt way from the Drift to Fort Peddie, ~t a ti- h ' e would reach by another day's march, by a "htg through Stock's (late Eno's) country to c-10 Settlement, on the border of which it stands. Otis tr i ! ), Somerset's' force is estimated at 1,500. a ",,t" some troops, &c., that were expected to join o rte. e"" the force at Fort Peddie, will enable him The tha t Part of the country, and cover Lower Albany. will, therefore, probably direct their maraud -`',alePrt'iecsi. against the upper part of the line, or the district, lattri, l rs 4,edreas Stockenstrom had just arrived at head. onelttd hare received the following, which may be re qate%fta n correct account of the late attack on Colonel ...e 4 jol t's in, in Fish River Bu'h zith ,certel Somerset moved from Committee's Drift lulp 95 force under his command, at daylight on the i lah s' and bY ten ' .1t had all the waggons across the ' , 41; 4tv er, and formed in order about half a mile beyond. '°„rop a ,., 4 ; ggeni Were divided into several divisions, with ef troops between, and strong flanking parties aF t e c:t satlrui: About four miles from the river, at a steep Nee r ' the advance guard was sharply attacked, and the Mountcd Rifles under Captain 'Oll l , l a ; The whole continued to advance under C a c0n ,5.115 c l 'a for nearly two miles, the guns being well up . " 1 1 t1 i ii , re at, and opportunity being found occasionally th t a them With effect. The ammunition waggons to -e re in front were got through the pass, and ,i`; 11 the opposite height with a gun in position, by Teatimeprest of the ' waggons followed, and by aist 4 ;' 3l . the whole train, 82 in number, was safely on the height. and w! lri ng the advance the cavalry were dismounted, Ni'v ettl 4ll the infantry returned the enemy's fire well and %h ot, b a i, l . ly . . Several of the oxen in the waggots were ° titer " 13 3' active exertions were quickly replaced from Th aggoris. b°lltal ?.1 I°B S of th e t roops was th ree kill e d an d six ners,aem• The lat ter are b e li eve d to b e d o ing well. Six '`'ere shot, among w hi c h were th ree of M aj or d a nd Lieut. Stokes'. 11 gr ° , L ener ny did n o t attempt to molest the camp it Frontier Times, June 2. Vas. - Y a pri vate l etter from Somerset, we learn that a Wie g h " "has been stopped there loaded with gunpowder, kip . person in charge was attempting to smuggle R• ti , "firland, by gi v i ng out t h at t h e cas k s i n w hi c h it plit,le nt ained were filled with brandy and tar. The aPor l i ) '''ho appear to have been desirous of tasting some, tak e ,ing refused their request, were determined to t ile brandy by force, and one of the party, there tho drove his bayonet into a cask, whep immediately k v glttlpowder rushed f orth. We have not heard the 41 e of the party whe has thus b een f ound guilty of the gleitest treason against his country and ggainst the tpub safety. He b e l ongs to G raham's TVWD, as our in titant states, who, however, refuses to say who he is, if 11 1,4 would not even utter the name of the base and traffi c tip Prin elPled wretch who could engag e i n. such a nefa -45 *14113 • The authorities will not fail to make an Pe of this party. H . is crime is . of the blackest die. , ' Q 1414 African Commerc i al Advertmer. 5 13 011.11 N ti INTELLIGENCE. , t tm ip:ETTING AT MANCHESTER.— TUESDAY. IctcTON STAKES.-5 to 1 ast Camera Obscura .q. er i:;) to 1 agst Sister to Pergnlatia-6 to 1 agst Sir llz arcls two (taken ) to I agst June (taken). (laIi.„(zREAT YonKsninE STAKE.— 7 to I agst Morpeth triCi - --7 to 1 agst Quadruped ktaken)-10 to 1 agst Pan -IST L 0 a • ItG IER ? •-6 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes (taken freely)— Elky Traverser-8 to 1 agst Broeardo-10 to 1 agst tglA sttpgt ,'Y - -10 to 1 a gs t Grimston (taken freely)-9 to 1 •Lage (taken)-18 to 1 agst Poynton-30 to 1 agst ~ ARWICK RACES.—WEDNESDAY. aStaWkes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. One mile. kr ; • y t ; , rown Prince, 3 yrs, ist 51b (A. Day) 1 • I : toi t v r Auricula, 3 yrs, 7st 21b Evenus, 6 yrs, 9$ 41b 4 6 5 t04 on Auricula. Won by a length. 'Y Produce Stakes of 50 sous. each, h ft. Mile 11 A vref o m, Course. (8 Subs.) 1 4e 8 West Countryman, Sat 9lb ... .. Walked over. 4 ticl a a ,. — ,'ngton Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if t‘e IN, e e so u , / with 100 heat/ Two miles. The second to re 'lllbrd 8 . , 3 , , and inner to pay 151. to the judge. (59 t ro of whom declared.) 4 0 ,2 1 es Gwalior, 4 yrs, 6st 91b 2 r ti t' 'ln's Camera Obscure, 3 yrs, 4. t 12!b '• a 8 513 to Pergularia, 3 3 rs. sst (5 , 10 extra) t‘ ketl, 8 ° kwing also r o an :—Mr. Crocktord s St. Lawrenc, " 1441 bu t---Ai r. Worley' • Example, 5 yrs, 7st—Mr. Wallet's B lh -8 ' 4 yrs, fist - 5 6 1b—Sir J. Gerard's Morocco, 3 yrs, s;t."'Bll,llr.TAleik,lam's c , by Touchstone, out of Laura, 3 r. Shepperd s Forest Flower, 4 yrs, sst 61b -I.4lswettitigl3l:teg ,3 3, 4 st b. t olt re a ti ee, and '3 12 t d irl t Camera 4j Obscura, 7 to 1 agst St. eachagst Gwaliw, Morocco, Laura 1, 11 16 b ncl Sister to Pergularia. Won by half a length ; the kelween second and third. Sgt d en Plate of for three old, 7st ; four yrs, 9 libsol. ; yrs 31 1) ; Ave, 84 91b ; six Yrs and aged, Bst 131 b ; winne . is ~.,o„_Xtra, mares, &c., alloved 21b. Heats, the Two-mile 4 10. gse. it,.''ordr;;elnierdine's Rolla, 4 yrs ...... ......(Whitehouse) 1 1 es tertield's bc by Don John—Game Lass, 3 yrs 2 2 Iworth's Engineer, 3 yrs - ay Won in a canter. ~ e ueen's Plate of 100 guineas. Heats, two miles. 4 11 ohn D's The Hero, 3 yrs, Bst 21b, walked over. e ° t 6 r Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 15 added. Si r . l Heats, two miles. -• Gerard's Parthian, 6 yrs, walked over. ST. LEGER BETTING AT WARWICK. 5 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken C to 1 agst Sir. O'Brien's The Traverser 9 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy—taken 9 to 1 ag s t G eneral Shubrick's Brocardo 10 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago 1 0 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Grimston 1 8 to 1 agst Lord ChE stertield's Free Lance ' 2 0 to 1 agst Lord E. Russ e ll' s Sti n g 33 to 1 agst Mr. Cranstoun's Cranebrook. 0, "ith 4Evr.L., h" 441) , WEPNESDAY, SEPT. 2.—Lady Hope W a llace, I .„the f. , e r family au_ two e,rriages, arriv e d h ere y es t er d a y by 4 tit oh s 4 eneral Stem Naviaation Company's steam-ship after a delightful trip of only te.i hours, from Black.. 4 3 PRESS THAT KILLED THE CORN LAW.—The tr ee -n g was exhibited on a board carried by the printers in - rade pro cession in Manchester : This is the Press That printed the Circulars That called the Meetings That made the League That formed the Plan That registered the Men That bought the Freeholds That killed the Corn-law. 4'" u tni FRACAS.—We hear that a curious a nd 14,1 fracas has recently occurred on board one of the L tl isti t u r , a cht Club vessels. The yacht was out at sea, some atlo e`e froth land, when a difference of opinion took place oeteer h the noble owner and the captain (a half-pay naval and a very pretty quarrel we understand it was. ti 'ry 1, — .: 3 1 no very gentle or complimentary nature were to-teoe'Y bandied between the belligerents, and at length t 'e owner turned up all hands, and ordered the crew t,,s„ohe.onsider Mr as their captain, and no longer to le lew eentmand . s. On this the valiant halt-pay went 044 1 . and , armi ng hi mse lf w ith a brace of pistols, re t urne d hid y '' and, like the man in the play of the Forest of 13 „e quiet, good lord duke," he said, 414 or, please our grace, I'll shoot your bead NOB Crew at the came time that he was legally their be W t o - i ii, (l .eaamander, and that unless they obeyed his orders tve.,,," treat them as mutineers. It is also reported that Li be 80 far as to threaten to put the noble owner in irons I a• tei; e • h e eiotied any further disturbance. The captain ulti ;eh! i' en lought the vessel into port, but, of course, he now t ," 41° 4 - ,`,,eettimands her. It is said that this strange matter gentl e scope for the display of talent and fun for the t oretn:_ e _n_of the long robe, as law proceedings have already I, 4; x u , r c ea• ;gtlt h GEORGE'S BLOOM/II :5 RY.—On Sunday this •e • e ,',. 7as re -opened for Divine service, having been closed mse.o ra Tts and alterations. The interior is now beautifully ,1M el• At the conclusion of morning prayer, the Hon. w sgr• Villierc, M.A., the rector, addressed the egation on behalf of the Church Pastoral Aid Society, / • 4 7„, hi eh a collection v as made, amounting to 381. L lao ' vs NaTun The Boston Mites says, "An ex rdinar e „Sto ls ,„, Y freak of nature has appeared at Little Rock, 14 24 a , The head of an infant, furnished with hair t i l 4 o - h - j' has produced itself through the side of a little 11 - Y Eight years old. It is supposed that the two have ,w,isnited in the womb, and have grown with each other's 43 / 4 4 . 4, 1111 til nature has taken this means of separating them. " t rOrr 1 4110 t a very rational eunnosition." -A TUE S COURT CIRCULAR. The Hon. Colon( I Grey arrived at Osborne House on Tu.s(lay, and relieved Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk Mar shal) in th duties of Equerry in Waiting to the Queen. Colonel Bouverie also arrived, and relieved the lion. Captain Gordon in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Viscount Palmerston is -rived from Broadlands. _ _ The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, left Osborne House at half-past seven o'clock yesterday morning, to embark in the royal yacht. The Lord Chamberlain went on board the yacht, in attendance upon the Queen. The Lady in Waiting, the Maid of Honour in Waiting, the Hon. Miss Kerr, and the Equerry in Waiting (the Hon. Colonel Grey), were in the royal suite. Lord John Russell took his departure from Osborne House yesterday morning for town. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Prin cess Alice rode yesterday in the plantations of Osborne House. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia and his Serene Highness Prince 'Award of Saxe. We imar, left her reti dence, Marlborough House, at twelve o'clock 3 esterday, to pay a via to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. at Richmond. The royal suite included the Countess Haack, the Earl Howe, the Earl of Thnbigh, and Bari n de Witzleben. The august party occupied two carriages and four. After visiting the Duchess of Gloucester at Richmond, the illustrious party drove in open carriages to Kew Gar'ens, and visited their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz at Kew. Luncheon was served to the royal visiters. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, her Royal Highness the Prireess of Prussia, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and suite, left Kew in the afternoon, and returned to town shortly before seven o'clock. A deputation from the Society of British Artists, con sisting of Messrs. Hassell, Clint, Stevens, Tennant, and Hill, waited on Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home offic-, with reference to the application of the Society for a royal charter of incorporation. The Earl of Elgin had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial. office. Mr. Wilshere, M.P., and the Mayor of Great Yar mouth, had an interview with Mr. Tuffnell at the Trea sury yesterday. Lord Seymour had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday.at the Home-office. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of Ceylon. Lord John Russell returned to town yesterday from a visit to her Majesty, at Osborne House, Isle of Wight. THE MAGAZINES. DOLMAN'S MAGAZINE. To Gulielmus Linweod, M.A., the article entitled " Greek and Latin Poetry at Oxford and Cambridge" will.prove a very bitter pill, to everybody else it will be, in common parlance—nuts! We must acknow ledge that the perusal of those seventeen pages has been altogether a delicious treat ; nor can this be surprising when it is remembered that the principal portion of the compilation is composed of cullings from a work every leaf of which the reviewer truth fully and beautifully observes " glitters with He liconian dew, every page of which is thickly sown with jewels of great price !" Nevertheless, these very quotations derive an additional lustre from the sympathetic and elegant criticism by which they are linked together. We owe a debt of gratitude to whomsoever has furnished us with this delectable melange: nevertheless, we cannot but say that his occasional churlishness at some minor blemishes of composition sounded harshly to us, however much they might have been deserved. Sometimes, indeed, to our thinking his exceptions to a translation amount to something little short of pedantry. For example, he objects to the line— " The flowers run Wild—the flowers we sowed," being rendered thus— " Intonsi exultant flores—quam sevimus hortum." Now, though scarcely literal, we opine that " intonsi exultant flores" is, no doubt, a quaint, but still a very apt and by no means an inelegant version. He calls, moreover, aurati solis" a piece of Haynes Bailey Latinity, and its extravagance is thereby very happily expressed ; but when he places the phrase " g emmea prata" under the same stigma we conceive that his fastidiousness extends rather too far. With a very little trouble we could adduce a list of synonymes to that phrase from the pages of some of our choicest poets—Herrick, Thomson, Marlow, and others. Jewelling and paintinz the green turf are scafeely removed from each other a hair's-breadth as illustrative of the same idea ; and of the latter ex pression a striking specimen recurs to us at this moment. The literary sinner, be it observed, is ano less illustrious personage than Lord Brougham. In a noble hymn, penned many years since by that gifted man—a hymn beginning with the words " There is a Gud! all nature cries"—the following lines occur : " But Thou, too, mad'st that floweret gay To glitter in the dawn; The hand that fired the lamp of day, The bl!:zing comet launch'd away, Painted the velvet lawn" That closing verse is delicately and even exquisitely pencilled : to our mind "gemmea prata" is not a whit less permissible or picturesque. We will not, how ever, tarry over these littlenesses of hypercriticism, though many of the exceptions here made in Dolman would justify us in so doing. We are too thankful to the writer for the pleasure he has afforded us to cavil with him upon these petty asperities of manner. ►Ve must give our readers some inkling of the repast they m.y find in this magazine if they are willing to become partakers ; and we can only do so by transcribing one of the interpolated poems. Nevertheless, we are somewhat baffled to make the selection' " Sing a song of Sixpence," turned into choice Greek and still choicer Latin, tempts us, with its description of the queen in the kitchen, eating bread and honey : " mandit panemque morans regina culina." A charming version of Moore's " Oft in the stilly Night," by Mr. Kennedy, is a still greater tetnpta tion : then there is " Brian O'Linn"—the gentleman with the sheep-skin breeches—in Greek ! a superb translation of "The Burial of Sir John Moore ;" another of Byron's "Isles of Greece," and another of Jonson's " Drink to me only with thine eyes." Here, however, is " Auld Lang Syne," done into Latin by Mr. Drury ; and it is such a beautiful performance that we are induced lo give it entire. We shall be forgiven by the lovers of true poetry. TEMPUS ACTUM. Priscorum immemores ease sodalium, IJipsis ex animo quos adamavirous, Priscorum immemores esse sodalium et Acti temporis—hoc decet ? Acti, care comes, tempOris ob dies, Acti, fide comes, temporis ob dies, Spumantis pateram combibe Crecubi Acti temporis—ob dies. Flores in calathis nos amaranthinos, Una per jugs quot devia legimus, Sed la,soi peregre traximus heu pedes Acti temporis a die. Quin solem ad medium margine fontem Certatim vitreo fluorine lusimus : Atqui inter fremuit nos mare fiuctuum Acti temporis a die. Amplexum, comes o tide, morabimur Dulcum—labra labris et manibus manum ? Depromptm quis erit jam modus amphorae Acti temporis ob dies. Potantes cyathi lege videbimus Utt r Threiciam siccet amystidem : Plenum fundite, 10, fundite Cancubum Acti temporis ob dies. Acti, care comes, temporis ob dies, Acti, tide comes, temporis ob dies, Spunaantis pateram combibe Cecubi Acti temporis ob dies. So much for this delightful contribution. "The Dihre, ch's Legacy," by John Keegan, is a singular fragment of romance, and will be perused with plea sure. "The Vicissitudes of Illustrious Men" are continued as usual, and the extraordinary history of that extraordinary man Sir Walter Raleigh furnishes the author with a noble subject. The article is written with enthusiasm, and the character of our great hero drawn dispassionately throughout. The readers of the Dolman will assuredly welcome such scenes as—Raleigh and Spencer conversing by an Irish river by twilight—Raleigh smoking his silver pipe at midnight from a lattice overlooking the Thames—Raleigh caressing his child Carew in a dungeon of the Tower—Raleigh near the shores of America—and Raleigh on the scaffold at West minster. A most agreeable criticism upon the writ ings of Mrs. Warren, by Mr. Ivers—giving the mead of praise so justly due to a man who always writes so well—concludes-an admirable number. DOUGLAS JERROLD'S. For the last two or three months we have missed " Juniper Hedgehog" from his accustomed stand. Where lingers that Prince of Cabmen?—Parliament is up—the Opera and the party going season is over —the large theatres are closed—the weather is fine —for cabmen this should be a time of leisure; let us hope, therefore, that Juniper Hedgehog will ply his pen now that his whip is at leisure; or rather that he will lash the asses of the earth, seeing that he now has little call to lash the horses thereof, and that he will come out " strong" in the next number. We can ill spare our modern Diogenes. Moreover, we miss " St. Giles and St. James." In stead, therefore, we have a long tale by William Howitt, anent t‘ Sampson Hocks and his Man, Joe Ling," a well told tale of the doings of a modern Sir Giles Overreach and his man Marrall—a true picture of a village tyrant and usurer, albeit the catastrophe is somewhat improbable, for it is very improbable that a cunning fellow like Sampson Hooks should, after having embezzled his own note of hand for 1001., have kept the note to .be produced in evidence against him—the true §umpeoll Uccle N,_____LONDON, THURSDAY would have destroyed it; but had he done so " po etical justice" would ha% e been offended. The tale, as we have said, is well told, but we could have been well content, if we could not have both, to have exchanged " Sampson Hooks and Joe Ling" for " St. James and St. Giles—William Howitt for Douglas Jerrold. We have, however, the " History for Young England,"and the story of the Mad Parliament is well told and ad mirably commented on. The paper on " the True Sup port of Genius" is admirable, because it is plain, good, honest common sense. We commend it to the attentive study of all those who drivel puny sentimentalisms about genius dying for lack of patronage. Angus Reach furnishes a smart article on the aristocratic mania for a multitude of names bestowed by a baptism in the waters of the Jordan, and we have an eloquent plead ing for the abolition of the punishment of death in a paper, entitled " The Gibbet—its Death and Burial." In this, as in all the preceding numbers of this most suggestive magazine, there i 3 mush to meditate on, much instruction pleasantly communicated ; but still we miss our old friends Juniper Hedgehog and St. Giles and St. James. THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE REVIEW. " Historical Fallacies," is the commencement of a series chiefly remarkable for its audacity. The wri ter absolutely endeavours to prove that THE SPARTANS WERE NOT BRAVE! It has been cunningly sug gested to us that the writer of this article can be no other than Colonel Mitchell—the redoubtable Colonel Mitchell—the man who received a bit of plate from the Emperor Nicholas (a toothpick or something of that description) for traducing the memory of a dead enemy of Russia! Surely there is the master-hand in the very object of the paper. " The Spartans were not Brave !"—"Napoleon had no talent !"—the pater nity looks suspicious enough. Somewhere towards the conclusion of the last century an Englishman published a theory in which he endeavoured to show that the sun was literally a gi gantic mass of ice radiating light and heat, a hypothesis little inferior to the one that the moon is made cf green cheese. Well, here in September,' 1846, an anonymous scribe undertakes to demon strate that the Lacmdemonians were cowards. Talk of our advancement in enlightenment indeed ! Bah! Generations upon generations, heroes after heroes, have reverenced, nay, so to speak, have worshipped the almost divine valour of these same Spartans : Plutarch has memorialised the intrepidity and nearly superhuman devotiOn of that race : their splendid ex hibition of patriotism at Thermopylw has become a howehold truth—a spectacle for the emulation of mankind, and The Oxford and Cambridge Review has at last discovered that the whole is an agreeable fabrication. " The fellows were arrant poltroons," says the writer, " and men have hitherto been dolts to worship them for a virtue they never possessed." " Buzz ! buzz !" said Hamlet the Dane to Polonius. " Buzz! buzz!" say we to the author of " Historic Fallacies" We commend the whole race of grumblers in England to the paper headed " Necessaries of Life." It will render their vision less jaundiced—it will ease their blood of much bile, and dispel many of the lugubrious meditations. It is singular to reflect upon that unanswerable fact, that many of those things which are called the necessaries of life by our peasantry were literally the luxuries of Crcesus and Cleopatra. " Pierre D'Aubusson" is completed, and forms an enthralling and instructive piece of biogra phy. " The Colliery and Mining Districts" must be read and re-read—it deserves it. " Church and State" is of considerable importance among the contributions to the present number. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTEL- LIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Lords of the Admi ralty are expected to arrive here this evening at ten minutes past six, on their annual official visit of inspec tion. Their Lordships dine this evening with Sir Charles Ogle. The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Johnston, returned this morning from Lisbon, whither libe had conveyed dispatches for the Commander•in Chief of the squadron of evolution, Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker. She arrived at Lisbon on the 21 it ult., and found lying there the Trafalgar, 120, Captain Nott, with the broad pendant of Commodore Sir J. G. Bremer, protecting British interests ; and the Superb, 80, Captain Stephens (acting). Captain Corry had not joined, not having gone out in the Comet, which re mained a day at Lisbon to coal, and then went in search of the squadron of evolution, which she found a few hours' run off this port on Saturday, the 22d ult., and delivered her dispatches. The Admiral had in his com pany at the time the St. Vincent, 120, Captain Sheppard bearing the pendant of Commodore Sir F. Collier; the Queen, 110, Captain Sir Henry Leeke ; the Rod ney, 92, Captain Collier ; the Albion, 90, Captain af • • a Loekyer ; the Canopus, 84, Captain Moresby ; the Van guard, 80, Captain Wiles ; the Raleigh, 50, Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert ; the Constance, 50, Captain Sir Baldwin Walker ; the Eurydice, 26, Captain Elliot ; the Spartan, 26, Captain Symonds (the latter four forming the frigate experimental squadron under Sir T. Herbert, which had joined the large fleet on the preceding day) ; the Rattler, screw steam-sloop, Captain Smith ; the Cy clops steam-sloop, Captain Lapidge; and the Polyphemus steam-sloop, Commander M'Cleverty. The Comet received letters and dispatches from the Admiral and the squadron, and left on her return on Sunday, the 23d ult., put into Corunna from the preva lence of north-easterly winds, where she coaled, which place was at that time in a state of considerable excite ment from the probability of a rising of the popu'ace. The town was under martial law. Mr. Northcote, master, came home from the fleet in the Comet to resume his du'ies as assistant-master attendant of Chatham Dockyard, having been relieved by Mr. Thompson. Mr. Smith, second master of the Trafalgar, also invalided in the Comet, which brou4ht invalids and mails, which latter she landed at Plymouth last evening. The Orestes, 18, Commander Cannon, arrived this morning at Spithead from the Mediterranean, her period of service having expired. The Garland steam-packet, Master-Commander Smithett, arrived last night from Dover, to attend upon her Majesty during her next marine excursion. The Nautilus, 8, Commander M'Donnell, arrived to day from her cruising ground off Brighton, to replenish water and provisions. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Commander Lord A. Fitzelarence, left this morning for Cowes. CHATHAM, SEPT. I.—Commander Hugh Goold is ap pointed to the Ocean, 80 guns, flag-ship, Rear-Admiral Sir E. D. King, K.C.H. at Sheerness. He succeeds Commander Fit ming, and Lieutenant Charles Haydon is succeeded by Lieutenant Charles B. Stockdale. Lieu tenant C. Haydon is appointed to the service of the Ordinary at this port, and we sincerely believe much regretted by all at Sheerness who had any intercourse with him; and the very high order and efficiency in which he has left that ship reflects the highest honour and credit on him. His gallant services are too well known to require comment. In 1810 Mr. Haydon was Mid shipman of the Ramillies at the capture of Linois' squa dron; in the Epervier, at the taking of the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix; in the Cherub at Martinique, served in her boats in an unsuccessful attempt to burn the French frigates Felicitti and Furieuse, in Basse terre, Guadeloupe, under a heavy fire; and at the de struction of the two French frigates under that island. Was in the Pompee at the subsequent capture of that island; commanded a gun-boat at the siege of Cadiz, and was present at the surrender of Genoa. After such services, it is surprising that a First Lord professing to promote men that have been under fire in preference to others should have passed over this officer, he having been thirty-six years a lieutenant and first lieutenant of a flagship. Tne North Star, 36 guns, Captain Sir James Home, C. 8., is ordered to this port to be paid off; she is ex pected this afternoon. Her station has been in the East Indies, and she has been out five years.. This morning a detachment from the depot of the 46th Regiment, consisting of 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 52 rank and file, left Chatham Barracks under com mand of Captain David Fyffe, with Ensign G. F. Dallas, for Gravesend, there to embark on board a steam-vessel for Harwich, for the purpose of relieving a detachment of the provisional battalion at present stationed there. A detachment of the 2d battalion of the 60th Rifles, consisting of 4 sergeants, 1 bugler, and 42 rank and file, under command of Lieutenant H. E. Warren, also left this morning, for Tilbury-fort, for the purpose of reliev ing a detachment of the provisional battalion; and 1 subaltern, 4 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 44 rank and file, left the provisional battalion for duty at Upnor Castle, to relieve the depOt at present stationed there. ROYAL ARTILLERY. GENERAL ORDER. Woolwich, Aug. 29. Her Majesty is pleased to approve .of the following promotions in the Royal Regiment of Artillery:- 1. Major-General Joseph Webb Tobin, to be Colonel Commandant, vice Lord Bloomfield, deceased; dated 16th August, 1846. 2. Major-General Richard Luken Brough, to be Colonel Commandant, vice Wulff, deceased; dated 17th August, 1846. 3. His Lordship the Master-General has been pleased to appoint Major-General Sir Thomas Downman, C. 8., to be Colonel Commandant of the Royal Horse Artil lery, in the room of Lord Bloomfield, deceased; Major- General Tobin is therefore posted to the third battalion. 4. Second Lieutenant J. Godby is transferred from Major Rowland's company 9th battalion to Major Ot way's company 3d battalion, by order of the Master- G eneral. (Signed) IL D. ROSS, Deputy-Adjutant-General. THE SPORTING REVIEW. The editor proceeds gloriously with his " Hand book of the Chase ;" it will be, inestimable when finished. A portrait of Mendicant, the winner of the Oaks, by that prince of veterinary painters, J. F. Herring, sen., forms the principal embellishment; the other engraving is from a clever sketch by Bate man, "Take them while they're in the humour," and decidedly, judging from appearances, such as the heap of trout upon the bank, the angler with his back turned towards us, finds them excellently in the humour. "Adventures of a Hunter" proceed with considerable spirit; and, as Scribble has in this num ber just conveyed the hunter as far as cover for the first time, we may anticipate a famous chapter in October. Harry Hieover, in his very utilitarian contributions, "Sound and Unsound Horses," treats of the defects discoverable in equine eyes, and also of all blemishes in their wind, ex. gr. broken wind, thick wind, inflammation of the lungs, roaring, wind sucking, and whistling. " The difference between whistling and roaring," saith Harry Hieover, " and the propriety of purchasing a horse that whistles, is merely the difference of music between the trombone and the penny trumpet. I de test both ; my reader may like both, or prefer one to the other !" A Letter from New Brunswick "is lively enough; and the article on " English Sports " welcome enough. All the other contributions, ap pertaining to recent or forthcoming events in the sporting world, are smartly written, and will be generally acceptable. • MONTHLY PRIZE ESSAYS. This publication (undertaken somewhat upon a similar plan as that which regulated a periodical en titled Tegg's Magazine) improves and mellows as it proceeds. One feature in it we would especially particularise—almost every contribution seems to be actuated by some sound moral purpose. Whether this be an affectation we know not, but it is manifest throughout. " Boarding- school Edu cation," for example, is producf•d as a cor rection to a pernicious system of tuition : the essay on the " Life and Death of Haydon" advocates the remembrance of indigent genius : a brief poem, called " The Dressmaker," is a wishy-washy ad dendum to the memorable " Song of the Shirt :" and the piper on " Public Punishment" we must pre sume to have sprung from a kindred benevolence. All these are essentially of a moral cast ; and though the work assumes from that circumstance a rather solemn and staid appearance, it is not the less genial on that account. The biographical and critical article on the celebrated John Paul Richter—one of the most remarkable men in literature, and one of the most eccentric and imaginative—is to our mind the most able contribution in the number. SHARPE'S LONDON MAGAZINE. From the spirited manner in which this continues to be conducted, it appears to be proceeding prospe rously. It is a kind of compromise between the old Penny Magazine and a modern journal of light litera ture. The articles are varied and evidence talent ; some original, others quotations; the embellishments are neat and picturesque, instance the one to Fanny Leigh, Queen Mary, and Peter Botte. One thing is certain—there is plenty of good material for the money. ABD-EL-FADER. (From El Clamor Publico.) " For a long time past Ahd-el•Kader has kept up an active correspondence with the Emperor of Morocco and hi., Ministers, who have always supplied him with powder, muskets, and uniforms for his troops ; and those supplies, of the value of several millions of rials, have always been punctually paid for. The Emir also pro• cures the same articles from Gibraltar, through the medium of some English and Jewish houses, which have agents in the empire ; several of them are Consuls of France on the coast of Morocco. This accounts for the Emperor's refusal to admit as Consul Captain Pellissier,. who certainly would not have suff,red such a trade. The Emperor, however, has never concealed his admiration of Ab-el-Kader --- an admiration amounting to fanaticism, as they may have seen who have lived in the intimacy of either the Emir or Emperor. We shall mention but one fact in confirmation of what we state. Until the French expedition to Morocco and the battle of Isly took place, the Emperor professed a sort of a.dora- . . tion towards him, whom lie called the Defender of the Faith,' and whose celestial mission he was the first to revere. The austerity of Abd-el-Kader's life,his talents and virtues, in some measure justified the Emperor's veneration, is hich was so great that it extended to the very things that belonged to the Etnir. Thus, very often, after some of Abd-el-liader's warlike deeds, Abd-el-Rhaman would person ally write to him, and demand, as precious relics, his sword, burnous, or some other article worn by him. When the Emperor received these gifts, he used to put them into a chapel he had built for the purpose in his palace, and where they were exposed to the veneration of his household and the faithful. Whether real or fic titious, that superstitious admiration which has been communicated to all the Moors may raise doubts as to the Emperor's good faith, when he recently gave France assurances of his sincere friendship. In addition to his relations with the Emperor of Morocco, Abd-el-Kader has kept up a correspondence with the Beys of Tripoli and Tunis, with the Pacha of Egypt, the Sultan of Con stantinople, and the Ulemas of Mecca. All have replied, praising his bravery, and promising him their services. The Ulemas have sent him a gold seal, of the size of a piastre, as a proof of their satisfaction, and an encourage ment to his persevering in his desperate warfare against the infidels. It is with this gift that Ahd- el-Kader seals his dispatches. In the intervals of repose that his wars leave him, Abd-el Kader coins copper and silver money, whereby he makes a profit of two hundred per cent. Upon these coins is the inscription—" Victory depends on God, and with his help nothing is impossible." These coins are struck at Fckdempt. The Emir has also created decorations, one of gold the other of silver, called Chika ; they have the shape of an ostrich feather, and weigh two ounces. When he confers them he assem• Wes the chiefs composing his council and staff, orders the individual who is to be favoured with the decoration to be introduced into his tent, places it on his head, and after praying, bless( s him." ITAN - ING AN EYE. TO Busr4Ess.—During a trial in the assize couch, at Bristol, this week, a gentleman was taken ill, and was removed from the Court by a member of the legal profession. As the latter was assisting his sick friend up Broad-street, a person, making a low bow, popped a card into his hand and solicited the honour of his pa— tronage. The card contained the name and address of an' undertaker, with the significant addendum, "Funerals com pletely fi eryod 'Mercury, REGIMENTAL ORDER. AUGUST 29, 1846.—1 n order that the responsible duties of the captain of the day shall not be broken in upon, the commandant directs that the captain next for guard shall hold himself in readiness to conduct foreigners of distinction round the Royal Arsenal. Sect. 1, item 5, of the standing orders to be amended accordingly. --; 1111E IJOUSEHOLD TROOPS.—Yesterday the household troops changed quarters in the following order :—The Ist battalion of the Grenadier Guards, stationed for the last six months at St. George's Barracks, Charing-cross, moved from that station to Winchester, relieving the 2d battalion of the Coldstream Guards, which proceeded to Portman-street. - The 2d battalion of the Grenadier Guards marched from Wellington Barracks to St. John's-wood and out quarters, relieving the Ist bat talion of the Coldstream, which proceeded to St. George's Barracks. The 3d battalion of the same corps marched from Windsor to the Tower, from which the battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards marched to Windsor. The Ist battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards moved from Portman-street to Wellington Barracks. The distances to and from Winchester and Windsor, &c., were effected by railway, as usual. Seve ral of the officers are now on furlough. The barracks are in pretty good order, and the men in the enjoyment of wonted health. There is no foundation for the various reports abroad on the subject of a brevet. It may, perhaps, be added, that the expense of such a proceeding to the country would be pretty considerable at the present time. The depot of the 81st Foot will form the guard of honour in the event of her Majesty proceedini , to Jersey. The head-quarters of this corps are in Canada. Sixty gentlemen have been gazetted as comets or ensigns in the army during the preceding month, twenty five only of whom have purchased their commissions, varying in price from 4501. to 1,2001. each, and amount ing in the aggregate to the sum of 13,7801. The following non-commissioned officers have been presented with commissions during the month, and have also received the bounty of 1001. to assist them in their outfit as commissioned officers :—Sergeant-major J. Croker to be quartermaster in the 6th Foot ; Sergeant major Thomas Knott to be ensign in the 4th Foot ; Quartermaster-sergeant G. Pollard to be quartermaster in the 6th Foot ; Sergeant-major P. Carroll to be quartermaster in the 97th Foot ; Colour-sergeant R. Fortune to be quartermaster in the 23d Foot ; Sergeant major J. Harvey to be ensign in the Cape Mounted Rifles ; Sergeant-major J. Gough to be quartermaster in the Rifle Brigade ; Sergeant-major S. Taylor to be quartermaster in the 71st Foot. Thirty. six ensigns have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant; seventeen without purchase, and nineteen by purchase. Amount which has thereby changed hands, 6,800/., the regulated difference for the commissions vary ing from 2001. to 8401. Twenty-two lieutenants have been promoted to the rank of captain; eight without purchase, and fourteen by purchase. Amount which has thereby changed hands, 21,370/., the regulated difference for the commissions varying from 1,100/. to 2,750/. each. Eight captains have been promoted to the rank of major ; three without purchase, one by brevet, and four by purchase. Amount which has thereby changed hands, 5,099/., the regulated difference for the commis sions varying from 949/. to 1,400/. each. Two majors have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel ; one without purchase, and one by brevet. Thirteen assistant -surgeons have bQen promoted to the rank of surgeon, and fourteen medical gentlemen have received c ommissions as assistant-surgeons. THE BANK ROBBERY AT BEItN----VIC K.—The authori ties of Berwick have completed their investigation into this extraordinary case, and have determined upon committing Mrs. Thompson, the wife of the manager, for trial at the next Neirthumberland assizes. A very strong feeling of sympathy is manifested in her behalf by the inhabitants of Berwick, more especially in the more respectable circles, with whom she and and her husband have very extensively mixed. Few of the circumstances connected with the case have been allowed to transpire beyond those already published, the magisterial inquiry having been conducted with closed doors. It is understood, however, that various points have been discovered which, though trivial in themselv es , are important when considered in conne xion with other facts. Fur in stance, black thread exactly corresponding in colour and quality with that with which the bedding had been re sewed after the money had been secreted, has been found in Mrs. Thompson's workbox ; and it ale.o appears that on the night of the robbery she deposited the keys of the bank in a box, or safe, in her bedroom, and placed the small key in her pocket. The female servant w h o slept in the same room, the subject, now as on absent during the positiveall a s t t a fi t e r s s t night for about an hour, and on returning washed her hands. thatp professedhermi s n t r o e r s a s n e w e Mr. Burdis, one of the directors of the bank, has been en gaged in an examination of letters found in Mrs. Thomp son's possession, and one expression used by her husband, in a letter writtea some time ago, has been much dwelt upon; it is, " Burn my letters, or they will tell tales." As . adon A 8 the unfortunate woman can be removed she will be sent to North gaol, MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1846. DERBY ELECTION. DERBY, TUESDAY AFTERNOON.—The Tories have been very busy canvassing and publishing lying hand art' they seem to be tolerably confident of a ma jority of 150 votes. We must bear in mind, however, that in trusting to the division in the ranks of the Li berals on the Maynooth question, they are depending on a broken staff. Mr. Strutt has already succeeded in smoothing away some of the rough of the opposition on that score, and will yet succeed to a still greater extent. The subjoined handbill has b, en circulated in reply to the one put forth as from a meeting of Protestant Non conformists:— As a wrong impression is abroad relative to the character and proceedings of the meeting of Protestant Nonconformists, held in the Baptist Chapel, in St. Mary's-gate, yesterday morning, it has been thought right that a brief explanatory statement should be pub lished. It has been reported, and seems to be generally believed, that this meeting was comprised of several hundreds of Nonconformists, that the proceedings Here perfectly unanimous, and that it was resolved, if possible, to prevent the return of Mr. Strutt, in consequence of his vote on the Maynooth question. Neither of these assertions is correct. The meeting consisted of about fifty persons ; and so far from the proceedings being unanimous, a difference of opinion was loudly expressed; the original proposition, as.published, was met by an amendment of unqualified support to Mr. Strutt, which, after a protracted discussion, was lost by a majority of not more than ten or a dozen votes. Several parties did not vote either way. No authority was given by the meeting for the publication of its proceedings. " W. M. COOPER. " W. 11. JONES, " Derby, Sept. 1, 1846." Mr. Strutt has been cross-questioned by the Rev. J. Gawthorn (Independent) on various matters. We subjoin the discussion, as it is of public interest : Mr. GAWTHORN said that he quite approved of the reasons which induced Mr. Strutt to accept the office to which he had been appointed, and he thought the con stituency of the borough would be unanimous in that respect.—(Cheers.) Mr. Strutt had referred to a gen tleman, who, it was said, was to be put forward as a candidate, chiefly on the ground of dissatisfaction with Mr. Strutt's vote on the Maynooth endowment. The Baronet alluded to might be a very good man, but he was not in Parliament when that grant was made ; they had had no experience of him, and could not certainly know how he would have voted on that question, as not only a large body of Whigs, but a great number of Tory Churchmen also voted for the measure.—(liesr, hear.) But while Sir Digby Mack worth thought it was very unjust to tax Protestants for the support of Popery, he had no objection to tax Catholics and Dissenters for the support of his own sect. —(Loud cheers.) He wished to keep up the Irish Church in all in its extent, and Mr. Gawthorn feared, in its enormous abuses too.—(Hear, hear.) A man of such otsesided justice was not entitled to our confidence_ and support.—(Cheers.) But Mr. Gawthorn felt it was a duty he owed to himself, to Mr. Strutt, and to no small number of the electors, honestly to declare his own entire disapproval of Mr. Strutt's vote on the May nooth endowment—a disapproval in which millions—he repeated, in which millions coincided. But as that was past, he thought we had a right to make some inquiry respecting the future ; and he took the liberty to ask, if it was proposed to Parliament to endow the Romish priesthood from the public finances, would Mr. Strutt support that unjust measure?—unjust, because it would be taxing one man to maintain the religious opinions and observances of another.—(Hear, hear.) Govern ment had no money to give to the Romish priests, without taking it out of our pockets ; was it right, then, that we should be taxed for such a purpose ? No man was more sensible than he was that the Irish Catholics are shamefully oppressed.—(Cheers.) Great injustice is done by forcing them to support a church of which they conscientiously disapprove, and they ought to be relieved ; but the method proposed was opposed to religion and equity. We ought not to attempt justice to them by doing injustice to others. The only way to do them justice without wrong to others, was to free them from all forced contributions to a church of which they conscientiously disapprove.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. STRUTT was extremely obliged to his friend Mr. Gawthorn for haring given him this opportunity of ex plaining his vote on the Maynooth grant, and would be happy to answer the question which Mr. Gawthorn had put to him. The College of Maynooth had been es tablished about half a century ago by the Protestant Parliament of Ireland a Parliament in which no Roman Catholic could hold a seat, although an im mense majority of the Irish people were of that religion. That Protestant Parliament having experienced the evil arising from 'the Roman Catholic priests being edu cated abroad, where they became disaffected to the institutions of their own country, determined to establish a college for them in Ireland. Being Protes tants themselves, they would, no doubt, have been glad to render the Irish people Protestants also ; but as this was impossible, they wished (so far as they were able) to render their priests good subjects. The College of Maynooth was instituted on these grounds, and has ever since continued to receive an endowment from the public purse, having been supported by all the successive Go vernments, of all political parties, which have existed during that time. In consequence of the great increase of population of late years, and the additional number of priests required, the sum which had been annually voted had become quite insufficient for the support of the col lege in a state of common comfort and decency, and a Bill was proposed by Sir Robert Peel to make the necessary increase in the endowment, and to put the college on a better footing. It was admitted on all sides, either that this Bill ought to pass, or that the college should be abolished altogether, and no choice was given but be tween these two alternatives. Under these circum stances he had to consider the effect of his vote upon the condition of Ireland. lie could not look upon the grant as a new and detached question. lie had to de termine whether, considering the immense revenues pos sessed by the Protestant Church of Ireland (revenues, be it observed, which had been taken away from the great body of the people and conferred upon a small minority), whether, considering the grants which were annually made by Parliament for the support of Protestant Dis senters in Ireland, it would be just and wise to deprive the Roman Catholics (being the great majority of the people) of the small pittance which they had possessed for more than half a century. He knew that those of his friends who were attached to the voluntary system would say that they were guilty of no injustice, inasmuch as they are equally opposed to the endowments of the Pro • testant Church, and that they would treat both on an equal footing. But they must recollect that they had at present no power of putting an end even to the grossest abuses existing in the Irish Church ; and if he and the rest of the Liberal party had joined Sir Robert Inglis and other enemies of religious liberty in defeating the Maynooth Bill, they would afterwards have found these men the most strenuous supporters of the endowments of the Charch.—(Cheers.) Acting on the Christian principle of "Do as you would be done by "- -(Loud cheers)—he would place himself in the situation of a poor Irish Catholic, and he could not but feel that if he were told that a regard for, the voluntary principle required that the small allowance made to Maynooth College should be taken away, whilst the immense revenues of the Irish Church and the votes to Protestant Dissenters remained untouched, he should be treated with gross injustice.— (Loud cheers.) Acting, therefore, on this principle, and having a due regard to the feelings of the Irish people, and to the maintenance of the connexion between the two countries, he had felt it his duty to support the May nooth Bill.—(Erear, hear.) He came next to Mr. Gaw thorn'6 question, which he had much pleasure in answer- ing. lie wished, however, first to state, that he had al ways been, as Mr. Gawhorn well knew, opposed to pledges as to particular votes. He thought that every candidate was bound to make the fullest explanation of his opinions to his constituents, and if they had so low an opinion of his character as to believe that he would be likely to change his opinions without sufficient reason, it was their proper course not to elect such a man.— (Loud cheers.) Without, therefore, pledging limself on any particular vote, he entirely agreed with Mr. Gawthorn as to the injustice of taxing one man for the support of another man's religion—(Cheers)—and his opinion was, like Mr. Gawthorn's, entirely adverse to any measure for taxing the people of England for the endowment of the Roman Catholic priesthood of Ire- land.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. GAWTHORN—If money was to be given to May nooth, why was it not taken from the superfluous reve nues of the Irish Church, as Mr. Ward proposed? The grant of nearly 40,0001. per annum to the Presbyterians in Ireland is not to Protestant Dissenters; the recipients are advocates of a church establishment. They are now begging for further grants from the public purse—will Mr. Strutt comply with their request ? As to what is in England called the Regium Donum, it is an annual grant of about 4,000 L, voted for the descendants of the French Protestant refugees, some of the poor of St. Mar tin's-in-the-Fields, and Protestant Dissenting ministers. The dissenting ministers of the Congregational order, and the Baptists, have repeatedly protested against this grant, and prayed that it may be discontinued. Mr. Hume has given notice that the next time it is proposed he will move that it be not allowed; will Mr. Strutt sup port that motion? No denomination has a right to re ceive a shilling from the national taxation. I therefore inquire, in brief, whether Mr. Strutt will oppose all grants from the public purse to any religious body, and for any religious purpose whatever? Mr. STRUTT spoke again shortly, in reply to Mr. Gawthorn, explaining that he had himself voted for Mr. Ward's amendment for taking the funds for the endow ment of Maynooth out of the surplus revenues of the Irish Church—(" Hear, hear," from Mr. Gawthorn),— which he thought would have been the proper course ; and it was only on this amendment being rejected by a large majority that he consented to this payment being continued to be made out of the general revenue of the country. Mr. Strutt also explained that rresbyterians actually were Dissenters in Ireland. With respect to Mr. Gawthorn's last question, he must repeat that he concurred in Mr. Gawthorn's general principle, but that (for reasons which he had already stated) he must de cline giving an absolute pledge which would bind him under circumstances which he might not at present be able to foresee, and would send him to a deliberative as sembly without the power of deliberation. • Mr. Strutt's answers gave great satisfaction, and were loudly cheered. The nomination will take place at nine o'clock to morrow morning. The contest is expected to be a severe one, but the result will be in Mr. Strutt's favour. TEMPERANCE MEETINC.—A public meeting, which, grew out of the proceedings of the World's Temperance , ' Convention, took place on Tuesday at Bishopsgate Chapel,l Bishopsgate-street. Its object was to combine the benefits of temperance with education, and more especially with Sun-' clay teaching. Several of the most eminent of the American delegates were pre , ent, among whom we observed Dr.l Beecher, the Rev. Mr. Patton, the Rev. Mr. Brainerd, &c. The chair was taken by G. C. AttWQod, EEN• THE 1 EGISTRATIONS CC CY OF LONDON. On Tc€slay the,: .otices of claLlas and objections to the list of voters were‘. 1 , osted on the church doors, and it would appear tiara them that the I?•egistration Court of the City of 11,oactio n is chosen as the grand arena for plitic.:l wet-Fort) 4 . :or the metropolitao districts. The claims and objecti ens are more numerws than on any former occasion, o wing, no doubt, in a great measure, to the belief that the new Parliament will be elected from the next registry. The partisans and agents on either side are busily eng aged in making preparations for the ensuing contest, a ad great expectations are felt for the result. The object ions are as follow . LIVERY LIST. Liberals .. Conservativ as . 283 560 Total livery objections It must be obser ved, however, that several of those are objected to by b nth parties; for misdesc r ipti on , c h ange 7ue objections to the householders'Hol 7SEHOLDERS' LIST. o l list arc residence, e u n n c p e ;e ls4 ce e d . e numerous. Liberals Conservatives Total boa iehoiders' objections 4,315 The claims on th,3 livery list were never before so small, being only two• Liberals and one Conservative. On the householders' li: It, of claims the Liberals have made 304; the Conservatives have wide none whatever. It is believed tha t tho reviliion will commence on the earliest day allowed by law, vim., the 15th of Septmnber, in constquence of tl ie great mass of business to be trans acted. CITY OF WESTMINSTER. The business oS: the revision for the City of West minster will this y ear be quite of an ca.:parte character, amd forms a new feature in the registration for this city. For the first time since the passing of the Reform Bill the Conservatives 'Lave neither made claims nor taken objections, consewently the whole of the business to be brought before the. Revising Barrister emanates from the Liberal party. Th. 3 agents of the Conservative party will, however, be present to watch the registration pro ceedings. The following statement shows the number of claims and objections : CLAIMS. OBJECTIONS. House- Scot House- Scot molders. and Lot. holders. and Lot. St. Anne St. Clement Danes 3 ... 14 ... St. George St. James 9 ... 2 ... 14 ... 1 St. John St. Margaret ll3 ... ... 47 ... 5 St. Martin in-the-Fields 3 ... 1 ... 18 6 St. Mary-le-Strand St. Paul, Covent-garden 1 8 3 Precinct of the Savoy — 1 Total 232 35 35 We stated that nearly 600 voters have been disqua lified in the parish of St. Margaret's alone, through ne gligence of the parties, for which subsequent proceed ings will be taken. MIDDLESEX. Up to Tuesday evening the lists from the different districts had not been received, consequently no opinion could be formed as to the amount of new claims. The number of objections are about equal on each side, viz., 750 Liberals and 750 Conservatives ; considerably be low those taken by the Liberals alone last year. The particulars will be made public in the course ot'a few days. SEWING SILK.—On a recent importation into one of the principal outports of a parcel of sewing silk, from Hong- Kong (China), the party paid the duty leviable on manu factures of silk not particularly enumerated, &c., 15 percent. on the value of the same, upon which it was delivered for home use by t he officers of the revenue. The importer being subsequently informed that he had entered it under a wrong denomination, and that he should have described it as being organzine thrown silk, and which is free of duty, made appli cation for the duty to be returned. The matter involving a question of some importance, it was referred to the heads of the department in London. It appears that some years since an importation of the same description of article took place, and was entered by the proprietor at a low rate of duty, but was detained by the officers of the revenue as being liable to a higher rate of duty, as organzine thrown silk, and was sub sequently directed to be charged with the then higher rate of duty leviable on that article. The article sewing silk not having been inserted in previous tariffs, it necessarily could not be specifically declared free under that particular head; but by the recent Act the article organzine thrown silk has been declared to be free of duty, and as it has been ruled that sewing silk, dyed, was organzine thrown silk, and subject to that rate of duty when it was higher than the other descrip tion of silk manufacture mentioned, it is deemed that it is now entitled to the privilege conferred by the new Act, and it has been decided to be admissible free of duty. The sewing silk alluded to is imported from China, but is not considered equal to the sewing silks manufactured in this country. THE PARLIAMENTARY PBINTERs.—After the labours of a protracted session the printers in the employ of Mr. Hansard, about 250 in number, went down to Brighton on Monday morning, and dined at the King and Queen, where an excellent dinner was provided for them. 31r. Hansard, who was himself staying in Brighton, did them the honour to take the chair. After the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were proposed, after which the health of Mr. Hansard was given by the senior compositor, and, it is perhaps needless to add, responded to with the utmost enthusiasm. We understand that Mr. Hansard be haved most liberally to his men. Inspector Partridge, a most intelligent and active officer of the A division of Metropolitan Police, has lately (from the efficient services he has rendered the country by bringing Hocker, Beaumont Smith, Oxford, and other noto rious criminals to justice, and from his being an excellent linguist and translator) been appointed to a lucrative situa tion as commissioner of police for the Isle of France. ROBBERY OF EIGHT HUNDRED POUNDS IN GOLD AND SILVER AT THE NORWICH RAILWAY TERMINUS.—NOR TUESDAY.—ConsiderabIe interest was excited in this city yesterday, by a robbery of the most extensive character, which took place at the terminus of the Norfolk Railway. According to the information furnished the writer by the railway authorities and the police, it appears that immediately after the arrival of the first down-train, it was discovered that the cash box of the company, and which was kept in the office attached to the station, had been emptied, and its contents, amounting to upwards of 8001. in gold and silver, carried off. The key was still remaining in the lock, but the cash, what had become of it, nobody knew. The necessary alarm was given to the officials of the company, and infotmation of the depredation was promptly forwarded to Mr. Garrington, the chief constable of the city, when a most active search was instituted. A large number of his force were posted in all parts with a view of tracing the plunder, but up to a late hour not the slightest clue could be obtained. A general opinion seems to prevail that the robbery must have been committed by some party connected with the office. There are suspi cions in a certain quarter, but, lest they should not be cor rect, the omission of names is advisable. Mr. 11. Bolling broke, one of the city magistrates, and who is the resident director, was engaged the whole day in examining the ser vants of the company, and the premises in the locale of the robbery, but without arriving at anything satisfactory as to the whereabouts of the property. The spoil weighed near half a hundred weight, and consequently its removal must have been a work of much difficulty. We understand that on a Monday morning there is generally more cash in the office than on any other day, there being the receipts of Saturday night after the bank closes, of Sunday, and of Monday morning. It seems that it should have been paid into the bank before the hour the robbery was committed. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—EarIy this morning, as one of the vans, laden with baggage and furniture bilOnging to some of the non-commissioned 'Officers of the Grenadier Guards, was on its way to London, an ac cident occurred by which one life was lost and several persons seriously injured. On the front ladder of the van some bed ding had been fastened with cords, and on the bedding several soldiers' wives and children were seated. Among them was the wife of Sergeant Robinson, with an infant not more than a week old asleep on her lap, when just as the van was pass ing the gates of Frogmore Lodge, the cords with which the bedding had been tied, suddenly broke, and the beds, the women and the children, were all tumbled pell-mell into the road. The sergeant's wife had her shoulder dislocated, and her baby falling on its head, died almost instantly. Several of the other women and children were much injured, and the driver narrowly escaped having the wheels pass over him. The injured parties were instantly removed to the Rope Tavern, in the immediate vicinity, and surgical assistance was in attendance within ten minutes after the accident, and the poor woman was humanely attended to, but her infant was past all human aid. An inquest was held on the body this afternoon, and averdict of " Accidental Death" returned, the coroner observing the law of deodand had expired, other wise some punishment might have been inflicted on the driver, owner, or packer of the van, for having used cords not fit for the purpose. GRAVESEND AND ROCHESTER RAILWAY. Traffic returns fi r week ending August 29, 1846 :—Passengers, 15,656; amount received, 374/. Os. Bd. PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY.—VAUXHALL GAR DENS.—A benefit, in aid of the funds of this excellent insti tution, was given on Tuesday night at Vauxhall Gardens. The "bill of fare" was most liberal. The fireworks by Darby, and the illuminations, were most brilliant. To day a grand naval fete, in honour of the " wooden walls of Old England," when all the nautical airs of Dibdin will be sung, and the gardens will present one blaze of light, decorated with the flags of all nations and other appropriate insignia. On the 10th, Mr. T. Holt, the treasurer of the gardens, has announced his benefit. He will be aided by a host of talented professionals. There will also be a fire bal loon and a double display of fireworks. TANDEM ACCIDENT.—On Friday last, as the Hon. Arthur Ward and Mr. Byng were driving towards Falkirk in a tandem, after viewing Stirling Castle, the leader sud denly became restive and unmanageable, and turned round upon the wheeler so sharply as to snap the shaft, and im mediately both gentlemen were thrown out with great vio lence, and remained upon the ground for several minutes quite insensible. At length they were taken to the house of Mr. Mackenzie, surgeon, of Falkirk, and received every at tention that was possible to administer. Mr. Byng, who was driving at the time, escaped with a slight wound near the left thigh ; but his riend, who was a most expert driver, and who had but relinquished the reins two or three minutes previous, is in great danger, suffering from concussion and contusion of the brain. The unfortunate gentleman had driven the same horses for above two months in Scotland, and is in his 22d year. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—STRANRA.ER, AUG. 27. — Last night, a little before twelve, four seamen put off from the quay in a small boat, intending to retire for the night on board their respective vessels, and having rowed alongside the Scotia steamer, William Houston, mate of the Scotia, and another of the party, sprun g on b oar d, when the small boat immediately capsised, throwing Matthew Houston, brother of the mate, and the other man into the water. William, the mate, seeing the accident, and knowing his brother could not swim, jumped overboard with the intention of saving him, but unfortunately never saw him again. The remaining man of the party lowered a boat from the steamer, and succeeded in picking up William Houston, and the other, whose name is Lamb, both greatly exhausted. Strict search was made for the body of Matthew, but unfor tunately it was not found until -this morning.- Caledonian • Mercury. • IMMIGRATION. The various members of the West India interest aro indefatigable at present in their efforts to obtain justice for the West India colonies at the hands of the Govern ment. The natural indolence of men in office, and the prepossessions of politicians and politico-economi s t s so sectarian as the Whigs, will require their utmost efforts, and they will also require support from the colonies. This will require to be given promptly, yet with fore thought and guarded caution in language. Much harm has first and last been done by intermit.. ting activity and unguarded language on the part of parties connected with these colonies in the mother -country, and colonists themselves. Every discrepant opinion is laid hold of by Government as an excuse for stopping to deliberate—that is, for doing nothing. Every opinion that flatters their pre conceived opinion coming from resident colonists is laid hold of as a pretext for abiding by their prejudices. There are many respectable and, from their great pro party, influential members of the West India interest at ' home who have taken little pains to analyse the sources of West India distress, and can only be got to move with the body on rare and stirring occasions. All kinds of quacks from the coloniesget round these parties with their nostrums, and cause them to introduce disunion into the body. Again, a few sanguine residents are run away Kith by the El Dorado promises of a Smith, and their lucubrations are regularly forwarded to the Colonial office as the public opinion of their respective colonies. The intelligent colonists ought to la 3 their heads toge ther, determine what points they want to carry first, then appeal for the support of their fellow-colonists. In the life of Franklin —his early life in Philadelphia— they will find a model of shrewd, sagacious, cautions, resolute formation of a sound practical public opinion in a not very manageable community. Similar means must now be used to similar ends in the West Indies. It is the crisis of these colonies' fare. There are discordant elements in them . which can only thus be brought to work in harmony. The flee black peasantry, and the panderers to their prejudices, lay or clerical, must be thus won over or silenced. The first task is to reconcile them to immigra tion. Immigration is the foundation upon which the su perstructure of colonial prosperity must be reared. It is true that capital is wanting, but capital will never flow to the islands until there is plenty of available labour. It is true that agricußural and manufacturing processes admit ofimprovement (not to the extent that pedants and knaves represent at home, but still to some extent), bat for this we may trust to the awakened intellects and energies of the residents. But labour must be had— a full continuous stream—l: ow the nearest point, from Western Africa. It is for the interest of all classes in the West Indies that it should tie had. This is what the missionaries of common sense must teach the indus trious and IN ell-meaning among .the peasantry—th e honest and intelligent among their pastors. This may be done by the means we indicate; old this ripened intelligence must be brought to bear en )nosse upon the HomeGovernment.-IVest India Mail. The Earl and Countess of Seafield are a.iortly ex pected to arrive in town from Cullen house, North'. Britain, on their way to the Continent. On Wednesday Nat, the Noble Earl had a " gathering" at Cullen House, when there was an exhibition of the sports peculiar to the Highlands. Lord lleidhaven, Lord George Lennox, Lord Robert Clinton, lion. L. A. Grant, Captain Hood, Hon. Mr. Byrne, and a• large party, visitors at Cullen House, were present at the games, the successful cotnpetitorshaving prizes awarded them. The Earl of Leicester and a select circle are visiting Mr. J. and Lady Elizaheth Spencer Stanhope at Cannon Hall, BArnslev, Yorkshire. The Earl of Ellesmere has left Worsley Hall, Lanca shire, for his shooting-lodge in Suther/ondshire, where the Noble Earl purposes to enjoy the sports of he Highlands up to the close of the present month. Lady Bloomfield has left town for Kings,cote, Glouces ters'uire. Lady Pakenham, wife of Major-Genera) Sir Hercules Pakenham, K.C.8., in command of the troops of the south western district, is to present a set of new colours to the 2d Regiment, shortly after the arrival of that gallant rogimeut at llaslar barracks from Winchester. THE LATE FRACAS ON A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE.-- On Tuesday, Temple, the engine -driver, and Poole, the stoker of. the mixed train from Bristol, who fought on the engine, between Steventon and Didcot stations, thereby perilling fihe lives of the passengers, were brought before Mr. Gooch, th'e superintendent of locomotives, when, it having been ascer tained that Poole was the aggressor, he was immediately discharged, and Temple fined a sovereign—a very inade quate punishment, considering the danger incurred, as it was his place, holding such a responsible situation, to have stopped the train on the outbreak, and have given Poole into the guard's custody, as they are all constables. Two days 1„o, the inhabitants of the Rue d'Enfer were amused by the scene of an Auvergnat undergoing pun ishment, for suffering himself to be beaten by his wife. After a formal trial by a party of water-carriers, his countrymen, he was sentenced to be paraded through the quarter mounted on an ass, with his face towards the animal's tail. The funds for the hire of the ass and of a bagpiper, amounting in all to some Bf. or 10f., being . raised among the fraternity, the hen-pecked husband was, after some resistance, mounted on the animal in the humiliating posi tion named in the verdict, and, preceded by the bag pipes, was made to go through several streets amidst the hootings, laughs, and jeers, of an innumerable rabble.— Paris paper. ThellGazeite of Tuesday night contains the orders in Council ratifying the treaty of international copyright ens tered into with Prussia for the protection of " authors, in ventors, designers, engravers, and makers of any of the fol lowing works (that is to say), books, prints, articles of scuip • ture, dramatic works, musical compositions, and any other works of literature and the fine arts in which the laws of Great Britain give to British subjects the protection of copy right ;" also, regulating the duty to be henceforth charged on books and prints brought into this country from the Prussian dominions. SECESSION I ROM THE CHURCH.—Letters were OD Tuesday received by two eminent Roman Catholic divines, re siding at the West-end, from the Rev. A. Renaud, Apostolic Missionary, Candy, Sidney, conveying the intelligence that the Rev. T. G. \Verdian), M. A., Protestant chaplain to the, garrison quartered in that district, had, on the last festival of St. Peter and St. Paul, resigned his profitable cure and sought admission into the Catholic Church. The rev. con vert is described as a man of highly cultivated mind and many prepossessing qualities. A SHIP STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.—A notice has been received at Lloyd's, reporting a serious accident to the French ship Cecilia, which had put into the Mauritius on the Bth of June last almost a wreck from the effect of lightning, and with a loss of four men. The vessel eight days previous had encountered a fearful tempest of lightning and thunder, in the height of which she was struck by the electric fluid, occasioning serious damage in every part of the ship to such an extent that it was expected she would immediately founder. The four seamen who lost their lives were stand ing forward close to the chains. They were burnt dread fully, and when found their clothes were on fire. The ship's repairs would occupy nearly a month before she would be tit again for sea. _ _ PARTRIDGES IN THE LONDON MARKETS.—On Tuesday being the first day of the partridge season, Newgate and Leadenhall markets, as well as the principal poulterers' shops in the metropolis, presented a better show of birds than is generally seen at the commencement of the season. Par tridges are in prime condition, and sold at ss. and 6s. abrace, the smaller birds were sold at 3s. 6d. and 4s. a brace, and there were several hampers offered at 2s. and 2s. 6d. per brace; but which, from their appearance, must have been slaughtered previous to the Ist of September. Hares are tine, and fetched from 3s. to 4s. 6d. each. 111 r. Robert buncombe Shafto, of Whitworth, is named as a candidate for North Durham, at the next general elec tion, on the free-trade interest. liovat, SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF Las FROM FIRE.—The corporation of the City of London having made a grant to the Society of two hundred pounds, for the purchase of six machines, with their appurtenances, that number has been completed, and placed in various districts of the City. The society has now twenty-one stations, ex tending over one-third of the metropolis, and as the funds increase, they will be enabled to extend their sphere of use fulness. During the last two years the society, by the aid of their machines, have saved nineteen persons, who other wise must inevitably have perished by the most terrible of all deaths—that by fire. Two more machines are building, and will shortly be placed in West Strand and Brompton. WRECK OF AN AMERICAN EAST INDIA TRADER. — Letters have arrived communicating intelligence of the total wreck of the American East India trader the Gentoo, com mander Hollis master, belonging to Boston, with a cargo of indigo, saltpetre, &c. Her loss occurred on the night of the 29th of last April, on a reef of rocks in Stray's Bay, on the same spot where the Duke of Northumberland Indiaman was wrc eked a few years since. The weather at the time was boisterous, the wind blowing almost a gale from the N.E., and raining heavily. She struck at about ten o'clock, un fortunately with such violence as to carry away a large por tion of the keel, and the water rushing into the hold she fell over on her broadside, when she quickly became a complete wreck. With the exception of a lady passenger, her two children, and servant maid (names not mentioned), all on board were saved, amounting in number to forty individuals, a third of whom were passengers. The unfortunate lady and her children were lost by one of the boats swamping after they had been lowered into it. The seamen strove to save them, but a heavy sea swept them beyond human reach. The vessel was nearly 500 tons burden. She was bound to Boston from Calcutta. Her loss is reported to be upwards of 25,0001. * DISCOVERY OF SKELETONS AT SOUTH LALKIIETH.-.... A vast number of houses have to be pulled down, to make way for the extension of the South-Western Railway to Waterloo-bridge, and the excavations are carried to a depth of from sixteen to eighteen feet, and consequently by far deeper than were the foundations of the houses recently de molished. On Saturday last, whilst the men were digging below the foundations of some houses recently standing on the Lambeth side of the Wandsworth-road, and opposite to Philip's fruit tree nursery, they found two skeletons of hu man beings. They were neither of them perfect, the skulls and some of the large bones alone remain. The bones were quite black, and upon being handled crumbled to dust. They appeared to have been in the place they were found a century and a half, and were probably those malefactors or felo-de-sec buried at cross roads,_ or some of the :unhappy victims of the great plague. Mr. Carter, the coroner, thought it unnecessary to hold an inquest. MYSTERIOUS DEATH.--On Tuesday morning, shortly after six o'clock, a man named Bailey, in the employ of Mr. Cubitt, of Thames-bank, in going to his work, discovered the body of a gentleman lying on the shore of the river, left oppositeb the to S r e t c . e d G i neog d George's-square, tide. - Thames-bank, apparently squ A a 7;oliceman was called to the restore h s p o o u t s , e, m , i s tl h e tl i i i e t b h o e d t y nu w a a l s mcesonnvse3w'eedreto adoptedthe lii King's 's Arms public house, anima tion, but without effect. In the course of the morning the boas , was claimed by a gentleman named Baker, who stated that the deceased was a gentleman of independent property, and very respectably connected; his name was William John son, and he had resided for sometime past at N 0.14, Belvoir terrace,Vauxhall-bridge-road. He had left home after dinner on the previous evening with the intention of taking a walk, which was the last time he was seen by his friends alive. It appears that he had been in a depressed state of mind for seine days past, but his family could form no opinion what ever how he came in the river. THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—The following an notice, by command of the Commissioners of d inter- Forests, is now posted at the principal entran ce Palace of Westminster :—" Great inconv -emence an been occasioned ruption to the progress of the works havi n g of all further orders by the admission of strangers, the iss of admission is henceforth prohibited." WELL.—This ancient ST. JOHN's-GATE, L,LEEKEN to the new structure, famous for its association with the Kni g ts of St, d one of the oldest erections in the metropolis , John of Jerusalem , and consideredh after years of neglect, is at tngt in pro cess of restoration , st rict attention bein g paid to Its 'origins 1 of r on Direr sue' ions bat leo a 6., Fort ary, ra • oat , . ° tied they x jof s.