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COPTRIGIIT EDITIONS. This day is pnblislied. price Is. 6d., handsomely toured in half morocco, and embellished with fine Portraits of Sir Robert Walpole and Catherine Shbrier, his first wife, Dorothy, 'Viscountess Towx shend, the Duke of Argyle, and George Mo,tagn, Ee I, VOLUME THE FIRST Of BENTLEY'S MODERN LITERATURE. Containing TIIE LETTERS OF 1101:ACE. I.7ALrOLZ. To be completed in Sis Volumes. Pall fit of this Series is also now r ead y , embellished with tom' Portraits, price 3s. 6d. Richard Bentley, Now Tharlington-strcet . To be had of all Bootsollers. ---- H WEEKLY C HRONICLE I TE of the present SATURD AY contains-- 1. O'CONNELL. YOUNG IRELAND and its INTELLECTUAL CLAIMS. 2. The SUGAR DIVISION, and the PARTY of 1841. 3 .Lord BROUGHAM and Sir PETER LAURIE, or the impossi bility of SHELVING a CAT. 4. MORALITY of the PEEL POLICY. 5. ANOTHERWAR.NING to the MONMOUTH FREEHOLDERS. 6. KING HUDSON'S IJOMINIONS. PRINCE ALBERT'S visit to Liverpool ; another attempted ASSASSINATION of the KING of the FRENCHWOOD RACES; HOUNSLOW FLOGGING inquiry; and all the News of the Week. Office, 337, Strand ; and all Newsvenders RICHMOND RAILWAY. —The RICHMOND CONVEYANCE COMPANY have engaged to supply OMNI BUSES to tneet every train to convey pawsengera from the station at Richmond to Twickenhain, Teddington, and Hampton Court. Charg each. July 01,1.84(i. RAILWAY SHARES BY PCBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friefali and the Public fur their continued support and patrokage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take placa every TUESDAY and FIIIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall ut- Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. AI Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and eslvices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, ant the proceeds Imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Odices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. HER 311JESTY'S THEATRE. MS EVENING Will be performed (by desire, andiei•the last time this season), Donizetti's celebrated Opera, entitled ANSA iIOLENA. Henry VIII, Signor Lab4che ; Percy, Signor Mario ; Smeaton, Mdll3. Brambi, a ; Jane S4ymour , M 141 e. Corbari ; Anna Bolenn, 3ladame Grist. In the course of the Evening, the highly successful new and Original Ballet Divertissement, by tIE. Perrot, entitled LE JCGEMENT DE PARIS. Comprising a new Pas—" Le Pas de Deesses." By .Mdlle. Taglioni, Millie. Louise Taglioni, Mdlle. Cerite, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, Mdlle. Demclisse, Mdlle. Cassan, and MM. St. Leon and Perrot. To conclude with the First Tableau of the h ghly successful Grand Oriental Ballet, enti.led LALLA ROOK II ; or, THE Rt)3E OF LAHORE. The principal parts will be sustained by Mdlies. Cerito, Louise I aglioni ; MM. Perrot and St. Leon. In which Mdlle. Cerito will introduce the Pas Symbolique, supported by Mestllles. Cassan, Demelisse, James, and Honore, Donizettl's Opera, " Don Gregor:o ; ou, L'Ajo nell 'lmbarazzo," will be repeated forthwith. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Hldllle. TAGLIONI most respectfully informs the Nobility, Patrons to the Opera, her Friends, and the Public, that her FAREWELL BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, When will be performed (for the last time this season) Donizetti's Opera, entitled, . DON I'ASQ UAL IC. Norina, Madame this! ; Dr. Malatesta, Signor Fcrnasari; Ern sto, Signor Mario ; Don Pasquale, Signor Lablache. After which, the highly successful new and original Ballet Diver tissemont, by M. Perrot, the Music by Signor Pugni, entitled, LE JUGEMENP DE PARIS. Introducing a new Gr tnd Vas, entitled " Le Pas des Deesses." The principal parts by Madlle. Taglioni, Madlle. Lucile Grahn, Mdlle. Cerito, DIM. PerrOt and St. Leon, 3ltllle. Louise Taglioni, Cassan and Derr elisse, Btc. A Selection from a favourite OPERA. In which Madame Cas tellan will appear. After which, the Second Act of the admired Ballet of LA SYLPHIDE. La Sylphide, 3ldlle. Tagtloni ; La Sorcere, Madame Copere ; James, M. Perrot. With various Novelties in the BALLET department. comprising the talent of 3ldlles. Taglioni, L. Gratin, Cerito, L. Taglioni, Petit Stephan, Cassan, Deaielisse ; MM. St. Leon and Perrot, &c. Ihe particulars of which will be duly announced. Appllcations for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, 01-3ra Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. THE NTRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. TUE BRUSSELS OPERA COMPANY. ON MONDAY, AUGUST 3, will be performed M. St. George's Comic Opera, entitled TILE QUEEN'S MUSKETEERS; Or, LE 4 MOUSQUETAIRES DE LA ;;EINE. rilvler d'Estragues, Couilerc ; Hector de lliron, JI. Boalo ;Le capttaine Roland, Zolger ; Athenais ue Solange, Mdine. Laborde ; Berthe de Slmiane, Madame Guichard. On TUESDAY, M. Masse( will appear in Donizetti's celebrated Opera of " La Favorite." Doors open at Seven, performance to commence at half-past Seven. TLLEATEE ROYAL, IIAYMARILET. THIS EVENING Will be perfermnd the Comedy of THE HYPOT.IRITE. Doctor Cantwell, Mr. Farren ; Maww,rm, Mr. Buckstone ; Old I,ady Lambert, Mrs. Glover ; Young Lady Lambe. t, Mn.i E. Yarriold; Charlotte, Mrs. Seymour. The Band wilt periorm the Overtures, " L'Ambassadrlce," and " Edouard e Christina," the Quadrille, "Je Veux Danger," the "Dublin Wstlzer," and " Czarina 3lazourk." Attcr which, a New and Original Drama, called BOROUGH PO LITsCS. Principal characters by Messrs. Webster, Tilbury, Buck stone; Mrs. Glover, and Mrs. E. Yarnold. To be followed by the laughable Farce of UNCLE JOHN. Uncle John, Mr.. W. Farren; Friend Thomas, Mr. Tilbury; Mrs. Hawk, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Eliza, Miss Telbin. To conclude with the Comic Drama, entitled THE IRISH POST. In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. llumhy, &c., will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY MARKET. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. W. FARREN. ON AIOND AY EVENING, AUGUST 3, Will be presented (for this Night only), the Greek Tragedy of ANTIGONE. Antigone, Miss Helen Faucit ; Ismene, Mrs. E. Yarnold ; Eurydice, Mrs. Stanley Creon, Mr. Stuart ; Menton, Mr. 11. Moll ; ilre Mr. Perkins ; Ph Cion, Mr. Howe ; (neon, Mr. Brindal ; Chorus Speaker, Mr. Gough. With A variety of SINGIN I. To comlude with Sherdan's comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCA NDAL. Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. W. Farren ; Sir Be ,jamin i;ack -I,ite, Mr. Bucket me ; Joseph Surface, Mr. Stuart; Charles Surface, lInd:;;in; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Tilbury; Moses, Mr. Webster; • Tr ip, Mr. Brindal ; Mrs. Candour, Mrs. Gl,ver ; Lady Teazle, Mrs. Seymour; Lady Sneerweil, Mrs. W. Clifford. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. ricT)F i lt THE MANAGEMENT OF nuts. KEELEY_ Triumpliant'success of another tiew Drama. " Above and Below" will be performed every Evening until further notice. Tit's - EVENING Will be performed a New Comic Drama, entitled ABOVE AND BELOW. ABOVE :—M. Dorville, Mr. Diddear ; Armand, Mr. A. Wigan; Sans Sonci, Mr. Meadows ; Cecile, Miss Fairbrother. Bnow :—Landre, Mr. F. Matthews ; Poisson, Mr. Keeley ; Leo nard, Mr. 11. Butler, Lolot, Miss Ellen Daly. After which the Comic Drama, called THE DIIATHAN'S BELLE. Characters by Messrs. Diddear, F. Vining, Meadows, Keeley, Miss Villars, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled LOAN OF A WIFE. Principal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, and Yarnold ; Mrs. Woollidge and Miss llowa.rd. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER TILE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING %%Übe performpd a New Drama, from the French, entitled THE MYSTERIOEs STRANGER. In which Madame Celeste, Messrs. Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, Worrell, &c., will perform. After which all entirely new and original Comic Sketch, called ABRAHAM PARKER. Abraham Parker, Mr. Wright. To be Ibllowed by Mr. Buckstone's Comic Drama, cane , ' TIIE MAID WITH THE MILKING PAIL Diccon, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with a Romantic Drama, in Six Tableaux, called THE QUEEN OF THE ABRUZZI. The principal characters sus tained by Madame Celeste, Miss Chaplin ; Messrs. 0. Smith, Ryan, Selby, Cullenford, Boyce, &c. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Slr Charles Colistream, Hart., Mr. C. Mathews ; Sir Adonis Leech, Mr. Granby ; Lady Clutterbuck, Miss E. Homier. T 3 be followed by the admired Comedietta, entitled WHY DON'T SUE MARRY ? or, The Swiss Cottage. Natz Tieck, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Corporal Max, Mr. Walton ; Lisette, Madame Vestris ; Louise, M 153 Somers ; Ninette, Miss Taylor. After which a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled TUE SLEEP ING BEAUTY Iv THE WOOD. Baron Factotum, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Princess Isabelle, Madame Vestris. --------- ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEAIRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial pitronage of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, POnee Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Itoyal. Tremendous overflows. The present productions nightly hailed with the most rapturous applause. Second Week of the rhantona Horseman." THIS EVENING Win be performed the Grand Military Spectacle, called THE SIKHS' INVASION ; or, England's Victories of 1846. Intro ducing the whole resources of the Theatre, military Brass Bands, &c. Atter which, Novel and Picturesque SCENES of the HIPPO DROME and Sports of the Curriculum, by the British and Foreign Professors. Clowns in the Arena, Messrs. Wallet and Rochez. The whole concluding with the successful Equestrian Drama of the PHANTOM HORSEMAN. Itox•otlice open trom eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. DAV WOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Last Week of Mr. Osbaldiston, 3liss Vincent, and the Double Dra matic Compapy of the Surrey and Victoria Theatres. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Melodrama, entitled WILDFIRE, THE GYPSEY HORSE STEALr R ; or, The Fortunes and Chances of Was. Joe Mizen, Mr. Neville; Ben alizen, Mr. Shepherd; ilarry Marsden, Mr. Hughes; Wildfire, Mr. Saville; Captain Lindsay, Mr. Johnson ; Peter Priggins, Mr. G. Forman; Mary Marsden, Miss Vincent ; Peggy, Miss L. Pearce. After which, Shakspere's Play of AS YOU LIKE IT. Jacques, Mr. Osbaldiston ; Orlando, Mr. E. F. Saville ; Oliver, Mr. Johnson ; Touchstone, Mr. Farman ; Rosalind, Miss Vincent ; Celia, Mrs. Hughes ; Audrey, Mrs. Daly. To conclude with THE RED ROVER. The Red Rover, Mr. Hughes. ,i,Lnission. One Shilling. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW"C IOof of NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC magnificent spec LANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. This randeur, she /Pag e is revived in an unprecedented scale of and represents, a, picture more than twice the size of the former, ye3u,nu, in the as can possibly be done, the Great cnianeum and Pomp e y" Year 79, when the Destruction of Her cif Mr. Davison. w ` k 14 am; produced under the direction A richly ornamented r:OTrijo oonrsiterucrtrto, b e c o b Nr i ,: i laa - Tit n l ni E in o a f teA ST., a t t T l y i E gh S t. has been erfornducted by Mr. God:rey. The Band consists of Fifty first•rate P princi ail from the Coldstream and her Majesty's private ere, selected In addition to the other attractions of the Gardens, bited CALYPSO'S FAIRY GROTTO, approached by will be eahl. rated Gothic Bridge, representing in the Interior "hunt relating his adventures to Calypso. eseroactuus The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the most complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display, a novel exhibition will be intro aneed, representing the Descent of Phmbus in the Chariot of the Sun. arinel will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in b o ight, F surface the sur face of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to " • - Limn, and be ar bins to his chrystal home. lake fila.si Co nser vat Zvi is s:endi,iiy o:naniented with festoons of lalap3, enabling the itors p to view thLt matchlees collection of Carnivora by gas-light „Feeding of the C arn ivora at half-past five; the Pelicans, &c., at six ; Oancert at half-past six ; aiii the Eruption at NEAPOLITAN O ft Mosnss, Aug. 10, will take place a GRAND iIAitNIVA L. and FF:I 1: VETE ; combining all the novelties of the season The government contract for 100,000 gallons of rum, for the navy, was aTiin taken yesterday by Messrs. Lemon Hart and Son, of Fenchurch-street. THE LATE. SIR GEORGE MURRAY.'--The remains of this much-lamented officer will be interred in the family catacombe, Kensall•green Cemetery, where lie those .of Lady G. Murray, who expired in 1842. The pre cise day is not fixed. It is understood that the ceremony will be comparatively private, and that in addition to the hearse and mourning coaches the only eau.- riages in attendance will be those of the members of O. royal family and the Duke of Wellington. A firing p a r t y may probabl3 be in attendance on the arrival of the funeral procession at the cemetry. Inquiries of condolence with the lamas' of the deceased were yesterday made by the Queen D)wager, the Duchess of Lent, and Princess Sophia. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURTiAV EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1846. IRO WEATHEIL—Smi OFFICE, AUGUST 1. ' THERMOMETER, Lowest, 65; Highest. 84;" Noon, Si. BAROMETER, 29 78. WIND S.E. ; morning, fin?: afternoon, thunder-storm 111.11 WATEit AT LONDON-11111J >G 47 E DA it :s 1-1. 7. • 19 min:ltts after 7. I Evening .. 11U:r *Y-414s • E 0 114693iN,, SECOND EDITION. eurning LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1846. Nothing can now interfere with the realisation of the Ministerial project as to the abolition of the dif ferential sugar duties. The prean of commercial pro tection has been sung ; efforts the most strenuous have been made to preserve the ghostly residue of that very ricketty system ; but garbled statistics, exag gerated oratory, pathetic appeals, and vituperative hos tility have proved equally inefficacious. The mandate has been issued, and Monopoly beholds the moment of its immolation. Like " great Julius" at the base of POMPEY'S pillar in the Roman capital, Protection sees the futility of keeping its enemies any further at bay, and, " muffling up its garment round its face," prepares to die, if possible, with dignity, not to say decency. The honourable and melodramatic Member for the University of Oxford is the spokesman upon the oc casion—Mr. SPOONER is the false friend plunging his weapon into the bosom of the doomed system, in the name of patriotism— and with despairing accents and agonised features Sir ROBERT H. INGLIS ejaculates a kind of Et to Brute ! reproach, and resigns him self and his party to the decrees of an unpropitious destiny. " When I see a majority so large," says he, referring to the division which has just given one hundred and thirty in favour of Lord J. RUSSELL'S proposed scheme, "when I see a majority so large, I cannot but be conscious that further opposition is hopeless, and can only lead to irritation and to an useless interference with the discharge of public busi ness." At last, therebre, these redoubtable gentle men are becoming conscious of their real position — they are proving themselves to be literally political jouN WILLETTS. It takes such an amazing time for any single idea to soak regularly into their peri craniums, and at length slowly and deliberately to break in upon their comprehension. Nay, so striking is the analogy between their character and that of the famous Mr. WILLETT, that we should hardly have been surprised if, supposing Mr. SroorcEn to have made some correction, like that of SOLOMON DAISY, " your senses, Johnny, not your sense !"—we should scarcely have been a,toniahed had Sir ROBERT INGLIS turned upon the Hon. Mem ber for Birmingham, and after surveying him in the dull and immobile fashion of JOHN WILLETT, at last silenced him in the words of his prototype—" You're a comin' it pretty strong, sir, you are !" But seri ously, we are rejoiced to perceive these protectionist representatives showing some consciousness of the fact that their position in the House of Commons is no longer tenable—that they can no longer continue a kind of heavy drag upon the wheels of the Legisla ture. The light of this idea is at last breaking in through the crusts of their prejudice, and illuminating the darkness of their comprehension. Happily the Ministerial project in relation to sugar is winning its way slowly, but surely and peacefully, through the lower ordeal of Parliament. The House has formed itself into a Committee for a consideration of the various resolutions; and, despite a variety of specious or blundering amendments, those resolutions have been successively agreed to, and the report ordered to be received on Monday next. These are, in short, indications of the ultimate acceptation of free trade by all parties without distinction—landlord as well tenant—the men with enormous rent-rolls and the men with a capital of sixpence-halfpenny, agriculturists as well as manufacturers. This we more than anticipate. The old hull of Monopoly is reduced to a wreck, and is floating off upon the surges of oblivion, the drowning protectionists are rescued from danger by a con siderate reform ; they must gradually become incor porated (not among the compulsory passengers, but) among the working crew of free-traders. That is the posture of present affairs; the protectionists are now in a state of transition. That they will ultimately emerge from this transition, and assume a healthy and tenable attitude, we are confident. That they may do so quickly is cur cordial aspiration. The enlarged accounts received of the extraord nary scene that occurred in Conciliation Hall, on Monday, ;strengthen the view we took on Thursday that an irremediable division has taken place among the repealers, and that every right thinking man will temperately rejoice at the separation effected between the advocates of " physical force," on the one side, and " moral resistance," on the other. If we thought that this exhibition of discord, and of inter nal weakness in the body ofthe Association would be, in any wise, meanly taken advantage of by the Executive, and lead to any relaxation of their expressed inten tions to introduce " comprehensive measures" for the political regeneration of Ireland, we should not be of those who will feel gratified at the secession of Mr. SMITH O'BUIEN and his intemperate disciples from Conciliation Hall. But our satisfaction is based upon the conviction that a high-minded and generously disposed Government will recognise the present posture of affairs among the repealers as the most favourable for their pursuing with increased energy any schemes which they may have in contempla tion for promoting the future welfare of Ireland. The healthy functions of a Government are disordered, and its moral influence, which, to be effective, it ought al ways to maintain with the great body of the empire, becomes impaired whenever any great changes are wrought, by reason of their principles, repudiated, in the first instance, by the Executive, having been thereby subsequently embodied in a powerful associ ation, acting independently of, and in declared oppo sition to, the regular authorities of the land. Con cessions thus accomplished are deprived of all grace —they are ever attributed to fear —even, though late, moral conviction should ultimately lead the Go vernment to sanction them. Therefore, had the Repeal Association preserved its unity of strength, and, in the meanwhile, the Cabinet had se cured the approval of Parliament to the most salutary measures of different kinds of reform, there would not have been wanting many of the self-styled patriots of Ireland, who would have attributed their enactmea exclusively to the agitation they had up held, and not, in any degree, to the intrinsically pure motives of a British Legislature. And such has really been the pernicious view enforced upon the minds of the Irish during the last seventeen years. It was so stated, acknowledged, and commented upon by the Duke of WELLINGTON, in the earlier part of the present session. But now the Government have an opportunity for reversing this untoward feeling, such as has not presented itself to any one of the numerous Administrations that have of late years ruled over our national concerns. Theirs will be the pleasing and opportune task, whilst dissension has broken the ranks of the repealers, to evince that a righteous u lt.i p on e tn political of what ha is n p pin e e s s s s essential t ial the t n o e g h the neighbour o r a u r n n g isle, and not a craven sense ue: of civil commotion, alone animates their every legislatorialt tl as well as administrative, having reference acting with promptitude and zeal in this spirt, the y d. By will turn the present conjuncture to the greatest possible account. They will cause t h e warm and ardent feelings of the Irish to flow in legitimate channels, and they will do much to take the sting out of the reproach which has been thrown over the past, that, not from good-will, but from unworthy appre hensions, has any boon been received by Ireland. Anger, jealousy, and discontent would be no longer suffered to gangrene a nation's mind, whilst gratitude and affection would gain a rapid ascendancy. Consi derations such as these will not, we are convinced, be lost sight of by Lord J. RUSSELL and his coadjutors, and hence our rejoicing at the rupture to which we have yesterday and t o .da y called the attention of our readers. repeal itself we have always treated as the diseased production of An over-heated imagination. The exis- tence of large political bodies, every well-judging man must, in the abstract, be opposed to. Under special circumstances, however—as when, for instance, the otTu:ial rulers of the State obstinately Ell to antici . t-? the juit we.nts of the ilihject—tLe estl:blislunent of bodlei, oftentimes, and particularly in periods of advanced civilisation, indirectly become wholesome instruments of reformation. We have never. felt alarmed at the word " repeal" having been prefixed as the title of the associates of Conciliation Hall. We bear in mind the circumstances and events antecedent to their enrolment. We know that the same men belonged to different associations, rapidly formed and rapidly dissolved, with very harmless titles, and that that of repeal was only finally adopted when they despaired of obtaining justice from the Imperial Parliament. Let but justice be done now, and repeal will ere long be considered as nothing better than an enthusiastic delusion. Diplomatists, when negotiat ing treaties, always set out by asking for a great deal more than they expect to have conceded to them; and Mr. O'CONNELL, by force of circumstances, has, in the exercise of his political mission, as the appointed expositor of his country's wrongs, been driven to the same tactics. He has lauded repeal to the skies, but we all know well enough that political equality for Ireland with England and Scotland is all that he exf.ects and all that he hopes fur. From Sir ROBERT PEEL on resigning office, and from Lord JOUN RUSSELL on his acceptance of it, the two great poli tical leaders of the day, it has been enunciated that Ireland shall be no longer subjected to invidious dis tinctions. Since then, Mr. O'CONNELL has told them, in Conciliation Hall, that, provided they be accom plished, he thinks they ought to pause. With this good sense and moderation on Mr. O'CONNELL'S part, and with his merited influence over millions of his countrymen, Mr. O'BRIEN and his " chosen few" may be safely left to sink back into their original insignificance. The voice of public opinion has at length ',been heard in high places ; the feelings which have been so much excited by the shocking death of the unfortu nate young man, WHITE, at Hounslow, hive had their effect in directing the attention of the highest military authority to the question of corporal punishments in the army. Lord J. RUSSELL last night announced that he had seen the Duke of WELLINGTON and also the Secretary-at-War upon the subject, and ,hat the Duke, as Commander-in-Chief of the army had measures in contemplation, not, we regret to say, with a view to the total abolition of corporal punishment, but with a view to regulate its exercise. Under these circumstances, and feel ing that it would be inconvenient to have a discussion in the House on the sutject before the Duke had matured those measures, the Noble Premier requested Dr. BowaING to postpone the motion of which he had given notice, and pro mised that he would shortly be able to inform the house of the nature of the intended mea sures ; he also promised, in answer to a question from Dr. BOWRING, whose exertions are so creditable to him as a man of humanity and a philanthropist, that if he (Dr. BOWRING) was n satisfied with the orders of the Commander•in-Chie when promulgated, an opportunity should be afforded to him of again bringing the subject forward before the end of the session. If no other result followed the agitation on the subject, much that is valuable would already have been attained ; there is little doubt that any new regulations on the subject must have the ef fect of greatly restricting both the quantity of the punishment, the number of lashes sanctioned in each individual - case, and also the number of per- sons on whom they may be inflicted ; but we sincerely trust that the friends of the soldier and sailor will not be satisfied with anything less than the total and immediate abolition of the hor- rible cat. 'We conceive, that of all others, military men are the last to whom a question of such magni tude should be submitted. Old prejudices influence their minds; the long continued existence of the atrocious system has, in too many instances, worn away the horror with which they must, in the earlier stages of their career, have regarded each individual case of flogging. Habit has been said to acquire the force of second nature, and thus,' they come to look at that which at first harrowed up their better feelings as a usual and necessary evil. The question must be considered by able and clear-headed men, whose minds are free from any bias, and who are capable of giving a sound, common-sense opinion on the subject. Naval and military men may be very good witnesses, but they are unques tionably the worst julges to whom the decision of the sul jest could be referred. The only possible ground on which the practice could for a moment be supported is, that its existence is indispensably ne cessary fur the maintenance and preservation, of the discipline in both branches of the service ; it is not sufficient that it may be a strong auxiliary in the hands of a commanding officer, but can the efficiency of the army or navy, by any possibility, or by any means, be secured without a recourse thereto ? That it is possible to do without it, the condition of the French army and navy, in which it was totally and entirely done away with by NAPOLEON BONA PARTE, during the existence of a war of the greatest magnitude, when, if ever, such an adjunct would be re quired, and in which it has not since been restored, will sufficiently attest. What is there in the nature of Englishmen that they cannot be acted upon by the same motives and influenced by the same considera tions that are found to be of sufficient weight with Frenchmen ? The assertion is a grievous wrong to our countrymen. It is not tolerated or sanctioned, at least to the same extent, in the services of any civilised nation in the world. Can it be believed that within five years, from 1839 to 1843 inclusive, no less than 14,759 British sol diers and sailors have suffered the barbarous and cruel infliction ? On an average during that period . 24s of our brethren, our defenders, have been so tortured and degraded in every month, and yet the Parliamen tary Return (308, session 1845), in which five regiments on foreign service, from which no returns were re• ceived, are excluded, attests the fearful, the astound ing fact. now many of those 14,759 yielded up their lives, and suffered a death of unparalleled seve rity, for some trivial offence—how many bro ken hearted men, with enfeebled and de cayed constitutioi.s, lingered on a wretched and spiritless existence, or gave themselves up to dissipation and intoxication, ending in total depravity, it is irnpwsible for us to conjecture. We fear that the victims were more 'numerous, their histories more heartrending, than the public can form any con ception of. The clear and lucid explanations given by Mr. WILSON in his evidence, to which we have already referred, and the admirable letter on the physiology of flogging, from " CENSOR,' which we published in The Sun of Tuesday, all show how fatal an injury to the skin, whether the result of a burn or a lash, may prove to the sufferer, that it may induce lingering disease and death. Our columns last night recorded the death cf a brave young man, JAMES CATTEIIMOLE, who burnt his hands severely on the 12th July last, in extin guishing a fire which had seized on the clothes of his young mistress. Although he received the kindest at tention, the most able professional assistance, and al though the burns to his hands were healed in the course of a few days, he gradually sunk, and on Monday last died from the shock to the system occasioned by the excitement and the injuries received from the burning. This melancholy case affords a strong corroboration to the opinions of Mr. WILSON and of" CENSOR." Why, then, should these things be ? Why should the lives of our fellow-creatures bo so unnecessarily, so cruelly sacrificed ? The most zea lous advocates of the system, the most ardent and en thusiastic supporters of the necessity of flogging in the army and navy, admit that the less flogging there is the better ; that the ship or the regiment in which there is the most flogging is invariably the worst managed. Witness Sir GEORGE COCKBURN who, so far as the navy is concerned, made this statement last night. If this be true, can there be a stronger argument for the withdrawal of the power from the persons who so abuse it ? Two recent in stances occurring in the 55th Regiment are recorded in the columns of our Contemporary the Plymouth Journal; it states that in one, a man named HIGGINS, was sentenced to 200 lashes for selling a portion of his kit, and threatening to throw his boots at Colour-sergeant Wawa's. Whit taunts or pro. vocation urged the unfortunate man to the latter part of his offence against military discipline we are unable to Let forth ; it appears, however, that he did not carry his threat into execution, and suppcie he received a merciful seh'cnce under the same code that sanctioned one hundred lashes un ...NIATTULWSON for calling cut, "lloa!" to a sergeant ; or for asking the humane Colonel WHYTE (who himself received a devilish deal of flogging at school, and who must therefore be fully competent to judge of its efficacy- and good results) how he was to answer for the future. The unfortunate man, HIGGINS, was (by direction of the surgeon) taken down after 150 lashes, as he could not safely receive any more. Perhaps by a refine ment of cruelty, he will, on his recovery, be again tied up to receive the full remainder of his sentence, which must tell with much greater effect when applied on the cicatrized wounds, the newly organized skin. We are not informed of the offence fcr which LEE, the othe: sufferer was punished with 100 lashes, but from the lesser sentence we must suppose it to be of a very mitigate 3 charactQr. Englishmen, we call on you; to spare no exertions to effect the suppression, the total abolition of the horrible system, to remove the stain that must rest on our nation while the prac tice is sanctioned or tolerated. Madrid papers of the 25th have been received, but they are absolutely destitute of news. The Bulsa was closed as it was the fele of St. Jago. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. The Journal des Dibats, in its account of the attempt on the KING'S life, says that two pistols were fired at the KING by the assassin, who made no resistance on being arrested. The assassin is fifty-five years of age, of small stature, and was elegantly dressed. A council of Ministers, at which the KING presided, was held at the Tuileries immediately after the arrest of the assassin, at which it was determined to refer the pro secution to the Court of Peers. The KING left for Neuilly as soon as the council rose. An express was sent after M. Guizor, who had left in the afternoon, for Val Richer. Ile was overtaken at St. Germans, and immediately proceeded to Neuilly, where he was received by the KING and Royal Family, and arrived at half•after twelve, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Had not the KING perceived the assassin, and pointed him • out to the crowd, the probability is that he would have escaped. The assassin is said to be evidently a half idiot. It is feared, however, that the Ministry will be forced to execute him, as the Opposition declare the whole affair to have been an election mancenvre. It is to be hoped that the KING will prevail on his Ministers to treat these absurd insinua tions as they deserve, and that the life of the unfortunate idiot, who probably was not aware of the magnitude of the crime which he contemplated, will not be sacrificed because others are as wicked as he is weak. _ _ _ The KING and QUEEN left Neuilly for Eu on Monday morning, arid at the same time the Duke and Duchess D'AUMALE left by the Northern Rail road for Chantilly. In an article on the elections, the Presse taunts --- M. Tlituas with not daring to address a public as semLly of the electors of France, because he is well aware that if he were to venture to give an exposition of his principles, so many of his now supporters would protest against his programme, that his alleged party would show itself to be a confused assemblage of dis cordant opinions—an anarchy out of which it would be impossible to form a homogeneous administration. The incendiary fires still continue in the neigh bourhood of Troyes. The heat in Paris, which had been so high as 89i de grees of Fahrenheit on Sunday, attained to 90 degrees on Thursday. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Thursday at 83f. 33c.; the Five per Cents., 121 f. 75c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,271 f. 25c. ; Rouen, 908 f.; Havre, 693 f. 75c.; Great Sorthern, 705 f.; Avignon, 8771. 50c.; Vierzor, 612 f. 50c.; Bordeaux, 550 f. ; Boulogne. 460 f. ; Basle. 215 f.; Par is and Strasburg, 485 f. ' • Tours and Nantes, 498 f. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 507 f. 50c.; Lyons and Avignon, 490 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 480 f: ; Belgian Two-and , a-Half per Cents., 55 3 4. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCIL&NGE, JULY 31. Central of Spain, 3 4—Dutch Rhenish, 6 'A, —East Indian, % —Lou vain a la Sambre, 1N —Luxembourg, 17, 3 —Northern of France Con stituted, 13—Orleans arid Bordeaux, 8!i —Paris and Lyons Consti tuted, REPRESENTATION OF CLONiViEL. CONFIDENCE IN MR. O'CONNELL. ( FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) CLONM EL, JULY 30.—A large and influential meeting of the repeal const ituency of this borough was held yesterday, for the purpose of considering the steps to be adopted in con sequence of the election of Mr. I) . O'Connell, jun., as the representative of Dundalk. The meeting was presided over by 31r. Alderman Hackett, and a resolution was proposed by Mr. O'Neill, and secnided by Mr. Brennan, calling, in the name of the repeal constituency of Clonmel, upon Daniel O'Connell, the liberator and political father of his c.nintrv, "in whom we place unlimited confidence" (such wham he may recommend as a ), to select one as their re- Pa t r rr i ee i te i a , ee r . d r .i s n of the ra r em e s lo il l ul goes on to express the regret of the electors at being deprived of the honour of being re presented in Parliament by the son of the Liberator, now the Member for Dundalk. This resolution was carried unanimously, and the announcement that it was so carried was received with rounds of enthusiastic cheering. g are the Total Receipts of Rail. RAILWAY RETURNS. to the date to which the fo rweasilpyAesci RAILWAY respective Th ;e e t T i P ir naA iL Ft F‘ a ivc —'rreeekm—ahtdel at il o so S t e vo t in h s e a r y with p the receipts of the same week in the previous year : Week ending Last week. 'a' to July 25 HUNGERPOILD. The supplies of most articles on sale were tolerably extensive, while the general demand was in a very slug g i s h st a te, and prices had a downward tendency. NEW GATE AND 3611 ADIEN81l.IM. We bad a very dull trade this morning, at b are l y stationary prices. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2i 8d to 33 10d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 43 4d ; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 10d per 811)4 by the carcase. Geese, 3s 6d to 6s; Ducks, is 9d to 2s 3d ; Pigeons, 4d to 8d each ; Surrey Fowls, 6s to lOs ; ditto Chickens, 48 to 6s; and Barn-door Fowls, 3s 6d to 6s per couple. Fresh Butter, 10(1 to is 3d per lb. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2a 10(1 to 3i 10(1; Lamb, 4s 10d to os 10d; Veal, 3s 6(1 to 4s 4(1; and Pork, 4s to 4s 10(1 per Blbs. BILLINGSaATE. We had a full average supply of Fish on offer. On the whole the trade was steady, at late r4te2v NAME OF RAILWAY. Arbroath and Forfar •••.•,, .. •• •• Bristol and l'Armingham... .• • • Chester and Birkenhead . •... • • .. •• .• Dublin and Droglieda• • .... •• •• •• •• • • Dublin and Kingstown • ..... . • • . •• • • Dundee and Arbroath . • • • • •• •• • • • • • • Durham and Sunderland ... •• •• .. • • • • Ed i n b ur gh and Glasgow . .• • •• •• • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. r as:ern Linen.................. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr .• • • • • Glasgow and Greenock• • •••• • • • • • • • Gravesend and Rochester • • • • Great "Western . • • • • • ..... .. •• •• •• Hartlepool • • • • • •... L B e o e l t d o s n , , a a mi i a t d 1 Bur lull y A s .. s 0 . c . ••• ..• London and North Western, &e..• • - • London and Blackwell .•.•.•.• London and Brighton. • • .• • • • • •• ... London and Croydon .. .• • .. . ' London and South 'Western. .. •• ••• • • Manchester and Binningham„ • • .. •• M Ma an n e eh be e s s t te er r , Midland eOIIIItICS . • • • • ..... . Newcastle and Darlington ...••• •••• Newcastle and Carlisle• • ..... ..... •• Newcastle and North Sidtlds— -- -- ' 26 25 North British .. •• North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbett, and Orleans ...... 27 Paris and Itouen. -• •• •• •••••••• •• •• 25 Preston and Wyre•.•• •• •••••• •• •• •• Richmond .• .•• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 25 :;liettleld and Manchester •• .••. '45 south Eastern•• •• •• •• .• •• •• •• •• •• •• 24 South Dev0n................. ...... 817 1,140 58i 4,215 9,673 25 Fair Vale •• • • ....• ...... ........... 25 York and North Midland ... •....... 435 2,405 1,348 337 21,240 1,012 46,700 1,561 8,115 2,078 7.759 18,583 3.161 2,077 711 1,074 2,132 939 965 1,239 398 415 3,378 5,3116 2.203 1,341 342 19,896 44,239 1,436 6,389 1,777 9,318 6,01 1,224 942 4,365 7,623 17,496 2,7C1 1,527 6,101 6,493 1,017 2,150 10,189 1,037 1,161 711 7,411 1,525 7,241 1,113 1,224 5,626 Bank Stock .: 209% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 9614 !4 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .• 96 95% India Bonds, 1,000/. .. 22 South Sea Stock . 10614 ConSOIS for Account • • .. • • .. • . 96% Examiner Bills. 1 3 4 d . I%d. 1,000/. • • .. .... 12 8— pm. 500/. • • .. • • •-- • ... 12 8— -- pm. Ditto, Small .... 12 8— pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • .. 90 88% Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 89 Ditto, New, 1843 • • • • • • • • 88 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent . • 26 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. • • .. 26 I 4 Ditto, for the Account • • .. 26 IA % Ditto, Passive Bonds • • • • • • 6 Dividends on tile above payable in London. French lcentes, 3 per Cent. .. •• 82f. 75c. Exchange .. • . 251. 75c. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 59% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 94% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. rEa SHAAE. Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2% .. 1% % 'A to Birmingham arid Gloucester • . • • 100 .. .. 29 1 %•. .. to Birmingham and Oxford Junction • • 2 •• • • 7% .. .. to 81A Bristol and Exeter .. • • .. 75 .... 88 .... to Buckinghamshire • • .. • . 425. •• • . % dis. to Caledonian .. .. 20 .... 14;4%.. to Chester and Holyhead ........27.... 2744 • ... to Churnet and Blythe • • • • .. .. 2 .• I 4 .... to Derby and Crewe .• 2% •• .. 7%• • .. to Direct Northern ..........2.. 1%1(•• to Eastern Counties • • • . .. 14/. 16s. Od.• •..24 jf .... to Ditto, New .. 10/. 16s. Od••• 8 p. • to Ditto, York Extension .• 10s. •• .. 24%% to Eastern Union .. 30 •• • • •• .• to Ditto, Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 9 .... 8% .... to Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 .... 74% .... to 75 Ditto, New Quarter Shares .• 12 1 % 1814 • .. to Ely and Huntingdon . .... 4 1 A %.. to Toole. Doncaster, and Shettiold, &c... 425. .. • % did. to Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 25 .... 30% to Great North of England • • .. —lOO .. • • 234 .... to Ditto New • • .. • • .. 5 .... 60 .... to Ditto, New .. •. .. 15 .• 50 1 ,4.... to Great Western .. • . .. 35 ....152 .•.. to Ditto Half Shares • • .. . 50 .. •• 57 •• .. to Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 10 .... 24 to 23% Hull and Selby , • • • .. 50 ....107 .• .. to Ditto, Half Shares .. • • • . .. 15 .•.. 39 .. to Lancaster and Carlisle .. 45 .... C 3%.... to 64 1 A Leeds and Bradford .. .. • . 26 .... 71% 72 to 71 Leicester and 'Wilford 225. % dts. to London and Birmingham ..100 •• .. •• .. to Ditto. Quarter Shares .. .. • . 2 .... 33 .... to Ditto, Fifths • • • • .. .. 20 27 . • to London and Illackwall .. 161. 13s. 4d. •• • • 954 .... to i)itto, New • • • • .. .. • . 3 .. .. 5 .... to Ditto, Extension • • .. 5 .... 4 .... to Lo.don and Itrighton • • • • .• .. 50 .• 66 1 4 to London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 92. •• • • 23% • • to London and South-Western 411. 6.i. 10d. •• • • 76 •• .. to Ditto, New • • • • .. .• .• 17 1 ' 23 .... to .-- Loni.toti and York Ditto, Half Shares .. • • • • • • 2% •• • • 11 %1 %• • to— Lynn and Ely • • • • .. .. 15 .• 16 .. ••to 17 Lynn and D‘reharn .. • • .. 15 . .. 12 ••.. to Manchester and Leeds • • • •• 82 ••• • ••.. to Ditto, Quarters .. .. • . •• 2 .... 9% .... to Ditto, Fifths • • .. .• .. 3 .... 1.214 34 .. to Ditto, Extension .. 425..... pto 3 1 ,4 p Manchester and Birmingham .. • . 40 .• to Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • .. 1 .• 1134 ••to Manehester, Buxton, and Matlock - • 425. •• .. 14 p•. to Manchester and Southampton .. • . 2 .•.• 1% to midland —lOO ....146 x div to Dizto, New • • •• 24 .... 394 xdto Ditto, Birmingham and Derby —lOO —.120% xdto Newcastle and Darlington J unction • • 25 •• .. 44 x div to 455xd Ditto; New ' 1 124 .... to 12 New Castle and Berwick • • •. .. 15 .... 29% . to Norfolk • • .. • • .. .. 20 . 28 .• •.to Ditto, Half Shares • • • • .• .. 5 .• .. 9 •..to North British .• • • .. .. 25 .. • • 384 40% to 40 Ditto, Half Shares • • .. • • 8%.... 14%.... to 15% Ditto, Fifths • • • • 5 •... to Ditto, Carlisle Extension • • 14 to 4 1 A North Staffordshire • • • • • • • • 425. .. •• 3% 1 4 pto Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 12%.... %hi Bto 9 Portsmouth Direct • • • • •• • • 3% •• • • 5 1 A to 5 Scottish Central .. .• 12% .... 18%.... to Shrewsbury and Birmingham .• 2% 34 •• .. to Shropshire Union • • • ••• .• .. 425... • . 1 dls... to % dia. South Devon • • • • • • • • • • •• 35 •.• 32 .... to South Midland • • • .. •• 425. .. • . a A 3s pto South Eastern and Dover • • • . •• 33% .... 46% •• .. to Ditto, New. No. 1 •• •• .20 . 28 to Ditto, New, No. 2 .• •• •. • • 10 •• • 17 to Ditto, New, No. 3 . • • • . • • • 15 •• • • 21% •• .. to Ditto, New, No. 4 .• • • .. •• 2% • 3% ••.. to South Wales .. • • .. •• 5 •• • .• 2544 .. to South West Riding Union .• 425.•.•• 2% p.. to 3 p Wisbeach and St. Ives .. .. 2 •• • • 3% to Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth .. 10 •• • • 5% ••.. to 6 York and North Midland • • .. • • 50 •• • • •• .. to • Ditto, Selby .. •• 30 75 to Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 .... 144 • • to , FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 14 .... 12% to Hord., Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 ••• .. 136 to Dutch Rhenish • • .. 6 .. %•• to East Indir.n .• •• ss. .... % .. to Luxembourg • • • • .• .. 4 .... 1%••.. to Great Northern of France Constituted 5 .... 1358 .... to Orleana and Bordeaux •• 6 .• 8% .... to 8 Over Yawl •• • • • • 4/. 3s. 4d... 234% die to Paris and Lyons Constituted •• .. 5 .... 5%4.• to Paris and Strasbourg Constituted .. 5 .• 44 .... to MINES _ Yy Real del Monte, Unregistered 7: - .. to JOINT-STOCK BANKS. National of Ireland .. ••• .. 20 . _ . 20% .... to LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LortnoN, AUG. I.—Wind N.E., light breeze, and fine clear sultry weather. ----- DEAL, JULY 31.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. Tres Hermanos, HAvannah, and sailed for Hamburgh; A mazone, Le Hein, New York. and sailed for Bremen; Svea, Lofgren, ditto, and sailed for Gottenburg. Arrd. from the River and sailed Colony, Jameson, Rio Janioi o•' Promise, River St. Lawrence. On , THE WIGHT, JULY 30.—Arrd. Rajasthan, Stewart, Calcutta for London; Bayard, ditto, for Hamburgh. LIVERPOOL, JULY 31.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Virginia, New York; Britannia steamer, Boston, sld. 16th inst., and Halifax 20th. The William Abrams, Hamilton, from Boston to Calcutta, struck on the Black Rock, near Seal Island, 2d inst., and was expected to become a wreck ; crew saved. The Persian, Hall, from Rochefort. was totally lost on the North Barrosoi 21st inst. ; crew and materials saved. OFF TORBAY, JULY 29.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Henry and Janet, Sergeant, for Bermuda. PLYMOUTH. JULY 31.—Wind S E.—Sld. 30th. Hope, Un derhill, New Zealand; Emma, Spicer, Quebec. OFF FALMOUTH, JULY 28.--Arrd. Amity Hall, Ford, Ja maica ; Ajax,Uhater, Quebec. 29th, Belhaven ' Watt, Cape of Good Hope; Johanna Cornelia , New York, for Rotterdam; Alphi , , Quebec, for Whitby. I'ENZANCE ' JULY 30.—Wind E.S.E. — Arrd. Sophia, Ton kin, Montreal. Sld. Gratitude, Firt, Quebec. PADSTOW, JULY 30.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Eagle, Quebec. NEWPORT, JULY 30.—Sld. Eldon, Gillespie, Quebec. SHIELDS, JULY 31.—Arrd. Betsy, North America. A vessel, reported to be the Frederick l'cung, Wallace, from Quebec, grounded on the Bar coming in this morning, and remains. The Mary, Key, from hence to Arbroath, reported yesterday as on shore on the Herd Sand, got of the following tide, and proceeded. SUNDERLAND. JULY 31.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Dolphin, Anderson, Ricbibucto. MARGATE, JULY 31.—The Trial Trick, of and from Lon don for Penzance, struck upon a wreck on the Long Sand last night, but got off again without assistance, and came into t . I port, leaky. FnAsznnunoir, JULY 28.—The Jessie, Stephens, has been brought in here with damage, having been obi shore at Rock field, near Cromarty. KIRKALDY, JULY 29.—The Ben Lodi steamer, plying be tween Elie and Newhaven, struck yesterday on a rock near Elie, and remains. She is reported to be much damaged. HULL, JULY 31.—The Glen Albyn steamer, from Leith, lying in the Humber Dock, was this morning discovered to be ou fire ; considerable damage was done both to the s hi p and cargo before the fire was extinguished. Minister, t i iiie, iteiro. Willoughbye: i(se :Rtdi i.c,o: THE ITALIAN OPERA. —lle r Roy Highness wsll a iuccsil l iic,n,r):::si:uodddnD3tyne, Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by her Serene High ness the Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and attended by the Baroness Ablefeldt, the Baron Knesebeck, and Mr. Edmond St. John Mildmay, honoured the performances at her Majesty's Theatre with their presence on Thurs day evening last. There were also present, the Princess Gradolkovich, the Baroness Brunow, Mille. Helene de Brunow, and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, the Duke and 1:a0r0,.,\ .agnxuilCen, ,:nsdi. oLtiagu3: Bavarian logsinendrhirrdter. 1, : Duchess of Cleveland, the Princess Troubetskoi, the Mar quis, of Donegal, the Marchioness of Sligo and the Ladies Browne, his Excellency the General Count Bjornstjerna Minister, (Swedish hisA m Ambassador), Excellencyi., o r), his the sard i Excellency nn Pollen, the Baron Charles de Hugel, the Count loudriaff sky, the Earl of Shelburne, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl :ind Countess of Bective, the Countess of Lincoln, the e C tials,ll:nii : oarE i rrod u i.ii 1 i n .r,ej., cLi t s: e i bva s ir3od s ee,l: yitn:t o itiitGl f .,ol:caern C . ,:avalk l ir r, 0 ,., :lei ; n yisor: ne. m i.: goi . ae3. Georgiansoltins: n. r I .).,s t e. l ,eno, ie ccasoaenidodr C rtldy.oit, o ciinkuß i :;o t epaa n ilrle:r3ro t ,p,:prou,3e. d "ttarahh e lß:ilneeaias ß denicli.vld e r,o, Denham Norris, M.P. MR. WILSON'S ENTERTAINMENTS IN THE ISLE OF MAN.—This great master of Scottish song last night, fur the first time, delighted a Douglas audience. To many who have heard of this distinguished vocalist his appearance was hailed, as it has been in all other places, with unqualified delight. Hope, on this occasion, had the rare merit of not having held out too tempting a bait to reality; and never have we seen an audience more justly delighted than with this highly intellectual treat. The company, which r e vas un repe,!tedly evinced fication. their usually numerous and respecta ble, approbation by long and loud demon stra tions of grati The announcement of another entertainment on Friday n night t ht was received with hearty applause. This is ht Dlr.Wilson, who is the originator of Kisere . cies of enter tainment, can :dug on the island. To en into anything like criticism, when a ll s o much approaches perfection , would be superfluous. All we can add is, that those who have not been to hear Mr. Wilson on yeste rday evening should go, and those who did are sure t o d - so --Mna Herald, July 29 . [Mr. Wilson, we observe ° . b ur gh papers, is to be In present at the by the Ed' inauguration of the monument to Sir Walter Scott, on the 15th August.] THE QUEEN AND MR. WILDER3PIN.—With extreme gratification do we announ , :e, from a private source of infor mation of the most aut . estic character, that her Majesty has granted Mr. Wilderspin an annuity of 1001.—From the forth. coming number of the People's Journal. MARKET NEWS. --(THIS DAY.) cOVENT.-GASIDEIe. Pines, English, 7s to 103 per ib; ditto ditto ColoniB3al,to Is to 3s each ; Melons, 3s to 6s each ; utch 1 30s per dozen; Hothouse Grapes, 3s to 6s, and Cherries (wall), 13 s eer 3 per lb ; ditto, 123 to 20s ; Apples, 2s to 3s ; Goosbries, 6s to 12s per bushel ; Currants, 4s to 5s per half s h alt Cucumbers, 2s to 8s per dozen ; French Beans, 3s per sieve ; Peas, 3s to 4s per buss el ; New Potatoes, 7s to 10s per cwt ; Cabbages, 6 d to is per dozen ; Greens Is 6d to 2s per dozen bunches; Celery, ls, and Horseradish, 2s to 3s per bundle; Mushrooms, 2s per Pottle; Onions, 4s per bushel; Pickling ditto, 3s to 4s per sack; Spinach, 6d per junk ; Carrots and Turnips, 45 4 !0 Ss per dozen bundles. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. WECITMCHAPEL. Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 4d • Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d• Lamb, CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. ) 4 to sBd ; 35 4d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 3s 6d to The festivities at Liverpool, vesterdav, again caused holi- 4s 8d per &lbs. dav-making in the Cotton and Share M - arkets. - By the Britannia steamer we have received our usual files of papers and letters from Canada and the United States. We are glad to find that as soon as the intelligence of the th strttctive tire at Newfoundland was received, a ineeting of the inhabitants of Quebec was held to receive subfcriptions, and 1,001. were given to be transmitted im meois.tely. Prompt administrat.on of aid in a case like this is of course of urgent necessity. There seems to be a feeling springing up in Canada, that the new tariff of Sir Robert Peel's Ministry will not, after all, turn out so very dangerous to colonial interests as was at first supposed. By the way, it ought to have been before mentioned that 1,000 barrels of flour were immediately or dered to be shipped to St. John's, Newfoundland. The Re lief Committee for the sufferers by the fires at Quebec were continuing their operations. The total amount paid up to the 29th June was 108,720/. Os. 11d. The balance was 50,5911. in the treasurer's hands, and 10,000/. 95, 9d. lent out at interest at 3 per cent. The Committee were authorised to take steps to affording immediate relief to the extent of 15,000/. The number of vessels that had arrived at Quebec to the 9th July, inclusive„ was, in 1846, 675; tonnage, 247,967. In 1845 the number was 834, of the tonnage of 308,719 tons. The mercantile accounts from New York are rather of a more favourable character. The weekly returns of the operations of the Bank of England, as compared with that of the previous week, shows the following results : An increase in the circulation of 1,730,4114, or to 29,312,945/. An increase in the Rest of 2,2401, or to 3,508,3781. An increase in the Public Deposits of 275,7061., or to 3,438,4011. A decrease in the other Deposits of 599,632/., or to 14,305,341/. A decrease in other securities of 795,9901., or to 14,583,4071. An increase in the amount of the rates in the Banking Department; of 423,6751., or to 8,562,6951. An increase in the amount of Bullion, of 86,751/., or to 15,919,427/. The Consol Markets have been very steady at 96 1 4: For Money the price has receded a shade, and so have Ex chequer-bills, which are now only at Bs. premium. Bank Stock is at 2094, South-Sea Stock is at 106 3 4, and the New Ti.ree-and-a-Half per Cents. at 98. India Bands are at 225. premium. The Foreign Funds are not in much request this morn ing, and our bargains have been made in the French Three per Cents. at 82f. 755., a slight rise on the former prices. Mexican Bonds have realised 26, and Spanish Consols 26 1 4 1 / 2 . The Share Market is decidedly firm this morning. BRITISH FUNDS TILLS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Inman. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 8d to 84d; of Household ditto, 6d to 7 1 / 2 d per 4lbs loaf. EC X D Tot A TL T Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d per lb ; do. 641 b to 721 b, 3d; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3M; do. 801 b to 881 b, 3%d to 4d; do. 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 44d ; do. 961 b to 1041 h, 4%d to sd; do. 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Calf Skins, each, 4s to Gs ; Horn Hides, 13s ; Lamb Skins, 2s to 2s 9d; Shear lings, 10d to Is. _ _ UAY IW.a.TZJELETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 t., 41; New ditto, 215 s to 31 12s ; Old Clover, 4/ to 51 15s ; New ditto, 315 s to 41 15s; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 143 to 1/ 16s per load. Supply good, and trade very dull. CummuLAND.—Old Meadow Hay, 31 3s to 414 s ; New ditto, 2110 s to 31 16s ; Old Clover, 4/ to 51 14s; New ditto, Si 5s to 4/ 14s; Oat Straw, 1114 s to 11 16s; Wheat Straw, 11 163 to 1118 s per load. A full average supply and a slug gish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 to 41; New ditto, 2/ 5s to Si 15s ; Old Clover, 4/ to Si 17s ; New ditto, 31 5s to 4/ 63; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 14s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 14s to 11 16s per load. Trade dull, at late rates. RAILWAY M ON OPOLY. (THIS DAY.) A meeting of booksellers, stationers, and others, was held to-day, at the London Tavern, to consider the propriety of petitit Ding the Legislature against certain clauses in the Bills of the Bristol, Birmingham and Midland, and other railway companies, authorising them to open parcels, and charge a separate carriage for every inclosure. The follow ing is the clause sought to be introduced into the Bill now before Parliament : it is entitled "An Act to consolidate the Bristol and Gloucester, and Birmingham and Glou cester Railway Companies, with the Midland Railway And provided also that it shall not be lawful to include in one packet several parcels of various sorts and intended for various individuals, but that it shall be lawful for the Mid land Railway Company to charge a separate sum for each such parcel, although many are included in one packet." A number of influential gentlemen were present. The LORD MAYOR took the chair at twelve o'clock. After reading the advertisement, he said the course which the Railway Company proposed to pursue, was, in his opinion, so unconstitutional, and at the same time so unjust, that he should be happy to hear what those present had to say on the subject. The first business proceeded with was the reading of a petition to the House of Parliament, which set forth that stationers, booksellers, patent medicine sellers, and others in London, and in the provinces, are in the habit of transmitting various articles to oblige their friends or customers in their parcels; that the practice had existed for time immemorial, and that if the clause were allowed to pass great inconvenience and expense would be entailed upon them ; that it would, besides, endow railway companies with the power of opening every large package, to examine its contents, and to charge for every parcel it might contain, and praying that it might be expunged from the Bill. Mr. R. TAYLOR proposed the following resolution That the meeting has heard with the deepest regret that great and unceasing efforts continue to be made by different railway companies to introduce into their Bills powers to enable them to open and examine the contents of all parcels and packages which may be entrusted to them for convey ance, on the ground that they may contain smaller parcels, which ought to be the subject of separate charge; that the meeting considers such powers, if granted, would be most unconstitutional, and would vexatiously interfere with the great commercial interests of this coun try, and that, with these convictions, the meeting cordially adopts the petition which has been read." Re considered that the clause, if passed, would be a gross and unconstitutional violation of the rights of every subject of the realm, as it would subject every package transmitted by a railway to an examination by its officers—a right which he considered ought not to be delegated to a private company. Besides, it could not fail to interfere materially with com merce. Railways obtained great privileges from Parliament, but those privileges were obtained on the ground that great public convenience would result from them ; but, if instead of that, they were found to extort money from the public in a way they had no right, he apprehended the Legislature would prevent them from doing so. They all knew that the ordi- :-- • nary carriers, were subjected to stringent regulations and tines, if they detained goods beyond a certain period, and were railways to be exempted from such provisions, and not to attend to the convenience of the public? Then again, it would prevent the diffusion of knowledge. For many years he had been chiefly engaged in cheap periodi cals, but they could not exist if there was not the facility of sending them readily all over the kingdom ; if they were charged a sum disproportionate to their price of carriage, they must be relinquished. Philosophical societies could scarcely support the publication of their journals. Their members are scattered over the country, and the monthly journals are transmitted to them through booksellers in London, so also were presentation copies by authors ; but if the parcels were to be broken open, and each parcel charged separately, a great, if not a total, check would be put to the diffusion of information by this means. Manuscripts, drawings, music, and small portions of philosophical apparatus requiring re pair in London were frequently sent in bookseller's parcels; but if they were charged respectively the greatest inconve nience and expense would be the natural result. The Go vernment, in adopting cheap postage, took an exactly oppo site direction.—(Hear, hear.) Whan the Government had done this, and conferred a benefit upon the country, was it to be tolerated that companies desirous of obtaining a mo• nopoly should have the power to break open packages, and, unlike the Post-office, where letters were charged according to their weight, and quite irrespective of the quantity of their contents, to charge for each parcel, supposing there were a number separately? He cordially concurred in the sentiments of the petition and the resolution, and would do his best to call the attention of Members of Parliament to the subject.—(Cheers.) Mr. SToNxatAN seconded the motion. He considered that the clause would not affect booksellers alone, but every one engaged in business, as it would confine transactions between parties. If it was annoying to have the seal of one's letter broken in its progress through the Post office, it was equally annoying, if not more so, to have one's parcels broken open, and perhaps the private commu nications it contained perused. This he apprehended would be the effect of it, and if one company obtained the power others would not be slow to imitate their example. They had, therefore, taken a step in the right direction, and should call upon their representatives to watch narrowly that such objectionable clauses are not introduced into other railway Bills. If a package contained fifty parcels it ought to be inviolable to all, save the consigner and consignee. Besides, the company could not be defrauded, because they charged by weight. They liked small parcels on account of being enabled to charge more for agem.y.— (Hear.) Parcels would be examined by the servants of a railway, as if they were Custom-house officers. Manu facturers were in the habit of sending a number of patterns to their customers, which were made up in one large parcel, and were delivered frequently by an agent, and frequently half-a-dozen persons in a town had books through the bands of the booksellers, who received them in one parcel from London, with both of which the clause would interfere and prevent. He could characterise the power thus sought to be obtained as nothing less than a gross and tyrannous monopoly.— (Hear.) The motion was then carried unanimously. Mr. RIDDLE proposed the next resolution—" That the Ri.(ht Hon. Lord John Russell be requested to present the petition of this meeting to the House of Commons, and to report the prayer thereof." The clause would, in his opiLion, bring destruction to the bookselling and stationery trade. Mr. E. WlLsosr seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. RICHARDSON, in proposing a vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor, chat acterised the clause as a gross imposition on the public at large, and said that it ought to be strongly resisted. If the parcels. were charged separately, the additional expense and porterage would be great. Messrs Morrison, Dillon, and Company, one of the largest I ouses in the City, had paicels sent to them by parties, to transmit in their packages to various parts of the country. He (Mr. Richardson) had also parcels sent to him for a similar purpose; in fact, the practice was an old one, and was extensively followed, and anything which would pre vent it ought to be strongly resisted. They were greatly indebted to the Lord Mayor for his services, and for the publicity which his presence would give to the proceedings. Mr. ORE seconded the motion, and considered that the clause would introduce a vile system of espionage, which the public would not tolerate. Some time ago the London and Birmingham Company proposed a similar clause, but when a meeting was announced on the subject it was with drawn. The motion was carried, and the Lord Mayor returned thanks: Before the separation of the meeting a number of signa tures were appended to the petitions to both Houses of Parliament. WORCESTER, HEREFORD, ROSS, AND CLOUCESTER RAILWAY COMPANY.—In the account of a meeting of this Company which appeared in the Third Edition of The Sun of Monday last, some questions relative to the engineer's accounts were attributed erroneously to Mr. Hall, of Ross. We understand they were put by Mr. Hill, of Worcester. But in a meeting so ill-ordered and disorderly, the marvel would have been if our reporter had entirely avoided mistake; and it might have been greater but for the obliging . con duct of the Compaa3 's Secretary. OxFonD, JULY 30.—A reprieve has just arrived for the two men, Biddle and SherrifF, who were found guilty, upon the evidence of an accomplice, at the last assizes, for the murder, more than three years ago, of George Hobbs, a farmer, at the parish of North Aston, in this county. 4 g r n t e n d muster llr Oa o l i D s teetotallers T Es ll' E fr o mn A N C various o CONVENTION. uspar sotth king dom and the world, will take place in the metropolis e a tr r oz v o n lis , next week. and week. Already numerous deputations have e—utte more on Monday special trains are engaged to convey meetings are announced, including a soirée a series of public s on lhursday evening next, and a large next. In addition to the regular sittings of . the convention, in Freemasons' -hall t. garden Theatre on Friday evening demonstration in C i o a ve a n re Archdeacon Jeffreys, from Bom- Among tbe . ar and a goodly company of temperance worthies ; Dr. Baird, from Stockholm; Drs. Beechor, Cox, Pat ton, De Witt, blussey ! worthies from America, including .E.hhu Burritt, " the learned blacksmith." TBE KAMPTULICON LIFE - BOAT.—There was a report meet in circulation some few days since that there would be a , F.R.G.S., rendezvous of life-boats at Harwich, upon Tuesday last, for th e pu a r f po n s n e n o a f tr t n e e st t i i n on g the of s e relative irnp e important qualities tant a h branch e t l h i e et n various avel prin ciplesconcaanutseGoeertogteheNrv,anitorsuch created a con struction; c a t s io t n ha ; t b t u e t e , k o p w la i e n e g . to L some isut s however, sent his Kamptulicon life-boat to thort, under goodthe c hdaeragleooffinatnete:tpeartietnhciaedpDe port, l boatman, and wa which inhabitants visited a ad ain spected by the Mayor, several influentials gentlemen of the country, and the Lieutenant of the Coast Guard, who expressed themselves much pleased with her psculiar construction and capabilities. The boat is 36 feet long, 4 feet in tlepth, and 12 feet in breadth has 26 air built omhecrwiptohsittih ebuoyancy of materialihe on of cork w hen and the i p n l d n i g a s - r a u r b e b o e u r ) 4 , o h f ox w h es ich ea s p h a e hl i e s , of sustaining, in an emergency, even 100 persons, and when continually filled by heavy seas. She cannot be bilged, ori sunk, be noris built ca : n she be splintered by cannon -shot or rocks. s u a p u o then efficient celebrated life model of Mr. Greath ea d' s. T he want of boat like the one] above is much felt at Harwich. In the latter part of last w i n t er a liam t and all on board perished, from the want of an effi c i en t life boat. _ _ .FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday Mr. W. Baker held an inquest at the London Hospital on Charles Ramsay, aged forty-seven yea r s. It appeared by the evidence that on Monday evening Mr. George Foskett, of Millwall, Poplar, was driving himself and two ladies in a one-horse phaeton along the Bridge-road, when the horse suddenly took fright, The deceased, who was on the footpath at time, crowsed the road, as supposed, for the purpose ~f stopping the horse, when he was knocked down and the wheels phased over him. He was conveyed to the hospital, where he died the follow.. ing clay. Verdict," Accidental death." ICE-CHANCERY.—(T HIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) LEWIS V. LEWIS. Mr. COOPER (with whom was Mr. Wright) appeared to 'ln ye an injunction, instead of the interim order made is this cl use on Thursday last, restraining the executor from touch ii the assets in the case. The COURT thought it was a case demanding an injunc tion, and grunted it accordingly. • His Hosoua heard unopposed petitions in Chancery, and sat in the Court of Review. The Court rises to-day for the long vacation. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner GOIILI3URN.) IN RE BERRY. THRICE BANKRITPT.—SUSPENSION OF A CERTIFICATE. The bankrupt, who had carried on business in Church street, Paddington, as a draper, came up for his certificate. The Learned Commissioner, after having gone through the proceedings, observed that this was the third time the bankrupt had availed himself of the law within ten years, and, unfortu nately, it was now too often the case that persons would persist in continuing business, having not a shadow of hope of success, to their ruin and the injury of others ; suc h a system must be put an end to. Every ge e , ought to endeavour t o ga i n a livelihood by industry, bu t here in each case the bankrupt's expenditure had greatly es ceeded his profits—in the first case there was nothing to show what the dividend had been, in the second only 2s. 6d• in the pound, and now also a small dividend only : this wag a case which could not be lightly dealt with, or there w ould be no telling how ofte n p ersons wou ld come b e f ore the Court. The bankrupt having appe are d th ree ti mes was d e sirous 0 1 going into business for the f o u r th ti me , a lth oug h he evidently had not profited by the experience of former occasions, b ut persisted in the same m o d e o f k ee pi ng u p for a against time difficulties. It wa s r i g ht an d p ro per that s man should not despond at checks in trad e . yet, with a fu ll knowledge that the longer he went on the more he lost, IT ought to stop short. The only feature in the case whic h operated to prevent the suspension of the certificate for s very long time was, that the bankrupt had accurately kep t a cash-book, balanced every week. How he could hav e continued, week after week, and year after year, with is" creasing losses, was somewhat surprising. He had, how ever, kept bond fide accounts for the inspection of his credi tors, which was a wonderful exception from the general rule in such cases. Under all the circumstances, his Honour thought the justice of the case would be met by a suspension of the certificate for twelve months. The certificate was accordingly suspended for twelvemonths; MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF STEALING A WATCH ANA ArpENDAGEs.—Sarah Woods, a good-looking, respectably' dressed young female, was placed at the bar cn the following charge : Police-constable 84, of the D division, stated that between nine and ten o'clock this morning he saw the prisoner enter the shop of Mr. William Gorton, of Oxford-street, silversruit! h and jeweller. Her manner induced him to suspect that a" was not right, and on her coming out be ascertained that she had produced in the shop two gold fashionable watch seals, key, and briquet chains, and wished to know Ling value. Ile directly followed and stopped her. On as kinf how she became possessed of the seals, she said she had found them, between four and five o'clock that morning , il l Hyde-park. Shortly afterwards she said she had a silo watch and guard chain about her, from which she ha detached the seals. Mr. HARDWICK asked the constable if he knew the P l - soner or what she was? The constable replied in the neg . ' tive. Mr. HARDWICK asked the prisoner what account of the transaction she gave? The prisoner said she met a ge131,,e• man, who was not known to her, and remained in his 01 pany until late. They drank together at several differ ° . houses, and eventually she accompanied him to his lodgi,ligh; and slept with him. He let himself in with a key. . 11 .:„ house was a highly respectable one. About four o'cle ek re the morning he aroused her, and wished her to leav e house as quietly as she could. lie said he bad, ' to money, but gave her his watch, and appointed meet her at one of the houses they had taken refreshmen ts ; which she knew. He opened the door for her, and told,P he to escape, if possible, being observed by the neighbours. name of the street was Chapel-street, but she did not 0 2 " what part of the West End it was in. if Mr. HARDWICK—CouId you point oat the house ags ln 7 you saw it ? • Prisoner—Most certainly I could. her The constable said that he had every reason to believ e statement was correct ; the watch was a very valuable oft. c° Mr. HARDWICK directed that the prisoner should an'" puny the constable, to endeavour to point out the house* LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.—III ill P aw o af graph which we copied into our paper of Thursday ev pa and which was beaded "Frightful Accident on the r oe t he and Birmingham Railway," we find, on inquiry, tha b oa accident alluad to did not occur on the railway at all. ,no man alluded to in the paragraph, who arrived at E as the square with a broken leg, had, it appears, met with ea accident at some distance from the railway, and ha d b „ tx, conveyed to the Pinner station, to be brough t Ily. o l some hospital in London, in order to have the best surgleo assistance; so that no accident whatever occurred on„ii.. railway, the man with the broken leg being a mat! a a 'id nary passenger, who arrived at the terminus as safe • sound as he was when he left the station. thi 3 DREADFUL FlRE.—Shortly after eleven o'clock tr, morning a destructive fire took place at the firework IlaalA, factory of Drewell and Co., Hatfield-place,WWestminster 0r-r 0 The workmen on the premises discovered the fire in a fr . , ° .„ shop detached from the dwelling - house , and having r aieet qa alarm, Mr. Inspector Arnold, of the L division, soon reel:. the spot, as well as engines belonging to the London es blishment and West of England Company. No Want l :, ass istance was experienced, and an abundant supply of val 7. was quickly obtained from the Lambeth mai ns , b u t such W" - the dangerous and destructive nature of the materials on fi re that but were minutes elapsed before the front shop, with it;a contents, entirely destroyed. At the back of Dre Well s house were many small ones belonging to poor families, who had began to shift their bun:tole furniture for fear o f destruction! but by the advice Of Mr. Inspector Ar nold, as the fire been so far subdued, the poor a larmed creatures experienced occasion. + no injury. N o person, thank Provi dence, was injured on the THE CIVIC TRIP TO OXFORD.-'Notwithsta n ding th e 0 . _ opposition of the Common Council, or the objections' °f portion of the Court of Aldermen, the Lord MayorhislL solved to make the proposed trip to Oxford; and with of view Mr. Searle, the barge-master, will, according toll l a_ l ot/ tions, start to-morrow morning with several of ; 10 be barges, and proceed up the river to Oxford, in orft e e _ s the in readiness for the reception of the civic authon.tisi wo ve majority of whom, including the Lord Mayor , vi l to OP' Loudon on Wednesday morning next, and proceed .1„, ford per rail. The entertainments on this occasion are . ' v E e S r T y g l e N ner S a o l u in Tll thi Y e n O e ß ig li h S b H e l u ß r E h . o -- od : - .... L n cut. pected to be upon a far grander sc a l e th an usual. retie corn harvest THE is Ii n A L N „ n d der' ing the present week a great quantity of corn has whit; The scythe appears to b e more i n use t h an the sickle , e pro in some measure to the lightness of the straw, an d ove r bably to the scarcity of Irish reapers, who have collie...nos. in much less numbers this year than in previous soh is The grain is full, hard, and round, and the yielkbaiatet bulk and quality, will be exceedingly good.----liasc Chronicle, July 31. ffl o ute e ,t MALIBRAN A SAINT,—M. Beriot caused a 1 1 o f m•-, to be raised in the church of Laeken, to the inera ° '/ os isteT first wife, the lamented Malibran. This monument l o ot& of a statue in white marble, representing the ee l o f Ol e cantatrice as Norms, and was placed in a cb a P e hicb th e stone, closed by a bronze open-work gate, through W . ete d by statue could be seen. The number of visitors altl,tieo. who caused a tin plate to be nailed over the door, P this monument, however, displeased the cure of La% with $ few holes, through which detached parts only of t i Fir o nds l. were visible. He states, as a pretext for this act m oo o f all ism, that some peasants had knelt before the EU ' " aettess," and adored it as a saint. 01 41C°. ' -' THE OFFICIAL INQUIRY AT THE PO S T . e Do tter During the past week but little has been done ill r a . u p o scee; of the above investigation, in consequence till., stita n irf the solicitor, being absent on official business at t he hat u oi j' a Assizes. It is expected that on Monday Il eia ,, o ot fet gone will be resumed, as there are several charg`" into, and many witnesses still unexamined. (4 , YOVN a LONDON SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION -....„. o f the ierce._e woo me eiek. i , avor a, FEMALES.—Yesterday the eleventh annual members of this society was held at the Londolth chair' Bishopsgate-street, Luke James. Hansard, Esq., in the ...a the After an address from the c hairman, in which he ure.,loo nec essity of legislative measu res to enforce the prinut;b• which the society was formed to promote , sec retary, read the repo rt. It stated that the receipts of ' O .. society. amoun t e d during the year to 1 ,966 L, and the ettilel Mr. J. Talbot!o diture in the support of 53 females w ho had been ret o f from a life of infamy, and the punishing of 75 keePe,l'ts houses of ill-fame, to a sum less by 13/. Since the, i s " ell bli s hment of the institution 195 imp ro p er h ous es ba u o ilfh suppresged, and nearly 400 young girls, under the ag e f i at , provided with respectable situations. H. F. Richards a Nibet a in moving the adoption of the report, suggested tha t bo a' the occupiers of houses were indicted, the landlorardell° ever high in society they might rank, should be inci"eeting the indictment. The report was adopted, and th e vi separated. t he 1 0 5 The stoppage of streets in the metropolis for ' es , sa f poses of repaving, repairing sewers, ti, --c. , still contia. a „ o ers o_ yesterday notice was given by the City Commisoito4er Sewers, that during the months of August and s eP, io.:' the following streets would be closed for such objec ts, ma :riosauret e r n F ot ana t vke yi. ( ni D agi an o ; ne . w ea g ,e a d ; eAf e Be r i w V or. _t i vi poredi oc e - L c 0 1 i in s o t e t ar.r Grecot: I nt 'i lane,Hey - hill, Fleet-street, sewers, e : e wl: Old)te,arUcsFip, Fish-street, , . h e aF r -wo oe T tr c e.n a ei e m at e,n e fepe s Hosier-lane, Shoe-lane, .. 13 ji..ya • .co church-street), Little Bush- lane, HIS EXCELLENCY M. u r. S 3 a•eet-hill, _ s re p t wag im ast-w, remotest hopes of recelllost Er.,EL„....There d dipit- va cer' is circulation yesterda was dead. The rumourY th at this distinguish e flis' o t the a wa s Old Fi s h-Islle,scpo.p Without foundatien*, W itbo w hat lency continues in "Accounts are said fatal change may t ' 'very. It is impossib le • We the King tee place K. -- s Emous p . every hour. sl oe Ao , : -.-- LLNEes or D 5 find the following in THE KING Or ... of irlaull'ithst precarious condi.tot: foresee the Courtier Franco" _„ 0 00occh alt.' o f D:iimark was, on the to have reached Paris , , r; t he 2y , ifo la n i g ht. 7 . nut bit:. r e attackecl ,with de; a congestion of the brain, whlf,;:diuge , ''' ler, and that, no copious """-- .. r i e j.. Tr trained in a very dangerous state." 0. .....0 11 b0 t Of AWFUL THUNDER-STORM NEAR FENI IIT oo d the ii tosc nesday the sky was clouded the whole day, _ ..iog the o v the atmosphere intense. At eight in the avelooci, tit terrific storm of thunder and lightning coal., w itten•ne partied with a deluge of rain, which contin etirnivg..._trict, mission until three o'clock on Thursday !a f u ert ile 6 ; bail effs have laid waste the crops of a most ro ots w itls •such to f i lia A themountain streams came down in t o _,.._ ow never before been known, the mountains bl o c ks , tre"' o iret water-spouts, carrying along in their course,_o,erinc the the soil of the mountains, and laying waste an u_cai also The extensive fields of corn, potatoes, and turniPs , , e a t uo cut . . 3 oo valleys, many hundred ' acres of hay-grass }•e Oa ' w ere rivers were swollen to such a degree that bri it., /ou sos e .4 ,1 i were swept away, and roads broken up : t. f,.., bast { is is swamped; people are actually gathering tis u _dprope rl-/ in potato fields, and the general damage t o "' , -ai r e incalculable. ' TACl"'''. Stith ,SERIOUS ILLNESS OF DWARKANAVIII 0 0 11 •0, psY juto regret to learn that the distinguished Baboo,„di s po.s . t . O Tagore. is suffering from a severe attack cid__T, Ve .7.4.. which causes the most painful alarm to his le' fr .... _,7 he eitpy r , given to understand that about three weeks s _'":; co ranie l : no t e iced symptoms of indisposition, and, at toei;iop r e but 'ho lion of his medical advisers, he went to Wort to tne'l l t ,I ° L;ing improving in health, he again returned Ail the, s7 e - ll alvantage of being near his physician. believe, an age J i b e symptoms of his disorder, which is, we - da,,: ago, an A of the liver, manifested themselves three _ ..f; maro bers s; l _ , has since been in a precarious condition. Lit'tl„,. o in con' Mr. Martin, of Lower Grosvenor-street, have . fy ho se 1 ",,, evening ro to stant attendance upon him. Yesterday th Tag ° neat gentlemen pronounced Dwarkanau __ , vio d a ys. somewhat easier thanks bad beent hep reTioul ' I. ha` tif, sail Coil itlti Ctis