The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-25 00:00:00

r ` „ ~ ` SI TED STATES AND MEXICO. 49 , Td ANNA AT VERA CRUZ —IMPRISON -'4NT OP PAREDES.—SEIZURE OF THE eALIVORNIAS. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) have • Just received by express New York papers ,the Ist i nstant, brought by the Lon d on li ne o f packet h !l 5 St. J ames, Captain M i ser, wh i c h h as arr i ve d o ff : 11 ; they contain most important intelligence, which WASHINGTON, AUG. 31. 41 6 st eamer 11I•Kim arrived at New Orleans on the !IN'ith dat es f rom P o i n t I sa b e l to the 17th, and from k 14 . 41. 6" 0 to the 13th. She brought 100 volunteers on aiak list. G enera l W. 0. B u tl er was co nfined to his kr at Point Isabel , by sickness. The taking of China , )• antes ab ove C ainarg o, by M'Culloch and his 4 4 : 4 Y-five Rangers, on the sth of August, is confirmed. 1: 11111 , With 100 m o u nted Mexicans, took flight from 1 1 )0 t° w 11 , which contains 700 inhabitants. There were lk re gulars at Camargo on the 9th, ready to start for ` 4 lter Q3 .. 4r Th e volunteers were pouring in. General Taylor ktri lt ed on the 9th with his staff, Baylie Peyton also kited on the 9th. A grand review of the troops took kand it is said Taylor expressed himself in terms of ir.4101 1 of their discipline. Duncan's battery and 01106, with a portion of his men, left Camargo on I .tlth, in the direction of Monterey. i ll he steamer Arab arrived off Vera Cruz on the 15th ;1 gust with Santa Anna on board. Ile immediately k l : t t ' cl himself at the head of the movement in that de it,irnenr. The departments of Pueba and Mexico have a • red for Santa Anna, and Paredes has been taken • 4 Qr- The revolt at the capital was headed by Ge -1 8 it -- a•as. Before Santa Anna left Havannah, he took h tt ta from General Campbell to Com. Connor, and 7 e d himself, in reply to some inquiries as to his in t1.:4,434N as follows :—" If the people of my country k ze ac lvrar, then I am with them, but I would prefer N ess had b een received in Mexico that Monterey kr etilifornia had been taken by one of the vessels t o the United States' squadron. Another account says ; a ll California has yielded to the Americans! 11 ; letter d a t e d a t Vera Cruz Aug. 16, says that ad li4 : h oe been received by express of the formal an a tp,,.. L : 11 of California to the United States — t hat is, the d States forces have taken possession of Califor- This news came to the British Consulate at Vera 1 4 :Patche s were to be sent to England and to New by special expresses. ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA. Iv LIVERPOOL, TIIURSDAY, HALF-PAST FOUR. e have here to-day another arrival from the United the Columbia, Captain Rathbone, bringing one 6h l ater news. u e brings! news of the arrival of Santa Anna at p: 4 l Cruz, o!' the imprisonment of the Dictator Pa eB) and also of the seizure of California. (Correspondence of the .New York Sun.) Th WASHINGTON, AUG. 27, 1846. 6p t r ? golden hour has passed, and no party the g ainer pistriaral Mexico. Northern Mexico will not g ain ought to have done a free constitut ion, nor will Luton ltp ' l lion profitably enlarge her bounds. Much asu W, r e, much integrity, and much harmony have been p‘ cl.ll l this war—and with what result? Why some by a i n 1847 we will possess California and Santa Fe— dpikilaYing Mexico therefore some fifteen millions of IC, rB "-which territory we would have possessed i n hi" for that, er less money. We have sought this lo p and and blemished the hitherto spotless fame of o u r " h e Nand with the reproach of basely cove tin g our i !' t bout's soil, to no purpose whatever. If there w a s 4i or reason in the war, Santa Fe was our own, 5t ealifornia, if fairly valued, would but pay the cost 1 1. 1s eci ressing ourselves. If it is wrong , th e p eo p le of k t .t lations are d e ep losers, for they must pay the cost 4 4 14 and blood, while the purchase money of Santa Fe (-lalitornia only enriches a few rulers in Mexico and 1 4 4 ns the United States with a hostile, because a con kl4te,49 Population. If the war, however commenced, as it might with half—nay a fourth—of its kd e4t expenditure, to the establishment of a really free tp d , lll4 pendent republic beyond the Rio Bravo, liberty jp;. u uManity would have been so largely the gainers that tp: .le e must have dealt tenderly with the ways and tp t a i ,, ll _ B . When the mist and excitement of two brave t ; u s clear away, we will be immeasurably astonished things. We will be as muck perplexed to under itto-' Why the troops were at Palo Alto at all, as to h i , w 4 hY they were not at Monterey three weeks after kpi S. This science that can do nothing without rule eui c ri cira Pass, that must have its exact am ount of con nect : ft t anti a ppliances before it can move, would have the wh — , l Y in the way in those revolutiona r y times when wit oie e h States had to be traversed and armies defeated p re to 'llt th e h e l p o f its trimmings. No wonder the Se tptTlT of War frowns savag el y at ever y new millon sent 00 these " requisitions." LATER FROM SANTA FE. BALTIMORE, Monday Evening. d ll5 St. Louis Revielle publishes a letter from Santa ~lated J u ly 17, from which we learn that Governor te lsio had ordered the people to be in readiness to 'th against the United States army. It is suggested tat he makes this demonstration of resistance, without Ott intending to execute it, although he intimates 4 - he would rather fight than surrender the country. l aasured the merchants and traders that they would protected. MONEY MARKET. X 2 A , SALES AT STeCK BOARD , AUG. 31 . "u 0 United States 6's 'V lO3 2 ,500 Ohio 6s. '6O ....... 1 ,000 , 11l 6's '7O "'° o o Penn s's 1 5 Bank of New York ° 0 Del and Hud scrip , 1 00 Farmer's Trust . . b 3 244 50 Morris Canal s3 6,4 4 00 Long Island ch 314 125 Nor and Wor .. 574 2 0 Erie Railroad ......... 5 Mohawk 5l 10 3 Harlem blO 561 5 3 Reading Railroad blo 664 SECOND BoARD. 1 00 Nor and Wor 330 574 60 Reading Railroad 50 Morris Canal s 3 55} 1 00 Harlem Railroad PUBLIC STOCK EXCHANGE. 25 Morris Canal ........................ Tues. 6 50 Farmer Trust b3 244 50 Reading 1 ,, 25 Nor and Wor hlo 573 it,, tte sale of stocks are still light, and there is considerable PL?vement in prices. ei tA ",e Secretary of the Treasury has issued an important t ,niar. It informs the mercantile community that no 4 1 0, I imported previous to December next will be per- i 6 1 .,,'ed to be re-exported with the purpose of being e v 2ght back to the country after that date, in order to 1 8 7 4 t the payment of duties under the existing tariff of q 1. 1 2, and to enter them tinder the lower rates of the tariff 11 1 : 8 , 46 . No exporter of goods will recciTe the benefit of th;,"rawback of present duties unless he takes an oath lethe re-exports them for consumption abroad, and „ , With the intention of re-entering them. This will 1 to a diminution of storages. 4 There has been something of a panic at Quebec, and Z I T upon the City Bank at that place for specie, but 1,4'4 -, uank paid promptly, and at the last dates the p anic subsied. k,,,°IIIRNATIoN:--Thie Lord Bishop of Exeter held a 4 -i tral ordination in the cathedral church of his diocese ''tinday last, when the following gentlemen were ad mitted , into holy orders:—Deacons—llurnphry Lowry L e ' "oat, M.A., St. John's College, Cambridge; George T homas Church, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge; A tiomas Wood Cleave, 8.A., Exeter College, Oxford; Vigustus William Green, B. A., Trinity College, Ox I.2rd; Eldred Green, B A., Trinity College, Oxford; 41 „qtiry Llewellyn Hussey, 8.A., St. John's College, "xford• William Pye Pye, 8.A., Trinity College, Ox ford; William Pinder Roberts , 8.A. , St. John's Col lege, Cambridge; William Clarke Welsfurd, 8.A., Exeter Oollege, Oxford. Priests—Rev. William John Alban, IL A., St. John's College, Oxford; Rev. Harvey Alex ander, B, A , Worcester Colleg e, Oxford ; Rev. Joh n 1 4 °Ysey . Bartlett, 8.A., Worces ter Colle g e, Oxford ; "' D e l'. Richard Downes, M.A., Trini t y C olle g e, Oxford ; Edmund Gooch, 8.A., Christ Church, Oxford; John Durbin Gray, M.A., Beau]. College, Oxford, 1 letters dimissory from the Lord Bishop of Gloucesttr and Bristol; Rev. Joseph Philip Knight, a literate per- I"; Rev. Robert George Hooper Richard, 8.41.., Mag 'Wen Hall, Oxford. CHANNEL ISLANDS COMMlisioN.—Messrs. Ellis a nd Bros, th e commissioners appointed by her M a j est y ~ rthe examination of the criminal laws of the C hannel s tands, and their administration, and Mr. Clark, the ; ecretary of the said commission, arrived in Gue rnse y : (4 11 Jertey on Sunday morning. In consequence, a 'Pecial meeting, of the royal court was held on Monday 11 1°111 ing, at eleven o'clock, at which were present — ter Stafford Carey, Esq., bailiff, and J. Le Merchant, • 0 . Carr& T. W. Gosselin, F. Mansell, T. Le Retilly, l eery Dobree, jun., Thomas Fiott de Hsv ill a nd, . T homas Andros, Edgar M'Culloch, and Wiliam P. Me. t Pder, Esq., jurats. The court having been formed, notice was sent to the Lieutenant Governor who shortly after arrived, and took his seat on the beech on the right hand:_ of the bailiff. The commissioners and their seere "'Y then entered, and appearing at the bar of the r „" l irtl presented by the hands of the se cretar y , Mr. i;'` a rk, the royal commission, which wa s forthwith read Y the greffier of the court. The court soon after ad journed, and would commence business on Thursday.— guernsey Star. The cellular van in which Joseph Henry was con veyed from Paris to Toulon, arrived at the bagne last W eek. He was in such a state that he was unable to 1 11". e, and was obliged to be lifted out and carried in. said to be subject to nervous attacks, under one of " " 44 he Wl3 then etavriag.—rari4 l aper. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1846. THE RIVER PLATE. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 22.—The Russian brig Bustruy - s, Captain Schildwach, arrived off the port this afternoon, after a remarkably quick passage, from the River Plate, having quitted Monte Video so recently as the 28th of July. The master could furnish no further information than that matters still continued in an unsettled state, and there was little prospect entertained of a speedy ad justment of differences between the opposing factions, who remained in the field without any decisive move ment on either side. Mr. Hood, the British Commissioner, had gone up to Buenos Ayres three weeks before the sailing of the Bus truys, and had not returned when she left, nor had any result of his mission to Rosas transpired. MONTE VIDEO, JULY 27.—The Hood mission to Buenos Ayres is still a mystery ; every arrival from the other side of the river has been watched with feverish anxiety by those who feel their national honour, as well as their interests, not less than the future welfare of this country, to depend on its scope and issue. Up to the present moment, however, there is nothing known, save conflicting reports and opinions, which have, one after another, melted away as " baseless fabrics," leaving only doubt and misgiving. There is one fact from which to draw a deduction. After the lapse of 20 days, from his landing on the 3d tilk the departure of the Dolphin on the 23d, Mr. Hood was still remaining at Buenos Ayres ; it is therefore natural to suppose that something is doing —a conclusion supported by a contemporaneous im • provement in the Buenos Ayres paper currency. Gold ounces fell to 295 paper ; but the money market is by far too sensitive a plant to be always infallible. In this city public opinion has, within the last few days, gradually returned to the belief that there will be no peace with Roses—an opinion forced on men's minds by the lessons of the past, and which has gained ground in spite of the blandishments of Messrs. Hood and Arana, anti of the conciliatory decree of the 15th inst., wherein leave is given to the merchantmen up the Parana, and to our war-steamers, to pass the batteries unmolested—after San Lorenzo, a very cheap meg- nanimity I On the 18th of July, the grand anniversary of this country, the Government sent a flag of truce out to Oribe's camp, to propose a change of prisoners. Alas ! the appeal in behalf of poor humanity was deficient in respect to the Lieutenant of Rosas, and could not be ad mitted. " The legal President was in that camp, and no communication could be received which was not so ad dressed." The enemy has evacuated the department of Maldo nado, and marched towards the lines. Rivera is still at Las Vacas. THE KAFIR WAR. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—By the arrival of her Majesty's ship Plover, six guns, Captain Collinson, C.B. (which came up to Spithead this afternoon at three o'clock), from China, we have intelligence and papers from the Cape of Goxi Hope fifteen days later than those last published. Her dates are, Hong-Kong, April 3 ; Cape of Good Hope, July 12; St. Helena, July 28; and Ascension, August 2. She arrived at Simon's Bay on the 7th of July. It appears that the marauding parties of Kafirs, who for the last two or three months have caused si much alarm, and done so much mischief in the frontier districts, were nearly, if not altogether expelled, and that a sufficient number of men had arrived to prevent their return, if properly distributed and kept on the alert. Whatever operations may be undertaken beyond the boundary, the colonists must be made to feel secure against such inroads, as they not only consume the pro duce of industry, hut stop the machine itself. Besides the ravages of the enemy, the frontier colonists were suffering greatly from drought, followed by diseases amongst the cattle ' and much loss, at a critical vason, among the sheep. Another evil of a wasting nature had also fallen upon them, arising partly from the war itself and partly from the weakness and death of draught cattle, namely. the excessive high price of provisions. The President, 50, Captain Haule, flag of Rear-Admiral Dacres, Commander-in-Chief, left Simon's Bay two days before the arrival of the Plover, for Algoa Bay, where she would re-embark her marines, and sail thence for the Mauritius. The Sappho, 16, Commander Gambier, and the Snake, 12, Commander Brown, were in Simons Bay when the Plover left for St. llelena, where she arrived on the night of the 27th July. There was no man-of-war at St. Helena at that date. Lieutenant-Colonel Ross had been sworn in as governor of the island (pro tern.), until a formal commission arrived from England, appointing the successor of Colonel Trelawny, deceased. The Bittern, 12, Commander hope, sailed from St. Helena for Loando, on the 25th of July. Dr. Crawford has come home invalided from her. The Plover merely touched at Ascension. The only man of war there was the Tortoise, store and guard ship, Commander Morrel. Dysentery was still raging. Captain Mansel, of the Actmon, 26, had been attacked by paralysis, and was sent up the mountain to recruit. Mr. Eeles, promoted from the rank of Clerk in charge to Paymaster and Purser, of the Vestal, 26. Captain Talbot came home in the Plover. iVe subjoin extracts from the Cape papers:— From the South African Commercial Advertiser of - July 11.) With the exception of very small parties of thieves, the frontier districts appear to be clear of the enemy. This is a fact of great importance, as it may put it in the power of the Governor so to arrange his forces as to enable the frontier colonists to seiza the opportunity of ploughing and sowing during the approaching season. The loss of a month now is to the agriculturist the loss of a whole year. By removing the enemy, and keeping him out, the flocks of sheep, the chief wealth and - re source of the frontier colonist, are also saved, not only from the jaws of the destroyer, but from the destruction that follows over-crowding, had pasturage, and over driving. Although Kafirland is not yet invaded and subdued, it would be unjus*, not to acknowledge that things have most materially altered for the better, within the last month or six weeks. The advanced posts, the villages, such as Bathurst and Theopolis, are no longer surrounded by a vigilant enemy, nor does any one think it probable that a rush will be made upon Graham's Town! It seems to be now ascertained that no assistance will be given to the hostile Kafirs by the Tamb. , okies or Creili's people. The district levies are now nearly all at hand, and next moon, if not the prasent one, should light the different divisions of the army to the most distant and least accessible positions between the K.eiskama and the It is said that probably on the 6th instant, a movement will be made across the Keisktuna into Pato's country, by a force consisting of the following troops:- 160 Dragoons. 240 Cape Mounted Rifles. 900 Mounted Burghers from George and Swellendarn. 100 90th Regiment. 100 91st Regiment. 400 Hottentots. 100 Fingoes. 2 ; 000 in all. tl corresponding movement will probably be made upon the Amatola, by the divisions under Culonel Hare and Sir A. Stockenstrom. (From the Graham's Town Journal.) FRlDAY.—Received this afternoon further information from the neighbourhood of the Kaga, the most important point being that Sir Andreas Stockenstrom had made a journey into the Tambookie country and had held a con ference with some of the chiefs, all of whom had made to him the strongest professions of good-will towards the colony. From the Koga to the Kei there is a large force of Burghers assembled, who are most anxious to take the field, and whose patience is almost exhausted by the long delay which has taken place. Unfortunately there appears to be but very little concert among our leaders. No regular communications are preserved, and it seems to be thought a matter of perfect indifference whether information is circulated or net Sir Andre: Stockenstrom has, it is asserted, been without a scrap of intelligence from head-quarters for two and even three weeks together. A detachment of 100 sailors from the Cape Town Contingent marched this day from Graham's Town, un der the command of Lieuts. Walsh and Williams, for Fort Dacres. SATURDAY. —Received the following information from Fort Beaufort : On Tuesday last the Kafirs succeeded in capturing a herd of cattle, belonging to the Fingoes at this place. These cattle were taken while grazing, and two of the Fingoes, who were out with them, are supposed to be killed. As soon as the report was brought into Beau fort, a number of Fingoes, and about 20 of our Beaufort mounted men, started off in pursuit, but the Kafirs having the start by about an hour and a half, and night coming on, the pursuit was discontinued. The next day it was resumed, and one of the herdsmen was found, not merely murdered, but his body dreadfully mutilated. The Kafirs, who are said to have been about 60 in number, got clear off with the booty. Field-Captain Loxton and his Hottentot Company returned here yes terday from escort duty from Retief's Post with 300 sheep, which they recaptured from some Kafirs on their route. The Kafirs, however, succeeded in making good their retreat into the bush. Information has also been received from head quarters of Mr. John O'Reilly haying arrived last evening from the camp at the Fish River mouth. By this opportut.ity we • learn that Colonel Somerset had been scouring Stock's country, or properly his location in the ceded territory, but without meeting with any resistance from the enemy. They appear everywhere on his approach to have retired into the cover of the kloofs and thickets, and except falling in with a few straggleri, three of whom, it is said, were killed, there appears to have been nothing done which it is material to record. At present the warfare, on the part of the Kafirs, has dwindled to a few petty desultory attacks ; but it is not to be inferred from this that the enemy is subdued, still less that the colonists will be justified in any relaxation of vigilance. These desultory attacks, however paltry in themselves, are in fact of very serious moment, and should be met with the greatest perseverance and energy. (From the Eastern Province Herald, July 4.) Intelligence has been received that the cattle belong ing to Enon had been taken away by some Kafirs, and again recaptured at Korhaan's Drift, near the farm of Stephanus Du Free, about .two hours' ride to the left of Enon. Sixteen Burghers went in pursuit, and in a sharp encounter which took place between them and the Kafirs, at the Drift, 20 of the enemy were killed, and 36 head of cattle retaken. The casualties on our side were three Hottentots slightly wounded, and one Burgher named Christian Hartman, severely wounded in the arm. There is at present to be seen at Mr. Moore's, hair-dresser, N 0.4, Dawson-street, Whitechapel, a cat suckling a young greyhound only a week old —Liverpool Courier, COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SEPT. 24 —The Queen, Prince Albert, the Princess of Prussia, the Lady in Waiting on the Queen, the Countess Haack, and Lord Robert Grosvenor, went this morning to St. George's Chapel. Her Majesty walked there, and the royal party returned to the Castle in pony carriages. His Royal Highness Prince Albert and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, attended by Colonel Boverie, enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena took their usual exercise this morn ing in the pleasure grounds. In the afternoon the Queen, the Queen Dowager, and the Princess of Prussia took a drive in a pony carriage and four. Prince Albert was on horseback, accompa- nied by the Duke of Wellington. The Ladies in Waiting, and the Equerries in Waiting to her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended on horseback. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meck lenburgh-Strelitz, attended by the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Cambridge, are expected to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit to her Majesty, from Kew. Madame Bunsen and the Earl of Liverpool are ex pected to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit to the Queen. Her Majesty will give a grand dinner this evening, in the Waterloo-chamber. The Illustrious party is ex pected to include her Majesty the Queen Dowager, her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz, his Excellency the Chevalier and Madame Bunsen, the Duke of Wellington, the Lady in Waiting to the Queen Dowager, the Countess Haack, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Cambridge, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of Denbigh, the Countess of Westmoreland, the Earl of Liverpool, Viscount Clif den, Lord Edward Howard, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Count Puckler, Count Witzleben, Major-General Wemyss, Colonel Wylde, and Colonel Colville. The band of the Life Guards will attend during din ner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards perform in the Castle. THE STATE APARTMENTS.—We have authority to state that the issue of tickets to view the State Apart ments of the Castle is suspended until further notice, as no orders will be admitted at present. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meck lenburg Strelitz lift their residence at Kew yesterday afternoon for Windsor Castle. _ _ Baron de Beust has left London on leave of absence. Mr. Colquhoun has, as hitherto, charge of the affairs of the Sax 9n Legation here. The Earl of Lucan had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Horne-office. Captain Macono chie, RN., had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet yesterday.. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. CESAREWITCH. 15 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sing—take 25 to 1 25 to I agst Mr. Mytton's Sorella—t., afterwards offered 25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's The Hero—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Montreal colt—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Crockford's Terrier—taken 1000 to 40 each, in one bet, agst Sting and Sorella (taken). Several parties anxious to back the crack, and one or two fortunate enough to get on upon more liberal terms than we have quoted ; betters, however, were very shy, and at the close 15 to 1 could not he obtained. Sting and Sorella were in request; the latter having won at Bedford, will have to carry 51b extra. DERBY. 900 to 100 agst Lord Eglintcn's Van Tromp—taken 6000 to 200 agst Lord Caledon's Cassandra colt—taken 2000 to 40 agst Mr. Pearson's Wild Boy—taken. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. The following additions to the handicap were received yesterday :—Doleful, 4 yrs, Bst 91b ; Sotades, 3 yrs, 7st 51b ; Zuluka, 3 yrs, 6st 51b; and Holloway, 3 yrs, Est 21b. REDDITCH RACES.—TUESDAY. The Hack Stakes of 3 soya. each, and 15 added, once round and a distance (5 Subs.), were won by Mr. Waring's Rosa, 4 yrs, lOst 71b (T. Carlile), beating Mr. Davis' Kitty Wee, 4 yrs, lOst 71b ; Mr. Pepper's: Hector, 4 yrs,llst ; Mr. Lake's Union Jack, 4 yrs, list; and Mr. Davenport's b f by Ad vance, 3 yrs, 9st 71b. The Town Plate of 101., added to a Handicap of 2 soya. each, once round and a distance (6 Subs.), was won in two heats by Mr. Whitehouse's b f. 3 yrs, 9st 21b (Darling), beat ing Vulcan, aged, list ; Jerry, aged, Ilst 31b ; young De puty, 4.yrs, 9st 121 b ; and Worcestershire Lass, 9st 121 b. The Hurdle Race was walked over by Mr. Collins' Mis chief, aged, list 61b. The Tradesmen's Plate of 15 sous., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each, two miles, was won in two heats by Mr. Davenport's Florine, 4 yrs, Bst llb, beating Mr. Hughes' I'm-afloat, 5 yrs, Bst I llb ; and Mr. Lake's Union Jack, 4 yrs, Bst 41b. The Tardebrigg Stakes of 1 sow. each, and 13 added, for the beaten horses, were won in two heat, by Mr. Castree nd Vulcan, llst, beating Mr. Sinunond's Jerry, lOst, and. Young Deputy, 9st 71b. The Handicap of 3 sons. each, and 15 added, once round and a dis, was won by Mr. Waring's Rosa, list, beating Union Jack, lOst 71b, and Florine, lOst 101 b. OSWESTRY RACES—TussnAr. Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, One mile and a half. (Four (Subs.) Mr. Minor's Augustus (Deninan) 1 Mr. Thompson's b f, by Tory Boy, out of Miss Fitz The Cup of 50 sous , added to a Handicap of 15 sous. each ; 10 ff, and 5 only if declared. One mile and a half. (Three Subs.) Mr. Standish's Little Hampton, 5 yrs, Bst (Francis) 1 Mr. Worthington's Hooton, 6 yrs, Bst Sir W. W. Wynne's Tippoo, aged, 7st I Ilb The Shropshire stakes of 20 sous. each, h ft, with 30 added. Heats, from the winning chair. (6 Subs.) Mr. Jones's Obscurity, 5 yrs, 7st 81b (Francis) 2 1 1 Mr. Mostyn's fby Revolution, 3 yrs, 6st 61b. 1 2 dr Won easy. MONMOUTH RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Monmouthshire Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, and only $ if declared, with 40 added, the second to save his stake. Thrice round. (14 Subs. ; 6 paid.) Mr. Evans's Redstreak, 4 yrs, Bst Ilb . ...... ...(Arthur) 1 Marquis of Worcester nd Regalia, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b 2 Match, 100 sovs.—Mr. Brewer's Bold Davy, lOst (Mr. Rowl:and), beat Mr. Cartwright's White Stockings, lOst. The Hendre Hurdle Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added, one mile and a half (3 Subs.), were won in two heats by Mr. 011iver's Valeria, 4 yrs, lOst, beating Mr. Smith's Fly catcher, 4 yrs, lOst, and Mr. Powell's Emperor, Ilst 71b. BEDFORD RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Preparation Stakes of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, and 25 added Once round and a distance. (6 Subs.) Mr. P. Booth's Tit Bit, 3 yrs, 9st 131b...(Mr. Beville) 0 1 Mr. S. Howlett's Libation, 3 yrs, 9st 91b Mr. Hobson's Chatham, 4 yrs, Ilst 71b Mr. Astell na Elemia, 3 yrs, 9st 91b Mr. P. Rolt's Collingwood, 3 yrs, lOst 81b ...... ......... 5 The first was a dead heat, and the second walked over for. The Two Years Old Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added. Last half mile. (8 Subs.) Mr. Ongley's The Maid of Athens, Bst 41b ......(Crouch) 1 Mr. Worley's Wintonia, Bst 71b . Mr. Newton's Red Wing, Bst 101 b Mr. Clifton's Dromedary, Sst 71b Mr. T. Bainbridge's Yellow Rose, Bst 41b............ 5 Won easy by three lengths. The Bedfordshire Stakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 70 addei ; two miles. (13 Subs.) Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella, 5 yrs, Bst llb Mr. Ongley's Fame, aged, 7st llb ..... ... 2 Lord Warwick's Gwalior, 4 yrs, Est 121 b Mr. Murray na. Leopard, 4 yrs, 7st 41b Mr. Sanders na. Tipoe, 5 yrs, 6st 111 b Mr. G. Ongley's Mystery, 4 yrs, 6st 61b Duke of Bedford na. Royston Gower, 3 yrs, sst Ilb ...... Won in a canter. The Town Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 25 added. Heats, one mile and a quarter. (4 Subs.) Mr. Shelley's Hawkesbury, 4 yrs, Est 91b (Pear) 1 1 Mr. Ongley's Mount Pleasant, 3 yrs, sst 71b 3 2 Mr. Booth's Miscellany, 4 yrs, Est 91 b 2 3 Mr. Theobald's Chemise, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b Won by two lengths. RICHMOND (YORKSHIRE) RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Dundas Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added; two yrs old, sst ; three, 7st 101 b ; four, Bst 101 b ; five, 9st 21b ; six and aged, 9st 61b. Maiden, three yrs old, allowed 51b ; four, 81b ; five, six, and aged, 101 b. Mile and a quarter. (7 Subs.) Mr. J. L. Fox's Psalmsinger, 4 yrs .(S. Templeman) 1 Mr. Meiklam's Bannockburn, 2 yrs Mr. Taylor's George Stephenson, 2 yrs 3 Mr. Hargreave's Bit-nibble, 2 yrs, and Mr. Stebbings's Restoration, 4 yrs, also started, but were not placed. The Eastley Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if de clared, &c., with 20 added ; two year old colts, Est 71 b ; fillies, Est 31b ; three year old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, gst 31b. The second to save his stake—winner extra. From the Grey Stone in. (13 Subs, 7of whom declared.) Lord Zetland's Helias, 2 yrs Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser, 3 yrs Betting-5 to 4on Traverser—won by half a length. The Richmond Handicap Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, aad 5 only if declared, &c., with 70 added—the second to save his stakes. Two miles. (23 Subs, 11 of whom declared.) Mr. J. Meiklam's Inheritress, 6 yrs,Bst 71b (Templeman) 1 Mr. R. Stewart's Cranebrook, 3 yrs, 6st ..... 2 Mr. Robinson's Morpeth, 5 yrs Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser, 3 yrs, Est 31b Mr. S. L Fox's Waxholme, 3 yrs, 4st 11ilb Betting-5 to lon the winner. Won by half a length. The Town Plate of 501. The three years old, 7st 41b; four, Bst 41b; five, and upwards, Bst 121 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b. Heats, two miles. Sir R. Bulkeley's Hemp, 5 yrs (Templeman) 1 1 Mr. T. Dawson's The Old Boy, 3 yrs 3 2 AI Bayston's The Orphan Girl, 4 yrs ... 2 4 Mr. Lancaster's Monsieur Per easyt, 3 yrs n . ROWING MATCII FOR FIFTY POUNDS. The sculler's contest between' Thomas Coombes, the brother of the champion of the Thames, and Fred( rick r L a e c t e t , h o a f Lam,(l beenbe t i h oo c ic a ( e d f o o ti r o Nl n i t \ h V e a d ngersedaatydaefatle ofr n o o i n n t . er T e h st e , and from the well-known qualities of the men, who had distinguished themselves in many very spirited contests, a first rate struggle was anticipated. The men have contended on three previous occasions, Lett having won the first match after • a great deal of fouling, Coombes the second, and Lett the third, and the result of yester day's performance makes the score even between them. Both men have been in very active training, and came to the starting place, Battersea-bridge. to row to Hammer smith, in first-rate condition, Coombes in the beautiful wherry, built by Cownden and Wentzell, in which his brother defeated Charles Campbell for the championship, and his opponent in one by Noulton and Wylde, of very handsome construction. Betting was sto 4on Lett. Lett got the start, and at Battersea ChurcliWas a length a-head, having had considerable advantage by the choice of station. His opponent, however, stroke by stroke, gained upon him, and almost immediately came scull and scull, and passed him in gallant style. Lett did his best to overtake his antagonist, but his efforts were useless. Coombes was five or six lengths a-head at Wandsworth, went on gaining, and won by about two hundred and fifty pads. OPENING OF DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Mr. Bunn commences his campaign on Saturday week, with the strongest corps, both for opera and ballet, that has ever yet appeared in an English theatre. His prima donna is Madame Arnie Bishop, whose fame is European, and who for some seasons, at the San Carlos at Naples, nobly sustained the honour of England as a musical nation. She is the only English cerntatrice who since the days of Storace has been acknowledged in Italy, the native land of opera, as a prima donna assoluta. Madame Viardot Garcia, the sister of Malibran, will, there is little doubt, also appear during the course of the season, and it appears that Mr. Bunn still holds the nightingale of Germany, Jenny Lind, to her engagement with him. Among the debutantes are Miss Messent (who has won golden opinions as a concert singer), and Miss Re becca Isaacs, whose debut on the London boards, some years since, was most promising, and who has of late been practising most assiduously in the provinces. These are in addition to Miss Romer, Miss Rainforth, Miss Poole, and Messrs. Borrani, Burdini, Stretton, and Harrison, and all the old favourites. Schira will resume the baton of conductor, and Tully, first of musical drill.sergeants, continues to be chorus-master. Three new operas, one by Lavenu, another by Balfe, and another by Wallace, are already in preparation, and it is hoped that Meyerbeer may be induced to visit England during the course of the season, and produce and conduct his last and greatest work, The Camp of Silesia. The Drury -lane corps de ballet will also be excessively strong. The sylph-like Flora lrabbri is engaged, as is the graceful Plunkett; and Car lotta Grisi, the first danseuse in Europe will, in all pro• bability delight the I abitues of Drury-lane with her majestic and intellectual interpretations of the inspira tions of Terpsichore. Several debutantes will also put in their claire to the admiration of the English public. Among them are Mademoiselle Sophie Fuoco, from the Acad6mie of Paris, Mademoiselle Paderna, from La Scala and San Carlos, Mademoiselle Benard and Mademoiselle La Broderie, from the Acad6mie of Paris. Judging from the keen tact of Mr. Bunn, recollecting that he was the first to dis cover the genius of a Lucile Grahn, and of a Flora Fabbri, and to introduce *them to the Eng lish public, we cannot but augur favourably of the success of these debUtantes. Certain we are that Mr. Bunn is not the manager who would tolerate medio crity in any department. Madame Guibelei, Made moiselle Louise, Mademoiselle Adele, and Les Scours St. Louis still continue members of the regular corps de ballet, and Messrs. Wieland and W. W. Payne as grotesques, Mr. Risley and his sons as classical posists, and Messrs. Theodore, Huguet, and Basis, also con tribute their services. Two new ballets are pre mised us one, Ersilie, composed expressly for Flora Fabbri ; and another, Betty, which is now turning the heads of all Paris. Grieve undertakes the superintendence of the scenic de partment ; Harley is stage manager, and W. West is the superintendent of spectacle. Mr. Bunn most assuredly deserves success, and with such means there can be no doubt but that he will do more—he will command it. AFFAIRS OF SPAIN. (From the Times.) MADRID, SEPT. 17.—The following is the report of the commission named by the Deputies to draw up the reply to her Majesty's message : " Senora,—The Congress of Deputies have heard, with the most profound respect the communication your Majesty has been pleased to address to them, through the medium of your Ministers, informing them that your Majesty has determined to contract matrimony with your august cousin the Infante Don Francisco ..Assis de Bourbon ; they congratulate your Majesty, because, while regarding your own happiness, you have given the strongest testimony that you know how to reconcile it with the good and prosperity of the nation which Divine Providence has recommended to your care. " The Congress are no less pleased at learning that your Majesty has deigned to give your consent to the marriage of her Royal Highness Dona Luisa Fernanda de Bourbon, your august sister, and the present imme diate successor to the Crown, with his Royal Highness Prince Antoine Marie Philippe Louis of Orleans, Duke de Montpensier. " The Congress, who, on all occasions, have given the most unequivocal proofs of their love for the Throne, and of their respect and adhesion to representative in stitutions, cannot do less than congratulate your Majesty on the judicious combination of marriages which satisfy the desires of the Spanish people, who are deeply in terested in the domestic felicity of your Majesty and of your august sister, and in the consolidation of the con stitutional monarchy. "The Congress unite in this expression of the con soling hope, cherished in the magnanimous heart of your Majesty, and trust that, with the assistance of the Almighty, the decided will of your Majesty, the efforts of the Government, and the co-operation of the Cortes, the new era of peace and happiness, announced by your Majesty, will be as enduring as the submission to the laws will be profound; that the oblivion of past disorders will be more complete, and the union of all Spaniards will be men sincere. " JUAN BRAVO MURILLO, President. " LUIS JOSE SARTORIUS. " ALEJANDRO OLIVAN. " FERNANDO ALVAREZ. " JOSE DE POSADA HERRERA. " EMANUEL GALL ARDO. " ANTONIO DE BENAVIDES, Secretary. " Palace of the Congress. Sept. 16." It would appear that the Opposition Deputies are as suming a more courageous tone than they have had for the last two or three days. A meeting was held last night to decide on what was to be done. It is said that 34—some say 44—have determined on voting against the Government on the question of the Infanta's marriage. It is rumoured that the Infante Don Enrique has written to his father and brother a strong and severe letter, reproaching them, and in particular the latter, with not hay ng, kept faith with him in the circumstance of the marriage. Some sensation has been caused here by the fact of an advertisement appearing yesterday in the Mario de Avisos, announcing the sale of the furniture of the British Minister. It is taken as an indication of his departure from Madrid. I believe, however, that at present at least there is no foundation for any such supposition. The Gazette states that the Pope has granted the necessary . dispensations for the marriages of the Queen and her sister. It is expected here in the course of the present week, so that I.trale time has been lost. The Government has received, by telegraph, the news of the disappearance from Paris of the Carlist General Cabrera. The Liberals of Seville have addressed a petition to the Queen against the marriage of the Infanta with the Duke do Montpensier. El Eco del Contereio was again seized by the police this morning. There can be little doubt of the inten tions of the Government to completely annihilate the press. FOUR O'CLOCK, P.M.—The two Chambers met at the usual hour; one, the Congress is still sitting, and will probably sit for some time. In the Congress, the President, Castro y Orozco, an nounced that he had a most important document put into his hands for presentation to the House; nothing less than a protest on the part of the Infante Don Enrique against the marriage of the Infanta Luisa Fernanda with the Duke de Montpensier. It was dated the 7th of Sep tember, at Ghent. Senor Isturitz, President of the Council, stood up, and opposed the reading of the pro test, on the ground that he refused to recognise the right of any subject, how high soever his rank, to oppose him self to the will of the Queen. The President of the Congress declared that the document should follow the usual course of papers presented to the House. It was accordingly read. The ad , Jress in reply to the message of the Queen was then read, and put from the chair to be discussed. Pre viously, Senor Pacheco stood up, and asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs as to the fact of any communications having passed between him and a foreign Minister at this Court on the subject of the Infanta's mar riage? Senor Isturitz replied, that between him and Mr. Bulwer, the British Minister, no correspondence had taken Place on the subject; he had received three notes from Mr. Bulwer, the tenor of which was in opposition to the marriage; but he thought it right to say that these notes were written on Mr. Bulwer's own respon sibility, and without instructions from his Government. In his last note, Mr. Bulwer stated that he should con sider it his duty to abstain from all further official com munication with him until he had received further instructions from his Government. The subject then dropped. The discussion then commenced on the address to the Queen. Senor Pastor Diaz stood up to oppose it. His speech was long, and some passages of it were ap plauded in the public galleries, in spite of the efforts of the President of the Chamber; one passage particularly, where he said "that all parties could forget each other's grievances, but there was one party that could never be forgiven or forgotten in Spain, and that was the Afran cesado faction." This allusion produced much movement in the House. The address was supported by Donozo Cortes,.who continued speaking up to the hour stated in the latter part of this letter. His speech promises to last for some time, as he is an orator of the most tedious kind. His H a e r e b generallyegan with the historical history essays and had arrived at the s ixteenth cen tury whe n four o'clock struck. The division , in all probability, will n ot of th the f early immenseages, length. Hare take place to-night, as there are three or four yet to speak on the same subject. In the Senate, the President also announced the fact of having received the protest. Armero, Minister of Marine, opposed its being read, for the same reason given by Isturitz in the Congress. Several members, amongst them Serrano and the Marquis of Vilma, demanded that it should be read. The President then put it to the House, and it was de cided in the negative. The protest, consequently, was not read. Letters from Paris received here to-day state that the journey of the French Princes to Madrid has been suspended. Other accounts mention that the representatives of the Austrian and English Governments on the marriage question have produced their effect on Louis Philippe. The Opposition Members are much animated in conse quence of the reports. The Three per Cents. have improved per cent., they were done at 36* ; Four per Cents., 22 ; Five per Cents., 221 ; Debt without interest, 6i. Coupons, 201. Exchange on London, 361. M. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Tuesday last, the 22d instant, the Hon. Edward Plunkett, son of the Right Hon. Lord Dunsany, was married, by special license, to the Hon. Miss Ann Constance Dutton, daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Sherborne, and sister to the Countess of Dude. Shortly after the ceremony the happy pair left Sherborne 1341 for Donsany Ga slle, to pace the howymoon. THE STEAMSHIP GREAT BRITAIN. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. RUNNING ON SHORE OF THE GREAT BRITAIN AT DUNDRUM BAY. We regret to have to announce that a very unfortu nate accident happened to the steam-ship Great Britain, about eight o'clock on the night of Tuesday last. The particulars, so far as they have yet been learned, are extremely meagre, but the facts we are enabled to pub lish have been derived from the most authentic sources. It will be recollected that the Great Britain left Liver pool for New York at eleven o'clock on Tuesday fore noon, with the largest number of passengers (upwards of 180) that ever crossed the Atlantic in any steamer. She sailed south of the Isle of Man, the intention of Captain flosken being to run up the Irish Channel, and to reach the Atlantic by the northern coast of Ireland. She made extraordinary way after clearing the harbour of Liver pool ; indeed all accounts agree in showing that she went at the unusually rapid rate of 131- knots an hour. There can be very little doubt that she steamed most rapidly, for in nine and a half hours after leaving our quays she struck on the Irish coast. Many rumours prevail as to the cause of the accident. Some say that the reckoning was badly kept, and others that the light off Dundrum Bay was taken for some other light. We believe, from what we have heard, that the latter was the real cause of the disaster. Cer tain it is, at all events, that at the hour we have men- tioned, about eight o'clock, P.M., she ran on shore on the main land near the Cow-and-Calf, as it is called, in Dundrum Bay. This bay is situated on the eastern coast of Ireland, and was the scene a few years since of one or two dreadful wrecks. It lies almost immediately opposite the southern shores of the Isle of Man, and is about half way between Belfast and Drogheda. The passengers and crew, we are rejoiced to say, were all landed in perfect safety. By means of jaunting cars, horses, carts, and other conveyances, the majority of them reached Belfast, and several of them arrived in Liverpool and Fleetwood this morning by the Sea King and Maiden City steamers. More, if not all of them, are exp"cted to reach here to-morrow, and, in the mean time, prompt communication will be had by Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co., the Liverpool agents for the Great Britain, with the directors in Bristol. The Sea King brought back the Great Britain's mail bags, which will be dispatched to America by the next steamer. There was naturally very great confusion and con sternation on board when the vessel struck, but through the active exertions and timely counsel of Captain Hos ken, all fears for personal safety were quickly subdued, and the passengers, as we have said, were safely landed, and with as much expedition as the unexpected nature of the circumstances would admit of. The Great Britain, it is thought, will be got off, but as yet nothing very positive on this point can be stated. A letter from Captain Hosken reached Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., this morning, detailing the calamity, and briefly giving his opinion as to the probability of getting her off. The sea was making a complete breach over her after she struck, but the ship was perfectly tight. The intelligence of the accident created a great sen sation on 'Change, to-day, and those of the frtssengers who had come over by the Belfast steamers were eagerly sought after to learn the particulars from them. On applying to the respected agents of the Great Britain at this place, Messrs. Gibbs, Blight, and Co., for a copy of Captain Hosken's letter, here referred to, we find that the letter referred to, and which was brought by Mr. Pycroft, the surgeon of the ship, was addressed to the directors at Bristol, and that, although shown to them by Captain Hosken's desire, it was taken on to Bristol by Mr. Pycroft ; and, being addressed to the directors, they did not feel at liberty to make its con tents known there. We may mention, however, that Captain Hosken does not give any account of the cause of the acc d.nt. (FROM A PASSENGER.) About half past nine on Tuesday evening she went on shore in Dundrum Bay, between two rocks, very fortu- nately passing in between them on a soft sand. She is now lying there. The hull has sustained no injury, and she is not making a drop of water. The Captain states it will not be possible to get her off before next spring. The passengers were all landed safely. After she struck, the ladies, and a great portion of her passengers, were so satisfied of her safety, that they went to bed, and remained on board until the following day. They landed at a small village called Killoughan. Carriages were sent from Downpatrick to take their luggage to that place, where there will be plenty of conveyance to take them on to Belfast. SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS of ITALY GEN )A., SEPT. 15.—The congress was opened yes terday, in due form and solemnity, in the grand hall of the ducal palace. Tho Noble Prwaidiont. the Marquis Brignole Sale, Ambassador from the Court of Sardinia to the Court of France, after having, with a long train of savans, heard mass and Te Deum, and received the solemn benediction from the Cardinal at the Cathedral, took the chair at twelve o'clock, having on each side the syndics, &c., in grand costume, the Cardinal and Gover nor occupying elevated seats. The magnificent salon, the finest in Italy, and well known to all tourists passing through Genoa, although of great dimensions, was crowded to suffocation. The galleries were occupied mostly by the ladies, who happily were in a fair propor tion as to number, and afforded, by their animated looks and graceful Italian dresses, an agreeable contrast and relief to the customary suits of solemn black and re flective visages of the sages below. The President, a 'very dignified looking personage, read his inaugural dis course, which occupied an hour and a half, and was listened to with much attention. They say it might have been a more animated and interesting composition, considering that he had for subject the glory of Italy, past, present, and to come ; but marquises and others, who from their station are called to preside over such assemblies, are not obliged to be orators. The Marquis Brignole adorns his high station with every quality which commands respect, and possesses very superior talents. The PRESIDENT began by briefly expressing his em barrassment under the onerous duties imposed upon him. He then proceeded to observe how worthy the city where they were assembled was of being the place of meeting for the Congress of Science, since it had produced so many who had rendered their country illustrious by their excellence in wisdom and valour, in letters and in art. After this enumeration of the celebrated Genoese of times past, the President went on to allude to the valuable results of such meetings, and to the powerful protection which they had received from the Italian princes, and especially his Majesty Charles Albert, who in all things sought to increase the honour and advan tage of his subjects. The orator then alluded to the state of science, spoke of the influence, which was exerted in retarding it, and of the rapid illumination it underwent on the arrival of peace. He then touched upon the various subjects which would occupy the attention of the meeting, and elucidated their importance. Turning his discourse upon Italy, he then spoke of those living per sons who, by the brilliancy of their genius or the excel lence of their works, had spread renown over their native land. The President concluded his discourse by show ing that science ought always to march onward under the banner of religion, uttering at the same time a generous aspiration for the young Italians who were con secrating their studies to the service of science and of this country. The discourse was repeatedly interrupted by cheers, and the applause at the conclusion was vehement and reiterated. The Prince of CASSINO then rose, and after speaking of the importance of the congress and the glorious result to science, informed the meeting that he was commis sioned by the Pope to express his fervent prayers for the successful labour of the congress, and his perfect accord with all its objects. This address was also received with much applause. The inaugural addresses having been delivered, the meeting adjourned into a saloon appointed for that purpose, in order to elect the presidents of the several seed , *J. The following gentlemen, all well known to the scientific public in Italy, and many whose fame has ex tended into England, were then elected: — SECTIONS. Mathematics and Physical Science Chemistry Prof. Giachino Taddei Geology and Mineralogy Agriculture Abbe Raffaele Lambruschini Botany, &c Cay. Antonio Bertolini Zoology and Com. Anatomy Prof. Antonio Alessandrini Medicine Car. Carlo Speranza Surgery Geography and Archmology Cay. Giulio Cordero di S. Quintino. Many savans reached Genoa last evening, and others are arriving every hour. I hear that Mr. Buckingham and Mr. Cobden are here. The committees are now de ciding on the merits of the different competitors for the premiums, which are to be awarded and delivered to morrow, in the Grand Hall. There are three exhibitions —fine arts, &c., pictures and sculpture, and cattle. I have not time for details. Last night there was a grand ball at the Governor's. The agreeable salons of the e n v u e b n l in, e ss g e a a re nd nu t m he er s n o u i s r l e y es at a t n en d de r d ec a e n p d ti v o e n r s y Casino are thrown open to all the visitors, &c., every given by the ln short, in no other congress which has taken place in Italy have the savans been so welcomed and feted. On the 27th, the first stone of the long-talked of monu ment to Columbus is to be laid with great solemnity, and afterwards a balloon ascension—a great novelty in Italy. Three nights ago a murder was committed in the bagne at Brest by a convict named Joret, sentenced for life, and double-ironed on account of an attempt that he had made to escape. He got up while all the other pri soners in his dormitory were asleep, and, with a small file which he had sharpened for the purpose, stabbed two men, named Biot and Voisambert, who lay next him. Blot was killed, and the other taken into the hospital in a dangerous state. It is believed that he was led to this sanguinary act in ven geance for the two men having given information which prevented his escape ; for he had on the preced ing day applied to be removed to a bed at a distance from them, and on being refused replied that they would shortly heir of him. THE STATUE AT LARGE —lf the proverb that " coming events cast their shadows before" should be realised in the case of the duke's statue, the day of its arrival will be as bad as an eclipse of the sun in the m etropolis.—Punch. THE RAILWAY TUNNEL FROM EDGE -HILL, LITER POOL, TO THE NORTH Docxs.—There is to be a goods' station in Hodson-street, at the back of Byrom-street, which will be the only opening. Mr. M•Cormick has been declared the successful competitor for the work, which is to be commenced at 401. a yard immediately. The contract is about 90,000 L—Liverpool Courier. LITERATURE. THE PHILOSOPHY OF MAGIC. 2 VoL. By Anthony Todd Thomson. That thousands of the extraordinary performances mentioned in ancient literature respecting the so called magicians of Egypt and Asia and Greece were mere illusions, and were explicable on scientific principles, had long been conjectured. That such is not merely probable, but almost a matter of certainty, has been demonstrated in a very learned and curious work by Eusebe Salvarete. Among the Egyptian priests knowledge was wonderfully in advance of the age ; and, as the Druids were bound by solemn vows to preserve the secrets of their craft from the multi tude, so were the Egyptian priests precluded, under mortal penalties, from revealing the mysteries of their religion, of their ceremonies, and of their temples, from the common• herd of worshippers. Hence it was that they were enabled to acquire such a marvellous supremacy over the popular mind, and, by the su periority of their own intellectual cultivation, to delude the ignorant by a variety of astonishing devices. Salvarete penetrated into the very core of this abstruse subject. He showed that those oc currences which appalled the hearts of the vulgar in olden days, and which were apparently caused by supernatural agency, are in reality attributable to the contrivances of the Heathen ecclesiastics. Ac cording to this elucidation it would appear that the oracles of Delphi and elsewhere, the musical bust of Memnon, and the voices which floated in the atmo sphere on remarkable occasions, were merely the results of ventriloquism and the adaptation of the knowledge which had been acquired by the initiated few in acoustics. In like manner, the earthquakes which were occasionally excited by the Oriental magicians, were simply the undulations of certain movable platforms; the terrific spectacles which pre sented themselves in the temples were only the phe nomena produced by chemical and mechanical instru ments ; and the transformations which sometimes amazed the credulous population nothing more than the offecta of legerdemain. These explanations have cast quite a novel light upon antiquity, and serve to reduce to actuality what otherwise might appear fabulous. For unveiling to us the ingenuity, the deceptions, and the credulity of Heathenism, we are indebted to M. Salverte ; and for affording the Eng lish public a version of the writings produced by that French bibliographer we are indebted to Dr. Thomson. Not only has the latter author afforded us a pure and precise translation of his predecessor, but he has ac companied the original text by so many valuable notes as to render the work almost his own. Those notes evinced very singular research, and while they charm the reader by their agreeable manner, they render ostensible what was previously dubious, and crowd the pages with the most delightful and apposite details. As the motto selected from the famous Roger Bacon intimates, this work is an evidence that we need not resort to the employment of magical illusions since philosophy has endowed us with such prodigious and astonishing powers—non igitur oportet nos znagicis illusionibus uti, cum potestas philosophica doceat operari quod sufficit. These volumes are there fore not merely curiosities, but of eminent utility. While they elucidate one of the darkest chapters of antiquity they fill the mind of the reader with a new reverence for that truthful philosophical knowledge which can benefit mankind as well as deceive ignorance. SILENT LOVE. A Poem. By James Wilson. Here is the fifth edition of a little poem, written in the deepest dejection, and under rather mysterious circumstances, by an apothecary, named James Wil son, born at Paisley in 1749, and buried at Glasgow in 1807. He died of consumption, wrote poetry, and was an apothecary. So far, there is a resemblance to poor John Keats, but no further. Although " Silent Love" has been likened to Tasso and Pope by a very estimable authority, and although we were charmed during a perusal of the verses, into an exceeding pen siveness, we cannot but feel that there are so many and such great deficiencies in the composition that it cannot survive its author long. It has a faint and even deli cious perfume, if we may so speak, but that perfume will evaporate. It is delicately and even charmingly coloured, but those colours will fade. It is daintily constructed, but its very skeleton is fragility. The most beautiful effect throughout is the constant repe tition of those simple words— " No man e'er loved liko me !" It is surprising the effect that ejaculation has through out the poem—that one thought is pursued, or, we should say, preserved, with such a constancy as to be admirably typical of that most affecting phase of the master-passion—silent love. Sometimes the imagina tion of Wilson rises above the ordinary altitude, as where he describes the Creation, when " A misty globe seemed rolling down the sky, And on its disc two spec-like forms did move— The earliest pair wed to devoted love." Generally, however, his language is pure and his fancy mediocre. INDIAN RAILWAY. By an Old Indian Postmaster. The absolute necessity for the introduction of the railway system into India, in order adequately to develop its resources, is now universally admitted. The importance of railways, in a military point of view, it is impossible to exaggerate. This is strik ingly illustrated by the following extract from the brochure now under consideration : " In the annual relief, infantry regiments aro often moved from one end of India to the other, at an average of ten and a half miles per day, halting six days iii the month, so that it takes about six weeks to move from this presidency (Calcutta) to Benares. Hence arises the necessity of the concentration at all times of a large force in the neighbourhood of an enemy. There are not the means existing of concentrating troops on a sudden emergency. This was strikingly exemplified in various ways, on occasion of the recent war on the north-west frontier. 'When it broke out, all officers, whose regi ments were in the field, were ordered to join the army. About one hundred, we believe, in the different servicce —engineers, artillery, infantry, and medical—required to go from this presidency. They were sent at the public expense, and with the greatest dispatch. How many do our reader suppose the Postmaster-General was able to send daily ? Three !—and as the journey took sixteen days travelling, night and day, few arrived before the war was over. Even this could not have been accomplished at any other period of the year." Had railway communication been established between Calcutta and the north-west frontier, the whole of these officers might have been transported by one train in from two to three days. The Indian Postmaster clearly shows that a large and amply remunerating passenger and goods traffic may be expected on Indian lines if they are judiciously constructed. He passes in the review the various Indian railway schemes which have been proposed, and his opinions, being those of one practically acquainted with his subject, are entitled to the most attentive consideration. PROSE FROM THE SOUTH. By John Edmund Reade. Author of "Italy." In Two Volumes. What Forsyth and Chetwode Eustace were to the Italy of a quarter of a century since, Mr. John Edmund Reade is to the Italy of the present day ; and no one who may for the next quarter of a cen tury undertake " the grand tour" can consider his outfit complete unless he has " Prose from the South" in his travelling bag, ready to be referred to on every occasion. Although every object of interest on the grand route from Paris through Switzerland to the Simplon, from Milan and the northern parts of Italy to Florence, Rome, Naples, and Pompeii, on to the temples of Paestum, has been already noted ; yet, as Mr. Reade observes, "each half century demands a new expounder to harmonise the theories of his age, however crude or imperfect, with the grand simplicity of the ancients. The pre sent half-century is most fortunate in having found such an expounder in Mr. Reade. By nature a poet, he looks at nature with a poet's eye, and describes her beauties and her sublimities with a poet's enthusiasm. A critic, in the true sense of the term—at once a judge and an admirer of art, he teaches others how to admire, not blindly, but judiciously. His knowledge prevents his being led away by the vulgar cant of critical admiration, and his sense of justice forbids his pandering to prejudice, even where his refusal to pander to prejudice may militate against his popu larity—witness his chapter on Voltaire. His observa tions on France at the present day—literary, artistical, and musical—are severe, yet just. No man of ordinarily cultivated taste, or having any ordinary respect for the common decencies of life, can refuse to admit the justice of Mr. Reade's stric lures on modern French art and modern French titerature. From Paris he takes us to Switzerland, and revels amidst the sublitnities of that land of mountain, cloud, and torrent, and from thence to Italy; and whether we climb the mountain top or admire the sunny landscape, or sit delighted listening to the soft music which can be heard alone in Italy, or wander through the galleries of Florence or of Rome, or contemplate Venice in her decay, Pompeii in her resurrection, or Pmstutn in her absolute isolation, the mighty monument of a bygone world, stil shall we find Mr. Reade an able expounder of those li'gh thoughts and imaginings w ith which our minds must necessarily be inspired by such scenes. "It has been my hope to aim in these volumes," says the author, " to become, as it were, identified with the tourist on his journey, and with him who has returned from his pilgrimage." As one of the latter we have no hesita tion in awarding to Mr. Reade the portion of com plete success. We have travelled a-foot over the greater portion of the route he di scribes, and the perusal of his delightful work has recalled to our memories, not only the external images of Nature, " but those moral impressions which her mountain altar-places force on the hearts of her worshippers." DISEASED TURNIPS. Several paragraphs have appeared in the newspapers stating that the turnips are going in all directions. We beg leave to say that we have got a tremendous turnip—a large metal watch — whose disease consist* in a detcratjaatlo4 not to go at alle.fund, S PATE OF AFFAIRS AT ADEN., ADEN, AIIGUST.—My letter of the 19th will have in formed Yon . that a large body of Arabs had been col lected together, and commanded by a fanatic named Sheik Ismail, for the purpose of attacking Aden . ; and also of the affair at cur outpost with a reconnoiter ing party of the enemy early in the morning of the 17th. It has since been ascertained that their loss on that oc casion was 22 men in killed and wounded, and among' the former a chief, the leader of the party, which con sisted of 300 men. They were not discovered till within 200 yards of our works ; when discovered, they fired a volley of matchlocks, but on the guns opening on them, they instantly fled. In the morning a party was sent out in front, who brought in two Arabs badly wounded by grape. A quantity of arms were also brought in, and several dead bodies were seen in the plain, which they had not been able to carry off in their precipitate retreat. The wounded are under the care of Doctor Malcomson, the civil and staff surgeon. Since that time large re inforcements have joined the Sheik from the various tribes. It is not certain whether any of the chiefs have cordially embarked in his cause, with the exception of the Soultan of Lahedge—a treacherous cowardly man, to whom Aden formerly belonged, and to regain possession of which there is no crime which he would hesitate to commit. No treaties, however sacred or solemn, will bind him. Good faith is to him unknown. Shaik Ismail lies encamped at a village and mosqu' called Shaik Othman, on the other side of a small creek, across which there is a bridge, but fordable in most places at low water. This temple is a very conspicuous object from Western-bay, where the steamers coal, anti is distant from the Turkish about four miles and a half, with a good road the whole distance. In this position the enemy are distinctly seen with a glass from almost every part of our works. They are calculated to be about 8,000, of whom 5,000 or 6,000 may be considered armed and fighting men. They are principally furnished with provisions from Lahedgc. The other chiefs, amongst whom the Shaik has, doubtless, considerable influence, supply his wants to a certain extent. He seems to be in _no great hurry to precipitate an attack till he has collected a respectable force and matured all his plans. His arrangements certainly appear to have assumed a degree of system which has never hitherto been observed amongst the Arabs during former attacks. All our supplies and communications with the interior are entirely cut off ; and though at such a very short distance, and under our glass, hardly any thing, in fact nothing whatever, is actually known, either as to his force, who they are, or what are his resources and plans. On one occasion he sent in to say, that he was not come as a thief to attack us at night, but that he would come and show himself in open day. In this instance he most certainly fulfilled his promise. Oa the morning of the 27th, at half-past eight, a heavy column was seen leaving their camp at Shaikh Othman, and marching down to the bridge over the creek above-men tioned, which they crossed in tolerable crier and firmness. They extended themselves across the low isthmus which connects Aden to the main, formed into three distinct columns, and, sat down just out of range of our guns. A few round shot and shell were fired at them from the forts and gun-boats, - which did not reach them. They evidently did not like the appearance of our works now fully manned, and, after waiting about hour, they quietly formed themselves into two columns, and leisurely marched back to their camp. It is most probable that be did not intend an attack, which, in an open plain, swept by a numerous and well-served artil lery, would have been nothing short of madness, but merely as a demonstration, to accustom his men to the ground over which they would have to march to attack, to the appearance of the place, the works how and where manned, and another important matter—the sound of our guns ; and to try to impress on their minds that guns are not such formidable things as they have hitherto considered them to be. All these circum stances show a foresight and precaution which indicate that he is no novice in these affairs. As he has now so completely invested the place on the land side, and shows no intention to risk an action when he knows a repulse would entirely break up his force, he may occa sion us much trouble before we can drive him from our neighbourhood. All our garrison have remained at their post under arms day and night for the last 16 days, and must con tinue to do so so long as they are immediately in our vicinity. I regret to say that nothing further has yet transpired regarding the reported murder of Mr. Alcock, the master of the English schooner Highflyer, and Mr. Wheatley, of the house of Waghorn and Co. During the present state of affairs at Aden no vessel can yet be sent to inquire into this melancholy occurrence. SEPT, I.—Nothing further has been heard of the fats of the two gentlemen mentioned above. As yet no vessel can be dispatched to learn particulars. The Arab force, which has remained before our works for the last 18 days, broke up yesterday, after some dis putes which led to partial fighting amongst themselves. It has now been fully ascertained that no chief joined the standard of the fanatic. Many paid him a visit, but evidently more for the gratification of their curio sity than from any wish or intention to make common cause with him. In fact they were suspicious of him and his proceedings from the beginning, as the impres sion which he created was that an attack on Aden was merely a pretence that he might at his leisure collect a fore to enable him to rob and plunder the country. Many of the idle and wandering Arabs joined him with that prospect in view. They will now scatter in bands over the country, and plunder indiscrimi nately friend and fee. There is no sufficient reason whatever to doubt the good faith ef the Arab tribes with whom we have hitherto been on friendly terms ; they have committed no overt act to authorise us to make reprisals on them. It is true they did not' attack and, as they might have done with the utmost facility, drive back the Shaik utth all his followers, three•fourths of whom belonged to tribes far remote from Aden, and cared just as little for the Mahornetan re ligion as they did fer that of the Christians. They were mercenaries, and as the Shaik could not afford them pay, he promised them the plunder of A'en, and worked on their ignorance and superstition by inducing them to be hove that he had the power to charm the gems to pre vent them from firing. Finding that he was an impostor and deceiver, they have left him. He is now a prisoner, with only 20 followers, with the chief of the Fouthlee tribe—a bold, honourable tribe. Our relation with the tribes is merely peace ; there exist no treaties, either offensive or defensive, between us. Bow, then, can we expect the m to fight our battles We have never cultivated any friends'r.ip with them. No exchange of civilities has ever passed between us. We have never visited them in their towns, thou;,:, , h often invited to do so. They are from this and gorse other causes suspicious of us. If an intercourse was Termite(' between the officers of the garrison and chicle I am certain that on no future occasion could a larr bow o f men remain within five miles of our post, clearly seen with our glasses, and their drums (torn-toms) distinctly heard by us, without our knowing who they were, how many they were, where they came from, by whom sup ported, or what their intentions were, or whom likely to attack. In one and all of those essential points we were totally ignorant. Had our affairs been personally known to the chiefs, could this state of things have lasted twenty-four hours ? No, they would have written to their friends all requisite information, and most assuredly would have driven the Shaik off in less than twenty-four hours. No combined attack will ever take place on Aden ; of that we may rest assured ; their divided interests will never permit them to co-operate cordially or with effect in such an undertaking, which they well know must end in their total discomfiture. This morning supplies have come in, and in two or three days time our usual inter course will have been properly established again. Should anything further occur, I will not fail to communicate the full particulars. The Honourable Company's steam -frigate Atalanta arrived here on the 30th ultimo, at half-past eight o'clock A.li., with mail up to the 7th of August, and. 26 passengers ; she left the same at nine o'clock leer. She brought intelligence of a very interesting nature to all who are fond of studying the operations of nature, viz., the appearance of a volcano in a state of activity in an island in the Red Sea, near the ancient and cele brated city of Mocha, named Zibeer. No flames had been seen, but large, columns of smoke had been seen to ascend from various parts of the island, which left no doubt of its being occasioned by subterraneous fire. We trust such a very favourable opportunity will not be lest of examining strictly into this most curious phenomenon, which may be productive of important results in the navigation of the Red Sea. It is well known that during the operations of volcanos and earthquakes, elevations, and subsidences, both on dry land and at the bottom of the sea, take place. All Go vernment vessels, steamers or otherwise, should be directed to take a cast of the lead as frequently as pos sible when passing near Mocha or Zibeer The Oriental and Peninsular Company's steamer Precursor came in last night, at 11 nee, with 50 pas sengers, and India and China mails. She leaves this evening at sunset. All the troops continue healthy; no chelera or other epidemic disease at the place. Her Majesty's frigate Fox, Sir H. M. Blackwood, has not yet arrived, though daily expected. SHIPPING LIST. _ _ Government Vessels—Hon. Company's steam-frigate Sesostris ; ditto schooner, Mali ; ditto block-ship, Chorpe. Merchant Vessels—Louisa Munro, barque ; barque; Arachne, barque; HigHlycr, schooner. The barque Brooke has arrived safe at Moulmein. THE BILL AGAINST CAPTAIN RICHARDSON IG NORED BY THE GRAND JURY.--At a late hour on Wed nesday cvning, after the judges had left the Gentili! Criminal Court, it was intimated that the grand jury had ignored the bill, charging Captain Richardson, on two counts, with fraud and forgery. The grand jury examined a great number of witnesses, and it was under , stood that they stated as th eir reason for ignoring the bill, that after looking at the whole of the evidence which had been laid before them, the majority of them were of opinion that the words " ten pounds" had never • been written in the cheque, and, therefore, no forgery had been effected. They were, at the same time, satis fied that Captain Richardson had, by some means, ob i tained the signatures of his two co - trustees to a blank cheque, and, as he was authored by a resolution of the company to draw cheques, no fraud had been committcd; entertaining, as the majority of the bo . 'y did this view, they had no other course to adopt than to ignore the bill. E A 1.. ea N G, .--- t c h A e ra, d a s r i ' . ) C g o r e n a e s r e , of occurredhorse-steal inglicsßsESir at hampton, on Wednesday night or Thursday Wir y morning, ne"r when the stable of Mr. Tupper was broken into, and a dark brown horse, about twelve hands high, stolen. The poor animal has since been found dead, its throat being i tit on the canal bank, near the Cannock - Pad 136 C 1 r• — ... Wolverhampton Orpick.