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TEE SUN,_LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER, 18, 1846. COUNT ST. MARIE'S VISIT to the FRENCH POSSES SIONS In ALGIERS, in 1845. 1 vol., with Portrait of Abd-el- Kader. 10s. 6,1. Mrs. ROMER'S PILGRIMAGE to the TEMPLES and TOMBS of EGYPT, ITITBIA, and PALESTINE, in 1845-46. 2 yoLs.Bvo, with numerous Engravings. 28s. Iv. The PENSCELLWOOD PAPERS—Comprising Essays on the Souls and Vuture Life of Animals, Capital Punishments, the Evan gelical Alliance, the Endowment of the Protestant and Roman Ca tholic Churches of Ireland, Education of the People. By the Author of " Dr. Iiookwell." 2 vols. posttivo. 21s. V. Sir HENRY ELLIS'S NEW SERIES of ORIGINAL LET TERS ILLUSTRATIVE of ENGLISH HISTORY. 4 vols. post Bvo., with Portraits. 21. 2s. MRS. JAMESON'S MEMOIRS and ESSAYS on ART, LITE. BATURE, and SOCIAL MORALS. 1 vol., 103. 6d Dr. THO3ISON'S PHILOSOPHY of MAGIC, PRODIGIES, and APPARENT MIRACLES. 2 vols. Bvo. 28s. VIII. HORACE WALPOLE'S NEW :YORK, MEMOIRS of KING GEORGE THE THIRD. 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RUM'S SECOND SERIES of his RESIDENCE at the COURT of LONDON. 2 vols. Bvo. 28s. XV. JESSE'S ANECDOTES of DOGS. Small Vo., with numerous Plates. 21.. XVI. SECOND EDITION of LORD MALMESBITRY'S DIARIES and CORRESPONDENCE. Edited by his GRANDSON, the THIRD EAR,.. 4 vols., Bvo., with Portraits. 3/. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. • Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. I EICESTER, TAMWORTH, COVENTRY, . BIRMINGHAM, AND TRENT VALLEY JUNCTION RAIL WAY. The Directors have already announced to the Shareholders that arrangements were pending with the London and Birmingham Railway Company (now,the London and North-Western), having for their object the transfer of the line to that Company, and the return to the Shareholders in this undertaking of the whole of their deposits. The Directors recommend the proposed arrangements to the Share holders, as being much to their advantage, and most calculated to ensure the speedy completion of the line, and to afford the best guarantee of its being efficiently worked for the public convenience. Those of the Shareholders who are desirous of receiving back, in conformity with these arrangements, the full deposit of 21. 2s. on each share, are requested to transmit their scrip to Mr. Henry Cassin, the Accountant to the Company, at the Company's offices, at No. 3, Church-court, Old Jewry, London, at any time between the hours of Ten and Three, fi - om Monday, the 21st instant, to Monday, the 5tY of October. On the scrip, or bankers' receipts, or secretary's receipts for scrip, being delivered up the holders thereof will receive back the full de posit of 21. 2s. upon each share. Those parties who (as holders of shares in the original Coventry and Leicester and Coventry, Nun eaton, Birmingham, and Leicester Companies) have only paid a de posit thereon of 11. 55., may in like manner receive back 11. se. on tech such share. Sept. 17, 1846 (Signed) EDMUND PEEL, Chairman, RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their ntis and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to annannee that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, avours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully equested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. TINDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. First Week of a New Comic Drama. The New Grand Fairy Bur lesque Extravaganza, entitled " The Magic Horn," having been, on each occasion of its representation, received throughout with tae most cordial marks of approbation and delight by crowded and fashionable audiences, is, in consequence, respectfully announced for repetition every Evening till farther notice. THIS EVENING The performances will commence with a New Comic Drama, TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Principal characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Meadows, and Keeley; Mrs. Woollidge, Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Hicks, Miss Turner, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Grand Operatic, Melodramatic, Romantic, Fsiry Burlesque Extravaganza, founded on the Opera of "Oberon," entitled THE MAGIC HORN. Principal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Kinlech, Collier, Yarnold, Bender, Silver, Richards, and Keeley; Miss Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss Fairbrother, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Arden, Miss Forster, Miss Laidlaw, Miss Bromley, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MARRY. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new domestic drama, entitled EUGENIA. C f.AIRCILLE ; or, THE NEW FOUND HOME, Mr. Rug'eigh Mr. Cullenford ; T o ff e y , M r. Paul Bedford ; Hugh Matlock, Mr. 0. , Smith ; Mrs. Toffey, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Eugenia Clairgille, Ma dame Celeste. Alter which (first time at this Theatre) the comic drama of USED VP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr. Webster ; Lady Clutterbuck, Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with the Mythological Burlesque Extravaganza, de nominated THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS ; or, The Pas de Pip pins. The characters personated by Messrs. Selby, 0. Smith, Glen naire, Lindon, Waye, Butler, Williamson, Aldridge, Mitchenson, Rvan, Wright, Paul Bedford ; Miss Ellen Chaplin, Miss Taylor, Miss Harrison, .31iss Simpson, Mrs. F. Matthews, &c. ritiNCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Comic Drama, in Three Acts, entitled LOVE'S TELEGRAPH. Count Theodore, Mr. J. Vining ; Arthur de Solberg, Mr. C. Mathews; Baron Pumpernickel, Mr. Compton. After which, the New Drama, entitled A CURIOUS CASE. Twiggleton, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Anbrey, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with the Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr. C. Mathews. STRAND THEATRE. Under the management of Mr. Davidson. Mr. GREGORY having recovered from the effects of his late severe accidect, will have the honour to re-appear in a few days. THIS EVENING •The Comedy of THE PROVOKED HUSBAND; the characters by Messrs. Waldron, Grafton, Rivers, Rogerson, Attwood, Carle, &c., Mrs. Percy, Miss Glover, Miss Darrlngton, Miss Agnes Taylor, Mrs. Griffiths, &c. After which THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER. To conclude with THE RENDEZVOUS. Private Boxes, Places, and Stalls, may be engaged at the Box- Mee, from eleven till four, and. at all the Libraries. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of KING LEAR. Ring Lear, Mr. Macready ; Earl of Kent, Mr. Cooper ; Earl of Glo'ster, Mr. Neville ; Edgar, Mr. Saville; Edmund, Mr. Murray; Fool, Miss E. Terrey ; Regan, Mrs. Ternan ; Goneril, Mrs. W. Daly; Cordelia, Mrs. Charles will. To conclude with Jerrold's Drama of MEIN OVERT, THE MISER OF SOUTHWARK FE %RT. Principal characters by Messrs. Saville, H. Webb, Neville, Tymial, Fredericks, Lewis Felham ; Miss Teirey, Mrs. Saville, Mrs. Maynard, &c. Box.oftlce open from eleven till four o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITELEATICE, Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Priscess Royal. Immense hit of the New Spectacle, " The Steed of Syracuse" hailed with tumultuous acclainatims, THIS EVENING Will be performed the popular Drama of THE STEED OF SY RACUSE ; or, Damon's Flight. Damon, 31f. J. Harwood; Pythias, Mr. J. Dale ; Calanthe, Mrs. M. .Brooks. Assisted by the nu merous Company, double Stud, &c. After which, magnificent SCENES of the HIPPODROME, by the French, German, and British Artistes. The whole concluding with the new Necromantic Ballot, en titled THE VINE-DRESSER'S DAUGIITER. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock. —Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. Ye offered a few remarks on Monday last relative to the inspiriting intelligence which was brought by the Indian mail, concerning promotion from the ranks in the army. We would not then detract from the feelings of delight that flowed from the concession of so important a principle—one so entirely in conso nance with the best dictates of Our nature—by taking any exception to the limits prescribed by the docu ment of the East India Directors, of 22d April la•it, and within which the elevation of the non-commis sioned officer to the rank of ensign must be confined. In justice, however, to the gravity of the question, and to all who have enlisted themselves to become the appointed defenders of our country, we now re vert to the subject, to suggest that, although the soldier has received by the late proceedings in India (where six sergeant-majors were raised to the dignity of officers) a considerable instalment of what is justly his due, it still falls far short of what he is entitled to expect, as well from what sound policy would dictate as from a proper regard to his natural rights. It is remarkable how continued injustice is frequently perpetrated from the timorous nature of the minds of the greater portion cfpublic men -Where even a principle is clear, and common sense and good feeling alike re commend it, yet if its adoption involve a deviation from the old beaten track of their government, men, charged with authority seem instinctively to dread the responsibility of doing even a good action, mani festly commendable though it be in whatever light it may be viewed. Thus the East India Company have sanctioned the principle that every private in their service may henceforth look to gain the epaulette, but only when he shall have eminently distinguished himself in action with the enemy. This is a narrow. minded regulation. In point of policy, it is miserable. In periods of peace, a mere ignis fatuus. Unless the hope of promotion to the superior dignities of his ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed anoiiiinalDr7ma, in Three Acts, entitled THE WRECK OF THE HEART ; er, The Story of Agnes Prim rose. ,Willia:n Norwynne. Mr. C. J. Bird (the first week of his appearance) ; Old Primrose, Mr. Archer ; Ralph Muffinface, Mr. Forman ; Shirk, Mr. Searle ; Agnes Primrose, Mrs. 11. Vining ; /Cm Biddy Muffinface, Miss L. Pearce. After which, Shakspere's Tragedy of OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. Bateman (from the American Theatres, his first appearance in England) ; lago, Mr. Archer ; Cassio, Mr. C. J. Bird ; Desdemona, Miss Fielding; Emilia, Mrs. Vining. To conclude with the highly successful Burlesque of FAYRE ROSAMONDE ; or, The Bowers of Woodstock. Fayre Rosamonde, 21r. Forman. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW of 17APLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been constructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PROMENADE CONCERTS, conducted by Mr. Godfrey. CALYPSO'S FAIRY GROTTO, representing in the Interior Telemachus relating his adventures to Calypso. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Sonthby, are on the most complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display, Mons. FARINELLI will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will ris e t o rece i ve hi m, and bear him to his rystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splendidly ornamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivore at half-past five ; the Pelicans, &c., at Six ; Concert at half-past six; and the Eruption at dusk. ADMITTANCE, ONE SHILLING. THE WEA.THER:---Sult OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 18. !THERmomEmz, Lowest, 53; Highest. 74 ; Noon, 64 BAROMETER, 92 . 95 . —W1ND N.E., cloudy. •allant profession be extended to the soldier in the subordinate ranks, when we are blessed with peace as well as when we are engaged in the conflict of arms, his aspirations on entering the service necessarily become limited indeed. Besides, the point at which the authorities of Leadenhall-street consider the brightest hopes of their soldiers should be checked, is 'quite at variance with the spirit in which the continental armies are administered. Through out their military manuals there shines a steady, evt n, light, which animates the raw but deserving, recruit, at every step of his career, till he reaches the pinnacle of distinction. The stinted manner in which the East India Directors have feebly attempted to follow in the ennobling wake of rival military powers, savours of tantalising cruelty. They merely brandish a dazzling light before the eyes of their patriotic de fenders, and immediately reduce it to a focus which involves in desolating obscurity every honourable emotion of the mind. Nothing shows more distinctly the unfairness and short-sighted impolicy of the con dition the directors have attached to promotion from the ranks than their own document, already alluded to. It is there stated, that, inasmuch as the ages of the sergeant-majors, whom they had appointed ensigns HIGH WATER AT LONDON-ARIDGE TITT S DAY. Worning .. 2S minute s a ft er 12. Evening .. 50 minutes after 12. N EW AND INTERESTING WORKS, mankind directly, through the instrumentality, or in- JUST PUBLISHED I BY Mn. BENTLEY. directly, through the influence of this remarkable AFRICA THE WILDERNESS ; or, WANDERINGS IN SOUTH body. Nevertheless, its utility can in no adequate By HENRY H. METHELTN, B.A. 1 vol., with Illus. manner be estimated from the discoveries made intim% price 1013. 6d. under its supervision, from the theories propounded in its discussions, from the scientific data evolved under its scrutiny, from the original and startling treatises perused in its different sections, or from the novel illustrations by which it has so frequently, and sometimes so successfully, endeavoured to elucidate and develop the truths already stored in the garner house of knowledge. Not merely is the British Asso ciation endued in its very nature with a capacity for inciting men forward upon the tracks of civilization, and for aiding the efforts of a previously isolated philosophy; but it is thereby promoting the still loftier cause of morality, of religion, and of the universal regeneration of the human species. Not only again is it evidencing its powers for the realisa tion of these grand designs, by the circumstances which are periodically revealed to the public in the newspapers, but its ends are being yet more signally accomplished in secrecy and in silence. The good resulting from the collision of thought among philo sophers, will not merely evince itself in the language actually uttered in the course of their discussions and conversations. A good will result from such colli sions of much more solid and intrinsic worth, though for the moment it may appear less brilliant, or be altogether invisible. Many trains of reasoning by induction will be commenced during the period of such an assemblage, to be pondered upon hereafter in the privacy of the laboratory, to be tested by in numerable experiments, to be germinated under the fructifying influence of contemplation, and to be matured by assiduous inquiry. Had BACON pos sessed the advantages of an intercourse with GALILEO, the former—that high priest of modern philosophy— might not merely have discarded all his fallacious ob jections to the Heliocentric system, but might have opened new fields for investigation beyond those first traversed by the intellect of COPERNICUS, and subse quently by the mind and the eyes of the Tuscan astrono mer. Had the vast intelligences of NEwToNand of LEIB NITZ been brought into continual correspondence with each other, the mysteries of the Differential Calculus might have been earlier disclosed, and one of the most lamentable strifes recorded in the history of science have been altogether avoided. Had such an associa tion been instituted, for example, at such a remote period as the establishment of the Lyncean Society —had the greatest scientific geniuses of Europe been thereby brought into annual communion, knowledge would unquestionably have extended far beyond the glorious dimensions it has even now at tained. Agriculture would have been still more bene. fited by mechanics in implements, by hydraulics in drainage and irrigation, and by chemistry in the treatment of vegetation and the selection of manures. We might extend these very rational conjectures throughout the whole complication of human in dustry, throughout manufactures, throughout naval architecture, throughout the entire range of domestic economy and international enterprise. It is wise, however, to restrict our attention to the may-be's of the future instead of regarding the might have-been's of the pest. Already the British Associ ation can enumerate its successes ; it can rejoice over the good it has already accomplished, and can without vainglory revert to its different achievements, and especially to the achievements of its individual members and its corresponding associates. Such a re trospect was the discourse uttered at Southampton by its President, Sir RODERICK MURCHISON. The wandering and vagrant character of the asso ciation has been objected to, but in reality it constitutes not its least advantage. By holding their meetings in the different quarters of a country, philosophers not only extend their own knowledge of nature, but excite a wholesome rever ence for science in the minds of thousands who might otherwise have continued unconscious of its dignity. A spirit of noble emulation is, morever, inspired into the hearts of our sages by such an in tercourse, and beyond this, the multitude is inspired with a more ennobling love for the material glories of nature, and a more intense veneration for those spiritual glories which are evidenced in the functions and the organisation of matter. These are the considerations experienced by us as Englishmen, and as denizens of this island ; but looking at the 0 .44 .1. a cosmopolitan tight, our opinion of the advantages likely to result from such a periodical accumulation of intellect is only confirmed. " The great bridge has been built," said Sir JOHN HERSCHEL,—" there is no longer a great gulf between Great Britain and the continent. The mind of man rises superior to the physics of matter. It has bridged over the great gulf." There is something Oriental in the simplicity of these words, and there is something peculiarly beautiful in their truthfulness. It is by such associations as these, by bringing the most eminent as well as the most obscure members of separate nations together, and by promoting amity between them through such an elevating medium as that of science, that all the in vidious distinctions of race are obliterated, and men are ultimately brought to regard each other not as rivals, but as brethren. Mr. COBDEN has already predicated the eternal peace of nations from the establishment of a freedom in commerce. That peace will be expedited by such associations as the present. Mutual respect and affection will be instilled into the representatives of the intellect of the different kingdoms of the earth by an intercourse thus sanctified by nature and philosophy 1 were too far advanced to enter the regular service, according to their rules, irregular employment must be found for them. Thus, after a man, ,by dint of extraordinary prowess, has succeeded in entering the sanctuary of distinction, he finds himself simultane ously diverted from the straight line which he would have eagerly pursued, to the mutual honour and glory of himself and his country. It is a trite and true saying, that the best way to preserve peace is to be always in the best state of preparation for war. It would seem to follow from this, that, if any difference is to be made touching the peculiar recognition of the merits of the soldier, between his service in peace and his service in war, expediency would indicate the desirableness of stimulating him by honourable re wards during the former rather than the latter period. ; The better your description of men, the higher your state of discipline—both of which would be best secured by attending to the legitimate impulses of the human mind—the less will the enemy be likely to come to the encounter; but come the encounter when it might, the British soldier, grateful for the considerate manner in which he had been endeared to his chivalrous calling, would then be seen in his towering strength, and, with " the memory of the heart," grappling with his foes to the perfect vindi cation of the cause for which his SOVEREIGN had summoned him to the field. It is to education generally throughout the army, upon a well-organised system that we must chiefly look for the reformation needed in the British service. In Prussia the officers receive extra pay who undertake to instruct and generally to educate their subordinates; and whenever their pupils pass certain examinations in subjects which not only fit them for their profession, but also for becoming in telligent citizens of the world, they receive their coveted commissions. We are aware that our officers would not, and, indee3, for the most part are not competent to undertake a similar duty ; but, by the appointment of learned and liberally paid 'men to superintend the education of the soldier, and to have it followed up by the like results by which the Prussian candidate is inspired, would speedily create a moral revolution. The young gentlemen would receive a gentle hint upon quitting their military schools that they cannot with impunity suffer their minds to remain idle, if they wish to enjoy a proper influence in their regiments. How great is the amount of leisure at the command of officers when abroad in different parts of the world, and how extended are the fields which lay open to them for observation and research, by which so much of useful knowledge might be culled and disseminated for the improvement of mankind, and yet how lamentably deficient are we in any valued works of literature from military men ! What opportu- nities neglected, what a discreditable lack of intellect and energy ! Such works as NAPIER'S " Peninsular War," which almost stands alone for the excellence of its matter and masterly style, only come to us "like angels' visits, few and far between." Yet, how many more like these might have adorned our shelves, had education been generously diffused throughout the British army. Let us but sow the seed, and we shall soon welcome the fruit. We yesterday urged in the strongest manner the propriety, the necessity, of some immediate steps being taken by the Executive for the purpose of directing the vast quantity of unemployed labour in Ireland, that at present consumes and diminishes the national wealth, which it might greatly increase if judiciously directed into profitable channels; and we _urged the reclamation and cultivati on o f the waste lands in that country, as one of, if not the very best and most beneficial modes of its application. In that opinion we are not singular. It has long been regarded as a matter of surprise and astonishment that greater ex ertions have not been made, that a larger amount of capital has not been devoted to an object which would not merely return a most ample and remunerating dividend for the capital employed, but also be productive of the greatest public benefit and advantage. In the report of Lord DEVON'S Commission it is stated that " without going the length of supposing that employment for the people upon bringing such lands into a Profitable cultivation is to furnish —.— for the evils of Ireland, we concur in the opinion so strongly expressed in former reports, that very great advantages may be expected from judicious ar rangements for that purpose." And it is afterwards suggested " that it may be worthy of serious consi deration, whether the State might not very usefully make for these purposes, at a moderate rate of interest, some advance, regulated by the amount which com panies or individuals might advance in aid of such operations." That, " the funds required would not be very large in any one year, and yet a great public benefit would be attained in increase of employment for labour; in the progressive extension of productive land; and in the opportunity thereby afforded for the location of industrious families who may have been, from unavoidable circumstances, compelled to quit their former holdings ;" and again they add, " We are desirous of stating our opinion, that under proper arrangements the reclamation of waste lands, whilst it gives useful and permanent employment to the labouring population, will at the same time produce a fair return for the capital em ployed upon it." In addition to this testimony which is very valuable, in consequence of the weight which must necessarily be attached to any opinion deliberately put forward by persons of such high character, so competent to arrive at a sound conclusion as the Commissioners, we have the published and recorded statements of a gentleman of great intelligeuce and philanthropy, Mr. POULETT SCROPE, who, in the month of April last, republished observations made by him on the same subject in the year 1834, with a postscript, bringing them down to the present year, and which we venture to say contains the soundest reasoning, the most unanswerable arguments for the adoption of such a course. But this was not all--- he brought forward in his place in the Legislative Councils a measure, prepared by himself, for the pur pose of carrying his object into execution. This measure, unfortunately, failed during the last session. It could hardly be expected that a private Member, unconnected with the Go vernment, should conduct through its various stages and bring to a successful conclusion enactments of so important a character. He, how ever, obtained a discussion, and published to the na • tion a proposition which might be attended with the most beneficial results. If such steps then were deemed desirable at periods when there was every promise and hope of an abundant harvest and a sufficiency of the usual and ordinary food for the Irish people, as in other years, how greatly is that advantage enhanced, that benefit multiplied, if they should be adopted at a season when gaunt famine and destitution of the most fearful character impend over the nation ; when employment of some kind, whether useful or other wise, must be provided in order to enable the labour ing classes to purchase a bare sufficiency of ne cessary food ; when the return for the outlay will be in the shape of an increase in the inadequate supply of food, the creation, if we may so terms it, of many thousands of acres of land, affording a home and permanent occupation to many of our hardy yeomen, who would otherwise per chance have to bid an eternal farewell to their native land, and to seek in another and distant country that shelter, that home, which is not accorded to them in their own. Evers , consideration demands that no time should v be lost in commencing operations, " dimidiuin facti qui cepit kabet." If once energetic steps are taken they will be per severed in until every reclaimable acre in our sister island is brought into cultivation. Difficulties may at this moment be interposed in the way of improving the greater portion of these lands, occasioned by the limited nature of the estate, or the weight of the encumbrances affecting the owner, but there are few counties in Ireland where a sufficiency of lands might not be procured for present occupation, which are not affected by such impediments, and even were that not the case, there is little doubt but that a remedy would be applied in the commencement of the next session, and tOat every just and reasonable protection would be afforded both to the proprietor and the reclaimer. We believe that it has been calculated that an expen diture of about JO/. per acre on an average, including It is reported by the Afrancesado party that " Mr. BULWER is still without instructions from his Govern ment, and it is generally thought that England will not counteract the views of France and Spain. In the meantime, Mr. BULWEE has sent in a third note to the President of the Council, containing observations of a general nature, suggested by his own personal inspiration. This note will be the last addressed to M. ISTURITZ, for Mr. BULWER concludes by declaring that it was not his intention to make any further communication on the subject to the Spanish Cabinet unless the instructions he received from his Govern ment imposed upon him that duty." The Herald() announces that both marriages will probably be celebrated on the 10th of October. A royal ordonnance appears in the Gazette, autho rising the organization of a new army of reserve, to consist of sixteen regiments. The corps of Veterans is to be disbanded. MADRID BOLSA, SEPT. 11.—The Three per Cents. were done at 364 for cash ; the Four per Cents, at 224 ; the Five per Cents. at 23; the Passives at 6i; and the Coupons at 21k. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. The Journal des Debats announces that the POPE on the morning of the Bth was to have signed the dispensation for the marriage of the Queen of SPAIN with her cousin, and that it might be expected to arrive at Madrid about the 17th or 18th. According to the Debats this marriage was to re unite all the members of the Bounnori family under • the headship of the KING of the FRENCH. Disunion, however, instead of union, seems to he the result produced, if the following statement in the Courrier Francais is to be relied on : " It appears that, since the announcement of the two marriages, a certain coolness has taken place between the King of Naples and the French Government. The Ministry had made, some months ago, advances and formal promises to the Count de Trapani, and subse quently abandoned him suddenly and without explana- Von. Tho Neapolitan Goverment has expressed to our Ambassador, M. de Montebello, the disconteut that it feels at such conduct." We find the f o ll ow i ng in the Siexte : " A report was l ately prevalent that the English had taken posses s i on of the Bay of Diego-Suarez. We observed on th at occasion that this report, coming from Pondicherry., was pr o b a bl y on l y t h e ec h o o f some news which had been circulated at Bourbon. We are now better informed on the subject. The Foreign office has signified to our Cabinet that it must evacuate Mayotte or consent to Diego Suarez becoming a British settlement. It is only a few days since the 11larquis of Nortnanby handed to M. Guizot the note in which this demand is made with much politeness, but in a most pressing manner. Lord Palmerston de mands a speedy answer, England not wishing to re main in doubt as to the intentions of France re specting Madagascar. It is useless to observe that the directing authority has been mucli annoyed, and even the purchase- money, would make that valuable and pro ductive land which at present is barren, and all but valueless ; three-fourths of that amount would be ex pended on labour alone ; and if, in place of being purchased, the amount which should be paid to the proprietor were exchanged for a fee-farm rent in per petuity, the whole of the money to be advanced from the coffers of the State would be applied in the most advantageous manner for the relief of the existing distress, and the repayment would not be delayed for a term of ten years, as contemplated with respect to the present advance. If the lands so reclaimed were brought into the market for sale, in small lots, there would be numerous bidders ready to compete therefor, and to more than repay the entire advance, or to givea large interest therefor, in the shape of rent. In such a ca e the benefit would rot merely be in the employment afforded, the profits derived, but there would be the additional one, the creation of a class of yeomanry or small land owners, a body of all others perhaps the most valuable for the nation, the land being their own, the benefit of every improvement thereon being secured to themselves or their children. Every in ducement will be held out to patient and persevering industry, all the capabilities of the land will be fully developed and brought forth. You will besides have a numerous and efficient class having stakes in the country, and deeply interested in the maintenance of peace and tran quillity, and the suppression of riot and disturbance ; the chief exciting cause will be re moved of those outrages which hale unhappily too often affixed a stain upon Ireland. It is now pretty generally admitted that these crimes are of an agrarian character, and unconnected with politica feeling ; they have their origin in the competition for land, in the illegal societies that have arisen for the purpose of protecting the tenant against the rapacity the undue exercise of power by his landlord. When' there is a place of refuge on which the ejected cottier can find employment and a home, there will no longer be the same motive for combination, and for over awing the landlord from dealing with his property in the manner he thinks most advisable. Surely a course which promises such results is at least worthy of a trial, and the sooner such a trial takes place the better. The M oniteur publishes a royal ordinance of the 11th inst., promoting the Duke DE MONTPENSIEU to ;he rank of Major- General. From a letter published in the Cologne Gazetie, it appears that the Grand Duke MicnAEL, of Russia, who is at present in Vienna, will remain there some me longer, as a project is on foot for a marriage between the GRAND Duxes daughter and the Arch duke STEPHEN, of Austria, the head of the Government of Bohemia. The Emperor of RusslA is, it is said, exceedingly anxious that this union should take place without delay. The Hamburgh Correspondent contradicts the re port which was published some days since in the Weser Gazette, and which stated the Emperor of RUSSIA had written to the King of DENMARK, re nouncing his eventual rights to the succession of the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. The Grand Duke of BADEN has sanctioned the law passed by the States for the separation of the judi ciary from the other powers of the State, the ap pointment of judges dum bene se gesserint, and the delivery of oral testimony and publicity of trial. The law comes into operation on the Ist of January. next. The police still possess the power of punish ing various minor offences summarily, but the States have petitioned the Grand Duke to deprive them of this power in many cases. The High Church party in the Second Chamber of the States of Baden, sustained a severe check on the 10th instant. M. Buss, a Deputy, made a motion, the object of which was to render the Catholic Church completely independent of the State, and thus tending in the end to ensure the supremacy of the Jesuits. The motion, after being opposed with great talent and energy by M. IV EECKER, and other of his polical friends, was rejected by a great ma jority. The principles of free-trade are making some pro gress in Prussia. At a recent dinner of the Com mittee of Industry, at Berlin, the President proposed as one of the toasts, " Free-trade —trade emancipated from all restrictions." Madrid papers to the 11th hare been received. The Carlists in Catalonia ay. u p VT ;n several places, and at Solsona the celebrated TRISTANY is in arms, at the head of 300 men. Such is the intelligence which appears in the Espanol, intelligence which is confirmed by the telegraphic dispatch received this morning (which we publish in another part of our paper), an nouncing the escape of Don CARLOS from France. These are the first fruits of the MONTPENSIER mar riage, which avowedly was intended to secure to the ORLEANS dynasty undisputed possession of the thrones of France and Spain. The Progressistas are quite as outrageous against the marriage as the Carlists. The Liberals of Lugo have transmitted to Madrid a protest against it, couched in language so strong that the Clainor Publico fears to publish it. A protest from the Progressistas of Murcia, couched in less violent language, appears in its columns. The provincial papers of Cadiz, Seville, and Barcelona, have all declared against the MONTPENSLER marriage. The Eco has an article on the subject, several parts of which are left in blank, having been suppressed by the Political Chief, who had seized the number. In the portion of this article which the Spanish Go vernment has suffered to appear, the Eco states that the second note of Mr. BULWER to M. IsTuarrz amounts almost to a veto by England against the marriage, and warns the Spanish Cabinet against persevering in a project which; it says, is likely if rea!ised to lead to a serious misunderstanding be tween France and England, and the forfeiture by Spain of the friendship of a kind and generous ally, in exchange for an alliance with France, by the mar riage of the INFANTA with a Prince who is rejected by the whole of the Spanish nation. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Wednesday at 84f. 15c. ; the Five per Cents., 1181. 85c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,288 f. 75c. ; Rouen, 9721. 50c. ; Havre, 7301. ; Great Northern, 736 f. 25c. ; Avig non, 951 f. 25c. ; Vierzon, 638 f. 75c.; Bordeaux, 577 f. 50c. ; Boulogne, 4871. 50c. ; Troyes and Montereau, 362 f. 50e. ; Basle 2361. 25c. ; Dieppe, 3851. ; Paris and Strasburg, 505 t: ; Tours and •Nantes, 515 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 535 f. ; Lyons and Avignon, 495 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 487 f. 50c.; Spanish\Three per Cents., 391. ; Ditto Domestic Debt, 35%. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGX RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPTEMBER 17. Boulogne and Amiens, 11%-Italian and Austrian, 13i -Northern of France Constituted, 14% - Orleans and Vierzon, 15-Paris and Lyons Constituted, 6 ex int.-Rouen and Havre, 28i4. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. hurt at this note, which has disturbed the triumph of the grand puliey in Spain. Nevertheless, he quickly reco vered tom his alarm. It was not known what present could be offered to England as en equivalent for the marriage of the Duke de Montpensier. Diego-Suarez will be quietly surrendered, together with the rights of the sovereignty of France over Madagascar. We diall engage, moreover, not to pursue Ahd-el-Kader into Morocco. But can we pay too dearly for the good feel ing of England and the honour of counting, an Infanta amongst the daughters-in law of the King of the French ?" The France thus comments on the cruel neglect with which the French prisoners in the power of ABD-EL-KADER have been treated by the Govern ment:— - MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, (.2 UA 71.;.; TO THREE The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 10,000 bales at full prices. Speculators took 2,000 American and 5,000 Egyptian. Shares were steady. The information of the escape (a wrong term by. the by) of Don Carlos, has had but little influence on the Comm? market. It has depressed Spanish. Consols for Aecount :Ire at 96k. For Money the price has receded to 95. i." The premium upon Exchequer-bills is at 10s. to 13s. Spanish Five per Cents. have receded to 27, the Three per Cents. to :58-1-, Brazilian to SSI, Mexican to 25k, and the Portuguese Four per Cents. for the Account to 43k. The Share market is very steady to-day. The London and North• Westerns are in good demand. " We have published the letter in which Commandant Courby de Cognord, a prisoner of Abd-el-Fader, points out the misery of his long captivity. Detained for eleven months under the tents of the Emir, piteously dragged about with his companions in reiFtfortune in the suite of the Deira, M. Courby de Cognord in vain demands of the Government sf his country that it will deign to put an end to their cruel situation. We could have comprehended the conduct of the Minister of War in leaving our unfortunate countrymen in the power of the Emir, if their deliverance would have imposed on us sacrifices incompatible with the dignity and honour of the country. But what we can not admit is, that their release should be still delayed, when the only thing required to effect it is the simple exchange Of some insignificant prisoners. Abd el-Bader only demands the release of some Arabs, and at that price he will restore to us M. Courby de Cognord and his unfortunate companions. It is in truthneces sary to call to mind all the negligence with which af fairs have been conducted in Africa for some years— all the indolence of the military dictatorship which rules that country—in order to account for conduct so careless and so inhuman. But what does this concern the Minister of War? He confides Algeria to Marshal Bugeaud, who in return confides in no one, and thinks he has done enough when he has puffed up his overweening vanity by some new and fruitless expedition. This state of things becomes intolerable. It is already too long since Marshal Bugeaud has treated the colony in the true style of Louis XIV., and has said to himself L'Afrique, c'est mei ' It is in fact time that this conquest should become French ground, that the mother country should have its eyes on it, and make its beneficent infludnce more felt there. After the reign of the unintelligent sabre, the reign of humanity should, it appears to us, commence in Africa, and we think that our power would lose nothing by it." The French squadron, commanded by the Prince 14a JoiNviLLE, sailed from Naples for the Gulf of Spezzia on the 10th inst. NE NG PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'c O LOCK. PRCLOSIICES. 3 per Cent. Consol s A nnu i ties 95% 96 95% .95% South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Bank Stock for Account... ...... 210% 210% Consols for Account.... .... . ..... Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 1 1 / 2 d. Ditto 5001. Ditto Small .. 14 10 pm. 10 CI OSIN G PRICE S 89 - 88% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS . ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds Ditto, Account BB% Chinon Bonds 6 per Cent — Ditto Deferred Equador Bonds Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 — Ditto. Account ... ..... ...... 25% Portuguese Bonds, 4 p e r C en t .. Ditto Account Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 27% % 1 / 4 , 27 Ditto, Passive Ditto. 3 per Cent — Ditto, Account. ..... ..... 38% IA Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 95% 95 95 PRICES OF PAID. BUS/NESS DONE CLOSING SAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES, Aberdeen Amber.. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%..... 1% 2 Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% Aylesbury and name.. 1% ...... Belfast & County Down 2% ...... Hinnin. and Gloucester. 100 l3O Ditto New 17% — .... Birmingham and O x - ... ...... ford Junction Birkenhead, LancasiC 3% 251/i 42 1 / 2 26%8 38 ~ ........ ire, and Cheshire June.... 2%..,,,, Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. — Bristol and Exeter 75 Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 51 1 51 .. 5. Bristol and Liver. June . 2 1 / 2 . Buckinghamshire Caledonian .. Ditto Half Shares 2% 1%..... ..... 1' Ditto Extension ...... 2% Cambrian & Grand June 42s ...... Cambridge and Oxford.. 1% l3i% Central Kent Chester and Holyhead 27% 24%.• ... ...... .. Churnet and Blythe 2 — Chester and Manch es t er 42 5. Cheltexharn and Oxford 2 ...... • Clydesdale Junction l5 — Cork, Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 21 ,4 — Cork and Waterford ... 1 1 ,4 — Cornwall Ditto, Half Shares ... Cornwall & Cent'lDev on 2% — ••• 1 )erby and Crewe 2% Direct Lincoln, East Ret ford, and Sheffd. JIIIIC. 2% — Direct Manchester (Remington's) Ditto (Rastrick's) 5 4 .....• - • . •••• ........ Direct Northern Direct Norwich 1 Dublin and BelfastJunc. 10 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway..... 4 Dundalk & Enniskillen 71, Eastern Counties 14/. 16s. ..... . 224 22 ... ..... Ditto New lO/. 16s. — —••• —••• Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1. 61.135. 4d... ••••• Ditto ditto. No. 2 J.l)/ o. z... 61. 13s. Do., York Extension.. 105....... 2 1 X 3 EastDereh'in andNor'ch 1 Eastern Union Ditto, Quarter Shares 8 3 4 • Do. Exten.(Harwich) 17,8 Do., Camb. and El y .. 21 ......... East Lancashire East Lincolnshire East & West of England 136...... Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ..... Ditto Half Shares ... 10 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ••• Ditto, New ... 12% — Edinburgh & Northern.. 12 1 / 2 Edinburgh and Perth... 3 •• • Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 3 4 Enniskillen and Sli- 2!h _ ongo ..• , t — Exeter,Yeovil,& Dorset 5% Glasgow, Kilmar.,&Ayr 50 ..... ... Ditto, New .. 15 Do., U Shares (5 per cent. anal%) - cuouc.,Aberystwitn, aria Central of Wales 1%...... --- Goole, Doncaster, &c. Grand Union (Notting and Lynn l% —.. Great Eastern &Western 21,x........._ ........ ... .. GI eatGrimsby and Shef field Great South. a n d W ' ...• • ••• ..... 241 A ....,.. - , est (Ireland) Great Munster 2 l /2 Great North of Scotland 2 1 / s Great North of England..loo .229 230 230 Ditto New ...... ... ...... 5 ...... Ditto, New . —" Ditto, New Great Western B5 l4O x. n l4O x n . Ditto % Shares 5O Ditto 4 Shares lO ...204 21 20% x. n. 20% x a Ditto Fifths 2O Guildford, Fa re ' m ,P orts. 5 ... .. B% p 5% p Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction ... 2 ...... 'Hull and:Selby Ditto 4 Shares Do. Half Shares 25 Inverness and E1gin...... 2 Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 9 Do., do., and Norwich 24...... Irish North Midland ... 1% Killarney Junctions 1 4 .......... Kendal and Windermere 1% .. .. _ Nottingham & Mansfld. ** . •••• •••• *** Oxford , W rc -.t o r . entl S llrt , lverl), mpt on Oxford, Witney, and 1, Cheltenham..„ . Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 - - .-- Porz , ,awato. Direct ...... 3:5, - .... Prcston and Wy , e, - -- Do. I .<, SliareE , , 2 , d Remling, Guildf or d , and il Reig ate - ... ii.icLo.oiiti - .. 11ubv. Leami ng t on,and . P, Warwick Scottish Central SDo. New cottish Midland. ..., Do. Extension •21,4 ....•• ............. •. Sheffield, Buxton, Leek .. Pot 'eries,andCrewe... 1% - ... SI of Ad & Manchester 100 - ••• Do. Quarter Shares... 8 ...... ...• Do. Lincolnshire Junc. 1 Do. & Great G r i ms b y. 10 - Do. do. Extension 425. ~i i i Shrejvsbury and Birm... 2%.... - •••• • ..... N " ShroDskire Union ...- & S. Staffordsh. June. 2 1 /, •.••••.......• • ',"0„,• Sligo and Shann on IA ...... South Devon.. - South Midland... 425. South & Midlands Junc. 42 s — .............. • •-• South Staffordshire Junc. 2 1 / 2 . "'............ -- South Eastern & Dover. 331/8 - ............ •• --., Do., No. 1 2O Do., .No. 2 Do Ne. 4 ~ 2 % St•Alban's, , Hattield, and — 17% 1A3 x • . ...d . ............... ....................... ...., 17 ., 14 5; 3 Hertford Junction ... 425. Staines and Richmond... 1 —..... .. , , Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 ••••••. . .... , l South Wales ..... ... 6 4 /4 • ~. Swans. & Lough or & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 2 ...'. ... . .. we ./. Taw Vale Extension ... 2 ••• .. Tring, Reading, and ~• Basingstoke Vale of Neath ... ........ 2 Wakefield, P on t e f ract, & ..-• Goole _ Warwickshire & L on d on 428. — - ............. ... ~/4 , Warwick and W orcester 425. 5 1 Waterford and Kilk enny 8 1 / 2 _,... ... ..- •••• i 0 Waterfo r d an d Li merick 22 -,- Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, .... - and Dublin ........ 1 %.... . ........ ••••••' Wexford, Waterf or d, and •••• 5% Valentia Waveney Valley ...... ... 2 Welsh Midland West Riding Union 42s. 2%% p ......... .• West Cornwall 2 ... .. . ............. ~.. WestLondon,Old Shares 20 Wexford and Carlo w ... 2 1 / a ... .............. '. Wisbeach and St. I ves ... 2 ••• .......... 411 \ V ilts, Somerset, & Way- . 5 mouth ..• Worcester,Herefo r d,R oss' and Gloucester 42s. ......... ••••-• .• Worcester, Tenbury, and Ludlow ... 'W 2 :1 4 — ............ ... ..... Worcester, Warwick, and Rugby York and Carlisl e 2 3 /4 .• 407 York and Newcastl e ...... 25 ... - Ditto New 1 York and North Midland 50 Ditto % Shares 25 Do. Scitrboro' Bran c h. 25 Do. Selby 3O Do. Extension 2O Do. East and West Rid- . .. ing Extension _ 1 ~,, ,5 - ....... . . . - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian 4 Barbadoes 1 Boulogne and Amiens... 14 ..... ••• •••-• .••• Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and / Cette (Mackenzi e ' s )... 2 . --- ''''''''''' .-. .-.‘ Do. (Espelete' s ) . 2 Calais, Dunkrk, and West **** • . ,_**** ... *•** ** ... Flanders Calcutta and Diamond .., Harbour ....... ..... Callao, Lima, and P ac ifi c /. Coast 1 -• •• ...•. ........ • / Central of Spain ... . Ceylon .. ..- 5s Demerara 2% ......... - Dendre Valley an . d . 4 ... ....... . .... ...... . .............................. .. Direct Bombay : ':''' Madras ............ Dutch Rhenish .... ..• East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2 1 / Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4 Great Indian Peninsular ss. - ........................................ " 5/ .., / , , Great Western Benga1... ss. ii Great, Western Canada-. 3 5 . 4 Italian and Austrian..... 3 Jamaica B.Mid. Junction 1 Jersey ....... .. ..... ... 1. ... ••••• Louvain 6. la Sambre ... 5 ... . —l-1 : 4 3 ............................................. 1 1: Luxembourg. Lyons and Avignon 2 — Madras 1 Madras, Nellore, and Arcot v s Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... .. ............... 1 Maaritius .. Namur and:Liege ..... > l .. ,, rriaueecaoukititutea 5 ...... 14/ s 14 •.' North Jamai ca 1 Orleans and Vierzo n ... 10 ...... ,-•"' 8 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... 8 5 4 % ..... ".. :% Over Yssel 4l3s ad ...... ............ 0:, Paris &Lyons Constituted 5 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Constituted Rotten and Havre ...... 2 0 Sambre and Meuse ...... 8 .... — 3 4 : ................................... . 14 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlantic - ............................ ***- .., Tours and Nantes Con stituted ... 5 ...0 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 8 Trinidad West Flanders ...... .... 6 - /'• ••• ...... •••••• JOINT STOCK BANKS. •• • • London Joint Stock...„ 10 ... Provincial of Ireland ... 25 MINES. Real del Monte Unregd. , a j uix .11"/ LLOYD'S SHIPP IN G.—(Til l '' d clau d i . LONDON, SEPT. 18.—Wind N.E., light breeze, and DEAL, SEPT. 17.—Wind W. to W.S.W. -- Rio Grande. Arrd. from the River and sld. ; Tr°P i l ro ; Chris son, Hobart Town ; Herald, Turnbull, I" Jane tiana, Hammond, New York. g Arrd. Heral d, PORTSMOUT H , SEPT. 17.—Wind S• - ' .."-- Coubro, Moulmein. oArrd. Pilot, HA COWES, SEPT. 17.—Wi n d S. to S. " r .-- Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 1 Lisbon, dm n i, Symons, West Indies, &c. • Madrid (at-,' Ceylon. 17.—Wind PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 16.—'Sid, m ar ). Graham, Industrie, Altilen, New York for N o rway. Quebe c ' BRISTOL, SEPT. 17.—wi n d N.—Sld. 14, Dockfour, Art ,j. S.E.SId. Clyde (st.) LIVERPOO L , SEPT. 17.—Wind variable an d light.irk, Franconia, Gannett, New Orleans ; Messenger, _Yro.isesf Quebec. Std. Lady Sale, Law, St. Thomas's; Ge u DaclY Williams, Calcutta ; Mischief, Lewis , Maurititl6i ss otS Douglas, Ritson, Africa; Mary Elizabeth, Thor . ,ch o looPt Martha.; Uranus, lloharst, Angostura ; Heinrich, W I isleft ditto; West Indian, Chapman, Cuba; Java, Ferrkat , Orleans; Columbia, Rollins , Philadelphia; Europe, " New York ; Finland, Brown, ditto. rd IV° D UBLIN , SEPT. 16.—Wind N.W. t o S . E.— L othFiF (:A Lothian,, in, j ,PBell, CLEAR. —Lady AR. _L Sebastian. ady OFF SEPTelfast 14.—Arrd. HULL, SEPT. • SEI T. 11.—Wind W. S ' l-101"' Falkland Smith, Quebec,,:ooo Ist. J o h n ' s, N ew Brunswick d. Humber, An C t L ig Y u D a E , " and 14 • p e rbic e ' rison, Montreal. Gliiiatiesnb,oTwo,bagSocoro, ar.7.401- THE LATE FORGERY °l4 COUTTS' BANK. D OS' RE-EXAMINATION OF CAPT. RICIIO,- f This day DAY'i day being appointed for the last estalni nt/ isror Captain William Richardson, late chairman of %beg' tester, Tenbury, and Ludlow Railway,who , w h j e nkier incmbered, stands charged with forgery on th e ":„. 1 0. house of Coutts', the Court was crowded - to e o „ — r ison e ' i Mr. Clarkson, as usual, attended for the r whilst Mr. B us h e appeared to prosecute. m oor At twelve o' c l oc k the Right Hon. th e ~ r. , Lor i k d ider llll° took his seat ; M r . Alderman Wilson a nd Gibbs were also present. a t Coat a l tier lle re h ero _ D e i2t Ras chshataht r dto fi i smf r o s Aen t u c tgi a hm l ue l and s e met d eaildrlei ra examined.. toeLfl Mr. William Ingleback, one of thek s be r g" htDsaw the to b ana dn thet banking-house, He wanted the vouchers of ac f,thel * en d l e ss standing in the name of Captain Richardson the tness replied that he could not have them e r 4vitael ;tnhgaefdtyeeonrucciol:erisn.g tir° signature of all the parties to the ace:art:Pi iChag. also produced to him the printed form. Cal ) ",iCoa°; ( l son said th a t at hi s own bank, the London an ", Bank, they gave the m u p w i t h out it. Wit ne '• s l i P c'" ka e _n Captain R ic h ar d son, and ho said " I ' m CaPtaintiitli he son, a p ar ty t o t h e account. " Witness re plied, uc that, but it is a rule of the house to give up no order to without the signat ure o f t h e part i es; " and in ° oat b fl e soften the refusal, he told Captain Richardson fa lecL zi r had known a case where proof of forgery h ad C i s o f consequence of the 'vouchers being given nil' one - t Richardson was accompanied by two gentleinee,4o' whom, Mr. Fry, asked if Captain Richardson e°''' o°, see them. Witness said yes, and brought al p ; al!: left them, leaving instructions with Mr. Long ;j v sera they should not be taken away. He subsequeinltt, as Captain Richardson, who pointed to thes,oool er' re was said it was a forgery. Witness asked if the siges t tc e ther not his ? He said it was. Witness asked if t vc d thef signatures were cor rec t, and he said he believe 5,000 were, but the draft had been altered from 101 t ° Or; Witness said he did not think the house Col burst suonsible. He then went and informed Mr.soeer, this transaction. He afterwards returned to the Pr i vee of and put the question as to the signatures, in Pr i _ ese s igna: Mr. Colthurst, and the prisoner replied that tee d filled tures were genuine. He then stated that he hon e for lip three drafts at the same time, one for 201., e d to 1001., and one for 101. ; the latter had been o 'l 0. 5,0001. Mr. Colthurst said it was a frightful fraithoos afterwards told Mr. Richardson that the banking . 50 01: declined having anything to do with it. The 11 0 1 1) .01 said he had paid away the 10/. to a person Thew rendered the railway company Fry said that the previous writing on the c must have been removed by some chemical process., the other words substituted. a t su b ' Examined by Mr. Clarkson—The draft was n t i en er ! witted to any chemist, but Mr. Varnham, ° ta d sa i4 some service. iveque in the Strand, said the writing could be r emove do//e• his Opinion was that in this instance it has • -4 Z au' / 14 • jktV -91 E u - 4 „Aa-,,, • oleo' , Niry'' ~~~r~~nt~~rr ~~~a LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, L;846. We can not allow the termination of the annual meeting of the British Association to pass viithout availing ourselves of the opportunity thereby afforded of again commenting upon the advantages such a philosophical reunion is calculated to ensure. In our previous allusions to this important consideration, we look occasion to specify some few of the m any tan- I gible or appreciable benefits already confer upon ESCAPE OF DON CARLOS FROM FRAM CE. We have received a telegraphic dispatch from Paris, announcing the escape of Don Carlos.—Times. DONCASTER RACES. THURSDAY. The North of England Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft ; for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; 31b and 51b . allowed, &c ; the winner of the Derby or Oaks, slb ; of the St. Leger, 71b extra. St. Leger Course. (5 Subs.) Mr. T. R. Price's Kismet, by Touchstone, 131 b, walked over. The Innkeepers' Plate of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, for horses of all ages, (two yrs old excepted), with 100 added ; second to save his stake. If 20 subs, the second to receive 50 sovs. Red House in. Mr. Meiklam's Philip (Templeman) 1 Mr. T. Walter's Ratcliffe 2 Lord Chesterfield's Coekfighter 3 Fourteen ran. Won by a length. Municipal Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h ft, for two years old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Red House in. 9 Subs. Col A =ringHUM (li'. Butler) i Mr. Mostyn's Crozier 2 Lord Glasgow's Discontent, by Retriever, out of Emilia Mr. W. H. Brook's The Field Won by a neck. The Scarborough Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 26 ft, for three years old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The winner of the St. Leger 71b extra. One mile. 11 Subs. rien's Traver ser Mr. s henson's Sh era t on ... 2 Mr. op Mr. A. W. Hill's Burlesque 3 Won by a length. The Great Yorkshire Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 200 added by the Corpo ration. The owner of the second to receive 100 sovs. out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake. The winner to pay 30 sovs. towards the expenses. The winner of the Leamington Stakes or Ebor Handicap to carry 91b extra, or of any handicap amounting to 200 sovs. value, with the winner's stakes from the time of declaring the weights to the time of starting, both inclusive, to carry 51b extra ; no horse to carry more than 91b extra. St. Leger Course. (109 Subs., 68 of whom declared.) Ur. Cranston's Cranebrook, 6 yrs, 6st 71b...(Abdale) 1 Mr. Robinson's Morpeth, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b Lord Chesterfield's f by Elis, out of Morella, 3 yrs, sst 31b.. 3 Fourteen ran. Won by a neck. The Three-Years-old Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h ft; fur colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b. Second to save his stake. St. Leger Course. (12 Subs.) Colonel Anson's 1ag0... Mr. O'Brien's Grimston Mr. Mostyn's Dawdle 5t02 on lago. Won by three lengths. (Butler) 1 21 /s 22 1 / 2 5 3 / 4 3014 Lancaster and Carlisle 45 Do. New Larne, Beifast, and Bal lymena Leeds and Bradford 26 ...... 704% Leeds and Carlisle Leicester & Birmingham 225. — ... ....... dis. % Leicester and Bedbrd... 225. Leeds and D ews b ury ... 17% Leicester and Tamw., ikc. 425. Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction Liverpool and Bury London and Blackwall. 16/. 13s. 4d. Ditto Extension ~ 5 ...... London and Brighto n 5O . 60 1 / 2 1 A x new.. 60% xn Ditto, Fifths London and Croyd on , 131 . 15s. 9d. 22 x n. Do. Gnaran. 5 per cent. 9 London and Greenwich 12l 15s 4d B% Do. Preference ...1 8 / 1 7a 2d London, Hounslow, and Western 200% 200 201... 201 . ...........• • • •• London and N. West ern loo Do. Quarters Do., do., New Shares.. Ditto Fifths Ditto, Eighths (G. J.) 12% — Do., New !,‘ Shares (G. J.) Do. 40/. Shares (L. M.) 8 — bond. & S.Western 411 6s 10d 7 O l /2 Do. New Consol. Bths 40 ••• Do. New Do. New .............. 14 .... .... .. — London and York 2 l/...... 2% 2 Do. 1 / 2 Shares London and Windsor . 1,t... . London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... ............. 2 1 ,4-- 1 Londonderry& Coleraine 12% — ....... ......... Londonderry and Ennis killen ... 12 1 / 2 .............. Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham Ditto li.f. Shares Do. Quarters Do. Fifths 3 . .... 9% x d 9% xd Do. Sixteenths 6 l4' Do. Extension 42s. l% p x d. 1% pxd Manchester and Birmin 4O - Do. Quarters (A) (B) Do. Quarter s Do. Quarters (C) 1 Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 42a.....•. 1% p.,,,,,,,, .. Manchester, Bi rm ., an d Mould Junction ..... Manchest. & Southampt. 2 Midland lOO ... ..1371 .. Do. Fifths ............. .............. % .. Do. Birm., and Derbyloo ..... . .... ........ ... Midlnd& East. Counties 2%.. Midland Great West ern .... Irish Newcastle and Darling ton Juncti0n............ 25 Do. New..» — ............. 1 Newcastle and Berwick 15 Do. North Shields ... 25 Newport &Abergavenny 2%.... .. Newry and Enniskillen 4% Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ... .. Norfolk .. lOO 133 134 " Do. Half Shares Do. Extension North British ........ ... 25 Do. Half Shari s Do. Fifths .. ............ 5 Do. Carlisle Extens. 1 1 A 4 North of Norfolk2d/4 •••• •••• ..... Northern and Eastern... 50 Do. Scrip (issd. 5 dis.) 45 Do. Quarter Shares... 12% Do. New N. Kent & Direct Dover 2% n North Staffordshire 42s. ...... 3%1P• • —31 A North Wal es Northern and Southern Connecting Northampton, Banbury, And Cheltenham 70% 4 /4 22xn 8% 70% 26y 4 2 1% 16% 49xd - 123/4 1% p 1 1 ,i 137% 35 27% 23i i 36% MARKET NEWS. .(THIS DAY CORN EXCHANGE -FRIDAY. The arrivals of English Wheat for our market during the aesent week have been 'very moderate ; yet the show of mp]es of that article to-day was tolerably good. The at tendance of buyers being small, the demand was very heavy, and in some instances the quotations were not supported. The sale for foreign Wheat was very dull ; yet, as the holders were firm, we can notice no alteration in value. The supply of Barley was small ; yet the demand was in a sluggish state, and the inferior parcels were is per quartern lower. Superfine season- made Malt was in good request at full prices ; otherwise, the demand was in a sluggish state. Oats, Beans, and Peas, the supplies o f w hi c h were small, moved off slowly, at late rates. Of foreign Flour we have received 11,810 barrels. English .• • • • • Irish .. —•• •• Foreign ...... Wheat. 2,730 qrs. AI:RIVALS. I Barley. 990 qrs. Oats I Flour. '5O qrs. I 2,340 sks. 2,e70 I 4,040 6,620 2,270 Aran, 2,680 qrs. The supply of Beasts on sale here was seasonably exten sive as to numbers, but deficient in quality. Comparatively speaking, the beef trade was heavy, and Monday's prices were with difficulty supported. We had on offer 300 Oxen and Cows, 1,010 Sheep and Lambs, and 21 Calves from Holland. With Sheep we were scantily supplied, owing, to which the Mutton trade was active, at fully previous cur rencies. In Lambs a fair amount of business was transacted, at late rates. Prime small Calves moved off readily, other kinds of Veal slowly, at unaltered quotations. Pigs were in steady request, and prices were well supported. Mitch Cows were a slow sale, at from 16'. to 19/. each, including their small calf. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d• s. d. to s. fnferlor Beasts •••• 2 10 3 0 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 2 Second quality ditto. 3 2 3 6 Coarse-woolledditte 4 2 4 4 Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 310 Southdown Wethers 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots .. .. 4 0 4 2 Ditto out of the wool Large coarse Calves 310 4 6 Large Hogs •• ••• • 3 8 4 6 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 410 Small Porkers ... • 4 8 410 Suckling Calves • .18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 20 0 r nferlor Sheep • • • 3 6 310 Lambs •• .• •••• •. 4 8 5 8 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. Calves. I Pigs. I 1,058 6,660 3S3 450 at N . full ll .11 prices. ra Lin t! rik e n a iDn rc g :e t : rdp d eeß . mr t o saAtn s o . d: el t,h 7 bYB L d. to s. d. 2 8 210 Mutton, inferior .. 3 6 310 3 0 3 2 middling.. 4 0 4 2 3 4 3 6 prime • 4 4 4 6 W e h 2r ad l 7ste G ad jk i: 3 6 3 8 f Pork, large.... ••• • 3 6 4 2 310 410 small ..... ..• 4 4 410 Lamb. 45 8d to 5s Bd. s S usNlae d prices ;:rdoaei difficulty g9uefis::. 2 1: i • suces;:ruasl;ualseeleniet.nhmecyx(ceti miserably in:so i sae l icm. s esirkxaeirei t nbntp,t h hihaets : i.e : demand rgwiee : Anne ecknreadlipr i ncipal ly m :i q s l it p i t i ae ei h nr e e a g y° c ep l very v alt au i t r nt su 3 tf ofl%r i i s o v et l i milGrdcettalac Hopsletfl i-lvfdidoeeelfenn,2:stoeall:NroeaveeaPer:rosnen3ahitaii,o:nEtoliBlnipl d B i l n o o lv s v . t a o l value . ld 965 to 1105. deaf, inferior.- - middling .... - prime large .. - prime aniall .. PECKHAM FAlR.—This ancient fair is about to be revived after a discontinuance of nearly 25 years. Large placards were yesterday extensively circulated through out the metropolitan district, announcing that the fair will be opened on Monday next, at twelve o'clock, and continue for three days. The scene of festivity will be situated on the eastern side of the Surrey Canal, near the bridge, Peckham. 1.. e ho Gc eri i 'r tl e N I the toi the IN - , Wh, 1 tile