The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-14 00:00:00

-:VIAIER [CAN NEW s. ARA VAL OF THE CALEDONIA. (rttoat OUR CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENING. A fter a rap i d and excellent passage of twelve days, :Caledoni a , R oyal Mail steam-ship, under the corn -0,41'14 of Captain Lotts, reached the Mersey at four 1,. 4 t1c this afternoon, bringing advices from New to the Ist, Boston 2d, and Halifax 4th Sept. IsiTbe advices just landed are eleven days later from Grew York t h an those received by the steam-ship I.:at Western, on Friday se'nnight. „, he ne ws b y this arrival n of an important "Qttra e — r. The war with Mexico seemed to absorb ; 43 other topics among the citizens of the United r ta ' s • The l atest news from Mexico state that lIIe Anna, Almonte, and Rejon, had returned to 'co their presence was expected at Vera Cruz ;Nit th e 14th or 15th ult., in the English trading tn'tteanier Arab, for the purpose, as Santa Anna re ked, of " making peace between the United States Iv e aico. tr lt w ould appear that the popular feeling was very f c ' t i g In favour of the ex-President ; and we should 1):" surprised to find that Paredes had not only 4 (11 deposed, but imprisoned for the part ha has k erl adruiniste . ring the affairs of Mexico. Our (I: stlnt4 from country inform us that Commo 4arte C ":.ao r had planned an attack on Alvarado, but r in on the Bth ult. had prevented his designs. The x ° 7l l Sun of Aug. 31 says that it will doubtless be 1 1 ,1 1 - 2 4 , a gain, but appears rather doubtful as to the success of . t i er' will attend such an attempt. The command keilile -Mexican army in the north is under General a l : Our advices inform us, that on the 19th of t er l n e Was to have proceeded to Monterey with the O t h - o ri4n t of Arista's forces, to unite with Parades, e s :,, a rraY, according to the last accounts, num at 12,000 to 15,000, leaving about 1,500 only k a ,"• capital. Reinforcements had arrived at the 1;j: i8 ° 1 1 at Tampico. More than 200,000 dollars had ", 11 ,.sPent in the equipment of the troops, every cent. T", s gi th had been paid out in cash. ' t e 3 , " "United States army in Mexico were reported pr o ;,?. 11.1 good health, and gradually accumulating ta lt 2 i ° l ls and means of transportation, pushing its ta i r s ts Up the Rio del Porte, and getting everything ot "Y for a v i gorous invasion.. Camargo was in the j.t.iP a tion of G enera l Taylor, and on the 31st of Bony t he United States troops had also taken posses of Aleir, without any opposition. General Wood I: 3 . t o march on towar d s M onterey ; t h e ma i n f orce ko in ß det a i ned till the middle of September. The q te ve llionts of General Taylor would appear to be 14011tlY retarded for want of the means of trans?orta ha: The l a t es t i n t e lli gence w hi ch we h ave in t h e t e r s by thi s arr i va l f rom M ex i co, states th a t Pa k e was to l eave th e cap i ta l on t h e 31 st o f J u l y , beaditere3l, where General . I _,legia had established his divl:l l larters. The l eas t b r i ga d e , compos i ng t h e 28t °n to b e under Ids command, had left on th e hav - °f July. - 14 s we have already intim a ted, we doubts w.tether he will reach Mo n t ere y i n suc h Aa n i : aei ty from the extreme probability, that Santa 1144; wo uld resume the office of Pr es id en t, an d .14 f act ' e be ' ca ll ed upon to answer for his late actions. ki taz Nve believe that ere this he is deposed and a prisoner. Itze*"lve Calafornia Regiment was about to sail from Yo rk , tbit Three vessels had been chartered for I Nlve 3'ance. Som e d eser ti ons h a d t a ken place, fl er .terested peirties had objected to the cotmnan ttl.ssion regtment was to be armed with 800 per -800 ditto flint locks, and 800 rifles, in t0k,; (34 to whi c h cannon an d equ i pments f or one tfd r ; 4l ",/ of artillery, and ar r angemen t s f or a corps 1 4 1, j- 4 0 ons, were to be sent out. to letter s rece i ved from General Kearny, on his way te t : all ta Fe, we find he was at Fort Bent, with his 44 4 , 41 , 44 d, on July 19. He anticipat es no o pp os iti on of o 7 ll B . Santa Fe. Th e a b ove f orms th e c hi e f i tems t,l`4e s tate of aff a i rs b e t ween M ex i co an d th e U n i te d beL t , es ' Other ma tt ers w ill b e f oun d i n t h e extracts / v., which treats of the war, &c., in full detail. By 14t, Itrri val the accounts f rom M ontrea l are to t h e ,The dates -. 0 14orial rooto Boa r d o f T ra d e h ave d rawn up a me t° the Queen, praying for a repeal of the dif bicuaitial dutie s in favour of British importations, the " f the navigation laws, and the removal of all restrict' ta wrence, (a , -°r ' t cla the free navigation of the St. tent of :' rel t anxiety was felt for the appoint tarl c„: 3 - ' € w Governor-General, in the room of t glan-"kart, who was understood to return to Il ki T i he Pr oe fir i e t ors o f th e St. L awrence an d Atl an ti c 41: 13 : had resolved to proceed with their under - tr at Tg ; adv er ti s ements had been published for con liras?' and workmen. The Hon. Mr. Pakenham, • Alinisterto the United States, was at Quebec. 14 4 7.. 3 was • dull at Montreal, and there was a poor CO' prospect for the coming autumn. 14crmAlEncIaL NEws.—We find the following long leorrnute summary of this description in the . . New 1 Courier and Enquirer, and we subjoin it at 4 gth lisZ li tt e, business condition of the country is of course after s uc h vi o l ent l eg i s l at i on as h as recent l y wa d, after both in E ng l an d an d th e U n it e d S tates . ee t ii ; e 4 Italy reliable opinion be hazarded for some time ,tisl e ,, ; ) as to the immediate probable . effects of this d L'ala b . -- °a• There is no spirit of enterprise for new . a - e s• In the manufacturing districts preparations tretbsseral for curtailing business, and for 'getting 1 7414 a ll ing snug ' to face the storm which is appre '4lli the agricultural districts abundance is te ttp Y reckoned a blessing, so low are the prices . at pree trop."4 so little is the prospect of their rising. Th Of Do - t ° l all kinds will be very large, except perhaps that . tt icia .Ett °Qs, ccencerning which we hear from many dis.s - from dissimilar quarters, that the disease is iota hero,, with this indispensable vegetable. u in !o e lia - n till " - it is by no means so important a product as .1 4 4 i 47, of urope, and substitutes of grain and a towill be so cheap that, except as a change of tt eet tb „'" failure of the potato crop will have no practical "Pon the welfare of the people at large. t ake n r "noy matters no very marked changes have 1 % 1 3, „ Place, but greater inactivity has prevailed,. and . the 4 itv,, -Il eY has been downward. The leading securities the Yielded, the demand not being sufficient to take off . th e Quantity offering. The most serious fall has been in *O2 witted States Loans, the Sixes having been sold a tio an accumulated interest of one per cent. to the apelation fhaser. The fancy stocks have also declined, and the itt them is mainly confined to the brokers, , G,, 1313 1°t spisited. -e" uncertainty prevails as to the steps to be taken i . 3 ,3' th e G mgr an , 'averment to raise m ‘ oney. It is understrt , elyof 500,000 dolls. 'treasury Notes . , b b e u a t riz, i. the lit. nominal interest, will be_ o gade, authorised, i s 'aa/Jance of the 10,000,000 d 14i u r.certainty. No Treasury Notes ha . ve yet made tl it ,.! ppearance. Money I . s more abundant than at the Ipf our last, but it is still in goodre uest and only 1. 7 . 44 ing paper eau be readily discounted. (i The'hanks a a y r e e . • a so and condition, having more than their h pdof specie, with constant fresh arrivals from the south 1 ,7 .tth-west. Exchanges have advanced materially, r _ t 4 4 1 ,7 tr.te transactions have been to good extent. h l ee a h ne e fly is moderate. Heavy sales of dry goods l have ash. • by auction giving the importers a supp y o c ht o ,`" fall trade is not yet fairly opened, but it thought - 1t a fair amount of business will be done. l a w o goods have yet been bonded under the warehousing th,....4ts no form of bonding has yet been received from I :reasury department. Large quantities, however, 4 , 7 ,,,e been seat into the public stores. 0 , 1 4- . L he news by the last steamer had a depressing effect f e l t :" Flour market. Otherwise, it was not materially they have no hope of making more than a fifth of the quantity (and such letters were received on the 27th instant), we are astounded by the intelligence, and na turally think such facts more important than the back wardness of the crop. Apart from worms and backwardness, the crop doer not promise bally, looking better on the high and poor than on the low and richer soils. It 10- , ks well on the higher grounds of Carolina, Georgia, and the eastern part of Alabama, but not well south end west of these districts. If it was two or three weeks earlier we should count upon 2,300,000 bales, but it is the most backward crop since 1833, except that of 1843, as shown by the receipts of new cotton ; on an average throughout the country, we should say it is two, three, or, perhaps five days more forward than in 1843, but full two weeks later than the average of the other six years. Consider ing the wet weather here last week, we think the odds are against its reaching 2,100,000 bales. Taking in the last dates from the south, the export is now close upon 1,093,000 bales to Great Britain, and 552,000 to other foreign ports, and the stocks are reduced below :heir amount at this time two years ago. By the next steamer, however, the full accounts of crop, export, home consumption, &e., will be transmitted, so we will not now enlarge upon these topics, though we could say much upon New Orleans having Fallen short of 1,050,000 bales atter estimates of 1,290,000 reiterated for months, and apparently justified by the actual product per acre in Louisiana and Mississ,ippi. That the cultivation of cotton has ceased to extend as it did seven years ago, and that a greater portion of the increased number of slaves has been devoted to the production of sugar in each of the last five years, are facts which we apprehend will sooner or later be generally conceded—facts in com parison with which, worms and backwardness, floods and droughts and even early frosts, sink into compara tive insignificanc-. In regard to the lateness of the crop, we will only particularise one fact—that the late receipts of new cotton at New Orleans up to the 22d inst. ere not as large as in the remarkably backward year, 1843. The following are extracts from the papers.— Trophies of licsaca de la ['ulna.—The union publishes the followinc , extracts from two letters found among the private baggage of Gen. Arista, which was captured at the battle of the 9th May:— Extracts from Turners directions for the plan of cam paign, dated city of Mexico, April 4, 1846, and addressed to General Don Mariano Arista:— " MINISTRY OF WAR AND MARINE. OPERATIONS. SECTION OF " Ist. The supreme Government desires and orders that Matamoras be protecttd at all hazards, and sus tamed by your entire division—since it is very important by its situation, by its resources, by the number of its inhabitants, and by every sort of consideration, military, moral, and political. "2(1. Having in view that the American army, not content with having occupied the department of Texas, has invaded the territories of those of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon, it must be treated as an enemy of the na tionoind attacked by every means which war permits, and which will be suggested by your military skill and knowledge of the ground which is now the theatre of operations." Extracts from a letter of President Paredes to General Arista:— " Private Secretariat of the President of the Republic, to his Excellency the General of Division, Don Mariano Arista. " ➢texico, April 16, 1846. " By the same post important orders will be com municated to you concerning military operations. Sup posing you already on the theatre of operations, and with all the f9recs assembled, it is indispensable that hostilities be commenced, yourself taking the initiative against the enemy. " The notification must necessarily be peremptory, and immediately after all upon him, and don't cease until he is annihilated. This deeply interests the honour of the nation under existing circumstances. Our enemy is overcome with fear, and there is no doubt that they will all become our prisoners. Advance, then, with the cry of Live the republic ! and cover your brow with imperishable laurels." mitted numerous robberies recently, for one of which he had been arrested by a party of kiexicane, and broken away when the man who brou..;ht in overhauled him.— tarnoras Flag. HEAD-QUARTERS ARMY OF 0;:C:7PAI MATAMORA9 Aug. 1846. _ , Orders, No. 94. No spirituous liquors will be permitted to enter the river or the city of Matamoras, for the purpose of barter or traffic on the account of any person whatever, whether sutlers in the army or private dealers. Any liquors found in violation of this order will be confiscated and sent to the Quarter-master in New Orleans to be sold ; one half of the proceeds for the benefit of the informant, the other half to be applied to the hospital department. The merchants in Matamoras will be permitted to vend the liquors they may actually have on hand, but to receive no new supplies. The Commanding General issues this order under the sanction of the General Government ; and calls upon all officers to give their aid in executing its provisions. The Quartermaster's Department and Colonel Clarke will take the necessary measures to have it communicated to the persons interested, particularly to the dealers in Mata moros, and the masters of all public transports or other vessels in the river. Any steam-boat captains or other hired persons that are found violating it, will be at °Lee dismissed from the service. By order of Major-General Taylor, (Signed) W. W. BLISS, Assistant Adjutant-Cr( neral. • August 4, 1846. 1 1 14 4 . Cotton since our publication of the 15th, more b.. l. less has been done, the sales amounting to 20,000 We then quoted " middling" at 71 a 8:1 cents. vit. Orleans and Mobile and 7 a 8/ for Uplands; but r o e „ mail now quite 83- a 9i for the former and 84 a 81 t ; the latter. Under the general opinion that the ti t c)w ing crop would probably turn out deficient in quan- Y , prices advanced almost imperceptibly until the 27th ; I,q_,tt!at day three mails arriving from New Orleans and 'and of with accounts of wet weather in those districts ii l r, f the ravages of the army worm, more particularly bra 01,fisiana and Mississippi, a very animated inquiry ".4 3 1 up, and 5,000 or 6,000 bales were sold on the %I to at an advance of *or cent upon previous prices ; the next day (Saturday) the demand continued, but r i T e ratiozs were checked by the withdrawal of cotton vai.s °lll the m ar k et , an d by t h e d ema nd of a further ad C:e,e; the sales were nevertheless 1,500 bales or more at 1 Per cent. advances on the prices of the day before. It t B so much the fashion to ridicule worms, rot, &c., th„, to We feel on tender ground; but, after the experience of ioriner years, especially 1840, we cannot make light t he danger t o th e cro p f rom th e arm y w orm ; and it is v eil to bear in mind that the rowth is later and the : In earlier th an i n 1840. At the same time, as a e 3 e affecting tie probable extent of the production, we th 'ilk the backwardness of the crop more important than A 3!) a ppearance of the worms--as the ;one exposes the a t :it to a var i ety o f casua l t i es to w hi ch an ear l y crop c) t so injurio us ly subject, while the other is only one th e Casualties to which the crop is exposed by it: drek.rardnes s , an d ma y di sa pp ear w ith a c h ange to c l ear u r Y_ , v veather, after ruining the prospect of the f e w hun ea planters first attacked. Still the worm tells more ou p" individual o pinions than the back war d ness; fur: i, r personal friends, Roe, Doe, Johnson, Jackson, ex l_ 4ll , and Jon es , w ho wrote us a week ago that they ea t make 500 or 600 bales a piece, now write that Tll F. SUN, LON DO T, MONDA V EVEN IN G, SEPTEMBER 14, 1846, departments this side the Sierra Madre from the Cen tral Government there is not a question. To patch out the new Republic it is probable that he was desirous of holding all the country this side the Nueces, and was equally desirous that the American force should not ad vance a step farther in the direction of the Rio Grande. Ile knew too that the Government of Mexico would op- pose, to the utmost of its abilities, the progress of the American arms, would throw a large force into Meta mores, and that thus the expectations of the revolu tionists, of a speedy release from central bondage, would he retarded or completely frustrated. "Whatever Carvajal might have thought, or whatever he might have advised, General Taylor was ordered to take up ground opposite Matamoras, and marched his army from Corpus Christi with that intention. When Canales and Carvajal saw the immense preparation made to oppose him, and saw that Arista had taken the com mand against the Americans, they, too, joined the army with a large body of rancheros. They could not well do otherwise, with all their talk of a separation from the Central power and theirgreat hatred of Central tyranny, for the success of the Mexican army was looked upon as certain; and where would they have been with the American prisoners in Matamoras and they standing aloof and taking no hand in the matter? The result of the grand battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the occupation of Matamoras by General Taylor, the flight of Arista with the remnant of his army, and the dispersing the rancheros, are matters well known, and it now remains to be seen what scheme, if any, the re volutionary leaders will next hit upon. Carvajal is very sore upon the subject of the defeat of all his hopes, and blames the American GoVernment for treating his propositions with silent contempt. His family is now in this place, but he himself, although within a few hours' ride, does not feel disprsed, either from fear of personal harm or a desire not to commit himself with his countrymen, to come in. Whatever may be his motives or designs, he has the reputation with the Americans as well as the Mexicans of being a brave and intelligent man, and more honest even than many of his neighbours. I might give you the rumours of the whereabouts of Canales, of Seguin, of Antonia Perex, and of some of the other partisan officers, but it would all amount to mere speculation. Gillespie's company has Just come in from Mier. The Captain reports that Canales left that place a short time previous to his arrival. He had but a small force, and went off, as was supposed, in the direction of Monterey. I do not believe he is far off; Antonio Perez went through Loredo a few days since with a large cavallada of horses and mules.—New Orleans Picayune, 11th. FROM TIIE SEAT OF WAR.—WC find the following letter in the Notional Intelligencer, which paper copies from the Baltimore Argus, to whom it was furnished by an officer of the army, who endorses its contents. It places a very different aspect upon the affairs on the Rio Grande, and advances statements as to the Mexican force which we think are much exaggerated. The last arrival from Mexico direct brought information that Paredes was expected to concentrate 10,000 men at St. Luis Potosi - , but even that was exceedingly doubtful, from the very fact that great boast was made of having raised, armed, and equipped two brigades of troops at Mexico, consisting of 1,200 men:— " Catnargo (Mexico), July 31, 1846. " Information that I rely upon is, that General Mejia, with the remnant of Arista's army, 4,000 strong, is at Cadereita, a town thirty miles east of Monterey. This town has a garrison of near 1,000 men (regulars), a po pulation of 15,000. General Paredes was at San Luis de Potosi on the 15th instant, on his way to Monterey, with 8,000 regular troops ; he has also culled on Nueva Leon for 8,000 active militia ; from this department of Tamaulipas he expects 3,000 more making his entire force, when he reaches Monterey on the 15th or 20th proximo, near 25,000 men. General Taylor is straining every nerve to get there before him, but cannot now possibly do so until the sth or 10th September ; so Pa redes has the advantage of numbers, and of naturally a strong rocky position. Paredes will have forty pieces of cannon—we will have about twenty-four; and you may expect (as our army will not be over 10,000) to hear of the most obstinate fight and bloodiest doings ever done up in America or in the world about the 15th of Sep tember. With us it will be neck or nothing—the former, something to eat and houses to live in, perhaps peace ; the latter, death and a continuation of the war. Such is our prospect." FROM TILE HOME SQUADRON. — Letters from Commo dore Conner, of as late date as the 30th July, have been received at the Navy Department. The crews of the different ships of the squadron continue healthy, with the exception of a case or two of scurvy. The Porpoise arrived at Vera Cruz on the 18th July. The Petered reached that port on the 21st, after a passage of 28 days from New York; and the Bonito arrived on the 28th. On the morning of the 25th, before daylight, Midship man Wingate Pilsbury, of Maine, and Michael Flinn, seaman, both of the steamer Mississippi, were drowned by the upsetting of the launch of that vessel. Neither of the bodies has been recovered. _ _ A town in the neighbourhood of Jalapa had pro nounced against the Government of Paredes, and in fa- your of Santa Anna and Federalism. One of the chiefs was the Secretary of Legation to Almonte, when Minis. ter to France. The principal chief, Jose Arrillago, is a particular friend of Santa Anna, and said to be a man of energy and ability. At first the movement was con sidered of little importance; but it has since increased in consequence, and from present appearances there is reason to believe it will become general throughout the department of Vera Cruz. Intelligence had also been received at Vera Cruz as late as the 21st from Mexico, of some importance. The Government troops sent to quell the insurrection in Ja lisco have been totally defeated at Guadalajara by the pronunciados, and their commander (General Arevallo) killed. The departments of Queretaro and Zacetecas have pronounced against the Government, but not, as is supposed, in connexion with Santa Anna. Except with a portion of the army, it is said that this gentleman is not popular in the country. The Fede ralists have no confidence in his present professions; and without their aid, it is believed, he could not sustain himself at the head of the Government for any length of time, even if his friends could succeed in having him recalled. It is difficult to conjecture what effect these events may have on our relations with Mexico. Should they lead to a change of Government—which is not impro bable—the party coming into power will likely offer proposals of peace, as we learn from a source deserving of credit, that such is the desire of many of the most influential rner, in Mexico. A close blockade of the coast, however, and a vigorous prosecution of the war, seem the most obvious means of bringing them to terms. It was 2,000 strong, and had several pieces of artillery. This brigade, like those which h-ft the capital before it, was perfectly equipped. All these troops, with two or three thousand expected from Guadalajara, nnited to those under Mejia, it was thought would give Paredes a force at Monterey of from 12,000 to 15,000 men. His long delay in the capital is attributed to his solicitude that his army should be equipped and provided in every particular. In the city of Mexico there were, at last accounts, but 1,200 troops, and there was some intention of raising a volunteer force. _ FROM MONTE VIDEO.—We received yesterday, by the barque Mason Barney, Captain Scott, Buenos Ayres papers to July Ist. The papers of June 13 give details of the ergagement between the Parana expedition and the forts thrown up to oppose the progress of the boats. The convoy is said to have consisted of 95 merchant men, with twelve ships of war, mounting in all eighty five guns. The opposing force, besides three pieces of artillery on an island in front of the position, consisted of seventeen pieces of flying artillery and 500 infantry. The account proceeds : " The enemy commenced a tremendous fire upon our positions, with the view of protecting the convoy. We returned it in a spirited manner, not losing sight of the merchantmen, whose cupidity had led them into the scrape. "At half-past meridian, a British barque, of about 250 tons burden (supposed to be the Holywood or the Cale donia), and three schooners, one of them pilot-boat rigged, under Correntino colours, in their endeavour to avoid our fire, got aground on a bank near an island on the opposite coast. Five of the enemy's largest steamers proceeded to their assistance, but finding our fire too hot for them, they relinquished the undertaking, and fled at full speed. Subsequently the Lizard was sent on the same errand, but had it not been for the timely aid of two large steamers which returned to protect her, she would inevitably have been destroyed. " At two P.M. the firing entirely ceased, the enemy having set fire to and abandoned the vessels aground. The latter were soon consumed, with the exception of the pilot-boat rigged schooner, laden with hides, yerba, and tobacco, which was rescued from the flames by four boats dispatched by us from the shore. The greater part of the merchantmen threw their deck loads overboard, in order to avoid grounding, and we could see tercios of yerba and petacoes of to bacco consigned to the water, intermingled with the bodies of the killed. I believe 32 of the latter have been counted. Both the vessels of war and merchantmen were completely riddled with our shot. It will take them some time to repair before they can proceed on their voyage. Our 17 pieces have fired 1,360 shots, grape and round, and our infantry 20,000. The enemy must have fired at least 2,500 shots and 200 congreve rockets. The only casualties we have to lament arc one infantry soldier killed, Lieutenant-Colonel Thorne and four soldiers wounded, the former slightly in the left shoulder." A letter from Buenos Ayres announces the de parture of Mr. Graham, United States Consul, and a son of Mr. Brent, the Char d'Affaires for Corrientes and Paraguay. An excursion was recently made into the department of the north, to chastise the predatory Indians. The result was that upwards of 60 fighting- Indians, including two Caciques, have been killed, and '5 taken prisoners ; 900 sheep, 209 head of cattle, 160 mares, and 470 horses, as also large deposits of Indian corn, pumpkins, and other provisions, falling, besides, into the hands of the victors. Busuaos AYRES, JUNE 20.—According to news from Entrerios, the Correntino Envoy to Paraguay has been successful in his mission, President Lopez having agreed to cancel all the treaties that had been formed between the two provinces, in prejudice to the Confederation: The Paraguay army had withdrawn to its own territory. The sloop Fortuna, of the convoy from Corrientos, got aground and bilged on the 14th last., between Co lonies and Las Paris. The British barque burnt up the Parana was the Caledonia. She had 17,000 hides on beard. FROM MONTE VlDEO.—Captain Scott, of the barque Mason Barney, from Monte Video, which place he left on the 3d of July, informs us, that about a week previous to his sailing the British had embarked a part of the 45th regiment that was at that place, for the Cape of Good Hope, leaving behind the 73d regiment. The U. S. ship Plymouth was lying at Monte Video— the boats of which ship were kindly sent to the assistance of Captain Scott, to enable him to get out of the harbour. The U. S. brig Bainbridge sailed on the 23d of June for Buenos Ayres, having on board Mr. Harris, the U. S. Charge d'Affaires. VERA CRUZ.—The Boston Journal furnishes the fol lowing translation of the declaration made by the garri son of Vera Cruz against the Mexican Government and in favour of Santa Anna : At a meeting of the General-in-Chief and officers of the Bth Regiment quartered in the heroic city of Vera Cruz, to take into consideration the calamitous state to which the Republic has arrived, and to seek the most immediate remedy to place it in a career of pros perity, &c., It was resolved to adopt the plan of the 20th of May, pronounced by the military garrison at Guadalaxara, with the following amendments:- 1. All those who may have been banished for politi cal opinions since the year 1821, are invited to return to the Republic and co-operate in the present movement. 2. By this the circumstances of the war with the United States are to be considered as in nowise changed; but it is for the Congress which will assemble to deter mine relative thereto, and for the Mexicans to obey their resolutions. 3. - A general invitation is proffered to all those in this department who may have taken up arms against the existing order of government, to unite in this plan, which has for its object the public weal alone. 4. As his Excellency General Antonio Lopez Santa Anna had the glory to establish the republic, whatever may have been his errors, he was a firm supporter of public liberty and national honour—for this we proclaim him leader of this great enterprise. Signed by the officers generally, FROM RIO DE JANElRO.—Captain Williams, of the barque Brazilerio, at this port from Rio de Janeiro, whence she sailed July 16, reports that the arrival of the barque Amelia Mulholland, with the news of the war with Mexico, created great sensation; freights for Ame rican vessels are almost impossible to be obtained. Com mander Rosseau, of the Columbia, expecting the corvette Plymouth and the brig Bainbridge, from the river, daily, has notified American ship-masters that they will convoy any vessels home that may put themselves under their protection. American credits are in disrepute and cannot be passed, except at considerable advance. The Brazilian Government are sending troops in some numbers to the province of Rio Grande, it is supposed in consequence of anticipated trouble with Buenos Ayres. From the river there is no news of any particular mo ment. On the 21st.of July Congress passed a law granting commissions to privateers. Alvarado, Zecoluta, Zas pam, and Sote La Marina have been declared ports of entry. These ports will be included among those al ready blockaded. General Bravo declined ac ti ng as President of the re public on his arrival at Mexico. Congress, however, refused his resignation, and he has since accepted the appointment. General Paredes was to have left Mexico en the 27th for the northern frontier. It is generally supposed he will not take that direction. It is said that some regiments, amounting in all to fourteen hundred men, have marched from the city. It is believed that they were intended to reinforce General Arevallo at Guadalajara. " United States ship Cumberland, " Off Vera Cruz, July 30, 1846. " Sir, —Shortly after closing my letter of the 28th instant, the Cumberland, Potomac, and two of the schooners, sailed from Green Island for the purpose of attacking the enemy's vessels in the river of Al varado. In passing through the channel leading to the roads of Antonio Lizardo, I regret to inform you this ship, owing to a strong current, ran on the north-west part of a coral reef, called the Chopas, in three fathoms water. This was about half-past four o'clock in the afternoon of the 28th. After great exer tions, and lightening her more than a foot by pumping off the water, removing the provisions and shot to the other vessels, and depositing most of the spar deck guns on a shoal part of the reef near the vessel (whence they can be easily removed), with the assistance of the Mississippi, she was finally extricated from her perilous position at about eight o'clock, P.M., on the 29th, after grinding in the coral reef for upwards of twenty-seven hours. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, AUG. 31. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. SALES AT STOCK EXCHANGE. 2,560 Ohio 6's, '6O 3,000 U. S. 6's, '62 1,000 111. Specials 33 5,000 Penna s's s 3 66 150 Shs. D. and H. scp. b 4 d 144 15 Do. State Bk 100 Do. Far Tr b3O 24. 100 Do. Morris C 9 5 Do. Mohawk 5l 25 Do. Erie RR. scrip 5 300 Do. Long Isl. 1 100 Do. Harlem R blo 6 250 Do. Nor. and W. 200 Do. Rd'g RR. blo 66 1 1 PUBLIC STOCK EXCHANGE. 50 Shs. Far. Loan b3 24+ 25 Do. Morris Canal 250 Do. Harlem RR, 50 Shs. Harlem R. b3 554 25 Do. Nor. and Wor 44-k DIVIDENDS.—The Franklin Bank of Cincinnati has declared its fourteenth dividend of 5 per cent., payable to stockholders in this city at the Bank of America on the Ist September. The Bank of Missouri has declared a dividend of 3+ per cent. The Phcenix Bank of Hartford, Conn., has declared a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent., payable on and after the 3d September. " With the exception of her false keel, of which small crushed fragments rose to the surface of the water alongside, the ship does not appe:Lr to have sustained any material injury, as she makes no more water than usual. It is reasonable to infer, however, that much of the cop per on the bottom has been rubbnl off. " It affords me great satisfacti on to add that the offi cers and men of the Cumberlani i performed their inces sant labour with untiring zeal and assiduity ; and my acknowledgments are due to Captain Fitzhugh, his officers and men, for the very - .efficient aid rendered by the Mississippi, whose services were of the greatest im portance ; and to Lieutenant Le Roy and the men of the Potomac, who shared our lal )ours. I am, very respect fully, your obedient servant, " D. CONNER, " Conimr oading Home Squadron. " Hon. George Bancroft, Sf :cretary of the Navy." —Union. Fnoiu MEXICO.—The New Orleans papers of the 18th, are filled with the Mexican i , ntelligence which reached this City several days since from Mexico. We annex the following paragraphs which contain information, of interest and importaace:— The Bills before Congress 'which we published some weeks since—one conferring on. the Government the control over the revenues for the purposes of the war, and the other declaring the exist nee of war, and that were originally reported. Congress had passed another law to which great im efiollrm rep i e e l with—iewher they passed .by Con gress i n near ly im portance was attached, conferring 11 pon General Paredes M th e e x s i a c same w the unlimited power to appoint of facers and procure the necessary materials for the M ar, li ; ving the preference to those of Mexico. We have not sE en the law itself, but have a second-hand notice of it, w. hich is not very de NEW YORK MARKETS. Cotton—The sales on Saturday were 2,000 bales, at full prices. This morning there is a good demand. Holders are gradually withdrawing their stock from market, awaiting further accouuts from abroad, as also from the south, in reference to the prospects of the crop. Ashes—The sales are animated, and the market with out change. Flour—There is a moderate demand for western, and a little more firmness in the market. Southern is dull. finite. Paredes had determined to roles se all prisoners con fined for political offences. The news received in the city of Mexico from the frontier was such as to drive the G overnment almost to despair. On the 27th July a courier ; arrived, announcing the departure of eight thousand .I.l..merican troops from Camargo for Monterey. Gener r,l Armijo, about the same time, sent word that six thoi (sand Americans bad come down upon New Mexico. An d to crown the whole, a dispatch was received from the British Minister at Washington, which quenched eve: ry hope of receiving aid from England. General Mejia, who had taken, the command of the army which followed Arista to Li .nares, had established his head-quarters at Monterey. keneral Paredes was to direct his march thither, for - whit !h purpose he was to leave the city of Mexico on the 31st of July, making a detour, however, to look rafter Zh e city of Guadalajara. The last brigade composing the divi s i on t o b e un d er t h e rredd9LIVII C 9 03 1 041 94 .0 9 cal 21l ma the Kph of FILLING OF A RAILWAY TUNNEL.--FOUR LIVES LOST.—A most fearful accident, involving the loss of four lives, happened on Saturday evening, by the falling of a portion of the Mary tunnel, now in course of con struction near Ashburton, for the South Devon Rail way. During the day a part of the frame-work on which the arch had been built was removed, and the brick work being supposed to be perfectly sound, the labourers were directed to displace other portions. The poor fel , . lows were so engaged all the evening, when at about ten o'clock a heavy crack was heard, and more than fifty yards of the arch fell in, burying many of the miners and labourers. With sundry bruises all escaped, with the exception of four poor creatures, named Henry Big wood, William Parnell, John Polhill, and John Setcher. Immediately on their being missed active measures were taken to remove the soil, and in the course of three or four hours they were recovered. Their bodies presented a shocking sight. Notwithstanding their appalling in • uries, the unfortunate men were found to be alive ; the y survived but a few minutes. At the Coroner's inquest the verdict was " Accidental death." CHURCH EXTENSION.—A new church is in course of erection opposite Vaughan.terrace, Hoxton. It is a spacious and elegant struc t ure , and is expected to be ready for consecration before the close of the present year. The rectory of St. Bride's, Fleet-street, vacs rit by the promotion of the Rev. Thomas Dale to the lit :arage of St. Pancras, has not yet been filled up. The no mina tion rests with the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. A prebendal stall in St. Paul's Cathedral, also vaciint by Mr. Dale's promotion, still remains to be filled up . It is in the gift of the Bishop of London. NEW WELSH CHURCH.—A new Welsh ch arch on congregational principles, was on Sunday opc tied in Aldersgate-street, contiguous to the General Pos t-office• The Rev. D. Morgan, of Llanfyllen, conducted Abe ser vices, and wilt continue to officiate during the ,present month. No permanent minister will be appointed:, as it (is intended that the services shall be performed for the preheat by clergymen d the Welsh church by Sul las EXTRACT. Orders, No. 4. 1. The following extract of Orders from General Taylor is published for general inforir anion and the government of all concerned, viz.:— " Mo:=t of the disorders in town have arisen from the excessive use of liquor, and in addition to the provisions of Order, No. 94,' on the subject, the General now di rects that, after the 15th inst., the sale of spirituous liquors be absolutely prohibited in the town. The dealers are allowed until that time to dispose of their stock, and will not be allowed to continue the traffic after the day mentioned." 2. The chief magistrate of the city of Matamoras and all other municipal officers will, under his direction, en force the above orders upon the Mexican residents and iradcrs of Matamoras, and will issue orders accordingly. The American traders and residents will conform to these orders, and make their arrangements accordingly. By order of Lieut.-Colonel Clarke. JNO. M. BRANNAN, 2d Lieut. Ist Artillery Acting Adjutant. MAT.imonAs, AUG. 2.—Two or three Mexicans on the road from this pace to Burita, attempted to catch two unarmed volunteers with the lasso, but failed through the nimbleness of the pedestrians. They hare brought the use of the lasso to great perfection, and sometimes throw with the precision of a rifle ball; had they been suecesful in roping the Americans, they would, doubt less, have choked them to death. AUG. s.—General Taylor left this morning about daylight, on (he steamer Whiteville, accompanied by about 300 men. The particulars of the fight with the Indians was brought down here last night by the steamer Big Hat thee, but they are contradictory, and need confirmation. A report says the Rangers overtook the Indians, killed twenty, and lost two of their own men, but does not say who remained masters of the field. Colonel Clark has said that the order prohibiting the sale of liquors after the 15th, has nothing to do with ines, cordials, ale, &c. This will enable most of the houses to remain open, and give them a chance of smuggling out the black bottle. Ho also says that any liquors that may be remaining on hand after the day of grace, can be sent back to New Orleans, stored in Matamoras, or sent into the interior by Mexicans, so that no great loss will fall on any body. The people trafficking out here have reason to thank the leniency of Taylor and Clark on this subject.—. New Orleans Bee, 15th. MIER. MEXICO, JULY 31, 1846.—Captain Vinton's command entered this place this morning without the least show of opposition, the inhabitants thronging to the plaza as the troops filed into it and stacked their arms in front of the house of the alcalde. It seemed to me as though there were men enough in the square to have beaten us off with nothing else save the loose rocks lying about; yet not a hand was raised. Mier is by far the most pleasant, cleanly, and well regulated place we have yet seen in this part of Mexico. It is built on a hill overlooking a clear running stream of the same name, three miles from the Rio Grande, and is said to contain 6,000 inhabitants, although I do not know where they stow them all. You may well re member that it was in this place that the Texans under Colonel Fisher were compelled to surrender, after they had killed twice their own number of Mexicans. The houses occupied by the Texans during the hattle were pointed out, and still bear the marks of the desperate conflict. I have stated that the number of the inhabitants is put down at 6,000 ; admitting that it is 4,000, it was still entered and taken possession of by 93 men ,only, 85 regulars and 8 of M'Culloch's Rangers, acting as a mounted guard. You could not serve any town in the United States in that way, and this is a perfect for tification from its position and the strength of the houses, which are of stone. CADIARGO, AUGUST 2.—A few hours after we left Mier yesterday, the Comanches killed and scalped the alcalde within a few hundred yards of the outskirts of the place. He was returning from his rancho in the neigh bourhood at the time, and was shot from a fence or some other cc,ver. There is no mistake that a large force of Camanches is on this side the Rio Grande, committing depredations and murdering the inhabitants with impunity. Parties of them have appeared at Guerrero, a city some thirty miles above Mier, have stolen a great many horses and mules, and have killed several of the principal citizens, among them one of the town council. The authorities of the place have sent in their submission to the officer in command of the United States troops here, and would doubtless be delighted to see an American force in the plaza. Camargo is now overrun with troops, the white tents of the soldiers covering acres and acres. The Rangers start out to-morrow on a scout in the direction of Monterey, and, bodies of regulars with, army stores will soon follow. CADIARGO, AUG. 3, 1846.—1 have just seen a letter, dated yesterday, at Reynosa, the writer of which calls for a detachment of mounted men to guard a large drove of pack mules to this place. Ile has reliable informa tion, so he says, that a gang of brigands has been organised in the neighbourhood of Reynosa to cut up any and every small party they may meet upon the road, and further states that some of the principal men of that place are engaged in this scheme of pillage and murder. Troops still continue to pour in ; several companies have arrived since I wrote yesterday on the steamers Roberts and Big Ilatchee. General Worth has moved the camp to high and dry ground on the San Juan, a mile below Camargo, where the soldiers are far more comfortable. How Napoleon used to dispose of his tremendous armies is a mystery to me. Huddled as close or closer than comfort will allow, even eight or ten thousand men here take up a wilderness of space. Capt. Gillespie's Rangers remain in camp here, while M'Culloch's are off this morning, in the direction, it is supposed, of Monterey, scouring the country as far at least as China, and possibly farther. Reports that large parties of armed men have been seen in that direction, among other companies than that of Segum, have reached this place. The Rangers will find them if they are to be found. We have no further accounts of the ravages of the Camanches in the neighbourhood of Mier or Guerrero. P.S. An express has just come in from Mier. The rider contradicts the report that the alcalde had been killed, but says there were a good many Indians lurking about.—New Orleans Picayune, 15th. CAMARGO, MEXICO, JULY 21.—1 t was for a long time a favourite scheme of Arista's to bring about a union between Texas and the states of the lower Rio Grande. The people of Nueva Leon, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas, ground clown by the taxes imposed upon them by the Central Government, and not receiving either benefit or protection therefrom, have always been ripe for revolt ; and perhaps the only reason why they have not before this raised the grito of revolution has been because they had not the means within themselves to cope successfully with the Centralist forces, coupled with the fact that they have never had a leader on whom they coulddepend. Ca- Dales, when in 1839 he pronounced in favour of the consti tution of 1824, and crossed the Rio Grande with Jor dan's men, might have succeeded in everything he under took had he been honest, or had a brother-in-law of his, Colonel Mulana, been faithful to the cause ; but it is a well-known fact that immediately after Jordan had won a great victory near Saltillo, and the Federalists were everywhere in the ascendant, that the money of the Central Government effected what its arms could not. The brave Jordan was sold, although he succeeded in getting safely out of the country, while the exertions of Fisher, Wells, Ross, and other American officers, in favour of federalism, all went for nothing. A good round sum was the price of the treachery of the Mexican leaders, and Canales, either directly or indirectly, doubt less came in for a full share. I cannot learn that Car vsjal (usually, but erroneously spelt Carrabajal), who was educated in the United States, and speaks and writes English well, had any hand in the bargain or sale. With all this corruption Arista had nothing to do. Ile was a Central leader at the time, and it was not until the annexation of Texas to the United States came to be seriously agitated that he began to entertain hopes of overturning the Central Power in the departments this side the Sierra Madre, and by a union with Texas forming a strong middle Republic. Without the co operation of the then Lone Star Republic he could do nothing, and to effect this he opened a correspondence with several influential men at Corpus Christi and other points. Even if he effected his object of bringing about the union, he had the sagacity to foresee and foretcl that in a very few years the Anglo-Saxons would have a preponderence in the new Republic that would take from him his influence and authority ; yet this he was willing to overlook, as lie said, for the good of his couu trymen. There are no men in the word who have the welfare of the people so much at heart as the Mexican leaders, although they all have a most singular way of showing it. The final annexation of Texas to the United States completely frustrated Arista's plans, upset his hopes, and in a great measure embittered him against the Americans, from whom he had expected so much as sistance ; yet not so with Carvajal, Canales, and some of the other Mexican revolutionary leaders. These latter still hoped that the appearance of the American army at Corpus Christi might be turned to their advan tage in some, and with these hopes a correspondence was opened with some of the officers stationed there, and the camp was also visited by one of the master spirits, Carvajal. The full nature of the communica tions he made I am not acquainted with, but that he in some ymy expected aid in the scheme of separating the LATEST FROM MEXICO. We published accounts on Saturday night from Com modore Conner, down to the 30th July, from Vera Cruz ; and in last evening's Union we furnished ex tracts from New Orleans papers, with accounts from the city of Mexico to the 29th, and from Vera Cruz to the 31st (received vie/ Havannah). We are now obligingly furnished with translations of Mexican papers subsequently received at the Navy Department, with dates from Vera Cruz to the 6th of August. We un derstand that the following are the most material articles which these papers contain. If these accounts may be relied on, the revolution is advancing with rapid strides to place Santa Anna once more at the head of the re public : (Translated from Ii Indicador of Vera Cruz of August 6th, 1846.) , CITY OF MEXICO AUG: 4, 1846. LIBERATING REPUBLICAN ARMY. In the morning of this day almost the whole of the garrison of this capital, who are at this moment under the orders of the undersigned and of General D. Juan Morales, occupying the citadel, declared against the go vernment, and will soon be in possession of the whole city, as the troops who remain under the orders of Ge nerals Bravo and Paredes are insignificant, and are ex tremely disaffected, and almost in union with us ; for it cannot long be concealed from any good Mexican that the holy cause which we defend is the cause of the people and of national independence. In the name of these, then, we invite your Excellency —and rely confidently on your sincere patriotism—im • mediately to second an enterprise so noble, and give thus a day of glory to the country to which you have ren dered so many services. It is, beyond all doubt, certain that the cause which we defend will speedily triumph, not only because the Government (so called) may be said to be already overthrown, but because the whole nation is in commotion, and resolved to vanquish those who wish to sacrifice it. The triumphs obtained by our arms in Guadalaxara, and the pronunciamento of the whole department of Vera Cruz, attest this truth ; and for the complete information of your-Excellency it only remains for me to state to you that the ,valiant Generals Lander° and Perez declared thernselveS in the cityof Vera Cruz on the 31st ultimo, inviting, through a commission, the illustrious General Santa Anna to come 'and place himself immediately at the head of the army sustaining the national independence and liberties, in conformity with the plan which we have proclaimed, and of which I herewith transmit copies to your Excellency. The enthusiasm among the united people and army cannot be greater ; chiefs, officers, and men of all classes of society are presenting themselves to us by hundreds. We congratulate ourselves in the name of the nation, which will soon be able to show its gratitude to its worthy servants. God and Liberty. J. MARIANO DE SALAS, VALENTIN GOMES FARIAS. To his Excellency the Commandant-General of the de partment of Vera Crux. Editorial remarks of the Indicador on the foregoing. According to the documents which we insert with the greatest satisfaction, the pronunciamento took place in the capital of the Republic on the 4th instant, as was agreed upon by those patriots who had on the preceding day received intelligence of the declaration of the gar rison here. On the departure of the express which brought this intelligence, so gratifying, very few troops remained with Generals Bravo and Paredes, and those were already i❑ agreement with their companions, who, under General Salis y Morales, occupied the citadel and part of the city, which they would soon occupy entirely. Vera-Cruzans ! The cry of union and of liberty, sent forth from this city—its cradle—travels with the velocity of lightning. The people and the army united are reconquering the usurped rights of the country ; .they have no other object than the public good. " Long Live the Republic !—the union !—the tutelar genius who, though out of the country, and in exile, is able to promote its felicity, and smooth the obstacles in its way.—Union. _ _ The following is an extract from a letter dated " Vera Cruz, Aug. 1, 1846. " Two commissioners, one in the name of the people and the other in that of the garrison of our place, em bark on board of the packet, an d w ill i nv i te General Santa Anna to come once more among his fellow-citizens, and save them in the supreme hour of danger. Little apprehension is entertained that he will decline the offer. His return to power will, we hope, put an end to the pending difficulties. " Paredes is to leave positively this time to-morrow for the frontiers; but should the news of the movement here find him in Mexico, he will beyond doubt defer his departure for awhile, and spare no efforts to keep in power. His day is over to all intents and purposes. The Ministry, according to letters of the 30th ult., per express, has undergone a thorough and complete change. Immediately after being sworn in as President, ad in terim, General Bravo sent the members of the then existing cabinet about their business, and formed his council without loss of time. His Ministers will be for peace with the United States. The two principal posts are to be filled by A. Garary, in the finance, and ettevas in the foreign relations. It is anticipated that the blockade will be raised, from the mere fact of the city having pronounced for Santa Anna; but I do not believe it for a moment. " Taylor's vanguard is at Monterey. I hear from good authority, that some 15,000 men will encamp be tore San Luis Potosi, in all this month."—Boston Afl vertizer. BALIZE, N. E. PASS, AUGUST 10, 1846.—The United States revenue cutters Ewing, Van Buren, Legare and Forward, sailed this day for Brazos Santiago. The Ewing has on board Captain John A. Webster, who has been placed in command of the revenue marine forces cruising in the Gulf of Mexico. This fleet, it is pre sumed, will cruise along the coast as far as Vera Cruz, for the protection of our seamen.—s'l'ew Orleans Picayune. MATAMORAS, AUGUST 5, 1846. Colonel Hays's Texas regiment of mounted men cannot leave before to morrow or the day after, but by the latter time the regi ment will move. It does not proceed, as I understood it would, direct from Camargo, but will go towards 'Tampico into the interior, and join the army in a few weeks at Camargo. It is the settled opinion of all here that Hays will meet a strong force of Mexicans on his route and of course have a fight. General Taylor, it seems, intends giving the Rangers a chance " on their Own hook" to get into a " scrape" and then get out of it as best they may. The regiment, I learn, is about 700 strong. Our attention was attracted the other day by seeing a Mexican pass our office with a lasso around his neck and fastened to the boin of an American's saddle. We followed to the guard-house and there learned that the Mexican was the one who had killed a volunteer in the market 6 SIMI time bince. is said ?Joe to hmoga. A A PROPHECY FOR THE GREAT ST. LEGER, 1846. (raom A CORRESPONDENT.) As the time fist approaches when the great sporting event of the year is to be decided, I hasten to commit a few remarks to paper anent the principle favourites, and endeavour to point out the probable ginner. lago is a prominent favourite in Scott's lot, and one of the speediest horses of the year; he ran well up for the Champagne last year, being his first appearance in public; he won two races in a canter in the Newmarket Spring Meetings of this year, beating some fairish nags, and ran Pyrrhus th 3 First (subsequently the winner of the Derby) to a neck for the Newmarket Stakes. lago, rode by Frank Butler, started for the Derby, looking and going beautifully; he showed in front till he reached Tattenharn-corner, where he resigned ti:e contest and came in eighth or ninth. At Ascot he won tlse Welcome Stakes, beating easily St. Demetri, that fast mare Burlesque, and several others. At Goodwood, carrying fibs. extra, he won the Racing Stakes in a can ter, beating a fairish field. At York he ran a severe race for the Yorkshire Stakes with Poynton, and was beat by a head in spite of Butler's finest riding ; he, however, defeated a large field. These performances are of the vey first class. A cele brated sporting writer for a morning paper is of opinion that stoutness, not speed, is lago's forte. Now, with due submission to that geatleman's excellent judg ment, I beg to differ entirely from him, because Lego ran Pyrrhus to a neck over the ditch mile at New market, yet was beat lengths by the same horse over the Derby course. For this and other reasons that might be adduced, I maintain that speed is lago's best quality ; and I doubt whether his power.s of endurance will be found equal to a true ran race from end to end, such as the Leger generally proves. When, io addition to this, I see that Brocardo is in the same stabio—that he has already defeated Ingo in public under disadvaeatageous cir cumstances, and that he is evidently Scott's Leger horse, I firmly believe that lago, though a very speedy and a very good horse, will not win this important yece, or even get a place for it. Joinville is, or rather was, a horse that would have' run respectably, had he been started; but his break down at Goodwood has put him entirely hors de combat. The Free Lance ran well at two years old, winning the Chesterfield Stakes at Newmarket. Amongst other things this year, he has defeated Joy, the conqueror of Sting at Newmarket, and Joinville (who was a good fourth for the Derby, and won the Drawing-room Stakes at Goodwood) at Ascot. This last performance raised him many points in my estimation. He is a fine looking animal, and if bestridden by Nat, his chance is far from despicable. He has been gradually rising in the betting, and will be a better favourite yet before the race. 1 know no one who so well deserves to win another St. Leger as his noble and spirited owner, but I fear no such luck awaits him this year. Fancy Boy's merits have been the theme of considerable discussion. I will proceed therefore to examine the grounds upon which such hopes rested in so many quarters pre vious to the Derby, and are now rapidly reviving. Fancy Boy ran respectably at two years old in the early part of the season, but those performances were in some measure neutralised by his easy defeat at Doncas ter by Vanish, who, on the other hand, was beat in a canter by Grimston this year .at Newcastle. As the mare is now in John Scott's stable, he ought to have the measure of both the other nags. Fancy Boy made his first appearance this year at Chester for the St. Leger, and, after a severe struggle with Dolo, won by a neck; agood performance, but, in my opinion, by no means sufficient to justify his elevation to the premiership in the Derby betting. I stated at the time my impres sion that Fancy Boy would run well, but could not win; and I firmly believe Grimston was the better of the two even at Epsom. Fancy Boy since then started at Newcastle for the North Derby Stakes, fell twice, in consequence of the state of the ground, and was, of course, beaten 100 yards. His admirers insisted strongly on the manner in which he made up his lost ground after his first fall. He did so, certainly ; for Matson was too good a jockey not to seize the opportunity of easing Dolo, while his opponent was running himself to a standstill in his fruitless attempt to catch him. Fancy Boy is no doubt a good horse, and has certainly been unlucky ; but he never can, and never will win the " Sellinger." Cranebrook, an excellent two-year-old performer, ran Fancy Boy to a head at Richmond last year. He has been beat several times this year, and may, therefore, have run himself into condition. Though he is reported dangerous, he has but an outside chance ; and I cannot persuade myself that he will even be near winning. Grimston's performances in public are decidedly the best of his year. At two years old he ran badly, but rapidly improved during the winter, as appeared in his race for the Derby, for which he was a good fifth, and would have been more forward had Lye not waited on Fancy Boy till the last moment. Grimston won the Grand Stand Plate next day, beating a large field easily. From Epsom he went to Ascot, where he won the Gold Vase in a canter, beating a good field, including the Chester Cup winner, who was second. At Newcastle, for the Gateshead, he cut down Quadruped, Tom Tulloch, Vanish, and another with ease, and was then sold to Mr. O'Brien for 1,500 sovereigns ; and finally at 7st. 41bs., a high weight for a three year old, he won the Goodwood cup with the most perfect ease. In fact, no horse out this season has achieved such triumphs. But these very achievements give rise to a serious question whether he be not stale from the number of preparations he has been compelled to un dergo for his different engagements. Perhaps so, though he has won all his races with such ridiculous ease that but little has been taken out of him. In fact, so good do I consider him, that if he comes to the post as the representative of Dawson's stable, which even now would not surprise me, I would take small odds that he is one of the first three. Sotades may run, as Dole appears to be much amiss, and unlikely to show. This is unfortunate for his noble owner, for Dolo has always run well, and would certainly have cut a good figure. The notion propa gated by a few would-be knowing ones that Silvius is likely to (Blue) Bonnet us must, I suspect, have origi nated in the fertile imagination of some victim who has drawn him in a lottery. Sting was indisputably the best two-year old out last season. He was considerably off when he ran for the Derby ; though reported to be dwindling away, it is my belief that he is considerably improved since his arrival at Newmarket, and may yet have a stinger left for his enemies. Barring casualties, he is certain to start. Pyrrhus the First, of Derby fame. I cannot help re gretting that he has not bad the opportunity afforded him of attempting to break the spell which has hitherto prevented the Epsom winner from carrying off the great northern event. With the prestige of victory accompa nying him, meeting for the chief part vanquished oppo nents, and enjoying advantages in the shape of owner, trainer, and jockey, which have never before fallen to the lot of Derby horse, what save foul play could have prevented his winning? Besides, let it be remembe red, the Days are the only men who ever won the St. Leger with south-country horses, viz., with Elis and Mango. Tom Tulloch was much fancied in the spring. He was beat by Sir Tatton for the 2,000 Guineas, but ran well up, proving himself beyond doubt a speedy horse. His backers supported him warmly, notwithstanding, for the Derby in which, though rode by Nat, he made a poor show; since then he has been beaten easily at New castle by Grimstone. The stable possesses two such very superior nags, that I should have considered Tom's starting as very doubtful, had he not been backed within a few days in such a manner as to justify a con trary opinion. Vanish was, probably next to Sting, the best two year-old of the year, on the strength of which she was made a rattling favourite for the Oaks, which she did not win. She subsequently beat Malcolm at New castle, where the compliment was returned her by Grimston, her then stable-companion. Was this the reason Sir Charles Monck removed his horses from Dawson's? If so, it is a pity he placed them in Scott's hands, at least the mare in question, as I fear her chance for the race will be lost sight of, in that monster stable. The colt by Touchstone, out of sister to Joanna, has recently come into the betting. He was formerly trained in Ireland, but is now at Scott's ; he is dark, and un likely to start. Jonathan Wild's best performance was winning the Goodwood Stakes, but the Hero, of the same age, gave him 141bs. and was defeated by a neck only. Jonathan has since run at Warwick, and was a good second to Wolf-dog, for the Queen's Plate, which he probably would have won had he run straight. This was aecre ditable performance, proving him to be a good four-mile horse, a rare thing in these days. He received, how ever, on this occasion likewise, more weight than the difference in age warranted. The Traverser, a short time since, was first favourite on the strength of favourable private, trials, the most uncertain of tests. At two years old, he showed great speed. He ran for the Derby though amiss, because he was heavily backed, and was, of course, nowhere. He won the Wokingham (three-quarters of a mile) in a canter. If the report spread of The Traverser's being the best of Dawson's lot were true, I should consider him much to be feared, but I make it a rule never to believe anything emanating from a stable containing two or more favourites, and must therefore be allowed to entertain a very different opinion of his capabilities. I consider that speed, not bottom, is his forte, and so far from winning, I should be surprised to see him in the front rank at the finish. Erin-go-bragh has been much cried up of late to the prejudice of Sir Tatton. He is dark, it is true, but it would be without a precedent almost for one man to possess two such animals as Sir Tatton of the same year. I look upon the wondrous tales told about him as moonshine, and should be surprised to see him start. Sir Tatton Sykes, the pride of the Yorksbiremen, stands next. A glance at his performances will show the strong grounds there are for public confidence. Sir Tatton started for the first time for the 2,000 guineas, which he won cleverly—Tom Tulloch second. I con sider this a good performance, but by no means a crite rion for the St. Leger, or even for the Derby, as Sir Tatton beat the same horse several lengths for the latter race when he made his next appearance. It will be recollected that he was beat by Pyrrhus by a neck, owing, as it was said, to W. Scott's temporary want of judgment, or rather of discretion. Now my humble opinion is, not that Sir Tatton's stoutness failed him in the severe struggle which took place, but that he succumbed to Pyrrhus as the stouter of the two. This opinion may . appear bold, and certainly rather singular, but the pedi grees of the horses would seem almost to bear out my assertion. Pyrrhus being gut by Epirus (the winner of many races at long distances and high weights), out of Fortress, the dam of Old England—perhaps the gamest horse in the world—and, to go farther back, descended from the famous Camerton ; Sir Tattoo, on the other hand, is got by Melbourne, more famed for 'peed than bottom. However, to proceed : at Newcastle, with the , ; odds 7 to 4 on him, Sir Tatton fell while running for- - the Gateshead, which of course sent him back in the betting, where he previously enjoyed the premiership, conjointly with Pyrrhus. That he was not much in jured may he inferred from the fact of 3,000 auinea.s having been offered and refused for him then and there ; and if his condition required proof it was afforded at York, where he nearly distanced an animal called the Wrestler. He has since resumed Liz position as first favourite. Amongst other reports, it is said that Butler will ride him, but I attach little credence to it, as I believe Scott will, if alive and well, be up himself, and Butler on his formidable antagonist, Brocardo. Scott's riding; his own horse will increase the taith put in him by the public in general, and justly so, for he always rides to win ; and those who assert that he threw away the Derby by desperate riding, admit that such a thing rarely, if ever before, occurred, and that it was entirely attributable to fortuitous circumstances. It should be recollected, also, that Scott has twice before rode the second horse for the Derby and afterwards landed the same horse a winner of the St. Leger. May he not do so again? I hardly think so " mail sous verrous." He certainly appears more in his element at Doncaster than Epsom, or perhaps when opposed to Lye or Holmes, in-- stead of Robinson or Sam Day. All things said and', done, I should be extremely sorry to stand heavily against the " Stedmere Baronet." If he is beaten it will not be without a tremendous struggle. Brocardo I always deemed the best of Scott's lot, in which I proved correct, though not equally so in ima gining the Derby hopes of the stable wire centred in him. I believe the stable intended to win with Tom Tulloch, if possible, and General Shubrick being one of the old school, it is not improbabio that he would not allow his horse to be tried with the favourites,and that their comparative merits were in a measure un known. Despite the disadvantage of making a first ap pearance (a formidable one to a Derby horse), besides others on which I must not h e r e dilate, Brocardo con trived to run a good third, being scarce a lovigth from the winner. Ido not however agree with a facetious friend of mine who asserts that Holmes had been so long accustomed to play second fiddle to Bill Scott, that from the force of habit he did not attempt to pass him. The advantages Brocardo possesses for tins race are multi farious and most important. He is under the care of the best trainer of a St. Leger horse in the world ; the first jockey of the day (Butler or Nat), will be substituted for Holmes, who rode him for the Derby, and the latter him aatf would, I am sure, readily acknowledge the superiority of tLe estbers; his owner is straightforward, we elthy, and determiced to win if possible. He is backed lay an in fluential ilarty, who will leave no stone untuoned to secure lib; s uccess ; and he has shown that be lias all the requisites' for a first-rate racehorse, and is much im proved since a ysoin, having been bottled up for this occasion. Each And all of these are at once omens and guarantees of succoss, and, barring a fall, I will not be lieve that anything c earth can prevent Brocardo from, passing the winningfost first on the 16th of Sep tember inst. Romance won a stake akt Warwick: last week very easily. She has been backed :al' large sums against Tom Tulloch, and I should fancy "had about as .much chance. Poynton is a capital horse, and was, perhiays, the best of Dawson's lot before his race ai; York. The game manner in which he contested that me with a horse like lago would stamp his fame, even had he not proved the victor. I cannot help accrediting the accotmt given of the injuries he then received, as there are strong cor roborating proofs. Should he start, which, to :say the least, is very problematical, it will be in such a contLi tion, I f,ar, as to leave him without a chance of co.,2test ing the raoe to the end. The field will not, I think, number more than fifteen starters ; of these I at once select The Free Lance, Sir Litton Sykes, Grirnston, and Brocardo, who will forms the front rank at the finish. If the realisation of this:, assertion could acquire me a soothsayer's reputation, T should feel sc cure of it, but it is rather too indefinite for your readers to see in it a prophecy. But who is to be the winner Ay, there's the rub. When Scott meets Scott, then comes the tug of war." BROCARDO will win the great St. L,egcr for 1846 ! Sir Tatton Sykes a good second, and Gria.‘ston just beating The Free Lance for the third place. THE SHADE OF OLD J3UCKLE. London, Sept. 10, 1846. GUILDHALL.—(THIS DA V.) EMBEZZLEMENT.—A youth named William Tibinat, in the employment of Mrs. Henderson, a baker in Fore street, was charged before Mr. Alderman Hunter with embezzling several sums of money, varying from 6s. to 305., received in payment on acconnt from different inn turners. Some charges were established, but the case was remanded till Friday next, in order to give the pro secutrix an opportunity of ascertaining to what extent the system of embezzlement may have been carried on. MARLBRO'-STREET.—(T HIS DAY.) James Martin was brought up, charged with stealing wearing apparel, the property of John Brodie, labourer_ The complainant said he was in bed this morning: about twenty minutes to six o'cloch, and was awoke by a noise as of some one in the room. lie looked, and' saw the man at the bar making his way to the door, with a bundle of clothes under his arm and a pair of shoes in his hand. lie pursued him down stairs into the: back kitchen, and there found him with a pair of his. shoes on his feet, and a bundle containing a waistcoat, neckerchief, trousers, and coat, all belonging to the com plainant. He said the ;flan was an entire stranger, and had no business in the house. The defendant, whose i , xcuse was quite beside the point, was committed for trial at the ensuing sessions. Mary Gordon was placed at the bar, charged with stealing several articles of wearing apparel from the house, 21, King- street, Soho. Mary Cooper said she had left iler rooms for a few minutes, and on her return found th:o woman at the bar with a bundle of clothes in her band at: the bottom of the stairs. The complainant left her nephew in charge of the woman and the bundle while she ran up stairs and examined her drawers, when she found several articles missing. She gave the woman into castody. She identified the contents of the bundle as her property. The nephew and the policeman gave c,orroborativo evidence. The prisoner, who was crying, and who sai t i she did not know what she was doing at the time, was co. mmittcd for trial. DEATH BY FIRE.— On Thursday week a little girl, eight years old, named Sarah Freeman, was burnt to do athi at Thorley, her clothes having taken tire as she vt, as. ladling some water from the copper. An inquest was held the next day, before T. Sworder, gentleman, coroner, at the Coach aid Horses, when a verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. ALARMING FIKES AND Loss OF LlFE.—Yesterday morning (Sunday), shortly before four o'clock, an alarm ing fire, by which an , a ged female lost her life, broke out in the premises No. 36, _Little Bartholomew-close, West Smithfield, a very narrow and densely populated neigh bourhood. The house in qucetion is occupied by nu merous families, and the cleceas,d, a person named Jane Gould, tenanted the back room fist-floor. At the time before stated, some of the inmates were alarmed by 'Nen. ceiving smoke in dense bodies entering their bedroon. , s. As soon as possible a search was made to find out thot cause, but no sooner had the inmates reached the stair case, than they became aware that the premises were on fire, and when they opened the door of deceased's room a most fearful sight presented itself, the apartment being in a general blaze, and in the middle of the floor was the deceased, who was on fire from head to foot. The police, with the aid of the inmates, succeeded in getting the deceased removed, but she was so dreadfully burnt, that she died almost instantly afterwards. All the other inmates fortunately succeeded in leaving the premises in safety.—About half-past three o'clock on Saturday , morning a fire that did considerable damage broke but in the private dwelling-house of Mr. J. May, No. 19, Aianor-street, Old Kent-road. It was caused fromi a quantity of linen, placed in the kitchen to dry, taking lire. Fortunately, the whole of the r sidents in the house effected a safe retreat.—Another fire broke out about the same time, at 23, Tysoe-street, Clerkenwell, in the workshop of Mr. Light, a cabinet-maker. Engines of the Brigade and West of England Company attended,, and, owing to the prompt assistance of the police and others, the damage done was very trifling.—About three hours previously, a very alarming fire bro:.ce out in the works belonging to Mr. J. Rumsey, a cocoa-nut fibre manufacturer and bone crusher, situate in Dean-street, Shadwell. Engines of the Brigade were set to work, and, with the aid of fifty auxiliaries, the firemen got the flames extinguished, but not before the upper floor and roof were destroyed, and the machinery and steam 1 engines severely damaged by fire and water. SUPPLY or WATER TO WHITEHALL.-011 Satur day workmen were employed at Trafalgar-square anti, Charing- cross, endeavouring to find an ancient well that . has supplied the palace of Whitehall, and several of the government offices for nearly two centuries with water, which has lately become impregnated with gas, and all traces of the exact position of the well being lost, they are unable to remedy the defect. Dr. Pusey, whose health during the summer has caused much serious apprehension to his friends, is now, we understand, considerably better. The Rev. Doctor is now on a visit to his brother, P. Pusey, Esq , sVLP., of Pusey House, near Faringdon, Berks. The Rev. Gentle man is expected shortly in Oxford to resume his Cathedral duties. MEETING OF COAL WHIPPERS.—On Friday even ing a numerous meeting of the coal whippers was held at the Mechanics' Temperance Hall, Shadwell, to take into consideration the present position of their body. Daniel Browne, who was called to the chair, admitted the general benefit cf the Act passed in their favour, but it had net secured to them a fair day's wages for a fair day's work. In seeking to improve their condition they must not resort to strikes, but endeavour by mild means to attain their object, through the aid of the Commis sioners, sad the Registrar, Mr. Barlow. The least a gang of eleven men ought to have was 9d. per ton ; but since the passing of the Act they had not been able to obtain that price. This he attributed to a by-law passed by the Commissioners, which limited their privileges to the Prince Regent's Reach, whereas the Act extended to Gravesend. A resolution was then agreed to, that the meeting views with deep regret the impoverished condi tion of the coal whippers of the port of London, and are determined by peaceable means to obtain a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. The meeting then adjourned. Mr. Wyse had an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday at the Home-office. THUNDER STORM.—WOMAN KILLED BY LIGHT. , NING.—On Monday we had a tremendous storm of thunder and lightning, with hail and rain, in Leeds and the neighbourhood. At Pudsey, Mrs. Dyson, the wife of Mr. John Dyson, shopkeeper, whilst attending to a nephew and niece (orphans), both in the last stage of consumption, was herself struck dead bathe ning, and several panes of glass in the wins of li the house were broken by the electric Said: Aercury.