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a 0 Now ready, In 2 vols., small Bvo., C H E L A G A; OR, ENGLAND IN THE NEW WORLD. Edited by ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq., Author of " The Crescent and the Cross." Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, G , eat Marlborough-street. NOTICE. V OL. IX. of MISS SRICKLAND'S LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND. (Dedicated by permission to her Majesty.) Comprising the Life of MARY OF MODENA, CONSORT OF JAMES IL, Will be ready for delivery with the Magazines on the 31st of July, and those who desire to obtain copies on the day of publication are requested to send their orders immediately to their respective book sellers. _ _ . Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 3 vols., with numerous Illustrations, price 311. Gd. bound, lECOND SERIES OF THE STANHOPE MEMOIRS. Comprising, THE SEVEN YEARS' IR - AVELS OF LADY HESTER STANHOPE. Everybody will, and must read the ' Memoirs of Lady Hester Stanhope.' .Nev( r did book so abound in racy and piquant aneeo. 4 t o —in strange sayings and doings—in shrewd and caustic remar:= on men and things."—Naval and Military Gazette. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-s',root. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC S . s: . MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneer,, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patroaage, and to announce that their Public Sal'A of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and Far -WI; at One o'clock, at th e .reet, London, to which place, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-s' favours, containing instructions (v 4 tit a reference), are respectfully requested tos be addsessed, .... - XII scrip and Share Certifir ates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offer , . ; a and ad of results will b forwarded by the first pop after the sale, viees aril the proceeds imme diately disposed of stern- ding to instructions. ;;tices, Hall of Cov*.rnerce, Threadneedle-street. London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. T. 'R be performed (for the fi IS rst EVENING time in this country) Donizetti's Opera , ened, DON GREGORIO ; or, Buffs L'AJOYELL IMBARIZZO. Don Gregorio, Signor Lablache ; Count Giulio, Signor Furnasari ; Enrico, Sthior Mario ; llippetto, Signor F. Lablache ; Gilda, Madame Casteilan. In the course of the Evening, the highly successful new and Original Ballet Divertissement, by M. Perrot, entitled LE JUGEMENT DE PARIS. Comprising a new Pas—" Le Pas de Messes." By MAlle. Taglion!, Mdlle. Louise Taglioni, Mdlle. Cerise, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, 3ldlle. .Demelisse, 3fdlle. Cassan, and MM. St. Leon and Perrot. To conclude with a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which will be in troduced a Pas de Trois, by Mdlles. TagHord, Cassan, and De melisse ; a Quadrille, by eight Ladles of ;he corns de ballet ; and Ake " La Tarantule," by Mdlle. Lucile Grahn and M. Perrot. TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signor MARIO most respecttully infsrms the N ob ility, Patrons to the Opera, his Friends, and the Public, that his BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 30, When will be performed Donizetti's Opera Buffa, entitled, DON GREGORIO; or, L'AJO NELL 'IMBARAZZO Don Gregorio, Signor Lab:ache ; Count Giulio, Signor Fornasari ; Burie s % Signor Mario; Pippetto, signor F. Lablache ; Gilda, Did e. Caste/ran. After which, the new and original Divertissement, by M. Pekot, the Music by Signor Pug,ni, entitled, LE JUGEMENT DE PARIS. Introducing a new Gr .nd Pas, entitled "Le Pas des Deesses." The principal parts by Madlle. Taglloni, Madlle. Lucile Grahn, Cerito, MM. Perrot and St. Leon, Mille. Louise Taglioni, s. Cassan and Defr elisse, &c. To be followed by Bellini's admired Opera, compressed into One Act, IL PIRATA. Imogene. Madame Grisi ; Ernesto, Signor Fornasari ; Gual- Vero, Signor Mario. With various Entertainments in the BALLET department. In which will appear Mdlles. Tagßoni, L. Gratin, Cerito, L. Taglioni, rekit Stephan, Castan, Demelisse ; MM. St. Leon and Perrot, &c. A4 , plications tor boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence, at half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. First Night in this Country of the celebrated Opera of LA JUIVE, with the whole of the Music by lialevy. In consequence of the very limited stay of the BRUSSELS COMPANY, and owing to the great demand for places, the Free List, except the public Press, must on this occasion he suspended. JOHN PARSONS, Box Book-keeper. TIIE %Tax ROYAL, DRURY-LANE THE BRUSSELS OPERA COMPANY. TO- A! ORRO •V EVENING, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, Will be performed llalevy's Grand Opera, entitled LA JUIVE Le Jnit Elizar, M. Laborde • Le Cardinal de Broguy, M. Zelger ; Leopold, 31. Bottle ; Ruggiero, M. Barielle ; Rachel, Madame Julien ; 4,a Princess Eudoysie, 3ldlle, Charton. On FRIDAY will be perfr,rmed, lialevy's Comic Opera, " Les Nonsquetaires de la Reir.e." Doors open at Seven, •perormance to commence at half-past Seven. Ttl ATRE KOYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be perforraed Sheridan's Comedy of TIIE RIVALS. Sir An- thony Absolute, Mr. Farren ; Capt. Absolute, Mr. Holl ; Acres, Mr. Webster ; Sir Lucius o"frigger, Mr. Hudson ; Fag, Mr. Brindal ; -- Ar. Stuart;. David, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. Glover; Lydia Languish, Miss Bennett; Lucy, Mrs. Hamby. Atter which, a New and Original Drama, called BOROUGH 1 . 0- L 'Tcs. Principal cha rac t ers b y Messrs. Webster, Tilbury', Buck stone Mrs. Glover, and Mrs. E. Yarnold. 7. '.( Eland will perrorm the Overtures, " L'Ambassadrice," and Alopard e Christi na ," t h e Quadrille, " Je Veux Dancer, " the ". DubliWlValzer," 'rind " Czarina-Marourk." To conclude with the Comic Drama, entitled THE IRISH POST. In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Hamby, Ike, will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. rNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Triumphant success of another New Drama. " Above and Below" will be performed every Evening until further notice. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original Prologue, entitled HOT WEATHER. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Willmott, A. Wigan, F. Mathews ; Miss Villars, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a New Comic Drama, entitled ABOVE AND %LOW. ABOVE :—M. Dorville, Mr. Diddear ; Armand, Mr. A. an ; Sans Souci, Mr. Meadows; Cecile, Miss Fairbrother. IlEtow :—Landre, Mr. F. Matthews; Poisson, Mr. Keeley; Leo nard, Mr. H. Butler; Lolut, Miss Ellen Daly. After which the Comic rama, calle TE DUSTMAN'S BELLE. Characters by Mes D srs. Diddear, d F. H Vining, Meadows, Keeley, Miss Villars, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude - with the new Farce, entitled LOAN OF A WIFE. Princ'.pal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kb.doch, and Yarnold ; Mrs. Woollidge and Miss Howard. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. TABER TIIE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE TH IS EVENING Rd I be performed a New Drama, from the French, entitled THE - 411YSTERIOL'S STRANGER. In which Madame Celeste, Messrs. Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, Worrell, &c., wilt perfOrm. After which an entirely new anti original Comic Sketch, called ABRAHAM PARKER. Abraham Parker, Mr. Wright. To he followed by Mr. Buckstone's Comic Drama, called THE MAID WITH THE MILKING PAIL. Diccon, Mr. Wright ; ' 31111 y, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with the new and successful Farce, entitled TIIE COir ORAL'S' WEDDING ; or, A Ki ss o f t h e B r i de. Major Griskin, Mr Selby; Nancy Cobb, 3.11, , s E. Chaplin. PRINCESS'S TUEATRE. OXFORD-STILEET. THIS EVENING Will he performed the Comic Drama, entitled USED LP. In whin Mr. Charles Mathews will perform. r which a new Fairy extravaganza, entitled THE SLEEP -124111.:AL7T17 IN' THE WOOD. Lord Factotum, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Princess Isabelle, Madame Vestris. To conclude with Sheridan's Drama of THE CRITIC ; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Ryder, homer, Compton, Oxberry, Mtls Emma Stanley, and Mrs. Homier. ASTLEY'sI ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. under the especial pat - ,onage of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. Tremendous overflows. The present productions nightly hailed with the most rapturous applause. Second Week of the " Phantom Horseman." TRIS EVENING Will he performed the Grand Military Spectacle, called THE SIKHS' INVASION ; or, England's Victories of 1846. Intro ducfng the whOP:: resources of the Theatre, military Brass Bands, &c. After Novel and Picturesque SCENES of the HIPPO DROME and Sports of the Curriculum, by the British and Foreign Professors. Clowns in the Arena, Messrs. Wallet and Rochez. The wkolo concluding with the successful Equestrian Drama of the PILV-gTOM HORSEMAN. 14 oz* orrice open Irons eleven till fiTO o'clock.—Boors open at six and .commence at seven o'clock. 1)AVI DOE'S . SURP.EY TIIEATRE Last Week of Mr. Osbaldiston, ROYAT Miss Vincent, and the Double Dra matic Company of the Surrey and Victoria Theatres, and First Appearance of M riaepherd. RDO Tit ENEFIT OF MISS VINCENT. T WIII Osbaldisto be performed the Pla HIS EVEN ING Mr. yof THE STRANGER . The Stranger, n ; Stelnfort, Mr. niggle ; Tobias, Mr. ITcsloP ; lerencis. Mr. Johnson ; Solomon, Mr. Neville ; Peter, Mr. Forman ; Mrs. Bailer, Miss Vincent. After "'Lich, the Drama of SUSAN HOPLEy. In which Miss Vincent, Miss L. Pearce, Messrs. E. F. Saville, Furman, Dale, J. now. ard, Higg e, and Cripps will appe ir. In the course of the Evening a CONCERT. Principal Vocalists, Miss Betts, Madame Clara Ausell, Mcstirs. 'Weiss, D. W. King, Clement, White, &c. To conclude with THE RED ROVER. The Red Rover, Mr, Hughes, Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW of NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HERCULANEIT3I and POMPEII, in the year 79. This Magnificent spectacle is revived in an unprecedented scale of grandeur, the picture being more than twice the size of the former, and represents, as accurately as can possibly be done, the Great Eruption of Vesuvius In the year 79, when the Destruction of Her culaneum and Pompeii tcok place: produced under the direction of Mr. Denson. A licitly ornamented r:OTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been constructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PRO:MENADE CONCERTS, conducted by Mr. God rey. lase Band consists of Fifty first.rate Performers, selected principally from the Coldstream and her Majesty's private band. Rn addition to the other attractions of the Gardens, will be exhi bited CALYPSO'S FAIRY OnoTTO, approached by the Illumi nated Gothic Bridge, representing in the Interior Telemachus relating his adventures to Calypso. The PYROTECHNIC • DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the Most complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display, a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the Descent of Phczbas in the Chariot of the Sun. Mons. larinelli will descend ttom a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to Weirs Urn, and bear him to his chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splendkiiy o:namented with festoons /amps, 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 vancert at half-past six ; and the Eruption at dusk. On Mormix, Aug. 10, will take place a GRAND NEAPOLITAN fA.RNIVAL auk& FETE VETE ; combining all the novelties of e season. A.drnission, One Shilling. WEATHER,.—SnN OFFICE, JULY 28. Ti7E,IOII23IETE/I, Lowest, 51; Highest. 78 ; Noon, 76. BAROMETER, 30.29. WIND S.W.; cloudy and sultry. HI waTER AT LONIDOti-Cil{l!►W: THIS DAY. lic•rn .• 42 minutes after 4. I Evening .. 0 minutes after 5. ) . 11 410;1 . ' • SECOND EDITION. Urnin ftt LONDON. TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1846. rtapectations have been realised, curiosity has been rosti s fied, an earnest and business-like discussion has the Lower House as to the re tent of the differential duties upon E BENTINCIE proposed his amend =dente taw and at aingalarly ate7l4o tirsins fired in 2 ti ct a tm, z , •Ro] • - 7- t 111 2cd , ' L wa. .4 i;;;;,:. • O r M4ll 1•1 Si immoderate length. Immediately afterwards the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER delivered his first official harangue, redolent of statistics, and evidencing, in its wholesale accumulation and accurate a,t range en en t of facts, the efficacy of a kaaicious premeditation. Sir ROBERT PEEL subsequently revealed his intentions with referenef e to the approach ing division upon this compre'aensive measure, and, in doing so, justified the anticipations of his ad mirers, by plainly deffiaring his determination not to embarrass the I'rime Minister " by a vexatious opposition." T'ne nearer we approach to the settle ment of this the a great question, the more chimeri ca l d o rVsments against the Ministerial policy appear *: the farther we advance upon - the road to a Parliamentary division, the less is V• i e progress of this Bill impeded by obstructions. The protectionists, from the capricious character of their antagonism, no longer have recourse to their habitual scarecrow " the destruction of either native or colonial industry!" They have, with considerable ingenuity, conjured up a totally different phantom, and one which they have foolishly expected to scare away the followers of Lord JOHN Rus- SELL, and to awe the commercial reformers into submission. Unfortunately, however, this same phantom —a phantom illustrative of serfdom; and manacles, and cruelty—has partaken somewhat of the usual characteristics of phantoms ; it has enabled the Legislature to walk right through it, as the chieftain is described to have done through the ghost in OSSIAN. Before the terminaticn of this session it will have " melted into thin air," and evaporated even from the recollection of the multitude. It is easy enough for the orator to deride with a scornful intonation the terribiles visa forum of the supposed famine consequent upon the disease in the potatoes, and to enforce the necessity of affording en couragement to those who, to their avowed detriment acceded to the abolition of slavery. It is very easy' to influence the reason of a sensitive and reli gious people by eloquent definitions of true morality, by vivid portraitures of the victims of a petty tyranny, by supposititious stripes and imaginary scenes of brutality. It is easy indeed to speak of the pro posed equalisation of the sugar duties in language so opprobrious as to risk the degradation of the pathetic to the burlesque —by representing the sugar basin (possibly at the elbow of some unwitting Mr. BUMBLE) as half filled with a little puddle of blood. It is easy, as we have already acknowled ge d, t o d o a ll th i s, and to terminate with a peroration eulogistic of the joys of freedom. But, while themselves assuming tones of such unnecessary indignation, while it is manifest to every one else that the suppression of slavery has about as much chance of being realised by the rejection of slave-grown sugar as Captain WARNER has of discharging his long range into the moon, and thereby exploding that celestial satellite, all the eloquence and pathos and benevolence of the most eloquent, pathetic, and bene. volent intellect goes for literally nothing. It is pouring precious liquids into a cullender. Much has already been written about this measure of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S affording patrona_ e to the slave trade, of rendering the hardships of those already in captivity more intense and irksome, and of reduplicating the number of such victims, by inciting the slave-owning planters to import more human cattle from the coast of Africa. If such were really the necessary consequence of this measure, if such even were the probable consequence of this measure, the whole of this free and sympathising nation would have revolted at its first proposition. Ttie people of England would long before this present moment have arisen with indignation, and protested, in a voice which would have found an echo in the re cesses. of Afxica ,and., on. the - shorei of the Brazil, against a proceeding so dastardly and criminal. If there were any truth whatever in the assertions of those who oppose this measure, as one likely to foster and propagate the infernal system of the slave trade, that enlightened House of Legislation, which only a few years back inscribed upon its records a solemn reprobation of that system, which enforced that re probation by a gratuity to those who might suffer from the dismissal of their serfs—a gratuity of the most magnificent character—and which, in addition to all this, actually overstepped the restrictions of international law, for the purpose of preventing the increase of slavery among other nations—that august House of Legislation would have spurned a measure thus likely to annul all their glorious labour, suppos ing any one had been capable of concocting or of in troducing such a measure. Is it likely, indeed, that 1 for the sake of decreasing the grocer's bill by a few pence, the people of this country would destroy the trophy which they have purchased with twenty millions of pounds sterling ? Does it not stand to reason that they would rather awallnw unsweetened puddings and sugarless tea than render any dish toothsome by the woes of entire generations ? These protectionists examine the sugar question under the magnifying influence of their prejudices, and are, in consequence, incapable of considering its relations with themselves, the colonies, and with foreign slave owners. The attention of the Legislature is directed solely•upon the possible woes of the African race; but not at all to the actual miseries of our native slaves. Our legislators are implored to consider the advi sability of caring for the welfare of a few Hill Coolies, who have as yet to be found out, persuaded to immigrate, and then to be conveyed to our colonial plantations. But not a syllable is uttered in behalf of those thousands of our fellow countrymen (the Hill Coolies of Devonshire, as we have already called them), who would be raised from a deplorable state of destitution and inaction, by finding additional customers for our manufactures, and thus enabling them to obtain employment. The Ministerial measure for the alteration of the duties upon sugar would bring new customers to cur markets, the factors would require additional hands to supply this additional demand, and these native Hill Coolies would obtain the requisite em ployment. ALEXANDER POPE, more than a century ago, under the masquerading name of MARTINUS SORIBLERUS, .141 t rather .profane problem "Whether an existent fly or a possible angel were of most importance in the eyes of Omnipotence?" With greater reason, and after a different fashion, we may put this companion problem—" Whether an ex istent English labourer or possible Hill Coolie had a greater claim upon the sympathies and consideration of our Legislature ?" The solution of that problem will be in the division upon the sugar duties. The coroner's inquest on the unfortunate soldier WHITE, was resumed yesterday, and the pro ceedings were in the highest degree interesting, in volving the evidence of the medical men, as to the cause of death, and the statements of Colonel WHYTE and Dr. WARREN. The statement of the soldier ELSWORTR was also curious, illustrating in a forcible manner the quantity of punishment in the regiment, and it, total inefficiency for the purpose for which it is sanctioned. The witness admitted that he had deserted twice—on one occasion, be cause he had been sentenced to be flogged. We do not think a desertion under such circumstances could excite much surprise : where is the man who, being sentenced to death, if an opportunity for escaping offered itself, would hesitate about availing himself thereof? The instinct of self-preservation would compel bim to adopt such a course. The wit ness had been five years in the regiment, during which period he bad been flogged seven times. He has not, however, been flogged since 1844, and therefore the seven instances must have occurred in about three years, or, on an average, once every ,five months. Can such things be possible in this land of liberty and freedom ? He also stated that many men in the regiment had been tried for desertion, and that many had deserted more frequently than he had. We can easily credit the statement. Few persons would willingly remain subjected to such an iron rule, such stringent severity, as:that to which the unfortunate soldiers of the 7th Hussars have been exposed, with even non-commissioned officers, so jealous of their dignity as to demand a punishment on a private for answering in a less abject bate than appeared suited to their dignity, and ,with a commander, who conceives one hundred lashes an adequate punishment for a private who, having only joined the regiment a few weeks -before, on being reprimanded and punished for such an answer, inquires for his guidance in what upuihei he is W mu/ fog the Agu e , v ie great .. i THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY _EVENING, JULY 28, 1846. This evidence may safely be left to the public to form their own conclusions on; for our own part we cannot hesitate for a moment in expressing our con currence with the deductions of Mr. WILSON. We do not mean to say that the other gentlemen were influenced by improper motives in the evidence they gave, far from it; but we must say that their state ments do not carry with them the same conviction which is forced on the mind by that of Mr. WILSON. We cannot doubt but that, after this investigation, active steps will be taken to abate this nuisance, to do away with the atrocious and abominable system in toto. Under any circumstances, it hai been proved :o be most injurious in its effects, ruining to all in- ents and purposes the unfortunate victim. All au. thorities concur in stating that there is no hope for the reformation and amendment of the man who has once been subjected to the lash ; his self-respect is gone for ever, and he finds at once his bane and anti- dote in habits of intoxication. Nay, more, he becomes anxious to reduce others to the same level with himself. He becomes the tempter, the seducer of the young soldier. He laughs at the cat, and exhibits a hardened and reckless indifference to all the influences by whicli he might be acted on, if not thoroughly' abased and degraded. The system cannot continue ; justice, humanity forbid it. But the public attention must still be directed to the subject,--the interest which has been excited must not be suffered to subside until again awakened by the death of another victim. We doubt not that the exertions o our brethren of the press will be devoted to the sub ject—uur own shall not be wanting. Let these but be aided and assisted by some benevolent and zealous pliil.inthropists, and the stigma will be removed, the stain will be blotted out from our naval and military code. Madrid papers of the 21st have arrived. The In fante Don FRANCISCO D'Assis had obtained leave of absence from his military duties at Pampeluna (where he was serving as brigadier in command of the cavalry regiment of La Prineesa), and was expected hourly in Madrid. lie has been invited to the magni ficent court banquet, which is to be given on the 24th at the Casa del Campo, in honour of the fete day of the Queen -Mother. The Herald() announces that a conspiracy hal been discovered at Pampeluna, and that several non-com missioned officers, and also some of the inhabitants of the town, had been placed under arrest. The same journal gives, what may be considered as an official contradiction of the resort, that the Mar quis of MIRAFLORES would supersede M. MARTINEZ DE LA Rosa at Ambassador to France. MADRID BOLSA, JULY 21.—The Three per Cents. were done at 34i, for cash; Five per Cents., at 211- ; the Debt without Interest, at 6i ; the shares of the Bank of San Fernando, at 390; and those of Isabel, at 203. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday, which are still almost exclusively occupied with ~.-lectioneering matters. On the 20th of July terrific storms ravaged many parts a France. A letter from St. Jean Pied de Port states that it burst in the gorges of the Pyrenees at Bdisorry, utterly destroying the harvest and the vineyards. The standing corn remaining is not worth harvesting, and that which was cut was com pletely thrashed out by the hail, and the straw broken to pieces. On the same day a terrific hurricane burst on the first plateau of the Jura, destroying churches, houses, vineyards, trees, and fields of corn. "An earth- Pakei"likyit Ittel publiaked the jaunial dos the important—question in the case, however, is, what was the cause of the death of the unfortu tate man ?—was that death occasioned, or was it in any degree accelerated, by the flogging ? for if there is even the possibility of such a result, the British people, who have already procured the abolition of capital punishment in almost every instance save that of wilful and aggravated murder, and of which a large and influential portion are conscientiously opposed to its infliction under any circumstances whatsoever, will surely spare no exertions, will leave no step untried, to procure the total and immediate disuse of the horrible lash. The medical gentlemen examined differ on this important point, for while those connected with the army adhere to the opinions expressed in the certifi cate signed by them previous to the inquiry before the Coroner being instituted, and assert that the cause of death was in no wise connected with the corporal punishment, although they stated a totally different cause from that assigned by Dr. WARREN in his cer tificate to the registrar of deaths for the district, Mr. WILSON positively and distinctly states his de cided opinion, that there can be no doubt that the man would be alive now had it not been for the corporal punishment he was subjected to. Under these circumstances, it will be for the jury to decide between the learned gentlemen, and many points will, of course, be taken into consideration before the conclusion can be arrived at. The weight and character of the witnesses, the opportunities they have had for post-mortem examinations, and the proba bility, the verisimilitude of the reasons assigned for the opinions arrived at. Now, Mr. WILSON states that he has been a lecturer on anatomy for more than twelve years, and that during that period he had opened from 500 to 1,000 bodies. This would certainly, without taking into consideration his surgical testi monials, which are of the highest character, entitle any opinion of his to the greatest weight. It must, too, be recollected that Mr. WILSON had not previously ex pressed an opinion which he must naturally have been anxious to maintain, nor could he be supposed to have any prejudice or feelings on the sulject of military punishment, save those in which he must be supposed to participate with every man of common humanity. On the contrary, he states that if he had been pressed at the time of his examination to give his opinion with respect to the corporal punishment, he would have agreed with the other gentlemen that it was not the cause of death. His opinion, therefore, is based on the appearances he observed during the post-mortem examination —an advantage not enjoyed by the military surgeons, who might, had their attention been attracted thereto, have agreed with Mr. WILSON in opinion. During his long practice Mr. WILSON had never observed similar appearances. His entire evidence is worthy of the closest perusal and most serious consideration ; his explanations are so per fectly simple and plain, that, although couched in medical terms, they can be most easily understood by the non-professional reader. He states that in the spine there were no indications of disease. The muscles were disorganised by corporal punishment, and he had no doubt that this induced the inflamma tion which occasioned his death; and he gives the following as the result of his observations, viz. " On raising the muscles or flesh off the ribs and spine, I found a part of the deepest layer of muscles—namely, that which lay in contact with the bones—in a state of dis organisation, and converted into soft pulp. In medical language, I should call this a pulpy softening of the muscles. Its seat was the sixth and seventh ribs, near their attach ment to the spine, together with their intervening space, and the hollow between the sixth and seventh pieces of spine. The extent of the disorganisation was about three inches in length by about one inch and a half in its greatest breadth, and between half an inch and a quarter of an inch in thickness. In the space be tween the ribs the muscles had undergone this pulpy alte ration, even so deep as the lining membrane of the chest, the softened muscles being in absolute contact with the lining membrane. That• portion of the flesh which occupied the groove of the spine, and had undergone similar disorganisa tion was one of the little muscles known to medical men under the name of multifidus spina;. In addition to the softening of this little muscle, it was partly surrounded with blood. It was in a state medically called ecchvmosed. The interior of the spine was in a state of extreme decomposition. The tissue between the spinal canal and the spinal sheath was filled with a dark-coloured fluid, resultingfrom decomposition. The sheath itself was smooth and polished on its internal surface, a state indicative of health. It was perfectly devoid of nervous substance, which had been converted into fluid by decomposition, and had flowed away. The nerves remained, and presented a healthy appearance, so that as far as th e spine is concerned, I di scovere d no indication of disease. Two questions naturally arise out of the preceding examination— first, what was the cause of the pulpy softening of the muscles? second, could the state of disorganisation preceding the pulpy softening influence the disease existing in the chest? The cause of the pulpy softening I believe to have been the excessive contraction of the muscles taking place during the agony of punishment. This excessive contrac tion would produce laceration, and subsequent inflamma tion of the muscles, and the inflammation being repellative, would, in consequence of the depressed state of the powers of the nervous system of the sufferer, be of the disorganised kind which results in pulpy softening. Had the man lived, disorganisation of the muscles would in time have been re paired. As regards the second question, there can be no doubt that, although the cause of inflammation of the con. tents of the chest is cold, acting in conjunction with physical or moral depression, and might have been the cause in the case of the deceased, yet, the presence of a portion of muscle in a state of disorganisation and inflammation, in close con tact with the lining membrane of the chest, ought to be ade quate to the same effect. Certainly no surge( n would feel comfortable with regard to the state of his patient if he were aware of such dangerous proximity." Debats, " would have done less damage. The ravages of the storm extended as far as Coligny." Letters from Macon give terrible accounts of the ravages of the storm in that district. So completely have the hailstones destroyed the vintage that there is scarcely a bunch of grapes lett in the commune. The vines are entirely stripped of their leaves, and whole fields which had promised a rich harvest appear as if they had fallen a prey to a conflagration. The damage done is incalculable and many families are utterly ruined. Several incendiary fires have taken place in the neighbourhood of Troyes. At Bouilly seventeen houses and barns have been burned down. A letter from Toulon, dated July 20th, from which the following is an extract, is published in the Marseilles journals. The writer expressly states that he attaches no credit to the rumour The Descartes, steam-frigate, which had been detached from the French Mediterranean squadron at the moment it left Tunis, arrived at Malta on the 11th with despatches. A report was soon in circulation that the Prince de Joinville had demanded permission from the English authorities to enter that port with his squadron, to pass his quarantine there, and that the request had been refused. It was cer tain, however, that the French squadron did not enter the port, and that it would pass its period of quarantine at sea. "As the entrance of EngHAI squadrons into our ports is not interdicted, we must refuse to credit that the Maltese authorities would show theinSelvfS" so impolite towards the Prince, and we must rather suppose that it had never been the intention of his Royal Highness to put into Malta with his squadron." The KING of the FRENCH, accompanied by the Dukes of MONTPENSIER, SAXE COBURG GOTHA, and by the Minister of War, is daily engaged in in specting the fortifications of Paris. On Saturday a funeral service was celebrated in the Church of the Petits Peres, for the repose of the souls of the two brothers BANDIERA, and their seven companions, put to death in the Calabrias on the 25th of July, 1844, by order of the King of NAPLES. The most distinguished members of the Italian emigration assisted at the ceremony. The Three per Cents. were sold at the Passage de I'Opera on Sunday at 83f. 37 1 4 c. The following are the quotations for the new lines:— MARSEILLES, JULY 22.—Marseilles and Avignon, 862 f. 50c.; Northern, 700 t. ; Paris and Lyons, 510 f. LYONS, JULY 2.l—Marseilles and Avignon, 867 f. .50c.; Rouen, 971 f. 25c. ' • Lyons, 4981. 25c.; Vierzon, 60711 50c. ; Great Northern, 702 f. s(lc. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 27. Boulo g ne and Amiens, 1214—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espeleta), 114—Dutch Rhenish, 614 —East Indian, y, -Luxem bourg, 114—Northern of France Constituted, 13—Orleans and Vier zon, 14% —Orleans and Bordeaux, B—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 5) —Sambre and Meuse, 3.74. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TU THREE. There was a good business done yesterday in the Liver pool Cotton Market. Sales, 6,000 to 7,000 bales, including 1,000 on speculation. Prices were without alteration. Shares were for the most part dull. There are no la er arrivals to-day from any foreign quarter with news of the least interest. In the Produce markets this is likely to be a very dull week, as, with the exception of the Indigo sale, there is no thing of importance doing by pu'ilic sale in any descript:ott of foreign produce. The Colonial Wool auctions have b(-en brought to a conclusion, and the result, with a fair sale as regard,: quantity, has been a decline of about 8 per cent. in the prices. The Vest India interest are determined, it seems, not to allow the new Sugar Bill to progress without some further manifestation of their decided opposition. To-day a petition to the Lords, drawn up under the auspices of the " Commit tee" in the Old Jewry, lies for signature at the Jamaica Cof fee-house and other places of resort, but the subscribers, we opine, will be confined exclusively to the 1i est India interest and those intimately connected with them, to all of whom, we may add, we sincerely wish every possible success, though we cannot go the length of desiring that success, if it is to be gained only at the loss of the consumer. The Funds have been rather higher again to-day, and the market is buoyant. Consols have touched 95% to 96 for money, and 96 4 / 8 to 1 / 1 for account. The premium on Ex chequer-bills has been 10s. to 135., and on India Bonds 20s. to 225. Bank Stock has been firm at 209, and East India Stock rather flatter, at 260 1 /. 2 . The New Thiee-and-a- Quarter per Cents. have realised 97% to 98. The Foreign Investments are as dull as ever. Spanish Passive Bonds have realised 5%, and Brazilian 86%. Dutch Four per Cents. are 94 1 4, and French Three per Cents. have been 82f. 50c. with the exchange at 25E 70c. Shares are again rather favourably influenced by the im proved state of the English Stock Market. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock .: • • • • 209 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • 96 1 % New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 98 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 . • 10% 5-16 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 1-16 India Stock .. • • • • • • • • 260% India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. • • • • • • 20 22 Ditto, under 1,0001. • • • • • 18 23 South Sea Stock .. •• Ditto, New Annuities • . • • .. 94% Consols for Account .. •• • • • • • • 96 '4 14 Exchequer Bills. I%d. I%d. 1,000/. .. .• .• • • 10 13 pm. 5001. .. •• • • 10 13 pm. Ditto. Small • • •. .• 14 10 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent . • • • 86% Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. • • 112% 112 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .• Ditto, Passive Bonds .. 5 1 % Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent. .. .• 821. 50c. Exchange .. .. • • • • . 25f. 70c. Dutch Two - and-a-Half per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 9414 Ditto, Bonds .. . • • • • 93% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWATI2. PAID. PER SHARE, Birmingham and Gloucester . • ..100 •••. to Ditto New (issued at 7% dis.) .. 17 1 % •33 .. ••to Birmingham a - nd Oxford Junction • • 2 .. • • 6% 7.. to 6% Buckinghamshire • • • • • • • . • . 425. .. • • % dis.• • to Caledonian .. • • • • • • •. 20 ... 13% %..to Ditto Half Shares • • • • • • .. 21 %1 %..•. to Cambridge and Oxford • • .. .. 1% %.. • . to Direct Manchester (Remington's) .• 2%.. .. to Direct Northern • - • • • • • • • • ...• ► % • • to Eastern Counties • • • • • • 14/. 16s. 0d. 2% .. • • 24% .... to Ditto, New • • • • • • 101. les. 0d.... • 7% p.. to Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester .... 3%% . • to Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn) 1% .. • . to Great Western • • • • • • • • .. 85 ...•152 •.•• to Ditto Half Shares • • •• • • • 50 .. •• 86 to 84% Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • .. 45 .. • • 62 .. • • to Leeds and Bradford • • • • .. .• 26 .... 69 .. ••to London and Birmingham • • • • .. 100 • • ..232 ••to Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • • • 2 .... 32 %34 .•to Ditto, Fifths • • • • • • • • • . 2 .. •. 27 .. ••to Lo•don and Brighton • • • • • • .. 50 .... 65% .. to 65 London and Croydon . • • • 131. 15s. 9d. •• •• 23%34 %to London and York • • • • • • • • 2% .... 1 %%to Ditto, Half Shares • • • • • • • . 2% .... • . to London and Windsor • • • • • • • • 1% .... 1% •• • • to 1 Lynn and Ely • • .• • • • • • • 15 .. • • 14 .. •• to anchealter and Leeds • • • •• 82 ••.. to Ditto, Fifths • • .. • • • • .. 3 .... 10% %.. to 1114 Ditto, Sixteenths • • • • • • 01A 9% .... to Ditto, Extension .. • • • • • • 425. •• 2 1 ,4 p to ‘lanellester and iiirmingban) 40 .... 87 .. •• to Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • .. I .. • • 11% 1 ,4 .•to Vanebester, Buxton, and Matlock . 425. •••• 44. p.. to % p Midland • • • • • • • • • • • • 100 —.149% to 149 Ditto, New • • • • • • • • .24 ~.. 39% .. to Newcastle and Darlington Junction .. 25 to Ditto, New .. .. • • • • .. .. 10% .... to 10% Newcastle and Berwick • • • • •• 15 .. —26% 28 1 % to 27% Norfolk .• • • • • • • .. 20 . 271 2 .. to Ditto, Half Shares • • • • • . 5 .... 8% •• • to North British • • • • • • 25. • .361 35% to 36% Ditto, Half Shares • • .. • . • . 8%.... 13% %.. to Ditto, Carlisle Extension • • • • 1% .. • • 3% 1 4 ••to Northern and Eastern .. • • • • 50 •• . • to Ditto Scrip (Issued at 5 discount) .. 45 .. • • 71 .. • • to North Kent and Direct Dover .. .. 21,4 .. • • 1% • • • to North Stallordshiro • • • • 425. .. • • 3%% pto Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 12 1 % •... 8 ••to Portsmouth I tireet •• • • 3% .... to Preston and lYyre • • •• -•• • 25 .... 35 1 4 434 • • • to Ditto, Half Shares' .• • • • • 234.... 73% .... to Richmond .. .. • • • . 1(1 •• • • 18% .. • • 4cottish Central •.: •' • • •• 20 .. •• to 19% shrewsbury and Birmingham •• . • 2 34 • • 2% .. to Shropshire Union • 1% dis. to South Midland • . • 425. .... pto P South Eastern and Dover .. •• .. 33% 45%. to 46 . Ditto, New. N o . 1 .. • • •10 .. 23K .. to Ditto, New, No. 3 .. .. 15 .. 21 to Ditto, New, No. 4. .. • • • • •• 234 •• • • 334 %• • to South Wales .. •• • • •• • • 5 •• • • 13i 14 %to West Riding Union •• • • 425..... 2 54 % pto York and North Midland. • • .. • . 50 .... •• .. to Ditto, Selby .. .. • • • • •• 30 •••• 78 .. ••to Ditto, Extension •• .. 20 ...• 4034 ,• to Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 .... 13%..., to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Direct Bombay and Madras .. 55..... 1 , 4 •• ••to Dutch Rhenish • • .. • • .. • • 6 •• .• 6%.... to Luxembourg .• •• .. 4 ...• •• • • to Northern of France Constituted • • • 5 ••• 13 1 4 .... to Over Yssel • • .• • • 4/. 3s. 4d... 2% dis to Paris and Lyons Constituted • • .. 5 .. • • 5% N, • • to Paris and Strasbourg Constituted • . 5 .. • • 4 1 5 4.. ••to West Flanders .. •• • • • • • • 6 •• • • 31% •••• to JOINT-STOCK BANKS. „ .. 25 • • 4814 34 .• to MINES MARKET NEWS. --(THIS DAY.) *RCA H 111.A.IZNYCTS. Sivtrrnmr.n.—Old Meadol7Ha3,3/17 , i/; New ditto, 2 15s to 31 12s ; Old Clover, 4/ Os to 5/ 15s ; New ditto ; 31 3s to 4/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 1/ 16s per load. A full average supply, and a dull trade. CUMEERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 3s to 41 4s; New ditto, 2/ 5s to 3i 15s; Old Clover, 4/ to, 5/ 14s; New ditto, 31 5s to 4/ 165; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s • Wheat Straw, I/ Iss to 1/ 18s per load. Supply goo d, an d trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 3/ 3s to 4/; New ditto, 215 s to 3l 15s ; Old Clover, 4/ to Si 17s; New ditto, 3/ 3s to 4l 16s ; Oat Straw, II 12s to 11 14s; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 1116 s per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. RA ILWA COMM ME ES. ('THIS DA V) HOUSE OF LORDS. • Room D. This Committee met this morning at eleven o'cloeh, the Earl of Si. Germans in the chair, when the case against the GLASGOW, Durarnams, .11.7.f1a CATIZ.X. I 2I.%E, and on behalf of the CALEDONIAN (DUMFRIES AND LAIC G. HOLM BRANCHES), rejected by the Commons, WaS resumed. • Mr. COCKBURN Was rising to address the Committee, when Mr. ANDREWS interfered, and said that, after the evidence which had been offered yesterday on behalf of the Caledonian branches, he was about to offer some rebutting evidence. After a few observations on the point, this course was asStited to. Mr. Miller, civil engineer, was called and examined. He stud the object of the l'Cithstiale scheme was to connect In the completest manner with the north and south. The Caledonian had no proposi tion last year for the accommodation of Annan and Iniintfia4, whereas the Nithsdale scheme of last year was suilatantially ti.e same as the scheme of this year. Besides, the I aledonian bra,chcs afforded no accommodation whatever for Ayrshire to the south. He considered the break of Annan would ihterliire with the working of the traffic in an efficient manner. The Dalmateadder branch would not accommodate the Nitlisdale traffic, and with regard to the Dum fries and Edinburgh traffic, it could be arranged that the earlier trains of the .Nithstiale line would run to meet the later trains on the Caledonian. Mr. COCKBURN then rose to address the Committee. In the course of his observations he said he would not trespass on ony of the decisions which their Lordships had come to, but he would submit whether it would not be consistent with those decisions, and in order to do justice to the Caledonian, that they should at least postpone that portion of the scheme of the Nithsdale Company which was in competition with the branches proposed by the Caledonian, or at least such part of it as would protect the through traffic of the Cale donian Company. He would not on the present occasion struggle against the granting to the Nithsdale company a portion of their line between Dumfries and Cumnock, but he would, at the least, take his stand on the letter of Mr. Hope Johnstone, and pray that a portion of the scheme between Carlisle and Dumfries slymuld be gramed to the Ca ledonian. No doubt they had been told that the Nithsdale would not compete with the Caledonian. ompany, but any one at all conver sant with the country must know, that to the through traffic would their attention be sure ultimately tO be directed. It had been clearly shown by the evidence, offered in the earlier stage of the citse, that the course of trade from Kilmarnock was in the direction of Glasgow, and therefore there could be no doubt that the through trade would be aimed at, in order to make up for the deficiency of local traffic, which he was certain would be sure to arise. With regard to all the traffic passing from Ayrshire or the south, it would be perfectly indifferent whether the two companies met at Annan or at Gretna, while by making the break at Annan, the Caledonian Company would has e,that protection which their through traffic imperatively required. Again, with regard to the mineral traffic upon which so much had been said, it would he a matter of perfect indifference whe.her these minerals came from Canobie along the Nithsdale line all the way from Gretna to Dum fries, or whether it came as far as Annan, or on the Caledonian scheme, and then passed from Annan to Dumfries on the Nithsdale. With re.:ard to the sheep and cattle coming trom Galloway, the most of which, as had been shown, would get on the Nithsdale line at Dumfries, it would be a matter of no moment whether the break between the companies existed at Amman instead of Gretna. It would be as much the interest of the Caledonian Company as of tile Nithsdale Company, to afford every accommodation to such a traffic. There must be a break somewhere, and he submitted with confidence, that with regard to the whole traffic passing along the line, it was a matter of perfect indifference where it took place. So much as to the question of convenience. He now came to the main orpi ment adduced on the other side against giving the Caledonian any portion of the line. It was stat d that the portion of the scheme south of Dumfries was the best paying portion of the line, and that it was required to make the portion between Dumfries and Cumnock remunerative. This sounded strange from part:es who had at tenipted to show such a strong case of local traffic. If the local traffic on the Cumnock portion, adduced before the Committee, was sufficient to warrant the construction of that portion of the line, then there was ho plea left why they should have the portion south of Dumfries; but if it was otherwise, if the Cumnock cortion could not pay without that from Dumfries to the south, that was some reason, he admitted, why they should have the portion between Dumfries and Annan. But with regard to the remaining portion between Aaron and Gretna, that was absolutely necessary for the protection of the Caledonian interest, in fact, to save that Company from ruinous competition. If the Nithsdale was so good a scheme, if it was a bone fide undertaking, then surely it could not be essen tially injurious ;o a line of 92 miles, to take seven or eight miles from it. Besides, a great deal of the datum of the Nithsdale scheme to the portion from Annan to Gretna was based on the assumption that Annan would be a port of considerable trade, whereas, he submitted, that as soon as the Caledonian was opened a great deal of that traffic which had been alleged to be shipped at Annan would pass i,outh along that line. Regarding the Canobie branch, he submitted that the Caledonian (Laugholm branch) was better than that as a means of accommodating the district. Room E. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER, The ommittee met at the usual hour, Lord Beaumont, chairman. Mr. T. A. Mitchell examined by Mr. SLADE —Deposed that he was personally acquainted with the trade of Bridport, and had been so for many years. It was the largest town between Plymouth and Southampton ; its staple production was cordage and sailcloth. It was most important for its interests that it should be connected by a coast line with Southampton and Plymouth. The population was about 8,000. Cross-examined by Mr. lIILDTARD —lle did not reside at Bridport, and did not know.whether the harbour was formed of two wooden piers of 80 feet in length. Mr. Acland, examined by Mr. TALBOT —ls a magistrate of the counties of Devon and Dorset, and resided in Dorchester, formerly lived at lionit.m, mad was well-acquainted with that portion of the country. A marked contempt was shown of the towns of Bridport and Lyme, and the other towns upon the coast by the scheme at present before the Committee. He thought that the line proposed by the Great Western was deserving of support, in consequence of the communication which it afforded to the country north of Exeter. Coals and otter fuel would be brought by means of the Great Western scheme from Radstock and other extensive coal fields to the southern districts of Dorsetshire, and also to the manufacturers of Bridport, much better than by the narrow gauge lines proposed by• the,Exeter, ,Yeovil, and Dorchester Company. Cross-examined by Mr. lIILDYABD --He thought it was desirable to have railway communication between Exeter and Yeovil. By Lord DENBIGH—There was at present a line constructed or in the coure of consti action between Yeovil and Radstock. -Captain White examined by Mr. 'TALBOT—Had commanded the mail packets from the port of Weymouth for 28 years, since the railway had been made at Southampton, the port of Falmouth had considerably fallen off. If a railway were made direct to Exeter, the packets would return to Weymouth. Cross-examined by Mr. HILDTABD—There were no packets run ning now livra Weymouth to the Chain-el Islands, they had been discontinued by the Government because they could get the wails carried much cheaper from Southampton. a misolur..Bt eof s , oo g d l osve he manufacturer at . d Y t e h o e v , p gave i h evidence a. o f the the line proposed by the Great Western Company between Exeter and Yeovil. THE PHYSIOLOGY GF FLOGGING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—lt may seem very hard if I say that the effect of flogging is not fully appreciated even in my own, the medical profession. But 1 have studied the subject, and I beg to send you a few medical hints upon it. Every lash, like every other kind of laceration or cutting, affects the power of the heart. A patier.t sometimes never rallies from the effect of a severe accident (such was the case with Mr. Huskissorr) or a severe surgical operation. But this is not all. The skin, which some persons seem to think may be treated like an inorganic substance, has a spe cial relation with the internal organs:- 1. A current of air falling partially on the surface is suffi cient by its action on the skin, and the sympathy of this, through the ganglionic system, with the internal organs, to induce inflammation of the lungs or of the heart, or of the membranes which cover these organs. 2. The same event occurs from burns or scalds. 3. The same event occurs from flogging. It is not the extent of the infliction' merely which is to be considered ; much depe n d s on th e peculianty of the consti tution. The healthy are less affected than the unhealthy, the sober than the drunken. But . any person may, as the effect of any of the inflictions to which I have adverted, become diseased—diseased for 'fie, or diseased unto death ; and no man—no medical person —can tell, a priori, who is to suffer or who is to escape. Flogging is not to be treated of, then, as a thing skin-deep. Many a soldier whom it was only intended to flog has been slain, unknown even to the inflicter of the punishment; for, as I have said, the medical bearings of the subject have not been duly investigated. It is somewhat singular that those persons who seem to bear a surgical operation best are precisely those whom it affects the most, and the most dangerously. There are, besides, what we call idiosyncrasies, or pecu • liarities, which, besid es th e f act of ill h ea l th, or bad habits, render an infliction, which might generally be borne with out risk, most dangerous In the tendency to disease of the brain, in disease of the heart, flogging wculd be dangerous; and this punishment has actually Induced epilepsy and tetanus (or locked jaw). I maw refer to the writings of the late Mr. Rose* and Sir C. Bell, f of Mr. Travers,t &c., for examples of internal dis ease, especially inflammation of the lungs, induced by severe accidents or operations; but if this be true in regard to the tissues in general, it is specially so iu respect to the skin. The great fact is, that as exposure to a current of air, so a burn, and so a flogging, may induce disease—lingering disease, and death. I am, Sir (in haste), your obedient servant, London, July 27. CENSOR. * Med. Chir. Trans., vol. xlv., p. 251. t Quarterly Reports, p. 241. On Constitutional irritation, vol. 1. p. 145 MILITARY FLOGGING . TO THE EDITOR (IF THE SUN. Sln—Havirg observed a late article in your paper, pro posing that a Society should be formed whose object should be the abolition of corporal ;punishment in the army, I would suggest that they should also exert themselves to ob tain for the soldier a greater degree of comfort in barracks, a better mess than the miserable allowance of three quarters of a pound of meat (including bone) per day, which, when cooked, seldom appears more than one third of the quantity which any person whose means allow him would eat generally at one meal, and, above all, an adequate pension on discharge, after having devoted his life to the service of his country in unwholesome climates. These, Sir, would induce a better class of men to enter the army, and by raising the social condition of the soldier, avoid the necessity of having re course to the lash. As things now exist, men are crowded in their barrack rooms—not even a skreen for the married soldiers is allowed ; the rooms in winter are only lighted sufficiently to make darkness visible, and the only accommodation for washing is the spout of the pump. The late fearful accident at Loodianah sufficiently proves how much better the ends of economy (putting common humanity out of the question) might be answered by a trifling outlay in the first instance. With regard to the flogging at Hounslow, I beg to state that the mode of inflicting the punishment which has been so much animadverted upon, and for which, among other things, Colonel 'W byte has been so severely blamed, is usual in every regiment in the service. I have the honour to be Sir, your most obedient servant, July 26. AN OFFICEP►. COLONIAL. SuGAR.—TL market for British Plantation is very inac tive, only about 300 hhds having been sold at previous rates. '['he Public Sales have offered 74 hhds Trinidad, 1,337 bags Bengal, 9,310 bags Madras, and 500 hhds Cuba Muscovado. The Trinidad sold at 46s to 46s 6d for good brown to mid yellow. being again rather cheaper. Scarcely one-half of the Bencal or Madras was disposed of, the former at 50s 6d to 53s for fine yellow to middling white Benares, the latter at 39s to 43s for low to good brown, 44 , tid to 53s 6d, for low to very fine yellow, and a small por tion of white at 51s 64 to 575, which prices are about on a par wh h the reduction noticed on other sorts. All the Cuba, was taken in much above the value, viz., at 25s to 26s for mid greyish to tine yellow. The only transactions which have transpired privately, consists of about 2,000 boxes yellow Havannah, which have been sold at 23s to 265, for low to fine quality, and 600 chests Bahia at 265, being the previous value ; both parcels were for exportation. The quantity of British plartation landed last week at at the East and West India Docks was 2,629 hhds 217 tierces 502 barrels. There were taken for home consumption 1,143 bh,l , 76 tierce, 229 barrels. The stock in the same places is 10,521 `, h is 1.151 tierces 2,310 barrels. CoFFEE.— 141 hags Ceylon (British plantation kind), 281 bags La Guayra were 011 i-red by auct ion. Only part of the Li Goayra sold at 413 6d to 551 fur tine, and to mid colony quality. being about rrevious rates. The Si. Domingo brought only 28s to 28s 6d for low good ord mixed quality, which are comparatively very low prices. lium.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 710 puns 36 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 101 puns 1 hhd, and exported 110 puns 7 hlids. The stock in the same places is 11,093 puns 2,308 RICE —2,864 bags, 500 pockets Bengal, and 4,378 bags Madras, were offered by auction. All the Bengal was taken in (excepting the pockets, which sold at 14s to 14s Gd for good mid white,) at 15s to 15s Gd for good to fine white, being above the value. The Madras found buyers at 13s to 14s, being a further advance of 6d per cwt. upon the latter description. SALTPETRE,-16Q bags Madras brought 25s for 8 per cent. refraction, which is, comparatively, about the value. TA LLow.—P.Y.U. is 41s 6cl per cwt. on the spot, and Town 43,c . per cwt. TEA.—The public sales being on, there is not much doing privately, bu; the consumption increases. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-clay to hear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Charlernont, and the Bishop of Oxford. BOWEN V. EVANS. The further arguments in this part-heard case occupied their Lordships the whole day. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Master of the Rolls sat in his Court in Chancery-lane to-day. BALNBRIDGE V. BADDELEY.—JUDGMENT. The MASTER 07 THE Rou gave judgment in this case to day, which was argued before his Lordship a short time since upon a demurrer put in by the defendant to the plaintiff's amended Bill. The Bill was filed for the purpose of obtain ing the direction of the Court for the trial of certain issues flr the purpose of ascertair*lg whether the will of a t. , stator nimed Bainbridge, which was made in 1818, was valid or not, it being contended that the will was of no effect, inas much as the testator was insane at the time of making it. To this Bill a demurrer was put in by the defendant, on the ground of want of equity. His Lordship ordered the de murrer to be allowed. LENDGREN LENDGREN.-TUDGMENT. The MASTER Or THE Rotas gave jilgtni7; this case, in which the question Ras whether certain legacies left by a testatrix of the name of Standon were good or not, under the circumstances, and if they were good whether they were to be pair?out of the testatrix's general est a te. It appeared that the testatrix Mrs. Standon, being possessed of 1,0001., Three per Cent Consols, sold them out for the sum of 903/., which she handed to the plaintiff, upon the underst,ndiug that he should pay her the same amount of interest (30/. a year) as she had received from the stock. This was regularly done up to the period of her death, shortly before which she nude her will, leaviog a legacy to the plaintiff' of 5001., and others of smaller amount to other per sons, all of %%hich she directed to be paid out of the Three per Cent. stock. The testatrix having no Three per Cent. stock at the time of her death, it was con tended that the legacy must fail. The MASTER OF THE ROLLS was of a different opinion, and directed the legacy to be paid out of the testatrix's general estate. ItYVEI V THE DUKE OF WELLTNGTON.--JUDOMENT. The MASTER. OF TILE ROLLS also gave judgment in this case, which was argued before him in his court at Westminster son e time since. The case came before his Lordship upon a demurrer put in by the detilidant, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, as the surviving executor of his late Majesty George the Fourth, to the bill filed by the plaintiff, the re presentative of a natural daughter of the late Duke of Cum berland, brother of George the Third, claiming a legacy of 15,000/., left by the will of that monarch to Olive, the (laughter of his brother, out of consideration for her situation. George the Third died on the 29th of January, 1820, without having revoked his will, and George IV. possessed himself of his personal estate. George IV. died on the 26th of June, 1830, and by his will he appointed the Duke of Wellington and Sir William Knigh• ton his executors. The legacy of 15,010/. not having been paid, and Sir William Knighton having died, the plaintifl's riled their bill against the Duke of Wellington, as the surviv ing executor of George IV., fur an account of the personal estate of that monarch, of which he had possessed himself, l o e f ga e c q 3 u -. ity, To on thatthe ground th e that the matters contained in the will of George 111., were Duke and a l P o u t for in the a m en t for of wtahnet not cognisable in the Court, inasmuch as the will had never been proved in the proper form. His Lordship was of opinion that the demurrer was sustainable, and ordered it to be allowed.—Demurrer allowed. VICE-CFIANCERY.-(T HIS DAY The VICE-CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND, after disposing of he short causes in his paper, and making orders for the re• urn of the deposit in several railway cases, heard motions. (Before Vioe.ChancellorGlum.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. MURDOCH. Mr. BOLT, Q C., continued his argument on behalf of the defendants, the trustees of one of those chapels built by vo luntary subscription in Scotland :in connexion with the Established Church, before the disruption. His argument yesterday proceeded on the special circumstances of the case, by which he endeavoured to show that the residuary church established by law had no claim over the cha pel by the deeds. But to-day he assumed that there might be something in the deeds apparently supporting the claim, and argued that the trustees of this chapel did no thing mole than elect to follow a model, and that for this model they took the Church of Scotland as it then existed. He contended that so far as this model of a Christian church was concerned the Church of Scotland and the Free Church did not differ, in support of which he referred to the Veto Act of the Church of Scotland, as expressive of her opinion in 1835, to the secessions which were made from her com munion in the same spirit in 1733 and 1752, and to several passages from the first and second books of Church Disci pline. He denied that they had connected themselves with the Church of Scotland or the Free Church. BANKRUPTC Y.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.) IN RE HOPKINS. This bankrupt, who had carried on business as a trader in Portman-street, Portman-square, came up to pass his last examination. A Solicitor said he attended as solicitor to the assignees. The Learned CoMMISSIONER asked if he was the solicitor to the fiat, and was answered in the negative. The Learned COMMISSIONER said he never recognised any one as solicitor to the assignees, they were, if appointed, so licitors of the Court working out the fiat. The Solicitor said he had been appointed after the choice of assignees. The Learned COMMISSIONER said he could examine the bankrupt. It appeared that the bankrupt had started in business without capital, and there would not be a shilling to his cre ditors, as be had made a post nuptial settlement on his wife in 1844. He had net kept any cash-book, and his accounts were very imperfect. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that these were properly subjects for discussion when the bankrupt applied for his certificate. The bankrupt was then allowed to pass. POTATO PEEL AS SEED FOR POTATOES.—EarIy in the first week in May last, Mr. I. F. Coules, of this city, directed his gardener to try an experiment in planting potatoes. He took three potatoes of rather large size, and peeled them—the substance of the peel not exceeding the thickness of a shilling—taking care in all cases to preserve the eyes perfect. The peel was divided into portions varying in size from the dimensions of a penny to a shilling. The gardener at first thought his master was joking; and did not anticipate that the potato peel would produce any fruit. It was planted in the ordinary way; the soil (the garden is situated at Kingsholm) is light and suited to potato culture; but the place selected was rather disadvantageous, being near a large and thick hedge. At the same time some sets of three other potatoes were planted in the usual manner in ground close adjoining. At the close of last week the latter were taken up, but owing to an accidental circumstance, the exact produce cannot be ascertained. On Monday evening Mr. Coules ordered the rows which had been sown with potato peel to be dug up; when it was ascertained that the produce of the peel of the three potatoes, which were of the common Cockney scat, amounted to sixty-two of good size and excellent quality, besides some smaller ones; the weight of the sixty-two being rather more than 81bs. We have not seen, in fact, a better sample this season, and it is stated that the produce from the potatoes planted in the ordinary way was certainly not larger, if so large. The experiment, although not perfectly novel, is interesting. The eatable portion of the root may apparently be preserved for food at seed time—an important circumstance, to Ireland especially, where, in many districts, there is annually a " potato scar city." From what we have heard since we learned the result of Mr. Coules's experiment, we entertain doubts whether the plan would succeed with some species of potatoes—be invariably successful; and probably the nature of the soil is a material ingredient in the matter. We hope, however, that this notice may lead to a series of experiments. Mr. Conies exhibited a portion of the produce of his peel seed at our horticultural meeting last Thursday. It excited consi derable interest, and an extra prize was awarded.—Gloucester shire Chronicle REPRESENTATION OF SToCKPORT.—As an early general election becomes more and more probable, so are the burgeses of this borough more speculative in the candidates who are likely to offer themselves whenever a dissolution of Parliament shall be declared. The recent letter from Mr. Cobden to his constituents is understood by many to be a virtual resignation of his seat. If so, we hear there is a de termination on the part of a large body of the electcrs to put forward Mr. Orrell as a candidate, should any one venture to offer himself as the successor of Mr. Cobden in the 7epresenta. tion of Stockport. —Stockport Advertiser. Another letter frum• Koine announces the death of Cardinal Bernetti. Two folio columns of particulars of the Royal Christening were given in Sunday's Observer. INGENUITY.—Mr. J. Domi n i * of Liristol, has, we understand, manufactured a coffee kettle, capable of boiling water, out of a " mite" of the present coinage, with sixteen grains of copper to spate.—ariato3 Journal. Provincial of Ireland Real del Monte, Unregistered - 7: • • •• 6 . 3 3£ —•• to LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.-(THIS DAY. 4 , LONDON, JULY 28.—Wind S.S.W.—Light airs and hazy. DEAL, JULY 27.—Wind SAV.—Arrd. Heroine, Valparaiso; Inde fatigable, Quebec; Fortitude, Garbutt, Quebec. Arrived from the River and sailed, Gloriana, Domett, Cape of Good Hope and Cal cutta; Spartan, Thompson, St. John's New Brunswick. Sailed, r airy Queen, Cape of Good Hope ; Cato, Scott, St. Vincent. SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 26.—And. William Young, Quebec. Sailed, 24th, Champion, Mercer, Quebec ; 25th, Batchelor, Murray, Quebec ; Anglicania, Clarke, Quebec; 27th, Lady Bruce, Adelaide, South Australia. PLYMOUTH, JULY 27.—The Prince Regent, Crossman, from Quebec, to this port, is ashore in Whitsand Bay. Her Majesty's steamer Con fiance has gone to her assistance. LIVERPOOL, JULY 27.—The Lady Combermer e, for Riga, has put back leaky, and with deck beams started, &c.. having been on s h ore on Great Burbo. A vessel of about 3 00 tons , with painted ports, femal figure-head, was passed on 11th instant , in l at. 42 , long. 49, dis l m_ A as mi te o d uT at u id , j a u ba L t ir ido 2 t s l . e — d, T b h y e theJoltn Scott, arrived at Liverp oo l . George, Beeching, tr:,m Leith, was in contact yesterday with the Fairy, Miller, of Shields, near the Kentish Knock, and stalk. CORK, JULY 14.—The Gladiator steamer, was in contact on the night of the 22d inst. with the Consort, from Ibrail, and the Caroline Alice, from Genoa; the tormer lost jib-boom and main•sprit, and the latter had starboard quarter carried away. GRANGEMOUTH, JULY 24.—Sid. Liverp ool, Q uebec ; Janet, Quebec. LEITH, JULY 24.—A rr d. Hili s burgh, Lamb, St. John's. SHIELDS, JULY 26.—And. Jamlesons, Sopw ith, Bathur st; Thomas and Robert, Chip c h ase, D a lh ous i e . YARMOUTH, JULY 24.—Arrd. Thoburrl, Baxter, Quebec. resolved unanimously WEsT 3 IINSTER-BRIDGE. -- We understand that the t c h h a t t s, th t e h bridge l, id committee appointed for inquiring into the state of this bridge have ARRIVAL of TH E R OY AL YACHTS AT LIVERPOOL.— Yesterday the royal ya had both left Plymouth Sound on igcetosrhuat l a l n b d e Al rem be o r v t e ( d a . large vessel) Friday, and, in coming round, and the Fairy, call e d h er "t en der," arrived in the Mersey. They called at Milford, which last pork they left at noon on Saturday. They were signalled as being off ta:r port at half-past eleven o'clock, and the interest excited to wit ess their arrival was very great. They came up the river in gallant style, and at a good speed, and moored in the Sloyne about ten minutes before one o'clock, p.m..— Liverpool Albion of yesterday. edford and the Mar- The Duke and Duchess of B chioness of Abercorn were unable to attend the concert given by her Majesty after the christening of the Princess Helena, on account of the recent demise of Lord William Russell. • REPRESENTATION OF BRRcoNSHIRR.—CoIoneI Wood, tor forty years the representative of this county, has issued as ad ress to the electors, intimating that on a dissOlUtlo4 Of illatillegt :arigasimMatiarl agaiii 4 MVO Oil GOMM NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 26.—The defects of the boilers and tubes of the Scourge mortar steamer are to be made good at Woolwich, and she has gone thither fur th at purpose. It is expected the mortar which she now car•• ries will be removed, and that she will be armed with gun., as originally intended, and that rejoin Vice- Admiral Sir W. Parker. The Eurydice has had her compasses adjusted, and is to go out of harbour on Tuesday. The,Contest brig was swung yesterday, and will be ready to go to Spithead on Thursday. Commander A. L. Montgower), of the Grecian, has been promoted to the rank of captain, and Commander Louis S. Tindal, son of the late Chief Justice Sir N. Tindal, is appointed to her. Second Captain Henry James, R.E., is appointed director of works in this dock yard, in place of Captain Denison, RE ,overnor of Van Diemen's Lind. This officer is to occupy the quarters of his preitem•ssor, and the sup,rior apprentices' school is • to he removed elsewhere. The Coi.si>inc;,so, - (ii;ptain S:r B. Walker, is the only ship at Spithead, and is kept there until the Eurydice and Spartan are ready to have their trial cruise. The Rtcruit, Hound, and Bullog, fitting at the Eastern dock)ards, are to c:a11 at Spithead for their final orders. SQIJADR,N OF EV,LUTIoN.—It is expt CIA the fleer, under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir Win. l'arl it . r , G.C.8., is now at An officer appointed to the Trafalgar, was ordered to be at Cork un Saturday, or Ito *U bo bolgiad. gcsmapko Brl3S' GOODWOOD kA tj)' (THIS DAY-BY EXPRIT:'-') The Craven Stakes. Dawdle walked over. ft , The Gratwicke Stakes of 100 sous. each , 13 ' „ Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Joinville , ................... Duke of Richmond's Cuckoo ..............•••••• Mr. Wreford's Wits'-End ....................••••' Won by a lergth. Ten ran. „ The Ham Stakes of 100 SOW. earth, h ft , Mr. Bowes's Epirote 4 **** Mr. S. Herbert's Tantivy Duke of Richmond's Halo • 0 i i(PY WAGES OF WOMEN .INIUFL IN A G RICULT ETRE. jo rf (From the Somerset County Cazett e ri Oinfit ) At the Guildhall, Taunton, on Saturday, . 4 4 0 to; Elizabeth Chard, and :Mary Ann Perry, were eh _ ~: i i t ig,,i t stealing four pecks of peas, growing in a field belohy.7, P!",16 farmer named Tazewell. The poor women bore ei:e',lo' of extreme poverty, and appeared to be deeply afir e _de, position in which they stood as criminals. the rief It appeared that they had been caught picking o rclie in the broad day. One had a bag, the other a halt', sfl gr , and the other used her apr o n t o carry t h e prefol:h e e 44 The following short conv e r sa ti on too k p l ace bet 0 ' Allen and the complain a nt, f or w h om the prise') 0 worked. ow Mr. Allen—What does Chard earn a day ? .. Sheis'l ~ e l t I believe. Tazewell—S even - pence. , A i tT e ir, Mr. Allen—Seven-p ence ? Wh y I never hear u - Or or P Aire' low wages. Tazewell—Th at ' s w h at they give ill °y e s, - Mr. Allen—His she any children? Tazewell i One of her sons earns a shilling a week. c ~ tite eti ' Mr. Allen—Ho w o ld i s h e ? Tazewell -- ./ e - e .. 4 . 1 0 believe. evrell --.fr Mr. Allen—ls Perry a married woman? Taze childre/110 her husband gets ls. 2d. a day; they have t h u r l e ..i.i e to 0 P;a 0 The poor woman Chard, who had been ' " id she often eil l through excess of grief up to this time, ea- last week. 9 but Is. 100. a week. That was all she had '" - E - i o n? Dr. Warre—Why don't you go into the u I t A I would be much better off ther e . The inheotto the Union,hettwowom b en ut declared wished aredth to ay outoiatthsetywf 0 10 gone ei could. • res er Mr. Allen—lt is quite impossible property can P o from plunder if the labourers are paid such miserah'%g or The remuneration they receive cannot be anYt,itif - adequate to the value of the work they do; it is pelle" sorb to say it is so. re ' de At the suggestion of their w ors hi ps, who evince- A p s ot/ P I r A worthy sympathy with th e poor creatures, Mr. Tatre' 0 clined to prosecute, and th ey were discharged, beirlb'wer" however, to allow him four shillings out of their defray the costs incurred. 0 I r; cst r CORPCIIAL 1.-UNISHMENTS.--We believe l e t t ot il dr ° tention of several warm friends in the cause of InTeg A ISa n o blish themselves into a society fur the abolition of ''"Atrani-,:oil);11 army and navy, Mr. May, of 12, Buckingham-street , of assisting this desirable object, and has proffered the atort,"en fur the fulfilment and facilit a ti ng it. S ure l y t h e late " e otl." at Hounslow will bring forward friends to aid th as ., e .alt• foSe o , r t heir endeavour s unt il the evil b e entirely done away r , v Arl; 9, PEAT H OF DR. ÜBENI.—Last night Payne, th e D eputy C oroner, held an inquest a t the Varor Houndsditch, on the body of Dr. John Christ:an lately residing at 19, Duke-street, St. Mary Axe. ° said that the deceased was her father. He was a oic itie.opl o o in the Church of England, and also a doctor of 1 1, 1 03 1 ,0 i15t 9 0 been for many years one of the Governors of St. Thom 04°00 On the night of Saturday last, about half-past ten r e. i . 0 18 _ t it answer,sitt t on w et b nt a e n d d , s s h h o e ok c i a , l is le h d ea t d o , her itnd f i a u t e h j e i rk u Z dfi t a l , : 54,; _„ ea, , was cold ;.and concluding that he was either dead orf, j i . iirna t J OU, and informed a man of the name of Gigg, residing near u!Sj ev'" street. Upon their return to the house they a.s a ce v r i t_l, be eit doubt that deceased was dead. Other evidence lt I ' s the jury returned a verdict of "Natural Death." BIRTHS. It °ll. Fr ' On the 24th inst., at Oakfield, Clapham New a George Coles, of a daughter. ea 03-133"',, On the 24th inst., a t St. A n d rew ' s -place, I3'eg the wife of James R. Maude, Esq., of a daught er ' Ita _ i whitsi f J. MARRIED On the 18th inst , at We .t llaa y Bi ci da ught er 0 • Cohen, Esq., of Sha . eklewell,. to En'imnite, eldtst di . ' Short. Esq., o f S out h L am b et h . 0,, the 23d inst., M r . Rohe' tV. Edwar,:s, 01, Sh t ti3a- to Mks Lai;:g. of Islington. - - DIED nu., h. , On the 23d inst., at Mu,well-hill, T. Rliodes , J oth ° n the of pr . On the 24th inA., Emily, aged 9; and ' bora Cons , ance, aged 3, eldest and youngest da9g ,b or - HA. ris Dun ford. On the 24th inst., at Saltft , rd House , 1311th ' Aire* James, aged 84. 112 '' .„, go. Of Lc Lowic)n: rritited rublislieni by ALUkillo • dr) • — pi Printer, at ThP Sun °nice, Nu. 2, Strand •, l o om or the Savoy b 111 tho %way of 4030 0014 leib,• , Bremer. K.C.8., has shifted his broad pennant NO her Majesty's ship Queen, 110, to her Majen l Y' s ship Trafalgar. Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker mated co the different captains of the ships , and by theta the officers were informed, that the various wogs had better provide themselves with two m onths' stork, as it was probable they would not return to their re' spective ports before the end of September—the cruising, and exercising ground, instead of being confi ned tce former limited space, will extend to Gibraltar; the s biPs will call oft' the Tagus, Vigo Bay, Cadiz, and GibraNn,r,o, and all letters and dispatches for the Vice-Admiral IT be son to Lisbon, and a steamer, or one of the menrel war, is i 0 go thither occasionally for them. The officers of the Superb, Rodney, and Canopus, Is. return for the ho , pitable attention paid to them by sn numerous families at Cork and the neighbourhood, In givtn balls anti entertainments to some hundred of lair, and gentlemen, and ti . :e sailing of the squadron 00 v 1 prevented , v,enataerdd, followingeh the St. their .Vir,vnt, ' Trafalgar, Queen, 1(0. Wary pint of view, the example.‘nerc merchants 11l t nts tiidatrPa;is o!' Cork had found the sok,;urn of the sin most beLeficial ; for, exclusive L'f th e that had availed themselves of the or . li thou of visiting and witnessing the arrangLstuents of ul to s noble men-of-War, and fittir.g them out wit h sea 5 De' for a month or two, will cause no trifling ont::`,Y of of The officers of the squadron speak in high te.' tes° ,l civility and kindness which they had received, ~1 1). ortunity aff 11 :7 ritb satisfactory to know that the same feeling prevails .10, all those who went on board any of her Majesty's 411 '; an officer in each invariably attending the-parti es 4:" the store-rooms, decks, mess places, &c. melt Vice-Admiral Sir W. me will leave the sque — o . .on the termination of the crtjse, at Gibraltar , r' h ta ,"ol i b n y g th to at ecoirtnemara-nAdldamtirMajapsairCommodore 1;0 them to Spittietid. I DECKED WELLED FISHING SELS v. OPEN BOATS. t bst The superiority of decked welled vessels ova . d otek open boats for conducting the fishings in deep ";•er will readily be seen from the following six reason iracted from Mr. Dempster's circulars:— take s 1. By employing vessels with wells fish are l och alive into port, and, consequently, they are jefir l ' fresher than it they bad been a considerable thne which is too freque•ntly the case by the open boat 6/' of te ol 2. Dcek.d vessels are much safer at sea in to weather than open boats are (when they do hat; O . be caught in a storm), and in weal tiers St men ale rendered much more conati,:rtabi. , !, as the /tbe°' a berth place below dtck, occasion4ly r es ' selves. we el ‘. sl 3. With decked vessels fishermen remain C. 101 ,9 31) rhel l ,„''o and sometimes months, continually at sea purat 'rt' s calling, catching and curing the fish as they are n• ,; By this system more of the men's time is e lople) e. sea than is in open boats that return to the s hore e / - one or two days. 4. As decked vessels are much more at sea the„nbiell open boat, the fisherman yields a better harves t, ill enables him to maintain his wile and family at 13 1 0 011 4 the same way as an) other coasting merchant 5 0er" maintains his wife and family. The open bo at c is 0 15 being less engaged at sea (so as to make both un sr livelihood meet), they are obliged to call ill t he ,{; sistance of their wives and families to work of t a t s aJ ing drudgery, such as hawking fish about the stre gathering bait amongst the rocks, &c. 5. On board of decked vessels the trawl net . is& g il much more conveniently than in open boats. .Sor trawlers cast their nets in 45 fathoms and upwsTortilrf at times catch large quantities of soles and other d e po t 0 dons 0r ground fish. Fur example, there is e j e tt lj o e ground in the Great Silv e r Pi ts , situated bet^; ; 1 1: west end of the Dogger Bank and Well liaekt be e / miles east of Flamborough Head ; it has Ist tl 3 , s ; discovered. that great quantities of sol e s inhaf ce ' quarter, as a great number have been caught s 1 0 lIe r ; discovery was made ; the depth of water there , i , fr the trawlers use their nets to so much advantag e, -- 26 to 50 fathoms. • eve There can be little doubt but on and around th e pi e of the Mar Bai.k, there are also plenty of sni e a del ej ", exploration is well worth an attempt. 110 1 f1:V i i( a proper trawlers on and about the Mar Bank weealato' soon &Worn whether or not there are much treasures there.' f o r, 6. Decked easels that toe a sail aloft to ben.ol7; are much better calculated as nurseries fo r a tioO n j youth to be effective ,eamen than what an oP e di el that uses lug sails only, as by moving about t o P"j r , running up the rigging, See , stimulates activi)o.'t flffi t e men keep themselves warm by moving ti. ls ' r ee without being overburdened wit:h clothes as 0 t o to have on in an open boat in a siaing pOsiti°7 t he %a' N.B.— The only arguments used it. f a vour c it hsts s at boat with lug sails over that of decked vessels W he t!t o Bre ieg rigging are:—Open boats are light, andAt';;Pri s o and sails being easily shipped and uushiPP el " 0 04 handy for hauling up high and dry on shore yip approaching storm makes its appearance; 0 t o ite are handy for pulling about in calms, so as to fish quick into port after being crteight. is olw - A ., In answer to that argument, the ii;cked veese'.. e etki times profitably employed at sea in boisterom s a vessel's well, ta a arke t time, the ll t i h avl e ei vferoamridt when the open boat cannot with such safety be 5 lts fo t as fish keep alive, • in good condition, for snve rsil f-- 14 0 ;$ ,„, suppose the decked vessel ' beca)wwelei fish (although confined in prison' r sl merit, so that when the decked vessel does , arriVe exc le the fish are sent into they Ai* de // market, as be r , the well. in their own i Ntto ot pot; An English cod e e l ( of about 60 tons burdep, 1 841 900 - head well contains about them, her proprietor takes care never to kill more day than is demanded to supply the market. taken out v 4 ios English always kill their cod 'when and brew I , ;I water, by knockibg them on the head a ti, be e' their back bone ; they find that by doing a° re - 1 thei r ° much better for crimping or curing than in ib of cod. In disposi.Olcove lowed to take their usual time of suffocatOrl open air. r 'lf It is by this system with decked welled Tee sod, causes the Loudon market to be always so Well Se gularly supplied. egi