The Sun. — London, England, 1837-10-19 00:00:00

thug ' ot the c onclud e d , "You, illy ma s t ers o f th e j ury , respect ifwickedness an;, hatred of th e man , respect his cause ; ser ve - P C guiltY, I know you will hav e care o f it, for the pre ,J° of th e Ki ng, the continuance of the authorised At this, aud the g oo d of us all. " still Cilia Period of the trial another altercation took place, araa.ore wretched and disgraceful than the first. spoL ti lei gh now observed, " I do not hear yet that yo f u have itm tone;'e .one word against ; here is no treason o . r o , f , Lord - Cobham be a traitor, what is that vi.24lte----All that he did was by thy instigation, thou Pee .for I thou thee, thou traitor." t becometh not a man of quality and virtue ei r Ci e ,l ll o. ,, n '° ; but I take comfort i in it :it is all you Coke Ralei:',Have I angered you ?" Chi ef am in no case to be angry. • e r i c et Justice Popham here again interfered . ; he , w , as w tatlY ashamed of Coke's unrelenting ferocity. Sir oattliteft. theAttorneyand, zeal of his duty, for the service of the King, ,Y,Oll for your life ; be patient on both sides." t ',llls rebuke for some time seemed to produce its in merelycried et They proceeded to read the proofs, which consisted of Lord Cobham's confession ; and the heard spoke of one Dyer, who deposed to some words he had Li s t;_ n s Poken by a Portuguese in a merchant's house, l at. lips ' and upon this evidence Coke and . Sergeant P lei,e°tatnented. At the conclusion of their speeches_ Ra , 14 remarked, " If truth be constant, and constancy be in hav' W hy bath he forsworn that, that Ile bath said ? You b ut al] not p roved any one thing against me by direct pro o f s , by circumstance." itakeiTHave you done ? the King must have the last. his no g I " — NaY, Mr. Attorney, he which speaket . h for his t net mar speak last. False repetitions and mistakings must t 1° 3 7 cause ; you should speak, secundion allegata b el then " a ' I appeal to God and the King, in this point, 2 w e e_ accusation be sufficient to condemn me . t szre,?"--The King's safety, and your clearing cannot of t protest, before God, I never knew a clearer case rea son fler e bel e another noisy, disgraceful dispute took place. Coke, w ith so reprimanded by Lord Salisbury, sat down, and . was, his e ase, B°44l difficulty, persuaded to resume the prosecution of Yo e He exclaimed, "If I may not be patiently heard, he itt,ve, encourage traitors and discourage us. I am t_ is 7t s sworn servant, and must speak. If he be guilty, he rdi • -or • i f t d liver him speak. bei e : then P ro c n e o eded e torecapitu . late the evidence ; and upon 1 0 ° told proceeded Rai " You do me wrong," he again burst rth With renewed rage Thou art the most vile and exe erale t • salter that ever lived." and °u s peak," said Raleigh, " indiscreetly, barbarously, (, t hy ' wa nt Word s , " retorted Coke, yhePerous treason." trying _ wi t of Raleigh never deserted him, even in the mos\ ward° mgt ; it shone equally here, as it did . ye.ars.after nal,iist) °Pon the scaffold. Coke was no match for him in this ryord s 3 '; " I thi n k," re j o i ned Raleigh, " you indeed want nt Cake' r You h ave spo k en one thing half a dozen ~ thy t hh g r ew still m ore angry. " T hou art an odious fellow; Prid e ,, -11 e is hateful to all the realm of England for thy is;el.t replied Raleigh, "go near to prove a measur „ b etween you and me, Mr. Attorney." th e ell," concluded Coke, " I will now make it appear to of th W°rl d, that there never lived a viler viper, upon the face e earth than T he thou." Nto 4 i a dudges took no notice of this . ren . renewed squabble. Our fle et i i l irnent at this apathy is not diminished, when we re areil' a t among the number of the Judges who were Popham d 4.4PPointed to try him, were the Chief Justices e ee'l 'l D der , l °o, Judges Warburton and Garidye, and Robert thi s l of Salisbury. But our surprise, with regard to on tn, eutorable trial, is not confined to any particular por- f the °` it ; for equally surprising is the commencement of t miserable details—its successful . con he "bY the verdict of the jury —and the suspension o °elocution of the sentence for seventeen years. foll f t he great Lord Bacon, Mr. Johnson draws the 11,:.wing portrait. Unfortunately truth obliges us to t oo -tt, that if not very flattering, it is nevertheless but w4l tr ue. With the n o bl es t i nte ll ect w i t h w hi c h man of ev er bl esse d , Bacon possessed neither the shadow on:political p r i nc i ple nor moral courage : Ile Was indeed a remarkable instance of the union, in the great mind, of thoughts truly sublime, and judgment be'o,4l.l)st elevated, with prejudices and weaknesses that !Ip- s c4r e - , e :' degrading in action, and contemptible in feeling. will ie i s C Was a mixture of Weak subserviency to the wi of tk'oart, united with the meanest cowardice. Yet such character, such the profound knowledge of the true h. lov e pat'a of philosophy, which this man possessed, such . s iii4,°f Philosophical truth, that in spite of his venality, ret,:i °4 oPtion, his convicted bribery, and his slavery in the clo lvh ee of a corrupt and despicable Court, that he will go heat all after ages with the well-earned title of the 41 4ek• L , ° rd Bacon, (' the wisest, brightest, . meanest of he arises the father of true science. The philosopher, as d al e „fr°,',n the study of his works, feels quite satisfied 'le " ° `"e confidence which Bacon had in the fav_?u_rt !t"eu - "'ent of posterity, was not founded on slight will and that confidence he retained to the !est; fo it t o he tells us •: For my name and memory, I leave t Le ',lnert's charitable speeches, to foreign nations, and to mext Age r. Johnson's character of the favourite Bucking -I)rt'ves the fidelity with which Sir Walter Scott ske.eb ed thi s ;e ei , , celebrated Minister, in the interview be nib' Lordship and the rich goldsmith in the °!,fanes of Nigel riiiiefillekingham, in good truth, appears to have been a °etter man than the opponents of the Stuarts are . ttot e , ' .to anew. He was opea-hearted and generous , ad sie ll e 3 e fr iend s, and h a t e d hi s enem i es, w i t h equal warmth I: '''r city' was greedy o f h onour an d wea l t h, b u t in i \ 'r 4ige s uit was straightforward and uncompromising. He of th tl w unexampled ith rapidity to the highest offices L e 4tato 'hut was not rendered giddy by the sudd enness rof s l-'eation. His letters show him t o h ave p ossesse d eithere4ble literary talents but he was evidently unfit e ' , e, • " minist er i a l or m il itary affairs. His habits were ; he wrote, he advised,. he travelled, he corn ‘l,43 "' r eign expeditions, with equal zeal and_ activity._ 41. '4 acr e rgaged in the service of his master when . he was ,thed4Lll4.t Portsmouth. His death was another instance o ger s ti [ bets: encountered by public characters, front the tv 'A pistol s of .the enthusiast and the maniac." pttse extracts arc sufficient for the purpose which 4e eoi,? ° sed to ourselves in referring to this work a s oh id Of Coke's legal contemporaries Mr. ba3 given brief, but satisfactory .. biographical 14wv,r f ie carefully distinguishes between tiie ° : f wh ie l i ld th e i n di vidual, and his comments uron acts 441 ) 44. '4 , t the motives seem doubtful arc liberal, impar occasionally ver y sagacious. 11 " sufficient to express A TWAVELLER'S THOUGHTS. 1 Ph i s ; - Longman and Co., London, 1837. t qlv , IS a poem Sugg ested . by a tour through France, 1)1 wilzerland, awl Belgium, written in the met r e ii 14,i,‘NYlvi.(3„11's Childc Harold," hut in a cheerful, re - f ~ „ J ,13,1 tn kl e , ' l L b A 'rnlilative Spirit. It contains the 4 .1 e-11t Y . I . ' -* r ' • a fair specimen of . passages o lio "r g • he follow i% is . . , 4 N, • P°w ers. It is a very spirited little Swiss 4l 'iy 41,44'nduced to break the monotony of more -°ing, rhym es :....... • w 1 ""d of m ounta i ns ! l and of snows ! Yous iar:cl of lib er ty ! iler a Sartan spirit glows, S P i rit of TphermoNite 1 .there's the Tyrant ? Where's the foe? i -- N tral 'ger, tell me, dolt thou know ...raves are all I now can see 1 ‘,l,itzerlabd atid. Liberty ! • , \ wCHORUS. w her e ' s the Tyrant, &c, ature's children, wise, and brave, ire Y9U men as once of old? o..t_h?re one would be a slave? Ire oe bought by paltry gold? ii): t he where Gessler fell; • u•Y the sacred sh a d e o f T ell ; 4(ilthl :, e flasi. that scath es th e fi r; i v , are the men wo were 1 ,','"" that battle's strife is o'er, • WVing you with victory, p i You revel evermore, • trenged in slothful luxury? li t le ger, tho' we live in peace, perils r ' s perils never cease, AL t hou may'st vainly guess our S tr and fr ozen wilderness t,er, h r ere 'tw ere va i n to woo, t r : i t li !'e !wain h ad learned to war; 'm id tt , aim fell dead and true, Fiv,,i, , C hamois from afar. Lovers zertand has Spartan games, Wi nner there contend for dames ; • Avill'i_ ers there, may wooers be, Tell d aYs of Chivalry. 'fell us not of coal-black eye; The': not of sable hair; Al e' but speak too mournfully, pairtiwo damsels should be fair 'oelts e l Yeen, with eyes of blue; liettp‘' o.flent golden %,it.3 ivluc ever will be free, 4eriMa h and Liberty I TtiE QUEEN BhiGitToN, OCT. 17.—The morning opened brightly but towards the afternoon rain began to fail; and it threat ened to be wet during the (IQ , . This did not, however, deter her Majesty .from taking an airi ng . Th e Q ueen ac companied by the .from of Kent, the Countess of Mul grave, Batoness Lehzen, Miss Dillon, Lord MelbotlrtWi Lord Lilford, Col. Cavendish, &c., rtittc: out on horseback at half-past two o'clock, The Royal cavalcade passed through the touth gate, and proceeded, through East street, along the western cliff, and for some distance on the Shoreham-road. Soon after her Majesty went out the weather cleared up. Lord Melbourne returned to the Palace at 20 minutes after six yesterday evening from Bowood, the seat of the Marquis of Lansdowne, and joined the Royal dinner party, which consisted of her Majesty, the Duchess of Kent, and the suite. Lady Gardiner arrived yesterday evening at the Palace, to resume her duties as one of her Majesty's Bedchamber Women. Her Majesty will honour Mr. Hayter with another sit ting to-morrow for a portrait.. The Countess of Mu'grave also arrived at the Palace, and has succeeded the Countess Charlemont as Lady in IVaiting. The - Earl and Countess of Munster and family have lef Byam House, on a visit to the Earl of Egremont, al Petworth. On his return to Brighton his Lordship will oc. cupy tho house on Brunswick -terrace, which he has re. contly purchased. The Earl of Sefton's health, we are happy to hear, is gradually improving. The Bishop of Chichester is labouring under an affection of the chest, and is staying here for the purpose of taking a course of our German Spa waters, from which he has de rived great relief. His Lordship and Mrs. Otter arc guests at the vicarage. Mr. and Lady Jane Peel will return to Kemp Town to morrow from Marble Hill, Twickenham. Baron Gurney leaver Brighton on Friday for the me tropolis. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke of Cambridge had a select party at dinner, last evening, at Cambridge House. Lord John Russell has left the residence of the Marquis of Lansdowne, Bowood Park, Wilts, for Brighton. 'File Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Mr. Mott pianoforte maker in ordinary to her Majesty. Count Sebastiani, the French Ambassador, visited Viscount Palmersto❑ yesterday afternoon, at the. Foreign office. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence returned to town on Mon day, from the Continent, where his Lordship had been to accompany the Duchess Ida and the Princes and Princesses of Saxe-Wiemar to the Netherlands. The Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Master of the Mint, has left town for a few days. Mr. Sheriff Caroll and Mr. Sheriff Montefiore visited se veral of the Cabinet Ministers yesterday at their respective residences. lONABLE INTELLIGENCE. AIVALS. The Hon. Capt. Spencer, Rß R. N., at Spencer House, in the Green Park, from Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Hudson, in Park crescent, from the Continent ; Mrs. Armytage and Sir G. Armytage, Bart., at the Berners Hotel, from their seat, Bran don House, Warwickshire; Osgood Hanbury, Esq., at ditto, from his seat, Oldfield Grange, Coggleshall ; R. F. Fawcett, Esq., at ditto; the Rev. Dr. Adams, Mrs. Adams, and family, at ditto, at Thorpe, Warwickshire ; John Sweeting, Esq., and Mrs. Sweeting, at ditto, from Huntingdon ; the Rev. Wm. Freeland at ditto ; Mrs. Granger and Miss Foster, at ditto, from Witham, Essex ; J. F. Schroder, and Miss Schroder, at Marshall Thompson's Hotel; Lady Falkener, at ditto; Miss Lee, at ditto; R. Alexander, Esq., and Miss Alexander, at ditto; Captain Stanton, at ditto. DEPARTURES. Lord and Lady Rossmore, from the Sack ville Hotel, Sack ville-street, for Dublin; Mr.'and Mrs. Branckner, from ditto, for Manchester • Mr. and Mrs . Broughton, and family, f rom ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Worsley, from ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Scott and family, from ditto, for Greenock, North Britain; Lord and Lady Dufferin, and family, from ditto, for Dub lin; Lord Templetown, for Brighton; Sir G. Anson, for ditto; Lord Sandon, for Liverpool; Colonel Lowther, from Bruton -street, for Lancashire ; the Duke of Hamilton, from Portman-square, on a visit to Wm. Beckford, Esq., at Lansdowne -crescent, Bath; the Countess of Mulgrave, from the Clarendon Hotel, for the Royal Pavilion, at Brighton ; Count Hunyadi, from ditto, for the Continent; Mr. Greville, for Newmarket; the Bishop of Hereford and family • Mr. Edward a n d L a d y Ch ar l otte Pcnryn, for East Sheen, 'Mort lake ; Lord and Lady Seymour, for Newmarket ; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Harcourt, for Worthing ; Baron Gersdorff, from Park -street, Liverpool; the Countess Waldegrave and Lady Laura Waldegrave, for Essex ; Captain and Mrs. Malet, for Brighton. ES. The Earl an d Countess Cavrdor, from Stackpole Court, Pembrokeshire, for Cawdor Castle, N. B. ; Viscount Hawar den, from Northumberland, for Dundrum, Cashell, Ireland ; Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin, from Ramsgate, for Dover; Mr. Hans Busk, from Calvarden Grove, Tunbridge Wells, for Brunswick terrace, Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Abercrombie, from Eastbourne, for Brighton ; Sir John and Lady Maria Stanley, from Winnington-hall, Cheshi re , for Penross, i n North Wales ; C a pt a i n and the Hon. M rs . Trotter for Dur ham Park; Mr. and Mrs. Hudson for North Wales; Sir George Crewe, Bart., Lady Crewe and family, from Ber ners Hotel, for their seat, Calke Abbey, Derby ; J. K. Puget, Esq., from ditto, for Brighton; the Rev. Dr. Robinson and Mrs. Robinson, from ditto, for Great Worley, Essex ; Sir John Campbell, Lady Campbell, and family, from Marshall Thompson's Hotel, for Southampton ; E. H. Brandt, Esq., and Mrs. Brandt, from ditto, for the Continent; Richard Jenkins, Esq., M. P., and Mrs. Jenkins, from ditto, for their house in Mansfield-street ;J. Moss and J. Winter, Esqrs., from ditto, for Buxton. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. The comedy of As You Like It was last night performed, the part of Rosalind by Miss Charles, who was recently a great favourite on the Dublin boards, and who, a few evenings since, made a favourable debilt as Miss Hard castle. Her conception of the character of Rosalind was just, and we have not for some years seen any actress who infused more spirit and gaiety into the part. She rallied her lover Orlando with arch vivacity, and scolded her for ward wooer Phcebe with well-affected disdain. Rosalind's description of the progress of time, as it is noted by dif ferent parties, and her descant on the infallible marks by which a swain actually in a love-sick state may be known, she gave with a great deal of point and humour. Her figure is neat and well-formed—her features lively and in telligent. Her manly habiliments became her exceedingly well. Mr, Butler sustained the character of the melan choly Ind cynical Jacques with ability. He was, however, ratifier too coll oqu i a l f or t hi s very sentent i ous personage. Mr. Cooper's Orlando was distinguished by a cold pro priety little indicative of the passionate lover. Touchstone and Audrey found representatives of no common excel lence in Mr. Dowton and Mrs. C. Jones ; but we must object to Mr. Dowton's retention of one or two broad points in the dialogue, the omission of which has long been sanctioned by good taste. The brief, but beautifully drawn part of Adam, was remarkably well acted by Mr. W. Bennett. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, attended by Lady Caroline Legge, arrived yesterday at Bersted Lodge, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Mayo. Her Royal Highness is in the enjoyment of most excellent health, and appears to be much gratified by the scenery of the surrounding country. Her Royal Highness drove on Tuesday morning through Bognor, and visited Goodwood. A distinguished party of the nobility are in vited to have the honour of meeting her Royal Highness at Berated Lodge ; among whom are—the Duchess of Richmond and Lady Sophia Lennox, the Earl and Coun tess of Surrey, the Earl and Countess Bathurst and Lady Georgiana Bathurst, Mr. and Lady Cecil Delafield, Mr. anti Lady Elizabeth Bourke, Lord Fitzalan, Sir William ForTett, the Dean of ()awry, and General Gasooigne. On Monday the remains of the late Hon. Mis s Jane Smith, who died at Tunbridge Wells on Saturday, the 7th instant, were removed to Lord Carrington's resi dence at Whitehall ; and after remaining the night there, reached Wycombe Abbey on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they were deposited in the family vault at High Wycombe. The venerable Lord Carrington appeared as chief mourner, accompanied by the Hon. Robert Smith, M.P., John Smith, Esq., Colonel Crewe, John Rumsey, Esq., W. Rose, Esq., John Neale, Esq., Messrs. Jalland, Ashton, Luthy, Lynes, and Mrs. Jefferies. We understand that Lord and Lady Lyndhurst have taken a house at Versailles, where they intend spend ingsome weeks.. Sir Charles - and Lady Ogle have arrived at Paris from Switzerland, and intend spending the winter in the French capital. A series of Liberal dinners, under the presidency of Lord Moreton, has just taken place at Cheltenham, Cirencester, Tewkesbury, Gloucester, and other towns. The numbers, spirit, and animation of those who attended speak well for the Liberal cause, and we are glad to per ceive that a determination was expressed to contest both divisions of that county at the next election .-- Bat h Journal. Despatches were forwarded yesterday from Down ing-street for Lord Melbourne, at Brighton. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Andrew Amos, Esq., having been appointed to the station of Fourth Ordinary Member of the Council of India, was sworn in. Mr. Amos will take upon himself the office to which ho has been appointed on his arrival at Calcutta. NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT Thb follo►ving letter from the Home-office has been re ceived by Mr. Banks, of Ryde, Isle of Wight, relative to the introduction of troops the day after the election of a Member for the ittland!,-- ii. Banks, Esq. Whitehall, Oct. (3, 1837, " Sir,—l am directed by Lord John Russell to inform you, that on the receipt of the memorial ttansititted to hiE Lordship on the 11 th of August last, he lost no time in instituting a full enquiry into all the Circumstances con nected with the ihtrOduction of tieoo into the town of Ryde On the day after the election of a Member for the Isle of Wight. And Lord John Russell is of opinion that, considering the state of excitement existing in the town, the total incapacity of the local police, and the fact of there being no military in the island, the Magistrates were justi fied in sending for the troops. But his Lordship think s the unnecessarily landing them was imprudent, and might have led to serious results. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, d , F. MAULE, It appears that the Reformers of Ryde feel a little dis appointed with the contents of this letter; but we have the satisfaction of being able to inform them that the conduct of Dr. Lind, one of the INlrigistrates of the Isle of Wight, in landing the troops at Ryde from Portsmouth, met with the most decided disapprobation of the Home-office ; and that the conduct of Captain I3rigstocke, R.N., also a Magistrate of the Isle of Wight, and Chairman of the Committee of the Tory candidate, who took a leading part on the occasion, has been strongly animadverted upon. We earnestly hope that the Lord Lieutenant of the county, in his official capacity, will take such steps as may in future prevent a recurrence to proceedings that might have been attended with the most calamitous circumstances. 1 1 11 P stN, Loistbo'N, 14t IitSDAY, OCTORIIit IA N:47 NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. The first contract for the commencement of the works was entered into the beginning of last month, and are the most important jn regard to c ons t ruct i on. They compre hend the formation Or ail etiihatilailetit 3 k 46 feet in length, orojectine• into the river ninety-eight feet before the pre sent embankment ; the front will be in a line with the inner side of the third pier of Westminster Bridge, in four feet of water at lo* Water the uncle to be surrounded by river wall, thirty feet high from thn Base s dad 1 i l4l feet in length, with a curvilinear batten and faced with granite a terrace 073 tett long next the river ; and 3.5 feet wide is to be formed in the front of the new houses, With an espla nade at each end 100 feet square, and landing stairs front the river N feet wide. The foundation wall of the front of the new building, the length di the tettace, and 80 feet 'sigh, is included in the contract, ag is also the whole sur flee of the front building, which is to be excavated and tilled in with concrete twelve feet thick, forming a perma nent and solid foundation for the superstructure, and a coffer lam is to be made surrounding the works 1,2j0 feet long and ten feet wide, before they can be commenced. The coffer dam is to be first made by dredging a trench in the bed of the river, in the form of a segment of a circle 27 feet wide, and eight feet deep in the centre, which is done to allow the piles to be driven the more easily ; two pa rallel rows of guide or main piles of whole timbers will then be drove at five feet apart, leaving a width of nine feet be tween them transversely ; to these piles will be fixed three tiers of waling of old timber, cut down and bolted together, one tier to be fixed at the top, on a level with high-water mark ; another level with the bed of the river, and a third midway. The piles and waling arc then to be bolted across with iron bolts 12 feet long, forming a carcase for the inner or sheet and the inne r m a i n pil es are fi rm l y b race d to resist the thrust and pressure at high water. The whole of the piles are 36 feet long, to be driven through the gravel, and into the clay substratum two feet ; the top of the clay is twenty-eight feet below high-water mark ; within the waling will be two parallel rows of sheet piling, the outer or river side being of whole timbers, and the inner or land side of half timber. After all the piles are driven, the gravel, forming the bed of the river between the piles, will be excavated down to the clay, and the space between, 34 feet high 5 feet wide, will be filled in with clay and puddled, and there will be fender or guard piles at 10 feet distance from the coffer dam, with floating booms to prevent craft running against the works. After the coffer dam is complete, the bed of the river will be excavated the whole length of the river wall, 39 feet wide and 12 deep, to form the terrace ; the front and inner wall will be 24 feet 9 inches high, standing on a course of concr e t e one f oot th i ck, upon which will be bedded two courses of six-inch stone landing. The low thickness of the wall will be 7 feet 6 inches, and the top .5 feet, with counterforts 16 feet apart, 3 feet 9 inches wide by 3 feet 4 inches deep. The back of the wall will be carried up perpendicular, and the front will be faced with granite laid in horizontal courses two feet thick, with bondstone 4 feet thick, and 6 feet 6 inches apart. The face of the granite will form a curvilineal bolter of 2 feet 6 inches, in 22 feet. At 30 feet distance from the inside of the river wall will be built the front wall of the new building, which is to stand on a foot of concrete, with two courses of six-inch stone landing ; the lower part of the wall is 6 feet 4 inches wide, and the top 4 feet 6 inches, and 24 feet 9 inches high. Between this wall and the river wall, a space of 30 feet wide, 673 feet 6 inches long, and 27 feet high, will be filled in solid with concrete, to form the terrace ; the foot of the river wall will be protected by sheet piling of whole timbers 8 feet long, with a waling along the top, bolted with iron bolts, 6 feet long and 4 feet apart, with screws and nuts let into the stone landings of the footings. The river wall to the front and side of the esplanade will be 1 foot 2 inches, and 2 feet 3 inches thicker than the terrace wall, and the whole surface of the esplanade will be exca. vated, and filled in with a solid bed of concrete, 20 feet thick. XTRAORDINARY EMBEZZLE- MENT. (From the Liverpool Albion.) On Saturdays last, a case was brought before Mr. Hall, which shows the extent of delinquency which may result from one error, and exemplifies that, with the exception of the fatal result, a parallel for the case of George Barnwell can be found in real life. The prisoners, George Darwell, Frances fliTean, alias Flood, alias Butler, and Richard iltLertil, were placed in the Dock, at the Police Court, on Saturday last. Darwell, who has been, we understand, for some years past a confidential clerk in the service of Mr. Wolstenholme, cotton broker, of this town, appears to be about 50 years of age. Frances M'Lean, the Millwood of the case, is a large, exceedingly fat, and coarse-looking woman, about 40. Darwell was charged with having, at different periods, embezzled a sum amounting to 8,2641., the property of his employer. The various sums have, from time to time been paid over to Frances M'Lean. The full particulars of the case have not yet been ascertained. It appears, however, so far as we have been able to gather them, that, some time ago, Darwell had an intercourse with the female prisoner, the result of which was the birth of an infant. Fearful of the effect that a general know ledge of this circumstance might have on his character, or for some other reason, he was induced to give her a large sum of money, part of which was his own and part the property of his employer. Having thus taken one false step, he fell completely under the power of the female M'Lean, who, it seems, called on him, from time to time, for money, threatening him with instant exposure, if he re fused. Under the influence of this fear, he continued to entangle himself more and more in the toils, for the more he embezzled the greater was his danger. At length the calls upon him became so frequent, and the demand so large, that a discovery took place. Mr. Whitty, the chief officer of police in this town, stated that on Thursday last he received such information as induced him to take the male prisoner (Darwell) into custody. The prisoner at once confessed that he had, from time to time, appropriated money belonging to his master, and various sums belonging to others, for which his employer was accountable. He (Mr. Whitty) asked him how he had disposed of them. The prisoner said he had given them to a woman who came from Manchester, with whom he had an intimacy some years ago. The pri soner gave up his pocket-book, and said he would meet th e ease candidly and fairly, and he (Mr. Whitty) was bound to acknowledge, that. he had, up to that time, met the case most fairly. Ile told him that he would find the !*ernale at the house of an individual called APLean, who lived in Junction-street, Manchester, and that she had gone by the names of Butler and Mood. He (Mr. Whitty) went over to Manchester, and procured the assistance of Mr. Beswick, one of the principal officers of the Manchester police, from whom he at all times received the most zealous and active co-operation. They went to a public house in Junction-street, where they saw the prisoner M'Lean, who said he was the owner of the premises. They asked him if he knew a person named Damen, but he denied all knowledge of such an individual. They then searched the house, and found in a drawer a num ber of documents. Mr. Whitty here produced a large bundle of papers. Some of them were in the hand-writing of Damen ; some of them were letters signed F.F., and all the latter were addressed to the care of M'Lean, to whom, it is understood, the female has been recently mar- ied. One of the letters, which was addressed to the care of Richard M'Lean, grocer, contained a memorandum to the following effect :—" Inclosed you have 10.5/., making a total of 5,5.584" This was in the writing of Darwell. In another drawer they found deeds of conveyance of pro perty to M'Lean, the value of which property was about 800/. They also discovered that I\l`Lean had been re cently engaged in brick-making, and that he had made bricks to the amount of between 2,000/. and 3,000/. The woman M'Lean, alias Flood, &c., was not at home. He ( Mr. Whitty) returned to Liverpool, where he found her, she having come here on another expedition to obtain money from the prisoner Darwell. On taking her into custody, he told her that Darwell was already in prison. She said she was exceedingly sorry for what had happened ; she had received a great deal of money from Darwell at different times. He (Mr. Whitty) asked her how much ? She said, about 8,0001. ; but she had no notion that she was doing wrong. She thought it was his own ; but she would give up all the houses, and bricks, and property which had been purchased w ith it, if that would satisfy the ends of justice. Mr. Whitty said they would have many further inquiries to make, and books and papers to examine ; he therefore begged of Mr. Hall to adjourn the case for a fete days. Mr Hall said the case stood adjourned till Saturday next. " EXPRESS EXTRAORDINARY! "-Still our Paris express brings no confirmation of the tidings, published by the Standard, of the taking of Constantine. Such a report prevailed at Paris, but had not been officially received by the Government. The " unusually rapid" express of the Standard, however, has outrun the telegraph, and our Con temporary deserves all the credit which he takes for this early and exclusive information. The Standard, however, is too modest by half. He could surely refer to more cha racteristic, if not more creditable, feats than the announce ment of the fall of Antwerp, or the suppression of the dis turbances at Lyons. Does our Contemporary forget the " unusual rapidity" with which he was enabled to announce his late Majesty's demise before it took place ? Morning The. Animals' F r i en d S oc i e ty l ast wee k cause d William Dady to b e fi ne d 13 s. an d costs, f or crue l ty to an ass, by Edward Plumer, Esq., Mayor of Canterbury, and a bench of Magistrates.. The Magistrates expressed much pleasure at the presence of the officers of this necesssary Institution, and. the Mayor has granted Guildhall for a meeting, it the 116 Q of the COWES-ISLE OF WIGHT. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON. Arrivals on the 14th, the IVanderer, schooner, 143 tons, T. W. Beaumont, Esq., from the coast of France ; and sailed the 15th for Brighton and Boulogne. The Kestrel, cutter, 156 tons, Commodore the Earl of Yarborough, from the Eastward, and proceeded to the Westward, and on the 16th returned, and came into harbour. 18th—The Wanderer, brig, the Honourable Captain Greville, from Ireland. The Elizabeth, cutter, 65 tons, Sir, Frederick Johnston, Bart., from the coast of Scotland, and came into harbour. Sir R. Harland, Bart., is having his cutter yacht, Will o'-the-Wisp, lengthened by the stern, by Mr. Michael Ratsey, yacht-builder, at this port. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.—YESTHRDAY. Newmarket, Wednesday afternoon. The list of this afternoon's races is so meagre in character and quantity as to render an express unnecessary ; the only races for decision are the Oatlands, for which Ruby, Bst. 71b., and Pocket Hercules, 7st. 121 b., are the sole competitors. A match for 60 between the Duke of Richmond's c. by Tranby ) cut of Conciliation, Bst. 71b., and Mr. S. St an l e y' s Tivoli, Bst. llb., A. F. ; an d a Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, for two's and three's, T. Y. C., the winner to be sold for 80, for which Dudu, Antelope, Handy Dandy, Novello, and Ken sington are named. Lord Chesterfield's Critic received from Lord Suffield's Bamboo. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF TUESDAVS RACING. T. Y. C. Plate (First Class).—There was a great many false starts, and the actual one was so far from being satisfac tory that the Anchorite's chance of winning was entirely thrown away. The only two that got off well were Paganini and the Lamplighter filly, and these, running two or three lengths in advance of the ruck, had the race to themselves • Paganini won cleverly by a len g th, t h e L amp li g h ter filly, which swerved at the finish, beating Anchorite about three lengths. T. Y. C. Plate (Second Class).—Mr. Roger's filly made play to the ropes, where she gave way to Osprey and St. Vitus. A beautiful race between these two ended in favour of Osprey by a neck. Match.—.Egeria had it all her own way, and won by three lengths. elearwell Stakes.—lon and Paganini got off well, and kept together in front throughout, the former, who made the play, winning by a length. Saintfoin, who was about a couple of lengths behind Paganini, bad about the same advantage over Grey Momus that he obtained in the Hopeful Stakes. The Ramona filly was nearly abreast of the Grey. (Osprey did not start, so that the field was confined to eight, instead of nine, as stated in our hasty account from the heath. ) Betting.—lmmediately after the races the ring was formed before the rooms, and two or three important changes effected in the Derby betting. The closing odds were as follows:- 10 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's lon—taken 12 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Cobweb colt—taken 16 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's The Early Bird 18 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Grey Momus—take 20 to 1 • 30 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's i\larinella colt—taken 2 to 1 agst Scott's and Day's lots—taken Previous to the races 25 to 1 was betted agst lon, and 30 to 1 agst Bamboo ; 2,000 even on Early Bird, and Grey Momus agst lon. Several horses were put up for sale in the morning, but the only lots sold were the following, from Lord Chesterfield's stud :—Colt, 3 yrs, by Priam, out of Arachne, 250 guineas ; Critic, 110 guineas, and Snarley Yow, by Sir Benjamin Back bite, two years old, 316 guineas. Fresh Arrivals.—Duke of Grafton, Lord Sandwich, Lord Godolphin, Lord W. Powlett, and Lord Wilton. At the Inglewood Hunt and Penrith Races, on Wednesday week, the Hurdle Race Stakes of 5 guineas each, mile and a quarter, were won by Mr. Salkeld's ch. g. Billy Boy, 6 yrs, beating Mr. W. Donald's ch. g. Tne Conjuror, 6 yrs.—A Sweepstakes of 5 guineas each, with 20 added by the Hunt, two mile heats, were won in two heats by Mr. Clark's br. c. Swainby, beating Mr. S. King's Vernal.—The Maiden Plate of 501., two mile heats, teas won in two heats by Mr. King's br. g. Remnant, 4 yrs, beating Mr. Thompson's ch. c. Richard, Mr. Thompson's br. f. by Harry, and another. FOOT RACE OF ONE HUNDRED YARDS. A running match of one hundred yards, for 51., took place on Tuesday afternoon, in the Vauxhall Bridge-road, between young Sharpe (a pupil of Townsend's) and a youth named Hodges. After three false starts Sharpe took the lead, which be maintained nearly half the distance, the other then sprung by him, ran along half-a-yard in advance a few more paces, and ultimately won by more than a yard and a half. STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT IN THE SOLWAY.-- The body of Captain Gilby, of the 81st Regiment, who was drowned by the upsetting of a boat against the steamer, was found on Tuesday on a bank near the mouth of the \Vampool. Several gentlemen, on being informed, con veyed the body to Cardurnock, when an inquest was held on the same day before Mr. Carrick, Coroner, and a verdict of " Found drowned" was returned. The left arm of the lamented officer was found broken above the elbow. The body was much decomposed, which circumstance, owing to the great distance at which his relatives reside from the place, rendered it impossible for them to attend the funeral. After the inquest Lieut. Howe went down to Cardurnock, and had the body removed to Carlisle. The remains of this deplored and highly-respectable officer were committed to the grave on Thursday afternoon, with military honours, by the depot of the 81st Regiment, in the churchyard of St. Mary, Carlisle. The body was met at the church gates by the very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle, the Rev. Mr. Ward, chaplain to the garrison, and by the Rev. Mr. Rees, Minister of St. Mary's. The Mayor of Carlisle, Mr. Joseph Ferguson, and Mr. W. Nanson, Town-Clerk, fol lowed the corpse. It need scarcely be added how deeply the loss of so estimable an officer is felt by his relatives, whose memories can never forget his cheerful temper and his truly honourable and benevolent mind. TIIE NEW REGISTRATION ACT.—The October number of the " Christian Observer" contains the following remarks on the Leeds registration case. This publication is known to be the organ of the Evangelical Church party, and, of course, it would view the conduct of a clergyman with all favour. After remarking that " the Re gistration Act presses unjustifiably on the clergy, the Rev. Editor proceeds as follows :—"At the same time there can be no doubt that they arc bound, both legally and for con science' sake, to obey the requisition till it is repealed or modified, which we trust it will be ; and we regretted to see, in a recent case brought before the magistrates, that a clergyman had sent in a certificate, purporting only that he he had buried a dead body ;' also another, and a-third, and so forth. An Act of Parliament ought not to be treated thus by men who acknowledge the obligations of subjects to obey lawful authority in all things not sinful, If a clergyman has any doubt whether the corpse is that of the person spe cified, he ought not to enter that name in his own registry ; but if he enters it there (and this the Rev. R. Taylor did), what moral reason can there be why he should not send in the name, as well as the mere fact of a burial, to the registrar ? If he doubts whether he is warranted in recording what he is only informed of, but does not know of his own knowledge —though' he does this in his own register of baptisms, marriages, and deaths---he might try whether a general notice would be allowed, that the corpse was stated to be that of so and so, and that he had no reason to believe otherwise -; but to write merely a dead body' is too like ridiculing the statute. In the case alluded to, the magistrates fined the clergyman, and the decision is appealed from ; but the proceeding which gave rise to the discussion was rather vexatious than calm and wise. The clergy ought, by their prompt obedience, to show the legis lature that they respect even a distasteful law, if it does not enjoin an immoral act ; and this would be a more likely step to procure its repeal than to offer a factious opposition to At the late meeting of the Brighton Board of Guardians, the following Resolution was passed :--" That the Governor be ordered to have a joint of meat ready by three o'clock for the refreshmeM, ct the Board of Guar dians and Directors !" TO THE EDITOfi OP THE SUN. gir,—in reference to the reports in your newspaper last week, respecting sonic gl!e . getl swindling transactions in the city, we are instructed by Mr. AA, tipho occupies one of the offices in the place in question, to intottil y r that im , triediately he was apprised of the reports, he waited ott the Lord Mayor ; and offered free access to every part of the house, in order that the city officers, and also the trades men, who, it was aliegdd i had been imposed upon, might have an opportunity of identifying the goods, which, it was stated ; had been improperly obtained ; but as no one came forward, otir client yesterday addressed a letter to tile Lord Mayor, renewing his offer, and fixing a time (12 o'clock to-morrow, Friday,) when he will be in attendance to give access to every part of the premises. We think it right to trouble you with this statement, in order that you may, if you think proper, publish it ; and we beg at the same time to inform you, that our client having been most seriously injured by the statements as published, is resolved to have a full and public investigation, in order to prove, before the proper tribunal, that the charges, so far as they affect him, are utterly false and unfounded. . We are, Sir, your obedient servants, 62, Mark-lane, Sept. 19, 1837. OWEN and DIXON. BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS BRUSSELS, OCT. I3.—Sir Robert Peel who has lately arrived here with his family will not make a long! stay in Belgium ; he is going, we understand, to Bavaria, by the advice of Dr. Brodie (Sir B. Brodie) one of the most emi nent physicians (surgeons) in England, for the cure of a lumbar abscess. The Right Hon. Baronet's tour on the Continent will be about six weeks. A project of law was presented to the Chamber of Re presentatives on the 7th of this month relative to a new tariff of Stamp Duties., The stamp on newspapers will be considerably reduced if this law should pass. It is to be four centimes on each sheet, whatever the size may be, and the supplements are not to be stamped. The reduction will be 39 per cent., besides the exemption of the supplement from the stamp. Journals coming from foreign countries, and now subject to a double duty, will be laid on the same footing as those of the kingdom. The sections of the Chamber of Representatives continue the examination of the budgets. Most of the reporters arc named, and the preparatory labours will be completed by Thursday, when the public sittings will be resumed. The original correspondence of the Prince of Orange, William the Taciturn, with Margaret of Parma, Regent of the Netherlands in the latter months of 1566 and begin ning of 1567, were discovered a few days ago in the ar chives of the kingdom. OCT. 17.—A Company has just been formed under the name of Civil Society for the enlargement and embellish ment of the capital of Belgium. The object of this new Company is to build new quarters within or without the City of Brussels, particularly between the Louvain 'and Hanover gates, to be called the Quarter Leopold. The capital of the Company is five millions. The affairs:of the society is to be managed by seven directors without salary, and a secretary. This Company is formed between the General Society, the Society of Commerce, the National Society, and another society. BERLIN, OCT. B.—The friends of the Emperor of Rus sia are not without apprehensions on account of the dangers to which he manifestly exposes himself by his journey across the Caucasus. We know the examples of rare personal courage which Nicholas displayed, as well on his corona tion as subsequently, during the cholera at Moscow, at a time when the most extravagant fables respecting the dis order were believed, and the Emperor has certainly always inspired awe by his intrepid conduct. But in Circassia the Monarch, as so many of his brave officers have already done, would expose himself to the dangers of lurking assas sination, without confounding by his presence an enemy that is as little influenced by an exalted personal character as re strained by laws and treaties. By what we hear the Emperor will embark at Odessa for the Crimea, then visit the naval harbour and fortifications of Sebastopol, then, with the Em press, pass some days on the estates of the Governor-Ge neral, Count Woronzoff, and go next to Kertsch, while the Empress sets out for Moscow. From Kertsch the Emperor will go to the Island of Taman, situated between the sea of Azoff and the Black Sea, and then (and as it is said on horseback) up the Kahan to Jekaterinodor (the same town in the neighbourhood of which the poet Afarlinsky Bestus chOrmas lately killed by an enemy's ball), and to the sources of the Kahan. The Russian Sovereign will then be in the midst of the Circassian war, which he means to see with his own eyes ; he intends then to return by the same way to Ta man, there to embark,and to inspect all the fortified places on the coast of the Black Sea, beginning at Anapa, to land at Pote, and to go by way of Kutari to Tiflis. In that capital of Georgia, where no European Sovereign was ever yet seen, the Emperor's presence will cause a great sensation among both the Armenian Christians and the Mahometans, and may probably have the happy results that the Knights (Chans), and attendants, who live precisely on the same footing with respect to the feudal Lord as in the middle ages of Europe, may be converted into good subjects by the engaging manners of the Sovereign. From Tiflis the Em peror means to take the road across the Caucasus, through the dangerous pass at Wlalikankas to Mosdok, thence to proceed to the country of the Don Cossacks, and inspect them in their native abodes. Hbre at Berlin, where the Emperor has a great number of personal friendi, it is wished that the dangerous undertaking of this great journey may succeed, Ike every thing the immoveable resolution and strong bodily constitution of the Emperor have hitherto Overcome. The change of the Constitution of the Republic of Cracow, now published in the Journals of that city, will probably give the English and French Journals ample matter for discussion in the absence of other political sub jects. We, Germans, whether we approve the principle of the changes or not, may console ourselves with the fact that the influence of Russia, of whose grasping power so much is said, is paralysed in this instance by the preponde rating influence of two German powers, Austria and Prus sia, who will take care that the Republic of Cracow shall not be made subordinate in its political or commercial rela tions, to the particular interests of the third protecting power. VIENNA, OCT. Demidoff has returned from Bessaralein, where he has left his scientific companies, who arc engaged in searching for coal mines. He will soon go to Italy. ...... _ BELGIAN FUNDS—BRUSSELS, OCT. 17. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent lOl% Loan of Thirty Millions 9 2 ,;;, Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent lOO Society of Commerce, 4i.; per Cent 140% Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 1424 —Brussels Papers, Oct. 17. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIEXNa, OCT. 10. Five per Cents. Matalliques Four per Cents. Three per Cents. Bank Shares 1385 —Allgemeine Zeitung, Oct 14. DUTCH FUNDS— Asis - rnitoest, OCT. 10. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2% per ^, mt Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. A mort Syndic, 4% per cent 93% 94 4 4 Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent 764 76% Commercial Company, 4 , :', per cent 162 1614 Ditto (1832 and 1833) 5 per cent. Loan 1830, 4; er cent. Ditto 1837. 0 per cent. Exchange on London, One month l2 07% Two months ..... PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Beaurr, OCT. 12. Bills. . St. Schuld. Sch., 4 per cent 102% Mon 102% ey Pru*sian English Loan, 1830, 4 percent 101% 101% Exchange on London, three months 6 25% . —Prussian State Gazette, Oct. 13. RECEPTION OF THE QUEEN.—It has not yet been determined that deputations from the Courts of Alder men and Common Council khall appear on horseback at Temple-bar in order to receive the Queen on the 9th of November ; but there is a great stir in the City on the subject. Sir Peter Laurie has offered to make trial of every horse before the assembled members, and to prepare the animals for the occasion, so that the exhibition may be as free as possible from those awkward accidents which have befallen persons in their anxiety to do honour to the Sovereign. Besides Sir Peter, there is an excellent horse man amongst the Aldermen, who, although in the 84th year of his age, is ready to do suit and service on the occasion upon_the back of one of the most spirited horses in London. This is Alderman Scholey, the junior of Sir C. S. Hunter on the Aldermanic list, although we believe the senior of the Baronet in years.. The Lord Mayor elect has, we understand, an objection to the plan of attending on horse back, in consequence of the great inconvenience which may arise if the day be unfavourable ; as, however, there is a determination to do every thing calculated to show the loyalty and respect of the citizens towards her Majesty, and at the same time to exhibit as much as possible according to the old style of receiving Royalty, the probability is, that the deputations from the two Courts•will appear at the gates on their chargers. THE OLD COMMODORE.—In many respects this novel differs from Captain Marryat's former works ; for though " The Old Commodore," invincible on the sea, suffers dreadfully from the gout on shore, be engages in some active and important scenes on terra firma. The Baronet (for such he is) had an only daughter, Miss Rebecca Bacuissart—a spoiled child, the plague of the family—but naturally affectionate and amiable. A juvenile attachment subsists between Miss " Becky" and her cousin, Augustus Astell, a boy of sixteen. Him the Commodore takes to sea, and the youth having shown some indig nation at his uncle's flogging propensities is himself or dered to strip for punishment ; to avoid the degradation, he jumps out of the cabin-window, followed by his repent ant uncle ; the Commodore is fished up, and becomes an altered man towards his next crew. On the event we have noticed hangs the whole interest of the second and third volumes. The events are admirably wrought up, and it will require an effort in the reader to pause in the pe , rusal.—Bristol Journal. • J I' DUTCH STATES-GENERA UNITED SITTINGS OF THE CHAMBER—OWY." II O 4, I I / 1 1 ING SPEECH OF THE SESSION. HAGUE, OCT. 16.—This day, at half-past 12 o'clock, the Members of the two Chambers met in the hail of the Second Chamber to open the Session, according to the fond . dm - rental law. Count Von Reede took the president's chair, and they of the First Chamber read his Majesty's resolution of the 14th of October, nominating Count Reede to be Presie— dent of the First Chamber during that Session. , „ • After a short address, the President ordered the Royal, resolution also of the 14th of October to be read, by which the Minister of the Interior and Messrs. Van Lynden Van Hawetaken and Van Pabstot Bongerden, Councillors of State, are commissioned to acquaint the assembly with the lamented death of her Majesty the Queen, and then to read the speech which his Majesty intended to deliver, but was prevented by the melancholy loss of his consort. At one o'clock the Minister of the Interior and the two Councillors of State were introduced in due form, and having seated themselves before the throne, the Minister delivered the following speech : " Noble and Mighty Lords,— " The King has commissioned us to open in his name this Session of the States-General. " We execute this commission with profound sorrow, as we have at the same time to announce to you the grievous loss that his Majesty, by the will of Divine Providence, sustained on the 12th of this month. " This sad event, by which the King and his family are plunged in profound affliction, hinders him from appearing among you as usual on the opening of the Session. " You will, with us, deeply lament the loss of a univer sally beloved and highly venerated Queen, whose truly princely virtues and noble qualities are indelibly impressed on the hearts of all. " The King has commissioned us to open this Session with the following Speech " Noble and Mighty Lords,— " The marks of friendship which I receive from foreign Powers still contribute to alleviate the wounds which the Belgian insurrection has inflicted on the country. On more than one side it experiences the beneficial influence of my constant care to found our foreign policy, without any de viation, on strict respect for the rights of others and a pro per maintenance of those which we ourselves claim. " A convention lately concluded between the Nether lands and Prussia has regulated the navigation between them to their material advantage, and opened the prospect of an extension of our commerce with the States of the German Commercial Union. "' There is reason to expect that the trade and navi gation of the Netherlands to Great Britain will be placed under the guarantee of a treaty which is now negotiating for that purpose. " Though the latest steps taken on my part to settle the Belgian question have not led to the desired result, my attention is still directed to all means and opportunities of putting an end to a difference which is equally to be lamented by the Netherlands and all Europe. My Minister for Foreign Affairs shall again lay before you the poli tical events since the last communication made to your Assembly on the subject, so far as this kingdom is con cerned. In the course of the journey which I have taken this year, I have convinced myself that our internal affairs are encouraging. • " I reflect with pleasure on this journey : I everywhere received the most unequivocal proofs of attachment and confidence, and beheld the traces of the manifold bless- ! ~ ~~ logs which a kind Providence continues to bestow on the Netherlands, blessings which should fill all hearts with joy and gratitude. ‘" Our manufactures flourish, and some branches have improved. " Agriculture has in general been favourable. Not: withstanding the abundant crops of the fruits of the earth, it is a matter of congratulation that the prices of the prin cipal article of produce have not declined. " Some provinces have suffered from a malignant dis order among the cattle, but the Government does every thing possible to repair the losses that have been sustained. The fisheries promise no unfavourable result. " Trade and navigation are in some parts more active. " Desirable improvements in our walerstaal, in roads and canals, have been submitted to a special inquiry, as well as a more rapid communication with the Rhine by an iron railroad ; and I hope to be able to apply to you during this Session for your co-operation in measures to this effect. " ' The sanatory state of the kingdom is in general fa vourable. Heaven has graciously preserved us from the prevailing disease which affects other countries. " Our colonial possessions continue to enjoy order and tranquillity. The produce of our East India possessions is increasing. The situation of those countries, and the national prosperity, have a salutary influence on the finances of the State. The revenue covers the expenditure. It will be possible in the next year again to reduce the public bur dens, especially such as affect the necessaries of life. " "File financial measures adopted last year with your concurrence have produced the desired results. Amidst the pecuniary crisis which has been generally felt, in oti:er commercial countries, our public credit has suffered no shock, thanks to the solid basis on which it is founded. " ' Independently of the budget, and of a law for im proving one of those on the excise, a project of law will be presented to you containing some modifications which have become necessary in the tariff of import, export, and transit duties. " 1 have a well-founded hope that the new Legisla ture may be entirely carried into effect in the course of next year. _ _ " In this expectation measures have already been taken to be able, before it expires, to proceed to the organization and introduction of the system of the courts of justice. The legislative measures which may be necessary for the purpose will be laid before you during this session. The Committee of Legislation is still actively en gaged in examining the changes which may be made in the present code. I flatter myself that I shall be ena bled to submit to-your deliberations the projects of law on this subject during the present session. " Noble and Mighty Lords—May your deliberations continue to be distinguished by calmness and goodwill. May your concurrence continue to support and strengthen the action of the Government. The present session of the States-General, with the blessing of the Most High, will then again produce good fruits. The Netherlands may look to the future with confidence, and i may indulge the hope of seeing success crown my constant torts for the- hap piness and prosperity of the people whom divine Provi dence has committed to my care."—Nelheriandschc &Emir Courant, Oct. 17. OBSTRUCTION TO THE NAVIGATION OF THE PoRT LONDON.—There are no less than three consi derable wrecks within a short distance of each other in the' navigable channel of one of the most important parts of the port of London, which, to the discredit of the Conservators of the Thames, have been suffered to remain for some months, to the injury of the shipping interest, whose mem bers contribute cheerfully their tonnage duty for the sup port and improvement of the harbour. One of these wrecks is that of the steam-ship Apollo, which lies in . the direct channel in Northfleet Hope,- undergoing an ingenious process for raising her, by inflated cones of India rubber, under the direction of Captain Bush. Ano ther wreck within a short distance from the Apollo lies se cure from all attempts at removal under the protection of a Trinity House wreck buoy, and the third. lies in the deep channel of a very important and by no means a wide part of the river, just off the south-east baslion of Til bury Fort. This is the collier brig William, which was sunk by the collision with the Royal Adelaide steamer more than four months ago, and no attempt has been made eater by Conservators or Committee to remove her till within these few weeks, the owners having abandoned her as worthless. The Lord Mayor at last ordered Mr. Kemp, the patentee of a most ingenious apparatus and machine for raising sunken ships and other heavy bodies from the bottom to the surface, to remove her. The philosophical rationale of Mr. Kemp's plan is the power of the elas ticity of atmospheric air and the non-elasticity of water, and it is believed by those who have witnessed experiments with the machine that had it not been for the numerous obstructions which the adventurous patentee has received from vessels carrying away his apparatus almost at the mo .ment of success, in spite of the City flag flying at his mixed, and the corporation chain-lighter, with the Navigation Committee's flag hoisted at its jury mast, this dangerous obstruction would have been removed. It is at all events quite evident that vigorous measures should be adopted to remedy the dangerous evil in some way or other, and we be lieve that the shipowners contemplate an application to Government, 'if they find that the authorities persevere in the remiss course they have hitherto been pursuing. An individual of the name of Smith, a clothier, who formerly resided at Armley, suddenly disappeared about fourteen years ago. It was at that time supposed that he was drowned, as on the following morning his clothes were found in Water-lane, near the river side ; but it was known that he had 50/. in his possession, which !vas found in his clothes, and he never having been afterwards heard of, there still remained some doubt, upon the circumstance. On Monday last the investigation was resumed in consequence of some information given by a woman to the police, stating where his mortal remains might be found ; but the informa tion has so f ar l e d to no sat i s f actory res ult,.for the ground pointed out has been dug up to a considerable depth, but nothing was found to confirm her testimony. The evidence rdduced goes to prove, if anything, that the man was mur dered, robbed, and his body consumed in a furnace near the place where the clothes were found. If this should even tually prove to be the case, it will put a stop to all further proceedings, and the guilty parties will evade justice. York Herald.