The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-15 00:00:00

.---#. GOl'i 01 1. r / / / COURT CIRCULAR. Cl l lis Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting, left Osborne t iouse shortly before ten o'clock yesterday morning, and embark e d in the Fairy for Southampton. The Queen, attended by the Viscountess Canning, Lady in Waiting, the Hon. Miss Kerr, Maid of Honour In Waiti ng, and the Master of the Household, left 3s ae Hous e a t twe l ve o ' c l oc k, a nd embarked in the Y for Southampton. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince P rincess the Prin ce s s Royal, the Princes Alice, and the Helena, took their accustomed walks and rides Yesterday, in the pleasure-grounds of Osborne House. fir. Abel Smith had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Mr. G. F. Davidson had also an interview with the Noble Earl yesterday. Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister, tran keted business at the Foreign-office yesterday. tt Lsrd and Lady John Russell returned to town yes day, from a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, It Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, vPispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial i'uce, from the Governor-General of Canada, and also "DI the G overnors o f th e o th er N or th American Pro patches were sen t off yesterday evening from the' °ll tal-off i c e , for the Governor of the Falkland Islands. Earl Grey returned to town yesterday from Roe azaPten. LYCEUM THEATRE. 7 ° Parents and Guardians.—At Jubilee Howe, ei„ `Plianz, Young Gentlemen are, 6.c., is the title of" 1 , 1 : 1 ene-act c om i c d rama , produced here last evening. The Principal of Jubilee House is Mr. Swish (Mr. C e 'uclvvs), a genteel edition of Mr. Whackford , queers. His resident "Parisian" usher, Mons. Tourbillon (Mr. A. Wigan), is the hero of the piece. 448 is a French refugee—a noble; his wife has Perished during the revolution, and he has taken I r z efu ge in England. With the feelings of a gentle ene he slave, finds that h ed e is placed in a menial capacity the scold slave of the purse-proud vulgar tnster—the butt of the boys. The master, in the lillelestrude manner possible, gives him his dismissal; hut, l iting immediately afterwards that he has had his states restored to him, the master becomes as servile t a he has heretofore been tyrannical, apologises for ._"'s former brutality, requests him to remain, 7 4 c 1 endeavours to bring about a match be tween the Frenchman and Miss Mary Swish fil„suis Howard), his daughter. In the mean time Master Robert Nettles (Mrs. Keeley), teneeireayl3, e captain of the school, who bullies everybody in and Master William Waddilove (Mr. the fat lollipop-eater in particular, has seen an advertisement in the Times from M. le Comte de I l•curbillo n , an d wr it es t o hi s unc l e to answer it; but n ea ring that old Swish has destined Mary, whom he N ettles) has taken under his special protection, for " I ,e Wife o f T our bill on , h e en t ers th e fi e ld against him 4 il all the mali g nity of a rival. Practical jokes are r ,a Yed off on th e ufortunate Frenchman, and at ngth a F renc h i t i neran t mus i c i an i s eeg aged to pass eh erself l off as his wife. They meet—it is his daughter. he recognition takes place, and at the same time Nettles receives a letter in answer to the inquiries :bleb h e h a d cause d to b e i ns tit u ted, and w hi c h an d to Tourbillon his restoration to his titles " o ti ci estates. 'th ese are a dmirable materials for a short, alt e-act d rama, b ut un f ortunate l y t h e presen t piece— 'it, it is in but one act—takes an hour and three l(quarters in playing. There are divers farcical scenes m ere common-places of farce, be it observed) intro iue duc ed, but they do not advance the plot one jot ; they all introduced inartistically, and the piece would be Zthe better for their omission. Nothing but the t nirable ac ti ng o f M r . K ee l e y, as th e f a t, s t u pid 81'1 and of Mr s . K e el e y, as the mischievous, but high trited an d hi g h- pr i nc i p l e d p i c kl e, cou ld h ave save d „ e rn; and if the piece is to run, they must be greatly :rtailed. M r . A . Wi gan , as t h e F renc h us h er , was 08 t touchi ng . Si nce M a th ews ' Monsieur Mallet,f W° sit have h a d no thi ng at all equal to it, and we 3 4 3- this with the full recollection of Morris Barnett's k "sie ur J acques , t o w hi c h it is much superior. e h r * A. Wigan does not growl harshly and rub his Iv est veh ement l y , as t h oug h h e were l a b our i ng un d er is cutaneo us di sease , ass uming that by so doing h e , 15 ' pathetic ; on the contrary, with him all is quiet, all to nature, all is artistical in the best sense of the i ircrd as distinguished from melodramatic clap-trap. 't ea utirtil were his solo scenes, in. which, he recalls he past and contrasts it with the present. Beautiful I qUisitelv beautiful—was the scene in which, . in o ' ▪ rl te . inplatirig the portrait of his wife, he recalls hap- Lneurs , and finds in the contemplation of the past n 1 Air the present ills he-is compelled to endure; most beautiful, most touching, is the scene in Which, he recognises his daughter. We have long known Mr. A. Wigan as, in his line, one of the first We• mric actors of the d a y, b u t, until last evening, we invelnot aware th a t h e possesse d th e same co mmand dt , :le tears as over th e sm il es o f hi s au di en c e . ra ma Pe the Lyceum management will revive the Door thie lons. Mallet, and cast Mr. A. Wigan for w The- `"s e s part. It will draw crowded houses. night i t a r s - H orn, which increases in attraction every P perfor med, - f o ll owe d b y the farce of " To e i r s° ll s about to ilf arr ," concluded the performances , ana se a t a numerous audience laughing to their homes. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LoNbox, SEPT. I.l.—Wind this day at noon N., light 140clerate breeze, and cloudy. DEAL. SEPT. 13.—Wind N.E., strong and squally.— d. Ohio, Havannah, and Ad. for Antwerp ; Ann Smith, I d . Ohio, Cuba ; Monarch, Le Messura, Central America ; Harward, Boston ; Hodge, New York, and sld for l i nen ; Sovereign , Loughton, St. John's New Brunswick. '-'lvEarooL, SEPT. 11—Wind N.N.E., light ; 13. S.E., t ,, t.—Arrd. 12. Ursula, Mundel, Calcutta. 13. Star, 14 )111 . 1 % Rio Janeiro ; Apparition, Blamfield, Laguna ; Ca steamer, Lott, Boston, left Ist inst., and Halifax 3d. ii i "WES, SEPT. 12.—Wind N.E., fresh.—Arrd. Odin, Lund, ° Janeiro • Kron Prinz, Minner, Havannah. .. I , L Ystourii, SEPT. 12. Wind E.—Arrd. Success, Bailley, C f e — utta ; B r i s k, S creec h, St. L uc i a . Off port, Sultana, t n t° gford, S y d ney, N ew S out h W a l es; M agno li a, J o h nston , A Grande ; Herald, Coubrow, Moulmein ; Broderstow, I ,, u wer, Batavia, for Rotterdam. (litut" THE START, SEPT. 10.-...Timor, Batavia; Celebes, 0, both for Rotterdam •, Phceuix, Rio Janeiro, Hamburgh. SEPT. 9.—Sid. Hannah Kerr, Marr, St. John's. 0 4 EsTER, SEPT. 11..—Arrd. Terry, Fearson, Quebec. Jr SEAFORD, SEPT. 9.—Hirmado, Montreal, for London. 1i 4 . 4 :P BRIGHTON, SEPT. 11. Pursuit, Spence, Quebec; lei" , Wyman, Taganrog; D'Auvergne, Bradley, Honduras ; ee na, Langston, Prince Edward's Island. f or LYMouni, SEPT. 11.—The Loyalty, Bootyman, of and ug / 1 11 91110tIt, from Helford, foundered ten miles south. east ~.v.° lve Y yesterday morning ; crew saved. t a -- GttrysTwiTn, SEPT. 11.—The sloop Anna Maria, Wil g:18, from Neath, spruno . a leak in the bay yesterday, and ent down during the night two miles south of the harbour; sa . zed. (404Artwien, SEPT. 13.—The Desire, of Auray, Largois, from jo:,tecnburg to L'Orient, struck on the Long Sand this morn : off, and sank.; crew saved. -4 .• Et TING OF COAL WIIII;PERS.—On Friday even- B O numerous meeting of the coal whippers was held n , t oe Mechanics' Temperance Hall, Shad well, to take D aniel consideration the present position of their body. Ittliel Browne, who was called to the chair, admitted the _ , not benefit of the Act passed in their favour, but it 4 _ net s ecure d t o th em a f a ir day's wages for a fair :3 7 's work. In se e king to improve their condition they t m ust not resort to strikes, but endeavour by mild means 2 attain their object, through the aid of the Commis 'lovers, sad the Registrar, Mr. Barlow. The least a gang of eleven men ought to have was 9d. per ton ; but si nce the p ass ing of the Act they had not been able to o btain that price. This he attributed to a by-law passed ".Y the Commissioners, which limited their privileges to The Prince Regent's Reach, whereas the Act extended to Gravesend. A resolution was then agreed to, that the meeting views with deep regret the impoverished condi tion of the coal whippers o f the port of London, and are determined by peaceable means to obtain a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. The meeting then adjourned. ALARMING FIRES AND Loss OF LIFE.— On Sunday morning, shortly before four o'clock, an alarm- IN fire, by which an aged female lost her life, broke out •‘ l l the premises No. 36, Little Bartholomew-close, West ,:alithfield, a very narrow and densely populated neigh • o onrhood. The house in question is occupied by nnu merous families, and the deceased, a person named Jane ‘lould, tenanted the back room first-floor. At the time before stated, some of the inmates were alarmed by per e • e hlng smoke in dense bodies entering their bedrooms. 48 soon as possible a search was made to find out the cause, but no sooner had the inmates reached the stair ecase, than they became aware that the premises were on 're, and when they opened the door of deceased's room most fearful sight presented itself, the apartment being 4 11 , general blaze, and in the middle of the floor was deceased, who was on fire from head to foot. The Pollee, with the aid of the inmates, succeeded in getting the deceased removed, but she was so dreadfully burnt, that she di e d a l mos t i ns tantly afterwards. All the other initiates fortunately succeeded in leaving the premises in s afety. —About half-past three o'clock on Saturday r r ning a fire that did considerable damage bro ke out I t the private dwelling-house of Mr. J. May , N o. 19, 44anor-street, Old Kent-road. It was caused from a I.lantity of linen, placed in the kitchen to dry, taking t r e- Fortunat e ly, the whole of the r,sidents in t h e about the a safe retreat.—Another fire bro ke out out the same time, at 23, Tysoe-street, Clerkenwell, in n o Workshop of Mr. Light, a cabinet-maker. Engines of the Brigade and West of England Company attended, 44(1 9 °Wing to the prompt assistance of the police and o thers, th e d amage d one was ver y t r ifling.—About three ;ours previously, a very alarming fire broke out in the „,arks belonging to Mr. J. Rumsey, a cocoa-nut fibre s" dweller and bone crusher, situate in Dean-street, a „"Idwell. Engines of the Brigade were set to work, f f" 4, With the aid of fifty auxiliaries, the firemen got the , I nnes extinguished, but not before the upper floor and 2°f were destroyed, and the machinery and steam e ngines severely damaged by fire and water. SINGULAR MATCH.—A wager was laid by several Putlemen in this town, on Wednesday last, that a pigeon vto uld not be able to compete with the railway train run t between Manchester and Ashton. As the trains 4 _kon the A s ht on b ra nch of the Leeds Railway were con sidered to r un a t a greater speed than those upim th S heffield branch, parties were despatched with the pigeon O Manch es t er . At the moment when the train started "3. 131 Hunt ' s Bank, the pigeon was set at liberty, and 'filmed at home three minutes before the train reached Ashton th e terminus. Numbers of persons were stand cylg Waiting in G eorg e-street to see the result.—Man "ter uardian, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1846. ANTI-SLAVERY MEETING. A meeting, convened by the council of the Anti slavery League, was held last night, at six o'clock, in Exeter Hall, for the purpose, as expressed by the circle lar, "of reviewing the proceedings of the Evangelical Alliance, in relation to American slavery and American slaveholders." There were considerably above 3,000 present at the hour fixed for the commencement of the proceedings, but long before the first speaker had fi nished his address, every part of the immense hall was erammed to suffocation. The platform exhibited a goodly array of elegantly dressed ladies, not a few of whom belonged to the Society of Friends. Generally speaking, the audience was most respectable. Among those on the platform we distinguished Wil liam and Mary Howitt, William Lloyd Garrison, from America, George Thompson, Esq., Frederick Douglas, the escaped slave from Maryland, the Rev. John Bur nett. the Rev. Charles Williams, the Rev. —Preston, of Euston-square, George Sturge, Esq., Dr. Thomas Price, J. R. Darley, Esq.. U.S., George Piikington, Esq., Thomas Sheffield, Esq., of Carlisle, Thomas Sturge, Esq., William Lovett, Esq., &c., &c. On the motion of Mr. Smith, the Rev. John Burnett was called on to preside. The CHAIRMAN then rose, and said that the position he then occupied was an unusual one to him. He was to be found generally on either the right or the left of the chair, but he had never before been placed in a situa tion so disagreeable to himself personally. They were then met ou an occasion of the greatest importance to all the friends of freedom throughout the world. They had had a meeting in that Hall recently of a body of persons for an object the noblest in purpose that could come before men, namely, the joining Christian brethren in the bonds of brotherhood, but he (the Chairman) con sidered that this object might have been further extended if it had occurred to them that there were other parties existing, whose claims upon their considerations ought to be remembered. The question of slavery was not altogether overlooked ; it was introduced and largely discussed, and a resolution was adopted, to which all parties looked with some degree of regret— namely, that all might be brothers in Christ, and mem bers of the Evangelical Alliance, who held slaves against their will, or not for their own interests.—(Hear, hear.) Now, it did not appear to him that a man was to be re ceived with open arms into a Christian community, when he told them that, although he was inflicting a grievous injury on his fellow-creatures, it was against his will.— (Hear, hear,) That resolution was afterwards rescinded by.the Alliance, and the question was left in abey ance. But if the American brethren returned to their countrymen, and told them that slavery was a question which England would hold in abeyance, they would thereby inflict a great wrong on the slaves in that country.—(Hear, hear.) They were, therefore, met that night to tell them that the judgment of the Alliance was not the judgment of England— (Cheers)—they were met that night to show that the judgment of the Alliance was but the judgment of a small number, though they were gathered from the three United Kingdoms, from America, and the Continent. But the American delegates did not even represent the feeling of America, for there was a strong party there, which was daily s'rengthening—a party represented that night by their friend Mr. Lloyd Garrison, and by Frederick Douglas, himself a slave. They would find from them, that even, as he bad stated in America itself, the force conjoined with them in their disapprobation of the course pursued by the Evangelical Alliance was by no means unworthy of their admired( n. But he would not detain them longer from those who could give them more information than he of the state of slavery in America. For himself he never had but one idea of slavery for the last 30 years, and that idea was that in all cases it is a crime—a crime which no assembly of human beings ought to counte nance—a crime which all Christians ought to opp Dse to the uttermost. They would now hear the statements of William Lloyd Garrison, whom he would at once intro duce to them. _ _ _ _ Mr. W. LLOYD GARRISON then stood forward, and, after a few introductory remarks, proceeded to read extracts from the speeches and resolutions delivered, pissed, or rescinded at the meetings of the Evangelical Alliance, held lately in Exeter Hall and the Freemasons' Tavern, commenting on these as he went on, and ex hibiting the anti-liberal and bigoted spirit which througout pervaded them. The address, which, from its nature, was peculiarly dry, was scarcely relished by the audience, who exhibited their impatience more - than once in so marked a manner, that the Chairman was obliged to interfere in order to obtain a hearing. The speaker concluded by moving the following resolutions: " That, whereas, there are three millions of human beings in slavery in the United States of America, sub jected every moment to the liabilities attaching to every other description of property ; a condition in which, while as respects rights and privileges, they are ranked with the clods and creeping things of the earth, they are, in respect of the laws framed to enforce their submis sion, - übjected to a responsibility more than human; a condition, the-essential element in the preservation of which is, the virtual .annihilittion of., their accountable ness to God, and the substitution of the absolute will of the master, as the only law they are_to obey ; a condi tion in which the attempt to, improve and exercise their deathless faculties is regarded and treated as a'crime ; a condition, finally, entailed upon their posterity to. the latest generation. • _ . " Therefore, resolved—That we regard American slavery as a sin of unrivalled magnitude, demanding the condemnation of every human being who respects the law of God, or recognises the principle of natural jus tice and the equal rights of man. " Whereas it is a self-evident truth that where there is sin there must be a sinner; and that when the sinner ceases to exist, the sin of which he was guilty ceases to be ; and whereas American slavery is not merely a ' sinful system' or institution,' but a series of sinful acts, perpetrated by individuals, each of whom is sepa rately responsible ; and whereas, when slavery becomes law, .and assumes the form and stability of a social in stitution, the individual is not in consequence released from his responsibility to obey the law of God, and to cease from doing evil ; but is, on the contrary, laid under an obligation to bear testimony against the un righteous enactment : " Therefore, resolved—That we repudiate the doc trine that slavery as a system, or institution, or thing existing in the form of law, is sin, while the slave-holder, for whose benefit the law or institution has been framed, and who is directly the perpetrator of the wrong, is inno cent, and is entitled to be received into society, and even into the church, as a respectable and Christian man. In our judgment, this doctrine involves the monstrous principle that sin ceases to be sot when sanctioned by human law, and interwoven with the texture of society—a doctrine which would, under similar circumstances, justify polygamy, piracy, idolatry, or any other sin that should obtain the sanction of a legal enactment, or be elevated to the dignity of a social institution. "Resolved—That the relation of master and slave, when defined and sanctioned by law, is by that very pro cess rendered a more inexcusable sin on the part of all who come into it as slaveholders, seeing they assume the relation with a full knowledge of its unutter able horrors and fearful responsibilities, and of the per petual wrongs to the slave necessarily involved in it ; and therefore the slave laws of America, instead of ex tenuating the guilt of living slaveholders, do, in reality, enhance their criminality, and make them justly charge. able wi:h all the guilt connected with the administration of those laws, which, by the relation they have assumed, they practically sanction and uphold. " That the conduct of the Evangelical Alliance re cently held in this city—first, in adopting a declaration that persons may be slaveholders without any fault of their own, and from disinterested motives, and thus be entitled to Christain fellowship and membership in that body ; and finally, to propitiate the pro-slavery spirit of American delegates, in erasing from their proceedings all reference to the subject of slery, in order to pre vent an open rupture, deserve the condemnation of every uncompromising friend of the rights of humanity, as an abandonment of the cause of the slave, and . a virtual approval of the acts of his oppressor." The Rev. JOHN PRESTON, Baptist Minister, Euston square, defended the Alliance from some of the impu tations cast upon them by "Mr. Garrison in the course of his speech. Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON, in a long and eloquent speech, in the course of which he was repeatedly and enthusiastically cheered, seconded the resolutione. _ He was folkiwed by Mr. FREDERICK DOUGLAS, who drew an affecting picture of the sufferings of the slaves in the southern states, and the efforts which were made by their masters, assist: d by the clergymen of the Ame. rican church, to keep them in a state of mental darkness. The meeting then separated. Viscount Palmerston came to town at an early hour on Saturday morning from Broadlands, Hants, having the previous day received highly important dis patches from his Excellency Mr. Bulwer, at Madrid. The Noble Viscount was busily engaged up to the even ing, when his Lordship returned to his seat near Romsey, by the railway to Southampton. SUPPLY OF WATER TO WHITEHALL.—On Satur day workmen were emplo) ed at Trafalgar•square and Charing cross, endeavouring to find an ancient well that has supplied the palace of Whitehall, and several of the government offices for nearly two centuries with water, which has lately become impregnated with gas, and all traces of the exact position of the well being lost, they are unable to remedy the defect. DEATH BY FIRE.—On Thursday week a little girl, eight years old, named Sarah Freeman, was burnt to death at Thorley, her clothes having taken fire as she was ladling some water from the copper. An, inquest was held the next day, before T. Sworder, gentleman, coroner. at the Coach and Horses, when a verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. THUNDER STORM.—WOMAN KILLED By LIGHT.- NING.—On Monday we had a tremendous storm of thunder and lightning, with hail and rain, in Leeds and the neighbourhood. At Pudscy, Mrs. Dyson, the wife of Mr. John Dyson, shopkeeper, whilst attending to a nephew and niece (orphans), both in the last stage of consumption, was herself struck dead by the light ning, and several panes of glass in the windows of the house were broken by the electric fluid.—Leeds Mercury. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.—OXFORD, SEPT. 12. —The folios ing members of this University have been preferred :—The Rev. John Eddowes Gladstone, 8.A., of Magdalen Hall, to the incumbency of St. Mark's Church, Lakenham, near Warwick. The Rev. G. Had field, M.A., late fellow of Pembroke College, has been appointed Principal of the Malta Protestant College, in ►he room of M. Gobat, now Bishop of Jerusalem. The Rev. James Elwin Millard, 8.A., &my of Mag dalen College, has been appointed head master of the school, in the room of the Rev. W. G. Henderson, M.A., resigned. The Rev. George Drinkvrater Bourne, 8.A., of Oriel College, has been instituted by the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol to the rectory of Weston •Su bedge, Gloucestershire, vacant by the cession of the Rev. Hugh Smith. Patron, Mrs. Margaret Bourne, value 8111; population, 367. DONCASTER RACES. DONCASTER, MONDAY AFTERNOON, Two o'CLocK.— Up to Saturday night, no very striking indications of the approaching meeting had been apparent ; more lodgings it is true bad been let, and—at least so we were told — there was more company in the town than at this time Last year, but there was a total absence of anything like excitement or speculation. Not above half-a-dozen second -class St. Leger nags had arrived ; less than half the usual number of names appeared in the ratbscription book at the rooms. Not a bet was laid; and our repose, on the first night of our arrival, was not in the slightest degree broken in upon by the bustle that of old prevailed at all hours on the eve of this once unequalled meeting. A few additions to the company in the morning, and numerous arrivals by the day-train from London, gave something like animation to the place, but still the show of horses was unusually small—Kent's lot (Mr. Mos tyn's) being the only addition to the small number seen out in the morning. None of the " cracks " had made their appearance ; and so great are the facilities afforded by railways, it was ascertained that none of Dawson's lot would 'come before Monday evening. John Scott's string, and Sir Tatton Sykes, were also to be kept upon their own ground until the last moment. The only horses engaged in the St. Leger, as yet in the town, were Sting, Cranebrook, Wit's End, Wilderness, Mr. Johnstone 's , colt by Jerry, dam by Ebor (said to be a certain starter), Draco, Erin-go-bragh, Lord Eglinton's two year olds. Christopher, and a few others of less note, had also ar rived, and took their exercise in the morning with the Sr. Leger nags just enumerated. It is usuel here, as at Newmarket, to open the betting-rooms on Sunday, and under an impression that the same accommodation as heretofore would be afforded them, several of the leading speculators, sume of them strongly commissioned, reached Doncaster on Saturday ; a great many others arrived yesterday evening, and, from the anxiety evinced in many quarters to back Sir Tatton Sykes, Brocardo, and Fancy Boy, there was every reason to expect some heavy betting their mortification, however, was extreme on finding the doors closed against them, and a notice stuck up announcing that, in deference to the wishes of the authorities, the rooms would be closed until Monday. Tnis put business out of the question, and the day passed away with a quietude and decorum that must have been as agreeable to the sticklers for a religious observance of the sabbath as it was edifying to those who, for the first time in their lives, discovered that there was any difference between the first day of the week and the seventh. Little has transpired to-day that will add to the modi cum of information given above. The arrivals, however, up to the present hour, would appear to justify an ex pectation that, with a continuance of fine weather, the meeting will be well attended. That it will be a profit able oue to the inhabitants is beyond a question, for, with a short-sighted policy that admits of no defence, and must eventually bring about its own punishment, they have raised the price of lodgings enormously. The York people, with a wiser estimate of their own interests, are anxious to see their friends again, and are, therefore, sa tisfied with moderate profits ; the consequence is, that their races are every year rising in importance. In all good feeling we recommend the Doncaster people to fol low their example. TII ST. LEGEM-LATEST BETTING. 3 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes 7 to 2 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo 7 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy 9 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago 11 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser 11 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Grimston 15 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting—taken 16 to 1 agst Mr. Cranstoun's Cranebrook 16 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Free Lance Sting's advance arises out of a trial this morning with The Hero. It is said Dawson will start six, including Alliance and Jonathan Wild ; Fancy Boy has been pep pered a good deal, some parties laying as much as 10 to 1, and representing him to be lame, short of work, &c. Brocardo in great torte, and lago very steadily in favour. It is calculated that about 13 or 14 will come to the post. Sir Tatton Sykes comes this evening ; it is said that Sam Chifney is engaged to ride him, and that " Bill" will be on Erin-go-bragh, but on this head nothing cer tain is known. Sam Day is under engagement to ride for John Scott, and Marson for Mr. O'Brien. Brocardo and 'Porn Tullock, it is said, will not be here until the morning of the race. HORSES ARRIVED. Sting, The Attorney, The Hero, Wilderness, Wits end, filly by Kremlin, dam by Emancipation; c by Jerry, dam by Ebor, Erin-go-bragh, Christopher, Pic-nic, Lady Wildair, c by Don John, out of Gamelass, f by Elis, out of Morella, Chainbearer, f by Retriever, out of Cascade, Sister to Conspiracy, Draco, Coheiress, Spem Gregis, Helia, Ratcliffe, Mount Charles, Cranebrook, Fitzwil liam, Rea Robin, George Hudson, Nerissa, Van Tromp, Romance, Blind Hockey, Bui lesque, Bravissimo, Pro spect, Dart, Fair Charlotte, and a few others. The theatre will be opened this week under the ma nagement of Mr. Simpson, lessee of the Birmingham Th, etre ; he displays a strong bill, his company inclu ding the Misses Kenneth, two promising vocalists, Miss Fitzwilliam, and a troop of thirty infant dancers. As semblies, ordinaries, &c., as usual. A PROPHECY FOR THE GREAT ST. LEGER, 1846. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) As the time fast approaches when the great sporting event of the year is to be decided, I hasten to commit a few remarks to paper anent the principle favourites, and endeavour to point out the probable winner. lago is a prominent favourite in Scott's lot, and one of the speediest horses of the year; he ran well up for the Champagne last year, being his first appearance in public; he won two races in a canter in the Newmarket Spring. Meetings of this year, beating some fairish nags, and ran Pyrrhus the First (subsequently the winner of the Derby) to a neck for the Newmarket Stakes. lago, rode by Frank Butler, started for the Derby, looking and going beautifully; he showed in front till he reached Tattenham-corner, where he resigned the contest and came in eighth or ninth. At Ascot he won the Welcome Stakes, beating easily St. Demetri, that fast mare Burlesque, and several others. At Goodwood, carrying 61bs. extra, ho won the Racing Stakes in a can ter, beating a fairish field. At York he ran a severe race for the Yorkshire Stakes with Poynton and was beat by a head in spite of Butler's finest riding ; he, however, defeated a large field. These performances are of the vey first class. A cele brated sporting writer for a morning paper is of opinion that stoutness, not speed, is lago's forte. Now, with due submission to that gentleman's excellent judg ment, I beg to differ entirely from him, because lago ran Pyrrhus to a neck over the ditch mile at New market, yet was beat lengths by the same horse over the Derby course. For this and other reasons that might be adduced, I maintain that speed is lago's best quality ; and I doubt whether his powers of endurance will be found equal to a true run race from end to end, such as the Leger generally proves. When, in addition to this, I see that Brocardo is in the same stable—that he has already defeated Ingo in public under disadvantageous cir cumstances, and that he is evidently Scott's Leger horse, I firmly believe that lago, though a very speedy and a very good horse, will not win this important race, or even get a place for it. Joinville is, or rather was, a horse that would have run respectably, had he been started; but his break down at Goodwood has put him entirely hors de combat. The Free Lance ran well at two years old, winning the Chesterfield Stakes at Newmarket. Amongst other things this year, he has defeated Joy, the conqueror of Sting at Newmarket, and Joinville (who was a good fourth for the Derby, and won the Drawing room Stakes at Goodwood) at Ascot. This last performance raised him many points in my estimation. He is a fine looking animal, and if bestridden by Nat, his chance is far from despicable. He has been gradually rising in the betting, and will be a better favourite yet before the race. I kr ow no one who so well deserves to win another St. Leger as his noble and spirited owner, but I fear no such luck awaits him this year. Fancy Boy's merits have been the theme of considerable discussion. I will proceed therefore to examine the grounds upon which such hopes rested in so many quarters pre vious to the Derby, and are now rapidly reviving. Fancy Boy ran respectably at two years old in the early part of the season, but those performances were in some measure neutralised by his easy defeat at Doncas ter by Vanish, who, on the other hand, was beat in a canter by Grimston this year at Newcastle. As the mare is now in John Scott's stable, he ought to have the measure of both the other nags. Fancy Boy made his first appearance this year at Chester for the St. Leger, and, after a severe struggle with Dolo, won by a neck; a good performance, but, in my opinion, by no means sufficient to justify his elevation to the premiership in the Derby betting. I stated at the time my impres sion that Fancy Boy would run well, but could not win; and I firmly believe Grimston was the better of the two even at Epsom. Fancy Boy since then started at Newcastle for the North Derby Stakes, fell twice, in consequence of the state of the ground, and was, of course, beaten 100 yards. His admirers insisted strongly on the manner in which he made up his lost ground after his first fall. He did so, certainly ; for Marson was too good a jockey not to seize the opportunity of easing Dolo, while his opponent was running himself to a standstill in his fruitless attempt to catch him. Fancy Boy is no doubt a good horse, and has certainly been unlucky ; but he Lever can, and never will win the " Sellinger." Cranebrook, an excellent two-year-old performer, ran Fancy Boy to a head at Richmond last year. He has been beat several times this year, and may,. therefore, have run himself into condition. Though he is reported dangerous, he has but, an outside chance ; and I cannot persuade myself that he will even be near winning. Grimston's performances in public are decidedly the best of his year. At two years old ho ran badly, but rapidly improved during the winter, as appeared in his race for the Derby, for which he was a good fifth, and would have been more forward had Lye not waited on Fancy Boy till the last moment. Grimston won the Grand Stand Plate next day, beating a large field easily. From Epsom he went to Ascot, where he won the Gold Vase in a canter, beating a good field, including the Chester Cup winner, who was second. At Newcastle, for the Gateshead, he cut down Quadruped, Tom Tulloch, Vanish, and another with ease, and was then sold to Mr. O'Brien for 1,500 sovereigns ; and finally at ist. 4lbs., a high weight for a three year old, he won the Goodwood cup with the most perfect ease. In fact, no horse out this season has achieved such triumphs. But these very achievements give rise to a serious question whether he be not stale from the number of preparations he has been compelled to un dergo for his different engagements. Perhaps so, though he has won all his races with such ridiculous case that but little has been taken out of him. In fact, so good do I consider him, that if he comes to the post as the representative of Dawson's stable, which even now would not surprise me, I would take small odds that he is one of the first three. Sotades may run, as Dolo appears to be much amiss, and unlikely to show. This is unfortunate for his noble owner, for Dolo has always run well, and would cornlinly have cut a good figure. The notion propa gated by a few would-be knowing ones that Silvius is likely to (Blue) Bonnet us must, I suspect, have origi nated in the fertile imagination of some victim who has drawn him in a lottery. Sting was indisputably the best two-year old out last season. He was considerably off when he ran for the Derby ; though reported to be dwindling away, it is my belief that he is considerably improved since his arrival at Newmarket, and may yet have a stinger left for his enemies. Barring casualties, he is certain to start. Pyrrhus the First, of Derby fame. I cannot help re gretting that he has not had the opportunity afforded him of attempting to break the spell which has hitherto prevented the Epsom winner from carrying off the great northern event. With the prestige of victory accompa nying him, meeting for the chief part vanquished oppo nents, and enjoying advantages in the shape of owner, trainer, and jockey, which have never before fallen to the lot of Derby horse, what save foul play could have prevented his winning? Besides, let it be remembered, the Days are the only men who ever won the St. Leger with south-country horses, viz., with Ells and Mango. Tom Tulloch was much fancied in the spring. He was beat by Sir Tatton for the 2,000 Guineas, but ran well up, proving himself beyond doubt a speedy horse. His backers supported him warmly, notwithstanding, for the Derby in which, though rode by Nat, he made a poor show; since then he has been beaten easily at New castle by Grimstone. The stable possesses two such very superior nags, that I should have considered Tom's starting as very doubtful, had he not been backed within a few days in such a manner as to justify a con trary opinion. Vanish was, probably next to Sting, the best two year- old of the year, on the strength of which she was made a rattling favourite for the Oaks, which she did not win. She subsequently beat Malcolm at New castle, where the compliment was returned her by Grimston, her then stable-companion. Was this the reason Sir Charles Monck removed his horses from Dawson's? If so, it is a pity he placed them in Scott's hands, at least the mare in question, as I fear her chance for the race will be lost sight of, in that monster stable. The colt by Touchstone, out of sister to Joanna, has recently come into the betting. He was formerly trained in Ireland, but is now at Scott's ; he is dark, and un likely to start. Jonathan Wild's best performance was winning the Goodwood Stakes, but the Hero, of the same age, gave him 141bs. and was defeated by a neck only. Jonathan has since run at Warwick, and was a good second to Wolf-dog, fur the Queen's Plate, which he probably would have won had he run straight. This was a cre ditable performance, proving him to be a good four-mile horse, a rare thing in these days. He received, how ever, on this occasion likewise, more weight than the difference in age warranted. The Traverser, a short time since, was first favourite on the strength of favourable private trials, the most uncertain of tests. At two years old, he showed great speed. He ran for the Derby though amiss, because he was heavily backed, and was, of course, nowhere. He won the Wokingham (three-quarters of a mile) in a canter. If the report spread of The Traverser's being the best of Dawson's lot were true, I should consider him much to be feared, but I make it a rule never to believe anything emanating from a stable containing two or more favourites, and must therefore be allowed to entertain a very different opinion of his capabilities. I consider that speed, not bottom, is his forte, and so far from winning, I should be surprised to see him in the front rank at the finish. Erin-go-bragh has been much cried up of late to the prejudice of Sir Tattoo. lie is dark, it is true, but it would be without a precedent almost for one man to possess two such animals as Sir Tattoo of the same year. I look upon the wondrous tales told about him as moonshine, and should be surprised to see him start. Sir Tattoo Sykes, the pride of the Yorkshiremen, stands next. A glance at his performances will show the strong grounds there are for public confidence. Sir Tattoo started for the first time for the 2,000 guineas, which he won cleverly—Tom Tulloch second. I con sider this a good performance, but by no means a crite rion for the St. Leger, or even for the Derby, as Sir Tattoo beat the same horse several lengths for the latter race when he made his next appearance. It will be recollected that he was beat by Pyrrhus by a neck, owing, as it was said, to W. Scott's temporary want of judgment, or rather of discretion. Now my humble opinion is, not that Sir Tatton's stoutness failed him in the severe struggle which took place, but that he succumbed to Pyrrhus as the stouter of the two. This opinion may appear bold, and certainly rather singular, but the pedi grees of the horses would seem almost to bear out my assertion. Pyrrhus being got by Epirus (the winner of many races at long distances and high weights), out of Fortress, the dam of Old England—perhaps the gamest horse in the world—and, to go farther back, descended from the famous Camerton ; Sir Tattoo, on the other hand, is got by Melbourne, more famed for speed than bottom. However, to proceed : at. Newcastle, with the odds 7 to 4 on him, Sir Tatton fell while running for the Gateshead, which of course sent him back in the betting, where he previously enjoyed the premiership, conjointly. with Pyrrhus. That he was, not much in jured may be inferred from the fact of 3,000 guineas having been offered and refused for him then and there ; and if his condition required proof it was afforded at York, where he nearly distanced an animal called. the Wrestler. He has since resumed his position as first favourite. Amongst other reports, it is said that Butler will ride him, but I attach little credence to it, as I believe Scott will, if alive and well, be up himself, and Butler on his formidable antagonist, Brocardo. Scott's riding his own horse will increase the faith put in him by the public in general, and justly so, for he always rides to win ; and those who assert that he threw away the Derby by desperate riding, admit that such a thing rarely, if ever before, occurred, and that it was entirely attributable to fortuitous circumstances. It should be recollected, also, that Scott has twice before rode the second horse for the Derby and afterwards landed the same horse a winner of the St. Leger. May he not do so again? I hardly think so " vials nous verrous." He certainly appears more in his element at Doncaster than Epsom, or perhaps when opposed to Lye or Holmes, in stead" of Robinson or Sam Day. All things said and done, I should be extremely sorry to stand heavily against the " Stedmere Baronet." If he is beaten it will not be without a tremendous struggle. Brocardo I always deemed the best of Scott's lot, in which I proved correct, though not equally so in ima gining the Derby hopes of the stable were centred in him. I believe the stable intended to win with Tom Tulloch, if possible, and General Shubrick being one of the old school, it is not improbable that he would not allow his horse to be tried with the other favourites,and that their comparative merits were in a measure un known. Despite the disadvantage of making a first ap pearance (a formidable one to a Derby horse), besides others on which I must not here dilate, Brocardo con trived to run a good third, being scarce a length from the winner. Ido not however agree with a facetious friend of mine who asserts that Holmes had been so long accustomed to play second fiddle to Bill Scott, that from the force of habit he did not attempt to pass him. The advantages Brocardo possesses for this race are multi farious and most important. He is under the care of the best trainer of a St. Leger horse in the world ; the first jockey of the day (Butler or Nat), will be substituted for Holmes, who rode him for the Derby, and the latter him self would, I am sure, readily acknowledge the superiority of the others; his owner is straightforward, wealthy, and determined to win if possible. He is backed by an in fluential party, who will leave no stone unturned to secure his success ; and he has shown that he has all the requisites for a first-rate racehorse, and is much im proved since Epsom, having been bottled up for this occasion. Each and all of these are at once omens and guarantees of success, and, barring a fall, I will not be lieve that anything on earth can prevent Brocardo from passing the winning-post first on the 16th of Sep tember inst. Romance won a stake at Warwick last week very easily. She has been backed for large sums against Tom Tulloeh, and I should fancy had about as much chance. Poynton is a capital horse. and was, perhaps, the best of Dawson's lot before his race at York. The game manner in which he contested that race with a horse like lago would stamp his fame, even had he not proved the victor. I cannot help accrediting the account given of the injuries he then received, as there are strong cor roborating proofs. ."should he start, which, to say the least, is very problematical, it will be in such a condi tion, I fear, as to leave him without a chance of contest ing the race to the end. The field will not, I think, number more than fifteen starters ; of these I at once select The Free Lance, Sir Tatton Sykes, Grimston, and Brocardo, who will form the front rank at the finish. If the realisation of this assertion could acquire me a soothsayer's reputation, I should feel secure of it, but it is rather too indefinite for your readers to see in it a prophecy. But who is to be the winner ? Ay, there's the rub. When Scott meets Scott, then comes the tug of war." BAOCARDO will win the great St. Leger for 1846 ! Sir Tatton Sykes a good second, and Grimston just beating The Free Lance for the third pl ace . THE SIIADE OF OLD BUCKLE. London, Sept. 10, 1846. The subscription to the Wilderspin testimonial amounts to 1,0001. _ BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—On Thurs. day last, an inquiry of damages, in an action for breach of promise of marriage, was held in the County Court, before Mr. Brandt, assessor. The action was brought by Miss Harriet Cook, daughter of a gentleman residing at Chorhon-upon-Medluck ; and the defendant was a Mr. Samuel Turner, who, a short time since, carried on business as a silk dyer at Collyhurst, but is now super intending an establishment in Manchester. The fair plaintiff is, we understand, about 30 years of age, and the defendant is somewhere about 40. For twelve months an intimacy existed between the parties, which eventually ripened into mutual love. But in this case, as in many others, the course of true love did not run smooth, for, although the defendant bad promised the plaintiff marriage—nay, had actually published the banns in the Old C :urch, and invited the wedding guests, he suddenly broke off the connexion, without assigning any cause whatever for his singular conduct. This took place in January last, and on the 4th or sth of February he married a nother lady. Verdict for the plaintiff, damages 150/. Mr. Pollock, barrister, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Green, barrister, for defendant.—Man chester Courier. From the extraordinary heat of the season the trees on the boulevards, the leaves of which. had begun to wither, are now pushing forth fresh ones. Some chesnut trees in the Place Royale afforded the singular spectacle of ripe fruit, yellow leaves, large blossoms, and fresh green leaves, all at the same time.—Galignani. AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENING. After a rapid and excellent passage of twelve days, the Caledonia, Royal Mail steam-ship, under the com mand of Captain Lotts, reached the Mersey at four o'clock this afternoon, bringing advices from New York to the Ist, Boston 2d, and Halifax 4th Sept. The advices just landed are eleven days later from New York than those received by the steam-ship Great Western, on Friday se'nnight. The news by this arrival is not of an important skaracter. The war with Mexico seemed to absorb all other topics among the citizens of the United States. The latest news from Mexico state that Santa Anna, Almonte, and Rejon, had returned to Mexico : their presence was expected at Vera Cruz about the 14th or 15th ult., in the English trading steamer Arab, for the purpose, as Santa Anna re marked, of " making peace between the United States and Mexico." It would appear that the popular feeling was very strong in favour of the ex-President; and we should not be surprised to find that Paredes had not only been deposed, but imprisoned for the part he has taken in administering the affairs of Mexico. Our accounts from that country inform us that Commo dore Connor had planned an attack on Alvarado, but a storm on the Bth ult. had prevented his designs. The New York Sun of Aug. 31 says that it will doubtless be tried again, but appearsrather doubtful as to the success which will attend such an attempt. The command of the Mexican army in the north is under General Mejia. Our advices inform us, that on the 19th of July he was to have proceeded to Monterey with the remnant of Arista's forces, to unite with Parades, whose army, according to the last accounts, num bered from 12,000 to 15,000, leaving about 1,500 only at the capital. Reinforcements had arrived at the garrison at Tampico. More than 200,000 dollars had been spent in the equipment of the troops, every cent. of which had been paid out in cash. The United States army in Mexico were reported to be in good health, and gradually accumulating provisions and means of transportation, pushing its outposts up the Rio del Porte, and getting everything ready for a vigorous invasion. Camargo was in the occupation of General Taylor, and on the 31st of July the United States troops had also taken posses sion of Meir, without any opposition. General Wood was to march on towards Monterey, the main force being detained till the middle of September. The movements of General Taylor would appear to be greatly retarded for want of the means of transporta tion. The latest intelligence which we have in the papers by this arrival from Mexico, states that Pa redes was to leave the capital on the 31st of July, Monterey, where General Megia had established his head-quarters. The last brigade, composing the division to be under his command, had left on the 28th of July. As we have already intimated, we have doubts whether he will reach Monterey in such a capacity from the extreme probability, that Santa Anna would resume the office of President, and Paredes be called upon to answer for his late actions. In fact, we believe that ere this he is deposed and made a prisoner. The Calafornia Regiment was about to sail from New York. Three vessels had been chartered for this conveyance. Some desertions had taken place, and interested parties had objected to the comman der. The regiment was to be armed with 800 per cussion locks, 800 ditto flint locks, and 800 rifles, in addition to which cannon and equipments for one company of artillery, and arrangements for a corps of dragoons, were to be sent out. By letters received from General Kearny, on his way to Santa Fe, we find he was at Fort Bent, with his command, on July 19. He anticipates' no opposition reaching Santa Fe. The above forms the chief items of the state of affairs between Mexico and the United States. Other matters will be found in the extracts below, which treats of the war, &c., in full detail. By -this arrival the accounts from' Montreal are to the latest dates, The Toronto Board of Trade have drawn up a me morial to the Queen, praying for a repeal of the dif ferential duties in favour of British importations, the modification of the navigation laws, and the removal of all restrictions on the free navigation of the St. Lawrence. Great anxiety was felt for the appoint ment of a new Governor-General, in the room of Earl Cathcart, who was understood to return to England. The proprietors of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway bad resolved to proceed with their under taking; advertisements had been published for con tracts and workmen. The Hon. Mr. Pakenham, British Minister to the United States, was at Quebec. Trade was dull at Montreal, and there was a poor business prospect for the coming autumn. COMMERCIAL NEWS.—We find the following long and minute summary of this description in the New York Courier and Enquirer, and we subjoin it at length : The business condition of the country is of course unsettled, after such violent legislation as has recently tven witnessed both in England and the United States. Nor can any reliable opinion be hazarded for some time to come, as to the immediate probable effects of this legislation. There is no spirit of enterprise for new ad ventures. In the manufacturing districts preparations are general for curtailing business, and for getting everything snug' to face the storm which is appre hended. In the agricultural districts abundance is hardly reckoned a blessing, so low are the prices at pre sent, and so little is the prospect of their rising. The crops of all kinds will be very large, except perhaps that of potatoes, concerning which we hear from many dis tricts and from dissimilar quarters, that the disea se i s making havoc with this indispensable vegetable. But in this country it is by no means so important a product as in some parts of Europe, and substitutes of grain and Indian corn will be so cheap that, except as a change of diet, the failure of the potato crop will have no practical effect upon the welfare of the people at large. In money matters no very marked changes have taken place, but greater inactivity has prevailed, and the tendency has been downward. The leading securities have yielded, the demand not being sufficient to take off the quantity offering. The most serious fall has been in the United States Loans, the Sixes having been sold at 102 with an accumulated interest of one per cent. to the purchaser. The fancy stocks have also declined, and the speculation in them is mainly confined to the brokers, and is not spirited. Great uncertainty prevails as to the steps to be taken by the Government to raise money. It is understood that an issue of 500,000 dolls. Treasury Notes, bearing merely a nominal interest, will be made ; but for the balance of the 10,000,000 dolls. authorised, all is uncertainty. No Treasury Notes have yet made their appearance. Money is more abundant than at the date of our last, but it is still in good request, and only leading paper can be readily discounted. The banks are in a sound condition, having more than their ave rage of specie, with constant fresh arrivals from the south and south-west. Exchanges have advanced materially, and the transactions have been to good extent. The supply is moderate. Heavy sales of dry goods have been made by auction giving the importers a supply of cash. The fall trade is not yet fairly opened, but it is thought that a fair amount of business will be done. No goods have yet been bonded under the warehousing law, as no form of bonding has yet been received from the Treasury department. Large quantities, however, have been sent into the public stores. The news by the last steamer had a depressing effect on the Flour market. Otherwise, it was not materially felt. In Cotton since our publication of the 15th, more business has been done, the sales amounting to 20,000 bales. We then quoted " middling" at 71 a 8/ cents. for Orleans and Mobile and 74 a 84 for Uplands; but we must now quite 8f a 9f for the former and 8/ a 84 for the latter. Under the general opinion that the growing crop would probably turn out deficient in quan tity, prices advanced almost imperceptibly until the 27th; on that day three mails arriving from New Orleans and Mobile with accounts of wet weather in those districts and of the ravages of the army worm, more particularly in Louisiana and Mississippi, a very animated inquiry sprang up, and 5,000 or 6,000 bales were sold on the 28th at an advance of * or / cent upon previous prices ; on the next day (Saturday) the demand continued, but operations were checked by the withdrawal of cotton from the market, and by the demand of a further ad vance; the sales were nevertheless 1,500 bales or more at a per cent. advances on the prices of the day before. It is so much the fashion to ridicule worms, rot, &c., that we feel on tender ground; but, after the experience of former years, especially . 1840, we cannot ma k e li g h t of the danger to the crop from the army worm; and it is well to bear in mind that the growth i s l a t er an d t h e worm earlier than in 1840. At the same time, as a cause affecting the probable extent of the production, we think the backwardness of the crop more important than the appearance of the worm!s--as the (one expo se s the plant to a variety of casualties to which an early crop is not so injuriously subject, while the other is only one of the casualties to which the crop is ex p ose d by its backwardness, and may disappear with a change to clear dry weather, after ruining the prospect of the few hun dred planters first attacked. Still t h e worm te ll s more u pon individual opinions than the backwardness; for if our personal friends, Roe, Doe, Johnson, Jackson, Smith, and Jones, who wrote U 3 a week ago that they expected to make 500 or 600 bales a piece, now write that they have no hopo of making more than a fifth of the quantity (and such letters were received on the 27th instant), we are astounded by the iinelligence, and na turally think such facts more important than the back wardness of the crop. Apart from worms and backwardness, the crop does not promise badly, looking better on the high and poor than on the low and richer soils. It looks well on the higher grounds of Carolina, Georgia, and the eastern part of Alabama, but not well south and west of these districts. If it was two or three weeks earlier we should count upon 2,300,000 bales, but it is the most backward crop since 1833, except that of 1843, as shown by the receipts of new cotton ; on an average throughout the country, we should say it is two, three, or, perhaps five days more forward than in 1843, but full two weeks later than the average of the other six years. Consider ing the w e t wea th er here last week, we think the odds are against its reaching 2,100,000 bales. Taking in the last dates from the south, the export is now close upon 1,093,000 bales to Great Britain, and 552,000 to other foreign ports, and the stocks are reduced below their amount at this time two years ago. By the next steamer, however, the full accounts of crop, export, home consumption, Sce., will be transmitted, so we will not now enlarge upon these topics, though we could say much upon New Orleans having fallen short 0f1,050,000 bales after estimates of 1,290,000 reiterated for months, and apparently justified by the actual product per acre in Louisiana and Mississippi. That the cultivation of cotton has ceased to extend as it did seven years ago, and that a greater portion of the increased number of slaves has been devoted to the production of sugar in each of the last five years, are facts which we apprehend will sooner or later be generally conceded—facts in com parison with which, worms and backwardness, floods and droughts and even early frosts, sink into compara tive insignificance. In regard to the lateness of the crop, we will only particularise one fact—that the late receipts of new cotton at New Orleans up to the 22d inst. are not as large as in the remarkably backward year, 1843. The following are extracts from the papers.— Trophies of Resaca de la Pulma.—The union publishes the following extracts from two letters found among the private baggage of Gen. Arista, which was captured at the battle of the 9th May:— Extracts from Tornel's directions for the plan of cam paign, dated city of Mexico, April 4, 1846, and addressed to General. Don Mariano Arista:— " MINISTRY OF WAR AND MARINE. SECTION OF OPERATIONS. * * • * * * " Ist. The supreme Government desires and orders that Matamoras be protected at all hazards, and sus tained by your entire division—since it is very important by its situation, by its resources, by the number of its inhabitants, and by every sort of consideration, military, moral, and political. _ " 2d. Having in view that the American army, not content with having occupied the department of Texas, has invaded the territories of those of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon, it must be treated as an enemy of the na tion, and attacked by every means which war permits, and which will be suggested by your military skill and knowledge of the ground which is now the theatre of operations." - Extracts from a letter of President Paredes to General Arista:— " Private Secretariat of the President of the Republic, to his Excellency the General of Division, Don Mariano Arista. " Mexico, April 16, 1846. * * * * " By the same post important orders will be com municated to you concerning military operations. Sup posing you already on the theatre of operations, and with all the forces assembled, it is indispensable that hostilities be commenced, yourself taking the initiative against the enemy. " The notification must necessarily be peremptory, and immediately after all upon him, and don't cease until he is annihilated. This deeply interests the honour of the nation under existing circumstances. Our enemy is overcome with fear, and there is no doubt that they will all become our prisoners. Advance, then, with the cry of ' Live the republic !' and cover your brow with imperishable laurels." LATEST FROM MEXICO. We published accounts on Saturday night from Com modore Conner, down to the 30th July, from Vera Cruz ; and in last evening's Union we furnished ex tracts frtrm New Orleans papers, with accounts from the city of Mexico to the 29th, and from Vera Cruz to the 31st (received via Havannah). We are now obligingly furnished with translations of Mexican papers subsequently received at the Navy Department, with dates from Vera Cruz to the 6th of August. We un derstand that the following are the most material articles which these papers contain. If these accounts may be relied on, the revolution is advancing with rapid strides to place Santa Anna once more at the head of the re public (Translated from Il Indicador of Vera ,Cruz of .August Stb, 1846.) CITY OF MEXICO, AUG. 4, 1846. LIBERATING REPUBLICAN ARMY. In the morning of this day almost the whole of the garrison of this capital, who are at this moment under the orders or the undersigned and of General D. Juan Morales, occupying the citadel, declared against the go vernment, and will soon be in possession of the whole city, as the troops who remain under the orders of Ge nerals Bravo and Paredes are insignificant, and are ex tremely disaffected, and almost in union with us ; for it cannot long be concealed from any good Mexican that the holy cause which we defend is the cause of the people and of national independence, In the name,of these, then,.we invite your Excellency —and rely confidently on your sincere patriotism—im • mediately to second an enterprise so noble, and. give thus a day of glory to the country to which you have ren dered so many services.. It is, beyond all doubt, certain that the cause which we defend will speedily triumph, not only because the Government (so called) may be said to be already, overthrown, but because the whole nation is in commotion, and resolved to vanquish those who wish to sacrifice it. The triumphs obtained by our arms in Guadalaxara, and the pronunciamento of the whole department of Vera Cruz, attest this truth ; and for the complete information of your Excellency, it only remains for me to state to you that the valiant Generals Landero and Perez declared themselves in the city of Vera Cruz on the 31st ultimo, inviting, through a commission, the illustrious General Santa Anna to come and place himself immediately at the head of the army sustaining the national independence and liberties, in conformity with the plan which we have proclaimed, and of which I herewith transmit copies to your Excellency. The enthusiasm among the united people and army cannot be greater ; chiefs, officers, and men of all classes of society are presenting themselves to us by hundreds. We congratulate ourselves in the name of the nation, which will soon be able to show its gratitude to its worthy servants. God and Liberty. J. MARIANO DE SALAS, YALENTIN GOMES FABIAS. To his Excellency the Commandant-General of the de partment of Vera Cruz. Editorial remarks of the Indicador on the foregoing. According to the documents which we insert with the greatest satisfaction, the pronunciamento took place in the capital of the Republic on the 4th instant, as was agreed upon by those patriots who had on the preceding day received intelligence of the declaration of the gar rison here. On the departure of the express which brought this intelligence, so gratifying, very few troops remained with Generals Bravo and Paredes, and those were already in agreement with their companions, who, under General Salis y Morales, occupied the citadel and part of the city, which they would soon occupy entirely. Vera-Cruzans ! The cry of union and of liberty, sent forth from this city—its cradle—travels with the velocity of lightning. The people and the army united are reconquering the usurped rights of the country ; they have no other object than the public good. " Long live the Republic I—the union I—the tutelar genius who, though out of the country, and in exile, is able to promote its felicity, and smooth the obstacles in its way.— Union. The following is an extract from a letter dated " Vera Cruz, Aug. 1, 1846. " Two commissioners, one in the name of the people and the other in that of the garrison of our place, em bark on board of the packet, and will invite General Santa Anna to come once more among his fellow-citisens, and save them in the supreme hour of danger. Little apprehension is entertained that he will decline the offer. His return to power will, we hope, put an end to the pending difficulties. " Paredes is to leave positively this time to-morrow for the frontiers; but should the news of the movement here find him in Mexico, he will beyond doubt defer his departure for awhile, and spare no efforts to keep in power. His day is over to all int e nt s an d p ur p oses . the Ministry, according to letters of the 30th ult., per express, has undergone a thorough and complete change. Immediately after being sworn in as President, ad in terim, General Bravo sent the members of the then existing cabinet about their business, and formed his council without loss of time. His Ministers will be for peace with the United States. The two principal posts are to be filled by A. Garary, in the finance, and Cuevas in the foreign relations. It is anticipated that the blockade will be raised, from the mere fact of the city having pronounced for Santa Anna; but I do not believe it for a moment. _ _ "Taylor's vanguard is at Monterey. I hear from good authority, that some 15,000 men will encamp be fore San Luis Potosi, in all this month."—Boston Ad vertizer. BALIZE, N. E. PASS, AUGUST 10, 1846.—The United States revenue cutters Ewing, Van Buren, Legare and Forward, sailed this day for Brazos Santiago. The Ewing has on board Captain John A. Webster, who has been placed in command of the revenue marine forces cruising in the Gulf of Mexico. This fleet, it is pre sumed, will cruise along the coast as far as Vera Cruz, for the protection of our seamen.—New Orleans Picayune. MATASIORAS, AUGUST 5, 1846. Colonel Hays's Texas regiment of mounted men cannot leave before to morrow or the day after, but by the latter time the regi ment will move. It does not proceed, as I understood it would, direct from Camargo, but will go towards Tampico into the interior, and 'join the army in a few weeks at Camargo. It is the settled opinion of all here that Hays will meet a strong force of Mexicans on his route and of course have a fight. General Taylor, it seems, intends giving the Rangers a chance "on their own hook" to get into a " scrape" and then get out of it as best they may. The regiment, I learn, is about 700 strong. Oui . attention was attracted the other day by seeing a Mexican pass our office with a lasso around his neck and fastened to the horn of an American's saddle. We followed to the guard-house and there learned that the Mexican was the one who had killed a volunteer in the market a short time since. He is said also to have com mitted numerous robberies recently, for ono of which he had been arrested by a party of Mexicans, and broken away when the man who brought in overhauled him.— Matamoras Flag. HEAD -QUARTERS ARMY OF OCCUPATION. MATAKORAS, Aug. 2, 1846. Orders, No. 94. No spirituous liquors will be permitted to enter the river or the city of Matamoras, for the purpose of barter or traffic on the account of any person whatever, whether sut;ers in the army or private dealers. AnY liquors found in violation of this order will be confiscated and sent to the Quarter-master in New Orleans to be sold ; one half of the proceeds for the benefit of the informant, the other half to be applied to the hospital department. The merchants in Matamoras will be permitted to vend the liquors they may actually have on hand, but to receive no new supplies. The Commanding General issues this order under the sanction of the General Government ; and calls upon all officers to give their aid in executing its provisions. The Quartermaster's Department and Colonel Clarke will take the necessary measures to have it communicated to the persons interested, particularly to the dealers in Mata moros, and the masters of all public transports or other vessels in the river. Any steam-boat captains or other hired persons that are found violating it, will be at once dismissed from the service. By order of Major-General Taylor, (Signed) W. W. BLISS, Assistant Adjutant-General. August 4, 1846. EXTRACT. Orders, No. 4. 1. The following extract of Orders from General Taylor is published for general information and the government of all concerned, viz. " Most of the disorders in town have arisen from the excessive use of liquor, and in addition to the provisions of `Order, No. 94,' on the subject, the General now di rects that, after the 15th inst., the sale of spirituous liquors be absolutely prohibited in the town. The dealers are allowed until that time to dispose of their stock, and will not be allowed to continue the traffic after the day mentioned." 2. The chief magistrate of the city of Matamoras and all other municipal officers will, under his direction, en force the above orders upon the Mexican residents and traders of Matamoras, and will issue orders accordingly. The American traders and residents will conform to these orders, and make their arrangements accordingly. By order of Lieut.-Colonel Clarke. JNO. M. BRANNAN, 2d Lieut. Ist Artillery Acting Adjutant. MATAMORAS, AUG. 2.—Two or three Mexicans on the road from this place to Burita, attempted to catch two unarmed volunteers with the lasso, but failed through the nimbleness of the pedestrians. They have brought the use of the lasso to great perfection, and sometimes throw with the precision of a rifle ball; had they been successful in' roping the Americans, they would, doubt less, have choked them to death. Auc. s.—General Taylor left this morning about daylight, on the steamer Whiteville, accompanied by about 300 men. The particulars of the fight with the Indians was brought down here last night by the steamer Big Hat chee, but they are contradictory, and need confirmation. A report says the Rangers overtook the Indians, killed twenty, and lost two of their own men, but does not say who remained masters of the field. Colonel Clark has said that the order prohibiting the sale of liquors after the 15th, has nothing to do with wines, cordials, ale, &c. This will enable most of the houses to remain open, and give them a chance of smuggling out the black bottle. He also says that any liquors that may be remaining on hand after the day of grace, can be sent back to New Orleans, stored in Matamoras, or sent into the interior by Mexicans, so that no great loss will fall on any body. The people trafficking out here have reason to thank the leniency of Taylor and Clark on this subject.—New Orleans Bee, 15th. MIER. MEXICO, JULY 31, 1846.—Captain Vinton's command entered this place this morning without the least show of opposition, the inhabitants thronging to the plaza as the troops filed into it and stacked their arms in front of the house of the alcalde. It seemed to me as though there were men enough in the square to have beaten us off wA nothing else save the loose rocks lying about; yet not a hand was raised. Mier is by far the most pleasant, cleanly, and well regulated place we have yet seen in this part of Mexico. It is built on a hill overlooking a clear running stream of the same name, three miles from the Rio Grande, and is said to contain 6,000 inhabitants, although I do not know where they stow them all. You may well re member that it was in this place that the Texans under Colonel Fisher were compelled to surrender, after they bad killed twice their own number of IgexicanS. The houses occupied by the Texans during, the battle were pointed out, and still bear the miirksofthe'desp - erate conflict. Ii hare stated that the n u mb e r o f 'the nhabitants is put' down at 6,000 ; admitting that it is 4,009, it. was still entered and taken possesibion of 85 regulars and 8 of M'Cull&Claltiingers. acting as a mounted guard. You could not serve any town in the United States in that way, and this is a perfect for , tification from its position and the strength of the housed, which are of stone. „ CANARGO, AUGUS T 2.—A leWlours after we left Mier yesterday, the Comanches killed and scalped the Meal& within a few hundred yards of the outskirts of the place. He was returning from his rancho in the neigh bourhood at the time, and was shot frOm a fence or some other ccver. There as.no mistake that a laitc force - of .Camanches is on this side the Rio 'Granii(;,'c'omMitfing:depredations and murdering the inhabitants with inipunity. Parses of them have appeared at Guerrero, a city some thirty miles above Mier, hai'e stolen a great patty horses and mules, and have killed 'several of the principal citizens, among them one of the town council. The authorities Of the pla ce b ave sent i n their submission to the officer in command of the United States froOpS here, and would doubtless be delight e d t o see an . 4inerican forCo in the plaza. Camargo is now overrun with troops, the white tents of the soldiers covering acres and acres. The Rangers start out to-morrow on a scout in the direction of Monterey, and bodies of regulars with army stores will soon follow. CABIARGO, AUG. 3, 1846.—1 have just seen a letter, dated yesterday, at Reynosa, the writer of which calls for a detachment of mounted men to guard a large drove of pack mules to this place. He has reliable informa tion, so he says, that a gang of brigands has be en organised in the neighbourhood of Re 3 nose, to cut up any and every small party they may meet upon the road, and further states that some of the principal men of that place are engaged in this scheme of pillage and murder. Troops still continue to pour in ; several companies have arrived since I wrote yesterday on the steamers Roberts and Big Hatchee. General Worth has moved the camp to high and dry ground on the San Juan, a mile below Camargo, where the soldiers are far more comfortable. How Napoleon used to dispose of his tremendous armies is a mystery to me. Huddled as close or closer than comfort will allow, even eight or ten thousand men here take up a wilderness of space. Capt. Gillespie's Rangers remain in camp here, while 11.1`Culloch's are off this morning, in the direction, it is supposed, of Monterey, scouring the country as far at least as China, and possibly farther. Reports that large parties of armed men have been seen in that direction, among other companies than that of Segum, have reached this place. The Rangers will find them if they are to be found. We have no further accounts of the ravages of the Camanches in the neighbourhood of Mier or Guerrero. P.S. An express has just come in from Mier. The rider contradicts the report that the alcalde had been killed, but says there were a good many Indians lurking about.—New Orleans Picayune, 15th. CAMARGO, MEXICO, JULY 21.—1 t was for a long time a favourite scheme of Arista's to bring about a union between Texas and the states of the lower P.io Grande. The people of Nueva Leon, Coahuila, and Tam au li pas, ground down by the taxes imposed upon 'them by the Central Government, and not receiving either benefit or protection therefrom, have always been ripe for revolt ; and perhaps the only reason why they have not before this raised the grito of revolution has bee:a because they had not the means within themselves to cope successfully with the Centralist forces, coupled with the fact that they have never had a leader on whom they could depend. Ca nales, when in 1839 he pronounced in favour of the consti tution of 1824, and crossed the Rio Grande with Jor dan's men, might have succeeded in everything he under took had he been honest, or had a broth.er-in-law of his, Colonel Alulana, been faithful to the cause ; but it is a well-known fact that immediately after Jordan had won a great victory near Saltillo, and the Federalists were everywhere in the ascendant, that the money of the Central Government effected what its arms could not. The brave Jordan was sold, although he succeeded in getting safely out of the country, while the exertions of Fisher, Wells, Ross, and other American officers, in favour of federalism, all went for nothing. A good round sum was the price of the treachery of the Mexican leaders, and Canales, either directly or indirectly, doubt less came in for a full share. I cannot learn that Car vajal (usually, but erroneously spelt Carrabajal), who was educated in the United States, and speaks and writes English well, had any hand in the bargain or sale. With all this corruption Arista had nothing to do. He was a Central leader at the time, and it was not until the annexation of Texas to the United States came to be seriously agitated that he began to entertain hopes of overturning the Central Power in the departments this side the Sierra Madre, and by a union with Texas forming a strong middle Republic. Without tbe co operation of the then Lone Star Republic he could do nothing, and to effect this he opened a correspondence with several influential men at Corpus Christi and other points. Even if he effected his object of bringing about the union, he had the sagacity to foresee and foretel that in a very few years the Anglo-Saxons would have a preponderance in the new Republic that would take from him his influence and authority ; yet this he was willing to overlook, as he said, for the good o'l his coun trymen. There are no men in the world who have the welfare of the people so much at heart as the Mexican leaders, although they all have a most singular way of showing it. The final annexation of Texas to the United States completely frustrated Arista's plans, upset his hopes, and in a great measure embittered him against the Americans, from whom he had expected so much as sistance ; yet not so with Carvajal, Cariales, and some of the other Mexican revolutionary leaders. These latter still hoped that the appearance of the American army at Corpus Christi might be turned to their advan tage in some, and with these hopes a correspondence was opene camp d was with also v some oftishid ete offi b c y er o s ne sta o t f ion th e e d m t a h s e t r e e r , and the t s i p e i i t; i s t s, he made Carvajal. a mT not h e u n a j a u t nature wq of t h t , h b e e t c o t m h a m t u h n e i c !t in e some way expected aid in the scheme of separating the 11 01° to titl !JO ° 604,d