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DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO TIER MAJESTY. NOW Reidy, price Gd. hound, Illustrations. V ()L. IX. of MISS STRICKLAND'S LIVES of the ()15N,1 of ENGLAND. Comprizir.g the Life of MARY OF MODEY,A, CONiORT or JAMES 11., Henry Cclburn, 13, Great Mariborough-,treet. NOTICE! f MADAME D'ARBLAY'S * DIARY AND LETTERS. WILL, TIE READY IN A rEvr DAYS. r.mt,•rs ret,iVeit by till ilook,eller7 4 . Henry CO.Uuru, I'ubliih(7r, 13, 11rent Alar Thorough-street. VOL. VI. Tiil NEW ROMANCE, BY J. FENIMORE CooPF,II,, Esta. .Now ready at all the libraries, in 3 vols. post Sv o ., A V E N S N T r:ST; Or, Tur RE: , AKINS. A Romance. Ily J. FENI..mo..E COOPE I % E s q. Author of " Toe Pilot," " The Red Rover,' "The Pathflnaer," &c. "One of the ablest productieus or the great American novelist." —Sun. 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POsES PLA.STIQUE. TTAL(. OF ROME. GREAT WINDMILL STREET, eight doors from Coventry-street, Ha 3 market. Professor TURN(); It begs respectfully to Inform the nobility. sub -scribers, artistes, and the public, that . n reply to numerous letters and inquiries, he has determined upon. giving a GRAND MORNINti REHEARSAL of an entirely new 'cries of Poses Plastique, or 'moving lableaux Vi , ans, on WzrrAssosT, Aug. 26, IS-16. The selec tions MI consist of the most re Aned and delicate specimens, de lineated by male and temale artYstes, twenty-eig,t in number. Upon this occasion tit , mission to the Stalls will be 3s. 6d. ; Boxes, 2e, fxt. ; Pit, 2s, Doors open at Hilt-past wo o'clock. Performance to commence prerl-:e y at Malt-past fliree o'clock. lIEIt AJES CI"S THEATRE. THE LAST NIGHT. The NO - 2illty, Subscribers, rinYthe Public, are respectfully informed th , ,c tl:ere will be a FA It PERFORMANCE T EVENING Len will be Derfornie.l celebrated Opera, entitled IL DI SIVIOLTA. lt ,, sina, Madame Grist; Il Comte d'Alinaviva, Sig. Marto ; Bartolo Lablache; Basilio, Sig. ; Figaro, Sig. Fornasari. In the ourse of the Evening, the First •,•ableau of the admired mallet of EOLINE , on, LA DitYADE, introducing the Mazourka d'Extate, by }Lille. Lucile Grain' and M. Ferret. Atter the 'pera, the ational AnAliem will he sung by the whole of the principal , poratic Perfortr,,!r,, ,it:pported y the Choruses. A Selevtio:i from the Ballet, of ON DINE. Comprising the cele brat, d Pas de l'Ombre, by 31dle. Cerito. The Se..ond Act of the i.dinif,tl Millet of LA SYLPITIDE. La Sylphide, laglior; ; .lames, M. Perrot. To be followed by First Tankau from the successful Grand Mallet, entitled LAI,LA ROONII. In whkh Mdlle. Cerito will In troduce the Pas Sym,olilty.., supported by Mesdlles. Cassan, De mellsse, James, and Honore. After which, the last ?cease of Bellini's Opera, LA SONNAMBULA. Amina, Madame Castellan ; - Llsa, "Ni dame Corbari ; Count Rodolpho, Signor F. Lablache ; Elvino, Signor Corelli. 'Co conclude with the highly successful new and original Ballet Dtvcrtissernent, by M. Perrot, the Music by Signor Pugni, entitled LE JUGEMENT DE PARIS. - - Introducing a nctw Gr ,nd Pas, entitled "Le Pas des Deesses." lie principal parts by Madlle. Taglioni, Madlle. Lucile Grahn, Mdlle. Cerito, M.M. Perrot and St. Leon, 3ldllc. Louise Taglioni, 31d11. s. Casa//11 and Deinelisse, we:mous for boxes, Ft:111s, and tickets to be made at the box r,t1 , ,-:•. Opera Ccaonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to coin rnenc, > t bah-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE 'ROYAL, HA = MARKET. Extraor o .thary success. Crowdel ami fashionable audiences. Mr. CIREGOPX, having been hailed with the most rapturous plaudits urenl ea , It night of his Performance, will repeat the character of SH 1 - 1 , 0 C Tuts EVENING. In c ,mrequence cf the enthns'astic reception of the celebrated American Actress, Miss VIRGINIA MONIER, as Julia, An the '. Hui uthbAck," she will repeat that character Tuts Ev THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. THI 4 . EVENING. Will be performed Shakesper.t's 'craze'ly of THE MERCHANT OF VENT :t. Shyl ck, Air arcgory ; Bassani°, Mr. Murrly ; Antonio, Mr. Howe ; Gratiano, Mr. Brindal ; G0b ,, 0, Mr. '1 ; Portia, Mri. Percy; Nerissa, Miss A. Taylur ; Jessica, Miss M. Glover. After Which, Fheridan Knowles's flay of THE HUNCHBACK. N3ster Walter, Mr. Stuart; Sir Thomas Cli front, Mr Leigh Murray; Lord The3..d. Mr. Brinlai Ntoaus, Mr. Grafton ; Julia, Miss Vlr giuia Morier (her second appearance); Hefei), !iss M. Glover. Box-oflice open from ten to tour. TFL.ATILE OPAL, LYCEUM. ricDER THE MANAGEMENT 4M? MKS. KEELEY. TICS EVENING Will be performed the Coine.ly of THE IiOVERNOICS WIFE. Characters by Messrs. Diddear, F. Mathews, F. Vining, Turner, Collier; Miss Arden, and Mrs. Keeley. Alter which a New Farce. entitled THE END OF JUNE. Principal characters y Mr. Diddear, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Turner, Mr. Keeley, and Miss Howiiril. To be followed by the highly popular Drama of THE MISER'S WELL. Dolph Heyliger, Mrs. Keeley; Dr. Knipperhausen, Mr. Turner; Peter de Groodt. Mr. Yarn old ; Spiegei, Mr. Kinloch ; Claus Hopper, Mr. Meadows; Vander lieyden, Mr. Emery; Leo nidas, Miss Turner; Marie, Miss Keeley; Frau tiny, Mrs. Woollidge. To conclude with the now Farce, entitl'jd LOAN OF ,‘ WIFE. Principal characters by Me , srs. F. Mathews. A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, and Yarnold ; Mrs. WoolUdge and Miss Howard. TO EAT i•CE ROYAL, ADELPIIL UNDFA THE DUZECTION OF MADAME CELESTE THIS EVENINi; performed the Comedy of PAUL PRY. Celonel Hardy, Mr. LP.mbert ; Paul Pry, Mr. Wright; Grasp,Mr. 0. Smith ; Somers, Mr. ; Mr. Stanley, Mr. Thomas; harry Stanley, Mr. Boyce, Frarit Hardy, Mr. Braid ; Withcrton, Mr. Selby ; Mrs. Subtle, 31r, Laws ; Marian, Miss B. Harding ; Pluebe, Miss Ellen l'haan. After which, a Grand ilythkdogical Burlesque Extravaganza, de nominated THE JUDGM • NT OF VA. IS ; or, 'the Pm de rip pins. Ihe characters personated by Messrs. Se !by, 0. Smith, Glen- Mire. Lindon. IVaye, Butler, Williams'n, AldeLigc, Mitehenson, Alderson, Ryan, Bedford ; 310 s Ellen Chaplin, hiss Taylor, hiss Harrison, .' iss SitripSon, Ills. F. Matthews, &c. ie be followed by an original Comic Sketch, called AtlIi.UiAM PARK Eli. Abraham Parker, .111 r. Wright. To conclude vdh the Farce of A NABOB nit AN HOUR Characters by Messrs Worrell, Lambert, Munr„rd, Miss Harding, and 31 ;a. Frank Al atthews. PIUNCESB'6, OXF r AtI)-STItEY.'r. THIS EVENIY Will he rerforined an entirely new '.4eto-Comic Drama, entitled A CURIOUS CASE. Mr. su! , rey, Mr. Vining; Twiggt.ton, Mr. Charles Mathev,s; Charles Stati , A,n, Mr. Fisher ; Edward, Mr Homier ; Mrs. A , :threy, Mrs. Sruling. After which r, new Fairy F,xtravaganza, entitled TILE SLEET"- II G I TilE WOOD. Baron Factotum, Mr.Oxbcrry; Princess IstOelle, Madame Vestrls. To be fo'aoweil by an entirely New Comb.! Drama, entitled THE BARBE'.t BRAVO; Or, The Inventor of Powder. In wtOch Mr. Charles, Mathews, Mr. Granby, Mr. Wynn, Miss E. Stanley, and Miss 'al , -rstiall will perform. Te conclude with the Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir ChP,rlcs Col stream, Bart., Mr. C. Mathews ; Sir Adonis Leech, )tr. Granby ; Lady Clutterbuck, Miss E. Homier. ASTL.k.' ROYAL AMl'lllTtll✓A'lltt•;, Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. I'atronised by her Moat Gracious Majesty t.!_le Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and 'he Privresa itoyal. The Public are respectfully apprised, that the present Week will ter inin,:te the succes -tut career of the Grand Military Spectacle of cur Indian Victories. THIS EVENING Will be performed the popular Dratna, called THE SiKIIS' IN VASION ; or, Eng Victories of 1546. After which, splendid SCENES of the HIPPODROME, by the British and Foreign i'rofessors, Male and Female. The whole concluding with an Equestrian Drama, entitled THE NAMELESS. for tte BENEFIT of Mr. THOMPSON, Stage Director. On MONDAY :\ nrr, au extraordinary Change of Performance, embracin4 a New Speetac:e, called THE MERCHAN C STEED ; or, The Flight Damon. In which Mr. T. Harwood and Mrs. Norton Brooks ',ill, hi addition the reular Comp ny, have the honour appe arikig. With other attrdetive Entertainments; to- Eetlier with the Romair lc Drama of THE NAM ELESS. itox -oltni• open trout eleven till live u'clocit.-IJuors open at six, raid eiiinm _rice at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREI"fIIE Lessee, Mrs. Frances Dsvidge. Immense attraction A New Op..ra, Powerlul co'abinatlon of attraction and talent. An increased Rand and ',Amble Chorus. Conductor, Mr. E. J. Loder. THIS EVENIN , ;, and during the eek will performed the Opera of 'IIIE SIREN. In which Miss Geop;siana Smithson will appear, supported by Messrs. D. . King, 4 , , 5, Jones Horn _ castle, A. Harris Miss itett., and Miss !'11 , , , ,,„ , 'With, alternately, the Musi,al I'i' .n of NO SONG, NO SUPPER. and TILE QUAKER. Concluding, during the Week, wi f. ,l THT, WIF E, and the popular Melodramas of RAFAELLE, s:A r E LIBERTANE ; WEAL :11 AND WANT; and MY PO i ar, AND MY PARTNk.R JOE. In which Messrs. E. F. Fredericks, J. T. Johnson, Neville, Reship, W. Smith, Lewi' _a; Airs Richardson, Miss Martin, Miss E. Terry, Mrs. W. Daly. ',did Mrs. Homier will perform. Box O fr ,c43 open from eleven till fur o'clock. I,A;T DAY OF THE GRAND - NEAPOLITAN FETE AND BAZAAR, ADMITTANCE, ONE SHILLING. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THIS DAY. bdiLIGHT VIEW of VEsUVIUS and BAY of NAPLES. 1.7.•_: fit VALLED MENAGERIE. !In EXTiA k:•S LAND. NEAPOLITAN BAZAAR, Attendants in Neapolitan Costume. The TIGHT ROPE, by Madame Rickel', Mr. Ryan, and Master Ryan. FAIRY:LIKE EXPLOITS, A.la-Risley, by the Messrs. Candler. LA TItANCA HISPANIOLA, by Mr. Candler. RA':,lO SA MEE wilt give his amusing FEATS of DEXTERITY. ritOMENADE CONCERTS, by Godfrey's Land. An ENCAMPMENT of GIPSIES. VRIUMPIIAL AltcllP.:4 ILLUMINATED at DUSK. CALYPaD'S FAIRY GROtTO. DESCENT of FARINELLI In the FIERY CAR. GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES, Illuminated with Two Thousand Jets of Gas ; and the GLASS CONSERVATORY, Lighted with Festoons of Gas. ERE:MON oF VESUVIUS, with new and inOescribable effects. A Grand Displ , :y of EIREWOIt sat Nine o'Clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We ',Jaye received postage stamps, value 3s. 2d., which raieunt was collected in the Bar of the Hamner-in-Hard pullc-house, in the town of Brigg, to be applied toward, purch . a,ing th e di sc h arge o f th e w itness 3lathewson, who " tearlessly gave his evidence" at the Hounslow In quest ; and we shall be h‘ppy to hand the same over to any person duly authuri,ed to receive it. WELITIIII:IL—S UN _WIC :C., AUGUST 20. TETER.3I,•VF.TER. 1 - 4 , ,,05t. 56; Iliztem. 69 ; Noon, 65 BAROMETER, 29.89.—W1ND W., cloudy. 111 •,! VT 1 0N . 10( , N-rdt.is ,, :. I'il;S tiA, ti, •• L 4 &unit( itur 12. j P.venin;: .. 17 :n , ruiteti 41 , e7. 1 ,~,;., f „ ~:1; ~Y'. . Q. 211 ~w ~~s:~~~" .r. eatnAllAl 4*c!" LONr)43S. TI-ILIP.Si);.; A: GUST 20, 1446. A tribute which we have iong anticipated WAS yes terd.ty paid to one of the form st chaiT;piolis of rh great politico-commercial c:;tie of free trade. A public dine r yv-fs g i ve ,, t o Jon N BRIGUT, on Wedneduv Ciirp.ra int!, th-3 Pit h tion of I) ~. 1 ~ ~ oft,h;lt ban.pit, Casti Ito 'n Lit' bur .inyarAble Alike ti it enfran:hbel citizen, T_ll,E SUN, LONbON, PTITT.RDA It 7 EVENING, AUGUST 2O, 1846. and to its eloquent and public-spirit e d tepregentative. In Mr. BRIGHT we have an example ate efficacy of courage, consistency, eartoshess, and perseverance in a public character, wail of the certainty of ultimate triumph to any popular movement when it is con ceived in justice,advocated with temperateenthusiasm, and directed by men whose abilities are commensurate with rectitude and disinterestedness. Never was' the potency of moral force so brilliantly exemplified as by the extraordinary association of which Mr. COBDEN and Mr. BRIGHT were the most censpicu ous leaders, and the most acknowledged ornaments. Never was oratory animated by nobler intentions ! never did it wield a more beneficent sway over the hearts and imaginations tdf a community, than in the itistalice of the once 'despised], but now respected and renowned Anti-Corn-law League. By no intimida tion, by no rhetorical cejoleries, by no specious en treaties, or deceptive misrepresentations, did the members of that association win the attention, con quer the prejudices, and elicit the acquiescence of an inimical multitude. They resorted to none of the claptraps usually employed by political innovators ; they garbled no authorities ; they disdained to tamper with the susceptibilities of their auditors. While others might have descended to the embellishments of rhetoric and the lures of passionate declamation, the League orators won the applause, and at last the ddoincidence of their antagonists, by divulging facts with the clear light of common sense. They at tracted the ignorant among the protectionists by their logical arguments—they shamed the designing among the protectionists by their candid statements. Their " unadorned eloquence " was not a phrase in geniously deg iced by Sir ROBERT PEEL ; it was a beautiful truth beautifully expressed. The power acquired by this honest means is something mar vellous and affecting in the history of modern days, and the manner in which that vast power was employed is no less admirable than th e mode of its acquisition. Second only to RICLIARD COBDEN in the accumulation of so much influence and in the generous application of such abilities, JOHN :BRIGHT has long since acquired for himself the approbation of his countrymen ; h as now received the grateful acknovvledgernents of his constituents. • On returning thanks for the toast in which his name was introduced on this most interesting occa sion, Mr. BRIGHT tog's( a comprehensive retrospect of the circumstances which had conduced to the realisa tion of free trade. In doing so the Hon. Gentleman commented upon the nuinerous and powerful preju dices which had to be overco:ne before the atrocious system of mercantile monopoly could be abolishei lie observed that various sections of the community were banded together to prevent the successful issue of their undertaking; he said that the League and its upholders were opposed "by those who were in terested in the accumulation of rent, by those who sought to maintain the supremacy of party, and also by a large class of persons who suffered neither pecu niary nor political considerations to weigh with them, but who were deeply prejudiced and ignorant, who had not intelligence to examine the question, or public spirit to arrange themselves with the popular party fin- the purpose of overthrowing the great national evil of the corn-laws." Nevertheless, despite the virulence of this antagonism, the cause of right, when aided for the first time by minds so gifted and so remarkable for their integrity as those of COBDEN, BRIGHT, VILLIERS, WILSON, and their colleagues, have vanquished all difficulties, and exceeded the most sanguine aspirations. Excel lent as was the opportunity thus presented for self gratulation on the triumph achieved by the League, Mr. BRIGHT, with a modesty worthy of himself, dismissed that consideration in a few sentences. One observation, however, was eminently fitted for the instruction of the Young Irelanders—supposing those very fractious young gentlemen are not altogether incapable of listening to instruction. Mr. BRIGHT, one of the chief leaders of the Anti-Corn-law League, declared it to be his solemn conviction, that "in this country and in this age no beneficial reform can ever be effected by force r Let Mr. O'BRIEN digest those words of wisdom ; let him voluntarily seek the stool of repentance and tender his submission to the greater experience, the cooler judgment and the loftier patriotism of the Liberator ! Mr. BRIGHT then took an admirable and thought ful survey of the consequences which had al ready, and which must inevitably follow from the attainment of a free-trade policy. He in stanced how the American Presidency had been awed into obedience with reference to the Oregon territories by the mere shadow of that great reforma tion. And, looking forward into the vistas of futu rity, he recognised the time when all the invidious distinctions of nationality would be obliterated by the freedom of commerce, when the population of the globe would be kindred in senti ment as well as in reality, and when all kingdoms would be bound together by " a golden chain." The complacency with which he lot ked upon the present Government was suffici ently encouraging, and the acceptation of office under Lord JOHN RUSSELL by a distinguished mem ber of the League was adduced as a reasonable gua rantee that the cause had not fallen into incompetent, or indifferent, or insincere hands since the secession of Sir ROBERT PEEL from power. One circumstance has, however, lessened our satisfaction at this banquet to our eminent re:ormer, JOHN BRIGHT, and that circumstance is no other than the Honourable Gentleman's declaration of his resolution not to appear again as a candiiate upon the hustings of Durham. We sin cerely and deeply regret this circumstance for a thousand reasons—because, as the representative of Durham, Mr. BRIGHT has acquired his very un sullied celebrity ; because, as the representative of Durham, he has fought the good fight of the people so gallantly; and, because, as the representative of Durham, the English people have come to look upon JOHN BRIGHT as one of the most trusty, and stalwart, and right-minded, and gifted of her cham pions and legislators. When JOHN BRIGHT retires from the British Parliament, the people will have lost one of their most eloquent and generous-hearted representatives. The question of military flogging was yesterday subjected to the consideration of a numerous public meeting in Exeter Hall, where the chair was taken by Mr. WAKLEY, M.P. All the sentiments uttered, the facts collated, the incidents that occurred, and the resolutions adopted, pointed but in one direction, and evinced an unflinching determination on the part of the public never to rest quiet till the demoniacal power_of the lash shall have been wrested from the hands of our naval and military authorities. It is of itself a national stigma to feel, that in this civi lised, enlightened, and humanely disposed community, any necessity should exist for attending meetings where the object is to prevent the English soldier and sailor from the hazard of being branded as a -lave. Truly painful as is the bare reflection that our great services of national defence have been, and are still subject to be tarnished by the frequent, and, oftentimes, the most uncalled-for infliction of the most horrible cruelty, yet to be present, from a sense of duty, at such meetings as took place yesterday, and have to listen to i such re volting details as were there enumerated, s . enough :0 make one's blood boil, and harrow the feelings to their lowest depths. The public movement has commenced—the national mind is aroused. The scene of yesterday will be repeated in every part of the kingdom, and the Government and he Coottnander•in-Cidef will soon be convinced, that, much as they have conceded by reducing the number ' or lashes, and the enforcement of other regulations, :n order to mitigate the atrocity of military flogging, the Brizish nation will indignantly demand ti.e &,su lute and unconditional extinction of lashing our patriotic defenders like beasts of the field. We have got our "Cruelty to Animals' Act," we shall soon have our "Cruelty to Soldiers' and Sailors' Act." It is impossible to suppose that the national will, which has so humanely protected from tyrannical treatment the different animals, which we daily use for our interest, comfort, and pleasure, will be baffled in its efforts to rescue human beings from similar torture. It wan all v e ry we ll f or Mr. Fox MAULE to state, in the House of Commons, that the Duke of • When. consulted by the Government in . e,erence to the melancholy ~ i id Of Pool kVni - rE, ub- A-rved, that " tins must not occur again --life and limb must le protected Dut will lifa and limb be protected by simply reducing the number of strive'l to fifty ? Before a single lath is g'!7, - iinistered, we ought to liace tilt most positive certainty that ,death 'cannot ensue. Medical testimony has ti l4 _,'*:,losed that ' this assurance cannot be "gien ; we say, then, that no man's life o_tent, to be jeopardised by a punishment which be as fatal to his existence as th 04.11 he were shot for a crime of tl bieWst Magnitude. The following is are emphatic language of Mr. WARLE)., which yesterday elicited such sympathisin g applause " Why, they were told that a 5u5-gton 'should examine the body of the unfortunate tatirit before his punishment was inflicted, and that he Should determine what amount cf. suffering a fellow-creature should be enabled to hear before life was in danger. For such a statement to be made in a civilised country was in itself A Miracle. Good God, let them only conceive that a than should be required to test beforehand the' .ipabiliti es of endurance of a human being that lie should gauge the strength of the human body-that he should be required to ascertain by the application of his scientific skill what amount of shiteiitun *hat quantity of pain, could eittlutttl Ify a fellow-creature before his life was put in danger. It was an insult to the profession to which he had the honour to beloniz.—(lmmense cheering.) If he were in the army, whatever might be his prospect of degradation punishment— poverty—or deprivation —his answer would be, that he would not be answerable for the consequences of one single lash.—(Enthusiastic applause.) He would—when the unhappy being under the lash had re ceived one—he would tell the commanding officer, standing by, in as stern a voice as he could, that he would not be answerable for the second. Oh. there was something in it which was in itself so disgusting, and so repulsive, that it was difficult to speak about it with common feeling br patience." It is dreadful to think what barbarity has been suffered, and which never could have been resorted to had the public been made aware of the extent to which it has been perpetrated. This must be in a great measure attributed to the secret system of punish ment adopted in the army, of immolating their victims within closed barracks, whence many an agonizing shriek has pierced the air in vain, till death Ills wrapped the sufferer in his shroud. "A letter," continued Mr. WAXLEY, " was that day published in the Times, signed V.,' stating that the writer had been thirty-six years in the army, and was then in command of a regiment, and could confidently speak from experience that the dis cipline of the army could be maintained without such a bnlal punishment. He had seen men flayed alive.— (Great sensation.) He had seen a man receive seven hundred lashes at once ; the last two hundred were given while the man was in a state of insensibility, and apparently dead, and for ought he could know, dead in reality."—(Hisses.) What horrors are here! Yes, the Duke of WELLINGTON was right when he told the House of Lords he might, and hoped he might, outlive corporal punishment in the army. If his Grace, with his experience and influence, and at his advanced age, entertains this hope, there is at once an answer to the arrogant opinions of other officers, that the triangles and the cat must be at their command. The Duke of WEL LINGTON must rest his hope upon the convicticn tha't England will raise her voice, trumpet-tongued, to wipe off an indelible disgrace ; and that, in obedience thereto, the Commander-in-Chief, whoever he may be, will cheerfully resign his instruments of human torture. Can it be wondered at that it has often been found difficult to get men to enlist in a service where, at any moment, from the mere caprice or vindictive feeling of a subordinate officer, a well-conditioned man, serving as a private, may almost in a moment he disgraced for ever, and lacerated beyond the limits of human endurance ? Our surprise is that, under such a system, our army has hitherto presented so creditable a body of men. No doubt, many excellent citizens, from sentiments that redound to their honour, have been deterred from joining the army. The fault has been in the system. It has been framed to allure within its meshes none but the worst characters, and then the officers subsequently turn round with the assertion, that whilst such men belong to them the terrors of the lash must be suffered to hang over their heads. How inconsistent have we not been, and of what bloodshedding parsi mony have we not been guilty ! The munificent sum of twenty millions was paid that our West In dian population should no longer writhe under the planter's lash, whilst, from a dread of ex pense, we have failed to beget in our soldiers a spirit of honourable bearing and high moral sentiments, and have maintained in their place the dread of the highest amount of physical eicruelEitiori: But a change is at hand, and, to borrow the conclud ing language of one of their resolutions of yester day, it will soon be rendered manifest, "that to allege that the means of bestowing rewards in the army and navy for good conduct would not be cheer fully granted by the people of this country, is a gross libel on the generosity and judgment of the British nation." The appointment of Cardinal Gizzi is officially no tified in the Diario di Roma of the Bth, in the follow ing terms : " His Holiness Pope Pius IX. has deigned to nominate the most eminent and most reverend Cardinal Gizzi, ex-Legate of Forli, to the charge of his Secretary of State, adding to it the charge of Hume Affairs. His Eminence entered this day upon the exercise of his functions. His Holiness has also deigned to nominate his Eminence Cardinal Mas,iiio, Legate of Ravenna, to be Prefect of the Roads and Bridges, in the room of his Eminence Cardinal Geratini who has re signed." , Twenty-five refukees having availed themselves of the amnesty, have returned to Sinigaglia from Corfu. They were welcomed in the wordiest manner by the populace, and they immediately waited on Count i\IAsTAI, the brother of the POPE, and requested him to express to his Holiness their gratitude. The KING of the FRENCu. has written an autograph letter to the POPE, expressive of the high esteem which he enter tains for his Holiness. According to the Cologne Ga zelle the Austrian Government has, at the desire of the Sovereigns of some of the petty states of Italy, remonstrated with the Court of Rome against the adoption of the liberal measures proposed by Plus IX. We hope his Holiness will turn a deaf ear to these remonstrances, but we fear, from the following passage, which we find in the Commerce, that there has been some intrigue going on to circumvent the beneficent intentions of Pius IX. : " The Esprit Public says—' We learn from a certain ,ou: ce that the Apostolic Nuncio has received orders not to deliver passports to the Italian refugees who belong to the Pontitkal States, and who desire to profit by the amnesty to return to their houses.' Our own information confirms this news. It is now three days since the Nuncio informed the refugees of the order not to deliver them passports. We shall add here an observation which gravely interests our duties of hospitality. Since the notification of Pius IX. the French Government has ceased to accord the refugees of the Roman States the allowance which no longer seemed necessary. If the effects of the amnesty are suspended, these refugees will be in a cruel position. It is important that our Government should, as soon as possible, ascertain the tenor of the order which has arrested in the hands of the Nuncio the deliver ance of the passports." It is reported that the second son of Don CARLOS, the Infante Don JUAN, is about to marry the youngest sister of the Duke of MODENA. The Austrian Government is, it would appears about to relax the laws against the press. We find the following in a letter from Vienna of the 2d August The Emperor has issued an ordonnance for the creation of a high Court of Censorship, similar to that in Prussia, to which appeals may be made against the decisions of the censors. It is stated that a similar tribunal will be insti tuted in each of the states of Germany, thus protect ing writers against the arbitrary decisions of the censors, whose scruples sometimes suppress productions which the Government would have au interest in seeing published." Madrid papers of the 13th have been received. The Heraldo publishes, as from a correspondent in London, a letter, which states that ESPARTERO had dispatched a confidential agent to Ostend, to concert measures with Don ENRIQUE. "The young prince," says the writer— " Must have fallen into the snares laid for him by his perfidious friends, who wish to make use of his name to effect a new revolution in Spain. The partizans of Espar tern, and of the revolution, easily persuaded the Infant e D on Enrique that he was wrong to confine his views to becomin g the husband of the Queen, when he could aspire to a more elevated position. In a word, the Infante, following the sug gestions of his false friends, has positively renounced all pre tensions to the Queen's hand." The Heraldo further states that it was rumoured in Madrid that Don ENRIQUE intended to invade Spain from Portugal. It adds, that it disbelieves the whole story, and doubtless, the Heraldo has good reason for disbelieving it. The alleged London letter was no doubt concocted in Madrid, and the writer in the Heraldo knows well the bureau in which it was concocted, and the purpose for which the story was invented. MADRID BoLSA, AUG. 13—The Three per Cents. closed at 33% for cash; the Five per Cents. at 22 1 / 4 ; the Four per Cents. at 21%; the Debt without Interest at 6 3 / 4 ; and the Coupons at 20. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. The King's Speech, on opening the Chambers, is the subject of comment in all of them. The Minis terial journals speak of it in terms of high praise. Tte' Presse, which rarely etpreeB dri unqualified approval of the rlieMoreo tho u-overnment, says— " ir6 :lave nothing but approbation to give to the speech that the King delivered ye,terklay on opgnitz ttr , e , legislative session. It says all that otylit to have been sate oli tb oc casion, and sa, ,, s that !a Vs'6ll chosen terms." Tl4t anisi itutionnel has only the following lines : " We have no need to say that the Royal Speech has no political signification, that is esidtht frbin the first phrase, which postpones VS tbie fisnal period of the season the domes tjp foreign affairs. All commentary would therefore be without object and useless." The other Oppesittn papers affect to sneer at it as an intignineant affair. The Chamber of Peers met on ltionda4r, and having appointed a Bureau fer tiro verification of their powers i procecdtd to the Council Chamber to hear the report of M. LAPLAGNE BARRis on the attempted assassination of the KING. The report more than hints that in the opinion of the Committee, HENRY is insane, and this opinion receives confirmation from a statement made in the Echo of Oran of the Bth, by CHARLES HENRY, his son, a soldier serving in Algiers, who, on visiting his father in February last, found him labour • ing under; strange hallucinations of mind. The editor of the EA() adds—" An inhabitant of Ursa hal; to ti that he went to Paris three months tkgt), taking a letter from CHARLES to his father, whom he saw several times. He appeared to be in sane, and so the visitor on his return told CHARLEs." On Tuesday the Chamber of Deputies met, to organise its nine electoral bureaux. The first party fight is the election of the Presidents and Secretaries of these bureaux. In :the present case, the Minis te:ial candidates were elected in every instance. It was said that the Prince DE JOINVILLE, after having terminated the nautical evolutions which he had been instructed to make in the Mediterranean, was to sail with the squadron under his command for the Atlantic, and continue there the naval manoeuvres necessary for the instruction of the officers and crews under his command. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Tuesday at 831. 75c. ; the Five per Cents., 122 f. 20c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,268 f. 75c. ; Rouen, 9601.; Havre, 7001. ; Great Northern, 7061. 25c.; Avignon, 906 f. Vierzor, 6271. 50c,. ; Bordeaux, 5601. ; Boulogne, 4701. ; Basle, 2201. ; Pat is and Strasburg, 4971. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 5071. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 522 f. 50c.; Lyons and Avignon, 490 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 480 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 30/ 2 . tmBlNEss poNE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AUGUST 19. Direct Bombay and Madras, 1 4—Dutch Rhenish, OA --East In dian, —Luxembourg, 134 —Northern of Frawe Constituted, l 2 s Orleans and Vietzon, 1414—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 5% Rouen and Havre,27—Sambre and Meuse, 4% —West Flanders, 4. The subscription for the distressed nurserymen and florists, who suffered so greatly by the hail-storm in the early part of this month, has 13-en satisfactorily re sponded to, and will, we hope, produce a sum from w hich efficient relief may be afforded. One of th,:, means which will prove of eminent use, is the flower show and floral bazar, at the Surrey Zoological Garde is, on Monday and Tuesday next, w hen Royalty will grace the charitable tttendance, and where the Lady Nlayoress has most kindly determined to aid the poor florists by her patron age.:The most emi ne nt among the amateur flori s t s h ave promised to send their 'plants; and in addition to the usual attractions of the Gardens, the banis of the Li .e Guards and of the Blues will give their enlivening mu sic. We hope the Gardens will be crowded, and if th, weather prove propitious, we anticipate a large addition co the funds for the charitable purpose of the :e e. OVERLAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. (From the Times.) We have received by extraordinary express from Mar seilles the dispatches in anticipation of the overland mail from India, brought to Suez by the Hindostan. • The Hindostan I.rrived at Suez early on the morning of the 7th inst., with fifty passengers on board, who proceed to England by the Ariel. The Hindustan left Calcutta on the sth of July, met the Precursor in the river, and had to wait four days at Point de Galle for the China mail. The Hin dostan had nearly shared . the same fate as the Memnon in 1843, by grounding on the night of the 27th of July, off Cape Guardafui, but she fortunately escaped without any serious damage. The intelligence is from Bombay, rid Madras, up to the 2d of July, only one day later than that received by the last mail. Ibrahim Pacha reached Alexandria on board the Avenger. on the Bth inst. lie was in excellent health, and expressed himself delighted with his expedition. Quiet prevails at Lahore, and there are now ,no symp tom' of interruption. The Wuzeer, Rajah Lall Singh, has not yet demaniled the withdrawal of the British troops. The Ranee has had a dis pute with the British agent, and has intimated her readiness to help the troops away. Locally, a petition of thirty-five merchants of Calcutta to Government, calling for the opening of the Company's ex port warehouse for advances, on the hypot becation of -pro duce, shipped for England (as a measure of relief for the money market) has been refused pending expected instruc tions from home. The officers of the late 34th regiment are, it is announced ai certain, to be transferred to the Khelat-i• Ghilzie regiment. The discovery of a new silver mine at Maulmein has been reported to the Government, and some specimens of the ores have reached Calcutta. At Kurrachee the cholera was raging with great fierceness. The number of deaths of Europeans alone on the 15► h, 16th, and 17th of June is stated to be 255, and upwards of 100 of these cases belong to her Majesty's 86th Regiment. No ~tlicer is mentioned as having fallen a victim. The natives were dying by hundreds. Reports were current of the ap proaching retirement from the Government of Madras of the Marquis of Tweeddale. From China we learn that the British authorities had not given up Chusan, according to the terms of the treaty, and a Chinese mob had expelled foreign residents from the city of Foochow-foo. Hitherto the violence of 'the populace had been confined to the city of Canton; if it extends to the eastern ports, we may again see our commerce thrust out of China, and once more have to recover it by force of arms. BOMBAY, JULY 2. There is but little news. Letters received this day from Kurrachee, dated the 17th ult., describe the efforts made there by Sir Charles Napier and the other authorities to af ford relief to the sufferers front the cholera. The number of deaths of Europeans alone on the lath, 16th, and 17th of June is stated to be 255.* No officer is mentioned as having fallen a victim. Hopes were entertained that the ravages of the fatal malady would diminish as the troops were marched out to other healthful places. The natives were dying by hundreds. Reports are current of the approaching retirement from the Government of Madras of the Marquis of Tweedale, who is now at the Neilgherries. .The Governor of Bombay, Sir George Arthur, is seriously ill, and has been considered un able during the last two months to perform the duties of his office. It is not known what line of conduct he intends to adopt, but complaints are heard of various matters which remain in abeyance. The fall of rain has been very great during the last four weeks, and there is now no appearance of dry weather. This is looked upen as favourable, not only to the health of the inhabitants, but as affording the best security for an abundant harvest. I send this by express to Madras, with the hope of its pro ceeding by the Calcutta steamer to Suez. CALCUTTA, JULY 2, 1846. There is at the present time, little passing in this vast empire worthy of detailing to you. Peace seems to prevail everywhere ; but in the Punjaub it is an armed peace. Hatred and revenge rankle in the hearts of 100,000 men, whose supremacy we have hurled to the earth and compelled to hide their shame by a temporary recourse to seclusion and compulsory inactivity, whilst they are no doubt fomenting each others discon tent, and dreaming of, if not more actively engaged in, schemes to retrieve their fallen state and resume the sway they so lately held over their unfortunate country. Th at such is the feeling prevailing among the great body of the discontented Khalsa there can be no doubt, for the thraldom under which our presence keeps the whole nation is felt to be intolerable, even by the abandonded Ranee and her imbecile minion Rajah Lill Singh, who have expressed openly their desire to be freed from the incubus which we have proved to be. From Caubul the latest news is to the 12th of May, and in dicates anything but a friendly feeling in the Ruler and his Sirders towards us. An envoy from the King of Persia had ar rived, with a view of engaging Post Mahomrned and his bro thers of Candahar, one of whom, Sidar Kohundil Khan, had accompanied the Persian Ambassador, in an offensive league against us. Of ourprospects lean give no cheering news. The pressure in the money market is appalling. 25 per cent. is willingly paid for money, which, even at that ruinous rate, is not io be had to any amount. Government has refused to open the export warehouse, or to advance upon goods, and it is impossible to say what may be the result. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Calcutta Overland Price Current of July.) We have no improvement to notice in the position of com mercial affairs since our last issue of the Bth ult., nothing having occurred in the interval to relieve the pres sure in the Money Market which appears to be the sole cause of the continued stagnation in business which we have to report, whilst the demand for funds to meet the ' prompt of the May opium sale, which fell due on the 18th proximo, and the occurrence of another sale of upwards of 5,000 chrsts on the 29th, has kept the market in a state of excitement ; several memorials have been addressed to Government within the last month regarding the re opening of the Export Warehouse, some praying that ad vances might be immediately resumed, and others that the supplies required at home might be drawn entirely by drafts on this Treasury, the replies to which plainly indicate that it is out of the power of the authorities here to in terfere in the matter wi hout instructions from home, and consequently the arrival of each ma :.is now anxiously looked forward to to decide the question one way or other, as either would be prefcratle to the present uncertainty ; fbr although the re-opening of the warehouse would perhaps aft rd the most immediate and general relief, a decla ration that advances would not be resumed for a specific time would eventually prove almost equally efficacious, as parties at home would doubtless take evejy advantage of the scar city here, and remit freely were they certain that their cal culations as to the prot:''..,!? rAtarus w<:,r4 Pot liable to be de ranged by the interference of Government ; eveiT` l 'J" there ' fore appears to depend on the period which may elapse before the decision of the Court of Directors is made known, as in the interval we fear the remittances by draughts en this Trea:- surT will cOntinpe oh a baoilerate seale, u laeltange on England has continued to advance, and we would now quote 2s. 2id. to 2s. 3d. as the rate for good 10 months date paper, with numerous drawers and but few buyers, ioi•egoing remarks will sufficiently account for the con tinned inactivity observable in our markets for both exports and imports; as regards the former, business has been alino,t exclusively confined to sugar, whilst in the latter, although sides have been to a comparatively fair extent, they have only been effected by submitting to a considerable decline, which, however, has been in a measure compensated for by the unprecedPntedly favourable rate at which the proceeds have been remitted. Government securities have, as might have been antici pated, experienced a further material decline; and although but few parties seem disposed to sell out at the present cur rency, those compelled to do so find considerable difficulty in effecting their purpose, a further reason for which may be found in the circumstances of the Bank of Bengal having again raised its rates one per cent., the interest now charged on deposit of Company's paper being 11 per cent., and on any other security 12, which are, we believe, above those charged at any period since the establishment et the bank. Notwithstanding that shipments have been going forward somewhat slewly we find the rates for dead weight fully maintained for tirst.class ships, and as produce is now ar riving freily from the interiur we do not look for any imme diate decline. The Government express rid Bombay came in on the 17th ultimo, and put us in possession of London dates to the 7th of Nay ; but although the accounts for some of our export staple' were rather more favourable than by the previous oppurtunity, this was fully counterbalanced by the insignifi cant extent of remittances. • Upwards of 100 of these cases belonged to her Majesty's 86th Regiment. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a steady market for Cotton at Liverpool yester day. Sales about 7,000 bales, including 500 American on speculation. American and Surats were firmer, and Mexico V is d. per lb. dearer than last Friday. American 4d. to 5 1 1. d. per lb.—Shares were cheaper generally. By an advertisement which appeared yesterday in Tire Sun, it appears that a sulescription has been commenced for the purpose of assisting those florists and gardeners who have so severely suffered by the late tremendous hail storm. .No doubt many an industrious man has been all but ruined by this visitation, and to the most needy ought the funds raised to be promptly given. There is, however, as we are credibly informed, claimants for losses beyond the actual damage done by the storm, all old dilapidations in frames, &c., being in cludt din the amount sought to he obtained. The Committee therefore ought most scrupulously, on this ground, not to admit heavy claims, which would go far, if acceded to, to swamp the poorer sutlerers, by carrying oft nearly all the money raised on the occasion. The most careful scrutiny ought to take place to prevent fraud on the public bouu.y— a case of unwarrantable claim is to be set up, by a party who a few weeks back offered his houses, stock and all, for 1501., out and out. He modestly asks 1501. now for the glass broken alone. We mention this to show that the Commit tee must, as ao doubt they will, look carefully into all claims before aid is given. A considerable purcha,e was made in Consols to-•day on private account, by which the price was raised from 90% to 9e i , and L,e same value was paid for the Account. There has been a great deal of business done this morning. Exchequer-bills advanced to 13s. premium early in the inorning, but they are now at 103. Bank Stock is firm, at 209. A small failure has taken place in the settlement of the half-monthly account. To-day very little business has been transacted. Mexican Five per Cents have receded to 22%; Portuguese Four per Cents. have fallen to 39t (owing in all probability io the Miguelite proclamation), which is a reaction of full 4 per cent ; Venezuela ;;Duds (the Two per Cents.) are at 42. In the Shares Market the transactions to-day have been o little importance. The latest prices are annexed. oNi. CLOSIN. O'CLOCK. PRIC PS. Bait, Stock :, „ •• • • • • ..209 209 Three pet Cent. Reduced ..\ nullities .. .. 90,4 95% 96 1 ,4 Three per Cent. Consols Ann .. • • 9 . 5 % !,, N 9'14 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 98 97% 98 Loug' Annuities, Expire fan. 5,1560 .. 10 5-16 7-16 10 7-16 South Sea Stock .. .. .. .. .. ~ India Stock .. .. Ditto Old Annuities .. .. .. 9 5 4 954 Ditto, New Annuities .. .. .. 944 944 Consols for Account .. .. .. .. .. 95%.,N 95% t . .xchequer Bills. tsAd. 14d. 1,0001... .. -- • 13 10 —— . pm. 14 500/. , .. •... 14 —— pm. 14 Ditto, Small •• • 10 14 10 pm. 10 FOREIGN FUNDS. Equador Bonds Grenada, 1 per Cent .. Mexican Bonds, Old. 5 per Cent ONE O'Ci.oo K .. 3% CLOSING PRICES. 3 1 4 20,N 227/8 Ditto, for the Account Portuguese Four per Cent Ditto, for the Account 4, 4panish Bonds, f) per Cent . .. .. 22% .% •- 40% 40% 394 40% 25% 361 A Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. 42 Ditto, Deferred Dividends on the above payable in London. BUSINESS PAID. DONE AT CLOSINp PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. 2% .... 21% . • 1% Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 .. 128 .. •• .. 128 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 5 1 4 .. •• .. . Bristol and Exeter .. 75 .. 87 ..... . 87 Buckinghamshire 425. .... 1,4 % di5..... % die. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares ...• 1 % ••••• • • • • • 1, Ditto, Extension .• • . 2!4 .......... Chester and Holyhead .... Churnet and Blythe .. .. 2 .. • . 2 1.% ........ Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% .......... Direct Northern .. •• .. 214..., 1.10.1 - Eastern Counties 141. 165...., ......... Ditto New .. .. • Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 6/. I 3s. 4d. ......... Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. % p........ Ditto, York Extension .. 10s. .... 2 ..... Eastern Union .. .. 30 .... 48 i 2 .......... Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 .... 72 ..... 72 Ditto New 1 4 Shares.. .. 12%.... 17 .. • • 1 ,•% Edinburgh and Pc. th 3 Ely and Huntingdon 5 Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% .... Great North of England. . ..100 —.23;1 x d........ 230 x d Ditto, New .. .. 5.. • . 59% x d.. 59% x Ditto, New .. .. 15 • • 50% ..... 50% Ditto, New .. . .• • • 1% •• • • 18 % •• • ••• ••• • • 18 % Great Western .. 85 • ... 150 149 ex div.. 149 x d Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 10 .• .. 22% 23 ex d. .. 23 xd. Guildford, Fat ehant, &Portsmoth 5 .... 5 1 % Hull and Selby .. 50 .... ••••• • • .. 104 x d Ditto, Half Shares .. 15 .... 39 1 %14 ..... • . 39% Leicester and Bedmrd 225..... 14 di5..... .• % dis. Leicester, Tamworth, &c. 425. .... % 1 4 di5..... 1 4 di-. London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. 814 .. • • BIA London and Brighton .. 50 .. .63 62% x d 6” 4xd Ditto ditto Fifths •. .. 30 .... 41% .......• .. 41% London and Croydon .. .. 13/. 15s. 9d .. 22N 7 ...... • • 22% London and Greenwich .. 12/. 15 8 . 41 . .......... 9 London au North-Western , • • 100 .... 205 206 x all.. 206 xall Ditto ditto New Shares •• 15% 15% p Ditto, i• itthe.. • • • • 2 .... 21% 21 p.. 21 p Lotalon and South-Western .41/. Gs. 10d... 74 75 ...... • . 75 Ditto, New .. • • • • • • 17% .... 26% ........ • 26% London and YorK .. • .. 2% 2 ••.• 2 Ditto, Half Shares • • .• 2% •• ••1% anchester and Leeds .. 82 .... .. .... Ditto Extension .. .. 425. .. • • 2% p .. • • 2% p mancliester and 14irmhlrham .. 40 .. 79 ex • • 79 xall Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 • • 9 1 4 3 % 9 x all.. 9xall Manelic“er, Buxton, & Matlock 425. •• • • % p........ 38 p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1% Midland .. 1 2 00 4 3 1 6 38 1 . 3 . 7 .. 1 . 3 . 8 . 1 3 3 ( 8 ; Iv % Ditto, New Newcastle and Darlington Juliet. 25 .. • • 427 42 ...... 42% Ditto, New I 10 2 seweaftll., and Berwick .. •. 15 .. • . 27% •• .. 27% Norfolk .. .. 20 .... .......... Ditto, Extension . • • • • 2 .. • . 2 ........ Norm British .. .• .. • • 25 .. • • 38% . • Ditto, Halt Shares .. .. • • 8% .. • • 143,14 ........ Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 114 .... 43%.• • • • North Kent and Direct Dover .. 2% .... I% ........ North .Staffordshire .. • • • • 425. .... 3%% p.. Oxfonl,Worcest.,& Wolverhuiptn. 12% - Portsmouth .• • • . 3% • . 5% ........ Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 425. • • I dis ........ Richmond 10 ., .... 18% . 38 14 1 4 3 3 A 31 ,4 P 8 5 1 A 1 nis 18% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2% .... 32% ........ 27, Shropshire Union .. - 423..... % % dis . • % dls. South Midland 425. .. • • %P••• • • • • • % p South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% ...• 43 42% • 42 Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 234 ... ...... • 3% South Wales .. . • • • • • 5 .... 4 %% • • • • 4% Waterford and Kilkenny 8 .... 2% . Welsh Midland . • .. 2% .... ....... West Riding Union .. • • .. 425. .. 2 % p 3 p York and Carlisle .. • . % ....... York and North Midland .. 50 .... Ditto, Selby .. 30 .... 72% • • • 72% Do. and W. Biding Exten..• 1 • 12 .. .. 12 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. _ _ Boulog ie and Amiens .. .. 14 .... 13 12% Demerara .. .. • . 23.... 2 ..... Direct B nnbay and Madras .. 55 . .... 'tack:Rhenish .. • .. .6 .... 6.!.‘ 6. ...... 12% 2 1 4 6 East In thin Great Indian Peninsular ss. %.. Luxembourg Namur and Liege .. • • .. 6..• • 3 .....• •• • • 3 Northern of France Constituted.. 5 .... 1 2 :V, .• • • 12% Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... g l 4 8..•. .. • • 8 Over Yssel 41.35. 4d.... .. • . ••• 2.74 dis Paris anti Lyons Constituted .. 5.. • • •• • • • 5% Sambre and Meuse .. • 8 .... 4IA ........ • • 4% Tourney, JurNse, Landen, and . Hasselt . 8 .... 5 ...... •• • • 5 West Flanders . 6 - uc JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster .. .. 20 .. 28% . LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Ace. 20.—Wind at noon S.W., light breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, Aug. 10.— Wind S.W. by W., squally.—Arrd. Duke of Wel lington,Duncan, Calcutta; Eleanor, flask( Mauritius; Jane, Wil liamson, Patagonia ; Eleanor Furney% Turner, liarhadoes; Planet, Booth, Jamaica; Marsanilla de Cuba Ada, Broadhurst, ditto. The Louisa Maria, which was on shore on the 18th inst., has been towed off into the Down, making but little water, OFF DOVER, Ace. 19.—llebe, Jamaica; Dewdrop, St. John's, New Brunswick. HASTINGS, AUG. 19.—Arrd. Reliance, Robertson, Penang. t.ottniestrvoN, Aug. 19.—Arrd. Teviot steamer, West Indies. Sld. 17th, Friends, Ramsey, Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, Ate. 19.—Wind N.W. to N.N.E.—Acrd. her Ma. jesty's steamer America. sid. 27111 Feb., San Bias, 3d March Valpa raiso, 26th April, and Rio Janiero, 23d June ; on freight, 1,800,000 dolls; John Custard, Quebec. Sid. 19th, Victoria, Morgan, New York ; Lord John Russell, Betsey, Quebec. • IN THE CIIANNEL, AUG. 18.—Economist, Quebec. FALMOUTH, Ace. 18.—Arrd. Madagascar, Havannah. LivzapooL, Ace. 19. Wind N.N.W., moderate.—Arrd. John Christian, Thompson, China; Royal Saxon, Ingleby, Calcutta; Eliza Stewart, Henderson, Calcutta; Goddess, Arica; Penwean, Todd, Bonny ; Mischief, Lewis, Bahia, ski. 7th ult. • Penningham, Laguna ; Flora, Laguna; Medora, Young, New Orleans; Delphos, Curtis, New Orleans; Antwerp, Robinson, Virginia ; Roscias, Eldridge, New York ; Belmont, St. John's. New Bru nsw i c k . DUNGENESS, Ace. 18.—The barque Centurion, of Scarborough, from London, on shore off Romney Hay, on the 15th inst., was got off with assistance, and has proceeded on her voyage, apparently without damage. PORT TALRoT.—It has blown a hard gale yesterday and to-day, with squads of rain, and every appearance of a bad night. CORK, Ate. 16.—The Penningharn, Purchase, from Laguna, re ports on the 19th February, on the passage out to Vera Cruz, at 11 30 Aar., having passed within 20 feet of a reek, supposed to he the Jasyna Rock, but not in the lat. and lon, as laid down in the c ; but by this lat. by observatl.n, 30• 13* N., and lon., by chro nometer, 24• 10. The ock was shaped likt a sugar loaf. EYARSIOUTII, Ave. 18.—The Naves.. of North Shields, lost anchor and chain in the roads to-das. The schooner Henry, of St. An drews, came into the harbour with loss of topmast, &c. LOWESTOFF. —A clipper schooner, all black, with white figurehead, passed to northward with loss of topgallant-mast and jibboom. GREENOCK, Auo. 18.—A large vessel, abandoned. totally dis masted, with a full figurehead, topgallant forecastle pierced for ports, painted white inside the bulwaths, timber laden, and supposed to have been waterlogged for six or eight weeks, was passed on the 2d inst.. Irl lat. 45 N, lon. 37 W., by the Diary licrer, arrived In the Clyde. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Aug. 15, 1846, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Etagland and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. 1 BARLEY. I OATS. RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE .. 45s Id 27s 3d 23 s 3d 30 5 7d 39s 6d 36s Od DUTY... 9s Od 4s Od Is 6d 4s Od 4s Od 4s Od MARKET whl —(Tj.IS DAY.) !yzarLaT MARKETS. tiarLsltain, Af 8, i9..—betffrenn 3s 4d to 4s 6d; Mutton, B ' l Bd , ( I n ° 4s 6il; Lamb, 5s to .5s 6d; Veal, 48 tti 43 Fel ; an d P or k, 3s. to 4s 4d per Sibs. Trade fair at higher prices. ARUNDEL, Aro. 18:—We had a very steady trade this morning, aliil ptieei Welt iiGnievlrhat on the advance.—Beef from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 23 Od to 4s Gd Lamb, 4s loa to bs Gd ; Veal, 4s to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 51b8. CIIICUESTER, AUG. 19.—Prime Beasts and Sheep commanded higher prices, otherwise the trade ruled heavy., Beef from 38 4d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 6d I Lamb, 5s to 5s 6d ; Veal, 4i to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 33 10d to 4s 4d per Slbs. Suckling Calves, IBs to 295; Quarter-old Store Pigs, !Gs to 180; and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each.J SOUTIIALL, Ana. 19.—We had a full averitzo supply of fat stock on sale to-day, yet the demand was steady, at somewhat improved currencies. Beef, from 3s to 4s 2d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 4s .6d to 55 Gd; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d ; and Pork, 3s 4tl to 4s 6d per 81bs. ROM£OED, Ara. 19.—Some Beasts and Sheep commanded A steady s , le, at an advance of 2d per 81bs. In all other kinds of stock 01 1 1 9. a limited busine ss was d o i ng . B ee f f rom 3s to 4s 2d; Mutton, 3s 4u to 4s 6d; Lamb, 4s Gd to Ss 4d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 3s exl to 4s 41 per Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 18s; and Alllch Cows, with their sm&ll Calf, 161 to 181 each. NEWGATE AND LEALDENHItIAL. We had a steady demand, at full prices. Beef, from 2s Gd to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s to 4s 2d ; Lamb, 4s Gd to 5s 6d ; Veal, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. HAT IVIALIVIILATS. SMITHFIELD. —Old Meadow Hay, 31 to New ditto, 215 s to 3/ 14s ; Old Clover, 415 s to 5116 s ; New ditto, 31 5s to 41 18s; Oat Straw, 11 12s to I/ 14s; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 11 16s per load. Sup ply good, and trada dull. CUMBERLAND.--Old Meadow Hay, 3/ 50 to 4/ 4s ; New ditto, 2/ Os to 41 17s ; Old Clover, 41 lOs to 51 15s ; New ditto, 3/ 6s to 41 17s ; Oat Straw, I/ 14s to 11 15s ; Wheat Straw, 11 16s to 1/ 18s ; per load. A lull average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPIEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 318 s to 4/ 4s; New ditto, 2/ 5s to 31 16s ; Old Clover, 41 5s to Si 188; New ditto, Si 108 to 51; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1/ 16s per load. Trade dull at the above quotations. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOU4E OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. DUKE OF NORFOLK'S ESTATE BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. CORK AND WATERFORD RAILWAY. This Bill was read a third time and passed. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were agreed to. Caledonian Railway (Clydesdale Junction Railway Deviations). Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway. London and South-Western Railway (London-bridge Eaten sion). Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company. Sion College Estate. Taff Vale Railway. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE AND CARLISLE BRANCH RAILWAY. On the Lords' amendments to this Bill being proposed, Mr. JOHN ABEL SMITH opposed their adoption, and said that the company had, through five or six Acts which they had obtained from Parliament, power to raise, by shares, the sum of 915,000/., and by loan, 335,0001.; but in 1844, the company had raised the enormous sum of 741,0001. by loan. This it was true had been reduced in 1845, by a large sale of shares, but the money obtained thereby, instead of being applied to the reduction of the debt, had been carried to the account of profit and loss, so as to in crease the value of the property in the hands of the proprie tors. Now, with this enormous debt, this was anything but right, and he felt—not having the slightest interest one way or the o.her—that it was but his duty, as a Member of Par liament, to bring it under the consideration of the House, in order that there might be a proper inquiry before this Bill was, passed.—( Heat, and cheers.) But there was another and, as he conceived, a most flagrantly disgraceful transaction, which ought to be known. In the accounts submitted to the members of the company, in 1844 and 1845, there was a state ment of a realisation upon 3,000 calls, subject to the redemp tion by the company, by which the sum of 300,0001. had been raised, and also another item of a similar transaction upon 2,250 shares, upon which the sum of 225,0001. had been paid. Thus there was a sum of 525,0001. stated to the public to be a realised capital, but which was instead of that absolutely, and in fact, an additional debt. A more disgraceful transaction had never come under his notice, for when an inquiry was in stituted by the House of Commons no statement was made whatever of any of these sums. He would, therefore, call the attention of his Honourable Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to those facts, and ask him whether he could countenance a transaction which might, by the fraud on the face of it, give such occasion to the distraction of the money market, and, above all things, was so likely to destroy the whole credit of railway debentures? Being himself coi.fident of the great mischief likely to occur from such a proceeding, he should conclude by moving that the Bill be read this day month, for a more gross breach of regard to the premises of an Act of Parliament he had never witnessed. Mr. FOSTER trusted that his Hon. Friend would not per severe in this motion, for this very same allegation had been submitted in extenso to the Lords' Committee by whom these amendments were proposed. By ,them these allegations had been fully examined, and yet they had passed the Bill, and sent it down to this Hulse. His Hon. Friend had really brought forward no public grounds, and as, after all, the whole fault appeared to be only an irregularity of accounts, he hoped he would not press a motion w high would have the effect of throwing put the Bill, Mr. WARBURTON thought that the House were deeply indebted to his lion. Friend for bringing this matter forward; for if they were to pass the all in its present stage, it would be neither more nor less than giving a premium tor the fraudu lent transactions of railway directors. Mr. GREENE said, that really there was no sufficient ground fur throwing out this Bill, which must be the con sequence of the success of his motion. The fault which had been committed by this company was one of irregularity only, and that defect had been provided for by a clause of the general Act of last session ; and it was preposterous that a Bill, which, after a searching investigation by both Houses, had received their approbation, should be met with such opposition. He thought that this would be unjust; and he trusted that after having passed this ordeal it should not be rejected for what in fact was. not a defect. After an inquiry from Mr. AGLIONBY, The SPEAKER stated, that in reality there was no breach of privilege, yet the motion was not in accordance with the rules of Parliament. 'these directed that when a Bill had once passed the House of Commons, they had nothing more to do with it ; and that in the event of there being amendments made in it by the House of Lords, the House of Commons could touch neither the principles nor the clauses of the Bill, but could either pass the Bill by agreeing to the amendments, or express their disagreement, and state so much to the other House. Mr. SMITH then remodelled his motion, and moved that that the Lords' amendment be disagreed with. Mr. AG LIONBY had been exceedingly anxious, both on public grounds as well a, from private motives, that the Bill should pass. It was for the formation of only a few miles of railway ; but on the principle that it was absolutely necessary that the most unlimited confidence should prevail between the shareholders and the directors, he de sired its postponement, for, upon the face of the ac counts, it appeared that there was some delusion. It was stated that there was a large capital, when abso lutely there was nil. It would be better, therefore, on all con siderations, much as it was against his private feelings, to accede to the proposition fo r th e postponement o f this Bidtill another session. 26Y., 1 24 sa I a" 22 , ; P P '2 1 , , 48 Mr. P. HOWARD trusted the House would not so far forget the usual mode of proceeding in Parliament, as to reject a Bill which had received the deliberate sanction of both Houses; and that, too, without the advancement of any one single public principle whatever. The Bill was to maze a line to communicate between the Newcastle and Carlisle Rail way and the mineral district of Alston,_ for which plenty o f capital had been already provided. There was no public ground, he would re-assert, for the shareholders were perfectly satisfied with the conduct of their directorl, and he trusted, therefore, that on such a pretence as this the House would not reject the Bill at this stage of the proceedings. Mr. ESTCOUR'I' conceived that whatever be the stage of the proceedings, if there were any appearance of fraud, it was the duty of the House to reject the Bill. Now, from the statements allowed to have been made it appeared that a debt of 741,0001. had been contracted contrary to the express terms of their Acts of Parliament. There had also been an issue, what appeared to him a fraudulent issue of shares, and on these grounds he conceived that the Bill ought to be postponed till another session. Mr. HUME did not see how, after the inquiries which had been made in both Houses, the House could proceed further in the matter, and he should therefore vote for the amendments. Lord MORPETiI would not have given any opinion upon the matter, had it not been for the absence of all Members connected with the part of the country through which this rail way passed. This railway had been one of the earliest of the railway companies, and their earlier proceedings were nut marked by ,that regularity which was now required. He thought, however, that as the Bill had passed its ordeal in both Houses, any further interference was not called for. Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE said that the slight irregularities alluded to by the Noble Lord were certain gross misrepresen tations made to the shareholders of the company for the pur poselof deluding them. He thought that some explanation of the matter was certainly due to the House ; and with reference e to ffic a i any intimation inquiries on madethe subject,in the Upper4 thereforeH use, they there could was n no t take it into consideratioAnt.o, a H n e d h th e o a u r n g ee b o t m th m a e t n t d h e e d se th a e mendment ougt.t not to be accede postpone ment of the Bill until next session, when these things can be arranged. _ „ Mr. MU] TZ said that the postponement of the Bill was not likely to benefit the public, and might injure the company, There was no complaint made on the part of the shareholders. Mr. MILNER GIBSON said, that if the irregularities re ferred to had been of so gross a nature, a committee of the Lords would not have deliberately recorded their recisions that they were of a venial nature, and he certainly preferred taking the authority of that decision before the simple statements of Members of that House. He therefore would not be a party to reject the rnea.ure on such slight allegations. S E A T f t , e which r some e t h r O e y u g httha explanation, the for if they e o y f the M c r o . m j p . a a nA y. f e c d s w e i did li o T o n t r ry d s f s reaeac f gi h r d : it rn trhhe ead L tg o hsao r el d G RANVILLE SOAIER. had raised 400,000/. more than they were authorised to do, and kad afterwards covered it by a fraudulent statement, these amendment! ought not to be acceded to. Mr. BERNAL thought that the present system of their railway legislation was most inefficient, as Committees of both Houses had inquired into the Bill, and yet these enormous frauds had been allowed to pass unnoticed and unchecked He hoped that some attempt would be made to modify that defective system. Mr. STEIL thought that where the question had been re ferred to a proper tribunal, and the efficiency of that tribunal not disputed, it would be wrong to impugn their decision. Mr. WAKLEY . moved that the debate be adjourned until Monday next, in order to give the parties time to explain or refute the allegations made against them. Mr. HAWES thought that the adjournment of the debate would be to pronounce the sentence of condemnation on the Bill. The facts were already fully before the House, and he thought that they ought to be proceeded with at once. (LEFT LITTON/0 THE PEEL AND RUSSELL GOVErtNNENTS.—The Peel Cabinet of eighteen contained live Scotsmen, five Englishmen, one Borderer, one Irishman, and one American. There were also eleven Scotsmen in high Government offices, but not of the Cabinet. The Russell Cabinet of sixteen contains two Scotsmen, eleven Englishmen, and three Irishmen. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—KINGSBRIDGE, AUG. 18.— A. boat, containing three men and a boy, went out to Reg nay B a y, in order to meet the fishing-boats which were employed in the pil chard fishery, in order to save time and to strike a good bargain with the fishermen with their fish. The boat was Calla by a very heavy sea and dashed to pieces, and the Dien and boy were all • WAVENEY VALLEY and GREAT YARMOUTH RAILWAY COMPANY. (THIS DAY.) A meeting of the proprietors and shareholders of this company, took place this day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of determining on the dissolution of the compuoYi W. Wilshire, M.P., in the chair. The SECRETARY read the advertisement ce IM:bit% Ile meeting. The CHAIRMAN said that certain negociations were de: pending between the directors of the Waveney Valley, and other companies, and that he would therefore entreat the ildence of the shareholders, cow and request that they would not i . de. 'w to enter further into them a t present. They Were.,, ° , such a na:.7 2, however, as to be m u st satiifactory to shareholders. and To this proposition tfie":' , was not a dissenting resolution that the compary gintdd no . ; dissolve WAS usho* -- mously adopted. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DA" OLD COURT. (Before Baron PLATT and Alderman HuGins) Hannah Barker was indicted for feloniously admintetei to George Barker a quantity of oxalic acid, with int° murder him. chore George Barker, a shoemaker, ix 7, Oliver-lane, She , to being sworn, said he was the husban;_i of the priee c t i o , whoLZ: he was married in October last. fin said 0 11 .e ffi r to the 24th Jrlv, he poured out some tea fO"' Win e ' — WO mug, the mug being clean previously; and he pi:!. e., u ,. d g ar wsy it, but no milk. Immediately after this he was cab , . 411 4, to answer the door, his wife being in the room at the t" On returning he found that his wife had put all the 10 into his tea, and he asked her why she bad done SOol t he she asked if fie did not want it. He filled a saucer Wit h by tea, and drank it up, when he felt a sharp burning Pa tn os his throat as from a very strong acid. He asked hie „lie what she had put into the tea, and she said it was oa hi acid. He demanded leave to search her pocket, and I t .h s fingers into it, and pulled them out again, covered Wd the white dust. He cut off her pocket, and took it and the mug of tea to a surgeon, Mr. Bell, who told hie' t o powder was oxalic acid, and administereJ an antidote i t) he witness. Before giving his wife over to ibe constab he e lbet asked her for what purpose she had b oug ht the , acid, she it was to destroy him, herself, and her children '— answered " Yes," to the three questions. totb ° By the JUDGE—They had lived happily together .'Pre b 4 last fortnight, and they were not then in distress. never wanted a day's work since they had been marrie d 'k beft Cross-examined by Mr. DoArm—ile had never strurdoe never to hurt her. H e h a d never ill- use d h er , b u t be me, i ol One occasion torn th e c l o th es o ff h er b ac k b ecause she 11141. go to her mother's, and he was unwilling that she el — fri She had pawned her clothes when he was out/of work. had never sent his wife into the workhouse ; she had Fi e herself to avoid starvation, because he had no work. %oil Friday morning in question he had been to the shop, and b 0 got no work, and she had gone and pawned the ch" 101 clothes. He never used to call her by feu l names. e° .B called her a b-- w—. He had never kicked her. usif 0 Mr. Bell, the surgeon, said the pris o ner bought ounce of oxalic acid about four o'clock that „ aftersee l ''d the saw the packet whi c h th e h us b an d b roug ht him, a n mug of tea brought him by the husband's father: i d, packet contained about a quarter of an ounce of oltai l toett thi n the tea also contained that ac id, an d th e h us band t a symptoms of having taken of th e same p o i son . The qu a he had taken would not have killed him. By a JURYMAN—Had he drank up all the tea it W. have been fatal to him. • Police-constable Seery said he took the prisoner into t bst tody, and he heard her say, in answer to the husban d, 'she intended the poison for the whole. She did ne t plain what she meant by the whole. The female searcher at Shoreditch station-bout'_4oo on examining the person of the prisoner, she found, h l"oo at the bottom of her back, and on her limbs, whlr,fere• said her husband had inflicted upon her the day r ti to The prisoner 'said she intended to have given the plot all of them ;, and she was sorry she had not taken t bad. herself.'. She was at that time ad weak th a t the witnc— to support her. - • iritee s° Mr. Doane, who was empl o y e d on l y a ft er th e first had given his evidence in chief, defended the prisoner.t fbe Mr. Baton PLATT summed up the evidence, and b l e d lid case to the jury, who found her Guilty, and recommen d to mercy. the The JUDGE, who appeared to compassionate de e P b 'y Y the unhappy condition in which she had been plaee d ,,,, c eiti e brutal conduct of her husband,•aaid, the highest seul`but the Court could pronounce was transportation for life ► d 00' Court acceded to the recommendation of the jury, 313 tenced her to Transportation for Ten Years. NE W CO UR T. (Before the RECORDER and Alderman Wo °9 ' ) , N i o ro 4 Charles Read, a youth, apparently about e leven _ t hef ege, was indicted for stealing a note of 51. and son3P ~ property from the residence of his master. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The RECORDER said, that in consequence of the el t . t e regi v er: youth of the prisoner, he would not inflict • a very ° punishment. Sentence, three months' imprisonment, with hard labor' Some other equally unimportant cases followed. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(T D AY ) —('THIS i '' (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Buncnicr.r..) • MIDDLETON V. DROWN. ,a 5 , f or :00 This was an action to recover the su m ° s i fte d, Old Sent . quarter's rent of a house in Alarlboro n g"" road. 'f, and called a witness) Mr. THOMAS appeared for the p to prove the occupation by detwithout showing son. arose as to whether that seas sufficie n 1. I ea a to the plaintiff but lt RI ? jea title that the house occupied hie• e--e haddefendant not pies ( ' was ultimately,held that, as tie — i., t h e - laintjadant, and a questioo in denial, it was sufficient. A verdict was then given for the plointiff. - MYERS V. KNIGH I T. ills This was an action on a bill of e.Xvhan ge for bi riO ior thi: defendant had pleaded that he accepted the accommodation of the drawer, who had indorsed it ove h r i o, the plaintiff without any consideration. The defenden, t :iger however, been summoned under recent rules before a )"' - tie and being unable to show reasonable ground of defend Learned Judge made an order for him to admit th e stated in the declaration. The defendant did not now appear. h d V eit The UNDER SHERIFF said, by this course the case.- 3 to very much simplified, and the plaintiff was cattle -1 verdict. The jury gate a verdict occordingly. , D OA o t ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE CITIZSN OTLAL d or° Angel a" o Last evening Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the ;„ w oriv Tavern, Strand, on the body of Richard Davis, an eng',..",7 i i his lite on Saturday last under the following' frjg"', stances :--John Bush, pierman at the Nine-elms ..‘tat k , e 'i o cic, ' 4 , deposed that on Saturday, about half-past twelv...' .t p cO OI OI, standing on the outer dummy, the Citzen steam-boa on W r icti lake in passenge rs f or L on d on. S evera l p e r s ons came ' c oif% after which the captain, who was on the starboard padd i6 "—il: l lol ( out "Go on." At the same moment witness observed deceas; 6 ,l i O 4, an oil can on the larboard paddle-box, the top of whi, i ch oo open. Immediately afterwards a scream was heard, a "`',„otai ii , i jis' which had gone about half a turn, was stopped. The • I. 3 ",pei several persons looked into the paddle-box, but the cleee'', but appeared. Drags and boats were used to recover the b0" ) ,,,,'.0 0t A C S were unable to find it. Charles Maiming stated that lie jece z i ' ci it helm at the time of the accident, but did not observe t h a „ t ore, go down to oil the wheels. He had often gone down "'„ o , was the usual custom to make the wheels fast with a r ° ,` had neglected it en the present occasion. Richard Ileoli c 'o-slalt , man, slid that he discovered the body near the I t , v 3.5 Arundel-stairs at an early hour on Tuesday morning, pea 010 fresh, and seemed flee of injury. Verdict, Accidental o, ,„ si jo THE LATE MR. IAYDON.—The sUbscrlp. — "rt 1 1 "'4,,ive relief of the widow and children of the late Benjamin .11• 0 "; cx the historical painter, now amount s t o u pw a rds of 2,00(5' te r/ of the annuity of Lady Peel already fixed on the relict. iit o t ge PoISONOUS BERRlES.—Allinquest was he, l „ d , , j d 1 0 day at the London Hospital, before Mr. W. Baker , J",i-slv i rO)r body of Thomas Barker, late proprietor of the Veteran Li% Soo . 0 0 the IVhitechapel-etd, who died the above institutipa,,"„al t° , e 3 last, arum the effects of eating poisonous berries, sasP i j o eo , those of the deadly nightshade. A child named Samuela o.a 00 three years, died in the same hospital on TuesdaY lr!,"l. t Ate cause. There are three other person; in a dangero u V Oa 0 0 hosvital, who have partaken ef poisonous berrit'.' og oirY t oo greatest excitement prevails on the subject. A lovg 4,,r11 0° 0 10 , guile into, front which it appeared that on Saturday a 100 wife of the deceased purciaised a pint of berries ho' h , e j A O , in the garb of a countryman, which she .fo r ''' a pie, of which her husband and herself partook e n gee" ,e% While they were eating the pie the child of a customer (thaourg ap Junes) came in, rial they gave him some. About two 11 o re eating the pie, toe witness, her husband, and the child, lently affected with pains in their limbs, drowsiness and -A medical gentleman was called in, who attempted to a"„.", 0 3, 0 "d emetics to the sufferers; but Parker was unable to swallow t1;', 10 ,, , fr 0 ? became delirious. The unfortunate man died on the f°' 0 4 0 ,,,, morning, after enduring great agony. The child expired tWe a D y ,„wo hours afterwards. Mrs. Parker, in answer to question 9 .„:. coroner, said the man who sold them called them nettle berr;lol was a countrywoman, but never heard that name befor e * „airf_„ atl l.• discussionordthe policetook as took. place, andw ty as of a ti gr nd e i e n d g t t o he adjourn it the who Sol d ofif sonous berries. iter, FALL Cr THREE HOUSES IN THE MINT. --/C or ouli , •, t y afternoon considerable excitement was created in the _!. :0 - v iin. 0 , Southwark hi consequence of the fall M three h o uses 1 , n_ . '1...iy oPP to s of the Mint. On the west side of Nigh-street, liorouSerZo at,oo. site St. George's Church, is a place called HirdTr ises , three ....,t, n extreme end are about six very old woode - high, adjacent to which is the Old 13 the Mint, Itn- t o Birdcage-alley runs into the most intricate part of whole of el'i formely the hiding-place of thieves, outlaws, &c. The .. ~ ,7 ,.ej fallen houses have been standing near three hundred CO were in such a dilapidated condon that they were oh io jo ef some time ago, but, notwithstanding, they have bee.' :, of 0, each with as many as eight families, chiefly cursistioD o ce, a 'el ring Irish. Yesterday afternoon, shortly before five 0 neat` off in ,I,: t 2 he 0 co d proceedthe immense; from s the roof; f o Pf chimneys bi i e th ey h i f , s e ig 1 inmates of the house in the centre were al arme d De t g ot . 4 loud cracking 3 , l ? Uri",i '' 3 , the th i esliold before iwlse down the whole of the interior of the houses Nos i , - ' the l' o Fortunately, at the time when the catast took place . at '' -' el were almost all at work, and the females rophe .. ,, di .,_ ~u . sitting outside waiting for their husband and their o"'; life e P . re; have been great. Immediately after s, or the loss __",, T oe r_,, i . Spector Yates, Sergeant Parnell the occurrence took pia 0 .0 ;,c1 tat the spot , , and a bod of the H (. [hu e d o' we. when some children were heardscreaming in t house. Tlie inspector enteredat _and res c or tri,, little girli from the ruins . great hazard, me P° or The loss of property to "-• wete.,o habitants must be extremely . Mire. o s , heavy; all their turn .„,ve ro , apparel, &c., lies buried in the ruins. At seven o'clock , ~" c if ; .., men came from' their employment, they rescued some of tl, 0, - , Petty, but what they saved was so injured as to be unfi t . , eoliti The houses are the property of Mr. Whittle, of Staple-stree_„ot lane, l 3 ermondsey, and they formerly belonged to the late ceivu silversmith, Sir Yorke Hatton. vt,o l ' iI ,AT..- a ARRIVAL OF TROOPS FROM CEYLON- --- `-'' — isSfil," AUGUST 18.—This afternoon some detachments of regiments . o f t at the invalid depot, Fort Pitt, from Gravesend, consistlitgprte; corporals and nineteen privates of the 95th Regiment, four Dragla of st u ".. a psP° ...j of the 90th Light Infantry, and one private of the 7ti? oue de a. Guards, with four tyomen and four children of the 95th, a na , r _orsl, attached to the 58th. These troops were in charge P. Daly Murray. These detachments came by the marian t e L 17 to on board which ship they embarked at Colombo on tl at 9 10 fp February last, taking on board also the head-quarters o ',, itt t Light Infantry; and on tHIS 14th of April the ship arrived c hsciii: Cape of Good Hope, and the head - quartets of the 90th ttie c n es t eer o c f barked for the purpose of strengthening the military for -he isle A 4 stationed. During the passage between Ceylon and - a ed• A France the wife of Dr. Robert Ellson, of the 90th, died on 19 1 s ears o 4 the Island of Ascension the vessel put in and received se v , er t all 0 ,,,, of the Royal Navy, and between that island and the ,eaten °I., two of them died ; and the 95th during the voyage sergeant, five privates, one woman, and one child. 3 105 :.. 0 t Cory . „, 0 1 diers that, have come home embarked with the regime n t t - w ae tot/ the year 1838. The private of the 7th Dragoon Guar. , . 11 0 0 0 on hoard at the Cape. A /400: FATAL STEAMBOAT ACCIDKNT.—DEATH OF l, 0 ,001 lost hY. f „ D e se w moos SMUGGLER.—On Tuesday night, between nine and If te r icer i i j ,. a Waterman, named James Hogan, was proceeding down kos stes ii , i i his boat, which was towing astern of the Sir Edward na' o y sig n , ship, when his boat began to fill with water, from the 1.,t fr. t i l i c raised by the steamer's paddles, and he was about to 5., - „a rib, rope and set his boat free ; before he could do so the beat tutf o ve. , , , , over, with the uufortunate man underneath. Although i t " and l'if dark at the time, several wherries put off to his assistance'„, hinls e to the time many persons reached the boat it was free, li°gr o a for t o r h4vimg cut the tow rope as it was turning over. They r l e csat ios ao _ , waterman, but he had disappeared, and his body still , a l4 : an d il'; water. The deceased was about thirty-five years of a g e Tlisi iic s lelt a wife and three children. Hogan was known to rho . g o lls, police as one of the most expert smugglers on the rive i r ma iaston' a been repeatedly committed te Clerkeuwell, Kingston , " an v ietions 1 gaols, for running contraband tobacco. His frequent con _.,, i trS e : Big pr. . w ay until the unfortunate termination of his existence. __ the ir _, imprisonment did not deter him from pursuing tne contra n 't. - ee O P to follow in the wake of the tbreign-going steamers en pat n o m down the river, and receive any tobacco thrown hat°_,_'=„h or If, the stern windows which might have escaped the D',s" forte revenue officers on the way up the river, or the " rum ~...,h , fort; the vessel was moored. Hogan was also in attgadzinGt 750,4Mw steamers on their arrival in th e river, for the WPM - - anytialugypicklumt stet paL4 4arn