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NOTICE. V OL.- IX. of MISS SRICKLAND'S LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND. (Dedicated by permission to her Majesty.) Comprising the Life of 7 /ART OF MODEST A, CONSORT OF JAMES IL, Will be ready for delivery with the Magazines on the 31st of July, and those. who desire to obtain copies on the day of publication are requesb.ma to send their orders immediately to their respective book sellers. H natry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE GOVERNMENT POLICY AND POSITION. T . WEEKLY CHRONICLE will discuss this important Question ibily this SATURDAY NEXT en suing ; and will also contain LEADING ARTICLES on all the TOPICS of the DAY, with the fullest details of the PROPOSED NEW SUGAR DUTIES, the Monopolist and Philanthropic Coalition against them, and the probable result. FREE, TRADERS should hold themselves prepared for the issue. Office, 337, Strand, and all Newsmen. RAILWAY SIIAIIF.3 BY PUBLIC SALE. SSR 3/re oN S D .. Ra L ilw A ay M. 2 N lre At9ictionSeel‘rsi,AbLegEtO thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every Ttrasoar and PUIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hal) of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, fay. Jews, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully res 'nested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day - previous to their being offered; and advices 01 results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, an 1 the proceeds intim diate4 disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed (fur the last time this season) Donizetti's cele brated Opera, entitled LUCIA. DI LAMMERMOOR. Lucia, Madame Castellan; Enrico, Signor Fornasarl ; Bidebent, Signor F. Lablache ; Edgardo, Signor Mario. Between the Acts, a Divertissement from the Ballet CATARINA. Introducing a Pas des Modeles, by Mdlle. L. Taglioni ; supported by Males. Cassan, Demelisse, and James. To conclude with the highly successful uew and original Ballet Divertissement, by If. Perrot, entitled LE JIJGEMENT DE PARIS. Comprising a new Pas—" Le Pas de Deesses." By Mdlle. Taglioni, Mdlle. Louise Taglioni, Mdlle. Ceritr, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, Mdlle. Demelisse, Mdlle. Cassan, and MM. St. Leon and Perrot. HER MAJESTY'S TIIEATRE. Signor MARIO most respectfully informs the Nobility, Patrons to the Opera, his Friends, and the Public, that his BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 30, When will be performed Donizetti's Opera BufTa, entitled, DON GREGORIO ; ow, L'AJO NELL 'IMBARAZZO. Don Gregorio, Signor Lablache ; Count Giulio, Signor Fornasari ; Enrico, Signor Mario ; Pippetto, signor F. Lablaciae ; Gilds, Mdme. Castellon. After which, the new and original Divertissement, by M. Perrot, the Music by Siignor Fugni, entitled, LE JUGEMENT DE PARIS. Introducing a new Grand Pas, entitled " Le Pas des Deesses." The principal parts by Madlle. Taglioni, Madlle. Lucile Grahn, Mdlle. Cerito, MM. Perrot and St. Leon, Mdllc. Louise Taglioni, Mdlles. Cassan and Dcrcelisse, &C. To be followed by Bellini's admired Opera, compressed into One Act, _ _ _ _ . IL PTRATA Imogene, 3ladame arlsi ; Ernesto, Signor Fornasari ; Gual- Ltero, Signor Mario, With various EntAnlaintnents in the BALLET department. in which will appear 3ldllcs. Taglioni, L. Gratin, Cerito, L. Taglioni, Fetit Stephan, Cassan, Delielissc ; MM. St. Leon and Perrot, &c. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. THE kTRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THE BRUSSELS OPERA CO3IPANY. THIS EVENING. Will be performed Rossini's Grand Opera of GUILLAUME TELL. Guillaume Tell, M. Atassol (his first appearance); Arnold, M. La borde ; Walter, 31. Zelger ; Gessler, 31. Barielle ; Ruodi, M. Boulo ; Matllde, Madame Laborde; Jemmy, Madame Guichard. To conclude with the grand Scene from the Second Act of LES HUGUENOTS. On MONDAY will be performed, Halevy's Comic Opera, " Les .31ousquetiaes do la Reine." Doors open at Seven, per:ormance to commence at half-past Seven. TUEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARRF,T. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of THE PROVOKED HUSBAND. Sir Francis Wronghead, Mr. Farren ; Squire Richard, Mr. Ruck stone ; John Moody, Mr. Webster ; Count Basset, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Town]y, by A Lady (her third appearance) ; Lady Wrong head, Mrs. Glover; Miss Jenny, Miss Julia Bennett. After which, a New and Original Drama, called BOROUGH PO LITICS. Principal characters by Messes. Webster, Tilbury, Buck stone; Mrs. Glover, and Mrs. E. Yarnold. To conclude with the original Farce of THE IRISH ATTORNEY. Pierce O'Hara, Mr. Hudson ; Jacob Wylie, Mr. Gough ; Miss Charl cott, Miss Lee ; Sally, Mrs. Caulfield. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER TUE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. REELEY. Second Night of a New and Original Prologue. THIS EVENING Will be performed an ^ original l'rologue, entitled HOT WEATHER. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wiilmott, A. Wigan, F. Mathews ; Miss Villars, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley. _„._ . To be followe i by a New Comic Drama, of a singularly novel cha racter, entitled ABOVE AND BELOW. Characters by Messrs. Diddear, Meadows, F. Matthews, A. Wigan, H. Butler, Belling ham, Turner, Kinloch, and Keeley; Miss E. Daly, Miss Forster, Miss Turner, and Miss Fairbrother. After which the Comic Drama, called TIIE DUSTMAN'S BELLE. Characters by Messrs. Diddear, F. Vining, Meadows, Keeley, Miss Viliars, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled LOAN OF A WIFE. Principal characters by .Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, and Yarnold ; Mrs. Woollidge and Miss Howard. T fIEATRE ROYAL, ADELI'II I. UNDER TILE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed a Ne - vriirama,frointhe French, entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. In which Madame Celeste, Messrs. Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, Worrell, &c., will perform. After which an entirely new and original Comic Sketch, called ABRAHAM PARKER. Abraham Parker, Mr. Wright. To be followed by Mr. Buckstone's Comic Drama, called THE MAID WITH TRF, MILKING PAIL. Diccon, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with an Original Melodrama, called TAE DEVIL or MARSEILLES ; or, The Spirit of Avarice. In which Stellar'. Taal Redford, 0. Smith, Wright, Lambert, Munyard, Mitchinson ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar will perform. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STITEET. ON MONDAY EVENING, JULY 27, Will be performed the Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. In which Mr. Charles Mathews will perform. T) be followed by the admired Comedietta, entitled WHY DON'T SHE MARRY ? or, The Swiss Cottage. Satz Tieck, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Corporal Max, Mr. Walton ; Lisette, Madame Vestris ; Louise, Miss Somers ; Ninette, Miss Taylor. After which a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE SLEEP ING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD. Lord Factotum, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Princess Isabelle, Madame Vestris. ASTLEY'si ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial purcnage of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. Overflowing houses. Enthusiastic approbation still at-. tends the Representation of our Conquests in India. The First Week of an Equestrian Drama at half-price. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Military Spectacle, called THE INVASION ; or, England's Victories of 1846. Intro ducing the whole of the Stud and Company. After which, Grand and Novel SCENES of the CIRCLE. The whole concluding with a Splendid Hipp,dramatic Melodrama. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY TIIEATRE. Positively the Last Week of the Operatic Company, and Third Week of Mr. Osbaldiston, Miss Vincent, and a Double Dramatic Company. TII IS EVENING Will be performed the Opera of THE MOUNTAIN SYLPH. Donald, Mr. D. W. King ; Christie, Mr. Hcrneastle ; Lida, Mr. Weiss ; Bailie Macwhapple, Mr. Jones ; Morna, Mr. C. White ; Bolia, Madame Alcertazzi ; Etheria, Miss Lydia Pearce. After which, THE QUEEN'S RIDDLE. Marquis de Santiago, Mr. Osbaldistori Sancho, Mr. Forman ; Olivia, Miss Vincent ; Florella, Miss Lydia Pearce. The Performances to conclude with THE LADYE OF LAMBETH. Characters by Messrs. i..:avilie, Hughes, J , •.hnson, Neville, Forman, Mrs. Vining, Mrs. Daly, Miss L. ; earce, Mrs. Hughes. &e. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW of NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. This magnificent spectacle is revived in an unprecedented scale of grandeur, the picture being more than twice the size of the former, and represents, as accurately as can possibly be done, the Great Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Her culaneum and Pompeii tcok place ; produced under the di rect i on of Mr. Matson. A richly ornamented czOTIIIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been constructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The_ PROMENADE CONCERTS, conducted by Mr Godfrey, The Band consists of Fifty first•rate Performers, selected principally from the Coldstream and her 3lajesty'a private band. In addition to the other attractions of the Gardens, will be exhi bited CALYPSO'S FAIRY (MOTTO, approached by the Illumi nated Gothic Bridge, representing in the Interior Telemachus :elating his adventures to Calypso. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the most complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display, a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the Descent of Phoebus in the Chariot of the Sun. Mons. Farinelli will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a 2alad's Car will rise to receive lAm, and bear him to his chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splendkily ornamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view tho matchless collection of Carnivora by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivora at half-past five; the Pelicans, &c., at six ; Concert at half-past six ; sad the Eruption at dusk. On MONDAY, Aug. 10, will take place a GRAND NEAPOLITAN CARNIVAL and FETE VETE ; combining all the novelties of the season. • Admission, One Shilling. THE WEATIIEII..—Sun Oirracx, JULY 24. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 62; Highest. 76 ; soon. 66_ . BAROMETER, 29.86.—W1ND W.N.W., rain. 11Lil1 WATEIt AT L(YCPON-13P.I1)01.1 THIS DAY. lifernin‘ minutes after 3. I Even!ng .. 25 minutes after 3. 7 " , hYr.,, • Alan% LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1846. In consequence of the family affliction which has recently befallen the Premier, in the demise of his brother, Lord I\ru.LiAm R USSELL , th e ques ti on o f abolishing all differential duties upon sugar has been postponed until Monday evening. Not until that sitting, therefore, • can any accurat e es ti mate b e formed of the proportionate numbers of its legis lative upholders or antagonists. As we may positively anticipate that the present Govern ment will, upon this important measure, receive the most strenuous assistance from Sir R. PEEL, and also from no insignificant portion of the adherents of that Right Hon. Baronet, the ultimate sentence of the Commons still continues a matter of the utmost uncertainty. By conceding his influential support to the RUSSELL Administration, the late First Lord of the Treasury will be merely, it is true, fulfilling the promises so generously volunteered by himself upon the occasion of his retirement from office, and responding to the liberal behaviour of the Noble Lord the Member for the City of London, who, as leader of the Opposition, contemned all party con siderations, and assured an overwhelming majority in the divisions upon the great commercial measures introduced by his Parliamentary rival. In this respect such a temporary coalition between many of the, occupants of the Opposition benches and those of the Ministerial benches would undoubtedly be a consummation the less startling, because so long and so confidently anticipated : nevertheless, it will be welcomed with excessive satisfaction by all who are interested in the destruction of legislative cliques and factions, and are desirous not only of a perfect emancipation in commerce, but of a perfect eman cipation likewise in political circles. Such aninter change of encouragement between statesmen of such peculiar eminence—when the national interests are at hazard—is the most appropriate concomitant of the enlightenment of the population upon the most abstruse and difficult questions of political economy. Considering the very advanced stage at which the present session has arrived, it is earnestly to be hoped that no unnecessary delays may be opposed to the settlement of this extraordinary question of the Sugar Duties. Until some unfortunate evidence of vexatious obstruction develops itself, we shall take it for granted that every superfluous procrastination will be avoided on all hands, as individually pernicious. We shall, unless some decisive token is given to the contrary, look upon Expedition as the principle adopted by every Member of the House of Commons without distinction. We shall cordially hope to see that principle carried out systematically by all our repre sentatives. Nor indeed can we discover any solid grounds for a delay in the decision of the Legislature. They are reasoning, not upon some abstract theory, or metaphysical phantasm, but upon facts as plain (to employ an old blunt phrase) as the nose on their face. It is proposed that foreign slave labour sugar, now excluded from our ports by an ex orbitant duty of 635. per cwt., and foreign free labour sugar, now encumbered by a duty of 235. 4d. per cwt., be imported into this country at gradually decreasing duties, which after five years have elapsed shall be synonymous with those levied upon the produce of our British possessions, viz. 14s. per cwt. And this proposition is made becausc—our co lonies have shown themselves incapable of supplying the demands of the mother country; because—these restrictions press very heavily upon our domestic population ; because—this unnatural monopoly entails no recognisable benefit upon our possessions; because—ty the rejection of foreign slave-labour sugar, we deprive ourselves of a sure and extensive market for our manufactures, and by so doing, prevent many thousands of the industrious poor from obtaining employment ; and because, moreover, all these extortionate imposts are being constantly evaded to the advantage of individual merchants and the detriment of the British people. Firstly, it is manifest that our co lonies since the Emancipation Act have shown them selves incapable of satisfying the demands of the home market, as in 1831 the British West India Islands exported to the United Kingdom 4,103,800 cwts. of sugar, while in 1842 only 2,508,910 cwts. were exported from those possessions. Secondly, that these restrictions are a grievous burden on the community, is too indisputable to require any precise exposition. Thirdly, that no proportionate benefit is entailed by such pro tective duties upon our colonial planters, is shown by their own arguments ; for example, the Hon. GRANT LET BERKELEY, in his letter to Lord J. RUSSELL, de clares that his estates in Berbice return no income, but, on the contrary, entail a heavy expense upon him' yearly—consequently what possible advantages can he be said to derive from the existing system ? Fourthly, that customers are driven away from our manufactories by the refusal of foreign slave labour sugar, is one of those self-evident propositions, founded on one of the elementary principles of political economy. And, fifthly, that these restrictions are evaded by the circuitous journeys taken by the ob noxious sugar to llamburgh and elsewhere, previous to their insinuation into the English markets, is a fact now absolutely notorious. Those reasons, together with the grander ones against the protec tive system generally, as unnatural and unjust, are the reasons upon which it is proposed by the pre sent Government to abolish the differential sugar duties henceforth. We have accumulated them together at th e risk of repetition, and in defiance of all tautology, because we were desirous, once for all, of putting the question candidly and explicitly. Such is the measure which on Monday evening will be submitted to the decision of our legislators. We await that decision without the slightest trepidation, confident of the ulterior triumph of free-trade principles in every de partment of commerce and in every quarter of the globe. We have received many communications respecting the late military flogging at Hounslow, and on the system in general, some of them from persons who are manifestly well acquainted with the subject, and whose observations are based on experience. A cor respondent, who states that he was formerly a light cavalry officer for several years, and that he has wit nessed a great deal of corporeal punishment inflicted on soldiers, says that he invariably noticed that it took effect on the chest, that weak or consumptive men suffered a great deal more than others, and that the wounds on the back were invariably small compared to the internal suffering. We can easily give full credence to this statement ; the symptoms exhibited by the unfortunate victim will prove its truth: it is further confirmed by those related by MATTIIEWSON, who, in his sworn evidence, stated " that .he had great pain in his side the next morning, and dif ficulty of breathing, attended with pain ; that three or four days afterwards the pain left his chest and came to the sides. It would some times leave for two or three hours, and then come back again ; that he felt it still in the evenings when he lay down and drew breath; that it felt as if some thing was running into his sides." And we doubt not that a similar injury would be found to have been sustained in almost every instance in which the lash was inflicted under the auspices and inspection of so thorough an amateur as Colonel WHYTE, by such experienced and practised operators as farriers " CRITTEN" and "EVANS." It is impossible to give adequate expression to the intense feeling excited in the public mind by the un fortunate transaction. Our brethren of the press have taken up the subject, upon which we, in the first instance, commented; and indig nant remarks are circulated through the country, exposing the atrocity of the system, its inju riousmo effects on our gallant soldiers, and the deep in justice cru elty of s u ch beingaany abominable and nefa rious andoae f cru plonger sanctioned or tolerated. We cannot permit ourselves to daubt the success of the efforts which must take place for its suppression. It is a just and holy cause, deserving of the advocacy and support of Christian men, to banish such a stain and disgrace from their Christian country. There is an ample fund of bene volence in the British dotninions; all that is required to call forth the warmest sympathy, the most active exertions, is to point out the manner in which such exertions may be beneficially applied, by which the condition of our fellow-creatures, our brethren, of any class, may be ameliorated and improved. Magna est reritas et pravalebit. Truth must prevail, if the sub ject is kept constantly before the public, and the arms of truth, reason and justice, are not suffered to rust and lie idle. We have had a glorious instance this very year of the result of such a peaceful agitation, and a constant and unceasing use of such arms. The small body of men, meeting in their back room in Manchester, determined on a course to be pursued, a line of conduct to be adopted, which in seven years led to a moral revolution, the good effects of which will be hailed and blessed by grateful millions. We have seen them over come a mighty party, a powerful aristo cracy, who found it impossible to check or stay their irresistible progress • the peo ple willed it, and it became the law of the land ; the firm, but temperate, demand for justice in • sured its victory, its success. Let not the example be thrown away. What has once been achieved may, through similar exertions and similar influences, again be attained. Can there be a more glorious banner to fight under—a cause which should more loudly demand the assistance of philanthropists of all classes, than the emancipation of our military and naval brethren from the degrading and brutalising oat? Many valuable benevolent societies exist—there is room for another. Let the Society for the total and en tire Abolition of Corporeal Punishment in the Army and Navy of Great Britain be called into existence—let the friends of the soldier and sailor bestir themselves—. let their exertions be directed to the great object of ameliorating the condition of the man who has , devoted himself to the service of his country in either branch. Let his social condition be improved, afford him the blessing of education, train and cultivate his mind so that it may be acted on and influenced by ether and higher motives than the base one of fear. But, above all, let the vile scourge be banished and set aside; let him know that he can no longer be treated as a brute in a manner repugnant to every honourable and manly feeling, and you will go far to remove that state of feeling on his part which could alone make the lash useful. Mar tinets and petit- maitres, who enter the army for the purpose of " playing at soldiers," must no longer be suffered to exhibit their tyrannical tricks, to break the spirit and destroy the moral feelings of the gallant soldier, the high- spirited young man who enters into the service of his country with a bounding heart and glowing aspirations, but whose romance is soon banished, and self-respect destroyed, hen brought to the triangles for some fancied dis respect, or some trifling petulance, into which he is betrayed by the taunts and irritations of some striped scoundrel. It may be asked, how is all this to be done ? The matter is simple and easy. Let every case of flogging in the army or navy be fully inquired into and laid before the public in all its disgusting details. Let it be cir culated through the length and breadth of the land, through every part of the kingdom, and the public attention thoroughly attracted thereto. Let the fallacies and errors of those who assert that discipline cannot be maintained without its continuance be combated and exposed, if neces sary. Let lecturers and missionaries go through all parts of the kingdom to expose the enormities of the system ; and at each election, which may take place throughout the country, let every Christian philan thropist, every conscientious opponent of the lash, demand a pledge from the candidate before he will give him his vote, that he will exert himself to abate the nuisance, that he will vote for the suppression of this atrocious practice. The moment the first meeting of such a society takes place, nay, when a dozen intelligent, energetic and zealous men, assemble together, forming its nucleus, that instant the death-blow is given to the grievance— its days are numbered; nay, the existence of such a society, the certainty that there are persons who will inquire into and expose every case of tyranny and injustice, will do much to abate the energy of the carpet knights, the heroes of the drawing-room, who think that they exhibit their military prowess by torturing those who have the misfortune to be placed under their command. Look to the mysterious silence that is observed, the pro found secresy kept up in every case. Flow many of the 2,000 English sailors who, in the year 1839 were flogged without the form of a court-martial, or in vestigation, perhaps without being heard in their own defence, made their wrongs known to the public ? Could it have been supposed, that 1,200 sailors, in the year 1845, were so punished, until we heard it in Parliament. Were the tenth part of the cases laid before the public, without note or comment, but in the simplest language, it would be impossible to re strain the flood of indignation that would be excited. We trust that something will be done, and speedily. Our humble exertions shall not be wanting on their behalf, and sincerely do we hope that ere another year closes we may congratulate the British public on the removal of the stain on the British name, the blot on the escutcheon of British policy. The Commission appointed by the States of the Grand Duchy of Baden, to consider a project pre sented to them by a Deputy, on the subject of the liberty of the Press, have made the following re port : " The Chamber is requested to present an address to the Grand Duke, entreating him to give instructions to his En voya at the German Diet, to solicit the re-establishment of the liberty of the press, conformable to Article 18 of the Federal Convention. The Envoy e. is likewise to declare that if at the end of 1847, there is no existing federal , universal law for the liberty of the press in Germany, the Grand Duchy will no longer submit to such a provi sional state of things, and will regard it its duty to adhere to the laws on the press of the 28th December, 1831, abrogated by a decree of the Bth July, 1841. Mean while all restrictions are to cease as regards the internal affairs of the Grand Duchy and the other German states. The act of censorship is to be reduced to a legal and simple system, according to Art 5 of the Grand-Ducal Ordonnance of the 28th of July, 1832. In consequence, the censors can not prohibit the publication of articles which are not con trary to the peace and tranquillity of Germany." A law has just been published at Berlin, by which foreigners, or foreign companies, cannot acquire landed property, without the special permission of the Prus sian Government. Without such permission any such transactions will be regarded as null and void. The law bears the date of the 4th July, 1846, and is signed by the KING and the Ministers. The German Journal of Frankfort, c,f the 20th, states from Rome that the Austrian squadron, off Ancona, was to leave almost immediately, the EM PEROR having granted a request to this effect made by the l'orE. The squadron is, however, to cruise on the coast, to prevent the possibility of any land ing of political refugees from dalta and the lonian Islands. The King and Queen of SWEDEN arrived at Co penhagen on the 14th. We announced a short time since that the King of DENMARK had nominated M. GUIZOT a Knight of the Order of the Elephant. The Copenhagen journals, in allusion to this nomination, observe that it is the first and only time that this honour has been conferred on a man not of noble birth. The insignia of the Order of the Elephant have always been considered as the highest mark of distinction in Denmark. It was created towards the end of the fifteenth century, and the statutes fix the number of knights at twenty, ex clusive of those who are members of reigning families ; and the Kings of Denmark have always been so spar ing of this decoration, that the legal number has never been attained. The present number of knights amounts to 17, exclusive of Princes of Sovereign Houses. Madrid papers to the 17th have arrived. The Espanol publishes a letter from Coimbra, of the 7th instant, giving a detailed account of the cir• cum stances attending the pronunciamiento in that town against the PALMELLA Ministry. The following is an extract from this letter : " A short time after his arrival in this town, M. Fonseca Mag,alhaes p iid a visit to some of the members of the junta, to whom he made known the object of his mission ; but they laid before him every consideration which was opposed to the determination of the Government, whim might give rise to the most disastrous events. M. Fonseca fully felt the difficulty of his position, and in the evening he heard cries of ' We are sold. Down with the traitor.' Crowds speedily collected, and demanded that he should renounce his mission and leave the town immediately, and assembled, with strong symptoms of being about to commit excesses, before the house of one of the junta, M. Campos, who, as the only means of satisfying them, assured them that M. Fonseca had left the place. Soon after order was restored." It appears also that the houses of several persons who were known to be friendly to the PALMELLA Mi nistry had been attacked, and that the Rector of the University had been compelled to give in his resig nation. MADRID BOLSA, JULY 17.-33 15-16 for Three per Cents. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. The Moniteur publishes a royal ordonnance creat ing the following new Peers :—M. Barbet, Mayor of Rouen, ex-Deputy ; Count Cornudet, ex-Deputy ; Lieutenant-General Baron Duponthon ; Count Dumoncel, ex-Deputy ; M. Floureas, Member of the Institute ; M. Gravier, ex-Deputy ; M. Hark, ditto; Lieutenant-General Count Houtpoul ; Lieut.- General Viscount Jamin, ex-Deputy; M. Lafond, ditto ; M. de Lagrenee, Minister Plenipotentiary ; M. Legentil, ex-deputy ; M. de Magnoncourt, ditto ; Marquis de Maleville, ditto; M. Piscatory, ditto; M. Poinsot, Member of the Institute ; Lieut.-General Baron Rapatel ; M. Renouard, ex-Deputy ; M. Rey nard, Mayor of Marseilles, ditto; Baron de Schauen burg, ditto; Lieut.-General Trezel ; M. Troplong, Member of the Institute; Count Vigier, ex-Deputy; M. Wustemberg, ditto. A circular has been issued by the Minhter of the Interior to the prefects of departments, dispensing until the elections shall be over, with many of the formalities required to be ob3crved in the publication of political papers, so as to give full libel ty for the discussion of electoral matters. The friends of the THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING-, JULY 25, 1846. Ministry considered themselves certain of obtaining a large majority. On Wednesday the Count DE RAMBUTEAU, Pre fect of the department of the Seine, presided at a meeting of the commercial notabilities of the capital, held at the Hall of the Tribunal of Commerce, for the purpose of electing 15 Judges of the Paris Tribunal of Commerce, to supply the places of those who this year go out by rotation. The Prince DE JoINvILLE has arrived at Tripoli. He is expected to visit Malta about the beginning of August. Four corvettes of war have just been placed on the stocks the Serieuse. at Blest; the Caprigieuse, at Toulon ; the Constantine, at Rochefort ; and the Eurydice, at Cher bourg. According to the return of the Commissioners of the Sink ing Fund for the second quarter of the present year, the amount purchased was 280,598 f. Three per Cent. Rentes, which cost 7,820,695 f. 25c., the average price being 83f. 64c. per cent. Prince JosErn PONIATOWSKI, who has composed several successful operas for the Italian stage, has arrived in Paris. The Prince is the grand nephew of the last King of POLAND. The Stock Market has remained firm but inactive t hrouph out the day, and closed at yesterday's quotations. Threes, 83f. 15c., and Fives, 121 f. 65c. The market closed as fol lows :-Three per Cents., for cash, 83f. 10c.; for account, 83f. 15c. ; Five per Cents., for cash, 121 f. 60c. ; for ac count, 121 f. 65c. ; Bank of France Shares, 3,460 f.; Neapolitan, 100 f. 50c. ; Spanish Threes, 35 3 / 4 ; Ditto, Fives and New Loan not quoted. RAILWAYS.-The Share Market has somewhat recovered itself to- day, and prices of most of the lines may be quoted higher than yesterday, although not so high as on Monday. For cash-Paris and Orleans closed at 1,267 f. 50c. ; Paris and Rouen, 967 f. 50c. ; Rouen and Havre, 665 f. ; Avignon, 860 f. ; Strasburg and Bale, 21af. ; Boulogne, 457 f. 50c.; Northern, 696 f. 25c. ; Bordeaux, 525 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 500 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 483 f. 75c. ; Nantes, 482 f. 50c.; Montereau, Fampoux, and Dieppe not quoted. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 23. 7 k—Paris and , Boulogne and Amiens, 11 % —Bordea ux , Toulouse, and Cette ( r k ran :speLet c e t — u d a , s t 12 1 r_a n o , r 1 6 c a s, — s L a us ti deßmobrodueragui, —Northern of Lyons Constituted, Sambre and Aleuso, 4. FLANDERS MA [L. BRUSSELS, JULY 22.—The average price of wheat in the week ending on Saturday, the 18th of July, was 23f. 32c., and that of rye 17f. 38c. • This being the anniversary of the King's accession to the throne, it was celebrated with unusual solemnity. Te Deum was chanted by the clergy of the Church of Gudeul, which was richly adorned. All the Royal Family were present, and a great unibc , r of persons of distinction, including almost all the, members of the dipbmatic body. The church was crowded. After the Te Deum, all the tr,ops of the garrison of Brussels, and those from other towns, were drawn up in order of battle round the park. At 10 o'clock the King, ac companied by a brilliant staff; left the palace to inspect the troops. An immense crowd of spectators was in the park and on the Boulevards. The King passed rapidly along the front of the line, and placed himself with the illustrious strangers present before the palace with his staff. The Queen and the Princess were on the balcony of the palace. Soleman Pecha was by the side of the King, M. Horace Vernet among the staff, by the side of General Langermann. The review was one of the finest military solemnities that we had at Brussels. The appearance of the troops was magnificent, and excited the admiration of the numerous persons of distinction now in the capital. A great many foreigners of distinction have arrived at Brussels, among them are the Princes; of Domidoff, daughter of Jerome Bonaparte, and suite, the Duke d'Caranance, the Duke of Luxemburg Barone: s Sulch, M. Sarratta, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Republic, the Princess of Wurtemburg, Arc. &c. Mr. Stephenson, the celebrated engineer, visited Yiees a few days ago, and examined the projected line of the railway from Yiees to Courtrai. We are assured that the plans will be very shortly sent to Bruges, and immediately transmitted to the department of public works. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussELs, July 22. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••••••• • • • • • - • Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent • • .. Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent. •• • Ditto Three per Cent.... ••••••• • • • • • • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto .. Ditto, ditto, 1840 .. Ditto,tditto, 1842.. .. • • Ditto, 1844..............• .• • • •‘• • • •• • 99 % Ditto, 1836.. Ditto, 1838 ••..•••• • • • • .. Ditto 174100 ~.1. 8 . 3 . 2 . .. .. .. .. ..... 1 1 0 0 0 1 s Bank of Belgium • . ..... . • • • • .... 940 —Brussels Papers, July 22. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JuLt 16. 4 5 p p e e r r c c e en nt. t. 3an a t i e tt t o i .. q . u . I 1 1 1146 101 3 per Cent. ditto •••••.•••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • 74 Loan, 1834 • • 155 Ditto, 1839 .. • • 122% Bank Shares .............. , ........... 1570 Esterhazy's Loan ........ .•••••• •• • • • • RAILWAYS. - - The Northern, or Ferdinand - • ... • • 187-X Gloggnitz •• • • • - • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • • • •• • • 137 118 x V Le ie g n h n o a rn -3121 . a . n .. .. . .. Sienna .. Grosetto ••• • • .......... .............. 93 W, Oldenbut g • • .... ...... .......... ••• • • • Apenninen ............... 96 Pesth Bridge .... „ „ .................. —Allgemeine Zeitung. July 19. OPENING OF SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.—After short recess Sadler's Wells opens to-night, under the management of Mr. Phelps. The name of Mr. Phelps is alone sufficient guarantee that the legitimate drama will again find a home at Sadler's Wells, and that the glorious works of our old poets will be represented in a style worthy of them. The company includes Mr. G. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. H. Marston, Miss Cooper, Mr. Scharf, Mr. A. Young, and several other of our old favourites. Mr. Wallack and Mrs Brougham have also joined the Sadler's Wells company. Mr. Phelps, however, has not contented himself with merely securing the services of artists who already enjoy a metropolitan favour, aspirants for histrionic fame will have an opportunity afforded them of showing " the stuff" they are made of. One of these, Mr. Creswick, makes his debut, to-morrow evening, in the character of Hotspur, in the first part of Henry IV., on which occasion Mr. Phelps appears as Falstaff. LITERARY NEWS.—The present season is remarkable for the variety and interest of new books which have ap peared. Mr. Bentley has just given us Horace Walpole's " Memoirs of King George the Third," now first published from the original MS., edited, with notes, by Sir Denis Le Marchant, Bart., with extracts from the diary of the Duke of Grafton. This new work has only recently been per mitted to be published. The late Lord Holland considered the anecdotes in the " Memoirs of King George the Third " of too recent a date to appear earlier. This entertaining work abounds in anecdotes of the Court during the early years of that eventful reign. A new work from the pen of that admirable writer, Mrs. Jameson, entitled " Memoirs and Essays on Art, Literature, and Social Morale," which will be read by everybody. " Memoirs of the Jacobites," by Mrs. Thompson. "Picturesque Antiquities of Spain," by Mr. Wells, a beautiful and entertaining book. A second edition of the " Diaries and Letters •of Lord Malmesbury," which abound with anecdotes, and reveal the secret history of many important transactions for the last forty years. " The Philosophy of Magic and Apparent Miracles," by Dr. Thomson, full of entertainment and curious information; Mr. Jesse's " Memoirs of the Pretenders and their Ad herents"—popular, like all the works of this charming writer; Count St. Marie's " Visit to Algiers in 1845," a gra phic sketch of the proceedings of the French there, together with anecdotes and a portrait of Abd-el-Kader ; a new ro mance by the celebrated Fenimore Cooper, called " The Ravensnest," the very title of which suggests one of those intensely interesting romances of the backwoods of America, where he has already earned undying fame. Let us not forget to add an admirable Cookery Book by Francatelli, for merly head cook to her Majesty, a work now universally allowed to be the best on this vitally interesting subject. Francatelli well deserves to fill the throne left vacant by Ude. We have also Jesse's "Anecdotes of Dogs," with numerous beautiful engravings of the most remarkable breeds ; and the two first parts of a new and highly-promising peri odical publication, which will place the best modern books within the reach of the great body of readers of limited means, it is called " Bentley's Modern Literature," and commences with the inimitable letters of Horace Walpole. We wish this design all the success It so well merits. MORTALITY OF THE METROPOLIS.—The number of deaths registered in the metropolis during the week ending the 18th of July, was 1,053, of which number 1,032 were from disease, being an increase in the number of deaths from disease, as compared with the week preceding, of 146. A great increase appears to have taken place in the deaths from disease of the organs of respiration. In the week ending the 18th July they were 258, and in the preceding week 203. The deaths from diseases of the stomach, liver, and other organs of digestion during the week ending the 18th July were 115. _ _ MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.--Thursday the marriage of Lord Lindsay, eldest son of the Earl and Countess of Bal carras, with Miss Margaret Lindsay, eldest daughter of the Honourable Colonel James Lindsay, of Balearris, was so lemnised at St. George's Church, Hanover-square. A nu merous family circle assembled at the church to witness the nuptial ceremony, among whom we observed the Earl and Countess of Balcarris, the Earl and Countess Somers and Lady Harriet Cocks, the Duchess de Coigny and Mademoi selle Coigny, Lady Charlotte Lindsay, the Hon. Colonel Keppel, the Hon. captain and Lady Sarah Lindsay, th e Honourable Colin and Lady Frances Lindsay, Sir Edmund and Lady Antrobus, Viscount and Viscountess Pollington, c. Dr. Lindsay, Archdeacon of Kildare, officiated at the cere mony. At the conclusion of the solemn rite, the bride re ceived the congratulations of the numerous relatives and friends congregated on the interesting occas ion. The wed ding party then adjourned to the vestry, where the mar riage was duly registered. The Hon. Colonel , Lindsay gave an elegant dejeuner, at his residen ce in Grosvenor square, to a large circle, in celebration of . the auspici ous event. The sumptuous repast was laid out tn , the dining room and adjoining apartment, and at least 150 persons of distinction were present. At half-past two o'clock the bridegroom and bride left town for Beechwood-park, the seat of Sir John Sebright, Bart., in Herts, to pass the honeymoon. ne . n :. lt. G al u ia iz n ot has just presented to the town of . Lisieux his portrait painted by M. Henss, and this year exhibited at portrait of h the Louvre. It is said that the Pope, having a great veneration for the memory . of Pepe Pius VII., has commissioned an emi by David, which is in the gallery p is a p in re te d r ec t e o es c e o r m , come to Paris, and make a copy of the of the Louvre. Lux mons TRAVELLING.--The travellers on the Dutch railroads being much annoyed by t he dust durin g the hot weather, an expedient has been 4tvised for the purpose of preventing the ann o yances, b y a ttaching a car, pierced with holes, behind th e t en d er .' The car is filled with ice, which being melted during the journey effectually lays the dust. We are glad to learn that the traffic, passengers as well as goods, is weekly upon the increase on the White orhgean C is h ed e . he l n t ha h m as issued White haven Junction Railway.—C u mberland Pacquet. T Oxfordtheand supported by a most influential provisiona l committee, a Railway Co m pany i s prospec tus of a new line, re majority of whom are wealthy residents in this town.— Cheltenham Chronicle SHOOTING AT ItED RICE.-011 its becoming known to Shurmur's wife that her husband had been so mercifully sentenced at the assizes, viz., only to one month's imprison ment, excessive joy and gratitude deprived the poor woman of her reason for some time; at let.gth, when consciousnep returned,. she was with dimctsily made to credit it. — ilamss Are Guardian. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of last Night.) A large business was done in Cotton at Liverpool yester day. Saley about 8,000 bags, including 1,500 on speculation and 1,000 for export. Prices were firm. Shares realised about former rates. It appears that the Dutch, who aro ever tolerably alive to the interests of their eastern commerce, are by no means satisfied with the results of last year's trading, either be tween Java and China or the Netherlands and China; but they expect evidently that there will be a decided extension, provided the merchants enter more con fidently into competition with other countries, and freight au additional number of ships. It may be wise to note this, because of regulating future shipments. Even the Americans complain that their trade with China has not in creased to the extent anticipated, although they . took last year no less than 20,751,5621b5. of tea, being an increase of 6,528,9631b5. over the year 1814. It must not be assumed, however, that the consumption increased in an equal ratio, and we may conclude, therefore, that the Americans sent a full supply of their coarse cotton manufactures, and were compelled to take more tea than they wanted in exchange, or rather more tea at a dear price ; for to argue that the consumption of the article is by any means what it ought to be, or will be, is a manifest absurdity. Upon the whole, the last treaty between the Americans and Chinese is not likely very materially to benefit either, as the import duties in China continue much the same. There is no buoyancy in the English Stock Market, but the quotations are in some respects a little firmer. For pre sent transfer Consols have been quoted 95 1 • z and for time 95,74. Exchequer-bills have improved to Ds. and 14s. premium. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been at 97 1 to 97%; and the Three per Cents. 95 . A to 96. The only bargains to be noted in the Foreign Market arc, in Mexican Five per Cents. at 25 3 4 to 264 ; in Brazilian, at 87 ; in Spanish Passives, at 5%; and in Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents., at 59%. Until a favourable alteration occurs in Stocks, Railway Shares are not likely to command much attention; but while the second-rate schemes may sink to a discount, there ap pears to be nothing that should impair confidence in the value of such as must yield a handsome dividend. The only question holders have to consider, as affecting themselves, is whether they have the ability to go on with the " calls," because if not, the first loss is the best. BRITISH FUNDS. CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. • • • • • • •• 208 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96 95% 96 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 95% % 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Arens. 97%5q 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 10 5-16 10 5-16 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10 th 10!fi India Bonds, 1,000/. .. .. Ditto, under 1,000/. .. .. 25 20 p South Sea Stock .. • Ditto, New Annuities .. 94% IA Consols for Account • • • • .. 95% Exchequer Bills. I%d. 1,0001. .... 11 14 pm. 10 Ditto. Small 11 15 11 pm. 11 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 87 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 23% Ditto, for the Account •26'4 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. Portuguese Four per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. Spanish Bonds. 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, Passive Bonds Dividends on the above payable in London. ONE O'CLOCK. .. 59ig Z9V, .. 94M 94 BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT ERICE ONE O'CLOCK. 20 p Dutch Two-and-a-Dalt per Ceut Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 2.544 2614 391/ 44!-4 45 <-2. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. 2% .... 1% ...... Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 5;4 55 4 .... Bristol and Exeter .. 73 ........ Ditto New .. 5 .... 9 9 Caledonian 20 .... 13 . . Ditto, Half Shares .. 234 % ........ l's Ditto. Extension .. .... I s 4 .......... 134 Chester and Holyhead .. 27% .... 264.......... 26% Derby and Creme 6%.......... 634 Direct Northern .. 2%.... 1 % Eastern Counties 141. 165..... 241%a • • Ditto New .. .. 10/. 165..... 7% 8 p• 8 p Ditto, York Extension .. 10s. 234 2.... •• 2 East Lincolnshire .... 1 4 %...... • . % Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 .. 73 Ditto 3H Shares .. .. 10 .... 18 .. Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12 35 .. •• Ditto New 1 4 Shares.. .. 12%.... 173¢ .. • • Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .„ 5 34 „ 3.74 Goole, Doncast., and sheffield, &c. 425..... dis. ••.. • . % dis. Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1%.... .. • • ..... Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 25 .... 28 Great Western 85 ....150 151 l5l Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... 83 .......... 83 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 10 .... 22 4 . 2 . 1% Guildford, Fareham, & Portsmoth 5 .. •••• • • • - 534 Isle of Axliolme • • .. 2% . . 2 .... Leicester and Bedford .. 225..... .34 dis. dis. Leicester, Tamworth, &c. 428. 134 dis .. 134 dl,. Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 2%.... 1% 1 4 % 1 34 London an Birmingham . ..100 .... 231 230........ 230 Ditto, Thirds .. 32 .... 72% .. • ....... 7235 Ditto, Quarters . .. 2 .... 33 32% •• 32% Ditto, Fifths .. 2 2635 .......... 2031 London and Brighton .. .. 50 .. . 65 64% .. •• .. 64% London and Croydon .. .. 13/. 15s 9d... 23% 23 .• • ... 23% London and Greenwich .. 121. 15s. 4d. 974 .. .••• • • • 9 % London and South-Western .• 41/. 6s. 10d... Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 57%...... Ditto, New .. 1735 .... 28% 28% Ditto, New .. .. 14 .... 2131 2135 London and York .. .... 1% % • Ditto, Half Shares • . 235 ...• %••••• • • • • • London, Salisbury, and Yeovil . , 23% .... 1 .... • • 1 Manchester and Leeds .• 82 .• .. .... • • Ditto, Fifths .. 3 .... 11 .... ••.. • • 11 • Ditto Extension 425. .. •• 2% p.. ••• • • • 214 P Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 86 Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) .. 4 . . 1514 Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 •• • • 11 .... •• • . 11% Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. • • .. p % p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1% )4 lIA 311dItrid . • .. .. 100 .... 147 147 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 ....120 . Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .. • • 45 •• • • 45 Ditto, New . 1 .... 114 % ........ 11% Ditto, New, Branding .. 25 .... 44% 44 ...... 44 Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 .• 26% 27 26% .. 211% Norfolk .. • • .. .. 20 .• .. 27% .• 28 I)itto, Tenths .. • • .. .. 2 .... 2% ..... 2% Ditto, Extension • .. 2 •• • • 2 .... • • North British .. .• 25 .. • • 335 434..., Ditto, Half Shares • • 8% •• • • 133, .4.. •• .. 13% Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 11 4 2% 32%• • ,• Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... .......... 75 1,4 Ditto, New • • .. • • .. 1 •• . 22% .••.• • • • • . 22% North Kent and Direct Dover •• 2% .... 1% ...... •• , . North Staffordshire .. • • • • 425. .• .• 3 p 3 p Oxford,Worcest., & Wolverhmpth. 12 % .. 7 h Portsmouth lhrect • • .. • . 3% .• . • 4% ••..•• • • • • 4% Preston and Wyro .• 25 .... •• • Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% •• .. 7% Richmond .. .. 10 .... 18% .......... 18% Scottish Central .. . 12% .... 19% . 19% Ditto New . .. . • • • .. 2%.... 8 Shropshire Union .. 423..... 1%% dis l% dis. South Midland 421..... % 1 / 4 % p • • % p South Eastern and Dover 33% .. • • 44% Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 .... 20 .. .. • .... 19% Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2%.... •• . 3% West Riding Union • • .. 425. •• .. 2yC 1 k p .. 2% p Wicheach and St. Ives .. .. • • 2 3 1 4(• 3% York and Carlisle .. % ... •• . • 34 York &Ad North Midland .. 50 .. • • •• • • ••• • • Do. E. and W. Riding Exten... 1 •• . 14 % 13% .... 13% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 14 .... 11% .•• . • . 12% Bordeaux and Mediterranean .. 2 .... 1%. .... . Bord., Toul., & Cette tMackenzie) 2 .... • ••••• • • • • • Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .... 10% .... •• .. Dutch Rhenish . .... 6% ••••• • • • .. East In no . 55. ••••• • • • • • Northern of France Constituted.. 5 ••.. 13 .. ••••• • • • 12% Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6. • • 7 34 •••• • • • • 7% Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... hi 1 % ••• • .. Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... 4 . .. • • .... Rotten and Havre . .. 20 .... 2631. •• .. 2t; 4 4 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. .. 10 .... 14% MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered —3% • • •• • • •• • Cobre Copper • • • . • • • • 24 Lot on Joint-Stock • • . • 'COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(YESTERDAY.) inasterdam C.F. 12 By, Gibraltar.. ••..••• • • • • • Ditto, at sight ...... 12 5 Leghorn ..... • 30 50 Rotterdam .... ••2 U. 12 9 Genoa . 26 15 Antwerp • • ........ 26 15 Milan . Hamburgh M.B. 13 1514 Venice Altona • Naples .... •• • • • 39• X Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 80 Palermo, per 0z..-- . 119 N Ditto, 3 months. Marseilles • . Bourdeaux .. . 26 15 Rio Janeiro ..........24 Frankfort on Mains—. 122% Bahia •....... Peter sburgh, 3 U 5.... • . Buenos Ayres • • Berlin ...... •• • • New York, 21 days' sight Vienna, effec.flo ••• • .. 10 12 Philadelphia ..... • Trieste, ditto.... • ..... 10 12 PRICBS OF BULLION, PLR OZ. Madrid ••.. • • ........ 35N Foreign Gold iu bars £3 17 9 Cadiz . • ........ 36 Portugal Gold Coin • 3 17 5 Bilbao... •••.. • • ...... New Doubloons 00 0 Barcelona ...... !Seville.. • ..... •.•• • • .. Silver in bars ........ 0 4 11% THE FISHERMAN AND THE GENl.—(Declicated to Sir Robert Peel and Richard Cobden.)—There was once an old fish-er-man call-ed Rob-ert. He went out to fish, and cast his net in-to the sea. And when he drew up his net. he found it ve-ry hea-vy. ".Al-lah preserve us," said Rob-ert, "what can be in my net that it is hea-vy ?" So he pull-ed and pull-ed, and at last got his net up-on the shore, and found in it a dead don-key. And the don-key's name was burnt on the don-key's side, and the name was "Pro-tec- don." Then Rob-ert turn-ed the dead don-key o-ver many times, to see what he could do with it. At last, "Out upon it," said he, "and up-on my ill luck! What good can be done with a dead don-key? I will try an-o-they cast." So he threw the dead don key back into the sea, and let down his net again. And as he pull-ed it up he found it very hea-vy, and be thought he had got some large fish. And when he drew the net on land he found in it an old pot, on which was punch-ed " Fixed Duty," but the pot was full of holes, and would not hold wa-ter. Then he curs-ed his ill-luck once more, and said, " I will make cne more tri-al, and if I get no fish I will not try again to-day." So he threw the old pot in-to the sea, and let down his net again. And, as he pull -ed it up, he found it much more hea-vy than e-ver, and he said, " I flat-ter my-self this is a large fish." And when he drew the net on land, he found in it a ves-sel of bronze, with a seal on the mouth, on which was written " Re-striction," and on the ve-sel was the word " League." And he heard a voice from the in-side of the ves-sel, which said, " Take off the seal." And he took it off a ve-ry lit-tle way, and there came a thick smoke out of the hot- tie, and it grew and grew, till it rose up to the skies, and it was like a great gi-ant. And its eyes were like flame, and its limbs like the cranks and pis-tons of steam en-gines, and on its right hand was writ-ten " Peace," and on its left hand " Know-ledge." And Rob-ert fell on his knees, and said, " 0 migh-ty gi-ant who art thou, and what wouldst thou have ?" Then the gi-ant said, "lam a great po-wer, and I have been for a great ma-ny years con-fined by that seal, which thou hest re-moved, and for this thou shalt be great and hap-py." So when .Roh-ert beard this he was very glad, but he could not un-der-stand how so huge a gi-ant could come out of so lit-tle a ves-sel. So he said to the gi-ant, " I can-not be-lieve that so large a bo-dy could come out of so small a place." Then the gi-ant said, " Will you be-lieve it if Igo back a-gain, for while the seal is off, Ido not care for go-ing back in- to the ves-sel l" And then the gi•ant grew less and less, and went by de-grees in-to the ves-sel un-til he was quite out of sight. And then he said to Rob-ert, " Throw the seal in-to the sea, take the ves sel, and keep it by the al-ways, and thou wilt be good and hap-py, and all men will love thee." And Rob-ert threw the seal in-to the sea, took the ves-se], and did as the gi- ant bade him, and he lived long and hap-py, and brought great good and much mo-ney to all his fa-mily and all the country round about. —Punch. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A TOLL-COLLECTOR.—Thurs day, an inquest was held before Mr. Joseph Payne, at the Bartholomew Coffee-house, West Smithfield, on the body of Samuel Crooks, aged sixty-three. The deceased war. a col lector of city toll, in Bridge-street, Blackfriars, and between two and three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon last, he was passing the White Bear public-house in Upper Thames otreet, when his foot slipped off the kerb, and he fell into the carriage road between the horses' hind legs and the fore wheels of a Clarence carriage, which was passing at the mo ment, and before the driver could poasibly pull up, the off wheels passed over the deceased's chest. lie was picked up in a dying state, and conveyed to St. Bartholomew's hos pital, where he shortly after expired. Verai 't, "Accidental Oath • COURT CIRCULAR. Lord Marcus Hill had an audience of the Queen yes terday, at Buckingham Palace, and had the honour to kiss hands on ben.g appointed Comptroller of her Ma jcsty's Houehold. His Lordship received from her Majesty his wand of office. Her Majesty, attended by her Lady in Waiting and her Equerry in Waiting, visited her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia at her residence, at Kensington, yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday at a meeting of the Commission for Promoting and En couraging the Fine Arts, in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster. The Prince arrived at Gwydyr House, Whitehall, at a quarter before three o'clock, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour. The Commissioners present were, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Right Hon. the Speaker, Sir James Graham, Mr. Hawes, and Mr. George Vivian. The Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attendance. The meeting. bro.ke up at four o'clock. Prince Albert, attended by Mr. Eastlake, afterwards went to the new palace, and inspected the new Houses of Parliament. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal took an airing yesterday in the royal garden. Their Royal Highnesses and Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice took a carriage drive yesterday, in an open carriage and four, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. The Royal dinner party yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, and Earl Spencer. Miss Goddard, a child only nine years old, performed on the pianoforte by command of the Queen on Thurs day evening, at Buckingham Palace, before her Majesty and Prince Albert, her Royal highness the Duchess of Kent, and the royal circle. The pieces performed were two Fantasias, the one by Halkbrenner, and the othcr by Thalberg, and their execution elicited the high ap probation of her Majesty and her Royal Consort. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz honoured the Marchioness of Westminster with a visit yesterday in Upper Grosvenor street. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Meckitnburgh Streiitz, attended by Baronets Ahlefeldt and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, honoured the performance of the French Plays with their presence yesterday evening. A deputation connected with Newfoundland had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home office. Thf , deputation consisted of Mr. Walter Baine, M.P., Mr. Thomas H. Brooking, Mr. George H. Robin son, Mr. Ewen Stabb, Mr. Robert Gillespie, and Mr. Robert Neivinan Hunt. Lord Morley had an interview with the Earl of Cla rendon yesterday at the office of thk. Board of Trade. Mr. C. Greofell bad also an interview with the Noble Earl. His Excellency the Danish Minister transacted busi ness yesterd.ly at the Foreign-office. The Attorney• General had an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Davis had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Houldsworth had also an interview with - - the Right llon. Gentleman. The Marquis of Anglesey had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. Lord Culthorpe had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BRIDGNORTH RACES.—TnuHSnAY. The Patshull Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added, for 3 and 4-year olds. Twice round—nearly two miles. (6 Subs. ) Sir R. Pigot's Romance, 3 yrs (Tacker) 1 Mr. Pritchard's Idolater, ifyrs Mr. Smith's Master Dounes, 4 yrs ...bolted The Maiden Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added, the se cond to save his stakes. Heats, about one mile and a half. Mr. Escott's Exhort, 4 yrs Mr. Minor's Augustus, 3 yrs Mr. Phillips's Tally-ho, 5 yrs 4 3 Lord Granville's bfby Y. Cadland, out of Tutela, 3 yrs 3 dr NEWTON RACES.—Tuunsnalr. The St. Leger Stakes of 20 sovs. each, with 30 added, for three yrs old. The second to save his stake. •One mile and a half. (7 Subs.) Mr. Clarke's f by Tomboy, out of Lapwing Sir J. Gerard's Morocco Mr. Worthington's Sharston 3 Mr. Meiklam's Alliance The Golborne Stakes of 20 sovs. each, with 50 added, for two yrs old ; colts, Bst 51b, and fillies, Bst 21b. Golbome course. Mr. Mostyn's fby Piccaroon, out of Her Highness 1 Mr. Peel's Tweed, by Tory Boy 2 Mr. Price's Prairie Bird The following also ran :—Mr. Meiklam's Susannah, Sir J. Gerard's New Year's Day, Mr. Worthington's f by the Pro vost, out of Manilla. The Garswood Hunt Stakes, of 10 sovs each, h ft, and 50 added ; .13st each. Two miles. Sir J. Gerard's Parthian The Borough Cup, of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap of 20 soya each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared; the second to re ceive 25 soya. out of the stakes. One mile and a half. Lord Warwick's Yardley, 6 yrs Mr. Ongley's Roderick, aged Godfrey, Lightning, Lancashire Witch, Snob, and Gannet, were not placed. Betting-5 to 4 agst Godfrey, 3to 1 agst Yardley, sto 1 agst Lightning. Won easy by a length-and-a-half. Godfrey losing second place, and Lightning the third, by a neck. Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, and 20 added. Course. (4 Subs). Mr. Clarke's fby Stockport, out of Caroline, 3 yr, lOst Sir J. Gerald's Quebec, 12st 21b Won easy by a length. The Haydock Stakes of 10 soya. each, h ft, Gents. riders. One Mile and-a-half. Winner to be sold for 2001. (7 Subs). Mr. Billington's Fair Rosamond, 5 yrs, list 101 b Sir J. Gerald's Quebec, 6 yrs,"l2st 21b... 2 Mr. T. Parker's Thalia and Mr. Hanson's Jane also ran. Won easy. Plate of 701. ; for three yrs old, 6st 81b; four, Bst 51b; fillies allowed 31b; winners of a plate in 1846, 31b extra; of two, a gold cup, or Queen's plate, 51b extra. Heats , one mile and a half. Count Bathyanny's Gannet, 4 yrs (Whitehouse) 1 1 Mr. W. Scott's Driffield, 3 vrs Mr. Robinson's Josephine, 3 yrs Mr. Barton's Princess Olga, 4 yrs 0 dr Mr. Mangle's Comical Boy, 4 yrs Each heat well contested, and won on the post by a head. Golborne HARVEST. —Reaping is generally begun in this county, and the crop is spoken of as unusually good. In some parts of the southern division the labourers asked 15s. an acre for cutting wheat ! but they have agreed to take 12s. Last year the price was 9s. The crop being heavy, and por tions of it laid, is partly the cause of this advance; the de mand for labourers on the railways is another reason. Let the causes ' however, be what they may, here we have the important fact that not only has no reduction in wages, which the protectionists prophesied as an immediate consequence of the repeal of the corn-laws, taken place, but a great ad vance has been made. Again, so far from the repeal of the corn-laws causing land to be thrown cut of cultiva tion, another pet prophecy of the protectionists, more fresh land has been brought into cultivation this year, in the face of the expected repeal of the corn-laws, than for many pre vious years ; another important fact which the labourers, as well as the free, traders, and protectionists, too, will do well to note. Let the shackles (game-laws, yearly tenancies, and absurd and restrictive covenants) be removed from agri culture as well as from commerce, and labour will be more abundant than ever, and wages higher. If the farmers do not demand the abolition of these drawbacks to their prosperity, they will deserve to continue, as they have been, the slaves of their landlords.— Wiltshire Independent. THE LATE ACCIDENT AT WHEAL ROSE.—We have received the following from a gentleman who obtained his information from undoubted authority :—ln great social cal lamities, such as the recent fearful one at Newlyn East, some time must elapse before the melancholy interest subsides; tales of horror are continually occuring connected with the event that tend to keep alive emotions of the most painful kind.—One of the most affecting of these ..tales concerns two little boys working at the bottom "of the mine, and were the first to give the alarm to some of the men in the levels, who immediately fled to the shafts; by this time the water had overtaken the lads, and they begged piteously for life, but, poor fellows, there was no arm to succour, and their wild shriek of despair was heard amidst the stunning noises of that awful hour.—Another poor fellow escaping from the levels leaped at a venture to the ascending chain and was saved by inserting one finger through a link and thus was drawn in safety to the surface. Another, at temptin, the same mode of escape, unfortunately 'leaped into the descending, instead of the ascending kibble, and was consequently plunged many feet under water, but held on with that tenacity so often seen in those who, on making their final effort to save life, and succeeded in reach ing his anxious friends at the mouth of the shaft. One man succeeded in saving his life by placing his back against one wall of a narrow shaft and his feet against the other, lie con trived in this way to raise himself 10 fathoms, the rapidly rising waters underneath goading him on ! Since our report last week, four bodies have been found—leaving ten in the mine.—Penzance Gazette. CURIOUS WELSH CUSTOM.—One day last week a gal lant captain, who stands in a high position in the civil force of the :adjoining county of Carmarthen, took a w hayfield, where the haymakers were pursuing an the in ir k tions. No sooner had he entered the field, .t accord anceayasome n lr in vi t s li t e or ay, dis tricts with a Walescustom o f givingw hi which ergenerally prevaoiflshw in a ' two women of age, or sex, an initiatory tumb l ir a i e d r c h u i l m e a prostrate strength rostratein sderizieedd andt h ew m eolf i l li ts t ie a maso ry esn m , et a do n h , ue a ,rh n bi d acgh' instantly Bs ns a ta e n ti t nh l g y e en ti re ly ignorant of this custo m lawyers say, the memo r y of man runneth not to the con trary, our hero naturally imagined that he was about being visited with summary and condign punishment for his former active interference for the suppression of the Rebecca dis turbances. Having disengaged himself from the fangs of his amazonian assailants, he lost no time in procuring an authority for their apprehension. The case accordingly came on for hearing before the magistrates at Carmarthen on Saturday last. The complainant having detailed his grievance amidst the merriment of the audience, the magis trates at the conclusion become immoderately convulsed with laughter, one of their worships observing, that he had been himself served out in the same way fifty times.—Case dis missed.—Cumbrian. ALARM OF FIRE IN A Suow.—On Monday evening, between five and six o'clock, whilst the crowd at and adjacent to the scene of the fair was at its greatest density, a cry was raised of " Calvert's show on fire !" The alarm, as it spread through the crowd, and along the Salt-market, where the concourse was so great that the people seemed almost wedged together, created an immense hubbub, and thousands flocked to the scene of the supposed disaster, the confusion being at the same time vastly increased by the city and West of Eng land engines dashing through the mass towards the show in question. Fortunately the occurrence proved of less conse quence than was supposed. It seems that an escape of gas had taken place in the course of the performance, the flame of which had communicated with a portion of the drapery, which we believe was damaged to some extent : but the show people by their own efforts soon succeeded in arresting the progress of the flames, and all danger was speedily obviated without the aid of the voginetb—Glasgotepaper. 1 ILITARY FLOGGING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. - - - - - - Sue,—Why do the aristocracy support flogging? The Duke of Wellington's dispatches, quoted in Colonel Napier 's History of the Peninsular War, say that English o__ cars, being gentlemen, will not do their duty. Col. Napier tells us that Sir John Moore thought that the very reason whY they should do their duty all the better. And in the three regiments of the light division, the 52d, 43d, 95th—this last; now the rifle brigade, commonly called at that time Sir John Moore's regiments, because instructed by him in Ireland — the officers did do the duty, Sir; and these regiments, w ith two Portuguese battalions, were the outpost men, the h ard. ; workers of the army, who t oo k a ll th e f a ti gu ing anxiety 0. advance guard duty. And yet on the retreat from Salamanca Wellington allows them praise before all the others! Sir, if in all British regiments the same system existed, there would be no flogging. As long as outlandish, expensive, and useless ewes remain, and purchase exists, so Icing will you have 11 0 oflicers, but aristocratic dandies. And if there are no edu cated officers to take care of the uneducated soldiers, you can - • not expect these latter to take care of themselves, thel having no resource for occupation or amusement. And cone' sequently officers resort to flogging, in the hope that thus' they may sooner overawe the men. Now, Sir, if every subaltern had his half-troop to instruct day by day i n riding, drill, exercise, b r idli ng , sa ddli ng , pac ki ng, bl an k e t laying, , he., and outpost duty, v i z ., pa t ro lli ng , v id ettes , escor ts of au descriptions, skirmishi ng , surpr i ses , means o f di sce rning all enemy, &c., besides v i s i t i ng m his men in roots an d stables- -- being, in fact, respon s ibl e fur their social and moral condition', as well as physical, and for the state of their horses and anus' Sec a such an officer would like his men, take their Fart, and; mutual confidence would be the result. A good officer svouln know beforehand his man's chance of failing, and warn his non-commissioned oflicers to keep an eye on him at that time. The real fact, Sir, is, you would not find one aristte cretic young gentleman willing to have anything of the sort to do with the "common soldiers," as they are contemptue ously termed; and yet, Sir, it is merely the want Of such officers which renders our cavalry anyway inferior to the French. In fighting they always heat their enemies with surprising ease; but at all other duties they fail, because 121 taught ; and, Sir, sergeants cannot teach these things have seen a dozen horses with sore backs, and no sergea nt ', could tell the cause; which was to be found in a bad pack °l ' accoutrements. And as to the real duties of light caralli, not ten years' instruction by sergeants gives that knowleds o to the men which a very few lessons by a well-educated in' telligent officer do. But rich young nobles purchase cone- ' missions, and make sergeants and riding masters do their work. Sir, ten years' travel has made me acqUainted with foreign cavalry. In all the large continental armies ever."' subaltern has the fourth-part of a squadron as his indepea' dent command. It requir,s a regimental decision to takel one of his men from him, or any man's horse away from him,* about which Dragoons are very sensible; and soldiers can , appeal to the general on inspection days to return to their* platoon, which they look on as their home. The subaltern considers his platoon as his proper y, with which no one can interfere; if anything is wrong the lieutenant is responsible; and I have seen how well this works. Is an officer absent short time, that platoon becomes the worst under sergeant's command. But ask your 3 oung titled Crcesus, your lady" killers in Hungarian dresses, to take such trouble. I ba y . ° heard one call it a drudgery unfit for gentlemen. There 1 0 the secret, Sir. If a colonel wanted to flog a marl' b l e i would have that man's officer, supported by the other subalterns, constantly petitioning. I will warrant that our men would theta take an interest in something more than the public-hous e ' , like to have books and read about professional matters, loa the officers would care more for t!3e welfare and superiority' of their own platoon, than for Captain Maxwell's list of sic; complishments, quoted in his first chapter of the "Stories ot aterioo." flow many thousand pounds more does an Hussar regt ment cost than an English one. Nobody ever would have seen Hussars if the dress were not an Hungarian national costume, and if Hungarian Dragoons would wear anY I 56 expensive ones. Your lad y-killers like these dresses be cau they are better lac e d an d more gaudy ; hut they protect S part of the body, and are very inconvenient, and a uselees,,e e ; pense. The money spent on them wou ld ma k e not a I A shoolmasters ; less gaudy and more laborious would our 0." -- cers then be.—Your obedient servant, A CONSTANT READER- TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,—ln reading The Sun newspaper, published I thin k last Monday evening, I observed a letter addressed to you 13 1 a " Barrister," upon the subject of the recent military Mr ging at Hounslow Barracks. Now, in that letter it states that at a former period, when a regiment of dragoons wel stationed iu the aforesaid barracks, one of the offi cers stabb, another, and for the offence was only reprimanded by t h e Colonel. To be sure the wound which the said officer IS" tlicted was not a mortal one, but is it not an action of bash in that for an offence less criminal than the afor esai, one—is it not urjust that for merely striking his serg ea l l : a poor private should in the presence of his comrades u" flogged to death? Trusting to your sense of justice to in sert this in your paper, I remain your obedient servant, July 23d, 1846. J.E-C' SECOND LETTER OF EBENEVO ELLIOTT TO THE COMMITTEE OF WEST LONDON CENTRAL ANTI-INCL`P SURE ASSOCIATION. [Read in Committee, July 16.] " You have misunderstood me.* Free trade will 111 affect footpaths, nor inclose any land situated high e .„. than 650 feet above the sea , because lands of grat a elevation will not be worth inclosing, except in yell densely peopled localities ; and townsmen must take ta ca re if they can, as you are trying to do, that wet t i e -, 1 : near towns shall be cultivated for thei r b ene fi t , as gardens, or otherwise. In the bitterness of my heart, I have said more than on ce , when thinking of the corn-114;5g' that there ought to be no class of on the rent of laud, and it is c •tmen - - such a class has been p,,ramou tu n i e certainiags,. have bees ignorant and oppressed : witness the e a l v d nd modern Italy, Spain, Britain, _ c e . ss and man the house, but the use must u av e land to stand on ; and surely he who builds a h o use has a r i g a to live in it, or let it. Is Turkey, where all the 111 4 God mtandoaet twei;heelrleavnier, belongs to the Government, well governed? In t a ., United States the waste lands belong to the Govn. went. Are you willing to buy an estate there, t oo after cultivating it, resign it to the public? The quesn, e , of the appropriation of land is a very important (7:6 You strong-headed men should consider it, and instr i u jo us poets, who can feel, but not think. Unless lan u unlike other things, it may, like other things, be boug:4 and sold—l guess.f Your opinion, that women otiglt to have the franchise, proves that you ought, for shows that you understand th e su bje c t. But the fr ail „; chise ought to be exer c i se d by no 'one who doe s 13 '3 ; deserve it, and until the women desire it, they 60 1 4 , deserve it. If woman is disfranchised, so_ are nine-tee""of her brethren; but th e y d ema qd the franchise, and s-to does not. I have only known one woman who wished exercise it, and her object was the indulgence of her , ti l l e ; petite at the cost of other people. Separated from Rot honest husband, sbe corrupted the husbands of hel l 4 .. wives, and liked gin, but did not like to pay fo r ' O , There is great cant un the condition-of-woman questi%o and some of the worst men I know are amongst t os canters. So far as law could interfere, it conc erns chiefly the property of married persons. Should t".., property be joint or sole? I doubt whether the e?"; diticn of married women would be mended by subject: ° ' them to the operation of the bankrupt laws, and ' i t y ; prisonment for debt, but I think no husband's will oug, o to be valid without the wife's signature, if she CO with him. On this great subject too you men, Wi heads, should think fur us poets, who have only skulls. " EBENEZER ELLIOTT' " Great Houghton, near Barnsley, July 16." • Respecting inclosures. t Alluding to national property in land, which the cOl3l - are for. LORD BROUGHAM AND A CO I ' NESE WITNESS. In the vast round of Lord Brougham's attainments to now turns out that he is practically and deeply learne d in Chinese theology ; and as knowlecke is a lway s power; this accomplishment gave him, last week, a most remarkable hod over one of his Chinese flock. The casion was a divorce case before the House of Lord s ' sitting on appeals. The individual who came under TA I " Brougham's pastoral charge was Kowhan, a female ° i vant, end a witness in the case ; and th e immediate su b ; ject o his hortations was a n oat h, w hi c h the vvitr s d . declined to take. The occurr e n ce was hi g hly interesA as illustrating not only the extent of of Brougham's attainments, but also the workr the the oath in judicial forms. No sooner `vastf witness produced, than Lord Brougham exhibited laudable anxiety that the solemn ceremony h eel be observed in all its integrity ;he " inquired wh re it was not required of her to break her sau cer bero, she gave her evidence ?" Of course it was. Alitioty": too forgetful B fo r r i g t e is t h ful pu o b f li t c h , c es a p w ec f i a a l lly fac o t n , e t 's he n3 b a r id e: S k e i r n V g a' OTC l9 ; and saucers is, in Chinese, nothing else but swearing:, and that wholesale crash which is so terrible to house' wifely ears, it in tru th a volley of oaths. The witnesf boa ever, raised a question anterior to th e d e tails o u she reluctant to be sworn a sec° d t t i h m e e o , a o t n h ; the plea that her gods would be very O A to for pre t er, British t h apot here r s g ! d's‘ will with her ! The Noble Lord proved quite ecl"i l evi this new difficulty ; proclaiming, by-the-bye , e 680 not her, if anything wrong is done ;" and he si te. if sh e h added, " Tell her that no calamity can befal he r ,: o ples eianinceter p b u e n r i , s ' i l u e rs iv, and will consent to be sworn." At length, her 5° ,," allegiance were appropriately vanquished by the threat t' s a to she persisted in refusing, she should be corarai tt ,,,, ° a rk' prison. The recourse to that hint discloses o r e— an d able similarity in the religious Opinions of Cbi lls of er England; for in this country also it is customary t ° sto of come religious scruples to taking the oath by t h . e e imprisonment. Kowhan was duly qualified to gi v or eeo deuce by overcoming the attraction of cohesion be,,, the doe ortily the particles of the saucer—we hope it wa s " China"—and the next day she was brought befbr_', l bar peers, Lord Brougham desired the interpreter to t t he " that now she has been sworn, if she does not spec then truth her gods will punish•her." The interpre ter fjo rd's made her acquainted with the Noble and Learned , o o re remark.—Lord Brougham—Now ask her , " her gods ?" In reply, she said, through the irate, her that the chief was Buddah.—Lord Brougham---t; does that Buddah will punish her most severely if ta also not speak the truth ; and that she will be puois": This in this world if she does not speak the trutOla weak being explained, she replied in Chinese, " I will poiot, the truth." Lord Brougham had fully gain ed do as t ° in forcing the witness to give a satisfactory Pei the truth of her evidence.—Spectator. in the GOOSEBERRY DISEASE.—The gooseberries be the_ markets this year have been extensively influencer,,,illarl, ' weather and there are but few which have not a Blysbitirs diseased appearance. It is attributable to the. 21 2,; ing fron2 the early part of the season, and subse qu ent shrn: ls much the heat of the sun, by which the quality of the fruit h impaired. 144 V be el the Post•office was ever the tedium wa's BEER BY POST.—The most novel conveYl.ets, las t fract of .s week in the transmission of concentrated expoovoiace" sufficient to make a quart- of a through the London by that gt Liyorpoo ""~. 1~ klll rl i t 4 13 llip fgt S Sit ° t ‘ 4 ll'` 4 ll 1/41tn l'i l 1 1,1! 1