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

k5 __.....„,__ .. _ - A r , j:LE Y'S AMPHITHEATRE. ros , w ballet, The _ Vine-dresser's„e— Daughter, was Plot .e" her e on Monday with much success. The 1 13 ,, e .ents nothing ou t o f th e or di nary cast of these 'wilco& A. village swain is in love with the ri c t i llt i i of the hamlet, who returns his affection. A 14 at ;111 and th e oppos i tion of ' parents, t h row th e Do , carrier s i n t h e way of true lovers. The inter- La s p i L a n of the fairy world smooths the way for the therLeas of the rural lovers, who find in matrimony sorn,, awarded de4t7,„ l nPliahment of all their wishes. These inci ample opportunity for the display of lv,,', excellent dancing, by Mr. Harvey, Miss L. tOrn ''Ce and the Carps de danseuses, which enabled the with to retire in the best possible humour IN 0r,“," amusements of the evening. The Ballet ° f lk' vu l e d by Damon an Pthias, the aracion tit t f l e e u continues undimin i she d . The scene tt s in t the lve re truly wonderful. k r VICTORIA THEATRE. theat Gre gory made his appearance on Monday at this cele;let 1 11 the ch a r ac t er o f H am l e t, i n Shakspere s tragedy of that name ; and although we s expeetea repetition of the scenes in another place wa the off 4, no interruption whatever touk place, save hetVePeated plaudits cf a very numerous and re koki te audiance. His performance of Hamlet on Rer e 1 1 ,? 7 _ 1 ,vas excellent. On the fall of the curtain there 11 4 , h ' ll land repeated calls for him to come forward, 4 ?Ply i ,;.uning so he was received with very great i l ptetige which he duly acknowledged by bowing re t,,-Y to the audience. He is advertised in the kini,aPPear again this evening and on Friday next. Pe// 8 6 ` was followed by The Miller's Wife ; or, the With tY C lachmullin, and the performances concluded IN," highly successful burlesque of Fayre Rosa- C/ °F LONDON tit tl e perf ormances on Monday at this popular place of mo ment Charl were marked by the appearance of 1) " Xetnble Mason, in the arduous character Prince of Denmark. This gentleman is tl4 ot e ft; n ., -e ; vv i e f Mr. Charle Kemble, and is the last of Nr s After having been about fourteen the United States of America, where he has set't,;Qt considerable renown as a successful repre -114.11.,,t°,1* of the principal characters of Shalispere, he PerC h tilled to this country, and exhibited in his first on a London stage the command of I tith Poveers which admirably fit him to grapple Mdti ~dif6culties of this, the most stupendous con el ° f ° our immortal bard. It was manifest that t 7eetp, l l of the character had in hand its proper 'suiting the word to the action— the action Zthe l e 5 13 rd." The interviews with the Ghost and ae' t L'cluY in the grave-yard were admirable pieces re t ,g , and the fencing scene with Laertes were Vfor th ' r ,, °ll o l in true fencing grace. Mrs. Honner ' th e ;!', Ophelia very pleasingly. At the conclusion Il lo ll ,"ece Mr. Mason was loudly called for, and VPla ti - s c e ed the piece for repetition amidst loud OtaLenEMORNE GARDENS. - hrde„--knid,l37 Mr. Green made another ascent from these nr e ,`' s in the " Nassau Balloon.' In order to . re d witch -4're attract. Mr. Green took up with i, a e 0 1) 4 e ear tve t , d. ar e _ Ln „ , we parehutes containing monkeys. Ivseeni of former occasions referred to the amusing one of the above animals in a like convey ih"tteDo,lllo cir cumstance, however, of a double descent a - I t tPs, never before heard of. The descent! was d 111 ,4 . e t ", fur a race but it could zcarcely be denominate ores°,,ule almost impossibility of starting the two . para i a r ," ; t exactly the same time, and the procuring o ~ItYledtaals of equal weight, would render it, if_ e s n o r he ' l e4ceedingl unfair. The balloon having Lereet•Y inflated b means of the monstre gasmeter, Mr. ilt 0 ; entered the y caraccompanied by a party, among qn:°. were Mr. and ' Mrs. Van Burin, Madame Co t r h ri e , Williams relatives of Mr. Green, aed k l3ll -113 then allowed to rise slowly in the air. It hr,Tl°llllerly direction ; at some distance ,hates L ilt , per in view of the visitors, the s pars- o il p t est e se i ti 4 d4 e a r e e vo t r i a n i fa f s e t e e t ne e t s a e n d d , allowed to drop ; they but afterwards gradually :i d l e t heY came down slowly and perpendicular . ly. th e f,r amusements consisted of singing and danc t i h n e g ?it di"rchestra, and on the spacious stage, under ; 44 o0 z .ree tiob of Mr. John Ryan, the stage manager. 1) 4 , 111 E( th t _he vocal * and instrumental pieces which ON° ~,” greatest applause were —overture, " Fra 11 " Crernorne Polka," The Fairest . Land," ; h e r i wni ng • " The deep, deep Sea," Miss Love . ; by 11 of ' Chase," Mr. Brown ; and two comic r. COW 11, all of which were given in a very r,"),"ie inanner.e M. Corri's monkeys and dogs went Pn l ik t heir error ances • these surprising animals more in and more at every exhibition. e t Plk v tag s amusements concluded with a grand t te st ," af fireworks. The gardens were crowded to 11 11, -- ISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE 80„ ADVA NCEMENT OF SCIENCE. k'hkeht t 'TRAMPTON, MONDAY EVENING,—Th e announce at his Ito 3 al Highness Prince Albert will visit hung, Association at the first g,eneral meeting on Thursday and also attend all the tlitforent national meet- Q.!, has infused a new s pi r it i nto the exertions of the ),',l c ommittee here, whilst it also gi ves a new and tr m l i ntere.ting feature to the proceedings of the coming o l jress. N o particular preparations will, howevur, be bia for his reception, it being the expressed wish . of tlie,„"aYal Highness - that his visit . shall b., merely in his ° lt:- 4 , t ' th r as a private member, and with the same un tile'44tion which has characterised his visit to most of ree:eientific institutions of the metropolis. This fresh to t taitton of the elaims of science by royalty will, it t liel * cted. give q u it e a new i m p e tus to the exertions of o elaticii both at present and in prospective. This ke4,llq, however, be the only myrecognition of the al . deschorff , a lceting as M. Struse and M. Von Min o _ Cassia a ere as * scientific deputies from the Emperor f ;)„. Rs vvell as M. Oersted and M. Forchanner from kiet4gen, expressly sent over by the King of Den of and M. Schwarberg, deputed from iAli,°l.ln by the King or Sweden ; whilst the science t',N e r ,l s ta will, as on several previous occasions, be re y the Chevalier Bunsen, ambassador from )1 01 : -nt rY. Other foreign distinguished savans who 17r1,, s -ro announced to be present, are M. Rose, from 0114tt13,4•.,,Sehonbein, from Bade ; and MM. Elie de f 31 do °ulnas' and Constant Prevost, from Paris ; . 0 -a el , e t• 4 ny others of scarcely less distinguished note, 1 11 reception accommodation has been provided at el:iille-visef,t)trie principal local members. rlho are the Marquis of Win- Y ) rough, Viscount Palmerston, f 4 e the Lord 13, 1 1 1 . D of f ICa - ) ord, the Speaker of the House ro 'eato °- alons ,° a x e Staunton, Bart., M.P P ti vve _ a Sir or th' l cee and Professor Baden Powell, have alsoa lici ent; intention, of being present, besides which te"e4ile, aaore 'a rankeffis of t e m han eeti ng even are on a expected to o be ciently t any previ us ,In- DE CI liLACIETRIARS-BRIDGE.—On Monday ex'„°at , two an elderly man, apparently 3 ears of age , was o b ser ved to be in a very S-'44t°rre on Blackfriars•bridge. He ran to the steps th y side, and threw himself head . for d emos d t tl e l te e ti n y ". An alarm was immediately raise , an , Iv tt :!_'"itriston, of the Thames police, and his boat 'b ► b( ld 8 "n on the spot. Aft&r three hours search, e l o 4 , Of , k the unfortunate man . was found, and cen t:l4a ? 'Lie workhouse in Christchurch. He was ti 3a ; II a fustian jacket, corded breeches, grey stock be laced-up boots. In his pocket was found . a e u tix, with "J. Manning" marked on th . ii l llt tt - 1. 4 1 4 law( A FALL.—On Monday Mr. William V tle:,;_ n e Coroner for Surrey, received information of d''tte,7 ° of Mr. Smith, of the Crown t a h n a d t Cushion, e-;4abter.road, Lambeth. on Satur act,"ing last the deceased r l e t ti a rel ea to rs his bed-room, Oki i.'"e time afterwards, on one of . his relations going de aPartment he was found lying in blood by the tp.:llj4l, from was a f.arful wound on the decea . sed n ' o s which the blood was flowing. There i is no 4 ,Ct l t n , t hat h o e ni fell from his seat, and struck h . 1 (e1 1 : t. ‘ the fender. The latter showed a great Ni n s denta- L l 'Pg .u h ere the head had come in contact. ' Berra% ' 4( was called in, and be attended up i on r. the de= Sunday, when he died. i teit l l t e l°47 PUL EXPLOSION Or GIINPOWDER.—An 7'4! °F a most lamentable character happened on -; to a gentleman of the name of,Wilks, one of the t ;N t 4 • 4l „,the Rouse of Commons, who resides in A . larsha „;-' Rh' t ritminster. Mr. Wilks was sprinkling grains hot ;15"weler from a powder flask over some . red a ndwhile occupied the flask, which con- Fe n, „ o ! ,, " ut a pound of powder, exploded with a ter- PI O • I l se, tearing Mr IN ilks's hand and arm . in a thi tl4 ' manner, and Mr, the windows the A rr- , conveyed immediately to the :t„, irr.e S IN as r r hospital, where he was attended to by m r l . A "bore, the house surgeon, and afterwards by . l'hinp,-4thorly White,the head surgeon, by whom every gtita t T i w as doe which teir skill could suggest ; but the so done lacerated that it is feared arnpu , he necessary. • O qtt a e -.4114 ut , ACCIDENT.—Monday afternoon, as a s ttiteoeied James C•arke was driving a couple of horse I' o ( fr e4 t° timber ' truck up Ebury-street, Pinalico, h he re h t h h u a ,., f ere horse,on which he was riding, and _ea tiam tbget out of the way the wheels of the e P is Passed over his legs and body. He was picked b id h a - „ n iiisensible state, bleeding in a frightful manner, 'rig bee I ed n a bed o: straw in a light cart, re ieove l c l l P tr St. George's Hospital, where he re it' without any hope of recovery. A tAL „ as•e,,, - "Q AN Ox TO COMbIEMORATE THE RE p Tree conN-eaws —On A:onday a vast numbet. iN. t. : ° °s were averuble,l mar the Pearson Arms, ' ltt ge s-4-s treet, King land-road, in consequence of to t °4 l4l ° x beieu, roasted at the rear of the premises, o e t b lt i t ett etn°l We ' the repeal of the corn-laws. The immen y s t„ -4 e+ d;, o roame t d ith various-coloured ribbons, was aznseenowr visitedm o enormous tire at seven o'clock in the d a large concourse of persons , 4 4% th e day At five o'clock in the evening the C ita c.l t was taken . from the fire and cut up, when an A 'Ne 411 4 , 13 ember parto o k of it at a very small charge :I°4 l. - el. of gentleme n a l so di n ed together in the b as Mrs I, ; * General Huhes is expected to leave Bom ,mqtj,,,'Ltilenth for England, on account of her health. Pttli'and, General Hughes, C. 8., commands the tu 'elat, tjll division of the Bombay army; and the ch_os -4/ so Prevalent and so fatal in Siude, first broke " 9 head- quarters, Ahmedabad. "T 1E SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 9, 184 G. THAMES AMATEUR REGATTA. This minor "Aquatic Festival" came off ca Monday, and everything augured favourably for its annual recur rence and continuous succe3s. Indeed, the committee have every reason to be gratified with the results of their exertions. The subscriptions were liberal, the prizes handsome, the entries numerous, the names good, and the races well contested. But though the programme was inviting, the attendance, owing to the advanced period of the season, was thin. The prizes were for sculls, pair of oars, and four.oared boats; and the course fur the two former was the space between Putney and Hammersmith bridges, and for the latter from Chiswick Ait to Putney. _ _ _ _ Pair-oared Match for silver wherries, at half-past one. Messrs. Playford and Strutton Dyett and Murray (Red and Black) 2 Duplan and Plunkett (Green) 3 The three started off evenly together, but the first pair soon took the lead aid kept it. The 'race for second place was exciting for about half a mile ; but at Ham mersmith-bridge there was a distance of three boats' lengths between the first and second, and more than that between the second and third. Second heat, at two o'clock. Messrs. Richards and Walford . (Pink) 1 Ernest and Brown (Light blue) 2 St. Aubyn and Layton (White) 0 As the two first boats in this heat were entitled to row in the grand heat, the interest was very soon over ; for Messrs. Layton and St. Aubyn, when opposite Finch's struck an oar against a skiff, and capsized instantly, and Pink went through Hammersmith- bridge apparently an easy winner. The next on the list was—The Scullers' Match for gold sculls, the first heat for which started at twenty minutes past two, Messrs. Baldry (Orange) 1 Groves (Light Blue) 2 o Bokey (Red) 3 Basset withdrawn. This heat needs no description, as the winner simply took the lead and kept it easily, Light Blue treating Red in a similar manner. Second heat--:--(10 min. to 3). Messrs. Conant Allan (Green) 2 Innes withdrawn The first man only in this heat was eligible for the grand heat, and it was looked forward to with much interest, and was considered to be conclusive, from the two best men being in this heat. Mr. Allan had the Surrey station, and on the word "off" being given had managed matters so well that in three strokes he was his length clear ahead. This pride of place was transient enough, for in 50 yards Mr. Conant was up to him, now by him, off Finch's was five boats ahead, and ultimately won as he liked. The first heat of the Four-oared Match for a Presen tation Cup, Silver Oars, and Rudder, came off at a quar ter-past three. Cygnet Herne Club Nelson All three started well together, but the " nose" of Black soon drew in front. Off the committee's barge Pink fouled their oars and stopped, and the race was finished as described above. Second heat—(2o min. to 4.) Sphynx (Red) 1 Triton (Light Blue) 2 Ariel In consequence of the Ariel not appearing at their station, owing to Mr. Allan, their bow oar, not being able to get back from Hammersmith so soon after his heat fur the sculls, the others started Without them, it being understood that the first boat only was entitled to row in the grand heat. The Sphynx Club won this heat by severel lengths, but for the first mile had to row "all they knew" to do so. The final heat for the Pair Oars came off at four o'clock. Messrs. Playford and Strutton (Purple) 1 Richards and Walford (Pink) 2 Murray and Dyett (Red and Black) 3 On the word " off" being given, Messrs. Playford and Strutton " got to work" like lightning, arid in spite of the good rowing opposed to them we thought they were going " slick" away without more ado ; but off Searle's the swell of a steamer baulked them, and enabled red and black to come up on one side and pink on the other, the former touching purple's quarter, but in stantly easing, and thereby losing a boat's leni,th. All were now at work again; but purple not only kept their lead, but increased it at every stroke, and passed under the bridge ten boats' lengths ahead. The struggle for second place was severe, but was won by pink. At a quarter to five, the tide having fairly turned, the final heat for the Sculls was started down from Ham mersmith to Putney. Conant (Purple) 1 Baldry (Orange) 2 Groves withdrawn This, as was expected, was all one way, for Mr. Co nant, over a course of this description, is one of the very best men we have. Mr. Baldry sculls well, and is a fine made young man of 18 or 19, and in two or three years, if he goes on sculling, will stand in the first rank. As it was, Mr. Conant won as he liked. The race of the day decidedly was the final heat for the Four-oared Match, at half-past five. Ariel Club .... (Green) 1 Sphynx Club (Red) 2 Cygnet Club (Black) 3 Herne Club ' (Black and White) 4 Much murmuring ensued when the committee decided on allowing the Ariel to row in the grand heat, as they thus came unfatigued against their more exhausted op ponents. Having been allowed to row, however, no ob ji-ction could be raised to their receiving the prize when victorious. The race itself was glorious, the first and second boats coming through Hammersmith-bridge (from Chiswick Eyot) perfectly level, with black waiting on them most unpleasantly—the Herne Club unalterably astern. This was too good to last, however, for off the Crabtree green drew ahead inch by inch, and succeeded in placing two boats' lengths between themselves and red, the distance between red and black being about the same. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH-EASTERN. Extensive improvements are being made on this line and its branches. At Dover the work consists in the enclosing, by a seawall of 200 feet 1-ng, a space of ground for the erection of an hotel. The wall is Wag formed under the direction of Mr. P. W. Barlow, the company's engineer, in compliance with an agreement with the Commissioners of the Harbour. At Ashford capacious buildings are being constructed for the stowage and repair of the locomotives employed, and when com pleted it will be the company's principal locomotive depot. The works were designed by Mr. Stephenson, but will be carried out by Mr. Barlow. Their estimated cost is 100,000/. In the immediate vicinity of the station, the company are building a church and cottages for four hundred workmen. A breakwater has been erected in the Whitstable Harbour, which has been singularly suc cessful in its action, having deepened the entrance and the harbour from four to seven feet, and will enable it to be wed by colliers of any tonnage. An ex tensive coal-pier is also in course of erection, as the harbour is now certainly the best for the supplies of the county of Kent with coals. It will be the coal harbour of the railway. The object of the operations at Folkestone Harbour is the deepening of the er.trance so as to enable the continental steamers to enter and depart at low water. The work at present in hand is the removal of the rocks which lie under water immediately at the - entrance. It is proceeded with by a staff of divers, who fasten chains round the prominent portions of the rock, which are then raised by cranes in barges. From sixty to eighty tons per day are removed, and are used in the construction of a pier at the east end of the harbour, which operates as an improvement to the entrance by retaining the shingle, or beach. On the rocks being entirely displaced, the entrance will be further deepened by dredging and by a proposed backwater at the upper part of the harbour. The wall of the upper basin or backwater will form a station to which passengers will be brought by the branch line to the edge of thequay where the steamers are lying, thus avoiding the inconvenience attending their conveyance in omnibuses from the upper station. The whole of these works have been designed and are being carried out by Mr. Barlow. The Tunbridge Wells Extension is a work of a very interesting charac ter, from the difficulty of the country and peculiar posi tion of the town. It is situated in a basin formed by a ridge of liillß, which nearly surrounds it, and the rail way is extended from the present station, which is out side the ridge, by a curved tunnel, to a station in the centre of the basin, which is remarkable for its central and convenient position in the town. Ii . the extension to Hastings, the railway will pass a second time through the ridge by a tunnel. The railway is nowhere above the surface of the town, and the station may in fact be said to consist of an enlarged part of the tunnel, so that the line passes through the very centre of the town, with the existence of a railway being scarcely perceptible. BIRMINGHAM, LICHFIELD, AND MAN CHESTER. BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY —A special meeting was held at Dee's Royal Hotel this day. Tine chair was taken by Mr. Spooner, M.P., chairman of The board of directors. There was a tolerable attendance of shareholders. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meet ing, read the terms of the agreement entered into by the directors of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester, and of the London and North-Western Companies, the latter company agreeing to purchase the shares of the former company by paying any sum not more than 16,0001. for the expenses of the company's successful application to Parliament, and a further sum of 20,120/. for a bonus of 2/. per share on those allotted and paid up; the London and North-Western Company agreeing to proceed with the works of the proposed line, and com plete them within the specified time. A SHAREHOLDER inquired when it was probable the 21. per share bonus would be paid. The CHAIRMAN explained that the London and North Western Company would have to give four weeks' no tice of the meeting of their proprietory, after which he did not doubt that the affair would be speedily ar ranged. Mr. R. C. CHAWNER, of Lichfield, informed the meet ing that he had recently been assured by Mr. Swift, on behalf of the London and North Western Railway Com pany, that as soon as their meeting could be called, and the arrangements confirmed, the money would be paid over and the affair settled. Resolutions confirming the above arrangement were then passed, and powers given to the directors to complete it, and attach the seal of the company to the transfer. STATE OF THE LAW. (From the Commercial Magazine.) The parliamentary session having drawn to a close, and the fate of many of the railway projects being now ascertained, parties connected with them are naturally anxious to understand their legal position, and the nu merous cases which have been investigated and decided in our law courts during the last few months, render the present a favourable opportunity to present our readers with the following brief summary of the best established principles affecting the liabilities of the different parties who are concerned in railway proceedings : 1. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF ALLOTTEES IN ABANDONED SCHEMES.-It is now clearly established that an allottee who has paid his deposit upon shares in a scheme which is abandoned without applying to Parlia ment, can recover back his deposit from the promoters of the scheme, without any deduction for preliminary ex penses. Thus, where the promoters have failed to allot the requisite number of shares, or havin7, allotted them, have abandoned the scheme without applying to Parlia ment, or have induced the public to apply for allotments by means of fraudulent representations, in all these cases the entire deposit may be recovered back, and the expenses must fall upon the managers. In most of them the allottee may bring an action at law, or file a bill in Chancery, against any one of the promoters who has acted, or held himself out to the world as acting, in the form,tion and carrying . out of the scheme. The allottee of shares in such an abandoned scheme cannot be sued for the payment of the deposit, if he have not paid it, nor can he be compelled to contribute towards the payment of the debts and expenses which the pro • moters have incurred. 2. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF ALLOTTEES IN SCHEMES WHICH ARE NOT ABANDONED BY THE PRO MOTERS. —The position of an allottee who applies for shares in a scheme which the projectors do not abandon, but carry out so far as by prospectus they may have con tracted to do, or so far as the conduct of the allottees will enable them to do, is somewhat different to the position of those who have formed the subject of our first division. These allottees, if they make default, may probably be liable to an action to recover da• mages from them for the breach of their contract with the promoters, or to a suit in Chancery for the double purpose of recovering the deposit, aad enforcing the execution by them of the Parliamentary contract and subscribers' agreement. 8. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF ALLOTTEES IN SCHEMES WHICH ARE REJECTED BY PARLIAMENT. — Before a scheme is brought into Parliament, the usual det ds are invariably signed by the allottees, and these deeds coefer upon the promoters ample powers to carry on or abandon the scheme, and to pay all necessary ex penses attending the same. Therefore, in cases where the promoters have done all that is necessary to place the merits of the scheme before Parliament, but Parlia ment rejects it, the allottees must submit to the terms of the deed they have signed ; and probably the only power they possess is that of checking the promoters in any improper payment or dealing with the funds of the company. But where the allottee has signed the usual deeds, but the proper number of shares .are not sub scribed, or any fraud was practised upon him by the promoters, or the scheme is abandoned in an unautho rised manner, he will have the same remedies against the promoters as if no deed had been signed by him. 4. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF SCRIPHOLDERS.—A mere purchaser of scrip, or of letters of allotment, or of bankers' receipts, has no rights against, and incurs no liabilities to the promoters. If the scheme in which he has acquired an interest be abandoned, he must look to the party from whom he bought, and it is very doubtful whether he has any implied rights against him. The case of Thomson v. Sanders, which amiears to establish such rights, is not relied upon by lawyers, although it has not yet been expressly over-ruled. It is, however, possible that the holder of these documents may have a right to use the name of the original allottee for the purpose of proceeding against the promoters, but there are many difficulties in the way of such a step, and the point has yet to be decided. 5. RIGHTS OF CREDITORS TO SUE THE PROMOTERS, ENGINEER, SOLICITOR, OR OTHER OFFICER OF A SCHEME.—The creditors, like the allottees, may sue any one of the promoters who has acted, or held himself out to the world as acting, in the formation and carrying out of the scheme. These parties constitute the company, or project, or scheme; and each and all of them is or are liable for all debts properly incurred for the advance ment of the common design. The engineer, solicitor, secretary, or other officer of the company, may, by their conduct, render themselves personally liable; but the mere circumstance of their holding office in the company, that is to say being the servants or the company, cannot render them responsible for the debts of the company, their employers. On the other hand, they have no power to bind th'e company by virtue of their offices alone ; such a power must be expressly conferred upon them. There. fore, the engineer's assistants or the solicitor's clerks, or any other sub-contractors, cannot sue the projectors or company. If this were suffered the confusion it would cause would be indescribable. It would be just as ab surd as to allow all a tailor's workmen to sue a customer who had ordered a coat from their master for wages due to them from him for making the coat. 6. RIGHTS OT DIRECTORS OR PROMOTERS.—The di rectors or promoters may recover contribution from each other for all expenses connected with the scheme which they are called on to pay. At law they may recover the proportionate part of each, with reference to the whole number of promoters, but without any regard to the sol vency of the others; thus, if there are ten, and one pays a debt, only a tenth can be recovered from each of the others; but in equity an equal contribution can be enforced from all the solvent parties, without any regard to the original number c f promoters. The promoters are the parties with whom all the contracts connected with the scheme are entered into. They must ail of them sue for any breach of contract on the part of allottees, engineers, or others. As the promoters are generally very numerous, and have in most cases undergone changes, it will be difficult to maintain proceedings on such contracts; because the same parties must sue with whom the contract was made, and the mere fact that one director is elected to succeed ano ther in a schenie which has no charter or Act of Parlia ment, will not give the party so appointed any power to sue upon his predecessors' contracts. Hence appears the indiscretion of entering into contracts by a general name of office, es " Committee," or " Directors," &c. It will be important for the future to have contracts with companies of this kind made with a certain small num ber of persons as trustees. After the act is obtained, the directors have great and summary powers given to them to recover deposits from shareholders, and to act gene rally in the affairs of the company, which will be found in the general and special acts relating to the subject. They must, however, be careful not to exceed these poWers. The recent act for facilitating the dissolution of certain railway companies (9 and 10 Vic. c. 28), will also require attention, but we must reserve our notice of its provisions for a future paper. THE ARMY. On Saturday afternoon, Sept. 5, the Rhadamanthus steam-vessel sailed from the Victualling-office, Plymouth, for cork, with a portion of the 55th Regiment from St. George's-square Barracks, Davenport. The Dee steam vessel, after being repaired, will follow in a few days with the remainder of the regiment. The sth Fusileers, under the temporary command of Major Johnson, arrived at Plymouth last Thursday, and marched to Devonport yesterday (Monday). Three companies have yet to arrive from Cork, which will be brought over by the Rhadamanthus in a few days. The total strength of the regiment is 1,060 men. The regiment last served in the Mediterranean, and will probably proceed to the East during the next year. The sth Regiment was highly distinguished in the Peninsular war, having served from Roleia to Toulouse. The regiments be longing to the Plymouth division were inspected by Major-General the Hon. H. Murray, last week. The Reverend Mr. Mathias, who has succeeded the Reverend Mr. Gleig in th e chaplaincy of Chelsea Hos pital, officiated for the first time on Sunday last. The salary attached to this office is 3001. per annum, with perquisites. Both clergymen, in early life, were com missioned officers. Mr. Gleig served while connected with the 85th in the Peninsular, North American, and the New Orleans wars, and received some severe wounds. Mr. Mathias was at one period an officer in the 79th Highlanders. tDIICATION IN THE ARMY.—SOMO weeks since we announced that the Government had directed attention to the general condition of the soldier, and that one of the first reforms about to be introduced into our military system IN as the establishment of normal schools at Chelsea, for the training of teachers for the army in general. The Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea was first established in 1801 by the late Duke of York, the commander in-chief of the period. It affords accommo dation to about 1,000 boys and girls, who are instructed on Dr. Bell's system. The boys on leaving have the option of entering the army or going to any other em • ployment suited to them, while the girls are placed out as apprentices. The instruction now imparted is as simple as it was on the first establishment, and the inmates merely learn spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic, with little, if in deed any, geography or history. It may be added that even in these branches the children are seldom profi cient, owing, no doubt, to the system of employing an irregular class of teachers. According to the War-office announcements, the edu cational staff at the new schools will comprise :—A head master, who must be a clergyman, a second master and juniot s, &c., and all of whom must be efficient instruc tors in the higher branches of general education, including the first rudiments of the art of military theory, of field practice, &c. &c. An examination of candidates took place within the last few days, but, we believe, resulted only in the selection of a person to the boys' school. The other appointments may not be made for some time. The Rev. G. R. Gleig, principal chap lain to the forces, resigned the office of chaplain to Chel sea Hospital, which he also held about three weeks since, but he continued to perform service at the institu tion up to Friday last, and on the following day made the necessary preparations for a visit to France, Prussia, Austria, &c., where he will make inquiries into the modes adoptd for the education of the army in those countries. On his return he will make a report to the Secretary-at-War, upon which, of course, will depend the movements of the Government. The Rev. Gentle man will, for the future, be the inspector-general of military schools. TESTIMONIAL TO THE BRAZI- LIAN CONSUL AT LIVERPOOL. Liverpool, Aug. 10, 1846, Dear Sir,—The merchants and shipowners of this port connected with the Brazil trade, whose names we beg to hand you herewith, being desirous, on the occa sion of your leaving Liverpool for the metropolis, to mark their appreciation of the kindness and attention you have uniformly exercised towards them, and also their approbation of the efficient and courteous manner with which you have fulfilled your official duties during ten years' residence in this important commercial town, and having deputed the undersigned to constitute a com mittee for the purpose of carrying their views into effect, we have much pleasure in presenting for your accept ance the accompanying service of plate, as a token of esteem, which we trust you will receive with feelings of gratification equal to those with which it is offered. With best wishes for your future welfare and happi ness, we have the honour to remain, dear Sir, Your most obedient servants, BENJAMIN DARBYSHIRE. J. M. BRAGA. WILLIAM HADFIELD. JOSEPH PATER. JAMES RYDER. ROBERT AKED. The Chevalier da Silva, Brazilian Consul-General, LiVerpool. Names of the Subscribers to the Testimonial presented to the Chevalier da Silva, Brazilian Consul-General at Liverpool:—J. Bramley Moore, Esq. ; Messrs. Samuel Johnston and Co. ; M'Calmont, Brothers, and Co. ; William and James Tyrer; Crabtree, Aked, and Co.; Cetesworth, Wynne, and Lyne ; Ashly, Brothers ; James Rider, Esq.; Braga and Co.; M'Tear and Had field ; Charles Ironside and Co.; Stewart, Ker, and Co.; Imrie and Tomlinson ; llarrisons and Latham ; Higgin and Lane ; James Dalglish and Co. ; Benjamin Darby shire, Esq.; Todd, Naylor, and Co.; Edward Jones and Co. ; William Moon, Esq. ; Lyon and Fynney ; Robert Singlehurst and Co. ; C. and F. L. Schwind.—Liver pool, 10. h August, 1846. Liverpool, Aug. 12, 1846. Dear Sir,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of the 'etter which you did me the honour to address to me on ,he 10th instant, accompanying the service of plate which the merchants and shipowners of this important commercial town, connected with the Brazil trade, have deigned, through you, to present to me, as well as a token of their esteem, as a mark of their satisfaction of the manner in which I have, during a residence of ten years, fulfilled my official duties as Consul-General for the empire of Brazil in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. I have received with unfeigned pleesure and feelings of the greatest gratification these tokens of their esteem, which I shall cherish as long as I live, and regard as a proof of the approbation of so distinguished and inde pendent a body of the English nation. I only fear that the fulfilment of such duties, on my part, may have fallen short of the value which they so flatteringly have been pleased to bestow upon them. Before concluding, I beg to assure you that I shall always bear a lively remembrance of the courtesy and many acts of kindness which I have invariably received from you, and the gentlemen whom you represent, and that I shall deem it a pleasing duty to endeavour to merit their continuance. With these sincere feelings, and my warmest thanks, which I beg you to accept, and to convey to the sub scribers, with the assurance of my distinguished consi deration, as well as best wishes for your and their wel fare, I have the honour to remain, dear Sirs, Your most obedient servant, ANTONIO DA SILVA, junior. To Joseph Pater, Esq., James Ryder, Esq., Robert Abed, Esq., Benjamin Darbyshire, Esq., J. Marques Braga, Esq., William Hadfield, Esq., &c., &c. BARON PLATT A BUTLER.--The worthy Baron travelled nearly all night, in order to be in Wells as early as possible on the following morning. On reach ing one of the inns on the road, finding that Boniface had retired to the arms of Morpheus or his better half, his Lordship attacked the door with such vehemence that locks, bolts, and bars flew back, and admittance was gained in a trice. Having fortified the inner man, his Lordship was proceeding from the room he occupied to his carriage, when he met " mine ho s t." " Wh a t h ave Ito pay?' he asked. " Oh, nothing, nothing," was the answer, "we don't charge butlers when they bring their masters here." The worthy justice shook his sides with laughter at the idea of her Majesty's representative being taken for a butler, and the sides of the generous host shook under very different emotions when he discovered that he had made so great a mistake.—Somerset County Gazette. How OLD IS outs PLANET ?—Some years ago, some person or other (in fact I believe it was myself) published in this magazine a paper from the German of Kant, on a very interesting question, viz„ the age of our own little earth. Those who have never seen that paper, a class of unfortunate people whom I suspect to form rather the majority in our present perverse generation, will be likely to misconceive its object. Kant's purpose was, not to ascertain how many years the earth had lived : a million of years, more or less, made very little differ ence to him. What he wished to settle was no such barren conundrum. For, had there even been any means of coercing the earth into an honest answer, on such a delicate point, which the Sicilian canon, Recupero, fan cied there was, but which, in my own opinion, there neither is, nor ought to be (since a man deserves to be cudgelled who could put such improper questions to a lady planet)—still what would it amount to ? What good would it do us to have a certificate of our dear little mother's birth and baptism ? Other people—people in Jupiter, or the Uranians—may amuse themselves with her pretended foibles or infirmities: it is quite safe to do so at their distance; and in a female planet like Venus, it might be natural (though, strictly speaking, not quite correct) to scatter abroad malicious insinuations, as though our excellent little mamma had begun to wear, false hair, or had lost some of her front teeth. But all this we men of sense know to be gammon. Our mother Tellus, beyond all doubt, is a lovely little thing. I am satisfied that she is very mach admired throughout the solar system, and, in clear seasons, when she is seen to advantage, with her bonny wee pet of a moon trip ping round her like a lamb, I should be thankful to any gentleman who will mention where he has happened to observe, either be or his telescope, will he only have the goodness to say, in what part of the heavens he has dis coverA a more elegant turn out. I wish to make no personal reflections. I name no names. Only this I say, that though some people have the gift of seeing things that other people never could see, and though some other people are born with a silver spoon in their mouths, so that, generally, their geese count f)r swans, yet, after all, swans or geese, it would be a pleasure to me, and really a curiosity, to see the planet that could fancy herself entitled to sneeze at our earth. And then, if she (viz., our earth) keeps but one moon, even that (phi know) is an advantage as regards some people that keep none. There are people, pretty well known to you and me, that can't make it convenient to keep even one moon. And so I come to my moral; which is this, that, to all appearance, it is mere justice; but, sup posing it were not, still it is our duty (as hildren of the earth), right or wrong, to stand up for our bonny , young mamma, if she is young; or for our dear old mother, if she is old; whether young or old, to take her part against all corners; and to argue through thick and thin, which (sober or not) I always attempt to do, that she is the most respectable member of the Copernican system—De Quincey, in Fait's Magazine. SINGULAR ELECTION AT GALWAY. THE KING OF THE FISHERMEN.----SLlOday last, after mass and evening prayers, the fishermen of Claddagh proceeded to the election of an Admiral and Vice-Ad miral for the future government of the interests of their colony. Impressed with the importance of the issue to their welfare, this primitive people determined upon making their choice from the most impartial and experienced among themselves, and to conduct the elec tion with the utmost decorum and propriety. At the appointed hour dip very Rev. T. D. Folan, 0. P., prior of the West Convent, with the Rev. Messrs. Mul lins and Meath, 0.P., Bernard Murphy, Esq., solici tor ; Counsellor Fitzpatrick Patrick Joyce, Esq., Do minick-street ; Bernard M'Donnell, Esq., solicitor ; Mr. Joseph Murphy, Mr. Finarty, of the town, proceeded to the new piscatory and national school in the district, to preside over and witness the election. The Very Rev. Mr. Folan requested our respected townsman, B. Murphy, Esq., to receive the votes and place them to the credit of the respective can didates. The fishermen having taken up their position outside the school, where a piper was placed to amuse them with some old Irish airs, a person was placed at the door to admit only one at a time to enter to record his vote. The proceedings occupied about two hours and a half. Previous to the close of the election, the Rev., George Commons, P.P., of Claddagh, the Rev. B. J. Roche, P.P., St. Nicholas East, and the Rev. Dr. O'Too!e, principal of St. Mary's College, made their appearance, and expressed themselves highly gratified with the exemplary conduct and de corum of the poor people. No fisherman was allowed to vote under eighteen years of age. Before closing the election, the Very Rev. Mr. Folan dir=cted a per son in attendance to visit every lane in Claddagh with a bell, and to invite the presence of those who might wish to vote ; but the answer returned was that more than half of them could not come for the want of clothing. The election having concluded, Mr. Murphy acknowledged the votes in favour of each can didate, when it appeared that Bartholomew Hynes as admiral, and Owen Jones as vice -admiral, had an overwhelming majority in their favour. Hynes is a very respectable old fisherman, and does credit to the choice of the poor people. The other candidates were' then appointed as a council, with whom the admiral and vice-admiral are to consult upon every important question effecting the interests of the colony. The Rev. Mr. Folan having communicated the result to the fishermen who were in waiting, the name of their king was hailed with loud cheers, the piper striking up " Garryowen." The Rev. Mr. Commons then addressed them in Irish, telling them as the admiral and vice•admiral were of their own choosing, it was imperative on them, in everything i❑ which their fishing interests were involved, to render them implicit obedience and act upon their advice, to which the poor people responded with hearty cheers. They then quietly returned to their homes, and as the even ing turned out wet, were prevented gracing the oc casion with the amusements which they had in con templation to celebrate the election of their sovereign. They, however, erected a bonfire in front of the con vent gate. The following evening (Friday) the Very Reverend Mr. Folan went in the Admiral's boat to remain fishing with them during the night ; and we are glad to menti,m that there was a very general though rather small take of excellent harvest herrings on the occasion, which will afford some temporary re lief to numbers of the poor creatures, who have been :or a considerable time in the most wretched condition imaginable, and who, the moment this relief ceases, will, unless other means be found to assist them, be in as pitiable a plight as ever.—Galway Vindicator. BELFAST PROTESTANT ASSO- CIATION. The third annual soirée of this society took place on Thursday night, in the Music Hall, Belfast. The at tendance was numerous. Orange banners were placed round the walls, on which were inscribed appropriate mottoes. The flags belonged to the following lodges of the Orange Society—viz., Nos. 631, 1,033, 182, 132, 347, 586, 246, and 245. The stewards and a large proportion of the meeting wore orange and purple scarf's, collars, and rosettes. The favourite tints were also very pro fusely displayed on the dresses of the ladies. The refresh ments, consisting of tea, cakes, and fruit, were of the very best description, and in great abundance. There was a brass band in attendance. We observed the fol lowing gentlemen on the platform :—Williare Blackwood, Esq., J.P., Saintfield House; J. D. R. Cleland, Esq., ex-J.P., Rathgael House; J. R. Biers, Esq., ex-J.P., Bainbridge; J. Bates, Esq., W. Seeds, Esq., J. Wilson, Lq., D. M'Connell, Esq., Dr. Mulholland, Dr. Beck, James Rogers, Esq., Henry Cooke, Esq., T.C.D., Rev. Daniel M'Afee, Rev. Mr. Pierce, Lis naskea, and the Rev. Mr. Hamilton. William Black wood, Esq., was called to the chair. The secretary then read a letter from W. G. Johnson, Esq., apologising for his unavoidable absence, and en closing 1/. towards the funds of the society. Letters of apology were also stated to have been received from Lord John Chichester, M.P. enclosing 1/. ; Earl of Roden, enclosing 11. ; Earl of Rathdown, Lord Adam Loftus, Earl of Enniskillen, the Very Rev. the Dean of Dromore, Colonel Bruen, M.P., and Rev. J. M. Bellew. Drogheda, enclosing 21. The chairman, in a brief in troductory speech, stated that he had great pleasure in meeting the members of that association, inasmuch as they had shown their deep-rooted attachment to the glorious principles of the reformation at a time when the rulers of the land and the leaders of the people bad apostatised from the truth and the integrity which charac terised the deeds of their heroic fathers. After calling upon the electors not to vote at the next election for any candidates who would not pledge therriselves to Protestant principles, the speaker exhorted them to ex hibit in their lives the evidence of Christian faith and freedom. He besought them to be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might, and to be ready, if need be, to lay down their lives in the defence of the cause of civil and religious freedom, the cause of Protestantism, and the cause of God. The chairman then proposed " The Queen, long may she enjoy health, hap piness, and prosperity ; ever mindful of those principles —religious and political—which placed her illustrious house on the throne of these realms."—(Cheers.) " Prince Albeit, and the rising scions of the house of Brunswick. (Cheers.) " The Reformation and the Revolution ; and no surrender of the blessings be queathed to the Protestants of these lands, as well as all others, by those glorious events." (Tre mendous cheering.) Mr. Rogers responded in an eloquent speech. " The Protestant Established Church of the empire, may it be made and kept pure from all ropish and Tractarian leaven, and thus maintained as a blessing to our land."—(Great cheering.) Air—" The Boyne Water," Rev. Mr. Pierce briefly replied. " The Sister Churches of the Re- formation; long - may peace and brotherly affection unite them together in the—truth of the Gospel."—(Cheers.) Rev. Daniel M'Afee ' of Derry, responed. " The Earl of Roden and his fellow-defenders of Protes • cant truth in Ireland."—(Prolonged cheering.) " The Protestant electors of Belfast." John Bates, Esq., re sponded. During the course of his speech, he reviewed the struggles of the Protestant electors since 1832, and stated that they were as ready at the approaching elec tion to gain the victory, as they had frequently shown themselves before. J. D. R. Cleland, Esq., was then called on to preside, when the thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. Blackwood, for his dignified conduct in the chair. At twelve o'clock the numerous meeting terminated.—Belfast News Letter. COLOSSEUM.—On Saturday the Princess of Prussia attended by the Countess Ker, Lord Denbigh, Count Puckler, and Baron Bunsen, visited the Colosseum. Her Highness was accompanied through the establishment by Mr. Bradwell, who had the honour of explaining the various admirable attractions, so agreeably distinguish ing this valuable exhibition, to her Royal Highness and suite. ART-UNION EXHIBITION.—The - works of art se lected by the prize holders of the year 1846, and re cently exhibited to the subscribers at the Suffolk street Gallery, were on Monday thrown open to the public gratuitously. Until the 12th of the present month the exhibition will be open from ten o'clock in the morning until six o'clock in the evening, and in order that those persons whose business occupies them all day may have an opportunity of seeing the works, the rooms will be opened on the Bth, 9th, 10th, and 11th from seven until ten o'clock in the evening. Tickets will be required for the evening exhibition. The visitors on Monday were extremely numerous. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 7.—MILITARY MOVEMENTS.— Brigade-Major Cuppage's company, 9th battalion Royal Artillery, left Woolwich this morning, at half-past three o'clock, for the Nine Elms Terminus of the South- Western Railway, en route for Southampton, having received orders to embark on bo ar d th e ma il steam packet which leaves to-morrow for Gibraltar, to relieve Captain Shone's company, sth battalion, stationed in that garrison since August, 1840. As Brigade-Major Cuppage does not proceed with his company, the com mand will devolve on Second Captain J. B. Dennis. THEFT OF BOOKS FROM GRAY'S INN.-011 Satur day information was received by the police, that a num ber of bound volumes of Acts of Parliament had been abstracted from the library of Gray's lun. EXTRAORDINARY AGITATION OF THE SEA—Fr9m a paper read at a late meeting of the Penzance Natural History Society, by Mr. R. Edmonds, jun., it appears that, on the Ist ult., the day on which the awful storm occurred in London and other parts of England, about four o'clock in the morning an extraordinary agitation of the sea was observed by the labourers emplOyed in excavating Penzance Pier, the tide being then about five hours ebb, and the sea vary calm. The water sud denly returned towards the shore to thedepth of between one and two feet, and, after an apparent pause, rushed back " like a river " to its former level ; the time occu pied in the influx and the reflux, including the time of the water appearing to be stationary, was about six minutes. The influx and reflux was observed only once. It appears from the same paper that, with only one ex ception, all the shocks of the earth and extraordinary oscillations of the sea in Cornwall during the present century, whose dates are known, have happened nearer to the moon's first change, or quarter, than at any other. —lVet Briton. A VALUABLE MONKEY.—Some time ago a monkey kept in a stable yard of the hotel at Launceston, was observed to be scrutinising the inside of an old glove, with an air of unusal mystery and importance. Upon examining the glove it was found to contain a 101. note, and the pieces of about five 11. notes, of the old Tamar Bank, dated ten years since. This became the property of "boots," who sold his bargain for 3L 10s., and the pieces were secured by the ostler. The monkey must have selected the glove from a quantity of rubbish which had been lying in the yard for seven or eight years. The Tamar Bank has 'merged into the Union, which litter me 121. for the notes. REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. Although the weather has throughout the week been highly favourable, and rapid progress has been made with the harvest in the north—which would, under ordi nary circumstances, most probably have produced a further depression in the corn trade—business has al ready in some degree rallied from the temporary inacti vity of last week. This must be wholly attributed to the continued spread of the potato disease, respecting which the most alarming accounts pour in from all parts of the kingdom. What portion of the crop may be ulti milety savoct irfa condition fit for human food it is yet impossible to say ; but from the rapidity with which the disorder is extending, the most serious apprehensions are entertained. In many localities, where a few weeks ago all was thought safe, the fields now present a black and burnt appearance, the air around being tainted by the stench which arises from the decomposition. We still hope that the failure may not turn out so complete as is at present feared will be the case ; but that the yield of potatoes will be exceedingly deficient admits - of no doubt. Taking into consideration the fact that this useful root, besides affording support to a large propor tion of the population, is extensively employed for feed ing cattle, it is difficult to form a conception of the vast exira consumption of grain which must be consumed by a failure, or even great deficiency, in the yield thereof. Already the value of bacon and other sorts of animal food have risen considerably, under the impression that, in consequence of the api.rehended scarcity of potatoes, the cost of fattening pigs, &c., will be greatly increased ; and there is too much reason to fear that prices of all sorts of provisions will be high during the coming winter. Some influence ims produced on the Wheat trade by the dull advices from Mark-lane on Monday last; and at all the principal markets held in the early part of the week prices gave way about two shillings per quarter. The fall was, however, only temporary ; and the value of the articles has already in some degree re covered from the depression. Contrary to expectation, a falling off has taken place in the,arrivals of wheat into London. only 12,610 quar ters having been reported up to this (Saturday) evening. The quantity exhibited at Mark-lane by laud carriage samples from the home counties has also been small. On Wednesday the show consisted of what had been left over from previous receipts, there being little or nothing fresh up either from Essex or Kent, Tis imparted con fidence to factors, and they were less eager to press sales than was the case at the beginning of the week. Buyers, en the other hand, manifested more disposition to purchase, but found-they were unable to do so on as easy terms as before; and a clearance was effected at rates not previously obtainable. Later in the week the inquiry for English w heit became more active, and the little offered on Friday was easily placed at an advance of from Is. to 2s. per quarter. Foreign wheat having been held relatively higher than that of home growth, and the superior condition of the new rendering a mixture of old less necessary than in ordinary seasons, the transac tions in foreign have been on a restricted scale through out the week. On Friday there was, however, a some what improved demand fur fine Danzig and Rostock, at prices which could certainly not have been realised on Monday. The inquiry for bonded wheat on French account has rather increased than diminished; and had holders been more reasonable in their pretensions, rather extensive operations would probably have been entered into. The prices asked have, however, been too high to admit of the execution of the orders received; and the actual business done hes, consequently, been unime portant. The duty is still at the maximum point, and is likely to there for some weeks; but if the potato crop should really turn out so deficient as is ex pected, and an importation of foreign wheat become necessary, prices of the articles will, later in the year, rise so as to cause a material fall in the duty. Town-manufactured flour has been in moderate re quest, at the recently enhanced terms; and there is now no prospect of the millers redUcing their quotations. The arrivals of this article coastwise have been quite trivial; and towards the close of the week good Norfolk Households were held ls. per sack higher than on Mon day last. For American flour the demand has been active; several parcels have changed hands, in bond, at 245. to 245. 6d. per brl.; and for good brands of Westees. Canal 28s. to 293. per brl., duty paid. was asked, and in some cases obtained, on Friday. The stock of free foreign flour has already been greatly diminished; and as future arrivals are likely, in the first instance, to be stored under lock, the probability is, that what is now free will bring higher prices than those at present current. Indian corn has met a ready safe at 345. to 355. per quarter, being Is. per quarter more than it was worth last week. REVIEW OF THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE. We have advices from New York of the 20th of Au gust, being six days later than the news per Hibernia steam-ship. Harvest operations had been nearly brought to a close in the United States, and supplies of new wheat were coming forward freely. At New York a fair extent of business had, it appears, been done in flour for export to Europe; and prices had, on the whole, rather rallied; for fine brands of western canal 4 dolls. 6-le. had been paid, and superiw George-town and Brandywine had realised 4 dolls. 18.:1c. to 4 dolls 25c. per barrel. Wheat and Indian corn had also been taken for export; good qualities of the former at 81c. per bushel, and the latter at rates varying from 51c. to 54c. per bushel. The Philadelphia market, on the 17th of August was tolerably well attended, and several par cels of flour were taken for shipment at 4 dolls. per barrel. Of whea,t, 3.500 per bushel prime old Penn sylvania red had been taken at 85c. per bushel. The next accounts from America will most probably inform us of a material rise; as the advance wh'ch the value of Wheat underwent here about the middle of August would, no doubt, occasion holders on the other side to raise their pretensions. All over the continent of Europe the value of wheat ran up immediately it became known that England would in all probability require foreign aid, in conse quence of the failure of the potato crop. Prices are nearly as high now at Baltic as they were previously at Mediterranean ports ; and there is certainly not much prospect of business being done unless a further and material advance takes place here. Letters from Dan tzic of the 29th ult. state that a great deal of excitement had prevailed there, and that sellers had hardly known what prices to ask for the finer kinds of wheat. Fine high-mixed could certainly not then have been bought below 495. per quarter free on board, and other sorts were held s equally high, 455. had actu ally been paid for secondary sorts of mixed wheat, weighing only 601bs. to 611bs. per bushel. The exports to France, Holland, and Belgium had caused a very ma terial decrease in the stocks, and it was estimated that of the 9,000 lasts remaining, little above 1,000 lasts con sisted of fine quality. In Lower Poland the wheat crop was not well spoken of; but in the upper provinces both the quantity and quality would, it was thought, prove satisfactory. Rye had produced very badly ; and tie crops of most kinds of spring-sown corn would, it was expected, be de fective. At the Lower Baltic prices of wheat have run up in the same proportion as at Dantzic ; and, notwithstand ing the late important rise here, quotations are still re latively lower at Mark-lane than they are at any other market in Europe. From liamburgh we have advices of Tuesday last. In wheat there had not been much .dr‘ing, the demand having been almost wholly of a local character. Fine 62.ilbs. Marks was then held at equal to 48s. 9d., and lighter qualities at from 445. to 475. per quarter free on board. A good many contracts for barley and oats, to be shipped from Denmark, had been closed since the previouspost day. For the former article prices varying from 225. 9d. up to 245. 6d. per quarter., according to weight, &c., had been paid ; and for 38111 s. Danish oats equal to 19s. 9d. per quarter, free on board had been realised. A letter from Bruges, dated Ist instant, states that the quality of new wheat grown in that neighbourhood was generally approved of, but that in point of quantity the crop was decidedly below that of ordinary seasons. Barley, rye, oats, and potatoes would all prove short, and of inferior quality. From France the reports respecting the harvest are as bad as well as can be ; and in Italy, and other southern countries, the yield of corn seems to have greatly disap pointed the growers. The value of wheat has risen to a very high point at all the leading ports in the Mediter ranean ; and the high value of this article has caused a good deal of attention to be directed to Indian corn. At Marseilles as much as 275. 9d. per quarter, free on board, had, on the 29th of August, been paid ; and a large vessel, capable of carrying 2,000 quarters, had been, charged to load for Great Britain at ss. per quar ter, with 10 per cent. and 10 guineas gratuity.—Mark lane Express. ASHBURTON.—PEAT GAS.—A company, of which Mr. Vargo is the principal, has taken a certain portion of the moor from the Duchy, for the purpose of cutting peat for gas. They have made their experiment here with the most complete success. The consequence has been, that they have taken the Ashburton gas-works from the old company for five years. They will com mence lighting at Michaelmas, and they engage to supply the gas at 2s. per 1,000 cubic feet less than the present company. The light is said to surpass that made from coal or any other combustible material. It is a patent, we believe; and in the manufacture of the peat there is a mixture of coal, tar, and rosin with it. The company will have in their employ about 60 men, who will be engaged cutting peat during the remainder of the season. It is possible for a good turf cutter to obtain under favourable circumstances as much as 30s. a week. —Devonport Telegraph. TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS IN SCOTLAND.—Once upon a time, we will not say how long ago, a carter, in the exercise of his vocation, was leading a cart of coals for a spirit dealer called Weir, in the Brigton of Glasgow. Previously to discharging his cargo of black diamonds, the horse gave a significant look and a low neigh, or, as it is expressly termed in the Doric, a niggher, which arrested the attention of a weaver named Johnny Auld, then passing. The honest wabster was as struck with the sound as if he had heard some long forgotten air which had been buried in his memory since boyhood. Ile stood gazing a minute at the musi cal quadruped, then disappeared a little, and returned with his hat in his hand, filled to the brim with oats. Giving them to the horse while the carter looked on, thinking he was demented, he gave a c l ue t o his benevolence by saying, " Oh, man 1 (stroking the head of the humble Bucephalus affectionately) I ken. him lang sync as weel as ony ane in the Brig ton o' Glasgow. He wrought we me in the same shop for eight years thegither, and our looms were as near ane anither as you an' me. Oh, sir ! (to the carter) ye maim use him weel, for he was a good weaver in his day, and as floe a fallow as ever keepit the crown o' the causie 1" This anecdote, in all its essenti2l points, is literally true, having been told to us by an eye and car witness. Our informant did not learn how t h e weaver accounted for the strange transmigra tion of his former companion at the loom.—Durnfries Standard. LANDSMAN'S CIIAMPIONSHIP. A scullers' match for 104 a-side, and the landsman's championship, came off on Monday at a quarter past three o'clock, from Battersea to Hammersmitn, with the - tide, between Herring, of Westm inster, and Miller, of Lam beth. The above title is of more importance than at first sight people might imagine, for the truth is, that while the watermen are standing still, as far as improve ment in the style of rowing is concerned, the landsmen are every year progressing, and are hard on the heels of the best watermen, ashes been shown more than once at the Thames Regatta, where crews of landsmen have fearlessly entered the lists with our crack watermen and, though defeated, have fallen with honour, and with the solace of the victory being hardly earned. Miller has been considered champion of the landsmen for some time past, having some years back rowed several severe matches with Peters, of Wandsworth, with various suc cess, and since that period has improved so much as to induce other challengers to keep aloof. Honing, however, who is a fine powerful young man, has shown so decided a genius with his skulls, that his friend's came forward to back him in this in• stance, and in the course of his training their confidence by no means abated. Betting, however, was sto 4 on Miller, and from the way in which both rowed during their training, much interest was excited, and it was unfortunate that the day fixed for this match to come off should be the same as that proposed for the- Thames Amateur Regatta, as they thus lost that undivided atten tion that their respective merits so fairly entitled them to. At a quarter-past three, the. men being " declared ready," the word 6' off" was given, and thesmen started like greyhounds, the pace being tremendous ; in fact, it was ti o severe to last, and soon told on Miller, who proved the weaker man ; and off the Swan at Battersea He ming had drawn himself clear ahead. From this point (though only by dint of the most unceasing labour), he gradually drew away from his gallant oppo nent. At Putney-bridge he was eight boats' lengths, and at Hammersmith twelve lengths, ahead. The winner has the advantage of his opponent in height and weight, but the conditioa of both was equally admirable. PEDESTRIANISM JENKINSON AND CrrsNiNonam.—The half-mile trial of speed between Charles Jenkinson (the London Stag), and Millie' Cunningham (known as the Irish Lad), took place on Monday, for 25 suvs. aside, at Fig's-marsh-level, near Mitcham, Surrey. To recapitulate the achieve ments of Jenkinson would be trespassing too much on our sp-ice; yet we may observe, among the contests that immediately present themselves to our memory, that, al though beaten by the accomplished Robinson, of Newton Moor, the early part of 1844, he achieved a triumph over the celebrated John Smith (the Regent-street Pet), in a race of a quarter of a mile, near the Angel, Sutton, in _ March of the same year, the stakes being 100 sous. He subsequently ran a dead heat with the same opponent, at 300 yards, leaping 15 hurdles; and on April 10 beat Boulton Phillips in a race of 140 yards. Ralph Manley, ho,wever, beat him, in the same year (1844), at Newcas tle, in 120 yards, Jenkinson giving two yards. In 1845, we shall not attempt to follow his performances scru pulously; the most remarkable were, mastering Benja min Badcock, of Birmingham, and two others, for a silver cup, in a quarter of a mile race, at Stafford; beating John Smith (second time) over 440 yards of turnpike-road, at Acton-bottom ; but in turn " the Pet" conquered in a hurdle race at the Beehive. Handley, of Nottingham, also beat him in a race at Mitcham, owing, it was alleged, to the cramp. This brings us to Cunningham, who does not appear till the present year in any contest of note. Six successive triumphs—among them we may mention Franey (once disputed and once defeated), Smith (of Stockport), Rowley (of Newcastle), and John Smith (the Pet), half mile at Ealing—and enough will be shown to justify some confiJence on the part of his friends. At a few minutes after four the men were at the scratch, and without a baulk a fair start was effected. For the first 600 yards Jenkinson led, but his advantage was never more tt an two or three yards at the utmost. At about 150 yards from home, Cunningham, who had evidently been running judiciously, put on the steam ; Jenkinson was certainly at the top of his speed, and when collar, d, had somewhat shot his bolt. Cunning ham ran well and gamely, and. ultimately reached the goal four yards in advance. Not a few of the best judges of speed were deceived, and there is little doubt, had not the Stag ran himself out early, that the advan tage to Cunningham, the lighter, fresher, and stronger man, from the - ascent at the close of the half mile, • would not have been so.advantageous. PHYSICAL FORCE.—A poor Welsh miner who had been induced to pia in a riot, when under examination before the magistrates at Newport, repeatedly exclaimed us follows:—" I wur never for vissikful force." Bing asked to explain himself; he replied—" Why, zur, I weer wuryor pysonin um!" NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. rOATSMOUTII, SUNDAY. —Yesterday morning the Lords of the Admiralty, accompanied by Sir Charles Ogle, Col. Jones, and a distinguished party of officers, left the George Hotel, in carriages provided for them, and pro -I..eeded to Cumberland-fort to inspect in field exercise, &c., the Royal Marine Artillery Corps, under the com mand ,of Lieut.-Colonel D. A. Gi s b sone . . _ Their Lt,rdships first proceeciecilo - ilie fort, and wit nessed practice from an 8-inch howitzer and a 12- pounder medium gun with common shell, at a floating target, range 1,350 yards; practice from a 24-pounder howitzer and two 12-pounder howitzers, with spherical case, at a floating target, range 900 yards; practice from four 6-pounder guns with round shot, at a floating target, range 900 yards. The whole of this was most perfect practice, the targets being riddled at every discharge, and highly creditable to the officers attached—Major Castieau, Captains Westley, Logan, and Holloway; and Second-Lieutenants Davies, Meade, and Baynes. After the above their Lordships witnessed practice from a 32-pounder sea service gun, mounted within the fort, with common shell at a floating target, range 1,500 yards, which also elicited their warmest approbation. Captain Dwyerwasthe officer attached. Their Lordships then proceederFtWtbe usual place of exercise adjacent to the Coast-Guard station, and wit nessed practice from three ten-inch land service mortars, in rear of an epaulement, at the flag-staff ; range 560 yards. In nearly every case the shells pursued an astonishingly accurate direction, much to the gratifica • Lion of the gallant and distinguished officers assembled. Officers attached—Captain Westley and Second Lieute nant Meade. Practice from a 68-pounder, three 32-pounders, a 24- pounder Congreve, and 32-pounder carronade, Nvith round shot, at a target ranged at 450 yards, concluded the inspection. Officers attached—Major Castieu, Cap tains Parke, Logan, and Holloway, and Second Lieute nants Davies and Baynes. This was undoubtedly as per fect shot practice as could be at the present day wit nessed. The target was blown away at every discharge. with one or two exceptions. The whole must have been highly gratifying to the assembled spectators, and was we know especially so to the Earl of Auckland, who, as did his hon. and gallant colleagues, expressed the warmest satisfaction at the highly efficient state th's important and invaluable arm of the naval service has attained, and complimented Col. Gibsone thereon prior to leaving the ground, which was about half-past twelve. On leaving, Sir Charles Ogle inspected the coast guard force under the command of Lieutenant Robert Taylor, of the Langston-harbour station. At 1 p.m. they embarked at Sallyport, with the Port-Admiral and Rear-Admiral Parker, in the Lightning, and proceeded to Calshot Castle, with the Dasher, surveying steamer, Commander W. Sheringham, to select a spot for a steamers' coal &pot. The two Admirals here took a final leave of their Lordships, going from the Lightning to the Dasher. Their Lordships left Calshot in the Ligtning at 3 P.M. for Southampton, the Dasher return ing with the Admirals into the Harbour. The Lightning, after landing the Lords of the Admi ralty, returned to the harbour in the evening. The Scourge, steam bomb-vessel, Commander J. C. Caffin, arrived yesterday from Woolwich, and came into the harbour. The Orestes, 18, Commander R. St. Leger Cannon, completed stripping last evening, and will be paid off on Tuesday or Wednesday. The Nautilus, 8, Lieutenant-Commanding J. Mac donell, sailed on Friday evening to resume her station off Brighton for the protection of the fishery. The Manceuvrer lighter arrived with stores from Ply mouth yesterday. Captain Alexander Milne, son of the late Admiral Sir David Milne, late Commander-in-Chief at Devenport, is appointed to succeed Captain Sir Richard Grant, as flag captain to Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., the Com mander in-Chief at this port. A system of punishment similar to that pursued in military prisons in the cases of bad soldiers is under consideration by the First Lord of the Admiralty for adoption in the cases of refractory seamen, to supersede in a great measure flogging in the navy. The sugges tion emanated from a gallant and humane Admiral, and we trust will be carried out, to his lasting honour. The Avenger, steam-frigate, Captain Williams, was at Malta in quarantine, on the 28th of August. A private letter dated the 26th states, " We left Alexandria on the 20th. During our stay there the officers and shipl company were supplied with every luxury by the orders of Ibrahim, who, prior to our departure, presented the following officers of the Avenger with a valuable Turkish sabre:—Captain Williams (and also a splendid shawl); Lieutenants Crawley, Sibbald, Rowles, Hawkins, and Tate (R.M.A.); Mr. Tucker, master; Mr. Mackay, surgeon ; Mr. Brickwood, paymaster and purser ; Mr. Speed, naval instructor ; Mr. Robinson, assistant-sur geon ; Mr. Moore and Mr. Yound, midshipmen ; Mr. Cleveland, master's-assistant ; Mr. A. W. Chimmo. clerk; Mr. Rowe, clerk; Mr. Phillips, naval cadet; and Mr. Brooker, clerk's-assistant. His Highness also pre sented the ship's company with 5001., besides an immense quantity of sugar, rice, coffee, and other articles of consumption. His Highness invited all the officers of the ship to a sumptuous banquet given at his palace, placing at their disposal carriages and horses and attendants. Altogether, no prince or potentate could have been more splendidly feted than we have bern. His Highness appeared to feel that he could not seem too grateful for the attention shown him in England. We expect to sail about the 20th of September, and to arrive at Portsmouth about, the latter end of that month; when there the defective state of our boilers, &c., will detain us two months at least before we can proced on any further service." By an extract from a private letter we have learned that her Majesty's ship Inflexible arrived at Madeira in six days and 19 hours. The distance by the patent log is 1,240 miles. This extraordinary run was accom plished, notwithstanding delays occasioned by being compelled to stop more than once to arrange the bear ings and expansion valves, during which time they were compelled to disconnect, and were forced to run under sail fir some hours. The gross quantity of fuel con sumed has been only 86 tons, which is rather more than I lcwt. per hour. The Inflexible was worked on the 6th or last grade of the expansion nearly the whole way, and yet, with this small consumption of fuel, and the wind a head a great part of the way, she averaged 7 knots 7-10ths per hour. At the time this letter left the In flexible, she had just fallen in with the trade winds blowing fresh from E.N.E. It was expected she would sail direct for the Cape, and would arrive in 35 days. APPOINTMENT. Lieutenant Robert Willcox, to Recruit. PUNISHMENTS IN TEIE FRENCH ARMY.—AII official report on punishments in the French army, during 1845, contains the following: —Of 334,091 men, com prising the municipal guard and the fire-brigade, such being the effective force of the army, 4,100 men had rendered themselves ameanable to punishment, or a proportion of 1 in 84. Of this number 2,987 were sentenced, which gives a proportion of 1 to 112. The number of condemnations to peines afilic tives et infamantes, that is to say, death, imprison ment, herd labour, solitary confinement, was 420. Con demnations to peines correctionnelles were 2,567. The peines infamantes inflicted were as Ito 795. The peines correctionnelles, 1 in 130. Of 90 capit a l se ntences, 85 were commuted by the royal mercy. Of the five who suffered death, one was for the assassination of a Frenchman in France, one for the murder of a French man in Algeria, one for insubordination, in Algeria, and two for acting as spies against the French in Algeria. Among the volunteers the proportion is 1 accused in 27, and 1 condemnation in 35. Among the recruits the pro portion is 1 accused in 103, and 1 condemned in 148. Substitutes, 1 accused in 51, and 1 condemnation in 68. In the cavalry, 1 condemnation in 134 ; in the infantry, lin 108. Artillery, '1 in 104; in the engineers lin 231. Among the veterans 1 in 177. Among the staff and scholars from military schools not a single case of repri mand. In the firc•brigade at Paris 4 condemnations in 653 men. The municipal guard only had 3 condemna tions in an effective corps of 3,158 men. Among the gendarmerie, in 15,000 men there was only one case of reprimand and ono condemnation. ' ANECDOTES OF BARRINGTON, THE FAMOUS PICK POCKET.—At one of the music meetings in St. Mar tin's Church, for the benefit of the Leicester Infirmary, I noticed a tall, handsome man, in a scarlet coat, with a gold button-hole in a black collar, the fashion of the day, moving with a gentleman-like air. This person proved to be the notorious Barrington, the pickpocket. In going up the middle aisle he was invited into the Mayor's pew, and sat between Miss St. John and Mr. Ashby, of Queenby, our late Member of Parliament. One of the plates was held at the door by this lady and gentleman, and when Mr. Barrington laid his guinea upon the plate he was kindly thanked by his new acquaintance, and passed on with a graceful bow. The gentry who held the plates retired into the vestry to add their contri butions, and when Mr. Ashby would have placed his ten guineas on the plate, to his utter astonishment they had sown from his pocket. After considerable amazement, the mystery was explained by one of the company re marking that Miss St. John's pocket was turned inside oat, and that the gentleman who sat between them had helped himself to the subscription he had put on the plate, and something besides. It is said that Bar rington facilitated his operations by instruments which he had made for the purpose. I recollect a circumstance of this kind. He waited on a surgical instrument maker and ordered a pair of scissors of a curious form. A few M sch"N'vhat use th e y were f or. Ho days afterwards he called forprtehl e e sa m as li d ked hityh theee emas,re: he had scissors, r p st a ,h i d two guineas which the maker charged. After Ie le hi much left vgmnig hthtlhet we eca n s c h oh o msa p edm , e m t e h ane e sddk c eus u dos t. Do run after hi m ." T he cutler scampered out of the shop, and overtaking the gentle man, hoped he would excuse him, but would he tell him, what use he intended to make of the scissors? " Why my friend," said Barrington, catching him by the button of his coat, and staring him in the fac e , " I d on ' t know whether I can tell you; its a great secret." " Oh, pray do, Sir ; it may be something in our way." - Upon which Barrington, pressing hard upon bis shoulder, whispered in his ear, " They are for picking of pock e t s ." I n t h e utmost consternation the scissors maker ran back, and the moment he got into the shop, " My dear," he cried, " will you believe it, they are for picking of pockets." " Yes, my dear," cried the wife, " what is the matter with your clothes?" The cutler looked, and presently discovered that the scissors had extracted the two , guineas he had just received for them.— Gardiner's Music and Friends. } S