The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-01 00:00:00

"now TFLE LONDON, OXFORD, and CHELTEN 11AM RAILWAY COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 1,500,000/., in 75,000 Shares of 201. each. - Deposit 21. per Share. PBOVISIONAL DIMICTOILS (With power to add to their number). Be' dry Thomas Hope, Esq., Deepdene, Surrey, and Mansfield-street, Louden Jd ones Aspinall, Esq., Liverpool and Cheltenhasn vzfenr Y Be n , Esq., Chalfont Lodge, the Park, Cheltenham John Burton, Esq., Andover Lodge, Cheltenham Mr. William Bidmead, Cheltenham Samuel Carrington, Esq., Cheltenham Thoinas Aquila Dale, Esq., Malvern House, Cheltenham John Eldridge, E 5 ,4., Promenade, Cheltenham itaYnham Jones, ,Esq,, Cambray House, Cheltenham Mr. Henry Hab rcs, Cheltenham - James Brough Lawson, Esq., Pine Villa, the Park, Cheltenham John Smith Irtviere, Esq., Cheltenham James " m ebs t X r, Esq., Hatherly Court, Cheltenham Richard Wa'z' wick, sq„ Wyddrington House, Cheltenham Mr. Geor ge , Arthur Williams, Cheltenham William i. P sfontague. Esq., Gloucester Williar Washbourne , Esq., Gloucester J. S. i .d.rowning, Esq., Oxford Hen- 4Y Hall, Esq., Seswell Barton, Oxfordshire, and Mansfield-street, London themes Tawney, Esq., Oxford Sir Harry Verney, Bart., Steeple Claydon House, Sucks Tb e Hon. Philip Sydney Pierrepont, Evenly Hall. Brackley, North amptonshire 'Humphrey Humphreys, Esq., Buckingham Robert Benson. Esq. James Brownell Boothby, Esq. Edward Cropper, Esq. Frank Somerville Head, Esq. Joseph Hornby, Esq. Ross Donelly Mangles, Esq., Captain Constantine Bk.:hard 'Aoorsom, R.N. Patrick Maxwell Stewart, FA Q ., m.p. Thomas Smith, Esq. Sir James Duke, 2./ .P., Devonshlre-terrace,: London, Peter Davey, Ei ISussex-terrace, Re gent's PA rk, Joseph Under wood, Esq., Blackheath Park, Kent Directors of the London and North• Western Railway Company. Directors of the oi ford, Witney , Chel tenham, a'..d Glc,n cester Indepen dent Its,diway Com pany, _ - COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Henry Thomas Hope, Esq. Edward Cropp' o, E sq. James 'Webster, Esq. Mr. Cot,,orge Arthur William Frank Some'rniie Head, Esq. Esq. J. S. Browning, Esq. Joseph Ilr„, thy, Sir James Duke, M.P. Ross sully Mangles. Esq., M.P. C . s e P th C. R. Moorsom, R.N. Joseph Underwood, Esq. rat 'Ak M. Stewart, Esq., M.P. Robert Benson, Esq. T',.mms Smith, Esq. J. B. RoOthby, Esq. ENGINXER.—Ro' otTt Stephenson, Esq. London—Messrs. CANKERS. Halifax, Mills, and Co. Oxford--Messrs.. .wootten and Co. Wi Cheltenha tne m-- y—Afess John Williams, Clinch, and Co. Gloucest,er - _ -The County of Gloucester Bank The Gioucestershi-e Banking Company. SOLICITORS. " ers ',.. N ' A" . man, Gwinnett, and Ticehurst, and James ' Esq. Cheltenham MSesr A. 7 2arker, Hayes, Barnwell, and Twisden, I, Lincoln's Inn- Ads, London .nui,l Carter, Esq., Birmingham -eSY.rs. H. and W. Toogood, 22, Parliament-street, London SECRETARY (PRO TEM.)—Wyndham Harding, Esq. PROSPECTUS. TAP, object of this Company is to constr uc t a di rec t an d con ti nuous tt n. s - of railway, on th e narrow gauge, from Cheltenham through or thleach, Burford, and Witney, to Oxford, and thence, by Theme, T A f orm a junction with the London and Birmingham Railway, at oak :e opening the shortest route from those tOwns and the surround- Int; districts to the Metropolis, and by means of the Oxford and B%etchley, and other lines in connexion th , rewith, to Bedford, Cam bridge, Norwich, and the whole of the eastern side of the kingdom. The undertaking is promoted by parties locally Interested in the district through which the line will pass, in conjunction with the shareholders in the Oxfonl, Witney, Cheltenham, and Gloucester IndependcntCompany, w'no introduced a Bill into Parliament during the session which has just closed, for making the line between Ox ford and Cheltenharr,, which failed upon technical objections only. It will be the anicir,us desire of the committee to consult the wishes of the Inhabitants as to the terminus, and the mode of approachiog the town of Clic A t enham. A. large pert ion of the capital will be subscribed by the London and North-Weste ,ru Railway Company, who have also agreed to lease the line in PerP'Aulty, at a rent equal to tour pounds ten shilling per cent. upon the o'Jt/ay, with an equal division of surplus profits. This line will reduce the distance between Cheltenham and Lon don to I'JO miles, being a saving of 22 miles as compared with the present mute. and the distance between Oxford and London will be sty,)rtet• than by the Great I :festern Railway, without taking into accorant the saving in time arising from the more convenient posi tion ref the London termiraM at Euston-square as compared with Pad ding,ton, which, to parti es going to the City and most parts of the me trcrP°lls, may be com adered as nearly equal to ten miles of railway travelling. An un' jvoken narrow gauge communication will also be effected, by meal-A1 of this line, between the docks and port of Londen and those of GIC a an object of r,„i o cester, and there is no doubt eventually with Bristol, an nsiderable commercial importance. Worcester, and the Importan% district of which it forms the centre, will also be brought by this line within the same distance of Loudon as by any other lines sanctioned by Parliament. It hay, fig been decided by Parliament that (with some exceptions, not app' .ying to the present case) all new lines of railway shall here after > As constructed on the narrow gauge, it is obvious that the trad4' J of the districts accommodated by the proposed line will be best, developed by a company in connexion with the existing narrow gauge lines, giving, at the same time, to the public the advantages of that competition whi c t i t h e Legislature have recently evinced their anxiety to establish between rival companies. Applications for shares may be made, in the form given below, to the Company, 29, Secretary, at the Temporary Offices of the of shares a pre (,' seat George-street, Westminst er . I n th e a ll o t men t having local ference will be given to parties resident on the line, or aterest. To the 7 :010I OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. Pro'. isional Committee of the London, Oxford, and Chelten- Gent, ham Railway (provisionally registered). N.nen,—l request you will all o t me s h ares i n th e a b ove under' the ` .eking on the terms o f the prospectus; and I agree to accept Jame or such less number as you shall allot to me. And I un der%ake to pay the deposit thereon, and to execute the Subscriber's Agreement and Parliamentary Contract when required so to do. Dated this day of , 1846. lkTatr,e Re•Adence _ - - D escription •• • • •• 'iteference.• • • .... • RAIL WAY HARES BY PUBLIC SALE. ESSRS. L AMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, .way Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public f or their and to announce tha ,.. continued support and patronage, take .1 their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., ...ace every ' ..1:1168DAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Cornrow.'" e, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, contair.r ‘ nr instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to ' o r , addressed. All Scrip r .nd Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous te, their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded, ay the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately ` * .Xsposed of according to instructions. ""'' Its, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, . UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF LYCEU MRS. M KEELEY. Triumphant success of another New Burlesque. THIS EVENING The Performances will commence with WATCH AND WARD. After which, a New Grand Operatic, Melodramatic. Romantic, Fairy 1111-rleque Extravaganza, founder; on the Opera of "Oberon," entitled THE MAGIC HORN. P`fincipal characters by Messrs. F. XI *thews, A. Wigan, Kinlech, Collier, Yarnold, Bender, Silver, Richards, and Keeley; Miss Kef:Aey, Miss Villars. Miss Pairbmther' Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Arden., Miss Forster, Miss Laidlaw, Miss Bromley, Miss Howard, arrli Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with tlr . new Farce, entitled LOAN OF A NVIF . Principal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinlock ar.d Yarnold ; Mrs. Woollidge and Miss Howard. TitEATICE ROYAL, ADELPHI. 'UND ER. 7.ILE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. Will THIS EVENING P erformed the Comedy of PAUL PRY. Colonel Hardy, Mr.Lambs•rt ; Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Grasp, Mr. 0. Smith ; Somers, Mr. Wor' •e ll ; Mr. Stanley, Mr. Thomas; Harry Stanley, Mr. Boyce, Frank 'lardy, Mr. Braid ; Witherton, Mr. Selby ; Mrs. Subtle, Mrs Laws ; Marian, Miss E. Harding ; Phcebe, Miss Ellen Chaplin. Arta r which, a Grand Mythological Burlesque Extravaganza, de nor ain.ated THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS ; or, The Pas de Pip- Ptas. The characters personated by Messrs. Selby, 0. Smith, Glen metre, Lind° Waye, Butler, Williamson, Aldridge, Mitchenson, Alderson, T .yan, Wright, Paul Bedford ; Miss Ellen Chaplin, Miss Taylor, 3. .itss Harrison, Miss Simpson, Mrs. F. Matthews, &c. To be followed by an original Comic Sketch, called ABRAHAM PARlt'elt. Abraham Parker, Mr. Wright. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspere's Comedy (with Music) of THE FERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Granby; Mr. Ford, Mr. J. Vining ; Mr. Page, Mr. Ryder ; Sir Hugh Evans, Dlr. Charles Mathews; Master Slender, Mr. Compton; Mrs. Page, 3Eadame Vestris ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Stirling; 'Anne Page. Miss Georgiana Smithson. . _ After Wiia,;tTentirely new Serio-Comic; Drama, entitled, A 'CURIOUS CASE. Mr. Aubrey, Mr. Yining ; Twiggleton, Mr. Charles Mathews; Charles Stanton, Mr. Fisher; Edward, Mr. Honner ; Mrs. Aubrey, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with an entirely New Comic Drama, entitled THE BARBER BRAVO ; or, The Inventor of Powder. In which Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Grsamy, Mr. Wynn, Bias E. Stanley, and Miss E. Honner will perfo;rm. DAYIDGE'r.s ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Le - isee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. Transcendent taler..d, brilliant success, and crowded houses. Re- Engagement, PA' Six Nights more, of the distinguished Tragic Actress, Misa 'Cushman., and her sister, 3tiss Susan Cushman, positively V.iar last appearance in London. Will be THIS EVENING 'performed Shakespere's Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cushman ; Juliet, Miss Susan Cushman ; Nurse, - 11 .415. Daly ; Mercutio, Mr. E. F. Saville ; Capulet, Mr. lieslop ; 13 ..__envc.do, Mr. J o h nson; Tybalt, Mr. F re d er i c k s; Friar Lawrence, 4 ur: - /Teville; Apothecary, Mr. W. Smith. I ..fter which an entirely new F a rce, entitled THE BARBER AND THE BRAVO ; or, The Princess with the Raven Locks. In which Messrs. E. F. Saville, Neville, Lewis ; Mrs. E. F. Saville, and E. Terry will perform. To conclude with the favourite Drama of THE ROVER'S P.ECRET. Principal characters by Messrs. Saville, Johnson, Fre dericka, Lewis, HosloP ; Mrs. Lewis, Miss Terry, &c. Box Office open from eleven till four o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by ',ter Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. " The Merchant's Steed" triumphant. Entire change of Equestrian noveltlevs. Last Week of the highly popular Drama of " The Name',ess." THIS EVENING W a be perfOrmed the popular Drama of TUE STEED OF SY- ItiA.CILTSE ; or, Damon's Flight. Damon, Mr..l. Harwood ; Pythias, Ur, J. Dale ; Calanthe, Mrs. M. Brooks. Assisted by the nu kneTous Company, double Stud, &c. After which, magnificent SCENES of the HIPPODROME,* by the French, German, and British Artistes. The whole concluding with the popular Drama, entitled THE NAMELESS. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a moat powerful and entirely new Drama of a peculiar and tbrcible construction, embracing scenes in every grade of life and eventful acts of every day's occurrence, founded HAM AND the Popular work, "The Mysteries of London," entitled MARK GREENWOOD ; or, The Brothers' Career. Markham, Mr. Seaman; Greenwood, Mr. Walton; Tidkins, Mr. Searle ; Ste phens, Mr. Anker ; Count Alteroni, Mr. niggle ; Ellen, Mrs. H. Thing ; Isabella, Mrs. Li e. After which, the Burlesque of FAYRE ROSAMONDE. Fayre Rosamonde, Mr. Forman. To conclude with DOMINIQUE, THE DESERTER ; or, The Gentlerr. j an in Black. 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. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been Constructed, which will he brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PROMENADE CONCERTS, conducted by Mr. Godfrey. CALYPSO'S FAIRY GROTTO, representing in the Interior Telemachus ^elating his adventures to Calypso. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Sonthby, are on the Moat complete and efrectivo.scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display, lions. FARINELLI will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in iieignr, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to receive Lim, and bear him to his chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splendiilly el !lamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivore at half-past live ; the Pelicans, &c., at six ; Concert at half-past six ; and the Eruption at dusk. TO-MOOW, Setember The Boys of the Greenwich ßß Hospital School, 2, with their splendid Band, will pay their Annual Visit to the Gardens. On this occasion, in addition to the matchless attractions of the Gardens, there will be a brilliant Display of Fireworks on and in the Water, representing a Naval Engagement between a British Frigate and a Pirate, the Bands playing " Britons strike Home," and " Rule Britannia." The School will arrive at four o'clock. ADMITTANCE, ONE SHILLING. EARLY FROST.—We have had several frosty • nights during the present week, and same hope is entertained that this change in the weather will check the . progress in the potato disease; at all events it will contribute essentially to harden and dry the grain, after the heavy rains of last week, both in the Aelda and in the du/oh—Loh Jlercwy. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1846. Now ready, price 65., bound in morocco cloth, r H E NE W T IM 0 N A POETICAL ROMANCE. NEW EDITION, CORRECTED. ;" One of the most remarkable poems of the present generation. I; augurs a resuscitation of our bardic glories."—Sun. t " The ' New Timon' is a composition which displays both beauty slid power. It belongs to the school of Crabbe."—Literary Gazette. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 13, Marlboroug THE REV. R. COBBOLD'S Great HISTORY h-street. OF MARY AN,'..I"E WELLINGTON. DEDICATED, BY PERMISSION, TO HER MAJESTY THE SEEN DOWAGER. Mr. COEBURN befts to acquaint those interested in the above Work, that it is "..:40IV READY FOR DELIVERY TO THE SUBSCRIBERS. Price 21s. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now read NEW WORK BY MRS. ROMER. y, rAp d may be had of all Book se ll ers , i n T wo V o l s. Bvo., . with numerous Engravings. A TO TJCE TEMPLES PILGRIMAGE and TOMBS of EGYPT, NUBIA, and PALESTINE, in 1845-6. By Mrs. ROME K. Author of " The Rhone, the Darro, and the Guadalquivir," " Sturmer," &c. " Sirs. Romer is a pleasant gessipping companion. She visited many places of interest, and has described the impressions they made upon her in an exceedingly agreeable style."—Lit. Gazette. " Even After Eotben ' and Titmarsh's ' Tour,' Mrs. Romer , s ' Pilgrimage' will bq read with pleasure."—Athenaeum. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty). THE y vVEATITI I IR.—STUN OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 1. THER , AomETER, Lowest, 57; Highest. 74 ; Noon, 64. BAROMETER, 30 3.—WIND N.N.E., cloudy. /lIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TrIIS DAY. Horning .. 3 minutes after 9. I Evening .. 46 minutes after 9 46, ' - , r ' ,1E SECOND EDITION. tion of which was fully justified by the vast import ance of the subject, and the necessity that existed for the views of the Committee, which have been em bodied therein, although it has not yet received their formal sanction, being promulgated previously to the recess, in order that public opinion might be fully ex pressed on the recommendations, and that the same might be maturely weighed and considered at a period of comparative leisure, before they should be made the framework of future legislation. The report fully points out the manner in which the intention of the Legislature has been evaded, by a course of proceeding on the part of the directors of different companies, which, to say the least of it, is by no means creditable to the parties con cerned, and is not in accordance with that high feeling of honour, that straightforward course, by which persons entrusted with the management of matters so important to the commercial interests should be actuated, and governed in their proceed ings. It was enacted that whenever the dividend on lines which came within the operation of the Act should equal or exceed ten per cent. on the capital stock, the Lords of the Treasury, on giving three months' notice, might revise the tolls, fares, and charges. The bond fide object of this law was, that when a certain large remuneration for the actual ex penditure was returned to the proprietors in the shape of dividends, the public should get the benefit of the surplus in the shape of a cheaper means of transit. This object was practically defeated by the system of declaring dividends on an amount of capital far exceeding the actual outlay, and by the creation of new shares for additional works at par, when those very shares were at a large premium in the market. Specific instances of this abuse are detailed in the report, which fully warrant the recommendation of the Committee, " that an end should at once be put to the system of issuing more new shares than are required to cover necessary outlays, in order to divide premiums among proprietors, and thereby swell the amount of nominal stock beyond the actual outlay." This suggestion, we think, will be assented to by all disinterested persons ; its object, however, will be attained in a great degree by requiring that the assent of the newly-constituted Board shall be obtained before any augmentation of capital, by the issue of new shares, can be permitted. The vast importance of railways to the districts through which they run are fully set forth, and it is clearly proved that they are no less valuable to an agricultural than to a manufacturing population. The extraordinary-revolution in the value of land by the operation of railways must be very cheering to the ruined agriculturists. We find that land along the Glasgow and Edinburgh Railway, which, previous to its construction, was not worth ss. per acre, now commands a market price of from 30s. to 40s. per acre for the same land ; and this great increase is not surprising when we find the superior cheapness and facility of transport both for the farm produce and the means of improving the fertility of the land, which is well illustrated by the fact, that what by the old mode would involve an expenditure of 1421. 6s. 3d., for the charge of car riage, would now only amount to 40/. Bs. 9d. This is quite sufficient, as an example of the vast benefits conferred on agriculture by railway communication, which would bring large tracts of land now lying barren and unproductive into cultivation. To deve lop, however, these wonderful means of improvement, to the utmost extent, the fares should be reduced to the lowest possible rate, a reduction which would be of mutual advantage to the railway proprietors and the public generally, from the great increase of traffic ; a larger profit would be obtained by the former while the latter would have the advantage of the additional activity excited, and the obtaining of the greatest fa cility of communication and intercourse between the different localities. It is proved that the cost of con veyance diminishes with every increase of quantity, and it is calculated that a charge which, with a traffic of 20,000 tons, would only be remunerative at 10/d, per mile, would, with a traffic of 100,000 tons, be re munerative at one halfpenny per mile ; and, vast as the disparity may appear between the two quantities assumed, it is by no means improbable that such a re duction of fares would produce the increase. The directors of railways are not always possessed of a full knowledge of that which is most for their own interest; they too often are influenced by nar row-minded and short-sighted views, that induce them, while wishing to make the largest pecuniary profit from the management of the gigantic monopoly placed in their hands, to take steps by no means cal culated for the attainment of that object. What would be a valuable and remunerative branch of their traffic is too frequently totally destroyed or lessened to the greatest degree by the magnitude of the price charged, which amounts almost to a prohibition. The experience of the past fully testifies that every reduc tion of the fares has been attended with an increase of revenue. The difference between the prices origi nally charged on the London and Birmingham and the present price is exactly one-third, and the statis tics of the corresponding improvement are highly in teresting. The reductions on the fare of the first class, adopted on the Ist June, 1844, was 17i per cent., and the corresponding increase of passen gers was 19i per cent. On the second-class the reduction was 26i- per cent., and the increase consequent thereon was 61 1-5 per cent.; while on the third-class the reduction of 33 1-3 per cent. was met by an increase cf no less than 259 per cent. We have thus the strongest illustration that the traffic increases in a ratio more than exceeding the reduc• tion of fares, so as to afford an increase of profit. This is certainly too important a matter to all parties concerned to be left to the arbitrary will of the com panies or their directors, and justifies the recommen• dation, " that in return for their monopoly, compa nies ought to submit to an efficient system of control, with a view to the security of the public against ex travagant fares and charges, and the adoption of uniformity on the different lines in the scales and the mode of charging." We shall return to the other recommendations of the Committee, and examine the data on which they are founded, expressing our assent or dissent therefrom, with the several reasons by which we are influenced. Our space to-day forbids further notice. So immensely has the population of Cologne in creased of late years—more especially since it has become one of the great centres of railway commu nication—that it has become necessary to build a new faubourg, and several capitalists have formed a company for that purpose. The faubourg, which is designed for the accommodation of the working classes, will consist of several large houses, divided into small apartments. Madrid Papers to the 25th ult. have arrived. The Ministry had seized the Espanol on the 24th for asserting that a dispensation had arrived from Rome authorising the marriage of the Qt.LEEN and Don FRANCISCO VASS'S ; and the Espanol of the 25th was likewise seized for complaining of the seizure of the preceding day. The Heni/do has de clared in favour of the double marriage of Don Flux cisco with theRuEEN, and f.',f bon Eziftultiz with her sister. The arrival- of the Duke of Gram/Mt/Rea at Madrid had given rise to a report that Xing Lou is PP.uaprE has demanded the hand of the Infanta LUISA for the Due DE MONTPENSIER. The troops enlisted by General FLORES, for the expedition to the Republic of Ecuador, are to rendezvous at Aspeitia, where, it is said, they will be joined by a detachment of British volunteers. According to the Eco del C'omercio, the Cortes will meet on the 16th or 17th of September. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 25.—The Three per Cents. were done at 34 for cash ; the Four per Cents. at 21i; the Five per Cents. at 22i ; the Debt without In terest, at 64 ; and the Coupons, at 204. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. On Saturday, after the election of M. SAUZET, as President, the Chamber of Deputies proceeded to the election of the four Vice-Presidents. This also was a Ministerial triumph, the following being the result of the ballot : Number of voters ......... 338 Absolute majority ........... 170 M. BIGNoN .................. 201 M. LEPELETIER D'AULNA.T. ...... 183 M. HEBERT .................. 176 M. DELESSENT .............. 129 M. BILLAULT (O ppos i t i on) .. • . 116 Verovr 80 M. GEORGES DE LAFAYETTE B7 M. VIVIEG M. ABBATUCCI.. M. DEBELLEYME. M. DUPRET M. DE TRACY .. 22 M. GUSTAVE DE BEAUMONT .... 20 16 M. DUFAURE The three first gentlemen, having an absolute ma jority, were declared elected. M. DELESSERT, the next highest on the list, is also a Ministerialist, but not having obtained an absolute majority, he was not declared elected, and a fresh ballot will take place on Monday. The result of this ballot shows the overwhelming nature of the Ministerial majority. The 116 votes given to M. BILLAULT constituted the whole force of the Opposition present, while the Ministerialists di ♦ide their votes between M. DELESSERT and MM. DEBELLETME and DUPRET. The Courrier Francais thus comforts its party under their defeat :-- " The Conservative party has had an immense majo rity ; the Opposition expected it, and for our parts we are glad of it. What is it we wish for ? An opposition that will courageously defend our liberties, energetically plead the cause of progress, every day demand useful and necessary reforms, and whose triumph will be so much the more speedy as the abuses of monopoly, of privileges, and of reaction become more audacious and more evident. The moment has arrived for such an opposition to form itself. There is no longer a Minis terial campaign to make, and we think that this reason will bring back certain men to a path which they ought never to have quitted. The Parliamentary Left is beaten —completely beaten. And why ? Because it has re nounced its programme ; because it has made itself the slave of a man, when it was its duty to have been the apostle of progress and of liberty. Th e l esson i s severe for M. Odilon Barrot and his friends. There are persons who would profit by such a lesson, and who would blush to combat any longer under the orders of an am bitious intriguant, in a word, to serve as a footstool for M. Thiers. Because the Conservatives have the glory of being presided over by M. Sauzet; because MM. Bignon, Lepeletier, D'Aulnay, and Hebert have been named Vice-Presidents, the cause of progress and of liberty is not lost. We bare seen Governments which have possessed formidable majorities, and whose con duct was condemned by a tribunal superior to Parlia mentary majorities—by public opinion. The victories which have been gained by the practice of skilful manoeuvres at the late elections will not be long in being followed by striking defeat. Conquered today, we shall be conquerors to•morrow,—for principles never die. They may be misunderstood for an instant, but they will triumph one day or another. It is that day of triumph which we desire to hasten, and it is towards that object that all friends of order and of our institutions will go with us. If then you make a bad use of your majority, we shall endeavour to point out the danger which thratens you; but after all, you are masters; it is your afFair, and you are at liberty to disregard our warnings. You refuse us, for instance, a Parliamentary inquiry. The Centres are so docile, that such a refusal does not surprise us. Does it prove that the Chamber gains by such refusal in dignity and in consideration? Ask the country." A commissary of police was sent, on Friday, to search llErmes lodgings in the Rue de Limoges, in consequence of the prisoner's statement that proof would be there found that it was never his intention to kill or injure the KING. On being conducted into the cellar, the commissary dug up the floor in a spot which had been indicatel by HENRI, and at the depth of eighteen inches he found a copper tube, plugged at each end with wood. The tube was sealed and conveyed to the Chancellor. HENRI de• dares it contains papers which will demonstrate the truth of his statements. Considerable alarm continues to be felt in France at the rise in the price of corn, consequent upon an apt rehended scarcity. Riots have taken place at Dijon on account of the removal of corn from the neighbourhood, and troops have been sent therefrom Macon to preserve order. Incendiary fires continue in the district. Troops have also been or dered to Avallon. The Moniteur publishes the returns of the imports into France during the month of July last, from which it appears that the Customs duties levied thereon produced 12,957,914 f. Their amount in July, 1844, had been 14,980,828 f., and in 1845 12,837,639 f. This decrease does not appear chargeable to any other cause than the excessive illiberality of the existing tariff, proved by the tables published by the Moniteur. In the articles of foreign threads and foreign linens, this fact is glaringly demonstrated. The quantity of foreign thread imported into France in 1844 amounted to 6,255 metrical quintals. In 1845, under the influence of the new and rigorous advance of the protective duty, 4,146, and in 1846 only 2,814. Of foreign linens, the quantity imported in 1844 amounted to 3,002 metrical quintals. In 1845 to 2,201, and in 1846 to only 1,796 A letter from Cannes, of the 22d August, pub lished in the Toulonnais says : " Lord Brougham and Mr. Leader have just afforded us a spectacle quite unusual in this country. It may be remembered that three years back these gentlemen purchased the fine forest of La Croix de Gardy. The whole of it has since been surrounded with a high wall in the English style, and yesterday fourteen stags, as many does, and a number of young fawns arrived her e f rom Sar dinia, and are to b e immediately let loose in the forest. They were under the care of six keepers, in handsome liveries of maroon-coloured velvet, with gilt buttons, bearing his Lordship's crest. A pack of hounds arrived here from England three months back, and everything necessary for a hunting establishment is to be sent from Paris. It is said that a number of sporting men from England are to arrive here this year. Indeed this place is becoming quite an English colony. On every side are springing up handsome habitations, built with English money, combining British comfort and Italian elegance with French taste." The Three per Cents. were done in the Passage de l'Opera on Sunday at 83f. 72ic. LYONS, AUG. 28.—Paris and Rouen, 958 f. 75c. ; Avignon and Marseilles, 915 f. ; Northern, 710 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AUGUST 31. Boulogne and Amiens, 13IA —Dutch Rhenish, 6 , ,i—East Indian, %—Great Western Bengal, I ,4—Northern of France Constituted, 13%—Orleans and Vierzon, 15—Orleans and Bordeaux, B%—West Flanders, 4 1 A . SUN EXPRESSES.— TEIGNMOUTIL—ihe inhabitants of this quiet little seaport were much surprised and gratified by the arrival of The Sun newspaper on Friday night, by the express train of the South Devon Railway, containing the Queen's Speech, delivered in Parliament that same afternoon. The distance, upwards of 200 miles, being accomplished in five hours, including stoppages. This is the first instance of any newspaper express having arrived at Teignmouth.— (From a Correspondent). MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 10,000 bales, including 500 for export and 500 on spe culation. The market closed very firmly, and was in some respects rather dearer. Shares were quiet again. Following out, at last, the principles of free trade adopted by the Government and the Legislature of Eng land, we find several of the more influential portions of the American press advocating the same cause. Take the following extract as a sample from the New York Herald:— " The demand for protection to our manufacturers comes from the Whig party; it is yet and has ever been a part of their political creed, at the same time they are making efforts to inflate the currency. There is a strange inconsistency in these movements, which can never be reconciled. The effect of the first is to shut out from our markets foreign fabrics, which would come into competition With our own, while the effect of the last is to open a wider door for their admission than the first shuts against them. In this way, one offsets the other, and they never make any progress in the accomplishment of the object in view. On the other hand, we find the opposite party equally incon sistent in int political creed. According to the democratic doctrine, a low tariff will provide a greater revenue than a high one, and a reduction is therefore demanded for the purpose of Increasing the importations and increasing the revenue from customs, at the same time the party requires a currency, established upon a pure specie basis, nee le an inconsistency as glaring as that tthibited by the other party, and as difficult of reconciliation. The party advocating a low tariff should advocate an inflated paper currency, if a large revenue is the object, or even for the collection of sufficient revenue to meet the current ekpenditures of the Govern ment ; and the party in favour of protection should, in the first place, as being of the first importance, advocate a specie currency, and then get a tariff as high as pos sible : the high tariff, however ) is a matter of secondary consideration. A specie currency and a high tariff would give us a very limited revenue." The public sales of sugar and Other produce ttie rather large to-day, but there fa t tan average demand. The commercial advice s f rom B uenos Ay res rec ei v ed England w as to-day ar e noatto2f 3-16.mch importance n ß c r e itish Th br e ig exi i h n ii Bao nge otj irt states the Argentine iVity.t ) " a ii;hOrt time since was forcibly carried e(f tr)y her Britannie Majesty's steamer Lizard ) ll'ora the mouth, of the hicio, tlihere she had ent e r e d i n the absence of blot suing force, was on her arrival at Monte Video released by Admiral Inglefield, and returned to the Salado 4 But a few days after she was again seized by a Vrench force, and reconducted to Monte Video, when it appears a discussion arose between the two Admirals with regard to this unjustifiable proceeding. The result is not known. The conduct of Captain Inglefield in this instance is per fectly consistent with the acknowledged rules of blockade, and is a virtual disavowal of the heinous out rages perpetrated by Captain Reed at Ensevada." The Funds have been scarcely so high as they were yesterday. Consols for the Account have been quoted at 96 I, and for Money at 96i. Exchequer-bills have been firm at 21s. premium. Bank Stock has receded to 2084, and India Bonds are at 265. premium. In the Foreign Fonda there ha been an increase of business today. Mexican Five per Cents. have fallen from 271 to 261 and the Portuguese Four per Cents., which were yesterday called at 46, opened this morning at 4 , 11, and are now at 45i for the Account. For Spanish Three per Cents. the current value is at 37i e ; for the Five per Cents., 16--4- ; and for Dutch Two-and-a• Half per Cents., 591 In the Railway Share Market there is a feeling in favour of an improvement in prices. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT @NE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96% 4 3 per Cent. Consols Anns 96% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 1860 lO%, 7-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1.859 lO 5-16 India Bonds 1,0001 ... 26 South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities 96 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 1 3 / 4 d. I%d. 1,0001. 5001. Ditto Small — .. 22 pm. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 27 Ditto for the Account Portuguese 4 per Cents ... 44% Ditto for the Account . 44% 45 1 1 1 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840... Ditto for the Account .. ..... 26 1 / Ditto Passive Bonds 5 7 43 6 Ditto 3 per Cent Ditto for the Account 3 7 34% Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 43 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cents BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Aberdeen Amber., Notting., Boston, &c 2%...... 21 5 to 2 Armagh, Coleraine, &Portrush 1% — to Aylesbury end Thame - Belfast and Ccunty Down .. 2 1 7; .. .. Bideford and Tavisteck ...... 1% — to Bo mingham and Gloucester..loo ...... Do. New (iss. at 7V. dis.). 17 1 / 2 ...... Birmingnam & Oxford June... 2 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction 2% Boston, Stamf, , & Birming... 225. Bristol and Exeter Do., New Bristol and Gloucester Bristol and Liverpool June... 2% — to Buckinghamshire..- 42s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Extension Cambrian and Grand Junct.. 42s Cambridge and Oxford Central Kent 2 l /2 — to Chester and Holyhead 2 7 1 /2 Churnet and Blythe Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltenham and Oxford Clydesdale Junction Cork, Blackrock, & Passages 225. ...... Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford l l /2 — Cornwall Cornwall and Central Devon 2% — to Derby and Crewe.. Direct Lincoln, East Retford, and Sheffield Junction 2.54 — Direct Manchester (Rem.)... 2% ..... Ditto ( Rastrick's) st4 .. to Direct Northern ..... 2 1 / 2 ...... 1%..... to Direct Norwich 1 — - to Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 10 Dublin, Belfast, & Coleraine 2 1 /, — Dublin and Galway ... .. Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 7 1 ,4 Eastern Counties 141. 16s 23% to 22% Do. New lOl. 16s 7% p... to Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d Do., do. N 0.2,6/. 13s. 4d. —• Do., York Extension ...... 10s. ...... 2% to East Dereham and Norwich 1 Eastern Union 35 Ditto, Quarter Shares Do. Extension to Harwich l, — ...... to Do. Cambridge and Ely ... 2% — to East Lancashire East Lincolnshire ... 1 1 / 1 East and West of England... 1% — to Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O — to Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares l 2 l /2 Do. New Quarter Shares... 12 1 Edinburgh and Northern ... 10 ...... Edinburgh and Perth Ely and Huntingdon ... 7 l /2 ...... Enniskillen and Sligo 2% — to Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 5M — ...... to Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 Ditto, New Do. 1 4 Shares (5 per ct. gua.) 12% — G10m..., Aberystwith, and Cen. of Wales Goole, Doncaster, Sheffid., &c. 42s — ...... to Grand Union (Nott. & Lynn) 1/ %..... to Great Eastern and Western... 2% —.... to Great Grimsby and Sheffield 10' Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 25 Jute..,. Great Munster Great North of Scotland 2 l /2 — Great North of England 100 ...... Ditto, New...... ............ .. 5 Ditto, New ... 15 Ditto, New 1t6...... Great Western Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Fifths Guildfd.,Farehm.,&Portsmth. 5 Harwich and E. C. Junction 2 .... . Hull and Selby . _.. Ditto, Quarter Shares . 12% — to Ditto, Half Shares Inverness and Elgin 2 ...... Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 9 Do. do. and Norwich Irish North Midland Isle of Axhulme Killarney Junction Keadal and Windermere l l4 ...... ...... to Lancaster and Carlisle 45 Do. New 5 ...... Lame, Belfast, & Ballymena 425. ...... .... Leeds and Bradford Leeds and Carlisle Leicester and Birmingham... 225. Lei:ester and Bedford 22s. Leeds and Dewsbury IA dis. to Leicester and Tanui : orth, &c. 425....... Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction 2% to Liverpool and Bury London and Birming. Eaten. 1% London 4k Blackwall...l6/. 13s. 4d ...... to Do. New . 3 — to Do. Extension London end Brighton 5O - Do. Fifths 3O - London and Croydon...l3/. 15s. 9d. 23% x d to - Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 - London and Greenwich.... 121.155. 4d... - Ditto Preference lBl 17s 2d... - London,liounslow,&Westem 2 . .... - London and North Western..loo 205 Do. Quarter Shares Do. do. New .. Do. do. Fifths Do. Eighths G. J. 12% — to Do. New Quarters ...G. J. -- Do. 401. Shares.....L. &M. 6 London and S. Western.... 41/. 6s. 10d. Do. New consolidated Bths.. 40 Ditto New .... .. 17 1 / 2 .. ... 26% x d to Do. New l4 — to _ London and Y0rk......... ...... 2% 2V to 2 Ditto Half Shares London and Windsor .....»•. 1%...„. London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2 1 4 — ...... to -- Londonderry and Coleraine... 12 1 ,E _ Londonderry and Enniskillen 12% ...... to Lynn andhly _ _ Cinn and Deieham Manchester and Leeds B2 - ... Ditto Half Shares - 38 ...... Ditto Quarters Ditto Fifths Ditto Sixteenths ....... ... 6 1 4 — to Do. Extension Manchester and Birmingham 40 — - Ditto Quarters (A) Ditto Quarters (B) - 5 .- •• to -•- _ Ditto quarters ZO 1 Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 425. Manche,ster,Birmingham,and _ MouldJiniction Manchester and Southampton 2 Midland lOO —l4O Ditto Fifths Ditto, New 24 ...... 37%4. to Midland, Birm., and Derby 100 ... .. ...... to Midland and Eastern Counties 2% — to M idld. Great Western (Irish) 12% to Newcastle & Darlington ;Canc. 25 — to Ditto New Newcastle and Berwick Do. North Shields Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... Newport and Abergavenny. . 2% — Newry and Enniskillen ...... O Newark, Sheffield, and Boston 1% — ...... to Nrorfolk ........... ......... ..... 20 Do. Half Shares ...,....... 7 ...... --~ Dittc Tenths v . . 444.44 2 , ...... iis ~., ~ . Ditto Extension l4 lii etd.:: 2 1 ,4 "• 0 North British Ditto Half Shares. Ditto Fifths Do, Carlisle Extension l l4 4lg to gorth of Norfolk ii.6464•1•••44i 2% '.... •• • to Northern and Eastern 5O ...... -s• ...... to -.• Ditto Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.):: 45 . .... .4.... to Ditto Quarter Shares - 12 1 / • ....,, to -,-.. Ditto New •• •- ~ • • - 1 - -,, -~ ... .. to North limit & biteet butet :441i:::. •,:•••• •• • to North Staffordshire... 42s. North Wales North. & South. Connecting 2% to t'tOrtltrtirtonj Banbutli an 4 Cheltenham - - -as 2 mid, ~ e i. Nottingham and Mansfield..; •iili .".. ,a 1411 t 9 ••••• Oxford} WOrceSteri and lira: 111.. • '' • ifitii - t 1•16 • • - t -- yer.amptou ... •4 Oxfd., Witney, & Cheltnham 1%.. ... ..,,,., iv ~. Pilbroiv Atmospheric - gizirgthattil A/lteet .4,- • • 3% _ to Preli;off ind *yl.B ...iii.i:4,l4 29 d4.,1 .... ••••• to Ditto; Half Shares .. .. .... 1% 41 ~.4... ... is to Re4dint Cittildford; & Reigate 425....... 1% dis. to ..... Rithrnutid .4.,;11:,4i • • •,.,.. 10 ..... ...--- to ...... Rugby, Leamington, akd Warwick Scottish Central Ditto, New, .. Scottish Midland ... ......... ... 10 Ditto, Extension 2% to Sheffield, Buxton, Leek Pot teries, and Crewe l% — ..... to Sheffield and Manchester ...100 Ditto 1 4 Shares 8 Shrewsbury and Birmingham 2 1 / 3 ...... to Shropshire Union . 42s. ... Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and S. Staffordsh. Junction 2% ,-- ...... to —^ .01igo and Shannon' .. 1% ..,.. to --F • South Devon South Midland 42s. South and Midlands Junction 425....... to South Staffordshire Junction 2 1 / 2 to South Eastern and Dover ... 33 1 / 8 ...... Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, N 0.2 l2 Ditto,New,No. 3 Ditto New, No. 4. St. Allan's, Hatfield, and Hertford Janction ......... 425. Staines and Richmond........ 1 1 . ... to Staffordshire and Shropshire 2 3 4 — to South Wales Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Sun. Coal ...... .. 2 Taw Vale Extension Tring, Reading, & Basingstoke SV I - ..... to Vale of Neath Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Warwickshire and London... 425. Warwick and Worcester 42s. ...... to Waterford and Kilkenny 8 Waterford and Limerick 2 2 1 / 2— .. to Waterford,Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin Wexford, Waterford, and Valentia Waveney Valley Welsh Midland ___ _... .._ . West Riding Union ...... 3 1 4 p.. to West Cornwall 2 West London, Old Shares ... 20 . Wexford and Carlow Wisbeach and St. Ives Wilts,Somerset,& Weymouth 10 ...... 5 1 4 to Worcester, Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Worcester,Tenbury,& Ludlow 2% to Worcester,Warwick,& Rugby 425. — York and Carlisle 2% % to 1 ork and North Midland .. 50 Ditto, Half Shares Ditto. Scarboro' Branch Ditto, Selby Ditto. Extension Ditto East and \Veit Riding Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian Barbadoes .. ... ....... 1 Boulogne and Amiens Bordeaux and Mediterranean 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie's) Bordeaux. Toulouse, & Cette ( Espelete's) Calais, Dunk, & W. Flanders 2 Calcutta & Diamond Harbour i's. Callao, Lima, & Pacific Coast 1 Central of Spain Ceylon .... ss. - Demerara. Den dre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . Dutch Rhenish East Indian Eastern Belgian Junction.. .. 2V a ...... Fampoux and Hazebrouk..... 4 Great Indian Peninsular ss. ..... . Great Western Bengal ss. Great Western Canada Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 : i to Jersey 1 Louvain Ala Sambre Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon 2 Madras Madrid and Valentia Mauritius 1 Namur and Liege... 6 ...... 2 3 % to Nn. of France Constituted ... 5 North Jamaica 1 - Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 ...... 8N.....,. to Over Yssel 413 s 4d..... Paris and Lyons Constituted 5 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen .. Paris & Strasbg. Constituted 5 ...... ... .. to Rouen and Havre 2O Sambre and Meuse 8 — to Strasburg and Bale l4 St. Laurence and Atlantic.... Tours & Nantes Constituted 5 Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt Trinidad.. ........ ......... ..... 2% West Flanders JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American .... 50 Colonial .. Commercial of London London Joint Stock London and Westminster. .. 20 National Provincial of Engld. 35 National of Ireland 22% ... .. to Provincial of Ireland Union of Australia Union of London ... 10 MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered LLO YD'S SHIPPING.-!THIS DAY.) LONLON, SETT. I.—Wind this day at noon N.N.E., light breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, AUG. 31.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. from the River, and sailed, Scotia, Kerr, Quebec; Hendrik Hudson, Moore, New York; St. George, Jones, Sydney, New South Wales. DUNGENESS, AUG. 29.—Arrd. Helena, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off port, 31st, Stadacona, Irons, Montrose. PORTSMOUTH, Auo. 31.—Wind S.W. to N.W.—Arrd. Prince Albert, Sebor,. New York, and sailed for London. Off port, Barbara Gordon, Ritchie, Tobago. SALCOMBE, AUG. 28.—Arrd. John and Eliza, Youghal, for Portsmouth, very leaky. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 31.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Eurydice, Brown, Maceio ; Phcenix, Graves, Antigua; Jamaica, Bailey, Jamaica; Apollo, Hewitt, St. Domingo ; Hannibal, Foote, New Orleans; Thomas Bennett, Eldrige, Charleston; J. R. Skiddy, Luce, New York ; Ashburton, Howland, ditto; Mary Ann, Brown, Boston ; Condor, Gardner, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Liverpool, Swinford, ditto ; Jane Ham mond, ditto; Recovery, ditto; Philopontus, Jones, St. Ste phen's, New Brunswick ; Spartan, Prowse, Prince Edward's Island ; Union, Montreal ; Dewdrop, Williams, Labrador. Sld. 30th, Malibran,Stocks, Gulf of Mexico ; 31st, Huguenot, Graves, New York. Off port, Isabella, Kestrel, Jane, L'Alexy. and Rappahannock, —. MARGATE, AUG. 31.—A boat, supposed to belong to a small Dutch vessel lost on the Long Sand, also a few pieces of wood with oars attached, have been brought in here. POOLE, AUG. 30.—Sld. Eliza, Lowe, Newfoundland ; Ceres, James Kesbury, Newfoundland. MARYFORT, AUG. 28.—S1d. Trafalgar, Quebec. YOUGHAL, AUG. 28.—Arrd. Emily, Coombes, Quebec. Sid. 27th, Dominica, Storak, Quebec. INvEßKErrimio, AUG. 29.—The Rosebud, Lumsden, on shore near the island of Tnchcolm. 2Gth inst., has gone down in deep water. PORTINBLAER, AUG. 29.—Several bulks of timber were picked up this morning about four miles N.E. of this head, and brought in here, marked W. I. B. in red paint. THE FRENCH FLEET.—Lloyd's agent at Messina reports the arrival there of the French fleet, under the command of his Royal Highnes Prince de Joinville, on the 14th August, from Syracuse, and his departure again on the 16th for the north ward. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) BAY MATICHETIS. SMITIIFIELD.—OIdiIeadOVH737STto 4/; New ditto, 2/ 5s to 31 15s; Old Clover, Ha y, Si lOs • New ditto, 4/ to 51; Oat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 10s; Wheat gtraw, IL lOs to 1/ 12s per load. 'Trade extremely dull, at the above quota.. tions. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to 414 s ; New ditto, 21 103 to 31 16s; Old Clover, 51 to 51 lOs; New ditto, 41 to 41 165; Oat Straw, 11 8s to 11 lOs; Wheat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 12s per load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. WITITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 83 to 41; New ditto, 3/ to 3/ 15s; Old Clover, 4/ 18s to 51 15s; New ditto, 4/ to Si; Oat Straw, 1/ 8a to 1/ lOs ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 108 to 11 12s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There has been very little business done in Bri tish Plantation, the attention of the trade being entirely oc cupied with the large public sales. Only about 250 hhds have been sold at rather lower prices, establishing a decline of 6d to is per cwt. The public sales have consisted prin cipally of 4,563 bags, 296 casks .Mauritius, 4,540 bags Bengal, 1,165 bags of Madras, 5,301 bags (clayed) Manilla, and 1,405 hhds 164 barrels Porto Rico, nearly all of which found buyers (excepting the Porto Rico), but went off very heavily, and at a decline of fully is to 2s upon the mid and low brown descriptions, of which the greater part consisted, while the better sorts brought fully the pre vious value. Only about one-half the Porto Rico found buyers, at 46s to ,50s for low to good yellow, and 44s to 45s 6d mid greyish clayed yellow Manilla, being for the Porto Rico fully previous rates, but the Manilla comparatively cheap. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,757 hhds, 216 tierces, 196 barrels; there were taken for home consumption 1,220 hhds, 116 tierces, 251 barrels. The stock in the same places is 10,452 hhds, 1,061 tierces, 7,840 barrels. COFFEE.-140 casks 120 barrels Jamaica, and 1,201 bags Ceylon at auction only partly sold, at rather lower prices. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 813 puns 74 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 148 puns 39 hhds, and ex portt d 162 puns 192 hhds. The stock in the same places is 9,324 puns 2,136 hhds. SatrrhTnE.-- - -1,255 bags Bengal at auction were all taken in at 26s to 26s Gd for PA to 3 per cent. refraction, being rather below the previous value, TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is quoted 42a ad to 42s Gd per cwt. for al. ' and 41s. 9d to 42s for old on the spot. Town is 438 Gd ter cwt: TPA:—The market is dull. —ThOPr;ctice of - ma ki ng A TEA PARtt PO/BONED. the best teapot a repositoty for small articles ] was nearly pro ductive u carpenter,lt o n S . ull tdbuaettiAvier Chappell, a fatal th a e st c . he l l t te a l p ih p a ea m r - s d re i' s 7 iu t i t n7 i i n n g Cheltenham road; his wile, and four friends, had been taking tea together, when one of the p ar ty c om pl a i ne d o f s i c k ness at the stomach. Almost at the same moment two of the others likewise felt unwell, and a foutth was seized with vomiting. It suddenly occurred to one of them to l oo k i n t o th e t ea p o t, when, to hr silr,trigfe ?; she discovered a packet of a substance labelled " Butler "s fly and Insect Killer—Poison." They all became alarmed, especially When Mrs. Chappell remembered on the instant that she had plated the said packet some weeks pre viously, in the teapot, out of the way of her grandchild, and had forgotten to take it out when she made the, tea, not having even rinsed ont the teapot. A person lodging in the heft-Bei hearing some confusion, came into the room, and find frig that poison of some sort had been taken by every one of them, and that they were all more or less affected by it, im mediately ran off for a medical man. Mr. Bartley, surgeon, of Stoke's-croft, was fortunately at home, and on arriving at the house administered to each a powerful emetic and afterwards antidotes, and continued with them until nearly ten o'clock. The remedies used were successful, and with the exception of Mrs. Chappell, who is still suffering from the effects of the poison, as well as from much mental anxiety, as being the innocent cause of the accident, the other parties are convalescent. Mr. Bartley, it appears, tested the contents of the paper,land found that it contained arsenic.—Bristol Journal. THE MOORS.—The accounts from the hill continue to be as favourable, as to the success of the sportsmen, as am first. Last week, the weather was dry and wet each alter nate day till Thursday; but, subs,equently, it has been fair and more seasonably cool. The irtaq,rs attached to Blair Castle were strictly reserved last year an4t4is, it is under ' stood, for his Royal iighuops Paco Alle47.7rertil courier. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY) (Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.) IN RE NAYZIEW. This bankrupt, who is well known in the literary world, came up to pass his last examination, and Nv . , 5 supported by Mr. Sturgeon, and oppu,ged by Air: Cooke. From the evidence given by the banlzruptth it appeared that he had been connected w il l is the Era newspaper, but had assigned Ili , interest, and had not made any entry in d balance-sheet, as it was of no value. He bad disele, e t everything to his creditors—his property, which had col, about 1,6001, had been seized in execution and sold at 0 loss of 1,185/. He considered himself justified in big expenses, as up to the beginning of the year he ought to have received 1,5001. a-year for his literary la bours, He originated Punch, and was bee" cecded by an editor, Mr. Mark Lemon, under an arrangement to receive one half, but Mr. Lemon had refused to ratify the agreement. Out of 2,9001. he had only received 1,215/., and owed 2,411/. Hisi embarrass' ment arose in consequence of losing two arrange' ments, amounting to 1,000/. and 300/. a-year. But he bad offered to pay 51. a-week out of his profits, and make it up the full half of his earnings if he made more, but the Fropor sition was rejected. The CommissioNErt considered an adjournment Ot t take place, for the balance-sheet to be amended, an d ,.. the costs should depend on the opinion of the ofleu"' assignee. The examination was then adjourned for six weeks' The bankrupt estimated the profits of Punch at 10,0001; a year ; he also claimed 1,000/. from the Iron Tim es estate for one year's salary he was entitled to iu lieu of • notice. Obrienin4 LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1846. Wherever a reformation is necessary, there, in time, it will assuredly make its appearance. However bigoted may be the preference awarded to some lumbering and ignorant system, whether in science, arts, government, literature, or manners, it will ulti mately succumb to the dictates of common sense and the arguments of common prudence. Formerly the philosophers and historians of Europe imagined it to be a degradation of pencraft if their books, and even their correspondence, were not written in Latin ; before MoßE's fragment of a history, and EALEIGB'S History of the World, were penned, the masterpieces of our national literature were composed, sometimes in elegant and fastidious, but too frequently in loose and ungainly Latin. After those eminent performances had evidenced that our native tongue was sufficiently dignified and sonorous for the narration of great events, and the expression of elevated ideas, the pre vious ;blunder was corrected, and dog-Latin reserved only for the recreation of the sizars of the universities. The custom of carrying a horse's tail upon our heads, in the shape of a flowing peruke, has been in like manner abolished, and the covering afforded by nature preserved. Wooden ploughs have given place to others more capable of penetrating the glebe. Political constitutions have been modified from the compilation of the codes of LYCURGUS and JUSTINIAN, to the production of the Code Napoleon at the commencement of this century, and are still undergoing gradually improvements. As human perfectability has hitherto proved nothing less than an impossibility, so have the productions of human ingenuity or sagacity proved ever capable of being remedied. The remedies are, indeed, forced upon us by sheer necessity and by irksome experience, if we be not previously convinced of their advisability. Hence it is invariably considered as the best testi mony of wisdom to anticipate the inconveniences which others can only recognise on their arrival, and to make preparations for dilemmas which, if permitted to transpire under no restraint, will be inevitably productive of still greater and more serious emergencies. It is always more graceful and laudable to abandon an error voluntarily than to be driven ignominiously to its rejection. Sir ROBERT PEEL, by this timely move ment, acquired glory where the protectionist minority only obtained for themselves universal obloquy and permanent ridicule. We are rejoiced to perceive that the societies of the Inner Temple, Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's Inn have selected the better course, or that they have at least given some indication of their readiness to pur sue that better course, and by so doing to prevent a resolute and, to them, somewhat graceless interposi tion of the Legislature. By submitting themselves to a wholesome and natural description of moral regimen, they will prevent the necessity of swallowing some unpalatable Parliamentary bolus. Howbeit these venerable and honourable societies do not as yet display much knowledge of the mysteries of intellectual dietetics. After the committeemen of these three bodies had duly deliberated upon the necessity of some alteration in their present system of legal education, they ar rived at the conclusion that such a necessity really did exist ; and the consequence of this , conviction has been the publication of certain im portant resolutions. The solitary lectureship, founded by the Middle Temple, is therein pro nounced to be utterly inadequate for the instruction of the vast number of individuals annually called to the bar, or, to speak more accurately, they deemed it advisable that the advantages of such a means of tuition should be under no restriction whatever, but that every candidate should be supplied with a similar boon. Acting upon this principle, the resolutions propose that four additional lectureships be founded, and, moreover, that a certificate of having attended at least two of the courses of these hypothetical or prospective lectures should be a ne cessary qualification for a barrister. So far the arrangement is almost as much as might reasonably have been expected under the circumstances, but ONLY so far ! Certificates of having attended so many lectures upon jurisprudence will be required, but it will be wholly unnecessary for the bearer of the certificate to evince the fact of his having gleaned one lonely morsel of information from that attend ance ! As well might a professor of modern philoso phy shut a student up in his chamber with a copy of BACON'S " De Augmentis" during so many hours in the course of twelve months, and flatter himself that, by so doing, he had instilled into the learner's mind a thorough appreciation of the inductive method of reasoning! Never was a more lame and preposterous expedient resorted to by judicial sages in council assembled! Candidates for the bar, besides handling a knife and fork during so many terms, and by that means getting on excellent terms with their profession and themselves, are to knock their heels together during so many lectures ; but they are altogether relieved from the necessity of listening to the lecturer, much less of comprehending the drift of his discourse—the examinations being voluntary with the candidates Either the fabricators of these resolutions imagine the seekers of honour at the bar would have even a more insurmountable objection than Sir JouN FAL STAFF to answering questions "on compulsion," or they must be labouring under the very erroneous notion that legal students are the most industrious scholars in the world. Either these examinations should be compulsory, or the additional lectureships should not be established at all. A man can as readily be indolent in a lec ture-room as in his elbow chair, and we are persuaded that these certificates will, in many instances, be littlt better than guarantees that So-and-So has regularly taken his after-dinner nap in the lecture-mom instead of at his chambers ! that Such-an-one has punctually whittled the bench under the very nose of Professor DRACO, instead of smoking cheroots over the last num • ber of Punch ! or that What's-his -name has periodically played an imaginary game at billiards in the said lec ture-room instead of a real one at the divan. Nothing, indeed, could be more signally fallacious than this re solution that the attendance at lectures should be re quisite, and the examination altogether superfluous. Yet even this preposterous resolution is acceptable at an acknowledgment that some reformation is requind among the Learned (?) Gentlemen who aspire to silk gowns. It is the first good step in a right direction. We alluded yesterday to the Second Report of the Select Committee on Railways, or rather, we should say, the draft of that report, prepared by Mr. Molt lump the Chatraitu of the Committee, the publioe. THE LATE FORGERY AT COUTTS' RE -EXAMINATION OF CAPT. RICHARDSON , MANSION-HOUSE.—(THIS DAY.) Considerable excitement was created this morning is the neighbourhood of this Court, as it was known the° Captain William Richardson, chairman of the Tenbury Worcester, and Ludlow Railway Company, was to be brought up a second time before the Litrd Mayor, on a charge of having altered a cheque on COutts' banking' house, from the sum of 101. to 5,000/. The cheque for 101., it will be remembered by our readers, had bee" signed, in the first instance, by the chairma n and, again, by Thomas Stevenson, and William Letch' mere Whitmore, two of the directors, who afterward s returned the cheque to the prisoner. On its being pre' sented at the banking-house, the amount appeared as 5,000/, which was honoured, and five 1,0001. notes were' paid to the person who presented the cheque. It after wards appeared in evidence, that these notes were taken to the Bank of England on the same day by the pri" soner, who received gold in exchange, he giving his ad: dress " Linen Hall, Dublin." and Furnival's Inn Hotel' in town. Subsequent inquiries led to the prison ers being taken into custody. At twelve o'clock this day the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor took his seat. Aldermen Wood and Musgroile sat beside his Lordship. After the morning cases had been disposed of, Captain William Richardson was placed at the bar at , two o'clock. Mr. Bushe, of the firm of Bushe and Mullins, appear ed to prosecute ; Mr. Woolf, from Mr. Flower's office, tar peered for the prisoner. Mr. Bushe said that, on the 7th of July, a Board O f the Tenbury, Worcester, and Ludlow Railway Ce °l-- pany was held, when a cheque was drawn for 104 signed by Captain Richardson, and containing on ti le . counterfoil the name of the person to whom 1; was intended to be paid. Th,:t person was 11° 0 present. On the 20th of the same month the ',041/0 cheque, signed by the prisoner and by 111_, of the directors was presented at itessrs. bank, purporting to be drawn for 5,0001., which IT; paid by one of the clerks in five 1,000,/. notes. Th next part of his case would be to bring borne the fs,' se that on the same day the prisoner himself, ti nder a fs t l tie name and address, changed three of these tic tes °f be r Bank of England. The rest of the case wa. l rat b e complicated, but it all tended to the same thing, t, ' lst or amount received from the cheque had come into th , P session of the prisoner. and Robert Hare, called and examined.—He was cleric i d cashier at Coutts' bank. On the 20th of July he Pa le cheque produced, in five notes of 1,000/. each• i r ete numbers were dated the 13th of February, and 'Lid 96,087, 96,091-2.3-4, consecutive numbers. lie e- e ,id not identify the person to whom hp -roe the cheque. He paid these notes tO a re account of William Richardson, William Letci`nrop,, Whitmore Thomas Stevenson, and another Pee Three of ;hose persons were authorised to dray'' , -I. 0 1 Richardson being always one of the party. The prin elt, partner of Coutts' house was Edward Majoribanks , Ll The instructions to the banker's clerk on entering c'al to the account of the railway company was then pro/ f .• by the witness. It was precisely the same as sire° stated by him. He (witness) did not know the prie.o°' personally at the time the account was opened. Cross-examined by Mr. Woolf—The account W opened with Messrs. Coutts by the gentleman me ntion a eo in April. He had no doubt that the genuine signa tur r i, were affixed to the cheque. It was regarded as a E n g vate account, Messrs. Coutts declining to do anY tb a l st• with railway companies. There still remained balance of 5001. or 6001. in the hands of the banker,". the , Mr. W. Pulsford examined—Was secretary to Worcester, Tenbury, and Ludlow Railway CotePs. a o . ii , Had been secretary since its first forma° 5 , The offices of the company were at 140 ' in New Palace-yard, Westminster. He found o f • the minute-book of the board of directors a meeting the 7th July. That minute was verified by the sig ° os ,,, ture of the chairm an an d di rec t ors i n the usual W s aitt Captain Richardson was present at that meeting, signed the minute. ha& • Mr. Bushe read from the book—" And also t-, sof cheque for 10/. b e g i ven t o M r . H owe ll' s m esseng er his service s ," w ith th e i n iti a l l e tt ers W. R. attache"; ars Witness's examination continued—He 1 .0 ,,, 1111 ," b 0ak entry in the cheque-book in Captain -tli e gr. ; son's writing —"No. 11, Messenger from or- Howell, his services, July 10," He b e n for a letter from this party, and a converso t h i l ; cb lowed, in which g en tl emen roun d the ta". piec e ' served that they would give a sovereign 00 rather than this sum should come out of 1 1° fro' Of the company. He afterwards receive d d is' Captain Richardson a cheque for 10/., which eg ret pia every respect with the counterfoil. It Was then signed by Captain Richardson himself. Looking a ' cheque produced, he could see that the to , ference consisted in the cheque being the for 5,000/, instead of lot, and i ll _. c teli addition of two more signatures. Having be en inst.!: o, 11 by Captain Richardson to get these signatures, „,01, closed the cheque to Mr. IN hitmore. (The letter' W.%* 11 0. was produced to show that a note from WI f enclosing the cheque, was posted on the day f 0 43 0 ing, Bth July). He found a lso on the cheque 70 the date had trout the 7th been changed to ttre Lep July. He was positive that the " one' had not l'i r ti placed before the " seven" when the simple wa s oto drawn. (The witness then read the lett ers at-ld- re k hreS to the directors, requesting their s i gnaturea " do eo cheques, one being the one in question. The cl!f came back for the respective sums of 100/ 9O/.. es they had gone. A not h er signature was at t- jiis; to the cheque aft erwar d s — t h at of Mr. Stevenso n, iv tb° witness subsequently obtained. The signatures , T h y , best of witness' s b e li e f, were not i n the or d e r in w they appeared in the cheque produced. lei' ; (The examination was proceeding when our report ,ja; IRISH MARBLES.--The recent importation o f o f marble from Ireland was made on the recommendation pioilf Royal Highness Prince Albert, who expressed his e . 4 A toli e , to a deputation of the Council of the Society gt i , c ti• which he is president, of the applicability of t'7iitor - 0 samples of which had been sent over for their ohleia -I ,,es, jr• gation, to various economical and ornamental plirP t llo l ,.,Po' is not generally known that the position of his R ness, as president of the Society of Arts, is not me ob' rare, for although he does not take part in its "if P ti oll proceedings, everything brought to it s i n vestigaticTo' 'flitted to his private inspection. Amongst other /iv : 00 qualifications the Prince Consort is a good chemist. , ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT A T LONGTO'' s t ' ef f Wednesday a most lamentable accident occurreLo t o e Sparrow's Gould-street, coal-pit, L ong t on . Some '''',' ac t ," e playing together o n th e p i t -b an k, w h en t h e clotkP‘beco - t p, of them, named John Ford, about eight years of ag,t", ( 100 entangled with the chain attached to the eng . " - , e agr 0 0 0 , which, in revolving, drew the child with great I ' oll ' l , ou, t eo a portion of the machinery, and crushed his nee" 0 01 8 5 arm in a frightful manner. The unfortunate boy hel the accident only about two hours. An inquest; Via!pcilkire the Three Tuns Inn, yesterday, before W. Harding , ',"pfar a verdict of "Accidental Death" returned.—Skto for) Mercury. 42 ,c; ~ 1 . 0 SUICIDE AT CHELSEA.—ShortIy before -of CO" last night a young woman, whose name, resideasee:Vgne flexion was not known, committed suicide in the je' t be very nearly opposite Cremorne Gardens entrance, ovigli..to ing from the embankment into the water: Ala mm ade clothes of the deceased remained in sight several b e 0 4 0 from the want of a boat very little exertion could it io,ocl to save her. From her dress and appearance o f '- appear that she had been leading a life of prod:4 l ot prostitution. sto AMERICAN ELOQUENCE.—The following ;.3 0, 40 from a speech of General Buncum in favo ur " Mr. Speaker—When I open my eyes, and look , ' ye 05; 1 01 vast expanse of this country—when I see how Iltion t o b e freedom has caused it to rise in the scale of , h e expand on every side—when I see it growing, ew 51 11 _7WL.,1 ing, like a spring freshet—l cannot resist the i( orig. day will come when this great nation, like a ycalM fo . _ o l o boy, will burst its straps , a nd become entirel y too- the 5f.e,.46 boots. Sir, we want elbow room — t he continent, :ta con tinent, and nothing but the continent — a nd w ot_Ztielri-5 it. Then shall Uncle Sam, placing his ha t u p on tt rest his right arm upon the Oregon and California left upon the eastern seaboard, and whittle away power, while reposing his right leg, like a free ••••-•' Cape Horn ! Sir, the day will— the day must COrc r York Sun. DEGRADING PUNISHMENTS IN THE ABBY. " - On t o recent order of the Commander-in -Chief, !;),„rerelbe officers of regiments, battalions, or depOts, ar,..e r _ e fl ti t in sentence military offenders to solitary coile I r, 4 ,1180._ t he cells, or " black holes," as they are technicall., 0 , : - er to many cases, as soon as a prisoner is deliveredlxt.'.,ir,y.ne, g:Arris.on provin; of the Royal Artillery, that P,,,,, - s!r ti o or,L;--rs to crop the hair tit the deliuquent c1 41, _ to ri ) e o r g o On Sundas the whole of the men. Who inay l e! o ee e ,t 4 • c oo — confined arc marched to the barrack chape a _ .„ s yi armed escort, and placed in the chapel In . . place, With the armed escort on either side of taw I 'a 1 ,~,