The Sun. — London, England, 1846-08-27 00:00:00

Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL ST.IRREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONTJAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW of N . .'kPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HE ACULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been Construe*,, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The T .:ROMENADE CONCERTS, conducted by Mr. Godfrey. CA - LAPSO'S FAIRY GROTTO, representing in the Interior Tele mactius relating his adventures to Calypso. '.'he PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the Jost complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display, Mons. FARINELLI will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the 'lake, where a Nai a d' s Car will rise to receive Lim, and bear him to his chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splendhlay ornamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the *visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivore at telf-past five ; the Pelicans, Ere., at Six ; Concert at half-past six ; and the Eruption at dusk. Adnal^,sion, One Shilling. anT V I " 717 ...'.... - zr.ram.-01:114 MICE, .LIIIGUST 26. THERMUNETr,;g2 Lowest, 54; Highest. 67 ; Noon, 66. BARIAETER, 30.19.—W1ND 41. N. W., cloudy. r_tIGH WATER AT LONDON-121RLDGE THIS DAY. Morr_rng .• 46 minutes after 4. 1 Evening .. 5 minutes after 3. ...„ ...,,.b., ~-,... „„.,,,-,-,:. i Y r ts r. 6-- . ca,____:, , :::4, . 4: - .'.v i d4 ' ,- ..,-7tr IP% o • '''.-,,'\ iT IT a ' , Z ' 1 . , 04,1 ' • X:al h , , ~, 4 „ , % • MO , , b,OLT i . 17 t,1:47,,, NEW ANT) CHEAPER EDITIO7L Now ready, complete In I vol., with Portrait of the Authoress, _ _ price 6s. bound. THE WILD IRISIT GIRL. BY LADY MORGAN. WITII A NEW PREFACE AND NOTES. Forming the New Volume of COLBURN'S STANDARD NOVELS. Henry Colburn, Publtsher, 13, Great 3 larlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, itt three vols., post Bvo., S 'aE COND A NireL. L 0 V E; FROM THE NOTE-B OCIC. OF A TRAVELLER. " A charming story, fraught, veith very considerable dramatic inte rest, and luring the reader o,t, chapter after chapter, by its fascina tion."—Sun. Richard 'xlentley, New Burlington-street. RAIL' KAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. ME SSR,F,. LAM.OND, SMALE, AND LAW/ND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to aor.ounce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take pia' ze every TunDAT and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall o `. Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favon containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully ested to be addressed. l( Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day pr .evious to their being offered ; and advices of results will be f orwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Ball of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, Londo,l. THEATRE Ti OYA L, LYCEUM, UNDER TliE MANAGEMENT OF M KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be performed the popular Farce, ent'Aled SISTER AND I. After which, a New Grand Operatic., Melodramatic, Romantic. Fairy Burlef,otte Extravaganza, founde'j on the Opera of " Oberon," entitled THE MAGIC HORN. Prfincipal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Kinl.ch, Collier, Yarnold, Bender, Silver, Richards, and Keeley; Miss Keet.ey, Miss Yillarso Miss Fairbrother, „Mrs. Woollidge ' Miss Arden, Miss F ors t er, M i ss Laidlaw, Miss Bromley, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley. To conelt:de with the new Farce, entitled LOAN OF A WIFE. Plincipal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows Kinloch, 'and Yarnold ; Mrs. Woollidge and Miss Howard. "LHEATIVE ROYAL, ADELPIII. 1 CNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of PAUL PRY. Colonel Flttr , iy, /in Lambert ; Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Grasp, Mr. 0. Smith ; Sor d ers, ..Zr. Worrell ; Mr. Stanley, Mr. Thomas; Harry Stanley, Mr. Frank Hardy, Mr. Braid ; Witherton, Mr. Selby ; Mrs. Subtle, Mrs Laws ; Marian, Miss E. Harding ; Phoebe, Miss Eller Chaplin. After which, a Grand Mythological Burlesque Extra-yr ganza, de nominated THE P JUDGNI t. NT OF AKIS ; or, Tilt') r „,,, de pip pins. The characters personated by Messrs. Selby. 4thlth, Glen naire, Lindon, Waye, Butler, Williamson, Ald it go, Mitchenson, Alderson, Ryan, Wright, Paul Bedford ; Miss Ellen Chaplin, Miss Taylor, Miss Harrison, Miss Simpson, Mrs. ,e. Matthews, &c. To be followed by an original Comic SI, etch, called ABRAHAM PARKER. Abraham Parker, Mr. Wrir...t. PRINCESS'S THEATRE OXFORD-STREET. THIS E` ENING Will he performed Shakespere's Comedy (with Music) of THE MERRY WIVES OF IVI.ND'._4=)R Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Granby; Mr. Ford, Mr. J. Vining ; 'dr. Page, Mr. Ryder; Sir Ilugh Evans, Mr. Charles Mathews; 1 'Aster Slender, Mr. Compton; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris ; 31 - 1 " ~. Ford, Mrs. Stirling; Anne Page, Miss Georgiana Smithson. To he followed by / an entirely new Ser'o-Comic Drama, entitled A CURIOUS CASF,i, Mr. ut,rey, Mr. Vining; Twiggleton, Mr. Charles Mathews , ; Charles Stanton, Mr. Fisher; Edwa r d, Mr. 4° Homier ; Mrs. .ubrey, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude' with an entirely New Comic Drama, entitled THE BARBER BY .AVO ; or, he Inventor of Powder. In which Mr. Charles Ma' ~hews, Mr. Granby, Mr. Wynn, Miss E. Stanley, and Miss Mari.nall will perform. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITEMATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patr' mised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince A mert, the Prince of Wales, and the Pihaeess Royal. Immense T iovelty and entire change. Fresh addition to the Company, and first Week of the highly interesting Speclltele of " The Merchant Steed." THIS E vr.r G Will he performed the popular Drama, called THE MERCHANT STEED ; or, The Flight of Damon. Calanthe, Mrs. Morton Brooks; Damon, Mr. .1. Harwe od ; assisted by the whole of the Company. Double Stud, rare Quadrupeds, &c. After which, magnificent SCENES of the HIPPODROME, by the French, German, and British Professors. The whole concludin g NAMELESS. with the pleasing Drama, entitled THE Box-office open f .rom eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six end commence rt seven o'clock. . 7 1 , AVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY TDEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. Unrivariad talent' for Six Nights only. The distinguished Artistes, Mis', Cushman, and her sister, Miss SWAM Cushman, will sustain SO'sne of their favourite characters during this Week, being their Dist performances previous to their departure for the United States. lEngagentent of Mr. Macarthy, the popular Irish Comedian, for Six Nights. THIS EVENING will be performed Shakc.pere's Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss ; Juliet, Miss Susan Cushman ; Nurse, Mrs. Daly; Merrattlo, Mr. E. F. Saville; Capulet, Mr. Ileslop ; Benvolio, Mr. Johnstra ; Tybalt, Mr. Fredericks; Friar Lawrence, Tar. Neville; Apotly,eary, Mr. W. Smith. After which, th'.. Farce of TEDDY TIIE TILER. Teddy Mul. luwney, Mr. M'acarthy, supported by the principal talent of the Company. To cone Cale with the favourite Drama of TIIE ROVER'S SECRET. Principal characters by Messrs. Saville, Johnson, Fre dericks. Lewis, Ileslop; Mrs. Lewis, Miss Terry, &C. Box Office open from eleven till four o'clock. fiterminff nit. LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1846. As a testimony that the alleviation of the miseries of Ireland is not incompatible with the legislative Act of Union, we may direct attention to the Parlia mentary business with which the present memorable session is drawing to a conclusion. The whole vapacities of the Legislature appear to be concen trated upon the amelioration of the distresses with -which the inhabitants of that island are threatened ; :the whole zeal of the Administration seems to be 'evoked by the exigencies which are there apparent. Various measures have been concocted and wassed through the different ordeals necessary AO enable them to come into operation. 7hose measures have generally been devised by considerable ingenuity, and enlarged by no incon niderable foresight ; they are generally genial for their benevolence, and satisfactory for their com prehensiveness. It would be superfluous to enume rate Bills already so familiar to the multitude : the main enterprises undertaken by Lord JOHN RUSSELL and his colleagues, whereby they have commemo rated their inauguration in office, and illustrated the termination of the session of 1846, were, first, the equalisation of the sugar duties, and, by that, the extension of the principles of free trade ; and, secondly, the assuaging of Irish suffering, and the modification of the legislative enactments hitherto enforced in Ireland. Those enterprises are now almost completed. Unless something of an unprecedented character transpire in the interim, Parliament will be pro rogued on Friday. On the twenty-eighth of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, the most remarkable, and, in all essential respects, the most glorious session recorded in the history of the British Parliament, will have been brought to a conclusion. A more satisfactory session could not have been, as far as its accomplishments are concerned. The nation is grateful for the concessions there granted to them ; the memory of the past seven months will elicit the admiration of posterity. By their proceed ings during those seven months the most illustrious statesmen of the age have acquired for themselves the love of their contemporaries —som e of them have achieved for their names a beautiful immortality. Future generations will recur to these times as those of extraordinary transition and po litical beneficence. Remarkable; however as the dawning of the present Parliamentary session was, its close is not one whit the less remark able. It commenced with justice to the labouring population of the United Kingdom—it terminates with justice to the people of Ireland. Whatever opportunities presented themselves for the considera rion of the wrongs of our sister country after the great commercial changes had been realised, were de voted, and are baing devoted, to that most laudable en deavour on the part of our Legislature. Coercive measures have happily been found unnecessary for the maintenance of subordination among her populace. There are no longer to be either an organized surveil lance or a tyrannical interdict with reference to those weapons which have been particularised in the famous Arms Bill ever since the revolution of eighty-eight. The Cabinet Ministers have pledged themselves to prepare propositions for the better government of Ireland by the ensuing session ; and such a cordial and unaffected anxiety has been evinced by the new Administration to do justice to the peo ple of that country, that the Liberator himself (the most unlikely ninu in the world to be deceived by THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST n 7, 18-46. official hypocrisy, or cajoled by specious and illusory promises) has proclaimed himself ready to afford the Government all the prestige and dignity of his vast influence for the purpose of facilitating their operations. Meanwhile the Ministry are endeavouring to provide for the threatened deficiency of provisions. Their efforts in this particular are, we must acknowledge, of less apparent generosity and munificence than the interference of their predecessors. Intrinsically, however, those efforts are animated by as much goodwill, and are dictated, if possible, by superior sagacity. On Tuesday the Poor Employ ment (Ireland) Bill passed through Committee without amendment : the third reading is fixed for this day. No time, indeed, remains for any superfluous discussion upon measures of such intense exigence, especially as the hours of the session are numbered. That there is an absolute necessity for that official interposition for the decrease of destitution in Ireland, upon which during the last few days we have felt it our bounden duty to in sist, we may refer to the honest and simple declara tions made by Lord MONTEAGLE. According to that Noble Lord, the pressure this year infinitely pre ponderates over the pressure experienced in the pre ceding, insomuch, that he considers the grant of 50,0001. for undertaking public works as " utterly inadequate." The Noble Lord assured the House that his correspondence with residents in Ireland was of the most afflicting character, and from one letter, written by a magistrate, after travelling through the southern districts, the Noble Lord read these most calamitous and alarming expressions " You cannot conceive anything so painful as_the aspect of the potatoes. In the county of Cork, for miles, whole fields have produced only potatoes in a diseased state. So far from the accounts in the papers being an exaggeration, I have read none which will enable you to form a correct idea of the magnitude of the calamity." Those are assertions written by a magistrate, and read by Lord MONTEAGLE in the British House of Peers ! Knowing these things, we cannot but feel pride in remembering the noble munificence of Sir R. PEEL'S Administration during the last scarcity; we cannot ?it recollect with gratification and with gratitude the ex penditure of upwards of 852,000 d. for the alleviation of the consequent distress; nor can we ever forgot that but for the prompt directions of that Right llonourable Baronet for the importa • tion of Indian corn and oatmeal, no pro visions could have been obtained by that fa mishing and penniless population ! Knowing, moreover, that the deficiency will inevit ably be of a more extended character during the en suing winter, we cannot but look with the utmost anxiety for the active and unstinting succour of the Government. It is a wise resolution on the part of the present Administration not to become, as the Marquis of LANSDOWNE termed it, "the importers of corn or meal"—no doubt it is a wise resolution. Nor is the concentration of the burden of pecuniary relief upon the baronies an in ferior instance of sagacity. We confess that by such arrangements the Government are stimulating individual enterprise, enlarging the chance of assistance to the destitute, and giving a whole some encouragement to commerce. We grant all this willingly; we acknowledge that the accuracy of such reasoning is undeniable. Nevertheless, we trust the Government iv:11 be prepared for an emergency. We fear there may be an extraordileary demand for help both in money and in nutriment. A Government should never render itself liable to a provincial sur prise. Befog the large expenditure contemplated, and which is Absolutely necessary, to render Bucking ham Palace in any respect a fitting residence for her MAJESTY is finally sanctioned, it is only right that full inquiry should take place—that a minute inves tigation should be directed, in order to ascertain whether the laying out of 150,0001. will really make it a suitable abode for the Sovereign of the British dominions. It would indeed be an unwise economy to attempt to patch up and alter that which cannot permanently be retained. The British nation entertain too pro found a respect, too sincere a feeling of affectionate loyalty for the QUEEN, to hesitate at any expendi ture by which her personal convenience or comfort of her MAJESTY'S accession to the throne, she has ever evinced the greatest mode ration, and has scrupulously refrained from making any extraordinay demands on the liberality of her people for the gratification of her own wishes. The noble generosity with which the exemp tion from taxation afforded by the prerogative of the Crown was waived when her MAJESTY assumed the burden of the income-tax, cannot be forgotten or underrated. The manner in which she came forward on the occasion of the purchase of Osborne House, and paid the entire of the expenses connected with the acquisition from her privy purse, must he appreciated ; and when at length it becomes necessary to appeal to the representatives of the people for their sanction to an expenditure which on all hands must be admitted to be absolutely unavoidable, she seeks to lessen the amount, and to make it as light as possible, by graciously desiring that the Pavilion at Brigh ton should be sold and the produce applied in diminution of the sums to be voted in future years for that purpose. There is no sacrifice too great, no expenditure which should not gladly be undertaken to meet the wishes of a SOVEREIGN who has thus acted, and who has ever respected the con stitutionally-expressed wishes of her people; but it is not merely a personal matter : the dignity of this great nation demands that the Supreme Magis trate should be provided with a residence suitable for her exalted rank, and calculated to afford proper accommodation to the illustrious foreigners who may honour this kingdom with a visit ; but the first and chief question that must be consi dered is, respecting the healthiness of the locality. If , " danger should arise to our beloved SOVEREIGN or any of her family, from the situation of her palace, the nation would not readily forgive those whose duty it is to take the matter into consideration, and who from neglect or other cause, should omit to take the due and necessary precautions. Now the ground on which Buckingham Palace is built is low and marshy, the lower apartments are frequently flooded at high tides, and it is impossible to suppose that such a circumstance must not be prejudicial to the health of the inhabitants. If this be the case, it should at once be considered decisive on the question. A new commodious, comfortable, and becoming palace should be provided with as little de lay as possible. There would be no want of sites for such a purpose, and the money to be thereon expended would not be thrown away ; for, in the first place, the 150,0001. required for the altera tions in Buckingham Palace would be saved to the country ; and, secondly, the palace, which would then no longer be required for her MAJESTY'S use, might be appropriated to public purposes. We confess that we are strongly of opinion that by far the wiser course would be at once to decide on an entirely new building before any money is thrown away on that which must eventually be abandoned. The generosity of the people should not be bounded by the moderation of her MAJESTY. She may be satis fied with the removal of the inconveniences and ob jections at present experienced, and so fully pointed out in the report of Mr. BLORE ; but the whole question having been prominently brought forward, that which is most fitting for the SOVEREIGN should be decided on. We regret that the report alluded to by Mr. HUME, and which was on Tuesday asked for (in his absence) by Mr. BORTIIWICK, was not forthcoming. Had it been found it might have enabled the public to come to a conclusion on the all-important point of the salubrity of the situation. We trust that steps will be taken during the recess to obtain full information on the subject, and that her MAJESTY'S Ministers may be prepared early in the ensuing session with such de tails as may enable Parliament and the nation to decide whether it would be most advantageous at once to erect a new palace, or to proceed with the repairs and alterations now proposed. The New Hamburgh Gazette publishes a letter dated Breslau, Aug. 16, the writer of which says : "I am able to announce to you, from a source worthy of credence, that a convention has been en tered into between Austria and Prussia, in virtue of which these two powers bind themselves to tale care that Germany be not in any way affected in its rife* on the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. The presence of the King of PRUSSIA at Konigswartz has decided the question." The Voss Gazette contains an answer from Sir R. PEEL to the address transmitted to him, a short time back, from the town of Elbing. The Right Hon. Baronet expresses his satisfaction at e the approbation with which his late measures had inspired the signers of the address, and enters into a short explanation of the motives which had prompted him to adopt the course of conduct thus approved of. Madrid papers of the 19th have arrived. The Ministers of State and all the high function aries of the Court and of the capital have waited upon Don FRANCISCO D'ASSIS, to over him their congra tulations. The Clamor Publico states that the question of the marriage of Don FRANCISCO with the QUEEN had been discussed at a Cabinet Council held the day after the Prince's arrival, and it adds, " there are some persons who state that the marriage has been decided on, and is to take place immediately." The differences with Portugal are, it is said, settled, and the military cordon has had orders to remove. MADRID BOMA, AUG. 19.—The Three per Cents. were done at 24 for cash, the Four per Cents. at 21i, the Five per Cents. at 22k, the Dcbt, without Interest at €l, and the Coupons at 20. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The Opposition journals are endeavouring again to raise a war-cry against England on the subject of Otaheite• The recent elections have, however, so completely shown the utter powerlessness of these firebrand writers, that we entertain no serious alarms as to the effect which these articles may produce on public opinion in France. The Courrier Francais thus comments on the affairs of Otaheite "We publish an article from the Portefeuille, which we entreat M. Guizot to contradict as soon as possible. If he remain silent—if he be obliged to admit that the diplomatic reviewer has spoki n the truth—we cannot find expressions sufficiently strong to stigmatise the shameful conduct which the Minister for Foreign Affairs has held with regard to England on the question of Otaheite. We should first of all observe that the review informs us that the question is finally arranged. a. Guizot opened in London negotiations which ended in a magnificent result—viz , that the French pro tectorate is to be maintained in a part of the archipelago; as to the other islands, Huahine, Bora-Bora, Ragateia, find Maupiti, they are decidedly not included in this protectorate; they were restored to the sovereignty of Queen Pomare, or in a word delivered over to the ab solute dominion of England, in whose hands, as is well known, Pomare is but a mere instrument. The conven- tion adds, indeed, that these islands cannot be given up to any European power. But this is an impudent mockery. Whom is it necessary that we inform at the present day that Queen Pomare wishes not to shake off, and that she cannot shake off, the yoke of the English? If unfortunately this convention exists—and the Porte feuille positively asserts such to be the case—if it should have received the signature of M. Guizot, we should henceforth be surprised at nothing that emanated from such a man, or feel astonished if he were again to ask, in the name of another Pritchard, an indemnity for the trouble which might have been taken in spilling the blood of French soldiers!" The Constitutionnel follows in a much milder strain, endeavouring merely to turn the events in Otaheite to account as a weapon to be used against the Minis try. "In a word," says the Constitutionnel, " it is evident that we are held in check in Papeiti by the insurgent natives. It is somewhat remarkable that their revolt broke out a short time after the arrival of the English forces sent to that coast, under the orders of Admiral SEYMOUR, to pacify the country. It is, moreover, said that the Ministry finds itself in great embarrassment on the subject of Otaheite. The new Governor demands considerable reinforcements, in order that he may not be subjected to the same checks which his predecessor had experienced. Will the Chamber sanction the sending of fresh forces, and the expense which it will entail ? Will it permit a fresh sacrifice of men and money for this ridiculous conquest ? Those are the awkward questions which it appears the Ministry cannot solve." The Ministerial journal, the Epoque, thus com ments on the articles which have appeared in the Opposition papers on this subject : " Several of the Opposition journals are making ob servations on a hostile collision which has taken place between our troops at Otaheite and the inhabitants of the island of Huahine. However much the loss we experi enced in the affair is to be regretted, it must not be thence inferred that our influence in the Society Islands has been in the slightest degree affected by it. On the contrary, the French and Eng lOU o'o V wrinuems were never better agreed on a ques tion which may be henceforth regarded as completely settled. There is no doubt that disorders and conflicts will still disturb our new establishment ; the natives, at first badly advised, will not without difficulty return to feelings of friendship ; and with perseverance, and par ticularly by adopting a new line of policy, at once ener getic and conciliatory, all these differences, which have only arisen from casual misunderstanding, will com pletely cease. The prudence with which Commandant Bruat conducts himself, and the anxiety which he evinces to avoid all effusion of blood, when it appears to him unnecessary for the consolidation of our pro tectorate, is to us a new guarantee of the realisation of our hopes." The Semaphore de Marseilles of the 21st inst. con tains the following letter, dated Tunis, the sth : " England has been long intriguing here to destrcy the good understanding existing between the Bey of our Regency and the French Government, but hitherto her endeavours have not availed. She does not, however, give up all hope. Her representative, Sir Thomas Reade, had, a few days ago, a conference with the Bey, at which he warmly complained of the non-execution of the treaties, and of the al leged ill-treatment of the Maltese by the agents of Ben Ayet, and ultimately demanded the dismissal and punishment of a relative of Ben Ayet, the Caid of the markets. He, however, left the palace of the Bey without obtaining any satisfaction. It appears—and we consider it more probable—that the ill-humour shown on that occasion by Sir Thomas Beade was caused by the indifference with which Ahmet Bey viewed an incur sion, lately executed on his territory, in the interest of peace, by General Bandon, commander of the sub-divi sion of Bona. The English Consul-General had greatly dwelt on that affair, which is of no importance." The Arab chief of the Trans, who is accused of having enticed Colonel, MoNraGNac into the ambush at Sidi Brahim, has surrendered himself, declaring his innocence, and demanding a trial. On Monday the Marquis of NORMANBY presented to the KING of the FRENCII his credentials as Ambas sador from her Britannic Majesty. The Paris Bourse was on Monday more flat than could possibly have been expected from the satisfac tory state of affairs in France and throughout the world, with the sole exception of the lamentable re- turn of the potato disease generally in Ireland, and partially on the continent. The Five per Cents. de clined because of the increasing belief that that stock would be reduced (converted) by the new Chamber. The Three per Cents. suffered from large sales made in anticipation of the liquidation. "Northern shares fell because of various rumours to which the company disdained to reply" (as we are assured). " The .hares of other companies suffered, through sympathy it may be said; but the truth is, that the dulness of the market was solely owing to the absence of specu lators, the great majority of whom had left town to enjoy the shooting season, or for the various watering places." The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse at 83f. 70c. ; the Five per Cents., 121 f. 75c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,275 f. ; Rouen, 9601. ; Havre, 700 f. ; Great Northern, 708 f. 75c.; Avignon, 910 f.; Vierzor, 6251.; Bordeaux, 566 f. 25c. ' - Troyes and Monter eau , 3621. 50c. ; Paris an d Strasburg, 4961. 25c.; Tours and Nantes, 506 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 526 f. 25c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 492 f. 50c.; Bordeaux and Cette, 4821.50 c. ; Spanish Domestic Debt, 3214. The following are the quotations for new lines:— MARSEILLES, Auu. 19.—Marseilles and Avignon, 905 f Northern, 705 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 523 f. 75 c. -; BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AUGUST 23. Boulogne and Amiens, 13 —Direct Bombay and Madras, Dutch Rhenish, 61i —Luxembourg, 1% —Namur and Liege, 3—Over Yssel„2% dis.—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 5%. PRIVY COUNCIL.—A special train has been ordered for this morning, to convey the ➢Ministers by the South- Western Railway to Gosport, en route to Osborne House, Isle of Wight, where her Majesty will hold a Privy Council, at which the Queen's Speech (to be deli vered by Commission), on closing the session of Par liament, will be arranged. BANE ROBBERY, BERWICR.—We are happy to an nounce, from authority, that by a letter just received from Berwick, the whole of the property stolen from the branch of the North of England Joint-Stock Bank had been discovered secreted on the premises. Mr. Buckingham left town yesterday, for Marseilles and Genoa, to attend the Literary and Scientific Congresses to be held at these cities in September, to each of which he had been invited, as the director of the British and Foreign Institute of London. THE COLOSSEUM. The above establishment was illuminated last evening in the following manner, in honour of his Royal Highness Prince Albert's birthday :—A mag nificent star in gas in front of Regent's Park, iinothe! in Albany-street, and the summit of the building with thirty two celums, forming a beautiful temple in gas. SINGULAR CRICKET MATCII.—A match between the doctors and lawyers of Notangham will cettle Off IleAt Week. r-ftlitikrd Time% MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (]from The Sun of last Night.) There was a quiet market for Cotton at Liverpool yesterday. Sales 5,000 bales, including 2,000 American for export. Previous rates were obtained. Shares were not brisk, but realised about previous rates. According to advices received from the Continent, the Government at St. Peterslourgh have just concluded a treaty of commerce with Turkey, which is ap parently more favourable even than the last: Among the stipulations we find that the duty in Turkey upon im ports from Russia is to be 3 percent., and foreign produce, consigned in Russian vessels, is to be similarly favoured : goods exported from Turkey by Russian merchants ari l/ to be relieved of various internal dues, and to pay in stead a fixed impost of 9 per cent. For all these and other advantages the liberal Cabinet of the Emperor Alexander does not accord entire reA procity, because that is against the law of the realm, but graciously allows Turkey to Trade with Russia ou the same footing of the most favoured nations ! Tkte treaty is for ten years. The very gratifying information reached the City this morning, that the whole of the property stolen from the Great North of England Bank at Berwick has been found secreted on the premises, a fact which it is unne cessary at present to comment upon. Money in the City is worth about 31 to 31 per cent. on first-rate security. Last year, about this time, it was as low as 23- to 24. There is very little doing in the l Public Securities, and prices aro without alteration. Consols 9.5 i a ; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 97i to 98i; and the Three per Cents., 96 to 96i. Bank Stock has been firm at 209. Exchequer-bills have realised 10s. to 13s. premium. The F oreign Investments have not been much dealt in, but Portuguese are somewhat lively, at 41i to 42k. Mexican have a slight tendency to advance again, being 234 to 24*; Spanish Three per Cents. are 36j. In the Share Market there is but little doing, but the previous values are generally maintained. BRITISII .FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Rank Stock .. .• • • .. • • 209 209 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. • • 961,E 96 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 95%% 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Amis. 98% 97A, 97A, Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 7-16 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10 1-16 10 1-16 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. • • • • • • • • Ditto, under 1,000/. .. • • • . 24 South Sea Stock .. Ditto Old Annuities 95% 95% Consols for Account .. 95%%• 95% Exchequer Bills. INd. 1146. 1,0001... .. .... 10 13 pm. 13 500/. .• 10 13 pm. 13 Litto, Small .... 10 13 pm. 11 CLOSING PRICES. COURT CIRCULAR. Yesterday was the birth-day of his Royal Highners Prince Albert. At .even o'clock in the morning the band of the 74th Highlanders, from Gosport, performed a serenade at o:borne House. _ Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, arrived early from :Barton, to pay a visit of congratulation to the Prince en the auspicious return of his natal day. The Royal Duches3 breakfasted with her Majesty and her Royal Consort, at o,berne House. The Queen and Prince Albert afterwards promehaded in the pleasure grounds and pEntations. After the re turn of her Majesty and his Royal Highness, the band of tIY) 74th Highlanders attended at Osborne House, and performed a number of favourite pieces during luncheon. Their Real Ilighne,,,ses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their accustomed walks and rides yesterday on the sea beach. A Cabinet Council was held at four o'clock yesterday afternoon at the F,reign-office. The Ministers present were Lord John liapisell, the Lord Chancellor, the Mar quis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Viscount Pal mers'on, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Excheqrn , r, the Earl of Auckland, Sir john Hohhouse, Lord Camp bell, the Earl of Clarendon, 'Viscount Mori,eth, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, and the Right lion. 11 Labouchere. Sir George Grey substquently joned his colleagues. The Council sat two hours and a half. Mr. J. Oswald, M.P., and a deputation from Glasgow, transacted business yesterday at the Treasury. Sir Harry "Verney had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. The Earl of Besborough left town yesterday fcr Ireland. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governor of Gibraltar. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, THE TURNER FAMILY. The Turner family, consisting of three infant sisters, Caroline, aged eight, and Rosina, aged six, harpists; and the little Sophia, aged four, a violinist and harpist, whose musical performances in private have recently created a great sensation in the fashionable world, gave yesterday afternoon their first and only public perform ante for the season at this theatre. These children are natives of Somersetshire, and they have, we understand, had no musical instruction, save that which they have derived from their father ; and yet they play pfirt music in a manner which, for ac curacy of tune, for accuracy of time, for fair, honest, un • trickey playing, might put performers of double their united ages to the blush. To the mere common obser ver, the performances of these children are very wonder ful—to the musical tyro, who is acquainted with the mere A B C of music, they are astonishing—and to the accomplished musician, who is perfectly acquainted with the difficulties of his art, who knows how hard it is to get even professors to play together so as to produce one whole as contradistinguished from an inharmonious conglomeration of solos, the performance of these children is miraculous. That which it takes long years of toil to drill into others, these children have by intuition. They have the divine gift of ge&us, " And toiling art pants after them in vain." Not that they nre wanting in art. Everything that ar can teach they have—they are artistes in the highes sense of the word. " Ars est celare artem," is an adage which does not apply to them—they have nothing to hide. Nature in them has done the work of art, and done so more effectively than mere unaided art could ever have done. They—we will not say under stand, for understanding comes of reasoning and of study—but they intuitively perceive that which to ungifted mortals comes only by years of study and re flection and practice ; and they are gifted with such power of execution on their respective instruments as to be enabled to develop perfectly those intuitive per. ceptions. We have in a former notice described the manner of the performances ; such, for instance as the two sisters performing on one harp ; and with regard to the matter of them, whatever was done was perfectly done, and there is nothing in the way of harp music which these children could not perform in a manner equal to the most celebrated professors, save those pieces which as yet it is physically impossible for them to compass—that is to say, it is impossible to give to a child of eight years of age a hand equal in width, from the thumb to the little finger, to the hand of a man of forty. This advantage the grown up professors of the harp possess over these children, and this is the only advantage they possess; but for taste, for expression, for accuracy, ay! and for power too, as far as their stretch of hand goes, we will back the little Turners against any harpist of the present day. And then with regard to little Sophia, the little violinist of four years old. Her performances are even more wonderful than those of her sisters. The violin is dif ferent from the harp. In the harp the instrument is at tuned—you strike the chords, and you know beforehand exactly the sound you will produce. In the violin, on the contrary, all depends upon the player. If each note is not accurately stopped by the fingers of the left hand and a hair's breadth differ ence in the stopping makes a sensible differ ence in the sound—if the bow is not most accu rately applied to the strings, all is discord. Yet this child of four years old performs on this most difficult instrument in the most perfect and masterly manner. She laughs while she overcomes difficulties, which nothing but the most constant practice can enable a professor to overcome. There was no shrinking—no slurring over of hard parts, which one so con stantly meets with in juvenile and amateur performances—every difficulty was fairly met and fairly conquered. Every piece was played in the most prononce style. The bowing was full, sweep ing and free, and the stopping close and accurate. We have chosen rather to describe the general system of the performance of these wonderful children than to criticise minutely the different airs performed. 'With inferior artistes a particular criticism might be necessary ; but with such artistes as these it is not neces sary to descend to particulars. They have no crack tunes, into the performance of which they have been drilled, and beyond which they cannot go. They are nature's own musicians, and are not to be " cribbed, cabined, and confined " to any particular programme. The house, notwithstanding the lateness of the season, was most fashionably attended. MR. BURKE'S HISTORY OF THE LANDED GENTRY Or ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. —This im portant, and truly national work is just concluded by the publication of the Fourth Part, and may now be had com plete in two volumes. This work has been undertaken as a Companion to Mr. Burke's " Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage," and upon a similar plan, in order that the two publications may embrace the whole body of the British Peerage, Baronetage, and Gentry, and may furnish such a mass of authentic information in regard to all the principal families in the Kingdom, as has never before been brought together. It relates to the untitled families of rank, as the "Xeerade and Baronetage" does to the titled, and forms, in fact, a peerage of the untitled aristocracy. It embraces the whole of the landed interest. The landed gentry of Eng land are so closely connected with the stirring records of its eventful history, that some acquaintance with them is a matter of necessity with the legislator, the lawyer, the his torical student, the speculator in politics, and the curious in topographical and antiquarian lore ; and even the very spirit of ordinary curiosity will prompt to a desire to trace the origin and progress of those families whose influence pervades the towns and villages of our land. This work abounding in interesting anecdote, and displaying deep re search, must rank among the first class of those publica tions which elucidate, or connect themselves with the annals of our country, and is indispensable to the library of every gentleman. EARNINGS BY CONYICTS.—In the year 1844, upon a daily average of 874 prisoners in Millbank prison, the earn ings amounted to 3,7481. 63. 6 5 /01., and deducting the expense of the manufactory, 1,002/. 2s. 1%d., the net earnings were 2,7461. 4s. 51-,d., showing the annual earn ings per head to have been 31. 2s. 10,id. Last year, upon a daily average of 954 prisoners, the earnings amounted to 5,191/. 15s. 11 3 %d., of which 925/. 17s. Ild. were the expenses of the manufactory, leaving a net profit of 4,2651. 18s. Oid., showing the annual earnings per head to have been 4/. 9s. 54d. The inspectors of the Mill bank prison, in their report for the year 1845, state that the conduct of the prisoners, taken as a body, has been orderly and submissive. BRITISH SHIPPING.—On Tuesday a return was issued (obtained by Mr. Bouverie) of the number and tonnage of British shipping entered inwards at ports of the United King dom from British colonial ports and from ports of foreign Powers in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, and cleared outwards to such ports in each year since 1820. It appears that in 1821 the ships entered inwards at ports of the United Kingdom from British colonial ports numbered 2,582, and tonnage 656,213; whilst those cleared outwards numbered 2,698, and their tonnage 663,145. In the year 1845 theihips entered inwards were 5,685, and the tonnage 1,895,529; and those cleared outwards 5,046, and the tonnage 1,706,835. In 1821, the number of British vessels entered inwards from ports of foreign Powers in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Ame rica respectively was 6,669, and their tonnage 863,891; whilst those cleared outwards numbered 5,766, and their tonnage 757,295. In 1845 the number of the first descrip tion was 13,817, and their tonnage 2,289,744; and of the second 14,008, and the tonnage 2,427,552. AN OLD MONSTRIL—It may be remembered that an old man, seventy-nine years of age, named Lacombe, was taken up at Niort, on July 12, for having fired four pistol shots, and killed the servant-girl of his daughter, and wounded one of her workwomen. The case came on for trial last week before the Court of Assizes at Deux•Sevres. The prisoner, though of such advanced age, appeared vigorous, with an eye of unusual brightness. Ile was dressed respectably in black, and wore a white cravat. It appeared from the evidence that Lacombe lived at Niort with his daughter, a marekaade des modes. He had on several occa sions paid attentions to one of the workwomen, named Vic torine Dubois, aged twenty-three, and at last absolutely per secuted her with his prayers to become his miltress. The young woman, who was perfectly well conducted, constantly refused. It would appear that the prisoner pursued pre cisely the same course with the servant-girl, named Celeste Simonet, aged twenty, and always met with a similar re pulse. He at last became exceedingly irritated, and threat ened to do them an injury. On July 12 he went out early in the morning and bought a pistol, having already in his pos- session three others. He returned home and charged them all, and then entered the part of the house inhabited by his daughter. Finding Celeste Simonet in the first room, he at once fired at her and missed. He then took better aim, and shot her through the heart. lie quietly proceeded towards the salle a-manger, and perceiving Victorine D u b o i s th rough a glass-door, he took aim at her and fired also. She saw his intention, and mechanically put her hand before her face. She received the ball on one of her fingers, which was dread fully shattered, though in all probability it saved her life. lie then fired the fourth pistol. and the ball struck her on the side of the forehead, but glanced off. The prisoner was then going tranquilly out of the house, when the neighbours rushed in and arrested him. On his trial he declared that he knew nothing whatever of what had taken place on the morning in question, and be could n o t h ave b een i n hi s r i ght mind. This was, however, disproved by the tes! imeny of a number of witnesses who had spoken to bias during morning, ai:c! who declared that he was perfectly calm and collected. I e was found guilty, and sentenced, in con sideration of his great ago, to only solitary confinement for life.-+Galignani's Messenger. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. 2GHAM RACES—WEDNESDAY. The list, as we intimated in our last, improved vastly on the first day, bringing out horses of a superior grade, and realising an amount of sport that gave an eclat to the meet ing, which, truth to speak, had but an indifferent commence ment. The weather was extremely favourable, aed the at tendance, not so large, perhaps, as we were in the habit of meeting when Egham rejoiced in Royal patronage. but still numerous and fashionable. The course was well kept, and the general arrangements were creditable alike to the stew ards and their officers. The racing commenced shortly after one o'clock, and was brought to a conclusion before half-past five. We subjoin the results : Sweeps of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added ; for 2 yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, 9st 41b; winners once 41b, and twice 71b extra. T.Y.C. (7 Subs.) Baron Rothschild's The Daughter of the Star...(H. Bell) 1 Sir G. Heathcote's br c by Liverpool, out of Carolina 2 Mr. John Day's The Tartar 3 The following also started. but were not placed :—Mr. Death's La Danseuse, Duke of Richmond's Pell Mell, Count Bathyany's Teresina. Betting-7 to 4 agst Tartar, sto 2 agst Pell Mell, 3to 1 agst Carolina colt, and 4to 1 agst the winner. The Tartar took a lead of three or four lengths, and made strong play to the distance, where the Carolina colt and the Baron's filly joined him, and the trio raced home together, the filly winning by a neck; the same between second and third; Pell Mell a bad fourth. Run in 1 min. 17 sec. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and only 5 if' declared, with 50 added. The winner of the Brighton Stakes 7lb extra, of the Queen's Plate at Brighton or any other handicap amounting to 1001. 41hs extra. Two miles and a distance. (35 Subs., 21 of whom declared.) Mr. Ramsbottom's Pineapple, 6 yrs, Bst 71b (Sly) 1 Mr. Worley's Example, 5 yrs, Bst 31b Sir S. Spry's fby Sir Hercules—Taglioni, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b 3 Mr. S. Scott's Mosque, aged, Bst 31b 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Mosque, sto 2 agst Pineapple, 3to 1 agst Example, and sto 1 agst Taglioni filly. Mosque made the running, followed by Pineapple, the Taglioni filly third, and Example last. No change took place till they reached the distance, Mosque then gave way and Pineapple went on with the running and was never afterwards headed, and won by half a length. Run in four minutes and four seconds. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs, 7st 51b; four yrs, 9st Ilb ; five yrs, 9st 111 b ; six yrs and aged, lOst 21b ; Two miles and a distance. Mr. John Day's The Hero, 3 yrs (4 Day) 1 Mr. Moor's Wolfdog, 4 yrs ... ' 2 Sir G. Heathcote's bc by Hetrisan Platoff—Nannette 3 yrs 3 Count Bathyany's Tragical, 3 yrs Mr. Winch's Oliver Cromwell, 5 yrs . 5 5 to 4 on The Hero, and 6 to 4 agst Wolfdog. Oliver Cromwell went away with the lead, •and made the running for about three parts of a mile; it was then taken up by The Hero, who made the pace severe, had it all his own way, and won in a couple of lengths. Run in 3 min. 29 sec. The Hero and Wolfdog were entered on Monday instead of at the ordinary time of entering for the plates, and were pro tested against on the ground that this plate, being paid out of the Queen's privy purse, instead of out of the fund allotted to the Master of the Horse, it must be subjected to the com mon regulations of the meeting, and that therefore entries on Monday were bad. Different opinions having heen . given by Lord George Bentinck and the Hon. Captain Rous, the horses ran . under protest, and the point is reserved for the proper authorities, Mr. Winch also made an objection, on the ground that his was the only horse shown at the entry on Peiday. The Amateur Stakes of 10 soya. each, and 25 added; for three yrs old, 9st 101 b ; four, lOst 101 b ; fivEYS llst 51b ; six, and aged, list 121 b; gentlemen riders; the second to save his stake, and the winner to be sold for 150/. Heats, one mile. (9 Subs.) Mr. P. Rolt's Collingwood, 3 yrs • (Owner) 1 1 Count Bathyany's Master Stepney, 4 yrs Mr. A. Ricardo's The Widow, aged First heat-5 to 2 on Collingwood, who won by a bead. Second heat-4 to lon Collingwood ; won by a neck. The Egham Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 10 added from the fund, and 20 by the South-Western Railway Company; 3 yrs old, 7st ; 4 yrs, Bst 41b ; 5 yrs, Bst 101 b; 6 yrs and aged, Ost llb ; mares, &c. allowed 31bs, &c. Heats, one mile and a half. (4 Subs.) Mr. West's Rowland, 6 yrs, 7st 51b (Mann) 1 1 Mr. Death's Subduer, 6 yrs, Bst 31b Count Bathyany's Master tepney, 4 yrs, •7st lib 3 3 Both heats won in a canter. THE ST. LEGER. 14 to I laid agst lago, and 20 to 1 agst Free Lance, whose backer would have gone on at the price. THE LATE BENTINCK STUD.—It is now determined that the corning sale at Tattersall's shall he on Monday and Tuesday, the 7th and Bth instants. The first day will be confined to the three yrs old and upwards, in training, 10 lots; 3 yearlings, 10 mares, covered by Emelius, and 5 co vered by Slane. The second day will be confined to two yrs old, 4.7 lots; which being deeply engaged, must be seen at Goodwood. STOURBRIDGE RACES.—MONDAY. The Prestwood Stakes of 3 sous. eacb, and 20 added. Heats, one mile and a half. (4 Subs.) Mr. Davenport's Florine, 4 yrs, Bst 4lb (Denman) 3 1 1 Mr. Stubb's Hyacinth, 3 yrs, 7st llb 1 2 2 Mr. Parr's Felix, 3 yrs, 7st 41b The Stourbridge Stakes of 7 sous. each, 2 ft, if declared, with 35/. added. Mile and a quarter. (34 Subs, 19 paid.) Mr. Parr's Dulcet, 4 yrs, 7st 91b ..........(Whitehouse) 1 Mr. Flintoff's The Rhine, 6 yrs, 7st Mr. Fryer nd Sweetbriar, 3 yrs, sst 61b The following also ran :—Mr. Whitworth's Lady Sarah, Mr. J. Knight's Jolly Beggar, and Mr. Hook's Buttress. The Stand Purse of 251., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each. Heats, one mile. (4 Subs.) Sir C. Cockerell's Amazon, 3 yrs, Est 111 b (J. Sharpe) 1 1 Mr. Davies' Kitty Wee, 4 yrs, Bst 41b.... 2 2 Mr. Raworth's Engineer, 3 yrs, 7st 41b The East Worcestershire Stakes of 3 sous. each, and 30 added. Heats, one mile and a half. (5 Subs.) Mr. Barton's Reliance, 4 yrs, 7st 41b Mr. Whitehouse's Charlotte, 3 yrs, 6st 31b Mr. Jones's Sailor, aged, Bst 3lb 3 3 dr BETTING AT MANCHESTER--TUESDAY. THE LEAMINGTON STAKES.-3 to 1 agst Mongrel, 7to 1 agst Roderick. ST. LEGER.-5 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes (taken)-15 to 2 agst The Traverser (taken)-15 to 2 agst Brocardo-11 to 1 agst Fancy Boy (taken)-14 to 1 agst Grimston-15 to 1 agst Poynton (taken)-15 to 1 agst Sting-20 to 1 agst Erin-go-Bragh. ROWING MATCH. The scullers' contest between Loader and Blinkoe, two amateurs, came of on Tuesday, and terminated, in conse quence of an accident hlppening to the latter, in favour of Loader. The distance was from Chelsea bridge to Hammer smith bridge, and the stake 101. aside. Loader went off with the lead, closely pressed by his adversary, and off the White Hart the boats fouled, Loader at the time retaining a slight lead. Blinkoe, whose boat's head was upon the quarter of the other's, went to clear himself by a smart stroke, but catching a crab was thrown out of his boat. Loader conti nued on and won, although his adversary, having resumed his seat in the boat, rowed after, and came up within a hun dred yards of him at the winning-post. THE NEW POOR-LAW. We should think that no idle schoolboy, no over worked factory girl, ever watched the clock ready to strike the hour of liberation with such intense desire as the three Commissioners now long for the speedy arrival of two o'clock next Friday. Parliament once fairly prorogued, they, will, the first time for this twelvemonth, be able to breathe freely. Day after day brings a new enemy upon them. Yesterday Mr. Hume, indefatigable and relentless, devoted himself to their immolation. A firm believer in the New Poor-law, he burns with just indignation against the officers whose laxity has brought it into discredit. One or other, the law or the officers, all parties agree, must be sacrificed. Mr. Hume is only hindered by the close of the session from choosing the living victim, happy if by this means he could clear the law. We respect his consistency and zeal, but beg to suggest one little practical difficulty which even Mr. Hume will appreciate. When we have vic timised the Commissioners, whom shall we get to carry on the law in their place? Who know so much about it? Who can suddenly acquire the ne cessary accumulation of official experience? Who can take up a thousand pending questions, or renew commu nication with a thousand boards of guardians? Had we three mortal enemies, we should desire nothing better for them than the seats vacated by these three unfortunate gentlemen. Suppose them qualified in knowledge and talents, how will they get that particular combination of moral qualities necessary to make their administra tion of the law mild and considerate, yet sufficiently riororous and exact? There exists not the man of such balanced affections. No. The post is certain ruin. A seat in the Poor-law Commission is like that chair of torture, which looked comfortable and dignified enough, but which immediately closed upon its unwary occupant, bleeding to death in its murderous gripe. Who will brave the sword of Damocles hanging over the throne of Somerset House? Rash must be the man who shall think to escape the fatality of the office. Will Mr. Hume himself reconcile that impossibility, a mild and considerate administration of the poor-law which shall yet be true to its spirit? If he succeeds, he wilt then be qualified to pronounce his censure on the Commissioners. —Times. bank o - stock t e BANE STOCK.—On Tuesday a not i c e was issued b y B o r a d n e k r o o f f t E h n o g D I a i r n e d e , t o t r h e a o t f b h n e G t r o a v n e s T e r o - r b noonkds Companyfor will be closed from Friday the 11th of September, till Wriday the 16th of October. THE BALLOON RACE.--The " Albion" and " Corona tion" balloons, which ascended on Monday night, with Mr. C. Green, the veteran aeronaut, and hie brother, Mr. 11. Green, made their safe descents—the former at Thames Ditton, and tho latter at Kingston—the former having, there fore, gone the greater distance. Mr. C. Green was ably as sisted by the inhabitants, and subsequently was most hos pitably entertained by Mr. Walker, a farmer of the neigh bourhood. Mr. B. Green, unfortunately, met with a dif ferent reception, as his machine was very roughly, h an dl e d by the townspeople of Kingston, and suffered very serious damage. Mr. C. Green arrived at the Gardens, on his re turn, about eleven o'clock, and he was soon after followed by his brother. CHESS MATCH.—A match which excites considerable interest among chess amateurs, is now being played by Mr. Staunton, who hitherto in even games has not met with his equal, and M. Harwitz, the eminent player from Breslau, who distinguished himself in the recent blindfold match. The match is for 25/. a-side, and consists of 21 games : the winner or 11, orcourse' to be the victor. Mr. Staunton gives his opponent such odds as his friends think will be fatal to him. In 7 games he gives him pawn and one move, and in 7 others pawn and two moves; the remaining 7 to be played even. rwo games have been played, one at ttie London Chess Club, and the other at the St. George's Club. One of these games, which was even, was won by Mr. Staunton, but the second, in which he gave pawn anti one move, was won by M. Harwitz. EXTRAORDINARY CROP OF WHEAT —Mr. William Noon, of Great Bardfield, in this county, plumber and glazier, we are informed, has about twelve acres of land, which he has cultivated by spade labour, performed with his own hands; he sowed it this year with winter wheat, which, on its appearance, was considered by all who saw it so thin a plant that many of the farmers in the neighbourhcod strongly advised him to plough it up. He at one time re solved to take that course, but being subsequenely advised to abstain from doing so by one or two tradesmen in Bard field, who have paid great attention to agriculture under the new and improved system. and who were d,cidedly of opinion that the ; ' nt was 110 0 calculated to nrokkee a go ti and abundant Mr. Noon fortunat•:iy adopted the r,corn mendatio.: i the latter friend*, and h.ving reaped his crop, finds that it has produced eight quarters and two bushels per acre, and the wheat is a very superior sample.-4ase.7; ONE O'CLOCK. FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bond ? , 5 per Cent Ditto, Small .. • • • • .. 18% Mexican Bonds, Old, 5 per Cent .. . Ditto, 1846, 5 per Cent .. • • .. 24 24 Ditto, for the Account .. 24% 23N 24= . Ditto, Small .. • • .. • • • • —2 4 1 A Portuguese Three per Cent .. 43 44 41 Ditto, 4 per Cent .. • • .. Ditto, for the Account Ppanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, for the Account • • .. • • —. I Ditto, Three per Cent ...... Ditto, for the Account .. .• • • • 36 % Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-lialf per Cent Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. .. .. 42% 41% 42% 42 4 .. 94 93% 93% BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT pmcEs. • ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen.. .. 15 .... 83 ....•••• • • Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. 2% .. • . 1% •• /9 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 6 5% ••• • • • • 5 % Bristol and Exeter .. 75 .... •••• • • • • • 86 Bristol and Gloucester .. .. 30 .... 50% Buckinghamshire .. 425. .... % 3 / 8 dis... • • % dis. Caledonian .. 20 .... Chester and llolyhead 27% .... 25% • • • • • • 25% PRICES OF RAILWAY SIIARES. Cornwall .. 5 .... 1 Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% •• • . Direct Northern 28.... 1% % Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine .. 2% •• • • % I)ublin and Galway .. .. 4 .... 14• • • • ... • • Eastern Counties 141. 165..... 22% % • Ditto New .. .. 10/. 165..... p• • •• • • • • Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 6/. 13s. 4d. • • ...• •• .. Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4 d. % p• • .. • • Ditto, York Extension .. .. 2% ••..• • • • Eastern Union .. .. 30 .• • • ••••• • • • • • Do. Ipswich & Bury SLEdmunds 9 ... • 9% • ... • • East Lancashire .. .. 14 23 ••••• • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... • • •••• • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% 17 .. Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 5 .. 28 •• • • • ... 28 Goole, Doncast., and &c. 425. % di5........) dis. Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% ••••• • • • • ac, Great Eastern and Western .. 2% .. • • 7 / 8 •• • • Great Western .. 85 147% 22i;i 2 7%p 147 - v Ditto, half Sohares ..: .... 82 81! S 1 1 / ., Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 45 .... 65 65 1 ,4 65% Ditto New .. .. 5 .. • • 10% ••••• • • . • • 101. 2 Leicester and Bedford ......225.....M% dis•• •• • I ,j dis. Leicester, Tainworth, 425. • % dis.• • jy dis. Llrerp., blanch., & Novo. Junct. 2% •• • • 194 •• • • London and Blackwall .. 161. 13s. 4d. • •• • • London a d Brighton 50 .• . 62% .. London and Croydon .• ..131. 153. 9d .. 23 ••..•• • • • • 23% London and North-Western . • •100 ....207 205 . .. . 205 Ditto, Quarters • . .. 2 .• .• .. 25 Ditto ditto New Shares • • .. 15% M % p.... 1 5% p Ditto, Fifths 2 .... 22% •• .. London and York .. .. 2% 2 . 1% Ditto, Half Shares .. • . .... 1% ...... London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. 231.... -% Londonderry and Coleraine .. 12% • 5% Lynn and Dereham .. 15 .... 12% • ..... • • 12% Manchester and Leeds 82 ..,.114 .... • • ll4 Ditto, Fifths .. • • .. .. 3 .... 11% .. •• .. 11% Ditto Extension .. 425. •• p. Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 78% • • Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .• .. 1 p •.. . • Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1 % ..... Midland ..100 .. • 138 .. •••• .. • • Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .... 42% 43 1 4 Ditto, New . 1 .... 11% 1 4. ...... • Norfolk .. • • .. .. 20 • • 21(; : t1 - -•-. Lcw, t riicus • • • • • • • • .• . • 2% ••..• • • • Ditto, Extension .. 2 .... 2% ••.• .. . • North British .. 25 .a . . Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • 11 .. • • 16% . ..... 16% Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 11i .... 4. ••• • • 4 North Staffordshire .. 425. .... 354 p p Oxford,Worcest., & Wolvcrinptn. 12% .... 8. ..... 8 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 425. .... 1% 1 dis 1 dis Richmond .. . • 10 .... 19% Scottish Central - . 12% ...... • • Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2% 2% y e Shropshire Union .. 425. %% dis • • South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 3314 42% ..... • Ditto, New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 20 - Do.. New (do. 331. 63.8 d.) No. 2. 12 .... 16% South Wales .. .. • • • • 5 .... •• . Vale of Neath .. • • 2 .... 1 Warwickshire and London • - .. 425..... % dis • • • • West Riding Union • • .. 425. .... 32% P••• • • - Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 10 5% 5 York and Carlisle .. York and North Midland .. .. 50 Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.• • 1 •• - 12% .• • .... • • FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Demerara .. . • • • 2 % •• .. 2%. Dutch Rhenish .. .. • • • • 6 •• .. 6 East In . .. • • • • 5 5. •• .. % ..... Great Western Bengal .. ss. .... Italian and Austrian • • • • • • 3 •• .. 1% Namur and Liege .. • • • • 6 . . . Orleans and Bordeaux • • • • 6 .... 8%•.. Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 554 Rouen and Havre . .. • • 20 .......... Sambre and Meuse .. • • 8 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Union of Australia: .. • • • • 25 •• .. MINES. 138 43 1 4 11 26,4 :44 jA dis 2 54 p 1% 2% 5% 27% 4% Real del Monte, Unregistered ...... LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LormoN, AuG. 26.—. Wind this day at noon, N.N.W. DEAL, AUG. 25.—Wind N.E., strong and squally.—Arrd. from the River and sailed, Forfarshire, Thordes, Bombay; Earl Grey, Robertson, Bombay and Cape of Good Hope; Struar, Walsh, St. John's,New Brunswick ; Orynthia,Watsen, 3liramichi ; West Indian, Rich, Quebec; Caroline, Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 25.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Wellington, Chadwick, New York; Somersetshire, Dempster, Quebec. CowEs.—Arrd. Leda, M'Fales, Matanzas. OFF THE ISLE OF WIGHT, AIM 23.—Mimer, New York, for Gothenburg. OFF VENTNOR, AUG. 23.—Oracel, Ulrichson, St. Croix, fur Copenhagen. OFF DARTMOUTH, AUG. 24.—Lady Katherine Barham, Jamaica. FOWEY, Arc. 24.—Sid. Good Intent, Warburton, Quebec; Alicia, Robertson, ditto. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 25.—Wind E.—Sld. Olga, Richebucto. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 25.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Sabattes, Stevens, Boston. Ski. Calder, Braithwaite, Hong-Kong; Tamerlane, M'Kenzie, Calcutta; Cristabel, Harding, Bom bay ; Rival, Paterson, Barbadoes ; Prince of Brazil. Durward, St. John's, New Brunswick; Sylph, Raisbeck, Richebucto; Dorothy, Brown, Quebec; John, Whitefield, Quebec; Jone, Abram, Montreal. Off port Champlain and Devenshire. The Brian Buie steamer, for Drogheda, has put back, having been on shore near the Red Noses, but without appa rent damage. Ktaytiar, Ava. 24.—S1d. Shaw, Hewett, Quebec. WERFOED, AUG. 25.—Arrd. Vine, M'Canny, St. John's, New Brunswick. BRIDLINGTON, AUG. 25.—Arrd.Alert, Fisher, London, for the Orkneys, leaky. RAMSGATE, AVG. 25.—The Agnes, Owen, from Port Madoc to Hamburgh, has put back with masts sprung having been in contact. SCILLY, AUG. 24.—The Prince Victoria, Ellis, for Corfu, 21st inst., struck on the Spanish Ledge, but proceeded with a little damage to copper only. NEWPORT, AuG. 25.—The Galatea, of Gloucester, !from Wicklow, bound to Quebec, has gone into dry dock here to repair. SHIELDS, AUG. 25.—The Neptune steamer, hence to Hull, in putting to sea this morning, ran on the stones between the Narrows and the Bar. FAVERSHAM, AUG. 23.—Arrd. Friends, Brown, Quebec. Sournalurrox.—Sld. Ann, Simmonds, Quebec. SCILLY.—SId. Minerva, Phillips, Newfoundland. PADSTOW, Auts. 24.--Sld.Th e d a l u s, Nicholas, Shippegan. BIDEFORD, AUG. 23.—Sid. Lady Sale, Richard, Quebec. BRISTOL, Aunt. 25.—Arrd. Neptune, Bevan, Jamaica. NEWPORT.—Sid. Solway, Spence, Ascension; Columbine, Rose, St. Thomas's. CARDIFF, AUG. 23.—Sld. Lively, Moor, Quebec. CLYDE, AUG. 24.—Arrd. Vixen, Boston, Jamaica; Chris tian, Wallace, ditto. 22. Sld Aurora, Shanks, Barbadoes ; Glenswilly, Henderson, Quebec; Favourite, Crawford, Mon treal. 24. Cashmere, Wilson, Havannah ; Empire, Gillies, Quebec ; Cambrian, Kelso, Montreal; Madonna, Caldwell, Newfoundland. DUBLIN, AUG. 22.—Arrd. Coiner, M'Kay, Prince Edward's Island. Sld, 23d, M ary L yall, S an df or d, Quebec. LIMERICK, AUG. 24.—A rr d. L on don, York, St. John's, New Brunswi c k. Sld. 23d, Ellen Forrestal! , Bunbßanbu ry, Miramichi ; Cremona, D unn , StuELDs, AUG. 25.—Ard Quebec. . Undaunted, Pearson, Quebec; Weatherley, Stroud, Quebec. SUNDERLAND, AUG. 24.—James and Elizabeth, Miramichi. HULL, AUG. 25.—Wind N., light.—Sld. 23d, Charlotte Stephens, St. John's. 24th, Fergus, Martin, Quebec. A vessel arrived at Aberdeen from Davis Straits, reports the Truelove, of this port, as having nine fish, and that all the other ships in the Straits had from three to seven fink each. WILD NirrxEcs.—The Commissioners of the Cus toms have received a communication from Mr. Parker, one of the Secretaries to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, stating that with reference to a letter from their Lordships, dated the 12th instant, transmitting resolutions of the House of Commons, altering the duty on certain articles (among which was the article nutmegs, on which the duty has been reduced to 2s. 6d. per lb.) he was com manded by their Lordships to desire that the board would give directions for the admission of "wild nutmegs in the shell," at the duty of 3d. per lb., as heretofor... Copies of this. order have been issued to the several (1,-,•:,1z w in it t h h d e port irect of ionz to London, the officers d ffi a c n ers ti t i o e takoutepcoarrtse that the atthe k e i a n na gu e om be , duly obeyed. . . f IMPERIAL PARLIAMIN T. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 26. The House sat to-day at half-past Two o'clock. ROY:\ L ASSENT. The royal assent was given, by Oommission, to the following 51 Bills : The Spirit Licenses and Duties Bill. The Income-tax Dedection Bill. The Ecclesiastical Patronage Bill. The Tithe Act Amendment Bill. The Naval and Military Departments Bill. The-Patent Commissions Bill. The Poor R , moval Bill. The 33aths and Washhouses Bill. The Burial Service (No. 2) Bill. The Death t 7 Accidents Compensation Bill. The Commons ii:rlosure (No. 3) Bill. The Commons Inclot;zire Act Amendment Bill. The Public Works and Fisheries Bill. The Public Works, Fisherieg, &c., Bill. The Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Bill. The House of Commons' Offices 131.11. The Naval Medical Supplemental Fund Society Bill. The Marriages (Ireland) Act Amendment Bill. The Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Bill. The Exclusive Privilege of Trading Abolition (Ireland) Bill. Th e County Works Presentments' (Ireland —No. 2) TOL The County Works Presentments (Ireland) Amendineut Bill. The Trirnpa - e Roads (Ireland) Bill. The Public W (Ireland—No. 3) Bill. The Public Work;.l Commissioners (Ireland) Bill. The Baths and Wasii2iouses (Ireland) Bill. The Joint-Stock Bank (S cot l and aud Ireland) Bill. The Citations (Scotland) BiLl The New Zealand Loan Act Aatendment Bill. The London and South-Wester;:i Railway (London.. bridge Extension) Bill. The Glasgow and Belfast Union Railwq Bill. The Taff Vale Railway Bill. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Brattch Railwei The Caledonian Railway (Clydesdale Junction tions) Bill. The East and West India Docks and Birmingham All3°' tion Railway Bill. The Cork and Waterford Railway Bill. The Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company's Bill. The Legal Quays (London) Bill. The Dublin Wide Streets Bill. The Sion. College Bill. The Allhallows' Tithes Bill. The Duke of Cleveland's Estate (Bathwick and Wri°l 4. ton) Bill. The Duke of Norfolk's Estate Bill. Lord Kenyon's (Congrevo's) Estate Bill. The Jesus' Hospital (Newcastle Estate) Bill. Bond's Estate Bill. Sir Richard Bulkeley's (Phillips's Estate) Bill. The Virgin Mary . Hospital Estate (Newcastle-oPor Tyne) Bill. Dr. Macfarlane's Glasgow College Estate Bill. Farquarson's Divorce (India) Bill, and Bump Divorce Bill. The Commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Minto, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. tb Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from inhabitants of the metropolis , p ra y in g for the abolitioP of tolls on the bridges. The Bishop of OXFORD, on behalf of the Are,,,; bishop of Canterbury, laid on the table of the House for twenty-sixth annual, report of the Commissioners Building New Churches. SMALL DEBTS BILL. On the motion of the LOAD CHANCELLOR,' tto Bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed, end kei s amendments of the Commons were oviered to be ts". into consideration to-morrow. DISTRICT LUNATIC ASYLUMS BUS" t by On the motion of the Earl of CLARENDON' (i Bill was read a second time and ordered to be re°, o o third time to-morrow, after some observation s Lord MONTEAGLE. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' BILL- a This Bill went through Committee , and was ordere to be read a third time to-morrow. POOR EMPLOYMENT (IRELAND) BO' This Bill was re id a third time and passed. iv y) CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIA-51' BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND No. 4) BO' This Bill was read a third time and passed. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND No. 5) Oil' This Bill was read a third time and passed. CONSTABULARY (IRELAND) HILT" This Bill was read a third time and passed. ' LEASES (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and pas BILLS BILL. . This Bill was read a third time and Pa sse "" y r T. NEW ZEALAND GOVERSIVISNT /3:1-er This Bill was also read a third t imesnd as : 1 e JBEillCwTaMsEarsoTrSe,ad&ae. ti()lirftdEtifteNaTi pßaslLseLd.. WASTE LAND AUSTRALIA BILL. __A The Commons' amendments to this Bill were agrev" to after a short discussion. The Earl of CLARENDON l aid on the table PAP ° with respect to New Zealand. The House then adjourned.to half-past Three o'cO ci‘ to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 26. The SPEAKER to9k the Chair at Half-past Two o oclIP ROYAL COMMISSION. Sir Augustus Clifford, Usher of the Black Rod , of peered and summoned the Home to attend at the ba b y the House of Lords, to hear the ioyal assent giv" , ,ra Commission, to several public and private Bills which see Lords' report.) The Speaker accompanied by several Alemb4ir 1 ' proceeded to the House of Lords. b ar The SPEAKER, on his return, announ ced S herrs l Majesty's gracious consent had been gi ven to Bills. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES BILL. . tb o Several Members of the House were summoned thj House of Lords to confer on alterations made bi Lordships in the " Contagious Diseases Bill." THE LEVANT. On the return of the deputation , Dr. BOWRING wished to know if the Noble V l e ll t b the Secretary for Foreign Affairs could inforto House what the terms of the treaty were whic h pie Government of Russia had entered into w ith other tions respecting the trade of the Levant? t 11 0 Lord PALMERSTON said that he was not a t io nl ee' time in a condition to lay documents before the Lut but he was glad to say that Russia bad eill e cir/ utmost sincerity in her desire to overcome any to 9 for, which might arise in negotiating with the nativee'bolt with an exceedingly wise and liberal policy, 513 ., thy foregone many advantages which she held l" nio t, Levant. He could only repeat that Russia see" o ther desirous to consult the wishes and interests of the powers. COLONIES (REVENUE)• abulsr force' Dr. BOWRING moved for returns , in a t --,,,. of 0 14 , for the last year in which they can be made eresch 0 gross revenues, under their different h"ds' f collectiori, her Majesty's colonies, exhibiting the and any deductions made in their progress to the roe c osts 0 treasury, together with other returns relatino '''' colonies. After a few words from Mr. HAWES, the re too were ordered to be laid on the table. In reply to a question fro m Dr. BOWRING. Mr. HAWES stated that Sir W. Pinn received n i . s t i o om n d gllr o e. f AwL 3 yu o AnD O L ai oit Lunatic El'ieyar UNION fir t h e LUNATIC ASYLUMren d ef i 7 o cl c Asylum,m ov e d e f n o d r returnsf o r the from a pp 0 1. the , I e l: , tt i .t c oo r; commission thereon. He held in his hands r - f , ur that showed the justice of this motion. The l', / ° , - ;abit able Member then read documents at eensin,lae ° length to show that very great neglect hail takepiet in the management of the asylum at Hay 3o l-400, fl/ and remarked upon the appointment of Mr. the March, 1845, as auditor of the unions: _% if iatn; district, in the midst of which stood this 7 ' oo eh t over which ho acted as superintendent. H e toi ; . ie c ti opinion that the disclosures made on this or reflected far more on certain partif i l or lst any disclosures connected with the - t- ° &gilt The mortality in these asylums was alway e 's yth l e i s . s s b , at a t,,ni.,_ - 6f, the first year. He had no means of knowing vY sta celso mortality was during the first year in this i of 4' but during the second year ii was 112 out this /oh The Poor-law Commissioners were aware a tn co ol,' and yet no inquiry was made; and he therefore s , e a we' hoped that the Right Hon. Gentleman would ta l ' i. e diee sures to have an iequiry into these scandalous prtwcdietari In the year 1845 an addition was proposed in tb,, t -grate se tables of the establishment by the visiting' ni ll trp s e 1 31 1, e ; Upwards of sixty persons had died in the Y - adattel u ceding the Ist of October, 1845. The reconun, e t houg h " o then proposed had not been carried out, and 1,- / e fr o; the proper course would be to del'''. he 0 4 proprietors of this establishment of their licensz,Poo, 00 sure the late Lord Chancellor would have done leo lt A he did not think the present one would act wit h ' &0 1 7; inanity than the late one. The next inspection we%isteneo., been made was after the institution had been ill t lel be one year and eleven months. The result of tbn iba t t o c tion was, that the magistrates were of 001 1 i-en v st eati, i ,.. house should only accommodate 367 persen s i l es t w is the 500 who had been compelled to live in th.se ass et ment. What he wanted of the lie ns c oullo commission to inquire, not only of the managers of this institution, u nb o las i int° that of the Poor-law Commissioners t he ws 0 a tZ The visitors of Haydock Lodge Lunatic Ask t o Lent w o r that they had bad the pleasure of meeting to „l a y asY ti l l ti at in' tChoemirmivsissiiotnetrhse they n found that inmate.s. P_l pint ri-, quart of rice for their dinner, with bay IV s oni beer. The rice was formed into a ki n f re t b or rather rice-water. No wonder, tber,c ° _,l,4o ' l , / : many of them died from dysentery and nt s t ub j e cte n o account of the water diet to which they werf„..a bad. 4 n y ,_ g_lec ciie t s y - er o l: The Commissioners ascertained thatinttbo similar dinner the day before, and they sn!g ssiaa ers ,u t the e nd that on tb,caa- .000,, the regimen should be chunged. The Cnni tu s l oul c u e Lunacywere, it appeared, of the same opinioorne, the ' lolos they ought not to have such dinners rat a week. No question there was grea_ ts here, and it was the bounden duty (? I _, "' The re .. t e ment to institute a searching intin, tr_y: ii a , i04 .4 0 , .',.,'-', tality alone was sufficient to deman.,..2i, D A 1 .7 —one hundred and twelve demented in: a t he ol l:i l , died in the course of twelve month .e ui sr . we se rel i t all es in the coldest seasons ot Oa ) This was 11 ' g ond all ~ , , ...,1 one blanket to their bed. .. - t•as the walls were h ~ J,:iip e.pcciad) - e 0 da tr i i,,hlo I as the inmates were not fully fed t 1 to feel the cold. No wonder they ~.., Am mo lit w Mau the raor-14w goomi g gO li f" Pr" I " —r -- - died of these ~--111telisk ,