The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-09 00:00:00

111111111 1 . - 1 ...111...... X 4 25 X.I. 18 XI 84 x•I• 24 X.l. dii. MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY COVENT-GARDEN. Our market was seasonably well supplied with boil fruit and vegetables, the demand for which was ste„(i . at prices about equal to those paid on this d 7 ..Prtli t -- Pine-apples, English, 3s to 4s per lb; Itiebt Pears, ditto, is t o 3 s 6d eac h ; Apples, is to 2s 6d ; Von 2s to 3s ; Plums, 2s to 5s per half sieve ; Lek liamburgh Grapes, is to 2s 6d; and Muscat of h , ll : l6l ria, 3s to 4s per lb ; Peaches and Nectarines, 2- ta" 1 , 1 .4 and Apricots, 6d to 8d per dozen; Melons. rt, is 6d to 2s 6d; ditto Dutch, 6s to .. 2s each; 2s 6d to 4s per bushel ; Filberts, rOs. pet "Los; Mulberries, 4d to 8d per pottle; Lemons, 53 t( t 3l per 100. Vegetables—Cucumbers, 2s to lOd pei race; ditto for pickling, 4s per 100; Red Cabbage, 3 1 ( t ) 6 8 per dozen; Artichokes, 2s to 2s 6d per dozer ; road Beans, 4d to is per half sieve; Peas, 25 61 t, 71• per bushel ; Spinach,6d to la per junk; Radishes, 9, is per dozen hands; Horseradish, 2s to 3s iv; bundle; Small Salads, 2s per dozen punnets ; Mush ring, 2s per alf sieve; Cabbages, 6d to Is pet r°zen; Turnips, i s 6cl to 2s; Carrots, 2s 6d to 3s; and unions, 2s to 3s 6d per dozen bunches; Potatoes, 211 to 48 per pushel ; Celery, 8d to is per bundle; To -Itoes,4B to 5s per half sieve. NIINGERFORD. t WO bad a very inactive demand for most articles ,° -d ay, and in some instances the quotations had a d ownward tendency. 7, 3IIVGATEI AND LEADMDZEILIML. Prime Mutton and Lamb commanded a steady sale. at full pr . ces; otherwise, the demand was in a very tlnggish state. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Mutton, Zs 6d to 4s 6d; Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s; and Pork, 3s 8s to 4s 6d per Sibs by the carcase. Geese, " 6d to 6s; Fowls, 2s to 3s 6d; Capons, 3s 6d to 4s 3d; Chickens, i s 6d t o 2 s 6d ; D uc k s , i s 6d t o 2 s 33 ; R a b. Its, Is to Is 9d; Leverets, 2s 6d to 3s; and Pigeons, 66 1 0 10d eac h . G rouse, 3 s to 3 s 6 d per b race. O s t e nc re ab Butter, 105 to I Is, and English ditto, 105 6d to I ts per d o z e n po u nd s . I r i s h E ggs , 4s 9d to 5s 3d; F rench ditto, 4s 3d to 6s 6d; and English ditto, 7s 61 to el per 100. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s Bcl to 3i 8d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Itaktnb, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4 6 6d per Blbs. WEXTECRAPEIra. nee, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; 4s to ss; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s; and Pcrk, 3s 6d to " Gcl per Bibs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 38 to 8s; Brills, is to 2s 6d; Cod Fish, 2s 6rl t) 4 8' Whitings, 3d to 6d; Lobsters, 9d to 2s 6d; lib:, 6d to 2s 3d; and Mackarel, 6d to 9d each; Soles, 1 4 3 ,, to 2s 3d per pair ; Eels, 8d to is per ib; Salmon, i d to is per lb; Haddocks, 3d to 6d each; Flounders, to jasper dozen; Shrimps, 8d to 10d per quart; White- It. quart. BREAD. iron The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are Sid to 9d; of Household ;:litto, bid to 8d per 41b HIDE MAR...SET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to 2d ; ditto. 49i) to 721 b, 2d to 21d; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, lid to 2-id: dit to, 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 31-d; ditto, 88Ib to 961 b 3 4 ti to ,1ll; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to 31d; Lamb Skins, 42 11 ,), Is 6d to 2s 6d; Calf Skins 4 e 6d ; Horse Hides, Qul Shearlings, Is 2d to le 7d. HAY RKETS. 4 ,4 /THFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 to 31 125 ; New 3 140 , 21 8 s to 31 6s•, Old Clover, 41 to 51; New ditto, 10a to 41 105 ; and Straw, 116 s to 1/ 103 per load. titde steady, at full prices. ditto Meadow Hay, 3/ to 3 1 14s; New I,l`tos 21 lOs to 31 8s ; Old Clover, 4/ to 41 16% ; .„ 41 * ditto, 31 10s to 41 8s; and Straw, 1/ 5s to 11 103 "LIDS.d. Supply but moderate, and trade dull. vv BITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 to 3/ 12s; New 81 103 218 s to 3/ 7s ; Old Clover, 4/ to 5/ ; New ditto, 1 03 to 41 lOs ; and Straw, 11 6s to 11 lOs per load. 80 th Hay and Strkw moved off slowly, at our quotations. 11 t COAL MARBE" D h i Le'a West Hartley 14s 9d -estt r Main l4s Od kfn's P r i mrose .411 ng's Hartley lss Od 14 °1 Ywell Main ... I s z e Weastle Hartley .. 133 6o vew Tanfield l3l 30 irth Percy Hartley l4s 9 , n_ ri ginal Tanfield lls 9d T yr d's Redheugh Canfi eld Moor .... ttalfield Moor Butes 133 al "Ylain Bel l all's End, &c. an W d Brown ...... r vicke and Co. r0w.,5 Ile tso " n 15s Od ir3 Park tg °B forth .vkilli 1 1 , ogyrorth 153 Od ' T alker W k• 14s 6d it euulgton %-.-YESTERDAT. Eden Main Belmont l6s Od Bell East Hetton Hetton l.ambton Lumley Russell's Hetton 17s 0 Shotten Whitwell Caradoc l6, 6,t Hartlepool Hudson's Hartlepool lss 6u Thornley Adelaide Tees Cowndon Tees Seymour Tees South Durham lss 3d Tees Horgan's Stone Coal 2ss 6d Parson's Graigola 2ls Od Ships at market 146. THE CORN TRADE. pew s CORN MARKET.—FRIDAY. have a lair supply of Wheat , and moderate of l a, grain to this day's market. OA Wheat must be e t c' d 3 8. per quarter lower; New is of l air q ualit y and is..tidition, and tells at our quotations, being a decline of x t ' e Per quarter from the extreme rates of last Friday. die tion of per stone. Shellina Is. per load cheaper. LIVE IIPOO L.—FRIDAY. The - duty on Wheat has declined to 6s per quarter, i t tli l on Flour to 3s 7id per barrel, remaining on all other 1. gales the same as last week. The arrivals from Ire 6 are very limited, but coastwise there is a good sup " 9 of English Wheat, and combined they amoun t to 2 quarters of Wheat, 110 quarters of Barley, 917 karters of Malt, 741 quarters of Oats, 360 quarters of a ns 144 quarters of Peas, 251 loads of O atmeal, and 1 0 1(6 2 sacks t of Flour. From Canada the re are onl y 14 a cis of Oatmeal, but from foreign p orts the im p orts am ount to 8,829 quarters of Wheat , 2,600 quarters of , i 4 n rle Y , 470 quarters of Oats , 1,070 quarters of Bean;, C o v .quarters of Peas, 3,3 03 quarter s of Indian Corti, i .a 3 barrels of Corn Meal, 250 sacks and 502 barrels tf . iour, besides several cargoes not yet reported. The c heat, in the same time a mount to 529 quarters o f e i leat, 5,658 quarters of Indian Corn, 300 b a r rels of ilr u Meal; 124 sacks and 1,153 barrels of Flour. T he F eathe r y since Tuesday has been cool and gloomy, and trl mt s morning there was a slight rain with indications of t U nfavourable change approaching. The reports of 8 Corn crops do not improve, and with regard to po reit they are within the past two days alarmingly, arge from every quarter. The trade has assumed mote tie 4l ,„ ne ss, and as regards Wheat and Indian Corn, the th e r e and value have improved. At this day's market th: te was a middling attendance of dealers, and the wea- TO' being damp, the trade had a much firmer aspect. t ,:_ 43 , demand for free Wheat was only moderate at a ae7ilal improvement of 1d; but bonded samples were in ~,: tru e request. and 4d per 701 b higher than on Tuesday. pi, u tleY, Beans, Peas. and Oats, little business trans eo- but all were held with more firmness. Indian e ti rl i was in great request, and all the good useful par -4 that offered were cleared off at 2s per quarter ad -I?inee; and Corn Meal was 6d per barrel dearer. In )4 (41 r there was no material change, but bonded parcels le More dif f icult to purchase. RAILWAY RETURNS Itja, tri o ,. VAT TaaFric.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ti.-_wpte" fOr th e past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the Uve returns are made, together with the receipts of the same —the previous year: NT ttk 184141 Last week. t ax o Q t o to Q A 13 tlit. 2 a 2 a 2 Jth 2 8. -3 . 31 -Pt. 5 65 I 1,6.51 943 5,039 833 1,296 1,40 S 738 845 989 1,218 NAME OF RAILWAY. Aberdeen .................... Amiens and Boulogne. • • .• •• • • • • • • • • Belfast and Ballymena • • •• • • •• • • • • •• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Chester and Holyhead. • • .. • • • • • • • • • • .Cockermonth and Workington.... • • • • Dublin and Drogheda• • •• • • •••• • • • • • Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • ....... • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen • • • • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• . ........ Edinbnrgh and Northern • • • • • • • • • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Eastern Union• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• - Glas g ow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • • Glasgow and Greenock. • ....... Great Southern and Western • • • • . • • • Great Western, &e • • • ....... • • • • • • • • Kendal and Windermere.. ....... • • Lancashire and Yorkshire...• • • • • • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • • • ........ Leeds and Thirsk....... • • • • • • • • • • • • Londonderry and I. • • London and Nerth Western, &c. ..... London and Blackwall • • • . •• • • • •• • • London and Brighton ............... London and South Western. ........ Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Maryport and Carlisle .. Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Midland Great Western (Irish) Newmarket. •••• • • • • •• • • • •• • • • • • • • • Newcastle and Carlisle ...... Norfol{:. •• •• •••• **** ••• •• •••' North British .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Paris and Rouen . •• • • • • • • • • • • .. . Rouen and Havre .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • Scottish Central .. • • •• • ... Shrewsbury and Chester • • • ..• • • • • • • South Eastern and Branches •• • • • • • • South Devon. ...... . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Taff Yale • ...... • •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Waterford and Limerick.. ..... Whltehaven Junction ..• •........... Wishaw and Coltness ..• ............ York and Newcastle . •• York and North Midland. •• •• •• • •• 666 10,367 1,769 1,849 740 199 13,645 9,402 544 12,363 1,194 1,710 209 12,734 9,474 ---- The banks of the Thames are at this time a dis gracethr,., to us; and the state of the river itself, now daily 11 ged with overladen steam-boats, a crying evil . thest , ng uosn the river two days ago, in oue of the to aP steam-boats, which are a boon of no small value "r Population, the stench at Blackfriar's-bridge from 4 Fleet ditch, and for at least half a mile bey . und, was g o l te intolerable, and, according to the captain of the tt ," , Was not then doing its worst. If it be the case, t eb , ; e truly believe, that a Lad smell in nine cases out of called a sign of danger, some alteration here is loudly iUatie s"" for. We commend the subject to the consi -dration of Mr. Chadwick and the new commission. The tu g P l aces , and unscientific, not to say dangerous, land- P` , aces. which stud the barks of the river, are sad rtte-sores, where they might be, and ought to be, adorn uts• Prop er athice is seldom sought ; the usefulness of, the beautiful is not understood, and therefore never (ecOgnised.— The Builder. An iron plate has just been fixed up at the Hotel _„ ildzerlTptiilolei;:inthe northern wing, with the following in- Above the level of the sea, 54 metres 69 ; low Water mark at the Pont de la Tourelle, 28 ' 4 15 44; lerel of Paris 46 metres 60.—Galignani. T! fr, SUN, UONDON. StATURPAY _EVENING-, SEPTEMBER 9, !848. a retrospective character, upon the "Memoirs of Sir T. Nowell Buxton, Bart.," and another of an antici pative character, on the " Political Prospects of France and England," add the piquancy of contrast to the more literary portions of the publication. Upon the " Revolutions of Italy," the Quar terly writes at some length and with an ample amount of acerbity. Besides looking at the conduct of King Charles Albert as perfidious, the reviewer speaks of Pope Pius IX. as the origina tor of all the miseries which at present cause so much desolation through the length and breadth of the Roman peninsula. It is singular that one who coin cides so thoroughly in the political opinions of the Quarterly as Mr. James Whiteside should differ so widely from this notion as to the real character of the Sovereign Pontiff. In the preface to his new work called " Italy in the Nineteenth Century," Mr. Whitesidesays that he entirely agrees as to the opinion expressed about the King of Sardinia, but further on, respecting Pius IX., he observes, "The Pope, when he ascended the throne, did not mean to be a great poli tical reformer, and had not the remotest intention of granting a free constitution to his sub jects, but what he has done has been through the force of circumstances." The italics are his own. Ves ! of course, Pius IX. has acted throughout simply through the force of circumstances. When Italy was, politically speaking, stagnant under the influences of her prolonged oppression, when Gregory XVI. died amidst the apathy of the millions living between Mount St. Bernard and Mount Vesuvius, when in that solemn moment Cardinal John Mastai Ferretti— just invested with the tiara—caused the whole heart of Italy to leap by the eloquence of his noble amnesty—he was only acting through the force of circumstances. When he ameliorated the condition of the wretched Jews—when he disbanded the old Swiss guard—when he armed the people of Rome and thereby rendered them the guardians of their own liberties—when he protested against the occupa tion of Ferrara—when he enlarged the municipal rights of the states of the Church—when he called forth the buried genius and the nearly extinct civism of his people by a spontaneous constitution—when he gained the friendship of the patriotic and incorruptible Gioherti—when he inaugurated by his sovereign will the first Roman Parliament of modern times—Pope Pius IX. was impelled only by the force of circum stances ! We thank Mr. James Whiteside for his inimitable skill in seeing what the whole world had failed to recognise. " A Daniel, yea, a very Daniel come to judgment !" But the Quarterly thinks that Pius IX. is the guilty cause of all this Italian wretchedness. Alas, for the inge nuity of the reviewer, Mr. Whiteside has , spoken • and he has said that the Pontiff could not act other wise, for that he has been driven forward by the force of circumstances. Europe bends before that authoritative and oracular decision. We can only bow down like the Greek scholars under the porch, exclaiming reverently— " Aura; fin% ! Aura; EIVEY Mr. James Whiteside bath spoken !—Be dumb, thou mannikin Quarterly !—Hide thy diminished head, thou lowly Ponta! Tnree other contributions complete the current number ; those on " Cabet's Voyage en Icarie," on "Entails of Land," and " On the State of Religion in France." We have written at such length upon the contents of the two elderly Reviews, that we have I.c-served for ourselves only room for a passing sentence on the Westminster and Foreign Quarterly. Already we have had occasion to notice the bold " Address to the Queen" appended to the former—an address which touches upon every one of those grievances which have raised the ire of Mr. Hume, Mr. Cobden, and Mr. Osborne. Of the other contributions, one is biographical (on "Lord Chancellor Har.lwicke"), another historically critical (on " Thiers' History of the Empire"), another is sanitary (on the "Corporation of London"), another is architectural (on " The New Houses of Parlia ment"), and another is educational, being devoted to the consideration of the " English Universities." In many respects, .in point of research, of earnestness, and of general intelligence the Quarterlies for July, 1848, are of a very superior character. LITERATURE. PRACTICE OF 711 E COUIVTY COURTS, AND CITY OF LONDON SMALL DEBTS CO Ult TS. By John Jagoe, Esq., Barrister-at- Law. The fourth edition of the " Practice of the County Courts," by Mr. Jagoe, has been just published. It is an elaborate work, treating of every subject not only connected with the practice in County Courts, but with the practice of Mandamus, Prohibition, Suggestion, Certiorari, and Quo Warranto, which ' are now so essential to the practice of the inferior jurisdictions, constituting in fact the only appeal thereto. The author has entered into the many ques tions which have been the subject of discussion among the Judges of the Courts. In speaking of the extent of the jurisdiction in the recovery of tenements which many of the judges assumed only included those deter mined by efflux of time, be says, " Ejectments on the title are excluded, as the Act requires that there should he the relation of landlord and tenant, and the person claiming possession must establish, to the satisfaction of the Court, that he. is the landlord before he has a locus standi, which, if the tenant disproves, the juris diction is ousted The Irish Civil Bill ejectment, statutes* enact, ' That in all cases where any tene ment shall have been held by any tenant at less rent than fifty pounds per annum, and the tenant's interest in the same shall have determined, and liner demand made by the landlord or lessor, his bailiff or receiver, a delivery or possession of the same shall be with held, it shall and may he lawful for the said landlord or lessor to proceed by civil bill ;' and these words are not so strong in extending the jurisdiction of the Civil Bill easurt, as the words of section 122 are to enlarge the powers of the County Court; yet they have been held to give jurisdiction where a tenancy has been determined by notice to quit—by death of the cestui gue vie—by efflux of time, or otherwise, which is sufficiently comprehensive. In the case of i!elly v. Reilly two questions arose on the Irish Civil Bill :pct, the fir s t us t o th e id en tity o f one of the cilitelseciululi Reilly who vies, named Cha r l e s Reilly, in the lease )n() under . w w aTs i di The landlord d thew was ste e n tenantce s t ui e n l d i qd d u teh t va h ite w e aprhe Charlesst ehse, en tenant alleged that a person of the same name, who was living was the cestui que vie, and that conse quently his interest had not determined. The second question was as to the person entitled to the reversion in the premises; it appeared that the original lessor of the premises was dead, but th a t p rev i ous to h i s death he had assigned his rev ers i on to t h e plaintiff in the ..jectment. Front the report it would appear that as to the second question . it was con ce d e d th a t t h e Court had juri-diction to try it, hut as to the first it was contended that it was a case in which the title to land was drawn in question, and that the jurisdiction of the Civil Bill Court was thereby ousted. The then Chief Baron Brady, now Lord Chancellor of Ireland, overruled the objection, and held that, notwithstand ing both these questions were involved in this pro ceeding, the case was within the jurisdiction of the Court. In delivering judgment, his Lordship said, " I have read the 56th Geo. 111., c. 88, with considerable attention, and I think that it be thatl cannot t o n t e i e s be comes indispensable, in order to carry out ns io u n l r a f n a d ct w is hen l t i h k e e th P e r r y s s i e o nT should of b t t e m t entertained. ct i ‘ i v l h u y s t. a a s' con troverted,en e e the reversion, and r r ts e ahi s on u u g lwd g h e oe s t u i a o s rt n e , t entitled t a i jt t lue a rdi p s t( a io r i e t i t c who have interests in the premises (because the latter must be served with the civil bill), it is marl- lest that questions of title to a certain extent must be decided. The second section of the 56th Geo. 111., c. 88, empowers the Assistant Barrister to decree the landlord to be put in possession, upon proof of the matters mentioned, these matters may be con troverted, or proved, by either party, and the Court must ascertain w hether they i are proved or not. The Act contains no restriction against n• vestigating questions of title, and although there may be inconveniences attendant upon such in vestigations, yet such must be encountered , for I cannot see how otherwise the provisions of the Act are to be carried into effect. And lam clear, with all respect for the opinions which have been referred to, in to evidence in ca s e s lik e th e p resen t the parties may go evidence to show thut cestui gue vies in the lease are either living or dead." This important question could not have been settled upon higher authority, arid Alr. Jagoe ha s c l ear l y s h own t h at t h e error i nto which many of the judges ha ve f a ll en h as b een f rom no t draw ing a distinction . betwe e n qu e sti ons o f titl e gene rally and questions of title between landlord and tenant, rela . ting to the ending or con ti nuance o f t h e tenancy , are within the jurisdiction of the Court. Ilie vexata que s ti o , as t o w h ether the landlord or judgment creditor shall h ave pr i or i ty, so muc h disputed by the judges of C ounty C ourts, seems to be likewise set at rest, an d it i s s i ngu l ar th,it in the arguments used p ro an d con. Mr. Jagoe's view of this difficult queetion has been over looked. It is in the recollection of our readers that in the case of ex parte Green, Mr. Justice l'attison , ' in delivering the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench, held that attorneys practi s i ng i n C ounty Courts were not entitled to more lees and costs than those mentioned in the 91st section of the Act ; but Mr. Jagoe says, " that the attorney is entitled to these costs whe n th e C ourt mm j e xercises a su ary urisdiction, but if the case require that the attorney who appears should be heard to argue any question as counsel, or, in other w or d * , to obtain leave to depart from his ord inaryduty as attorney, by examining witnesses, and generally conducting the ca , e, there is nothing in the Act to deprive him o f remuneration for such services, which are disti nc t from those for which the 91st section fixes payment. The 88th section contemplates that a necessity may arise for extra services, it enacts that the costs of any action or proceedings in the Court not otherwise pro vided for (which means costs not given by the 91st section), shall be paid by or apportior,ed be tween the parties in such mauner as the judge shall think fit, and in default of any spe cial direction shall abide the event of the action." We are glad Mr. Jagoe has placed this subject in its true light before the public, for though not favourable to solicitors making excessive charges, we cannot too strongly condemn that a highly respectable profession should be reduced to a scale of remuneration less than that received by many tradesmen. The case of ex•parte Green was so badly put before the Court for the plain tiff; that we are not surprised at the decision which has been made. We shall again recur to this work, as we are obliged to day to omit noticing many im portant subjects of which it treats—amongst others, the law relating to physicians, surgeons, apothecaries, chemists, and druggists, and the right of poor-law guardians to sue in County Courts, together with the preliminary steps that must be taken to enable them to do so. * 56 Geo, I.IL, U. $8 h 2, 1 Oco. IV., c. 41 0.1. THE QUARTERLIES. Trip EI)IVBIIR(;11 REVIEW. No, CLXXVII THE QUA RTERLY RE VIE 11. No. CLXV. • I'hE WES TMIN ST ER REVIh'IV. /1 - 0. Xls V/I I'll E CHURCH OF ENGLAND REVIEW. No. X VII. THE BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW. No. X V. ('HE JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE. No. XXI Another section turned of the earth's annual orbit, Ind there falls upon our desk for criticism another itch of the Quarterlies. We have become so habi uated to their arrival periodically that we welcome - hem as old acquaintances, from whose wisdom we nay draw at pleasure the nutritious refections of truth, or the blooming flowers of imagination. We eke them in their inevitable sequence—the Edin intrgh first, by reason not only of its fame and its age, nit because its superiority over its contemporaries is e ill conspicuous and undeniable ; the Quarterly :econd; the Westminster third ; fourthly, the Church If England Quarterly, a distinguished organ of he opinions of Protestantism ; fifthly, the Bri tish Quarterly ; and sixthly, the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. Taking the Edinburgh, therefore, at once into consideration, the irst contribution in the current number which ar rests our attention, not only from the circumstance -tf its being the first in point of position, hut also from !Is elegant pedantry in regard to a rather abstruse eortion of the belles lettres of Europe, is the paper levoted to the subject of " Provencal and Scandina nian Poetry." It is remarkable for that curious, and we might almost call it eccentric research, which is a characteristic of the literary explorations of Bulwer. \nd to Lear the writer discoursing of the scalds and -he minstrels, the minne•siingers, and the rneister lingers, the Celtic and Teutonic bards, the French ind Provençal troubadours, the songsters and the trouveres, the lays of the langue(Toe and of those of 'he langue d'oil, one would almost fancy that it was the author of " Harold," speaking to us from behind the mask of the reviewer. Whoever •he writer be, he evinces a charming familiarity with the researches of Frederick Diez, of M. Arthur Dinaux, of M. l'Ablie de la Rue, and most of all with those of hl. Flauriel. As conveying a just evidence of the tendencies of the article, we tray transcribe the clos ing sentence, which runs thus:—" The voice is gone forth; natural feeling and expression have been heard ; and the conceits, exaggerated sentiments, far fetched allusions, and mystical obscurity of the lyrics of Arnaud Daniel, Guiraud de Borneil, and Bertram de Born, though once admired by Dante and still re commended by M. Flauriel, will scarcely revive a -ante for the poetry of the Provençal troubadours." Mr. Forster's biography of Oliver Goldsmith is re viewed in a very congenial strain by one who can appreciate both the glorious English classic—for classic already are the works of Goldsmith in our English literature— and his admiring and intelligent biographer. Speak ing of the period of the death of poor Gol 'smith's father, the reviewer says, in a tone of dry sad humour worthy of Augustine Caxton himself—that in the petty loans obtained from his College friends by the impoverished sizar, the latter learnt " that worst and surest lesson in the Art of Sinking—the practical bathos of human life—viz., to borrow without shame." Martinus Scriblerus would have cracked that little nut of experience with a relish. " The humour that ' draws tears," says he, in another part, " and the pathos that provokes smiles, will be popular to the end of the world." The remark is exquisitely truth ful, and in further illustration of the cause of Gold smith's popularity as a poet, a novelist, and a drama tist, he continues — But it is in the narrowness of his range, and in the close identity of his characters with his own heart and experience, that we are to find the main cause of Gold smith's universal and unfading popularity. He had in himself an original to draw from, with precisely those qualities which win general affection. Loveable him self, in spite of all his grave faults, he makes loveable the various copies that he takes from the master pot tratt. His secret is this—the emotions he commands are plea.snret.ble. He is precisely what Johnson calls him, the atrectuum lenis dorninutor' polens b cause lenis. He is never above the height of the humblest un derstanding ; and, by touching the human heart, he raises himself to a lev€l with the loftiest. He has to peefeeion what the Germans call Anmuth. His Muse wears the zone of the Graces." Of his meek and beautiful character, it is said fur ther on—" No wound to his vanity, no outrage to his pride, ever made him malignant and revengeful. Ile did not smile and hate, he writhed and forgave.' In allusion to the affected dandyism of poor Oliver Goldsmith, with his plain, nay ugly face, and his clumsy, loutish figure, the reviewer observes :—" We may smile at Chathatn, scrupulously crowned in his best wig, if intending to speak; at Erskine, drawing on his bright yellow gloves, before he rose to plead; at Horace Walpole, in a cravat of Gibbon's carving; at Raleigh, loading his shoes with jewels so heavy that he could scarcely walk; at Petrarch, pinching his feet till he crippled them ; at the rings which covered the philosophic fingers of Aristotle ; at the bare throat of Lord Byron ; the Ar menian dress of Rousseau; the scarlet and gold coat of Voltaire ; or the prudent careful ness with which Cmsar scratched his head, so as not to disturb the locks arranged over the bald place: —the peach blossom coat 'Popham Beauclerk could have borne away on his well-bred shoulders as an elegant audacity ; but it is out of all keeping on the form which Goldsmith himself indignantly suspects has been taken fur a tailor's:' Again, in another part, further on—" Goldsmith's sensitiveness was as to his person, his dress, his manners, his gentility— the attention he sought to exact, the effect that he laboured to create : and sensitiveness of this kind can only be characterised as the epidermis of self-love in a state of chronic inflammation." Altogether, the paper is a delightful fragment of gossip about the age of Dr. Johnson, and terminates with a de served and graceful compliment to Charles Dickens, to whom the biography of Mr. Foster is happily dedicated. In a profound and learned notice of the " History of Egypt," by Samuel Sharpe, there is grouped together a noble store of facts relating to that venerable laud; and in an admirable passage on " Piracy in the Oriental Archipelago," there are some eulogistic allusions to Sir James Brooke, the Raja of Sarawak and Governor et Labuan. Those who may have rejoiced in the perusal of the recent astronomical revelations, written so eloquently by Professor Nichol', and disclosed to his enra r tured iinaginatton by the colossal speculum of the Rosse telescope, will turn with peculiar zest to the critical examination of, Herschell's Survey of the Southern ileaveres,,' contained in the current number of the Edin burgh. As the reviewer emphatically sad s, the wolk lately published by Sir John F. W. Her schell, Bart., K.H., the distiguished son of an illustri ous sire, "forms the record of the com pletion of the greatest astronomical enterprise that was ever undertaken by the members of one family"— that enterprise being the systematic survey of both of the celestial hemispheres, the northern and southern heavens. And it has been achieved by the inspiration of the genius of the drummer boy who discovered the great planet Georgium Sidus with its satellites (we mean Sir William Herschel!), and by the subsequent labours of his eminent son, Sir John Herschel!—of his sister Caroline, who died in the beginning of 1848, aged ninety-seven years—and of his brother Alexander, who was singularly skilful as a mechanic. In the article which follows imme diately afterwards, " The Revolt in Lombardy," al ready considered by Mr. George Bowyer, by Massimo D'Azeglio and by Fortunato Prandi, is re-considered, is traced back to its origin, and is followed out in its probable consequences. Of all the papers, how ever, in the present number of the Edinburgh Review for 1848, the most remarkable, and altogetner the most studiously composed, is that on the " Acad e mi ca l Test Articles." We hope to refer to it at a more available opportunity. Two other contributions com plete the number for July, namely, that on " Strauss's Political Pamphlet," contrasting Julian the Apostle and Frederick William IV., and that on the prospec tive " Germanic Empire," a theme which to us appears to be just now rather crude and indigestible. The contempusary number of the Quarterly is led o ff with no inconsiderable ability both literary and ar tistic, its first consisting of commentaries upon the recent lucubrations on Spanish painters by William Stirling and Sir Edmund Head. The paper is crowded with illustrative anecdotes. " Modern Chemistry" is one of those bold and harmonious pro ductions in the shape of a quarterly article which places the least instruction in the space of a couple of h urs delightful reading, quite au courant of the pro gress made during late years in this noble department of natural philosophy. The accumulation of the materials has been influenced by a catholic taste and eclectic discrimination, culling alike from the sober records of Graham and the erratic investigations of Liebig. " Clement XI.V. and the Jesuits" will be devoured of course with that avidity which is inseparable from the mention of the great society of Ignatius Loyola. Otherwise the Alf Errant would not have acquired such an increase of celebrity to the Feuilletoniste. Otherwise Mrs. Trul lope would never have attempted to write a romance with the extract of galls. Otherwise Mr. G. P. R. James would not have attempted to blow his penny trumpet of calumny through the chapters of the " Con vict." Otherwise Andrew Steinmetz would at this time perhaps be starving in a garret in London, instead of fattening upon the proceeds of his " Nov:elate." A paper of agreeable gossip fol lows upon the "Correspondence between Horace Walpole and the Countess of Oseory"—reminding us that some of the most delightful . books in the language have been penned by old-fashion fribbles only one remove from fools. For example, there are those inimitable letters from the fastidious owner of Straw berry Hill—there is the diary of good Master Pepys who loved wine-posset and doated on a brocade coat, and there is the masterpiece of biography composed by James Boswell, Esquire, of silly, contemptible, drivelling, immortal memory LA political article of WORCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. WORCESTER, SEPT. B.—The third concert, liven last evening, attracted an overflowing audience. All the tickets were sold out at an early hour in the day, and before the commencement of the performance the hall and the approaches to it were so thronged with visitors, amongst whom the ladies preponderated, that it Was found necessary to take the doors of the hinges in order to cff id a chance of hearing to those who could not get further than the lobby. There could not have been less than twelve hundred people present. The first part of the concert consisted of a selection from Weber's Oberon, a magnificent work, every phrase flowing fresh from the fountains o f gen i us , an d t he or chestral combinations displayi ng ' th e m o s t profound eru dition. In the conducting of this performance, Mr. Done showed a sound appreciation of the authbr's intentions. The orchestra and the storm symphony were given with remarkable spirit and effect. The principal vocal parts were allotted to Madame Castellan, Miss Dolby, the Misses Williams, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Luckey, and Mr. Machin. It was rather unfair, how ever, upon Madame C as t e ll an, a f ter her ex ertions throughout the long morning performance at the Cathedral, to call upon her to deliver the difficult and trying music in which this work abounds ; never theless, she exerted herself with wonderful spirit, not withstanding her obeiouilitigue, and. commanded a general burst of applause in,_ the recitative and air, too we much ch have fk r he r " Haste, gallant knight;" and again with Mis s Dolby, in the duet, " Joy, we are rescued!" Th e rec i tat i ve and physicala i r powers, On e n r the h e under ocean t ' h ' circumstances w almost no ticed. Mr. Reeves threw considerable spirit into his great scene, including the air, " 0, 'tie a glorious sight to see;" but his delivery, as on too many occasions, was unequal, and in the pronunciation of the words there was the same carelessness which we noticed in his per formanee of the morning. Mr. Luckey and Miss M. Williams sung the duet, " Master, say," in a most pleasing and effective manner. The choruses were given with remarkable power and spirit, particularly that accompanied by the march—" Now the evening watch is set." The performance, however, though creditable to those engaged in it, went off, on the whole, heavily. l'hrre was something wanting which the stage could only supply—a want which must always be felt, we ap prehend, when we attempt to give the music of an operatic work in consecutive arrangement, apart from the business of the scene which it was in tended to illustrate. The second part opened with the overture to the opera of Zauberflate, so ca pitally given that it narrowly ecaped an encore, and after that came a miscellaneous selection, consisting chiefly of pieces familiar to the London audience, nearly ..very one of which was encored. Mdlle. Alboni was encored in the caveat's "Elena, oh to ch . io chiamo," from the Donna del Lago, in her favourit e scene f rom " Betley," and in her duet with Labiache, "Oh guar date the figura!" Lablache was encored in the " Largo al factotum.'' Mr. Sims Reeves was encored in the se renade from Don Pasquale, and the Misses Williams were similarly honoured in their duet, " The Swiss Maidens," by W. H. Holmes. At the conclusion of the concert, " God Save the Queen," was . given, the princi pal verses being sung by Mdlle. Alboni, Miss Dolby, and the Misses Williams. To-day the regular business of the festival was brought to a close with Handel's stupendous, and as yet unrivalled oratorio, "The Messiah." The cathedral was crowded—about as full as on the "Elijah" day, up wards of 1,100 persons being present. The performance was given in a grand and impressive manner. In all that depended upon the orchestra and the choir, there was nothing left to . desire; their volume of tone filled every part of the cathedral, while the precision which marked all their movements was unimpeachable. Madame Castellan, in the air, "Rejoice greatly, () daughter of Zion," did not quite come up to her exer tions of yesterday; she was evidently fatigued, and in some passages, particularly on the words " greatly" and " Jerusalem," failed to mark the syllables with that em phasis which all previous singers have displayed in this piece. She was more successful in I know that my Redeemer liveth." Mr. Sims Reeves seemed determined to come out with his best exertions on the present Oen.. sion; and he was, to a certain extent, successful. He gave " Comfort ye my people," and " Thou shalt 'leak them with a rod of iron," with a fulness of tune which shows him to be possessed by nature of an organ of fine calibre ; but, at the same time, he was a little wanting in style—a thing which, young as he is, he will have abundant opportunities of acquiring, if he will only set his mind to it. .Mr. -Lockey sang the fine recitative, " Thy rebuke hath broken his heart," followed by the air, " Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow," with touching effect, and at the same time in a manner happily free from affectaion. Miss ! Dolby sang " He was despised and rejected of men," with her usual good taste, though her voice seemed rather deficient in that rich quality which it once gave promise of. The collection at the door to-day amounted to 2141. Thus has terminated one of the most successful festivals which has taken place in the course of many years in this p tof the country. If it h as no t been as bril liant in a musical point of view as one might have wished and expected, this result has been attribut able to no want of zeal or liberality on the part ' of the spirited noblemen and gentlemen who have promoted it with their purses and their personal exer Liens. Indeed, if we have met with any matters to re prehend, or visit with unqualified approbation, we thin k it just to all parties to state that we have so regarded it in a relative rather than in a positive point of view. The marked and rapid strides made of late years in all that relates to the executive in music, both in the metropolis and elsewhere—wherever the influence of the metro polis has been telt—have necessarily created a nicer taste in the public than existed in former years. So rapid has been this change, that it cannot be a ttributed as matter of blame to the musicians and musical ama tt of a distant provincial district that they should not earlier have kept pace with it. i It be their own fault now, however, if, imagining they have nothing to learn, they will not take sug gestions made only for their own advantage in a friendly spirit. Some few observations o f this sort we have found occasion to make in the course of our notices of the festival now concluded. We trust these observations have not been taken in bad part by any indivi.lual to whom they may be supposed, however remotely, to apply. But even should perso nal vanit y turn a cold shoulder and a deaf ear upon ourselves and our suggestions, we hope that those who have larger interests at heart, namely, the support of a useful charity, and the vindication of the musical reputation of an extensive provincial district, will be induced to act for themselves, and take such steps as maybe ne cessary to place their great festival upon a par with the other great musical re-unions of the age. There will be a grand ball this evening at the Town Hall, with which the festival definitively closes. We cannot conclude our present notice without paying a merite.l compliment to the Rev. Mr. Sargent, whose exertions as honorary secretary have been moat assiduous, and marked on all occasions with the desire to promote at once the objects of the festival and the comfort and convenience of the public ---Clirehicle. THE FAIRFAX FAMILY.--The long-announced Memoirs of this distinguished and most interesting fa mily (prepared from one of the most complete collections of family records, private papers, and letters, perhaps ever made) is, we are glad to state, to be published in a few days. In the whole circle of celebrated English families, none can be found about whom a greater interest is felt, identified as it is so intimately wit h the important strug gle in the seventeenth century betwee n King Charles the First and the Parliament. In many respects the re nowned parliamentary general rese mbl ed the illustrious Washington, especially in his Singleness of heart and noble uncompromising patriotism. Ilia milita r y ca reer in defence of the liberties of his country, which has won for him undying renown, is scarcely out shown, in its brilliant achievements, by the glories of more modern times. The new letters and d ocuments, illustrative of the secret history of those momeetolis days now first to be given to the public, will render th e f ort h • coming Memoirs and Correspondence of the F a i r f ax F am ily of the utmost importance and valae.--Gi o b e. WINDSOR CASTLE, FRIDAY EVENING.—Major-Ge e ever since neral Bowles, Master of the Roya l Household, arr i ve d Department,beenin progress a re in ss theth there inspect ion of o at the Castle yest erda y , and was en gaged for sever a l hours with the officers of the Board of Works, a Loerd works nd the s her Majesty and the C ourt left Windsor fo r the London season at the beginning of the p resen t tCrkhsts whichbmerlai haven' Year. These works are not yet entirely completed, and at the close of the inspection General Bowles urged upon the officers the necessity of dispatch, in order that the place ma y be ready before her Majesty's retu rn from Scotland early in October. It is to be hoped the injunction will be attended to, for there is still much to be done —the work having been in some degree impeded by the increased influx of visitors to the state apartments since the open ing of the new line of railway from Richmond to Ratchet, and by the additional day in each week accorded fcr the admission of the public by her Majesty, shortly before Earl Spencer retired from the office of Lord Chamber lain. 'The average number of visitors to the state apart , ments, during the last fortnight, has been from tour to five hundred a day, besides those admitted to the pri vate apartments by special Oder from the Lord Cham berlain's-office. Mr. Bailey, poulterer in Mount-street, details the large sums paid annually by Loudon salesme n for poul try. He states that one salesman alone sold eve , — y year 100,0001. worth! that he had himself paid 8 1,000/. in the course of the last year, and that 1.3,0001. was received annually at Aylesbury for young ducklings ; but to this last item he,addesl the somewhat humiliating fact, " that in Bucks the wives are in the habit of driving the chil dren from the hearth, that the ducklings might ge t th e benefit of tho are." 7 6 1 i 7bittort FRA/N CE. The approaching elections for Paris were used yes terday by the speculators on the Bourse as a means for preventing a more considerable rise in the funds than actually took place. They contended that those elections will be Anti-Republican, and that the first I name in the returns will be that of Louis NAPO LEON, the second that of FAME DE GIRAEDIN. They also referred to an article by the latter, published in La Presse of this day, of a most violent character, to prove that the Government of General CAVAIGNAC and deserves to be, unpopular. The following is the article which appears in large characters in the Presse. It is signed by M. EMILE DE GIBARDIN. "To exist thus is not to exist. . . It is to demand of the charity of the Government the alms of a petty liberty. Rather than thus to strain the pen there are none but cowards who would hesitate to break it. To beg one's bread is not a disgrace; to beg our liberty would be ignominious. . . . Resistance becomes noble in presence of danger, but resistance degrades itself in presence of that pity which suffers you to live under the sword ever suspended over Sour head, which tells you it is ready to strike—which menaces you but does not strike you. . . Journals which may be sus pended are, in fact, suspended. Under such a regime to be silent is to speak—to speak is to be silent." THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette.) THE COLONELCY OF THE 83D REGIMENT. Major- General Sir Frederick Stovin, K.C.8., K.C.M.G., has been appointed to the Colonelcy of this regiment, vice Lieutenant• General Fraser, who goes to the 61st, vacant by the demise of Lieutenant-General L'Estrange. CHATHAM GARRISON. The Detachment Hospital being about to undergo some extensive alterations, with a view to increase the accommodation and comfort of the sick soldiers in the garrison, the men under treat ment have been removed to the Artillery Barracks until the necessary alterations have been completed. It is understood that the building will be raised at additional story. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Slat Tog, M.D., has been relieved from duty ae Chatham, for the purpose of preparing for embarkation, on service. to Barbadoes ; and Staff Assistant-Surgeon Manifold has been appointed to do duty at the Detachment Hos pital at Chatham until further orders. MAJOR-GENERAL BUNBURY.—We have much plea sure in announcing the appointment of Major-General Bunbury to the command at Jamaica (which we lately stated was vacant by General Macdonald's appointment to the Irish Staff), to which his length of service and ability, both in civil and military capacities, fully entitle him. He obtained his commission in the field so early as 1804, and has served 45 years, during 26 of which he has been in command of Regiments, and is the oldest commanding officer on the list. He has served on the Continent, in the West Indies, and North and South America. During the whole of this long and varied period of service he has been on full-pay. His Majority was won in the field ; he served in the American war; he more than once received thanks for the troops re-organization under hiscommand of corps,a n ; and a d t excellent lsof disciplineo rh i s of servicest he when acting as Governor of St. Lucia and Demerara. He had not the good fortune to follow the great commander of the age. It was not possible for officers, however eager to share in the glory of these memorable campaigns, to choose where they should serve, nor fur the whole army to be upon the Peninsula. We are the more pleased with this appointment as being an instance (in exceptian to the majority) of the just acknowledgment of long and meri• torious regimental service ; and we may fairly claim fur ourselves the merit of being the zealous advocates of such a system of appointment. We have this week to record the death of another flag officer, Rear-Admiral Mauritius A. N. de Starck. The deceased entered the navy as a midshipman of the Bar fleur, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Barrington, in 1780, which he left to serve the Hon. Captain Conway (afterwards Lord Hugh Seymour), and with him was present at the relief of Gibraltar in 1782. After leaving the Latona in 1783, Mr. De Starck served successively in the Ganges, Grampus (on the coast of Africa), Irre sistible, and Pearl; and during the Spanish armament of 1790, he served in the Canada, 74, from which ship he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. In 1797, during the mutiny at the None, Lieutenant De Starck volunteered his services to aid in its suppression, and was appointed to command the gun-brig Eclipse, armed with Dutch 24-pounders, and manned with Volunteers, great part being soldiers. The mutiny having in a manner worn itselt out, the services of the Lieutenant were not on this occasion called into active play, and he was next appointed to command the hired armed lugger, Suwarrow. In this vessel, and in the Liberty and Millbrook, he served actively in the Channel until the peace. On the recommencement of the war he was again appointed to the Millbrook, and in October, 1803, assisted the Merlin at the de struction of a French privateer near Calais. In May, 1804, the de ceased obtained his Commander's rank, and was shortly afterwards appointed to the 18-gun brig Avon. In 1806, whila conveying the British Ambassa dor to Atnetica, he escaped from the French 74-gun ship Regulus, under circumstances of peculiar difficulty. This officers' Captain's commission bore date 25 Sept., 1806, but wanting interest of the right kind, was never subsequently able to obtain a command afloat. The late Admiral was the author of a published monody on Lord Nelson. NEW HELMET.—A new helmet for the Gentlemen-at- Arms, devised by Lord Foley, their Captain, is now in preparation, and will, we believe, come into use at the commencement of the ensuing year. As far as we can judge from an incomplete pattern, it promises to be a very handsome piece of bead gear. It is of burnished gold, elegantly ornamented—in shape corresponding with the Life and Horse Guards, surmounted by a white plume. THE MEDAL.—It is a fact that has long since passed into a proverb, that private individuals are always better served than the Government by those whom they employ. Whether it is that Government pays less liberally than others, or that the chain of official communication, and the consequent diminution of direct responsibility, is productive of delay and indifference we do not profess to know ; but there can be no doubt, whatever, of the superiority of the work resulting from private enterprise, and the greater rapidity of its execution, Take as an example the fact recently mentioned•in the papers in connexion with the preparation of a medal in honour of the praise worthy exertions of the gentlemen who were near the Ocean Monarch when she took fire. Within one week a gold nst dal was voted, ordered, and completed, and the Times was enabled to bear testimony to the excellence still of the work. This med a l was or d ere d b y pr i vate indi viduals at Liverpoul. Onis o g t o h i e n r g h t a h n r d ou t g h h e Peninsular Medal, the Medal, intended by Gov ernment f or the heroes who fought and bled in honour' s cause 35 years ago, has only struck, t o a and committee of privat e gent l emen to pro vide the decorations o f our veteran warriors. progress of completion Commentary on th es e circum stances were superfluous. W e could only wish that it beenh la a t d elybe left e MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MA- At the meeting o f the Middles e S x . magistratesyester day,Mr. Maude, the deputy -clerk of the peace, l a id be fore the Co ur t t h e reports from the Visiting Justices of ' the various prisons. The report from Coldbath-fields Prison stated, that it contained 955 ma l e an d 250 fema l e pr i soners, exclusive of 14 children, making a total of 1,219. The general state of health in the establishment was reported good. One death had occurred since the last report. The report from the Westminster House of Correction spoke favourably of the general health of the prisoners. There was a total of 783 inmates (556 males, 217 females, and 15 children). The report from the House of Detention stated that that prison contained 118 prisoners. The total number of prisoners confined there since its opening in October last was 7,546. The Deputy Clerk of the Peace then read the report of the committee for accounts and general purposes. The committee recommended the coroner's accounts to be paid as follows :—Mr. Wakley, for 147 inquests, 4331. ss. ; Mr. Baker, 140 inquests, 4591. 15s. The com mittee directs the attention of the Court to an item in Mr. Bedford's account, connected with an inquest on the body of Mary Ann Theresa Dore, the infant whose mo ther and grandmother ware charged with having poisoned it. The report stated "that in the vouchers ior the disbursements in this case there was a charge of four guineas for sundry analyses of the stomach, in ad. dition to which there was a charge of two guineas paid to another medical witness fur making a post-mortem ex amination." The latter sum was the usual one allowed, with or without an analysis, as authorised by the Act 6 and 7 William IV., c. 89. The committee, therefore, considered they had no power to allow the larger item, and recommended the court to strike it out of the account. This was acceded to by the Court; and Mr. Bed ford's account was ordered to be paid thus—for 54 in quests, 1661. 3s. Mr. ROTCH stated that the treadwheel labour had now for some time been abolished in the Houses of Cor rection, as far as female prisoners were concerned, and the change had been attended with the most beneficial results; one of which was, that at the present time there was more productive labour for the female prisoners than could be got through. To obviate thi s , mo r e room wa s required, and he therefore proposed that the Court do order . two of the treadwheels to be removed, the space occupied by them to be converted into rooms or work shops, the coat not to exceed 2001. This motion was agreed to, and subsequently a similar one with regard to two treadwheels in the Westminster House of Correction was alto carried. Mr. ROTCLI then proposed that the Court should execute a mortgage on the county rates of 10,000/. for the additional Pauper Lunatic Asylum now building at Colney• hatch. Mr. FRESEIFIELD said he must avail himself of the present opportunity to make a few observations. The Court mitte e wouldo of w h recollectthat as in t 845 it P chairman, to inquir e county rental, with the view of ma kin g , b y a new as sessment, a more fair and equitab le count y rate. The appointed i a nto co t the labours of that committee extended over a space of two years, and they heard a greitt mass of evidence upon the but t ject. The result of their investigation was that the Court made a new assessment, a smaller rate, upon a much larger amount of rental than had been assessed before. It followed that under the now assessment cer- I taro parishes or di s t r i c t s m i g h t b e ra t e d a t an over-esti mated amount of rental, and a parish might he at 1. to show that such was the fact. The cate of St. James, Westminster, was an rnstaoce. The amount of rental assessed in that parish under the new us,essment was much larger than under the old, and the parish tvi thorities, in their duty to the ratepayers, p.°- tested against the new rate. Inquiries had been instituted, the result of which was, that though the parish still contended they were cverrated, they admitted that they were not rated before in a de gree equal to the real rental. Now, under these circum stances, the Court had no piwer to make any alteration in the assessment of that parish without making a new gen , Tal assessment. The obj , et of his remarks now was, to show the Court the necessity that existed for its possessing such a power, ang he hoped that a com mittee would be appointed to consider whether it would be proper to ask the Legislature for as Act to enable them to amend the assessment upon certain places without interfering with the general assessment of the county. Sir. Y. LAURIE said his honourable friend was out of order in going into these details now. Mr. FRESHFIFLD said that the subject was so im portant to the magistrates and the rate-payers tha; he had hoped for the indulgence of the Court. , Subsequently a notice of motion on the subject was given by Mr. B. HALL. The mortgage was then executed. Mr. ROTCH moved, " That the 106th standing order of the court, which directs that no person shall be put on trial as warder after the age of 35 years, unless a com missioned or non-commissioned officer, and then not ex ceeding 45 years, be amended with respect to the age of persons who may have been commissioned or non-com missioned officers, by substituting 40 fur 45 years."— Carried. Mr. RosE moved that an assistant-chaplai❑ be ap pointed at the Westminster House of Correction, at a salary of 2001. per year. Captain BA.GUE seconded the motion. This subject has on several occasions been before the Court. Oa the first, Mr. Hind, the chaplain, applied for an increase of his present salary (4001. a year) on account of the very heavy duties he had to perform; but the Court rejected the memorial on the ground that an additional salary was not required, and that if the duty was too much, it would bo preferable to give Mr. Hind an assistant, rather than grant him the increase of salary which he asked for. Mr. ROSE here stated that in 1842, the daily average of prisoners attended by the chaplain was 339, while now the average was 750. Mr. Inucx supported the motion, as did several other magistrates. _ _ Mr. ROTCH opposed it on the ground that Mr. Hind had not in the first instance complained that the duties were more than he could discharge, but had merely ap plied for an increased salary. 400/ a year was quite enough for a gaol chaplain, and if Mr. Hind could per form the duty with an increased salary he could do so with his present one. The learned gentleman concluded his remarks by alluding to prisondiscipline, and urging the adoption of separate cells as the best means of re forming criminals. Sir PETER LAURIE said he felt bound to offer a word or two with reference to his honourable friend's recom mendation for more solitary cells. Solitary confinement was the nurse of lunacy, as the following figures would show. In five years, from 1843 to 1848, th,re had been sent from the Millbank Penitentiary to Bedlam 19 lu natics; from the Model Prison at Pentonville, 10; from the hulks, 20; and one from the Westminster House of Correction—making a total of 50. Not one had been sent from Coldbath-fields, and all the other gaols in En gland had sent only six in the same time. So much for the solitary system. Several magistrates then spoke upon the motion, when Mr. Weir urged Mr. Rose to withdraw it. Mr. ROSE consented to do so, but Captain BacuE, as the seconder, insisted that it could not be withdrawn without his consent, and he was determined to bring it to the vote. A long discussion ensued, and eventually the motion was carried by a majority of four, and the situation or dered to be advertised. The committees were then re appointed, and after some other routine matters had been disposed of the Court adjourned. THE HARVEST. The weather having been uniformly dry and favourable since Thursday last, an immense breadth of grain has been cut, and a much larger quantity placed under " thack and rape" than could have been anticipated. Up till Tuesday the weather had been dry and bright, with just enough of wind to prepare the sheaves for the stack-yard. The mercury in the barometer then fell rapidly ; the wind ble w un steadily from point to point with increasing force till yesterday, when it blew quite a gale, which no doubt has shaken to a considerable extent the ripe crop. There was no cessation of labour, however, reaping and leading having been carried on without interruption. In this neighbourhood, and in other early districts, from a half to two-thirds of the whole white crop was cut, and fully a third placed in the stack. The bulk is less equal, and less on the whole than was calculated on, but as the yield on the barn floor is expected to be good, the general result will be at least a full average. The quality is unexceptionable. The potato disease has made no progress during the past week, having been arrested by the dry weather, and until there be a fall of rain, which seems at hand, will no doubt remain stationary. That the seeds of it exist, although in an in cipient state, it were vain todeny—but the extent of its ravages will most probably depend on the weather. If the atmosphere be dry, mild, and breezy, the loss will be comparatively small. If we shall have a track of rainy weather, or if frost set in before the tubers are thoroughly ripened, the loss will be considerable. It should not be forgotten, however, that even in the most favourable year, and before the disease was heard of, the loss from rot was seldom less than from 10 to 15 per cent. Looking to the great breadth which has been planted, a loss of double that amount would not be felt as a very serious matter, and, indeed, may al most be looked for. There is little probability that they shall be so cheap during the winter as to admit of being extensively used, as in past times, as a substitute for bread; nor ought this result to be a matter of ganeral regret. While used as a mere vegetable along with butcher meat or fish, they serve their highest ind best purpose, but when substituted for bread, and lepended on as an article of food, they are clearly iiisemployed, and both as regards their perishable nature, and innutritious quality, the cultivation of them for any other purpose than that of an excellent and delicious vegetable, and as a wholesome and valuable accompaniment to animal food, ought to be discouraged.—Caledonian Mercury. Yesterday (Tuesday) was a delightful day, and must have cheered the heart of the farmer, but the warmth would bring the sweat to the brow of the reaper. The week has been dry, and the only draw backs were the heavy winds and cold nights. " The wind that shakes the barley" is not always the friend of the husbandman ; and both wheat and barley have suffered from the severe shaking which the ripened grain received. Indeed, we believe we are correct in saying, that this cause has materially affected the re turns of these kinds of grain ; and that in Nairnshire and parts at least of this county the crop will turn out less profitable than was expected a week or two ago. Oats, not so far advanced, have not been injured, and promise to be a splendid crop. The opinion of several agricultural gentlemen with whom we have spoken is, that although the crop may not equal that of last year, it will still be fully an average. Less is said of the potato disease. It undoubtedly appeared three or four weeks ago, but whether checked by the frost, which itself blackened many fields, or from some other causes, it does not appear to have spread. Ihe crop, too, is unusually large and fine.—lnverness Cour ie r. SAFFRON Watanoaa—The weather has continued delightfully fine throughout the week, acting most beneficially on the late barley, and bringing perfection sooner than appearances at one tune war ranted. It has now mostly fallen before the scythe, and been carried in good condition, though probably the sample will not turn out so fine for malting pur poses as could have been desired. Our farmers have ample cause for satisfaction in the produce of their fields; a few more fine days will see them cleared of their precious produce. The green crops are luxuri antly rich, affording plenty of grazing for the cattle, and a good prospect of winter food. The rain has not been excessive in this district during any part of the season, and followed by dry winds, has proved exceedingly refreshing and beneficial to the ripening corn and green crops in particular, potatoes unfortu nately excepted. In our market on Saturday, the finest samples of wheat (old and new) suffered a decline of 25., a n d th e i n f er i or an d d am p d e scriptions from ss. to 6s.—Essex Standard. DEVIZES.—During the past week we have had several very fine days ; indeed, from Thursday t . o Tuesday not a drop of rain fell in this imme diate a neighbourhood. Of course great progress was d that in t the harvest work, and we believe we may state in this county all the wheat is now secured, a nd in very decent condition. The barley, too, cad ; and is carried nearly all cut, and a large proportion of it although the sample will be c oarse and dark, the crop is not very materially injured._ Wiltshire Lade- pendent. STOURBRIDGE.—The last few days of fine weather, so long desired, have not been suffered to pass away unimproved by the farmers in this district, large quan tities of grain, both whea t and barley, having been safely housed in very tolerable condition ; in deed very few crops of wheat remain in the fields, either cut or standing. The crop of barley is far better than was anticipated during the period of the last unpropitious weather. On the whole, the har vest prospects in this district have assumed a much more satisfactory appearance than, under late circum stances, might reasonably have been expected.—Ten Towns Messenger. GAiNsi3oaouGn.—The continued fine weather per mits the latter harvest to be gathered in, in excellent condition. The reports respecting the potato disease are of an extremely conflicting character; on the , whole we may predict, as we did l as t year (and which the result verified), that the damage dune to the crop is not near'y so serious as has been repre sented.—Lincoln Mercury. CAISTOL—For the last week the weather has bean all that the farmer could wish. Nearly the whole of the wheat in this neigh':ourh oo d h as b een carr i ed, i s ' sp'endid cond;tion ; and should the same favourable weather continue for a short time longer the whole of the spring corn will be a:so secured. The pt,tatoes to a certain extent are bad, but from the great breadth planted, and th.? productive yield, it is considered by many experienced growers that in this neighb.urbood this valuable esculent fur tb, par man's :z:ble will be found sufficient t meet the demand during ttie winter. —Lincoln Mercury. The weather, since our last notice, has continued exceedingly favourable for the business of the harvest, which is in full operation in every quarter. A great deal of corn has been cut and a considerable quantity housed ; but a large breadth of land yet remains to be shorn. We fancy we have perceived some symptoms of the besetting sin of north country farming—slug gishness in getting the crops off the ground, after they are ready for leading. We should think that there are not a hundred acres of unripe corn in this county ; and we trust we shall next week have to announce that there is rot so much out of doors. The reports as to the potatoes continue satisfactory.— _Durham Chronicle. NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE. PIRIUINCHAM, SEPT. B.—On Wednesday one of tho new wrimght-iron bowstring bridges, constructed for the Blackwall Suspension Line, under the superintend!. ence of the engineer, Mr. Locke, M.P.. was psblicly tested at Messrs. l' ox, Henderson, and Co.'s exteosive establishment, the London Works, Smethwick, near Birmingham. There were present, Captains Simmons and Wynne, RE.; the Government Inspectors of Rail ways; Lieut. Galton, the Secretary to the Govern ment Board of Commisioners; Mr. G. F. Muntz, M.P., and Messrs. C. Vignoles, Fairbain, J. Whitworth, C. B, Kerr, J. C. Stanton, C. H. Wild, Professor Cowper, and between 70 and SO scientific gentlemen and engi neers. The bridge rib had been erected ready for proof in an open space in front of the London Works, and pre sented a clear span of 120 feet between the bearings. It is constructed entirely of wrought iron, and consists of an arch of boiler plates and angle iron tied across at the ends by horizontal bars, and the tie bars are con nected with the arch by vertical standards and by a double system of diagonals, which have the effect of distributing over the whole curve of the arch the action of weights placed on or passing over any point of the bridge. The ribs are adapted for large spans, in cases where either headway is of importance, or where suffi cient abutment cannot he obtained without very heavy expense. Bridges of this description may be employed, it is affirmed, with perfect safety for very large spans—say 120 or 130 feet—in precisely the same manner as ordi nary girders are used fir small ones; but in spans of 400 feet it would be necessary to use four ribs instead of two, and to brace all the four ribs together overhead, so as to obtain additional transverse stiffnes%. The ribs are supported at each end on cast-iron shoes fixed at one end to the piers, and mounted on the other un sliding frames and rollers. By this arrangement an - mpurtant advan tage is gained, as it provides not only for expansion and contraction, but also for motion under a very heavy load. Experiments have shown that the action of these parts Is perfect. The proof of the bridge rib was applied by loading it with 240 tons of rails, bars, &c., and it produced the fol lowinr, satisfactory result:—The 240 tons weight pro duced a deflection at the centre of the arch of 3 1146 inches. The proof weight was placed at 240 as being doub!e the greatest load which the bridge ca❑ by any possibility be required to bear. It is scarcely necessary to add that the trial gale great satisfaction to all parties. The numerous company of gentlemen present were afterwards invited to partake of the hospitality cif Messrs. Eox, Henderson, and Co., in a large marquee on the ground, and were additionally gratified by au inspection of their extensive establishment, with its many iutverest ing scientific productions. Bras Tor. SUGAR MARKET, SEPT. B.—About 200 hhds. West India have been disposed of this week At steady prices, and in other descriptions of sugar the transactions are unimportant. The refined market it steady, but not active. Rum continues dull.—Bristol Mercury. OFFENSIVE CONDITION OF THE SERPENTINE.- The above evil has now become so monstrous, as to have caused the so-called river, and even that part of the park" in which it is located, to have become positively deserted by their usual bathers and promenaders. " The total number of persons who have bathed in the Serpentine river throughout this year (1846) exceeds 350,000, ac cording to the daily r, turns made by the superintendent of the Humane Society."—(Twenty-third Annual Report of the Humane Soc . ', ty, p. 15.) So great is the falling off, however, that the daily number of bathers has not, throughout the present summer, on an average, exceeded 50, which, even reckoning fur the six summi r months, is only about one thirty-fifth part of the number previ ously quoted. The medical men residing in the neigh bourhood have strictly ordered the families which they attend to avoid this great tank of malaria. Another in stance of the extent of the nuisance, and of the necessity of its speedy removal, is afforded in the case of a lady, who, on merely passing over the bridge at the eastern end of the river, found the stench from the river so offensive, that she did not get rid of it fer several days, and it gave rise to a violent attack of diarrhas. With such startling facts as these, it is to be hoped that as soon as Sir John Rennie (to whom the subject has been remitted) has discovered a remedy for the evil, that the same will be forthwith supplied. Such con cessions, when requested not by the lawless and disat•' cted, but by the public generally, are, on the part or the authorities, not less expedient than they are impera tively called for. On Thursday morning an old man named Prince and his daughter were discovered murdered in their cot tage at Malherbes, commune of Saint Gavin, arrondisse ment of Blaye, in the department of the Gironde. They were lying on the floor horribly disfigured. The old man's son, Jean niece, was the murderer, and on being arrested his clothes were found to be stained with blohd, and even patches of the brains of his victims ad hered to them. lie had committed the crime with an agricultural instrument called a tranche, in use in the district.—Paris paper. SALE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE DR. COT- Tux.—The sale of the curious library of the late Dr. Cotton, ordinary of Newgate, was yesterday concluded by Messrs. Stith, by and Wilkinson, the auctioneers, of Wellington-street, Strand. None of the books, although curious, were deservine• of a special notice, but they sold remarkably well, especially the books upon angling, and some manuscript sermons on condemned prisoners, &c., by Dr. Cotton. The latter were all purchased by mem bers of the family. ROBBERY OF Two THOUSAND SOVEREIGNS.— Another of those artfully concocted and very mysterious robberies which are occasionally brought under the no tice of the public has just taken place, the plunder being no less in amount than 2,0001. From the information which our reporter has been enabled to gain respecting the matter, it appears that on Tuesday afternoon last, a strong deal box, about eight inches square, and iron bound, containing 2,000 sovereigns, was sent from the firm of Messrs. Praed and Co., Fleet-street, addressed to Tweedy and Co., bankers, Truro, Cornwall; it was for warded in the first instance to Chaplin and Borne 's offices, Swan-with-Two-Necks, Lad-lane , to be b y them conveyed in the usual course to Paddingto t n b ata t t h m e n La o i n l the next morning a box, which w a train, directed as above, was reeieved g ab s a d e t n e t h n e y its being contain opened it was found toestablish ment of Messrs. Tweedy an d Co., nthing more than a quantity of melted pewter and other rubbish; it turns out that the said box was of somewhat larger dimensions than the one sent from Praed's, but that the address thereon was a very good imitation of that on the ori ginal box, for which the other had been in so artful and extraordinary a way substituted. A gentleman from the Truro bank, accompanied by an officer of police, arrived at Paddington late on Thursday night, when they Itad an immediate interview with Mr. Sanders, the secretsr" of the railway company. Mr. Collard, the active super intendent of the company's police, is, with other officers upon the alert in order to discover, if possible, the per petrators of the plunder. ,Last night, ATTEMPT IT SUICID E AND M U RDER. as the steam-boat, the London Pride, wa s pas s i n g Brook's-wharf', between Queenhithe and Paul's-wharf, female, of middle age, was observed by one ti of c sengers to take up her child, apparea , tly about mom 7 n l of ago, in a mo't hurried manner. Ihe next into the river r she jumped, with the child in her but at that moment, the child and woman disappeared a wsterman, shoved astern of the paddle-box. In andifotaarnints;fterwards both hold of the woman. off his skitl and succeeded in getting bet an alarm being raised, George Brtce, when the water. She then bad the child in her arms t , e and the body not since re covered.carried away by the stream, was conveyed to Bow man laid bold of her she let go h child, and it was The unfortunate woma e n_ the v pplication of lane station-house, and recover . d by h ddress, but ad *ed. mitted that she was not married. ACCIDENT HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. restoratives. She refused to give er a ACCIDENT AT TEE --Yesterday morning Patrickssof Parliament, met with a Farrell, one of the glen Houses em pl o yed at the new Do drea df u l accident. He was at work at the top of tho shaft for ventilating the House of Commons, and while an immense chain used for hoisting the masonry was being lowered by means of a crab, he extended his foot to catch it in its descent, and direct the lower extremity to the proper point. He had done this several times be fore, but on this occasion the chain was lowered with greater rapidity than usual, and, being unprepared for the shock, he was drawn from his footing. Assistance at the time was impossible, and he fell to the bottom of the shaft, a depth of 100 feet. He was picked up in an insensible state, bleeding profusely from several parts of the body, and was taken to the Westminster Hospital. He lies there without the least hope of recovery. HOP INTELLIGENCE. —Th e real summer weather of the past week has had a beneficial influence on the hops, and, while improving their brightness, has matexially helped their growth. Some frosty nights have operated as a slight check. On the whole, the prospects of a to lerable crop are much enhanced, which has obtained as increase on the laid d u ty, now up to 210,000/. Picking is to c o m mence partially next Monday. General sc counts state that the hops have been brought out freely by the late warm weather—that there is promise of a fair crop, the reaping of which will be commenced in many places next week.— Kentish Observer. ' THE NEW SEWERS COMMISSION. — Th e new Com.. ar liament re cently passed, will be chosen by the L ord Chancellor days.in The appointments missioners of Sewers, under the Act of I the course of a few would been have been made before this time had the boundaries of the jurisdiction of the Commis sioners distinctively defined. It is expected that this will be donein the course of a few days, when the names of the COMMig• sioncrs will be published by warrant in the Gazette. 1124 64 3,4 w . 4 _ noi .. 0 s.d. 4 s.d. 104 0 49i ~. 7~(i .. 22% ... i x'd .... Z. d i z.d ... Li% 579 4,913 2,245 15,300 1,730 1,420 2,b04 1,246 3,00 21,566 '238 12,649 2,601 141 46,312 1,93 13 958 11,1;7 3,225 '658 24,864 3,004 5,g35 2,240 1,458 4,24 E 14,430 1,480 1,238 2,911 1,497 1,715 21,590 12,085 1,4'J9 127 47,927 1,264 11,667 10,902 2,4,46 629 24,063 2,511 2,831 9,307 3,537