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thrive, you must feel that the result obtained is very satis factory. I will not go into the traffic figures of other lines; but any gentleman may compare for himself their traffic, as given officially, with our own. What will be the state of the Brighton traffic when prosperous times have returned, and the whole of the traffic from Weymouth, in Dorsetshire, on the one side, and Hastings on the other, is developed, when such is the traffic under the present state of depres sion ? Having made these observations, I have to request, in conclusion, that any proprietor will put to me any ques tion that he pleases, and to assure you that I will answer it, if by so doing I should not compromise the interest of this company. I know of no question but one which should be avoided on that ground. Ido hope that if any proprietor has anything to urge against the directors, individually or col lectively, he will have the manliness to do it here; and I shall be ready to give him an answer. Mr. CROWLEY (a director) seconded the motion. Mr. LEVY begged to propose that the cordial thanks of the proprietors be given to the chairman and his colleagues. The motion was carried by acclamation. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and the meeting then broke up. THE NEW NOVEL, THE DISCIPLINE of LIFE, IS NOW READY AT ALL TILE LIBRARIES. " A novel abounding in interest, in eloquence of feeling, and in truthful delineation." 2, 3leseenger. " The object of this work is to show how much of happiness de pends on self-discipline. It cannot fail to place the authoress in the tirst rank of female novelists. It contains passages of great beauty and pathos, evidently written by one who thinks much and feels deeply, and impresses us with a high idea of the talent of tke author." —Britannia. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-stivet. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mdlle. JENNY LIND. THE FAREWELL NIGHT. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public are respectfully informed that the FAREWELL NIGHT will take plaoelTO-MORROW EVMNING, Aug. 24, when Madlle. JENNY LINT) will appear as AMIXA, in Bellini's Opera of LA SONNAMBULA. Amine, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Lisa, Mdlle. Vera; Count Rodolpho, Sig. F. Lablache ; Elvino, Sig. Gardoni. The National Anthem will be sung by the whole strength of the Company. After the Opera, Selections from the admired Ballet of FIORITA. by Mdlle. C. Rosati, Mdlle. Petit Stephan, and M. Dor. To conclude with the celebrated Ball Scene from the Ballet of ALMA, comprising the Pas des Trois, by Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. Petit Stephan, and M. St. Leon. The Frce List is suspended, the public Press excepted. Pit Tickets may be obtained as usual at the Box-office of the Theatre, price 10s. 6d. each, where applications for Boxes, Pit Stalls, and Tickets are to be made. Doors open at hall-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMA.RK.ET. trader the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE HARVEST HOME. After which the Burlesque of NORMA. Norma, Mr. 2. Bedfor ; Adelgisa, Mr. Wright; Mho, Miss Woolgar. To conclude with the Farce of THE MOTHER AND CHILI) ARK DOING WELL RuYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr. Kerschner. Engagement of Mr. G. Bennett, and Mr. and Mrs. A. Wigan, ibr Five Nights only. Re•appearance of Mr. T. P,CoaeandGrand Ballet Company. THIS EVENING Will be performed TIIE TOWER OF NESLE. Buridan, Mr. fl. Bennett. After which MONSIEUR JACQUES. Monsieur Jacques, M. A. Wigan ; Nina, Mrs. A. Wigan. To be followed by Mr. Wigan's successful comic Drania, entitled NEXT DOOR. Jack Skylark, Mr. A. Wigan; Jemima Evans, Mrs. A Wigan. .th THE WANDERING TRIBE. To conclude wi Manager and Tr, Mr. B. S. Fairbrother. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Fitaball's new and completely successful Spectacle. Unparalleled Equestrian Feats. THIS EVENING, WEI be performed, the new brilliant Spectacle, founded on Sir Walter Scott's celebrated poetical Romance, and entitled MAR MION; or, The Battle of Flodden To be followed by the inimitable EQUESTRIAN and GYMNAS. TIC EXERCISES in the ARENA. To conclude with a Grand Pageant, entitled LADY GODITA AND PEEPING TOM OF COVENTRY; or, Clearing the Toll. In compliance with the numerous applications al the Box-office, the gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA will be produced with great ■plendeur on Monday, August 28. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Attraction unprecedented. New Series or GRAND PROMENADE CONCERTS. Continuation of MISS SARA FLOWER. The DAYLIGHT VIEW of ROME, by Denson. Superb and Unique MENAGERIE. Grand Display of FIREWORKS, by the Messrs. Southby. No Extra Charge. MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY. View of Rome —Promenade Concerts, Vocal and. Instrumental, conducted by Mr. GODFREY, the splendid Band of Solo Performers includes Messrs. Cioffl, Collins, sen., George and Viotti Collins, Eger ton, Griesbach, Stevenson, Hardy, &c.—Several favourite Songs by Miss Sara Flower—Also to be seen, during the day, the beautiful Menagerie—Shakspere's House—The Magie Bridge—and other no velties will be exhibited, the whole concluding with a most mag nificent and not to be rivalled display of Fireworks, by the Messrs. South by Gates open at Ten a. c., Feeding Time Five—Concert at Six —Fireworks at Nine. This Day, the Boys of the Greenwich Hospital School, accom panied by their Band, will pay their Annual Visit to these Gardens. Admission, as usual, One Shilling. THE WEATHER.—Stm OFFICE, AuctraT 23. THERNOMETER, Lowest, 49; Highest, 63; Noon, 65. BAROMETER, 29.77. WIND S.S.W.; morning, slight showers; afternoon, fine. HIGh WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAT. Morning .. 13 min. after S i Eveaing .. 59 main. after 8 TE*ttW LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1848. The attention of the House of Commons has again been called to the fatal effects of the Bank Charter Act of 1844. Although, at this advanced period of the' session'," nothing could be attained of any real value, it was at least desirable to show that some re sult should follow from the inquiries that have taken place, and that the public and their representatives in Parliament would not await in listless apathy the dis tress and suffering occasioned by a blind adherence to an abstract theory. If the investigations directed by both Houses of Parliament were intended to answer any beneficial purpose, if they were not mere pretexts to avoid an immediate discussion, when the public mind was fully awakened to the vital importance of the subject, and men of all classes were smarting under the injuries and losses they had sustained from the total prostration of credit that had taken place, some steps should be taken to follow up by active proceedings—by certain and tangible measures—the information that has been obtained, and not to permit the evidence that has been taken to re main buried in the pages of the Blue-book, in which it is contained. The Right Honour able Gentleman the Member for Stamford has given an assurance that he will not permit the question to be thus shelved ; and by the motion which he last night submitted, calling upon the House to take into its serious consideration, early in the, next session of Parliament, the reports of both Committees, he afforded the best proof of his sipcefitf and steadiness of purpose. A certain was given by his state ment into the management of the Committee of which he was himself a prominent member ; and he clearly established that their decision in favour of the continuance of the Bank Charter Act, without r elaxation or modification, was wholly opposed to the opinions of the great majority of the witnesses examined, four-fifths of whom, and those the persons whose varied experience, representing the most influential and deeply interested classes, should have given pecu liar weight to their testimony, strongly condemned its provisions, and yet the report said, that "after a careful review of all the evidence" they are of opi nion, " that it is not expedient to make any altera tion in the Bank Charter Act of 1844." This statement we unhesitatingly denounce as amost unfair attempt to mislead the public, as to the tendency and effect of the evidence so given ; the quibble of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER that "a jury should not be debarred from taking into their consi deration the value of the evidence given before them," is unworthy of notice, and we regret to be obliged to say unworthy of the character and position of a Cabinet Minister. The Committee were, of course, justified in coming to such decision as they thought proper, and any person acquainted with its composi tion could have little doubt as to what that decision would have been—that it would fully exonerate the mischievous provisions of the Act of 1544 from the c reatio n or e ven th e agg ravation of the commercial dis tress; but we repeat that they had no right to permit the public for a single moment to be so far deceived as to suppose that decision to be in any degree founded upon the evidence that was adduced before them, when it was wholly opposed to the weight and auth or i ty thereof. Before entering ee the analysisetl n'e of the evidence Gentleman, given by the _Right H on. we may be P permitted to direct the public attention to one extraordinary fact stated by h that " there were six Members intimately conn ected with commercial affairs m the Common'ntimately Committee, and it was remarkabl e th at of those five always voted in the minority." 'Thus it would a that the indep endent and unprejudiced p rac tical i i pa themeenr of business on the Committee were opposed to Act, in nearly the same proportion as the witnesses examined before them, and yet the votes of Sir R. PEEL and Sir CHARLES WOOP, and of their adherents, set aside the opinions of those who from their position and valuable experience would have commanded the public confidence. There were then, it appears, twenty-six witnesses examined before the Committee, of those two were exclusively examined on the subject of the East India trade. There remained twenty-four persons, of whom nineteen were unequivocally and decisively against the Bank Charter Act, declaring that it required amendment, while but four were decidedly in its favour. Let us look, however, to the different classes by whom that evidence was given, and the disproportion of numbers will be enhanced by the still greater disproportion in the weight that should be attached to their testimony. First, then, there were four gentlemen delegated and selected by large and influential commercial bodies to represent them and express their opinions before the Committee, viz., Mr. BEVAN, by the London bankers ; Mr. BIRKBECK by the country bankers ; Mr. KINNEAR by the Chamber of Commerce at Glasgow ; and Mr. MACFARLANE by the Chamber of Commerce of Edinburgh. These gentlemen were unanimously of opinion " that the Act of 1844 con siderably aggravated the commercial distress of 1847," and stated " that it required to be amended by the introduction of some power to abate its re stricting regulations." These persons, then, who spoke the opinions of the great bodies they repre sented, could not be regarded as ordinary witnesses, whose individual views only were put forward. We regret that a want of space precludes us from completing the consideration of the analysis of the evidence this day, we shall, however, return to the subject to-morrow. Politics so generally and largely monopolise the space of our leading columns, that the consideration of a matter of a strictly literary character in this de• partment of a newspaper would almost seem to demand something very like an apology from the journalist. Yet, considering the circumstances under which this article is written, we apologise not, even to the extent of one syllable. We dare to say that the emotions with which even our feeble utterances will be read must inevitably, in the hearts of the in telligent, amount very nearly to those of positive gratitude. There is a man in England who has recently written a book—called "An Inquiry into the Phi losophy and Religion of Shahspere"—a big, laborious book of 547 pages. The name of this person is paraded upon the title-page of his volume as —" W. J. BIRCH, M.A., New Inn Hall, Oxon, author of the " Real and Ideal," &c., &c. To epitomise the purpose of his present composition with the utmost possible degree of brevity, we should say that it is an endeavour to vilify the character of a dead man, whose name is one of the noblest and holiest glories of the human race. The whole pro duction is one prolonged and agonising struggle on the part of the writer to realise this intention—an intention so inspiring, so graceful, and so benignant, as to constitute of itself its own panegyric. From -the first line of the " Preface," to the last diphthong in the appended " Additions and Corrections"—from the exordium to the peroration—it is manifest throughout the entire work how acute have been the throes of its conception, and how distracting the torments of its birth. Every sentence is a spasm —every epithet is a twinge—and whenever the style merges into a disjointed glibness, it is per ceptible with what excruciating pangs the author has wrilthed into volubility. Nor is this surprising when we remember that the aim of the production—an aim evel.. present to the imagination of its scribe—is ensi nently calculated to carry along with it its own tr er nendous punishment—like the damned soul de scri bed by DANTE in his Inferno, gnawing the skull of :his enemy, for ever and for ever, his lip reeking blood, and his teeth tangled with the hviir of his victim. Regard the question in its simplest aspect, and we undertake to sly that the effect is little else than a sensation of bon or. Here, in the middle of the nineteenth ceo tun is presented to us the spectacle of a man dew ting all his moral and intellectual energies— ho K ropathic we must acknowledge them to be, as far :as his present effusion enables us to decide—de vo to lg the whole, we say, of his moral and intellec turd energies to dim the lustre of a renown second to it% at of no human bard that has ever trod GOD'S ear ti since the days when Jeassaias chaunted the woes of Babylon amidst the desolation and soli tude of Jerusalem. Mr. W. J. BIRCH—en , we suppose, of the sublime celebrity of SHAKSPBRE—envious, as the emmet might be @of the dimensions of the behemoth—Mr. W. J. I hitcra, M.A., strives in this big, empty book of hi ;, to hold up the fame of SHAKSPERE to the exe crati )ri of the world by arguing that the poetical work s of SHAKSPERE, his comedies, his tragedies, his "Ve ius and Adonis," his " Rape of Lucrece," his soma As and even his minor fragments, all tend irre sistit ly to prove him not only a debauchee, druni bard, and a profligate, but a libidinous and irre ligiot is blasphemer. To demonstrate that SHARSSERE was ' intensely irreligious, that his dramas teem with impieties, that his philosophy was built up on infidelity, and his religion buried uncle c the filth and ordure of atheism, Mr. W.. -. BIRCH takes the plays of SHAKSPERE, one by one, beginning with Titus Andronicus, and ending with the Tempest, and endeavours, as far as the stalest soplati ems and the grossest misconstructions will enable him,. to bedaub the fane of the giant dramatist with the d Ist and mire of his imputations. The effort has not , ven the merit of originality. For every one knee already that the purest and most pellucid ut term. 3es of a virgin lip may be distorted into the viles . conceits and the most disgusting double entex lres by the ingenuity of a foul imagination. It is l ecisely in this manner that Mr. W. J. BIRCH, M.A ~ has acted towards the divine and ravishing melt lies of SHAKSPERE. And how he has proceeded in th is very pleasing effort may be discerned in a few mom ants by glancing at the mere manner of his intro duct on. The whole work is based upon " conjectures," " s," " aiay-he's," - and,"onay-pot-be's." Mr. Brach then argues in this fashion. He says that "probably" Sue:, KSPERE frequented the society of MARLOWE, that Mei .LOWE was said to be an unbeliever by ANTHONY )D, and that consequently SHAKSPERE was an Atli He says that SHAKSPERE " doubtless" ated MAELowE's style from the force of asso ciali on with MARLOWE in his early days, that the &C.,: of this imitation has been " verified" by the accl sation of GREENE, and that therefore SHAKS• TE= 3 was an Atheist. That SHAKSPERE knew Rl.l SIGH, that it was " a current opinion of his age" that RALEIGH was without religion, and that then , fore SMAKSPERE was an Atheist. That ' 6 it; is possible " SHAKSPERE knew BACON, that mud i of BACON'S Essays " are said " to have been take 1 from MONTAIGNE, that the design of both Mos TAIGNE and BACON " seems to be" to distinguish betvo een the quibblers on religion; that SHAKSPERE, in a passage in the Midsummer Night's Dream " see ms" to have coincided with an idea expressed in BAG sts's third Essay, and that, therefore, SHAM.. emu ; was an Atheist. In this slovenly and execrably illogical manner does Mr. W. J. BIRCII enter upon his ungrateful then ie. We have alluded to his:volume, not in bitter nesa of feeling, but in utter contempt of his singularly ignoble and slanderous ambition. He has pilloried bias ,elf upon the title-page of his " Inquiry," and has wit every sentence in the volume branded himself wick . a brand which would most certainly be eternal, but that his very name itself has such a fortunate affinity for oblivion. A YACHT VOYAGE TO NORWAY, DENMARK, AND SWI DEN. BY W. A. Ross, ESQ.—Mr. Ross, who per form ed his journey to Norway in company with Lord Rod sey, has in these lively volumes furnished a guide whis h will be highly welcome to all tourists to the north, part icularly to yachtsmen and adepts in the use of the rod.: and gun. His sporting details, in reference to fish ing, bear shooting, &c., are highly amusing, and will re miss I the reader forcibly of Nimrod's vivacious narra tive' . Independently of its forming a work whose ori gito lity and truth, together with the novelty of the sub ject and the romantic interest of many of the incidents it 4 :ontains, must at any time ensure it favour, the " y tcht voyage" possesses at the present moment an ad di ti onal source of interest to numbers whose arrangc m e nts for their autumnal tours have been disordered by tb e. state of affairs in the southern part of the continent of 'lEurope.—Evening Paper. 'PROROGATION OP PARLIAMENT.—It is now un d stood in official quarters that the business of the session v, ill be brought to a close, if possible, by Friday, the Ist of 1 ;.ember, and that her Majesty will prorogue Parliament in person to on the following day ; and will afterwards pro ceed i ) c ,a li ch a t, ndwehneinb,araktteonndsbd by the the Mb rt BViiecetkoriliaaagrlied, do cralty steam-yacht, and other vessels composing the A dT bu es :tdtlyelue:EnLatehliee::,eiejr.eonuttn and Prince BalmoralA l Albert er s h t o w vt i n l gpriozed, • tt, , - s 03J1.7. „3 • _ • 1 4 - 14 . - A • 0 SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 17th have arrived. Their con tents are devoid of interest. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 17.—Threes, 19H- ; Fives, loi i ; Exchange on London, 46 paper. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The Moniteur publishes the following decree:— " The President of the Council charged with the executive government, considering the decree of the National As sembly, dated June 24, 1848, and which runs thus—Art. 2. Paris is in a state of siege. Art. 3. All the executive power is vested in General Cavaignac. As also the decree of June 28, as follows : . . . _ _ , " The National Assembly confers tho executive power on General Cavaignac, who will take the title of President of the Council of Ministers; "Considering that the journals—the Representant du Peuple, the Pere Duchene, the Lampion, and the Vraie Re publique—by the doctrines which trey profess against the state, family ties (la famille), and property, by the violent excitations which they ferment against society, the public authorities emanatinf , from the sovereignty of the people, against the army, the National Guards, and even against private persons, are of a nature, it' tolerated any longer, to re vive agitation in the heart of the city, disorder, and war; "Considering that publications profusely and frequently gratuitously spread in the streets or the workshops and in the army are instruments of civil war, and not instruments of liberty, decrees— " Art. I. From this day the Representant da Peuple, the Pere Duchene, the Lampion, and the Vraie Republique are and shall remain suspended. " Art. 2. It is forbidden to any editor, printer, or publisher to edit or publish the said journals, until they shall be duly authorised so to do. " In case of contravention of the above decree, the journal so published shall be immediately seized, the presses put ander seal, and the parties so offending proceeded against ac cording to law. "Art. 3. The present decree shall be made known to all editors, printers, and publishers, and the Prefect of Police is ordered to attend to its execution. Signed " CAVAIGNAC, President of the Council. " SENARD, Minister of Interior. "Paris, Aug. 21." In accordance, we presume, with the treaty lately entered into between the reactionnaires and the Com munists, M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN, in the Presse, takes up the cudgels on behalf of his allies, who have declared that " property is a theft, and family a prejudice." He published the Presse yesterday with the following in place of a leading article:— " Our friends, who have not yet had time to forget that the Presse has been already suspended for 42 days, will, we doubt not, on hearing of the recent suspension of soma other journals, appreciate our motives for confining ourselves to the mere narration of facts, without any comment, until the day shall arrive when we shall be able to exercise our right of discussion with freedom, without which all moderation would appear suspicious." The following letter, purporting to have been ad dressed by the Bourbon Pretender of the eldest branch to one of his partisans in Paris, has been extensively circulated among the Legitimatists:— " Mon cher Monsieur,-1 have just read a letter pretended to have been addressed by me to the President of the National Assembly, printed and published in Paris at the end of May. I know also that various other letters have been circulated, which are calculated to lead to the belief that I have re nounced the pleasurable hope of again seeing my dear country. Not one of those letters came from me. What is true, nevertheless, is my love for France, my profound sentiment of her rights, of her interests, and of her wants in these present times, and my disposition to devote my self entirely, and even to sacrifice myself to her, should Providence deem me worthy of this noble and sacred mission. Frenchman above all, I have never suf fered, I never will suffer, that my name be made use of to cause division and trouble, but if the hopes of the country are again deceived, if France, at length wearied of all these experiments, that keep her suspended perpetually over an abyss, turns her eyes towards me, aed pronounces of her own accord my name, as a pledge of ? security and safety, as the true guarantee of the rights and of the liberty of all, let then this generous and beloved France remember that my hand, and heart, and life, and all are at her service, and that she can ever reckon upon me. " I renew to you, my dear Sir, the assurance of my com plete affection, " HENRI, "Petit fill d'Henry IV., et de St. Louis. _ _ " Froksdorf, July 1, 1848." At the sitting of the Assembly yesterday the President announced that notice had been given ot an application on the part of the Government to prosecute a Member. The Member alluded to is understood to be M. Tuitex. The Assembly was engaged up to the hour of post in discussing the Debtors and Creditors Bill. Those were considerable assemblages of workmen near the Portes St. Martin and St. Denis on Monday evening. The club of the Rue de Poitiers has decided to pre sent to the Assembly a resolution to the effect that the Assembly shall decree that the Committee of Inquiry has conscientiously and loyally fulfilled its mission, and that its report shall be referred to the Executive Go. vernment, to take what steps in it that it may consider necessary. The National has the following on the affairs of Italy : " The cause of Italy is not lost ; the war of Kings is finished, that of the people commences. The annexation of Lombardy, and of Venetia to the Sardinian States, which has never existed de facto has now ceased de lege with the power of the Albert intrigwe. At the news of the disgraceful armistice of Vigevano a new anti com pletely independent .Provisional Government was esta blished at Venice, and M. Tommasco has just arrived at Paris to demand the immediate assistance of France. In Lombardy the late Committee of Public Safety of Milan has constituted itself into an insurrectionary junta at Lugano, and at this time must have established itself on the Lombardion territory. General Gari baldi, who, during ten years, defended Monte Video with so much bravery, has given in his adhesion to the junta, and has just gained a striking victory over an Aus trian corps on the banks of the Lago Maggiore. After a combat ou the 15th, which lasted upwards of three hours, the volunteers of Garibaldi remained masters of the field. The Italians only lost three men killed and one wounded. The Croatians lost upwards of thirty on the ground, and fled in all directions. In consequence ot this affair half the pro vince of Como has been retaken from the Austrians, and great hopes are entertained that in two days more the whole province will be freed from them. Apina:still keeps in the mountains." Lours Authentigue.—P Ams ' Au.. 22.—French Five per Cents., 71f. 75c., 72f., 71f. 75c., 72f. 25c., 7 2 f., 72 f. 25 c. New oan, 71f. 75c. 50c.; Three per Cents., 44f. 44f. 23c., 43f. 75c., 44f. 44f. 25c., 44f. ; Treasury Bonds 234 f.; Plink of France, 1,620 f. ; Neapolitan, 73f., 73f. 50c. 23e., 73f. ; Roman, 64f., 634 f. ; Belgian Five per Cents., 1840, 7W.; Ditto, 1842, 78i if., 79f.; Ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 71Af.; Obligations of the City, 1,090 f., 1,095 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 23. Exchange on London, one month, money, 25f. 35c. ; three months, money, 25f. 25c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, AUG. 22. Boulogne and Amiens, 6—Namur and Liege, 4 1 4 — Northern of France, 5 3 / I —Orleans and Bourdeaux, 1 3 / 4 — Paris and Lyons, 4%. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. In the sitting of the Austrian Diet, on the 16th inst., M. VON PILLERSDORFr presented the following report from the Finance Committee The first care of the .Committee was to ascertain the sum indispensable fer., the ,service of the year. There ap pearsto be a deAcitstt.U. and, 20 millions., The Committee hope, however, that the whole of this may not be needed, in asmuch assuccess has attended the military operations, and the hostile powers,and the reclaimed provinces may be ex pected to contribute to the war expenditure. The Minister of Finance proposes to cover the deficit by employing the credit of the State, and the Committee acquiesce, though re luctantly, in the proposal, as the shortness of time admits of no other measure, but are anxious that no additional debts should be incurred. The Committee disapproves of the proposal to bring the credit of the - _National Bank into play. It consents to an issue of Exchequer bills, but is opposed to making them legal tender, or compelling the Bank to receive th em. The Coin. : mittee has no objection to a loan on State debentures, but objects to hypothecating the lands of the Church or State for their payment ; for the guarantee of the representa tives of the people ought to be sufficient, and such security would be unjust to the already existing Creditors of the State. The Committee urgently requests the immediate re vocation of the prohibition of the exportation of silver as hurtful, and an act of hostility to Germany with which Austria is so intimately allied. The Committee proposes the immediate opening of a loan of twenty millions, either on Exchequer-bills or as a simple loan. But the former are not to be declared legal, or the Bank to be required to receive them ; and no security is to be given for the latter on the lands of the Church or State. Lenders may be encou raged, however, by offering a higher rate of interest. i n conclusion, the Committee express the wish that Ministers will exert themselves to conclude a peace as soon as pos sible ; will make in the meantime the reclaimed provinces the ell forwardprohibition g bitien te e t x h_e t o p a Commissio n of b r n e e s r d p t g o s e n i t l s v i w . e b r i l t e ; h f o: u n r t d a t d h p e a l a a t r y t t h ; o e f will D i h e a t vrlrevokelaln appoint; Finance." In the same sitting a Ministerial explanation (which was considered satisfactory) was given as to the inten tion of the Government in calling together several of the provincial Diets. It had been suspected that, acting on the old METTERNICH policy, the Government had convened these local Diets for the purpose of playing them off against the General Diet assembled in Vienna. In reply to certain questions which were put to him on this subject, the Minister DomLoFF stated that the provincial Diets which have assembled since the 15th of March are those of Moravia, Silesia, Upper Austria, Tyrol, Steirmark, Carinthia, and Drain. The object of their convention is to dispatch purely local business. Another motive that had prompted the assembling of these local Diets was the prospect of obtaining important information respecting the state of their provinces as matter for the deliberations of the Constituent Diet. They had been convened by Ministerial circulars, which were authorised by the constitution. Tho votes of these Diets would not have the power of laws until sanctioned by the Constituent Diet. Ministers would to this end submit them to . the people's representatives as soon as received. theierllr:iaiticoeoLesr,n ry ap a par t e ßa a k n o c w e ineaf hasth hceheoaleoraffiewiiatlhlyinatahaeoAanuesetdrihayn consequence of the heavy rains, storms, and partial rain spouts which inundated the country during the nights of the Ist and 2d July, the greater part of the circle of Villach, in the Government of Laybach, in Aus trian•lllyria—natnely, in Tarvis, Korteschach, Spital, Griefenberg, and Upper Villach, has been devastated and destroyed to a most fearful extent, and hundreds of families have been brought to beggary and the utmost distress. The damage sustained cannot be less than several thousand guilders. A public subscription has been opened in Vienna by . E. the sufferers from this e c t i e t r y r police ibl e vi s a i t u a t t h i o o n r i ti of e s PR i n o v a iD i dEtioct TRIESTE. A letter from Trieste, dated August 13, says : "The enemy's fleet has definitively quitted our waters. Several coasting-vessels which have arrived here to-day from Venice report that they have already seen the fleet before that city. Probably, the Sardinian ships, in consequence of the conventions of the armistice, will receive the Sardinian subjects, and convey them safely home. It is said that our squadron is to put to sea very shortly. It is to be hoped that you will soon receive intelligence that the communication between Trieste and Venice has been re-established." The Governor of the coast has received the following letter from Admiral ALBINI:— " Your Excellency,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's communications of the 25th inst., together with the acts of the convention concluded between his Sardinian Majesty and his excellency Field- Marshal Radetzky. Major Baron Von Bourgignon, chief of the staff of the Marine of his Imperial Majesty, who was charged with the above dispatches, had arrived this morn ing, at nine o'clock, at the fleet under my command, lying at anchor in the waters of Venice; as, however, I have not, up to this time, received from my Government any commu nications and instructions upon this subject, I could not enter into any negotiation with the Major. While I, there fore, make known to your Excellency, that no change has taken place on my side, in regard to the condition of the two naval powers, I embrace this opportuuity to assure you of my entire esteem, &c. &c. " ALBINI." CROATIA. A letter dated Agram, August 12, says, on Saturday last the BANN mustered the Ottochan borderers, who have returned from Peschiera, at St. Joan (Joanieh), and addressed them to the following effect:— "Valiant Ottochans,—Your heroism is the admiration of Europe. We now contend for the central power, a consti tutional monarchy which must devolve upon the Imperial dynasty. The greater part of Hungary awaits us as their deliverers. Only four weeks and you will return to the bosom of your families. A fine constitutional empire, the bulwa r k against all enemies, from the east and the west, will be the reward of all faithful Croatians, and all loyal Austrians. We fight for the liberty of the Crown and of the people—for fra ternity and equality." Idolised by his soldiers the BANN returned from St. Joan to Agram. In the course of this week the attack will commence. The forces of the BANN are estimated between 80,000 and 90,000 men. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. General BuLow, with full powers from the King of PRUSSIA and the Frankfort Parliament, has arrived at the Swedish head - quarters at Malmo, with the view of concluding an armistice of six weeks. The principal terms proposed are the retreat of the present Provisional Government of Schleswig-Holstein, to be replaced by a new Government chosen by the King of DENMARK from a list of candidates of the Duchies, presented by the Administrator of the Empire ; the withdrawal of the German troops from the Duchies, with the exception of four thousand Prussians. The army of Schleswig-llol stein is to be preserved. HUN GARY. The report of the defeat of the Servian insurgents, by the Hungarian troops is confirmed. The Servians have been driven from the towns of Szarcsa and Neuzina, which they had occupied. General lIIAnowsKY has received a letter from the Archbishop of CARLOWITZ, stating that the Servians were ready to conclude peace with the Magyars on the conditions they had proposed, but if they do not succeed they will be under the ne cessity of applying for protection. It was reported at Pesth that the Bann, JELLACIIICII, had crossed the Danube at the head of a large force. PRUSSIA. The King of PRUSSIA arrived at Munster, the ca pital of Westphalia, on the 17th, and was enthusiasti cally received by the inhabitants. Much surprise has been excited by the omission of the King of PRUSSIA to ask his late Minister, Count VON ARNIM, who resides at Bonn, to the festivities at Bruhl, which is only two miles from Bonn. This omis sion is attributed to the fact that Count VON ARNIM is an ardent partisan of German nationality, and would fain have Prussia become entirely German; whereas the German nationality of the KING would fain display itself by forcing all Germany to become entirely Prussian. The cholera still continues its ravages at Berlin. As a prevention, the police have forbidden the introduc tion of pears into the town, which are usually devoured by the people in great quantities. Several fatal cases of cholera have also occurred at Stettin. A report has spread among commercial men, that Russia has made overtures to the Prussian Government for the establishment of a commercial convention. ITALY. PIEDMONT. " We believe," says the Piedmontese Gazette," we can state that before the departure of the Minister of En gland and the Charge d'Affaires of France for the head quarters of the KING and for those of Marshal RA DETZRY as mediators, the Ministry announced to them officially that, whilst it admitted that the armistice signed at Milan on the 9th instant was binding as to military matters, it was not of any avail with respect to the political question, and consequently could not be considered as a basis for any negotiations. This decla ration is justified by that principle of public law which declares that a general can certainly conclude an armistice, but cannot, without having full powers ad hoc, pass any political act or convention, which would not be of force unless invested with the signature of a respon sible Ministry." The Patria of Florence of the 14th says :—" If we are well informed, CHARLES ALBERT has decided to lose even Piedmont rather than consent to a peace unfavour able to Italian independence." A letter from Genoa of the 15th states that General SoNNaz is about to be appointed military commandant of that city and division. The fort of Castelletto is in course . of destruction, and will be levelled with the ground in a month. The Risor9intento of Turin of the 17th instant states that the English and French Ministers had returned to that city on the previous day, from Alessandria. where they hsd had an audience with King CHARLES ALBERT, who had accepted the mediation of England and France in the Austro-Italian affairs, and had also consented to the terms proposed as the basis of the treaty. Imme diately on their arrival at Turin, they dispatched a courier to Innspruck. LOAUTARDY. • Advices' from Milan of the 14th say—" The city is tranquil in appearance ; it has been respected by the Austrians. Three soldiers who had been detected in theft have been shot. The city is deserted—the shops, with the exception of those selling provisions, are shut." The Italian Governor of Peschiera has refused to sur render the fbrtress to the Austrians. L' Opinione of the 18th announces the •apture of I'eschiera 13S+ the Austrians, after a bombardment of two days. • ItOMJ. The following N the proclamation issued by the Roman Ministry to which we alluded in The Sun of yesterday. " People of the states of the holy Church,—The Minister of War has received a dispatch from Bologna, couched in the following terms :—"rhe people are fighting against the Ger mans." The importance of these few words is great and terri ble. The dispatch concludes thus The people have triumphed.' It is constancy, therefore, which assures, victory. The Ministers hasten to communioate.the intelligence to his lloliness, and pointed out the danger to which his children were exposed. His answer was, let everything be done that can be done to save and defend the country and its sacred territory. Battalions of the Romagna are already in march towards the field of battle, and others from the capital and from the other provinces will follow, and will carry with them the blessings of the Pope, of that Pope who watches for the defence and the safety of the common country. " Given at the Quirinal, 11th Aug." (Signed by the Ministers.) VENICE. Venice, it is said, bas again proclaimed a republic. The Dieta Italiana gives the following account of the recent proceedings in Venice : " Scarcely was the capitulation of Milan known, when the people assembled, and the Royal Commission were obliged to resign. Meantime Daniel Mannin rushed into the square, and was received with loud acclamations. He began to speak in the midst of the greatest of silence. He spoke of the necessity of union in such solemn moments, recommended them to think only of the liberty of their country, and offered to resume the reins of Government, and to sacrifice his life for the public safety. The people applauded him with fury, proclaimed the Republic, and named him Presi dent. He accepted, immediately set to work, and Tomasso and Tofani left for Paris, to solicit intervention. General Passe has published a proclamation declaring a traitor to his country whoever abandons his flag. Venice appears re animated ;and if, as is assured , Admiral Albini will con tinue to cruise with his fleet in the Adriatic, this city may perhaps be the anchor of Italy. On the I 1 th there was an attack upon Malghera, which lasted four hours. The Ve netians defended themselves bravely, and after supporting a hailstorm of balls and shells, forced the Austrians to retire." COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, AUGUST 22. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA. PaINcE ALBERT'S Cur.—Monday set in with a storm of wind and rain, yet the yachts took their stations; but there was such a difficulty to hear or see what was doing on •the shore, that three of them—the Brilliant, 392 tons, the Wyvern, 205 tons, and the Enchantress, 213 tons, started before the signal gun was fired, leaving the Flirt pitching at her post. The Brilliant flew away before the gale, closely followed by the other two to the Nab, in rounding which the Wyvern's mainmast went over the stern. One of the seamen, fearing the mast would fall on him, made a desperate leap overboard, and after some difficulty was saved, the En chantress bearing up to assist in towing the wreck. The Brilliant beat down, and of course came in first. There never could have been a finer breeze for this noble yacht; she alight have defied the fleet. It is said that the Capricorn missed stays twice. The Cup is to be sailed for again on Wednesday. Her Majesty and the Royal Family came over in the Fairy in the afternoon. The weather was then fine, but it still blew hard, Kith a heavy sea out, but the yacht was moored in still water close to the parade. There were some hundreds of fashionables on shore, alai afloat there were some very ex cellent rowing matches. In the first match the beats came in so close together that there was great doubt which was the winner. The blacks were strong, powerful men, but unfortunately the bow man broke his oar. The duck h unts wer e a sell, and no prizes ought to have been given. Her Maj es ty seeme d highly delighted, as was Prince Al bert and th e Roy a l children, and rewa rd ed the different win ners, particularly A mer i c an ship Ondine. Julius Cfesar and the othe r dark ones belonging to the The display o f fi re -works followed , but the Flirt alone was brilliant afloat. H er etofore, when the members of the squa dron pulled together, all blazed off on such a night, now th e Vice-Commodore shines forth alone! MARKET NEWS,-(THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY. A very limited quantity of English Wheat was on off in our market; nevertheless the demand for that article, ari ing from the improved state of the weather fo r ha r vest w rk, was far from active, at Monday's advan ce i n th e quo t a t ns. The best parcels of fine foreign Wheat mo ve d o ff fre ly ; 1 all other qualities slowly, at late rates. Bonded Wheats were mostly held for more money. No foreign Wheat has come in this week. For Barley the demand was firm, and a good clearance was effected, at extreme figures. Malt was in good request, and quite as dear as last advised. All kinds of Oats, the,supply of which on sale was small; sold steadily, at very full prices. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn meal, and Flour, were quite as dear. Oats. I Flohr. 3to q rs. 1,12081, --- -±- ARRIVALS. Barley. 300 qrs. Wheat. 1,560 qrs. English .... • . Irish. •• •• Foreign ..•• •• 1 220 Malt, 610 qrs. 4,210 WEXTECHAPEL. Prime Beef and Mutton commanded a steady sale, at full prices; otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. — Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Limb, 33 10d to 5s ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; and Pork, 3s Gd to 4s Gd per 81bs by the carcase. BOUOUGH HOP IVIAR.HET, _ The best parcels of Hops are in steady request, at fully last week's quotations. In all other kinds exceedingly little business is doing. The plantation accounts, received to-day, are rather more favourable, yet the duty is called only 185,0001. Sussex pockets, 2/ 2s to 2/ 6s; Weald of Kent ditto, 2/ 4s to 21 lOs ; Mid and East Kent ditto, 2/ 8s to Is. IPSWICH CORN EXCHANGE, AUG. 22. The weather continues very unfavourable, which pre vents farmers doing much in carting Wheat; a few fine days would enable them to get it up in quick time. We had a fair demand for Wheat to-day, at an advance of 2s per quarter; Barley, Beang, and Peas, are is to 2s higher. Oats improved is ; Malt, 2s better; Flour, 3s per sack dearer. PER QUARTER.I PER QUARTER. Wheat 49s to 61s Beans 29s to 37s Barley Oats Rye.. ....... .... 28s to 31s Flour, per sack 44s to 498 AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 19. Wheat Barley Oats Beans 2B 9 9 34s 10d. Peas 161.7 „ 34s sd. SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) WHITE V. WILLIAMS. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 51. 2s. 6d., the balance for money lent. The plaintiff is a widow, carrying on the business of a salesman in the Borongh-market, and the defendant is a farmer. From the evidence it appeared that 20/. was :lent to defendant in July last year, but he sent up some potatoes which were sold by plaintiff; and realised 141. 7s. 6d., sifter deducting commission. For the defence it was, in the first place, endeavoured to be shown that there was a partnership between plaintiff .and her sons, whose names were on the carts and cards; but .Mr. White swore that was only to protect the property, as the rough lot of costermongers had frequently refused to giv.s up baskets to him, and said he had nothing to do with the::a— he and his brother were paid regular wages. The SIECONDARY considered that there was no questiou as to the partnership to go to the jury. It was then urged that if the money was advanced on. the goods, therefore that the count for" money lent" was biol. The SECONDARY was of a contrary opinion, and left :the case to the jury, who found for the amount claimed. This was the only case. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron PLATT and Alderman Gnu's.) POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.—Robert Wynn, aged 17, a clerk in the General Post-office, was indicted with stealing two post letters containing money, value '2/. 35., and two post s ge stamps, value 2d., the property of the Postmaster-Genera Mr. CLARKSON having stated the case for the prosecu :ion, . _ Robert Forbes, a messenger in the Post-office, deposed, tthat on the 3d of July last, he was on duty in the Inland-offic in which the prisoner was employed. The Scarborough 'mail bag arrived about a quarter past six in the morning, an,d it was taken to the table where the prisoner was stationed. Witness had received directions to watch the prisoner, in consequence of something having occurred which excited the suspicion of the authorities in the office. It was the duty✓ of the prisoner to open the bag, to take out the letters, an,d to separate them. He opened the bag, and laid two letters aside, which he afterwards placed in a drawer under the table. He subsequently saw him take out the two letters and go :into one of the closets. Mr. Palmer, a president in the Inland Department, sand in consequence of information he received from the last witness he went to an adjoining closet, and looked over the part! ion. The prisoner saw him do so, andwitness then observed him palace something in the pan of the closet, which, on being af;..er wards searched, was found to contai❑ two letters, which •w ere both unopened. They had the Scarborough stamp upon them—one contained a half-a-crown, a sixpenny piece, and three penny stamps, and was addressed to the proprietor of the News of the World, and the other two sovereigns, .and was addressed to a person residing in Tower-hill. Several other witnesses were called to complete the chain of evidence for the prosecution. Mr. BALLANTTNE, in defending the prisoner, stated Lliat, he was most respectably connected, and was the son of a post-captain in her Majesty's navy, who was now deem: ed. He had always borne a good character, and had been pro moted to discharge a most important duty in the Post-o. Ice, which his youth could scarcely warrant him in under taking. Several officers and clerks in the Post-office gave the ;pri soner an excellent character. The Learned Junae having summed up, The jury retired, but had not returned into court with their verdict when we want to press, although absent nearly two hours. The Court was occupied during the remainder of the morning in trying other Post-office prosecutions, but none of them presented any feature calling for a particular report. NEW COURT. (Before the Common-Sergeant and Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER). CHARGE OF POT-STEALING.—Jawtes Barnes, 65, a re spectable•looking man, a smith, carrying on business at Blackheath, was indicted with stealing three pewter. pots, value 2s. 6d., the property of John Munn. The prisoner, it appeared, was a most respectable but eccentric old man, and had carried on the business of a si nith and reared a large family, at Blackheath, for many 37( ;ars. The prisoner, it appeared, dealt with Mr. Munn for beer, and, according to the statement of the policeman, he saw him one morning, about six o'clock, secrete the three pots, and i;ake them away. Mr. PAZNELL was addressing the jury for the priso tier, when The foreman intimated that they did not. consider the evidence sufficient, and their verdict was Not Guilty. The prisoner was again indicted with stealing one pewter pot, value 18d., the property of Charles Evans. The jury also Acquitted the prisoner on this charge, and he was immediately discharged. Henry Sul/loran, 33, a labourer, was convicted of stealing, on the Ist of August, 1121bs. of lead, value 125., the property of Joseph Barber, and was sentenced to four months' impri sonment and hard labour. Owen Gibbins, aged 15, was convicted of stealing a penny and a halfpenny from the person of Jane Brooks, and was sentenced to one months' imprisonment and hard labour. Ann Jones, aged 20, and Ellen Trent, aged 22, two nymphs of the pave, were indicted with stealing a watch, value 255„ the property of BernanOutfy, from his person, on Holborn hill, on the night of the 9th of July last. The jury found both prisoners Guilty, and The COMMON-SERGEANT sentenced them both to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. Hannah Brucefand Mary Ann Bruce, mother and daughter, were indicted with stealing various articles of wearing ap parel, sheets, &c., of the value of 101., the property of Pncebe Willings, the mistress of the school in London-wall. It appeared from the evidence on the part of the prosecu tor, that the younger prisoner, a girl only fifteen years of age, was in the service of the prosecutrix, and the elder prisoner frequently came to her house. A pawnbroker in London-wall proved that both the pri soners fi pled s g h ed er. property a at his shop, which the pros ecutrix The jury convicted both the prisoners, and The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced Hannah Bruce to An t w c a l v ß e ra m e o e n t t e hs' thr i e m e p ra ri e s n on th m s r im t p a r n is d on h m ad l e r nt a a n b d o u h r a , r and d Ia h e lga ur t7 . MANSION-HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.) APPREHENSION OF ANOTHER CHARTIST LEADER.—John Shaw, a respectable -looking man, who is stated to be an undertaker, was brought up on . a warrant charged with hav ing uttered a Ling held in his character as chairman of a Chartist meeting, held on the evening of Friday, the 28th of July, at the Milton. street Theatre. Mr. James White, the Government short-hand wr it er , read his notes of the prisoner's speech, which consist e d o f a tissue of inflammatory bluster. The prisoner put a few questions to Mr. White, b u t eli cited nothing material. Police-constable Rowley, 159 II division deposed to hav ing apprehended the prisoner at a public-house in Windmill street, Haymarket. The prisoner was then committed for trial. A t rue bil l was found against him yesterday. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.--On Saturday next Paddle. Jenny Lind will sing at the concert given for the be nefit of the chorus at this establishment. The operatic season will close to•morrew (Thursday) when Mdlle. Lind will ap pear in one of her favourite characters. H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE—His Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Naples (Count of Syracuse) honoured the performance at Her Majesty's Theatre yesterday evening with his presence. Amongst the audience were the Prince Louis Napoleon, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, Lady Charles Wellesley, and Mr. Arbuthnot; the Marquis of Titchfield, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Donegal, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness Drunow and Mademoiselle Olga de Leehner, Duke de Ahren berg, the Countess of Bl ess i ngton and the Misses Power, Lady Newport, Colonel the Hon. Robert Boyle and party, who occupied her Majesty's box ; Viscount and Viscountess Bury, Count d'Orsay, Count de Guise, General the Hon. H. Cavendish, General the Hon. A. Upton, Lord Adolphus Fitz clarence, Lord and Lady Francis Gordon, Lady Rotheby, Miss Burdett Coutts and party, Lady Flower, Sir G. Womb well, Sir G. Carroll and Lady Carroll, Sir J. Bayley and Lady Bayley, Major-General Sir Alexander Woodford and Lady Woodford, Lady Anson, Mrs. Dennistoun, &c. LONDON AND NORTH -WESTERN RAILWAY COM PANY.—An exceedingly gratifying meeting of the old engine drivers and firemen of the above railway was held last night, at the Railway Tavern, Hampstead-road. Mr. Jonas Brown was in the chair. It appeared by the proceedings at the meeting last night, that the whole of the old hands are to resume their former duties, many having done so yesterday.. SOUTH - WESTERN .RAILWAY.—OPENING OF TEE WLNDSOR BRANCH. —Yesterday the branch of this railway to Datchet was opened for public traffic. Strictly speaking it is an extension of the Richmond branch, which it leaves by a slight curve a short distance from Richmond, crossing the Thames by an iron bridgesituate midway between Isleworth and Richmond-bridge, it proceeds through Twickenham Park to Twickenham, where there is a station, and from thence in a straight line to Staines and Datchet, on the north-west side of Windsor Park. The distance from Waterloo-bridge, about 23 miles, was performed in one hour and a quarter. During the day fifteen trains passed either way. Mr. A. E. Fuller has paired with Mr. Robert Holland for the remainder of the session. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Great Western Rail way (Loop line from Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway through Leamington) Bill were considered and agreed to. The Lords' amendments 4o the Great Western Rail way (to confer additional powers on the Company with reference to the purchase of the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway) Bill were considered and agreed to. Sir R. IL INGLIS presented two petitions against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. DUBLIN ELECTION. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR brought up the report of the Dublin Election Committee, declaring Messrs. Reynolds and Grogan to have been duly elected for that city. SUPPLY. On the question for going into Committee of Supply, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he trusted, at this late period of the session, lion. Members would not delay their going into the Committee of Supply by bringing forward questions which did not relate to the Estimates. Mr. POULETT SCROPE said he had no objection to withdraw his motion relating to Ireland, but he should be glad to know if the supplementary estimates for the relief of the Irish distress would be prefaced by any statement from the Government? Lord JOHN RUSSELL replied that his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer would make a general statement upon the subject. Sir JOHN WALSH said he had a notice on the paper for calling for an explanation of the circumstances con nected with the recent appearance of the fleet under the command of Admiral Sir William Parker in the Bay of Naples; but, perhaps the Noble Lord could make a statement upon that subject which should obviate the necessity of his bringing forward that motion? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the King of Naples had attempted to raise a forced loan contrary to existing treaties with the country, but the King subsequently abandoned that project. A question, however, had arisen with respect to the use of the British flag by the Neapolitan navy in seizing certain Sicilian vessels; but upon that subject also a satisfactory explanation had been given. A further question had, however, since arisen, as to whether these vessels were taken in the waters of Derfer, and Admiral Sir William Parker had written a letter upon the subject to the 'Commissioners of the lonian Islands, who had not yet returned an answer. _ _ _ Sir J. \VALSH said the statement of the Noble Lord was satisfactory as far as it went, but he wished to put a further question to the Noble Lcrd, relative to the existing state of things. He wanted to understand whether, up to this time, her Majesty's Government had maintained a strict neutrality between the two contending parties; or whether Sir Wil liam Parker had committed any act, either towards the King of Naples or the Sicilians, which could in any respect make England a party to the contest? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he did not wish any state ment of his own to hamper the future discussion of the Go vernment in this matter, but he could assure the Honourable Baronet that no steps had been taken by Admiral Sir William Parker which could tend in the least to betray hos tilities towards either party. Sir JOHN WALSH said the explanations of the Noble Lord would render it unnecessary for him to bring forward his motion. Mr. HERRIES hoped the Noble Lord at the head of the Government did not contend that the King of Naples had no right to levy a forced loan upon his own subjects. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said certainly not ; but the King of Naples had no right to make a forced loan upon the British subjects resident within his own dominions.—(Hear.) Mr. HUME said a few days ago he presented a petition from a clergyman of Montrose, complaining that one of his parishioners had been taken up on suspicion of felony, but whose trial could not take place for some time to come,:and was treated by his gaolers as a convicted felon. Now he thought if that practice was general in all gaols, it was highly objec tionable, and he hoped this particular case would have the attention of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Department. Sir G. GREY said there was a distinction made between prisoners waiting for trial and prisoners under the sentence of the Court. He was not aware of this case until the Hon. Gentleman had directed his attention to it. The House then went into Committee of SUPPLY. 67,0001. was voted to her Majesty to defray the charges and allowances to superannuated public officers. 4,400/. was voted to her Majesty to defray the expenses of the Corsican emigrants. 2,000/. was voted to defray the expenses of the National Vaccine Establishment. 6,0001. was voted to defray the expenses of the Refuge for the Destitute. On the question that 8,7001. to defray the expenses of the allowance to the Polish refugees, Mr. OSBORNE said it was high time this vote was put a stop to. At first the grant was only conceded for one year, but although there were thousands of their own fellow-coun trymen absolutely starving, it was still proposed to put the country to an expense of 10,0001., to support parties who were strangers to the land, and many of whom were, by their own industry, placed beyond the want of such assistance. He found by the last report of the Society of the Friends of Poland, that several of the parties who were participators in the proceeds of this vote were actually engaged in thriving trades; for instance, there was one refugee in re ceipt of a pension of 451. per annum who filled the office of teacher to the French schools; another, with an unpro nounceable name, who carried on the business of a fencing and dancing master at 101, Sloane-street ; and a third named Albert, who kept one of the finest tobacconist's shops in London. In fact, there appeared to be a list of about twenty of them. who were all in receipt of pensions, and who were all earning good livings in business. They must be just before they were liberal, and while their own countrymen were suffering so many privations, it was high time that they had abolished this grant of 40,000/. a year, and he should therefore take the liberty of dividing the Committee upon the vote. But, independently of the vote itself, there was an expensive staff kept up to superintend the dis tribution of the fund. The secretary received 2751. a year, his clerk received 601., and these two sums, together with the Polish officers, made up an additional expense of 7001. a year; and as it was high time a stop was put to this spe cies of extravagance, he should certainly give the vote his most decided opposition. Lord DUDLEY STUART had heard the observations of his Hon. Friend with deep regret, because he was convinced, when the question came to be fully and minutely discussed, the vote would not appear to be so objectionable as his Hon. Friend had represented it.—(Hear, hear.) He knew very well that nothing now-a-days was more popular than for Hon. Members to come forward and call for a reduction of the public expenditure either large or small, but he thought he should be able to satisfy the House that they would avert the ends of charity if they refused this vote to parties who were really in distress. He thought, if they stopped this grant to the Polish refugees, it would be a most uncharitable act, and one which the British Parliament had never been guilty of before. His Hon. Friend had made statements which he was sure he would never have ventured upon, had he been correctly informed upon the facts. (LEFT SPEAKING.) COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, TUESDAY. The unfavourable state of the weather prevented her Ma• jesty and Prince Albert from taking their usual early walk this morning, but the rain ceasing soon after ten, the Queen and his Royal Highness promenaded with the Princess Hohenlohe and Royal Family. The Queen and Prince Albert, and their illustrious visitor, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and Princess Alice, attended. the Regatta at Cowes in the afternoon. The 'Archbishop of. Canterbury had an interview with Lord. John Russell yesterday, at his official, residence in Downing-stteet. Mr. EiisgeToujade had an interview with Earl Grey, at the Colonial-oface, yesterday. The Lord Mayor had an interview with Sir George Grey. yesterday, at the Home-office. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday , at his official residence in Downing -street. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LANCASTER AND PRESTON RAILWAY. (ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) On Monday afternoon at five o'clock au accident occurred 'on the above line of railway, the result of which was almost instant death to one of the passengers, and serious injury to several more. A :mixed train left the Preston station at 4 o'clock for Lancaster; at the Bay Horse station (about six miles from Lancaster) it stopped to let passengers down. Whilst the station keeper and guard were engaged in remov ing luggage, to the dismay of all, a train was seen approach-. ing on the same line at a truly fearful rate. This train proved to be the express train, which leaves London at 9 o'clock in the morning, and which was then nearly two hours after its time. As soon as the engine -driver on the Lan caster train saw the approach of the express he immediately put all steam to get out of the way, but before he could attain any speed the express came up and dashed right into the hinder carriages. Four carriages were completely dashed to pieces, and the wonder is how any of the passen gers escaped. An engine immediately went forward to Lan caster for surgeons, and on their arrival it was found, that although many were much injured, there was only one killed —a woman of the name of Edmondson, from Poulton-le- Sands, near Lancaster. Two men received compound frac tures of the skull, and now lie in the House of Recovery at Lancaster in a hopeless condition. Mrs. Yates, of Lan caster, had her face much cut, and her collar-bone broken. A Miss Bland, of the same place, received several injuries. The number of the injured amounts to between ten and twelve, but at present it is impossible to tell the exact amount. When the engine-driver and stoker on the express train saw what would inevitably happen they jumped off and escaped unhurt. Mr. William Jackson, of Lancaster, one of the directors of the Lancaster and Preston Railway, was in the express train at the time, and leaped out unhurt. Mrs. Edmondson, who was killed, had in her arms at the time a lovely little boy about four years old, who received no injury whatever. If there be any blame it is not known as yet to whom it is attached, but doubtless a searching inquiry will be instituted. This is the first collision that has occurred on the Lancaster and Preston Railway during the ten years it has been opened and has cawed a deal of excitement in the neighbourhood Mr. Beckett, tea-dealer, of Lancaster, had a marvellous escape. He was in one of the second-class carriages that was smashed to pieces. He fell through the bottom of the carriage when it parted, and escaped without even a mark of injury. SUBSCRIPTION BY THE GERMANS IN MANCHESTER. —The subscription for the wounded and the widows and orphans of the fallen victims in the popular struggle in Ber lin and Vienna has been closed, and the amount of 5031. collected. The committee have sent 3901. to Berlin, and 7bl. to Vienna, to the proper authorities, for distribution. A small remaining balance of about 231. they have handed over to the Society for Distressed Foreigners in Manchester, ac counts received from Berlin stating that the funds sent in from all parts are quite ample. THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RICHMOND BRANCH RAILWAY.—Last evening Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hospital, on the body of Frederick Gant, aged 29, a guard on the Richmond branch of the South-Western Railway. The particulars of the accident were stated in our columns yesterday. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased died from the injuries received, but in what manner they were occasioned, there was no evidence to show: SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK AUGUST MEETING. YORK, TUESDAY AFTERNOON.—The following horses ba an! ived since our l as t repor t was f orwar d e d :— B ever lac, Sil van, Maid of my Soul, Garrick, Abbot of Meaux, Swiss IRO Cigarette, Flat Catcher, Canezou, Backbiter, b c by Touch' stone, out of Mickleton Maid; Winesosir, Iraperatrix, Vel° l ' gr c by Robin Gray, out of Queen of Carthage; Ada Marl' Entries fur the Plat es , & c ., w hi c h c l ose d on Monday night WEDNESDAY. The Dundas Stakes ; for three yrs old and upwards. O ne mile and a quarter. Dough; 3 yrs—Sir Robert Sloper, 3 yrs—Ladybird, 3 T r ; —lnheritress, aged—Re a lity, 3 yrs —b r fb y J aques , out ° Curl, 3 yrs—Wanota, 4 yrs—Philosopher, 4 yrs. Her Majesty's Plate; for three yrs uld, &c. Four miles. Dough, 3 yrs—br f by Jaq ues , ou t of Curl, 3 Ren, nicol, 3 yrs Cockermouth, 3 y rs —R a i s th orpe, 4 yrs- ID, heritress, aged —Otterburn, 3 yrs. The Lottery Plate of 25/., &c. One mile. Philosopher, 4 yrs (to be sold for 300/. )—Otterburn. 3 9 1 : 3 , (1000—The Man in the Moon (br o . t o L une dale), 3 Y'" (1000—gr c by Robin Gray, out of Tractarian's dam, 3 (100/.)—Sir Robert Sloper, 3 yrs (1001,)—Chesterfield, sg" (50/.)—Lady Mary, 3 yrs (500—Ennui, 3 yrs (501.) THURSDAY. The County Cup of 1501., &c. Two miles. Dough, 3 yrs—Miss Sarah,6 yrs—Lecomte, 3 yrs—RoWellh aged—Sir Martin, 4 . yrs. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; for mares. Three wile s ' Shropshire Witch, 3 yrs—Reality, 3 yrs—Tuscan, 3 Y r r, Miss Harrison, 3 yrs—Ellerdale, 4 yrs—Gaiety, 4 yll -4 " . heritress, aged—Vanish, 5 yrs. FRIDAY. The Members' Plate of 501., &c. One mile and a half' General Sale, 5 yrs—gr c by Robin Gray, out of Tractarial, ) , dam, 3 yrs—Miss Faun, 4 yrs—Acomb, 3 y rs —ChesterfieP aged— Otterburn, 3 yrs—Activity, 3 yr s —Th e Man in tills Moon, 3 yrs—Sorceress, 3 yrs. Arrivals up to Ten o'clock on Monday night :--14 1 L tle Casino, Reality, Post Tempore, Philosopher, Ellen Middlew: Pyrland, Slashing Alice, Queen of the May, Alp, Wan°,,," . Inheritress, Shropshire Witch, D oug h, B es b oroug h, Cock' , mouth, Tuscan, Lady Mary, Ladybi r d, S now b a ll, La 13 03 „; Lucullus, Mysticle, The Baby, Sir Martin, The Cur, Los stone, Remembrance, Meaux, Camphine, Dark Lady, comte, Pillage, Marquis of Conyngham, b f by C ar dinal P out of Croton Oil's dam ; Gl ance , E ar th in gale, Ennui, Castanette, and f by The Provost, out of SilP" . " 2 yrs. CANTERBURY RACES.—TUESDAY. • The East Kent Handicap of 100 sovs., added to a SweepateiA of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 3 only if declared; the ae . 'lj to receive 20/., and the third 10/. Ab ou t t wo miles. L' Subs., 3 of whom declared.) Mr. R. Lawley na Alkali, 6 yrs, 7st 21b (Planner) 5 Lord Strathmore's Swallow, 4 yrs, 7st 91b... ••• 5 Mr. Lowther's Black D oe , 3 y rs , b st 61b ••• The following also started, but were not placed :—G er dine, 5 yrs, 7st 91b—Columbus, 6 yrs, 7 3 t 41b, an d Wee 131“ 4 yrs, 6st 71b. A very fine race. Won by a neck. The City Members' Plate of 50/. Heats, two miler.--' l _ll first heat was won by Mr. T. Lyne's Barmaid, and the by Mr. Wotton's Margaret Catchpole. THE YORK MEETING ANTICIPATED. TO THE EDITOR OF ThE stay. STAKE. PROBABLE WINNER. Dundas Stakes Iler Majesty's Plate ... Colt Sapling Knavesmire . Filly by Cardinal Puff $ Ebor St. Leger ......... Prince of Wales's Stakes Garrick o r Pyrland Match Mysticle , County Cup ..... Miss Sarah or Lecomte Queen's Plate lnheritress or Ellerdale • Filly Stakes; Queen of the May or Ca 03P 11113 Bramham Park Produce Stakes Members' Plate C by Robin Gray Thirty Sovs. Stakes Flatcatcher Gimcrack Stakes ..... Abbot of Meaux or Globes Great Yorkshire Stakes..... Springy, Jack (Butler), l ottp Besborough, Loadstone, Swiss Boy, B ever l ac , Cont— end the Queen of the May will probably also start. m ot For the race of the week, the Great Ebor Handicap. t"" a dozen will run, to be selected from the following:—. .lb st lb 0. Winesour 8 8 Meaux ... 7 6 . *Lightning 8 6 Pillage ... 6 6 8 Ellerdale 8 Dough ... 6 8 *Rowena .- 7 1 2 1 Sir Martin it ••• • *King of Morven • 7 7 Remembrance ... ll *Jonathan Wild... ... 7 4 *Sylvan ... ", / "Gaiety ... 7 2 Maid of my Soul Philosopher ... ... 7 0 *Cannibal ", 4 Little Casino ... ... 7 0 *Lucaria . . Of the above, those marked thus are nob fe e ';io starters, but being at York, or in its vicinity, migh t The top weight has "a steadier" on him, butbisrbe be remembered that he can carry weight, au 'ol' might perchance turn out the sourest wine evet s ho d lowed by his enemies. Ellerdal e , if i n h er o ld f orm , i s we l ye favourably enough and will be among the first four o* 'O6 finish. Philosopher and Little Casino, with the WT or ts weight of seven stone " up," will make an excellent "0 3 2;,.,i4 hope." Meaux and Dough will be handy, but I an 2 not good enough to win. Pillage, with 6st 81b, a and At/ Martin, with sst 131 b, are not overburdened with 'l l llO, and if worth anything ought to be about the mark th is Remembrancer will, as usual, be about third; Maid ; 0 ' "" So I l and the oter light weights nowhere. stet° n conclusion, h I must take Ellerdale, Dough, Sir _ and Remembrancer, placing them in my opinion thus: •.*" Sir Martin or Ellerdale ..• ••• Remembrancer •••• -- --- Dough .. The three next on the list being Winesonr, Little C and Pillage.—l am, Sir, yours, &0., THE SPIRIT OF THE Ttria• Wednesday Morning. Rrt ETV 72bttto YORK RACES. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS-) The Dundas Stakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft. hillle Inheritress ... Philosopher ... Cockermonth ... Raisthorpe ... a quarter. Queen's Plate. Prince of Wales's Stakes. Farthingale ... Ellen Middleton Won cleverly. Nine ran. 1 "" 3 RAILWAY SHARE MARKE'rg' LIVERPOOL, AUG. 22. 10 STOCK -EXCHARGR.—The market to-day has bey .. gir btioyant, and prices are still very low. The sales ats,,,, e 'ist kennead: Lancashire, and Cheshire 'Junction 31/. 4 ' 0 " - ", 914 dN:sz-' `Birmingham and Dudley, 4 }).—L'ancasbirslo, Yorkshire(late Manchester and Leeds , 16% di& - ; 5 0 " `FiftllS, 2 dis.—Ditto (late Extension), 10 .Preference, h e st' c. p.z-Londpn. and North-W es t ern, 113—Ditto Nor,. sj oise c. dis.—Midl an d S tock, 91—Di tto,INevr dis.--North Staffordshire, 4 dis.Shrewsbury 01 61 • mingham, 9/. 12s. 3d. Shares (B.), 4 dis.—South-EaSte; . kar Dover, 241 / 4 —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. 3 ;* chase), 3s. 9d. p. MANCHESTER, AUG. 22.' STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Birkenhead, ~AAPLer, shire, and Cheshi re J unct i on, 9 1-16 dis.-Man.c.",_47 o rd' Sheffield, and Lin co l ns hi re, P re f erence, 10—North kral't.-• shire, 3% di s .—Sh rews b ury and Birmingham(4 ,„. , 4 ,11 0 , Leeds, Preference, % p.-;--Manchester and .6i-rau" (A and B), 1 p.—Lincoln Union; 615. ~.$ -• • . • BIRMINtII4I4,' Aect.' • .STOCK_ Ex-c 4 uAi/or•L-Tife. Dulylratigicitotl shiiei,L •dis. • • - • YORK, AUG. .21: STOCK EXCHANGE.—Th e business tran s acted as f011ows: Great Northern, 71. 85.--North British, io n), 41e. 6d. dis.—Tork,- New cas tl e , an d B er Wick (Eitel3.,J, No. 2 (late New Berwick s ), 101 . 1 I s. 3d.—Ditto Purchase), BA—York and North Midland, 61. HULL, AUG. 22. 19* STOCK EXCHANGE. —Th e sa l es are—North ~.,,, Ditto, Thirds, 2. NEWCASTLE...UPON-TYNE, AUG. 22. STOCK ExcuaNcia.—The sales are—Great Norther, dis.—North British, Thirds, 2% dis. GLASGOW, Atm. 21. re fe- STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—C a l e d on i a n, v rence, 54s.—Clydesdale Junction, 58—Edinburgh and. l l, 1, 16s. 3d.—Glasgow, Kil marnoc k, an d A yr, Halves, ~erot 61.65. 6d.—Ditto, /hiv es , N o . 2,6/. 3 s. 6d, —Great Non ijaijef 71. 6s.—North British, Thirds, 41 s . 9d.—Paisley, Liar! and ilurlet, 225. : 0 R FATAL EXPLOSION ON B OARD THE STEAL:* * . EARL OF LIVERPOOL—An accident of a mos t apPaIM isst, ratter, involving loss of life, happened on Saturday 11;g:teser on board the General Steam Navigation Company -B n '. r obe ship Earl of Liverpool, Captain Finch master. Soon e. duet had taken her departure from Gr ea t Y armou tlifor 1 , 9 t olt when nearly a head of Lowestoffe harbour, an exPieti l goo place, and at the same instant a body of steam ho u , its " the engine-room. Great alarm was naturally cresteufseer was half an hour before any means could be adopted l 0 hie ( ' tain the cause of the accident, or the extent Of the Pm - nen tert William Watts, a stoker, and Henry Briggs, a ca gf . oo i : were then discovered to have lost their lives by the, „, tb nate occurrence. Eventually the vessel was towed .0 1 river, and arrived at D ept f ord i n the course of Slaw'', . 1 0 . f inquest was last ni g ht h e ld at Deptford on the bodt a t LP' deceased, when th e ev id ence generally went to show a id he fatality was purely accidental, and that no blame c ° •pee' attached to any person. Edward Elliott, the chief eegolfthe in his evidence stated that it arose from the breakillg,3o4 side rod, which displacing the cross head, the over and tore the steam-pipe away. Previously th e °iar had been working properly and well, at the or dinarY sere. —Verdict, " Accidental Death." letter _„1-7.,,e, Ott the 18th inst., at Ha fi l i k a in Tli te t, Wes t , the la d y of °II W. P. Gallwey, Bart., of a son s an r d e heir. lady; of t o h f e D l a 9 n th iel inst., at Glocester-p lace, Portman -- ktr , ' Weisweller, Esq., Madrid , of : d na li f ire - -etb : S. O s n ou t t h t e er 2 , o E th sq i . n , s o t f ., a at so U n p . Upton-place, West Ha In o v t he ife A. ire e ' On the 20th in s t., i n C onnaug ht -place, West, the lii C. B. Young, Esq., of a daughter. ma iclow On the 20th inst., the wife of H. Hyde, Esq., o f burgh-suare, On the q 18th o inst., s at Blackheath, the wife of 11. C. ...- v6 r °llll ' Esq., of a son. ___.__..---,„.../ big DIND. ti On the 29th ult., on board the Earl of Hardwic k e+ passage home from Calcutta, aged 58, Colonel Georg!leoci, of the 59th Regiment, Native Infantry, Bengal F r ' after 44 ears t uninterrupted service. aed S S ' On th e o 18th inst., at South-shore, near Blackpool, a.-_, O or Robert Peel, Esq., of Church-bank, Lancashire, third ,biro' the late Robert Peel, Esq., of Accrington-house, La",,alGrayt On the 19th inst., at the Vicarage, Hemingfor.±_. LL. D . , aged OA., j, Huntingdonshire, the Rev. J. S. Banks, W. 1 G I r t a h h e a l m 9:h E in sg st . or ~ l aa t t e olifelthreavHe-ohno.uEse,asTuLtaangroanwuslya service. On the 20th inst., at Upper Brook-street, Mi s s Carter Engcott, Northamptonshire, aged 77. London : Printed and Published by 111URDO Y01711%11. No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Bunn M th' e q t r et Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. ' Middloasx. Wednesday, August 23, MI& of the notiel the♦ Coin] Pack 5,0 Stelt be se, o'clos tends Eve and letter With ance TRIt Mena Point, tare. Thi 370 h junet foUr 1 8111 ~ In tilt Quart Half 2. , In the tern° After 1. true; atgy ba t] Zinn Nine Iton Oul the ti Oh F . Wel% Tic .clet York J 4ege, nar c , mi F. L, Char Chat Sul Aksu: #3c Th (only aurar No Ilv Dire 4 T Lund Ti Pero 1 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1848. I