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the poor also, in opening up the means of obtaining cheap fuel and locomotive facilities—a man who de serves, if ivy one may, the title of being the benefactor of his species.—(Much applause.) The departure of such a man is to be deplored as a national calamity; and railway shareholders have an especial cause of regret, for if it had:pleased God to spare him, as we might have hoped, no one could have been more pleased than him self to see them receive a due return tor the investment of their capital in those great undertakings which his genius and enterprise did so much to call into existence. —(Renewed applause.) As for my colleagues and my self, gentlemen, we hope at all times to lay before you the same straightforward accounts as heretofore; and to receive, as it shall be our endeavour to deserve, the same confidence with which you have, up to this time, honoured us.—(Loud applause.) The meeting then broke up. WEST CORNWALL RAILWAY. The fourth half-yearly general meeting of the proprie tors of this company was held yesterday, at the King's Arms Hotel, 17, Bridge-street, Westminster ; Captain W. S. Aloorsom in the chair. The report stated that the calls already made, when paid up, would sufficiently provide until after the next half-yearly meeting for the liabilities falling due, a❑d the directors had reason to expect that when the correct position of the company should become known, a large amount of interest would be taken by local parties to fill up the diminutions caused by forfeitures in the share list. 1103 revenue account for the half year ending 30th June last exhibited an increase of carriage, as compared with the corresponding reriod of 1847, as follows : On ores, 2,981 tons; on sand, 259 tons; on merchandise, 410 tons; on passengers, 6,281; but on coal a decrease of 133 tons. The report concluded with the expression of a belief that this statement would no doubt be satisfac tory to the proprietors, considering the peculiarly de pressed state of trade, which had been shown so ad versely on the traffic of other railways. The report was adopted. The CHAIRMAN then moved the forfeiture of 730 shares, upon which it appeared that various sums, from 21. to 51. had been paid up. This motion was also agreed to ; and after one or two questions of a local character the meeting adjourned, paying the. usual compliment to the chairman. COMPANION TO THE PEERAGE. In 2 vols., royal tivo., 2/. les. bound, BURL E'S HISTORY OP THE LANDED GENTRY; ♦ GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE UNTITLED ARISTOCRACY OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. "A work in which every English gentleman will lind a domestic interest , as it contains the fullest account of every known family In the United Kingdom."—Messenger. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Hut MAJESTY'S THEATRE. )Mlle. JENNY LIND. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Fablic are respectfally informed that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will take place on TUESDAY EVENING, Aug. 22, and the FAREWELL NIGHT on THURSDAY, Aug. 24, when Madlle. JENNY LIND will appear in one of her favourite characters. With various novelties in the Ballet Department, combining the talents of Mdlle. Carlotta Grist, Mdlle. Carolina Rosati, Mae. M. Taglioni, 4dlle. Cerito, &c. &c. Applications fbr Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made at tke Bozo-office et tke Theatre. R O B E R T, H O U D IN. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. By Particular Desire. GRAND EXTRA AND FINAL REPRESENTATIONS. In compliance with numerous applications, and owing t) the dis appointment experienced by many parties in not procuring places at his last representation, ROBERT HOUDIN will THIS EVENING, and TO-MORROW EVENING, .. - give his Final Performances, previous to his departure for Man chester. Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. lldlle. JENNY LIND. Last Night but Two of the Season. The Nobility, Patrons to the Opera, and the Public are respectfully Informed that a GRANT) EXTRA NIGHT will take place TO MORROW EVENING, on which occasion Mdlle. JENNY LIND will appear as AMINA, in Bellint's Opera of LA SONNAMBULA. Imina, JennyTindlLisa, Mille. Vera ; Cosnt Itodolpho, Lablache ; bavino, Sig. Glirdoni. After the Opera, the Second Tableau of the Ballet of ALMA- To conclude with Selections from the admired Ballet of ONDlifr,' by Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. Petit, and 3ldlle. C. Rosati ; M. Dor, M. Perrot, and M. St. Leon. The Free List is suspended, the public Press excepted. Pit Tickets may be obtained as usual at the Box-Office of the Theatre, price iCe. 6d. each, where applications for Boxes, Fit Stalls, and Tickets are to be made. Doors open at half-past seven. and commence at Eight o'clock. iIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lin I,r the Manacement of Mr. B. Webster. sole Lessee. THIS EVENING, Fill be performed THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. After which, the Farce of THE ➢IOTHER AND CHILI) ARE DOING WELL. To conclude with the laughable Farce of SEEING WRIGHT. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr. Kerschner. Pooltively the Last Week of Mrs. FITZWILL LAM and Mr. BUCK sTo.N.E. as they have to appear in Manchester on Monday next. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE FLOWERS OF THIS FOREST, in which Mrs. Fitcwilliam and Mr. Buckstone will perform. Atter which, a Comic Drama, called A ROUGH DIAMOND, in Which Mrs. Fitzwilliam and Mr. Buckstone will perform. To conclude with THE ROVER'S BRIDE. Manager and Treasurer, Mr. B. S. Falrbrether. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. }tatty. Fltzhall's new and completely successful Spectacle. Unparalleled Equestrian Feats. THIS EVENING, Will be performed, the new brilliant Spectacle, founded en Sir Walter Scott's celebrated poetical Romance, and entitled MAR 311ION ; or, The Battle of Flodden Field. To be followed by the inimitable EQUESTRIAN and GYMNAs. TIC EX.ERCISES in the ARENA. To conclude with a Grand Pageant, entitled LADY GODIVA AND PEEPING TOAI OF COVENTRY; or, Clearing the Toll. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Stage'Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Attraction unprecedented. Positively the Last Week of M. .1 CLLIEN'S Engagement. Continuation of MISS SARA FLOWER and MISS HUDDART; New Waltz, by Prince M ETTERNICH. 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 Mons. JULLIEN, whose splendid Band of Solo Per formers includes Messrs. Baker, Barrett. Bauman, George and Viotti Collins, Ciotti, Collinet, Kmnig, Lazarus, Richardson, Sonnenberg, &e.—Two Solos each Evening. —Several favourite Songs by Miss Sara Flower and Miss Huddart durin; the Evening.—Also to be seen, during the day, the beautiful Menagerie—Shakspere's House—The Magic Bridge—kid other novelties will be exhibited, the whole concluding with a most magnificent and not to be rivalled display of Fireworks, by the Messrs.. Soutliby, representing the Girandola during the Holy Week at Rome. Gates open at Wen a.m., Feeding Time Five—Julllen's Censert at Six—Fireworks at Nine. Admission. as usual, One Shilling. TIIE WEARIER:LS uN OFFICE, AUGUST 18. TIIERDIONETER, Lowe* 52; Highest. 69; Noon, 65, BAROMETER, 80.13. WIND E.N.E; ber.utiful and fine sunshiny weather, with a char sky. HIGH %%TITER AT LONDON BRIDGE TMIS DAY. , Morning .. 12 min. after 4 I Evening •• 32 min. after 4 . ..._ 1 q ~ to 4 ....,%- .... : 4 , 1 a5N, . 1 1, 1 '.. ' , -k .-'4',;4, ~,,7.77,41 : ".. ,•ii , , etkv.l t i n' ' .- 44...' . gran 4 4 Int, LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST IS, MS. Three important meetings took place yesterday, two of them in London, and one at Bristol, when the affairs of three of the great trunk lines by which England is intersected on every side were submitted by the directors for the consideration and approval of the proprietary. An attentive consideration of the pro ceedings of the several companies will, we trust, be productive of the most beneficial results; for nothing' can more clearly indicate the absurdity of the panic that has so long prevailed, which has been so unduly excited and fostered by in• terested parties or by habitual alarmists, and which has, in too many instances, induced timid and unreasoning persons to sacrifice really valuable property, from which a large and well secured income was realised, for little more than one•half its actual value. In whatever light we consider the great railways that have hitherto been constructed, we shall have cause to regard those by whom they were originally conceived and carried into execution, despite the many obstacles and prejudices that existed, as national bene factors, who are eminently entitled to the public thanks and the public gratitude. If we regard these colossal undertakings merely in the light of new and most valuable channels for the investment of capital, we shall find that, perhaps, from no other source have such ample and such well secured returns been obtained —returns that average at the Very least from 6 to 7 percent. on well selected lines which has bee n o b ta i ned without risk " or trouble by the original shareholders, which even now may be obtained by those purchasing shares in the very best lines, where the dividends are paid with all the cer tainty and regularity of the interest on Government stock. If, again, we look to them as sources of con stant and remunerative employment to a large body of persons who are enabled to maintain themselves and families in comfort and independence through their operation, we shall have additional cause to bless the spirit of enterprise to which we are in. debted for such advantages. But, far beyond all, are the vast benefits conferred upo n t h e community in general by the facilities afforded for communication between the different parts of the country, whether that communication be desired for the purposes of trade or commerce, or merely for friendly and social intercourse. The manufacturing, the mercantile, and the agricultural interests are alike indebted to the beneficial effects of the new means of locomotion placed within the reach of all classes ; while the very poor find that the prices of provisions, of fuel, and of other articles of the first necessity are equalised in different districts, their supply rendered less precarious, and important savings effected by means thereof. Why is it, then, that with so many and so. great recommendations, we find railway property depre ciated and shares at a discount, which should be quoted at a considerable premium, if fair calculations were made ? Simply because an undue prejudice has been excited, and that those who are anxious by any means to divert the public attention from the real cause of our recent mercantile distress—our iniquitious monetary code—have endeavoured to ascribe the sufferings we have undergone to the large amount invested in railways, and also to insinuate doubts as to the ultimate security of the investments. Those alarmists assert that the dividends cannot pos sibly be maintained, and, secondly, that a constant drain will be kept upon the resources of the shareholders to provide for new projects that may be sanctioned by the directors. The proceedings at the meetings to which we have alluded furnish the most satisfactory answers to these most unwarranted and unfounded statements. On the first point it will be found that in each of the cases an equal dividend has been announced to any that has been recently paid, and from the dimi nution of the working expenses, from the great decrease in Parliamentary and legal expenditure, from the increased experience, and from the new lines opened, all of which act as feeders to, and increase the traffic on the parent lines, there is not only a moral certainty that the rates of divi dend will not be reduced, but that a fair expectation may be entertained that the rates may be speedily increased. On the Great Western we find that the directors considered themselves justified in recom mending a dividend of 7 per cent. on the . entire year, and it was also stated "that a committee are sitting for the purpose of seeing what reductions can be made in each department consistent with the primary obligation of ensuring safety and efficiency." In the Eastern Counties also the usual dividend of eight shillings per share for the half-year was declared, and similar assurances of economy in the management, and improvement in the :position of the company, were held out by their sagacious . Chairman, who is, perhaps, more thoroughly con versant with railway management than any other person in the entire country; while the South- Eastern declared one guinea per share dividend, or, as one of the directors stated, 6 per cent. on the amount paid up, and nearly 10 per cent. on the present sel ling price. In all, too, we had assurances that the directors would refrain from new undertakings, and not carry on any works but those of absolute necessity. We shall shortly enter more fully into the subject, which a want of space prevents us from enlarging upon this day as fully as we should have desired. We cannot, however, refrain from quoting before we close the beautiful eulogium passed by Mr. HUDSON on the memory of his deceased friend, GEORGE STE. PHENSON-a man who might be termed the father of the railway system in England. He said— " Were it not that he had felt impelled by a strong sense of duty to attend that meeting, he should then have been in another place, paying every mark of respect in his power to departed worth. Every one acquainted with the railway system of this country must feel that England had suffered a great loss in the death of his friend Mr. Stephenson. He believed that Mr. Stephenson had conferred greater benefits on the world than perhaps any man that had ever existed. Those benefits had been conferred on the poor as well as on the rich: and Mr. Stephenson had unquestionably entitled him self to be regarded as one of the great benefactors of his species.—(Hear, hear.) The departure of such a man from this earth was an event deeply to be deplored. Mr. Stephenson had always taken a strong interest in the progress of our railway system, and had always been glad to find that those who had embarked their capital in railway undertakings had been duly rewarded." The Noble Leader of the Protectionists appears re solved to persevere to the end of the session is the Fabian policy for which he has already obtained so unenviable a notoriety. It would appear as if he thought the principal aim and object of a legislator should be to retard all legislation, and to maintain matters in state quo, so far as may be practicable. In furtherance of this object he appears wholly reckless of the means he may have recourse to. That the interests of those whom he has taken under his especial care should suffer in common with the public revenue, appears to be a matter of perfect in. difference, provided he may cast his unwarranted aspersions on every person to whom he may happen to be opposed, or who may have had the mis fortune to excite his wrath. Fraud, forgery, wilful suppression of evidence, falsehood, deceit, and other offences of a similar character are charged without the slightest hesitation upon men of undoubted honour and integrity, and too frequently against those who, not being Members of either House of Parliament, have no opportunity of defending them selves against his unjustifiable attacks, in such a manner that the defence shall receive an equal publicity to that which was accorded to the accusa tion. Need we recal the public attention to the on slaughts on Sir R. PEEL, Mr. PORTER, Mr. J. WOOD, and more recently on Lord GREY and Messrs. HAWES, ELIOT, and Cox, all of whom, in turn, have been the objects of his vituperation, and by whom, in every instance, the charges were most triumphantly rebutted, so as to recoil upon and alone damage the noble accuser—to hoist the engineer with his own petard; or need we advert to the procrastinations and delays that have taken place,. the postponement of most important measures that has been rendered necessary, in consequence of the time consumed by this series of personalities indulged in by the Noble Lord, and the debates thereby occasioned, or by his .long-winded and prosaic orations on every subject to which , his attention" was di rected ? A fearful - catllogyoi - might be brought forward •of dropped • Bills,. whose untimely fate might justly be iscrilied to these causes, and yet in the middle of August..he still, pursues the same course, and is to be found reiterating, or preferring new accusations, or making motions that may almost seem too frivolous to occupy the attention of the House, and which would' be simply ridiculous if the waste of time thereby,.occasioned were not a matter of 'too much importance at this period of the session, and too mischievous to be treated with contempt only. • • On Monday evening we find his Lordship endea vouring still to fling odium on the Colonial-office, and repeating his " offensive insinuations against the Ministers connected with.. that department, or, to use his own words on a former occasion, charging them "with a.s,ysterßatic liijpiression of the truth, with a misleading the House as far as regards the West Indies . ;" and again, ""*Kth pelitically holding back information for a political purpose." We should have thought , that the calm sad dignified vindiCation of the Colonial-office offered ty Mr, lIAIVRS in the House of Commons, a vindication' conveyed in the most admirable tone and temper, and also the power ful and able defence offered by Earl GREY in the House of Lords, would have effectually terminated the controversy. His Lordship, however, in moving on that evening, for copies of 'certain documents, not only framed his motion; in such language as un justly to imply that there had been an omission, but in the course of his speech expressly repeated his for. mer charge of a habitual suppression of documents. " My object (said his Lordship)--my object is that no Governor-General, if it be the act of a Governor- General (which I cannot help doubting), that no Minister connected with the Colonial-office shall pre sume to present to the House partial extracts from correspondence or information connected with his department, intended for a purpose, and not calcu lated to tell the whole truth, and cast all the light upon the subject in question which it might be in the power of his department to throw upon it. My ob ject is to learn from Lord ELGIN how it came about that he was treading in the course so condemned by the public at large, adopted by the Colonial-office, of , laying before Parliament only so much information CS favoured a particular view of policy." The con temptuous silence with which this charge was re ceived by the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, as t n n o e t p w r o e r mr, worthy of an answer—the quiet ex pl ana ti on o f who readily agreed th a t th e p apers as k e d for sh ou ld be produced , but refused to agree to th e " wasw h i ch must ust ha have been in accordance infinitely with more the a galling o m f o t t h io e n case," , to the Noble Lord than if he had again received as severe a castigation_as that which Lord Gnat admi nistered with such vigour and efficiency in the House of Lords on the 27th of June last. This, however, is not to be the last attempt of the Noble Lord to impede the business of the country. Even at the last moment, and when others have aban doned their senatorial labours for a more congenial atmosphere on the moors and the race-courses, we find among the notices of motion given on the 14th inst. (the same day that he endeavoured to get up another " missing dispatch debate") one by his Lord ship, " On the third reading of the Sugar Duties Bill, to move in schedule 4, in the first column of draw backs, 16s. 4d. be reduced to 16s. 3d." Are we de ceived ? Can we have read the notice aright ? We would almost believe that our eyes must have misled us. Are we to have a renewal , of the debate on the sugar duties, a subject which we had fondly hoped was altogether exhausted during the protracted discussions that took place on the question " that the Speaker do now leave the chair," and during the progress of the resolutions through the Committee, when the several and conflicting views of Protectionist and Free-trader, of Whig and Tory, of Conservative and Radical, indeed of every party into which the Rouse is divided, were so fully and clearly developed; and all this is to take place, not upon any great question of policy, involving a principle, but that a further remission of Id. per cwt. may be made !! ! One penny. Surely the Noble Lord must be jesting, he cannot seriously design to retard legis lation, to compel his own friends to remain away from their country seats, at the harvest season, on so trumpery a point. It almost appears as if he in tended to cast ridicule on the proceedings of Parliam ent, and to teach the people how trivial are the matters to which measures of great and paramount importance have been compelled to give-way: Really, Mr. CHISHOLM ANSTEY and Mr. DAVID URQUHART are becoming altogether intolerable. They are the twin-nightmaies of the Legislature. They squat down upon the bosom of the exhausted Parliament like a very kiamese•lncubus—" squeaking and gibbering" in the elth of--the ill-doomed Body now kept by them in “ state of prolonged and agonizing prostration. The Members for Stafford and Youghal are, without any expbption whatever, the most unen durable nuisances 4; the whole of the British House of Commons. We undertake to say, with all pos sible deliberation, and With the most decisive emphasis, that these tivo gentlemen have ma naged between them to waste more of the time of the House during the present session than any other ninety men out of the 650 representa tives. Taking the speeches delivered by Mr. Tjacku- HART and Mr. ANSTET, from the floor of the Corn mons, at the most moderate calculation, we should say that they have consumed not an hour less than a whole fortnight out of the Parliamentary session of 18481 Besides which, it must be remembered, that upon every single occasion from first to last— from the monster impeachment down to the most peddling interruption—Messrs. ANSTET and Tiactu- HART have spoken not conscientiously, but factiously, not from a spirit of patriotism, but from a feeling of spite, not from the smallest solicitude to aid in the great labour of legislation, but from a contemptible and splenetic rancour against the political reputation of Lord PAL MERSTON. They have stuck to him with the perti nacity of burrs ; and have rendered their own names the scorn and ridicule of the population, by the ab solute impotence of their hostility. Within the last few days an unfortunate gentle• man has been pronounced a madman by a Com mission Dc Lunatico Inquirendo, because his imagination has juggled him into the belief that Mr. DISRAELI the Younger, is nothing more nor less than a demigod. Why do not some of these charitable Commissioners institute a similar inquiry into the condition of the two unfortunate gentlemen, the representatives of Youghal and Staf ford, who regard Viscount PALMERSTON as some thing worse than a traitor, and as very little better than an evil demon ? Is the peace of mind of the author of " Contarini Fleming " to be consulted, and that of her MAJESTY'S Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs to be made of no account whatever? Is the worship of the Honour able Member for Buckingham to be prohi bited even in the privacy of the dwelling-house of an insane attorney, and are maledictions to be pro nounced ad libitum and with impunity, and that too in all the publicity of the daily sittings of Parliament, upon the head of the Noble Viscount the representa tive of the borough of Tiverton ? To speak seriously, however, upon a matter which affects public convenience so very materially—we consider it to be a sacred duty devolving upon the constituencies of Youghal and Stafford to call upon Mr. DAVID URQUHART and Mr. CHISHOLM ANSTEY to resign if they persist in wasting the time of Parliament by these miserable person alities and factious interruptions. With all the ex perience we have derived from the political careers of these two eccentric gentlemen, we cannot but protest at once that their quibbling speeches of yesterday evening are unexampled in the records of any generation of the House of Commons. In this par ticular instance, even they themselves fail to be their own parallel. Mr. ANSTEY, indeed, has for ever and for ever marred what little shadow or glimmer of reputation still remained to him among the • ranks of his co-religionists. His speech of last night will not only excite the disgust of the community at large, but it will also, and in an especial manner, call forth the indignation of the Roman Catholics of England. And it will do this, because, instead of accepting with emotions amount ing almost to those of gratitude the Ministerial Bill for the revival of diplomatic relations between the QUEEN of these realms and the SOVEREIGN of the Papal States, Mr.. ANSTEY endeavoured to throw an impediment in the way of the measure, simply because it emanated from the generous and liberal policy of the Lord Viscount PALMERSTON ! So that the Member for Youghal subordinates the interest of Roman Catholicism to the gratification of a petty grudge against the Foreign Secretary of her Britannic MAJESTY ! Froth the consideration, there fore, of all these circumstances in the conduct of Mr. CHISHOLM ANSTEY, and of his fidus Ackates, Mr. DAVID URQUHART, we cannot deprecate'that conduct in language too earnest, seeing that it is injurious to the public interest, an inconvenience to the Ad ministration, and an insufferable annoyance to the House. SPAIN. , Madrid journals of the 12th have arrlied. They state that Senor Mori has at length consented to accept the office of Minister of Finance. His pre- decessor, ORLANDO, is appointed Minister of Marine in the room of Senor ROCA DR TAGOIRS, who goes as Ambassador to Vienna. THE SUN, LONDON, tilt/DAY _EVVNING, AlfertlST lll, 1848. SIAM. According to reports from Singapore an insurrec tion has broken out at Siam by .the Chinese popula tion, which constitutes the majority of residents in the capital Bangsok ;1 of the 640,000 inhabitants, 500,000 are Chinese. It was not subdued till after two bloody engagements. After gaining the victory the royal troops commenced a general massacre of the. Chinese, of whom only 5,000 have escaped.— Hamburgh Correspondent, Aug. 14. FIZE.—Gse EXPLOSION. - This morning a fire broke out, between one and two o'clock, on the premises of Mr. James Clarke, rag• merchant, in Fleet slane, Farringdon , street. The engines from the Farringdon-street, Holborn, and Watling -street stations were promptly on the spot, and ' there being a plentiful supply of water, the fire was, extin guished. The amount of the damage to the stock in a cellar has not been ascertained, but the property is not insured. 'The fire is supposed to have occurred in consequence of an escape of gas. MUSIC -MALL, STORE.SIMEBT, BEDFORD -SQUARE. — Mr. Alexander Mitchell's new manuscript opera was re hearsed on Wednesday night with great success. Mrs. A. Newton, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Cocking, and Mr. F. Bodda were the principal vocalists. The band, led by Mr. Thirl wall, consisted of many of the most celebrated artists from the two Italian Operas. The chorus was efficient. The music is very original. The opera is full of sparkling melody, and the score is instrumented by the hand of an experienced master. The opera went off with great eclat, all the vocalists, including the talented composer, having been applauded to the echo. Several pieces were encored. The hall was crowded, and the boxes displayed an array of fashion, talent, and beauty. The opera, we understand, was performed under the auspices of two enthusiastic lovers of music, Mr. Albert J. Davis and Mr. A. J. St. Leger, who exerted them- selves most laudably to have the opera brought forward before the distinguished audience, who all were delighted with its undoubted success. The talented composer, although totally blind, directed his opera. Long and well-merited applause rewarded his exertious during the evening. __AA THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. It was rumoured in Paris yesterday that the Austrian Government had recalled General WELDEN, and disavowed his invasion of the Roman States as an act unauthorised by any orders he had received either from his Government or his superior officers. In the sitting of the National Assembly yesterday the first three clauses of the Bill authorising the purchase of the Lyons Railway were agreed to, and the debate on the remaining clauses was adjourned. The Commission of Inquiry into the insurrections of May and June delivered on Wednesday to the printers copies of the concluding documents at tached to their report. The dosuments bound toge ther will form three large volumes in quarto. They are to be distributed to the members on Friday next, and the debate may commence on Monday, three days after the distribution of the documents, as resolved by the National Assembly. The Committee of Justice was occupied on Wed nesday with the proposition of M. LIECUTENBEIGER, who demands that the state of siege shall be raised before the vote on the Constitution. The Committee, after an animated discussion, in which MM. CRP. MIEUX, DUMON, LETRAND, BAZE, and GREY!' joined, resolved that it would propose to the Assembly not to take the proposition into consideration. M. CEE• MIEUX was appointed to prepare the report. The Abbe OBLANDI, a particular friend of the POPE, and one of his counsellors, has arrived in Paris, charged, it is said, with a mission to the Government of the Republic. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse yesterday at 481. 75c. ; the New Loan at 71f. 50c. ; the Five per Cents.,. at 71f. 50c. • Orleans Rail road Shares 6721. SOc. • Rouen , 445 f: ; Havre, 2051.; Great Northern, 876 f. 25c.; Avignon, 2131. 75c. ; Vierzon, 265 f.; .Bordeaux, 3981. 7.5 c.; Basle, 561. 25c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 348 f. 75c. ; Tours and Nantes, 332 f. 50c.; Paris And Lyons, 3581. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK CHANGE, AUG. 17. Boulogne and Amiens, 6 1 4—Namur and Liege, 4% — Northern of France, 53 4—Tours and Nantes, 2. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. The entry of the Emp,eror, of A I.I4TRIA into Vienna was to take place on the afternoon of the 12th. Great preparations were Leaking for his reception. VIENNA, AUG. 14,—The Vienna papers of the lath are full of glowing descriptions of the public entry of the EMPBROIt on the previous day. His MAJESTY was received. at Stein by. the Minister DOUBLOFY, at two o'clock and after landing at Ruszdorf, proceeded thioUghMenna, according to the prescribed programme, to Schoenbrunn, which he reached at eight o'clock in the evening. The intelligence of the occupation of Bologna by General WELDEN, on the 7th, was looked upon in Vienna as only temporary, and the general expecta tion was that the small Austrian corps would, accord ing to advices sent General WELDEN, have quitted the Legations. HUNGARY. The Wiener Zeitung of the 12th says—" The Mi nister of FinanCe has issued a notification that he bas commenced the issne' of bank-notes of one and two guilders, by which the present great scarcity of silver coin for the purpose of general trade will be greatly met. This issue has been commenced upon a basis of five millions silver coin, and a sure reim bursement up to the amount of twelve and a half millions in guilders." • PRUSSIA. THE COLOGNE FESTIVAL. The King of PRUSSIA arrived at Cologne at seven o'clock on the evening of the 15th, and was met at his landing by the Archduke JOHN, Administrator of the Empire, M. GAGERN, and several members of the German Parliament. At the Government House, M. DE GAGERN de livered an address to the KING in the name of the Frankfort Parliament, in which great stress was laid on German unity. The KING said, "I have German unity at heart, it is an inheritance from my mother." Whereupon M. DE GAGERN said, "We know your MAJESTY has favoured that idea." The KING ex pressed the wish that the deputies should be indivi dually presented to him. They formed a circle round his MAJESTY, who spoke as follows :—" Gentlemen, to be very good friends one must see one another face to face. lam therefore delighted at seeing you here. From my inmost heart I wish you success in ycur important mission. Be convinced that I will never forget how great is the work you are called upon to found ; whilst I have the conviction that you will not forget that there are princes in Germany, and that I am one of those princes. Once more, Gentlemen, with all my heart, I express the wish of seeing you blest and crowned with success in your great under. taking." His MAJESTY'S words were much applauded by the deputies. A serenade by torch-light was given to the KING and the Archduke in the evening. S WEDEN. The squadron is anchored at Landskrona, and is to cruise for eight days in the neighbourhood of the East Sea, when it will proceed to Karlskrona to take in fresh stores, and put out again to sea. The Speaker of the Diet received information on the 4th that it was his MAJESTY'S plea s ur e th a t th e Diet should be closed till the l.sth of August. Baron MANTEUTEL arrived at St oc kh o l m on th e 4th on a special mission from the King of Puussie.. DENMARK. Advices from Copenhagen of the 10th state that three frigates and a steamer have been dispatched to maintain the blockade of the Elbe, the Weser, and the Jande. - HAMBURGIi. THE DANISH BLOCKADE. HAIIBURGH, AUG. 15.—Th e not i f i cat i on g i ven yesterday, that in c onsequence of the Dani s h block ade all neutral vessels lying i n the harbours of the Elbe, the Weser, and the Jand e , w hi c h are d ec l are d in a state of blockade from the 15th of August, must quit the same before the 30th, has been confirmed by the following official communication to British ship masters in the ports of Hamburgh and Altona " Iffier 'Britannic MAJESTY'S Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General has received official information from the senior officers, of the Danish squadron, sta tioned in the Bay of, Heligoland, that from the 15th day of August the following rivers will - be blockaded by Danish men-of-war, namely, the Elbe,. the Weser, and the Jande ; and further that the vessels belonging to friendly and neutral powers must leave the said rivers before the 30th inst., up tO, Which date no obstruction will be made to their depaiitire." HAMBURGU, Ave. 15.—1 t is pretty generally rumoured that the Danish blockade has been con certed by certain high powers, with a view of more speedily bringing about the desired armistice.—Ham burgh Bersenhalle, Aug: 15. STRALSUND, AUG. 1 3.—Maj or-General Vox BELOW arrived here at noon to-day, from Berlin, and immediately proceeded by steamer to Surden. He is intrusted with full powers from the King of PRUSSIA for concluding the negotiations respecting the armistice, and made no secrecy that the greatest hopes are entertained, of the success of his mission, and that a most speedy termination of the question may now be expected. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. Tim EIDER, AUG. 13—The expectation of an ar mistice daily gains ground, and excites the happiest feelings in the minds of the majority, although there is, at the same time, a great difference of opinion as to the conditions upon which a treaty of peace shall be ultimately settled. The conditions of the armis tice are said•to be those previously proposed by Lord PALMERSTON, with the modification that a Danish corps of 3,000 men shall remain at Alsen and a Ger man corps of 4,000 Men in Holstein, while Schleswig shall be altogether cleared of troops, with the excel). tion of a few small detachments requisite for guarding the hospitals. With these conditions is combined the further stipulation that the Provisional Govern ment shall resign, and be succeeded by men of inte grity and judgment until such time as the affairs of Schleswig-Holstein shall be definitely settled; while, on the other hand, the new advance of General WRANGEL'S troops into Jutland, owing, it is said, to a fresh note from St. Peterslourgh, which the mar c h o f thi r ty thousand men i y -into Holstein is threatened, while the continued presence of the Russian fleet in our neighbourhood appears sufficiently obvious, we are assured on the other hand that England had fully concurred in the pro ceedings of Russia in the event of the rejection of its ultimatum, menaced the adoption of decisive mea sures against Germany. Other circumstances com bine to make us believe that the Central Power will energetically promote the negotiations for peace, which is now a l so so earnes tly d e sired by P russ i a .-- Hamburgh AFENRADE, AUG. 14.--The two Schleswig b a t- Correspondent, Aug. 15 . talions which are still with the Danish army in Jut land, according to the statements of a Danish subal tern Jager, who has been taken prisoner by our out posts, have broken out in open rebellion, in conse quence of which they, have been disbanded, and sent unarmed to Funen. RENDSEURG, AUG. 14.—Yesterday afternoon the Weimar battalion of 1,000 men, and in the evening and during the night the Frankfort battalion of no 'men, arrived here. ALTONA, AUG. 14.—This evening the first de tachment of Nassau troops, 800 men, infantry and artillery, with cannon, b aggage , and ammunition waggons, arrived here from Harbourg. The horses and the second detachment of troops are expected to morrow. PRUSSIA. THE CHOLERA.—The Berlin National Zeitung states'that since the 27th of July, when the cholera first appeared at Berlin, up to the 14th of August, thirty-seven cases had been officially announced. CHAMPAGNE.—There is a great lack of orders from Germany this year, and in France Germans are taunted that they have given over drinking Cham pagne. At Eperney and Rheims millions of bottles lie unsold. More wine is being made daily. Jt may be had for a mere song, as there are few purchasers and fewer payers. Hamburgit Correspondent, Aug. 15th. HANOVER. In his reply to the memorial of the inhabitants of Hanover, the KING thus endeavours to explain away the obnoxious passages of his manifesto of the 7th of July : "His Majesty observes with regret that his conduct in relation to those matters was not at first rightly un derstood. But he confidently anticipates that when hereafter it is reviewed as a whole, every good and loyal Hanoverian will admit, that his Majesty has sin .cerely at heart the unity and rights of Germany. The 'memorialists allude to possible collisions between the Hanoverian Government and the central authority, which would be much to be regretted. It is sufficient for the vindication of the Government to state that there is no ground for such apprehensions ; that, on the contrary, the most amicable relations exist between the two high parties ; and that, in particular, the re lation on which our troops are henceforth to Mend to the central authority has been formally intimated to them by a general order of the 6th of this month. In addition to this his Majesty has resolved that the Hanoverian troops shall adopt the German colours in their cockades and flags, and this will be intimated to the army without delay." HANOVER, AUG. 12.—His MAJESTY has caused an army order to be issued, commanding his troops to adopt the German colours, and to attach the ribbons and the flags, the same having been adopted by the greater part of the German States. The disease in potatoes is unhappily spreading in Osnabruck, and excites much apprehension. ITALY. TUSCAN Y. The corps diplomatique at Florence, on the arrival in that city of the intelligence of the bombardment of Bologna, addressed the following protest to Gen. WELDEN " We, the undersigned Ambassadors; accredited to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, yielding to the desire to see a stop put to the deplorable effusion of blood, protest to your Excellency of the feelings of pain we have ex perienced at the account of the events which caused blood to flew yesterday in Bologna, and to pray you to cease an attack which fills an entire population with anguish, and which is reproved by the laws of humanity and the maxims of civilisation. The undersigned, being convinced that the sentiments with which they are animated will be appreciated by your Excellency, seize this opportunity of giving you the assurance of their distinguished consideration." The Bologna Gazette, of the 9th instant, contains the following : "Council of Ministers, August B.—His Holiness is firmly resolved to defend his dominions against Austrian invasion by all the means which the State and the well combined enthusiasm of his people shall place at his disposal. His Holiness loudly contradicts, through our medium, the words of Major-General Welden, protest ing against any sinister interpretation that might be given to them, and declaring that the conduct of M. Welden is considered by his Holiness as hostile towards the Holy See, and our Master, who cannot have and has not the intention of separating the cause of his people from his own, and regards any offence, any in jury inflicted on the people, as offered to and inflicted on himself. His Holiness has already declared this by solemn acts and with all the authority of his supreme rank of Prince and Pontiff: (Signed)—G. Cardinal Soglia, President of the Council of Ministers ; P. E. Fabbri, P. de Rossi, L. Lauri, P. Quarini, F. Perfettil Assessor. General of Police, in the absence of the Mi nisters." LOMBARDY AND PIEDMONT. The following proclamation was published at Vige , vano on the 10th " People of the kingdom !—The independence of Italy impelled me to war against our enemy. Seconded by the valour of my army, victory at first smiled upon our arms. Neither myself nor my sons have shunned danger. The holiness of our cause increased our courage. The smile of victory was short. The enemy increased; my army was almost alone in the struggle. The want of provisions forced us to abandon the positions we had conquered, and the provinces already delivered by the Italian forces. With my army I had retired to the de fence of Milan; but harassed by long fatigues, it could not resist a new field-battle, for even the strength of the brave soldier has its limits. The interior defence of the town could not be sustained. Money, provisions and our munition were wanting. The breasts of the citizens might have resisted for some days, but only to bury us under the ruins, not to conquer the enemy. A convention was begun by me, the Milanese followed it up and signed it. lam not ignorant of the accusations with which some try to blight my name; but God and my conscience are witnesses of the integrity of my operations. I leave it to history to judge them. The throbs of my heart were ever for Italian independence, but Italy has not yet shown to the world that she can conquer alone. People of the kingdom! Show your selves strong in a first misfortune. Employ the free in stitutions that have risen among you. As, after having known the wants of the people, I was the first to grant them, so I shall ever faithfully observe them. I remem ber the cheers with which you have greeted my name; they still sounded in my ear in the midst of the din of battle. Repose confidence in your King. The cause of Italian independence is not yet lost. 'CHARLES ALBERT.' The following is the official text of the armistice concluded between the two armies of Sardinia and Austria, preliminary to a treaty of peace : Art. 1. The line of demarcation between the two armies shall be the frontier of the retrospective states. Art. 2. The fortresses of Peschiera, Rocca d'Anto, and Osopo shall be evacuated by the Sardinian and allied troops, and given up to those of his Imperial Majesty. The delivery of each of these places shall be effected three days after the notification of the present conven fion. In these places all the materials of war belonging to Austria shall be restored; the Sardinian troops will take with them all their materials, arms, ammunition, and clothes introduced there, and will, by regular mar c h es , re turn by the shortest roa d into the states of his Sardinian Majesty. Art. 3. The states of Modena, Parma, and the town of Piacenza, with the territory assigned to it as a fortress, will be evacuated by his Sardinian Majesty three days after the notification of the present:Conven tion.—Art. 4. This Convention will also extend to the town of Venice and the Venetian provinces; . the military land and sea forces will leave the city, forts, and ports of that place, to return into the Sardinian States. The land -troops may effect their retreat by land and by re gular marches by a road to be determined.—Art. 5. Per sons and property in the above mentioned . places are put under the protection of the Imperial Government,--LArt. 6. This armistice shall last six vveeks, to allow or nego tiations for peace, and, at, the-?lexpiration of that time, it will be either prolonged, by: common consent,,Or notice given eight days before the recommencement of hosti lities.—Art. 7. Commissaries shall be reciprocally named for the better and friendly execution of the above articles. • " Count SALASCO, Chief of General Staff of Sardinian Army, " HESS, Lieut.-General and General Quarter- Master of Austrian Army. " Head-quarters, Milan, Aug. 9." COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, AUGUST 17. THE QUEEN'S CUP. This Cup is always sailed for on the 17th, in honour of the Duchess of Kent's birth-day. The day broke fine, and the five yachts took their stations, and at five minutes before eleven they started with as fine a breeze as they could possibly wish for, the Arrow taking the lead, followed by the Sultana, Bacchante, Gondola, and Vandal; they cracked on before a strong S.S.W. wind for the Nab—on their return they passed Cowes Castle as. follows: , Arrow ... ... 43 past 1. Sultana •.. 45 past 1. Vandal ... 47 past 1. Gondola 51 past 1. Bacchante ••• 57 past 1. Beating down to the vessel moored off Yarmouth, round ing which they arrived off Cowes Castle— Sultana ... 4 hr. 1 min. 8 sec. Arrow ..• 4 hr. 2 min. .5 sec. Vandal .. 4 hr. 4 min. 10 sec. Gondola ... 4 hr. 7 min. 20 sec. Bacchante ... 4 hr. 13 min. 50 sec. The course is about 40 miles. The Sultana was sailed by Daniel Corke, who sailed the same vessel round Ireland and beat the Panic • he also sailed the W a t er Wi tch against the Galatea, and the Corsan against the Talisman. Her Majesty has had all the men on shore from the royal yacht, to enjoy themselves at Osborne; a substan tial dinner has been provided for them there. Amongst the other provisions are 13 sheep and a bullock, and there is dancing, racing, jumping in sacks, and all sorts of games, with bumpers to the health of the Duchess of Kent. Great preparations are making for the town regatta, which is to take place on Saturday. There will be six four-oared boat races, besides duck hunts, &c. &c. The matches betw een th e foreign boats and seamen is likely to be the most attractive. The Flirt and three other schooners are entered to sail for Prince Albert's Cup on Monday next. The road stead is literally crammed with yachts, but there are more houses unlet in the town than ever before remem bered. The Queen Dowager is expected ou the 28th. We believe the housei are taken for her Majesty for two months certain, with an agreement to continue another month if required. The Lord Mayor had an interview yesterday with Sir George Grey. SALE OF THE DUKE OF BUCK INGHAM'S PROPERTY AT STOWE. BUCKINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.—This sole was recom menc(:d at noon to-day, Mr. Christie • officiating. The attendance was again much more numerous than might have been expected, including a very great many of the surrounding gentry. There were also several arrivals from London, among whom• we observed the Earl of Scarborough, Lord Hastings, Lord R.- Clinton, &c. The first 50 or 60 lots, consisting of china and Raf faelle-ware, cell for no particular notice ; as on the preceding day, the sale went off exceedingly well, and the prices realized by the various articles were most sa tisfactory. The latter portion of to-day's sale included some very magnificent articles of furniture, of which the following were the more remarkable : Lot 227. A magnificent repository for china, of ebony, with pillars and or-molu ornaments, the centre door pa nelled with buhl work and masks in or-mole, and the side doors glazed. This superb piece of furniture was secured, after some sharp competition, by Mr. Nathan, for the large sum of 89 guinea . Lot 228. The companion repository sold for 42 gui neas. Lot 236. A Gothic robe-chest, of Gophir-wood, the surface carved and gilt, with borders in imitation of pre cious stones. This chest, which is from the Fonthill collection, realised 20 guineas, and was purchased by Mr. Redfern, an agent, of Warwick. Lot 238. The companion coffer, of sandal-wood, sold for the same amount, to the same agent. Lot 239. A pair of beautiful jars, of the rarest old japan lacker on porcelain, with branches for five lights, each of or-molu, was bought by Mr. Owen, of Bond street, for 171. Lot 240. A beautiful tezza, of Limoges enamel, painted inside with the history of Adam end Eve, the top having a hunting subject thereon, with arabesques. This beau tiful vessel, the height of which did not exceed six inches, was purchased by Mr. Redfern, of Warwick, for Mr. Mark Philips, the price being 30 guineas. Lot 242. An ancient state settee, the frame and back very richly carved with lions' masks and gilt, co►ered with crimson velvet and cloth of gold, 211. Lot 248. A magnificent pier-glass of unusually large dimensions, 126 inches by 78 inches, in a richly orna mented gilt frame, sold for 66 guineas, to an agent. Lot 254. A Florentine cabinet, with 11 slabs of mosaic and two marble columns to the door, which en closes fourl drawers, fronted with marqueterie. This lot realised 271. Lot 255. A very handsome table of buhl manufacture, with masks and other ornaments of or-molu, and six drawers, sold for 391. 7s. 6d. to Mr. Nathan. Lot 256. A smaller table of marqueterie, the borders end legs inlaid with white metal. This lot was pur chased by Mr. Redfern for 591. Lot 259. A pier-glass in two plates, the larger 70 inches by 48 inches, with open work, gilt frame and glass border, sold for 65 guineas to an agent. Lot 260. A pier table, carved and gilt, with a slab of very fine Florentine mosaic, 45 inches by 30 inches. This lot was purchased by Lord Hastings for 43 guineas. There were two lots in this days sale, which, although no mention was made of the fact in the catalogue, pos sessed considerable interest to those who were acquainted with their history. These were the- two state chairs made expressly for, and used by, her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, on the oc casion of their visit to the Duke of Buckingham two years since. It is gratifying to be able to announce that both these chairs were purchased for the Marquis of Chandos, at a price considerably under their real value, viz., only 8 guineas each. A Tourney carpet of great beauty, and a pair of Dresden baskets, were alai bought for his Lordship, respectively for 211. and 31. The amount realized by the day's sale exceeded 1,0601. We have been requested to contradict a most un founded report, published originally in an evening con temporary, to the effect that members of the swell mob had visited Stowe and purloined several valuable articles. We have the best authority for saying that the state ment is utterly false. BUQKINGHAM, THIIRSDAY.—The importance of this sale was greater yesterday than on either of the previous days; and a proportionate increase of visitors took place. At ono period of the day the room, notwithstanding its capaciousness, was somewhat inconveniently crowded. There was also a fair sprinkling of persons of quality present; among whom we observed Viscount and Vis countess Barrington, Viscount Eastnor, Lord Hastings, Hon. D. Astley, Hon. S. Pierrepont, &c. Lot 274. This magnificent lot consisted of a jewel, designed for a benitoire, in the most exquisite taste of the period of Cellini. The vessel for the holy water is formed of a single almadine, supported by two angels of gold enamelled ; on the lid is a bust of the Virgin and Cameos ; above is a relief of the Virgin, in a glory, supported by angels, with the Trinity above. The whole jewel is thickly studded with rose diamonds and turquoise. This beautiful work, which is of the most elaborate cinque cento design, was bought, after a very spirited competition, by Mr. Russell, of New Coventry stre•t, for 101 guineas—a sum stated to be far below its real value. Lot 288. The Fonthill Cabinet. The friezes of this beautiful cabinet are composed of lapis lazuli, the fronts of the drawers are formed of slabs of hermolite, sot with coloured stones; in the centre are groups of Neptune and marine deities, with figures and animals in relief in the niches of a temple, supported on four columns of rosso antico. The whole is richly ornamented with chasings of or• molu, and is designed in fine architectural character. This cabinet was purchased at Fonthill by the late Duke of Buckingham, for 157/. It was tosday sold for 85 guineas to Mr. Walesby, an agent resident at Northampton, who has purchased largely at the sale. Lot 293. A pair of solid ivory round-backed arm chairs, partly gilt, on five legs, the arms and backs with pietced panels of solid ivory, with a tiger's head of Tippoo on the extremity of the arms. These unique objects of decorative furniture, which were presented by Warren Hastings to the late Queen Charlotte, sold for 42 guineas. Lots 294 and 295. A toilet-table of silver, chased in the boldest and most beautiful taste, Kith the toilet-glass in silver frame to correspond, were purchased by Mr. Ryman, of Oxford, respectively for 61 guineas and 81 guineas. These superb pieces of furniture were pre sented by George Villiers Duke of Buckingham to the Countess of Shrewsbury, at Avington. The amount realised by the day's sale was upwards o 1,600/. A GENUINE LONDON TRICK.—OR Saturday last, as one of the Brighton tradesmen was leaving London, he purchased at the London terminus, at a reasonable rate, what appeared to him to be a very fine brace of ducks. They were very heavy, each duck being stuffed with about 21b. of sand, which rendered them completely worthless.—Briffhton Gazette. EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY OF GUNPOWDER, &c.—Yesterday morning, at an early hour, as Callow, 72 G, was on duty near St. James's burial-ground, Cleriten well-green, his attention was attracted by a large basket lying in the churchyard; he consulted another constable, when they got over the railings, and on examining the basket they found it to contain upwards of 700 balls, car tridges, and implements fit for dangerous purposes. They immediately proceeded with the load to their inspector at the station-house, Bagnigge Wells-road, and, under directions, they repaired with the ingredients at warfare to the principal station, in Scotland. yard, where they were deposited. The circumstance excited some interest and talk, and inquiries , are being made about the matter, A SHIP ON FIRe IN THE LONDON DOCKS.— Yesterday afternoon an alarming fire broke out on board a foreign trading vessel, lying in the Nappingbasin of the London Docks, by which a considerable quantity of valu able property was destroyed. It appears that shortly before one o'clock an alarm was given by several of the dock police that a fire had broken out on board a vessel, which had been Moored in the eastern or Wapping basin. A large body of workmen immediately repaired to the spot, and found a mass of flame rushing from the cabin, and the only indivi dual on the craft was a lad, the captain and crew having gone ashore. A great quantity of water was with all pos sible speed thrown on the tire, and the floating engine having been brought into requisition, the flames were fortu nately confined to that portion wherein the fire originated, but not until the contents were chiefly consumed. The vessel had but recently entered the docks, and was heavily laden with wheat. A DINNER IN THE THAMES,— Considerable amusement was afforded yesterday afternoon to the Chelsea folks by a public display of Ayckbourn's float, patent in visible life preserver and swimming belt, which took place near the Chain Pier. A young man named Coombs, being furnished with a float, undertook to light a fire and cook and eat a dinner in the water, the possibility of which seemed a matter of doubt to many spectators. Having moored a kind of floating tea-tray out in the deep water, he plunged into the stream, proceeded to light his fire and cook his din ner, which he not only accomplished with great ease in a Soyer-like manner, but also ate it with great gusto, to the astonishment of upwards of 3,000 people. More than an hour had elapsed ere he had prepared and taken his coffee, after which he returned to his native element amidst the plaudits of all assembled. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17.—The United States mail steam-ship, Washington, Captain John ston, arrived this morning from Bremen after a fine run of 41 hours from the Weser. She brought 84 passengers and has 170 tons of bale goods on board. The Washington will take on board here 500 tons of coals, and about 250 tons of British and French goods, and after receiving her passengers and mails will depart on Sunday, the 20th inst., for New York. The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's ship Clyde, Cap tain May, sailed to-day with the usual British and foreign West India mails, in charge of Lieutenant Wilkinson, R.N., Admiralty agent. She took out 1,8001. in specie, a large cargo, and 51 passengers, amongst whom were Sir William Colebrook and Lieutenant Addison, for Barbadoes, &c. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Madrid, Captain John Weeks, sailed to-day with the Spanish and Portuguese mails and 35 passengers. The West India steamer, Forth, arrived from London this morning. His Excellency Le Comte de Dietrichstein, Am bassador and Minister Plenipotentiary of Austria, with his Countess and suite, left Blackwall pier yesterday morning, by the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Soho for Antwerp. REPRESENTATION OF LEICESTER.--It is now fully understood that, as soon as the writ for the election of Mem bers to serve for this borough in Parliament shall have been issued (the late Members being unseated for bribery), Mr. John Biggs, who has been twice elected Mayor, and who is a very extensive hosiery manufacturer, and Mr. Ellis, of Beaumont Leya. deputy chairman of the Midland Railway Company, will come forward and offer themselves to the electors on the Liberal interest. A Supplement to the London Gazette was issued last night, containing a variety of notices respecting the division of parishes and the building of district churches. Viscount and Viscountess Castlereagh have gone to Ryde, Isle of Wight, for a few weeks, and then repair to Ireland, to reside there during the winter. RYDE REGATTA, PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY. It iS supposed the Queen and Royal family will honour Ryde Re gatta some time during the course of this day with their pre • sence. The Fairy came up to Portsmouth this morning early from Cowes, and returned back at nine o'clock. As she went down.she dressed out in flags in honour of the Regatta at Ryde. HARROGATE FACTOTUM.—O R a signboard in Harrogate is the following inscription:—" Hodson, umbrella maker, town bellman, optician, dealer of tobacco, lodgings. baker." MARKET NEWS. -(THIS DAY.) ---,.......„ CORN EXCHANGE -FRIDAY. The arrivals of English Wheat for our market this week. have been but moderate, viz, 4,030 quarters. Although the show of samples here to-day was comparatively small, the demand for all descriptions —owing to the favourable chan*e . in the weather —was in a sluggiSh state. However; In almost every instance, Monday's advanced rates were - paid by the millers. A good quantity of 'foreign Wheat has come; in this week. The amount of business transacted in free parcels was small; but upwards -of 30,000 quarters in bond were taken by speculators at very-full prices. Notwithatuad._ ing the large import of Barley, the trade was firm, and later rates were well supported. Superfine Malt was in good re-, quest, at an advance in the quotations of is per quarter. All. other kinds were quite as dear. The imports of foreign Oats have been immense, viz., upwards of 56,000 quarters, yet the holders did not give way in price. Beans ; Peas; Indian Corn, and Flour slow in sale, at Monday's currencies. ARRIVALS. Barley. Oats. i Flour. qrs. -- 490 qrs, 1 1,9405 t.. 1,760 1 56,580 I English ...... Irish. ........ Foreign ...... I 14,280 Wheat. -- 4,030 qrs. 14,140 Malt, 3,880 qrs. SMITHFIELD. . . The supply of Beasts on sale in to-day's market being on the increase, and the weather unfavourable for slaughtering, the Beef trade was somewhat inactive, and Monday's ad vanced rates were with difficulty supported. With foreign stock, amongst which were 60 Beasts from Portugal, in good condition, we were well supplied. Although the numbers of Sheep were nearly 2,000 bead less than those exhibited on this day se nnight, the demand for that description of stock was heavy, at barely stationary prices. In Lambs, the supply of which was by no means extensive, a very limited business was doing; but we can notice no further decline in value. Prime Down quell, ties produced no more than 5s per Sibs. Calves were in large supply and sluggish demand at late rates. In Pigs next to nothing was doing. Milch Cows moved off slowly at from 15/ to 181 each, including their small Calf. Per Bibs. to sink the offal. a. d. to s. d. t. d. td s. d. Inferior Beasts 3 2 3 4 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4 Second quality —• • 3 6 3 8 Coanse•woolledditto 4 6 4$ Prime large Oxen 310 4 0 Southdown Wether 410 5 0 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 3 4 3 8 Large Hogs .... ..3 10 4 5 Prime small ditto 3lO 4 4 Small Porkers •..• 4 4 4 6 Suckling Calves l7 0 26 0 Quarter old Pigs ..15 0 23 0 Inferior Sheep .. •3 10 4 2 Lambs .....• •••• 3 10 5 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. I I Calves. I Pigs. 1,136 1 10,100 647 300 FOREIGN SUPPLY. I Sheep. I Calves: I Pigs. 1,090 285 ScoTcu.--Beasts, 205 ; Sheep, 410. NELVGA.T22 AND LEADEN'/UM. These markets were heavy, and prices were with difficulty supported. Beasts. 268 At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. 8. 8. to N. d. Beef,inferior.... •• 2 8 210 Mutton, inferior 3 i 310 middling .. •. 3 0 3 2 middling.. 4 0 4 4 primelarge .. 3 2 3 4 prime 4 6 4$ prime small .. 3 6 3 6 Pork, largo.. 3 6 4 2 Veal— ••••••• • • • • • 3 2 4 2 small .. 4 4 4 Lamb. 3s 10d to 5a Od. BOROUGIi 1103 1 IVIARZET. The mould having appeared to some extent in most of the plantations in Sussex and Kent, the demand for all kinds of Hops, especially the finest qualities of last year's growth, is steady, and, in soma instances, prices are in favour of the sellers. The duty is estimated at 180,000/. Sussex pockets, 21;3s to 218 s; Weald of Kent ditto, 215 s to 2/ 12s ; Mid and East Kent ditto, 218 s to 518 s. OONIAL. SUGAR. —The market C for L West India has been heavy, and holders have accepted lower rates. At auction 216 hhds 33 trcs 68 brls Barbadoes realised 41s to 42s for fine yellow, 38s to 39s for mid, and 37s 6d to 38s for low. Trinidad, 456 hhds 37 trcs 299 brls were taken in at 38s to 38s id for good strong grey, and at 35s to 35s 6d for brown, low, and mid. REFINED. —Standard Lumps have been at 53s per cwt. EAST INDIA.— 2,336 bags Madras were nearly all taken in at about previous rates; mid damp brown 30s, and low and mid yellow 32s 6d to 33s 6d. Bengal, 1,680 bags partly found buyers, but at barely previous rates. Fine white Benarer 43s to 445, fine soft yellow 37s 6d to 38s, and good brown 30s 6d. Mauritius, 14 casks and 1,933 bags went rather lower; fine yellow 39s to 39s 6d, and good fine brown 34s to 355. China, 4,000 bags, duty paid, went at 35s for fine brown. Java, 513 baskets realised 37s 6d to 39s for mid and good grey. FOREIGN.—rorto Rico, 427 hhds 213 brls was nearly all bought in, low and mid yellow at 37s 6d to 39s 6d, and good 40s to 41s 6d; 2,088 boxes Havannah were taken in at about 39s per cwt. COFFEE. — Jamaica has been more offered and at lower rtes, mid 52s to 555, low and mid 43s to 48s, and good ord 30s to 325. Ceylon has mostly found buyers at 52s to 65s for mid to good, at 50s to 56, for mid coloury, at 36, to 374 for fine ord, and at 34s 6d to 46s for erd to low and mid. In Mocha, Brazil, and other sorts, very little has been doing. COCOA.—Trinidad has been sold at 40s to 415 for ord to mid dark, at 42s to 44, for mid to good bright, and . at 37a 6d to sos 6d for damaged. SPlCES.—Jamaica low mid to mid has been held for 708 to 90s per cwt. Half heavy brown Malabar Pepper realised 2V 2 d to 2 3 / 4 d per lb, and clean brown Sumatra 2Ad per lb. Pimento has realised 3 7 / a d per lb. Rim-6,472 bags Arracan, about half found buyers; fine plump white 11s 6d to 12s, and good yellow lOs to lOs 6d. Madras, 2,542 bags went at lOs to lOs 6d, for good Pearl Bar ley, and 5,190 bags 5,242 packets Bengal, sold at 145 to 145 6d for fine white, and at. 1 Is for'ord. SALTPETRE.— bags Calcutta went 6d lower, good damp grey 16i per cent retraction 255, and Madras good grey 7i retraction, 245 6d. COTTON. —The market is not brisk. Rom.—Proof Leward bas been is 74d to Is 8d per gallon. Tae.—There bag been a quiet business doing. TALLOW.—P. Y. C. has been 44s to 44s 3d per cwt on the spot. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen's box at her Majesty's Theatre was yesterday (Thursday) even ing occupied by the Countess of Charlemont, Lady Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Cornwall and party. Ilia Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Naples (Count of Syra cuse) honoured the theatre with his presence. Among the audience we observed the Conde de Montetnolin, his Grace the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Arbuthnot, the Duchess of Inverness, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster and Lady Jane Fitzgerald, the Marquis of Clunr;carde, the Marquis of Uranby, the Marquis of Donegal, his Excellency the Russian Minister, M. and Madame de Labitzsky, and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, the Baroness Rehau sen, his Excellency the Hanoverian Minister, M. de Berg ; Count de Burke, the Baron Nicolay, Count Rosen, the Earl of Scarborough, the Countess of West moreland, the Earl of _Capligan, Earl Granville Lord Burghersh, Lord Dunkellin, Lord Foley, Lad/Lynd hurst, Sir Thomas Barrett Lonnard, Bart., and Lady Barrett Lennard, Hon. C. Cavendish, the Hon. J. Fang, General the Hon. H. Cavendish, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart, Sir G. Warrender, Bart., Sir J. Bayley. Bart., and Lady Bayley, Lady R. Stewart, Lady Atkinson, M. C. Koudriaftsky, Major Buckley, Captain Seymour Sadler, Major-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., Captain Darley, Mr. Kinderaley, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. Start, M.P., &c. MASTER BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS' PROVIDENT AND BENEVOLENT INSTlTUTloN.—Yeaterday a meeting of the members and committee of the above society was held at the Freemasons' Tavern for general business- Mr. Simpson in the chair. The report congratulate' the members on the steady progress which continued to be made, and invited the further co-operation of the trade generally to extend its benefits. There are now six annuitants on the funds, the males receiving 201. , and the females, 151. p er annum . Th e annuity fund hag reached above 2,2001. SHOCKING AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES liarewAr.-r-Information has been forwarded to Mr. Baker, the Coroner for East Middlesex, of a very serious accident having happened on the Eastern Counties Railway near the Lea-bridge station, by which .Mr. William Bun grey, a solicitor, residing at Stockbridge, in Rants, lost his life. From the particulars as yet transpired it appears that on Tuesday evening, between eight and nine o'clock, the de ceased had got on to the main line at the moment a train was approaching. The engine -driver sounded the steam whistle, and adopted the usual means to intimate to him his dangerous position ; but from deafness, it was supposed, he was not conscious of his danger until the buffer of the engine caught him, and threw him apparently on to the permanent way between the rails, and the fire-b ox o f t h e eng i ne crush ing him as it passed along. The unfortunate sufferer, when picked up, was found to be alive, and with all haste the authorities had him removed to the London Hospital, where he survived but a short time. There does not appear that any blame is attributable to the officers of the company. THE NIGHT BALLOON ASCENT FROM CREMORNE.--* Lieut. Gale, who ascended from Cremorne Gardens on Wed nesday evening, on the occasion of the gala in aid of the funds of the Licensed Victuallers' School, effected a safe descent at Wandsworth, after a trip of upwards of two howl in the realms of space. BIRTHS. At Roebampton, on theiitElet.. the Hon. Mra. Leaps Melville, of a daughter. On the 14th insi% at Whitchurch, Salop, the lady of the Rev. J. Watson, of a daughter. On the 15th inst., the lady of Choltneley Dering, Esq., a aon. On the 15th inst., at Brunswick-terrace, Camberwell, Mn. W. Collingwood Smith, of a son. On the 15th inst., at Brornpton-grove, Mrs. J. Green, of daughter. On the 15th inst., at Sonthwold, Suffolk, the lady of the Rev. J. H. Young, of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Kensington, Mrs. G. W. Powell, of a daughter, stillborn. MAJUWED. At St. Mary' s Church, Clonmell, Ireland, by the James Morton, M.A., Asht on , son of T homas Sladont of Meercloughhouse, Halifax, to Harriette, daughter of the late Joseph klilborne, Esq., of Sutten-lodge, Yorkshire. At Walcot Ch urc h, B at h , on the 12th inst., Mr. Joseph Lawrence, of Widcombe, to Lucy, youngest surviving doe; ter of Mr. R. H arr i s , o f U pper C amden-place, late of WI Majesty's Customs. On the 10th in s t., a t St. Mary's Bryanstone-square' 11. _ A . 0. Pipon. E sq ., l a t e C apta i n of the ' King's Dragoon Gua7l. to Margaret A ugus t a , t hi r d d aughter of H. EiweS , Esq'' Portman-square. On the 10th inst., at Bowden Church, Cheshire, Japes Thompson, Esq., of Adelphi-terrace, Salford, to .Fran? 7: eldest daughter of T. bowl er , E sq ., o f M ot l ey -b an k, Bowden. On the 12th inst., at Tett en h a ll, near W o l ver h am p_toth . i y i, C. Pope, Esq., t o A nne C onstant i a , d aug h ter of li • Esq., of Tettenhall Wood. DILL Roose, On the sth inst., at Ramsey, I s l e o f M a n, W. E. Esq., aged 34, second son of the l a t e Si r D. C. 'loose. , On the 7th inst., at Allsopp's-ter r a ce , New-road, Regen t rark, Louisa Agassiz, aged 82. On the 12th inst., at Westbourne-place, Eaton •square, Mrs. Elizabeth Whitehead, relict of the l a t e J. Whitehead, Egl" of Bankside, aged 81. C On the 13th inst., at Langford, Norfolk, aged 21, Ellis, of Lincoln College, Oxford. On the 13th inst., at Trull, near Taunton, Mrs. K itty Bathie, late of Brighton, relict of Captain G. K. Bathie' o f the Hon. East India Company's service. On the 14th inst., at Tonbridge, Sarah, the vide of Rev. G. J. Wyatt, of Horated Keynes, Sussex. On the 15th inst., at Weston-super-Mare, aged 16, third son of the Rev. W. J. Brodrick, rector of Charle London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG 9.! No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 1" Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, 0 2 . ° M$7 G . Middlesex, Friday, August 18,.1848. .. "411 4 1 4 --4...,.... ` .