The Sun. — London, England, 1848-08-07 00:00:00

017 MONEY and COMMERCIAL N 'ov CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. In the Liverpool Cotton Market the sales on Saturday were 3,000 to 4,000 bales, all to the trade, and at ts:vady rates. In Shares not much was done. The Niagara steamer furnishes late intelligence from the United States and Canada. From New York it is stated that " the exportation of Bacon, Beans, and Lard to the ports of Great Britain this season has been un usually large. These articles have been exceedingly active this year. The receipts at tide water have been large, and the shipments have about kept pace with the increased supply. We have have had a fair trade this season with the West Indies and with British North America; but the aggregate shipments of all our pro. ducts, except Cotton. have been limited, compared with last year. "The exports of breadstuffs from the United States to great Britain were as follows: — Flour brls. Meal brl4. Wheat bush. Corn lush. !Sept. 1, 1547, to] 160,086 98,444 174,943 1,763,497 latest dates 1848. Sept. 1, 1845, to 2,773,421 7)5,583 3,095,698 13,426,975 latest dates 1847. '96,210 Decrease 1543•• .... 2,613,335 697,139 2,880,559 11,7 Besides these, there were shipped last year, up to the middle of July, 77,752 bushels of rye, 435,423 bushels of oats, and 271,103 bushels of barley. This year none of these grains have been shipped to Great Britain. The immense falling off in the quantity of flour, meal, wheat, and corn shipped, compared with last year, does not give correct idea of the decrease in value, a 3 the decrease in prices since has been a large per cent. As an in stance of this, it is only necessary to state that the average price for nearly the whole shipment of flour, up to this time last year, was above 7 dollars per barrel, while the price of that shipped thus far this season will not average much over 5 dollars per barrel. This dif ference in price, in connexion with the difference in quantity, makes an immense difference in the value of exports of breadstuffs in the two years. The same re marks will apply to Corn, Wheat, and Meal. Tbis vast falling off in the value of our exports, with a correspond ing decrease in the value of our imports, is the prime cause of the financial embarrassments under which we now labour. It is estimated that the value of our ex ports this season, compared with that for the corre spondiDg period last year, has fallen off full 50 millions pf dollars. The shipments of Cotton have increased, but in consequence of the depreciation in prices for the raw material, a corresponding increase has not been realised in the value of that exported." ' The acccounts from Canada respecting the crops are fitourable. 'The Continental advices this morning are not of a definite character. Everywhere the fate of great States appears to be suspended in the balance. It is hoped that Lord 'Palmerston may is Parliament this evening be enabled to give rather satisfactory assurances upon the tubjeat of Denmark, Austria, and Limburg. In Paris the 'state of affairs teems to excite a little uneasiness "lain, but there is no precise reason for apprehension assigned. The marketlfor the Public Securities has been rather fluctuating again. At the opening, there were symp- MMs of improvement, but the Chancery broker having Made sales, the quotations have receded again. Consols have been 874 I, and since 861 1 The New Three-and u-Q,uarter per Cents. are 87i to 4, and the Three per cents. 864 to 871. Bank Stock is 197 i to 198 k. East India Stock has been at 243. Exchequer-bills of June bays been quoted 395. to 40s. premium, and India Bonds 30s. premium. In the Foreign market the dealings have been limited. Mexican stock is worth 17 to 174, Cnilian 84, and Bra zilian small 71. Venezuela deferred have been 4i ; patch Four per Cents. have been 69 to 69*. Railway Shares have been quiet, but are looking rather better in respect to one or two of the lines. ONE ,;LOSING PR lIIF. s OF [JAMMU FUNDS. O'CLOCK Bank Stock ...... 198 1 4 197 1 % 07 1 ,E 4 per Cent. Reduced Anna 1 per Cent. Consols Annuities B7 t ry 86% 87 1 New 3 4 per Cent. Long Anna. to expire J an. 1860 Ditto, Oct. 10, 185 9 ..... 8 11-16 8 11-16 India Stock 243 243 India Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto under 1,0001 3O p Consols for Account.... 87 % 14 86% Exchequer Bills. 2y 2 d. & 2d. 1,0001. March 1,0001. June ...... 5001. Mauch Small, March .... . ......... .. 41 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUND& ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds - Ditto, Small 7l Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 Ditto, Small — 71 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent'.. • Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 1 7 14 17 17 Ditto, Account l7 17 Russian Bonds . Venezuela Bonds, 2% per Cent... Ditto Deferred .. 43 , 4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 44 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 69% 69 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID ' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. AberaeetT - -- 50 - - . Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 3%...... - ' Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2 L i t - - Belfast & County Down 16 - - Birmingham and Ox. ford Junction ... ... 20 - - Birmingham, Wol.Ver hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... - - ...... - Eirming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 13:. 145... - - Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Jun'.... 10 -.............- Boston, Starofd & Birm. 5 Brits to I and Exeter B5 - - . Ditt o , Thirds .... ..... 25 - 13 - Luckinghani s hire... 141. 5 0 . - 25 1 ,4 2 x n 'Caledonian .1 ............ ...... 25 1 4 x. n • Ditto, Half Shares .. 8:14 l% x n %x• n Do. New 1 0 /. Pref..... 2%..... 3 Ditt o ,Clydesdale June 50 ...... - - Chester and Holyhead... 471 h ...... - - . Ditto, Preference...... 15 ...... - - Clarence .................. 78% ...... - - Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 ...... - - Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 ...... •-• ... Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. - Direct London & Ports mouth ..... - ......... •••• ' Dublin and Belfast June. 30 - ••• ~. Dundalk & Enniskillen 17W 1 - ...... East Anglia, 25L, L. & - E. and L. and D....•• 25 .••••• - ••• " . Do., 18/., E. & H.... 18 - Do., 31.105. - Eastern Counties... Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. ,: s , . Ditto, Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1...... 6/. 135. 4d...• - Ditto ditto, No. 2.-61. 13s. 4d... par ',/, c , Do. North. & Eastern 50 - Do., 5 per cent. ...... 50 ... .. - Do. quarters ..«•. ••• 12 1 4 - - Do. New .............. 23 - - Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 - Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1 - - . , :Ditto, Class B (I. & and B.) Ditto, Class C, ditto 1 7 14• •••• _ _ • Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 10 Ditto, ditto Ditto (C. & E.) guar. 5 per cent............ 2% ...... East Laacashire Ditto, New ......... Ditto, New Quarters 61...••• •—• Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... VA ...... -- '.! East Lincolnshire Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 '''' ~. i..• Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. Ditto, Quarter Shares 121, Edinburgh and Northern 25 Ditto, New.. ............ 6 1 ,4 Ditto, Newp0rt......... 13..... ... Ditto, ditto, New...... 3 3 4.. Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 95 i i ...... Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle ..... .. •.. —Bl. 6s. 8d.... Glasgow,Kilmar., Sc Ayr 50 Ditto, New ... . 40 — Do. Preference Consol. 15 15 Great Northern Do., L on don and York 2%...... Great South. and West. (Ireland) ... ............ 42 1 / 2 .-- 26% Great North of England.loo ...... Ditto, New, 40/......... 15 ...... Ditto, New, 301 ........ . 30 - Ditto, New, 151 ......... 11 1 4 1 .. .. .. Great Western 9O ... .. 85 1 , 4 B6 Ditto, 1,4 Sh are s 5O ...... 48 Ditt o , ii Shares ...... 21 .• ... ...... .... Ditto, Fifths 2O Ditto, New 171........ 13 ... .. - Huddersfield and Manch. 28 ' Ditto, Thirds ......... 9 Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... Ditt 0 ,12 1 ,42.• . Lancaster 1 / 4 and Carlisle... 50 ........ Ditto, Thirds ......... 10 ...... Lancashire Sc. Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto, % Shares ...... 43 ..• ... ...... 1 - ) o. Quarter Shares... 17% ...... Do. Fifths... 9 .... 8 ? 3 14 Do. Sixteenths ...... ... 6 1 4 ...... Do. Thirds (1teg.).... • 13 --* ••• Du. New, Gua. 6 per ct. 2%...... 3 1 ,4 .. Du. Liverp. and Bury 43 ...... Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and Shelf.) 38 ...... .. .. De.(Wakefield,Ponte tract, and Goole) .. 50 ...... Do.( W. Riding Union) 6 -• •••• "'"""-• " Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 -- Do. Shares (A)..• 9 1 .4 — Leeds and Bradford...... 50 ...... Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 50 • ..... -- Do., Ilalf Shares ...... '22 1 ...... ••• Do., (blue) Scrip Leeds and Thirsk Ditt o , New ...... ....... 30 ...... ••• Do., Pref e r., 6 p er CL 3 1 / i ••• ••• Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . 3 1 42 — ... Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction... 2 1 ,4 — ......... Loudon &Blackwall...l3l. 6s. 8d.... Do. Extension ..... 224. London, Brighton, and South Coast D.. Consol. Eighths. 40 Do. Guarant. 5 per et-, 9 Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. Ditto, 1552 50 . r .m.rna.r. TnE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AtTGATST 7, 1848. IRELAND. ARREST OF MR. SMITH O'BRIEN. TIIURLES, SATURDAY NIGHT. This evening, at eight o'clock, Mr. Smith O'Brien was arrested in the town of Thurles, just as he was on the point of leaving for Limerick. The arrest was made without the slightest resistance either on the part of the prisoner or the people, and the infa tuated rebel chief is now en his way to Dublin. He was recognised in passing through the principal street of Thurles by -- Hulme, a guard in the em ploy of the Great Southern and Western Railway Company. Mr. O'Brien asked him the way to the railway station, and Hulme having answered the question, immediately sent a soldier off for reinforcements. He himself followed Mr. O'Brien to the station. On arriving there Mr. O'Brien asked for a second-class ticket to Lime rick, the price of which he paid. His manner was so embarrassed that the clerk noticed it, and particularly the tremor of the hsnd. He did not, however, recognise his face. Having given more money than was sufficient to pay the fare, the clerk returned him 6d. change, but he took no notice of this, and was walking away, when the clerk called him_back. On his return he asked which was the right platform to go to, and being told that it was that opposite where he stood he crossed the line to get to it. There he was immediately arrested by Hulme, who commanded him to surrender himself in the Queen's name, and seized his arm to prevent any re sistance or the use of a weapon. Head-constable Hanover, D, vshe held the warrant for his arrest, im mediately assisted Hulme, and Mr. O'Brien was at once disarmed of a small pistol which he carried in his waistcoat pocket, and w hich was the only weapon he had about him. The reinforcement which Hulme had the prudence to send for, and which consisted partly of police and partly of sol diers, now arrived, and Mr. O'Brien was at once conducted to the gaol, where arrangements were made for his lodgment during the night. General M'Donald, however, wisely determined to send the prisoner without a moment's delay to Dublin, and accordingly, in an incredibly short space of time, a troop of dragoons and a detachment of infantry were drawn out as an escort to the station. In the mean time the people began to assemble in groups, the voices of women were beard waxing eloquently rebellious, and every moment increased the signs of popular agitation. General M'Donald's arrange ments, however, were made and carried out with the greatest expedition and precision. The entrance to the gaol was cleared by the police, a strong body of infantry held the station, and a troop of cavalry swept the streets clear of the crowds that had assembled there. The shopkeepers were imperatively ordered to close their doors, and the General himself entered one or two where a disposi• tion was shown to disobey his orders, and struck terror into the inmates. In consequence of these vigorous measures, not the slightest difficulty was experienced in conveying Mr. O'Brien from the gaol to the station. He was taken there on a car, which was also occupied by Mr. Gore Jones and Captain Fitzmaurice, the resident magistrate, and by General M'Donald. A strong escort of infantry and police accompanied the prisoner, who was safely placed in a special train previously prepared for the purpose of conveying him to Dublin. Mr. O'Brien occupied the centre seat in the carriage, and in the same compart ment were Lieutenant Alexander M'Donald, four armed policemen, and the sub-inspector of constabu lary at Thurles. The train started on its way a few minutes after ten o'clock. DUBLIN, SUNDAY MORNING, SIX O'CLOCK. Mr. O'Brien has arrived, and has been safely lodged in the Royal Barracks here by Lieutenant M'Donald, to whose care his father, the General, en trusted the prisoner. Mr. O'Brien was prohibited from speaking or moving on the way on pain of instant death. He therefore tried to sleep, but his efforts were not successful. His manner during the journey was upon the whole confident and self-possessed, though the uneasiness of his mind would occasionally betray itself in his face, and in the restless manner in which he changed his position from time to time. He yawned frequently, as, I believe, to account for the tears which came starting into his eyes, and I could see that anxiety of mind and personal ex posure have left deep traces behind them on his features. On reaching the Dublin terminus he walked to the barracks, guarded by a party of thirty policemen, who had accompanied him by the train. This capture is decisive as to the fate of the Irish re bellion, and it is gratifying to think that it has been effected so quietly. A report had for some hours previously been industriously circulated in Thurles that Mr. O'Brien had escaped to a sea-port in Galway, and sailed for America. Viscount Hardinge left town this day to take com mand of the troops at Clonmel. I am this moment informed that Mr. O'Brien has been sent to Kilmainham, under the same escort as that which accompanied him to Dublin. Prince George of Cambridge has thus lost no time in pro viding for his safe keeping. The few provincial journals which reached this morning are totally barren of intelligence. All seems to be quiet in the south. The news of Mr. O'Brien's arrest, although• ar riving at the untimely hour of two o'clock this morn ing by special engine from Thurles, flew like wild ct o ai r rst tn eio s t hpoi t selt h .e e pt phutareospeippvi insurgent f r gp d ae i nn s e itc u . s as s tr i rm o i n eyk. e a n t E e av v ti e d r et y hn et see t rdfateis - t fire over the town. Even at this early hour the osuf corner.b the je leader content, n m g o n feeling e s l u i n r r g e n a d m e r o n w s i t t h h o e u t re sistance, lower classes. Under e the head of " Very important," th e Water fordChroniclehasten to has laythteh e followingfoll following g in l Wvery important letter before our readers, which we received late yesterday evening:— 7 " Goff's•bridge, Thursday Night. " Dear Sir,--I hasten to inform you that Mr. Smith O'Brien, Devin Reilly, R. O'Gorman, and three French' engineers, supped at Guff's• bridge last night. Th ey are accompanied into this county (Wexford) with ab ou t 2,000 men, arm ed with rifles, pikes, &c. Mr. Smith O'Brien appeared in good health and the best spirits.— I remain yours, " ARTHUR GOGARTY. " P.S.—I forgot to mention that Mr. Smith O'rien was joined by several clubs, numbering about 1 B ,000 men."—limes. CONDITION OF THE SOUT IRELAND. GALIZALLT, AUGUST 4.—After having traversed the greater part of both ridings of the county Tip perary, I halt at this little village, situated at the foot of the Galtee Mountains, and on the borders of the county Limerick, to give you a brief abstract of the result of my observations. Rebellion I found not. I have said that I could not find rebellion ; that is true. I did not see an army of insurgents, or any thing that gave indication of the actual existence of civil war; nevertheless a rebellion does exist. If the whole of the south of Ireland is not at this moment plunged into all the horrors of a civil, or rather servile war, the reason is to be attributed, not to the disin clination of the people to rise up in arms, but solely to the want of a proper opportunity, and of bold, able, and trusted leaders. This is no hasty impression or idle guess-work; it is a deliberate conviction founded on the moat satisfactory evidence. Every mile I travelled every person I conversed with every fact bearing on the subject which has come under my observation, all have served to impres indelibly on my mind the truth of the statement I have made. Let no man lay the flattering unction to his soul , t tr h h reaut Governmente the i spirit istha t of the ev ewisavedswise disaffection antdh the o hasu salutarynt r y be f e r o ncrushed. m precautions convul sion o for the present; but the winter is fast approach • ps i thtsp ig rhe i aaoeesvoin — sei :titehuhh improbable—that ruir s lohdsl e bto a aut s ib o hbtrl n f o eee stated—and towda o rttir r a hena bivoua c damtwet—inrs n w twinterill have g passed—theuarters, and in will s tt hahatiaentvn statement ehl aine(ri3tr, to ao s d ' r e ocr d ee . I does not it ne t ac h s hn e e id t e s f leaders t satisfied, for the present, with harassing the soldiery and frightening the Government, but that they are steadily abiding their time. Much, however, will depend upon circumstances. In the course of my wanderings I have met with a great many country gentlemen, and all of them agree in thinking that the rebellion is not extinguished, that it still s moulders, and they look with considerable apprehension to the coming winter. Certainly it is unreasonable to calculate that all the wild theories. which have been propounded by the anarchists and Jacobins—the visions of wealth, happineas, and:inde pendence which have been held out to the misguided people—it is unreasonable to suppose that these con genial theories have taken no A oot, or that the people, I after such golden dreams, will sink back, without a, struggle of some nd, into their former position. Ditto, New 5/., guar. 6 per cent. .. 2 ...... 2 1 4% London and Greenwich 12/1554d... Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17s 2d... London and N. Western 100 .. ...127 125% ...... Do. Quarters (L. & B.) 22 ...... Ditto, New Ditto, Fifths ..... • . .. 2 • ...... Do. 40/.Shares(L..M.) 20 ...... Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 9 . ..... — , Do. 10/. M. & B.) B. 9 .....• Do. 101. (BL & B.) C. 1 ..... - .- Load. &S. Western...... 50 ...... 46 47 .-... .... • Do. New 501. ... ..... 42 %..... Do. New 40 1 . B4 Do. Tenths (Coml.) 50 . ... .... ..... Ditto ditto Ditto, Thirds ...... 111. 138. 4d 3 dis Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls ... 1/. 13s. 4d... -- London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .., ........ 1%...... . Londonderry &Coleraine 27% ..... ........ Londonden7 and Ennis , kitten 25 ...... •-• ... ..... ~... Lowestoft (4 per ct.) Ditto (6 per et.) Manzhester,Burton,and Matlock 4 ...... blanchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7% — ..... ....- ... Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 10 Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 35 Ditto ditto . ......... 11 Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 12%. ... Do., Grimsby Dock... 17% — ••• Do. ' Blanchester and Lincoln Union..... 41.25. — Blanched. & Southampt. Midland ..............•..1 00 ..... 101% 101 ..... Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do., do., SOL Shares.« 20 ... Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do. Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ••••• Ditto, Brist. & Glocstr. 38 Ditto, ditto _........141. 18s — Ditto,Leieest.& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western _ Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar, __ 6 per cent. guar. N ewcastle and Carli51e...100 Do. Quarters 25 .... Newmarket ... ..... . Do. Extension .........21. 125.... • Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 .....•• Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpomt, and Rostrevor . . 17 1 4 — Norfolk ...... .... ....... ....100 - •"•N. Do. New 201. Do. Extension 5 p ct. 20 — Do. Guaranteed sii i i pc. 5 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 — Northern Counties Union 4 N orth British ........ ... 25 .. Ditto, Halves - Ditto, Quarters Ditto, Extension O% 7. Ext,ist, Ditto, Thirds 2% North & South-Western 2 North Staffordshire l2 %...• • North Wales . 3%....•• North-Western . B 3 /4 — Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 45 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 7% — Royston and Hitchin Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (Nor. Div.) ... 74 1 — __Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 4 ...... -- , Shrewsbury and 13irra - ... 9 Ditto ditto, Class B. 5 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 ...... Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 Ditto Oswestry ...... 16 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref Shropshire Union south Devon 5O ...... ... ...... Do. Preference South Suttfordshire 5 1,4 -outh Eastern 133% 2 4 1- .. ....... Do., So. 1 24 Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 3 ..--- ...... 25 ...... 15% ....... Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 8 3 / 4 5% Smith Wa1e5............... 23 S :uth Yorkshire, Don caster, and (bole Swans. & Loughor &Ca meron's Sun. Coal. ... 6 ra - wfale Extension ... 6 Thames Haven Dock and Railway . 17% ....•• Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 15%. Waterford and Limerick 42% Watertd,W xfrd,W icklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed Do. do. do. Do. do. do. West Cornwall West London .1)o. Do. Ist Class ... 20 ••• Do. Do. 2d Class . 20 — Whitehaven & Funiess 13 Windsor, Staines, and South Western.,,.... 9% — ••••• Wilts, Somerset, & W ey- mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... ........ 25 Do. Original New and Berwick .. Do. ExtensioA No. I. 15 Do. do. No. 2......... 10 Do. G.N.L.Preterence 8 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 16 Ceylon Demerara ............... 12% — Dendre ...... 4 Direct Bombay and Madras ......... ss. . Dutch Rhenish ..... . • East Indian .......••.••••• 314 ...... -- Great Indian Peninsular 55. ...... Italian and Austrian.... 4 ...... Louvain ala Sambre ... 7 1 ...... Luxembourg. 7 ...... Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... Namur and Liege 20 ... • Northern of France...—. 10 Orleans and Bord , taux 6 Paris and Lyons ll ....• .......... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ... 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 ••• ••• Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O .. Strasbourg and Basle Tours and Nantes Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt W est Flanders JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American 50 Colonial Commercial of London 20 London Joint Stock London Sc Westminster. 20 Union of London ..... 10 Union of Madrid MINES. 14 21% 10!.<2 Anglo-Mexican lOO Asturian Mining Corn... 12 Australian LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Aua.7.—Wind S.W., light breeze, and fine clear weather. LEITH, AUG. 4.—Wind N.—Sld. Royalist, St. John's, New Brunswick. PETERHEAD, Aua. 3.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Com merce, Setter, Greenland, with 43 tons of oil. MARTPORT, AUG. 3.—Arrd. Congress, Lester, Que bec; 4th, Hannah, Shaw, ditto. MILFORD, AUG. s.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd, 3d, Hope, .James, Quebec. Sid. sth, Silurian, Lewis, Portland, United States; Caroline Alice, Howells, Boston, United States; Resolution, Gales, Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 6.—Wind W.N.W. to W., strong. --Acrd. Princess Royal transport, Barbadoes; Canon dale, Munden, Quebec. OFF PORTSMOUTH, AUG. s.—Asia, Calcutta. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. s.—Arrd. Prince, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 6.—The Cornelia, French, for this port, run ashore on Middleton Port, New York, on the 21st ult., while in tow of a steamer, but got off with out apparent damage, and proceeded. A ship, with loss of foremasts was run on share on Cape Sable, on the 20th ult. The Affghan, Black, from Quebec to the Clyde, which was on shore on Jeremie Island, was floated off on the Bth ult., with apparently only trifling damage, and making but little water, and proceeded. The Zetland, Bannerman, from St. John's, New Bruns. wick to this port, put back to the former port, water-logged, having been on shore on Seal Island, and would have to discharge and repair. The Jenny Lind, which arrived here yesterday from New Orleans, experienced a heavy gale three days' out, and threw overboard about 40 bales of cotton and 20 sacks of corn ; the vessel did not receive any damage. LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 6.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. sth, Niagara steamer, Regrice, Boston, left 26th ult. and Halifax 28th ; Jumna, Fletcher, Calcutta ; Commodore, Broalfoot, Calcutta ; Circassian, Carr, Valparaiso ; Jenny Lind, New ()Helms ; Eliza, Smith, Orleans ; George Canning, Birkett, Ambrig, Scotland ; Mobile, Home, Muir, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. sth, Corinthian, Mauritius ; Coaxer, Cape of Good Hope ; James Calder, Charleston ; Ancona, Mason, New Orleans ; Cambria, steamer, New York ; Diogenes, New York; Nelson, Willage, Quebec. Coax, AUGUST 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. 3d, Wozuier, Batavia ; Queen of the Isles, Evans ; Callao, 4th, her Majesty's ship Stromboul. Sld., Sea Bird, Holmes, Miramichi, John Knox, Galatz. OFF LIVERPOOL, AUG. s.—Magnificent, Dale, Corsair. SHEERNESS, AUG. 4.—Arrd. Vittoria, Quebec. DOVER, AUG. 6.—Put back Eleanore, tichroeder, for Port-au-Friage. The absentees are fast returning to the country, and there are at present a great number of resident gentry in the county of Tipperary. I trust their presence may serve to cheek the existing spirit of in subordination. There is a remarkable absence of agrarian outrage just now, but I have heard in many quarters serious complaints of petty depredations which have been committed since the concentration of the police force in the town. You will remember I had occasion to remark on the same occurrences in a former letter from Kilkenny. In all quarters I have heard that there has been no surrender of arms worth speaking of under the pro clamation. The constabulary are busily engaged in searching for them, and to-day I met a large force in the neighbourhood of the town of Tipperary en gaged in that business, but with little success. The conduct of the Roman Catholic clergy in the present crisis has been most praiseworthy, and I have heard it commended by their bitter political opponents. On last Sunday Dr. Howley, the parish priest of the town I have just mentioned, delivered a most impressive discourse to his flock oil the criminality of the club system, and I have authority for stating that it pro duced the very best results. The police in this county are extremely vigilant ; patrols scour the country every night, and all persons found out at unseason able hours are searched. THURLES, AUG. 5. I returned to this town to-day, and on my arrival found all quiet. The " moving column," under the immediate command of General M'Donald, still re main encamped at the same place. It is said that the 74th Regiment will shortly be ordered to Dublin. The severe weather, scarce a day passing without heavy rain, is already beginning to tell against the troops exposed to its inclemency in camp. and num bers are reported sick. The General and his staff occupy apartments in the principal hotel. The con stabulary when patrolling last night arrested two individuals on suspicion of being concerned in the existing conspiracy : one of them gave his name as Fitzpatrick, and stated that he came from Dublin; the other announced himself as an American who had come to this country to see his friends. He gave his name as Nolan. A letter of introduction, and rather a considerable sum of money were found on his person. Both prisoners have been remanded by Mr. Gore Jones, the resident magistrate, for further examination. It is really wonderful what an impetus the pre sence of 2,000 soldiers has given to the provision trade of the town. The country people flock to the camp with milk, butter, eggs, potatoes, turf, and other necessaries, where they meet a ready market at remunerating prices. —Chronicle. THE BALLINGARRY AFFAIR-INQUEST ON THE BODIES. An inquest was held at Ballingarry on. Monday, 31st of July, by Thomas O'Meara, EN., Bouladuff, coroner, and a jury of the farmers of the locality, on v i ew o f t h e bodies of Patrick M'Bride and Thomas W a l s h, the two men who were shut dead by the party of police on Satur day, the 29th July, in the affray. between the police and the insurgents assembled on "the Commons of Boulick. The inquest was attended by one of the local magistrates, Mr. Going, of Ballyphillip, by Mr. Fitzclarence, R.M., as well as by General M'Donald and the officers of his staff. The coroner first took the evidence relative to the death of M'Bride, and called John M'Bride, brother of the deceased, who, being sworn, deposed that on Saturday 1 est he heard his brother was shot at Farranroy, near the Commons, and went in that direction, when ha met some men carrying him home on a door ; asked him what was the matter with him, when he replied, " Oh, I'm killed." He said no more until he came home, when he said he was coming over the wall of the widow tormack's yard ; the police were at the time in the house when ho was shot in the back from the house. Witness stated that deceased had gone with tho crowd who followed the police, and heard about half a dozen shots. He was a servant boy that was making hay at the side of the road, and when he saw the crowd be followed them. In reference to the cause of the death of the unfor tunate man Walsh, the Coroner examined Anne Walsh, wife of deceased, who, being sworn, de posed—l recollect Saturday last. My husband went to work at breaking stones about six o'clock that morning. About twelve o'clock I saw crowds of people going to the Commons, and heard some shots, but I cannot say how many. I then went to widow Cormack's house, where the shots seemed to be firing, and saw my husband lying on the field outside the wall of the house. I was going over to him, when two guns were put out of the highest window of the house, and some persons inside cried out to me to go back, or they would let the light. through me. There was not a man near the house, or any other person except my self and my husband, and another man who was lying at the wall of the house, struggling for life. The Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald then came up, and I asked him to interfere to get my husband's body, that I might bring it home to wake it. I have one child, and had no way of living, but my husband earned a pound of meal a day stone breaking on the relief works. It is Smith O'Brien I blame for my husband's death, he would not have gone there only for him. Dr. Ryon swore that the deceased had got a gun-shot wound on one side of the chest, and an aperture at the opposite side, where the bullet passed out. The shot must have been fired by some person on a level with the deceased. That wound caused death. The jury returned a verdict in both cases, that death ensued from gun-shot wounds inflicted by some of the police, who had retired to the widow Cormack's house, and fired in self defence. On the suggestion of General M‘Donald, Anne Walsh was called, and on being asked did she received money from Mr. smith O'Brien after her husband was shot, she said that Mr. O'Brien gave her a 11. note before he lest, expressing the greatest sympathy with her misfortune, and telling her to bury her husband with the money. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. dec S l i a r r '— ed on not N t ' n e d b n e e sd b a e y e r t n h :r 2 f e d r , n i c e o n t le e e d l and i ciu n t e r s a , by were a majority of 44 against 34. This is a wholesome check to the spirit of interference with everything the poor man eats, or drinks, or tries to turn to his amuse ment. The great good of it is, that it will postpone the time when the poor will be obliged to try their hands for a twelvemonth, at exercising the same ac tive benevolence towards the rich. On the same evening the Cruelty to Animals Pre vention Bill, second reading, was put off for three months, which is equivalent to being given up for the present. N o reason seems stated why cruelty to animals should not be prevented, except that the animals are not represented in the House of Commons. It may occur to some that the same reasoning may applY to more. Two independent reasons, however, a ppear for sup porting the principle of such a Bill; one, that cruelty to what are called animals, is intensely disagreeable to some who boast of reason ; and the other, that a set is made against legislative interference .on the subject, by the school whose object is t o establish the right of the craftiest and strongest to have the ir wa y , or what may be otherwise described as the " Anglo- Saxon" school. It is no doubt possible for the prin ciple to be run riot on ; but what is a House of . Com mons for, but to prevent ? The merciful man is mer ciful to his beast ; and if he happens to have a vote, there appears no reason why his mercy should not show itself through an Act of Parliament. On Thursday the Farmers' Estat e Society (Ire land) Bill went through Committee. lam afraid I did not make great progress in persuading anybody, that the true way to put down Repeal rebellions, i s to show the discontented in Ireland (which is every body) that they can be better cared for by a Parlia ment of Scotch and English as well as Irish repre sentatives, than they ever were or will be by a Par liament in College-green. If a native of an other planet were to drop upon the earth ' he would rush to the conclusion that the greatest godsend for a people in the cir cumstances of the Irish, would be to find their legis lation taken out of hands which, to use the mildest terms have been found incomparably unfortunate, and di vided with those who have had more success in the task of making nations comforttible. Th ere is no strength in the argument , that I rish Members oug ht to have a monopoly of Irish le g islation because they know most of Ireland. The knowledge of Ireland is their bane ; they know too much. It is for that very reason, that Ireland wants somebody that is not t o b e of the nature of an interested Jury ; some b o d y that was not born to th e notion of injuries to requite or oppressors to put down ; somebody w h o can look upon a question with out the interference of recollec tions going hack to t he da y s of Brian Borhoime. A Ministry will sooner or later find out the neces s ity o f applying the English mind to the Irish question ; and every step towards it is a good. In . thi s v i ew, I hope the muster of the N o es on Thursday night on the Ten Acre motion, however small, b u t o f wh i ch the half were Scotch and En g lish Members, was not without its use. On Friday the battle went sore ag a i nst t h e Tor i es on the Corrupt Practices at Electi ons Bill . Th ey resisted like men contending pro aril et focis. In fact, that such things can be so defended, is evidence that the time must come when an organic change, as the phrase is, must mend the superstructur e by put ting the whole on a foundation of more soundness. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, T. PERRONET THOMPSON. Blackheath, London, Aug. 7, 1548. the customary cers of the Houw of the session ut (1,, fa Commons l ei h am e mm ß e on i n g t as h r Fightprior t n e . trot t a h it e nh nie Speaker in)rtotroogt ha gave etioonffi Parliament, on Saturday last, at his official residence in Eaton-square. The following gentlemen constituted the circle :—Lord Charles Russ el l ,Mr. Le y , Mr. vv. Ley, Mr. Henry Ley, Mr. John Dorr in g ton, Mr. Whittam, Mr. Mr. e, Mr. W. R ose , Dyson, Mr. It. Gibbons , Mr. John Clementaon, Mr. James Booth, Mr. T. Vard on, Mr. T. E. May, Hon. George Waldegrave, Mr. K . A. Gusse t , Mr. W. Hawes, Mr. R. R. Gibbons, Mr. C. Rowland, Mr, Rose, , and Mr Mr. c .sAe: Mr. C. Jo.nLeso,n. Aoly,r.lsliNr.. Pole, 19 , ' G.. Gunnell, i u mo n d n rg e . k i l y l , na 3 : H i e r is . d P t o h s e t 1 Gray, B, e e x i t h Tr. w . a Go. i t . e ßi 012 D v klua ad setretory to the Pi/esker. TILE SOUTH OF IRELAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Ste,—Being anxious to ascertain the exact state of the south of Ireland, so as to be able to take a safe course with reference to my commercial transactions in that part of the kingdom, I visited all the towns sup posed to be in insurrection, including Ballingarry and Killenaule. I slept at the later place last night. Wherever I went I found all quiet, and the people seemed to be averse to any movement that would dis tract their attention from the approaching harvest. There was some excitement created by the rumours that were in circulation in each place with reference to what was ring on elsewhere, but it appeared to me to be merely the excitement of curiosity amongst an idle and wonder-loving people. Every account of what has transpired has been grossly exaggerated and falsified by the Irish press, and every man you converse with on the subject of passing events, official or otherwise, seems to think it his duty to make out a case of desperate rebellion. William Smith O'Brien has not as yet appeared in arms with a view of destroying the English government in Ireland. lie has simply been endeavouring to protect himself from arrest. He has never had two hundred people about him at any one time, with the exception of the local mob attracted by curiosity; when he has been in immediate danger of arrest, he has thrown himself on the people about him for protection, he has told them that on account of his advocacy of their cause he is about to be torn from his country, and treated as a felon. In an en deavour to prevent his being taken by a large party of police at Ballingary two men were shot and two or three wounded, and at the intercession of the priest the police were permitted by the people to retire, upon condition that no attempt was made to take Smith O'Brien, and in half an hour afterwards the people were dispersed to their homes, and Smith O'Brien again a fugitive. It is certain that wherever O'Brien appears the people in the locality will protect him ; but they will not rise in open insurrection. Any person who knows Ireland, knows that a mere rescue from the civil power, is in the view of the people a very different thing from rebellion. Many of those who were present told me that they would not become rebels, they would not join in a rebellion against the Queen, but that they would protect Smith O'Brien as far as they could so long as he remained amongst them. They said " Sure the ouldest blood in Ireland trusted to the men of Ballingarry." What could they do ? And I trust that when the English press comments upon a movement which may or may not prove to have been an attempt to subvert British power in this country, they will not for get that the inhabitants of one of the most miserable, poverty-stricken little villages in this wretched country could have enriched themselves by giving up the three or four men who fled to them for refuge, but that they were proof against the temptation, and preferred poverty and starvation to plenty basely acquired. I believe that if Smith O'Brien is given up it will be by one of the shop ocracy or middle class of the country—not by the peasantry; I have exhausted every means of gaining in formation on the spot where it could be obtained, and am certain that Smith O'Brien has hitherto only endeavoured to preserve his liberty; That no rebellion was intended at present; That the revolutionary spirit was confined to a por tion of the least influential inhabitants of the towns, and fomented by a seditious press, that wrote what it thought would sell with a view to profit; That the Government has either been acted upon by exaggerated reports, or has availed itself of them as a means of crushing agitation by a coup de main; and if life not sacrificed I, for one, will say that the end justifies ;he means.- 1 am , Sir , &c. , B. F. LLOYD, Cork, August 2, 1848. DISTRIBUTION BETTER THAN DIVISION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sllt,—The only apologue which ought to be added to £sop is one of Erasmus, comparing human nature to a drunken clown, who, as fast as you help him up on one side of his horse, falls over on the other. " Dum fugiunt stulti vitia in contraria currunt." "11 n'y a rien de si rare dans les sciences qu'une certaine egalite de raisonnement qui fait qu'en soutenant une proposition on laisse dans son entier une autre—Vernacularly, " Two blacks don't make a white." _ _ When laws are made by the paradoxically covetous rich, there will be a tendency to accumulation which no pulling of nests to pieces can cure, for, the divi sion being somewhat irregular, is repeated hourly. The modest " Spence's Plan," which we semi centinarians remember, proposed an equal division of land and moveables, repeating the operation of course in a few years. Ledru Rollin was supposed to have similar views. Possibly he embarked with aged Dupont (de l'Eure) lest the vesssel should be too stiff and not crank enough. Such personages as he and Mitchel remind one of the bachelor Sampson Carrasco, a figure painted with all the vividness of reality, as if one had seen him before, rushing on the scene full tilt, out-quixoting the Don himself. Like Panurge, in the great French romance, he did no harm to Pantagruel great and good, pio, junto, forta, pacific° Lamartine, briefly exemplify ing the wish of Plato, Rep. 5, cited by Rabelais. Happy the land whose rulers philosophize and whose philosophers rule. G argantua, the nursing father, might be Na poleon, or Pius IX., or both. Accumulation can only be moderated by banks of discount, and honest paper drawn by real sellers on real buyers. Knowing one to be a great sheep-master, you will surely say—Those are pecuniary considerations. Thi. is just revenons a nos moutons. Why talk of currency now ? You are premature at least ; write to me this day six n:onths. Not so, however. La martine's first measure was to set up a great discount bank with branches everywhere, imitating Napoleon, founder of the Bank of France, whose notes, accord ing to a statement by M. 'Driers, 1840, are not re ceived at public Treasuries ! which has kept discounts at 4 per cent. during twenty years !! and which in crises extends discounts immensely ! ! Thus Napoleon achieved his own principle, " Draw from the repositories of wealth sufficient to supply all who may want employment—this creates a sort of market or sinking fund for labour, by which its price may be kept up." The above sentence you printed once to oblige me—iteration is a Homeric as well as House of Commons' trope—few maxims so worthy of being reiterated. Small notes are made for critical times—in the meeting of our fleets they saved us and carried us through the war. As the rumour only of Lamartine's H. notes raised the French funds greatly, so in our panic of 1825 they were received with ac clainations. Lamartine also suspended the converti bility; and, as in our Reform year, the " broadsides," To stop the Duke, go for gold," would have justi fied such a measure, so Lamartine in effect declared he would wait till gold became a sign instead of a juggle—till public disorder had ceased to make con vertibility an engine of terror, which against a good strong Government is treason. Sir It. Peel coining into office, 1841, found Bank of England notes seventeen millions, raised them be fore April, 1i142, to eighteen and a half millions, and by February, 1843, to twenty-one millions ! Sir Robert's state-cratt was amusing; its effects still more so—these might be enumerated, but at present it is enou g h to remind you that, in 1843, Mr. Wak ley was " fascinated into paying his income tax," which, in 1848, he found unbearable. It was not the Premier's well-deserved compliments—fair words butter no parsnips. No, the increase of actual, prac tical, rational cash which Sir Robert, no doubt, took care should be " for business and for return," floated the Minister in, as the restriction of 1844 floated him out, and the celebrated majority of 100 depended on supplying us with market-money—any congestive bankerhood to the contrary notwithstanding. The socialist plan seems well intended and badly managed. 'We must cure this rabies of accumulation which excites the just fury of Chartists, but whose remedy they mistake,. and rush into a course which, destroying all confidence, sets the ouvrier still farther down the stream. The object is not rabblementing and division, but advances and distribution. Unless a step is made in a right direction we shall soon be brought to the place where nec vitia nec remedia pati possumus. Goldsmith warned Egland in afr iendly way, that— The time may come, when, stripp'd of all her charms The land of scholars and the nur.e of arms, One sink of LEVEL AVARICE shall lie, And scholars, soldiers, kings, unhonoured die." Your great leveller is moral death, avarice tri umphant, "eternal naught, p and man's digestive power and horror of cesspool." But " Question "—How does our monetary system tend to hoarding and prevent distribution ? Ans.— Our stuffs and fabrics, our work and labour under the sun, our fervid industry Verve opus) bring the specie here. Proverbially we know, gold is English—C or anglais. If industry be wise, the wise men came from the East—the work-bought metals drifted from America to Spain, from Spain to England, as before from Europe to Asia, besides a pretty deep drift to " pure Caucasians?' The origin of that series of mis takes which make millions too poor and thousands too rich may be that in countries without credit or con fidence, the " oozing " of bullion contracts their cir culation necessarily, and is a real evil—if so, our jealousy of gold export is merely prism vestigia fraudis. The hundred mints, cento :ceche, of Italy in the cinque cento, were indispensable then. Mr. Dis raeli produced a letter in the House declaring simply, "In five years you will lose India." Here is another currency- question enough to plague Lord Brougham's heart out. Cheshire may he the salt of the earth, but Cheshire cannot expect Asia to pay for salt and salt duty the same quantity of cash-money- coin as when Indian stuffs and fabrics showered on heT , kings barbaric pearls and gold. "Do you n ot see, '' said Raleigh, " that the silk, calico, and spices of the East swallow up all the mines of the West ?" trans lating from Virgil's nonne vides? Let Mr. Cobden know that Virgil's temper was never ruffled but once, and then about free trade. " Hic segetes, illic veniunt felicius aT. t Arboi ei fcetus alibi atque injussa virescun Gramina. Donne vides ?" Don't yo roe, The first line hits off the old corn- law and Methuon treat •; the injussa granyna, or RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. wt i root-weeds, are precisely Ireland with her Pale I'ar- TLIE GREAT NORTHERN—DONCASTER, liament wheat, tenant-farming, and landleriistn. DISTRICT. / • esee e : - Yes, Virgil, who, even in toe case of Dido, had nor j Within p,rticalarly the last few days much energy e t e l l the heart to make " some Tyri e n n o bl eman ki c k th e a nd activityutll the lhaveline t b .r e o e m n evinced Doncasterin tthoe Stockbridge,eomp letionof ii t r h e s . pious lEneas, in the fourth book," lo s t hi s t em p e r Pirti( n about free trade, as Raleigh against bullionists, and paratoty to the public opening. In the evening of yes absolutely scolded. At present we h ave f our t een terday wee k the fill i n g up of the Cheswold, near whicher - -Leea , eee-4:ee;} millions bullion more than we can want. This was Crienpsail-gate, was commenced, and the work was ,-7e „. • carried on during the whole of the night by fire light, blessing, valeat quantum, we owe to some curt upwards of 30 fires being lighted on the line. At sevea Saxon expletive of the great Duke (long Pro- o'clock on the following (Friday) morning the stream of visional Government of this cou n t r y, as I w hi spere d to the old Cheswold, in its original bed, was stopped, and you, Sir, in 1848), but Sir Robert said, once at . consequently diverted through the new culvert, which, least, " He wished the gold was all gone !" judging from appearances, seems fully capable of meet- Plainly, therefore, it was no Cabinet question. Yes, ing the required purposes in all respects. The forma. our stuffs and fabrics bring the gold here, and some Lion of the permanent platform on the site of the pro tribunician power forbids the conveyance neat as posed station-house, near the late residence of Mr. heretofore. " Convey, the wise it call." Before the Crowcroft, gardener, with the entrance opposite the na memorable Committee of Secresy, 1832, M. N. M. tionul school, in West Laith-gate, is rapidly proceeding, Rothschild honestly and repeatedly deposed that gold and one line of the permanent rails has been laid across the marsh in the dir ec ti o n of the lags and Bentley Flood was conveyed never to redress balances of goo d s but Batik. In consequence of the wetness oc the weather, how invariably (1) for loans—repudiated; (2) for (nefan- ever, the opening a fv, days, enin e g , ofthe lir.e traffic dour) wars; (3) for corn—forestalled and re•grated, delayed' for as the Government e inspector bought at one end of the town, sold at the other, will not give his sanction until the formation of the turn bought on the Vistula, sold to hand-loom weavers at tables, and other necessary matters connected with the excellent prices till " the week of Great Delivery," efficiency of the line, are completed. The operation of de-driving h as commence d on t h e r i g h t b an k o f t h e new mentioned by Sir Robert, and again by the pr esen t P Lord Grey quoting him ; after which comes the Irish cut preparatory to the erection of the permanent bridge. corn, ells for nothing, and tenants are exterminated, The abutments will, we understand, be formed of stone i. e. extirpated, because they can't pay. Yet the gold saturation is worshipped to all kinds of music, Fpmit:°-)xagrreste:h.i)cncti:nr'leilio' receive w e 't ti )h p i n r. e a d o r ur p t ig' m o°h e ri e r tik n -i b ni t irgso s i Wn n p : lgra c t i itc l i o rh l o e e n d s ' d . e e e ru , w r s r a l e iti h : { c 7o e e t h i r fi c p a i n " i t n a l h'n id a n o es f g t e h hi t x ua e : p r e seet o rmr t f i l ee e a t an w n h mc e e.o ß c df This o b ! n y t e ha a u a l because, forsooth, it protects corn trade ! (See Al sager loc. citat.) The profits on these coups by vast confederacies make fortunes—the winners play the wold and other matters t t money, or lend it to foolish lords and ladies. Exe- changed the characterof the locality, so tha v t e th c e om st p ra le n t g e e ly r crable love of gold, Quid non mortalia ! (Virgil can scarcely recognise its former pi,e'uliarities.—Doneus again.) ter paper.—Every exertion is being made to have the por- The Times used to proclaim that contraction was Lion of this line, north of D oncaster , open i nto the town the only way to bring the much-loved metals here. by the lOth of August, and we understand there is no Their song was partial—but the harmony doubt whatever of its being completed by th a t ti me . Th e Suspended cash. two lines of rails from Stockbridge to B e ntl e y B an k are, as our readers were informed some weeks ago, quite Gold comes here in despite of contraction: The comp l ete d ; the earthwork from Bentley Bank to' Don ship has too much " way on her " to be suddenly caster is finished, and, with the exception of about fifty brought up by any remora. But what is this yards over the Dun drainage culvert, one line of rails London-circulation mysteriously mentioned, which has been permanently laid as far as the New Cut. It dissipates the credit and resources of England ? was intended to complete the unfinished interval last Ministers want more to pay dividends—lords and night ; and we understand that an engine will run up ladies want accommodation to drive and dress and the line today as far as the Mill-dyke bridge, and to dine. Each private bark respectively has " made an the Th er b e r l e b o e v e o r nl t y h the /sr - ew Cut l e t o 0 -morrow s o w l a c la Sa o t v u e r r d ag e . arrangement" with the great polypus which exists latter. On the other singleside of the town the brickwork of for everything but ourriers. These bankers, con- one platform, on the site of the passenger station, is trary to all principle loan our money on mortgage nearly finished, and large flag-stones are being prepared instead of advancing our money on honest paper to lay on the top of the brick walls. The laying of drawn by real seller on real buyer, facilitating and permanent rails from the platform to the New Cut habilitating bona-fide transactions in the usual course. bridge has commenced, and the remaining portion of the This is a point of tremendous importance and gives Cheswold is being filled up for the line to pass over. a real answer to Sir Robert Peel's question, What is There will be in West Laith-gates two entrances, or a pound ? A pound is not merely a pound's worth in perhaps more correctly one road for entrance and one general values, tho' even that is nearer the mark than for departure.—Doncaster Chronicle. so much gold. A pound is what will assuredly be a SCOTTISH MIDLAND JUNCTION. The line, which forms a portion of the Central trunk pound at a future time, and bankers should take or line of railway through Scotland from north to south, in buy things which will be money at a future day, extension of the Scottish, Centel and Caledonian, was without having to be sold off like a great mont de opened for general traffic yesterday (Wednesday). On pieta of assignats—there amounted in France to many the previous day the directors gave their friends a plea hundred millions sterling, and the property re- sure excursion along the lino to Forfar and back, which confiscated by each ephemeral Government, was not was extended to comprehend all who desired to peril forthcoming after all, which made the case if possible cipate in the trip, so that eventually nearly thirty car worse—at all events there could be no buyers, no in- riages started from the general station a little before dustry, no money at a future day. That the French mid-day. The country traversed by the line, we need will try such schemes again is as certain as that we hardly inform our readers, is a beautiful one through shall "re-enact the Heptarchy" or plunge into a War out. From no point does Perth look to greater ad of Roses ! I int en d e d t o s h ow h ow a mos t s ti ng y and vantage than from the north, a little beyond the faithless currency o p era t es on mor t gages , mortgagees, Almond (which is caused by a stone bridge of three and mortgagors, but the letter is already too long— arches), and Scone Palace, the classic fields of Lan non carry, the picturesquely-situated cotton-mills of Stanley, non concessere calumme. all form prominent points of attraction to the traveller. I have the ho nour t o b e , Si r , & c ., The bridge over the Tay at Cargill is a beautiful piece H. C. ARGENT. of architecture ; and is considered by competent judges to be one of the triumphs of the line. It consists of five arches, each 100 feet span, and CO above the river ; it is built of Huutingtower stone, except the arches, which aro timber, with open balustrades. Mtikleour, a seat of the ancient house of Aldie, now represented by Countess Fahault, is seen to much advantage from this point, situated on a promontory formed by the junction of the Isla with the Tay, and richly clothed with wood. The line continues eastward for two or three miles, when it turns northward to Coupar Angus, where the Nowtyle Railway to Dundee joins it. This district is rich in noblemen and gentlemen's seats, among which we noticed Belenount Castle (Lord Wharncliffe), Lintroee, Keithick, Balgersbo, Arthurston, Sinaprim, Lee. The whole line eastward to Meigle village is through a moat luxuriant country and. picturesque scenery. Leaving Perthshire three miles beyond Meigle, we approach the lovely scenery and venerable castle of Glammis, one of the most interesting objects in the country. The castle, which is in excellent repair, is the most perfect specimen of the old baronial residences of Scotland, and every facility is afforded to strangers to see all that is inter esting connected with it. The line thence to Forfar presents fewer features of interest. The grounds of Cortachy Castle, the seat of the Earl of Airlie, Lord- Lieutenant of Forfarshire, are seen in the distance; and h the whole line of the Grampians, terminating wit Ben Vorlich, on Loch Earnside, in the west, are here brought into one view. The station is about half a mile north of Forfar, where it joins the Arbroath line, and here the line of continuous railway travelling from Land's End stops for the present. The town of Forfar presents little attraction to travellers; and the party spent the in terval till the return of the train as they best could.— Perthshire Railway. IMIZEC LINE BETWEEN LONDON AND PARIS. A correspondent stases that the opening of the Rouen and Dieppe Railway completes the most direct commu nication between the two capitals, the total distancr rid Brighton, being 243 miles; that it is 100 milecal than the route by Southampton and Havre, and 40 mile less than that by Dover and Boulogne. The Dieppe line branches out of the Rouen and Havre Railway at Malaunay, about seven miles from Rotten, and traverses, the whole way to Dieppe, a beautiful country. The total length of the line is 30 miles. After leaving the junction it follows, a demi cote, the Vallee de Cleves. It then enters the Vallee de la Scie, which it traverses till within two miles of Dieppe, passing by St. Victor Auffay, and Longueville, at each of which places stations have been built. The line quits this valley and enters the Vallee d'Argues by means of a tunnel a mile in length, and almost immediately arrives at the Dieppe station, which, when completed, will afford every ac commodation for passengers and merchandise. POSTPONEMENT OF THE OPENING OF THE RICHMOND AND WINDSOR RAILWAY. This bench line of railway, extending from Rich mond to the present terminus at Datchet (in connexion with the South- western Railway), which was to have been opened for passeger traffic the first week in August, will not now be in working order for at least three weeks or a month, in consequence of some of the piers of the viaduct extending across the Deer Park at Rich mond having sunk to the extent of upwards of two feat, The unfortunate affair is supposed to have been °ace eioned by the soil being generally composed of loose gravel, and the land springs which abound in that eeighbourhood. Fwo arches must be entirely rebuilt, and the piers of a third, it is expected, will also have to be entirely reconstructed. The foundations were originally dug to a depth ot eight feet below the sur face. Excavations have since been made to double that depth, yet still a sufficiently solid foundation has not peen arrived at. The original intention of Mr. Locke, M.P., the engineer to the company, who was perfectly well aware ot the treacherous nature of the soil, was to carry the railway across this portion of the line by means of an embankment. This plan, however, was overruled by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and a clause was inserted in the Act of Parliament, compelling the company to construct a viaduct across the path, to be supported by ornamental columns and and arches. It is stated that, as the viaduct was con structed under the saperindence of a Crown official, the Government will make some compensation to the parties referred to. Had it not been for the sinking of the from m rs of lv viaduct, i t u h d e sortovv the wouldneghis day. t have been opened terl o brid COURT CIRCULAR. OS BORNE, SATURDAY. The Queen and his Royal Highness and the Royal Family rode and walked in the grounds at Osborne this morning, The i)uchess of Nemours arrived at Osborne on a ♦isit to the Queen on Thursday, and returned to Claremont this forenoon. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn are ex. pected to arrive at Osborne this afternoon, having been honoured by an invitation from her Majesty, and are ex pected to remain until Tuesday next. Lord John Russell is also expected this afternoon, to remain for a day or two. OSBORNE, SUNDAY. The Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and younger mem bers of the R. iyal Family, walked this morning in the grounds of Osborne. Her Majesty, the Prince (attended by the royal houst•hold), the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, and Lord John Russell, attended Divine service at Whir pingham Church this forenoon. The royal dinner party yesterday included Lord John Russell, the Marquis and Alarchioness of Abercorn, and Sir James Clark. On Saturday summonses were issued from the Privy Council-office, to the Cabinet Ministers and the Officers of State, to attend a Privy Council on Friday next, at her Majesty's marine residence, Osborne, Isle of IVight. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured the performance at her Majesty's Theatre, on Saturday evening, %.ith his presence. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service yesterday morning, in F01, , y Chapel. A deputation from the burough of Wakefield, consist ing of his Worship the Mayor, Mr. Alderman Meynell, and the Town Clerk, had an interview with Sir George Grey, on Saturday, at the Home-office. Lord John Russell left town on Saturday morning for her Majesty's marine residence. Osborne, Isle of Wight. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing street. Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Colo• nial-office, from the Governors of the West India colonies Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of Gibraltar. The Duke of Buckingham had an interview on Satur day, with Sir George Grey. . • The Duke of WellingiOn attended the early service yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated and preached the sermon. At the daily service the prayers were read by the Rev. T. Hel more, and the les.ons by the Rev. Mr. Thomas. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The anthem, " Thy word" (Purcell), was sung by Messrs. Hobbs, Machin, and Burnaby. Mr. Cooper presided at the organ. THE INDEFATIGABLE FRIGATE TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD. Sir,—l 11;;;;;:ci with surprise an article in the Morning Herald, stating that the Indefatigable frigate, lattly launched at Devonport, was constructed by me ; and I hasten to beg 3ou to contradict this assertion, which is false. I know not what object your informant could have had in imposing upon you, fur I have had nothing whatever to do with the constructing of this ship or the correct ing of her lines, as you state, and therefore hope you will give immediate insertion to this letter.—l am, Sir, your very humble servant, EBENII. WOOD. Devonport Dockyard, Aug. 4. MEETING ON KENNINGTON-COMMON.—Yesterday afternoon the inhabitants residing in the immediate vicinity of Kennington-common were in a state of con siderable alarm, in consequence of its having been an nounced that a meeting of Chartists and Irish Repeaters would take place on the Common, for the purpose of adopting resolutions in support of the Irish confederates; but as it had been ascertained that the Government was determined to put down the meeting, and that for that purpose a strong body of police would be in the neigh bour hood, several of the leaders of the Chartist body alio Irish Repeaters had a private consultation, and it was agreed that the meeting should be postponed sine die. The Commissioners of Police, however, made arrange- DERBYSHIRE DALES. (From the Weekly Dispatch.) I sigh for the ►and where the orange tree ilingeth Its prodigal bloom on the myrtle below; Where the moonlight is warm, and the gondolier singeth, And clear waters take up the strain as they go. Ch! fond is the longing, and rapt is the vision That stirs up my soul over Italy" tales; But the present Was bright as the jar•ojf Elysian, When I roved in the sun-flood through Derbyshire ments to prevent any disturbance of the putilie peace, and about two o'clock in the afternoon, the P, L, R, and M divisions of police, under Messrs. Superintendents Robinson, Rutt, .Mallalieu, and Jones, with a number of the horse patrol, took up their station at various localities, within a short distance of the com mon. The meeting was appointed to be held at three o'clock, at which hour a few hundred persons had col lected on the common, many of whom were known as frequenters of the Chartist meetings at the South Lon don Chartist Hall, Webber-street, &c. The only knovtn Chartist character, as a speaker at these meetings, was a man named Salmon. He was cautioned by Mr. Super intendent Robinson against interfering by delivering' a speech, and was informed that if he did he would be given into custody. From three o'clock to five o'clock there was, at nu time, more than 2,000 persons present, nearly the whole of whom appeared to be drawn there from curiosity. There was a great number of police men present in plain clothes. The larger portion of those who were spectators consi`sted of boys, there being but a few of the temale sex present. The police remained at their several stations at a late hour. THE IRON TRADE OF SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE.— (From our Correspondent.)—BlßMlNGHAM, ;SATURDAY. —I am gratified in being able to state that within th. last fortnight there has been a decided improvement in the iron trade of these districts. Orders ter all kinds o. iron are abundant, but although an, advance of prices has been seriouAy discussed, none has yet taken place upon those fixed at the late quarterly meeting. Another highly pit-using feature of the present time is the good understanding ters and the men. A n equitable adaptation of wa s to which at present existsew bteen the;e the fluctuating price cf iron is now occupying the ear nest attention of some of the more influential masters of South StAfortisitire, with a view to prevent those di,- agreements which of late years have so frequently been a source of great injury to the general trade of the dis trict, and caused an immensity of suffering to thousands of families. Most of the mill and forgemen have re sumed work at the late reduction, and the cellists :mil miners are gen erall y em p lo y ed; a p ortion of the purl gatioils terms now a s Stu their foot o f t el f l ( t ,r , lees, however, still hol d out, but it is ex pected that the a w josorkinwileln. Pending; comeino the ne on the same ou fair adjustment of the question of wages, •t is to b. t hoped that nothing will occur to disturb the feeling which 'still exists between the e friendly masters and the workmen, more particularly from the disposition evi nce d by the former to recognise, to a fair ' the claims of the labourer to a • and liberal spirit, pro perty.—Morning Post. participation in his p ro - We understand that the P h ac a of Egypt is in a very precarious state of health, KINTIVe. ,and not expOted• to -- Dales. above me blue streams at my side; Green branches roudly bequeathing my eye, there was balm for Tay There wa b s re j a o th y in f g or ; The hand of Creation seem p l tide. I was bound, some magical story, ay and " lonian Vales;" And felt that dear England had Temples of Glory, ForgettingT h e beauty' lti r hk e ee s reserved vscehodiul child, r , b, Where any might worship, in Derbyshire Dales. Sweet pass of the " Dove!" mid rock, river. and dingle How great is thy charm for the wanJerees breast; I bent oii na,akDd w h ore dw er ic b t gh y ' t ‘ s og fi h:; : l y With thy moss-girdled towers and fuatn-jew ell'd shingle Thy mountains of might, and thy valleys of rest. I gazed on thy wonders—lone, silent, adoring, Derbyshire lacing nev er Dales. rieh i pales;" a l " ; " The Great Father was with me—Devotion was pouring, Wild oltsf glen ,l, holiest erne sot -t praises grdeaer nk cloak ls b t e h d y i robing ght; Ilow I lingered to watch the red Western rays probing Thy lest-mantled bosom with lances of light! And " Monsal," thou mire of Arcadian treasure, Need we seek for " Greek Islatitis" and spice laden gales, While a Tempe like thee, of enchantment and.pleasure, May be found in our own native Derbyshire ll,i es . There is much in my Past bearing e•ay-marks of flowers, The purest and rarest in odour and bloom; There are beings and breathings, an.! places and hours, Still trailing in roses o'er Memory's tomb. And when I shall count o'er the bliss that's departed, And Old Age be telling its garrulous ta , es, Those days will be first when the kind and true hearted Were nursing my spirit in Derbyshire DaleF. ELIZA COOK. THE " JUNO" STEAMSHIP —As an illustration of the valuable and increasing intercourse afforded to the inhabitants of the three colonies, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, by the reguittr steam communication now opened by means of the Jul.°, we will obst , rve that on her last trip she conveyed 300 pas sengers, to atAl from the various ports of the 'Quit : lcm ses-board.—Austrailan Journal, March 24. 30 p 8678 42 p ;,9 p 45 p 41p ', - 114 4 % 14 5 / 8 26 1 A 99 1 A 29 18E/2 3 dis. 1 3 I/2 - 21/2 9 1 Ax.i 24 11% 15 3 / 4 5 % 6% ~. 3014 66i% 12% 30 3/4