The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-05 00:00:00

°""' .... Ild I ed f tr'- 40 ii-iiit:i t W a TR E pli OROGATION PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) Et er lr • --______,....._--. ,tEr,i)n, ' l -legy prorogued P a rliament this day in Tile p - oz Posing royal cortege, with all tie attendant hcf..l3 nu splendour, l e ft B uc ki ng h am Palace about sprit twelve o'clock, and wound its way, at the usual Pc a.e ",, f a ce, throu g h t h e avenues l ea di ng f rom th e Wi4ht°4ll to the Hor se G uar d s, an d f rom t h ence d own W 1 th rough Parlia m e n t- s t ree t, to the Palace at estrainst er. bri lhe d aY being uausually fine, and the weather salu ar°,,,e, though hat, a vast number of persons con ehee°ll4o along the entire route. Her Majesty was ratil 3 t r i t e ,, tl P l a most enthusiastic and loyal manner by thetba D u 'e of her subjects who awaited the approach of rt t he 1° 1.13 . ce53100 . Her Majesty and her illustrious Consort th e the r , ranee gracefully acknowledged the homage pa Y repeated bows. ele'illetrniever noticed so large a number of beautiful andbut path attired ladies on any former occasion 0 , sir,t lr haPs we were not such scrutinising t_be -0(.441.8 a female beauty and elegant attire on _ h qt , I°9B referred to. Handkerchiefs were wavedof the d kesernalsed in the air at many points, in honour hiled ce °f the Queen, and the utmost enthusiasm pre p er e 8 tt r'leraent-stre e t a num b er o f r i c hly- co l oure d fl a gs Wizd,, u3 Pended across the street, and bung from t h e A i rrs of the houses. Ita.‘°Rether, owing to the fineness of the weather, the aG ee tli attire of the ladies, and the dignified appear s I , ° t t the military, who wore their best uniform a d nd l ' e tt ' s ° tK teill 'hts, the prorogation of Parliament to-day kind ki td thost splendid of the many occasions o h e we have witnessed. ij;rtr Majesty arrived at the Houses of Parliament at er after one o'clock, her arrival being announced At e firi ng of artillery. pearater delivering her most gracious Speech (which apo tu,k. tu another column) her Majesty returned t N c it ill&h . a m Palace, the procession going in the same It 3 it had approached the House. RIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) Th. 11 °USE OF LORDS. i bein g the day fixed for the prorogation of Par rhe their Lordships assembled at Twelve t,th ° h a s° Was opened about half an hour previously ij acit e b„ - „ e ' l r of assembling, and the side galleries and is a lecil at l e aes in the body of the House were almost day Thet hroC, P h er ,b; and the eff ec t of the sun's rays streaming Ihe tne painted glass windows, and reflected from i ‘, ll tr l ' :, r g e alla ornaments of the llouse, was beautiful a) artrae, and the various colours of the 44ee dresses the ladies took away from that appear ardit';` heaviness which the House exhibits on tf CrY °cessions. Never has that chef d ' oeuvre oc°rld Gothic, the new House of Peers, appeare d 14 41,, ater advantage than it did this morning. It com Nat j i Z l lised the idea of Mr. Barry—the home of a At t w 7n• 4 4t • e •ve o'clock the LORD CHANCELLOR took his Pray e °ll the Woolsack, and immediately afterwards Th e were read by the Bishopof HEREFORD. %rli t e 1)4 k0 of Wellington was, as usual, among the LEtat arrivals; he was soon followed by the Marquis 1 -1ard 1 , 1 ‘ , 3 . 4 , ( v0P, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of t 'fk --i t e Ke, Lord Campbell, Lord Monteagle, the Earl 4 rriv i e ll d -° : an d several other Peers. The Peers, as they tekrl et "nok th e i r seats on the front bench and OR . it I ll tesis i - , l ‘ °4 a, trimmed with %bite fur, formed a plc 'talieraContrast with the many coloured dresses of the 'll :,,no occupied the back benches. 1%,e1y "reign Ministers began to arrive at half-past 4 -41 1 - 4 ninli." the earliest of them were the Ti , olsisia h ' l.l ll 3 q t : l. r : and M. Gustave de Beaumont, the Irene lis rd x , NORTH WALES RAILWAY. h ad li - " 4° NI EAGLE moved that the messengers who QtAireell directed to summon Mr. W. Chadwick, the North n, and Mr. John Mariner, the Secretary of the this i 'vales Railway Company, to attend their Lord- Th e 411001 d be called to the bar. pitl an w T es sengers having been called to the bar, stated, ' 8, 35 8 -r to questions from the Lord Chancellor, Lord h ti, „Ilhel, th e Earl of into, and Lord Monteagle, t a . 41 1 1 . ut "d called last ni g ht at the respective residences ot 1,1,1,-,• Chadwick and of Mr. J. Mariner, and had been ta„„!sat both gentlemen were out of town, and con r - .. )141tly they td y had been unable to make personal se 1. 14 '``,.e summonses. , It i rvi pi L' I ONTEAGLE believed that as no personal `,'ltt e ts - h ad been effected, it would not be legal to order s thes ss -e6 e persons be taken into custody. Ile would I sar' Move that William Chadwick and John 4 hip s i i -e ts r be ordered to attend at the bar of their Lord- Itl eht 'P u se on the first Monday . after the comm w ei t i h ce a - t 11 1 ) b ° ,,,.. t he next session, and . ho intended to f 11 4 toZ i .. ""ing for the production of alldocuments and Way r ," 3 relitting to the affairs of the North Wales null to`'„"llosnr. the se . ' C A.M - PBELL supported the motion.. He believed the Persons were purposely absenting themselves. t r ,l - tr ' e thod proposed to be adopted by his Noble Frie_n_d e Vioa e h i llin ree their attendance was slow but sure. 11 Ili s uPsort the motion. try) was then agreed to. 111) 4 , 4 je,,were several foreigners of distinction present, Ate't‘nelal WAS M. Guizot. tl 'utaa„ we nty minutes before one o'clock a flourish of tlis hris announced the arrival of his Royal Highnessd I l ls fi tl e Ke of Cambridge, who shortly afterwards ente . re l uerc, s —us e• Lord Chief Justice Wilde arrived a litt b e the a l. , s n ne o'clock and took his seat on the Woolsack . y tot ' u e of the Lord Chancellor, with whom he continued ss s ,;_, _ . 4t "'see in conversation. hsa a , °he o' c l oc k the arrival of her Majesty was an after ~,,- eQ by the fi r i ng of the P ar k guns , an d immediately o fih . atd s n flouri s h o f t rum pets preluded the en t rance sifter Sov ereign into the New Palace of Westminster. tl,t; 4 s hort delay, the royal procession entered the y ; h e ' The Crown' was borne on a rich velvet cushion, 15 ,Y T h e Marquis of Lansdowne; the Sword of State 4 ,,ini a - t. l e nuke of Wellington; and the Cap of 4 tes s --li anee by the Earl of Shaftesbury. Iler folf t ;I_,'s train was borne by the Duchess of Nor k;se . .', a n the other ladies in attendance on her Majesty. t 4 hel t "d ; ,,, u e Present rose on the entrance of the Sovereign, L'asa l „;`' not resume their seats until her Majesty, ,nsise„,, t aken her place upon the throne, Lo t s , sft „" 4 , all to be seated. The chair on h 111 the the Throne was occupied by his Royal la'', ''ss Prince Albert. Her Majesty, who was dressed of thsnPerb white satin dress, and who wore a tiara Pria—egnincent diamonds, looked exceedingly .f well. i h e e Albert was dressed in a Field Marshal's um orm k . I t„od -e h .,° 1 , 11 1rions having been summoned by the Blac "nit'll - Z ° Peaker, accompanied by several Members of h - s ... l i e r , a PPeared at the bar with several Bills. . 7 0 s e p ,"*"alk . R.Eß addressed her Majesty . as follows h . f — ul easo s ' -a 'elle Sovereign,—We your Majesty's falt lrs. and, --( ma of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and ile4 si Ittten d Your Majesty after a protracted and laborious aaa (3 , 11 with our last Bills of Supply. After a most . patient i, 3'otir-ttisreful examination of the estimates which, y ha ve atajesty's commands were laid before us, we . Dttli tia te itd ° every practicable reduction in the public ex - t 0 th e '",,re ; at the same time, that we have had regard tffsatunancial state of prosperity of this country, as st Yea r, '''' bY the commercial embarrassments of the pa t he ' a " by the interruption of trade consequent upon tak en ]ate political events in Europe, we . have t 'f . alid. ev ery precaution to secure the efficiency Yoas Vartments of the public service. In obedience Ivas ,aiesty's most gracious recommendation,cmwrniicsh 6ion r:°lnnsuticated to us by the Lord C . attene-o' at the commencement of the session, our lstn-°ll has been specially directed to measur l e c s ve r r e .. r4 gt ° the üblic health. It is impossible affecting the importance of a subject so deeply %rid toornfort and happiness of the poorer classes. heahw,e confidently hope that if the Bills which h ‘vhieh ra , 3B °Q are carried out in the same spirit in t 0 ]ea— they have been framed they I‘Lt labouring th e en the amount of human suffering, and to promote t, s tasoral ; iit of will greatly tend -mprovement as well as contentment i_. e state of classes in dense and populous tres sed unmi ndful of the condition of Ireland, or of the d additional dis e tri_c i t s s : 4(14 additional ": 143 .t ol demand for labour, the poor in that country, owing to the we have provided fu nds, arising from the repayment of 1 a is n ans, to be expended in public works; of •we have removed the impediments to the sale a tc s th i ra u e n u n ch na oared estates, in order to encourage l as possible the application of capita tli tta . improvenaent of land. The spirit of insubor the tion which has prevailed in various parts of ab o , eeuntry, especially in Ireland, has force Rrtiv our c onsideration topics of a far more co zen ° and anxious character We have cordially las a , —rr ed in those measures which have been thought 44 , Ssary to secure obedience to the laws, and to repress '-` t? the outrage and rebellion. Deeply sensible . 1 - ‘ 7, t r value of those institutions under which p art i lly e the happiness to live—no effort on our ev il deli been wanting to preserve them from the of "i gns Of misguided men, who, taking advantage l 'our a ea Be4s°ll of temporary distress, have endea- Is _ to excite discontent and insurrection. We 'll7e witnessed with gratitude rid proud satisfaction 100"s_nequivocal expression, on a tho part of the great w ent 5 ot the people, of those marks of attach ,,,_ . to their Sovereign and respect for the t 0 t he and we, as their representatives, participating ' fullest extent in these feelings, now tender to your kajest the 1 0 , Y sincer e expression of our devotion and P r esented t Toe the Consolidated Maje s t y , for the royal assent , c hequer -bill s Bi ll. Fund Appr opr i at i on Bill , an d t h e Ex anlcilern!aj etostyththeenCgopavpo er her Royal assent to these, and - Lead Duties Bill, ' Aarid Mu scat Slave -trade Treaty, Preliminary Inquiries ct Amendment Bill, British West India Colonies and Mauritius Bill g , Ssvin s' Bank (I re l an d ) Bill, an d Ci ty of London Sewers Bill. The Lord Chancellor' then advanced to the foot of the Throne, and handed her Majesty a copy of the Speech (for which see another column). s Maje s ty h av i ng concluded the reading of the tiesp The, LORD CHANCELLOR advanced to the foot of rnt the Throne and said,—lt is her Mmjesty's royal will and pleasure that this Parliament be pro rogued to Thursday, the 2d day of November next, tote here holden, and this Parliament stands prorogued to Thursday, the 2d day of November accordingly. Queen then quitted the House in precession, in the same order in which her Majesty had entcred it; the Commons retired from the bar; the Peers proceeded to their robing rooms; the spectators left the limise, and thus ended the longest session of Parliament known within the memory of any one living. East Anglia, 251., L. & E. an 1 L. and D...... 25 — . — Do., 181., E. & 11. 18 Do., 3/. 103. Eastern Colmtics— ..... 2U Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1 , 6/. 13s. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... Do. North. & Eastern 50 Do., 5 per cent. Do. Quarters Do. New ... 23 Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1 Ditto, Class B (I. & and B.) 2O Ditto, Class C, ditto... 17%. • .... Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 10 ...... • ...• Ditto, ditto Ditto (C. & E.) guar. 5 per cent...... East Lancashire Ditto, New Northern of France...-. 12 ..• • Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Paris and Lyons ........ .11 ..... 5 ~ ......... ... 5 1); , . D. . Paris and Orleans ...... 20 ...„„ _ .., „, _ Paris and Rouen ........ 25 ...,„. _ Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse — Strasbourg and Basle Tours and Nantes . 9 ...... Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hassell ...... 2) ••• •• — West Flanders LITERATURE. HlSToiel: HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair to-day at Ilalf-past welve o'clock. JOINT STOCK BANKS. London & Westminster. 20 Union of London..- ..... 10 101/i NEW MEMBER. Mr. BASS took the oaths and his seat for Derby. Mr. DUNCAN presented the report on public petitions Mr. ANSTEY presented a petition from a person named Ford, confined in the prison of the county of Surrey, praying for his release. PENAL DISCIPLINE. Mr. lILTME %visited to ask the Secretary of State for the Horne Department win ther it wLs the intention of the Government to make a trial of Captain Maconociiie's mark system in his system of convict discipline? Sir G. GREY ob,:erved that he was not prepare d to say that the Government were prepared to adopt the curse proposed by Captain Maconochie, but the Go vernment approved of the principle of the system. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. Mr. ANSTEY gave notice of his intention, early in the next session, to move for leave to bring in a Bill fur the further encouragement of the fisheries and inland navigation of Ireland. Mr. F. O'CONNOR gave notice of his in tention, in the course of the next session, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the apportionment of a sufficient quantity of land to workhouses, to enable them to employ their able-bodied poor. The HON. MEMBER also gave notice of his intention next session to move that in future no Member in bringing forward a motion should occupy more than 40 minutes in doing so ; and that no Member in speaking on the motion should take up more time than half an hour. The HON. MEMBER also gave notice of his intention to move fur a return of the respective branches out of which the revenue of the country was raised and ex pended. The 'lox. MEMBER also gave notice of his intention, next session, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to im prove the system of registration. The lIoN. MEMBER also gave notice of his intention, next session, to move that in future no person in the pay of the Government should be competent to sit in that COLONIAL MARKETS-THIS DAY. SUGAR .—The market for British Plantation continues steady, 550 hhds having been disposed of without any material alteration in value. The public sales have corn prised 6,800 bags and 134 baskets Penang. The former was only partially realised at rather easier rates ; brown, of low to good quality 30s to 355, grey and yellow of similar description 35s 6d to 425, and 39s 61 to 40$ Gd for grainy kinds ; the latter brought 25s to 34s fur low brown and grey. Privately 130 hhds Cuba Muscovado have been disposed of at 178 to 17s Gd for refining in bond. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 2,198 hhds 352 tierces 1,290 barrels; there were taken for home consumption 1,300 hhds 15S tierces 49S barrels. The stock iu the same places is 25,885 hhds 3,301 trees 6,207 barrels. 220 puns Barbadoes Molasses were all taken i❑ at 19s, there being no disposition to give tle relatise value. Ditto, New Quarters 614•••••. Do., 6 per Cdat. Pre ference Quarters ... 4!,4 — East Lincolnshire ...... 23 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%...... Edinburgh and Northern 25 Ditto, New 6 14 Ditto, Newport l3 - Ditto, ditto, New 3 3 / a. .... -- Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch 2:3g — Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle ....... ••• —B/. 6s. 8d.... Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 Ditto, New ... ...... ... 40 Do. Preference Consol. 15 Great Northern Do., London and York 2%_.... Great South. and West (Ireland) - ..... Great North of England.loo ...... Ditto, New, 401 4O - Ditto, ditto ls Ditto, New, 301 3O Ditto, New, 151— ...... 14 .. .. ... — Great Western 9O ... .. 81 x.d . 81 x.d. Ditto, % Shares 5O ...... 47 x.d 47 x.d. Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths Ditto, New 17/... ..... 13 ... .. Huddersfield and Blanch. 28 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... 48 1 / 2 x.d. 48% x.d. Ditto, 1 4 Shares Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... ... — Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ..... Ditto, ditto Ditto, 1 / 2 Shares ...... 43 ... .. 33 Do. Quarter Shares... 17 1 / 2 — Do. Fifth5... Do. Sixteenths ... 6 1 4 - u ,Do. Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 Do. New, G ua. 6 per ct. 2 1 / 2 ...... Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 ...... Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and Shelf.) 38 Do.( Wakefield,Ponte fract, and Goole) ... 50 Do. (W. Riding Union) 6 ..... 1 ............ Do. (Preston & Wvre) 25 Do. % Shares ( A)... 9% — ... — Leeds and Bradford 5O Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 50 .....• ..... Do., Half Shares 22%...... ... — DO., (blue) Scrip 2 1,2..... Leeds and Thirsk ...... 50 Ditto, New ...... ....... 30 Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 3 1 / 2 — Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . 3 ll ... Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction... 2 1 ,4 — ......... --. Lon don & Blackwall...l3/. 6s. 8d.... Do. Extension .... ... 22%..... London, Brighton, and South Coast Do. Guarant.s per ct.., 9 ...... Do. Pref. Con. 5 per et. 50 .. ... ..• — Ditto, ditt0...... 1852 50 — - Ditto, New 51., guar. 6 per cent. London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d -- ------- 18/ 1732 d — landed last we e k a t the East and ( E R - ',o u r 3 F l. E —T wa h ' es dquantity West India Docks was 715 puns 121 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 164 puns 67 hbds, and ex ported 176 puns 170 hhds. The stock in the same places is 19,703 puns 3,291 hhds. litcE.-2,330 bags Bengal, 1,950 bags Madras, and 3,600 bags Aracan were offered by auction. Only about 300 bags of fine white Bengal were realised at 15s to 15s 6d, which are previous rates, the remainder being taken in for want of buyers on corresponding terms. SPICES.-1,330 bags Black Pepper were nearly all disposed of at the reduced price of 21d. for ord Batavia. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 45s 3d to 45s 6d per cwt on the spot; and Town, 47s 6d. TEA.—The market is steady with fair deliveries. TOBACCO.—The market has been extremely steady last month for all descriptioni: Sales, although not ex tensive, being only 730 hhds, were in some instances of an improved character, buyers being less inclined to limit purchases. There was also more inquiry and a better demand for exportation. Recent ad vices from the United States represent that prices had undergone no material change, the factors generally having continued to main tain a good degree of firmness. Imports 2,150 hhds, deliveries 827 hhds against 845 hhds in the correspond ing month of 1847. Stock 28,235 hhds against 26,000 hhds in 1847. House as a Member thereof. Lord DUNCAN gave notice that he should, next session, move the re-appointment of a Select Committee to continue the inquiry into the management of the Woods and Forests and Board of Works. Mr. F. SCOTT gave notice that next session he should mcved for a Select Committee to inquire into the nature of the financial relations between this country and the colonies. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 7 to 4 agst Mr. Stephenson's Doctrine—taken 5 to 1 agst Mr. Craufurd's The Cur—taken No others mentioned, and scarcely a bet laid. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor—taken 8 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Vampyre— taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. Disney's , Cawroush — taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklatn s Alliance—taken 16 to 1 agst Mr. Disney's Keleshe—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Mirmillo—taken 20 to 1 agat Mr. Dawsen's Prince Charlie—taken Most of the horses quoted were backed; but, with the exception of Vampyre, who had several friends, for very small sums. EVICTIONS IN IRELAND. Mr. P. SCROPE moved for a return of the evictions under sheriffs' warrants for the last three years up to the latest possible period. Also the number of dwelling houses which had, in the same period, been pulled down. ROMAN CATHOLICS. Sir R. H. INGLIS moved for a return of the cor reTondence respecting the circular of Earl Grey re luting to Ruman Catholic Prelates. HORSHAM. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL read a letter from Mr. Justice Coleridge, explaining that he was not to blame with respect to the non-attendance of a Judge at Cham bers in the case against himself (the Attorney-General). MEASUREMENT OF STEAM-VESSELS. Lord G. BENTINCK inquired of the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the return regarding the measurement of steam-ships under the old and new mode of measure ment was correct? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was understood to say that it was, and explained how the system of measurement was carried out. NEW SOUTH WALES. Mr. SCOTT inquired if the Government were prepared to aid in promoting emigration on the plan of a new so ciety, and if the Government intended to give a constitu tion and the elective franchise to the colony. Mr. HAWES replied that a Bill for that purpose would be introduced early next session. A fter a pause, Sir AUGUSTUS CLIFFORD, the Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the table, at twenty minutes after one o'clock, and summoned the House to the House of Peers, to hear her Majesty's Speech. The SPEAKER, who wore his state robes, and the whole of the Members left the House, accompanied by the Sergeant-at-Arms, who wore his collar. On their return, in about half-an-hour, the SPEAKER read the Royal Speech, and the Members wended their way out of the llouse. The memorable and prolonged session then ter minated. ST. LEGER. 5 to 2 agst Lord Stanley's Canezou 3to 1 agst Lord Clifden s Surp lic e — take 7 to 2 4to 1 agst Duke of Bedford's Justice to Ireland — t 9to 2 agst Mr. B. Green's F latcatcher— take s to 1 100 to 7 agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack —taken 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. G. O'Slore's Bandit—taken 5(10 to 10 agst Mr. R. Whaley's Mareschino—taken Canezou was backed for four or five hundred pounds st 5 to 2 and 3 to 1, but the greater portion at the smaller odds. Surplice was steady at 3to 1, and Flatcatcher at 9 to 2; Justice to Ireland gave way to 4 to 1, and Springy Jack from 8 to 1 to 100 to 7; the betting on this, as on the other events, was flat. DONCASTER CUP. Even on Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp 10 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Brocardo—taken DERBY. 1,000 to 55 agst Colonel Peel's Tadmor—taken 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Watts's Chatterer—taken 2,500 to 50 agst Mr. Pedley's Fellow Commoner—tkn Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17s 2d Lon ion and N. We:Aern 100 ll 4 l /2 115% 115 115 Do. Quarters (L.& B.) 22 — Ditto, New Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 —.,,,. • Do. 40/.Shares(L.M.) 25 — Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 9 ...... Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 9 Do. 10/. ( M. & B.) C. 1 Lon I. & S. W e stern Do. New 50/. ... ..... 421 ,4. „ Do. New 40/. .. 34 Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 I)itto ditto ....,.... 40 Ditto. Thirds ...... 111. 13s. 4d... .............•• 4, 1 4 dis. Do., New Scrip, 1848, I'ref. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls ...11. 13s. 4d... % dis % dis, London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... ~ .. . ........ 1 1 ,4...... Londonkierry &Coleraine 27%...... ...... Londonderry and Ennis killen...... .. ...... ....,. 25 ...... Lowestoft (4 per ct.) ... 20 - Ditto (6 per ct.) ..... 3 AQUATICS. WENTZELL'S OARS MATCH. The annual contest for two pairs of silver.oars, the gift of Mr. A. Wentzell, for competition amongst tradesmen, and other respectable amateurs, came off yesterday, and was throughout a very spirited affair, affording consi derable gratification to a vast concourse of spectators. First heat—Saxby and Blinkho (yellow), 1; C. Mining and Erwood (red), 2; Dimes and D. Mining (white), 3; Clark and Price (purple), 0; Burns and Derbyshire (green), 0. The race was confined to the vicinity of Lambetb. The winners took the lead and kept it. The other four made a capital race. Second heat—Hawes and Law (black) , I; Rpgan and Smith (pink), 2; Pegler and R. Clayton (stripe), Harris and J. Claxton (blue), 0. Black soon went in advance, and kept it. It was again a capital race fur second place. Grand heat— Saxby and Blinkho, 1; Hawes and Law, 2; C. Mining and Erwood, 0; Regan and Smith, 0. Black took the lead, but off the Penitentiary shipped a deal of water, which much impeded him, and Rid, with a good chance of success, fouled the umpire's boat. Saxby and partner won by half a dozen lengths. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE, In the Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday there was no change. Sales, 2,000 bales.—Railway shares wero flat, but not much was doing. The continental advices received to - day are not of a veryinteresting character. The storm which raged here last week was experienced also in Belgium. The exchange on London at Hamburgh last Friday was 13 Money was very easy. The steamer Acadia furnishes late intelligence from the United States and Canada. The money market was in a steady position in New York, and the exchange on London was 1094 to 109 i. It is stated that — Immense sales of dry goods at auction are announced for Wednesday next. The lots to be offered embrace a large amount of goods from the principal eastern manu facturers, and also many of foreign manufacture, and comprise GOO cases mousseline de laines from the Man chester mills ; 650 cases blue deminas from the Otis and oxford companies ; '2OO Otis tickings ; 335 cases tweeds, stripes, ginghams, and jeans from the Columbia and Thorndike companies ; 400 cases fine Waltham bleached cottons ; 100 bales brown ditto ; 300 cases flannels ; 250 cases fine cassimeres ; and 500 cases im ported alpaccas, blankets, linens, &c. This is the open ing of the sales of the fall trade, and they will, without doubt, attract a great number of merchants from other cities. A very fair business has already been done this season with the south and the south-west, and the indi cations at present are decidedly in favour of a large trade with all sections of the country." The Gaspe Gazette contains an article on the affairs of the Gaspe Company, which it represents as being ty a sad state of confusion, the labourers employed by it being unpaid. This paper states—" We cannot attribute the fault to the manager here; but the conduct of the board of directors in London , in not putting him in funds, is scandalous, and we trust that they will not be allowed , to obtain their Act of Incorp oration until a full expose of their proceedings shall be laid before the public. The worthy Member for this county, Mr. Christie, ushered the bantling' into the world, and we wish he could de vise some means to find security for its good behaviour." A Nova Scotian journal remarks—" We regret to hear that the potato blight has not been confined to our sister province of New Brunswick, but that its fatal death-speck has already been visible in several places on the peninsula of Halifax. From the interior, wo have as yet heard nothing but cheering accounts of the pros pects of the farmer, and reiterated assurances that this year his labour will not be in vain. So let us hope. But the disease, we fear, is too contagious and too universal to be confined to a single district, or even to a single county." The English Funds are flatter to-day, although there is very little doing. Consols 86 to 861 for money, and 86 to j for account. It appears as if the settlement would be Bullish. Exchequer-bills are 225. to 255. pre mium for those of June. Bank Stock is worth 196. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents have been 86k to to 87k. Spanish Active Bonds have been 12, and Portuguese Four per Cents 22 to 22k. These are the only bargains in Foreign Stocks. Shares are quiet. klanztie,'ter . ,BustCin,and Matlock rdanchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3),.. ,7% Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Ditto, Gt.Grintsby ... 35 Ditto ditto . . ll ••• •••••• Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 12%. Do., Grimsby Dock... 17 1 ,Z Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union..... 4/.125. Midland ... loo .. 88 88% 87% x.d.... 88 x.d. Do. Consolidated Pref 100 Do., do., 50/. Shares.- 20 ... .. 11 3 / 4 IIN Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do.Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct. -.100 ...... ... .... -- Ditto, Bri:st. & Glocstr. 38 ...... Ditto, ditto ...... ...... 14/. 185.... Ditto,Leieest.& Swan- nington, 8 per ct. guar.loo Midland Great Western Irish - Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. Newcastieand Carlisle...100 Do. Quarters 25 Newmarket .. .. 20 Do. Extension .........21. 125.... CRICK ET. THREE OF ALL ENGLAND*. THREE OF SHEFFIELD. This match was got up after the termination of the Eleven of all England v. Sixteen of Sheffield contest had been brought to a conclusion, and was played on the Hyde-park ground, on Thursday and Friday last. It could not, however, be played out, in consequence of the Eleven being compelled to start for Bradford, at which place they will commence operations this morning in op position to twenty of that place and district. As the respective sides were at first arranged for this single• wicket match, England was to have been repre sented by Mr. Mynn, Parr, and W. Pilch, but the second party having been injured by a blow from the ball, his va cancy was supplied by Mr. C. 11. Hoare. England having won the toss took the bat in the first instance. ENGLAND. W. Pilch, b Wright 10 C. H. Hoare, Esq., b Hunt 8 b Hunt .................. 1 A. Xlynn, Esq., b Hunt l5 b Hunt .................. 8 Wide—Wright 6, Hunt 3 9 Wright 4, Hunt 4.. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor 2O Norfolk 100 --b .. ........ ..• • Do. New 201. Po. Extension 5 p ct. 20 Do. Guaranteed 5 1 / t pc. 5 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 ...... Northern Counties Union 4 .....„ North,;British ... .... ... 25 - ... 20 Ditto, Halves Ditto, Quarters Ditto, Extension ...... 0% — Ditto, Thirds .... .. .. 4 1 / 4 North & South-Western 2 North Staffordshire North Wales . North-Western .... ..... 8% — Oxford, Worcester, and W o lverhampton ...... 45 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate lO ..... Royston and Hitchin ... 1% — • ... Scottish Central Scottish Midland. 25 ...... . ... ..... .... Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (Nor. Div.) ... 7%...... -- Do. do (Son. Div.) ... 4 ...... Shrewsbury and Birm... 9 Ditto ditto, Class B. 5 Shrewsbury and Herefil. 2 ..,,, _ Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) ...... 16 Ditto halves ... ditto 8 ..- — Ditto Oswestry ••• •• 16 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref lO ...... Shropshire Union South Devon 5O ...... Do. Preference South Staffordshire 5% — ...... ...... South Eastern .. 3 3 1 /8 24 , 7i '25 x.d. ... 25 x.d Do., No. 1 Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 3 ....... ..... 25 ...... •••••• ••• Do. ' No. 4 Thirds ..• 10 --- •••• - ........... ...., South Wales South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 4 - ...,.... ..«... Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 6 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17% ...... Vale of Neath ... _ 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 18 Waterford and Limerick 45 . —. Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, -..•••••• and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. ...... 42%...... Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. do. ._ 9 .. West Cornwall Cornwall West London po. Do. Ist Class ... 20 ~.,.,.,.• ...•• Do. Do. 2d Class 20 — Whitehaven & Furness 13 •••• Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 9LA ...... Wilts, Somerset,& Wey mouth ........ ........ 35 York, Newcastle, and 25 Berwick. Do. Original New and Berwick ..........•••• 25 Do. Extension No. 1 . 15 .....„ ... ...... Do. do. No. 2......... 15 - ... .•••. •6 - Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ...... -• • - York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and West Rid ing Extension 25 - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian). ... 4%...... 1 ..... 13ou1ogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzo) ... 16 - ... • First Innings. Balls bowled—Wright, 100 balls: 84 hits, 2 no hits, 11 runs. Hunt, 73 balls: 47 hits, for 12 runs. Second Innings. Balls bowled—Wright, 100 balls for 70 hits, 1 no bit, 5 runs. Hunt,ls9 balls,lo2 hits, 4 no bits,l4 runs. SHEFFIELD. Sampson, c Pilch, b Mynn 7 Wright, b Mynn Ilunt, c and b Mynn Wide—Mynn 6 6 Wy nn 1 ......... 1 4:;ij 2 1 / 8 81% 26 x.i First Innings. Balls bowled—A. Dlynn, Esq., 204 balls: 142 hits, 12 no hits, 8 runs. 11, Second Innings. Balls bowled—A. Mynn, Esq., 94 balls: 64 hits, Ino hit, 6 runs. The match was drawn on Friday evening. ONE CLOSING P :ICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 196 196 3 per Cent. Reduced A.7.n5.. B 6 l / 2% 86 1 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities B 6 IA 86 86;t4 Now 3% per Cent. Anns.... . Long Anns. to expire Jan.lB6o ..• 8 13-16 8 13-16 India Stcck India Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto under LOOM . ....... .- 23 p 23 p Consols for Account.... B 6 l /8 86 86 ya 86 Exchequer Bills. 2 1 1 2 d. & 2d. 1,000/. March ... — 1,000/. June 500!. Match.... — 5001. June Small, March .. .. 28 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. o.ls - E CLOSING O'CL:.)CIC. ?RIC F S , . SOUTHAMPTON. The Peninsular and Cirienta, Company's steam-ship Euxine has arrived at South ampton, bringing the heavy portion of the East India and China mails. Messrs. Braith waite OP LADY ELIZABETII STRATFORD.—This lady died lately at Stratford Lodge, county of Wicklow. Her Ladyship was daughter of the late and sister of the present Earl of Aldborough. The competitors of Mr. Stephenson for the premium happen to of 5001. offered in 1829 by the new Liverpool and Man chester Railway Company for the best locomotive engine were d . Burstall Erieson , (or n and lu Burstall r.ii sod aek Hill), wer th . as it did before Burstall's lo comotive, the Perseverance, was withdrawn: it was made for locomotion on turnpike roads, on which it had had already ' re peatedly run with success previously, as we know, although we cannot now recall the precise reason its why p i a tx s b een withdrawnprep properly layt readjusted ad e critical st e d momen t, track of a w ad e ground, w uc h he when, oaanndn wellot doubt b too—betteru t that far,it w o o f ul d course,have it done, even on the rougher and more tryi ng perse verance and more cash, and, in all probability, lost its common road . It was, indeed, the fruit of place in the grand race of renown by the mischance of some mere accident. In justice to Messrs. Borthwick then merchants at Leith, we think it right as we are sure Mr. Burstall would, here to record, that to their liberality, as well as to his own talent, was he much in debted for the mean: of perseverance. The other two lo comotives, the Novelty and the Sanspareil broke down, while Mr. Stephenson 's Rocket outran the requirements of the directors, averaged 15 miles an hour in speed, won the prize, and ushered in " the greatest mechanical re volution effected since the invention of the steam-engine by Watt," and its more immediate fruits.—Builder. DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE. —On Wednesday after noon an accident of a very distressing nature occurrc at Babberton Mains, parish of Currie, which has un , fortunately proved fatal to one of the parties, and occa sioned much distress to the other. From what we have learned, it appears that Mr. Scott, farmer there, had taken down a loaded gun from the wall of the kitchen, and while engaged in examining. the lock, it went off, when the contents were lodged in the body o f a man who is well known in that district by the soubriquet of " Johnnie Bauchels." The unfortunate individual MS killed almost i n stantaneously. —Scotsmon. A site has been given by Mr. Adderley, M.P.,t the Worcester Board of Education, for the purpose of erecting a training institution on a large scale for the whole of that diocese. The site is conviently situated near Birmingham. A sum of 5,0001. has been raised to wards the first outlay, and 360/. a-year towards the an avid opining 9f the wititutico. 7 Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 — Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 3 per Cent Ditto, 4 per Cent 22 22 1 / ( 3 22 ;4 Russian Bonds ... ... ...... 96 1 /, 98 x d 98 x d Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21,4 per Cent., 12 Guild — 44% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates —7 0 3 A PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID . AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen 5O ...... ............... -- Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 33' s ...... -- Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% ............. . -- Belfast & County Down 17% Birmingham and Ox ford Junction .... ... 20 Birmingham, Wolver hampton, andpudley 10 .. ... ...... l 4 l, xint, Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 145... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junc.... 10 0•• • ••••••••• - Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter BS Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire—. 141. 4s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares .. 83 — ... Do. New 101. Pref..... 2 1 / 2 Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50 Chester and Holyhead... 47 1 / 2 22 LA Ditto, Preference l5 Clarence 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 & LianiakilltA 20 ~... -- Tyt g s LON'DON, TUESDAY EVE141144 % SEPTEMBER 6, MR, MAUNDERS TREASURY OF NATUR•iL Another " Treasury" from the indefatigable Maunder 1 Already he has given us a " Treasury of Knowledge," a " Treasury of History," a " Trea sury of Wography," and a " Treasury cf " Science," each of which volumes is almost a library in itself. But evidently desiring to give us a treasury of "Treasures," Mr. Maunder has not yet abated his exertions, or suffered his zeal and energy to diminish, and has now presented us with a fifth specimen of his diligence. The " Treasury of Natural History" is best described in its own words, as set forth in its title page, which declares it to be " a Popular Dic tionary of Animated Nature, in which the zoological characteristics that distinguish the different classes, genera, and species, are combined with a variety of interesting information, illustrative of the habits, instincts, and general economy of the animal king dom." In order to render the work more attractive to the general reader, it is embel lished with nine hundred wood-cuts, represent ing the principal animals described, besides a very beautiful frontispiece, finely engraved, in which the whole animal world, from the butterfly to the elephant, are grouped together with most artistic skill. The " general reader " will, moreover, find abundant amusement in the countless anecdotes illus trative of the habits and customs of various animals scattered throughout these pages, while the naturalist will find his taste consulted by an introductory enumeration of the various divisions, orders, and sub orders of the animal kingdom. The subjects have been arranged alphabetically, so as to render the work a zoological dictionary, where the pecu liarities of any individual animal can be learned on a moment's inquiry. The personal ap pearance of Maunders' treasuries, their coin pact form, the sober elegance of the bind ing, and the peculiar excellence of the typo graphy—are too well known, and too generally ap preciated, to require comment or commendation. It is cient for us to say that, in its general charac teristics, this new corner resembles and equals its predecessors, while its individual peculiarities render it worthy to rank beside them. In these closely- . printed double-columned (but withal most legible) 756 pages, are condensed, the information, the in terest, and the intelligence of a whole naturalist's library. The stores of Cuvier and his confri7Tes have been ransacked with most scrupulous care, and rifled with unscrupulous avidity—their scattered gems of knowledge, are here collected, and constitute the chief treasures of the "Treasury." Mr. Maunder has been careful to acknowledge all select materials, and to append to them the author's name. But if many of the gems of the "Treasury" have been amassed from other stores, the selection and the arrangement alone must have constituted a peculiarly arduous and diffi cult labour—a labour which greatly increases the debt of gratitude already due by the public to the universal lexicographer. Appended to this work is " a syllabus of practical taxidermy," which gives co pious instructions as to the best methods of preparing and preserving specimens of natural history; to which is added a " Glossarial Appendix," or dictionary of zoological words. These appendices render the " Treasury" complete. THE KELLYS AND THE O'KELLYS ; or,' 1 LANDLORDS AND TENANTS. By A. Trod- ' luppe. 3 Vols. , It might be supposed, from the second title of this book, that " The Kellys and the O'Kellys" is a poli tical novel, and the first chapter, which relates to the trial of O'Connell, tends to corroborate such a sup position. Having perused the entire work, however, we can assure those who may only have seen the title, or glanced at the commencement, that " The Kellys and O'Kellys" has absolutely nothing to do with po litics—that it is no treatise on the relative positions of landlord and tenant—that it is, in fact, neither more nor less than a genuine picture of Irish life. That definition at once conveys the best description of the work, and constitutes its highest eulogium. The plot is exceedingly simple, its chief interest is excited by the difficulties which beset Lord Ballandine (the O'Kelly) and Martin Kelly in their several endea vours to obtain an heiress as a bride. A half-friend ship subsists between Lord Ballandine and his tenant Martin, " for Shure they were all one family, at least so the Kellys said, and I never heard (writes their historian) that the O'Kellys denied it." The most interesting portion of the tale is that which relates to the humbler heroes. The Kellys, and more especially old Mrs. Kelly, are thoroughly Irish, and consequently possess those powers of attraction which are inseparable from the warm-hearted, genial, mirth-loving Ilibernian. In following the fortunes of Lord Ballandine we become initiated in all the mysteries of " The Curragh," and acquainted with the peculiarity of the Irish " turf." Dot Blake, the friend, though by no means the dis inter.nted, friend of Lord Ballandine, is an amusing but s ,-)mewhat anomalous character not quite a swindle: and not quite a gentleman. FINE ARTS. fTHE ART JOURNAL. Under the matured and able 'editorship of Mr. S. C. Hall, the` Art Journal continues to maintain its eminent reputation as the principal organ in the world of art. Before us are now lying the numbers for August and September. If only for their splendid e mbellishments+ they would be valuable. The picture of " Salvator," i`)y Maclise, is characterised by much of the genius of that distinguished Academician. It tells its story in a glance—Rosa in the apartment of the Jew picture-dealer offering him one of his youthful productions. " The Fisherman's Wife," by Paul Falconer Poole, is among the most felicitous, if it be not one of the most ambitious of the works of this eminent artist. Those who are familiar with his powers, simply through the medium of his extraordinary painting of the "Plague of London," where Defoe 's immortal history is realised upon the canvass, and the fanaticism of Solomon Engle is for ever associated with the awful devastation of 1665, or through his noble prize painting exhibited in West • i n history f English the painter minster Hall, will be somewhat amazed at the gr:ce, the nature, and the bewitching simplicity of th. l P n e t c 0 the composition. si tin. of Mr. Ppole, there is scarcely any other in springing suddenly into a wide-spread reputation, like that of the artist we have mentioned. "A' e shall be much disappointed," sayspresent the writer, " if we anyhe do not see greater things than a has yet achieved." " The Cherry Sell er ," by ~ Th e W Collins, is a rural scene taken from the original W. in the col lection of Sir Robert Peel. e Intruder," if for nothing else than being a sp ec i men o f the abilities of Edwin Landseer at sixteen years. to thesparrow of age, would be interesting. From the broken pipe on the barn-door, f rom the rat in th rat trap to the broken car t- w h ee l, from the t ca spitting forth the whole venom of her rage, to u the dog ready to leap _ upon his antagonist, the picture is full of nature. The dog alone is wonderfully clever. J. Roberts has engraved in a very masterly manner, from , I , m an original picture by C. L. Eastlake, ll he latest Port • rait of Napoleon.' The history of this portrait is one certain to excite curiosity, having been roughly sketched from life by East lake • in 1815, in an open boat lying amidst a swarm of others under the bows of the Belle rophon. To our thinking, the portrait is altogether unworthy of the subject and of the artist, who has since then acquired celebrity as a Royal Academi cian. The features are with one exception scarcely recognisable, and the chief point of resemblance seems to be in the costume—the face being more like that of a fat lubberly boy than of the glorious man apostrophised by Byron in his renowned couplet— " 0 Heaven, of which he wa s in form a feature ! 0 Earth, of which he was a noble creature !" If the Emperor could have guessed what Mr. East lake was about in his open boat, we certainly think that self-respect, not to say vanity, must have driven him from the deck into his cabin. Still it must be remembered, in extenuation, as the Art Journal itself observes, that the artist was "sketching in a boat surrounded by crowds, and at a considerable distance from his object." At the least the picture is curious to look upon, and is beautifully engraved. "Nar cissus," from the original statue by Bacon, is, to our thinking, absolutely hideous. If the statue be rot hideous itself we would certainly recommend the sculptor to prosecute the engraver for libel. We must in justice make particular allusion to the Art- Union designs for domestic purposes, some of which are exquisite. Among these—the teaspoons with the tea-plant twining up the stem, strengthening the handle with its stalks, and bossing th e top with a cluster of tea-blossoms and leaves—the water jug, representing the transformation of Syrinx into reeds, the bowl of the jug being deco• rated with bulrushes and lotus-lilies—the beer jug adorned with bunches of hops, and a handle twined about with wheat ears—the back of a hair brush, or hand-mirror pourtraying a mermaid " with a comb of pearl, on a throne of gold, combing her hair " the taper candlestick , th e card case, the ink stands, the fire irons, &c. Besides t he fore g oing, ed lthe Art Journal contains many other embellishments - of superior merit. TURNER'S HEIDELBERG. An impression of this noble eng ravin g by T. A. i Prior, taken from the celebrated picture of " The Town and Castle of Heidelberg," by J. M. W. Turner, is lying before us fo r consideration. When we have called the fact to recollection that this is one of the most splendid productions of this wonderful painter of landscapes, we have pronounced an eulogium more eloquent than could be written even in the enraptured language of the Oxford Graduate. The atmospheric distances, the refractions of air and water, the cirrus, the rainbow, the half-hidden mountains, the glimmer ing roofs of the town, all have been copied by the graver with an accuracy very little short of the miraculous. Even 1 - 1. Boulton, the printer, deserves mention, for in his subordinate capacity he Ins aided the skill of Prior and the genius of Turner in the production of thii masterpiece of art. ALISON'S HISTORY of EUROPE. The popular edition of this great standard history has just been completed by the publication of the twentieth volume. A better reprint in any essential particular cannot appe - ar. The Messrs. Blackwood have issued a work in a manner worthy of themselves and creditable to this advanced epoch in the art of typography. And in addition to this, the seventeenth part of the Atlas, illustrative of the campaigns, battles, and sieges of the times described by the nar rative has appeared with the commencement of Sep tember. One would have imagined that having ac complished so much, no further enterprise, at least no further enterprise of a judicious character, was within the reach of the publishers. That such an impression, if entertained, would have been singiarly erroneous, however, is sufficiently shown by the handsome and substantial volume of some 562 pages, which has just been published. The book is an " Epitome of Alison's History of Europe," compi:ed for the use of schools and young persons. All the facts of the more voluminous work are enumerated, accumu lated, and condensed ; and notwithstanding the com pactness into which this bulky composition has been compressed, the epitome is more remarkable for its symmetry than for its deformity, some of the most brilliant passages in the original being preserved un t-suched. As a lucid and portable history of the most wonderful epoch since the rise of Christianity, the book appears to us to be altogether invaluable; though at the same time our political opinions and the records of our judgment are so diametrically the reverse of those of Mr. Alison, that we could wish the narrative cleared of many absurd calumnies long ago disapproved, we mean such preposterous assertions as those respecting the assassination of Pichegue and Captain Wright. Apart from these blemishes of opinion, the volume is of most laudable excellence. 28 p 25 p 28 p _ . 24 p 28 p i 6 3/1 21% 2 12 22% 164 22% 67, 33 .1 I /4 101 : i SURREY THEATRE. Extraordinary attraction is now the order of the day, and the gay little Surrey, under its present ma nagement, is riot second to any of its kindred houses of the sock and buskin in the production of it. Last night, after the performance of The Pedlar Boy (a new drama, from the pen of Mr. J. Harrington), in which Mrs. R. Bonner, as the Pedlar Boy, sustained her acknowledged talents in dramatic impersonations, Monsieur Herrmann, acknowledged to be the first professor of magic in the world, and the wonder of the age, made his first appearance here, and, with the exception of five nights more (also at this house), the last of his entertaining soirees in England. M. Herrmann, to be duly appreciated, must be, ought to be seen. Nothing that we can write on paper can thoroughly describe his illysterieuses in the " magic" art. We have seen " ground and lofty tumbling" in the House of Commons, and particu larly on " budget" night ; but no "state tricks," no efforts of honourable and distinguished magicians of that great National Theatre, can at all stand com parison with those of M. Herrmann. But M. Herr mann has had great continental experience. He has also exhibited at the Haymarket, and at the Prin cess's, and now we fairly have him— caught like "Mrs. Glass's hare"—at the Surrey Theatre, situate on the south bank of the river Thames. M. Herr mann, "the juggler of the sun and moon," truly surprised us with his new and wonderful illusions — illusions which he varies every night. He is an excellent card, and deals his cards with as easy a pitch to "the gods in the gallery," "the beaux in the boxes," and " the critics in the pit," as an expert hand would at a 100-table. But amid all the tricks, amid all the extraordinary legerdemain which M. Herrmann performed, that of his inexhaustible, his many liquored bottle was the most extraordinary we have ever witnessed. "One bottle more" is familiar to every lover of hospitality, but M. Herrmann's bottle— a black one, not a shade larger than a wine bottle, is a standing article—it contains spirits and liqueurs of all kinds, and seems interminable in its quantity. The real tun of Heidelberg is nothing to it. M. Herrmann entertained a party of some hundreds last night out of it, serving with the rapidity of the quickest hand all kinds of liquors of the above, which their taste, caprice, or whim led them to call for. The scene was most amusing, as the company pressed for ward for their glasses, and the great magician dis penser. cried in rapid succession whisky, rum, brandy, gin, liqueur, Stc. Another most singular feat of M. Herrmann was the sustaining of a child by the power of ether in suspension in the air. This and his various other feats elicited rapturous ap plause. In a word, those who have not seen M. Herr mann have seen nothing. BALLOON RACE. Another of those interesting and attractive en tertainments was given yesterday afternoon at Cremorne-gardens. The weather being extremely warm and fine, a circumstance almost despaired of in these times of wet and wind, the grounds were early thronged by a company of some thousands in number, a testimony at once to the excellence of the enter tainments provided and the desire of the multitude to participate in healthful out-door recreations. The aeronautic contest was between the Royal Cremorne and Albert balloons, the former conducted through the regions of space by Lieutenant Gale, the letter under the direction of Mr. Gypson. The balloons being very nearly of a size, and of elegant shape, rendered the race more interesting and exciting ; circumstances, heightened by the knowledge in some degree, of the ascending and sailing powers of the two machines obtained in the last race, of which we made favourable mention some time past. Both balloons were inflated on the grounds, thus ren dering the whole arrangements complete. Shortly after seven o'clock, all preparations having been ef fected, the signal for starting was given, and the bal loons were released from their moorings to set out on their struggle for supremacy. The Royal Cremornewas the first to rise, thus gaining the lead of its anta gonist. For some time it kept low down, proceeding in a straightforward direction, thus obtaining a consi iderable advantage over its oppcnent, which had by t' is time made its ascent perpendicularly. They con ;inued in this state, the one ascending and the other proceeding onwards for a considerable time, \N - ben the Albert appeared to be fast overtaking its adversary, evidently with a view to pass ovslr it. Lieutenant Gale appeared to perceive this, for his tight aerial vessel darted for ward and was lost to the sight, closely followed by the Albert. Th e two racers had a most beautiful 'ed through the fine clear air; appearance as they sai. the one opaque and dusk) - appeared to reflect the rays of the setting sun, while th, I other, clear and trans pa from within, its yellow rent, seemed to be illumined coloured silk and crimson zont. s , showing like amber set with rubies. When the bait cons were fairly lost in the distance, and not till then,. did the company turn to participate in the other aca usements afforded by the spirited lessee. The ballet it,' the theatre, with its characteristic dancing, pretty dr tsses, and light sparkling music, gave general satisfact. 'cT." Previous to the Lai dete, a piece of music, entitles , in the Pyrenees," was performe d b y the il B l"( A inS Storm rendered Pagoda Orchestra. This musica l novelt y . more striking by the introductio n of novel's which The ball and firework. pyrotechnic effects. ~.-enic and i (vntion followed both attracted t heir due share of att and eulogy; indeed the pro ceeiin g s throughou.'• the afternoon went off with the utmost eclat. REVIEW OF THE MONEY MARKET FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1848.—The general tendency of the transactions of the month of August has been towards decline and circumspection. There has cer tainly been no marked depreciation, nor the prevalence of any distinct precaution, but the general observation is nevertheless true. Consols have fluctuated between 87i and 85k, and Exchequer-bills have gradually come down from 38 to 28. In the Railway market the dealers have been very much at the mercy of the ha lf- y earl y meetings, and we are not sorry to observe that the result of most of these meetings has been such as to impress the holders of railway property very strongly with the conviction that, after all, a railway company is only a shopkeeping concern on a large scale, and that to obtain the pounds it is more than ever essential to take care of the pence. The French loan, to which we al luded in our last review, has been subscribed, very much to the justifiable surprise of most people, entirely out of French capital. Our own Chancellor of the Exchequer informed the House, on the 25th August, that he also wants a loan for 2,000,000/., and be proposes to take an Act which will authorise either the issue of . Exchequer bills or the creation of stock for the required. k amount. Unless he uses great expedition, we do not thin he will find it expedient to in terfere with his own bills insupe market by increasing t he supply. We s hould Father- pose that a funding operation would suit If ho the t se imt s better than one of the opposite character.lls Con sols, he will certainly not sell them at 89—the price he obtained for the I rish loan. The scrip of that speculation has left behind it man y unpleasant reminiscences, and we are disposed to fear that Sir Charles Wd has had the impruden ce top ostpone his announcemooent until a conjuncture at which a borrowing minister will have, as well the recollections of the past as the difficulties of the present to contend with. He should have tried his hand in tlie market five weeks ago, when Consols were at 89 and looking up to 93.—Bunkers' Magazine. RAMSGATE. —The town is now, we think, at the top of the season; vast numbers crowd the splendid sands every morning. We have heard some complaints as to the practice of the bathers, and hope that the pier aut h o rities will use the powers invested in them. With the many visitors that arrive there are also a great lare num ber who have come down with the intention of .' upon their neighbours' chatchattel.A femalo last wee k lost her purse and 61 . 19 s. This town is fur behind i ‘ r ek its ny, other watering-place in having amusements o visitors. The only place, Victoria Bazaar , is nightly h crowded, as is the Marine Library, by e gentry. We have no theatre or public garden nearer than St. Peter's, which it is often difficult to reach, owing to the weather being 6ct unsettled ,-- Canterbury Journal IRELAND. DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING. The Freeman s Journal of this morning says— " The Premier was visited at the Viceregal Lodge, at eleven o'clock on Saturday, by the Lord Chancellor, who remained more than half an hour. It is understood that his Lordship has accepted an invitation from the Earl of Charlemont to pass a few days with him ut his beautiful residence, Marino, near Clontarf. Nothing has yet transpired respecting Lord John Russell's intention of going down the country; but for whatever period his stay in Dublin may be prolonged, he will continue to re side at his Excellency's lodge in the park." The weather is now all that could be desired. Last night there was a slight frost, and this morning every symptom of rain has disappeared. Notwith standing the favourable change, there has not been any revival in business here; on the contrary (sus s trade report), the present week has been worse in the produce-markets than any that have preceded it; transactions are, in fact, as near at a standstill as can well be imagined. Money is comparatively cheap, from the absolute want of employment for it. The same document thus refers to the Irish railway meet ings of the last week : " The half-yearly meetings of most of the Irish rail ways have been held during the last week or two. Of these the only one in full operation is the Dublin and Drogheda, whose report is sufficiently discouraging. It appears that the gross receipts of the company are baroly sutthcient to pay 5 per cent. per annum on its capital of 800,000!., aLd that although a portion of the expenses are charged to the amount of capital, the amount left fcr a dividend is only 10s. per cent. on the half-year. If this be the result of the working of the Great Northern Trunk, after being some time in operation, there is small room for hope on the more distant and less frequented lines of road. We observe that the expenses are rather disproportionate, being about 60 per cent." THE SPECIAL COMMISSION. According to the Cloninel Chronicle, it is still un certain whether Messrs. Duffy, Leyne, and O'Do. noghue will be tried at the special commission to be held for that county, but the trial of Mr. O'Brien there is positively decided upon, that being the main object of the commission. The Chronicle also states that— " The informations in Smith O'Brien's case, which are very luminous, and of immense length, are at present in the hands of a Dublin artiste for the purpose of being lithographed. Wo believe such a course is never adopted but in cases of high treason, w hen a large number of copies are required, in which there would be a possibility of mistake if prepared in the usual manner. In lithographs, however, there is no aueh liability." It is expected that a military force of little less than 4,000 men will be located in Clonmel, and the neighbourhood, during the sitting of the com mission. INCREASE OF THE POLICE FORCE. The following statement appears in the Limerick Examiner : " We have heard from very good authority that Go vernment intend augmenting the police force to 30,000 men, to whom the peace, protection, and possession of the country are chiefly to be intrusted ; the mare im portant fortresses only being selected for military occupation. The means will thus be afforded of withdrawing great part of the present army of cccupa tion. It is stated that ten pieces of artillery.—fi e ld pieces, will be appropriated to the police force in every county. INAUGURATION OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY OF FRANCE.—FES TIVITIES AT DUNKIRK. DUNKIRK, MONDAY MORNlNG. — Yesterday, for the first time, the shrill whistle of a locomotive awoke the echoes round the old battlements of Dunkirk. Extensive as were the preparations that were made at Calais for the ceremony of opening the great Northern of France Railway on Saturday, they were as nothing compared with those made by the good people of Dunkirk for the same event. For many days past the town (one of the most beautiful in France) has been busy in anticipation of the great event which yesterday gave a direct line of railway communication from the Northern coast to Paris. Visitors have been pouring into the town ever since yesterday morning, and the throng still in creases. The streets, all day yesterday, were literally , choked up with pleasure-seekers, and unalloyed en joyment seemed to reign in every quarter. The townspeople appear indeed to have been animated by a desire to eclipse everything that has hitherto taken place in the shape of public rejoicing in their neigh bourhood. As soon as the day for the opening of the railway was announced, the authorities commenced a \ subscription, and in a very short time a sum of up wards of 3,000/. was subscribed to carry on the fes tivities, with which to do honour to the inauguration of the Great Northern Railway of France. At half-past nine o'clock yesterday morning a pro cession was formed in beautiful order opposite the Hotel de Ville, and proceeded to the railway station which crosses the Calais road inside the ramparts. A splendid canopy has been raised over an altar opposite to the passenger station for the ceremony of the benediction. The various companies of the national guards hav ing been drawn up in the open space surrounding the station, the Cardinal Archbishop of Cambria, and the clergy of the district, ascended the altar, and awaited the arrival of the train from Calais, contain ing the directors of the line and their friends. A burst of artillery having announced that the train was in sight, the municipal authorities, all wearing tricoloured scarfs, placed themselves in line on each side of the railway, and the train having drawn up to the platform, the directors alighted and were introduced to the municipal authorities, and by them were conducted to the foot of the altar. The Cardinal Archbishop then addressed them, and in warm terms complimented them upon their having succeeded in extending railway communication to Dunkirk. He enlarged upon the advantages which would result to France by the extension of the rail way system from Paris to the northern frontier, end said that as France, par excellence, had always taken the lead in matters connected with the civilization of the world, so she ought to be foremost in widely ex tending the railway system. The ceremony of the benediction then commenced. The platform on which the altar was placed was crowded with priests of various classes, in the midst of whom stood the Archbishop, attired in all his splendid pontifical robes. Leading to the altar from the station was a broad flight of steps covered with crimson carpeting, and on the top of those steps the Cardinal stood and blessed first the engines, then the road, and finally the military and the people. The ceremony concluded, the principal authorities on the railway formed into procession again, and marched back into the town with banners flying and military bands playing. INre general never rejoicing s and saw waP ro r wded n y as pl ß ac u e nk d i i r s k pla d y id su o c n h ,atsh a e n c im oc at e io s n . sion entering the town. Every 1 1 ! window each side of depended festoons ofdtricolour. with spectators, and fromcvery hv_iondoew"in the place been thickly planted, round evergreens were twined from ground, which every street poles had ca rried along the to p s of the poles for the entire length of the street. A t in t ervals of about three yar d s were carried across the streets, sashes of r ed and blue and white drapery, interspersed with gar lands of beautiful flowers. The windows in every house were ornamented with diamond-shaped tri coloured lanterns, each containing a variegated damp for the illumination at night. The procession having arrived at the Place Jea.7 l Bart, the Cantate d'lnauguration was performed upon an elevated stage in the centre of the square, near to the statue of the celellated Jean, after which the authorities proceeded to !lie harbour to witness the Launch of an iron war steame'". called Le Biche, and op -rain returning to the Place .' an Bart, a military MU , t;ical performance took place. k' A ...t four o'clock a splendid banquet wa..` given by the atlt horities of the town to the directors of t.,'" 1: 11 .. i . l -. way, ~, , ..l the leading visitors. T he ban q uet was 11,. td at the co.ilege; and amongst the , company present rnier Pages Pauier Wol w ti r . Marie, Ga , Nat bers of the onal lowski, am. Pre M. 1 several other mem Assembly. . In the s splendidly illumi nated, an d ev p e u 'l l, i n i g ryas the town c balls were given in various parts of the city , an d it was a late hour before the festi vities of the fir st da y were brought to a close. To-day the rejoicing commenced by a distribution of medals to the corps de nausique, after which, a moc k procession will take place, the principal character in which will be Reuse, a personage bearing a strong resemblance to our own Gog and Magog. This in dividual is a figure twenty-two feet high, and is attired in a sort of ancient costume. In the evening there will be a concert of vocal and instrumental music, followed by a grand ball ; and t b o y - m r e o g r a r t o t w as ,the races, fe t iv an i t d ie s am w u il s l be emen ts of brought th to a that Gloss descrip tion. A great number of English visitors are here, ex cursion boats having been running from Dover since Saturday last. THE RAILWAY BRIDGE ACROSS THE TWEED.-011 Saturday last som e i nterest was exc it e d by the appear ance, for the first time, of a railway carriage (third class) on the temporary wooden bridge across the Tweed. The carriage, which was filled with people, was pushed to and fro several times along the bridge—even the dizzy height from the river not preventing many from bang ing round it. A piece of artillery planted on the bridge was fired in honour of the event, and the structure was also decorated with a number of flags. The temporary bridge is ready only across the river; the communica tion with the embankment behind Tweedmouth is not yet formed. It is anticipated, however, that this will bo made by the Ist of October, when the trains will pass without interruption, and the delay and expense of omnibuses for p as sengers ' and carts for goods , coke , Bcc., will then be avoided. The temporary bridge at Newcastle was expected to be opened to-day (Friday). —Berwick Warder. U - 11d ed 21 lg. k. of 1,