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thrive, you must feel that the result obtained is very satis factory. I will not go into the traffic figures of other lines; but any gentleman may compare for himself their traffic, as given officially, with our own. What will be the state of the Brighton traffic when prosperous times have returned, and the whole of the traffic from 'Weymouth, in Dorsetshire, on the one side, and Hastings on the other, is developed, when such is the traffic under the present state of depres- Eon ? Having made these observations, I have to request, in conclusion, that any proprietor will put to me any ques tion that he pleases, and to assure you that I will answer it, if by so doing I should not compromise the interest of this oompany. I know of no question but one which should be avoided on that ground. Ido hope that if any proprietor has anything to urge against the directors, individually or col lectively, he will have the manliness to do it here ; and I shall be ready to give him an answer. Mr. CROWLEY (a director) seconded the motion. Mr. LEVY begged topropose that the cordial thanks of the proprietors be given to the chairman and his colleagues. The motion was carried by acclamation. The CIIAMMAN returned thanks, and the meeting then broke up . TIM NEW NOVEL, TE DISCIPLINE of LIFE, IS NOW Ur:AM. AT ALL TILE LITIBARIEs, "A novel abounding in interest, in eloquence of feeling, and in truthful delineation." —Messenger. " The object of this work is to show how much of happiness pends on self-dlscipline. It cannot tail to place the authoress in the first rank of female novelists. It contains passages of great beauty and pathos, evidently written by one who thinks much and feels deeply, and itnpro.ises us with a high Lica of the talent of the author." —Britannia. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great ➢larlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mdlle. JENNY LEND. THE FAREWELL .NIGHT. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public are respectfully informed that the FAREWELL NIGHT will take plaoeflTO-MORROW EVENING, Aug. 24, when Madlle. JENNY LINT) will appear as AMINA, in Bellini's Opera LA SONNAMBULA. Amina, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Lisa, Mdlle. Vera ; Count Rodolphe, Blg. F. Lablache ; Elvino, Sig. Gardoni. The National Anthem will be sung by the whole strength of the Company. After the Opera, Selections from the admired Ballet of FIORITA, by Mdile. C. itosati, Mdlle. Petit Stephan, and M. Dor. To conclude with the celebrated Ball Scene from the Ballet of ALMA, comprising the Pas des Trois, by Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. Petit Stephan, and M. St. Leon. The Free List is suspended, the public Press excepted. Pit Tickets may be obtained as usual at the Box-office of the Theatre, price 10s. Gd. each, where applications tor Boxes, Pit Stalls. awl Tickets are to be made. Doors open at halt-past Seven. and commence at Eight o'clock. ULEATRI ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Hadlr Vie Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole L e s see. THIS EVENING. Will he performed TIIEHAII.VEST HOME. After which the Burlesque of NORMA. Norma, Mr. P. Bedford; Adelgtsft, Mr. Wright ; Pollio, Miss Woolgar. To conclude with the Farce of THE MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL VV AuYAL nURRE TILLATAtt... Under the direction of Mr. Kerschner. Bngagement of Mr. G. Bennett, and Mr. and Mrs. A. Wigan, for Five Nights only. Reappearance of Mr. T. P. Cooke and Grand Ballet Company. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE TOWEII OF NESLE. Buridan, Mr. G. Bennett. After which MONSIEUR JACQUES. Monsieur Jacques, M. A. Wigan ; Nina, Mrs. A. Wigan. To be followed by Mr. Wigan's successful comic Drama, entitled ,CELT DOOR. Jack Skylark, Mr. A. Wigan; Jemima Evans, Mrs. A Wigan. To conclude with THE WANDERING TRIBE. manager and Treasurer, Mr. tt. S. Fatrbrother. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITHEA.TRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. FitabalPs new and completely successful Spectacle. Unparalleled Equestrian Feats. THIS EVENING, Win be performed, the new brilliant Spectacle, founded on Sir Walter Scott's celebrated poetical Romance, and entitled MAR MION ; or, The Battle of Flodden Field. To he followed by the inimitable EQUESTRIAN and GYMNAS TIC EXERCISES in the ARENA. To conclude with a Grand Pageant, entitled LADY GODIVA AND PEEPING TCOI OF COVENTRY; or, Clearing the Toll. In compliance with the numerous applications ai the Box-office, the gorAeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA will be produced with great splendTur on Monday, August 28. Box-ottice open from Eleven till Five. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. At traction unprecedented. New Series of GRAND PROMENADE CONCERTS. Continuation of MISS SARA FLOWER. The DAYLIGHT VIEW of ROME, by Damon. Superb and Unique MENAGERIE. Grand Display of FIREWORKS, by the Messrs. Sonthby. No Extra Charge. MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY. View of Rome —Promenade Concerts, Vocal and Instrumental, conducted by Mr. GODFREY, the splendid Band of Solo Performers includes Messrs. Cioill, Collins, sen., George and Viotti Collins, Eger ton, Griesbach, Stevenson, Hardy, &c.—Several favourite Songs by Miss sera Flower—Also to be seen, during the day, the beautiful Menagerie--Shakspere's House—The Magic Bridge—and other no velties will be exhibited, the whole concluding with a most mag nificent and not to be rivalled display of Fireworks, by the Messrs. Southhy Gates open at Ten a.m.. Feeding Time Five—Concert at Six —Fireworks at Nine. This Day, the Boys of the Greenwich Hospital School, accom panied by their Band, will pay their Annual Visit to these Gardens. Admission, as usual, One Shilling. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, AUGUST 23. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 49 ; Highest, 63; Noon, 65. BAROMETER, 29.77. WIND S.S.W.; morning, slight showers; afternoon, fine, lilGfl WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 18 min. after 8 I Evening 59 min. after 8 Tllll SUN, 6;xamined before the Committee, of those two were exclusively examined on the subject of the East India trade. There remained twenty-four persons, of whom nineteen were unequivocally and decisively against the Bank Charter Act, declaring that it required amendment, while but four were decidedly in its favour. Let us look, however, to the different classes by whom that evidence was given, and the disproportion of numbers will be enhanced by the still greater disproportion in the weight that should be attached to their testimony. First, then, there were four gentlemen delegated and selected by large and influential commercial bodies to represent them and express their opinions before the Committee, viz., Mr. Bryart, by the London bankers ; Mr. BIRRBECK by the country bankers ; Mr. KINNEAR by the Chamber of Commerce at Glasgow ; and Mr. ➢MACFARLANE by the Chamber of Commerce of Edinburgh. These gentlemen were unanimeu , ly of opinion " that the Act of 1844 con siderably aggravated the commercial distress of 1847," and stated " that it required to be amended by the introduction of some power to abate its re stricting regulations." These persons, then, who spoke the opinions of the great bodies they repre sented, could not be regarded as ordinary witnesses, whose individual views only were put forward. We regret that a want of space precludes us from completing the consideration of the analysis of the evidence this day, we shall, however, return to the subject to-morrow. 6 P IIII. cre; - • • : • i4; 1 .0,4 41;21.5 _ 119ttir r s ,lll - ^ 4 Y'lh`Tl gt ‘ 2?)• IV '41;.; 4)Atz4-1 LONDON, SPAIN. TRIESTE. Madrid journals of the 17th have arrived. Their con tents are devoid of interest. MADRID BOLSA. AUG. 17.—Threes, 194 -g ; Fives, 10 4 ; Exchange on London, 46 paper. A letter from Trieste, dated August 13, says : "The enemy's fleet has definitively quitted our waters. Several coasting-vessels which have arrived here to-day from Venice report that they have already seen the fleet before that city. Probably, the Sardinian ships, in consequence of the conventions of the armistice, will receive the Sardinian subjects, and convey them safely home. ]t is said that our squadron is to put to sea very shortly. It is to be hoped that you will soon receive intelligence that the communication between Trieste and Venice has been re-established." THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The Moulton- publishes the following decree:— The Governor of the coast has received the following letter from Admiral ALBINI:—. " The President of the Council charged with the executive government, considering the decree of the National As sembly, dated June 24, 1848, and which runs thus—Art. 2. Paris is in a state of siege. Art. 3. All the executive power is vested in General Cavaignac. As also the decree of June 28, as follows : " Your Excellency,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's communications of the 25th inst., together with the acts of the convention concluded between his Sardinian Majesty and his Excellency Field- Marshal Radetzky. Major Baron Von Bourgignon, chief of the staff of the Marine of his Imperial Majesty, who was charged with the above dispatches, had arrived this morn ing, at nine o'clock, at the fleet under my command, lying at anchor in the waters of Venice; as, however, I have not, up to this time, received from inc Government any cammu nications and instructions upon this subject, I could not enter into any negotiation with the Major. While I, there fore, make known to your Excellency, th a t no c h ange h as taken place on my side, in regard to the condition of the two naval powers, I embrace this opportunity to assure you of my entire esteem, &c. &c. The National Assembly confers the executive power on General Cavaignac, who will take the title of President of the Council of Ministers; "Considering that the journals—the Representant du Peuple, the Pere Duchene, the Lampinn, and the Vraie Re publique—by the doctrines which tr'ey profess against the state, family ties (la fumUle), and property, by the violent excitations which they ferment against society, the public authorities emanating from the sovereignty of the people, against the army, the National Guards, and even against private persons, are of a nature, if tolerated any longer, to re vive agitation in the heart of the city, disorder, and war; " Considering that publications profusely and frequently gratuitously spread in the streets or the workshops and in the army are instruments of civil war, and not instruments of liberty, decrees— " Art. 1. From this day the Representant du Pimple, the Pere Duchene, the Lampion, and the Vraie Republique are and shall remain suspended. " Art. 2. It is forbidden to any editor, printer, or publisher to edit or publish the said journals, until they shall be duly authorised so to do. CROATIA. " ALBINI." A letter dated Agram. August 12, says, on Saturday last the BANN mustered the Ottochan borderers, who have returned from Pechiera, at Sr. Joan (Joanieh), and addressed them to the following effect:— "Valiant Ottochans,—Your heroism is the admiration of Europe. We now contend for the central power, a consti tutional monarchy- which mint devolve upon the Imperial dynasty. The greater part of Hungary awaits us as their deliverers. Only four weeks and you will return to the bosom of 3 our families. A fine Constitutional empire, the bulwark against all enemies, from the east and the west, will be the reward of all faithful Croatians, and all loyal Austrians. We fight for the liberty of the Crown and of the people—for fra ternity and equality." " In case of contravention of the above decree, the journal so published shall be immediately seized, the presses put ander seal, and the parties so offending proceeded against ac cording to law. "Art. 3. The present decree shall be made known to all editors, printers, and publishers, and the Prefect of Police is ordered to attend to its execution. Signed "CAVAIGNAC, President of the Council. " SENARD, Minister of Interior. " Paris, Aug. 21." In accordance, we presume, with the treaty lately entered into between the reactionnaires and the Com munists, M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN, in the Presse, takes up the cudgels on behalf of his allies, who have declared that " property is a theft, and family a prejudice." He published the. Presse yesterday with the following in place of a leading article:— " Our friends, who have not yet had time to forget that the Presse has been already suspended for 42 days, will, we doubt not, on hearing of the recent suspension of soma other journals, appreciate our motives for confining ourselves to the mere narration of facts, without any comment, until the day shall arrive when we shall be able to exercise our right of discussion with freedom, without which all moderation would appear suspicious." The following letter, purporting to have been ad dressed by the Bourbon Pretender of the eldest branch to one of his partisans in Paris, has been extensively circulated among the Legitimatiste:— " Mon cher Monsieur,..-I have just read a letter pretended to have been addressed by me to the President of the National Assembly, printed and published in Paris at the end of May. I know also that various other letters have been circulated, which are calculated to lead to the belief that I have re nounced the pleasurable hope of again seeing my dear country. Not one of those letters came from me. 'What is true, nevertheless, is my love for France, my profound sentiment of her rights, of her interests, and of her wants in these present times, and my disposition to devote my self entirely, and even to sacrifice myself to her, should Providence deem me wo r thy o f thi s no bl e an d sacred mission. Frenchman above all, I have never suf fered, I never will suffer, that my name be made use of to cause division and trouble, but if the hopes of the country are again deceived, if France, at length wearied of all these experiments, that keep her suspended perpetually over an abyss, turns her eyes towards me, and pronounces of her own accord my name, as a pledge of security and safety, as the true guarantee of the rights and of the liberty of all, let then this generous and beloved France remember that my hand, and heart, and life, and all are at her service, and that she can ever reckon upon me. " I renew to you, my dear Sir, the assurance of my eom plete affection, Idolised by his soldiers the BANN returned from St. Joan to Agram. In the course of this week the attack will commence. The forces of the BANN are estimated between 80,000 and 90,000 men. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. General BeLow, with full powers from the King of PRUSSIA. and the Frankfort Parliament, has arrived at the Swedish head-quarters at Malmo, with the view of concluding an armistice of six weeks. The principal terms proposed are the retreat of the present Provisional Government of Schleswig-Holstein, to be replaced by a new Government chosen by the King of DENMARK from a list of candidates of the Duchies, presented by the Administrator of the Empire ; the withdrawal cif the German troops from the Duchies, with the exception of four thousand Prussians. The army of Schleswig-Hol stein is to be preserved. HUN GARY. English •• •• •• Irish. ....•••• Foreign ...... Wheat. 1,560 qrs. The report of the defeat of tl;;Servian insurgents, by the Hungarian troops is confirmed. The Servians have been driven from the towns of Szarcsa and Neuzina, which they had occupied. General HIABOWAY has received a letter from the Archbishop of CARLOWITZ, stating that the Servians wero ready to conclude peace with the Magyars on the conditions they had proposed, but if they do not succeed they will be under the ne cessity of applying for protection. It was reported at Pesth that the Bann, JELLACIIICII, had crossed the Danube at the head of a large force. PRUsSIA. The King of PRUSSIA arrive.! at Munster, the ca pital of Westphalia, on the 17th, and was enthusiasti cally received by the inhabitants. Much surprise has been excited by the omission of the King of PRUSSIA to ask his late Minister, Count VON ARNIM, who resides at Bonn, to the festivities at Bruhl, which is only two miles from Bonn. This omis sion is attributed to the fact that Count VON ARNIM is an ardent partisan of German nationality, and would fain have Prussia become entirely German; whereas the German nationality of the KING would fain diiplay itself by' forcing all Germany to become entirely Prussian. " HENRI, "Petit fils d'Henry IV., et de St. Louis. " Froksdorf, July 1, 1848." At the sitting of the Assembly yesterday the President announced that notice had been given of an application on the part of the Government to prosecute a Member. The Member alluded to is understood tl be M. TURCR. The Assembly was engaged up to the hour of post in discussing the Debtors and Creditors Bill. These were considerable assemblages of workmen near the Portes St. Martin and St. Penis on Monday evening. The club of the Rue de Poitiers has decided to pre sent to the Assembly a resolution to the effect that the Assembly shall decree that the Committee of Inquiry has conscientiously and loyally fulfilled its mission, and that its report shall be referred to the Executive Go• vernment, to take what steps in it that it may consider necessary, _ _ The 2Vationa/ has the following on the affairs of Italy:— The cholera still continues its ravages at Berlin. As a prevention, the police have forbidden the introduc tion of pears into the town, which are usually devoured by the people in great quamitie,;. Several fatal eases of cholera have also occurred at Stettin. A report has spread among commercial men, that Russia has made overtures to the Prussian Government for the establishment of a commercial convention. ITALY. PIEDMONT. WEDNESbAY EVENING, AtTatIST 23, IRA MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY. A very limited quantity of English Wheat was on offer in our market; nevertheless the demand for that article, arising from the improved state of the weather for harvest work, was far from active, at Monday's advance in the quotations. The best parcels of fine foreign Wheat moved off freely; all other qualities slowly, at late rates. Bonded Wheats were mostly held for more money. No foreign Wheat has come in this week. For Barley the demand was firm, and a good clearance was effected, at extreme figures. Malt was in good request, and quite as dear as last advised. All kinds of Oats, the supply of which on sale was small, sold steadily, at very full prices. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn meal, and Flour, were quite as dear. ARRIVALS. Barley. 300 qrs. Oats. I Flour. 310 qrs. I 1,1208 k. 472-1-0 I 220 Malt. 610 qrs. WHITECITAPEL. Prime Beef and Mutton commanded a steady sale, at full prices; otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. — Beef, from 2s Sd to 3s Sd; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; Lamb, 3z 10d to ss; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per Sibs by the carcase. 110ROUGII XEOP DIAMFEET. _ The best parcels of Hops are in steady request, at fully last week's quotations. In all other kinds exceedingly little business is doing. The plantation accounts, received to•day, are rather more favourable, yet the duty is cal'ed only 185,00C1. Sussex pockets, 21 2s to 2/ 6s; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 4s to 2/ lOs ; Mid and East Kent ditto, `2lBs to 5155. IPSWICH CORN EXCHANGE, AUG. 22. The weather continues very unfavourable, which pre vents farmers doing much in carting Wheat; a few fine days would enable them to get it up in quick time. We had a fair demand for Wheat to-day, at an advance of 2s per quarter; Barley, Beans, and Peas, are is to 2s higher. Oats improved Is ; Malt, 2s better; Flour, 3s per sack dearer. PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER. Wheat 495 to 61s Beans 29s to 37s Barley Oats. 11.3 e.. ....... .... 28s to 31s Flour, per sack 44s to 49s AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 19. Wheat Barley Oats Beans ... 28 „ 348 10d. Peas 161.7 „ 34s sd. SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary JAaIES.) WHITE V. WILLIAMS. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 51. 2s. Gd., the balance for money lent. The plaintiff is a widow, carrying on the business of a salesman in the Borough-market, end the defendant is a farmer. From the evidence it appeared that 20/. was lent to defendant in July last year, but he sent up some potatoes which were sold by plaintiff, and realised 14/. 7s. 6d., after deducting commissior. For the defence it was, in the first place, endeavoured to be shown that there was a partnership between plaintiff and her sons, whose names were on the carts and cards; but Mr. White swore that was only to protect the property, as the rough lot of costermongers had frequently refused to give up baskets to him, and said he had nothing to do with them— he and his brother were paid regular wages. The SECONDARY considered that there was no question as to the partnership to go to the jury. It was then urged that if the money was advanced on the goods, therefore that the count for' money lent" was bad. The SECONDARY was of a contrary opinion, and left the case to the jury, who found for the amount claimed. This was the only case. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY. OLD COURT - . (Before Mr. Baron PLATT and Alderman Glints.) POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.—Robert Wynn, aged 17, a clerk in the General Post-office, was indicted with stealing two post letters containing money, value 2/. 35., and two postage stamps, value 2d., the property of the Postmaster-General. Mr. CLA RKSON having stated the case for the prosecution, Robert Forbes, a messenger in the Post-office, deposed, that on the 3d of July last, he was on duty in the Inland-office, in which the prisoner was employed. The Scarborough mail bag arrived about a quarter past six in the morning, and it was taken to the table where the prisoner was stationed. 'Witness had received directions to watch the prisoner, in consequence of something having occurred which excited the suspicion of the authorities in the office. It was the duty of the prisoner to open the bag, to take out the letters, and to separate them. He opened the bag, and laid two letters aside, which he afterwards placed in a drawer under the table. He subsequently saw him take out the two letters and go into one of the closets. Mr. Palmer, a president in the Inland Department, said in consequence of information he received from the last witness he went to an adjoining closet, and looked over the partition. The prisoner saw him do so, andwitness then observed him place something in the pan of the closet, which, on being after wards searched, was found to contain two letters, which were both unopened. They had the Scarborough stamp upon them—one contained a half-a-crown, a sixpenny piece, and three penny stamps, and was addressed to the proprietor of the News of the World, and the other two sovereigns, and was addressed to a person residing in Tower-hill. Several other witnesses were called to complete the chain of evidence for the prosecution. Mr. BALLANTTNE, in defending the prisoner, stated that he was most respectably connected, and was the son of a post-captain in her Majesty's navy, who was now deceased. He had always borne a good character, and had been pro moted to discharge a moat important duty in the Post-office, which his youth could scarcely warrant him in under taking. Ses;ral officers and clerks in the Post-office gave the pri• Boner an excellent character. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF 'TUESDAY. DIVIDENDS. • At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Dodgson and G. Bradbury, Bishopsgate-street Without, and Moor lane, Fore-street, ironmongers, September 12, at half-past twelve—J. Richardson, Union• street, Spitaltields, glass-dealer, Sept. 12, at eleven—W. Fry, J. Fry, and J. Chapman, St. Mildred's-court, Poultry, bankers, Sept. 13, at half•past one —H. Hanks, Great Surrey-street, Blackfriars, shoe Maker, Sept. 12, at twelve. • In the Country. G. Weiss, Liverpool, music-seller, Sept. 19, at ele•'en, at the Court, ,Averpool—H. Morris, Liverpool, licensed victual ler, Sept. 18, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. J. Ruberry, Darteaten, Staffordshire, lock-manufacturer, Bd., any Thursday after Oct. 8, between eleVen and three, at the oflice of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. J. L. Norton, Birmingham, stationer, s. 3d., and• Thurs day after Oct. 8, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basingha I-street. W. Sugden, Thomas-place, Gravel-lane, Southwark, stone mason, Sept. 18, at half-past twelve —H. Cost, Clapton, publisher, Sept. 18, at twelve—R. Baxter, Hertford, inn keeper, Sept. 12, at twelve—J. Every. sen., Lewes, Surrey, iron fdunder, Sept. 15, at eleven—'l'. Sternberg, Northamp ton, wine merchant, Sept. 15, at one -J. S. Pierce, South • am pton, saddler, Sept. 15, at one—S. Kern, Hillingdon, brick maker, Sept. 8, at eleven—G. Perigal and C. Brady, Cle ment's-lane. Lombard-street, wine merchants, Sept. 15, at eleven—J. Trevore, sen„ and J. Trevors, jun., East-Line, Walworth, carpenters, Sept. 8, at twelve. In the Country. W. Foyer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, hatter, Sept. 13, at half past ten, at the Court, Newcastle- upon-Tyne—T. Smith, Mac clesfield, railway contractor, Sept. 14, at one. at the Court, Manchester—l. Rowe, Plymouth, retailer of beer, Sept. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter— R. Jewell, Beeralsten, Devonshire, boot and shoe maker, Sept. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—W. Smith, Halifax, Yorkshire, worsted spinner, Sept. 15, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds— d. Audlem, Cheshire, maltster, Sept. 12, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Redman, Liverpool, livery stable•dueper, Sept. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— W. Hignett, Liverpool, tobacconist, Sept. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— J. Woodyat, Whitton, near North wich, Cheshire, joiner, Sept. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. At the Court of Review, Sept. 12. I. Bass, jun., Ipswich, painter, plumber, and glazier— G. Young, Bristol, grocer—T. C. edwin, Borough-road, near Stones-end, engineer—C. Brooks, Vine-yard, Lane-street, Surrey, carman—L. G. Jullien, Harley -street. Cavendish square, music selle—J. Pritchard, Harewood, Hertfordshire, innkeeper—S. Mayer, Burslem, Staffordshire, earthenware manufacturer—J. Edwards, Nag's Head-court, Gracechurch street,. ironmonger—F. Harris, the Hill, near Leominster, cattle dealer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. S. Collier, sen., and W. Collier, jun., Sussex• terrace, Old Brompton, grocers— H. Davies and D. Goodger, Regent street, St. James's, chemists and druggists—J. H. Ridsdale and G. Ridsdale, Wakefield, Yorkshire, t.tock rind share brokers—J. H. Ridsdale, G. Ridsdale, W. H. N. Myers, and W. Bailey, Leeds, stock and share brokers (so far as regards G. Ridsdale and W. Bailey)—G. Woolcoit, jun., and E. Woolcott, Doughty-street and Brownlow-mews, St. Pan cras, builders—J. J. Brez and W. S. Bevin. Chester, woollen drapers and tailors—B. Hartley and T. Hartley ; Thorn Tree, near Halifax, merchants—J. Flampson, jun., and J. Hamp son, Glossop, Derbyshire, grocers and corn dealers—J. Hoyle, J. Hoyle, and W. 11. Aston, Huddersfield, cloth finishers— F. Rickard and A. Prideaux, Liskeard, Cornwall, surgeons and apothecaries—ll. R. Stevenson and W. Hall, Addle street, City, and Manchester, manufacturers and commission agents—G. Bottomley and J. Berncastle. Croydon, surgeons and apothecaries—S. Hodgkinson and N. Macnash, Man chester, yarn agents—J. Robinson, J. Dawson, W. Dawson, and J. A. Skidmore, Wakefield, Yorkshire, worsted and yarn spinners—H. E. Moss and J. P. Reilly, Liverpool, coal mer chants—H. Bathe and J. Maxfield, Warringtor', Lancashire, wine and spirit dealers—J. J. Beresford and R. Beresford, Lea-bridge, Essex, victuallers—W. Cave and H. Cave, Man chester, engravers and pattern card makers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. John Walker, Oxford, clerk. George Rastall, ntlkingham, Lincolnshire, higler. John Stubbs, Shipley, Yorkshire, carpenter. George Wilcock, Calverley, Yorkshire. Richard Delafield, Plymouth, hair dresser. Joseph Oram, Ashwick, Somerset shire, carpenter. Thomas Conway, Birmingham, working jeweller. William Summerhays, fiandsworth, Staffordshire, brick , layer. James Lee, St. Helen's, Lancashire, labourer. Henry Land, Norwich, baker. George Thompson, Brenchley, Kent, tailor. Thomas Cecil Edwin APCann, Malvern Link, Leigh, Worces. tershire, plumber. Richard Constable, Pitchcomb, G'oucestershire, farmer. Richard Smith, Cheltenham, hairdresser. Henry Steventon, Thorverton, Devonshire. George Ellis, Birmingham, poulterer. Thomas Alldav, Birmingham, butcher. George Coo, Wisbech, machine maker. Joseph Shepherd, Liverpool, licensed victualler. Henry Ker, Birkenhead, shoemaker. Francis Balk will, Liverpool. • . Thomas Case, Runcorn, Cheshire, surgeon. John Kislingbury, East Islev. Berkshire, plumber. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. G. Turnbull, Glasgow, merchant, to meet Aug. 28 and Sept. 18, at two, within the Star Hotel, Glasgow. J. Gordon, Inverness,_ builder, to meet Aug. 26 and Sept. ,18, at one, within the Union Hotel, Inverness. T. Gibson, InVerness, leather merchant, to meet Aug. 23 and Sept. 13, at one, within the New Royal Hotel, Inverness. I. Campbell, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, cattle dealer, to meet Aug. 25 and Sept. 19, at twelve, within the King's Arms Inn, Ayr. A. Rowland and A. C. Dunlop, Glasgow and Liverpool, merchants, to meet Aug. 25 and Sept. 15, at twelve, within Comrie's Royal Hotel, Glasgow. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1848. The attention of the House of Commons has again been called to the fatal effects of the Bank Charter Act of 1844. Although, at this advanced period of the session, nothing could be attained of any real value, it was at least desirable to show that some re sult should follow from the inquiries that have taken place, and that the public and their representatives in Parliament would not await in listless apathy the dis tress and suffering occasioned by a blind adherence to an abstract theory. If the investigations directed by both Houses of Parliament were intended to answer any beneficial purpose, if they were not mere pretexts to avoid an immediate discussion, when the public mind was fully awakened to the vital importance of the subject, and men of all classes were smarting under the injuries and losses they had sustained from the total prostration of credit that had taken place, some steps should be taken to follow up by active proccedings—by certain and tangible measures—the * infornwtion that has been obtained, and not to permit the evidence that has been taken to re main buried in the pages of, the Blue-book, in which it is contained. The Right Honour able Gentleman the Member for Stamford has given an assurance that he will not permit the question to be thus shelved ; and by the motion which he last night submitted, calling upon the House to take into its serious consideration, early in the next session of Parliament, the reports of both Committees, he afforded the best proof of his sincerity and steadiness of purpose. A certain insight was given by his state ment into the management of the Committee of which he was himself a prominent member ; and he clearly established that their decision in favour of the continuance of the Bank Charter Act, without relaxation or modification, was wholly opposed to the opinions of the great majority of the witnesses examined, four-fifths of whom, and th6.le the persons wh,ase varied experience, representing the most influential and deeply interested classes, should have given pecu liar weight to their testimony, strongly condemned its provisions, and yet the report said, that "after a careful review of all the evidence" they are of opi nion, " that it is not expedient to make any altera tion in the Bank Charter Act of 1844." This statement we unhesitatingly denounce as a most unfair attempt to mislead the public, as to the tendency and effect of the evidence so given ; the quibble of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER that "a jury should not be debarred from taking into their consi deration the value of the evidence given before them," is unworthy of notice, and we regret to be obliged to say unworthy of the character and position of a Cabinet Minister. The Committee were, of course, justified in coming to such decision as they thought pro Per, and any person acquainted with its composi tioncould have little doubt as to what that decision would mischievoushave provisions of the Act of 1844 from the creation or even the aggravation of the commercial dis tress ; but we repeat that they had no right to permit the public forsingle deceived as to suppose th moment to be so far evidence en decision to be in any v t d degree founded upo n th e that was adduced before before them, when it was wholly weight and authority thereof opposed Before entering on the analysis of th e ev id ence g iven by the Right llon. Gentleman, we may be permitted to direct the public attention to one extraordinary fact stated by m th a t " there were s i x Members intitn ron' a v te iz l; connec ted with commercial af f airs in the cotn C o mmittee, and it was remarkable that of those five always voted in the minority." Thus it would appear that the independent and unprejudiced practical men of business on the Committee were opposed to the Act, in nearly the same proportion as the witnesses examined before them, and yet the votes of Sir R. PEEL and Sir CHARLES WOOD, and of their adherents, set aside the opinions of those who from their position and valuable experience would have commanded the public confidence. . There were then, it appears, twenty-six witnesses Politics so generally and largely monopolise the space of our leading columns, that the consideration of a matter of a strictly literary character in this de partment of a newspaper would almost seem to demand something very like an apology from the journalist. Yet, considering the circumstances under which this article is written, we apologise not, even to the extent of one syllable. .VVe dare to say that the emotions with which even our feeble utterances will be read must inevitably, in the hearts of the in telligent, amount very nearly to those of positive gratitude. There is a man in England who has recently written a book—called "An Inquiry into the Phi losophy and Religion of Shakspere"—a big, laborious book of 547 pages. The name of this person is paraded upon the title-page of his volume as —" W. J. BIRCH, M.A., New Inn Hall, Oxon, author of the " Real and Ideal," &c., &c. To epitomise the purpose of his present composition with the utmost possible degree of brevity, we should say that it is an endeavour to vilify the character of a dead man, whose name is one of the noblest and holiest glories of the human race. The whole pro duction is one prolonged and agonising struggle on the part of the writer to realise this intention—an intention so inspiring, so graceful, and so benignant, as to constitute of itself its own panegyric. From the first line of the " Preface," to the last diphthong in the appended " Additions and Corrections"—from the exordium to the peroration—it is manifest throughout the entire work how acute have been the throes of its conception, and how distracting the torments of its birth. Every sentence is a spasm—every epithet is a twinge—and whenever the style merges into a disjointed glibness, it is per ' ceptible with what excruciating pangs the author has writhed into volubility. Nor is this surprising when we remember that the aim of the production—an aim ever present to the imagination of its scribe—is eminently calculated to carry along with it its own tremendous punishment—like the damned soul de scribed by DANTE in his Inferno, gnawing the skull of his enemy, for ever and for ever, his lip reeking with blood, and his teeth tangled with the hair of his victim. Regard the question in its simplest aspect, and we undertake to say that the effect is little else than a sensation of horror. Here, in the middle of the nineteenth cen tury, is presented to us the spectacle of a man devoting all his moral and intellectual energies— homceopathic we must acknowledge them to be, as far as his present effusion enables us to decide—de voting the whole, we say, of his moral and intellec tual energies to dim the lustre of a renown second to that of no human bard that has ever trod GOD'S earth since the days when JEREMIAS chaunted the woes of Babylon amidst the desolation and soli tude of Jerusalem. Mr. W. J. Maori—en vious, we suppose, of the sublime celebrity of SII kESPEßE—envious, as the emmet might be of the dimensions of the behemoth—Mr. W. J. Bincu, M.A., strives in this big, empty book of his, to hold up the fame of SIMIESPERE to the exe cration of the world by arguing that the poetical works of &MESTERE, his comedies, his tragedies, his " Venus and Adonis," his " Rape of Lucrece," his sonnets and even his minor fragments, all tend irre sistibly to prove him not only a debauchee, a drunkard, and a profligate, but a libidinous and irre ligious blasphemer. To demonstrate that SHABSTERE was intensely irreligious, that his dramas teem with impieties, that his philosophy was built up on infidelity, and his religion buried under the filth and ordure of atheism, Mr. IV. J. Bitten takes the prays of SHAKSPERE, one by one, beginning with Titus Andronicus, and ending with the Tempest, and endeavours, as far as the stalest sophisms and the grossest misconstructions will enable him, to bedaub the fane of the giant dramatist with the dust and mire of his imputations. The effort has not even the merit of originality. For every one knew already that the purest and most pellucid ut terances of a virgin lip may be distorted into the vilest conceits and the most disgusting double entendres by the ingenuity of a foul imagination. It is precisely in this manner that Mr. W. J. BIRCH, M.A., has acted towards the divine and ravishing melodies of SIIAKSTERE. And how he has proceeded in this very pleasing effort may be discerned in a few moments by glancing at the mere manner of his intro duction. Thu whole work is based upon " conjectures," idea," " mays be's," and " may-not-be's." Mr. BIRCH then argues in this fashion. He says that "probably" SHAKSPERE frequented the society of MARLOWE, that MARLOWE was said to be an unbeliever by ANTHONY WOOD, and that consequently &MESTERE was an Atheist. He says that SHAKSPERE " doubtless" imitated MaaLowE's style from the force of asso ciation with MARLOWE in his early days, that the fact of this imitation has been " verified" by the accusation of GREENE, and that therefore SHAKS rERB was an Atheist. That SHAKSPERE knew RALEIGH, that it was " a current opinion of his age" that RALEIGH was without religion, and that therefore SHARsPERE was an Atheist. That " it is possible" SHAESPERB knew BACON, that much of BACON'S Essays " are said " to have been taken from MONTAIGNE, that the design of both MONTAIGNE and BACON " seems to be" to distinguish between the quibblers on religion ; that SHAKSPERE, in a passage in the Midsummer Night's Dream "seems" to have coincided with an idea expressed in BACON'S third Essay, and that, therefore, SHAILS.. PERE was an Atheist. In this slovenly and execrably illogical manner does Mr. W. J. BIRCH enter upon his ungrateful theme. We have alluded to his:volume, not in bitter ness of feeling, but in utter contempt of his singularly ignoble and slanderous ambition. He has pilloried himself upon the title-page of his "Inquiry," and has with every sentence in the volume branded himself with a brand which would most certainly be eternal, but that his very name itself has such a fortunate affinity for oblivion. A YACIIT VOYAGE TO NORWAY, DENMARK, AND SWEDEN. BY W. A. Ross, ESQ.—Dir. Ross, who per forated his journey to Norway in company with Lord Rodney, ha , in these lively volumes furnished a guide which will be highly welcome to all tourists to the north, particularly to yachtsmen and adepts in the use of the rod and gun. His sporting details, in reference to fish ing, bear shooting, &c., are highly amusing, and will re mind the reader forcibly of Niwrod's vivacious narra tivee. Independently ot its forming a work whtifse ori ginality and truth, together with the novelty ot the sub ject and the romantic interest of many of the incidents it contains, must at any time ensure it favour, the "yacht voyage" possesses at the present moment an ad ditional source of interest to numbers whose arrange ments far their autumnal tours have been disordered by the state of affairs in the southern part of the continent detstood i of Europe.—Evening Paper. will be nOffi . N Op PARLIAMENT.-It is DOW un- PROROGIATIO tSeptember, eial quarters that the business of the session . brought alid tt that a a t h close, er if Majesty possible, will by prorogue Friday , Parliamentt h e ls t in person on the foll • of pro ceed Woolwich owing day; and will afterwards pro- Albert Royal yachatnd embark on board the Victoria and Admiralty steam-y; i , stlien, attended by the Black Eagle, Royal squadron, the , Lt, and other vessels composing the directl to undee, eneen and Prince Albert will proceed Aberdeenshire— Heraldr."te to Balmoral shooting lodge, "the cause of Italy is not lost; the war of Kings is finished, that of the people commences. The annexation of Lombardy, and of Venetia to the Sardinian States, which has never existed - de 'be. has now ceased de lege with the power of the Albert intrigae. At the news of the disgraceful armistice of Vigevano a new and coin pletely independent Provisional Government was esta blished at Venice, and M. Tommasco has just arrived at Paris to demand the immediate assistance of France. In Lombardy the late Committee of Public Safety of Milan has constituted itself into an insurrectionary junta at Lugano, and at this time must have established itself on the Lombardien territory. General Gari baldi, who, during ten years, defended Monte Video with so much bravery, has given in his adhesion to the junta, and has just gained a striking victory over an Aus trian corps on the banks of the Lago Maggiore. After a combat on the 15th, which lasted upwards of three hours, the volunteers of Garibaldi remained masters of the field. The Italians only lost three men killed and one wounded. The Croatians lost upwards of thirty on the ground, and lied in all directions. In consequence of this affair half the pro vince of Como has been retaken from the Austrians, and great hopes are entertained that in two days more the whole province will be freed from them. Apina :still keeps in the mountains." Lours Authentique.—P Anis, Au*. 22.—French Five per Cents., 71f. 75c., 72f., 711'. 75c., 721. 25c., 72f., 72f. 25c. New loan, 71f. 75c. 50c.; Three per Cents., 44f. 44f. 25c., 43f. 75c., 44f. 441. 25c., 44f. ; Treasury Bonds 23/f.; Bank of France, 1,62af.; Neapolitan, 73f., 731. 50c. 25c., 73f. ; Roman, 64f., 63ff.; Belgian Five per Cents., 1840, 78V.; Ditto, 1842, 781 if., 791.; Ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 715 f.; Obligations of the City, 1,090 f., 1,095 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 23. Exchange on London, one month, money, 25f. 35c. ; three months, money, 25f. 25c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, AUG. 22. Boulogne and Amiens, 6—Namur and Liege, 4 1 4 Northern of France, s%—Orleans and Bourdeaux, 1 3 A — Paris and Lyons, 4%. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. In the sitting of the Austrian Diet, on the 16th inst., M. Vox PILLERSDORFB presented the following report from the Finance Committee : "The first care of the Committee was to ascertain the sum indispensable for the service of the year. There ap pears to be a deficit of 17 and 20 Milli Ons. The Committee hope, however, that the whole of this may not be needed, in eunuch as success has attended the military operations, and d m i t e i o a n admits i debts of s e the hostile powers and the re c l a i me d provinces may be' ex pected to contribute to the w ar expen di ture. The Minister of Finance proposes to c o v er the deficit by emplo ing the credit of the State, and the C omm itt ee acquiesce, th 3 oug i h r a a s n x tl io e u s s h o t h r t a n t e s n s o of a t d i n l u o c t o a t n h t e l y r , m i n ea t s ep r e, r b o u p t o s a a r l e , should be incurred. The Committee disapproves of the proposal to bring the credit of the National Bank into play. It consents to an issue of Exchequer bills, but is opposed to making them legal tedder, or compelling the Bank to receiv e th em . T he Com_ mittee has no objection to a loan on State debentures, but objects to hypothecating the lands of the Church or State for their payment; for the guarantee of the representa tives of the people ought to be sufficient, and such security would be unjust to the already existing Creditors of the State. The Committee urgently requests the immediate re. vocation of the' prohibition of the exportation of silver a s hurtful, and an act of hostility to Germany with which Austria is so intimately allied. The Committee proposes the immediate opening of a loan of twenty millions, either on Exchequer bills or as a simple loan. But the former are not to be declared legal, or the Bank to be required to receive them ; and no security is to be given for the latter on the lands of the Church or State. Lenders may be encou raged. however, by offering a higher rate of interest. i n conclusion, the Committee express the wish that Ministers will exert themselves to conclude a peace as soon as pos sible; will make in the meantime the reclaimed provinces responsible for a part of the loan; will bring forward the budget without delay; will revoke the prohibition to ex port silver; and that the Diet will appoint a Commission of Finance." In the same sitting a Ministerial explanation (which was considered satisfactory) was given as to the inten tion of the Government in calling together several of the provincial Diets. It had been suspected that, acting on the old METTERNICH policy, the Government had convened these local Diets for the purpose of playing them off against the General Diet assembled in Vienna. In reply to certain questions which were put to him on this subject, the Minister DOBLOFF stated that the provincial Diets which have assembled since the 15th of March are those of Moravia, Silesia, Upper Austria, Tyrol, Steirmark, Carinthia, and Krain. The object of their convention is to dispatch purely local business. Another motive that had prompted the assembling of these local Diets was the prospect of obtaining important information respecting the state of their provinces as matter for the deliberations of the Constituent Diet. They had been convened by Ministerial circulars, which were authorised by the constitution. The votes of these Diets would not have the power of laws until sanctioned by the Constituent Diet. Ministers would to this end submit them to . the people's reprtsentatives as soon es received. The appearance of the cholera within the Austrian territory at Bukowina has been officially announced by the Government. In consequence of the heavy rains, storms, and partial rain spouts which inundated the country during the n ights of the Ist and 2 d July, the of Lu h,in Au greater b a e par t of the circle of Villach , in the Gove rn ment Korteschach, Spit a l, f Grie en -IlleeTriga—annarptp,peirn T arvis, Villach, has been devastated an and destroyed to a most fe arful extent, and hundreds of to beggary and the utmost families have been brought d several .9. tho l u li sa e i this terrible visitation of PROVIDENCE , the city police authorities in aid of t he sufferers " We believe," says the Piedmontese Gazette," we can state that before the departure of the Minister of En gland and the Chargé d'Affaires of France for the head quarters of the KING and for those of Marshal RA DETZRY as mediators, the Ministry announced to them officially that, whilst it admitted that the armistice signed at Milan on the 9th instant was binding as to military matters, it was not of any avail with respect to the political question, and consequently could not be considered as a basis for any negotiations. This decia• ration is justified by that pricciple of public law which declares that a general can certainly conclude an armistice, but cannot, without having lull powers ad hoc, pass any political act or convention, which would not be of force unless invested with the Agnature of a respon• sible Ministry." The Patric of Florence of the 14th says :—" If we are well informed, CHARLES ALBERT has di cided to lose even Piedmont rather than consent to a peace unfavour able to Italian indepentit nee." A letter from Genoa of the 15th states that General SONNAZ is about to be appointed military commandant of that city and division. The fort of Castelletto is in course of destruction, and will be levelled with the ground in a month. The Risoryiniento of Turin of the 17th instant states that the English and French Ministers had returned to that city on the previous day, from Alessandria. where they 11531 had an audience with king CHARLES ALBERT, who had accepted the mediation of England and France in the Austro-Italian affairs, and had also consented to the terms proposed as the basis of the treaty. Imme diately on their arrival at Turin, they dispatched a courier to Innspruck. LOMBARDY. Advices from Wan of the 14th say—" The city is tranquil in appearance; it has b een respecte d b y t h e Austrians. Three soldiers who had been detected in theft have been shot. The city is deserted—the shops. with the exception of those selling provisions, are shut." The Italian Governor of Pesehiera has refused to sur render the fortress to the Austrians. L' Opinione of the 18th announces the capture of Peschiera by the Austrians, after a bombardment of two days. ROME. The following is the proclamation issued by theßoman Mir.istry to which we alluded in The Sun of yesterday. " People of the states of the H o l y Ch urch,—The Mi n i ster of War has received a dispatch from Bol.gua, couched in the following terms:—` Thu People are fighting against the Ger mans.' The importance of these few words is great and terri ble. The dispatch concludes thus The people have triumphed.' It is constancy, therefore, which assures, victory. The Ministers hasten to communicate the intelligence to his Holiness, and pointed out the danger to which his children were expDsed. His answer was, let everything be done that can be done to save and defend the country and its sacred territory. Battalions of the Romagna are already in march towards the field of battle, and others from the capital and from the other provinces will follow, and will carry with them the blessings of the Pope, of that Popo who watches fur the defence and the safety of the common country. " Given at the Quirinal, I Ith Aug." (Signed by the Ministers.) VENICE. Venice, it is said, bas again proclaimed a republic. The Dieta Italiana gives the following account of the recent proceedings in Venice : " Scarcely was the capitulation of Milan known, when the people assembled, and the Royal Commission were obliged to resign. Meantime Daniel Mannin rushed into the square, and was received with loud acclamations. He began to speak in the midst of the greatest of silence. He spoke of the necessity of union in such solemn moments, recommended them to think only of the liberty of their country, and offered to resume the reins of Government, and to sacrifice his life for the public safety. The people applauded him with fury, proclaimed the Republic, and named him Presi dent. He accepted, immediately set to work, and Tomasso and Tofani left for Paris, to solicit intervention. General Passe has published a proclamation declaring a traitor to his country whoever abandons his flag. Venice appears re animated ; and if, as is assured, Admiral Albini will con tinue to cruise with his fleet in the Adriatic, this city may perhaps be the anchor of Italy. On the 11th there was an attaek.upon Malghera, which lasted four hours. The Ve netians defended themselves bravely, and after supporticg a hailstorm of balls and shells, forced the Austrians to retire." COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, AUGUST 22. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA. PanccE ALBERT'S Cur. —Monday set in with a storm of wind and rain, yet the yachts took their stations; but there was such a difficulty to hear or see what was doing on the shore, that th ree of them — t h e B r illi ant , 392 to ns, the Wyvern, 205 to ns , an d th e E n chantres s , 213 tons, started before the sign a l her post. The Brill gun closely away before the gale , gun was fired, leaving the Flirt pitching at iant flew followed by the other two to the Nab, in rounding which the Wyvern's mainmast went over the stern. One of the seamen, fearing the mast would fall on him, made a desperate leap overboard, and after some difficulty was saved, the En chantress bearing up to assist in towing the wreck. The Brilliant beat down, and of course came in first. There never could have been a finer breeze for this no ble y acht ; she might have defied the fleet. It is said that the Capricorn missed stays twice. The Cup is to be sailed for again on Wednesday. Her Majesty and the Royal Family came over in the Fairy in the afternoon. The weather was then fine, but it still blew hard, with a heavy sea out, but the yacht was moored in still water close to the parade. There were some hundreds of fashionables on shore, and afloat there were some very ex cellent rowing matches. In the first match the boats came in so close together that there was great doubt which was the winner. ..... The blacks were strong, powerful men, but unfortunately the bow man brake his oar. The duck hunts were a sell, and no prizes ought to have been given. Her Majesty seemed highly delighted, as was Prince Al bert and the R o y a l c h ildren, an d r ewarded the different win ners, particularly Julius Caesar and the other dark ones belonging to the American ship Ondine. The display of lire-works followed, but the Flirt alone was brilliant afloat. Heretofore, when the members of the squa dron pulled together, all blazed off on such a night, now the Vice-Commodere shines forth alone The Learned JUDGE having summed up, The jury retired, but had not returned into court with their verdict when we went to pres 4, although absent nearly two hours. The Court was occupied during the remainder of the morning in trying other Post-office prosecutions, but none of them presented any feature calling for a particular report. IVE W COURT. (Before the Common-Sergeant and Mr. Alderman I•ARERROTIIBR). CHARGE OF POT-STEALING.—James Barnes, 65, a re-. spectahle•looking man, a smith, carrying on business at Blackheath, was indicted with stealing three pewter-pots, value 2s. 6d., the property of John Munn. The prisoner, it appeared, was a most respectable but eccentric old man, and had carried on the business of a smith and reared a large family, at Blackheath, for many years. The prisoner, it appeared, dealt with Mr. Munn for beer, and, according to the statement of the policeman, he saw him one morning, about six o'clock, secrete the three pots, and take them away. Mr. PARNELL was addressing the jury for the prisoner, when The foreman intimated that they did not consider the evidence sufficient, and their verdict was Not Guilty. The prisoner was again indicted with stealing one pewter pot, value 18d., the property of Charles Evans. The jury also Acquitted the prisoner on this charge, and he was immediately discharged. _Henry Sullivan, 33, a labourer, was convicted of stealing, on the Ist of August, 1121bs. of lead, value 125., the property of Joseph Barber, and was sentenced to four months' impri sonment and hard labour. Owen Gibbins, aged 15, was convicted of stealing a penny and a halfpenny from the person of Jane Brooks, and was sentenced to one months' imprisonment and hard labour. Ann Jones, aged 20, and Allen Trent, aged 22, two nymphs of the pave, were indicted with stealing a watch, value 255„ the property of Bernard Duffy, from his person, on Holborn hill, on the night of the 9th of July last. The jury found both prisoners Guilty, and The COMMON-SERGEANT sentenced them both to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. Hannah Bruceland Mary Ann Bruce, mother and daughter, were indicted with stealing various articles of wearing ap parel, sheets, &c., of the value of 10/., the property of Phoebe Willings, the mistress of the school in London-wall. It appeared from the evidence on the part of the prosecu tor, that the younger prisoner, a girl only fifteen years of age, was in the service of the prosecutrix, and the elder prisoner frequently came to her house. A pawnbroker in London-wall proved that both the pri soners fie p d le a d s g hes. pledged property at his shop, which the pr osecutrix The jury convicted both the prisoners, and The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced H annah Bruce to twelve Bruce e and imprisonment Maryour. MANSION-HOUSE.-'(THIS DAY.) APPREHENSION OF ANOTHER CHARTIST LEATHR.—John Shaw, a respectable -looking man, who is stated to be an undertaker, was brought up on a warrant charged with hav ing uttered ' a seditious speech, in his character as chairman of a Chartist meeting, held on the evening of Friday, the 28th of July, at the Milton. street Theatre. Mr. James White, the Government short-band writer, read his notes of the prisoner's speech, which consisted of a tissue of inflammatory bluster. The prisoner put a few questions to Mr. White, but eli cited nothing material. Police-constable Rowley, 159 H division deposed to hav ing apprehended the prisoner at a public house in Windmill street, Haymarket. The prisoner was then committed for trial. A true bill was found against him yesterday. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—On Saturday next Middle. Jenny Lind will sing at the concert given for the be nefit of the chorus at this establishment. The operatic se ason w illclose to-morrow (Thursday) when Mdlle. Li n d w ill ap pear in one of her favourite characters. - H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE—His Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Naples (Count of Syracuse) honoured the performance at Her Majesty's Theatre yesterday evening with his presence. Amongst the audience were the Prince Louis Napoleon, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, Lady Charles Wellesley, and Mr. Arbuthnot; the Marquis of Titchfield, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Donegal, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness Drunow and Mademoiselle Olga de Lechner, Duke de Ahren berg, the Countess of Blessington and the Misses Power, Lady Newport, Colonel the Hon. Robert Boyle and party, who occupied her Majesty's box; Viscount and Viscountess Bury, Count d'Orsay, Count de Guise, General the Hon. H. Cavendish, General the Hon. A. Upton, Lord Adolphus Fitz clarence, Lord and Lady Francis Gordon, Lady Rotheby, Miss Burdett Coutts and party, Lady Flower, Sir G. Womb well, Sir G. Carroll and Lady Carroll, Sir J. Bayley and Lady Bayley, Major-General Sir Alexander Woodford and Lady Woodford, Lady Anson, Mrs. Dennistoun, &c. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COM PANY.—An exceedingly gratifying meeting of the old engine drivers and firemen of the above railway was held last night, at the Railway Tavern, Hampstead- road. Mr. Jonas Brown was in the chair. It appeared by the proceedings at the meeting last night, that the whole of the old hands are to resume their former duties, many having done so yesterday. SOUTH - WESTERN RAILWAY.—Or ENING or THE WINDSOR BRANCH. —Yesterday the branch of this railway to Datchet was open e d f or p u bli c traffic. Strictly speaking It is an extension of the Richmond branch, which it leaves by a slight curve a short di s t a n ce from Richmond, crossing the Thames by an iron brid ge situate midway between Isi eworth and Richmond-bridge, it proceeds through Twickenham Park to Twickenh am , w h ere th ere i s a station, and from thence . a straight line to Staines and Datchet, on the north-west side of Windsor Park. The distance from Waterloo-bridge, about 23 miles, was performed in one hour and a quarter. During the day fifteen trains passed either way. Mr. A. E. Fuller has paired with Mr. Robert Hollond for the remainder of the session. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, TUESDAY. The unfavourable state of the weather prevented her Ma• jesty and Prince Albert from taking their usual early walk this morning, but the rain ceasing soon after ten, the Queen and his Royal Highness promenaded with the Princess Holienlohe and Royal Family. The Queen and Prince Albert, and their illustrious - visitor, aecompatiied by the Prince of Wales, Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and Princess Alice, attended the Regatta at Cowes in the afternoon. The Archbishop of Canterbury had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Eiisee Poujade had an interview with Earl Grey, at the Colonial-office, yesterday. The ord Mayor had an interview with Sir George Grey, yesterday, at the Home-office. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence i❑ Downing -street. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LANCASTER AND PRESTON RAILWAY. (ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) On Monday afternoon at five o'clock an accident occurred on the above line of railway, the result of which was almost instant death to one of the passengers, and serious injury to several more. A mixed train left the Preston station at 4 o'clock for Lancaster; at the Bay Horse station (about d six miles from Lancaster) it stopped to let passengers wn. r oach- Whilst the station keeper and guard were engagedinremnov ing luggage, to the dismay of all, a train was seen .ppp train ing on the same line at a truly fearful rate. T his proved to be the express train, which leaves London at 9 o'clock in the morning, and which was then hours nearly two Lan after its time. As soon as the engine-driver on the 3 but before he could put all steam to get out of thearnwea-4 and dashed right caster train saw the approach of the express he immediately attain any speed the express wonder is how any of the passen gersdashed to pieces. and the into the hinder carriages. I s ou c r carriages were completely escaped. m n d e e their on : n :.. t iatrs f oi i o no, r aln ‘ s v l yaif,roodouuitietodok, killed compound castc r for surgeons, e f A t n te el o ) a g a n i much of j .z u md r e e n In d trrihedceseroieriv received — alt a ho , u y g o h ma m ,n a L n) a • n N e v e e s r t e er. Two Sands, near skull, and now lie in the house of Recovery frac tures of the at in a hopeless condition. Mrs. Ya Lancaster tes, of Lan caster, had her face much cut, and her collar-bone broken. A Miss Bland, of the same place, received several injuries. The number of the injured amounts to between ten and twelve, but at present it is impossible to tell the exact amount. When the engine -driver and stoker on the express train saw what would inevitably happen they jumped off and escaped unhurt. Mr. William Jackson, of Lancaster, one of the directors of the Lancaster and Preston Railway, was in the express train at the time, and leaped out unhurt. Mrs. Edmondson, who was killed, had in her arms at the time a lovely little boy about four years old, who received no injury whatever. If there be any blame it is not known as yet to whom it is attached, but doubtless a searching inquiry will be instituted. This is the first collision that has occurred on the Lancaster and Preston Railway during the ten years it has been opened and has caused /ideal of excitement in the neighbourhood Mr. Beckett, tea-dealer, of Lancaster, had a marvellcus escape. He was in one of the second-class carriages that was smashed to pieces. He fell through the bottom of the carriage whoa it parted, and escaped without even a mark of injury. SUBSCRIPTION BY THE GERMANS IN MANCHESTER. —The subscription for the wounded and the widows and orphans of the fallen victims in the popular struggle in Ber lin and Vienna has been closed, and the amount of 5031. collected. Toe committee have sent 3901. to Berlin, and 751. to Vienna, to the proper authorities, for distribution. A small remaining balance of about 234 they have handed over to the Society for Distressed Foreigners in Manchester, ac counts received from Berlin stating that the funds sent in from all parts are quite ample. THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RICHMOND BRANCH RAILWAY,—Last evening Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hospital, on the body of Frederick Gant, aged 29, a guard on the Richmond branch of the South-Western Railway. The particulars of the accident were stated in our columns yesterday. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased died from the injuries received, but in what manner they were occasioned, there was no evidence to show. MA WOMAN STONED TO DEATH !—When Smith (the fellow convicted of the outrage upon Mr. Hadow) stated, on his apprehension that he had killed one person already on that day, no one for a moment could suppose that there was any foundation for the assertion. There is now no moral doubt of its correctness. He had literally stoned a poor woman to death ! The woman's name was Ellen Lawrence, residing at Collingbourne, a few miles from the residence of the Rev. Mr. Had,,w. She bad been taking some dinner to a labourer at work in a field, and was on her return home when she was brutally murdered, in the way stated, in the public road. She was discovered by a gentle. man passing the road in a gig, who immediately gave information to some reapers—observing, " There she lies just as I found her, I have not touched her !" and then went on, saying that he was going to Weyhill. The poor woman was breathing at the time, but she died shortly afterwards. She presented a most frightful specticle. Her head had been " battered" with large stones, apparently thrown with force enough to kill a horse. An inquest was held on the body on Monday and adjourned to this day. It is to be hoped, for the ends of justice, that the gentleman who first discovered her will attend and give evidence. Whether there will be sufficient legal evi. deuce to convict Smith of the murder is uncertain. At present there is only his own confession.—Devizes Gazette. CONSULAR OFFICERS.—By a Parliamentary paper, just printed, it is shown that there were, in May last, in her Majesty's service 237 consular officers. The lowest salary was 251., and the highest 2,00,1. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK AUGUST MEETING. Toni:, TUESDAY ArrEttxooN.—The following horses have ari ived since our last report was forwarded :—Beverlac, Syl van, Maid of my Soul, Garrick, Abbot of Meaux, Swiss Boy, Cigarette, Flatcatcher, Canezou. Backbiter, b c by Touch stone, out of Mickleton Maid; Winesour, Iniperatrix, Velox, gr c by Robin Gray, out of Queen of Carthage; Ada Mary. Entries for the Plates, &c., which closed on Monday night : WEDNESDAY. The Dundas Stakes; for three yrs old and upwards. One mile and a quarter. Dough, 3 yrs—Sir Robert Sloper, 3 yrs—Ladybird, 3 yrs —lnheritress. aged—Reality, 3 yrs—br fby Jaquos, out of Curl, 3 yrs—Wanota, 4 yrs—Philosopher, 4 yrs. Her Majesty's Plate; for three . yrs old, &c. Four miles. Dough, 3 yrs—br f by Jaques, out of (furl, 3 yrs—Ben nicol, 3 yrs - Gocliermouth, 3 yrs —Raisthorpe, 4 yrs—ln heritress, aged —Otterburn, 3 yrs. The Lottery Plate of 257., Sc.c. One mile. Philosopher, 4 yrs (to be sold for 30d!.)—Otterburn, 3 yrs (100/.)—The Man in the Moon (bro. to Lunedale), 3 yrs ( 100/.)—gr c by Robin Gray, out of Tractarian's dam, 3 yrs (10:1/.)—Sir Robert Sloper, 3 yrs (100/o—Chesterfield, aged (501.) —Lady Mary, 3 yrs (50!.)—Ennui, 3 yrs (50/.) TH URSDAY. The County Cup of 1501., &c. Two miles. Dough, 3 vrs— Miss Sarah, 6 yrs— Lecomte, 3 yrs—Rowena, aged—Sir ilt,rtin, 4 yrs. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; for mares. Three miles. Shropshire Witch, 3 yrs—Reality, 3 yrs—Tufcan, 3 yrs— Miss Harrison, 3 yrs—Ellerdale, 4 yrs—Gaiety, 4 .yrs—ln heritress, aged—Vanish, 5 yrs. FRIDAY. The Members' Plate of .501., &c. One mile and a half. General Sale, 5 yrs—gr c by Robin Gray, out of Tractarian's dam, 3 yrs—Miss Faun, 4 yrs— Acomb, 3 yrs—Chesterfield, aged— Otterburn, 3 yrs—Activity, 3 yrs—The Man in the Moon, 3 yrs—Sorceress, 3 yrs. Arrivals up to Ten o'clock on Monday night :—Little Casino, Reality, Post Tempore, Philosopher, Ellen Middleton, Pyrland, Slashing Alice, Queen of the May, Alp, Wanota, Inheritress, Shropshire Witch, Dough, Besborough, Cocker mouth, Tuscan, Lady Mary, Ladybird, Snowball, Langton, Lucullus, Mysticle, The Baby, Sir Martin, The Cur, Load stone, Remembrance, Meaux, Camphine, Dark Lady, Le comte, Pillage, Marquis of Conyngham, b f by Cardinal Puff out of Croton Oil's dam ; Glauca, Earthingale, Valiant Ennui, Castanette, and f by The Provost, out of Siberia / 2 yrs. CANTERBURY RACES.— TUESDAY. The East Kent Handicap of 100 sous., added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, and 3 only if declared; the second to receive 201., and the third 10/. About two miles. (22 - Subs., 3 of whom declared. ) Mr. R. Lawley na Alkali, 6 yrs,7st 21b ... (Planner) 1 Lord Strathmore's Swallow, 4 yrs, 7st 91b... 2 Mr. Lowther's Black Dee, 3 yrs, sst 61b ... 3 The following also started, but were not placed :—Geral dine, 5 yrs, 7st 91b—Columbus, 6 yrs, ist 41b, and Wee Bit, 4 yrs, 6st 71b. A very fine race. Won by a neck. The City Members' Plate of 50/. Heats, two miles.—The first heat was won by Mr. T. Lyne's Barmaid, and the second by Mr. Wotton's Margaret Catchpole. THE YORK MEETING ANTICIPATED. TO THE EDITOR OF ThE SUN. STAKE. PROBABLE WIENER. Dundas Stakes Her Majesty's Plate Colt Sapling Knavesmire . Filly by Cardinal Puff Ebor St. Leger Prince of Wales's Stakes... Garrick or Pyrland Match Mysticle County Cup Queen's Plate lnheritress or Ellerdale Filly Stakes; Queen of the May or Campbine Bramham Park Produce Stakes Members' Plate Thirty Soya. Stakes ........ Flatcatcher Gimcrack Stakes ...... Abbot of Meaux or Glance Great Yorkshire Stakes..... Springy Jack (Butler). 1 Besborough, Loadstone. Swiss Boy, Beverlac, Canezou, and the Queen of the May will probably also start. For the race of the week, the Great Ebor Handicap, about a dozen will run, to be selected from the following : st lb st lb Winesour ... 8 8 Meaux ... ... 7 0 *Lightning • 8 6 Pillage ... ... 6 8 Ellerdale ... 8 2 Dough ... 6 8 *Rowena ••• 11 Sir Martin... ... ... 513 "King of 3lorven ... 7 7 Remembrance ... ... 5 11. *Jonathan Wild... 7 4 *Sylvan ... 511 'Gaiety ... 7 2 Maid of my Soul 5 7 Philosopher ... ... 7 0 "Cannibal ... 5 7 Little Casino ... ... 7 0 aLucaria .5 4 Of the above, those ma r k e d th us 4 are not ,r . ,Y 1 starters, but being at York, o r i n it s vicinity, miak The top weight has " a steadier" on hi m , butl6C.4 be remembered that he can carry weight, ). 4 might perchance turn out the sourest wine ever swal lowed by his enemies. Ellerdale, if in her old form, is weighted favourably enough and will be among the first four at the finish. Philosopher and Little Casino, with the winning weight of seven stone "up," will make an excellent "forlorn hope." Meaux and Dough will be handy, but lam afraid not good enough to win. Pillage, with 6st 81b, and Sir Martin, with sst 131 b, are not overburdened with weight, and if worth anything ought to be about the mark this time. Remembrancer will, as usual, be about third; Maid of My Soul and the other light weights nowhere. In conclusion, I must take Ellerdale, Dough, ,Sir Martino and Remembrancer, placing them in my opinion thus : Sir Martin or Ellerdale 1 Remembrancer ••• 3 Dough .. 4 The three next on the list being Winesour, Little Casino, and Pillage.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Wednesday Mornieg. Cbtrb 312bition YORK RACES. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) The Dundas Stakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft. Mile And a quarter. Inheritress Philosopher ... Cockermouth ... Raisthorpe ... ... Prince of Wales's Stakes. Queen's Plate. Farthingale ••• ". Ellen Middleton Won cleverly. Nine ran. ILWS RPO A OL R , EAuct. MARKETS. S R TO A CK Excn A AN LYIE O V E.-The market to-day has been less buoyant, Lancashire,anprices a a ra nd sti c ll h N e -e sh ri- re low. The 311. alesares-harßies,t -xei.nead . t 4 oii.-Birmingham and Dudley, 4 p.-Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Leeds), 1614 dis.-Ditto, Fifths, 2 dis.- Ditto (late Extension), 101. Preference, 11s. 3d. c. p.-London and North-Western, 113-Ditto, New Quar ters, Is. 3d. c. dis.-Midland Stock, 9 1-Ditto,iNe-,v Halves, 814 dis.- -North St a ff or d s hi re, 4 dis.Shrewsbury and Bir mingham, 91. 12s. 3d. Shares (B.), 4 dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, 214 - York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. P 1 1" chase), 3s. 9d. p. MANCHESTER, Ana. 22. STOCK ExcitAtiox.-The sales are-Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 9 1-16 dis.-Manchester , Sheffield, and Limcolushire, Preference, 10-North Stafford shire, 3% dis.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 6 dis.-- Leeds, Preference, 7 ., p.-Manchester and Birmingham (A and LI), 1 p.-Lincoln Union, 61s. dis. BIRMINGHAM, Aua. 21. STOCK EXCHANGK.- The only transaction was in Shrop shire Unions at dis. YORK, AUG. 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.- Th e business transacted to-day was as follows : -Great Northern, 71. Bs.-North British, Thirds, 41s. 6d. dia.-York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension)r No. 2 (late New Berwicks). 10/. I Is. 3d.-Ditto (G. N. b• Purchase), 8%-York and North Midland, 61_ HULL, Aua. 22. STocK 'EXCHANGE -The sales are-North British, 19% Ditto, Thirds, 2. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Aua. 22. STOCK EXCHANGL-The sales are-Great Northern, 9% dis.-North British, Thirds, 2% dia. GLASGOW, Arra. 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Caledonian, Prefe rence, 5456-Clydesdale Junction, 58-Edinburgh and Perth , 16s. 3d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, No 1, 6/. tis. 6d.- Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 61. as. 6d.-Great Northern , 71. 65.-North British, Thirds, 41s. 9d.-Paisley, flarrhesd , and Hurlet, 225. FATAL EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE STEAm - sai r EARL OF LIVERPOOL—An accident of a most appalling els' racter, involving loss of life, happened on Saturday night last/ on board the General Steam Navigation Company's steam' ship Earl of Liverpool, Captain Finch master. Sooa after she had taken her departure from Great Yarmouth for Londont when nearly a head of Lowestoffe harbour, an explosion took place, and at the same instant a body of steam issued fr° l l ll the engine-room. Great alarm was naturally created, as 1$ was half an hour before any means could be adopted to ricer' tain the cause of the accident, or the extent of the mischief* William Watts, a stoker, and Henry Briggs, a carpente r ' were then discovered to have lost their lives by the untortw nate occurrence. Eventually the vessel was towed up the river, and arrived at Deptford in the course of Sunday. An inquest was last night held at Deptford on the bodies of the deceased, when the evidence generally went to show that the fatality was purely accidental, and that no blame could. O° attached to any person. Edward Elliott, the chief engin% r ; in his evidence s t a t e d t h at i t arose from the breaking of the side rod, which displacing the cross head, the latter canteau over and tore the s t eam - p i pe away. P rev i ous l y t h e engins had been working p roper l y an d wel l , at the or di na ry pre.. sure.—Verdict, " Accidental Death." !ITEM. On the 18th inst., at Halkin-street, West, the lady of Sit W. P. Gallwey, Bart., of a son and heir. On the 19th inst.. at Glocester-place, Portman-square, the lady, of Dani e l Weisweiller, Esq., of Madrid, of a daugber'e Or. the 20th inst., at Upton-place, West Ham, the wife 0' S. Soutter, Esq., of a son. Rife of On the 20th in s t., i n C onnaug ht -place, West, the C. IL Young, Esq., of a daughter. On the :•oth inst., the wife of H. Hyde, Esq., of hieold en. burgh-square, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Blackheath, the wife of H. C. Browny Esq , of a son. DIRE. On the 29th ult., on board the Earl of Hardwicke, on hi s passage home from Calcutta, aged 58, Colonel George on of the 59th Regiment, Native Infantry, Bengal PresideneY, after 44 years of uninterrupted service. On the 18th inst., at South - shore , near Blackpool, age d 313 i, Robert Peel, Esq., of Church - bank , Lancashi re . third so n o the late Robert Peel, Esq., of Accrington-house, Lancashire. On the 19th inst., at the Vicarage, Hemingford.Grey, Huntingdonshire, the Rev. J. S. Banks, LL.B., aged 6/ J. On the 19th inst., at Belgrave-house, Turnham-green, W. Graham, Esq., late of the Hon. East India CeraPa n f" service. On the 20th inst., at Upper Brook-street, Miss Carter , of Engcott, Northamptonshire, aged i 7. London: Printed and Published by MIIIIDOYOUNG4it No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Bus Office, Is° ' .f Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. in Oa cOlalti Middlesex, Wednesday, August 23, 1848, "~ .. I