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day. He was afraid that next year he must propose a more liberal arrangement. Mr. GLADSTONE said he had done the Hon. Mem ber an injustice ; he was not aware the Hon Member bad taken off the guinea a day. After a few words from Mr. KERSHAW and Mr. JIENLEY, Mr. OSBORNE thought that if 500/. a year was con sidered sufficient for the new inspectors, it was also suf ficient for the old ones. After a few words from Capt. HARRIS, Capt. PECHELL wished to know the rule under 'which the poor-law circulars were issued ? Unless the Non. Member (Mr. Buller) answered his question he should divide the House on the subject of the vote. After a few words from Col. SIBTHORP, Mr. C. BULLER, in reply to the question of the Hon. Member, stated that the circulars which were issued by the Poor law Commissioners, in order to spread a cer tain amount of information, were entrusted to Mr. )(night alone, because several booksellers could not be employed for the purpose ; but he denied that there was any monopoly practised ; they could be easily obtained upon application. Captain PECHELL had heard it said that Mr. Knight did not distribute the circulars with impartiality to the trade. Lord G. BENTINCK did not think the estimate an excessive .one when the heavy duties of the inspectors were considered. Ho knew a case of one gentleman who, in 9 years, had travelled 99,607 miles ; out of that 0 years, 31 were clearly spent on the road ; and this at an expense to himself of more than 7,7001. Mr. WYLD begged to call attention to the expense of schoolmasters and schoolmistresses, and the system of education as connected with poor-law union houses, 'which he considered to be very imperfect. He hoped that the Chief Commissioner wouid pay some attention to the subject. After a few words from Mr. GROGAN and Sir W. So )IERVILLE, theivote was agreed to. On the question being put that :30,208/. be voted to complete the sum required for the expenses of the Mint, Dr. BOWRING begged to ask his Hon. Friend the Raster of the Mint what was the present state of the erlecimareoinage ?--(Laughter.) Mr. SHEIL said that a Commission was now pending, the result of whose inciairies would be, he had no doubt, saving of 10,000/. annum. He anticipated that the report of the Commission would be rendered within Ave weeks. Mr. GLADSTONE conceived that the Commission weight have been spared, for that the Right Hon. the 3/water might, in the leisure which his office afforded /dm, have prosecuted with equal effect all the necessary inquiries. Mr. MUNTZ thought, on the contrary, that the ap rpointment of the Commission had become a very neces sary thing, the Mint establishment being notorious as the grossest job in existence. Sir J. TYRRELL pointed out that there already was in print an enormous Blue-book containing the result of the inquiries of a Select Committee of the House into the Siebject. He doubted much whether the expensive in quiries of the Commissioners would add materially to the information already within the reach of the House. As to the moneyers, their original appointment dated so far back that their tenure of office lay beyond the reach of the crown, or, at all events, the compensat ion to which they would be entitled for the loss of office would be enormous. • Mr. LABOUCHERE expressed his testimony to the high personal character of the officers of the Mint. Mr. BRIGHT said that mere personal character was no ground on which people should receive thousands a year of the public money for doing next to nothing. The Vice-President of the Board of Trade and the Master of the Mint had at present nothing to do, or next to nothing; and he thought it would be well if these offices were consolidated,' so that the very little to do of each office might, united, form a little more to do, and the public be saved a full 4,0001. a year. Lord J. RUSSELL vindicated the utility of the two offices referred to. Mr. SFIEIL said that it was proposed by the Com mittee that the office of Master of the Mint should be much more generally efficient than it was at present. The vote was then agreed to. The sum of 10,6701., to defray the expenses of the Railway Commission, was the next vote proposed. Mr.. WADDINGTON rose, and entered into some details, for the purpose of showing that the managers of railway companies were much better qualified to judge of the measures necessary to ensure the safety of pas sengers than any Government superintendent or Railway Commission. He objected to the system of Government control over railways as now enforced. Mr. BANKES moved that the vote be reduced by the suss of 4,0261. Mr. LABOUCHERE said he had done his best, in conjunction with his colleagues, to reduce the expense of the Railway Board as much as possible, and that not in consequence of any speeches made by the Hon. Members opposite. Thu actual reduction effected was 3,0001.; the ultimate reduction would be upwards of 5,0001. Mr. GLADSTONE said he had been one of those who had sought to persuade the House to rescind their vote for a Railway Commission. He could not, how. ever, support his Honourable Friend's motion ,on the present occasion because, although he disapproved of the commission, he felt that even a false step could not always be retraced without interrup tion to public business and inconvenience to individual interests. He was still, however, of opinion that the better course would have been to leave all those matters from the beginning in the hands of the Board of Trade. With respect to another point, he had heard that the Great Western Railway Company had raised their charges for goods and passengers enormously above the maximum of the Act of Parliament; and he wished to know whether Government had taken any steps to see the law and the public rights of property observed. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the advance of fares by the Great Western Company had not escaped his notice. He had referred the matter to the law-officers of the Crown, and they had reported that the company were in the wrong; but, on the other hand, the company had consulted Sir F. Kelly, and his opinion was in direct opposition to that of the Crown lawyers. He had not as yet resorted to the extreme measure or stopping the com pany's Bills now in progress through Parliament, but had referred the whole matterto the Solicitor for the Treasury. That gentleman had only sent in his report that morn ing, and as soon as he (Mr. Labouchere) had read it he would not hesitate to exercise those powers with which the law had entrusted him to compel the Great Western Company to comply with the provisions of the Act of Parliament. Colonel SIBTHORP wished to know what was to be done respecting the first commissioner's salary. Mr. LABOUCHERE explained that the office had been aboliSbed, that the duty would be henceforth per formed by the Board of Trade, and that consequently the 2,0001. a year would no longer figure in the es timates. After a few observations from Captain HARRIS and Mr. WADDINGTON, The vote was agreed to. 14,0231. 18s. expenses of the public records. 12.514/. 12s. inspectors of factories. 1,755/. 6s. 4d. salaries of officers (Scotland). The above votes were agreed to without discussion. 6,4641. 17s. sd. officers of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ire land's household. Dr. BOWRING objected to the sum of 1,5741. 16s. 2d. for Queen's Plates. Mr. OSBORNE defended the vote, as calculated to encourage the breed of horses in Ireland. Dr. 131) WRING objected to the grants for horse racing included in this vote. He thought the public money might be much better (employed. Mr. BRIGHT thought it better to encourage the breed of Irishmen than Irish horses. Colonel DUNNE and Sir J. TYRRELL supported the grant. The vote was ultimately agreed to, as were the fol lowing:-- 22,6001. for salaries of Chief Secretary of Ireland, and officers in the Lord-Lieutenant's office. 2,500/. for Paymaster of Civil Services in Ireland. 26,8001. to complete the vote for the Board of Public Works in Ireland. " On the grant of 31,0001., to complete the vote for Fo reign and other Secret Services, Col. SIBTHORP objected to granting 31,000/. a year for secret service money without investigation, believing, t as he did, that a portion of it was expended in assisting Government supporters to obtain their positions in Par liament. Government might say it was necessary to have spies in foreign countries, but setting aside the policy of employing such disreputable persons, how was it that the same sum was necessary every year ? He thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer should be required to make oath that no part of this money was employed for sinister purposes.—(A laugh.) The vote was agreed to. 152,3621. to complete the vote for stationery, printing, and binding. Mr. OSBORNE thought a great saving might be made in the printing. He understood Mr. Hansard was making 50 per cent. by the printing of the House, while other printers would do the work for a profit of 10 per cent. He also thought the printing of reports was car ried to too great an extent. There were many docu ments of which a much larger number was printed than was required. He thought the Government might make a selection of what should be printed. Mr. J. PARKER said it would be difficult to make such a selection. He hoped, however, to have the as- ' l iitance of the Printing Committee to effect a reduction in the expense if possible. Mr. BRIGHT believed the expense was added to by t he one House requiring documents printed by order of He the other. thought it might be well to have such a number of documents printed in the first instance as would be sufficient for th e M em b ers o f both Houses. The vote, after a short conversation, was agreed to, the Chairman reported progr ess , an d o bt a i ne d l eave to t seemsiseemto.mor- (this day), a t t we l ve o ' c l oc k. nits House atlrouwrned at Twenty-five minutes past One ERRATUM.—In t°ull(l* leading article yester day, the Austrian Slavic population is mentioned as being 29,000,000:and united with the 00 Russian Poles as only making 5 ,,000—th0 former 0 000 fi g ures should have been 19,000, FORGED BANK OT EENGLAND NoTEs.—Y es t er d ay _ p complaint was m ade to the police by several artier residing at Ironton Old Town, of forged Bank of Lil t g erinlind notes h avin g been passed amon g the m. The " ' " -1 .. EA *6" 16th November, 1847, Plymouth, and " !s -aur- a . _ A : - ..—ti- , 4 * .. ii,* NY AND GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN i '. (A', - s l t - :t . -, \7 l'_ .., The half-yearly_ meeting .of this com pany ic : ";i4 'e:3.4llAlieidry sterday at the office, pelahay.-street, West- CiA -!-'•• I ' , bz-). tit r. W. Wyse in the chair, but in consequence .157:111A-1----,OE:tnci-I attendance of a sufficient number of share - I , holde constitute a meeting, it was adjourned sine die. Al . II Sir ames Bathurst and family, and Capt. Walker, biff London yesterday morning, by the General Steam Navigation. Company's mail steam-ship Giraffe, for Rot terdam, en route to the Rhine. ir_l" ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE Ildlle. JENNY LIND. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public are respectfully informed that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will take place on SATURDAY EVENING, Aug 19, when Madne. JENNY LIND will appear in one of her favourite characters. With various novelties in the Ballet Department, combining the talents of Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi, Mdlle. Carolina Rosati, Mdlle. M. Taglioni, Mdlle. Cerito, &c. &c. Applications for Boies, StalLs, and Tickets, to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. R OB E R T H O U D I N ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. By Particular Desire. GRAND EXTRA AND FINAL REPitESENTATIONS. In compliance with numerous applications, and owing t i the dis appointment experienced by many parties in not procuring places at his last representation, ROBERT HOUDIN will THIS EVENING, TO-MORROW EVENING, and SATURDAY EVENING, give his Final Performances, previous to his departure for Man chester. Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mdlle. JENNY LIND. Last Night but Three of the Season. The Nobility, Patrons to the Opera, and the Public are respectfully Wormed, that a Grand EXTRA NIGHT will take place THIS EVENING, Aug. 17, when Mdlle. JENNY LIND will appear as LUCIA, in Donizetti's Opera of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Lucia, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Egarde, Signor Gardoni ; Bidebent, Signor Bouche ; and Enrico, Signor Coletti. To conclude with Selections from the admired Ballet of ONDINE, by Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. Petit, and Mdlle. C. Rosati ; M. Dor, M. Perrot, and M. St. Leon. The Erse List is suspended, the public Press excepted. Pit Tickets may be obtained as usual at the Box-office of the Theatre, price 10s. 6d. each, where applications for Boxes, Pit Stalls, and Tickets are to be made. Doors open at half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster. solo Lessee. THIS EVENING. Will be performed THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. The Mys terious Stranger, Madame Celeste ; Crequet, Mr. Wright ; Checore, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mdlle. de Nantelle, Miss E. Harding ; Madeline, Miss E. Chaplin. To be followed by the Burlesque, entitled TAMING A TARTAR. Count Cracovieninski, Mr. Worrell ; Kickerwhiski, Mr. Paul Bed ford ; Mazourki, Mr. Wright ; Ivan, Mr. Manyard ; Monsieur Cott pee, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Strelenski, Mr. Cullenford ; Countess Craco vieninski, Miss Woolgar Mazourke, Madame Celeste. To concinde with the original tarce, called HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS. Whittington Widgetts, Mr. Wright; Jack Brown, Mr. Manyard ; Squibb, Mr. Redmond Ryan; Mary White, Miss Woolgar ; Mdlle. Cherry Bounce, Miss E tuna Harding. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr. Kerschner. Positively the Last Week of Mrs. FITZWILLIAM and Mr. BUCK STONE, as they have to appear in Manchester on Monday next. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST, in which Mrs. Fitzwilliam and Mr. Buckstone will perform. After which, a Comic Drama, called A ROUGH DIAMOND, in which Mrs. Fitzwilllam and Mr. Buckstone will perform. To conclude Rith THE ROVER'S BRIDE. _ _ _ . . Manager ant Treasurer, Mr. B. S. Fatrbrother. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. • Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Fitzball's new and completely successful Spectacle. Unparalleled Equestrian Feats. THIS EVENING, Will be performed, the new brilliant Spectacle, founded on Sir Walter Scott's celebrated poetical Romance, and entitled MAR -IRION ; or, The Battle of Flodden Field. To be followed by the inimitable EQUESTRIAN and GYMNAS• TIC EXERCISES in the ARENA. To conclude with a Grand Pageant, entitled LADY GODIVA AND PEEPING TOM OF COVENTRY; or, Clearing the T•ll. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Attraction unprecedented. Positively the Last Week of M. JULLIEN'S Engagement. Continuation of MISS SARA FLOWER and MISS HUDDART. New Waltz, by Prince METTERNICH. The DAYLIGHT VIEW of ROME, by Daimon. Superb and Unique MENAGERIE. Grand Display of FIREWORKS, by the Messrs. Southby. No Extra Charge. MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY. View of Rome —Promenade Concerts, Vocal and Instrumental, conducted by Mons. JULLIEN, whose splendid Band of Solo Per formers includes Messrs. Baker, Barrett, Bauman, George and Viotti Collins, Cloth, Collinet, Koenig, Lazarus, Richardson, Sonnenberg, &c.—Two Solos each Evening. —Several favourite Songs by Miss Sara Flower and Miss Huddart during the Evening.—Also to be seen, during the day, tile beautiful Menagerie—Shakspere's House—The Magic Bridge—and other novelties will be exhibited, the whole concluding with a most magnificent and not to be rivalled display of Fireworks, by the Messrs. Southby, representing the Girandola during the Holy Week at Rome. Gates open at Ten a.m., Feeding Time Five—Jullien's Concert at Six—Fireworks at Nine. Admission, as usual, One Shilling. THE WEATHER.--Sux OFFICE, AUGUST 17. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 55; Highest. 66; Noon, 69, .BAROMETER, 29.95.—W1ND W.; cloudy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 33 min. after 3 I Evening .. 52 min. after 3 etteting 24t1t LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1848. For months past, both in Parliament and in the Press, the favourers of the policy of reaction—those who pretend to believe in the honesty of GUIZOT, the moderation of NARVAEZ, and the genius of ABER DEEN, :and who make that pretence of such belief an excuse for factiously endeavouring to instal in power a Ministry which shall re-enact protection, and so enable them to keep up rents —have been attacking Lord PALMERSTON, not upon the old accusation of his being the Brouillon of Europe (that specimen of " enormous lying" having preformed the service for which it was intended, has been now laid aside), but because so they were pleased to phrase their accusation, he was perpetually intermeddling and intervening in mat ters in which his intervention was neither sought for nor desired; and that in all such cases his interven tion was managed in so bungling a ipanner as not only to prove abortive, but absolutely to damage the cause which the Noble Secretary for Foreign Affairs had it most at heart to support, and that thus he made the name of England contemptible among nations. Such were the accusations which, at first timidly hinted at in the organs of M. GUIZOT and Lord ABERDEEN, at length assumed a tangible shape in the vehement attacks of Lord STANLEY and the ponderous inanities of Mr. BANRES. The attack of Lord STANLEY was too palpably unfair, too transparently fac tious, and his Lordship was altogether evidently ton ignorant of the subject (which it was plain he had " got up" for the occasion, by a " cram") to call for anything like a serious reply ; while to Mr. BANKES no reply was necessary, inasmuch as his ponderosities having been levelled at the deaf ears of a sleeping audience, it would have been as useless to have made an exposé of the foreign policy of the kingdom to the Corporation of London when they come before the Cursitor Baron to count hob-nails, as it would have been to have replied to the wise utterances of the Dorsetshire sage, to which no one had listened. But yesterday the Noble Viscount met with an opponent worthy of him. Mr. DISRAELI, the Canning of the Protectionist party, in a well argued, well prepared, and witty speech, gave to all those petty attacks which had been made on the foreign policy of the Noble Viscount " a local habitation and a name," and certainly dressed up a bad case better than any man in either House of Parliament could have dressed it up. If any man could have entered into the arena with Lord PALMERSTON in a discussion on foreign affairs, Mr. DISRAELI is that man ; and when he fails from the innate weakness of the cause which he has under taken to support, what chance can those stand who are less " cunning of fence" than he ? Feeling that his adversary was worthy of him, Lord PALMERSTON last night condescended to give those explanations which not only completely exculpate him from every charge brought against him of intermeddling, but which prove that not only was his intervention never offered until it was sought for, but that it in variably was attended with the happiest effects, an d that to his judicious mediation may be attributed the preservation of the affairs of mrewill takeof the the p e e e a s c e e of of E l ti ta r l o y p , which the intervention of Lord PALMERSTON has been denounced by all Protectionist speakers and writers, " From slashing Bentley down to piddling Tibbalds;" from vehement STANLEY down to the unknown gentleman who " does " the Foreign for the most ob scure of the weekly journals, as uncalled for and mis chievous meddling. First, as to the charge of the in tervention being uncalled for. Let us take the case of Rome, about which such a great fuss has been made, both by the pious and the political. Was our intervention in Rome uncalled for ? Hear Lord PALMERSTON " Towards the end of the year, as it is well known, in consequence of the altered policy of the head of the Roman Government, principles of reform began to pre vail, and constitutional demonstrations were promulgated over the whole surface of the country. Difficulties were experienced between the Government and people with regard to th ose events; there being on the part of the Government a desire to retain what the people wanted to abolish. These difficulties were felt to be nowhere more 1 314351411 g than in the city of Rome. A communica tion was made to me, from a quarter upon which I could rely, conveying to the Government of this country that it was the anxious desire of the Government of Rome that an official mission should be sent to Rome, to aid that Govern ment, by its counsel and advice, in settling the disputes be tween it anti its people." At all events, our intervention at Rome was not uncalled for, and as far as Rome is concerned, the charge falls to the ground. But then Naples—there was the deval de bataille of Lord STANLEY. The mission of Earl MINTO to Naples was a most un heard-of piece of intermeddling on the part of the English Foreign Secretary. The presence of Lord MINT° was never desired at Naples, according to Lord STANLEY ; his visit was an impertinent in trusion, and his offer of advice a gratuitous insult. Now, how stand the facts ? Listen again to Lord PALMERSTON : " When my Noble Friend was at Rome a communication was made to me by the Neapolitan Minister that the Sove reign of Naples would take it as a compliment if my Noble Friend would proceed from Rome to Naples. My answer to this communication was, that if he received an invitation through the Queen's Chargé-d'-Affaires, my Noble Friend would go. He was not instructed to go there, but his duty was plain. He was invited, and in consequence thereof the necessary credentials were sent to him, and also instructions communicated. During the unfortunate dif ferences which broke out between the King of Naples and his Sicilian subjects both parties asked for the media tion and interference of British diplomacy to endeavour to arrange and settle the dispute. My Noble Friend was invited to go to Naples. He went there accordingly, and employed himself with that zeal, diligence, and ability for which he is remarkable, in endeavouring to bring about a reconciliation on conditions which would maintain the crown of the two countries upon the same head." Here also the intervention was solicited ; but it is added that it was mischievous : we believe, on the contrary, that it has prevented much mischief. " I will not go," says Lord PALMERSTON, " Into a minute detail of the circumstances which charac terised these negotiations, nor advert to more than one event which tended to render them unsuccessful. But, at the pe• riod when these negotiations were almost brought to a sa tisfactory conclusion, the news of the revolution at Paris and the events in that country arrived ; and the House may imagine the effect the intelligence would have on the minds of men. These circumstances led to increased difficulties, which were not met with concession on the one hand, or light demands upon the other. The result was that the people of Sicily declined to acknowledge the King of Naples as their sovereign, and the King declined to confer the crown of Sicily upon one of his sons, to whom that crown belonged. They chose a prince accordingly, who, in their judgment, would be best for the interests of the country. It was immaterial whether that opinion coincided with that of her Majesty's Government—the choice was made entirely by themselves ; and at that time her Majesty's Government had signified that they would be ready to ac knowledge any sovereign whom the Sicilians might choose when he was in actual possession of the throne." If the Sicilians, instead of choosing a constitutional monarchy, that is, instead of reverting to the go vernment guaranteed to them by Great Britain in 1812, had chosen a republican form of govern ment, the consequences would have been disastrous in the extreme. The Absolutist Powers would have made of it a casus belli, in which case France would have been bound to interfere in support of an oppressed nationality; but, with the precedent of Greece before them, the Absolutist Powers cannot make the establishment of an independent con stitutional monarchy in Sicily a pretext for dis turbing the peace of Europe ; and that Sicily is a constitutional monarchy instead of a republic we owe in a great measure to the wise advice of Lord PALMERSTON. At Turin and at Florence his intervention was equally asked, his advice was equally judicious, and by his advice he saved those countries from the horrors of a re volution. Even in the case of Austria and Lombardy the mediation of England was asked by Austria before Lord PALMERSTON consented, in conjunction with France, to undertake the settle ment of the Austro-Italian differences. Want of space prevents us from enlarging on this sub ject for the present, but never was there a more complete refutation given to the un founded assertions of an unprincipled faction than was given yesterday by Lord PAL MERSTON to the budget of calumnies with which the united band of British Protectionists, led by STANLEY, French Orleanists inspired by GuizoT, and German and Italian serviles commanded by METTERNICH, have for the last three months been assiduously endeavouring to poison the minds of the British people. *tt 4 4T, 30 , > 1 4 pit a. .a 1,14,,. joa t • f - - - Z . 410144,-.VSIdA 4.4111P*1., ; Wh‘ NON THE SUN, LONDON, THITRSDAY EVENING, AUGITSV 17, 1848. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 11th have arrived. Senor SARTORIUS, the Minister of the Interior, was expected to leave Madrid for Seville in the course of a few days, in order to be present at the approaching accouchenzent of the Duchess of MOIST PENSIER. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 11.- Three per Cents.,•l94- paper ; after Bolsa, 19 / cash. Five per Cents., 11 paper ; after Bolsa, 10i cash. Passives, 4 paper ; after Bolsa, 3 15-16 cash. Coupons, 7 cash. Bank of St. Ferdinand, 50 cash. Discount of notes, 6to 61 per cent. Exchange on London, at 30 days, 45 to 50 cash. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. Tuesday being the festival of the Assumption, and also the anniversary of the birth of the Emperor NA POLEON, was observed in Paris as a close holiday, and consequently only a small number of the journals ap peared yesterday morning—we believe only the Presse and the National—and in the case of the Presse, M. EsuLs DE GINARDIN thinks it necessary to apologise for employing his printers on a festival day, by stating that under ordinary circumstances he should not have printed his paper on such a day of general holiday, but that on the present occasion he feels it necessary to pub lish, in order to make up to his subscribers for the time that was lost during the period the publication of La Presse was suspended, by order of General CAVAIGNAc. The National contains what may be con sidered an official appeal from the Government to the Assembly, not to enter on the discussion of the report of the Committee on the insurrection, but to pass at once to the order of the day, and hand the whole matter over to the judicial authorities for calm in vestigation. "Have you," asks the National, " well weighed the object of a political debate ? and above all, of a debate, half political, half judicial--a debate in which would be mingled facts, calculated to open prosecutions, as well as general doctrines, systems, and tendencies—a debate embracing necessarily the whole revolution, men and policy, acts and consciences, and in which it would be difficult to separate justice from passion—and before whom should be untolded, this indictment, implicating, despite your efforts to the contrary, the whole revolution ? Before a tri bunal whose judges should themselves descend into the arena, with recrimination on their lips, dealing reciprocal accusations and dwelling on recollections more or less exact, more or less envenomed by hatred, and judging one another, instead of the accused. Ah ! we avow that we do leave the responsibility of such combats to those who have the sad blindness to pro voke them. We repel such strife in the name of all our necessities which make concord a law. No, we fear not on our own account those struggles which some go out of their way to seek with unpardonable imprudence; we fear for internal tranquillity, for our influence abroad, for France, for European popula tions, brought within the orbit of our idea, and in whose eyes we should not lower, by the spectacle of fatal divisions, the democratic tendencies they ha ve received from us. We seek to prevent it because we have foresight." And thus it concludes :—" Do you not fear to provoke thus in the Assembly itself a sort of civil war which might kindle (we do not wish to admit it, but why should people out of doors be more wise than ourselves ?)—might kindle, we repeat, a fresh civil war in the streets. Do they not fear to let loose such a tempest upon the conflagration that was just beginning to expire, and so lead to a general conflagration of opinions, if not of events? No, we cannot think that, having it in their power to avoid such a fault they will not seek to avoid it. If the Assembly and the Government do not take the initi ative at once in these present circumstances, affecting as well foreign as domestic events, they will incur great responsibility. For our own part we have done our duty, and stand acquitted of consequences. We may be blamed, but we discharge a conscientious duty. We only hope that on same day fast approaching it shall not appear that we have had too much reason." The reactionary parties in Paris are intriguing to bring about a restoration, and as it is necessary to destroy the present system in order to effect this ob ject, the Royalists, knowing that they themselves are too weak to accomplish it, have formed an intimate and close alliance with Communists, Red Republicans, and Socialists. The trials of the insurgents before the Military Commissions are still going on. Upwards of 4,000 prisoners have been tried. Of these 150 have been sent before a Court Martial, 1 ; 700 have been sen tenced to transportation, and 2,000 have been dis charged. Several arrests are daily made. There was a grand review on Tuesday of the troops of the line in the Champ de Mars. In the Assembly yesterday the project for postal reform came on for discussion. It is thought the project will b operation ea until 8 agreed to, but l th sa ereduced rates will not come into PARIS BOURSE, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16. The funds opened to-day considerably above the without closing anyprices of apparent ,111 on reason,day, b t an t h d ey t h g e y r a ultimately l u ti i m l I Yateglayveclowsaeyd at nearly the highest prices of Monday. A good deal of uneasiness is felt at the Bourse to-day, with respect to the debate in the National Assembly, which is to take place on Monday, and many think that riots may be the consequence of it. For the Account:—The French Three per Cents. have fallen 50c.; Five per Cents. have fallen 25c.; Loan has fallen 25c. For Money :—The Three per Cents. have fallen .50c.; Five per Cents. have fallen 50c.; Bon du Tresor. are at 23 dis.; Bank of France Shares have fallen 5f.; Belgian Bank Shares not quoted; ditto, Five per Cents. have risen If.; Spanish funds not quoted ; Roman have risen 2f.; Rothschild's Receipts are the same as on Monday. Exchange on London (30 days), 25 30; ditto, (90 days), 25 22k. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, AUG. 16. Boulogne and Amiens, 6%—Northern of France, 5 3 4 — Sambre and Meuse, 21/ 2 --Tours and Nantes, VA, GERM ANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. Intelligence from RADETZKY, of the capture of Milan was received at Vienna on the 1 1 th. The Marshal, in his dispatches, encloses certain commu nications which passed between himself and the Podesta of Milan, prior to the entry of the Austrian troops into the city. In one of these, dated Aug. 1, late at night, the Podesta says— #6 • * In conclusion, I must, at the command of his Majesty, again direct the attention of the Field- Marshal to the state of the city, and so turn the late course of events that order may be promptly re-esta blished, and that there may be au oblivion of the past, and the inhabitants and their property remained un harmed." At nine o'clock in the morning of the 6th, the Podesta of Milan addressed the following note to the Field-Marshal, at San Donato : " I intreast you most earnestly to accelerate the entry of the Royal Imperial troops into the city of Milan as much as possible, for the mob has taken advantage of the time that the city is left without troops, and is com mitting excesses of every kind, which may easily be greatly misinterpreted. I have the honour to assure you, that with the exception of these few evil-doers, the city is perfectly quiet, and is prepared to receive the Royal Imperial troops in a proper manner. I entreat your Excellency to give immediate attention to my re quest. " P. BASSIA, " Podesta of the city of Milan. " Milan, Al.g. 6, 1848." Within an hour afterwards a second note was re ceived to the following effect : "In consequence of the communication I had the honour to make this morning, I now renew my earnest entreaty that your Excellency will instantly dispatch a corps of cavalry to Milan, for the purpose of maintain ing order; for I have reason to fear that the mob will plunder the public banks. " I must beg your Excellency to excuse my troubling you; but the city, which has been confided to my care, but which is wholly defenceless, may be mastered by the mob, to the great injury of the well disposed part of the inhabitants. " P. BASSIA, Podesta. "Milan, Aug. 6, half-past Eight, A..x," FRA NKFORT. The German Parliament, in its sitting of the 12th, having determined that the districts of Trent and Reveredo in the Tyrol should not be declared inde pendent of Germany, proceeded to discuss the Italian question. _ . - The motion of 'the Committee was as follows (after confessing its ignorance as to the mediatory measures of England, or the demands of Italy, and expressing an assurance that Austria was earnestly bent on concluding peace as soon as possible):—" That all representations and motions hitherto brought forward be referred to the Central Power, with the prayer that it, through the re sponsible Ministry may with all speed acquaint the Na tional Assembly with the state of things, may promote the conclusion of peace, and may make a declaration as to whether it be expedient, in the present circum stances, to offer the hostile powers the mediation of Germany." Nauwerk advocated the relinquishment of Italy for the sake of trade, for the sake of Germany, for the sake of Europe.—(Cries of " Enough," from the right and centre). They should not suffer France and Eng land to exert their combined influence alone in the di vision of Italy. Germany ought to let her voice be heard too. Germany had to maintain the balance of Europe. He moved that the National Assembly call upon the Central Power to put a stop to the war. im mediately effectuating an armistice, and negotiating an equitable peace for both parties. Radowitz (Berlin) hoped they would allow him to direct their attention to what intimately concerned the interest of Germany. The state of things had been very much altered by the victorious achievements of the Aus trian arms; and he hailed the prowess of that bravo and victorious army with joy, remembering that it had fought and conquered for them too.—(Loud cheers from right and centre—the speaker was listened to with great attention.) He looked upon these victories as German victories, not only because he was a German soldier, but because he was a member of the National Assembly, whose sentiments ho believed, almost without exception, accorded with his own. While, however, they were vic torious, they might perhaps have all the greater reason to fear the intervention of other powers. 6611, they had in their Central Power an effective antidote to this. The north of Italy was of such vast importance to the main tenance of German independence, and Germany's secu rity, that he could not see how any member could dis pute this for a moment. Two points were to be con sidered—lst, Germany's material interests ; 2d, The military security of its frontier. Without Venice, Trieste and the coast country could not be retained. The whole Adriatic, that mighty artery for Germany, would be lost. If Upper Italy were detached from Austria, Germany would have to plant its outposts in a territory to which it could not now be driven back with out a desperate battle. Its western defences, too, would be so impaired that a third part of its territorial extent would be lost without firing a shot. Italy must be theirs as far as the Mincio, takingin Peschiera and Verona. He hoped, however, that the Central Government might be called upon, without delay, to promote a conclusion of the war. Heckscher (the Minister for Foreign Affairs) was pe netrated with the importance of the subject, and was re solved to effectuate such a peace as should secure the honour and interests of Germany.—(Cheers.) At the same time he abstained from entering further into the subject ; and if he had to choose the motion that was most acceptable to his feelings, it would be the one for the reference of all the respective motions to the Central Power, in the confident expectation that it would do what its duty required of it. The motion was finally carried. Unterrichter's motion for uniting with the Germanic Confederation, Venetian Istria, and the islands adjacent, together with the district of Montefalcone, was disposed of in the same way, by the recommendation of the inter national committee. PRUSSIA. - - --- - The trials of the student FEENBERG, a Russian by birth ; of GLADE, a painter • TREZIAK, an actor ; and SIEG, a coachman, for attacking the arsenal, and for other political offences, have taken place, and termi nated in the first being condemned to one year's fortress and banishment, but not to Russia; the second to three months' imprisonment; and the others to three months' hard labour in the house of correction. _ _ Five cases of cholera have taken place at Stettin. General BuLow, Aide-de•Camp to the lima, has been appointed Commissioner f o r the nego ti a ti on o f an armistice with Denmark, and it is asserted that WRANGEL has received orders to accept the proposi tions about to be offered ; that is, if the Danes con sent to withdraw the clauses relative to the Provi simal Holstein Government, and the reduction of the troops. M. AUEESWALD, President of the Council, and his brother, attended the KING to Cologne. COLOGNE. The great festival to commemorate the 600th an niversary of the building of the Cathedral of Cologne commenced on the 15th. Great preparations were made for the reception of the Archduke JOHN, the Administrator of the Empire. Tricoloured German, Prussian, Bavarian, &c., flags were waving from the windows; and the streets being very narrow, these flags in many instances intercepted the sight. The place where the steamer, with the Archduke on board, was to arrive, was adorned with flowers, ribbons, and banners of every description. Thousand of spectators covered the quays, the bridge, and the street by which the Archduke was to proceed to the house of Her TON WITTGENSTEIN, President of the Government, where apartments had been prepared for him. At six o'clock a tremendous shower of rain cleared the streets, but the weather improved, and our countryman, Mr. COIWELL, entertained the people with the ascension of a balloon at the Hochstrasse-gate. At about eight o'clock the Administrator of the Empire ar rived; the guns were fired, the bells rang merry peals, the Burgher Guard presented arms, and ut: tered vivats innumerable. The First Burgomaster of Cologne, Herr STEINDERGER, delivered an address to the ARCHDUKE, to which his Imperial Highness replied in a speech full of compliment to the city, and referring chiefly to the great work of German unity to which the labours of all are at this moment directed. The ARCHDUKE refused to avail himself of the car riage placed at his disposal, saying he preferred walk ing. Accordingly he proceeded on foot through th e Frankgasse. The following is a translation of the address with which Privy-Councillor STEINBERGER, the head Burgomaster of this city, greeted his Imperial High ness the Vicar of the Empire, on his arrival last night : " In homely, honest, and sincere language, as has ever been the custom on the German Rhine, the old Rhenish city gives a most respectful, a most cordial welcome to your Imperial Highness the illustrious Vicar of the Em pire. And that welcome of veneration and affection is uttered by us here, in presence of the lofty dome, the symbol of the future greatness and unity of Germany. And like renovated Germany, we behold that Cathe dral also, in its renewed strength, magnificence, and dignity, and in the now certain hope of its completion, festively adorned and prepared for the great anniversary which in its venerable and sacred aisles will collect and unite from far and near thousands and thousands of noble Germans, headed, hand in hand, by the illustrious Vicar of the Empire, and the illustrious Royal Pro tector, and accompanied by the chosen of the Ger man people, they to whom is intrusted the foundation, as well as the construction of the most sublime and most magnificent edifice of our times and of our country— the cathedral of German power arid German unity. And as, according to the plan of the architect, under skilful guidance, and with the cheerful co-operation of the true-hearted assistants in the work, we hope that stone to stone will be happily and harmoniously joined until the noble and God-dedicated temple be completed, so we trust that all German races will powerfully and harmoniously work together at the glorious edifice of German nationality and unity. May both edifices, under the Almighty protection, endure in their strength and beauty until remote times and generations of men ; and when 600 years more shall have expired may another double secular festival be held here—a festival of German sentiments, German power, and German unity." The conclusion of this appropriate and pithy address was greeted with enthusial ti - J cheers. The reply of his Imperial Highness was to the fol lowing effect:— "My warmest thanks for this cordial reception. You have well called the Cologne Cathedral the symbol of German unity. It is so, and it shall be so. The work which, for Germany's, for our fatherland's welfare, we have to erect, is a great, a gigantic one—even like your own cathedral. A firm determination and skilful work men are required, in order that each stone may con duce to the harmony of the great whole. We will sup plicate God to give us the strength that will enable all of us to co-operate with equal zeal and perseverance in the construction of a united, a great, and a happy Ger many—one as firmly rooted as your cathedral. I renew my warmest thanks, and give three cheers for the city of Cologne!" HAMBURGH. An attempt was made to create a riot in Hambnrgh on the 12th, but the Burgher Guard dispersed the mob, and restored tranquillity. ITALY. LOMBARDY AND PIEDMONT. The Opinione of Turin, of the 11th, says during the armistice Peschiera will be surrendered, the Piedmontese artillery being first withdrawn from it. On the arrival of the news of the surrender of Milan at Genoa an enzeute occured of a very serious character. The populace assembled in immense numbers, and the cry of treason was everywhere heard. The National Guard collected and proceeded to disarm the Fort of Casteletto, which commands the town ; the other forts were also seized, and the artillery and projectiles were removed from all those which commanded the town. A telegraphic dispatch, received at Turin on the 12th at seven o'clock announces the arrival of CHARLES ALBERT at Alessandria. The Patria of Florence informs us that the Aus trians entered Modena on the 7th, and re-established the authority of the former Government. ROMAN STATES. DEFEAT OF THE AUSTRIANS AT BO LOGNA. The Bologna Gazette of the 9th contains important news. It appears that, on the afternoon of the Bth, the Austrian General, WELDEN, having levied a heavy contribution upon Bologna, and demanded hostages for the payment, and for the subjection of the Bolognese, the people rose and the tocsin was sounded. A conflict ensued, which is said to have been terrible, but the details are not given. Under date of the 9th, at six in the morning, we find the following : " The Bolognese have driven the Austrians out of the city, after making 27 prisoners. Bologna is in the hands of the people, and ready to receive another attack from the enemy, who must have got reinforcements. The people, with their knives, drove the Austrians to a distance of two miles from the city. The curate of San Felix is at the head of the people of the Contado." Under date of half-past six we read :—" The bombardment has commenced, and two palaces are in flames. The Faubourg has already been pillaged and burned, but the population have resolved to resist to the last drop of their blood." —The Piedmontese Gazette of the 12th has the fol lowing from Bologna, dated the 9th :—" At half-past three in the afternoon of yesterday an officer, bearing a dispatch for the Pro-Legate, was killed by some Bolognese as he was passing through San Felice. Half an hour afterwards a soldier of the line, carrying another dispatch, met with the same fate. The Aus trians on guard at the gates of San Felice, where a cannon was planted, fired it upon the people, but very fortunately no one was killed. Upon this the Austrians went out of the town to Montagnola. They amounted to '2,500 men, and had with them a cannon and a howitzer. In this favourable position they began to bombard the town, setting it on fire in several places. It was about five in the afternoon when the firing began, and it did not cease till eight at night. On the side of the Bolognese there were fifty carabiniers, thirty custom-house officers, upwards of 500 porters, and some national guards. All displayed the most extraordinary courage, and in the end took Montag• nola by assault, and drove away the Austrians, who, on leaving the Galiera gate, lost an officer and forty men killed and fifty prisoners. The carabiniers and custom-house men pursued them for more than a mile. The loss of the Bolognese was confined to fifteen killed and wounded. In the evening there was an illumination. One of the porters took an Austrian flag. At six this morning the Austrians returned, but their communications were cut off. The national guard, on taking up arms, determined to fight to the last drop of their blood. There is no want of ammu nition. The first thing thought of yesterday was to keep the powder magazine by driving away the Aus trians, who wished to gain possession of it." The Piedmontese Gazette has the following from Rome, dated the Bth :—" The Minister of Justice has made the following declaration to the Chamber of Deputies, in the name of the POPE. His HOLINESS considers the entrance of the Austrians into the Pon tifical States a personal insult to himself in his cha racter of SOVEREIGN PONTIFF. His HOLINESS pro poses to send to the camp of General WELDEN a de putation composed of Cardinal MARINI and Princes CORSINI and SIMONETTI , insisting up o n hi s withdraw ing, and threateni ng the General of the Imperial troops with employing all the means within his power for obtaining this evacuation. His HOLINESS, it was added, never intended to relax, and still less to prevent the execution of the measures recently ordered by the Minister of War for the defence of the State. The Chamber of Deputies has unanimously decided that an appeal shall be made to France. This vote has been officially communicated to the Ambassador to be sent to Paris. STERLINI moved this upon a petition, signed by more than 6,000 Roman citizens." Another letter of the same date, in the same journal, says :—" On the news of the invasion of Romagna by the Austrians, the excitement of the people became extreme. Last evening the Minister of War published a proclama tion, by which, after announcing that the Austrians had entered the Roman States, he called to arms the National Guard and all the regiments of the line quartered in the capital, with the intention of direct ingossible to make a first defence. The people cried out with reason, that if the POPE had known how to send out an encyclic to e o m aiti i o m n m fr e o d m iat w el h y ieh to it C is at p olica,as the only mill. horse, and, with the cross in his hand, repair the evil he nf ou t g h h e t he had done." e p a a u r a s l e y o s f e t t h h ee Austrians , m General WELnEN had published the following noti. fication at Ferrara, dated the 4th inst. : My troops shall maintain themselves in good order, and observe the strictest discipline, whilst they remain on the Pontifical territory. Every act of v i o l ence aga i nst peaceable persons and their property shall be tried by courts martial. On the other hand , I will order f or im mediate execution (as I do not intend to mak e p r i soners) whoever shall bear arms against us or manifest enmity towards us in any manner whatever. Wh e r ever t h e troops of his Imperial and Royal Majesty hold garrison, arms of every description shall be sequestered, and the authorities are to be personally responsible for the exe cution of the measure, as also for the regular victualling of the Imperial and Royal troops on the specification of the rations to be furnished to th e i n f antry and cavalry. " The Austrians have since evacuated Ferrara. TUSCANY. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 11th inst. contains the following, under date Florence 7th An official communication of the English Minister residing at Florence, has made known that Lieutenant- General Welden had, in consequence of the interference of the above Minister, who was subsequently joined by the Charm d'Affaires of the French Republic, declared that the frontiers of Tuscany shall be respected by the Austrian forces, provided internal order shall be pre served in the Grand Duchy, and that no levy en masse or acts of aggression shall take place. The Minister of England having guaranteed the execution of those con ditions, the Government trusts that the :good sense and devotedness of the Tuscan population will induce them to maintain the calm attitude necessary for the salvation of the country. The Minister of England has likewise interposed his good offices with General Perglas, com mander of the Austrian Corps of Occupation of Modena, and confidently expected a similar result. In the mean time, the Government is last lining the frontier with troops, and preparing against every contingency. " The Minister, Secretary of State for the Depart ments of Foreign Affairs and War. " N. CORSINI. " BIRTH-DAY Or THE DUCHESS OF KENT.—This morning, at an early hour, the bells of St. Martin's and Kensington parishes ushered in the natal day of our Most Gracious Sovereign's mother, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, having been born on the 17th of August, 1796. Her Royal Highness's tradesmen will celebrate the event, as usual, by a dinner at Kensington, and also illuminations in the evening. CRICKET.—KENT V. ALL ENGLAND.—Ye3terday this game was brought to a conclusion, at Canterbury, when Kent won by ten wickets. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the chair at Twelve o'clock. PAISLEY, BARRHEAD, AND HUELET RAIL WAY. On the motion that the Lords' amendments be agreed to, Mr. F. MA ULE proposed an amendment with respect to some of the tolls, which, after some discussion, was agreed to, as also the Lords' amendments. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time : Earl of Sheffield's Estate. Marquis of Bute's Estate. Marquis of Londonderry's Estate (No. 1). Marquis of Londonderry's Estate (No. 2). Weld Blundell's Estate. SUPPLY. Mr. BERNAL brought up the report of the Com mittee of Supply last night. On the vote to the Foreign-office of 57,5001., Mr. URQUHART rose to call the attention of the House to the uselessness of the expenditure for diplo matic agents abroad. Sir GEORGE GREY trusted the Hon. Gentleman would not persist in his motion, as the subject had been already fully discussed. Mr.UItaUHART said he had already, on more than one occasion, postponed his motion to oblige the Go vernment. Sir G. GREY said, if the lion. Gentleman stood on his right to proceed with the subject now he had not a word to say; he merely, wished to save the time of the House. Mr. HUME urged the Hon. Gentleman not to pro ceed with his motion, as he would have ample opportu nities of doing so on another occasion. Mr. URQUHART then postponed his motion., The report was agreed to. COMMONS IN CLOSURE (No. 2) BILL. This Bill passed through Committee; to be read a third time to-morrow. PETTY BAG, &c., OFFICES (COURT OF CHAN. CERY) BILL. The further consideration of the report was proceeded with. Mr. HUME said one clause provided that the salaries of the officers under this Bill should be paid out of the suitors' fund. He had no objection ,to this, provided the fund were placed under the management of the Treasury. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL considered that no good would arise from the adoption of the suggestion. The report was then agreed to; to be read a third time to-morrow. STOCK-IN-TRADE EXEMPTION BILL. On the third reading of this Bill, Sir R. H. INGLISrose to oppose it. He admitted that the subject was surrounded with difficulties ; but they could meet them far better under the Property-tax Act than under an entirely new provision, since the Property-tax Commissioners had the best means that could be obtained of knowing the exact position of the parties who would be brought under the operation of this Bill. He was, however, not prepared to resist the pro gress of the Bill. Sir G. GREY said the Bill merely proposed to con tinue the practical exemption of stock in trade from rating, and it was absolutely necessary that some such measure should be introduced to amend the unequal working of the existing law. If it were not sufficient to meet the grievances to which the present law gave rise, he should have no no objection to introduce some general measure on the subject next session. Mr. GLADSTONE considered if another annual Bill like the present was introduced again that some. thing might be introduced into it to give tithe-owners that measure of relief which they were entitled to have. Mr. NAPIER thought the grievances complained of pressed more heavily upon,lrish landlords than upon tithe. owners in England. The most considerate course would be that in the early part of next session a Select Committee should be appointed, and that the whole question of the poor laws should be taken into conside ration, so as to effect an equitable distribution of the money to be raised over that part of the whole com munity which was able to contribute. _ _ Mr. BANKES said that the case as it now stood was at variance with the law, and he would tell the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department that it was the duty of the Government to find a modo by which those grievances could be re dressed. Mr. MUNTZ complained of the unequal operation of the law. The object of relief under the poor-law ap peared to be to keep the poor and miserable quiet. A person who had acquired a large fortune in a large manufacturing town in which a great number of poor and miserable persons resided—the unfortunate condition of whom ho had, in a certain degree, aided in bringing about—retired from business, went to another part of the country, and placed his entire property in the Funds, and thus escaped being called upon to contribute a single farthing to the support of the poor. Ho thought that nothing short of a national tax fur the support of the poor, would lead to a fair and equal distribution of the burden uponallclasses. _ _ Mr. HLNLEY took a view of the law in its rating details, and concurred in the opinion that the only solu tion to the difficulties which occurred in its working, was a general tax on all property. After a few words from Mr. C. LEWIS, Mr. NEWDEGATE considered that there was every sort of inequality about the present system of rating, but deprecated any measure which would destroy the local application and administration of the poor• law. After a few observations from Mr. BROTHERTON and Sir H. INGLIS, The Bill was read a third time and passed. CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS BILL. The House went into Committee upon this Bill, Mr, BERNAL in the chair. After a short discussion the clauses were agreed to, and the report was ordered to be brought up to•morrow. The House then resumed. METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS. The report upon this Bill was brought up and agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to morrow. (LEFT SITTING.) MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) 2g7SIVGJS.TE AND ZZADMNI3.B.Z36. These markets were tolerably steady, at the follow ing terms:—Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs by the carcase. NAY bIiVECILETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 3/ to 3/ lOs ; New ditto, 215 s to 31 8s ; Old Clover, 41 to 5/ ; New ditto, 31 10s to 41 103 ; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 11 103 per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 to 4/ ; New ditto, 21 5s to 3/ lOs ; Old Clover, 4/ to 41 16s ; New ditto, 31 . 103 to 4/ 8s; and Straw, 11 6s to 1/ lOs per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL.-Old Meadow Hay, 31 to 3l 18s; New ditto, 2/ 5s to 31 8s; Old Clover, 4/ to 5/; New ditto, 3l 10s to 41 10s ; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 11 lOs per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. MEAT MAILILETS. SOUTHALL, AUG. 16.—Prime Beasts and Sheep com manded a steady sale, at full prices. Otherwise, the de mand was in a sluggish state. Beet, from 3s 4d to 4s; Mutton, 4s to ss; Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 4d per 81bs, to sink the Offal. ROMFORD, AUG. 16.—Our market was rather heavy, yet prices were well supported.—Beef from 3s 4d to 4s ; Mutton, 4s to 5s ; Lamb, 4 s t o s i; V eal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 482 d to 4s 6d per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 16s to 265; Quarter old -store Pigs, 16s to 21s ; and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 15/ to 181 each. HAILSIIAM, AUG. 16.—Both Beasts and Sheep moved off steadily, at our quotations. Other kinds of stock were a slow inquiry. —Beef, from 35 6d to 4s 2d; Mut ton, 4s to ss; Lamb, 4s 6d to ss; Veal, 4s to 4s 4d; and Pork, 4s to 45 4d per 81bS. ARUNDEL, Auo. 15.—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 4s to ss; Lamb, 4s 4d to 6s ; Veal, 4s to 45 4d per Blbs. A fair average supply, and steady de mand. CMICIESTEA, Aug. 16.—Prime stock was in fair re= quest, at full prices; otherwise the demand was i n a sluggish state.—Beef, from 3s id to 4s 2d; Mutton, 4s to is; Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs. Quarter-old Store Pigs, 15s to 21s each. COAL MARKET.—YasTERDAT. Bate's West Hartley... 14s 3dlEden Main l6s 3d East Adairs Main..... 12s 6dl Belmont l6s 3d Hasting's Hartley l4s 9d Braddyll's Hetton l6s 9d Holywell Main l4s 6cl Bell New Tanfield 133 lild'Haswell l7s 61 Original Tanfield l2s Od' Hetton ... l7a 3d Ord's Redheugh Pontop Windsor .... . 12s 6d Morrison lss 9cl South Peareth Tanfield Moor .... Tanfield Moor Butes... 12s 9d IHartlepool l7s 3d Townley l3s 6d Hudson's Hartlepool... 16s Od Wylam Wall's End, &c. Kelloc l6s 6d Brown's Clarke and Co. Framwell Gate ......... 16s Od Richardson's Tees lss Od Gibson Hedley . lss 9d Tees Walker Wharnclille ... 15s 9d West Hetton l6s Od Washington CORN AVERAGES, GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Agu. 16, 1848 Z.nade up from:the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. .' . . BEANS. PE. PRICE .. 150 s lid 1 30s BARLEY Id I 21s OATS 8d 1 2 9 s RYE 711 36s Od I 25s AS 2d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. 1 BARLEY. OATS. I Ayr . I I BEANS. I PEAS. is Od I3s Od 2s 6d 3s Oil 8s oa 3s Od CAMBERWELL FAlR.—Preparations are being made for the holding of this popular fair, which commences on Friday next. Many and repeated attempts have been made to abolish it by some of the inhabitants, but without effect; although one of the lords of the manor is said to wish it, the other will not consent. Since the putting down of Peckham fair, it has always been the most favourite one on the Surrey side of the metro polis. THE POST OFFICE. A return moved for by Viscount Seymour, M.P., shows that the net revenue of the foreign and colonial postage, as near as can be esti mated, for the year ending January, 1848, amounted to 616,5641. In the opinion of the Secretary to the Post office, however, the mode adopted in estimating this re turn is faulty and the result erroneous. AUGMENTATION OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY. • , The augmentation of the Royal Artillery, announced. i❑ March last, has taken place on the principle origi nally stated, although not to the full extent of the 2G companies, 16 companies being the number final', settled upon and promulgated to-day, and the four addi tional companies are expected to be added in October next. The 16 companies now added aro apportioned b 4. giving two to each of the Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th, .sth, and 6g4 battalions, and one company to each of the 7th, Bth, 9th, and 10th battalions; and the following promotion's and appointments have been made by general order, dated Aug. 16, 1848: • GENERAL ORDER. Her Majesty has been pleased to approve of the. fol, lowing promotions in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, viz.:— Second Captains to be Captains by augmentation:— N. E. Harrison H. G. W. Hamilton C. Cheetham W . Fulford G. J. L. Buchanan A. Irvi ng W. S. Payne ISt. J. T. Browne W. R. Gilbert C. Bingham A. F. W. Papillon H. S. Rowan H. Aylmer . N. A. Freese G. C. R. Levinge . D. Cleaveland. First Lieutenants to be cond Captains:— F. W. Haultain, vice Harison. T. W. Laurence, vice Cheetham. F. J. Travers, vice Buchanan. M. C. Dixon, vice Payne. C. F. Thorndike, vice Gilbert. H. Rogers, vice Papillon. J. Turner, vice Aylmer. A. C. L. Fitzroy, vice Levinge. E. H. Fisher, vice Hamilton. R. F. Mountain, vice Fulford. S. Cleaveland, vice Irving. C. S. Somerset, viee Browne. • F. A. Morshead, vice Bingham. S. H. S. Inglefield, vice Rowan. E. M. Boxer, vice Freese. C. S. Longden, vice Cleaveland. First Lieutenants to be Second Captains by augruen tion:— W. A. Middleton. J. S. Willett. R. J. Cannon. J. C. W. Fortescue. J. R. Gibbon. W. H. Fox. J. R. Anderson. R. O'Connell. P. F. G. Scott. W. F. S. Neill. S. Mil). Calder. M. Clifford. W. P. Pollock. R. W. Brettingham, H. F. Strange. C. T. Du Platt. Second Lieutenants to be First Lieutenants: C. 11. Govan, vice Haultain. C. H. Ingelby, vice Laurence. P. Gabbett, vice Travers H. P. Yates, vice Dixon M. F. Ferrero, vice Thorndike H. A. Thrupp, vice Rogers C. E. Mainwaring, vice Turner A. Gordon, vice Fitzroy W. J. Williams, vice Fisher C. F. Young, vice Mountain S. Freeling, vice Cleaveland 0. R. Stokes, vice Somerset J. F. Pennycuick, vice Morshead W. J. Grimston, vice Inglefield W. D. Guille, vice Boxer C. E. Oldershaw, vice Longden N. 0. S. Turner, vice Middleton S. D. Wright, vice Cannon A. T. Earle, vice Gibbon Hon. J. A. Addington, vice Anderson A. Vandeleur, vice Scott A. S. Orr, vice Calder C. R. Hill, vice Pollock P. J. Campbell, vice Strange F. C. Maude, vice Willett A. W. Twist, vice Fortescue R. Curtis, vice Cox A. Sievewright, vice O'Connell F. S. Seale, vice Neill J. Boulton, vice Clifford J. de L. Saunderson, vice Brettingham M. Anketell, vice Du Platt Second Lieutenants to be First Lieutenants by tor mentation : P. Dickson 2Eneas Clarke F. Place E. J. Bruce W. P. Richards J. E. Hope H. W. J. Dashwood A. Brendon J. De Haviland S. Carden G. A. Wilkinson W. W. Lukin W. Walker C. E. Walcot G. Burchael G. Davis E. G. Breedon W. J. Boulton G. B. Traherne S. G. Batchelor W. T. Middleton F. Close J. Sinclair H. L. Talbot W. FL R. Simpson L. W. Penn H. R. Saunders E. G. Snow J. D. Ramsay W. Morris H. Rennie The above promotions are dated June 30, 1848. The Master-General has been pleased to make th e following appointments in the Royal Horse Artillery:' Second Captain P. H. Mundy, vice Levinge. Second Captain E. Price, vice Cleaveland. First Lieutenant G. H. L. Millman, vice Turner. First Lieutenant F. W. C. Ord, vice Fitzroy. First Lieutenant W. C. L. Blosse, vice Mountain. First Lieutenant A. E. H. Anson, vice Somerset. First Lieutenant J. G. Boothby, vice Middleton. First Lieutenant Hon. E. T. Gage, vice Gibbon. First Lieutenant N. S. K. Bayly, vice Anderson. First Lieutenant F. R. Glanville, vice Willett. First Lieutenant D. E. Hoste, vice Fortescne. First Lieutenant W. E. M. Reilly, vice Neill. First Lieutenant W. B. Saunders, vice Du Platt. Second Captain G. A. Maude, to be Adjutant, vice Gilbert. In consequence of the above the undermentioned officers have been posted as follows: Second Captain Longden to sth battalion, vice Price. First Lieutenant L. Mainwaring 9th battalion, Tic' Millman. First Lieutenant A. Gordon, Bth battalion, vice Ord. First Lieutenant C. F. Young, 2d battalion, vice Ble First Lieutenant 0. R. Stokes, 4th battalion, vice All s °, th First Lieutenant N. 0. S. Tur ner , 9 t h b atta li on , ll' Boothby. First Lieutenant A. Y. Earle, Bth battalion, vice Gag e ' First Lieutenant Hon. J. A. Addington, sth battalio vice Bayly. First Lieutenant F. C. Maude, 3d battalion, vice Glanville First Lieutenant A. W. Twiss, 10th battalion, vice 1 1 °!'" . First Lieutenant T. S. S ea l e, Ist battalion, vice 11°. First Lieutenant M. Ankotell, 6th battalion, yt ee Saunders. ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON A N D NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. fi g Sin,—l sh a ll b e obliged by your giving the follow.':" statement a place in your columns. se' An accident, happily unattended with serious co l 3 quences to the passengers, occurred to the early tte o l, front York this morning, a few miles north of " verton. The branch mail train from Peterborough left N° — ", he ampton at its pr o p er ti me , : an d was proceeding 013 :4 main line towards Wolverton, when the connecting of the engine gave way, and the train was brought t° stand. The guard was instantly sent back with fog sign he bad placed one upon the rails and was proceeding et place another, when the York mail came up. The dril l) , made every e ff ort to st o p it, an d t h e speed was grso d reduced, but the rails were so slippery, from the eta" the weather, that a collision took place. Several of the passengers were shaken and alar u f o l but as far as can be as cer t a i ne d none have 8115511,,°. injury. Tw - o of the carriages were much damaged. .40 Considerable delay occurred in replacing the Mr on the rails, which detained the mails. The accident happened at a quarter-past two, A eo The night w as not d ar k , b ut the fog was se dens° ;40 signals could not be seen at more than a few P distant. A careful inquiry i s b e i ng i nst i tuted into the le ti l t but as exaggerated st a t ements may reach you, I 41',0 it right to place you in possession of the facts er case as reported to m e by t h e guar d s, and one o f passengers who was in the train. I remain, your obedient servant. MARK HMO General Manager's-office, Easton-station, Aug. 17, 1848. Cone.THE SPECIAL CONSTABULAILT:—It is in plation to give a grand dinner to the special conslo of the district of Hackney, in the course of a few 1 ;0 Advices from Belgium mention that money rc iii . , easier both in Antw er p an d B russels, good comuleboll bills being done in the former city at three-and•worj, per cent. 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