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India stbury other it was aion, other is a 'fined on have d to. 'der- DUIO, b th© Th, use, igar [V., DMO iced ion, Elle, rge )rd lie ich After a short conversation, the Committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment l6 Against it Majority After a few observations from Culontd SIB I'HORP, the clause was agreed to. On clause 3. Mr. ANSTEY complained that sufficient facilities Were not given for any borough reported against to de fend itself from disfranchisement, and protested against constituencies being taken by surprise. He would move that the blank in the clause be filled up with the words "not more that 21 nor less than 14 days." Mr. J. STEWART suggested that some notice should be given to the authorities of a borough when a Com mittee of inquiry was appointed. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL recommended that the minimum of the notice should be seven days. Sir R. PEEL thought the proposal of the Hon. Mem ber for Youghal a fair one, and, as a friend to the men- But e, be would recommend the Hon. and Learned Gen tleman to adopt it. In every such case, care ought to be taken that the parties had sufficient notice. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL consented to adopt the words " not more than 21 days. nor less than 14 days;" and they were inserted in the clause. Mr. HENLEY pointed out discrepancies between the duties assigned to " Committees," and those assigned to " Commissioners," which clearly ought to be the same. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL admitted that this was the Case, and promised that the two provisions should be made to agree with each other. Mr. ANSTEY thought the Commissioners ought only to have the power of collecting evidence, and reporting the same to the House. Mr. J. STEWART objected to the Bill, because it made the Commissioners both prosecutors and judges, a Principle which was abhorrent to the constitution. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that the duty of the Committee would be to make inquiry and report their conclusion thereupon to the house. The House would then decide what course to pursue. Mr. HENLEY thought the more.they proceeded into the Bill the more confused they got.---( Hear.) Mr. ANSTEY objected to the Committee reporting their conclusions to the House. Lord J. RUSSELL said that in certain cases as Election Committee might now report to the House that further inquiry into cases of bribery was neces sary, and the Speaker, therefore, nominated a Cora raitte e. Mr. STUART could not but think that Commis aioners, who were to hold a court for the purpose of pro• gecuting inquiries affecting the rights and characters of individuals, were exercising functions essentially judi cial. But if their functions were not judicial, the appli cation of the same words to them and to the Committee, Whose functions were judicial, would load to great con fusion. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL explained. Colonel SIBTHORP, however, interrupted him to observe that they were really wasting- time. He advised the Solicitor. General to go home and study the Bill, and Come down hereafter better informed upon it. They appeared to be a set of incompetent bunglers altogether; never were such a lot bundled up together.—(Laughter.) Mr. HUDSON asked what the Government meant to do provided a body of electors in any particular borough were found guilty of corrupt practices? He wished the Soli citor -General would make a return to the House of *lee Loll expenditure. He did not mean at Devonport, "' c allus he knew that Devonport was a nomination borough of the Government, and that the Honourable Gentleman was returned for it, not on account of any Merits of his own, but because Government wished him to be elected for it. The Honourable Gentleman was Very great man, no doubt, and had a very cavalier ! I V of treatieg Members.—(Here there were very loud .(ct'uns and cries of " Oh !" proceeding from both sides of Rouse.) He had no objection to wait until gentle- Z en had done crying" Oh." He knew how to deal with popular assemblies.—(oh.) He had always overcome Position in them by patience and perseverance.—(oh.) t i." ° repeated thia. Bill zlid not go far enough, and he .t. at it would do no good. 'rd J. RUSSELL, as to the course they had pursued "Port this Bill, wished to observe that when the Govern !lent; at the desire of the House, ha that such personal at ile" would be made upon his Hon. and Learned Friend :▪ that to whi c h h e h a d b ee n just exposed.—(Loud cri es "on te °' "Hear, h ear .") He hoped the House would not eane uch method of discussing the measure. PALMER wished, as a member of the proles -BG-13-ttlich, was adorned by the Honourable and Learned !o eil f r° , 4 0, to express his deep regret that any such per il"- "' t ack should be made upon him. He hoped the for cmcourable Gentleman (Mr. Hudson), having had time thatreflection, would feel that he ought not to have made a ttack--.(" Ne from Mr. Hudsonj—but if he did nut w t was sure there was not another Member in the House 4 0 felt with him.—(Loud cheering.) In his opinion • e Solicit or -G enera l a dd e d l us t re t o t h e p ro f ess i on an d to that assembly.—(Renewed cheers.) Zbe CHAIRMAN then put the question. h ANSTEY rose amid general groaning, and said i e object e d to t h e t h e wor d " an d" i n this clause.— 4-4 _kul laughter and deep groan s .) Th e H onoura bl e leoiber, am id muc h i nterrupt i on , persisted in addressing the House for some time in support of the objection. ' HODGSON said the Hon. Member a pp eare d t o „ s _ 2o much interrupted that h e t h oug h t i t h i s duty to ":'e that th e Ch a i rman report progress. to o he gall e ry was th en c l eare d tor a di v i s i on, b ut none Place, and on re-entering the gallery w e f oun d h A„,' r• BRIGHT a pp ea li ng -t o t h e H un . an d L earne d "Inber for Youghal to consider whether in the course w t lB pursuing he might nut lay himself open to the taPetation of tactiousness.—(Hear, hear.) ANSTE repudiated the suggestion of fee.. 1° ,, - „ — 'esis as app a led to his conduct, and proceeded to 111 ;' e ko amendment to the effect that the proposed Com tOtorters should not have power to decide upon any of h e ° ea a 4lB which had already been adjudicated u t .on reigulerly constituted tribunals of the House, but o l u , h . d e b; ta m: t e t e l y e em p o divided,wer empowered to report evidence to the -euie. appeared — For the amen d men t 23 when there A gnst it Majority lOl The clause was ag reed to. • On clause 4 ANSTEY, , le pt, proposed to insert the words, " the sitt ing Member or Members," in relation to gone examinati rs on on oath of Members by the Commis- The Committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment . Against it ll5 The el Majority ause was th agreed to, and the House re- Ili tt l_tted, t h e Committee to sit again at five o'clock to ,.•Zow (thi s d ay). 'tiE TITHE RENT CHARGE, &c. (IRELAND) (N. BILL. , he n some conversati o on 2) as to whether it should be at the morning or evening sitting, it was fixed pro Terwi for five o'clock on Monday, when-the Hon. Mem who h as t h e c h arge of the Bill (Mr. Hamilton) will Mate the day on which it will be brought on. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. ,_Lord J. RU SSELL said ho proposed to consider the House, if Lords t o t hi s B i ll i n C omm i ttee o f iFe e t d h mts se, ol e e n ti if there was no o bj ect i on i n p oin t o f te rm' to that course. tucThhe was not aware o f an y p rece d en t f or 7fa course• but in many in s t a nces t h e Hou se h a d erre.d amendments made by the Lords to Com m it tees :Ptstmrs, and h e k new no reason why the House should refer the consideration of such amendments to a vonamittee of the whole House. Mr. HENLEY inquired whether some of the Lords' kil ) e , lA Ments to this Bill did not trench on the privilege i l4 the House ? The SPEAKER believed th a t some o f those Ilnendments did interfere with the privilege of the Commons, but these would come under the notice of the Committee. Lord JOHN RUSSELL intimated that he should propose that the House go into Committee for the pur pose of considering these' amendments on Monday next; and In answer to a question the Noble Lord added, that there were some of the amendments he should Love the House do not :tree to, and that others be klmitted. The Committee was then fixed for Monday next. The Distillery from Sugar Bill was re-committed pro forma ; the House resumed, and the report was received. To be read a third time on Monday. • MARRIAGE (SCOTLAND) BILL. The LORD-ADVOCATE moved that the second reading of this Bill be fixed for Monday next, at twelve O'clock, Af. ARKWRIGHT said. it. was evident th e t we l ve o'clock stings were ingenious` devices for smugglin g °booxions Bills through the House. Il e b egge d , there fore, to move that the words *, twelve o'clook" be left out. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the original motion ' 79 For the amendment The Mujrit roead y —55 second ing of the Bill was then fixed for uclay, at twelve o'clock. WINDSOR APPROACHES BILL. The report on this Bill was received ; a new clause the added, binding the parties to the Bill not to exceed ""1 1 4n of 85,0001. in executing the whole of the works. L a nswer to a questi on by M r . B. OSBORNE , Minee d MORPETH said that if at any future time a Caine down and asked f o r more money to corn . 1 :1 1 1 / ", 4 1 0 h t ia . ie approaches he would do so in violation of Th OrIS TRATION OF SASINES (SCOTLAND). h i o L ORD ADVOCATE moved f or leave to bring to it to authori se th e L or d s o f C ounc il an d S es . ions hy 4 gillate the rates or dues of registration to be charged ill Er:" keepe rs o f t h e reg i sters of sines reversions, &c., I , o , tland.—Leave given. ~I t . URQUHART'S CORRESPONDENCE. teaD 6 : 4 „ J. RUSSELL moved that the order for addre ss aodCh"ng Mr. Ur qu h art ' s correspon d ence b e di scharged, /4,1,t amended order b e su b s tit u t e d. give ''RQUIIART hoped th a t th e Noble Lord would to me reason for his motion. Sttes,:,4 RUSSELL said that the Hon. Member for N o bi: u, too tion h a d b een or i g i nal l y ob j ected to by his be riend, who had arranged with him that it was to th e r Posed in an amended form. Subsequently, when in tir ti on was made, his Noble Fri e nd thinking it w as Posed te rms previously arranged, treated it as an unop aseert.r?torb ; but, on subsequent ex am i na tion, it wa s 1147.47`red that the m o ti on as k e d for correspondence of the w I nstead of 1838.9, as had been agreed on. For nd ~ellasons he now moved that the order be amended, A p r. as ' 838.9 be substituted for 1837-8. pape r „ 1111(11111A.RT protested against being given whiob bo ur which he had never asked, and refused those bad been promised. He contended that his ) motion was strictly in accordance with the understanding into which he had entered with the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. He should decline the correspondence now offered.—(The lion. Member im mediately left the House.) Lord PALMERSTON said that he had understood the Hon. Member to ask fin. the correspondence with Mr. Backhouse relative to the Portfolio, and that was what he had agreed to give. The motion, however, which was now sought to he rescinded was for corre spondence relative to the lion. Member's recal, and that correspondence he (Lord Palmerston) had distinctly in timated to the Hon. Member could not be given. On constitutional grounds he thought that that correspond ence could not be made the subject of discussion in that House. Mr. ANSTEY quoted Mr. Urquhart's speech to prove that the motion did not refer to corrcspondene connected with the Portfolio, but to his recal from the legation of Constantinople. The mo ion was then put and agreed to, and The House adjourned at, a Quarter before Two o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Common.s.) THURSDAY, AUG. 3. FARMERS' ESTATE SOCIETY (IRELAND) BILL. — Amendment proposed in page 4, line 9 (Printed Bill as amended) to leave out the words " thirty acres," in order to insert the words " ten acres," instead thereof: Question put, " That the words ' thirty acres' stand part of the Bill. The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 52. Arkwright, G. Greenall, Gilbert Mullings, J. 11. Blackall, S. W. Grogan, Edward Norreys, Sir 1). Brown, W. Hamilton, J. H. Parker, John Campbell, W. F. Hayter, W. G. Pattison, J. Carew, W. P. Heald, JameS ltapkael, Alexander Clay, James Hobhouse., T. B. Seymour, Lord Clements, Charles Houldsworth, T. Sidney, Alderman Cocks, 1 homas S. Howard, P.ll. Somerville. Sir W. Courtenay, Lord Hudson, G. Thornely, T. Dlyett, Edward Jollilie, Sir W. 11. Tuthell, Henry Duckworth,; Sir J. Jones, Captain Vane, Lord H. Duncan, George' Knox, Colonel Walsh, Sir J. B. Duncuft, John Law, C. H. Willcox, Brodie Edwards, Henry Lewis, George C. Wyvill, Marmaduke Ferguson, Sir It. Mastcrman, J. Forster, Matthew Meux, Sir 11. 1 Fuller, A. E. Milner, W. M. TELLERS. Gladstone, W. E. Morpeth, Viscount Monsell, William Grace, 0. D. J. Mostyn, E. StaNrd, Augustus MINORITY-NOES, 14. Alcock, Thomas Grenfell, Charles W. Tenison, E. K. Armstrong, Sir A. Henry, Alexander Wilson, Matthew Caulfeild, J. M. Kershaw, James Dawson, T. V. .M'Cullagh, W. T. TELLERS. Fortescue, Chichester Pilkington, James Scrope, G. P. Greene, John lteynolds, John Thompson, Colonel ~..r 0 THE SUN, MARRIAGE (SCOTLAND) BILL. Order for Second Reading read ; Motion made, and Ques • tion proposed, "That the Bill be read a second time upon Monday next, at Twelve of the clock :"—Amendment pro posed, to leave out the words " at Twelve of the clock . '— Question put, " That the words ' at Twelve of the clock' stand part of the Question." The House divided : MAJORITY-AYES, 79. Abdy, T. N. Fortescue, J. W. Pilkington, James Adair, R. Shafto Fox, Richard M. Reid. Colonel Anson, Colonel Fox, W. J. Reynolds, John Armstrong, Sir A. Freestun, Colonel Ricardo, Osman Armstrong, It. B. Grenfel , Charles W. Rich, Henry Arundel, Earl of Grey, Ralph W. Howllly, Sir John Barkly, Henry Henry, Alexander Russell, Lord John Bellew, R. M. Herbert, H. A. Russell, F. C. Berkeley, Captain Hobhouse, Sir John Rutherford, A. Berkeley, Craven Hodges, T. L. Sheil, R. L. Bernal, Ralph Jervis, Sir John Shelburne, Earl of Blackall, S. W. Labouchere, Henry Somerville, Sir W. Bouverie, E. P. Lemon, Sir Charles Spooner, Richard Bowring, Dr. Lewis, G. C. Stanton, W. H. Boyle, Colonel Matheson, Colonel Stuart, Lord D. Bright, John Manic, Fox Thornely, Thomas Brotherton, J. Melgund, Viscount Wakley, T. Carew, W. P. Morpeth, Viscount Ward, 11. G. Charterls, Francis Morris, David Williams, John Clay, James Mostyn, E. M. L. Wilson, James Clements, Charles O'Connell, .M. J. Wilson, Matthew Cocks, T. S. Ogle, S. C. Wyvill,Marinaduke Craig, W. G. Paget, Lord A. Douglas, Sir C. Paget, Lord Clarence Duncuft, John Palmer, Robert Dumslas, Admiral Palmerston, Vis. TELLERS. Ebrington, Viscount Patten, J. W. Tufnell, Fleury Elliot, J. E. Pechell, Captain Hill, Lard Marcus MINORITY-NOES, 24. Bennet, Philip Henley, J. W. Mullings, J. R. Bentinck, Lord G. Hodgson, W. N. Osborne, Ralph Christy, Samuel Hudson, G. Sandars, George Duncan, George Hume, J. Scott, F. Edwards, Henry Kershaw, James Somerset, CaptAin Gordon, Admiral Lockhart, A. E. Thompson, Colonel Gwyn, Bowel Lockhart, W. TELLERS. Halsey, T. I'. AP Gregor, John Arkwright, George Hustle, Alexander Meux, Sir Henry Sibthorp, Colonel COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROX OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, AUGUST 3. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. JULY 28.—Gondola cutter, W. 11. Woodhouse, Esq., from Liverpool ; Stormtinch cutter, Lieutenant Colonel Bowers, 0.13., from Portsmouth ; Destiny schooner, William Wells, Esq., from Portsmouth. 29. Pearl cutter, Marquis of Anglesey, from London ; Amazon cutter, Sir John Walsh, Bart., M.P., from Westward. 30. Enchantress schooner, Earl of Cardigan, from Lymington ; petrel cutter, Earl of IlcheAer, from Southampton; Wyvern schooner, Duke of Marlborough, from Plymouth ; Xarifa [chewier, Earl of Wilton, from Plymouth. AUGUST 2.—Gipsey Queen schooner, Sir H. B. Hoghton, Bart., from Liverpool ; Huzzar brig, T. P. Williams, Esq., M.P., from Eastward ; Esmeralda schooner, J. E. W. Rolls, Esq., from WeStward. SAILINGS.—None. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Capricorn ; Flirt ; Brilliant ; Fairy ; Ariel ; Camilla ; Fair IZosainond ; Maud ; M er lin ; Gipsey Queen ; yvern ; Coral Queen ; Esmeralda ; Destiny ; Enchantress ; Gem ; Bianca ; and Iluzzar brie. Cutters—Pearl ; Alarm ; Emerald ; Petrel ; Forest Fly; Elizabeth ; Amazon ; Osprey; Lark ; Turquoise ; Maid of the Mist ; Stormfinch ; Arrow ; Gondola ; Spider ; Cygnet. Yawls—Dream ; Susan. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Countess of Darnley and family arrived at Beach Villa on Monday, and the Marquis and Mar chioness of Ailesbury at Norfolk House this day. The Earl of Glengall is expected at Harriet Lodge to morrow. The Duke of Cambridge has taken Gothic Hall from Wednesday next ; Captain Freemantle, South Parade House ; the Duchess of Kent is expected at Powleaze House on the 10th. The town is still very far from full ; indeed, many of the best houses are still unlet, more, perhaps, than was ever before known in August. The wheat harvest has commenced ; but the showery weather prevents many from cutting, though the corn is ready. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORN E, THURSDAY. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness took their usual walks this morning. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the younger branches of the Riyal Family, rode and walked in the grounds of Osborne. The Earl of Chichester arrived yesterday at Osborne, and was honoured by an audience to present to her Ma jesty a piece of cloth, made by the natives of Abbakouta, in Africa, and presented by the Chiefs of that district. The Earl of Chichester remained at Osborne, and left for London this day. The Hon. Eleanor Stanley was relieved in her duties as Maid of Honour this day by the Hon. Miss Dawson. The Earl of Chichester, and the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, crossed to Gosport in the Lightning, Master Commanding Petley. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge honoured the performance at her Majesty's Theatre yesterday evening, with her presence. A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Birming ham, Mr. G. F. Muntz, ALP., Mr. Alderman Phillips, and the Town Clerk, had an interview with Viscount Woods and Forests, Morpeth yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners in Whitehall-place, on the Health of 'l.r‘c)inwenegCnaisitle.lcicala the Neapolitan Minister, had an Lord Lorton had an interview interview with - Viscount i yesterday. Lord Ashley Palmerston yesterday. also Sir George Grey Baronet, an interview yes terday with , the Right Hon. Portuguese 7", at the Home-office. Minister, Baron de Moncorvo, trans actedthe business yesterday, at the Mr. Alderman Hopkins and th e•To lg w li n -° ge ce ric of Man chester, with the Right Hon: T. M. Gib son, mp Brotherton, M.P., and Mr. W. Beckett, M.P., Mr i ; n had interview yesterday with Viscount Morpeth, pe subject of the Public Health Bill. - • the a The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting yesterday. Mr. R. A. , Macfie had an interview with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. • Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, Lord Mont eagle, and Mr. Tidd Pratt had interviews yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official re• sidence in Downing•street. A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Birming ham, the Recorder of Birmingham, Mr. G. F. Muntz, Mr.. Alderman Phillips, and the Town Clerk, had an interview yesterday with Sir George Grey, respect ing the county prison. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governors of the North American colonies. - ------- Lady Mary Wood has left town for Hickleton Hall, Doncaster. Sir John and Lady Johnstone have left town for Hack ness Hail, Scarborough. DISCOVERS OF A NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " DON QUIXOTE."—" It would be unpardonable not to make special_ mention of the fact, that this month Bentley's Miscellany contains a translation, with excel lent prefatory and explanatory notes, of" El Buscapii," the long lost wook of Cervantes, recently discovered in manuscript at Cadiz. Its discovery is a real event in the literary history of Europe."—Morning Chronicle. GAME P RESERVING..—There is no mistake respect ing game being a serious injury to produce, because it is now admitted by Parliament. The 'preamble of the new Game Law, passed on the 22d ult., 'says " And whereas it has been found that much damage has been and is continually done by hares to the pro duce of inclosed lands, and that great losses have thereby accrued and do accrue to the occupiers of such lands." At last this has become a legalised "great fact," and the day cannot be far distant when another step in the right direction must be made in regard to the game preserving system, as well as the game laws. No reasonable person can doubt it.—From a Correspondent. STATE OF TILE PUBLIC HEALTH. (From the Quarterly Return.) The quarterly returns are obtained from 117 districts, sub-divided into 582 sub•districts; 36 districts are in the metropolis, and the remaining 81 comprise, with some agricultural districts, the principal towns and cities of England. The population was 6,612,958 in 1841. It is gratifying to observe a remarkable improvement in the state of the public health. The number of deaths registered in the three months ending June 30, was 46.552; which is less by 11,158 than were registered in the winter quarter of the present year, and less by 5,033 than were registered in the corresponding quarter ending the last day of June, 1847. The mortality of the country, after having been excessively high during the latter half of the year 1846, the whole of 1847, and the first quarter of 1848, is now little above the average of the nine years 1839-47. The mortality, however, is still much higher than it was in the spring quarter (April, May, and June) of 1844, when the number of deaths was only 38,977; which, taking the increase of popula tion into account, implies a lower rate of mortality than has been experienced in the spring season of any other year. _ _ _ In London the deaths in the quarter were 12,945. The deaths in the preceding quarter were 16,455; iu the quarter ending Ikcembr, 1847, when influenza prevailed, 19,605. Influenza has almost entirely dis appeared; it was the cause of death in only 50 • cases during the 13 weeks ending in June. Small pox was fatal to 381 persons in London; measles to 306; scarlatina to 816, hopping cough to 449; purpura and scurvy to 12 ; typhus to 882 ; erysipelas to 129. Small pox, scarlatina, and typhus were prevailing epidemics in London. Scarlatina in one week destroyed 107 lives. Typhus was at a maximum (1,279) in the last quarter of the year 1847 ; it is now declining ; but it is invariably longer in the epidemic form than other diseases of the class. The diseases of the tuber cular class—namely, scrofula, tabes, consumption, and hydrocephalus, fluctuate very little; to them 2,640 deaths were ascribed in the June quarter of 1841, and 2,403 in the June quarter of 1848; which were the highest and lowest numbers returned in the eight years 1841-8. Diseases of the lungs declined rapidly; they were the cause of 176 deaths in the first week, of 76 deaths in the last week of the quarter. The improvement in the health of Liverpool is remark able ; while there were 4,809 deaths in the June quarter, 1847, there were only 1,907 deaths in the June quarter of 1848. In Manchester, Birmingham, and Leeds there has also been some improvement. Small pox and scar latina have been the prevailing epidemics throughout the country. The deaths in London from diarrhoea, dysentery, and cholera were 11, 23, 13 and 14, in the first four weeks ; 27, 31, 37, and 51 in the last four weeks of the quarter. The mortality from these diseases is somewhat higher than it was in the corresponding week of 1847. The deaths ascribed to cholera in the June quarters of the eight years 1841-8, were 1,7, 8,9, 2,9, 4, 17 ; in the last year, therefore, though the deaths are not numerous, there is a slight excess. These three diseases are always most common in the three months of July, August, and September, when the temperature is highest. The popular error which ascribes them to fruit was referred to last year. That it is an error is established by the fatality of these diseases to infants at the breast, to the aged, to persons in' prison and public institutions, who procure no fruit, and by many such facts as the following, reported about the middle of the last century, by Sir John Pringle, in his classical account of the diseases of the campaign in Germany. "Nearly half the men were ill, or had recovered from dysentery a few weeks after the battle of Dettingen, which was fought on the 27th of June, 1743. The dysentery, the constant and fatal epidemic of camps, began sooner this season than it did in any succeeding campaign. Now as the usual time of its appearance is not before the latter end of the summer or the beginning of autumn, the cause has been unjustly imputed to eating fruit in excess. But the circumstances here contradict that opinion ; for this sickness began and raged before any fruit was in season except strawberries (which from their high price the men never tasted), and ended about the time the grapes were ripe ; which, growing in open vineyards, were freely eaten by everybody. "To this add the following incident :—Three com panies of Howard's regiment, which had not joined us, marched with the King's baggage from Ostend to Hanau, where, arriving a night or two before the battle, and hav ing orders to stop, encamped for the first time at a small distance from the ground, that was afterwards occupied by the army. These men had never been exposed to rain, or lain wet; by this separation' from the line, they were also removed from the contagion of the privies ' • and having pitched close upon the river they had the benefit of a constant stream of fresh air. By means of such favourable circumstances it was remarkable that, while the main body suffered greatly, this little camp almost entirely escaped, though the men breathed the same air, the contagious part excepted, eat of the same victuals, and drank of the same water. This immunity ' continued for six weeks, until the army removed from ' Hanau, when these companies joined the rest, and en camping in the line were at last infedted, but suffered little, as the flux was then so much on the decline." — Pringle on the Diseases of the Army, 3d Edition, 1761, pp. 20, 21. Fruit, potatoes, and green vegetables, are essential parts of the food of man; and it is only when taken to excess that, like other articles of diet, they disorder the stomach. There is as yet in England no trace of the epidemic of cholera which is ravaging Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburgh and ascending the Danube. It raged in the summer of 1831, 17 years ago, at St. Petersburgh, reached Sunderland in October, London in February, 1832, Paris in March of the same year. Whether it will pursue the same course now, travel at the same rate, and be less or more fatal, must d e pend on a variety of circumstances. If the visitation cannot be arrested, it is greatly to be wished that it should be de ferred, for though enlightened communities have before been too much in the habit of postponing sanitary arrangements, and only commencing them when the plague is actually destroying them—which is very like admitting the enemy within the city walls and then putting the fortifications in repair—it is certain that the great capitals of the continent were never in a worse condi tion to withstand au epidemic than they are at the present time. That much remains to be done in English towns is evident from what is observed in London. It is one of the best established truths in medical science—confirmed by the experience of the army, the navy, the prisons, the town and country districts of England, that pure water and pure: air are necessaries of life; and in the supply of these, London, though in a much better posi tion than other places, is still deficient. The vestry of St. Marylebone, the largest and wealthiest parish in London, to which we last year called attention, subse quently appointed a committee to inquire into the con dition of their constituents. The committee drew up a valuable report in which they state among other things, that " there are 538 streets or ways iu the parish of St. Marylebone," and though formerly sceptical, and not very well informed, their information is now satisfactory and complete—" Your committee have through the pa rish surveyor obtained now, for the first time, a complete knowledge of the state of the sewers of this great parish, and they are compelled to declare that it is manifestly in sufficient for the wants of the locality, no fewer than 191 streets or ways in the parish being wholly without proper sewerage, and ft great portion of the remainder defective or incomplete. * * * Your committee have to report another nuisance of a most pestilential character, over which they have not the slightest control, viz., the gully holes opening into the sewers. Of these there are no less than 2,732 in the parish, and your committee feel that the number of these pest holes has been increased, as the streets were built without the slightest reference to their previous situation and requirement, and no v x s i l o id us ress e o ff n ec w t h s. y " There u t does any " gully holes" s hould o p en under th t e he no r ses of sewers may be so easily carr ied up the sides people; when the gases generated inevitably in a no y t in regard a d ppe t ti o r to th b e e ir any of the pesea the houses into the smoke. The committee accounts for this state of thing s in its own wa " It y: chim neys, over must be attributed entirely to the fact that the rate payers have no voice at the boa rd of Commissioners of Sewers." The water supply is p ronounced defective. The water is only " on" for about an' hour three days a week. The report says—" The West Middlesex Cum• pany who brought their water into the parish under the express pretence of defeating monopoly, of giving a cheaper and purer supply, after a few years entered into an agreement with the other companies, parcelled out the metropolis into districts, and placed the whole com munity at the mercy of this giant monopoly, both as re gards supply and price." It is always so; the supply of water is a thing in which there can be no permanent competition. The committee throws all the blame which the sewers and water supply suggests on other bodies; the vestry has the control of the "dust" and cleansing. This, though touched tenderly by the committee, is admitted to be in an unsatisfactory condition. "Regarding the removal of the dust, your committee find, in many places through the parish, accumulations i "dint"—which unlessis of s dust i n th e yar d s an d cel l ars o f t h e h ouses, an d t h e re ihoo t x h i e o y os— are re p a a ,d id for the so refuse of ovveeryhe same general complaint of the dust me n r e fusing to re move " dus kitchen, and all which var wore varieties of putrefying vegetable and animal matter,other then only removed when paid for i n some way oro ; and are even now never removed at all, but at the ;request of the inhabitants, who in the worst parts are du adduce very intolerant of dirt. These facts are not ad sure on the vestry o f St. Marylebone to , who, as well as their officers, have, since the report evinced a laudable anxiety todo of their committe e , to the constituency and to improv e th e health of of te ty the district. istrict. The report of Marylebone exhibit s a f a i r the condition of L.,ndon, and must undeceivet e h ai os m e en who of suppose that the houses are drained, or th at the rich and middle classes, to say nothing of the poor of London, are adequately supplied with the means of cleanliness and enjoy the benefit of a pure, salubrious air. Other towns iu England are comparatively in a worse condi tion; the continental cities are still more insalubrious, and judging from the analogy of the last epidemio they will suffer much more than London, but it is little satis faction to the inhabitants of London to run the risk of dying by thousands while their neighbours die by tens of thousands, when they know that the danger to their health and lives may be diminished to a great extent by simple and obvious precautions. It may be a difficult, but it is assuredly not an impossible, problem in engi neering, to supply every house in London with abun dance of pure water, and to remove all dirt lay scaven gers and sweet drains; and these simple arrangements would render it possible for the population to be cleanly. A part of the mortality which men experience in early life is perhaps inevitable; but this natural morta lity cannot exceed the mortality in 11011120 of the districts, in England, comparatively healthy, where parts of the population are exposed to privation and injuries of va rious kinds. Now, in parts of Surrey and Devonshire about three or four in 10 children under five years of age die annually; in Lewisham, the healthiest district of London, the annual mortality is four and five in 10 an nually; in nearly every district in Loudon the mortality of children is double the mortality in the country; io many districts the mortality is triple the mortality which some persons may consider natural to mankind. Of 1,000 men between the ages of 45 and 55 living in a healthy district of England, about 12 die annually; in nine districts of London the annual deaths among the same number of men at the same age varies from 30 to 33. IRISH AMELIORATION SOCIETY. A meeting of the friends and promoters of the above society was held on Wednesday, in the Hanover-square Rooms. The origin and objects of this society are thus touched upon in the preface to a small pamphlet which was distributed at the meeting. After alluding to the great distress at present existing in the sister country, it goes on to say--"It is manifest to every one who may give even a slight consideration to the sub ject, that for any relief to be permanent, it must be directed to the amelioration of the moral and sock!. as well as physical, condition of the people; and on arriving at this conviction, the inquirer, however benevolent, is staggered by the apparent impossibility of achieving so gigantic an undertaking as effectually to relieve the present distress, and produce that amelioration in the condition of millions of beings reduced to the extreme of misery. * * * * Moved by these sentiments, several gentlemen have formed themselves into a society, having the sanction and best wishes of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, as well as of hie two immediate predecessors, and several leading members of the British Government, for the purpose of attempting the accomplishment of this great end, by at tacking, at the same time, the two great evils under which the Irish poor are now sinking —namely, the want of stimulus to bodily exertion, and the want of means for moral and social improvement." The chief feature of the operation of the society (which, it is expected, will be incorporated by Royal charter,) consists in the employment of the people in the preparation of peat fuel and charcoal, and by re moving the same, to effect the full reclamation of the bog lands in Ireland. The means of effecting this object are proposed to be procured by the formation of a company subscribing a capital of 500,0001., in shares of 101. each. The compilation before alluded to further says :—" The promoters, whose names are a suffi cient guarantee for their sincerity, earnestly appeal to the wellwishers of Ireland and the empire at large, to make themselves acquainted with the objects they contemplate, and to assist in effecting them. They do do not ask alms for the idle--they only ask that those who can well afford such aid should take one or more shares of 10/. in this undertaking, and thus enable the society gradually to establish 200 stations in different parts of Ireland, each of which will form a nucleus for an industrious, improving, and happy community. They are sanguine of success in their efibrts, if duly supported by the public; and they pledge themselves to spare no exertion to place the society on such a footing as to make that success certain. The wealth to be derived from the peat bog is incalculable, and cannot fail to be of great national benefit, inasmuch as it is impossible to realise it without at the same tone effecting the more important views of the Irish Ame lioration Society'—that of permanently improving the moral and social condition of the poor of Ireland." The room in which the assemblage took place was hung round with maps, drawings, plans, sections, and diagrams of lands, models, machinery, &c., illustrative of the projects of the society. There was a large pro portion of ladies in attendance amongst the audience. At about half-past two the chair was taken by Lord DE AIiuLEY, who said it afforded him great satisfaction to take the ch a i r a t a meeti ng which pro posed to submit for consideration a plan whose main object was to benefit the mural and social condition of the people of Ireland. He regretted that the state of the public business was such at the pre sent moment as to withdraw from attendance on that occasion many Irish Members of Parliament and others who would have been present at their meeting. It might seem a hopeless project for a society of private gentlemen to undertake so important a task as that which was contemplated, when the difficulties of the case were consideed, and it was remembered that last year Parliament -hal attempted and had failed to effect. an object of that kind ; but the condition of the people of Ireland was such that private enterprise would be more likely to succeed in a matter of that sort than where it was carried out under Govern ment machinery, and he thought the plan proposed would hold out to the capitalists of this country the prosperity of a successful investment of their money, at the same time that employment would be afford e d to a large number of the labouring population of Ir e l an d .— (Hear, hear.) It was by means of the peat bogs of Ireland that that object was to be accomplished. The details of the plan would be submitted to the meeting by one in every way competent to explain them—he meant Mr. Rogers, the eminent engineer—and, therefore, it was unnecessary for him to enter upon those details. A vast field was opened in Ireland for the employ ment of the people in productive labour, and he felt satisfied that that was the most effectual means of re moving many of the evils under which they laboured, and of improving and raising the tone of the mind of the lower classes in that country —(Hear, hear.) Hav ing been, he regretted, recently called upon to support the Government in the passing of measures for the re pression of disturbance in Ireland, he rejoiced that so early an opportunity was afforded to him of joining in a project which would, he believed, help to rescue them from that condition which was a stigma and a stain on our national character.—(Hear.) Mr. Rooens, civil engineer, then came forward, and read the following sketch of the plan and objects of the proposed society:— " The report made to the Relief Commissioners of Ireland upon the preparatio n of the peat of that country, and its conversion into charcoal, shows from the experi ence of eminent practical authorities,. that it possesses most desirable qualities for agricultural, manufacturing, household, and general purposes. " Peat fuel, prepared as proposed by patent process, produces proportionately considerably more steam than coal, in consequence of the diffusive property of its heat. Its economy has been fully proved by the steamers plying on the Shannon, and many engines worked in other parts of Ireland; and boilers fired by it have been found to last nearly double the usual time. "For distillation, brewing, soap -boiling, sugar•re fining, and all similar operations, it is particularly suit able ; and for family use, its speedy ignition, and general heat, strongly recommend it. " Peat charcoal, as a fuel for the smelting and manufac ture of all metals, is of the utmost value, equalling, if not surpassing the best wood charcoal, at a much lower price. " This patent fuel may be made superior in density, yet its cost will be about one-fourth of that of wood charcoal; thus enabling the ironmaster to substitute it with con siderable advantage for that material ; and still more ad vantageously for coal, coke, &c., makng the iron twice or thrice its present value, and the country entirely in dependent of foreign supplies. " Iron of the finest description is produced from it at Ichoux, in the department of th e L andes, France; at Wadenhammer and Wachter. Neuaharnmer, Germany; at Henske), Bohemia; at Konigsbru nn , B avar i a, S ec . And the French commissioners. auth ors of the Voyage Me • tallurgique en Angleterre,' state that peat is generally used on the Continent for the manufacture of iron; and that turf charcoal is fully equal, if not superior, to wood charcoal for all purposes of iron m anu f acture. ' "The untiring efforts of Lord Willoughby de Eresby have accomplished the preparation o f an admira bl e f ue l, even from the very inferior peat of S cot l and an d W a l es; and razors. surgical instruments, and t h e fi nest wor k s in steel made by it, have been found t o b e of t h e mos t superior kind—this fact alone dem onstrat i ng i ts grea t value. " Smiths, iron-ship builders, engineers, millwrights, boiler makers, gunsmiths, &c., will derive both benefit and profit from its use in their smithies, as it imparts superior strength and malleability to iron in the forging; and its cost, when the calorific effect is calculated, will not exceed that of the usual smith's coal. " The produce from lead and other ores smelted by it is greatly increased in quantity and purity;' and copper, brass, zinc, tin, &e., will be rendered niore ductile, and otherw►se much improved by its use. • " For kiln purposes, in drying grain, malt, hops, pease, beans, &c., and in every instance where a pure and powerful heat is desirable, it will be found peculiarly economical. " Asa fertiliser, or manure, its valuable qualities have been fully pointed out in the published report above re ferred to. _ _ _ _,...._ _,... " The Royal Agricultural Society of England have since awarded a prize for an essay on its use and a d. vantages. Baron Liebig, M. Lucas, and Professor Lindley, Agricultural Gazette, Farmers' Gazette, Far mers' Journal, Farmers' Magazine, Gardeners' Chro n i c l e, Literary Gazette, the Mark-lane Express, &c., all c oncur in its great value as a manure. " For sanitary purposes, prepared peat charcoal h as been recently proved to be the best disinfecter, absorb er, and deodoriser known, its effect being instantaneous an d c ontinuous. " Drainage-tiles of a superior and lasting descripti o n h ave been made of peat. A recent communication f rom about u J am es Russell, Esq., Dunlowey, Donegal (an Engli s h gtieraan possessingl . a p rg e e r I, pr o i ci p o e . rty in Ireland ). States ' he cost tO " The peat bogs o f Ireland extend over 3,000,000 acres. It is the object of the societ y to p re p a re from these, by means of t he over p lus labour of the country, an article w hich must command alm ost un limited sale, the while general employment will be given to the inhabitants, an d the land reclai med for profitable cultivation. The drainage of the bogs i s shown to be neither difficult nor expensive, by t h e re ports of ' the Commissioners appointed to inquire i n t o the nature and extent of the several bogs in Ireland, and the practicability of draining and cultivating them ; ' and the society have already agreed with the Marquis of Sligo and Lord de Freyne for large tracts o. f bog land, admirably situated in the counties of Mayo and Roscommon, and are in communication with landed pro prietors in several other counties on the subject. " It is intended that the plan of operation sh a ll b e upon the principle laid down in the report to the relief commissioners—namely, by 6 task work' and ' money payments.' " The society purpose establishing, in desirable posi tions throughout the country, stations for the fi nal drying and preparation of peat and its conversion into charcoal, having at each one confidential officer, t o b e aided by a sufficient number of lab o uringassistants, p a yi ng at once in money a given sum per measure for all Peat brought in for sale by the peasantry, on their piling it in the drying-houses. And with the view more fully to promote the objects of the society, it is proposed to re n t or purchase bog land, on which the peasantry shall be employed, to be paid in like manner, the society pro,. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENINC-t, AUGUST 4, 1848. - • viding every necessary facility, and a simple apparatus for cutting an! preserving the peat in any weather suf ficiently dry for out-door labour. " Before the introduction of railways, the import of coal into Ireland has been estimated'at from 2,500,000 to 3,000,000 tons per annum. The present average may be taken at 4,000,000 ; but, supposing it to be only 3,000,000, and that Ireland use but two-thirds of her own fuel in future—not to speak of the Eng lish or other markets —there will arise a certain de mand for 4,000,000 tons of peat (taking it as only half the calorific value of coal); and if there be added to this 2,000,000 tons, to be converted into 500,000 tons of charcoal (a low estimate, indeed, for the United King dom), it may with safety be calculated that there will be et least a consumption of 6,000,000 tons of peat an nually. L;alculating that no more than 6,000,000 tons of peat be prepared awl sold per annum, the estimates, taken from data in the report to Government, will show the result as regards income and expenditure, and the re venue to be derived. " After deducting the prescribed 6 per cent. interest on the paid up capital, and a suitable provision for con tingencies, it is estimated there will remain an overplus ,if 160,0001. per annum, one•half of which will belong to the proprietary, and the remaining half will be appro priated yearly to the amelioration fund. " The cost of erecting drying-houses, &c., at each station, will vary from 3001. to 5001., and need never exceed the latter sum; consequently a very small por tion of the capital will suffice for ' plant;' the principal amount being at all times available in money or stock, almost immediately convertible. " It is the hope of the society that the Irish labourer will be encouraged in industry, by paying him according to the extent of his labour. His payment shall be weekly, unless a casual labourer or a seller of peat, when it shall be prompt ; that he may be taught the value of time by example, and induced to use it to advantage. " It is intended, as land is cleared of peat, to divide it into holdings, of an extent suited to the district, with buildings of improved construction ; and to let some of these farms to those whose industry has been most con spicuous at each station, provided they have saved suffi cient capital for undertaking the culture; and in process of time it is also intended, under certain restrictions, to provide the deserving labourer with a cottage and small garden. In all cases power will be reserved to take im mediate possession should a division of holdings be at tempted. " . 'ro Ireland the value of this measure may be esti mated by the fact that, when fully carried out, at least one million of money will be paid annually for labour in cutting peat alone, to the now but half•employed la bouring class, in addition to largo sums for carriage, &c.; and from 2,000 to 3,000 acres of the most valuable land may be reclaimed yearly, particularly fitted for the culture of flax, which may be made to distribute at least an equal annual amount. " The exclusive use in Ireland of the patent right for preparing peat and peat charcoal, principally by hand labour, and not requiring expensive machinery, has been secured to the society without purchase; the inventor paying all expenses thereof, and receiving only a small royalty on each ton of peat prepared for charcoal or fuel, and actually sold. "THE AMELIORATION FUND. " The means for obtaining food, shelter, and comfort being first placed within reach of the labouring class, the next object of the society will be to improve their mental condition. It is, therefore, intended that a build ing sufficiently large shall he erected at each peat station, where the peasantry may assemble every even ing, except be read Sunday—that ead entertaining publi cations useful gratification and and instruction, and lectures given on the culture and preparation of ertr their flax, with the object of introducing it into general use throughout Ireland—thus affording constant employment to almost every member of each labourer's family—that lectures be also given on agricultural and other subjects suited to their sphere in life, and tending to their general benefit. In short, that every possible effort be made to improve their social position, by giving them permanent and comfortable maintenance, to be earned by steady labour—providing dwellings deserving the name of homes—opening to them and their children means for moral and mental improvement, adapted to their habits and desires—thus advancing their happiness, and, it is hoped, securing their contentment. " All expenditure for building reading and lecture rooms, salaries to readers, lecturers, tki.; and purchase of books, is to be defrayed out of the Amelioration Fund;' also, of machines, and all other appliances for the preparation of' flax; and the cost of seed sup plied to those desirous to commence its cultiva tion is to be repaid out of the produce of the crop. Persons will be employed at each peat station perfectly competer.t to teach the whole operation of sow ing and manufacture, whose business it shall be to in struct the peasantry, according to fully proved processes which have been already carried into effect elsewhere; and when the amelioration fund exceeds in amount the necessary outlay for these purposes, it is intended that the balance shall be applied to establish at each station a loan fund, and an efficient dispensary, under the Loan Fund Act. The surplus capital to be thus em ployed, it is expected, will generally extend those in dustrial pursuits of minor consequence, so beneficially carried on throughout England, and 3o essential to public good, but which hardy exist in Ireland, for want of money circulation amongst the lower classes. " BOARD Or AILELIORATIO/4. " To consist of governors, members, and a secretary. To direct and manage the establishment of reading and lecture rooms, for the improvement of the labouring class and others in the district, and carry into effcet the re maining objects of the society in bettering the condition of the Irish people. Members of the hoard of ameliora tion to have no voice or responsibility in the direction of the mercantile affairs of the society. • " Members of the board or management to be ex-officio members of the board of amelioration. " Amelioration district committee to be appointed by the amelioration board, and to be composed of Protes tant, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, and Dissenting ministers of the parish, with other leading inhabitants. AIIELIORATION AID OR _BENEVOLENT 7 2'ReSr FUND. of those parties who may be desirous of promoting the p fu r n o d po b se e d fo th rm at e , d un fo d r er r t e lr ei a r b in o g ve th d e enominationa separatee Itv o is nt contributions shareholders, or participating in the mercantile trans actions of the society. Such contributions ar e t o b e benevolent objects contemplated, without b ecom i ng am ount to the credit of the trust ees , t o b e i nveste d b y an into n a anknow the bankers ledgine acknowledgme n t the n n society,same, w , and will diplan place the c th ie e t m y, i f n ro te m h ti c m ap e it t al otsimtoce,kaosfththee IsairdishnoAntmrieblniotrinantisonshSaoli amount to 501.; and the amount so invested shall stand in the names of the said trustees, and the entire profits accruing thereon shall be added, as dividends are declared, to the amelioration fund. Thus the amelioration aid, or benevolent trust fund, would assist the double purpose the society has in view, by enabling them both to em ploy and improve the people." Having gone through the foregoing statement, Mr. ROGERS proceeded to explain more in de tail how all the proposed operations wer e to b e carried on, by referring to the drawings hung round the upper end of the room, and answered several of the objections which had been stated against the project. In conclusion, he dwelt strongly on the powerful properties of charcoal as a de odorising and disinfecting element. The Rev. Mr. STODDART moved the first resolution, which was to the following effect:—" That this meeting is of opinion that the discontent of Ireland is mainly attributable to the miserable condition of its people, and that the most effectual mode of removing it is by pro viding them extensively with the means of remunerative Irishe ff employment." A M ecft r t . er F a i T few z w questionsseconded Mr.the D Ev Er. resolution, relating which t o passed unanimously. the estima tes, had a b d y b remunerat iv ee employingen a n answered e t r h e e d mb labour y i may Mr. ROGERS General BRIGGS proposed a resolution to the following effect:—s' a:a cutting n found a peat, r t the a ne converted into charcoal for agricultural, sanitary, do mestic, and manufacturing purposes, and thereby also rendering the land fit for immediate cultivation." This resolution having been seconded by General M 'LEOD, was also carried. Mr. G. Tuomesom proposed the last resolution, which was nearly as follows :—" That the principle upon which the Irish Amelioration Society is founded will afford practical means for the continuous employment of the Irish peasantry ; and that this meeting pledges itself to give it every assistance, whether by subscrip tion to the amelioration aid fund, by taking shares, or inducing others to do so." Having been duly seconded the resolution was carried. General M'LEOD then proposed, and Mr. LANGBOURN seconded, the usual vote of thanks to the Chairman ; after which the meeting separated. TUB LATE MURDER AT CHELTENHAM.—The ad journed inquest on the body of Mr. John Mulcock, who was murdered on the polling-day of the late Chelten ham election, has been at length brought to a close. No new facts have been elicited calculated to lead to the discovery of the perpetrators of the crime. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some per son or persons unknown." BOILER EXPLOSION AT PRESTON.—On Wednes day afternoon an inquest was held before Richard Pal mer, Esq., the coroner for this district, on the bodies of severs persons who were killod by a boiler explosion at Messrs. Cooper and Carrington 's mill, in this town. Tho deceased were three men, including the engine tenter, Robert Wilkinson, and four women, rulers in the mill. Four et them expi re d on t h e day of the acci dent, which occurred about half-past eleven o'clock on Monday last ; and the other two breathed their last on the following day, After hearing evidence, the jury re turned the following verdict:—"Accidental death, caused by the bursting of the boiler ; and the jury are unani mously of opinion that considerable blame is attached to the engineer and manager, in working the boiler at a higher pressure than it was calculated to bear." EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY, AUGUST I.—Re turn of cattle, grass, &c., for the London markets, over the Eastern Counties Railway, for week ending July 29. Cattle Department—Beasts, 305; calves, 114; sheep, 9,432; pigs, 732. Granaries Department--Malt 4,322 qrs. ; wheat, 2,436 qrs. ; barley, 70 qrs. ; oats, 615 qrs.; beans, 44 qrs.; peas, 40 qrs.:—total, 7,527 qrs., equal to 15,054 sacks; fluur, 6,836 sacks; seed, 917 sacks :—total, 22,107 sacks. General Merchandise—Meat (dead), 142 tons, 10 cwt.; poultry, 16 tons, 17 cwt., 2 qrs.; fish (fresh), 134 tons, 5 cwt.; fruit and vegetables, 189 tons, 5 cwt.; ale and porter, 259 tons, 11 cwt.; wines and spirits, 48 tons, 19 cwt.; wool, 117 tons, 16 cwt., 1 qr.; general merchandize, 2,492 tons, 16 cwt.:—total, 3,401 tons, 19 cwt. 3 qrs.— Milk, 19,838 quarts; bread 52 cwt. ARREST OF ANOTHER CHARTIST IN EDINBURGH.-- the meeting Monday night John Grant, while on his way to meeting upon the hill, was taken into custody. We be lieve the charges against him are similar to those made against Rankine and Walker. —Edinburgh Advertiser. IRELAND. RUMOURED ESCAPE OF SMITH O'BRIEN. DUBLIN, AUG. 24.—We are still as much in the dark as to the proceedings or fate of Mr. Smith O'Brien as ever. The town is, as usual, full of the most absurd rumours. We are, however, inclined to think that Mr. O'Brien has succeeded in quitting the kingdom. Up to the present we have nothing in the shape of accurate intelligence respecting him. A correspondent of a morning contemporary writes as follows : "It is confidently affirmed, by parties who feel the deepest interest in the fortunes of Mr. Smith O'Brien, that he has already succeeded in ef ecting. his escape. How he accomplished this rumoured escape, or whe ther he has withdrawn, I could not ascertain. But his friends in Dublin are satisfied of his safety, and pronounce him beyond the reach of da.tger. This I give you on good authority. " We hear from another source that a person answering in description to Mr. S. O'Brien, bereft of his whiskers, arrived at Bristol from the west on Sunday morning, travelled by the Great Western line to London, and arrived just in time to catch the Batavier steamer for Rotterdam, which place he reached—not exactly without a passport—hut with one very much out of date. On being confronted with the authorities on this account, the fugitiVe owned at once that he was one of the Irish leaders." Reports of a contradic!ory nature are rife in Dublin. The Freeman of this morniree, whose ac count is confirmed by the .Kilkenny Journal, states that Mr. O'Brien was somewhere in the county of Kilkenny, and was seen lute on Sunday night in the company of two horsemen. Other accounts state that he had reached Scollogh Gap, in the county of Wex ford. In fact, we are bewildered with reports. The correspondent of the Soutkernßeporter, writing from Clonmel on Monday evening, says— " I drove by Slievenamon to-day, and saw no appear ance of meeting on it, or about its western base. " The Sub-Inspector's horse, on which Mr. O'Brien left Ballingarry, on Saturday evening, has been returned, from what quarter is unknown." The Freeman's Journal of this morning contains the following letter from its special correspondent : LATEST FRO THE SOUTH. " KILKENNY, WEDNESDAY NIGHT, NINE O'CLOCK. "Notwithstanding that the utmost vigilance charac terises all the movements of the authorities here, they remain in perfect ignorance of Smith O'Brien's where abouts. There are rumours innumerable as to the di rection he took after leaving Ballingarry, but they are so conflicting that it would be difficult to come to a cor rect conclusion on the subject. However, the best au thenticated accounts represent him—as stated in my dispatch of last evening—as having been seen at Clo manto, a few miles from this city, in the Thurles di rection, on Monday. He then wore a portion of the 'B2 uniform. " I read a private letter from Limerick, directed to a party in this city, to-day; and it states that it was confi dently asserted there that Smith O'Brien sailed from the part of Limerick in the Jane Black, on Saturday night. The letter in question further states that this vessel had got under weigh suddenly, leaving behind a number of emigrants who had engaged a pas sne in her. Now, Ido not at all believe that Smith O'Brien made his escape in this vessel; for, though it would not have been impossible for him to reach Lime rick on the same evening that he left Ballingarry, it would have been exceedingly difficult for him to du so. Besides, I have no doubt that he was seen in this county on Monday. Many think that he is about the collieries still, and General M'Donald has a portion of his forces encamped in that locality, which fact proves that the authorities are of opinion Mr. O'Brien's /sews in quo is in the neighbourhood of the scene of the late encounter. " A cautionary notice, warning all persons against harbouring any of the implicated parties, was posted through Kilkenny this morning, but it was immediately torn down by the people, as I have been informed by some of the authorities. " The military out-posts of the county have been strengthened considerably. This morning 300 men of the 75th, commanded by Major Delanzy, marched from this city, taking their tents with them for Callan, to be there encamped to act in conjunction with G enera l Mac donald, and under that officer's command. A company of thend, under Lieutenant Crow, also marched to Castlecomer, to strengthen the garrison there. Intelli gence, stating that Major-General Prince George of Cambridge will come to Kilkenny in case of an outbreak here, has been received; " There was a street riot in Thurles yesterday morn ing. It appears that some of the people attempted to prevent the conveyance of bread from u baker's shop to General M‘Donald's forces, and broke a few panes of glass in the endeavour; but they were dispersed, without loss of life, by a troop of dragoons. " This evening, as two industrious citizens, Mr. Gaff ney, a merchant tailor, of High-street, and Mr. Grace, gunmaker, of Patrick -street, were proceeding on private business in the Bennett's Bridge direction, they found themselves overtaken at Millinount, about two miles from town, by Carroll, the mounted policeman, who was taken before S. O'Brien on Saturday. Carroll told them that he had been dispatched by the county inspector to search the car on which they sat, as he had been in formed that they were conveying arms out of the city. Messrs. Gaffney and Grace at once returned to the city with the constable, and when it was found that they were perfectly innocent of having us much us a pistol lock with them they were discharged. " Considerable anxiety prevails hero to-night respect ing 1)r. Cane, as it is generally rumoured that he will be removed from the county gaol to Newgate, or some other distant prison iminez:iately. Some say his removal will take place before morning. According to the Vindicator, everything in that locality is in a state of great tranquillity in and about Nenagh, save the plunder of sheep from the pastures of some persons since the withdrawal of the constabulary from the out stations. At first mass in Nenagh chapel, on Sunday, the Rev. Mr. Power, C.C., spoke in the most persuasive terms to the people to keep the peace. The Itev. Mr. Bowles addressed the congregation to the same effect at last mass. The same journal says—lt is melancholy to reflect on the state of the country throughout this wide and extensive district. Business suspended—farming operations unattended to—men's minds torn by anxiety—a wide-spread sentiment of sympathy, which I forbear, for obvious reasons, from describ ing. • The Roman Catholic clergy everywhere exert ing themselves to dissuade the people from joining the insurgents, and earnestly and zealously exhorting the insurgents to abandon their arms, and give up, what appears to be, an insane and desperate move ment. It will be exceedingly difficult, notwithstanding, to arrest Mr. William Smith O'Brien. In many parts of the country the Government proclamation, offer ing a reward of 500/. for his capture, has been torn down or covered with mud and gutter; and unless he be betrayed, the authorities, from present appear ances, will have a lon g c h ase after him. It was stated to-day that a gentleman, said to b e the Rev. Mr. C og hl an , f rom Waterford, had been arrested near Castleotway, on the suspicion of his being Mr. J. B. Dillon. It is said that Mr. Dillon has made his escape in the direction of the Shannon ; but it is well nigh impossible to believe one word you hear on this head. In Cashel, yesterday, the police arrested a respect ably-dressed person who they thought was Mr. Dil lon. He would not give his name, as he did not conceive what authority there was to demand it. He was committed for further examination. In Cashel there is no business whatsoever doing. It is stated that a discovery of five hundred pikes and sixty kegs of gunpowder was on Monday made in the neighbourhood of Killenaule. A strong body of police from the Northern Division of Tipperary was yesterday drafted to the districts stated to be in a state of disturbance. One hundred men left Ne nagh for that purpose. Thirty of the police from the out-stations are con centrated in Cloghjordan, under head-constable Burke, and a great number of police from the out-- stations occupy the barracks at Borrisokane. In the provinces, Mr. John Francis Blake, proprie tor of the Gahvay Vindicator, Mr. Coll Rochford, an attorney of that town, and a gunmaker, named Cal laghan, have been committed to the gaol of Galway under Privy Council warrants. Mr. Marson, of the Drogheda Argus; Mr. Houston, of Belfast; Messrs. J. B. Russell, James Purcell, and Edward Smith, of Clonmel, are also arrested under like authority. Seventy pounds were found on Mr. Purcell's person on his capture. It was supposed he was proceeding to join " the camp." The bills against the Kilkenny agent for the Felon and Nation have been ignored by the grand jury. The information was of a monstrous size, and fright ened the jury into an " ignoramus." The crown solicitor should hav e been more skilful or cautious. CARRICK-ON•SUIR.—At Carrick-on-Suir the bar racks. are crowded with troops; two houses adjoining are also occupied by the military, and the Temperance Hall, and it is contemplated to take otherthhoeu houses and occupy them with troops. This is one of strongholds of the Confederates: . it is w ith the utmost difficulty they are kept in check by s th m ei a r de le f a o d r er a s r . m O s n ; Friday and Saturday a search wa blades, and one full thirty pike handles, four pike mounted pike were obtained; somebarrelsicifiggins gun powder were taken from a vendor named with one case of fire-arms. They tranmiplloedoktihng f the po tatoes and corn on Father Gaffne y , s far arms, and the field of one poor man, aged 80, who stood on a ditch and opposed the 500 men, armed wi th a pitchfork ;he was arrested and imprisoned. The soldiers and police had been confined to barracks for the previous fortnight, and were under arms every night. A REBEL CHlEF.—Mahony, the rebel chief of Ballyneal, near the slate quarries, drills a thousand men every morning at six o'clock ; he is a man o f powerful stature; his arms are a blunderbuss slung over his shoulder, a pike two feet and a half long, containing three pounds weight of steel, with a pair of pistols slung in a belt of untanned leather. It appears there is a warrant out for his arrest, which will be rather a difficult task, as he can summon from the wilds of Slievenamon a formidable force to his rescue, St N ,'_..,~_ 4i - CLONMEL.— The 37th regiment, with a la i of troops, and part o f th e 35 t h regiment,' barracks here. Camp tents are erected in t, barrack-squares, and the pensioners are called ru..wp-- - AA active service. Last night a n a l arm was given adattippefitt-si"iv• barracks. by some passer-by that the rebels were coming to attack the town, when shortly before one o'clock a strong guard of horse and foot were sent out by the Irishtown to reconnoitre, and before two o'clock two Dragoons returned at full speed to announce that the alarm was false. The night watchmen are all well armed with pikes about five feet long. THE REBELLION DENOUNCED.—The altars of Car rick-on-Suir, Cahir, Clonmel, and Cashel rung with denunciations against the physical force movement on Sunday morning last—all the priests, with a few ex ceptions, are for peace. LATEST FROM THE SOUTH. lIALF•PAST THREE.—The mid day mail from the South has no intelligence of Mr. O'Brien. All along the line is reported epic. MEETING OF THE CORPORATION THIS DAY. DECLARATION OF LOYALTY. An adjourned meeting of the Corporation of Dublin was held this day, when the following rational and timely resolutions were proposed by Alderman Stanton, ex- Lord Mayor. and adopted after a very animated debate: " Resolved,--That we embrace this present opportu nity of declaring that we have never ceased to cherish sentiments of devoted and affectionate loyalty to her Majesty's person and throne. " That the duty we owe to her Majesty has ever been strengthened and ei:forced by the conviction we have always entertained, that her Majesty's conduct in dis charge of the functions of her exalted office has been that invariably of a constitutional and beneficent Sovereign. " That we view with detestation and abhorrence all attempts to excite an insurrectionary spirit in this country, and that measures to uphold the ascendancy of the laws, and the power and authority of the Throne, shall ever receive our hearty co-operation. " Resolved,—That our opinions on any questions re lating to this country, formerly made the subject of complaint or remonstrance, remain unchanged ; and that we do not think we would discharge our duty to the Throne if we did not record our conviction that great and comprehensive remedial measures are altogether in dispensable to the permanent peace and tranquillity of Ireland." STOCK EXCHANGE. Three per Cent. Consols, 86} ; Three•and•a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 86i ; Bank Stock, 188 i. LIEUTENANT WAGHORN AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. beg you will do me the kindness to insert the accompanying letter I have had the honour to receive from the Hon. East India Company in The Sun. I remain your humble servant, THOMAS WAGHORN. Snodland, near Rochester, Aug. 3. "East India House, July 28, 1848. " am commanded to acquaint you that the Court of Directors of the East India Company, advert ing to your merits and services in the establishment of steam communication with India, and the great benefits derived therefrom, have granted you, as a further mark of the sense entertained by the East India Company of those services, an annuity of one hundred pounds (1001.). " This annuity takes effect from the 12th inst., the date of the resolution by which it was granted. " I am, Sir, your most obedient humole servant, " J. D. DICKINSON. " Lieut. T. Waghorn, RN." HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.TheiY Royal High nesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honoured the performance at her Majesty's theatre yesterday (Thursday) evening with their presence, occupying the Queen's box. Their Royal Highnesses were attended by Mr. Edmond St. John Mildmay, and in the Royal party were Lady Lyndhurst and Miss Cochrane. Among the audience we observed his Grace the Duke of Wel lington, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland and Lady Augusta Paulett, the Duke of Leeds, the Marchioness of Douro, the Marquis of Donegal, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness Brunnow and Madlle. Olga de Lechner, his Excellency the Swedish Minister and Baroness Rehausen. his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Countess of Lichfield and Lady H. Hanson, the Vis count Cantilupe, Viscount Anson, Lord Henry Vane, Lady Compton, Lady C. Denison, Lady Leonard, Lady G. Lennox, Lady Jervis, General the Hon. H. Caven dish, General C. Cavendish, Sir J. Bailey, Bart., and Lady Bailey, Sir T. Rentford, Colonel Wildman, Major- General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., Captain Seymour Sadler, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Capt. Meynell, R. N., M r . S turt, M . P ., M. C. Koudriaffsky, Mr. Cutler, Major Buckley. Sc.c., &c. VAUXHALL GARDENS.—These gardens have been honoured with the presence of the following leaders of the beau monde during the last three nights :—Marchionesa of Clanricarde and Lady Emily de Burgh, Marquis and Marchioness of Ely, Ladies Catherine and Anna Loftus, Lord Henry Loftus, Sir George and Lady Dashwood, Viscount Ingestrie and Miss Talbot, Colonel Anson and Lady, Mr. and Mrs. St. John Stanley, Colonel Meyriek and the Misses Meyrick, Colonel and Mrs. Ar den, Viscount Chelsea, Colonel and Mrs. Cadogan. Lady Mary Capell, Lady Amelia Capell, Lady Augusta Cadogan, Lady HonoraCadogan, Baron Kohler (Austrian Embassy), W. and Lady Dorothea Neville, Sir James Graham, and Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P. SALE OF THE PEMBROKE COLLECTION OF COINS, SECOND DAY.—The sale of this important collection of coins was continued on Wednesday by Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson, of Wellington-strect. Edward VI., a pattern for a six angel piece, having on the obverse " Edward VI., D.G., Rex Angl. Fran. fiber, &c. (for &c.)," with the Archangel Michael, wings extended, in Roman armour, bearing the royal arms on a shield, and trampling on Satan; on the reverse, a ship with three masts. This rare coin, presumed to bo unique, sold for the large sum of 185/. An uncertain pattern, or coro nation jetton of the same monarch, bearing date 1547, and a great rarity, sold for 571. Pattern for a fifty shilling piece by Simon, bearing date 1656, and having on the edge the following:—" Protector literis literal nommis corona et salvo." This rare coin was in such a tine state of preservation that it had the appearance of being but recently from the die; it sold for 76/. A pat tern for a half broad or ten•shilling piece of Oliver Cromwell, in a similar state of preservation, sold for 211. lOs. A pattern for a penny of Edward IV, sold for Si. 15s. Pattern for a half crown by Blondeau, having on the obverse, " The Commonwealth of England," with St. George's cross on a shield between a branch of palm and a branch of laurel, and on the reverse, " God with us, 1651 ;" above, two shields, one with the cross of St. George, and the other with the Irish harp; it sold for 211. A pattern for a shilling of the same time, equally beautiful, sold for 131. 10s. " Rummages' " pattern half-crown, a beautiful coin, sold for 27/. 10s. Oliver Cromwell, a pattern sixpence by Simon, sold for 8/. Charles 11., the celebrated pattern crown by Simon, well known as the " petition crown," from the following petition being upon the edge—" Thomas Simon most humbly prays your Majesty to compare this his tryall piece with the Dutch, and if more truly drawn and embossed, more gracefully ordered, and more accurately engraven, to relieve him." This rare and beautif u l s p ecimen o f t h e master piece of Simon sold for 1351. Among the Scottish coins, a tes toon, or shilling of Mary Queen of Scots, sold for 81.; s gold ryal, of the same queen's, for 71. 10e. James VI., a piece of 20/. Scottish, of the utmost rarity, only seven or eight specimens known, sold for 91. lOs. .Among the Irish siege pieces of Charles 1., two Inching= groats, of irregular octagonal form, having the weight 1 dwt. 6 grains sstammpeodoneach urio.g side, extremely co ins, a penny rare, sold for 341. of " Perkin Warbeck," supposed to have been coined for rarity, hi m by soldthe Duchess for Aof coin, Burgun dy,c a ll ed a n e o h a i 1 5 4 0 9, I,s struck c g k re i a t t Poictiers, by order of Edward the Black Prince, s old for 171. los. HYDROPHOBIA.—On Monday afternoon, Mrs. El stob, of Montpelier row, Blackheath, with her two daughters, whilst driving a gig in the Kent-road, a few yards from the Paragon, were compelled to stop in con sequence of a crowd that had collected round some pos turers, and the animal, a fine chesnut mare, became restive at the noise. Almost at the same moment • large bull-dog sprang from the side of a butcher, and firmly fixed itself on the neck of the animal. The mare immediately darted off at a furious rate; the ladies, how ever, fortunately received no injury; but upon the beast being stopped, she was tound to be most dreadfully lacerated. An attempt was then made to' secure the dog, which snapped at several persons, but the butcher permitted it to escape, alleging that it was not his property, but belonged to a carman living in the Dover road. The mare, after being taken home, was ex cet dingly restless, and yesterday morning be came 6 . 0 furious as to kick down a portion of her stall, and upon Mr. Adkins, the veterinary surgeon, being sent for, he declared that the poor animal was labouring under hy drophobia, and upon his suggestion she was immediately killed. In the course of the afternoon Mr. Elstob, h e op s u fe r rt gshoaenodno, owningg a ; n bduat theicno n ed s o o t n a gs b .e l ;in, ee p n r ae o te c fi e b e rf d s t e e d dn me t u o ei e t id h n e faol h lr m o k u na s ot e i wo o nl f e d a t t t h_ h e e ee parties went to a house in Crown-street, f where they furious state of found the dog fastened in a collar, in a . hydrophobia, and after some oppo m eit e io h n it was destroyed. bittene t has hb ye created owner d t e e nr d as it is reported u s e nsation in the The circumstanc e persons hate been recentlyneighbourhood, re peatedlycoat Mr . cautioned El s tob 6 5 poli ce have o muzzle it. The mare in May last. [AnvEaTisEssENT.I.—A Cure of Rheumatism by lioliOWtly ' S Pills, certified by Port Phillip, who states Mr. James Rochford, of that his wife bars . Rock ford was affected ' with Rheu • Lydi a L3di R"11- matism in the head for fif teen months, and althou , rl b i attended by the best medical practitioners she could obtain no relief, it also affected the palate of her mouth to such a degree that she could not articulate her try Holloway ' s words properly. She was advised to Pills, and by • their efficacy she has been restored to her usual good state of health. This won derful c • h cure is now made public for the sake of suffering humanity. Holloway ' s Pills are equally efficacious in the severest cases of gout. Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. gui ne a s . g i and sev tehrl A GOOD 1110D•DISPERSER.—It has been recom mended to Government to send Mr. Anstey to Ireland, for the purpose of addressing all public meetings, as, from the great success he has had in the House, he could not fail, within the shortest space of time, to reduce the largest assembly to considerably less than 40. Mr. Urquhart, it is reported, is to accompany the Hon. Mem ber in this great plan of Irish pacification. The two to• gether must succeed..—Punch.