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unis• n t, and d the refloat r the Irrupt 3stion d thi Fins along their hings with- J r ee 001 ). The special regulation as to those transported shall be the subject of is special decree of the National Assembly." The Committee on Foreign Affairs have received from the National Guard of Milan a letter demanding in tervention. The Committee resolved that it would be inexpedient to come to any decision at present, and handed the letter over to the Assembly. The distribution of the first portion of the documents and proofs relating to the insurrections of May and June has taken place. The deposition of M. ARAGO 18 most interesting and important. It is, in fact, a com plete history of the transactiors of the Provisional Go vernment and of the Executive Committee from the re volution of February to the insurrection of June. Yesterday the military in Paris were all under arms, and several pieces of cannon were stationed at different Points, as a Royalist outbreak was apprehended. BOURSE, PARIS, FRIDAY, Auo. 18. THREE o'CLocK.—The general uneasiness felt as to the continuance of the public tranquillity produced a further decline at the Bourse to-day. the offers were throughout the day exceedingly numerous, and con tinued to the clog; of business without any reaction. For the Account, the French Three per Cents. have fallen 50 c.; Five per Cents. have fallen 75c. ; and the Loan 75c. For Money, the Three per Cents. have fallen 75c.; Five per Cents, have fallen 75c. ; and the Loan to the same amount. Bons du. Tresor not quoted. Bank of France Shares are the same as yesterday. Belgian Bank Shares not quoted ; Five per Cents. have fallen 1 ,4 per cent.; Roman have declined 1 4 per cent. ; Rothschild's Receipts have fallen 50 centimes. Exchange on London (30 days), 25 32k; ditto (91) days). 25 22):. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 13th have arrived. The accouchement of the Duchess ut MURTPENSI is expected to take place towards the cotelusion of the month of August. On the 12th Senor MoN was formally installed as Minister of Finance. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. R ASiIA: The Vienna journa ls are filled with accounts of the fetes in celebration of the return of the EMPEROR. The joy of the good Viennese was somewhat damped, how ever, when they became aware of the fact that with the EXPIC.ROR the woman CIBINI had returned also. This woman, who possesses unbounded influence over both the EMPEROR and the EMPRESS, is said to be an agent of The Jesuits. PRUSSIA. Cologne is now the great centre of attraction. The proceedings on the second day of the Cathedral festival passed off admirably. After the consecration of the newly erected portion of the Cathedral, a grand banquet took place in the Gurzenich Hall, at which the Arch duke Jowl', the King of PRUSSIA, and M. GAGERN, and Upwards of 200 Members of the German Parliament, were present. On entering the Hall the Administrator of the Empire and the King of PRUSSIA were received in the most en thusiastic manner. The first toast was proposed by the KING, who spoke in the following words:—" I propose the health of a G erman, a faithful and tried freed, the man of your trust, who also possetses my affection and full confidence. May he give us a free and united people, and free and United Princes! To the Archduke JOHN, Administrator Of the Empire;" The ARCHDUKE immediately rose, and replied by the following toast:—" To the Prince who has just proposed my health, to the King of PRUSsIA! May GOD long preserve him, and may our union and perseverance remain as unshaken as the cathedral at Cologne!" The two Princes then embraced each other, amidst the enthusiasm of all present. " Was ist des Deutschen. Vaterland " was sung.' The KING then proposed the following toast:—" To the brave labourers who aro working to raise an united Germany, the Members of the National Assembly of Frankfort, present and absent." The Administrator of the Empire then proposed-- "The city which has prepared us this festival; may it Pow and prosper, and be strong as its cathedral." The Archbishop of COLOGNE gave a toast which ended In these words—" I pronounce a blessing over the good understanding of princes and people, as we pronounced it this morning in the cathedral." M. SIRON. Vice-President of the Frankfort Perlis- Mont, proposed a toast, "To German Brotherhood." M. DE GAGERN, the President, then said, " I . join in the sentiment expressed by the last speaker. I drink to the general fraternity of all Germans; to the co operation of all those who are called upon to labour at the great work of German unity; to the representatives of the German people, and, above all, to the National Assembly of Berlin." All these toasts were received with the greatest en thusiasm. The KING and the Administrator of the Empire then rose and left the hall with their suite, and proceeded to Drab!, where a grand dinner was given to more than 800 guests. On the 16th the Administrator of the Empire left Bruhl, to return to Frankfort, and the King of PRUSSIA. act out for Elberfeld. Some serious disturbances took place at Dusseldorf, on Monday, in consequence of a dispute between some Prussian soldiers and the Burgher Guard. Several -shots were exchanged, and it was not until the soldiers Were withdrawn from the streets that tranquillity was restored. ITALY. ROME. An address to the French Republic, demanding inter vention, has been signed by the people. At Bologna ample preparations have been made for the reception of the Austrians, should they venture to t 'neer their attack. Barricades have been erected at all the e n t rances o f t h e c ity, and the peasants of the sur rounding districts have risen en masse in defence of the NT. LOMBARDY AND PIEDMO The following article, which appears in the Journal des ' pit ale. may be considered as the official manifesto (i C L II AULES ALBERT. It is said that it was tra nsmitted t 3 _ ° l ee Debate f rom th e S ar dinian Embassy. " According to the news which reached us to -da y from Turin, dated the 13th of August, and which emanates from _different sources, it appears that the real truth is beginning a ppear, amidst the accusations and recriminations of all Z"s' Which, after the retreat of the Piedmontese army to theTessin°, p ar ti es i n It a ly cast at each other. Among reports which the correspondence points out to 48, We will: only give those which appear te us to have se ine probability ; but in laying them before our readers, w e do not agree with their authenticity. The following is the explanation given of the reason which induced Charles Alb er t, con t rar y t o a ll the p r inciples of good strate g y, to persist in guarding a line so extended and t o vulnerable as that from Goito to Rivole and put the main I VY of his army in motion towards Mantua, leaving only froth men on the line of the Adige. An Austrian major, 1 0 in the garrison of Mantua, and who lett that place with "Patches from Marshal Radetzky, allowed himself pur rnh sell , to be taken and conducted to the head-quarters of I;' e King. He told the King confidentially that he would L e able to deliver up Mantua to him, provided he presented L'unself before that place with an imposing force. On this a n egotiation was entered into with the major , who was 110 wed to return to Mantua at the same time that the King advanced, in order to surround the place more closely. Mer les' Radetzky, informed of this trick, left Verona at once, !Ind taking the direction of Sma-Campagna, he succeeded I t i l jfetting some of his men as f ar m s the Minch), and cutting Piedmontese army in two. "On, its arrival on the Oglio, the Piedmontese army gave up ., ‘ 0 e idea of defending itself on the assurances given by the , Minister, Mr. Abercromby, that Austria would grant the worst the free possession of Lombardy to the M ar- a overtures for a suspension of hostilities made to Mar , a al P. „, --edetzky having shown the contrary, the Piedmontese ,Y Passed from confidence to the most profound dis : . 0 - it s getherft. It would appear that it was also by the advice • • awirr.A.bercromby, that the King determined on covering of 0 , 141 in place of going to Placenzia, and defending the line At Z e Po with 60,000 men which he had still at his disposal. ev i d ent the Provisional Government of Milan. it is now i •-ent to every one that it conducted itself in the most de . torabl e manner. Vacillating and incapable, it allowed itself seir,slways guided by M. Mazzini , wh o, while he ke p t him- AO : 'n th e back ground, was its real head. This per -OC. Who Wa s obstinate in his opinion that there was no safety for Italy but in the union of a ll the states of t ich it is compose d un der the Republican system, concen rtsd all hi s e ff orts an d his influence to the rousing of the ant ipathies i , of the Milanese against the Piedmontese , an d in i tra aingthe real union of the two countries. Unfortunately, the -Qae sse Party, from which came originally the idea of t io Constituent Assembly, but was too eager .to second the taut" schemes of M. Mazzini, and exercised so prepoutlF sbatten influence in the last Ministry, that it even said t er - Pareto, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, did not in . tria ": the ar b —ing till very lately of the dispatches from Aus • m iry Y which she consented to make the Adige the boon plied% Iler dominions. The fact is. that M. Pareto had re be t,, e4at :ile pacific overtures of Austria, that she would not tian p u with until she had evacuated, not only,the Vane " Itr inc !s , but the Tyrol and Trieste. roundin - deceived hav e h e s e ° be regretted that King Charles Albert should e ie s 4 Pa t b il le r so long, and that he persisted in sur g himself on the field of battle by notoriously in generals. The minister Casate-Pareto has at UW E I bt i gn .4 dr but nothing hitherto gives us reason to uagiii Unworttener.als the ring has applied to persons capable of ma einnstisn,e affairs of Piedmont in its present critical cir of th e The holery aristocracy which, in the persons W nducted the war, showed itself so salon t • a die P° °' the confidence placed in it by the King, show the count.... batrigue openly for the purpose of bringing the last Pro reek to absolutism ; but it is deceived, fur necessity (;h arm of the King proves that in case of constitution a l es , Albert is determined to follow out the the 12th, and re The King left Vigevano on hlrii e.ontinue the s ea leved his head-quarters to Alexandria, to to him. Fo r t an honourable peace should not be granted directed towards 11 stationed alongal i t a 4,P°se, the Piedmontese troops have been assino, while imposing forces have been the predictions of e i gesni, to defend the Po. Although Brofferio, Dalmazfoat biases and hootin oberti for a holy war were received with by the ()Metre of the and Mortara, and although the Deputies I 3 sti, were prevented at Vigevano ar - Piedmontese people v‘Pllati"n when it comes to a my from reaching Charles Albert, pillow its habitual again of defending the country, the find its ancient energy, and Members of the Chamlibe King, and a ll t h eir d. valour . The people are devoted to the indignation is turned now against the by their senseless wh o have compromised everything opposition and their continual declaina- It appears by the latest accounts from Turin, received in Pans, that t h e P 1 8 d divisions of infantry si xteen arm y st ill consiiAs o f s i x taining eaeh eight Pie c eslizf cannon, a p ar k o f reserve , Aden from Str s d e ll a to thef artillery. Th e army i s i n quarters are with the Kips a Upper Tessino; its head• gene established at T •. t Alessaildria, and the re- THE SUN, MONEY and COMMERCIAL rsEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO 7 HREE. It is very satisfactory to note, in reference to tin Bank of England statement for the week ending Satur- day last, that a pause seems to have occurred in the ab straction of bullion, and if we might draw an inferenci from the passive attitude of the Bank directors in keep ing the rate of discount at the previous comparative!) low range, we should be inclined to surmise that the next statement published will be equally satisfactory it. this respect. The demand upon the establishment for discount accommodation is obviously not increasing, ant' the mode in which bullion has been withdrawn is by a reduction of the private balances, probably those of bankers who have, about harvest time, to provide more specie for th e i r agr i cu lt ura l customers. and of capitalists wh o can ma k e a p ro fit by send ing silver abroad, since, at Han:thurgh, for example , it is still in much request. Corn operations it is reasonable to infer have had no great influence yet whatever they may have. It is satisfactory . to see tin Government deposits rising. The exact variations corn pared with the previous week were as follows: — Notes issued 26,693.925 Increase 3,610 Rest Increase Public Deposits 3,832,141 Increase Other Deposits 9,440,513 Decrease Seven Day and other Bills Decrease Government Securities Other Securities ----- Decrease Notes Increase Bullion Decrease Active circulation Decrease The amount of the precious metals exported direct from London this week has been 177,000 ounces, and of gold coin 15,506 ounces. The only arrival to-day is from New York. The steamer United States, brings accounts of the sth inst. The slaves in Cuba were again in a state of insurrection, but the Danish islands are quiet. The money market at New York was still rather tight. In a statement of commerce of New York for the month of July, it is shown that the total was 2.932,749 dollars, including, however, 744,983 dollars in specie. To Great Britain the exports were 1,100,434 dollars ; to France only 27,480 dollars; and a large proportion of the remaining sum to the British colonies. The trade of Boston also exhibits a falling off, the revenue from Customs being as follows :- 1847. 1848. First Quarter dolls. 1,045,338 43 dolls. 1,300,683 37 Second Quarter dolls. 2,464,159 52 dolls. 2,41b,439 54 This shows a decrease in the first six months of 1848, of 48,720 dolls. 2c. Both of these periods were under the same tariff; consequently there was but very little difference in the average rate of duty. The number of foreign arrivals for the six months in 1818 was 1,292, against 1,025 for the corresponding period in 1847, showing an increase in this year of 267, notwithstanding the falling off in the amount of duties. _ _ _ There are accounts from Rio de Janeiro by a ship of war, but we find nothing of particular interest in them. The continued prevalence of wet weather keeps down the value of the Funds, which otherwise might have rallied upon the more favourable Bank statement. The condition of affairs at Paris is likewise calculated to excite a little uneasiness, and the promised explanations in Parliament about the position of Ireland in the mat• ter of food will be looked for with great interest. Con sols have been 85i to 86 for transfer, and 85i to 86 for account, being now about 86. Exchequer-bills are 31s. to 355. premium; Bank Stock is 196 to 1971. The New Three-and-a• Quarter per Cents. have been 861 to Spanish Three per Cent. Bonds have been quoted 22i, Brazilian Bonds 71, and Peruvian 31. Dutch Two-an - a-Half per Cents. are at 44. Railway Shares are lower again. ONE CLOSING eiticEs OF FiNITISII FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 196 197% 197% 3 per Cent. Iteduced Anns 86 857 86% 86% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 85% % 86 86 New 3 per Cent. Ann 5...... . 8 6 6 / 6 % 34 86% GongAnns. to tutpire Jan.lß6o India Stock 233 240 240 india Bonds, 1,0001. Consols for Acc0unt........ Exchequer Bills. 2%11. & 2d. 1,000/. June 22 p 22 p 500/. June Small, June mall, March .. 33 p CLOSINO PR f ORRIGN FUNDS. PRICES. 71 69% ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds Danish Bonds. 1825, 3 per Cent — Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 3l Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent ..... ........ — Ditto, Account '2 2 14 Dividends on the above payable in London. - 3!i 22 1 4 Dutch 214 per Cent., 12 Guild.... 44 44 Ditto. 4 per Cent Certificates PRICES OF Pte' BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Amber. N6tt., Boston, and Eastern Junction 3 3 / 4 Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2 1 ,E — Belfast & County Down 16 Birmingham and Ox ford Junction .... ... 20 Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Vulley 13/. 145... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and •Cheshire Junc 10 Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter BS ..... Ditto, Thirds ......... 25 Buckinghamshire... 141. 4s. Caledonian 23%4..... ...... Ditto, Half Shares .. 83/ 4 — Do. New 10/. Pref.... 2%... •• 2 3/ Di tto,Clydesdale J unc 50 — Chester and Holyhead... 47 1 ,4 — ••• Ditto,:Preference l5 Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June 3O ...... Dundalk & Enniskillen 20 East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 ..... ... . Do., 181., E. 8,-. H.... 18 Do., 3/. 103. . Eastern Countie 5........ 20 Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. Ditto, Extension,s per Cent., No. 1 ..61. 13s. 4d.... ............... Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... ... ............ Do. North. & Eastern 50 Do., 5 per cent. Do. Quarters ... Do. New 23 — Eastern Union, Class A __ 23 . . . - a 12% 23; 2 1 2X - 14% (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1 Ditto, Class B (I. & and B.) 2O - Ditto, Class C, ditto... 17 1 %.... I>o. Scrip (6 percent.) 10 ...... . ...... ..... Ditto, ditto - Ditto (C. & E.) guar. 6 per cent.. 2% ... East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 -4 ...... -...- ..... ... Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters East Lincolnshire ...... 23 - ... ..- ....... Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 • Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%...... Edinburgh and Northern 25 — Ditto, New.. 64 — Ditto, Newport Ditto, ditto, New 8N...... ....• Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% Ditto, New ........,... 2% — Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle G 1 asgo w ,Kil mar., & Ayr 50 Ditto, New ... ...... ... 40 Do. Preference Consol. 16 Great Northern Do., London and York 2%...... ;rest South. and West. (lrelan.d) Great Northof England.loo ...... Ditto, New, 40/ l5 Ditto, New, 30/......... 30 Ditto, New,lsl l4 .. .. .... — Great Western 9O ... .. Ditto, ,4 Shares 5O ...... Ditto, IA Shares Ditto, Fifths 2O ...... Ditto, New 171........ 13 ... .. Huddersfield and Manch. 28 ...... Ditto, Thirds. [lull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... -- Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... Ditto, 1 4 Shares Lancaster and Carlisle 5O ...... •". .............. Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 - Ditto, ditto Ditto, % Shares ...... 43 ... - ...... •....... Do. Quarter Shares... 17% — ........m-• 10% 5 1 ,4 Do. Fifths.... ....... .... 9 .... Do. Sixteenths 6 — Do. Thirds (Keg.)..... 13 ..... Do. New,Gua. 6 peret. 2%...... ... 3 Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 ...... Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and 5he11 .. .) 38 Do.(Wakefield,Ponte tract, and Goole) ... 50 ...... Do.( W. Riding Union) 6 - ............ Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. 14 Shares (A)... 914 — ... — Leeds and Bradford 5O Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 50 ...... Do., Half Shares 22 %...... —...— — Do., (blue) Scrip...... 2 1 4..... Leeds and Thirek ...... 50 - ••• eeeee ..•••• - Ditto, New .... 30 Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% — Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . 3 144 Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction... DA__ London &Blackwall...l3/. 6s. 8d.... Do. Extension .. 22%... .. .... . — London, Brighton, and South Coast Do. Consol. Eighths. 50 Do.Guarant.s per ct.., 9 Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ot. 50 .'. ... 8% LONDON, Ditto. ditto 1852 50 — Ditto, New 51., gttar. • 6 per cent. . - 3 London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... ... Ditto, Preference... 18/ 173 2d... London and N. Western 100 .....114 112% 113% 112%x.d Do. Quarters (L.& B.) 22 Ditto, New Ditto, Fittlic ..... .. .. 2 ...... Do. 40/.Shares(L.M.) 25 — 110. 101. (M. 8/13.) A. 9 Do. 10/. (M. &B.)13. 9 Lo. 10.. (M. & B.) C. 1 Lon;. & S. W« , stern 5O t)o. New 50/. ..... ......... Do. New 40/. Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 Ditto ditto .... 40 Ditto. Thirds Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls ...11. 13s. 4d... London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... 1 1 ,4...... r,,romvie-rv&0,1,i,, 27 1 / 2 — ........ Londonderry and Enna- Lowestoft (4 per ct.) • 20 Ditto (6 per ct.) e , :te r,Bu x tun ,and Matlock 4 ...... Aanchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 2 3 % 39 261/2 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7% —•••••-••• ••• Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Ditto, Gt.Grimsby ... 35 Ditto ditto . ......... H ...... Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire l2t4. ... Do., Grimsby Dock... 17% —' Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union. .... 4/. 2s. ...... Manchest.& Southampt. VA...—. Midland ...100 Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do., do., 501. Shares... 20 ... .. 11 1 4. Do. Birm., and Derbyloo a).Consol. Bristol and :Birming., 6 per ct.... 1 00 Ditto, Brut. & Glocstr. 38 Ditto, ditto .. 1 . ...... 14/. 185.... - 10% Ditto,Leieest. & Swan- _ nington, 8 per ct. guar.loo Midland Great Western Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar N ewcastie and Carlisle...100 Do. Quarters 25 ....- . Newmarket ... . .. 20 Do. Extension ........21. 125.... - Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ...... - - Newry and Enniskillen 7 — Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .. 20 Norfolk .......... ........ ...100 -• ... — Do. New 201. Do. Extension 5 p et. 20 — Do. Guaranteed 5 pc. 5 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 ...... Northern Counties Union 4 ...... North British ........ ... 25 .. ... Ditto, Halves Ditto, Quarters - .... ........ . Ditto, Di , Extension O% — .. — Ditto, Thirds .... 4% — North & South-Western 2 North Staffordshire B% North Wales ...... 3% — North-Western .... B% — ... Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 45 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 7 I,E Royston and Hitchin Scottish Central Scottish Midland 25 Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (Nor. Div.) 814 Do. do (Sou. Div.j ... 4 -- Shrewsbury and Biro►... 9 - Ditto ditto, Class B. 5 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 - ... . .... Ditto Oswestry ...... 16 . — Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref lO ...... Shropshire. Union S,uth Devon 5O ...... Do. Preference South Staffordshire 5 1,4 — -outh Eastern Do., No. 1 24 — Do., N 0.2. - Do., No. 3 ....... ...... 25 ...... ...... Do., No. 4_Thirds ... 10 South %Vales South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 4 - Swans. & Loughor & Ca- a 23% 6 3 4 12% meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 6 Tkames Haven Dock and Railway .... 17%...... Vale of Neath ... .. 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 15k ..... .. Watertbrd and Limenek 45 — Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wieklw, _ and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... ... ..... 42% — Do. do. do. ... '25 Do. do. do. ... 7 3 / 4 ..... —• ... ..... ... W est Cornwall.-- ..... 6 ... .. West London ....... . ... 20 ])o. Do. Ist Class ... 20 Do. Do. 2d Class ... 20 1V bitehaven & Furness 13 Windsor, Staines, and South Western........ 9t4 ...... Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. Do. Original New and Berwick ...... 25 Do. Extension No. 1. 15 .... Do. do. No. 2. ..... 10 Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 15% 8% York and North Midland 50 — Ditto, Preference ....„ 10 Do. East and W est Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian).— 41 Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 16 Ceylon 58. .._.. Demerara Dendre Valley. ..... ...... 4 Direct Bombay and Madras ss. Dutch Rhenish ..... .". ...... East Indian 3 1,4 _ ••...••• •••• Great Indian Peninsular ....... - .... Louvain Ila Sambre .., PA . . . Luxembourg 7 ...... Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... --- Namur and Liege ...... 20 ••• , Northern of France...-. 10 ...... 5% Orleans and Bordeaux 6 ..... •• • . ...... .0 Paris and Lyons ll ..... Paris and Orleans ...... 20 - Paris and Rouen ........ 20 ....... Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 - Rouen and Havre - Sambre and Meuse 2O ...... ............ .. Strasbourg -- Tourney, Jurbise , Lan den, an d Hasselt ...... 20 8 3 4.. ••• West ' Flanders Tours en and N and antes B asle u. 1: JOINT STOCK BANKS. 6 Vs 5% Australasia .... : .......... 40 British North American 50 Colonial .................. ... 25 Commercial of London 20 London Joint 5t0ck...... 10 ...... London & Westminstar. 20 ..•«• ... 20 3 / 4 National Prov. England. 35 ...... -- Ditto, New ...... .. •...• 10 ...... -- National of Ireland 22%..«.• •'"""" •• • Provincial of Ireland Ditto New... .... .• ••• 10 •••••• ''''' ..• •" ......... Union of Australia 25 •••... -- ........ ..•.• Ditto,New 2 1 ,x...... • .••••........ Union of London.... ***** 10 ...... ............... Union of Madrid 40 MINES Anglo-Mexican lOO •• ...... — Asturian Mining Corn... 13 Australian 2 1,4 — • Bolonos Scrip ...... .... —•••-• _ .. — British Iron ..... . l2 .....• Brazilian Imperial "'Brazilian Coutes& Cuiba 30 — Do. St.JOWUlief iii 15 ...... .-- •—• Cobre Copper General Minin g - ............... _ Real Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black D e b en t ures — ......... - - Do. Red Ditto ... ..... Santiago de Cuba... lO •••.. United Mexi can 2 8% ..... .. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.I I COVENT-I:EMU:MN. Our market was heavily supplied to-day, with both fruit and vegetables. A full average amount of business was transacted in most articles at fully last week's prices. Fruit—Pine-apples, English, 25 6d to 6s per lb; West India ditto, is to 3s 6d each; Apples, is 8d to 2s 6d; Pears, 2s t 0,38 ; Plums, 45 to 8s; ripe Gooseberries, 2s to 2s 9d; and Currants, 2s 6d to 6s per half sieve; Black Haraburgh Grapes, 2s to 4s; Muscat of Alex andria, 4s to 6s; and Cherries, 8d to is 6d per Ib; Peaches and Nectarines, 6s to 12s; and Apricots, Bd to 2s per dozen; Melons, English, is 6d to ss; Dutch ditto, Is to 3s each; Cucumbers, 5d to 10c1 per brace; ditto for pickling, 4s to 6s per 100; Walnuts, 2s 6d to 4s per bushel. Vegetables—Artichokes, 2s to 2s 6d per dozen; Broad Beans. 4 d to is per half sieve; Spinach, i d s 5, 6d per pe to r pottle; Cabbag es, 9tl to is p er dozen ; Cauliflowers, , 6d to is per junk; Radishes, 9d t o is p e r dozen hands; lls 6si r punnets;to 3s per Mushrooms, bundle; S m to Small Sala Is 6d to 2s per d ozen ; Turnips, 3d to 4d; and Carrots, 2s 6d to 3s 6 d p er dozen bunches; Onions, 3s to 4s p er or , e v ad er is d l o i, ze ts dozen ‘ bubunches;es; Yeas, 3s 6d to 45 6d; and Pota ls gu to 6 s per toes, bushel ; Filberts, 70s. pax 1001bs ; Mul berries, 4d to 8 d per pottle. Ems Apzu Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; and Boric, 3s 6d to 4s 6d 3s 10d to 5s ; Beef, from 29 8d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, per Blbs. "MN omx,r i °SM. Our market was fairly supplied with most articles, to-day, and which moved off slowly, at late rates. 33XL3IXAGSGAT11. Turbots, 2s 6d to 78 6d; Brills, 8d to 2. 6d; Cod Fish, 2s to 3s 6d ; Whitings, 2d to 5d ; Lobsters, 9d to 2s 6d; Crabs, 6d to 28 6d; and Mackerel,fid to 8d each) Soles, 6d to Is SATURDAY EVPNING, AUGUST 19, 1848. per. pair; Eels, 8d to Is ; Salmon, 74 1,0_10d; ditto Trout. 44 to Bd'per Ib; Gre . :f Mullets. 4d id I si; :Bed ilia°, 9d 10,1 and Haddocks, 34 to tid each; dried ditto; 2s to 4s per dozer; Flounders, is to 2s per dozen ; Shrimps, 8,1 to 10d per quart: and Ling, 4d per lb; White Bait, is per quart. BANKRUPT LAW OF ENGLAND. REPORT. By the Lords Committees appointed a Select Committee to consider of the Bill, intituled " An Act to consoli date and amend the Bankrupt Law of England ;" and to whom were referred two petitions on the subject of the Bankrupt Law. Ordered to report,—That the Committee have met, and lost no time in proceeding with the important Bill to them referred. They have sat fifteen days consecutively, and examined a great number of witnesses, as well persons en gaged in trade, wholesale and retail, as Commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy, Registrars of Bankrupts Courts, offi cial assignees, barristers and solicitors, and, others. They have examined, amongst others, the principal persons who have lately presented to this House the petitions referred'to the Committee, and they have examined such personslas these petitioners suggested to be examined. Upon some points, both of the existing law of debtor and ereditor, and of the changes proposed in the Bill, there has been an entire concurrence of opinion and of evidence in all the witnesses examined. Upon other points there has been a difference of opinion, greater or less. To the former head belong the subject of the change in the bankruptcy administration instituted by the Act of 1831. All the opinions and all the evidence, without any exception, is in favour of that new system, as a great improvement, and as universally approved by the mercantile world. There is the same unanimity of opinion and evidence in favour of the proposed extension of the jurisdiction of the Commissioners, so as to retain the appeal within the bankrupt court, subject to ultimate review of the Great Seal ; of the conferring upon them, under proper guards, a direct power of penal jurisdic tion ; of the charge in the procedure by abolishing the fiat, and substituting a direct petition to the Court ; and of other changes proposed by the Bill. There is likewise the same agreement of opinion in considering the proposed digest as a , - aluable addition to the statute law. To the head of points on which there is a diflerenco of opinion belong the important subject of arrest on mesne pro cess, and the late Acts respecting protection to insolvents ; the effects of these changes in the law upon the security of creditors, upon the protection of unfair debtors, upon the en enabling fraud to be practised, upon the postponing declara tions of insolvency by persons whose circumstances are fail ing; there is also a great diversity of opinion on the very important and difficult subject of assimilating the law touching traders and nontraders, and consolidating under one court the administration of that law. Upon these i inport ant subjects great discrepancy of opinion and of evidence exists ; and there is some, though not con siderable, exception to the general concurrence of opinion in favour of the transfer to the Court of the power of granting certificates. There is hardly any difference of opinion in re spect of the propriety of paying the official assignees in a different manner, so as to equalize the profits more nearly, and yet to give a due stimulus to the activity of each. There seems as considerable a concurrence in favour of the course proposed, that the balance-sheet should be made out in the official assignee's office, and that he should have a reasonable remuneration for this increased work and labour. Under these circumstances the Committee recommend that the Bill to them referred should not be further proceeded with during the present session ; but that, as early as may be in next session, this Committee, or any other to be named by the House, should further proceed to consider the matters on which the discrepancy above referred to exists, and on which they are not at present prepared to report any opinion to the House. And the Committee have directed the minutes of evidence, together with an appendix and index thereto, to be laid be fore your Lordships. GERMAN PROJECTS OF UNITY AND REGENERATION. On the 6th August last the whole of Germany made a demonstration to celebrate the unity of the German na tion. An act of homage was performed by the armies of the several States to the new Vicar-General the Arch duke John, of Austria. From Berlin to Munich, and from Hamburgh to Carlsruhe the German banner waved, and a simultaneous shout of exultation was raised, in which all classes of the community joined with more or less sincerity. One great fact has, therefore, been some what pompously announced to the world. •Thirty mil lions of civilised citizens have declared their desire to unite their forces for the purpose of attaining their com mon weaL The French have done the same on many occasions. For a long succession of years the fetes of July recalled the revolution of 1830 to,the minds of the people. In February of the present year, trees of liberty were everywhere planted throughout the same country in token of the emancipation of the people from the sys tem which the feks of July had celebrated. In Italy, too, the banner of union has floated on every tower from Milan to Palermo. The watchword of liberty, whether .‘ Pio Nono," or " Carlo Alberto," was as current on every tongue and as familiar to the ears of twenty mil lions of Italians, as that of the " Reichsoerweter" was in Germany on the 6th August. We shall not, therefore, appear hypercritical if we look upon the demonstration in favour of German unity as the mere expression of a wish, of no greater promise in its present phase than its precursors in France and Italy, a dream of what ought to exist, and might, perhaps, under very favourable cir cumstances be achieved, but presenting at present no visible guarantees for its realization. Unhappily, as we examine further into the doings of our Teutonic neighbours, this dream of unity appears to rest upon the visionary substructure of her other dreams, of which we have only to state the nature in order to convince all who are awake, of the disappointment and confusion which cannot fail to ensue from a dependence upon them. There is a vision of political dominion which forms the back ground of the picture of unity conjured up at the moment, and which is not the less alluring because dangerously unsound, nor the less unreasonable that it appears to rest upon national wants, and to be within the compass of national exertion. The candidates for the leadership in the State, which it is now attempted to form, make no attempt to conceal that unity in Germany is intended to form an arm which shall raise discord in abundance beyond the German frontier. These states men have shaped out for their political career no such dull task as that of setting their households in order; of arranging and mediating between the claims and in terests of classes, and providing guarantees for the li berties, which they vote in abundance; or in resuscitat ing the trading activity which the despotic Governments were occasionally accused of having purposely under mined. The glory of the new Fatherland is not to be drawn from its own resources, not to be worked out on its own soil. Conquest is the lure that is not plainly held up to view, but which is the theme of every song and of every speech, more or less covertly expressed as the class of hearers to whom each is addressed seems to require. The conquest of the sea board, or, at least, of the mouths of the great rivers, is the favourite vision of the moment. It is apparently demanded by the dignity of the Confederation, and by the interests of trade. Difficulties never deter dreamers, and to revolutionary writers all is practicable, The Sound of the Darda nells, like the Elbe and the Rhine, are sighing to be re lieved of the commercial restraints imposed by Danes and Dutchmen, as by Czars and Sultans. This is the project with which a writer, of no ordinary stamp, en tertains a people carried away by the enthusiasm engen dered by a successful revolution. To plans like these a paper of standing like the Allgemeine Zeitung opens its columns. Regenerated and united Germany is to be the knight• errant of commercial freedom and of trading or ganization. The Germans are to do for Europe what e w r l t l h b i s e e t a e s h k i e v i s e d t o b y b e t h a e c c s o e m p p p r l e i s s h s i e o d o , they have all along refus e d t o d o f or t h emse l ves. I f we wa a sk are in w to h l d a t t h ul a that n i n t of no less than six distinct nationalities, by the occupa tion of territories exceeding considerably in extent the territory of the Germanic Confederation, and peopled by nearly the double of it s i n h a bi tants. The Slavonians o f Bohemia, Moravia, and Hung a r y, number eleven mil lions, the Hung ar i ans are six millions, the Wallachians four millions, and the population of the Danish pro vinces of Turkey four millions. Here we have twenty five millions occupyin g i-ll a f s o the uthr ono-fourth Venetians, hp L ao o nf m eti ba ea r Lombards and conti nent whom the same writer dooms to subjection because they command the th sou ern passes of the Tyro lese and Cariuthian Alps. This may seem !pretty well for one vision, and the reader may form from the mere enumeration of the ob jects comprised within its scope, a tolerably correct no tion of its substantiality. But it is melancholy to see a nation professedly studious, and boastingly contemptuous in its criticisms of the deeds of its neighbours, so utterly unable to profit by their experience. Even the French Republicans well know the cost of a foreign war; the price in domestic liberty has been taught which must be paid for military glory. But the prospect of having some day to settle accounts with a Radetsky or a Wrangel, does not cross the mind of a German any more than the extent or the numbers of the population of the fields to be conquered. Dutch and Danish men of-war and merchantmen, Polish scythemed and Lancers, the Hussars of Hungary, and the Cossacks of Russia, are to be dispersed to the four winds of heaven before the triumphant career of united Germany, which neither fears their hostility nor courts their co-operation. The second dream of the day is an orgnaisation of in dustry, of a nature that would put Louis Bland and the Communists to the blush, for they can scarcely have ex pected to be so much outdone in absurdity. The Atelier National supposed at least a concentration of force. It might be difficult to get some of the collaborateurs to work, but, if they were inclined, the Communists pro posed to give them the advantage of division of labour and of a command of machinery. But what are we to say to an organization on the principle of isolation? What is likely to be the amount of power exerted in scattered villages and hamlets, where competition is not to be extinguished by co-operation, but where each trades man, and of course each journeymon, is to be the judge of the extent of competition to be allowed in his locality, where the scattered sites of the •dwellings precludes all concentration, whether of manual labour or of machinery, if indeed the latter be at all considered under circumstances which must preclude all accumula tion of capital. Our readers have to be told that a congress on industrial organization is now sitting, com posed of tradespeople, who have formally drawn up a proposal for reconstituting the guilds of the ,middle ages, tor licensing all trades according to numbers, of which the said guilds are to be sole judges. As, of course, no one class of the community can at the present day arro • gate to itself such a power without seeming to have the good of the other classes at heart, the same kind of right must be conceded in self-defence to the workmen, who will then fix the number of hands that each master shall employ. Between the two the market price of goods will of course be fixed, and must be maintained by protecting duties on foreign products. Since the manu facturing population (being the majority) will hardly allow themselves to bo victimised in this manner without retaliation; we may expect that they will devise the means of fixing the price of bread and meat, and that they will forthwith impose corn•dutie s on fixed or sliding scales, according to the apparent urgency the f the case, and thus seek to reimburse the mselves of sums of which the tradesmen shall have mulcted them. Hence, according to the plan sket ched oulultbyy t ar rangement he " Gewenb Congress," we should see every that has been successively . Corn-laws, 3 e ar ed d from the last century downwards re - esta blishe d. pro hibitive duties, trades' unions, and corporation guilds , . social as we have said, and industrial would combine to construct a nature, that edifice of so wonderful a , the Phalanstere and the Atelier National would seem models bfperfection beside its hideous deformity. This is the second vision of United Germsn ,- . ore which has, like its political fellow, no small number of enthu siastic admirers. Upon these visionary crutches the unity of Germany is likely to make slow progress to realization, nor can it with such arms stand its ground against the deeply rooted prejudices, the palpable interests, the analyzing scrutiny of practical men. Kings, priests, nobles, manufacturers, and workmen, will be impelled by in stinct to distrust, and may be driven by hunger to scout it. Before it is too late something ought surely to be done to avert the confusion which seems courted on all sides. If nations dream they must be aroused to a sense of realities like other people, and the statesman who has not nerve to declare the truth when its concealment is likely to provo ruinous to his country, deserrwi to he scouted by contemporary as he assuredly will be by posthumous history. olii r/birb W'ttton ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) DU MAN. The Committee were engaged the whole of to-dad• in re. ceiving evidence of the sitting Member's qualification. NEM/ P OUT. Beef from 2s 8d to 33 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 45 to 5s ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 35 10d to 45 8d per 81b5.. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 8d to Bid; of Household ditto, 6d to nd per 41bs,loaf. HXDE MARKET. - Market Hides, 561bs to 641bs, Iqa to 2d; 641bs to 721bs, 2d to lid; 721bs to 801bs, 2Ad to 2id; 801bs to 88Ibs, 3d to aid ; 881bs to 961bs, aid to:Ad ; 961bs to 104Ibs, 3kd to 34d; Lamb Skins, is Gd to 2s 7d ; Calf Skins, 4s 6d to ss; Horn Hides, 8s Gd to 9s; Shealings, 9d to is 4d. HAT 14/I.3IBETS. SMMIFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 2115 s to 31 15s; new ditto, 2/ 5s to 3/ 8s; Old Clover, 4/ to 51; New ditto, 3/ 103 to 4/ 12s ; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 11 10s per load. A mo derate supply arid a sluggish demand. —Old Meadow Hay. CUMBERLAND. . 31 to 3118 s ; New ditto, 2/ 8s to 3/ 10s ; Old Clover, 4/ to 4116 a; New ditto, 3/ 15* to 41 105; and Straw, 11 4s to 11 9s per load. Supply rather limited, and trade dull. WIIITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow hay, 3/ to !3/ 17s; New ditto. 2/ 63 to 31 103; Old Clover. 4l to Si; New ditto, 3/ Ds to 4/ 108; and Straw, 1/ Gs to 1/10s per load. Trade dull at barely late rates. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, AUG. 19.—Wind S.S. W., light breeze and dull, hazy weather, with rain. DEAL, Auo. 18.—Wind varying P. M. S. to S.S. W.— Arrd. 18, Bally, Laws, Algoa Hay; Homer, Fordyce, Sagur nay. Sid. Scourfield, Moxev, Mauritius; St. Andrew, Lorby, Montreal ; Britannia, Moodie, Rimouski. OFF HASTINGS, AUG. 18.—Emir, Smith, Sydney.. New South Wales; Cadet, Forsyth, ditt o; Msrgaret Evans, Tinker, New York; a Spanish barque, Havannab, for Ant werp. LIVERPOOL, Atm. 18.—Wind S.—Arrd. 17, Henrietta, Bleasdale, Laguna; Jane, Didon, Honduras. 18, Dauntless, Johnson, Apalachicola; Roscius, Eldridge, New York. Sid. 17, Ann Marv, Vera Cruz. 18, Anne Baldwin, Arica; Carina, Demerara; Union, Santa Martha; Remittance, New York; Jessore, ditto; Louisiana, ditto ; J enny Li n d, Boston; Bom bay, t. John's, New Brunswick ; Seraphine, Quebec ; Emily, Alexandria. Off port, Camans, Callao; Chronome ter, Laguna ; Eliza Perrie, New Orleans ; Ann M'Lester, St. John's, New Brunswick; Independence, Susan, Whitby, Cornelia,.Jemima, Washington, Lord Maidstone, May, The Union, for Santa Martha, in proceeding to sea yester day, took the ground near Rock Ferry, but came off on the flood without apparent damage, and anchored in the river. WHITEHAVEN, Ava. 18.—The Amethyst, M‘Lean, from the Clyde to Liverpool, foundered yesterday, near Bees Head ; crew saved. _ _ _ ROTIMAY, AUG. 15.—The Sea Drift, M'Millan, has sunk in the bay, but it is expected she will be got up next tide. Aua. It--The Ann, Siiith, of Newcastle, from Grangemouth, foundered off the Bus Rock, 14th instant— crew saved. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.) IN RE JULLIEN. To-day the Comarissumut said that he considered the bankrupt was not called upon by any principle of law to set apart any portion of his future earnings for the liquidation of his old debts, and if he: did so it would be a very honourable feeling on his part, and probably he would do so. He (his Honour) should therefore grant the certificate without restriction. THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. FOUR DAYS LATER. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY NIGHT. The United'States steam-ship, from New York, ar rived in Cowes Roads this afternoon,:en route for Havre. She has made a rapid passage of twelve days and a halt from port to port, having left New York on the evening of the sth instant. The United States brings on freight 116,000 dollars, besides a general cargo and fifty-one passengers, many of whom landed at Southampton, having been dispatched from Cowes in the Duke of Buccleugh steamer, specially engaged. The America, from Liverpool, arrived out on Friday morning, the 4th; the Hermann, from Southampton, did not arrive at New York until the sth. The New York money market was easier; sterling Exchange, 1091. The export of cotton to Great Britain in the present year has been 1,245,000 bales; during the last week 20,000 ditto. The Atlantic cotton crop is extremely good. Complaints of bad weather from New Orleans are little thought of. The papers are full of news conveyed by the first named ship, and the state of affairs in Europe are dwelt upon at groat length. The New York Morning Express, in a sort of leader upon the subject. says— " The news from Ireland is the leading intelligence that we have from Europe, and that shows, if the Irish people were like any other people in the world, that the next ar rival would bring us the accounts of a revolt and a rebel lion. Again, if the Irish people are sincere, and anything like unanimity exists, the rebellion, if attempted, will be successful, and England and Ireland will part to meet no MOM " But Ireland and the Irish are a peculiar people. Unani mity does not exist, though it seems to exist. But half of what is said is really meant. It does not follow that there will be a rebellion, because 'everybody' is drilling, and training and marching; and if attempted, in all probability it will be terribly crushed by the irresistible and united energy of the British Government. " Meanwhile there is interest enough in the news, and ex citement enough to make us look with anxiety for the next arrival." The news from France was also received with great interest, and copious extracts from the Parisian and Loudon journals are given in all the New York papers. INSURRECTION AT CUBA. The New York Weekly Herald gives a brief account of an insurrection which had broken out in the Island of Cuba. It says— "lntelligence of an insurrection . in the island of Cuba was received last evening. Our accopts state that the revolu tionists and the Government troops had a terrible conflict in the streets of Havannab, and that the former were worsted, and compelled to fly to the mountains. "The proceedings in Congress yesterday were of the usual character; for the report of which, together with other mat ters, we refer to our dispatches." Th e Express, on the same subject, states:— " WASHINGTON, AUG. 4. "Information from Cuba vid Pensacola, has been received here. It states that very serious revolutionary outbreaks had broken out in Cuba. "In Havannah the Government troops and the revolu tionists bad been fighting desperately. Several hundred had been killed on both sides, when finally the patriots were forced to retire to the mountains. THE LATE REBELLION AT ST. CRODL In reference to the recent revolt of the slave popula tion at St. Croix, it had been ascertained at New York, by an arrival from St. Thomas's, that order had been re stored on the islands, the blacks having submitted and returned to their work. Everything w as going on as p rev ious to the outbreak. :MEXICO. Later intelligence had been received from Mexico, via New Orleans, but it is of not much importance. The dates are,—City of Mexico, July 18; and Vera Crux, July 22. Nu further progress had been made in the contest be tween the Government forces and the insurgents under Paredes. Buth armies were suffering in consequence of inade quate supplies of provisions. Government is said to have "wooing dissatisfied with the eonduct of Bustamente. It is probable that he will be superseded in the command of the army. All public offices connected with the American army in Vera Crux were to close on or before the 28th. General Smith and staff would evacuate the city on the following day. Very few United States troops remained there, and it was probable that all would leave with General Smith. The United States steam-ship Scorpion arrived off Hampton Roads on . the 3d instant. She brings news that at Campeche and Sisal the Indians were tolerably quiet, but further down the coast they had committed sad depredations, and had killed several Mexicans, NEW YORK COMMERCIAL. New YORK., AUGUST` -4:—The Week's later news b roug h t by the steam-ship America, and published in an e x t ra Herald, had the effect of checking transactions in most de scriptions of produce. The' news did not become public till about two o'clock, P.M., at too late a period in the day for its effects to become devel o p ed on the market. Merchants were not inclined to engage is transactions unt il time ;was allowed to examine their le tters received by the mail. S a l es of flour were light 'and steady, at the previous slight advance for common brands Genesee, fie- A sale of handsome new southern wheat was made on terms stated below. The sam ples of good shipping corn were light, and ho lders demanded better prices, but purchas ers were not disposed to enter th e market after the news came to hand. Sales of flat yellow mixed were made at full previous prices. Provisions were quiet, with moderate sales of pork, without material change in prices. There Was no change of moment in groceries. Sugars and molasses were steady, at previous prices. BILEADSTUPFS.—FIour.—The sales reached about 5,003 to 6,000 bbls. (chiefly sold before the news) in separate lots, among which some 15,000 to 20,000 common Genesee, this state, Oswego, &c., at 5 6} to 5 12i to 5 18/ to 6 dots. 25. the latter figure for small lots a little better than common. Sales of 1,000 bbls. round common hoop Ohio were made at 5 6i to 5 dolls. 12i. Sales of 300 to 600 ditto Petereburgh were made at 5 dols. 62i, and a small lot of Richmond country n ew at b dols. 50 . W heat.—Sales of 2,000 bushels handsome North Carolina new were made at 112X.400 bushels new Southern in poor order at Vic. Corn. —The sales reached about 15,000 to 20,000 bushels in lots (chiefly before the amo ng which were 2,50 0 _bushels mixed, at 55c. ; ditto Southern flat yellow so l d at 58 c . ; 3 , 0 0 0 di tto N ew news), , e o w o o s ), Orleans in store s old at 49c. ; 2,0 at 30c .00 • • r ditto ; 5.000 New Orleans m ixed heated were reported _ ound Northern yellow sold before the news at 60c., and was afterwards held at 62ic. A lot of Western mixed was reported sold at 46c. Meal.— Sales of 400 bbls. kiln dried were made at 2 dols. 62i ; 200 ditto Jersey sold at the same price. 116 _ ARREST OF CUFFET, THE CHARTIST LEADER AND DELEGATE.—Last evening, about eight o'clock, Sergeant Thompson, of the detective police force, from information which be had received implicating in the alleged conspiracy of Wednesday Mr.CulTey (who took a conspicuous part in the proceedings of the Chartist Convention, lat e ly h e ld i n John street), proceeded to his lodgings in Mead -street, Dean street, Soho, and took him in custody on the charge of treason and conspirac;. His lo dgings were subsequently searched, but nothing has yet transpired as to the nature ot the evidence against him. Ile is confined in the station house of the F division, in Bow-street, and it is supposed he will be brought before the m agistrates at the head office some time this evening; nothing hscl been determined on the sub ject when we went to press. THE MAN OP THE SWORD.—Many people have inquired, What is Mr. M eag her of the Sw or d ? W e gnawer that he is the Flat of the Sword.—Punch. CHELTENHAM. The rebutting evidence of the ' , Ming Member was resumed today, anti several witnesses spoke positively to the fact of Mr. Berkeley having publicly declared both at the last and the previous election that he would be no party to any pro posals for bribing or treating the voters.: HORSHAM. The evidence in support of the petitioner's case was re sumed. One act of bribery was proved. The voter was promised 354 to poll for Mr. Fitzgerald. He received 101. down, and gave an 1.0. U. to Mr. Padwick, the party who adminstered the bribe, to give a colourable aspect to the transaction. The voter nevertheless supported the rival interest. FRANCE. The Committee of Justice has resolved, after an ani mated discussion, to recommend to the National As• sembly not to take into consideration the proposition of M. Leichtenberger, that the state of siege should be taken off before the discussion on the Constitution. M. Cremieux has been appointed reporter. M. de Lsmartine has addressed the following letter to the editor of tho Spectateur " ,S,r,—You announce that several meetings of repreeenta fives have been kind enough to think of me for the Presi dency of the National Assembly. Whatever might be my gratitude for that honour, which I should receive from the sole idea of my colleagues, be kind enough to inform them, through your journal, of the material impossibility for me to accept such high and difficult functions at this moment. I should be sorry for my silence to cost the Assembly a ballot lost on my name.—Receive, &c." In publishing the above, the Bien Public intimates that the state of M. de Lamartine's health requires repose. LOMBARDY AND PIEDMONT. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 14th publishes an or der dated Vigevano, Aug. 10, by which the Piedmontese army is cantoned in various places of the vicinity. The chief head-quarters are at Alexandria. Further accounts of the 9th from Bologna stato that the citizens took two pieces of cannon at the Montagnols, and the curate of Borgo Panigale, at the head of 1,800 men, took two more. At two P.M. the Austrians were retiring. The Duke of MODENA entered that city on the Bth; he has published a proclamation, conceding a general amnesty, except against the chiefs and promoters, whom he allows to leave the state. The proclamation adds, that the Duke is engaged in giving those concessions he intended to grant before the commotion. ROME. Advices from Ferrara of the Bth at noon announce the arrival at that hour of an estafette from Rome to the Prolegate, with dispatches ordering him to intimate to the Austrians to evacuate the Pontifical States; and to state that, in case of refusal, measures have been agreed to between the French and English Ambassadors to ob tain the execution of the order. In the sitting of the Bth, of the Roman Chamber of Deputies, Cardinal SOCLIA read the following declara tion, signed by all the Ministers:— " His Holiness has firmly resolved to defend his States against the Austrian invasion, with all the means that the State and the well regulated enthusiasm of his people may furnish. His Holiness loudly denies, by our organ, the words cf Marshal NVelden, protesting against whatever sinister in terpretation may have been given to his expressions, and de claring that the conduct of Marshal Welden is considered by his Holiness as hostile to the Holy See and to the Pontiff. who cannot intend, nor intends, to separate the cause of his people from his own, and considers every insult or damage done to the people as done to himself; and his holiness has already declared this by solemn acts, and with all the autho rity of his supreme rank of Prince and Pontiff, as may also be proved from the following dispatch. (Signed) CARDINAL SOGLIA, President ; FABER'; DE ROSSI; LAURI; GUARI; PERFETTI." The dispatch alluded to is dated the Bth, and ad , dressed to Cardinal MARINI, Legate of Forli, command ing him to proceed immediately, accompanied by Prince CosINI, senator of Rome, and Prince SIMONETTI, to Marshal %VELDEN, and demand of him an explanation of his conduct, and intimate to him the immediate evacu ation of the provinces ; or his HOLINESS R ill employ all the means in his power to repulse the unjust occu pation. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PRIZE MONEY FOR THE ACTEON. Mr. Chippendale has announced to Captain 111ansel and the officers and company late of the Actaeon, 26, that a dis tribution of the nett proceeds of the brigantine, name un known, captured on the 3d of April, 1846, will be made at the office of the agent, No. 10, John-street, Adelphi, on and after the Bth of September, 1848: Captain ... £9l 18 9 First class (lieutenants) ... ... ... 21 19 7 Second class (surgeon, purser, master, and war rant-officers) 12 11 91 Third class (midshipmen, Ist class petty officers, &c.) 6 5 10i- Fourth class (2d class petty-officers) ... 4 311 Fifth class (able and ordinary seamen) ... 2 1 11i Sixth class (landmen and marines) ... 1 7 Seventh class (boys) ... 013 11i This distribution is made under the old order in Council, which is much more fair and equitable than the new distri bution of prize money, a specimen of which we gave on Wednesday, in the announcement of prize money for the officers and men late of the Styx. Above it will be seen that the captain has one-eighth of the whole, and about 4i times more than the officer next in rank to him, the lieute nant, and about 30 times more than the able seaman ; whereas, according to the new allocation, the captain gets 71 times more than the lieutenant, and nearly 70 times more than the A.B. According to the old scale the lieutenant gets 1 2-3 times more than the surgeon, purser, mate, &c., and 10 times more than the A.B. ; but the new scale gives him twice as much as his subordinate officers. What induced the Admiralty to "amend" the old scale of distribution of prize money, after this unjust and dispro portionate fashion, we cannot, at the present moment, divine. Commanders were plentiful enough for coast of Africa or any other service; lieutenants, however, were, as they are now, certainly with good reason, very shy of the station. The alteration, indeed, in giving the commander 7i times more than the lieutenant, instead of 4 2-3 times more, which he was, under the old scale, entitled to receive, was certainly rather a novel method of inducing men of com mon sense to volunteer to serve on the most deadly station in the world. The inconsistency here, however, is something more than ridiculous—it is, to use the mildest term, a posi tive injury, which we trust will soon be repaired by the pre sent Board of Admiralty.— Herald. PRONIOTIONI. Mates—Henry Anson Ford (1847), senior of the St. Vin cent, 120, and senior but two of the mates eligible for pro motion ' • Rowley Lambert (1847), wh o h as j ust p asse d ; an d Arthur Bessell llodgkinson, recently passed, have been pro moted to the rank of Lieutenant. APPOINTMENTS. Mate—Charles F. Coventry, to the Spy, 3, at Chatham. Clerk—Richard 'lore, to the Wellesley, flag-ship, West Midshipmen—Charles F. Palmer and C. E. Sidebottom, to the Excellent, gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth. Naval Cadets—Charles W. Evans, to the Southampton; W. Wadeson, to the Prince Regent, 90, at Cork. Engineer—William Gill, third-class assistant, to the Fis gard, at Woolwich. Boatswain—George Webber, acting, to the Illustrious. THE IRISH SQUADRON. Rear-Admiral Sir C. Napier ;till remains at Kingstown. The Amphion, 34, screw, Captain W. J. Williams, left Kingstown on the 16th, for Cork. The Birkenhead, steam frigate, Commander Bayntun, had arrived at Cork, with ma rines, on the 15th. A correspondent at Killibegs writes, under date of August I 15 :—" Her Majesty's steam-frigate Dragon, Captain M. H. Hall, anchored here on the 11th inst., having sailed from Dublin Bay the Bth. We understand that she touched at all the intermediate ports, including Belfast (where she took on board 170 tons of coal), Londonderry, Lough Swilly, be. Yesterday, my brother magistrates accom panied me on board, with many of the respectable inha bitants of the neighbourhood, to witness firing at a mark placed under a clii; at 1,300 yards distance. The mark was struck several times, and the shells burst close to it, to the astonishment. of us on board and those on shore. It happened to be our cattle fair, and hundreds of people were in town from distant parts of the country. The ma gistrates were all pleased, and declared it would do much good. They had heard of the. Dragon's 84-pounders from the north, and the report spread far and near. The Dragon leaves us this evening to join the squadron collecting in the river Shannon." The Fortitude, coal depot, at Chatham, is ordered to be re moved to Saltpan Reach, it being a mo re central position be tween Chatham and Sheerness. The Collingwood, Sift, is to be taken into dock to be re paired at Portsmouth which the Phoenix vacates. The Southampton, 50, Captain Corry, fitting at Chatham, has now entered 320 out of her complement of 450 men. The Racehorse, 18, Commander E. Sotheby, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Wednesday night from New Zealand, where she has been stationed for nearly three years, having proceeded thither G. fro the East Indies under her former comm ander, Captain .1 4 1Tay, C. 13 on the commence ment of hostilities with the natives. The Racehorse has been in co mmission . s ince December, 1844. 1416, and erprds the commander was appointed to her June, is principal officers now in her, according to the " List," are Lieutenant Leaver, who has been in her all the term of her commission (but has not been promoted, although msny juniors have for the services in which the crew of the R - horse have been engaged); Lieutenant A. R, Allevne Blandae. (appointed March, 1845) ; Master James Rusden (acting, s j i i n i i ) - ' Sur geou ' 1847), January, 1847); Surgeon Dr. Burton (acting, s i st Paymaster and Purser ( December, 1844) ; A S. M. Steele (May, 1 845). The commander the Race horse has fully availed himself of th e very excellento Admi ral:y regulations, with reference t o the proinOti of boys to vacant ratings. She has cons home, hi consequenc e , a b ove a score short of first and second class boys. She will doubt less be paid off at Devonport. The Flv, 18, Commander Oliver, arrived at Wellington, New Zealand, April 30. and has relieved the Ra ce h orse . The Grecian, 16, Commander Tynelal, left Rio, June 17, for Monte Video. The Kingfisher has been taken int :, gs completed : the basin at Ports mouth, to have her fittin -7-- - The Recruit, 12, iron, has been taken under the shears and dismasted at Pot tsmouth. Although she has not been nr,sted more than eighteen mouths, the heel of her foremast was rotten. The Alert, 6, Commander Dunlop, arrived at Sierra Leone, January 24, and left on the 26th for the coast. - The Spy, brigantine, Lieutenant Commander Western ie being fitted with Brown and Barnett's cempressors, at Chat ham. She is fay manned. The Ajax, 3G - , screw guard-ship, was taken under the shears at Portsmouth on Friday morning, and her screw, fixed in the metal frame, was got on board and partly lowered into the well built to receive it; it was, however, :ound that the well was rather too small for the spread of the tans, and it would not go down in its place. It was conse quently hoisted on deck again. and a small part of the ex treme argle of the:fans, about an inch and a half, will have'to be cat otr. It will be shipped on Monday. The screw, with the metal frame for hoisting it on deck, weighs about 11 tons. Rear-Admiral Superintendent Prescott, Captain Ellice, comp troller of steam machinery, Captain Austin, C. 8., and Captain Halstead, were on board the Ajax to see the screw shippet The Virago, 6, steam-slo Commander Hank left Spit head on Thursday o.vening for Sheerness, where the .gallant commander will rejoin the Gauges, 84, and the Virago will be put out of commission. The Gorgon, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Paynter, arrived at Rio, on her way to the Pacific, June 27. The Sharpshooter, 4, screw schooner, Lieutenant Com mander Bailey. left . Portsmouth yesterday afternoon on a short cruise in the Channel, to try whether her steering has been improved by the recent alterations made in her. _ Colonel Sir W. Colebrooke, K.C.8., who was g. zetted last week as Governor and Commander in-Chief of Barbadoes, St. Vincent, Grenada, Tobago, and St. Lucia, has also been appointed Vico-Admiral of :hose islands, vice Lieutenant- Colonel Reid, R.E.— United Service Gazette. Commander J. B. Brown, late of the Snake, 16, wrecked in the Mozambique Channel, has appliep to the Adiniralv for a pension for the loss of the use of his legs, brought on by ex posure on service. The Admiralty have refused the applica tion.—lbid. CONTEMPLATED RESCUE OF THE CONVICT MITCHEL.— The Earl of Dundonald, G.C,8., the Noble and Gallant Vice-Admiral, Commandar-in-Chief in the West Indies, has kept himself au courant with the designs of the Irish Yankees in Bermuda, with the view to release the con vict Mitchel, and has not been slow to take the utmost precautions which the small force at his disposal will permit him ,to take against surprise. He has despatched the Scourge, steam-sloop, Commander Wingrove, from Hali fax to Bermuda, with detailed instructions to the authori ties there how to act in the event of the contemplated rescue being attempted. His Lordship has sent home a comprehensive report on the general defences of the island, and the channels through which approaches must be made, and has offered some valuable suggestions to the Board of Ordnance for a general plan of naval and military defences for Bermuda.—lbid. COMMITTAL OF CHARTISTS AND CONFE DEBATES. BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY.—This morning, in the private room of the public office, before Charles Geach, Esq., mayor; P. James, Samuel Beale, and Thos. Bolton, Esqrs., borough magistrates, George J6seph Mantle, one of the principal Chartist leaders of this town was charged with having as. saulted one of the police in the execution of his duty. The magistrates ordered the prisoner to be remanded. George White, a Chartist leader, was charged with sedition. Mr. Harry Griffiths, solicitor, said be was instructed, on the part of the Crown, to support an information against the prisoner, for having attended an unlawful meeting in that town, on the 6th inst., and used seditious language. Mr. Griffiths then adverted to the recent events which have taken place in France and Ireland, and said, in consequence of these events, particularly in Ireland, a number of persons in this country considered they had a right to join the insurrectionists in the sister country, and aid essist them in carrying on war against the Queen. They had confede rated together for that purpose, and in many cases used im proper and seditious language. He should not detal the language used by the prisoner, but call witnesses, who would do so. William Donnery, a police-officer, proved that he was at a meeting at the People's Hall on Sunday, the Gth instant, and there eaw the prisoner. He believed that there was a man there of the name of Jenny. Mr. Major Brindley examined—l am a reporter in Bir mingham. I attended the meeting at the People's Hall, on the 6th August. There were, I should suppose, about 500/ or 600 persons present. The witness gave evidence as to the violent language used by the chairman and by the prisoner. The Prisoner then proceeded to cross-examine the wit ness, who said he would not swear that his note-book con tained a full report of all the prisoner's speech, but be would swear that it contained a fair note of so much of his speech as he took down. He attended the meeting to send a report of it to The Sun newspaper; but Mr. Stephens, the superintendent of police, told him he should require the notes transcribed, and he prepared them for him. The Magistrates retired for a few minutes, and on their return said they had decided upon committing the prisoner, but they would admit him to bail—himself in 100/., and two sureties in 501. each, and twenty-four hours' notice to be given of the bail. Jenny and Ring, who were remanded yesterday, were to day placed at the dock, charged with sedition. when The MAGISTRATES ordered Jenny to be discharged, and Ring to be committed, subject to bail, the same as in the case of White. The Encampment at the Phcenix Park, Dublin has been broken up, and the 9th Regiment has gone into barracks.— United Service Gazette. ISLAND Or ASCENSION.—It is proposed to retain a better supply of water at the island of Ascension by plaster ing some of the high barren land.—Did. THE MARINE ENCAMPMENT AT WATEIITORD.—. The Camp at Waterford, lately occupied by the Royal Ma rines, under Lieutenant Colonel Willes, has been broken up. and that Force re-embarked in steamers, still taking the duties of the city daily.--I bid. CORK DlSTRlCT.—Lieutenant Turner, of the Royal Artillery, has been appointed Aide-(1e-Camp to his fa ther, Major General Turner, commanding this district.—l bid. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH RACES.—TntrzDAr. The Saltram Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 it, and 5 only if de clared, with 40 added. Once round and a distance. (20 Subs.. 15 of whom paid 5 soya. each.) Mr. J. Kingsland's My Mary, 6 yrs, 7st 11Ib (Donaldson) 1 Air. E. Scobell's Tint Whiffler, 4 yrs, Bst 71b %I Mr. Scobell's Baronet, 5 y ♦rs, bat Ilb •.. ... 3 The Plymouth Plate of 604 added to a Sweepstakes of sovs. each, 2 ft. Heats, two miles. Mr. Waring's Givendale, 3 yrs, 7st 41b 0 1 1 Captain Crofton's Florine, 3 yrs, Bst 21b 1 2 2 Mr. Kingsland's My Mary, 6 yrs, 9st 111 b... .. 2dr Mr. Wreford's bf by 'touchstone, 3 yrs, ist slb ... U dr Mr. Willesford's No Wonder, 5 yrs, ist 51b ... 0 dr Mr. Knott's Homeopathy, aged, 9st 51b dr Lieutenant Maycock's Eveline, 5 y rs , 7 s t slb ... 0 dr The United Service Plate of 40 sovs. Ijeats, half a mile. Captain Crofton's Hasteaway, 3 yrs, 7st 91b 2 1 1 Mr. J. Hex's Etona, 6 yrs, ist 31b 1 0 0 2 Mr. Brooking's Ceres, 3 yrs, Cat 71b .• ... 0 1 2 3 Mr. Knott's Homeopathy-, aged, 9st 51b ... 0 0 0 dr Mr. Graham's Antler, 6 yrs, 7st 91b 0 0 0 dr Mr. Wreford's bf by Touchstone, 3 yrs, 7st ... 2 Idr Lieutenant Maycock's Eveline, 5 yrs, ist 31b... 0 odr WEDNESDAY. The County Members' Plate of 251., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 soya, each, 2 ft. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. Kingsland's My Mary, 6 yrs, 12st 216 (Scobell) 1 1 Mr. Willeford's No Wonder, 5 yrs, 111 b '2 2 Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Heats, two miles. Mr. E. Scobell's Tim Whiffler, 4 yrs, 9st 31b ... 2 3 1 1 Mr. King's Self-defence, 3 yrs, Bst ... 3 1 2 2 Mr. W. Waring's Givendale, 3 yrs, Bst 1 2 3 S The Devonport and Stonehouse Plate of 501. Once round and a die. Mr. Knott's The Baronet, 5 yrs, 9st 21b 1 1 Captain Crofton's Bravo, aged, Bst 71b ••• ••• 2 2 Lieutenant Maycock's veline, 5 yrs, 7st 61b... ... 3 3 Handicap of 20 soya. Heats, three quarters of a mile. Captain Crofton's The Bravo, aged, 9st 71b CI 1 1 Mr. J. Ilex's Etona, 6 yrs, B s t 61b 1 2 Mr. Graham's Antle r , 6 y rs , B st 31b . 2 2 dr Mr. Brooking's Ceres, 3 yrs, 7st 61b ••• ••• • odr El3Oll, lIANDICAP. In the report of the betting on this race, in our paper of 'esterday, Dough was by mistake returned in the name of its late owner, Lord Niltown, instead of Mr. J. Murphy. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. THE Euoß HaxotcAr.-4 to 1 agst Dough (t), 6 to 1 agst Ellerdale, 6 to 1 agst Meaux, 8 to 1 agst Remembrance (t), 13 to 1 agst Sir Martin, 14 to 1 agst Lucaria, 16 to 1 uget Little Casino, 20 to 1 agst Prince Charlie. Dough was backed for 1501. at 5 and 4 to 1, , and 330 to 200 laid on him agst Remembrance. THE GREAT YOAKSIRE STAKES.--5 to 4 offered on Springy Jack. ST. Lsczu..-5 to 2 agst Springy Jack, 7 to 2 agat Flat catcher, 4 to 1 agst Justice to Ireland (offers to take), 6 to 1 agst Surplice, 25 to 1 apt Canezou (taken to a small amount.) THE GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP (DONCASTER) —8 to agst Cawrouch (t), 10 to 1 agst Reminiscence, 111 to 1 agst Executor (t), 14 to 1 agst Yardley (t), 14 to 1 agst Lady Wildair (oilers to take), 15 to 1 agst Allianc e (off ers t o take). Nothing done on the Derby, but a fair amount of buainsi done on the Handicaps and Stakes. WooLwica, Aug. 18.—An order has been issued strictly prohibiting the gentlemen cadets from bathing in the canal in future, it having been remarked that the per sons who have lost their lives by drowning in it never roes to the surface a second time, as is often the case, and this circumstance has given rise to an impression that there ie something noxious in the water of the canal. ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTLI•WEBT• mIN Raieway.—Another accident cccurred on this line of railway yesterday morning, by which the life of one of the engine-drivers has t seri placed in imminent peril. The fol lowing are the circumstances, so far as we have been able to ascertain them ;—Thomas Sands left Birmingham at a quar ter to nine o'clock on Thursday evening, in charge of a lug gage train, which he brought safely ea far as the Tring cut ting. While passing through this cutting his tingles became out of order, and the unfortunate man having E the beeome a l a rmed, threw himself off the engine -pl a t e i nto the emlink b}e'eßnl D verya. gent, and sustained a severe fractur e o f t h e t h igh. FlELD pa C st o w ß e N ek A has notf avourable Thewe f a o; the l r VAlt during - harvest operations; to-day is fine. The arrivals are good of all articles. Wheat is held at an ads• ance of is. to 2s. per quarter, which in some measure checks the sale, but a mo derate business is done at this .improvement. O a ts an d Shel ling are unalter e d i n value, and in fair request. Beans rather dearer. LONDO N AND NORTII.\VESTERN RAILWAY.—TIIII DIbPUTE WITH THE ENGINE -DRIVER S —lt is with great to state pleasure th a t we are enabled•communica tions hav e t a k en place %%ail iir. s til te .) thntat the e soe chairman of this company, whi c h are lik ely to lead to an amicable settlement of the unfortunate differences which have existed between the directors and the engine-drivers. EDINDURGH.—Tgi, (;Hors.—Since the setting in 01 the uncommonly tine weather the crops have pre - greased in a remarkable manner. Barley harvest is it i full operation; SUMO of these crops are excellent, thougl perhaps short in straw; but the wheat crops are above all well filled and set, and it is remarkable that, notwith— standing former adverse appearances, these crops in thise locality will be generally, especially the spring-sown. an average. The potatoes are, to the best of our know ledge, healthy in this part; we have neither heard of me ' seen any appearance of disease; but it will be well tr. watch them closely. Last night was bright, clear, and moon-light—no fog; but it is a fact that there eras ice formed last night, and seen, and broken, this rot tru ing (August 14), between six and seven, round the t .dgs of Duddingstone Loch, opposite and near the ma Use. A pamphlet on the potatoe disease, published by Bell , and Bradfute, is apposite—at all events it is worth rea , .fling, • if its suggestions are not attended to.—Edinburgh paper able ther suer; nous rose, (tent, 'ined lat it not pro- fliCit. them ining court f the the ifter• zdop nter-