The Sun. — London, England, 1841-07-31 00:00:00

EVENING SUN e I e au - mis levied on articles imported, or worked 11 P for consumption ; that the landowners only 1/It Ylill proportion to their consumption or enjoy- I llent, like the rest of the community, and are not subjected, as landowners, to any burden fa "l which others are exempted,—from these e t's, it is plain that the complaint of the land being heavily and exclusively taxed by the State, L' wholly unwarranted. But the local burdens, what of them ? The St ate undoubt e dly makes the receivers of rent and profit, though very scantily, support tho 3 e i .. sickness and age who produce all their wealth, lid a s they produce it, are allowed to receive b ut a very s ma ll p ar t of it. But it is a complaint ot the great advocate of the rent-owners, that ti l eY support their labourers much too scurvily, (4 ( 1 that instead of being relieved from any part the burden of poor-rates, it ought to be in ereued. A , gain, the State imposes on lan downers an' °eel-Viers, the burden of keeping up hi g h- I,a Ys) but no persons profit by them so much as the o't;;i s tgl,iculturists. The landlords are we ll aware and last Session renewed an Act to apply r oads, highway -rates to the keeping up of tur n p ike or extend the taxation, beca us e it is for their advantage. The State, too, compe ls the _. eulturists to provide prisons for their critni : s 'and generally to pay the expens e of a pre vt4litive police. Highway-rates, poor-rates, and e u ntY-rates; however, so far as the amount is ' he erned, are all self-imposed. The Vestr ies, Gu ardians of the Poor, Justices in Session, &c., rit et erinine the amount of highway - rates, poor eltes) and c oun ty-rates, and not a small portion a ll of them has been wasted by the unscrupu ,i,,llB jobbing of the parties imposing them. Ma tra _ tes have built for their amusement spacious p o a l 4e es) and. culled them prisons ; they have inst ructed splendid bastiles, and made fine roads, sometimes for their own convenience ; but ho wever all these circumstances may be, the by th at the amount o f t h ese t axes is determined by t hemselves, and depends on their manage ellt, takes from them every pretext for corn pithailling' of the State, or for taxing the food of I , e People. d ent is the surplus which the farmer g ives the landowner, after paying all his expenses, p 4-40 doubt, rent would be higher we re his ex benses less ; but the proportion of them caused i \ a ' th e State is almost inconceivably s mall com- I h red ahe expense of wages, seed -corn, &c. e. chief cause : of his expenses is much enhanced, hi n th ellrice °fall articles consumed and used b y :84111And l a bo u rers,, by the laws which rai se the price, not for the benefit of the State, buland lords', t, r:,l7benefit of the landlords. Th e land in fact, leaves less for rent tha n there w uald be were. theri' lio such tax ; and not only o: restrictions onagricultural industry, but taxes i or icultural produce, imposed by the land r du t P to a recent period the tithes, being a de etien from th e cro p, were properly included in th e expenses of the farmer ; now they are itbs e h a tr - eted from the landlord's rent. By the of n ge a great increase was made in the value th e land, which the landowne rs p romoted fo r , the ir own exclusive benefit. Whatever itoi ti Y be the amoun t of the tithe rent - cha r g e, part belonged to the landowne r. It was a la w . tc , °t.tli e Property of the cultivato r, which the °k f rom him. The landlords h ave no ri g ht to it whatevei; and the same law which secures hint i n Possession of his estate, secures the tith s "°vvner.in possession of his rent-charge. It (2. forms no part of the cost of production ; i t w4 properly fixed on the surplus produce, or t ellt; and however that may be divided by the id le landlord and the worse than idle priest, is °I little consequence to the community, though it affords us no reason whatever for levying a tax ()li the bread of the people. If tithes be considered a burden on land which i dliSt ifieS the Corn-law, the latter ought to be so I ,, e 7 ls tructed as to give relief only to that land pays tithes, and. land tithe-free--one- A - 1 11rd ' of England—has not the least claim. th 'reover, when the tithes are in the hands of e a l andowners, when they are both tithelords i a ll :', la ndlords, as they are on nearly half the of tiu of England, they have not the least shadow a Pretext to levy a Corn-tax, because tithes thet a burden on rent. We know very well that e Produce of tithe-free land, and of land Of which ( l6, ; the tithes belong to the owner, cannot be but from other produce in the market; of On the principle laid down by the landlords, ti c ompensating those who are burdened, jus- C e require s th a t it should be, and. that it can be is the condemnatio n of the pretext on Which they tax the people. 4 11 , 4 considering this question, however, we t i t i st not f orge t S c otland, where there are n o les, hardly any poor-rates, and the smallest c ' ssi hle amount of highway-rates. Wh y should thethe owners of land in Scotland , not sub j ect to burdens, be equally protected with the lan oti T' o wners of England? Justic e re q uires that the latter should be protected.: the Corn lawe°nfers as great a protection on the rent .iers o f Scotland as t h ose of England. Wha t a be s aid, too, of Ireland, where t he tithes do l amount to one-fourth of the tithes of Eng ..od? lnded property in Ireland," says Mr. M'Culloch, PlacedVerS under what would be considered in England laicci.advantageous circumstances. There is neither tax nor poor's-rate to pay ; the landlord, .as . has or ret ,en, rarely lays out a sixpence on tarp -buildings is f re r ` tirS ; even the agent, instead of receiving a salary, f ees puently allowed to indemnify himself by extorting r'nn the tenants ;so that the rent-roll, and the free are identical."—Statistics, vol. i., p. 549. If the landlords and the Leg islature meant, as th ey and their partizan s assert, to do justice, the y Would, on their own princ i p les, only give all advantage to the land of Englan d which is tq lb ected to the payment of tithes to the priest h J ();,)°(1) and would not have give n it to the land Scotland or Ireland ; but the y g ive it to all t he Soil of the empire , and thereb y show that t hey r do not pay the lea st re g ard to j ustice. In k et, the whole of the assertions that the land is 44 bject to exclusive burdens is a mere pretext for Plundering the people. But supposing that all which is said were true, s upposing it were ascertained that the land Were taxed to the extent of five shillings or six shilli ngs per quarter more than manufactures, th ere would still remain two powerful reasons W hy that would be no justification of Corn la 1 "- First, the landlords have the power of l egislation in their hands, and have imposed these burdens on themsel ves. Let them take them °• hi Secondly, the compa rison is between land and manufactures --between rent and profit; and to 'inalize the burden profit alone ought to be taxe d. The tax on corn, however, does not fall e xclusively on profits, it falls mainly on wages ; and the landlords equalize themselves to t he Manufacturers by plundering all the eaters of b read. Such a proceeding is monstrous in Practice, and it is still more mo nstrous in theory, but it is all of a piece with the conduct o f the la ndlords. n Our conclusion is that the la nd is s ubjected to no exclusive burdens, and that, if it e, the remedy for the inequality is t he remo u.otni the injustice from the land , no t the inflic tit'n of a much greater injustice on the bulk of t he People. 13 0 Dy or A SUSPECTED MURDERER FOUND. ° ll Sunday morning last, the body of a man was a shed ashore at Rockport, supposed to be that of the Person who lately leaped overboard from the Aurora Gl a m . er, in Belfast Lough, while o n her p assa g e from 4s gelv. The flesh of the face, and of the entire skull, `tits well as b ot h h ands, h a d been stripped off by the mon sters of the deep, so that identification b y the features of the countenance was impossible. The deceased was nssed in a white fustain jacket, with mother-of-pearl surons, white fustain trousers, and black cravat. Ilis cars were old and patched. In his pockets were s,,:ve jets for gas-burners, small pliers, and other articles used in as-fitting, together with the copy of a song, .apparently cut out of a newspaper. From the sinewy ,_tPaPearance of the limbs, it is though the suicide cannot v been more than 30 years of age ; and it is further c onjectured th a t hi s name was Hume, and that ho was byto th e comm i ss i on o f the act of self - d estruction Y the fear of apprehension on a ch ar g e of bein g con e 1 11 the murder of a hatter, at Glasgow.—BeUitst fag. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) GOODWOOD RACES.—FRIDAY (CONCLUDED.) Challenge for the Forfeits. Mr. Smith's The Maid (Captain Gardnor) 1 Mr. J. Day's fby Nimrod, out of Busk ............... 2 Lord G. Bentinck's Capote 3 Duke of Richmond's Sherbet 4 Won by a neck. BETTING AT GOODWOOD YESTERDAY. ST. LEGER.-5 to 4 agst Coronation, 4 to 1 agst Van Amburgh, 9 to 1 agst Middleham, 15 to 1 agst The Squire, 16 to 1 agst Tearaway, 30 to 1 agst Eringo, and 33 to 1 agst Lampoon. DERBY.-20 to lon the field, 20 to 1 agst Wiseacre, 22 to 1 agst Hester c, 20 to 1 agst Barrier and Defier, 25 to 1 agst William de Fortibus, 35 to 1 agst Barrier, and 40 to 1 agst Nessus. NEWPORT (SALOP) RACES.—TUESDAY. The North Shropshire Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added, mile and half, were won in two heats by Mr. Key's Image, 3 yrs (Frost), beating Mr. Walter ' s Zeno, aged. The Newport Handicap of 15 sovs. each, with 50 added. Mr. Price's Lady Abbess, 5 yrs ........(Cartwright) 1 Mr. Jackson's Wings, 5 yrs 2 Mr. Page's Query, 6 yrs 3 Mr. Stanley's Baron, 5 yrs AT The Cavalry Cup and Sweepstakes were won by Juggler. WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added ; mile and half. Mr. Key's Marialva, 4 yrs .....................(Frost) 1 1 Mr. Cowley's Spangle, 6 yrs 24 2 Mr. Barrow's Catharina, aged Mr. Walter's Zeno, aged The Aqualate Stakes were won by Mr. Robinson'sßbi Finality ; the Cavalry Plate by Mr. Phillips' b g by Master Henry ; and a sweeps of 3 sovs. each, with 15 added, by Mr. Key's Marial va, beatin g the Star, Wings, and Miss Kitty Cockle. ISLE 01? SHEPPY RACES.—THURSDAY. The Town Stakes were won by Hon. J. Sandiland's Easingwold ; and Sheppy Stakes by Mr. Beeching's Sorcerer. GRAND ROWING MATCH AT VAUXHALL. The great contest amongst the most celebrated scul lers on the river Thames, for a silver cup given by the proprietors of Vauxhall Gardens, took place yesterday, and drew together an immense assemblage of spectators. A contest of this description could not fail of being at tractive, and was witnessed with no small degree of ad miration by the aquatic sportsmen, who have not been indulged with a similar first-rate exhibition since the summer of 1839, when those of the most note as scul lers rowed at Putney. Since that period many then leading favourites have declined in their style and power, and, though within the short space of two years, others have sprung up and entered the list. The great desire among aquatic gentlemen has been to see some of the re cent aspirants contend with those who had then or some years since been first-rate rowers. The arrangement of this wager was left to Charles Campbell, the champion. He selected most unquestionably the eight best men in town, we ought to say (excepting himself) eight of the best men in the world. There were only three wanting to have comprised the whole of those who in the present day have acquired notoriety, Coombes, Newel, and Doubledee ; the first of these is at Chester, the two lat ter rowed at Havre de Gras on Thursday, in the Sons of the Thames crew. This wager had been arranged in three heats, with eight pairs of sculls ' • and at three o'clock the following took their stations at Vauxhall-bridge, to row from there down, round a boat moored off Roberts's, the boat builders, at Stangate, up the Surrey shore, round a boat moored off Nine Elms, and back to Vauxhall-bridge : John Connoway, Battle-bridge stairs --Green Thos. Goodrum, Vauxhall-bridge Red James Maynard, Lambeth Pink Charles Hill, Hungerford White The first of these men is well known as a powerful fellow, who has come out within these last two years, and was deteated a month since by Doubledee, in one of the greatest strugglesever known on the Thames. Good rum is a fine young man of much less weight, and has won three or four hard wagers in the same short space of time. Maynard has also distinguished himself as a scientific sculler ; and Charles Hill, a tall powerful man of some years' standing as a first-rater, won the great match at Putney at the close of 1838. Betting was in favour of Hill ; Connaway was next in the choice. The start was beautifully taker. by Connaway, who in a few strokes took the lead, and kept it throughout. In rounding the lower boat Goodrum and Maynard were close together, and Hill made a dash, cut them off, and went into the second place, closely pressed all up the Surrey shore by both. It was a great contest, Hill working bard in the middle, and Goodrum and Maynard on either quarter for nearly half a mile. Hill was evidently ham pered by the close and tight work the pair gave him, and be had lost a stopper in rounding the boat. On their arrival facing Lambeth Palace, Goodrum made a grand effort to pass Hill inside. Hill drew slightly in to avoid the heavy tide that was running down, and Maynard dashed by him outside, and took the second place. Connaway won the heat. Maynard was second ; Hill third. The second heat consisted of John Phelps, Putney Orange George Campbell, Lambeth Purple John Kelly, Putney Blue Everard, Old Barge-house Yellow A few words respecting the merits of these men will suffice. Phelps has been a first-rate man for years, and is well known as the opponent in the two great matches of Robert Coombes. George Campbell, the brother of the champion, is a neat, active, little fellow, and is always in good training. Kelly is a man whose day is almost gone by ; and Everard was perhaps less known as a sculler than any of the rest. Phelps was the favourite on the list. The lead was taken by Phelps, who was out rowed by young Campbell, and Everard close on the quarter of the latter, which place he retained only for a few strokes. On the return, facing Lambeth, Phelps and Kelly rowed by both the leading men, and held it the remainder of the distance. Phelps was first, Kelly second, Campbell third. The third heat was started at six o'clock. The pace at going off was grand, and the four men were so even that they had rowed nearly to Lambeth church before any lead could be distinguished amongst them. Con naway and Phelps then drew in advance, but were closely pressed by Maynard and Kelly. On the return, against tide, up the Surrey shore, the work was admirable, and as they passed through Vaux hall-bridge the fate of the day was decided. Conna way cleared the second arch about a length a-head, and a trifle nearer the shore than Phelps, who was next to him. The latter at this moment touched Connaway on the outside quarter, and his head swung athwart [the eddy ; the bite was too heavy to allow either the op portunity of doing work, and Maynard, who had not been more than three lengths behind, laid 'hold of the water with amazing speed, and went inside of both the leading men. Phelps rode hard to overtake him, and Connaway dropped into the third place. 'Maynard main tained the lead, and won by four or five lengths. Phelps was second. The cup was to be presented to the winner at Vaux hall Gardens. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. (FROM A MEMBER.) DEVONPORT, JULY 29.—The British Association held its first meeting to-day, and although the attendance of members is not great, the most eminent men in each department of science are here. The sectional meetings are very thinly attended, the geological section alone is attractive ; and even this department, spangled with the bright stones of Buckland, Sedpwick, Conybreare, and De la Bech, is very far from being crowded. The most interesting and important communication to this section was the paper of Mr. Walker's, the engineer of the Breakwater, who showed that limestone is a very unfit material for the construction of any work lying beneath the low water-mark, as a crustaceous animal (the plius) perforates the stone, and within a short time renders it liable to be washed away by the tidal water. Plymouth Breakwater, a noble work, which has cost the country so much money, is unfortunately con structed of the limestone rock, and Mr. Walker expressed his fears that this great national work, upon which this destructive animal had already committed its ra vages, must, in the course of 200 years, be in a great degree destroyed, unless a large sum is annually ex pended in replacing the destroyed stones ; this is an in stance of penny-wise and pound-foolish economy, as the Dartmoor quarries would have supplied ever-enduring granite for this national undertaking. The operations of this little animal has produced very striking results upon all coasts of a limestone formation, in the deep water which is found in these localities, was stated by Mr. Walker to be produced in a great degree by the plius, who, boring into the limestone, honeycombs it, renders it friable, and the tidal action carrying the debris out to sea, the water is considerably deepened, and large inlets formed. The Physical Section, a very interesting paper, was read upon the action of the waves, but the details would not interest your readers. The general meeting of the Association was held in the evening at the Town hall, which was tastefully fitted up with flags, and every part of the room densely crowded. Professor Whewell presided, and delivered the introductory address. The Marquis of Northampton, Mr. Conybeare, Sir Thomas Dyke Ackland, and Mr. Snow Harris addressed the meeting, but as these so-called philosophers are very fond of praising each other, their speeches are not worth reporting to you. Our business is scarcely begun, but I will write to you each day a sketch of our proceedings. Your obedient servant, A MEMBER. al lowedli THE BLINKERS.—" fall fast aEsßlei—at"thGeecnlitible,miteills'cownetraarr fined to monosyllables, their talk, like their tobacco, being short-cut Their three cheers are three yawns ; they sit round the table with their eyes shut and their mouths open, the gape, or gap, being filled up with their pipes, from which rises clouds , of smoke that make their red noses look like lighted lamps in a fog. To the Reverend Nehemiah Nosebags, their chaplain, I owe the 1 honour :of becoming a member ; for happening to sit under his proboscis and pulpit, my jaws went through such a gaping exercise at his soporific word of command that he proposed me as a highly promising probationer, and my election was carried amidst an unanimous chorus of yawns."—" Merrie England," for July. L GREAT WESTERN in Bentley's Miscellany RAIIIVAY.--The trains y e but to eti quette stone's throw from the Owl and Ivy Bush, where a so- ciety called ' The Blinkers' hold their nightly revels will well repay your curiosity to step in and take a peep at them. Their president has one eye permanently shut, and the other partially .open ; the vice has two open eyes, blinking `like winking;' all the members are more or less somniferous ; and though none of them are to be wide awake. Their conversation is con • of this great line travel no less than 25,960 miles per l week ; that is a greater distance than the whole circum ference of our earth. THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1841. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING TAPERS OF THIS HAT. CHRONICLE.—We return to. Sir Robert Peel's speech for the sake of two or three points in it, in addi tion to that of the quack doctor-illustration. The most decided opinion expressedin the oration of the proximate Premier is, that our EVening Contemporary (the Globe) is not particular enough in its paragraphs. Sir Robert is very great upon this topic. It occupies nearly a third of his e t speech.ical y t i b i a e t he arguesre ga s very th e vi elaboratelyti th a t certain paragraphs are utterly unimportant. lie affi rm s. very e ence. He. appealed most convincingly to his hearers against the idea of his being at that moment in in differ We cannot say, from his speech, whether as Premier he will lay on new taxes. It affords no clue to his course on the Corn-laws. Every principle of public policy is left in nubibus. We cannot infer whether he will or not op pose any resistance to the " tainted characters " who are about to force themselves into office. But this one thing we do know, and may confidently affirm, that should Sir Robert Peel become proprietor of the Globe, its paragraphing will (in his own judgatent) be better. attended to and more satisfactorily conducted. Thus far the public may rely on Sir Robert Peel as a Reformer. The changes which his great. mind contemplates are very extensive. They include the paragraphical departments of "on nits," "large letteiS," and departures for Paris. He will allow no " tainted" characters to " force them selves" into the office of the penny-a-liners. We mean nothing disrespectful towards the sub-editorial ability of our Contemporary, but we hope that, should Sir Robert ever be in power as Premier of the Globe, he will be mindful of the pledges which he now gives as leader of the opposition. It is in the true spirit of a paragraph Premier, a great man in little details, that Sir Robert Peel pretends to discuss the late e lections, and ac count for their results. According to his theory, the constituencies have done precisely what his party did in Parliament, i.e., it voted no confidence in Ministers. TIMES.—It is not our intention to enter at present into a consideration of the practical relations which ought to subsist between the Church of England and a Conservative Government. We entirely subscribe to the rine that the Church is the true and only fortress of ;ervative principles, and that to her the gratitude of patriot is chiefly due for the glorious victory which lose principles have achieved. Other causes may have ontributed to fix the moment and the manlier of the .riumph ; but the moral material upon which those causes have operated was nurtured and educated into greatness by the Church alone. With men like Mr. Roebuck this is naturally a reason why the energies of the revolu tionary party should be henceforth directed- to the de struction of the temporal institutions which connect the Church with the State, and to the alienation of her pro perty ; imagining that if they were permitted to accom plish this sacrilege, they could either annihilate her altogether, or at all events get rid of her influence. Precisely the same consideration ought to operate with the Conservatives in the contrary direction, by way of inducement to do all in their power for the consolidation of her strength, consistently with a scrupulous regard for the religious liberties guaranteed by law to those who reject her rationsministin. And it is a subject of infinite importance, as of consider . able delicacy to determine how this may be done so as best to answer the great object in view. We shall here after submit to our readers such reflections as have oc curred to us on this subject. • For the present we only allude to it, because the same journal which (apparently under Romish influence) a few days since contended for the principle of denying liberty of conscience to Church men, continues to employ itself in the inculcation of high prerogative doctrines concerning the mutual rela tions of Church and State. We always knew that it was in the nature of democratical opinions to be over bearing and intolerant, because democracy is in itself a despotism, differing from that of an individual chiefly in being more absolute, more capricious, more ignorant and headstrong, more fierce, more unscrupulous, and more unconscientious. It has, therefore, given us no surprise to perceive, from time to time, a tendency in Whig mea sures, and a scarcely-concealed disposition. in Whig- Radical journalists, to claim a monopoly of religious liberty for Dissenters, and of civil liberty for the pro fessors of " Liberal" opinions. HERALD.—If there be at this moment any Euro pean Statesman who is, humanly speaking, entitled to enjoy the satisfaction of that " small still voice" con science, it is M. Guizot. For what ? For saving Eu rope from the horrors of a general war, into which the passions of his countrymen, acting on the combined po licy of England, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, might have plunged an hundred millions of unoffending beings, on a mere " point of honour." M. Guizot's victory of peace is'worthy of far more renown than all Mar shal Souk's victories of war. Honour then to M. Guizot ; he has been the Minister of peace ! In defence of his policy there has been no destruction of his fellow-crea tures ;to raise him to and preserve him in power the progress of humanity and civilisation has not been arrested —the bayonet has not bristled, the sword has not been drawn. He has combated popular prejudices and over come the infuriate desire of his nation for blood. He has quelled that worst of demons, human passion. The year 1841 may overlook this great merit of the French Minister, but history will proudly commemorate the fact, in honour of one of her favourite sons. The statesman who aspires to power in France during ordinary times, must be a bold man ; but he who accepted office towards the close of 1840 was not only a bold but a good man. France clamoured for war ; M. Guizot boldly promised it peace. However worldlings may despise, or trading politicians sneer at the fact, it. nevertheless is a filet, that honesty is the best policy. The policy of M. Thiers was dishonest, and he fell : the policy of M. Guizot has been honest, and he has succeeded. M. Guizot may be driven front office within a few months by a union of the fac tions which distract France, and annoy Europe ; but he has achieved the great object for which alone lie accepted it. He has preserved that peace which M. Thiers would have sacrificed. The philosophical statesman has tri umphed over the practical politician. France may not be proud of her Minister, but France is perverse ; but Europe owes him thanks, which will be rendered by— posterity. POST.—The subject of the Speakership of the new House of Commons continues to form one of the topics of conversation in political circles, and has been, we be lieve, the principal theme of a correspondence of the most frank and cordial character, . in which none of the asperity of controversy has for a single moment appeared, among persons of the greatest weight and imp ortance in public life. It is needless to say that no definite re solution upon the subject has yet been-adopted by that great party upon which, possessing as it does, an over whelming majority of the House of Commons, the deci sion of the question must finally depend. The member:, of this very numerous party are at present too much scat tered to admit of the sentiments of more than a very small proportion of them being collected ; and this cir cumstance will probably prevent any precise determina tion of the question until the very near approach of the meeting of Parliament shall - have drawn the great body of Members to town. What may confidently be relied upon is, that the Conservative party will act together as one man in the election of Speaker, from which it necessarily follows that the election, upon whomsoever it may fall, will be their peremptory choice and their exclusive act. We have already intimated our own very decided opinion in favour of the propriety and expediency, all circumstances being considered, of select ing . a Speaker from that party which constitutes an un equivocal majority of the House, and which is rich in the possession of men in all respects well qualified to dis charge the duties of this as well as of every other office of dignity and importance ; and we have no reason to doubt that our opinion is shared by a very great majority of Conservative Members. It is certain, however, that there are persons in the State whose opinions are entitled to the greatest consideration, and who, although they have not in any manner committed themselves to a final decision, and will not do so until the general sense of the Conservative body can be advisedly . and unequivocally expressed, incline to think that the high character of the party will be more proudly sustained, and the public ser vice, so far as it depends on the decorum, gravity, and good order of the proceedings of the House of Commons, will be more effectually promoted, by the re-election of the eminent person who presided over the late House of Commons for the last two Sessions of its existence, than by the appointment of any untried successor to the chair. The late Speaker undoubtedly secured to himself, and to have done so is an honour of which any man might be proud, not only the esteem and confidence of the entire House of. Commons, but a very high place in the personal regard and affection of many of its Members of all parties. Con: ever MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—The announced arrival of the overland mail without advices from China caused no little disappoint ment among the tea speculators ; the merchants and others also connected with the trade of the place are at a loss to know what can occasion the delay in the re ceipt of news from that quarter for two successive months, and, although it has created no feeling de cidedly unfavourable, it has naturally given rise to a host of rumours and conjectures on the subject. The tea speculators have taken advantage of these, and forced the value of the leaf a trifle. When the fact of the ar rival of the mail was first communicated they were totally at a loss how to act, and so stagnant was the market, that it was a long time before currency was given to the price of the article. As it was, the market closed with very little firmness. The full in the value of. the Government Stocks to day was rather more than a quarter per cent., and is attributed to the unsatisfactory ter.our of the advices from America respecting M'Leod, while the large deli very of Stock sold on IN' ednesday also contributed to the heaviness of the market. The New York papers by the Britannia, which were received in the city this afternoon, show that the pro gress of the Bank Bill since the date of the last arrival has been closely contested at every step. On every clause, it would seem, an amendment was proposed and discussed at great length, and it was doubtless owing to these prolix debates that a singular resolution by Mr. Warren, of Georgia, providin g that no member should be allowed to speak for more than an hour at a time, was carried by a large majority. The amendment pro posed by Mr. Rives, to which so much importance has been attached, has been lost, and thus the "Tyler party" has been defeated. The division by which it was lost was ten on one si de and thirt y -ei g h t on the other , and it is not improb able that a list of t he senators wou ld show a union bet ween the Cla y party and the Demo - For the bankists ctfha a s r sna t s againstiy goes, b e h e "Tyler scheme."thi considered a d ec id e d v i ctory , as r as the requisition of the assent of the states to fo und branches within their limits wo uld have entirelyyrevented the Nation a l B an k f rom extend ing its operat ions, man y of the States being too eager for their own bank s to assent to the est ablishment a such formidable comk etition. The p ro spect of a rejection by it t the Representatives, or at any rate of the President's veto, will be looked forward to by the Deniockat, who - • - UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, JULY 30.—The Rev. R. Reade, 8.A., of Caius College in this University, has been presented to the rectory of Romaldskirk, Yorkshire, void by the cession of the Rev. G. Price. Patron, J. Bowes, Esq. Value, 773/. Population, 2,507. The Rev. W. Haddon. M.A., late of Trinity College, in this University, has been appointed to be officiating Minister of St. Stephen, Liverpool. Mr. Robert Anchor Thompson, of Catharine Hall, and Mr. John Hays, of St. John's College, in this Univer sity, have been appointed by the Dean and Chapter of Durham to two of the scholarships founded by Dr. Hart- well, lately vacant. The Right Honourable the Earl of Hariwicke has ap pointed the Rev. 'William Law, rector of Orwell, and late Fellow and Assistant Tutor of Trinity College, in this University, to be one of his Lordship's domestic chaplains. 'We have authority to state that the Bishop of Ely's Fellowship, in St. John's College, at present vacant, will be disposed of by public examination, when Bachelors of Arts of all Colleges, whose testimonials are approved of by the Examiners, will be admitted as candidates. Timely notice will be given of the day, &c., of examination. Dr. Scoresby, of Queen's College, and Vicar of Brad ford, Yorkshire, has been for some. time in the metro polis, and we understand that he has made known to the Royal Institution and the United Service Club, his recent important discovery in improving magnetical instru ments, by which their power will be raised on an average nearly threefold, besides rendering them almost un changeable. So highly . haVe his communications been esteemed by the latter distinguished body of officers, that a vote of thanks has been conveyed to 1)r. S. from their Council, accompanied by a diploma conferrin g the distinction a honorary member in that Society. During his stay in London, Dr. Scoresby had the honour of an interview with Prince Albert at Buckingham Palace, for the purpose of communicating to his Royal Highness these important discoveries. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE . woobwicH, jtri.l7 30.—The Widgeon steam-vessel, Master Commander John Hamilton, accompanied by Master Commander L. Smithett, of the Ariel steam-ves sel, will arrive at Woolwich to-morrow to embark her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians and suite for a pas sage to Ostend. It is expected h er Ma j esty will arrive about eleven o'clock on Sunday forenoon, and immedi ately afterwards sail for the Continent. The Salamander steam frigate, Commander Hastings Reginald Henry, was paid off to-day at Woolwich. The Castor, 36 guns, Captain E. Collier, C. 8., recently returned from the Mediterranean, was ordered to be paid off to-day at Sheerness. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. July 24th.—Flower of Yarrow schooner, Viscount Ex mouth, from Portsmouth ; Sparrowhawk cutter, Thomas Halifax, sen., Esq., from Woolwich. 25th.—Gem schooner, Marquis of Ormond, from Ports mouth ; Erin schooner, Thomas Allen, Esq., from Lynn. 26th.—Xarifa schooner , Earl of Wilton, from South•• ampton ; Talisman cutter, Robert Meiklam, Esq., from Dublin. 27th.—Ariel schooner, Almon Hill, Esq., from Lon don ; Medora cutter, Edward Byrne, Esq., from the Me diterranean and Lisbon ; Crusader schooner, R. B. She ridan, Esq., from Weymouth. SAILING S. July 26th.—Aurora cutter, 'William Beach, Esq., for London. Light breeze, W.S.W. 27th.—Will-o'-the -Wisp cutter, Captain C. H. Wil liams, R.N., for Torquay and Plymouth. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Brilliant, Gem, Xarifa, Crusader, Merlin ; Ariel, Hawk, Wanderer, Erin. Yawls—Kestrel, Alarm, Wasp, Waterlily, Breeze. Cutters—Pearl, Nautilus, Sparrowhawk, Ann, Lord ol the Isles, Hebe,. Emerald, Reindeer, Medora, Naiad. Phcebe, Talisman, Witch, Flower of Yarrow, Midge G uilia. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The following are amongst the fashionables at present residing at Cowes :—The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster ; the Marquis of Anglesey; Lord and Lady Boyle ; the Earl and Countess of Belmore and family ; Sir James and Lady Graham and family ; the Marquis of Ormond ; Lady Ctidogan and the Ladies ; Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor and family ; R. Brinsley Sheri dan and Lady and family ; the Hon. Mrs. Norton ; Sir Billingham Graham and Lady and family ; Sir Francis Shuckburg and family ; Lord and Lady Sidney ; Col. Knox and family ; Thomas Hallifax, Esq., and family ; Henry Bradley, Esq., and family ; Charles Wykeham Martin, Esq., and family ; the Earl and Countess of Sandwich and family ; the Earl of Darnley, Lady Darn ley, and family ; Cole, Esq. ; Lady H. Moore ; the Earl of Tyrconnel and family ; Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. Petre ; G. H. Ackers, Esq., and family ; A. Cor bet, Esq., and family ; Mercer, Esq., and family ; Robert Meiklam, Esq., and family ; Mrs. Barnewall and family ; Congreve, Esq., and family ; Lord Beau. clerk ; James Alloway, Esq., and family ; Lord James Stewart and family. ARRIVALS AT THE VINE HOTEL, COWES. M. Eugene Lamy (de Paris) and family ' • William Wells, Esq. ; Richard Riley , Esq. ; J. Temple, Esq. ; Lord James Stuart and suite ; Mrs. Power O'Shea ; Mr. Power O'Shea ; Foster, Esq. ; Gardner, Esq. ; Captain Macdonald ; Farquhar, Esq. ; the Rev. Simpson and family ; James Summers, Esq., and Lady ; Mortimer, Esq., and family ; Capt. Le Marchant and Lady ; L. V. Newton, M.D., Mrs. Newton, and party ; Charles Dickens, Esq., and Lady. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE ARRIVALS. Mrs. Mayer and the Misses Mayer, at Long's Hotel, from Vienna; Messrs. Appleton and Brimmer, at ditto, from Paris; Felix Pryor, Esq., at ditto, from Hertforishire ; Sir Henry Paulett, 13art., at ditto, from Scotland; Count D'Ysernbourg and Mons. Friesz, at ditto, from Paris ; George Brown, Esq., Bth Hussars, at ditto, from Norwich; W. Curre. Esq., at ditto, from Duxberry Park ; Cooper , Esq. and Mrs. ooper, at Marshall Thompson's Hotel ; A. H. Elton, Esq., and Mrs. Elton, at ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Barras, at the Gloucester Hotel, Piccadilly ; lcely, Esq., and Mrs. lcely, at ditto , from Cobham Park; Col. Kennett, at ditto. DEPARTURES. Commodore Sir Charles Napier, K. C.B. M.P. from the Gloucester Hotel, Piccadilly, for Merchistoun Hall, Horndean; Mrs. Bedford and family, from ditto ; Mrs. Colonel Taylor and son, and Captain Younghusband, from ditto, for Cheltenham ; Macpherson Adams, Esq. , and M rs. Adams , ditto, for the Continent; the Rev. Henry Tufnell Young and Mrs. Young, nnistoun, from Long's Hotel, for Wormingford Rector y , Essex ; Sir Ed ward Elton, Bart., from ditto , for Berks ; W. De Esq., from ditto, for Kelvin Grove; Morant Sale, Esq., from ditto, for Hants; Houghton Houston, Esq., and Mrs Houston , from Marshall Thompson's Hotel, for the Continent ; John Cobb, Esq., and Mrs. Cobb, from ditto, for ditto. THE REGISTRY. ELECTORS—See that you are registered. The over seers are bound to place the lists of voters on the church doors on Sunday next, August 1, and again on Sunday, August 8. COUNTY ELECTORS—Look at the county list. Note the name of every man you know to be dead, to have lost or sold his qualification, and mark especially the fudged votes of the farmers' sons, and of the men without legal qualification. If you are on the list for the county give notice of objection to the party and to the overseers on or before August 25. If you are not on any list your self, find some friend to give the notices. BOROUGH ELECTORS.—Examine the list of voters for your borough ; see that your own name is inserted cor rectly ; if it is not, give a written notice of claim to the overseers on or before August 25. See what bad votes are in the list, and give a written notice of objection to the overseers on or before August 25. THE WEATHER. —The heavy fall of rain wit. which this town and neighbourhood has been visited during the last fortnight has suspended for the pre sent the hay harvest. I understand that large masses of hay have been observed floating down the River Derwent ; hence it may be inferred that extensive injury has been done to the low lands and ineaduw.S contiguous to its banks. If it rain on St. Swithin's festival (the 15th July) it is said to indicate forty days of wet weather. Now, though the limitation of this sign to a particular day is, perhaps carrying the idea of St. Swithin's power a little too far, yet for many years we have noticed that if a showery time sets in about this season we have usually several weeks of showery and variable weather in the sequel. There is need of a miracle to account for forty days' rain at the period of St. Swithin's festival. Experience has amply shown that whenever a wet season sets in about the end of June to the mid dle of July, when the heat of the sun is usually the most intense, it generally continues to nearly the end of the summer, when the action of that o rb has con siderably abated ; the rain affording matter for exhala tion, always naturally the strongest at the hottest period of the year, and these exhalations yielding, in return, matter for rain. This month is, generally, accounted the hottest in the year. The highest temperature will most probably prevail near the 19th, 23d, 25th, 27th, and 30th. In consequence of the excessive heat an evaporation takes place from the surface of the earth and waters, and large clouds are formed, which pour down their watery stores, and deluge the country with floods, frequently laying the full•grown corn. These summer storms are generally attended by thunder and lightning. I anticipate. from the prevailing influences about the middle of August, seasonable good harvest weather, which continues, with little intermission, during the residue of the month ; but no time must be lost, as the equinoxial gales, accompanied with heavy rain and thunder, will be very prevalent during the month of September. On the whole, lam of opinion that September will prove an unfavourable month for harvest operations, but a more favourable change may be expected at the commencement of October.—G. Sugden, Bowden, July 14th. SUDDEN DEATH.—William Day was on Thurs day morning found dead at the warehouse of his em ployer, Mr. Abud, refiner, in Clerkenwell, where it was his weekly turn to sleep, for the safety of the property. On Monday evening three persons called upon him rela tive to the amount of a loan for which he was security to their loan society for a person of the name of Pack wood, who, it seems, bad not made any weekly repay ments whatever since he obtained the money; and is not now to be found. The shock of their claim being thus demanded from him, which would be the total ruin of his means of maintaining his family, after the long and hard struggle he had had to get his little business toge ther, with the thought of having it destroyed in this manner, and from such a cause, so affected him before leaving for the night, that he declared to his wife he felt he should not survive it. In vain his wife endeavoured to console him, with the hope of getting over it ; but what was her horror to hear he was a corpse the follow ing morning. will probably be gratified at the temporary victory of the bankists, as likely to lead to one of those final results, if indeed they have not contributed to it themselves, Mr. Woodbury, the ex- Secretary of the Treasury, endea voured to strike out the capital of $30,000,000, and leave a blank in its place, and Mr. Wright opposed the power given to Congress to increase the capital, but both these. attempts were defeated, as well, as a motion likewise brought forward by Mr. Wright fir preventing the Go vernment from becoming original subscribers. The Dis tribution Bill had passed the Representatives. The wish for a general bankrupt law has been expressed in various parts of the Union. SUN.—The Corn market is still firm, although the arri vals are plentiful. The speculators are looking for a reduc tion in the duty. No less than 38,000 quarters of foreign wheat, and 7,180 sacks of flour are reported as having been received. The accounts from America by . the Britannia are much the same as the previous ones in regard to mercan tile affairs, but short crops are spoken of. The following is a comparative statement of arrivals, tonnage, and passengers, at the Port of Quebec, for the years 1840 and 1841 : Vessels. Tonnage. Passen gers. 1841...14th July... 754 1840...14th July... 590 More this year ... 164 31,981 3,606 • Quantity of timber, &c. dispatched from the Chau diere falls, on the Ottawa, for Quebec market, from 30th June to 7th July, 1841, inclusive, per Ottawa : White Pine Red Pine Oak and Elm Saw Logs • 0 " Quantity of timber, &c. dispatched from the Rideau Canal to the 7th July, inclusive : Elm and Oak The American advices confirmed the heaviness which prevailed early in the day in the public securities, and prices were at one time nearly per cent. lower, but they rallied slightly before the close. For immediate transfer Consols realised 89-1,- to 894, and for the Account 90 to 89a • the closing value of the former being and of the fatter 89. Exchequer Bills were 16s. to 18s. prem., and India Bonds 7s. to 9s. premium. India Stock was at 2484 ; the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. realised 9811 to and the Reduced Three per Cents. 90 to 4. The Foreign Stocks were mostly a shade lower to-day. Active Spanish Bonds were 191 to ; New. Portuguese 30 to -k ; Mexican 254 to 4,- and Colombian 191. Chilian Stock was at 62 ; French Five per Cents. were at 114 f. 75c. ; and Butch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 52 to The half-monthly settlement was comparatively trivial. For Shares there was but a limited inquiry. Great Western were 20 to 19 ; the New 81 to ; the Fifths ; the London - and Birmingham 70,), ; and the York and North Midland New 11 premium ; Brighton Shares were 7 to 7 ; Manchester and Leeds 20+ ;, the New Ditto 10 ; and illidland Counties 15 discount ; London .Joint Stock Bank Shares were 24-1- to ; and Union of Australia 54 to premium ; Canada too Shares were 3+ discount. There was on the whole some firmness in the Foreign Exchanges this afternoon, which were done at 26f.. 60c.. to 624 e. on Paris ; 12 3 to 4on Amsterdam ; 12 34 ta l i on Antwerp ; 13 8 1 to 9+ on Hamburgh ; 1491- on Frankfort ; and 9 56 to 57 on Trieste. THE ROYAL VISITS. PANSHANGEII3 JULY 30.—The hour appointed for the public to leave the park yesterday was seven o'clock, but , though the greatest decorum was observed throughout the day, some difficulty was experienced in carrying this order into effect from the strong anxiety felt by all pre sent to catch even a distant glimpse of their Sovereign, whose gracious acknowledgements to the hearty acclama tions of her subjects was the theme of admiration. At eight o'clock her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert entered the splendid picture gallery, which was fitted up as a temporary banqueting room, accom panied by the Earl and Lady Cowpe r, and the following distinguished party :-- The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Marquis and Marchioness of Clanrift - mrde, Earl and Countess De Grey, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Marquis of Se'As bury and Lady Mildred Cecil, Mr. mid Lady Mary Vyner, Viscount Duncannon, Lord and Lady Ashley, Marquis of Headfort, Dowager Lady Lyttehon, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Mr. E. Anson, Colonels Buckley and liouverie, &c. The gallery in which the banquet was served contains some splendid specimens of the old masters, amongst which is a I-Tead of Christ, by Correggio ; an equestrian portrait of Marshal Turenne, by Rembrandt ' • and other grea t works of art from the pencils of Salvator Rosa, Paul Veronese, Poussin, &c. The Hertford band and glee-singers had the honour of performing during the repast in a temporary orchestra erected in the south window of the gallery. Yesterday morning, at an early hour, her Majesty and the Prince, wholly unaccompanied, walked through the park of Panshanger to the village of Hertingfordbury, one of the most picturesque in the county. It is gratify ing to say that though the Royal pair were necessarily recognised by many persons who had had an opportunity of seeing them on the previous kitty, an innate sense of decorum induced them to abstain from any demonstration of loyalty which would have violated the incognito which it was so evidently wished to preserve. At twelve o'clock the Mayor of Hertford, accompanied by the clergymen, and a few of the inhabitants, were honoured with an audience for the purpose of presenting addresses, of which the following are copies : " To the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. _ _ " We, your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the Mayor, Aldermen, Councillors, Clergy, and inhabitants of the borough of Hertford, impressed will sentiments of profound regard, and animated with the mpst fervent and zealous attachment to your Majesty, h: iil with delight your Majesty's arrival, and humbly beg. leave to give . expression to our joy and gratification at beholding your Majesty's august presence in our immedia tee vicinity. " At such a moment we are irresistibly r eminded that this neighbourhood, though not altogether unnoticed by your Majesty's predecessors, is most inti mately asso ciated with recollections of that Monarch whose reig4i occupies one of the most brilliant pages o 1 our annals, and whom we now see restored to our eyes,. as regards your Majesty's sex, as well as in that loftii tess of cha racter, that public virtue and peculiar fitness ter the high situation you are ordained by Providence to fill, which so commonly adorn your Majesty's Royal person. " That the Almighty may be pleased to shower upon your Majesty every blessing that your reign so auspici ously commenced, may be much prolonged, giving peace and prosperity to an united and grateful people is the prayer of your humble and devoted subjects." To this address her Majesty was pleased to make the following gracious reply, in a clear and distinct voice : " I thank you for your loyal and affectionate address upon the occasion of my visit to this part of the country. " This vicinity naturally brings to mind the recollec tions of the renowned Queen, to whose reign and charac ter you allude, and I humbly hope that the comparison, which you draw may be justified by the event. " I fervently join in the supplications to the Almighty for peace and prosperity, and for the general welfare and happiness of my people." The following address was then presented to Prince, Albert:— " To his Royal Highness Prince. Albert, " May it please your Royal Highness— "We, her Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Mayor, Aldermen, Councillors, Clergy, and inhabi tants of the borough of Hertford, in public meeting as sembled, beg leave respectfully to approach your Royal Highness on the occasion of the visit of her Majesty and your Royal Highness to this county and neighbourhood. "We humbly avail ourselves of the opportunity thus afforded to us of expressing to y our Royal Highness our devoted loyalty to her Majesty the Queen, and of renew ing the homage of our unfeigned respect and attachment to your Royal Highness ; and we ardently hope that your Royal Highness may long live in health and happiness to enjoy the attachment and devotion of all her Majesty's subjects." To which his Royal Highness condescended to make the following gracious reply : " I receive, with great pleasure, this kind address hich you have just presented to me. " Your loyal feeling to the Queen, which has prompted you to come forward upon this occasion, is most gratify ing to me, and the hearty welcome which we have met with on our visit to this part of the country will always be a pleasing, recollection to us. " I thank you sincerely for your good wishes." This ceremony being completed— His Royal Highness, accompanied by Earl Cowper, Colonels Buckley and Bouverie, &c., proceeded on horse back to Brocket-hall. At ten minutes past one, her Majesty, accompanied by Lady Cowper, the Duchess of Sutherland, and suite, stepped into Lady Cowper's carriage, drawn by four splendid animals and followed by the distinguished party in four carriages, and preceded by a party of the South Herts Yeomanry, commanded by Lieutenant Thornton, left the Park at a brisk pace, amidst the ve hement acclamations of the populace, who were ranged in great numbers on each side of the carriage-road. A more ardent demonstration of loyalty and attach ment to the person of the Sovereign was never evinced than that which greeted her Majesty the Queen through out the route. The peculiarly neat and picturesque vil lage of Welwyn presented a scene without parallel; every dwelling, however humble, presented some appropriate emblem, whilst three triumphal arches, erected across the road, were conspicuous for the elegance and taste dis played in their construction, the pillars being covered with a rich white silk, ornamented with a profusion of the most beautiful flowers, supplied from the numerous gardens in this luxuriant vicinity. Having reached Brocket-hall, the beautiful mansion of Lord Melbourne, her Majesty and Prince Albert, after partaking of a luncheon, walked for some time about the park, unrivalled perhaps for its picturesque beauties, ac companied by Lord Melbourry. , and her suite, and at four o'clock the Royal cortege was again formed for its return to Panshanger, which they reached, amidst the loud cheers of the people, at five o'clock. The weather, which up to this period had been fine, became suddenly overcast, rain falling heavily for some time, which prevented her Majesty's walking in the plea sure grounds, which it was understood would otherwise have taken place. The dinner party this day was the same as Y esternin I 3, with the additi on of the Earl and Countess veruia, Lord Mere, Mr and the Hon. Mrs. Brand. The Royal party are expected to leave Panshangez to. morrow (this day) at eleven o'clock for Windsor. Three sailors of Dover rowed into Galway from that port, a six-oar gig, 32 feet long, drawing seven inches water. She arrived on Monday. The weather during the voyage was rough, and how those brave tars were enabled to cross the Channel is astonishing. The gig is for R Mansergh St. G eorge, o f Ilea d for d , E sq ., 'and amidst the acclamations o f an aston i s h e d mu ltitude was removed from the quay through the town, to Lough Corrib.—Dublin paper. ENTEIRVIEW WITH. THE POPE. FLOREN CE, A ,PRIL 27, 1841. —Of our introduction to at Rce.ne, believe I have never writt en . the Pope, • when At our req; test, the .American Consul, who is our highest official chat 'acter e t the Court of Rome, transmitted to the Cardinat: of State a note, expressing our desire of a if the interview would be pre_ ag r e e n ab ta l t e i . i " to 2: ii f s e H w o d li a n y e s ss a , reply was received, grant ing the rev test, and appointing a day for the presenta tion. We ' were given to understand that it was indis pensably- ary that the ladies of the party should be veiled and dressed in black, and they habited them selves acCtordi Ugly. A black dress coat and shoes are required ax Tart of the dress of gentlemen ; and in our proper: costwne, at about two o'clock of the appointed day, 'we repaired to the Vatican, which adjoins the elnarch of St. Peter. We were received at the door •of a.n ante-chamber by one of the guards in the unifori n of the papal court, a unique dress, with black, red, any I yellow stripes, which is said to have been designed. by 1N iichtzel Angelo. The guard wore a sword, and loose in b is hand a shaft, surmounted with an iron spear an d hat e -moon, the latter somewhat resembling the halbert. Vitt' !inverted edge. Passing, into this , room, we were met by the Pope's servant 'in waiting, dressed in black; an a 'dere having disposed of our over clothes, we were led I ly him through the reception-room into a small apartment bey ond, hung round with the portraits of the Po pes, including that of his present Holiness, Gregory 1. Kri. Here we were to wait until the Pope should be in readiness to receive us, and were re quested to 'be seated. The whole' suite of rooms was plainly - and scantily furnished ; the sole furni ture in the reception-room was an ordinary wooden table, standit g near the centre of the apartment, upon a carpet ahead six feet square. The rest of the floor, which was o f brick, the - usual floor of Italian houses, was uncove re d. in about half an hour after our en trance, the ; iervantretnrned, and led the way to the recep tion-room, • tvlere we found the Pope standing by the table and pc u fly resting against it. He was clothed in a robe and ea &sock of white casshnere, the dress of the Cameldulia a friars, to which order lie formerly belonged. The robe w.; plain, and buttons down before. The top of his head was covered with a cap of the same material with the ri Ale. His dress was evidently not new, and the cap con siolerably soiled. We were.'received upon our approach with great gra ciousness, Emil were put at our ease by the afthbility of his Manner- Our names and country were made known, and we renu tined standing directly in front of him. His inquiries in dicated that he was well acquainted with passing eve - ats ; lie spoke with knowledge of our coun try and it institutions, of the disagreement subsisting between of a• Government and Great Britain, and the ap parent pr ospect of a rupture, lie inquired in relation to oursel 'es, of our travels and future destination, and Nvliether., we intended to visit Mount Etna as well as Vesuv - ais, expressing at the same time a wish that our residence in Rome might prove agreeable, and, our anticipations of pleasure be realised. I observed that lie seldom permitted his eyes to fall upon the ladies of our party. Ile related humorous anecdotes ol• the Carnival that hail just passed, and gave us an ac count, in a very lively manner, how the Grand Duke of Austria, at a previous carnival, was pelted on the Corso with confetti, and how with great glee he had retaliated in throwing great quantities of confetti at his antagonist. We were detained about tw:nty minutes, when the Pope boWed, and we, bowing in return, left the apartment through the door we had entered. During the interview, lie continued to hold a gold snuff-box in his left hand, of the contents of which he made a very liberal use. When an:ciliated with agreeable conversation, the coun tenance of the Pope is expressive of great amiableness, but ordinarily, and particularly in the service of the cha pel, has a cast of deep solemnity, bordering on melan choly. At such times I have seen tears coursing down the old man's cheeks. Since our introduction we have net him accidentally in a retired part of Rome, where, followed by two servants, he was taking a walk. His car riage, from which he had descended, was standing at a short distance. He bad been ill, and I thought bore him self with feebleness. He recognised and kindly saluted us. I have subsequently seen him performing his arduous duties in the interesting ceremonies of holy week, with a strong and full voice, and a firm step. The Pope must be over seventy, and there are many of the Cardinals whom I should think older than himself ; these of course are without hope of the succession. I lave never seen a more intelligent, well-looking body '' men, and doubt whether there is a council in Europe -11 embraces more intellect.—Correspondetet New irk American. w hie AN UNLUCKY WIFE HUNTER. A few weeks ago an advertisement for a wife ap peared in the Birmingham Herald, headed " Matri monial Proposal," and setting forth that the adver tiser was a gentleman who wished to marry a lady from 21 to 30 ; that she must have a genteel appear- ante, liberal education, and respectable connections, - - and be possessed of property to the'value of 5001. at least; that the advertiser was in his 29th year, of gentlemanly _ _ appearance and address ; of respectable connections ; pos sessed of 3,0001. in a respectable and well-established business ; and that he had a house furnished with every worldly comfort. A young gentleman of this town, noticing the adver tisement, wrote him under the style of a female, stat ing her q:nalifications, and that she was possessed of 1,000/, entirely at her own disposal; in consequence of which a general correspondence ensued, and an inter view between them was decided on as being the most proper mode of arranging matters, and ascertaining how each party would suit the other. Accordingly, Wednes day evening, at half-past seven, was fixed for the time, and the Cemetery the place of meeting. Long before the time appointed, the gentleman in search of love was seen with an engraving of the Ceme tery, sent him by the should-be lady, wherein she had pointed out the spot at which he was to meet her, com paring it with the place, and affecting an air of digni fied importance, from which he was doomed to be lowered. _ . A number of young gentlemen were there at the ap pointed time, and all anxiously made their way to the unknown gentleman for the purpose of viewing his fea tures ; but ho did all in his power to prevent his face from being seen. At length a view of it was obtained, which caused no small degree of merriment amongst those who were in the secret, especially when they discovered that he had lost one eye, and could with difficulty see with the other ; having also several other defects not at all calculated to give one the idea of a man of genteel appearance. After allowing him to wait twenty minutes past the appointed time, he was accosted by the party, and told that the lady, owing to the wetness of the evening, was unable to meet him; and that they were deputed to meet him in her stead. Ile immediately perceived the hoax, and his fury was beyond all description. Ile left the Cemetery with all speed, his hoaxers keeping at his heels, jeering and laughing at his mortification. This was kept up until they arrived at the top of Sheffield moor, when they lost sight of him. The party then sepa rated, but two of them afterwards saw him making the best of his way along Union-street, for the town, and again beset him with jokes, throwing in his teeth the loving words contained in his letters to the lady. This caused him to take to his heels with all speed, and away he went through any by-roads he could find, until at length he reached the Market-place. There he was again doomed to increased misfortune ; for, in addition to the two who had followed him from Union-street, he had again to encounter the whole party who had so kindly met him at the Cemetery. Onward he sped, as fast as his legs could carry him, until he got opposite the Tontine, where a coach was standing, into which he wished to get, but, unfortunately for him, and to the amusement of his followers, who were now very numer ous, a lady had just engaged the coach, and he was com pelled again to take to his heels. In about three minutes he reached the railway station, where he took refuge, to his great satisfaction, and to the delight of his pursuers, who reached that place as soon as he. There was the " luckless wight," heated, breathless, bespattered, and in a perfect rage. His appearance may be better ima gined than described. The train was gone, and nothing remained for him but to get back into the town as well as he could. This he was allowed to do quietly, his tor mentors having left him to take his chance. In the morning, however, by seven o'clock, he was again met in the Wicker, by one of his attendants of the previous evening, whose appearance threw him into in describable consternation, so that he seemed doubtful whether to run back or venture forward. Ho did go on, however, and was followed to the railway stat i on, whence he took his departure by the half-p as t seven o'clock train, in a third class carriage, for West Brom wich, about five miles south of Birmingham, the place from whence he had been trailed in search of a wife. t de b t e e f r or h e im ; bfroutmtheanroethsuelrt aotftetmhipstadtoverneptuarier his disasters by advertising his c h arms He spoke, in his advertisement, o f h av i ng had a small ( N i v i i s l a l P p P rO in b t a m bl er y t to ensnare the ladies.—Sh(ffield Independent. THE STOTITIELD LIGHT in wi is th si° t n h e e rsii °USE n n o E w s.— pr T o h ce e ed c m o g m of the Northern Lights l ' , ------------7" :" --- HOLYMAN"s S a r c e A the erection of a lighthouse preliminary steps towards ' mariner against those dangerous rocks lying about one bours of Burghead andMoraFrith, between the har bours have aceordin 1 Lossiemouth. The Commis - Trinity House of y requested the opinion of the the late Lighthouse London on this subject, as required by se Act ; and a deputation of that an cientProhyn, and Eii Corporation, b consisting of Captains Drew, Reece, their very powerfuler 9 are now on the foray Frith, in Engineer for steamer, accoLiphaniedinby I the Ste venson,course of their examination, they Northernaited Lights. in Nicol, of Inverness, who is ex officio on e of the Commissioners of the Northern Lights,and • dividual exertions to whose in in this business the public are much indebted.—lnnerticss Courier. The French Government has adopted the strong but necessary measure of dissolving the Colonial Coun cil of Guadaloupe ; and, consequently, the commission of its delegate, M. Granier Cassagnae, the great enemy of the blacks, is revoked. He has recently arrived in Paris, after an unfortunate excursion to Hayti, and a hasty touch at the British West India islands. This is the gentleman who stated, at a public dinner at Deme rara, his belief that the negroes were brutes and not men. He now says he is a convert to the necessity of abolishing slavery. lit appears that the two councils of Guadaloupe have sent home their respective opinions on the question of emancipation. The Secret Council have arrived at the conclusion that this measure may re ab be ad va ntageously effected ; he t t h is Council aso lutely opposed to it. This just represents the difference between the planters and the Government.. The French Minister has directed the favourable opinion of the Se cret Council to be published.—Anti -Slavery Report. CANTERBURY HOPS.—The plantations present no alteration that is worth notice. The bine continues to look healthy, and many grounds are coming into burr very fast. If congenial weather follow the planters may confidently anticipate a good crop. -EVENING SUN. RICHARD SAVAGE AND BUR- RIDGE THE SCHOOLMASTER. Mr. Burridge was at home , and at l e i sure ,—f or i t was half-holiday,—and sent word out that we were to is ai mitted to his presence. When we entered the apartment, we beheld a gigantic figure reclined almost horizontally in a very large chair. He was smoking a pipe, and had. it would seem, recently divested him se lf o f an enoinnins ' r th u e sty tab p le e . riw il ig e regarded‘'rhie h lay clutched i n hi s h uge fist upon.us in silence for some moments through the smoky veil by which he was surrounded; and then rising leisurely he laid aside his pipe, and came . towards us. " This letter, Sir," said Ludlow, " will explain for what purpose I wait upon you," handing it t o hi m . " A letter, eh!" said Burridge, whipping a pair of spectacles out of his waistcoat pocket, and jerking them on the bridge of his nose. " Let's see—Francis Bur ridge, Esquire—Esquire!" and he gave a loud whistle. " Ah! well—very good just so," he added, at inter vals, as he hastily perused the letter. " This tells me," ; said he, holding the letter from him. " that I am to take this little fellow—what's his ntaxe? Richard Freeman—under my care, under my tuition." " Yes, Sir," said Ludlow. - " And that he is to remain with me during the ho lidays ?" Ludlow bowed. "That implies that the lad's parents are dead : is it so?" " 1 believe they are," replied Ludlow, hesitating. " Ah! Not certain?" said Burridg,e. " Perhaps there's more life than death in the matter, eh?" " I really do not know," replied Ludlow, disconcerted. " well!" returned Burridge. "Who is Tienri- etta Mason? " My lady," replied Ludlow, " the Lady Mason." "The Lady Mason! Oh! I beg her pardon," cried Burridge, with a low bow, " that's it : I always bow to a title." He rang the hell. " Bring some wine," as the servant. entered. Ludlow began to plead headache, but was stopped by the familiar hand of Burridge upon his mouth. sow, Sir„' said he, when the wine was put on thin table, " 1 eraip pardon—your name?" " Ludlow, Sir." " Well, Mr. Ludlow," and he slapped his brawny leg. " let us drink to the speedy progress of our young stu dent.; and we'll give him a glass too, to damp him down. as printers do their paper, before he goes into the press. Let us hope he'll contain something good when he comes out of it." " I hope so, indeed," said Ludlow, earnestly, setting down his glass. " Will you forgive me?" he resumed, after a pause, " but I trust—l feel no doubt—indeed, I know that he will be treated kindly. I am, Sir,"—and poor Ludlow smiled with a kind of mournful humility— " I am greatly attached to him." Mr. Burridge raised his black brows, and gazed into the meek countenance of the other. " well —you like him," he remarked at length. " Why, yes, we shall treat him kindly enough, 1. dare say. We keep a school, Ludlow, not a slaughter-house ; we are not cannibals, but Christians ; men, not monsters. But, Sir," and here he shook his finger in the air, " Mr. Shakspeare, an -author strangely neglected in these our times, albeit the greatest genius that ever appeared in England, except Milton, and in all, save sublimity, he surpasses even that stupendous genius,—Mr. Shakspcare has proposed this question Treat a man according to his deserts, and who shall escape whipping?' Now, Sir, if that be true, and I believe it is," winking his eye knowingly, and pointing with his thumb over to me, " d'ye think the boys ought to go scot-free,e h?" • " No, indeed," said Ludlow. "Do you hear what Mr.- Burridge says, Richard? You must take cure." So he will," cried Burridge, putting on his periwig. " The truth is, the temples of Greece and Rome are bosomed high in tufted trees,'—birch trees, Mr. Lud low,—and I never knew a boy yet who could find his way to those temples without going through those trees. But come, Dick, take leave of your friend : he is anxious to go."—" Richard Savage," in Bentley's Miscellany for July. ANTIQUITIKS.—At Lyons, a few days ago, some workmen found, in excavating the foundations of a building, two gold coins of Augustus Caesar, a gold bracelet and necklace with pearls, and various other va luable objects of Roman art, all in fine preservation, and the intrinsic worth of which is estimated at I,ooofr. Near Beaucaire on the Rhone there has been recently disco vered a small statue of Jupiter, which from the nature of its execution, is supposed to be of the time of Tiberius, when native sculptors began to exercise their art in Gaul. AWFUL ACCIDENT AND WONDERFUL ESCAPE.—On Tuesday afternoon a most calamitous and fatal accident, yet marked by the almost miraculous escape of one of the men who had nearly fallen a victim to it, occurred at the I-Lately Heath colliery, belonging to Messrs. Bagnall, near West Bromwich. Three men named Thomas Ward, Thomas Gibbons, and Richard Knight, were employed in bricking the shaft of a pit, upon a scaffold, about nine feet from the bottom, when a. man named John Holden, who had just come out of the pit, hearing a great noise, turned round and saw the banksman, James Lewis, and a quantity of bricks fall ing down the shaft. He immediately ran to the shaft and found the banksman hanging in it by his shoe, which had providentially caught some projection of the mouth of the pit ! Holden instantly seized him by the legs, and dragged him up out of the shaft without his having sustained any injury 1 Strenuous exertions were then made to rescue the three unfortunate men below, and Holden instantly went down the pit, but I unhappily only to discover that the accident had proved fatal to them all ; they were all three found lying at the bottom of the pit, and quite dead ; "knocked all to pieces," Holden said, " there being scarcely a bone about them but was broken." An inquest was held on the bodies of the three unfortunate sufferers on Thursday last, when a verdict of " Accidental death, - , was returned, with a deodand, of l Os. on the bricks,- 1i olverlaimpam Chronicle. Of the many useful articles exhibited in the Show-yard of the Royal English Agricultural Society, none attracted more attention, or were more generally admired, than two beautiful models exhibited by Benjamin Edginton, 2, Duke -street, Southwark, and 208, Piccadilly, London ; one a ' model of a splendid marquee, which had been more than once honoured by the presence of royalty, and the other that very useful article a rick-cloth, which completely protected a rick of hay, with poles and tackle complete. The farmers of Lancashire, with all their natural shrewd ness, have too much neglected the use of this most ne cessary article ; in fact, from its great utility and rea sonable cost, we should say that no man calling himself a farmer should be without a rick cloth. There were also two beautiful little silk flags—a royal standard and union jack, and a circular tent, which we were surprised to find cost so little as Si. Bs., quite an ornament to any gentleman's lawn.—Liverpool Chronicle, July 24, 1841. CRANBROOK HOPS.—In some of the planta tions in this and and the adjoining parishes the bine is strong anti luxuriant, while on some, where the soil is not very stiff, the bine is slighter, and the cold air of late has checked the appearance of the burr. We are extremely sorry to hear that the firm of Messrs. Wilkins and Co., clothiers, of Twerton, near Bath, has stopped work. We understand the great dif ficulty of obtaining remittances from the United States has been mainly instrumental in this untoward event. Nearly 800 persons are thrown out of employ.—Bath Herald. DEATH OF A VETERAN..--FOr these last twenty years an old man has stood at the gate of Green wich-park, which opens on to Maize-hill, opposite Vanburgh-fields. This venerable centenarian, whose name was William Lucas, expired yesterday morn ing, at a house in Greenwich, at the advanced age of 106 years. Till within these last few years he occupied his old station at the Park-gate, where he was well known. lie was one of the crew of the Royal George, and sank in her at Spithead, but, accord ing to his own statement, was washed up through the main hatchway, and saved by one of the numerous boats attending on the melancholy occasion. The deceased had resided upward s o f e i g hty years in Greenwi ch, and was much respected by the "College men." ingly well, The wheat crops on the Wo!ds from Caistor to Barton, Grimbsy, Louth, and Horneastle, look exce . ed- ERS. REWARDS TO DESERVING LAS Gloucester OUß ho nouredHer Royal Highness the Duchess of.of and to all appearance will be very pouctive. • ce of the Chertsey Union which took.place a few days_sin g labourers in Association, for rewarding d at the Union Workhouse, wi t h her presence the first distribution prizes, agri culture. The Board-room - ze swere distributed, was crowded where the numerous the course of the day r to taking her departure, her Royal inshParblihteai' i p ts n in an t e h s e s nne_asigheboonudruheoteodd. over pre ous in j e. the Patroness of the Institution. P‘ p ai leased to intimate her intention of be eebHtI3I:egEMIGRATIONTO AMERICA.--The tide of rapidly . to the western world. Yesterda y left the St. Katherine's deck for New o rers hun a d n r d ed th p e a i s r sen t g a z i s_, eilligratien stillthe flows s erican line-of-packet ship 'Wel lington . pYroinrkeip,Tyth aigirc-ualrtdusraloflabtoviu• li es , who expect to better their condition in va rious parts of America. Among the emigrants there were several farmers of small capital, and not a few good mechanics. In the first and second cabins there were 40 passengers, and in the steerage 160. A consi derable number of their friends and acquaintances as sembled on the dock head, to witness their departure for the " far west," and in taking farewell many af fecting scenes took place. The Wellington is a fine ship of 703 tons register, and on leaving St. Katherine's Dock was taken in tow by a steam-packet, and instantly proceeded, against a strong flood tide, down the river. At Gravesend, the wind being fresh and favourable, she would set sail for Portsmouth, from which place she is to proceed to New York on Sunday next. The Welling ton has a full and valuable cargo. RELEASE OF A BIRMINGHAM CHARTIST. — Edward Brown, a member of the late Convention, who was arrested for sedition just before the riots at Birming ham, having completed his time of imprisonment, has been released from Warwick Gaol. The Chartists cele brated the event by a public dinner, to which Brown was invited. The abuses of an unreformed Parliament, and its subserviency to Wm. Pitt and his Tory supporters, were manifest by the numbers who voted in March, 1818, for a Bill to indemnify Ministers against their abuses during the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act. In the Lords the principal division was 93 to 27, and in the Commous 199 to only 64, so that on so important a question more than half the Members were absent. A few days after the Bill passed there was a very numerous meeting of the electors of Westminster, in Palace-yard, who re solved to adopt measures for a reform in Parliament. which was supported with much energy by Sir Francis Burdett.pid the reader ever see two buzzards bowin g t o each other over a dead rat ?—Chartesiom Mercury. -0, yea 1 . we have seen you and Blair bowing to caeh othe over Mr. Van Buren.—Petersburgh Intelbgence.