The Sun. — London, England, 1841-08-06 00:00:00

EvF,NIN“ SUN. .I_ T ry 11INN- Elt TO SIR R STOPFORD-...: iy et. siser t o Si r Robert Stopfor d too k pl ace yester susetZng at P ortsmout h . The - assembly was a very /toll e d 3 000, comprising a great numbi . of distin -04 gentlemen. otth,'ne entranc e o f Si t R o b er t St o pf or d and the rest illaisiglitterist, the b an d o f t h e Portsmouth (!ivision . of the nes saluted th en with the air See the con- V Mitre comes," followed by three hearty cheers. 1,1;,..t.1ie removal o f th e c l o th a nd grace, ,tl44;‘-;ITAIRMAN rose and gave, as the first toast of the Ih skfl i t '".l2he health o f h er Majesty the Queen," with • Ai s . s. „" three.—(Cheers.) • Tee , God save the Queen." lioy ep ‘ittatittias i then proposed " The health of his sri„'l..gliness,Prince Albert and her Royal Highness Th e 4 ' 83 Royal." Th e si l ! t st Was,drunk with great applause. kie,o,:!lasemsss said the next toast he had the honour th lti l,, to them was " The health of the Queen Dowa ss„.",ue rest of the Royal Family." , t4„i 1 11 k: with three times three, and long-continued T 4 '. sure n punistast then said that he had the honour and Th e AProposing health of the clergy." NIS t ''' ' J. P. M‘Girin, Vicar of Portsmouth, in 14,aeknowledge the.toast, said that lie would merely tlkt4y 'gh at he felt to be the sincere feeling of the whole 141148 to the subject which had that day brought them . it tl kk e e l*, ?lie clergy had felt, from the beginning of ‘t t s,i''''its, the greatest interest in the part which (llt,'"ustriotis guest had been called on to fulfil.— kt e s ) Tl ley had prayed for him before, and in the; 11.- -(ch • , h eers.) They had given thanks for him in ke, h 'arts during his absence and his efforts, and they t 'sa e n ' l ed hiss 'return to his native land. The Rev. 'isitiltnaa concluded by repeating his thanks for the (th ee "tion which had been made of the profession.— , fli r s ) ;py„eltataina.x, in proposing tho next toast, " The t4 es ses s aid it would be impertinent in him to attempt kta,... -618 0 the British nev i ; —(Hear.) They who had NA L. I 34 ,d, our fleets fitted out and despatched from their 14a s i u fl , i and who . had seen them as regularly return s s , h. trophies of victory, needed no excitement " 414 th i e tti t4 ' give fresh interest to a toast which ha was , As„,•Y would all drink with heartfelt satisfaction. s e , jurtral Sir Ts. r • ' -,,,, CODRINGTON returned thanks. The 1 i t ,! . 1 tm e 'L returning thanks could not have come from i t 'lts ear l i ' 6l :e properly than from Sir R.,Stopford. But. ,t 3, me ,hfe he had been under Sir Rs Stopford's or- L q.' th e it Robert having commanded him to -do this. L i ,- Pre s s ~ L &Ik e 'us occasion, he now begged to return them si lo re thanks on behalf of the profession to which Th. ,lhe honour of belonging.—(Cheers.) 1 1--'` i ?Ata.sissr then gave " The Army of Great Bei- Mt, admiration not only of England, but of the Gee e ZLoild cheers.) Lille si cal Sir HERCULES PARENITAII returned thanks. 'ne t t 'You thenrose and said—Gentlemen, we arc now i Ws oi at that very interesting period of this evening_ Zgely lig ,,, th at. honour to our illustrious guest which he so aferdi . : r n it s. Gentlemen, the .name of Sir Robert l te 'hirai ° stranger to you.—(Cheers.) The Gallant ea h as gentlemen, whom you . have met together to e ls ext Z not burst upon you with some single and slid k i s s.) ~,it which might soon be forgotten.—(Hear, and kt t v - the Gallant Admiral entered the naval profession les s e 9 ea r l 4 111 4t ge h y fie, and though of high birth and noble h n _ ate ' e passed through all the requisite and subor- Vfoi, stages of the service, and never shrank from the 1.1, nuance of any duty which his profession required at site 0 ( 1 --- (Cheers)- - iving at an early period of his :eje c t ' i l l i v in, eing proofs of the talent and character at orati on s e , 'las since arrived, and the most promising inti . - ti r L . mat l ie I sit p t , f . would eventually reae,h . the very summit kilt ° e ssion.—(Prolonged cheering.) Gentlemen, ita s nut o -th -n the present occasion attempt to go at length ( "iesta r e , history . of Sir Robert Stopford's services to his " 1. ti tes ..'" - (Cheers.) To do that it would be necessary 'r ts , go through the'naval history of Great Britain ost 4 last half centitry.—(Great applause.) Many of °t hi „° are now present have yourselves been witnesses , t(2 lli e ,' ° nduct, whilst others have read the history ofhis ' e titl: llinnt s in the annals of their country.—(Cheers.) tl ltty o ll ' u n, I will name a few instances merely to show pe e d ? li r Gallant Guest has been very , extensively en °Pti the public service. —(Hear.) Sir Robert Stop- GC then ralt , ' He his career with the relief of G eerg a . 41 e WaS sub sesubsequently present in the Prince actio o .ord Rodney's Prince (l ac e :ion, and was engaged in °u "board ‘h glorious Y Ist of June, 1794.—(Cheers.). ...torcl c, o s,,,:uoard the Phmton at the famous retreat of ' s „ s tion t — s , w4 llia and assisted in the Spencer, at the Geer 41 ,;,' boi n 'i ngo — ( Cheers. ) Again, the Gallant geld : -A3 ted at the . capture of the Danish fleet, and AM - ewr inland at the expedition to Java.—(Cheers.) ispo' g e ntlemen, the last, though by no means the least kip sl t s ta nt command which was held by the Gallant Ad - Ise - 1 Stopford, was that which comprised the period of '44, 4 ° glorious career in the command of the Me tohnean fleet.—(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I will ti attempt to describe the vast importance that at ts:es to the events in connection with these last ser- Iv 4 of the Gallant Commander.—(Hear.) You all t.,; 41 ' th e na ture of those unhappy differences which so q l nt lY prevailed between the Sultan of Const anti- ). ,)4 'e asdMehemet Ali, the Pacha of Egypt.—(Hear.) S e , all know that the feelings of the whole of Europe . 5I fi xed upon the Gallant Admiral ; that his every tri s i"lent was watched with the most eager and painful th 4 et Y , inasmuch as the greatest apprehensions prevailed 14. 1tr: , S t ' ur "Pe might be involved in a general war.—(Hear, tll c ,; But, G en tl emen , Sir Robert Stopford, by the ex titi4CO3 of his judicious arrangements, and by one de - Ntes °l °vs, dispelled all our apprehensions and ilissi -114 our alarms•—(Great cheering.) Gentlemen, Sir is i Z e rt Stopf or d h as b een em i nen tl y distinguished in the Poin t ser vice during his whole life ; but there is one to eu of view in which I am anxious, for a few moments, ► it , . I ll s te , r nPlate the conduct of the Gallant Admiral, .G e , if l , ta reference to his private character.—(Cheers.) I s sti til u neu, you have yourselves heard this evening the Ut ego °4 3' of your respected vicar, that not only is Sir R. (eh e ,, rd . a Feat man, but that he is also a good man. — t„ - "' 4 er e ) lam sure it must gladden the hearts of all ' l ° th "" )( now that her Most Gracious Majesty has given IjsoT i Gallant Admiral an honourable retreat, wherein he ~.h i s t e a " ample opportunity of exercising the virtues of pro h at ter .—( Cheers.) The Chairman concluded by 4ips o s s 4l g,-,, " The health of Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert l ls '"' %jo lt " s t°ast was drunk with the greatest possible expres t, kt generous and grateful feeling. 4 kiih tillral Sir Robert Stopford then rose to return tia 4111 3 ?midst overwhelming applause, by which he was Aticlibi: n affected that his first sentences were all but ins 41 s ,h • lie said—Had I more eloquence than falls to 4 ho a re —had I all the eloquence I could desire, I Reused°i still Want words and language to express my deep . I L a of the honour I have received from the reception .t It Z.nlet with since my return to England.--(Cheers.) It ts ,. o nlore particularly indebted to his .Worship the thy , 1 r . for the most eloquent way in which, far beyond e l i : f rits, he proclaimed my name.—(Cheers.) With 110 car t o my reception in England, no trump of fame, key r e announcing announcing pompous achievements preceded her e , t i ur n.—(llear, hear.) The reception I met with 94 3's ' ' len my brother officers gave me a dinner a few i tigs ago, arose from those ma gnanimous-and liberal feel (list,'a" the part of the British public which are always s• etet,ayed towards officers who have done their utmost %lir e v ° l tra to discharge their duty—feelings which re ./‘'Pl 11° Prompting, and which are always the more , 4 l on e° , -e from being unso li c it e d. --(Loud cheers.) th e , ours ' um.) been conferred on various ocsasions— aotnef°rnainents which attend those honours may *hi d lin ," have been purchased ba , money, but the honour 11f .. 1 I nOW receive is beyond all limits of caprice, and Genet that no money can purchase.—(Hear, hear.) / ho :L'etnen, I think it due to you, and to the company j eet : address, to say a fry words on the immediate sub- Ith ow r I , ll iB meeting relating to Syria.—(Hear.) You all h ie d how inadequats our means were when we first fit in in Syrut• to oppose 70,000 men, under the corn inld ()I a warrior of some distinction, Ibrahim Paelia, Olip wh om We w'sre to oppose only by the marines of our an '' a '''w ha'adfulls of Turks, a few sappers and miners 4 , 1(., artillery ,nen, and these were the extent of our -....s a i ns to 0 • 70,000 men out of a country like Syria. ,s 4 4tl l ear.2 ) Il l ve s s a s appointed Commander-in-Chief by sea a sln , ' , .nd of thatx )edition. The officer of the 1 ii L it'e l d immediately to take command t :!,- ti f ic \ t 'i r ' ( ' .:op y'a l a l - s ' l ll i o ore, unfortunately fir him, was seized 'llh ' such ; - 1. ' violent indisposition that he was perfectly It h , k .-aol e to (I() any thing. I had, however; the good for t'lle to have in my second in command an officer, Sir C harles I • r—(Luud dicers) -=who had had the ad vrt l"Ple • very useful positions under the I sti n i tage of o a cripy o u n ig , n it and who had also most gallantly t i tu is_t; g ott u i s \ h,l4 -1 himself_ on many occasions in l'or 4fruzilit. (Loud cheers.)l- To such a man I very s sii. ', l 3' looked to supply the place of the general officer ,' 'asprevented from acting by indisposition. As he il l -,liPortpthe coast of Syria for some time before I went ' ,he judiciously selected a situation which was occu -I)i'-',r ininicdintely on my arrival with the troops, when °Perations cemmenced. His subsequent operations were, as you ),., —.... arc aware, of a nature to check and paralys . e_ . the . .43;Pti an troops, so that they never came into collision st „ ti l . the Turkish troops under arms, except in , one in ; i Le, when by 4 simultaneous attack . on the Isgyptisi ..r o • tr °Ps in front and rear, he succeeded in expelling those "Ps from Syria, and delivering them over to the . com: ills -n" , of the officers of the Sultan.—((,beers.) (So we i i °lll( Tstood the Gallant Admiral, but he spoke so lo w as tOl 'e scarcely a u dible.) To that officer, therefore, I beg .t ) "Press the greatest obligatious.—(Loud cheers.) either can I forget the obligations I owe to a distin guished officer now here, Capt. Collier—to Capt. Boxer, °f the Pique, who was employed in the more southern ope n tun s — to Capt. Barclay, who was engaged in another '4 ll (if the operations—to Capt. Stewart, in the Benbuw, 1 , I° : l vlts employed northwards, and to all commanders and .I • le i. 'i who NU ably and so nobly performed . their duty.— ii;'°.nperations on the coast of Syria extended near a 'e of, three degrees of latitude, if not more. 'There must,, of course, have been numerous detachments from the Comm an d er -i n -Chi e f t o perform the services on that 1 , - "K t h- of coast. N o w, unless the Commander - in - Chief rssessed a power which a countryma n o f mine attri n)libed to the birds and fishes, of being in two places at . ; t :ee, he co u ld not poss ibl y b e in mere places than one - the same time.—(Cheers and laughte r. ) Therefore ‘!at has been said a b o ut this Commander-in-Chief not ) 'in" there is fully answered by the fact of its being im- P° l asilite, and I feel m yself in every way fully exculpa ted i l ; r „Placing r e li ance i n o ffi ce rs on whom I knew I could ~,,''y depend.—(Bear.), Wh eneve r concentrated services were wanted, as at Beyrout and Acre, there I was i n e7son.—(Loud cheers.) I will not trouble you inure w itil anything relating to myself in Syria. I have ex plained some points on which I thought explanation m ight be expected, and I could not do so with more sa tisfaction to myself than before the distin g uished e t , °3 l l any and respectable community w hich I have now -4 " to a lesion, ddress.—(Cheers.) The ealogium Which has been passed upon me I am muc h obli g ed to iti ,, ° Mayor for. I also cannot forget the encomiums eased o n me by the Reverend Gentlem an who last 44drossed . you ; but that reminds me that I 5 11 , 0 u 1 . 4. cud where I ought to have begun, by attributing to Al mighty Providence the stvcs.3().3 which we have achieVed. —(Great cheering.) The state of the weather, which =bled us in the month of November, at a time whe► the bad weather usually sets in, alone enabled us to being uur labours to a successful issue. —(Hear.) We hai now returned to Turkey a line, a large, and a rich pro vince. By good management it may add to her strengtt. —without good management it may, as it always duek in such cases, add only to her weakness.—(llear.) That. however, is no business of mine. I did tvhat I was or dered to do, and let them do the rest.--(Continued cheer ing.) Once more I 11q.,r sincerely to retura you my thanks fur this most splendid entertainment—an enter tainment distinguished for its elegance—abounding in r,ood cheer and good feeling. Again I return you my sincere thanks.-(Prolonged cheering.) DANIELQUARRIER, Esq., M.D., then rose to propose " The health of the Marquis of Anglesey, the Earl ol Hard wieke, and the rest of the distinguished visitor:- who had honoured the assembly with their company,' and in a speech of considerable length and eloquence. eulogised the great merits of the Noble,Marquis us a first-rate cavalry officer, and particularly referred te, his gallant services in the Peninsula and at Waterloo. The Marquis of ANGLESEY rose amidst loud applause to return thanks. lie said—Gentlemen, on the part of the visitors and of myself I have the honour to return you my cordial thanks for the honour you have done them and me. Gentlemen of Portsmouth, I beg leave personally to express my gratitude for the favour you have done me in making me your guest on the present interesting occasion, and in thus enabling me to offer my !tumble tributo of respect and to assist in doing honour to the illustrious commander, the Gallant Admiral, whose glorious achievements we are this moment assembled to celebrate.—(Loud cheers.) Great, glorious, and triumphant haveindeed those achievements been. They are such as it is impossible for the nation at large too highly to appreciate, or for our Most Gracious Sove reign too highly to reward.—(Cheers.) I congratulate the nation that we still have amongst us such able, such gallant men as many of those whom I have the happiness to see around me.—(Loud cheers.) I congratulate the brave officers and men who had the good fortune and happiness to participate in all the glories of the East ; I congratulate the navy at large on the high and noble proofs which have now lately been given that they have not degenerated.—(Loud cheering.) I congratulate that gallant corps—that useful, that invaluable link in tin chain which connects the two services of the sea and the land, and which unites them in one • common bond _of union, good fellowship, and interest. •• •I- speak, as you may well observe, of the Royal _Ma rines.— (Cheers.) I congratulate them on the splendid share they have bad in all those victories. — (Loud cheers.) •It is a corps which never appeared on any occasion or under any circumstances without doing honour to itself and its country.-- 7 (lienewed cheers.) Many of us here have lived in times when war has been carried on on a more extended scale than it has lately been, but I do not believe that if we were to search the pages of history we could find one, notwithstanding the glorious examples which stand recorded on it. Still I do not believe we could find one in which this service stands more pre-eminently conspicuous, or in which it holds a more commanding position than it does at the present day, as compared with the same service in other nations.—(Great cheers.) With respect to the honour done me by a gentleman at the bottom of the table, who spoke of my humble services, I beg to offer him my sin cere thanks. lam sorry to say that I very imperfectly heard his speech ; but I fear its subject was sadly in flated, and greatly surpassed any merit of mine. Such as my services are, or such as they ever may be, they are always at the service of my country.—(Cheers.) I most cordially and sincerely thank the worthy gen tleman for giving me an opportunity. of stating that, whatever honours and distinctions I may have re ceived, I owe them all to the gallantry of those brave men whom it has been my fortune to lead to the field of battle.—(Tremendous cheering.) I might be anxious, perhaps, to expatiate on the high merits of the late bril liant campaign in the East, but _really, gentlemen, after the perfectly beautiful history of the life of the Gallant Admiral whom we are now anxious to honour, which was given us by our worthy Mayor, and after the distinct and perfect explanation which the Gallant Admiral gave of his own achievements in the East, it would be nothing short of impertinence in me to detain you one moment longer. I will just, however, make one single remark on what has fallen from the Gallant Admiral. It seemed to me that he tried to make an excuse for not having him self been at this, that., and the other place, saying that he could not be at all places at once. Now, it seems to me one of the matters of the first and greatest import ance to all commanders, whether by sea or land, .to place confidence in those who are under them, and not to at tempt to do everything for themselves.—(Loud cheers). J. Hosanas, Esq., in rising to propose the health of the Lord Lieutenant and the Magistracy of the county, observed, that though the' toast prescribed that he was to give the health of his Grace the Duke of Wellington as their Lord Lieutenant, he was persuaded that no English man ever heard the name of Wellington without recol lecting the great and glorious achievements which had been accomplished by that incomparable warrior.— (Immense cheering.) They . would follow him through all his victories and all his triumphs, and especially that last and mightiest victory, in which the Duke of Wel lington, ably supported by the Gallant Marquis of An glesey and the rest of his brave companions, sealed the nobility of his blood by exposing it to be shed in his country's cause.—(Loud cheering.) After a speech of much power and eloquence, Mr. Hoskins concluded by congratulating the inhabitants of Portsmouth on the way in which they had buried, for the moment, all political differenees; . and met - together to do honour to.their dis tinguished. naval and military guests.—(CheerS.) -He would propose to them " The health of the Duke of Wellington and the Magistracy of the county."—Cheers.) aW. GRANT, Esq. acknowledged the toast in a short but appropriate speech. T. BURBEY, Esq., proposed " The health of the Mem bers for the southern division,og. Use. couniy."—(Cheers.) W. Sno.may . Esq., in the absence of the two repre sentatives, replied to the toast. • D. HOWARD, Esq., then rose, and, in a few words, gave " The health of the Members for the borough of Ports mouth."—(Cheers.) FRANCIS T. BARING, Esq., the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, in rising to return thanks on the part of his ab sent colleague and himself for the compliment paid him, assured them that he took that compliment in the way it was meant to be conveyed—in that old English spirit which had been so well alluded to in the course of the evening.—(Hear.) He considered that the compliment hid been paid to the position which he occupied, and not put forth with any political reference—(Hear , hear)—for he should indeed be ashamed of them if they could not put aside all political opinions on the oc casion of a meeting like that which had brought them together that evening.—(Cheers.) The Right Hon. Gentleman then observed that, whatever might be their political feeling . upon the policy of those mea sures which their gallant guests had had to carry out, the public of this country would ever honour those gallant men who, by their valour, their energy, and their excellent conduct, had added lustre to the British name whether or not they agreed in the policy of the achievements they had had to perform.—(Cheers.) The Right Hon. Gentleman then concluded by passing a handsome eulogium on the character and services of Sir Robert Stopford, Sir Charles Napier, and their gallant companions in the East, and said that a more appropriate place could not possibly have been selected than Ports mouth as the scene of the honours paid to such men— Portsmonth, which was the first naval station of the first naval power in the world.—(Cheers.) • The healths of Admiral Sir E. Codrington, Comman der-in-Chief of the Dockyard ; of Major-General Sir 11. Pakenham, the Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth; and of the Hon. Admiral 13ouverie, Superintendent of the Dockyard, were then severally drunk and acknowledged. Mr. W. GRANT, jun., in a short but able speech, pro posed the health of " Commodore Napier and the Officers • of the Navy who served in the Syrian expedition," which was drunk with general applause. Commodore Sir C. Namun returned thanks. He said he wished all the officers who had served under the Gallant Admiral on the coast of Syria and of Acre were present this night to witness the kind manner in which they had received the mention of his (Sir B. Stopford's) name.—(Loud cheers.) lie could assure them, as an officer holding a high command under the Gallant Ad miral, that there was. not an officer or a' man engaged in that expedition along the whole coast of Syria who did not,always look up to the Gallant Admiral with the most per - fixt and entire satisfaction and reliance.—(Loud cheers.) As to those who were more immediately plaCed under his orders, lie could say that he never . , wit nessed during the whplc - course of their services more zeal, more energy, and more detormined perseverance than was displayed, not only by officers of the navy, but by lie marine officers in tho late expedition.—(Loud cheers.) As to himself, if he had been able to perform any services useful to his country or creditable to himself, he owed it entirely to his Gallant CommOder-in-Chief, Sir Robert Stopford, who placed a sufficient confidence in him in the illness of the army officer who. was ap pointed to the cemmand of the troops.—(Hear.) The Gallant Admiral thought proper to give him his confi dence and the command of the allied troops employed in the expedition. It- was certainly a new situation fur a naval officer like himself to be placed in; but when the Gallant Admiral ga v e him that command, he thought it his duty to use the whole of his zeal, exertion, and en ergies to carry out the Admiral's views to the utmost extent in his power.—(boud cheers.) lie behoved the Gallant Admiral had told them that he had done this to the utmost extent in his power, from the moment he received the command of the army to the moment he returned that command.—(Cheers.) The Gallant •Ad miral had given them such a perfect account of the ser vices of the army and navy on the coast of Syria. that there was but little for him to say on the subject. But there was one thing he must tell them, as the Gallant Admiral had adverted to it. When he landed in Djouri Bay he found himself surrounded by innumerable diffi culties—in an inaccessible c:amtry, with deep gorges, high mountains, and a powerful army to contend with. —(Hear.) To meet all those difficulties they had but a small force, bat from the energies displayed by the ma rine officers and by the Tnrkisli troops, he found himself in a state to combat all the difficulties opposed to them, and he was happy to say that, during the short cam paign there (done month, the services of the-marines, of the Turkish and of the Austrian troops, overcame diffi culties greater than he believed had ever been overcome before, and were the greatest feats of the service since 1784.—(Loud cheers.) The Gallant Admiral was good enough to allude to his having even some land service in be in Portugal in the time of the illustrious Duke of be He well remembered, in his boyish day s, gat the battle of Busaco, when the Gallant Duke commanded a newly-levied army, but then his troops were British. — (Hear.) They had now been tried betbre them, and it must have been a most anxious time for the Duke. lie well remembered the British troops were attacked on one side and the Portuguese on the other, and he saw that illustrious General near a particular point watching the effects of this terrilso attack ou his WI and right. lie TICK SUN, LONDON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 6. P 44 t. :BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, AUG. 4. Madame Rochussen, the young and amiable wife of the Finance Minister at the Hague, repently met with her death under the following circum stances had been brought to bed some weeks .since, and was still in a state of great ; weakness, when one of her brothers, a naval offic er , w hom• she had not seen for ten years, and who was supposed to be dead, suddenly entered her chamber, without Sending up his name. thinking to agreeably surprise his sister., Ills unexpected :!ppearance proved too great a shock fur the exhausted state of the unhappy lady ; she immediately fainted, and, before her husband, who, at the time, was attending a ministerial conference, could reach his house, she had expired. A few days ago, a young gentleman in the law was attacked at noon day, in the Rue de Luken, by five or six fellows who pretended to be drunk. They hustled him, and, while two of them held his arms, a third took his purse out of his waistcoat pocket. The thieves then ran off, and succeeded in making their escape. A Brussels Journal, the Commerce, says that the scheme of establishing a local bank at Ghent has met with so many difficulties that the thing is given up. The Due de Crillon arrived in Brussels on Friday evening, and is residing with his family and a numerous suite at the Hotel de la Regencti:' CRlME.—There are 1101 V in the prison of the Petits Carmes eight prisoners under sentence of death, and almost al many awaiting their trial under capital indict ments. 11'ilif:m Perry end Anyelina Lamont, natives of Eng land, formerly residing an London, were, some months back, condemned by the Assize Court of Brabant, the former to fifteen years' hard labour, the latter to twelve years, both, be exposed on the pillory and to be branded, fur having forged sundry bank notes and bills of exchange. Ilis Majesty has recently been pleased to commute the sentence upon the female prisoner to six years' hard labour without either exposure on the pillory or branding. In the . case of Perry, the sentence was confirmed, with the exception of that part Which relates to the branding. The Government has directed M. Parloes, the Belgian Consul at Smyrna, to . explore the countries situated to the south end east of the Black Sea, for the purpose of ascertaining what markets they offer to the commerce of Belgium. The results of this inquiry are now known to the Government. The Minister of the Interior informs the merchants and manufacturers of the country, that he has received from that Consul, through the Minister of Yoreign Affairs, a collection of patterns of the articles imported into those countries, espeCially at Tauris, in Persia. They consist chiefly of woollen cloths and cot ton manutlictures. The first 11:LVO been sent ,to the Chamber of Commerce at Verviers. As fur the others, such as the patterns of long-cloth Aladapollans, chintz, Saxonia muslins, checks, handkerchiefs, &c., they may be seen by the manufacturers at the Department. of the Interior till the 25th of August, when they will be sent to the ChaMbers of Commerce which shall t pply for them, ad then be placed wholly, or in part, at the immediate disposal of our merchants and manufacturers. A very detailed notice accompanies the patterns. The Queen and the Duke of Brabant arrived at Ostend on Sunday night at eleven o'clock, after a passage of thirteen hours. The health of his Royal. highness is very satisfactory. Their Majesties are now at Lacken. s tw the gallant resistance of the forces commanded by Sir - Thos: Mori, supported by his Hon. Friend near him, Sir dercules rakenham,• and a more brilliant attack no man tver saw, and it was not till then that he saw what British troops and officers could do against a large and superior French army.—(Hear.) That lesson he had endeavoured Lever to forget.—(Loud cheers.) •It was then. ho ac quired all bis knowledge of military affairs, though, as a aml officer, it was presumption in him to say he knew taything at all of them. If, however, he knew anything at all, that knowledge he had acquired under the Duki of Wellington.—(Loud cheering.) He would not detain them longer, except to say one word on the discipline 'of the navy.—(Hear, hear.) The Mediterranean 'fleet, commanded as it was—(Hear, hear) —and he had always fought against the unmanned state in which it was kept —was a perfect example of discipline, and nothing could prove it, from its beautiful discipline and energy, more than chat it should in a few hours have silenced the forts at Acre, which it took Napoleon more than once to try to do, and in which he never succeeded.—(Loud cheers.) He could not refer without deep regret to the loss of Colonel Walker, commanding the Marines. lie was a most gallant officer, who, had he lived, would have led the marines on in the most conspicuous , manner to his own and their glory, and to the honour of the nation.—(Loud cheering.) Before he sat down he must not forget Admiral Walker, who, though a young officer, was in command of the Turkish fleet. He be lieved there was no officer who had served in the Syrian war who would not allow that Admiral Walker had displayed great zeal, energy, and integrity, and )lad brought the Turkish fleet into a state of highly improved discipline.—(Hear.) He was satisfied if that gallant officer remained in that post some short time longer, he would discipline that fleet so as to enable it to come forward: on some future day to second the fleets of Great Britain, the natural ally of Turkey, in repressing any foreign Power who should attempt to usurp the do minion of the seas, but who, he would venture to pre dict, would never succeed in their attempt, for so long as British seamen and British officers continued to be what they were, and the British nation stood by them in the way it did, they were enabled to defy the whole world.—(Tremendous cheering.) The health of Major Morrison and the Officers of her Majesty's Royal Marines who had served in 'the Syrinn expedition, was then given with great 'applause, and at the hour when our express left there still remained seve ral local toasts to propose. The speech of Sir Q.Napier was, unfOrtunately for the convenience of our reporters, not delivered till a late hour, ten o'clock, bidit is right to add, after what we have previously stated, that it appeared to give great sa tisfaction to all parties. 'ONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—The half-yearly meeting of the London and County Bank, which took place to-day, turned out to be (as indeed the Chairman observed) a much more quiet, affair than was expected, since, considering the myste rious disappearance of Mr. Dighton, the manager, which was formerly mentioned, and the rumours that have spread respecting losses sustained by this bank through the failure of Messrs. Coils, Thompson, and Co., a great deal of discussion was anticipated. Not a question re specting the rumoured loss was put at the meeting, the whole proceedings at which were perfectly tranquil. The Directors took upon themselves the responsibility of ex plaining the absence of Mr. Dighton, as far as it con cerned the bank, and this was also shortly noticed in the Report, which set forth that the bank was doing a steady, prosperous, and increasing business ; that the capital had, from 1838 to the present time, increased from 29,000/. to 80,135/. ; that the balances had increased from 116,069/. to 478,214/. ; and that the number of accounts had been augmented from 1,020 to 3,267. As for Mr. Dighton, the previous state ment that his disappearance had entailed no loss on the bank, and that his integrity was unimpeachable, was confirmed to-day by the Direction, who unanimously concurred in declaring, that although from the first mo ment of his disappearance they had entertained no doubt of his honour, they had strictly examined the books and properties of the bank, and had found them just as they had anticipated, perfectly correct. In connexion With the subject of a manager to be hereafter appointed to the bank, it was recommended by a shareholder that no one but a person practically acquainted with banking business should be held eligible, since many Joint-stock Institu tions had adopted the dangerous practice of admitting parties who had no experience whatever ; while another shareholder expressed a hope that sufficient security for all responsible officers was taken. A fact transpires in the Report, which is, that the bank has not extended its branches within the last half-year, and the declared divi dend was at the rate of five per cent. per annum. Among the rumours in the City which were afloat yesterday in reference to the meeting was one, that Mr. Dighton had re-appeared, and that it was his intention to come before the shareholders to-day ' • and although the proceedings show that the report was fallacious, still a hope was ex pressed by the Chairman, that after a while the ex manager might be forthcoming. CHRONICLE.—We have been informed that a Com mittee of the Spanish Bondholders will hold a special meeting to-morrow, which, we conclude, will have for its object the consideration of the plan of conversion of the arrears of coupons about to be carried into effect by M. Surra y Bull, previous to the publication of the Report which the Committee is about to present to the public. 'The point alluded to relates to the sales of national domains already effected, and to the lands and other pro perty of the clergy about to be put up for sale. Our advice to the Committee is to accept the terms proposed by the Government for the conversion of the coupons, and insist that ,the sales of that property be effected with greater - publicity ; that Commissioners be appointed by the Government, both here and in Paris, to give information of the time of sale and other circum stances connected with them, and likewise that the pub lic be properly apprised of the cancelmeht of the bonds or coupons received by the Government in payment. The majority of the Bondholders are kept in complete ig norance onihis matter, so much connected with their interest. They should watch that the produce of those properties is not misapplied, but entirely devoted to the extinction of their bonds. We are far from supposing that such has been the case ; and we have received information which entirely agrees with that of one of our Contemporaries, that a large sum is due by several of the purchasers, say about 4,000,000/. sterling, and that partiality arid oilier con siderations have prevented the Government from demand ing the delivery of the amount of bonds due, the cancel ment of which would afford considerable relief, by the withdrawal of this stock from the market. It is, then, the duty of the Committee to devote their energies to the attainment of this object, which ought to form the principal part of their labour as soon as the terms of conversion of the over-due coupons are agreed upon. • SUN.—The funds were very flat to-day, although the sales effected were not of an important character. The old cause, however, still operates upon the market, viz., the variation in the weather. Consols for immediate trans fer were at 894 to 894, and fur the account 891 to 89k, the former closing at 89), and the latter at 89.1. Exche quer Bills did not range higher than 14s. to 16s. premium, and India Bonds were steady at Bs. premium. Bank Stock was rather lower, viz. 169, and East India Stock dropped to 247. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. were 94 to andthe Three per C0nt5..904 to 894. Scarcely any business was done in the Foreign market. Spanish Active Bonds were 19a to I, New Portuguese 2(4 to 30, and Colombian 20. Belgian Old Five per Cents. receded from 102 to 1014 ; Russian were :up ported at. 114 i ; and ])utch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 52 to 524. The Railway Shares sell with some steadiness, taking into consideration the drooping condition of the markets for our own as well as the foreign securities. Great Western original shares were 184 to 19, the New 8 to B+, the Fifths, 5 to 54 ; the Crand Junction, Half Shares, 50 ; the London and Birmingham, 70 to 711 ; and the South Western, 1113. premium. The Brighton realised Gi to 74 ; the Blackwall, 9+ to 9, 2 ,- ; the Green wich, New, 2i ; and the Bristol and Exeter, 28 discount. Cdmmercial Bank of London Shares were 25 discount. London and Westminster Bank Shares were 2 premium. DR. DIBDIN. (moat A CORRESPONDENT.) At a meeting in the parish of Marylebone, held for the purpose of confirming a resolution With respect to a recommendation to the Crown to appoint to the office Of parish clerk . and sexton, the emoluments of which are from 800/. to 1,000!. per annum., the Re verend Dr. Dibdin spoke as fidlows :—" Did they. suppose that the recommendation would have any influ ence with Government ? If he thought it would, he understood the emoluments pertaining to the ollice were so great that he shoultilikt to - etehange for it his.situac. don as Rector."—(Laughter.) Groans would harp marked, more becomingly such a speech. I cannot help thinking that the Rev. Gentleman would have but little difficulty in snaking his cong,rogation understand the fill owing text, "Ye cannot serve God and Mammon." Were he to preach from it (a farewell sermon) prior to the change. the example would be too evident. PREPARATIONS FOR OPENING THE GREAT PARK, IN THE 111:GENT'S PARK, TO THE PUBLIC.—There are at present an immense number of workmen busily engaged, under the direction:: of the Commissioners of Woods and Forest.% making every preparation for the immediate opening of the entire Great Park, in the Regent's Park, for the accommodation of the public to promenade in. At the bottom of the plantations of the grounds of the Marquis of Hertford's splendid villa, an elegant suspension chain bridge is being erected Over the ornamental waters, the entrance to which will be from that part of the Park fronting of Hanover-terrace. There are several other entrances being made in various prate of the Park for the accommodation of the public, at which small lodges arc to be built for the keepers to reside in during the day. Numbers of elegant, broad, straight, and serpentine gravel walks are being made threughout the interior of the Park, all of which will speedily -be opened to the public. • THE " REAL" DARTMOOR DIALECT.—AA a trial for sheep stealing on Thursday last, the prosecu tor thus described the marks by which he identified his sheep :—" Whoy, sur, there was a tak and a awl, in the near yur, and a awl, a slit, and a tak in the vurder." This reply, of course. puzzled the Learned Judge, as well as the Counsel, and the former asked for an explanation ; but the witness, who seemed much amazed at their want of comprehension, in endeavouring to be more. explicit and intelligible, created just the opposite effect ; and not a word could be understood. The Learned Counsel, however, with a little patience; at length succeeded in bringing this elegant sentence into a comprehensible form, when it read thus :—There was a take (a portion cut off) and a hole in the near ear, and a take, a slit, and a hole in the further or off ear - . ---Westcrn Luminary. The Quakers. have declared against the payment of the poor-rates, because they allege that a tax to sup port the poor is contrary to Scriptural doctrine.---Lime rick Reporter; DUTCH MAIL AMSTERDAM, AUGUST 3.—We hear that the War Department has just sent the necessary instructions to the military authorities whom it concerns for enlisting foreigners to serve in his Majesty's troops now in the East and West Indies. FRANKFORT, JULY 31.—Letters from Vienna say that the book debts of the house of Geymuller amount to 3,425,850 florins. There is not a country in Europe that does not lose by this bankruptcy. Some of the principal nobility suffer severely by it. According to the Austrian laws the book debts are in the fourth class, so that their creditors can have little to expect. Persons from all parts of Germany, who seem to be more or less interested in this bankruptcy, have already arrived at Vienna. No exact estimate has yet been made known of the deposit debts and of the bills of exchange, which aro very considerable. Count Kolowrath has left Vienna for his estate in Bohemia. DUTCH FUNDS.—AWITEXDAW, Aug. 3 Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2)4 per Cent ••••••••••••«••••••• bl /‹. 52 Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. AmottSyndic,4t per cent IC I X , Ditto, ditto, 3)4 per cent ............ "......„ 74)4 75 Commercial Company, 4,4 per cent ...... " 155 1b5% Ditto (1it.35 and 1837) 5 per cent. MIX 102 Loan 1837, 5 per cent. ...• 01)4 Exchange on London, One month l2 0234 Two months 95 Hamburgh, One month 37 L(1)4 Two months ..... SO 50 Dutch Papers, Aug. 4. AUSTRIAN FUNDS—VnufNA, Juty 2'. five per Cowls. Metalliques ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 104% Font per Cents. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 97)4 Three rr Cents. .." .......... ••••••• ........ "•••••••• 17 Bank Shares ••••••..•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• —Afteemeine Zane'''. Aug. 1 HA BIBU ttG BOIRSENHALLE, JULY 31. Bills. Money Austrian 5 per Cents• ...................M 107 Bank 5har05............ .................... ........ IL9S Analo-Rtiasian Lean 10:% 108 Russian 5 per Cent. lit series, Curtiticate Inscription, Ist Se:ics lOl% 'lOl% Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th Serirs fr % 97' Ditto in Certificates Ncw 4 per Cent. (1540) B9 1.5% Dutch ,actual Debt, 2 pei Cent 50;4 50% Ditto -5 per Cent - Polish Bonds Ncw 1 Icket Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cept................., 75:1S 75 1 ,,, N. i wcgian Loan, 18:34, 4 per Cent..... ..... lognisli a I4ew 5 per ccnts. lti PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—!featly, Jtnx 31. I►luncy St. Schuld. Sch., V, per cent. 19 4 14 l 01• Prussian English Loan, IF3O, 4 per ccnt 1 02 101% Uzi:Lenge on Landon, three months 6 17 % —rt uscian Slate Gazette. Aug. 1 TUE FRENCH NAVY• The National of Tuesday publishes a most desponding article, on the state of the French nivy, in which it, asserts that " want of discipline, disorder, and anarchy, are the characteristics of that service ;" that " the fleet is intrusted to incapable Commanders ;" that " there are only sufficient ships for a first engagement e , that " the dockyards and arsenals are destitute of supplies ;" that " the sea-ports are the 'theatre of incredible dilapida tions ;" and that, " in fact, enormous sums are squan dered for no other purpose but to prevent the suscepti bility of the nation from being alarmed." The National adds, that " the Into cruise made by Admiral Hugon was directed without intelligence, anti produced no other result than that of fatiguing the crews, and of furnishing new proofs of the incapacity of many Commanders who had been already reported to the Minister. Admiral easy was obliged to announce to a Captain under his command, that whenever any difficult eireumstinces should occur, he (the - Admiral) would feel himself com pelled to take the 'command of his ship." " Admiral Hugon himself," continues the National, " knows no more about tactics than his Captains. On one occasion when the fleet was formed in columns, the Admiral, whose position required 'that he should be the last to tack, was nevertheless the first to do so. Such an error could not be committed with impunity in face of an enemy. Admiral Hugon might sit with advantage at the Board of Admiralty, or might be safely interred in the Chamber of Peers, but his position at the head of a fleet is a question of life and death for that service." " Another fact which merits the serious attention of the country is, that since the reign of Louis XVI. the supply of naval s!or:s in the dockyard was never so deficient, ' whilst the navy budget proves that Great Britain, whose ships, according to Abd-el-Kader's assertion, are soon to intercept the passage to Algiers, does much more than France with less money." ESPAJ-ITERO AND LORD PAL. MERSTON. (From (,alignanis Messenger.) • The Guicnnc, a Legitimist paper of Bordeaux, pub lishes the following strange communication, which, it asserts has been addressed by Espartero to Lord Pal merston. We have no doubt that the document is apo cryphal : " My Lord—The despatches remitted to me by Com modore Lord .John Hay, on the part of your Excellency, remind me of my promises and engagements towards the Ge;vernment of her Britannic Majesty. It is (hill cut for me to satisfy at once all the claims of Eng land. If it depended on the Regent alone, you could meet with no obstacles. But the Regent and the Mi nistry, although devoted with all their hearts to the English Government, and disposed to promote its inte rests, have to contend with the Chambers, whos ma jorities are not always faithful to us, and with the _Press, which, in its principal organs, is very hostile. Ilirketr, the first step has been got over. The Ministry has ventured to presf.)t lb the Chambers the project of making a cession id — the -islands on the coast of Africa, which are the object of pretensions on the part of your Government. The Ministry is employing every means to obtain the approbation of the Chambers. No one can inform your Excellency better than Lord J. Hay of all the difficulties which opposed an examination of the question of the Philippine Islands during the pre sent session. I em of opinion that in order to quell the spirit of the turbulent and the Opposition, England should demand, in the name of the creditors of the Spanish Government, payment of the arrears due on the Cortes Bonds, and all the succeeding loans, and this, too, by notes conceived in threatening lan guage. The Government will hasten to lay before the Chambers those diplomatic communications, presenting at the same time e alternative of war, or a cession of the islands. It will be impossible for theta to meet the first extremity, particularly since the 'Ministry has ex posed the state of the kingdom, which is without a navy, and has no resources to /liable it to contend with the sovereign of the seas. I avail myself of this occasion to renew to your Excellency the expression of the attach ment and consideration (tryout. devoted friend, " The DUKE DE LA VITORIA, Regent. "Madrid, 24th July." DEATHS FRCAI ARDENT SPIRITS.-01 1 Sa turday morning last, a most melancholy und painful sen sation was produced in this city, in consequence of its t d being reported that two men lit:d lost th e i r li ves from im moderate drinkine of a rden t s pirits. On inquiry, we found that this that an i port was but to o t rue, an elderly man, name d Thomas Beadl e , a b r i cklayer ' s la bourer, residing in the Barleycorn-van],. Wally:trate, and John Bailey, a swee p, residing in If ungate, hod married men, were the unfortunate victims.-- York courant. Au engraver, Alto bad produced several prints of acknowledged merit, ceinnu tted suicide a few days ago from a cause which shows that his strength of mind was by no means equal to his talent. Having prepared two new plates in aquatint, he Was so sensibly affected by thvir not coming out with the force and beauty he had anti cipated, do, he shot himself, and thus, at t h e ear l y age ot . forty years, terminates a career which gave e very promise of being brilliant, CHAMPIONSHIP of the THAMES. TILE GREAT MATCH _BETWEEN TIIE GEN TLEMEN OF TILF UNIVERSITY OF CAM- BRIDGE, AND LEANDER CLUB. This great anti interesting trial of strength and skill, which will take place on. Saturday (to-morrow), at the present moment engrosses the attention of the sporting world more than any event in aquatics which has ever preceded it The interest. is not confined to men who are alone engaged in river sports, bat to the whole of the members of the respective Universities, to thow who patronise the turf, and to all, indeed, who deserve the appellation of sportsmen. The rival crews, on whom rests the honorary struggle to.decido the championship of the Thames (we might without much impropriety say the world), are well known, and,. as might be expected, first-rate. We subjoin their names : CAMBRIDGE. Messrs. Brett, Cai us Col.—stroke 7. Abercrombie, ditto 6. Yatman, ditto 5. Cobbold, Magdalen Col. 4. Anson, Jesus College a. Selwyn, Trinity College 2. Hon. L. Denman, ditto 1. Shodrill, St. John's Col. Egan, Coxswain. LEANDER. Messrs. Dalgeislt—stroke 7. C. Pollock 6. °mummy 5. Jenkins 4. Romayne 3. Julius 2. Wallace I. Layton Sheppard, Coxswain. This match may be fairly said to have emanated from the regatta at Henley-on-Thames, on the 23th of June. The Leander and Cambridge gentlemen met there op posed to each other, for the 2001. grand challenge cup, and we regret to say, that within three minutes of /he time of starting, very much to the annoyance of thou sands of anxious 'spectators, the boats fouled by accident, and the Cambridge claimed the victory, under the Hen ley regulations that whether a boat fouled another by accidept or design, they should lose all claim to the stake. The Leander were most desirous:to have another match with the Cantabs, and after several meetings in London, the present contest was agreed upon, and the time appointed, as we have stated, for Saturday next, the distance being as usual from Westininster to Putney: with tide. Day after day, during the last fortnight, both parties have been hard in training ; and although their rowing has been closely watched by first-rate judges, it has been found impossible to form a de cided opinion as to which are the better men, and they are left to select their favourite from a knowledge of the previous performances of each crew. The Can tabs have three times, within the last four years, de feated the Oxonians; but it must be borne in mind, that the ceew of the fiirmer is not' composed of the same individuals as it was on .either of those occasions, nor is it indeed the same crew who rowed at llenley, when the fouling we have alluded to so unfortunately occurred. Since that period, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Colbtild, Mr. Selwyn, and the Hon. L. Denman, have been selected in the room of Mr. Vials (once the stroke of the Cambridge crew), Mr. Jones, Mr. Cross, and the Hon. G. Denman, but the gentleman who has charge of the yoke lines is the same. The Leander has been considered for many years the first of the many great London clubs. They are experienced and scientific oarsmen, hut, like their op ponents, have, since the regatta at 'bailey, shifted some of their members, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Ommaney, and Mr. C. Pollock having been substituted for Mr. Wood, Mr. Sherrard, and Mr. Gibson, the latter of whom steered at Henley. The start will take place at a quarter to five in the afternoon, and, for the information of the thousands of spectators who are expected to be present, we beg to state that the boats may be distinguished in the following manner :--The Leander boat is pink within, with a streak, and the oar-blades are vermillion ; the Cambridge boat is lilac within, and the oars lilac or light blue. There arc about half-a-dozen steamers advertised to ac company the match ; the principal of these are the Anthracite, chartered by Searle for a select party of the gentlemen frequenters; and the Era, by Parish, the cele brated coxswain of the Leander Club, and Jack Williams, the veteran who rowed the match to Gravesend against time. May the best men win. HORSLYDOWN REGATTA. This wager took place yesterday, but ended in a man ner very discreditable to those engaged in it. After four heats had been got through wiih a great deal of contro versy and fouling, Henry Hopkins (pink) and George Radford (green) made a second start at dusk for the grand or final heat. They fouled shortly after starting, and on a sudden Hopkins 's boat was seen bottom upper most, its occupant being immersed in the water, from which he was rescued in two or three minutes, and car ried, in a very precarious state, to a neighbouring pub lic-house. It was too dark, and there were too many boats around for us to distinguish the reason of the cap size, and different causes were assigned. Radford, after the unexpected stoppage of the other, rowed the dis tance, with his boat half full of water, to claim the first prize. At the time our reporter left, all was confusion, and the police were busily employed in endeavouring to quell the rioting and fighting which were going on, much to the disgrace of those concerned, and to the annoyance of the neighbourhood. A regatta upon a rery grand scale is to take place above the bridges on the 17th inst., the cost of which is to be defrayed by the proprietors of the Father Thames steam-packet plying upon the river. A purse of sove reigns and other prizes will be given on the occasion, to be rowed and sailed for by free watermen. Various other amusements arc to take place, and several steamers are engaged to take the numerous friends of the Directors who will be invited to witness the sports, and to partake of the hospitality of those gentlemen. REGATTA AT HA` RE. The Havre Journal states that the scene on the shore and pier of that place, on occasion of Sunday's regatta, was exceedingly striking and pretty. The number of spectators was Immense, and all the authorities of Havre were present. • The sea was rather heavy and the rind fresh, but in other respects there were no obstacles to the success of the regatta. The Royal yacht, the Rehm Amelie, and the Government cutter Rodenr, were sta tioned at the two extremities of the course, about a mile and a half in length, which was marked by boats with red and yellow flags ; and numerous vessels of every kind were stationed at various points. Soon after ten o'clock the first race began between sailing-boats and whale-boats. The sailing-boats, eight in number, were all French, and the prize was won in good style by the Vite, commanded by M. Barbe, who was a winner last year. Foursvlialwboats also started, and the prize was won by the Zephyr. The second race wns between four • long boats ; the Belle Pottle and the Reunion (manned by some of the crew of the Mlle Amelie), the Emula tion, and the Dorade. The race, well cc n ►tested, was won by the Belle Poule, the Commander. of which, Mazerat, distinguished himself greatly in last year's re gatta. The third race was a match between gigs. Seven had been entered, of which three were English, one of English build, but manned by a French crew, and the re mainder French. Three were, however. withdrawn, and only four started, two English and two French. Of these the Gypsey (English) came in first, winning very easily, the result not be►ng for a moment doubtful; the two French boats, Grand. Turk and , Blanche, came in second and third. An amateur race closed the meeting : it was between the Gypsey (English and French) the Grand Turk (English, with a French crew), and the Lioneetm (French, with French crew.) This was a well-contested race, the struggle lying between the first and third boats. They Were on an equality for a considerable period, but • at the second buoy the Gypsey pulled away from the other, and came in first, after going the distance in. 35 minutes. The distribution of prizes was then made by the Mayor, in the proportion of I,ooof. for the first prize, 300 f. for the second, and 100 f. for the third. The prize for the amateur race was a silver cup and five silver medals for the crew, but an objection was raised to the claim of the Gypsy, from her having had a sailor in her crew, which was, therefore, not strictly ono altogether of amateurs, and adjudgment of the prize was postponed. A scanlaing broke down at the moment of the distribution of prizes, by which two young women had each a kg broken, but with this unfortunate excep tion no serious accident occurred ashore. A boat was run over by a steamer in the roads and cut in two, but her crew were immediately picked up. It is calculated that 40,000 persons visited the regatta. FIRE ON BOARD THE DUCHESS OF SLITHER. LAND STEAM-SHIP.—On Tuesday night, at eleven o'clock, : the large steam-ship Duchess of Sutherland arrived at her moorings off St. Katherine's, from Aberdeen, with 100 passengers, and a large and valuable cargo, consist- ing of 174 oxen, a number of sheep, about 36 tons of dead meat, 300 boxes of salmon, about 500 barrels of herrings, for the London market, and a great quantity of manufactured goods. The cattle were landed the same night. Yesterday morning, soon after six o'clock, the crew and labourers commenced discharging the cargo into lighters and barges alongside. A few minutes af terwards the people were alarmed at a dense body of smoke ascending from the engine -room, and it was soon aseertaired that the vessel wast on fire. No time was lost in manning the bmd-engine onboard, and a stream of water was discharges: into the after larboard coal-bunker, where the fire was raging. The fliunes, however, were not subdued until part of the deck was cut away, and a great quantity of water thrown below. The people on board exerted themselves in a most praiseworthy manner to subdue the flames, which at one titne threat ened the destruction of this magnificent ship and her cargo. The damage done was inconsiderable—a few barrels of herrings, and the inside skin of the vessel, were scorched, and some injury was done by the water, but not to ally amount worth naming. The fire was caused by the ignition of the coals in the bunker by the heat of the furnaces during the voyage. DANCING AT A FRENCH FETE.—One booth contains a large lantliorn, two feet square, on which is written " Bal do Paris." This is for the nobs and n a . 1)4)1).3. The admittance price excludes all the rest—for it is livcpence, The next booth, devoted to Terpsichore, is at a reduced price, six sous, or threepence, and is for the snobs and nobobs. The musk in both is excellent. Dancing all the afternoon, waltzing, quadrilling, Rano rang, has been going on upon a small scale ; lint the village clock has struck seven, the Mayor and his l a dy have entered the " B al do Paris," and the ball b eg i ns i ll right earnest. How they do dance This is dancing with a vengeance How the men figure ! How the ladies adynnee, their gowns and frocks about 12 inches nngg be fore them What a number of noseg a y s m 1 T hat h b a e t taking i man in blac!; , wit h new y ello w gloves, m us t gymnastic exercise. Mademoiselle uu Golberg, the chief couturiere e. needlcwoman), must surely be ordered by her doctor to throw herself into such attitudes and con vulsions to care herself of rheumatism. How very blue the flowers in the cap of Madame Mulot, the epieier's w if e ; and how lovingly she looks at her husband's head KiTrentice. Shaine to you, Mrs. Mulot, it's t oo h a d o f ..ou to make poor Mulot stop at home and keep shop w hil s t you dance at the "Bal de Paris" with Henri Co chon.—New Monthly Magazine. THE CLYDE ORCHARDS.—The gooseberries and currants in the different orchards and gardens on the Clyde have been sold this year at 6261. 14s. "6d. Thu large fruit in the orchards on t h e Clyde are : ile arly a totttl faihan this yesr. LITER LT URE. GUY FAWKES. 3 Vols. Bentley, London, 1841. • We have so often spoken of this romance, as portions of it appeared from time to time in the pages of Bentley's Miscellany, that we need here say little more than that it is now com pleted, and terminates, as might have been an ticipated, with the execution of Guy Fawkes for liigri treason, and the death, by a broken heart, of the heroine, Viviana Radcliffe. The story is by no means devoid of interest—for Mr. Ains worth shows much tact in the disposition and working up of incident; but it fails in the de lineation of character. There is no individuality —no skill of discrimination in any of the chief •personages. Viviana is a mere pretty automaton, as cold and lifeless as wax work ; and even the hero himself, on whom evident pains have been bestowed, has scarcely one mental feature to dis tinguish him from the rest of the conspirators. In a word, " Guy Fawkes" is a work of talent— certainly not of genius. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TIIURSDAY.—The Queen and Prince Al bert promenaded, both in the morning and.afternoon, in the Slopes and the Little Park, but the Royal party have not driven nut in carriages. Per Royal llighness the Princess Royal has been taken out in the Park. The Lndy Caroline Somers Cocks has arrived, and has succeeded the lion. Harriet Pitt, us the Maid ui Honour in Waiting upon her Majesty. Miss Pitt has taken her departure. The► Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include only the visitors at the Castle, and the Royal suite. Their Royal Highnessess the DuchySs and the Prin cess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Somerset, honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence on Wedneiday evening. The Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Prin cesses Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, and attended by Lady Augusta Somerset, went yesterday morning to her lloyal Highness's residence at Kew. Lord Adolphus ,Fity,clarence has returned to town from a visit to her Rontl highness the Duchess of Glou cester at Bagshot Park. • Despatches from Sir A. Woodford at Malta, and also from the Governor of Gibraltar, were received yester day at the Colonial-office. SPLENDID FETE AT BUNNY PA RIC, NOT.FING lIAM Sli IRE. AUGUST 3.—Un this day one of the most gratifying tributes of respect was paid to the noble owner of this princely domain, Lord Rancliffe, a tribute which must have been as gratifying to his feelings as creditable to those who paid it. In 1812 Lord Rancliffe 'came forward at the request of a few working men t contest the town of Nottingham against the influence and purse of one of the Arkwright family. On that oc casion he succeeded in breaking down the barriers of Toryism, in which the town hied for centuries been en thralled. Unfashionable as the times were for Liberal sentiments, his Lordship came out as a full-length _Re former, and sat in Parliament several sessions, retiring only to enjoy the comforts and elegances of private life. His Lordship, however, since then has not been . idle, for on every occasion when the rights, liberties, and welfare of mankind have been to be upheld, his Lord ship has been at his post, and has ever been the zealous and energetic advocate of civil and religious liberty, and, as a large landholder deriving his income from laud alone, always the opponent of the cursed Corn-laws, as well as other monopolies. Tho dinner on this occasion was given to his Lordship in his own park, to mark the esteem in which he is held by the Liberals of Nottingham, for long and undeviating consistency of character. On our starting from Not tingham the road presented a most animating appear ance, being crowded by carriages on their move to Bunny. In passing through the villages of Ruddington and Bradmore, purple and yellow banners, triumphal arches, decorated with flowers, and other well-known emblemeof liberty, met the astonished sight. On descend ing the hill into Bunny, the sight was magnificent. The old Baronial Hall, wAth its antique tower, on which floated the banner of England, the entrance to the Park with its triumphal arch, the beauty of the scenery, and splendid weather, and the hearty reception rich and poor met with on their arrival, all gave promise of a glorious day. After rambling through his beautiful gardens and grounds, the trumpet sounded for dinner, which took place at two o'clock, in a marquee, beautifully decorated, capable of holding '2,000 persons; four rows of tables, ex tending from one end to the other, were'speedily occu pied, and, after grace by the Rev. Mr. Fosbrooke, dinner commenced, Thomas Wakefield, Esq. in the chair ; on his right was Lord Rancliffe, and on the left G. de 11. Larpent, Esq., M.P., for Nottinghain, and on the raised platform on which they were seated, we observed the Mayor of Nottingham, S. Bean, Win. Hurst, J. M. Fel lows, Esqrs., as well as other influential gentleman. After the cloth was drawn, the Chairman proposed the health of the Queen, which was drank with nine times nine; Prince Albert, the Duke of Sussex, the Duchess of Kent, had similar honours; the next toast was their dis tinguished guest Lord Rancliffe. His LoaDsmr rose evidently affected, and, after thank ing the company fur the very handsome compliment paid him, observed, that, after a lapse of 29 years, when he was first politically known to them, what could his feel ings be on looking; around him to see so many friends anxious for his welfare and happiness. Many attacks had of late been made against him by his political opponents, but he regarded them good-nature, they were for rotten and forgiven. It was rather a strange thing to be invited to a dinner in his own park ; but it was a great source of gratification to him. He wanted eloquence to thank them for their kind feeling, especially as he re garded it us A great demonstration of political fettling. 11e had come forward in 1812, at the request of two working men, to contest the town on Liberal principles. Ile had to tight against the Tories of the town of Not tingham and tlie heavy-lined purse of Mr. Arkwright ; but he conquered. The Tories of Nottingham had in former days ducked the Reformers for advocating the principles he gloried in ; but times were altered, they would never show at that scratch again. I love the peo ple ; no man is more anxious to see them happy and prosperous, and no man is more anxious than myself to do my duty to them. Government have tried to further reform ; but they have leaned too much to the Tories, instead of relying upon the people. I sin an advocate for the Ballot and an extension of the Suffrage ; an op ponent to monopolies. My income is derived from the land ; but look now at your Corn Market ; the poor man's loaf is less in size, and greater in price, through those accursed Corn-laws. The landlord, the farmer, is not profited by their continuance ; it is only the gambling warehousemen who are benefited. Sir Robert Peel had made a political manifesto at Taniworth; he had said nothing but that be was a political physician. He (Lord Rancliffe) could tell him he was no magician, After thanking the party for the honour they had done him, he assured them they might rely, whether in or out of office, the Tories, as a party, would never do anything for the benefit of their fellow -creatures. — (Great cheering.) Song by Mr. Thorpe, " Rancliffe, 0 1" 'roast, " licr Majesty's Ministers."--(Great cheering.) Lord RANcLurrv. next proposed the health of Mr. Lar pent and Sir John llobhouse. Mr. LA RPENT returned thanks in an able and energe tic speech, in which he advocated those constitutional reforms the people are asking for, but which the Tories have refused. Me concluded by reading a letter from Sir John Hobhouse, giving as a reason for not honouring the party with his presence, • the arrival of and despatch of an Indian mail.. 'Toast, " Mr. Ilitchin, and the Reformers of Lin co l n ." Mr. lirrents responded in an able and talented speech. Tea at this time (seven o'clock) was introduced, after which the tables were cleared away, and dancing com menced. The only mar to a happy termination, was that a heavy and continued rain set in about eight o'clock; however, in spite of this, the party did not separate until seven o'clock on Wednesday morning. SEIZURE OF THREE BRITISH OFFICERS BY THE BIIIIMESE.—(from a letter in the United Service Gazette.)--" MOULMEIN, JULY 10.—You have probably heard of the seizure of three British officers of the Madras army by the Burmese authorities ; the parties are Captain Brett, of the 21st Light Infantry, and Lieu tenants Revell and Gib, who, whilst on ashouting excur sion, having accidentallyoverstepped the boundary li ne , were immediately seized by a body of armed 'T i en, the i r guns forcibly taken from them, and they \ere marched on foot for two days and nights, a distance of above 1 -sixty miles, to the town of Martaban, itnuvdieW opp,„-,to the contonment o f M ou l mein, ' en the rightl bank of the balween, where these officers were placad in durance, lifter undergoing repeated indig nities and considerable violence. Strange to say. too, the British authorities at Moulmein took no active steps for their release beyond despatching a few letters to the headman at. Martaban, whi c h only met with insulting replies, the Burmese auth or i ty positively refusing to re- lease the officers until he should hear from the Gover nor of Bolin. This tacitly allowing three British otti- cers to suffer for seven days and nights, within range of 1 our guns, and in sight of the national Hsu. the mos t r u i T, 1 ful degradation that could well be endured by 8r.a... c. 1 subjects, is surely disgraceful to the British nuth,:rinueof The above most unjustifiable seizure and detention those gentletnen excited an extraordinary and sympathy throughout the cantonment t r ( f . s u t r s . l town of Moulmein, and had not immediate s P f indignation taken to keep down the ebullition wan inhabitnnts and soldiery of the f‘.)ree ' .-te ' ' Their countrymen, which exists4l un- "' the tl v ' Enrt t ld f dy would have made an attempt to rescue have Jed to consider ableand which would probably Mugabe!' to resist any at"Pt l a , I laced in arrest, pend collie:: collected al amend loss of life, as a Burmese forctehhoasdtill:(cicens. that the three officers have nl bt ; ‘ , l ,lZ:e-in-Chief, for hay n; ing a reference to t the eim :Thich had become obsolete, disobeyed some wen. order so far back as the 18th - and, though the affair occurred t. et been li laated. You may of January, theybays 1 1"iliou/mcia Cnronide has never think it strange thatt iteds disgraceful affair. The fact, made any.mention of 1 person who conducts that journal is however, 13, that the x r and master of the Free School, an American miss . 1 i( " n i Le, studiously anxious to keep the and, its the authorities probably calculated the advantage matter "let' he alas n - atiairs of state policy." of I—a-mining sile,ol failure of the bank has Lro%en T:3l.T,' I partylC completely, and there is no doubt up t'm Tor y lection of the lien. Mr. I'etre when whatever of the re-elution occurs. An enthusiastic demonstration ev er a vacancy r, .Petro took place lust week. Above I,CO persons sat t in fav"!. 01* . l own to tea ; we mention the numbers, 0 general order to show howfeeling inn r r e tre, Wegan. rims. EVENING SU. FARRINGDON. STREET CH ORA L SOCIETY. We made a late attendance at the Public Concert of i Choral and Madrigal Music, which was held thcliar'n alley School-room yesterday cvenio g , and were so tar delighted as to wish that we had been ear4ier. In common with many chi' the arts, music la descend ing from the elevated tripods which she once occu pied, and instead of'haling hei fair and festal presence monopolized alone by Royal Academies and courtly cliques, begins to walk in engaging familiarity amon g . all classes o f th e c hild ren o f men. thie6m o pass—and only the last few years have effected it—the beauty of the vox humane and its first capaLilities were known but to a limited few, and the sweetness which the larynx comprehended in itself, was, among the people at large, little doveloped. But by the forma tion of musical societies, such as the one in question, good natural powers have bcen trained by masters into tuneable ortler, so that the I-O:0 has, in many instanoes, been enaL:ed to conduct itself through the pl uas i ng windings of a song , or t h e more intricate evolutions 4P; the choir. On casting our eyes over last-evening's programme, we were surprised to see that -p . ames, which some twenty years back were strange even'm,the more occult culti vators of the science, were even here, inter pupillores, becoming familiar as household words. Nay, net names alone, but strains and harmonies.. A. chaste compositio n of the German Gluck opened the evening's vocal display, and Danby was made to Warble his hymn to the (Eolian lyre." The amatory' odes of TAnd,',Nlornington were very charmingly executed. " Cynthia,phy song and chanting," b. 7 the captivating musician Giovanni Croce, was sung with «pal taste and delicacy. One female voice attracted our attention in part:Jailer ; rang with a clear sweet tone, and in more energetic parts, topped the whole concert choir. The united efflirts of the band also, told admirably in the soft effusion of Festa's " Down in a fkavery vale." lndecd the sotto voce parts throughout were very winningly managed. To see su much simplicity (*splayed in the. pursuit and cultivation of the science is itself attractive, and we must confess that clear and simple enun ciations of airs and ballads, please . the ear far better than the unmeaning bravuras of operatic flights. We would any (lay rather listen to the singing of the lint• white in the broom than to the the ord ere d trill of any petted song-bird. An excellent plan is adopted, also, befisre every chant. tiny precentor stands up, and distinctly repeats tho words, ere they are rendered vocal by . the choir. The credit dne to the ,organ;Ter and ma nager of the 100 voices which comp(ise the choral body, ;and the praiseworthy manner in which the whole recipro cates his attention by improving ou his instructions, ask for great praise. Counting the terms by twenties, there must have been about 300 persons corupthiing, last evening's audience. The pleasure evinced l,v. their countenances, and their culls for repetitions of many channts, were themselves the best testimonies to the evening's concert. TO NON-ELECTORS. 110 W TO GAIN A VOTE, AND USE IT WITH OUT INTIMIDATION. Every Reformer Who is excluded from the list of voters, and does not possee44ho necessary qualifications to get his name on the re„eistef,'may ns efleetuall y contri bute to the return of a Reform Candidate as if he had a votet for himself; and that vote was protected from inti. midation by the ballot, if ho will examine the list of voters, which may be seen at the house of any overseer 'at all reasonable hours, any day before the 15th of August, and make a note of the name and address of any Tory that appears on- the register and is not in every way qualified. lie should immediately forward the information, with ground of objection, to some active Reformer or Registration Committee, who will of to him ; and if he is unable to prove himself qualified, will be excluded from the register, the onus of proof lying entirely with the person objected to. Thus the Tory vote struck off will be on. gained to the cause of Reform, and given as secretly, if r more so, than a vote given by the informant under the protec tion of the Surely the thousands in the metropolis excluded from the franchise, and those who have been compelled to sacrifice their consciences, and submit to the most shame ful as well as shameless intimidation, will avenge them selves upon their intimidators, and thus regain the vote their private inter t compelled them to give against their own holiest conviction. MURDEROUS ATTACK BY A HOUSEBREAKER. About seven o'clock this morning n man with the front part of his clothes completely saturated with. blood, . which had flowed from an extensive wound on the left side of his neck, and in a state of extreme weakness and exhaustion, presented himself at Rahere's Ward (the accident receiving ward for the week), at St. Bartholo mew's Hospital, and was directly admitted and had every requisite assistance rendered him, and after he had KOMO what recovered himself he made the following state ment :—His name is Thothas Spencer, cabinet-maker. Last night he left , London en foot, intending , to sleep at Hendon. At, twelve o'clock a little beyond Hendon Church, as he was passing a six roomed cottage by the rued side, with a small garden before it, enclosed by iron railings, he heard the break ing of Glass, and saw a man in the act . of throwing up the sash of one of the parlour windows—that on the right hand side of the hall door, and called tohim, " What are Ton About there ?" The man directly ran up to him say ing, " D--n your eyes you what is it to you, and the same instant made a sweeping blow nt his neck,which struck him on the left side of the throat, just under the jaw bone ; the fellow then ran off in the direction towards Hendon Church. Fearing that the man might have some confederates with him, he did not wait to give any slam im the spot. r hut_ran off in the direction towards town, and on his way he met with two poliCeineic fti whom he gave information, and his name end address, but declined their offer to procure him surgical aid. After walking for nboncen hour, he became so limit front loss of blood, that he WAN OblißCd to lie down in a livid, where he became insensible, end remained so until be tlszeen four and five o'clock, when he came- U. himself, and, with the greatest di ffi culty, succeeded in walking' to the Hospital. The limn who nttacked him is about 5 feet 9 inches high, wore n fustian jacket via a black hat. and seemed very active, but Spencer cpttlfi not distinguish his fen tures. The wound is not considered at present to be likely to lend to a fatal result. Spencer says that he. thinks that he discerned a clasp knife in the man's hand when he struck him ; he noticed that there were inside shutters to the parlour windows, which were closed. AN AFFAIR OF HONOUR ON, WORMWOOD SeIIUBBS, ATTENDED 'MTH SERIOUS CONSEQUNNeIip._ Yesterday morning, at six o'clock, a hostile meeting took place on Wormwood Scrubbs, between Henry—, rise., and Captain Anthony —, residing in Stataford-street, Lambeth. At six o 'clock precisely Mr. L. arrived en the ground, accompanied by his seconds, and in a few minutes afterwards Captain -8., with his seconds. Ita medintely afterwards the ground was measured at 1G paces, and the hostile parties took up their positions and tired without either shot taking effect. The seconds im mediately interfered, and used every endeavour to obtitia a reconciliation, but without effect. They fired a second time, when Captain B. received his antagonist's shot in the fleshy part of the right thigh, and fell to the ground. A surgeon being in attendant*, extracted the ball in ten minutes afterwards with probes, and he was removed to a carriage in waiting, ityEl, accompanied b v his seconds, proceeded home, previouilw which the [motile parties shoo!: hands. It did not transpire what was the cause.of the meeting. FURTHER EXPRRIMZNTS WITH PERCUS• SION SHELLS.—WOOLWICH, Auo, s.—Several other parties, in addition to the gentlemen who'recentiy made experiments with percussion shells in the Marshes at Woolwich, having applied to the Master-General and Board of Ordnance to be permitted to 'mike further. ex periments with shells constructed by them, their reeeests have been complied with, and the experiments will take place immediately after the hay crop is got in, which will depend on th e s t ate o f t h e wea th e r. There are au, about 20 acres to cut. THE HALIFAX MAIL STEAMER, L i Ir m E )b ß l :. POOL, THURSDAY.—At one o'clock 30sq= steamer, Columbia, Captain Jodkins-,. c a vine her Ma upwards or one hundred I , "s en g ° T d t h e United :talcs, jesty's royal mail. bags for Canadiaz under the care of Lieut. Jo b n c e r s lt.fgrdenui:'pel ; e t with ers on the tops of the ter minus Fo r some time a num ilier em ployed in the erection 9f , of men have-been for the purpose of of . the Greenw:%eilthli pure water, it having been the machinery. a b e a hr e nery " . There are a e f Crowdon ,•, station on t T here are people in the "'mid ;., C A NDOV—• k it v • to despise can d our, to uo. upon as s. sdstiits-)Pncpoeillvyeicornmgni:iiit(lnst'e(o7rtessnigi,heitei:n i t re e n s r . j a t fi t t e r i r T er t a i l i s d t elwreem-ea,stredbenpeant the New Cross who s e ct tuld evincing . ignorance of human I racteristie strength and inte 'Thy • of conscious 3, cnp- But sure l y openness is the most obvious atty. the nature. But wealiness, o ti r ey esou ezo r r c , e a t tri t l i t i t e y and camet is hin ;76 a t design. ctsa Ile a-; iif he helivred, that there is not a single honest high minil.4l man in the world, is right so far as one in: 1 7 _ r iduid is concerned — that is , h imself. H o who kn ave from his own consciousness that there is one, will not be I slow to believe there are others." FEMALE EDUCATION.—Womefi, such is their - _ unfortunnte style of education, harard every thing upon the east of the die ; N . hen youth la gone, all is gone. No lumina creature gives his admiration for nothing ; either the ept ihust be charmed. or the understanding grntitied. Every human being must pnt up with the coldest civility, who has neither the charms of youth nor the wisdom of ago. Neither is there the slightest eoln 7 miseration for decayed accomplishments; no man monrns over the fragments of a dancer, or drops a tkar on rim re lies of musical skill.---Sydney Smith. POETRY IN HUMBLE LIFE —A htboutcr in a hayfield in this county, the other day, in reply to a clergyman's remark, that n great deal of work remained le be done ' said Oh, yes, Sir, but Timo is young at present." .It. was then nine o'clock 'in the morning.— Northampton Mercury. The improvements in the Green-park give much satisfaction. The surface of the Park, which was uneven with ninny, hillocks, has . been levelled, end henna youni! trees have been planted. There are three excellent gravel-walks just finished, one running parallel with Constitution-hill to Ilydc-park-corner ; :mother across the Park, leading to the same place ; and anoth er i 7t parallel with Piccadilly. The plantations are p ro t ecte d to prevent them f..om ban;; injured, and the Park, w hi c h rowed and by no means inviting, is now a place of healthy and agreeable recreation. anti four:ttit f A fish called the Sea Devil was caught o ff Bark in;six f i e s e wi t long feet and Wipers. It is uuw lyingatthe Gun, lattekwali.