The Sun. — London, England, 1855-07-19 00:00:00

MARIQUITA and NEW GRA.NADA COM PANY.—The Adjourned Ordinary General Meeting of this C"nP P IIY, which was held on the 24th :day last, will take Place at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on Friday, the 27th instant, at two 'o'clock preAsely. L. R. JONES, Secretary. =yo• 2, New Bulk-buildings, July 19, 1855. TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS and Others.—The TRAVELLERS' and MARINE INSUR INCE COMPANY grant Policies of Insurance against EVERY DESCRIP TION of ACCIDENT, whether occurring whilst travelling or other- Wise. CAPITAL, 250,0001. TRUSTEES. The Right Honourable Earl Fitzwilliam, K.G. Matthew Marshall, Esq. (Bank of England). William Smee, Esq. (Bank of England). Sir Charles Fox. EXAMPLE OF RATE 3. Annual Premium. J Sum at Death. I Weekly Allowance. £2 0 0 £l,OOO £5 0 0 £1 5 0 i £5OO I £3 0 0 Forms of Propos tl, Prospectuses Scc. may be obtained at the Chief Offices, 42 and 43, Po u lt r y, London, between 10 and 4 o'clock. FRANCIS COBHAM, Registrar. THE NEW EDITION of the Rev. 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THE ILLUSTRATED TIMES, No. 7, for Sartianav neat, price TWO-PENCE, will contain a large and splendid PANORAMIC VIEW of the CRIMEA, extending from Perekop to Ror of, and from Cape Cheruinesus to Taman, and In cluding Simpheropol, Baktchi Serai, Balaklava, and Sebastopol, with all its Forts and Defences, and the Position of the Allied Troops : ars° Klatch, Kan, Yenikale, Nojaisk, Genetchi, Arabat, Marionpol, Taganrog, and all the towns, forts, bays, straits, gulphs, promon tories, and peninsulas of the Sea of Azof, and the Black and Putrid Seas. The Panoramic View having been prepared from recent observations, is by far the most accurate representation of the Crimea yet published. The " Illustrated Times" will also contain a large Engraving of the Camp of the Turkish Contingent at Buyakdere—Acene on board the iligliflyer, helve going into action against the Forts of Sebastopol—Levy of Russiln Troops—Portrait of J. A. Roebuck, 111. , .,—the new City Statue of Sir Robert Peel— Dickens' Amateur Theatricals at Campden-house—Launch of the Agamemnon at Blackwall —The Band playing in the Gardens of Burlington-house. Each number of the " Illustrated Times " con t tins numerous articles by popular writers, and all the news of the week ; it forms by far the best and most complete Illustrated news paper published, and has met with so great a success as to have in duced the starting of various unprincipled imitations, filled with old and worn-out engravings. The public are cautioned not to be mis led into purchasing these disreputable and worthless publications, bat to be careful in askingfor the " Illustrated Times," a first class, full-size, family newspaper, price Twopence, weekly.—Oilice, 148, Fleet-street. Just published, New and Improved Edition, price ls., THE CURABILITY of CONSUMPTION ; being a Series of Papers, presenting the most prominent and important Practical Points in the Treatment of the Disease. By FRANCIS 11. RAMA DGE, Fellow of the College of Physicians, late Senior Physician to the Royal Infirmary for Diseases of the Chest, &c. Also, by the same Author, Price 10s. 6d., A TREATISE on ASTHMA and on DISEASES of the HEART. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. riotaTi:E hOYAL IIAYMAILKET. Under the management of Mr. Bud:atone. Tills EVENING. Will be performed THE BUSY BODY. 3larplot, Mr. Buck tone ; Miranda, miss Reynolds. Followed by BUCKSTONE'S .tI?VENTURES WITH A POLISH PRINCESS. Followed by THE GALICIAN FETE. To cone:ride with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. AOYAI. PRINCE:4B'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cuanza Klux. THIS EVENING, Rill be performed HOW STOUT YOU'RE GETTING. To conclude with KING lIENRY THE EIGHTH. Queen Ka thutne, Mr,. C. Keau ; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean. TaEA.TRE :ROYAL ADELPII3. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Dlrectrega, 2.l4dame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be verformed HELPING HANDS. Characters by Mum E. Webster, Keeley, L. Murray, C. Selby, &c. ; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Keeley, &c. After which, FRATERNISATION: To conclude with OPEN SPA VNTE ; or, A Night with the Forty Thieves. Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford and Keeley ; Misses Weolgar, Cuthbert, Wyndham, Si. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATER. Lessee and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan; THIS EVENING. Will be performed TII SCROOL FOR. SCANDAL. Characters by Messrs. Robson, A. Wigan, O. Vining ; Mrs. A. Wigan, &c. To conclude with THE WAN DEICING} MINS T REL. J'em Ram Mr. F. Robson. I.OY AL ST:LAND TILKATRE. tinder the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, Will be performed A WONDERFUL WOMAN: After which, SALLY S \TART. To be followed by THE. SP A.NI SI DANCERS. To conclude with MARRIED DAUGHTERS AND YOUNG HUSBANDS. ASTLEY'S ROYAL, AIVIPITITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke. THIS, A\l) EVEPY EVENING, Tn compliance with the universal wish expressed, the interesting Spectacle, Lord Bi ron's NfAZEPPA or, the Wild Horse, in which 211 r. William Cooke's highly-trained horses will appear for the flrst time. The piece will exhibit all the original thrillingly electric effects ! To conclude with the SCENES In the CIRCLE, by Equestrians of high repute. t,,,x..,,tnee open from Eleven till Four. State Manager, Mr. W. Vl:at. Acting Manager. Mr. - Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director, M. V. Cooke, jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON ERIDOIr.. Tara DAY —Morning 0 min.after 5 I Evening 18min. aft.' 5 ro-v, mpnw Morntng 34 min.aftor 5 Evening 54min. att. r, TUN WIdATTIER.—Surg Orrws, July 19. TarnicatrrEn, IN THE SIZADZ. CO-- .igherit since noon yesterasy. ►7—Towest this morning and during the night. 62 —this day, at noon. AROMI7TZB, 29 . 71. wiTen, S.W.—Light, with heavy rain in the morning, an .l sotno partial rain during the forenoon. GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF "THE SUN," FROM FIVEPENCE-H A.LFPENNY FOURPENCF; F3R, THE THIRD 'OR LATEST EDITION. In consequence of the abolition of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers the public in all large cities and towns to which, parcels are forwarded by the News-Agents, The Sun, which formerly cost Fivepence-half penny for the Latest Edition, containing Parliamentary Debates of the same even ing, together with the List of Army and Navy Promotions in the London Gazette, with Official Despatches from the Seat of War, the Latest Sporting, and all other Commercial News, List of Bankrupts, &c., ch., can now be had for Fourpence, being a saving of nearly one-third. Hitherto the price of the paper wa s nomi nally Fivepence, but all Late Editions posted after six o'clock were charged a fee of One Halfpenny by the Post-office, which made the price to the Subscriber P ivepence-Halfpenny. This charge must still be made to those in remote places, unless the Postmaster-General have the magnanimity to forego such a paltry source of revenue. San-office, 112, Strand, London, 9th July, 1855. tf; . ' wo LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1855. This evening the division on Mr. ROEBUCK'S motion, or rather on General PEEL'S amendment, will unquestionably take place. It is probably the last opportunity which Honourable Gentle men will have during the present Session of vin dicating their own characters, and exonerating themselves from auy complicity with Ministers in conduct which has proved alike disastrous and diicreditable to the country. We fear, however, , that, like many others, it will be disregarded, and that nothing practical will be effected. The se called independent members are already affected with the listlessness inseparable from the season. They are longing for the arrival of the vacation, when they can separate in pursuit of their respective hobbies. At such a time they will not tolerate any proceedings that may increase their labours or procrastinate the anxiously-looked-for moment of " breaking up"—more especially so if the pro posed course may possibly lead to the much dreaded " appeal to the country," and the turmoil and expense of a • sharply-contested election. However palpable the public benefit to be derived from any suggestion it will not compensate for the private inconvenience and the loss of the coveted holidays. Thus it is that, as we recently explained, there have been " a series of compro mises" lately. That Sir E. B. LYTTON was mollified by the sacrifice of Lord JOHN RUS SELL, and thereby induced to let the " insig nificants" GREY, WOOD, and LEWIS escape scot free, while Ministers are contented to get rid of Mr. ROEBUCK'S damaging motion by an undignified resort to " the previous question," satisfied to let the inculpatory verdict remain on record against them, provided the punishment remains in abeyance and they be dis charged on their own recognisances to appear to receive sentence whenever called on. We do not, howevet, believe that the nation will be satisfied with these " compromises " or the truckling spirit exhibited by those who, al though nominally their representatives, are not animated by the same unflinching determination and patriotic devotion as themseliies. The Eng lish people have indeed exhibited unquestionable proofs of their earnestness in the sacred cause in which they have embarked. They have freely accepted every bill drawn on their resources— have assented not only to a considerable addition to the onerous income tax, but to further charges on malt and spirits, on tea, sugar, and coffee. No credit that was asked for has been denied. The only complaint has been that sufficient efforts have not been made to conquer an honourable and enduring peace, and to achieve a decisive triumph for "right over night." The members of both branches of the Legisla lature may well profit by this salutary example. When they see the middle classes not only pa tiently, but enthusiastically submitting to this serious and wearisome burden, they should surely be contented to make some personal sacrifices— might, for instance, surrender for a season, or even postpone for a few weeks, their amuse ments. Might they not, for instance, in order to save the effusion of British blood, and the expenditure of British treasure, proclaim a "grouse jubilee" for the month of August, and delay their crusade against red and black game until the month of September? Might not the yachts be kept at their anchorage or on the cruising ground without the presence of their owners for a few extra weeks, or the enjoyment of rural festivities be deferred ? This evening these interrogatories must be an swered. The undignified and discreditable compro mise must be either accepted or rejected. We con fess that we should consider any decided course preferable to that which conveys a tacit censure on the conduct of every member of the Aberdeen Ministry, although not in such terms as to pro duce any tangible results, which can only be com pared to the verdict of the Hibernian jury, which declared the prisoner not guilty, but earnestly admonished him " not to do so again." If Ministers do not merit the grave accusations framed by one of their own most decided partisans, and unceremoniously adopted by the Committee, let the motion be met by a direct negative, and unequivocally rejected. If, OR the other hand, it appears that the verdict was in strict accordance with the evidence—that the parties responsible for the sufferings and pri vations endured by our gallant army have been only too leniently dealt with by the Committee, then let the House vindicate its own reputation, and pronounce the well-merited censure on the parties really responsible ; and that, although it gives a partial, or even a complete, amnesty to grouse and black-cock during the present autumn. As we have already stated, " England expects that every man will do his duty ;" and woe to those who, from any selfish or personal motives, disappoint the reasonable anticipations. Their punishment may be delayed, but cannot be averted. Publi3 attention is at last attracted to the state of the Thames. What we and others predicted would come to pass, Professor FARADAY, by a simple and conclusive experiment, has shown to have taken place. Day by day, and week by week, the entire drainage of London has been precipitated from innumerable outlets into the noble stream, and day by day, and week by week its pollution has been growing more and more perceptible, and its atmosphere more and more unhealthy, until now the stench arising from it has become so offensive even to the rudest sense, and the fatid current so palpably thickened with filth that nobody attempts to deny the magnitude If the evil, or refuses to join in the desire to have something done for the sake of the public health. This state of the river is a very different sort of thing from what we were promised. Scientific engineers, dosy officials, fussy sanitarians, and other insane persons, pointed out in the river a natural and a most magnificent outlet for the im purities with which the cesspools of this getat city were charged, and when the possibility of the stream being polluted was hinted at laughed the notion to scorn. No matter what the volume of ,he sewage might be, it had only to be discharged into the Thames to be borne down with the stream tnd disembogued into the sea. To dream of its being brought regularly back twice a day iavoured of insanity, and to speculate on the effect of the steam-boats ploughing incessantly its waters wildness in the extreme. And yet science, fanaticism, and authority were, after all, as we have seen, quite wrong, and committed, after fair warning, a most miserable and dan- :emus blunder—a blunder, too, that has led to the poisoning of other streams in various parts of the country, and must either be produc tive of an enormous waste of expenditure, or of great injury to health, and loss of life. It avails little to reap up the past—scientific men and bran new philanthropists ought, how ever, to take a lesson from this affair, and not be quite so rash in their conclusions, and so posi tive in maintaining them, and men of sense deter miner for the future to surrender their judgment as seldom as possible to others, however loud be their professions. The , great thing now is to have the evil reme died, am d this we are happy to feel assured is by no mean s impossible. The sewage must be di verted fi •om the river—not merely carried lower down, nit diverted altogether, and discharged into so mo receptacle where it may be converted into sa.teaMe manure. By this means, and this only, cAr t we look for the restoration of the Thames 1 o comparativ e purity, and the prevention of pestilE ,nce from the noxious feculence existing in it. T . fie difficulties in the way, it would appear, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 19 1855 are more those of outlay than those of engineer ing, and with this fact in view the sooner, it must be confessed, the work is set about the better. The longer it is delayed, the worse matters will be. The river is getting filthier, and must do so faster still as the population increases. To think of a noble stream like the Thames being so poisoned with filth that fishes die in it, sunbeams cannot penetrate it, and pes tilent odours are wafted in the shrinking nostrils of three millions of people from it, is it not re volting ? A reproach like this who would not aid in wiping away ? Allies, had destroyed property belonging the Christians inhabiting the miserable villages of I Tchildir. The Tur::s, who are 13,001 men in all, have sent off for reinforcements in all (lirc!ctions ; ! two couriers have arrived at the Porte with des patches froui -Massif Pacha end General Williams. ' Kars has been placed in a good state of defence, and is provisioned for three months. An officer, writing under date of the 22d, says :—" The soldiers are eager to fight the Russians, and there is no doubt will display as much daring and heroism as at Si listria." The troops at Batoum are also menaced in their positions the Russians having ad vance d as far as Leven, which aggressive move has necessi tated the retreat of the Turks to Scnsickalaasy, five hours' distant from their former head-quarters. Our latest advices do not mention the return of the commander-in-chief Mustapha Pacha, from his ex cursion to the Kouban, although messengers had been sent to inform him of the state of things.. The famous corps called General Beatson's Irre gular Cavalry is not likely to succeed after all. Letters received this morning from the Dardanelles state that about 200 Bashi-Bazouks had disbanded, and fled into the mountains, where they will join the brigands who infest the neighbourhood of Smyrna. It is said that 4,000 Bashi-Bazouks are to form the effective force of this irregular cavalry corps. Yesterday the intelli g ence reached from the Crimea of the death of General Ansaldi, command; ing the second Division of the Sardinian contin gent. Lieut.-Colonel Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Ist battalion Grenadier Guards, who has been named aide-de-camp to the commander-in-chief, arrived on Saturday, 7th inst., by the Imperador, from the seat of war. iViazar Pacha (Sir S. Lakeinan) arrived by the same steamer, having obtained a leave of absen3e for three months. The Duke of Newcastle is hourly expected here ; also General Frolti, who takes the command of the second division of the Sardinian contingent. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —ln fairness to Lieutenant-Colonel Fitzmayer, I trust you will insert the following explanation which he has sent me regarding the two 18-pounder guns at the Battle of Inkerman. This explanation will, I have no doubt, place the whole matter in its true light as regards that gallant officer, and, in justice to him, I do not hesi- tate to communicate it to you, although I have not his permission to do so.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, A. H. LA.YARD. 9, Little Ryder-street, July 17. • Extract from a letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Fitz mayer, commanding Royal Artillery, Second Division, dated Camp before Sebastopol, July 2, 1855 : "As officer commanding the Artillery of the Second Division, I had for a few days the charge of two 18-pounder guns, lent by the siege-train. They were placed in posi tion owing to the Russians having got up a gun and shown a disposition to erect a battery ou the ruins of Inkerman. They opened fire soon after daylight oh• morning, and, the Rassiansbaving evacuated their work, they were withdrawn, and the battery masked at nightfall. They remained in my charge a few days subsequently, and were then, with all the remaining ammunition and stores, returned to the siege train. I had no longer anything whatever to do with them. My command consisted of two field batteries and nothing more. On the morning of Inkerman, when these two batteries were hotly engaged, and every man and horse fully occupied over whom I had any control, I was (in ignorance, I presume, of the facts that I had no longer charge of the two guns in question, that I had no men to man them, no means of bringing them up, that I had no idea where their ammunition and stores were to be found, and that they formed no part of my command) asked if I could get them up. I made the answer you have quoted —that it was impossible. Application was, I suppose, subsequently made to the only person who could effect what was required—namely, to Colonel Gambier, who commanded the siege-train, and who had the guns and their ammunition, &c., in his charge, and men to man them under his command. This officer proceeded at once to bring them up. He was wounded shortly afterwards, and the actual placing of the guns in position devolved on Colonel Dickson, who was the next senior officer. There is no one more willing than lam to bear testimony to the gallant and skilful manner with which these guns were served, for I was an bye-witness to it. There were difficuities also in getting them np. But, as far as I was concerned, if I had answered otherwise than in the way I did I should have been deserving of severe censure, for I should not only have been unable to do what I pro fessed to accomplish, but in all probability I should have prevented an application to the proper parties, and the 18- pounders, which (lid such good service, would never have come up at all. I hope you will take some means to set this matter in its right point of view. The answer that was made at Inkerman is known to many officers in this army, and the reasons that influenced and justified it are not generally known." TI e Alliance, the new fast steamer which has com menced running between Southampton and Havre, took over 100 passengers to France on Monday. The Wash ingtoo, which left Suutbampton yesterday for New York, took out 210 passengers. It is confidently stated, in several well-informed quar tets that the London and North Western Railway Company will be unable to maintain a 5 per cent, divi dend at the forthcoming half-yearly distribution. The prospectus of the Eastern Telegraph Company, for the construction of a submarine line from the Dar danelles to Alexandria, was issued yesterday. The pro posed capital is 120,0001., to be increased to 850,000/. pou the extension of the communication from Alexan dria to India, and the list of directors includes members of some of the most influential establishments connected with the commerce of the East; According to the Weekly Medical Gazette the cholera is not on the increase, though the number of deaths, in proportion to the attacks, is exceedingly high. Two cases have occurred at Baden, the famous bathing-place, 16 miles from Vienra. The Bank of London have received their charter of incorporation, and have taken premises at Charing-cross (late the New Equitable Life Office), which, with their city establishment, is to be ready for occupation in a few weeks. CRYSTAL PALACE.— Return of admissions for six days ending July 14.—Number admitted, including season ticket holders, 48,387 ; amount received for admissions, 2,842/. 3s. Boi KILLED BY LIGHTNING.—On Saturday, during a thunderstorm, a boy, named Samuel Stopherd, aged 12 years, residing at Abbey Hey, Gorton, Lancashire, was killed by lightning whilst closing a bedroom win dow. His body was afterwards found in the room much scorched. GOVERNOR AND MEDICAL OFFICERS OF NEWGATE.'— Yesterday the Court of Aldermen proceeded to the election of the medical officers for Newgate and Hollo way gaol; the salaries being fixed at 1501., with an al lowance respectively of 40/. and 50/. per annum, for providing medicines. Mr. John Rowland Gibson was elected surgeon for Newgate, and Mr. T. Graham for Holloway. The Government of the Sicilies has concluded a mo dification in its commercial treaty with that of Belgium, similar to what was enteral into with Sardinia► a short time back—that is to say, that the privileges of Customs and navigation accorded to the direct arrivals from the ports of either country are now extended to the indirect arrivals, provided that theeorigin of the cargo has been duly certified by the competent authorities. PICTURES IN NEEDLEWORK.—Yesterday we were favoured with a private inspection of two pictures in needlework and some valuable works of art, at No. 32, Howland-street, Fitzroy-square. The principal feature of the exhibition is a splendidly-framed picture in needle work, and represents, in a life scale, a hale, stalwart, old woodsman, duly accoutred and accompanied by his dog, setting out on a wintee's morning on his daily round. The features are beautifully wrought and full of natural expression, and the figure stands out well from the bleak background, the whole being very picturesque. The dog, perhaps, is least: haepily rendered. The other picture is a hovel scene, with children before the fire, though pleasing, is inferior in effect as it also is in size. Besides the above, there are a few articles of vertu, in c7uding a curious and costly cabinet, the property, like the preceding, of Mr. C. A. Law, naturalist. CLOSING THE GATES OP BARTHOLOMEW HOSPITAL.— Yestertiay, at a Court of Aldermen a report was brought up on the memorial of the inhabitants of Aldersgate Ward, relative to the closing, by the authorities, of the gates of Bartholomew Hospital, which the .memorial stated was a departure from the established practice, and productive of great' inconvenience. Sir Peter Laurie moved that the City Solicitor be directed to take proper steps to prevent the right of way from being infringed. Alderman Wilson moved, as an amendment, that no order be made on the subject. In the discussion that ensued several members of the court expressed an opin ion in favour of waving the claim to the right of way, which latter only benefited the inhabitants of one ward. The City Solicitor said that the authorities of the hos pital had intimated their determination to contest the claim foot by foot. The court adopted the amendment. SOUTHWARK LITERARY INSTITUTION. Yesterday evening a public dinner took place at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge, in aid of the funds of the South wark Literary Institution. Sir W. Molesworth, M.P., was in the chair, supported by about 70 gentlemen, who appeared to be deeply interested in the success of the institution, which had been 23 years in existence. The chairman made a very handsome donation to the funds of the institution, in addition to a very able and elo quent appeal in its behalf. The interests of the society were also powerfully advocated by Mr. George Pilcher (the treat iurer), and several other gentlemen, and the list of subscriptions announced was such as to afford reason to believ e that the object of the day's festival--viz., the clearing off a debt contracted in the early part of the society's existence—was in a great measure attained. THUM )ERSTORM IN SUFFOLK.—The town of Laven ham was visited on Monday afternoon by one of the most severe th understorms ever remembered. At the instant of one mi ghty crash the electric fluid struck a dwelling house, for meily known as the Guildhall, in the market place, and after shattering one side of the chimney, it descended to the roof, where it divided, and stripping off a quantity of tiles on both sides of the house, one cur rent continued on the outside, shattering the frames of two wind ows, and then went into the ground. The other, apparently a much stronger current, appears to have descended in a more directmauner, having wrenched the casings of a doorway from their position ; the door post, a piece of solid oak, was divided from top to bot tom, and the piece thrown int,, the passage, through which the wife of the occupier, J. Hanson, was passing, when she was violently whirled about, and thrown down by the concussion, but we are happy to say not much injured. The rain and hail, of enormous size, poured down in torrents, tearing up the roai.s in some places a foot deep. Barn - sir EXPEDITIO _V TO ILIALLAGHEA. - (From the New Era of May 215, a Siep?a, Leone paper.) • The usual quiet of our town was converted into a scone of consternajon and awe, on Thursday mornin , z, by the arrii,-al of her Majesty's steamer Teaz - ir from the expedition to Mallaghea, sent by the Acting Governor un Monday evening last fur the enforcement of payment by Samba Mimah Lahi, tae chief of that country, of certain indemnities to our merchants in that river, for losses sustained by them through that chief in the latter part of last year. - The Teazer had scarcely anchored when the appalling and melancholy intelligence spread like wild-fire through every part of the town that iu the attempt of our troop: to complete the destruction of the town of Mallaghea on Wednesday (which had been partially effected on the previous day) they were surprised by thousands of the natives, overpowered, and driven from the shore, with the loss of 73 men of th e I s t an d 3d West India Regiments (of 150 rank and file sent on the expedition) in killed, missing, and wounded, with 11 others also wounded, who had succeeded in getting off to the ship ; one naval officer killed (Acting Paymaster Andrews), of the Teazer ; Lieut. Wylie, killed ; two seamen missing, one naval officer and three men wounded; Commander Nicholas, also severely wounded in both legs ; Lieut. Vincent, 2d West India Regiinent, se verely wounded ; Lieut. Dillet, of the Sierra Leone Militia, wounded in the back of the head and leg (but fortunately not seriously); and Mr. Firth, Deputy-As sistant Commissary-General, taken prisoner. The circumstances attending this distressing occur rence are from first to last, as far as we have been able to ascertain (and we believe the statement of our inform ant may be relied on), as follows Some days after the departure of Governor Kennedy from this Government, the Acting Governor received a letter from the chief of the Morea country, and from King Stephen, of Wonkafong, complaining that two of their canoes (loaded with slaves) had been seized in the Sherbro country by the British Consul, and some of their people killed there, and demanding the sur render of a number of people (also slaves), which they stated had been carried away by us from the Island of Mattacong. No satisfaction could be given for the capture of the slaves, inasmuch as the Sherbro treaty with this government empowers us to seize all canoes found with slaves on board. The surrender of Mamodoo Yelle, a Foulah, who had fled to this country, was also demanded by these chiefs ; who stated that if he was not given up, the King of Foulah would immediately close the roads. This demand was also refused, as we have no treaty to deliver up Foulahs to the Soosoc I even for offences committed in the latter country. The chiefs, dissatisfied with the refusal of this Government to accede to their demands, peremptorily ordered the British and French traders to leave the rivers within ten days, after which period they (the chiefs) would not be responsible for the safety of their goods. Notice o`f this having been given by our traders to this government, they were in structed to adopt such measures for the removal of their property as their own minds would suggest, in the event of pacific measures failing ; and her Majesty's steamer Prometheus arriving at th same time, it was deemed advisable to send an armed expedition to enforce our treaties for the protection of our commerce in the rivers ; and her Majesty's vessels Dover and Britomart haying also arrived, with the Gambia contingent in the Cape Coast war, a formidable force being in the colony, a requisition was made to the Government to send these vessels to the Mallaghea, in compliance with which up wards of 450 rank and file of the 3d West India Regi ment, under the command of Captain Rookes, of the 2d West India Regiment, embarked on board the above vessels—the squadron being under the command of Captain Heseltine. This expedition left this on the 28th November of last year ; and having arrived and landed at Maliaghea, Baenba Mimah Eaha, the chief of that place, proposed that an amicable arrangement should be entered into with this Government ; and an indemnifica tion for the losses of the traders, sustained by the re moval of their goods, was the sole infliction imposed. The indemnification amounted to 1,030 dole., arid was to be paid by the Middle of March last. The time having elapsed, and the promised payment rkot being forthcoming, the Acting Governor deemed it advisable to make some inquiries respecting it. Mr. Dillet, his Excel lency's private secretary, was thereupon directed to pro ceed to the river for that purpose, and in case of failure of payment to intimate to the chief that the next visit would be a hostile one. . Mr. Dillet left on the morning of the 19th inst., in her Majesty's steamer Teazer, whiCh had a few days before arrived from England, and returned on the 21st, failing to carry out his mission ; the chief offering to coral ro mise the matter for 300 dollars. On the issue of Mr. Dillet's mission being made known to his Excellency the Acting Governor, the Tenzer was directed to return to Mallaghea the same evening, with 150 rank and file of the Ist and 3d West India Regiments ; and Captain Nicholas, of the Teazer, Captain Fletcher, commanding the troops, and Mr. Dillet, as commissioners, on behalf of the Government, to demand, and, if necessary, enforce _payment.' On their arrival at Mallaghea a rocket and shell were thrown over the town, when it was observed from the mast-head that a white flag was hoisted on the chiefs flag-staff, it being understood at the previous visit that this signal would show their willine ' a ness to continue friendship ; but, as it afterwards turned but, it was an intimation to the people to quit the town. The commissioners, on observing the signal, landed un der an escort of the troops, and having met several per sons on the wharf, they desired them to acquaint the chief that they were prepared to treat with him on their mission. Some time having elapsed, other messengers were despatched upon the same errand. In the mean time the chief's prime minister, Momodoo Touray, came down to the wharf. He was informed that if the chief did not make his appearance in half an hour fire would be opened upon the town. At the expiration of that period, the chief not appearing, the flag of truce which had been hoisted on board the Teazer was hauled down, and Momodoo Touray seized as a prisoner of war. The ship immediately opened fire upon the town ; the Mosque was in flames, and the fire appeared to extend over the greatest part of the town ; the troops were safely em barked, having had five men wounded. It was then resolved to proceed to the mouth of the river and return the following morning. On returning the next day a portion of the town still appeared stand iug, when it was determined to land the troops and fire the remainder. A man was sent to the masthead to look out, who reported no sign of the natives in the town, but a considerable number at a distance. An advanced guard having been selected, consisting of 40 persons, under the command of Lieut. Vincent—Commander Nicholas and Mr. Dillett volunteering to accompany it—they pro ceeded into the town. They had not gone far into the ruins, when a murderous fire opened upon them, by a numerous and formidable enemy there concealed, Mr. Dillett was wounded, at the first discharge in the head and leg. The main body soon came up to the support of the leading party, when a smart retiring fire was kept up with the enemy till our troops had reached the wharf, where under cover of the ship's guns, they had partly succeeded in embarking ; but the pinnace, with a number of men ; on pushing off from the wharf, is said to have been struck by a bullet ' and filling with wa t er , the men, from alarm, capsized her. A flag of truce was immediately hoisted from the ship ; but the men were barbarously shot at in the water by the enemy on the shore. Lieut. Wylie was among this party, but is sup posed to have been drowned. Several of those who had been capsized fortunately escaped the deadly fire of the natives on the shore, and swam safely to the ship. To the above melancholy disaster the severe loss of our troops is said to he principally attributed. Of the advanced party but five returned to the ship. Commander Nicholas, Lieut. Vincent, and Mr. Dillet, all wounded ; and two soldiers, severely wounded in the head; Acting Paymaster Andrews, who had also volun teered, having been killed among the others of the party. Sergeant Scanland, an Irishman, and formerly of one of the Irish regiments, who was also shot, while leading his company, is said to have behaved nobly, and died beckoning his men on co their duty. The men also be haved well, and were with some difficulty induced to obey the sound for the retreat. The officers present in the skirmish were Capt. Flet cher commanding ; Lieuts. Icier and Beazley, 3d W. I. Regt. • Lieuts. Strachan and Wyli e , Ist W.l.Regt.; and Lieut Vincent, 2d W. I. R eg t. ; an d Staff Surgeons Mar chant and R . adshaw. • Momodoo Touray was set at liberty, on his promise to obtain the release of our prisoners, and their being sent to Bintey ; where the Assistant Surgeon of the Teazer was left to treat the wounded on their arrival. The Teazer left Mallaghea on Wednesday evening, and arrived here on the following morning ; and on the same evening wasdespatched again to Mallaghea, it is supposed, for exchange of prisoners. We have been told that a native of the Gambia, who is here, direct from Mallaghea, reports that subsequent to the departure of H.M.S. Teazer, the natives searched for the corpses of our soldiers, and that only 15 were fUund. They had seven prisoners, with Mr. Firth, and he had not been injured. This statement, if correct, may lead to the supposition that a large number of missing soldiers must have met a watery grave, or been swept in to the river by the tide, after having been killed. This party also reports that the number of natives killed is awful, and exceeds 400. He attributes this severe loss to . a shell, which fell among a number of head warriors and elders, assembled in a council of war in the town, by which they were all killed ; and a great number also killed in a small hamlet, where ammunition was kept, behind Mallaghea, from an explosion of gunpowder, caused by a person trying his gun, the flash from the pan of which caught his powder flask, and was commu nicated to a number of barrels of powder, by which the whole of the town, with the people in it, was destroyed. The alarm is said to be very great among the natives of Mallaghea ; Dambah Miniah Lahi had sent an express t,) King Stephen, of the Soombras, that . "the white man done kill all his people ;" and craving his assist ance. This message is said to hate been delivered in the presence of a resident here, who came overland, and arrived here last evening. FURTHER PARTICULARS FROM MAL LAGHEA. (Front the New Era of June 9.) The Teazer returned to this on Thursday evening, from the rivers, whither she conveyed, as stated in our last number, J. Mallard, Esq., and a native of the in terior, for the purpose of effecting an adjustment of the unfortunate difference with this colony ; which we are happy to say has to some extent been successful, Mr. Mallard having, we have been informed, obtained from the chief, the requirements laid down by the Executive. The rivets, we are told, have been declared open to the free intercourse of English and French traders—the pay ment of the money has been promised in instalments ; and two prisoners, with nine guns, and a soldier's coat, delivered up. There is now E c•trcely a doubt that Mr. Firth was murdered, and subseque fitly decapi tated and scalped, his, hair being distributed among the head people for'grisgrs. With respect to the other white COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, JULY 18. Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Princess Louisa, who have been attackd with scarlatina, are progressing most favourably, and the whole of the remainder of the P.oyal Family are perfectly well. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Royal, Prin cess Alice, and Princess Charlotte of Belgium, drove to Carisbrook Castle yesterday afternoon. Prince Albert rode on horseback with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred. Viscountess Canning has succeeded the Duchess of Athol' as Lady in Waiting. Lieut.-Colonel Jeffreys and Lieut.-Colonel Harvey, of the Depot Battalion at Parkhurst, had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday. The Hon. Abbott Lawrence, late American Minister at this court (with Mrs. Lawrence), was expected by the last steamer from the United States, on a visit to this country for a few months, but was prevented by a dangerous illness. Despatches from the Governors of the West Coast of Africa were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes terday, and concluded an appeal from Jersey—" Le Breton v. Aubini." An appeal from Bengal, "Ameroen Nissa v. Mooradoon Nissa," was commenced. A. Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The ministers present were Viscount PalmeNton, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lans downe, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Paninure, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Sir William Moleswortb, Vis count Canning, and the Earl of Harrowby. The council sat three hours. THE ROYAL VISIT TO PARIS. The Independance Beige contains the following letter from Calais : " I am able to inform you, in a manner almost official, that her Majesty Queen Victoria and his Royal High ness Prince Albert w 11 disembark here on the morning of Friday, August 17 ; that they will sleep in this city and leave the following morning for Paris. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort will pass the Sunday in private, and will not receive officially until the Monday. " The English Admiralty has already sent one of its officers to take the necessary steps for the disembarka tion. It is believed that the Emperor will be here to receive the august visitors, as, in addition to the Impe rial Palace, which is being prepared for the Queen and her suite, an hotel has been retained for a high person. age. " The' city of Calais, proud of the preference which Queen Victoria shows in choosing that port, is preparing to give her Majesty a worthy reception. Capt. Feudal', courier of the English Cabinet, landed yesterday morning, bearing the portrait of her Britannic Majesty to the Emperor. " His Highness Prince Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte embarked yesterday morning for Dover on board the steamer Iraperatrice." ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. The revival of Mazeppa, hag been attended with a success unprecedented. This being the first time it has been played under the management or Mr. Wm. Cooke, great was the expectation among the patrons of this re nowned establishment. On Monday the theatre was crowded to the very roof by an audience who testified their admiration of the superior manner this Byronial spectacle was placed on the stage. The seen ery, dresseA, and appointment. gained fresh laurels for thepersevering lessee, Tne acting deserves especial notice. To particularise one would be unfair, as all were excellent. To Mr. W. West much praise is due for the arrangement of the effect. The gem of the piece was Mr. William Cooke's highly-trained Mazepp& steed, which eclipsed all his predecessors. On the whole, this revival may be fairly termed a genuine hit. The Scenes in the Circle evinced much talent, both native and foreign. A visit to this emporium is, indeed, a treat. THE LION FLAG OF ENGLAND. " They say best men are moulded out of fauIts."—SHAICSPEASE. "England ! with all thy faults I love tine still."—CowpEa. The Lion-flag of England ! Say, Briton, shall it wave Tile scorn of every base-born serf And jest of every slave, — A sign to tell them how they beat The bravest of the earth, And teach them by our England's fall To magnify their worth ? " Forbi.l it, Heaven," the nations cry, In council gravely met ; " We'll send her aid across the seas, And she shall conquer yet." Have faith in dear Old England ! A voice comes from her slain : " We found her sound enough at heart, But erring in the brain," Have patience, and Old Time shall prove Her power is like her oak, 'Which rises in the scale of worth Beneath the deadly stroke. For, though she staggers at the blow, Her hero-hands have met — Her ancient prowess gives the pledge That she shall conquer yet. Have faith in dear Old England, Her lion-hearts lie dead; But tens of thousands ready wait To battle in their stead. They know from history's reddest page, That nations when opprest Must point their swords for arguments Against the tyrant's breast. While voiees from the grand old past Come pleading—" Pay your debt : For you ste fought —preserve our fame, And you shall conquer yet." Who would not fight for England ! Afield or on the main ' And strive to win (if she has lost) Her honour back again? The creature who would dare refuse To take his country's part, Is coward—slave, an ingrate vile, Or traitor at the heart ; And little weets what he enjoys Was bought with blood and sweat, Or such who sheath their swords to rust Might rice Siberia yet. O England ! dear Old England 1 What land is like to thee, — So rich in patriotic gems, And free as thou art free ? Who quench'd the bigot's faggot fire? Who staunched the patriot's blood ? Who ? England, at the battle-cry Of " Liberty and God !" Her Past ! why 'tis a deathless Fame— A sun that cannot set : A power majestic—and her name Shall nerve to conquer yet ! Hurrah ! for dear Old England ! Come Britons, ono and all, Strike on, strike hard, strike home, strike sure Till WAIL himself shall fall ; And Time, on pointing finger wears The precious pearl of Peace, And Earth sends up her anthem shout That loving hearts increase. Fight on, keep heart, look up, be firm; And never once forget That Heav'n proclaimed this God-stamp'd truth, " The Right shall conquer yet." EDWARD CAPERN. THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF THE EASTERN QUESTION. It is said in Government circles that the following scheme for an eventual settlement of the Eastern ques tion is seriously under consideration. The cession of the Crimea by Russia to be made a fifth point—the Crimea to be restored to Turkey as a compensation for the Principalities, which would be annexed to Austria in consideration of Lombardy being given up to Pied mont. The Royal Mail steamer Atrato, for the Pacific, has sailed with 71,0001. The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Iberia takes out 40,3001., principally for Cadiz and Lisbon. It is understood that the negotiation recently opened with the Austrian Government by Messrs. Rothschild, Laing, Uzielli, and others, for the purchase of the who!e of the Lombardo-Venetian railways has been broken off, on account of a wide difference of view between these gentlemen and the Austrian Government as to the price that should be paid for them. FUNERAL OF THE LATE FIELD-MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN. —BRISTOL, July 18.—A letter has been received this morning from the present Lord Raglan, which announces the receipt by his lordship of a letter from Malta, from the commander of the Caradoc, in which that officer ex presses his belief that he would reach England about the 19th inst. A meeting of the mayor, magistrates, and military authorities was held at the Council-house to-day. The Caradoc will steam up to the quay, and the landing will take place at Princes-street Bridge. The Artillery will be drawn up on the Grove, at near to the Sailors' Home, and upon th e l a nding of the corpse will fire a salvo of 19 guns. All the cavalry arrangements will be carried out by the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), who will be assisted by the enrolled Pensioners, under the com mand of Major Wetmore, by the Staff of the Bristol dis trict, and the Land Transport Corps. The mayor, ma gistrates, and corporation, and the other public bodies, will assemble in Queen-square, and fall in as the pro cession enters Prince -street. Information has just been received that the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) will arrive here by rail to-morrow. LATE'S.: NiA:WS. THE RUSSIANS FOUR TIMES REPULSED, WAR DEPARTMENT, JULY 19. Lord Panmure has this day received the fol lowing intelligence from the Crimea, dated 18th July : " Sortie on left attack repulsed with only three casualties on our side." WAR DEPARTMENT, JULY 19. Lord Panmure has received the following tele graphic message from the Crimea, dated July 17, 9 p.m. : Nothing of importance has occurred. The army is in good health. The Moniteur announces that the Minister of War has received the following despatch from General Pellissier JULY 16, 11 P.M. The enemy, who had for some days in vain endeavoured to stop our left approaches in front of the Malakhoff Tower, attempted last night to drive us back. They were repulsed by the first division - of the second corps. Threo times the Russians threw themselves upon our tienohes with their usual shouts, and after each attempt they were compelled to retreat by the steady fire and calm attitude of our sol diers, leaving behind them many of their slain upon the ground. The General of the trenches, Vinoy, had made most excellent arrangements, which greatly con tributed to their success. COPENHAGEN, JULY 18. The Constitution Committee have to-day pre sented a report, strongly recommending the governmental proposal respecting the constitution. The report was adopted. At Abo nine British ships are reconnoitring the approaches. ST. PETERSBURG, JULY 17. General Gortschakoff writes from the Crimea on the 14th that at that date nothing .new had taken place before Sebastopol, or on any other points of the Crimea. The fire of tho allies is very slack, and they made some petty reconnaissances towards the valley of Baidar. VIENNA, JULY VT. The Ministers continua to assemble in Council to consult on the subject of ameliorations to be introduced into the different branches of the public service. MADRID, JULY 17. In the sitting of the Cortes to-day, the treaty with the Dominican Republic was authorised. The Papal Nuncio yesterday demanded his pass ports. M. Pacheco will quit Rome. The law on the forced loan will be published to-morrow. FRAN CE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. A letter from Calais of the 18th says :—" Queen Victoria will, it is believed, pass through this town on her way to Paris. She will arrive hero on the 16th August, and leave on the following day. It is stated that the Emperor Napoleon will come here to meet her Majesty. Prince Lucien Napo leon Bonaparte embarked at this port at the be ginning of the week. It is said that his jour- Ley is connected with the approaching visit of the Queen of England to Paris." Count de Morny, President of the Legislative Body, has left Paris for Ems. The Albatros, steam-frigate, the Laplace, steam corvette, and the Meteore, steam advice-boat, left Toulon on the 15th for the East with troops and stores on board. The Orenoque, steam-frigate, left Marseilles on the 16th with troops and stores for the Crimea. " On the Ist inst., the French squadron in the Black Sea," says the Constitutionnel, " comprised 61 vessels of war, of which 51 are steamers. This squadron, which is fitted out in the most perfect and complete manner, worthily responds to the wants and special nature of the present war, and is equal to any eventualities that may arise. The English squadron has been also increased, and the two together constitutes the largest display of naval force that has ever been seen in ilurope." An exchange of prisoners, it is said, is about to be made. 500 Russian soldiers will be sent from the depot at Toulon to Odessa, where the exchange will take place. It is for those French soldiers who remained within the lines of the Malakhoff in the attack of the 18th that the Russian prisoners will be exchanged. BOURSE, JULY 18.-CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. e. End of Month. 4i per Cents 92 75 92f. 90c. 3 per Cents 66 65 66 85 Credit Mobilier 9BO Roman Credit Foncior Austrian Beigia,n Fives ...... .. Spanish Threes 36 Piedmontese ?Nome Debt 3O RAILWAYS-00R CASH. ft. c. ir. c. Orleans Westorn — Itouer, Cate 650 Strasburg Mediterranean, — Havro 650 Yorthern SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the 13th publishes the text of the despatch addressed by the Duke de la Victoria (Espartero) to the Captain-General of Catalonia on the disturbances at Barcelona. The Duke begins by stating that ho has heard with regret that the workmen, misled by the enemies of liberty and public order, invoke his name as a sort of justification for their dis obedience to the laws, and their disregard of - authority; and he states that he cannot allow his name to be made the banner of an insurrection against the throne of Isabella and her Government. He assures the workmen that the Government is occupying itself with their position, and will pro pose measures for ameliorating it to the Cortes ; and he exhorts them, by the regard which they have for him, to return to their work, and to quietly respect the laws until the Cortes shall have decided what is to bo done. He concludes by stating that, although ha will do all he can for the workmen and other classes of citizens, he will severely chastise any who shall violate the laws, conspire against liberty and public order, or dis regard the authority of the Cortes or of the throne of the constitutional Queen. The Gazette pub lishes, after the above, a telegraphic despatch dated the 11th, from Colonel Saravia, who was sent to Barcelona on a special mission, announcing that, after long conferences with the delegates of the workmen in the name of the Duke de la Vic toria, the men had now consented to return to their work at the same rate of wages they received pre vious to the strike ; that it had been agreed that any future differences which might ariso should be submitted to a mixed jury of masters and work men ; and that the men arrested were to be punished. "Already," says the Colonel in conclusion, " nume rous manufactories have recommenced their opera tions, the assemblages have ceased and order reigns. The principle of authority remains intact, inasmuch as no concession has been made, and as all orders are executed." TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 9.—The latest news from Kars is of the 23d ult., and of a nature to excite the greatest anxiety. The Russian army, under the command of the celebrated General Muravief, had not moved from its quarters at Zahn, as eight siege guns were on their way from Gurnri, and until their arrival nothing will be undertaken. The Cossacks, in the meanwhile, had advanced on the road to Erzerouna, as far as Gill Chaer, and besides cutting off the communications of our \ _.. ~.................--...."'"; men who were missing nothing is known. 1118 0 the miseries of our poor soldiers is said tl be, v to humanity. Sergeant-maor Scanlan(' is sa , u 4 . been decapitated, and had his aria also cut o" . sussequently his head and arm were buried 7; tives, with his body, in the hash. The b°4°lr,L6 roan , supposed to Lave been that of Lieut. fig : h 9 picked up at Mellicouris ' rivers The Teazer left this again on Friday ev el3il fii arrangementsch s i e e r f: o w f i t t b il‘r 3 l l fro e .r ll 3 e l peace o a u ll r a i r e d . , madeit is to said this of his young favour , Bamba ' will, in a few days, be crowned king of No , " trust this change will be state of things. blrso t t rh h eap e ro m rFt e eo a dr n e s tyo o Ff f Co;ha r r:t e .avir p ,lo..°lmitsllvegheil l agar' t,), THE WEATHER AND THE 0 -‹...- MALTON.—It is expected that there le ill y ber '' average crop in this neighbourood this year. 5 0 has an extraordinarily-fine piece of wbe, r 3t h ' 10, stated, with only 6 pints to the acre- ,`," 8 0 4440, have somewhat beaten it down.—Essex 4 ' 4 , r ofi' Everything is going on well in this cle 3 ,, r iA corn crops. The wheat is generally' in "JO looking splendidly; barley is a strong Crop, a° f o h well. There is every prospect at presee,,f o g t° hops being cheaper this autumn than tie,V rit y 0 three preceding years, although the wa r ,"; 100 will, of course, prevent the possibility et •a. in that main ingredient of good ale. ---W Chronicle. r ' " The weather in this locality," gar °ti de correspondent, " was delightfully fine duribtv ll part of last week, and nearly all the 11 ' 4 1 :4 , neighbourhood has been secured in prices °Q Cumberland Pacquet. g ol 04 .4 The weather during the past week Was - ',,v e pir bright sunshine, a temperature almost 0 0t ,, , genial showers. On Tuesday there was a s o b v morning, and the forenoon was threa teol d afternoon was warm and fine. WednescloYa ri eol were very hot. Early on Friday nsorniogmw good deal of thunder, foilowed by a l'ef res— - The day throughout was warm, thoug h 0 1 tempered by a gentle breeze. On th e - filo ' Saturday and Sunday there was rain' ;if) both instances by bright, warm rays' ~, ')4 panied on Sunday by refreshing breez — ir l d day morning the rain fell heavily for e; t he and must have penetrated to the roots al t 1 crops. The afternoon was fine, and t , 11 :0j is again ascending. The pastures 0 ' A :00D have been much benefited by the abile— ilil'y moisture, as the surface of the soil, e i. ° .04, 1 eipeciaily, had become scorched from tut' sir 4 The crops of all kinds have rarely resented° fi di $ rnising appearance. Turnips are in marl " el se. V between the drills, and no blanks are to be .0? weather continues propitious the harvest v 12., early one.—Dumfries and Galloway Cour'. WALES. ~10 1 MACRYNLLETII.—Haymaking has tn. ,- h • 66 progress.in this neighbourhood, though,.° - , 1 10 these last few days, in consequence 01 "I n 0 1 1 sphere which has prevailed and the ocost ij oN which have fallen. The hay crops are lig l lre the average quantity. Clover and ryegr a nthl larly deficient, and the farmers' fodder 0 ; 01 , winter will be in quantity, but we trust 12 °4,0 mach below the average. Wheat being '', g it tl i requires some weeks of fine weather to 111. 7 turity. Our correspondent had an oPP °/45 0 0 ° ' serving the crops in the counties bordering rej eol l Bay, and he assures us that appearances O h l i o - r t, b :, an abundant harvest. Wheat straw is , ° '',, t rio J 7) head is heavy. Potatoes look most 11.1- Al ly there is as yet no appearance of the I: o3l9 T, i 'ibis hitherto so mysteriously destroyed this l'f'; to We sincerely trust it may please Providelie" from us that fearful diEaster for the future. gell .ABERYSTWYTH.—IIay-making is now Yell fs ° the neighbourhood. The crops are light•bors crops appear well. Th e gar d en s at Lis bu t Ft° produced better cro p s o f app l es than It " Shrewsbury Journal. THE WEATHER AND CROPS IN 4 ill t be A sudden and, indeed, v i o l ent change ion„clef; occurred yesterday afternoon, when h0 1 1„ r of lected overhead, threatening a thunder-B'l vir o 4 , has been experienced during th e l as t w ee h - , portions of the British isles. No thunder , "fality heard in this neighbourhood. but late last A l 3 ";) , 0' to the time of our going to press this (g° l3 ledfi a succession of drenching showers deselap panied by a close and sultry atmosphere. Letter. The weather since our last has been vet/ f olP we have been visitedwith a good d eal o °col much fear that such may retard the rip o '7 crops, which everywhere look most prore'sl we may not have as early a harvest as v e in The hay-making is going on very bourhood.— Waterford Chronicle. o ith by beavY A thunder-storm, accompani ed ` 1 fears VC over this town at 3 - T suaY• . hal en Lie 3" tamed for the safety of the potato crop happy to state that all the cro are quite sal e ') was there an appearance of apmore abundaur, harvest. New p o t a t oes are d a ily s elling l e r, Bundoran at 10d. per stone.—Bell hannoTh RAILWAY INTELLIGOO v/ 4'0 1 ; GLASGOW, DUMBARTON, & ITErats l ‘ 0 A meeting of the shareholders in this un h - 0 00 hold in Glasgow on Tuesday ; Mr. W. 3311 c.. ~J chair. b id; r A report was read from the deputation v; 0,1 9 ceeded to London, from which it appeare i d t e ea,,, to carry the bill in Parliament, they lia',o3lP? to make a contingent agreement with Lau i i which he was to be paid 12,0001. as the2 o fte° of land acquired from him and the cornr g op mage done to his estate, should the railgr e ,.,J e e ) Mr. BURNS moved that the undertal"'W abandoned rather than so large a sum 011 _, °12 ;0 11 ,, Mr. A. EWING moved that the coniP , 7l it j . proceed further with the undertaking "" he n ascertained that some m easure o f re lief co ll :# 1 h a V I from the severe terms of the agreement w,lce tyre, and that the provisioned co mmitte e o l 0 , 000 i ascertain this, and th a t th e mee ting b e - Friday for their report. This latter motion w as agree d to, Ana tV separated. P . ROYAL ASSENT TO RAH:WA to tbA j u On Monday the royal assent was given ing railway bills, na m e ly—C a p e Town ,„ el r e y Dock ; Carlisle and Silloth B a y RaiLlJ, o o o ' Carmarthen and Cardigan ; Fife and . I . 6 .tert4 Dunstable, and Welwyn Junction ; Dial i ch e k - 10 . grf and Lincolnshire (capital) ; St a i n es, 11° `; 1: 1 1 1 ,1); . Woking Junction (alterations) ; SteckP° l l c or . ,s: Whaley-bridge ; Stockton and DarlingO n jo 05, West Somerset Mineral. Of the above - 00 V for the incorporation of new railway e t) . 131 ',4 total number of railway acts passed thlO r d* including 17 for the incorporation of new panics. 1 - 4;r 0 ( 1 1 1 RAILWAY TRAFFIC RE I4S LONDON AND 6oura-EASTERN RATIA II O_,V turn for the week ending July 14, 1855 ..... Corresponding week last year .................... 4 48 . 091) Increase in 1855 ....... 1 1 , 1 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH CO'-i 1 1 1 Traffic return for the wee k en di ng July 11b $V t 'el, 1855 .................................................. ji Corresponding week l as t year ..••• ...... 31,r9 Total of the half-year t o thi s d a t e , 1855 .... "3" fi o Total of the half-year to this date, 1854•••'"Al i GREAT NORTHERN RAILW A Y.—TrAfa e Al 9 week ending July 8, 1855 . .................... P'o l o 4 Corresponding week last year ............. •••••:y LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE 1tA1ig' 3 19 5 ,147 turn for the week ending July 15, 1855 •••''' i Corresponding week last year ..................... j i CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.-- fl i.e, the week ending July 15, 1855 ~. . . ........... ,1 ./ Corresponding week last year ................. " Increase in 1855. ...................... ••.. 'Ol4O 9 re CORK AND BANDON RAILW A Y. —Tray enciing July 14, 1855 ••••" Corresponding week last year ................ MARKET NEWS._...{THIS ,1) " 1 : 1 CORN EXCHANGB.. g -di n igo s l;o 4 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF-- • je- cl- I) For the week ended. July 19, 1855, made up er°,„ lla pir r ' inspectors in the different Cities and Towns 0 ° 1 0 per Imperial Quarter. OlAjl I A WHEAT. I SAILLEY.- 1 OATS. I I'M ) 469 - 1 Fi , 75s Ild 34s 7.1 28s 81 , 449 8 ,1 k Tim SIX WEEKS' AVE• „t -- -6 1- 4 „il 4 WHEAT. j BAILLIEY. 3 OATS. RYE. I 4 69 ~,,e't 76s 63 34s 3d 28s 9d 453 7d ~. 1011 1 ' L AS 81 e ' 6 ' QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD ni lo Wheat, 85,365; 8ar1ey,2,590 Peas,iS,2o4 39 0a ti ts ultrt 9, 0 1 r ; ' le .1), MEAT MARKETS. 015ilir (18 441 3 ' ' l o NEVirGATE LND LEADENHALL.-- Trh ---° tr A 4fr ,11 at full quota /dons :—Beef, from 3s 4(1, 7 . 0 1 ,0, 4 0 , i 3s 6d to 4s 811 ; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s Sd ; .L e c oriti r 10d; Pork, 3sBdto 4s 6d per 81bs, the SOUTHALL , July 18.—To-day's mar de P 44,7 plied with e• Ich kind of stock, and the t'":o3;,, ; I I at full prices :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 49 o'l 10d to ss; I iamb, 5s to 6s • Veal, 4s Od t° b hl°,4 6(1 to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal% toter! s j s ' RomFow a, July 18.—The trade was u" r follows :-7.l3eef, from 3s 6d to 59 Od; Vrie Od; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od ; Veal, 4s u "dtero 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 81bs. Quarter old 27s each. 4/ OA to 5/, 0, ;I°q. HAY MARKETS. 6/ 1 , ell 1 3 tt, • 1 3°- f Blurffvl ELD.—Old meadow hay, ..,, --°/ jy..ktr ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ ss; old clover, 4/ Os to 6, loi v- ~,, Trade stoaily. and straw, . o to . 0 11 68 Od to V P r i 4 1 Os „ c y 4 , ,lIIIBEItI ,AND.—Old meadow hag, 6/ Aig ditto 4/ OS to 5/ ss; old elovo, 41 03 to 1./ j.) , ~,,: tO 4 , o', ditto, 4/ Os. to Si 58 ; and straw, 1/ I° n a. 5 to 10 0 ' A limited :supply, and a steady demo , ~i , 1 5 0 A WIIITEC: aArar...—Old meadow 11 3 Y , ,, " 00 to . 1 00 r ditto, 4/ 01; to Si ss; old d0v, ,, , 4 ' l,l '' ditto, 4/ Os to 5l 58; and straw, 11 65 to Trade fixra . ~ly~