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Hotel, Westminster... 1 •übscriptions from Boston — Frank Snaith ..• 0 John Snaith Wili , nt Small ... ..• 0 Mr. Pass ... • 0 J. Briggs ••• ... . . 0 William Edward Sharp ••• ••• 0 William Beasley ... ••• ••• 0 Thomas Sharp ... ••• ••• ••• 0 Joel Sharp John Cole G. Snaith ••• ••• ••• ••• 0 J. H. Thomas 0 A Friend ... 0 THE WE STMIN STER AND FOREIGN QUARTERLY. Nos. CI. and LXXXVI. A superior interest is attached to two among the eight principal contributions to the Westminster — these two are political, both foreign, one relating to the French Republic, the other to the Hungarian Republic. The latter, for a thousand reasons, is more peculiarly to our taste, the former verging, if anything, upon a personality that in one or two instances might almost, be: designated scurrilous. There is no ques- tion whatever but that the arguments of the reviewer, to the effect that a violent reaction has followed the revolutionary explosion, are correct, and that this reactionary movement has met with encourage ment from the Government of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte—but it is decidedly questionable (to our own knowledge it is decidedly calumnious) to vilify the private character of the Prince President—to de preciate his intellect—to reprobate his conduct for its immorality—and to depict him as a besotted faineant, divined between habitual debaucheries and dreams of imperial despotism. Such he is not. Intellectually he is no Ferdinand. Morally he is no commixture of Tiberius and Sardanapalus. Con trasted wi'h his itemortal uncle, he undoubtedly shrinks into a pigmy. But what descendant of any dynastic hero would not appear in significant beside the Colossus of Modern Times, beside the most wonderful man who ever inhabited the globe ? In spite, however, of the accident of his birth, in spite of being the nephew of an Emperor and the son of a King, in spite of remaining almost from childhood the undisputed representative of the most extraordinary f.imily now living, not withstanding the remembered foibles of a youth whose smallest blemishes were revealed by the glare of glory which surrounded his fortunes, in spite of the blunders of his manhood, to which the greatest minds are occasionally liable,—Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte has nevertheless displa) ed throughout his chequered career qualities en titled at least to respect, if not to admira tion. Of his moral and physical courage no one has ever presumed to doubt; that quality having proved hereditary in all those who possess the glorious name of Bonaparte. His personal valour, indeed, has preen seen at intervals to rise to the height of a rashness so extreme as to dispose many to regard his mind as slightly touched with insanity. It is not, however, to his bravery in danger that we would so much direct attention, as it is to the admirable en durance displayed by him under affliction, and the serenity with which he has encountered many terrible vicissitudes. When incarcerated for six William Rowloft ... William Slater ... Ridlington Mr. Wren ••• A Friend ... A Friend ... T. Thompson ... William Tuxford Aitken ... Robert Sharp ... Edward Hartley N. Webb William Taylor ... Robert Re) nolds James Cook ... Jolla Gildon G. Hill ... Robert Stevenson Richard Westl.tnd W. Howden John Mountain ... Mr. Camm ... L. Doulton ... C. Wright, jun. ... F. Blade ... William Rackitt H. H. Clarke ... James Buntoft G. Hartley ... Thomas Meggott J. W. Bontuft W. Cleggg .. M. Kidd M. Cooper ... C. Wright ... Thomas Wright Bagster T. W. Hopkins Edward Way ... William John Birch, Eq., St. James-square 5 0 E. M. 0 5 rwo Journeymen Goldbeaters 0 2 Captain Charles Scott ... 2 0 ... 0 2 ... 0 1 ... 0 10 ... 0 5 3 ears in the fortress of Ham, be consoled him self in his solitude by dispensing charities among the neighbouring villagers, and in the composition of his ingenious and generous, it somewhat impracticable, " Treatise on the Ex tinction of Pauperism." The cordiality with which he has pledged himself to uphold the republican institutions is worthy of consideration in one who has twice attempted to seize the imperial diadem, and especially when it is remem bered that he pledged himself to uphold the present system of Democratic Government at the very mo ment when the waves of popularity seemed to carry him up towards the realisation of his loftiest ambition. Beyond this, the President Louis Napoleon has entitled himself to the applause of all honourable hearts for the good qualities he has evinced since the period of his induc tion to the Palace of the Elysee National. In his pomps and his power he has not forgotten those who were his friends in exile and misfortune. Neither has be remembered the opposition encountered by . him in former times and under different circumstances from those who were his personal enemies and antagonists. Because such appeared to promise good to his country, he has nominated M. Dufaure his Minister for the Home Department, although M. Dufaure was the very man who, during the dictatorship of Cavaignac, opposed the can didateship of Louis Napoleon by means not strictly, morally, or even legally or constitutionally justifiable. As another gage de reconciliation, he dispatched Oudinot as the couamsnder-in-chief of the ex peditionary army against Mazzini and his comrades, although the souvenirs of a Bona parte must have rendered the very name of Oudmot odious as a synonytne for treachery and ingratitude. As to the sneers against the French Pre,itient, to the effect that his intellect is not removed a hair's breadth above the level of mediocrity—those sneers are proved to be unrneritted, not merely by the clever and humane Treatise before mentioned, but also in a special manner by a work on the military science worthy of the advanced knowledge and experience of the nineteenth cen tury, and—greatest praise of all I—not unworthy of a Bonaparte. The following sentence is so ad. tnirable as expressive of the real nature of the revo lutio❑ of February, that we transcribe it with..ut comment : " The mo.•t material fact to bear in mind is, that the ignominious expulsion of Louis Philippe in F.-bruary was the smallest part of the revolution. The fall of a dynasty for which nobody cared was in itself a circum• stance of absolute insignificance. It was the financial crisis that followed which convulsed France, ruined itithistry, changed the entire character of the movement, —at first one of national unity and exultation,—into feelings of bitterness arid parry hostility, brought into play the worst passions of human nature, and kindled the firebrands of civil war." It is very well argued by the Westminster Reviewer that the Provisional Government here not only jus tified in authorising the Bank of France to suspend its payments in specie, and of making its notes a legal tender, but that without that measure society, property, the whole affairs of the country, must have been at once and most dismally wrecked. The real mistake of those great patriots who saved France in February, and who defended not only France but civilization, at the risk of their lives, in June was the doubling of the direct taxes !Or the year, for the purpose of making up the deficit left by the depraved and departed monarchy. Upon this point the West minster argues thus : " Now, to double taxes at a time when the value of money is doubled (we speak in reference to its pur chasing power over commodities) is, in fact, not a doubling merely, but a quadrupli ng o f the burden, and amounts in many cast a to a confiscation of all the tax payer may be worth. For example, a farmer, we will suppose, pays his taxes, in ordinary years, by the sale of 100 fleeces of wool. A panic comes,—no money is to be got; he is obliged to make a forced sale, and parts with 200 fleeces of wool to raise the same amount. The panic continues; Government doubles his taxes, and he has to sell 400 fleeces of wool to discharge the obligation. We may thus . asily account for the short-lived popularity of the leading men of the revolution." There is very considerable truth in this manner of explaining the sudden unpopularity 'which has be fallen the pure, the great, the patriotic, and noble hearted statesmen of February. In one instance— the first and foremost of all—the tide of unpopularity is beginning to turn. France begins to feel her ingrati tude to Lamartine. The department of Loiret has nobly marked its homage for his genius and patriotism by electing him it representative. The paper on Hungary is a clever and well considered epitome of the records of the race of the Alagyars from the earliest times down to their latest victory. As the first article for the Westmin ster, we find a genial, but rather tedious analysis ()lone or two of Alfred Tennyson's most exquisite poems, among these " CEnone " and—the gem of all his compo sitions—" Locksley Hall." In addition to these con tributions, we have an account of Layard's wonderful antiquarian discoveries in "Ancient Assyria," a definition of the prevailing character of the " Literature of the Middle Ages," an excellent chapter on "Botany," a narrative of the phenomena attending "Earthquakes in New Zealand," and an essay on " Freehold Assurance and Colonization," together with the usual criticisms on foreign liters. ture, and critical and miscellaneous notices. NEW DISSENTING COLLEGL—An important imea sure which has long been in agitation for the improve ment of education among the Independent body of Dis senters, is at length likely to be carried into effect. The Independents have for many years part supported in the neighbourhood of the metropolis three separate insti tutions for the education especially of theological stu dents, namely, Ilomerton, Ilighbury, and Coward Col• leges; but the trustees and committees of these institu tions have wisely resolved no longer to divide their strength and distract their energies, but to unite these three so as to form one really efficient college, with a larger staff of professors than were connected with the olden colleges, and with a more extended course of study in the various branches of theology, literature, and science. An eligible piece of ground has been purchased fur the site of the new college in St. John's-wood, at the junction of the avenue and Finchley roads; anti it is expected that the building will be completed by the au tumn of next year. This will account for the sale 0* Highbury and Homerton, which some of our contem poraries announced a short time since as omincus of the decrease of dissent. _ _ GAS 3110NOPOLT.—Last evening a meeting of the rate-payer s an d at the Lit erary I nst i tut i on, Ed wa rd-street, Portman gas consumers of Mar) kbone was held quare, to consider and adopt the best means of induch.g Marylebor.e Vestry to grant permission for the We-tern Gas Company to lay down their pipes through out the pdrish, upon just and rt asonable terms. Mr. G. Beacun presided, and explained the objtcls of the meet ing. Resolutions were I assed, pledging the meeting to use their best end, , tivours with the vestry to allow the gas cotrpany in rpesiion to extend their operations to Aiar3letione. the meeting, after a vote of thanks to the chairman, separated. CLOSE Ot THE SEMON.---RUMOUT about the Houses of Parliament flied Thursday, tht , 2d of August, as the day on winch the session is to terminate. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 14 ) 11349. have been doing great execution; and the curing house at Corpach, belonging to Mr. Muir (who ex por:s fish, packed in ice, to the West Indies), never was mote crowded with fresh fish than at present. O❑ the Conan and Backwater, Seaforth and Captain Douglas have been doing some execution. In three days last week they killed fifteen salmon and grilse. Mr. J. M. E. Jones has returned from the Carron, having enjoyed several weeks of famous angling, and having basketed large numbers of salmon and grilse. Mr. Meredith passed through Inverness on Tuesday fbr the Sutherland streams and hills. The lochs are full, and the weather has been favourable for trouting on them. We have little to say respecting the moors. We have seen a surveyor who has just returned from a trigonometrical survey on part of the Cairngorm range of mountains, and who states that the grouse are very numerous—the pouts strong and on the wing, occupying higher parts of the hills than they usually do at this season of the year. In the edges of the woods skirting the base of the hills the black cocks are likewise numerous. The only unfavour ab!e report we have received is from Glengarry. Lord Ashburton has taken Glentruim moors. Captain Inge and his friends Captain Pearson and Mr. Graham, have passed through town on their way to Fasnakyle MOOTS. LOSS OF HE S WALI.O NV, GREEN- recently iarc b i last, recorded. dNievdeD. einto ItSHIP. a The brig Swall ow , of Hull, Captain Lee, wa s on pack remembered e i m ce b , er th ed e ame which prov e d f ata l to the Wi lliam Ward, whose the lo s s 2 11 4 , e t s h will be that the survivors of the William Ward were taken on board of various ships. The Swallow, it seems, had none to help her, and the way in which her whole crew were preserved in life (although some of them have been mutilated by the frost), while continuing at the pumps day and night for nine weeks, appears most remark able. On the 21 of July she got out of the ice, and her commander ran her on shore on Iceland, from whence the crew were taken to Belfast and thence to Liverpool, where those who had lost their toes were received into the Infirmary. The mate arrived here on Sunday last from Belfast, and was followed two days after by the master, Mr. Thomas Lee, jun., who had remained with the men to see them properly attended to. It was the 6th instant when they arrived in Belfast. All the crew were saved. The vessel is a total loss, and had it not been for the large number of men on board, including the Shetland men, by means of whom they were enabled to keep up relays of men at the pumps, the vessel could not have been saved from sinking. Captain Lee furnishes the following particulars from the log :—March 19, lat. by obs. 72 06 N., 21st and 22d, sun obscured; 23d, sun still obscured ; saw a great number of old seals in the water heading to the W.S.W. Ship raching along. a patch of ice to the N. Saturday, 24th, P.m , moderate breezes, and thick snowy weather, ship ratching to the southward along the ice, in search of seals. At four, A.m., a strong gale from the N.N.E. coming on, the topsails were close reefed and the foresail furled. The wind increased to a complete hurri cane, with thick snow showers. The ship was put upon various tacks, but continued to bear down upon pack ice. At 9.30 there was a, temporary cessation of the storm, the ship being pretty quiet, but at ten the swell broke in upon her, and she began to strike heavily against the ice; her warps were or• dered to be cut up for fenders, and this was imme diately done. The first damage sustained was the breaking of the rudder in two or three places, by which the ship became unmanageable. At 10.30 the ship was stove in on the starboard side, under the main chains, and the same blow broke two of her main beams; at eleven her star board bow was stove from her ice knees to the tore chains : the water came in rapidly, and gained upon the pumps very fast. A warp was got out from the starboard bow to a heavy piece of ice, and the foresail was next set, and by the vessel forg ing a head, she wore round. It was most providen tial she did so, as had she not, she would have been lull of water in twenty minutes. The pumps were not sounded, but she must at this time hare been half full; we cut her booms up fur "shores" (or fendwrs), and set them fore and aft on the larboard side, and larboard bow, by which means she stood the shocks much better; both pumps were kept going, and the water was gaining upon her a little. The weather was severe, the ship like a floating iceberg, and many of the men severely frost-bitten. No observation had been taken since the 19th, but helatitude was supposed to be 74 30. On Sunday . . the 25th, at five r.m (the nautical day begins at noon), the larboard bow was stove in, and the water gaining upon her much ; we therefore cut the masts away, and lost four quarters of fresh beef that were hung in the rigging; that the ship survived was a miracle. At nine she drove out of the stream of ice, and went into open water ; set the stunsail boom for a jury -mast, and a topmast stunsail upon it. The cutting of the masts away lightened the ship about a foot, but still there were many leaks under the water, besides a hole in her starboard bow, that we could do nothing with; the water still gaining upon us, to preserve our lives, and keep tier above water, we cut the anchors from the bows, and put the chain cables overboard, with the v. hale lines, the salt strakes, and every moveable thing we could lay hold of. had not this precaution been taken she could not have survived twelve hours. At four, A at., gut the pumps to suck. The decks were two feet thul with ice that had accumulated by pre- vious putnpings, and many of the Shetlandmenbad given in through being frost-bitten ; as many of the men as could be spares from the pumps were engaged in cle,sing the ice from the decks. At ii A.M. we drove into a heavy stream of ice, and all hands that could be spared from the pumps were attending the ship with fenders and ice poles; we had heavy gales and thick snowy weather to the end of the day. 26th. The men exhibited extreme fatigue, having had no rest for two days, but we kept the coppers going with plenty of hut coffee and tea for them ; " we had no spirits on board (observes the captain), and I think they held out much better without it." The crew were ani- mated by the hope that they would soon fall in with some ship, the vessel not having a whole timber in her from the water line and upwards. At four P.M. we drove into another stream of ice, and were more quiet. The day closed with gales and thick snow. On the 27th the vessel lay close beset in the ice, but striking very heavy at times ; the noise of water running in very fast being heard near the stern-post, the carpenter cut away part of the stern-frame, and patched the leak; he dare not cut any further, being afraid of weakening the vessel too much. What was done eased the pumps a little. On the 28th and 29th IN as similar weather. On the 30th three men—namely, Oila Grey, Gideon Anderson, and Peter Henderson were in a shocking state, their frost-bitten feet being quite dead and black. Oatmeal poultices were applied. he same day the h o l es i n t h e vesse l' s sides were re paired, by thrusting in beef, and bags of barley and sawdust, and covering over with three thicknesses of canvass. From the 31st, for many days and nights, the pumps were constantly going, and the vessel close beset in the ice. On the sth April, the weather having moderated, sundry repairs were done to the ship. On the 6th, the rudder was repaired and " shipped." On the 28cn of May the ice began to open, but closed again same day. fhe entries as to pumping ship and " todering" here are so constant that we omit them.) This day saw the west land of Greenland, bearing by compass N.W. it N., and sixty . wiles distant. 29th—Last Water, bearing S.E. by 8 , distant four or five miles. 30th—In a stream of ice; all hands to the fenders. June lst—lce again opened; ail hands warping the ship to 2d—Open water; the watch set; and the sails set tor Iceland. 3d—The vessel make's more water, and the sea is getting up. 4th—lceland seen, distant about fifty miles. sth—The water runs in through the holes under the cabin deck, and gains upon the ship. At eight P.M. were close in with the lend, and the vessel being in a sinking state, we ran her ashore on a sandy bead' ; there were a few houses at a short distance, but none of the natives could speak ' English, One of them was engaged to conduct the mate to the Governor, whose residence at Issefurd was about eight miles distant. The Governor and two other gentlemen came down, and on the receding of the tide surveyed the wreck, which was then delivered up to them, and all hands left for Isseford, from whence they were forwarded home, as above described.—. Eastern Counties Herald. DEATH PROM CHOLERA.-Mr. George Sorell, Royal Engineers, had only arrived from the continent a few hours on Tuesday last, the 10th inst., when he was seized by an attack Of Asiatic cholera, pronounced to be of the most malignant kind. The first symptoms were perceived between two and three o'clock, up to which hour Captain Sorell appeared to be in perfect health and spirits, but so rapid was the progress of the terrible disease, that in spite of every effort made to save him by Drs. Wilson and Latham, at ten o'clock he had ceased to breathe. The unfortunate young officer thus prema turely cut off was only in his 28th year, and from his mild and gentlemanly manners and superior intelligence, was held in high estimation in the gallant corps to which he bslouged. The deep distress into which a death so awfully sudden has plunged his surviving relatives,in cluding two brothers in the 81st Regiment, can easily be imagined. A wire rope, 3i inches in diameter! 10 n in circumference, and 500 feet long , was di: patc h e d in ches A es railway on Friday se'ruhight, having been manufacture d largest A e l s e t s w sr i s r . e ß r . o S pe . N th e a w t a h ll a s s n e. d ve C r o b . een lt n? l a s d , e w . e . b T e h lt e igevwee, the t is 901 b. per fathom. Its destination is Ind ia, where, it is bupposed, it will be used in the construction of a wire rope bridge.—Newcuetle.GuaTdcan. DEAL. (ATLI' 13.-..WIRtI E. to E.N.E.—Arrd, Maly dra, Wilbon,Coquimbo.. Arid . from the Riv e r an d s td. , ' . Duke of Wellington , Adelaide, South. Australia• Tory, Sw4. Cape of Good Hope; Annette Gilbert: cilsonsD, ditto; Law' and leAliith Zdarbi, COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, FRIDAY. The Queen an' Trinee, and younger members of the Royal FAmtly, sit el and rode early this morning in the grounds at I st:t rne. If.!. Majesty, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wa!es, the Princess Royal, and their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Princes Alice, and attended by the Countess Desert and the Hun. Mis 3 Lennox, crossed at three o'clock yesterday to Ports mouth, in the Fairy yacht, and honoured the regatta with her presenco. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Colonel Seymour, went to Winchester yesterday, and alter visiting the cathedral and college in that city, his Royal Highness presented a pair of new colours to the Welsh Fusiliers, quartered in the barracks. His Royal Highness honoured the regiment by re maining to partake of a dejeuner given by the officers of the above regiment. The Prince reached Portsmouth about four o'clock, and rejoined her :Alajesty at the regatta, and returned with the august party to Osborne at seven o'clock. There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes- terday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the ILreditary Grand Duchess of Mi cklenburgh Sire litz, attended by Lady Augusta Ca dogan and BArun Kuescbeek, honoured the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk with their company at dinner yes terday, at their residence in St. Janae's- square. His Royal Highness the Prince of Syracuse vipited Messrs. Hunt and Ro,kell's establishment in New Bond.. street, yesterday. His Royal Highness also honoured the establishment of Mr. C. F. Hancock with a visit. A deputation on the subject of steam communication with Australia. consisting of Earl Talbot, Earl Nelson. Lord L 3 itelton, Hon. F. Scott, M.P., Mr. Duncan, M.P., Hon. W. Wrottesley, Mr. Logan, Mr. De Salis, Mr. Len nox Boyd, Mr. J ac k son , an d M r . N as h, bad an inter view with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. A deputation, consisting of the Rev. Dr. &Wry, Rev. Dr. King, Dr. Gray, Mr. G. O'Flaherty, Mr. Moore, Mr. Poulett Scrope, M.P., Mr. Bright, M.P., Mr. M'Cul high, M.P., Mr. John O'Con ne ll, M.P.r. Fagan, M.P., and M r . O'F la h erty, M.P., had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday at his official residence in Downing -street. A deputation, consisting of the Hon. Henry Berkeley, M.P., Mr. Philip Miles, M.P., Mr. J. K. Haberfielc i (Mayor of Bristol), Mr. J. G. Shaw (Governor of the Corporation of the Poor of Bristol), Mr. J. W. Bucknall (President of the Commissioners of Sewers and Paving, Bristol), and Mr. Harris (Clerk to the Commissioners), had an interview yesterday with the General Board of Health, Lord Ashley in the chair, to sustain an applica tion for ep-cial powers for the improvement of the sani tary condition of Bristol. ine Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital, Mr. Tierney, Sir Henry Hart, and Sir Watkin Pell, had an interview with the Earl of Carlisle on Thursday, at the Office of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall•place. Colonel W. L. Freestun, M.P., had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. Mr. William G. Johnson, Mayor of Belfast, had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet, at the Hume-office. A deputation relative to the railway from Halifax to Quebec had an interview yesterday with Earl Grey, at the Colonial-office. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Worsley, Thomas Birmingham, John Wright, J. W. B. Kerr, Alexander Campbell, and Duncan Campbell. A deputation from Birkenhead Dock, consisting of Mr. Ellice, Mr. Land, and Mr. J. C. Ewart, had an in terview with the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests yesterday, at their office in Whitehall•place. Dispatches were sent of yesterday evening from the Colontahoffice for the Governors of the North American Colonies. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) JULY 13, 1849. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON IN ARRIVALS. July 6—Foam, schooner, John Tomline, Esq., from Portsmouth. July 7—Gondola, cutter, W. H. Woodhouse, Esq., Channel Islands and Weymouth. July 9—Novice, schooner, Earl of Desart, Ports mouth. July 10—Cygnet, cutter, Hedworth Lambton, Esq., London. July 12—Turquoise, cutter, C. H. Coote, Plymouth; Brilliant, schooner, G. H. Ackers, Esq., Southampton. July 13—Enchantress, schooner, Earl of Cardigan, Southampton; Aurora, cutter, Le Merchant Thomas, Esq., Eastward. £228 16 5 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—ln the great European struggle between liberty and despotism, right and might, atter Italy has been -acrificed, one only hope remains for the children of po litical regeneration, and it is to me, amongst many others, t source of satisfaction to see that your valuable journal still advocates the cause of justice. The cause of Hun zary is a noble one, and its success gives hope to Poland, io Germany, to Italy, and to Sicily. I find i❑ your journal a list of contributions in behalf of 65 Hungarian iatriots, desirous (but without the means) of joining their brethren in arms—'hey appeal to Er land for assistance, and the appeal is generously responded to. I, for one, who am no Hungarian, but an advocate of the oppressed, cheerfully join my sincerest good wishes and give my mite—it is only 103., which I remit; it is► s drop of water in the wide ocean, but I jo) ously join in the great work of redemption by giving the very small sum that is in my power to give, and add my goodwill, if I cannot the deed, and shall heartily rej..ice at the di wnfal of despotism and the destruction of the oppri s sore, my only regret being that I am not in a position to join foreigners and to eield a sword for the destruc tion of all tyrants.—l am, Sir, yours, &e., J. W. HOPKINS. 2, Egerton Grove, Stretford•road, near Manchester, .Tull 13. 1849. CONsERVANCI OF THE RIVER THAMES. On Thursday morning the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. accompanied by a large party, embat ked hoard the Meteor steamer, at the B uswick What'. llackwall, to view the east. rn boundary of the City jurisdiction, at Leigh, in the eounty of Essex. Amongst the company we noticed Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. D. tdd, M.P , Sir Chapman Marshall, Sit George and Lady Carroll, Sir John Key and Lady Key, Alderman Wilson and Mrs. Wilson, Alderman Hutu phery and Mrs. Humphery, Alderman Gibbs, Alderman Hooper and Mrs Hooper, the Miami Hooper, and Mr. Hooper, Alderman Farncomb, Alderman Lawrence anti Ars. Lawrence, Alderman Moon and Mrs. Moon, Alder man Challis, Alderman Carden and Miss Carden, Mr. Sheriff Finnis and Mrs- Finnis, Mr. Sheriff Goodhart anti Mrs. Goodhart, Mr. Hill, Mr. Deputy Corry, Mr. Dfrputy Peacock, Mr. Deputy Obbard, Mr. Richard Taylor, Mr. Simpson, Mr. R. L. Jones, Mr. Jones, Mr. Low, Mr. Norms, Mr. Dakin, Mr. Nichol (Sheriff elect), Mr. and Mrs. Wire, Miss Baxter, Mr. W. S. Hale, Mr. Shearman, Mr. Firth, Mr. Sewell, Mr. Ryland, Mr. Holt, the Rev. Mr. Catlin and Mrs. Catlin, Mr. Gabriel and Mrs. Gabriel, Mr. Davis, and other members of the Common Council. The steamer left Blackwall about half-past eleven o'clock, and having taken in the Royal Marine Band at Woolwich, proceeded on her voyage to Southend, re ceiving at every plsce the highest marks of respi ct. She arrived at Southend pier about three o'clock, and the Lord Mayor, Lady Mnyoress, and a large portion of the company landed. The Lord Mayor, attended b) the aldermen, Mr. Firth, Mr. Sewell, and some of the civic authorities, proceeded in carriages towards Leigh. n. arty opposite to which, on the shore, the boundary stone is situated. On arriving at the. boundary-stone. about two miles from Southend, his Lordship directed the City colours and state sword to be placed thereon, and after asserting his right as conservator of the River Thames, on behalf of the city of London, by prescripti on and usage from time imme mor i a l, his L ordship directed the water-bailiff, as sub-conservator, to cause his nttn3e and the date of his visit to be inscribed on the boundary stone. _ _ _ The LORD MAYOR then drank, " God preserve the City of Loudon," the inscription on the ancient stone; and after distributing coin and wine to some of the spectators, returned to the steamer. The boundaries of the City in this direction are visited septennially, and the visit provided for by special grant. Dating the absence of his Lordship, a large part of the coa.pany, who had remuist d on board the steamer, partook of a splendid dinner, served up in admirable style by Mr. Ling. On the steamer leaving Southend pier, the Lord May or was saluted with loud cheers, and the Meteor proceeded across to Sheerness and up the Medway. Shortly after the Lord Mayor and the rest of the party which had landed at Southend, sat down to dinner, served in the usual style ; and it is impossible to reflect upon the admirable manner in which all the arrange ments were made and carried out, and a very large party supplied with all the delicacies of the season from the resources on board a steamer of not very large di mensions. The voyage up the River Medway was truly delight ful ; and on approaching Chatham, the crew of one of her Majesty's ships manned the rigging, and loudly cheered the steamer. The dockyard launches were also out on duty. and the crews poising their oars, hailed the arrival of his Lordship with elle' rs, which were warmly reqontiod to by the company on the pt. amer, the band playing " God save ' the Queen," " Rule Britannia," " Hearts of Oak," and the " British Grenadiers." About eight o'clock the Meteor reached Rochester, and the Lord Mayor st.d Lady Mayoress landed in his Lordship's launch. At thy. steps the Mayor and Corporation of the ancient city of Rochester, accompanied by the Recorder, James Espinass, Esq., met the L..rd . Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, and offered them a hearty welcome. His Lordship was then conducted to the Crown Hotel, where a large party partook of tea, and accommodations were provided at the other hotels for the remainder of the company, . on Friday the Lord Mayor, after visiting another of the City boundaries, on the Medway, will entertain the Mayor and Corporation of Rochesttr at dinner, and the f eb tivities of the day will concl u d e w i t h a ball in the evening at the Victoria Rotel. SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL Yesterday after noon a court of the g o v ernors of this institution was held at the premises, 74, King William-s treet; Rear. Admiral Bowles, M.P., in the chair. The minutes having been read aid confirmed, the secretary read the report. It appeared that since the last meeting some small bequests, and one considerable one of 500/, under the will of the late Mr. Hunt, had been left. The Dreadnought hos pital-ship being in want of repair, application was made to the Admiralty tor a ship to do duty while she was docked. Th, it Lordships at first appointed the Cam perdown, a very much larger vessel than the Dread nought, but after some further communication they had sub,tituted the Devonshire, which vessel was now on the station. Since the Ist of April to the 30th of J une , 1849-542 patients had been received-22 from her Majesty's ships, and 520 from British and foreign mer chant chips, and this number, added to the patients al ready on board, made a total of 692. Of these 140 w, re still sick, two convalescent, two fit for duty, and 548 had been discharged. The total number of patients received up to the prevent tune amounted to 59.918. The Iphigenia, which was retained as an hospital ship tor-cholera patients, had now nine oases on board. The cash account stated the quarterly donations to be 2181. 1.65. 2d.; the subscriptions were, 6681 Bs.; the dividends t "n stock, 6951. 5..; merchant seamen'. moneys, WV Os. 103 ; fine s un d er th e 7th and Bth Victoria, chap. 112, 341. 1133 . 3 i 1 .: unclaimed property, 31. Os. 3d. ; g ivin g a 2.472/_ 123. 10d. The expenditure bed, fallen short a' business , e a t r ni th ifift e s m eeL said ti b: separ 33ol. lol l7i. 71 • This report was re ceived vand adopted, and atter transacting some routine 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 ... o ... o ... o ... o ... o ... o ... o ... 0 ••• o Ttirb libttion MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this duy.) The transactions which have taken place in the share market have not shown signs of any great im provement over those of last week ; still a moderately fair share of business has been done, and we can by no means say the mai ket has been heavy. A few Devon Great Consols have been done at prices rather under our present quotations, and, al though buyers are to be found, still sellers maintain the quoted prices. Mary Ann, East Wheal Acme ' South Frances, South Basset, West Buller, and other leading and promising mines have been in quired for, at limits rather under prices quoted. At the Wheal Comfort meeting a dividend of 21. 10s. per share was declared on the two months' work ing, leaving a balance of about 1701. in hand. Wheal Margaret is stated to have fine courses of tin in the 110, 120, 130, and 140 fm. levels; this is ono of the best, if not the richest, tin mine in the county of Cornwall. Lelant Consols, which imme diately adjoins Wheal Margaret, on the east and south, has the above rich levels of the latter mine running towards this sett. 'Tamar Consols is represented to be looking re markably well, several of the deepest levels having much improved. In the 70 4 m. level east, on the Kelly Bray lode, an improvement has taken place; but the extent has not been officially made. Tincroft continues to improve, and some very im portant discoveries have been made. Toe res-rve of ore here, we understand, is greatly increasing, wait ing only for a better price. Among the improvements during the week, we may notice Caradon Wheal Hooper, where a dis covery has been made in the 60 tin. level. Kingsett and Bedford lead lode has also improved to a great extent. Shares in the following mines have changed hands since our last :—Devon Great Consols, Trelawny, South Bassett, Bedford United, Trehane, Mary Ann, Kirkcudbrightshire, Wheal Franco, Kingsett and Bedford, Wheal Anderton, Wheal Ash, East Tamar, Tavy Consols, Devon and Courtenay; Cwm Erfin, Esgair Lli, Tincroft, Tamar Consols, and Mendip Hills. Heignston Down Consols held their meeting on the 10th. The balance•sheet showed a credit of 6401. 9s. 7d. in hand, with 1791. 15s calls unpaid. The prospects of the mine are represented to be im proving, particularly as regards the copper lode, of which the manager continues to anticipate the most sanguine results. The usual bi-monthly meetings of East and South Tamar was held on Thursday, but adjourned to Thursday, the 26th instant. At the South Wheal Josiah meeting the accounts showed a balance in favour of the mine of 101. Bs. 10d., and a call of 104. per share made. At the Lostwithiel Consols meeting lithe accounts showed a balance of 23/ 2s. 11d. in favour of the mine, and a call of 1/. per share was made. At the Llwynmalees meeting, Mr. Murray's re port gave a satisfactory statement of the prospects of the mine, and it was stated that another call of 10s. would probably put the mine in profitable working. The monthly cost was 8451. 6s 4d., leaving a balance in favour of the company of 3971. At Wheal Lawrence meeting, the agent's state ment gave great satisfaction. The meeting of the Mining Company of Ireland was held on the sth. Although the company had laboured under the pressure of extreme difficulties, connected chiefly with the local and general distress of the country, their prospects have been cheered by the advance in the standard for copper. Trifling as it may appear, an increase of 7001. has been added since the making up of the account for the meeting ; and the demand for coal and culm had considerably improved. Both the mines and colliery were repre sented to be in efficient working order. In the foreign mines the transactions in shares have not been extensive, although there has been bar-. gains in St. John del Rey, National Brazilian, United Mexican, Copiapo, and inquiries for Asturian, but at a considerable discount. At the Bolanos meeting resolutions were passed for the alteration of the Deed of Settlement, and another meeting will be held in about a fortnight. The meeting of the Santiago Mining Company was held on the 11th. The financial statement shows an expenditure of upwards of 1 2001. above the receipts. ftlis excess of outlay appears to have been principally occasioned by operations in developing new ground, with a view of effec,ing discoveries, which is expected will be found productive before long. The estimated value of machinery, buildings, materials, and other property on the mules, is given at 44,0001., and a re served fund of 26,0001, in the hands of the directors, .ut of which they did not consider it advisable to de clare a dividend; but., from present prospects, one may he anticipated at ti e next nireting. The long pend ing suit between this company and the Cobre had re• suited in an amicable anaogement. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette of this thy.) THE ROYAL i.`QUADRON FUR THE ROYAL VisiT TO IRELAND.—The royal yaehts are all reedy, as La Hogue steam ship, Captain M'Dougall, is ordered to be ready for sea at Sheerness by the 23d instant. The Arrogant, 46. steam-frigate, is expected at Portsmouth irom the M. diterranc au next week. The Stromboli, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Lord A. Beatielerk, is refitting at Sheerness, and will be complete by the 25th instant. The Vivid Dover steam-packet, Master Commands r Smithett, is ordered to be ready for special service by she Ist of August, which " special service " is to accum pany the royal yachts. Orders have been issued through the Commander in-Chief at Cork for all the officers on leave belonging to the Ganges, 84, Captain Smith, C. 8., to join their ship by that day, and the ship herself is to be kept ready for sea, and the Lucifer steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Lloyd, has received orders to return to Cork from the Isle of Man on the 25th instant, to be in readiness to attend on the royal squadron. THE SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CHATHAM.—WO are in a position to announce that Monday week, the 23d inst., has been fixed upon for the siege operations which have ',itched so lively an interest throughout Kent, Surrey, Middlesex, and Essex. Colonel Weare, the worthy commandant, is somewhat inproving in health, suffi ciently so, at least, to be removed betore the operations take place. The expectation of Prince Albert's pre sence at the display is no longer entertained. Major-General Jervois, who has so long and satis factorily filled the office of Master of the Ceremonies at Bath, contemplates, it is said, the resignation of that office. The emoluments of the office are considerable, bet it is, we believe, anything but a sinecure. FORTIFCATIONS AT SHEERNESS.—The Admiralty have called upon the au horities to slate wby the battery or dered to be constructed to flank the Queen's embank ment has not been proceeded with according to in structions. INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.—The Admiralty have ordered the Woolwich authorities to institute some ex periments with pitch, from the pitch lake sent home from Trinidad by Vice-Admiral:the Earl of Dundunald, G.C.8., with the view of ascertaining whether it is capable of being adopted as a cheap substitute for ordi nary paint. It is reported that Captain W. H. Henderson, C. 8., is to have the command of the Ajax, 60, screw two decker. CODIPANIONSHIP OF THE BATH.—We have authority for stating that there is no foundation for the tollowiwg paragraph which appeared last week in a contemporary journal:—" It is reported that the Companionship of the Bath, vacant by the death of Major-General Adair, late Royal Marines, will be conferred on Colonel Wright, K.H., the late respected Ct mmandant of the Chatham divisioh." RAISING MEN FOR THE QllEEN.—Lieut , nant Ross, of her Majesty's ship Queen, titling at Devonport, is at Portsmouth entering gi,od seamen to fill up the comple ment of that ship. None are accepted tut men of very good certificates. THE RIVERS - AND I .l' at , : MOORS. (From the Inverness Courier.) Tempted by the ready fine weather that has at length arrived, the anglers are now in numbers seek ing their favourite streams, which, we are happy to say, are in excellent condition, and seem likely to re main so for some time, as the lochs from which they are fed for the most part are now brimful. Before noting the gossip about our own rivers, we may remark, that the Dee, the Don, and the Tay have all been very prolific during the last week or two. The daily produce of the beach, between the mouths of the Dee and Don, has lately been about 400 salmon and grilse, and the Dee, below Aberdeen, has yielded about 380, and the en in proportion. The Tay has been equally productive ; and the reports from the east coast state that all along the shores the fishermen have met with shoals of grilse, in excellent condition. The Ness was for a few days in spate, although it was scarcely noticed, the great flood of January having considerably deepened the channel above and below the old wooden bridge. The stream was too strong for the nets, but the fishermen have now resumed working, and average from twenty to thirty per nay. The grilse run freely, are finely shaped, and in prime condition— and when this is the case so early, the season gene rally proves a successful one. Much, however, has not yet been done in the Ness, the fish making for the upper waters. On the Oich, Sir H. Parker and Mr. St. John, Captain Beauclerk and Mr. Comyn, are now plying the rod, and have hitherto been successful. On the Lechy, since the late rains, the anglers have had excellent sport. A letter of the 9th tells us that Captain Crawshav, Spean Bridge, killed, in one day, seven fine fi-h. The number of salmon and grilse killed during the week by the gentlemen on the river (which is now exclusively reserved for a limited num ber of anglers), by the rod, was upwards of 70; and the creels displayed, besides, many superior trouts. Mr. A. Smith, jidichonate, killed forty trouts in -an hoar- and a half, each weighing over two lbs. Large quantities of fish are now in Ltichiel, and daily &scud the river. The nets at Corpech Corragi SAILINGS. July 7—Resolution, schooner, Duke of Rutland, for Falmouth, Scilly, and Brest. July B—Wyvern, schooner, Duke of Marlborough, Rotterdam. July 13—Ondine, schooner, Duke of Sutherland, Loch Indal, Scotland. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schoon‘ rs—Brilliant, Maud, Novice, Foam, En chantress. Cutters—Alarm, Turquoise, Spider, Gondola, Osprey, Cygnet, El , zabeth, Dryad, Aurora. Yawls—Duchess, Water Lily. At a general meeting of the Royal Yacht Squadron, held at Cowes this day, the following members were present:—Vice-Commodore Sir R. B. Graham, Bart., in the chair; Admiral Sir G. E. Hamt.nd, Bart., K.C.8., James Maxse, Eeq., John C. Blacket, RAI. Lieutenant- Colonel C. R. Bowers. R. C. N a yl o r, E s q., L 3 on, Esq., William Delafield, E,q., Captain A. L. Curry, K N., Almon Hill, E•q., the Earl of Dcsart, Spencer de Horsey, Esq., G. 11. Aelters, &q., T. P. Halsey, Esq., F. P. Delete Radcliffe, E-q., A. F. Gregory, E , q., Thus. Thornhill, Esq., Thomas Chamberlain, EL , q., the Earl of Cardigan, Le Merchant Thomas, Esq. The following were elected members:—The Earl of Lincoln, Gitana, schooner, 165, proposed by the Earl of Ellesmere and seconded by Ceptain A. L. Corry, R.N.; Captain H. N. Smith, R.E., Talisman, cutter, 96 tone, proposed by J. Maxse, Esq , seconded by Sir B. Graham, Bart.; Major Muuntjoy Martin, Fernandez, schooner, 130 tons, proposed by George Bentiuck, E>q., seconded by J. blax>e, Esq. As Honorary Member Commander Montagu Thomas, R.N. _ _ _ - ' ➢ia❑y a member of the squadron will regret he was not present at this general meeting. Few there are that would not have run down from Lofditn, could they have been aware that only twenty members would have been present, and that the presence of one more would have been so beneficial to the bt st interests of the squadron. Eighteen votes tor, was. not equal to two against, but nineteen would have settled the matter; one black ball iu ten is too exclusive for any society—two black sheep to mar the whole flock! ARRIVALS AT THE ROYAL YACHT SQUA, DRON HOUSE :LURING THE WEEK: Duke of Rutland, Duke of Buccleuch, Duke 0I Marl borough, Earl de Urey, Earl of Dusan. Earl 10f Del - water, Vice Commodore Sir B. It. Graham. Bart., Vice- Ar!miral Sir G. E. II 'mond, Bart., IL n. Captain I). Pelham, RN., John Blackest, Esq., A. J. Iltunburough, Esq., John Mt iklarti, Esq., F. P. 1) ;m„ Radcliffe, D.q.. James Muxse, Et.q., Josh. Weld, Esq., Junius Weld, Lindsay Sheoden, Esq., W. 11. Woodhouse, Esq., G. 11. Acktrs, Esq., Almon hill, Eq., A. F. Gregory, Esq., Jame. Lyon, Esq., Captain A. L. Corry, R.N., F. P. Halo). Esq., M.P., Eutl of Cardigan, Lieutenant- Colonel C. R. Boreura, R. C. Naylor, Esq., William Delancld, Esq., Le Merchant Thomsa. CAPTURE OF WHALES AT ORKNEY. The John O'Grout Journal of Friday says—' A large shoal of whales was seen if ‘Vestray on Sunday evening last. ChAse was given them early on Monday morning, when about fifty boats, with tour or five Dien in each, were employed. After a hot yursuit the animals were driven ashore at Peeiswall, and captured. The hunt and death of the monsters made a most animated scene. The whales were to b e sold by public roup, and were expected to bring about 4001, which must be of great benefit to the captors, estecially us they had a very poor cod fishing there this season, owing to the boiste roui weather. PURIFICATION OF THE THAMES BY DEEP TUNNEL SEINERAGE.--All honour should be given to Mr. John Martin and others, who have been urging this point for years be:ore the public mit;cl was awakened to is imp trtaw. The general idea is not a new one, and for the purposes of the putlic it is none the worse for that. In 1843 Mr. Thomas Cubitt published a short pamphlet, entitled " Suggestions for improving the state at the River Thames and the Drsinage o' Len don," wherein, atter peniting out the injury dole by dischargng the sewers into the Thames, he says. ---`• My idea is, that the best means of üb. viating this evil would be to conduct the sewer drainage at once from the west and north pales of Lon; don, by the shortest and straightest lines that csn found. to a place to the east of the town (aiid perhaps the low lauds of Plaistow or Barking Level would tie the best calculated for the purpose), and there, neer to the river, to form one or more very large reservoirs to receive the discha-ge. Very deep sewers might be made, of sufficient capacity to take a large quantity of water in the most direct way, and to receive the contents of all the sewers creasing the lines. Fur example : one great line might be made to commence at Pad dington, going along the New-road by liing's-5r0!! (or Battle-bridge), and there taking the_ Fleet ditch; from thence, running towards the cost: y through I 6 II ng ton, passing under the new river and theloweath" e al' river Lea Hackney and Bromley, and passim to its great receptacle. 'l c : Dy hle distanceloutbtewf,riovine D3Piaidesd,inbgetinung by this route would be six miles less than the presenetcou rse, which has to travel with the rive r, by e ll its windings and bendings. round the Isle stun of Dogs, and all Oh, r obstruc one. A n other great e might be carried g ti ford-street to the bottom of Holborn, where it could be wade sufficiently deep to take the contents of t h a t part of the Fleet Ditch, and which might be lowered from the river to run in that direc tion ; then to continue across Smithfield, the grounds of the Charterhouse, along °id -street by Bethnal green, and so eastward, to join the great outlet. This would give an opportunity of draining many parts that are in a very crowded state, end at present without etiffi cient means of drainage." For the south side of Lon don he pt °posed a similar deep si wer running towards the east, on the other side of the Thames.—Builder. PUBLIC PETyrtoris.—The 61st report of the Se lect Committee enumerates 501 petitioun for universal suffrage, signed by 51.634 person• ; 231 in fart ur of the Cleigyjlehet Bile signed b 38,538 persons; 45 p, titions for a tOtictii)ti of the public, expenditure, signed by 14 070 "pees,:its• ' 453 petitions for the protection of women, signed by 12,460 persons; 532 against the Mar i site ;es Dill, signed by 14 ; 661 perboas, gud ;1 ic§ Tour, sigued by 39,567 pcnoz: • DEATH OF A BRIDE. We very much regret to announce the death, under most distressing circumstances, of Mrs. Sarah Ann Walley, wife of Mr. William Wilkinson Walley, of the firm of Wm. Walley and Co., woolstnplers, of Leeds. Mrs. W a ll ey was the youngest daughter of Mr. Joshua Ii aldrew, ee Charles-squa , :e, Hoxton, and was married to Mr. Walley at the church of St. Mary the Virgin, Lthadon, so recently as the 21st ult. The marriage took place after a courtship of some length of time, and with the perfect concurrence of the members of the two fami lies. After marriage the bride and bridegroom repaired to Leaneugton, but finding the weather so hot they pro ceeded from thence to Scarboro', at both of which places Mrs. Walley complained of much pain in her head. On Monday week they came home, Mr. Walley's residence being at Bowling-house, Holbeck. On Friday in last week Mrs. Walley again complained of pain and giddi ness in the head, which she attributed to the heat, but which, however, was thrown off by taking a seidlitz powder. Last Sunday moruing the bride and bridegroom made their appearance at the Wesleyan chapel, at Holbeck, when the former again complained of the heat, and did not con sequently attend chapel any more that day, but in the' evening had some friends to supper, and appeared happy, cheerful, and contented, as she had dote ever since her marriage. On the morning of Monday last, she arose about six o'clock, but without dressing, re turned to bed again, where she remained till after eight o'clock, and at breakfast read a chapter from the Bible to her husband. Mr. Walley left home to attend his business at Leeds, at half-past ten o'clock, promising to return again at five o'clock to meet some friends ot the family invited to visit them on that day. At the 'time of his leaving home, Mrs. Walley appeared in good health and seiries, and giving him an affectionate salutation, she bade him good morning. About twelve o'clock tt mes senger arrived at his place of business in Leeds, to in form him of what had happened--Mrs. Walley was no more; she had expired from a wound in her throat. At, the inquest, which was held on Tuesday, and by ad j.eurnment on Thursday, at the Woodman Inn, Holbeck, air. Walley said he was altogether unable to account fur what had happened, as Mrs. Walley was of an exceed ingly cheerful and happy disposition, and so far as he knew she was perfectly happy and contented. Mr. Hal drew, deceased's brother, also gave evidence to the same effect, and read extracts from several well-written letters from his sister to her family at Hoxton, one of them dated so lately as the Bth July, and in a ll of which she expressed herself as perfectly happy and contented. At the time the fatal act was committed there was no one with her in the house except a femake servant, but there were two bricklayers working on the premises. A little after eleven o'clock the servant, who had occasion to go to her for a key to get some beer for the bricklayers' drinking, found her in her lodging-room engaged-at her toilet, arid presently aftewards Mrs. Walley came down stairs for the key, and was seen by the bricklayers standing at the front door. Shortly after this Mrs. Hodgson, an aunt of Mr. Walley 'a, who resides near his house, came in to the wash-house, and told the servant that Mr. and Mrs. Varley, ot Stunningly, two relations who were expected to visit them, were coming, The servant at once proceeded to the foot of the staircase to inform her mistress, who came to the • land ing and requested her to prepare dinner. In about ten minutes after this, Mrs. 'Parley, who is Mr. Walley's sister, arrived. After knock ing at the front door rather loudly for some time without being attended to, she walked in and proceeded up stairs, first into the best bedroom, and then into Mrs. Walley's lodging-room, the door of which was closed, but not locked, where the deceased was found laid upon the floor dead, with a razor grasped in her left hand. This instrument bad been taken from Mr. Walley:, dressing-case, which stood upon the dressing-table. Both the carotid artery and the internal jugular vein were found divided on the left side, so that instantaneous death would be the result. The whole case is a very mysterious one, and there are many singular circum stances in it. The servant says she was in the wash house when Mrs. Varley arrived, and saw her pass to go to the principal entrance, at the other end of the budding; and She had seen and spoken to her mistress only a few minutes before this, when she observed npthing whatever unusual in her appearance or demeanour. Mrs. Varley knocks at the dour without making herself heard, and on walking up stairs, finds Mrs. Walley laid on the flour in the state described, so that up to within a few minutes of her death, the deceased is seen in per fect health, in good spirits, and so far as is known, sur rounded by circumstances in every way calculated to make life desirable. Another circumstances ia, the dis covery that the door, leading from the kitchen stair-case to the lodging-rooms, was found locked from the out side, it having always previously been h ft open. The jury were a good deal puzzled how to account for all . these things, but, atter nearly three hours' deliberation, they came to the decision that death had been caused by de ceased's own hand.—Leeds Mercury. THE SU.L'i - AN IN Pitt/CESSION. It was amusing to observe the crowd, like ourselves, waiting in patient expectation to see the Grand Seignor. Ad the soldiers and mote respectable people wore panta loons and the red tarbi,uch; but the lower classes, ever the first to move and the last to be benefited by a revolu tion, adhered to the turban and capacioua breeks, with a kind of tunic to match. The dervishes were moving about with serious faces, wearing laded brown or green clocks, with felt hats, shaped like inverted funnels, upon their heads. We waited for some time; and as the Sultan was about to appear in public, our imeginatien picturedithe magnifies nt enti 6 of a great Ottoman monarch—troops of werriurs; splendidly capariecued horses, arid all the barbaric pomp of en oriental ceurt—when a low mure inur indicated that the ceri age was approaching: First came, wellciug backwards, the Imaum of the dervishes, in a high green felt hat, swinging a censer filled with burning incense, and followed by a grave, melancholy-looking young man, with a rather scanty black beard, the red tarbouch upon his head, and wearing a blue military frock coat and fawn-coloured pantaloons; the coat fringed or laced, with a standing collar; fawn coloured gloves upon his ham's, and a short blue cloak thrown lightly over his shoulders. It was the Sultan! lie was followed, in single file, by six or eight persons, attired in blue, some wearing swords, and others carrying small leather port fueilles, richly embossed with gold. Contrary to expectation, the sultan had dismounted outside, and his gait, as he passed us, was ti (hie and almost tottering. Indeed, most of the Turks walk what is Nrnitcl " parrot-toed"—vely much like our Indians. Ascending a covered stairway to an upper genet.), with windows towards the c ourt, he approached one of them, and looked intently down upon us; but our interpreter imprudently exclaiming, " Voila le Sultan! le Sultan!" he turned slowly away, we presume, to his devotions. Without the court were his hOrses; splendid steeds, caparisoned in richly-embroidered, but chaste saddle cloths, which, as well as the reins and the pommels of the saddles, were studd.d with precious stones; the head-pieces were embossed gold, and the froutlets glit tered with gems. The :...ultun's figure was 14. ht, and apparently feeble. I thoughs so when I saw him before, in a esmi-obscure spent'', nt, and his apl eurunce this day confirmed the impression. The expression of his features at the mo ment of passing was that of profoueid melancholy. Like the Mexican prince of whom he so much remindi d me, his wind may be overshadowed by the general and spreading opinion, that the Ottoman rule upon tho European side of Turkey is drawing to a close. This impression has become so prevalent that hundreds, when they die, direct their remains to be interred on the Asiatic side of the Bosi:horum. It is sad to think that, from the destructive of the Janissaries by Mahmoud to nee pia sent time, the very advancement of the Turks in civihzation should inert ace the w eakness, and precipi tate the dismemberment, if not the detente', of the empire! It was a singular scene! A few ragged Turks in the old turban, the only relic of the past; the mixture of European cooumus and the red turbouch; a company of Christian effieere, Item a lar-uff hind; the mild looking young Sni'an, so humble! so gentle! with so little parade! so different from his haughty Osmanlie ancestors! And then there was a background 01 veiled women--the eboule out of th© graveyard.— Lynch's Expediti6n to Ole Deod .Sea. Two LIVES LOST.-13rt ween seven and eight o'cl A on ihuratitiy evening, a most singular and melancholy occurrence took place at Camden -town, by which a poor man Lamed John Emery, residing at Crouch-end, llornsey, and a child about seven years of age, residing with his parents at Rawlings's Wharf, St. Paul'a-road, Camden-town, lost their lives. It appears that Emery, who is a black."mith by trade, was passing over the bridge which crosses the Regent's Canal in the King's-road, when he observed a child fail from the bank of the canal at Rawlings's Wharf, into the water. He instantly rushed round from the bridge to the wharf, and was pre paring to to save the child, when he was suddenblyanok.serredooe stagger and fall close to the edge of e_ to plunge into b the ve wa had observed the on the other side of the canal, A who te be an accident, hut occurrence, at first suppose. this lwhilst the rem fined motion tss child ng that the man r round to the wharf to hild was drowning , severs., ran happened.lt was then discovered that the see what had ad been seined with a fit of paraly. unfortunate man b meantime the child had disappeared. sis, and in the to be totally insensible, being found Emery a dying condition was re pp - acidly in t moved, and iii Li i dical aid sent for. The body of the child was got out, but life was extinct. Emery was conveyed to the In firmary of St. Pancras Workhouse, where he received the attention of Mr. 11. C. Robinson, the parochial sur geon, but expired shortly after his admission. Mr. Robinson gives it as his op'm' •on that the death of Emery resulted from either a sudden disease of the heart, or paralysis of the entire nervous system, caused by his fright at seeing the child fall into the water and his anxiety to rescue it. It appears that the unfortunate man, who has in the attempt to perform so praise worthy an act lost his life, has left a widow, now in her confinement, with four childien totally unprovided for. Mr. F. O'Connor declares his intention, soo n after a conference which is to be held in Nottingham on the 6th of August, to retire from public life. •tx . r A da EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.-011 v, e.nes y evening, the dress of a lady named Webb, piessiog n al !.' n g the New- road, was observed by a pomp , to l he est o on tare. He gave art alarm, and by an immediate application ti of his leathern apron extinguished the flames, but not be fore the dress and shawl of Miss Webb were seriously injured. It is supposed that ignition wits the collat. quence of her treading u pon a cigar fusee. STABBING AT BIRRENREAD.—Last evtning an al tercation arose between two butchers, named Knott and Pennington, whilst they were together in the slaughter house. The affair turned to blows, and Knott drew forth his knife and d stabbed his antagonist in the face, f severing his upi er lip, and (uteri' g the jaw to a cond • derable extent. He afterwards knocked hint down, and • WI him in a lifeless str,W. As yet Knott has aot L 003 epprehend.9l.-Livopool Mercury® Gs' Id of° ZAI P AfP. may. I 1 i 4