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ro - r viewing the gorgeous pageant, that numbers of recpectable citizens gladly availed themselves of the recesses formed by the column which support the left wing of the bank. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness appeared highly gratified at the cordial manner in which the people welcomed their approach, and were greatly pleased with the beauty and elegance of the public buildings which adorn this portion of the city. The cortege next entered WESTMORLAND•STREET, where it was seen to great advantage—the width of the street, and the admirable arrangement of the troops, by whom the line was formed, affording every facility to pedestrians for observing the most interest ing features of the royal procession. Like all the other thoroughfares which we have described, this street presented a very gay and animated appearance. The windows and house-tops were literally alive with spectators, and the different balconies erected were equally crowded with anxious lookers-on. Several of the homes were decorated in a very tasteful manner with evergreens and flowers, w hich were wreathed with elegant and graceful designs. The procession conianued its route over Carlisle-bridge, where a dense multitude wat congregated. The river presented a very gay appearance, the vessels having their colours flying, and the yard-arms being filled with sailors. The establishment of Alderman Kinahan at Carlisle buildings was densely crowded with fashionably dressed ladies, and a band stationed within, performed several exquisite airs. SACKVILLE-STREET. The appearance of the procession, as it moved along Sackville-street, was very imposing, the extreme breadth of that splendid thoroughfare permitting every object to be seen to the greatest advantage. Here, as in other places, vast numbers bad assembled to wit ness the interesting scene, and from an early hour the helms on both sides of the street were fully occupied. In many instances the window sashes were taken completely out in order to afford an uninterrupted view. Flags and banners of the gayest hues streamed from the different houses, and some of them bore the inscriptions " Welcome Victoria and Albert," 66 Cead mille failthe," " God save the Queen," and other mottoes suitable to the occasion. An immense flag waved from the top of Nelson's Pillar, the base of which was surrounded by a wooden paling, on which appeared the letters "V. R.," together with a crown and a harp. The Post-office was much crowded, as were also the balconies, which were neatly fftted up and ornamented by wreaths of laurel and other ever greens. The street was lined by the 55th infantry. At the Rotunda an immense platform was erected, extending all round the front of the building, and that wing opposite Cavendish-row. It is needless to say that this platform was filled to excess, and that the occupants testified, by every means in their power, their feelings of respect and attachment for their Sovereign. As the procession passed under the arch at Eccles street, a dove was lowered from a window into the royal carriage, which her Maj est y p laced beside her amid loud cheers from the vast multitude assembled at this point ; after which the cortege moved on, and passing along th Circular-road, reached the Vice regal-lodge at a qnarter-past twelve o'clock. Mr. La Touche, the high sheriff's carriage, was prevented being in the procession, from one of his horses getting restive when the Queen came up, and was obliged to be taken off. THE ILLUMINATIONS. ABOUT MIDNIGIIT, MONDIY. Dublin is brilliantly illuminated. Hardly a house bitt sports as many candles as it has panes of glass in each of its windows. The streets are long tun• nels of flaring lights—the monotony of the private house style of illumination broken, now by the transparency or the lamp-lit cypher of some parti cularly enterprising and loyal individual, anon, by the brilliant gas device displayed upon some public building. I have just returned from a precarious trip on a car through the main lines of thoroughfare. The crowd is tremendous. I have fought my way through many a throng ; but such a crush as I encountered in trying to force Carlisle-bridge, I never saw yet. Men, women, and children rolled in vast jostling tides backwards and forwards, tum bling under and over cars and carriages—shouting and screaming, hallooing and swayiag backwards and forwards with an impulsive crush which I sometimes thought would have lifted our steady old horse off its legs. On either side the long lines of quay, extended in a double range of gleaming lights, lanterns twinkled like stars amid the rigging of the tiers of shipping. The broad expanse of Sackville-street was a sea of human beings and crashing, jostling vehicles, illuminated by an universal glare from first, second, third, and fourth stories, and with Nelson's pillar rising like a Pharos in the midst ; the resemblance in the latter case being increased by radiant flashes of the electric light, which every now and then shone from the summit of the column, as powerfully as a midsummer sun, down upon the busy scene below, paling the ineffectual fires of gas and candle, and casting a wild, baleful glare over the struggling, tossing multitude that ebbed and flowed beneath it. As in all illuminations, the general effect was somewhat monotonous. Street after street presented its vista of lighted-up windows. V.'s and A.'s in gas and coloured lamps followed each other in endless succession, crowns alternated with shamrocks, harps with Prince of Wales's plumes, and I dare not reckon how often " Cead mille failthe" was traced in letters of fire upon the bricken walls. _ _ I have often remarked what I considered to be the poverty of invention displayed in cases of partial illu minations in London. There " V.'s," " A. s," " R.'s," crowns, stars, and so forth, generally succeed each other as regularly as the slices of fat and lean were expected to do in the anecdotical pig. But. Irish in vention has not been a whit more fertile. In the matter of gas mottoes and coloured lamp devices, one side of St. George's Channel is exactly the same as the other. One or two of the principal buildings— the College, for example—shone conspicuous am id the lesser fi‘res-up ; but the general effect was, as I have stated, one of glaring monotony—about you crushing swarms of people, surging around arrested cars with their bewildered freights—on all hands endless rows of lighted windows—and above you that peculiar, dusty-looking glare which is always pro duced by great masses of flame at night. The people were remarkably quiet. At the straits and corners of the great thoroughfares there were ter rible scenes of pushing, squeezing, and shrieking, but, as far as I could judge, everything appeared to be passing off in the best possible spirit, and the people to be in the best possible humour. I subjoin an account of the devices and mottoes exhibited by the principal public buildings. The various public buildings were brilliantly and tastefully illuminated, and to a few of them we shall now briefly advert. BANK or IRELAND.—The Bank of Ireland (the old Parliament House) was lighted up with great taste and elegance; its classic pillars and colonnades sparkled with gas lights, and the appearance of that building, with all its reminiscences of the past, could not fail to attract attention. THE COLLEGE.—Trinity College (Alma Mater) was also splendidly lighted. Over the College gate were exhibited in gaslights the College arms, with the date of the foundation at the top; " Victoria and Albert," with the royal crown, were displayed at either side of the grand entrance. Tun CASTLE.—The letter " V." and a star were displayed over the gateway of the Castle. THE ROYAL EXCIIANGE.—The crown, "V. R.," and a star, in brilliant gaslights, ornamented the front of the Royal Exchange. Tus POST•OFFICE.—In front of the Post-office "Victoria and Albert" were displayed with harps and stars. TKs CUSTOM llOUSE.—Brilliant gaslight "Victo ria." The dome was also illuminated. THE ROTUNDA AND LYING-IN HOSPITAL.—The tower of the Lying-in Hospital was tastefully illumi nated, and " V. R." displayed in front of the Rotunda. BOARD or EDUCATION.—The tower brilliantly lighted with shamrocks and stars in front of the building. On the wings at either side of the grand entrance the letters 't V. R. were displayed in brilliant lights. The Royal Academy, Corn Exchange, Four Courts, Commercial Buildings, and the National Bank were all brilliantly lighted. Conciliation Ilan was well lighted up. VISIT (YRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) OF RER. MAJESTY TO THE BOTANIC GARDENS, lir este r a av . v.,, ,DUBLI N ,TuESDAY MORNING. clueen a . -...... n - a t fi ve 9 rON, f __ g, .o clock, her Majesty the Botanic G•:m the Viceregal Lodge t the attached to r t a h ec e oln li. l o t y Glasn u e b y i l i n n — ,,a public institution jesty was 4 0 . e c e l i l o u c y the Countess of Clarendon and ~/ 1 e ft er ° y el of `Vales Her Ma- Royal Highnesses the Prince Royal xeelleney T e Alfred in the same earrr e an Y d n, p their Highness Prince Albert :17a a iT l R I3Y l ' ls Lord-Lieutenaut on horseback, att l e s nd rous and brilliant staff. Their Royal attended gila ',wine- Princess Royal and the Princess - Alir sea w t p i . e attended in a second carriage by two : g ad s --: honour. On arriving at the entrance to the Botanic Gardens, her Majesty and the royal party were received by the Duke of Leinster, Mr. L. E. Foote, Dr. Collins, Dr. Harrison, Mr. Thomas Hutton, and several o ther members of the Ro y al Dublin ' Society ; and on the approach of her Majesty and Prince Albert towards the gateway, where a numerous crowd had assembled, they were received with several rounds of the most rapturous applause. On her Majesty's entrance a most fashionable and elegant assemblage of persons inside greeted her approach with the most affectionate and hearty welcome, which her Majesty graciously acknowledged by repeatedly bowing and smiling with familiar good nature and condescension. The Duke of Leinster, on foot, then conducted her Majesty and the royal lerfn 81314, LONDON, NirtnMESDAY EvE party, who did not alight from the carriages or from 1 on horseback, round the gravelled walks of the 1 garden, and that ceremonial having been gone through, her Majesty drove off to the Viceregal Lodge, attended as she had arrived. VISIT OF HER. MAJESTY TO THE PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS. The rain, which commenced during the illumina tions, continued this morning, falling very lightly, however ; but the weather is not at all broken, and will probably clear up during the forenoon. I have learned that her Majesty intends this day to visit some of the public establishments, including the Bank of Ireland and the National Board of Edu cation, where arrangements are in progress for her reception. At the Bank of Ireland business will not be commenced until one o'clock, after her Majesty's departure, but the office hours will be extended until four o'clock. The royal review in the Phoenix-park will take place on Thursday, commencing at ten o'clock, A.M. Enormous prices have been given to secure carriages, and no vehicle of any kind is now disengaged. The levee takes place to-morrow (Wednesday) and the drawing-room on Thursday night. DUBLIN STOCK AND SHARE MARKET.—Yester day was kept as a holiday, and no business was trans acted at the Stock Exchange, nor, indeed, at any public or private establishments. THE LANDING AT KINGSTOWN. KINGSTOWN, MONDAY MORNING. Shortly after ten o'clock this morning her Ma jesty left the royal yacht, and amid the acclamations of the swarming crowds which lined the pier, and the thunder of heavy guns, set foot for the first time in the seaport of the capital of her Irish dominions. From grey dawn the pier of Kingstown had its hundreds of eager and excited occupants, and the sun was not far above the horizon when the hundreds had increased to thousands. Every train from Dublin on the one hand, and Dalkey on the other, poured sight seers into Kingstown, while gigs, cars, and carts of all descriptions came gingling and rattling down to the great centre of attraction. The morning was beautiful, and the harbour as gay as swarming vessels, innumerable boats, and rain bows of coloured bunting could snake it. I have said that a gay and flag crowned pavilion extended from the wharf to the railway • s tati?n. It was lined with scarlet-covered platforms, occupied by a brilliantly dressed company. Pots of sweet s p m la e c l e l d in i g .or fl h o e w r e is, r i s . j :. s e t r y e ,s t a r r a r n a s n i g t. ed along the carpet mo A or b i o n u g t s n it theiineo'ccleonctkre of the tVihechtoarribaoaunrdanAdlbwerats lwefatrbpeedr alongside had unti wharf. then Presently lain i n t h the offing, Hogue st e b a l m o c e k .i ship, into which the harbour. The scene now momentarily increased in gaiety. Steamer after steamer, weighed down by the living freights and fluttering with bunting, shot into the harbour. A squadron of artillery rattled down the Southern sea-wall to reply to the guns of the Pigeon House Fort. Between nine and ten o'clock her Majesty made her appearance on the deck of the royal yacht. She was not at first generally recognised. The fact is, that Lady Jocelyn, who wore a brighter eolourtd costume, was, for that reason, I suspect, very gene rally taken for the Queen. On the quarter -deck of the royal yacht, amid the group which surrounded her Majesty, I recognised, along with Sir George Grey, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Lans downe, and Earl Fortescue. On the pier close to the yacht, and keeping the necessary room cleared, was drawn up a party of the Ist and 2d Regiments, of the 71st Cameronian High landers, and of the Rifles. Their different uniforms — the tartan, the bright red, and the dark green, contrasted prettily. Shortly after ten the squadron manned their yards, and her Majesty being immediately after recognised beyond mistake on the deck, a hearty cheer was raised upon the pier. Soon afterwards her Majesty received several de putations, the names and particulars connected with which I shall describe more particularly in my even• ing's letter. I write this in a wherry just astern of the royal yacht, rocking on the surge of passing steamers, and jostled and squeezed by a flotilla of pushing, rolling boats. For the edification of the ladies, I may mention that a competent judge in the next boat assures me that the following is a correct and mantua-maker like description of her Majesty's dress : She wore, then, a fancy white straw bonnet, lined with white satin, and trimmed with a white feather, a light green Josephine, trimmed with white lace, and a fancy muslin dress.' The royal children wore green silk visites. A very few minutes after twelve o'clock her Ma jesty, the Prince, the children, and the immediate at tendants prepared to land. As the royal standard was lowered from the main topmast head of the Victoria and Albert, it arose on the principal flagstaff on the pier. Immediately a loud and echoing cheer burst forth, taken up from ship to ship and wharf to wharf—and then, amid thousands of waving hats and handkerchiefs, the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland stepped on shore, and in a few moments was hurrying in the gorgeously fitted up carriage prepared for her, to the Sands - mount station. I have made arrangements by which my next packet will contain ample accounts of the whole pro cession. The royal squadron passed the night before last in the Waterford river. No popular demonstration whatever took place. Prince Albert only landed with the children for a stroll. The weather is glorious, and the reception in Dublin promises to be most gratifying. Of the press, I think the Freeman's Journal only has the bad taste to try to sneer down the royal visit. But even the Freeman feels, in its own circulation, the general impulse given to trade, and grumbles, half sulkily, half complacently, like a dog pelted with marrow bones. Immense efforts are being made, particularly by the middle classes, to make the reception a splendid, indeed an historical event. Instances have come to my knowledge of families owning " encumbered estates," perhaps, pledging their plate, in order to enable them to make a befitting appearance at the royal solemnities which will take place during the week ! The great review comes off to-morrow. COURT CIRCULAR. PASSAGE, NEAR. WATERFORD, AUG. 4. Shortly after the royal yacht Victoria and Albert had anchored, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accom panied by the* Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, and attended by the Earl of For tescue, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Mr. Birch, embarked in the Fairy and proceeded to Waterford. His Royal Highness was rowed in a barge through the bridge, and returned to the Victoria and Albert, off Passage, at about seven o'clock. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the North American co lonies. The Duke and Duchess of Baccleuch left town yes. terday for their seat in Dumfriesshire. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her Majesty the Queen Adelaide's box at her Majesty's Theatre was yes terday evening occupied by his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe- Weimar, the Hon. William Ashley, Miss Ramsbotham, Mrs. Wilbraham, Mr. Taylor, and party. Amongst the visitors were—His Grace the Dake of Wellington, the Duke of Leeds, the Marquis of Bristol, the Marquis of Donegal, the Marchioness Dowager of Sligo and the Ladies Browne, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Salisbury, his Excellency the Russian Minister, his Excellency the Sweedish Minister, his. Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van der Weyer, his Excellency the Brazilian Minister and Madame la Marques de Lisboa, his Excellency the Neapolitan Ambassador, his Excellency the Minister from the Argentine Republic, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl Bruce, the Earl of Aboyne, the Viscount Somerton, the Viscount Enfield, the Viscount Emlyn, Lord Francis Gordon, Lord Sandys, Lord Saltoun, Lord William Gordon Lennox, Lady Vincent, Lady M. Milbanke, Lady Gordon, Lady Lis ford, Lady Forbes, Lady M. Bentinck, Lady Flower, General the Hon. H. Cavendish, General the Hon. Ar thur Upton, Sir Thos. Barrett Lennard, Bart., and Lady Barrett Lennard, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., M.P., and Lady Howard, Lieut.-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., Lady, and the Misses Woodford, Admiral Sir Andrew Green, Bart., and Lady Green, Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, Bart., Lady , and the Misses Cod rington, Sir George Carroll, the Comte and Countesse Cod do Miremont, Le Chevalier Drouet, Captain Hopwood, Mr. M. D. Longdon, Mr. Drummond, Mr. Crombie, Mr. Sturt, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Palmer, Mr. George Dodd, M.P., Mrs. Dodd and Miss Saunders, Lieutenant Colonel Ellis, Colonel L. Harvey and Miss Harvey, Miss Webb, Mr. Fordo, Colonel Wildman, Major Buckley, Captain Smith, Mr. Dalrymple, Mr. Parnther, Mr. H. Broadley, M.P.. &c. TIIE NEW isToVEL, " THE FORTUNES OF WOMAN." —The present season has been remarkably productive Piquant history in capital novels. We have had Mrs. Trollope's " Lot tery of Marriage," Cap tain Alarr •at's " Valerie," the the heroine, like story of " 1.1..-elt. ing Work of jallthgiall" of " Lady Alice," j and the charming but commend us to the crown- I tem that t a kind of female Gil Blas, in which a satire on the homage TUNES Cal Wolixv, which has just appeared—" THE Full al appearat history,univer:a whichiluniversals , lapaid appearst etob renowned macter e respectability, no so co of wealthy display have been OW the means to make th y display exhibits acquired,considerable The tale (says t h c) be no dispute as to the talentoriginal ability, and there can te Observer, speaking of the same it displays The narrative " to possess an abundance of ,work, pronounces. the no small share of the highest description of and o f instructio n; and though its dominant feat ure is cynicism, is fill the homage paid to th e beauty o f still th ere loveliness of virtue."—"Ostensibly writtenb y a truth, and t h e bears all the impress of a man's hand, and isaswvigorou"nan':it s, as powerful, and as spirit stirring a novel as ever pro. ceedodfrora any modern pen."—Britannia. HER MAJESTY'S TIIEA.TRE. Madlle. ALIIONI. Last Night but One of the Season. The Nobility - , patrons of th e Opera, and the Public are respect fully informed that a GRAND EXTRA. NIGHT will take place TO-MORROW EVENING When will be presented, for the last time, DON P ASQUALE. Don Pasquale, Signor Lablane ; Dr. Malatesta, Signor Belletti ; Ernesto, Signor Calzolari; and Norina, Madlle. Alboni. To conclude with LES PLAISIRS DE L'EIIVER. Application for Boxes, Stalls, and Ticke s to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained, as usual, price 10s, 6d. each. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. MADAME VIARDOT GARCIA. The Directors of the Royal Italian Opera have the pleasure to announce to the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, that Ma dame ♦IARDOT GARCIA will appear TO-MORROW EVENING, When will be performed Meyerbeer's opera of I. E PROPHETE, Which has been for some tines in active preparation, with NeW Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. This Opera, the exclusive right of representation of which has been secured -to the Royal Italian Opera, will be produced with all the resources of this Establishment, under the superintendence of Mr. Costa. TILEATItE ROYAL, lIAYMARKEA Mr. B. Webster, Sele Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENIN(,, Will be presented the celebrated Drama, entitled THE GREEN BUSHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Dennis, Mr. Cullenford ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell ; Madame St. Aubert, Madame Celeste ; Geraldine, Miss E. Chaplin ; Nelly O'Neil, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by a novelty in the shape of A MOST UNWAR RANTABLE INTRUSION, which will be committed by Mr. Wright to the annoyance of Mr. Paul Bedford. To conclude with THE DANCING BARBER. ASTLEY'd ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. tinder the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal mghness Prince Albert, &c. M. Jean Blare In his extraordinary periormances on Le Globe Roulant. The following eminent artistes form the greatest amount of female equestrian talent ever engaged in this cr any other establishment at one time : Mdlles. Adelaide Hinnie, Valentine, Louise Touirnaire, La Jeane Josephine ; Miss Woolford, Barrand, Davidson, Avery, and La Petite Jeanette. In addition to the above Mr. Batty has great pleasure in announc ng that he has engaged that peerless equestrian Marie Macarte, whose brilliant triumphs on the Continent and in America have ac mired for her the appellationS EVENING of the Equestrian Enchantress. TIII , The performance will commence , e wi ntitledth a Grand Military Equestrian Spectacle MOOLTAN and GOOJEKAT ; or, the Conquest of the Seikhs. To be followed by an inimitable display of SCENES IN TUE CIRCLE. in which Marie Macarte will appear, supported by the first Equestrian talent of the day. To conclude with a f avo urite Melodrama. Box-office open trom Eleven till Four. -face Manager, Mr. W. West. ItOYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. IMMENSE AND UNPARALLELED SUCCESS. . . . Under the patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, hor Majesty the Queen Dowager, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. The Public Press has unanimously pronounced the Storming of Badajoz to be the most perfect and life-like exhibition. Celebrated German Band and Chorus. Engagement of Mr. Roberts, the celebrated Welsh Harper. Last Week of Miss E. Rowland and Mr. G. Tedder. The Nobility, Gentry, and the Public are respectfully informed :hat this favourite place of fashionable resort is open every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. Danson's gigantic modelled Panorama of the TOWN AND FORT OF BADAJOZ, pronounced by the voice of public opinion to be the most perfect and life-like exhibition ever presented—Splendid Menagerie—German Band and Chorus—Vo cal and Instrumental Concert—Several Favourite Songs and Ballads by Miss Ellen Rowland and Mr. George Tedder— Solos by Richardson (Flute)—Violin and Violoncello by Viotti and George Collins, varied alternately—and other at tractions, concluding with a vivid representation of the Storming of Badajoz, pourtraying the advance of the British army—bombard ment and attack—gallant defence—rush to the breach oy real troops —and final tableaux in honour of the " Hero of a hundred fighto." REFRESHAIENTS.—The frequenters of these Gardens have long complained that Refreshments from the Confectionary-rooms only could be procured. Arrangements have been effected, and a distinct portion of the Gardens set apart, where Refreshments may be had of the first quality, and at the usual Prices. Doors open at Nine u'Clock, s.at. ; feeding of the animals at Five ; Pelicans and White Bears half-past Five; Concert at Six; Storming of Badajoz, at Dusk.—Admission One Shilling. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, AUG. 8. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 62; Highest, 77; Noon, 78 BAROMETER, 29.97. Wind S.W.—fine weather. A heavy fall of rain between three and four in the morning, with flashes of lightning. illOki WATER AT LONDON 111cLDOE. Tuts Day —limning, 22 min. after 4 ► Evening, 41 min. after 4 To-Moscow —Morning, I min. after 5 I Evoninr, 12 min. alter 5 and impropriety should be passed over as a subject of indifference. With a single Liberal candidate in the field, and with a very moderate share of unanimity, it was abso lutely impossible any Conservative candidate, more especially such a Conservative candidate as Mr. STANFORD, could have come off victorious in an enlightened borough like Reading. It was, however, ordaiced otherwise. The Tory has passed the win wing post per saltum ; the struggle of yesterday affording only one more illustration, in the circum stance of the superfluous candidate, of a truth as old as the hills—ne quid nimis. S o it h as p rove d with the large and i nfluential body of electors re cently represented in the Lower House by Mr. Justice (late Mr. Sergeant) TALFOURD. In closing our remarks upon this unfortunate conseque nce of a very fortunate and honourable eseanonly express our di s app o i n tment course adopted by the Liberal a a p t appointment, nt ii m li e u n d t i , ci w injudicious pos sessors of the franchise at Reading, while we cordially reiterate our felicitations to the gifted dramati,t who —wearing at once the bay garland and the ermine— has now added to the charms of th e b ar d an d th e graces of the rhetorician the venerable and austere dignity of the judicial character. Another melancholy illustration of the " credit system" at our English Universities has just been brought prominently before the public. Another victim has had the prospects of his future life blighted, and the reasonable expectations of his family disap pointed, in consequence of the temptations to which he was subjected in the very beginning of his career, and the undue facilities afforded for running into debt, before he had acquired strength of mind to resist the indulgences placed within his reach, or experience of the too probable results of the temporary extrava gance. A youth, just emancipated from school re strictions, proud of being looked upon as " a man of honour and a gentleman," anxious to exhibit his spirit and independence, and aware that the day of reckoning may be postponed for an indefinite period, that " five per cent. after two years" will be quite acceptable to the accommodating tradesmen, plunges into every sort of enjoyment, perfectly indifferent as to the cost. The real objects of his visit are forgotten. How can he, surrounded with so many luxuries and amusements previously un known, be expected to submit to the drudgery of study or the dry details of lectures. He drains the cup of pleasure, and too late discovers how bitter are the dregs that remain. It is not merely in the neglect of his studies, or the abandonment of almost every effort at improvement, that he deceives his con fiding friends. The allowance, made up with great difficulty, and perhaps by acts of great self-denial on the part of parents and friends, and which was in tended to cover every expense, for which purpose it would be amply sufficient, is merely looked upon as "pocket money," to be flung away with the most profuse liberality. The civil tradesmen, ever obliging and anxious to anticipate his wants, provide every thing he can require or wish for. Hatter, hosier, tailor, jeweller, perfumer, tobacconist, sadler, horse dealer, bookseller, chemist, upholsterer, fruiterer, and wine merchant, vie with each other for the honour of his custom, and assure him how unnecessary it is to trouble himself about the " little accountt They " were never known to press or annoy a gentle. man ;" " the settlement can await his perfect conveni ence," &c. &c. &c. Debts are heedlessly incurred, which must ultimately be provided for, and his friends must submit to further sacrifices, and pay enormous sums of money to the no longer accommodating creditors, who insist on the full amount of their claims to the last farthing, for Oxford tradesmen never " accept compositions." The full extent of the mischief seldom appears ; the evil is submitted to, in silence, rather than damage the prospects of a child dear and well-beloved, notwithstanding his indiscretions; but many painful struggles must be endured, many an anxious wish relinquished, to provide means for the satisfaction of these demands, and to save the debtor from the shame and exposure of the Insolvent Court. The unfortunate young gentleman to whose case we are now alluding, exhibited no extraordinary expenditure. We believe the debts from which he was compelled to solicit a release through the inter vention of the Insolvent Commissioner, did not exceed the amount usually owing by those who at all enter into amusements at the conclusion of their under graduate course. But unfortunately his friends were in another hemisphere ; they could not witness the application of the screw ; they could not return a prompt response when the choice of insolvency or continual incarceration was placed before them. He, therefore,: was forced into court ; his name has been held up to the world as an unthinking spendthrift, but there are hundreds of others every year who are Owed under exactly similar circumstances, who would be branded in like manner, if none were at hand to shelter them. from the painful consequences of their juvenile fol lies. Let it not be supposed that we are exaggerat ing in this respect, or calumniating the Alumni of our universities, the future hope of the nation. We have it on the testimony of Mr. RANDALL, the detain ing and opposing creditor, who has lived at Oxford since his birth, who " has kept a shop there 25 years, and found it a good business, having had a large share of patronage," that " a large proportion of gentlemen who come to Oxford have their bills paid after they leave the university, instead of the money passing through their hands, having only a certain sum al lowed them for necessary purposes." We also find on the same evidence, that " the supply of goods was such as an undergraduate in the insolvent's circum stances might fairly require ;" and, again, that " after the first year he (the insolvent) got more sparing of his orders, and only had what was necessary ;" and this from his own sense of prudence, and not from any check imposed on him, for Mr. RANDALL tells us that "he never stopped any of the insolvent's orders." Here, then, is an average case, and nothing more ; indeed, after the first year, the unfortunate young man " got sparing of his orders, and only had what was absolutely necessary," and this although he was at the time but nineteen years of age, that his father, " whom he believed to be a wealthy man," was resi dent in Australia, and that his guardian, to whose • care he had been confided, had died while he was attending his first term at Oxford, and he was then left wholly without control or superintendence. A parent, then, who sends his child to Oxford must make up his mind to pay some 7001. or 8001. when the degree is obtained, however liberal may be the allow ance in the interval. Mr. TIIROSBY gave his son 2501 per annum, which he was informed was a fair and moderate amount to cover every demand. But Mr. RANDALL did not regard it in that light, or, indeed think it necessary to make any inquiry what soever, for his views are quite in accordance with the prevailing practice, under which " a large proportion of the gentlemen have their bills paid after they leave the university, instead of having the money passing through their hands, having only a certain sum allowed them for necessary purposes." The 2501. per annum, which we believe is about the sum usually g i ven , i s " th e certain sum for neces sary purposes;' the 7501. debts, what " a large proportion of gen tl emen h ave paid (mark, not pay, after they leave the university." but have paid) How long, we as k , i s t hi s s ystem to be tolerated and sanctioned by t h e h ea d s o f colleges and the university authorities ? They, and they alone, can interpose an adequate remedy. A resolution that no credit should be given for more than six months to any person in statu pupillari, without the assent of his tutor, would at once abate the nuisance. Indeed, it would be well if all accounts relating to students, whether liquidated or not, should be submitted periodically to the revison of some officer of the University. It would then be ascer tained if the expenditure was suited to ,the position and prospects of the :youth, and such as were fitting for an undergraduate. Such a regulation might be voted a bore by many a high-spirited lad, but it would save him from many bitter pangs, and much more serious annoyance at a future period. It might reduce th e enormous gains of the tradesmen, who might no t fi n d the i r b us i n ess quite as good, or their patronage as extensive, but it would give them a certainty of f a i r an d reasona ble profits, which would be realised w i t h out hav i ng t o work on the fear of disappointed p arents. I t might impose additional trouble and responsibility on some of the college authorities, but it would elevate the character of the university; It would add to the acquirements of the i' a- -1 () v -, t , ~?: 4 0 1 t -.M ' O , .1 MA( „. • 4 .1 2 tgi; t c j 4; 1 , 1 . ,t-al,,;t, 4, ‘,._ - ~,,,- 4 - .4r . m o ''' ' 1)4 p ,• ~...__. ~~r~a~i ~1~~ Abp LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1849. While the elevation of the amiable and eloquent TALFOURD to the judicial bench has shed a new glory upon letters, it has led to the disgrace of his once Liberal constituency. Reading has ill testified its affection for the memory of its late distinguished representative, by proving itself false to those liberal principles with which his name, his labours, and his genius were identified. The borough which selected the present Speaker of the House of Commons, CHARLES SHAW LEFEVRE, as its Member in the Parliaments of 1802, of 1812, and of 1818 ; the town which chose as the champion of its political opinions in the Parliaments of 1835, of 1837, and 1847, the celebrated author of the Athenian Captive, THOMAS NOON TALFOURD, has forsaken its post as a guardian of constitutional reform, has belied all its dearest and most cherished predilections, by filling up the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge TALFOVRD with a Conservative nonentity such as Mr. STANFORD, the successful candidate. Yesterday evening that gentleman—hirsute and disfavoured—was announced to be at the head of the poll, having obtained a majority of 142 when the church bellse ung out four o'clock. Now, the reason of this extraordinary result of electioneering at Reading, reminding us in its unfortunate result of the contest between Lord CHELSEA and Mr. CHARLES RUSSELL against Messrs. MILLS and TOOKE, is attributable not so much to a dereliction of principle on the part of the Liberal electors as to a perverse and culpable disunion, to their own ignominious discomfiture, and to the ultimata advantage of their antagonists. Against the solitary Conservative candidate were at one time opposed no less than three supporters of Whig, Lib ral, or Radical improvement—Mr. BOWYER, Mr. NORTON, and Sir JOHN HARE. So that while the whole strength of the Tory party was compacted to gether by the bond of u nan i m ity, th a t o f rewl t frittered rifisamtlr u t imwd h ol e AeußlEdc- R oibnn e et f e o trhne rm petiro c een r sn s e dn a t about the hsd.te c h l a a et w h i m a aa y t s p psoriofirna JOHNe t h h i r n a e g n e struggle, but that retirement only took place so im mediately anterior to its commencement that it left behind it all its inevitable ill effects, with not one single compensative advantage. Even with the re tirement of Sir JoHN HARE there still remained confronting each other, Mr. BOWYER, at the head of the moderate, and Mr. NORTON at the head of the ultra-Liberal party. From the very outset on the day of polling it was sufficiently perceptible what would be the consequence of these egregiously blind and suicidal machinations. As early as nine o'clock the numbers polled were 31 for Mr. NORTON, 57 for Mr. BOWYER, and 109 for Mr. STANFORD. And so steadily was the advance continued by the latter over his two competitors, that, on the closing of the poll, the numbers were 107 for the Radical, 3G5 for the Whig, and 507 for the Conservative—the Con- servative thus obtaining a majority of 35 over the minorities of the Whig and Radical candidates com bined. Now,we cannot reprobate the conduct of the Liberal electors with sufficient emphasis in thus jeopardizing, and as it has actually now proved, ruining their common cause for the momentary:gratification of their rival predilections. Frequently as this ill result has followed upon similar manoeuvres, it would appear, from a wretched experience, that nothing will ever open the eyes of a constituency to the folly of such useless and really culpable contentions, ; when once their passions are roused and their mutual jealousy excited. A thousand instances exactly resembling yesterday's election at Reading might be adduced, and yet these glaring precedents were not enough to warn the Liberal inhabitants_ of that borough from the shameful frivolity of their melancholy and ruinous antagonisms. They would rather render themselves liable to the charge of in gratitude to the reputation of their last eminent re presentative, Mr. Justice TALFOURD, than concede' one iota of their reciprocal animosity. The conse quence is such as we have stated—a consequence that will create astonishment and indignation in every Liberal constituency throughoutthe United Kingdom. llad the fact transpired in the midst of the distrcct ing ibfluences of a general election it might per chance have been unobserved in the divided attention of th e j ourna list. But, occurring as it does, not only as an isolated conte st u p on which every th reflective observer's gaze is concentrated, and taking plac e , moreover, during the in terval which elapses ev ery autumn between e prorogation and the convocation of Parliament, it la impossible that a matter of sgeh glaring weakness I N VT_G 1T T 1846, students, who, when their unnecegiary amusements were restricted, would devote more of their time to study ; an& above all, it would induce many anxious parents to send their children to the universities who are now afraid to expose them to so many tempta tions, or to subject themselves to large and unascer tained demands, which they would be ill able to satisfy. Surely the experiment would be well worth a trial—its results would be highly beneficial to all parties concerned. We fear, however, but little can be expected from the university authorities, who remain wilfully blind to the evils of every day occurrence. agitation ; the Ambassador ha 3 observed great cir cumspection cn this occasion We have never de manded anything from Franca but neutrality, and we expect nothing else from her." General Durouß has issued the following order of the day on taking the command of the Swiss army. It is dated head-qaarters, Berne, August 2 : TO THE AIIiWY. "Soldiers of the Confederation! The councils of the nation have confirmed the eventual choice of the Com mandant in-Chief. I am proud at having been selected to fill that elevated position, and I come with happiness to range myself with you under the federal banner, happy to meet there bravo men from every part of Switz3rland, There is no longer any division among us; one idea, one sentiment alone unites us ; we only wish to rival each other in zeal and devotedness to our common country. Soldiers ! I owe you praise for the promptness with which you have responded to the call of the authorities, and you merit it still more for your good conduct amongst yourselves and towar..ls the inhabitants. At the present moment our task is con fined to watching our frontiers; all that is required is vigilance and exactitude in the service, and that I am persuaded you will display. But if circumstances should become more sarious; if the foreigner should present himself as an enemy, and violate our territory, you will display your courage and energy in the defence of the country; you will shrink from no sacrifice to preserve intact its honour and its independence; in a word, you will use every effort, that the world may say of you, the sons of free Helvetia have not degenerated from their ancestors." ITALY. Intelligence has been received from Rome to the 28th. The Commissioners named by the POPE bad ar rivA, and commenced proceedings by dissolving the whole of the Roman army, including even the troops which had remained faithful to the POPE. This proves that the POPE is completely in the hands of the Cardinal CAMARILLA, and that he will give the priests their full swing of vengeance. lie has also, it is stated, refused to return to Rome unless Austrian and Neapolitan troops garrison the city as well as French troops. It is plain that the POPE i 3 exceedingly desirous of destroying all French influence in the Peninsula—a design in which he is aided, assisted, and abetted by Monsignore DE FaLLoux and his brother, the French Minister, whose first allegiance is of course due to the Society of Jesuits, and not to the French Republic which he pretends to serve. A letter from Trieste, of the 30th ult., says : ___ " We were for ten days without any news of import tance from Venice. The Austrians had spoken much of the great hopes they placed in balloons, full of shells, which were to be thrown on the besieged. But such ideas are merely chimerical. The Pluton, steamer, has just entered our port direct from Venice; it states that the city is calm, and that the feeling prevails that the siege cannot last much longer. The nomination of General d'Aspre to the command of the besieging army has produced on the Venetian population an impression of terror, which is explained by the inflexible tenacity of his character, and by the remembrance of the recent fusilades at Leghorn. The military coir,mission ap pears to unite all the authority. Mania is becoming every day more unpopular. Even those persons who desire to hold out to the last extremity admit that Venice has not more than a month's provisions, and it is more than ever probable that famine will open the gates to the Austrians. It is, without doubt, that ex pectation which for a month has caused them to slacken their attacks." THE QUEEN IN DUBLIN. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DUBLIN, TUESDAY EVENING.—EIer Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Earl and Countess of Clarendon and suite, paid a visit to the public buildings this day. At half-past eleven o'clock the royal cortege, escorted by a party of the mounted metropolitan police, arrived at the Bank of Ireland, where they were received and conducted through this noble edifice by the Governor and di rectors of the establishment. The day was most unpropitious, the rain having fallen in torrents since 10 o'clock last night. The visit here did not occupy more than ten minutes. The Royal party next proceeded to the National School in Marlbo rough street, where they remained for upwards of an hour. Her Majesty appeared highly delighted with all the arrangements at this excellent insti tution. Her Majesty subsequently visited Trinity College, and then drove back at half past one o'clock to the Viceregal Lodge. Notwithstanding the wet ness of the day, vast crowds were collected in the neighbourhood of the several institutions honoured by the Royal presence, and the cheers which greeted her Majesty as the spectators caught a glimpse of her were such as could only be given by an assem blage of Irishmen. Her reception was most enthu siastic. It i 3 needless to observe that the Prince Consort had a full share of this joyous demonstration of national attachment. The Gazette of this evening has the following notification : " Lord Chamberlain's Office, Dublin Castle, August 7, 1849. _ . . •, • "Her Majesty has been pleased to desire that the fol lowing parsons should have the alb ie to the Castle:— The Primate, the Chancellor, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Roman Catholic Primate, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, the Duke of Leinster, the Cabinet Ministers, her Majesty's household, the Lore-Lieutenant's household, the Lord Chief Justice of the Qteen's Bench, the Master of the Rolls, the Lord Chief Justice, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant, the Chief Baron, the Attorney-General, the Commander of the Forces, the l'uymaster of Civil Services, the Under- Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant, the Solicitor- Generil, the CATimantlant of the Garrison, the Adjutant- General, the Quartermaster• General, and all who have the entrée at St. James's." READINtr ELECTION. TUESDAY EVENING, AUG. 7.—The polling began at eight o'clock this morning, and at that somewhat early hour a good number of electors repaired to the booths to record their votes in favour of the candidate of their choice. There were only three gentlemen competing for the honour of representing this consti tuency, a large placard being in circulation a few hours prior to the commencement of the polling announcing that Sir John Hare had retired from the contest, in favour of the "people's choice," Mr. Thomas Norton. Great excitement prevailed, and it continued to Increase until the final close of the poll. Even at an early period of the day the cheerful and smiling countenances of the Conservatives betokened that the election was proceeding in favour of Mr. Stanford, and the first statement of the poll, which was issued at nine o'clock, confirmed the supposition. The numbers were— Mr. Stanford (Conservative) Mr. Bowyer (Whig) Mr. Norton (Radical) _ _ 31 The positions of the candidates did not vary ak all during the day, Mr. Stanford steadily increasing his majority, and at mid-day the issue was placed beyond all doubt, as the annexed account of the poll will demonstrate : Mr. Stanford Mr. Bowyer 271 Mr. Norton 94 The Liberals appeared to make a great effort for the victory, and little more than an hour before the close of the poll a handbill was distributed, inviting the two sections to unite and return Mr. Bowyer, there being at that time 500 electors who had not polled. However, the appeal was too late to be effec tual ; and thus, while the two parties were quarrelling, their opponent stepped in, and, to use a sporting phrase, " won easy." At four o'clock the Conservative committee pub lished the final state of the poll, which gave to Mr. Stanford a majority of 142, as will be seen by the following :- - Mr: - Stanford Mr. Bowyer Mr. Norton The successful candidate made his appearance in the market-place exactly at four o'clock, and was received with deafening plaudits. He afterwards addressed the vast assembly from the balcony over Mr. Anderson's shop, but the uproar and confusion from the rival par tisans were so great that not a word was audible, except to those standing around him. Several fights occurred; and when the police interfered and were about to capture the offenders, an attempt to rescue was made which caused a trememdous rush, and it was feared that some lives would be sacrificed. However, this fortunately was not the case, and but little injury beyond a squeezing was experienced by any person. It is generally supposed that this election will create a little business for gentlemen of the " long robe," if the threat now held out be carried into effect. This after noon the ultra-Liberals caused handbills to be profusely distributed in the town, of which we give a copy:— " Electors —Protests have been served on the return ing -officer of the borough by Mr. Norton and certain electo rs aga i nst the procee di ngs of the poll clerks, who have made th e el ec tion invalid and illegal by their acts, and by their improper rejection so of a v a o votes." ffi ld s e . The Mayor will make hiclaration of the poll to morrow morning, h the almost exploded ceremony after which the newly-elect e d Member will go throng of " chairing." BOON TO THE FISH-CURER.—We are enabled to announce a change in the regulations of the Scotch Fishery Board, which will prove a great boon to the herring-curer. It has been arranged that the time during which herrings shall lie in salt, before receiving the brand, will, instead of seventeen, be only ten clear period of time r ec k one d amply sufficient days, or, with the day of catch and the d a y o f b randing„ t t o wel a v l e lo days the —a complete cure of the fish.—Barphire Journal or MAN.—The sho wers h ave not had the effect ct ' of " laying " any of the green crops, though the wheat is getting heavy in the head, as well as long in the straw. The potatoes continue to ,:ooh well and healthy, and the grasses exhibit a lively and virgin green. The oats and barley are equally promising, and all garden stuffs are abundant and fine, including traits of every vmety,--aona's Jerald. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The debate on the Roman expedition commenced in the Assembly on Monday. In the Third Edition of The Sun of yesterday we gave the explanation of M. DE TOCQUEVILLE, the Minister for Foreign Af fairs ; he was followed by Mr. Jules Favre, who said that the veil had been at length rent asunder, and the morality of the expedi tion to Rome might be henceforth judged of by the avowal of the Government, and an opinion formed of the labyrinth into which France had been led by the want of tact of the stet ;men at the head of her Government. —(Approbation on the Lel . ' ) Tho Minister had said that all discussion was useless. He (M. J. Favre) was not of that opinion, for by discussion light would be thrown on the affair. The first result would be to ap preciate facts, and the next to know what steps remained to be taken. What, he would ask, were the intui tions which presided over the acts of the Government? France, on the 17th April, when the expedition was decided on, was, he said, opposed to it; the Constituent Assembly was also opposed to it; the mem bers of the Cabinet had, however, decided on it, and the majority had sanctioned the measure; all who had done so had since been very miserable.—(Murmurs, and cries of Order, order,' on the Right, and of Hear, hear,' on the Left.) The Hon. Gentleman continued to examine what had been the intention of the Constituent Assembly in authorising the expedition to Rome, and sought to prove that its idea, as well as that of France, was to secure the independence and nationality of Italy. That independence was, he said, essen:ial for the inte rest of France, and had been the constant object of all her statesmen, from the time of Charles VIII. to the battle of Marengo. The Iron. Gentleman then traced out the history of the events and the diffirent negotia tions which had led to the expedition to Rome. It was at first, he said, demanded to take possession of some point on the coast; the President of the Council had after. wards asked for a wider range of action, and the As sembly—God forgive them for it—had granted it.—(Mur murs on the Right.) What had been the conduct of the Government after obtaining that vote? Instead of in tervening in the name of liberty and independence, it had done so in the name of despotism; and that after having demanded a credit of 1,200,000 francs. It was on that point he should ask the President of the Council to explain, and render an account of the blood of French soldiers, which had been shed in doing exactly the con trary to what the Constituent Assembly had wished. The Honourable Member then reminded the Assembly of the words of the President of tlle Council, delivered before the order of the day of the 24th of May, from which it was evident that the wishes of the Constituent Assembly had been set at nought. The attack on Rome by the French was a parallel case with that of the Aus trians on Ancona, only that the latter acted openly, whilst France concealed her intentions under the false garb of patriotism.—(Loud applause on the Left.) The Hon. Gentleman then read successively the documen's published by the Moniteur relative to the expedition to Rome, and particularly dwelt on the first proclama tion published at Civita Vecchia, in which it was said that no form of government would be imposed on the Rumens but that which should be chosen by the nation. Notwithstanding this assertion an impious war h a d b ee n entered on, the bloodshed of which would, he said, fall on the heads of the French Ministry.—(Acclamations on the Left.) He defied the President of the Council to produce any proof that General Oudinot had been called to Rome by the Roman people, and in default of that proof, it was, he said, clear that General Oudinot bad no right to have done so. Resistance had taken place, the blood of French soldiers had been shed, and it was for that reason that the Government was now called on to render an account of the execution of the order of the day of the Constituent Assembly. Several Voices—To-morrow, to-morrow. M. Jules Fevre observed that his friends were well aware that his present state of health would not allow him to speak at any length ; nevertheless, as he consi dered it his duty to express his sentiments on such an important question, he was ready to continue to the end. If, however, the Assembly wished to adjourn the discus sion, he would bow to its decision. The adjournment was then decided on, and the sitting broke up at a quarter to seven. The obscurantist party in France is at length beginning to throw off the mask. The Assemblee Nationale, the organ of the Parti Pretre, calls loudly for the dismissal of the present Ministry, as too liberal, and for the appointment of a pure Jesuit Ministry, which shall restore the rule of the Cardinals and priests at Rome without check or conditions. The .De Falloux portion of the Cabinet, at all events, knew what they were about when they urged the PRESIDENT to send French troops to Rome to do the dirty work of Austria. Siturday next has been fixed for the visit of the. PRESIDENT of the Republic to Rouen and Havre. He will leave Paris that morning at nine o'clock for Rouen. On his way he will review the National Guards of Poissy, Mantes, Louviers, and Elbceuf. At Rouen there will be a dinner, ball, illuminations, and fireworks. On the following day (Sunday) he will proceed to Havre, where he will also be feted. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Tuesday at 53f. 80c.; the Five per Cents. at 881. 250 ; Orleans Railroad Shares, 765 f ; Rouen, 530 f.; Havre, 250 f.; Great Northern, 4221. 50c., Avignon, 221 f. 25c.; Vierzon, 3021. 50c.; Basle, 1011. 25c.; Paris and Stras burgh, 3531. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 305 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE. AUGUST 7. _ _ . _ . East Indian, 4 1 / 4—Great Indian Peninsular, s%—Luxem• bourg, 2% ex in.—Namur and Liege, 6—Paris and Rouen, 21 GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. The following important intelligence from Hun gary appears in the Paris National of yesterday " A traveller who has just arrived from Vienna by way of Berlin brings most important intelligence. At Berlin, on the evening of the 4th, a person who had just arrived from the frontiers of Gallicia, reported that the head quarters of Paskewitch were on the Ist August at Tarnow in Gallicia, to which city he had been forced to retreat aft e r • h av i ng been com pletely defeated by the united armies of Georgey and Dembinski. Although we give little credit to this intelligence, we may observe that the head-quarters of Paskewitch may have fallen back upon Tarnow, where he may be waiting for reinforcements, without the whole of the Russian army having been driven across the frontier. The traveller who brings this news saw himself on the railway there large trains loaded with Russian troops, going with all speed towards the north, which would seem to confirm the reports as to the retreat of the Russians. At Berlin he met an English courier, who had been dis patched by the British Ambassador at Vienna to his Government, and who said that he was the bearer of news very favourable to the Hungarians." The French Government have, it is said, received a telegraphic dispatch, announcing that the inhabitants of Moldavia have risen in insurrection, and joined the Hungarians, who had entered the province, in en endeavouring to expel the Russians from the Princi palities, a feat by no means difficult to accomplish, seeing that the Russian forces there have, in conse quence of the number of regiments sent into Hungary, been diminished to about 12,000 men. BEM has been, ever since the Russian invasion of Hungary, in close communication with the Moldavian chiefs. LIATNAu remains at Keskemet. His troops have suffered dreadfully on the march. There are no regular roads, and the Hun garians have destroyed all the provisions and filled up the wells, making the country a barren desert. HAYNAU'S troops are starving, and ready to break out into open, mutiny in consequence of the hardships to which they are exposed. They demand to be led at once against the enemy, but the Hun garians do not show themselves ; they are content to let famine do its word. The Imperialists have de stroyed all the boats on the Waag, to prevent the sallies of the garrison of Comorn. The Ban JELLACRICH remains in his entrenchments at Kuma ; his force is reduced to 7,000 men. The army of the south, which defeated him, is advancing to join DEMBINSKI, leaving a strong detachment to watch the motions of the Ban. PRUSSIA. The Congress of Liberal Prussians has been held at Esthen, under the presidency of M. SACHZE, of Magdeburg. The Central Committee made its report on the elections, from which it appears that out of 468,405 primary electors, 114,116 only have voted, and that 354,257, more than three-fourths of the electoral body, have abstained from voting. The Committee, therefore, reports that the Second Cham ber has no right to revise the Constitution, and MM. RODDERTUS, UNRUH, DE KESCHMANN, SCHULTZ and STRECKFASS, have been ordered to draw up a memo rial to this effect. SWITZERLAND. The Swiss Federal Gazette has the following from Berne, 3d inst.:—" It is said that the French Ambas sador has made the following communications on the part of his Government, to the President of the Con federation :-1. He advises the Council to terminate as promptly as possible, and at any price, the dif ferences which have arisen with Germany. 2. Swit zerland cannot reckon on any assistance from France. 3. France sees with displeasure the armament which has been ordered, as that measure gives a fresh eli ment to 1 . 0 , 011410 w spirit, wid pmluces a useless MONEY and CONIMtitt4AL CITY, t.,"? UAtt 71Ell'TO 'TIM ELL% There was a steady market for Cotton at Livepool yesterday; the sales were estimat,,cl at about 8,000 bales, includieg 2,000 American, for export and on speculation. Prices remain with alteration.—The market for Railway Shares was heavy, and prices had a downward tendency. The corn trade is dull to-day. It is curious that, despite the splendid character of the present harvest weather, there are doubts of the yield of wheat being more than an average. Whether this view be correct we are unable to say, but it is so stated in communications from Kent, and likewise from Norfolk, as the following extract, dated Norwich, will show:— " Trade is much as usual, the present price of corn being in its favour, but I fear that next year we shall see it otherwise, for I never knew a late harvest, particularly with such weather—heavy mildewing weather—as we have here now, and have had for a considerable time, to be otherwise than deficient. I have watched the grow ing crops closely, and notwithstanding the general asser tion that the crops are looking well, yet from my own observation, confirmed as it is by the opinion of many practical men with whom I have conversed on the sub ject, I am quite convinced that the quantity of wheat to go to market, from the present growing crop, will be below an average. I think far below, but I won't say so—and the quality, if even we should get quantity, must be bad. The root crops promise well, and in no way warrant the advance in Oilcake and Linseed. Our Grain Market here is heavy, but good Wheat cannot be bought at lower figures. The farmers have none, neither have the millers or mer chants. We have lately had a few parcels of foreign wheat into Yarmouth, which have been eagerly taken by the trade, to prepare them for harvest and the new wheats." We shall have in any case plentiful supplies of foreign grain to moderate prices a little, though our farmers will probably see the fallacy of apprehending very low pricey. The Continental advices received to-day state that at Amsterdam, on the 6th instant, the Two and. a- Half per Cents. were 52k, and at Vienna on the 3d the Five per Cents. were 93f to lA. The Paris Bourse improved at the opening, but receded a little subsequently, although the Sardinian question is now positively reported to be finally settled. The truth appears to be, that at Paris, as here, business is exceed ingly dull, and this is the main cause of the existing flatness. Her Majesty's ship Calypso, which left Valparaiso on the 28th May, for Rio and England, has in bullion 2,850,000 dollars on board. The English Funds have been lower this morning, both for money and account, and it is manifest that parties are anxious to leave town without leaving any thing " open." Consols have been 923-4, and are now 92 1 11. The New Three-and-a-Quarter por Cents. have rea►ised 931 to 93k; and the Reduced Three per Cents. 921 to 921. Bank Stock is 1981 to 1991. Exchequer bills are 48s. to 50s. premium; and India Bonds 81s. premium : . _ _ The Foreign market shares in part the flatness of home securities. Spanish Three per Cents. are 34} ft and the Five per Cents. 18 8 . to 19. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been 20 4 to 291 Brazilian Stock is 854, and Buenos Ayres 51 to 52k. Mexican is steady at 27 to A. Dutch Two-a n d- a -H a lf p er C ents. are 521, and Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 47. The railway companies that are inviting loans are the following: 77_ " Great Western—Loans on debentures, at four per cent., for three years, or at four-and-a-half per cent., for seven or ten years. Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire—Loans on debentures, in sums of not less than 5001., for periods of three or more years, not exceeding seven, at five per cent. per annum. Whit?" haven and Furness—Loans on mortgage or bonds, in such sums as may be agreed on, with interest, St the rate of five per cent. per annum, and for terms of not less than three, or more than seven years. Waterford and Limerick—Loans on debentures, in sums of not less than 2001., at five per cent. per annum, Ind for terms of three, five, or seven years. Lancashire and Yorkshite—Loans on mortgage, for three, five, or seven years, at the rate of four and a halt per cent. per annum. Great Northern—Loans on mortgage, in sums of 500/. and upwards, for any period not legs than three, and not exceeding seven years, at five per cent. per annum. N.B. Loans real be effected for less than 5001., by par ties willing to bear the extra cost of the stamp. Caledonian—Loans on debentures, in sums not less than 500/. Chester and Holyhead—Loans on debentures, interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. Demerara Loans on debentures, for a term of three or five years!, in sums of not less than 5001., interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. York and North Midland—Loans on debentures, for a term of three or five years, in sums of not less than 1,0001., at a rate of interest not exceed ing 4i per cent. per annum." The Railway Seam Market continues flat, and, as far as we can learn, without any ascertainable cause beyond the paucity of business. The report certainly is that some of the great companies will announce at the next meetings a probable future reduction of dividends, but this may be mere hearsay. E as t I n di ans are st ill 1 11 favour, being 4to 4.k. Aberdeen are firmer, an d Paris and Rouen also. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 198% 199% 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92%34 % 3 per Cent. Consols Anna New 3 1 ,E per Cent. Anne. 9 3 1 / 2 , 5,4% Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 Bl4 9 Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 B% 8 11-16 India:Bonds under 1,000/ :81 p Consols for Account .0. 94 / 3 3 .4 1 / 2 3 4 l%d. Exchequer Bills. 2d. March. June. 1,0001.. ,idfl/. ... 48 50 p Small — 48 50 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 8514 Ditto Small Buencs Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 5l 52% Grenada, 1 per Cent. . ... 17% Ditto Deferred .~ Mexican 80n45,1846, 5 per Cent., C,' mpons Ditto Ex Coupons Ditto for the Account Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,1840 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 3 4 3 /4 Venezuela Bonds .., 26 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 2% per Cent Dutch 2 % per Cent., 12 Guild BUSINESS DoNe: IN RAILWAY SHARE') AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. Pra SIIABE. Aberdeen Ditto, Preference .. ... ,kniha., Notting., Boston, &c. 6 Ayrshire and Galloway Br:Vast and County Down .. 20% .. .. - 3erks and Hants Extension (Gt. West. Perpet.s per ct.) 6 Birmingham ts Oxford J unct., calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 Do., without a guarantee... 20 . Birmingham, Wol., & Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 ..... - Do., without a guarantee... 10 Binning., `'Vol., & Stour Val. 13/.14s — - Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction lO - Boston, Stamf., & Birming...7l. 4s — ...... to -- Bristol and Exeter - Do., Thirds - Buckinghamshire.. - Caledonian - Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%.. ... - Ditto, New 101. P re f erence 10 ...... Ditto. Clydesdale Ju nc ti on 50 - Chester and Holyh ea d 5O ..... Ditto, Preference Clarence. - Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 D0.,2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 - Direct London & Portsmouth 5 1 4 Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 40 Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 22 1 ,% ...... East Anglia, 25/. L. & E., and L. &D. ~. - ....•• to Ditto, 181., E. & H Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & 11... 3 1 7 4 — - Eastcrn Counties Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 Do. Exten., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d .. - Do., do N 0.2,6/. 13s. 4d... - Do., Northern &Eastern... 50 Do., 5 per cent. Do., Quarters.... . ......... ... 12%... .. -- Ditto, New Eastern_ Union, Class A (Is E. U. Shares) ate2s - Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 3% — ...... to Ditto, do, Class B (I. & B) 25 — - Ditto, do, Class C, ditto... 22% — to -- Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 •••... to --- East Lancashire .... Ditto, New ... .......... •••• . 25 - Do., New Quarters - Do., 6 per Cent. Preference Quarter Shares 0A...-. East Lincolnshire ... 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O - Ditto, Half Shares Edinburgh and Northern ... 25 ...... Ditto, New p0rt..... Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — ..... to ...- Exeter and Exmouth 2ls. - ••• .. to --• Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle-81. 68.8 d — ..... to —. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 — Do. Preference Consolidated . •••‘•• ... ••• to Great Northern Do. % A Deferred ..... ... 12 1 % — Do. 1 ,4 B 6 per Cent. ...... 7% — to —. Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. ...... 5 ... 33 ••• A to -- Ditto, New 404.. ...... .• .. 40 ".a. South. & West. (Ireland) 47% .. Great North of Eng1and......100 ...... - Ditto, ditto - Ditto, New 301 ... 30 .•• f• ... •••••• tO -- Ditto, New 154.. 1- .... ....... to to -: •.. ... ...... o ...... , ••• to -- Great Western 100 ••• •• to -- Ditto, Half Shares 5O - Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Fifths 2O - Do. New 171 hull and Selby Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... 25 ...... Ditto, Quarter Shares l 2 l/ — - Lancastor and Car1i51e........ 50 D0., Thirds Lancashire and Yorkshire ...10 0 ..... Ditto, ditto, M. B. & B ... 96 Ditto, ditto .... 46 D D i i t t t t o o f.lal f Quarters Shares22 % 1 7 % 58... to Ditto Fifths 15 Ditto. Thirela and Shelf) 50 Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 10 Do. Liverpool and Bury... 46 Do. (Hudders. Do., West Riding Union... 9 .... , - Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 .. ... to Do., de., Halt Shares (A) 10 - 44{14 at ii Loeal Do., Ni Do:,dc Do. Pr Liverpoo girt... London Lmd., Bi Do. GI Do. 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