The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-15 00:00:00

I _.. - ONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY. QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool. yesterday, amounted to 10,000 bales, and acmprised 7.500 American at 4d. to 6d., 800 Pernam, &c., at sfd. to 51d., 200 Bahia at sid., 600 Egyptian at 5-ad. to 6d., and 800 Surat at 3id. to 44 1 d. per lb. Of the above speculators took 4,000 American, 500 Pernam, 400 Egyptian, and 600 Surat. The market closed firmly, and prices of all kinds were d, per lb. higher.—There was a dull market for Rail way Shares, and prices for the most part were a shade lower. The letters and papers by the Caledonia have been delivered this morning, and although they notice a little dulness in trade, are satisfactory on the %hole. The Stock Market was rather fluctuating, but the Money Market 'WM easy. The imports into New Yolk were rather falling off; and were for the week to the 26th ult. not quite so large as in the corresponding period of 1848. The total was 1.700,000 dollars. The delay in receiving returns from San Francisco, where goods are accumulating, was some check to business, and should be duly taken into account by exporters. The following is a ccranarative statement of the arri vals and tonnage at Quebec from sea in the years 1848- 9, up to the 28th July in each year:— 1848 678 vessels, 260.142 tons. 1849 579 225,934 99 34,208 less this year. Comparative statement of the arrivals and tonnage from the Lower Ports in the years 1848.9, up to the 28:h July in each year:- 1848 37 vessels, 2,585 tons. 1849 5l 3,192 14 607 more this year. Political affairs in Canada were still unsettled. The weather was very fine. Cholera prevailed, but not so seriously as in the States. Trade was dull. Lima papers of May 30 describe all as being quiet in Peru. The attempted revolutions in Bolivia have also proved failures. Advices of July 2, from Buenos Ayres, run thus : " The projected armistice we alluded to in our last was established on the 24th ult., at 3P. m. The status quo is to be preserved by both parties, and hostilities cannot be renewed without twenty-four hours' notice. " The nominal French blockade of the Oriental ports was raised simultaneously with the establishment of the armistice. "A few days previous, Admiral Leprdiour addressed a proclamation to his countrymen, and shortly after the suspension of arms took effect he dispatched for France four vessels of his squadron, viz.:—frigate Erigone, brig Tactique, and steamers Chiniere and Grondeur. Her Majesty's steamer Lizard sailing for England at the same time." The following law regarding the abolition of duties on the Isthmus of Panama, aas passcd by the Senate and House of Representatives in Bogota, on the 22d May last "On and after Ist January, 1850, the custom-house duties, the government monopolies of tobacco and alcohol, will be removed entirely. " The Provincial Legislature of Panama shall not be allowed after that date to impose any tax or duty on personal effccts or baggage of any person crossing from cue sea to tho other. Such articles as are intended for consumption on the Isthmus, however, are not to come under this rule, nor is the right of exacting passports to b e done away with; these can be exacted from each perso n or head of a family, at a charge not exceeding 16 riuls. " Tobacco grown• on the Isthmus will remain subject to a tax of 50 rials per quintal, when it is introduced for conumption in any other province. This duty will be collected as long as the monopoly exists in other parts of the Repub!ie. •*For• ien merchandise for the Isthmus of Panama, which is imported by way of other ports of the Republic than those on the hrhmus,will pay import dues the same as c‘lning from foreign countries. "Vessels coming from ports on the Isthmu', which shall enter, loads d or unlo.deri, in any other ports of the Reeuhlie, shall pay no tonnage dues." General l'at•z was still endeavouring to raise an insur • reetion in Venezuela. The accounts from Mexico are very favourable, di vested of the exaggerations which the American news. PaPer writers always indulge in. A pier' for the arrangement of the debt due in re /Vet of foreign loans had been agreed upon between the agent of the Bondholders and the Mexican Govern ment. The following is a statement upon the subject:- Ist, Government offers four millions and a half, to be taken in three equal parts from the American indemnity, Which will be applied to the payment of future dividends and those due since 1846. .2d. Instead of the income from tobacco, which has given little or nothing to the creditors, Government Offers them, as security, not only the duties on precious Metals exported from the Pacific, but likewise en those exported from any part of the It-public. 3d. The duties on gold and silver circulating in the Whole country. The interest is to be 3f per cent. for ten years, and then to increase annually until it reaches the original 6 per cent., while a commissioner will be appointed to act in England with the agents of the Bondholders, and there will be no further chance of " squabbles" and delays The President of the Mexican Republic states, in his speech, that the income and expenditure may be equalized, and that a large proportion of the home debt bears no interest. The indemnity money received last May was still in hand. The committee of Spanish American Bondholders have received letters, but we have nut yet seen copies. With regard to the terms above given we believe the letters will confirm them. The Amsterdam market was supported on Monday. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 53. At Vienna, on the 10th instant, business was quiet. The Funds are still affected by the settlement of the account. Consols have realised 921 to 1 for Transfer, and 221 to 1 for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quar ter Per Cents. are 921 to 0. Exchequer-bills have been 445, to 481. premium. Bank Stock is 199 i, and India Stock 252 i. Money seems to be temporarily in more demand. The Forei gn S ecur iti e s are more buoyant. M ex i c a n mre truched 281 f Portugese Four Der Cents. have be en 284 to 294. Spanish Three per Cents. are 34i to to 344. Dutch Two. and-a-Half per Cents. are 524. Shares continue heavy. Great Western are again 'elver; North-Western steady; Midland firm ; Y o rk a nd North Midland on the decline. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 199 1 ,4 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92% % % 3 per Cent. Consols Anna New 314 per Cent. Anns. 92%,4 Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 t.% 9 India Stock . 252.4 India Bonds under 1,0001. ....... South Sea Stock 100% 102 1 4 Ditto New Annuities Consols for Account ... exchequer Bills. I lid. 2d. March. June. 1,0001. 500/ Small — 45 48 p PRICE OF FOREIGN 1i UNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican BotO.s, 146, 5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Coupons Ditto for the Account 28 % 5A Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto. 4 per Cent., Active 5 2 1,4 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 34%%' IA Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2IA, per Cent., 12 Guild Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates El/ sINEss DON), IN RAILWAY SHAKES AT ONE O'CLOCK R•iLwaya. Paw. Pea &use. Alwrdeen Ditto, Preference .. ... Anititr., Notting., Boston, &c. 6 Ayrshire and Galloway 71/ 2. — Relfast and County Down .. 25 •• •• aerka and Hants Extension (Gt. West. Perpet. 5 per ct.) 6 liirmingnam & Oxford J unct., calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 Do., without a guarantee... 20 ... —. - Bilmingham,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 2O - •...•• to Boston, Storni., & Birming...7l. 4s — ••• ••• to -- Bristol and Exeter 90 ...... •••••• to Do~ Thirds Buckin g hamshire.. ......... 1 6/. 4s --to Caledonian ..................... 50 .....„ 22%r,2.. to ....... Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% .. ... bitto, New 101. Preference 10 ...... - bitto. Clydesdale Junction 50 - Ch ester and Holyhead 5O ..... _ _ 15 - Clarence, Diito,l 3 reference 78 1 4 . —. • •.. to Do 14 Class, 6 per Cent... 10 ~, •, _ ...• ,' - ' o ,2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 to " 0 , Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 .. to Direct London & Portsmouth 5% to Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 40 to Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 22% — El4st Anglia, 251. L. & E., to 4 P.d L. & D . 25 ...... ..... to Eut .D itto, 181., E. & H lB ... .. to Ditto 3/. 10s., E. & IL.. 3% --' ..... ~ _ rn &unties to Po... New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 to D O ~."0. Exten , 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d .. " 0 ., d 0...... N 0.2,61. 133.4 d... •.-- Do •• ......... , Northern & Eastern... 50 ~., 5 per cont. ... 50 . — to "0, Quarters 1 2 1..... Ditto, New' Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) ...... - ••..•• to --. Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 3 1 / 2 . to Ditto, do, Class B (I. &B) 25 ...... to Ditto, do, Class C, ditto... 22% — to . Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 East Lancashire ... 25 Ditt o , N ew .., .......... .... .25 po., New Quarters u O , 6 per Cent. Preference to --, , Quarter Shares Last Lin ibshire ... 25 , , co •••••• to Ldaburgh and Glasgow ~._ Ditto, Halt Shares t:•_dpiriitbtuor,gh and Northern ... 25 New • port l5 ...... -- ...... to Exeter, Yeovil. & Dorchester 2% — ...... t e 1 to -- Exeter and E xmout h ..... .. 21s. tioilaBg, bUnthieS, & C ar li s l e ..B/. 6 s .Bd — .. ... to 4qP)W. KilMarilOClL, & Ayr 50 — to , Do.Pre•crence Lonsokidt:ted —— to . , at Nutt; ern....... V(' !.,'-_ (CI ... ..•.... p 1)0 . I ..'e .A. Deferred ..... •.. 4' I - .k... 1 )0. I.Z, 1; pt,r C: W.. ...... 7 to youth. & West. (Ireland) 473....... 3ERT. ,shed with ding, and s" to that a Court In the words D the Lim at otions itting eputy wear death 'all be es be State, L.M. half net at ed to gs of . e y, at where ystem )y the in the dinner ng for EES. PATUT ND LP terven- [ers:--' 3CelltlY )111urdo 1 10 1 6 2 0 17 0, 14 0 2 6 6 3 0 2 9 3,4 2 6 1 6 2 ?het is, Vatter' L, gio , lP&ky► zzonte► gluts. -Arrd., Philip• ally T, Ade' r Son . west /like of j agi!ne; >d ,rgaret , nsibar; • Scott' !ovriel' rircaert . a rr ie Arra' f I Jo beci Brell - •cyn'a , ma* 6rigloi 6 ' yuniu• Ade. fral lat. 4 5 ' ported uerS._ R _ . L urns; , with bees inir.• rrivaa yerce. dead. vill be vessel DODert , t d that 3 four I kiefO► Posh; front F bo►h• 2eavf W.--• than• p'or'k. THE SUN Great North of England 100 ...... ...... to Ditto, New 401.... ...... .. - 40 Ditto, ditto Ditto, New 301 Ditto, New 15L........ l5 ..-.. . Great Western 100 - .. to 72 Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Fifths Do. New 171. ••• Hull and Selby Ditto, Halt Shares .. ...... 25 ...... 47 Ditto,Quarter Shares . 124 — to Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 Do., Thirds .. Lancashire and Yorkshire ...TOO ..... ...... to Ditto, ditto, M. B. & B ... 96 - to Ditto, ditto ... 96 Ditto Halt Shares .... 46 Ditto Quarters Ditto Fifths ... ... lO Ditto. Thirds Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 10 Do. Liverpool and Bury... 46 Do. (Hudders. and_Sheff.) 50 _ __... _.. Do., West Riding Union... 9 .... — ...... to Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 ..- .. ... to Do., do., Halt Shares (A) 10 Leeds and Bradtora Leeds and Thirsk ...- Do., New - Do.. do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3 1 ,(..... Do. Pref. Quarters, 1848... 9 Liverpool. Crosby, and South - port. London isr Blackw all ... ...... 12 1 Lund., Bright., .36 South Coast 50 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 . De. Preferential, 5 per Ct., 50 ...... 531 A to Ditto, ditto .-- 1852 50 ..... , Do., New, gu; tr. 6 per cent. 5 London and Greenwich... 121.15 x. 4d — ...... to Ditto Prefcrel ice London Is North Western.....loo 12814 to li9 DI. New Qua..ters.. Do. Fifths ... . 2 .... 6% 1 A 3 / 4 to Do. 4th. Shar 1,.... L. & M 30 -••••• Do. 101... M. .4.nd 13. (C.) 1 t.,ondon and S. 1A 7 e5tem....... 60 Ditto, New 5at........ .. ..... 42 5i ...... ...••• to Ditto, is , k w 40/.. Ditto, Thirds.. - Do., New Scrip. 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per Ct on Calls .. ... 5 . - Londonderry and -Coleraine... 25 .. - Do. Half Sha.re.l LondoLderry anet ,T;':nniskillen 25 Do., Half Shares Manch, Buxton. & Matlock 5 - 111anchr ' Shcffie)d. and Linc.loo -to DittoM Sharesi(No. 1) ... 23 Ditto, ditto (No, 2) 25 Ditto, I A I Shams (No. 3)... 12% — to Do., New 101. P reference.. 10 ..... Ditto, Grimsby Sheffield 50 -. ...... to Ditto, ditto. ......-...- ...... 19 Ditto, ditto Ditto Sheffield and Line. 22 1 / 4...... Ditto, Grimsby, Dock ...... 25 Ditto, Man. & tin. Union 41. 25.... filidland....... ...- lOO .. ... 62 1 4 62 to 62% Ditto, Consol. Preference 100 Ditto, 501. Sh 9 res ..... ...... 30 Midland, Birm., ttad Derby...loo • - Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham, 6, per eent....100 Midland, Bristol and Gloue. 40 ... .. Ditto ditto... Ditto,Erewash Val., Pref ... 50 - ••••.• to Midland, Leices.. and Swan ning-ton (8 per .ct.gua.)....100 .... . ': idld. Grnat NV( stern (Irish) 47 1 ,4 Middlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. .... ..... . ... 50 Sewcas-le and e arliale lOO ...... Ditto Quarter &hares . .... 25 ... .. - Newmarket Ditto Extensic in Scrip... 21. , 28. - Newport Abcrgy ~ and Heret. 6 Newry an Enu: skillet) ...... i' - ...••• to Newry, Warren point, and Ko:strevor ..... ............. 20 NortGl!,' Ditto New VI. . Ditto Guarante ed 5 per ct. 20 Do. Do. 5 1 4 per cent 5 . • .... Do. L.-vest Oil ( gmar.4 pet.) 20 Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 - Do. do. W even a:7 Valley... 2 Northern Count]. et Union ... 4 North British . ... .... ..... .. 25 ...... ... _.. .. .... Ditto Palt Share a. —... ..... 12 1 ,4 — Do. Quarters ...... - ...... to -- Ditto Thirds .... ........ - Ditto. Preferctaieti - . Nortb Statiordst dra... .. ...... 17 1 4 North Wales ••. 3 14 •.••• . .... to North Western ... ........ ...... 13% - Oxford, Woreesi ;or, and Wol verhampton R eading, Guild! i„ & Reigate 15 Royston and Hi tc.hin Scottish Central ......... ...... 25 ... Scottish Midland. .... ....... .... 25 Ditto, New. .._ 22% to _ .. . . _ . Shrewsbury and Ilirmingliam 11 0i 1 ...-. to Ditto. diAto, Class B. 7 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and iflereiord .. 3 Shrewsbury an,o' Chester (Nor. N 4 . Lain..) - Ditto Halves, Ditto 9 ... .. Ditto, Uswestr y 184...... Ditto ,New ). - Ditto 8 per Ce a t. Pref....... 10 ' 4 l.lropshire Union 5% ... .. South Devon .. Ditto, Preference 25 "‘"outh Staflords.tOre... South Easters ... Ditto, No. 1. -. ... 32 Ditto, No. 2. ....... ........... 30 Ditto, No. 3. .. Ditto, Registered No. 4.... 10 Ditto, Scrip N 4.. South Wales . - South Yorkshire,, Doncaster and Goole ....., lO - to iheffield, Roth , li ham, and Goole (N. D) G . tut. 5 per ct. .14 1 6 — .. .. ti , .... Do. do. ( South Div.) 5 Swans. and Lougt or and Ca meron's Stm. (2,0 al ..... .... . 7 to Taw Vale Exte) Won Thames Haven Dock and Railway D• l7 1 6 — to - Vale of Neath .. , 8 - Waterford and Ejlkenny 2O ...... Waterford and 1.. i merick ... .. 4714 .. to Watertord,Wex fc , rd,Wieklw, and Dublin .. Wear Valley 6 pet Cent. Guaranteed ..... ..... Do. do. do. Do. do. do. West Cornwall Whitehaven and Furness l6 ..... ...... to .—. Windsor, Stain as, and South Western...... Be rw Eaten.i ek 25 20 ...... 13( 12 Wilts,Somerset,&We3-mouth 45 .10 < . D ,i-k ol N an ew d e s as e t wie.cas'antldel9 l ,.....„ to —. Do. (4. N. E. Pur. or Pret. a ...... 8%. to Do. Hartlepool Irk. & Rly. 100 York situ N orth Midland .. 50 Ditto, Preference FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian • and Austrian ... 5 douiogne and Amiens 2O ... ••• - Gentral of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) Demerara. - batch Rhenish 74, — East Indian ......314 3% to -- Great Indian Peninsular 5 ...... ...... to Do. Do ..... .... ....... ... 105. — to Louvain ala Sambre ......... 7 1 % — ...... to Luxembourg Ditto Radrid and Valenti* Namur and Liege 2O ... .. ..,.. Northern of France 14185...... 3li t d' is. to - - Orleans and Bordeaux ... Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen Paris & Strasbourg ..... ..... 11 - Rouen and Havre 20 Sambre and Meuse 2O Strasburg and Bale ..... ..—.. 14 . — to Fours & Nantes ... ...... „ 11 Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt ... .. 20 ...... ••...• to West Flanders 8 34 — ....... to Ditto ... 8 1,x..... JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American .... 50 ...... Colonial Commercial of London 20 — to London Joint Stock •.... London and Westminster... 20 ...... National Provincial of Engld. 85 Ditto, IN ew • •••.• to N pr a o t v io in n e al ia o l f of lr l e r l e an iai d ad ............ 2 2 5 2% _.... :::.:: t 0 0 0 ... Un D io it n to h N A e u w stralia ....... ... 2 2 5 - 10 .• .. • un D io it n to o , f New ........ .....• .. 10 % ...... ... •• • • • -- ex •d to Union of Madrid ...........».. 40 ...... to a Anglo liexican lOO ...... Asturian ...... .. ..... ... l4 Australian'... 8 ••••••• —. ..... to • ..... --- •••... to ••••• Barrossa Range........ 2Bs. - ...... to Blaenarv,n Iron and Coal ... 50 Bolanos Scrio — — _ ••••.. to -- British Iron ..... to ..... Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 24% •.... Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 30 ••• .• to —. Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 , — Cobre Copper General ... ~..... Real del Monte, Unregistered .- .. .. ... to Do. Black Debentures — — ft..." to —. Do. Red Debentures ..... .... Santiago de Cuba. lO •••••• "'.... ••• ea to ..... United Mexican COURSE OF Amsterdam .......... 12 2% Ditto, at sight ...... 12 1 Etettcrdarn .... • ..... 12 2 3 4 Antwerp.............. 25 67% Ramburgh .... • •11.8. 13 12% Paris, 3 days'steht .... 25 45 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 62y4 riarseilles • . .... 25 6' 80urdeaux......... . 25 621, Frankfort on Maine.... 121% Peter sburgh, Sil. Rble” 36% .'•erlin • • •• •••• • • • • Vienna, effec. do • .• 12 18 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 21 Madrid ••.. • • ........ 50 Cadiz • • • 50% liarc(-lona •• • ..... 8avnie............ EXCHANGE. Gibraltar.. •••••• •• Leghorn .• •• •• •• •• •• •• 314 b Genoa•••••••••••••••• 36 70 aiilas .• •• •• •••• •• •• •• Venice •• •••• •• .• •• Naples•• .• •• •••• •• •• 40% Palermo, porn.. .• •• 121 Messina •.••••• • • • • • • • 121% Lisbon• • •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 6354 Oporto ••.. • • • • • • 53% Rio Janeiro • • queno3 Ayres • -*- New York, 21 daye'sight ehiladelphia .......... PRICED OF ISULLION, PEI CZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. u 0 0 =_.,:anish Doubloons .. (1 0 0 New Don4rs U 4 10% Ai[vtrin h 3,116 •• 0 4 1IP„, Ile who is nut loved, is alone everywhere, and with every ene,—Elira Coo,* Journal. _LONDON WEDNESDAY EVENING AUGUST 15, 1849. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Last night Le Nozze di Figaro, that chef diceuvre of .Mozart, the. w ittxut exception, most pe►fect comic opera in the world, was produced at Her Majesty's Theatre in a style of perfection, al►ke worthy of the opera and of the establish ment. The cast was the strongest, perhaps, ever known—Sontag was Susannah; Alboni, Cherubino ; Parodi, the Countess; Beletti, Figaro; Coletti, the Count; and Lablache, Bartolo. That the Susannah of Sontag should be, as a piece of vocalisation, perfection, was to have been predicated ; she is an accomplished musician, one of the few who can thoroughly understand and appreciate Mozart, and the music is so exactly suited to her voice, that had Mozart composed it purposely for her he could not have fitted her better; but there was some anxiety felt as to her histrionic impersonation of the character ; and, notwithstanding her admirable acting, the lady-hke Rosina, the simple Linda, and the impassioned Drsdemona proved that she had made vast progress in the histrionic branch of her art, yet the character of Susannah was so different from any in which she had hitherto appeared that there was some, not perhaps quite anxiety, but intense curiosity, experienced to ascertain how she would acquit her self. The very first scene with Figaro, however, satisfied all who assisted at the representation (and seldom have we seen such an assemblage—long before the commencement of the overture access to the pit was impossible) that they had before them not only the Susannah of Mozart, but the Susan nah of Beaumarchais also. Never has the spirituelle camereriste of the poet been re presented more spirituellement. As a piece of acting, the Susannah of Madame Sontag, is a nearer approach to the Susannah of Made moiselle Mars than any that we have ever seen. Her opening duet with Figaro was admirably acted and sung. The following scenes with Bartolo and Marcelline, with Cherubini, with the Count, and with Figaro, were admirably given. Her scene with Cnertsbini and the Countess was admirable, and never have we beard the "Venite inginocchiveti" so exquisitely given ; it created quite a furore, and called forth a rapturous encore. In the terzetto which follows, " Susanna via sortite," in which, hid behind the curtain, she overhears the scene between the Count and Countess, her clear beautiful torus produced a most delicious effect ; and, in the opening duet of' the third act, the far-famed Crudel perche, which she sings with Coletti, she was again rapturously encored, although in the last instance Coletti is en titled to his full share of the honour. The guar • tette " Voliamo ad informar," between Susannah, the Doctor, Marcellina and Figaro, was, however, the great triumph of the night. It was three times re demanded, and, on each repetition, the enthusiasm was increased; notwithstanding the power of the voices of Lablache and Beletti, the beautifully sustained shake of Sontag could be heard above all. The " Deh Viene" in the last act was most exquisitely and most expressively given, and was of course rapturously encored. Taken as whole, Susannah is perhaps the best character in which Madame Sontag has yet appeared. Certainly she is the best Susannah on the stage. The Countess of Parodi was a beautiful piece of acting, gull of feeling and pathos. We have never heard the •' Dove servo" more exquisitely given. She had here an op portunity for the display of her histrionic powers, of which she knew %Nell how to avail herself. The Che rubino of Alboni stands alone. She is the only person on the stage who can sing the music of the part as Mozart wrote it. Her " Non se piu," and " Voi the sapvte," are things to be remembered ; it is an epoch in a musical existence to have heard Alboni sing either of these exquisite arias, and never did she sing them more deliciously than last evening. The Count of Coletti was a fine manly performance ; he gave the " Vedro mentir io" most effectively, and his fine voice told admirably in the concerted pieces. Belletti was the very brouillon of a barber that Beaumarchais intended to draw the comet of the social system—his acting and singing were admirable. It is seldom that the tar-famed "Non pin Andrei" has been given with such truth and spirit as he exhibited last night. The Bartolo of Lablache was magnificent. " La Vendetta" was superbly given, and his acting in the quartette in the second act was full of humour. Tile choruses were excellently drilled, and Balfe de serves infinite credit for the admirable manner in which the orchestra performed their duties. The principal artistes were all called for at the conclusion, and had been several times individually called on during the course of the performance. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Thomas Gibson, a tall, powerful man, about 40 years of age, was charged before Mr. Henry with feigning attacks of cholera in the streets, for the purpose of ex• tortir g alms. It was proved that last night, between one and two o'clock, the prisoner was seen to lay himself down on the footway in Bow-street, near Broad-court, and writhing with terrible contortions of his limbs, and moaning dismally; he was soon surrounded by a consi derable crowd, amongst whom were some gentlemen, who sent immediately to the station-house for the stretcher, to convey him to the hospital, at the same time pronouncing his ca'e t,) be a decided one of cholera. But the prisoner found power to express himself to the contrary, and to make it known that he was subject to such attacks, and that brandy was the only remedy, and was invariably of immediate efficacy. The gen tlemen kindly procured instantly a large glass ful, which he drank oft before the police arrived with the stretcher. He then made great re sistance to being carried to the hospital, and when brought there the surgeons pronounced that there was nothing the matter with him but what was the effect of drinking. As he seemed much excited a copious appli cation of cold water to his head was prescribed, and he soon became calm enough to be permitted to depart. At half-past two o'clock this morning(about an hour after his leaving the hospital) he was seen by a policeman to lay himself down on the footway in Long-acre, in the way of some gentlemen who were approaching in the same direction, when he began to kick and writhe about, moaning fearfully, and foaming profusely at the mouth. The policeman coming up to him, observed him put same. thing into his mouth, and, suspecting what it was, con trived to get his fingers in, and take out a piece of soap. The prisoner, who made a violent resistance, WAS ultt mati ly taken to the station-house. his defence was, that he was subject to epileptic fits, and he said he •' could not believe an y one t h at h e b a d a piece of soap in his mouth." The policeman, however, produced it, and his evidence being corroborated, Mr. HENRY committed the prisoner to the House of Correction tor one month with hard labour. MA RLBRO'-ST REET-(THIS DAY.) A " GINT."—A 11;tle short man, of rather seedy appearance, who gave the name of Lewis Saville, of No. 15, Cut zon street, May-fair, and who eas deevribed on the charge-sht et Ili a gentleman, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having been drunk and disorderly in Oxford-street. Police-constable 208 D, stated that about four o'clock this morning he was on duty in Oxford -street, w hen he saw the detendant, who was very drunk, creating a dis turbance with two prostitutes. On desiring him to go away he became very abusive, and said he was a gentle man, and paid rates and taxes in order to support such a one as him. As he persisted in his disorderly conduct, witness took him to the station. The defendant denied the truth of the constable's statement, which he alleged was totally false. He was perfectly sober at the time, and knew very well what he was about. Defendant added that the constable had not done his duty, inasmuch as he was eating a piece of cake, which he (defendant) had treated one of the women with. Now he should like to know if that was part of a constable's duty. Mr. HAnnwica said, defendant bad done wrong in not obeying the constable, and the latter had acted per fectly right in taking bim to the station. As he had been locked up some hours, which was a sufficient pu• nishment, he (Mr. Hardwick) should discharge him. A LIISHY SOLICITOR.—A gentlemanly-looking man, who gave the name of Frank Williams, but whose real name is Gill, a solicitor, residing at No. 16, Jermyn street, was charged with having been drunk and dis orderly. Cht ckley, 142 C, said he was on duty in Charles street, St. James's, this morning, about half-past two o'clock, when he observed the detendant, who was much the worse for liquor, knocking at a door in that street. He told him to go away, and on his refusing so to do he took him to the station. • The defendant who seem( d rather embarrassed at his present position, expressed his regret for his conduct, and assured the magistrate it was his first appearance. Mr. 11AnnwicK fined him ss. for being drunk. MR. HARRIS'S CONCERT AT DRURY•LANE.—MY. Harris, to whom the frequenters of the, Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, are under great obligations for the perfect manner in which the pieces represented at the theatre have been placed on tho stage, under his superintendence, takes a benefit concert at Drury•lane Theatre this evening, in which Madame Grisi, Madlle. Angri, Madame Dorus Gras, Miss Catherine Hayes, Madlle. Corbari, Madlle. de Meric, Miss Poole, Mrs. Weiss, and Madame Viardot. Signor Mario, Signor Marini, Signor Ciabatta, Signor Tagliafico, Signor Polonini, Signor Paglieri, Mr. Weiss, and Signor Tamburini, will appear. The orchestra will consist of the artists of the Royal Italian Opera, and Mr. Lavenu will act as conductor. DEATH OF MR. JOHN J. GALwEY , T.C.—lt is with the s i ncerest regret we announce the death of Mr. John J. Galway , a member of the Town Council, and a ritizPp trunirkiible for his zeal in the cause of the poor. He died this morning of cholera, a disease which is now making fstalravag.s in th e nort h ern di str i ct ot t hi s c i ty , the district in which Mr. Galway resic:ed.—Conk Ex aminer of liend...y. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.--Traffic for the weck ending August, 12. 1849:—Cottaing traffic, pare.-!s, &c., 44/. 19s. 11(1.; gt , OthSt 14.5. 2W; 31,taili.ilehu, 138 i, 26. 60. 'rota!, 2,59/. J. Is. 2(1. - " • „, The t,i , ti) .E.:-sc-x, from Gravesend to C'aleutta, with head-quarters 87th regiment, Web spoken nth ui Juue, in lat. 26 58 south, long. 22 26, All well, THE QUEEN'S PROGRESS ARRIVAL IN THE CLYDE. MONDAY .NiGur.—But for the warm hearted re ception which the inhabitants gave her Majesty, it m'ght have been said that the Black North afforded the royal squadron test a cheerless welcome. The gale which brew all Saturday night continued with unabated vehemence on Sunday, blowing up sheets of spray in the secure anchorage wherein the vessels rode, and whistling through the rigging till the shrill not-e drowned even its own fury. The shore on both sides, all shrouded in mist, looked (through such gleams of light as afforded one an opportunity of discerning it) gloomy and menacing; overhead was one dark canopy of driving clouds, beneath and around a cheerless land and an angry roadstead, tossed into a thousand foaming waves. A few daring yachts and small boats which ran down towards the fleet at times careened over to the water's edge, and soon sought shelter under the lee of the land, and thus for many a long hour the steamers rode in soli tary association, head to wind, tugging avo!) , at their cables as if wearied of their stay and anxious for a speedy departure. At noon the Queen and Royal Family had prayers on board the royal yacht, which all hands were piped to attend. Soon afterwards the signal for dinner, or some other meridian meal, which ' was answered by every vessel with praiseworthy alacrity and promptn ess , gave a p l eas i ng interruption to the rather tedious occupation of time on board the squadron, limited as it had been for the most part to plashing along a damp deck, looking through a glass at nothing in particular, making ingenious comments on the state of the weather, or superintending the healthful exercise of the men in restowing jibs and foresails. At a quarter past one o'clock the Vivid was ors tiered up to Belfast to land a royal messenger, and rushed up to the quay with her usual velocity amid the applauding shouts of numerous persons there as sembled, who imagined the little boat had carried up the Queen and Royal Family on a sudden excursion to church. At half-past two o'clock she returned, and on approaching the roadstead where the royal squadron had lain so securely on her departure for the town, they were nowhere to be seen. They had, in fact, stood down the Lough to sea, though the weather had not at all moderated. The Vivid pro ceeded in search of theta with eager speed, and pass ing the Copelands soon ran out into the open sea from under the shelter of the land. And now the force of the wind was felt in its fury. It was not for nothing it had been blowing forty-eight hours from the south. As the Vivid ran out to meet the long roll it pitched up on her quarter in a seething mass of foam, or slipping away from beneath, let down her hull into the yawning trough of waters, gulping as though it would swalkow her at once. In ad vance, and nearly hull down, were the several ves sels of the squadron, far separated, according to their rates of speed and power of endurance, tilting up their sterns, rolling to leeward, and thumping their bows through the waves. The further from land the higher rose the sea, and the louder roared the wind. The Mull of Galloway was in all its glory. The south wind coming up the Channel, tore up the downward tide int o rugged hills of water, topped with crisping froth, and dashed th em against the quivering vessel!, which quashed through and into them with a hissing noise, making a thousand rainbows of the spray. Thus up and down those green hill sides the squadron sped on its way, th e Lucifer,lazy vessels g o i n g fast astern—poor with all such sail as he could carry set, lagging hopelessly in the rear; Trident next, bowling along more stea dily; and then, in various order, the Sphinx, Back Eagle, Stromboli, Vivid, Fairy, and Victoria and Albert. The little tender made excellent progress, though at times even the trucks of her masts were invisible in the hollow of the sea. Towards four o'clock it was evident the squadron did not intend to make for the mouth of the Clyde, for their course was too much to the southward ; and about five o'clock they were visible passing the Corsil light, at the en trance of Lough Ryan, into which they ran, and where they anchored, off Cairn, at twenty minutes after five o'clock. They lay in silence and gloom all might —not a soul vi-ible on shore or along the high hills which surround it. A little boat put off from the Royal yacht soon after her arrival to a small landing place on the south side of the Lough, and it was said the Prince was one of her passengers, but of this fact we lay all the onus upon rumour solely, merely ven turing to affirm that the boat put off and after a short stay, during which several gentlemen landed and walked along the beach, returned to the vessel. At midnight all the vessels settled down into gloom and profound darkness; the lights were extinguished in the yacht, and no sound was beard over the dreary waste but the roaring of the wind, still rude and strong as ever, the scream of the gannet as he flew to his rocky nest, or the bells which marked the slow course of time on board the vesse's. With the dawn up rose the wavering blasts of steam from every vessel of the fleet, and at four o'clock the Vivid, active, but not quite so joyous as the earliest of larks, weighed anchor and stood away through a thick morning and chopping sea for the Frith of Clyde, the Black Eagle having p rece d e d h er b y about half an hour. Soon after ;our, all the fleet was under weigh on the same course. - The weather was wretched to a degree,—haze and fog, and rain and wind, and sea—all "dirty," as seamen would say, and all very disagreeable, as any land-going individual could not hesitate to affirm. Ailsa Craig, rising from the middle of the angry waters, looked too dreary to • OF be picturesque even to t he most inveterate admirer of the solitary and grand. The glorious scenery of the Clyde further on, obscured with all sorts of atmos pheric devices indicative of rain and storm, lost all its charms—for, indeed, they were invisible, the top of every hill being capped with cloud in one dank foghank. The Isles of Arran and Bute, looming like Alps through the mist, were passed with a heavy run of sea. A little revenue cutter here stood off from under the lee of the land, and put Captain Robinson on board the yacht to act as pilot. At 8 o'clock the Vivid stood up to Greenock, and having made a short stay opposite the Custom•house, returned just in time to catch the Victoria and Albert and the Fairy steaming up the magnificent estuary of Loch Long. But, alas ! its magnificence was for the most part wrapped in a driz zling mantle of rain, /Ind could only b.• taken forgrauted. Occasionally a whilfot wind forced up the curling vapour and disclosed a sheet of water compressed at times into narrow straits between towering mountains, whose tops were lost in the clouds, or expanding into bold bays locked in on every side by the steep sides of cliffs, down a f .h m o asenrypariaeicisbi.upirtn swelled descent roll e d th e f oam i ng torrent o Again th the dense into e foamingnse curtain f cascadesel land by en veloped heavy the whole scene into a Scotch mist beyond the power even of Macintosh to resist. At some sud den turn a giant mountain—with a thousand white rivulets furrowing its sides—a few scattered sheep holding on, as it were, to the scant h e rb age — a shepherd's lone sheeling, barely distinguishable from the surrounding heather, and an old stray sportsman toiling after some wild pack of grouse up the cliff:. —stood revealed fur one moment in all its grandeur, to be lost in an instant. Soon after eleven, the Royal yacht, the tender, and the Vivid, turned back, the two former proceeding up Loch Goyl, whence it was understood that her Majesty and suite would, if the weather proved less untavourable, start across the isthmus to Loch Lomond; the latter returning to Greenock, and passirg in her course se veral steamers, in one of which the storm-tossed . _ Provost of Glasgow was said to be, intent on paying his respects to his Sovereign. The rest of the Royal squadron anchored for the night below Greenock, and to-morrow her Majesty will leave her retreat among the mountains, and make her public entry into the good city of Glasgow. __. . . Colonel Gordon went up to town to arrange preliminaries for the procession early in the morning. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TUESDAY NIGHT. her Majesty left Loch Gair, a few miles below Greenock, in the Fairy, with the Vivid in her train, at 8 15 this morning, and arrived at Glasgow shortly before twelve o'clock, having been received in her passage up the Clyde with the warmest demonstrations of hearty and delighted loyalty. The Lord Provost, having presented an address from the Corporation, received on board the honour of knighthood. The deputations from the Lord-Lieutenant, De puty-Li,county;the e r a y n d of mag i st Glasgow,r ate s of of the Established of Scotland, were s C e b v u era rc l h, a lyi n n d om tro l d r ueed t , h a e n F d reeKirk presented addresses to her Majesty, who immediately afterwards, in company with Prince Albert and the Royal children, proceeded to visit the Cathedral and the College, receiving on her progress through the vast and orderly assemblage the most enthusiastic plaudits. Shortly after two o'clock the Royal party arrived at the terminus of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail way, where they partook of refreshment, and then started for Balmoral by special train via Perth, where it is expected her Majesty will stay for the night. (From the Court Circular.) OFF BELFAST, Atm. 12. Yesterday afternoon her Majesty proceeded up the Lough, in the Fairy yacht, to Belfast. Her Majesty and the Prince received addresses on board the Fairy, from the Corporation of Belfast, the Bishop and clergy of the diocese, the Roman Catholic Bishop and clergy, the Harbour Commis,ionere, the Presbytery, the county of Antrim, Queen's College, the Chamber of Commerce, the town of Carrick fergus, and the Royal Botanical and Horticultural Society. I ler Akjesty zs< pi , sou to COliivr the bonour of litiglithood on Mi.. Johnson, the Mayor of Belfast. Her Majesty and the Prince proceeded in the car riage of the Marquis of Londonderry through the city of Belfast, paying a visit to the Royal Society for the Promotion and Improvement of the Growth of Flax in Ireland, and to Queen's College. Her Majsty was attended by the Bight Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., the Earl of Fortescae, the Vis countess Jocelsn, the Hon. Miss Dawson, Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, Sir James Clark, and Mr. Anson. Her Majesty is detained in the Lough of Belfas by the severity of the weather. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge left her residence at Kew yesterday afternoon for Portsmouth. His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke of Leuch tenberg, attended by Mr. De Berg, honoured the establishment of Messrs. Hunt and Roskell with a visit yesterday. Lord John Russell arrived in town yesterday from Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, and in the even ing dined with Baron de Brunnow, the usian Mi• nister, at his Excellency's residence, Ashburnham House, to have the honour of meeting his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke of Leuchtenberg. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) re turned to town yesterday from Dublin. Lord Campbell, Lady Stratheden, and family, left Stratheden House yesterday, for Hartrigge, Rox burghshire, N. B. Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial office, from the G overnor o f t h e C ape of Good Hope, and also from the Governor of Gibraltar. COUNTY COURT JUDGES. TO HER MAJESTY'S ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Sir,—l have read in the Observer and other papers of yesterday strictures upon your conduct, and that of her Majesty's Home Secretary, with respect to the regulation of the salaries of the county court judges; and as an old memher of the profession to which you belong, allow me to say that you have done this newly created body more than ample justice. If all men had possessed the same energy, the same independence, and the same talent and integrity as yourself, there would have been fewer applications for the appointment of county court judges, for, be it re membered, that if you examine the list of those ap pointed you will scarcely find one of them who ever rose in his profession so high as even to become a leader at a court of quarter sessions; they are com posed principally of men of at least twenty years standing at the bar, who, either from want of talent or industry have never succeeded ; and if the salary offered had been 6001. a year instead of 1,0001. a year, you would have found not a single individual already appointed would have retired from his situation. The different clerks who act under the direction of these judges woul d have been handsomely paid by a salary of 250/. a year. It is said these county court judges devote their best energies and attention to their duties, but upon inquiry you will not find that any one of them in the most populous districts is occupied more than one fourth of his time. Is it so with the police magis trates, and other public officers, men of equal talent and standing, and who perform at least three times the labour ? It is too much, for drones (even in the hire of lawyer.) to expect to be pain largely for duties which the commonest capacities could perform. It is admitted on all hands that these new judges may perform all their duties one week in four; and although it might be unbecoming and undignified for these learned personages to appear upon the circuit or in a court of quarter sessions, there can be no good reason why they should not take their places at ten o'clock in Westminster Hall, when the courts are sitting, and continue there until the courts rise, even if they should get no practice, but for the purpose of acquiring useful information. uppusing, for example, one of these county court judges should sit ninety days a year; the salary amounts to more than ten guineas per diem, and it is pretty certain that very le w of these learned gen tlemen ever got two guineas per day during 300 days in any one year. On this account they are more than amply paid, and in these times of reform, economy, and retrenchment, you cannot act more consistently with your profession than by putting a veto to this rising generation of abuse. It is preposterous in the ext reme t o compare coun t y courtjudges to judges of the superior courts—men who have been selected from their high character, great intelligence, and knowledge of the principles of law, because they were well able to render the county important services, whilst the county court judges were selected principally out of pity and compassion to themselves and their families, owing to their starv ing condition.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servant,_ _ - A MEMBER OF THE TEMPLE. Temple, August 13, 1849. BUENOS AYRES BONDS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIB,—It may be satisfactory to the bond fide holders of Buenos Ayres stock to know, that the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders have addressed the following letter to a gentleman, in answer to an application made to them to adopt the same energetic course as in the Chilian, Mexican, and other similar cases, with a greater or less degree of success; in the financial settlements of those Govern ments.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, August 14. A. D. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FROM TILE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—The speeches oelivered at the aggreeato meeting of the Metropolitan Parliamentary and Ewan mal iteform Association are specimens of the extent to which a good cruse may buffer in bad hands. There was a groundwork of truth and reason in most of the pro posals advocated, but the arguments were sc, weakened by exaggeration, and the sincerity of the whole trans action was so damaged by reservations on one side and compromises on the other, that the common aject of the assembly, if indeed it had one, could be in no degree for warded by the matrifestions. The meeting was an nounced as demonstrating the alliance of the middle and " working " classes of society, hitherto disunited, in the pursuit of certain legislative m'easures upon the terms of which they were at length speed; but the most cursory attention to the doctrines advanced and to the sentiments with which they were successively received will convince any one that no unity of' purpose or principle really existed, and that it would be difficult to compose a party of more incongruous or explosive elements than those which were drawn into momentary affinity for the expe riment of Monday evening. The five pints of the new league, as modified, in a conference of Reformers, from the original catechism of the Chartists, were duly enunci ated by Mr. G. Thompson. Theycomprise neither univer sal suffrage, nor annual Parliaments, nor payment of members; but so far were these or kindred points from being really surrendered by their peculiar advocates, that the latter party openly avowed their resolution, in the face of the meeting, of enforcing their adoption, and of employing the present agitation for the furtherance of those very objects against which a large section of the agitators had deliberately pronounced. The modified propositions contain nothing which, in principle, is very remarkable. Two of them—the duration of Parliaments and the manner of voting —turn upon questions which have received perhaps as disinterested a discussion as ever kll to the lot of a political problem. A third— that for the extension of the franchise, is already ad witted as more than debatable by a majority of thinking Politicians. But doctrines reasonable in themselves are liable to be rendered objectionable by the folly or vio lence of their advocates, and are infallibly exposed to suspicion when exaggeration and untruth are employed in recommending them. With respect to the franchise, it must be clear to every reasoning person that the com promise now suggested by the directors of the associa tion could not endure for a single twelvemonth, and it will be further evident to all who are versed in the history of such experiments that the ultimate results would probably differ widely from those anticipated. But let the reader just observe the contradictions which have been induced by the tendency to exaggerate on the pre sent occasion. Six sevenths, or sixteen-seventeenths, of the British people, according to the different calculations adopted by the speakers, were represented as tyranni cally excluded from all political rights, as condemned to hopeless degradation, and as " lett to writhe in compul sory submission to aggravated abuses." These were the statements from the l hit form. In the more deliberate report, however, of " the Council" upon the same sub ject, we find if announced that by means of a little contrivance " the 403. franchise is brought within the reach of every industrious man placed above the struggle fur the merest necessaries of life;" so that by the operation of the very Constitution so loudly decried, the highest electoral privilege is already accessible to the lowest class who can, with any semblance of reason, be held to deserve it. We say nothing now respecting the organization de vised for effecting this promiscuous enfranchisement, but the truth has been unwittingly told in the confession. Ihe propriety of Lail further facilitating the access to polincel power is a question toe interesting to be dis cusi,d at the conclusion of a paragraph; but what we now state without fear of contradiction is, that as things stand at this present moment, the acquisition of a vote is a task as easy and as sure—misfortune apart—to any in. dustrioui and prudent working man as his daily main tenance, and is, moreover, a privilege which be may as. sure himself will be a great deal more speedily and saris raeterily realiz-d by his own indiv.dual thrift than by any impulse he can lend to a circuitous and uncertain agitation. The question of financial reform was yet more incoesidereLdy argued by the speakers who ap peared to represent the preduminent opinions of the assembly. That there is teeth ample room and abund ant necessity for retrenchment, that measures for such purpose are thwarted by some parties and reluctantly received by others; and that the dry formality of a Ministerial veto is rather too cooly opposed to the arguments of one class and the true interests of all, are facts out of which less enthusiastic orators might have built up an impregnable case. We spend a vast deal too much money, both knowingly and needlessly—know ingly, because we are repeatedly told of the fact in statements which cannot be confuted, and needlessly, because all that the country requires can still be done without stint or detriment after the reform has been ef fected. The system of taxation, too, is unjust, though it is not the " working" class (if handicraftsmen alone are to monopolize that honourable title) upon whom the in justice mainly presses. The operation of the income tax—that enormous and ill-distributed impost—is almost exclusively prejudicial to the middle classes of society ; nor do we mean to say that our burdens are generally adjusted with all the convenience of which the load is susceptible. But when such points as these, instead of being plainly and soundly urged, are either wholly overlooked or altogether misstated, and when the en tire delinquencies of the Exchequer are thrown on "the Bishops, Lord Brougham, and the illegitimate chil dren of Charles II.," the argument becomes ridiculous, and all the strength of the case is lost. If people are enlisted in a cause upon the persuasion that it takes 54,000,0001. a year " to govern this country;" that the Queen "can be served as cheaply as the President of the United States;" that the House of Commons is com posed of " military officers, pensioners, and sons of the nobility." and that. "by developing the rceouropa of the country a working man ought to receive 30s. or 40s. a day for his work instead of 6s, or 6s ," they must, sooner or later, discover themselves egregiously befooled, and, according to the period when their enlightenment comes, will either desert or destroy the guides they have been induced to follow. How long does Mr. Cobden really think he could keep company, on "the great ques tion of labour," with Mr. Feargus O'Connor? How long does either of them think a sober-minded audience can be led by such ttssrtions as were made on Monde) ? If it has been conceived that it was only through such pandering to the credulity of a multitude that a sufficiently imposing force could be mustered on the side of retrenchment, there never was a more egregious error. A moment's reflection must convince every man in his senses that no effectual opposition could ever be maintained, in the present freedom of opinion, to any sound or practicable scheme of financial reform. Even if placemen were as numerous and voracious as it pleased some of the speakers to describe them, they and their partisans must necessarily form an almost inver se ptiblo minority. There is no member of any political party who is not interested in saving his money from the tax-gatherer. Nor are we by any means so powerless in this respect as we are sernetimes said to be. Let any reader recall the attempt to increase the income-tax by two per cent., and remind himself of the peremptory ex pression then given to the popular will. There is ample work to be done in the field proposed, and no great lack of arms to do it; but, it the taek is to be so caricatured and burlesqued as it was on Monday evening, the timid will become alarmed and the prudent disheartened, and a good cause will be thrown overboard for the want of in formation and foresight. POST.—The first aggregate" meeting of the " Me tropolitan, Parliamentart, and Financial Reform Asso ciation," which was held in Drury-lane Theatre on Monday night, was not graced by the presence of Mr. Cobden. With the simplicity of his own " unadorned eloquence" that gentleman had informed the committee that " absence from town would prevent his being pre sent" on this great eceasion. His letter of apology— which, with corresponding "simplicity," was read to the assembly—is dated from Eastbourne, Sussex, and on the 7th of August. In these days of rapid and easy transit it would have been as reasonable tor a gentleman re siding in Eaton-square to excuse himself on the ground of probable absence from the neighbourhood of Drury lane. The sentence, indeed, could be intended to record no more than the " absence" of Mr. intelligible, 7f o n u o ld t " prevent his being present." A more in a more satisfactory, reason is, however, given the suc ceeding lines of the note—" You have many years of god work before you, and it will not, therefore, be amiss to keep an army of reserve for another campaign. In the mean time, you are doing battle heroically, and I remain, your obedient servant. That is, when, as in the case of the corn-laws, some good-natured and deter mined enthusiast, like Mr. Charles Villiers, shall have borne the burden and the heat of the day—when some Minister of easy virtue shall, like Sir Robert Peel, be ready to surrender the fortress with the defence of which he is charged—when nothing shall remain but to enter and take possession of the citadel and the spoil—l shall be ready to head the army of re serve, and witness the inscription of my name on the banner of triumph. Until then I "remain" your obe dient servant. Mr. Cobden thus avoids the awkwardness of some reminiscences of silence during the last session of Parliament, and at the same time reserves to himself the full honours of a zealous " parliamentary and financial reformer." His colleagues—good easy men!— not only admit his explanation, but applaud his course. Yet, whatever admiration the gentlewep who were pre sent might profess by their cheers for Mr. Cobden and his conduct, they showed little disposition to follow his example. If of his valour discretion formed the better part, in theirs it had no share at all. He maintains a numerical army of reserve—they advanced the whole of their argumentative feebleness at once. Their proposi tions, it is true, asserted no more than the necessi!;r4;e! an extended franchise as the means o f securing lluimstirnaatiboncsi expenditure, but their reasoning and their stopped nothing short of revolution. unfor tunate, for the references to Francst T h is was wi were met b h H y "cries of Rome, and followed by groans and hisses." T e un gurian patriot," w hose speech was promised by Lord Dudley Stuart, thought better o f the business, and re- solved to keep his zeal for English reform, as his presence there showed he had kept his patriotism for Hungary, in the proudest reserve of silence and inaction. He "remained, like Mr. Cobden, their " o b e di ent ser vant," until a fitter occasion should present itself. We have referred to the " little fact" o f t hi s " f i rst aggre gate meeting," not on account of any intrinsic impor tance which can give it a claim to public notice, but because it shows how little sympathy any section of the people of England possess for such radical changes in our Constitution as would assimilate our state to the ultra democratic institutions which have annihilated liberty elsewhere. The speakers at Drury-lake, who had prevailed upon themselves to believe, or at least to asset t, that they were the friends of " popular right," of " liberty," and of " advancement," appealed to the mov. meta, e n the Cowin, nt tt, exert ples of %hat reColit be ache-veil by the people. appcill was tedueley. 'hat Englieh wan would exchange his liberties for those enjoyed by a citizen of France, of Spain, or of Greece, or for any that could be achieved by the most 1 triumphant success of the sword now draw l ' in Hungary ? Democracy has struggled in France with v,rious firtune since the famous revoluavn of 1793. It esta bli shed a Rqublic.to be succeeded by a Coe sulate and conquered by an Empire. This, in its turn, gave place to a restoration, which was tollowed by a " thror.e surrounded by Republican institutions.' It has at last returned to a pure Republic, under which, justly or not is not the question, the press is restricted, and taxation enormously increased. Trade, manufac ture, and commerce, in the meanwhile, are limited or destroyed, and the Exchequer empty. Ilas liberty or popular right any habitation in Spain ? It is but a few years ago, that meetings were held all over Eng land to tffect constitutional independence for Gret or. The movement was successful. Greece has a Ki ng and a Parliament. What is the state of popular liberty and human advancement there ? The horrors said to have been practised in the darkness of the Inquisition are outdone in open day on the innocent citizens of that unhappy country. We will not shock our readers with details which it is sickening even to contemplate. Questions of domestic policy may be undoubtedly dis cussed with advantage, and we are so far from ques tioning the right of Sir Joshua Walmesley and his sapient brethren to meet and talk in Drury-lane, that we wish to preserve it. If the examples which they cite were followed in England, there would be an end alike to their freedom of speech and to our right of corn • menting. Death. (Copy.) 13, Austin-friars, Aug. 10, 1849. Sir,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant, calling the intention of the Spanish American Bondholders to the subject of the claims of the Buenos:Ayres Bondholders, and the same shall be laid before the committee at the earliest opportunity.-1 am, sir, your most obedient servant, (Signed) A. GopritEr, Secretary. The committee has acted in regard to these claims in former years, but the well-known political events that have intervened has prevented, till lately, any chance of making progress towards a settlement. LIEUTENANT HEALD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. allusio❑ to your remarks on me as Colonel of the 2d Life Guards, in your paper of the 11th instant, it is right that the public and you should know, that 1 received Lieut. resignation under his own hand, through Colonel M'Dougal, Command • log the Regiment, and 1 forwarded the same, accord ing to my bounden duty, to be laid before her Majesty, with the promotion in succession. I remain, Sir, t our obedient servant, VANE LONDONDERRY, General, and Colonel 2d Lite Guards. Mount Stewart, Aug. 13, 1849. READING ELECTION. To TEE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—l fully co❑cur in your observations, that it was the disunited state of the Liberal party in Read ing that preserved Mr. Stanford from a thorough de ft-at. But I regret that you were not fully informed as to the facts affecting the contest between Mr. Norton and myself. If you had been aware of those. facts you would have seen where the blame really rests. You are aware that Mr. Gardner (whose conduct throughout this business was most honourable) re tired from the contest when he found that he was supported by a minority of the Liberal constituency of Reading. The disappointment of his supporters made them determine to withhold their votes. But a public meeting held last Thursday had the effect of allaying irritation by enabling me and my friends to explain tLe true state of the case. On Friday and Saturday, the 3d and 4th, my canvass was most successful, and numerous offers of support were sent to my committee by members of Mr. Gardner's party. There was on Saturday every prospect that on the Monday (the nomination day) the Liberal party would be united, and their success consequently certain. BuE late On Saturday evening Mr. Thompson, M.P., brought forward Mr. Norton, as a candidate, at a Chartist meeting consisting for the most part of per • sons who had no votes. I am indeed informed that there were not 30 voters present. Thus the whole difficulty was revived, and the electors who still withheld their promises from me rallied round Mr. Norton. The nomination was fixed for the next Monday. I had pledged myself to my committee, consisting of all the principal persons of the Liberal constituency, not to retire under any circumstances. Mr. Norton's statement of his prin ciples in his printed handbill did not in any very material respect differ from my own. I had can vassed the town for ten days, with considerable success. Under these circumstances I thought, and my committee thought, that Mr. Norton, and not I, ought to retire; and until the polling-day I hoped that he would do so. I was mistaken. This is the real state of the case.—l remain, Sir, yours, &c., GEORUE 'BOWYER. Northcourt House, Abingdon, Aug. 9, 1849. CONTENTS OF THE " OBSERVER" OF SUNDAY , AUG 12.—Six folio columns of her Majesty's movements—the arriTal of the Royal Family, and departure from Dublin, &c.; two columns and a half of Marylebone and Pancras Vestry Meetings ; about 300 Births, Marriages, and Deaths; about 100 useful Advertisements, including a column of Public Awns' men's; upwards of a column or Vie Report of the Royal Commission on the British Mus um, vkith remark; near a column en the I'riz3 Pictures of the Art Union Society ; a column of the Great Norihern Railway A:eetiog on S,t 1 urd..ty ; , two columns and a halt of the romantic affair of " Lola Monies" and Liewenant Heald ; and s hout twenty tolt,) columns of Misc,,liaoeou., Domestic, a.,d For.ign The excentive put,iie tion of : he- Ob,errer t,tilt:it.fices at four o'cio;:k On Sunrigy wu rning6;.-the Monday ,outtion, which it 6,6 t I(4' the country and abroad, at tour o'clock Monday atternoen. Price of the Observer, forty folio columns, 6d. THE CHOLERA. RETURN OF CASES, AUG 14. Attacks. In London and vicinity, viz.:— Lambeth ••• ... ... Bermondsey :.: R )therhithe Southwark ••• ••• Bethnal green Strand Union ... Other localities in London In England and Wales, viz.:— Liverpool ... Merthyr Tydvil Dowlais Cardiff ••• ••• ••• Pl 3 mouth ... Mevagissey ••• ••• Leeds Newcastle-under-Lyme ... Other towns in England ... In Scotland, viz. : Dundee ... Other towns in Scotland ... ... 120 28 ... 40 10 ... 45 11 ... 36 27 ... 29 20 ... 40 1 ... 207 90 ... 221 76 ... 11 6 ... 19 9 ... 19 7 ... 28 17 ... 13 9 15 1 ... 20 6 ... 193 98 ... 28 13 ... 7 5 Total ... 1.091 MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEER ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 11, 1649. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*llB2 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 42 Tubercular Diseases ... ... 173 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 118 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 26 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ... 102 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ... Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, It ... Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... Premature Birth ... •• Atrophy ••• ••• ••• ••• •• Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• •• Sudden ... ••• Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemp e r ance Causes not specified ... ••• 74 - 15 ... 32 ... 38 ... 39 ... 33 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 1,969 Pupuhttaun Average weekly Deaths Enumerated, Deaths, 1844-8 in the 18 11 Five Summers. Week. West Districts.— 30u,711 . . 147 ... 197 North Districts.. 375,971 .. 191 ... 267 Central Districts 373,653 ... 183 ... 275 East Districts ... 392,444 ... 227 ... 378 South Districts.. 501,190 ... 260 ... 792 -- Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 1,008 Males Females ... 1,909 ... 948 ... 961 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 621 ... 638 Total ... ... 1,259 *ln this number are included 823 cases of death by Cholera, 21 by Scarlatina, 54 by Typhus Feyer, and 173 by Diarrhcea. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.—MoNwor (CON CLUDED). The Ladies' Purse of 501.; three yrs old, 7st 31b; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st llb; six and aged, 9st 31b; mares and geldings allowed 31b, and half-bred horses 61b. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Choyce's May-day, 3 yrs (Wells) 1 1 Mr. Nicoll's Theodore Hook, 3 yrs...(G Childe) 2 0 Mr. Clegg's bf by Touchstone, 3 yrs (Charlton) 0 2 Several others started. TUESDAY. The Patsbull Handicap olis - sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 30 added. One mile and a half. (16 Subs., 8 of whom declared.) Mr. Copeland's Mitigate, 3 yrs. 6$ 71b...(W. Stiftrp) Mr. Crilchley's Haida, 6} rs, 7st I I 1b...( Whitehouse) 2 Mr. J. Meiklam's snowstorm, 6$ 121 b, and 71b extra 3 Bagley. 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Marlow)—Mistress Jean, 5 yrs, 7$ 4lb (Tasker)—and Lazarillo, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b (Charlton), also ran. The Chillitigton Stakes of 10 soya, each, and 50 added, for two yrs old colts, Sst 71b, and allies, Bat 51b; win ners this year 21b extra. T.Y.C. (14 Subs.) Mr. Halford's Harriott (Whitehouse) 1 Mr. Fowler's Jack Briggs (Templeman) 2 Lord Chesterfield's fby Knight of the Whistle . 3 Colonel Anson's f by Jereed, out of Muff (G. Sirason), aLd Mr. Copeland's Lass of Nuderley (Marlow), also started. The ,Cleveland Cup of 100 Boys. and 50 added; tlss second to receive 204 Three miles. Mr. Eykes's The Model, 3 yrs Mr. Bartle's Sotterley, 4 yrs (Simpson) 2 Mr. Murphy's Dough, 4 yrs (Magee), end Mr. Fow ler's John Dory, 3 yrs (Wells), also ran. The Aristocratic Hunt Handicap of 10 sous. each, h ft. Mile and a half. (5 Subs.) Mr. Critchley's Ilaida, 6 yrs, 11st 2lb walked over The Members' Plate was not ran fur when our parcel left the Course. CHELMSFORD RACES.—TIIESDAL Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; thrte yrs old, 7st 51b; tour, 9st 11b; five, 9st 111 b; six and aged, lost 21b. Heels, two miles. Mr. Webster's Pillage, 5 yrs (W. Boyce) 0 1 I Mr. Marson's Pius IL, 4 yrs (Marron) 1 3 2 Mr. Smith's Lovelace, 4 yrs (Sharp) 4 2 dr Mr. Tubb's Comet, 4 yrs (Becket) 2 dr Mr. Dalby's Dover, 4 irs (Bartholomew) 3 dr The first heat was won by a length, tha second by five lengths, and the third in a canter. Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, and 50 added; the second to save his stake. Heats, the New Mile. (5 Subs.) Mr. Smith's Malaiesbury, 4 yrs . ...(Sharp) 1 0 1 Lord W. Powlett nd Ziska, 5 yrs (S Rogers) 0 1 2 Mr. Tubb's Comet, 4 yrs (Becket) 0 2 3 Mr. Wilson's Bernadotte, 3 yrs ...(Dockeray) 2 3 dr Mr. Daley's Dover, 4 yrs (Bartholomew) 3dr Won easily. The Hyland Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added; for and fillies, that 31b. Half a m tw i o le y . rs ( o 6 ld su c b o s l . o ) , Bst 51b, Mr. Freeman's Impression (Rogers) I Mr. Stevens's Knight of Gwynne (Crickmere) 2 Mr. Messer's Sampler (J. Sharp) 3 Mr. Midnemy nd Young Bamboo (Pettit) 4 Won by a neck, after a fine race. BETTING AT MANCHESTER —TUESDAY. EBOR HANDICAP.-6 to 1 agst Giselle, 6to 1 agst Ellerdale, 9 to 1 agst Blucher, 10 to 1 agst Glen Saddle, 11 to 1 agst Melton, 11 to 1 agst Van Diemen, 15 to 1 agst Chantrey, 20 to 1 agst The Knout, 20 to 1 agst Chanticleer. ST. LEGER.-7 to 4 on Flying Dutchman. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH KENT RAIL.. WAY.—A. shocking accident occurred yesterday after noon on this line of railway at Woolwich, by which one man was crushed to death under a passenger train. About three o'clock one of the contractor's men, named Michael Barry, was observed walking up the line to wards Woolwich station, apparently examining the con dition of the permanent way. Arriving near the en trance to the tunnel, he saw the 2.30 down train emerging from it, and stepped immediately on the up. line, without looking back to see if it was clear, which unhappily was not the case, for the 2.0 up-train from Gravesend was also coming up.. The eogme-driver blew the alarm whistle as loud as it was possible, but no notice was taken by the man, who continued between the rails with his eyes f i x ed on the approaching down train. In a few moments the poor fellow was struck down and the entire train passed ov er his body. Wh en picked up life was found to be quite extinct, both leg s were severed from the body, w hichhaswlaenft aowthieferwainbde s h oc kingly disfigured. The deceased large family destitute. VISIT or THE DUCHESS or CAMBRIDGE TO PORTS mouTu.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cam bridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklen burgh-Strelitz left t own yesterday at one o'clock, by the South Western Railway for Portsmouth, to become the guests of Lord Frederick and Lady Augusta Fitzcla rence, at the Government-house. Their Highnesses were attended by Prince Metternich, Count de Schom berg, Edmund Mildmay, Esq., and the usual domestic retinue. The royal visitors arrived at Portsmouth station at a quarter-past five, where the gallant host and his lady, with the staff, were in waiting to receive their august company. Robert Gleave Sutton, Esq., superin tendent of the Joint South-Western and South -Coast Terminus at Portsmouth, received their Royal Highness on behalf of their respective companies. A guard of honour was on the ground outside the terminus, com pose:l of the men of the 91st Re g inier . lt, wider the cora u.,and of Captain Ward. The carriage of Lady It z • Clarence conveyed their WO:messes and her L a dy s hi p to the Government-house, escorted b y General L ord Fre,'e rick ~rid his stuff: 0 a arrival at the raan,ian, a guar d of honour of the 77sh Regiment received the royal p art y, vd;l r. iwja at l'ost , trou , h own T ur,day. From Trieste the advises are to the Btb inst , but they report no change in any department of trade. The rate of exchange had risen, and paper on London was in demand at 12% 9 81 7 6 3 9 0 o 0 bats a, as a tell• _ ...... o or. --- xxs • 20 ..... ..-•-...... L oco a re t to t old ilto► ~_.,