The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-20 00:00:00

Odessa ; 9,348 ditto from Ziganrog ; 350 ditto from liamburgh ; 63 ditto from Buenos Ayres ; 1,300 ditto from Adelaide ; 10 ditt , fro - , ; 19 :ttto from Naples ; 5,600 ditto ; , raltar ; 60 ditto from Mogadore ;- Lod 3,400 ditto from Pall! Philip. - - - MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a fair demand for Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday; the sales were estimated at about 8,000 bales, of which 2,000 were taken on speculation. The tran sactions comprised 5,500 American at 4d. to 64d.; 800 I'ernam, &e., at s*d. to sicl.• 100 Egyptian, at 6d. to 7 1c 1 -; 300 Surat, at 3 4 d. to 4fd., and 150 Sea Island, at 10d. to ls. 2*d. per pound. The market closed very firm. There were over 500 quarters'of new wheat on sale in Mark-lane to-day, and being of good dry quality, realised 50s. to 525. per quarter. The letters and papers, per Overland Mail, seem to be favourable in respect to commercial matters. At Cal cutta, which is by far the most important market, the temporary dulness in British imports had passed away, and there.was a very fair share of activity with respect to indigo ; the accounts are, as usual, somewhat conflict ing- The Money Market was easy. At Canton busi ness in imports was dull, but the supply of goods being moderate, an improvement was to be expected, while the caution exhibited had imposed some check upon the value of produce which, during the last year or two, has been held far too high in propo rtion to the rates obtainable in the English market. The Singapore accounts state that there had been numerous arrivals of s hi pp in g from England during the few preceding days, and that importers met freely the demand for British goods. A large business was done, but at rather lower prices. The arrival of so many vessels Within a few days had checked the upward tendency of prices, but the market was healthy. Produce was de clining, with one or two exceptions, and shipments to to some extent were making to England. The exchange bad slightly improved, six months paper being 4s. 4d. At Manilla, on the 20th of June, advanced prices were obtained for certain descriptions of cotton goods, including shirtings, but generally sales were making at rather less than cost prices. Sugar was still rising, and hemp was higher than for many years, with a prospect of being maintained. Baring's draft on London had been negotiated at 4s. 3d. On China there were no purchasers. It was seldom that so many vessels were loading for England at one time. In the Batavia market up to the 31st June sugar found very free buyers. Dutch grey cottons were in demand and scarce. The expedition to Bali had re sulted in the nominal subjection of the district, but the Commander of the expedition, Major- General Michiels, had been wounded by a stray shot, and died after the amputation of his leg. The Borneo accounts are to about the midde of June. The pirates were still rather troublesome. The exports of coal from Sarawak were increasing. Labuan was heal thy, and the drainage of the lower parts was ex pected soon to be completed. Several Chinese were es tablishing stores, and everything was progressing fa vourably. The arrival of native prahus was greatly on the increase. Sulu chiefs appeared eager to renew and strergthen friendly relations with Sir James Brooke. The Hamburgh mail brings dates of Friday. Ships were arriving from all parts of the world, and trade was expected to be active. The exchange on London conti nued at 13 9i. The harvest was rather more variable than usual in different parts of Germany, but on the Whole not unfavourable, as far as can yet be ascertained. The stock markets abroad, with the exception of Paris, were rather weaker at the date of the advice* re ceived this morning. At Amsterdam the Two-and-a- Half per Cents. were 52k. The letters per Europa steamer will not be delivered Until to-morrow. Consols opened firmly, but there has been a very dull market. The rate for Transfer has varied from 92j to j, and for Account from 924 to 93. The foreign intelli gence is not of a nature to influence prices. For the New Three-and-a-Quarter pe r C en t s . th e rates h ave been 934 Exchequer-bills have receded a little, having ranged trom 445. to 48s. premium, and India Bonds were 745. to 755. premium. In the Foreig n M ar k e t th e p r i nc ip a l b us i ness h as been ro 2 I r ish American Bonds. Mexican have improved to 83? an d 29 *, and Peruvian have alternated from 52 5 Chilian Bonds have been 94. Buenos Ayres, 53 1. S • • the ThrPeanish Five per Cents. have been 184 to 19, and Half e per Ce n t s . 341 to 4. Belgian Four-and-a per Cents. have been 86, and Dutch Two-and-a n_ alf p er C ents. 53 to -4. Portuguese Four per Cents. are n ominally 28i to 29. The me et ing of the South-Western Railway share holders complet e s th e halt-yearly ser i es o f t h e great com panies; for the position of the Eastern Counties line is ,3oro well understood to excite the expectation union any important revelations at the next re lit ln the meantime the proceedings „ the South-Western meeting have improved we value of the shares, the statements made being of a nature to inspire hopes of the future. Indeed we may say that th e mar k et f ur ra ilway shares generally has a better tone, although the dealings are comparatively re stricted owing to the few persons in town. ONE O'OCLCK. eLnSII\ G Piti.‘PS OF BRIM:ill FUNDS PRICES. 1 3 ank - gtock 199 3 per Cent. Reduced Anna. ..... 92 % 34 9234 8 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92Z 'X i % 92 3 4 New 3 per Cent. Aims— . 'X i 3 / 4 91 Long Anne. to expire Jan.l860 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 11-16 8 11-16 India Bonde, 1,000/. Consols for Account 93 92 3 / 4 92 3 / 4 Exchequer Bills. 1 1 %d. & 2d. 1,0001. June 45 48 44 p 441 p 500/. June Small. June 45 48 44 p 44 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS OYZ CLOSLN 0 O'CLOCK. PRICES . Buenos Ayres s s 13 6 onds, 6 per Cent. 53% 54% per Cent . . Equador Bonds hi ezleall, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Coupons Ditto, Account . 287 3 4 29 29 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — Ditto, 4 per Cent. Active 52% 53 52% 82:3 / 4 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, Converted, 5 per Cent — 28% ... Ditto, 4 per Ce n t. — 29 apsnish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Account l9 19 Ditto, Passive Ditto Deferred 9 9 Ditto, 3 per Cent 34%% 34% Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent ... 86 86 Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. ... 53,4 53 53 Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates 83 , 4 83 1 4 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SIIARES. PAID* AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen 5O Do. Preference Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 6 ...... ... •• Ayrshire and Galloway 7% Belfast & County Down 25 -. Berks & Hants Extens. (GOV est. Per. 5 per ct.) 6 Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, withoutguarantee 20 • ... Binning. Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly Pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... Do. without guarantee 10 B irming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 145... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Juno 20 Boston, Stamfd & Eirm. 71. 4s. Bristol and Exeter 9O ...... 65.34 ...... ...... 64 Ditto, Thirds .... r uckinghamshire ... 161. 4s. Caledonian Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 -. Ditto,Clydesdele June 50 Chester and Holyhead.- 50 — Ditto, Preference Clarencr -<1 i.z, _ _ ..ce - Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 - Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 - Do. Government Loar, 4 per Cent. - - Direct London & Ports- _ mouth .. Dublin and Belfast June. 40 , - Dundalk & Eim;-killen 22 1 / 2 - - East A ngliell, 2 5 1 ., L. ! _ _ E. and L. and D.... 25 - ........ ....... - - Do., 18/., E. & EL... 183ih __ .... .. .. .. - - Do., 31. 103., Prep .. 2 &stern Counties... Do. New,Gua.6 per ct . 11% Ditto. Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1 61.135. 4d.... - - Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... - - Do. North. & Eastern, kPer Cent. ...•- x.d x.d. ••• 50 - Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 - -- Ditto, J;4 Shares - - Eastern New - Q•astern Union Class . A - (late E. U. Shares) 25 - Ditto, Cie ,- .9 A, ditto... 3th - ~,1 30. ,C1rq - s (1.I& B.) 25 - uitto B , Class C, ditto... 22%. •••• - ... .. - 780. t, Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ...... - .. I)Etiittlat4to7lTewl:(l ... "•••• 25 ..... - ...... - Di: l. Z Per Ca () u t a Pre-e r 8 614 ...... - Easti t:l.t:,ricio, InC'.Cui,art~ 51:: 26514 - - .._ _ "ourgh and Glasgow 50 ..... - ..• •••• _ .•• F zbeittetroar, - Ed i n 'arg -1, and Northern 25 . _ poi . 15 .. - - ..... F & Dorch. 2% - .xtter and Exmouth... 21s. - ... Glaa g w. D ula, : c 3, and oParlisle ....... ... ..8!. 6s. 8d.... - - - ' 4lBBo wKilmar., & Ayr 50 - iz.c :a;:harea ... 20 .. .. ____ Do. Preference Cmsol. - Great Northern. - Do., 1 72 A Deferred ... 124.... 3 % Do., %13 6 per Cent... '7.i - Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 5 - ••• Gr eat comb. rnd West. (Ireland) ..«........... 471 3l ... .... SI II sat North o f Engiand.loo ••• •• •** - - D itto, New, 401 4O - i , Ditto, ditto 35 - ... ••• Ditto, New, 301 3O - - Ditto, New,lsl l5 .. .. Great Western 100 ..... 75 ... .. ......... Ditto, I,¢ Sha res 5O 35 D itto, 1 4 Shares ... ~ 23 .. ... 15 1 4% Ditto, Fifths ............ 20 - - Ditto, New 17/... ..... 15 ... 'lull and Selby 71........ ...... 50 •••••• - - Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 •••••• - - ~. 1)0. Quarter Slims- 12 1 4 - ~., 11.1 ulleaster and Carlisle... 50 " ~~ _. THE SUN, LONDON, Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshireloo Do. do. M. B. & 8.... 96 ~, i„, ~,•,, ..,5 ~,,, 7i , .„„ . , .L3i'..1.c., '-, >,11,:.1,..s ...... 1.6 ... .. -- ..• Do. Q:larters ......... 22;4 — Do. Fifths... lO Do. Thirdi ..... ....... . 15 Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent........... 10 Do. Liven. and Bury 46 Ditto (Huddersfield • and Sheff.) 5O - •• Do. (W. Riding Union) 9 ..... ...... ...... - Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. 1 4 Shares (A)... 10 100 Leeds and Bracli.ord 5O l OO Leeds and Thirsk ...... 50 - ...... Ditto, New ...... ....... 50 Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 31. A...., Do., Pie;. ua., 1818 9 Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . lO L on don &81ackwa11...... 12% London, Brighton, end South C0a5t........ 50 ...... 86% 37 Do.Guarant. 5 per ct.. 9 ...... _, ... ~ 9% Do. Prefer. 5 per cent. 50 Ditto, ditto.— 1552 50 - ... Ditto, New 51., guar. 6 per cent. -.. ..... 5 LondonandGreenwich 12/15s 4d... ... ...... . ... Ditto, Preference .. . 20 London and N. Western 100 12 9 1,4 129 130... 131 Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 Ditto, Fift a 2 ... - 7 6% ... 6% Do. 40/.Shales(L.M.) t'.o Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 .•• •• Lon•l. &S. W e stern .. 50 .. ... 34% ......... --- 35 .. Ditto, New 501. ...... 42 5 ...... - Do. New 40/. ... 34 Ditto, Thirds 164138.41... dis •• Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls ...... 5 - ....... Londonderry&Culeraine 25 Do. % Shares .. 3% — Londonderry and Ennis killen 25 ...... Do. % Shares 5 — Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 5 — Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo Do. Quarters (No. 1) 23 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 D 0.% Shares (No. 3) 12% ...... •••• ••• Do. New 101. Pref..... 10 Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 50 Ditto ditto . —.. 19 Ditto ditto .. Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 2 2 1,✓. ... Do., Grimsby Dock... 25 Do., Blanchester end Lincoln Union..... 41.25. Midland ...... .. ...... ...IC3 Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do., do., 50/„Shares 30 ... .. 15%% Do. Birm., and Derby 100 Do•Con.sol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 40 ...... Ditto ditto .... .18/.125.6d.... Do.,ErewashVal.,Pref. 50 Ditto, Leieest.& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western 15 1 / 2 . 40 Irish 47% — •••••••.• Middlesbro' and Rcdcar, _ 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carliale.loo ~ — ........, Do. Quarters Newmarket Do. Extension Newport, Abergaverny, and Hereford 6 ..«.. Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor 2O Norfolk .. lOO Do. New 201. ~. l5 Do. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20 Do. Guaranteed s%pc. 5 Do. Lowestoft (4 per ct) 20 Ditto (6 per et.) ..... 13 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North _British ...•....... 25 Ditto, Halves .. Ditto, Quarters Ditto, Thizds .... .. .. 81 / 4 ..•..... Ditto Preference 3% — •••. ..... North Staffordshire ... 17% ll %....» North Wales North-Western . 13% — Oxferd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 50 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 4% .. ... 4%.... ..... ....., Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New Shrewsbury and Birns ll ...... 4M Ditto ditto, Class B. 7 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 3 ...... Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves ... ditto 9 Ditto Oswestry Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref lO Shropshire Union South Devon Do. Preference South Stafford2hire B l4 — - South Ea.stan Do., No. 1 Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 3 ..... .. ...... 30 Do., RegisterecliNo. 4 10 Do., Scrip No 4 South Wales South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole lO Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (N. Div.) Gua ranteed 5 per cent..... 14 1 Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 5 Swans. & Loughor & Ca- meron's Stm. Coal. ... 7 - .•• .. ...... .. raw Vale Extension ... 8 - ... .«......1 names Haven Dock and Railway ..... 17%....•. Vale of Neath W aterford and Kilkenny 20 Waterford and Limerick 47% Waterfd,Witfrd,Wicklw and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. do. ... 15 West Cornwall ..... 6 ... N hitehaven & Furness 16 Windsor, Staines, and South Western........ 12 - ....... mouth 45 York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... ........... 25 Do. Newcastle Eaten. 20 Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railway .. 100 York t:-.nd North aidland 50 Ditte, Preference FOREIGN RAILWAYS &nglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian). ... 5 Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 Demerara 17%...... Dutch Rhenish ......,.. .. East Indian Great Indian Peninsular 5 Do. Do. . 10s. Louvain I. la Sambre ... 7 1 / Luxembourg _7% Ditto lO Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... Northern of France l4/. 85... dis. Orleans and Bordeaux 7 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen 2O ....... Paris and Strasbourg ... 11 Rouen and Havre ...... 20 Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Basle Tours and Nantes ••••••• Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hassell ...... 20 West Flanders ..... ..... 834 •• Ditto ... ..... 8% — JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American 50 •••••••• Colonial 25 Commercial of London 20 London. Joint Stock...." 10 London & Westminster. 20 •• ••. ..... National Prov. England. 35 National of Ireland 22lh ... .. Provincial of Irel a nd Ditto, New . . .... 10 Union f Australia ...... 25 Ditt0,New.............. Union of London,... ..... 10 •„„ — Union of Madrid 4O ...... MINES. Anglo-Mexican lOO Asturian Mining Corn... 15 Australian 3 Barrossa Range ... - ... 28s. - •••• Blaenarvon iron & Coal 50 ...... • Bolonos Scrip ...... .. .. British Iron .... .4 Brazilian Imperial BrazilianCocaes&Cuiaba 30 . Do. St. John Del Rey 15 .—. Cobre Copper ... General - .. .... Real Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Debentures — Do. Red Ditto ... Santiago de Cuba United Mexican LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G—(TIIIS DAY.; LONDON, AUG. 20.—Wind this clay at noon W., light breeze and cloudy. AUG. 17.—Wind N.N.W.—Sid.lstb, Gazelle, Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTH, Auc.lB.--Wind N.W.; 19tb,N. byW.— Arrd. 19th, Scotland, Davie, London, snd sld.for Hong - Kong. The Briti s h P r i ncess , London. to Quebec, and H.M. steamer Sphynx, from Plymouth„ put in here this day; the former with loss of bowsprit, cutwater, stern split, and other damage; the latter with damage to her engine and larboard paddle-box carrie d away, havi n g been in contact 17th inst. off the Start. Sld. 18th, Delia, Quebec. - TORBAY, Am. It —Wind N.W.—. Arrd. Adelaide, Keee, Newfoundland. Sid. Halifax, Cti‘eutta. 1014 FALMOUTH, AUG. 18.—Wind N.W.; 19th, N.--Sid. 18th, Maria Louisa, Valparaiso; Hermelin, Cape of Good Hope. 19th, Diana, Havannah. Pl. 18th, Nelson, Iteyney, St. John's, New Bnunswick; AbnJna. Poole, Ilichibucto; Sir H. Pottinger, Craig, Quk , b , .. 19th, D'Arcy, Porto Rico; Columbus, Bunker. New York. Sld. 18th, Thomas Fielden, Port Philip; Georgina, Calcutta; Armine, Bombay; Rival, Rio Janeiro; Henrietta, ditto; Eliza Johnston, Pernambuco; Fidelia, New York; Caledonia, steamer, Boston; Fran chise, ditto; Helen, Quebec. 19th, Harold, Calcutta; Birkby, ditto; Thomas Mellor, Brazils; Heath, Buenos Ayres; Brenda, Monte Video; Elizabeth, Maranham; Mary Marsden, Santa Martha; Royal Exchange, Jamaica; Arabian, New Orleans; Sea King, ditto; Astoria, ditto; J. N. Cooper, Charleston; John Ra vens!, ditto; Amelia, Alexandria, United States; Mas conorno, New York; Jamestown, ditto; N. H. Wolf, ditto; Burlington, ditto; Sir Col. Campbell, Quebec; Messenger, ditto; Keepsake, Montreal. Off port, 19th, Eucles; 20th, six A.M., Europa, steamer, New York, left Bth inst. and Halifax 11th. RANI:MATE, Aua. 19.—The Admiral, Riga, to Brid port, put in here this day, with loss of anchors, chains, &c., after being assisted off the Goodwin Sands. ROTHSAY, LB., AUG. 16.—Sid. Fanny, Pernambuco. PORT MADOC.—Arrd. Harvest, Fon les, Quebec. PORTLAND ROADS, AUG. 17.—Sid. Adelaide, Hobart Town; Asia, Quebec. SHIELDS, AUG. 17.—The Adeline, from Sierra Leone, whilst being towed up the river, was in collision with a vessel, when she took the ground on the sand and re mains; the other vessel received considerable damage. ROTHSAY, 1.8., AUG. 17.—The Newcastle, Liverpool to St. Petersburgh, put in here this day leaky, and with loss of sails, &c. OFF SWANAGE, AUG. 17.—Arrd. Lowther, Quebec for Newcastle; Agamemnon, Trueman, ditto for Scar borough. TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. " THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND LI . BERTY."—Kossuth's Protest against Russian Interven- Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers: — Messrs. Coutts and Co. Messrs. Drummond. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ; or to any one of the members of the committee recently formed to carry out the Testimonial. **All further Post-office orders to be made payable to Murdo Young, Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand. ...831 12 41 0 16 0 Subscriptions already received ... Per John Smith, Leeds Times office ... ... William Arnold Bromfield, Eastmount, Ryde, Isle of Wight ... ... ... ... From a Few Friends to the Hungarians, at 1 0 0 Alfret on ... •• • •• • •• • Mr. G. J. Palmer, jun., Savoy-street, Strand ... Per Lord Dudley Stuart J. A. Nicholay ... J. G. Mayer ... ... Peter Graham ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• William S. Burton ... ... ... ... J. Rowney ... ••• ••• ••• •• David Davies ... ••• G. Mailalue ... J. Ivimey, Esq. ... ••• .. ... J. M. Oppenheim, Esq. ... ... ... E. M. Barrett, Esq. ... ... Mr. J. Wingfield J. C. Rutter, Esq. .. J. Healey, Esq. ... ... ••• ... per Mr. M'Evily ••• ... ••• J. Gully, Esq., per Sir C. Scott ... ... N. Goldsmid, Esq., per ditto T. C. Renshaw, per ditto ... ... T. E. Baker, Esq. ... Mr. S. Cowley ... ... Mr. W. Douglas James Howarth A. Bell ... ... William Shaw ... ... ... James M'Gill ••• James Linton ... James Rogers .. ... J. Wilson .. 0 17 0 1 0 0 Captain Clements ••• ••• ... ... Per the Editor of the Examiner— John Barnard, Esq., Harlow ... W. H. Castle, Esq., Bath ... W. M. Castle, Esq., Bristol . . A Lady, per ditto Per Lord Dudley Stuart J. E. Blunt, Esq.... ... Hugh Williams St. Clare, Carmarthenshire A Few Working Men, in the City-Road, per Sidney Delmer Subscriptions received at Girandier'e Hotel : C. E. L. ... L. Meunier Bouratti 1. Zuuati B. •.• 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 ... 1 0 0 ... 0 2 6 ... 0 2 6 ... 0 2 6 ... 0 2 6 ... 0 2 6 Auvray ••• ••• ••• 02 6 J. Marriott ••• ••• ••• 0 2 6 Bouvat ••• ••• 0 2 6 D. (Liberty) ••• •• ••• 02 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 ." A. Drutler Buelovey •.. 0 1 0 W. B. Collis, Wallaston Hall, near Stourbridge . 2 0 0 H. Turner, Bristol F. M. F., Snowsfields, Bermondsey, second don. • 0 2 6 Collected by a Penny Subscription at Earec'B Coffee-house, Hackney-road-crescent .. 0 2 6 Mr. John Hale and Friends, 53, Brewer-street... 0 7 6 From a Few Friends to the Hungarians ... 0 8 6 Total £BB4 5 10i COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, AUG. 16. Her Majesty and the Prince, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and Princess Alfred, and at tended by Viscountess Jocelyn, Hon. Miss Dawson, Miss Hillyard, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Col. the Hon. A. Gordon, Sir J. Clark, Mr. Anson, and Mr. Birch, arrived here ,yesterday evening from Perth, at half-past four o'clock. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Leiningen arrived on Thursday at Eden House, Tunbridge Wells, on a visit to Rer Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and the Princess Mary, honoured the per formance at the Royal Italian Opera-house on Satur day evening with their presence. Mr. Edmond Mildmay was in waiting on their Royal Highnesses. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President of the Council, left town on Saturday, for his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts. Dispatche3 were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colonial-office for the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and also for the Governors of Malta, the Mauritius, Ceylon, and song-Kong. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has arrived at Glenquoich, Invergarry, the residence of the Right Hon. Edward Ellice. Curious EXCISE CASE.—An Excise case, remark able for the pertinacity with which it has been prose cuted, no less than for the run of ill luck which has at tended the prosecutors, was brought by appeal before the Quarter Sessions at Perth, on Tue sday week. Mrs. Murray has kept the Rumbling Bridge Inn, Glen Devon, for seven years, and was charged 71. 14s. as licence up to October, 1848. At that date the supervisor and officer of the round called and told her that her licence would henceforth be doubled—founded on the fact of some slight improvements which had been made upon the premises. Mrs, Murray demurred, and in due time sent her usual licence by a neighbour to the proper quarter. The neighbour left the money; but shortly after it was brought back by the excise officer and thrown down upon her table. It was now understood that Mrs. Murray had no licence, and of course could not sell ex cisable articles. But she continued to do so; upon which proceedings were instituted against her, and she was brought up at the beginning of the year, at the instance of the Excise, before the justices at Kincardine. In the preliminary trial the case was dismissed, upon which the Excise appealed to the Quarter Sessions. On alter thoughts, however, they fell from this appeal, and again and again Mrs. Murray was brought up at Kincardine. Judgment was again given in her tavour, and again the Excise appealed to the Quarter Sessions. Here the justices unanimously decided in favour of Mrs. Murray. It is estimated that the prosecution will cost the country not less than 1001. to 1501.—Perthshire Advertiser. PORTLAND.—Ou Monday morning, a party of 132 well-conducted convicts left the convict establishment, and were embarked for Port Phillip in the ship Ade laide, which had been some days waiting for them. We understand that, upon arriving in the colony (should their conduct on board prove exemplary), they will each be presented with a ticket of leave, which will entitle them to work for themselves, being, comparatively speaking, free. In addition to the above, there wero 170 selected from Pentonville, the hulks, and Parkhurst prisons, who will be allowed a similar indulgence. A guard, composed of 50 soldiers, will ar.company them on the voyage, selected from her Majeaty's 63d, 65th, and 99th regiments of Foot. There is an experienced sur geon on board, who has the care and management of the convicts, and also a religious instructor. The Adelaide was still in the roads on Tuesday night, waiting fur a fair wind.—Poole Herald. EBOROUGH HOP MARKET, AUG.. 18.—The first pocket of new hops arrived this day, the growth of Mr. Henry Smith, of Etchingham, Sawa and was sold to Mr. John Kitchin, hop merchant, Leds, for 101. per cwt. THE REPRESENTATION OF KIDDERMINSTER.—MT. Bailey has retired; the contest will, therefore, be between Mr. Beat and Ur. Gieborne. 3% 351 15% 149 101/4 dii. 63 1 4 I• OMIF 11% 4% 4 1 4 2% 10%, 22% x.d 7 131 ,E 19 3 4 14 284 - 7 ;4; P•• ilml• 5% die. 2% .... 22% 16t4 10% - 31A MONDA Y EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1849. SPORTING NOTES. No. VII. Yt- ! tO King Henry VI., Act V., ,t'cene 3. " Fortune is merry, And in this mood will give us anything." Julius Ccesar, Act 111., Scene 2. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—My predictions on the Wolverhampton and Chillington Stakes were verified to the letter, Snowstorm having won the former, with The Model and Dough close up; and Harriott the latter, without giving her antagonists the shadow of a chance. York, one of the oldest meetings in that modern Epirus, the county of York, if not in England, next claims my attention; it dates its existence from the early part of the last century, and some eighty years ago the average amount of money run for exceeded 2,0001. per annum; it, however, has witnessed many vicissitudes, having in some years-1832, for in stance—had as much as 7,0001, on the list for decision; while at other times, especially since 1833, the amount has dwindled down almost to what it was eighty years ago. But this - state of things was not destined to continue; Mr. Orton, backed by Mr. Jaques and several influential supporters of the turf in the North, came to the rescue in 1843, and the imme diate consequence was the establishment of the Ebor Handicap, Prince of Wales's, and Great Yorkshire Stakes. From that time to the present the meeting has prospered. The amount of money to be run for this year exceeds 7,000/.; and from the number of stables engaged, and the fineness of the weather, I have no doubt that this meeting will surpass all its predecessors. The assemblage on the celebrated Knavesmire, on Wednesday next, will be very great, for that day is pregnant with the fate of several St. Leger and Derby candidates; the ball opens with the Dundas Stakes, yet to close and name. The Colt Sapling Stakes, one mile, will suit the stay ing qualities of Cantab and Mildew, the former for choice. The Knavesmire Stakes may furnish a race between Fitzpatrick and Chantrey or ;Thringarth, but is more likely to end in a compromise. Should Chantry run he wins. _ _ _ The second year of the Ebor St. Leger of 25 soya. each, with 100 added for the second horse; the third to receive 50 soya. out of the stakes. Two miles. (44 Subs.) This stake will have some four or five starters, pro bably Velox, Chantrey, Loupgarou, Elthiron, and Honeycomb. Should the last-named run, I can discover nothing that has a chance with him, perhaps with the exception of Elthiron. If Honeycomb runs kindly, the straw •coloured jacket beats the tartan in this St. Leger, as he may perchance do in the Doncaster St. Leger. ,The Yorkshire Oaks, what with penalties and allowances, looks very much like a handicap; most of the following, I presume, will be found at the post : at lb st lb Lady Evelyn Ellen Middleton Castauette 8 7 Imperatrix Lady Superior 8 6 Maid of Team Valley 8 0 The starting of Lady Evelyn is doubtful, and Ellen Middleton is by no means a certain runner, therefore to Lady Superior I must award the first place, and to Eva the second. For the Prince of Wales's Stakes, Penang or the Italian will be there or thereabouts, and the following forming the field, in attendance:—Flare-up, Countess of Albemarle, Stepping Stone, Mulgrave, Goldfi nc h, Th e Douglass, and Osbaldwick. Voltigeur and Sweetheart are not likely to be found at the starting post. On Thursday one of Lord Stanley's nominations, probably Escalade, will secure the Bramham Park Stakes. The old three years old Produce Stakes, will go to Sir R. Bulkeley. The Chesterfield Handicap may fall to the lot of Spithead, 6 yrs, 7st 71b. ; although opposed by The Tartar, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b; Jest, 4 yrs, Est 21b; Pe aid of my Soul, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b; Defaulter, 4 yrs, Est 101 b; and Cotton Lord, 3 yrs, Est 61b. More anon. This is the seventh year of the Ehor Handicap, won in 1843 by Colonel Cradock's Pagan, 5 yrs, 7st 131 h, in 1844 by Mr. Meiklam's Godfrey, 3 yrs, 4st 61b; in 1845 by Lord Zetland's Coheiress , 4 yrs , 6 st; in 1846 by Alderman Germulaieynys Mathematician,opeland'sArthur, 34 yrs, sst 91b; and last Est 31b; in 1847 by si year by Mr. S. L. Fox's Meaux, 4 yrs, 7st 61b. A field of from twelve to fifteen will be brought to the post on Thursday next, to be selected from the following:— st lb st lb The Hero, 6 yrs 9 4 Cockermouth, 4 yrs 6 5 Ellerdale, 5 yr 5 s yrs 8 5 Miss Whip, 5 yrs ... 6 4 Executor, 7 13 Chantrey, 3 yrs 5 8 Grimston, 6 yrs 7 8 Westow,3 yrs 5 8 Blucher, 4 yrs 7 0 St. Winfred colt, 3 yrs 5 7 Mallon, 4 yrs 7 0 Van Dieman,3 yrs... 5 12 Giselle, 6 yrs Glen Saddel, 4 yrs 6 7 Castanette, 3 yrs 5 3 The Hero, Ellerdale, and Executor , I think are over weighted, they, however, form a dangerous trio, and one or other might do " the deed of note., ' Grimston, Malton, Cockermouth, and Miss Whip, are completely put in the background by Blucher, Giselle, and Glen Saddel; and Chantrey I consider has the pull of Weatow, and the other light weights; but .‘ Sir, the event Is yet to name the winner," which I do thus, by declaring that the race must lay (as far as I can judge) between Blucher, Chantrey, Glen Saddel, and Giselle, and that one of the G's will be first If I must place them, let it be thus:— GISELLE (Dockeray) 1 GLEN SADDLE CHANTREY, or BLUCHER (probably Sharp) 2 I • will communicate my opinion en the Great York shire Stakes, and anything that may occur on the Ebor Handicap, to-morrow or Wednesday. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. August 20, 1849. RECENT HORRIBLE MURDER AT BERMONDSEY. LATEST PARTICULARS.—(THIS DAY). The greatest excitement still prevails in the neigh bourhood of New Weston-street, Bermondsey, immense crowds of persons are surrounding the house, vast num bers of whom were offering money to obtain a glimpse of the place where the scene of the murder was com mitted, but the officers in charge of the premises have strict orders not to allow any person to enter the house, unless officially sent by the police authorities of Scot land-yard. Upon making inquiry, about noon this day, at White hall, the reporter was informed that uo information of., the murderers had been received by Government, notwithstanding the reward of 1002 for their apprehen sion, although there is very little doubt but the female has succeeded in reaching Switzerland. The man Man ning, from the latest telegraphic communication, is fully believed to be in France. The whole of the officers connected with the M divi sion, who have been so incessantly engaged in finding out the track of the murderers were thrown into a state of sudden excitement by a report reaching them to the effect that a person exceedingly like Manning had been seen crossing Blackheath this morning with a carpet bag. The moment the report reached the station, the head officer at once dispatched a great number of con stables to the place above-named, and the surrounding districts, but no individual answering his description could be found. THE CROPS IN WORCESTERSIIIRE.—Harvesting operations are now in active progress. Flying storms have been the order of the past week, but we believe they were but partial, and have as yet done but little mischief. It is believed that both the quality and quan tity of wheat are hereabouts above an average. We have heard but few complaints of the potato disease; but our Evesham correspondent informs us this morning that several plots belonging to the market gardeners near that town and Bengeworth have been seized with it. Worcester Chronicle. There are moments when the soul expands, as if it wanted elbow-room in the little house it inhabits; and it is then that a man feels surprised—amazed at his ever having committed a mean or cruel action.—Eliza Cook's Journal. AN ARTILLERYMAN SHOT.-CHATHAM, AUG. 18 —Yesterday the Royal Artillery at this garrison assem bled at the usual place at Upnor, for the practice of musketry ball firing; they were firing in companies, and it is the custom for the front man to advance from the ranks a few paces, and fire at the target; as soon as he has fired, he recovers arms, and takes the place of the rear man, who advances in front. It appears that gunner William Hepper was the front man in the company, who advanced and fired,and the rear man, William Millanald, whose piece was loaded, brought down his musket in a straight position, and was about placing the cap on the nipple of his piece, when by some cause the gun went off ust as he was taneous. The was attached a d ne recoveringcde a t l e e d b a w l al his es s a n t v e reer arms, y d t fi h His b y a do c e k ua nt o hg f mw H as e sn p p n e s n , a dn j to No. 4 Company of the 11th Battalion. He was re moved to the garrison hospital to await a coroner's in quest, which was held this day b y Mr . J. Hinde, one of ' the county coroners, and a verdict returned that " The deceased was accidentally shot." It is reported that M'l)onald will be tried by a court-martial. EXTRAORDINARY DEATH OP a BURGLAR.—Yes terday morning, a little after two o ' clock, th e p o li ceman on duty near 32, Oxford-street, discovered that the house had been broken into. He instantly alarmed the inmates and procured assistance, when he commenced a general search for the burglars. He found that the whole of the plate had been removed, and fe e lin g satisfied that the thieves were in the house, be ascended to the upper part and saw two men climbing up the ladder leading to the roof. He caught hold of one of them and handed him over to the custody of another i constabl e w hil e b e fol lowed the other thief, who, n attempting to get away, fell from the roof and was das hed to pieces. The name of the man in custody is Frederick Veal or Peal, and the deceased is known to the police, but his name has not been ascertained. FOREIGN POTATOES.—The vessel Flecha, from Ghent, has brought 44 tons weight of new potatoes as a portion of her cargo, the produce of Belgium. SCOTS FUSILIER GUARDS.—The second battalion, station( d at Chichester, will be reli eved on the Ist prox. t b e y r e t d h e i n 2 t l h b e a T tt o a w li e o r n . GUTTA PERCUA BOAT. — A bea utiful out-rigger, of the Coldstream, at present quer feet long, constructed of gutt a p ercha, has been launched 45 at York by Mr. Demaiu, a young and ingenious me chanic. The lightness of the boat and its perfect secu rity from leakage are remarkable. The gutta percha answers so well that five others of a similar size are in the course of being built. Tho perfectly waterproof qualities of this novel material seem to render it an article of peculiar value, not only as shoe soles but for numerous nautioal purposes. LITERATURE A GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC DICTIONARY OF THE LANDED 6EN TI?Y OF Gif E 41'1' BRITAIN AND IRALAA D. By John Burke, Esq., and John Bernard Burke, Esq. This great national work is now complete, and, with the supplement, which brings down the infor mation relating to the families of the gentry of Great Britain to the present time, occupies three handsome octavo volumes, which have been got up with all that care and elegance which distinguishes the works bearing the imprint of Mr. Colburn. This great national work has been now for many years in pre paration, and we have before us the fruits of the deep research, the indefatigable perseverance and the unremitting labour of the two great genealogists to whom we are indebted for having raised genealogy and heraldry to the rank of a science, and who have rescued the study of family history from the neglect into which it had fallen. The present work contains the genealogical history of that class which is at once the pride, the boast, and the distinguishing characteristic of England, the untitled country gentlemen, the descendants of the men who laid the foundations of English liberty as we at present enjoy it ; from among whom Cromwell recruited his Ironsides, Marlborough the victors of Blenheim, and who in our own time have furnished the majority of the Peninsular veterans. This great national work records the family history of this class. It is the first and only work of the sort ever published, and every care has been taken to ensure accuracy, as a proof of which we may state, that up wards of 6,000/. has been expended on its production. Every head of a family who has any feeling of respect for " gentle blood" should possess him self of a copy of this unique work. DESCRIPTION OF THE LAKES OF AIL LARNEY, and the Surrounding Scenery. This little volume is excellently well-timed. It makes its appearance at a moment when her Ma jesty's visit concentrates public attention upon Ireland generally, and the royal route in particular. The beauties of Killarney are already familiar to us all, at least by hearsay, and this little work makes us pleasantly acquainted with the various attractions and peculiarities of Killarney and its surrounding scenery. It also gives abundant information for the benefit of the tourist, and it is furthermore illustrated by a map accurately taken from tho Ordnance survey. SCHOOL BOOKS. CHERVILLE'S FIRST STEP TO FRENCH. New Edition. The old system of teaching, or rather of attempting to teach, children by rote is, we are happy to find, nearly ,exploded. M. Cherville's very excellent little work is founded upon a new and improved plan. He has endeavoured " to blend grammar with practice, and to save both learner and teacher the tediousness of associating the rules with practical exercises." The greater part of the work consists of a series of conversations between the various mem bers of a family, which, while calculated to amuse the young learners, also familiarises them with words and phrases necessary for ordinary conversation. For example, we take a page at ran dom. "Mon ami, va chercher ma guitare et mts ca biers de musique. Oui Maman. Constance, ouvre ton piano, prends ta romance et tes deux sonates." This is the beginning of a dialogue in which the possessive pronouns mon, ma, mes, ton ta tes, &c., are taught by , examples. The dialogues in this volume are so na tural and so well contrived that were it only for the sake of acquiring facility in conversation, this little work is worthy of attentive study. LEPAGE'S FRENCH MASTER FOR THE NURSERY. Second Edition. This is another work founded on that excellent principle which trusts more to the understanding of the learner than to his memory. The object of this " French Master " is principally to enable his scholars to speak and understand French. This is attempted not by means of dialogues in which the English and French sentences are placed side by side. On the contrary, the pupil is required to translate the simple phrases here prepared for him, and then to learn his own translations. The plan appears an admirable one; moreover, the name of the author of "L'Echo de Paris" is a su fficient assurance of the excellence of this work. UGO BASSI AND HIS EXECU TIONERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The unfortunate priest Bassi carried no arms, but he certainly carried the wounded to a place of shelter and assistance ; he certainly administered religious consolation to the dying. At the battle of Mestre I saw him commit such acts myself; I can, therefore, bear witness to his guilt. He was born in the Roman states, and therefore he was not an Austrian subject. When taken prisoner by the Vandalo•Austrian blood hounds he sought refuge at Venice with the ever gallant Garibaldi. After a secret mock trial, they shot him at Bologna for having carried arms. WU not his blood stain Louis Napoleon ? Austria can no longer be stained; it is too incarnadine scarlet already. AN OFFICER IN THE VENETIAN ARMY. London, Aug. 18, 1849. THE CHOLERA. RETURN OF CASES, Aua. 18. Attacks. Deatts. In London and vicinity, viz. : Whiteehapel Bethnal• green ... Rotherhithe ... ... Lambeth ... •• • s• • St. Leonard's, Shoreditch... St. Saviour's, Southwark... Other localities in London In England and Wales, viz. Liverpool •.• ... ... Merthyr Tydvil Dowlais ... •• • •• I Plymouth ... Leeds .. ••• ... Newcastle-under-Lyme ... Other towns in England ... In Scotland, Tic : Dundee ... ... 21 13 Cupar Angus, since Aug. 13 ... 16 5 Hawick 1 0 ... 12 ... 159 ... 79 44 ... 13 6 ... 26 H ~ 22 13 .. 24 3 ~ 17 6 265 121 Total ... 723 340 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, MALTA, AUG. 12.--DISTRIBUTION OF IIIE MEDI TERRANEAN SQUADRoN.—In Malta Harbour, the Cali-. doni,, 120, teal mg the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, commander-in• chief; Ceylon, 12, receiving -ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Harvey, the second in command, and Superintendent of Malta Dockyard ; Howe,l2o,Vengeanoe, 84, Powerful, 84, Terrible and Odin steam-fri,„eateP, Rosamond steam-sloop, Yoleano steam. vessel, and Wee Pet Dockyard tender. At Gibraltar, the Janus steam-vessel; at Palermo, the Prince Regent, 92; at Genoa, the Thetis, 40; at Naples, the Locust and Spitfire steam-vessels; at Leghorn, the Bellerophon, 78; Porcupine steam-vessel, and Bull-dog steam-sloop; at Ancona, the Frolic, 16; at Trieste, the Racer, 12; at Cephalonia, the Sharp Shooter steam-gun vessel; at Corfu, the Ardent steam-sloop; at Cyprus, the Volage surveying -vessel, with her tenders, the Research and Auxitiar; and on her way to the Pirsisus of Athens, from Constantinople, the Tartarus. MAIL STEAM-PACKETS.—At Malta, the Antelope, Me dina, Medusa, Triton, and Oberon. On her way to Malta, from Marseilles, the Merlin. A rumour is current in naval circles that the Howe will be dispatched in a few days to Corfu, whilst the rest of the ships now in harbour will ran down on a cruise as far as Gibraltar, to meet the Queen, on her way to this station from England, and to which ship Sir William Parker's flag will be transferred from the Cale donia. No other changes of station or movements are spoken of. PLYMOUTH, Ana. 18.—The Nimrod, 20, Commander Belgrave, was paid off yesterday. The Racehorse, having been new coppered, has been taken out of dock. She is not to be masted at present. On Thursday the Lords of the Admiralty visited the Royal William Victualliug-yard and the Royal Naval Hospital, expressing themselves highly pleased with the result of their inspection. Their Lordships also in spected the Plymouth division of Royal Marines in re view order in the barrack.equare on Tuesday. The battalion, consisting of 512 rank and file, with the band and colours, under the command of Colonel-Commandant Fergusson, were formed to receive thair Lordships at ten o'clock. They passed down the front of the line, and up the rear-rank, and then visited the barracks and school-rooms. Several plans were submitted to the Board of Admiralty, connected with certain improve ments about to made in the barracks, with a view to give increased accommodation for the men all of which had their Lordships' approval. Major_General the lion. H. Murray and his staff were also present. Their Lordships were entertained at dinner on Thursday even ing by Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis, the Admiral Su perintendent at his official residence in the dockyard at Devonport. On Friday the Board visited the Queen, 110, Captain Wise, in the Sound, and thence proceeded to the Break water, subsequently to the Eddystone Lighthouse, in the Lightning steamer, accompanied by a select party, T Morley, among whom were the Earl and Countess Sr W. H. Gage, Sir John Louis, Bart., the Misses Louis, &c. While their Lordships were on board the Queen, and in the Sound, the naval apprentices of this port had a cruize in the Nautilus against ;the boys belonging to Portsmouth, who were in her Mojesty's brig Rolla, 10, Lieutenant-Commander Fenwick. There was a good wind up, and the day being fine the sailing of the brigs excited a good deal of interest. The boys do their work remarkably well, and are the admiration of the old sailors of the port. In the afternoon, the Admiralty were entertained at dinner by Sir William Hall Gage, the Port-Admiral. This morning the Lords of the Admiralty paid a visit to Bull Point, the intended site of the new powder maga zine. It is situated on the margin of the river near the Kinterbury estate, and will, it is supposed, be a great improvement. They also visited the Breakwater, and on their return proceeded to Saltram and dined with the Right llon. the Earl and Countess of Morley. The Black Eagle steamer arrived here yesterday to be in atterdance on their Lordships, who are expected to leave here on Monday for Pembroke. The Hound will be paid off, after the court-martial on Commander Wood, on Tuesday, if the court shall have closed on Monday. Mr. Jenkins, storekeeper at Woolwich, has been ap pointed storekeeper at this dockyard. The Queen, 110, is awaiting the arrival of the Persian from Portsmouth, with supernumeraries for the squadron in the Mediterranean. WooLwien, AUG. 18.—The Princess Royal, transport ship, Lieutenant William C. Harris, R.N. agent, (1811), arrived at the Royal Arsenal yesterday from Barbadoes, and has been placed under orders to em bark Captain Elude's company, 7th Battalion, of the Royal Artillery, for a passage to Gibraltar. The com pany was inspected this morning at the Ordnance Hospital, and will embark in the early part of nest week for its destination. THE BIRD IN THE STORM. (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) The summer noon was soft and fair As the face of a sleeping child; The roses dropped in the stirless air, And Earth in its beauty seemed to wear The garb of the undefiled. The golden sun was looking out, And the reaper tied the sheaf; The bee went heavily about, And the fine old tree so tall and stout, Moved not its topmost leaf. A blackbird, perched on that old tree, Kept whistling clear and loud, Its little heart brim-full of glee, Seemed running o'er with joy, to be In a spot without a cloud. All things were beautiful and still, In the flush of gladsome light; And the bird with many a gushing trill Seemed pouting thanks, to the power and will That made its home so bright. But ere another hour was past, The thunder-scowl was round ; The chilling rain poured cold and fast, And the old tree bent in the sudden blast, With a dull and moaning sound. The flowers fell in their deluged bed, Their glory stained with clay ; The corn laid down, and the reapers fled, The hardiest pilgrim hid his head, And gloom was over the day. But there was a blackbird still in the tree, With its roan not yet done; It carolled away in its earnest glee, As though it were sure, that God must bo In the shadow as well as the sun. Its wings were drenched and the bough was wet, No ray was below or above; But it shook its dripping feathers of jet, And hopefully resting, it carolled yet In the tone of grateful love. I watched the clouds and I saw the bird, As it whistled on the bough; And a lesson came in the notes I heard, The spirit in my heart was stirred, And Thought sat on my brow. It whispered thus, "Oh, child of Earth, Learn thou to sing with trust; Not only in the hour of mirth, But when the sorrowing time of dearth, May lay thy joys in dust ! " Though gloom may gather in your way, Yet let your faith be warm; And while the mingling thunders play, Let the heart still pour its fervent lay, The blackbird of Life's Storm !" ELIZA COOL THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON.—The report of the proceedings of the Town-Council, at its special meeting yesterday, will be perused with more than com mon interest. There can be no difference of opinion as to the token of civic respect which has been bestowed upon the Lord Mayor of London. It will be un wer . sally recognised as an honour which has been nmpiyde served by Sir James Duke. It is i a t t al o t n n ee the an actEegsh metropolis, and a pleasing of English graceful homage by the Spez°ototiflhof prevailetntieperfect good will the i and amity which now happily• u s d o ine l s o . n d ivided by hereditary hatred Nor is the event with out points of view. It must n r eisn prejudices. m resj other citizens significance or ancient of gratify our national pride to be thus reminded that within a few years, another of our countrymen has raised himself, by industry, integrity, and enter• prise, to tl.e high office of first magistrate of the first city in Christendom. It must excite the ambitious to higher aims, and animate the desponding to renewed ef forts, to be thus emphatically informed of the successful career of one who began the world with so few advan tages, and has risen to prosperity above so many diffi culties. It must teach us all to appreciate still more highly our social and political constitution, when we see that its emoluments and honours aro open to all without distinction of birth or degree, and that there is nothing to forbid the poorest and the humblest youth in the land from cherishing the hope that he may one day rise to be an honoured guest at the table of his Sovereign, and to entertain at his own board the princes and peers of the realm—all that is venerable in the Church or il lustrious in the Senate—the veteran chiefs who have conquered glory in the field or on the sea, and those who have achieved renown in the peaceful domain of science and letters.—Edinburgh Etweing Courant. SLIGO AND SHANNON.—The Master in Chancery Senior has appointed Mr. J..E. Coleman official assignee to wind up, on the petition of Mr. Ormsby Gore, M.P., the affairs of this company, incorporated by Act of Par liament in 1846. Thu undertaking having been estab lished fished by Act of Parliament, a question of c onsidera b le be l importance arises as to whether thecompacneympeeies wound up under the Amended Joint Stock the session, and Winding-up Act, passed at all except railway companies which specially extends to n and companies "other ithia, ltlhepsertns°erships, associations, nrliament," to which companies incorporated by behalf of himself nod others, prays that the titioner, on (continues the AAct)ctsouch A ct shall not apply. The p,,- be wound up. on the ground that although cunt of 7/. per share have been made, been commenced, and no of such calls as have been paid has been given interest on t e sY d i h ieh o t a l a h :l i m' e e ° r s. engineer her e is are sui n g large tor outstanding T he uysssj tiuraataokl o represents that in the present state of the c pit.rcti o oheawoe m tebmtiottia p ihnipciu: a :oatani t : l l ; wl' there is no probability of the railway, or ship canal, which is proposed to form part of it, being completed. . - MILITARY SAVINGS BANKS.—A return published by order of the liou6e of Commons, shows that the total number of military depositors in savings banks on the 31st of March, 1848, amounted to 6,365, and the depo- sits received during the year ended on that day, to the sum of 45,8851. The amount withdrawn by depositors during the year was 34,4941, and the balance due by the public on the 31st of March, 1848, 81,5791. RETURN OF CASES DURINU THE WEEK ENDING AUG. 18. • Attacks. Dgathe In London and vicinity, viz.:— Lambeth ... ... .. Bermondsey ... ... Southwark ••• ••• Whitechapel ... ... Greenwich Bethnal-green ... ••• Other localities ... ... In England and Wales, viz.:— Liverpool ... ... ••• Merthyr Tydvil ... ••• Dowlais ... ••• ... Cardiff .„ ••• ••• 113 mout h.. •• ••• Mevagissey ••• ••• Newcastle-under-Lyme ... ... 79 28 ... 98 29 ... 92 70 ...1,642 693 ... 824 290 ... 114 55 ... 156 69 ... 43 21 ... 153 89 ... 13 17 ... 13 5 .. 33 8 ...1,259 578 Leeds ... Other towns .n Scotland, viz.:— Dundee ... Other towns 189 104 78 38 Total ... 5,275 2;279 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.—We have great sa tisfaction in being privileged to announce, and we are sure the intelligence will prove highly gratifying to the people at large, that it is in contemplation to appoint an early day of fast, prayer, and humiliation, that Pro vidence in his infinite mercy may be pleased to stay the devastating malady with which this and the sister countries are now afffictingly visited. Tho precise day has not yet been fixed, but we understand that it will be either Thursday next, or some early day next week most suited to the convenience of the clergy and the community at large.—lt is said to be the intention of her Majesty to confer the honour of a marquisite on Lord Clarendon, in recognition of his able, judicious, and im partial discharge of the Vice-regal duties, and as an evidence of the heartfelt satisfaction which the Sovereign derived from her reception in Ireland. The patent con ferring a baronetcy on the Lord Mayor of Dublin will be forwarded to Ireland on Saturday next, from Balmoral, where it is to receive the royal sign manual. Sir William Somerville's elevation to the peerage has not been deter' mined on. Sir George Grey will leave Balmoral on Wednesday afternoon for his seat in Northumberland. The Eight Hon. Gentleman is to be relieved from his official duties in attendance on the Sovereign by the First Minister of the Crown, Lord John Russell. Lady John Russell remains at Richmond Park, not having as yet sufficiently recovered from her recent indisposition. The Noble Premier is likely to remain at Balmoral at least one fortnight. A reduction in the officers and staff of the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert has been deter mined on. In the tremendous sea on Sunday last, on the passage from Belfast to Greenock, the framework of this splendid ve,sel's engine gave way, and she is now under going repairs. The freight ship Marlborough, having troops on board for Bengal, is detained at Portsmouth, in consequence of the cholera having made its appearance on board, and some of the men having died. It is ex pected that the whole of the detachments will be com pelled to disembark.— Weekly Chronicle. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —A Bruised Foot Cured, and Amputation of the Toes Prevented, by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Mr. Oliver Smith Jenkins, Falkirk, when super intending the erection of a railway bridge, had his severelyf on ot in led _ that bruised by the falling of a heavy stone. serious consequences would result from it, h o informed him in burgh, of the most eminent surgeons Edin who APPrenhseulted some that to effect a cure two of his toes m _ must be a mputated; re , fusing to submit to this he returned_tieZuatkirk, and commenced and, miraculous as it using Holloway's ,Ointment and r may appear, these invaluable medicines healed his foot, and in I three weeks he was ena bled to resume his em p ll y ment. S old by all Druggists; and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 7 244, Strand, London. iSUICIDE BY A HUSBAND, AND ATTEMPT TO MURDER HIS WIFE. Saturday Mr. H. M. Wakley held an inquest in the U . rnvecsity College Ho,pital, on George Morten, a painter and glazi e r, l ate o f 29, Melton crescent, aged 52. The jury having been sworn, proceeded to view the body, an d upon their return, a juror said it was disgraceful to allow them to witness the hideously disgusting spectacle which the body presented, and which was one gore o f bl oo d .—Another juror: The dissecting -room was like a house,slaughter nothing but the trunk lay on th e t a bl e ; t h e bowels and blood were scattered about.--A third juror : The spectacle has quite sickened me.—Several jurors: We never before witnessed so revolting a spectacle. Nothing would induce us to view it again. --Coroner : Gentle men, I deeply regret that your feelings should have been outraged. I assure you that had I been aware of the condition of the body, I should not have allowed you to see it in that state. The conversation here dropped, and the following witnesses were examined Mrs. Anne Brooke, landlady of 29, Melton crescent, deposed that deceased had lodged with her two months. He came to her house as a single man. Shortly afterwards he brought home his daughter, aged ten. Thursday night his wife, for the first time, visited him. That evening witness, hearing them quarrel, went up and knocked at the door. He said he would not admit her. She listened at the door, and hearing him say to his wife that he would destroy both her and himself, she exclaimed, " What are you about ?" He replied, " Go down, and you will hear no more about it." Witness went down, and during the night she heard no more noise. About ten o'clock the following morning she heard the report of a pistol, but took no notice of it, as she did not think it was in the house. Soon afterwards she heard a scream, the report of another pistol, and on looking toward the hall door saw deceased firing at his wife as she rushed into the street, he following her. After pursuing her a hundred yards li e returned, saying, " Where is she ?" and asked permission to go up to his room. Witness held him, and would not let him go. A Mr. Rose then searched his pocket and took from it a pistol. After which de ceased darted up stairs, and, putting his head inside a cupboard, drank a tumbler of poison, gathering the particles at the bottom with his finger, and putting them into his mouth. lie almost instantly fell to the ground insensible. Mrs. Morton, the widow, a pretty-looking and rather fashionably -dressed woman, aged 27, stated, unsworn, that she married deceased on the 7th of May, and left him on the 11th of June, in consequence of his violent temper, which put her in bodily fear. She visited him on Thursday, in consequence of a letter he wrote her. (The letter w - as produced ;it was well written, covered four sides, and expressed the strongest desire for a reconciliation.) The shot struck her shoulder, passing thus (exhibiting her gown) through her dress, and slightly touched her left ear. The slugs did not enter her arm. Mr. Plover, house physician, opened the body, and found sufficient oxalic acid in the stomach to cause death. All the organs except the brain, which was a little softened, were healthy. On deceased's person he found the powder and large swan shots produced, together with some documents. The jury, after a brief deliberation, returned a verdict of " Insanity." THE RECENT EXPLOSION AT LETTLY SHENKIN COLLIERY. ABERDARE, GLAMORGAN, SATURDAY ETENING.— Yesterday Mr. G. Overton, one of the coroners for the county, proceeded with an inquiry into the recent me lancholy catastrophe at the Lettly Shenki❑ colliery, which resulted in the loss of no fewer than fifty-two lives It was held in the Town Hall. Mr. Blackwell, the mining commissioner, attended to watch the evidence, and Mr. James, an attorney of Merthyr, to watch the interest of Mr. Thomas connected with the colliery. The CORONER having briefly opened the ineuiry, the bodies of the sufferers were described and identified. Mr. Daniel Thomas, the manager of the underground works, described the topography of the pit, the state in which he found it on descending immediately alter the explosion, and the situation in which the bodies of the deceased were discovered. The men were found lying on the ground as if they were asleep. They had done their best to go away, but were overcome by the after damp. William Williams said, I have worked i❑ the pit for four years, and at the time of the explosion Ns as clearing the road. It was my duty to follow the air course. I only go through the headings and air-ways where the men work. I generally go down the pit at half-past four, and it takes me from two hours to two hours and a halt to examine it. It is sufficient time for me to go through all the workings. If gas accumulated in one of the old stalls or workings, it would be ray duty to com plain of it. Ido not know that any of the old stalls be tween the two levels are of a great height. A fall from the roof would certainly drive out any gas that had ac cumulated in them into the mains air-ways. CORONER—Havo you any opinion as to the cause? Witness—No, I cannot form au opinion; I have not had experience enough to judge. CORONER—How did you escape? Witness—l first tried to find my way out of the lower level, it was too hot for me, and I went up to the upper level; went along it for some distance, about sixty or seventy yards; found I could not proceed; I returned to the same crossing and sat down. There were many men with me, eight or nine, however, went down to the lower level to escape, but were killed. I told five who remained with me to be quiet and sit still, for as soon as the explosion was known at the top of the pit, the men would come down and save them. They did so, and they were saved. At this period of the inquiry, the evening having far advanced, the inquest was adjourned. This morning, at ten o'clock, it was resumed at the Town Hall. William Williams was again called, and the Coroner having read the previous depositions over, the witness said, I am authorised by Mr. Thomas, when I see any thing of falls or obstructions in the air-ways to set labourers about to remove them. Knew that the stalls were larger and higher than the mouth of the crossing. In my opinion, if there had been a large accumulation of gas, or a strong blower in the old works to which that crossing leads, it would have showed itself on the lamp. The witness gave his testimony in such a disjointed and apparently uncollected manner, that it was difficult even for the Coroner to make up his depositions in an intel ligent form. The inquiry was proceeding NI hen the mail left, but it was understood that it would last till Monday, it not Tuesday. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT THE BRITANNIA BRIDGE. (From the Liverpool Journal.) We have just received the following melancholy in telligence from a trustworthy correspondent:— " Bangor, Friday Evening, Aug. 17, 1849. " All the fond and desired hopes ola successful reali sation of raising the monster tube of this stupendous bridge to its final resting place are for the next two mouths, at least, suspended. "A few minutes before noon of this day the lower part of the cylinder of the huge hydraulic press on the Anglesea side burst with a tremendous explosion, and in its descent o❑ to the tube, a height of about 84 feet, fell with a terrific crash. The press was at work at tho time, and had raised the tube about three feet during the lift this day; and had it not been for the very urgent and precautionary means adopted, by packing and bricking under with cement as the tube was being raised, the most dreadful consequences were inevitable. "One of the - workmen was precipitated from a rope ladder running from the top of the tube to the recess in which the hydraulic machine was fixed; he was struck by the huge mass of iron in its descent, weighing nearly three tons, and now lies in a dreadfully crushed state. I greatly fear that he cannot survive many hours, as the medical attendant on the works considers that, on a close examination of his body, most of his limbs must be frac tured, as well as suffering from droadful internal con tusions. " Mr. Frank Forster, the resident engineer, with his staff, were quickly on the spot, and I am happy to add that no other accident has happened. "This most disastrous affair is to be attributed entirely to a defective coating of the cylinder, and the raising of the tube will, consequently, be delayed some time until the completion and fixing of the new one in its place. The tube is now raised about 21 feet from the base." FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH KENT RAIL WAY.—The half-past eight o'clock train from London arrived last evening safely at Woolwich, the station of which place was much crowded on both sides, owing to the London trains being insufficient to convey the pas sengers. The entrance to the platform debouches on the down-train; this train had just begun to start for Grave send when a frightful scream was heard—a woman had fallen from the platform between the carriages. Th e last two carriages passed over her chest. Fora moment seen toand hert he carriageswere CONVlCTdistinctly rise fall. i THE c— , Devizes, in reply to the memori a l forward e d frd at om that place to Sir G. Grey, th e H ome S eer glet of the Right Hon. Baron tha t expressing the re no grounds which would et "he can discover the due course of law." justify him in interterieg with NORTH AMERICAN MAILS. —LIVERPOOL, SAME DAY.—This morning, shortly aftt r eleven '.l . I the steam-ship Caledonia, Captain Leitch, departed o' o", Mersey for Halifax und Boston, wick, the usn ii l o I T , ai the is She also carried out 70 passengers, amongst whom was bliss Cushman, the American actress. By means of the new floating post-office receiving -house, on the Landing.• stage, letters for this steamer were posted es late as 10 50 A.m.; one hour and twenty minutes being giv,'n to the public by the arrangement, as the letter-box at the chief office closed finally at 930 A.m. The public is in debted to Mr. Brownless, of the s .hip-letter department in the Liverpool Post-office, for this great convenience, of which he was the original suggester, though the ar rangement was at once warmly taken up by Colonel Maberly and the other authorities of the Post-office. The homeward mails, &c., by the stew.m.ship Europa, Capt. Lott, that would leave New York en the Bth and Halifax on the 11th inst., are expected to arrive at this . port to-morrow night. Lrs. art — I a of per , 01 IS,‘, 3( 21 3- IS 6( 46 0 464 r 0 0 r 00 - r os g 0 love laYe t 1° Ire' deg , 43/1 Sing u,g 6 cat' es' a 11 b of I i s t 1 -10 ii 3 O 6 0 6 0 - r • lz.u,