The Sun. — London, England, 1849-09-12 00:00:00

0111143 M `nuns LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1849 The " tontine" was a favourite mode of invest ment in the last century. Many extensive under takings and valuable improvements were effected by funds subscribed under that system, which could never otherwise have been carried into execution. There was scarcely a large city or district that had not its own tontine, in which the wealthier inhabi tants were more or less interested, and many families are now in the actual enjoyment of the prizes placed within the reach of every subscriber. The stimulus afforded to the national industry by means thereof was productive of the most beneficial results. A large joint-stock capital was collected, and judi ciously expended in the purchase of estates, or the erection of public buildings, the rents, issues, and profits of which were periodically divided among those subscribers whose nominees were then surviv ing. Each year a larger dividend became payable by the disappearance of those entitled to a participation in the profits until, ultimately, the survivor became entitled to the entire fund. It was, in fact, the converse of lire assurance, for in place of receiving a considerable sum at the death of the party nominated, the interest of the pro prietor altogether ceased and determined on that event. The prospective advantages to a long lived party were undoubtedly very great, but they were too long deferre 1, and persons were unwilling to wait for a long series of years before they should enjoy the fruits of their speculation. It was, in fact, a species of lottery, in which the longest lives, obtained the capital prizes, and those who died early were the holders of blanks. Eighteen or twenty years should pass away before the amount of the original subscrip tion was returned, but from that time forth the share became very valuable. Obviously, however, it was not a mode by which a person in receipt of a life income could lay by a certain provision for his family. He might, undoubtedly, nominate one of his children, who would thus become entitled to a progressively increasing annuity, but there were frequently conditions as to age, &c., that prevented the subscriber from selecting the per son for whoss especial benefit he wished the fund to be applied ; and the life of any other nominee was subjected to casualties which might defeat the original object. Hence the system gradually fell into desue►tude, while a vast increase took place in the busines of life assurance. A judicious combination of the systems would certainly have guarded against every contingency. Many subscribers to tontines insured the lives of their nominees for the amount of the investment, and thus became certain of receiving back their outlay But individual insurances were extremely expensive, and during the earlier years swept away the greater portion, if not the entire, of the dividends. No combined effort was male on the part of the entire body to insure the lives of all the nominees, which could have been effected on very reasonable terms by an arrangement with Rny respectable company, and at a very low rate, in• deed, if the association became their own assurers; by which mods not only the profits to the assurance company, but the expenses of management and the stamp-duty to Government, would all be saved. No investigation as to the state of health of the assured would be necessary. The subscriber, by the simple act of nomination, would afford the best evidence of his perfect confidence therein. There could be no danger of fraud—no legal expenses to be incurred. All the contingen cies that must be taken into account in individual cases, and which increase the rates of premium, would be avoided. There can, therefore, be but little doabt that a system combining the tontine and life assurance principles would prove r i highly remunera ve to shareholders. Now it is in this manner that Mr. WrAsoN proposes that the sum of 4,000,0001. sterling should be obtained, to be invested in the purchase and improvement of Irish estates. These should be divided into four classes, the capital of each class to be 1,000,000/. sterling, in shares, halves, quarters, and eighths, of 100/., 50/., 251., and 12/. 10s. respectively, so that even the humblest farmer or tradesman might be enabled to obtain an interest in the undertaking. As all the lives of the nominees would be assured by the association, Mr. WAsoN sug gests that the profits should only be distributed every ten years, by whi c h means all those whose nominees lived for twenty years would receive about ten per cent. more than their original subscripti on , while, case of death during any part of the interim, in the or iginal subscription would h e returned without any deduction whatever , the only loss being the current interest, if the party should die within the first ten years. From the present value of Irish estates there is little doubt that at least 5 per cent. could be obtained on the amount invested, and that on the most satis factory security ; so that there would be at least 50,0001. per annum belonging to each class at the very commencement, and it would be imps- ` 1 1;11' NEW NOVEL BY MRS. TROLLOPE. Immediately, in 3 vols. post Svo., T HE OLD WORLD and * the NEW, By Mrs. TROLLOPE. Author of "Father Eastace," "The Lottery of Marriage," &C. Henry Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. QURREY ELECTION. V:3 WESTERN DIVISION. PROCLAMA HON. By 'virtue of her Majesty's writ under the Great Seal of Great Britain, to the Sheriff of the County of Surrey directed, for the ELECTION of ONE KNIGHT to serve for the Western Division of the said county in the present Parliament, to be holden at West- Minster, on the 9th day of October next, I, William Francis Gamul Farmer, Sheriff of the said County, do hereby proclaim and make known, that at a Special County Court, which will be holden at the Town-hall, Guildhall, (for that purpose only), on SATURDAY, the:22nd day of September instant, at Ten of the clock in the forenoon, precisely, I shall proceed to such Election, of which all persons entitled to vote, and others having anything to do at the said Election, are desired to take notice. Dated this 12th day of September, 1849. WILLIAM FRANCIS GAMITL FARMER, Sheriff. rs.UYAL, HAYidARKE . Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENTIS, Will be performed SWEETHEBitTS AND WIVES. After which a new Farce, entitled A BIRD OF PASSAGE. Mr. Carry Chick, Mr. Wright; Mr. Chaunt Ginger, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mr. Charles Pusher, Mr. Boyce ; Ernest Hopeful, Mr. Worrell; Mrs. Waters Rummer, Mrs. Frank Matthews. To be followed by the Farce, called THE MOTHER AND CHILD ♦RE DOING WELL. To concinde with the Farce of THE DANCING BARBER. Lord Mincington, Mr. Boyce ; Lady Flitterly, Miss E. Harding. ASTLEY'n ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. In compliance with numerous requests at the Box-office, the po pular Spectacle of MAZEPPA ; or, the Wild Horse, will lee pro duced with great splendour THIS EVENING, To be followed by an Inimitable display of SCENES IN THE CIRCLE. in which Marie Macarte will appear, supported by the first Equestrian talent of the day. To conclude with P. favourite Farce. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. :Lase Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. IMMENSE AND UNPARALLELED SUCCESS. Under the patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, her Majesty the Queen Dowager. his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. The Public Press has unanimously pronounced the Storming of Badajoz to be the most perfect and life-like exhibition. THIS DAY Sept. 12, the Royal South London Floricultural Society will hold their Fourth Grand Miscellaneous'Flower Show. Herr Herman, the Celebrated Bass Singer. Herr Ferdinand Sommer will execute a Solo on the Euphonies. THE SEA SERPENT AT LENGTH.— This celebrated but hi therto apocryphal monster is no longer a doubt—he will appear en the nights above stated in a grand Pyrotechnic Representation. Zdr. Southby will not vouch for the accuracy of the Portrait, but the effect will be prodigious. It will make its appearance en the Lake immediately preceding the Storming of Badajoz. The Nobility, Gentry, and the Public are respectfully informed that this favourite place of fashionable resort is open every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. Danson's gigantic modelled Panorama of the TOWN AND FORT OF BADAJOZ, pronounced by the voice of public opinion to be the most perfect and life-like exhibition ever presented—Splendid Menagerie—Vocal and Instrumental Con cert, Conductor M. Jullien—Several Favourite Songs and Ballads by the Misses Wells and Mr. George Tedder— Solos by Richardson (Flute)—Violin and Violoncello by Viotti and George Collins, varied alternately—and other at tractions, concluding with a vivid representation of the Storming of Badajos, pourtraying the advance of the British army—bombard- Inent and attack—gallant defence—rash to the breach by real troops —and final tableaux in honour of the" Hero of a hundred flghtr." REFRESHMENTS.—The frequenters of these Gardens have long complained tha. Refreshments ftom the Confectionr - y-rooms only could be procured. Arrangements have been effected, and a dislinet portion of the Gardens set apart, where Refreshments may be had of the first quality, and at the usual Prices. Doors open at Nine o'Clock, a.m. ' • feeding of the animals at Five ; Pelicans ant White Bears half-past Five ; Concert at Six ; Storming of Badajoz, at Dusk.—Admission One Shilling. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE . Into I)AT o rn ing, 23 min. after 9 1 Eve nin g. 7 min. after 1 4 3 To-volaow—Morning, 51 min. after 10 1 Evening, 30 min. after 11 THE WEATHER.--Sux OEficE, SEPT. 12. THERDIONETEB, Lowest, 48. Highest, 64; ifi( on, 55, BARODIETER, 29.09. Wind S.W.—Morning, heavy showers; Afternoon, fine. r. 41 .**l_ • ti t co • 11111 M Ck r s' ,4 "; e • , - , • 11 g • ; 1- 4' • • ; 11 ' '!" 1 ' DIE u ~ r to,, ROI ' .., • THE SUN, LON sible to estimate the improvement that would take s place under a judicious management where the soil would be brought to the highest degree of fertility and all its natural capabilities fully developed. Some of the cases of charitable trusts that from time to time are brought Before the Court of Chancery afford the best illustration of the enormous increase of value of these prollages, the rentals at the present day amounting to as many thousands as there were for merly tens of pounds sterling. It would manifestly be contrary to public policy to bestow so vast a fortune 1 on a single individual. Mr. WAsoN therefore suggests that the accumulated funds of each class should be divided when so many lives had dropped off as would leave the surviving parties entitled to estates of 1,0001. per annum for every share of 100/. ; of 500/. per annum for every half share ; of 250/. per annum for every quarter-share, and 1251. per annum for every eighth. There can be no doubt that an undertaking affording such favourable promises as a private speculation, exclusive of its vast public advantages, will be eagerly sought after if brought forward under the auspices of men in whom implicit confidence could be reposed; and we trust that Ministers and others, having the welfare of the sister kingdom at heart, will not neg lect so valuable an opportunity of advancing the pros perity of a country that has suffered so fearfully from the oppression and misgovernment of past generations. It was somewhat amusing to notice the difficulty with which, at the recent Cutlers' Banquet at Shef field, political discussion was avoided. The fact that the assembly was in no way a political one was, how ever, strongly impressed upon all who beheld the Duke of NEWCASTLE, seated near Earl FiTzwILLIAm, receiving compliments from Mr. ROEBUCK The latter, strange to say, was in a complimentary mood, and commented on Lord FITZWILLIAM'S dexterity in talking of politics, even while deprecating all allusion to them, in very graceful and felicitous terms. " There have been observations made by the Noble Earl at this table with that dexterity which distin guished his artistic renown in the House of Lords— touching without affecting, leading without seeming to lead, directing instantaneously to the point without incurring the responsibility of so doing. Various suggestions of mighty import the Noble Earl dropped with a sort of nice saving, that allowed him almost to touch the rock, and yet turn round and sail away 011 another tack. I admired the dex terit y ; I have wit nessed it,before." The raillery w as certainly well deserved, for Earl FrrzwiwiAla s speech, with its " I must not say this" and "I do not say that," while by inference he was all the time saying this and that, and much more, was a compound of singu lar audacity. Yet, which of his hearers would have wished it unsaid, and what stickler for the propriety of " no-politics " at public dinners could blame such political allusions as those scattered throughout Lord FITZWILLIAM'S very admirable and eloquent dis course? When the Noble Earl declared that pro perty could not exist without industry, it might be objected that he was only repeating a well known truism. It is, however, one of those truisms which have need to be continually enforced, and coming from the lips of a landlord and a peer it carries double weight. " Industry," said Lord FITZWILLIAM, "is that by which all the property of this country has been created. I care not in whose hands it may be, I care not whether it is in the workshop of the manufacturer of this town, or whe ther it is in landed property, which is now enjoyed by the descendant of some manufacturer. Tbis I venture to point out to you, and to those out of doors, that no pro perty can exist but through the medium of industry.• It is not the industrious that require this information. It is on the owners of property that the fact has need to be impressed—they who, enjoying the fruits of the industry of others, would withhold from those others their due participation thereof, and " muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn." The days of class legislation are now, happily, drawing to a close. The overthrow of the corn-laws inflicted a blow upon the whole system from which no effort can recover it. Did some such reflection cross the mind of his Grace of Newcastle while he listened to these radical senti ments of his brother Peer ? If so, he wisely kept his reflections to himself, and obtained the cordial compli ments of Mr. ROEBUCK. " I was delighted," said the new Member for Sheffield, " with the suggestions of the Noble Duke. Time teaches us many things; and there are kind feelings raisedby time which I was delighted to find had made their way on the present occasion. And, finding myself here at a social board with the Noble Duke, his most humble admirer on the present occa :•ion, I do admire the effect of time which has brought us thus mutually here before you, a united body of our countrymen. There is no victory but the victory of truth. Time has taught it to us." 1 These public meetings, insignificant as some may consider them, are most happily influential in promoting feelings of mutual kindness and cordiality among individuals of various political parties and different stations. They give an opportunity for the interchange of many sen- timents and opinions which have no outlet in the arena of St. Stephen's, and by promoting the " union" of the various members of the commonwealth, they serve in no inconsiderable degree to develop that " strength" which is the basis of all popular power. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC The Paris papers of yesterday have arrived. Wonderful to relate, M. DB FALLOUX is not only still in the Ministry, but contrary to the expectations of all, has accorded words of unconditional commen dation to the memorable " letter" of the PRESIDENT. A decree of Louis NAPOLEON, published in the Moniteur, re-instates M. DE FALLOUX, in his func tions as Minister of Public Instruction, his duties having during his recent absence in the country been performed ad interim by M. LANJUINAIS. According to the Dix Deeembre M. DE FALLoux approved of the letter of the PRESIDENT of the Re public in the warmest and most explicit terms when it was submitted to the Council, and that he even said, " I would sign such a letter with both hands." Meanwhile General ROSTOLAN bas positively been recalled from the chief command at Rome, the order for his recall having left Paris on Monday. The Presse states that, curiously enough, General ROSTOLAN, himself ignorant that he was about to be recalled, had sent in his resignation. During the recent visit of the PRESIDENT along the Lyons liailway he wore the uniform of a General of the National Guard. He was accompanied by the Marquis of DouGLAs. The following anecdote of his journey, showing the enthusiasm of his reception by the multitude, will prove interesting At Fontainebleau a vast crowd was assembled, who shouted again and again "Vive Napoleon I" The PRESIDENT of the Republic passed the National Guards (about 6,000 in number) and troops in re view ; among the latter was a magnificent regiment of carbineers, which excited universal ad miration. The shouts of " Five Napoleon 1 Vive le President!" were even more numerous and enthusiastic than at Melun. One fellow in the crowd took on himself to bellow " Yive la Constitu tion I A. bas Napoleon !" but a carbineer soon silenced him by a heavy blow on the face from his clenched fist, and the people falling on him nearly tore him to pieces. General OUDINOT yesterday paid a visit to the Minister of War, after having been received at an earlier hour by the PRESIDENT of the Republic. On the occasion of the review held by the PRESI DENT of the Republic on Monday morning in the Champ de Mars, he was accompanied by the Marquis of DOUGLAS, General CHANGARNIER, and a number of other general officers. His arrival on the ground was hailed with loud acclamations from the troops. Before the filing off took place, the colonels of the different regiments were called toge ther and complimented on the excellent appear ance of their men, and at the same time received the thanks of the PRESIDENT for the zeal and devoted ness they had shown in maintaining the discipline of their respective corps in the midst of the serious events through which they have had to pass. As the different regiments passed by the PRESIDENT, cries of " Vive Louis Napoleon ! Vive le President de la Republique !" resounded from all the ranks. Before the announcement in the Itionzteur of yes terday of the resumption of his ministerial functions t by M. DE FALLOUX, there was a rumour abroad that M. VICT O R H UGO w o uld be Appointed Minister of Instruction, and that General BEDEAU would be Minister of War in the room of General RULNIERES. All these reports are of course dissipated by this time by the ci rcums t ance a ll u d e d t o , s h ow i ng th a t th ere is no immediate split in the Cabinet. The Constitutionnel has at length spoken out upon th e subject of the " letter " written by the PRESIDENT. One or twosentences, as convey ing the opinion s. o f M . T RIERS, we may briefly trans late. After remarking upon t h ose among the opposition who a re di sposed to draw the most extraordinary conclusions from this memorable document, the Constitutionnel remarks :—" The jour- nals evidently exaggerate the complication which, I in their opinion, it is calculated to produce. They triumph too much and too loudly, and upon what forsooth ? Why upon the embarrassment of France. Truly this is very honourable for their patriotism. . . . One tells us that this document re veals to us the reactionary intentions of the Roman expedition ; another tells us that this new act changes the policy of France; that it substitutes a liberal policy for that reactionary policy which until now has been followed in regard to the affairs of Italy—two statements, which are glaringly contradictory, and of which the one is not more true than the other. What, then, is this reactionary thought which has at last been allowed inadvertently to escape, after having remained so long concealed ? It is that the expedition to Rome had for an object the re-establishment of the Pops. What ! it is that of which you were ignorant? Se riously, is there a man of any intelli gence who has doubted it for one instant ? The explanations given from the tribune have not; it is true, been sufficiently clear, sufficiently categorical upon this point. But the fact has been nevertheless sufficiently understood and recognised by the whole world—because it was the only and the inevitable solution M ODILON BARROT succinctly declared from the tribune that what we went to seek in Italy were the guarantees of our influence, the guarantees of true liberty. Of liberty, honest and moderate I' ironically exclaimed a Member of the Mountain. Precisely ! of honest and moderate liberty—a liberty which should exclude a Mazzinian republic a liberty which should also exclude clerical tyranny—at the same time admitting the restoration of the greatest reformer of all the Holy Pontiffs." After a further examination and explication of the subject, the writer concludes thus : No! the policy of France in this matter is not changed. The only difference is that that is now said aloud which has hitherto been uttered rather in a subdued voice. This publicity, to which you yourselves have con strained the Government by your attacks, is perhaps a new difficulty ? Exult, therefore, in the obstacles which you have opposed to the liberal influence of your country ! There is one lesson which the Oppo sition should draw from recent events, if they pos sessed a particle of patriotism ; it is that unceasingly to calumniate a Government which negotiates is often nothing less than forcing it to justify itself, and by so doing to add another difficulty to the success which might prove honourable to the country and serviceable to the cause of liberty." This is altogether the most remarkable vindication of the letter, and indeed of the entire policy of the PRESIDENT and of his Government, that has yet ap peared. In it M. TRIERS has done yeoman's service to Louis NAPOLEON. The National of Monday contains a violent attack upon M. DE LAMARTINE, an attack at once bitter and sarcastic. It terminates in this mournful and re proachful language :—" 0 Counsellor of the People, what would we not give that you might have remained itslfriend ! 0 you! great orator of the just passions and of the noble aspirations of democracy, what have you done with that heart which once throbbed in unison with our own ?" M. Bum, whose wound, received in the affair of June, 1848, has recently re-opened, has just left Paris for the baths of the Pyrenees. A funeral service will be performed on Wednes day in the Church St. Louis, for the repose of th• soul of the late King CHARLES ALBERT. The Five per Cents. closed yesterday on the Paris Bourse at liBf. 25c.; the Three per Cents. at 55f. 60c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 770 f.; Rouen, 535 f.; Avignon, 223 f. 75c. ; Basle, 105 f. ; Vierson, 316 f.; Bordeaux, 406 f. 25c.; Great Northern, 440 f.; Strasburg, 357 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes, 303 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE. SEPT. 11. . . Anglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian), % Bou logne and Amiens, 6 4—Great Indian Peninsula, 614—Nam ur and Liege, 5 1 / e —Norther nof France, 2% dis.— Orleans and Bourdeaux, 3%—Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasslett, 12. SPAIN. News from Spain is up to the 6th instant in clusively. Further particulars are given of the attacks made by the Moors on the Spaniards at Mellilla. There is some intention of employing the Spanish troops now in Italy in enforcing the claims of Spain on Morocco. The Prince of JOINVILLE IS said to be expected on a visit to the Duke and :Duchess of Morr- PENSIER. The Espana contradicts in a positive manner the rumour that General CORDOVA has resigned his post of commander of the forces in Italy. The Three per Cents. closed at 27 3.16 for cash; the Four per Cents. at ilk; the Five per Cents. at 11i; the Debt without Interest at 3 15-16 for paper; and the Cou pons at 6i for cash. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. The sister of KOSSUTH and her husband, M. KUTKAY, have been arrested and taken to Presburg. It is said that important documents relative to the Hungarian insurrection were found in their pos session. ARTHUR VON GEORGET is at Gratz, in the full enjoyment of his infamous liberty. The German Reform states that the Hungarian renegade and traitor will enlist as a volunteer in the Caccales. The question of the recognition of Hungary fully occupies the attention of the Cabinet Council. Ac cording to the German Reform, they will not decide the question before the arrival of RADETZKY, HAYNAU, and JELLACHICH. The majority of the Council seem disposed to grant to Hungary all the political and administrative concessions that may be compatible with the charter granted on the 4th March, and to abstain from any measures in regard to the introduction of the system of centralization. It is hinted that some of the Ministers are disposed to accord a distinct constitution to Hungary ; but this is not very likely to be true. Another party in the Council, among whom are specified the Ministers of the Interior, Justice, and Public Instruction, are, on the contrary, in favour of the rigorous enforcement of the constitution of March 4. General HAYNAU arrived at Vienna on the sth, and it now appears pretty certain that he will not return to Hungary. Various rumours are afloat as to his future destination ; some say that he will be appointed Governor of Vienna, others Commander in Chief in Styria, others in Italy, and others again in the Voralberg. All the Russian troops are expected to leave Hungary and Transylvania, with the exception of the third army corps under General RUDIGER, which is concentrated at Kaschan and Eperies. Marshal RADETZKY is expected to meet the EM PEROR at Cilli, and to accompany him in his tour, and to return with his MAJESTY to Vienna. The position of Comorn is becoming more and more complicated. It is evidently not the fault of KLAPKA if the Hungarian flag continue to float over the fortress of Comorn. Lie has resigned his appoint ment as commander on the pl ea o f ill h ealth, and ' given it up to two Hungarian Counts. In the meantime many of the garrison have laid down their arms, while bands of insurgents and dis banded Honveds pour into the fortress, to attempt further resistance to the Imperialists. Count Ni- GENT is drawing the whole of the besieging force stationed at the Danube closer and closer round the fortress. The garrison is resolved not to capitulate on any conditions but those granted by the Russians to GEORGET ; but this is strongly opposed by HAYNAU, who arrived at Vienna ,. ii on the sth, and instantly dispatched a letter to eld- Marshal,RADErzKy to hasten to Vienna. This invita tion, in conjunction with present circumstances, con firms the opinion entertained by many respecting the change of the Ministry of 'War. The Field-Marshal had scarcely entered Vienna before it was reported as cei tain that he intend s t o p l ace i n t h e hands of h i s MAJESTY his office as Plenipotentiary in Hungary. PRUSSIA. Accounts from Berlin to the Bth state that arrange• !rents are making for the meeting of the King o PRUSSIA with the young Emperor of AUSTRIA, at Leplitz, in Bohemia. HAN OVER. The elections in Hanover are terminated, but the Government has not yet fixed a day for the opening of the Chambers, and it is said that it will postpone it as long as possible. The object of this is to delay the meeting of the German Parliament, elected under the Constitution of the Three Kings. SAXON Y. Saxony is following a similar line of policy with Hanover. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE. Accounts from the imperial city to the Bth inclu sively state that nothing has transpired yet concern ing the preliminaries that have been arranged for the transfer of the Central Power. The deliberations of the Ministerial and Diplomatic Councils are guarded with more than usual secrecy. A solemn procession of the Host was to take place at Mayence on the 9th. It is to be a day of military rejoicing► and thanksgiving on account of the vic tories gained by the Austrians in Italy and Hun gary. Senator ITARNIER. is gone to Berlin, to arrange for the entrance of Frankfort into the league of the . Three Kings. HESSE DARIVISTADT. Hesse Darmstadt has given its adhesion to the BAVARIA. Their MAJESTIES were expected at Munich on the 6th from Hohenschwangen, to receive the King and Queen of GREECE, who were to arrive there about that period. The Crown Prince of SWEDEN and his Consort re turned to Stutgardt on the 4th from Russia. union of the Three Kings, and sent its justification to MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. Berlin on the 7th inst. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 5,000 bales; and included 4,000 American, 500 Pernam and Maranham at 51d. to 51-1, 300 Surat at 4d. to 4id, and 40 Sea Islands at lid. to is. id. per lb. The market closed heavily. Prices of all kinds are at Friday's rates, except Americans, which were a shade in favour of buyers.—The Railway Share market opened at an improvement, but again gave way and closed weak. In the Corn Market there is no alteration, the trade being dull. The arrivals are 4,120 quarters of foreign Wheat and 15,010 of Oats. The Hibernia steamer is not yet announced, but the easterly winds would necessarily retard her in some measure, and she is not properly due until to-day. It is presumed that we shall have something later from Mexico by this opportunity. Accounts from Belgium state that a postal convention had been concluded between that country and Spain. The franking system would be done away with, and newspapers, price currents, &c., would have to be paid for in advance. Letters weighing 71 Belgian grains or 4 1 - Spanish ounce will pay 4 reaux in Spain, and 1 franc in Belgium. The treaty is made for six years, renew able at the end of that period for four years more, if desired. The Amsterdam Stock market was quiet yesterday for the home securities, the Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. being 54 one-sixteenth. The shares of the So ciit6 de Commerce had been in demand at a rise of a per cent., owing to the ratification by the States General of the contract between that company and the Go vernment. At Vienna on the 7th inat. the Metallics were 781. From all quarters hitherto, the accounts respecting the grain crops have been satisfactory, and it is to be hoped that they will be secured ere the weather becomes unsettled, and of which there is now some appearance. The northern districts are those for which we have alone to fear, since there is no corn out in the south; but it is estimated on good authority, that three-fourths of the harvest in England had been secured before the close of last week, and therefore, the whole, probably, will be in by Saturday next. The business done yesterday afternoon in Bills of Exchange was at rather lower rates on Paris and Trieste, but higher on Hamburgh, Amsterdam, and Frankfort. We have been officially informed that the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders will meet on Friday next, to consider the notification in regard to the Mexican Agency. The English Stock Market has been tolerably firm to-day, but the dealings have been of no im portance. Consols have brought 92} 1 for Transfer, being now 92 4 1 1, and 923 for Account. The New Three• and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been at 93j to 94k, and the Three per Cents. at 92i to 924. Bank Stock has been dull at 199, and India Stuck steady at 254. Exchequer-bills have been lower again, viz,, 355. to 375. premium, and the greater demand for money is well illustrated by this. In Foreign Securities the change is but trivial. Mexican Bonds have been 274 to 28; Equador, 3i; and Chilian, 97 to 98. Spanish Three per Cents. are nominally 34i to 35; and Portuguese Four per Cents., 281 to 29. Russian Bonds have been done at 108, and since at 1063. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 531 to 541. Railway Shares have been worse again, and have given way in price. Eastern Counties have been 7i j; Caledonian, 174 to 184; and Great Western, 66} to 65i. Others i❑ proportion. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOUIS • (From the Official List.) Bank Stock ; per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Anns Nevr 3 1 A per Cent. Anas Jong Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 B% • 5-111 india Stock 254 Do. Bonds, 10001 7l p Ditto under 1.0001 • Consols for Account, 0ct.17 .-.. 92, 1A Exchequer Bills. 1% d. 2d. March. June. 1,0004 Small — 36 38 p RIC i OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent ...... ... . 97 93 Equador Bonds 3 Mexican Bonils, 1846, 5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Coupons Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent lOB 106 1 ,i Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o Ditto .... 1849 10 1 / i Venezuela Bonds ... Do. Deferred Dividends on the above payable in London. 11W-ANENs I)O.Nt. IN RAILWAY SHARES A'r ()NE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. Pis SHAS.S, :herdeen Ditto, Preference rober., Notting., Boston, &c. 6 ' yrshire and Galloway ',lfast and County Down .. 26% .. .. 3erks and Hants Extension (Gt. West. Perpet. 5 per ct.) 6 oArminghara & Oxford J unct., calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 Do., without* guarantee... 20 ... tirmingham,Wol., & Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 ... . Do., without a guarantee... 10 dinning., Vol., & Stour Val. 131.143 — Girkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction 2O Boston, Stmt., & Birming...7l. 4a — ...... to liristol and Exeter Do~ Thirds iuckingham shire.. — 17 1 ,4 15% to aledonian Ditto, Quarter Shares l2 l / 2— ••• Ditto, New 101. Preference 10 ...... 11% to Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50 hester and Holyhead.— 5O ..... Ditto, Preference I arence. Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 uirect London & Portsmouth 5 - Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 40 Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 27%...... ':ast Anglia, 25/. L. & E., and L. & D Ditto, 181., E. & H lB ... Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & H... 3 1 ,4 — Eastern Counties Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 Do. Exten.,s per ct. No. 1,6/.135. 4d.. Ip to Do., d 0....... No."', 6/. 133.4 d... Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 Do., 5 per cent. ... 50 Do., Quarters.... ............. 12%... .. Ditto, New Eastern Union, Clam A (late E. U. Shares) ...... Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 3 1 ,4 — Ditto, do, Class B (I. &B) 25 ...... Ditto, do, Class C, ditto... 22% — to Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per et.) 20 ..ast Lance shire ... Ditto, New Do., New Quarters Do., 6 per Cent. Preference Quarter Share. 6;4 — ~ tst Lincolnshire ... 25 ' dinhurgh and Glasgow Ditto, Halt Shares Edinburgh and Northern ... 25 Ditto, New port l5 ',xeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — ..... to Exeter and Exmouth 2ls. Lilasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle..Bl. 6s.Bd — .. —. to ilasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 Do. Preference Consolidated ..... Great Northern Do. % A Deferred ..... ... 12% — Do. I/ 2 B 6 per Cent. Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. ...... P A ..." ... Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 471% — to Great North of England 100 Ditto, New 404 ...... .. 4O Ditto, ditto ... 35 - Ditto, New 301. Ditto, New 151.-- l5 --- . .to ireat Western 100 Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Fifths Do. New 171 Hull and Selby 5O Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... 25 Ditto,Quarter Shares . 12 1 ,4 — ...... to •ancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 D0., Thirds Lancashire and Yorkshire lOO Ditto, ditto, M. B. & B ... 96 Ditto, ditto Ditto Eirlf Shares ... 46 ...... . . to Ditto Quarters . 2214 — Ditto Fifths Ditto. Thirds...... Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 10 Do. Liverpool and Bury... 46 Do. (Rudders. and Shelf.) 50 Do., West Riding Union—. 9 .... . - Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 ...... - Do., do., Half Shares (A) 10 Lseds and;Bradford 5O .• ••• 98 ••• ••• to - Leeds and Tbirsk ...—... - Do., New ' Do. do.,Prefer., 6 per Cent. 5 . — Do. Pref. Quarters, 1848... 9 Liverpool, Crosby, an d Sent h - port. London & Blackwall .........124 Lund., Bright., & South Coastloo Do., New 51., gua. 6pr Ct.loo ...... Do. Guaranteed bper Cent. 9 . . — Do. Preferential, 5 per Ct., 50 ...... Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ....• London and Greenwich... 12/. 152. 4d... ..., to Ditto Preference London & North Western.....100 Do. New Qserters. Do. Fifths Do. 40i. Shal es.— ~L. & M 35 — - Do. 101.... M. and B. (C.) 1 London and S. Western...." 50 - Ditto, New 504.-- .. ..... 42%...... Ditto, New 40/ Ditto, Thirds.. l6/. 135.4 d — die.,.. to Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per CL on Calls _. ... 5 Londonderry and Coleraine... 25 ...,_ Do. Half Shares Londonderry and Enniskillen 25 Do., Half Shares Manch, Buxton, & Matlock IS Mancbr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto 4 Shares (No. 1) ... 23 ...... Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 ...... Ditto, % Shares (No. 3)... 12% — to Do., New 10/. Preference.. 10 ..... 10% to Ditto, Grimsby & Sheffield 50 ..... 15 Ditto, ditto. .......... ...... 19 Ditto, ditto ... Ditto Sheffield and Line. 22%...... Ditto, Grimsby Dock Ditto, Man. & Lin.. Union 41. 25. ... atlidland....••••• •••• .........100.. •• •• • 661 VP oi% Ditto, Coma Preference...loo ... — E R 12, 1849. Ditto. 50/. Shares ..«. ...... 30 ...... 13 ...... to 13 1 4 l Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ..... - - Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham. 6 per cent.-. 100 - - Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 40 ... .. - - Ditto ditto lB/. I 2s. 6d .. - - Ditto,ErewashVal., Pref... 50 Midland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per ct.gua.)....100 .... . - - Ai i did. Great Western (Irish) 47% - to - Middlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. 5O - to - Newce a' ie and Carlisle . 100 ...... - - Ditto Quarter Shares . •-• 25 ... .. - •••••• to --. Newmarket ........ . ........ ~. 23 - - to -- Ditto ,Extension Scrip... 2/. !2s. - - Newport Abergy., and Heret. 6 - .. to -- Newry and Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .... 20 - ..• .. to - Norfolk - - Ditto New 20/. l5 Ditto Guaranteed 5 per et. 20 - to - Do. Do. 5% per cent - Do. Lowestoft (guar.4 p et.) 20 - - Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 20 ...... - - Do. do. W even ey Valley... 2 - •••••• to ••••• Northern Counties Union ... 4 - to - North British .. .. ... ...... .. 25 -.... 12 3 4.-- to - Ditto Pali Shares. ..... ...... 12 1 % - Do. Quarters 6 14 ..• •• - - Ditto Thirds .... ........ ....- 84.... - to - Ditto. Preference 3% - - North Staffordshire... - North Wales North Western 13% - .... to - Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton ... .. .......... .. 50 - Reading, Guildtd., & Reigate 15 - •••• • to - Royston and Hitchin - to - Scottish Central: 25 ... .. - ... .. to -- Scottish Midland .... ....... Ditto, New 22% - to - Shrewsbury and Birmingham 11 - ...... to - Ditto, ditto. Class B. 7 - to - Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 - Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 4 - - Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) - ...... to - Ditto Halves, Ditto 9 ... .• - ...... to - Ditto, Uswestry 18%...... - ...... to - Ditto ,New)... - Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref....... 10 - - Shropshire Union 5%..... 2 1 ,0 , .... to - south Devon Ditto, Preference 25 - - south Staffordshire B% 44... .. to - South Eastern - Ditto, No. 1.. 32 - to - Ditto, No. 2. 3O - - Ditto, No. 3. 3O - to - Ditto, Registered No. 4.... 10 - - Ditto, Scrip No. 4.. - South Wales - South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole ... - to - Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole (N. D) Gua. 5 perct. 14% - ... .. to - Do. do. (South Div.) 5 - ...... to - Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... . 7 - to - raw Vale Extension •••••-• 8 •••••• ..... •••••• to - Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17% - to - Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 2O ..... - - Waterford and Limerick..... 47%..... - - Waterford, Wexford, Wieklw, and Dublin . 3 Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... 5O ...... - - Do. do. do. - Do. do. do. - - West Cornwall 6 - - Abitehaven and Furness l6 ... •• -- ....• to - Windsor, Stainers, and South Western..... - ..•••• to -. Wilts•Somerset,&Weymouth 45 . ork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 - Do. and Newcastle Eaten. 20 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 3 . ... 3 1 A 1 4 % to - Do. Hartlepool Irk. & Rly. 100 - to - f ork and North Midland .. 50 Ditto, Preference FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian) 5 - to - Boulogne and;Amiens 2O .. ••• - - Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon) .... - Demerara. .......... ........ ... 1 7 7% - - Dutch Rhenish to -- East Indian - to - Great Indian Peninsular 5 ...... - ...... to - Do. Do ..... .... ....... ... 10s. - to - Louvain ala Sambre ........ 7% - ...... to - Luxembourg - to - Ditto - Madrid and Valentia - . ... to - Namur and Liege.... ....... 20 - - Northern of France 14185..... 23/ dia... to - Orleans and Bordeaux ... 7 - ..... to - Paris and Orleans... 2O - •••••• to - Paris and Rouen - Paris & Strasbourg ..,.. ..... 11 - ..... to - Reuen and Havre ...... . . ....... 20 - ... .. to - Sambre and Mense - Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 - to - Tours & Nantes ... .- .... .. 11 - - Tourney, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt .. ....... ..... .. 20 .....• -. ....., to - West Flanders B% - ...... to - Ditto ... B% - to - JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia 40 • •••• ...• - British North American .... 50 ._.... - - Colonial ..... - . .-.. - . .. to --- Commercial of London 2O ...... - ...... to - London Joint Stock ..... lO - to - London and Westminster. - 20 ...... - to - National Provincial of Engld. 85 - - to - Ditto, New - ..... to - National of Ireland - ... .. to - Provincial of Ireland ... 25 - ...... to - Ditto, New - ..... to - Union of Australia 25 - - Ditto, New .. 2% - to - Union of London ....... . ...... 10 Union of Madrid 4O "•••• - ...... to - MINES. Anglo Mexican lOO •••••• ••••• Asturian ........ ..... ... ..... 15 ...... Australian ..... Barro3sa Range 2Bs. BlaenarTon Iron aad Coal ... 50 Bolanos Scrio — to British Iron Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 24 1 %...... • to Ditto Cocoas and Cuiaba... 3t Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 . — to Cobre Copper General Real del Monte. Unregistered ... .. .. ... to Do. Black Debentures Do. Red Debentures ..... .... Santiago de Cuba. lO •••••• ...... ... ~ to - United Mexican COURSE OF Amsterdam .......... 12 4 Ditto, at sight • .... 12 2)6 Rotterdam .... ••.. • • 12 4 Antwerp .... 25 85 aimburgh .... • • M.B. 13 13)6 ittona ...... ••••• • • • • • Paris, 3 days'sight .• 25 45 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 70 Marseilles ••••.•• • .. • • 25 7236 . 25 72)6 Frankfort on Maine.... 12136 Petersbargh, Sil. Rble.. 3636 Vienna, effec. no • • •• 11 18 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 11 18 Madrid. .... • • 5036 Bilbao.. •• •• •• •• • • •• •.1 Barcelona ............ •• • WlSNiammumwsw TURKEY. According to the Prague Zeitung of the 6th inst., it has now been ascertained, upon unquestionable authority, that KOSSUTH, DEMBINSKI, and MEssAaos are at Widden, under the protection of the Turkish PASHA. They had previously placed themselves under British protection, and signified their intention to emigrate to England. The intervention of the Bri tish Consul has in consequence been requested, and the liberty of their persons having been demanded by him, they are said to have been at once liberated. ITALY. . M. DE RAYNEVAL is said to have obtained some liberal concessions from the POPE, with which he had at once started for Rome. News from Naples to the 4th states that great preparations were making at Portici for the reception of the King of NAPLES and the POPE, but up to the hour of our dispatch being dated the squadron from Gaeta had not appeared. No doubt, however, existed of the coming of the illustrious Sovereigns. From Rome of the same date we learn that a qua rantine of seven days had been established at Civita Vecchia, and great fears were entertained of the approach of the cholera, which had already broken out at Ferrara. The Monitore Toacano announces the demise on the Ist of the Archduchess MARIE THERESA CHRIS TINA, third daughter of the Grand Duke of TUSCANY and the Grand Duchess MARIE ANTOINETTE, born at Pisa, February 5, 1838. Prince PRA - LORMO, one of the signers of the treaty between Austria and Sardinia, has been named Am bassador for the latter power at Paris. Prince METTERNICH is , it is said, about to settle at Florence. THE BRAZILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERFOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING.—By the So raphina, arrived last evening, we have advises from Pernambuco to the 4th ult. Exchange on England was quoted at 25d. Freights were nominal, at id. per pound for cotton, 355. per ton for hides, and 255. for sugar. The Andes, from London, arrived on the 30th July. At Rio Janeiro, on 27th July, Exchange stood at 2s. ld. to 2s. lid. Freights were unaltered. The Sea Gull arrived on 23d July from Falmouth. Her Majesty's ship Calypso sailed from Rio for England on the 22d. DONCASTER RACES. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DONCASTER, WEDNESDAY MORNING, LATEST ST. LEGER BETTING. I to 2 on The Flying Dutchman 10 to 1 agst Old Dan Tucker 18 to 1 agst Thringarth 20 to 1 agst Nunnykirk 30 to 1 agst Vatican 30 to 1 agst Herbert THE CHARGE OF BIGAMY AGAINST LOLA MONTES. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) This being the day appointed for the further hearing of the charge of bigamy against the very notorious lady known as Lola Montes, a considerable number of persons assembled about the court in the expectation of witnessing the arrival of her and her husband. The crowd, however, was by no means so great as it was on the last occasion, owing to it having been generally circulated that this lady and Mr. Heald took their departure yesterday morning for the continent, with the intention of proceeding to Italy. This, upon inquiry, turned out to be correct, and it was further generally understood that both parties had agreed that the matter should be settled, and that it had been arranged that the recognizinces should be entreated. From the subjoined remarks of Mr. Clarkson, it will be zeen that this supposition was incorrect. Shortly before two o'clock, Mr. Clarkson, accom panied by Miss Heald's solicitor, entered the court, and, after a short interval, • Mr. Clarkson said (addressing Mr. Hard wick) — Through your kind courtesy, Sir, I have received a confirmation of that which I cannot but say I had some reason to believe before—viz., that the person—Mrs. James—who has been charged, at the instance of Miss Heald, with the felonious offence of bigamy, has not made her appearance here to-day, and does not intend to appear. You have been kind enough, Sir, to inform me, previously that a communication to that effect has been received at this office. I can only now state that it is my un pleasant duty, a duty however which I feel called upon to discharge, to pray, as I stated I would on a former occasion, that the bail of this person be es treated. I have a word more to add, and that in consequence of a rumour which has prevailed to some extent, and certainly not without some reason for it, because it was very naturally supposed that as this lady arrived in London on Friday last, it was her intention to ap pear at this court for the purpose of attending her further examination. The rumour to which I allude is this—that a compromise has been entered into on the part of the highly respectable lady, Miss Heald, the sister of this young man's father. There are no grounds whatever for any such rumour, and the best proof I can give of its inaccuracy is, that I now pray that the recogniaances of the respectable persons who have become bail should be at once es treated; but depend upon it that Miss Heald was, and still is, actuated by the purest motives, and her only object, which I am sure will be sanctioned by yourself and every person of proper feeling, was to rescue the son of her deceased brother from a marriage equally illegal and dis graceful. Such proceedings at law as she will be enabled to resort to will be taken when further information is received from India; and if the fact can only be proved that Mr. James was alive even up to the period at which this last marriage took place, no one, I think, will be able to entertain a doubt that the motive s which influenced Miss Heald in instituting these proceedings were proper and correct. Her only desire is to rescue this deluded young man from the fangs of this woman; her motives were pure and upright, as I think everybody will concur with me in thinking, and she is entitled to no less, and asks for no more, than that the recog nizances should be estreated. Mr. IhanwicK—Under these circumstances I declare that the recognizances are estreated. The parties then left the court. DEATH OF AN ECCENTRIC CHARACTER.—One of the most eccentric characters of modern times died a few days ago at the Cochin Hospital at Paris. This man, whose name was Jules Andi 6 Gueret, being possessed, when 25 years of age, of a considerable fortune, resolved never to marry. He converted his entire estate into bard cash, and, in order not to suffer any losses from failures, depre c i at i on of property, & c ., h e k e pt hi s money in his own possession. He had made the following calcu lation :—" The life of a sober man extends over a period of 70 years, that of a man who denies himself no kind of amusement may attain 56 or 60. Thus, the whole of my hopes cannot go beyond that period; at any rate, as a last resort, suicide is at my command." He divided his money into equ a l port i ons f or eac h y ear ' s exp en di ture. This division was so nicely arranged that at the expira tion of the 60th year Gueret would have nothing left, and each year he scrupulously spent the sum set apart. But, alas, he had not reflected on the clinging attachment of man to lif e , f or i n 1843, hav i ng excee d e d t h e pre scribed period, h e patiently submitted to his misfortune, and, being then o ld and i n fi rm, h e t oo k hi s s t an d on th e Quai des Celestine with a small box and a few lucifer matches, livin g on the charity of the passers by. He wore suspended round his neck a piece of pasteboard, on which were written the following lines of his own com posing : "Ayez, pitie, p assants, du pauvre Andre Guisret, " Dont la vie est Pius longue, hilas, ne croyait." The cholera carried him off at last, to the great regret of the artistes of the Ile St. Louis, whose leisure hours ho whiled away by th e re l at i on o f hi s you thf u l reco ll ec ti ons . Gahgnani's Messenger. EXTRA ORDINARY CAPTURE.—About ten days since Mr. King, of the Manor-mills, Woodleigh, was sum moned to his door by an alarm from his daughter, where, to his astonishment, a large kite had alighted on a cage that contained a goldfinch, which hung against the front of the house. So eager was the bird for his prey, that M r . King ascended a flight of steps and seized him with his hand. It is a very fine bird of the kind. The extent of his wings from pinion to pinion is two feet, and hi s extreme length from head to ta i l four teen inches.— Exeter Flying Post. EXCHANGE. Gibraltar.. .. Leghorn .. .... ••.. • • 31 40 Genoa •e •••••••• •• •• •• 26 70 Ithan ..••••••.••• •••• Venice•••••• •• • • •• •• •• Naples .. 40% Palenno, per oz .. 121 Messina .......... •. 121 j s Lisbon.... .. • . .. 6356 0p0rt0.... .......... 53 k Rio Janeiro ........ .. Buenos Ayres .. .. New York, 21 days'sight Phlladelphia .... • • -.- PRICED Or BULLION, FEZ OZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 4 10% Silveri/a bars 0 4 11% LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, SEPT. 12.—Wind this day at noon S.S.E., moderate breeze, and cloudy with rain. DEAL, SEPT. 11.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Hero, Henderson, Calcutta; Ada, Broadhurst, Jamaica; Castle Lachlan, Hat t, Jamaica ; Scotsman, Jamaica ; Medora, M‘Neill, Havannah ; en American barque, Charleston ; Ashley, O'Hara, St. John's, New Bruns wick ; Wyke Regis, Meaders, Montreal. Arrd. f rom the Rver, 11th, Abbotsford, Marshall, Singapore; Ver non, Voss, Madras. Sld. 11th, Harpley, Adelaide, South Australia ; Gloriana, Cape of Good Hope and Madras ; Janet Willis, Demerara ; London, New York ; Argo, Quebec. DOTER, SEPT. 10.—Arrd. Milo, Westlin, Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 11.—Wind, W.—Arrd. Emelie, Boster, Porto Rico. Sld. Queen, Calcutta. On COWES, SEPT. 11.—Sylph, Treadwell, Barbadoes. BRIXHAM, SEPT. 10.—Sld. Adelaide, St. John's, New foundland. EXMOUTH, SEPT. 10.—Arrd. Eagle, Pattison, Quebec; Penelope, Ellery, ditto. LIYERPOOL, SEPT. 11.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. 10th, Regina, Dean, Philadelphia; Sardinia, Woodward, New York; Lady Herbert, King, Pugwash ; Carthagenian, M`Leod, Richibucto; 11th, Seraphina, Taylor, Pernam buco, sld. Aug. 4th; Triton, Smith, Charleston. Sld. 10th, London, Rio Janeiro. Off Port, 11th, Pakenham, Barbadoes; Freeman, Jamaica; Jamaica, ditto; Panic; Maypo; Isabella. COWES, SEPT. 11.—Wind W.—Arrd. Onderneming, Atkes, Havannah; Basserman, Bulling, Tobasco, PENZANCE, SEPT. 10.—Wind W.N.W., light. —Sid. Lady Wright, Newfoundland. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 11.—Wind N.W.—Ai:d. loth, Randolph, Campbell, Bahia; N. S. de Bugona, Aintola, Havannah. Off Port, 9th, Herald, Calcutta; Henrietta Russian brig, ditto for the Baltic; 10th,Otto, Jansen, Porto Plata for Bremen; 11th, Woodbridge, Coppell, Calcutta; Oracle, Petersen, Santa Cruz, and sld. fur London. GUERNSEY, SETT. B.—Sid. Onyx, Adelaide, 5. A. BRISTOL, SEPT. 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Osceola, Henley, Miramichi. NEWPORT, SEPT. 10.—Arrd. Phantom, Bougord, Paimboeuf; Fifeshire, Si mmon d s , Quebec; Sandwich, St. John's, New Brunswick. Integrity, CARDIFF, SEPT. 11.—Wind W.—.Bld. Bth, S' John's, Newfoundland. SWANSEA, SEPT. 10.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. 9th, Golconda, Oliver, St. Jago de Cube. MUDIRLES, SEPT. 9.—avid. Jago de Golconda, Oliver, St. de Cuba. WHITEHA.VEN, SEPT, B.—S l d. Lightfoot , Restigonche , LONDONDERRY, SEPT. 3.—Sld. Hanny Thornton, New York. sth, Samuel Cunard, Liverpool, U.S. HULL, SEPT. •11 —Wind S.W.—Arrd. 10th, Mirami chi, Main, Miremichi. BEAUMARIS, SEPT. 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Ann Grant, Williams, Quebec. DIJELIN, SEPT. 10.—Wind W.S.W. to W.—Arrd. 9th, Wanderer, Jenkins, Trinidad; General Scott, Baltimore. OFF SCILLY, SEPT. B .—Christina, Ilodge, Quebec. CHESTER AND hOLYIIEAD RAlLWAY..—Traffie for the week ending September,9, 1849 :—Coaching traffic, 1,7761. 3s. 5d.; parcels, &c., 491. 18s. 9d.; goods, cattle, &c., 2431. 17s. 10d.; steam-boats, 2014 10s. Total, 2,2714 105. Od. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY) CORN -EACHAIN 6L-WEDNESDA II This week's arrivals of E glish %1 heat, coastvii'e as well as by land carriage, have, been tolerably ge,d; jet the show of samplcs this morning was small. The finest qualities sold without clifficulty at fully Monday's clu t c ; tations. In the middli ng an d i n f erior ki n d s n ext nothing was doin g . Th e i mports o f F ore i gn W,t, leal have not exce e d e d 4,1 20 quarters, almost wholly go m , the Baltic. Very few transactions took place in I', description, at ab ou t s t at i onary pr i ces. For a ll W ho of Barley, th e s upply o r w hi ch was but mo d era te, 1 1', demand was in a very s l ugg i s h state, at l ast we ek's pression in value. The Malt trade ruled excessive/ heavy, at almost nominal currencies. Oats were IL er f t , dull; but we have no f urt h er d ec li ne to not i ce in tuel value. All other Grai n , i nc l u di ng Fl our, m oved ° e slowly, at barely stationary prices. Vie whi( L) t( unfu putt, be ri elea pin] Ong Yen and Chu also Um " Ti OP or to to es A Fe Per ] B.P Pour Su A Li • Subs H. K. J. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. liog r. ' Wheat. Barley. i Oats . Malt. ........_..... __ __ l _ -- Qrs. Qrs. SO . Qrs. Qrs. 3 0 English .... • • 1,620 110 970 1,550 .... 5c0tch........ _ ... Irish ........ 250 Foreign .... • • 4,120 1,540 15,010 _................. ZIOR.OI7GB BOP IttaliKET. 11 Our market is heavy for all ki n d s o f H ops , at bor e last week's decline in v a l ue . Picking has been c ° l p d . menced both in Sussex and K en t. Th e d u ty is c1P,..4-5; 95,0001. to 100,0001. Su ssex p cc k ets , 3/ to 4 ,,,` n g Weald of Kent ditto, 315 s t o 415 5; Mid an d East D' c ditto, 315 s to 61 18s per cwt. WHITECHAPEL. The general demand was t o l era bly stea dy to•dah ° , /3 ,1 1 ; prices were well supported. B ee f, f rom 2 s 8d to 3 . s ve y s i t Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s ; Lamb, 4s to 4s lad ; t he 3s to 3s 6d; and Pork, 4s t o 4 s 10d per Blbs., '" carcase. SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY•) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) V. . A This was an action BRITTLEBANK to recover -MARDY 281. 130. 6..• the amount of an attorney's bill of costs. gfr sid Mr. BROOMFI ELD , th e so li c i tor to the plaiewl: s that the plaintiff was an attorney at AshbOUrne; dap difficulty arose in consequence of the clerk to the Lee agent having died. e de;The Learned SECO N DA RY sa id th a t a lth o ugh the fendant had suffered judgment to go by default, y et toe would be necessary to prove the payment of the 65 charged, as they were not taxable items. re' Mr. BROOMFI ELD o b serve d t h at t h ere was s trong P o sumptive evidenc e o f th e p a y ment , as 61. B s . 9d. Was the taxed costs in a n ac ti on i n w hi c h t h e d e f en d a nt was t . A plaintiff, but had st a y e d procee di ngs, an d un l es s be lo l a authorised the pay men t o f the costs an execution W o ul d have issued against him. He would prove the signet,t, of the deceased clerk, who wro t e t o say h ow the OP stood. The SECONDARY said it was unusual to swell' . 511 attorney as a witness after he h a d a dd resse d the jtltl ,,i The Foreman said that it was s i ngu l ar th a t nor eceir had been taken. The SECONDARY said it appeared to be a harsh Pr et ciple of law to reject evidence in a case where deiee us th e did not attempt to d en y th e d e b t . A s to 2 Z Is. et, be claim for money paid, th ere was no ev id enc e, en d ers would leave it to the jury to say whether they w a l e satisfied as to th e 61. B s . 9d., but he was inclined t o ; be opinion that pl a i n tiff cou ld on l y recover 18 1 . 17s. 2411;$ amount of the taxabl e it ems; he would, h o wever, Iw -- remark on his notes, o f w hi c h plaintiff might have a coPi f i and perhaps the ta x i ng - master on - ev id ence being edd..,llet before him, would in c r ease th e ver di ct i n t h e sa me gy ner as he did for noting a bill of exchange iv " evidence had not been given at the trial. tar Mr. BROOMFIEL D sa id t h at h e did not t hi n k the y ing-maste r cou ld ta k e not i ce o f t h e L earned S eco nder/ recommendation. „ w ho The Learned SE CONDARY l e f t th e case to th e jury, '' found for the amount claimed, less 2/ Is. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. 'IVITHA.x, Chairman.) A re John Rogers a nd J o h n S m i t h , yout h s o f n i netee n 9 A e f - o r of age, and of resp ec t a bl e appearance, were i n dicte d i‘ , ol stealing a pair o f b oo t s , va l ue seventeen sh illi ng s, fr i g . the shop of Mr. Ed war d T om b s, o f E ag l e - str eet" ; lington, bootmaker, under circumstances of r athe r novel character. Th e p r i soners ostens ibl y o btain: To living by hawking s e a li ng - wax , an d i n t h e purs uit 01 ,i c h vocation they visited th e s h o p o f t h e prosecu t o r, in g . his daughter, an int e lli gen t young g i r l , was attene."lia Rogers gave her a note, addressed to Mr. Totabsi l l o s she went up stai rs t o g i ve i t to h er f at h er. Whilst gr. by Tombs was out of th e s h o p, S m ith was s een e to Scott, a tradesman living opposite to the prosecute: 6i take the boots in question f rom th e d oor . When, ' were walking away Mr. Scott commun i ca ted w u nt ; o r saw to Mr. Tombs ; the prisoners were taken lut e : tody, and the boots found in the possession of Srni t " . „. It was attempted by th e counse l o f R oger s to thsto nett him from the theft, and to fix it as an indepehr. o action on the part of Smith, but the jury found tb both Guilty. Mr. Lockyer, one of the principal officers of r id House of Correction, stated to the Court that he she i n he be able, by the next sessions, to communicate to ' o f Bench information respecting the f rau d u l en t practinee t'be the prisoners, which would materially influence 0, judge in passing sentence, if that were respited to oil ° him time. Judgment was accordingly respited till next sessinlls4 PARIS AND LYONS RAILROAD', The first section of this railroad, from P a ris ' 4 Tonnerre, was opened by the President of the Repair lie on Sunday last. This line, both from the nature and extent of its works, and the interesting localities through which it passes, merits a few lines of detail , especially as to the traveller and the tourist it offe r : facilities not hitherto possessed. The Paris and Lyon e Railroad, through Burgandy, may be divided into fil", great sections ; the first, from Paris to Tonnerrel; 197 kilometres in length ; the second, from Twirle r , to Dijon, is 118 kilometres in length; the third, f,r°7", Dijon to Chalon, 69 ; the fourth from, Chalon to 1 - , .° o `, longes, at the approache s of Lyons, 120; and the fiftll9 l oo eluding the approaches and the passage through 11 : total length of the line, 515 kilometres. to first and third sectio ns o f th e ra il way, f rom Forl es Tonnerre, and fr om Dijon to Chal on , 266 icil° lner ihe in length, were o p ene d for traffic, the first on TO of August and th e thi r d on t h e Ist i n st. stations, &c., are still unfinished. The section 119 of Paris to Tonnerre is remarkable for the beauty the surrounding scene r y, an d t h e magnificence of :be oaks. The line tr averses th e d epartmen t s of : be Seine, the Seine-et-Oise, the Stine-et Marne , ; he Yonne, the Cote d'Or, th e S aone - e t•L o i re , And x . Rhone. The principal citie s an d t owns i n the P r i e to , mity of which it passes includ es M e l un , Fontainb' e tio , Montereau, Sens, Joigny, A uxerre , St. Flor_ . .„ e 0 ., Tonnerre, Montbard, Dijon, B eaune , Ch a l on , Vu':„ s il Macon, and Villefranche. I n d e p en d en tl y o f 50 51 ; 1 , freestone bridges there are ni ne b ri d ges o ver riv, ro and enormous viaducts across th e va ll eys , which of part to the landscape the style and the grandeur the districts of Rome. L eav i ng t h e par k o f B erc e i s ' at the foot of Charent on , th ere are t wo bsidg ve ; completely distinct, and se p ara t e d b y an i s land n _„ 6 . the Marne, which i s h ere di v id e d i nto two L itre/w ig The beautiful valley of Yeses, near Brunoll i g crossed by a viaduct of nine arches, from 17 t° is metres in height. Opposite the house of Talo s ah t another viaduct of 28 arches, 22 metres in hen s . above the bottom of the valley. At Avon is a v i ' ho duct of 80 arches, 22 metres in height, ac ross valley of Changy, near Fontainbleau. In the butt of this valley , are situate the immense gardens en," ; O; Downed for the excellence of their produce, by `"The the markets of Paris are supplied at all seasons• panorama presented by the fine valleys of Changy, and Loi ng , w i t h the forest of Fontainble,% is one of the most lovely landscapes imaginable. V to town of Montereau i s a po i nt of great interes t. ". 0 noble cathedral, with its tall spires, is a conspicul e object. To the arches of this edifice is suspended sword of the famous Jean Sans-Peur, who was fle,.s tig t ; sinated on the old bridge. Within a quarter 01 2, hour's walk from the station, on the heights, the oil; teau of Surville is one of the finest points of vie! e o , the Seine and the Yonne. It was there that i i s P o , leon fought in 1814 the famous battle of tereau, in which, after a combat of I— o f hours, he compl e t e ly rou t e d t h e all i e d ar mies io Austria and Russia. At M on t ereau commen ces t s Troyes Railroad, 99,603 metres in length ; it leave the Lyons line on the right, and follows the pict li ; resque valley of the Sei ne . Th e bridges at Eon' sur-Yonne and at Crecy are objects of admiration; at Floguy, some kilometres distant from Tonnerre, the remains of a Roman camp are to be seen. Th e Gothic tower of St. Pierre de Tonnerre is soon seen. in the distance, and the first section of the line is at an end. The continuance of the railway to Dijon will greatly expedite the route to Geneva; and the line from Paris to Fontainbleau will enable visitor. at Paris to explore the beauties of the forest conti" guous to that town without, as hitherto, losing tvi n days in going and returning. b DiscovEßT OF AN ANCIENT CANOE. ..—A sh ort time ago, some workmen engaged in making a drain ! 9° the farm of Knaven on the estate of Nethermuir, covered a boat, evidently of great antiquity, quite ent' r and still in high pr eservat i on. It was found at a d e pth of five feet from the surface, in a deposit of moss, at "I, , head of a small rav i ne. It is formed out of a solid ?v tree, and is 11 f eet l ong, and nearly four broad hay'fig at the stern a p ro j ect i ng part, with an eye in it for &b e purpose of m oor i ng. It i s of a very rudo manufacturch and the ma r k o f t h e h atchet, or instrument by "'bi it was const ructe d, i s st i l l v i si b le. The farm of Kilo is several mil es f rom t h e r i ver Ythan, and many „ot the sea, and it is difficult to conjeetut e what use th e v, had been int en d e d t or , unless indeed there had be",i n e accumulation of water b e l ow , and of which the ": 1 for was the head, and it m i g h t h ave b een empleYe,buad crossing the swamp. N e ar thi s anc i ent b oa t was the stumps and roots of several very large eak s ;_ . , il der writer of this was informed by an em i nen t shiPuli o t• on the Clyde that there is hardly now growing in of of land an oak tree of sufficient size to produce a .b_yr ido s these dimensions. With the exception of the ter young plantations round the house of Neti 3e _%, la nothing but oat-plant or the turnip is now to be this quarter. The curious relic has been PN:lacejaer"aluir' water (tor the purpose of preserving it) at —et tim e! where the antiquarian may visit it and reflect oil long gone by,—,Sherdeen Journal. Run en the notii M) mast ehall them afJr( they To B 1 tic Su Subs, Per t Fr Th Beco K. Cont "Fo; Subi A. 13alz AF A p John G. 1 Fro ser hov not and see! ape his t em be( att Lea to he