The Sun. — London, England, 1842-09-08 00:00:00

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An old man, a r ick-thatcher, named Roberts, was dug out frightfully rnangifil. Two children, one much crushed about the arms and shoulders, and lastly their mother, who Was enceinte, the accident producing premature deli very, and the child found quite dead. A dog and other animals were also killed. Mr. Gregory, the gentleman who has been officially engag e d in Manchester inquiring into the origin of the present insurrectionary movement, has been com missioned to visit Stockport to-morrow and Saturday. LA W INTELLIGENCE. BANK RUPTCY. —(THIS DAY). IN RE RICHARD T. SHELTON. The bankrupt was ca bleacher and dyer. His debts were stated at 23,0001. He was also engaged in the corn and coal trade, in partnership with a person named Watson, at Wapping. This day being appointed for the final examination of the bankrupt, he stated that about 2,0001. of the partnership debts was contracted chiefly upon accom ruodation bills, which he accepted for a person named Milner, who was well-known upon the turf, and had paid them away in sporting transactions. The bank rupt acknowledged that he NO himself been in the habit of betting occasionally. He had a prope r ty i n Leicestershire in right of his wife, which he thought would realise by sale about 7,0001. or 8,0001., and she had also expectancies upon the death of her father. The -the assets bankrupt then passed the fi na l exam i na ti on. will realise about 7s. 6d. in the pound. Pp LICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL—(THIS DAY.) 'tintes -Dennis and John H ar t were c h arge d w ith violently assaulting City police-officer John Coombes. The prosecutor stated that he was on, duty in S mithfield on Monday evening, where he saw the pri soners ; they were talking to several other s . A s fitness was passing, th e pri soner H ar t came up t o I_lllnl and struck hi m a v i olent blow in the eye, which knocked him down. When he was down, the two that hi s leg pris oners ' commenced kicking witness so severely was fractured. He was so much injured that he was unable to attend before to-day. complThe prisoners, in th e i r defence, stated that th e ainant was in plain clothes, and they did not k now he was a policeman. He was phin and s hoving th em a b out, and he knocked Hart s us wife g down. Another officer stated that this was not true, as the complainant did not touch or interfere with the pri soner in any way. The ALDERMAN said, that as the policeman was in butplain clothes, he should not inflict the full penalty, he sh ou ld f i ne the prisoner Hart 10s., or in default f payment, commit him to prison for a month; and the other prisoner, 58., or 14 days' imprisonment. KO W -ST REE T .—(T HI S DAY.) Man of the name of Johnson was charged with h g trades men ' s d oor-plates. Policeman F 27 sa id t h at he was on duty about waltef-ripast one this morning, in Little Russell-street, tte he saw th e pr i soner with a chisel in his hand a mpting to w renc h t h e door-plate off the linen do pets at N o. 12. Witness asked him what he was "I, and he said that he was doing nothing only Waiting for his wife. IVitness then took him to the atation-house, and, on searching him there, he found Sve br ass-plates up on hi m, three latch-keys, and a skeleton key. On goi ng roun d h i s beat again, wit ness found twelve other brass-plates in Little Russell street and the neighbourhood partly wrenched off. Mr. TWYFOR D said there was no doubt that the prisoner had stolen the plates found upon him; but in order that tradesmen might come forward when they remand m ll ednesday. A RLBOROUGH-STREET. (THIS DAY.) a _linn Le onar d an d Caroline Barneby, young, well j'efessed f ema l es, were charged with uttering a coun th?it crown pi ece , under the following circum nees :—Between eight and nine o'clock last evening JPrison ers , in company t oge th er , entere d the bar of e (3- rapes wine vault s in O x f or d- street, kept by Mr. allies Williams. having ordered and been served With some refreshment, they tendered in payment the crown piece in question, which was immediately de tected to be a counterfeit. Mr. MALTBY inquired if they were known ? Police -constable Giblett, of the C division, and who is attached to this Court, stated that they were two of an organised gang of between twenty and thirty female utterers of base money, which at present in fested the metropolis and the outskirts, and had suc ceeded in passing spurious crown p i eces to a very serious extent. The prisoners he had known for the last ten years as notorious " smashers," during which period they had been several times convicted. Barneby had been but a few days discharged from the House of Correction, where she had suffered two years' im prisonment for a similar offence. They were. remanied until the Solicitor to the Lint could attend. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) WARWICK RACES.—WEDNESDAY, (CONCLUDED). The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. ,_ The winner to be sold for 200 L, &c. Heats, 2 miles. Mr. Collett's Rory O'More, 6 yrs (Whitehouse) I Mr. Robbins' President, 4 yrs Air. C oates ' Jolly Boy, 4 yrs 2 SThe following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. peed's E mperor, 4 yrs ; Mr. Woodhouse's Caitiff, 3 yrs; air. Dixon's Feroid, 4 yrs ; and Mr. Cheadle's Waterloo, 3 y rs. ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM RACES. . I . IVED NESDA.Y.—TheMaiden Plate of 501. H ea t s , 1 m il e. 411% Weirininck's Patchwork, 3 yrs...(Esling) 0 1 1 kr. Theob a ld' s Pocohontas, 5 yrs 1 0 2 r. E. Clark ' Lady Harriet, 3yrs .. 03 3 A lt Cr - , Clarke Y ipt, lAOII 8 Vigo, 3 yrs 0 2dr ift Wood's Goneril, 3 yrs 2 odr " Members' Plate of 501. The winner to be sold for lii. ji 2001., &c. Heat s , t wo m il es . f t. ornsby's Revoke, 2 6 yrs (Owner) 1 1 fi• Scott's Ellen, 3 yrs Vie.Toll ett ' s Fiery Oaks, 5 yrs Tomline' s Li ttle Tom, aged gr.Dock eray ' s Lyster, 6 yrs 5 dr 'Un Rockingham Stakes of 10 s ov s . eac h, w i t h 50 a dd e d . T he second to save his stake, and the winner to be v. ,..r.oskionrggl. Heats, one mile and a half. 2 1 1 Hawk's-eye, 4 yrs....(Cohen) Shelley's lole, 3 yrs l2 2 air. fledges's Dane Sohn, 4 yrs 3 3 dr 11 itADC LIFFE BRIDGE RACES.—TUESDAY. e I rwell Stakes of 2 soya. each, with 15 added ; the Zrta. second saves his stake. Heats, thrice round. . I,ll!rrisonrs Oak Branch, 5 yrs (Bradley) 0 1 1 Mr . Spink's Margaret, 3 yrs 44r. Atkinson's the Lake, 4 yrs . The Hurdle Race Stakes of a 3 sovs. each, 15 added; 4,,re won in t wo h eats by Mr. Hyde's Birthday, aged I'llekl e b lug h), I'. Larnplu h) ' beating . White Stockings and Kat e vi At the Wilmslow Races on Tuesday, the pony race stakesas won by Mr. olland's Cupid, and the Wilmslow by Mr. Jon H es' Strangways. ______ , CORN AVERAGES. Ne4„ENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OEBRITISH CORN, Loe w th e t eek ended Aug. 30, 1842, made up from the Returns of Iv a , Tl, Peetori In the ditThrent Cities and Towns in England and wke tes,Per Irnperial Quarter. 11 4 . 0 ,,, t .. : ..... 51s. 3d. 1 Oats . 18s. 9.1.1 Beans...—. 33.. Id . ...... 27%. 2.1. 1 Ilya lls. 55.1 Pease .... ....,325. sd. Vics ek . . .. AVERAGES OF THE I.d. ST six WEEKS. July WHEAT. IB•ELEV.I OATS. EYE. . DEANS. rEASP. 3 ' ) - ---[--4 ----- Aug, ~ :. ....... f)3 9 28 0 21 5 35 11 34 7 33 10 Ik:it. ........ 111 3 27 6 vg 6 n 6 6 34 I 32 11 ~r ) •••••••. 58 11 .27 6 2.1 2 32 8 34 1 36 7 , ....... 56 5 26 9 19 5 31 6 31 8 33 11 04;,,, ......... 55 0 27 3 18 7 91 6 .31 11 32 6 1 ........ 53 3 '27 2 18 9 31 5 - 33 1 32 4 ..Wh, at "AI. AGGREGATE AVERAGES Or THE SIX wlterrs nari e . .. I Oats 331 811 Pea5e.........334. 4d. )13*Val2; ................ ‘4145 3 . . 13 0 41 ?, liitßS)..ytOes° T ORE 7s. "ev ......... S. 01 1 nye 9;. 611 Pew.... .. 9. 6d. Til E MARKETS. —(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL MARKET. I° There were few publi c sales, and prices for the i il l part were unaltered. A good business was done I. au liriti s h Plantation Sugar, at full price s . For ri tius and B enga l , extreme prices were realized , r ? change in C o ff ee. F or Bengal Rice, rather higher l eeS "re fully were paid. C otton more in demand, and prices sustained. a nd pri ces on the advance e Indigo market i s brisk, Th. T TEA MARKET. h he market was firm, and a fair busines s d one ; th e lg. 9 d. pere l owest pr lbice of sound common C ongou was ls. `. MARKE T. _ Prices remain much TALLOW the same, but the transactions were limited. P. Y. the the spot, 475. 6d. to 475. 9d., 10 ? arrival inlast three months 475. 6d. per cwt. WII ITECHAPEL MARKET. „eseri Ikere was a go o d supply, with a fair tr a d e , f or a l ptions and prices without alt era ti on . Cl over l I 2 , f• 12s. to IOsL . 12s. t o 1/. 16s: ; Hay 2/. 10/. to 4/. 10s. ; St raw T R E A T H. O NORTF ENGLAND RAILWAY. rac returns fur the week ending Sept. 3, 1842 : Passen g £l,OlO ers 1 7 £1,349 9 1 C orrespondin g week last year ....£1,352 4 5 4-oarttngtoa, Sept. 7. W. O'BRIEN, Secretary. ine English mail could not enter Calais harbour Vyednesday last a t twe l ve o ' clock, and the sea an d zt`ttil u rendering it imp oss ibl e for any boat to put off for mails, the C aptain started for our harbour, where he fre i ved at a qu . rter to two, and then found sufficie nt the two to ena b le him to enter. So much for the value of two harbor* —Boulogne Gazette. - , . _ , LAUNCH OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP ALBION. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) DEvosironz, WEDNESDAY.—Yesterday was kept here by all classes as a general holiday, the occasion being the launch of the Albion, of 90 guns, one of the largest two-decked ships ever built, and if the expectations formed of her sailing should be realised, she will be a valuable addition to the naval force of the nation. She is to carry thirty-two 68-pounders on her lower deck, and will throw a broadside of 2,016 lb. of metal. She is built on the principle of Captain Sir Wm. Symonds, the Surveyor of the Navy. Additional interest was given to this launch by the presence of the Lords of the Admiralty, whose flag is now flying on board the San Josef, Captain Burgoyne. The day was as fine its could be wished, bright and glowing, and the thousands who were abroad, both on land and water, converted the landscape into a most busy and gratifying scene. The heights opposite the dockyard were crowded with spectators ; the surface of the water was covered with boats of all kinds and sizes; from the humble skiff to the noble vessel of some dis tinguished member of the Royal Western Yacht Club. Tickets of admission to the seats in the tem porary galleries erected along the sides, and around the bows of the Albion, were quite at a premium, and much anxiety was manifested to obtain them. From three o'clock, when the dockyard gates were thrown open to the public, till past four, a continuous stream of people was pouring down to the scene of action, and those who could not get a n inside place were fain to see as much as they could (which hap pened to be very little), through the supports of the immense roof over the ship and under the spec tators' galleries. The enormous fabric was lite rally wedged in by a mass of humanity. At four o'clock Admiral Superintendent Pym ar rived on the platform, followed shortly afterwards, by Sir G. Cockburn ; Lord Haddington and Sir G. Seymour made their appearance at half-past four. The preparations went on busily, and the tide rose under the keel rapidly. Shortly before five o'clock all was ready. Mr. Hawkes, the master builder, then led Mrs. Drake_, the daughter of the Admiral-Super intendent, to the verge of the platform ; a bottle of wine, gaily decorated with white and purple ribbons, had been suspended at a convenient height, and it having been, with all due ceremony, placed in the lady's hands, she immediately dashed it against the bows, shattering the bottle into a hundred fragments (a good omen it is said), and causing the " regal purple stream " to fhw copiously down the oak tim bers, soon to be washed by another and far diffe rent fluid. " Success to the Albion " was then given, with three cheers by the whole of the com pany, and the Lords of the Admiralty left the platform, and proceeded to seats which had been prepared for them on the larboard stern-quarter. A few minutes were allowed to elapse to give their Lord ships time to seat themselves, and Mr. Hawkes then gave the mallet and chisel to Mrs. Drake, who divided the cord that, by a most ingenious mechanical con trivance, is all that holds th e i mmense mass i n it s place, and thus set at liberty the Albion, which, like a gallant horse, impatient of the rein, rushed on her downward path to the ocean, with speed and majesty, which few could behold without a thrill of feeling and a throb of national pride. She was taken into dock with the same tide, and will be commissioned immediately. The Lords of the Admiralty dined with the Admiral Superintendent in the evening, and a splendid enter tainment was also given by Captain Burgoyne, on board the San Josef, to which more than two hundred persons, including a large number of naval and mili tary officers were invited. Lord Haddington is holding his official levee at the dock-yard this morning. The following are the dimensions and armament of the Albion : Ft. in. Extreme Length from Figure Head to Taffrail 243 1 Length of the Gun Deck....... 204 0 Extreme breadth 6O 21 Height of Figure Head above under part of Keel 52 11 Taffrail 55 8 Depth in Hold Burthen 3,110} Tons. Weight when laun3hed „ when equipped for sea, with three months complete stores 4,230 Lower Deck No. 68 prs 32 Armament... Upper Deck 32 ~ 32 Quarter Deck an d F orecast l e 32 „ 26 Weight of Bro a d s id e o f Sh ot in Ma 2,016 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 7.—The Warspite, 50, Cap tain Lord John Hay, is daily expected at Spithead from New York, with his Excellency Lord Ash burton. It is supposed she will be re-fitted to proceed to the Mediteranean. The Curacoa, 26, Captain Jerkin Jones, and Arrow brigantine, are expected shortly from the South American station to be paid off. The former is ship ping an immense amount in dollars in the northern ports of Brazil, for England. It is rumoured that the President, 52, will shortly be commissioned here to go to the Mediterranean. There are no orders to put into commission the new brig Frolic, but she is preparing for the pendant, and will shortly be ready. The new steamer Firebrand, to carry four 68- pounders, has been launched, at this dockyard, pre paratory to F on g to the river for her machinery. The steamer thunderbolt, which is ordered for com mission, is hourly expected from Glasgow, in charge of the master of the Victory. The Philomel, 10, Commander Sullivan, arrived at Teneriffe, 31st July, after a pleasant passage of four teen days from Plymouth. She was to proceed on the 3d August to Rio de Janeiro, to be employed on surveying service. The brig Jaseur, 16, Commander Willis, has arrived from Gibraltar to be paid off. Left in the Bay, at her departure, 10th August, the Thunderer, 84, and Formidable, 84 ; the former occasionally made a trip to Cadiz Bay, and was shortly to go to Malta. The Jaseur has been upwards of four years in com mission. The Sappho, 16, Commander Parrey, recently from the West Indies, will be paid off at Plymouth on Thursday, and the Buzzard, 3, will be commissioned there in a few days. The cutter Sylvia is gone to Jersey as a tender to the Seaflower, and is in charge of Lieut. G. G. Tur nour, to protect the oyster fishery there. The Samarang, 26, is preparing at this port for commission. The steamer Kite, which left Plymouth in April last with men and boys for the Iris, 26, on the coast of Africa, has returned with the surviving officers and men of the ill-fated Niger Expedition, whom she has landed at Plymouth. The Tenedos, 26, is to proceed to Bermuda as a convict-ship, when ready. The steamer Gleaner, Lieut. Jeayes, from the West Indies, is to be paid off at Woolwich. She left the Admiral, Sir Charles Adam, at Bermuda, on the 25th of July. At Spithead—No vessel of war. In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Nau tilus, Imaun, Jaseur, Orestes, Rocket, Echo, and flag tenders.—BrightonGazette. The Countess of Mount Edgecumbe, Lord Powers court, and Lady Campbell, 'landed at the Brunswick Pier, Blackwall, this morning, from Antwerp, from the General Steam Navigation Company's Steam-ship, Wilberforce, Captain Stranack. The mortal remains of the late General Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset, G.C.8., will be re moved from his late residence in Grafton-street to-day, for interment in the family mausoleum of the Beaufort family. The splendid gifts presented So her Majesty by Baboo Dwarganauth Tagore consist of the most magni ficent Indian shawl, of a bright turquoise blue, with the richest palms, of an entirely new and original pattern, and a dagger, meant for the Prince of Wales, the handle of which is of rock crystal, mounted in black enamel, in crusted with diamonds of rare water, and the sheath studded with rubies. A LADY CHOKED BY A PLUM -STONE.—A Gravesend Correspondent who was in the Sp r i ng H ea d Gardens , Gravesend, at the time this sad acc id ent occurred to the wife of Mr. Ibbells, jeweller, of Museum-street Blooms bury, sends us the particulars of thi s melanch oly affair, in the course of which he attaches great blame to certain cabmen on the spot, with cabs waiting outside, who re fused to convey the lady to obtain medical aid, none being there within two miles ; in consequence of which, though every exertion was made to disengage the stone from her throat, she died, though eventually conveyed away from the gardens, when it was to o l ate , by two gentlemen in a carriage. Prompt assistance, he considers, would certainly have been the means of saving life. Miss ADELAIDE KEMBLE.—We are glad to hear that this favourite singer is fast recovering from her late indisposition. A severe sore throat was the immediate cause of her inability to appear on Saturday at Covent garden, but there is every reason to expect that she will sing next Saturday. Her physician (Dr. Wilson) has advised her not to go to Brighton on Monday, conse quently the concert which bad been announced for that day has been postponed to the 19th inst., when Miss Kemble, Miss Dolby, Giubilei, and John Parry will sing. Hop INTELLIGENCE.—WORCESTER, SEPT. 7. — About forty pockets of hops of the new growth appeared at market on Saturday, but only sixteen were sold, the trade considerirg the prices demanded by the growers to be too high ; the few disposed of realised 90s. to 935. per cwt., but it is expected these prices will not be main tained with a duty of 19,0001., at which it is freely backed. A large supply is expected at the fair on the 19th, when prices will be settled. We had also twenty seven pockets of old hops weighed on the same day.— Worcester Journal. Pates of IRON.—From a private letter received in York this week from StatThrdshire, it appears that on the Ist instant the price of iron advanced 10s. per ton, end 'il further rise is expected.—York Courant. QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND. THE DRAWING-ROOM AT DALKEITH _ PALACE ON MONDAY. (From the Edinburgh Advertiser.) From an early hour in the forenoon, the road to Dalkeith, leading to the Sheriff-hall entrance to the domain of his Grace the' Duke of Buccleuch, was crowded with carriages. Before twelve o'clock, up wards of a hundred had taken their stations in the avenue. It was calculated that 380 carriages stopped at the principal entrance ; and the whole number that passed DAlkeith Palace may be fairly stated at 400, and they extended fully to the length of three miles. The morning portended rain ; and about eleven o'clock a heavy Scotch mist descended ; but it was fortunately of short - duration. As the hour fixed for the commencement of the Reception approached, the bustle on the road increased; but we are happy to state that, so far as we have heard, no accident was occasioned by the impatience which was felt to obtain an early place in the train. No confusion whatever occurred at the entrance or elsewhere. The avenue was kept by a party of the Enniskillen Dragoons ; and on the lawn before the Palace, where several tents had been erected, a guard of honour was stat;vned, and also the band 'of the 53d Regiment, which from time to time continued to play a variety of lively and popular tunes. Among the earliest arrivals were those of the deputation from the Commission of the last General Assembly, and from the Universities. The Magistrates of Aberdeen arrived at an early hour in two carriages, each drawn by four greys, with scarlet liveries, halberds, and streamers. The Reception was held in the great gallery of the Palace, which had been handsomely fitted up. In the course the morning, awnings were erected before the principal entrance to the Palace ; and altogether the preparations appeared to be of the best description. The various deputations were first admitted to the Royal presence. The Magistrates of Edinburgh having been introduced, met with a most gracious reception. The deputation representing the Church, con sisted of more than thirty members of the late Gene ral Assembly. The deputations from the Universities of Edin burgh, Glasgow, St. Andrew's and Aberdeen, were next introduced. The Reception was attended by— DUCHESS of Roxburghe. MARCHIONESS of Abercorn. COUNTESSES—Rosebery, Haddington, 'Morton, Dal housie, Eglinton, Cawdor, and Hopetoun. LADIES—John Scott, Frederick Fitzclarence, Blan tyre, Belhaven, Janet B uchanan, Charlotte Murray Macgregor, Alicia Erskine, Jane Charteris, Ellen Douglas, Louisa Primrose, Anne Primrose, Louisa Forbes, Napier, Ruthven Henderson, Durham, Charlotte Fletcher, Anne Mackenzie, Buchan Hep burn, Hall, Catherine Douglas, Clerk, Georgina Bal four, and Mary Dundas, Caroline Charteris, by th e Duchess of Buccleuch, Harriet Suttie, by the Duchess of Buccleuch; Caroline Burgess, by the Duchess of Buccleuch. HONOURABLES—Anne Dundas, Jane Dundas, Mrs. Callendar of Craigforth, George Hope, Mrs. Prim rose Catherine Stuart, and Georgina St uar t, M rs. Adolphus Cathcart, by the Duchess of Buccleuch. MISTRESSES.—CampbeII of Islay, Alison (Possi House,) Murray of Cringletie, Richard Fox, Kincaid Lennox, Alex. Wedderburn, William Law, Ruther ford, Thesiger. MissEs.—Fitzclarence, Hope Johnstone, Camp bell, Isabella Clerk, Watson of Saughton, Murray, Cunningham of Craigend, Denniston, and E. Dennis ton, Murray, Macgregor, Emma Law, Charlotte Law, Shaw Maxwell, Themger, and Miss Clerk. (Here follow three columns of names which our readers will thank us for omitting.—En. Sun.) The following are the Addresses of the Church of Scotland presented at the Reception to the Queen and Prince Albert, with the answers : TO THE QUEEN ' S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. May it please your Majesty, We, the Ministers and Elders of the Church of Scotland, met in the Commission of the General As sembly, eagerly avail ourselves of the privilege of approaching the Throne with our cordial congratula tions on the highly interesting occasion of a visit of our august Sovereign to the ancient kingdom, over which a long line .of her Royal progenitors held the sceptre, and which, ever s i nce t h e accession of the house of Brunswick, has rapidly advanced in civilisa tion, in commercial enterprise, in the peaceful arts of industry, and in the loyal, independent, and orderly character of an intelligent and patriotic people : effects which we attribute primarily to the power of Divine truth, impressed on the heart by the faithful preaching of the Word, accompanied by the inesti mable advantage of a sound and practical education, based on the Holy Scriptures. It has been hitherto, and we trust will ever be, the aim of those who have the spiritual oversight of the people of this land to inculcate, along' with the para mount obligations, privileges, and hopes of the Gospel, the indispensable duty of allegiance to the sovereign power of the State, and cheerf u l su bj ect i on to the other authorities, ordained of God for the punishment of evil doers, and the praise of them that do well; and, fortified by the experience of former times, our firm conviction is, that there can be no adequate security for the stability of the throne, the permanent tranquillity of the empire and the perpetuity of the best national institutions, except that which is derived from the purifying influence of our most holy faith, extended to all the pursuits of human life, so as to cherish the practice of that righteousness which ex alteth a nation. It has been highly satisfactory to successive Gene neral Assemblies, to receive annually, from the repre sentatives of every Sovereign since this Church was finally established by law, the strongest assurances that it will be secured in the possession of all its rights and privileges ; and we entertain the earnest hope that your Majesty will ever extend your Royal protection to an ecclesiastical establishment which is acknowledged to have been productive of the most substantial national results. That the supreme Loid and King of the world, whose dominion ruleth over all, may preserve your Majesty in the possession of every temporal and spiritual blessing, that the nation may long rejoice under your beneficent government, and that, after a prosperous and peaceful reign, your Majesty, with the Royal family, may eternally enjoy the inheritance of a better country, which is an heavenly, is our most earnest prayer. In the name of the Commission of the General Assembly. (Signed) DAVID WELSH, Moderator. Edinburgh, Sep. 3, 1842. To this Address her Majesty was pleased to return the following most gracious answer : For this loyal and dutiful address I return you my thanks. I acknowledge with gratitude the inestimable ad vantages which have been derived from the ministra tions of the Church of Scotland. They have co - tributed in an eminent degree to form the character of a loyal and religious people. I confidently trust that by your example and con duct you will continue to deserve my favour and protection. You may be assured that the solemn en gagement into which I have entered to preserve all the rights and privileges of the Church as established by law, shall be fulfilled by me with scrupulous fidelity. TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT. May it please your Royal Highness, We, her Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the Ministers and Elders of the Church of Scotland, met in the Commission of the General Assembly, beg leave to offer to your Royal Highness our heartfelt congratulations on the happy occasion of your safe arrival, along with our Gracious Queen, in this northern portion of the United Kingdom. We have been highly gratified by all that we have heard of the dignified and honourable deportment of your Royal Highness, and other excellencies of character, worthy of the illustrious race from which you are descended; and we are grateful to Divine Providence for having vouchsafed to us the exhilarating prospect of the inestimable benefits which may result to our posterity from the occupation of the Throne of this great empire in time to come by a line of Sovereigns whose ancestors have long supported the interests of the Reformation. It is our devout prayer that your Royal Highness, with our beloved Sovereign, and your Royal Off spring, may long be preserved in the enjoyment of health and coefort, and in the full possession of the ardent attachment of a grateful people, and at last, through the merit of our Divine Redeemer, exalted to the bright and incorruptible inheritance of heaven. Given at Edinburgh, in name of the Commission of the General Assembly. (Signed) DAVID WELSH, Moderator. Edinburgh, Sept. 3, 1842. To this Address his Royal Highness Prince Albert returned the following most gracious reply : To the Commission of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. I thank you most cordially for the kind congratu lation upon our first visit to Scotland, contained in the Address you have just presented to me. I earnestly trust that the Church of Scotland may successfully pursue its exertions kr the promotion of true religion and sound education, and thereby ad vance the best interests of a loyal and affectionate people. PRINCE ALBERT IN EDINBURGH. Yesterday his Royal Highness Prince Albert paid an early visit to tile city, to inspect some of the pub lic institutions, &c. He left Dalkeith Palace shortly after eight o'clock, accompanied by Colonel Bouverie and the Hon. G. E. Anson, on horseback. Exactly at nine his Royal Highness rode into the Court of the University, where he was received by the Very Reverend Principal Lee, Professor Bell, and Professor Trani. His Royal Highness manifested great delight in minutely examining the specimens ; and occasioned !much surprise by his profound knowledge of various branches of Natural History, particularly of Ornitho logy, Mineralogy, and Geology. In OrnithOlogy he seemed intimately acquainted with the most recent discoveries ; asked if the collection possessed several new species which he mentioned, and detected many of the rarest specimens, before, his attendants had time to point them out. He made around of all the Gal leries in the Western Museum ; entered the lecture room of the Learned Professor of Natural History, and at once recognised many of the drawings of ice bergs and Alpine scenery, and especially those illus trative of the Glacial Theory. In the Model Gallery, his Royal Highness pointed out the various remarkable objects in the scenery around Mont Blanc, and showed th e a rduous path by which he himself had reached the Jardin across the Mer de Glace, in his Alpine excursions. The Principal conducted his Royal Highness through the splendid Hall of the Library ;—directed his at tention to the small, but classical collection of paint ings, and exhibited several of the interesting manu scripts. After which his Royal Highness visited, the Eastern Museum, contai n i ng t h e fi ne co ll ec ti on of skeletons. The early hour had rendered his visit as he in tended, private. Only two ladies, whom we under stood to be the daughters of Professor Trail!, ac companied the party. His Royal Highness took his departure about ten o'clock, leaving all who had the good fortune to meet him charmed with his urbanity, his elegant manners and deportment, the sagacity of his observations, and the extent and accu racy of his knowledge of Natural History. His Royal Highness then proceeded to the Institu tion on the Mound, accompanied by Principal Lee, and John Russell, Esq., C.S. After viewing the Royal Society Room, Principal Lee conducted his Royal Highness to the Antiquarian Museum, where he pointed out the most interesting objects to the Prince, such as the Maiden ; John Knox's pulpit ; Jennie Geddes's stool ; the Thumbikins; Rizzlo's walking cane ; the Ribbon worn by Prince Charles Stuart; with all of which the Prince seemed highly amused. He afterwards minutely inspected the Gallery of Ancient Pictures, where be was joined by Dr. Abercromby and Sir John Robison, when he shortly afterwards left. The Prince expressed to Mr. Smith his regret that time would not allow him to in spect the ancient sculpture. His Royal Highness, in order to have a view of the romantic scenery in the environs of the city, ascended some of the eminences in the neighbourhood. From the Institution he proceeded to the Calton Hill, and thence taking the route by George-street, Moray place, Lothian-road, &c., he proceeded as far as the brow oP the hill at Morning-side. From this point the Prince returned by Brunsfield Links, up the middle walk of the Meadows, and turning y Teviot Row, left the town by Bristo-street for Dalkeith. DEPARTURE FROM EDINBURGH. (From a Second Edition of the Edinburgh Observer of Tuesday.) The sun dawned this morning the further progress of Queen Victoria through these northern districts of her empire. It being generally Palacenerally known that her Majesty wo uld leave Dalk g eifl this morning at nine o clock, and pass through Edin burgh on her way to Queensferry, many citizens were on foot at an early hour in the morning, and making inquiries as to the route she would take in passing through or near the city. Her Majesty's movements appear to be as punctual as if regulated .by machinery. The carriages were ordered to be at the door of Dalkeith Palace at a minutes quarter before nine o'clock, and within a few thereafter she w as on her progress northward. The route her Majesty intended to take not being exactly known, th e genera l p r essure was towards where it was considered cer t a i n she must pass ; and shortly after six o'clock this morning, the inhabitants began to assemble at the head of Minto-street, Newington, Majesty wo u ld come in the expe c t a ti on th a t her that way. The crowd continued to increase until about twenty minutes from ten o'clock, when her Majesty an d su it e made their appearance, and were received w ith d ea f en ing cheers and waving of handkerchief s . The cortege then proceeded down West Preston-street, by !lope Park, Buccleu ome ch- - street, Brist o - s t ree t, Teviot-row, Lauriston _, H street, and Lothi an - roa d. When opposite St. John's Chapel, at a few minutes from ten, a Royal salute was fired from the Castle, and answered by the Daphne frigate. The thousands who by this time had assembled gave an imposing effect to the scene,_ , _the air literally rang with joyous acclamations. The -Royal party then proceeded along Queensferry-street, and the Dean-bridge, to Craigleith toll-bar, where a relay o f h orses were in attendance. The utmost re gularity prevailed throughout the whole line; the police b • aving ordered all carts and carriages to be drawn aside to. such places as would least inconveni ence the Royal progress. Mr. Sheriff Speirs met the Royal party beyond Dean-bridge, and rode at a h s ort distance in froth of her Majesty's carriage. In anticipation of her Majesty passing onwards from Dean-bridge, there were numerous individuals and groups on the move along the Queensfery- read from that point so l early as sev en friend o 'clock ; and As a of ours, who started at th a t hour in the same direction, drove along, thepedestrians became ~ nume rous, and vehicles of all des ; began to thicken on the road, all in the cript.on.,_ Q same track towaias the scene of embarkation at e several roads ueensferr. Th leading to the • point of attraction were already pouring in the i po Idaton of the adjac ent countr y , every in variety of vehicle foot. The walls of the plantation skirting or on the Edin burgh the declivity on Edin burgh road, began to be f • ringed with expectant spectators, and cluste • tern brow of rm.. 6 on the western Dalmeny Park, while, on either side of the inn, the of several classes carriages were so arrange d a s to keep the roadway and the area in front of the inn completely clear for the approach of the Royal cor tege. The Sheriffs were Li ere long joined by the Earl of Hopetoun, Lord-Lieutenant of the county, and hi s brother, Mr. Hope, their horses, proceeed on the Edinburgh- 1 :::, who, mounting of road to meet her Ma jesty. The Earl seberry a nd Lord Dalmeny also appeared on horseback, and Provost IVyld and the other Magistrates of Queensferry took a stat i on in t front of the inn at the op of the pier. The arrange ments made by the Sheriff for k ee ping order, and at the same time affOrding the fullest accommodation, were admirable ; and nothi ng could exceed the good temper and courtesy of the policemen who were on duty. The whole qua the area betwixt it and the inn kept vacant , as well as inn, and the bugle having sounded about nine o'clock, the soldiers were in their ranks facing the east in a l ! e with the centre division all m wall of the pier, while who could not find room elsewhere were spread out on the rocky beach east of the quay, which was covered with a footway of scarlet cloth from the upper to the lower end ; and ere her Majesty arrived the assembled people were clustered thickly all around in the most orderly man ner, affording a pleasing picture of all grades of society among us. Her Majesty arrived at N cheer ing of the throng, and the ewhalls, amidst the bonnetS in abundance , __ e w . aving of hats and blue eleven o'clock.. Her Majestyrcisel-- y at five minutes to carriage by Sir Neil Douglas was handed from her Forces, who, with anaai de ' Commander of the pre viously appeared on the gro und had sometime alighting immediately, h er ; and Prince Albert, arm, walked along the qua M ajesty leaning on his walking uncovered on her Y . —the Lord Lieutenant of Roseberry on the left of r_i_ght hand, and the Earl fol lowed soon after by Sir Robertlrince Albert, and rd Liverpool, and other _ . Peel, Lord Aberdeen, dist • Inguished personages The her Majesty's suite. The embarkation was in a few accom plished, on board of the Queen minutes (the approach to the shore of a Margaret steame r , Royal steamer in the offing being quite out of the quest i°n) and when the Queen of the Wooden Walls of E ' ogland stood on the quarter deck of this humble bark, she was greeted with renewed acclamations from th e crowd, who by this time had rushed along the in the ardour of enthusiasm. These manifestationsay of loyalty, we need scarcely add, were received by h her Majesty and Prince Albert with their accustom e d cour tesy. Only the Prince and two ladies accom p an i e d grac e and her Majesty in the boat, which bore her from the shore of Lothian, and which took a for a considerable distance, partly perhaps sweep to obtain a view of the surrounding beauties on either bank of the Forth, and partly to afford time for the embarka tion of the other official attendants, and the carriages by another boat. For these anoth er small steamer and ferry boat were in readiness —and w e were not a little amused to see Sir Robert Peel takes his place in the bow of the boat for the carriag es . however, beckoned to the steamer. The He was soon, tug and boat cut right across, and having landed at the North Ferry their passengers and freight, left the quay, while the boat with her Majesty on board , after sailing east ward beyond Inchgarvy, neared the , the pier, and disem barked at twelve o'clock at noon R oya l steamer firing a salute, and the gathering on the quay and heights of North Ferry greeting. the landing by sig nals which we could see,_ but could not hear. We understand that her Majesty intends to return this from her excursion to the Highlands on day week, after which she will again honour the Duke of Buc clench with a residence of five days. THE ROYAL VOYAGE. TO SCOTLAND. We have seen a letter from an offi cer 0 n board Royal squadron during the passage, W . ilie_ we hasten the to communicate to our readers . It mosth_ remem bered that it is a private letter to a brother be officer, and not intended f or the public eye; but, as contain ing authentic i n f orm ation on a subject in which all feel so deep an interest at this moment, we trust we shall be excused if we have committed a breach of confidence in transf e rring it to our columns " Leith Roads , - set)t : 1, 1842. " G° 4 be praised ! Her Ma j est y arrived' safely in Leith Roads at half-pas t 1 o'clock thi s morning ; and at 9,landed safely at Granton Pier, warmly greeted by thousanda of her loyal Scotch subjects. " The Roya 1 passage has been as favourable as could possibly have been expected; not an accident or a delay of any sort or kind ; not a rope-yarn strained, nor even a carriage scratched. The news papers will already have told you of the embarkation at Woolwich, on as unpromising a morning as I ever witnessed. But the rain held up at the moment that her Majesty approached, and not five minutes elapsed between alighting from her carriage and being under weigh in the Royal yacht—precisely at five minutes before 7 o'clock. " On entering Long Reach,, and finding the river tolerably clear of shipping, Lord Adolphus Fitz clarence ordered the Shearwater, Captain Washing ton, to take the yacht in tow, and the Black Eagle to tow ahead of her ; and in this manner we pro ceeded, the three ships in line, without once slacken ing the halsers, till we dropped anchor in Leith Roads in 661 hours from Woolwich. "As we advanced down the river the day became beautifully fine ; numberless vessels followed, all dressed with flags. At Gravesend colours of every nation were displayed by the shipping, the bells rang a merry peal, the people loudly cheered, and the guns of Tilbury Fort welcomed Ocean's Queen' with a Royal salute, recalling the stirring times of Raleigh, of Drake, and of Elizabeth. "On entering Sea Reach the signal was made to the Pique and Daphne to weigh and join the Royal squadron, but the light easterly wind would not enable them to do so. Shortly before noon the squadron reached the Nore, and were received with a Royal salute from the Camperdown, 110 guns, bear ing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Brace, and the Pique and Daphne—the ships dressed with flags, and the yards manned, presenting a striking and beautiful appearance. " During the whole of this time her Majesty and Prince Albert were on deck, and appeared to enjoy the scene extremely, noticing the various objects of interest as they were pointed out by Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, and bowing repeatedly to the cheers of the private steamers, which one after another ranged alongside the yacht, and.after taking leave with three deafening huzzas now wheeled round, and retraced their way towards London. " The Royal George, you are aware, is a beautiful vessel; but, perhaps, she was never seen to greater advantage (except when under sail) than surrounded by the steam flotilla which accompanied her ; her and beautiful form, which reposed on the water like a swan, her yards admirably square, every rope as taut as a harp-string, and her lofty and graceful spars towering far above all, with the Royal Stan dard, the Meteor Flag of England,' floating majesti cally from her maintop-gallant masthead, completed a model of symmetry and grace. " The squadron now bore away down the Swin, the two steamers as beforementioned towing the yacht, fol lowed by the Rhadamanthus, Lightning, Fearless, and Monkey, placed in order of sailing on each quarter of the yacht, and accompanied by the Vestal, Trinity yacht ; which latter excited general admiration by the seamanlike manner in which she took up her position and kept it throughout the whole of the voyage. " Passing the remarkable Maplin Lighthouse, built upon iron screw piles, apparently in the middle of the sea, and receiving a oyal salute from Walton-on-the- Naze, the squadron arrived off Harwich harbour (the safest on the eastern coast of England, and where, in case of bad weather, we must have sought refuge) at five o'clock. Here it was met by the Orion and River Queen, Ipswich steamers ; the former, having on board the Mayor and town authorities of Ipswich, ranged up alongside, playing the national anthem, and greeting her Majesty with loud buzzes. A little be yond we pasted through a line of revenue cruisers, under the command of Captain Jerningham and Lieutenant Smith, R.N., who manned their rigging and gracefully lowered their gaff top-sails and flags to the Royal standard, while hundreds of white pocket handkerchiefs which loyally flutterednithe breeze, and the thrilling cheers of an equal number of manly hearts, proved their devoted attachment to their lovely Queen. Foremost among them we distinguished a group of youthful children, who, having imbibed Lyalty with their mother's milk, stretched out their little arms towards their beloved Sovereign, and lisped a blessing on her Royal head. "Onwards swept the Royal yacht—Bawdsey, Or ford, Alborough, were rapidly passed in succession, and the last rays of the setting sun fell upon the con secrated yet crumbling towers of Dunwich, and illu mined all that now remains of the thirteen churches of the former capital of the kingdom of East Anglia. "At midnight we rounded the extreme eastern point of England, guided by the brilliant light of Lowestoffe, and, passing round the back of Yarmouth Sands,steered through Hasborough Gat, while the first beams of light left upon the lofty cliffs of Cromer, indistinctly seen through the morning mist. "At nine o'clock we passed the. Dudgeon light vessel, about thirty miles from Cronier, at noon were off the Humber, and at five o'clock we had a glorious view of the projecting view of the promontory of Flamborough head, which boldly resists the waves of the German Ocean, and affords the valuable shelter of 13ridlirigton Bay, to the numerous shipping which trade along the eastern coast of Great Britain. " The sea, during the whole of this time, was calm as a mirror, and her Majesty and the Prince were early on deck, enjoying the morning air. Shortly after breakfast a telegraphic message announced that Her Majesty and the Prince were perfectly well,' a message which, I need not tell you, was received by the whole squadron with three hearty cheers ; a signal was then made, by command of her Majesty, to in quire after the health of the ladies, the Duchess of Norfolk and Miss Paget, who were on board the Black Eagle ; the answer was, 'With duty to her Majesty, quite well.' A similar question was made to the Lords in Waiting, &c., who were on board the Rhadamanthus, the answer to which caused general merriment throughout the squadron, All well, and the Lord Steward eating monstrously.' " By means of Watson's signals the Royal yacht communicated with the station at Flamborough Head; and, I believe, received news of the health of the Royal infants. I have not mentioned that out of every port along the coast, boats, and sailing 'vessels, and steamers, came to pay homage to their Queen ; but, perhaps, the most remarkable were the Aldbo rough yawls, which rowed out a long distance off the land, and' cheered manfully as we passed them close alongside, about nine o'clock—and on the Humber a simple fisherman, with a venerable bald head, held up a fine fish with both his hands, as the only homage he had to offer to his Queen • this act was kindly ac knowledged by Pri nce Albert. " Onwards steered the gallant fleet as the shades of evening closed on the white and conspicuous build ings of Scarborough. As the squadron passed along the land, her Majesty from time to time referred to the beautiful charts of the coast, which have been re cently published by the Ilydrographic-office at the Admiralty, and a copy of which was mounted and folded in a convenient form expressly for this occasion. " During the night the wind freshened from the northward, and rather delayed our progress ;• still we passed along all the coast of Yorkshire and of Dur ham, and at eight o'clock on the morning of, the last day of August we stood in to the land at the entrance of the Tyne, and had a distinct view of Tynemouth Cliff and Castle; hence we continued alongshore about five miles off the coast, passing Blyth, Newb i gg in, and Cresswell, backed by the heights of Simonside, l3radham, and Shaftham, and the more distant above range e of the great Cheviots, rising nearly 3,000 feet the sea. " At two we passed close to Coquet Island, and had an excellent view of the far-famed. Castle of Wark worth. At three a Royal salute from Howick greeted her Majesty as she passed, and the Percy banner, gracefully drooping from the lofty tower of Alnwick Castle, evidenced at once the loyalty of its owners to their Sovereign and their devoted attachment to their former Royal charge. " D u nstanborough Castle next showed itself, and shortly after the whole squadron swept, at the rate of ten miles an hour, through the, narrow passage be tween the Fern Islands and the main, haVing on the left the stately structure of Bamborough Castle, re nowned for its charitable institution for shipwrecked seamen, on the right the three Fern Island light houses, and the Longstone, the ,scene of Grace Dar ling's gallant exploit; while, before us, on St. Cuth beth's Holy Isle,' rose the ruins of the Castle and Cathedral of Lindisrarne— " A solemn, huge, and dark-red pile, Placed on the margin of the isle ; The castle with its battled walls, The ancient monastery's halls. This was, perhaps, one of the most interesting points of the whole voyage ; the proximity of. the shore on either hand, the rapid speed of the vessels as they swept past, hurried along by a strong ebb tide the mingled roar of the cannon of Bamborough Castle, and the loyal cheers of the island fishermen who sur ounded the squadron in their boats, gave an animation to the scene that it is difficult to describe, while the classic associations connected with Warkworth and Lindisfarne and the Tweed, the remembrance that the antique and venerable ruins of the abbey and cathedral church of Lindisfarne were once that holy place' were episcopacy and .Christianity were , first permanently established in Northumberland, were well calculated to make a lasting impression on a mind so susceptible of deep emotions as that of our youthful Queen ; nor could it be entirely effaced from some of our recollections, that only five days biter in the season, on this very spot, had occurred the fearful wreck of the Forfarshire steamer, when 38 persons perished, and caused us to offer up silently, yet fer vently; a prayer that no harm might happen to the precious freight intrusted to our charge. " Onwards sped the Royal bark, and, passing Ber wick-on-the•Tweed, her Majetty for the first time had a vi.r.av of her Scottish dominions, of Caledonia, intern and wild' perhaps at first sight, but containing within her mountain fastnesses and along the border of her lakes a moral, brave, and educated people, as devotedly attached to their Sovereign and their country as any on the face of the earth, and grati fied 'beyond expression at the opportunity now afforded them of testifying their loyalty to her Ma jesty in person. " A light westerly breeze now enabled the yacht to set her headsails; we rapidly approached St. Abb's Head, and shortly after sunset got sight of the remark able mountains of the Bass-rock and the North Ber wick Law, and entered the Firth of Forth. Here the Royal squadron was met by the Monarch and Tri dent, two of those splendid steamers of the General Steam IN Company, crowded with passengers, who immediately on recognising her Majesty com menced singing the national hymn, which, from the numerous voices, softened by coming over the water, had a beautiful effect. " The breeze freshened front the north r west; but the flood-tide enabled the squadron to make good headway ; when off Dunbar, besides the illumination of that town, and a Royal salute from the Castle, the magnificent sight burst upon us, of beacon-fires lighted on all the conspicuous Scottish hills, and was imposing in the extreme. The night was quite (lark, but clear ; astern, were all the lights of the several steamers, bending like a crescent around the Royal yacht in the centre; while on the coast around, in East-Lothian, in Mid-Lothian, in Linlithgow, in Fife, and Clackmannan, bonfires blazed on all the remarkable heights, all announcing the cordial welcome that awaited her Majesty from Scotland and her Scottish subjects ; while in Edin burgh, the summit of Arthur's Seat seemed a blaze of fire, shedding a flood of light over the surrounding heights and valley below, and giving an aspect of wild grandeur to all its romantic scenery. "It has fallen to my lot to witness beautiful illu minations in various parts of the world. I have seen the cities of Rio de Janeiro, of Lima, and of Santiago lighted up in all their splendour; the city and all the shores of the Bay of Naples, and even the dome of St. Peter's at Rome, but I never remember anything that has made so deep an impression as our passage up the Firth of Forth on this occasion. The beautiful ex:- pane of water, the brilliant lights around, the rapid speed of the vessels, throwing off the phosphoric waves on either bow, as we passed along; the recollection of the precious freight intrusted to our charge, and the feeling that through the merciful Providence of God we had been enabled to bring our voyage to a happy end, all combined to render the scene one of thrilling interest far beyond my powers of expression. " Precisely at half-past one o'clock we dropped anchor close to the island of Inchkeith." SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS, FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CHRONICLE.—It is no longer denied that Lord Eilenborough did issue an order for the evacuation of Affghanistan. The evidence we quoted, the despatch of the Adjutant-General, and the interpretation put upon it by all the military authorities in Affghanistan —by the public and the press of India—was upon this point conclusive. And so the denial is abandoned. But we are now told that " of the ulterior purpose of this order absolutely nothing can be known," and that, therefore, it is premature to hazard an opinion upon it. If there was a doubt upon the case, this prayer in arrest of judgment ought of course to be listened to. Ts there, however, any doubt ? If it was Lord El lenborough's intention to send at any time a military force to Caubul, he never would have issued the order for the evacuation of Affghanistan. Admitting, for the sake of argument, that an effective force, for want of sufficient means of con veyance, could not move from Jellalabad in conjunc tion with General Nott's force from Candahar, still has any one pretended to say that both forces could not have maintained themselves until the requisite preparations for an advance had been made ? The " order" was not an order for the postponement of a march, but for "the withdrawal of the troops." There is something positively childish in the supposition. that the Governor-General could have issued an order for the abandonment of positions attained with such great difficulty, merely that,' at afuture period, they might be retaken with greater difficulty. The chief obstacle to our entrance into Central Asia—namely, the passage through, and the establishment of military positions beyond the Khyber, had been overcome after an anxious, expensive, and hazardous march. But this advantage so dearly ac quired, it is proposed to relinquish-9nly with a view that its recovery may be attempted hereafter ! His " Army of Reserve" is not destined to effect Upon a great scale what the Governor-General would not allow General Pollock to do upon a small one. The destination of this arrnylias been a subject of anxious speculation to the Indian public. Our own accounts say positively it is not destined for Af ghanistan. But instead of relying upon our own, let us turn to that which is the most favourable to Lord Ellenborough. Hear the anticipations and the reasoning of the Indian authority of our Contempo rary the Times. He, too, is of opinion that this 1 army is not destined for Affghanistan. First, be cause it would be impossible for the finances of India to bear the additional cost of an additional 20,000 beyond the Indus. Secondly, It would be entirely impossible to find carriage and means of transport into Afghanistan for so large an army. Thirdly, The advance of such a force would argue that the occupation permanently of Afghanistan was intended. In other Journals we find many even stronger reasons for concluding that the force about to be collected at Sirhind is not destined for Affghanistan. What then, tell us, can be " the ulterior purpose" of Lord Ellenborough's order ? No other purpose than flight—cowardly and disgraceful flight. The Slave Dealer's Gazette, indeed, assures us that that the pri soners will be recovered " for a compensation.". And as to all else—why the war was the work of the Whigs ; and, therefore, what matters it that our I.nvoy has been murdered, and thousands of our sol diers, in violation of a treaty, butchered ? We must do the Conservative party the justice, however, to say that this is not its creed as a party. There is a generous and manly spirit which we welcome even she more gladly because it comes from our habitual Opponents, which, speaking through the Times and Standard, recognises the impossibility of making one retrogade step until our fellow-subjects are recovered, and the events of the last campaign redressed. The ingenious mode of recovery by slave-sale has as yet but one advocate in the Press, the Morning Post; and we confess that we have confidence enough in the patriotism of ladies' maids, and the gallantry of foot ! men, to anticipate that this inhuman doctrine cannot even there be long inculcated with impunity. TIMES.—That party in the State which denomi -1 nates itself, par excellence, the " Liberal" party, — :wherein of course are to be included all who aspire to the honour of that name, whether Whigs, old or new, Chartists, Radicals, Leaguers, Repealers, or Repub. licans,—seems. at the present moment to be very par icularl v remarkable for the success with which it as attained to that desirable state which is expres ively entitled being "at sixes and sevens." A very minent writer on the Constitution has observed, ;that nothing puzzles the high Tory party more than a ;ijustly provoked and successful rebellion. The resent state of things appears to prove that the ow Whig party may in like manner be very onsiderably puzzled by an unsuccessful and (so far as political motives are concerned) • an lunprovoked outbreak.' The free discussion prin lc.iple, which, "going about" as it does, " to persuade the multitude that they are not so well governed as they ought to be," rejoices accordingly, for the most part, in " not wanting attentive and favourable hearers ;" yet finds itself, when the Queen's peace has been wantonly and dangerously broken, in a very iconsiderable minority. ?ree discussion, safety-valves for society, and the like, are very pretty things in the abstract; but when realized in the concrete, in the shape of broken windows and broken heads, these doctrines somehow become astonishingly unpopular with the " middle classes." Universal Suffrage, Vote by Ballot, and the rest of the schemes which are severally and respectively advocated by the conflicting sections of the self-styled Liberals, are all, neople say, no doubt very good things in their wa,,, ~—or at least it is possible they may be so ; but whether it is worth while, in order to procure these good things, to go through the various stages of free discussion, free agitation, free demoli tion, and free.appropriation—not to speak of the doc trines of those free-thinking professors who further make free to break people's heads—is a very different `question. As might be expected, the whole doctrines i ! of this free-thinking school of political philosophy have lately got very generally into disrepute; and the natural consequence is, that the divers sections i thereof set themselves to work, according to their re- , spective peculiarities, to mend the mischief; and in so doing they are, of course, not very scrupulous about throwing each other overboard, so that they save from the scandal their own pet nostrums respectively. The result is, that the whole party appears to a looker-on to be very much, as we said before, at sixes and seve ns . Each man brings his own pet bundle of agitation, and if he can but get clear off with it, and save himself and it ! out of the scrape, he does not seem to be very particular about what becomes of his partners in misf or t une . This, we suppose, is what is called " merg i ng a ll minor differences , ' , and presenting one compact and united phalanx in favour of Reform. When the late Ministry were in power, we were told that that cir cumstance was the cause of the then disunion ; that if once the Whigs were in Opposition again, we should have forthwith a wonderful unanimity, a moat cordial concurrence in favour of all the so?cl ' is•ant:pri ip of what , they are pleased. to denominate Reform. And how has this promise been verified? Is there one single matter of principle —arse single measure of 'ex pediency—on which, we do not say all, but one-half of the Liberal party, in or out of the House of Com mons, could agree to unite ? It is not merely a dif ference on points of finance or economy : it is one of principle, or rather, one arising from the want of it. , A negat49 pf a principle, a the pximary and funda- i mental principle on which all government is based, is , the only thing that is common to all classes of Whigs.. In that alone do they agree. By the advocacy of no one positive principle are' they united. Thus have they always been, and so will they be to the end. POST.—A tremendous splutter of affected indig nation and real disappointment which the Whigs have made about the late news from India, is now subsid ing into, an affair of mere personal criticism, and, of course, personal abuse. No doubt it is very safe to say in the columns of the Morning Chronicle that the name of Lord Ellenborough will be associated with all that is cowardly and dishonourable ; but, perhaps, - the writer of this abusiveness would be the very last to desire to be personally accountable for such lan guage, and would be very cautious not to use it in the presence of the Noble Lord whom he so valiantly calumniates. We wonder that when using such words as " cowardly and dishonourable," it did not occur to him that the public might find some one to whom to apply them without going quite so far as India. Cer tainly, to level such epithets at a man thousands of miles off; and from behind the convenient mask of a newspaper sheet, does not strikingly indicate the qualities which are the reverse of cowardly and dishonourable. It is, however, no business of ours to discuss the character of the Governor-General of India. We have no disposition - to repeat the laboured panegyric which a powerful` COntemporary pro nounced upon his appointment, nor would it be worth our while, or respectful to Lord Ellenborough, to defend him against paltry and spiteful attaCka which have proceeded from newspapers professing different or opposite politics. The personal character of men in high station is one of the few things which may be safely left to find its own level. The sole feeling of the Whigs at present w l ith respect to Indian policy seems to be a vulgar lust of vengeance. They pant with eager desire to take revenge with fire and sword, for those disastrous events which were the result and the proof of their own impolicy., Like all rash and violent blunderers, whether in small affairs or in great, they would finish in fury what they began in fatuity; and instead of being taught caution by experience, they would re double the hazard upon the chance of better luck, and with the wild desire of revenge. Most fortunate it is then for our Indian empire that Whig rule was put an end to so soon as it was. The news from India proves incontestably, as it seems to us, that to attempt to push forward the British army to Caubul, with no .better resources than it now possesses, or possesied in the month of June, would have been madness. And without pretending to any special in formation on the subject, we will gd so far as to avow our belief that this is the opinion of General Pollock, as it would be of any experienced and 'prudent General who had well calculated what was to be done,, And the means by which alone it could be done. Except Lord Palmerston and Sir John Hobhouse, we suppo..'e, there is nobody who now thinks that the invasion of Affghanistan, as conceived and carried into effect under the direction of these Ministers, was not as rash in the beginning as it was ruinous in the end. The question is, are the circumstances in which we stand such that we must continue or repeat that which at the .first was wrong? We have certain objects to accomplish, of which neither the occupation nor the conquest of Affghanistan is one. These were Whig dreams and Whig blunders. Our objects ate to get back the prisoners now in the hands of this Affghan chief; to punish faithless murderers, if we can find them out, and to restore the opinion of British superiority, which may have, in no small degree, been shaken by the results of Whig exploits beyond the Indus. It does not appear that any of these three objects would have been in the least promoted by attempting to move upon Caubul with an army which was utterly unprovided with the means of success, and without the resources which would justify the expectation of a safe return to British India. On the contrary, so far as the details which have been received enable any military man acquainted with Indian affairs to judge, to attempt to reach Caubul would have been to incur enormous risk, and to invite a recurrence of the dis astrous carnage the blood of which will for ever stain the annals of Sir John Hobhouse and Lord Auck land's administration of Indian affairs. HERALD.—Although some untoward casualties have waited upon her Majesty's gracious visit to her "quid toun " of Edinburgh—though the weathc has been unpropitious, the Provost and Baillies som nolent, and though, we grieve to add, an accident of a dangerous nature has occurred, yet we cannot but look upon it altogether as an event likely to be highly conducive to the general good of Scotland. Loyalty is a pervading feature of the Scottish character, and that affection which once was centered in the Royal house of Stuart has been fully demonstrated towards her who is now its sole representative. Of the per sonal reception of her Majesty and her amiable Con sort no doubt could ever have been entertained, but it is satisfactory to know that their greet ing has been such as every Briton could desire. In reflecting upon this subject we are forcibly reminded of the change which has operated since last a Queen Regnant was seen in Scotland. Nearly three hundred ycars have passed, but the thought "of the lapse of time is lost in contemplating the altered con dition of the country since the days of the fair but ill fated Mary. From a condition approximating to barbarism Scotland has emerged into the full light of science, of literature, and of art; her feudal barons have given place to profound philosophers, her inter necine wars to the peaceful pursuit of knowledge, and the steam-engine and the press now compete for the triumphs which formerly waited solely upon the banner of the successful but predatory warrior. No border_ warfare longer disturbs the harmony between* the sister nations ; the object of each is identical, and whatever rivalry may exist tends • only towards the advancement of that glory which results from intellectual endea vour. Her Majesty may be well pleased to see that however widely her exotasions extend, the same spirit of attachment to her person, and to the exist ing institutions of the country, everywhere predomi nates. Local distress may produce partial discontent, but we venture to say that the presence of the Sove reign would prove one of the best cures for it where ever it-prevailed. Scotland has suffered as well as the manufacturing counties of England, from causes which are still mooted questions; but from. Scotland we bear no voice but that of rejoicing—nor is it limited to any particular spot. An impetus has been • given by her - Majesty's visit which will have its effect upon the efforts of all the productive Classes ;—the Queen's journey to the North will not be a barren show,—its utility will not pass away with the occa sion, but manifest itself in later days in the shape of substantial advantage, in order, content, and the exer cise of patient industry, ensuring to the workman the fruit of his labour, the reward of his forbearance. MARRIAGES IN HIGII LlFE.—Yesterday, a St. George's, Hanover-square, Lord Charles Beauele.rk, fourth son of the late Duke of St. Alban's, and brothei• to the Kesent Duke, led to the hymeneal -altar Miss StOpford, daughter of Admiral and Mrs. Stepford. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Lord F. Beauclerlt, uncle to the bridegroom, in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's, Admiral Sir Robert Stop ford, G.C.11 , the Earl and Countess -of Essex, Lieut.- GenerUl Sir Robert Wilson, Lady Dacre, Lodi . and Miss Gage, Rev. Charles and Miss Wetherell, Lady Cap''!, Lady .Stepney, Lady Georgiana Cholotondeley, Lord Lismore, Colonel Fitzgerald, Admiral Lord Aurelius Beauelerk, G.C.H., Lady Frederick and Miss Beauclerk, &c. The party returned to Mivart's Hotel, and partook of an elegant drieuner a la fourchette, after which the happy couple set off in a new travelling carriage for Winkfield Lodge, the seat of Admiral Lord Amelius Beauclerk, there to pass the honeymoon. The Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's came up to town, expressly to attend the ceremony, from Redbourne Hall, Lincolnshire. .04 ORTIIERN ,AND EASTERN RAILWAY—A s p ec i a l general meeting of this Company was held at the Lon don Tavern, Thshopsgate-street, yesterday afternoon, to consider the propriety of leasing the line for a given 'term of years. Mr. John Roskell having been called to • the Chair, stated that a proposal had been made to the DireerTs for this purpose, but that they would not take upon themselves to recommend it to the Proprietors, un per cent. upon the capital laid out. After a less they cou ld thereby insure to the Company a net g ir r r e o a fi t t of deal of desultory discussion resolutions were passed,recommending the Directors to negotiate for the leasing of the line, and that a Committee, consisting of three Directors and four Proprietors, be appointed to posed negotiation, the result thereof to carry out the pro be reported to a special meeting. lime question as to the disposal of 3,16 S of the forfeited shares was deferred until the necessary arrangements should be made. Ma. O'CoNNELL.—Mr. O'Connell arrived at Cork on Friday, in company with Edmund B. Roche, Esq., the other county representative, in his private travelling carriage, en route to Darrynane, where he purposes so journing Until the beginning of November. The Right lion. Gentleman left this morning for the Blackwater, where he is to be met by his beloved beagles; from thence he intends hunting through the c ontry, until he arrives at Darrynane, and purposes returnios to this city early in November, when he will hold a meeting for the pur pose of procuring an alteration in the Fovr-laws.—Cork tu incr. STIRLING CASTLE, N.P.—The Master- rlemeral of the Ordnance, co . Right- Hon. General Sir GeuPgo Mur ray. arrived at this ancient Palace on Tuesday last, c n mete to Edinburgh, and expressed his conviction tka t lie r Majesty...a_nd Prince Albert w ould p a y a short visit to t 1:o Castle on their way from Drummond Castle tft Dalke. t h Palace to embark for London. The Jatneses alw•Nys held their Court at Stirling, which was alz:o the bait le ground of Scottish independence. lit-r,Majesty, it. is un-.' derstood, on leaving Stirling will proceed via Fa 1141:,. Li n lithgow, and liirklist.ou to Dalkeith Palau.• THE ROYAL SQL) ADRON.—LEJTH ROADS, SEPT. 4 --Her Majesty's frigate Pique arrived - here (Leif h Roads) yesterday, at noon, and having fired a Royal salute came to an anchor. Her Majesty's sloop-of-war Daphne also arrived yesterday, about nine, p.m.. with the loss of her foreyards. Monday, Sept. s.—Remain in Leith Roads, the Pique and Daphne, and steam-packet s Salamander, Rhadamanthus, Black Eagle, Shearwater, Fearless, Lightning, and Monkey, Old the menue cutter Greyhound. , mss