The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-22 00:00:00

lONIAN ISLANDS. An Extraordinary Gazette of the lonian Islands dated the Ist, contains the following letter, dated the 31st ult., from the Lord High Commissioner (Mr. Ward) to the President of the Senate of the lonian Islands, proposing an amnesty for political offences : "Highness,—The time has now arrived when I can, with propriety, call your attention, and that of Senate, to a question in which I feel the deepest rest. " Theyear 1848 was marked, throughout Europe, by a series of social convulsions so rapid and so exten sive as to be without a precedent in the history . of mankind ; and it is much to the credit of the lonian States that, at a time when the wildest principles were enounced, and the oldest monarchies shaken, by the universal craving for political change, their peace should only have been disturbed by the attempt made upon the towns of Argostoli and Lixuri by a band of armed peasants on the 26th of September, 1848. " What the history of that attempt was—whether it were of native or foreign origin—whether the bulk of those who took part in it, were influenced by the prospect of plunder, or by the wild hope of effecting a revolution by the miserable means at their command —it is of little use now to inquire. Their design has been characterised as " an insane project by the Go vernment Procurator Fiscal, in his report upon the case. The few men of any note, who were said to be connected with the movement, have sought safety in foreign lauds, or have been set at liberty from the supposed insufficiency of the evidence produced against them ; and the prisoners now in custody, appear almost without exception, to have been the dupes of needy adventurers, who did not scruple to expose their followers to dangers, which they had not the courage to share. " Is it necessary, or desirable, to bring these pri soners to trial upon a charge of high treason, and thus to re- open, after the lapse of nine months, wounds, which in every other country, and in much graver cases, time has allowed to heal ?—I cannot think so; and I feel sure that I only speak the sentiments of the Queet, my Royal Mistress, in recommending to your Highness, and to the Senate, to throw a veil over the past, and to put a stop to all legal pro ceedings by an amnesty, from which I would only except those men who have proclaimed their own guilt by quitting their country, or those who may be proved hereafter to have been in any way con cerned in the foul and cold•blooded murders com mitted by the refugees upon their return from Greece in May, 1849. "I was at first disposed to add to this list of excep tions, the parish priests now in custody, and whose conduct has been peculiarly culpable; but I am willing to hope that the clemency of the Government, and the bright example of their spiritual superiors, whose prudence and moderation throughout this try ing period have been beyond all praise, will inspire them with a juster sense of the duties, than beseem their holy calling, and teach them to r edeem their past errors, by setting, in future, a better example to their flocks. " I am too well aware of your Highness's kindly sentiments towards your native island, which I too have learnt to value, for I have seen, during my re cent visit to Cephalonia, proofs of industry, enterprise, and• perseverance, which some of the other islands will do well to emulate, not to feel sure that this recommendation will receive your cordial concurrence, as it will, I hope, that of the Senate. We are entering upon a new era. Changes long de sired by the lonian people have been discussed in the lonian Parliament with the cordial assent of the Pro tecting Sovereign, and although her Majesty's plea sure upon the details of the measures submitted to her has not yet been communicated to me, I entertain no doubt that the Bills introduced by Lord Seaton, with her Majesty's sanction, will, in the course of a few weeks, form the basis of large constitutional reforms, which are the more likely to be lasting and satisfac tory, because adopted without any of that popular excitement which has been fatal to the cause of rational liberty elsewhere. " The lonians have only to look around them to see how difficult it is to build even where it is easiest to destroy ; and when they look back, as I trust they will do, some years hence, to the turbulent times through which we have passed, and contrast their own peaceful progress—the attainment by legal and constitutional means of a free press, free municipal institutions, a free representation, and of that growing control which such institutions imply, over the con duct of their own affairs —with the fate of other countries, whose wild aspirations for freedom have left no solid monument behind, they will do more justice than they have sometimes done of late to the motives and conduct of that power under whose friendly auspices these blessings have been achieved. " I recommend, therefore, to your Highness and to the Senate the proclamation of an amnesty embracing all those who are about to take their trial for the oc currences of September, 1846. I think this the proper preliminary to the work that we have in hand. I feel confident that such an act will afford the purest satis faction to the heart of her Majesty the Queen; and if there be individuals here foolish enough to misinter pret it, or to ascribe to a want of firmness in the Government a leniency produced by the consciousness of a superior power, I can only warn them that they will find themselves deceived. It is the overwhelming disparity of strength that may be brought to bear by the general government, with the ail of the protecting power, upon all who violate the law, that justifies the act of grace which I now propose, and in which, for the reasons assigned in this message, I trust that your Highness and the Senate will concur." In compliance with the Lord High Commissioner's recommendation, " His Highness the President of the Senate and the most illustrious the senators of the United States of the lonian Islands," issued the follow ing proclamation : " Having seen the message of his Excellency the Lord High Commissioner, dated 31st July, 1849 — "The Senate, fully concurring in the sentiments mani fested by his Excellency in that message—accord an am r esty to all those persons who stand committed to take their trial for the occurrences in Cephalonia on 26th September, 1848. This amnesty does not extend to those who proclaimed their own guilt by flyinc , e' their country —nor to those who may hereafter be found to have been implicated in the cold-blooded murders committed in the L aid island in the month of May, 1849. "By order of the Senate, A. L. Dusatasa. "Acting Secretary to the Senate for the General Department. " Corfu, Ist Aug., 1849." THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH KENT RAILWAY.—Mr. C. J. Carttar, Coroner for licnt, held an inquest yesterday at the Castle Tavern, Woolwich, touch ng the death of Hannah Murphy, the wife of a labouring man, who was killed at the Woolwich station on the evening of Sunday last. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased, with her husband and three or four friends, all natives of the emerald isle, had been enjoying themselves at Woolwich during the afternoon, and after paying visits to half-a-dean different public houses were returning to the railway station in order to proceed to London, when by some accident they got se parated. The deceased, imagining that her husband had taken his ticket and gone through the station, hastened after him, as she supposed, and finding a train alongside the platform she grasped hold of one of the third class carriages in order to obtain a seat within it. The train was in motion at the time, and the deceased, continuing to hold on, was dragged along a few paces and then fell between two carriages in such a position that a part of the train passed over her chest, and caused instant death. It appeared that the train de ceased attempted to get into was going to Gravesend from London, and just in the opposite direc tion to that in which deceased wanted to go. Evidence having been given to show that every proper precaution was taken for the preservation of the passengers from injury, the coroner remarked that the accident appeared to him to have arisen entirely through the woman's own negligence. The poor creature appeared to have missed her husband, and without knowinc , ' whether the carriage alongside the plattorm belonged to the up Or down train, she had run forward and attempted to gat i.do one of them while it was in motion. No re gulation of any railway company could possibly revert acts of this kind on the part of headstrong passengers, and tie telt it due to the South-Eastern Company to say that, as far as his experience went, he believed their regulations were equal to those of any company in the kingdom; they carried, he believed, over their Green wich branch, more passengers than any other railway in the kingdom, especially at Easter and Whitsuntide, and as far as he knew, he believed they had never before had a tatal acement to a passenger upon their line. Mr. Finnigan, the superintendent of the company, who was in attendance, said it was quite true, they never had. The jury expressed themselves satisfied, and returned a ve iiet of Accidental Death. THE CROTS IN THE NORTit.—POTATO DISEASE. —ln the course of last week various rumours were in circulation here about the appearance of the potato dis ease in several districts of the county. We have made very minute and pretty extensive inquiries in the higher and luwer districts of the county, and in some parts of Banff and Aberdeen shires; and the only safe conclusion at which we can arrive, fromtiat l the numerous communica tions now bef ore us, is , the disease had appeared among some of the earlier sorts in in several quarters of the county. The reports which pear to have been considerably magnified;were in circulation tip and in some eases where disease was reportedt' still doubtful the report whether the appearances which gave lis l e ' were really che product of the fell malaodyor not. Tbroughout ihe lower part of Morayshire, however, mistakeable iiymptoms have appeared in several plotsunof the white early kind, and also among some of the late white kidney sort; hut at present it is not so extensive as. to give rise to alarm.—Elyin Courier. THE LIVERPOOL TRAGEDIES. The unfortunate man Culkin, who murdered his two children in Oriel street, still lies at the Northern Hospital, and is favour ably progressing towards recovery. lie is very peaceable and reserved in his demeanour, and speaks but little. John Eager, the. person shot by his brother in Cunliffe street, also progresses well. Of course neither of the cases can be tried at the present assizes.—Liverpool Mercury. The value of three things are justly appreciated by three classes of persons. The value of youth by the old, 0.4 value of health by the diseased, the value of wealth the needy.—. Eliza Cook's Journal THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING-, AUGUST 22, 1849. fourttXbitiort\ BADEN. The Grand Duke of Baden made his solemn entry into Carlsruhe on the 18th. The houses and streets were decked with flowers and garlands, and flags floated from windows and roofs. The p eo p le received him with demonstrations of joy. On returning to the Duchy of Baden the Grand Duke published a proclamation to th e people, i n which he says : " Recalled among you by my duties as a Sovereign, I return with the bitterest sent iment of grief; but, notwithstanding the ingratitude which I have met with in my own country , animated with the most ardent desire to promote its happiness, I invoke the support of God to second me in the accomplishment of a difficult task. To my faithful subjects I enter tain gratitude, and I hope, as they do, that the horrors of civil war will have created such an effect on the public mind as to cause the spirit of anarchy to be crushed more efficaciouly than by arms." The Grand Duke refers to the reforms which he had intended to introduce in the administration and the tribunals when the insurrection broke out, and states that some of them must now he postponed, and others examined again. He then adds : "The honour of the Badener arms has, I say it with pain, been stained by the sedition of the greater part of my army. The army shall be re-organived in such a manner as to give guarantees for the future. I will labour to re-establish credit, which has been greatly convulsed by the revolution. The economies which , my Government will make will be one of the most powerful means of attaining that object, and I ap peal to all good citizens to second me with all their efforts." The Cologne Gazette states that the Grand Duke of Baden has concluded a convention with the Prus sian Government, in virtue of which the latter is for five years to nominate the commandant of the fortress of Rastadt. ITALY. The Risorgingentoof Turin states from Leghorn, 13th inst., that the Municipal Guard having on the preceding day arrested an individual in the Venetian quarter, the people rescued him, but , o n the arrival of a reinforcement of 40 men, the priso ner was re-ta ken and four ringleaders arrested. ParmaT b The O t h p a i t n iaonn amnesty, of Turin, si g signed the by tb l6 e thA,ussttraitaens froilmi. Thetar pGeorvsoernnsoerx,ceßpatreodnarSe_turcmoeurn:t twobeenAdvocatepublished. sons, Dr. Pelli grini, Captain Leonardi , L ieut. Gropardi, t h e shoe maker Enrico Azsoni, and his brother Joseph. A letter from Trieste of the Bth says :—The Brasier steamer which quitted Venice yesterday evening has just brought us terrible news from that city. At her departure several quarters were on fire. The Austrians a few days before succeeded in establish ing at San Juliano pieces of thirty and eighty pounds, which were hard at work firing, and which sent pro jectiles to the most distant quarters. It was said at five o'clock that a flag was about to be sent to the Austrian camp; but that appears to me doubtful. The population of the city, which was absolutely in want of everything, had evacuated the parts of the town which were most exposed, and had encamped in the neighbourhood of St. Marc. Venice will not for a long time recover from this terrible crisis, if it escape being entirely destroyed. The Brasier left before Venice the steam-corvette the Solon, with the steam-frigate the Panama, having on board Captain Belveze, head of the French station, who is about to join immediately. We shall then have before the besieged city two large steam-vessels to give an asylum to Frencb subjects, if necessary." The Genoa Gazette, of the 16th, states that the Grand Duke of Tuscany is to be named an Austrian Field-Marshal commanding the Austrian troops in Italy, that 12,000 Austrians will garrison Tuscany for ten years, and that only two Tuscan regiments will be maintained. A collision is said to have taken place between the Austrian troops and the people at Florence. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY. ) NEW COURT. This Court was occupied during the morning in trying cases of petty larceny, none of which possessed any feature of general interest. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY,) (Before Mr. WITHAM, for the Assistant-Judge.) John Smith and Edward Campion were convicted of picking pockets at the Willesden races, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. W HARFDALE RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at Leeds ; Mr. M. Wilson presided. The CHAIRMAN stated that this was the first meet ing, since the obtainment of the company's Act, at which there had been a quorum of shareholders. An extension of time had been granted for the purchase of land and the construction of the works. The time to which the former had been extended was July, 1851, and the constructive powers to July, 1855. During the past year a correspondence has taken place between a portion of the shareholders and the directors, there having arisen a desire'amongstsomeof the proprietors to wind up the company and divide the capital sub scribed. It was now the opinion of all the share holders, as well as of the directors, that it would be most . unadvisable to wind up the affairs of the com pany. He should regret the abandonment of the line, because he held, as he had always done, that it would pay a fair return upon the capital required for its construction. Several gentlemen of experience had within the last few days examined the line, and from their reports the directors were justified in saying that the line might be completed for 250,0001.—that was a single line, with bridges, embankments, cut tings, &c., of the requisite width for a double line. The annual expenses of the company had been very trifling indeed—not more than SOl. ; and the company had capital in hand of between 17,000/. and 18,0001. He concluded by proposing the'adoption of the• re port of the directors, which stated that the direct6ra adhere to their previously expressed opinion as to the soundness of their undertaking, and their conviction that it will prove a profitable investment to the share holders • and are confirmed in this by the abandon ment o f the Northern Counties Union, and the Liver pool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junc tion line, inasmuch as this little Wharfdale line at 21 miles completes the connecting link between the Leeds and Thirsk (now entirely opened) on the east, and the lines converging at Skipton on the west, at the same time affording the shortest routef s o t r rie t ts he ; through traffic between Liverpool, P reston, an d Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and the adjoinin g di or, in other terms, between the entire east and west coasts, besides serving a most valuable local district. And the directors entertain a strong conviction that some of the companies adjacent to the Wharfdale, and in combination with which great public facilities would be afforded, will see it their true policy to enter into arrangements with this company on terms which will fullyjustify its construction. Theystrongly recommend that no proceedings for breaking up the company should at present be entered upon, as they confidently hope that the day is not far distant when even those shareholders who may - not be disposed to go on with the undertaking will be enabled to realise; by the sale of their shares, more than the small return which they would obtain by breaking up the com pany at the present time. The directors state that they shall certainly not make any call, or take any further measures which may commit the proprietors to carrying out' the undertaking, until a majority of the shareholders shall have first sanctioned their proceedings. Mr. LERMAN, of York, asked a number of ques tions of -the chairman, and in reply to them it was stated, that no agreement except conditional ones had been entered into as to the purchase of land ; that there had been no notice whatever given to the landowners of an intention to take their land for the line ; and that at present no agreements had been entered into with any other railway as to the leasing or adoption of this line ; but it was added that the East Lancashire and the Leeds and Tbirsk looked with great favour on this line. The original cost of this line was 420,0001. Mr. BRAY stated that he was ready to undertake the construction of the line, laying down a double line of rails, at 10,0001. a mile, or 210,000/. for the entire length. This was of course exclusive of stations and rolling stock. Mr. LEEMAN objected, in the present position of railway matters, to lay out another farthing, unless the line were guaranteed by some great trunk com pany.—(Hear, hear.) A long and desultory discussion followed, which ended by Mr. Leeman consenting, as no money would be called up without the directors first coming before the shareholders, to second the adoption of the report. Mr. ROBINSON moved an amendment, which, having been seconded, was lost by a majority of 15 to 7. The report was then adopted nem. con. After some opposition the retiring directors were re-elected. Thanks were given to the Chairman, and the pro ceedings terminated. LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAT....... The accounts to be presented at the half•yearly meeting on Friday show a receipt on the portion of line opened, from January to July, of 4,5331., leaving, after expenditure, a balance of profit of 2,0971. The total receipt on capital account has been 264,3021.; expenditure, 191,4921.; balance, 72,8101. The directors intend to propose th a t the 12/. 10s. half shares be made preference shares to the extent of 6 per cent. per annum, to induce payment on theca to allow of the payment of liabilities, and the com pletion of the line to Derry. CHEAP RAILWAY TRAINS. -- Two meetings have just been held in Manchester on this subject. At one, resolutions were passed by the Church party condemning the practice of running excursion trains on Sunday for the recreation of the operatives ; and at the other, resolutions were carried, protesting against any such interference as injurious to the health and advantage of the people, the resolutions being embodied in the form of memorials to the rail way companies. STATE OF TRA_ (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY..—The further advance of fd. per lb. in cotton, since Tuesday the 14th inst., has led to a general demand for higher prices on the part of spinners ; and, with that demand, the buyers have necessarily complied to the ex tent of their operations, which, however, have been exceedingly limited. Finding by their advices that the lower qualities of various numbers had rather receded in value at Calcutta, the mer chants have kept quite out of our market to-day. The Germans have bought only in the way of assort ment ; for prices are now ranging from Id. to higher on our Exchange than in the markets of the north of Europe. The home manufacturers are still the most willing purchasers. The eastern ac • counts have given no impulse to goods. Although an increase of business has taken place at Calcutta, it ap pears to have been accompanied with some concession as to price in leading staples. We have, therefore, experienced great dulness in 40-inch shirtings of all descriptions, with a difficulty in obtaining recently current rates : for 45-inch shirtings, however, there has been somewhat more inquiry. There is a little halting hi the demand for 9-8 madapollams and shirt ings. In T cloths and long cloths there is no im provement. Printing cloths continue in good request, improved accounts the lower qualities. S li g htl y accounts of the trade at Constanti no p le are inducin g the Greeks to purchase rather more than of late. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had a n uncom monly brisk market today, notw ithstand ing the wakes, which generally interfere, to a certain degree, with business. Pieces were soon bought up at improving prices. Heavy goods have not been m uch inquired after, a nd the sales have been limited. There hai been rather more inquiry after wool, and prices may be quoted the same as last week. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—The business in this district remains steady and good, principally in the execution of orders, for the stocks continue low, and consequently no great amount of goods have ex changed hands in the Cloth Hall to-day. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—The manufacturers are and even some at s o a r d t ; v , a n e c s e p d e c i r a a l t l e y s. las T tin h g e s, sp d ia iffi ne c r u s lt ar io e pretty well employed to order, the stocks being very purchase, low, also full of orders, chiefly for the Continent, and prices are maintained with firmness. The wool market is steady, with a legitimate trade doing, and the staplers are rather free sellers upon somewhat easier terms. •DE. LAUNCHING of TWO FINE STEAM VESSELS FOR THE MERSEY. On Saturday two beautiful iron steam-boats, built for the corporation, to ply between Liverpool and, Birkenhead Ferry, were launched, almost simul taneously, from the respective yards of Messrs. Vernon and Co. and Messrs. P. Cato and Co., in Baffin-street. The building of these vessels was offered by contract, and it is creditable to our " local governors" that they do not always accept of the lowest contract, but endeavour to obtain the best article at a fair and paying price. Under these cir cumstances the two firms named were selected to be the builders of the boats, and it appears to us that, in a generous rivalry to excel, they have each of them produced very fine specimens of river steamers. Most appropriately, the vessels bear the respective names of the builders—" The Vernon" and " The Cato." THE VERNON.—This vessel was launched about eleven o'clock, and went off in gallant style, amid the cheers of a large assemblage of spectators. She was gallantly christened, or named, by the lady of Mr. Vernon, jun. A more beautiful launch we have never witnessed; and when afloat she stood most steadily and elegantly on the water. She is what is termed " double-bowed," or adapted for • running either end foremost ; and we almost venture to predict that she will beat her predecessor, the Fairy, as smart as she is, and constructed by the same builders. Her dimensions are—length, 130 feet ; breadth (or beam), 16 feet 9 in.; and depth, 7 feet 7 in. Her model is truly beautiful in her lines and general structure, and there can be no question but that she will steam with a rapidity exceeding that of the fine boats before built by the same scientific par ties, for every day's experience gives them additional skill. The Vernon is now painted light blue in the upper works, and in resemblance of yellow metal below. Her name appears at each extremity, within a finely-executed piece of decorative carved work, forming a splash-board. She drew, when launched, about 3 feet 3i inches, and when fully loaded with engine, &c., will not, it is expected, exceed a draught of 4 feet. She will be propelled by an engine of 60-horse power, on the direct-acting principle, from the manufactory of our celebrated engine- makers, Messra. Fawcett, Preston, and Co. After the launch a few friends of the builders, in cluding ladies, partook of refreshments in the Mould room, admirably served by Mr. Fisk, of Castle-street —Mr. Vernon, jun., in the chair, Mr. Vernon, sen., being absent from indisposition. The healths usually drank on such occasions were proposed, and responded to with much feeling and enthusiasm. Mr. Vernon alluded to the liberality of the corporation, in the building of this and the other vessel, in giving the builders a liberty to put forth their energies ; or, in other words, to do their best, according to their abilities, to give satisfaction, and he proposed " The Health of Mr. Alderman Cooper," who was present, as the representative of the council. Mr. Cooper said, that the body to which he had the honour to belong had, in the building of the two vessels, but one object in view, the better ac commodation of the public and the encouragement of their own local shiAmil - ders, whe, - .. he believed s -if not restrained i by i too low a price, could turn out as fine and fast vessels as-ever floated. He proposed " The Health of Mrs. Vernon," which was responded to by Mr. Vernon, who proposed " The Ladies," which was playfully replied to by Mr. John Nicholl. Amongst the few other toasts were "The Health of Mr. Henry Steel," recently elected a member of the dock com mittee, who feelingly replied ;:".Mr. M‘Nickoll ;" " Mr. Thomas Wilson Green," who had superintended the building of the new vessel; "Mr. Allen ;" &c , all of whom replied. The last-named gentleman alluded to tbo proposed removal of the timber trade from the south to the north end of the town, and trusted that those in power would let well alone. He said that the shipbuilders had been also deprived of their due accommodation, and as both avocations were al most conjoint, expressed a hope that their mutual ac commodation would yet be considered ; but to effect this they must unite for the good of both. He himself would not forsake the chance of remaining at the south end of the town if he could. THE CATO.—The steamer bearing this name was launched shortly before the Vernon, and under similarly happy circumstances, the sight being most gratifying. The dimensions of the vessel are—length for tonnage, 120 feet ; beam, 18 feet ; depth, 8 feet. She is shorter in proportion, and of greater beam, or bearing than the Vernon—built, in fact, not so much for speed as for safety in heavy weather, and the carrying of a good cargo, or even for towing. She is, nevertheless, a very handsome and beautifully moulded vessel, and will, we have no doubt, sail, or rather steam very fast. Her draught of water, when launched, appeared to be about 3 feet 6 inches ; and it is calculated that with her. engines (also of 80 horse power, by the same makers) and a full load she will not draw more than 4 feet 2 inches. She is painted black, with yellow metal-coloured bottom, and appears to us to be a strong powerful boat, suitable for winter service, or other work, as occasion may requre. After the launch the company present partook of slight refresh- I ment in the builders' office, and the customary toasts were briefly but eloquently proposed and replied to. The men at both of the yards enjoyed a holiday after the respective launchPs.=Liverpool Standard. HOP INTELLIGENCE. BOROUGH, AUGUST 20.—0 n Friday evening the first pocket of new hops arrived at market, the growth of Mr. Henry Smith, of Etchingham, bunex. On the following day another pocket arrived from Mr. Henharn, of East Peckham, Kent. The Sussex pocket sold at 101., and the Kent pocket at 11/. 4s. per cwt. The picking will not generally commence before the 20th of September. The accounts from Mid Kent this morning come much worse. The mould is making sad havoc in many of the best grounds. During the past week there have been large sales of yearlings (1848) and old hops. We have a firm market to-day, and last week's prices fully supported. The duty estimated at 65,0001. to 70,0001. eve .ll n lA in in s S o T t n O N e E o . f — t h T e h b e es m t g ou ro ld und is s r w a h p i i c d h ly are in , c , r p e l a a s tt i y ng ,, , , the small hops showing no disposition to grow. The cold nights are much against them. CRANBROOL.—The plant does not in general pre sent so promising an appearance as rep or t e d i n our last. The high winds have beaten the bine severely, and the coldness of the atmosphere has very much retarded its growth. The whole of the plantation still remains in a state of fluctuation, with the chances against it. Those whose opinions we last week stated to be in favour of 80,0001. duty, do not now feel so sanguine on the matter. ROLVENDEN.—The hops are gone back for this last week. Our crop will be very short this year. The greater part of our ground will not do anything. In a few partial grounds we may get 110 cwt. per acre. Duty 65,0001. WEST MALIANG.—Some few grounds have im proved in appearance, where the burr has come into hop and shows itself, while others look as black and drooping as blight can make them, and not having strength to force the burr. Mould is increasing. If they are not much better at other places, we cannot see how the present estimated duty is to be realised. EAST MALLING.—We cannot report any percep tible improvement in the blighted grounds; but in the more favoured gardens there is decidedly an im provement. No mould to notice. WIiOTHAM. — The hops present a very unfavourable appearance in this part, and there is not so much as any appearance of burr on many of them. YALDING.—Our bops are getting on favourably in the good grounds, but the bad are past all recovery. BIDDENDEN ANP SstaitDEN.—The hops are making but slow progress. The bine is very short, and but little burr. The hops come out slowly, the cold nights being much against them. A bet has been made that Smarden will not average -i f cwt. per acre ; they have improved a little since the bet was made. a slight improvement 1413 T itiGE h n eNVTDZ h a e n r d e c i o s ld nights are very much against visEibple them, but still the burr is getting into hop. HURSTGREEN.:—We can quote no general improve, ment in hops this week. Many seem t o s t an d st ill , and not yet out into hop, while a few are improved and many get worse YORK RACES. (THIS I)AY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Th© Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 sous. each, for two yrs old. Mildew Catitab ... ••• ... ... 2 Won by a bead. The Ebor St. Leger Stakes. Two miles. Elthiron ••• ••• ... ... ... ... 1 Honeycomb ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Champion ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Won by a length. EXTRAORDINARY COMBAT. Captain Rochfort, of the British and Irish Com pany's screw-vessel Rose, arrived at Dublin lately from London, and reported having on his passage fallen in with a whale of large dimensions, on a Sun day morning, at two o'clock, seven miles south-west of the Lizard. This monster of the deep was suffer ing severely at the time in an encounter with two well-known enemies of his tribe—a sword-fish and a thresher. These formidable creatures generally go together through the waters, and are reputed to be joined in a league of unrelenting enmity against the cetaceous animals. Captain Rochfort and the crew saw the combat for about three-quarters of an hour, but being obliged to continue their voyage home wards, they bad to forego the pleasure of witnessing the struggle to its close, and of taking in tow to Dublin the body of the vanquished whale, for of his being eventually worsted in the affray there was no doubt whatever. The sword- fish was • seen once driving his tremendous weapon into the belly of his victim, as he turned on his side in agony. The thresher fastened on his back and gave him terrific blows, which were heard at a distance with great dis tinctness. The latter not having any power to strike in the water, it was the instinctive policy of the sword fish to make the attack from below; this causing the whale to rise above the surface, which he did at times to a remarkable height, the other assailant, which was about 20 feet long, then dealt out his blows unsparingly, with all the force of his lengthy frame—between them their victim must have suffered extremely ; be spouted blood to an immense height, and crimsoned the sea all around to a considerable distance. Being within 200 yards of the ship, to which the whale appeared to make for protection, the conflict was dis tinctly visible to all on board, who regretted it was not permitted them to await the issue, and carry off the prize from epicurean whalers, whose palates are satisfied, notwithstanding all their labours, with the tongue of their unwieldy antagonist, upon which alone they condescend to feast, leaving the carcass to some coarser appetite, or, as it may be hoped in this instance, to some lucky fishermen, whose toil in se curing it will be well repaid. It is considered un usual for marine animals, such as were engaged in the struggle now narrated, to be seen in such a lati tude. But this point must be settled by naturalists. —Dublin Mail. EXTENSIVE BANK FORGERIES • IN MANCHESTER. An extensive forgery on the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank has just been discovered. Two men implicated in the felony have been appre hended, and it is supposed that the investigations which are about to be commenced will lead to the discovery of a number of serious forgeries upon the same company. The circumstances connected with the present case are, that on the 20th tilt., in conse quence of an advertisement which appeared in the Liverpool Mercury, a person named Lindley applied for a situation, and received an answer appointing a meeting with the writer (a Mr. Robinson, who at that time called himself Openshaw), at the Stork Hotel, in that town. After that meeting a further in terview took place at the Corn Exchange, in Manches ter, at which Robinson, after giving Lindley two letters, the one to post and the other to deliver, gave him a cheque upon the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank for 3371. 155., desiring him to get it cashed. This Lindley did, and returned with six SO/. notes the re mainder of the amount being in gold. The notes, at Ro binson's request, were subsequently turned into gold at the Bank of England, and Robinson pocketed the money without taking the trouble to count it. At another interview, a few days afterwards, Robinson offered Lindley a situation, but requested him to re turn to Liverpool, promising to communicate with him upon the subject, and giving him money to de fray his expenses: On the Tuesday following Lind ley began to suspect from various circumstances that he had been duped, and, having called at the branch bank in Liverpoel, he t there related the 4ove circum stances, and An investigation took .place. The cheque purported *to have been drawn by Messrs. Collinson and Simpson, brewers in Manchester, who have an account with the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, and it has been pronounced by Mr. Simpson to be a forgery—and a remarkably clever one—of his handwriting. The circumstances were communi cated to the detective police, and on Friday last Robin son was apprehended by one of the Liverpool detec tive force in the shop of a man named Macauley, who was supposed to be an accomplice. They were taken into custody, and examined before the magis trates on the following (Saturday) morning. Ro binson was clearly identified, and a young man of the name of M'lntire related another instance of having been duped by the same individual. Macauley, however, did not seem to be implicated in the charge beyond having been seen in the hotel with Robinson and also at the bank when M'lntire was ' cashing another cheque, which Robinson had given to him under circumstances precisely similar to those detailed in the case of Lindley. We understand that the above is only one of a series of forgeries which have been recently committed, and from which the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank has been a sufferer to a considerable amount—pro bably not less than from 1,2001. to 1,5001. The prisoners have been remanded to afford time for insti tuting further inquiries into the subject. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S - OFFICE, Aua. 20, 1849. Orders for the Court's going into mourning on Thurs day next, the 23d inst., for his late Majesty King Charles Albert, father of the King of Sardinia, viz. :—The ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white gloves, necklaces, and ear-rings, black or white shoes, fans and tippets. The gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or:plain linen, black swords and buckles. The Court to change the mourning on Thursday the 30th I instant, viz:—The ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribb ons , f ans an d tippets, or plain white, or whit e and gold, or w hit e an d s il v er stuffs, with black ribbon s . The gentl emen to wear bl a ck coats and black or pl a i n white, or whi te an d go ld, or white and silver stuff waist coats, full trimmed, coloured swords and buckles. And on Sunday, the 2d of September next, the Court to go out of mourni ng [From the D u bli n Gazette, Aug. 1 7. 1849.] CROWN AND HANAPER OFFICE. In pur suance o f an Act, p a ssed in the fortieth year o f the reign of his Mejesty King George the Third, inti tuled " A n A ct to regulate the mode by which the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons to serve in the Par liament of the United Kingdom, on the part of Ireland, shall be summoned and returned to the said Parliament," I do hereby give notice, that George John Danvers , Earl of Lanesborou g h, h as been chosen by a majority of votes to be the peer to sit in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, in the room of John, Earl of Mayo, deceased, Aug. 14. C. FITZ-SIMON, Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper. WAR-OFFICE, Auo. 21. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—George Philip Cecil Arthur Lord Stanhope to be Cornet, by purchase, rice Gambier, promoted, Aug. 21; Thomas Lord Rib. blesdale to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Breedon, pro moted, Aug. 22. Ist Dragoon G ua rd s —William Peareth, Gent., t o b e Cornet, by pu rc h ase , v i ce Carew, promoted, Aug. 21. 7th Dragoon Guards—Thomas Joseph Reddington Ffrench, Ge n t., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Middle ton, promoted, Aug. 21. let Dragoons —John Inglis Jones, Gent., to be Cor net, by purchase, vice Stocks, promoted, A uz. 21. 3d Light Dragoons—Edward Howard Vy. , ,e, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Ricketts, promoted, Aug. 21. _ _ 10th Light Dragoons—Thomas Manners Townley, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, Tice Blair, promoted, Aug. 21. 1 - 601 Light Dragoons—Julius Alexander Eiartoris, Gent., to be Corset, by purchase, vice Goff, promoted, Aug. 21. I c 7th Light Dragoons—Alexander Learmouth, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Reed, promoted, Aug. 21. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Captain the Honourable Augustus George Charles Chichester, from the ith Foot, to be Lieutenant and Captain, vice Eccles, who exchanges, Aug. 21. 4th Regiment of Foot—Thomas Edward Gordon, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Puyntz, pro moted, Aug. 21. sth Foot—Second Lieutenant George John Stewart, to be First Lieutenant , by purchase, vice Forster, who retires ; Ensign Edward Reginald Simmons, from the 47th Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase,, vice Stewart, Aug. 21. 6th Foot—Lieutenant and Captain William Eccles, from Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Cap tain, vice Chichester, who exchanges; Frank M-Pherson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Davies, promoted, Aug. 20._ _ _ 12th Font—Lieutenant James Clarke Hearn to be Captain, without purchase, vice Lewis, deceased; En sign Frederick Bagnell to be Lieutenant, vice Hearn, Aug. 8; James Fielding Sweeney, Gent., to be Ensign, Ri hout purchase, vice Cole, promoted, Aug. 21. 13th Foot—Henry William Somerville Carew, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lynch, promoted, Aug. 21. 16th Foot—Captain William Ashmore to be Major, by purchase, vice Brand, who retires ; Lieutenant George Patrick Goldie to be Captain, by purchase, vice Ashmore, Aug. 21; Ensign and Adjutant Charles Couto Grant to have the rank of Lieutenant, Aug. 20; Ensign William Armstrong to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Goldie, Aug. 21. 17th Foot—Lieutenant Alexander M`Kinstry to be Captain, without purchase, vice David Cooper, who re tires upon full pay, Aug. 21; Ensign Richard Bolton Neynoe to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Perce val, deceased, July 27; Ensign Henry Baxter, from the 28th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice M'Kinstry; Ensign Frank M‘Pherson, from the 6th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Neynoe, Aug. 21. 22d Foot—Ensign Andrew Hill, from the 79th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, ♦ice Alexander Miller, dismissed the service, but allowed to sell, Aug. 21. 23d Foot—Major Charles Crutchley, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, without purchase, viee Holmes, deceased; Cap tain Harry George Chester to be Major, without pur chase, vice Crutcbley, July 24; Captain Daniel Lysons to be Major, by purchase, vice Chester, whose promo tion by purchase has been cancelled, Aug. 3; Lieutenant Francis E. Campbell to be Captain, vice Chester, July 24; Edward Gascoigne Bulwer, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brady, promoted, Aug. 21. 26th Foot—William Mosse, Gent., to be Ensign, with out purchase, vice liinchliffe, promoted, Aug. 21. 30th Foot—Frederick Luxmore, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Pennefather, promoted, Aug. 21. 35th Foot—Ranulph Charles Lee, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Digby, promoted, Aug. 21. 45th Foot—Edward Evans, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, ♦ice Griffin, promoted, Aug. 21. 46th Foot—George Norris, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bennett, appointed to the 86th Foot, Aug. 21. 48th Foot—B lobe Harpur Heatbcote, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cairnes, promoted, Aug. 21. 53d Foot—Frederick Richard Solly Flood, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fenton, promoted, Aug. 21. 56th Foot—Ensign Morton Robert Eden to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Lanauze, who retires, Aug. 21. 60th Foot—Hugh Parker Montgomery, Gent., to b e Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Robinson, proi moted, Aug. 21. 62d Fuot 7 -Charles Coach, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Dawes, appointed to the 89th Foot, Aug. 21 p William Whitehead, Gent.. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wood, superseded, Aug. 22. 69th Foot—Ensign William Tracey to be Adjutant, vice Bow en, promoted, Aug. 2L 74th Foot—John James Hood Gordon, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bruce promoted, Aug. 21. 78th Foot—Captain Charles Thomas Bentley, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Lamert, de ceased, Aug. 21. 79th Foot—Wemyss Thomas Cockburn, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Hill, promoted in 22d Foot, Aug. 21. 82d Foot—Lieutenant George Edmund Halliday, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet Major Moore, deceased; Ensign William Alexander Bailie, to be Lieu tenant, vice Halliday, August 10. 85Lh Foot—Arthur Savory Armstrong, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fraser, who resigns, Aug. 21. 93d Foot—Arthur Rose, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Middleton, promoted, Aug. 21. 98th Foot—Lieutenant John Riordan to be Quarter master, vice Fagan, appointed Paymaster ; Quarter master James Fagan, of the 98th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Edward Hunter, who retires upon hall-pay, Aug. 211 Rifle Brigade—Sergeant-Major Henry Peacocke, to be Quartermaster, vice Richard Taylor, who retires upon half-pay, Aug.2l. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant George Lyon, from half•pay 99th Foot, to be Lieutenant,' vice Douglas, promoted ; August 21 ; Ensign George Granville Gower Munro, to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Lyon, who retires, Aug. 21; George Miguan Innes ; Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase vice Munro, Aug. 20; Charles Douglas, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Powell, promoted, Aug. 21. MEMORANDUM.—The names of the Lieutenant of the 98th Foot (July 10, 1846), are "John Riordan," not " Reardon,' as previously stated. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Leicestershire Regiment of Old Militia—Edward Howard Sanders, Gent., to be Ensign, May 19. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire. The Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Edward Dolman Scott, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Sir Francis Edward Scott, Bart., pro moted, Aug. 14. WHITEHALL, JULY 11. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Robert Slangy, of Newcastle-under-Lyne, in the county of Stafford, to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chan cery. BANKRUPTS. Albert Paine and George Frederic Davies, woollen , drapers, High-street, Southwark, to surrender, Aug. 30, at twelve, and Sept. 28, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane; De Jersey, Saint Ann's-lane, Aldersgate. Harry Farncombe Hodson, ironmonger, Romford, Aug. 29, at one, and Sept. 28, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Jones, and Wright, Swithin's-lane. John Bowers, wine merchant, Worcester, Sept. 4 and Oct. 6, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignr,,BirpOnOttm;Letts, Bartivtt's-budd. ings, Holborn; Smith, Birmingham. William Haden Richardson, tube manufacturer, Dar laston, Staffordshire, Sept. 11, and Oct. 9, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assig nee, Birmingham; Chesshire, Birmingham. Frederick Burt, bookseller, Plymouth, Sept. 4, and 26, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter ; Elworthy, Plymouth ; Stog don, Exeter ; Surr and Gribble, Lombard. street. James Skinner, jun., linendraper, Bristol, Sept. 4 and Oct. 2, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Cornish and Parnell, Bristol. Edmund Chadwick, Joseph Shaw, and Abraham Gartaide, cotton spinners, Oldham, Sept. 4 and 25, at twelve, at the Manchester District Conrt. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Gregory, Faulkner, Gre gory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row ; Schofield, Oldham ; Ascroft, Oldham. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. W. Sikes, H. Sikes, and T. Wilkinson , London, bankers Sept. 14, at eleven—J. Sheppard, Shirley, Hampshire, brewer, Sept. 11, at twelve. In the Country. _ C. Beasley, Bristol, mercer and draper, Sept. 11, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Barlow, City-road, engineer, Sept. 14, at half-past twelve—J. Brown, Ixworth, Suffolk, innkeeper, Sept. 14, at eleven. In the Country. R. Roberta, Toxteth-park, Lancashire, grocer and builder, Sept. 12, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—W. Ellis, Liverpool, printer and stationer, Sept. 12, at at th• Court, Liverpool—G. Bate, Wolverhampton, Staf fordshire, joiner and carpenter, Sept. 15, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. At the Court of Review, Sept. 11. W. Simmons, Marden, Kent, dealer—L. M‘Lauchlin, Liverpool, merchant—J. Morris, Brecon, druggist—T. J. Fehr, Birmingham, dealer in bonnets—W. Discard, Ely, Cambridgeshire, clock and watchmaker—S. Sill, Worcester, draper. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. H. Hughes and J. Roberts, Tintern, Monmoutshire, wire workers—G. N. Tootal, T. Barff, and T. E. Flint, Leeds, stock , and share brokers—O. Lindberg and W. Fellows, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, coal fitters and ship brokers—J. Clark and G. Clark, Cambridge, bakers and Hymen—R. Atkinson and T. Atkinson, Newcahtle-upon- Tyne, drapers—C. Goldsmith and W. B. Bell, Green walk, Blackfriars-road, brewers—T. Stanford and W. Lewellin, Bridgend, Glamorganshire, linendrapers—W. Cardwell and E. Cardwell, Manchester, stock and share brokers—W. Singlehurst and J. Singlehurst, Liverpool, general brokers and commission agente—J. J Cordwell and J. Polkinhorn, Shoreditch, oil and Italian ware housemen—T. M. Webbe and W. White, jun., High street, Kensington, bakers—J. Bentley, W. Bentley, and J. Booth, Oldham, Lancashire, iron and brassfounders— J. W. Sutherland, G. Chasemore, and T. L. Robinson, Croydon, Surrey, bankers (so far as regards J. W. Su. therland)—A. Hutchinson, T. Summerson, and J. Har ris, South Stockton, Yorkshire, timber merchants —T. North and S. Parsons, Nottingham, coal masters—J. Priestley, R. Griffith, and E. Liverpool, brokers (as far as regards J. Priestley)—J. Stepple and R. Wilding Tottenham-court-road, sEirtmakers and out fi tters-5 " Moyer and G. Oppenheiw, Manchester, commission merchants. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Edward Cowduck, Little Brighton, Lancaster, labourer. Robert Shepherd, Little Brighton, Lancaster, plumber and glazier. Joseph Turner, Bury, Lancashire, operative cotton weaver. William Barlow, Holmfirth, Yorkshire, pork butcher. Robert Cooper Purnell, Worcester, journey -man carpenter. William Pike Donne, Sittingbourne, Kent, painter and glazier. Herman Sehirmacher, Bebington, Cheshire, dealer in music. William Hill, Cullompton, Devonshire, brewer and beer James Taylor, Tiverton, Devonshire, painter, plumber, and gluier. Cornelius Springett, Linton, Kent, assistant to a beer shop keeper. Elizabeth Mercer, Harrietsham, Kent, grocer. James J. Carver Guppy, Charmouth, Dorsetshire, vete rinary surgeon. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. W. Brown, Glasgow, corn factor and grain merchant, to meet within Carrick's Royal Hotel, Glasgow, Aug. 29 and Sept. le, at one. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Aug. 21.) SUGAR.—To day full rates were obtained tor most sorts of West India Sugar; on the part of home dealers not much desire Iva% evinced to make purchases. Tht, public sales of 170 hhcils and 6 trcs Barbadoes went at steady prices; low y.llow at 37s to 37s 6d, middling 38s to 395, good to fine 39s 6d to 41s per cwt. The market for raw Sugor closes quiet. REFINED.—To day Refined Sugar met with less de mand for home trade purpos , s, still refiners were firm, and good brown lumps could not he obtained under 49s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is held for lull rates, and is wanted. MAIIRITIUS.—This afternoon the quantity of Mauritius Sugar submitted to public competition amounted to 1,640 bags. There was not much desire evinced to operate, and former rates were barely supported; good yellow went at 395, middling 37s 64 to 38s 6d, low 36s to 375, good and fine brown 34s 64 to 365, middling 33s 61 to 345, fair to good grey 3Gs to 38s 64. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon grocery sorts of Madras were in limited request only, and 2,000 bags at auction only partly found buyers at about the former value; good and fine strong white went at 43s to 44s 6d, mid. 41s to 425, and fine soft yellow 39s to 39s 6d. 1,500 bags of other sorts all sold, but at ratht•r lower rates; ordinary and middling soft brown went at 30s to 325, good and fine 325 - 6 d to 33i 6d, ordinary yellow 334 64 to 345, and middling 34s 6d to 35s 63. 1,000 bags Bengal went at barely former terms; good and fine white Benares at 40s 6d to 42s 6d, damp 40s to 425, and strong white at 45s to 47s per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, but several parcels are declared. By private treaty few buyers were to be met with, and sales can be made up, , n rather lower terms. MOLASSES.—Prices keep on the decline for West India, and buyers operate with caution; the stock also continues to get larger. The sales are confined to 150 puns, chit fly good Antigua, at 18s 6d per cwt. In East India Molasses few sales have been made, and sellers are willing to accept 153 to 163 per cwt. Honey has advanced in value. Cocoa.—With West India the market is still well supplied, and prices contiue to recede, whilst the home trane demand is limited. The value of red Trinidad is from 39s to 47i and grey 38s to 425. The demand for Foreign Inis ben limited, and sellers are willing to acept 26s 6d to 28s per cwt, as there is still a large stock. COFFEE.—This afternoon Ceylon Coffee met with at tention. At public Bale 126 casks 1.410 hags were offered, and nearly all sold at firm prices; Native, real good ordinary went at 36$ 6d to 375; Plantation, goo.i 58s to 635, low middling and middling 50s to 57s 6d, fine fine ordinary 44s to 495, other sorts 36s 6d to 43i. a few lots fine 70s to 71s, and pea berry 59s 6d to 65s per cwt. TEA.—Congou, large sales have been made, whilst holders display much firmness, and higher rates are likely to prevail. We quote ordinary and good common qualty at Bid to 9d. mixed blackish leaf 9id to 10id, blackish leaf 11 d to 1800, ditto strong is Id to is 31d, fine and Pekoe flavour is 4d to is 10d per lb. Green hai realized full terms, and a good business was con cluded in all sorts, whilst an advance is likely to take place. Public sales of tea will be declared shortly, yet large parcels will not be brought forward. RICE.—To-day East India met with less attention privately, and at auction 2,400 bags white Bengal were taken in at lOs for good mid white rather broken and dusty, being the fu:l value. SPIRITS.—OnIy smsa purchases have been made in Leeward Island Rum, and a fall in the value has taken place; the price is 134 id to is 5d proof, and on the part of holders a desire has been evinced to sell. East India is not much wanted, and prices are receding; only 250 puns have been sold at is 3d to is 3id proof. A good demand has been experienced in _Demerara, but at rather lower rates, and the sales are 300 puns at is lld to 2s 3d fur 30 to 40 per cent over proof. The lower sorts of Jamaica have been dealt in with greater freedom by shippers and home dealers, still better rates are not to be obtained. About 250 puns have been sold at 2s 6d to 2s 91 for 30 to 36 per cent overproof. A fair business has been concluded in the better kinds at 2a 10d to 3s 4d, and choice marks at 3s 6d to 4s, of the latter the supply continues to get smaller. Former advanced rates are well supported for Brandy, and the home trade demand has bt en active. A further rise •is also expected to take place, and prices rule as follows; Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1848 at 3s 10d to 4s, 1847 ditto at 4s 4d to 4s 6d, 1846 ditto 4s 6d to 4s Bd, 1845 ditto 5s 8d to 5s 10d, inferior marks 2s 4d to 3s Bd, and Bordeaux 2.; to 2s 2d. Geneva sells with more freedom at is 9d to Is 10d for exportation, and fine for duty at 2s 31 to 3s 3d. The market for British made Spirit is firm at 9s Bd, and Gin at 8s to 8s 6d for 17 to 22 per cent under proof. Irimoo.—The market for East India is firm, and pur • chases to a fair extent have been made by exporters and home dealers, while the rates paid are fully equal to the last quarterly auctions. For Spanish the demand is steady, at full rates. COCHINEAL.—For public sale this week large parcels are declarad, mostly Honduras. A good business has been concluded since our last report, and full rates are paid. At auction 127 bags were for the most part sold —Honduras Silvers 3s 7d to 4s id, black 3s 7d to ss2d ; Mexican 3s 93 to 3s 10d, and Silvers at 3s 6d to 3s. 8d per lb. _ _ SPICES.—Fur Pimento former rates are readily offered, but few parcels are to be obtained by private treaty. The value is from 4d to 4jd per lb. For Cassia Liguea the market is firm, and there are several purchasers at 94s to 100 a per cwt, according to quality. The market remains film for Cloves ; Beucoolen at is 4d to 2s, Amboyna Is to Is 2d, Bourbon and Zanzibar lid to Bid per lb. For Cinamon the demand is better, and merchants display firmness; for Ceylon of first quality they obtain 3s 9d to 4s 3d; second ditto 2s 8d to 4s, and third ditto is to 2s 10d. Black Pepper realised full rates, and by private treaty opera tions have been upon a more extended scale; Malabar shot at aid to 3id, heavy 3d to 311, inferior *1 to 2i 1, Sumatra clean 20 to 20, and interior 211'1 to 2ed. White from 4d to 9d. Pod Pepper is further depressed in value, and at auction 184 bags went at 31s to 38s 6i per ern for low and mid. For Ginger prices have varied little from this day week. Of African, 240 boxes and 1,192 bags at auction were sold at 365 to 37s 6(1 for mid and good mid; 30 pkts of shipping Bengal were taken in at 255; 22 boxes Barbadoes at 36s for mid small; but 134 pkgs of . Jamaica were. all sold at 41 17s to 81 5s for mid td goon. t Ntitmfgs are still wanted, and former rates arc well supported. SALTPETRE.—For British Refined the demand has been active at 30s 6d to 31s per cwt, and there are not free sellers. In Nitrate of Soda several purchases have been made at lis 9d to 12a 6d per cwt, and the market firm. TALLOW.—The purchases made in Russian on the spot have been limited, and there is a desire evinced to sell fine P. Y. Candle at 39s per cwt.. Only limited sales hive been made for &livery in last three months of the year, and sellers will accept 39s to 39a 3d per cwt. Honie melted, however, finds a free sale at 37s 6d to 38s 6il nett cash, but the supply is not smaller. Of Sydney and S9utti American 1,600 casks at auction were for the moot part sold at from 34s to 38a 6d; 80 cks P. Y. Candle were taken in .at 36s 6d for low, and 35 cks of Soap Tallow at 34s 6d per cwt.. The value of Rough Fat is still 2s lid per stone of 8 pounds, and the market is well supplied. , OlLS.—There are large arrivals of Cocoa Nut. At public sale 30 tons of Ceylon were taken in at 321. to 331., and the best is pot worth above 351. per tun. Palm met with a much better demand. and an advance in the value has taken place; sales of fine quality have been made. at 31s to 32s per cwt. Repo Oil met with a good sale, and the market is firrp—pale 375 6d to , 38s, . and brown at 375, but the market is better supplied. Olive Oil has been disposed of to a fair extent—Gallipoli 431 to 441, and other sorts 39s to 421. Linseed. Oil finds a more active demand for home trade purposes, and an advance in the value has taken place, sales having been made at 25s 6d to 25s 9d per cwt on . the spot. For f orwar d .d e li very th e amount of busine,se c , ..ncluded has been small, and there are sellers at.2ss to 25s 3d. Sperm is not much in demand, and find quality is offered at 70/ to 80L per tun.. Seal 321 to 331. for pale. At public sale 40 tuns were only in part sold—straw at 30/ 10s to 311, and,, brown 261.15 s to 271 10s. Cod is cheaper, and . only small sales have been made at 271 to 271 10s per tun. In Southern the sales made have been small at 27/.to 281 for low to middling, and at 281 lOs to 301 10s for good and fine. THE .COUNTRY MARKETS. • • IPSWICH, AUG. 21. • • The• weather continues very favourable for the har vest; we had to-day a small number of farmers at market. New wheat sold pretty readily at from 41s to 50s per quarter ; old was ne.gleeted. Spring corn sold upon much the same terms as last week. Malt rather lower. • Flour steady. PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER. Wheats 36vto 50s Beans 2ss to 32s Barley, • 20s•to 25, Peas Oats.. Rye.: . ......• .. • AVERAGES FOR TIRE WEEK' ENDING AUG. 18. Wheat 1,405 quarters at 43s 7d. Barley. • • 10 24s lod. Oats Beans ... 38 /9 30s 9d. Peas lO2 SIP 28s 83. HULL, Atm. 21. Messrs. Taylor and Bright's ciicular states—" On the whole, we have had finer weather during the past week, although the temperature has-ranged lower than usual or desirable at this seas .n. Some early plots of wheat are cut, and in a week harvest work will be quite general. Arrivals are to a fair extent, chiefly from near small ports, and a; retards wheat of inerior vality. Such is difficult to sell, and some eouuesion has been neer*. sary on finer runs to make proi , ress from the import vessel. Warehoused parcels are not generally off, red, holders showing no disposition to throw away their pro p:l,y. 1 - 1 - amburgli and Baltic letters advise a total disin clivation to at least to any extent, f or this country, they report extenion of disease id potatoes, and sales on speculation at prices very closely approximating to those lately taken on this the channel. At this day's market There was a fair supply (f wheat from the farmers, qu a lity chit fly very fine, and such was ready sale at fully last week's rates For the fine foreign on show there was a fair demand and sale at the reduced cur rency. The buik.of the import is inferior stale wheat, which is offered on low and attnotive terms even for pig feed. Barley of all kinds must be written Is. per quarter lower, and spring corn generally may be pur chased on more favourable terms than lately. One or two nice parcels of sale barley were shown to-day at moderate price. The market is nearly cleared of Indian corn, but further arrivals are daily expected; the use of this article is decidedly on the increase on this side the island. The more moderate arrival of linseed tends to steady the trade, and the turn in sales is with the im porters. Less business passes in cakes, and crushers are easier to deal with. We continue without imports of rapeseed, and quotations are nominal; as may also be said of calif s. The following are the present prices of grain : s. s. * 1. 1. Wheat, English, red 44 to 46 1 Peas, white and yel. 27 3 0 Do. white 4B 50 Do. grey Dantzic and Ko- Linseed, Black Sea 39 —4l nigsberg 46 50 Do. Petersburgh ... 34 3 9 Pomeranian and Do. Riga & Archngl. 35 —3 7 Hamburgh . 42 44 Do. Konigsberg .... 32 35 Danish, Holstein, & Per ton. Friesland Russian and Odessa 34 381 Do. fine foreign Oats, English Do. i )anish l3 15 Rapeseed Do. Friesland l6 18 Rape cakes ...82s 6d Do. Russ. & Odessa 14 16 Tares, English OO3 005 Barley, malting 24 26 Do. foreign 20s 255 Do. grinding........ 20 22 Guano 6l to 91 10s Beans 2B , Bones, do 82s 6d to 00s Od Do. foreign ...... ..... 26 30 Rye meal 6153 Coax, A tr.. 20.—Flour—Firsts 14s Od to 14s 6d; extra 155; seconds, 13s 6d to ON Od; households lOs to 12s; thirds, 7s to 95 per cwt. Oatmeal 12s 6d to 00s• ' Indian meal 6s 6d t o 6 4 9 d; w heat.. meal, 10s Od tolls per cwt. Indian corn 61(150d to 6/5s Od per ton. Bran 3/ lOs Od to 4/ per ton. Hay—Farmersl2s to 28s; average 245; dealers 25s to 44s 6d; average 005 per ton. Straw—Farmers 17s Od to 30s Od ; average 27s ; dealers 35s 0.1 to 00s Od; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 60; household loaf 5d to sid per 41b. Fresh butter, Id to 8d per lb. Eggs— 4s Gd to 4s Id per hundred. Coals--• Newport 14s; Lydney 16s ; Landore 14s ; Best Neath Culm 18s per ton. Tallow 405 Od to 003 per cwt. Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 5d to 610; veal bid to 7d ; pork 4d to Sid; bacon 7d to 8d; sausages 6d per lb. Hops 61 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 21 6d to 3/ 5s per ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 8/1( 0 s; Valonia 141 to 0/ ; French 7110 a; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 12s per stone. Hemp 34/ to 35/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 17.1 to 18s ; red ditto 26s to '2Bs per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ 10s to 12/ pet ton. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton ; deals, first quality, 185; second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 10s to 165; salted 12s to 18s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 2id per lb. Potatoes, white 6d to 9d ; Minions 00d to 00d ; Guano Peruvian, 111 10s; Ichaboe 91 per ton; Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel. RAILWAY SRAHE MARKETS. BRISTOL, ,ALIGOST 21. SToox EXCHANGE. - The transactions to-day were as 'follow : Great Weßtorn Quarters, 7 1 /, ths.—llitto, New 171. -hares, 45 din —Bristol and Exeter, Thirds, 9 dis.-31idland Stock, 63. ...... LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 21. STocK EXCEANGE.—The share market was very firm to-day, and prices had an upwarrl tenilen - y. The saves are—Birkenhead, Lan cashire, and Cheshire, 15S .dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (M. and L.), Fifths, 3% dis.—London and North-Western, 130 c.— Ditto, Ne w Quarters, f..Bs. 9d. p.— Ditto, Fifths, 5S p.—Midland, C 334 c.- Ditto. lialves, 14S, dis.—North Staffordshire, 614 dis.—South-Eastern And Dover (No. 4), 7 —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Par* share) 6 per cent. till Isso, 3N dis.—Newry and Warrenpoint, 2. MANCHESTER, AUGUST 21. STOCK EXCKANGE.—The transactions to-day were as tollovr Dover (No. 4), 7—Ditto ( Registered), 615-16—London, Fifths, 53 Fleetwood, 6% dis.—London, New Quariers,2 3 ,4 p.— Manchester an?. Birmingham, 3 p.—Sheftield, Preference, 11% N or th St a ff or dshire, 0 dis.—West Riding Union, 4 dis.—Grimsby, Old, 16% —Newcastl e and Carlisle, 95—Leeds, Fifths, 3'5-16 die. YORK, AUGUST 20. _ . STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as fol• low : —Great Northern, B%—London and North-Western, 129 W Midland, :63—North British, Thirds, 3% —York, Newcastle, a n .." Berwick, `2o%—Ditto (Newcastle" Extension), 14—Ditt o ( G. N. Fl Purchase),,4. l ,i —York and North Midland, Preference, 73(. GLASGOW, AUGUST 20. STOCK ExcnexuE.—The transactions to-day were as follow: -- Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee (Newport), 62 Glasgow, Kilmarnock. and Ayr, 45—Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness, Newcastle, and Berwwick (G. N E. Purchasse and Preference), 420 METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS.—An extraordinary Court of Commissioners was held yester day at the courthouse, Greek street, Soho-square ; Sir John Burgoyne in the chair. -The Secretary (Mr' Woolrych) having read the notice convening the meet ing, stated that 58 plans for carrying into effect the object they had met to consider had been received. The names of the parties sending the same were read, etn bracing the most eminent civil engineers of the countrt A few of the plans were sent in anonymously.—Mr. W. Johnson was anxious to 'take the earliest opporta; nity ot communic,,ti ng t o th e court t h at h e ha d recei ved a letter from Mr. Denson, civil engineer, stating that he was most anxious to present a plan• for this purpose, but sufficient time had not been allowed him to prepare its and asking for an extension of it to enable him to do so.—Sir H. de la Beche said he had been informed, since he entered the court, that a question might arise whether, three or four plans would b e rece i ve d, i n consequen ce 4 : a not being present e d b e f ore th e c h a i rman h a d ta k en tilt chair ; but us they had assembled for the promotion 0 ., 1 information he sh o uld move th a t t ho se p l ans b e rece ivens with any others that might be presented to the courti The suggestion met with g enera l a pp ro b a ti on . After some discussion it was proposed and resolved that bee time for amending the present plans, and for sending I . others, he extended to October 1, 1849. S ome other a' ., rangements having been made, the court adjourned. the DANGER OF PREMATURE INTERMENT.---On • o f morning of Saturday last, a young lad of the nanie rti Pendrith joined the juvenile teetot a l exc u rs ion Pedor which left Edinburgh fo r Hop e t oun H ouse . The eh . was an exceedingly unfavourable one, and many Of '" youths suffered much from the effects of the rain. Pen drith was one of these. - -On returning with the party is the evening, he soon after went to bed, without anything being done to check the effects of a damp skin, and on the Sabbath morning he was sei ze d w ith a ll t h e appare nt symptoms of cholera. Singularly enough, Pendrith s father (who was a blacksmith, we believe, and residing in Greenside), and also his mother, died of cholera dur ing their son's absence, or immediately after his return , and were promptly interred. On the Sunday young l'endrith was taken to the Infirmary, and some parties who made inquiry in the course of th e d a y as to how the ' lad was, got for answer, or imagin e d th a t they got I° l- answer, that he bad died. It is affirmed by those ac ' quainted with the circumstances, thit Pendrith, imme diately after his supposed decease, was conveyed to the dead-house, and there the body remained for a numb!: of hours. A coffin having, in due course, been prepared , Pendrith was on the eve of being quietly deposited in,'" when, lo! he gave i n di cat i ons o f st ill b e i ng i n lif e ! " need scarcely say that the beating of the pulse and bear' surprised those in attendance. Restoratives being, eta ployed, Pendrith grad ua ll y recovere d , an d now h e is ev tar himself again that he expects being out of the 'Or . miry in a fr w do.) s.—Edinburgh News: [ADVERThEMENT.] —Dreadful Bad Legs cured bf Holloway's Ointment and Pills.--Extract of a letter hl e John Eastman, Esq., of Buenos Ay res , d ate d A pr il 3, 18 4 1 "To Professor Holloway. My dear Si r ,—Y our Pills arlA Ointment are in very great repute here, and many wonderfu l cures have been performed by their use ; one in particular . J! will relate. A Portuguese farmer, w h o h a d b een co nfined t° the house with sore legs for more than five years, which ren dered him incapable of following any kiwi of work, is now iv perfectly cured by the use of your Pills and Ointment that be can follow the plough and attend personally to the most labo rious farming operations." Sold by all druggists and at Pro fessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. LONDON AND MANCHESTER DIRECT RAILWAY.'" . Official managers have been appointed to wind up this company's affairs, projected in 1845, with a p ro posed capital of 5,000,000/. in 100,000 shares of 501. each. paid,l!" large number of shares was taken, the deposit w,is subscriber's agreement executed, and considerable sums of money came into the hands of the managing comlnit . tee. The petitioners for the winding-up allege, that in' stead of depositing plans and sections and three-fourth` of the capital, as required by standing orders, with the Accountant-General, the comm i ttee o f managemen t, entered, without the consent of the shareholders, into an agreement, which was never carried out, for an amalga mation with another rival London and Manchester by which the scheme was rendered abortive and via' abandoned. Consid era bl e li t i gat i on had taken place i s the endeavour on the part of the shareholders to obtain an account of moneys received and expended, but with out a satisfactory effect, and the outstanding li a bilities are considerable. An actuary, who has inspected th e books, reports that they are voluminous but imperfe ct, more particularly as regards m a t er i a l documents, safti as bankers' accounts, cheques, counterfoils, and en"P' signed but not regularly issued. He finds that the WO' tary took away documents, which have either been de: stroyed or placed in custocy, where they are at present inaccessible. The letters from Constantinople show that, owing to the large imports ot manufactures which have latelf been made, the shipments of specie from that city, which had gradually lessened, are again becoming large. The next packet, which will be due in about a fortnight, will bring, it is said, 100.0001 BIRTHS, On the 17th inst., at Sevenoaks, Mrs. William F. Holoyal of a son. On the 18th inst., at Glocester-road, Hyde-park-garde lh the wife of E. Mcntagu, Esq., of a son. On the 19th inst., at Gordon-street, the wife of the Ref' Henry Hughes, of a son. On the 19th inst., in Dorset-square, Lady Routh, of daughter. At Worthing, on the 19th inst., the wife of John Wait e. man Long, Esq., of a daughter. On the 19th inst., at Emmanuel Parsonage, Camberifell' the wife of the Rev. Robert Fayrer, of a daughter. On the 17th inst., at Sidmouth, Devon, the wife of Capta ill Cecil G. Johnson, of a daughter. On the 17th inst., at 10, Mansfield-street, Portland-placer the lady of John Carnac Morris, Esq., late of the AladrA s Civil Service, of a son. On the 17th inst., at Winchester, the wife of the lO C ' George Henry Sumner, of a datuAhter. MARRIED. On the 1-Ith inst., at Hagtield, county of Mayo, Alexen de : t Henry, Esq , Shadwell, London, to Maria, clu es daughter of the late Coll M Donnell, Esq. On the 16th inst., at Bishop's Sutton, Hampshire, J. gli rk. ham Carter, sec on d son o f Ed war d C ar t er , E sq ., o f Pal; mouth, to Friederica Josephine Fagan, relict of the 13 Chtistopher Fagan, Eq., ot Calcutta. On the :6th inst., at the parish church, Leeds, the 11 • -e ,f . . Charles Marshall, minister ot the Episcopal Chapel, SY de o f h4m•terrace, to Sarah, daughter of John Wilkinson, Esq ., Lyddon. DIED. • On the 14th inst., at Chichester, the Rev. Cecil Green"' rector of Fishbourne, Sussex, aged 46. (hu the lith inst., at Bevenden-street, Hoxton, M. Wilson, of Cockermouth. Cumberiand, aged 48. On the 17th inst., Sarah, the wife of Benjamin Hamiltop, Esq., of Croydon-common. On the ISfh inst., at Ppnsonby-terrace, Vauxhall, Clement Hoare, Esq., aged 60, author of the celebrated " Treatise on the Grape Vine, °' &c. On the 19th inst., at Finchley, Rebecca, wife of Jamey Come Esq., M.D., and daughter of the late Rev. J. }lure' phrys. LL. 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