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LORD ASHBURTON. RECEPTION OF HIS LORDSHIP AT BOSTON. (From the Boston Atlas.) His Excellency Lord Ashburton, the Minister Plenipotentiary from England , who has recently been so honourably instrumental in cementing the bonds of peace between that country and these United States, was received with great enthusiasm by the citizens of Boston on Saturday last. His Lordship having accepted the invitation to meet our citizens in Faneuil-hall, the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen, the members of the Common Council, and the officers of the city Government, assembled in the hall at half past eleven o'clock. The doors were at once thrown open, and in a 'very brief space of time the floor of the hail, together with the extensive galleries, was com pletely filled with an intelligent and respectable body of citizens, who came spontaneously to pay their grateful , respeets to a distinguished foreigner, who had visited our country for so noble a purpose, and whose efforts in the cause of peace have been so pre-emi nently successful. When it is considered that the meeting was announced for the hour of twelve on Sa turday, among our population the busiest hour of the busiest day in the week, the dense crowd which filled the hall is certainly evincive of the high estimation in which, the character and services of Lord Ashbur- ten are held by the people of Boston. At twelve o'clock Lord Ashburton entered the hall, accompanied by Lord J. Hay, Mr. Grattan,-ohe Bri- I tish Consul, by Colonel Perkins, Hon. H. G. Otis, Hon. A. Lawrence, and other distinguished citizens. Mr. Grattan formally introduced his Lordship to Mr. Chapman, the Mayor, who at once conducted him to the rostrum, and presented him to the assembly of the people. Old Faneuil resounded with the most enthusiastic and heartfelt applause. The Ambassador of peace was greeted by the well-deservei acclama tions of freemen. It was not the homage of vassals, bowing down before the tinsel and the trappings of nobility. It was no hollow compliment, paid to his Lordship's rank or his wealth. It NVLIS the spontane ous tribute of the citizens of a free republic to the noble qualities of his head and heart —qualities which had led him, in the evening of his life, to forego the comforts and indulgences of his home, and to visit a foreign land, for the b e neficent and magnanimous purpose of averting the horr ors of impending war, and preserving the relations of peace between two great nations, one of which was his own country, and the other bearing towards that country kindred connexions and a kindred origin. After the applause had sub skied the Hon. J. Chapman, Mayor of the city, ad dressed Lord Ashburton and the people assembled as follows : " Your Excellency,—lt is my privilege, Sir, on this occasion, in common with ray associates in the city Government, to represent the city of Boston, and in its behalf, to speak the warm and hearty welcome with which you are greeted here. "We welcome you, Sir, as the representative of your country, and not yours only, but, in a near sense, our own ; for so long as there is a tie to link a child to its parent, America will not forget that England is her mother. We partake in the honourable pride which must thrill your bosom at the recollection of her glorious history ; and, though the past only is common to us, we would yet pay, through you, a tri bute of respect to the illustrious Queen on whose friendly errand you have come. Long may she live to preside, like a peaceful star , over the fri endl y alli erase which now unites our two countries. " We welcome you, therefore, in an especial man ner, on this occasion, as the friend of peace. We ac knowledge, with great joy, that through your instru mentality, in no small degree, the clouds of discord which• lowered over two great nations, have been hap pily dispersed, and that they who boast a common lineage, and speak a common language, shall hence forth know no rivalry but that of friends. We rejoice at this, Sir, for the great benefits which -both nations must receive. But we glory in it most for the principle which has been established, and for the noble example which it exhibits to the world. shows - that nations do not stoop when they submit their differences to reason instead of passion. Yes, Sir, you have helped to teach the glorious lesson, that there are other and better guardians of a nation's honour than the sword, and that in the sight of man, as well as God, there is a loftier dignity in a noble, magnaniMous, and Christian spirit, than in the proud est array of hostile armies or navies. " And we welcome you personally, Sir. We delight to know that your distinguished rank is the just re ward of a long life of activity, intelligence, and virtue. And we pray that that old age may be se rene and happy which has sprung, with the alacrity of youth, at the call of its country and in the cause of humanity. " We offer to you, Sir, the hospitalities of our city. We have not the custom of tendering what is called the freedom of the city in a golden box, but we proffer you that which, if I understand you aright, you will - prize far higher. In republican simplicity, we tender you the respect and gratitude of a free people. " With these feelings, Sir, permit me to present to you the citizens of loston. And, fellow-citizens, pnrrnit me, in turn, to introduce to you the Right Hon. Lord' Ashburton, the representative of England ;• the friend '6f peace; the Man—ennobled indeed by , title, but far More ennobled as a benefactor of nations." 'Lund ASHBURTON then replied to the Mayor's address as follows :—" Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, • it - will be difficult for me to make myself heard in this vast assembly, but I am most happy to have the opportunity of greeting so goodly a number of American citizens in this free State ; it gives me es pecial satisfaction to announce that the important ne gotiation to effect which I came to the United States kis been satisfactorily adjusted, and assuredly, noplace is *more fit for the announcement of the settlement of the Boundary question than the old Cradle of Liberty.—(Applause.) For here in th is hallowed spot • 1 behold the dawning of still brighter days for this great country and for the world. It is with feel inna which. I believe to actuate every lover of uni versal peace and good-will to men that I meet the people of Boston on the present occasion. A long contested and unhappy dispute between this nation and the mother country has been finally closed on grounds honourable and satisfactory to both parties, and on terms calculated to allay any animosity that may have existed in the breast of any American citizen towards the country which I have the honour represent.—(Applause.) It was my happiness to find in your distinguished fellow-citizen, Mr. -Web ster, a celebrated statesman, who, while he maintained the honour, and contended for the rights of his own country, was not insensible to the great interests con stacted with the peace of the world ; and, Gentlemen, it'has been my good fortune to arrange the important negotiation which brought me to your free and happy eauntry in a manner most agreeable to me, and such as I humbly trust will prove satisfactory and bene -fidial to all.—(Applause.) I am now about to re itlrn to my home, for the purpose of laying before nTti• Sovereign and fellow-countrymen the happy issue to N.:ilia the negotiations have been brought, and I now fervently trust that the cordial good feeling which ex-ists between England and America will be che rished. by this great people to the remotest gene ration.—(Loud applause.) And, I assure you, it shall he my earnest endeavour, so far as is consistent with the honour and rights of my own country, to aantribute to their being reciprocated.—(Great ap p!ause.) I trust the citizens of Boston will accept the. expression of my gratitude, and believe that I have not been insensible to the friendly feeling which ham. be en so cordially manifested towards me during Inv short residence among them. It is now some thing like half a century since I first visited this city, aailfrom that day to the present hour I have regarded the progress of the arts, of science, and of free prin ciples amo ng aou w ith the most lively interest. When I a rvi've - d- in . y ou r country at th is advanced period a my life, I felt that a great respons ibilit y was Ling re upon m e ; . but the labour I had to perform is accomplished, an d I can now return to England, and to my kindred, with the pleasing recollection o f y our kitaineja to me, and w i th the fullest assurance that every obstacle will be removedo_erfi h stnicted the two most p i w na ich has nations on thehithlobe erto •ob- frein indulging their kind anTd natural sympathies. aeda each other, and exerting their influence for the g td w amelioration of the human race and the ad v ancement of:. free principles and equal gaits. —(Applause.) Most devoutly do I hope that a wise i liberal policy may be adopted by all nations, and l that enlightened statesmen and legislators may enact such laws as may secure justice to all, and thereby extend the blessings oLcivil and religious liberty throughout the world" —(Loud and continued cheering.) His Lordship eor.cluded by thanking his Honour, the Mayor, for the flattering manner in which he had introduced him to iche, assembly, and for the kind and considerate at tentions he had received on the part of the Commo n Council and the citizens generally. This speech was received with great satisfaction, and frequently interrupted by bursts of appl ause . After it was concluded, a very large number of our ••ittzeranwere introduced, individually, to Lord Ash bu4acni, and had the pleasure to shake him by the liand---the introd u ction being made by the Mayor. A inr . f .ejoint Committee of the Massachusetts Legisla t=o—v,:hich Committee is now in session in this city, for-the purpose of preparing a plan for districting the Staae—waited upon the Ambassador, preceded by the Sergeant-at-Arms and accompanied by various officers of the Commonwealth. The Hon. William J. Hub -bard, Chairman of the Committee, made a short but ?appropriate address in their behalf, which was re spcmded to by Lord' Ashburton, and soon after our distinguished guest left the Hall amidst the continued differs of the people. Lord Ashburton dined on Saturday afternoon with a private party of gentlemen at the residence of the Hon. Abbott Lawrence. Yesterday he attended. Divine service at Trinity Church, and, in the after noon, dined at Nahant, with Mr. Grattan. lie will leave this city this morning for Springfield, by the THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1842. Western Railroad. IV ay his voyage to his native land be a pleasant. one—and may that happiness, which is the best reward of good actions, attend him through the remainder of his life. HIS LORDSHIP AT NEW YORK.. (From the American of the 31st ult.) Lord Ashburton will receive any citizens who may desire to visit him to-morrow, from twelve to two o'clock, at the Governor's room, City-hall. It was first designed that his reception should be to-day, but, owing to the uncertainty of his Lord ship's arrival, it was postponed till to-morrow. Lord Ashburton came down from Albany last evening. The dinner will take place at the Astor House to• morrow afternoon, and will be as fully attended as the spacious apartment will permit. Mr. P. A. Jay, the son of the man who signed the first treaty with Great Britain,:was, with great fit ness, invited, and has consented to preside. The President of the United States, and heads of departments, Major-General Scott, and other distin guished functionaries, have been invited to attend. Of those named, however, no one probably would be able to leave Washington just at this moment. Since the above was in type we have this official notice : The Committee appointed by the Common Coun cil to make arrangements for the reception of Lord Ashburton respectfully gives notice that his Lordship will receive the visits of the citizens at the Governor's room to-morrow, Thursday, September 1, from twelve to two o'clock." SPEECH OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA AT COLOGNE. On the conclusion of the religious observances which preceded the act of laying the foundation stone, the King took the trowel in his hand. When he advanced in front of the stone, a loud shout of exulation arose, which continued until his Majesty by signs indicated his wish that it should cease. Silence being restored, his Majesty delivered in a loud and clear voice, the following remarkable speech (of which we gave an outline some days since) : "1 take this opportunity to welcome heartily the numerous guests who, as members of the Cathedral Building Association, have met here from all parts I of Germany to celebrate this day. Gentlemen of Cologne, a great event is about to take place among you. Your feelings will tell you that it is no common edifice you are about to erect. It is the offspring of the spirit of union and concord among Germans of every creed. When I reflect on this, my eyes are filled with joyful tears, and I thank God that I have lived to witness this day. Here, where this foundation stone is laid, will arise the noblest portals in the whole world. Germany builds them, may they, by the grace of God, be to her the forerunners of a new, a great, and a happy future. Far from them be all that is anti-German—that is to say, all that is base, false, and insincere. May this portal of honour never be disgraced by bad faith or by the un worthy disunion of German princes or of the German people. May this structure never disturb the peace of creeds, nor impede the progress of social order ; and may that spirit which once inter rupted the building of this house of God, and injured the well-being of our common fatherland, find no en trance here. The feeling that has prompted the building of these portals is the same that 29 years ago made us break our chains, rolled back insult from our native land, and division from its shores ; it is the same spirit which, fortified by the blessing of my de parted father (the last of those three great Kings), two years ago displayed itself with a vigour undi minished in power and unimpaired by time; it is the spirit of German union and of German power; and oh ! may the portals of Cologne Cathedral be its most glorious triumph ! May the spirit which has given birth to this great work serve to complete it; and may it prove to most remote genera tions, that Germany is great and mighty by the union of her rulers and her people, and that she has without bloodshed consolidated the peace of the world ! May it attest that Prussia is happy in the glory and prosperity of her own fatherland, and in the fraternization of her different religious creeds, all one and alike in the eyes of the Divine Creator. I pray to God that the Cathedral of Cologne may con tinue to tower above this town and all Germany, and that it may be a witness of peace and happiness among mankind until time shall be no more. Gen tlemen of Cologne, your city has by this structure obtained a high pre-eminence over all the other towns of Germany; she has this day proved herself worthy of that pre-eminence. Join then with me as I strike the trowel on the foundation stone. Shout with me the thousand times repeated rallying cry Alaaf Co logne!' " This speech, spoken with the most lively enthu siasm, kindled like lightening in the hearts of the thousands present,and called forth an astounding storm of joyful shouts and acclamations. The King having once more looked joyfully and enthusiastically on the assembled multitude and on the Cathedral, and the cheering having burst forth afresh, his Majesty struck the usual three blows with the hammer on the founda- I tion stone, and then retired to the Tribune, where he was received by the Queen, in a manner that pro duced a deep impression on the minds of all present. BANK OF ENGLAND. COURT OF PROPRIETORS. The Half-yearly General Meeting of the Court of Proprietors of Bank Stock was held yesterday, at twelve o'clock, in the Court-room at the Bank of England. Ww. COTTON, Esq., Governor, in the Chair. 'lle minutes of the last Court having been read, The GOVERNOR said that this was one of the Quarterly General Courts, held in compliance with the provisions of the Charter, and also a General Half-yearly Court, held agree ably to the bye- laws, for the purpose of declaring a dividend. The Court of Directors having considered the state of the accounts, were of opinion that they ought to recommend to the Court of Pro prietors to declare a dividend of 3i per cent. in terest and profits, deducting the 7d. in the pound, paid for the income-tax, which would make the net dividend amount to about 3/. Bs. per cent., instead of 31.105. per cent. It had appeared to the Court of Directors better to make the dividend in this way, than to declare a dividend of less amount than usual, in consequence of the deduction made on account of the income-tax, more especially as he hoped the in come-tax would not continue much beyond the period for which it was originally granted. I:: order to declare this dividend, they were obliged to make a diminution of 5,9961. in the Rest. The Rest in April, 1842, amounted to 2,869,284/., and after the payment of the present divi dend and income-tax, it would amount to 2,863,2891., being 5,996/. less than in April. He concluded by moving, " That the Court do order the Directors to declare a dividend of 31. 10s. per cent. for profit and interest, deducting the 7d. in the pound, paid to duty on in come and property." Mr. FIELDER said thot in 1834 the Government had offered to pay back one-fourth part of their capital in Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, and the Bank had acceded to the proposition. Afterwards, to suit the convenience of the Government, the Bank had consented to extend the period of repayment over 26 years. If the Bank had held the Government to its first proposition the 1 income-tax would only have bee n p aya bl e i on the interest of the whole sum, whereas I now, the income-tax was deducted from the annual payments which were made, partly on account of interest, and partly on account of capi tal. This was unfair, and he trusted representation would be made to the Government on the subject. If the Bank had had any idea that such a course of I conduct would have been pursued, the Court would have held the Government on that occasion to its first proposition. Mr. COOKE complained of the conduct of the Go vernment in regard to Joint-stock Banks, which had been most improperly permitted to encroach on the privileges of the Bank of England. Mr. ANNAN wished to know if the income-tax were deducted in the manner proposed whether the Proprietors would not have to pay the income-tax twice. The GOVERNOR assured him they would not. With respect to the subject alluded to by Mr. Fielden, the late Governor and himself, in compliance with a reso lution of the last half yearly Court of Pro prietors, had waited on the Chancellor of the Exche quer to represent to him the unfairness of assessing the payments alluded to, and also the dead weight, to the income-tax. They had, however, failed in this object, and a motion in the House of CoMmons for i making a difference in r e g ard to taxation between ' terminable and permanent annuities had also been lost ; the Directors, however, still had the sub \ jeect under their most anxious consideration, and would do all in their power to procure a remedy for the injustice complained of. A PROPRIETOR wished to know whether Proprie tors whose incomes were under 1501. would have to pay the tax ? The GOVERNOR said they mus t apply to the assessors of th e di str i cts in which they resided for the proper documents on filling up which they would have the amount deducted Mr. Tnomp _, returned to them. 'UN ask ed whether the branch banks were a source of profit. The GOVERNOR —They are. Mr. THOMPSON then put at a 3 series of quesiions as to the amount of money lent I per cent. in Exche quer-bills, and to whom, and d un b t ee o u f money lent on mortgage, lent to the Duke of Buckingham chamhao also wished to know ether en th m ere rtg at e. any He alldaialuNtvo much provision making for the formation of a fund for the payment of dividends when the terminable annuities should cease. The GOVERNOR said that the terminabl e annuities consisted partly of interest, party of capital. The in- terest only was .appropriated at present to the pay ment of dividends,_ the capital forming a fund for the future payment. With regard to the other question, he thought it would not tend to the prosperity of the Bank to proclaim to the world who had borrowed money of them. With regard to the- Duke of Buckingham, however, he would state that the Bank held none of his mortgages. In reply to questions from various Proprietors, The GOVERNOR stated that if the Court were to abstain from declaring any dividend the Govern ment would still claim the same amount of income tax ; that the Directors were anxious to pay the in come-tax on the amount of the profits, and on no more, and that they would use every means in their power to pay the tax only on the amount of profits. It was impossible to state the exact amount they would have to pay. They had been assessed on the dead weight, but they considered that as the in come-tax had been paid on the dead weight once, the Government could have no further claim on it. Mr. TuomrsoN asked if the Bank would be paid for the trouble of calculating and collecting the Income tax in the funds. The GOVERNOR apprehended they would. As Com missioners himself and the Directors would be en titled to no remuneration, but the Bank, acting as assessors and collectors, would, he apprehended, be entitled to the same pro rata remuneration as others. In reply to Mr. WILLIAMSON, The GOVERNOR stated that the Rest was now 65,0001. more than it was in 1839, when the reduc tion in the dividend had first been made. On the question being put, A PROPRIETOR moved the omission of the words "deducting therefore," and all the words following them. He thought the income-tax should be paid from the Rest. Mr. THOMPSON seconded the amendment. Mr. FIELDEN thought that under all the circum stances the best mode was to deduct the income-tax from the dividend. Mr. SALOMONS opposed the amendment. It would be setting a bad example to other public companies to encroach upon the Rest to pay the income-tax. After a short conversation, the amendment was put and negatived, only four hands being held up in its favour. The original motion was then put and carried. The GOVERNOR then announced that the dividend warrants would be delivered and payable on Tuesday, October 11 next; and the minutes having been read, the Court adjourned. QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND. We are indebted to a second edition of the Edin burgh Observer of Tuesday evening, for the following account of the Royal progress from Drummond Castle by Stirling to Edinburgh :---- CRIEIT, SEPT. 12.—This morning Prince Albert set off by six o'clock for Glenartney, and was out shooting till three o'clock, when he returned to Drum mond Castle. The Queen, in the interim, reviewed the Drummond Highlanders, and made a great many good-natured inquiries about their dress, &c. She shook hands with a number of the young High landers, to the infinite gratification of the clansmen. Upon Prince Albert's return, her Majesty and he drove through the town of Crieff, visited Verntower, the residence of Lady Baird, Abercairney, and Mon zie House, and returned through Crieff in about tw o hours. It is almost superfluous to add, that, both i going and returning, her Majesty was loudly cheered the people ran a great way,alongside the carriage. HER MAJESTY AT STIRLING. STIRLING, SEPT. 13.—From the moment her Ma jesty's intention of visiting. Scotland became known, and that the Royal visit would embrace a consider able portion of the magnificent scenery and interest ing localities in her Scottish dominions, the exertions of the Magistrates and inhabitants of Stirling, to be included in the number of those who should be ho noured by her presence, became indefatigable. To their repeated and earnest representations, her Ma jesty was graciously pleased to accede ; and, from that instant the endeavours of all classes were bent to enable them to offer such a reception as should be worthy of the Soverign accepting, and the ancient dignity and present importance of the burgh offering, the invitation. Long the chosen residence of the Stuarts, it was embellished by an architecture of rude magnificence, and fitted with appurtenances suited to the chivalric sports which lent a barbarous lustre to the period of their sway. It is true her palace halls are now deserted by their once Royal occupants,— that. the tilting yard is no longer thronged by "Courtly Knights and ladies fair;" yet even still the crumbling walls and broken mounds are embalmed among the treasured reminiscences of centuries; nor call we readily forget that here the chivalrous refine ment of James presided, and that here were spent some of the brief periods of happiness awarded to the beauteous and ill-fated Mary. No Sovereign having visited Stirling for several centuries, the excitement on the present occasion was unusually great, and the preparations on a splendid scale. The road from the North, along which the Royal party was to pass, for several miles, was lite rally an arcade of triumphal arches, decorated with laurels, surmounted by floral crowns, and festooned by brilliant draperies of mountain-ash berries. A splendid over-arched barricade, with battlements be decked with full-length portraits of the Queen and. Prince Albert, the Royal Scotch arms above the cen tre of the arch, and flags on each tower, was erected on Stirling-bridge, and another at the Burrow's-gate, on the road to Falkirk. At twenty minutes past eleven, the guns of the Castle fired a Royal salute, announcing the arrival of her Majesty at the northern end of the bridge, where she changed horses, and at half. past eleven the cortege arrived in front of the barrier. The Provost, Town clerk, and Magistrates, then stepped forward, and after making their obeisance, his Lordship addressed her Majesty, and then presented the keys of her ancient burgh. On the cortege being about to pass on, the Provost again said— " Permit me one word of your Majesty. I had the honour to serve under your Majesty's lamented father, his late Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, for 24 years. It gives me sincere pleasure that, as Pro vost of this town, I have had the honour to receive your Majesty, under whose father I have had the honour to serve." Her Majesty then replied—lt gave her great satis faction to meet in the Provost of this ancient town, one who had served under lysr revered father. Immediately after which the procession moved for ward up Bridge-street, St. Mary's Wynd, Broad street, and the Esplanade. On the Royal carriage arriving at the Castle gate, her Majesty alighted, and leaning on the left arm of Prince Albert, was received by Sir Archibald Christie, and walked slowly up to the Lower Barrack-square, where they were received by a guard of honour of the 42d Regiment. The Royal pair then entered the Governor's house, where they remained about 20 minutes. Her Majesty directed the attention of the Earl of Liverpool to the splendid Palace of James V. On returning, they visited the Chapel Royal, where they were received by the Rev. Mr. Watson, garrison chaplain ; they then entered the carriage, and proceeded slowly down the street, towards the Burrow's-gate, where the Pro vost and Magistrates left, and the Royal party drove rapidly off about one o'clock, under an escort of the Inniskillen Dragoons, and attended by the Stirling shire Yeomanry. On leaving Stirling the Royal cortege passed through a succession of triumphal arches and other decora tions with which the hamlets and villages along the road were thickly studded. At St. Ninian's bedizened arches were placed at each end of the village; Ban; taste fuloak eon l r a e u c r t e is i n ; t e O p r e W r s o e o d d •• N t v o i I t l h nockburn pre s e n t e d no fewer than five of these N.s fine flowers t e a d n dw moun tain-ash with a n berries, which stretched across the road : Glenbervie had a laurel arch; Sir Gilbert Stirling's gate was ornamented with an arch of laurels and a large flag ; Larbert, a handsome laurel arch ; at Camelon, three arches ; Falkirk, at the west end, a motto, " Welcome to Falkirk," decorated with flow ers, heather, and evergreens ; at th e east an d nor th, " God save ire Queen and Prince Albert," surmounted by . "V. R.," handsomely done up in flowers, the whole decorated by evergreens. Here her Majesty was received by two companies of the 66th Foot, which came from Glasgow by the railway in the afternoon. This being Falkirk Tryst, the Sheriff of the county issued orders that no sheep or cattle should be lifted from or to the New Market, between the hours of twelve o'clock—an arrangement wisely made to prevent confusion and interruption to the Royal party, and calculated to avoid danger to all. HER MAJESTY AT LINLITHGOW. Her :Majesty arrived at the West Port of Linlith gow about half-past two o'clock. Every preparation that the, zeal and loyalty of the civic authorities could suggest had been made for the reception. The Royal cortege riached Linlithgow bridge shortly before reaching the town, escorted by the Lord Lieutenant and a gallant cavalcade of the gentry and yeomanry of Stirlingshire, who were then relieved by the Earl of Hopetoun, and the gentry and yeomanry of Mid- Lothian. The bridge had a triumphal arch across it, and-the entire road thence, and the street through Linlithgow, was crowded with throngs that had pour ed in all the forenoon from the neighbouring towns and county. The Union flag waved aloft on the tower of the church, and on Queen Mary's Tower of the Palace ; while the Town-house and numerous other houses were decked out with gay banners (we counted nearly 100), with festoons of flowers, and, above all, with fair and smiling faces. As the cortege approached from the westward, the interest became intense. The Magistrates and Council had been stationed for fully two hours at that point, under a double festoon of laurels, and with a crown of dahlias suspended, and a scroll bearing " God save the Queen and Prince Albert," and it was intended that the Provost should here have presented an address to her Majesty, and an honorary burgess ticket to Prince Albert. 'I he escort, howevel., and the pox:; d rove Lhat point 11: - .6 ere the Royal carriage could draw up to receive theu marks of respect; and before this could he accompli! , .hcd the advance of the mounted gentlemen and the pres sure of the crowd was . so intense, that - Magistrates, con stables, and all were swept onward by the stream of the populace, who were mostfervent in their demonstrations of loyalty. On reaching the centre of the town, the Royal carriage (unfortunately for many, a close one), drew up in the area betwixt the Town-house and the Cross well, and the pressure around was fear ful—but no ,accident happened. The horses were there changed, and while this was going on amidst loud cheers, at that spot, Sir Robert Peel's hands were shaken by many lusty fists extended to him from both sides of his carriage. .: 4 1fter about half an liour consumed in the progress lirough the town and at the cross, the Royal pair went out at the east port about three o'clock—the throng following and cheering throughout, and the usual demonstrations being made all around. At Boathousebridge the West Lothian escort of gentlemen were relieved by those of the Mid-Lothian who mustered to the number of nearly 200. EDINBURGH, TUESDAY NIGHT.— Her Majesty passed through this city, on her return from the 'Highlands, at half-past four o'clock this afternoon, and at about five, or a few minutes after, reached Dal- keith H.mse in perfect safety. Her Afajesty seemed in excellent health and spirits; but travelling in an open carriage, exposed to the fresh and balmy air of the mountains, has somewhat enibrowned her face, though it has detracted nothing from her beauty. At nine o'clock this morning, as I informed you in my last, her Majesty and the Prince left Drummond Castle, and, taking leave of her hospitable and kind hearted hosts, Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby, set out on her journey to Edinburgh. Her •Majesty changed horses outside of Edinburgh at half-past four o'clock, and then proceeded through the town to Dalkeith House in a private manner. Her Majesty. it is said, remains at Dalkeith House when she will embark at untilGr antor Th u p r i s e d r a i y b morning,r London. The Town Council of Edinburgh give a grand din ner to-morrow in honour of her Majesty. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, together with Sir R. Peel and the Earl of Aberdeen, it is stated, wee invited to be present at it, but.they declined the invitation. THE TOWN AND CASTLE OF STIRLING. LUNDIE (to Cressingham)—l would advise Your prudence nct to venture by that passage. The bridge is wood ; so old—and full of danger: Besides, too narrow for your numerous army, Whose moving weight may strain it eie the hilt Attain the other side. The bridge of Stirling is the most memorable spot in Scotland. It was here that Wallace, by his valour and fortune, freed his country from the claims of a superior, and the Scottish people from the oppression of strangers. The facts as related by the annalists are as follow :—Warenne, the English commander, who wished to avoid a general action with the Scots, tried, even by negotiation, to induce Wallace to lay down his arms. The Scottish chief con temned submission, and answered in the lan guage of defiance, "We come not to treat, but to set Scotland free." So bold a defiance made the English army impatient to be led into ac tion. Warenne hesitated, but Cressingham, the treasurer, cried out, "Why waste we the King's treasures, by protracting the war : let us fight as the best economy." A narrow bridge—the bridge of Stirling—alone divided the hostile armies. Prudence, suggested, that a fora should be sought, as the safest passage over the Forth. Cressingh am, however, blindly insisted in leading the army along this dangerous defile. The bravery of the English induced them to follow a leader, who showed, by his temerity, that he was unfit to conduct spirited men. Before one-half of this misguided army could form, after defiling from the bridge, Wallace charged them with as much cndu ct, as fierceness. Cressingham met his merited fate : thousands of his devoted followers fell . on the field, or perished in the river. Panic seized that portion of the English forces, which Lad not felt the swords of the Scots : the fugitives burnt the bridge, built of materials from the neigh bouring Torwood, and fled to Beret ick, before they considered themselves safe. The victory of Stirling put into the possession of the true owners the castle of Dundee, and other strongholds, with Berwick.— Chalnier's Caledonia, vol. i. p. 660-L The ancient seal of the town of Stirling which may be seen in Astle's work on the "Scot. Seals," seems to commemorate this important v ictor y . On the obverse of it is to be seen the wooden bridge, on which stands a crucifix ; the south side of the bridge has soldiers upon it, with their bows, the characteristic weapon of the English, who are attempting to pass ; on the northern side are soldiers with spears, the national weapon of the Scots, who defend the passage. The legend is, " Hic armis Braid, Scoti stant hic cruse tuti "—a plain allusion to the safety of the Church and State, resulting from the valour and victory of Wallace. solely obtained on this important We cannot refrain from noticing that, despite the glory which Wallace occasiou by his own powers; that in a copy of pro tection which he and 3lora . y, as Commanders of the forces, gave to the Prior of Hexhildesham, that Wal lace modestly allowed the name of Moray to stand before his own, as the leader of the Scottish army.— (Hemingford, i. p. 1 35 ) The foundation of Stirling Castle is fact of past history, which no antiquarian has satisfactorily traced. Boethius, if he may be credited on this point, states it to have been a place of great strength in the middle of the ninth century. The Romans had a camp and a military way on the west side, which is by some adjudged to have been their Alauna. Stirling is a miniature resemblance of Edinburgh, built on a rock of the same form with that on which the capital of North Britain isplaced, with a strongfor tress on the summit, impending over a steep precipiae. In the interior of the Castle, stands the Palace , built by James V. , a Princ e much attached to the arts, as appears by h is buildin gs here and at Falkland. ith pillars, resti ng on g rotesque T his pile is large , a nd of square form, ornamented statue. Two rooms, called the the wall; on t h e top o f eac h (6)pngi pillar a t c h e r si e .,e e sjtus s t i ta d i enfsgan fanciful Queen sand the Nursery are • large, and the roofs, of wood, well carved. A closet also is shown, noted for the murder of William, Earl of Douglas, in 1452, trepanned here by a safe conduct from James 11. This Nobleman, too potent for legal execution, had entered into associations injurious to his Prince, who commanded him to rescind the offensive alliance, and, on refusal, stabbed the Earl with his own hand. In revenge, the friends of Douglas instantly burned the town. The Parliament House is a vast room, 120 feet long, with a timbered roof. From the top of the Castle is by far the finest view in Scotland ; to the east is a east plain, rich in corn. adorned with woods, and watered by the river Forth, whose meanders are, before it reaches the sea, so fre quent and so large, as to form a multitude of most beautiful peninsulas ; for in many parts the windings approximate so closely as to leave only a small isthmus of a few yards. An old abbey, situated in the plain, with the country as far as Edinburgh, a view of Alloa, Clackmannan, Falkirk, and the Frith of Forth are to be seen. On the north lie the Ochil hills, and the moor where the battle of Dumblain was fought; to the west the strath of Menteith, as fertile as the eastern plain, and terminated by the Highland moun tains, among which the summit of Ben Lomond is very conspicuous. — Pennant's Tour, Vol. 111., p. 226. Stirling has experienced many sieges and other ca lamities of war. In 1175 it was delivered by William to the English, with several other places, as a security for his acknowledgment that he held the crown of SCotland from the Rings of England. "An inglo rious cession," says Major, " extorted by his unfor tunate captivity. But Richard 1., the succeeding Monarch, restored the t e_Major, lib. iv., p. 135. During the wars between the English and Scots under Bruce it ofte n was in possession of changed ma sters. In 1299 it Edward 1., whose affairs at this t i h t e up e on o ci n uero terms n In 1303, it was again taken by the Scots, under period were so bad in S co tl a nd, that he was obliged to send its governor an or der to surrender. But the year following, he r e t oo k it, after a most gallant de t'e whichn ce werel V f i t t r m w aOrdlisPh ant, ill-observed Lord John Sowle s : Oliphant refused the command, and in the next year sustained a second siege. It was battered most furiously by the artillery of the age, which cast stones of two hundred weight against the walls, and made vast breaches. At length, when the garrison was reduced to a very few, the brave governor submitted, and was received into mercy. It was the siege of Stirling Castle in June, 1314, by the Scottish army, that occasioned the movement of the English troops to march to its relief,a move ment which brought both sides to an engagement, known as the celebrated battle of Bannockburn. Robert Bruce headed the Scottish force, and Edward the Second the English. This battle decided the fate of Scotland, and seated the former firmly on the throne. Stirlin g is still further renowned. for a battle fought at the same place in 1488, between King James 111. and his subjects, who marched under his son, in opposition to him. The King, who escaped from the field, was murdered in a mill close to the village, by a real or pretended priest, taking his con fession. During the wars of Edward 111. it was reciprocally taken and retaken ; the last time in 1341. Other great events connected with it have occurred, but the last was the memorable siege in the winter of 1746, when the gallant a n d age d officer, General Blakeney, baffled all the efforts of the rebele to reduce this im, portant place. Stirling, or Sterling, says B o ethius, the before cited authority, gave name to sterling money, because Osbert, a Saxon Prince, after, the. overthrow of the Scots, established a mint here. Others, however, . . . frinin'the rnercha:::a of the Labtertings. ihe also, was aileiently called •.I•;triveling, as is said, from the frequency of strifes or conflicts in the neighbour hood, and from this old name the present is - affirmed to have been formed.—Boeth. lib. v., p. 204. Among the houses- of the nobility in Stirling, the most sumptuous was that of the Earl of Mar, - begun by the Regent, but never finished; the front is orna mented with the arms of the family, and a quantity of sculpture. It is said to have been built from the ruins of Cambus-Kenneth, the ancient church of the St. Augustine order; and that being reproached with the sacrilege, the builder directed these words, yet extant, to be put over the gate—"Esspy. Speik. Furth. I cair notht'." Near Stirling Castle are Edmonston's walks, cut; through a little wood, on the steeps. Beneath, on the flat, are to be seen the vestiges of the gardens be longing to the palace, called the " King's Knot ;" above the walks is the " a spot where the beauties of former times sat to witness the knights exhibit their vigour and address in the tilts and tour naments, performed in a hollow between this spot and the castle. NORWICH MUSICAL FESTIVAL. Nortwicir, SEPT. 13.--The preparations for this festival, which commenced on Tuesday, have been on a most extensive scale, and not less judicious than liberal. The entire vocal and instrumental band con sists of four hundred performers ! The choral band is composed of 268 voices, divided into 80 trebles, 50 altos, 64 tenors, and 74 basses ; proportions which are found to be excellent, balancing admirably the weight of each of the four parts of which choral harmony is made up. The instrumental orchestra contains 115 performers; 44 violins, equally divided into first and second ; 20 violas and 10 violoncellos, also equally divided ; and five double basses. The wind and brass instruments are all doubled, there being four in place of two of each, and six trombones instead of three. The principal vocal performers are Madame Caradori Allan, Miss Rainforth, Miss Ilmies, and Signora Pacini ; Messrs. Hobbs, Phillips, Balfe, Bradbury, Young, Walton, and Rubini. The leader of the band is Mr. Cramer, the organist is Mr. Turk, and the conductor is Professor Taylor. All the performances, both morning and evening, are in the same place, St. Andrew's Ihll, a structure at once spacious, beauti ful, and venerable for its antiquity. It is singularly well fitted for occasions of this nature, and its capa bilities have been judiciously turned to account in the disposition of the orchestra. The organ, in place of coming forward, as in most other places, and cutting the performers into two divisions, a great part of whom can neither see nor hear each other, is com pletely behind the orchestra, bo that the whole host of performers, choristers, and instrumentalists, form one united body, all animated by the same impulse, and all acted upon by the slightest movement of the con ductor. Yesterday and to-day the general rehearsals took place, of NI/filch there are always two at Norwich in stead of only one, as every where else. This is an advantage gained at the expense of the performance, which in other towns takes place on the Tuesday morning, and the pecuniary proceeds of the festival must thereby be to that extent lessened. But at Norwich there are not only the two general re hearsals, but the new works are put into a course of study and preparation for months before the festival. Above two hundred of the chorus-singers are people of this town and neighbourhood, who form a choral society, and, in the course of their regular meetings, occupy themselves in practising the forthcoming novelties. The instrumental band consists almost entirely of London performers ; and they, in the course of the summer, have been repeatedly assembled in the Hanover-square Rooms, along with the prin cipal vocalists, for the purpose of studying and re hearsing Spohr's new oratario, and the new version of the oratorio of Samson. TUESDAY EVENING.—The concert this evening was well attended. The patron's gallery was graced by a numerous body of the nobility and gentry of this part of the country, among whom were—the Bishop of Norwich and Mrs. Stanley, the Marquis of Northampton and the Hon. Miss Compton, Lord and Lady Colborne, Lord Ebrington, Major and Lady E. Wathen, Sir John Boileau, Bart. ; Sir William B. Proctor, Bart. ; Sir 'William Foster, Sir James and Lady Flower, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Irby and family, Lady Foulkes and family, Mrs. E. bacon, Daniel Gurney, Esq.; E. Wodehouse, Esq., M.P. The concert opened with the pastorale symphony of Beethoven, and the magnificent band played it to per fection. This was followed by " God save the Queen," our national anthem, sung and played by the whole orchestra, and in the usual extraordinary style, at once an evidence of our standard of musical taste, and John Bull's determination to exercise his high privi lege of the liberty of doing what he will in the ex pression of his loyalty and fealty to his Lady Sove reign the Queen. The attractive solos of the vocal music were those sang by Rubini, Madame Caradori Allan, and Miss Rainforth. Rubini, in his two song from the Pirata of Bellini and the Brigarti of Mercadante, was enthusiastically applauded, and com pelled to repeat them. The singingof Rubini is the new school, resultingfrom the style of Bellini, who added the surprising charm of a warm, voluptuous, and yet melan choly expression to that school of music which was originally the invention of the lively and versatile Rossini. Curioni, Donzelli, and the great tenors be fore Rubini, were elegant, and facile vocalists, but passionate they could not be, since Rossini is without that feeling. Bellini has created the style, and the style gives Europe a Rubini. Miss Rainforth was also warmly encored. Mr. Phillips substituted The "Angel of Life" for a song of Dibden's. Mr. Hobbs sang a national song of his own composition, and Miss Hawes sang twice a song also of her com position. Mr. Balfe sang very finely a song from the Sonnambula of Bellini, and with Rubini, in the duet from L'ltaliana in Algiera. The instrumental per formances were the overture to Anacreon, by Cheru bini, and a concerto composed and played by the ve teran Lindley, who, at its termination, was greeted, with deserved acclamations. THE" GREAT BRITAIN," or " MAM MOTH," IRON STEAMSHIP. It is difficult to ascertain the precise limits ofthe speed which this vessel is calculated to perform at sea. Probably the expectations of the Directors are greater on this point than they choose to confess until an actual trial, but something considerably exceeding that of any sea going steam-ship at present afloat may be looked for. The rate at which the Oriental steam-vessels accom plish their voyages does not average more than eight miles an hour ; the Atlantic steamers about nine, and the most rapid sea voyage yet accomplished has not exceeded an average of 10 miles an hour. It is esti mated that the Great Britain will accomplish from 10 to 16 miles an hour, according to the nature of the weather and the sea, and no doubt is entertained but that her average will be at least 12 to 13 miles per hour; taking the lowest of these rates, there would be an amazing increase over the greatest triumphs of steam navigation hitherto heard of. Let us consider some of the advantages which might accrue to this country by the success of the Great Britain. Our overland mail is now received by us by the favour alone of jealous neighbours in Europe and of semi barbarians in Africa. By these means alone is our overland correspondence and our passengers to and from India transmitted in about 35 days, at a great expense and inconvenience, in varous transhipments and intermediate land carriage, subject to many annoy ances and anxieties; our Indian correspondence liable to be. intercepted and all communication cut off for at least a month at any moment that either of these Powers to which we have alluded might choose to do so. Who then can properly estimate the value of our being able to secure, in defiance of the world, the same expedition by our old and rightful track round the Cape of Good Hope ? And by the " Great Britain" this may be done. SUPPOSED MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND. Between six and seven on Wednesday evening a poor woman, about 35 years of age, with her clothes satu rated with blood, and who had evidently been beaten about the head, face, and neck with inhuman bruta lity, made application at the police station-house of the B division in the New Way, Westminster, stating that the violent ill-treatment she had sustained had just been inflicted upon her by her husband, a tie maker, living at No. 47, Old Pye-street, Westminster. The Inspector on duty, apprehending from the dread fully-injured state the woman was in that some serious result would occur, immediately despatched Police-constable No. 100 of the B division to take the man into custody. The woman accom panying him to point out her husband ; he was soon captured, the constable proceeded on with him to the station, leaving the wife to follow and enter the charge against him. She had with great diffi culty, and the assistance of several of her neighbours, got on her way as far as Orchard-street, when she complained of faintness, and said she could go no further, and adding, " I shall die," sank down on the step of a door, and instantly became insensible. She was carried with as little delay as possible to West minster Hospital, and, on being placed on the floor of the surgery, she was discovered to be dead. The husband was detained on suspicion of murder. ART UNION or LONDON.—No less than 85,000 persons have visited the exhibition of pictures selected by the pt:izeholders of 1842 ; and it is a gratifying cir cumstance to record, that, notwithstanding the great pressure occasioned by so large a body of visitors, not the slightest accident has happened to any cf ! the pictures. We understand the Liberator has had some splen did hunting with his beagles on the mountains of his native Kerry since his return to Darrynane Abbey, aft er his long absence.—Freeman's Journal. LONDON FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1842. The friendly reception of Lord ASHBURTON by the Mayor and citizens of Boston, will sink deep into the hearts of the people of England. No matter what may be their political opinions, whether they are ultra-Tories or Chartists, they will not the less participate in the Christian joy expressed by the citizens of Boston that Old England and her blooming daughter, North America, still regard each other with the affec tion suitable to such near relations. It was well and truly observed by the Mayor of Boston that whatever there is glorious in our history must redound to the honour of the United States. These States can therefore achieve no glory in a conflict with England ; and it truly delights us to find that such a conviction appears to be gene ral among our Transatlantic neighbours. Never was there delivered a more truly noble welcome than that of the Mayor of Boston to Lord AsH BURTON. "We welcome you, Sir, as the repre sentative of your country, and not yours only, but in a near sense our own; for so long as there is a tie to link a child to its parent, America will not forget that England is her mother. We partake in the honourable pride which must thrill through your bosom at the recol lection of her glorious history." No words could be spoken of a kindlier import than these. No words could be spoken better calculated to pre pare the public mind on both sides of the Atlan ic for entire oblivion with respect to past diffe rences. And truly the Mayor of Boston is quite right. The English and the Americans are the same people--they are identical in language, in manners, in historical and literary recollections, and, to a greater degree than either of them ima gine, in tastes, in feelings, and in social gym. pathies. We grant we differ upon many points, but not upon more than are customary in the case of parents and children. Thus, the old are generally Tories, while the young are, for the most part, downright Radicals. No young man of strong feelings, and really distinguished talents, ever was a Tory, and yet the invariable bias of old men is in that direction. Now, it is upon this principle that we account for much or the ultra-Republicanism of the United States. There political institutions are in their infancy ; and hence the ultra-Republican -zeal manifested in their preservation. Thus there is really after all no difference between us which should beget ill feeling on either side. Then let it be remembered that the more friendly the relations between us, the stronger is the guarantee for the peace, prosperity, and happi ness of the whole world. We can hope to gain nothing, and may reasonably expect to lose everything, by war. Most sincerely therefore do we trust that the amicable sentiments ex pressed by the Mayor of Boston will find an echo in every bosom in the British empire. P:a. ourselves, we respond to them with all ou, h ear t ; and we trust that the citizens of London, Edin burgh, and Dublin will testify their sense of the noble address of the Mayor of Boston by bestowing upon him the freedom of the capitals of Queen VICTORIA'S dominions. The Town Council of Edinburgh is not the only one that has incurred ridicule by the rapid move ments of her MAJESTY in Scotland. It appear..l, from one account we have scen, that on arriving at the ancient and venerable burgh or Stirling, the Royal train was proceAing at such a rail road speed, that the Magistrates, with the High Constable and the Guildry, would have been passed without notice but for her MAJESTY catch ing a glance of their official robes and calling out to the drivers to stop. At Linlithgow the most lu • dicrous scene of all took place. The Magistrates and. Council were waiting at the western entrance to present an address to her MAJESTY, and also to confer the freedom of the Royal Burgh on Prince ALBERT, but thecarriages were driven at such a rate that they passed the civic body so rri thirty yards before her MAJESTY ObSel'Ve4 t h em. The Provost, like " FORAEST," gave chase, but 11pfor, , Ani* .. iely, when he got within it vices of the QUEEN, the crowd pressed upon NEWSPAPETz STANIPS ai Llkiy to the severnl 7P4 ?•, , ,-spapers Engla-A, and Wales, from the Ist of April to 30th June, 1842, incluAve Number Amount of of Advertisement Stamps. Duty. 42,000 94 1.3. 0 . 246,000 252.13 6 260,000 278 3 6 . 313,000 323 3 6 Courier . Globe . Standard SUN._ THE NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Bvo., H E CZINA; A R an HISTORICAL ROMANCE of the COURT OF RUSSIA. By MRS. HOFLAND. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great iNlarlborough-street. HAMBWWii, 12Tir Auc usT, - l a's MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of RUSSIA, AND HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF PRUSSIA, Having AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED several DIS TRIBUTIONS of MONEY DIVIDENDS, by sviaieb, though they are NO LOTTERIES, LARGE FORTUNES may be obtained, HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURG H, are Selling- GENUINE and WARRANTED SELECTED BONDS for the said insTraß u HONS. Persons desirous to purchase may re:eive. PREVIOUS to giving any order, the PROSPECTUS with full PARTI CULARS, upon addressin - , WITHOUT DELAY, a line to HEINE BROTHERS, at HAAIBURGH. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, Will be repeated the New Play, i a Five Acis, by the Author of "Me Provost of Bruges," called LO'VE'S SACRIFICE; or, the RIVAL ME tic HA NTS.—Matthew Aylmer, Mr. Vandenhoff; Paul Lafont, Mr. Cooper; Eugene de Lorme, Mr C. Pitt; St Lo, Mr. W. Lacy; Jean Fuse, Mr. Meadows; Margaret Aylmer; Miss Van. denhoff; Herminie de Vermont, Mrs. W. Lacy; Jenny, Mrs. Hum. by ; Manou, Mrs. Orger. After which will be repeated the New Comedy, in Two Aets, writ. ten by Douglas Jerrold, Esq., entitled GERTRUDE'S CHERRIES, . . Olt 'WATERLOO IN l8,15:—Willo - ,Ighby, Mr. Bartley; Vincent, Mr. W. Lacy ; Guibert, Mr. Diddear ;, Jack Halcyon, Mr. Har ey ; Crossbone, Mr. Meadows; Angelica Miss Cooper; Mrs. Crossbone, Mrs. Humby ; Gertrude. Mrs. W. la cy. Uccrs open at half-past Six, and the • Performances begin at Seven. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. Gd , first and Second Circles 55., Second Price '29. 6d. ; Pit :;s. ' Second Price 2s. ; Gallery Is. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be taker. of Mr. Vhitlow, at the Box- Office, from Ten till Four, where Ser.son Tickets may be had. Pricztte Boxes to be had at the Box.Otti e; of Mr. Andrews, 167. New Bond-street; M-. Mitchell, N.3ld Bond street; and of Mr. Saras Pali Mall. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, SEPTEMBER It;, Will be performed Otway's Tragedy of VENICE PRESERVED. Pierre, Mr. Butler; Jaflier, Mr. Elton; Belvidera, Mrs. R. Honner. After t, hich, a New Farce, in One Act. entitled OUR ROUSE; or, LODGERS IN LONDON. To be followed by the celebrated ;SELL MELODIST. , . To conclude with t'e admired Drama of DARNLEY ; or, the KING and the FREEBOOTER of the KEEP of CASTLE HILL. —L.nd Da , nley, Mr. Web•ter ; Will Elliot, Mr Heslop ; Edward Burnette, Mr. Walton; Ellen Thdd, Mrs. H. Hughes. Places and Private foxes may be ad of Mr. J. Kerschner, at the ;'ox Office, from Eleven till Four daily. THEATRE-ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. M. Carter, the Lion King, and his wonderful trained animals, every evening. THIS EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16. NI CARTER, the Lion King, will appear irT; Newinteresting Oriental Drama, written ex;:re sly for him by .1. H ines, Esq.. called I'HE LION KING ; OR, I'HE BRUTE TAMER OF THE D the Lion Tamer, M Carter. After which will he repeated the popular Nicw Drama, ealled ED DYSTOI...TE LIGHTHOL;sL.—Davie Gre y , Mr. Howard; Ralph, Mr. Oxlierry ; Sandy Armstrong. Mr. J. T. Haines; Black Bess, Mies TN rrell ; Farm), Mi'ps L Melville. To conclude wi li a Sovel Burletta, written by Picrce Egan, Esq., full of fun, frolie, and whim, called L' FE IN DlJBLlN.—Ctaiii thiali Tom, Mr. Wm. Howard; Jerry, Mr. .f. I'. Haines; Jemmy Green, Mr. Oxherry ; Logic, Mr. Holbng-warth ; Mrs. Green, Miss L. Melvin ; Kate Brilliant, Miss r rescott W arde; Betsey Tasteful Miss R. Isaacs; Rose Das!,lll. Miss Eeresford. Boxes, 4s. l'it, '2s.- Gallery, ls. Doors open at half-past Six ; commence at Seven; Halt-price, a Quarter before Nine Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Grogan, at the Private Box-offico ; Ind of Messrs. Andrews, Mitchell, Sams, and. Bally, at their Libraries. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. GRAND EVENING FETES, on MONIYAI:!VFNESDA and THURSDAYS, with the following matchless combination of uniq e attractions : '!'ho celebrated MENAGERIE, recently enriched by several Zpo logical rarities. The stupendous TYPO R AM IC MODEL A L.FRESC 0 of ROME from the left bank of the Tiber. The PROMENADES MUSICALES by the unrivalled Band of Wind Instruments, conducted by Mr. Godfrey including Overture and Marche 'rriomphale—Quadrilles, " Le Voleur," and " Prince of Wales' "—Pot Pourr;s " Jocko," " Fra Dir.volo," " Melange de Danses," and "Em Strauss von Handel"— A new selectio I from the wotks of Handel—Grand Duo " Dove Vai" from " Guillaume Tell " performed y Handley and Prospere— Glee " Mynheer van DuncK "—Spanish Dare —And Grand Papal State March. _ After the 'Concert the Illumination of St. Peter's, and the Giran. (lola of Saint Angelo, with Southby's magnificent Pyrotechnic Spec tacles, Extraordinary Aquatic Fireworks on the Lake, and Superb Cascade of Fire. _ _ --........ 7 . 7 --. Admission to the whole of the Entertainmer.ts, One Shilling. Open at Ten in the Alotning.—Fcedipg at Five.—Concert at Half. past Five.—Fireworks at Eight, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE Tmis DAY. morning 0 minutes after 0 E Evening ...... 2 minutes after 0. • ...NL: . ', till , • fs . p' 4 , , , —. .. . • , , ~ c ., ,g 7:: oc , au' 49 17gp. „ . --,5 , ,,' _„„,„,,.k,.„1. .y .1 . ~... ~..„,,„,.. Akiiit x - X.Ven ta '. ' l :4 , ' ANIV, - ;:k., ' . ~ . ;:uIT_EZEIW, 0 ., 4:1 n , bR 01 • 4, 4, IA v . ; 7 , • ,>!,- ,•-, - 1,.... , rtje JAIL 11;r!:) %In fl 11i: r•nii m.lnn .r.,•-sri 1:1_. 1. lit: 1 WV:_Mt. iqz; againz , t the euirent, but in vain; the crowd became. every moment more dense, the Chief Magistrate gave up the attempt in despair, and putting the. address in his poeiet,gazednot in silent astonish ment at her MAJESTY, as she drove of and left ~l'i.'..t~~ .. the ceremony unperformed. This evinces gross mismanagement. These honest burghers had made great preparations for the occasion, erected triumphal arches, prepared loyal addresses, an& were anxious to have at least one good view of the QUEEN in their lifetime, yet, from the fault .; of some party, were utterly disappointed and ap-• parently treated with contempt. This may al- . :,„; ford the Edinburgh Magistrates the consolation, allaying companions in affliction, but it will not create addjtional respect for Royalty, nor give . these simple-minded people a high idea of the' manners and usages of the upper classes. The House of Representatives at Washington. might have better consulted its own dignity, and i y , the respect due to the chief of the Executive Fe . ' deral Government, than by appointing a Select . ,h' Committee to inquire into a Report upon the al- I, leged abuse of the - veto power by President. ,4 TYLER. That the First Magistrate of a great : Republic should reject in a period of fifteen '-,, months four Bills of the utmost importance which - ;il had passed the House of Representatives and' ',I, Senate, was rather provoking ; but English read- !,,,, 1 ers are not to suppose, that in doing so, the Pre - '' 4l ,i silent acted as absolutely as a British Sovereigu'', 4 l would do in rejecting Bills passed by the tiv ( v:'':( Houses of Parliament. Here the rejection of it -' ,:1 Bill by the Sovereign is absolute—no explanatioto can be demanded, no redress had, nor any / phi.' '', gation of the evil which it might occasion ob" .- " . .,4 tained. Besides, the Sovereign being constittr%o tionally incapable of doing wrong, Minister 9 ':::l could only be held responsible. B u t in the fo f United States the PRESIDENT is as responsible tat , ' ,ii the laws, and as open to impeachment, as the, - ,0 meanest citizen. He can veto no Bill withont?l stating his reasons for doing so in a message t ° , 1 ;0 both Houses, and if these reasons are judgegc foolish, frivolous, or unsatisfactory, the vetnet.i j .',,,,!? Bill becomes a law by being re-passed by a ne`',;4 jority of two-thirds of the Members of the SenaW i ) and House of Representatives. Under thegl - ' ; , ,0 1 circumstances we condemn in toto the appoini:ol' ' ment of the Select Committee upon the VOW question ; and we still more condemn the intermit perate Report drawn up its Chairman, Jr;al 9 0 . QUINCY ADAMS, of which the sub s t ance a ppe ar', e ll ' in yesterday's Sun. The more scurr il ou s 101;0 I tions of that document we carefully excludO9 L from our columns ; and yet enoug h was g i v en Z ' `e:t .' show that the Committee were far removed frenij . ', that equanimity of temper essential to the for ing of an impartial judgment. After the exPtit ir ilo f nation which we have given above of the ros!,, , ol working of the Constitution of the United S'At e :; with respect to the veto power, one is altno 5 ":; tempted to smile at such exaggerated langnag e ; in the Report as the following:—" The power° ,f the present Congress to enact laws essential to til e: _ • welfare of the people, has been struck with apopl •Of ' • by the executive hand. Submission to the PR °I I : •,, DENT'S Willis the only condition upon which heor-" permit them to act." Overlooking, as too tr . if3 l oc:' ; for notice, a bad metaphor from the pen Of a!i li ' ex-President, have we not shown that tw,,,q ti i thirds of the Congress, unanimously ap;reei.° l l.ol can laugh to scorn the whole power of the vet ° ''' i In fact, the PRESIDENT cm do nothing to ii i r,ii pede legislation on the part of Congress, i 91 1:„. i - . 4; vided he is even in so respectable a rninoritY', e that of one-third. The appointment of the Co 7 11 . 11 4 olt:” mittee, and the publication of its Report, will-.P. tend to popularise American institutions in ) 3 1 ,, 4 .1';' rope. For our own part, wi s hi ng we ll to 1 . 11 . Americans, and particularly to Jour/ Qui' t9 i3f , ADAMS, on account of the excellent sere !?0:) 1 which he has rendered to the slavery abolit?l .4 0 11 cause in the Northern States, we deeply ..Itri 1 gret that any such Report should have-, ¶ peared. If JOHN TYLER is President itYeP o f cident, the blame rests not with bin', ,e;1 11 with the framers of the Constitution --- :nr. great tatters of American independeacil j a he has taken an unpopular, he has Itg :-_, ' -ait ,:„ . ' ' a bold and manly cou rse . H e has trttettle - ' 11 ' ~.i party, and, in opposin g the Sale-of Lands' ''''t: i,s , t d tribution Bill, he stated clearly that l e ts olt cf ,.. ~,,t was to provide a fund sacred to th-e dischalcc the public debt. He was tnorr.over the Pt ,i 'OP 1" to propose to Congress the re duction of 7, 4 0,,1 prerogatives and powers of the President;io :4 that he had authorised a similar course to t 0 .9.,1 recommended by the Committee without til 'r covering with obloquy the Presidential otAef', - ----08.-- .0 11 Nothing can be more gratifying than the • u - ti &J, versal delight of the American people at the ' f- t o : i * ,!, cess of Lord ASHBURTON'S mission. At all ,‘• e ire public meetings and festivities, and in t m '"j . I re, journals, of every shade of opinion, the " ;o ,t , i : vailing sentiment is the pleasure that is felt_,' .it ; ' there is no longer the danger of a war with -r--4 dell, land. The people oa this side of the Ada 13 ' 6 4., V . cordially participate in th e gra tifi cat i on der. ; t ' i la t , from that feeling. Our readers are a ware o from the first breaking out of the rebelliw ; D ie Canada we deprecated the adoption of any A bff ' ' of policy, or any course of acti on , t h a t con' ''',be. ' any possibility involve us in a war with 1. : o r I United States. Upon all-occasions since, ,m : , under all circumstances, we labo u red i uc e 61 0 0' ' to prove that we had nothi ng more at h ero 't 1 . i ok, the maintenance of the mo s t am i ca bl e re l 11 . t; ,el, with our Transatlantic neighbours. As diffel C ; j ot arose we took the most favourable view of .';', i lls —represented that the dignity of so pow , 1.111 0'4 State as England was best consulte a ..A . being ever slow to take offence, 7 6 ,jV ever ready to accept an explanation—and 'd 5 ,..% 1 4,," , upon the all-important fact that the Ame .11 i' 9 lo, were our brethren, "bone of our bone, ar id' fle e . , of our flesh," who in their hearts look , ~.d."l lP r a t old England w i t h a sort o f fili a l affecti 4 1 n-' p fr a Lel Government wisely t oo k th e same v i'. 1 v ° I of question, and the result is that the p eoPl e n : i r Great Britain and the United States ar ein t— 4 tures at finding themselves on. the em 'e v ,'! becoming better friends tha n th e y ever wer e o i l ( fore. The trade between the two countries 41 be greatly facilitated by the confidence v l it t 'i l l , 1,,' the Treaty of Washington will beget in , " a al commercial world. Altogether there is . 1.1)- t il i i.P for national congratulation on the general re 5 ' • e . of Lord ASHBURTON'S mission. ' './ , ?3( cfr [ The speech of the Icing of PRUSSIA fit logne, on laying the foundation stone of buihtt ' d for completing the Cathedral, and the with which it was received by a va at mulaa-„:Tiy will long be remembered in Gf, rm an y ,,: - ;,5.f.• , sentiments which his MAJES r ex presAl were of no ordinary descriptioT:i. and remark sj ' not less for the Christian spirit toleration-Whig; ; 'Y , o they disr o .ay than for true, patriotism and pater. P: i love ror his people. Th e scene, too, was v° - 'adapted for such, an occasion. It 00 . ; in the midst of his Catholic subjectsa' e the banks of th e Rhine, which the - n mans fondly call t h e i r " own Rhine," II; exhibited a Prot es t ant S overeign, divested °I religious prejudices, dedicating a Catholic teoli to the worship of the CREATOR. On referring t t o the stirring even t s o f IRI 3-14, when the i n h a bit' 4 n 0 ,4 , of Prussia rose as one man ,against the i r o p' I r os.l sors, his i'vIAJF.sTy recall e d scenes o f the " I painful descripti on — t h e me l ancho l y d ea th 010,' toiy ,;; QUEEN, the def eat o f t h e army, an d the fin subj „ gatioa of the country. It may easily be ;.rxr'sgi". therefore, With what enthusiasm he was vhe er 2 i ~ when he remi n d e d t h em of t h e i r bravery pelting the enemy, and urged. them and Germans to unite in defence of their fatherii i iic iii- y. and preve n t f or ever t h e recurrence of !.14.':.; disasters. The war-cry got up 'NIERS, two years ago„ and the threa t- -. 1! invasion of Germany, were not Ibr . Totten , i %g o 's the most memorable part of this address- pa; that which ri,ferred to religi ous differetiv air , Most people. are brave, and r ea d y to fight T oe d. fence of their country, but few indeed are iti1u,,,0 5 with the true spirit of religious toleration• a ' te o wise and patriotic Prince, therefore, incui c this os ° . T reat duty on his subjects in the foli words I---" May it (the spirit o f union) attO that Prussia i rite of her ( feriiisation of These sentiml re►;ning over glv;2 a severe country, who their own i th e world int selfish and wic found - in ano earnestly reco event sects in Private lett( dated the 9tl man -Of -Wa r ht No official ace had been pub' . at the Cape ti or Captain Sr. already mentic Letters fron state that filet Eastern questi, with the wishe LTAN persoi great eag,erne relations with repeated coun( DACHA propos; dividing the L( inents--the on( and the other t tawellis. The or two m Eirs Druses an d of among themse control of the Persons on tilt meat, which n] will not tranq really want is i themselves of 1 tiler. This .is otstlriuesreivaisaend thel‘ll: Little progre settling the dii Porte. The in has prevented collisions whit Turks acted wl Thpre is no r the French des Debats en tuust ,go to th lahlished, then ANA , wou Id be 'This article is 1 Xexip); as tw( volving the pro,' Zta Imperial dia A. letter from 20th June, confit Sally says— " It Rosas has passed arid is.on his mat Pie are by no mel -Argentines. Th to 'fleet them ; tl The 2quadron, And making all n sue Prench friga u PPear s i n the ho R razilian frig Buenos Ayres." — ;„,3 1 's -J(iurnal " 41 laelessert ' e , qron, in th decided t o sit for the M on i teur 3onte Video m nch ship Leo] with 270 passeng Perished), which (- =die. The 11: . to the - Maritime dition for the An ani three corvett beginning of Oct BOURSE • Frely.l Fives (ex di :3Fran Cents Ranlaof ce taffifee, Bank 4AOOI Bel gittitFiVei . Spa ish 1840 tt Active Boutin .......... St. Germain Versailles, LB KB; Rouen ........... . .Orleans.. ..... .... Strasburg to Bale STREItT Nuo do of late year! 113-4,1)y cleansb freer::and freshet rel7t4ins to be I).ci.hbourhood oi V.inch are in asfil mree• The Ad elpl the receptabli tthe stench procee ( Uerable And yE their memorial t Paving Board or redress; and th tam, who has e:zpressly report, than their c ritks have powe Lass, cannot be s ex to forbid their that endangers tl shall take an op /natter, for it is though we are n, rities—who have to erzert it—will radve the nuisan( wAI ONE it an The intelliger Inure prominent continues to be however, as far the Measure s w h eon Measures with certain footing. tooperate in the ! 921 for lon .Stc, 249 251 49 51 prem. The F ore i gn b usine ss, an d rai were --Belgian, Cents., 52 •Uanish, 83 84 ; The inquiry out little, 61terat I liOn‘ Ingh am 1 , ) Gloueßster, 42 4 Shires, 59 -411 41 atid 5G SE tastern' 'and North 1 7 aad(l3r4 4peculati ul Xew. Orleans 1 bOndS tn-day. for a moment disposition of it o pponents, it w %ton of host litiE Bally two, but v v le3v, and th e f ( 4.N0 one at all e( b ut that l e i s al this, th e Euppot b ody, is all er ) and, a t tieians, these i an and Text without seriou unt o execution. to Ile found in tnited States, a eci are war w 41 rived at, but that_ amu s i ng tl the chief actor as '354, 3545. The other s toNnbian, 2( I' ive per Cent: 1..'14.; Spanish 11.1,:..ee per Cei The proceed v.orking - th %lisfaction NN . cruld appear I •"r view of ti the meeting of i- _