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would mournfully and amply testify. Gentlemen, these ind viduals are beyond the pale—Mr. Watford, on the contrary, is within the pale—of the law, and you, gentle men, are his judges this day. Gentlemen, the medical profession in this kingdom is divided into four classes— first, the physician; secondly, the surgeon; thirdly, the apothecary; fourthly, the druggist. Now, gentlemen, necessity and the increased requirements of the popula tion have, de facto, amalgamated the two latter grades, or I nfght pehaps more properly say, the former is ex tinct, and the latter (via, the legitimate druggist) is the de facto apothecary of the present slay; and, gentle men, to the hour of that respectable body be it said, that I believe there is not a druggist from John o'Groat's house to the Land's End who would have been guilty of a substitution so grave in its charac er and injurious in its consequences as the one of which I complain this day ; for you must bear in mind, that al though anybody may practice the art of pharmacy, yet all respectable druggists hold diplomas from, and are members of a chartered body called the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, the council of which society exercises a strict surveillance over the pharmaceutical conduct of its members; and I have not the least hesi tation in saying, that the council would withdraw its diploma from any member who gave a man asking him for Sir James Murray's fluid magnesia, Epsom salts in substitution for it. Such, gentlemen, is the importance of the question in its general bearings. I will now, in ()including my case, apply myself closely to the parti cular instance in reference to myself which I have brought before you. Mr. Griffiths then went on to say, that an attempt had been made by the doctors to get out of the difficulty by suggesting—they did not venture to swear it—that he had asked for advice. If he asked Mr. Walford for advice, why did he ask him for a calo mel pill? When you ask a doctor's advice, do you tell him what to give you? If he had asked his advice and stood there to take the medicine as recommended, how came he to be so angry shout the Epsom salts? Could he have shown so much feeling, if he had taken them under Mr. Walford's advice? What right would he have had to say—" You are wrong?" Is that the speech of a patient to a doctor whose advice he is seeking? Is it not rather the reproach of a man, who has asked for one thing and finds hiniself aggrieved by the substitution of another? Away, then, at once with this flimsy pretence of his having asked for advice. He was himself a chemist and druggist, and went into the shop of Messrs. Lunn and Watford to get the medicine—Murray's fluid magnesia—which he was in the habit of taking. Mr. Watford had chosen, from carelessness, or design, or from the habit of always giving Mr. Lunn's own pre parations (a very natural reason), to administer to him what he did not want. He did so on his own responsibility, and he must take the con sequences. He (plaintiff) would now repeat what he had before said, that he had no personal helm , in the matter, and no desire for vindictive damages. It was the principle in question for which he stood out — that the drugeist should sell to his customer the article for which the customer asked him, and not substitute, at his pleasure, another medi cine, because more convenient or more profitable to himself. The public safety required that this rule should be rigidly enforced amongst medical men. " There is no profession," said . Mr. Grriffitba, " in which we are called upon to place so much implicit faith and confidence as the medical. Why, almost more than one hilf of the secret of success in medicine is the confidence —the reliance of the patient in the physician. And what defence have we—what safeguard? If one lawyer de ceive us we can go to another; if one clergyman attempt to lead us from the right path, we have the Holy Book, where we may track his wanderings and map our own way back again to the right course, but the doctor! he first kills you, and Men leaves you to your remedy.—(Great laughter.) In your hands, gentlemen of the jury, I now leave this important question, trusting that you will bring your common sense to bear upon it, and return a verdict which will teach the medical profession not to tamper at their will with the health of those who place implicit reliance on their supposed good faith." His Hoiloua observed that there were several points in this remarkable and ably-argued case, which he must submit to the consideration of the jury. First, whether the plaintiff asked the defendant for advice. Seondly, whether he asked for fluid magnesia and received Epsom salts. Thirdly, whether he received not Epsom salts, but something equivalent. Fourthly, whether this was done through gross ignorance or negligence on the part of the defendant—because, if not, the plaintiff would not be entitled to recover. Fifthly, whether he had waived the medicine he had called for by tacitly taking what was given him in place of it. These points, and the question of amount of damages he must leave to their consideration. The jury, after some discussion among themselves, retired to consider their verdict. In the meantime the judge intithated his wish to taste some of Sir James Murray's ; fluid magnesia, which, combined with the acid syrup, also of Sir James's pre paration, appeared to make a cooling and refreshing effervescing beverage. Mr. Griffiths politely supplied his Honour with a glass of the mixture, which he pro nounced, ex cathedra, to be delicious." The opposing counsel and solicitor also requested a " refresher," and the whole court, as far as the bottle would go, proceeded to try Murray's fluid 'magnesia; :after which they pro nounced a unanimous verdict in its favour. Indeed Mr. Mellor, the opposing counsel, went so far as to say that it was fortunate for his client that the jury had not ac cepted Mr. Griffiths' offer of tasting it previous to their retiring, as their verdict would, otherwise, have been most assuredly in his favour. At this moment the jury returned to their box, after an absence of half an hour, and returned a verdict for the plaintiff. • The trial lasted five hours, and excited an intense in ter,st. Mr. Griffiths was highly complimented by all pries on the able manner in which he conducted his vase, without prolessiunal assistance of any kind. HUNGARIAN S YiIIt'ATHY IN CARLISLE. A few members of the Temperance Reading room, Market place, sympathising with the brave Hunga rians now struggling for liberty, held a meeting in their own reading-room for the purpose of r a subscription in behalf of those patriotic people, such subscription to be forwarded to the London com mittee. "Living formed a committee, the members pres , -nt ent,red into a subscription amounting to 21. 4i., which has since been increased to 101 A deputation from the above committee waited upon their respected townsman, Joss-ph Ferguson, Esq , of Fisher-street, fur the purpose of consulting that gentleman as to the propriety of calling a public meeting. A public meeting was agreed upon and held this evening (Monday) in the lecture room of the Athenmutn, when the following resolutions were unanimously agreed, to :- 1. That th s mei tirig deeply sympathizes with the p-ople of Hungary in the fearful strut/4,1e in which they are so nobly ongiged for the maintenance of their inde pendence mid the right to govern themselves against the unprincipled, injusi.itiable, and tyrannic conduct of the Austrian and Russian Governments. " 2. That this meeting holds in the utmost detestation the conduct of Russia, in its urmod interference to aid Austria in forcing upon Hungary a tyrannical and op pressive Government; and loudly protests again:t this attempt to overpower, by a blood-thirty war, a gallant people, righteously and nobly struggling for their in dependence. "3. Tr , at a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to Lora. Palmerston, with a request that he will recommend to her Majesty the Queen to take such steps, either by way of remonstrance or otherwise, as may tend to stop the effusion of blood in Hungary, and restore to the gallant people of that country the blessings of peace, liberty, and self•government." At the close of the meeting a collection was entered into amounting to 4/. 3s. 9d. 'We understand that the subscription list will continue open for a few days, when the amount will be remitted to the London i committee. A tenant-right meeting was held last week in Coicraioe, Ireland, at the Town-hall, Dr. Boyd, M.P., in the chair, supported by all the influential gentlemen of the place. Resolutions were passed, callinc , on the tenant farmers of Ireland to form an association,' to seek by all legitimate and constitutional mean s , f or suc h i changes n the law as will effectually protect their just rights.—lrishmax. HULL AND SELBY RAILWAY.—The half-yearlye g - nPral meeting of the sh are h o ld ers i n t hi s company was y held on Saturday, at the offices at Hull ; Mr. Wats on pre sided. Mr. Locking, the secretary, read the report, which it appeared that the sum of 29,0141. 13 3 . 4 d. was available fur the payment of a dividend, out of which the directors recommended that a dividend of 21. 93. 6d. per share on the 501. shares, and IL 4s. 9d. on the 25/. shares, being at the rate of 91. 18s. per cent., less income-tax, should be paid. With reference to the lease of the line to the York and North Midland Company, the report says :—" Rumours having been circulated that there are doubts as to the validity of the agreement for the perpetual lease of the Hull and Selby Railway to the York and North Midland Company, on the terms at present existing, the direc tors beg to a3aure the shareholders that no such doubts are entertained by them or their law adviv-rs, nor has any official communic .tion of any such doubts been made to your board of directors by the board of the York and North Midland Company. The existing agreement fur a Perpetual lease is under the seal of II ,th companies, held in due form, and confirmed by the Hull and Selby Put chase Act of 1846. The deeds were prepared by eminent counsel, anti your d irectors have again recently submitted them to counsel, whose opinion has altogether confirm e d the con -9 ierwo of your e ruments." The ;:tors in the p e rf e ct v a lid i ty of t h ese rt, on the mo . ion o f t h e c h a i rman, was adopted. re! u l ut ‘on. declar ing a di v id en d of 2 / . 9,6 d on the original shares, and 1L .li. 9:I. on th e 25/. rha having b een carried, a vote of thanks closed th e proceedings. DEATH OF THE REV. C. AIURPIIir have to a n.,unce the death o f the above n \v v. Gentle m an, Chaplain of the North Dubl in who was cut down in he prime o f lif e , on Tuesday at his residence, Royal Cattal•terrace, by a violentit illness of bruit duration. was univer.ally respected by all classes in his capacity as a ministe r of the ( ospel, and a s A private friend he was beloved by all who had the plea sure -'f hi) a cqueintance.—lrtshman (Dublin paper). STATE OF TBADE.—MANCLIESTEL—Trade in this market continues exceedingly prosperous. Home trade for the autumn season is now setting. in, and promises to be as prosperous as the export trade has been for some time past. A g o od amount of business was transacted yesterday, and during the past week. Though the de. 'nand for export a tion i s not now so brisk, yetitis ex pected that the call for goods for home cuntiumptiou will muck increase. Many manufacturers are now drawing near the close of their engagements, and are more ready than . for some time past to accept f res h o rders. Prices, ovve.ver . kev pxcetdii4gly.fura, alacialiero boa bow little, if au) giviug'way: TH.E SVN, CASTELNEAU ; or, the Ancient Regime. By G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. In one vol. iivo., price Bs., cl th lettered, Lately published, by the same Author (uniform with the above), GOW it lE. Bs. THIRTY YEARS SINCE. New Edition. Ss. ARABELLA STUART. New Edition. Ss. AGENCOUR T. New Edition. as. " Indeed, there is little in modern novels to amuse even the fancy in an indolent moment, and it has thus become necessary for those who fain would outlive the e,themeral applause of the hour, to lay a more substantial foundation, on which to rest their claims to literary distinction. Mr. James has assuredly achieved this t umph, as his works are numbered among those standard produc tions of human intellect which are destined to be admired and ap preciated long after the author has passed away from the scene."— Weekly Chronicle. London : Sitnpkin, Marshall, and C•. ties and the sincerity of his motives (a sincerity, in the truth of which we yesterday expressed our conviction), could not fail at any time to obtain from us towards himself our very highest consideration, no matter bow diame trically we may be opposed to each other in social and political principles. Of this we are satisfied that neither M. Louis BLANC, nor his editor, M. Titaitomais, will find any reason to com plain of us in regard to any want either of candour or explicitness. We shall, therefore, gladly give insertion to-Morrow evening to the communication addressed to us by M. Louis BLANC-the more so, as we trust it may lead to the vindication of his public character with the people of England. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. FAREWELL NIGHT. TO-MORROW, Will bo performed Mozart's Opera, LE NOZZE DE FIGARO. With the following powerful cast : Susanna, Madame Sontag ; the Countess, Mdlle. Parodi ; Chem binl, Mdlle.Alboni ; Figaro, Signor Beletti ; Basilio, Signor Barto lin! ; the Count, Signor Coletti ; B clude artel°, S ignor Lablache. To con wit LES PLAISIRS DE L'HIYER. The LAST FAREWELL NIGIIT of the Season will take place on SATURDAY, August 18. Application for Boxes, Stalls, and Ticke's to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained, as anal, price 10s, 6d. each. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The PRESIDENT has returned to Paris in a fit of the sulks, because the good people of Havre received him with cries of " Vive la Republique ! Vive la Con stitution !" This conduct on the part of the PRESI DENT would almost justify the suspicions entertained of his sincerity by the Members of the Mountain. But for the Republic he would have been still an ' exile, and yet that Republic, of whi c h h e i s th e chief magistrate, is, it would appear, hateful to him, and he considers it as a personal offence in any one to cry " Vire la Constitution," albeit he has him self solemnly sworn to observe and to defend the Con stitution, which oath if he were to violate he would be guilty of treason. It appears that the PRESIDENT was mightily offended with the Mayor of Havre for an allusion to WASHINGTON in the speech in which he proposed the PRESIDENT'S health, and he snubbed the Mayor accordingly, certainly more after the fashion of a Prince than,of a President. The Patrie gives the following account of this scene :-- " The first toast was proposed by M. Bertin, perform ing the functions of mayor, in the following terms:— " To drink to the health of the President is at once to express a desire for his happiness and glory, and also for the happinestilf the country. Your manifesto, your message, your writings, show us that you have constawly :his noble erkl - in View, anti that you comprehend that the true,-the ,greateet glory of those who govern is in the happiness of those who are governed. You sal with us, Assez de revolutions France has, f,r sixty years and more, made political experiments which ex haust and demoralise her. It is time for her to stop. The last term of political revolutions— the Republic—has arrived for the country. The elder brother ut European ' states, the country, has attained its political majority. It feels strong enough to govern itself, and the Republic has therefore the reason of existence. In the actual state of France, in the` force of its political, scientific. agricultural, manufacturing, and commercial genius, the nation has the greatest need for hastening, but with pru dence, all the successive and regular developments con tained in the constitution. These developments can only result from order and obedience to the laws. We have seen with happiness, Monsieur le President, that your firm will w as to maintain the one by insuring the other. We cannot doubt that your high influence will give to your government a very active impulsion in all these de• velopmeats. You have guaranteed to us that insurrec tions have no chance of success. We hope so. You will not suffer. either that any political party should attempt an impossible dynastic insurrection. Be the first regular founder of the French Republic. Let the love of France be your crown, and your glory will be immortal. Wash ington had no other, and his memory will be eternal. Long live the Preside nt of the Republic 1' " The President rose and said— "'l regr e t excee di ng l y , G en tlemen, not being able to thank you as I cou ld w i s h for your kind reception. Permit m e , i n a f ew wor d s , to pr o p os e a s a t oas t " Th e town of Havre and the prosperity of its commerce." The population of this town will be convinced every day, more and more, that there is no prosperity for commerce without order and stability. ,No; without order and sta bility there can be no public prosperity. Gentlemen, I drink to the town of Havre.' " Since his return the PRESIMINT has had a slight attack of cholera. Dr. CONNEAH is in attendance on him. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Last Night but One of the Season. TO-MORROW EVENING, Will be performed LES HUGUENOTS. With the following powerful ensemble, viz.:— Madame Grisi, Mdlle. Angri, Signors Marini, Lavia, Soldi, Taglia. deo, Polonini, Luigi Mel, and Mario. Composer. Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. rHEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. Mr. R. Webster. Aele Lessee and Mans.aer. Old Brometon. Last Appearance but Three of the Adelphl Company. Mr. WRIGHT'S BENEFIT. 'Pais EVENT N, - • _ _ Will be presented the celebrated Drama, entitled THE GREEN BUSHES ; or, A Hundred Years Age. Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Dennis, Mr. Cullenford ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell ; Madame St. Aubert, Madame Celeste; Geraldine, Miss E. Chaplin; Nelly O'Neil, Miss Woolgar. Tohifollowed by the - original farce. called HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNT, WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS. Whittington Widgetts, Mr. Wright; Jack Brown, Mr. Manyard; Squibb, Mr. Redmond Ryan; Mary Wbite, Miss Woolgar ; Mdlle. Cherry Bounce, Mist E n - na Harding. After which a new grand Extravaganza. entitled THE DEVIL'S VIOLIN AND THE REVOLT OF THE FLOWERS. To conclude with DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? ASTLEY's ROYAL AMPHITHEATRZ . Proprietor, Mr. W. 'Natty. Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Chem &c. THIS EVENING. The performance will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian Spectacle, entitled MOOLTAN and GOOJEKAT ; er, the Conquest of the Seikhs. To be. followed by an inimitable display of SCENES IN THE NRCLE. in which Marie Macarte will appear, supported by the first Equestrian talent of the day. • To conclude with - the favourite Melodrama of THE LONDON CARRIER. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stoge Monocrat, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. IMMENSE AND UNPARALLELED SUCCESS. ander the patronsge of her Mos, Gracious Majesty, her Majesty the Queen Dowager. his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Scc. The Public Press has unanimously pronounced the Storming of Badajoz to be the most perf•ct and life-like exhibition. Celebrated German Band and Chorus. — Engagement of Mr. Roberts, the cekbrsted Welsh Harper. The Nubility, Gentry, and the Public are respectfully informed hat this favourite place of fashionable resort is open every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. Danson's gigantic modelled Panorama of the TOWN AND FORT OF BADAJOZ, pronounced by the voice of public opinion to be the most perfect and life-like exhibition ever presented—Splendid Menagerie—German Band and Chorus—Vo cal and Instrumental Concert—Several Favourite Songs and Ballads by Miss Ellen Rowland and Mr. George Tedder— Solos by Richardson (Flute)—Violin and Violoncello by Viotti and George Collins, varied alternately—and other at tractions, concluding with a vivid representation of the Storming of Badajoz, pourtraying the advance of the ,British army—bombard ment and attack—gallant defense—rush to the breach oy real troops —and final tableaux in honour of the " Hero of a hundred Eight..." REFRESHMENTS.—The frequenters of these Gardens have long complained that Refreshments from the Confectionary-rooms only could be procured. Arrangements have been effected, and a distinct portion of the Gardens set apart, where Refreshments may be had of the first quality, and at the usual Prices. Doors open at Nine o'Clock, ' - feeding of the animals at Five ; Pelicans and White Bears half-past Five ; Concert at Six ; Storming of Badajoz, at Dusk.—Admission One Shilling. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, AuG. 15. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 52; Highest, 68; Noon, 66, BAROMETER, 29.98. Wind W.—fine weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAT —Morning, 59 min. after 10 I Evening, 36 min. after 11 To-Monsow— viorning, 0 min. after 0 I Evening, 9 min. after 12 The Rtfovane was seized on Monday, and on the same morning M. LIZABE, one of the agents of MAZ ZINI, was arrested. The Archbishop of PARIS has, we rejoice to Bay, taken up the cause of the Venetians. He has ad dressed a letter on this -subject to M. DE TOCQUE VILLE, in which he advocates a joint interference of France and England, and in the course of which he says— " Austria refuses all concession and all promise of a constitution. She no longer listens to the timid repre sentations of the powers—she refuses to negotiate. She will only dictate to the rebel city the conditions of its present and future existence. And what are those conditions? Are they admissible—ar e they tolerable? Is there anything in her conduct towards Venice in which the slightest generosity is to be seen? Dues she not impose on that unfortunate city the necessity of choosing between dishonour and despair. To surrender at discretion and unconditionall) ; to burden the people with an enormi us load of debt, under which they cannot fail to fall; to drive from the city 500 Offierrs of the marine, with their families, and to send them without resources into exile, to select amongst du, first citizens 40 victims, to whom the pardon of the amnesty shall not be applied; to establish an unbridled and unlimited military despotism, with un indefinite state of siege, ac c,impanied by daily exiicutions and arbitrary taxes; — such, it is said, are the conditions of Austria. This is the manner in which she punishes crime iu a people who dared, at a particular moment, to take advantage of the state of Italy, and of some favourable circumstances, to remember their former existence, and to wish to be themselves again. Venice cannot accept such conditions, and she is resolved ratter to bury herselt beneath her ruins than subscribe to them. Can. France, can civilize(' Europe, permit them to be imposed? There is, then, no linger any union, any mutual responsibility, between na tions. There are nu longer, above secondary rights, the eternal ones of justice and of humanity. There are no lon ger any ot the inviolable principles which guarantee the dignity and liberty of a people ! lam aware that the answer of political men will be—we have only two plans to adopt—either to allow Austiia to abuse her victory, or to declare war against her. Policy shrinks, and per haps rightly, from adopting the latter course. I, for my part, believe that there is a middle course to be pursued, and that the influence of France mi g ht be used to a Certain point without the effusion of blood. Fiance is _powerful -and-may use lofty language, when, apart from all private interests, she makes herself the defender of tha weak and the oppressed. It is a part which becomes Fianceund,, in my opinion, England also. If these two powers were to act in concert in the matter, would Austria, notwithstanding her known obstinacy, lung resist? Would abe threaten war? Would she seek to make fresh enemies, when she finds so much diffi culty in resisting those which she already has? That she would push things to the last extremity if required to do anything dishonourable to her, may be com prehended, but when she is only asked not to be too cruel and too inexorable towards an unfortunate people, become by the force of arms and the play of revolutions an integral part of her empire, who can credit that she will obstinately refuse it? This work is worthy of France. Evil be to the Government who shall witness with a dry eye the agony and death of a vanquished people. What does history already say, and what will posterity for ever say of those who allowed the destruction and partition of Poland? Venice, doubtless, is of less import ance ,. but the right of a small is not • more sacred than that of a large one. To labour for the salvation of Venice, or at least to prevent its totall - rain k would be also worthy of the Mi nister who at this moment directs our foreign affairs. His heart, so noble and so open to the inspirations of true liberty, must be filled with sympathy for such misfor tune. Let him not allow it to be one day said that French diplomacy under his ministry did not make a last effort to stop the pitiless designs of Austria and save the Venetian states from a complete loss. Ido not speak of the promisee made to Venice—of the hopes that have beedleld out to her, and of the support even Which has been given to her. I only speak of France, of the interests of her glory and of her dignity. I speak also of the glory of a Minister who is dear to us. I conjure him to turn hie . eyes towards the Adriatic, or, rather, toward* Vienna. There are in that city envoys from Venici, rejected and abandoned. Let him come to their aid, let him _ take their interests in hand, and he is sure to acquire imperisnable claims to the gratitude ot all who love justice and bate iniquity." The French LegLtimatists are preparing a grand demonstration in favour of IfEmtv V. Will General CMAINGARNM R be as active in his endeavours to put down the .White imeute as he was to put down the Red ? The Due DE BORDEAUX is to be at St. Ems es akn, Letters oe. in the course of a week or two, and there is to be a Pilgrimage of the old Legitimatists to that celebrated wateringntotefeds from Lyons state that the regiments of the ipe P p l a a te C he e e during his stay. army of the Alps which had been marched to the frontiers of Savoy have, in consequence of the conclu- Co G rr e e n c e ti r o a n l avle Austria to f tn the and o te d, Piedmont, or, a n been f betwe en depar department the Saone et Loire. The trial of M. PIERRE BONAPARTE for the assault upon hi. a ...ASTIER is to take place before the Court of A P L I L ic A e N o T n a r the r arrived e l d 7 th yesterday instant. in Paris from Rome. It is said th at the French Government has deter mined to w i th d raw 9,000 troops from the Roman States; 3,000 are to b e withdrawn i mmediately, 3,000 in a fort n i g h t, PARIS BOURSE-1 UESDAY, Ace. 14. and the last 3,000 in a month. TunEE O'CLOCK.—The French Funds continue firm, but with an ii.animaie market. "Discounts" were affected in the Five per Cents. to the extent of 22,500 f:, and, in gi ut ral, priced show a slight improvement. Bank of France Shares, Roman, and Neapolitan are all un altered. Piedmont slowly improves, the last price tat ing 797 t. 50c. Railway Shares were scarcely negotiated, and very little change has taken place in prices. At fiiur o'clock the Five per Cents. were at 89F. in the Cou lisse. Exchange on London (30 days), 25 37k; ditto (90 days), 24 27k. BUSINESS DUNE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TBE LONDON STOCK-E XVII ANG E. AUGUST 14. East Indian, 3A—Orleans and Bordeaux, 2%. M. Trumts.—.The Paris papers inform us that M. Theirs will not visit London at ..present. lie will ,pass a month at Dieppe, for the benefit of sea bathing, and uscupy iiimelfezaltpively with 4_o3l;ury plantar& LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1849. , ,er • de A ~ 011 itu I le,A 4. . 16 fr - • "Air • 4 4 40." 4 004 " 4 „ . 11 10 s 6 •1 4. : ' A\ „, • 28 , 1111 , 40 ,;ip A.. 11 . 1 ;- A - DIE V VP' avg,o • 0.4, ' 4 - Sbßoi "Vr; • • 7-- 01 , • - • Is Ituning gini: LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1849. Sympathy for the Hungarians has at length become so conspicuously prevalent throughout England, that the intelligence of it has already affected the Vien nese. Can the British Government remain indifFer rent to the feelings of the population ? Will the peo ple of these islands, regarding the course pursued by Austria (as they do) with such unutterable abhor• rence, permit the Cabinet to remain in its present apathetic position, while the mercenary reinforce. ments from the Russian army of the AUTOCRAT are endeavouring to aid the soldiers of the young EM PEROR, in conquering the nationality of the Hun garians ? Will the inhabitants of the United Kingdom consent to witness the lethargic proceedings of the ruling administration, while the Magyars are fighting with the heroism of despair, to secure their ndependence against the brute force of two enormous and allied despotisms ? Is the ar dour evinced both in the provinces and in the metropolis in reference to the bravery of the warriors of KOSSUTH nothing ? Are the meetings held in London and in its vicinity nothing ? Are the as semblages convened in Manchester, in Derby, in Cardiff, in Birmingham, nothing? Is the Testimonial, which is already upwards of eight, hundred pounds, and which has enabled several Hungarian patriots to leave this country fur the seat of war, via Constan tinople, is this Testimonial, we ask, nothing? And it there is any meaning in all these ardent demonstra tions of regard for the gallant race of Hungary — that meaning is nothing less than a solicitude, and (more than a solicitude) a resolution to force the Government of her Britannic MAJESTY to interpose between a glorious nation outraged in all its sacred and immemorial rights, and two atrocious and tyrannical assailants. England is resolved that the disgrace entailed upon the Cabinet by its pro longed apathy shall in no degree devolve upon the population. The people of England are vindicating themselves nobly from this imputation of turpitude. They have spoken through their own lips, and through the lips of their representatives in Parlia ment. They have petitioned the Lords and Commons. They have swelled the fund of our subscriptions. They have elicited a response so earnest from the more liberal section in both Houses of the Legislature, that a memorial to our Gracious SOVEREIGN is now receiving the signa tures of Lords and Commons—a memorial penned by the Earl FITZWILLIAM, appealing to Queen VICTORIA that out of the fulness of her royal heart, and in sympathy with her loyal people, she would cause her adiisers to shake off the disgrace of their indolence, and to assert, the majesty, and, the justice, and the generosity of Great Britain, by repelling Austria and Russia in their combined attack upon the Hungarians. It was forcibly and admirably obseried, on the oc casion of the great meeting held on Monday in the Corn Exchange at Birmingham, -that " sympathy on the part of England was all very well," but that sym pathy was not enough, no matter whether that sym pathy was expressd in orations, in subscriptions, or in acclamations. Something more is due to the honour of England. Something more is due to the sacred cause of the Hungarians. A sudden and powerful blow should be administered by this country, the arbitrers of the destinies of E urope, to the inhuman despotisms of Russia and Austria, those absolute and imperial Governments which have more than justified such an interference by their violation of all the stipulations of treaties, of all the sanctity of repeated oaths sworn on the Holy Evangel, of all the sureties granted to successive generations, of all the codes human and divine, internal and international. To administer this blow at once, and the most effectually, England should do only one thing, though she should do that one thing with the utmost simplicity and the utmost expedition. England should forthwith acknowledge the independence of Hungary. Until she has acted thus, her so-called sympathy will be mere illusion. While, by acknowledging the independence of Hungary she would take the noblest, the speediest, the quietest, the bravest, the strongest reprisal for the infamous secr io es to y with which A us t r i a Ilon a coaliti on . U nt il r b i l a o n t t n a i o o o n a liour and Russia have en t ered England has reco gn i se d , t h e there will be a blot, and a damningga national escutcheon. By doing so our Government would carry dismay to the tei.fi„..g_d Imperial.coh ; n. spirato qn,d SA ; thVY would otoot more, they wou n d biii4 vesti) for ever to this country by the bonds of everlasting gratitude one of the most heroic and illustrious of all the races on the European Continent. Fortunately, our interests and our honour coincide in impelling us along this course, the only course which can ulti mately prove worthy of, and honourable to England, Wherever Russia has extended her influence a mar ket for English merchandize has been closed. Whereas, supposing the Magyars to prove trium phant over their gigantic foes, through the interposi tion of Great Britain, a splendid channel would be opened through Fiume on the Adriatic, for the flowing to and fro of the natural and artificial wealth of the British manufacturers and the Hungarian agriculturists. It is not, however, through the pockets of Englishmen that we would now endeavour to penetrate to their hearts. It is not to the policy of our interference in the war between the Magyars and the northern SOTEREIGNS that we would refer. It is to the justice of their cause, it is to the atrocities of their antagonists, it is to the fair fame of England jeopardised by her present attitude that we would direct the attention of the empire. Knowing these things, seeing them, feeling them, we are san guine that the people of England will insist so em phatically upon the interposition of the British Go vernment between the belligerents that the AUTOCRAT and his stripling ally, the Austrian EMPEROR, will be very soon astounded by the intelligence that Eng land has formally acknowledged the independence of Hungary. It is greatly to be regretted that the Committee ap pointed during the past session to inquire into the events which had recently occurred at Ceylon should have separated without making any report on the matters brought under their consideration, and even without the publication of the important evidence ad duced before them. It was true that the evidence was not as complete and satisfactory as could have been desired ; that there was a palpable deficiency arising from the abssuce of necessary information, the minutes of the Legislative Council for the last twelve months having been wholly withheld, and the minutes of the court-martials recently held in the island having also been suppressed. Grave charges had, however, been brought forward against the Governor, which, if fully substantiated, would not only have justified his suspension from office, but would have warranted still more serious proceedings. A great sacrifice of human life had taken place in the colony ; many persons had been condemned to death, and actually executed. Many had been banished, and the pro perty of others was confiscated under the sentence of court-martials, but no adequate grounds were assigned for this extraordinary interference with the rights and privileges of British subjects. That there had been an insurrection was certain, but the causes that led to that insurrection, which induced a people who have been described by one well acquainted with their manners and cus toms, as " docile and simple," to rise in arms against the Government, are enveloped in obscurity. Great discontent undoubtedly existed amongst the inha bitants, but it could not be ascertained whether there were just grounds of complaint or not. The default of the Governor in neglecting to comply with the instructions he had received prevented the Committee from coming to a sound conclusion, or forming an accu rate judgment on the several matters which they were appointed to investigate. The recommendation of the Committee, that a commission should be appointed to inquire on the spot into the means taken for the repression of the late insurrection at Ceylon, was disregarded by the House of Commons. A motion for that purpose, made by the zealous and energetic Chairman, was negatived on almost the last day of the session by a considerable majority. The inhabitants are suffered to remain under the impression that the Imperial Parliament is indifferent to their wrongs and grievances, and that their just complaints will be permitted to remain unredressed—a belief that must be productive of the most injurious results, and such as if uncontradicted must tend materially to weaken the allegiance they owe to the British Government. The inquiry, however, will be fully completed ; competent witnesses must be produced before the Committee on their re-appointment. The most stringent investigation will take place into all the circumstances, and full, although tardy, justice will ultimately be rendered to the aggrieved Cingalese. It is almost unnecessary to speak of the vast im portance to the Home Government of that colony, which has truly been termed " the key of our Eastern Empire." Its geographical position, its commercial I and mineral treasures, its varied resources, render it one of the most valuable possessions of the British Crown. Under a wise and judicious administration it might be made to produce a large surplus revenue, after providing for every reasonable ex:senditure, but, unfortunately, its wonderful capa bilities have hitherto been comparatively disregarded. The local Government has exhibited the mist lamentable ignorance as to the real character and moral position of the people; there has been an unequal, partial, and impolitic distribution of the Crown lands, and a totally erroneous system of taxa tion and finance. These errors have been well ex posed by Mr. CHARLES WYNNE PAYNE, a gentleman who possesses a sound practical knowledge of the social position of the island, ac • quired during a protracted residence therein. We have already directed the public attention to the admirable pamphlet of Mr. PAYNE on Ceylon.* Thist gentleman, who formerly held a commission in h4r MAJESTY'S service, had resided for many years in the colony, he had mixed with the Cingalese, whose lan guage he thoroughly understood, and to whose mari ners be conformed. He had acquired for himself the enviable title of the " Natives' Friend," and dur ing his sojourn had acc b u y mu s l i a m t p ed ly a lis v t e e s n t ing bod, o of " native evidence, " the complaints of the people, and acquainting hini self with their manifold grievances. The infor mation thus obtained has , already been productive of vast advantages. It enabled the Colonial Govern's ment to reform many glaring abuses, and to mate:- rially increase the colonial revenues. In 1836 thb revenue amounted to little more than 87,000/.; whit' the expenditure was no l ess th an 180 , 0 00 1 ., but th income was gradually increased by some degree cif attention to the disposal of the Crown lands, indicated by Mr. PAYNE, until it amounted to nearly half million of pounds sterling per annum ; although it has since fallen to about 400,0001., and the colonial exchequer is still burdened with a debt of nearly 200,0001. sterling. Mr. PAYNE has pointed out that under a judicious system the revenue might be made to produce no less than 1,700,0001., while with proper economy the expenditure would not exeeed 250,0001. per annum; leaving a clear balance of 1,450,0001. per annum at the disposal of the Government, and this large fund might be obtained without oppressing or unduly burdening the inhabitants, leaving them infinitely happier, more contented, and prosperous than they are at present. When such statements are deliberately put forward by a trustworthy, an' unimpeachable, and a disinterested witness, who has never sought for or desired personal advantage, although he has so materially served his country, surely no trouble should be spared to ascertain their accuracy. If well founded (as we believe them to be) how much have those to answer for who betrayed the trust confided to their charge, either from gross negligence, or possibly from worse motives. Many serious defalcations have taken place among members of the Civil Service ; many extensive grants of land have been obtained, and even estates of considerable value may be dis covered, that have never been in any manner registered or accounted for. When such assertions are made by a British officer and a gentleman a full and search ing inquiry should be instituted. ➢lr. PAYNE is now in England: his testimony may be easily pro- cured. The Committee cannot properly close their labours without obtaining his evidence, and probing to the-very foundation the matters he has brought fornard. Added to the facts already on record, a primd facie case is established—a case at least of such strong suspicion as not merely to justify, but to ren der imperative, the strictest and most searching in. Ltion. Immediately before going to press this afternoon we received a long communication froth M. Louis BLANC. To-morrow evening the letter addressed to us by that distinguished refugee shall ba in serted in our columns. His known abili- * " The Eastern Empire—Crowa Colo eB." 33y Clark§ Wyriao ram) fag,. (Fist &MO ■rNI SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 9th have arrived. The rumour of the resignation of MoN and PIDAL seemed to gain credit. SARTORIOUS would, it was said, be transferred from the Miniitry of the Interior to the Foreign Department, to repl Ace PIDAL, and EGANA would succeed SARTORIUS as Minister of the interior. General AMRTTEER has arrived at Madrid. An expedition was about to be fitted out against the Moor 3 of Melilla, the command of which would be offered to the Carlist General VILLAREAL. MADRID BOMA,. AUG. 9.—Three per Cents., 25k, paper ; Five per Cents., 11 paper; Passive Debt, 4 paper; Coupons, 7; Vales non Consolides, 51; Bank of San Fernando, 80; Treasury Bills, 751 paper, 72i cash. Exchange on London, 50 60. After the close of the Bolsa the Three per Cents. fell to 25 15-16, and the Five per Cents. were offered at 101. PORTUGAL. Advices have been received from Lisbon to the 9th, and from. Oporto to the 10th. The body of CHARLES ALBERT has been embalmed, and deposited in the Cathedral of Oporto, to await the arrival of a Sardinian man-of-war, which is to take it to Genoa. Every honour was paid to his remains. The Duke of TERCEIRA and the Marquis of FRON TEIRA have announced their intention of supporting the Cabral Ministry. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. RUMOURED DEFEAT OF THE GREAT RUSSIAN ARMY. _ The latest intelligence from the seat of war is con tained in the Paris journal La Presse. It is there stated that a member of the Commission of the Legis dative Assembly had on Monday received a letter announcing that the great Russian army had been completely defeated by the Magyars. It was added that the Russian army of reserve was marching night and day towards Podolia and Volhynia, which Were uncovered by the defeat, and which provinces the Emperor NICHOLAS feared would be invaded by the victorious Hungarians. Although this intelligence stands in need of confir mation, we are yet inclined to attach credit to it from the fact of its appearing in /a Presse. For the last eighteen months the Presse has been the accredited organ of the Austrian Embassy in Paris, and its " communications " have always had attached to them a semi-official - character. La Presse has, moreover,always been considered the Russian organ par excellence, it has on more than one occasion boasted of its Russian con nexion, and it is generally understood that the Emperor of Russia. himself found funds for that paper. Under thesecircurnstances, we are inclined to believe that the defeat of the Russians is at least as complete as La Presse represents it to be. The following dispatch from HATNAU was published on the 9th in Vienna. How it reached Vienna does not appear ' • and seeing that all HAYNAU'S communications Kith Vienna are cut off, and that the Government has even stopped the running of the Perth mail, lest it should be seized by the Hungarians, we are inclined to believe that his dispatch was concocted in the Vienna Chancery from certain flying rumours, rather than that it is a genuine production of HAYNAU himself. The following is the dispatch : " No later than the Ist of August I had sent out the brigade Simbschen, whose outposts were at P. Szstimasz, to reconnoitre the lines of the enemy and ascertain his strength and his plans, although we had reason to sup pose he bad decamped from Szegedin. This occurred on the 2d. The outworks and the old city of that name, on the right Theiss bank, were found abandoned by the foe, and the town was accordingly taken possession of. In the castle were considerable military stores. 379 patients lay in the hospital, among whom were 22 Aus trian officers and employes, and 100 private soldiers. A deputation received me on my entering the town. The system of terror adopted by the rebels has spread an incredible degree of misery and disorder throughout the land. Many inhabitants of Szegedin had fled. Having secured this important point, I have now at command the whole of the middle and lower Theiss. Rich supplies fell into our hands. I hope in a few days to be able to report a junction with Jellachich, as now that Guyon (an Englishman, in the ser vice of the Magyars) has retired, no further obstacle exists. On the 3d instant, at four in the afternoon, I directed the brigades Benedek and Jablonowsky to attack the rear-guard of the adversary on the left Theiss bank, and brought up a reserve of artillery to their support. Field-Marshal Lieutenant Prince Lich tenstein led the expedition with his wonted circumspec tion. While the superiority of our fire was made appa rent by the silencing of their bast-rics, I ordered two battalions from the Jablonowsky brigade to cross the river tebove Sz-gedin. and turn the enemy's right flar.k. The effe•ct of our raking tire was decisive, especially the rocket batteries, which soon put in t 1 tines lij-Szegedirk, ob-dinately held by the foe. The extensive andwide spreading confh4ralion was a fearful spectacle. As soon as the .oe was d from his posts on the banks of the river, the brigade Benedek began the pt-ceie with his troops, drove the insurgents Irom j-Sz gedin, and commenced the bridge works. The enemy was pursued from position to position, and a gun, be•i,les erymany prisoners, taken from him. At eight in tie s e a re a n in ing alt a a f e t k . e r d th w e i t t e h te v d i e .i p . onrede.hadi3beene,ndsecured,k who every wewere where distinguished himselt was slightly wounded. I sent a battalion of a Russian division as a reinforcement to Uj-Szegedin. Prince Lobkowitz then took the com mand of all the troops on that side the river. At ten o'clock the tete de pent was completely in our hands, the enemy withdrawing to the utmost range of our cannon. Af er midnight the bridge was finished, and its he ad well armed with artillery. On the 4th they again opened fire on our tete de pont, in order probably to cover their retreat and prevent our going after them. The exbans tion of my troops renders a rest-day essential ; nut the first army corps advances to-day on Atari), on the left bank, to threaten the enemy's line of retreat. The Third corps will cross the Theiss, if possible, to-night, at Kanisa.' The conclusion of the dispatch does not read much like a victory. " The exhaustion of my troops renders a rest day necessary," would seem to speak rather of defeat ; and the third corps will cross the Theiss, if possible, to night at Jianisa," expresses a doubt which, under the circumstances, it is certainly most prudent on the part of General HAYNAU to entertain. The Soldaten Freund of Vienna states that PAS KIEWITCH had entered Debrecsin, and gives the following account of the Russian movements : " When Paskiewitch heard that Georgey, from behind the Sajo, thought himself a match for Grabbe, who stood opposite him • he ordered the 4th R uss i an corps t o ad vance from him; '-Kovesd to Miskolcz, unite with Grabbe, and then attack Gorgey, and force him behind the Theiss. To aid these operations, the Prince advanced on the 30th July, with the 2d corps, to Papi, and brought them on 91e 3d to Esege, where a bridge was thrown across the Theiss on the 31st of July. Pas kiewitch ascertained that Georgey, without waiting the attack, had withdrawn to the Theiss; in consequence of this theField-MarshaldireetedGeneral Slacken, approach ing from Caechau, to march on Tokay, and then take possession of the ford. He for his part set off from Papi, passed the river at Esege over the aforesaid bridge, pushed forwards to Ajvaros on the Ist August, and on the 2d was before .Debrecsin. This city was occupied by a determined corps of 18,000 men and 40 cannon, under Nagy Sander ; their batteries were planted, and a desperate fire opened on the Russian vanguard ; but the insurgents were unable to withstand the shock of the ccmbired force of numerous 12-pound batteries, and the cavalry attacks of the Musselman regiments (Radetzky hussars), together with storming infantry columns: and they were beaten. A whole Honved bat. talion was cut to pieces, six cannons taken, and 2,000 prisoners made. On the departure of the courier the scattered insurgents were being pursued, and fresh pr: soners made." The same journal speaks thus generally of the late defeat of the Imperialists at Comorn : "M j Jr_General Barco stood between Moue and Puma H. skaly, with five weak battalions, and Prince Colleredo in Acs. The et.emy brought sixty guns into play, while our troops on the right bank had hardly a quar,er of the number. The brigade Collert do had just time to make good its retreat, fighting on the left and.; but Barco's, in spite or acts pl. heroism, could not hold out, and was sevtrely punished. Two battalions of Paumgartun and a !slicer regiment suffered the most. `the first battalion, shut in by three hostile batteries, found no escape." It cautiously abstains from giving any statement of the killed and wounded. The same journal gives the following account of the recent operations of the Imperialists. It should be remembered that this is the organ of the Imperial war-office, so therefore the following may be consi dered as an account rather of what ought to have been, according to Imperialist views, than of what actually is : " A month has hardly passed since ( ffensive operations were began on the part of both the Imperial allied arades, yet many important re,ults have been attain d. We will place together, in a short sketch, the leading operation s of those armies. "The regular force of the rebels, not including th e Landsturm and Szekler, amounted to about 170,000 men. Of this number 25,000 were at Siebenburger; 20,000 were spread between Leutaehau and Bartfeld fur the de fence of the passes and lower declivities of the Carpathian mountains. " Toe remainder of the Hungarian forces took up s diagonal line, cutting the line of the Waag from Comorn to Teelesvar, and the Danube and the Theiss, which may be regarded as the provisional basis of the line of operations of the Hungarians. The distribution of this Nrce was probably as follows :—At the junction of the Waag with the'Danube there were 60,000 men under Georgey. In Raab there were 25,000 men under Klapka. On the Plattensee, and near Foldvar, Aulich wa s placed with 15,000 men. In and about Szegedin Theresiopel there were 35,000 under Penni and Guyon, and about Temesvar and Arad there were 15,000 men. .6 o n the opposite side the two principal Imperial armies wore thus placed. ;. " The . A.per4i,n diVision of Paniutiii, under . Field-Marshal liaynau,.. was.. at Pres-. burg. The Russian army under Field-Marabel the rEince of Warm/ woo at Dokla, in Golacio. " The Austrian army rapidly c ncentrated i'self on the right bank of the Danube, and pressed forward upon Ra , l3. Klapka, end,avoured va.n ,o oppose this army ; he therefore rapidly withd , ew to an entrenched camp, under the guns of the tete de pont before Co morn, while Haynau, with the four divisions constituting his army, followed an his footsteps, and hesieged that place. The Russian army in the meantime had gone from Dukla, over the Carpathians, to at , tack the in surgent iorce, which was 20,000 in number, and whirl: had been pllced to defend the mountain passes ; thy latter were driven heel( and dispersed, and the Rus. sians took possession of Kaschau. " A glance at the map will be sufficient to show that while George) , was thus engaged by the Austrian army, and compelled to remain at Comorn, the Russian army could advance from Kaschaw upon Erlaw and Hata al, and operate in a direct line upon the base of the opera. tions of the enemy's force, and breaking through it so as to leave Pesth and Buda in the hands of the Imperial army, and also so to sever the chief strength of the communication as to compel them to isolate a portion of their force in Comorn, and to diverge another portion directly behind the Theiss. " By means of the diversion of a corps cf the Russ'an army towards Debreezin, and the immediate progress of another portion of the same farce to Mitkolz, the rebel chiefs were deceived as to the true designs of the Rus sian Field-Marshal. " Dembinski having been forced back from the defiles of the Carpathians by the Russian army, posted the portion of the insurgent force remaining with him be• tween Alberti, Czegled, and Szolnok, which position he took up as a new centre of a basis for a line of opera tions. Georgey remained in his entrenched camp behind the tete du pont before Comorn, He had endeavoured to escape from this position on several occasions besides that of the 2d of July, when he tried to force his way through the Austrian army opposed to him, not doubt ing but that he should be able to get into the plains, so as to follow Prince Pasitewitch. As the Russian Field Marshal continued to advance upon the Sajo toward, Me zo-Kovead, the rebel chiefs were fully awakened as to ,thp error they had fallen into. They therefore dt terrnined, by a combined operation, from Comorn ant and Szolnok, to effect a union of their forces near Wai zen. Wi;h the view of concealing his actual design trou the Austrian army, George) made a sally on the 11 of July from his entrenched camp at the tete du pont or the Danube; but at the same time he sent off his bag ' gage towards Gran, and - followed in the night with hi: army, turning off by the road towards Waitz , n, at whist. place he thought that it weuld be possible to effect junction with the army of Dembinski (who had likewis rapidly marched from Szelnok towards Jasz Bereny an , Alberti for that purposa), before the arrival of the Ru sian army under Field. Marshal Paekewitch, who had hi, head-quarters at Gyongos, with the second division e his army (the fourth division of the army was fat the. back towards Kepolne; the third division was in advance at Hatvan, al , hough he pushed forward his patrols as fat as Szubb, towards Wiliz , :n), did not receive intelligent, of the march of the enemy until the evening of the 14t' of July. General Sass thereupon received an ord. ; to advance instantly with a battalion of cavalry toward. Waizen, while the remainder of the cavalr, was to follow as soon as p oss ibl e t o suppoi him. The infantry corps were placed in the to - lowing positions. The third division was sent by rapi, marches by the road of Aszed to Waizen, to meet ill; army of Georgey; the fourth corps was ordered to ad vance from Kapolna towards Gj orrgyos, to make hea. against Dembinskt; the second corps was placed for the time at Hatvan, where, according to circumstances, could act as a reserve to either the third or fourth dive • sion. By means of these rapid and circumspect dispo sitions, the plan of the enemy was frustrated, and ever) possible eventuality provided for. The two armies 0. Georgey and Dembinski separately were each of then nearly equal to the force under the Russian Field Mar shal, but together far surpassed it. Georgey endeavoured on the 15th of July, to debauch at Waizen, and by de grees his force appeared to consist of 30,000 men and 71' pieces of cannon; but he found that he could not overcome the resistance of the weak force opposed to him, namely, three regiments of cavalry and eighteen pieces of cannon, which was the extent of the advanced guard of the Russian army under Seas. The leader of the rebels then abandoned his plan, and on the night of the 16t1, and on the 17th he took advantage of the open road, by way of Balassa-Gyarmath, towards Losoux, to march back. Waizen was taken on the 17th by an infantry column of the 3rd Russian division, and the rear-guare of Georgey was pursued with so much rapidity to Ba lasea-Gyarmath, that 2,000 prisoners were taken, and Georgey continued to hasten his retreat. General Grabbe, who had received orders to proceed from Altsohl to Losonz, prevented the insurgents throwing themselves into the mining towns. Georgey hastened his retreat to Ritna Szombath which he reached on the 19th, and which he left on the 'same day, and in increasing disorder fell back towards the Theiss by way of Rima-Secz and Putnock. The army of Dembinski bad no better fortune. It had been in. timated at Szolnok, and had retreated rapidly upon Jasz-Bereny and Alberti. The advance guard of his first column, composed of 6,000 cavalry. on approaching datvan was reached near Tura by Count Tolsty whit drove it back with great loss, and pursued it to Nagy. Kate. At the same time the first columns of the Imperial army debouched from Buda, whereupon Dembinski hastened towards the Szegedin, with the view of effect• ing a union with the rebels iii South Hungary. So far the design of the operations of the Russian General ap peared to be brilliant. - Pesch and Buda had fallen. The whole country as far as the Theiss had been again con quered. The great strength of the rebels had been di vtded into two parts, cacti of which was isolated it diverging directions towards the north and the south and the salvation of each corps depended upoe its making a rapid retreat behind the rivers. The two Imperial armies had gained, in posseesim themselves of P. sth and Buda, a new and commot ba'e of operations. In their further advance they could secure a constant co operation with eae; other, and the two armies could, towards Tokay on the oee side, and towards e'zogedin on the other, continue t; drive hack the two portions of the army of the insurgents so as to render their union impossible, and on the proper, occasion could, with an overwhelming force, attack anii annihilate them. From further operations which took place su 'h reflections appear to have existed in the minds of the leaders of the two Imperial armies. Field Marshal Haynau left a corps of observation before Co morn, which was now completely isolated, and he sent General Schlick towards Szolnok, while he moved by Kecskemet and Theresiocel towards Szegedin Prince Paskewitch left the pursuit of Georgey's corps to General Grabbe,who soon advanced to EperiesaerdKaschau,wher. his force was strengthened by the junction of the ad vanced corps of General Saeken. The Russian Field- Marshal then placed his army in the following positions. The fourth division fell back to Mezo Kovesd, froze whence, as circumstances might require, he could pro ceed to the support of Grabbe, by way of Miskolz or b) Esege to Debruczin, before Georgey could prevent him. 'Flee second and third divisions had been ordered to pro teed by rapid marches to Poroszlo, to force there the passage of the Theiss and seize Thissa Fared, and thee, either attack Georgey's corps, if he should approach from Tekay, or join the army of Field-Marshal Utlynau at .'izegyclio, so that together they might attack and de stroy the insurgent force. Thus it appears that they could rapidly advance imposing masses, which could be applied at two strategetic points in such a way that the most important results might be expected without need less bloody and partial battles, while a division of the forces might render this inevitable." PRUSSIA. General WRANGEL has been officially appointed Governor of Berlin. In the Chamber of Deputies of Berlin on the 11th Count SCUWERIN was elected President by 176 votes out of 285. He thanked the Chamber and stated that its mission was to employ all its efforts to establish the unity of the great German nation. M. SIMSON was elected first Vice-President by 140 votes, against 102 . given to Count A. BOYTZENDURG, candidate of the extreme right. M. LENSING of the moderate right was elected second Vice-President. The Berlin correspondent of the lndependance of Brussels writes :—" To understand what has occurred it must be stated that before the sitting a letter of Count DE BRANDABURG, Presi dent of the Council to M. KLEIST SCIIWEINITZ was circulated among the Members of the Right, declar ing that the election of M. Simsort would not be agreeable to the Government, and might have serious consequences ; the Ministry , reserving to itself to adopt ulterior measures in the event of the election taking place. As M SIMSON has been 'elected to the Vice• Presidency, it shows that though the moderate right would not endanger the Ministry, it was not unwilling to make a coalition with the Liberal party. The following calculation of the numbers of parties has been made:—Polish Opposition (the Extreme Left) 14, Constitutional Liberals (the Left) 84, Mo derate Right (Centre) 56, Extreme Right 102." An official notification of the cession to Prussia of the principalities of Hohenzollern, Ilechingen, and. Huhenzullen-Siginaringen, was made to the Government of Wurcetnberg on the 9th, as its terri tories surround the principalities. The Princes of Hohenzollern who cease to reign represent the elder branch of the house of which the King of PRUSSIA is the chief. The possession of the principalities will, it is said, be of considerable political advantage to Prussia. Letter;from Rastadt state that miliPary execu- tions continued in that town. Major DJ: BUDEN• FELD was shnt on the 9th. The same fate appears to be reserved for the ex Governor of Rastadt, TIEDE MANN. ITALY. Letters from Gaeta state that the POPE continues obstinately to refuse to grant any of the conditions required of him by the French. The Cardinals and priests by whom he is surrounded are thirstin g f or blood, and that thirst must be slaked at whatever cost. They now, it is said, express a wish that the French army should withdraw altogether from Rome, and give it up to the Spaniards, or, at all events, that the garrison should be composed of an equal number of French, Austrian, and Spanish troops, who shall wear the Pontificial cockade. The Cardi- nals are determined to carry out the victory gained for them by the French troops to the utmost possible extent, even to the organising of a new St. Bartholo mew, if such should be requisite. In the sitting of the 8 th of the Senate of Turin the tainister of the Interior read a dispatch of the Sar diajau Ambassador, DuAlaugy,. from Oporto, giving an account of the last moments of CHARLES ALBERT. On the 25th of July he received the sacrament, asked ardon of GOD for his sins, and then :poke with affection of Italy, and of her disasters, adding, " That he forgot a! 1. and pardoned all." The Bishop of Oporto, who assisted him in his last moments, exclaimed, on leaving the sick chamber, " He dies the death of the righteous." The Minister stated, from an official report, signed in the presence of the Bishop of Oporto and of the greater part of the foreign consuls there, that CHARLES ALBERT had died of a chronic dysentery, complicated with a slow bronchitis. The Pre sident proposed to the Senate to wear mourn ing, to suspend the sitting for three days, and to decree the surname of "the Magnanimous" to CHARLES ALBERT. Senator MAESTRI proposed that a statute to his memory should be erected in the Court of Honour, and that there should b e engraven on t h e marble pedestal, in letters of gold, the words CHARLES ALBERT pronounced in answer to the address of the Senate which was presented to him at Oporto. The Senate adopted both these motions unanimously. The Chamber of Deputies of Turin, in its sitting of the bth, unanimously adopted a motion, by Deputy RAVINA, to the effect that the Chamber shall wear mourning for a fortnight, to commemorate the death of King CHARLES ALBERT; that the sittings shall be suspended for three days, and that measures be taken, in concert with the othe r p owers o f t h e S ta t e , for the celebration of solemn funeral honours. THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) EDINBURGH, WEDNESDAY, i 1. A.M. Her Majesty arrived at Perth yesterday, at half past three, after a pleasant journey. She was met at the station by the magistrates and conducted to the Royal George Hotel amid the rejoicings of the people. Prince Albert and Sir George Grey, at five o'clock, proceeded to the Penitentiary, where :hey remained a short time and inspected the system of prison discipline adopted. here. A little after six her Majesty, accompanied by the Prince and several of her suite; took a drive in the lirection of Moncrieff hill and returned to dinner 40on alter seven. Her Majesty intended starting for Balmoral this morning. TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. THE HITNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND 1 , 1 BERTY."—Kossuth's Protest against Russian Interval" lion. Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers: Messrs. Coutts and Co. Messrs. Drummond. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ; )r to any one of the members of the committee recently ormed to carry out the Testimr **All further Post-office orders to be made payable to Muni° Young, Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand. subscriptions already received ... • —Bl7 9 St Subscription raised at the Duke of York, Upper Rathbone-place, per Thomas Rogers ... I 1. 1 0 Death to the Enemies of Freedom, Hull ... 0 1 6 Few Friends to the Cause, in Frame, Somerset 1 2 0 Bern the Younger ... . • ... 0 17 0 Proceeds of a Raffle fora small Painting (the Gift of A Daughter of Britannia), held at the Bell Tavern, Gracechurch-street 2 7 6 Subscriptions Collected at a Meeting at Carlisle (not yet received) ... ... 4 a 9 A. Few Friends of Freedom, third subseription, per F. R. B. 0 14 0 John Adams Joseph Parfait ... 01 6 An English Republican ... ... 0 3 J. H. Hutchinson, Little Pulteney.street, fourth :collection 0 8 0 J. Atkins, draper, Reading ... .., 10 0 Four Contributions, per Julian Harney:— The Locomotive Carriage and Waggon-makers, South-Eastern Railway, Bricklayers' Arms Station, Old Kent-road ... 1 2 9 A Few Democrats, Sheffield ... ... 0 3 4 A Few Nailmakers, Merthyr Tydvil ... 0 2 6 Three Democrats, Lynn 0 1 6 Total ... £B3l 2 41 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—( THIS DAV •11 LONDON, AUG. 15.—Wind this d a y at noon S.TT fresh breeze, and fine. DUBLIN, AUG. 13.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Thetis, Donogbae, Quebec. Sid. Catharine, New York. FALMOUTH, Aces. 14.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Walter' reden, Lupelle, sourabaya ; Eblane, Moppett, Rio ;rande ; ope, Quebec, for Truro, leaky, ,nd with deckload thrown overboard ; Orizzontee .lahovich, Ibrail, San Demetrie, Gondganori, Galata. ; PLYMOUTH, AUG. 14.—Wind S.W., strong.—Arra., 13th, L ichnagar, '[elgarno, London, for Port PhiliP• 14th, Panope, Candler. Buenos Ayres, for Falmouth. DEAL, AUG. 14.—Wind W.S. W. to W., squally."'" trrd. 13th, Colder, Logan, Colombo; Symmetry, Ade' iaide, Smith. Australia; Isabella, Noble, China, for Hian tairgh; Marg a r e t, B a l t i more; H.M . S . R etr i but i on, Went"' yard; Mari a F rui . c i sco , B osee, B oston, &e.; D u k e 0 f Manchester, Dell, Jamaica; Ann Tidbury, Carthagent“ . , loracio, Newcastle for Constantinople. Arrivtd au? he River, 14th, Emerald Isle, Downie, Madras; J. Pe• Johnston, Nassau. Arrd. Sussex, Jamaica; Margaret' Quebec. Arrived from the River, Artemise, Zansibitr; Lord Haddo, Rennie, Cape of Good Hope; Rosa, Scott, litchtbucto; Gipsey, Havannah; Isabella, Quebt c. • TORBAY, AUG.ll.—Arrd. City of Exeter, Cowley , Newcastle, for Carthagena. 13,h. Catharine, Kramer Riga, for New York. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 14.—Wind W.N.W.-13th. Arrd• Triad, 111`Whirter, Bombay; Eu, Callao• Harriet, Vower, Paraiba; Agnes, Fox, Barbadoes • liverp4 Raisbeck, New O r l eans; C o l om b o, Pray, ' Mobile; o° '' Livinvton, Banton, New York; Fingal, Black, Quebee; Aqua Marine, Couolly, Montreal; Zante packet, Br e , 11 :, nail, Smyrna ; J ane Ki ng , R ee d , ditto. 14th. Bong./ Hall, Maraoham; I•abt-I, Griffiths, Antigua; Hercyna• O'Brien Quebec; Urkent, P o llo c k, di tto; Ann Marl, Tait, Alexandria; El,za, Marseilles; Ninus. LangloiO, St. Malo. Put back, 13th. Masconormo, for New York' 14th, Heath, Whiteway, Buenos Ayres. Off port, Ade' line, Charlotte. The Caledonia steamer, frogs Boston, arrived here, spoke on the - 4th mat., in lat. 45. lon. 57, the brig Argo, of Newfoundland, which reported the loss of the Kestrel, one of the mail screw-steamers. QUEENSTOWN. AUG. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. S. 1. 4 . Crowell, Lewis, New York; Lady Basett, Hill, Smyrna; Wright, Patterson, Constantinople; Zoe, ditto. BLYTHE, AUG. 13.--:Arrd. Speedwell, Walker, with bowsprit carried away, and other damage, haying been run foul of while lying at anchor in the Would 6th instn by the Rock Scorpion, of Hastings. PORTSMOUTH, Ana. 14.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived Woodbine, Skaeth, Quebec. PETERHEAD, AUG. 13.—The Nicoline, of Heayeruet from Brevig to Wick, went on shore on Ramey Head, be. yesterday, during afog; crew saved. Th e cargo will landed, and if t h e weather keeps moderate the vessel may be got off. HARWICH, AUG. 14.—The William Wallace, schooner , of Leith, for London, with a general cargo, passed the harbour this afternoon, leaky, after taking on board four extra hands. .• COWES, AUG. 14.—Wind W.—Arrd. Indian Queerly Drummond, Havannah ; Alesto, Cook, Havannah; Isabella, Havannah; Florence, Woodward, Havannah. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 14.—The Lady Collings, from Nassau to London, put in here this day, with loss of both masts, sails, rigging, &c., having experienced a heavy squall, 17th ult., in lat. 37, long. 60. WATERFORD, AUG. 13.—Wind S.W. to W.N.Vre Arrd. 12th, George Ramsay, Clarke, Baltimore. LIMERICK, AUG. 13.—Wind. W.—Arrd. Leviathan, Mac Dowell, Quebec. LONDONDERRY, AUG. 10.—Arrd. Celeste, New York. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.). : CORN-EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY We had a very limited supply of English Wheat on offer today. Selected qualities of both red and, white were mostly disposed of at fully Monday's gun: tations. In all other kinds so little was doing tn" prices ruled almost nominal. The imports of Foreign Wheat this week have been confined to 5,270 quarters• Holders of fine samples were firm, at previous rates• Damp parcels might have been purchased on somewhat lower terms. With Barley we were very scantily far plied. The demand for that article was tolerably firm. at full prices. The quantity of Malt on offer was trifling; neverlheless, the demand for it was heavy, St barely last week's currencies. Scarcely any fresh OAP were on show. All kinds moved off freely, and resin)? fine corn was a trifle dearer. Both Beans and Peas, as well as Indian Corn and Flour, ruled dull, at late rates• ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. 1 Wheat. Barley. , Oats. Malt. Flour . Qrs . --- 1 -- --- ----'—' Qrs. Qrs. 30 510 1,2,5° Qre, Sacks' 4 English ...... 660 40 5c0tch....... . - -- Irish ........ _ Foreign ...... 5,270 480 960 _I BOILOTIGII BOP MARKET. The plantation accounts are still unfavourable; hence the duty is called 60,0001. to 70,000/. Fine Hops are, mostly selling at full prices. In other kinds next !I nothing doing. Sussex pockets, 31 10s to 4/ los; Weal' of Kent ditto, 3l 8s to 4/ 10s; Mid and East Kent ditto,. 3115 s to 717 s per cwt. WEITECHAPEL. Prime Beef and Mutton sold freely, at full prices. other kinds of Meat very little doing. Beef. from 21 / 2d to 3 4d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 10d; Lamb, 33 lOci 10. 4s 10d; Veal, 2s 8d to 3s 6d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Pe t , 81bs, by the carcase. We invite the attention of our readers, reedioel f r. well as non medical, to our report of a case, fiths v. Walford," in another page. It involves the important principle of the right of the public to prescribe for themselves; and may act as a caution to those druggists who, from various causes, are in'th e habit of substituting other drugs for those Sot 404 for them in the preacriptiou of phypichituh. th G sc th, etb, Arc Lel Sir 1 -; Bi tic s,