The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-10 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS. (From the London Gazette of Tuesday.) An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria., cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 28th day of July, 1849:- Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co 11,603 Ashford Bank, Ashford- Jemmitt and Pomfret 9,915 Aylsharn Bank, Aylsham-R. and G Copeman 5,459 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Rickford and Hunt 30,628 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswads Baldock-Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell ... 23,354 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-Drake and Co 8,660 Basingstoke and Odihana Bank, Basingstoke - Seymour, Lamb, and Co. ...... ................. 15,679 Bedford Bank, Bedford-T. Barnard ............. 30,530 Bedford and Bedfordshire Bans, Bedford- Trapp, Halfhead, and Co. Bewdley Bank, Bewdley-Nichols, Baker, and Crane Bicester and Oxfordshire Ba nk and Oxford Bank. Bicester-Tubb and Co. .. ..•. < ... 11,201 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Attiva ds, Spooner, and Co 22,485 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming hanr---J. L. Moilliett, and Sons .............:...• 13,102 Blandford Bank, Blandford-Bastard and Oak. 8,002 Boston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Ca Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-J. &J. Sealey 5,219 Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Harford, and Co. 32,201 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Brosele-Messra. ritcard 19,559 Buckingham Bank, Bu y ckingham- P Bart h lett, Parrott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 62,506 Banbury Bank, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney. 25.862 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Messrs. Cobb 25,225 Bete City Bank, Bath-Moger and Son . 3,113 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett and Grant 31,997 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds . Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H A. and W. M. Harris and Co - 13,330 Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and C 0... 57,537 Bridport Bank, Bridport-S. and W. E. Gundry - Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Worlledge and Co Broinsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove-Rufford, Biggs, and Co. 11,204 Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock a nd Sons • 16,909 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Forsters . 38,555 Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond . and Co ...... 24,480 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen -Morris and 14,410 Sons ... Chertsek, -srs. La oste ••• Colchesterßan Bank, Chertse ColchyesteMres- Round, C Green, 3,103 and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essez Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester -Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro -Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Wood- 12,190 2,656 31,213 34,104 cock - City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co. Christchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, 6,655 16,670 71,045 and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. ..,, Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and C 0..., Devizes and Wiltshire Bauk, Devizes—Hughes, 105 6,540 -- - Locke, and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew. 9.nd Co. Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster — Cook and Co. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, & Co Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and N0r man.................. Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, and Co. East Biding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hutton, 7,960 9,919 26,620 24,857 9,310 10,100 51,797 69,889 10,433 41,330 85,403 47,419 and Co. Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Walford, and Co. Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenhara—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co Godalming Bank, Godalming—ltellersh and Keen Grantham Bank, Grantham—Kewney and King Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon... 11,183 Grantham Bank, Grantham —Hardy and C 0.... 26,189 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. 22,660 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford — Matthews and Co. - 12,898 41,958 27,945 20,00 5,092 8,373 4,185 5,565 Hertford and Ware Bank, Ware—S. Adams and Co 14,152 Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co 5,024 Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead — Smith, and Whittingstall ...... Honiton Bank, Honiton—Flood and Co. Hertfor shire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharples a nd Co. 33,068 Ilereford, Ross, and A rchenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford—Morgan, Hoskins, and C o 21,109 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, H a dl e igh Bank, Manningtree and IVlistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J Davies and Co Knighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Co 6 365 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. 35,167 Kettering Bank, Kettering-0 otth and Sons 7,935 Longton Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C. Harvoy and Son Leeds Bank. Leeds—Beckett and Co 55,426 Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W.Williams, Brown, and 03.......... . Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Bank,Leek—Fowler,Gaunt, and Co. Leinester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby 21,584 Loves Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co 27,643 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green 18,543 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co 77,028 Lampeter Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando very—David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tens and Cradock Lymix!gton Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St 11.084 36,354 5,474 3,305 Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Massey and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co anningtree Bank,Manningtree —Nunn and Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hunger for d Bank, and Hungerfordßank,Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney 12,230 33,012 13,881 9,242 Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bank, Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hillier 7,313 Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and 5,892 12,109 Williams Minors' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co 23,843 Monmouth Old Bfnk, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —Bromage and Snead 11,730 Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport W. Will - Ld Sons.. 7,620 .. , 11Hams any Newark Bank, Nowark—Godfreys and Hutton 21,391 Newark a n d Sl ea f or d B an k, an d Sl e aford and N ewtak.Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and C 0.,,, ;;c ........................................ llewbury—Bunny and Slocock. 1 8 , 054 46,454 Bank,Nelrou7kaerktdon Newmarket—Eaton, Ham- No i r l to s l o k n c!iid ............ Bank, piss—Taylor and No u rw m.t ic . h on C s r . o . w .. ............... .I;;;wi'l,:_.: Tr i a - r • v ' e - i rs •- a - n • Norwich and Norfolk . Bank, . .rwiek.............. neys and Birkbeek ............. —Gur- Nottingham and Nottinghamsliirel3;24 .N' ot 3' tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co .... ~ - 7,014 Nuneaton Bank , N uneaton— Craddeoei . and 3,421 57,337 C 0.......................................... . • ... Naval Bank , P l y mouth—Harris, .... 3 ' 695 C 0... .................................................. 21 ,315 New Swum Bank, Sarum—Hetley, Everett, and C 0................... .... Nottingham Bank, Nottingham — Smith and Co 25,731 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co 10,814 OxfordOxford—J. and B. Morrell 9,616 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, 31,361 and C 0....., ......... .... ....... .......... Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge— Beechinz and Seim_ _ _ 7,669 Oxfordshire Witney Bank Witney—Williamo, clinch, and Co THE SUN, Average Amount. Pease a Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 40,280 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co 9,274 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank.. Peter borough-310 .ms. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson , White, and Simpson Pemorokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank. Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Simonas and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and Co Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood.. Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank ,Roches ter—Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons... Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co .., Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron 8,595 4,415 7,114 27,195 26,135 5,180 9,178 4,986 7,293 13,120 14,283 11,660 9,508 3,98 31,266 Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Ll o yd, and Co Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Sh re wsbury—Rocke, Ey tons, and Co Sittingbourne and Miiton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Son Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co St. Alban's Bank, St. Alban's—J. S. Story Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and King Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore ............... Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge —Ruff .. d Wragg, and Co ............................... , 13,438 Stafford Old Bank, Stafford —Stevenson d Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton. 24,935 c . ; 11,791 Cayley, and Co. Stourbridge Old Robins Bank, Stou.;briage----iiaie and Sh rew sbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury 20,366 Beck, Downward, and Co. St. Alban's and Hefts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib _ 12,193 19,785 30,043 2,130 11,495 13,097 3,670 3,007 son and Stuart Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcoc k 18,637 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and Parsloir Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns- ford and Barne Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But- cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Wells and Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bauk, Warwick— Kelynge, Greenway, and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox. Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap- man, and Co - Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Wivehscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock ... Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake.. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster— 8,495 6,484 7,32 8,455 12,25 7,814 6,38 16,351 6,075 22,483 4,289 40,56! 11,68 18,952 3,518 14,083 28,384 45,002 5,008 12,140 8,750 69,793 9,197 2,335 Everett and Co. Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 11,58 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten York Bank. York—Swann. Clough, and Co 40,283 12,974 10,038 40,605 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 45,402 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . .. Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 12,192 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 18,946 Dudley and West Bromwich : 1 3anking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 16,698 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington . East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 128,174 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 14,756 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 36,259 Hull Banking Company, Hull 25,297 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha- 9,095 lifax Halifax and lluddersfield Union Banking Corn pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company , Helston 1,453 Herefordshire Banking Comp an y , Hereford 16,433 Knaresborough and Claro Ba nkin g Com p an y , 20,195 Knaresborough 31,555 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,988 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 58,670 Leeds Banking Company , Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 43,404 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,227 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking . Company, Newcastle National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham ..... 44,053 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton.. 62,248 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool Pares's Leiceste.rshire Banking Company, Lei cester . .... 46,664 Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 1,673 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 33,448 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang- 9,538 1,851 16,684 19,646 port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ... Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Corn pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and liallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield .. .•. Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Sh P lli old Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Ri c hmond . . Storey and Thomas's Banking Company Shaftesbury Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield . Wolverhampton aod Staffordshire Banking Com - pany, Wolverhampton - ,kefield 11,077 8,735 a li k it t a l v d en and ju llar nt n .. Al t e o y ck Un ß io a n nk ß i a n n g k , c W o a m k p e a fi n e y h , Whitehaven 2 Warwick and LeioulLgtou Banking Company, Warwick ,83 1 7 9 West of Englane and South Wales District Bank. Bristol . . Wilts and Dorset Banking Com Salisbury West Riding Union. Banking Cpany, om 62,740 pany, Hud dersfield ..... . ............. WWhitchurch hitchurch and .Ellesmere Banki ng Company, 27,242 y, ..........................g .... Worcester City and Count y B ankin ........ Worcester , ................ ... 4,049 York Union Banking Company, York ........... 60,694 Yor City and County Banking Company, York 75,545 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds ............ 107,768 P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Inland Bayonne, Somerset house, August 4, 1849. 3,437 LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1849. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND. [The following appeared in our Third Edition of last night] : DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY EYENING.—This day her Majesty held a levee at the Castle, which was at tended by upwards of 2,000 of the nobility and gentry of Ireland. Her Majesty arrived from the Vice-Regal Lodge at a quarter to two. The royal cortege consisted of three carriages, each drawn by a pair of horses. It was attended by a troop of the 7th Hussars. As the cortege passed through the streets her Majesty was warmly applauded by the populace, who had collected along the line to see and greet her with hearty cheers. As the Queen alighted from the carriage she ap peared in high spirits, and graciously returned the greetings of the ladies and gentlemen assembled at the state entrance. Her Majesty, being conducted to the Throne Room, assumed her place. Prince Albert stood upon her left, Sir George Grey upon her right hand. The lords and ladies of her Majesty's household, with the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland and the Countess of Clarendon, stood behind. The ap pearance of her Majesty's Court at the moment the deputations with addresses were admitted was bril liant and effective. Her Majesty wore a green tabinet dress, with shamrocks embroidered in gold, a blue scarf, and a splendid bandeau studded with diamonds. Prince Albert was attired in military costume. This day's proceedings commenced with the recep tion of the address from the Corporation of Dublin, which was read by the Lord Mayor. The next address was from the University of Dub lin. It was read by the Lord Primate. Her Majesty thanked the deputation for their loyal address. She stated, that the University which they represented, occupied a distinguished position amongst the learned institutions upon earth ; that its fame was to be found amongst the records of the dead, as well as amongst the works of the learned men of the present generation ; that she trusted by the manner in which they would continue to administer these high functions, they would promote the cause of The deputation,t o p r then, ineA through lbt, presented anaddress conferring on him an honorary degree , to which he pietypr. Singer,a nd learning. made a suitable acknowledgment. The Lord-Lieutenant then signified to the deputa tion that her Majesty :requested that the members of the deputation would consider themselves as presented without going through the formal mode of presenta tion. Drs. Wall and Singer were then presented by the Primate, and kissed her Majesty's hand. The deputation consisted of the Primate, as visitor, all the Fellows and Scholars, a considerable number of Doctors of Divinity, Law, Medicine, and Science, Lord Farnham, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Napier, M.P. They walked in procession from the college, and formed an interesting spectacle in their several academic robes. Her Majesty then received addresses from the bishops of the Church of England, from certain bishops of the Church of Rome, from the Presbyterian Synod, and from the Quakers of Dublin. .... Dublin Chamber of Commerce—Address presented by Messrs. George Roe, A. Guinness, Hutton and Codd. Wexford County—Address presented by Lord Carew, Lord Arran, Mr. Morgan, M.P., and Mr. Power (High Sheriff). Cork—An address from the Dean and Chapter of Cork, presented by a deputation. Rathmines Commissioners—Address pres ented by Dr. Wall and a deputation. Royal College of Surgeons—Address presented by Sir Philip Crampton, Drs. Beatty and Reade. Royal Irish Art Union—Address presented by Lords Ormonde and Massereene, Sir George Hudson and Mr. Blacker. National Art Union—Address presented by the Rev. Mr. M'Sorley. Wesleyan Methodists—Address presented by the Rev. Messrs. Massaroon, Scott, M'Afee, and Vance. Monkstown (co. Dublin)—Address presented by Messrs. Wallace, Drewe, Molloy, and Arnold. General Assembly of Presbyterians—Address pre sented by the Rev. Messrs. Barnett (Moderator), H. Cooke, M'Rory, Stewart, and Slator. Dublin City Grand Jury—Address presented by Messrs. Atkinson, Lynch, and Keogh. Dublin Protestants—Address presented by the Rev. Tresham Gregg, Rev. A. Johnston, and Messrs. Thompson and Banks. County Kilkenny—An address of congratulation from the High Sheriff and Grand Jury of this county was presented by William L. Flood, Esq.; the Hon. C. Wandesford, the Right Hon. W. F. Teighe, and William Villiers Stuart, Esq. This deputation also presented an address from a large body of the nobility, clergy, and gentry of the county Kilkenny. City of Waterford—Congratulatory address, pre sented by Robert T. Carew, Esq. (High Sheriff), Archdeacon Bell, Sir B. Morris, and Edw. Roberts, Es. Belfast—The town and corporation addresses, presented by Lord John Chichester, M.P., Mr. R. J. Tennent, M.P., and Aldermen Suffern and Sterling. County Clare—Address presented by Sir Edward Fitzgerald, Captain M'Mahon, and Mr. Butler. Cloyne—Address from the Dean and Chapter of St. Colmain's presented by the Very Rev. Lord Mountmorres. Kilmore—Address from the bishop and clergy, presented by the Lord Bishop of this diocese, Lord Fitzgerald and Vesey, Archdeacon Beresford, and the Rev. C. Martin. Waterford County—Address presented by the Marquis of Waterford, Lord Steward de Decies, Lord Huntingdon, and the Hon. R. Carew. Kildare County—Address presented by the Duke of Leinster, the Marquis of Kildare, Lord Naas, and Mr. Beauman (High Sheriff). County Londonderry—Address presented by Sirs R. Ferguson and IL Bruce, and the High Sheriff of Derry. Coleraine—Address presented by Mr. Boyd, M.P. Messrs. Knox and Belles. County Cavan—Address presented by the High Sheriff, Colonel Clements, the Marquis of Headfort, Lord Farnham, and Mr. Burrows. County Down—Address presented by Lord Edwin Hill. County Tipperary—Address presented by the Earl of Donoughmore, Lord Suirdale, Sir J. Carden, Bart. (High Sheriff), and Mr. J. Bayley, D.L. County Meath—Address presented by Mr. Black burn, High Sheriff of the county. Limerick County and City—Addresses presented by the High Sheriff (Mr. Arthur), Aldermen Wat son and Geary. _ _ Louth County—Address presented by Lord Joce lyn and Bellew, Mr. C. Fortescue, M.P., and Mr. Thomas Fortescue. Tyrone County Address presented by Lords Charlemont, Caledon, and the Hon. Mr. Corry,M.P. Portarlington—Address presented by Lord For tarlington, Colonel Dunne, M.P., and the Rev. John Wolseley. Drogheda—Address presented by the Mayor, Messrs. Boylan, Magee, and Keappock. County Armagh—Address, Colonel Caulfeili, M.P., Sir W. Verner, M.P.. and Colo- , 1 Clo , _ . tiolonet ,lose. After the presentation of these and many other addresses, the reception of which might be considered good work for one day, the regular business of the levee commenced. Among those presented were the Lord Primate, the Chancellor, the Duke of Leinster, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Roman Catholic Archbishop, Dr. Murray; the Roman Catholic Primate (pro tern.), Dr. .M`Gettigan ; the Judges in town, the Com mander of the Forces, Prince George of Cam bridge ; Lords Londonderry, Lansdowne, Clanri carde, \Vestmeath, Headfort, Downshire, Waterford, Bellew (on his creation), Kintore, Clancarty, Ban gor, Gort, Caledon, Orkney, Charlemont, De Ros, Massy, Stewart de Decies, Lanesborough, Muskerry, Oranmore, Carew, Farnham, Blaney. J. and E. Chichester, Hawarden, Mountmorres, Enniskillen, Portarlington, Courtown, Stradbroke, Clonmel, Russborougb, Arran, Wicklow, Erne, Belfast, Do noughmore, Suirdale, Fitzgerald, Dunsandle, Castle maine, Henry Loftus, Walter Butler, Brabazon, A. Beauclerk, Kirkwall, Ashbrook, Monck, Dunlo, St. Laurence, Clements, Crofton, William Fitzgerald, Langford, Clanmorris, Clonbrock, Killeen, &c., &c. Shortly after six o'clock her Majesty left the Castle. There was a considerable crowd assembled outside, who cheered lustily as the Royal carriages drove off to the Phoenix Park. CURIOSITIES OF THE PEAK, DRRRYSHIRE.—The Peak, so famous for its natural wonders, has also some novel specimens of art. Among these interesting mar vels may be instanced an old corn-mill, which, for an tiquity of building and machinery, has perhaps no equal in England. A little to the left of the foot-way from Eyam to Hathersage stands this old mill, deep in a valley, where, bat for this relic of bygone times, the traveller would deem it a place " where nature is and man is not." This old mill was in feudal times an ap pendage to Highlow-hall, then occupied by the Eyres, who came in with the Normans, of which family the Earl of Newburgh is the representative. It was what was denominated a soko mill, and centuries ago did much work, while at the present time it is but little used. A stranger, on treading this valley, would, on his ap proach to the mill, deem it a low shed for cattle, could he suppose the heathy moors surrounding it capable of keeping any. On entering he would be startled to find himself amidst some very rude machinery, the whole of which he could behold at one glance. The building is very low, all in one compartment; no upstairs, no back or side rooms, the whole from end to end being visible to the eye at once. The water-wheel is outside, hid from the eye by the sable verge of Highlow-wood. All round the building are hundreds of old millstones, still bearing traces of the rude simplicity of our forefathers. The building has but one door, and that of such dimensions that a loaded cart could come in actual contact with the machinery. Altogether this is a most novel and in teresting relic of antiquity.—Derby Mercury. ANGLO-ITALIAN RAILWAY. The general meeting of the shareholders of this company, which was postponed from the 17th of July last, took place yesterday at the London Tavern. Wm. JACKSON, Esq., the chair man o f th e company , took the chair shortly after twelve o'clock, and in doing so stated that he had been in hopes that at the present meeting the directors would have been enabled to state to the shareholders that they had received the guarantee from the Tuscan Government. He was sorry to say they were not in a condition to make that gratifying announcement, but he would state that he had that morning received a letter from their resident director in Italy, stating that he hoped speedily to obtain that guarantee. The Registrar of Railways had called upon the company to execute a deed of settlement. Now this he had a strong objection to, and there was only one way to get over that difficulty, which was to convert the Anglo-Italian Railway into Maria Antonia rail way stock, by which means the Anglo-Italian Rail way Company would merge into the Maria Antonia Railway Company, and thus put an end to the neces sity for any deed of settlement. The directors were prepared to submit certain resolutions to the meeting on that subject, and also for the purpose of protecting their property from their creditors in Italy. He was happy to say that during the conflicts that had taken place in that country their property had been respected ; and, from the accounts that had been re ceived up to the present month, the traffic on the short portion of the line opened had considerably increased. The following is the report of the directors : "In the last report of the directors they alluded to the unexpected and almost overwhelmning difficulties with which they had had to contend in the administra tion of the affairs of the company. These difficulties, so far as they arose from the pressure on the money markets throughout Europe, have been since materially diminished; but in Italy they have unfortunately been succeeded by others, caused by political disturbances. The revolution in Tuscany has not only checked, to a serious extent, the traffic of the company's railway, but has compelled the directors to delay giving effect to the resolution adopted at the last meeting as to the expedi ency of completing, as soon as possible, the line to Pistojs, and obtainingfrom the Tusean Government a guarantee of 4 per cent. on the capital of the company. The Grand Duke, previously to quitting his dominions, had consented to this guarantae, and a law was prepared and presented, as a Go vernment measure, to the Legislative Assembly, which, it was fully expected, would have passed it; but in conse quence of the revolution which then took place the fur therprosecution of the measure was inevitably suspended. Since the restoration of the government of the Grand Duke the Count de St. George has renewed his exer tions to obtain this guarantee, with expectations of success. " The shareholders are aware that the first division of the Maria Antonia Railway, from Florence to Prato, about eleven English miles, was opened on the 3d Feb., 1848. Notwithstanding the stagnation in business in every branch, and the interruption to the usual visits of foreigners to Italy, occasioned by the state of public affairs, the number of passengers during the first year, ending 2d February, 1849, has been 415,016, averaging 37,728 per mile; a number, it is believed, far exceeding that on any other railway of the same length, and between two cities of similar population ; and although, in consequence of the majority of the passengers having been of the third class, and the present low fares of this class, the returns have not been commensurate with this extraordinary movement, the directors cannot but consider it as afford ing a satisfactory indication of the capability of the line, when more favourable circumstances shall allow of its full development. Tuscan livres. X. s. d. The gross receipts have been The working expenses _ _ are estimated Qt 169,036 16 4 5,634 11 7 Leaving the nett re- ceipts 74,973 10 4 2,499 2 0 " The above nett receipts are liable to a claim of the directors in Italy for salaries, to be fixed at a general meeting, in conformity with the statutes of the com pany. The claim is calculated at 4 per cent. on the nett receipts, or about 1001. sterling. The working expenses are stated as an estimate, for the railway not having been completed when the line was opened, it was not easy, at first, to keep an exact distinct account of some of the items, particularly labour, as applicable respectively to construction and working. It is also impossible, on the opening of the line, to find persons sufficiently expe rienced to allow of a reduction to the lowest number consistent with safety. Considerable alterations and reductions have, however, been lately made, and the estimate has been framed accordingly. On the eleven miles now opened, the trains stopped during four months at six stations. One has since been discontinued; and as it is intended to have only one intermediate station on the second division of eleven miles from Prato to Pistoja, the expenditure on the whole line, when in ope ration, will be, in proportion to the mileage, much di minished. _ _ " A new tariff, with a reduction in the second-class, and an increase in the third-class fares, has been re solved on, to commence on the Ist instant, which is ex pected to add considerably to the revenue. •• The receipts from goods have been hitherto very trifling, and having arisen more from extra weight of passengers' luggage than from merchandise, they have been included in the passengers' fares. The goods expected to come on the line are chiefly from Bologna, and the country round Pistoja, Pescia, and Lucca, where there are paper, iron, and other manufactories; and the benefits of this traffic cannot therefore be re a li s d till the line is opened to Pistoja. " The importance of making the remaining eleven miles of the line from Prato to Pistoja, and the advan tages likely to result from its completion, were fully pointed out in the last report, and are too obvious to re quire further comment; but the directors deem it better to defer proposing any plan for raising funds for this purpose until it is known whether the guarantee of four per cent. will be granted by the Tuscan Government, a point which must be very shortly ascertained. " The issuing of debentures for the purpose of pro ceeding with the second division of the line has hitherto been impracticable, in consequence of the want of con fidence arising from the political state of Italy; and de bentures have only been used to the extent of 5,3501., given in discharge of some of the former liabilities of the company. No progress has yet been made with the second division of the line beyond the requiste surveys and levelling. " Of the line from Pisa to Pistoja, which will when completed prove a considerable feeder to the Maria An tonia Railway, four additional miles from Altopascio to Pescia were opened on the 26th December last. With the remaining fourteen miles from Pescia to Pistoja, which it is expected that the Government will finish, kale or no progress has been made for some time, in consequence of the late revolution, but the Government will now, it is fully expected, proceed with the works. Interest on the capital at the rate of 4 per cent. has been guaranteed by the Government, and it is clearly their interest to complete the line. Negotiations are in pro gress for the working of the line by the Maria Antotia Company, which will be an additional source of profit, their rolling stock being ample for the purpose. " Mr. B. g. Babbage, who has been resident engineer of the railway since its commencement, has lately re turned to England, and has presented a report, of which a copy is annexed, and by which it will be seen that his estimate of the sum requisite to complete the second di vision of the company's line from Prato to Pistoja is 2,603,267 Tuscan livres, making at 30- livres per pound sterling ... £86,776 which, added to the amount already expended, and chargeable to the second division -. 49,584 makes the total chargeable to the second division ••• •-• ••• £136,360 and the expenditure on the first division hav ing been ... ... 177,129 the total cost of the 22 miles would be ... £313,489 which sum exceeds the amount formerly estimated; but as the forfeitures for non-payment of calls also greatly exceed what was expected, the actual cost to those shareholders whose interest in the undertaking continues, will be still within the original estimate of 8,000,000 Tuscan livres, or 266,000/. sterling, the sum on which the interest of 4 per cent., if guaranteed by the Govern ment, will be payable on the completion of the line to Pistuj a. " Of the amount expended, as above stated, here are still liabilities iu Italy, which have ma Company, appended to the report, to been some time d ue, amount i ng , as appears b y the . statement of the account of the Maria Au to 25,000 and debent ures due in 1854 ... ..• ... 5,350 agauut Which th ere are h ouses and l an d t o be £30,350 sold, of the estimated vedue of ... 4,650 making the balance of liabilities ... ... 25,700 and if future calls are paid on 200 Maria An tonia shares held in Faly, the amount to be provided by the Anglo-Italian Company will be further reduced by ••• ... 4,400 making the nett amount to be provided ... X 21,300 " The liabilities were stated in the last report at about 34,0001., and it was calculated that the call then made of IL per share would have more than provided for them; but in this expectation the directors have been disappointed; the co mpensations for land having, in many instances, exceeded the estimated value, and several additional but unavoidable outlays and expenses having been incurred; while, on the other hand, the call was paid on a far less number of shares than was expected. The number of shares on which 31. per share had been paid was then 3544,907, and th e num b er on which 41. had been paid. ,671; and some of the holders of the former having expressed a wish to be allowed to pay the call in arrear, it was stated that they might do so on or before the 7th August last, but the said call was paid on only 4,292 shares in addition to, as above 35,671 „ making the total number with 41. paid... 39,963 which, deducted from ... 44,907 „ left deficient ... 4,944 These 4,944 shares were declared forfeited by an adver tisement dated 10th August, 1848. The next call of 11. per share (making a total of 5/. per share), instead of having been paid on ••• "' 39,963 shares has as yet been paid on only ... 30,066 ), leaving deficient 9,897 "Before the revolution in Tuscany, the creditors of the company there did not press their claims, in the ex• pectation that the guarantee of 4 per cent. Would be eon ceded by the Tuscan Government, and the company be then placed in a better position to discharge them ; but the delay in the settlement of this measure has lately caused the creditors to be very urgent in their demands, and, unless immediately satisfied, they threaten to make the Maria Antonia Company bankrupt ; the effort of which would be ruinous. It would have been far more gratify ing to the directors to have abstained from making any further calls on the shareholders till the guarantee could be obtained ; but it is indispensible that the debts should be provided for ; and looking at the uncertainty of being able, at present, to dispose of the surplus land arid houses, and further payments by the Tuscan share holders, if made, being only receivable at distant in tervals, the directors consider that a call of It. per share on the shares in the Anglo-Italian Company will not be more than adequate effectively to meet all demands, and they have no alternative but to make the said call ac cordingly. " This company has been hitherto only provisionally registered, it having been the opinion of their solicitor, that the operations being abroad, no further registration or dead of settlement were necessary, and the shares of the company are at present only scrip certificates; but from a letter lately received by the directors from the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, and an interview which the solicitor has had with him, it appears, accord ing to an opinion recently given by the Attorney and Solicitor General, that this company, and all others similarly situated, must be fully registered, and have a deed of settlement. A deed will be prepared accordingly, and, when ready, due notice will be given to the share holders, who will be required to sign it on paying the call now made, delivering, at the same time, the scrip certificates which they hold, to be cancelled. The only liability to which the shareholders will subject them selves by signing the deed will be for the remaining 13s. 4d. per share. Estimating that this remaining i call will produce 20,0001., a further capital of about 58,000/. will be requisite, agreeably to Mr. Babbage's statement, to complete the line to Pistoja; and if the guarantee of 4 per cent, be obtained, the directors ex pect that it may be raised by loan or debentures, or a sale of the forfeited shares. " With regard to the statement of the accounts of this company, which is also appended to the report, the directors have to mention, that there not having been any auditors appointed, they deemed it more satisfactory that the accounts should be examined by a professional accountant, and they have accordingly employed Messrs. Quitter, Ball, Jay, and Crosbie, for this purpose, a copy of whose statement is annexed. "Interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum has been paid to the shareholders to the 2d February, 1848; since that day it has been suspended, from the want of funds. The nett revenue of the railway for the year ending 2d February, 1849, would afford but a trifling dividend, and having been expended on the works, any further payment of interest, before the line becomes re munerative, could only be effected by additional calls, which, it is presumed, the shareholders would hardly de sire, and, constituted as the company will be in futur e , the directors are advised that payments of interest out of capital would be illegal. " The forfeited shares have been already alluded to, and are particularised in the account. Some of the holders who had paid from 4/. to 4/. 15s. per share, but did not pay the further call, or instalments, when due, have since requested to be allowed to do so. It will be for this meeting to decide if these, and other forfeited shares, the holders of which shall pay the arrears within a short period, shall be reinstated." After a long and rather stormy discussion, in which several attempts were made by two or three shareholders to adjourn the meeting for a month or a fortnight, and which attempts were strongly op posed by the Chairman, on the ground that it would have the effect of ruining their property, the follow ing resolutions were then agreed to : " That the report of the directors now read be ap proved and adopted, and printed and circulated among the proprietors. " That the directors be authorised to mike the earliest arrangem,nt in their power for converting the Anglo- Italian Rail way share capital, when paid up, in an equivalent amount of Maria Antonia Railway stock, and to form and adopt such plans as they think proper for applying the balances which may be in their hands of the latter stock towards completing the line to Pistoja. " That the directors be requested to pursue all proper measures for obtaining a guaranteed minimum rate of interest on the Maria Antonia Company's capital as the condition of the company proceeding to complete the extension from Prato to Fistoja, and that the directors do take all such measures as they shall deem advisable, and for the interest of the proprietary, to finish the extension. " That the directors be requested to urge the Maria Antonia Company to make arrangements with the Tus can Government for the completion of the line between Pistoja and Pescia, and for the Maria Antonia Com pany working the entire line from Florence to Lucca, and to Pisa when finished. " That the travelling expenses, of the directors already incurred, and to be incurred for the purposes of the company, be paid out of the funds thereof. " That this meeting do approve of the directors mak ing a call of ss. per share, payable on the 15th of Sep tember next, and a further call of ss. per share, payable on the 15th of October. " That all shares on which from 41. to 41. 15s. per share has been paid, but which have been forfeited in consequence of the non-payment of the remaining calls or instalments when due, be reinstated, provided the remain ing calls or instalments, making a total payment of 51. per share, with interest, at the rate of five per cent., to gether with a call of 10s. now made, be paid on or before the 16th inst., and that all shares on which the calls or instalments are not paid on or before that day be declared absolutely forfeited.' After the passing of these resolutions, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors, the meeting broke up. there shall be a drawback upon goods which, previous to the 27th of August, 1849, shall have already paid the ladditional duty to the Custom-house at Odessa, as well as for those goods which shall pass through the Custom house after the said p-riod, according to Article 1 of this ukase. The directing Senate is charged with carrying out these measures."—Dat , d, June 25. THE BOGS - OF IRELAND. On Friday another paper on this interesting sub ject, which has recently attracted a considerable share of public attention, was read by Mr. Jasper W. Rogers, C.E , before the members of the Botanical Society of London, at their rooms in Bedford street, Strand. The paper commenced by refer ring to the use of charcoal as a manure, and pointed to the fact, that almost all experimental farmers now adopted it in cultivation. The inhabi tant of London need not g,) far to witness with his own eyes the beneficial effect of the carbon derived from charcoal on vegetable life. Let him go to Gray's Inn, and look at the colour of the grass there ; and then go the next half- hour to Kensington -gardens, and look at the colour of the grass there; and if he did not find a difference in favour of the grass at Gray's Inn, at every period of the year, he (Mr. Rogers) would submit to the forfeiture of anything in the way of penalty. And what was the cause of this ? Why, the "blacks" which they all complained so much of, fell upon the grass in the heart of a city, and the next shower of rain that came drove them in to nurture the root ; and here was a proof before their eyes of the advantage of carbon to vegetation. Mr. Rogers then related several experiments made in Ireland by the use of peat-charcoal manure with regard to potato, oat, wheat, and other crops, for the purpose of sub stantiating the position that carbon was one of the best manures and fertilisers that could be given to a plant. He had tried a manure composed of equal parts of charcoal and night-soil on six acres of po tatoes on a farm of his own in Ireland. The ground had been out of use for two years, and the produce was most extraordinary, being estimated at an ave rage of twenty tons to the acre. But the most im portant advantage of a peat charcoal was as a disin fecting agent. And here peat charcoal had an advan tage over all charcoal made from wood. Wood charcoal had no deodorising power at all ; while peat charcoal, the moment intermixture took place with the worst description of night-soil, entirely destroyed the noisome smell. On the last occasion he addressed them the proposition that arose for discussion was-- Is it desirable that the refuse and excretive of a popu • lation of more than two millions in this metropolis should pass through the sewers, generating disease and pestilence from one part of London to the other, or would the inhabitants save that excretive by con verting it into a most profitable manure, and at the same time save themselves from pestilence and dis ease ? Why was it that 140 persons died in London every week for every 100 on an average that died in the country? The answer in his humble judgment was, "the sewers of London." And to diffuse the sewage matter over the country, as some proposed, in a liquid state, must have the same deadly effect. The next question was, could the sewage of London be forced 40 or 50 miles into the country. He main tained that it could not without going to an enormous expense. The Liverpool report stated that the expense of forcing the sewage of that city through pipes into the country was more than the value of the manure itself. It bad been said that the machi nery for the purpose would perhaps be perfected ere long; but why should they wait for that when the peat-bogs of Ireland offered a material that would answer the same purpose ? Again, 95 per cent. of water had to be forced through the pipes for every five per cent. of nutritive matter. Why, if they took 51bs. of that prepared peat charcoal manure in their pockets, it might be to a distance of fifty miles, and then mixed it with 95 pints of water, that would be as good as 100 per cent. of the liquid manure when forced 50 miles through the pipes. And besides, it would retain not only the ammonia and salts from the atmosphere, but would last in the soil for four or five years ; whereas the sewage would lose its useful properties by the first day's sunshine. Mr. Rogers then adverted to the plan which he has submitted to the Commissioners of Sewers for preserving the health of the metropolis, and converting the contents of its sewers into a portable deodorised manure, by mixing them with pulverised peat charcoal, some specimens of which lay upon the lecture table ; as also, of the deodorised manure itself, the product of the mixture, which has been previously described in these columns. He stated that his project could be tested at a small expense, and as effectually by being tried in a single street, as over the whole of London. They had only to intercept the refuse matter before it came into the sewers from the dif ferent houses, for a certain number of which a tank should be provided, containing a deposit of the peat charcoal as a disinfectant, and through which the liquid would pass off almost as pure as water. Mr. Rogers having concluded his paper, a discus sion, in which various members of the institution took part, ensued. Several points of the lecturer's theory were somewhat energetically contested; among others, his notion respecting the absorption by the roots of plants of any of the properties of carbon, as being directly at variance with the carefully esta blished inductions of Humphrey Davy and Liebig. However, the practicability of removing the night soil from towns without detriment to the health of the inhabitants, which it was the main purpose of the lecturer to prove, was concurred in by most of the speakers and by the meeting generally. One gentle man referred to the recent allusion by Lord Ashley and others in the House of Commons to the analysis of peat, and asked whether Mr. Rogers's experience corroborated the remarkable assertion that had lately been made of the extraordinary value of the hitherto despised Irish bogs ? Mr. Rogers, in reply, read an extract from his last paper, delivered on the Bth ult., and before the public was startled at the pleasing an nouncement in Parliament, that the bogs of county Antrim were likely to rival the gold " diggings" of San Francisco as a source of wealth, and far surpass them in the wholesomeness of the traffic they would generate. The extract in question was as follows : " In its natural state, peat moss has several peculi arities. As I have already shown, it delights in moisture, and yields it up most unwillingly. It con tains, in different small proportions, ammonia, pyro ligneous acid, tar, &c., and also a very singular production, a fatty matter,' which, when purified, closely resembles spermaceti, and make a very beautiful candle. Mr. Reece Reece has recently patented a process for the extraction of these articles, and I am happy to say, a few energetic Englishmen have not feared to risk both themselves and their for tunes to commence operations on an extensive track of bog and mineral in the county Antrim, where they have coal as well as peat, and they propose carrying out the production of iron, from ore which is upon the property. Possibly 'Price's patent wax candle,' may yet be rivalled by Reece , s bog sper maceti.'—(Laughter.) To speak seriously, the pro duction is really beautiful, and gives a pure and strong light. The question to be solved, however, is, can it be obtained in sufficient quantity to be profit able ? It is found in its natural state, at times, in small quantities collected together, by some peculiar local filtration, or perhaps affinity which draws it from the mass around to one spot. I have seen a collection of it, a little well I may say, of six to seven inches in diameter, containing the matter pure, and about the colour of butter. The superstitious tradi tion of the peasantry is, that the fairies hide it for their use, and hence it is called fairy butter.'— (Laughter.) It is but rarely found in that state, and is then treated with great reverence." EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENON, WITH Loss or LIFE. —One of the most singular catastrophes of which we have ever heard occurred off the coast of Kincar dineshire, on Tuesday afternoon. A large herring-boat, which had been engaged in conveying railway sleepers from Aberdeen to Stonehaven, had discharged her cargo at the latter port, and was returning to. Aberdeen, when she was caught in a sudden and violent whirl wind which laid her on her beam-ends instantaneously amidst a boiling vortex of broken water. The crew were, of course, thrown out, but they all succeeded in clinging to the capsized boat except one man, who was observed to be floating about stiffly, and with a peculiar and unnatural buoyancy. Mr. Thom, of the Mill of Muchals, with several fishermen, having witnessed the catastrophe, put off to the assistance of the crew, and succeeded in rescuing them, after severe and highly praise-worthy exertions. The coastguard were also promptly afloat and at the scene of the disaster. It was found that the man who had been observed floating about so strangely had been killed by a flash of lightning, which was observed by parties on shore to break over th e b oat at the very moment of the acci dent. The deceased, Alexander Mayers, a seaman, was about 50 years of age, and leaves a widow and family in very destitute circumstances. Aberdeen Herald. COD LIVER OIL.—We understand from a Liverpool oil merchant, that a process has been lately discovered whereby impure cod liver oil, which is of a dark red colour and possesses an offensive smell, can b decolour ised and thoroughly purified. The discovery is due to Dr. Muspratt, of the Liverpool College of Chemistry. Commerce is daily deriving incalculable benefit from the science of chemistry, showing its paramount import ance as a branch of education. SIR RotzaT PEEL.—This distinguished gentle man, accompanied by his wife and daughter, arrived here (Edinburgh) yesterday afternoon, by the North British Railway, from the south. They proceeded to Douglas's Hotel immediately alter arriving at the rail way station. In the course of the afternoon the luny drove through a number of the streets of tho old nd new town, in an open carriage, and, subsequently, the Right Hon. Baronet took a short stroll along the streets alone. H e appeared to be in excellent health. As de person of Sir Robert is unknown to most of the inhabi tants, there was not, s.) far a 5 we could learn, any public re cognition of him. It is the intention of Sir Robert, ac companied as we have mentioned, to proceed this morning by rail ,, ay to Perth, and to post, by easy stages, to de shooting quarters which he has taken in the north.— Scot;man of Wednesday. THE RIVER PLATE. The following official correspondence, illustrative of the position of affairs in the River Plate, has been received : (Copy.) Buenos Ayres, May 26, 1849. Sir,—With reference to the note which I had the ho nour to address to you on the 21st inst., I have now to acquaint your Excellency, for the information of his Excellency the Governor, that Mr. Martin Tupper Hood, appointed by royal commission her Majesty's Consul at Buenos Ayres, has arrived here with the object of enter ing upon the duties of his (ALT. I consequently hasten to place in your Excellency's hands Mr. Hood's commis sion, with the request that your Excellency will be so good as to move the G,vernrnent of the Argentine Con !ederatioa to grant the exequatur thereto, in conformity with its resolution communicated to me in your Excel lency's note of the 16th inst., in order that Mr, Hood may be enabled to exercise leis consular duties. I avail, &c., HENRY SOUTHERN. His Excellency Senor D. Felipe Arena, &c. (Extract.—Confide ntial.) Buenos Ayres, May 26, 1849. His Excellency the Governor, in view of your Excel lency's note, above transcribed, has directed the under signed to inclose to your Excellency, in reply, en au thnticated copy of the decree issued this day, recognis ing Mr. Martin T. Hood, in the character other Brawl' nic Majesty's Consul in this city, in conformity with the resolution taken by this Government, and to return to you, with the corresponding ,exequatur, the commission which you were pleased to incluse to him. God preserve your Excellency many years. FELIPE ARANA. His Excellency Henry Southern, &c. Foreign Department, Buenos Ayres, May 26, 1849. The Government of Buenos Ayres, encharged with the foreign relations of the Argentine Confederation— . In view of the commission which his Excellency Henry Southern, appointed Minister Plenipotentiary of her Britannic Majesty : to the Argentine Confederation, has presented, wherein Mr. Martin T. Hood is named Con sul of her Britannic Majesty in this city, hath deter mined and doth decree— Article 1. Agreeably to the declaration made by the Argentine Government, in its note of the 16th instant to his aforesaid Excellency henry Southern, that it had determined to suspend for the present the postponement of the exequatur to the commission of Consul of her Bri tannic Majesty in this city conferred on Mr. Martin T. Hood, the said Mr. Martin T. Hood is acknowledged in the character of her Britannic Majesty's Consul 1n this city. Artie - lo 2. Let the commission be registered, &c. FELIPE ARANA. (Copy,) Buenos Ayres, April 29, 1849. Sir,—l have received from my Government orders to present to the Government of the Argentine Confedera tion various documents which have been laid before she British Parliament, as well as to make several comma' nications on matters of business, which unless made 1. 11 due time lose their importance, and produce inconvent' ence and loss for the future. Hitherto I have refrained from taking any steps with these objects, owing to the nature of the negotiations that have been on foot and are still pending; but at present, seeing the great pro bability of an amicable adjustment of differences, and the establishment of intimate and cordial relations 0 ' friendship between the two countries, and taking into con sideration the prejudice to commercial affairs which might arise from a complete state of incommunication be tween the two Governments, I beg to suggest the pro priety of admitting a confidential and provisional cor respondence on such subjects as those I have mentioned' which should be understood as a simple intercourse .of temporary convenience, and as by no means comproinle ing the principle which the Argentine Government maintains, insisting on a previous arrangement of the misintelligence which it alleges to have existed, or In any way impairing the strength of the position assumed by his Excellency the Governor in the discussion on the resumption of the ordinary and establi s h e d dipl om atic relations between this Republic and England. I trust your Excellency will be gcod enough to take the piety sure of his Excellency the Governor on this suggestions and in case of his Excellency's assent I will, proceed to submit the matters I have herein referred to your cellency's attention.—l avail, &c. HENRY SOUTHERN. His Excellency Senor D. Felipe Arana. (Extract.) Ills Excellency the Governor, in view of your Excel lency's above note, has instructed the undersigned to state to you, in reply, that this Government is ready 0) admit the provisional and confidential correspondene?, which your Exc e ll enc y suggests upon t h e matter s ,e.` common interest to which y ou are p l ease d t h ere in ",‘ make reference. The und ers i gne d, i n commun i cat i n g to your Excellency tke assent of his Excellency the Go vernor to the friendly suggestion which your E xc ellencS makes to him for this purp ose , d ec l ares b y his conunae. that the said corresponde nce s h a ll b e regar d e d for the present as only an intercourse of temporary conveniene+ without compromising the principle maintained by W e Argentine Government o f no t a d m i tt i ng t h e forma , resumption of the ordinary dipl oma ti c re l a tions be tween this Republic and England until a friendly arrangement of the misintelligence existing be" tween both Government s i s e ff ecte d. His Excel lency the Governor is gratified in acquiescing your Excellency's aforesaid suggestion, from the hi e motives of mutual utility and convenience on which 1 is grounded, and from his eagerness to render more con spicuous his sincere desires for peace and the speedy re establishment of the cordial relations of friendship be tween both countries on the footing on which they for merly stood. Your Excellency is consequently at liberty to present the matters referred to for the consideration of this Government.—God preserve your Excellency many years. FELIPE AMAIA. His Excellency Henry Southern, &c. (Extract.—Confidential.) Buenos Ayres, May 8, 1849. The undersigned is directed by his Excellency the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your Excel lency's note of the sth inst., &e. The undersigned is 6 : the same time instructed byhis Excellency to request tbl" your Excellency will please to convey to her Majesty principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the sib" cere acknowledgments of the Argentine Government for the communication of these important papers.—G° cl preserve your Excellency many years. FELIPE ARANA. Montevideo Roads, Frigate Constitution, May 22, 1849. r To leis Excellency D on F e li pe Arana, Minister o f Foreign Relations of the Government of Bar: Ayres, encharged with th e a ff a i rs of the Argentill- Confederation. Monsieur le Ministre,--I have just received the net: i t which you have don e me t h e h onour to addres s me on the 17th i ns t an t, commun i cat i ng to me the lin, cree of the 15th, which suspends provisionally 04 ,7 execution of that of the 27th o f A ugust, 18 45, ren eWel on the 15th of July, 1848, i nter d ict i ng French 111:1! English vessels of w ar w i t h t h e ports of the Argent ina Confederation. I shall hasten to communicate to 1 1 Government this fresh proof of the kindly dispositiol 3 of his Excellency the Governor towards F rance, an d , am intimately convinced that it will be appreciated, 11 , 5 it deserves to be. As regards wh a t i s personal to Weal the wording of this decree, it is to honour me too 11111 ° 13 ' Monsieur le Ministre, to assume that my acts and no r duct have been able in any way to contribute to all approximation which has been so happily accomplisbh between France a n d t h e Argentine Confederation, 50" - feel deeply grateful. I rejoice to have Monsieur le Ministre, this occasion to renew to you the assurance °I my respectful consideration. The Rear-Admiral Commanding-i n • chief the Brazil and La Plata station. F. LE PREDOI7I4 UIttiELTY TO A lstlmALs.--The new Act for the pre y vention of cruelty to animals (12 and 13 Victoria, cap: 92), which came into force on the Ist instant, contain' 31 clauses, and extends to England and Ireland. Former Acts are repealed, and it is enacted that if any persoU shall cruelly beat, ill-treat, over-drive, abuse, or tortur e any animal, or cause the same to be ill used s h a ll for every such offence forf e it an d pay a penalty not e xceed' in; 51. Offenders may be taken into custody with or without warrant. On non-payment of penalties thei may be committed for a period not exceeding three my nths, with or without bard labour. Vehicles may be b 0 seized and sold to d e f ray t h e expenses and to pay t " penalty, a moi e ty o f th e pena l ty to go to the informer , and the remainder to the poor of the parish. There la a clause in this Act (the 221) which will be of service t° the public. It p rov id es that the proprietors of public , vehicles, such as o mn ib uses, &c., may be summoned t", produce their servant s for offences against the provisiel" this Act; and unles s th e owners can give a satis f a °' tory reason for the non-attendance, magistrates may . in y , p )so a fine of 40s. from time to time, until the driver' conductor, or servant shall be produced. Penalties lc flicted on prof rietors may by t 1 em b e recovered from t he ir servants in a summary In 'lie ,. [ADVERTISEMENTt—To Persons Paralyze d , &C' --Extraordinary Cure y Holloway's Ointment and Piu" —Copy of a letter from Captain E. F. Ferris, CO'' , manding Rampore Forces, Rohilcund, India, January ° t . 1849. To Professor Holloway ; Sir,—l deem that you d wonderful Medicines ought to be mad, well knows, a a I take the liberty of reporting a miraculous cure u ncle; my own eye. An old woman h a d b een for this 10, oftw heroyearlsegsquiftreombedthreiddheip joint. ridden, h i a n v t. ing Heentrirelmbliyls we ostth re e parently quite dead, and without the slightest feeling, but bf the use of your Ointment and Pills, she is quite restoree , Signed, E. F. Ferris. Sold by all Vendors of Medicine, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. BLICTEM. On the 7th inst., at the Cedars, Laytonstone, the lady o f C. Tebbut, Esq., of a son. On the Ist inst., at Park-street, Grosvenor-square, th e wife f Dr. Manson, of a son. On the 6th inst., at Canonbury-park-villas, Islington, the wife of W. B. Gill, Esq., M. 8., of a daughter. On the 7th inst., at t ork, the lady of Captain J. S. Sal" kins, Royal Engineers, of a son. MARRIED. On the 7th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, gtat eldest son of Thomas Gisborne, Esq., of Yoxall-todge, fordshire. late M.P. for N o tti ng h am an d N ort h D er by' to the Hon. Miss Twisleton Wyk e h am Fi ennes, e ld es t daugh ter of the Rev. and Right Hon. Lord Saye and FRANCE. The Republique ha 3 the following on the defence of the Roman expedition by M. de Falloux : The Minister of Public Instruction, who had so great a share in this fatal expedition, was bound to cover with his body his unfortunate colleagues—he did so with resignation. Ha did not attempt to reply to his terrible adversary, for that would have been impossible. He divided his reply into three parts—the abuse, the arguments, and the political matter. The abuse did not fall from a person high enough placed to disquiet him; to move M. de Falloux 3, man would be required of the elevation of M. Thiers; but M. J. Favre, in his opinion, is only a petty lawyer who changes his brief. As to the arguments, it is useless to reply to them, the country had done so in re-electing 111. de Falloux and that in comparable majority. 0 happy Loyola! what an ad vantage to have been brought up in your principles to find so convenient a manner of escaping from an em barrassing reply! As to the political matter, M. de Falloux had plenty of elbow-room, and availed himself of it to fly before a too formidable adversary. In place of answering to accumulated quotations brought forward by M. J. Favre, from dispatches, ministerial speeches, and proclamations of the general-in-chief, M. do Falloux en tereci into a long eulogiam on the Papal power, as the pa rago❑ of human institutions. Little did he care for the state of siege, the ssspension of the liberty of the press, the interdiction to circulate in the streets after eight o'clock, the imprisonment or exile of the best citi zens; the standard of Bt. Peter floats from the Vatican, the Sacred College has resumed its authority, the Holy Inquisition is restored, the Roman Republic is flung to the earth! But the Cataolic Republic is upstanding; joy and abundance are aboat to revive, for Catholicism ren ders abundant and fruitful whatever it touches. What, then, is it that has pronounced so many unjust con demnations, caused so many massacres, led to so many assassinations? What condemned Galileo, John Huss, Savonarola, Jerome cf Prague? What directed the poniards of John Chatel and Ravailiac? What gave the signal for the massacre of St. Bartholomew and the war of the Sondarbund? It is Catholicism, as under stood by M. de Fallon; who has the courage to say that the distinction between the rich and the poor is the law of God. He forgets tint Christ said—' My kingdom is not of this world,' and that he also said—;lt is easier for a camel to pass though the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.'" The Chambre d'Accusation met on Wednesday to decide on the case of the accused of June 13, but, after occupying the whole day, adjourned without a decision. The Chambre du Conseil has decreed that there is no case against thirty-seven of those who were arrested, but it proposes to the Chambre d'Accusation that seventy-two persons shall be brought to trial. Among them are thirty-one Repre sentatives, viz., Ledru Rollin, Considerant, Boichot, Rattier, Commissaire, Felix Pyat, Gambon, Fargin- Fayolle, Brives, Deville, Beyer, Pffieger, Avril, Koenig, Martin-Bernard, Cantagrel, .Menand, Rougeot, Landolphe, Hoffer, Kopp, Anstett, Rolland, Heitzmann, Suchet, Maigne, Pilhes, Boch, Vauthier, Ronjat, Desmaziers, Janot, and Louriou. Among the newspaper writers who are accused are Langlois, Thore, Ribeyrolles, Delescluse, and Paya. Among the other accused are MM. Guinard, Forestier, and Etienne Arago. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSDURSH, JULY 29.—The Imperial ukase to the Senate of Odessa, relative to the privileges of a free harbour accorded to that city, is as follows: " Wo have deemed it advisable, previous to the com mencement of the epoch, when the privileges of a free harbour shall come into operation, tocommission our Com mittee of Finance to investigate the representations made on this subject to our Minister of Finance, as well in a general financial point of view, as to the local wants of the place in questioN After due consideration of the propositions submitted to us by the said Committee, we are pleased to command as follows: " Ist. The privileges of the Odessa free harbour shall be extended for a further term of five years, viz. —to the 27th August, 1854, with the alteration, how ever, that from the 27th August of thi s current year 1849, all fcreign goods destined for com sumption in Odessa, as well as those which shall not up to that day have been exempt from the duty of one-filth the city, as th ose litely of the toll for the benefit of in troduced, shall be charged with a tax of two-fifths 4,f the prevailing rat e of tariff. The impost duty according to the following are exceptions:—Wine, sugar and tea, which are to pay three-fifths of the import duty. Tobacco and spirituous liquors, viz., arraek, brandy, and rum, which must, as hitherto, pay the full tariff duty. 2dly. Of the receipts of the Customs which after the 27th August, 1849, shall arise from foreign goods to be used for the consumption of Odessa, the fifth part 0, the tariff duty shall, as hitherto, be employed fcr the benefit of the city; the remainder to be placed to the a( - count of the receipts of customs; and 3rdly. After the 27th of August, this year, foreign goods permitted by the Customs' tariff which shall be I sent from Odessa, into the interior of the kingdom, DIED On the 9th inst., in Lansdale square, T. Simpson, Est.a tt On the 9th inst., at Shepherd's-bush, aged 42, CaPfr"' John F. Grant, late f the Ist West India Regiment: o f On the Ist inst., aged 70, John E. B owa t e r, Esq., Woolwich. On the 4th inst., at West Ham, Essex, aged 91, 3irs , Martha Adams. widow of Lieutenant Jacob Adams, 1•'• On the 7th inst., in Park-street, Grosvenor-square, Colon Broadhead, aged 77. 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