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SIB EDWARD MILWER LYTiDN'S K ING ART i iUlt -SECOND EDITION' REVISED, IS :NOW READY, In 1 vol., 103. 6d. bound. For an elaborate critical account of this remarkable work, see the "Edinburgh Review," just publstied. Henry Coiburli, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. FAREWELL NIGHTS. THURSDAY, August 16, and SATURDAY, August 18. It Is respectfully announced that the FAREWELL and LAST NIGHTS will take place on THURSDAY, August 16, and SATUR DAY, August 18. HER MAJESTY'S IPIF.ATRE. FAREWELL NIGHT. TO-MORROW EVENING, Will be performed Mozart's Opera, LE 140ZZE DE FIGARO. With the following powerful cast : Susanna, Madame Sontag ; the Countess, :Wine. Primal; Meru- Mdlle.Alboni ; Figaro, Signor Belettl ; Basilio, Signor Barto lini ; the Count, Signor Coletti ; Bartolo, Signor Lablache. To conclude with LES PLAISIRS DE L'HIVER. Application for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained, as confab price 10s, 6d. each. THEATRE ROYAL. lIAYMAR&ET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. Tills EVEN' . Will be performed the new Petite Comedy, entitled FLYING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans wall, Mr. Webster ; Margaret, Miss Woolgar ; Helen de Monterean, Madame Celeste: Justine. Miss Ellen Chaplin. After which a new grand Extravaganza, entitled THE DEVIL'S VIOLIN AND THE REVOLT OF THE FLOWERS. To conclude with a new piece, entitled WEBSTER'S ROYAL RED BOOK. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince aj Albert, kc. THIS EVENING, Thb performance will commence tacle, with entitaed Grand Military Equestrian Specl MOOLTAN and GOOJERAT ; or, the Conquest of the Selkhs. To be followed by an Inimitable display of SCENE , IN THE CIRCLE. 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. *acre Manager, Mr. W. West, ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. IMMENSE AND UNPARALLELED SUCCESS. Under the patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, her Majesty the Queen Dowager, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. The Public Press has unanimously pronounced the Storming of BadajoZ to be the most perfect and life-like exhibition. Celebrated German Band and Chorus. Engagement of Mr. Roberts, the celebrated Welsh Harper. Last Week of Miss E. Rowland and Mr. G. 'redder. - • The Nobility, Gentry, and the Public are respectfully informed that this favourite place of fashionable resort is open every dIONDAY, 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 o Badajoz, pourtraying the advance of t he British army—bombard f ment and attack—gallant detenCe—rnsh to the breach ny real troops —and final taMeaux in honour of the " Hero of a hundred fight?." REFRESIINIENTS.—The frequenters of these Girdens have long complained that Refreshments from the Confectionary-rooms only could be procured. Arrangements have been effected, and a distinct portion of the Gardens se t a p art, where Refreshments may be had of the first quality, and at the usual Prices. Doors open at Nine o'Clock. A.M. ; feeding of the animals at Five ; Pelicans and White Bears ha l f past Five Concert at Six ; Storming of Badajoz, Dusk.—Adraission One Shilling. TO CORRESPONDENTS. " Subscriptions for the Hungarians at Cardiff."—Due at tention will be paid to our correspondent's communi- cation. THE WEATHER.—SON OFFICE, Auc. 12. TUERMOMETER, Lowest, 59, Highest, 74; Noon, 70. BARONETER, 29.85. Wind S.W.—fine weather; heavy rain in the night. Auc. 13. TELERMOMEIER, Lowest, 56; Highest, 74; Noon, 63. BAROMETER, 29.72. Wm , S.S.W.—showery. Li lOU in ATER AT LONDON BRIDIIE. This DAY —Morning, 19 min. after 8 I EVI9IIIIg, 59 min. after To-Mosaow— 37 min. after 9 Evening, 16 min after 10 , 4 4 .. tk ~ 4 1 ' 4- .. ...4. 1' 4 . 1 . 5 , , .. sire , ‘...,.. , ... :5 0 a, i i • ke,,, / : ,.. „, :nti f i r 4 .- a • g - ---,--- :- Z' '-'• It ••• 4 \.."'. 7 • '''' ,„ ‘,.. - iv , ..-• 1 • DI ~ , , "-T.- I: -.A -7 4 T • :,tO ,, tßOit ' u ..r; - .1 At tent= ',7' MI: LONDON, MONDAY. AUGUST 13, 1849. Her MAJESTY'S visit to Ireland has terminated, the royal squadron has departed from the Irish shores, but the feelings of devoted loyalty and attachment awakened among that warm-hearted and enthusiastic people for the throne and person of their SOVEREIGN and of her family wilt long survive that auspicious journey. i ce AWN Attt,ti. riao ft.... 6 .d acquainted with a large portion of her dominions, she will be enabled to form her own judgment re specting her Irish subjects. Their faults and follies have long been prominently put forward ; the dark side of the picture has hitherto been only exhibited to the royal view. Henceforth, however, the landscape will assume a brighter aspect. The virtues of the people, their pa tience, and long-suffering under unparalleled afflictions will not be forgotten. Their ardent love for their QUEEN, whose throne rests on the most en during basis—the hearts of her people—will not be forgotten. The acclamations with which she was received throughout the entire country, the myriads that awaited her approach in Cork, Dublin, and Bel fast, and attended her progress in the southern, eastern, and northern provinces, their misery and wretchedness being for a time forgotten in the enthu siastic joy with which they welcomed their SOVE.• 'REIGN and the Royal Children, the future hope of the nation, to the " Isle of the West," will make a deep impression on the Royal Lady. How can she here after credit the insinuations of Irish disloyalty that may be whispered in the palace ? How can she believe that those of whose devotion she beheld such convincing proofs could desire to subvert her power, or to over turn her government. Henceforward and for ever away with those injurious misapprebensions. Her MAJESTY will duly appreciate her Irish subjects, and will know that whatever may occur she may repose unbounded confidence in their love and loyalty. They may suffer deeply and speak warmly ; but VICTORIA will still reign in their hearts, from which no circumstances can ever displace her. Nor will the effect of the visit on the multitude be of less importance. They have seen their QUEEN, her Consort, and Children, with their own eyes ; they know how worthy of their love and al legiance is the Royal Lady called by l'ito• YIDENCE to rule over them. They understand how deeply she sympathivs with their afflictions, and how earnestly she desires the regeneration of their country ; they will no longer be betrayed into an appearance of hostility or listen to the insi dious advice of wily demagogues; they will not suffer it to be asserted with even a semblance of truth that they cherish feelings of disaffection. As the first and most acceptable sacrifice, they will abandon their party disputes and internecine conflicts. All classes, creeds, and parties have vied with each other in expressing their feelings of pride and gratification on the auspicious occasion, and of affectionate and enthusiastic attachicent to her person and family. Let them determine to co-operate cordially together to exhibit the truth of their professions. Let the rival tints of orange and green be exchanged for the colours of VICTORIA, which all may bear upon their bosoms without exciting a feeling of animosity or resentment in any Irish heart. :Let party tunes be forgotten wad the National Anthem become a bond of unity among Protestant and Catholic Orangemen and Ribandmen. Then, indeed, will the Royal visit be productive of the happiest results, and regenerated, prosp erous , and conteuted,lreland will lung have cause to tle.il the na m e of " VICTORIA " as her greatest benefactor, as the banisher of evils more injurious to the national welfare and more destructive than the noxious reptiles which their pat ron Saint is reported to have driven f rom t h e Irish so i l. We cannot c onc l u d e our observations without which noticing the high compliment it is said her conferring MAJESTY has announced h er i ntention of on the sister kingd , or m. It is stat e d i n the gtane Prince f i the Irish Government that his Royal Highness h Of WALES is to be forthwith created Earl of L u bli n , as a record of the heartfelt satisfaction which her MAJESTY has derived from the loyal feelings and kindness with which she has been received by the inhabitants of the Irish metropolis, and in order to establish a connexion between his Royal Highness and her MAJESTY'S Irish subj l / 4 cts. This is as it should be, it is a wise and politic, as well as a gracious act. It is right that the future Sovereign of Ireland, the Heir Apparent to the Irish throne, should bear an Irish title—that the eldest son of VICTORIA should assume the dignity so long borne by his royal grandfather. The concession is peculiarly appropriate at the present moment. It will be cf.iived throughout the entire country as s speci°' THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENII4Gr, AUGUST 13, 1849, and favour, and it will cement more closely the bonds by which the MONARCH of the United Kingdom is united to her loyal an d devoted people of Ireland. Two cases of more than ordinary atrocity have been tried on the Western Circuit during the past week, Two further illustrations have been afforded of the horrible crime that has recently become so prevalent in this country, in addition to those to which we have already directed the public attention. Two new con victions have been obtained, the victim in one instance being the husband, and in the other the child of the wretched murderer—the instrument of death in both cases being poison. It is indeed difficult to conceive the deep depravity of those who, influenced by some trivial and paltry motive, could be induced to destroy the persons whom they were bound to guard with the utmost vigilance from every danger, and thus to add the basest treachery to the most shocking murder. We are told that " fact is stranger than fiction," and the criminal records of the present Assizes afford the strongest proof of the adage. What novelist would dare to depict guilt like that of the woman who poisoned her husband and children, against whom she entertained no hatred or dislike, who had never injured, or given her cause of com plaint, but on the contrary were supporting her, and the remaining members of her family , by the wages of their industry, merely to obtain the trifling sums payable by a burial club, on the death of its members? Who could suppose the possibility of a woman's sacrificing her young and affectionate hus• band, with whom she had lived in the greatest har mony and comfort, on the speculation of managing a septuagenarian more than forty years older than `her former partner; or how could the most vivid ima gination conceive a case like that of the unnatural parent who habitually destroyed her innocent off spring, not for the sake of pecuniary gain, or to avoid the shame and disgrace that falls upon the unwedded [mother ; but .to save herself the trouble of attending to their little wants? Yet such crimes have been committed in Merry England during the present year, and the wretched criminals are at this moment awaiting the exec ution of the last dread sentence of the law, that q u a t e atepe exp i a t ion o i a f t in o death o f upon the scaffold; as the only deciu the enormous guilt of which they respectively have been convicted by juries of their countrymer. The case Of CHARLOTTE HARRIS, otherwise MAR. CHANT, is perhaps the most inexplicable of any that has as yet been brought to light. Her deceived husband, HENRY MARCHANT, was in the very prime of life, 28 years of age, a faithful and affectionate partner, who earned comfortable wages, and made her a liberal allowance for household expenditure. She herself added to the general fund by selling oranges in the market-place of Bath, by which she realised fair profits. They had lived together very happily and respectably for seven or eight years, and were respected and esteemed by all their neighbours. There had been two children of the marriage, one of whom is still living. Such was the position of the parties. No words or disputes had occurred between them ; no cloud had arisen to disturb their domestic felicity. when, in an evil hour, she met a man, named HARMS, a pensioner, more than 70 years of age, but supposed to be possessed of some property, who paid her some attention. On the 22d of March she took tea with HARRIS at his house, where she remained a consider able time. The result of this visit, and of subsequent interviews, appears to have been that she conceived that HARRIS would marry her if at liberty, and she I resolved to make away with her unfortunatehusband, who was the only bar to her union with her anti quated admirer. She did not long postpone her fatal determination. On the following Saturday (March 31st), HENRY MARCHANT returned from his work in excellent health and spirits, anticipating a day of rest and enjoyment. But how vain were these expecta• tions. The deadly cup was already drugged for his life. He partook of tea with his apparently loving spouse, and his death warrant was sealed. In a few hours he became exceedingly ill, exhibiting the symptoms attendant upon having taken arsenic, and continued so during the entire of the following day. On Monday he endeavoured to continue his labour, but was almost immediately obliged to relinquish the effort and return home. The parish surgeon was called in, but the wife gave a false account of her husband's illness, stating that he had strained himself by lilting heavy stones, auu Llail LA.,.... .., L ., A - 4.e., ~_ - for some weeks. The doctor was easily satisfied, no suspicion was excited. ..'.ome medicines were sent. but even these were withheld by the prisoner, who looked without remorse or concern on the fearful sufferings of the father of her children. On the fourth day of his illness she left the room, where her suffering husband lay dyir,g, to inspect a house whieF her aged inamorato thought of taking, when she in formed his servant " that she was about to be married to HARRIS, that she was a single woman, but could not be married for a short time, as her sister was vex.) ill." The story of her sister's illness proved to be an absolute fiction, as well as that which she told to the parish doctor respecting her husband. This visit strengthened her determination, and the unfortunate husband lingering in his agony longer than she ex pected, an additional and larger dose of the fatal mineral was administered, which completed the deadly work. HENRY MARCHANT died on Saturday. the 7th of April, and the priioner spent the greater portion of her time during the interval that elapsed previous to his burial in company with HARRIS. 01 the very day of the funeral she obtained the rearriag( licence, which was not long permitted to remain unused. In three days the wedding was celebrated , and " The funeral baked meats Did coldly furnish forth the marriage table." These extraordinary proceedings necessarily at tracted attention. The body was exhumed, but the surgeons, not having any suspicion of poison, did not investigate for the purpose of finding any. An in quest was, however, held; the coroner was not quite so easily satisfied. The contents of the stomach were analysed, and two grains and a half of solid arsenic and one grain in solution were found in it. The solid arsenic could not have been taker, more than twenty-fours before death, repeated doses must, therefore, have been administered at interval• during the illness, the last of which proved effectual. to The wife was committed for trial, and, as we have already stated, was convicted. REBECCA SMITH (whose case was tully reported in our impression of Saturday), was tried at Devizes the preceding day, for the murder of her infant child, RICHARD SMITH, aged only twenty-six days. Evidence of the usual character was adduced to allow the purchase of a pennyworth of arsenic by the prisoner on false pretences, of the subsequent sickness and death of the unfortunate infant, and of its exhumation, when suspicion was at length excited, and the discovery of arsenic in its remains. She had previously had eleven children, all of whom, except the eldest, had died when between three and four weeks old, exhibiting similar symptoms to those of the last victim—and, although no proof was given of the fact, it not being legally admissible, traces of arsenic were discovered in the remains of several of those children, so that no moral doubt could exist that it had been her custom to administer poison to her children, one only, the eldest, being spared. This wretched woman was also convicted on the dearest and most satisfactory testimony, and MART ANNE GEEEING, CHAR LOTTE HARRIS, and REBECCA SMITH, now re main under sentence of death in the gaols of Lewes, Bridgwater, and Devizes, to expiate their awful crimes, and afford examples of the fearful punishment that awaits the wilful and deliberate murderer. These cases show the fearful extent to which this specks of criu,e has been carried in consequence of the great laxity exhibited in the sale of arsenic and other deadly poisons in small quantities, on the most frivolous pretexts, and also the carelessness and apathy of medical men, a ho behold persons dying under all the symptoms of poison without calling for any investigation, or interposing any difficulty as to certifying a cause of death to the registrar of buriels. It is manifest that stringent regulations must be introduced as to the sale of poisons, if we desire to check the growing evil. Pennyworths of arsenic must no longer be sold across the counter to any applicant. It is not sufficient that "poison" should be legibly marked on the article, or that the purchaser should be cautioned as to its deadl y pro perties. Such precautions may possibly guard in ime degree against the poison being administered by ‘ake, but it can afford no protection against the wilful and deliberate poisoner, nor in a case like that of MART BALL, whom the Learned Judge believed " to have purchased the arsenic innocently, and then suffered her mind to become familiarized with the idea of using the deadly instrument." Arsenic should only be sold in large quantities, to persons duly authorised to purchase it, and known to the vendors ; and returns should be made every month to the office of the registrar of deaths in the district, who should closely look to any sudden or unexplained deaths in families in which it had been procured. Medical practitioners should also bestow greater care in ascertaining the cause of death befdre they authorize the burial, and in any suspicious case a stringent investigation should take place. Rfery means should, in fact, be adopted to check a crime of which so many melancholy instances have recently been brought, and which we fear has been even more extensively prac tised than can ever possibly be ascertained. On Saturday morning the PRESIDENT of the Re public, acco mpanied by the Vice-President and four of his Ministers, left Paris at nine o'clock for Rouen. On startitg from the railway station he was greeted with shouts of " Vive NAPOLEON ! Vive le PRE SIDENT I" several persons also crying out " Vive I'EMPEREUR !" He arrived at Rouen at one o'clock. His first act was to proceed to the cathedral, where he was received by the Archbi,bop and clergy. He then reviewed the National Guards and troops, had repaired at four o'clock to the Mairie, where he re ceived the authorities, and afterwards visited the iron manufactory of M. BARBET. At seven o'clock he was entertained at a magnificent banquet given him by the city. General C U ANGARNIER, who accompanies the PRE SIDENT, is everywhere warmly received. Yesterday the PRESIDENT was to visit Havre, and on his way back to Paris purposed stopping awhile at Elbt uf and at Louviers. The following communication appears in the Pa trie and the Itioniteur du Soir : "The absence of the Governor of the.lnvalides during the funeral ceremony of Marshal Molitor, has been sharply criticised by several journals. It can, neverthe less, be explained. On the day of the funeral ceremony o f Marshal Begeaud, a IR rsoual engagement—un unfor seen circumstance—prevented the governor from at tending the luvalides. On Wednesday, the Bth, he would have joined with the greatest ph-asure the nu merous functionaries who paid funeral honours to Mar shal Molitor, as the Marshal was his old friend ; but a scruple—perhaps it was an excessine feeling of delicacy —prevented him: he learei that he would have been r ov a e, rigorous that at no period was the pre sence ac cused of making a d fference between th e t wo Mar shals. No dou bt the numerous prods verbaux of th e s e obligation; but that w ould be an excu se which it never en t e red the mind of the nresent Governor to urge." sole m n of ceremonies Governpor The A ssem blie Nationale notices as f o llows the recall of General OUDINOT :-. "The report of the return of General Oudinot is colt firmed. We had refused to credit it, IN cause that return was represented as a censure. If it is true, however, that the conqueror of Rome returns as a marshal of France. we shall rejoice at his recall. To have recalled General Oudinot in any other way would have been madness." The Five per Cents. were quoted this day in the Passage de I'Opera at 88f. 90c. BUSINESS DONE IN kOREIUN RAILWAYS AT TUE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, AUGUST 11. Dutch Rhenish, N—Great Indian Peninsular, 5 1 4 —Lux embour a r, 2 ex in.—Northern of France, 3) dis. ex in. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 6th have been received. General NARVAEX'S arrival was being anxiously expected in the capital. Mori had not yet fallen, but the crisis still con• tinued. In the province of Valence many individuals of that lawless population, seeing themselves ruined by the prevailing drought, have taken to the road. Several assassinations have taken place. The Andalusian papers complained of the public roads being infested with robbers, and the necessity of every farmer going armed when out. The Ministerial crisis had produced a depression in the money market. The Three per Cents. were done at 251 for Paper; the Five per Cents. at 11 for cash ; the Debt, without Interest, at 4 for paper ; and the Coupons at 71. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY The splendid and successive victories gained by the Hungarian patriots under BEM, GUYON, GEORGEY, DEMBINSKI, AULICH, and KLArica, have fallen like thunder upon Vienna. The accounts are confirmed which stated that the personal interference of the EMPEROR was required to induce the German recruits to leave the capital for Presburg. In the Austrian Cabinet there are two parties—the young EMPEROR and Kuauss being on the bide of peace—SCIIWARTZENBURG, BACH, and SCHMERLING, on the part of war. The people generally are with the former, and the intelligence of the sympathy evinced fur the Hungarians in England has produced a profound impression. On the sth instant Prince SCHWARTZENBURG left the capital on his road to 'Warsaw, and on learning at Cosel that General LAMORICIERE had started just before from that place to Cracow, the Austrian Minister is said to have exclaimed, " What the devil does he want at Cracow ? Another great and decisive victory has been gained by the Hungarians, perhaps the greatest and the most decisive that has yet been achieved in this glorious and extraordinary campaign. It occurred on the 3d instant. On that day General CZARICH, the commander of the besieging corps before Comorn was suddenly fallen upon by the garrison, hew-led by KLAPKA. It appears that that garrison, originally numbering only 10,000, had been latterly augmented - - - I -r • ---,• „ • r e t - ) nnn disnatebed thither by GEORGEY throug h aitzen as a reiniorce ment. CZORICH'S corps was utterly routed—so utterly routed that it lost its position, its guns, and its stores, together with the bridge across the Danube con necting them with Scliiitt. Their outposts were driven back twenty-five miles on the Vienna side of Raab, namely to Wiesselburg, so that not only is Raab now in the possession of the Hungarians, not only is KLAPKA. twenty-five miles nearer the mperial city of Austria, not only is the siege of Comorn raised, but Acs and Garga have fallen into the hands of the Magyars. So tremen dous are the calamities-that have befallen the Austrian armies, and so perillous is the position of the Austrian capital, that the people of Vienna are uttering their execrations both loud and deep at HAYNAU, while the Government is employing every effort to pour down by railway towards the Hungarian frontiers every possible reinforcement. The position of HAYNAU, indeed, is positively terrific at this moment. He has marched down into the heart of Hungary, and now all his lines of communication with the capital of Austria are effectually cut off, provisions are every day be coming more and more scarce, the bad season is rapidly approaching, disease and discouragement are together spreading through the ranks of his men, and his name is held in equal abhorrence, as that of a gootuht throughoute o T t h e l i 2 ss o a t t phiee T c o e lta s perfect mjnster of cruelty, both by his own country of an m rut e Gmi n nEbe a oer i ßry l d eGdh b Ee y r; the hBs a,fodo or Hungarians. loste,noienonnp, yaasnstand out whole of his movements. The Russians under PASKIEWITCH are described as dying off like flies; and it is counted upon as inevitable that, unless a change occurs before August, his whole force will be little short of being annihilated. The following paragraph will be perused with peculiar interest : _ _ " ALiclame Paskiewitch had received a letter from her husband, dated the 2d, which said that he had been de feated by Georgey, or which, at least, led her to that conclusion. Georgey was spoken of in the highest terms of admiration by the Emperor, and hence, of course, by everybody else. He had won the heart of a Russian offic r, whom he had taken prisoner, by his generous treatment. This officer, whom hr had set at liberty, was never tired of praisirg his benefactor, of whom he sent a personal description, which would suit a hero of romance, and of which the most striking feature was his quietness of marine,." URTEIIIII Uit G. IVe learn from Stuttgardt that the Ministerial crisis was over by the Bi.h instant, the SOVEREIGN having declined to accept the resignatik,n of his advisers. of francs, while the amount demandedhy Autria was eighty millions. In the definitive treaty which was signed on toe 6rh, the Austrian Government has agreed to accept of the seventy-five millions. The other material difference in the treaty is, that Parma and Modena are treated with separately, instead of being included in the Austrian tre:ity, which would have placed them in a sort of vassalage to Austria. With respect to the conmercial portion of the treaty, the only change is that it is put in such a shape that it does not appear to be forced on Sardinia, as it was by the Austrian version. The Journal des Dibats states that the indemnity of 75,000,000 f due by Piedmont to Austria, has already been paid by the house of ROTHSCHILD, ON account of the former power. As to the amnesty it is hampered by Austria with certain conditions, The leaders of the Lombard in surrection► are placed in an exceptional position, and must await the pleasure of Austria; while, before they return to Lombardy, all persons implicated must address petitions to the EMPEROR. t'R USSIA. Accounts from Berlin are up to the 9th inst. The First Chamber of Prussia met on the Bth, and voted thanks to the army. The Minister of the In terior presented reports on the state of siege of Berlin and Ertnrth. _ _ _ The Second Chamber, after receiving, on the 7th, directions from Count BRANDENBURG in the White Hall to constitute itself, went to the old room in the Donhofs-Platz. Here all was unchanged, save that some chairs were placed before the Ministerial table for the Members of the Centre, which were taken by AUERSWALD, HARKOSI W E NZEL, BECRERATU, and SIMsoN. The Mi n i ster i a l bench was occupied by , MANTEUFFEL and VON DER HEYDT. Hitherto no thing beyond mere formal business of routine has been transacted. SIMSoN is likely to be elected President. ELSENHAITS, editor of the 2lfessager of the Fortress of Rastadt sen tence of was shot on the 6th, in virtue of the a court martial. BIEDENFELD has been respited. Some surprise was felt at Berlin at the non-arriva of the Vienna mail on the Bth inst. BADEN. The Alsacien says that amongst the documents which fell into the hands of the Prussians, after the re-establish ment of order i n th e Duchy of Bad e n, were two l e tt ers a dd resse d t o SI E GEL, the Gene ralissimo of t h e Baden troops . Th e first is from TIEDEMAN N , MCEGLING, who, he declares, understood nothing of praying to be freed from his colleague military matters, and threw every thing into confusion. The second is from AICEGLING, complaining of TIEDEMANN, whom he declares to be a fool. He states that if this latter should prevent him his ob. taming a victory, he would have him shot as if by mistake. lle terminates his letter by pointing out a number of inhabitants of Heldesheim, as deserving to be arrested. The workmen's cl u bs have been just suppressed, not only a t Il e id e lb erg, but throughout the Grand Duchy. They were considered equally dangerous to the existi ng order of th i ngs as th e people's clubs, and have consequently shared the same fate. BAVARIA. ZWEBL, the Minister of the Interior, had sent in his resignation on the 7th. It had not, however, been accepted by the KING. The Vicar of the Empire was expected from Gas- Wu on bia way back to Erankfort. It 0 ME News from Rome to the sth state that much dis coi.tent was felt at the reduction of the value of the paper money in circulation by 35 per cent. The Connnission of Government named by the POPE had published the following manifesto : " The Government Commission of State, in the name of his Holiness Pope Pius IX., happily reigning, to all his subjects of his temporal dominions:— " Divine Providence has delivered the people of the whole Pontifical State, and especially that of the city of Rome, seat and centre of our most holy religion, from the tempestuous whirlwind of the binciest and most wicked passions, by the invincible and gloriete; arm of the Cathode forces. Tnerefore, the Holy Fattier, faith ful to his promise announced by bis venerated Motu proprio, given at Gaeta, on the 17th of last month, sends us now among you with full povvers, in order to repair by the best means, and as soon as possible, the serious evils produced by anarchy and the despotism of a few men. Our first care shall be that religion and mo rality be, respected by all as the basis and foundation of every social bond ; that justice have its full and regular course for every one indistinctly, and that the administration of public matters may receive the organization' and improvement which is so neces sary after the unworthy misrule exercised by dema gogues without sense or name. To obtain these very important results, we shall seek the advice of persons distinguished for their intelligence and zeal, and fur the general confidence they enjoy, which contributes so much to the success of affairs. The regular order of matters requires that there shall be called to the direc tion of each Ministry men of integrity sad experience in the branch to which they are 'to devote their attention with the greatest alacrity; therefore we shall name without delay those who shall direct • the affairs of the Interior and Police, those of Justice, Finance, and Arms, as well as Public Works and Commerce; while Foreign Affairs shall remain in the hands of the Most Eminent Cardinal Pro-Secretary of State, who, during his absence, shall have a substitute at Rome for ordinary matters. Thus ,may, as we hope, confidence be re stored among every class and order of persons, while the Holy Father in his really benificent mind is considering the means of granting such improve ments and institutions as are compatible with his most elevated dignity and power of Supreme Pontiff, with the nature of this state, the preservation of which interests the whole Catholic world, and with the real wants of his beloved subjects. "Rome, from - our residence of the Quirinal Palace, August 1. " G. CARDINAL DELLA GENGA SERMATTEI, " L. CARDINAL VANNICELLI CASONI, "L. CARDINAL ALTIERI." General OUDINOT, who left the Eternal City on the 3d inst., reached Gaeta on the 4th, and was im mediately received by his Holiness. The Pontifical Commission has appointed four councillors to aid it in its labours —namely, M. LAN DOLFO MARTEL, auditor of the Rola, Alonsignore BARTOLI, Prince BARRERINI, and the Advocate VAN UTELLI. The first acts of the commission were to annul all the laws made since the 16th of Novem ber, to reconstitute the tribunals, and to reinstate the functionaries who had been dismissed. NAPLES. The last accounts from the city of Naples announces the fact of the accouchement of the QUEEN of a son. LLOYD'S SHIPPIiNG-( THIS DAY. LONDON, AUG. 13.—Wind this day at noon W.S.W. to S.S.W., fresh breeze and cloudy, with rain at times. DEAL AUG. 11.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W ; 12th, W.S.W. to S.S.W.—Arrd. 10th, Prince Hendrik, Smit, Batavia; Elizabeth, Buenos Ayres; Cale donia, Barry, Brazils; Euphrates, Rooc, Matanzas ; Nereid, Scott, Bombay for Hull;, Samuel, Mason, Ha vannah ; Swan, White, Trinidad de Cuba, for the Baltic; Nova Scotian, Corning, St. John's, New Brunswick; Token, Norse, ditto; General Jones, Harding, Boston. 12th, JOhn Calvin, Davidson, Sydney, N.S.W.; Agin court, Scott, Batavia; Commodore, Broadfoot, Calcutta; Assam, M'Alpitie ditto; James Lumsden ' ditto ; Eliza Sharp, D ar li ng , Ceylon; Devonshire, Browne. Mauritius; Bessy Robertson, Christie, ditto; Hind, Fowler, Africa ; L uc y, Cherry, Antigua; Mary, St. Croix for Copenhagen; Mugnet, Havannah fur Cron stadt ; Clyde:ithi n. 1,., T... ' ';ir: shack, Say.,rs, St. Vincent, Amity Hall, lixd, Jamaica, Dabimore for Rotterdam; London, Hebard, New York, St. John's, N.B. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 11.-61 d. Sarah, Sydney, N.S.W.; Heath, Buenos Ayres; Rhondda, ditto; Magician, La Guayra; Elizabeth, Nw Orleans; A. G., New York; Liberty, ditto; Canada steamer, ditto; buff ilk, Boitun; Paragon, Quelsec; Lord S tan l e y, di t t o; W ave, ditto, Ocean Queen, ditto. 12th, Topic, San Francisco; Marion, Rio Janeiro; Hindustan, New York; Maoconomo, ditto. Arrd. 10th, Britannia, Porto Rico. 1 1 th, Tigris, Parickson, Calcutt a; Bonita, Miley, Pernambuco. Sld. 30th June, Larne, Nicholls, New York; Merchant, Qae • bec; 13th, Frances, M'Nulty, Calcutta; D or i seana , Connell, Calcutta ; London, 1% ightman, Calcutta; Lan caster, Cullin, Calcutta ; Rafael, Brown, Si ngapore; Ann Mary, omkins, Ictiabee; Packet, Antigua; Mer sey, Boyd, Jamaica; Isaac Wright, Marshall, New York. OFF PORTLAND, AUG. 2.—Marwood, Quebec. OFF THE START, AUG. B.—Holden Spring, New York. WARREN POINT, AUG. 10.—The Gipsey, from Chep stow to Greenock, ran on shore in Duudrum Bay, in a dense fog 3 esterdity morning, but was got off this morn ing without damage, after being lightened, and brought into Newcastle. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 11.—Arid. York Town, Bradisb, London, and sld. for New York; 12th, Marlborough, Metheven, London ; Alfred, Wiltshire, London; Ludur, Say, London, and sld. 3d for Calcutta. AIIZEN IIEAD.—Off port, Transit, Quebec. DEAL, AUG. 12.—Arrd. Achilles, Morris, Quebec. Arrd. from the River, 11th, Johnstone, Harrison, Syd ney, New South Wales ; Laurel, Knaston, Quebec; Sprey, Steele, Newfoundland; 12th, Windermere, Hobart Town; David Vaughan, St. John's, New Bruns wick; Wallace, Norton, Quebec ; George Robinson, Boyes, St. John's, Newfoundland. Arrd. from the River and .41, 11th, Collingwood, Calcutta. Sid. Tudor, Calcutta. Arid, from the River and sly., 11th, Alfred, Bengal. FALMOUTH, AUG. 11.—Wind S.S.W; 12tb, S.W.— Arrd. Domingo, Hansen, Whydale; Don, Leek, Pata gonia; Gem, Hargrave, Rio Janeiro; Andes, Hocquet, ditto; Barnard, Semons, Bahia; Steadfast, Ball, Per nambuco; Mary Tailor, Callender, ditto; Laverinte, Savannah; Houghton Le Skerne, Buxton, Cien fuegos; Chapman, M'Millan, Sierra Leone, for Ply mouth; braces, Asquita, Havann'h; Robert Morri son, Frost, Matat:zas ; Pauline, Jacob, Cien fuegos. 12th, Argantyr, Sundstrom, Rio Janeiro. 11th, the Venus, White, from London to Genoa and Leghorn, put in here yesterday with loss of fore and maintop masts, yards, gear, &c., having experienced a squall on the 7th Instant, in lat. 50 N., long. 10 W. DovER, AUG. 12.—The Bonnaf'acie, bound to Ham burgh, grounded in the harbour yesterday, but got off and proceeded to day. PETERHEAD, AUG. 10.—The Friends sloop, of Dun dee, coal laden, IA as stranded on Rattray Head, during a fog yesterday evening, abandoned by the crew, who have not since been heard of, and will become a wreck; materials saved. COWES, AUG. I2.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. 11th, Mary Elleu, Kinsman, Ilavannah; Orn, Astrom, Mataiizaa, and sailed for Hambui ; Pilgrim, Drinkwater, Trini dad de Cuba; 12th, Elvira, Andicochia, Trinidad de Cuba; Koningin Carling Amalie, Neilsen, Singapore; Catharine, Petersen, Porto Rico. YA.II3I , IUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, AUG. 12.---Wind S.W. —Sid. 11th, Purt Glasgow, Quebec. IN THE CHANNEL, AUG. 11.—Arrd. James Turcan, Sydney, New South Wales. - - LOWESTOFFE, AUG. 12.—The John (brig), of and from Shields to London, in turning through the roads this morning, got upon the Newcome Sand, where she remained several hours, but was assisted off at high water, arid brought into the basin making water. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) CORN - EXCHANGE. —MONDAY. Notwithstanding the prevailing showery weather, our accounts from the forward districts state that consider able progress had been made in the cutting of Wheat and Barley in the past week. In the north, the crops are progressing favourably. The navigation of the Baltic, Elbe, and Wiser, being now open, large arrivals of grain may be expected from those quarters by the close of the present month. From the leading country markets, held on Saturday, we learn that the Corn trade" ruled heavy, at further depressed rates. Up to our market, last week, the receipts of all grain of home produce was very small. The Foreign imports amounted (0 7,749 quarters of Wheat, 4.799 ditto of Barley, 19,569 ditto of Oats, 250 ditto of Rye, 133 ditto of Beans, 390 ditto of Peas, 7,950 ditto of Linseed, 12 ditto of Mustard S, ed, 500 ditto or Indian Corn, 74 ditto o: suuory seeds; 1,059 sacks and 6 barrels of Flour. Fresh up for this morning's market, there were received about 100 quarters of flaw English Wheat, about a moiety being from Essex, the remainder from Kent. The parcels, mostly Telavera, were not in first rate condition, from their having been prematurely cut, yet they were disposed of at from 50s to 51s per quarter. The weight of the samples varied from 51 to 51i lbs per bushel. With old Wheat, of home produce, we were very scantily eupplif d; yet the quantity on offer was fully adequate to the demand. Owing to the flying showers, the factors were somewhat firmer than on this day se'nnight, and a fair clearance of the stands was effected at last week's decline in the quota dons, The market, however, closed somewh at heavily. The quantity Of foreign Wheat on (der was not large, the supply received here since Saturday having been small. Selected samples of both red and white moved off btklAily at full raes of currency. The middling and interior kinds met a very inactive demand at barely sta tionary prices. Cargoes afloat were much neglected. ‘Nre had a sualple or two of new English Barley on the maiket, but the quality was not good. With foreign Barley we were but moderately supplied. Most kinds Sold slowly, at about I3st Monday's quotations. Although the supply of Malt was by no means large, the de mand for that article was somewhat heavy. In prices, however, we have no change to notice. the supply of home-grown Oats was trifling, that of foreign moderately good. A fair average amount of business was passing in most kinds, at fully previous rates. In Beans scarcely any business was transacted, at about stationary prices. New Peas were 2s per quarter lower than on Monday last. In old qualities next to nothing doing. Indian Corn and Meal very dull. The Flour trade was dull, but we have no further decline to notice in value. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier...... 595 ti 60 Red. ..... •• . 37s to 46s Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 4us 51s Lincolusk., Fe‘cl. 143 19e Norfolk and Lin- Potato coin, Red.— • • 36s 44s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White.... • • 3gs 47s 81ack....... 13s 18s Irish, Red.... •• •• 34s 39s Cork, White..... 14s 135 Ditto,White.... • • ags 45s Scotch, Feed.-- 18s :415 Ityti—Old ••. • • • ...... 23s 255 Beans—Tick ......... 28s 325 New. •• • • •....... 22s 25s Pige0n5.......... 350 395 tarley—Grinding . 23s 25s Peas—Grey .......... 30s ns Malting . ........ 27s 28s Maple. ••• ••• • • 32s 348 Chevalier •• • 290 308 White. ... ••• .. 25s 28s salt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••• • • 278 329 f01k............ 5Gs 58s Flour—Town-made... 38s 428 Brown . .. • . 48s 503 Suffolk .•• • • • 33s 34s Kingston and Ware bis 583 Stocktn & Norfolk 335 348 SEED 161.11321 LET. Canary Seed was in very moatirate request, at droop ing prices. New Rapeseed sold slowly, at last week's cp..o,tations. In other Seeds very little was doing. Cakes exceedingly dull. New Tares were offering at 6s to 6s 6 , 1 per bushel. Turnip,White, per bush. Its to 12 Red alad tireen.. • • I Is 12:41 Mustard, . 5s 10, Carraway ............ 293 305 'Coriander 16t 255 ilernpseed, per quarter 32s 343 „Linseed, Eng. -owing.. 54s 603 Cru,hing ........ 42s 485 Baltic •....... 3,, , s 463 Odessa •••• • . • ... 403 463 Ling eed Cake, pr.l,ooo— • • .81 105 101 05 Foreign, per ton 6/ Os 71 Os Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 103 41 1:1 Rapeseed, per last 311 Os 361 OS White •• •• •• •• 5s 10., Tares, New .........• Cs Cs (id Old .• ...... •• 4s 6s Canary, per quarter . • 105 s 145 s Rye grass.. • •• • 20s 24s Clover, Red En_,. (cwt.) 35s 63, White .......... 34s 48s Foreign Bed...—. 30s 40: White.... 213 42s Trefoil ...... 14s 2'isi SIVIETZIPEZI.D. The total importation of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 5,248 head. During the same period in 1847 the arrivals consisted of 7,564; and at the same time in 1848, 4,400 head. Hence it will be perceived that the above addition to our supplies has been a fair sveriige One. niE FR EACH REPUBLIC, The Paris journals of Saturday and yesterday have been received. They all of them comment more or less strongly on the deplorable scene which occurred in the Legis lative Assembly during the sitting of Friday. Both of the principals in the incident (M. GASTIER, who insulted M. PIERRE BONAPARTE, with the-Bil lingsgate of the Mountain by calling him " a perfect imbecile," and M. PIERRE BONAPARTE, who so far forgot the dignity due to himself and to the Assembly as to strike M. GASTIER in the face in that moment of supreme irritation), wera shortly after the first adjournment liberated by order of M. Durirt. Unfortunately for the cousin of the PRESIDENT of the Republic, M. GASTIER is upwards of seventy, being old enough to be his grandfather, so that more sympathy is excited for the latter than would have been accorded to him otherwise. The following is the account of the occurrence as given by the Opinion Publique, showing certainly that I\l PIERRE B ON APARTE was excited by the gravest pro vocation. " M. PIERRE BONAPARTE,' says the organ, " was sitting with the Mountain, was manifestly importuned by the continual marks of approbation given by M. GASTIER, who sat behind him, to all the abuse directed against his relative. 'But, fir, you say that it is true ; I maintain that these are wretched calumnies.'—'l maintain that it is true, and upid!'—' Y H o e u re ar a e s a i n ap ar i c a hi th b e ete fa r e — e, ' v A ig h o l ro l u a sl m y I will prove You cannot prove it, for it is fal s e, a it n is ar s c t applied, terminated the conversation." The word used was positively imbecile Another report of the incident, still mcre precise, is as follows : "It appears that when the part of the article was come to which speaks of the President of the Republic gloat ing over his 600,000 f. a year for balls and pleasures, whilst the most violent measures were in dreparation,' M. Gastier, an elderly representative, belonging to the Left, had exclaimed, 'lt is quite true!' M. Pierre Bonaparte, who happened to be sitting near him (though it was not hie usual place), immediately addressed him and said, Ob! you du not know my cousin, or you would not say so! It is not true!' the other retorted—' Oh, I know better, it is quite true!' M. Pierre Bonaparte then said No, I say it is not!' On which M. Gastier hastily exclaimed, You are as imbecile!' (a fool!) which was replied to on the instant by a slap in the face (a soziifitt) from M. Pierre Bonaparte. All this had passed in a few seconds, and then arose the scene of contusion which we have described. A glass of water was brought to M. Gastier, who appeared quite overcome; he bathed his face in it several times." The Pays publishes the following letter, addressed to its editor, by M. PIERRE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE : "Paris, August 11. " Monsieur le Redacteur,—l am about to ask of you to rectify some part of the recital of what took place in the on Friday. It is not correct that a repre sentative of the Mountain advanced, cane in hand, on M. Pierre Bonaparte, who opened his waistcoat and bared his breast, as if to present it to menaces of death.' I never saw any representative, armed with a cane, ad vance towards me. All those who are acquainted with me know that I am not a man to tolerate such an attitude against me, from whoever it may be. My custom, when attacked, is not to expose my breast, but to put myself in an attitude to defend myself. I did not, therefore, expose my breast, and I did not antici pate any serious danger on the part of men who do not uesitate to put themselves twenty against one. I am convinced that, even had not my friends and the ushers of the Assembly surrounded me, none of those who threatened me from a distance, would have dared to have approached me. I must beg your permission to declare that it is not true, as asserted by M. Gastier, that I im mediately disappeared. Every one must have seen that I remained long enough near him. Neither is it correct that the ushers led me away not without difficulty. The ushers did not lead me away, for the moment I received 'he written order of the President, I went to the ques teur with General Le Flo. Finally, the ushers did not conduct me when I came back to the tribune. Neither rio I think that. I was very pale; but, under any circum ta hote nrpvpritted rno fman nivim, vigorous reception to any aggressors, as 1 am ready to ,lo on every occasion and in any manner. Accept, &c." Upon this subject also the Constitutionnel exclaims: " What a deplorable spectacle did the sitting of yes terday present! Outrage was pushed to its utmost limits; the provocation and the insult led to assault, and it was necessary to suspend the sitting in the midst of the eneral emotion caused by a fact unheard of in the annals •t deliberative assemblies. May this at least serve as a esson, and be of benefit to those who, by their aggressive ,Jeterruptions and by their insulting exclamations so lseply degrade our Parliamentary habits These at• kicks, which we shall not attempt to qualify since they , re the subject of judicial proceedings, these attacks ,:irected against the President of the Republic, against the Chief of the Executive Government, against him whom a recent law has protected against the aggressions if the press, have met with approving voices in the Assembly. There have been found representatives who have not feared to give this detestable example of want if respect towards the Constitution, and towards the laws of their country." The proceedings of the members in their bureau is thus mentioned by the Patrie : " Atter the painful incident which occurred in the course of the sitting of the National Assembly, the representatives withdrew to their bureaux. according to the rules of the Assembly. Very animated converse ion4 ensued, in which the Mountain supported M. aastier ; but the great majority justified M. Pierre Bons. ,carte, on the ground that M. Gastier appeared to have applied to him a ♦ery unparliamentary epithet. The Council of Ministers assembled in the cabinet reserved for extraordinary cases. The President, in pursuance of the regulations, invited M. Pierre Bonaparte to proceed to a bureau." - - - miserable affair retired list b a y number b p e r ro o . f general Subse officersquel Subsequently to this placed on the visional Government were restored to acti •ve service, and shortly afterwards the Assembly was adjourned till the Ist of October. A s the members were re tiring the Left cried out " • Vive la Republique !" a voice from the Right responding "Not yours, we :iope !" An extraordinary and alarming division of tin erests mid of opinion appears to have sprung up among the majority—abandoning the country again to the most terrible anxieties, and affording the Mountain another chance for the resumption of some degree of authority. M. TnzEßs has openly broken with the Legiti ruatists and the parti-pretre, at the very time when he has been selected the reporter of the comtnitree public assistance by a majority of one over M. BERRYER. The majority, in fact, is now split up into the fol lowing sections :- 1. Moderate Republicans. 2. Legitimatists. 3. Orleanists. 4. PartiTreire. 5. Bon apartists. The Moderate Republicans recognise for leaders, General CAVAIGNAC, M. DUTAURE, M. DE TOCQUE YILLE, and others, whose names are sufficiently familiar. The Legitimatists look to M. DE FALLoux, M. BE NOIT D'AZY, &C. The Orleanists require M. TRIERS as their leader. The parti-pretre look to M. DE MONTALAMBERT. So that M. TtliEns is at his old game again in ear nest! Let him beware. The precedent of M. GUIZOT'S fate in February, 1848, should have some gleaning for his consideration. It seems that M. MOLE at first intended to act as mediator, but the split is too decisive, and baffles all his influence and ingenuity. Among other causes of anxiety to France is the growing discontent against the new taxes, especially the projected taxation of incomes. The Moniteur does not yet contain the promulga tion of the law for raising the state of siege; it records, however, the fact that General RuLntektes has demanded 37,967,360 f. supplementary credit for unforeseen expenses. A somewhat similar demand is expected from the 'Minister of Marine—both these ,:nerlernentary credits having reference to the Roman expedition. By a decree of the PRESIDENT of the Republic, the Minister of War is charged with the portfolio of the Minister of Marine, and M. DuFAURE with that of the Minster of Public Works, during the absence of those Ministers IA ith the PRESIDENT of the Republic. The Council of State has decided against M. DE LESSEM and a severe censure is inflicted upon him. The penalty of death pronounced against Captain KLEBER was commuted into that of ten years' impri sonment and degradation. M. LEVAY, the author of a song entitled " The Ball and the Guillotine," was sentenced by the Court of Assize of Paris, on Saturday, to six months' impri sonment and 300 f. fine. M. EUGENE BARESTE, principal editor of the Re publique, whose arrest has been announced, was yesterday set at liberty. Lieutenant and M Hrs. EALD (LOLA MoriTEz) have Arrived in Paris. HOHENZOLERN. From Sigmarien we learn, by a communication dated the 9th instant, that the President VON SALL WURK. had formally retired from his official rank and authority. FRAY&FORT. Rumour positively asserts that preparations are now being made for the definitive formation and con solidation of the central power of Germany. Near the imperial city a grand banquet came off on the 9th, at the little village called Niederrad. SWITZERLAND. The conclusions arrived at by the committee ap pointed to regulate the relations which are henceforth to subsist between the Swiss and German Confedera tions are as follJws : " 1. The Federal Guncil shall be invested with full powers to take the necessary measures relative to the employment of the troops called out on federal service; it may increase their number, or dismiss them entirely, according to circumstances.—a. Tht, full powers which were given to the Federal Council on 30th June last, wiih regard to the extraordinary expenses, are renewed.— 3. The Federal Council is authorised to take the necessary measures relative to the restitution to the proper owners of the arms brought into the Swiss territory by the refugees, the prompt re turn of the mass of refugees into their country, and to obtain positive explanations relative to the assembling cf troops along the northern frontkr of France. For this object it will open negotiations on conditions which shall offer the greatest advantages to Switzerland." An animated debate toook place on the rep')rt, and the conclusions of the committee were eventually adopted by a large majority. ITALY. PIEDMONT AND LOMBARDY. The draft of a treaty of peace as proposed to Pied mont by Austria, having been already published, we give the following copy of the counter-project as proposed to Austria by Piedmont:— DRAFT OF THE COUNTER•PROJECT OF A TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND SARDINIA. " In the name of the most Holy and IndivlsibieTrinity. " His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hun gary, of Bohemia, of Lombardy, and of Venice, &c., and his Majesty the King of Sardia, &c., having equally at heart to put an end to the calamities of the war, and to re-establish the ancient relations of friendship and good intelligence which have subsisted between their respective states, hate resolved to proceed without delay to the conclusion of a definitive treaty of peace, and have in consequence named as their representatives, viz : "His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hun pug, and of Hohemia, of Lombardy, and of Venice, the Chevalier Charles Louis de Bruck: - 66 His Majesty the King of Sardinia, M. Charles Be rando, his Minister of State; Joseph Chevalier de la Bormida, General of Artillery; and his aide-decamp, Charles Chevalier Buoncompagni de Month Ale: " Who, after having recognised their full powers, which were found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the following articles:— " Art. 1. There will be, for the future and for ever, peace, friendship, and good intelligence between his Ma jesty the Emperor of Austria and his Majesty the King of Sardinia, their heirs and successors, their respective states and subjects. " Art. 2. All the treaties and conventions concluded between his Majesty the Emperor of Austria and his Majesty the King of Sardinia, which were in vigour on the Ist of May, 1848, are fully revived and confirmed, in as far as they are not derogated from by the present treaty. " Art. 3. The limits of his Majesty the King of Sar dinia on the side of the Po and on the side of the Tes sino shall be such as they were fixed by the para. graphs 3,4, and 5, of Art. 85 of the final act of the Congress of Vienna on the 9:h of June, 1815, &c., as they existed before the commencement of the war of 1848. " Art. 4. His Majesty the King of Sardinia, as well for himself as for his heirs and successors, renounces all title and pretensions whatsoever to the countries situated beyond the limits designated in the above-named Fara graphs of the precited Act of the 9th June, 1815 ; nevertheless, the right of reversion of Sardinia to the duchy of Placenzia is maintained in the terms of the treaties. Art. 5. His Royal Highness the Archduke, Duke of Modena, and his Royal Highness the Iniant of Spain, Duke of Parma and Ylacenzta, will ba invited to accede to the present treaty. Art. 6. This treaty will be ratified, and the ratifica tions as well as the acts of accession and acceptance of it will be exchanged within the period of fourteen days, or sooner if that can be done. "In faith of which the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and attached to it their seals and arms. " Done at Milan, the day of —, 1849." SEPARATE AND ADDITIONAL ARTICLES Of THE TREATY OF PEACE. " Art. I. His Majesty the King of Sardinia binds himself to pay to his Majr.sty the Emperor of Austria tihe sere tf t sevenv-five of francs, by way of in man y u for the damages suffered during the war by the Austrian Government and its subjects, towns, or corporations, without any exception, as well as for the claims which bad been raised for the same causes by trim- Royal Highnesses the Archduke, Duke of Modena, and the Infant of Spain, Duke of Parma and Placenzia. "Art. 2. The payment of the seventy-five millions of francs, stipulated by the preceding article, shall be dis posed of in the following manner:— " Fifteen millions of francs shall be paid in ready money, by . means of a mandate, payable at Vienna or at Parts, at the end of the month of October next, without interest, which will be delivered to the Plenipotentiary of his ,Majesty the Emperor, at the moment of exchanging the ratifications of the present treaty. The payment of the remaining sixty millions must be made in ten successive instalments, to be effected from two months to two months, at the rate of six millions each, to commence at tie end of De cember next, with interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the amout.t of the term to be paid. For each term the interest will be calculated to date from the one in which the ratifications of the present treaty shall be exchanged. •' To"guarantee the exactitude of the payments, the Sardinian Government will deliver as a deposit to that of his Imperial and Royal Majesty at the moment of the exchange of the ratification of the present treaty, sixty inscriptions of a million of francs each in capital, or of 50,000 f. of rente each on the grand !lyre of the public debt of Sardinia. " The inscriptions will be restored to the Government of his Sardinian Majesty, in proportion to the instal. menu which shall be paid at Vienna, in ready money, or in bills of exchange on Paris, at each term, and to the amount of six million of francs, as is above stipulated. " If the Sardinian Government for any reasons, what ever they may be, should fail to retire these inscriptions, and to make the stipulated payments, it is understood, that two months atter the expiry of the term, if not paid, the Government of his Imperial and Royal Ma jesty should be authorised, by that very fact, to cause to be sold each time, at the Paris Bourse, rentes to the amount of the six millions fallen due, and the deficit which might result from the transaction, compared with the nominal value, will be at the expense of the Govern ment of his Majesty the King of Sardinia, which will be bound to pay it, with the least possible delay, in ready money, together with the interest which may have fallen due till that pa;„ment shall have actually taken place. " Art. 3. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria binds himself, on his side, to cause to be exacuated by the Austrian troops, within the delay of eight days lifter the ratification of the present treaty, the States of his Majesty the King of Sardinia, or the Sardinian terri tory, in the limits established by Article 3 of the treaty of peace of this day. " Art. 4.. As there exists for a long time between Sar • dinia and Austria a contest with respect to the lit.e of demarcation near the city of Pavia, it is agreed upon that the limit at that place shall be formed by the thal• wag of the canal called Gravellong. and that a bridge shall be built by common accord at the common expense over the said canal, on which no portap will be levied. " Art. 5. The two high contracting Powers, desirous of giving more extension to the commercial relations of the two countries, bind themselves to negotiate hereafter a treaty of commerce and navigation on bases of the strictest reciprocity, and by which their respective sub jects shall be placed on the footing of the most favoured nation; on that occasion the question of the mixed sub jects will also be taken into consideration, and the prin ciples will be laid down which ought to regulate their reciprocal treatment ; and, with the object of facilitat• ing and favouring the legitimate commerce to the fron tiers of their territories, they both declare that they wish mutually to employ all the means iu their power to suppress smuggling. In order the more effectually to attain this object they revive and restore to vigour the convention concluded between Austria and Sardinia on the 4th of December, 1834, for two years, to commence on the Ist of October next, with the condition laid down in the 24th article of the said convention, and determine that it shall be considered as:renewcd from two years to two years, unless the one or other of the parties declare to the other, three months at least before the expiry of the period of two years, that it must cease to have effect. The two contracting parties bind theme elves to introduce successively in the said convention_ail the ameliorations which circumstances may render necessary for the attain. ment of the end which they have in view. ;;Art. 6. The Austrian Government, in return for the advantage which the renetis al of that convention will procure for its commerce, contents to the retocation of the one concluded on the I 1 th of March, 1751, between the Sardinian Government and that of Lombardy, and declares in consequence that it will have no force for the future; it consents besides to revoke immediately after the ratification of the present conven tion, the decree of the Aulic Chamb er , w hi ch has im posed, from the date of the Ist of May, an additional tax on the wines of Piedmont. ,‘ Art. 7. The present separate and additional arti cles will have the same force and value as if they had been inserted word for word in the principal treaty of this day. They will be ratified, and their ratification will take place at the same time. "In faith of which, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed and sealed with their arms. " Done at Milan, the day of ---." It will be seen from the above counter• project that the slim offered by Sordinia is seventy-five millions - - IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Hambnrgh 56 -- Harlingen 152 ... 1,397 .. 27 ... 53 ... 6 Nieu Diep ... 9 ... 88 „. -- Rotterdam ... 4.!2 ... 2,495 ... 297 .. 171 75 Total 639 ... 3,980 ... 324 ... 224 .. 81 Corresponding week in 1848 563 ... 2,993 ... 346 ... 498 ... Difference... 76 more. 967 more. 221ess. 2741ess. 81ra About 1,200 head of stock have been landed at the different out ports, mostly from Rotterdam. The arrivals from Ireland, by sea direct, for this market last week, amounted to 31 oxen and 278 sheep. For - the time of year the receipts of beasts from our various grazing districts, fresh up this morning, were but moderate and of middling quality. As the attendance of both town and country buyers was good and the dead markets were well cleared of their late supplies, the Beef trade ruled steady, at prices quite equal to those obtained on Mon day last. A few very superior Scots sold at 4s, but 35 10d was the top general figure for beef. From Lincoln shire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire, we received about 900 short horns; from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, 800 Scots, home breds and short horns; from the western and midland counties 400 Herefords, Runts, Devons, &c.; from other parts of England, 350 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 200 horned and polled Scots. There was a considerable increase in the number of Sheep compared with those exhibited on this day se'n night. For all breeds the demand ruled steady, but not to say brisk, at full rates of currency. The finest old Downs sold at from 3s 10d to 4s per Blbs. We were again well supplied with Lambs, in but middling condi tion. Prime Down qualities sold steadily; other kinds of lamb slowly, at last week's prices. Calves, the sup ply of which was good, moved off heavily at unaltered quotations. In Pigs scarcely any bibiness was doing• Prices, however, were mostly supported. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to e. 8.1 s. d. to s. d: Inferior Beasts..... 2 8 210 I Second qual. Sheep 3 2 3 4 Secondquality -... 3 0 3 2 I Coarse4oolledditio3 6 3 g prime large Oxen.. 3 4 3 8 I SouthdownlVetricTi 10 4 0 Prime Scots .. 3 8 310 I Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves 210 3 2 Large Hogs ...... 3 2 3 [lime small ditto .. 3 4 3 8 Small Porkers 3 8 4 .suckling Calves •• 18 0 24 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 21 0 ? Inferior Sheep .. .. 210 3. 0 Lambs •• •• •• 4 0 b TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. 3,300 She , T. Calves. I Pigs. 31,240 I 198 240 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. f Sheep. 469 I 2,990 Calves. I Pigs. 79 L NEWGATE AND I.E.a.DENHALT... These markets have been moderately supplied each kind of Meat sin c e our re p or t on M on d ay l a st; nevertheless the general de man d— ow i ng to t h e pre vailing warm we a th er —h as b een i n a very depresse d state, and prices hav e h a d a d ownwar d tendency. Veryfod i. nnrn KPFS of foreien M ea t h ave appeare d on “da At per stone by the c arcase. with s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef,inferior— 2 0 2 4 Mutton, inferior .. 2 8 2 10 middling .. 2 6 2 8 -- middling.. 3 0 3 primelarge .. 210 3 0; prime 3 6 3 prime mall 3 2 3 4 Pork, 1arge........ 3 2 3 ,6 Veal.• •• .. ••• • • • 2 .. 8 3 6 ' 5ma11........ 3 8 4 0 Lamb. 3s 10d to la 10d. 2OIOUGU Aida SPITALPIELDS. Owing, it is presumed, to the presence of cholera in this country, these markets have undergone a consider.. able change, since our last report. The imports, from abroad, have been confined to 72 bags from Rotterdam; 44 tuns. from Ghent; 60 baskets from Antwerp; and 207 ditto from Ostend; but the supplies of home-grown on offer have considerably exceeded the demand.Foreiga Potatoes have mined off heavily, at from 21. lOs to 31103; and English ditto, 31 103 to 5s 5s per ton. BOR.OUGII BOP 11211.1110E1N We have still to report a steady demand for fine Hope at full prices. In all other kinds exceedingly little business is doing. The market is but moderately sup' plied with samples, and the duty is called 70,000/. Sussex pockets, 3/ lOs to 41 10s; Weald of Kent ditto, 3/ 12 1 to 41 10s; Mid and E as t K en t di t t o , 41 8 s to 7 1 7 s per cwt. 'WOOL. Since Monday last the Private Contract Market hag been well supplied with both English and Colonial Wools► yet the demand for all deserip,ions has ruled firm, i!S very full prices. The stock of the latter in warehouse is about 12,000 bales. The imports have amounted to 1,500 bales from Port Philip, 385 ditto from Hamburg'', 10 ditto from Ostend, and 321 ditto from Adelaide. TALLOW. Since our last report the delivery of Tallow has beell tolerably good, viz., 1,207 casks; yet, the demand has ruled p.y . very on inactive, spot tiev, i a s t l a u b o o t u e d t p esart at 39s Tallow prices.3a and s 6 d for d delivery 39s 6d per cwt. Town forward T°•da y per cwt, not cash; rough fat, 2s lid 1845. 1846. 1847. 1 1848 1849. Stock this day •• .. ••I 12,568 Price of Y. C. 11 403 4d L 'to 40s 6d Delivery last week: 1,783 Ditto iron) June 1.... 13,917 lrrivals last week . 1,732 Ditto from June 1 ... 10,513 1 , - Price of Town •• •• ..1 438 6d 8,932 7,682 15,020 41s 6d 48s Od 44s 3d to to Os Od to Os Od 448 Od 983 1,453 ►,ZB4 7,244 8,818 13,452 2,324 2,722 6,593 5.553 8,401 20,941 433 Od I 52s Od 146 s 6d 22,649 398 3d to Os Od 1,207 11,7 41 149 g,917 40s Od BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD). IN RE TRNELL AND WATERHOUSE. These bankrupts U had csrried on buiness as builders, &c., at Pimlico, and now came up to pass their last examination. The balance sheet shows a deficiency in July, 1818, of 5151, and the debts now due amount to 870/. There are no assets, the bankrupts having assigned some houses, which had cost 2,2001., to George Waterhouse, a brother of one of the bankrupts, for a debt alleged to be due to him. The solicitors to the assignees required a further account as to this debt. Mr. COOKE, for the bankrupts, contended that the present accounts we r e qu i te su ffi c i ent , as the creditors had got a copy of the schedule filed by the bankrupts in the Court of insolvency. He could not understand why the creditors did not Oppose the bankrupts there instead of suing out a fiat. The solicitor to the assignees said the creditors thought they could do bett er i n t hi s court. His HONOR said the creditors were entitled to further accounts, and the examination must be adjourned. Mr. COOKE then applied for some trade tools, which had been allowed by the Insolvent Court, as excepted articles, but which had been taken by the messenger. Mr, Groom, the official assignee, said that the cre ditor's assignee would not consent to the property being given up, as there were not assets sufficient to cover the expenses. AWFUL EXPLOSION AT ABER DARE.—SEVENTY LIVES LOST. MERTHYR TYDVIL, AUGUST 12.—0 n Friday a dreadful explosion of fire-damp, that dread and de.• structive agent, occurred at Mr. William Thomas's colliery, situated about two miles from the village of Aberdare. The shock was felt for miles round. 80 011 after the fatal event a most melancholy scene took place—mothers hurrying in search of sons, wives in search of their husbands, their cries rending the air as corpse after corpse, blackened and mutilated, was brought to sight; soon sixty disfigure. 4 corpses were brought from the pit, and then, it having become fatal to descend to the pit, the brave men who had, in such a praiseworthy manner res° cued the few that escaped, gave over, though it was believed that there were a great many others dovvil.r living or dead. 105 men and boys were in the pi,t . at the time of the explosion, very few of whom have r: been brought out alive. Sev e n horses also we killed. It is confidently asserted that the cause of this most awful catastrophe was the negligence do of the colliers in going to a dangerous heading without a safety lamp. It is scarce tbree years ago sine: twenty-eight human lives were destroyed by If explosion of the same nature, and near the same p it. —Morning Paper. YOUNG lIERNANDEZ.—A splendid riding whip has been pre: , ented by Lord Shelburne to this wonderlul equestrian, as a cymplialent to his daring achievements in thy ring. ~~ Ina an( a g sha biE frien i diligc In pi rainy den 0( It i Itail A C oft , t here kld. ita ..... Ph B ank tier 141)1g 14 (14 11148 Bout] eo Eq %SI 11 141