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LITERATURE. C OULSON ON THE BLADDER AND PROS TATE GLAND. Longman, London, 1842. The circumstance of this work having gone through three i larg e e diti ons i s unanswera bl e ev id ence i n i ts favour, and relieves us from the necessity of entering into any lengthened criticism upon it ; we shall, there fore, content ourselves with observing that it is evi dently the result of extensive practical .knowledge as r egards the difficult and dangerous maladies of which • it treats ; and is penned i n suc h a l uc id an d famili ar st yle as must render it intelli g ibl e t o re ad e rs, even o f • e most ordinary capacity. The author is a profes sional gentleman of long experience, and in his pre q sent volume he has given the public the benefit of that ' I. l Perience, particularly as respects lithotomy and Ithotrity to which important branches of surgery he 4 : J devoted two of the most curious and interesting eilapters of his work. N I E'S HISTORY OF THE POPES. Part I. Whittaker, London, 184:2. I .Por thi s translation we are indebted to the pen of jr• W a lt er Kelly, of Trinity College, Dublin, who 7, r executed a troubl esome t as k w i t h muc h s pi r it a n d v,nee• The Part b e f ore us con t a i ns th e fir s t vo o'",e of the ori g i na l history, which is well and fa and known on th e C ont i nent as one o f the ablest A most comprehensi ve w orks on the subject the Poped om th at h as vet appeare d i n prin t. The to forms, also, o ne o f th e num b ers o f that popular ell an.Y "The Library of Modern Authors. PRO A THE FRENCH PAPERS. Four • C.._ .prtsoners were tried, yesterday, before the 44u,irrectional Police, for having in their possession arms ~,i ' „glitipowde r, and having manufactured the latter treutcut authority. They were, Ory, a tailor—his mis tress, a dressmaker, named Merard—Feret, a wheel torigdilt---and Poncelet, a boot-maker, who had been tt ft a . condemned to banishment, for being concerned in the for t i h r o f the Rue des Prouvaires, and pardoned in 1836, ,e courag e he displayed when the prison of St. Wiest Was on fire. A fifth person, named Blancvillain, 4 s irl eluded the accusation, but he has not been tovraon, ka re t i e l d ' Vhen Quinesset's affair was pending, made at the residence of suspected. had dajeoetn Poncelet's some cartridges were dis gtionned ,; at Feret's, utensils used for manufacturing Nv uer at the woman Merard's, some bullets, ar i d ar-„- 7, 44 „titY of gunpowder, and some pistols; a small quantity of gunpowder, some tie v : t ar ki moulds. There were besides, over his chim atibi or three globes, covered over with an inflam to4 itiatter, and filled with oil of petroleum. These Ertl , n es, of which the effect would be dread -1 4: er e stated by the officers of the Crown to Ory,, en ded by the prisoner to aid the insurrection. 1 11 4 ueelared that he had purchased the arms in great distress. from a man, named Benoit, who was Ile s " - ' 4 , t distress. As to the globes, he declared that tli Qt ;"ded proceeding to America, and selling as 1 .;,5° One of the governments of the New World, toi th ll 2g likely to be of great service in maritime tel t , a 's ; for the globe, containing the oil of petroleum i g.i ) ound round with twine and tow, covered with by f 4 ,'larilm able paste, which takes fire by a shock or Ic oil r l ,'etion, like that employed in chemical matches, When broken, by • being thrown immediately, e nce burning, and set fire to a vessel , or any Ic 4o - ` ,f 3 hject it was discharged against. Feret ac tlar%‘Liedged having manufactured the powder, but de - 511,,,q 4 , that he sold it to sportsmen, or proprietors of tothi ' l lg galleries. The woman Meraid said she knew tad b ri g of the things found at her lodgings — they PNCe,en left there, she said, by Ory; and Poncelet Iv e ,: l-l ued that the five cartridges seized at his house it g given him by the porter to fumigate his lodg- Oi; do and the woman were acquitted, whilst it .and Feret were each condemned to 18 months' 44,„?°nment, 16f. fine, and to pay 3,000 f. to the kaigillistration of Indirect Contributions, and to re liter' for two years under the surveillance of the po illancvillain was condemned by default to two illipris tand 1 000 f. fine. onmen , , th if - ' 7 - 3 3 SP O KEN WlTH.—Heart of Oak, for New- I 1 , 3 ' 4 1fri —a nd, 14th inst„ lat. 51, lon. 21 ; Joseph Hume, to'Liverpool, with loss of sails, and supplied with kt r i',„siena ' 17th inst., lat. 48, lon. 16, b y the Ma g istrate, . 2 / 11 , t 'd at Liverpool. Barbadian, Jamaica to Liverpool, s th lat. 26, lon. 79 ; Elizabeth, from Honduras, 12C,st., lat. 41, lon. 57 ; Royal Oa k, from Hondura s , lifk,iftt• 45, lon. 41, by the Liverpool, arrived at Liver kt, Sophia, Newfoundland to Demerara, 7th inst., yl 1 1, ion. 43 ; Ellisons, for Bermuda, 9th, lat. 43, lon. "Y the Nancy Munro, arrd. in the Clyde. Boyne s Port), London to Halifax, 11 th inst., lat. 50, lon. I.4u3'' the John White, arrived at Limerick, Amelia, ty t he Elizabeth to Newfoundland, 14th inst., lat. 51, lon. 14 , Elizabeth Miller, arrived at Kinsale. Brothers, Wl',‘-qersburgh to New York, 7th inst., lat. 65, lon. 4, 13 3' the L a dy Hood, arrd. at Stornoway. 41, „ ISITATION.—TEIE CROPS.—On Friday, 4 0 15 th instant, the neighbourhood of the Island, for etil!tthree miles round, was visited by the most dreadful Ter storm ever recollected by the o ldest inhabitan t . m ip tlt two o'clock in the afternoon the fine blue sky, tad ( i l i wore such a pleasing aspect up to that moment, tosi d enl Y became dark a nd cloud y —so dark that one P N ” scarcely discern his own hand. The most terrific °f thunder, accompanied by vivid flashes of light and tremendous hailstones, ensued, the latter as Ve as pigeons's eggs. This was followed by a water ctlitj as if the cataracts of heaven had opened, which s: ; ° for two hours and a h alf, leavin g a flood th at un -7 , 1 away all before it. The destruction committed t t ae fit for the sickle is really heart ,t. tld, . corn crops ; the fine fields of corn, particularly oats, are ta s C a ll thrashed out of the ear. Even green oats did I N "ca Pe ; there was on e field of oats of fifty acres, k r - 4ing to Mr. Bolton, which was fit to cut ; and by tih wore than half of which is lost—indeed, every field 1 4,; e the shower fell has suffered incalculably. From te` - I ,` ri as we have made since the above particulars at t ,;(l us, we are happy to say that no injury has been t4` 4 ,._ 41 ,ed by the crops except in the neighbourhood of Island ; hut . it is melancholy to reflect on the p ri- N: 3l3 s which this awful visitatio n must im p ose on the ris : ;„ 11.1 ' class of sufferers in that district. The accounts other parts of the country are of the most e gg character.-14rexford Independent tsiV l e Duchess of Orleans, says the Alsace, in the fe ß st of her violent affliction, did not wish to let the poor a t , "Irasbourg, though deprived of her presence, be also Ivii' l "red of the benefits which she had intended for them. to i elk she heard that the Duke of Nemours was going ils Peet the troops, she charged him to dispense pecu .ar ti s •)' assistance for her to several charitable and educe sh 4 , 41 establishments in the town. The Prince requested ,tt,• ° t. rrefect to transmit to him a list of the benevolent in -13e-I,lll°ns, in order that the wishes of the Princess might ei r ,' ° nlplied with. It was remarked that on this occa e, as well as all others which had reference to the It ti v ell ess of Orleans, the Duke of Nemours experienced Ti, s ', l3 , l e emotion,. which he did not attempt to conceal. is i 'crince, as well as his brothers, bear to their sister 4..laNy a fraternal affection, which the frightful blow of 13 has only increased. The Cannier de Lyon states that the ancient con test between the allopathic and homeopathic practice has fu ll : n g up again in that town. "In 1826 ," . says this (' " the two parties were also at . wa . r, and the I : lll opathists in order to p . rove the superiority of their Pita]l° d, demanded ' and obtained that a ward in the hos should be placed under th eir direction. The y made fu ck ,.,,rapid work of it, that th e administration was in a plays obliged to withdraw from their care the few % eats th at remained. Som e da y s back a p erson it g eeted with hydrophobia was brought to the hospital, remedieste a ii n pathists after having administered various a s ,,t aeknowledged they could do nothing in the h ,,‘ - • The homceopathists then came forward in triumph t C"., administered one of their celebrated imponderable 41,14 Microscopic globules. The effect was almost instan taneous, for the patient—died." On Saturday last a man and his wife, living in a cot tage in the Quartier des Ch artreux, near Marseilles, i ve nt out at an early hour in the mornin g to work, leav ialgirdths the their three children, the oldest of whom was onl y : I ' r Years old, in their beds. Some few hours after-. dwelling b urs t into flames. The eldest child i;.„ 4s , awakened, and wa s able to get to the outer do o r , a nd °is crie s a larmed the neigh bours, who immediatel y t ' ' l n n % .brok e open the door,and saved the frightened rd, but found it impossible to enter one step into the elling which had become a mass of fire. When the few parents returned home to breakfast, which was in a lew ma minutes after, they found all th eir little property de ea o y": 1 , one of their younger children dead from suffo reitli°n• and the other almost entirely consumed by fire. 4- e calamity was caused by the ignition of' a beam nrdag into the chimney of a fire-place, in which there t ad been a fire on the preceding day , and which had no doubt smouldering all day, and had burst into flames on the admission of a current of air. GROnSE.—Friday forenoon the steam-ship Dun dee,i Capt a i n Kidd, arrived at Hoare's Wharf, Wapping , r °. ll l Dundee. with upwards of 200 boxes of grouse, e, Telly shot on the moors in Perthshire. She had about L'‘ . passengers, many of whom were sportsmen already re turned from the carnage amongst the feathered tribes 'Scotland, where the heather is now in full blossom, a fin e specimen of which has been, it reported, trans tutted to Windsor Castle as a nosegay to the Queen,' Preparatory to her Majesty visiting her heather-clad hills CHRISTIANA, AUGUST 15.—1 n framing the new Tariffof Customs, the following has consistently fol lowed the most liberal principles with respect to impor tation and exportation. The import duties on man articles are cons id era bly reduced. The export duties are 'likewise diminished in some cases, for instance on deals an d square timber ; on fish, especially on herrings, an d cal coffee. Fees on quarantine papers, transit duties, and'Severld charges nu ships are abolished. In a word, ' we are much pleased with the new tarif, and foreign countries will have no reason to complain of it. On Tuesday, no fewer than six bodies of me n were found i n t h e Seine, and taken to the Morgue. All of them, except one, were in a state of putrefaction, show ing that they must have been in the water at least eight or ten days. One of them had the hands tied behind the back. The Morgue has been crowded ever since, but We do not learn that any of the deceased have been recognised. The metropolis was yesterday afternoon, at half-past .kur, visited by a tremendous shower of heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning. ROYAL VISIT TO SCOTLAND. (From our Evening Edit on of Yesterday.) Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and suite left Windsor Castle this morning at 20 minutes past five, and ar rived at the Paddington terminus at 10 minutes to six. The Royal cortege consisted of two carriages, the first of which contained the Queen and her Illus trious Consort, and the second - her attendants. To prevent accidents there were place;l, between the Wilder and the Royal carriage, a saloon, a private, and a second class carriage. - Crimson cloth had been spread along the platform, and the Royal party were received by C. Russell, - Esq., M.P., Chairman of Directors, and SeymoUr Clark, Esq., Superintendent oF the Company. From the terminus they started direct for Deptford, • where relays of horses were waiting to convey them to Woolwich. EMBARKATION 'OF HER MAJESTY AT WOOLWICH, ON BOARD THE ROYAL GEORGE, THIS MORNING. It having been generally known for some days past that it was her Majesty's intention to embark this morning, at seven o'clock, frona Woolwich for Leith, great preparations had been made by the steam - boat proprietors .- for the immense number of passengers who it was supposed Would . leave i li ondon at an early hour this Morning, for the purpose of witnessing the departure - of our beloved Sovereign from the shores of England. The town of Woolwich has for the last two days been crowded with persons having little faith in their own powers of early rising, and determined to secure themselves against the chance of disappointment. The event proved that they acted wisely. It was expected that the scene of embarka tion would have eclipsed in grandeur even the me morable launch of " the Trafalgar " last year, but those' expectations were doomed to be 'sadly disap pointed. The morning at four o'clock was calm and beautiful, and gave•every promise of a fine day. As the day broke, however, the clouds began to gather, and at a quarter before five the rain commenced fall ing in torrents; and continued in one unintermitted pour until after eight o'clock. Many persons who had as sembled on the piers along the banks of the river, for the purpose of embarking in the first boat for Wool wich, which started at five o'clock, returned home. The proprietors of the excursion boats looked aghast. " How long before you start, Captain ?" was the question put repeatedly by those who dared abide " the pelting of the pitiless storm." "As soon as we can get a freight," was the ominous answer. At length some of the boats took their de parture, and dreary and dismal was the progress down the river. The weather was in every sense of the word a damper. The first object that indicated anything like oa jour de fete was the sight • of the Hospital-ship " Dreadnought" tastefully decorated with flags. The rain at about half-past six o'clock somewhat abated; this was just as Woolwich, with its dockyards and its shipping, hove in sight, and as the boat approached Woolwich, the sight, notwith standing the chilling influence of the weather, was exciting in the extreme. " The Royal George," with the Royal standard flying at her main, her yards manned, and her officers and men at quarters, formed the most conspicuous object. Close alongside her was the Commissioners' yacht, the William and Mary, with her yards manned. She was pro fusely decorated with flags. The Lightning, the Salamander, the Monkey, and several other steam vessels were in attendance. Flags were seen floating over the dock-yard, the barracks, the arsenal, and the other public buildings. The shores on both sides were crowded with spectators whose loy alty was proof against the weather, and, the coup d'ceil was animating in the extreme. Precisely at seven o'clock a Royal salute, fired from a battery sta tioned in the dockyard, answered by another salute from the arsenal, announced the embarkation of her Majesty. In the course of a few seconds the Royal George got under weigh, and being taken in tow by the steam-tug .Monkey, W. Bryant, proceeded at a rapid rate down the river. Immediately that her Majesty, with Prince Albert, and their suite got on 'ioard they sought shelter from the storm in the cabin, from the windows of which Prince Albert acknow ledged the cheers with which they were greeted by the persons on board the different vessels as they passed. The Royal George was preceded by the Light ning steamer, Lieut. G. Snell, which cleared the way for the progress of the Royal fleet, also the Shearwater, Captain Washington, the Fearless , (steamer) Captain F. Bullock, and the. Rhadamanthus, Lieut. T. Laen, brought up the rear. As the Roya l fleet passed down the river, royal salutes were fired froth the barracks and from the arsenal, as well as from the Dockyard. The proprietor of Roph's wharf showed his respect to her Majesty, by causing a battery of six small guns to be erected on the landing place of the wharf, and saluting the Royal yacht as she passed down the river. The other vessels men tioned in another part of The Sun, as being ordered to accompany her Majesty on her voyage, will with the exception of the Salamandar, detained at Woolwich in consequence of an accident happening to one of her paddle-wheels, join the Royal George at the Nore, where the Royal fleet will be saluted by , the Camper down, flag ship. The yachts' in commission belonging to the Royal Yacht Squadron, will likewise join her Majesty at the Nore. • -. Her Majesty, with Prince Albert a nd their suite, arrived at Woolwich shortly before seven o'clock in three carriages, attended by a guard of honour from Prince Albert's own regiment of Hussars. On their arrival at the dockyard the Royal party were received' by the Earl of Haddington, Sir George Cockburn, and the other Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty in attendance, and accompanied by his Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge, proceeded at once to the place of embarkation. A flooring was laid across the grand parade, which was covered with scarlet cloth. The ground was • kept by the Marines ; the Cadets of the Royal Military Academy were likewise in attendance in the deakyard. Orders had been issued in the early part of the week, that previous to, and during the embarkation of her Ma jesty, no one should, be admitted into the Dock-yard but officers in full uniform, and these orders were most rigidly enforced. Her Majesty embarked from the 'dock-yard steps, on board the Admiralty barge, the crew of which were dressed in their state liveries, and was by them rowed on board the Royal George, a distance not exceeding 300 yards. Her Majesty was loudly cheered on leaving the shore, and again on arriving at the ship. Her Majesty was assisted up an accommodation ladder from the barge to the,,Royal George,•on board which she was received by 'Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence and his officers. His Lordship, who had slept at the dock-yard, went on board this morning about five o'clock. Shortly after her Majesty's embarkation the rain ceased, the sky cleared, the sun shone out, and the weather became altogether as bright as the early part of the morning had been lowering, so that there is every prospect' that the sincere wishes of her Majesty's loyal subjects, that she may have a pleasant and prosperous voyage, will be fully gratified. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Among the Noblemen and Officers present in the Dockyard were — Earl Delawarr, Lord Chamberlain; Lord Jersey, Master of the orse ; Earl of Liverpool, Lord .Steward ; Lord Haddington ; Sir Robert Stopford ; Sir George Cockburn ; Lord Bloomfield, Superinten ding Governor of the Arsenal ; 'Col. Sir Ilugh Ross ; Sir George Hoste, 'Commandant of the Engineers ; Colonels - Dyneley, Lacy, Dundas, Macbean, &c., of the Royal Horse Artillery. Sir. )Francis Collyer and Sir George Cockburn un dertook the active superintendence of the arrange ments, in which they were ably assisted by Mr. Oliver Lang, Master-shipwright of the dockyard. Precisely at half-past six o'clock, the Duke of Cambridge arrived, and was received by Lord Bloom field and Earl Delawarr. He remained for some minutes in conversation with the military officers in attendance. At fifteen minutes to seven an orderly of the Hussars gallopped into the yard with the intimation that her Majesty was close at hand, and immediately after the Royal carriage was seen to approach.. The Royal suite consisted of three carriages. In the first rode her Majesty and Prince Albert ; in the second the Duchess of Norfolk and Miss Matilda Paget (the ladies in waiting on the Queen), with Colonel Bouverie ; in the third were Captain Meynell, Colonel Wylde, and Mr. Anson, the attendant equerries on duty. The Royal carriage drove up close to the stairs, which were covered with green baize, and - on her Majesty alighting she was received by her Royal relative and Lord Jersey. Her Majesty was dressed in blue satin, over which she wore a white figured cachinere shawl. A white bonnet, trimmed with roses, completed her attire. His Royal• Highness wore the undress of his regiment, with a military cloak thrown over his shoulder. Notwithstanding the early hour (five o'clock) at which the Royal party left Windsor, both the Queen and her august Consort looked remarkably well. On walking down the steps, the Duke of Cambridge held the right hand of her Majesty, and just before setting her foot in the barge, the Queen paused, and his Royal Highness said, under much emotion, " God bless you, I wish you every human happiness," affectionately embracing his Royal niece at the same time. The word of command was now given by Sir Frances Collier, who himself steered the Admiralty boat, and the oars dashed through the water towards the Royal yacht, amid the deafening cheers of all those assembled to witness the spirit-stirring scene. pi:tian T le h esd e tyi E rs a r i p l Abl3 o ,as f iiecs L itay i n s: e a i i • ns p d o o o n l l bi a ot s ha rLdsoirrd the JSsathmeeweasrawrcdal,aterark7Drierr-. Reid is in the Royal yacht for the purpose of superin tending his ventilating apparatus. The Duke of Cambridge, Earl Delawarr, Lord Jersey, and a large party of military and naval officers, breakfasted with Lord Bloomfield fter her Majesty's departure, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1842. HER MAJESTY AT THE_ NORE'. I ' I City of Boulogne Steamer, Monday, Half-past Two. The general expectation that her MAJESTY would depart for Scotland this morning, excited a good deal of interest at Boulogne yesterday afternoon, and numbers took advantage of the time appointed for the 'sailing of that favourite boat, the City of Boulogne, Capt'ain TUNE, Which left Boulogne at three o'clock this morning. Thp rain' poured. down in torrents, yet upwards of one hundred passengers came on board, trusting to better weather. And so it p'roved. The dawn ushered in a beautiful morning, and every heart was glad that her MAJESTY would enjoy a fine passage. It was now near ten o'clock, and the Cam perdown, three-decker, towered majestically above the other ships and vessels at the Nore.' The flag ship was gay as the morning, with a profusion of flags flying frinn stem to stern, - right over the mast heads ; the Caniperdown, was alone in her glory, for the Pique and Daphne, which accom pany her 1q AJESTY, lay quietly at anchor waiting the arrival of the Royal squadron, As the City of Boulogne. neared .the flag-ship, Cap tain TUNE passed under her stern in slap-dash style, and fired a gun—the steamer, dressed off as gaily as the Camperdown," with all the colours of the rain bow flying aloft and along the rigging,, It was a beautiful sight, and the officers of the Cam perdown, as well as a number of military officers of rank from Sheerness, seemed to enjoy the scene. Thy crew of the Camperdown were all in white, waiting to man yards on the arrival of the •qUEEN. At a quarter past ten a steamer was descried in ad vance of the Royal squadron, and far in the distance a dense cloud of smoke betokened the advent of her MAJESTY. Indeed, so dense was the smoke that it was half-past ten before we could distinguish anything distinctly ; presently the cloud cleared away, and ushered the Royal standard to the admiring gaze of a thousand loyal hearts. It was a stirring sight, eight or ten steamers, and other vessels, under a press of sail, bearing down towards the sea, with colours flying, and all in happy cheer. At a quarter to eleven, we came up With the Royal squadron, off Leigh, the Royal George yacht, towed by two steamers, " walking the waters like a thing of life," in towering majesty and singular beauty, as contrasted with the surrounding steamers, blowing their clouds of loyalty in streaming profusion. The scene at this moment was exceedingly pictu resque ; there was upwards of a hundred sail of vessels in full. view, decked off ". in their best," of flag, and sail, and amoke ; nor was the coast on either shore wanting in expressions of gladness—for hamlet, tower, and beacon, Coast Guard station, fishing-boat and all, vied with each other in general demonstrations of loyalty and zeal. The City - of Boulogne was now abeam of the Royal yacht, when Captain TUNE, with his accustomed loyalty, saluted her MAJESTY with twenty-one guns — and one gun more for the Prince of WALES and the Prin cess Royal—amid the enthusiastic cheers of all on board, and the unexpected but welcome surprise of the Royal squadron. The Cityof Boulogne hove to as the Royal squadron passed in gallant style. The Royal yacht was towed by two steamers— on her starboard bow lay the Wa terman No. 1; a-beam the Pearl ; and the Ariel on her starboard quarter. On her larboard beam lay the General Steam Navigation's splendid steamer Trident, and several other steamers, all crowded with passengers, exulting in the general enthusiasm. Her MAJESTY did not appear .on deck, probably owing to the constant cloud of smoke issuing from all the steamers ; and the wind being right a-head it blew all over the Royal yacht, but this annoyance would cease on passing the Nore, for the wind would then be abaft the beam, and quite favourable for the voyage. About half-past eleven the Royal squadron reached the Nore—when the scene was still more grand an" imposing; amid the salutes of the Camperdowr, Pique, and Daphne, with their yards manned in true English fashion and hearty enthusiasm. For the Red Boat at the ./Vore Never witnessed such before ! We are indebted to the politeness of Captain TUNE, and his excellent steamer, the City of Boulogne, for being able to give this rapid account of a scene so in teresting to all our readers. Indeed, since her new refit, the City is now a very commodious, fast, and very general favourite with the public, both here and at Boulo, ►gne. " Telegraph-office, Aug. 29, 1842. " The following was received through Watson's Telegraph this morning : " The Royal squadron, with her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and suite, was off the Nore Light at 11 o'clock this morning. Her Majesty's yacht, Royal George, in tow by two steamers. The Royal Squadron was received at the Nore by a Royal salute from her Majesty's ship Camperdown, (Admiral Sir Edw. Brace, C. 8.) The Pique frigate, and the Daphne, and other vessels, with their yards manned. A great number of yachts, steamers, and boats of all descriptions, were assembled to see her Majesty pass. The scene is described as being most animated. The wind from the eastward, light breeze and fine. The Royal squadron, in passing her Majesty's Yacht, communicated with Watson's Telegraph Sta tion there, and reported " All's well," at half-past twelve. Her Majesty's ships Pique and Daphne were still at anchor off . the Nore Light. The Royal squadron passed Herne Bay at half past twelve. THE QUEEN'S VISIT. (From the Scotsman.) There is little else talked of in Scotland but the approaching visit of her Majesty. Whatever sedate resolutions people may have formed against any un necessary gaiety, certain it is that they have all vanished, and that everybody looks forward to the occasion as one of great splendour and enjoyment. No official intelligence of the Royal visit has, we understand, been received by the authorities in this city—a circumstance which has created considerable surprise; and we have therefore been obliged to con tent ourselves with such rumours and scraps of in formation as we have been able to glean from the London and other journals, and from private sources. There is every probability that her Majesty wilt arrive at Granton early on Wednesday, and that she will come up to the city by the direct road. Her Majesty will be met at the boundary of the Royalty by the Lord Provost and Magistrates, attended by the whole of the Council in their robes, and there presented with the keys of the city. A barrier is -a present erecting at the foot of Brandon-street for this purpose. It is expected that she will then proceed by Pitt-street, Dundas-street, and Hanover-street, to Princes =street, and from thence by the Regent bridge to Holyrood House, and not direct to Dalkeith as first stated. • The spectacle of the line of procession from Gran ton to the city will be very brilliant. Various galle ries for spectators are in course of erection at the vacant spaces, and also at the barrier at Brandon-street. On 'Wednesday night, shortly after eight o'clock, bonfires will be lighted on Arthur Seat and Other hills ; but the illumination of the city will not take place till Friday. The inhabitants will thus, have more leisure to prepare for it, than amid the holiday excitement occasioned by her Majesty's arrival. The greatest activity prevails in the preparation of devices and transparencies for the occasion. We trust the back of the Old Town, so finely seen from Princes street, will not be forgotten. We understand that the 6th Carabineers, now in Glasgow, will escort the Queen north of the Tay. One squadron goes direct to Perth, another to Dun keld, and a third to Aberfeldy. The Enniskillen Dra goons, from Piershill, will escort her Majesty from Dalkeith to Perth, meet her at Crieff on her return, and come home by Stirling, Falkirk, and LinlithgollilL A good many strangers have already arrived in Edinburgh, preparatory to the Royal visit; and the hotels, taverns, and private lodging-houses will, no doubt, reap a harvest. Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby arrived at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday evening, and set off again on Thursday morning for Drummond Castle, to make preparations for the re ception of her Majesty. We understand they intend returning to Edinburgh next week, - to be present at the Drawing-room. Sir George Murray, Master- General of the Ordnance, and family, left the British Hotel (Barry's) on Tuesday morning for Auchtertyre. Sir George returns, we believe, on Tuesday next, to be in attendance on her Majesty on the following day. The Right Hon. Sir George Olerk, Bart., arrived at Penicuik last week. Apartments have been secured at Douglas's Hotel, St. Andrew's-square, for the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe ; Earl and Countess of Eglinton ; Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell, of Terregles; Sir Thomas and Lady Buchan Hepburn ; the Lord Registrar and Hon. Mr. Dundas ; Sir Thos. Troubridge ; Baboo Dwarkanath Tagore ; Mr. Mitchell, from Glassel ; Lord William Powlett ; Mr. Gladstone ; the Hon. Craven Berkeley; Lord Bateman ; and the Earl of Errol. At the Royal Hotel, Princes-street, apartments -have been secured for the following nobility and gentry : the Duke and DucheSS of Argyle ; the Marquis of Lorne, and Lady Emma Campbell • thi Earl of Cassilis ; Lord and Lady Willoughby d'iresby ' and family ; Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence ; Sir Wm. Martins ; Admiral Sir Philip and Lady Henderson Durham ; Walter F. Campbell, Esq., of Islay, and lady ; W. Baird, Esq., M.P., and family ; Gartshore Stirling, Esq., of Craigharnets, and lady. (From the Perth Advertiser.) • The Queen will enter the city by Princes-street, at the end of which, and almost in a direct line with Marshall-place, a triumphal arch is now in progress of erection. At this arch the Royal cavalcade - Will be received by the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council, and other public bodie.=, and here it is that the ceremony I will take place of presenting to her Majesty the keys of the city. An address will then be presented to her Majesty on behalf, of the Magistrates and Coun cil, as representing the inhabitants, which, We under stand, will be read by one of the city clerks, both of whom will wear Court-dresses, minus the swords. The cortege will then move on, preceded, we believe, by the Magistrates and Council, and other public bodies, until it reaches the eastern extremity of the bridge, where they. will take leaYe of her Majesty, who will then he heralded to Scone Palace by the Earl of Mansfield and his suite. • The Queen will enter the domains of Scone by a ric.v approach near to Quarrymill, on which nume ronS workmen have been employed for some time past. The preparations within the Palace for the entertain ment of her Majesty and Consort, and of the distin guished individuals who, are expected to accompany her, are on a scale of great magnificence, and are sedulously superintended by the Noble Lord himself, who is in Perth once, or oftener, every day in con nexion with these arrangements. • We understand that the Earl has kindly signified his intention to throw the grounds around . 'his Palace open to the tenantry of the courity,,so that they may have an op portunity of witnessing her Majesty's arrival ; and we have no doubt that very many of them will avail themselves of the privilege thus afforded by the Noble Lord. Her Majesty, as our readers are already in formed, will reinainat the Palace on Monday night; and next day, after viewing the scenery and grounds around Scone, and, doubtless, paying a visit to the " Prince of Scottish streams,". whose broad and clear waters sweep gracefully past.the lovely Park, in which the ancient Palace—trodden of 'Old • by Scottish Monarchs—is situated, will proceed to - Taymouth Castle, the seat of the Marquis of Breadalbane. (From the Perth Courier.) Words cannot express the transports with which the news of her Majesty's intentions to visit the "Land of the mountain ana the flood," Was.received and welcomed by the villagers of Aberfeldy. Numerous preparations are going on for her Majesty's. reception and that of her Illustrious Consort and suite. Triumphal•arches are in process of erection. All the houses and cottages in Aberfeldy and Kenmore are undergoing a complete white-washing and other tasteful ornaments. As it is-expected that her Ma jesty and the Royal party will in the course of their perambulatiOns visit the romantic " Fall - of Moness," in this . immediate vicinity, rustic bowers and seats composed of. heather have been erected at convenient distances, and the serpentine walks have been cleaned and repaired. At Taymouth the scene is all bustle and hurry, and it is stated that the Noble Marquis him Self personally superintends all the prepa rations. The Fort, opposite the Castle, has under gone a complete repair, and there is another battery erected upon the heights of Aucharn, which will give . a volley that - will make Drummond-hill re-echo the report. As her Majesty will, it is expected, share in a grand boating excursion upon Loch Tay, a number of sailors have arrived from Greenock, who have cleaned, pitched, and painted all Lord Breadalbane's boats. A new pier has been erected at Aucharn for the Royal party to land at, and explore the hermitage. About '2OO Highlanders, are by his Lordship's orders, to be clad in the Campbell tartan, who will serve as his body guard. A party of 50 or 60 shepherds, dressed completely in the shepherd tartan, are to assist at the great stag hunt which is to take place at the Black Mount. On Wednesday night, about ten o'clock, a rick o corn on the plain of St. Gennevilliers, near St. Denis, in which was stacked at very short distances nearly the whole harvest of the season, by some accident caught fire, and the .sparks driven by the wind, which at the time was very brisk, were carried to several of the other stacks, and set them alight, also threatening the destruc tion of the entire crop. The Mayor immediately or dered the tocsin to be sounded, and the drums to beat the alarm. Assistance immediately came down on every side. A battalion of the 17th Light Infantry from Cour bevoie, led by the Duke d'Aumale in person, and a bat talion of the 2d Light Infantry, both arrived rapidly. The firemen with their engines from the surrounding communes were also as promptly on the ground, and every exertion was made to stop the ravage, the Royal Duke displaying the most distinguished activity, presence of mind, and judgment. Only live stacks were burnt, but the flakes spread to Gennevilliers, and notwith standing every endeavour three houses were consumed. BRITISH SHIPPING COMPANY.-4 special general meeting of the Directors and Proprietors of this Com pany was held this day, at the George and Vulture 'revere, Cornhill. One of our reporters attended to re port the proceedings, but after some little discussion it was resolved not to ;admit the Press, consequently we cannot give any account of what took place. CULTS. 'Miss Wilkie, sister to the late Sir David Wiikie, recently paid a visit to her met at Pitlessie, pa rish 01 . Cults ; and during her residence there, she called to see the house in which the earliest if not the happiest of her days were spent—the Manse of Cults. She also inspected the medallion likenesses of her father and mother, executed by Chantrey, and which adorn the in terior of the church. Before leaving the parish she gave 2/. to be expended on the poor ; and promised to pre sent a sand-glass for the use of the church, in place of the one given by her brother, Sir David, which had by some accident been broken. The church of Cults has become an e,bject of attraction since the death of Sir David Wilkie.—Fife Herald. THE PROGRESS OF THE HARVEST.—Another glo rious week has been added to the weeks of the finest harvest in the memory . of mare In Yorkshire and in Lancashire, -as indeed in all the northern counties, a great part of the grain is cut, and much of it secured. • The rapidity with which the harvest has advanced, and the small expense of reaping and gathering, as come pared with ordinary years, is very remarkable ; and the Irish reapers, who always come over to this country in numbers in the autumn months, say that the corn disap pears from the fields as by magis. "It is here to-day and gone to-morrow." We think that we are safe in saying, that inure grain has been cut this year by the last weer in August, than was secured in 1841 by the end of Sep tember. The price of all kinds of butcher's meat, like that of grain, is gradually declining.--Leeds Mercury. The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel the Ocean, J. C. Hest, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom-house on Sunday with the Dutch mail. Also, the Caledonia, 11. Cheeseman, from Ilamburgh, arrived off the TOwer this morning, with the Hamburgh mail. PRICE or BREAD IN DUBLIN.—The monstrous imposition practised on the public in.upholding the high price of bread, notwithstanding the immense reduction in the rates of flour, is at length taken up here by the Press. The Mercantile Advertiser of this evening re marks=" According to the market note struck this after noon, there will be a reduction of on e half p enn y in the 41b. loaf next week ; the price of bread of the first quality is to be 81d., and of the second 'lid. the 41b. loaf. But this trifling reduction, thus tardily conceded, is not half what the public are fully entitled to. We learn from a Correspondent that the Board of the South Dublin Poor-law Union yesterday completed a contract for the supply of bread of the best second quality at the rate of sd. the 41b. loaf. The price to be charged the public by the Dublin bakers next week, for the same class of bread, is 70., being the enormous difference of 2d. upon inure than a third of the price of the loaf as sold to the Poor-law Union ! The public have great reason to complain of this gross injustice." Near Orilla, saes a letter from Murat, is a foun tain-of salt - water, which the poor inhabitants employed for various daily uses, such as making bread and cook ing vegetables. Sonic individuals, having all at once thought of turning it to account as a salt-pit, flung in some poisonous herbs, to prevent the inhabitants from making use of it any longer. They, being ignorant of what had been done, used the water as usual, and are now in a dreadful state, for a malignant fever has seized op the population, and the flocks have been decimated from drinking at the spring. (Fnoet A CORRESPONDENT.) — M. Thiers arrived in Boulogne on 'Thursday at noon ; he was, shortly after his arrival, visited by the Sous Prefet and the Alaire, who, accompanied by the Captain and l'lngineur en Chef du Port, pointed out the different positions Napo leon's army occupied in 1805. In the night ho left for Se Omer, with the intention of following the reute of la Grand Armee to Austerlitz, with the view of making his forthcoming work, Sur l'Ernpire, as perfect as pos sible. He is accompanied by his wife and two secretaries. BRISTOL StiGAR-MARKET, AUG. 26.—The uneasy state of the country is producing its natural effect upon the sugar trade, as on most others. Our market is ex ceedirgly flat. A few lots have been sold, and on mo deride terms ; but the deficiency in stock, and the lope of a revival in commerce, lead the merchants to re sist any material reduction in price. —Bristol Mercury. The Palriote Beige gives the followins account of an accident which. happened in the carriage of King Leopold, at the moment he was starting for Ardenne : " One of the pistols, which were placed loaded in the holsters, went off ; the ball in its way downwards struck against a sprint "of the carriage, and, having rebounded to the top, passed through without injuring any one." Sir Harcourt Lees, of Dublin, who has had the see/ire/1y to discover a Popish conspi rac y against Proest nntism in those kingdoms in every one of the last thirty years, in his last effusion of this sort refers a Dublin Editor to two letters published in his paper of 1826, and adds, " Publish these two letters in full ; both of them, as m ei as I recollect, did nut take up more than two I columns of your paper—not much when a nation may be savece The Court of' Greece went into mourning on the 4th inst., for a fortnight. in Consequence of the death of the Duke of Orleans. The French Minister at Athens had a funeral service celebrated, on the . 7di inst., in the Catb9lig Church of the Pyramus. ~i .. _ .. .:. .1 ... . COURT CIRCULAR The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Royal Suite, arrived at the terminus of the Great Western Railway at Paddington, at ten minutes before six o'clock yesterday morning, from Slough, by a special train. .Her Majesty and his Royal Highness immedi ately entered an open carriage-and-four and left for Woolwich, escorted by a party of , Hussars. The Royal Suite followed in two Royal carriages and four, and in cluded the Duchess of Norfolk, Lady in Waiting ; Hon Matilda Paget, Maid of Honour in Waiting ; Mr. George Edward Anson, Treasurer to Prince Albert ; M ijor•General Wemyss, Equerry to the Queen ; Colonel inverie, Equerry to Prince Albert ; and Sir James Clark, Physician to her Majesty. 'rho Earl of Hatldington, First Lord of the Admiralty; the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Steward ; . the Earl De la Warr, Lord Chamberlain ; the Earl of Jersey, Master of the Horse ; and the Earl of Morton, Lord in Waiting, ha:l previously left town for Woolwich, to receive her Alajesty and the Prince on their arrival. ••The Earl of Morton is to attend the Queen during her visit.to Scotland. The Earl De la Warr returned to town after her Ma- jesty's embarkation. The Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household arrived at Woolwich on Saturday about tw•o o'clock, and immediately. after the embarkation of the Duke of Saxe Coburg, proceeded with Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence on board the Royal George yacht, to inspect the furniture of the state cabins, and the ventilation apparatus fitted up by 1)r. Reid. His Royal. Highness Prince George of Cambridge. left his residence in St. James's Palace at nine o'clock yesterday morning, for Germany. Sir Robert Peel was expected to leave his seat, Drayton Manor, yesterday, for Dalkeith, the seat of the Duke of Buccleuch, to have the honour of meeting her Maiestv. _ _ _ _ The Rev. Mr. O'Mally, Mr. Ogden,- and Mr. H. Mon tague, had interviews with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office. The Hanoverian Minister transacted business yester day at the Foreign-office. Lord Wharneliffe, Lord President of the Council, has left town for Wortley Hall, Yorkshire. The Chancellor of the ENchequer has left town for It,yde, Isle of Wight. Despatches from the Governor of Canada, and also from the Governors of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Des spatches were also received from the Governors of the West India Colonies. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY. THE ST. LWER.—The report in circulation last week, at Egham and Manchester, that Attila had gone amiss was proved by the betting yesterday afternoon to have been a false alarm ; he was backed eagerly at 11 to 8, and 5 to 4, and in one instance at 6 to 5, and closed in greater force than ever: Policy, Bailin keele, and Cabrera, were backed frequently in the early part of the afternoon, the first at 12 to 1, afterwards offered currently, and the others at 20 to 1 each, Ballinkeele finishing at layers of these odds ; Cabrera, on the other hand, advancing to 16 to 1, taken in hundreds. Fireaway was in favour at 12 and 13 to 1, Eboracum at 16 to 1, and a small sum was laid out on S4ahorse at a slight decline on last week's figure. Cattonite, Golden Rule, and Sir Harry gave way. The other betting was slight and unimportant. Closing prices : LEAMINGTON STAKES. 6 to 4 agst Retriever 4 to 1 agst Rhodanthe—taken ST. LEGER. 5 to 4 agst Col. Anson's Attila—taken freely 12 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Policy—t. and aft. offered 12 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Fireaway—taken 14 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Seahorse—t. and aft. off. 16 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Eboracum—taken 16 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Cabrera—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Dixon's Ballinkeele—taken, and afterwards offered 25 to 1 agst Mr. Coombe's Rosalind—taken r• 0 to 1 agst Mr. S. King's Cattonite—taken 50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Sir Harry—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Golden Rule 000 to 10 Mr. Garforth's Edmund—taken DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Aristides—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Queen of Trumps' c—t. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET SECOND_ OCTOBER MEETING, 184.-MONDAY: 501. for three yrs old, 7st 71b ; four yrs, Bst 71b ; six yra aged, Bst .121 b. A.F. 50/. for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 51b. T.Y.C. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sous. each, for three yrs old, &c. T.Y.C. Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each, h ft. First half of Ab. M. Menalippe, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Johnny, 5 yrs, Bst 61b—King of the Peak, 5 yrs, Bst 31b. Lord Albemarle's Ralph, 4 yrs, Bst, agst CoL Peel's Garry Owen, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b. T.Y.C. 200, h ft. Mr. Osbaldiston's Skipton, 3 yrs, lOst 71b (owner), agst Lord Albemarle's Buffoon, 4 yrs, 9st. A. F. 200, h ft, and 25 ft, if declared on or before Monday 12th of September. Mr. Pettit's St. Francis, aged, Bst 71b, agst Lord Eglinton's Dr. Caius, 5 yrs, Sst . A. F. 500, h ft. Duke of Bedford's Oakley, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b, agst Lord Eglinton's Mello, 3 yrs, 7st T. Y. C. 300 h ft. TUESDAY. The Cesarewitch Stakes of 25 sous. each, 15 ft, with 300 added. Cesarewitch course, about two miles and a quarter ; the second to receive 50 soil's. out of the stakes. To name on Saturday next, the 3d of September. The Clearwell Stakes of 31 soya. each, 20 ft, fur two yrs ohl colts, B_it 71b ; and fillies, Bst 51b ; the winner of the July Stakes 71b extra. T.Y.C. General Wyndham's e by Velocipede, out of Guerclon —Lord Exeter's cby Jerry, out of Mecca—f by Jerry, out of Macreintna. and c by Velocipede, out of Galata — Lord Orford's b c by St. Patrick, out of Wild Duck — Mr. Wreford's c by Camel, out of Monimia, and b c by Bay Middleton, out of Margellina—Lord Maid stone's The Caster—Duke of Grafton's c by Humes, out of Pastille Mr. Ives' br c by Onus, out of Mopsy—Lord Albemarle's Anxiety—Lord Chesterfield's Judith Hutw—Colonel Peel's Caen, Murat, Turk, and c by Slave, out of Vultur. —Colonel Anson's Napier — Mr. S. Sadler's Testy—Lord G. Bentinck's Foresail— Mr. Bouverie's c by Bolero, dam by Walton—Lord Bruce's c by Elis, out of Rosalie—Mr. Watt's c by Yaxley, d by. Blacklock—Mr. Bates' f by Liverpool, out of Wild Rose—Captain Colquitt's Avis—Lord Jersey's cby Bizarre or Ishmae', out of Filagree—Mr. Ford's Horse Chesnut. Mr. Greville's Gunter, gst 71b, agst Lord Exeter's Al bion, Bst 41b. A. F. 200, h ft. Lord Exeter's Celia, Bst 71b, agst Lord Albewarle's Nuncio. Bst. T. Y. C. 100, h ft. Mr. Payne's Cecil, 4 yrs, Bst 71b, agst Duke of Bed ford's Magog, 3 yrs, Bst 21b. T. Y. C. 150, h ft. WEDNESDAY. The Town Plate of 601 for three yrs old, 7st 41b ; four vrs, Bst 41b ; five yrs, Bst 1 llb ; six yrs and aged, 9st 11h; T.M.M.; the winner to be soli for 2001. if demanded, &c. The Outlands Stakes of 30 sow. each, 10 ft. B.M. Sweepstakes of 10 Sos•s each, for two yrs, 7st 81b, and three yrs, 9st 81b; fillies allowed 31b. T.Y.C. The winner t.) be sold for 80/. &c. THURSDAY. Handicap Plate of 1001. for three yrs old. A.F. Sweepstakes of 10 Sovs cash, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, B't 51b. T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for 1501., &c. Sweepstakes of 10 FOT3 each, for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 51b. First half of Ab. M. The winner to be sold for 401, &c. Duke of Bedford's John o' Gaunt, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b, agst Mr. Payne's Johany, 5 yr.., 7st 121 b. T.Y.C. 200, h FRIDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each for 3 years &c. T.Y.C. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, for 2 and 3 yrs old. T.Y.C. The Prendergast Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft for 2 yrs old colts, Bst 71b , and fillies Bst Sib. T.Y.C. Lord Exeter's c, by Jerry, out of Mecca , &c., by Bei ram, out of Marinetti—Lord Orford's f, by Emiiius, out of Ophelia—Mr. Wreford's c, by Bay Middleton, out of br e, by Camel, out of Monimia—Colonel Peel's Murat, Turk, Caen, and c by Slane, out of Vulture —Duke of Grafton's c, by Hornsea, out of Pastille—Lord Albemarle's Anxiety—Colonel Anson's Napier—Mr. Sadler's Testy—Lbrd G.. Bentinck's Foresail—Lord Bruce's c, byElis, out of Rosalie—Mr. Bates' f, by Liver pool, out of Wild Rose—Mr. Ford's Spiteful. Lord Eglinton's Dr. Caius, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b, agst Lord Albemarle's Ralph, 4 yrs, Bst 51b. R.M. 200, h ft. Lord Eglinton's Melior, Bst 101 b, agst Lord Albe marle's Nuncio, Bst Sib. T.Y.C. 200, h ft. Mr. Thornhill's Einv, 4 vrs, Bst 91b, Lord Exe ter's Celia, 3 yrs, ist 81b. "lISC. 200, h ft. Duke of Bedford's Oakley, 4 yrs, Bst 71b, agst Lord Rosslyn's Camelino, aged, Bst. T.Y.C. 100, h ft. STOCKTON RACES.—FRIDAY. The Cleveland Stakes of 20 sovs. each. T.Y.C. (5 Subs.) Mr. Powlett's The Wee Pet, by Sheet Anchor, Bst 3Ib. Lord Eglinton's Pompey, by Emilius, Bst 61b . Mr. Bowes'sThe Goblin of Gozeley, by Bretby, Bst 61b 3 Betting-2 to lon Wee Pet ;4to 1 agst Pompey ; and sto 1 agst The Goblin. Won easy. .. Two yrs-old Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft. T.Y.C. Mr. Ayres's Inheritress, by The Saddle r, ' BstSlb 1 Mr. Walker's Ravensworth, B st 6 lb 2 6t04 on Ravensworth. Won easy. A Free Handicap of 7 sovs. each, with 20 added. Gen tlemen Riders. About two miles. Mr. Clarke's Maid of Auckland,:3 yrs, Bst 71b 1 Mr. Lamb's Lady Flora , 4 yrs, Ost to 1 agst Lady Flora. and 10 to 1 agst The Maid Won easy. The Gold Cup Stakes or 10 boys. each. and a distance. Twice round Mr. Gascoigne's Jack Sheppard, 4 yr. (Tenipleman) 1 Captain Harcourt's Arnagill, 4 yrs Mr. Wormald's Millepede, 4 yrs Mr. Garforth's. Edmond, 3 yrs 4 Mr. Laird ml gr f, by The Wirard, 3 yrs 5 5 to 4 agst Millepede - ; 6 to 4 agst Edmond ; 3 to 1 agst Jack. Won easy. • _____ _ _ . ___-_--- - The Swiss Diet, in one of its recent sittings, dis cussed the question of the commercial relations of the Confederation.. The deputies of Zurich and the other eastern Cantons manifested a wish to have Switzerland form part of the German Customs Union, but the ma jority of the Cantons warmly rejected the proposition. A letter from Alexandria, dated the 26th ult., says : —" Mehemet Ali, who is still here, has determined upon sending M. Major, one of the Arabs who havo been edu ' cited in Paris, into Europe, to study the constructicn of steam-engines and other machinery. M. Major will go first into Germany, although he is not acquainted with the language of the country," • SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY. (From the Railway Times.) We have of late published several letters having re ference to the serious depression which has within the last two months befallen South Eastern Railway Stock, and as our space will not allow us to insert a vast number of other communications on the same subject, we take this opportunity of, offering a few general remarks upon the position and prospects of the Company. The depression which has given rise to so much connnent we have heard attributed to a variety of causes. Amongst others— Ist..That the Directors purpose abandoning - the line from Folkesthne to Dover. 2d. -That further, capital will be required to com plete the railway even to Folkestene, this supposition being based upon the fact that the whole of the last capital being under notice of call due in January next (months before the line can possibly be finfiihed), could only be called for either because it would be absorbed immediately, or months at least before other wie it ought to be required. 3d. That the traffic has not equalled expectation. 4th. That the fares are too high. sth - . That the fares are too 10 - w. - All these rumours we will briefly touch upon ; and in order to do so with accuracy, we have applied for every information we could obtain from the most Undoubted sources. To the first of the imputed - causes of depression, the supposed abandonment of the line from Folkestone to Dover, we-need only reply by publishing the fol lowing return of the numbers of men and horses em ployed one day each for the last week between Head corn and Dover, viz.:— Men Horses 2,804 Of these 1,851 were employed in the Shakespeare tunnel, and 1,163 in the construction of the sea-wall, of the progress of both of which and the other heavy works there, we shall be enabled to give a most satis factory report in a few weeks from a gentleman con nected with this journal, who will then be sojourning in that district. To the second point, as to further capital being re quired, we make this reply, that at the time the last capital was subscribed, the assets of the Company con sisted of— Then subscribed.. Th' remaining amount under the amended Act, but not then raised.. First mortgage Second ditto £700,000 100,000 450,000 266,600 120,000 Joint Station Act . £1,636,600 Deduct, then raised of the 450,0001. of the first mortgage 52,000 Total So that the whole sum the Directors had to depend upon to pay the Brighton Company and carry on the works was actually the 700,0001. then subscribed ; for, seeing how slowly money up to that period had been tendered on loan, who could say with certainty that one shilling more would be offered ? and as the joint station powers, and those for raising the remain ing 100,0001. had and have not been called into operation, who can say that it was other than extreme wisdom to make the calls as they were settled by the knowledge and consent of the Proprietors when they voted the new capital, and not by after arrangements of the Directors ? Happily money became easy and confidence great ; the consequence, we have reason to believe, has been that the borrowing powers of the Company have, since the last half-yearly statement, been in most active operation, and hence not only has the large sum of 326,0001. (more by nearly 50,0001. thar the whole amount of the two instalments paid on the scrip) been invested in the Brighton account, but the works have from Tunbridge to Dover been in a state of the Freatest possible activity. Whether the Directors will be able to relieve the Proprietors by postponing either of the remaining instalments must depend upon a variety of circumstances, of which they are the best judges; and with them we leave the question, satisfied that they will not on the one hand suffer the works to be delayed from any Stock-Exchange trick, nor press needlessly upon the Proprietors if they can avoid it. This we think, whilst it explains why the calls were settled as they were, will also be a complete reply to rumour No. 2. Nos. 3,4, and 5, resolve themselves into the im portant question of traffic. In respect of that, we have taken some considerable trouble to make our selves acquainted with the real facts. The amount of receipts may in round numbers be set down at 9001. per week. Let us examine how this has been produced, and under what circumstances. The position of the South-Eastern line is peculiar. To go to Tunbridge you travel 40 miles by rail, the coach road being but 30 ; the first place it ap proaches where anything like business is to be ex pected (for we throw Croydon entirely overboard) is Reigate, where the Brighton Company is a compe titor ; you then pass on to the other stations, cross ing great public thoroughfares, and until Tunbridge is reached, touch no place of consequence, but leave many of consideration, as we shall by-and-bye show, to dm right and left of the line, where also the distance by road to London being less by cowl' than rail, coaches have been able to compete, not only without lowering their own fares, but in time also. The result has ben, that independent of the weekly earnings by rail, there travelled in the week ending 21st July, by road coaches, no less a number than 4,380 persons, as the following return, taken on the spot by an experienced and trustworthy party,' will prove ; and the chief portion of these travellers, we will undertake to show, would, and will at low fares. take to the rail. What will seem extraordinary, and but for the high fare by rail hardly credible, in this return, is the number travelling through and to Tunbridge by coach, having been not less than 4,380 during the week ending July 21, 1842. Those who are not conversant with Kent have no conception what a moving mass the population con-, *ists of. They are ever astir, each sturdy yeoman making it his business, even with present facilities, to attend the London markets. There is no district in the kingdom equal to it in this particular—for, gene rally speaking, the agricultural class seldom extend their journeys beyond the neighbouring towns on market days ; but here, where the lan d is divided into small farms, in a county from its fertility and high cultivation proudly and justly denominated the garden of England, the ease of reaching the metropolis via Gravesend has taught the farmer the importance of attending himself to his own concerns, an advantage which the railway will place within in his grasp, more certainly, more cheaply, and more speedily, than the river ever has done or can do. We know that many farmers who now frequent the hop and other markets, and make their way to London by the river, are compelled to be on the road by three o'clock in the morning! Having shown that there is at this moment a large existing traffic which low fares alone can tempt to the railway (besides which there is a business in posting of an amount that would scarcely be credited, which high fares have not only kept from the railway, but fos tered and cherished by road), and that Hastings, Rye, Cranbrook, and other places in the very route of the line, have from the same circumstances given but par tial support to the railway, we have a fair right to assu me that with the wise, the politic, and liberal course the Directors have pursued in giving publicity to a tariff of fares without example for cheapness on a metropolitan line, and establishing no fewer than six third-class trains (three each way), by which the poorer classes can travel, most important benefits must result from this bold and highly judicious experiment. Since writing the above we have heard that the Croydon and Dover Companies have agreed to an arrangement by which the latter Company has been enabled to reduce the fares to the extent advertised. We are not in possession of more than this general outline of the arrangement, but the principle so long contended for by the Croydon Canpany with the Greenwich Company, of a toll proportionate to the fare, is the basis of the agreement—thus proving, on the one hand, the honesty of the Croydon Board, that they ask no more than they are willing to concede; and on the other, that the Directors of the Dover Company have availed themselves of an arrangement which must eventually prove of extreme benefit to their constituents, to the Croydon Company, and to the public. The agreement is, we understand, of a temporary Character only, but such that, if found to answer in practice, the Dover Company have the power to make it permanent. Each Company is as free and inde pendent in its management as if no agreement existed, the Croydon Company having no right to interfere with the fares of the Dover Company; so that whether very high or very low, the latter, after making an allowance (to what extent we are not informed) to cover the working expenses over their line, can claim only their proportion. The only restricted point is Croydon ; and there, we understand, the Dover Com pany arc prohibited, most properly and equitably, from carrying at lower fares than the Croydon Company themselves charge. We have now arrived at that point at which our readers are entitled to our opinion as to the real cause of the depression in the value of this Oompany's stock. It is readily given, and is comprised in one word—Speculation. We shall watch the traffic with much earnestness, but no anxiety, satisfied that a great and glorious re sult will be the consequence of the alteration in fares we have so long advocated, and which we hail with increased pleasure, coming as it does frcm so impor tant a line. We may just add, that the line from Tunbridge to Headcorn will be inspected early in the week by the Directors and General Pasley, and partially opened on Wednesday, the 31st, thereby strictly keeping faith with the Proprietors, Mr. Cubitt having promised the opening early 41 September. EXCHEQUER BILLS FRAUD. REPORT. TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. (Continued from The Sun of Saturday.) _ CASE VIII. - Nos. 7,072, 7,074, 7,075, 7,083-7,085,7,087-7,094 8,437-8,439, 8,440, 8,441. (16 Bills.) Claimant—Mr. Lewis Levy-. Series of Holders—Lewis Levy, F. T. De Berckem, Wm: Mariner, E. Rapallo. Mr. L. Levy is a farmer of turnpike tolls, and a lender of money on foreign and other securities. Ou the 12th of July, 1841, he lent--to Mr. F. T. Dc Berckem (with whom he had had some previous trans actions of the same kind) 5,0001. t.n deposit of instru ments purporting to be Exeheqa r bills, and on the 24th and 31st of August following the further sums of 5,000/. and 10,0001. on the like security. The period for which the money was lent ex(Teded in no case a fortnight, and the loans were subjco to recal by the lender on a few hours' notice, but remained current as to 16,0001. (4,0001. having been paid off), until the 23d of October last, at rates of interest from . p l : + l t 2 op- an p ( e i r ii c l en i t., r. as p s forth in e et Berckem Ar ,s I A . Levy's c Account ,' p vi . de 2 n 9 C4. l • ; for which balance of 16,0001. Mr. Levy retained 16 of the bills (being those now in question). On the 23d of October last Mr. Levy funded 11 of these bills, and obtained stock for Orem. As to the rest, the money advanced upon them remains unpaid, though Mr. Levy has obtained from Mr. Dc Berckem, by way of collateral security fbr it. certain Colombian Bonds, as more particularly stated in his Evidence, p. 439. With respect to two of the bills also which have not been funded— viz., 8,440 and 8,441, it appears that Mr. Levy, having exhibited them at the office of the Paymasters of the Exchequer on the - 26th of Oc tober last, and having reason to believe from what passed there that theirgenuineness was doubtful, after wards fell into conversation on the subject with Mr. E. Sherman (a claimant before us on other bills), who offered to take them off his hands i f he would sell them for 1,800/.; and this offer being accepted by Mr. Levy, 800/. was actually paid to him in part of the purchase money. But it has been stated by both parties in their examination before us, that the bargain has since been rescinded by mutual consent. CASE IX. . No. 6,474-6,488. (15, Bills.) Claimant.—Mr. Edward Sherman. Series of Holders.—Edward Sherman, Edward Lloyd Morgan, . William and James Morgan, E. Rapello. Mr. Sherman is a coach proprietor, and having occasion to make monthly payments in the course of his business, was in the habit, at the time when this case occurred, of lending out his money for short periods to persons on the Stock Exchange„ on the deposit of Spanish Stock and other securities. On the 15th of October, 1841, Mr. E. L. Morgan (mentioned in Case I.) with whom he had had some previous transactions of the kind above mentioned (on Spanish stock) inquired of him if he had money to lend, and on his answering in the affirmative, a bargain took place between them on the same day for the loan of 10,0001. by Mr. Sherman to Mr. Morgan, upon secu rity, for one week, subject.to earlier redemption, at the option of the borrower. Mr. Morgan then went away to fetch the security, the nature of which had not been mentioned, and he afterwards returned with ten of the bills now in question. On his return, Mr. Sherman said that he should charge him seven per cent., informing him (as the fact was) that he, Mr. Sherman, was himself under engagement to pay seven per cent. to another p erso n in a transaction in Spanish stock ; and Mr. Morgan, after some apparent hesitation, acceded to the proposal, re ceiving from Mr. Sherman the 10,000/., and leaving with him the ten bills by way of security. Almost • immediately afterwards the parties agreed to enlarge the 10,000/, to 15,0001., and 5,0001. more was then accordingly advanced by Mr. Sherman to Mr. Morgan upon the same terms as already stated with respect to the 10,000/., and the remainder of the bills now in question were left by the latter with the former as a security for this additional advance. These loans both continued current till the public discovery of the fraud, which was about a week after the bargain above stated. Seven per cent was a very high rate of interest at the time of the bargain, having regard to the nature of the security ; but it does not appear to us that un der the circumstances of the case the consent of Mr. Morgan to pay that interest was calculated to excite, or did in fact excite, suspicion of fraud in the mind of Mr. Sherman, The money so borrowed by Mr. P L. Morgan was borrowed by him as clerk or agent to the house of .Win. and James Morgan, from whom him he received the bills, and to whom he also paid over the money. • CASE X. No. 6,146-6,420. (5 Bills). Claimant.—Joseph Paice Vickery, Esq. Series of Holders.—J. P. Vickery, John Bragg, E. L. Morgan, Wm. and James Morgan, E. Rapallo. Mr. Vickery, formerly in the army, but latterly resident for the most part in Paris, wishing to lay out a sum of money for a few weeks, on . Government se curity, applied to Mr. John Bragg, of the Stock Ex change (who had been employed as his broker for two years previously), to effect this for him. On the 14th of October, 1841, he put into Mr. Bragg's hands 5,000/., to be employed in the way above mentioned, and oo the same day he received from Mr. Bragg the five bills in question, who informed him that he had lent the money on the security of those bills to the 25th of November (the period of a Consol account), and that he (Mr. Vickery) was to receive the interest at 3 per cent. ; but Mr. Bragg did not mention the name of the borrower, nor is it usual in these tran sactions to do so. The bills afterwards remained in the hands of Mr. Vickery until the public discovery of the fraud. Mr. Bragg had lent this money on the same day to Mr. E. L. Morgan (mentioned in Case I.), under the following circumstances :—While he was on the Stock Exchange, endeavouring to employ Mr. Vickevy's money in Consols, Mr. E. L. Morgan (with whom he had had no previous transactions, but whom he had been in the habit of seeing on the Stock Exchange, and had reason to suppose in very good credit), came up to him, and after asking him if he was a lender, said, " I will give you five per cent. on Exchequer bills," with which offer Mr. Bragg immediately closed, as it was a higher interest than he had been able that day to obtain on Consols (the stock he had in view), though in the course of that day money had, in fact, been lent at five per cent . on Consols. He 'handed over the money, accordingly, to Mr. E. L. Morgan as upon loan to the 25th of November fol lowing, at five per cent., and received from him the bills in question by way of security ; the difference between the five per cent. and the three-and-a-half per cent., payable to Mr. Vickery, being Mr. Bragg's profit upon the transaction. The loan was obtained by Mr. E. L. Morgan as clerk or agent to 'William and James Morgan, from whom hereeeived the bills, mid to whom he also paid over the money. CASE XI. No. 8,403. (1 Bill.) Claimant.—Thomas John Margrave, Esq. (for E. H. Tunno, Esq.) Series of Holders.—T. J. Margrave, R. and W. lichens and Harrison, E. L. Morgan, W. and James Morgan, E. Rapallo. Mr. Margrave is a partner in the establishment of the City Saw-mills, and also agent for Mr. Tunno, gentleman of large property, whose monies he is intrusted to receive and to pay, and to invest from time to time in such manner as he may think proper. In the discharge of the latter duty, Mr. Margrave. from the early part of June, 1839, down to the 25th of November last, was in the habit of malting loans to Messrs. R. and W. lichens and Harrison (men tioned in Case VI.), and on the 15th of April, 1841, there was a balance. of 46,6631. 13s. due from them in respect of such loans, which balance on the 25th of November last, when the account was closed, had been reduced by successive payments to 20,663/. 13s. The state of the account during the interval will appear from the evidence of Mr. Margrave, pp. 61, 62 ; from which it results that the several balances which be came due between the above dates were allowed to remain on loans for short periods, continually re newed, at rates of interest varying from 2} to 5 per cent. (as there more particularly shown) and covered to the full amount by the deposit of various secu rities. Amon°. these, Mr. Margrave received from Messrs. It. and W. lichens and Harrison the bill now in question, being one of the 60 hills which they themselves received from Mr. E. L. Morgan from May to October, 1841, as stated in Case VI., and this bill remained in the hands of Mr. Margrave at the time of the public discovery of the fraud. (To be continued.) bilOC KING ACCIDENT IN NEWGATE-STIREET.— On Friday, about noon, as Mr. Thomas Self, livery-stable keeper, of China-mews, Belgrave -square, was proceeding in a horse and chaise along Newgate-street, the animal, a highly spirited one, suddenly took fright , and dashing off at full speed, the off- wheel of the vehicle became firmly fixed in that of a cart. The concussion was so great as to break the shafts of the chaise short off, leaving the horse at liberty, when he again started off, with the ends of the shafts dangling by Lis side, and in his pro gress knocked down four persons, two of whom, named Frederick Disney and Thomas Stubb, were so severely I injured that they were immediately conveyed to St. Bartholemew's Hospital, where it was discovered that the ~ne had sustained a dreadful injury of the spine, and that both the legs of the other were broken, and it is mut+ feared they will not recover. The horse ran Tito the General Post-office yard,where it. was secured, with out having received any injury. COAL AT NEW ZEALAND. —A specimen of coal has been found on the north shore of the southern island near Cape Farewell, at the base of a cliff, where a bed of coat, three feet in thickness, projected, and which re sembles that - of Staffordshire. 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