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T HE LEGAL TITLE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered, January 17, 1849.) Capital, 2,000,00cL , in 80,000 Shares, of 251. each. Preliminary D3posit, 2s. 6d. per Share Prat) ecqnse3 and full information may be obtained at the Tempo rary Off ces of the Company, 17♦ Cannon-row, Westminster, on ap plieation G. F. HOWE, Hon. See., pro tern. MR. FITLLOM'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., T HE KING and the COUNTESS. By S. W. FULLOM, Esq. "An excellent romance, abounding in striking adventures and animated descriptions. The plot is excellent, without being too in tricate. The conversations are animated, sparkling, and well-sus tained ."—Dispat ch. Henry Colbum, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Madame SONTAG.—It is respectfully announced that ONE GRAND MORNING CONCERT will be given in the Great Concert Room, early in August, being the only Concert In which Madame Sontag will appear in London; full particulars will be duly announced. In addition to the united talent of her Majesty's Theatre, the valuable assistance of the eminent Pianist, M. TEAL BERG has been secured. Amongst other features of the Consert, Madam Sontag will sing some favorite pieces in the Italian, French, German, and English lani„u: gcs. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. MADAME SONTAG, The Nobility, Patrons of the Opera, and the Public are respecthilly Wormed that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will take place _ THIS EVENING, When will be performed OTHELLO. To conclude with LES PLAISIRS DE L'HIYER. Application for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained, as usual, price 10s, 6d. each. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHI. Una , 'he direction of .Madame Celeste. Mr. HUDSON'S BENEFIT. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the new Petite Comedy, entitled !LYING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans oaci, Mr. Webster; Margaret, Miss Woolgar ; Helen de Montereau, Madame Celeste; Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. To be followed by a novelty in the shape of A MOST UNWAR RANTABLE INTRUSION, which will be committed by Mr. Wright to the annoyance of Mr. Paul Bedford. After which THE ROUGH DIAMOND. , To oonclade with HIS LAST LEGS. ROYAL LYCkUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE PRINTER'S DEVIL. To be followed bo MY FATHER DID SO BEFORE ME, In whick r. John Reeve will appear. After which THE CAPTAIN' OF THE WATCH. To conclude with BOX AND COX. Dress i.oxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No t alf-prica to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, Is open to the •-very day, from Ten till Six. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Undo' the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. M. Jean Rlare in his extraordinary performances on Le Glebe Roulant. The following eminent artistes form the greatest amount of female equestrian talent ever engaged in this or any other establishment at one time : Aidlles. Adelaide Hinnie, Valentine, Louise Touirnaire, La Jeane Josephine ; Miss Woolford, Barrand, Davidson, Avery, and La Petite Jeanette. In addition to the above Mr. Batty has great pleasure in announc ing that he has engaged that peerless equestrian Marie Macarte, whose brilliant triumphs on the Continent and in America have ac quired for her the appellation of the Equestrian Enchantress. TH EVENING, The performance will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian Spectacle, entitled MOOLTAN and GOOJERAT ; or, the Conquest of the Seikhs. To be followed by an inimitable display of SCENES IN THE CIRCLE. in which Marie Macarte will appear, supported by the first Equestrian talent of the day. To conclude with a favourite Melodrama, entitled CRA3IOND BRIG. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. cteze Manager, Mr. W. Weat. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. IMMENSE AND UNPARALLELED SUCCESS. Cnder the patronage of her Mos& Gracious Majesty, hor 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. The Nobility, Gentry, and the Public are respectfully informed that this favourite place of fashionable resort is open every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THUIISDAY. 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 Koenig, Richardson (Flute)—Violin and Violoncello by Viotti and George Collins, varied alternately—and other at tractions, concluding with a vivid representation of the Storming of Badajoz pourtraying the advance of the British army—bombard ment and attack—gallant defence—rush to the breach oy real troops —and final tableaux in honour of the " hero of a hundred lightr." REFRESIIMENTS.—The frequenters of these Gardens have long complained that Reffeshments from the Confectionary-rooms only mould be procured. Arrangements have been effected, and a distinct portion of the Gardens set apart, where Refreshments may be had of the first quality, and at the usual Prices. Doors open at Nine o'Clock, e.M. ; feeding of the animals at Five ; Pelicans and White Bears half-past Five ; Concert at Six ; Storming of Badajo7, at Dusk.—Admission One Shilling. WEATIIER.—SuN OFFICE, JULY 26. TIIBRMO3IETER, Loweat, 49 Hi heat, 65; soon, 63. BAROMETER, 29.63. WIND W.—heavy showers of hail and rain, with heavy peals of thunder, and vivid flashes of lightning. ,PATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. DAT —Morning, 2l into. after 6 1 Evenim, 43 rain. after To-Moaaow— v ,, ,rning, 6 min. after 7 1 Evening, 30 min. after 7 1, A 1L ..., ~.;74 ., ..,,,,,,, -- j ..„,.. • -.^. 17 FL -.-',AI ""- - • 4' , t;wzrairilk , , ,* NIAO, i , . - ec'' ' ..,,4 ' 4 l .4itEt. '-, . ~- , Ij k -...: . ;'t5,': 40 -,. .14 <.b D I E , ~-,, ...: 1 : i7 , . ;,4,,;Fohr. '. ' ROI ' !ritri , .11,`,— ,!11 in Ming akill LONDON, TIIURSDAY, JULY 26, 1849. No one can peruse the speech of Lord ASHLEY on Tuesday evening, on the subject of Ragged Schools and the Juvenile Population of London, without having his sympathies strongly excited in favour of a most noble cause. Well may they say one-half of the world does not know how the other half exists. How many are aware of the horrible condition of their own fellow-citizens, and how many of us, now the revolting details are before us, can fully realise their horrors. Listen to the account of them given by one more noble by his philanthropy. than by his rank. " A large class is now roaming about the streets of London," said Lord ASHLEY on Tuesday evening, " with whose habits, feelings, and pursuits this House is wholly unacquainted. I have been anxious to see with my own eyes the state of these people. I visited them in their lairs when they had retired to rest. I was astonished at what I saw ! Bad as I had supposed their condition, I could not, until I had ocular demonstration of the fact, have believed it approached anything so utterly forlorn and de graded. Hundreds of these creatures pass the night under dry arches, in door-ways, gateways, and the recesses of unfinished houses. These arches, recesses, and holes are almost inaccessible ; nobody would for a moment imagine that such places were the recep tacles of human beings, and it was impossible to ascer tain that it was so until a lantern was thrust into a hole large enough to admit the body of a man, and in this den the light frequently reflected its glare upon six, eight, or perhaps twelve of GOD'S creatures ! When they emerge from this hole you may imagine their condition. Their appearance baffles descrip tion—covered with vermin, a prey to the itch, and so begrimed with filth, that it is almost impossible to approach them. I privately examined eight or ten of them. They said they slept together at night in the same hole fn. the purpose of keeping themselves warm ; they confessed they had no mode of subsistence but by begging or stealing. The only' honest mode by which they could earn a penny was by picking up bones and selling them." Good GOD! is it possible that this can be a picture of London in the nineteenth cen tury ? Do thirty thousand such wretched creatures inhabit this most wealthy capital of a most civilized kingdom. Are these evidences of that progress of which we boast ? Is it thus we manifest our popular power and the pure Christianity in which we glory ? It is mournful indeed to lift the curtain and look beneath the grandeur and glory of modern England. Nevertheless, let no true heart shrink from such an investigation. Let us not disguise our sufferings and our sins, let them be recognised that they may be remedied. And how shall we remedy this appalling evil ? Thirty thou sand homeless, friecdless children, their bodies filthy and ill-clothed, their minds untaught, and their hearts depraved, haunt the bye-ways and cellars of the me tropolis, and what can we do for them ? Shall we leave them to profit by their lessons of necessity, and become adepts in thieving and all kinds of crime ? No one perhaps would really answer in the affirmative ; but our delay is an Thoseaffirination. children whom we hesitate they are l os t! whom we neglec'ed t 3 care for a few years back are now accomplished thieves. We must care f or them We are nut asked if we will support them in prison, or transport them to the settlements—we must do so, and pay dearly for it. We have not saved our money by delay, and their lives have been rendered wretched, and perhaps their souls eternally lost. Shall this sad experience make us wiser ? Shall we not act other wise towards the thousands who now at this hour claim our care ? Prevention is more practicable than cure ;it is, also, more economical. " With out going 'into the merits or demerits of the solitary, the separative, and the associated sys tem of imprisonment, I think," sa id Lord ASHLEY the other evening, " that I can show that, in point of economy, of efficiency, of morality, and of humanity, the preventive system is the best of all." This pre ventive system is admirably carried out by the ragged schools (an institution which can never be sufficiently eulogised). " The children are received into these schools in all their dirt and rags, at their own hours (we again quote Lord ASHLEY) ; every thing is adapted to their habits. The system is bent to their evil habits, till such time as their evil habits are bent to the system." But how are the children thus instructed to be disposed of, and more especially how are the newly reformed to stand firm unless removed from the con tamination of old haunts and old associates ? If evil communication corrupt good manners, ho w doubly dangerous must they be to the unconfirmed penitent ? It has been very wisely suggested that emigration might be here made available with much advantage. Accordingly, last year the Government placed the sum of 1,500/. at the disposal of Lord ASHLEY and his coadjutors for the purpose of enabling some of the inmates of the ragged schools to emigrate to the colonies. The passage out be came the grand prize of the ragged scholars, the stimulant to exertion. The most diligent re ceived the recompense, and by all accounts the ragged emigrants have been most successful. So much good has been effected by this one grant, that the Noble Member for Bath deemed it advisable to solicit from the Government a larger and an annual grant for the same purpose. To this apparently unobjectionable appeal, Sir G. GREY, with some justice, objected that honest industrious parents would gladly have their children sent out to seek their fortune in the colonies, and it would be most unfair to refuse them and yet confer the desired boon upon the ragged offspring of reprobates. There certainly is much reason in this observation ; but does not this very cir cumstance show the necessity of some general scheme for promoting the emigration of "the children of honest parents, who would so gladly avail themselves of the assistance ?" We would willingly see these honest persons assisted, but also we should rejoice in some similar assistance being tendered to the ragged scholars. The greatest good of the greatest f n r u u m i tbfuelr sourcew il l be o b f e c s r t iemffee,c andted by re n a o r v r a e t s i ti n n g g I t h e e y o m u o n s g t generation. Next session, let us trust, some feasible arrangement may be agreed upon, in the meantime ragged schools and ragged emigrants must be de pendent upon popular charity. If that charity were in any degree adequate to the holiness of the cause, the emigrants would be almost independent of a Go vernment grant. It is with deep regret that we announce the unex pected postponement of the reasonable expectations of a numerous portion of the community, as well of the members of the Church of England as of others who conscientiously dissent from its doctrines. The Marriages Affinity Bill, which, notwithstanding the determined hostility of a certain party, was car ried through almost all its stages by a considerable majority, was on Monday evening withdrawn for the present session. The objectionable restrictions im posed by the 5 & 6 William IV., c. 54—the mis chiefs of which have been so fully and ably exposed in the admirable report of the Commissioners ap pointed to " inquire into the state and operation of the law of marriage, as relating to the prohibited degrees of affinity, and to marriages solem nized abroad, or in the British colonies"— will thus be continued in force for, another year. A law will be maintained that has proved so repugnant to the feelings of those who have been justly described as persons "of religious and moral character," that it " bas failed to attain its object"— a law which has, in fact, been deliberately and sys tematically violated, because it prohibits marriages that are felt to be unobjectionable, in either a religious or a moral point of view. We cannot conceive why the Right Honourable Gentleman the Member for Bute should thus have consented, at the eleventh hour, to submit to the dictation of those who had proved the unrelenting opponents of the measure, and over whom he had achieved so many triumphs during its progress through the House. He had made many fruitless efforts to conciliate ; he bad yielded in many respects contrary to his own better judgment, but in vain—no concessions could satisfy, no compro mise would be accepted; and he should have exhibited a similar determination in pressing forward the Bil which those so deeply interested in its provisions had en• trusted to his charge. But in place of that, we find him, when in full possession of the House—when the last stage but one would unquestionably have been carried that very sitting, and with every probability of its being read a third time this day—consenting to its virtual rejection, merely because the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for the University of Cam bridge expressed his intention of continuing his oppo sition. This is, indeed, a most lame and impotent conclusion to the many victories achieved during the present session—a conclusion that will occasion bitter disappointment in many an otherwise "happy home," where an unmerited stigma and reproach must be endured for a farther indefinite period, in consequence of the vacillating conduct of the . Right Hon. Gentleman. It is with the greatest reluctance that we feel our ! selves compelled thus to censure Mr. STUART WORTLEY. He had obtained the approbation and the gratitude of no uninfluential portion of the community for his desire to remove a social grievance of the utmost magnitude. His proceedings were regarded with the most intense interest ; and although some anxiety was manifested on account of the unnecessary concessions made from time to time, still no reason able doubt was entertained that truth and justice would prevail, and that full liberty would be per mitted to all parties to contract unions not forbidden by any Divine or moral law, the prohibition of which was regarded as a most unwarrantable interference with the freedom of conscience and the civil and religious liberty of the subject. All, however, that we ascribe to Mr. WORTLEY is a want of moral firmness, of sufficient energy to sus tain him against the opposition of those with whom he is generally in accordance on the great majority of questions. We do not impute any want of zeal or anxiety to carry through a measure alike demanded by justice, by policy, and by expediency. In with drawing the Bill for the present, he declared that " unless the subject should be taken up by some of the heads of the Church in the other House, or by some other Hon. Member in that House, better qua • lified than he was to undertake the task, he should feel it to be his duty to renew the motion at the ear. liest period next session." When the time arrives for the redemption of this pledge we trust that Mr. WORTLEY will apply him self earnestly and energetically. Let him consider the causes that have led to his present temporary de feat, and determine to avoid similar mistakes in the approaching contest. Let him strenuously resist any efforts to postpone or delay the progress of the mea- sure, and avoid relinquishing his own opinion for the purpose of fruitlessly attempting to obtain unanimity. Let the measure be restored to the shape in which it was originally introduced into the House, and the so called amendments, to which he reluctantly as sented at the suggestion of his opponents! be omitted. Let him demarld " the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill," and not consent to a single modification to which he is nu coerced by an adverse majority. There is no reason why any obnoxious provisions should be retained that would seem to imply that the connexion was op posed to the laws of GOD or man. We have already repeatedly proved that it is not opposed to the divine or the natural law, that there is no consanguinity or kindred between the parties which makes such marriages undesirable in a physical point of view, or which disqualifies the parties according to any of the received notions of mankind upon such subjects, Why then should a slur or a stigma be cast upon those who have obeyed the dictates of their con science, and formed a connexion that is not only sanctioned, but even regarded with fa vour by the majority of Christian nations? There is no social mischief or inconvenience occa sioned thereby, and why should one sect or party, who are far from being unanimous on the subject, be permitted to govern the consciences of all other de nominations of Christians ? From the evidence taken before the Commissioners it appears that there is a great variety of opinions entertained among the clergymen of the Established Church —that " the Evangelical party, particularly those who have large parishes, and who find a difficulty in knowing exactly the parties who come before them to be married, were generally in favour of a relaxation of the law," while " the High Church party were less inclined to favour an alteration ;" but that " all classes of Dis senting ministers, including Wesleyan Methodists, were to a man in favour of a relaxation of the law." The question, then, is simply this—Shall the High Church (or Puseyite) party be permitted to dominate over their fellow-Christians of every religious deno mination ? We hope and believe that such will not be the case, but that the temporary postponement of the measure will elicit an expression of feeling throughout the entire country, that will convince the advocates of intolerance how fruitless will be the op position which it is in their power to offer to the calm and determined resolution of the great majority of the nation. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The general discussion on the law relating to the press was brought to a conclusion on Tuesday. N. TRIERS uttered a philippic against Republicanism and Republicans, and was shortly replied to by N. ORE MIEUX, who was labouring under severe indisposition, when the general discussion was declared to be closed, and the discussion on the clauses was to take place on the following day. It is stand that agents from the Republic of St. Domingo are in Paris, for the purpose of requesting that that Republic may be taken under French pro tection. The Evenement states that the King of SARDINIA has demanded the friendly intervention of the French Government with Austria. A Cabinet Council was held on the receipt of this demand, and at its conclu sion a note was sent to M. DR THOM, the Austrian Minister, accompanied by a formal protest against any attempt on the part of Austria to invade the Sar dinian dominions. --- Troops have been ordered forthwith to proceed to Gex. The sentence of death pronounced on the soldiers who endeavoured to rescue Sergeant-Major BOICHET has been confirmed by the Council of Revision. M. DE LESSEPS has presented his written defence to the Council of State. It is said to be most satis• or as regards himself, an d most damaging to the f c t French y Government. The Committee on the Prorogation has reported in favour of a prorogation from the 18th of August to the 30th of September. The Constitutionnel states that Marshal RADETZKY has informed the Piedmontese negotiators that, in the event of the rupture of the n ego ti a ti ons w i t h Austria, his intention was to denounce the armistice on the 23d or 24th of the p resent month. By the t e rms of the armistice, hostilities can be resumed eight days after the denunciation. The Constitu tionnel, however, adds that it does not believe that Austria has any seri ous i ntention to resume hostili ties, and it still hopes that, notwithstanding the harsh ness of Prince SCHWARTZENBERG'S note, the Austrian Government will, on consideration, modify its last de claration, "by an act of moderation in conformity with its own policy, and with the conduct which it has carried out up to the present day." PARIS BOURSE—WEDNESDAY, JULY 25. THREE O'CLOCK. - The Bourse opened below the closing prices of yesterday; but about two o'clock, the rumour having been spread that there was no truth in the report of the differences between Sardinia aid Austria, the Rentes rose, and closed 40 centimes higher than yesterday. Exchange on London (30 days), 25 35; ditto (90 days) 25 25. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, JULY 25. Great Indian Peninsular, %—Namur and Liege, 6 1 / 2 — Northern of France, 9%—Rouen and Havre, 93i. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 19th have arrived. The Tariff has received the Royal Assent, and will come into operation on the 15th of August. MADRID BoLse, JULY 19.—Three per Cents , 26 account. Four per Cents., 10i account. Five per Cents., account. Coupons, 6 paper. Bank of St. Ferdinand, 81 money. Exchange on London, 50 67i. HUNGARY. " Curzon•streot, July 23, 1849. " Sir,—lt is with sincere regret that I find myself pre vented from attending the meeting over which you are to preside this day in the city of London, as I cannot absent myself from a Select Committee of which I am chairman without infringing the Standing Orders of the House. "Allow me, however, to express through you my deep sympathy with the cause, and warm admiration of the conduct of that brave nation whose wrongs will be de nounced and whose rights will be proclaimed by the meeting. "Asa general principle, I object to the people of one country interfering in the internal affairs of another; but in the case of Hungary, the violation of her consti• tution has been so flagrant—the conduct of the Austrian Government so dishonest—and the measures of the Diet so completely in accordance with undoubted right and legitimate policy—that, even if this was a question of purely internal commotion, I could not do otherwise than admire those who took a public opportunity of expressing their opinions on the subject. But the war now raging in Hungary, laying desolate one of the fairest portions of Europe, and interrupting all commerce and industry, is a • great European question, which touches the material interests of this country al most as much as a war would do in whioh we ourselves were engaged. It becomes, therefore, a matter of national policy,as well as of duty to humanity, to let the desolators know that their conduct is watched, and to declare that we in no way connive at their crimes. Austria, weak ened by her own rotten system of absolutism, and beaten by the troops who were in her day of victory the flower of her own armies, has sold herself to Russia, and re duced her sovereign to the disgraceful position of satrap to the Czar. " The Hungarian struggle is for us a struggle against Russian ambition—a struggle to keep open the waters of the Danube—a struggle to prevent the spoliation of Turkey, and, above all, a struggle in which right, free dom, toleration, and justice on one side are contending against tyranny, absolutism, cruelty, and injustice on the other. " I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant, " BEAUMONT." In addition to this, we shall be gratified to give insertion, in our columns to-morrow to an excellent letter upon the Hungarian question, addressed by one of our correspondents to her MAJESTY'S Foreign Secretary. BADEN. SURRENDER OF RADSTADT. The French Government received yesterday a telegraphic dispatch, dated Baden-Baden, announcing the surrender of the fortress of Rastadt on that day. The Prince of PRUSSIA had entered Rastadt at the head of two regiments. TERRIFIC STORM.—(T HIS DAY.) A terrific storm passed over the Metropolis this afternoon. As early as half-past one thunder was heard growling in the distance, and there was a smart shower of rain ; and before two o'clock a thunder-storm had burst in all its sublime grandeur. The lightning was most vivid and forked, and was immediately followed by loud peals of thunder ; the wind at the same time rose, and for some minutes blew a hurricane, while the hail and rain descended in torrents. Some of the hailstones were exceedingly large. The storm still continues. IRELAND. THE QUEEN'S VISIT. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The following official notification appears in a supplement to the Dublin Gazette, published this evening : " THE ROYAL VISIT TO DUBLIN. I "Lord Chamberlain's-office, Dublin Castle, July 25. "Notice is hereby given that her Majesty will hold a full-dress levee and drawing-room at the Castle in the course of the week, beginning with the Ist of August, and the earliest possible intimation will be given of the exact days. " The names of the ladies and gentlemen, with those by whom they are to be presented, must be sent to the Lord Chamberlain on or before Friday, the 3d of August, and no lady or gentleman can be presented except by some one who has been himself or herself personally presented to her Majesty." CABINET CourreiL.—(Tnis DAY.)—The Cabinet Ministers assembled in Council this afternoon at the Foreign -office. There were present Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Campbell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Car lisle, Sir George Grey, Earl Grey, and the Right Hon. H. Labouchere. The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town this morning from a visit to the Right Hon. Sydney Herbert at Wilton House to attend the Council. The Lord Chancellor was absent from the meeting through indisposition. The Ministers remained in deliberation two hours. READING ELECTION.-Sir John Hare went down to Reading last evening, and announced his intention of starting as a candidate for this borough on the Liberal interest. His reception was most satisfac tory, and this morning the following placard was put forth, announcing the retirement of Mr. C. Russell, the Conservative candidate : " THE REQUISITION TO C. RUSSELL, ESQ.—The electors who so promptly and numerously signed the requisition are respectfully informed that Mr. Russell has announced his intention to decline any Parliamentary engagement.—Thursday, July 26, 1849." THE CONVICT SHIPS AT WOOLIVICH.—The Ad miralty, in order to meet the views of the coroner's jury, and the wishes of Sir George Grey, have ordered the Woolwich authorities to report to their Lordships as to where is the best place in the river at which to moor the Uniti and Wye, convict ships. In future they are to be moored in line instead of abreast of each other. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, OXTORD, JULY 25.- MAGDALEN COLLEGE.—The election of Demies of Mag dalen College terminated this afternoon in favour of Messrs. Frederick White, commoner of Balliol College ; Reginald Bird, commoner of Trinity College; and Ed ward Hill, chorister of Magdalen College. The Rev. John Rigaud and Mr. John Walker Knight, Demies, will to-morrow succeed to the two vacant fellowships, the former on the Winchester foundation, and the latter on the Northamptonshire foundation. Everything progresses admirably in regard to the movement of the Hungarians. Intelligence has arrived this morning giving an authentic narrative of the complete destruction of the Croats under the Ban JELLACHICH—" the highly imaginative JELLACHICH," as MT. BERNAL OSBORNE facetiously termed him—by the heroic BEM, the Commander•in• Chief of the Magyar forces. The subscription in behalf of the hussars at Folk stone, which we had the satisfaction of originating, progresses steadily under our own and under the auspices of the Provisional Committee. The sympathy of the English Government for the people of Hungary, now struggling unaided against the two most terrible despotisms on the face of the globe, cannot any longer be matter of doubt after the speech de livered by Lord PALMERSTON in the House of Commons on Saturday a speech worthy, in the principles it enunciates, of the great name of that distinguished statesman—a speech, which even in regard to its rhetorical excellence was worthy of one who had been a contemporary of Mr. CANNING. The sympathy of the English people in the same cause was significantly expressed on Monday by the magnificent demonstration in the London Tavern— a demonstration attended by so many eminent Members of the popular branch of the Legislature. It will be remembered that upon that occasion several other representatives of both Houses of the Imperial Parliament were prevented from attending f and amongst these a Noble Lord who had stood forward during the last session in the House of Peers, almost isolated, as the champion of the liberal cause throughout Christendom. Need we say that we here allude in a particular manner to Lord BEAU MONT ? Prevented from joining personally in the manifestations in favour of the great KOSSUTH and his countrymen, the Noble. Lord, it will not have been forgotten by those who were present amongst the assemblage, addressed a letter to the Chairman expressive of those n3agnani- mous sentiments with which he has shown his whole soul to be imbued. We have great pleasure in affording our readers the satisfaction of perusing this communication, of which the following is a transcript:— GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. GREAT HUNGARIAN VICTORY AT WAIT ZEN. COMPLETE DEFEAT OF JELLACHICH AT ST. THOMAS. The intelligence of the victory of the Hungarians at Waitzen, and of their complete success in break ing the lines of the Imperialists, and marching to the north, is in every respect confirmed by the following bulletin of PASKEIWITCH : " HEAD QUARTERS, WAITZEN, JULY 17.—0 n the 15th the army of the rebels marched against Waitzen, which at that time was occupied only by our regiment of Mussulmans (Cireassians). These troops retreated, according to the orders which they bad received for such a case. Towards evening Gorgey took a strong posi tion before this town. His force consisted of 44,000 men and 120 pieces of cannon. Our vanguard, under the command of General Sass, advanced without hesitation to close with the enemy, who, however, covered by his nu merous artillery, succeeded in maintaining his position, and defending himself against this attack. A hot artillery engagement succeeded, during which all the charges of the rebels were victoriously repelled by the cavalry alone. On the following day, when our troops were re inforced by fresh detachments, which had come up by forced marches, the fighting was less severe, The enemy was prevented on all points from deploying his strength. This morning we attacked Waitzen. Notwith standing their desperate resistance the rebels were put to flight, and lost two flags, two pieces of artillery, and 500 prisoners. It turned out, however, by inquiry from these, that we had fought this engagement with only ct strong rear-guard of the enemy, who had availed him self of the darkness of the night to draw off his main force towards the north. These retreating, troops are being pursued by the corps of General Rudiger, who will soon overtake them by reason of his great strength in cavalry. At the same time other troops were sent out in sufficient strength in order to cut off the probable retreat of the enemy towaras the Theiss, and to hinder him from either taking up a strong position on that river or crossing over it." A letter from the seat of war says—" The attack of the Hungarians upon PAIKEWITCH'S division was tremendous, and the Russian; were borne down and compelled to yield before the terrible onslaught of the Magyars, who fought wit'. unexampled courage and daring. The renewed charges of the Hungarian horse are spoken of as the most brilliant achievements on mili tary record. PASKEWITCH di;patched couriers to Pesth for aid, and the sudden appearance of Ge neral RAMBERG, who hurried up at the head of a large body of Austrians, tame saved him from a complete defeat. RAMBERG a:tacked the Hunga rians in the flank, thus causing a diversion in fa vour of PASKEWITCH. At nom the Russians had retreated to Duna Kees, only a few miles distant from Pesth, in which city it teems a report was spread that the Imperialists were falling back in full retreat, whereupon all the shops were closed, and a few barricades erected. The Hungarians on this day were commanded by DEMBISSLI, GORGEY, and NAGY-SANDOR. The slaughter on both sides is stated to have been immense, the ground having been contested for hours in a hand-to-land fight. Another letter describes the Russian retreat to Duna Kees as a disorderly flight before DEMBINSKI'S Hussars, and states that the Russians were only saved from annihilation by the arrival of RAMBERG. It was admitted in Vienna on the 20th that the victory of the Hungarians at Waitzen had been complete. While DEMBINEKI and GonGer were thus chas tising the Russians in the north, BEM in the south, was completely crushing the army of the Ban JELLAC HIC n. The engagement took place at St. Thomas on the 14th, and the intelligence arrived at Vienna on the 21st. Here, as elsewhere, the Imperial commanders were completely outmanoeuvred. Great demonstrations were made at Perlass, oppu. site to Titel, and the Servian General Kmczamm, devoutly believing in the sincerity of these, and that it was the settled intention of the Magyars to cross the Theiss at this point, continued to dig trenches and plant stockades with the utmost assiduity, while the main corps of the Hungarians passed the river at O'Beckse, and BEM, at th 3 head of 60,000 men, sud denly fell upon JELLACEICII'S army and completely crushed it. The Sudslavische Zeitung of Agram, which has ever lent the aid of its florescent rhetoric to extol the Ban's achievements, hopes that things will not turn out so desperate as represented in the first report, and conjectures that the defeated General has taken refuge behind the Roman entrenchments, or in the fortified place of Verbasz. One of the first con sequences of this victory will be the relief of Peter wardein. General HAYNAU has been disgraced, and has to resign his command into the hands of General HEssE, who has just been appointed Feldzeugmeister. The Austrian Government has appointed General WOHLGEMLITH civil and military governor of Tran. sylvania. - According to a Vienna letter of the 20th, the Em perors of RUSSIA. and AUSTRIA have just had an in terview at Brunn, the former having arrived in the strictest incognito. - The Presse of Vienna says that a camp of Austrian troops is about.to be formed at lionigrmtz, on the frontier between Austria and Prussia. Lord PONSONRY, the British Ambassador, and his family have arrived at Vienna. It is stated, in a Vienna letter of the 20th, that the Princess Czartoryska, nee Radzwiill, was arrested on the previous day, and her correspondence seized. SIR R. PEEL.—TAMWORTII, WEDNESDAY.—This evening the Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel will en tertain the Mayor and corporation of this borough at a private dinner party, at his mansion, Drayton Manor. DEATH OF LADY GEORGIANA NEYILLE.—W e re gret to announce the decease of Lady Georgiana Neville, which took place at Leghorn on the Ist inst., after five hours' great suffering. PENSION TO MR. WILLIAM STURGEON.—We are glad to learn that our fellow-townsman, Mr. William Sturgeon, so well known for his eminent scientific researches, especially in electricity and magnetism, has been placed on the civil list by Lord John Russell, for the pension of 501. per annum. To Mr. Sturgeon be longs th e un d ou b ted merit of di scover i ng the soft-iron magnet, so es sen ti a l t o th e w orking of th e e l ectr i c tele graph, as w e ll as many other very valuable discoveries. —Manchester Guardian. Half the failures in life arise from pulling in one's horse as he is leaping.—Eliza Cook's Journal. JULY 28, 1849 ITALY. An additional body of Spanish troops has arrived in the Roman states. The total number of Spanish troops in these states is now 8,000. Their head quarters are at Velletri. They have sent a detach ment against GARIBALDI. Tne — following is the dispatch addressed by Prince SCHWARTZENBURG to the Chevalier DE BRUCK, the Austrian Minister at Turin, and by him transmitted to the Sardinian Government : " TO THE CHEVALIER DE BRUCK. " Vienna, 13,11 July. " The Council of the Empire having, after mature de liberation, come to the determination that the terms of the treaty of peace with Sardinia, as laid down in your recent dispatches, touch the extreme limit of possible concession, you are hereby authorised to notify to the overnment of Sardinia that, if they do not accept those terms within four days, you aro instructed to quit Turin. (Signed) " SCHWARTZENBERG." The new Municipality of Rome has published the following proclamation:— " ROMANS !—Having been chosen by the General Commander-in-Chief of the French army to assume the direction and administration of your commune, we have thought it right to prefer the urgent interest of public affairs to every personal consideration. We have con sented to direct for a time the affairs of the commune as far as in our power ; we will spare no study or trouble to satisfy your present wants, and prepare for those who will succeed us a speedier way to better your condition. But to gain in such difficult circumstances this only object of our desires, we require the active assistance of all good citizens, the sincere co-operation of all classes of society. We trust it will not fail us. The restoration of order and of the temporal authority of the Supreme Pontiff in the Roman States has powerfully moved the whole of the Catholic world. Rome cannot be indifferent to an event which it is called to participate in from sentiments of gratitude and reason, and from the fatal recollection of past days which cannot be remembered without sorrow. You will obey the call of the authority that governs us, and prove by your acts your thankfulness towards that generous nation, that has offered itself to you as your friend, and assures you this day that your confidence shall not be deluded. " From the Capitol, July 15. "PRINCE ODESCALCRI, President. (The other signatures follow.) The Statuto of Florence of the 18th states that a se vere inquiry is carried on at Naples respecting the insurrection of the 15th of May, 1848, and that seven Deputies have been arrested. It is said the object of the conspirators was to kill the KING. A funeral service having been celebrated at Ferrara, in honour of the Romans who had fallen in defence of Rome, the Austrians arrested the priests and several other persons. The following notification has been pub lished there : " Pontifical Government—The University of this town being closed de facto during the present scholastic year, his Excellency General Gorzgowski, civil and military Governor of the four legations, directs that the students who are not natives of this town, or settled in it, shall have two days' time from to-day to return to their homes; in case of non-compliance, they will be taken there by force.—Ferrara, July 13. "The Pontifical Delegate. nun.° FoLICALDI." THE RIVER PLATE. - - - FALMOUTH, JULY 24.—8 y the Dutch brigantine Matilda and Louisa, Captain Blankhert, which arrived off the port to-day from Buenos Ayres for orders, from whence she sailed on the 26th May, advice has been brought that the Buenos Ayrean Government had pub lished several decrees which lead to a supposition that the River Plate question would soon be settled. Mr. Flood, who was appointed Consul of her Britannic Majesty to the Argentine Confederation, and whom General Roses did not acknowledge some mouths since, had received the esequatur in consequence of the mea sures adopted by Mr. Southern, her Britannic Majesty's Chargé-d'Affaires. Ounces had receded to 286 dols.; exchange on Lon don, nominally, 675. 6d. to 675. per ounce. The export trade was extremely dull, owing to the very small stock of hides on hand, and the want of con fidence in consequence of the war between Denmark and Germany. Freights were lOw and little doing; the last charters for the English channel for orders were closed at 4/. per ton for dry hides. SHERIFFS' CO URT.—( THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) AIFLETT V. GILLINGHAM. The plaintiff in this action is an attorney in New castle-street, Strand,and defendant is a veterinary surgeon in Church-street, Chelsea. The amount claimed was 151. 65., the balance of a bill of costs. Defendant pleaded that he was not indebted. The plaintiff called witnesses to prove that the work done was in carrying bankrupt through the Bankruptcy Court, and that the charges were fair and reasonable. After the evidence had been partially gone into, a clerk to defendant's attorney said that counsel had been engaged, but could not possibly attend for two hours, and he therefore hoped the case would be allowed to stand over. Mr. ABLETT said he could not consent to this. The UNDER-SHERIFF said that he could not stop the case, but the clerk might cross-examine the witnesses. Mr. ABLETT said he must protest against this on the part of the profession and the public, as the party was not even a clerk to the attorney. Mr. Spicer, the clerk, said he had been so for three years. The UNDER-SHERIFF said that under such circum stances he should allow the cross-examination to take place. The evidence was proceeded with, and a process-server swore that defendant promised to pay the amount. Mr. SPICER then addressed the jury, and alleged that the defendant had first been introduced to a person named Howard, to pass him through the Insolvent Court, but after Howard had been paid 251., he said that the defendant had better sue out a fiat in Bankruptcy, and Howard said he was not a certificated attorney, and re commended plaintiff to become bankrupt, and the pro ceedings were conducted by Howard as clerk to Ablett. Mr. ABLETT said there was no plea of payment either to himself or any person on his behalf ; therefore, as he had proved his retainer, and that the charges were fair and reasonable, he was entitled to a verdict even without a proof of a promise to pay. The UNDER SHERIFF concurred, and the jury gave verdict for the plaintiff. CRICKET. LANCASHIRE V. YORKSHIRE. This match commenced on Monday at the Hyde -park, Sheffield, and concluded yesterday. The following is the score LANCASHIRE, Hunt, b Wake... ... 36 b Wright l7 G. F. Dallas, Esq., c Berry, b Barker lO s Chatterton, b Wright 31 Bradshaw, c Wright, b Wake 12 c Barker, b Ellis 6 J. Walker, Esq., b Wake 3 not out 6 G. F. Cooke, Esq , c Berry, b Walker 27 b Chatterton ......... 12 S. Norton, Esq., c Wright, b Barker J. H. Earl, Esq., c Sampson, b Skelton lB b Wright C. Langton, Esq., c Baldwinson, b Skelton 3 b Wright 5 Rowland, run out Buttery, b Barker Wigsell, not out.. B 8, w 5 173 112 YORKSEIRE. R. F. Skelton, Esq., b Langton 11 Joy, b Wigsel 25 run out... ...... ... ..... 1 Chatterton, b Langton ...... Baldwinson, b Wigsel ... T. R. Barker, Esq., c Wigsel, b Hunt Sampson, 1 b w, b hunt Coates, c Langton, b Wigsel . 11 B. Wake, Esq., c Walker, b Hunt Wright, c Buttery, b Earl J. Berry, c Cooke, Esq., b Hunt Ellis, not out ... .. 0 c Hunt, b Wigsell ... 5 b 13, w 9, n b 22 b 5, w 5, n b ... 10 PEDESTRIANISM. C. WESTHALL'S 14 MILE MATCH FOR 1001. TO 501. —The accomplishment of 14 miles in two hours, fair walking, is an exploit which, until Monday last, was certainly considered by most people as physically im practicable. Curiosity accordingly attracted large num bers to the inclosed grounds of Flora Gardens, Bays water, to witness the attempt. The ground was in a favourable state and the day cool, with occasional showers. At six o'clock Westhall appeared in racing gear, looking rather lighter, but as hard and as well as we ever remember to have seen him. The circumference of the roped space is 224 yards, and this, walked over 110 times, gives 24,640 yards, equal to 14 miles. The accomplished pedestrian started at a rattling pace, and needs a man must, aye and keep to it too, before he can hope to keep Old Time by the forelock in such an arduous labour. The first mile was accomplished in 7 min. 53 sec., the second and intervening miles up to the 6th scarcely varying in the time of their completion, except when Westhall took a little refreshment as he progressed. He showed little or no distress until the twelfth or thirteenth miles, when he flushed occasionally, and appeared to labour, although his pace was but little deteriorated, as will be evident from the fact that he completed the fourteenth mile, amid general cheering, in the unprecedented time of one hour fifty-nine minutes and eighteen seconds, having thus forty-two seconds in hand. SHOCKING GIG ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, as Andrew Malcolm, Esq., of Haverstock-hill, Hamp stead, was driving his horse and gig in the Vauxhall bridge-road, when near Regent-street, some lad' s ki te flying startled the horse, and Mr. Malcom lost all control over the animal, which started off at a furious pace in the direction for Pimlico; in its rapid career several persons crossing were knocked down, and more or less injured. Near the Royal Standard the vehicle came into collision with a heavy-laden coal waggon, by which Mr. Malcolm was thrown out, fracturing his skull, and sus taining other injuries. No hopes are entertained of his surviving. By the promotion of Mr. Sergeant Thomas Noon Talfourd to the bench, the office of the Queen's Ancient Sergeant becomes vacant. Lord Denman is prevented by indisposition from attending chambers as vacation judge. The Lord Chief Baron has left his circuit to preside. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS, CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a steady market for Cotton at Liverpool yesterday. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, including 1,500 American on speculation. The transac tions consisted of 6,500 American. at 41d, to bid ; 250 Pernam and Maranham, at sd. to 53ci.; 150 Egyptian, at SA-1. to 7d.; and 400 Surat, at 3id. to 4d. per lb.—ln Railway Shares very little business was done, and prices were much the same as yesterday, The quantity of wheat sold last week in the provincial markets, whica regulate the duties, was 75,705 quarters, and the six weeks' average price is 465. 4d. per quarter. The Continental advices received to-day are satisfac tory generally in regard to the state of the money markets. At Amsterdam the Dutch Funds main tained fully previous rates, the Two- and-a- Half per Cents. being 51 5-16. Spanish were a shade lower. At Frankfort, on the 23d instant, Aus trian Stock was quoted 76i, and at Vienna on the 21st of July, 934. We regret to learn by the accounts from Holland that the cholera there h as b een very i ntense and fatal i n the province of Utrecht, but from Brussels we are advised h at it is rapidly subsiding. It is stated in the City to-day, and upon what is said to be very good authority, that the Sardinian question is certain to be amicably arranged, and that England, France, and Austria have a perfect understanding in the matter. We may be permitted to hope, nevertheless, that this understanding is not in favour of harsh terms. The following are interesting particulars connected with the important trade that is springing up between Canada and the ports of the far west, as contained in a local journal:— " We mentioned in our last the arrival of some schooners leaded with western produce, and we have since collected some information relative to their voyages, which may be of interest to our mercantile readers at a distance. The Western is loaded with 4,100 bushels of Indian corn, 222 barrels of lard, and thirty-five barrels of pork. The Moses and Elias has brobght 5,625 bushels of Indian corn, and four bales of Tenessee cotton. Both vessels are from Toledo, and are to be followed by the Mirando, which vessel will probably reach this city to-morrow, with 10,000 bushels of Indian corn. The Western and Moses and Elias have made the voyage from Toledo in ten and a half and eleven days. The deepest of them draws eight feet water, and neither have touched any where throughout the navigation. Both vessels are chartered to return to Toledo with cargoes of salt, which will be put on board them alongside from a vessel now in port from St. Übes, at a freight of 8 cents per 80 lbs, equal to something less than 2i dollars per ton. " The Sophia Car, a Canadian schooner, also arrived yesterday, from a similar voyage, with Indian corn meal, and flour in bond, and proceeded immediately for Quebec, where the American vessels cannot go at present, owing to the operation of the navigation laws. She is also chartered for a return voyage with pig iron, which she is to deliver at Chicago for 4 dollars 50 cents per ton. It may be worthy of notice that this freight, for the voy age to Chicago, is agreed for at 25 cents per ton lower than the rate paid recently for a cargo of railway iron shipped at Quebec for Cleveland, although the latter parties are some hundreds of miles tearer than the former. " The four bales of Cotton, which have come down in the Moses and Elias, have been sent as an experiment of the advantages of route when com pared with that by New York. They are intended for the Sherbrooke factory. We believe there can be no doubt that the rates of upward freight here given, aro so low as to place the St. Lawrence route out of all danger of competition. We have conversed with the captains of the American schooners, and they agree in their praises of the accommodation of the port, and the facilities of the voyage. Both of them assured us that nothing could prevent a very extensive trade on the St. Lawrence, with the American Lake Ports." The trade of Canada needs " a lift," and we are glad to see that there is every prospect of a new source being opene d. The railway half-yearly meetings are now in full career, and we are glad to discover evidences of a sounder administration, and a determination to await the gradual development of resources. The Brighton meeting may certainly be held to have been satisfactory, and the prospects are encouraging. The North Stafford report intimates that the line is complete, except the sidings, stations, &c., to accommo date the mineral and general traffic, which will give, no doubt, an important addition. The canal receipts yield an excellent surplus, adequate indeed to the payment of all the interest on the debentures, and 3s. per share of bona fide dividend earned upon a very partial and imprfect working, will be paid after the meeting. The whole undertaking has been completed within the estimate, a most rare occurrence, and no further calls will be needed. The intended working by contract is an important and interesting feature. We have received this morning the East Lancashire statement. This again must be considered favourable by all who desire the gradual development of railway resources, and not an appearance of fictitious prosperity. The expenditure on the line has been rather under three millions, and the balance of profit for the half-year ending the 30th June last is 36,7851. The cost of the traffic per mile has been 5-59 d., whereas in • the six months to June, 1848, it was 7-11 d., and this affords an increase in the net profit per mile from 19/. ls. 9d. to 23/. 2s. 9d.; so much for economical working. The total working expenses arc now about 394 per cent., whereas in 1848 they exceeded 453- per cent. We have no doubt other lines can do the same upon a little gentle pressure from the shareholders. When we look at these results, disappointing as the eight and ten per cent. expectints may consider them, though we despair of neither figures in the course of a few years, and looking to the constant increase of population, we regret more than ever the immense amount literally wasted in foreign under takings. We have ever protested against them. Let us look, for example, to the miserable plight in which the subscribers to some of the Belgian lines have been placed. Take the Sambre and Meuse meeting of yes- , terday, and see the price of the shares, not much more than one-seventh of the amount paid. It wants very little to convince us of the immensely increased loss the country would have sustained, if home under takings had not afforded an extensive opening for surplus capital. The English Funds continued rather heavy, and there have been sales of money stock, Consols ranging from 92! to 92i for Transfer, and from 924 to 93 for Account, and the quotations at the time of our present writing being 924 for Money, and 92- to 93 for Account. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents, are 93i Bank Stock is firm at 1983-. Exchequer -bills have been 475. to 50s. premium. In the Foreign Market the bargains have been ex. tremely limited. Spanish Five per Cents. are 18 to Portuguese Four per Cents., 30 to 31; and Dutch TVVU and-a-Half per Cents., 513.4. Mexican are nominally about 26i to 27. There is some heaviness again in Railway Shares. Eastern Counties hove declined upon the Norfolk Amal gamation Bill being thrown out. The great lines are mostly at previous rates, but heavy. North Stafford are rather lower, and Midland, after improving, have re ceded a shade. The French shares are slightly in favour of buyers. ONE O'OCLC K. ;;LOS) '(, RICES. OUP:Es OF' 8R1T131.1 UND3 Bank Stock - --- . -- 198% 198% 3: .er Cent. Reduced Anna. ..... 9 2% 93 92:4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 2% 3i %Ye r /s 92 7 4, New 3;4 per Cent. Ann 5....... Long Anna. to expire Jan. 1860 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10. 1859 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 B% 8 11-16 8 11-16 India Stock ... 4 India Bonds, 1,0001 Consols for Account 85 923' p 93 83 p Exchequer Bills. 93 1,0001. June ..... - ..... 500/. June ..... ... 47 50 p Small, June ............ 47 50 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSIN PRICES ] Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent....,,, Ditto, Deferred .... 3 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons Ditto, Ex Coupons Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent 110;4 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account . 1874 Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent ... — Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 4 per Cent — Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 5 1 3/ 51% PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE C LOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICEL , . Amber. Nott., Bosten, and Eastern Junction 6 ...... t % .............. Birmingham and Ox ford J unct., calls duly paid, or with aguaran. 20 . ..... Do, withoutguarantee 20 . ... Caledonian 25 % ... Ditto, New 10 /.lPref... 10 Chester and Holyhead... 50 . Ditto, Preference...... 15 ..... 12% x.i 12% x.i. Eastern Counties...... 20 ..." . 9 B%:y a ...... Do. New G uaranteed 6 per Cent... lO ...... 11%14. Ditto, Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1....... 64 13s. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 20 ...... Exeter and Exmouth... 21s. Great Northern Do., 1 / 2 A Deferred Do., %B 6 per Cent 7%. — ~ ~ 5% Do., 5 per Cent. Pref 5 ...... 35x.....,. ..... 3% Great North of England 100 ...... -... - Ditto, New, 40/ 4O Ditto, ditto - .... ••• Ditto, New, 301 3O Great Western 100 ...... 83% Ditto, !i Shares Ditto, New 171........ 15 ... .. llq Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... 94 93 London, Brighton, and South Coatit... ..... 50 London and N. Western 1410 ......1321 133 132;,1 Midland ...... .......... .100 Do., do., 501. Shares 30 ... .. ex.i 1 7 14 x.i Do.Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ......127 x.diV 127% x.d North British ........ ... 25 .... , .............. Ditto, Thirds ...... . 8 1 , 4 .. .. 4 ..... ......... 4 Ditto Preference ...... 2 1 / 2 2% 2% North Staffordshire l 7 l /2 I2 A% ....... ..... 1214 Shrewsbury and Birm 11 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shropshire, Union ...... 5 zouth Devon 5O ...... 12 ..... ... ... 12 South Staffordshire-- 8 % ...... South Eastern ~., 3.3% - 23% 25 'A 11% i P Do., Scrip No 4 ,„ ... . 7% 7 83 1 / 2 17 3 / 4 11 1 4 93 Yofit, 7:•:" , r.vc,astie, and 2014 Lerwir..,. ..........„ '25 ...... 201,....-.......,•• 11 is ±.)o. Newcastle Ext,..ri 20 ...... 13• 5 : . 3 4 ....-- .• - - 31 1, - )7 1 .- aTI 1 Ncrtu r4;.fl:t.nd 5;) .. ... 30 , :4 ..... .—..— ' 7 1- / , X j Litt°, Preference FOREIGN RAILWAYS Eist. Indian Namur and Liege Northern of France...— l3 ...... 3 A ... Orleans an d B or d eaux.. 7 ...... 3 Paris and Rouen ... 9 f' ..... 2174 Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... 2,:1 LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DiV i n . 74 LONDON, JULY 26.—Wind, this day at noon, moderate breeze and dull cloudy weather, wi:h rain. LIVERPOOL, JULY 25.—Wind N.W. fresh.—Ar r ; 24th, Punch, Forster, Terranova ; Progress, Hunt,l NEW Orleans ; Ocea n Q ueen , Williams, Quebec. Sid ,n`J, Expert, Havannali. 24tb, John and Mary, PhiladelHl-; 25th, Joshua B a t es , Wh ampoa; Charlotte, Batav ia ' Bellona, Rio Janeiro. A large ship, abandoned and waterlogged, with Iv a° and foremasts, bowsprit, bulwarks, and stanchions nor' tied away, and r i gg i ng comp l etely stripped, was f a iled , in with on the 7th instant, on th e B an k s o f N e wfound land, by the Marion, Meyer, at Bristol. ABERDEEN BAY, JULY 23.—Arrd. Robert ku-'• - liam, Webster, Quebec. BELFAST, JULY 24.—Wi n d N.E . —A rrd., 21st, JaseS Hunt, Simmonds, Antigua. DEAL, JULY 25.—Wi n d S.S . W . to W.S.W--th, ."- l a Arrd. Zugger, Batavi a f or D or d t. 22d, Cornelia, Batt, via for Amsterdam; Murello, Merrill, Matanzas for p 4 Petershurgh. 25th, I n di an Chi ef, Noble, Ceylon; ~1.; ragon, Rowe, River St. L awrence; Devereux, Lun3sue Quebec; Britannia, ditto. PLYMOUTH, JULY 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Vl i f„ s ; betb, Malstrotn, Odessa ; Succ ess , S tewart, London' ". Hobart Town and Sydney; Navarino, Page, Loucl°'" for Adelaide, South Australia. W FALMOUTH, JUL Y 25.—A cr d . M a id of theWkson, Rio Janeir o . Ott' port, Mathild a an d L ou i sa , 114— heit, Buenos Ayres. of WESTPORT, JULY 23.—The Seabird schooner , Maryport, struck on a rock in entering Fullagham 13Elj o i 16th inst., and since then has been driven ashore fr o her anchors in Bl ac k S o d B ay; b ut is reported not 10 have received much damage. LITTLEHAMPTON, JULY 22.—Acrd. Claude, Quebec' e 0 POOLE, JULY 25.—Wi n d W .N.W.—Arrd. Ford, Newfoundland. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY-) NEVITGATE AND LEADENEAL7... These markets were firm to-day, at full prices. d; Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2s 84 to 3 9 I° ,,a Lamb, 4s Od t o 5 s Od ; V eal, 3s Od to 3s 10d; Pork, 3s Od to 4s per 81b. by the carcase. HAY PiTAX3XICTS. SA/ 15 5 ;MITRFIELD.—Old M ea d ow H ay, 21 15s to -- ; New ditto, 215 s t o 21 15 s; Old Clover, 31 15s to 41 10 r New ditto, 31 to 41; and Straw, 11 14s to 1/ 18s P e load. A full average supply, and a sluggish trade. As; CUMBERLAND. Old Meadow Hay, 3/ Os to 41 n: New ditto, 21 5 s t o 3/ Os; Old Clover, 3/ 18s 'to 411 ;i: New ditto, 3/ to 4/ ; and Straw, 1/ 15s to 2/ O s per lo ad' Supply rather limited, and trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—OId Me a d ow Llay, 21 18s to 3- -7191 New ditto, 21 5 s to 31.; Old Clover, 41 O s to 51 Ag -; New ditto, 31 Os t o 41 ; an Straw, 1/ 14s t o 183 r, load. Trade tolerably steady, at the above quotatio os ' MARETS. b SOUTHALL, J ME AT s.rime Beef, Sh ee p and Lao3s' —P IE commanded a ste a d y sa l e, at fully last week's VI: tions. In all other kinds of stock only a moderate b° 4 , ness was transacted:—Beef, from 3s to 4s; Mutton , 2d to 4s; Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 10d; andF° r to 3s to 3s 8d per Sibs, to sink the offal. er ROMFORD, JULY 25.—O ur mar k et to-day w as sthe sonably well suppli e d w i t h eac h k ind of stock. 00 ss whole the trade ruled firm at full prices. Beef, from 5 0 to 4s ; Mutton, :3s 4d to 4s 2d; Lamb, 4s to to , Veal, as 4d to 3 8 103: and Po r k, 3 8 to 3s E d pe r 8, 4 Suckling Calves, 18s to 245; Quarter old Store r 4 , 16s. to 20s; and W e l l Cows with their small ti 151. to 181. each. LEWES, JULY 24.—The general demand ru led stea l:l t at full prices. Beef, from 3s 6d to 48 4d; Muttoot 5 ; 4d !to 4s 4d ; L am b , 4 s to ss; and Veal, 3s 4cl to 8d per 81hs. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH C 00„/ lb' For the Week end e d J u l y 19 , 1849, made up from the Returns; ;TO Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Emgland and per Imperial Quarter. 0 0 4 I WHEAT. 1 I BARLEY.' OAS. RY. I BEANS. I ' PRICE .. 1 411 s 10d 26s 7d 19s T E 4d 281 6d 1 323 Id DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. TO , WHEAT, BARLEY, I OATS. AYR, I BEANS. I IS Od is Od is Od Is 0,1 Is Od (.' MEETING OF THE ARCH/Ea— -0 GICAL INSTITUTION. the SALISBURY, TUESDAY.--The proceedings of hbis anniversary of this society commenced here on , mornincr. Torrents of ra i n f e ll up to the hour Jo, pointed for the members to assemble, and this! iie gether with the alarm consequent upon the preval s sickness, caused a l ess numerous gathering t h a n o anticipated. Shortly after t we l ve o ' c l oc k the Marquis of S Inor s tharepton t oo k th e chair at the Assembl.7 4° ; r ? o rd supported byl the: Bi s h ops o f Salisbury and Lora Braybrooke, the Right Hon. Sidney bert, &c. The Noble MARQUIS briefly addressed the•m e , e , i t ne in ff 1 in introd uc i ng t o t h e chair the Right Hon. S 1"" Herbert as the President Elect for the yea r ensunk' o f and read a l e tt er f rom Earl Brownlow, expressive regret at his inability to attend. The Right Hon. SIDNEY HERBERT then took the chair, and add resse d t h e A ssem b ly. He first referrlic to the valuable aid w hi c h archaeology affor d e d to ea cause of history a n d t o th e cause of sc i ence. He the y noticed that withi n th e sma ll di str i ct w hi c h 511 r rounded Salisbury we h ave presente d to ue 0 perfect epitome of our history, in Celtic, Rol? a . Saxon, and Norman times. Many of the lead l objects of interest were then alluded to in detail ' 4 "., the Right Hon. Gentleman ; and the illustrious ID of Wiltshire, who had shone as warriors poets, °,l vines, and statesmen—the latter including the ,7, f of Clarendon a n d L or d Chatham —were seversiv glanced at in very eloquent terms. G. MATCHAM, Esq., of New House, Wilts rea d f i r essay on the results of former archwological inve gation in the district, which included notices of a ll the principal objects of interest therein. The Bishop o f S ALISBURY moved the thanks of te meeting to Mr. M atc h am for his able paper, Which b h e, o e designated as c h aracter i sed by that accurate obser,.. o , tion which th e wr it er had displayed in the contrw yg tions he had m a d e t o th e hi story of the souther bf division of the co un ty. Hi s L ordship concluded 1,, lamenting that existing ci rcums t ances would lote he fere with those festivities which would otherwise so appropriate to the occa s i on , and that he bed b e efy compelled to inform the secretary that his ownl ' tended entertainme n t o f the members at the rwa-e could not take place. The CHAIRMAN intimated that Sir Hugh fif e , " would allow parties of n o t more than fifty to hs free access to t h e collections of the late Sir Riellthe Colt H oare , at Stonehead, on Monday next. Right Hono ura bl e Gentleman further said, in allue'"„-0 to what had fallen from the Bishop of Salisbu r f; le that it wa s th e i ntention of the institute, as a trib ute of sy mpa th y to those who had lost relatives in t city, to ab s t a i n f rom all public festivity during the meeting, and th a t t h e pu b lic dinner, appointed .for Thursday would not take place. The members then adjourned to the council cha llr ber, where an elegant cold collation was provided hi the members of the corporation, and in the eVening . held a converzatione. SALISBURY, WEDNESDAY.—The members re-se" . sembled at eight o'clock last evening for a converse` zione, the Marquis of Northampton presiding. sr A paper w as r ea d b y t h e S ecretary, from the Re . E. Duke, of Lake•house, Wilts, in illustration of his' theory as to the astronomical character of Stonehenge/ and of its uses as an universal calendar among the Druids. The Dean of H EREFORD gave a most elaborate and interesting a ccount of the result of the researc h e e prosecuted by hi m l as t wee k , i n t h e b arrows i n the neighbourhood of Abury, These researches es' tablished the fact that the Romans bad used th e barrows as places of sepulture long after their origipe ci tenants, the ancient Britons, h a d b een depositei therein. For example, o ne o f th e b arrows opeoe u by the Dean contained fragments of a very rude 1 10 of British manufacture, with the bones of a child while in the same barrow were the burnt bones of e person of large size, interred aft e r th e Boncal l fashion, an d p i eces of veritable Samian ware Or; rounded thes e l a tt er rema i ns. In another barrow teu Dean found no less than 83 Roman coins (all brase) c i some of them a s l a t e as C onstant i ne. The Learn e Dean pointed out th a t th ese di scover i es disclose d s , new feature in the history o f th e b arrows in North , Wilts, which were hith e rt o suppose d to be exclus i ve ', places of British sepulture, whereas it now appee r : that they were likewi se use d b y the Romans, or t he the natives had grad ua ll y i ntroduced Roman mate°s amongst them, until they had fully adopted the tile a : ner of that peopl e i n respect of their mode of inite`- ment. The table was covered with the produce of th e :: researches, whi c h exc i ted great interest in 1 m - meeting. The DEAN also reported that the tunnel in progr, ; , i under Salisbury. hill had been advanced to with about two feet of the centre, where the cist or ,d e posit of remains, is expected to be found; but t ha t the workmen had been ordered to suspend operatir. until the members were present to watch the anticr i ,- pated discoveries, for which purpose the Dean P r " - posed an excurson thither on Wednesday next. t This morning the members proceeded on their firs excursion, carriages bei ng prov id e d to conve y them to Amesbury, whether th ey w ill i nspect t h e numer ous British tumuli in that neighbourhood, and la wards wards visit Stonehenge and Old S arum . A aPle n u t dejeuner has been provid e d f or t h e mem b er s by Sir Edmund Antrobus, on the site of Vespasian's camp ' near Amesbury. We are happy t o announce that V i scoun tess Castle reagh is reco ver i ng f rom her recent very severe ind ism pOSitiOn. 50 p 50 p 50 p 30% 18% 3 34 34% 23 21.,N