The Sun. — London, England, 1849-07-09 00:00:00

rr. QD an on rising I Ma l.. 400 9d. to t:es of ward nd for being very of to- iron - I b ey iced s Os. pel •ceivea red, Ito oubta • •th , blre reastlei pur buyero ;g Wi/3 1 re the t r Nod :co ductiO )tanco/t .reduce d ' n rEeir pel del 3 e b ed one is moa l )ears to rt Phi l ' year luetra 8 ch-F 6l ; ,ere ,111 iug fr ° .ties siga t tbed )ut Pre P. „fe 0 the t 0 burn E sh 1, and ib e with • m ver)toPo a .t• js fer a ei over p t id &nail i 196 . o c 505., 9 " ion is A i 1 to 171 Four F 4 los Ar o : Four 5, itch V"' novenie°ll Iverorder, to f u" e big be: o 0 13: 714 , r 9 1 ; 9.33, m oo p vac 1. 0, PR .14/ .• ~ 67 1 . ; . / • 10': • f 4 1 , • 4)7 • • 1 6 , 7 ; 0 • • $ 67 • 6,4 • 1 11 • 0, • 194 81,1 14 96 7 ' 2$ 61d Al breeze id frol ilto ° OFF WEYM)UTH, JULY B.—Berkshire, Whyte, Port Philip. SALCOMBE, JULY 6.—Arrri., Menu, Ford, Quebec. OFF THE START, JULY G.—Volant, Ficr-y, Ha• 'annul Fat , t.inz; Sec!hod, Visser. Haysennh fur Amsterdam ; Or,st, Lindstrom, New York, fur Stock holm. OFF PENZANCE, JULY 6.--Congress, Buenos Ayres. NEWPORT, JULY 7. Wind S.W.—Acrd. Joseph Cu bard, Williams, Quebec. FALMOUTH, JULY 7.—Wind S. to S.W.; Bth N W.— Arrd. 6th, Alfred, Dicker, Callao; S.arttin, Spittsl, Per nambuco; Mutual, Meaty, Porto Rico; Orion, Swartz, New York, for Bremen. 7th, Datil - loud steamer, Sierra Leone ; Numa, Ogilvie, ditto, and sld. for Sun lerland; Queen, Page, Paraiba; Rambler, Nicholas, Bahia; Bth, Antelope, Abelin, SQuralhiya.; Cecile and Mary, Tom "n, Buenos Ayres. Off port. 6th, Empress, Buenos Ayres ; Mar,den of Loudon, Quebec; Louis Charles, N ewfoundland; Mechanic, S,rgaoo Cameruons, and ,ld. for Liverpol. OFF PORTLAND, JULY 7.—Blenheim, Close, Calcutta. SCILLY, JULY 6.—Wind, S.—Arrd. 31, Llineil, laavanuati. SWANSEA, JULY B.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. 7,11, Esther Francis, Cuba. 8- h, Countess I Bectiv , , BRISTOL, JULY 7.—Wind W , ht.—Arrd. Antonio, Agena, Havannab; Countess of Mulgrave, Castance, Quebec; Northumbria, Thompson, ditto; Emma, Noe worthy, Newfoundland. • YoucHer., JULY 6.—Arrd. Charles, Hinton, St. John's, New Brunswick. CORK, JULY - 6 —Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. sth, Duke Ernest, Jenne, Bordeaux 6th, Princess, Crosbie, St John's, New Brunswick; Cora, With 3 combe, St. John's, Newfoundland; &thou Abbey, Johnstone, ditto. Off pert, Symmetry, Short, St. John's, Newfoundland. WESTPORT, JULY 4.—The Treasurer, of Liverpool, hence to Porto Rico, in proceeding to sea 2d inst., gut ashore on a point of rocks, but has been got off, appa rently much damaged, and will be surveyed. dARKET NEWs.—(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE-MONDAY. During last wet k the receipts of ail articles of grain, i ncluding Fl our , o f h ome pro d uce, were t r ifli ng . F rom Ireland, only a few quarters of Malt came to hand, and from Scotland they were confined to a few cargoes of Oats. The foreign importations amounted to 12,863 quarters of Wheat, 2,204 ditto of Barley, 6,029 ditto of Oats, 300 ditto of Rye, 2,490 ditto of Beans, ',269 ditto °f „ 13 r'i, 8 ditto o f T ares , 2,293 dit to o f Li nsee d, 21 d itto of Mustard seed, 4 443 sacks, and 8,991 barrels of Flour. Letters received from the Continent today rstate that the demand for both Wheat and Flour for shipment to England has somewhat fallen off. The afivices from our own districts respecting the appearance of the crops, are satisfactory. The quantity of English Wheat received fresh up to our market, this morning, coastwise as well as by land carriage and sample, was very small, but of fair average quality. The show of samples of both red and white 'was unusually limited, owing to which, and the in creased attendance of both town and country buyers, the demand for ail descriptions was somewhat firm. In &Inc few instances, the finest picked qualities of white wold at a slight improvement in the prices paid on Mon day last; white the value of the middling and in ferior kinds was well supported in every instance Prior to the conclusion of business, a good clearance of the supply had been eff tied. The show of foreign Wheat was tolerably good, but by no means extensive. Really fine qualities of both red a c r o i tid t t and wh ite moved off steadily at p r i ces f u lly equa l to those o b ta i ned on this day so'nnight. The middling and Ins h .Be y t - of• on so:ts ruled dull, but not cheap e r. Float- In g car goes of Wh ea t was h e ld a t f u ll p r i ces . N o Eng sold lreely wai on (Her. Grindit,g qualities of foreign at an advance in the currencies of 1s per quarter. 7teadily at Malting and distilling sorts moved off full prices. The show of Mme was neverthelt ss it was quite equal to the Wants of the buyers. All kinds were dull, at barely atationary prices. The best samples of Oats rue 6d per 7411 , 4r ter, with a goo d demand. All other qualities sup -11tt-d late rates. Beans moved off freely, at is per I t Zt‘'r more money. The supply on offer was ti'fling. / n d i .'''tle for peas was firm, at a rise of is per quarter. pite'fli c orn and me a l w ere l ower t o p urc ., ase . Th e be s t e` : 4 ° f fluor were quite as dear. Inferior brands of —e rleari a shade easier. Wheat—Essexr.tstN K T e t . PEIt IMPEp tat tAL t—C ii i t e E val A i S e U r. r . .E .. ... no to 68 Red, „„ 41 sto 50s Pats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 44s 57* Lincolnsh., Feud. 15s .9* Norfolk and Lin- Potato ...... .. • 17* 523 coln, Red... 40s 48* Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White...... 42* 50. Black . ..• •• • 133 17 3 Irish Red.—. •• • • 398 43 ' 3 Cork, White 14P 188 470 Ditto,White.... • • 42s 49s Scotch, Feed..... 18s 2is 23s 258 Beans—Tick ..... •• • . 213 S 33s l'rr vr •••••••• • • • • • 22s 253 Pigeons ...... 85s 39 3 '"'“ e Y — Grinding ... • • 24s 264 Peas—Grey .. •. .. 30s 338 ' M alting ••••• • • • • 28s 29s Maple. •• •• 32* 343 C hevalier ••• • • 30s 31s White... .• • ... 25* 28 3 Mal t — Suffolk and Nor- Boilers . • • 27* 32. f01k............ 56s 583 Flour — Town -made... 39s 44 3 Brown ........... 48s 50s Suffolk •—•• • • • • 33s 36 3 Kingston and Ware 57* 58s St.:mate &Norfolk 33s 36 3 SEED DT.S.RILET. Our market, to-day, was exceedingly heavy for all 'Mode of Seed, at almost nominal currencies. Cakes ruled the turn in favour of the buyers. Ttaille•White, per bush. Its to 12s Carraway ...... • • 29s 30 Red alai Green.. • • 11s I`2 Coriander •• • • 164 It s s &ward, 8r0wn.... • 5 s 10 Hemp seed per quarter 32s 34s White .• .. 5s 105 Linseed, Eng. 'owing •• 528 58s Tares, New • .... • • .... 6s 7 Crtlz.hing .. •• .. 401 508 Old .. •• • ... 4s 6s Baltic ...... •• .. 3!is 44s Canary, per quarter.. 110 s 1503 Odessa • .. • 38* 46s Clover, Ilea Err. Rye grass • ••• • . 20s 2ls Linseed Cake, pr.l,ooo— 353 633 English .... .81 los 101 Os White .. 343 50s Foreign, per ton 6, Os 71 he Foreign Red.... • . 30$ 548 Rape Cakes, pr ton 4110* 41 trs Trefoil White.... 32s 45s Rapeseed, per last 321 Os 361 Os . • .. is 21s SMITHFIELD. We have again to report the arrival of a large supply of foreign stock for our market, the time of year con sidered. The total importation since Monday last has !mounted to 3,974 head. At the corresponding period in 1 848, it amounted to 3,233, and at the same time in 1817 to 3,382 bead. The supply received in the past 'week has been of fair average qullity. IMPORTS INTO LONDON Irt THE PAST WEEK. From Beasts. Bheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Harlingen 164 ... 657 .. 12 ... 71 ... 3 ARotreruam 313 ... 2,115 ... 69 ... 353 ... 19 msterdam 24 .. 53 . "• 23 ... Ostend.. Antwerp HaMburgli 55 ". 2 Total ...... 556 ... 2,825 ... 81 ... 487 .. 22 Corresponding Week in 1848... 412 ... 2,266 ... 81 ... 474 ... —...... —.-.:. _ __ Difference... 144 more, 559 more. ---• 13 more. 221 n. Annexed is an official statetasut of the imports of forrog., stock into the United Kingdom during the first five months of the past and present 3 ear:- 1848 1849 Oxen ... ... ... 7,099 5.086 Cows -. ... ••• 5 948 4.878 Calves ... ... ... 3.434 4 859 Sheep ... ... ... 17,814 19.187 Lambs ... ... ... 80 127 Pigs ... ••• ••• 259 264 The arrivals at the northern outports have been confined during the week to about 600 1. e,d, chi, fi) from Llollano. At Southampton 10 oxen have arrived from Spain. By st a, from Ireland, 158 Oxen and 141 Sheep have come to hand for thi, m,ik,t, in good condition. Our market to-day was fairly .•upplied with each kind of foreign stock, the demand for which ruled heavy, at drooping prices. The fresh arrivals of home-fcd beasts 'were cousiderably less than those reported on vas day se'nuight; but their general quality wai tolerably good. The primest Scots, Devons, &c., command. d a sturdy, ' though not to say brisk, inquiry, at an advance in the Trotations of 2d per Sibs, the highest general figure for l ieel being 3a 10d; the middling and inferior breeds moved off slowly, at full uric, a, and at which a good clearance was effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and eaMbtidgeshire we rec,ived 1,200 S cu ts, Home-b re d s 411c1 Short, horns; from the northern districts, 400 Short horns; from the western and midland counties, 400 of Devons, i&c yarious breeds; from other parts of England , 300 Herefords, s eo , ,, _, • and,fromScotland, ; 200 horned and polled lor the time of year, we were well supplied with Sh quiry p . all all breeds of which met a very_dull in he currencies gave way 2d per Blbs. The tnnest old Downs sold at from 3s 8d to 3s lOd per 81bs. i, l'ts--the supply of which was extensive—were dull 81b 8 . th e extreme, at a fall in value of from 4d to 8d per s s . 0 top stat Per Bibs. figure for Down qualities not exceeding The Veal trade was in a very depressed pri c e : "ing to th e l arge num b er o f Calves on sale, and at 1 %4 12 8 w ere with difficulty supported. Pigs ruled heavy ost n ominal 2.ariztnonedilur quotations. s. d. to 9. d. Inferior Be quality .... Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. asts.,... a 6 s a s e cond qual . Sheep 3 8 4 3 6 210 a 2 Coarse-weelledditto3 8 3 3 108 Prime 8„ g t ." I el•• 3 4 i G Southdown `nether 3 0 0 0 1 1 : rirnestn - Z ° ::• 3 3 310 Ditto eat of the w" .. 10 3 2 3 6 arge coarse Calves 3 0 3 6 Large Hogs - - 3 8 A n .._ _ S UCklilis o w - v — v •• 3 53 10 Small Porkers •• ,• 1 0 t abariOr Sh ass e6 .• •18 00 26 0 Quarter old Pigs • • . 4 0 "• 3 0 3 2 Lambs •• ••••• • • • 4 . TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. I Sheol), 1 Calves. I Pigs. 29,860 i 360 254 Ikeasts, I FOREIGN SUPPLY. 425 Sheep. I Calves. I , Pigs. 1,580 209 - Place for - 1 , EWG.a.et, theseas of country killed Meat have taken pli es on oa markets since Monday last. The sup ably igoodul• slaughtered in London have been season ha p ric • The beef trade has ruled heavy, at a decline b e s of 2d bee submitt per 81 ns; and a similar abatement has kinds of xt e 2l l l to in the value of Lamb. All other Prices. Ab o " u ‘ t ave moved off slowly, at about stationary disposed of, 900 carcasses of foreign Meat have been Beasts. 3,042 S. cl. to I. d. 1 Beerinferlor......" Per 8t405 by B. d. to a , d. the Carcass. 0 3 2 2 2 2 4 Mutton inf er i or .. 3 .... middling •• •• 2 6 ' min .... 3 2 3 4 ---- pritoelarg e .. g 8 ~, 210 0 rfti prime .!.. 3 6 3 8 Voli Prira "n"" •• 3 0 a 2 j Pork laree— .. 3 2 3 6 ••••••'• '• 3 0 3 'small .. 38 4 0 Lamb. Is 4d to 56 4d. , 3301totrial AND SPITALP IELDS. ...,. IT 0 have rece i ved somewhat extensive supplies of new Xnglish Potatoes, chiefly by railway conveyance, during the past week, and which have sold steadily at from 53 to 10 / 108 p er t on. T hose from the Continent have been again liberal, v i z ., 7,53 0 b as k ets from Rot dam am, 490 ditto f rom A ntwerp, 20 bags from Amster ,4B baskets from Calais, 19 sacks 1,106 baskets from Havre, 63 baskets and 6 bags from Boulogne. Forein g Potstoe,3, the q ua li ty of which has proved tolerabl have moved oil y good, freely, at from 6/ 15s to 8/ per ton. WOOL. The public sales of Colonial Wool are now in pro- Rr 30,00ess. The quantity to b e offered will amount to about bo th 0 bal es . U p to the present time the attendance of English, Sc o t c h an d foreign buyers has been good, and most of th e p arcels brought forward have changed bands, at fully t h e last sale's prices. By private con. tract the demand is heavy, but we have no change to 1 ° lice in !nave Last week's imports amounted to 3 1 : 1 , 1 01 '' 111 THE' STTN, LONDON MON fl A Y EVENING JULY 9, 1849, 3 002 bales from Port Philip, 5 ditto from Antwerp, 1.279 ditto from Sydney, 2.300 ditto from A. , !,laide, 190 Oitr.o from New York, 1.100 ditto from Hamhurgh, 53 ditto from Od , ssa. 63 ditto from the Cape, and 113 ditto from South America. 130,40UGE1 lICIP MA/MET. Our Plsntation accounts are still very unsatis'actory. Although it is pretty generally cc.markr,d that this year's growth of Hops will be small, the demand here is far from active. The late improvement in value is, how over, fairly supported. The duty is called 80,000/. to 85,0001. Sus ex pockets, 3/. ss. to 41. 61.; Weald of Kent ditto, 31. 12s. to 41. 45.; Mid and East Kent ditto. 4/. Os. to 71 per cwt. 1845. 1846. 1847. XB4B. 1849. Stock the day .... • • 11,367 9,874 I 7,833 6,491 23,626 r 40s Od 42s Od 49s Od 44s 6d to 38s 3d Price of Y. C. .. • to 40s Gd to Os od to Os Od 41s 11 to 38s td Delivery last week . .. 1,234 609 669 1,154 766 Ditto from June 1...• 6,780 2, 1, 48 4,3 6 7,581 3,469 A r , ivals last week . 1,410 146 80 217, 1,277 Ditto from June 1 ... 5,175 1.899 4,010 6,543 3,622 Price of Town ...• .. 43s 0,1 42s Od i 51s Od 46s 6d 39s 6d IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OIiCOMMONS. The SPEAKER ire k he Cha:r at Twelve oVock. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were tif,Trt , ed to Stockton and Darlington Railway (Cons didation f Acts, &c., Alteration — of Line, Sze.) Wishi•ch, Chatti ris, Tid Gote, and Down TurnOke (Continuation of Act, Alteration of Provi sions relating to Repair of Watdersey and South Side Banks, Ablndoum-nt as to Turnpike of Road over same, Conatruction of new Turnpike Road.) THIRD READINGS. The fAlowing Bills were read a third time and pas. sod Police and Municipal. Dean and Chapter of Canterbury's (Walworth) Estate. New Road (Continuation Act) On the motion of \lr. GROLIAN. it was ordered that th petition o! Sir George Morris, Knight, lodged in the Private Bill Office, on Wvdnusrlay, 4th July, be referred to the Select Committee on the Dublin Itnprovernentß ill, although such petition shall not have boon lolged within seven days after the second reading of the Bill. Mr. THORN ELY presentud a petition from mine• owners in Lancashire against the Mines and Col- Bdl. Mr. FORBES presented a petition in favour of a law to punish perscms traiing in seduction. Mr. GLADSTOZ•IE presented a petition against the Marriage Bill. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Edinburgh, pra‘ing for certtvn alterations ie the Australian Colonies Lltil with respect to the endowment of clergyment of the Church of Fngland. Mr. BAILLIE presented a petition against the Scotch Marriage RH!. MARRIAGE (SCOTLAND) BILL. The LORD ADVOCATE moved that this Bill be read a third time on Monday next. Mr. MACKhNZIE rose to oppose the further pro gress of the Bill. He said the feeling of the Scotch Members, as evidenced in the recent division, was alto gether against it. Oat of the twenty four Scotch Members who voted, eighteen voted against it, and three who voted against it were subordinate members of the Government. (Hear, hear.) The Government were much to blame fir the course they had pursued with respect to this Bill. He com plained that the Lard Advocate, in the Committee up stairs. had prevented that examination of legal gentle men who would have shown that the Bill was most ote noxieus. Again, the Bill bad never been taken at any stated time, but had been kept floating before them, compelling them to watch it night atter night, with out finding it brought on. Indeed, the position of Scotch Membeis anxious to die charge their duty was most harassing, and he trusted they should not have again to complain that the Scotch business was cunductsd in an improper manner. The Bill was introduced to prevent runaway marriages —persons running across the border and get ting married—by imposing a fine of 2001. upon the registrar who improperly registered such mar riages. Why, if an adventurer ran away with a wealthy heiress, did they think the adventurer would mit pay the fine imposed on the registrar, and therefure render the 13111 almost nugatory ? the Scotch people, he would not mince the matter, did not want the Bill. There were no measures wow in existence with reef ect to marriage, or any law relative to it, that would and could nut be evaded, aid as a proof of that he weuld refer to the evidence of Lord Brougham and Dr. Lushiegton. lie should give the Bill his determined oppusitiol , and move that it be read a third time that day three months. Mr. ELMO 1" defended the course that had been pursued with respect to this Bill, and explained the course that hail been pursued before the Committee with respect to it. He believed that the marriage law as it at present existed in Shit land would be a disgrace to any semi barbarous ;dieu; under the present law it was perfectly impossible that there could be any certainty as to the legitimacy of ceildren. He believed that there were hundreds in Scotland who did nut know whether they were married or not. He thought a state of the law so ruinous and disgraceful ought to b- eltered at once. Sir GEORGE CLERK could not give his assent to the further progress of the measure. He believed that there was no lawyer in Scotland but would tell them in a moment what was a I, gal merriaee in Scot land. He thought Honourable Members, it they found the feelings of the people of Scotland were against the Bill, would not join with her Majesty's Government in torcing down their throats a measure which they depre cated. They had been told that the law of marriage in Scotland was a disgrace to any civilized nation, and that it was only fit for a semi- barbarous nation. He believed that it was the law of marriage in almost every civilized nation in the world. And such was the state of the law of England prior to the pasting of Lord Hardwicke's Act, in the reign of George 11. What was the law of marriage In Scotland? Why, the solemn declaration of parties, which was considered binding if made in the presence of a witness, inst- ad of the cere mony of marriage being made by a clergyman. Such cases as existed in this country did not take place in Scotland. In this country the heartless seducer prevailed over a confiding female by a promise of marriage, but such disgraceful acts did not, and could not, take place in Scotland. Dr. Lushington stated before the Committee that Lord Hardwicke's Bill was passed for the protr ction of young men, but before they could apply such a measure to Scotland it must be proved that cases of young men being entrapped into ill assorted marriages were of frequent occurrence there. He defied any one, however, to make out a single case of that sort. True, there was the case of Dalrymple, where a gentleman who had married a young lady in Scotland, looked upon the marriage as illegal, and afterwards contracted a marriage with a titled lady in this country, which the courts decided to be illegal, but that was not a case that could be urged against the Scotch law, though it might with great force be urged against the morality of the gentleman. The law of Scotland at the present moment recognised but one mode of marrying, and so far as Scotland was concerned it worked exceed ingly well. The evils arising out of marriages so lemnized according to the law of Scotland did not result to Scotch people, but to young people flying from the southern law to be married on the borders. But it was said that the system of giving siotice at the church of marriages in Scotland was con sidered as a grievance to the people of Scotland. Well, this was the first time he had heard of it, and lie doubted much whether the statement was correct. The feellegiif the people of Scotland was, that the ceremony of marriage ought to be solemtrzed in the house of God, so that the Divine blessing nitwit be implored upon it; but pass this Bill and there would be au end to the re ligious character of the marriage, as it gave parties m po , w rr e i r ag to e go eere h m eto on re y. a m A a t gi t s ,r t e ra se te nt a t n h d e sign a law was pa p v e e r n u er n a t t h ed e testes;by the p andeo p a l es, the p p r e preventedof S c ot la nd s e w e r e: of young f tisfid will its operation, h e t h oug h t their clings o ug h t to 'b con sulted before they p asse d t hi s measure. 'lbis be Bill was to be ace, mpanied by a m easure for establishing a registration of births, deaths, and marriages, and while he admitted that a perfect sy stem ot registration was a good thing, he begged to remind those Hon. Members who supp rted the one and opposed then her, that the Marriage Bill would be a perfect dead letter without the Registration Bill, and hr holed therefore that bath I.lllls weultf meet with their opposition. The LORD ADVOCATE wished to state the grounds on which these measures were founded, and the reeeons which induced him to press them at the present period of the session; but before addressing himself to the nature of the measures, he would remind the House that they were not new, nor did they now come betore Parliament for the first time —(clear, hear.) Two of these measures was substantially the same as one that was introduced in 1847, read a second time, and afterwards withdrawn, owing to the late period of the session at which they came before the House. In 1848. however, they were revived in the House ot Lords, and underwent the fullest discussion, and having been referred to and considered by a Com mittee, end having been amended - by the Committer, they were reintroduced and passed the House of Lords. They then came down to that House, and were read a second time, but at so late a period of the session that it was thought better to delay them for another session, and give the people of Scotland another opportunity of considering them. Ac cordingly, in the present session they were revived for a third time, and having passed the House of Lords, they were re-introduced into this House on the 30th ot April, but owing to the course of public business it was only now that an opportunity could be afford. d the House for examining their merits. Now, while he would not dispute that there was a strong fettling in Scotland against the Bill, he did most positivel' deny that Scotland, from one end to the other, was o posed to them, and in the course of his speech, be should rove this by a reference to the petitions which had een presented on the sulject. (LEFT SPF.A RING-) VAUXHALL GA.RDENS.—Un Eriosy night a grand gal masque, the first of the season, was given at Vaux hall Gardens, and attended by the usual crowd of rest less funhunters. For the first few hours atter the doors opened the usual entertainments of the place, in song, equestrianism, and pyrotechnical display, sufficed to keep the audience amused ; but after midnight and sup per had wrought up the spirits of the throng to some thing near the boiling point, more active measures be came necessary, and the onlookers turned actors in a succession of dances and gyrations, both with and with • ut music, which lasted until long after the midsummer sunrise had reduced the forty thousand lamps of the gardens to a most inglorious glimmer. STEAM CuAIMUNICADION WITH DEAL AND DOVER. —The communication by steam-boats between Deal anti Dover and the metropolis, which has been suspended since last summer, in consequence of Mr. Napier having withdrawn his steam-vessels, has been again opened up by the Herne Bay Steam Packet Company, who have placed ou the station their fast and r xcell.nt sea bolt!, Ilene and Father Thames, the former of which has made some extraordinary passages. The accommodation is very much approved of by those persons eho prefer the trip by water, with the splendid scenery of the coasts, to the transit by railway. UNWHOLESOME MEATS IN NEWGATE MARKET At the London besiuns, on Saturday, Thomas i-lobh3 of Newmarket, was sentenced to pay a fine of 51. fur sending fur sale iu New gate Market a beast that had died, an .1 watso rAunolind it fu r food, being putrid inside. The defend an t' s stateuP nt was, that the twast was was sent up "blown," by overfeeding on turnips, and was killed, and Mr. Roebuck, M.P., hrd an interview with the Righ Hon. H. Labouchere on Saturday, at t h e Office of the Board of Trade. ENTERTAINMENT AT THE _MAN- SION• HOUSE On Saturday night the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor entertained at dinner at the Mansion-house the members of the Royal Society, the Royal Academy, the Society of Arts, with several distinguished names in general literature. Among the guests there were present the Earl of Besse, the Marquis► of Westminster, Earl de Grey, the Bishops of London, Llandeff, and Norwich, Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., the reird Chief Baron, Hon. a Waldegrave; Admirals Sir E. Codringron and Sir Francis Beaufort; Captains Sir . E. Belcher and Sir Sa muel Brown, R.N.; Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir Henry De la Beche, Sir George Staunton, part., M.P., Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P., Sir Charles Lemon, Bart., M.P., Sir Beilarnin Brodie, Bart., Sir Henry Dymoke, Bert., Sir Philip Grey Egerton. Bart., M.P., Sir William Burnett. K.C.H., Sir W. C. Ross, Sir Richard Westmacett, Sir Henry Ellis, Sir Frederick Madden, Sir John Rennie. Council of the Roval S.,eiety—The Dean of Wotminster, Mr. Rennie, Mr. Bell, Lieue-Coil. Sabine, Mr. Gassier, Mr- Graham, Dr. Miller, Dr. Roger, Professor Wheat stone. Royal Academicians—Messrs. Jones, Turner, Mul ready, Cooper, Daily, Cooke, Leslie, Pickersgill, Etty, Eastlake, E. Landseer, Clarkson Stanfield, Cockerell, Deering, Uwins, Lee, Wyon, Maclise, Witherington, Hart, Hardwick, Roberts, Barry,Knigh t, C. Landseer, Webster, N1 . 1)..we11, Herbert, Cope, Dyce, tend Westmacott. Members of Parliament—nessrs. Hume, H. T. Hope, lan. Engineers.eFr a g r u n s c o o n n4 . H. Stephenson, Locke, Aglionby, Anderson, Brother ton, 'I o E r n a e r l u y d , a y, Forbes, Chaplin, sDivert,Donaldson, 0 and fma n Duncan., Brand, Lieutenant• Colonel Sykes; Captain Walcott, R.N. Pro fessors—Faraday,ll N r. o OPn Doctors—LyonrLawrence, PresidentP a yf a a n i r d o , ‘ Physicians ; Mr. Stanley, President of the College of surf eons; Mr. Field, President of the College of Civil hams, Arnett, Roots, Conquest, and Holland.' Alder- Samuel Rogers, Brunel, Cubitr, Rendell, Babbage, Took;•, Ttte, Panizzi, J. G. Lockhart, Brown, E. Forbes, Graves, Hopkins, G. R. Porter, Carnegie of Craigo, Hill, Law rence, J. H. Green, Rinteul, R. Taylor, .Murdo Young, Dobie, Pope, 13ruckedon, G. J. Guthrie, Hurlatone., MurdoYoung. jun., Scott, Knox, Copley Fielding, Bishop, Bun nine, J. Boyle Smith, Callander, Tayler,Charles Dickens, Leech, Leigh, Jerdan, Torn Taylor, Weld, Sr. George Burke, Davy, Dillon, Simon. Reverends—John Bar low and S. R. Cattley, Charlton, Harding, John T!ty lor, Wuldie. Gower, John Wood, W. S. Hale, Edkins, Lies, Fox, & c. &c. The following received invitations, bat were unavoid ably prevented from being present: Lord John Russell, Marquis of N orthampton , Earls of Burlington and Yar borough, Lord Brougham, Lord Ashley, Right Honour ables T. B. Macaulay and Wilson Croker, M. Guizot, Sir M. A. Shee, Sir John Herschel!, Sir James Clarke, Sir R. Smirke, Sir Donis Le Marchant, Sir W. Hooker, Sir C. Fe•llowes, Mr. Hawes, M.P.. Mr. Monckton Milnes, M.P., Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, M.P.; Professors Owen, Sedg wick, and Airy; Messrs. Hallam, Leonard Horner, M•Culloch, A. Cnalon, J. J. Chalon, James W siker, James Ward, Phillips, Douglas Jerrold, and J. G. Shaw Letevre. Covers were laid for 180. rCLat:redlecnCk.olAMleleg: of After the usual loyal and constPutional toasts. The LORD MAYOR gave " The Health of her Alsjesty's Ministers," and regretted that the late debate of the pre vious night had deprived him of the honour of seeing Lord John Russell, aho bad expressed to him an anxi ous desire to be present on this occasion —(Loud cheers.) It would have been a source of great Measure to him to welcome his Lordship to the Mausion-home among such a distinguished company, whose reputations were nut confined to this country alone, but were extended over the whole world.—(Cheers.) The toast was duly ho noured. The LORD MAYOR again rose and said, that honoured as he was with the presence of such a brilliant company, he confessed that however he might feel flattered in hav— ing it in his power to give them a cordial welcome, yet it was with no small embarrassment he rose on the pre sent eccasi• n to give " The health of the Earl of Rosse and the Royal Society."—(Loud cheers.) Bat he hoped their kindness would make allowance for him, and not attribute his defects to any want of admiration for the achievements of that society, or of respect for the mem bers personally.—(Cheers.) It was the more gratifying to him, as chief magistrate of the city of London, to welcome the members of the Royal Society to the Man sion -house, because at an early period of the history of that socie'y they were closely connected with the city, and held their first meetings within the bounds. lie was happy they had since attained to such a distinguished position in the eyes of the nation and of the world at large. lie would not be guilty of the bad taste of attempting to particularise all the distinguished gentlemen who had honoured him with their company; but there was one gentleman whose presence was extremely flattering to him (the Lord Mayor), and he would take the liberty of mentioning Mr. Tile—(Cheers)—whose talents had added to the adorn ments of the city of London, and whom, at the same time, he highly respected as a personal friend.— (Cheers.) He had had the opportunity, since he was chief magistrate, of entertaining many personages of high rank—it had been his privilege to invite members of the Royal Family and other persons highly distin guished for their rank and services; but this he must say that a more distinguished company than the present he had not hitherto had the honour of welcoming to the Mansion-house.—(Cheers.) With the toast he wished to couple the Royal Academy; he sincerely regretted that the distinguished president of that body, Sir Martin Archer Shee, had not been able to be present; but he would propose the Earl of Rosse and the Royal Society, and Mr. Jones and the Royal Academy.—(Cheers.) The Earl of liossE was received with loud cheers. He begged to be permitted, in the name of the distinguished body to whom his Lordship had paid such honour, to express on their behalf the admiration which he for one felt, and which he knew his friends entertained with him, for the honour which had been conferred upon them. After the speech of the Lord Mayor, distin guished alike for its justness of application and its kindly and friendly feeling, he felt the more sorry that some man of higher standing had not risen to acknow ledge the honour. He was sure it would be useless to say anything to the present company, even if he could command their attention, in recommendation of the pur suit of science for its own sake. It would be equally useless in him to say anything of the influence of science upon practice to the members of that society, which in former days had produced a Newton. It would be useless for him to refer them to the records of the Royal Society's proceedings, or to the records of the society during the last few years. These we re truths which he was sure no member of the society would for a moment doubt. But there were others to allow the facts might not possibly be known, for they were all too apt to forget that speculations, even in the most abstruse sciences, bad for their end a practical bear ing—that they led step by step to practical results— tnat it taught mankind to shape the proceedings of na ture, w bleb on all sid, s surrounded them, so as to meet their wants and wishes. When they were surrounded with comforts and luxuries they were too apt to forget that they were indebted to the labours of ingenious phi losophers, who hail followed speculation for the pure love of science, tor having brought to light the principles and powers which were now applied in practice, and which were acknowledged to be of the greatest practical utility. As a proof of the bearing of theory upon practice, he wt ht mention that it was only a few years ago it was discovered that electricity and tnagneti,m had a myste rious connexion. That discovery had been followed up, and one of the results was the production of the electric telegraph, which conveyed their wishes utmost with the velecity of thought, and which had armed mankind with a new sense. So, again, when enjoying the numberless advantages which the system of railways conferred upon the country, they were apt to forget that those trium; he of engineering skill were owieg to the labours of men who had followed up va rious paths of speculation which for a long time appeared to be altogether inapplicable to practice. In short, so close was the connexion between science and everytbiog which the world called useful, practicable, or valuable, that of late, in the whole range of manufactures, there was not an article we possessed which science had not originated and • - applied to practice.—(Cheers.) A country, therefore, which was pre-eminent in manufac tures must be pre-eminent in science also. Was it not necessary that it should be so? Was it not plain that it they would retain their high position in manufactures they must also preserve their rank in science. —(Cheers.) in thus glancing at the importance of science as an agent for converting to our own use the materials of the globe which we inhabit, he was aware that he had taken the lowest possible ground, and that he had looked at the subject as a mere utilitarian. He might have taken higher ground, and advocated the claims of science for its own sake; but that, as he said before, would have been perfectly useless, because he was aware there was no gentleman present who was not aware of the importance of science, as fitted to extend the mind of man, to endow him with gifts of the highest character, to raise, elevate, and ennoble his condition, and gradaally to raise horn so that he may be able to comprehend the wonders of creation, to teach him the works of the Creator, which everywhere surround him, and to show him that in these works he may find the evidences of design as full, as perfect, and as complete in the joints of the minutest animalculae as in the most stupendous works of et eation. these, however, were points on which he would not touch at all, but would content himself with again re turning his cordial thanks for the honour which had been conferred en the Royal Society.—(Cheers.) Mr. JONES, keeoer of the Royal Academy, returned thanks for that body. 'lns' Loup MAYOR then proposed a toast which he was sure wouid be highly acceptable not only in itself, but as a mark of respect to that branch of the Legislature which had produced so many men distinguished in the history of the country. lie proposed the Marquis of West minster and the Houle of Peers.—(Loud cheers.) The Marquis of WESTMINSTER retuned thanks. The LORD MAYOR then ru'e to propose the health. of the three distanguisht•d prelates who bad honoured them with their company on that oeclsion—the titshop of London, the Bishop of Liandstf, and the Bt,hop of Norwich.— (Cheers) In a cornp.ny of such brilliant talents, it added gratification to him that • hese Right Re v. Prelates were present.—(Cheers.) Ut the labours of the Bishop of London h e could spea k with the utmost cuuti..ence, for he had constant oppor. tunities of observing his attention to the ecclesiastical and charitable concerns of the city. over which he had tip honour r,r4.4irle; cull bear is:tin: l uny to the unwearied zeal and devotion of the Right Reverend rrrla a ao Clic (killed tit tits (Ant.. It. Was Lim much within his pr wince t a i come personally in contact with the other Right Reverend Pri Rtes, but. they txert h , ,nouruhly known tor their (evotion to their spiritual du le, a • writ a:. tor ii ea interest 10 01, Came of 613;etlee. tie begged to propose ink it good healths.—(Cheers.) The Bishop of LoNnozi said, in the name of his Right. Ivn'erend Brethren and his own, he begged to offer his sincere and respectful thanks for the honour which had been done them. He considered he was indebted for the position he now occupied, as one of the honoured guesis of the chief magistrate, to the office which he held in the Royal Academy; for he was happy to say that twenty two years ago they did him the honour to elect him their chaplain, which be could assure the company ho felt to be no slight distinction.—(Cheers.) He need say nothing of the connexion which existed between Christianity and the fine arts, for they were all aware that the noblest efforts of the architect had been called forth in the erection of Christian temples, and that the sublimest genius of the painter had found scope in illustrating the history of Christianity. With respect to the sciences, he reed hardly say that there was a necessary connexion between them and religion. What was science but the right method of arriving at truth ; and what was religion but truth, pure, unmixed, and un alloyed with error ? Hence it happened that every new truth brought to light by the exertions of science became one more trophy to be hung up in the temple of Christianity.—(Loud cheers.) The Right Reverend Prelate the❑ reterred to the many distinguished men who had been equally remarkable for their attainments in science, and fur their reverence fur Christianity ; and particularly mentioned Newton as an illustrious example. fie then concluded by proposing " The health of the Lord Mayor."—(Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR returned thanks. The LORD MAYOR then rose again and said he was happy to have present the Noble President of the Society of Architects, and he begged to propose the Earl do Grey and the Society of Architects.--(Cheers.) Earl DE Gnat returned thanks in the name of the in stilution with which he was connected, the object of which he said was to bring together the various mem • hers of the profession—which as a profession, the meet ing was aware, required on the part of its professors ' considerable taknt—a highly finished education—the power of acting, not upon the report of others, but upon his own observation, as well as great ability, ingenuity, and fertility of resource; for, as it had been well on scrved, he might now be called upon to build a palace, and immediately afterwards to construct a hovel, so that the architect required a power like that of an elephant, enabling him now to uproot an oak, and again to lift up a needle.—(Cheers.) But he need not dilate upon the merits of the members, before a company many of whom were better able to appreciate their merits than himself, and therefore he wou d conclude with again thinking them for the distinguished honour thus conferred upon him.—(Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR then gave the health of the Lord Chief Baron and her Majesty's Judges. Sir F. PoLnocK returned thanks. The LORD MAYOR then gave the health of Sir Charles Lemon and the House of Commons.—(Cheers.) Sir C. LEMON returned thanks. The LORD MAYOR said he was happy to see around him various gentlemen who had made themselves widely and honourably known by their writings. He begged to propose as a toast, ‘‘ Honour and prosperity to those engaged in the pursuits of literature ; and he would couple with that toast the name of Mr. Charles Dickens."—(Loud cheers.) Mr. DIcKE:Is begged, on behalf of the distinguished men included i❑ the toast, to return thanks for this honour, an honour which was not lessened by the fact of its bring unusual i❑ thie hall.—(Cheers.) It would ill become hiin at that period of the evening to detain them by any lengthened observations, but he could not help observing, on behalf 01 his brethren engrrged in the purr suits of literature, that they highly appreciated this grateful complinient, and thet one of the best tributes that could be paid to them was to receive a recognition of their art at the hands of the Chief Magistrate of the City of London, and to partake of his sumptuous hospi tality.—(Cheers.) Several other toasts were proposed and ackno and the company did not separate until a late ho , Mr. Harker officiated as toastmaster on the IFledgc d, occasion. COUlif CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, SATURDAY. The Queen and Prince touk their usual early walk :his morning. The Roy al Family walked and rode in the Park. There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes terday. Si► Robert and Lady Peel and Miss Peel are expected at Osb:,rne this day, on a visit to her Mvjesty and his Royal Highness. SUNDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert, her Majesty's visitors, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, attended Divine service this morning in Whippingham Church. Sir James Clsrk arrived at Oshorneyesterday evening. A deputation, including the Lord Mayor and Mr. J. Muterman, M.P., accompanied by the City Remem braneer, had an interview on Saturday with Sir George Grey. Captain Walcott h:td an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday. Mr. Butler, M.P., had also an interview with the Right lion. Baronet on Sa turday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council aat on Saturday. An app: al from Gibraltar, Boschetti Shea e. Power and Boschetti," was heard. An appeal from Bengal, " The Bank of Bengal v. Fagan, was also heard. The Court then rose. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service esterday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James',. The prayers were read by the Rev. J. C. Baden, and the sermon was preached by the Bon. and Rev. W. Cape). Their Ho' el Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the 113, Aitary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, h,noure,i the performance at her Ma. jesty's Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening. His Boys' Llighnecs the Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the lereditary Grand Duchess of Meeklenburgh &relit: attended Divire service yesterday morning in St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. _ A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the Fo reign-office. It waa attended by Lard John Rufsell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Viscount Pa►merston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, Sir Francis Baring, the Right Hon. IL Li.bouchere, Lord Csmpbeil, and the Earl of Carlisle. The Council bat two hours. A meeting was held on Saturday at the Office of the Board of Trade, which was attended by the Right Hon. Labouchere, Lord John Russell, Earl Grey, Sir Francis Baring, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl Granville, and Lord John Hay. Mr. William G. Johnson, Mayor of Belfa , t, had a❑ interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday at the Ilume•uffice. COUNTY EXPENDITURE. LETTER FROM JOSEPH HOME, ESQ., M.P. TO MR. R. T. TAMLOVV. We have to notice a very inactive demand for all de scriptions of Tallow, at barely last weck's quotritiont;. To-day E.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 38s 31 tO 38s r cwt. For forward delkwy the price is 39,, 31 per cwt. The deliveries since our last reports hive been only 766 cask, while the imports have amounted to 1,277 ditto. Town Tallow, 37s to 37s 3d pei cwt net e.sh; rough fat, 2s ld per Blbs. Letters have just arrived from St. Petersburgh. The Tallow trade v,as heavy. at from 112 to 117 roubles, for August. SURRE Y SESSIONS.-(T IS DAY.) These sirs-ions commenced this morninz, at the Court house, Newingt , n causeway, before Thomas Puckle, E:q., and a fug bench of magistrates. Mary Donovan. alias Coleman, aired 40, was indicted for st. alaig, at Croydon, a shawl, the property of Jesse Old field. the well known opponent of Mr. Cohbett. On the prisoner being p'aced in the dock none of the witnesses were present; although the Court a aited some time, neither the policeman nor either of the others came forward. Mr. PIICKLE slid such conduct could not pass over without some punishment on the part of the Court. He should order the rccognizances of all the witnesses to be estreat , d, and some complaint to be made against the constable. There bring no prosecutor in attendance, the Court ordered the prig ner to b. discharged. HER MAJESTY'S TIJEATRE. On Saturday evening it seemed as thouJi the Jenny Lind furore bad revived in all its intensity; the crush the doors was as terrific and the theatre was as crowded as ever it was on those memorable Jenny Lind nights: The occasion was one to create a furore—it was the rent,* of Madame Sontag, who, 20 years since—then a mere girl, many years the junior of what Jenny Lind is now—had created quite as great an excitement on the lyric stage as Jenn) Lind has done since; and who for purity of voice, correctness of intonation, and brilliancy of execu tion, stood unrivalled— who was, in fact, the originator of the school of which Grisi and Persiani, and, in some respects, even Jenny Lind herself, can only be considered the disciples. Those 'who re membered S , ntag were anxious to observe what effect time had produced on one of, perhaps, the rest perfect, but at the same time the most delicate of vccal organiza tions while the younger habitues of the opera to whom Sontag had hitherto been merely a myth, were anxious to ascertain for themselves whether all that had been said of the marvels of her vocalization was only exaggeration, or whether she really was that which her tomer admirers represented her to The opera chosen for her rent,* was Linda de Chamouni, the music of which is admirably suited to her exquisitely finished style of vocalization. [ler reiceptian w superb, for upwards of five 'minutes was the applause renewed, and renewed again Until the debutante, for such we may consider her, was affected to tears by the cordial greeting with which she was we!comed back to the sce!ee of her many former triumphs. We all remember the story of the •‘ sleeping Beauty in - the Wood," on wh , ese appearance time, after the lapse of a century, produced no effec.; most as-uredly Madame Sontag must be a de scendant from this far-famed lady. There she stood on Saturday, on the same spot on which she had stood 20 pars be ore, looking as beautiful, as interesting, aye I and as young, as when she took her last farewell of the English musical public. " I do remember it As though it were a thing of yesterday." And on Saturday she appeared as though the Saturday had been but the morrow of that yesterday—beautiful, lovely, interesting, the same llenriette Sontag, who, in 1828, fascinated all Paris, and all London, and all Berlin. But time, which had not touched the person, might have revenged hieeself upon the voice. No such thing; the voice is even better than it was at the time she quitted the stage; there is the same purity, the same 'delicacy, the same flexibility, the same unerring accuracy et in tonation ea marvellous qualification to find in a pure soprano), with greater, much greater power. Her aria d'intrata at once brought into pl ,y all her marvellous powers of vocalization, and convinced her old friends and admirers that licnriette Sontag was fully able to maintain, and to add to her former repu tation, whilst those who had never heard her were forced to confess that those praises, which for years they had been wont to sneer at as exaggerations, were the mere simple unadorned truth. Th e utterance of the first words of the recitation, " A tante( troppo," I at once proved that the voice was as perfect as ever, and that brilliant execution or the aria which immediktely fol lows, " Ah Luce di quest' anima," demonstrated that not only was .the instrument as perfect as ever, but that the command of the performer over it was as complete, and the production of the effect aimed at as unerring, as ever it had been. The marvellous execution of this aria produced a pertect furore; the ap plause was he arty (a word weich is seldom applicable to the applause of an aristocratic audience, and never was an audience more aristocratic assembled within the walls of a theatre), and enthusiastic, and bouquets innumerable were showered on her. An encore was demanded, but the supplicating look of the artiste, as she came forward to make her acknowledg ments, was at once understood, and the encore was not persisted in. From this moment the ques tion was settled. Sontag was Sontag still. and had she sung nothing more than that one aria, her fame would have been re-established, and the furore would have gone en.. lu the duet with Gardoni which imme diately follows, the furore increased and the "A conso larmi was re-demanded with a vehemence to which Sontag—who now herself, the nervousness of her debut over, fully shared iu the enthusiasm she had ex cite el, at once gave way, and its repetition brought down fresh thunders of applause, and fresh showers of boucpets. At the conclusion of the act she was twice called before the curtain. The second act of Linda makes greater calls upon' the histrionic than upon the vupat powers of the representative of the part, and it wa of old averred by th e carpers ( a lb eit we ourselves never saw any good reason for the reproach) that Sontag was cold as an actress. We were therefore curious to see how she would get through the second act of the opera. In the earlier scenes she was graceful, g• ntle, and lady like, as might have been expi.cted. At the close, the interview with her falter calls forth all the puaers of the artiste, and here Madame Sontag achieve d a most perfect triumph, meking her exquisite sotto voce minister to the heightening tie effect of the scene in a manner which none of her prede2esseers have di ale, or perhaps could do, seeing that none who have hitherto attempted the part posse sa her marvellous sotto voce. The whole scene with the father was one of the mo-t touching and pa thetic pieces of unexaggerated natural acting ever wit nessed. We trust that Madame Sontag is des tined to give the coup de grace to the windmill school of acting, which has already re ceive d such severe blows from Jenny Lind and Parodi. Thu last act was beautit ally rendered; the sudden shudder which she gives as she becomes revived to consciousness by the " old familiar tune " was an exquisite touch of nainre. The finale was one of the most brilliant and wonderful pieces of execution ever witnessed. Her fioriture was showered with a lavishness and grace that only those who heard could imagine. The furore had reached its height; she was applauded to the echo, called and recalled, and at length only per mitted to leave the stage amidst showers of bouquets. It is evident that the Sontag nights will be what the Lind nights were. The opera was strongly cast. Gardoni was the Carlo, and his rich and silvery tones mingled deliciously with those of the Sontag in the duet " A consolarmi." Coletti was the Lou. stalot, and in the malediction scene of the second act was absolutely terrific in his impassionedness. Mademoiselle Casolini was the Piettro, and performed the part care tully, and without any pretension, and, therefore, ex cellently well. This lady is an excellent musician, a good actress, and an accomplished artiste, and seems entirely free from those besetting sins of artistes in general, vanity and pretension, whatever, she undertakes she does conscientiously, and, therefore, excellently. Beletti, as the Prefetto, was ad mirable, and F. Lablache was very quaint as the Mar quis. The orchestra was admirably conducted by Balfe. We congratulate Mr. Lumley on having se cured the services of Madame Sontag, and we congra tulate the subscribers on having an impressario, who during the course of the same season, has secured for them the services of three such p r i me d onne as J enny Lind, Alboni, and Sontag. Tucker fr w o ill TUCKER'S EXPLOSIVE SHELL.— W e l earn m undoubted authority that Mr. Douglass shortly make another experiment with his explosive shell, agreeable to an order from Government to that effect, he having received a number of shells of various calibres, from Messrs. Walker's, of Tipton, S ta ff ord, the Government contractors, for the purpose of altering and loading according to his system. Two experiments were made with these shells in August last, one from her Majesty's ship the Excellent, at Portsmouth, an d another at Woolwich; when the results proved most sa tisfactory, and gave rise to a great deal of discussion in the military and naval circles. The ensuing experiment, which is to come off at Portsmouth, is to be upon a very large scale, and as it is to be the final test of the extra-- ordinary powers of this shell, the result is looked for ward to with great interest by the naval and military world. -- FISHERIES AND THE FOREIGNERS.—In conse quence of the complaints made last year, of the en croachment of foreigners on our fishing grounds, the Board of Trade have conferred on the various officers of the Scotch Fishery Board powers to search and seize any vessel fishing within the limits proscribed by treaty. —BangAhire Journal. PRESTON AND LONGRIDGE.—The directors of the Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Railway have main leasPd the line from Preston to Longridge to Mr. Moult. The period of the present contract is three months.—Preston Chronicle. TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. All further contributions should be transmitted as heretofore to The Sun Office, under cover, to " The Editor." Subscriptions already received: Lord Nugent ... 0 A Friend, by Lord Nugent ... 1 0 Edward Hill ... 1 0 Philo -M agyar 0 2 From a Few Chartists ... 0 5 From a Few Carpet-makers, Borough-road ... 0 3 Joseph Collins 0 2 Cantabrigiensis... 1 0 W. D, a L 'bout er 0 2 F. H. B. (Tom a Few Friends of Freedom)... 1 0 Ed ward Clayton J. 8., Deansgate, Manchester ... 2 0 ... 0 10 PARKER. Bryanston-square, June 14. Sir,—You will already have heard that the Bill fcr the e,tabishrnent of County Financial Boards, which I introduce,' into the !louse of Commons at the request of the deputation from Lancashire, was last night rejected by a majority of 154 against 96. It is a matter of great regret that Sir George Grey, her rdsjesty's Secretary of State, should have oppo!ed the second reading of this Bill, and voted against it with z.iir John I'akin4tors, whose intention of throwing it out was intimated to the House, and expressed in the notice-book on the day when I fixed the second reading. You should know that there are two modes in whtth Bills are usually opposed in Parliament—first, by a direct vote against the Bill; and, secondly, by proposing the appointment of a Committee to take the subject matter of the Bill into consideration. Sir John Peking ton yesterday changed his mode of attack from the former to the !alter course. By the second reading of the Bill the 'principle of control by the ratepayers over the county rates would have been established; whilst the motion for a Com- ' nottee indirectly rejects the principle; and tho Com mittee, it appointed, might have prosecuted its inquiries into any and every other mode of control than that which you require. .1 pressed the House to sanction, by the second reading of the Bill, " the principle of taxation and representation," and I expressed my willingness to refer the Bill atter• wards to a committee to consider the proportion of magistrates in the proposed hearth, and to make any other alterations in its enactments that should be con sidered likely to facilitate the working of the measure; but the magisterial influence, aided by the Secretary of State, was too strong for me. I have good ground for complaining of the ministers, for having first encouraged me to introduce the Bill, and then deserted me and joined Sir John Pukington and others, who, in their speeches, evincA their decided opposition to the ratepayers obtaining that control which I consider absolutely necessary for the future economical management of the county rates. The Reform Bill of 1432 gave to the ratepayers of cities and boroughs the election of the magistrates and members of council by whom the rates are assessed and expended ; and much benefit has accrued to the finances of boroughs from that act. By the Bill which I introduced into Parliament in 1837, I proposed, by the direct election of county boards, to place the county ratepayers in exactly the tame position in respect to the assessment and expenditure of the county rates as the ratepayers in cities and boroughs are now placed ; but by the Bill thrown out yesterday it was proposed, in accordance with the wishes of your Committee, that only one-half or two-thirds of,otob e r. board should be composed of elected members of _ _ Cm. law unions, and that the other half or third should sisc of magistrates. You believed that this concession to the magistrates would secure more su pport from the county members; but the manner in whic h even this modified claim of the ratepayers to he represented has been treated by the of the fallacy of th a t expec- House, must conv ince y ou ta ttoo. I t will be seen by the report that Sir John Pakington end others have virtually declared that the ratepayers are u nworthy to be trusted with the management of their own local affairs; and that the expenditure of the county rates is be ter attended to by the magistrates than it could posibly be by persons elected by the rate •!•rs. My own experience has led me to a totally different conclusion; and, it I can obtain the support ot the ratepayers, I hope to see the financ,s of counties placed under the same constitutional control as those of cities and boroughs. At the same time, after the conduct of Ministers and county Members last night, I must candidly state that I see no h pe of that de&sble object being attained until the farmers, agrictntural ratepayers, and county vo.era, shall make it their business to attend to this sub ). it ut the election ot them reprtsentatives in Parlia mbnt. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, _ JOSEPH HUNE• To A. Townley aker, Zeck, Coercion Sall, Freston. , MAGAZINES, &c.--CONTINUED. FRASER..., Fraser has no political article .this month, unless, indeed, the Current History may be considered as such. In that the writer crows over wl?at he calla the great Protectioni.t meeting at Drury-lane, and foretela the speedy downfal of the Free-trade Govern ment. The article on railways is continued, and is to be concluded in the next number. Michael South continues his "Peace Campaigns of Ensign Faunce." In these chapters the Ensign is introduced to his uncle, the manufacturer, and we anticipate much amusement from the results of the introduction. " Matrimony," Part 111., is another continuation, and we have a commencement of a series which promises well, on " North Devon." The writer evidently knows every inch of the county he describes, and loves North Devon as only a native can love it. We are rejoiced to find such a writer taking up such a subject. He will do for the Moors of North Devon what Christopher North his done for the Moors of Scotland. A chapter on " Balloons " is a history of the science of aerostation from the earliest experiments of Dr. Black, of Edinburgh, down to the time of the first nocturnal trip of the celebrated Nassau balloon. The perusal of the following extract from this paper may perhaps tend to quiet the fears of certain nervous in dividuals who are periodically haunted by a vision of a French invasion :• "The use of balloons by the French in war soon created a panic among English alarmists. It was re. prted that England would be invaded by clouds of aerial monsters, which would burn the cities and destroy the crops. Among the balloon prints before us, is one dis playing a number of balloons on their way to England, under which is written:—' Oh, dis be de grande inven tion. Dis will immortalize my king, my country, and myself. We will declare de war against our enemi. We will make de English quake. We will inspect his camps; we will intercept their fleet; we will set fire to their dockyards; and we will take de Gibraltar in de air bal loon; and when we have conquer'd do English, den w will conquer other coutries, and make dem all colonies of do Grand Monarque.' But, like the subsequent threatened invention by Napoleon, whose flotillas were to land innumerable troops on our shores, and did not— so no favouring breezes bore dreaded aerial machines across the Channel. Ancient dames once more slept in security, and farmers gathered their crops unapprehen sive of danger." An elaborate notice of the recently published " Me moirs of Prince Rupert," an admirable paper on " Tacitus the Historian," a well-written and inter esting account cf " Queen's College, London," a notice of the picture exhibitions of the season, and some few scraps of poetry, constitute the remainder of the contents of Fraser for the month. ELIZA COOK'S JOURNAL. Part 11. The second monthly number of Eliza Cook's Journal may take its stand beside the very beat of similar publications. As the journal has progressed week by week its resources have become more de veloped, and a greater variety and discrimination is visible in the arrangement of its materials. Five weekly numbers are comprised in the brochure before us, in which we fi❑d three poems by the Editress, very dissimilar in style but all excellent. One of these, " Lady June," gives a glowing and beautiful fancy portrait of the queen of summer months : " See her robe is rictily woven of the greenest forest leaves, With full bows of honeysuckle looping up the flowing sleeves. See the fragrant marsh-flag plaited, forms her yellow tasseled sash, With the diamond studs upon it, flung there by the river splai,h. See her flounces—widely swelling, as the Z'phyr's wings go past, Made of to.,s, with the woodbine's perfumed thread to stitch them last. See the foxglove's bell of crimson, and the poppy's scarlet bud, 'Mid her tresses, bright and vivid as the sunset's ruby scud. See the fresh and luscious bouquet that she scatters in her way, It is nothing but a handful she has snatched of new mown hay." In addition to these poems the active pen of Eliza has also contributed "a few" very excellent "words on slang," and a delightful picture of " The Old Lady of the Old School." Silverpen's story " The Glass of Gin," which was commenced in Part 1., concludes in the last number of Part 11. It gives a sad but un happily a truthful glimpse of the evils of intemperance, hut the story is not on the whole a melancholy one. The history of Alice is woven into it as a beam of sunshine, and in the end her virtuous perseverance meets its reward. The following passage affords a happy specitnen of the loving spirit which pervades the writings of Silverpen : It was not to vindicate or complain that she bent her steps this way, or either to be seen or recognised by any one who knew her, for the truth was scarcely ad mitted by her own heart; but simply at a distance, in street or park, to breathe the self-same air, to see the roof which covered in, to tread with lighter feet within the sacred footprints, to look with glistening eyes upon the lighted window panes; and thus, it possible, to soothe the anguish of her soul! " So more or less are the souls of us glorified by the ideal; so more or less, however bankrupt of all else, friends, fortune, or good name, however dull through ignorance, or callous through repeated sin, some mea sure of this sweet unselfish worship does enrich us, and links us most divinely frum man to men, and from them thence to God! " The most prosaic natures are richest often in this grand poetry of the human soul; the most prosaic things, the most uncured for, the most despised, the smallest and the least, stand not, nor pass away, without some little service to this noblest portion of our natures. No stone in London streets, but what is hahowed to another by some human foot; no dusky window-pane, but what is sacred to same upturned gszel no human heart which passes by us in the throng, but what his known, or feels, or recollects some love, which, being fur another, has been or is a part of, and most dear to nature, because prming beyond the narrow bounds of self 1" The columns devoted to " Diamond Dust" contain many rare " jewels five-words-long," or thereabouts; e. g., " The higher the head, the humbler the heart ;" " The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little, and to endure much ;" "Politeness is the shadow of civilization, Christianity is the substance; "Rather let us suffer for speaking "the truth, than that the truth should suffer for want of speaking." We have said that this journal is characterised by the variety of its papers, as a proof of which we need only mention the names of a few articles :—" A Sketch of George Stephenson," " Laws," " Railway Travel ling," " Coral Rocks," " Industrial Schools for Young Women," " The Working Man," and others of a similarly thoughtful character are contrasted with light tales and homely scenes, such as " The Back-parlour Wind ow ," " T ea Parties," " Some thing about Gretna-green,","The Sculptor of Bruges," " Sea Roamers," &c. Peter Parley describes some " Summer Rambles in search of the Rural," and William Dalton draws the portrait of ." The Little Buys of London," and " The Jolly Old Tradesman." There is another class of articles also somewhat difficult to describe, but most delightful to read and most useful to remember. Of this class are " The Art of Being Happy " (which we commend to the study of all whom it concerns, namely, every one) ; " A Beam in the Eye," " The Union of Extrava gance with Parsimony," and many others. While the utile and the dulce are thus happily mingled in its pages, the success of Eliza Cook's Journal can hardly be a matter of speculation. Dtleth, Ch, ltenham ... ... aln , lolph Oxley Mr. Sandman and a few other of Mr. Oxley's fri, , nds D. Bertaini A Democrat A Templar ••• ... 0 10 0 ••• ••• 1 1 0 ..• ... 0 5 0 ..• 0 2 6 •• S. W., a Working Upholsterer 0 1 0 11. V., ditto ... ... 0 0 6 Captain Young 1 0 0 James Stetyer, Ryie, Isle of Wight 1 5 6 Philo-Magyar the Second ... .•• •-• 010 0 A Clerk ••• ••• •.• 0 4 6 John Wilson •.• 1 10 0 ••• ••• ••• A Republican ... ••• ..• ... 0 2 0 Biritono ... ... A Few Lovers of Freedom ... ... 0 2 6 ... 0 3 9 By Lord Nugent, from Francis Mowatt, Esq., M.P. -5 0 0 A. Hater of Tyranny ... ... 0 5 0 J. H. ... ... ... 1 0 0 J. S. ... ..• • . 5 0 0 An Old Soldier *Some Friends of Hungary ... 3 12 4 Friends of Hungary 0 16 0 Martin William Franks, Leeds ... 4 0 0 From the Compositors of The Sun 0 12 6 H. J. S., Ilfracombe ... 0 2 6 J. Brady, E,q. 1 0 0 A. F. Henderson, Esq.... ... „. 5 0 0 Subscriptions raised at the Sun and Horse shoe, Mortimer street, CaYendish.square ... 1 1 0 T. Gerald Massey ... 0 2 6 John Wilson and Twenty Men of Marylebone 1 1 0 A Friend Joseph Forster. Alnwiek 1 0 0 Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, M.P. ... 10 10 0 Joseph Ferguson, Etq , Catlisle, per Lord D. C. Stu at, M.P. ... ... 5 0 0 Mr. Diver Ntile3's Boy ... „, ~. 0 1 0 ... ... 0 6 0 Friends to Hungarian Nationality 0 5 6 I. M. F., a Working Min 0 2 6 A L , )vor of Justice at Home and Abroad ... 1 10 0 Charles Lthhington, Esq., M.P. ... 5 0 0 Al.xander Henry, E.q M.P. ... 5 0 0 W. D. and Fellow Labs urrrs ... 0 7 6 A few Friends to the Hungarian cause, Liverpool ... ••• ... 3 0 6 Friends at Tipton ... ... 0 15 0 Henry Heath, merchant, Liverpool ... 1 1 0 Jamm-s St.,-tycr, 2 i cootribution, Ryde, I. W. 1 1 0 Thomas Curtis, E.q., Brompton-crescent ... 5 0 0 J. Whitehead, Bradford, Yorkshire ••. 0 10 0 R. W. Goddard, ditto ..• 0 10 0 S. Hutchinson, ditto ... 0 2 6 Workmen of P-w and Co., Holborn ... 0 8 3 John Brown, Esq., Bridgwater 0 5 0 Bt when C. Payne, ditto •t• ••• 0 5 0 By T. E., from a fcw Workmen, Westmin- ster•road 0 10 0 C. S. ... 0 1 0 Thirteen Mechanics, Southwark 0, 7 7 Some Workmen, per P. B. ••• ... 0 2 0 Woodcarvers, Ferß. M. 0 5 6 A Draper's Assistant 0 5 0 J. Green Subscriptions through a meeting at Newcastle upon-Tyne ... 7 6 0 Fair Play 0 2 6 A Swiss Workman ... 0 2 6 H. Mapple 0 2 6 £lO6 8 6 * We owe to our subscriber of the sum of 3L 12s. 4d for the Hungarians a short explanation in reference to the way in which the receipt of that sum has been ac know'. dged in our journal. Though at the time it was handed over to us we had promised to publish it in the manner desired, set, on subsequent suggestion made to us by a party who understands better ihe position of the donors, and who from motives of prudence and for the sake of the best interests involved in this proceeding, had represented to us the subject, we have thought it safer to print it, as it appeared in our impression of Friday lust. In so doing we were likewise actuated by ie.-hogs of good will towards the persons immediately concerned in the matter, and we trust that we have given them sufficient evidence of our friendship on many occasions, that they should think otherwise but that the course adopted will eventually prove the most judi cious under actual circumstances. As to the objects for whom the subscription is intended, they will be made ac quainted with the source from which it comes. TO THF: EDITOR OF THE SUN. rejolce t., find your success has been so sig nal, and I 'night say complete, for cannot think your noble object on behalf or the Hungarian hussars who have lately been cast upon our shores, is otherwise than tiecotn plish ed. Never did a heart stirring appeal to a generous British public, like that which appeared in the c°lumns of your excellent paper of the other day, remain un answered; their hands and heart are ever ready to assist the needy and oppressed. Nobly has the appeal been made and nobly will it be answered, for truly this is a cause worthy of Englishlien and their liberality. I would here remark that a mere temporary relief could Dot assuage the misery of these unfortunate men, whose o courage and patriotism have inspire g d hfw:fi t hiii h ls: e ghs m phi csueo people reported pl t ehhlidorthoer not glorious oh r oe - t independence. l e , da mayile) l g r, r ti r mh e d s tre, t , restored yherouji Minister :r t sd t s r e e wtrmh i : r ubortend native als: lo defence of tg rights,order that and t it Proviti, De., should so will it r , al t d iwti i ie e ohniE f e i oatot nave indirectly called them the other night, in reply to a question put by our veteran Reformer Mr. Hume. An insurrection tak -is place when the inabitants of a nation rise unprovoked to rubvert it, just laws and institutions. Is this the case now iu Hungary. No. The voices of all patriotic men cry aloud, no, although those who hold the reins ofou r government may tacitly say yes. That there is treason of the deepest dye in :his ,idf4ir no reasonable man doubts, but it is the tress to of the Auzccrats against the rights of Hungary; they ought to be tried and condemned by a European tribunal, and punished accordingly. The foregoing Teaks the sentiments of thirty individuals from one establt4hment, whose subscriptions with Any own are herewith forwarded, and had our means been t coal to our will, they would have been as many pounds as they are now shillings. I sincerely, thank you fur myself and friends 'for the part you have taken in this praiseworthy eause.—iours obediently, A LOVER OF JUSTICE July O. At Home and Abroad. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sits,—Previous to seeing your article respecting the Hungarian. Testimonial, I had written to Lord Dudley Stuart to inquire if he would receive subscriptions for the same purpose. Having received an answer in the affirmative, I this morning remitted to him 71. 6/. pro ceeds after paying expenses (which amounted to 61. 95.), of a collection taken at a meeting last night in New castle. The meeting was an event; the doors were be ieged by hundreds before the time, and hundreds were unable to get-,in. A series of such meetings throughout England w•inld have a European significance.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, GEORGE CRAWSIIAY. Newcastle-on-Tyne, July 7, 1849. DEATH OF MA.TOR. GENERAL PERCY DAVISON.— This gallant officer died suddenly on Thursday, at Sir flenry Tyrwhitt's scat, Stanley-hall, Shropshire, where he was staying on a visit. He had been upwards of lorry years in the service, and was placed on half-pay as lieu , errant-colonel of the sth West Indian Regiment, sth February, 1818. At the last brevet he was promoted to the rank of rosjor-general. Ile Married, in 1846, the Mlgg daughter of the late and sister to the present Lord Graves. - LAUNCH AT UREENOCK.—On the 30th ult. there was launched from the building-yard of Messre. Caird and Co., a small steamer named the Clipper. of 1110 fol lowing dimensions:—Length, 160 feet; breadth of beam, 17 feet; dep h, 7 feet; draught of watt r when launched, 15 inches. She is to be fitted up in most elegat:t style ar a pleasure yacht for his Excellency Said Eicl a, Ad miral of the Eg) Oar) fleet, arid is to be proptlled by a pair of oscillattog engito,s of 50 horse power each. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING.—The Royal Mail steaw.shtp Caledimia, Captain Leitch, sailed this orenoun for Boston via Halifax. She carries out a large number of passengers, and the usual walls for the United S ales and the Britimh American provinces. The text steamer from the other tide will be' the Cambriii,' She was to tail from New Yotk. She was to sail from th a t pert on the 27th and llahfax on the 30th ult., and mac be expected on Monday night or early on Tuesday morning. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE DOORKEEPER AT THE it.3IF. OFFICE. —Joseph Luton, who hid far many years filled the office of door keeper at the 11-me Offie,-, died su "kid). to the earl) p of the week. at his rtpidence, in C o wlq.street, estminster. Sir Geoige Giey has given the situation to the second usher at Bow-street. TAM' S. Percy St. John's tale of the French Revolution, " Miranda," is concluded this month. The interest is kept up till the very last. True to his republican sympathies, the author represents Robespierre as the instrument of the hero's preservation from death, and the heroine's happiness ; and the last lines assure us that Miranda, noble-burn though she was, lived and died " a devoted admirer of the great French Revo lution, which did much evil, but far more good." The political opinions expressed in " Miranda will find a general echo in these democratic times.; neverthe less but few republicans even, will, we think, go so far as Mr. St. John, in approving the execution of Louis. We congratulate the author of " .Miranda' on the conclusion of this spir ited historical tale. " The Modern Vassal "is continued and increases in interest. The situation of the proud young Seignior reduced to servitude i s happily conceived and forcibly described. DOLMAN. Several excellent papers are contained in the pre- sent n umber of this magazine ; the most remarkable a mongst all being the very logical argument by Mr. Jerniogham on a passage introduced into his history by Mr. Macaulay. The article demands perusal. The same industrious contributor has an agreeable chapter, headed "Byeways in Belgium"— his previous effusion being termed "Fallacy and Fact." The " Catholic at Sea," is continued as well as another seri a l on "R e li g i ous H ouses ." N ei ther is the miscellaneous intelligence without its interest. ADAMS'S POCKET GUIDE TO THE ENVIRONS OF LONDON. I3y E. L. Blanchard. Pp. 140 A little guidebook absolutely inestimable to all visitors of London. It is twice as g arrulous, a thousand times more agreeable, and infin i t el y more accurate than the most gossiping, anecdotal, and trustworthy cicerone that can be encountered by the continental traveller. For a cicerone to the en virons of London, commund us to E. L. Blanchard ! THE CHOLERA AT CARDIFF.—We are requested to state that Mr.; Baron Platt . has been oblig e d to post pone the Glamorgar., hire asstzPs from the nth inst. till the 13 h of August next, on account of the cholera at CArdiff. COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS.—James 111'N'ab, Esq., a ppointed Receiver-General; and Herbert Hunting don, Esq., to be Financial S ecre t ar y for the Fyorinoe of &To Scotia. ‘ll S. ;N.