The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-21 00:00:00

NORTHERN AND EASTERN RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company took place yesterday at the company's offices, Bishopsgate Station, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, and also for the election of direction in the room of those gentlemen who retired by rotation ; Richard Paterson, Esq., the chairman of the company, took the chair. The usual preliminaries having been gone through, The SEC/MX.II,Y read the following report : " The directors have to report to the proprietors, that the dividend on the respective shares of this company, for the half-year ending the 30th of June last, will be payable on and after Saturday, the 25th inst., and will be as follows, viz.— " On Shares guaranteed 5 per cent. per annum, 501. paid, 11. 55.; 431. paid, 11. Is. 2id. each, less property tax. " On Shares guaranteed 6 per cent per annum, 501. paid, 11. 10s. ; 431. paid, 11. 6s. 2id. each, lass property tax. " In their last report the directors reminded the share holders that the period for which the quarter shares were originally guaranteed six percent. would expire on the following 30th of July, and they caused an adver tisement to be inserted in the public papers, to the effect that parties wishing to avail themselves of the option given by Act of 6th Victoria, cap. 28, must signify the same in writing on or before the 30th of June. " This notice has been given by fifty-five shareholders, holding in the aggregate 5,420 quarter shares, equal to 1,355 shares of 501_ each. The dividend on the quarter shares that have not availed themselves of this option, will be calculated in future to the 31st December and the 30th of June respectively, and will be payable at the same time as the dividends on the other shares of the company; and one month's interest having accreted on these shares to the 30th of June last, payment thereof will be made on the 25th instant, and will be at the rate of is. 3d. for each quarter share, less property tax; but such of the shareholders as have adopted the guarantee under the Act of 6 Vic., cap, 28, will receive their interest on the 31st of May and the 30th of November, as heretofore. " The undistributed shares have been sold, in accord ance with the resolution of the proprietors, and have pro duced a profit of 7431. I Is. 5d., which sum the directors propose to divide amongst all the shareholders of the company, pro rata, in addition to the above dividend. " The two directors retiring from office by rotation are John Clermont Whiteman, Esq., and the Hon. John Henry Knox, and the board recommend these gentle men for re-election. " The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Eastern Counties Company will be held on Friday the 31st instant, at one o'clock precisely, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, at which meeting the Nor thern and Eastern proprietors have the privilege of at tending." The general statement of the receipts and expendi ture up the 30th of June showed a balance in hand of 7,2701. 103. 10d. The two directors who retired by rotation, John Clarmont Whiteman, Esq., and the Hon. Henry Knox, were unanimously re-elected, the report was adopted after a short discussion, and after a vote of thanks was carried to the chairman and directors, the meeting separated. AUSTRIA. The Kolner Zeitung states that a dispatch from Lord Palmerston, offering his mediation in the affairs of Hungary, arrived at Vienna on the 13th inst. The same paper states that the late Hungarian Premier, Count Louis Batthyany, has been condemned to be imprisoned for four years, and to pay a fine of 50,0001. ITALY. Letters from Turin of the Isth inst. state that the Chamber of Deputies had assembled in secret committee to hear the explanation of the Ministry relative to the peace concluded with Austria. The IVlinister of the Interior had demanded the ap pointment of the secret committee, which was declared by the Chamber to be urgent. The Minis ter declared that the treaty of peace contained no secret cause. He then demanded of the Chamber the funds necessary for the payment of the war in demnity fixed by the treaty at 75 millions of francs, of which 40 are to be paid forthwith, and the re mainder within twenty months. The Chamber of Deputies almost unanimously refused the supply demanded. The Minister persevered in his demand, adding that six days only were allowed for accepting the treaty. The Chamber deferred its final decision until the following day, when it was to meet in secret committee. BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France up to Aug. 16:— f. 236,872,282 00 . . 128,567,723 00 ... 1,440,469 00 ... 42,498,690 00 ... 81,343,292 00 ... 6,688,800 00 ASSETS. THE SUN, THE JEWS IN HUNGARY. NEUSTADT, AUG. 7,1849.—1 n my former letter I described to you the enthusiasm of my Hungarian countrymen, and that of the Jews in particular, since which the success which has attended the Hu n g arian arms has raised it to a height unknown in modern history, and considering the inequality of the struggle —a dwarf with two giants—l compare our present war to that of the handful of Maccabees against the overwhelming force of the Syro-Greeks. Indeed, the motto of the standard in the company where my son serves, is the same as that of the Maccabees of old, " Macbe," the Hebrew initials of which are, ” " Who is like unto thee, 0 Lord, among the g ods ? It is a remarkable circumstance, that t hou g h we are losin g men every week, I may say every day, for there is hardly a day passing in which some skirmish or sally does not take place, yet our r a nks, so far from bein g thinned, daily augment from the voluntary influx of men, young and old, who sell their little stock of goods, or their farm, and purchase weapons with the money to defend their liberty. But above all, we must prostrate ourselves before the Ruler of Provi dence, and offer Him our warmest thanks for keeping away all kind of sickness, fever and plagues, such as are raging in the camp of our enemies, where they are falling rapidly before the great drought which prevailed lately, and the foulness of the poisonous waters which they are obliged to drink. Indeed, to us apply the words of the Psalmist, " Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night ; nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noon-day." And how awfully exact are the next words, "A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not co me nigh thee !" My youngest son, who is not yet eighteen years old, says in his last letter, "In the short time that I have been in the army, I witnessed scenes, not in our camp, but in that of the retreating enemy, which nearly paralysed me. The loathsome sickness, increased by venomous food, which made the soldier writhe in agony like a worm, which I often saw, is more than I can endure. Poor innocent Austrian soldiers, why should you be doomed to suffer for the mercenary aggrandisement and vices of your despotic Ministers and courtiers, for the bar barities of your generals ? We yesterday fell in with several straggling Austrian soldiers in the miserable condition just described, and we at once fed, clothed, tended, and let them go. They have deserted, and can not return to the army. We rescued them . from deat h , s though the Austrians show no mercy if . an of of life tall into their hands. But we are fighting for ite and liberty, and why should we deprive those of who cannot endanger ours ? The number of Hun garians now fighting is not very short of a million, besides Germans, Poles , and Italians, who amount together to no less than twenty-five thousand. We have this great advantage over the enemy, that we fight voluntarily, and brave all the dangers and hard ships of war, like the sailor in a storm. Every Hun garian fights as if the issue of the battle depended upon him. The Austrians, however, fight against their inclination and from good authority, I can tell you, even the Russians would rather be with us, than with the Austrian dogs,' as they call them. Nor do the Croatians entertain any more that ill-feeling towards us which they did three months ago. Jel lachich is growing more unpopular every day on account of his barbarities. As to our defence against the Russians, and General Georgey's operations on the bank of the Saja, the success is com. plete." From a Vienna paper just put into my hands, it would appear as if the Russian general, Grabbe, had caused the Hungarians, under Georgey, to retreat with great loss, after a sharp battle. I can assure you, upon good authority, of the very contrary. General Bern's operations in Moldavia have also surpassed his most sanguine ex pectations. Russia must now have a sharp look-out for her own country, and Schwarzenburg must find a good deal more money than bankrupt Austria can muster, to satisfy the exorbitant demands of Russia As to reinforcements, I doubt very much if Russia has it in her power to send them. Indeed M. B--n, banker at Vienna, declares to me, that a letter from St. Petersburgh, of recent date, states that Russia is exhausted. She dares not now strip herself of the soldiers scattered about her wilds; nor can she afford to trust for any expenses of war to Austria.* Their occupation of Raab by our men was hailed with delight by the inhabitants, and particularly thr Jews. Thanksgiving to Almighty God were read by the Chief Rabbi at the synagogue last Sabbath, in which he exhorted the congregation to remember the philanthropic Jewish member who fell an innocent victim to Austrian cruelty. Two Jewish officers and about a hundred privates attended the service in their uniforms. It was a most solemn one. He took his text from the lxxxvii. Psalm, v. 4—" l will make mention of Rehab," &c. Speaking of Comorn, he applied the Ist verse, " His foundation is in the holy mountain"; and again, verse 3, " Glorious things are spoken of thee, 0 city of strength." Offerings were then made for the widows and orphans of those who have shed their blood for Hungarian independence. May it soon be realised ! I break off now ; there is a mob in the street. No doubt some news from the seat of war. I shall write more to-morrow. Correspondent of the Jewish Chronicle, Aug. 17. This corroborates every word of Ur. Cobden's at the meeting in the London Tavern.---En. J. C. Cash and ingots ... Ditto in branch banks Bills past due .. Bills falling due in Paris, of which 15,373,514 f. are from the branch banks .. ••• ... Bills in the branch banks Advances on coins and ingots... Ditto by the branch banks ... 546,176 00 Ditto on French public securities ... 22,184,035 00 Ditto by branch banks... ... ... 1,331,715 00 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 00 Ditto on the loan of 150 millions ... 50,000,000 00 Rentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00 Rentes, disposable funds ... 42,581,488 00 Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... Real property of the branch banks ... Interest in National Discount Bank ... Ditto branch banks ... Bills protested at Paris ••• ••• Ditto at the branches ... ••• Expenses of administration of the Bank Ditto of the branches ... ..• ..• Miscellaneous ... ..• ••• Advance to the department of the 12,779,541 00 4,000,000 00 2,396,225 00 200,000 00 230,000 00 4,359,256 00 2,842,580 00 96,070 00 151,763 00 731,673 00 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sut,—l beg to inform you that I have paid today into the bank of Leatham and Co., of this place, 311. 165., to the credit of Coutts and Co., to assist the brave Hungarians, and which, I hope, will find its way to your committee. We shall have a little more shortly, which shall be duly forwarded. Hoping to see the favour of a copy of this subscription in your paper.—l am, Sir, yours very truly, SAMUEL SEAL, Treasurer to the Wakefield Committee Seine ... ... ••• Loan of 3,000,000 f. to the city of Mar seilles ... ••• ••• ••• ••• Cqpital _ ... LIA BILITIE 9. Mho of the Branch Banks ... Reserve fund ... ... ... 3,000,000 00 1,075,000 00 E 705,916,780 00 ... f. 67,900,000 00 ... 23,350,000 00 ... 10,000,000 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,750 00 Reserve-immobiliere 4,000,000 00 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 368,054,300 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... 41,265,074 00 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... 602,711 00 Account-current with Treasury creditor 53,344,562 00 Various accounts current 84,164,069 00 Ditto in branches 25,710,491 00 Bills payable at sight 8,902,000 00 Ditto at branches 1,542,382 00 Bills of the branch banks payable by the Bank 6,887,257 00 Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 3,802,089 00 Dividends payable . . ... 725,486 00 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 170,282 00 Di6counts, interest, and expen , es ... 1,228,056 00 Ditto branch banks 684,206 00 Re-discounts of the last six months Ditto in branch banks .. ... ... ... ~. 143,693 00 321,562 00 137,842 00 f. 705,916,780 CO Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France. D'ARGOUT. THE APPROACHINC PEACE CON GRESS AT PARIS. There will be a very large attendance from this country at the ensuing Peace Congress at Paris, which will commence its sittings on Wednesday next, the 224 instant, including representatives from the following important cities and towns :—Lo n d on , Edin burgh, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Hull, Norwich, Plymouth, South ampton, Oxford, Nottingham, Aberdeen, Leeds, Lei cester, Bath, Bradford, Huddersfield, Cheltenham, Brighton, Coventry, Colchester, Chelmsford, Dundee, Glasgow, Gloucester, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincoln, Maidstone, Northampton, Oldham, Preston, Paisley, Rochdale, Sheffield, Stockton, Sunderland, Wakefield, York, Youghal, and from a vast number of smaller places. The following Members of Parliament have ex pressed their intention of being present :—Messrs. Cobden, Ifindley, Ewart, Thompson, Wyld, Smith, Hey worth, C. Villiers, M. Gibson, J. Brother ton. The French Government have expressed their ap proval of the proposed demonstration in favour of in ternational peace. M. Dufaure, the Minister of the Interior, has ad dressed a letter, of whiCh the following is a transla tion,t to the Committee of Organizafioniin Paris : , Gentl emen —Conformably with the verbal ex planations which you have done me the honour of making t o me, and with the written request which you addressed to me on the 21st of July, I authorize the assembling o f t h e p the month of August.e ac e Congress i n P ar i s d ur i ng "The object which this Congress has in v i ew i s t oo p hilanthropic for m e t o refuse to give who for m consent ; b e sides, the names of the memberswto form p ar t o f the Committee of Organization give guaran tee that the Congress will confinene an additi ona l itself within the limits of its programme, and will not permit any infraction of order or of the laws. " Receive, Gentlemen, the assurance " of my most distinguished eonsideration, "The Minister of the Interior, "J. DUFAURE." We understand that the English and American delegations combined will leave the London-bridge Station by special train on Tuesday morning, the 21st, at eight, and expect to reach Paris the same night. A considerable number of the American delegates have alrerdy reached England. One of these gentlemen, the Hon. Mr. Durkee (member of the House of Representatives), travelled 2,000 miles from the' far West before embarking at New York, purposely to . attend the Congress. Wakefield, Aug. 18, 1849. [We acknowledge the receipt of the same under the usual heading, and also the subscription from Edinburgh, per George Harrison, Esq., amount ing to 201., which had been paid into the banker's without our being made aware of it. W• always publish the subscriptions sent to us shortly after their arrival.—ED. Sun.] THE MOORS AND FORESTS. The opening of the grouse-shooting season has been marked by most unpropitious weather, at least in the county of Inverness. Monday morning dawned in clouds and storms, and drenching rains prevailed throughout the day over a wide extent of the county. Nor was Tuesday much more favour able. The morning, it is true, was fair, and may have permitted some of the keener sportsmen to try their dogs and guns, but heavy rain set in early in the forenoon. On Wednesday morning a change for the better took place, and some fair shooting may have been enjoyed, hut showers fell about mid-day, with a high wind. The vi et state of the moors marred the sports of many of the parties who went out, and under these untoward circumstances our list of sport cannot be other than small. The first grouse seen in town were eight brace from Moyhall, which arrived at the coach-office here by mid-day on the 13th, and we understand that The Mackintosh's gamekeeper (Donald Macbean) killed sixty brace of grouse and two hares, on the moors around Moyhall, on the 13th. Sir Francis Tyrell, at Lakefield, shot 15 brace. H. Martain, Esq., Errogie, had 15 brace. John Wood, Esq., at Flichity, had 64 brace in two hours. Mr. Biscoe, at Kingillie, had 10 brace. A. Macmahon, Esq., at Corrybroughmore, had 34 brace, and D. Fullerton, Esq., 17 brace. S. Boulderson, Esq., and friends, were out at Erch less Castle in two parties of two guns each : On the 13th, the one party bagged 22 brace, and the other 23 brace ; and on the 14th the one arty shot 3 brace, and the other 20 brace. R. Winsloe, Esq., killed 444 brace of grouse at Dallas. The birds were found very strong and wild; but all were fine healthy birds, though scarce in number. We have little news from the deer forests. The most interesting note of the week's sport is from Bra han, where the woods were beat for fallow-deer and roe, on the 10th current, by Keith Stewart Mackenzie, Esq., of Seaforth, Captain Douglas, Captain Jocelyn, Mr. Langton, Mr. Fowler, of Raddery, and J. \V. Ramsay,Esq. The whole party shot with single bullets, and the trophies of the day's sport were nine fallow deer and roe. One of the latter hada most curious mal formation of one of its horns, the first antler twisting downwards close to the head, and overhanging the right eye. The head is to be preserved as a curiosity. The only other stalk we have heard of was at Guis achan, where R. Ainslie, Esq., brought down a capital stag on the 11th inst. The recent rains have swelled the Ness and occa sioned a run of fish from the sea. For two or three days the numerous anglers have been very successful in the streams and pools, and the nets are capturing large quantities of fine fish.—lnverness Courier. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—IIer Majesty the Qu ed een by Ad h e is la s id e e r ' e s n b e o H x i w gh a n a e o ss n eveningrSaritnucredaEydwarof s oeaexue piWeimar, the Viscount land Viscountess Curzon and party. Amongst the visitors were—the Duchess of Inverness, the Marquis of Bristol, the Marquis of Clan• ricarde, his Excellency the Russian Minister, his Excel lency the Swedish Minister, his Excellency the Neapo litan Minister, his Excell enc y th e B raz ili an Mi n i s t er an d I Madame la Nfarquese de Lisboa, the Charge d'Affaires of Belgium, the Chargé d'Affaires of France and Madame de Montherot, M. de Berg, the Count de Barke, General Cabrera, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lady H. Bentinck, Lord F. Fitzroy, Count do Rosen, Lieut.-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., Lady and; the Misses Woodford, Lieut.-General Sir Andrew Barnard, Bart, Sir Corn wallis Ricketts, Bart., Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, Bart., and the Misses Codrington, Sir John Bayley, Bart., and Lady Bayley, Sir Seymour Sadlier, &e. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AiUGUST 21, 1849, CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, OLD COURT. Yesterday, Charles James Collins surrendered to take his trial upon an indictment for publishing a false and defamatory libel. Mr. HUDDLESTONE, who appeared for the defendant, said that having looked at the article which formed the subject of the present indictment, he was bound as a lawyer to admit that it was a libel, and having intimated that opinion to the defendant, he had, with a very proper spirit, instructed him to state publicly that he withdrew every imputation which was cast upon the prosecutor by the publication in question, and at the same time to express his sorrow that in a moment of excitement he had written the matter in question, and he was also ready, actuated by the feel ing which should prevail with one gentleman towards another, to apologise for what he had done. He would, therefore, with his Lordship's permission, re tract his plea of Not Guilty, and plead Guilty to the indictment. Mr. BALLANTINE said he appeared for Mr- Watts, the prosecutor, who had been for a great many years connected with the press, and who, as he waz in structed, was a gentleman of the highest . respectabilitj. He had felt it his duty to adopt the present pro ceeding in order to vindicate his character, and upon the due understanding that the new plea and the apology were to be understood as an entire retractation of the libellous charges that have been made against him, he would consent that the matter should be disposed of by the 'defendant entering into his own recognisance to be of good behaviour. The only object was to clear his character, and this had been obtained by the defendant offering an apology. Mr. HUDDLESTONE said that undoubtedly it was understood that the apology amounted to an entire retractation of every one of the libellous allegations. The defendant then entered into a recognizance of 401. to be of good behaviour for one year. iohn Lea, 29, clerk, was indicted for stealing 201 in gold, the property of Thomas Wright, his master. There were five other indictments of a similar kind against the prisoner. He appeared very ill, and was seated during the trial. Air. Clarkson prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantine was for the defence. The prosecutor of these indictments carries on an extensive business as a wholesale cheesemonger, in Giltspur-street, and it appeared that the father of the prisoner had been employed in the establishment as a confidential clerk for a great number of years, and thp prisoner himself had been engaged in the same capacity for eight years, and it was part of his duty to take an account of all moneys received during the day, and in the afternoon either to take it himself, or send another clerk with the moneys to the banker's. On the 25th July it appeared that a sum of 1631. Bs. 6J. was so made up, 901. of which was in gold, but the prisoner, instead of Bending the whole amount, kept back 201. of the gold, and only paid in 1431. 81. ed. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. 'He was then charged upon another indictment with stealing Bank-notes of the value of 201. the property of the same prosecutor. In this case it appeared that the prisoner had to transmit a sum 0f_446/. 6s. to the banker's, which was composed of cheques for various amounts, and 165/. in notes, and it appeared that, as in the former case, he kept back notes to the amount of 201., and only paid in 4261.65., instead of the proper amount. 'here was no evidence as to the description of the notes, and there was nothing in the case to show whether they were Bank of England or country bank-notes. The RECORDER intimated his opinion that the prisoner ought not to be convicted upon this indict rhent, inasmuch as the evidence failed to make out the allegation contained in it, that he had stolen bank notes, which description applied only to the notes of the lank of England. i Mr. BALLANTINE reminded his Lordship that in a case which he cited the Judges had laid it down that country bank notes should be properly described as promissory notes. The RECORDER said his difficulty was, that the property was described as bank-notes, when there was no evidence to show what the notes really were. Mr. CLARKSON remarked that the prisoner had taken the property away, and they, therefore, had no Means of ascertaining what was the real character of the instruments. The RECORDER said it was his opinion that the jury ought to acquit the prisoner, because, although it ,was shown that he had taken 201., there was no evi dence to show what he really did take. The jury consulted together, and did not appear inclined very readily to accede to the direction of the ,Learned Judge. The RECORDER, addressing them, said that by ac quitting the prisoner they would not say that he was not guilty, but that whereas being charged with stealing bank-notes, it was not proved that he had done so. The jury then gave a verdict of Not Guilty. The RECORDER inquired what amount of money the prosecutor believed he had been robbed of by the prisoner ? Mr. CLARKSON replied 2,0001. The RECORDER asked if all the amount had been obtained by the same means as those which appeared to have been employed in the two cases that had been disposed of ? Mr. CLARKS9N said it had. Mr. BALLANTINE observed that he could urge no thing in behalf of the prisoner, except that he was in an extremely dangerous state of illness. The RECORDER, in passing sentence, after remark ing upon the very serious character of the offence, told the prisoner that the Court would have felt it to be its duty to have sent him out of the country, but that knowing in his state of health the Government would not carry out such a sentence, he would not needlessly distress his mind in his present condition, by passing a sentence which he had every reason to believe would not be acted upon. He felt it to be his duty, however, to pass upon him a sentence of long imprisonment, as it was impossible that such an offence as this could be passed over without severe punishment. The prisoner was then sentenced to be kept to hard labour, such as his condition of health would permit him to perform, for two years. NE W COURT. (Before Mr. BULLOCK.) William Smith, aged 21, and described in the ca lendar as a porter, was indicted for endeavouring, by threats and menaces, to obtain money from Allen Harrison. Mr. Ryland and Mr. Laurie appeared for the pro secution, which had been instigated by the civic authorities. The prosecutor, a warehouseman in the employ ment of Messrs. Barton and Barber, Lower Thames street, stated that on the evening of the 9th of July, at about half-past nine, he was returning home to Bow-lane, and stopped at a corner of the Mansion House for a certain purpose. Upon leaving, the prisoner, whom he had not seen before, came up to the side of him and said, " I have not seen you lately, what are you going to give me ?" Witness said, " Nothing at all, I know nothing of you." He con tinued to follow him, again repeating the demand, and witness giving him the same answer. Prisoner again asked him what he was going to give him, adding, in a menacing tone, " I'll not leave you ; I'll expose you." Witness made no reply to this, but walked on, followed by the prisoner, until they came to a policeman, when witness told him what had oc curred, and gave him into custody. When at the station, he said he had been mistaken, and had taken witness for another person, and begged his pardon, stating that he would do all he could to oblige him. The officer who took the prisoner said that, when he got him to the station, he found that his cheeks were painted, and on searching him he found a packet of rouge, and a piece of lint for applying it to the face, in his pocket. Prisoner accounted for his pos• session of it by stating that he was an actor, and followed Frazer's show. At the station-house he gave a false address, and when before the Lord Mayor said he did not choose his friends to know anything about it. The prisoner, in his defence, said that, believing the prosecutor to be a man who owed him some money, had been the reason of accosting him in the manner he had. The jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard labour. There was no other case worthy of mention tried during the day, and at four o'clock, there being no more true bills returned by the grand jury, the petty jury, wh o h a d b e en for a long time unengaged, were dismissed, and the court adjourned until this morning. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. The Lord Mayor, upon taking the chair, said he regretted to be obliged to state that Joseph Ady had recommenced his system of victiinising, and that the perpetrator, although far advanced in years, had lost none of his former vigour or audacity. It appeared from the communications which were daily pouring into the Mansion-house, that Ady bad particularly fixed upon the clergy of the Church of England. There was a law which interdicted the clergy from engaging in any commercial speculation or enterprise, under heavy ecclesiastical and lay penal ties, and the ever active sagacity of Ady had drawn from that prohibition a source of profit, which, if other evidence were wanting, would adequately cha racterise the nature of his labours. As had been properly observed by Sir Peter Laurie, a new era hqd arisen since the last exposure of the Ady plan of imposition, and but few comparatively knew of Jo seph, or recollected that he had been tried and con victed, and confined for twelve months in Giltspur street Compter. It had, therefore, become necessary to call public attention to the fact, that the legal difficulties with which a prosecution was almost overwhelmed, made it indispensable that a caution, in which all persons in authority ought to join in EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT HORBURY. The quiet village of Horbury, near Wakefield, has been thrown into a state of great excitement by a painful occurrence that has come to light within the past week. An independent gentleman of the name of Craven lived in the village in respectable style. He was a bachelor, and a young lady lived with him as housekeeper, who was known as Miss Craven, and was reputed to be his natural daughter. In the middle of last week a report prevailed that this young person had given birth to a child, which had been made away with, and that the body had been found buried in the plantation belonging to the house. The report was, of course, not long in coming to the ears of the constables, who instituted proper inquiries—traced the report to a man who bad seen the body of the child—and then in formed the coroner, who thereupon directed that an inquest should be held forthwith. Accordingly, on Saturday last, the body of the child having been pro duced, an inquest was held over it at the Fleece Inn, when the following extraordinary facts were elicited in evidence : Thomas Nettleton said—l live at Horbury, and am a butcher. I was told by Ellen Sykes (Mr. Craven's servant) that she saw Mr. Craven burying something in the plantation, and in consequence I went to the place. I took some earth up with my hands, and found a bundle wrapped in brown paper. I took it up and opened it, and found a new-born child. I made another hole and buried it again. I showed it to Ellen Sykes before I buried it—it was a boy. This was on Tuesday morning. I was called upon by Mr. Roger Hirst, Mr. Joseph Berry, and Mr. John Gee, on Friday morning. They are constables for Hor bury ; they asked me to meet them at the Fleece Inn, in Horbury, and to bring the bundle I had found. I went and dug up the bundle and brought it to the Fleece. I laid it on the table in the room in the pre sence of the constables and other persons. I left it with them. Ellen Sykes told me not to say anything, so I did not mention the finding of the child to the constable nor to any one. Ellen Sykes told me she saw Mr. Craven digging something. She told me she suspected something was up. I never denied I knew anything about the child, or had it in Fay pos t session. I groom and work occasionally for Mr. Craven. on her oath said—l am a single Ellen Sykes, up , wom an. I was servant to Mr. Edward Craven, but was discharged last Thursday by Miss Craven. Mr. Craven is a bachelor. Miss Craven is about 24 years old, and lives in his house as his daughter. I had been there three years the Ist of last June. I never told Nettleton I saw Mr. Craven digging or burying in the plantation, but I did tell him I saw Mr. Craven graving in the garden—by graving I mean working in the garden. He is in the habit of doing so. He (Nettleton) said he suspected something was up, and said he supposed I suspected. I laughed and put it off, and a little girl came in and we said no more at that time. This conversation took place on Tuesday evening. I never told Nettleton not to mention the finding of .the child to any one. It was last Monday morning, betwixt nine and ten, when I saw Mr. Craven working in the garden. Nettleton told me I was not to name it to any one that he found the child. At the time Miss Craven was confined to her bed I had reason to suppose she was delivered of a child. My reason for supposing so was the difference in her appearance before she was confined to her bed and after she came down stairs; she came down stairs about four o'clock last Monday afternoon. I saw the bed linen was changed and taken away. There were finer sheets on the bed than were put on before. I did not attend her on Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Craven himself attended to her on those two days, but I went into her bed room occasionally. No medical man was sent for to Miss Craven. Mr. Craven, on Saturday, shut the inner door leading from the kitchen to the room after him, as he often does ; it was betwixt twelve and one o'clock. I also heard him shut the stairs door. I heard Miss Craven crying out as if in much pain all Saturday morning, and was very poorly. On Wed nesday night I think it was, I went into Miss Cra ven's bedroom ; she was undressing ; I saw her ap plying something to her breasts , but did not notice what it was • I shut the door and went away without going into her ; it was bed time, and I had my shoes off. I had not spoken to Nettleton on Wednesday morning before he brought the child. I have looked at the piece of cloth the child is now wrapped in ; it is a piece of linen cloth ; the child was wrapped in calico that Nettleton produced to me on Wednesday morning. Medical testimony concluded the evidence, and the coroner then went over the evidence very minutely, and directed the jury as to the law of the case. The jury returned a verdict of " Still-born." J. Stringer, Esq., solicitor, Horbury, was present on behalf of the authorities, and three other solicitors were also present to watch the inquiry. On Monday, Mr. Stringer applied to the magis trate for warrants of apprehension against the parties concerned in the above offence ; but the magistrates required some evidence to be produced before taking this step, and issued summonses to the witnesses al ready named to appear before them. This no doubt has been done, and the warrants have doubtless been granted, although we have no information to that effect. Mr. and Miss Craven have left Horbury, no one knowing whither they are gone.--Bradford Observer. SIR ROBERT PEEL. This eminent statesman, with Lady and Miss Peel, arrived in Inverness at two o'clock on Friday last, having posted that day from Aviemore. They re mained for luncheon in the Caledonian Hotel, but pre viously took a survey of the river, the principal streets of the town, and the Castle Hill. They were accompanied by Colonel Baillie, of Redcastle (formerly M.P. for Honiton), who met Sir Robert in High-street, and welcomed him to the north. A considerable crowd soon gathered round the distinguished visitors, and by the time the party returned from the Castle Hill the street was thronged. Sir Robert made some pur chases in the shop of Mr. Douglas, bookseller, and on his proceeding towards the hotel he was cordially cheered. Though seemingly in good health, the Right Hon. Baronet has lost much of that elasticity and vigour which characterised his appearance when he was last in Scotland, in 1842, on occasion of the Queen's visit to Taymouth. " Years following years steal something every day," And the incessant toils and anxieties of public life, especially during the last few eventful years, and to one so actively and honourably engaged in them as Sir Robert Peel, must wear down the strongest nerves and constitution. The quiet retirement and pure air of Eilean Aigas, joined to the healthy excitement of the moor and forest, will, we trust, soon repair the h 0, leftiultlnverness, h\r hours Baronet's theraer aecc e hho x eua n dpn a ptt u arhyyb s ettoieoarudnit Highland iai energies. frgotnhuhetrlthat na o'clock, accommodation .; c residence c Sir visitorska o red f el E ig i h ie t a e n d Aigas. On Saturday Si r R o b er t v i s i te d hi s outpost lodge at Struy. On S un d a y th e par t y atten d e d Divine service in the parish of Kilmora c k. It hap pened to be the day on which the summer sacrament was dispensed, and the party had thus an opportunity of witnessing one of the most interesting and impor t Robertaand in about and two p arty impor tant portions of Presbyterian worship. John Wesley, in recording his impressions on first seeing a Scottish sacrament, exclaims, " How much more simple, as well as more solemn, is the service of the Church of England 1" If he had been present at a summer sa crament in the Highlands, held in the open air, amidst romantic scenery, he would have been of a different opinion. Wesley knew the effect of natural influences in such cases, and he always selected pic turesque situations for his field preaching. The shade of sycamore trees surrounding old farm houses, a garden wall in the suburbs of a city, or some retired winding valley in the country, were favourite spots with the venerable divine. Highland scenery is ruder, grander, and far more impressive ; and this very s cene a t ilmorack has been well de scribed by William Howitt in his " Visits to Remark able Places." The peculiar sound of the Gaelic psalm singing—the roar of the waters far below—the lofty hills waving with crimson heather and foliage—and the earnest devout congregation scattered around on the green ,knolls and rocks—form a touching and sublime spectacle. A communion Sunday in such a situation may vie with the most august cathedral service. On Saturday last Lord Lovat called at Eilean Aigas to pay his respects to Sir Robert and Lady Peel.—lnverness Courier. MR. SERGEANT WILKINS.—We regret to state that Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, while on the circuit here, suffered from a sudden attack of illness, and was unable to at tend to his duties on either Friday or Saturday. The attack was one of diarrhoea, but rumour immediately had it that the Learned Gentleman had been seized with cholera. We were happy to learn, on inquiry, yesterday, that he had almost entirely recovered, and there is every likelihood that he will resume his duties in court this morning.—Liverpool Albion of yesterday. His Excellency M. Van de Weyer, Minister Plenipotentiary for Belgium, and the Countess of Van denberg, arrived on Saturday at St. Katherine's-wharf by the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Triton from Ostend. ROMAN REMAINS AT COLCHESTER.—In the course of the excavations that have recently been made in the premises now occupied by Mr. G. W. Bradnack, St. Mary's, Lexden-road, two beautifully perfect sepulchral urns were discovered; but the workman who came upon their, having probably never made the acquaintance of Sir Thomas Brown, shattered them both by a most un•- archreological dab of the spade. Close by the urns were found the skeletons of a man and a horse. Many frag. ments of pottery have also been turned up; one bearing as its inscription the word "Viducus," another " Oniri," and a third decorated with the figure of a tiger rampant in very bold relief. It has been remarked that "the climax of human indifference has arrived when a woman don't care how she looks."--Eliza Cook's Journal. promulgating, should be immediately given, through the only efficient instrument of prevention—the public press. In order to show the course at present pursued 13y Ady, it would be necessary to read one of the circulars which that person transmitted and directed in handwriting very different from his own, to reverend gentlemen through the country, when he referred to the very persons who had ten the greatest palm to make him feel the dis agreeable effects of public justice. The following is a copy which was received by an English clergyman at Amsterdam, and was transmitted to the Mansion house from that city, accompanied by the note ap pended : " Value 1001. and upwards, yearly and for ever. " No. 1848, page 56. " Rev. Sir,—The undersigned is able to inform you of something to your advantage (long overlooked) on receipt of 20s. for his costs and trouble, by order on post office in Whitecha pel, London. " The Right Honour able Sir Herbert Jenner Fust, the Judge of the Prerogative Court, London, and therefore the first Judge on the earth, attended to my notice, and received 10,0001, which neither himself nor his heirs other wise ever would, partly as the heir ( - .1 . Mr. Fust, whose n anae he took, as directed by the will. Your case is similar, only not so much money. "As I am at great expense to obtain information, particularly the new list of unclaimed dividends of 1848, and other sources, amounting to 158 million pounds, I require to be franked from all expenses. Be pleased to quote the above reference, otherwise I cannot refer; and should you find cause to complain, my voluntary referee, the Right Honourable Sir Peter Laurie, Knight, perpetual Deputy Lord Mayor, will see justice done you without any charge whatever (except postage), which you must pay both ways. Should a stranger' bring the fee he will only have a receipt, as to prevent friaud I must insist upon send ing the information by tt , e post, as does the Bank in similar cases. " The following persons or lawful representatives may each receive 1,0001. on payment of the 20s. fee : The Archbishops of Canterbury and York ; the two late Archbishops of Canterbury and York ; the Bishops of London, Durham, and Winchester; the Deans of Canterbury, Manchester, and Chichester ; Archdeacons Hale, Harrison, Wigan, and Jones ; the Rev. J. G. Brett, A. M. Campbell, W. Dakins, D.D., G. Elliott, M.A., and J. D. Glennie ; John Jennings, M.A., W. H. Mill, D.D., and the Right Honourable J. G. B. Ponsonby. " Respectfully, " JOSEPH AD; Accountant, " 105, Fenchurch-street, a freeman of London, and personally known to the Aldermen, who will testify the same." " Amsterdam, August 14, 1849, "My Lord,—lf lam not mistaken you and your predecessors have been greatly instrumental in check ing the speculating propensities, and in restraining the impudence of the individual who now, for the second time, has made me pay foreign postage, as the price of his universal benevolence. " I fear, as he can continually change the hand writing in the address, that there is no escape for the foreign chaplains, or others whom he may thus honour ; however, as the inclosed is the most recent of his productions, and the liberties taken with various names in London are as bold as ever, I send it to your Lordship that you may act therewith as you may deem right. . . " I have the honour to be, " Your Lordship's faithful servant, ~ In other of Ady's circulars the names of Dukes, Marquises, and Earls, Judges, are used in pre cisely a similar manner. In answer to a question from the Lord Mayor, Mr. Goodman, (the Chief Clerk) said that Ady had paid the whole amount of the demands made upon him by the authorities of the Post-office for returned letters. The following letter from a vicar in Yorkshire, which was received by Sir Peter Laurie, and by him transmitted to the Lord Mayor, will be read with curiosity : " August 15, 1849. " Sir,—l take the liberty of applying to you rela tive to Joseph Ady. A few days ago he wrote to me to say that he would inform me of 1001. per annum due to me (referring me to yourself, Sir, as his re feree), provided I would send him a sovereign. Upon which I wrote in reply to say that I would either deposit the money with you, or allow him Si. per annum for life if he would give the information previously. In the former case requesting you to pay it over when he had g i ven th e i n f orma ti on . Again, in answer, he wrote that he could inform me of two several sums due, but if I would send him the 205., he would inform me of the 1001. per annum, leaving the other to my generosity. Overcome by such deliberate assertions, thinking he would never dare to lie repeatedly after this rate, I sent the money, and received, by return, a few extracts from the Tithe Act, which had as much re lation to any acquisition as to the Mayoralty of London, adding at the bottom, that he knew of money left to me by a relative, for which he required another fee. I immediately wrote to demand back my sove reign, threatening him with an exposure to you, and in the public papers, but have not had one word in reply. I take the liberty, Sir, of asking your advice as to this bird of prey. His first letter was litho graphed ; his second was in his own handwriting. I should gratefully receive any suggestion from you as to the best mode of proceeding with this hoary sinner, who, in his 75th year, as he writes, can thus, by enormous lying, aim to maintain his miserable exist ence. " And I have the honour to remain, " To Sir Peter Laurie." &c., &c. His LORDSHIP considered that the publication of the above-mentioned letters and statement would do more towards cramping the successful exertions of Ady than any other mode which could be adopted, under existing circumstances, and expressed a hope that foreign newspapers would not be silent upon the subject. SOUTHWARK. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—John Collins, the young fellow who was a short time ago convicted of robbing the late Mr. Cottingham, the magistrate at this Court, of his pocket handkerchief, was brought before Mr. Secker for final examination, charged with committing the following daring highway robbery : Catherine Steel, the wife of a mechanic, residing in George-street, Blackfritrs-road, said that on Monday last, the 13th instant, between eleven and twelve o'clock in the forenoon, she was passing along Gravel lane, when she felt some person's hand in her pocket. She instantly turned round, and caught hold of the prisoner, as he was drawing his hand from her pocket, when 23. dropped from him. She held the prisoner tightly, and called out for assistance, but he struggled violently to get away, and finding that she persisted in keeping her hold, he struck her a heavy blow on the face, which nearly stunned her. Before any person came to her assistance he got away. Before he robbed her she was certain she had 7s. in her pocket, and when she recovered she discovered that all was gone. She then gave information to the police, which caused him to be apprehended. Sarah Strutton, the wife of a shopkeeper, 16, Gravel-lane, said that at the time in question she was standing in her shop, when she saw the prosecutrix struggling with the prisoner. She instantly went into the street, when she perceived him strike her violently on the face and run away. Benjamin Homer, police-constable 169 M, said that from information he received from the prosecutrix he apprehended the prisoner on Friday night' in Union street, Gravel-lane. He denied being concerned in the robbery. In defence the prisoner said that on the day of the robbery he was at the Lambeth Police-court from eleven until one in the afternoon. He could not therefore be the party who committed the robbery. The prosecutrix and her witness were recalled, and distinctly swore the prisoner was the thief. Mr. SECKER inquired whether he was known ?I The constable said that he had been discharged only a few days for robbing the late Mr. Cottingham, in the Waterloo-road, when he was convicted at the Lambeth police-court, and sentenced to two months' hard labour in Brixton House of Correction. Mr. SECKER, said that he should have thought the mild sentence passed on him on the last occasion would have been a lesson to him. He had hardly finished his term of punishment before he returned to his old tricks, and that with violence in the open day. He should, under these circumstances, commit him for trial. DESPERATE ATTACK ON A POLICEMAN BY AN OLD THIRF.—John Atkins, a powerful looking man, who is connected with a desperate gang of thieves in festing the Borough, was charged with the following desperate attack on Coombs, police-constable 94 L. The officer said that the prisoner had been several times charged with felonies at the various police courts in the metropolis, and had generally escaped with summary punishment, owing to the absence of the parties robbed, as he generally prowled th e s t reets with several of his companions, who managed to keep them away. On the 15th of June last witness attended at Bow-street to identify him, when the ma gistrate committed him for two months. On the previous night, a little after twelve, witness was on duty near the Surrey Theatre, when the prisoner came up to him and put his fist in his face, at the same time exclaiming, " I will have your -- lire this night for giving me two months and other wise identifying me." He then ran into the Coal hole public house, next the theatre, awl in a few minutes came out with som e o f his compa nions, and pointed him out to them as the "Peeler who had given him two months." He then rushed at witness with a handkerchief in his hand, at one end of which was tied a large stone, and aimed a desperatalow at his head. Complainant fortunately warded off the blow with his right arm, and seized hold of the handkerchief, when ,they had a severe struggle for several minutes; another constable hap pened to come up at the time, and secured him. He had no doubt that had the blow struck him on the head it would have killed him, as it was aimed with great violence. He was, howevdr, much injured in the struggle. Prisoner here exclaimed that Coombs had an feeling against him, and was always pointing him out. He denied ever having the handkerchief or stone in his possession. . _ _ Watmough, 105 L, said, he saw the prisoner aim the blow at the complainant's head with the sling, and afterwards seize him by the throat. He consenuently ran to his assistance and prevented the prisoner from committing further injury. Witness here produced the handkerchief, which had a large stone weighing half a pound fastened at the end of it. It was really a formidable weapon. Prisoner again asserted that it was all false, and got up , to ruin him. He was endeavouring to obtain a situation, but the police would not let him alone. Mr. SaCKER said he could put no faith in his asser . tions, as the constables had both given similar evi dence, and the assault was of a desperate character. Such a case ought to be sent to the sessions for trial, but as there was considerable trouble and expense in such a proceeding he should deal with him in a sum mary manner. He accordingly held him to bail for six months, and in default thereof committed him to prison for that period. MORTALITY IN THE WANDS WORTH-ROAD. Yesterday the adjourned inquest on the body of the Rev. Thomas Harrison, aged sixty-one, who died of cholera, and a report of the first day's pro ceedings at which inquest appeared in The Sun of Tuesday last, was held at the William IV., Wands worth-road. It will be remembered that no less than twenty-three persons had died of cholera in Albion terrace, together with the whole of the deceased's family and establishment, save one servant, who is now doing well. Mr. Willings, of Heath-street, Hampstead, sur geon, said, he was first called to see the deceased on Thursday week, at the Jack Straw Castle, Hampstead. He complained of nausea and pain in the stomach, and stated that several of his family had died of cholera, and he had removed to get out of the way, for he would never live there again. Witness ordered some medicine, but in the morning was sent for again. The deceased had then cramps and was in a state of collapse, the pulse scarcely perceptible, and the ex tremities cold; there was also a profuse cold perspi ration. He adopted the hydropathic system, and had him placed in a wet sheet, with seven or eight cover ings of blankets. In less than half an hour re-action took place, and instead of being cold he complained of great perspiration. After remaining in this state for two hours diarrhoea came on, and then followed all the other symptoms of Asiatic cholera he had ever witnessed, and he died at two o'clock. In answer to the jury the witness said that his belief was that the deceased's whole system was im pregnated with cholera, and he was labouring under heavy grief at the loss he had sustained in his family. At the time witness first saw him he was making his will, and was perfectly sensible and. composed. He was dictating to Mr. Maxwell what to write. The CORONER.—Did he attribute the illness to any particular cause ?—The witness said he stated that in his belief it arose from bad drainage and impure water. Mrs. Houghton, the nurse, who had been called in at Albion-terrace on Tuesday week, when the cook and nurse died, said that Mr. Harrison, the decased, desired they would drink no more of the water. It had been bad ever since the storm on the 26th of last month. The cook said she thought it was the water that had caused the illness. There was also a great smell from the drains, especially in the front kitchen. Mr. Maxwell, who had lived in the adjoining house, and said he was an attorney, deposed that on Tuesday week he went in to see the Rev. Mr. Harrison, and then he told him Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Edwards were dying. He stayed with him all night, and on the Wednesday morning deceased asked if he would go with him to some place, for he would not stay there. A fly was procured, and at six o'clock they went to Jack Straw's Castle at Hampstead. He was there taken ill (as given in Mr. Willing's evidence), and requested witness to write his will, which he did. To the jury—He had left witness a legacy of 1001. Dr. Milroy, who is an inspector under the Board of Health, had sent a report to the coroner of his ex amination of those houses, to which his attention had been specially called, and which has in substance already appeared. It referred particularly to the ex halation from the drains and their proximity to the tanks for the supply of water, and that after the late storm, from some deficient drainage or overflowing of the sewer, the contents, or a part, had been taken into the tanks. Mr. Grant, the assistant-surveyor to the Commis sioners of Sewers for the district, was examined at great length, and produced samples of the water he had found in the tanks, which were frightful to look at; and he said, that in some of them there were seven or eight inches of sediment. Other water was also shown, which was perfectly clear. He considered that from some overflowing of the sewer or the bad drainage the soil had got into the well from which the houses are supplied. He had no reason to think the water itself was bad, but that it had been contaminated. Dr. Milroy's report stated, that in the first house where the epidemic commenced the cellar was swarm ing with filth and maggots, amounting altogether to some cartloads. After a very long deliberation, the jury returned a special verdict to the following effect :—" That the deceased died of Asiatic cholera, and that the disease broke out only in one place where the drainage was very defective ; also that a large quantity of filth was allowed to accumulate at one or more of the houses ; also that the tanks and the water in them were im pure from their close proximity to the cesspools; and the jury could not separate without expressing a hope that the owners of the property would take immediate and effective means, by improved drainage and a different supply of water, to prevent for the future, as tar as human means can go, the recurrence of so terrible a calamity." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.--Two clerks, R.N., late of ships on the Brazil station, have been dismissed their respective appointments by Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert for gross misconduct on shore at Rio and in the court of justice at that place. On their arrival here last week they were transferred as pri soners to the Victory, to await the decision of the Lords of the Admiralty as to their punishment. They have since been dismissed the navy. Her Majesty's yacht Fairy, ‘faster Commander D. N. Welch, has performed some wonders in steam ing since she left this with the royal squadron for Cork. She made that run, it will be recollected, in twenty-eight hours. On the return to this port last week she left Greenock on Thursday at 2 and arrived at Milford Haven at 3 30 on Friday (280 miles!), worked expansively the whole of the way. She left Milford at 9 A.M. on Saturday, and arrived here at 2 P.M. yesterday. She has displayed extra ordinary capabilities during the royal cruise, and in a very heavy sea, crossing from Belfast to Lough Ryan, she was the admiration of the whole squadron The Black Eagle, Admiralty yacht, Master Com mander Cook, arrived here last evening, from Scot land, and came into harbour. _ _ The Grampus, 50, was taken out of the sea-basin, after a thorough refit, this morning, and removed to moorings alongside the Camperdown. The Flying Fish, 12, Commander Paley; and the Elfin, Royal dispatch yacht, Master Commander Bal liston, were taken into the sea basin this morning— the former to have her copper cleaned. By the last dates from India we are informed that the health of Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Collier, the C o mmander-in-Chief of the India and China station, was improving. He was on his way from Singapore to Trincomalee in June, having sailed from the former for the latter place on the 9th of June. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 18.—On going up Hamoaze this morning the Lords of the Admiralty landed on and inspected Bull's Point, where it is in contemplation to erect a powder magazine in lieu of the powder works at Keyham, which must be shortly aban doned to permit the completion of the steam yard there. Bull's Point is on the eastern bank of Hamoaze, into which it abuts about a mile north of the present powder works. It was purchased some years since by the Board of Admiralty when the Board of Ordnance abandoned Keyham, but, after the purchase, it was discovered that the protection of a powder magazine at Bull's Point by a military guard so far distant from head-quarters presented a considerable obstacle to the completion of the arrange ments between the two boards. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Black Eagle arrived from Portsmouth this morning to wait upon the First Lord and the other Lords of the Admiralty yet here. Their Lordships are expected to leave for Pembroke on Monday. The Sphynx steam sloop and Ranger brig sailed yesterday for Portsmouth. AUG. 19.—Her Majesty's ship Queen, 110, Capt. Wise, slipped her moorings in the Sound at ten o'clock this morning, under three topsails and jib. On rounding the east end of the breakwater she lowered her courses and hoisted topgallant sails, spanker, and royals. When outside she hauledup close to the wind, which was very light from the northward and west. ward, and for some time lay becalmed, with her head south, off the eastern arm of the breakwater. At one o'clock she was a league and a half from Rame Head, and being thus clear of the coast, she shortly obtained the full advantage of the land breeze, and aided by a strong ebb tide, was soon after out of sight. It is un usual for a first-rate to enter or leave this port by the eastern channel. The Queen is bound to Malta, topiching GribrAlt§r. The Persian brig arrived this morning from Woolwich. Wind, W.N.W. ; light breeze. THE CoUNTRY AIARKETS. The following is the official statement of the quantiti corn, &c., received in the port of London from the pot Essex, from the 13th Aug., 1849, to the 18th Aug., both inclusive:— ies of its in 1849, I c 6 .2. 4 , Colchester Harwich Leigh Maldon 221 - 342 ; 831 - a c z 8 2 2 Pc; A., 18j 6) 'lOBO GLOUCESTER, AUG. 18.—The corn market is at a low ebb. At last market day a decline of is to 2s per qr had to be submitted to in order to eff'ct sales of English wheat; and to day the reduction is steadily maintained. The weather has been fine during the last three days, although the storms of the beginning of the week threatened to impede the harvest operations. Some breadth of wheat has been cut, though less than in some adjoining counties, the wheat ripening very irregularly. To-day English wheat sold at from 16s to 18s per bag, some realizing 15s only. Foreign, according to quality and description, sold at 4s 8d to 5s 8d per bushel. Malt ing barley (English), 28s per quarter; and Irish, 26s to 275; grinding quality, 245. English oats About 27s per quarter, and Irish samples about 20s. For beans a steady sale at 15s to 163 per bag for English, and 12s for foreign. Good boiling peas 5s to 5s 6d per bushel, and gray 3s 6d to 4s per bushel. WORCESTER, AUG. 18.—The weather being fine to day, and the reports of the harvest operations favourable, business was exceedingly flat in our corn market, and millers purchased only for immediate use in the antici pation of a fall in prices. The highest price for old white wheat to day was 19s per bag, but the transactions were generally considered below that sum, and 17s to 18s was the current piice. Foreign varied from 5s to 6s per bushel. Grinding qualities of barley were worth about 3s 4d per bushel, and making 3s 6d; while the average price of malt was 8s 4d per bushel. English oats 33. 6d to 4s per bushel; Irish, 3s per bushel, outside price. English beans, 15s to 15s 6d per bag; foreig❑ 123 to 14s. Grey peas. 4i, and boilers 4s 6d per bushel. New rye averaged 4s 9d, with little offered, and the market gene rally dull. GLAsoow, Ana. 16.—At our market to-day the numbers were —oxen, 506 ; sheep, 1,727 ; lambs, 4,787. The market to-clay was pretty well supplied with cattle of all kinds, and prices ruled a shade higher than last week. Best ox beet from 48s to 50s per cwt., middling and inferior beasts from 40s to 44s per do., sinking the offal; best wether mutton Sid per lb, second quality from 4d to 4id per do., lambs from 35 to 14s per head, according to quality. Sheep and lambs all sold. A few cattle turned out unsold. CHELMSFORD, Aug. 17.—There were to-day a few samples of new wheat, in fine condition, the top price made for the best white being 53s per quarter; the highest for new red was 445. Old wheat was little inquired for, and unaltered in value from last week's quotations. Peas were Is per quarter cheaper. All else without variation. Wheat, white, old 46s to 50s; new 49s to 535; red, old 40s to 42s ; new, 42s to 44s ; barley, —s to —s ; chevalier —s to —s; grinding 22s to 28s; oats 18s to 225; malt 54s to 56s ; chevalier 54s to 58s ; peas, partridge, new 26s to 28s ; old, 30s to 32s ; white, new, 28s to 303 ; old, 29s to 311 dun, new, 27s to 30s ; beans, tick, new 27s to 30: ; old, 28s to 31s; harrow ticks, new 28s to 31s; old 30s to 325; ma zagan, new 2ls to 26s ; old 26s to 28s per qr. HADDINGTON, AUG. 17.—The following are the prices of grain at our market to-day : Wheat. Barley. Oats. 1 Beans. First 52s Od 127 s Od 22 3 6,1 343 04 Second Third ... 463 01 23s 91 2ls Id 3ls 6d 40s Od 183_ Od 193 Od 30s Od Total quantity of Wheat in . market 287 qrs., '238 sold Do. Barley do. 66 qrs., 45 sold Do. Oats do. 229 qrs., 147 sold Do. Beans do. 53 qrs., 44 sold KIRKALDY, Auo. 18.—The following are the quotations up to this date:— Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peas, First 42s Od 22s Od 22s Od —s Od —s Od second 44s 6d 24s 6d 203 61 —s Od —s Od Third sos Od 27s 61 193 Od —s Od — s Od Oatmeal, per bat: of 2801bs. imp.. .293 to 00s Od. GLASGOW, AUG. 16.—Provisions—Ch eese , 40 s t o 41s Oa per cwt__; retail, bid to 6d per lb. Ski m m ilk, 18 s to 20 s per cwt. Country fresh butter, 9d to 10d per lb; Irish poll" dered, in lumps, 9d to 10d; country powdered, wholesale, ' 70, to Bd. Country eggs, 9d per d ozen; carr i e d hen ditto, 5s Od" per hundred, or 7d per doze n . H ens , 2 s O d per pair; duck* 2s Od. KELSO, AUG. 17.—Wheat, old, 00s to 00s ; ditto, new, 34a to 42s d ; barley, new, 17s to 23s Od ; ditto old, Os Od to Os ; potato oats, Os to Os Od ; ditto new, 13s to 15s Od ; COrn' mon oats, 12s to 14s Od ; ditto new, Os Od to Os Od ; peas, 2 45 to 25s Od; beans, 24s to 25s per boll of six imperial bushels. STIRLING, Auc. 17.—Wheat, foreign, 22s to 26s Od; ditto home, Os Od to Os Od; ditto ditto new, 17s Od to 235; barley,Pe boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od; ditto n ew, 17 s Od t o 19s 6d, oats, common, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 12s Od to 15s tiod ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto new, Os Od; M a ' distillers, 35s to 38s ; ditto brewers, 37s Od to 39s ; beau e ' per boll, Os 6d to Os Od ; ditto new, 153 Od to 17s 6d; Pe as : 14s 6d to Os Od ; flour, new, per sack, 34s to 35s ; ditto conuo';': ditto, 24s Od to 25s 6d ; oatmeal, per load, Os Od to Os Oa, ditto new 26s Od to 28s ; ditto per peck of 71bs, Bid to Os (k fresh butter, per lb. 8d to 10d; eggs per doze n , 6 c l to 7cil hay per ton, 45s to 50s. PERTH, AUG. 16.—Wheat, 44s Od to 50s Od ; barley' 22 Od A to 25s Od ; oats, 18s to 22 5 ; p eas an d bean s , 25 s Od t o 285 v " per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 26s to 283. FALKIRK ' Aug. 16. —The supply of grain i n t hi s d a y's market was 155 bolls; wheat at 22s 6d to 24s Od per boll barley, 17s 6d to Os Od ; oats, 14s Od to 16s Od; beans, 17s 0 4 to OOs Od per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. HAwlcK, AUG. 16.—Wheat, new, 36s Od to 40s Od; ditto old, tiOs Od to OOs Od ; barley, new, 18s to 22s ; potato oats , 13s Od to 15s 6d ; common oats, lls to 14s Od ; peas, 23s Od to 25s Od ; beans, 23s Od to 23s Od per boll of six imperial bushels. BaawicK, Aua. 16.—Wheat, ODs Od ; barley, 26s 2d; oats, 20s 14d ; rye, 20s 8d ; beans, 28s Od ; peas, 008 Od av" rage per imperial quarter. T.—YESTERDAY. Jonassohns Lambton Lumley 165 ~.,0 1 Morrison lss v;,i Russell's Hetton Stewart's ( Whitwell ... 16s Or, (Caradoc ..... ...... (Flowdon .. Hartlepool lB5 Ifij Heugh Hall Heselden Kelloe ... .. 16s 9( 1 South Hartlepool ..... 165 v", South Kelloe 165 0 1 Thornley West Hartlep00l (West Hetton 1 65 0 " 1 1 Adelaide Tees ) cownden Tees ... Denison lss 9 i Seymour Tees South Durham lss 9 1 fees DarwentwaterHartley 16$ 6 Garnaut Stone. ..... , ci i Hartley Nixon's Merthyr ....... 16s 6 j " ", Ditto Cardiff . 46S 6 ,4 Sidney's Hartl e y Ships at market, 225. COAL bIARKE' Carr's Hartley Adair's Maize Holywell Main lss 9d New Tanfield ... 13s 9d Ord's Redheugh Ravensworth'sW.Hart 15s 6d Canfield Moor Townley %Vest Wylam West Hartley Wylam Wall's End, &c. Acorn Close Brown's l4s 9d Bensham Bewicke and Co. Brown's Gas Gosforth . Gibson Hilda Ilarton Hedley Northumberland Riddell's lss 6d Wharncliffe Eden Main 163 9d Lambton Primrose Braddyll Hetton Haswell l6s al Hutton RAILWAY S H MARKETS- ----- BRISTOL, AUGUST 20. — STOCK ExcnANGE. —The share market was Arm to-day, anal e farther advance has taken place ix Great Western Shares. Quarters were done at 7 5 16 dis.—Ditto, New 171. t..-hares, 5 O. LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 20. for STOCK EXCIYNGE.—The share market was b e tt er t o -d a y than some time past, A and prices had an upwa r d t en d enc y. The si ( L . are—Edinburgh 'and Glasgow, 40 —Lancashire and Yorkshire m or and L.), Fifths, 3% dis.—Ditto, Halve s (L. an d B.) 10% ffi n ig - v de, don and North-Western, 129 c.— Ditto, New Quarters, 2% 13. — " Fifths, 5 p. — " Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference. 104 —Midland. 63 y4—Ditto, Halves, 14% dis.—North Stafford-hire' te ed dis.—Shrewsbury and Chester (N. W. M.), Preferemee, guaran, d. 8 per cent., 15%—South-E as t ern and Dover (No. 4), 71. I s . 3 011 York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase) 6 per cent. 1850, 3% dis. MANCHESTER, AUGUST 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as folloy,t o i t ii East Lancashire, Preference, 7%—L oa d on, F i fths, 4% IL-1.4 Staffordshire, 6%—West Riding Union, 4% dis.—Manchester tet Birmingham (U), Quarters,3 p.—Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 7—mancileV, and Sheffield, Eighths, 4 4 —Ambergates, 5% dis.—Leede, dis. • • BIRMINGHAM - , AUGUST 20. STOCK EXCHANGE —The transactions to-day were as follovi'v Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley (calls dilly paid), 5 1 4 ,.d.. —Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, (6 per cent.), M dis.- North Stai 4o '; shire, 61,4 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 4% dis. eX. in South Staffordshire, 5% dis.—London and North-Western, $ 0 " , 2% p. YORK, AUGUST 18. STOCS EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as low : —Great Northern, 8% Ditto, Preference, SU—York, castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 3%:c.—Tork and I' l ' 4 " Midland, 28%. BIRTHS. Mrs W. H. Tayluer, of Lavender-hill, Wandsworth , ° I. son. rrvnef On the 12th inst., at the Stand-house, Newcastle-on - A/ the wife of Captain Gilbert, Royal Horse Artillery, of a 5° ,1 1 6 On the 13th inst., at Edenhall Vicarage, near Penritb, 6 wife of the Rev. Beilby Porteas, of a daughter. On the 15th inst., at Clifton, the wife of Francis Totbil4 Esq., of a daughter. n es On the 16th inst., the wife of John C. Cole, Esq., of uPr Bedford-place, of a daughter. of y On the 17th inst. , Mrs. Macdonald Stephenson , daughter. On the 17th inst., at Sidmouth, Devon, the wife of CAP t Cecil G. Johnson, of a daughter. MARRIED. 40 0 On the 9th inst., at Lewisham, Alfred Helps, Esq., ° "ijoef son of F.A. Helps, Esq., o f Syd en h am , t o A gnese Ang e b ill" second daughter of the late R. Pope, Esq., of Buel l " lodge, Peckham. Ws r Un thd I 1 th inst., at the p ar i s h c h u r c h of Tysoe, d o, wickshire, Gilbert Elliot Mit c h e ll, Esq., of Cheapsids, T-f li gor to Emma, fifth daughter et William llewens, Esq., °I ton Pinkney, Northamptonshire. 03b er* On the 16th inst., at Leamington, Edward John Ch a Esq , sf , th (Queen's Own) Regiment, to Anna Iral! be eldest daughter of John Hunter, Esq., late Captain in Light Dragoons DIED, ent e ‘ On the 11th inst., at Richmond - barracks, Dublin. --1 nant Samuel Snelling, of the 40 th Regiment. age d On the 13th inst., at Montvale. house, Somersetshirt ii i to 57, Major Spry, of the Royal Marines, second s on of the Rev. John Spry, vicar of Ugborough. carl3 ll On the 14th inst., at Woolwich, aged 7 0, Mrs. i-gif Moody, widow of the late Mr. Archibald M ood y , f°ll/3- master rigger of her Majesty's dockyard, Woolwich. sap On the 15th inst., at Shepperton-place, New clerge Mr. James Plater, formerly of Compton-street , well, aged 57. i Wi t On the 16th inst., at Ramsgate, Henry Allan, the ' II et son• of J. A. T. Smyth, Esq., of No. 4, Cumberland -ter Regent's-park. —..ei North -1.9 ir London: Printed and Published by MURDO No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, r"h" pi Strand, in the Precinct of the Sioray; in the oQU Tgeteday t Aiiguat 21, 1,649 A