The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-07 00:00:00

LO` DON and WEST of IREL AND FISHING and FISH MANURE COMPANY. (Limited.) To be carried on by means of welled vessels, attended by screw steatners as carriers. To be incorporated under the New Limited Liability Act (1856), whereby the liability of shareholders will ho limited to the amount of their shares. Capital, 50,000 E., in 5,000 shares of 101. each, with power 0 increase. DIRECTORS Ger eral Sir JOIIN BURGOYNE , D.C.L., Inspector-General of Fortifications, War Depart.: anent, Pall-mall, Chairman. Licut.-Col. Lord Alfred Paget, M.P., Grosvenor-square. The Hon. W. Napier, Managing Director of the Lands Im provement Company, Old Palace-yard, Westminster. Charles Balfour, Esq. (Messrs. Balfour and Co.), 39, St. James's-street, and Edinburgh. Francis Edward Bigge, Esq., Watering,bury, Kent, and Union Club, Trafalgar-square. Edward Chapman, Esq. (Messrs. Chapman and Hall), 193, Piccadilly. Rear-Admiral Duntze, Senior United Service Club, Woolwich. Licut.-Col. French, 8, Duke-street, St. James's, and Galway, Deputy Chairman of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Company. Henry S. Pitcher, Esq., Northfleet Dockyard, Kent. William Pulteney Scott, Esq., 55, Lincoln's-inn-fields. John Shorter, Esq. (Messrs. Shorter, Pownall, and Co.), 1, Laurence Ponntney-place, Cannon-street. Thomas Osborne Stock; Esq. (Messrs. Burgas and Stock), Lloyd's, and 13, Austinfriars. Thomas Edward Symonds, Commander, R.N., Managing Di rector, resident at Galway. Charles Whiting, Esq., Beaufort-house, Strand. Ulf MS. Loudon—The London Joint Sto BATA:, 5, Princes-street, Mansion-bonne, and 0, Pali-mall. Dublin and Galway—The Provincial Bank of Ireland. Solicitors—Messrs. Valiance and Valiance, 20, Essex-street, Strand, London. Auditors—J. E. Coleman, Esq., 3G, Coleman-street, City, ene of the Official Auditors appointed by the Board of Trade; George Cumming, Esq., Manager of the Kent Mutual Life and Fire Insurance Societies. Brokers —Messrs. Field, Son, and Wood, grarnford-court. Secretary (ad. int.)—E. Matthews, Esq. Offices—London, 32, Regent-circus, Piccadilly; Dublin, 24, Upper Sackville-street. Principal Fishing Station, Galway —Manager, Mr. Thomas Wadealw. Factor an 1 Agent in London—Mr. George Stevenson, 10, Billingsgate. The plan of operations and other information are fully do tailed in the prospectus, applications for which, and for the explanatory pamphlet, and for shares, are to be made to the Solicitors, Brokers, or to the Secretary, at the offices of the Company, either in London or Dublin. Form of Application for Shares. To the Directors of the London and West of Ireland Fishing and Fish Manure Company (Limited). 32, Regent-circus. Piccadilly, London. Gentlemen,— I request that you will allot me shares at 10/.. each in the above-named Company, and I undertake to accept the same, or such less number as you may allot me, to pay for the same, and to sign the articles of association of the Company, as and when reqUired, and I enclose (have paid into the bankers of the Company) a deposit of .—Dated this - day of , 1851 i. Name in full PrVession or business Residence in full Reference N. B. Each application must be accompanied by t deposit of, or a banker's receipt for, 2/. per share. Should the full number of shares applied fcr not he allotted, a proportionate part of the deposit will be immediately returned. * Alter as the case may be. ONDON and WEST of IRELAND FISHING AA and FISH MANURE COMPANY. (Liznited). ' The Directors have the satisfaction to announce that the suNserintion , , and support already received justify them in CLOSING CONTRACT'S for the FIRST PORTION of tho FLEET, so as to commence operations in October next. By order. 32, Regent-circus, Piccadilly ) Aug. 2, 1553. NEW SYSTEM OF LIFE ASSURINCE. THE DIRECTORS of the NATIONAL ASSURANCE and INVESTNIEN C ASSOCIA_ rION invite st:ention to the New System of Life Assnrance exclusively adopted by this Association, viz., that of allowing Interest on all Premiums paid, instead of the remote and uncertain system of Bonuses usually adopted. Br this Elan the Policylv,lder will secure to himself a constantly im:reasinz annual income during lire, as :ts the payment of the sum assured to his repreoentatlyes at his death. Tables of Rates specially adapted to Ill's system of Assurance may he obtained at the ()dice of the Company, 3, Pall-mall East, or for warded free on application. PETER MORRISON, Managing Dlrecter. Ems• MAJESTY'S TB. EATRE. FAR :WELL NIGTITS at REDUCED PRICES. PICCOLOMINI— ROSATI—LE CORSAIRE. • It is respectfully announced that THIS EVENING (Thurs day), August 7, will be presented Donizettrs Opera, DON PASQUALE. Norina,llo. Piceoloraini Ernesto, Signor Reichardt ; Dottore MalateAa, Signor Bellotti ; Don Pasquale, Signor Rossi. Witt► the new grand Ballet of LE consAmE. Mcdora, Madame Rosati.. On SATURDAY, August 9, LA TRAVIATA.. ITioletta, Mdllc. Piccoloinini. Reduced Prices :—Three Pair, V. le. Two "Pair, 11. I.ls. 6(1., Pit and One Pair, 2/. 12s: 6d. Grand Tier, 3/. 3s. Pit, ss. Gallery bas's, 15s. Gallery Stalls, ss. Gallery Side Stalls, 3,4. Ed. Gallery, 2s. fid. The free list suspended, the public press excepted. VIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMAitti.4T. Cn,ler *a Management of Mr. Bnekstone. TINS EVENING, 3IATCII MAKING. After which SE;'OSD L'JVO. Followed by THE CAPTIVE 3. After which MR. UUGIIES AT HOME. To eon:Jude with THZ SPASI SFILTEINT. ROYAL TI'TEXT:V.I ADZLPiIt. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Waster. Directress, Madame cleleat4. THIS EVENING, tr2oEsr PRIVATE AFFAIRS. After whieb, MEDEA. FollorreA by OUR GAL. To condole with BO TO GOOD LUCK. ROYAL PRISCE;:ie,3 rtl&kr.n . n, OXFORD-STREET. tho Iranigernant of &fr. CHARLES BEAN. EVEN( M, MUSIC II %.TEI CHIRXIS. After whicn, T [NT?, l'S TALE. Ii3YAL OLYI‘I'NC Lessee and MaziaTcr, Mr. Alfrod Wigan. EVEIsTIN . G VIE CHIEEN-EYED lIONSTEIL After which, MEDEA. To ,n,lnle with TILE WELSH GIRL. ASTLEY'S ROYAL ANIPRITHEATRE. Lessee and Mana;zer, `lr. Win. Cooke. THIS EVENING, (First week) Shskespere's Tragedy or lit RICTARD TFIF. THIRD ; or, the Battle of llossvotti Field. Compressed into 3 acts. Mr. W. Cooke's entendid stud of hones effectively introduced. Grind, striking, an•d in leseribable tableau of the Battle of iloswortn Field. After which, Tic SCENES in the accu✓, and a variety of select entertain meet3. Roy -o' Ic+ open raven tin Prir. Staz,e Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian. Director, Mr. N. CoJke. iun. ECICiII WATER. AT LONDON Bltri)4E. Thig I)kr—Mara. rnin. aft. s—Evening i i m!,l- aft. 5 Tn - HoaLow—lforn.l3 min. aft. 6—Evaalug 2 nu n- aft. G THE WEANIIVI—SUN OFFIOE, AUGUST 7. Taratm°l'VE% list Taa SHADE. 74 —highest since noon yesterday. 59 —lowest this morning and during the night. 75 —this day at noon. BATtOITITEB-30•0S—falling. W IND, &W.—gather fresh, with fine sunshiny weather. - 911 N 4 *3 7 4% ( „ LONDON', THURSD kV, AUGUST 7, 1858. We have given up the Cri:nea, but Russia ha s not surrendered Kars. IVO have restored Sabas. topol, without any injury being inflicted, since the ratification of the Treaty, and E patoria, Ka meisb , Reach, and Balaklava absolutely intact, .while ti;e-Mnscovites have dismantled Ismail and Reni, and commenced a similar operation at Kars, thus wilfully- and wantonly destroying what was no longer their own property, having been disposed of for a bona fide and valuable consideration that has been fully satisfied by the other contracting parties /. While we were withdrawirr , our troops from the Crimea, she has been augmenting , her forces in Armenia, and, at the very moment when the Allies were solicitous for universal peace, was proclaiming war to the knife against the had°. pendent Caucasian tribes To the shame of our diplomatists ne atipula tiou had ,been made on behalf of those ga ll ant men. 1 t has, tl,erefore, been asserted. that Russia -had, far as the Western . Powers were concetcied, l auth;rfty to catty out her vin diCive ijx . :4ltic;aj witiLQUt tioDY breach of faith !—that however questionable the taste that sanctioned such a proceeding at such a time, it could not be charged as a direct violation of any contract, express or implied. But such an argument cannot be applied to the illegal seizure of the Isle of Serpsnts, and the new in vasion of Turkish territory by the Russian soldiers. That, at all events, is a direct invasion of a nation that has been formally admitted into the concert of European States, and the integrity and independence whereof have been distinctly and positively guaranteed by all parties represented at the Parisian Conferences. Scarcely has the ink dried in which the precious Treaty was written before Russia displays her duplicity and insincerity in evading the spirit of that agree ment, and her audacity in directly violating its provisions. Under such circumstances we rejoice to find that the English Government are adopting the only course calculated. 'to produce a satisfactory solution of the vexed problem. It is positively stated, on credible authority, that the English fleet which remained in the East has received po sitive orders to concentrate its force in the Black Sea to superintend the execution of Artiele 20 of the Treaty of Peace not yet carried into effect, in consequence of the non-restoration of Kars, and of the occupation of the Isle of Serpents by the Russians—we may also add, in consequence of the quibbling and evasive conduct of Russia, in reference to the ratification of her Bessarabian frontier. This is as it should be. It is the only argument that possesses the slightest weight or influence with Russia. If. the Euxine be com pletely neutralised, and the vessels of war of the various nations be withdrawn, so as to render their re-admission a violation of the Treaty, the rectification of the boundary will be adjourned until the Greek Kelends, and Kars will practically become a Russian town, and a new standing menace to the Ottoman and Persian Empires, and the Caucasian districts. It is quite plain that Russia will only observe treaties so long as it may be her interest to do ao. She has long acted on the Hudibrastic principle— "'Tis he who makes the oaths who breaks 'em ; Not him who for convenience takes 'em," It was very convenient, to the AUTOCRAT to obtain the evacuation of the Crimea, but by no means so to surrender Kara, abandoned to its fate by the Allies, or Ismail and Reni, the produce of former robberies. It was one thing to stipulate for the perfect freedom of the navigation of the Danube, but quite another to :abandon the baleful control which he had at one time exercised, under pretended sanitary arrangements, and which he now strives to retain, by the occupation of the Isle of Serpents, which commands the debouclaure. The interes's of Odessa are prominent in the Muscovite mind, and energetic efforts will be made to retain the virtual monopoly obtained by the uninterrupted accumulation of sand on the bar, and also by the artfully-framed quarantine regulations. 1 As we yesterday explained, it is scarcely prob able that Russia would so speedily enter on such a complicated course, if she had not believed that lone of the parties to the contract had already been made safe, and that she has, at all events, but little to fear from the Government of Icaeo- LEON 111. The present object of theEereeaon seems to be rather the crushing of Constitutionalism in Spain, and the support of the nefarious conspiracy entered into against the liberties of the people, than enforcing a due observance of the conditions rati fied by Russia within little more than three months. But if he has so suddenly become indif ferent, it is the more desirable that England should exercise extraordinary vigilance. We have a clear right to see that all the stipulations are duly performed before the withdrawal of our navy from the Euxine. The presence of that navy, and its readiness to discover and chastise any breach, will lend additional activity to the Russian functionaries, and bring to a satisfactory and early arrangement the diplomatic disputes that may otherwise be protracted for an indefinite period. If, then, the English Government re tain that pledge of good faith, we shall willingly give them credit for de;iring to enforce the Treatn and to take care that its provisions, sufficiently trivial under even the most favourable circum stances, be not frittered away in the Russian Alembic. It will be, at least, one redeeming point to be dwelt on by the future historian of 1 the Eastern difficulty and its practical results. In another part of our present impression will be found a lengthy though abridged report of the opening proceedings at the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. To this report we invite the attention of our readers, and more especially to that part of it which embraces a condensed report of the address of the distinguished President. Dr. DAUBENY, it will be seen, expatiated over the fields of science, and vindicated its high claims not only to the gratitude, but also to the respectful linterest and cordial' co- operation alike of British citizens and of mankind, in a manner worthy of his high reputation. A perusal of his remarks, we trust, will convince the most sceptical reader of the immensity of the great book of Nature, and the unity of design revealed in every page ; and while it shows what deep cause there is for reverence, shows also how incumbent it is ou y every intelligent individual and good citizen to aid, directly or indirectly, iu fathoming its mysteries, in which are evi dently contained the means whereby the entire human race may be materially benefited and greatly elevated in the scale of being. That the pursuit of . science should ever have been regarded as antagonistic to revealed truth is greatly to be deplored. That professors of re ligion have been guilty of regarding it with an excess of suspicion there can be no doubt. It is equally true, however, that their suspicion has not been wholly unwarranted. An error on one side has led to an error on the other, and if the one party, so to speak, has assumed an attitude of ob struction, some show of reason has been given for doing so by a daringness of speculation, a rashness of conclusion, and an offensiveness of attitude on the part of a few of the least philosophical of the votaries (,f science. The order may be disputed,- but:the main fact we take to be indisputable. It is "very gratifying, therefore, to notice the sober spirit of inquiry inculcated by Dr. DATISEN; and the reverence which pervades kis remarks, which are well calculated to open the way for placing the pursuit of science on an altitude in general estimation worthy of its vast importance. How* vast that is those who know the enlargement of thought c onsequent on al most every fresh dis covery, the material benefits conferred by science on mankind, and especially on the people of this country, and who have obtained a glimpse of the boundless store of good gifts, each in its turn, awaiting the research of patient investigation, can best appreciate. To the meanest the at understanding,applicion however, such discoveries as gas, h of :Awm to our ships and our railways, the light- Ling despatch of the electric telegraph, and the remedial and the fructifying aid derived from c / -?*:istrY tpeak - with no inconclusive ,Dice, 0 .411 1 .4 • , 446 e,,t . THE SUN; LONDON THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 185 G address of this sort, conceived in such a spirit, and so well adapted for the removal of prejudice, may well be regarded as a public boon. LATEST NEWS. this year it trill take place about the end of the present month." HANOVER. The rupture between the government of Hanover and the chambers now appears to be a fait accom pli. At the sitting of the 2d, the second chamber voted tbe budget of finance in the state in which it had been completely transformed by the com mittee. The Minister, M. de Borries, declared that he gave up all hopes of being able to bring about any accord between the crown and the chamber, and demanded that a protest against what had taken place should be inserted on the minutes of the sitting, to serve as a justification in certain eventualities. The eventualities alluded to are connected with the direct intervention of the Germanic Diet in the political affairs of Hanover. The next meeting of the Association is likely, it will be seen, to take place at Manchester while the Exhibition of Art Treasures in that great commercial city is open. The propriety of such a selection is so obvious as to call for little re mark, and the period, we must add, is no less happily chosen. Science is a universal benefactor, and without its discoveries we should have heard little of the progress of Art. It is but right and proper that in a city which owes its greatness to so large an extent to the discoveries of Science, its disciples should be welcomed with distinction, and no better opportunity could offer for such a reception than during the high festival of Art for which preparation is now being made. With out the head the hand would be of little avail, as without the hand the discoveries of the head would. be comparatively valueless. Art and Science are members of one body, and but fulfil a natural law when they mutually honour one another. From this visit may fairly be anticipated a more practical direction being given to the pursuit of science, and a more enlarged and intelligent spirit being brought to bear ou the operations of Art, to the advantage of the entire community. BERLIN, AUGUST 6. Intelligence has arrived here that the English fleet which remained in the East has received orders to concentrate its force in the Black Sea to superintend the execution of Article 20 of the Treaty of Peace, not yet carried into effect in consequence of the non-restoration of Kars and of the occupation of the Isle of Serpents by the Russians. Letters from St. Petersburg state that M. de Boutenieff is invested with full powers to arrange, on his arrival at Constantinople, the differences which have arisen relative to the Isle of Serpents. The Boersenhalle of Hamburg says :—" The last accounts which have reached the ministry of war of Russia state that Sefer Pacha has not thought proper to obey the injunctions of the Porte ; he still maintains himself at Amps, with a numerous corps of cavalry, and makes excursions in the neighbourhood. It is. thought that General Mou ravieff will soon direct an attack against the Cau casian army commanded by Sefer, and the reduc tion of Anapa will depend ou the result of that attack." The Russian authorities have resumed the ex ercise of their functions throughout the whole extent of the Crimea. HAMBURG, AUG. 5. Lord Granville left Kiel yesterday for St. Petersburg in an English line-of-battle ship. A letter from Berlin of the 2d, in the Presse of Brussels, says It is reported here that the visit of Prince Oscar of Sweden to Carisruhe is connected with a very interesting affair. You are aware thatthere is there the young Princess Maria Amelia, horn on the 20th November, 1834, and sister of the Regent and of the Princess Cecilia. A marriage might possibly be arranged between these august parties. P........ 1 11.•••• MADRID, AUG. 6. Carlist chiefs are at the head of the bands that overrun Catatonia at this moment. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.-Aug. 6. The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort states that the Germanic Diet adjourned on the 2d until the 30th of October. It adds that the question of the fortifications of Rastadt has been settled to the satisfaction of all parties, by a unanimous vote, declaring that Rastadt is to be not only a fortress, but an entrenched camp. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.—SECOND DAY. —At the dinner this day the following were present : Commodore the Earl of Wilton, Vice-Commodore.C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P., Marquis Conyngham, Lord Colville, Lord A. Tane Tempest, Lord Boyle, Earl Desart, Joseph Gee, Esq., Captain R. H. Smith-Barry, Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, Captain the Hon. J. Denman, Hon. J. Drummond, Sir John Bayley, Bart., Baron A. Gersewald, Captain Henry Seymour, R.N., Henry Horold, Esq., Colonel Talbot Clifton, Dr. Hoff rneister, Viscount Banger, Spencer Lyttleton, Esq, E. N. Harvey, E , q., Earl Vane, Spencer de Horsey, Esq., C. P. Leslie, Esq., W. B. Ponsonby, Esq., Sir A. Ban nerman, Bart., Lieut. Colonel Charles Baring, R. L. Hoare, Esq , Major-General Breton, Captain W. Cres pin, Lieut. Dalyell, Tnos. Chamberlayne, Esq., K Bay ley, Esq., Charles Lidded, Esq , Hon. H. Wrottesley, G. H. Ackers, Esq., W. P. Carew, Esq., R. Frankland, Esq., Corrie Cannella°, Esq., the Rev. J. B. Atkinson, and about ten other gentlemen. THE QUEEN'S Cur.—The following schooner yachts have been entered to sail on Thursday :-- Cecile l9O tons... Marquis Coayngharn. Lotus lBB „ ...Earl Vane. Urania Gloriana Lalla Rookh 125 „ ...Viscount Bangor. Viking Columbine 72 „ ...Capt. R. H. Smith-Barry. Great preparations are making for the display of fire works on Thursday evening. The Moniteur Orec of July 30 states that twenty brigands, as well as Davolis, their leader, have been killed near Chersonesus by the inhabi tants of the locality joined to detachments from the army. Great extltation was felt at this orent. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The Emperor (says the ?vloniteur) on the eve of his departure from Plombieres, invited the prin cipal visitors to a soiree on Monday evening. M. Vivier, the celebrated horn-player, played and afterwards sang, and the entertainment was pro longed until midnight. His Majesty is in excel lent health. Prince Jerome, having postponed his visit to Havre in consequence of the great heat, has left Villegenis to take up his residence at the Palace of Meudon. " In the expectation of the arrival of Marshal Pelissier in Paris on Friday, the Bth," says the Moniteur de l' Armee, " orders have been given to all the general officers of the army of Paris to pro ceed on that day to the terminus of the Strasburg Railway to receive him on his arrival." From a paragraph in the Moniteur, it would appear that the. despatch from Marseilles which stated that Marshal Pelissier had been ordered by telegraph to immediately wait on the Emperor was not altogether correct. " The marshal," says the official journal, "learning that the stay of the Emperor at Plombieres was to be prolonged to the Bth, requested permission to go and present his respects to his Majesty before coming to Paris. This favour was accorded." The R.Y.S. Bdl ea Friday is expected to be ♦ery fully attended. The grand match of the season is to come off on Mon. day next, and is open tl yachts of any club. Several of the best yachts in England are expected to be entered. The Town Amusements also take place on Monday. Bowing matches, sailing matches, duck hunts, &c., &c., out of number, are promised. There is something to pease every one that ever was or ever will be pleased. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) COWES, THURSDAY, ONE O'CLOCK, P.m. Not a breath of wind. The match for the Queen's Cup is in consequence put off till to-morrow. Marshal Pelissier, whose departure from Mar. seilles for Plombieres has been announced by tele graph, arrived at the latter place yesterday about noon. The total amount of subscriptions for the sufferers from the inundations, made known up to this time at the Ministry of Finance, is 8,693,251 f. BOURSE, Aug. 6.—The following were the latest quotations :-- Her Majesty, with her usual liberality, has trans mitted to the secretary of the Army and Navy Pen• sioners' Employment Society, 22, Parliament•etreet, the munificent suns of 501., with the gracious intimation of it being continued annually. His Royal Highness Prince Albert is the patron of this most excellent society. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at her residence, Clarence-house, St. James's, at half past 6 o'clock yesterday evening from Osborne. Her Royal Highness, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir George Cooper, crossed from the Isle of Wight in the Fairy, royal steam-yacht, to Southampton, and tra velled by the London and South-Western Railway to the Waterloo terminus. Cash. tr. s. 4i per Cents 94 30 3 per Cents 7O 60 New Loan 7O 50 End of Month. —f. —O. 70 70 Bank Shares 4,100 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,620 Austrian Belgian Fives. 99/ Spanish Threes Piedmentese (5)...... 91 Home Debt ......« RAILWAYS-708 CA.BB. We are sorry to learn that her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester has been ill. The Duchess was better yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince de Join ville, the Duke de Nemours, and the Duke d'Auma l e paid a visit to Aldershot encampment on Tuesday. Their Royal Highnesses arrived from Claremont by an early train, and returned from Farnborough in the evening. Prince Oscar of Sweden, who trave's under the name of Baron de Gripshobn, passed through Kiel on the 2d on his way to Copenhagen. The list of persons to whom the Emperor of Austria on the occasion of the accouchetnent of the Empress re stored their estates, which were confiscated after the even , 3 of 1343 in Hungary and Transylvania, amounts to 635. fr. e. fr. e Orleans Northern 1,037 50 Strasburg Lyons ......1,445 New Ditto .11editerranoan...... 1,830 Grand Central Lyons Geneva BlO Testa Cette BO2 50 Austrian C0rn....... 873 75 The King and Queen of Prussia arrived at Berlin on the Ist, and immediately proceeded to Potsdam. The Em- press Dowager of Russia has arrived at Sans Souci from %Vildbag. According to news from St. Petersburg the corona tion of the Emper3r Alexander is to be postponed. It is now said that it will take place on Sept. 7. The King and royal family of Belgium are continuing their visits to the different large towns of the kingdom. On Sunday morning they left for Namur, accompanied by the principal officers of their respective households. Milosh Obrenowitsch, ex-Prince of Servia, left Odessa on the 24th ult., for Galatz, whence he intends proceed. ing to Bucharest. The Austrian Gazettg states from Odessa that an im• perial ukase has just been issued there, forbidding the Jews from taking service in the fleet, as formerly. The 20th Regiment, consisting of 788 men and 30 officers, under the command of Lieut.. Colonel Everleigb, left Aldershot for Portsmouth on Tueeday afternoon. TILE NEW FARnINGDON•STREET.--This street, which has been so many years in progress, is at length open for foot passengers from Coppice-row to the City. Zits Argo, tteana transport, is expected at Southamp ton immediately after she has landed the cavalry at Portsmouth brought home by her from Constantinople. Order.; were received yesterday at Southampton from the directors of transport service to land the Government stores and fittings from the Thames, after which she is to ba discharged from the transport service. The Lord Chancellor, on the recommendation of tL• Earl of Clarendon, has appointed Herbert Ingram, Esq., M.P., to be one of the magistrates for the county of Hertford. Professor Sedgaick has cancelled two bonds of 501. each, which he held of the Philosophical Society, Cam bridge, thus making the munificent donation of 1001. to the funds of the society. LIVERPOOL, August G.—Captain Bevis, the Admiralty agent at this port, has invited tenders to be sent to his office in Liverpool, up to noon on the 14th, for available steamers to convey from the docks here to Dublin quay, on the 18th and 10th inst., 13 officers, 170 men, and 14G horses of the 2d Dragoons, ACCIDENT TO AN IRISH STEAMER.—JAYERPoOL, Wed nestlay.—A telegraphic despatch from Londonderry an nounces that the steamship William M'Cormick, Captain Watt, which sailed from this port fur Londonderry, on Monday, ran ashore in a deuce fog, yesterday, to the westward Ennishowen Head, where she remains. The passengers were all safely landed. ROYAL StTRI:EY GARDENS.—At this season of the year when our neighbours are in search of amusement we would recommend them to pay a visit to the Royal Sarrey Gardens, where, in addition to Jullien's splendid orchestral band, they may have the additional pleasure of hearing Madame Clara Novelle, Miss Dolby, Madame Rudersdorff, Maclaine Gassier, Sims Reeves, Weise, with the prineipal musical talent of the metropoli ,. . The arrangements which are made to accommodate the public within the gardens are of first-rate character, and de serve equal praise and patronage ; iudeel we know of no place in London where an evening may be spent with so much satisfaction, and where the young and the aged may alike feel gratified with the choice of amusement which M. Jullien has provided for them. HOP INTELLIGENCE.—The recent very fine weather has caused the hopeto make rapid progress during the last week in all the hop districts, both in East and West Kent, the weak bines having gained considerably in strength ; and although in some grounds there is vermin and slight appearance of mould, there is no thing much yet to hurt. The burr is showing itself plentifully where the bine is strong and forward, and there is every appearance of a good crop. The warm genial weather has caused great improvement in the hop plant generally throughout Sussex ; the forward sorts are well set with burr, and in some few cases the hops are making their appearance. A branCh of fine hens from a garden in Ticehurat was produced last week, being a specimen of snoerior management. Hops were on Fri day last also seen from a ground in the neighbourhood of Canterbury. Upon the whole the prospects are more promising than they were. The duty within the last few, days has gone up considerably; it is now set at 220,0001., with an upward tendency, many, wears informed, back ing 230,0001. If the fine weather should continue a fort night longer the crop must be greater than calculated on by some; we still adhere to the opinion that 230,0001. or 241,0001. duty, as some talk of, is overset.—Kentish , Gazette.—lt would scarcely have been possible for the weather to be better than of late for the growth of hops. The burr is now fast coming out into hop, and the ' plants thrive amazingly. The crop is certainly not likely to be so large as that of last year, but there is every appearance of its being far above the average ; and this can now be relied on with the greater con& dence, as there is ncOonger anything to fear with the exception of -mou l d. From nearly all the other hep ,growing.disitiotta of West and East Kent, and-from Stiki sex and Surrey, the reports forwarded by "our corres pcndeats are so similar to the above that it would be but ,tUme.o4 . oloEl6lCill , A ,aarefir . . . ~.. - _ _. t. ~ ~ _. RUSSIA. The following letter from St. Peterab urg, of the 30th ult., appears in the Constitutionnel : " M. Baudin, charge d'affaires in Russia, with the Marquises de Saivas and de Piennes, has been received by the Emperor at the winter palace, and at Peterhof by the Empress. Among the numerous foreigners seen here of late, there is one whose appearance has produced a certain sensation. I allude to the famous Sir Charles Napier. Various causes are assigned for his visit, and, curiously enough, that which is most absurd is the most credited ; namely, that SieCharles has come here to win a wager which, it, is declared, he had formerly made, that he would breakfaot at Cronstadt and dine at St. Petersburg on the same day. It is further said that, as these two pleasing operations have been effected by him between sunrise and sunset, he has won his bet. What I can, however, inform you of with certainty is, that the Emperor despatched an invitation to him by an aide-de camp offering 'a suite of rooms in one of the crown palaces. A last detachment of French prisoners, composed of seven or eight men, has embarked for France. These brave fellows speak highly of the at tention and care taken of them by the Russians. I saw them during their passage through this city, and they met every attention from both French and Rus sians. The Emperor presented each man with a gra. tuity. The arrival of the Seine with the baggage of Count de Morny has excited much attention. It is con sidered almost certain that the coronation will be post poned for a week or so. This is attributed in part to the prolonged residence of the Empress Dawager at the baths, and also to the intensity of the cholera at Mos cow. The latter reason does not appear well founded, for a compromise of ten days with the terrible scourge would be attended with no great result. Prince E ter hazy, who is to represent the Emperor of Austria at the coronation, arrived here yesterday. He has brought a historiographer with him, who is to draw up a faithful account of the proceedings of that solemnity." Another letter from St. Petersburg of the above date says :—"lt results from a report addressed by the Minister of War to the Emperor that the militia is now everywhere dispersed throughout the whole of the Russian empire. This important operation only occupied three months. At the period of the battle of Traktir the number of the militia under arms was 350,000. They had neves been brought into action, but they did good service in replacing the regular army in the interior ser vice of the country. had the war continued the militia would have been increased to 800,000 men." The Emperor of Russia by a ukase of the 25th has just modified the statutes of the military order of St. George. The Emperor has just instituted four new classes for sub•noflicers and soldiers, with a gold cross for the Ist and 2d classes, and a silver one for the 3d and 4th. sp A. N. A Madrid letter of the 2d, which has reached us in advance of the usual post, says :—The Gazette, in announcing the execution at Gracia of sixteen insurgents—a fact of which you have been in formed by telegraph—says that the reason why they were shot was that they murdered the mili tary commander Ravell and six officers who had given themselves into their hands. The Gazette also says that the escaped insurgents of Barcelona, although they proclaimed the Republic at the barricades in that city, have placed themselves under the orders of Carlist chiefs. It appears that Marshal Espartero, on learning the surren der of Saragossa, demanded passports for Lo grono. The progressists are much displeased at M. Olozaga -continuing in the embassy at Paris. The recent -events having required the removal of the civic guards from their different stations, robberies have become extraordinarily nurnet•ous-41 fact, such disord.ers.wers never be fore witnessed. Orders have been given to the civic guards to return to their posts. A royal commission has left for Marseilles, to receive Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, who is to marry the Infanta Dona Amalia. The marriage is to be celebrated towards the 20th of this month." EGYPT. A letter from Alexandria of the 12'ch ultimo, in the Debats, says :--,, The annual riFe of the Nile has commenced, and unfortunately in a manner completely unusual. The rapidity with which the waters become higher inspires great uneasiness, and brings to mind the disasters caused by the inun4ations in France. In a gene ral way, the inundation of the Nile, which is a periodical phenomenon resulting from the geologi cal constitution of the country, causes no alarm ; but at the present moment the Egyptians are really afraid. -This sudden - elevation of the river will compel the Government'to open some time before • the ordinary period the canal which carries off the superfluous water. This ceremony usually takes place, from the 6th to the 9th August, and is made --t14.9.924§ig5 : 91 ktilic OW ; bit.-it ilLthouglit Cat AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP LEBANON. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. The Royal Mail Steam-ship Company's steamer Lebanon, Captain Cook, which left New York in the afternoon of the 24th ul ~ arrived in the Mer sey this 'afternoon with mails from the United States and the British American possessions. The Lebanon brings $150,000 iu specie, and ten passengers ; but her news is not of great import ance. The New York money-market was well supplied, but stocks were rendered dull by the Persia's ad vices. Cotton was quiet, but holders firm. Breadstuffs were hr good demand, and prices had an upward tendency. The provision market was dull and lower. Freights were steady, and a fair amount of cargo offering for English ports. MARSHAL PELISSIER AT MARSEILLES. At the grand banquet given at Marseilles to Marshal Pelissier, the first toast proposed after dinner was by General Caroudelet, "To the Emperor, so worthy of governing our fine country." Due honour having been done to tke toast, the Mayor rose and proposed, " Mar shal Pelissier and the army of the East." After the cheering which followed the toast had subsided, the Marshal replied in the following terms : " Monsieur le Maire,—l am profoundly affected by the flattering sentiments you have expressed, and I am not less sensible of this warm and cordial reception given me by the city of Marseilles. I further thank you, sir, for the honours decreed to that brave army at whose head the Emperor's confidence placed me. For to it, much more than to its general, is due the success which you celebrate to-day. Never, in fact, did an army give a finer example. of courage, constancy, self-denial, and devotion under such severe trials. It is to these sol diers, united with our brave and faithful allies, and guided by the Emperor, whose sagacious preparations insured the success, that France and Europe are in debted for that glorious peace of which you, sir, have enumerated the fortunate consequences. I trust that the *ay of Marseilles will reap the first benefit, and that its industrial talent may find in it a new source of pro- sperity. Such. at least, is my most ardent wish. I give you, sir, 'Prosperity to the city of Marseilles.' " The Bishop of Marseilles next proposed "The Army, and the alliance; of French valour with a Christian spirit." The Marshal replied briefly to the toast, assuring his grace that the French troops had ever fought with the valour and faith of the Crusaders, united with the solidity of the soldiers of Austerlitz. The list of toasts baying been exhausted, Marshal Pelissier, finding that no allusion had been made to the Allies, rose and said,—Gentlemen,—l did expect that somebody would have proposed a toast to our brave Allies, but nothing to that effect having been offered, I must say that we have acted like egotists. Your silence compels me to recall to your recollection the firm ness and the valour of the British army, which showed us how to conquer or to die, the constant spirit of con cord and confraternity, of which it gave us so many proofs, as well as .the eagerness with which the Sar dinian army, but recently .created, joined our ranks, and the noble courage-with which it fought. I am confident, gentlemen, that these observations will find an echo in your hearts, and I consequei.tly propose to yeu " Tne health of the gracious Queen of Great Britain," and an other toast, "The King of Sardinia." The toasts having been enthusias , ically honoured, the Marshal rose, and, having again walked round the tables at which the soldiers and seamen were seated, drove hove in M. Lucy's carriage, escorted by a troop of lancers. The Semaphore of Marseilles gives the following ac count of the movements of the marshal : " On Saturday morning, the marshal, accompanied by the mayor, the receivel-general, and other persons, among whom were sevc:al ladies, went to visit the aqueduct of Roquefavonr. The railway company had placed a special train at the disposal of the party. In the evening, agreeably to previous announcement, the mar shal went to the theatre, which, as well as the place and the adjoining streets, was brilliantly illuminated. The illustrious visitor arrived at the hour appointed, and on his entering the open box which had been fitted up for his reception, the ,band of the ,4th Regiment struck up a military air, the spectators all rose and welcomed the conqueror of Sebastopol with the loudest plaudits. The marshal was accompanied by the Mayor of Marseilles .and by General de - Caiondelet, who commands the de partment, and his staff. At the conclusion of the first piece—a vaudeville entitled Un Brelan de Troupiers ' —Mme. Daubrun, one of the actresses, came forward, and delivered an ode in honour of the marshal, who ap peared to be much affected at the homage paid to hint The bust of the marshal stood on the stage, and Mme. Daubrun at the conclusion of her recitation placed on the head a crown of.gold, and at the same moment the. female chorus singers came forward, and each deposited a crown of laurel at the foot of the pedestal." THE RUSSIANS IN THE CRIMEA. The last arrival from the Crimea gives the following items :—As there were a number of wooden huts in the Crimea without owners, the first person who arrived. took possession of-that which suited his purpose. Col. Stamati, the commandant of Balaklava, has issued an order prohibiting any one from touching them, unless he can prove rimself to be the legitimate owner. A se. cond order prohibits any one from touching the funeral monuments of the allied Armies ; and a third requests all the families of Balaklava-and Kamiesh to come and prove their riOht to property, and to proceed with the construction of houses according to a new plan, which is to be drawn out by a edtninittee of .civil and military engineers sent from Odessa for that purpose. An order has also been üblished fixine , the price of articles for consumption—a measure whi e 'cli, had been rendered ne cessary by the exorbitent demands of the foreign . dealers, who are now much, emlia.rrassecl by the surveillance of the local police re-established on all points. The posts placed on the roads constructed by the allies, and bear ing the names of the engineers, have been all removed. The Russian . clergy have just celebrated a grand mass at Balaklavar, at which every one walked bsrefoot in sign of mortification, after which holy water 'was, sprinkled in every direction. The camp of 6,000 men, which has been formed on the heights of Inkerman, will be the only military force in that part of the Crimea. TVINDING-UP OF JOINT-STOCK COIPANIES. ATHEN,EUM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. - , Yesterday Tioe-Chancellor Wood appointed Mr Harding, of Lothbury, official manager, to investigate this company's Affaits. The society was established i Sackville-street in 1851, and continued operations unt June last. It stated that the amount, the society ha to pay in debts and policies is 28,1081., and that th only available assets are estimated at under 10,0001., consisting of debts that, with the exception of 2,0001., cannot be immediately realised. A large number of the shareholders diOiot pay the calls. ST. GEORGE'S STEAM•PACKET COMPANY. A meeting in tbii matt.t. was held yesterday, before the Master of the Rolls' Chief Clerk, Mr. Whiting, to pass the accounts of the official manager, in connection with the final winding up of this company's affairs. The company was es'ablished to run steamers between Cork, Liverpool, and the continent of Europe, but failed, with liabilities to the extant of 35,0001. This was the first joint-stock 'company that came under the . operation of ,tsl4.3.'JOint-stocl Companies Winding - up Act in 1850, emelt vas expected to furnish an illustration of the successful operation and speedy process of that measure, but it has' been longer in course of winding-up than any other d aro pan y under its juriedictigu; taviPg Ise4 nearly-five yew in %nary. IRELAND, DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JAMES SADLEIR AND THE MASTER IN CHANCERY. - In consequence of observations made in the case of the Tipperary Bank, Mr. Murphy, the Master in Ohaneery, before the close of the recent sittings, places on the tile of proceedings iu the winding-up a minute, of which the fdlowing is a copy : "TIIE TIPPERARY JOINT-STOCK BANK. " Certain observations having been made during my. absence with reference to two matters in the conduct of this case, as to which I deem it neces sary to remove all misconception, I do so for many reasons in the most formal manner, by placing this explanation of them upon the file of proceed ing% : 1. It was stated in court that the private ex amination of James Sadleir had been much disap proved of, and the Court was pleased to add that it was sure I now regretted that such examination had taken place. " It is to be observed that none of the parties before the Court complained that James Sadlier had been privately examined. They mild not, because he was so examined at the direct instance and request of the official manager and his solicitor and with the full knowledge and concurrence of Messrs. Gibson and Adair, who had been ap pointed solicitors to the proceedings, and also of the eminent English solicitor who represented the great mass of the English alleged shareholders. "It was known that James Sadleir had in his possession a most important deed, executed in the early part of the year 1856, by which John Sadleir had agreed to convey his Irish estates to trustees to receive the very large balance then due by him to the Tipperary Bank, and which deed was not then registered, and of which no copy could be procured. It was further known to us that he had in his possession and within his knowledge other documents and information connected with John Sadleir and his own subsequent transactions with certain English banks, which was all important for us to be furnished with. It was also ascertained that he had been recommended by one ofs his pro feSsional advisers to leave the country at once, and there was some reason to fear that he would not submit himself to any examination. " The official manager and his solicitor were ap pointed on the 17th of March. On the same day they attended the chamber and represented the importance of Mr. Sadleir being immediately exa mined. under the foregoing circumstances. It was then suggested to me, most properly, that the pro ceedings in' this case were analagous to those in bankruptcy, in which, at the instance of the as signee, private examinations are constantly had. At their instance, and upon full consideration, I assented to the private examination. I felt, and so stated at the time, that I was aware that in doing so I would sul ject myself to misrepresentation, but that it was my duty to disregard, as I hope I always shall, any such consideration when the real interests of any suitors of the court requires it. "A subpceua was immediately issued, accom panied by an intimation from the solicitor that the examination would be private. " Mr. Sadleir accordingly attended on the 19th of March. His person even was thn unknown to me. I never had any previous communication with him directly or indirectly, and I saw him then for the first time. " His examination occupied about five hours ; it related to the matters above referred to. It had nothing whatever to do with the frauds afterwards in question ; and the duty of cautioning him, in case he was about to state anything which could subject him to criminal or other proceedings, was, as the Court justly observed it ought to have been, always present to my mind ; but it did not become necessary to act on it. "The examination resulted in James Sadleir's handing over to the official manager the deed above referred to, and giving other useful informa tion. I should also add that he confirmed what we had heard, that lie had been advised to leave the country ; and he further stated that, from the manner he had been d€.ilt with, he had given ten times the information which could have been wrung from him by a public examination, and that he would nlw remain and 'give any further assist ance and information in his power to the official manager` towards the realization of the assets. " fam therefore satisfied that this private ex amination was bona fide, prudent, and useful, and that it would have been a weak and unworthy ab andonment of my plain duty not to have acceded to it. For these reasons I cannot and do not regret it. " 2. It has also been stated in court that the public were at a loss to understand the grounds upon which I exonerated James Sadleir from the frauds relating to the issue of the English shares, and it hasbeen stated elsewhere that I acquitted James Sadleir and the other parties sought' to be implicated. I did not exonerate nor did I acquit James Sadleir; the case, as it came before me, was, in fact, a case between the admitted and what have been called innocent shareholders and the English shareholders. "To enable the latter to make their case their solicitors were afforded inspection of every book and document, and ample time, and they had the ablest profasional assistance. "In not one line of their affidavits produced before me did they allege that James Sadleir had been a party to the fraud. " When the matter subsequently came on appeal before the Master of the Rolls this difficulty was felt ; and in the exercise of the discretion which the law allows he permitted a further affidavit to he ni4de. " This affidavit, which was sworn on the 6th of June, charges, on the belief of deponent, fraudulent concert and combination on the part of John and James Sadleir, as the managing director of the bank, and concludes in these words And depo nent says that, if he had been as fully informed of the facts and circumstances of this transaction when he made his former affidavit as he is now, he would have stated the belief therein expressed in his for mer affidavit.' " It was contended before me, on behalf of the official manager-Ist. Ttiat no fraud on the part of James Sadleir had been alleged. 2d. That it had not been proved. " Upon a mostcareful consideration of this point of the case I arrived at the conclusion (which I still consider to be correct) that although there were against James Sadleir strong grounds for suspicion there was not before me sufficient legal evidence to sustain the charge, and I accordingly find that the terms of my original judgment, which is now be fore me, and from which I copy them—. " On this point lam of opinion that, as between the alleged and admitted contributories, the fraud as imputed to James Sadleir, has not been sutli, ciently established by strict legal proof so as to form a ground for legal decision.' " And in the next passage I state— " I decide the question before me indepen dently of this point, to which I, however, con sider it my duty to advert.' " I used these last words, as I observed at the tiste, in order that the parties might have it in their power to lay further evidence before the Mas ter of the Ras. " I should here state that I have been informed by counsel that the case before the Master of the Rolls assumed :a very different aspect from that in, which it was presented to me, and that,,mpre over, the letter of John Sadleir, of Dec., 1855, was I not discovered 'until June last, when, without ever having read ,or even seen it, I directed it to be handed to his; Honour. My duty was merely niinisterial-Lto decide .the question between the parties upon the case`and evidence adduced before me. Nothing was further from my intention than to exonerate or : acquit James Sadleir, and I con sider it, with all: respect, to be a mistake to say _that I did so'. The ground upon which I conceived that the English shareholders had not made out their case, so far as it depended on the question of fraud, was insufficiency of strict legal proof, and this I e ndeavottred to state with what appeared to Hie sufficient pieCision. " July 29. ; ' c , J. J. MURPHY." Mr. M'Dowell, the official manager of the Tip p'erary Bank, : who was appointed by the Lord Qhancellor receiver - over - the estate of Ja , ties Sad leir, in the case of "O'Flalierty petitioner, James Sadleir-respondent;"- lias perfected his security, the amount being 3,7001. The Tipperary Free Press of yesterday states that Clouacooty, the residence of James Sadlier, near Fethard, has . been very recently visited by the authorities , who, on one occasion, were said to have been close upon the trail of the fugitive. The Free Press also states that the rumour of James (and even John) Sadleir being still in Ireland is daily gaining ground and becoming more generally credited. . ,VENMEDIN BONDS. —The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders have submitted to Dr. Robert Phillimore a case referring to the position of the holders of Venezuelan Bonds. Dr. Phillimore is of opinion that tbe bondholders have a right to claim the intervention of the Briti9h Government for the recovery of the entire slim •f 586,9831., being the arrears with interest accru ing from the money which has been unlawfully ab stracted from the revenues appropriated to the liquida tion of the debt. ELECTION - OP BOYS, JULY, 1856, FOR ETON COLLEGE AND KING'S COLLEGE :—Eton.—Lewis, 10 yearA ; Cole 11, Goodrich 14, Palmer 15, Bodkin /1, Hidden 12, Liddell 12,-gattyn .11, Tbackeray 11, Croft 15, Haw" ,trey 10, Snow 14,'"Carter 10, and Wace 10. King's. — • Hodgso n , 18 ye rs ; Nelsop)18, Boys 18, Motley, ma., 15 , - Barrett 18, Parnish 17, A. Leigh. ins., 17, Willis 17, Routled ge 17, S iz i th 13, Btozo 17, Wilson 17, 17,4 d Naval and Military Intelligence. PORTSMOUTH, August 6.—The Robert Lowe, No. 134, steam transport, arrived in the night from the Crimea, with 30 officers and 838 men of the Land Transport Corps, also 6 horses, 200 tons of shot, and 160 of pro visions. The Clyde, No. 145, steam transport, arrived this morning from the Crimea, with 12 military and 11 civil officers, 400 men of the Land Transport Corps, an 4 60 men of the Royal Artillery. The Simla, No. 118, steam transport, arrived this morning from the Crimea with 39 officers, 266 men, and 237 horses of the King's Dragoon Guards and Royal Horse Artillery, D troop. The Perseverance, steam troop ship, arrived this morn ing from the Crimea with 20 officers and 374 men of the British Swi , s L-gion. She has come into harbour. The Pacific, Argo, and Australian transports, whose arrival was reported yesterday., came into harbour last night and have disembarked their troops. The Argus, 16, paddle sloop, Commander Purvis, ar rived last night from the West; Indies. She has been in commis-ion since December, 1852, and bas left again to-day for the eastward to be paid off. The screw despatch vessels Alacrity, Commander Ma jendie ; Sparrowhawk, Commander Close; Cormorant, Commander B )wdefl ; and Wanclsrer, Commander Luce, returned to Spithead this mor n ing ;tom their cruise to the westward. The Brilliant, 20, Capt. Bunter, arrived this morning from Sheerness, bound to a foreign s'cation. The Salamander, 6, paddle sloop, Commander Me cham, arrived to-day from the westraod, last from Ply mouth. This day being the anniversary a f Prince Alfred's birthday, a royal salute was fired by 0 ►s fleet at noon. The Adder, steamer, lett to-day for the eastward. The following changes have taken place in this gar rison this week: the 22d Regiment has gone over to Haslar barracks ; the 20th and 97th have arrived from Aldershott for duty here ; the 8d Battalion of the Rifle Brigade has left for Winchee ter ; and the 2d Light Infantry Regiment of the Ger man Legion leave for Colchester. DEVONPOR T, AUGUST 6, The Liffey, new screw steam-ship,N, went out on Monday for a trial of her machinery, under the' com mand of Mr. Madge, master of the 1: oval William. She ran the measured wile three times at au average speed of 11'74 knots. The first time she was minutes 17 seconds, the second 4 minutes 52 seconds, and the third 5 minutes and 6 seconds. The engines worked admirably, under the direction of Mr. W. Williamion„ her chief engineer. Captains Wellesley and Fanshawe went out in her. A war steamer passed up Channel yesterday evening. Salamander, 6 (paddle), Commander Mecham ; Wan• derer, 4 (screw), Commander Luce ; Alacrity, 4, Commander EL C. Majendie, and Sfarrowhawk, 6 (screw), Commander Cresswell sailed from this post last Clovn and Kestrel, gun-bnats came into harbour on Wednesday, were taken into dock on Thursday, cop. pered, and taken out of dock yesterday (Tuesday). Avon, steam-tender, sailed from this port yesterday with supernumeraries for Portsmouth. Corm.trant, 4, screw, Commander Bowden, sailed from this port yesterday. Lapwing, 4, screw, Commander Saumarez, returned to this per; yesterday. Queen, 116, Capt. R. F. Stopford, was towed into hrbour yesterday by the Zephyr and Confiance steam tugs. She will be paid off about the end of the present month. Skipjack, gun-boat, went out of harbour yesterday. In the Soun I—lmplacable, James Watt, Sanspareil, S damander, Ilimalay.t. Nautilus, Forward, Dapper, Bouncer, Banterer, Gleaner, Alacrity, Coquette, Spar rt,w-hawk, Starting, Beaver, Drake, Janus, Skipjack, and Goshawk. In Harbour—lmpregnable, Royal William, Queen, Ajax, Brunswick, Exmouth, Inflexible, Vabrous, Leo pard, Betleisle, London, Cornwallis, Centurion, Camilla, Amethyst Ringdove, Sylph, Advice, Haughty, Mag• pie, Staunch, Hind, Confiance, Camel, and D evon lighters. IRISH AND SCOTCH BANKS. The returns of circulation of the Irish and Scotch banks for the four weeks ending the sth July, 1856, when added together, give the following as the average weekly circulation of these banks during the past month, viz .. - Average circulation of the Irish banks 26,179,154 Average circulation of the Scotch banks • 4,133,110 Average circulation during past Month —210,312464 On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks, as given in the Banking Almanac, the following appears to be the state of the circulation : The Irish banks are above their fixed issue £175,340 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue 1,045,901 Total above the fixed issue £870,561 The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offices of the several banks during the past month have been as follows : Gold and silver held by the Irish banks £2,152,150 Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks 1,866,443 Total of gold and silver held £4,021,593 The above statements complete the returns of the cir• culation in England, Scotland, and Ireland for the month ending the 5,h of July. These returns, combined with the average circulation of the Bank of England for the same period, will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous month . june 7, July ;5, -- J 1836. 1856. Increase. Decrease. --- -- X 4 Bank of England .. •• 19 50 1 ,6 1 4 19,504, X X 553 3,909 Private Banks Joint-stuck Banks • • 3,036,411 3,035,101 31,316 -.----- --. Total in England Scotland ^,472 759 4,133, 10 339,649 Ireland .. ••.. • • Lilted Kingdom .. • • 37,219,784 36,592,756 627,029 Showing a decrease of 102,155/, in the circu lation of notes in England, and a decrease of 627,0291. in the circulation of the United Kingdom, when compared with the month ending the 7th of June ; and, as compared with the month ending the 7th of July, 1855, the above returns show a decrease of 438,3131. in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of 5,4421. in the circulation of the United Kingdom. The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the sth of July was 12,540,3641., being an increase of 1,681,9281. as compared with the previous month.; and a decrease of 5,417,7321. when compared with the same period last year. - The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the sth of July was 4,021,5931., being an increase of 14,596/. as compared with the previous return, and an increase of 331,026/. when compared with the corresponding period laSt year. OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE LORD MAYOR TO IiOCHESTER. ROCHESTER, Wednesday.—The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, as conservator of the rivers Thames and Med way, paid his official septennial visit to this city this day, accompanied by the principal officers connected with the city of London, for the purpose of inspecting the Thames and Medway. The civic party left the Bruns wick-pier, Blackwall, shortly after 9 o'clock this morn ing in a special steamer, and proceeded slowly down the river to Gravesend, from which they continued their •curse to Southend pier, where the authority, of the Lord Mayor over the Thames terminates. His lordship and the other members of the party reached Southend about two o'clock, and after a delay of some short time for the purpose of observing the usual formalities at that boundary, his lordship and the other officials proceeded from Southend to enter ,the . river Medway, near Sheerness and the Lancaster battery which has been erected to guard the entrance of the Medway since the last visit of .the Lord Mayor, seven years ago. _ _ The Mayor and Corporation of Rochester being de* sirens of paying their respects to the Lord Maya on the occasion of his official visit, and escorting him to this city, engaged a special steamer to meet his Lordship. The corporation embarked on board at ball-past 1 o'clock this afternoon, the steamer having on board, besides the members of the corporation, a large number of the prin cipal inhabitants of this city, who bad been invited by the mayor to accompany them. The corporation on meeting the steamer conveying his lordship, escorte4 him to Upner, nearly opposite Cnatbam dockyard. On ar riving at tbil point the Lord Mayor and the other officers landed at the City of London boundary stone r , near Uenor Castle. The usual proclamation was here .=' made, and the other ceremonies performed, including the distribution cf ancient silver coins ; after which the civic party again returned to the steamer, and proceeded to Rochester-bridge. During the progress of the Lord Mayor up the Medway the attention of his lordship ,wars' particularly directed to the state of the shore and banks of the river, which, in several placee, are being fast car tied away by the action of the tid e to an a l a rmin g ex tent, and which, at no distant period of time, threaten' to form a serious impediment to the navigation of the -river, and be of great inconvenience to the Government vessels and ether ships frequenting this river. On reaching this city his lordship and the ether mem bers of his party landed, and an intimation having been previously given to the mayor that his lordship would be happy to be introduced to the members of this corpo ration at the Bridge Chamber, the members of the Town Council, dressed in their robes of office, were succes sively introduced by the mayor (Mr. J. Furrell) to his,:' lordship, who gave the corporation an invitation to dine with his lordship at the Crown Hotel, where covers had been laid fur 150 gue,ts. The chair was filled by the Lord Mayor, and on the termination of the banquet the civic party returned to London by special train on the North Kent Rail.iay, NAPOLEON TO JOSEPHINE.—" I heard read an origiva l letter of Napoleon's to the Empress Josephine, after ihe,, surrender of M ac k , wr i tten in a great hurry, but f u ll 0 , , most pithy matter. Begins carelessly about the state Or his health, an d then suddenly comes to this awful sew sence : J'ai detruit l'arm6e Autrichienne, The Post script is 'Mille chosen amiables a Hortense.' It is d of rented ‘L'Empereur- l'lmperatticek' 27torma Jtoore, go . ra Cc th