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LONDON LIFE ASSOCIATION, 81, KING WILLIAM STREET, 31sT AUGUST, 1856. At an ADJOURNED GeINERaL COURT of this ASSOCIATION, held this day, JOHN BENJAMIN HEAT if, ESQ , IN THE CHAIR, a Ballot wee taken on the question of the confirmation of the fol lowing Resolution, passed at a special General Court on the 27!1i February last, viz. :—" That the clauses 92, 93, and 94 of the deed of settlement, and also the order of the General Court passed on the 3d 4 pril, 1841. substituting new and amended clauses in lieu thereof, be varied to ail 'o'lowing effect, v z , That the Mal of 230,0001. be divided amongst the several assurers who were members of the society en the 31st day o Occember last, in proportion to the amount of premiums paid by them respectively, and be paid to them at their o,tion. either by way of Locus is addition to their policies, or in re duction of their premiums, or in cash."—when there aweared for the corttirnaation of the 181 ; a4ainst the confirmation 3 8 ; leaving a majority of 197 in favour of the opinion of the Directors. By order of the Court of Directors. EDWARD DOCKER, secretary. IVIR MAJESTY'S TH EATRE. 1 LAST FAREWELL NIGHTS at REDUCED PRICES. PICCOLOMINI— ROSATI—LE CORSAIRE. THIS EVENING (THURSDAY(, August 14, DON PASQUALE. Noria, Mdlle. Piccolomini. SATURDAY, August 111, LAST NIGHT. LA TRAVIATA. Violetta, Mdlle. Piccolomini. To conclude with, each evening, the new grand Ballet of LE CORSAIRE. Medora, Niadame Rosati. Reduced Prices :—Three Pair, 1/. ls. Two Pair, IL lls. M. Pit and One Pair, 2/. 12s. 6d. Grand Tier, 31. 3s. Pit, ss. Gallery Boxos, 15s. Gallery Stalls, ss. Gallery Side Stalls, 3s. Fd. Gallery. 2s. 6d. No free list. Doors open at seven; the opera commences at half-past. TiIPIATRE R')YAL, ELVfMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Buck Stone, THIS EVENING, SINGLE. LIFE. After which The Spanish Dancers. Followed by THE EVIL GENIUS. ROYAL TIIE...TIM ADELPRI. Propriater and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Wrectreal, Madame Celeatt. THIS EVENING, IRISH ISSURINCE AND YANKEE MODESTY. 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Cooke's stud of highly trained horses—Death of White Surrey—Grand tableau of eight noble steeds lying dead in " the Battle of Bosworth Field," with other stupendous equestrian effects. After which, A series of novel and interesting ACTS of HORSEMANSHIP In the ARENA, with a variety of other pleasing and amusing entertain ments. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director. Mr. W. Cooke. Jun. RIGA WATER, AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tuts DAY—Morn. 58 min. aft. 11—Evening 29 min. aft. 12 Tn-Moßnow—Morn.s7 aft.l2 —Evening 23 min. aft. 1 THE WEATHER—Suw OFFICE, AUGUST 14. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAD& 77 —highest since noon yesterday. 65 -lowest this morning and during the night. 73 —this day at noon. FA 10 m" —29 96. Wm% W.S.W. to W.N.W.—Light, with fine sun shiny weather. Heavy rain in the night and this morning. Two o'CLocK.—Heavy clouds and passing showers. STAMPED EDITION OF " THE SUN.' The Latest Edition cf The San, Stamped, in time for Post, may always be had from half past 5 till 7 o'clock every evening. Subscribers in the Country will please to observe that the heading " THIRD EDITION" is always to bo seen on the papers containing the latest news. If any difficulty be experien3ed in obtaining that Edition, a communication to The Sun Office will remedy it. Sun Office, 112, Strand. - z1 ‘4,. 4-, 1.., •..--.):„.___.--,,,,, ...,,, , „ra...-K ci,i4A,v.i.k, LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1856. The American Congress. seems to have taken a leaf from the book of the British Parliament. If the popular representatives in the United Kingdom could show but trivial results from their labours, those of the United States did still less. The excitement respecting the War was the excuse for the want of progress at this side of the At lantio—the forthcoming Presidential election and the personal interests involved therein at the other. The contest is, indeed, an important one in many respects: It will exercise a material influence on the fortunei of " the domestic insti tution," and probably decide whether the objec tionable system is to be extended throughout the entire Union, or restricted within its present limits. The "Filibustering "or piratical system is also deeply concerned. Ono party seems de• termined to act in accordance with " The good old rule, the simple plan— That they should take who have the power, And they should keep who can ;" while, on the other hand, the opponents of Slavery, or "Nigger 'Worshippers," as they are termed, respect the rights of all nations as well as of all men, and do not consider superior strength as an ample justification for plunder and robbery of the worst description. The chief representatives of these conflictin g principles are Mr. BUCTIANAN and Colonel FRE MONT. They aro tbe only candidates who have the slightest chance of obtaining the absolute ma jority required by law in the Electoral College. The object of the Whig candidate —the ex-Presi dent FILLMORE—is to prevent any decision in the first instance, so as to leave the matter for the House of Representatives. His chance, however, even in such case, would be of a very infinitesimal character. There would be still less prospect of agreement in the House of Representatives ; and when many abortive bellots had been taken, the coveted prize would nltimately fall to the Vice- President, or, in other words, to Mr. BRECKEN RIDGE., the second favourite of the Democratic or BUCHANAN party. Under such circumstances, and when, to use the language of our American friends, " the FRE:trozir stock is every day rising in the mar ket," we cannot feel astonished at any tricks that may be resorted to. One of the m os t b rilliant specimens of recentdodges is that whi c h ascribes a direct and positive interference in the contest to our own Chancellor of the Exchequer, and de clares that, English gold will be profusely squan dered to insure the triumph of the Republican ticket, or, in other words, the return (le! Colonel FREMONT. Ridiculous and incredibL as this rumour may be, there are yet parties unscrupu lous enough to use it, notwithstanding a thorough conviction of its falsehood, and there may be others with credulity sufficient to swallow the palpable canard. Those who have raised the Amy must have calculated on obtaining some advantage therefrom. It shows, however, that the prospects of their favourite are not quite so brilliant as they would strive to persuade us, or they would scarcely resort to such weapons from which they might easily receive a far greater loss than gain. That the contest will be an exceedingly close ono is certain ; and that no exertions will be spared on either sido is equally clear. The par ties are so equally balanced, that it is impos sible to say to which side the majority will even tually fall. The Northern, or Free States, have a majority of electors, but the S outherns exhibit greater energy, are better organised, and more willing to merge all minor points, in order to attain success in the great matter on which they have set their hearts—the extension of slavery, and the overthrow of what has long been known as the Missouri Compromise. Their pockets are directly concerned in this interesting question, and they have not hesitated to exhibit a total disregard of law and equity in their efforts to advance the cause for which they have resolved on " going the whole hog," even to the extent (if dissolving the Federal Union, if it be regarded.:as indispensable to preserve a right of property' in their fellow-men. The deplorable . scenes that have recently been enacted in Kansas illustrate the lengths to which they are prepared to go. There a gang of armed ruffians, from the adjoining slave State of Mis souri, invaded their brethren at the time of th e election of the Local Legislature, took forcible possession of the ballot-boxes, and returned a body of men prepared to carry out their views per fas aut nefas. The body thus illegally and unconstitutionally placed in power fulfilled the expectations of those to whose violence they owed their so-called election. They passed enact ments prohibiting, under severe penalties, the. expression even of opinions unfavourable to the domestic institution, and making the slightest assistance rendered to a fugitive slave a capital offence. General PIERCE, totally disregarding the cha racter of the pseudo election, or the atrocious violation of popular rights, sanctioned the pro ceedings, and recognised the men pitchforked into. the Legislature against the wishes of a large arid overwhelming majority of the bond fide voters ; thus affording an additional proof, if any were required, of his unscrupulous determination to support the cause of slavery at any cost. There is, however, fortunately, but little prospect of his being able to do much more mischief. His tenure of office is rapidly approaching to a con clusion, and whoever may be chosen there must be a decided improvement in the Government. We cannot conclude without assuring our transatlantic brethren that, however anxiously we may watch the progress of the contest, we have not the slightest intention of interfering, one way or other, with the exercise of their incontes tible rights—the results whereof must exercise not only a vast influence on their own future welfare and prosperity—but on the peace and tranquillity of the world. We shall rejoice if Colonel FREMONT be selected, but we shall do all in our power to maintain the most amicable relations with their future President, whether the fortunate individual be BUCHANAN, FILLMORE, or BRECKENRIDGE. Austria was displeased with Russian occupa tion of the Isle of Serpents, therefore at once the ships of England were ordered into the Black Sea. Whoever may be offended, Austria may not. We wonder how long Turkey or Sardinia might have been annoyed without redress. What on earth obtains for Austria these attentions ? Is it be cause she declined a legitimate alliance with us all, and seduced us into a disgraceful liaison with her that she might gratify herself with the liber ties accorded to a political courtesan ? Of course in this case we are heartily glad of the result ; Turkey gets the benefit, and R'n3ia is obliged to draw in her horns both at the mouth of the Danube and at Kars. Still we cannot but won der, though we - night well have ceased to do it, at the effrontery of Austria ; that she, who never did anything for the liberation of the Danube (except when she liberated the Russian troops there from fear of the Turks, and sent them to attack us at Inkerman)—that she should now make such a stir about Russia's taking a station at the mouth of the River ! To the last the sAme—ptting all she can without expending a penny herself. .Aud this shameless Power is actually at the prepent 'moment retaining her 9dious troops iu the Principalities she ought never to have entered, and furnhhing the Russians with pretext to keep theirs still in the country agreed to be surrendered. Nothing, indeed, can contrast more discredit ably on the one side, and more honourably on the other, than the perfidy of Russia and Austria, and the good faith of the Allies. Russia encroach ing everywhere, and destroying what she was in all honour bound to restore entire ; and not only that, but prolonging the stay of the troops in Kars and Bessarabia till this hour, though but a few miles from their own country. Austria again imitating her in this, and preventing the convo cation of the Divans, and the settlement of the Principalities by refusing to withdraw her soldiers from a country which never belonged to her. On the other side all that was stipulated is more than fulfilled. The vast armies of the English and French, several thousand miles from home, have been withdrawn, within three .months from the signing of the Treaty, though they had six months allowed them, and for no other reason than to show alacrity in fulfilling engagements, for the stores already there were superabundant, the health of the men. excellent, and the weather the best of the year. England and France have been in this, as in all things, but foolishly desir ous to relieve Russia from disgrace, and mean overreaching, on her part, has been their reward. After such a merciful peace, a Government with the least sense of honour would have shown its gratitude by immediate evacuation of Turkish territory, and scrupulous regard to appearance. Russia and Austria are, beyond question, the shabbiest of great powers. While on the subject-, it is but fair to give hon our to whom honour is due. It would appear that not only has England more than fulfilled her engagements to Ru3sia, but tho last year and the return of the troops has been a happy reversal of all the mismanagement of the awful winter of 1853-4. The stores accumulated, of every kind, have been so large that they were a considerable impediment to completing the evacuation, an d though heavy loss has been sustained in selling part of them, yet care has been taken to sell only what would cost more for carriage home than - .A4iks& THE S Ins!, LON DON, TII URSDA EVEI ori, Aua iisr 14, issti. it was wort 11. The army was as superabundantly provided for in the winter of 1855-6 as it was defectively died the wi n t er b e f ore. "Of a ll the thousands u i writes a cor res p on d en t from Qon s stantinople on the 31st of Jitly) who formed. the British Army in the East there will be only 15 men remaining w7*,th General STORKS 48 orderlies, ,Vl., to-morrow.' ' It is marvellous to read of what the Britis h. Navy, royal and mercantile, has done in tl',e three months. Forty-five bat talions of Briti .8h infantry, 13 regiments of cavalry, 20 batteries 'of field and horse artillery, the largest siege train the world ever saw, augmented by great numbers of Russian gums, 15,000 Sardinian troops with all their materiel, six regiments of the Foreign have 'peen all t a k en t o Eng land or to fr Le g ion, net ; port'.; of the Medite rranera , different: er while 20,000 Turks I , ,ave been con ve y e d h ome from Kertch. An F oglishman may well be proud of the done the sr of r e powers other ilurope put together could no t have nautical ame. It must be re mem b ere d a l so that we were 'l arge carr i ers f or t h e F rench at the same time. The historian of modern Europe, present him self when or where he may, will always command the 7:espectful attention of his audience. Learned, eloquent, and patriotic, the graphic vigour and picturesqueness of his descriptions, and the genial lucidity of his style, lend a prestige to his appear ance in public which will not admit of his claims to a hearing being ignored. What he says is always sure to be listened to by all, and accepted as gospel by many. It becomes a matter of greater consequence, therefore, that the Press should exercise its right of censorship on his remarks, and point out how far they may be consistent or 1 otherwise with its notions of what is the truth, for error is never so dangerous as when advanced by one whose claims to respect are so generally admitted. Candidly, then, we must confess we never read a speech of Sir A. ALlsoN's with less satisfaction, or found in oue more matter for exception than that delivered the other day at Seabam. In point of duration the speech in question was too long a fault redeemed by no particular bril liancy of thought or felicity of diction, while the matter of it was such as will not permit us to pass it by unquestioned. This is the more to be regretted, for however humble might be his audi ence, the termination of a great and most disas trously-conducted War afforded him a signal op portunity to benefit the country by the fruits of his matured wisdom, and to establish his claims to be the historian of a critical period in Eng land's history. It may be his misfortune rather than his fault that he was unequal to it, and stood confessed rather the champion of an ex ploded order of things, and the indirect apologist of a ruinous system, tottering, thank HEAVEN, to its fall, than the enlightened student of history, who, in the retirement of the closet, liberates himself from the thraldom of prejudice, and seek ing for nothing more nor less than the truth, re cognises it with aptitude, and reveals it with all the candour of the patriot, and all the force and beauty of diction at the command of the accom plished scholar. It is far from grateful to our feelings to have to speak thus of one whom we greatly respect, and whose "History of Europe" has delighted the firesides of so many thousands of our fellow countrymen both at home and abroad. The fault, however, is not ours, and in doing so we but discharge our duty. Sir ARCHIBALD lends the weight of his authority to the pernicious plea that the disasters of the war were owing mainly to the unsparing reduction of armaments during the forty years' peace ; that to this unwise economy the ruin at one period pending over the country was owing. False economy there no doubt -ws. s to be met with, but it was an economy out balanced by reckless extravagance in other direc tions. The fleet, for instance, was ill -manned ; but the means whereby the fleet might have been manned as it ought to be was squandered in dock yard and other jobbery. The nation paid as much as would insure the welfare of the country, if properly administered ; and if ruin impended over us it was the fault of the administrative job bers and incompetents to whose hands the safety of the State was confided. It would have been in better taste, and more to the interests of the country if Sir ARCHIBALD ALIsoN had consulted his beloved statistics on this head, and given the honest results of a candid inquiry. In better taste if, extending his research, he had hunted out the iniquities of " the system," and in that glowing language of which he is so great a master, had held up to public indignation die horde of incapables at the Horse Gnarls and in high quarters, to whose reckless imbecility and extravagant self-reliance the disasters of the war were mainly owing. It was no false economy on the part of the nation to which these dis asters were owing. The economy for which the wishes of the people are responsible was of a sort that enabled the country to rise buoyant in the hour of peril, able and ready to confront all emergencies, however great and however unex pected. It was not an army so much as capable commanders that was wanted at the pinch. The blood and treasure wasted in the Crimea were wasted by shameless bad management, and not because of the forty years' practice of economy. But for the latter the war might have run the risk of being starved, as it certainly was not, so far as the wishes and contributions of the public were concerned. Equally unfortunate is Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON in his illustrations. It is really surprising, after all that has been said and written on the subject, he should persevere in attributing the disaster at Cabul and the imminent peril of the Siekh War to a false economy. The expedition to Cabul simply met with the fate the rashness of its originator provoked and his incompetency was unequal to avert. Possibly Sir ARCHIBALD has access to information closed to all the world beside. However this may ba, it is quite a novelty to us to learn that the Siekhs, who pressed us so hard in so many bloody actions, were dismissed Sepoys of our Indian Army. We come at last to his theory of finance, and are landed in hopeless despondency. Sir ARCHI BALD has his credit as a protectionist pro phet to sustain, and that involves an ex planation of the reason why the country has not been ruined by Free Trade, as he predicted. The country, he fells us, has been saved by the influx of gold, and the consequently higher prices. How much has the value of gold really decreased ? Who can tell ? Aud where are we to look for the rise of prices ? Not in Mark-lane nor in Islington Market—not even, we may venture to say, in Seaham. When next we meet this deservedly admired historian wo trust to find him in better vein than on the present occasion. The Ducbess of Cleveland and Lady Augusta Paulet are prolonging , their sojourn at Brighton. The duke has gone to Raby Castle, Durham. VISIT OF THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE TO COLCHESTER. —We understand an intimation has been received by Mr. Gurdon Rebow that his Royal Highness the Com mander-in-chief will probably visit Colchester for the purpose of reviewing the German Legion at the end of the present week, either Friday or Saturday being sup posed to be indicated. hCCesary in the interests of the families of the deceased, remembering at the same time that not one of the Aus trian prisoner 3 of Luino or of the Romagna, was ever shot. Observe also that Ciceruacchio, his young son, and Romarino, although they accompanied me in the retrer:!7, never carried arms.—With respect, yours, " Genoa, August 6 " " G. GLIBALDI. The unassuming temperate tone of the above, so completely in character with the author, carries a strong conviction of the accusation being founded on substantial evitlence and it certainly will meet with ready credence all over Italy unless the Aus trian authorities can produce any clear proof to the contrary. LATEST INEWS. PARIS, THURSDAY MORNING. The Jloniteur announces that Marshal Pelissier is, by an Imperial decree, dated July 22, 1856, named Duke of Malakhoff. A law is to be presented to the Legislative Body for a grant of 100,000 f. a-year to accompany this tide. Marshal Serrano has arrived at Bayonne. MADRID, Aua. 13. The Gazette publishes decrees naming M. Pa checo, Minister of Spain in London ; M. Souza, at Turin. M. Corradi, Spanish Minister in Portugal, has resigned. Some persons who had been arrested at Barce lona have been condemned to the galleys or to transportation to the colonies. The general dis arming of the national guard is everywhere being carried on with the most perfect tranquillity. The fears entertained of scarcity are gradually dimi nishing. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Po st (second edition), in his letter dated yesterday, says :—" It was reported to-day in Paris that a disturbance had taken place at Naples. The re port was got up for Bourse speculators. The public should know that nothing of the sort is likely to take place. A disturbance was attempted to be created at Naples by the King's police a few days since, and completely failed. All the forts are in possession of the Swiss, and every public building is loop-holed, in order that the troops, sheltered, can fire on the people. In ad dition to this, cannon command the principal streets. Those who talk about revolts in Naples must be ignorant of the determination of the people not to sacrifice themselves, and the impos sibility of any important revolt taking place in a city garrisoned by faithful foreign troops, with artillery commanding every point," FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. Marshal Serrano, the new Spanish Minister at this Court, is expected here to-night. The Moniteur publishes a decree opening to the Minister of Finance an extraordinary credit of 522,019 fr. 83c. for the payment of the interest and sinking fund of the share guaranteed by France of the Greek loan of 1833. Another Imperial decree orders that articles of all kinds intended for the Belgian Exhibition will be allowed to pass the frontier free of export duty, and such articles as shall not have been sold in Belgium will be readmitted without duty on pre sentation of the certificate delivered at the time they were exported. BOURSE, Aug. 13.—The following were the las! quotations : Cash. fr. a. End of Month. 4i per Cents - 94 60 —f. —°. 3 per Cents 7O 90 71 90 New Loan 7l Bank Shares — Roman Credit Mobilier 1,617 50 Austrian Belgian Fives. ..... .• 991 Spanish Threes Pied's, _., __ ._ _ - - _ Ix iontese (5) . 9O 50 Home Debt ......... RAILWAYS—PCB CASH. fr. c. fr. c Orleans 1,420 Western... 975 50 Northeft .1,070 Strasburg Lyoin sk w. 1,437 50 Nov Ditt o U.'editferanean 1,835 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Bl5 Teste Cette . BlO Austrian Com. B9O RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 6th, in the Constitutionnel, says : "The day before yesterday the Emperor Alexander reviewed the Baltic fleet, drawn up under the guns of the forts of Cronstadt, and, as I was present, I send you an account written on the spot. We left St. Petersburg at 10 o'clock on board the steamer Sylphide, in which by special favour a select company had assembled, and at 11 o'clock we stopped off Peterhoff to take on board some other privileged persons. At half-past 11 we again stood out, and passed along a regular line of gun-boats and bomb-vessels, extending from St. Petersburg to Cronstadt. These steamboats, recently built on the models of the French and English, are small in size, but very solidly constructed. The 4 r decks, on a level with the water, are so arranged as to afford little mark for the enemy's guns. A few months only have sufficed to build 80 of them, and in another year the number will be carried up to 300. Each of the gunboats carries i 1 heavy guns and a crew of 45 men ; the bomb vessels hare each 1 large moi Lar, 3 heavy guns, and 50 men. All the merchant vessels at anchor in the port of Cron stadt were gaily dressed out in flags. After rounding the forts of Cronstadt, our steamer passed along the line-of battle ships, and then took up a position within mu -ket shot of the last vessel. Vice-Admiral Schantz had the command in chief of the fleet, which was composed of one hundred and thirteen vessels, namely, thirty three line-of-battl es hi ps , f r i gates, and corvettes, form ing two divisions under Rear Admirals Tirinoff and Nordmann ; and 80 gun-boats and bomb-vessels, also farming two divisions, under the command of Rear- Admirals Moffette and Stroukoff. At two o'clock, a long streak of smoke announced the approach of the steam-vessel conveying the Emperor from Peterh6ff. Every glass was immediately turned in that direction, and his Majesty was seen standing on the deck, with a numerous staff, add a large number of ladies. At the same moment, and at a given signal, the yards and rig ging of tie vessels were manned, and the Czar, as he passed along the line, was hailed with the most enthu siastic huzzas. Tue Emperor's steamer, after pass ing along the line of vessels, took up a position on the right of the admiral's ship, and the filing off of the gun-boats and bomb-vessels commenced, "the crew of each, as it passed, crying out ' Health to your Majesty !' After the filing off, which occupied more than an hour, a fresh signal was given, and in a moment, under a general discharge of can non, every ship was covered with flags. The salutes of the fleet wore answered by the guns from the forts of Cronstadt. This gr-nd naval fete, which was favour - d by the most dell:;htful weather, terminated about five o'clock. On Sunday 1-st, being the fete day of the reigning Empress, there was a kissing of hands at Peter hoff, and a brilliant illumination in the evening. All the streets of St. Petersburg were also illuminated. I say streets, because, except on extraordinary occasions, such as accessions to the throne and coronations, the lighting only consists in placing a row of lampions along the edge of the foot-n:.vernent.” A letter from Sebastopol of the 23d ult., in the Austrian Gazette, says : " The arch bishop of Cfterson and Taurida, Innocent, ar rived here two days ago, to bless the southern part of the town, which the Emperor has ordered to be rebuilt. The churches being destroyed, Divine service was celebrated in the chapel of the Virgin, which alone stands entire, on au altar made of wood. The archbishop compared the town to the fields of death of Ezekiel, and re marked that even if Sebastopol were not rebuilt, it would still remain grand and immortal. The south side being still uninhabited, the only spec tators presext, besides the admirals and authori ties, were a few sailors, two ba,ttvlions of infantry, and some people drawn by curiosity from Sim pheropol. In Vie place where existed the six bastions which defended Sebas;:opol there will now be constructed hospitals and residences for invalid soldiers. The communications be tween the north and south shores will be esta blished by means of a bridge of boats, placed be tween the former forts St. Nicholas and St. Michael. In the Kareb3lnaia good houses, on a uniform plan, will be constructed in place of the miserable huts which formerly existed there. These will be let out to sailors' or soldiers' families at the rate of 3 per cent, on the money expended." ITALY. Every ono conversant with the affairs of Rome in the early part of the reign of Pius IX., and during the existence of the Republic, must recol lect the prominent part taken by Angelo Brunetti, commonly called Ciceruacchio, whose popularity with the Roman citizens, both Papal and Republi can, Ministers were glad to avail themselves of to calm many a threatening storm. After the capitulation of lime Ciceruacchi o l e ft the city in company with General Garibaldi, but they appear to have separated soon afterwards, when the latter endeavoured to reach Venice, and the fate of the former remained until now a mys tery. Yesterday, however, the following letter appeared in the Movimen,to of Genoa, from General Garibaldi, which if substantiated by credible ev denee, cannot but excite the strongest feelings of disgust towards the authors of such horrible ini quities : "Mr. Editor,—Since my retreat from Rome until th:43 day I flattered myself that I might find Ciceruacchio and his sons in some concealment in the Appenines ; but to day the sad certainty reaches me that the virtuous towns man of Rome was shot at Contarina, near the mouth of the Po, by Austrian soldiers, commanded by an officer of the Imperial family. Tho persons shut were seven Ciceruacchio, two sons (one of 19, the other of 13 years), the young Chaplain Romarino Stefano, Parodi Lorenzo, Captain in the Italian Legion of Montevideo, and two other individuals, whose names I don't know. "I claim your favour to ask, in the name of society, through the public press, an account of these individuals from the authors of this =Weed, which certainly is NAPLES. The Paris Constitutionnel, of yesterday, contains the following article on the affairs of Naples and the conduct of the Neapolitan Cabinet, which is not without importance, and will be read with in terest : "The declarations of the minister of the Queen of England in Parliament, with reference to the affairs of Naples, !will not have been forgotten. According to these declarations the Courts of France and lfngland had addressed amicable notes to that of the Two Sicilies, with the view of endeavdtlring to lead King Ferdinand to modify the system of his government In a more libe ral sense. The nature of King Ferdinand's reply to these friendly communications is known. This reply was at the same time negative in its sense and wounding in its f -rm. It would appear, however, to have ill-ex pressed the real ideas of the Neapolitan government, for the intentions of King Ferdinand are much less absolute than his language. We have perhaps the right to feel surprised at the singular contradiction between the conduct and the language of this monarch. If the advice offered him appeared wise and disinterested enough to be deemed worthy of being put into execution, why then should he have declined it at first in the decided manner which characterised the diplomatic notes of his Government ? It would appear, however, that the observations of Austria have not been entirely foreign to the sudden adoption by the King of Naples of some of the mea sures recommended to him by the Western Powers. The Neapolitan Government had doubtless confided in the sympathies of the Austrian Government. But when he saw that the Emperor of Austria, far from approving of his obstinacy, censured it, the King of Naples finally decided on anticipating the dissatisfaction of the Courts of France and England by certain acts of clemency. These acts of clemency, represent, however, only a first concession, and are far from responding to the entire desire of the Western Powers. But it is to be supposed that the King willconclude what he has commenced, and that he will comprehend the necessity of completely carrying out, in the interest of his Crown and of his subjects, the reforms and improvements which can alone assure the security of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies.. . It will, however, still be necessary for King Ferdinand to efface the bad impression produced on the courts of France and England by his reply to their notes. We doubt not that with a little reflection he will perceive the necessity of disavowing the wound ing character of that reply, and will be the first to faci litate by his words,'as well as by his deeds, the renewal of friendly and confidential relations which formerly ex isted between the governments of France, England, and Naples." SPAIN. There is nothing of importance in the Madri journals of the 9th. The Gazette only contains a circular of the Minister of the Interior ex paining some points in the recent circular relative to the traffic in, and circulation of, corn and pro visions. In consequence of the re-establishment of tranquillity, the Government, says the Epoca, had ordered that the division of General Dulce in Ara gon should be' recalled. According to the same journal, the garrison of Madrid was only between 6,000 and 7,000 men, but a strong force was en camped in the environs. Marshal Serrano, tho new ambassador at Paris, had had a long confer ence with the Queen. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 13. By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Sultan, with the Peninsular mails, in charge of Lieutenant Inglis, RN., Admiralty Agent, we have dates from Gibraltar, August 4 ; Cadiz, 5 ; Lisbon, 9 ; Oporto and Vigo, 10. The Sultan brings 97 passengers, 11 packages of specie value 4,1601., and a cargo consisting of 455 boxes of lemons, 70 boxes of tomatoes, 350 bags of ontrella, 21 elephants' teeth, 5 baskets of onions, 17 cases of eggs, 15 casks of wine, 252 bundles of grass matting, and 35 packages of general mer chandise. During the voyage the Sultan experienced mode rate winds and fine weather. On the 11th instant passed the Royal mail steamer Tyne, steering S.W., and on the 10th exchanged signals with the Peninsular mail packet Tagus, steering for Vigo Bay. Our intelligence from Gibraltar is to the 4th inst. Very heavy storms, accompanied by thunder • and lightning, had visited the town. The steam transport Clarendon, which left Gibraltar on the 30th tilt., sprang a leak while steaming down the Straits, and was, in consequence, run ashore off Cape Candor by the captain, for the purpose of saving the vessel and her living freight. In the afternoon of the Ist the Clarendon was brought up to a place called Pun'oales, in tow of the Spanish steamer Everilde, and thence she was taken to the entrance of La C-irraca (the arsenal of Cadiz), by her Ma jesty's steamer Banshee, Captain Pike, which had left the port to render her assistance. The French ship Constance, Captain Fartin, from Matanzas, previous to the transport being towed off, trans shipped 140 of the troops, and conveyed them to Cadiz, where she is placed in quarantine, owing to vessels arriving from that port not being admitted to pratique there. The other passengers and all the horses were safe on board the Clarendon, which only left her chains and anchors at the Cape where she was aground. The Prussian steam-frigate Dantzic, Captain his HighneFs Prince William of Hesse, having on board High Admiral his Royal Highness Prince William Adalbert of Prussia, anchored off the Ragged Staff during the night of the 3d inst. After a short stay the Dantzic will proceed to the Medi terranean. The British screw steam-ship Italian, from Liver pool for Gibraltar and Italy, two days after leaving port, on the 26th ult., was discovered to be on lire. About 8 o'clock in the morning smoke was observed issuing from the fore-cabin through the chain pipes and the fore-hatch tarpauling. Captain Hamilton directed the engines to be stopped, when the officers and crew exerted themselves to the utmost stay the progress of the fire, but unsuc cessfully. The combustible materials, one barrel of gunpowder and four of tar, by way of precau tion, were thrown overboard. On the 28th the captain resolved, for the safety of the vessel and those on board, to make for Lisbon, being the nearest port, and run the steamer ashore, which he accomplished on the evening of the 29 ch. With the assistance of the crew of a French war steamer, then lying at anchor in th e T agus , th e fi re was totally extinguished. The Italian resumed her voyage on the following day, and arrived at Gib raltar on the morning of the 2d, having burnt or damaged nearly all that was in the fore-hatch. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Wye, distilling-ves sel, Captain Moore, arrived at Gibraltar from the Crimea with two ladies and- 30 staff officers for England on the 2d inst. Her Majesty's steam line-of-battle ship Algiers, Captain Codrington, with the 56th Regiment and the left wing of the 56th Foot on board, from the Crimea, arrived in the bay on the morning of the Ist. These troops are the last of the British expe ditionary army that remained in the Crimea. The Gibraltar had taken off all the sick that remained. Exchanges at Gibraltar for bills on London at 90 days', were quoted at 51 3-16 ; Paris, sf. 380.; Marseilles, sf. 39e. ; Spanish pillared dollars, 8 per cent. premium, and Carolus at 21 per cent., were in demand, with none in the market. Her Royal Highness the Dachess of Kent arrived at Abergeldie Castle, her Highland residence in Aberdeen shire, on Monday last, from the south. Her royal high ness was attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Lord James Murray, and a numerous suite. DEATH FROM OXALIC ACID, TAKEN BY MISTAKE.— On Friday last, in the Bail, Lincoln, an old lady, lodg ing with Miss Loman, lost her life by taking oxalic acid. An inquest was held on the body, and the jury returned a verdict, "That the death of the deceased was from taking by mistake a solution of oxalic acid." SirMasey Lopes, Bart., the proprietor of immense estates, extending from the Plym to the Baer river, has issued orders to shut up Bickleigh Vale five days out of the week. This measure (says the TVestern Times) has taken every one by surprise. From time immemorial this vale has been open to visitors without any restric tion ; r. thoroughly beaten roadway extends through it for miles in length, and it has been in constant use by eque:trians as well as pedestrians without any let or hindranca. MADAMS Tusslu ifs EXHlBlTlON.—Notwithstanditig the heat of the weather, and the continued decrease of faihions.bles at the West-end of the town, this excellent exhibition still continues to draw crowds to witness the numerous models and works of art therein contained. Shortiy, we understand, many more interesting portraits of individuals will he completed, and give additional inducement for public patronage. LONDON LIFE ASSO CIATION. —The adjourned half yearly meeting of this association was held yesterday at the offices in King William-stract, for the purpose of taking the ballot on the question raised at the meeting of July 30, as to the manner in which the surplcs of 230,0001. should be divided among the members. The chair was taken at 12 o'clock, by Mr. J. B. Heath, the Vice-President of the association. Scrutineers having been appointed, the ballot immediately commenced, and it continued till 3 o'clock. At about half-past three the result was announced as follows :--For Mr. Carrie's resolution 378 ; for Mr. Baxter's amendment, 181 ; majority f o r the directors, 197. The announcement of the numbero NM received with applause. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) CITY SHERIFFS' counr. (Before Mr. Prenderga , ,t, Q.C.) DEALINGS.-DAY V. EXLEY. This was an action to recover the sum of 26/. 103. for goods sold and delivered. Mr. Buchanan, Basinghall-street, appeared for the defendant, and admitted the debt, but asked time to pay —one-half in one month, and the remainder the follow ing month. The plaintiff objected to any further time, as defendant had already had two months' credit, to which he was not entitled. His Honour—We are almost prohibited from ordering payment by instalments, and by the County Courts Act it would not be allowed hereafter. Mr. Buchanan said that did not apply to the City, and would come into operatiou on the let of October. His Honour—No ;"it does not affect us directly. What was the debt for? Plaintiff—For barley bought in the market, Mark lane. His Honour—Oh, then, we can't allow Mark-lane dealers to come here and pay by instalments, he must pay in 14 days. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE WOOD. This bankrupt was described as a grocer, of WellF- Etreet, Hackney, and came up to pass his last examina tion on accounts, prepared by Mr. Digby Fowell, Bas inghall-street. The balance-sheet commences July, 1854, with a deficiency of 3751. under a previous insol vency, and he now own 7711. No assets. An adjournment took place by consent. IN BE LYON SAMUELS. This bankrupt was described as a jeweller, Igo., St. Mary-axe, and has been in custody for want of bail, Mr. Commissioner Goalburn having refused to discharge him —the bail was originally 1,0001., and bankrupt also to give a bond. The bankrupt, however, being unable to procure bail to such a large amount, it was reduced to 600/. Mr. Sturgeon now applied for bail to justify, but some question arose as to the sufficiency of the notice. One of the bail, Mr. Martin, of Bucklerabury, offered to deposit the whole 500/. if necessary. Is was ultimately agreed that Mr. Martin should be accepted, and the question as to the other to stand over till Tuesday. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MANSION•HOUSE. THE WALPOLE ISLANDERS AGAlN.—Captain Atch erley waited this morning on the sitting magistrate, Mr. Al derman Wire, accompanied by one of the Walpole Islanders, named Peter, to solicit further assistance for these unfortunate individuals. The gallant captain said that the money kindly given to them on a former occa sion, by the Lord Mayor, had been appropriated by the persons who had received it to the liquidation of past claims, and, consequently, these unfortunate individuals were in as destitute a condition as before they waited on his Lordship. They were still residing at 6, Eversholt street, Campden-town, but had no buds to lie on. His principal object on waiting on the Lord Mayor was to ask him to apply to the Secretary for the Colonies to send these poor friendless individuals direct to their home. That's what you want, is it not Peter ! Peter—Yos. Mr. Alderman Wire said that the Lord Mayor was oust of town, and he (Mr. Alderman Wire) could not then interfere. The statement that had been made by Capt. Atcherley should be brought under his lordship's attention %Then he returned. Capt. Atoherley—But whilst the grass grows the steed starves. Mr. Alderman Wire—l have no doubt but that these individuals will be taken care of in the meantime by a benevolent public. Capt. Atcherley—Only consider the state of these individuals. Six men and four women lying on bare boards in one room. Mr. Alderman Wire r3peated his former statement that he could not then interfere, and having informed Capt. Atcherley that the Lord Mayor would be home on Monday next, the gallant captain and Peter retired. BOW STREET. UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COlN.—This morning, a costermonger, named Sinith,, was placed at the bar be fore Mr. Henry, charged with uttering a counterfeit crown piece, with intent to defraud Mr. Reynolds, a market gardener. Mr. Reynolds stated that he resided at Crayford, and regularly attended Covent-garden Market as a whole sale salesman. For some time past, owing to defective vision, he had been the victim of a gang of thieves who, knowing his eyesight to be bad, took advantage of the circumitanee to pass counterfeit coin in payment of the goods they purchased of him. Last Tuesday morning he took six bad half-crowns, and wios also robbed of a seive of currants,—a man havin g paid for one and re moving two Feivee. This morning the prisoner pur chased some potatoes of him an) gave him the counter feit crown piece. His porter, Ncrman, called his atten tion to the money after the man had quitted the stand, and on examination it was discovered to be bad. The prisoner was pursued and taken into. custody. Prisoner.—When you took the money you put it into your pocket. You ought to have looked at it before that. I deny that I gave you a bad crown-piece. Why did you not look at the money before ~vou put it in your pocket ? Mr. Reynolds.—You see my eyesight is not so good as it used to be, and that's the reason you take advan tage of me. But I told you this morning it would'nt do any longer, and I am determined to have you pun ished. The silver I had in my pocket wass all in shil lings and sixpences, and this was the only crown-piece I had taken during the morning. Mr. Henry to the Prisoner.—Where do you reside Prisoner.—ln Mint-street. Mr. Henry.—Then, you pass the Borough-tnarket to come to Govent-garden. How is that ? Prisoner—We buy things cheaper in Covent-garden. Mr. Reynolds (with a knowing wink)—Of course you can of me. (Laughter.) But it won't do any lon:;er. Norman, the porter, to Mr. Reynolds, stated that this morning he observed the prisoner give his master a five-shilling piece, and as he was putting it into his pocket he caught sight of it, and instantly raid it was a bad one. Lie followed the prisoner and brought him back to Mr. Reynolds. Mr. Henry—l hear you have frequent cases of taking bad money ? Witness—Yes, your worship ; and it causes a deal of trouble. Mr. Reynolds sends the silver to the pawn bro'cers to be exchanged for gold, and they sometimes tell me from the frequency of counterfeit coin being found amongst it that it looked as if we made our dvrn money. ( Laughter.) Mr. Henry remanded the prisoner for a week, and ordered the Mint solicitor to be acquainted with the case. This morning, Pinker :on, the lodging•house keeper, who stands charged with having a quantity of stolen property in his possession, was admitted to bail. Him self in the sum of 2001., and two sureties of 1001. each. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. VIOLENT ASSAULT UPON A WORKHOUSE PORTER.— Henry Bancroft, aged 24, a casual pauper, was brought before Mr. Beadon, on a charge of committing an aggra vated assault upon Michael Fox, the gate porter, at St. James's Workhouse, Poland-street, Oxford-street. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner on the previous night was standing outside the door of the casual ward of the workhouse with other paupers, when he forced his way into the establishment, although he was requested to keep back. The gate porter re• monstrated with him, when he commenced fighting, and in the struggle he tore off the cuff of the porter's coat and struck him several times. A police constable was called when the prisoner was removed to the stltion, The prisoner had frequently made himself troublesome at the gate, and although the master and other persons had spoken to him kindly he would still act in defiance of the Workhouse author Mr. BeadcT (to the prisoner)—WeP, sir, what have you to say to such conduct ? Prisoner-1 was starving, and I was anxious to get into the workhouse for food. Mr. Beadon—lf you were destitute and hungry you should have acted in a different way, and net force your w ay into an establishment against the rules of the autho rities. Prisoner—l hope you will for4ive me. Mr. Beadon•—No ; your conduct must be punished, and I fine you 403., or iu default you must go to the House of Correction for one month. The prisoner not being able to get the money was sent to prison. FOREIGN PROSTITUTES 4.T THE WEST END.—This morning Mr. Beadon was engaged for a considerable time in hearing charges against a number of gaily - dressed prostitutes (aho were chiefly German women) for annoying gentlemen last night, in the Haymarket and Regent-street. Latterly the nuisance has become so serious that mural Lamborn of rarliar out have comploig4 tv the Pol co Commißsionen at Scotland-yard, and accordingly a number of additiJinal constables have been placed on duty to check the evil. Mr. Beadon gave the prisoners a serious caution, and, discharged thew, with the understanding that if they were brought before him again they would be sent to prison. SOUTHWARK. ROBBERY BY A TICKET-OF-LEAVE CONVICT.—Edward Davis, a miserable•looking man, a ticket-of-leave con vict, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged with stealing a brush from the shop of Mr. Chubb, Queen street, Southwark, under the following melancholy cir cumstances : A lad in the employ of the prosecutor said that he saw the prisoner enter the shop on the previous afternoon and take a brush off the counter. He did not attempt to go away, but waited until a constable came and took him into custody. The prisoner told a most pitiable tale, stating that he was utterly starved. He had been in his youth in good circumstances, but unfortunately he got into bad com pany and robbed his employer. He was punished for that and lost his character. Afterwards he plunged further into crime, and was tried at the Newington Ses sion on the 25th of October, and sentenced to seven years' transportation. He was sent to Millbank prison, where he suffered greatly for more than twelve months ; and at the expiration of that time he was conveyed to the Hulks at Portsmouth,' where he fared very well and was not hard worked. 0 wieg to his exemplary conduct he received from the Secretary of State a ticket of leave on the 22d of November, 1855. He was furnished with a little money, and made his way to Lon. don in search of employment, but, owing to his former conduct, every one turned his back on him. He was a marked man, and even in walking the streets was pointed out as a ticket of leave convict, and no one would employ him. Since then he had been in a state of starvation, and would gladly return to the hulks sooner than suffer as he had done. In fact he had com mitted the present offence to get sent back, and he hoped his worship would commit hiin. The constable who apprehended him said he knew the prisoner formerly as a respectable young man, and be knew bim now to be in great distress. He bad called upon the inspector a few days ago with a view of giving himself up as he bad no means of s übsistence, but the inspector could not detain hira unless he committed some crime. Witnessadded that he never saw a fellow-crea• ture in such a deplorable condition as th e prisoner. Mr. Combe advised him to be remai 2ded for the usual documents to be produced, preparat ory to his being committed to the sessions. THAMES. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY,-A. p owerful young man, named Jan Kelly, aged 19, anct living in Spital• fields, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with as. saulting and robbing Robert Goodfacm, of No. 2, Old Suffolk-street, carpenter. Daring highway robberies have bees: of almost nightly occurrence in the neighbourhood of Whitechapel and Tower-hill after sunset. The prose tutor was passing along Church-lane, Whitechapel, lust night with a bundle in his hand, and the prisoner suddenly ac. costed him, tripped him up, 21rid snatched the bundle from him. The priadner made] off with the bundle, leaving the prosecutor• on the ground. He was immediately pursued by a man named John Morrie, of No. 1, Portland- place, Stepney, who, after a smart chase, overtook the prisoner in a gateway in Calderston-street, Whi techapel, with the bundle in his possession. It containud a leather bag, a gown, two shirts, two silk handkerchiefs, and other property, value 2/. 108. The prosecute, ris a carpenter, living at No. 2, Suffolk-street, near th, e London Hos pital. The prisoner, in defence, said that ail) prosecutor fell down and dropped his bag, and he picker d it up. Mr. Selfe.—What business had you. to pick up the bag, if he did drop it ? The Prosecutor.—He struck me and tripped me up. Mr. Selfe fined the prisoner 51,, or two months' im prisonment, for assaulting the proseemtor, and two months' imprisonment for the unlawful p ossession of the bag and its contents. MARKET NEWS.—(Ttis Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Aug. 14 , 1856, made ap from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales por Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. } OATS, eye. I BEAM. I PS.76i Od 43s 32 27s ld 46s 4d 45s 92 42s 10d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. BARLEY, OATS. I ME. ( BEANS. PEAS. 758 71 403 91 j 263 52 1 493 11 f 45s 2d f 43s 3d QUANTITIES OF OR kIN SOLD LAST WFIF.X. Wheat, 60,464 ; Barley, 2,206; Oats, 5,476; Bye, 91 ; Beans, 2,458; Peas, 192 Quarters. MEAT M.A_RK R TS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—Thero was a moderate demand for each kind of meat, as follows :—Beef, from 3; to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 6d s Veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, August 13.—Ti'e supplies of stock in to-day's market were moele:ately gcci, aid about an average busi ness was transacted, as fo , lows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 83; Riutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od; lamb, 5s Cd to 5s 8d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, August 13.—These was a fair demand for each kind of stock, at full price. Beef. from 3s 4d to 40 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 10d; Veal. 4s to 4s 8d; Pcrk, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs. HAY MARKETS. -------- SMITHFIELD.-01d meadow hay, 31 5s to Cl 03; nevi do., 31 Os to 41 lOs ; old clover, 41 Os to 61 10s; new do., 31 8s to 4 / 1 5s ; and straw, 118, to 1113 s per load. A moderate demand. CIIMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, 3i 3s to 6_ l , Os; new do., 3/ 0.3 to 4/ Ms • old clover, 4/ Os to 6/ les ; n ew do., 3/ lOs to 4115 s ; and straw, 11 103 toll 143 per load. Trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, 313 s to 5l 18s ; new do., 31 to '4/ 8s ; old clover, 4/ 4s to Gl 10s ; new do., 31 lOs to 5/ Os ; and strap, 11 83 to 1/ 13s per load. Supply limited, and trade rat'ier du".. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Aug. 14.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; light breeze and fine clear weather. l'emsmouTil, Aug. 13.—Wind S.S.E. to S.W.—Smiled —lstamboul (s. tpt.), for Kingstown ; French corvettes Famo and Chasseur and French war steamer Goerand, Brest. FALMOUTH, Aug. 13.—Wind S.S.W., strong breezes. —Arrived—Volcano, from Quebec. OFF SClLLY.—Penelope, from Quebec. CLYDE, Aug. 12.—Arrived Isabella Kerr, from Ma tanzas; City of Glasgow, C.lcutta. Sailed—St. Fillan, for St. John's, N.B. CARDIFF, Aug 13.—Wind S.S.W.—Sailed—Jeune Emma, for St. Thomas. FLEETWOOD, Aug. 13.—The Miss Douglas, Carlisle, got athwart hawse of the Jessie, from Quebec, and lost main mast, &c. ';.,,\PILL, Aug. 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Revenue, from New York. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday 2/Corning. Wind W.S. W. Arrived.—Adventure, from Bonny ; James Foster, jun., New York ; Eleanor, Messina ; Delta, screw-steamer, and Etoile de la Mer, Havre; Thebes, Alexandria; Eu ropa, Leghorn ; John Flunt3r, Alexandria. Off—Thmaton, Confianc), and Wide Awake. QUEENSTOWN, Ang. 12. Wind S.W. Arrived—Alovandra, from Athens ; Concordia Ibrail ; Wilhelm Frederika, Meria ; Brunetto and Maria Theresa, Galatz ; Dominica, Quebec. WiEERFORD, Aug. 12. Wind S.W. Arrived—Vigilant, from Galatz. Wind S.S.E. DUBLIN; Aug. 13. Arrived—Antonio, and Robert and Sarah, from Ancona. Wiwi S. KINGSTOIiN, Aug. 13. Arrived—Hunter, from St. John's, N.B. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISTY TELEGIMAPU.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.20 a. ID. Wind S.W. ; tide three hours' flood ; fino. Arrived, Aug. 13.—Gaeta Male, from Pugwaeh; Mada gascar, Manzabrella ; Gustaf Wilhelm, Nantes; Parkfield, Pngwash ; Emerald, Antigua; Hebc, Cadiz; Johannesi Alberg ; Eortuna, St. Petersburg; Seaton, and Lord Pro vost, Archangel; P.avidentia, TonsbDrg ; Fanny, Trini dad ; Irene, Crorsadt ; Lucca, Uddewalla ; Courier, transport, Balaklava ; Excel, Amsterdam ; John Master man, transport, Constantinople; Snipe, Marstrand ; Vrow Prinz Freiderich, Arendale; Sir John Rennie, Riga ; Roe, Cronstadt ; Anna, St. Petersburg; Philanthropist, Callao ; Lizzy, St. Petersburg. THE NIGHTINGALE FUND.—The statement that a sum of 1,000 inedjidie had been contributed by the Sultan to the Nightingale Fund is incorrect. It was errone ously paid into the bank to the account of Miss Night ingale, and the committee naturally considered it was intended as they described it. It is now, however, un derstood that it is a gift of the Sultan to the nurses who had served in the Crimea, and will be distributed among them, for which purpose it will he at once transferred from the Bank to the authorities at the 'War-office, with whom, of course, the distribution rests. IMPROVEMENTS NEAR BUCKINGHAM PALACE.—Yester day a number of men commenced pulling down several houses near Buckingham Palace, which Here disposed of by auction on Tuesday, for the purpose of being cleared away, to carry into effect the improvements contem plated in the neighbourhood of the Palace. The houses were situated in King's-row, Arabella-row, Queen's court, &c., and were of the largest size. It is intended at this part to continue the width of the road, as it is in front of the newly erected office of the Duchy of Corn wall, which adjoins the gate leading to the Park. There aro several more houses to be removed before the entire of the inaproyementa will be completed.