The Sun. — London, England, 1842-06-25 00:00:00

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Tne EXT POLISH DISTRIBUTION of MONEY DI V ID ENDS, guaxante,d by his ;Majesty the EMPEROR el It r SSI A will take Place on Ist Juiy. Direct for SELECTED and GENUINE BONDS WITH OUT DELAY to HEINE BROTHERS. ITarnburgh and Lubeck, June, 1842. THEATRE-ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. THIS EVENING, JUNE 25. 1 he Pertirmances will commence with Llit7Il,LE —Characters by Messrs, J. ,v ining, J. Bla,d, Oxbcrry, and Miss Faucit. After which, the New Farce, called UNCLE N IP.— Principal Ili:Ara:las by Mr Harley and Mrs. Humby. 0 be followed by the New Musical Fairy Bomar:co, entitled THE I: +. It 13 ERTHA'7; BRI DAL.— A loxis, Mr. Barker; Hermann, -, ,klr. Clement White; Bertha, Miss Crisp; Berina, Miss Gould; Un eine, Miss Hnghei. To conclude with the Romantic Drama of THE DICE of DE kTI-1. —Lrriest, Mr. Diddear ; Spiegerocrg, Mr. J. Bland ; Flans, Mr. Ox berry ; Mephistophi!es, Mr. 0, Smith ! Louisa, Miss Crisp; Theresa, Miss Murray. B,ixes, 4s. Pit, is.- Gallery, Is. Doors o..en at Half-past Six; c,inmence at Seven; Half-price, a Quarter before Nine. Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Groga -, , at the Private Box-office ; and of Messrs. Andrews, Mitchell, Sams, and Bally, at their Libraries. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Thi; Theatre has resumed its former popular position with a Series ;rand Operas, supported by the first musical talent this coun t,' can produce. THIS EVENING, JUNE 25. Will be performed, Bellini's Grand Opera of LA SONNAM• BU LA.—Amina, Mss Romer; Liza, Mrs. Serie; Itodolpho, Mr. Leffler; Elvino, Mr. W. Harrison; with an increased Band, and a pcw•erful Chorus, conducted y Mr. G. Stansbury. Re!' which, a Ballet call: d THE PUPIL OF LOVE, in which the Italian Opera Dar curs will appmr. To conclu e with )Ir. Leman stede's JACK IN THE WATER. Ji..ck, Mr. George Wild; Betty, Miss E. Terry. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully Informed that ... ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, AND THURSDAYS, GRAND EVENING FETES will be given, in which will be em_ to lied all•those popular Entertainments that have given to this favou rite placeof recreation its peculiar celebrity, with additions and in troductions, which render them more generally attractive. The MENAGERIE has been enriched by many valuable and im rortant acquisitions in the classes of both Quadrupeds and Birds. Feeding Time Five o'clock. The Colossal VIEW OF ROME has been repainted, and in some instances remodelled, with a Mechanical 'fable to d'action, repre senting the Piece sit.' of the Papal Troops, Guards, and Roman Nobles, to the Castle of St. Angelo. Th., BA S D includes some of the most emMeot Performers, con. 'tiered by Mr. Godfrey, and the Programme of the PROMENADES M,._;;(:ALES selectedirom the noblest works of the great Masters. The I LLU MINATIONrif ST. PETER'S, the CROSS of FIRE, and the GIR A N DOLA of ST. ANGELO, with all the gorgeous Spectacles and magnificent introductions that have called forth ac i,,inimitions of delight and admiration on each evening of their ex. bit, ion, terminating with the trinniph of pyrotechnic splendour, the C.ASC ADE of BRILLIANT FIRE, SIX I Y FEET in height. The Gardens are open Daily from Ten till Dusk. The Evening Fetes, with the Promenades DMus Gales, Illumination of St. Peter's, Giieodola of St. Angelo, &c., will be given on Mondays, Tuesdays, and l'hursdays. Admission One Shilling. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We gave at the time a brief account of the action referred to by a Correspondent, who writes from South-street, West square, and should be willing to oblige him ; but on reflec tion he mestise aware that we cannot have a personal know ledge of the complicated circumstances involved in the prosecution, and that we should not therefore be justified in pnblishirg a document casting such strong imputations on different individuals. THE Vl 7 EA THE.R.—N ooN, JUNE 23. t• AL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET, i:ermometer .... 67 Highest 6B Lowest 5O Barometer 29.80.—Wind S.W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. 41orning 0 minutes after 3 1 Evening 37 minutes after 3. istg LONDON! SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1842. We cannot afford to occupy this column by copying what appears in another, but we earnestly request public attention to our report of the prcceedings yesterday at the Meeting to consider the distress of the country. Though much grieved, we are not surprised at the great clistl - ess, for we warned the public, months, and even years ago, that the laws were subjecting the people to all the terrible severities of an Hindostan famine. Unhap pily our prediction is realised, and the public must dis credit all testimony if it be not now convinced that gaunt famine prevails in the manufacturing districts. siece the fifteenth century, growing commerce and pro- ' gressive civilization have guarded England against such a calamity ; but the hand of the ruthless and avaricious lawgiver, arresting both, by stopping the former, has doomed our beloved country to all the horrors of the ignorant and barbarous ages. We earnestly beseech the public to be warned, while it is yet time, for the night • cometh when no man can work, by the evidence of dreadful destitution which we lay before it. We have no wish to alarm the public by copying or repeating threats. We have some reason to suppose that the slow but sure process of famine has already tae - ,ed the spirit of the multitude into the most abject submission. Evidence of the people enduring almost unheard of and unmerited privations without murmurs, and certainly without commotion, proving that their patience has already extended far beyond the point at which riot might have been anticipated, is found in al most every provincial journal. Violence has not latterly been the character of Englishmen, even when lustily fed, and is less to be expected now when their spirit is broken by long fasting and much disappointment. .Il‘.‘n reason on this subject from an imperfect ana logy, and are consequently deceived. Violent revolu tien,; have been instigated by hunger, and therefore it is inferred that here distress must provoke rebellion. But our people are - accustomed to discussion, and the daily growth of every public feeling is duly announced. The anger which grows from distress, is checked by the charity which relieves it ; and Outrage is kept down, by the hope that something yet will be done. All classes meet to express their opinions, and no new sentiment can come suddenly and generally into existence, bearing down all before it like an avalanche. Discussion and freedom nourish a universal respect even for bad laws ; and there is more reason to dread the gradual reconcile ment of the multitude to a Ifindoo standard of subsist ence, than a furious outbreak. We are at present a greatly divided people. We are split into many con flicting sects. Capitalists and labourers are at variance. The English look on the Irish as interlopers, who take away their bread ; and the two are more likely to guar- ' rel, than make common cause. But while the people ' are divided, the system which oppresses them i s one, I uniform and constant in its operations. Rebellion, then ' cannot -concocted in secret, extensive tenzert.:i s scar ely possible, and a pining atrophy seems as likely • sa a furious fever to waste the greatness of England. Yet alp alum which has of late been felt, and which still prevails in some quarters, seems not wholly without foundation. We learn from the Kent Herald, that Dr. M‘DouALL gave a lecture at Canterbury, on Monday, on the distress of the country, a part of which is thus described : The lecturer in fervid and eloquent language depicted the distressed state of the manufacturing districts, and said that the tariff would afford no relief. He declared that the starv ing people from the north and midland counties intended next week to march up in a body of two or three hundred thousand to London, and, abstaining from physical force, would make known that " since they must starve, they would starve in the face of God and of Queen Victoria !!" He was sure that the soldiery would not, even if ordered, fire upon this unarmed, helpless mass. They would find plenty of houses, for the cor rupt and cowardly aristocracy would vacate London on their approach. He thought that the country was on the eve of a peat revolution, and he prayed it might be bloodless—but that would depend on the wanner in which the people were treated, as there was a point beyond which even the English people, the most forbearing and submissive of all people under the sun, would not endure ill-treatment. Dr. M‘DonALL's cenviction concerning the soldiers may be compared to the anecdote told of the feelings of one soldier, by Mr. G. Tnompsos, at the meeting. His account of the resolve of the people gives no counte nance to his conclusion ; and the marching to London to die, seems more like despair than rebellion in the Char tist camp. The distress in the north, and the language held at the Chartist meetings in the cathedral city, are, how ever, not unimportant events. A good opportunity offers to investigate the former. At this mo ment the British Association for the Advance ment of Science is holding its annual meeting at Man chester. The natural history of man in tlme, or the natural progress and development of society, is as much a part of science, and it has been so treated by CUVIER, as entomology, chemistry, or astronomy. It is, in truth, that science, which, for the well-being of all, now de mands, much more than any other the attention, of the Ides fortes of the kingdom. Intellect has no wilder waste to reduce under culture than the little tilled science of society, and no nobler conquest is now offered to its exertions. To calculate the parallax of a fixed star is a great achievement, but it will be a far greater to demonstrate the cause and the cure of the national distress. The British Association holds its sittings in the midst of social decay, and it will be unworthy of its nan e, it will be considered as a trifling and a useless body—it will deserve the satire of its opponents, if it break up from Manchester without supplying some ex planation of the sources of the evils which now press so heavily on the community. If mankind are not to look to " the lights of the world and demi-gods of fame " to light them peaceably to a better condition of existence, where can they find any guide ? A Philadelphia correspondent of a Morning Paper Lys.— " The British Islands are pouring both their thousands and their tens of thousands upon the American shores, and I ob sf rye that a majority of the arrivals are those of agricultural labourers, artisans, mechanics, and small farmers. Last week 3,830 personages landed from Europe at New York. At Toronto, far in the interior of Upper Canada, 2,500 have al reagy arrived this season, while at Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore, the arrivals are more numerous than ever before If the people cannot get food at home, they will go abroad to obtain it. The plain consequence, therefore, of the Corn-keeping-out law is to depopulate England, to a certain extent, and increase the population of the United States—diminishing our wealth and greatness, and increasing the wealth and greatness of that rapidly rising Republic. We have quoted the proof. Not half so many persons would go, probably, if the law would allow food to be brought hither, and then England might fully participate in all the advantages of the yet untitled forests of America. The wilds of the Far West " may be reached in com fort," says the same correspondent" for from six to eight pounds." In fact, the new land of the United States is more accessible from the sea border of England than were the wilds of Scotland, or of Ireland, half a century ago, both of which have since much contributed to feed our population. The law which keeps out of England the food grown in the United States is a law to prevent oar people adding the States of Illinois and Missouri to their territory. It deprives them of the advantages of a new country explored and cultivated by old arts. Land is useful, for what it bears; and by importing the produce of the new soil of the United States, we in fact import all for which the soil is valuable. With immeasurable folly, however, our law-makers are depriving England of this immense advantage, and dooming her people to expa triation and decay. It distresses us beyond measure to hear the lamenta tions of our respected Irish Contemporary, the indefa tigable, the consistent, and the unflinching Tory Mail. For twelve long years has it resisted the Irish Radicals, manfully supported the party of which PEEL was the chief, denounced all the wicked attempts of O'CONNELL and the Catholic priests, and bravely fought, in season and out of season, for every right and privilege conferred originally on that useful establishment called the " Protestant Church of Ireland." It contributed in a great measure to the return of its party to office, and reckoned no doubt that the principles for which they had so long contended would be rigorously adhered to when a Tory Lord Lieutenant was installed in Dublin Castle. But alas I How short sighted is weak and erring man I "Put not your trust in Princes," said an ancient writer, and our ill-used fellow-labourer makes the response, " Put not your trust in PEEL, or in any Premier." The great Protestant leader has been weighed in the balance, and, like the light gold, has been found wanting. He has turned his back, not on himself, like the apostle of the Union and Orangeism, but on his friends. He has mounted the ladder—but we have not the heart to carry out the stnile, and merely announce the awful fact, that the great and good cause has been ruined by treachery. What makes the case the more deplorable is, that PEEL has carried all the great men with him—the Duke, and STANLEY, and GRAHAM; even the good old Protestant, tr.e Kentish Baronet, has forgotten " nusquam tuta fides," and all gone over with the renegade in a body The London Correspondent of the Mail, writing on the Irish Registration Bill, thus describes the wicked deceivers :—" The fact is the discussion on the Bill at that period (last Session) having answered their purpose, Government are content to let the matter slumber, notwithstanding the most shameful abuses, which are more manifest even at present than when they brought forward the denunciations of Lord STANLEY and the great mass of the then Opposition. What was proper and necessary when sitting on one side of the House is considered trivial and unimportant when a change of place occurs." Who will deny the Tory split now ? And what true Orangeman can ever again back the Minister whom one of his own journals described as JUDAS ISCARIOT, and who thus has performed a second time the part of that noto rious traitor ? It is some consolation, however, to find that there are some honest men left, and that, should the heavens fall, our Contemporary is determined to do his duty. "In position," says he, "we are all alike in dependent of Government and individuals ; and we claim the right, in common with our fellow-subjects, of giving free and fearless expression to our opinions upon public men and public measures." The unanimity which prevailed in the House of Com - mons on Thursday upon the necessity of re-establishing the power of Great Britain in Affghanistan cannot but be productive of immense advantage to our rulers in India. We now know that the native Princes in India, and the Governments of Lahore, Herat, and Persia, take the deepest interest in the proceedings of the British Parliament, and that by means of active, intel ligent agents, they are as quickly informed of what transpires in the House of Commons as the Governor- General of India, to whom despatches, with similar news, aro seat express. To show with what expedi tion any news to the prejudice of India travels in Central Asia, we need only allude to the recent well-known fact, that fie account of the fall of Ghuznee, the murder of Sir M‘NAGHTEN, and the massacre of the garrison, reached Constantinople, by way of Herat, Ispahan, Teheran, and Erzeroum, crossing the immense Persian deserts, nearly nine clear days before the same intelli gence by the Overland Mail arrived in London. The " golden-footed " Monarch of BURMAH bas spies at every one of our Presidencies in India, by whom what ever transpires to our prejudice is at once communicated to him, and he awaits but the hour of our humiliation in any quarter to fall upon us. The debate last night will satisfy these Potentates that it is no slight matter to precipitate a war with England—that whatever changes have taken place in the administration of her Government—whatever internal divisions may distract her people, she has but one mind, ono purpose, one determination when her honour is at stake, and her power to vindicate it disputed by fo reign enemies. Of the ccurse pursued by Sir ROBERT PEEL, as well as with the tone and temper of his speech last night, we entirely approve. Whatever documents relative to the war in Affghanistan the Government may have kept back or garbled, this is not a fit time to move for their production. Besides, we do not regard them as of much importance. We know very we ll au the causes of the war in Affghanistan. Persia, insti gated by Russia, had, in 1837, resolved to conquer H erat and Affghanistan, and extend her empire to the banks of the Sutledge. Our Government saw the danger of permitting alimere tool of the AUTOCRAT to become our neighbour in India, and took measures to prevent it. Political agents were sent to Caubul and • Herat.. and t whole web of Russian conspiracy and'intrigue discovered and made known to the world. We then found out that without faithful allies in the Governors of Lahore, Caubul, and Herat, we could not counteract the intrigues of Russia. Hence the expedition for the restoration of our pensionary the Shah SOOJAH to the throne of Affghanistan. We condemned the choice at the first—we condemn it still. It was the cause of all our disasters. Sir ALEX. BURNES likewise condemned it, in his despatches to the Governor-General of India; and this, we believe, comprises the important part of the suppressed papers. But the late President of the Board of Control, Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE, informed the House that the resolution of restoring Shah Soo- JAR was only taken when it was known that no trust could be reposed in the most sacred engagements of DOST MOHAMMED, whose rapacity was unbounded. Now if this was really the case, and if the Shah SOOJAH was a person in whom Lord AUCKLAND felt he could place confidence, nothing could be more proper than suppress in the publication of despatches, passages reflecting upon the moral character and mental capacit.s- of our Royal protege. Sir A. BURNDS was one of the officers chosen to accompany the SHAH to Caubul, and it would have placed that gallant, lamented officer, and his countrymen, in a queer position, had the Government at home pub lished despatches in which the SHAH was described as an incorrigible blockhead. Such proceedings would doubtless have precipitated the Caubul massacre, and afforded our enemies a pretext for attributing to British stupidity and insolence, what all the world • must acknowledge to be an act of unparalleled treachery reflecting eternal disgrace upon the Affghan name and nation. We never condemned the origin of the war in Aff glianistan. What we condemned and ever shall con demn, is the choice of such a cowardly knave and foul as the Shah SOOJAH to govern that country. Having been twice before driven from the throne, it was clear to us that he was wholly incompetent for the regal office. Bat les justice to Lord AUCKLAND, we must await his arrival in England, to ascertain upon what conceivable grounds he adopted the SHAH as his protege. We want some account of how and wherefore this original sin was committed. Seeing that only nine Members voted for the pro duction of file papers, we are glad that Mr. ILUME divided the House upon the motion. We should look for -as large a minority had the motion been for burning Westminster Abbey, or converting St. Paul's Cathedral into a theatre for the performance of farces and burlettas. A motion to the effect that "this House direct Mr. Speaker to set the Thames on fire " would command at least a minority of twice as many votes as were given to paralyse the war in Affghanistan. A British Envoy and British army have been treacherously and barbarously massacred in cold blood in that country, and however distant it may be from the seat of our power in India, the Parliament of Great Britain unanimously de clares that it shall be made to feel that it is not beyond the reach of our vengeance. An impunity must not be allowed to the Affghans, which would encourage treachery on the part of Nepaul and Burmah. Our empire in India has, long ceased to be an empire of opinion—it is a Go vernment of strong, consolidated, irresistible force, as all who dispute it with us will discover to their cost. The whole of the French Journals have reached us but their political articles are of no importance to Eng lish readers. BOURSE-PARIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22. brat Higtlese Lowest Price Price. Frit.. Frier. French 5 per Cent 5........... 119 ... 119 5 ... 118 90 ... 11S 00 4 per Cents. 3 per Cents. 79 40 79 40 ... 79 25 ... 19 23 13 .4 of trance Malan nano: l'elgian 5 per Cents. 1810 11:441 ... 104% ... 1,4% ... 101% Sp.ritiih Active 23% ... 23% ... 23% ... `23.. Dutch 5 par Cents. N e apolt tan !Inman RAILWAI SHARES. V2rsaillcs.R. F. LB ...... ......: lO2 50 ... 1(12 50 ... 101 55 ... 101 25 Rou^n 517 50 ... 517 tO ... 517 5U ... 517 50 ( rleans s:iasburg to Bale 205 .. 295 ... 2(5 ... 205 EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING. We have received New York papers from the United States, by the South America, Captain Bailey. They are later than those delivered by the last Boston and llaliCax steamer, but not so late as those delivered by the British Queen, at Cowes. .1; *llotoieri,::* THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1842. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND tibitt pin to It. " Who runs may read." FO~2EI~TiT~ The leading articles of the French Journals are almost exclusively on the merits of the different candidates for the approaching elections, and are far too personal in their nature to afford the slightest gratification to any reader, no matter of what party, who has not some ink rest in the success or failure of the parties whose preten sions are supported or condemned. The articles on other subjects are without novelty or importance. The Archbishop of Sens, while on a visitation, has been seized with a malignant fever, and carried back in a senseless state to his palace. There are hopes, however, that the attack, which at first appeared to be very serious, will not be attended ►with disastrous consequences. A letter from Brest says—" We are informed that the division under the orders of Admiral Casey is soon to sail for the channel, where it will exercise, and that it will afterwards be stationed cif Eu, during the sojourn of the King at that place." According to the law of 31st March, 1837, the accu mulations of the Savings Banks are deposited in the Caisse des Depots et Consignations. On 31st December in that year these funds amounted to 106,000,000 f. At the close of the last year they amounted to 241,661,552 f. having in the four years been increased by 135 millions and a half. The Sentinelle des Pyrenees states that the municipa lity and provincial deputation of Burgos have signed a protest, declaring that the statement of a disposition having been manifested by the inhabitants of that city to revolt, and proclaim the constitution of 1812, was wholly unfounded. The Eco del Cononercio of Madrid, of the 14th inst., announces that Don Francisco di Paulo has accepted the command of a battalion of the Malaga militia. The Augsburg Gazette states that the disturbances at Perth had ceased. The journeymen tailors who were arrested had been set at liberty, and the mass of the rioters had returned to their work. Mehemet Ali, says a letter from Rome, has written a letter to the Pope, expressing the utmost delight at re ceiving the mosaics which his Holiness sent him, and addressing him by the titles of " Your Beatitude," and " Lieutenant of the Caesars." The Pacha promises to send him the obelisk of Heliopolis. PARLIADItNTARY. Petitions were presented in the Lords by Lord Brougham from Newfoundland, against the proposed changes in its Constitution, i.nd by Lord Londonderry from coal owners of Northumberland, complaining of the misrepresentations of the Commissioners for inquiring into Mines and Collieries. The Bishop of Norwich said a few pungent words against the want of humanity in the coal owners. In answer to Lord Belhaven, the Duke of 'Wellington ex. pressed great respect for the Scotch Kirk, and great regret at its present condition; but he could only say that the Government had given, and was giving its best attention to the subject. It has no measure to settle its dispute. The Duke of Richmond expressed astonishment at the con. duct of the General Assembly, and wonder how the members of that body could reconcile it to their consciences to treat their bre. tha en's() harshly, who had done nothing wrong. The Copyright Bill was read a third time, and a clause to which Lord Campbell objected, was withdrawn. Lord Brougham gave notice that he should present a petition on Thursday, relative to the distress in the manufacturing districts. After transacting some routine business, their Lordships ad. journed at a Quarter past Seven. In the Commons Mr. Shiel again adverted to the case of Mr. St. George, which induced Lord Eliot to say that on restoring that gentleman to the Magistracy, no slight was intended to the Marquis of Clanricarde, or to the late Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Mr. Shiel is to move for the correspondence in this case. On the order of the day for going into a Committee on the Poor. law, Mr. Lawson moved an instruction to the Committee to divide the Bill into two, but after a short debate withdrew his motion. Mr. T. Duncombe then submitted a motion recommending a tem porary measure on account of the distress of the people. This pro. position was fairly met, and, though opposed by Sir James Graham, found much support in the House. A debate, partly personal, partly on the state of the country, and partly on the Bill, occupied the House till a little before twelve o'clock, when Mr. Fielden having been very uucourteously received by the Minis terialists, moved the adjournment of the debate. He pressed it to a division, but it was lost by a great majority. Sir C. Napier afterwards moved an adjournment, and Sir Robert Peel, finding that he could not carry forward the mea sure, consented to adjourn the debate till Monday. He spoke strongly, however, against adopting a factious opposition, and threw on his opponents the responsibility of delaying the tariff'. Some routine business was transacted, and the House at a Quar. ter past Two o'Clock adjourned, - MONEY—TRADE—COMMERCE. According, to private letters received on Thursday from Leeds by the deputations at present in London, from the northern manufacturing districts, it appears that nearly 20,04)0, or one fourth of the population, are at present subsisting on the poor rates. At Wolverhampton also the number of persons out of employ is immense. At a meeting last week at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, it was officially stated that no less than 11,000 of its population are receiving parish relief. From the city returns of the income and expenditure of the Corporation of London, it appears that owing to several extra ordinary votes and grants, during the years 1638-9-40, the sum of 149,325/. la. Bd. has been expended, being an amount ex ceeding the ordinary income of the Corporation, and leaving no surpius for the further discharg e of d e bt. The emigrant ship Kent, of 6')o tons burden, was totally wrecked in the Western Ocean, off the Seven Islands, on the Bth of last month. Seventy emigrants on board escaped, how ever, on the coast, but in a wretched condition. At the meeting of the Union Bank of Australia, on Thurs day in Old Broad-street, the balance of undivided profits for the half year was 64,1091. 13$. 11d., which enabled the Direc tors to declare a dividend of 255. and 20s. on the shares. The total assets of the Company to the 18th of June, 1842, were 825,6241. 3s. 9d. LAW AND POLICE. Next Monday week, the 4th of July has been fixed by the Sheriffs for the execution of the two culprits, Francis and Cooper. Cooper has become humbled since, and Francis was astonished when the information was delivered. He declares that. his motive for making the feint was to gain an asylum as a relief from poverty. rryrn AS. The p rocee d s of the ten days' lal RT e of the Strawberry-hill prints and drawings; which concluded on Thursday, has been on the whole as follows :—First day, 3711. 55. 6d. ; second day, 3171. 13s. ; thi r d day, 21a. 95.; feurth deb 2.31. ; fifth day, 2001. 7s. 6d. ; sixth day, 3181. 14s. 6d. ; seventh day, 3341. 15s. 6d. ; eighth day, 4921. 7s. ; ninth day, 484/. 4s. 6d. ; tenth dm, 841/. 10s. 6d. ; making a total of 3,833/. 'LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC. _ The Cambridge Porson prize, consisting of Greek books pur chased from the interest of 4001. stock, for the best Greek verse on a dramatic passage, was on Thursday adjudged to George Druce, of St. Peter's. THATRICAZ. We are sorry to learn that that popular actress, Miss Kelly, lessee of the theatre in Dean-street, Soho, is labouring under a severe rheumatic inflammation of the side, which prevents her from discharging her professional duties. COUJEtT7--r4SHIONAIME. Lord and Lady Stanley had a dinner party on Wednesday, in St. James's- square. Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar arrived at Marlborough House on Thurs.lay, from Paris. Thursday at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, Sir T. E. Winnington, Bart., of Stamford Court, M.P., for Bewdley, was married to the eldest daughter of Sir Compton Domvile, Bart. The attendance at Almacks on Wednesday evening was very numerous, there being upwards of six hundred persons present. ZYIiS E /IN 3C 0 . A gorget of pure gold, as worn by the old Irish Chieftains, and a breastplate of the same have lately been found in the west of Kilkenny. Mr. Raper, chief clerk in the War office, in which depart ment he has been employed nearly half a century, died at Chelsea last week, in his 66th year. COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Sir Edward Bowater, honoured with his presence yesterday, the Concert given at the Queen's Theatre, in aid of the Hamburgh Subscription Fund. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were taken an airing yesterday, in the Royal gardens. The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Pa lace. The company consisted of their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Sussex, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Princess Au gusta of Cambridge, M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister; the Duchess of Inverness, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, tho Duke of Wellington, Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, Earl of Liverpool, Earl of Aberdeen, the Countess of Charlemont, the Countess de Merode, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caroline Legge, Lady Augusta Somerset, Hon Miss Hamilton, Hon. Miss Stanley, Baroness Lehzen, Baron de Dieskaw, Mons. de Moerkerke, Baron Stockmar, Baron Knesebec k, Viscount Hawarden, Hon. Gc. neral Sir W. Lumley, Hon. C. A. Murray, Lord Charles Welles. Icy, and Sir E. Bowater. The band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards wag in attendance during dinner. Her Majsty had afterwards a Concert, at which the following artistes had the distinguished honour of performing :—Madame Persiani, Mrs. Anderson, Misses Bassano and Towers; Signori Mario and Lablache; also Messrs. NV unscher, Schroeder, Garbe, and Mayer, from Germany, who played Quartets for four horns, Her Majesty's private band was in attendance, and assisted. Amcng the company present were the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Mary Fitzalan Howard, the Marquis of An glesey, Earl and Countess of Dunmore, Earl and Countess of Rosslyn, Earl and Countess of Beverley and Lady Louisa Percy, Lord Fo. rester and the Hon. Miss Forester, Lord and Lady Seymour, Lord and Lady Cremorne, Lord and Lady Ashley, Lady Peel, Sir Henry Wheatley, Hon. Sophia and Miss Mary Wheatley, Hon. William Cowrer, and Mr. George Edward Anson. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, att ended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Cooper, Bart., honoured the Con cert at the Queen's Theatre, given in aid of the Hamburgh Sub scription, with her presence yesterday morning. A Deputation, consisting of Mr. B. Wilbraham, Mr. M. Philips, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. T. Egerton, Mr. Gibb, and Mr. Watkins, had an interview with the Earl of Ripon yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The American Minister and family left town yesterday morning, on a short v;sit to Manchester, during the meeting of the Scientific Association, Lieut.-Cr.l. Dickson and Major Cotton had interviews with Lord Stanley yesterday at the Colonial-office. A Deputation, consisting of Mr. D. Barclay, Mr. Metcalfe, Mr. Chapman, Mr. M. Attwood, Sir J. Johnstone, Mr. Wason and Mr. Duncan, had an interview with the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, on Thursday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. Despatches from the Governor of New South Wales, and also from the Governors of the West India Colonies, were received yes terday at the Colonial.office. The Judicial Committee of her Majesty's most Honour:lble Privy Council sat yesterday, and concluded the hearing of an appeal from the Arches' Court, Rev. Mr. Escott v. Frederick Mastin. The Queen's Advocate and Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, Queen's Counsel, were heard for the Respondent, and Dr. Phillimore replied for the Appellant.—Judgment was not given. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STOCKbRIDGE RACES—(TuuasnAir CONCLUDED. ) The Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each ; h ft. Mile and a half. Mr. Biggs' Eleus (J. Day) 1 Duke of Richmond's f by Elis, out of Balcine Lord Chesterfield's Dil•bar Mr. Gregory's Barrier Match, 300, h ft, New Mile.—Lord G. Bentinck's Pelopon nesus received forfeit from Mr. S. Herbert's Clarus. At the Downham Races on Wednesday, the Downham Plate of 501. was won by Mr. E. K. Clarle's Sister to Glencoe; the Hack Stakes by Mr. Chaplin's Frailty; the Park Plate by Mr. W. Scott's Ellen ; the Ladies' Plate by Mr. Rogers's Bridegroom ; and the Maiden Plate by Mr. Pettit's Smeetmeat. BETTING AT NEWCASTLE—WEDNESDAY EVENING. LIVERPOOL JULY Cur.-10 to 1 agst Heslington (taken); 14 to 1 agst Knight of the Whistle (taken) ; 15 to 1 agst Una (taken) ; 100 to 6 agst Rhodantho ; 100 to 5 agst Prince Caraeloc; 1,000 to 5 agst Mug (taken) ; 100 to 5 agst Na_ worth (taken) ; 100 to 4 agst. Jolly Tar (taken). ST. LEGER. —5 to 4 agst Attila (taken) ; 12 to 1 agt Bel cour ; 12 to 1 agst Cabrera; 13 to 1 agst Auckland (taken) 15 to 1 ag st Meteor (taken). NEWCASTLE RACES.—THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 Soya. each, for 2 yr olds; colts Bst 71b, and fillies _Bst 41b; the second saves his stake. T. Y. C. (14 Subs.) Mr. Powlett's fby Sheet Anchor (Templeman) 1 Mr. Blakelock's A British Yeoman, by Livei pool .. 2 Lord Eglinton's Egidia, by Sheet Anchor Colonel Crawfurd's cby Bay Middleton, out of Mermaid 4 Mr. Jaques's Semiseria, by Voltaire 5 Mr. Bell's Winesour, by Velocipede 6 Betting—Six to 4 agst Winesnur, 5 to 2 agst Semiseria, and 4to 1 agst A British Yeoman. Won by halt a length, after a fine race. _ _ The Gold Cup of 100/. ; the second to receive 201. Two miles. Mr. Orde's Beeswing, aged, 9st (Cartwright) 1 Mr. Johnstone's Charles the Twelfth, 6 yrs, 9st 31b ......... 2 Even betting. The old mare made all the running, and won by four leng.hs. The Members' Plate of 501. ; the winner to be sold for 250/., &c. Heats once round and a distance. Mr Meiklam's cby Physician, 3 yrs, 7st ( Lye) 3 1 1 Mr. Ramsay's The Recorder, 6 yrs, Bst 111 b ...... 1 2 2 Mr. Crawfurd's Royal Charley, 3 yrs, 6st I Ilb WINCHESTER BACES--FRIDAT. The Produce Stakes of 50 soya. each, hft for 3 yrs old ; colts Bst 71b, fillies and geldings Bst 41b, &c. The new mile. (4 subs.) Mr. Etwall's Palladium, walked over. The Hampshire Stakes of 25 Sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared ; 50 sovs. would have been added had three horses started. Two miles and a dis. (9 subs.) 7 of whom declared. Mr. King's Sultana, 4 yrs, 7st., walked over- The Foal Stakes of 50 sous. each, h ft, for colts, Bst 71b., and fillies, Bst 41b. Untried stallions or mares allowed 31bs, if both bibs. New Mile. (14 subs.) Mr. Etwall's Palladium, Bst 71b... (J. Day) I Lord G. Bentinck's Flytrap, Bst 21b... No betting. Won very easy. The Queen's Plate of 100 Guineas ; three yrs old, 7st Mb ; four yrs, 9st llb ; five yrs, 9st 1 Ilb ; six and aged, 10st 21b ; two-mile heats. _ _ _ Wreford's Warden, 5 yrs ... (J. Day, jun.) 2 3 1 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Tripoli, 3 yrs Mr. M. Dilly's Dr. Jephson, 3 yrs Mr. Legg's Adrian, aged . ... 3 2 4dr The first heat was won cleverly by a length, the second by length and a half, and the other, easily. Handicap of 5 sous. each, with 25 added ; T. Y. C. (7 Subs. ) Mr.Wreford's Franchise, by Taurus, 3 yrs, 7st 81b ( Howlett.) Mr. Pryse's Australia, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b 2 Mr. Ley's c by Elie, out of Partiality, 3 yrs, fist The following also started, bnt were not placed :—Lord George Bentinck's Miss Heathcnte, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Mr. King's Sultana, 4 yrs, Bst 21b—Lord G. BenCnck's Tiptoe, 3 yrs, Bst —and Mr J. Hewett's Victor, 4 yrs, 7st 81b. Betting-2 to 1 agyt Miss Heathcote, and sto I agst Franchise. Miss Heatheote had the lead to the distance, where Franchise took it from her, and won cleverly by about a length. The City Members' Plate of 501. 3 yrs, 6st .11b ; 4 yrs, 7st 91b; 5 yrs, Est 41b ; 6 yrs, Bst I llb ; and aged, 9st ; mares, &c. ; allowed 31b ; winners once this year, 31b ; twice, 51b ; thrice or more, 71b extra. Two mile heats. Mr. Etwall's Thistle Whipper, 4 yrs (J. Howlett) 1 I Captain Rook's Stork, 6 yrs ......... 2 2 Mr. Legg's Stickler, aged 4 3 Mr. Sadler's Winkey Bos, 3 yrs . Won in a canter. DOWNHAM RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Downham Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 Soya. each, Sze., were won in two heats by Mr. Clarke's Sister to Glencoe, 4 yrs, beating Eusebia, Indolence, and three others. The Hack Stakes were won by Mr. Chaplin's Frailty. The Park Plate of 301., with a Sweepstakes of 3 sous. each, added, were won by Mr. Scott's Eleus, beating Folly, Sister to Confueionee, Sweatmeal, and two others. The Ladies' Plate of 50/., and a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, were won in two heats by Mr. Rogers 's Bridegroom, beating Oxton, E. 0., and twoothers. The Maiden Plate was won in two heats by Mr. Pettit's Sweetmeat, beating Mr. Turner's Alice Hawthorn, 3 yrs, and four others. MEHEMET ALI AND THE TRANSIT THROUGH EGYPT. —From the last advices received from Alexandria, it appears that the Pacha of Egypt is fulfilling the promises which he made to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, under the negotiation effected by Mr. Anderson, for opening and facilitating the transit of passengers and goods to and from India. The Pacha has granted permission to the Company to navigate the Great Canal, from Alexandria to Atfeh on the Nile, by steam-boats, a point of which he has hitherto been very tenacious. This will facilitate the transit of pas- sengers in a most important degree. The Pacha has further, on the Company's requisition, postponed the commence ment of the first, or experimental twelve months, which he granted for a free transit through Egypt, of merehandize to and from India, until the arrival at Suez of the first of the Company's steamers destin. d to form the commu nication between India and Suez. He has also given orders for improving the road between Cairo and Suez, and has, moreover, offered to build or furnish to the Company, transit depots at Alexandria, Atfeh, Shoubra (near Cairo), and Suez, the Company giving in their own plans for th e buildings, and engaging to pay to the Pacha a moderate rent proportionate to the outlay. The route to and from India, via Egypt, may therefore, in the course of a very short time, be expected to present every facility , which can be desired, and to become the great thorough fare betwe en the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL.--The two presentations to the Royal Navy, granted by the Lords of the Admiralty to the Royal Naval School, Camberwell. will be filled up this year. One has been accepted by the son of Lieutenant Hilby, and the other was offered to the son of Captain Morrice, but in curse. quence of the boy's youth it was declined by the father. These presentations will be continued every year, and will no doubt prove a great incentive to the pupils of the school, in inducing them to apply closely to those studies which qualify them for the distinction. Two men were condemned on the 13th inst., by the Court of Assizes for East Flanders, to eight years' close confinement, and exposition on the pillory tbr an hour, and to remain for ten years afterwards under the siu•- vcillance of the Belgian police, for having, in February last, taken away the clasps which served to unite the rails op, the railroad between Buggeribout and Torraoade, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS, CITY, FRIDAT EVININC. The Funds remained in the same dull state at the close of business, and Console left off at 91i sellers for the Account. Three per Cents. Reduced, 91i 91i; Bank Stock, 1661 1671; Exchequer Bills, Old 45 47; New 40 42 prem. In the Foreign Market Belgian Bonds were 102 103; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 521 52k; the Five per Cents., 101 1011 ; Danish 81 82 ; Brazilian, 65 61$. The last quota tions for Mexican were 371 37i. London and Birmingham Railroad Shares, New, 175 177 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 49 51 ; Great Western, 871 881 ; the Half Shares, 611 62 ; South Western, 60/ 611 ; North Midland, 60 62; the New Shares, 30 31 ; South Eastern Counties and Dover, 25 251 ; the Scrip, 5/ 5/ ; Eastern Counties, 81. 91; Northern and Eastern, 39 40; Blackwall, 91 10 ; and Brighton, 351 36 per share. The rates of the Foreign Exchanges were nearly the same as on Tuesday. Very little, however, was negotiated. Hamburgh, 13 111, 13 124 ; Antwerp, 12 4%, 12 41 ; Am sterdam, 12 5, 12 51 ; Rotterdam, 12 5 1 4, 12 5%; Frank fort, 151% 1511 ; Marseilles, 25 771 ; Paris, 25f. 75c. 25f. 771 c. ; Genoa, 25 771 ; Leghorn, 29 95 30 00; Vienna, 9 54 9 541; 'Trieste, 9 541 9 55 ; Naples, 401 40 9-16 ; Lisbon, 521; Madrid and Cadiz, 36/ 37. The quotationsfor the Bonds were—Colombian, 25/ 26; Pe ruvian, 17 18; Portuguese Five per Cents., 37 371; the Three per Cents., 211 221 ; Spanish Five per Cents., 21i 211 ; and the Three per Cents., 22/ 23. Intelligence has been received to-day of the failure of a large house at Constantinople, and of two others at Hamburgh. It is much to be regretted that some houses here have, in conse quence, been obliged to suspend their payments. It is much to be feared that one in particular will materially effect the manufacturing districts, with which it was extensively con nected, and thus add to the distress at present existing there. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The money market remains in the same inanimate state, and prices are nominally the same as at the close of business last night. Consuls, 91 1 4 91%, for the opening ex div. Three per Cents. Reduced, 911 9i4 ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 1001 1001 ; Bank Stock, 166/ 1671; India Bonds, 23 24 ; Exchequer Bills, Old, 45 47 ; New, 40 42, premium. Business in the Foreign Securities has been limited to Dutch '1 o- an d- a- Hal f per Cents., at 521. The quotation for Mexican has advanced to 37/ 371. The number of dollars brought home on account of the dividend is now ascertained to be 58,000. The whole of the next dividend is provided for, and a surplus left towards the next. 'These frequent remittances, though small in individual amount, argue well fur the good faith of Santa Anna towards the foreign creditors. One part of the arrangement was, that a certain part of the Custom house receipts should be reserved to provide for the de bentures granted for the overdue Coupons; and the report of a relaxation in the duties now payable upon importations into Mexico is confirmed by intelligence received yesterday. Independently of the satisfaction which these must give the bond-holders, by showing that the means of payment are thereby overrated, they will prove of in finite importance to the manufacturer. Many of the lower qualities of cotton goods, and which only were worn, were for merly so heavily taxed as virtually to be prohibited; and the trade in them was lost ; by the new tariff, such a reduction will be made as to render the shipments a matter of profit. The Share Market is rather firmer; Great Western, 88; London and Birmingham Quarter Shares, 36 ; South Western, 61 ; Northern and Eastern, 40; Eastern Counties, 94; Brighton, 36. The Bonds quoted to-day are Portuguese Five per Cents., 371; the Three per Cents., `221; Spanish Five per Cents., 21/ ; and the Three per Cents., 24. The letters by the Medway have been delivered this morn ing, the latest dates of which are Jamaica and St. Kitts 20th, Demerara 13th, Barbadoes 18th, St. Lucia 19th, Antigua. 17th, and Dominica 21st May; Havannah Ist June, and Vera Cruz 2d May. The accounts from the various islands are generally satisfactory ; the crops promising to be extremely abundant. Trade, however, continued dull, although it appeared to be re viving from the late cxtieme depression. The understanding between the planters and the labourers was good, and the latter were working well and eheerful.y. The local intelligence is of tittle importance, and internal affairs were tranquil. Demerara, however, presents a complete contrast, and the situation of the colonists was gradually grossing worse. The poor negroes positively refused to t,sork upon any terms, and many of the estates had been virtually abandoned. In addi tion to the falling off in the quantity of the produce, a report had been made to the Governor, from the Huse of Assembly, by which it appears that nearly 300,000 &liars will have to be provided for, over and above any sum which may be voted for the service for the present year. This report also states the great falling off in the crops between 1837, the last year of the apprenticeship, and 1841 ; in the first of these the quan tity of sugar was 101,651,3301b5., in the last 52,043,8971b5. ; of coffee 4,340,3501b5., and 1,214,0101b5. ; and of cotton 563,4531b5. against 19,1001b5. 'These accounts prove the dis astrous state of the country not to be exsggcrated. JOINT STOCK BANKS. British North American ......... 40 Union of Australia 25 .. 314 to LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JUNE 23.—The common qualities of American must be quoted a point lower than on this day week. The market was quiet to-day, and about 3,0(10 bales were sold, inclusive of 100 for export. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, JUNE, 23.—Our Market was very dull to-day,but there was not much stock offered for sale. The transactions were confined to—Eastern Counties, Debentures, 10a • Liverpool and Manchester, Halves, 85. dANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE; JUNE 23.—We haveno material change to note ; business is still very limited. South Western, 604 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 244; Edinburgh and Glasgow, Quarters, 31/ 2 to 3 3 / 1 ; London and Birming ham, New 321. Shares, 294 to 30 ; London and Brighton, .`.6 to 364. CLOSING PRICES. 13RITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 167 /India Stock —pm 3 per Cent. Red. .. 9la Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent. Con. Ditto Old Annuities 3i per Cent. Red... 1004 Ditto New Annuities — New 34 per Cent......... Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d 42 pm New 5 per Cen: — Ditto 5001...... 42 pm Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... 42 pm Jan. 1860 ...... 124 Bank Stock for Acct.... Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 — • Consols for Opg. FOREIGN FUNDS. . . Portuguese, 5 per cent. Ditto, New Ditto — Prussian, 5 per cent. Russian, 5 per cent — Ditto, Metallic ...... . Spanish, 5 per cent 2li Ditto, Deferred.... . French, 5 per cent. —f. —e. Exchange f —c French, 3 per cent —f. —e. Dutch, 21 per cent. 521 I Ditto, 5 per cent. .. ... 100/ SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p) Ditto New Shares (17/ paid) l3k Eastern Counties Railway (23 raid) ... Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... ... Ditto New Shares ( 3 paid Great Western Railway (65 paid) London and Brighton (50 paid) , 351 London and Birmingham (90) Ditto Quarter Shares (15 paid) London and South Western (41/ 6s 10d pd) 60. Northern and Eastern (45 paid) South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid) COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam CF. 12 8 ;Gibraltar 46 Ditto, at sight ; Leghorn .. Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 81 Genoa . 25 95 w Anterp 31 _ Austrian, 5 per cent. — Belgian, 5 per cent Brazilian Bonds... 65 Buenos Ayres 6 per cent. Chilian, 6 per cent • Colombian, 6 per cent — Ditto, 1824 25 Danish, 3 per cent Greek, 1825, 5 per cent Mexican, 5 per cent 37* Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. Hambui•gh M. B. 13 15 Altona - Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 65 Ditto, 3 months 25 90 Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 95 Frankfort on Maine... 152 Petersburgh, 3 Us ... 37 Berlin.. Vienna, effec. 11. 3 M 958 Trieste, ditto 9 59 Madrid .. 361 Cadiz Bilbao 36 Barcelona Seville . . 36 Venice Naples .....40 Palermo, per oz 120 'Lisbon Oporto 526 Rio Janeiro 26 Bahia Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days sight 46i !Philadelphia 46 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ . ( Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold C0in...3 17 ti New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars... .......... 0 0 Silver in Bars 0 0 0 COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Juse 23.—The British Queen scam-ship, from New York, arrived here this morning at 5 A.M., after a passage of 15 days, out of which she was detained by icebergs and a dense fog 12 hours near the banks of Newfoundland. She was 18 days on her passage out, and had heavy gales nearly the whole of the time from the W.S. W. In ht. 43 N. fell in with 47 icebergs. She, on her homeward passage, in lat. 42, 47 N., fell in with 30 icebergs. Brings American papers to the 7th inst., on which day the Editor of the New York Herald says, "All our foreign and domestic affairs appear to be going on prospering, and to prosper. It is bighly probable that our relations with England will soon be on the most friendly footing. It appears from certain circumstances that the negotiations which Lord Ashburton was specially directed to effect are likely to have a favourable termination." The Secretary of the Ocean Insurance Company, James S. Schemerhorn, has proved a defaulter to that institution to the extent of 150 000 dollars. '1 he capital of the company was only , 350,000 dollars. Ho has been lodged in the City p r i son . TEXAS AND Mxxlco.—No further invasion yet of either of those countries, although both parties have frightened each other most terribly. Twenty-five passengers from the British Queen were taken in the Earl of Malmesbury steamer to Southampton, and landed there. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. JUNE 19.—Resolution schooner, Duke of Rutland, from ' Lymington, and proceeded to Southampton River. 20th.—Petrel cutter, Earl of Ilebester, from Southampton, and the next day sailed for Weymouth for his Lordship. 21st.—Arrow cutter, Lord Godolphin, from Southampton; Intrepid cutter, Earl of Tyrconnel, from Plymouth and other Western ports ; Sapphire cutter, Lord H. Cholmondeley, from Southampton. 22d.—Alarm cutter, J. Weld, Esq., from London. SAILING S. JUNE 18.—Witch cutter, II Oglander, Esq., from Guernsey. 20th.—Brilliant schooner, G. H. Ackers, Esq., on a cruise to the westward. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Hawk, Harriet, Ariel, Flirt, Jack o'Lantern, Cutters—Alarm, 1-I,be, Intrepid, Phoebe, Corsair, Gany meths, Talisman, Will-o'-the- Wisp, Sapphire, Owen Glendwr, Arrow. Kestreel yawl, Commodore the Earl of Yarborough. The Earl of Yarborough is fitting his yacht for a voyage up the Mediterranean ' • she will be ready for se a next week. We continue to have numerous fashionable arrivals, but we have not so many of the large houses let as at this time last season : A. W. Corbet, Esq., and family; Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart., and family ; the Earl and Ceuntess of Bel more ; Sir James and Lady Graham, and several other families of distinction, have taken houses, anti are expected at Cowes early next week. THE EARTHQUAKE IN ST. DOMIN6IO.—We have received further interesting particulars of the late extraordi nary earthquake. It was felt on the 7th ult. at Jeremie, but no damage sustained. The water changed from four to six feet in the course of a few 1 - Mimics. Whether the tide rose and fell, or the island settled, and resumed its posit►on again, and produced that effect, was subject of much speculation. The destruction of Cape Haytien was complete, only two buildings left standing. The earthquake happening on a market day, great numbers of persons were in the city from the country, together with mules, so that the loss of life was greater. It was thought that 4,000 persons perished, besides great numbers of mules and other animals, and such was the stench arising frem such a muss of dead bodes, that no person could long re main in the place. It is said that Port au Platt was entirely destroyed, though but few lives were lost. . The mountain in the rear of St. Mares was rent asunder, so that teams passed through the aperture.—New Yorkjprald, June 4% THE LEVANT. IMPORTANT DESPATCH FROM CONSTANTI NOPLE. The Stromboli, which has just arrived, left Constantinople en the 11 th instant, and brings an important despatch from the Ambassador, which is forwarded overland to England by the Vesuvius to Marseilles. The greatest secrecy is main tained, and I am unable to learn any particulars ; but I have reason to believe this despatch announces the settlement of the Syrian question. MALTA, JUNE 15.—Snips IN PORT.—The Queen, 110, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir E. W. C. R. Owen, Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean ; Bowe, 120, bear ing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir F. Mason, second in com mand; Ceylon, receiving-ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Ad miral Sir John Louis, Superintendent of Malta Dock-yard; Impregnable, 104; Vanguard, 80 ; Calcutta, 78 ; Cambridge, 78 ; Vernon, 50 ; Magicienne, 24; Snake, 16 ; Devastation, Vesuvius, and Stromboli, war steamers ; and Alecto and Poly phemus steam-packets. Ottomon frigate Chiaha Bahri, and Tunisine corvette Clia, DISPOSITION OF THE REST OF THE FLEET.—The Indus, on her way to Malta from Lisbon; Thunderer, 84, on her way to Gibraltar from Malta, and the Formidable, 84, on her way to Malta from Gibraltar. Belvidere, 38, Jaseur, 16, and Lizard, steam tender, at Gibraltar. L'Aigle, 24, at Vourla; Rodney, 92, Inconstant, 36, and Hecate war steamer, at Bey rout; Monarch, 84, at Rhodes ; Medea war steamer, off the River Xanthus; Cyclops steam frigate, at Alexandria; Savage, 10, and Phoenix war steamer, at Tunis ; Locust steam tender, at Tripoli, in Barbary ; Scout, 18, at Corfu; Beacon and Magpie surveying vessels, at Paros ; and the Prometheus steam packet, on her way to Malta and Constantinople, from Genoa. MOVEMENTS SINCE JUNE s.—The Tunisine schooner-of war Denfir, took her departure from Tunis on the 6tls inst., followed by the Phoenix on the 10th inst. The Thunderer sailed for Gibraltar on the 9th, to relieve the Formidable, or dered for Malta ; as well as the Indus, from Lisbon, which latter will be relieved by the Calcutta, to leave Malta as soon as the Formidable arrives, when a survey will be held on Cap tain Sir S. Roberts (still in Malta hospital), and it is very doubtful whether he will be able to re-assume the command of the Calcutta. The Locust was dispatched to Tripoli on the 10th. The Tunisine corvette Elelia, and the Ottoman frigate Chialla Bahri, which latter is bearer of return presents for the Bey of Tunis, arrived here yesterday from Constantinople, and the Stromboli has come in this morning from the same place, left on the 11th instant. The Vernon and Saake received sealed orders last night, aiid will, it is reported, put to sea to-day. The Vanguard and Cambridge have also orders to keep themselves in readiness, but it does not appear that either the Commander• in- Chief or the second in command contemplate an immediate move. It is currently reported that a French force is expected off Tunis and Tripoli, but this has been said so often, that it is not thought much of. The crews of the ships are kept in constant exercise, and this morning the boats of the squadron are all outside the harbour, practising boat attacks, with the marines embarked. MAILS.—The Alecto arrived from the lonian Islands and Patras on the 10th. The mails for the same places will be conveyed to-day by the Vesuvius steamer. The Polyphemus, from Marseilles, with the Overland Mail of the 4th inst , ar rived on the 12th; and the Great Liverpool, from England, came in en the same morning, and proceeded to Alexandria on the afternoon of the 13th. The Cairo Nile-boat came in from England on the 9th, having been into Gibraltar, Carths gena, and Trapani (in Sicily), for coals. She left for Alex andria on the 13th, and will be assisted with coals by the Great Liverpool. The Aerolite, which left Gravesend on the 19th, and the Little Nile, which left Southampton on the 18th ult., two other boats intended to ply on the Nile, have not yet appeared. THE WEST INDIIr S. FALMOUTH, TUNE 22.-1 he Royal Mail steam ship Med way, Lieut. Smith, Commander, arrived this morning, from the West Indies, with mails from all the colonies and stations, about 60 passengers, a million of dollars, 150 serous of cochi neal, and 30 supernumeraries, lately belonging to the Medina. The Medway left the llavannah en the Ist ; Nassau, 3d ; Ber muda, 7th ; and Fayal, 16th inst. Mer l‘lajesty's brig Pilot arrived at the Havaenah 24th May, and sailed 26th, with mails for Belize ; on the 27th the Royal Mail s• earner Teviot ar rived there, from the Gulf of Alexico, with mails and specie; and the Royal Mail steamer Trent also arrived thereon the 31st following, The Royal Mail s t eamer I s i s was passe d ne a r Nassau by the Medway. - . The extraordinary haste made by the Commander of the Medway to get away to Southampton the instant he was able to thru't the mail-bags into the boat, and which detained him hardly half an hour, quite operated against obtaining any particulars beyond the above; we have reason to believe, how ever, there is a considerable portion of her freight for account of the payment of .Mexican dividends, and 'in reference to that . Republic a new tariff was published on the Ist of May, to be put in force six months after, as usual. The rei4uction of duties was general, on many articles considerable, and on the whole was deemed liberal rather than otherwise. The irre gular arrivals of the steamers at Vera Cruz, and the hurried manner in which they departed again after arrival, continued to give dissatisfaction to the merchants of Mexico generally, who, it is said, have made strong remonstrances on the subject. In the instance of the Medway's arrival here to-day, as to time (eleven, a.m. ), the midland and northern parts of Eng land and the whole of Ireland are placed in a better position than the city of London. The letters for the former proceed en route this afternoon as soon as assorted, whereas those for the metropolis and eastern division of England are necessarily de tained until to-morrow, half-past four, A.M. (17 hours after being landed !) If the General Post-office were to acquiesce in the reasonable proposition which has been made to it, to constitute the northern a London mail also, and despatched it a little earlier, the City merchants would be in possession of their letters in this case, per Medway, a little after noon to-- morrow, and the very trifling inconvenience, if any such could, by possibility exist (but which is not admitted), by the earlier departure referred to, it would correct itself in a very short space, as the railroad approaches Exeter by Taunton and Wel lington, and the old time, or even later, could be fallen back upon. It is not just that the port of Falmouth should be made objectionable in the estimation of the public for what is solely chargeable to and remediable, nevertheless, in the hands of the Post-office authorities. H AMBU RGH. THE QUEEN'S LETTER.—HAMBURGH, JUNE 20.—The Se nate having written to her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, expressing their gratitude fur the sympathy shown by her:Majesty by sending tents and blankets, and by opening a subscription for the relief of the sufferers by the tire, her Majesty has been pleased to return the following gracious answer : " Victoria, by the Grace of God, Queen of the United King doms of Great Britain and Irel nd, Defender of the Faith, &c. &c. To the Burgomasters and Senate of the free Hanseatic city of Hamburgh, sendeth greeting. Our good Friends,—We have received the letter which you addressed to Us, on the 24th ultimo, expressing your gratitude for the assistance fur nished from this country to the sufferers by the late calamitous fire at Hamburgh. In acknowleding and thank ing you for the sentiments of friendship and attachment which are contained in your letter, we assure you that we most sincerely sympathise in the distress with which so many of the inhabitants of your ancient city have been overwhelmed by this awful calamity; and that it has affirded us real plea sure to be enabled to contribute, in some mariner, to their re lief. In the hope that, by the aid of Divine Providence, you may succeed in speedily repairing the effects of the desolation which has fallen upon you, we recommend you to the protec tion of the Almighty. Given at our Court at Windsor Castle, the Bth day of June, in the year of our Lord, 1842, and in the Fifth year of our Reign.—Your good friend VICTORIA REG. ABERDEEN. BELGIAN FUNDS—BRUSSELS, JUNE 22 Actual Debt, 2)j per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. • 3 per Cent. 71 3 4 .0810) Loan of City, P.'32, 4 per Cent l-3s, Societyof Commerce, 4 yi per Cent F6 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent ............. 76' National Society .., Exchange on Londes (short) .... —Brussels Papers, June 22. HAMBU RGH BORSEN;HALLE, JUNE 21, Bills. Money. 110 Thirty.seven• Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares 1690 Anglo-Russian Loan llO 10974 Russian 5 Der Cent., Ist series, Certificate 10334 1(3!4 Inscription, Ist series lO3 Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 9th Series — Ditto in Certificates LB,4 New 4 per Cent. (1940) Dutch Actual Debt, % per Cent. ......... Ditto 5 per Cent. Polish Bonds 155 New 'rickets 169 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. Spanish, New 5 p r Cents. lB EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HABIBURGII, JUNE 21.-13 SA, Two months I s 7. PETERSBURG, JUNE 10.—Three months, 38 ti pence. STOCKHOLM, JUNE 14.—Seventy-five days, 12 IL BRITISH ASSOCIATION. MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22.—The first meeting of the General t 'ornrnittee for the arrangement of the business of the week was held this afternoon, in the rooms of the Royal Institution, in Mosley-street. The Chair was taken by the Rev. Professor Whewelt, and the meeting was very numerously attended, amongst the company being the venerable Dr. Dalton, the Marquis of Northampton President of the Royal Society, A. J. Murchison, Esq., President of the Geological Society, Sir W. H. Delabeche, Sir John Robison, Secretary of the Re} al Society of Edinburgh, Professor Faraday, of the Royal Institution, Sir William Jardine, Baronet, F.R. S., Colonel Sabine, and many of the leading members. Calonel Sabine, N.R.S. , the Secretary, next read the Report of the Council. The most important circumstance alluded to was that her Majesty had placed at the disposal of the Association the building in Richmond Park, which was formerly occupied as an obsetvatory, but is now dismantled. Experiments in physical science are intended to be prosecuted here, and instruments and apparatus deposited. It will be made immediately available. The Council had elected as Hon. Members Dr. Carl Ritter, of Berlin, Professor Bagulansky, of Breslau, and Professor Warthmann, of Lausau. A Com mittee, also, for placing the nomenclature of zoology on a new basis, was formed, and a correspondence opened for the purpose of obtaining different series of meteorological observations fi om Germany. The children of members and others are henceforth to be admitted to the different sectional meetings for 11. yer an num. Evening meetings will also be held if the length et the day proves insufficient. Yesterday (Thursday) the sections were to assemble at eleven o'clock. LLOYD'S SHIPRING Lori Dolt, JUNE 23.—Wind this day at Noon, S. to S. W. DEA L, JUNE 23.—.1A 7 ind S.W., fresh breeze.—Arrd. Pollux, Blankert, Samabago ; Lord William Bentinek, Crow, and Thomas Rickenion, Calcutta; Royal William, Smith, Ceylon; Meglee, Bahia ; General Wolfe, Mud, Demerara ; Accra, Ludders, Cape Coast Castle ; Concordia, Skegaris, Africa. Arrd. from the River and remain —Janet, Ezat, Hobart Town ; Fox, for Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 23.—Wind W., fresh breeze.—Arrd. Seringapatam, London, for Madras. COWES, JUNE 23.—Arrd. Andrews, Boulson, and Elizabeth, Marshall, Bahia ; Gustave, Muller, Port Rico. Batsron, JUNE 23.—Arrd. Englishman, Dyer, Africa. Sid. Ann, Newfoundland FALMOUTH JUNE 22.—Wind, S.W., to W.S.W., fresh breezes—Arrd. Irt, Fletcher, Pernambuco, sailed 27th April. Arrived off, Copernicus, Bremen, for Baltimore; Laurius, Smith, New Orleans, for Bremen ; Freedom, Le Gros, Rio, for Antwerp; President, Huiiurg, La Guayra. for Bremen; Scofwkin, Hedgwest, Bahia, for Stockholm ; Colonia, Rickertson, Rio, for Fleusburg ; Ghaburice, Muddle, Hobart Town, sailed 6th Feb.; Sarah, Nichols, hence to Newport, was wrecked near the Lizard yesterday morning, crew and part of materials saved. IMPORTANT TO MARINERS. _ A letter received at Lloyd's from their agent: at Cork, states that Captain Bill, of the Guiana, arrived there from Moul mein, reports to have found an opening in the Barrier Reef, in Torres Straits, two miles wide, in lat. 1 2.1'2 S. The opening appeared quite free of danger, and is a new passage. In coming through, Captain Hill also states, he saw the wreck of the Fergusson, lost some months since on the Great Barrier, whisk bore S.W. by S., distant about six miles. MARRIAGE IN HIG H LlFT:.—Thursday morning the marriage between Sir Thomas Winnington, Bart., and Miss Dounvile, the accomplished daughter of Sir Compton and Lady Dumvile, was solemnized at St. George's Church, Ha nover-square, by the Archbishop of Armagh, before a select circle of relations awl friends of both parties. -•- , EXPERIMENTS AT THE ROYAL ARSENAL. WOOLWICH, JUNE 22 —One of the large guns made foe Mehemet Alt by Messrs. Walker and Co. having been mounted on a strong ship carriage, constructed at the Royal Arsenal, it vas resolved to make some experiments with this gun pre vious to its being s en t t o D ea l, as in the event of any deficienuf being likely to take place, it would be discovered and remedied e with greater facilities here than it possibly could be on the se' , coast betwixt Deal and Sandwich. At precisely two o'clock today, Lieutenant-General Lord Bloomfield, G.C.8., and G. C. H., Major-General Drummond, C. 8., Director- ee General of the Royal Artillery, C o l one l Paterson, C o lonel . Lacy, Lieut.-Colonel Dansey, C. 8., Lieut. Col. Dundas, and Lieut.-Col. Chalmer, members of the select committee, at tended at the butt in the grounds of the Royal Arsenal, to "it ness the experiments. The carriage oe which this neugela' cent gun, of the most perfect symmetry to the eye, has been placed, is mounted on a sliding platform twenty feet in length, • to afford ample room for recoil to the carriage when the gita is fired, and the whole has been placed on a base simila r , to the deck of a ship or war steam-vess e l, with pieces of iron forming part of a circle, on which the apparently Pm dcrous gun and carriages can be moved from one side to en" other, emote' ng to the direction in which the gun may be required to be pointed, with the greatest ease. This wa s clearly shown by the tacility with which seven men moved the whole from one side to another. The angle on which the sliding platform was placed is to inclined forwards as to require the united power of sixteen men to draw back, in the direction of the recoil, the carriage and gun six feet; hut it only required sie men attached to the pulleys, and two of the levers, to bring up the gun and carriage to their original position after being fir. - d. After the varieus exorcises of the gun in moving it from one direction to another, and retiring and advancing it , as might be required, when loading was gone through, in a matt' e ner to the entire satisfaction of the officers present, the pap was loaded with a charge of 261bs. of powder, and a solid ball 41 of 1301bs. weight. Lieutenant-Colonel Dansey then appl ied a percussion tube on a new constructien, being an improce merit on a percussion tube, submitted by a Hanoverian agar, and noticed at the time. The improvement consists in simplifying the mode of discharging the percussion uorn" position, and the result was the most satisfactory of and that has yet taken place. Lieut.-Colonel Dansey fired th A ° three first rounds himself, and three others were fir by a gunner and driver of the Royal Artillery, with greatest certainty, precision, and ease at the word of coca' mand, which shows that the experiment has been complet,VP successful. This important discovery in the mode of des' charging large guns is the most simple that can be iillagine A being merely a small piece of iron or steel, not larger io almost of a similar shape to the support a tt ac h e d t o ladies' gold e watches when carried about with the m , an d th e pi ec es of cor d about two yards long, with which the discharge is effected, not thicker than the usual silk guards attached to the watche s of gentlemen. The whole occupying so little space that MY: might be carried in the waistcoat pocket without presentil any very prominent appearance. Lieutenant-040nel Dans? tJ tried a number of the tubes in guns which were not loadeur"'r and in every instance, with only one solitary exception, tb e l e i proved effective. The first shot tired caused the gun and "e care iage to recoil about five feet and a half, and the seeM f • •1:' shot only one-half inch more with th e same c harge ° powder. The third shot had a charge of 291bs. of pow der, j " and the recoil exceeded the former by six inches. l b . ! 1 3 fourth shot, with a similar charge, recoiled only five 4 0 '4 l e e and three quarters more than the two first shots The fir .( and sixth shots, with a still greater charge of powder,' coiled, the one 15 inches, and the ('her 171 inches more thina• the first, but leaving ample space on the sliding platform to is; sure that it was sufficient for the Leaviest charge that mig ht e , ever be applied. THE COINAGE.-PIX JURY. The Jury of the Pix, which assembled on Wednesday, we r t ;.' occupied until nearly six o'clock in witnessing the asill a , the different coins of the realm. At the conclusion theyP' ceeded to the residence cfthe Lord Chancellor, in Great George" street, Hanover-square, and delivered the following verdict to his Lordship : " That they, the Jury, found, in one or two instance s o. l slight deviation from the weight prescribed, b u t it was wit,h,"2 the allowance made in the Mint Indenture, bearing Ow April 17." The Lord Chancellor then ordered the verdict cf the Jury be recorded in the usual form. The Foreman of the Jury said he was requ'sted to call bl. Lordship's attention to the fact, that the scales which had bee! used during the assay were supplied by the Mint. He and his brother Jurymen had no doubt those scales were in all respee4 perfect and correct, hut they were supplied by th e Mint. t ri!. Jury were of opinion it would be more satisfact o ry to the publ l. if they were supplied by some responsible officer of the Gel s/ ' 4 , not connected with that department. In making these remarks' he begged to repeat, that they had no reason for a single alf_e, ment to think but that the scales were in every way fair an" e s just; but, as the Master of the Mint was on his trial, the Je r i considered it their duty to call his Lordship's attention to the , fact of the scales being supplied by the Mint. The Jury then complained of the inconvenience to whi c : , S, they had been subjected for want of room, whilst employed discharging an important public duty. ' The Lord Chancellor, after carefully listening to the slat t f ments of the Foreman, said he w as g l a d th e J ury h a d Ini" - :*r the remarks they had done respecting the scales. The P r°- , priety of having them furni s h e d f rom anot h er quarter was eTidie:i, although it could not be supp ose d f or a moment b ut t hat th e ' were correct. The subje c t sh ou ld b e a tt en d e d to. Wiaires to the accommodation, he must say that he thought a 111°.- t convenient place of making the assay mi g ht b e f oun d. '' . The verdict was recorded, and th e J ur y re ti re d. -t 4 A new gold coinage, it is said, will shortly be issued. '4O - COURT OF ALDERMEN. , re' r Yesterday a Court was held for the d es p a t c h o f pu blic blue .1 , 0 ness. Sergeant Merewether was swo rn i n as T own -Clerk. .vt, ADMISSION OF THE CURIOUS TO THE CHAPEL IN Nrcri GATE DURING SERVICE ON THE "CONDEMNED SERMO S ft DAY. t 1 Alderman BROWN said he rose to call the attention' ,„ the Court to a subject of consid era bl e i mportance. It '''rl' rather of general notoriety that several observations had , made in Parliament with reference to the sermon preached' s' , " the Chaplain of Newgate on the day preceding the exec'd 0,,i preached, of Good. It was needless for him to say that the facts rre'l been exaggerated.—(Hear, hear.) It had been stated ,S 4 °: the prison dress of the criminal had been taken off, and 13 , 11 , 1 , he had been accommodated with ether clothes, and preps_,,,a e li for exhibition before the public in the Chapel. ' Now it ^„,er `, well known that the prison of Newgate was a prison for matt ''d prisoners, and there was no prison dress there whatever, I t ; ~,,. that in Ncwgate be had not been obliged to put on a erit ° ta ,S , dres , . Good was, however, permitted, after condemnation, tO, 4 change the clothes in which he had been tried, and to wear t i l l ';. o , altered dress at his execution, as well as in the Chapel. 0 " (Alderman Brown) should confne him: elf to the observatio t arising out of what had taken place in the chapel. The CO, i zr . of Aldermen had, in the year 825, adopted measures wit . 1 „, view to prevent such occurrences as had recently taken pla b e s e; 0 and as had, he believed, very frequently taken place, since t ers ii 4. period. When he and Sir Jchn Key were Sheriffs, ser e " ; c c di, inct executions had anhappile, marked their year of ow - , ',i: The first the tocct rred did not excite any particular attentin •,,. but the next, that of Fauntleroy ,oceasioted a great deal; t a r e . :'.) he and his co: eague, upon goirgto Newgate on the Sol 2 , 2 1 previously, we re surprised to find that the doors of the pori were blocked np, and thet the moment they were opeuen o crowd rushed in. the most impetuous manner. The scene "„, exhibited was quite enough to convince the Sheriffs of the o' . cessity of bringing the subject before the Court of Aldermen' They considered tnat it would be sufficient to have an girder 1' .. , sued for closing the chapel doors against the public on Sundays immediately previous t olexecutions,as well as on ordinarySung t t and the matter was referred to the Gaol Committee. 1 , 1 , Committee, in their Report, dated the lath of Novol l " ;g 1825, certified that they were of opinion that in future ; would be expedient to e xcl u d e s t rangers f rom t h e c h a pel °. these particular Sundays, as well as on all ordinary oc castoe s l an opinion which was agreed t a , or , t o use t h e qua int le; ) , guage of an ember period, was well lik e d, an d a pproved t 4 the Court.—(Hear, hear.) That Report having been adop.,_eo with unanimity, he did not kuow how it happened that t" ti public again contrived to get into the chapel. He r egrett . e ic i that so good a regulation had been violated, for no one Or, question the propriety of drawing and confining the aften t oi ° , of a criminal, about to leave this world, to the awful cites so stances in which he was ilaced. Nobody he believed ' r o e better qualified than Mr. Carver, the excellent Ordieer/I te the prison, to direct the religious attention of an unfortarlo.re person in such a conditi on; an d no b o d y was m ire strongly persuaded of the necess it y o f no t subjec t a fellow creature in his p re p arat i on f or anot her 0 ,7 , , of being, to interruptions suc h as were now so usual., ( Hear, hear.) Con v i nce d o f th e expe di ency o f en fore; the observance of a reg u l a ti on b y w hi c h a ll persons exc ept ' be Sheriffs, the Ordinary, and the Governor were exc ludeo , , h Court of Aldermen had acqui esce d i n 1e25 .— ( H ea r, be ibe e should move a resolutio n i n th e sp i r i t o f t h at i n w hich s ; ) When that motion should b e carr i e d, h e wou ld move 0 14 i ii g Town-clerk deliver a copy of it to each Sheriff upon cella ~ into office.—( Hear.) He begged to be understood as isePt t i e s • no blame whatever to the gentl emen who performed the d l , of the office so completely to the satisfaction of their fei,th 00. a citizens. They acted as their pred ecessors h a d ac ted. ' Alderman then moved the first resolution. afte r Alderman Thomas Wood seconded the motion, and . 0 , some remarks from Alderman Maguey, Alderman Thotld, . Sir Peter Laurie, Alderman Lucas, and Alderman Col', . 4 1. all approving of the spirit of the resolution, the motion of o f o f effe ct o f • derman Brown was unanimously agreed to. The this motion will be to exclude the public from the Chap e l .. Newgate on all occasions. t" ' Alderman Timairsost then moved that it be referre d - t o to , J , - Gaol Committ ee t o cons id er whether any, and what alte r t n ef ..-) if any, ought to b e ma d e i n th e regulations for the admio w ~..' . angers on days of the exeution of iminals. The motion was agreed to, c and after the transaction of 9°°l6: •.• business of no public interest the Court adjourned. . n •fice o , ' ' THE STEAM-SIIIP HINDOSTAN.—This mo o , I 00 , v ssel, the first of th e O r i en t a l S team CompanY' s c e i- , ° Y . for the communication between Calcutta, nidrast ~r id . 100, and Sue z , i s ra pidly p rogress i ng i n h er outfit, t .. 4 will, it is said, b e rea dy t o s t ar t f or I n di a f r om 5° 1173 ' ampton, by the Ist of September. She will be 003.. bt lian manded by Captain Richard Moresby of the so i . Navy, so well known for his elaborat e su rvey of th e bee Sea, the Maldive Islands, &e. A considerable ntli' to l of cabins are already engaged in her, and it is ex) an d the vessel will be full of passengers on her l o on, voyage. 'The Bentinck, a sister vessel to the liin".., c hed and destined for the same station, will soon be lat!"_., o f at Liverpool. These vessels are each of the burtrrno, 1,800 tons, and have engines of 520 horse power. - ` 3 4 her ' del of the Hindostan, exhibiting a complete plan ( ', f t he interior accommodations, is kept at the offices ' O O • Oriental Company in St. Mary Axe, and is $ 6 ear:o3ity. Mr. V ent ' ELABORATE ASTRONOMICAL CLOCKS. ' 0 f cOn' of 82, Strand, having had the distinguished hono o ur . iron °. strutting, by command of the Emperor of Russia, tw 1 1 00 to mical clocks, invites a public inspection of them re' their departure. _____„,..../-----"" MARRIED. t Ge r. On the 21st inst., at St. Mary's, Islington, Harrie d T ap trude Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas W. Perry, ElV f er poot• nell-place, Islington ,to John Hilditch Evans, Esq., ol '' DIED. f• 0 l ' ird' • On the 12th inst., at Walme M Churchill, wife r, rs. tenant-Colonel Churchill, of the 31st Foot, aged 45. a e f o rtl- On the 17th inst., at Croase House, Kingslan d, . shire, Jehn Williams,aged 5. Ecl` card (hi the 20th inst., at Boulogne-s 6 ur-Mer, Captai n Sir Will:am Corry Astley, R.N. - irc re °- ' On the 21st inst., at Auteuil, near Pails, Charlotte, ti 9 Vii[ Colonel H. Percy D av i son , an d y ou ngest sister of the 3 Francis Hastings Doyle, Bart. 'O oodt On the 22d i ns t., i n G rove - e nd-place, St. Johnr Sarah, relict of the late J. Davison, Esq., aged 71, St. J °l / 1 !'" - On the 22d in s t., at S ou th a mpton, George Ernest , --. the it fant smn of the Rev. R. L. Benson. f Will t : . -,. - On the 19th inst., the Lady F. Jemirra, the wife 0 ,--- - James __:-.ete - Gcrfdeve, Esq., of Clifton oi London: Printed and Published by I%IIJRDO yot ad, No. 112, Strand , at The Sun Office, No. 112, 8111 the County of Aiiddlesez, Saturday, Juno 25, MI