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Tintern Abbey and Vde Valley of the River Wye (celebrated for its picturesque scenery) tr in the immediate neighbourhood of Cbepstow, at which station ' conveyances may be obtained. Fares there and back—Stroud, 9s. and ss. ; Gloucester or Cheltenham, 10s. and 65.; Chepstow, I Is. and 7e. Tickets may be previously obtained at 27, King-street, Cheap ; 269, Strand; 63, Bridge-road, Lambeth; 351, Oxfora-street ; and at the Paddington station. t'/ v A c,c , e HAP VEST P.ROSP.ECTS. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING-, JULY 24, 1854. NO. 19,290.] PUBLICATIONS. [PRICE SD. lIANWELL COLLEGE and PREPARATOR SCHOOL. The Vacation closes the 24th inst "Zianwell College, conducted by Dr. Emerton, is fully sustaining the high character it has acquired. We find that former pupils of Hanwell College have been either high wranglers or first-class men of our Universittesdaring the present year ; and this is the twentieth in stance of success at Sandhurst or Addiscanbe we have had to record Within a short time."—United Service Gazette. Prospectuses may be had on application to the Rev. Dr. EatzsToN, 3:Unwell College, Middlesex. COALS, 21s. 6d. per Ton, best Derbyshire, screened by machinery ; best Silkstone, 225. 64. ; best Clay Cross, 235. 6d. ; best Wallsend, 255. 6d.; Small, lss. ; for cash only, delivered immediately.—Address, T. Jones, manager. Northern and Ea•tern Railway Coal Office, 32, Great Marlborough-street, Regent :street. Eriry class of FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITY business transacted. ESTABLISHED 1837. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Vic., Cap. 9. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION, Empowered by Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. COLONEL ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath-park, Chairman. Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, with or Without Participation in Profits. E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. I, Princes-street, Bank, London. LORD CHIEF BARON NICHOLSON'S FETE, Flora Gardens, Wyndham-road, Camberwell. ' n TO-NIGHT, TO-MORROW NIGHT, and WEDNESDAY NIGHT. • Pleasure -seekers and fan-hunters, start at once—delays are dan gerous. Omnibus to Camberwell or Kennington-gate will put down within three minutes' walk. The sports commence at 4 o'clock with ' Hurdle Races by Lady Jockles.— A Mock Election for a Member for Camberwell. Sir Maltby Lush starts as the advocate of the Licensed Victuallers, and it le quite clear they want one. Had Sir Maltby - had a seat in the House on - Friday tight last, the do , would have been put on Patten's bill, and no mistake. Drinkall Rivers, late of the Coldstreams, appears on the Hydropathic interest. At 6 o'clock Yon will be in time for the speeches of the candidates --Remember ! EY torch-light, LADY GODIVA'S Ride through Coventry, with Grand Equestrian Procession, illustrate t by Miss Taylor, of the Royal Academy, as Godiva, and all the fifty of the fair sex who per formed at Coventry on the 19th of June. In fact, there will he more poses than will till a volume, with the Chief Baron as FALSTAFF, supported on each side by female grace and loveliness. If you can not come early, better late than never. The cavalcade will move about half-past 10 o'clock. A guinea was paid for a second floor Window to view the lady's ride at Coventry.—Admission only a Shilling the whole day.—Dancing to excellent bands through the Toning. .M IDDLESEX.—Me tropoli tan Buildings Act, 7th and Bth Viet., cm. 84 —NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Cone will proceed on Tnursday, the 2ith day of August next to the ELECTION of a SURVEYOR for the district of F iammersmith, in the said county, in the room of Mr. Christopher, de ceased, and that such election will he subject to the standing orders of the Court as to districts and district surveyors ; and that 310 person will be admitted a candidate unless daly qualified under the act and such standing orders ; and every candidate must, on or before Saturday, the 12th day of August next, address to me, in Writing, a statement of his name, residence, age, and qualifica tion, and must also personally appear before the Committee for General Purposes appointed by the Court, at two o'clock in the afternoon precisely on Monday, the 14th day of August next, at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell.green, and produce to them satisfactory evidence that he is of the full age of 30 years, and a certificate from the Board of Examiners appointed under the act of their ap proval, and also such other testimonials of character and qualifica tion as he may deem expedient or the Committee may require ; and If approved by the Committee, vk ill then be sanctioned by them to be a candidate for the said district. C HEATON ELLIS, Clerk of the Peace. Sessions House, Clerkenwell, July 20, 1854. nt EL A.ND .—IMPORTANT AND ATTRACTIVE SALE! LOUGHCOOTER CASTLE and DEMESNE, near Gort, Count Galway. TO BE SOLD, by AUCTION, in the Public Sale Rooms, No. 9, Upper Ormond Quay, in the city of Dublin, on FRIDAY, the 11th day of August, 1854, at the hour of One o'clock in the ,f ernoon (unless previously disposed of by private contract, of which due no tice will be given), The Fee•simple and Inheritance of the Castle, Offices, and Demesne Lands of LOUGHCOOTER, together with the Lake (3 miles in length) and the several Islands therein, 17 in num ' bc-r ; also, the two Townlands or Out Farms of Pollough and rira loughane, bounding the Demesne ; also, that part of the Lands of Ardmrdlivane, called Peakroe, and that part of Cahir Bryan, lying Outside the demesne, situate in the barony of Kiltarton, and county of Galwa—.-the whole, exclusive of the Lake, containing 1,269 a. 2r. sp. statute measure, or thereabouts. DE PARTICITLARS. The above vaIuabIe SCRIPTIVE and beautiftilly-sitnated property lies within three miles of the market and post town of Gort, and about 12 miles Of the Oranmore stall in of the Midland Great Western Railway. The Castle, Orates, and Gate Entrances were erected by the late Viscount Gort at an expense of over 80,0001., de•nigned by the cele brated architect, Mr. Nash, from whose designs Windsor Castle was built. The Demesne is beautifully planted with ornamental and Valuable timber, the woods abound with game, and the like well Stocked with fish. To describe fully the beauties and advanta les of this desirable residence and property would far exceed the limits of an advertisement. Asa residence it is unequalled in Ireland, and should be seen to be appreciated. The property having been purchased about two years • since by' the present vendor in the Incumbered Estates Court, a Par liamentary Title can be given to the purchaser. For further particulars, rentals, &c., application to be made to James Sinnott, solicitor, having carriage of sale, 23, Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin; William lAryden, Esq., Parliamentary agent, 4, New Palace-yard, Westminster, London; to R. F. F. Steele, solicitor and land agent, Bath ; at the office of the Journal of Auctions, 29, Essex : street, Strand, London; to Mr. T. Miller, Irish Estates Office, 6, St. Andrew - square, Edinburgh and to JOHN LITTLEDALE, Auctioneer, 9, Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin. PROVISIONS, WHERE AND HOW TO BUY TIIE%t. GROUSE, VENISON, GAME, POULTRY, &c., AND TIIE PLACE TO SELL I r. GEORGE (ix EDWARD BROOKE, Provision Agents, Game and Poultry salesmen, Leadenhall-market. Current Prices for Exportation for Cash : Cheese, Dutch .. £'2 to £24 per ton. Do.. best ..... .......... ..... ....... 74 to 84 „ 8ac0n,.............. ...• • .....• ...... 70 to 80 Butter, •• • • ... 70 to 90 „ Do., fresh .......... •. • ..... • 11 s. per dcZen, in boxes of 4 doz. Eggs. •••• .. • • .... ••• • • • ...• is. to 88. per hundred. Potatoes,. £5 to £8 per ton. Persons, by ordering a single cwt., w'll be supplied at a small ad 'Vance on the above prices. All Goods Warranted. Poultry, Game, &c., Sold on Commission. Returns and Cash Daily. CAUTION.--Messrs. ALLSOPP and SONS find it necessary to caution the Public, and especially Shippers of their Ales to the C,lo-ies, against frauds committed by parties in selling spurious Ales for those of Messrs. Allsopp and Sons. Messrs. ALLSOPP and 80NS have felt compelled by the extent to which this disgraceful practice has been carried, to proceed in several cases by obtaining injunctions from the Court of Chancery, and have ultimately been driven to prosecute criminally for the coin- Mission of this offence. They beg to call attention to the Case of the QUEEN v. Gass and GOBLIN, in which Lerd Campbell sentenced the parties charged to " Twelve Months' Imprisonment, with Hard Labour."—Vide " Times" and " Morning Advertiser," of the 18th May. Messrs. ALLSOPP and SONS will thank all persons having rea son to doubt the genuineness of any article sold under their name, to send them the earliest information, in order that immediate steps may be taken for prosecuting the parties. Messrs. ALL 4 0PP and SONS will be happy to furnish the names of respectable houses, where a supply of their Ales may be depended on as genuine from the Brewery. Brewery, Burton-on-Trent. TETLEY'S PALE ALE.—The great popularity of this beer having produced much opposition, and wreat efforts to injure its reputation from interested parties, Messrs. J. TETLEY and SON give notice that ail resoectable Bottlers vending their Ales can be supplied with Bottle Labels on application. Any parties, therefore, after this notice , affixing any oth er l a b e l s, or sell i ng their beers under another name, will b 2 proceeded against in the most rigorous manner. The public are requested to furnish any information that may tend to the discovery and conviction of such offenders. Persons desirous of obtaining these Ales in undoubted purity may be furnished with the names of respectable dealers and bottlers in in their own neighbourhood. London Stores-169, Upper Thames-street, foot of Dowgate-hill. BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTS. 60, Middle Abbey-street.... .. Dublin. Plackfriars Swinegate .• • • •••• • • • —York. Iligh-street Hull, Halifax, &c. ilia Brewery, Leeds, July, 1854. TRIESEMA_R, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacie de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEILIR, No. 1 is a remedy for Relaxation, Speruiatorrhoca, , and Exhaustion of the System. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, • effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. is he TRIESEMAR, No. 3, • great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, Which unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIESEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table Without their use being suspected. Sold in tin cases at I ls. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, ' tace., &c.—To be bad Wholesale and Retail in London of Robert John en, 68, Cornhill; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger. 150, Oxford-street. 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Its perusal is ualatrhi3h.arpecpeinnlemsse,nded to persons entertaining secret doubts of " the ePhysical c ondition, and who are conscious of haying hazarded • entitled. t • It is .aband privileges to which every human being is Principles 'cutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are ' in eu i Personal management which cannot be violated without the 7 n . g grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed ~.,7 .u:egd AY of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties n.7_o: mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, f.n a u h w the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, at.nenottnthere is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. TliAuthor has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which are • unfortunately been too generally confided to the care of ignorant f erimirics, who infli c t great injury on those wh o are induced to place aith in their pretensions. , NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, . Brethere, and Co., 3, Vaum•nosterrow : Hannay, 63, Oloord-Are.: ; "Lorne, 19, Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Cornhill; or tree uy Post, fur thirty Stamps, to any address from the Author's residence, 37, Bed s- Jtord:aqua, r4 . At home toZ COnStiltAtiOLl daily - from Eleven till Two, and from filZ till Mat, ESTABLISHED 1803. GLOBE INSITRANCE, CORNHILL AND PALL-MALL—LONDON. New Tables of Life Premiums—Participating and Non-Partici pating. 13, Great Marlborough-street, NOTICE.—QUEEN ELIZABETH. 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They are sl admirably exeonted that I consider the publication of them an important improvement in the study of geogra , hy. The "Atlas of Physical Geography" as an illustration of what I have described is invaluable. Professor Pu.LADTs. I have no hesitation in saying that I look upon the publication of Mr. Keith John ton's General and Physical School Atlases as the greatest boon that has been c mferred in my time, on a branch df knowledge and of public instruction which is becoming every day more important and more popular. (COMPANION TO THE CLASSICAL ATLAS.) Just published, price 45., E LEMENTS of PHYSICAL an d CLASSICAL GEOGRAPHY. Comprising the Geography of the Ancient World, in so far as it is subservient to the understanding of the Classics. With an Introduc tion. By Professor PILLANS, of the University of Edinburgh. EPITOME of ALISON'S HISTORY of EUROPE, for the use of Sehools and Young Persons. Seventh edition, post Bvo., price 7s. 6d. bound. 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NOVELLO'S EDITION : CHERIIBINI' TREATISE on COUNTERPOINT and FUGUE. Price 6s. 6d. bound; post free, 75.: being the first of the series of "Novello's Library for the Diffusion of Musical Knowledge." • J. A. Novello, London and New York. SIR WM. BURNETT'S DISINFECTING FIXID.—This Valuable DEODORISER and DISINFEC TANT instantaneously destroys all BAD SMELLS without pro ducing any itself. Its free use, as directed, PREVENTS CHOLERA and all CON TAGIOUS DISEASES. Sold by all Chemists and Druggists, and at the Office, IS, Cannon street, London-bridge. N.B.—Beware of a spurious and low-priced imitation. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, Cats. C. IdarnErrr, Onslow-house, Fulham-road), —The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON. and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S CELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polk, Fair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert; also, by H. Laurent , the following Waltzes --La belle Fraugaise, Leonora, Villi kins and his Dinah, Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8. Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. D R. DE JONGH'S LIGHT BROWN COD LIVER OlL.—The ost remedy for CONSUMP TION. BRONCHITIS. AST il m MA, effectuaI RHETJMATISM, and all SCROFULOUS COMPLAINTS. Pure and unadulterated, contain ing all its most active and essential principles—effecting a cure much more rapidly than any other kind. Prescribed by the most eminent medical men, and supplied to the leadiag hospitals of Europe. Half pint bottles, 2s. 6d. ; pints, 4s. 9d., IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wholesale and Retail depot, ANSAR, HARFORD, and co., n, Strand. TO THE POINT.--The weather has become too warm for argument and too inviting for discussion ; there fore to the point at once. Excursionists, Sportsmen, Ladies, Gentle men, Men of Business, Tradesmen, Mechanics, Youths, and Chil dren, require Attire suited to the change which has so suddenly taken place. Suffice it to say, E. MOSES and SON have prepared an assortment of luxuries in Dress, which are beyond, comparison, and perfectly above enumeration. They combine the eleganeies of manufacture from every country, and they display the most distin guished abilities of artists and workmen whose talents are of the highest order. The richest fabrics and the most captivating fashions, the most serviceable wear, the. most elegant and comfortable fit, the best designs and the lowest possible prices, are observable at the Establishment of E. MOSES and Sort, and at their West-end Branch. The Summer Dress for Noblemen, Gentlemen in the professions, Travellers, and all others, is prepared with dispatch, correctness, and economy, which hath no parallel. Hats, Caps, Hosiery, Boots, and Shoes, offered by E. MOSES and Sox, are the greatest novelties which have been introduced, and for lightness, neatness, fashion, utility, and cheapness, have had no pre cedent. In point of elegance and superior style there is not a house In the world can equal that of E. MOSES and SON; but for the zenith of summer, for the hot days comin g, their sto c k i s resplendent for no velty, adaptation, and comfort. E. MOSES and SON'S gigantic Wholesale Branch is a point of at traction with Shippers and others. The goods are suited to the home trade, and are the most profitable exports. As Wholesale Clothiers, Shirt Makers, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, E. MOSES and SON are known throughout the world. Their goods are more saleable and more profitable than any which have been exported. Full LISTS of OUTFITS for Ladies and Gentlemen, with ship. sailing information, gratis on application, or post free. CAUTiON.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the pubic against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like fal,ch od of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY °TRES HOUSE IN Oa OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 84, 85, and 85, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 505, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, I, 2, and 3, Hart-street, all commuicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australis. Merchant Tailors. Clothiers, Hatters, hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoo Makers,and General Ontfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. LltiPOßTANT.—Should any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on -aturdays, when , misiries3 , u till i 2 o'clock. A new hook, with illustrations, untitl e d firs Echo of Public Opi nion," containing full lists of prices, our system of self-measure ment, &c., &c., may be had on application, or post-free. Ici l'on pule Francais. • Qui si,parla Italian. JiLiar *richt masa Deatail. ASI4 041141)10 irAgar* • THE MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA, August 4, 1854.—The magnificent screw steamship " CAL CUTTA," 1,800 tons, another of the fine fleet belonging to the Gene ral Screw Steam Shipping Company, will be despatched from South ampton with her Majesty's Mails for Adelaide, Port-Philip, and Sydney, on the 4th August next. This flee vessel has maintained her high reputation for rapid sailing and punctuality, and is a sister ship to ti -, e " Argo," which has made the quickest v.,yage to and from Australia up to this time. The Calcutta has been employed carrying !he Mails to and from England and Calcutta, and from her superior sailing and steaming qualities, it may be fairly assumed that she will make the run in 60 days. Rates of Passage irons 30 to 100 guineas. She will be followed, on the 4th of October, by the Cameos, of 2,500 tons. Full particulars as to Freight and Passage Money at the Com pany's Officei', 7 Cannon-street, City. PATRON-H.H.R. PRINCE ALBERT. R E -OPENING of the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INS! ITUTION • UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT. In consequence of the numerous inquiries after Mons. DUBOSCQ'S OPTICAL EXPO RIMENTS, %tr. PEPPER begs to announce that the SPLENDID ILLUMINATED CASCADE, displaying a Variety of Colors, 'will be showti every Evening (except Saturday) at a quarter past Nine. Lectures by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on OPTICS, illustrated by Mons. Duaoscq's apparatus; and by Dr. BACEIOFFENER On the PLURALITY of WORLDS, illustrated by ASTRONOMICAL DIAG RAMS. — DISSuLVING VIEWS of the SEAT of WAR in the EALTIC and on the DANUBE ; and also a series after TURNER'S Views on the RIVER LOIRE, in France. The PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY for takine Portraits and teaching the art is open under the direction of Mr. SCOTT. A Band of Music, conducted by Mr. Warn). Open daily from 11 till 5, and every evening , except Saturday, from 7 till 10 o'clock. Admission, Is. Stalls, 2s. Schools, and Children tinder Ten years of age, Half-price. .PROGRESS OF THE WAR. (From the Timm.) We are now approaching the sixth month of actual hostilities, and as yet not a shot has been fired by the land forces of England. The trocps despatched on the "expedition to the East" took up positions successively on the Dardanelles ; on the Bosphorus, and at Varna ; but though the enemy lay within a few days' march, they have never hitherto been brought face to face with Russian soldiers. By our intelligence from the seat of war, the public will have been circumstantially apprised of the actual stations last occupied by the several divi sions of the British army, and will have learnt that the advanced force is at or about Devno, and the remainder encamped in different positions between that place and Varna. For the information, however, of those reade rs who possess no det a il e d maps o f the locality, we may state that the several points of the Devno, Aladyn, Ko juk, &c., are all so close to one another and to the coast that the entire army may almost be considered at Varna still, and it would certainly be far easier to re-embark it at that port for transport to the Crimea than to conduct it forward to the Danube. This, it must be confessed, after all our exertions, performances, and anticipations, is not a very satisfactory announcement, but the facts admit of mach explanation, and the general result, if short of our desires, is still by no means unfortunate. If the war had been undertaken for the single purpose of expelling Gortschakoff from the Principalities, the plain course would have been to carry the allied forces across the Danube with all the expedition attainable. But such a movement, though calculated, perhaps, to produce a brilliant campaign, would have done very little for the true object of the war. The utmost success of such an advance could only have accomplished a little earlier and with somewhat more completeness what the determined valour of the Turks has almost accomplished as it is, while the flower of the British army would have found itself in a desolate country, under a destructive sun, and in face of an enemy which, however discom fited, was approaching its own resources exactly in pro portion as we were drawn away from ours. An immediate advance into Wallachia, therefore, would, with refer ence to the bro a d p o li cy o f t h e war, have been a mistake. This policy consists in striking at the very heart of Rus sian power in the East, and that heart is Sebastopol. The forts and arsenals of Sebastopol constitute the source, the secret, and th e sym b o l of Russian en croachment upon Turkish rights. It is from this re doubtable stronghold that the Czar incessantly threatens the Ottoman capital, commands the mouths of the Danube, domineers over the Black Sea, and spreads the terrors or attractions of his name over the shores of Asia Minor. To destroy Sebastopol is no thing less than to demolish the entire fabric of Russian ambition in those very regions where it is most danger ous to Europe. This feat, and this only, would have really promoted the solid and durable objects of the war. Then, why was such an achievement not immediately undertaken, and why were the British troops not landed at the Crimea, instead of being detained on the other side of the Straits ? The reply is obvious. When the ex pedition first sailed the strength, or rather the weakness, of Russia could not be accurately estimated. It was not known but that she might cross both the Danube and the Balkan, or even carry Constantinople by a coup de main. Moreover, the first detachments of the allied forces were comparatively weak, the state of affairs was very imperfectly ascertained, and it would have been the height of folly to expose our battalions to attack and dis aster without protection or support, If the British expe dition of 25,000 men had been , thrown on the Crimea— that is to say, upon Rinusian territory—in March last, it might at once have been assailed, by twice its numbers, and possibly cut. to pieces. The first poSition: therefore, was the isthmus of the Dardanelles, 'a position which our command of the seas rendded impregnable, and from which an army marching on Constantinople could be taken in flank. From this point, as the truth began to clear, and as it became evident that neither Constan tinople nor the Balkan was likely to be visited by Rus sian soldiers, we advanced su ccess i ve ly t o S cu t ar i an d to Varna—the latter place being the most favourable point of departure for Sebastopol. But why, when at Varna, was not the army employed either on one duty or the other--either carried on to the Danube or across to the Crimea ? Why have we halted between these two attractions, and so accomplished no thing at all ? The result, we suspect, though undoubt edly due in a great degree to the vacillation of Austria, may also be traceable to the indecision naturally arising from the vicissitudes and uncertainty of events. The problem before the allied commanders was not simple, It was true that the occupation of the Crimea was the chief object, but it was not the sole one, and in finite mischief might have ensued if the absence of all the allied forces had exposed Omer Pasha to decisive defeat, and opened the road to Con stantinople. Admirably as the Turkish army has behaved, it is still but a single army ; there are no reserves in its rear, and it might at any time be outnumbered, if reports are true, by a concentra tion of the Russian divisions. While the allied troops were known to be interposed between the Danube and Constantinople such an onslaught was highly improb able, and this species of moral support, while it deterred the Russians from any sudden advance, encouraged the Turks to redoubled exertions by the assurance of ulti mate safety. Until, therefore, this particular duty could be assumed by some other Power, the allied com manders seem to have hesitated, and their hesitation has been unfortunately prolonged by the Mays of that Power whose action was expected. Austria, by movements extremely easy to her most effectually clear the line of the Danube, disengage the forces of England and France for opera tions against Sebastopol. This service big sh u e ou s s t ta a nd t s i tde of Prussia, and perhap s th e mena cing dispositions of the e Czar, have hithe r to i m p e d e d h er p roce edings. That sh might be exposed to att ac k i n h er G a lli c i a n provinces is, : Wally pledged t o r e nd er ; but the c. of course, unquestionable ; but, even if we admit that the reports of the Russian forces on this frontier are more faithful than they have been found in other cases, it seems impossible to conceive that a Power which has been unable to make head against a Turkish army, with a division of the allies in its rear, should be com petent to override the forces of another empire owning one of the finest armies in the world. To suppose that Francis Joseph is afraid of what the Czar can do against him is to suppose Austria more timorous than the Porte, and to regard the road to Vienna as more practicable for an invader than the road to Byzan tium. In the meantime, too, it should be remembered, that by this overt accession of Austria to the cause of the allies she is securing the tranquillity of her own provinces, which discern in suc h a co - opera ti on t h e b est pledge of future policy towards themselves, We trust, therefore, that the renewed advance of the Austrian army into the Principalities may enable the allied forces to embark for the Crimea while the season still permits the expedition ; but, even if the result should be otherwise, our enemies will still have littl e reason to cong ra t u late themselves on the issue of the campaign. Russia will nut have inflicted the smallest blow upon the forces of France or England, nor will any portion of our dominions have been exposed to the calamities of war. The squadrons of the allies have sealed up the ports of the Czar, while their own vessels traverse every sea in safety. The presence of their troops in Turkey has guaranteed the safety of the capi tal, and urged the Ottomans to efforts before thought impossible. Aussie, on the other hand, has been foiled before Silistria, has been worsted in repeated actions, has lost the line of the Danube, and will hold only a portion of the Principalities, if she holds them at all, because it is not worth while to purchase her expulsion from that desolate territory at the cost of operations far better calculated to damage her power. (Front the Morning Advertiser.) If there by any public spirit, any real patriotism, any true independence, in the House of Commons, we may look for a display of these qualities this evening. Never before was such an opportunity afforded for their exhi bition ; never perhaps—certainly not this session —will there again. The house is to be asked to-night to accede to a proposal on the part of Government for a sum of 3,000,0001. to carry on the war, over and above the millions that have already been voted for the same pur pose ; and, what is more, which . haVe been spent. Under ordinary circumstances, the amount asked for would have been granted without a word. The millions already voted were given with right good will, Even M r . H ume did not gruge the sum. He assented as freely and cheerfully as any man in the house. But the case is very different now. The house is asked to vote 3,000,000/. to carry on the war, after the several millions already voted have been expended, alth ,ugh we have had no actual war at all. When the large sums which Mr. Gladstone demanded, four or five months ago, were so promptly and so generously voted by the house, its consent was given with the full conviction, that before 1314 nY weeks had elapsed, we should, botil tary glory and material results, have something in return for our money. " We all believed that in four or five weeks after the amount asked foil was given, our troops and those of France would have been in the thick of the conflict, on the banks of the iDanube, and that by our valour and skill in the field, ip conjunction with those of our ally on the other side of !the Channel, we should by this time have expelled ever' Russian -• truder from the Principalities. What the facts are it is unnecessary tosay. Never was there a greater variance between anticipations and results—between promise and performance. The mil lions we voted some time ago are all gone, or are going very fast ; an d yet we have literally done nothing. The Turks have done marvels, but the Anglo-French army have as yet achieved no conquest. We might as well, notwithstanding the immense expenditure we have in curred, have remained at home. Instead of sending out one of the finest armies that ever confronted a foe, we might, speaking as regards the past, have sent out an equal number of automatons. It now turns out, that, notwithstanding all the positive' assertions which have been made, to the effect that our troops had taken part in the battles of Oltenitza and Rustchuk, no one solitary English soldier was engaged in either of these affairs. Down, therefore, till the present hour the Rassians have not lost a single man through the English ally of the Turks. We have not fired a shot —no, not one. As regards the Turks, it has been, and is, a war in reality, and mo s t no bl y have they acquitted themselves in it. Bat as yet we are not at war. If, therefore, the 3,000,0001. are to be voted this night, let it not be pro fessedly for that for which it is not in reality. Let not the House sanction the use of a misnomer. Let it not give its consent to the pretendedapplication of 3,000,000/. towards a war with Russia, when it is for no such object. We have not, down to the present time, been actually at war with the Czar, notwithstanding all that we daily hear to that effect. Let the 3,000,000/.--if that sum is to be given —be given avowedly forlceepineour armies in any part of Turkey except where they can fight for the Sultan ; and for keeping our fleets in the Black Sea ' and Baltic in that state of inglorious inactivity in which they have remained ever since they reached those waters. It is right to remind the members of the House of Commons, that if they this evening acquiesce in the ad ditional 3,000,000/. which are to be asked by the Chan cellor of the Exchequer for the purposes of the war, without exacting from ministers undoubted guarantees that something material will be done for the money, they will become implicated in the Government guilt, and will have to answer for their complicity to their consti tuents and the country. There is one thing which, we presume, those members who arrogate to themselves the terms independent and patriotic will take care to see done, namely, that Par liament shall re-assemble after an interval of seven or eight weeks. Any member voting the public money to-night, without extorting from ministers a pledge that Parliament will be again called together in the course of the autumn, will incur a responsibility of the gravest kind, and one which he will afterwards have cause deeply to regret. THE BLUNDER. The Times thinks that the Austrian Government has committed a " gross blunder" in not fulfilling its engagement to occupy Wallachia. We are in clined to think th a t th e gross blunder was com mitted, not by A us t r i a , b u t . by those w h o re li e d upon her word. It now clearly appears, as was indeed tolerably evident from the first to all who have paid atten tion to dates and are acquainted with distances, that the allied forces had no share in the successes of the Turks at Giurgevo and other points on the left bank o f t h e Danube. Although the Englishtroops, after passing more than two months i n utter inactivity, contr i ve d t o reac h V arna at the com mencement of Ju n e, •yet they were even th en , as we rep ea t e dl y alleged, utter l y unprovided with the me ans of making the few days' march whi c h still sepa ra t e d them frdin the Danube. Not a horse, not a cart, not an ambulance had been provided ; and, although serviceable horses could have been purchased in Asia Minor at a very small cost, no step appears to have been taken for this purpose. If we inquire why a measure which the military authorities must have known to be indispensable was neglected, the answer will be, that the English Government relied upon the assurances of Austria that she would interfere at the first moment the Russians attempted . to cross the Danube. Acting under the conviction thus produced, the allied troops have lost the glory of sharing in the tri umph of the Turks, and the immense advantage which must have resulted from attacking the Rus sians with an overwhelming force at the very mo ment when they were in full retreat, humiliated by their defeat at Silistria; and "deprived of the only generals who could inspire the wretched soldiers with the slightest confidence. Austria has thus succeeded in impeding the ad vance of the allies until a season when it can be prosecuted only at the greatest disadvantage. The heat during July, August, and September is, in the great Danubian plains, intolerable. There, no shelter can b e f oun d against the fierce rays of the sun, which from morn to eve looks down pitilessly through a cloudless sky. There are few wells, and the air is oppressive and sultry. Some idea of the climate may be formed from a fact stated in the German papers, that of 6,000 Russians who com menced a day's march, one-half were left upon the road, and had to be conveyed in carts totheir desti nation, most of them affected by coups-de-soletl. The Russians have also, as appears by the latest accounts, taken advantage of the movement toVarna rendered necessary by the breach of faith on the part of Austria, to prepare a warm reception f or the alli es at Sebastopol should they now proceed to attack that port. Our Austrian friends have thus contrived to cut out for us some very agreeable work. In the and French meantime, ac cor di ng to the correspondent of the Times in Vi enna, the wits of that city are " sneering and jeeri ng " at the delays of English troops mainly attributable to Austrian intervention. are doing h er work Austria conti nues her armaments, while the English the great German river. Wh en enoug h h as b een done to su it h er interests, she will doubtless offer and opening the navigation of her mediation, backed by a powerful army. The proverbial gratitude of the House of Hapsburgh will then have full scope. But the mere threatened occupation by Austria, after the retreat of the Russians, is already pro ducing a di sastrous effect in Wallachia. The Turkish G overnment had decided on appointing General M ag h ero, an honest , atriotic , and very influential m an , a native of the principality, as the p 'Governor of Wallachia. It was to this General, whilst in Vienna, that the Russian Government had offered 100,000 d ucats (nearly 50,00010 to make common cau se w i th them against the Turks. H e rejected th e proposal.with disdain, and at the request of Res c hid Pasha proceeded to Con stantinople. His appqdntment had been decided upon, but the conve n ti on with Austria, from which so much benefit has been rea p e d, pu t a s t op to it. There is even too been r eason t o f ear , th a t if the Wallachians continue to find their interests induced to follow the coun c il s of those Russian emissaries, who with an ult ra - democratic zeal are now urging them to attempt a revolution on their o en w t n ir a el c y co d u i n s t r . egarded by th e allies, they will be resolute" Duchess Sophia, the ~..__________ . young Empe rstee,rnthaenArdro ror, and the proceededt er of the Jesuit party in Austria, has . o Berlin mother In th e of m t e h a e n t ‘ ) no doubt with the view of drawing closer the 1 a4 iance betwee n th e two cabinets. The influence hitherto exercised by the Arch-Duchess over the e councils of Austria haS been most pernicious. She was a t the head of the conspiracy which precipitated. . the war with Hun gary, aud led to that eposition of the Emperor Ferdinand in order it son might be placed on the throne.' To her it is that.nearly all intelli gent Austrians attribute the evils which during the last five years . have . gone on accumulating with such frightful rapidity in their unhapp— y country, and which threaten it at no dis tant period with bankruptcy, dismemberment, and revolution.-- Examiner. to the compe )epnetition, Alessrs. the examples of SILVER MANIIPACTURE. — The Goldsmiths' Company, on the occasion of the Great Exhibition of 1851, in order l h a i t s e c oomi and to test the state of art as applied to silver manufacture, it a ii w tui a oa r nt d e o df gildaa RI stuomthe o e i f 1 tmrwaoedi were e e. their work, which are now on view at the establishment in New Bond-street, are well worthy of inspection. They consist of a large candelabrum, on which is represented the granting of the charter . of incorporation to the Gold smiths' Company by Richard 11. ; a candelabrum for y successful, flonr pt 10 lights, with figues of Cellini, George Heriot, and Sir Martin Bowes ; a similar candelabrum, with a group re presenting M. Angelo in the studio of his master, Gliirl landaio ; and two groups illustrative of the benevolence and the business duties of the Goldsmiths' Company. The whole of these pieces of plate are designed and mo delled by Mr. Alfred Browne, and they do credit to his invention and powers of execution. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—The British and North Ame rican Royal Mail steam-ship Canada, Captain Jam es Stone, sailed from the Mersey for Boston, via Halifax, with the usual mails for the United States and British possessions in North America, 160 passengers, and a full cargo of valuable merchandise on freight. The Marco Polo, Captain Wild, sailed per same tid e for Melbourne, with 616 passengers, z very large mail, including 9,000 letters, and an immense number of newspapers, and a full cargo of merchandise on 'freight, accounts for the half year, it is from no intention to be partial or do an injustice that we omit them: London Union, dividend at the rate per an 15 per cent. London J o i n t St oc k 10 London and Westminster, including bonus l2 London and Commercial, and bonus of 16s — per shar e 6 Chartered Ba n k o f Asia ..... . .................. 4 Coloni a l B an k Union B an k o f A ustralia 4 42 -- The dividends for the present half-year are the continuations of dividends equally good for the pre vious half -year, and the promise of equal dividends for the half-year to come. Besides the circumstances favourabl e to banking, the great increase of trade and great demand for money have con tributed to the result ; the one great element of•the success of the banks has been the confidence of the public, more due to the good management of the banks than to the possession of an immense capital. The Union Bank which pays 15 per cent., has only of p a id- up capital 422,9W7. ; b u t thi s h as s t uffice dcommta, wih the confidence o f th e publice, to give i acommand of 7,000,000/. The deposits of its customers amount to about that sum, and and they enable it, including the discount of bills to transact business to this amount. So, the Joint Stock has a paid up capital of 600,000/. and deposits of upwards of 6,000,000/., and business to an equal amount. Again, the Lon don and Westminster has a paid-up capital of 1,000,000/. ; it discounts bills to the amount of 6 , 600,0007., and commands the use of a capital of nearly 8,000,000/. Thus, with a capital of about 2,000,6007., these three banks have business to the amount of 2 1,000,0007.—nine-tenths of the capital they used being placed in their hands by the confi dence of their customers. It is thought the Bank of England did an immense discount business last last year, amounting to 2 5,000,0007., which has, we believe, only been exceeded twice in its history, but its paid-up capital is more than 14,000,0001., or seven times as much as that of the three Joint- Stock Banks, and they with a capital of only 2,000,0007., have a discount business—for that con stitutes the bulk of their transactions —three-fourths as large as that of the Bank of England. This Bank, being placed by its charter above the public, haring to regulate the currency as well as carry on the busi ness of bankers, shows little or no disposition to stoop to the needs of the great majority of traders. It nei ther supplies their wants, nor obtains in an equal degree with the Joint Stock Banks their support and confidence ; and its 14,000,000/. capital wooes to itself little more than double its amount, while that of the Joint Stock Banks attracts ten times its amount. The great capital of the Bank is ac cordingly less profitable than it would be if man aged without a charter, exclusively to supply the wants and obtain the confidence of the trading public. Though the joint-stock banks pay interest on some deposits, and the B an k o f E nglan d pays none, they can afford, in consequence of the large capitals entrusted to them, to do business at a lower rate than the Bank of England. The facts stated of joint stock banks have an important bearing on the question, now beginning to be agit a t e d o f a State Bank, which finds favour in certain high quarters. Successful banking is the result of skilful management, commanding and securing th e con fi dence of the public. We ca say without the risk of being charged with error or ex aggeration, that there is no example of the skil ful management of such au institution by Govern naeut, as to command for a considerable period the confidence of the public. Why, even the Post-office; which performs a duty approaching to a mercan tile operation, supposed to be more within the at tributes of Government than other similar duty, does not command the entire confidence of the public. By penalties the people are obliged to use the Post-office, but, notwithstanding the reforms introduced into it by its able manager, Rowland Hill, the complaints are continual that the service the public have a right to expect of it is often performed inefficiently. The conveyance of letters by private hands, it is believed, if the conveyance of them were not retained in the hands of the State as a source of revenue, could now by the ordinary facilities of travel, be more effectu ally organised, and more cheaply performed, both as concerns the transmission and. distribution of letters at home and abroad, than it is done by Go vernment. A State bank, we may be quite sure, would not be skilfully managed. No regulations, no system, could secure constant activity and vigi lance, care and honesty; and it never could com mand, in the same degree as Joint Stock and pri vate banks, tho public confidence. Such a bank would want the chief element of success. It is a mistake therefore to suppose that it would succeed, or could supply the place of other wants. It is equally a mistake to suppose that the profits of Joint Stock or Chartered Banks are something de ducted from emoluments which rightfully belong, being the prerogatives of the Crown, to the State. They are, on the contrary, the result of public confidence in private individuals, and in their ma nagement of business, which, by its very constitu tion, the State, and all which proceeds from it, is incapable of acquiring. Mr. Burke long ago stated that paper money was valid on 'Change because it was not valid in West minster Hall. It was not coined nor issued by the State, and therefore it passed current with the mer chant. The essence of Government is coercion. It does not make a bargain ; it dictates the terms of obedience and of its own duties. It does not stipu late to receive a certain sum for doing so much work ; it chalks out for itself what it will do, and settles even to the salaries of its door-keepers what the people must pay for its services. How can deposi tors place confidence in a body which is under no control. To the State individuals look to decide between them when they differ, or to enforce jus tice when wrong is done. But what power can settle disputes, or judge between individuals and the State ? A body which possesses uncontrolled. power, or a power only controlled and checked by a fear of revolution, will never command like the Banks the pecuniary confidence of pri vate depositors. They may be ready to advance money at a stipulated rate of interest authorised to be borrowed to a specific amount by the national authority, and guaranteed by it ; but the floating balances of which they may need to avail them selves every hour —which they trust to bankers often to receive from them temporary loans of a far greater amount than their deposits, they aro not likely to place in the hands of a national bank which will care nothing for their custom, and can not be reached by their complaints. It is a delu sion to suppose that a national bank, like a private or joint-stock bank, can be a source of profit to tho State. It will consume more in salaries than it can possibly earn. If it be merely intended to take care of the money of the State, the Exchequer is already established for the purpose ; and it is a very significant fact that the money in many cases was only ordered to be placed in the Bank of England because it was found by experience to be safer in the hands of a private company than in the hands of irresponsible officials.—Daily News. EXAMINING CHAPLAIN TO THE BISHOP OP BATH AND WELLS.—We understand that the Rev. R. W. Browne, M.A., prebendary to St. Paul's cathedral, pro fessor of literature in King's College, London, and chap lain to her Majesty's forces in the garrison of London, has been appointed examining chaplain of the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells. C in aY th s e Ta c t ry P s A ta L l A P Cl---- aoe o i n sethOo f the most THE TAXIDERMY interesting o THE features collection of preserved animals and birds whi c h i llustrate the zoology of the various parts of the world. In order to carry out this important branch of natural history, the services of Mr. Bartlett, the celebr a t e d Taxidermist, have been secured ; in proof of whose skill and ability it may be well to mention that he received from the Jury of are th awaree Eibi th tion of 1851 the pri ze medal. Few persons Exhibition of e difficulties which the Taxidermist has to overcome in serve them from th destr uce prepa tionration of th e spec i mens to pre impart to them the natural for and, at the same time, t o m and lif e -l i k e characters w the ar se alone imal can convey to us a correct id ea o f t h e habits of kingdom. That Mr. Bartlett has suc ceeded in this, the specimens exhibited fully prove. The groupes to which we wish particularly to direct the at tention of our readers are —Two Leopards Fighting, the natural ferocity of these animals is finely represented, and the form of the muscles is carefully developed. The Tiger Runt with Elephant, and the Leopard wounded by the dying Antelope, are also very effective groupcs, as they pourtray interesting incidents in animal life men tioned by Mr. Gordon Cumming, the celebrated "Lion Hunter." At the north-east end of the building is a splendid group, consisting of two Mexican Indians de fending themselves from the attack of a powerful jaguar, which has been wounded in the side by an arrow from one of the Indians. The man has fallen to the ground almost under the paws of the enraged creature, and the expressi on o f th e face is well rendered. Hi s companion has assum e d a co ld and courageous attitude, which friend. The jagua r ( a sp l en did an i mal) appears smarti n con trasts well with hi s prostrate and fear - str i c k en fr the effects of th e arrow , an d i s one o f t h e perfect mos specimens of this interesti ng ar t. Up on we smarting underinquiry,i Bartlett find this grou p i s th e j o i nt - pro d uct i on o f 3 , r se en to every the building, but, for want o f space , or some ors and Mr. Pie r icci n i, and was i n t en d e d f or aneootthheerrpeaarntso! e i is placed as before indicat e d, w h ere advantage, and creates more i nqu i r y, perhaps, than if it rtment ; had boon placed in its proper depa , MORE IfONEY-TILE QUESTION! To-night's debate will doubtless be wordy and discursive, but the one real point for consideration and settlement is' very simple, indeed. It is this —Whether from August to February Lord Aber deen and the Peelites are to do as they please about the War, or whether the country shall have the protection, such as it may be, of a Parliamentary guard over the Cabinet ? Shall we be ruled for the next six months by Aberdeen alone or by Aberdeen and the House of Commons ? Shall costly war or dangerous negotiations be continued in Ministerial secresy or with the power of now and then getting a question answered in Parliament or a return made, or a despatch printed by the same authority? Shall we wholly resign ourselves for half a year to the dangerous and unsuccessful Russian guidance of Aberdeen, or i ns i s t upon h av i ng a speedy return to something like Parliamentary surveillance of the Coalition ? A want of vigour in the Cabinet when the Pruth was first threatened has involved us in war. Are we to content ourselves by leaving the prosecution of hostilities under the solo control of the same muddling, undecided, and unsuccessful Executive ? We say this is the real point to be settled to-night; because, once settled, there is no wishin any quarter ' to refuse what money may be really needed for the proper prosecution of the war. We do not expect to have Russia put back without paying the sailors and soldiers who are to perform that duty. What is objected to is that the money should be taken and the work not be done. Recent experience does not encourage very sanguine expectations on the subject of rapid victories, nor encourage us to look at once for that solid peace which ought to follow great successes ; but whatever our hopes, we have at least one certainty, which is that, once free from Parlia mentary supervision, Lord Aberdeen and his Peelite colleagues will do less than ever to free us from the position we now occupy. Parliamentary super vision must therefore be secured. One way only is open for this purpose. The House of Com mons is a real power only by virtue of its custody of the purse-strings. Those strings the Cabinet want now to unloosen. They want " just that little three millions" out of taxes now in hand. The industrious people upon whom the burden of paying for the war is now about to fall in reality have contributed a large sum, from which Mr. Gladstone asks power to take a huge amount. The Commons are to say Aye or Nay. The Cabinet for the moment cannot do without their vote. Now or never is the time, then, for the representatives of the people to make terms with those who seek this favour at their hands. If this chance is lost, there will be no other. To vote the three millions without the needful guarantee from the Ministers is for Parliament to invite dismissal for six months, and to give the whole nation---its honour, pros perity, and f a t e —i nto the clutches of that old friend of the Autocrat, lecher Aberdeen. Will the Tories, who dislike L or d Ab er d een because he is too liberal and not sufficiently English, consent to do this ?—. will the Reformers who complain of Lord Aberdeen as not liberal enough—too dyn istic and Russian-- will they agree to do this ? Will those who have any memory for past hustings' pledges or hope for future electoral success neglect the requisite pre cautions for saving their constituents from six months' secresy relative to the war, with Lord Aberdeen pulling the strings ? The public have no very vast amount of confidence in the present House of Commons, because so many of its mem bers are landlords' nominees, or the holders of bribery-gained seats ; but there certainly are some representatives of the people from whom the nation expects better things than any sanction to a vote of all the money Ministers may ask, in order that Aberdeen may at once prorogue Parliament for the usual period, and then " make things pleasant" with the Autocrat in true Aberdeen fashion. The Russian organ of course points out to mem bers of Parliament the discomforts of an Autumn sitting. It is quite natural to hear such a plea from such a quarter. The Russian organ wants nothing done that might prevent a snug little hole and-corner arrangement by which the twin despot isms of St. Petersburg and Vienna might obtain at the hands of Lord Aberdeen terms good for themselves, but bad for freedom. The Russian ad vocate expects to carry its point by apppaling to the selfishness of Parliament. " Don't work so hard • don't trouble yours e lf so muc h ; don't keep bad hours at Westminster because the interests of your country are at stake. Never mind the na tion, never mind the national honour or interests. Stop quietly in the country, at your Highland shooting boxes, and your English manor houses ; or go out in your yachts, or make your long tours, and don't care a farthing about the war, or the country, or th e t axes, or the future. ire (the Russian journal) and our protégé, Lord Aberdeen, will manage all that for you whilst you are away for a holiday. We can settle the business of Eng land, of Turkey, and of Europe • we can bargain with the Czar, an d can negotiate with the Em peror, and can settle the basis of a peace a vast deal more to our satisfaction, if you don't trouble your selves to meddle with what we do. Go away, there fore, like obedient serfs or sucklings, and play with your guns and your yachts, and make your little tours, and dine in little parties at Paris, or Naples, or where else you please, whilst we settle your fate in your absence." After this fashion runs the treacherous exhortation of the Russian journal amongst us. What a compliment such advice pays to the Commons and Peers of England ! It is tantamount to telling them they are all brainless idlers, indifferent alike to their own and their coun tay's welfare at a moment when England's honour, power, wealth, and position amongst nations are at stake. For 40 years there has never been a time when this country mare thoroughly needed the best help, aid, and counsel of her best sons than she will need them during the coming six months. And this is the moment chosen by the favourite organ of Russia and of Lord Aberdeen to counsel the repre sentatives of the people to enjoy the dolce far niente and leave their country to the imminent risk of betrayal We are no toadies of the aristocracy, no flunkeys of the Parliament; but this we will say, that we have too much faith in the honour, the honesty, the industry, the common sense, and pub lic spirit of the Peers and gentlemen of England, to believe they will allow thoughts of their own amusement, or considerations of personal indul gence or ease, to weigh down considerations of duty when the interests of England are at stake. We do believe that they have a sense of patriotism and of the public weal much higher than Russian instruments give them credit for. Believing thus, we confidently anticipate that Parliament this evening will not vote the three millions until they have got from Lord John Russell a pledge that the war shall not be secretly " managed" till February by the Coalition, but that a much earlier day than usual shall be named for the re-assembling of Par liament.—Daily .News. JOINT-STOOK BANKING. In 1825 there were 37 commissions of bankruptcy issued against country bankers in England, and in 1826 no less than 22. In 1816 there were 37; in 1810, 26 ;in 1814, 29 ; and, in 1815, 26. In all, between 1809 and 1826, there were 158 such com missions issued. Moreover, many other banks— not bankrupts —stopped payment, to the great in jury of the public. Throughout the period Mr. M'Culloch—from whose "Commercial Dictionary" the statement is borrowed--adds, that not a single Scotch bank gave way. The law passed in 1708 which limited the number of partners in a bank to six only was confined to England. In 1826 that law was repealed, and the act known as the Joint- Stock Banks Act was passed. Inasmuch as this act laid down conditions for the formation of such banks, it continued restrictions : inasmuch as it abolished a positive prohibition to form them, it extended free dom, and the result was the establishment of a con siderable number of joint-stock banks in different places in England as well as London. Since 1826 there have been two or three miserable failures of such banks, and half a dozen or more failures of private bails ; but there have not been either so many or such disastrous bankruptcies as occur red prior to 1826. Some persons attribute the improvement to the restrictions which were left on in 1826, or were then added we attri bute it to the portion of freedom then given. B u t not to trouble our readers with a doubtful ques tion of theory, we have alluded to the former condi tion of our banks and the numerous bankruptcies which occurred amongst them year after year before 1826, to contrast with that their present condition. The present is the age of succesful, as that was the age of disastrous, banking. Within a few days the accounts have been pub lished of the half-yearly transactions of seven Joint Stock Banks, all bod i es appealing to the public for confidence, and thus responsible to the publi • c gene rally as well as to their shareholders, all inviti • • n , scrutiny and all successful. Let us place before ou r r eaders their names and th e amount of their de clared dividends. If others, equally successful, 110,TO capped our uotige 3ox aye yet t 9 publish their ' • In the north, according to the Inverness Courier : " This has been a favourable week for maturing the crops, the weather having uniformly been warm and. genial. There never was a better prospect of a plen• teous harvest, if a continuance of the present weather is vouchsafed to us. We are sorry to learn that the po tato-blight has shown itself in some districts, and several farmers at the M u i r of Ord Market expressed anxiety as to their fields. The cases may have arisen from the use of bad seed, but in this neighbourhood the crop looks healthy and vigorous." In the Lowlands the grain crops continue to be highly spoken of, and with a continuance of fine weather the harvest cannot fail to be greatly superior to average years, both in quantity and quality. THE CROPS.—We have had another week of fine weather, and the improvement in all the crops is most cheering. The hay harvest is going on under the hap piest auspices, the weight of the swathe varying with the situation ; but the quality good everywhere. The corn harvest in these parts will be somewhat late; but there is every prospect of abundance. Turnips good. Potatoes turn up well ; as yet, no signs of disease.— Carlisle Patriot. In the midland counties we have the authority of the t, cr a o n p d s h D a e v r e by m sh ad ir e e r C a p o d ris. for progress B t d a t u i r n i g n g t h t h a e t las t t h f e o w rt h n e ig a h t generally present a healthy appearance. Hay-making is almost universal in the neighbourhood, and good crops will be well got if the present weather continues." In Buckinghamshire, says the Pucks Advertiser, "an extraordinary quantity of hay has been gathered this week in excellent condition. The change in the weather within the last few days has materially improved the harvest prospects." The splendid weather we have had during the past week has had a magical effect upon the crops, and the numerous accounts which we have had from numerous parts of the country give the most gratifying accounts of their progress, and with some drawbacks, their appa rent prolific qualities. Should the weather still remain favourable all hearts will surely rejoice at the blessings of plenty. The public at large can scarcely conceive the shortened circumstances of thousands upon thousands in this country, arising from high prices of food ; and we have also reason to believe that the granaries of our great corn merchants were scarcely ever more bare at this particular season than at present. The wheat trade, of late, however, has been in a most languid state, and the harvest being now close at hand, with every appear ance of abundance, both here and on the Continent, it is not surprising that buyers should exercise extreme cau tion, buying only —t o use the old expression—" from hand to mouth." The hay is a very unequal crop, and in some places has been damaged by the wet, but the bright sunshine of this week has enabled the growers to stack a good deal. Potatoes, so far, are most promising, ane promise an abundant yield. Flies and insects are very abundant and troublesome in the gardens.—Cans bridge Independent Press. 13EECHIN:—The weather has been excellent for all sorts of growing crops of late ; and the potatoes and turnips are looking most promising. The best turnip field we have seen in this quarter is one of swedes, be longing to James Cooper, Esq., Murlingden. They are already covering the ground, and the roots are about the size of a man's tist.—Montrose Standard. The weather still continues very fine, and the cereal crops look most beautiful everywhere in the district ; and with a continuance of the present favourable wea ther, harvest will be commenced in this neighbourhood in about a month. As yet there is no appearance of the blight amongst the potatoes, which have a most pro mising appearance, and, if stored in a sound condition, will be a plentiful crop.—lliontrose Standard. THE HAT HARVEST. --During the past week a con siderable quantity of hay has been carried in this neigh bourhood. The crops are, however, far below the avo rage, and we may expect hay will reach a high figure before next spring. —Shropshire Conservative. HOP INTELLIGENCE. - MAIDSTONE, July 21.—The magnificent weather which has now prevailed for nearly a week has worked a miracle in many of the hop grounds in this district. It is true they were not so far gone as in other districts, and their recovery, is less surprising. In every dis trict, or nearly so, there is a change for the better ; and Mr. Bass, M.P., the celebrated brewer, who has been making a tour of the hop districts of Kent, de clared a day or two ago that he wou ld rather bet on 150,0001. th an against 50,0001., the Borough betting. In some districts, however, it is no doubt an impossi bility that there should be any hope ; but we rejoice in the prospect that the picking will not be so miserable an affair as was anticipated. CRANBROOK.—W e have had another week of fine July weather ; and it is impossible not to observe a " turn for the better." In many grounds where the bine was attacked early, and consequently checked in its growth, the plant exhibits still an unhealthy and wretched appearance, and looks as if it was jaundiced ; but if the present weather does but continue, even now a small sprinkling of hop flowers may be obtained there from. The vermin are becoming every day "small by degrees and beautifully less," and a very strong effort is now making by the bine to go a-head. In those grounds where there is most foliage there is still a large quantity of verocitn, but not so much as last week. CANTERBURY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.—Our appearance is worse than last week ; full of filth. HIGHAM.—The bine is improving. There is a little fresh fly; but the ni gger i s very numerous. lIOLLINGBOURN,—The re has been a trifling improve ment since the warm weather in some grounds, whilst others have got worse, and the v erm i n f o ll ow the young shoots. T a ki ng them altogether, they present a wretched appearance, and without the least hope of a crop. Ickimr.—Some gardens promise well, but the greater part very foul and bad. MALLING (WEST).—Generally good ; no flea • a good many lice ; ve r y littl e fl y ; no mould to hurt. ' The hot weatho has done wonders for our hops. Lice are dying very fast. The bine is shooting out beautifully, with some few exceptions, where the bine is very short. With a continuance of hot weather we shall grow a good sprinkle of bops. MARDEN.—The appearance of the plantation is, on the whole, unfavourable, but in some grounds there are in dications of improvement. MEREWORTH.—The bine looks better. The fine weather this week has very much improved the appearance of the gardens. In our parish there is a prospect in some grounds of growing a middling crop. ROLVENDEN.—The last few warm days have caused the bine to throw out a few fresh shoots and put on a healthier appearance ; the lice follow very fast. ROCIIESTER.—In some places in this neighbourhood the bine has increased, but so closely followed up by vermin-that there is no possible chance of any hops on it. The whole district of Mid-Kent is decidedly worse than last week. STAPLEHURST.—In some grounds the hops may be said to be improving a little, but in others they daily grow worse ; many of the young shoots are completely covered with lice. What this fine warm weather now experienced may do for them remains to be seen. TICEHURST.—We have a slight improvement in some grounds. The lice do not follow the young shoots so close, but we have abundance of them still alive. WATERINGnuni.—Our hop bine certainly has im proved very much this last week, and the young branches have shot out from 12 to 18 inches, and look a good colour, but in some grounds there is still lice and mould. WROTHAM (LOWER DIVISION).—A slight improv e men t is Theena't is now perceptible in th e h o p p l an t a ti ons h ere . e is growing, and the vermin do not follow up the fresh shoots. YALDING AND WEST FABLEIGIL—The hops are gene• rally in a worse state than they were last week. A. f ew pieces may have improved where the bine has kept grow• ing, and the lice have not been so numerous. The nig. gers abound, but they have too much to eat.—Maiditens Journal. HERRING FISHING. ABEIME/W.—The half-dozen boats here have made s commencement, with very slight success, the average as yet not being worth setting down. S/ONELIAVEN.—The general commencement here has not been encouraging, the whole of the 60 boats em. ployed having altogether taken probably not more than 20 crans. This, however, at this early art of th e sea , eon, is no cr i ter i on as to future prospects WicK.—Our fishing fleet is daily increasing, in course of next week the whole force will have and mus tered—indeed, except the west country and Moray Firth boats, they may be said to have already all arrived. The success of the fishing at the Lewis up to a recent date has delayed the arrival of the boats from that place, and the stiff breeze which for some days has been blowing in on the opposite shores of the Moray Firth prevents the arrival of boats from that quarter. The delay, however, has occasioned no loss to those interested, as no good has been done during the past week by the boats which are here. The entire take during the week will not yield an average for the few boats at sea. Last night only two bo a t s put out here, and we do no t expec t th at a gener a l t r i a l w i ll b e made before th e b eg i nn i ng o f n est week. DU BAR.—Since last report little has been don. a* the station, but appearances are very favourable. Nearly 200 boats were off last night ; the highest has delivered 1900 fish, and most of them had a few, but it was by no means a successful beginning. Selling priee from 7s. to Bs. a hundred. At Gourdon, this week, a few boats out. The prospect is pretty you an erg rettyfair, a a v nd a w em e ._ eape o e n7 expect t o Standard.obeabl ebynext week to andls , . fioer s s t t r h hs e e. WEST-END OF LONDON AND CRYSTAL PALACE RAIL. WAY EXTENSION TO BRO3fLRY AND FARNBOROUGH. The preamble of this bill has been proved before the 4 ttp:nalral Parliament nd ebnyt committee of the House of Lords ; Earl Desart in the chair. The object of the line is to open up the district of East Kent, and to connect it with the east and west , end station of London. 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