The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-23 00:00:00

'C.!.)Jf LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1854. We are generally strongly opposed to foreign loans, on public as well as private grounds. We have witnessed very untoward results following the exportation of the precious metals, which our absurd money laws rendered of such vital im portance to the internal trade and commerce of the country. We have also seen the evil pur poses to which the funds thus obtained have been applied; and also the complete disappoint ment of the speculators, who seldom, if ever, found their sanguine anticipations verified —the idol which they worshipped having de ceived them, and the expected profits being converted into serious losses. We are too well aware that non olet mundamus is the motto of tha gamblers of the Stock Exchange, and that, with rare exceptions, they are profoundly indifferent to any one save the pecuniary consequences of their operations. " Get money, honestly if pos sible, but get money," is the ruling principle with a large proportion ; and, even amongst those 'who have higher aspirations, and a more strin gent sense of their moral responsibilities, fetiv do more than ovoid the accursed thing, or think that they are bound actively to promote that which does not hold out the prospect of immediate gain. There is, however, at present in the market a security which differs very materially from those which have previously been offered for public competition. The Turkish Loan has, indeed, everything to recommend it as well to the mere fol lowers of Mammom as to those who are desirous of taking still higher grounds and serving their country, while they are putting money in their own pockets. Nothing more advantageous has been brought out for a series of years, and we can scarcely feel surprised that there has been an anxious desire to obtain an investment so very promising, whether we look to the soundness of the security, the high rate of interest, or the beneficial pur poses to which the money will be applied. On the first point we must bear in mind that Turkey has hitherto been free from debt ; it is, therefore, so far as Stock Exchange transactions are concerned, a virgin soil from which great re turns may be anticipated. Its almost miraculous natural resources are too well known to need any prolonged statement in their favour ; and its inhabitants have afforded the most conclusive testimony that they are perfectly capable of de fending their own territories from the would-be spoiler. The SULTAN is no longer " the sick Man," faint almost to death, around whose pillow are avaricious expectants. He holds with vigo rous and tenacious grasp his ample possessions ; and although the expenses of his cure have caused a•little temporary embarrassment, he can show unexceptionable security for ten times the amount required for existing exigencies. But it is not merely' the general revenues of Turkey that are charged with the repayment of this loan. The Egyptian tribute, amounting to thirty mil licnis of piastres (or 282,0001. sterling per an lium), is specially hypothecated for the payment both of principal and interest, and is to be re mitted directly from the Pasha to the London agents for distribution. This tribute was con tracted to be paid by a specific treaty, sanctioned by all the great European Powers ; and when we remember the well-tested probity' of the parties cpncerned—both SULTAN and PASHA—and the deternaination of France and England to sustain them, w e must concede that the security for the stipulated payments is beyond the possibility of doubt or cavil. As to the rate of interest, it is, under the least favourable circumstances, 71. fur lo percoelnt. per an num. The b on d s nominally, with cou pons payable on the 10th of A and 10th of October in each y ear, are to be 13ssued bonus of 25 per ce ll t. b e i ng t h at • at 80 /.1 a gtven to the sub scribers, so that the nominal 61. per cent. w really be 71. per cent. inter es t ; b ut as the amount auhscribed is to be received by instalments spread over a term of four months, and a discount of five per cent. allowed for prompt paym en t, a further bonus will praCtically be obtained by those who have their funds immediately avalible. un questionably offer sufficient i n - Th ese would ducements to a n y capitalist desirous of obt a i n i ng large returns for his money ; but, in addition, a certa i n proportion of the bonds are to be redeemed at par in each and every year. These will b e selected by lot in the usual manner, at the rate of There will, therefore, one per cent. per annum. be:not only the chance of that which cost 80, being paid off at 100, but the value of the balance will be materially enhanced by the ouTnhtewboithr: drawn from the'market eac h drawing. rowers reserve a right of paying off o n six months' notice at par after 15 year s ; but,as we have shown, that is a payment of 1001. for each 801., or 25 pe r cen t . b onus i n a ddition to that received by the original rate of issue and the drawings. The third point is no less favourable. Every true-hearted Englishman has willingly submitted to the additional war burden ocrasioned by our defence of the cause of order and justice. He has seen his Income Tax doubled, the duties on malt, spirits, and sugar materially enhanced, and the proceeds expended in support of expeditions against the uneonscientious invader. - We have willingly applied more than tea millions sterling in support of the integrity of the Ottoman Empire, and no one has considered the 'outlay, enormous as it has been, misapplied. Now the pecuniary assistance we are at present affording to our ally will be almost, if not fully, as useful as if we had applied an equal sum in his support. There will, however, be this material difference : for the m ney advanced by way of loan we shall receive very re munerative returns abundantly guaranteed. It will, in fact, prove a very profitable transaction to those concerned, while, on the other hand, the sums raised by way of taxes will be irretrievably lost to the payers. It is true that the nation may obtain an indemnity, but the " thirsty soul " will not get back the extra halfpenny paid for each pint of beer, or the hard-worked clerk the 10d. or 14d. in the pound on the amount of his scanty salary. The four millions now about to be advanced to the SULTAN will save more than an equal amount levied by the hands of the tax gatherer, for which there will be no possibility of return. Little more than a week has elapsed since a circular wa's issued from the Railway Department of the Board of Trade, calling the attention of the directors of the different companies to a system adopted on the South-Eastern line, which " ex perience seemed to have proved to be so well cal culated to diminish the risk of danger." The South-Eastcrn Board thus received the approba- tiou to which it appeared to be justly entitled, and was held up as a model for imitation to other managing bodies. Regardless of expense, they had adopted a judicious precaution against the risk of collision, " a class of accidents hitherto very numerous as compared with others." A " leading journal," not usually very favourable to railway bodies, spoke in high terms of the im provement, and hoped " soon to see the general adoption of a scheme promising such material ad vantages to companies and travellers together !" But a few days elapsed before it became our painful duty to record a fearful accident on this model railway, of the very class which it was hoped had been effectually prevented. An acci dent by which three persons received fatal inju ries, and many more were seriously hurt. The calamitous event occurred on Monday to an ex cursion train, the first for the season which had left Dover for the metropolis. Twenty-four car riages were attached, and passengers were taken up at various stations along the line, so that an unusually numerous body of persons were involved in the melancholy transaction, and it was ex traordinary that even greater damage was not inflicted. The approach of this train was duly telegraphed, and the distance signal which, according to the rules of the Company, should have indicated any obstruction on the line, marked all clear—a matter, however, in which the " station signal" differed, for it gave warning of danger. The signal-man also held up both his hands as a further caution. The steam was im mediately shut off, and the break put on. But every precaution was vain. A ballast engine had, it appears, been driven from a siding where the trucks were placed, for the purpose of taking in water. The driver, on hearing the whistle of the approaching train, set his engine in motion, but it was speedily overtaken, and a fearful concussion took place ; the luggage en gine was of course greatly injured, but it fortunately kept the line of rails, notwithstand ing its crippled condition. The excursion train did not, however, fare so well. The engine was flung against a ballast train standing on the down line of rails, and one first class and four second class carriages were literally smashed to pieces, so that the only miracle was that one of the passen gers escaped with life. As it was, three persons, the Rev. Mr. WILLES, a clergyman of the Established Church, JOHN CARMAN, a gar dener to a gentleman living at East Peckham, and a woman, named CAROLINE HARRIS, met their deaths, while many others were, as we have stated, very seriously injured. Now the great question to be decided is, on whom does the responsibility of this dreadful catas trophe rest? Through whose negligence has it occur red, or was it one of those events which no reason able degree of care and foresight could have pre vented ? These are points which must be closely investigated, so that every possible informhtion may be obtained in order to prevent the repeti tion of similar events. We shall not venture to anticipate the result of this inquiry. It certainly seems that but little, if any, blame can attach itself to the Directors; they had previously done everything which human ingenuity could devise to prevent the possibility of such occurrences. They did not trust to a sufficient time having elapsed since the passage of a preceding train. Notice was required to be given of its having actually passed another point on theline before the succeeding one was allowed to proceed, and the railway department of the Board of Trade, and even the Times itself, bore witness to the efficacy of the arrangement. What more could be expected at their hands ? They adopted every precaution which experience suggested, obtained, the services of men of excellent character and Well-tried effi ciency ; and if it was impossible to procure men exempted from the ordinary failings of humanity, the Directors could not fairly be censured for the failure. The men engaged on both trains have been taken into custody. We confess that as at present advised, we cannot see how the driver or stoker of the excursion train can be blamed. The distance signal showed that " all was right," and the moment the " station signal" indicated danger the steam was shut off and the breaks applied. What more could these men have done ? We do not at present understand on what grounds they have been taken into custody, or why they should be further imprisoned until Friday next. There are more plausible grounds for requiting explanations from those who brought the luggage engine on the line and placed it directly in the way of the approaching train. It must be ascertained what inquiries they made or authority they received for so.doing. It must also be seen how it was that the distance signal gave no warning of the obstruction, and why there was no notice thereof at the preceding station These are matters to be ascertained, so that the responsibility, if any there be, may be placed on the right parties, and that the managing body may not undeservedly be exposed to the censures which ignorant persons are so ready to pronounce in the event of any un foreseen casualty. POOR-LAW RELI E F . —According to a return issued on t i n of E n r g e l l a i n e f d , and %Vales, 759,021 pauper Saturday, there were, on the s i l n st t j h u e ly re la e s e t ip , 749 370 ; increase was 39 , 651 . whilst in the same period last year the number was D EFAL C A TION OF h it appears that Mr. Swa bey's defalcations, as late Registrar PUBLIC MONEY.—On Saturday a return was issued ; from wine respect to bills in the Crown funds, with in Exchequer of the Admiralty, -slave v es s e ls captured, was 26,7 001 . THE WILL OF THE DUCHESS OF MANCHESTER. —The ' _ case of the Duchess of Manchester v. Be.nriett,•which canted so much interest, and in which the validity of the will o f t h e D uc h ess o f M an chester was questioned,. d.l was to ha ve b een tr i e d a secon d time at the late Gm ford Assiies, in pursuance of an order to that effect, made by the Vice-Chancellor; an arrangement, however, I has been come to between the parties, by which all fur ther discussion will be avoided. It is reported that the arrangement is to this effect : That the validity of the will is to be admitted, but that the Duke is to execute certain deeds, with the view to carrying out the original 1 intentions of the Duchess to secure the future interest of her sons and her daughter. CHAP.GE OF INTIMIDATION AGAINST AN ENGINE• DRIVER. —o andn On e o Nf Saturday North-Western teh engine-dr i ve r s before e atern t R he Ru gby Railway l owna y strike Company, magistrates, ompa againstny , wt a the s J e J. charged LondonVaregb e b d , . 1 ( 6z lr n i . ver T n ne am complainanted with threatening t o bl ow out the brains of another Callln' and dep 0 s e d calling that h him e went n ' t ‘ "knobstick," no a ob p s t a i hhe c k,': house where the prisoner and other turn-outs were, and 1 as soon as Webb saw him, he swore at him, and called I him a knobstick, and threatened to blow his brains out, ! either then, or et sonic other time. Prisoner, who de- Died the charge, wished to call witnesses, but was told I the law did not adroit of any wit nesses b e i ng ca ll e d , when one person swore that he considered his life in ! danger from another. He was accordingly held to bail 1 t o answer the charge at Warwick Quarter Sessio ns , ' himself in 401., and two sureties each in a similar amount. DESERT. —Mr. Boader, GIVING HIM HIS the author of several popular pieces , gave Drury-lane Theatre the title of a Wilderness. This reached the ears of Sheridan, and he di,' not forget it, for, when a short time afterwards was requeBt--p to o accept a tragedy by Mr. Roeder— _e, " the wise and discreet author calls 4, N oi no," said. h our house a Wildern s ; now I don't mind allowing the oracle to have . es . his opi n ion, but it is really too much for I will suffer him to prove his word." him to expect - th at . —Musical Trancri:Pe• RECENT COURT-MARTIAL AT WINDSOR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. "You might as well go back to the battle of Waterloo." If•Major-GeneralWet'nerall meant by this re mark to convey to the Ceurt that ungentleman like conduct was not common at the present day amongst the officers of the 46th Infantry he is very slow indeed of comprehension ; for I can answer for it, that amongst the officers of the army in general there is scarcely one who has had an opportunity of reading the proceedings of the three courts-martial, who does not blush for very shame at the exposures on such incontestible proof of the low-lifed habits of those who belong to the same profession as themselves. Not only do the officers of the army believe every word of Lieutenant Perry's statements, on his own word of honour, but they are convinced of the truth of them, by the barefaced hard swearing, to say the least of it, and the low, and mean, and slanderous attacks made by the officers of the 46th against their bro ther officer, then a prisoner. One naturally asks, Where were these men educated ? Where bred ? Does not one of them belong to any family of spirit ? A great deal has been said against Colonel Garrett, but the general opinion is led away by his being the prosecutor, in' the first instance, when public indignation was naturally aroused at Lieutenant Perry being brought to trial for acting with the spirit which became a British officer, by felling to the ground one of those low-lifed associates amongst whom he was thrown, and who, at the time, was attacking him with foul language, and by a per sonal asault upon him in his own room. Colo nel Garrett may be an indolent commanding officer, but it must be borne in mind that lie was, as it were, on his trial during the last court-martial; and his evidence was what might he expected from one in such an anomalous position. He has, however, much to answer for. But what can one think of the other witnesses for the prose tion—of the majors, the captains, the lieutenants, the ensigns ? What, I ask, do the soldiers of the regiment think of their commanders? We are at war, and it is not a time to trifle with the morale of the officers of the army. Enough has come to light respecting the 46th Regiment ; and there cannot be a doubt but that the General Commanding-in-Chief will advise her Majesty to exercise her prerogative, and do what is right, by clearing that regiment of those officers whose cha racters as such are rendered worthless before the army. Out of their own mouths do the witnesses for the prosecution stand condemned. Lieut. Perry little thought when, from an over anxiety that the whole truth should come out, he signed the letter drawn by his legal friends, and those friends when they advised him to do so could have little thought that such a concoction of non ricordo evidence could be sworn to by British officers. Men who can give such evidence are not men of spirit—are not men of courage ; they are not men fit to lead our brave soldiers to battle. But one officer comes out of this last court-martial without a stain on his honour, and that one is the prisoner ; and I give this as the almost unanimous feeling of the officers of the army. Is there a man of honour, is there a man of common sense, who does not believe the statements of Lieutenant Perry, which have been corroborated by the facts given in the evidence of Mr. Corcoran and Captain Chambers, together with the letter of Lieutenant Waldey—is there, I ask, throughout the land one unbiassed Englishman who, notwithstand ing the partial and specious address of General Wetherall in reply, does not give credit to Lieu tenant's Perry's statements, instead of to the mass of witnesses, whose evidence it wag proved was con cocted for the occasion in the mess-room. I say again there is no need for further inquiry. Let Lord Hardinge act as becomes his high position, without partiality, favour, or affection. Let there be no screening. The 46th Regiment must be cleansed, for the honour of the British army, whose well-wisher I am. Let the injured not suffer; let the guilty not escape ; let the Horse Guards be re spected by the army and the country. AN OLD OFFICER. TIIPATIE BOYAL HATMABIEET. Under the management of Mr. Backstone. THIS EVENING, AUGUST 23, Will b 8 performed THE OLD CHATEAU. Characters by Messrs. Rowe, Rogers, H. Marston, and Bacltstone; Mrs. Fitzwilliana, and :Aim Reynolds. Followed by the 5P.0.11311 DANCERS in a ITEW BALLET, THE GIPSY QUEEN. The new Farce AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS. LYCEUM THEATRE. THIS ;VEXING, AUGUST 23, Will be presented Balte's popular Opera of THE BOHEMIAN* GIRL. Arline, :Ars. Sims Reeves ; Buda, Miss J. Harland ; Count Ariffieim, Mr. Weiss; Thaddeus, Mr. Sims Reeves. The performances to conclude with the Grand Ballet entitled !..ES PAYSANNES DU NORD, supported by Mdlle. D'Antoine, tost sted by Mdlles. E. Horn, Martin, Baffton, Marie, Charles. and an effi cient Corps de Ballet. Boxes, ss; Pit, 2s. 6d.; Gallery, Is. Private Boxes, 215., to be had at the Box-office. STRAND THEATRE. Sle Le s see Mr. F. W. Micron. THIS F.VENING, AUGUST 23, Will be performed HABD TIMES. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. MephistGordon ophele, Mr. Halford ; Faust, Miss G. Hodson; Marguerite, Miss H. . To conclude with a popular FARCE. 'Ateas, 45.; Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d.; Private Boa, £1 ts., to be had of Mr. Aileron. la, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURTIEY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. "This place fills up an hiatus which the Crystal Palace leaves wanting. Vocal and iny.mnental music of the first order, and a display of fireworks which exceeds all imagination, are a fitting close to a day at the Crystal Pala. e." DASSON'S COLOSSAL PANORAMA of CIIITSAN. Splendia and Extensive Menagor:e end l'larine Aqaarluin —Unri- Tailed Military Band. VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT, in which Miss Poole, Nisi Ransford: and Mr. Manvers sing several National and Patriotic Sono—All the Amusing Novelties of the Gardens in succession. concluding with the " Feast of Lan and a most inlgnifizent diiplay terus." of Fireworks by 4 ,outhby. Admission Ode Shilling. A splendid Pavilion for Danoing has been e rected. Full Quadrille Band, &c. ASfLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITA,KA Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. In preparation, with entirely new scenery, and every necessary reuisite, a Grand EQUEATRIAN BURLESQUE, from the pen of a popular. author. Every pains has be- n taktn, and the moat profuse expen,e has been lavished, to render this magn,flcent Spectacle worthy of the approbation of the public! THIS EVENING, For a few nights more, the War Spectacle, THE COSSACKS; or, The la France. Af. r vih;ch, the inimitable SCEITF.S in the ARENA, invented arranged, and directed by Mr. William Cooke. HERR CHEISTOFF, whose miraculous Feats on the Tight Rope have absolutely electrified the audience, will appear. The whole to conclude with the Equestrian Ballet d'Actlon, by Mrs S. G. Healey, THF. ICNIGH t AND THE WA mil LILY ; or, Love among the Mermaids. Box-ofdco open from Eleven Lill Four. Stage Malla;er, Mr. W 1% est. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TM 4 DAT —Morning 53 min.after 1 I Evening 11 rain.aft. 2 10-Monaow—Morning 28 min./Mar 2 1 Evening 45 min.aft. 2 7111: WEATHER.—SUN 0711133, AUG. 23. THICIIMOMETNII, IN THE &LADS. 71 —highest since noon yesterday. 53—lowest this morning and during the night. 69—this day at noon. • BAROMETER, 30 . 19—still rising. WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, with fine weather, but cloudy. fF+l.lyy~~yt N .1~~.1 :"~. AA3I. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1854. HAYMARKET THEATRE. The Spanish Dancers at this most attractive house varied their entertainment on Monday and last night, and gave, what is entitled in the bills, a new ballet, 'Elie Gipsy Queen. The scene is supposed to take place at a fair at Seville, which is alWays frequented by various gipsy tribes who amuse the company with their charac teristic dances. _ _ Thete is no great difference of appearance in the com plexion of the, troupe, though their dresses are more strongly contrasted ; and they appear in the black, red, and white costume. The dances are more strictly cha racteristic, and evidently those of the peasant and the country class. All, however, are animated with that vivaci:y and spirit, which lends such a charm to the per formance. 1 Senora P,:ren, Nena is still the transcendent leader of the t;•oupe, and is, of course, the Gipsy Queen. The piquancy, coquetry, fancy, and we would almost say eloquence, of her dancing, is shown to perfection, arid the enthusiasm of the audience was unbounded. Her own hilarity and activity are contagious, and even our sober audience cannot fail to be moved by her endless frolic and gaiety. Her feet and legs are as much at her command as the celebrated fan, and with them she ex presses a boundless discoune of capric...; and whim. Senorita Giulio deserves notice for her grace and cle verness, and the whole corps was animated with the exh-ustless vivacity that belongs to the sonthern•blood, and to that alone. The ballet is divided into two parts, between which the extremely popular farce of As Like as Two Peas is played. The fandango in all its native vigour finishes the ballet performance, and so far from the frequency of the appearances of this celebrated troupe diminishing the public interest, it seems on the increase, for the theatre, notwithstanding the range of the ther- mometer, was crowded, and the applause more vehement than ever. . i COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, TUESDAY. His Majesty the Maharajah Duleep Singh, attended by Dr. Login, arrived yesterday on a visit to her Majesty. The Duke of Newcastle has also arrived from London on a visit. The Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Mahara jah and the Duke of Newcastle, drove to Carisbrook yesterday afternoon. The Marchioness of Ely, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, and Major-General the Hon. C. Grey were in at tendance. The Duchess of Kent dined with the Queen. Lldy Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Frances Bruce, and Sir G. Cooper had the honour of being invited. The Marquie and Marchioness of Clanricarde are visiting their extensive estates in the West of Ireland, and are now at Portumna, county of Galway. FUNERAL OF THE KING OF SAXONY.—The mortal re mains of the late King of Saxony arrived by railway'at Dresden in the evening of the 15th. Although no orders were given by the authorities, the streets and squares along which the cortege had to pass were hung with black drapery and flags and with funereal wreaths. An im mense crowd of the townspeople and of the inhabitants of the neighbouring villages assembled to see the proces sion pass, and the troops of the garrison formed a line from the railway station to the palace. The King and royal family, the ministers, the deputies of the States, and the great State dignitaries assembled at the station. When the train bearing the illustrious deceased was signalled, hundreds of wax candles were lighted, and they produced a brilliant effect. The body was in an oak coffin, and the heart and brain were in an urn. The coffin and urn were blessed by the clergy, and were afterwards placed in a hearse. The King then gave orders tor the cortege to proceed to the palace. It was beaded by a squadron of cavalry and a battalion of infantry of the guard, with their bands playing funeral airs ; then followed in succession the Catholic clergy, the authorities and notable inhabitants of the city, the burgnuasters, the royal physicians, the chamberlains and aideFede camp, the counsellors of the ministries, and the great dignitaries of the court. Next were three chamberlains bearing the heart of the illustrious de ceased, and then the hearse, which was drawn by six black horses, the pall being borne by six chamberlains. Following the hearse were the King, -with the Prince Royal on hi-, right and Prince George on his left. Some foreign princes who happened to be in the city, and amongst them the Grant Duke of Mecklenburg. Schwerin, and Prince Albert of Prussia ; the ministers, the representatives of the Equestrian orders, and of the States ; a great number of officers, and deputations from the country districts and of the corporations. Th e procession, which was of immense length, and which was accompanied by a number of persons bearing flam beaux, was closed by a squadron and a battalion of the guards. When it arrived at the chapel of the palace, it found assembled the corps diplomatique and their ladies, all in deep mourning. The remains of the illus trious deceased were then placed in a chapel to lie in state. Some prayers were recited, after which the y chapel,retired. and T d h u e r npeeotphlee nighw we e t e i the n n g c a o a in e d n i t w t t h e a d: ..rthoofytvailsuintiadtmehreilthe protection of an aide-de. camp, a chamberlain, a priest, and a military guard. DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNERS IN MANCHESTER,—Yes terday, Suliman Pacha, the General Commander-in. Chief is Egypt. accompanied by Skander Bey, Mourad Effendi; the Hon. A. Murray, and suite, arrived in Manchester. They visited several manufactories of the town, and . at one o'clock were received on 'Change by a very large number of the merchants and manufacturers. After dining at the Palatine Hotel they took their de parture for London by the quarter-past five express train. EXTENSIVE FAILURE IN THE FLAX TRADE.—Mr. S. Hammond, flax spinner, of Low Fold Mill, Leeds, appeared before Mr. Commissioner Ayrton, in the Leeds Bankruptcy Court, on Tuesday last,•the day appointed for the proof of debts and choice ofassignees. Debts were proved amounting to 50,0001. and upwards, and there are others yet to prove. The assets were estimated at about 20,000/. or 22,000/. Mr. J. W. Scott , m ana g er of the Yorkshire Banking Company, and Mr. Speck, flax merchant, Leeds, were chosen assignees. LATEST NEWS. THE WAR. AUSTRIAN OCCUPATION OF WALLACHIA. The Moniteur of this (Wednesday) morning contains a despatch from Vienna, announcing the entry of the Austrians into Wallachia on the 20th inst. (Sunday). The whole of the corps of obser vation will have passed the frontier by the 233 (this day), and the advanced guard is expected to reach Bucharest by the sth September. Three brigades were preparing to move into Moldavia. THE WAR IN ASIA. A despatch published in Vienna yesterday, but without any date or indication of its route, says : " General Bebutoff has defeated 60,000 Turks near Kars. Three thousand were killed ; 2,300 soldiers and 84 officers taken prisoners ; 15 pieces of can non,- and the Turkish camp, fell into the hands of the victors." We hope this announcement may, like many others proceeding from Russian sources, prove un true, though a defeat of the Turks in Asia is by no means impossible. A letter from Trebisond, 30th ult., says : " Naib Effendi has had a conference with the allies as t ) the means of attacking An:tpa and Novoros sisk. A negotiation with the Porte, relative to the independence of Circassia, is talked of. It would' become an independent principality under Schamyl, and the Circassians would in that case furnish 50,000 troops. There were at the date of the last accounts 43,000 Turks with 104 pieces of cannon at Hadschi Velikroy. At a distance of two leagues from that place there was a body of 30,000 Russians with 80 pieces of artillery ; but the latter are stronger in cavalry. The Turks keep on the defensive." THE DANUBE. A letter from Rustchuk, Bth, in a Vienna jour nal, states that 60,000 Russians had concentrated themselves on the right bank of the Pruth, near Galatz, under the command of General Luders. Their object is to protect the Russian flotilla on the Danube, which would be destroyed if Galatz were to be evacuated. General Gort , chakoff has transferred his head-quarters to Fokschany. He was to arrive at Jassy on the 12th, and would soon after proceed into Bessarabia. CONSTAN TINOPLE. Tho Vienna Gazette has the following from Zara, 13th ult.:—" A disturbance took place at Scutari, on the Bth, on the occasion of the exportation of some corn. The Turkish population went in arms to the residence of Osman Pacha and demanded that he should prohibit the export of corn, sup press certain taxes, and dismiss several communal councillors. As the Pacha refused to comply, the mob went through the streets and set fire to and destroyed the warehouses of several merchants. In the evening order appeared to have been re established." AUSTRIA The banker Henry Woitheimstein is bankrupt. His liabilities exceed 5,000,000 florins. The Austrian Correspondence says, although the subscriptions of the loan have exceeded the mini mum, the delay originally fixed has been extended to the end of August. Four years are given for the payment. PRUSSIA. The German Journal of Frankfort contains a letter from Berlin, of the 18th, which says :—" It is at present certain that the Prussian Government sent on the 3d inst. to the Ger man S ta t es , a cir cular objecting to placing on a war footing part of the federal contingent as proposed by Austria. The objections do not constitute the whole of the contents of the circular. It is affirmed in well-in formed circles that Russia will not consent to ac cept completely the propositions of M. Drouyn de l'Huys, but that she is not, on the other hand, apprehensive of seeing the course of negotiations absolutely closed, and that she is even forming the plan of endeavouring to open for herself a new diplomatic theatre ,on which she will have more success." The Posthanipt Gazette of Frankfort, under date of Vienna, 17tn, says :—" It is stated on good au thority that in consequence of the attitude which has just been assumed by Prussia, the Western Powers have renounced the idea of demanding a meeting of the Conference of Vienna, as they fore see that the negotiations would not be attended with any satisfactory results." Considerable sensation has been caused at Berlin by a very simple fact. The King has ordered that a marble tablet, with an inscription of gold, shall be placed at the spot where the first soldier fell in 1848 from the fire of the insurgents. This act of reparatory justice has given rise to some protesta tions, not however of a turbulent character, but which have led to several persons being arrested or summoned to appear before the magistrates. FR A_NCE. All the troops destined for the Camp of the North are either already arrived or on their march to their cantonments. They form three divisions, the head quarters of which are to be established at Boulogne, Wimereux, and St. Omer. Every branch of the service is perfectly organised, and staff officers are marking out the most eligible spots between St. Omerand Boulogne where the army may manoeuvre without causing too much damage to the crops. The grand manoeuvres are not to take place until the two last weeks of September. • The Emperor has placed at th e di s p osa l o f th e considerabl e sum f or pr i zes t o b e the best mar k smen. Th e so ldi ers dst general rbu t S e t d a ff t o a are to be divided into two classes. In order to be admitted into the first they must have gained the first prize in the second. A communication by telegraph is established throughout the camp, and also with Paris. Orders despatched from Biarritz arrive in five-and-twenty minutes. _ General de Weclel, Governor of the Fortress of Luxemburg, has arrived in Pans, on a mission from the King of Prussia, to pay his Majesty's respects to the Emperor Napoleon on his return froth Biarritz, and to accompany him to the camp at Boulogne-sur-Mer. The Minister of the Interior has addressed the following circular to the Prefects : "Paris, Aug. 19. " Monsieur le Pr 4 fect--In a testament as immortal as his glory, the Emperor Napoleon I. had written, `I bequeath my private domain, one half to the remaining officers and soldiers of the French army. who fought from 1792 to 1815 for the glory and independence of the nation, and the other half to such towns and country districts of Alsace, Lorraine, Fran Che Compte, Bur gundy, Ile-do-France. Champagne, Forez, and Dauphind, as may have suffered by one or the other invasion. The private domain of the Emperor did not then receive from the Gove rnment the patr i ot i c d est i nat i on a ssi gne d to it ; but, faithf u l to the wish of h i s auous t p re d ec e s sor, the Emperor vinces fo rmerly deprived of that g l or i ous l egacy . Napol eon 111. has not forgotten the pro- By the de cree of the sth of A ugus t, j ust p asse d, a sum of ' 1,300 .000 francs is attr ib ute d t o them ; and the 25 d e p artments compr i s i ng t h em , an d amongst which y ours i s comprised, will receive each 50,000 f. You will h ave to propose to me the employment of that sum ; an d the Emperor desires that in each de partment it may be d e voted. not to individual and temporary assistanc e , but to a durable institution of charity, w hi ch may perpetuate in the hea rt of the popu lations the r e li g i ous remem b rance of the attention which Napole on b estowed on them on hi s death-bed.' You will con sult your council-general on the execution of this nobl e suggestion. The i r pa t r iotism will, I am con vinced, know h ow t o c omprehend and respond to it, for the proj ec t i s worthy of the g reat memory which has in spired it.—R ece i ve, & c "EILLAULT, .' "Minister of the Interior." A line of steamers is about to be established between Constantinople and Varna by the Mes sageries Imperiales, under an engagement with the Ministry of W ar . Th e service, which is to consist of six voyag es p er mon th going and returning, will be performed by two steamers of 1 20 -horse power ; and the departures will be so combined that the boats leaving for Varna will always carry despatches for the army brought to Constantinople by couriers from Marseilles. The Moniteur de l' Arm& has the following : " The formation of the camp of the south, which had for a time been delayed by considerations connected with the sanitary condition of Marseilles and the neighbour ing cities, is now being actively prosecuted. Already the efFective of the camp amounts to about 2,000 omen, comprising one company and two battalions of the 57th, one battalion of the 10th, two of the Gist of the line, and in a day or two more are expected. The two divi sions of infantry will be completed before the end of the month. All the troops will be under canvas. The sani tary condition of the troops is excellent." The llioniteur of this (Wednesday) morning pub lishes a decree reducing the customs duties on dye stuffs, vanilla, beet, potass, and marble. The Pays has received a warning from the Government, for publishing an article relative to the new Turkish loan, which article is declared, in the official document, 's to contain wilfully false allegations, concerning a pretended refusal on the part of the Ottoman Government to accept the in tervention of France and England in the guarantee and surveillance of the loan ;" and also " because the article contains attacks against the Turkish ad ministration, which the French Government can not tolerate." It is said that the Turkish ambas sador complained bitterly of the article in question, and that he did not hesitate to affirm that the motive which had induced the Pays, or Le Jour nal de l'Empire, as it is more magniloqu en tly called, to write down the new loan, was the disap pointment of M. Mires, the proprietor of that print, at finding his offer to undertake the loan in Paris peremptorily refused. What seems to' give some colour to this allegation is, that in the Jour nal des Chemins de Per, of Saturday last, of which M. Mires is also the proprietor, there appeared a very unjust and one-sided article on the same sub ject. Garibaldi has issued a declaration from the baths of Acqui, declaring that, being tired of hearing his name constantly coupled with wild attempts at re volt, he frees himself from all personal responsibi lity r adecting them. • Prince Albert of Prussia and his family have arrived at the Hotel. de Rivoli, with the intention of passing a few days in Paris. The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 73f. 26c. for the end of the month ; the Foir-and-a-Half per Cents. at 99f. 90c. ; awl the New Loan, at 73f. Orleans Railway Shares, 1,220 f.; Rouen, 972 f. 50c. ; Havre, 567 f. 59c. ; Great Northern, 846 f. 250. ; Strasburg, 79 f. 75c. ; New Shares, 628 f. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 933 f. ; Lyons and the Mediterranean, 867 f. 50c.; Western of France, 647 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cett e , 627 f. 50 c . ; G reat Central of France, 517 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Geneva, 515 f. 25c.; Bank of Credit MAilier, 720 f. SPAIN. Advices from Nladrid of the 17th state that M. Roman Santillan, firmerly Minister of Finance, has been appointed. Governor of the Bank of San Fernando. The Moniteur publishes the following •telegra phic despatch : " 3AYONNE ' 21s1.—The disarming has com menced at Madrid. Gen. Dulce has taken posses sion of the command of Catalonia. With the ex ception of the cholera, which is raging rather badly, the situation of Barcelona is tolerably satis factory. A royal order directs the remaining, sur veys to be urged on as rapidly as possible for the line from Madrid to Portugal." The _Espana says that the price of articles of first necessity has almost everywhere diminished. The Clamor Publico mentions that some sensa tion had been caused by the arrest of a lady of high rank, or of an important personage disguised as a woman, it was not exactly known which. The Espana states that one of the editors of the Clamor I' ablico has been appointed Civil Governor at Segovia, and one of the Tribuno at Gerona. The Minister of War has ordered arms to be distributed to the national guard, and, fearing that there were not sufficient on hand, had obtained permission from the Council of Ministers to pur chase 10,000 muskets in Belgium. The infantry of General Messina had arrived at Villaverde, and the cavalry was expected. When united, the whole division was to attend a religious ceremony in what the Diarie calls " the glorious fields of Vicalvaro" to render thanks to the Al mighty for the success of the insurrection which it commenced. Afterwards the division was to march to Madrid, and was to make a public entry into the city, headed by General O'Donnell. General Dulce arrived at Barcelona on the 14th and was well received. The situation of that place had greatly improved. "At Cadiz, however," says the Espana, " the newspapers are filled with disgraceful personalities, and the interest of the country is nothing in their eyes. We cannot con ceive how amongst the most enlightened population of Spain what is printed there can be tolerated— it resembles downright pugilism. At Malaga things are perhaps worse than at Cadiz. A faction has been formed there which keeps under its yoke the majority of the inhabitants under the pretext that the Junta and the authorities are not suffi ciently strong to cause the law to be respected. At AlgeBiras smugglers are filling their stores from Gibraltar. We will not speak of other places ; these examples will suffice to show that it is of urgent necessity to put an end to these disorders if it be desired to prevent incalculable evils from falling on the country." ITALY. ' The Piedmontese Gazette of the 19th announces that a treaty for the- reciprocal freedom of the coasting trade has been just concluded between England and Sardinia ; and that a treaty of com merce has also been concluded between Sardinia and the Sublime Porte. The Minister of Finance at Turin has informed the Clamber of Commerce at Genoa that the Rus sian Government has admitted Sardinian subjects to tile privileges granted to friendly nations as re gards the corn sequestrated in the port of Odessa. CANADA. ARRIVAL OF THE CLEOPATRA. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. The Canadian Royal Mail screw steam-ship Cleo patra, Capt. Salt, arrived here this morning from Montreal and Quebec, from the latter of which ports she sailed on the 9th inst. She brought a full cargo, and 102 passengep. The news from Quebec is two days later than per the Africa. A proclamation had been issued in an extra edition of the Canada Gazette, of the 9th, convoking Par liament for the despatch of business on the sth proximo. The Quebec Chronicle, of the 9th, says The Elections.—The returns for 123 constituencies have been received, leaving only the counties of Chi coutane and Gaspe to be heard from. We have adopted the most intelligible classification, and have marked each member as a Ministerialist, or Anti- Ministerialist, according to his declared opinion. The following may be considered an accurate state ment of the result of the general election, as it is possible, under the circumstances, to procure : Ministerialists, 471 Anti-Ministerialists, 81 ; ma jority against Ministers, 34. Mr. Clyser has de feated the gentleman commonly known Cicero Rose,' in the county of Dundas." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. The Baldor, from Belfast, and the Bannockburn from Glasgow, arrived at Quebec on the Bth inst. Cleared at Qubec ; Burlington and Mortley, for Liverpool ; Har vest Home, for Ardrossan ; Home, for Glasgow • Sarah Botsford, for Fleetwood ; Argu s, for Newcastle ; and Echo, for Hull —all the Bth inst. --- MAIL FOR THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.—The mail for the West Coast of Africa, which from unavoidable Causes was not despatched last month, will be made up this evening, the 23d instant ; awl on the arrival of this evening's post at Plymouth it will be put on board the mail steam-packet Forerunner, appointed to sail from Plymouth to-morrow, the 24th instant. STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH AIISTRALIA.—We greatly regret to find that the offer of 3,0001. per month by the Legislative Council of Victoria to any and every com pany which shall undertake to bring us monthly mails from England, within sixty-five days for the first six months, and sixty days for the ensuing six months, from 14t March, 1-854, has not -been accepted by any one of the English companies. The Peninsular and Oriental Company have positively declined it, on account of the det ills not being specific ; and they particularly object to the item restricting their term of voyage to sixty-five days. Now, as it is a perfectly ascertained fact, that the pa.sage from London to Melbourne, with steamers of sufficient power, need not exceed forty-five days, it seems very unbui.inesslike, to say the least of it, that the directors should quibble. upon such a point.—Aus tralian and New Zealand Gazette. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE HOUSE OF LORDS.—This morning, Chas. Bedford, Esq., received information of the death of John Murray, Wood's-place, Tufton-street, who expired from injuries received while at work at the House of Lords, under the following melancholy cir cumstances. A hone was drawing a truck on the tram-railway, laden with stone for the use of the masons at the House of Lords ; and being alarmed, struck out sharply with his hind leg. The animal's hoof caught the deceased on the pit of the stomach, inflicting a fright ful wound. He was instantly conveyed by his fellow labourers to the Northumberland Ward of Westminster Hospital, where every aid was rendered that medical skill could suggest, but death shortly terminated his sufferings. THE ThATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY AT CROYDON.—On inquiry this morning at Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals, we are happy to state that Ann Saunder, Wm. Sladdin, and James A. Posher, are progressing most favourably, under the care of Mr. Hilton, surgeon. Miss Caroline Harrison has rallied considerably, and has every prospect of recovery. The inquest is fixed to take place at St. Thomas's Hospital to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock. IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.—A question having arisen :n several districts of South Wales as to the liability of father to pay duty upon riding horses, the com missioners, in order to save trouble and avoid appeals, directed the following queries to be put to the Board of Inland Revenue :—First, Whether any farmer keeping several horses, say four, and consequently riding, himself or family, one or more of such horses to fairs, markets, worship, &c., such horses at other times being kept for farming purposes only, would be liable to any and what duty r Secondly, Whether such person keeping one horse only for his calling, an d occasionally himself or family riding such horse, would be liable, and, if so, to what duty ? The answers returned by the board were, that only one horse is entitled to be kept for the purposes before-mentioned, at the duty of 103. 6d., and if other horses are ridden by the farmer or his family, they are liable, according to height, to the duty of 1/. is. or 10s. 6d. If one horse only be kept, then, the duty of 10 . 4, 6d, is pay Ole, THLi HARVEST PROSPECTS. The public will be happy to learn that the prospects of the harvest returns are most promising. Though we are immersed in war and Plague, with all their conco mitant attendants of evil, still we ought to be thankful that a merciful Providence has vouchsafed to mitigate our calamities by the over-abundance of a most bounti ful harvest. The accounts from all parts of the country are cheerful in the extreme, and we have good reason to know that in the county of Kent the produce has realised as much as seven and eight quarters an acre of wheat ; and, still better, the quantity sown has been double that of last year. ESSEX.— The operations of the harvest proceeded ac tively in this district throughout the past week, and a considerable portion of wheat and barley has been car ried and secured in good order, though the carting was occasionally interrupted by flying storms. Should the present week continue fine, the principal part of the crop will be placed beyond danger from the weather. In some districts beans have been cut, but the crop is very scanty.—Essex Herald. THE WHEAT HARVEST IN WILTSHIRE.—In several parts of the county the wheat harvest has commenced, and In the neighbourhood of Warminster considerable quantities of corn have been cut, and some harvested in good condition. Though laid in some parts, and thin in others, the crop will, on the whole, it is expected, should anything like favourable weather continue, turn nut a full average. The potato crop has during the past week in some localities proved to be muoh more dis eased than peas hoped would have been the case ; and the onions, for which the district round Warminster especially is famous, have suffered to a great extent frost the ravages of maggots, which destroy the bulbs. HAMPSHIRE.—Wheat cutting has become pretty ge teral this week ; still there are many fields which are yet far from ripe, and unlesi very fine warm weather sets in at once, it will be late before all the wheat can be secured. The quality is very good, and saving a little'blight here and there the ear is fine and full, though perhaps the crop on the ground is not so thick as in some years. Both barley and oats are comparatively more forward than wheat ; many fields are ready for the scythe, and promise a most abundant crop, both in grain and straw, the latter no unwelcome addition to the? farmer's stock now hay is so scarce. The potato blight has shown itself again in all directions, and we fear many will be lost. EDINBURGH.—The weather continues favourable for the fast approaching harvest, although the temperature is by no means so great as it usually is in the dog-days, seldom ranging higher in the shade than 66 degrees. Bands of shearers are making their appearance, but not in such droves as was wont to come upon us at this season. They mostly proceed to Dalkeith, where it is expected that reaping will begirt next week.—Nora British. Mail. SUICIDE IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE. LINcoLw, Aug. 21.—The inquest on view of the body of the gentleman who was found dead in a railway car riage, on Thursday afternoon, which had been twice ad journed, was again resumed this afternoon. Nothing has been elicited from the numerous inquiries set on foot by the coroner, Mr. Hitching, tending to throw any light on'this extraordinary case. 'The open razor, covered with blood, the plait of female hair, the blood upon the clothes of the deceased, together with the fact of there not being a single abrasure on any part of his person, suggest a train of details which have yet to be accounted for. Yesterday (Sunday) the coroner received the fol lowing letter, which he read to the jury : " London, August 19. " Sir —Your.correspondent is . too ill and crushed down to attend the inquest on the body found in the railway car riage at Lincoln, and the exposure would but wound a large and respectable circle. Though not legal evidence, the grievous facts are simply these: the deceased, against long remonstrance, had injured his health and shattered his nerves by a habit of excessive reading at night, supported by a large use of strong stimulants—coffee, tea, and tobacco—to keep off sleep. He was very generous, and rather careless and expensive, and thereby in some little degree embarrassed. He became suddenly nervous, altiough treated with tenderness. He turned very religious. He seems to have imbibed a wild notion that he ought not to live any longer. A letter sent circuitously came to hand only yesterday, stating that he must die, and would when near, Derby, by night train. It was a sudden derangement; for a more excellent-hearted man or more full of information and high feeling could hardly be found. The enclosed 51., with whatever he may have had, will suffice for the last rites. Pray, let the officiating clergyman be requested to accept 1/. ls. More money would be sent if it were at hand and needed, but what can funeral rights do?" A Bank of England note for Si. was enclosed. The jury returned a verdict of " Found deal in a railway carriage, but by what means deceased came to his death there is no evidence to show." The body of the un fortunate gentleman was interred at 5 o'clock 'thi, evening, in the presence of a great crowd of persons. SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES. A Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune furnishes that journal with some particulars of the st:.te of affairs in Mexico, and of Mr. Souls 's efforts for the acquisition Of Cuba. " Under some aspects of the case Mr. Souls has managed the negotiations at Madrid for the purchase of Cuba with decided ability. Thus, although the in structions of the State Department were decided in their character, they were not sufficiently so to make an immediate issue—an issue of reparatiop or war. The American Minister, studying thoroughly the tenour of his instructions and the character of the Government with which he had •to deal, arrived at the conclusion that, unless a direct issue were made in the start, a long series of negotiations and of delays would follow, until the original claim would be lost in super added details. He followed carefully the instructions of Mr. Marcy, but he imparted to them at the same time his own style—that is, out of documents intended to be positive, but which lacked firmness of style, he made those with a direct issue, and shut down the gate at once upon the long and useless negotiations which would have followed. " The war-issue was thus made in the early part of the dispute. And now what was the result ? On the one hand Mr. Marcy refused to sustain Mr. Sould, and on the other the Calderon Cabinet (now in exile), so hostile to Mr. Soule, knowing that he was unsustained at Washington, treated his demands with as little consi deration as if they bad come from the King of Timbuctoo. Finding, therefore, that he was not sustained by his Government in the positions which they had themselves indicated to him, and that he thus lacked the support which would enable him to compel the Spanish Cabinet to treat him with respect, he determined to resign. " At this moment, however, it became evident that Spain ,was upon the point of a revolution, and Mr. Sould, feeling that new circumstances might grow out of this event that would enable him not 'only to carry out his instructions with regard to the Cuban difficulty, but at the same time to' reap a triumph over the Calderon Cabinet, he deemed it advisable to hold on. His hopes of effecting a settlement, in case of a revolution, were based principally on three facts :-1. If the Queen should see herself in danger of a forced abdication, she would cede the island for a consideration ; 2. The party coming into power would, in all probability, not only need funds, but all the available force of the country, to retain their power ; and they would, therefore, feel the necessity of immediate action on the subject ; or 3. The party coming into power, being guided by other councils than their predecessors, might acknowledge the impossibility of re taining Cuba, and at once come to terms. "The revolution has occurred ; the unsubmissive Cabinet has been driven out and disgraced, and a con stitutional Government, with Espartero, the only great roan in the kingdom, at is head, is about to be formed. Espartero is an enlightened and a liberal statesman, a man who has spent a large portion of his life in England, and is imbued with the principles of constitutional Go vernment. He is above an exhibition of personal animo sity in the administration of public affairs ; and it is now hoped by Mr Soule that if a cession of the island does not take place,. that ample reparation at least will be made for the repeated insults alleged to have been offered our citizens and our commerce by the Cuban authorities, such as in the case of the Black Warrior and others. " It will have been observed by those readers of the Tribune who have followed the recent news from Spain, that after O'Donnell marched out of Madrid, a delay of two weeks occurred before much sympathy was shown for the movement in those departments of the south which have since and with so much unanimity, declared in favour of the revolution. This delay grew out of the fact that in most of those departments the movement was headed by Republicans ; and it was not 'until O'Donnell promised to favour Republican doctrines that they consented to come to his support. The prom&se was made at a time when he feared his cause was lost, and he was glad to accept any support. There is not much doubt but that the revolution would have proved equally successful in the results that have been ob tained ; but it is well known that the Spanish Republi cans, although few in number, form the most active politicians of the country, and to their activity is no n o doubt due the sudden and simultaneous rising of so many of the departments. For the moment the Re publicans seem to have lost their labour ; but the State Department is advised that they still feel confident in establishing very soon a government which shall neither be a monarchy nor an empire. They will, perhaps, consent to commence with a 10 years' dictatorship. " Meanwhile, the latest despatches to the department here are to the effect that, for the moment nothing, whatever can be done by the American agent in Spain, and that the only course to be pursued is to wait quietly for affairs again to assume a settled aspect. Then the settlement of our difficulties and the acquisition of Cuba can be brought up again. If the President only bad his $10,000,000, he might, perhaps, use it effectually for fillibuster operations in the meanwhile." DISCOVERY OF RICH IRON ORE.—An extensive field. of ironstone has recently been diicovered at Rosedale, near Pickering, on the property of R. Kitchen, Esq. A sample of the stone, sent to Newcastle, has been analysed there this week, and found to contain no less than 67 per cent. of pure iron. The discovery must be valuable, as the yield of the stone, we believe, doubles that of any other in 'the district.' Its richness, indeed, seems almost incredible.—Gateshead Observer. OPENING OF THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT TO THE PUBLIC.—Notico has been issued by the Lord Chamber lain that, during the time the Houses of Parliament are prorogued, the public will be admitted to view them every Saturday, from twelve to four o'clock, by obtaining orders at the Lord Chamberlain's office, which can be procured on application. BANKRUPTCY COURT.--(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) ITT BE BIILLOCK.-FIRST CLASS CEBTIFICATZ This bankrupt , was described as of 22, Conduit-street , Bond-street, manufacturing chemist, and at Battersea. The balance-sheet commencing March, 1852, and end ing March, 1854, prepared by Mr. Ward, nasinghall' street, shows capital 921. Debtor to creditors, 3,9461. 15s. ld. To ditto holding security, 1, 229 , 1 : 43, Bd. Di s p u t e d d e b ts, 482/. ; profits, 2,4216.! Creditor by good debts, 367/. ; property given ti P r 365/. ; dittto in the hands of creditors, 2,25014 trade expenses, 2,8341. 7s. Od. ; personal, 2,3101..18x•, ld. ; lo sses , 2,1081 . Th ere was no opposition an d bi Honour granted an immediate certificate of the first class. The facts of the case were understood to be of a very delicate nature, arising out of a domestic difference and were not stated in court, his Honour haver referred to the details of the balance-sheet, the official assignee stated that the bankrupts conduct bad been unimpeachable as far as could come to his know ledge. SECONDARIES COURT.-(THIS DAY.) BARBER V. BALLS. This was an action t o recover d amages f or breac— h f promise of marriage. The plaintiff is daughter of a respectable In** residing at Norwood, and defendant is an omnibus Po prietor. It appeared that the defendant had three Year ° 'ago made honourable proposals to the plaintiff a nd bet parents, and was admitt e d as a su i tor up t o April t The defendant paid such attentions as led to firm belief that he was not a mere but after h a vi ng b oug ht th e ring, an d h a d the banes published, he declined t o ti e th e l over ' s k no t. The jury gave a v er di c t f or 751. gay deceivers MARLBOROUGH-STREET-(THIS DAY)' A SHAW:M.—Samuel Anderson, a young Mint WI T described himself as a h orse d ea l er, res idi ng at N°• ><4r George street , Hampstead-ro a d, was c h arge d b e fore s u " Hardwick with uttering a counterfeit five-shilling 1 358ce : Mr. John King, li cense d v i c t ua ll er, 84 John- 411° 1 Tottenham court-road, stated that between twelve • one o'clock this morning the prisoner came into his hou re and called for a bottle of soda water, with which wit ll 7 served him, and receiv e d th e crown p i ece produc ed la i payment. Witness, on taking up the coin, irnn3nd iate e : detected it to be a counterfeit, and asked the pris° l / 4 where he got it from. Th e prisoner said he reel" it at the " Giant's," in Drury-lane, and was no t lII L A V till then that it was a bad o ne . Wit nes s observing "7 f he was accompanied by a notorious " smasher," sen t® a constable and gave him (prisoner) into custody- other man effected his escape. The prisoner, in defence, sa id h e wa s a horse d ealer _ ; and attended " Smiffel" market. He happened to be the " Giant's" last . n i g ht, an d rece i ve d the crown Piece 'there. Police-constable 92 E sa id h e t oo k th e prisoner int: custody, and after locki ng hi m up , h e we nt to the M ickel : is where prisoner sa id h e li ve d , an d on ma king incl uirle . there he found that he was not known to any o ne in house. Prisoner was remanded till to-morrow. ST. PETERSBURG.—A d v i ces f rom St. Petersburg - r, -' ICA to the Ist inst., but] they contain nothing new, • let „.0, that Archangel Archangel was eff e ct ua lly blockaded on the • the inst. As [this would b e th e I s t inst. according t h e old or Russian style, the delay in establishing blockade, which excited surprise after it had been o'3 tied for the Ist, seems to be explained. e srs NEw LONDON CHURCHES.—SeveraI new churches. _► about being commenced in the metropolitan thefts f and some are so far advanced as to be nearly ready; r, consecration. In Paddington three new church es are ti; be at once commenced, the Bishop of London h a ving 011 ,. scribed 1,0001. towards that object. In Coventry-etree!7 Haymarket, between Rupert-street and Princess-etre& a church is to be erected, her Majesty the Queen havirt subscribed 5001. ;the Bishop of London, 1, 000 / ; Vision° r Sydney, 251. ; and Mr. W. T. Egerton, M.P., 2 5 L , I °. a that purpose. Three churches are to be erected 1- Clerkqnwell, an influential committee, of which Lori Shaftesbury is at the head, having been formed for tb.i purpose of raising the necessary funds. In the Wisp' of St. Andrew, Holborn, a 'large church is to be erectsi ede. at the sole expense of Mr. J. Gelhbrand Hubbard, a t'. !laving been given by Lord Leigh. At Limehouse P. church is to be built at the sole expense of Mr. Wilha lls . Cotton. "A merchant," whose name has not transpi reo has offered to build and endow a church in any part 03 ' London the bishop of the diocese may point out. 14 Kensington, Isleworth, Ha.minersmitii, St. Panera Shoreditch, Whitechapel, and other densely-populate emh districts,autrte Matthew's, s,w Oakley-square; churches iackhi eya .7 a g r u e l t pe o r ;0 approaching b nL u gt i l ikte.,s:ANni completionotnfor d t a. h rp e el a n :t e All Saints, Nutting-hill ; St. Andrew's, N il Ves • t r Trinity Church, Newington : and one near Litt:Ales e 9 built at the'r'e ex ,, eri , e of Mr Ald. Cubitt, M. P. MELANCHOLY Lose OF Two LIVES. TYNEMOI7' Aug. 21.-11. r. S. steed, the o,ro! er for South Nor to. umberland, held an inquest at Cullercoats to-dhy on the body of Mary Armstrong, who, op t named a young W g ;t named Adam Cochrane, lost their lives in a n ' ) , 2 - t distressing occurrence which happened at Whitley, 3 ° 0 4 three miles northward of this place. Dec" 0$ was a domestic of Mr. Guthrie, the account. ;10 to the River Tyne Commissioners at Nesvcastle. family was staying at Whitley, which is a bath tot" lace on the Northumberland coast, and on day forenoon Mrs. Guthrie, the deceased, an d the ( 08 .. dren, went down to the sands for the purpose of Wah l a l,. There was a northerly swell on at the time, whic b d ofi ways causes an awkward backsweep of the sea, an on ; the south end of the sands, during the first two h(dil of ebb, a strong current also sets out to sea. S° f gerous, indeed, is this part of the shore at t he till 0 a tide mentioned, that the authorities hav e s b placed in a conspicuous place warning bathers 0 : wr from it. The board seems to have been ° 'to looked by Mrs. Guthrie, for the women proceeded 1 . bathe in the most dangerous part of the sand. pd, Guthrie had bathed and come again, when the deco; ;be borrowed her bathing-gown and went into th e water • in had gone outside a sandbank, and had not been hog be' when she found the tide dislodging the sand frog) • neath her feet, and commenced screaming for assists. a ce' a ble Her mistress ran into the sea to her help, but was, u t bor to, reach her. In the meantime the poor girl bad icT il feet and got into the current, wbich was gra. i 40 . drawing her out to sea. The scene at this mome] esc rip' scribed to have been of the most heartrending tion, the women and children on shore screw:Tr:she concert with the drowning girl and running abb,...4 most distracted manner. Mrs. Guthrie ran to TOO three men, desiring them to render assistasc L e or they. declined going into the water. thf . )__Li re eir time young Mr. Cochrane, son of a tradesman _ianrci castle, and who was in delicate health, having b e ar screalniug, ran from a cleft in the rock, where 0 4 ' been dressing after having bathed, and plungedo‘i got sea to the assistence of the girl. Ile had n p .3 s , rai: into the breakers, however, when a tremendous s '` in, which knocked him down, the backsweeP him under water, and he was drowned. The ll or still floated, and made a desperate struggled' a ro es' The village by this time bad been alarmed, s n _ n car t senger was sent to Cullercoats, and a boat 5evn,b6.064.0 round the point, rowed by two sturdy fishermen• i _ boa t " i nto the _ hold of the girl and were able to haul her , ; glor but their assistance came too late. She gave Tlve after she was taken out of the water , and exPirwsitle: sea was so high that they durst not ventu re to re tte and they had to pull round to Cullercoats was P e 9 , could the body. The body of poo r Cochran() _ 0 6 % C . picked up until this forenoon, whe n it 1 a'-a`'unccorr between two rocks near where the accident' belon g' at Mr. Charleston, corn factor, a fine young nv' t ri ~„r e th io id; to Newcastle, was drowned upon the coo , 7 .0 ° . ` Ar . accident happened, while bathing, Thenth, ar'etigilect strong was a native of Carlisle. jury 'ea wee trif verdict of "Accidentally drowned." INDEX FOR RAILWAY PLATFORMS. --00.- ra 9 n i we made allusion to a very ingenious aPP"otion°,7o indicating the tiinea of departure an d dest i sf. P u o t , trains at the different stations, invente d by il),Liy`,erpsos Sinclair, of the Waterloo station on the on eists Crosby, and Southport line. The invention o _f th e de!' an index for showing, at a glances the times,. the da7l parture of the successive trains througheub go ; and the towns to which passengers ra e aY the t " i sk above this is n signal bell, to be rung w- en .., of e a ought •to start. The index, after the dePa rtil : 010 °5 • train, is set to the proper time for the nel'v_r winand moving a small cylinder by means of a key v. ;„°. h ralswv bag; and the names of the towns are shown o d w fixing an "arm "on which they are painted, „ over_ is done by a contrivance upon the priuc pist exh r ib ' ite d t; On Wednesday one of these indexes was. _ is eoW the Exchange News Room, and the invente?r.,,_ Doveyj operation at the Titheharn-street station of tsi: ive rpee r shire and East Lancashire Railways. -- Standard. .0 °C I THE SAILOR'S BIBLE.—The following tra nscr i ; l e tide bti the fly-leaf of a brave officer's B ible tells a sin ) ! , the dangers of a seaman's life, and the siourc.e.;b2,oo,ll fidence in the hour of his greatest trial, wlrt°_, f o nov o ,4 with the elements or his country's foe. It , i teai k e y, f ; r ---" This Bible was presented to me by M r ' re warcl,4 the town of Hertford, January, 1781, a s my punctual attendance at the S u nday sev°' - ' behaviour when there. And after being ray, iii the s 0 , fifty-three years, forty-one of which I spen,t2 e us4 service, during which time I was in tames times ohlY; merits, received thirteen capsized threearat, toia_ wrecked, once burnt out, twice pin . had fevers of different sorts fifteen times, this, join_ my consolation ; and was newly hound form 1, 4 _ tbe_ Bishop, of Edinburgh, on the 26th of October, 01 day I completed the 60th year of my age, As hand."—Deeds of Naval Daring. i d not r A SLIGHT MISTAHE.—A sailor who CO a ll . lately appeared at the Naval Rendezvous a t t° bit', 'who, in answer to one of several questions,rch he said he had an excellent written character, ri l e i d the ri f proud of, and, in proof of his assertion, 11 b h a ere l39 cer i v ita * lowing document to file officer : `` - IF thatadmitted into the , , sailor, was _o sl, ana " ary for delirium tremens, on June 25, charged well this day (June 30, 1854). S i g Rouse Surgeon."—.Ecii7tburglt Courant.