The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-07 00:00:00

AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, AuG. 6. The Asia arrived this morning with the mails from New York of the .26th of July. She has brought $888,300 on freight, and 120 passengers. The Pacific arrived at New York on the 24th. Oil the 26th the Asia passed the Africa, hence, and cn4the 30th, in lat. 47, long. 53, spoke the Canada. _ 'The Senate had ratified a treaty with Russia, securing tiff neutrality of the United States in the Enropean war, , and acknowledging the pr inci p le that -neutral flag protects vessel and cargo. The New York _Herald makes the positive an nouncement that despatches from the Russian Go vernment arrived in the Pacific on the 25th of July, offering to the United States the whole of the Russian territory in North America. In the House of penses Representativ ate des for the ex on the 25th of July, $370,000 were appropr i of the Japan expedition. From Honolulu we learn that on the 20th of June the Russian frigate Diana sailed thence to the northward, followed in the same course on the suc ceeding day by the British sloop-of-war Trincoma lee, ev id en tly NY at chin g her. The Russian frigate Aurora had left the port of Callao for the Sandwich Islands, and the allied ships Forte, President, Eurydice, Obligado, and Virago were to leave the same port (Callao), their destina tion being unkn.own. The vomit was raging at Havannah, and the cholera in a mild form had appeared at Saa. ua-la- Grande. The cholera was raging in virulence at New York. It had broken out also among the Irish labourers employed at the suspension-bridge at the Falls of Niagara- Many had died, and the re mainder, panic-stricken, had fled. Advices had been received via' Panama, by the North Star from California to the Ist of July. The - North Star brought 273 passengers and $200,000 An gold dust. More rich mines had been. discovered, and the miners generally were very successful. Great excitement had been excited by the demo cratic, elections for delegates to the State Conven tion for the nomination. of Congress men. In San Francisco one man was shot during a party squabble. The Broderick party succeeded in electing their delegates. At the same place a quarrel had occurred between the father of the Bateman chililren and the editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, in which revolvers were used, but without effect. The agricultural crops throughout California were favourable. In commercial matters depression was still experienced, owing to the excess of stocks in California. Money was somewhat scarce. The shipments of gold for the first six months of 1854 amounted to $24,725,581, being less by $4,263,971 than that of the corresponding period of last year. The rumoured death of Alvarez, the leader of the Mexican revolutionists is without foundation. ' From Nicaragua we learn that the town of San Juan del Norte was bombarded and burnt by the United States' sloop of war Cyane, Captain Hol lins, because the authorities refused to apologise for an insult said to have been given to the United. States' Minister to Central America. The inhabi tants escaped to the woods, leavin g all their pro perty behind them. The Unitarian church at Fitchburg, near Boston had been destroyed by lightning. A slight earthquake occurred at Bogota on the 11th ult. •The steamer Franklin still held together. The agents were about to cut away her paddlewheels to snake an attempt to get her machinery out. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. At New York, on the 25th ult., money was becoming more plentiful. Tha rates were 9 to 10 per cent. on prime, 60 days, and 4 months' acceptances, and 7 per cent. on call. Stocks were still depressed. Illinois Cen- tral Bonds were quoted at 681 to 69, and New York Central Bonds at 93. Foreign exchange inactive, and the transactions limited in extent; London rate, 109 to 1091 ; Paris, 5 121 to 5 15 ; Hamburg, 364 to 361. The cotton market, influenced by the unfavourable advices per the Pacific, closed dull and unsettled, and prices had a downward tendency. The accounts from the growing crops were satisfactory, and the complaints fewer than usual. Breadstuffs had advanced considerably, and the pros pect of abundant crops was never better. The value of flour had increased 124 c. to 25c. per barrel. The first new wheat flour of the season had been received at Al bany, and sold at $ll per barrel. The provision market remained without change. For Scotch pig iron there was a moderate demand, at $4O to $4l, six months. In other articles there was no change worthy of notice. Freights to Great Britain continued depressed, and lower terms had again been accepted. Tonnage was plentiful at the following rates :—To Liverpool, flour, ; and to London, 2s. per barrel. Measurement goods. 30s. per ton. At New Orleans, on the 23d ult., the cotton market was easier, but prices were not quotably lower. Cotton freights to Liverpool liad advanced to 11-IGths to of a penny, THE BRAZILS. ARRIVAL OF THE LUSITANIA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, 7.30 P.m. The South American steam-ship Lusitania, Capt. Brown, arrived in the Mersey this evening, with dates from Rio Janeiro to the Bth ; Bahia, 13th ; Pernambuco, 15th ; Madeira, 28th ; and Lisbon, 31st ult. She also brought 46 passengers and 21,9601. in specie on freight. The Royal Mail steamer Thames arrived at Rio Janeiro on the 7th ult., and the Portuguese screw ate-emer Donna Maria 11. on the Ist. The 'steam-ship Madrid was passed by the Lusi tania going into Lisbon on the evening of the 31st ult. The Royal Yacht schooner Cazerna left Lisbon CM the 31st for Devonport. At Rio Janeiro were her Majesty's ship Trident and Madagascar, and American ship Savannah ; also a French frigate and corvette. Her Majesty's ship Prometheus was at Lisbon on the 31st ult. From Rio de Janeiro we have advices to the Bth o f July. The only political news occupying atten tion was the opposition to Ministers in the Cham bers by one of the most prominent members, who was formerly attached to the party in power. Business in all branches bad been extremely restricted during the month. Of imports, arrivals were moderate, sales limited, and the prices of several articles lower. Exchange, 26d. to 27d. ; freights, 423 and 50 for Channel, 45 and 50 for Antwerp, and 2f. for Havre. At Bahia, on the 13th, the weather for the coming crops of sugar continued favourable, and the yield held out every prospect of being unusually large. Supplies of present crops were being rapidly diminished ; stocks very light. Cotton, little coming in, and stock bought up for resale on the spot. Shipping in very little request, and freights dull at 355. to 40s. Channel and continen tal ; 355. for London ; and Liverpool nominally 355.• sugar in cases, 4d. per lb. Cotton exchanged closed flat at 27d., but was likely to recover with the last advices from the south. : Yellow fever still prevailed among the shipping, - ,ut was.rapidly decreasing. Psi:cm:Brazils w_e find- by Pernambuco advices to the 15th,of July, that the rains had been unusually %heavy thi-8 s&tson tan4in the river to overflow its banks, vessel's parting ,c, their cables and a consider . able a m o unt , of property bliin destroyed rat li ves h a d b een lost, and the, g ~ Sew). partly given way. A. emporalrEeeeffe bridge had erected across th e foot path. Y I platform had been suburbs canoes were seen withnbtemersanonysPa parts of the the floods. Th e damage had 50,000/. t o 100,000. in variously f e 'r s o t m i- Lusted at. from A Subserip tiort,h.ad been commenced for the relief of the suf ferers. . Several fatal cases of yellow fever had oeeurr°d. Business , was very dull.. _Little or nothing doing in freights, only one vessel offering, andheto-o last s rate large for the present stock of su gar . w The paid was 40s. and 51-1 to the Channel, with extras for the continent, cbc. Exchange 2640. At Lisbon, on the 31st, a grand levee *as being held to celebrate the continental charteit and the Duchess of Braganza's birthday. , VESSELS SPOKEN, &c. The brio. Ulysses, bound north, on the 214 of July, is lat 12.10 N, long 25.12 W The Prins Calle, from Batavia for Gottenburg, on t h e 21st of July, in lat 12.10 N, long 25.12 W. The Dutch barque Wllhern 111., private flag, on the 21st of July, in lat 13.15 N, long 25.10 W. The Bloomer, from Liverpool, bound south, on the 21st of July, in lat 13.15 N, long 25.10 W. The barque Judith, from Liverpool, for Arica, on the 21st of July, in lat. 13. 15 N , lon g 25.10. f. The barque Sultan, bound south, on the 25th of July, in 1at.27.1 N, long 22.35 W. ------------- THE WEATHER AND CROPS. —During the p ast week we have h a d d e li g h t f u l summer weather. We had a • slight s h ower of rain on Saturday even ing, and on Sab bath bay The evening we had a pretty h ea vy rain, accompanied with thunder, which did very little injury.„,-.. r. crop has been mostly secured in good condition. -1-11 s • nips grerally never looked better, and the other crops are rapidly • advancing to maturity ; so that, if the pre sent warty and dry weath er - -• continue, harvest will b e general in this l ocality,by the end of Augusti Rumours s V. 'eye still prevalent of the-potatoes being affepted by dig t,,-_,,,, 1........11a5ut the fields .geners.lly in this neighb urhood pre #7,,- ':t r-,.,. 4 1i, , -Sea, a'Vensarkably healthy —' ' ..." ''' *lA , ,saiim:Cfli?tatoes We h 'APpearance, and he only un "*" "" s lklllo , —WO yet, ee,913,, weragrow in gardens. .1-- 1 —Peraehire Courier. --, ; - zi:-..-- ,:::- , • : , ) F-1 -•-- • I: \-%:,> .--", •-•- ' , .: 70 / ittacrvas_m:Tv TESTIMONIAL TO MR. _HUME. On Saturday, at one o'clock, a number of friends and admirers of Mr. flume, including four Cabinet Mini sters, assembled at his residence, Bryanstone-square, to witness the presentation of his portrait by Lord John Russell, on behalf of the subscribers, as an acknowledg ment of his long public services, and a testimony of re- , spect for his personal character. Among those present were :—Sir Joshua Walmsley, M.P., Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. Thornely, M.P., Mr. Harrison, Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., Mr. Taylor, Dr. Arnett, Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. W. Williams, M.P., Mr. Glyn, M.P., Mr. Harris, Mr. Macgregor, M.P., Mr. Greaves, Sir W. Molesworth, M.P., Mr. Peto, M.P., Mr. Morris, Mr. Heyworth, M.P., Mr. Duncan, M.P., Lord John Rus sell, M.P., Sir Charles Wood, M.P., Mr. A. Stevenson, M.P., Lord Palmerston, M.P., Mr. R. Gardner, M.P., Mr. J. B. Hume, Mr. W. Ewart, M.P., esc. A deputation attended to represent the Council of University College, of which Mr. flume is an active member. It comprised Earl Fortescue, vice-president, Mr. H. C. Robinson, Mr. G. Grote, Mr. E. Remaly, and Mr. Atkinson, secretary. The members of the family having assembled with the visitors in the drawing-room, and the portrait—which is a good characteristic likeness as well as a finished work of art—being placed in the room, Lord J. RUSSELL read the following address to Mrs. Hume : " Madam —I have the honour to present to you a full length portrait' of Mr. Hume. This portrait has been painted by that distinguished artist, Mr. Lucas, at the re quest of a large body of subscribers, among whom are 75 members of the legislature. I will mention a few of those who have held conspicuous situations in the councils of the Crown, or who have guided in critical moments the deli berations of Parliament. Among the former are Lord Palmerston, Lord Broughton, Lord Panmure, Mr. Disraeli, Sir. George Grey, Sir Charles Wood, and Sir W. Moles worth ; among the latter are Mr. Cobden, and many others whose opinions have great weight both in Parliament and in the country. The list of those who share in the senti ments of the subscribers, but whose names do not appear, would indeed be a long one. It would comprise the whole Liberal party, and many whose views do not agree with those of that numerous party. The sentiments to which I here allude are those of respect and affectionate regard for one whose services to his country have been able, indefati gable, and disinterested ; who, through a long career, has never been turned aside from his path by the calculations of selfishness. or the animosities of political strife ; who has supported without forfeiting his independence, and opposed withoutprovoking personal hostility. To themembersof the Liberal party long engaged, though with various modifica tions, in the same task of political improvement, other re collections will occur. They will recal the time when dis ability on account of religious difference was the rule and not the exception - when the green mounds of Old Sarum had their representatives, and the thriving community of Manchester had none ; when by prohibition and by duties the common food of the people was restricted in its pas sage, and burdened on its entrance ; when the popular cause was prostrate, and men of liberal views proscribed. "Mr. Hume has laboured long, with perseverance, with courage, with energy, to change this state of our laws and of our legislature. More especially in the cause of economy and retrenchment his untiring efforts have been conspicu ous and successful. The voice of the people has encouraged his efforts, and a spotless reputation is a part of his reward. The consciousness that he has served his country as an honest and disinterested patriot will, we all trust, brighten his remaining course, and after the heat of the day give calmness and serenity to the evening of his honourable life." Lord John Russell having presented the addfess to Mr. Hume, Mr. HUME said—My lords and gentlemen, I assure you on behalf of Mrs. Hume, that she is deeply sensible Of the great and unexpected compliment which you have thus paid to us. No person has been more desirous than herself to see this country prosper ; or, at the same time, less inclined to meddle in political affairs. It has been otherwise with me. I have for a long period been actively engaged in public life ; and a stern sense. of duty has often compelled me to differ from those with 1 whom I was desirous of co-operating ; but, my lord, I can assure you, that no man can have more regretted the necessity of such difference than myself. It is, how ever, a great consolation to me to look back to the period to which your lordship has alluded ; for I recol lect with pleasure that an humble subaltern in the ranks has aided in bringing about the changes which have taken place in civil and religious liberty. In all matters I have been guided by one general prin ciple—the interest of the many. (Cheers.) Before I entered Parliament I adopted the principle—not at that time very much in favour—known as Ben -1 thaw's principle, that, namely, of securing for the greatest possible number the greatest possible ad vantages which good government could afford. From the hour that I first entered Parliament that has been my leading principle. I have always been anxious to promote economy and retrenchment as a means of les sening the burdens of the people, and of making the administration of public affairs honest and pure ; and had that system been more fully carried out, we should have been spared many of those scenes which have recently disfigured the aspect of our representative institutions. My lord, lam now an old man. It is forty-three years since I first entered Parliament, and for the last thirty six years my political hie has been uninterrupted. I have undoubtedly committed many errors in its course, but my faults have not been those of intention ; and it is most gratifying to me, towards the close of my political career, to see around me on this occasion not only those with whom I have acted, but many also who formerly differed, and still continue to differ from me, but who no doubt feel that we had the:same object in view, though our means of attaining it may be different, It is pleasing to me, however, to believe that we aro all gradually approximating towards the same views as to the mea sures and principles best calculated to secure the future welfare of our country. Nothing, my lord, could give me greater satisfaction than to see so many friends as sembled around me, to pay me a compliment so unex pected, and so far beyond anything to which I am en titled. Numerous as are the marks of approbation which I have at different times received from different parts of the country, I reckon none equal in value to that which you have now conferred upon me. I can only say further, that this portrait having been originally designed to be placed in some public institution, Mrs. Hume and myself having consulted together on the subject ; and as no public question has engaged my attention more con stantly than that of education—(cheers)--ever since the year 1811, when I was a member of the Lancasterian School Society, at a time when we had still to dispute the question whether education for the masses was a good or an evil, it has appeared to us that, more espe cially as I had the honour of being a member of the first council of University College, that nothing could be more gratifying to us both than to see my portrait placed in that institution. (Cheers.) Having been for years a member of its council, I know how much that institution has done to raise the standard of education and the qua lifications of instructors throughout the country, and I hope the council will accept the offer which Mrs. Hume desires to make of placing this portrait under their care and at their disposal. My lords and gentlemen I have only to thank you forthe kindness which you have shown me, and to assure you that nothing can efface the im pression it has made, and I trust that no act of mine, while I continue . my labours, will tend in any degree to forfeit the feelings of friendship and esteem which you have honoured me by thus manifesting towards me. Earl FORTESGUE said, on behalf of the deputation which attended there that day to represent the council, and, he might add, all the members of the London Uni versity, he begged to return' their grateful thanks for this valuable gift. Connected as he had been with that institution from the commencement down to the present time, he could truly say that there was no individual to whom it was more indebted for constant and ener getic support than to his excellent friend Mr. Hume. He knew no place in which a portrait of one who had so persevering advocated the cause of civil and religious liberty could be more appropriately deposited than in a conspicuous part of that institution—an institution founded, as his noble friend near him (Lor&John Russell) knew, amidst much difficulty and much detraction, to extend the benefits and rewards of education in arts, in mechanics, and in general science, at a time when a great majority of the upper classes were of opinion that all collegiate education should be wholly dependent on the Church, and consequently should be confined to members of the Church. But, great as was the value of the gift on this account, he must say it acquired a far higher and nobler value as a monument of the affection and esteem of that assembly in which Mr. Home's voice had been so often heard. Hsi entirely eoneurt::4 in 'what his noble friend had said With regard to the disinterested services of Mr. Hume in the promo tion of measures connected with civil, religious, arid 'Consineriis.l freedoili ; me a s ures which, in the!course of his long and Useful lfe, he had happily seen crried out to an extent which could hardly have.been a ticipated, and he had now the satisfaction of seeing his country , reaping the fruits of those me asures. He need not, in ‘ the presence of his honoured and excellent friend, say all that he might otherwise be tempted to say 'in the ex pression of his own opinion of his character ;' but this he -might say, that he could himself testify from observation, that his friend's object throughout the whole of his poli tical life had been, as he himself had stated, to secure, by means of good government, the greatest amount of 4PPilless to the greatest portion of the people. He 1 was happy to think that this portrait would be pre,served in , TJniversity C o ll eg e as a memorial of his useful career , and as an ex am pl e t o th e y ou th w ho might be brought up in that' establishment for their guidance and imita tion. (Ch eers. ) o Long,... however," continued the - noble earl, " m House of commons , still live to raise his voice in the in support of the same principles, 1 and in advo cacy o f the same cause ' - and long, madam, i may you enj o y the happiness of witnessing the grateful I estimation i n w hi c h he is held, I may say generally, by the people of this country." he had an a p o l ogy to make fTorheLo rd noble Brougham,earl added twhohat very much regretted that he could not be present, and ' o h t, is if o h w e n h , a t d o beeri present, it wo u ld h ave f a ll en , acknowledge th e g if t wh i ch had beer, presented to thecolle o college. The. The company th en partook instead s w t e l i al I e o I f of lunch, and sh or tly after . wards retired. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills are superior remedies for bad legs. Extractofaleeit:hert from Mr. Samuel Shannon, baker, Mill-street, New townards :—" To Professor Holloway.—Si r ,—F or years I suffered with a bad leg, which confined me to bed for months together. It was completely black and swollen to an enormous size. consulted at different times 16 medical men, but derived no benefit by their treatment ; finally, I commenced using your ointment an d pills, and after persevering with them for two months, the swelling gradually decreased, the blackness h d m ea e le n r t s , disappeared, and I cow feel as well as thou g h no thing had be in medicine,mell S oway oi ' d s E b s y ta a b i l l is n and matter at Professor with 244, Strand, London. THR. SUN, N D 0 N, . LORD BROUGA AM'S RESOLUTIONS ON NATIONAL EDUCATION. The following resolutions were adopted by the House of Lords on Friday night, on the motion of Lord Brougham .- 1. That the increase in the means of education for the people which had begun a few years before the year 1818, when the first returns were made, and had proceeded steadily till the year 1833, when the next returns were made, has been continued since, although less rapidly as re gards the number of schools and teachers, but with consi derable improvement both in the constitution of the addi tional seminaries, and in the quality of the instruction given : 2. That the returns of 1818 give as the number of day schools of all kinds 19,230, attended by 674,883 scholars; of Sunday schools, 5,46 3 , and Sunday school scholars, 4 2 5,533; the returns of 1833, 38,971 day schools, and 1,276,937 scho lars, and 16,828 Sunday schools, and 1,548,890 scholars ; the returns of 1851, 46,042 day schools, and 2,144,378 scholars, 23,514 Sunday schools, and 2,407,642 scholars : 3. That the population having increased during these two periods from 11,642,683 to 14,386,415 and 17,927,609, the proportion of the day scholars to the population in 1818 was 1-17'25, of Sunday scholars 1-24 . 40; in 1833 of day scholars 1-11.27, of Sunday scholars 1-9 . 28 ; in 1851 of day scholars 1-8.36, of Sunday scholars 1-7.45 ; showing a more rapid increase, but more especially of Sunday scholars, in the first period than in the second, while the population has increased more rapidly during the second period, its increase being at the rate of 180,000 a year during the first period, and 197,000 a year during the second : 4. That there is reason to believe that the returns of 1818 are less than the truth, that those of 1833 have con siderably greater omissions, and that those of 1851 ap proach much nearer the truth, from whence it may reason ably be inferred that the increase during the first fifteen years was greater than the returns show, that the increase (luring the last eighteen years was less than the returns show, and that the increase proceeded during the last period at a rate more diminishing than the returns show : 5. That before the year 1833 the increase was owing to the active exertions and liberal contributions of the differ ent classes of the community, especially of the upper and middle classes, whether of the Established Church or of the dissenters, the clergy of both Church and sects bearing a largo share in those pious and useful labours : 6. That in 1833 the plan was adopted which had been recommended by the Education Committee of the House of Commons in 1818, of assisting by grants and money in the planting of schools, but so as to furnish only the sup plies which were required in the first instance, and to dis tribute those sums through the two school societies, the National and the British and Foreign : 7. That the grants of money have since been largely in creased, and that in 1839 a committee of the Privy Council bein g formed to superintend their distribution, for increas ing the number of schools, for the improvement of the in struction given, it has further applied them to the employ ment of inspectors and the training of teachers. 8. That of the poorer and working classes, assumed to be four-fifths of the population, the number of children be ween the ages of three and fifteen are 3,600,000, and at the least require day schools for one-half, as the number which may be expected to attend school, regard being had to the employment of a certain proportion in such labour as children can undergo ; and that consequently schools for one-eighth of the working classes of the poor are the least that can be considered as required for the education of those classes : 9. That the means of education provided are still de ficient ; because, of the 2,144,378 day scholars now taught at the schools of all kinds, not more than about 1,550,000 are taught at public day schools, the remaining 500,000 being taught at private schools, and being, as well as about 50,000 of those taught at endowed public schools, children of persons in the upper and middling classes, so that little more than 1,500,000 of the day scholars are the children of the poor, or of persons in the working classes; and thus there are only schools for such children in the proportion of 1 9 . 6 of the numbers of the classes to which they belong instead of leaving a deficiency of 300,000, which must increase by 20,000 yearly according to the annual increase of the population : 10. That this deficiency is considerably greater in the large towns than in the other parts of the country, inas much as it amounts to 130,000 in the aggregate of the towns which have above 50,000 inhabitants, and is only 170,000 in the rest of the country; the schools in these great towns being only for 1-11 . 08 of the working classes, and in the rest of the country for 1-9 . 2 of these classes, deducting 50,000 taught at endowed schools : 11. That the deficiency in the number of the teachers is still greater than in the number of scholars inasmuch as eight of the largest towns appear to have public day schools with 208 scholars on an average, the average of 411 England and Wales being 94 to a school ; that there are assistant and pupil teachers in many of these schools, and paid masters in others ; but that there is the greatest ad vantage in increasing the number of teachers, this being one of the chief benefits of Sunday schools, while the plan formerly adopted in the new schools of instructing by monitors among the scholars themselves, is now properly allowed to fall into disuse : 12. That the education given at the greater number of the schools now established for the poorer classes of people is of a kind by no means sufficient for their instruction, being for the most part confined to reading, writing, and a little arithmetic ; whereas, at no greater expense, and in the same time, children might easily be instructed in the elements of the more useful branches of knowledge, and thereby trained to sober, industrious habits : 13. That the number of infant schools is still exceedingly deficient, and especially in those great towns where they are most for improving the morals of the people and pre venting the commission of crimes : 14. That while it is expedient to do nothing which may relax the efforts of private beneficence in forming and sup porting schools, or which may discourage the poorer classes of the people from contributing to the cost of edu cating their children, it is incumbent upon Parliament to aid in providing the actual means of instruction where 1 these cannot otherwise be obtained for the people. 15. That it is incumbent on Parliament to encourage in like manner the establishment of infant schools, especially in larger towns. 16. That it is expedient to confer upon the town coun cils of incorporated cities and boroughs the power of levy ing a rate for the establishment and support of schools under the authority of and in co-operation with the Edu cation Committee of the Privy Council, care being taken as heretofore that the aid afforded shall only be given in cases of necessity, and so as to help and encourage, not dis place, individual exertion : 17. That the permission to begin and to continue the levying of the rate shall in every case depend upon the schools founded or aided by such rate being open to the children of all parents, upon religious instruction being given, and the scriptures being read in them, but not used as a school book, and upon allowing no compulsion either as to the attendance at religious instruction or at divine service in the case of children whose parents object thereto, and produce certificates of their attending other places of worship: 18. That the indifference which has been found of the pa rents in many places to obtain education for their children, and a reluctance to forego the advantages of their labour by withdrawing them from school, is mainly owing to the ignorance of their parents, and this can best be removed by the encouragement of a taste for reading, by the estab lishment of mechanics institutions, apprentices libraries, and reading rooms, and by the abolition of all taxes upon knowledge : 19. That in towns there have been established upwards of 1,200 of such institutions and reading-rooms, with above 100,000 members, but that by far the greater number of these members are persons in the upper and middle classes, a very small proportion only belonging to the working classes ; but it has been found in some parts of the country, particularly in Cumberland, that when the whole manage ment of the affairs of the institutions is left in the hands of the working men themselves, a very great proportion of the attending members belong to that class, and both by frequenting the rooms and taking out the books t o rea d, sho their desire of profiting by the institution : 20. That in every quarter, but more especially where there are no reading-rooms in the country districts, the great obstacle to diffusing useful knowledge among the people has been the newspaper stamp, which prevents papers containing local and other intelligence from being added to such works of instruction and entertainment as might at a low price be circulated among the working classes, and especially among the country people, along with that intelligence : 21. That the funds given by charitable and public spirited individuals and bodies corporate for promoting education, are of a very larg e amount, probably w h en th e property is improved and t he abuses in its management are corrected not less than half a million a year ; and that it is expo ilea to give to the board formed under the Charitable Trusts Act of 1853 such additional powers as may better enable them, with the assent of trustee and special visitors (if any), to apply portions of the funds now lying useless to the education and improvement of the people. VARThRLY RETURN OF THE MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE DIVISIONS. COUNTIES, AND DISTRICTS OF ENGLAND. (From the Registrar-General's Return) This return comprises the births and deaths registered by 2,191 registrars in all the districts of England during the spriar , quarter ending June 30, 1854 ; an d th e mar riages in 12,039 churches or chapels, about 3,504 regi stered places of worship unconnected with the Estab liihed Church, and 625 superintendent registrars offices in the quarter that ended March 31, 1854. All the returns present a favourable view of the state of the country. The marriages in the first quarter of the year exceed the average proportion. In the quarter ending June 30, the- number of births that have been re,i • ostered greatly exceeds the numbers ret urne d i n any previous quarter ; and the mortality has been below'the average. Cholera has not prevailed to any extent, but Mortality of the town districts has slightly exceeded the average, and the diminution in the mortality is to be found chiefly in the country districts, MARRIAGES. "83,144 marriages were celebrated in the quarter end ine March 31, and in proportion to the population, thi s number exceeds the average of the ten correspo n di ng q uarters, but it is less by 1,870 than . the marriages i n the winter of 1853. The pressure of the high price of provisions has had some effect in depressing the marri ages. On comparing the numbers in the corresponding quarters of 1853 and 1854, the decrease is found to be greatest in London, in Devonshire, in Shropshire, in Lanca , hire, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and in Westmoreland. In Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Dur ham, and Northumberland, where the iron and coal dis tricts abound, the marriages exhibit no sensible decrease. r 9,,ND4Y EYENING, AUGUST 7, 1854, BIRTHS. 172,420 births were registered in the quarter ending June 30, or 13,702 births in excess of the births in the spring- quarter of 1853. On an average the births were at the annual rate of 3.45 per cent. on the population in the 10 spring quarters, 1844-53. In the spring quarter of 1854 the rate was 3.72 per cent. The increase is observable in every division of the country. INCREASE OF POPULATION. The number of children born last quarter was 172,420, and in the same period 102,666 men, women, and chil dren died ; therefore the registers discover a clear gain to the population of 69,754. But the increase or de crease of a people is not dependent entirely on the facts recorded in its registers ; immigration and emigration mate rially modify the result. The number of emigrants who left E nglish ports where emigration officers are eta tioned, a s f urn i shed by the commissioners, was 99,545. They are not distinguished in this return as regards the parts of the United Kingdom from which they came ; but a large-- proportion were Irish, and many Scotch, who • came hither only for embarkation. 0 116,861 persons who left the ports of the United Kingdom, the United States was the place of destination for 67,668 ; British North America for 25,600 ; the Australian colo nies for 21 ; 998; and 595 set out for other places. In the preceding three winter months the number who left did not greatly exceed a third part of the above number. PRICES OF PROVISIONS. In the last quarter consumers were not more fortunate as regards the price of the chief articles of food than they were in the preceding three months. Beef by the carcase rose from 51d. to 58d. ; the mean price of mut ton remained at sd. ; that of potatoes rose from 140 s. to 1555. per ton. The average price of wheat slightly declined, having been in the previous three months 795. 6d., in the last three months 78s. 4d. per quarter, while the quantity sold in the English and Welch towns that make returns was less in the latter period by 4,180 quar ters weekly, and the amount of wheat flour imported for home consumption remained nearly the same. Wheat was 335. 10 per quarter dearer than in the correspond ing period of 1853. Beef and mutton in Leadenhall and Newgate, which were then 4id. and sid., averaged 52d. and sid.. while potatoes are dearer by more than 20 per cent. The working classes have suffered from the necessity of increased expenditure, which has been aggravated in some parts by slackness of trade, but generally sufficient employ men t an d goo d wages h ave enabled them to live in circumstances of comfort. STATE OF THE PUBLIC/ HEALTH. The spring of 1854, was a season of more health to the people of England than the spring of 1853. In the quarter to which the present returns refer 102,666 deaths were registered ; fewer by 5,195 than in the same period of the previous year. In large town populations, how ever, the public health was by no means good during last quarter ; the rate of mortality was higher than the average, for 25 died out of every thousand persons, whilst 24 represents the average annual proportion. In the freer country regions and small towns the spring months were propitious, the average annual rate of mor tality for the same season being 22 out of a thousand, and the actual mortality last quarter having been only 20 out of a thousand. In the London division (I.) the deaths rose to 15,114, a number which is in excess even of those in the un unhealthy spring of 1853. The epidemic class of diseases was 'very fatal, having destroyed 3,686 lives, the numbers in the fdur corresponding quarters of 1850-3 hav ing been 2,032, 2,662, 2,828, and 2,979. Hooping cough and, scarlatina were the principal agents in pro ducing this result ; they number respectively 779 and 747. Croup rose from its usual proportion of about 80 to 114. Typhus also exhibits an increase throughout the five spring quarters, in which the deaths run thus -426, 428, 483, 678, and (last quarter) 697. Small-pox, after subsiding in 1853, has become more fatal within the last six months, but without accelerating its progress during this period ; in the March quarter it was fatal to 123 persons, in the next to 129, Measles carried off 476 children, an increase on previous quarters. Diarrhoea has also been more fatal than usual, 315 deaths being ., referred to it ; in th e s p r i ng quarters of 1850-3, tho fol lowing were its numbers-200, 191, 163, 292, Cholera, including the " cholera infantutn," &c., is returned in only 11 cases, purpura in 20, rheumatic fever in 23 ; erysipelas in 115, a considerable increase. Under syphilis, 58 deaths are enumerated, also a great increase ; and 2 persons died in the quarter from hydrophobia, 102 women died after childbirth, 262 persons died from cancer, 25 from carbuncle. Six quarters have intervened between 1852 and the present time, and in these the deaths from carbuncle have been as follows-20, 15, 17, 18, 25, and 25. Twenty-four persons died last quarter from disease created by indulgence in intoxicating liquors. In the South-Eastern Division (II.) the health of the peopls was various. Amongst its :five counties Hamp shire was rather unfortunate, its deaths rising to 2,190, which, though not remarkably in excess, is more than in any of the . four corresponding quarters. South ampton, which had been fatally visited by small-pox in the early part of the year, continued to suffer from this distemper, which recently, however, has abated. At Kingston, in the same county, and Landport the disease showed no abatement in the last quarter ; while scarlatina and typhus prevailed in the former place, and low fever was common at Newport in the Isle of Wight. Kent and Berkshire enjoyed more than usual exemption from fatal disease. The number of deaths in the second division was 7,984, a great reduc tion on the unhealthy spring of 1853, but the return is not very satisfactory as compared with those of ordi nary years. The South Midland Division (III.) lost 6,236 lives, the number of deaths in the same quarter of the previous year having been 6,795. The mortality was low in the county of Hertford and parts of Cambridge ; rather high in Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. Typhus had broken out in the parish of Westbury and Finmere in Northampton, and had drawn attention to the neces sity of cleansing operations. At Crowland, in the same county, small-pox was prevalent, "owing to the neglect of vaccination." The disease attacked also Luton and various other points in Bedford, and not without much severity. Intermittent fever was very general in the Sutton sub-district of Ely, in Cambridgeshire. Speaking of Whittlesey, the registrar says :—" For a fen district this may be considered healthy. Some years ago the parishioners filled up all the muddy ditches in the town, repaved all the streets, gravelled all the roads, and made brick drains and cesspools where most required." The Eastern Division (IV.) exhibits a satisfactory re sult, the deaths having declined from about 6,000 to 5,364. Suffolk and Norfolk experienced a reduced rate of mor tality, though small-pox was present at Norwich and other parts of the latter county. Orsett, in Essex, was decidedly unhealty, for there scarlatina, billious fever, acme, and dysentery, were all prevalent. Malaria, which infests the district from the undrained Thames Marshes, was unusually virulent. The spring quarter was favourable to health in divi sion (V.), the South Western ; and the deaths fell from between nine and ten thousand to 8,616. The mortality was low in all the five counties which constitute this division, viz. —Wilts, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset. But some exceptional locali ties are mentioned, such as St. Ives and Marazion, where measles and scarlatina were fatal to children, and at Stogumber small-pox was very prevalent, though not fatal. The registrar of Ilchester (Yeovil) presents an unfavourable account of the condition of labourers in his district ; wages low, in some instances only 6s. per week, the average for able-bodied men being Bs. or 9s. ; provisions dear, and house accommodation bad, while many of the poor live on horse-beans and barley-meal of inferior kind. Much discontent had arisen in conse quence. In the West Midland Division (VI.) a bad state of health continued to prevail, not universally, but in three of its counties. It was' remarked in the report for the winter quarter that the first division (London) and the sixth furnished the only two instances in which the deaths in that quarter outnumbered those of the same quarter in 1853 ; and it is worthy of notice, that the same observation is strictly applicable to the present re turns. . Staffordshire Warwickshire are the two counties which produce this unfortunate distinction. Stafford shire, in which the deaths rose from 4,115 in the spring quarter of 1853 to 4,728 in last quarter, still suffered much from scarlatina and measles. One of the registrar of the Wolverhampton dist r i c t reports 61 deaths from measles, or nearly a fifth part of the total number regis tered • whilst another reports 56, or nearly a third of the whole number. It was fatal also at Walsall and Sedgley in the same county; and a registrar in West Bromwich meutions that the mortality was much in malignant kind of measles." M an y p‘iahrmuysienrgaynhdani w e r e carried off by th e same dis measles were very p reva l en t an d parish of B u l k i ngton (Nuneaton). The re gfeclairiisteasiateirdisareiarendnnOdbtfihynNetyßu4 neaten deplores the condition of the parish last-mentioned, which he says is almost constantly un healthy. He believes that so much sickness arises from from the extreme destitution of its poor population in consequence of the depression of the ribbon manufac ture, low wages, and d ear prov i sions. Taking the tw o corre s ponding quarters, division rose from 12,681 i n 1853 to 12,994 i n the cur rent year. the deaths in the west midlavd The deaths enumerated in the North Midland Divi sion (VII.) are 6,899. Lincolnshire suffered3an increase of mortality, which was caused by scarlatina prevailing whiCh is described as o f a very and Grantham dist r i c t s were ra vaged by the epidemic, over the country. The Lincoln Horncastle, Spalding, malignant character at Denton. It is reported in various parts o f the three counties of Leic ester, Nottingham, an d D er by. The North-W estern Division ( VIII . ) , w hi c h compre hends Cheshi re and Lincolnshire, appears t o h ave en joyed an average condition of health. Here 16,273 deaths were registered, a number less by upwards of a thousand than were returned in the same quarter of last year. In Liverpool the mortality was high, owing to the extensive prevalence of measles. Cholera was pre sent, but chiefly amongst Irish or other visitors. There was, much typh us an d di arr h o ea at Wigan. Out of the 2361 deaths in-the Regent-road sub-district of Salford, 42 were caused by measles. Scarlatina and diarrhoea visited Ashton-utider-Lyme, and were fatal principally in streets without pavement or sewers. There were 2 cases of chol e i a Dukinfield, but without fatal cense quenves-• The mortality was low in Bolton, Bury, and great p ar t o f the Manches t er di s t r ict. The registrar of Market-street, Manchester, observes, that the inmates of the w or kh ouse had muc h i n creased, because neces saries had become dearer, while there was less activity in various branches of trade. Great improvement in health was manifested both at Bolton and Bury, a result which in both places is confidently attributed to the progress o f san i tary mea sures. More children than usual w ere b orn at Ch or ley, partly on account of a tem- porary access i on to t h e population made by Irish la- I bourers, who were already on the spot waiting for liar vest. The deaths in the York Division (IX.) were 10,905. Leeds sufft , ,red severely from measles, and the total deaths in that district were 935, which is about 250 more than usual. The registrar of the southeast sub district recorded 16 cases of cholera. Scarlatina pre vailed much at Kimberworth (Rotherham), Thorne, Selby, and East Stamford Bridge, and swelled their re spective returns. This disease was also rife in the North Hiding, and generally throughout this division the mor tality a p pears to h ave b ee n considerable, and chiefly amongst young persons. Northern Di v i s i on (X.)—The deaths were 5 316 , a mortality differing not much from the average rate. There was abundance of employment at the collieries of Easington in the county of Durham, and population and births had Consequently increased. The town of Kendall suffered from small-pox. , The Welsh population (Division (XI.) lost 6,965 lies, rather more than the usual number. Scarlatina prevailed at Blaenavon (Abergavenny). The iron works in this place were prosperous, and these having *meted population, the births had increased. The 84tlie circumstance is observed atLlanelly(Crickhowell). (Int of 262 deaths at Cardiff, 68 were.from measles. • UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDO,V. The distribution of prizes to the pupils of the junior school took place yesterday. Mr. George Valentine Yool, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, presided. PRIZES AWARDED. GREEK. VI.-1, Adler, H. ;2, Jackson, G. ;3, Morley J. V.-1, Blagdon, W. ; 2, Goldsmith, H. IV.-1, Heyman, J. ; Martin, C. (Eq.) LATIN. VI.-1, Morley, J. ;2, Charles, A. V.-1, Martin, C. ; 2, Heyman, J. IV.-1, Bywater, J. ; Greenwood, C. 111.-1, Harben, C. ;2, Martin, J. ; Goodman, H. ; Waterhouse, J. ll.—Downing, E. ; Hyam, F. ; Key, R. ; Askew, C. I.—Boyle, C. ; Maiden, C. ; Dickson, D. ; Godbold, H. FRENCH. Vl.—Goldsmith, H. ; Martin, H. ; Smyth, J. C. V.—Vansandau, B.; Asher, E.; Martin, C.; Leadbitter, F.; Heyman, J. IV.—Stiebel, D.; Stiebel, J. lll.—Blagdon, W. ; Askew, C. ; Hyam, F. ; Busk, E.; Carpenter. ll.—Nicholson, B.; Depass, D., and Adler, H. (Eq.); Haddon, .A. I.—Malden, C.; Barclay, H. ; Pattison, E. GERMAN. Vl.—Charles, A. V.—Leadbitter, F.; Downing, E.; Hyam, F.; Boyd, J. ENGLISH. HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY. Vl. Carvalho, S. V.—Smith, J.; Bridget, R.; Askew, C.; Dettlebach, S.; Hickson, J.; Gandry, IV.—Dettlebach, C.; Bywater, J.; Carvalho, S.; Van sandau, B.; Busk, E.; Durand, C.; Bywater, J.; Askew, C. lll.—Wilkinson, R. ; Vansandau, F.; Ridley, E. ; Martin, J.; Hyam, F. ll.—Key, R.; Moses, L.; Hutchinson, H. L—Castrique, H.; Heimann, C.; Norton, G. MATHEMATICS. VI.--Solomon J.; Charles, A. Vi.—Methvin, J. V.—Askew, C.; Carvalho, S. V.—(Lower.)—Goodman, H. ; Clissold, G. IV. (a.)—Harben, C. ; Hennell, F. IV. (b.) —Blagdon, W.; Bywater, J. IV. (c.)—Everitt, H. Carbe,ry, W. NATURAL PKILOSOPHT. Vl.—Carvalho, S.; Sotemon, J. Vl. (Lower.)—Goo " uman, H. ; Clissold, G. V.--Stiebel, D. CHYMISTRY. Senior.—Goodman, H. ; Asher, E.; Vericas, H. Junior.—Uarvalho, S ; Stibel, J. ; Leadbitter, F. BOOKKEEPING. Clissold, J. ; Carbery, W. ARITHMETIC. V.—Clissold, G. ; Bywater, J. IV.—Martin, C. ; Healey, C. ; Carbery, W ; As kew, C. lll.—Boult, E. ; Martin, J. ; Godbold, H. ; Col land, W. ; Dickson, D. ll.—Stains, S. I.—hair, John. PERSPECTIVE. 111. —Smith, J. ; Mitchell, C. 11.-- Hennell, F. ; Godbold, E. I.—Askew, C. ; Bywater, J. DRAWING. Vl,—Hennell, F. V.—Askew, C. ; Bywater, J. IV.— = Collard, C. 111.---Watson, H. ll.—Phillips, H. I.—Dickson, D. WRITING. IV.--Burkinyoung, W. ;Mitchell, C. ; Askew, C. lII. Harris, E.; Wethered, W. ll.—Elias, F. I.—Castrique H. GENERAL EXCELLENCE. Bruce, A. ; Coleman, T. ; De Negri, A. ; Gilfillan, J.; Hyatt, R. ; Kennedy, M. ; Ormsby, R. ; Robson, T. ; Ta&g, S. ; Watson, T. HIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, Ara. 5. VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS—The Alexander, from Malmo; Johanne Maria, Swartzwick ; Pauline Delphine, Memel ; Orion, Bathurst River Gambia ; Frau Engel, Assens ; Henrietta, Trieste; Mary Ann, Guernsey; Tiger, Tonningen ; Hertha, Pillau ; Denmark, Archangel; Al liansen, Gefle; Valeria, ditto; Berhardine, Archangel; Norsomhed, ditto; H aar b e t, B orregaar d ; Wilhelm, Go thenburg ; Shepherdhess, Norkoping ; William Edward, Dantzic ; Vernon, Memel; Harfruen Hernosand, Folkef sten Umea ; Forerunner, Fernando Po, Lagos, Gambia, and Teneriffe ; Nanna, Aarhuus ; Dromo, Cape Coast Castle; Valhalla, Sundswall ; Science, Guernsey ; Ruby, Emden ; Scud, Barhadoes • Belgium, Ostend ; Friend ship, Havre ; Malcolm, G uayaquil ; Elizabeth Cathe rine, Soderhamn ; Catherine, Calcutta ; Mariner, Leghorn ; Gorda, Dantzic ; Active, Stockholm ; Emanuel, Soder hamn ; Melton, Gothenburg ; Aurora, Ystad ; Wilber force, Hamburg ; Anne Christine, Petra - Emanuel, Sundswall ; Christian, Skellfftea ; Alar, Dun kirk ; City of Boulogne, Boulogne. VESSELS ENTERED OUTWARDS.—The City of Boulogne, for Boulogne ; Alar, Dunkirk ; Wynand, Port Adelaide ; Acastus, Trieste and Venice ; Tjakiena, Amsterdam ; Swift, St. John's, N.B. ; Margaretha, Amsterdam; Kate, Halifax; Fanny, New York; John Bull, Hamburg; Belgium, Ostend; Swan, Bordeau ; Jane, En Trepont; Prince Albert, Cherbourg ; Pacific, Havre, and New York; Violet, Portland Bay; Westphalia, Amsterdam ; Bernicia, Hobart Town; Ebenezer, En Trepont ; Birmingh a m, Portland Bay ; Tasman, ape of Good Hope and Madras. VESSELS CLEARED WITH CARGO.—The Sutlej, for Cal cutta ; Adelaide, Demerara ; Jenson, Valencia ; Olwolof, Haparanda ; Friends, Mauritius ; Maria, Umea ; Maria, Gothenburg ; Venners Minde, Copenhagen ; Baron Osy, Antwerp; Earl of Auckland, Rotterdam ; Batavier, Rot terdam ; Soho, Havre; Triton, Calais ; Panthe r , Bou logne; Magnet, Amsterdam ; Thames, Hamburgh ; Har lingen, Harlingen ; Alar, Dunkirk ; General Hewitt, Moreton Bay; Wm. Simpson, Batavia. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Sarah Princeton, Liverpool to Monte Video, lat. 9 N, long. 34 W. The Isabella, from Liverpool, outward bound, June 29, lat. 10 N, long. 26 W. • 2d dist. pendant No. 6,098, from Madras to London, July 14, lat. 37 N, long. 38 W. The Countess of Durham, July 23, lat. 46 N, long. 22W. The Matilda, from Rangoon, July 24. lat 46 N, long. 22W. The Mowbrey (American ship), from Liverpool, lat. 37 N, long. 32 W. The . buiveland Viersma, from London to Port Philip, July 20, lat, 49 N, long. 7 W. The Baltimore, from London t o H o b ar t T own , J une 6, lat. 6 N, long. 31 W. The Harpley, from South Shields to Hong Kong, July 10 38 N., long. 15 W. The Ann and John, from Shields, July 28, lat. 45 N., long. 2 W. The Tradesman, from Shields, July 29, lat. 48 N. long. 7 W. The Oberon (s), from Dunbarton to Melbourne, June 8, out 48 days. The Atalanta, from London to Port Philip, April 29, lat. 7. N., long. 22 W. The Roxburgh Castle, bound to Madras, May 3, lat. 3 N., long. 19 W. Her Majesty's ship Frolic, from Gibraltar arrived at Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope. The Marianne, from Rotterdam to Cape of Good Hope, July 22, off Meerwestern. The Constande (barque), of and from Sunderland to Cey lon, Aug.tl, lat. 47 N., long. 7 W. The Pauline, from London to Port Phillip, July 23, lat. 38 N., long. 13 W. The Concord (schooner), from London to Melbourne, June 12. The Japon (barque), from Guyaquil, July 9, lat. 26 N., long. 36 W. The Leroy (barque), steering west, July 29, lat. 49 N., long. 19 W. The Sardus, from Palermo to Boston, July 16, lat. 36 N., long. 38 W. The fight of the Harem, from Pernambuco to Liverpool, 23d, lat. 41 N., long. 31 W. The Constantine, from Cardiff to Malts, 30th, lat. 48 N. long. 12 W. The Gloucester (brig), from Clyde to Boston, July 27. The Curlew (ship), from Manilla, April 27, in the Java Sea. A ship, showing white flag, with red ball in th e cen t re, June 22, lat. 5 S., long. "cc 34 . The General Wiltshire, from London, June 27, lat. 9 N., long. 23 W. A. ship, 2d dis. pen. 926, July 31, lat. 13 N., long. 25 W. The Theodore (barque), from Arracan, July 15, lat. 37 N., long. 38 W. DEATH or A RELIC OF BURNS. —Another link in the chain that connected the Ayrshire hard with the present generation has just been snapped—William Ronald farmer, aged 83 yea rs , di ed at his residence, Maulside: near Beith to , on havin the 29th ult. H e was the person recently rd as g been, early in life, a ploughboy in the employment of Robert Burns. [Anvsavismism.] Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most power ful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp,_ Race-course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses(gl aze d with Muni° German Glass) to, know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great im portance to the army, navy, and others. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly. Ob serve—opposite the York Hotel.— These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some 3 inches, with an ex tra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 12 to 14 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.—The Royal Ex hibition, 1851 . —Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1 miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships aro clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power ; an objet z, can be clearly seen from 10 to 12 miles distant. Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and I very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation —can see with these lenses of a much less mag nifying power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deaf ness —New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordi nary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could bo desired,-39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel. • WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of Saturday.) LEEDS, Aug. 4.—The woollen market continues with out any alteration ; a steady business continues to be done in the cloth-halls, and considerable deliveries are made regularly direct from the merchants' warehouses, which together constitute a good trade in balk cloths, and which has for a long time past been doing, with very little variation. A steady average business was done on Saturday, as well as on Tuesday, in the cloth halls. Prices are firm ; as a consequence of the ad vance which has ruled in the price of wool at the pre sent sales inJ..ondon. Stocks are regularly diminishing. The trade in the warehouses has been rather still this week for the home market, but the shipping houses are yet doing a good business. _ HUDDERSFIELD, Aug. I.—The market to-day i❑ the Cloth-hall was not so good as on the previous week— said to be rather quiet. There is, however, no general complaint as to the trade in other respects. The ware houses are the chief outlet. Prices in wool much the same as for some time back. HALIFAX, July 29.—The only variations we can note in this market since our last report, is a little farther advance in price of wool. Supplies from the growing districts are arriving more freely. Dividend per Annum. 4L pr cent. 6d. pr cent. 20s. per sh. 51. pr cent. V. per cent. 4 per cent. 1/. 12s per c. 51. per cent. BRIDGES. Dividend , Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. . £ s. d. X s. d. Hungerford .... • • .... - - - 12 Southwark .. - 100 0 0 - - Ditto New of 7% p.c. 70s. per cent 50 0 0 - - Waterloo .. - 100 0 0 -4% Ditto Old Ann. of Si. 11. 12s. 60 0 0 60 0 0 28% Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 1/. Bs. Od. 40 0 0 40 0 0 25 Vauxha11.......... • • 1/. ss. 70 10 3 -. 21 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend ' Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Bank of Scotland .. • • 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1791 0 British Linen Company Si. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 202/10 Caledonian Bank .. •. . 81. per cent. 10 0 0 210 0 31. 18s City of , !lasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10/ 13s Clydesdale Bank .• - 5% 1. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 ;2 Is mmercial Bank • • 71. per cent. 5 0 0 0 100 0 0 19610 s Eastern Bank •. -6/. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10/19s Edinb & Glasgow ...• 3%1. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 4/. 14s Exchange Bnk of Scot.. 100 0 0 31 5 0 - National Bank North of ,cottand Bank st. per cent 20 0 0 210 0 41. 6s Royal Bank of ,i coil. .. Si. per cent . 100 0 0 100 0 0 122110 Union Bank of Scol - ,. .. 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 00/ 0, Western Bank • • - - 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 7511211 Alliance Fire and Life.. 8301. pr cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 251 Os British Guarantee .... it. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 IL Os Caledonian Fire Insur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 25/ Os City of qilasgow Life.. 01. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 ii. lOs Colonial Life ......... 5/. per cant. 50 0 0 1 0 0 51. yi Edinburgh Life Insur. . 6/. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 25110 s Eng. & Scot, Law Life 5/.percent. 50 o'o 212 6 1 4/. 0. Life A ssoc. of Scetland 6/. per cant. 10 0 0 1 10 0 14 . 15s National Fire and Life 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11/. 14s North British Insur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 1341 Os icottish Union Insrnc. 7%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11/. lOs standard Life ...... • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 :17/10s United Dep. Assurance 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 I - JOINT-S rocK BANKS. .• ' Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. i Share. • £ s. d. X s. d. Australasia.- ........ 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 all 85 British North American 61. per cent. 50 0 0 PO - Commercial of London. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 x d Colonial .............. 31. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - lonian .............. .5i. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Lona . Char. Bk. ofAug. - 20 0 0 all 0 21 London and County .. 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 40 London Joint •Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 26% Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 49% Ditto, New.• • ...... 8 / .per cent. 10 0 0 all - National of Ireland.... 41. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New ........ ,51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - Oriental Bank Corpora. 121. p. ctlebs. 25 0 0 all 45 South Australia • . .... ESL p. ct.& be. 25 0 0 PP 41 Union of A.ustralia.... '4O/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 68 Ditto .... - 2 10 0 - ' Union of London ..... 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 23 1 Union of Madrid ..... - 40 0 0 all - , - INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of I Paid. I Price. Annum. Share. - - £ s. d. £ s. d. Albion .............. 3/. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 - Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 14s. 6d. bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19% Ditto Marine....... 61. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 35 Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 0 1 0 0 - Atlas A rgus Life ........... 41. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - British Commercial .. 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 Cleriel•Med.& Gen• Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 County ..........., „ 4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 125 Crown .............. 16s. 6cl 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle Equity and Law...... 4% per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 6 European Life ...... ... 15s. 20 0 0 all 19% General.... - - ...... - 5 0 0 - PI 5% Globe . 61. per cent. Stock. .. 130 Guardian ............ 51. per cent. 100 0 0 45 0 0 54% Imperial Fire......... 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 335 Imperial Life - Indemnity Marine.... 1 l.sh,& bs. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - Law Fire .......... • • 25 . & 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 - Law Life... • ... -•• • • -- 100 0 0 10 0 0 4% Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 55 London Fire . • London , hip.... ..... Marine.. ••.••• • • • • 15s.per share,loo 0 0 18 0 0 - • • Med. Inviid & Gen. Life 4% /. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0. 0 • _ Minerva sp. et. & bs. 20 0 0 2 0 0 3% .• • • • • • • • • • . Monarch •••-•• • • • • • • - 5 0 0 1 0 0 1% National Loan Fund Palladium Lite . - - - 45 Phcenix • • . • • • • • • • • • • • - _ - - Proiessional Life." 5/. per cent. 5 0 010 0 y Provident Life l/. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 42 ' 4 Rock Life.... ••.,• • .„ ss. 5 3 0 010 0 7 Roy - al Exchange .....• 6/. p et,. & bs. St oc k . all 229 Sun Fire ...... 6/. 10s. - Ditto Life .. „ I/ 10s, o 260 United Kingdom .... 4/. p. ct &b s. 20 -O. 0 4 ' o ' 0 5 65 % Universal Life • Victoria Life ...... • • 5/. per cent. - 412 6 - CANALS. Names of g Dividend Names of 7,.': Dividen d Price. Companies. .2 per p er Companies. t iPrice. ca Annum. k g Annum. -- - ---- Z £ Ashtn &Oldh 98 72. p. ct. 154 Macclesfield. 100 2/. 10s. 51% Barnsley.. • • 160 Neath .. •• • • 100 162 150 Brknk&Abrg 150 41. GO Oxford.... • • 100 13'. 115 Birmingham 40 41. 94% Peak Forest. 78 Si. Os. 86 Coventry.... 100 251. 215 Regent's •• • • 30 .18 15% Derby ••• • • 100 6/. 80 Rochdale.... 85 I/. 10s. 66 Ellsmre&Chs 69 2% p. ct. 83mrset Coal 140 GrandJanctn 100 42 pr. ct. 57 Do. Lk Pdst 12 Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. ct. 11 , 4 tftrd &Wore 1 40 281. 407 , ~ rand Surrey 100 21. 10 s . 50 Shrewsbury 125 ' Grand Union 100 11.0 s 12U St our bridge— ., 1 45 , 121. 285 Kennt & Avn 39 6 s . Gd. 6 i everx andl Lancaster • 100 Wye Rail. „I 2 6 ( 21. 24 Leeds &Livip 100 251. WarwickBl Leicester..., 100 Si. 68 Birming. i 100 21 . 27 36 Leicstr &Nth 83 42. 29% Warwick & I ~„ Loughborogh 142 701. 575 N ap t on.. J 100 '`' 13 Monmouthsh 100 Wo .n r i cstr in & . i nng Mntgmerysh 100 —7B 31. 32 MeltnMwbry 100 -- Wilts & Brks — 1 10s. Od. 1 10s. Od. GAS -LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. £ s. d. IBritish .• • • • • • • •• • • •• Ditto Provincial •• •• 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 Brighton •••••• • • •• • • 51. 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 City of London —— •• 41. 10s. 100 Continental (3d Cap.)... 4 /. 150 10 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 43 0 . 11. 55. 50 0 0 all Equitable •• • • 71 per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11% 6i... bonus. 50 0 0 all 86% 1. 40 0 0 9 9 •--• Imperial ee t Central ... . : : ..• .... ... ... .... Independent : .• 50 0 0 f 2 •-• London • • • • • • • • • • • • • . 49 0 0 27% ~ 25 Do., Parl. Preference 3 64..p r e e r r c c e e n n t t .. 5 2 0 5 0 0 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 73 Ratcliff •• ••••• • • • • • United General .••• •. 21. 10s. 1 50 0 0 Si. o er r cent.cenl 5 50 0 0 0 0 0 10 all 19% 9 9 36 Ditto, New .... •• • •f. 0 6% Westminster Chartered MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - ------ ---- -- X s. d Assam Tea •.... •• • • , s'. 50 00 . 20 0 0 15% &um... Mart—.. —• • 1/. & bonus. 50 0 0 A.ustralian ariculturl 11. Is. 100 0 0 17 10 0 444 Australian Trust .... 62. per cent. 25 0 0 '''' Australian Royal Niall 61 . 10 0 0 8 0 0 A nglo-Mexican Mint.. 1i- 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 British American Land 15s. 38 10 0 Canada •..•. . • 62. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 91 Do. 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. II:tto, 6 per cent. • • 61. per cent. 107% City Ilavigation Bonds •ii per cent. Electric Telegraph (A) 25 0 0 20 0 0 201 Ditto.. •.• .... (B) 25 0 0 15 0 0 Equitable Reversionry 51pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 Ditto New .. .. .. 50 0 0 12 10 0 Gen. ii, evers. & Invest. sp.c. & hs, 100 0 0 100 0 0 G en•SteamNavigation 10 p. et. 15 0 0 14 0 0 24% Hudson's Bay— .... • • Stock. Hungeriord ...... —2/. 53. 100 0 0 100 0 0 London Institution . • • London Reversionary 51. per cent. 15 0 0 15 0 0 Russell Institution —• • 12 10 0 Price's Patent Cand. Co 101. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 109 0 0 100 0 0 Royal mail Steam 11. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 South Australian..... 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 34 Trust and Loan Comp. ... Upper Canada .... — RAILWAY IN PORTUGAL. The project for a railway to Cintra, along the banks of the Tagus, has been submit ted to the Cortes by the Minister of Public Works. It is estimated that it will cost 800,0001., and the projec• ton calculate chiefly upon the dock and other buildings on the water-side from the Quay do Sodre to Belem to obtain the interest of the capital. • PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official Lat. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY ETENING. WATER-WORKS. Dividend Name of Company. per Annum. East London Grand Junction .... • 4'. per cat Kent 41. per cat. Lambeth New River Company Southwark & Vauxhall 51. per cnt. West Middlesex Name of Company. DOCKS. Commercial .6... East and West India East Country.. London • ..• •• • • Ditto Bonds • • •• •• • • St. Katharine ...... •. Southampton Victoria Amount of Share. 4 s. d. block. 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 raid. X s. d. 100 all Price. Amount of Paid. Share. X s. d. A s. d Stock. Stock. Stock. Stock. 89% 100% Stock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 Price, 1118 20 Q'URTLN(I' !V7' I.[ 'E.' PROGRAMME OF READING RACES. TUESDAY, AUG. 8. The EASTHAMPSTEAD PARK STAKES Of 5 sovs each, with 35 added, for three-year-olds and upwards ; the second to receive 10 sovs ; one mile and a quarter. The BERKSHIRE STAKES of 20 sovs each, h ft, only 5 if declared, &c., with 50 added, if three start ; the second to save his stake ; the winner of a handicap after the weights were declared of 100 sovs value or upwards 71b extra ; about two miles ; 35 subs, 13 of whom declared. Age st lb Age st lb Nancy .. 6 8 7 Veteran 4 6 5 lanthe Cleveland (includ- Cranbourne ing 71b extra)... 5 7 11 Naomi Lady Flora 4 7 9 Ving-et-un (in- Pastrycook 4 7 6 eluding 71b ex.) 3 6 0 Octavia Cock Pheasant ... 4 7 4 Farsa Spider 5 7 4 The Uncleared.... 6 5 6 Postulant Bto Grey Tommy 47 0 Swiftsure .... Barrel 3 6 7 M entmore L ass... 4 (I)°) The ABBEY STAKES of 10 sous each, h ft, with 50 added; two-year-olds 7st, three 9st ; fillies and gelding! ) al owed 31b ; m a id en h orses at t h e t i me o f star ti n g if they have run once allowed 31b, twice 51b ; winners of a race of 200 soya value in 1854 31b, of two such stakes 51b extra ; three quarters of a mile ; 14 subs. Yrs. Yrs. Hercules Rifleman 2 Humboldt 3 Moonshine Saucebox 2 Th e Q ueen ' s O wn ...... Hercules Frederick 2 Duet 2 Matilda The LADIES' PLATE of 30 soya., added to a Sweepstake s of 3 soya. each, for two-year-olds and upwards ; straight run in, about three quarters of a mile. The BOROUGH PLATE of 25 soya., added to a Sweepstake s of 3 sovs, each, for two-year-olds and upwards ; ha a mile. The BERKSHIRE HUNT STAKES of 10 sous. each, h ft, with 25 added ; three-year-olds lOst 41b, four list 11b, five list 81b, six and aged 11st 101 b ; winners once in 1854 31b, twice 51b extra ; half-breds allowed 31b ; to be ridden by gentlemen ; the winner to be sold for 300 sovs. if demanded, &c.; one mile ; 7 subs. William Rufus. 4 yrs (51b ex) Bright Phoebus, 3 yrs (51b Narcissus, aged I extra) Warwick, aged I Bordeaux, aged (51b ex) Garforth, aged (51b extra) WEDNESDAY. The CAVERSHAM STAKES of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft, with 2 5 added ; straight run in, three quarters of a mile. T° close and name on Tuesday ; the weights to be fixed by seven o'clock the same evening, and the forfeits to be declared one hour afterwards. The READING STAKES of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for two-year-olds ; co lt s B s t 71b, fillies Bst 3 1 b winners of a stake of 200 Boys, value or upwards 31b, of two such stakes 51b extra ; half a mile ; 19 subs. Contention b f Bessie Namur Trireme br f Plausible Rose Border Chief br c Ethelbald Lily Handy Monge Claret b f Lady Rachel Le Fripon Lovelh b c Orphrey P ro f essor Ai rey ou BUZZ Clotilde S auce b ox c b Joe of COUNTRY MARKETS. HADDINGTON CORN MARKET- AU GUST 4• WHEAT. I BARLEY OATS. " A l' t i, First 7os Od 36s Od 36s Od 5 28 lid Second 63 s Od I 348 ld 338 7d 453 g - `o,i Third sss Od I 28s Od 29s Od 48s id Total quantity of wheat in market, 241 qrs., 241 so ld ~ barley „ 252 qrs., 242 Via PP ft 164 n oats 200 qrs., a f 9 beans 60 qrs ., 49 0 ° AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. a Vats Wheat, 3/. 3 0 2-12ths Barley, ...11. 14 1 v" o ' 4 ..h s I Oats, ... 1/. 13 7 5-12th s Beans, 21. 811 8-1.7"" IP PP DALKEITH GRAIN lIIIRKET—AuGusT 3. . Qrs. B es t. C urrent . Inferi or l n n Oi 95 Wheat 68s Od 376 Oats 36s 8d OOs Od .......•. 0 05 o a 123 Barley 36s Od OOs Od ......... 0 05 0 1 14 Peas & beans 50s Od oos Od ......... -003 Average of wheat, 2/. 17s. sd. ABERDEEN—AUGUST 4. The prices of grain to-day are—Oats, 26s Od to 27e ckl; 10 lbs per bushel; new oats, Oos Od to 00s Od, 40110. P; bushel ; bore, 28s Od to 30s Od, 531bs per bushel ; banel o 28s Od to 30a Od, 531bs per bushel ; wheat, red, Oos Vum. 00s od, 621b3 per bushel ; wheat, white, 00s Od to 00s `',"' 621bs per bushel ; oatmeal, 22s 3d to 23s 6d per bo . !! , flour, 52s Od to 54s Od per sack. Provisions—Beef, per g; 6d to 9(1 ; mutton, ditto, 6d to Bcl ; veal, ditto, 6 ( 1 to be'; pork, per lb, Os 6d to Os 8d ; salmon, per lb, i s Od to Os Oa rabbits, each, Od to Od ; tallow, per stone, 5s 9(1 to Os potatoes, per peck, 7d to Os 9d ; butter, per lb, 9(1 to loa eggs, per doz, Os 7d to Os 8d ; hens, per pair, 3s Od 3s 6d ; chickens, ditto, 2s 6,1 to 3s Od ; ducks, ditto, 2s a" to Os 0 ; ducklings, ditto, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; turkert 3s 6,1 to 4s Od ; gees e , ditt o, 2 8 6d to 3s Od ; butte` for exportation (present cure), per cwt, 85s to 00s Oa ditto (summer cured), 00s to 00s Od ; eggs, wholesale pric e ' per dozen, 6(1 to 64d ; 41b loaf, 8d ; 21b loaf, 4d ; pork, fine small, 03 Od to Os Od ; pork, large, Os Oil to Os 0 ,1 ; lamb, per qr., 6s to 7,3 6d ; cheese, per imperial stone, 5s 6d to 7s. DUBLIN, AUGUST 4. White wheat, 38s Od to 40s Od ; red ditto, 36s to 38i Od; barley, 16s Od to 20s Od ; oats, 15s 6d to 16s 9d ; raPe.,..s egd j ()Os Od to 00s Od per brl ; oatmeal, 15s 6d t o 16 a 6d ; ba' i o' o flour, 21s Od to 26a 6d per cwt ; Initial) corn, 33s Od to 360 per 4801bs. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mail s are sent from the General l'ost-.x ce i by the night—and M by the morning —despatch.) Day when in a.le From Alia; wild' COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due I° Office, London.* Disatched. 'arab America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday • • • • Liverpool ... America (by United Sts. packet) .........N '•••• • • • • Liverpool Atig. America (by U . .. States packet) ..........N "••• • • • Southamptotil l Australia (via • South- • • ampton) ........ M July 4 ...... SouthamptonAtifll2si 1 Ditto (via Marseill es ) NI Dover Ditto (via Cape of G oo d! Hops)Julyl ..... eft s' „ t 6 Africa (West Coast) ..N l 3d of the month Plymouth .. Aticas NIB, 9, 24, &30of in Dover ... • 1 & 20th of mon Southaitiptoll Bahamas 'l7th of the moral Belgium Southampton, • • Dov ..... • I szo t Brazil .. .„.. 24 9th of the month .. Southampton A 16 Buenos Ayres „ I9th of the month.. Southam p ton' Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the moat!. Plymouth .• Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month. Southampton Cape de Verds „N 14th of the month Southampton Ceylon (see India) Ceylon 14th of the month Channel isles .... ..N Mon ~Wed.,&Fr i d. Southampton Tu•Tb' S Chili ........ M 2d & 17th of month Southampton China (see India) Constantinople 7,8,17,24,&27 of m. Dover .... • • Constantinople 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Jo lla Cont. of Europe . M & N Twice daily Dover ...• •• •• " b. Egypt (see India) I ed a France .. M & N Twice daily ...... Dover Twic • t ot Gibraltar .. 34 4, 7,17, 20, 27 of m. Soutln.mPt" "'„ Greece (see India) Greytown .......... 34 2nd & 17th o f mon. Southampton! l .Aug uo 16 Hamburgh • Tuesday & Friday London ..• •• I Sept' 6 flavannah ..........111 2nd of the mon tl Southampton, ! Holland Daily.. .. .• .... Dover • • ',I)Z,! 6 1 0 ' Honduras .31 17th of the m on th . S outhampton India (vlaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of m on. Pl ymout h • • 11"16 India (via Marseilles)lM Bth&24th of month Dover ...• • • lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, &27 of mon Dover.... •• ,nwice" 16 Ireland ..'......M & N Twice daily Holyhead .• l* „, 0 0t; . 6 Li5b0n............ „31 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. Southampton Atzf±,t Madeira 9th of the month Southampton Aug" — Madeira ......„. ..,N 23d of month .... Plymouth • • Malta (see India) - u. - 4 Malta 7,17,19,27, 30 ofm.pover A ug Mauritius (see India) Mauritius 14th of the month( Mexico . —34,2nd of the month. Southampton I Naples ...... • „ N' s th ls th2sthormon.lDover • • New Granada ...... M2d & 17th of month Southampton 0144111 New Zea1and.......... By private ship ..Various port , . ..." Papal states sth 15th25thofmon. Dover • • 1 6 Peninsula 7 t lll7 th 2B thothion. Southampton , „„ t ot Peru Port Natal ;,N 14th of the montblPlymouth .• Sicily „ „ ; ~.... s thl s th2sthofmon,, 16 Dover .... • • Tuscany „N sthlsth2sthofmon.lDover .... • • , tigt ot Venezuela Van Diemen'sLand (see Australia) . IA gO t 16 West Indies „14 1 2 d& 17th ot monthiSouthampton „ be;pis • * When any of th ese d ates fall o.i a Sunday, the Ina' wiv espatched on the following day, with the exception of th 0 41, - e d doutbampton), and the M a l ta, both of which will be defsPa' Spreceding day. BIRTHS. OF A BONN 01' On the 3d i ns t., at 39; Northumberland-stre o6, l dph burgh, the widow of Rear-Admiral Graham, of C 3 Stirlingshire. L ad 1 On the 4th inst., .'s,t Bulmershe-court, Reading , Catherine Wheble. • OP A DAUGHTER. __Ate Of " I' On the sth i ns t., a t 13 , Ch es t er -stree t , the -1,.* Wyvill, jun., Esq., M.P. 1141' On tho 3d inst., at Bath, the wife of C. Esq., late Captain in the Bengal Army. MARRIED. 111. On the 3d inst., at St. M ar y' s Ch urc h , Ealing, 41, ", — „ e Robert Graves, M.A., Vi ce -P r i nc i pal of the Traullfill at lege, Battersea, t o M ar y, d aug h ter of the late John wo e Vernon, Esq., of Merton-lodge, Surrey. At the sain c l ee ilitA Alexander Brown, Es q ., o f St reatham, surg eon, to v youngest daughter of the late John Millar Vernon, of Merton-lodge, Surrey. r eig • On the 7th ult. at Montreal, Upper Canada, in at hours' illness, J. ' W. Johnstone Biel., captain n jestv's 26th or Cameronian Regiment-of Foot.. raifi, tbA t On the 17th May, at Sydney, New South iry 3, Right Rev. Dr. Davis, Catholic Bishop of Dfaitlanoof F oe' On the 4th inst., at Clifton, Eliza Maria, wide: v(o loP son Hart Boddam, Esq., formerly Governor °. '— aged 74. sq . ' 11 geon, of H ar t street, Bloomsbury-square, ag ed °' 62 On the 3d inst., John Wakeham Edwards, VOTO G Y LONDON : Printed and Published by MIIRDO 112, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun O ffice, of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in file coo n Middlesex, Monday, August 7, 1854: - ..n