The Sun. — London, England, 1844-08-15 00:00:00

N EW BOOKS -OFI3, Creat gh THE Marlborou SEAS -street. ON, PI7BLISHED BY MR. COLINTRN. I. Revelations of Russia and the Emperor. 2 Vols. 2. Mr. D'lsraeli's Coningsby. Third Edition. 3. A Winter in Italy. By Mrs. Ashton Yates. 4. Parsons and Widows. By the Author of " Peter Priggins." 5. Townsend's Memoirs of the House of Commons. Vol. 11. 6. Hon. G. S. Smythe's Historic Fancies. Second Edition. 7. Marchioness of Londonderry's Travels. 1 Vol. 8. Memoirs of the Babylonian Princess. 9. Miss Strickland's Queens of England. Vol. VII. 10. The Wilfulness of Woman. By the Author of " The Flirt." Also, just ready, 11. Arthur Arundel. A Tale of the English Revolution. By the Author of " Brambletye House." 12. The Victory. By " The Old Sailor." Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LAST NIGHT BUT ONE OF THE SEASON. Madame PERSIA NI respectffilly informs the Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, her Friends, and the Public, that HER BENEFIT will take place THIS EVENING, AUG. 15, When will be performed Mozart's chef d'oeuvre IL DON GIOVANNI, Madame Grisi, Mdlle. Favanti. and Madame Persiani ; Signori Fornasari, Lablache, F. Lablache, Galli, and Mario. After which, Selections from the new Divertissement, entitled LA VIVANDIERE, ilitmlucing the Redowa . or Original Polka of Bohemia, by Mdlle. ('rite and M. St. Leon. To be followed by the Last Scene from Donizetti's Opera, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Edgard°, Signor Moriani. To conclude with (last time) LA ESMER A LDA. La Estneralda, Mdlle. Fanny Elssler ; Pheebus de Chateaupers, M. St. Leon ; Pierre Gringeire, M Perrot. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box. office, Opera.celennade. Doors open at Seven; the Opera will com mence at Half.past Seven. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. Another great Achievement! Successfully Triumphant !! To attempt to eulogise the gorgeous splendour of the New Extrara ganza of "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, or New Lamps for Old Ones," would be a work of supererogation ; the Manage ment, therefore, contents it se lf b y simply stating that It will be repeated every Evening ! THIS EVENING, A UG. 15, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled MARTIN CHUZZLE WIT. Principal characters by Messrs. R. Younge, F. Vining, Emery, F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, Turner, Stanton ' J. W. Collier, Yarnold, S an d ers, and Keeley ; Miss For. rescue, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Groves, Mrs. Usher. Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with an entirely Original, and much better than New, Grand Operatic, Romantic, Melo-Dramatic, Burlesire Extra. vaganza ' founded on the celebrated East ern T a l e, i n the Arabi . n Nights' Entertainment, entitled ALADDIN AND THE WON. DERFUL LAMP; or, New Lamps for Old Ones. With very extensive New Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, &c. Principal cha racters by Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Matthews, Turner, A. Wigan, J. W. Collier, and Keeley; His; Woolgar, Mrs. Woolli tge, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Turner, Ms s James, Miu Carson, Miss Hunt, Miss Reede, &c., &c. PRICES OF AD MIFI.SION.—BaIcony Boxes. 4s. ; Upper Boxes, Ss.; Pit 2s.*; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ; Upper Boxes, Is 6d.; rit, Is. Private Boxes on the li itc•any Tier (holding eight persons), TWO Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second Tier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half. Private Boxes on the Pit Ilex (holding six persons), One (Aiken The Box- Mice is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc tion of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. Under the especial Patronage of h r Majesty the Queen, and Prince Albert, and honourd by the presence of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and distin guished assemblage of Nobility. Triumphant Success of ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY. THIS EVENING, AUG. 15, Will be repeated an entire new Eitiestrian, Military and Naval Spectacle, entitled THE CHINESE WAR; or, The Conquests of Amoy by British Arms. New Scenery, Dresses, Appointments. &c., to realise the recent triumphs of England's A.rmy and Navy. Feast 41(230 Lanterns. Splendid acts of Horsemanship. —The Dance of the Polka. To conclude with THE GREAT STEEPLECHASE; or, Eng land's H trvest Home. Mr. BATTY respectfully acquaints the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, that having just returned from the Continent ; and, notwith standing his present unprecedented success and overflowing houses, he is ever antiou • to produce novelty, to render this Establishment preeminent, and the first in Europe for its unequalled and extra ordinary productions, he his succeeded in forming arrangements with the following first-rate French Artistes, in addition to his present Talented Corps of British and Foreign Equestrians :—Madame Lezette, Mitchum) 'feline, Madame Philipe, M. Pierre, M. Georges, and M. Ferdinand Scmidt, from the Circle Olympique, Paris, Hare. burgh, &c , and who will appear in their various and novel Scenes of Equitation. Acting and stage-manager, Mr. W. D. Broadcoot. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art of Riding by Mr. R. Smith. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE Let Nine Nights of the Grand Opera Company—Second Week of Cinderella. ar.a an entirely New Piece. THIS EVENING, AUG. 15, Will be performed Rossini's Fairy Opera of CINDERELLA ; or; The Little Glass Slipper. Supported by Miss Romer, Miss Betts, Miss E. Terry, Miss Pearson, Messrs. D. W. King, Leffler, E. L. Mime. S. Cowell, R. Honner, &c. C on d uctor, Mr. G. Stansbury, with double Band and Chorus. To conclude 'with an entirely New Drama, entitled GRAM A CHREE MOLLY. Embracing the whole strength of the Company. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, from Eleven to Four. STRAND THEATR E. MIS EVENING, AUG. 15 Will be perfbrm e d MARTIN CHUZZLEWI I'. Young Martin Chuzzlewit, Mr. Ranoe; Old' Martin Chuzzlewit, Mr. Ayliffe; Jonas Chtuzzlewit, Mr Attwood ; Montague Ting, M r . Roberts; Torn Pinch, ML Biddies; Mr. Pecksnifi; and Mrs. Sairey Gamp, Mr. H. Hall; Mary Graham, Mrs. Col eman P o p e . After which, a New and Original Burle sq u e , en titl e d THE WON DERFUL LAMP, in a New Light, bein/ an Illustrated Version at Aladdin. Abanazar, Mr. Paul Bedford; Aladdin, Mr. Wright ; Princess Badroulbadour, Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with Selby's Farce of THE NEW FOOTMAN. Bobby Breakwind )vv, Mr. Attwood; Polly Picnic, Miss Carter. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, On MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and T.-I URS DAY. throughout the Season, the Gardens will open with the following attractive Novelties : THE PICTURESQUE GROUNDS —FEEDING OF THE ANIM VA LLED MNA GERI E. SIODELS of VENICE and LONDON in t E he OLDEN TIME, Painted by Danson and Telbin. The sensation caused by this unrivalled production is beyond all former precedent; the artist, the amateur, the casual observer are all struck with its extraerdinay beauty sad fidelity of delmea. tion.aud ire unanimous in pronouncing it the most wonderful ex bibition ever witnessed. To view it only as a vehicle tor the terrific display at Dusk is unjust ; it should be seen in the calm stillness of the quiet Evening, with its Towers and Steeples reflected in the spa cious Lake, to be Hilly appreciated. The Evening PROMENADE CONCERTS on Mon , ays. Tues. days, Wednesdays, and Thursdays conoucted uy Mr. G o df rey , are upon a scal e o f more than usual excellence; fait words fail in doing justice to the avzffil representation of THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON. Its fearful characteristics are truthfully nourtrayed, but at the same time so beautifully blended with the Wonders of the Pyrotechnic Art, that delight is predominant over terror; and the Thousands who nightly crowd the Gardens hail it with acclamations, and admit that tioutbby, the Unrivalled Pyrotechnist has achieved a matchless triumph. The Gardens and Zoological Collection are in the most perfect state, and combining so many and interesting features, are by far the most attractive lounge in or near the rretro;solis. Doors open at Nine—Feeding of the AnimaLs at Five—Concert at Six — Conflagration at Dusk. Admittance, One Shilling. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY. ONE SFlru IMPORTANT NOTICE nca Admission to THE NAPOLEON MU .UM, the most magnificent and extensive Cellaction of Histo rical Curiosities and Works of Art evEr known to have been formed lby One Person, during Twenty-five years of elaborate research, at a cost of 60,000 guineas, and to completely illustrate, in the most in structive and interesting manner, the most important part of Euro pean history, viz. —CHARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and LOUIS XIV., to the deaths of GEORGE 111., and the EMPEROR :NAPOLEON, in 1821. This un i que Museum as been visited often, thring the last and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of Wellington, the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, and their Ladies, tiro, many thousands of the Nobility and Public ; the Pro prietor has recently been able to Increase, by several very fine pictures, &;;., his previous almost incredible number and variety of MSS., Works of Art, and a multitude , f valuable Relief, and other Ouriosities, in this most instructive and. as hundreds have said it aught to be, a National M.iseum. Mary thousand have Inspected it, and THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS hive stated that It ough• to be seen by every one. The price of ailisals lion is reduced to ONE SHILLING. The NAPOLEON NIUSE UM is to be seen only at the " Egyptian Ban." Piccadilly, delis , from Ten till Dusk. THE WEATILER.—Sox OFFICE, Acc. 14. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 53; Highest, 65; Noon, 54. BAr.ostm-rEn., 29.35.—Wrcn, W. NOTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the reezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. Man WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TUTS DAY. Morning ... 37 minutes after 2 1 Evening ... 55 minutes tfter 2 S • i'•• • • yQ • • / . • ( s 6“ • 04 4 intb 1111 k * l7 l :77,4: 7 11% - 4111916*91 , 1,1,1" •;-<,. • • I - 111 • I•• U ..y, . 2 2 . •At o' 4 • - 0 • - • "%PIK int LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1844. Though quiet and apparently inactive, the Irish Repeal agitators are evidently on the alert, watching the progress of events, and omitting no opportunity that may present itself, of furthering their darling scheme of domestic legislation. (no:climes ready, intelligent, and energetic spirit influences all their proceedings, and presides over all their discussions, though the man himself is safe lodged within the four walls of the Richmond Penitentiary. At the last weekly meeting, for instance, of the Dublin Repeal Association, a motion was made and agreed to, having for its ob ject the extension of Repeal Reading rooms throughout the country. This motion, which from 2t3 ingenious character, would seem to have been suggested by the Liberator, will, if carried fully into effect, give a greater impetus to the cause than even the monster-me e ti ngs; th ere w ill to b e sure b e l ess noisy d e monstrations, and the results will not be so immediately perceptible ; but not one of the proposed Beading-room s b ut will become a school of quiet, de termined agitation, where men will he in the constant habit of resorti ng, to read all that may be written from time to time on the subject of the Repeal crotchet, to debate the question with each other and confirm each oth er ' s convictions. It will be impossible for any authority, no matter how stern and arbitrary it may he, to interfere with a pacific system of agitation like this. Power will be deprived of every pretext for interposi tion, and thus the evil—for the continuous, systematic agitation of Repeal is an evil—will run its course un checked, assuming daily a more alarming aspect. How much of this might have been avoided, had Si r lionaar PEEL but taken a hint from experience, and learned the valuable lesson to be wise at the fitting Season ! There was a time—and that not so long since—when the slightest show of conciliation, If worthily followed up by acts, would have all but neutralised the Repeal qu estion, and caused it to be regarded by the majority of thinking people on both sides the channel as the mere clamour of a faction, instead of the stern demand of a nation. But klinisters hesitated, and tampered, and dallied with their obvious duty, keeping the mind of Ireland in a Constant state of ferment ; and now, at the eleventh tour, they have thrown out a hint—for as yea it is nothing more—that next session they will be pre- pared with some remedial educational measure that they hope and trust—sanguine creatures! —will go far to pacify the titter tonntry. We congratulate them on tier tardy demonstration of good-will towards Ireland, but we are by no means confident as to the results. They have de. layed conciliation so long, that it has already lost half its grace, and whatever remedy they propos., will, we fear, be accepted as a boon wrung from their apprehensions and necessities, rather than cheerfully accorded from their own kindly feelings. At any rate, however, the experiment is worth making, and we most devoutly hope that we may be mistaken in our doubts of the issue. And here, while on the subject of Repeal, we may observe that the Association has just issued an Address to her MAJESTY, in which occur the following remarks :—" In the British Par liament Irish interests are neglected, Irish feelings; find no sympathy, Irish opinion possesses no weight tild the fruit of British legislation for Ireland has been the prostration of all those resources, moral and material, which can give dignity, prosperity, and contentment, to a nation." The experience of the four last Parliamentary sessions proves that there is too much truth in these observations, for during all that period—though the fruitful subject of her undeniable grievances has been often discussed and deplored with sincerity by the Whigs, with hollow mockery by the Tories—what real, substantial, com prehensive boon has been conferred on Ireland ? All that she has yet obtained from Government has been an Arms Bill, of a more stringent and insulting character than ever, together with a formal declara tion that her bloated sinecure Church Establishment stands in need of no Reform, and shall receive none The conclusion of the Association's Address to the QUEEN—which we may state, by-the-bye, is penned in a temperate, though energetic, strain— is not a little curious, for her Majesty is ac tually implored to assist the endeavours of the agitators " in obtaining a repeal of the Act of Union," notwithstanding that she has twice denounced the project from the Throne, and deliberately and reso lutely expressed her determination never, under any circumstances to consent to it ! It is a bright and truly original conception, this supplication to the QUEEN, that she will be kind enough to falsify her pledge, eat up her own words, forswear her prin ciples, and turn Repealer ! The aspect of affairs in Italy is calculated to arouse the liveliest emotions of regret, the profoundest sentiments of indignation, in every European bosom, whose pulses still throb to the recollections of Italian greatness. It is not enough, it seems, that she should have expiated, by the political humiliation and moral debasement of ages, the magnificent crime of having usurped in the Roman Empire the dominion of the known world, and for many years maintained it against all antagonists. It is not enough that she who, for centuries, marched at the head of civilisation, letters, and refinement, should in these latter times have fallen far into the rear of that social progress which in more northern kingdoms is so rapidly extending itself. Italy is parcelled out into territorial sections, one only of which, Tuscany, is blessed with anything like sound political institutions and guarantees for life and property. In all the others, she is once more exposed to the same sanguinary and vindictive tyranny which desolated her fairest provinces through out the eventful struggles of the Middle Ages; that is to say, to the supersession of the laws by the arbi trary mandate of the Sovereign—not palliated, but rendered more intolerable, by the intervention of arbi- • trary Commissions, whose functions, for the most part, are limited to the mockery of passing sen tences on political offenders, always in servile confor mity with the will of the powers from whence the ju risdiction is derived, and to the recording their own decrees, always irregular, generally iniquitous. But_ with the tyrannous e xcesses , t h e var i ous communities of unhappy Italy inherit nothing of the chivalrous grandeur, derive none of the political advantages, of the conflicts that distinguished the Middle Ages. For if these latter too often affirmed the power, and con solidated :the ill-gotten acquisitions of her petty Princes and her brigand Barons—her BORGIAS, her MANFREDS, her CAsTßuccANls—they gradually ex tended the privileges of the municipal democracies, developed the resources of industry, cherished and rewarded mercantile enterprise, and finally elevated to the highest pinnacle of political influence and authority, that mercantile opulence whose great ness was destined so soon to absorb their own. Under the protection of such commercial Republics as Genoa, Venice, and Florence, the Italian Commons, at least, were taught the secret of their own strength ; and the popular voice in the councils of those States, on the most memorable occasions of domestic interest, was usually raised to temper the ferocious cruelty of their oligarchical members. In the same spirit, the general policy of these Republics was usually to mitigate the savage resentments of their allies—such as the Dukes of MILAN, FERRARA, &c. But since the Spanish line of the Bounnosis was installed after the execution of JOACHIM MURAT, in its hereditary throne of Naples—and from the moment that the Papalty, after the close of the last war, was reinstated in the full sovereignty of the " States of the Church," those fair and beautiful portions of Italy have once more become a prey to those imbecile and lawless schemes of Government which seem to be the destined scourge of the land. The dominion of Austria over her Milanese and Lombard territories, however open to objection on the score of its arbitrary pretensions and its obnoxiousness to the wishes and nationality of a vast section of her Italian subjects, is yet, upon the whole, under the Emperor FERDINAND, exercised in a mild and paternal spirit. The Imperial Government has repeatedly remon strated with the Government of his Holiness on the dangerous and impolitic system -of persecution and intolerance, religious and political, enforced in the Papal States by the Ministers of his Holiness. These remonstrances have been disregarded, but the political troubles to which it was foreseen, in Vienna, tile perse verance in such a system must inevitably lead, have long since broken out. The Papal Government, instead of dispassionately inquiring into the political, municipal, and social grievances, which have for years so cruelly harassed and insulted its subjects, seems occupied with no other schemes than those which may aid it in the accomplishment of the most bloody and unchristian vengeance against the unhappy Italians who have been induced to attempt an insurrection against its autho rity. A htßidful of these unfortunates (for we at once avow that we cannot altogether withhold our sympathy from men whom rank and obsti nate and bigoted misgovernment has driven to _ -- desperate courses) having made at Corfu some ill-matured arrangements for their meditated move ment, landed on the coast of Calabria, under circum- stances marked by so much disorder, precipitation, and temerity, that it is almost impossible to avoid the suspicion of treachery on the part of those who in vited, or who conducted them thither. With the Calabrese, on whom they appear to have anticipated that they should make a proselyting impression, they had no time for even communicating. In an instant, as it were, like the diisipation of a dream, the incur• gent movement was made, met, defeated, terminated. Before all their party had disembarked, some were wounded—all were prisoners. They were taken by _ _ ;he forces of a Government perfectly prepared for their attempt. The discomfited, disarmed, unresisting prisoners, consisted, for the most part, of men (says the Morning Herald) " of birth, fortune, and educa tion ; two of them sons of that Admiral B.tNDEIRA who commanded the Austrian squadron which as- sisted the English fleet on the coast of Syria in 1840." Such men had given, at any rate, an earnest of their sincerity and good faith in this abortive effort to rescue their countrymen from the thraldom of their political misery and debasement, by the greatness of the stake which they were content to sacrifice on the very threshold of the enterprise. Of the whole band, some 17 or 19 strong, nine were presently shot, like dogs, in cold blood, by order of the Neapolitan Government. Another confederate, one GIUSEPPE GARDINGHI, having escaped from Bologna, took refuge in the territories of the Grand Duke of TUSCANY. The Minister of the POPE demanded his extradition; and this demand, though at first strenu ously resisted, was at length acceded to by the Tuscan Government, but not without the express condition, agreed to on the part of the POPE, that his life should be spared. But, alas! this condition was made in a bad faith, which history associates instinctively with GARDINGIII was r e - conducted to t i. s we have gi ven of 8 13 o a l p l v o a g e l n d m a i p u ; l s ' m r tried e a f e e y r t . h t e o r e t , h a e nadc accounts o h u o nt THE SUN, LONDON, TITURSDAy MORNING, AUGUST 15, 1641. We have received Madrid journals of the 6th Instant. If we are to believe a Government paper, the Heraldo, a most extensive and dangerous plot was on the eve of breaking out when the arrests took place in the capital, and at Barcelona. It infers that the prime instigators are ESPARTERO and OLOZAGA. " There is no deceiving ourse'ves about it," says that paper, "if we believe the information received from all parts of Spain, and, especially from foreign coun tries, the plot which has just failed at Madrid had most extensive ramifications, and was but a part of a general plan, at the head of which was a pernicious personage, whom the blindness of his friends pretended to raise to the highest station. That personage, august among his adherents, and, asso ciated, after protracted negotiation with his most inveterate enemy, directed these revolutionary at tempts, and was preparing to bring on the horrors of another war—a project in which he was supported by his alliance with other unlawful interests, as well as by the active operation and abundant money both within and without Spain." Senor MADoz, dis gusted with the state of affairs in his native country, had left Madrid on his way to Paris. Accounts from Barcelona announce the arrival at that place of the Duke DE RIANZARES (Muiroz), and Father GONZALES, late Confessor to the Queen Mother. The Three per Cents. were done at 28 to 28; for cash, and 281 at 60 days ; and the Five per Cants. at 19 5-16ths at 60 days. The Paris Messager contains the following com munication from Gibraltar, dated August 5 :—" The Government has just received news from Mr. HAY. The EMPEROR, he states, has granted to France and Spain the just satisfaction which they have demanded. Mr. Mr is expected at Tangiers to-morrow evening. The French fleet is at this moment preparing to sail from Tangiers for Gibraltar." This intelligence had afforded great satisfaction to the friends of peace, as the return of the French fleet from Tangiers led to the belief that the Emperor of Moßocco had accepted the ultimatum of the Government. Other parties, however, take a different view, and believe that the dilatory conduct of the Moorish Government and its inability to restrain or expel Ann - EL-BADER will lead still to serious consequences. Another cause of uneasiness has arisen from the departure of three ships of the line from Toulon, mentioned yes terday. It was generally believed their destination was Tangiers, but it appears from a Government paper, the Globe, that Admiral PARSETAL, who com mands the squadron, has been ordered to direct his course to Tunis to watch the movements of a Turkish fleet, consisting of seven ships of the line and four frigates. According to this authority the French are resolved to protect Tunis. The Toulonnais of the Bth also states that the Marengo, a ship of the line, had received orders to join the squadron, and that its destination was the coast of Tunis. What with the affair of Morocco, the restless ADB-EL•KADER, and this new cause of quarrel, the French have quite enough on their hands in the Mediterranean. The following is the article in the Globe referred to : "It is possible that by this time a second division of the French fleet is giving as honourable an example of firmness as that under the Prince de Joinville. The journals some time since mentioned that a Turkish fleet had left the Dardanelles on a cruise, but since that time they have been lost sight of. This fleet, composed of seven sail of the line and four frigates, it appears, had made their appearance on the coast of Syria. When there, the Capitan Pacha summoned all the pilots on board his vessel, and inquired in what time they could take his fleet before Tunis, and on what points of that coast it would be possible to effect a landing of troops. A short time after this consultation the fleet left the coast of Syria, bearing away to the westward. The Porte has for a long time entertained a wish to dispos sess the Bey of Tunis, and to substitute for that inde pendent sovereignty a Pacha appointed from Constanti nople. France, on her side, has loudly expressed her intention to support the Bey of Turns, and to prevent Turkey from establishing herself on the frontiers of Algeria. Hitherto the Porte has never dared to carry her plans into execution, but may at length have decided on it, thinking to take advantage of our dispute with Morocco. If such has been the idea of Turkey, she will again have reckoned without her host. The French Government, informed by telegraph of the departure of the Turkish fleet from the coast of Syria, sent orders for four ships of the line to sail from Toulon, under the command of Admiral Parseval-DeschOnes, to cruise be fore Tunis, and await the arrival of the Turkish squa dron. The instructions given to the Admiral are in con formity with the constant policy of France; she will op pose the landing of any Turkish troops, and any attempt of the Capitan Pacha against the Bey of Tunis. In the event of the Turkish fleet making its appearance there, the French Admiral is ordered to make known his in structions to the Capitan Pacha; to order him to keep off from the coast; and, if be refuses, to bring him to ac tion immediately. This may probably turn out to be a false alarm; but should it be so, France will not the less have been at the post marked out for her by her policy; and should the Capitan Pacha attempt to carry into ef• fcct the long-entertained idea of the Porte with regard to Tunis, we doubt not that Admiral Parseval will do ho nour to the French name, although lie has only four sail of the line against seven and four frigates." The same journal contains a few remarks relative to the empire of Morocco, and the importance of its integrity to England. "The position of Eng land," it says, " was a very difficult one, and that it required, in the first place, all the justice which was on the side of France, and afterwards all the cmefi dence of the British Government in the good faith of ours, to satisfy it either with the part we played in the game, or the part England herself played. Mo rocco is evidently the dependent of England, who maintains and protects it. England can only hold Gibraltar as long as no great power has possession of the coast of Morocco and Tangiers. Place French cannon on the African coast of the straits, and the importance of Gibraltar will diminish one-half. England is, therefore, obliged to maintain the Islam ism of Tangiers, in order not to have France there, as she is obliged to maintain Constantinople, in order to prevent Russia from taking it." The French Funds were rather more firm on Monday. THE BOURSE-MONDAY, AUGUST 12. First Highest Lowest Last Price. . Price. French Five perelnia..... • 121 20 .. 121 Price. 30 .. 121 Price 28 .. 121 20 Four per Cents •. 105 50 .. 105 50 .. 105 50 .. 105 50 Three per Cents.— .• 81 70 SI 70 .. 81 60 81 65 Bank of France"... .• ••.. • 3105 • • 3105 .3105 ..3105 Lailltte Bank, I,ooof. Shareslloo ..1100 —llOO ..1100 5,000 f. Sharesso6s ..5065 —5065 —5065 Belgian 8ank........ •• • • 665 .. 665 .. 665 .. 665 Belgian Fins, 1831. 1840 ..•••• •• 105 .. 105 .. 105 .. 105 1842 ...••••• 103 .• 108 108 103 Threes. Spanish Passive."... •• • Neapolitan.... .• ••• • • • Roman ......... •• • ••• •• •• 1631 .. 1031 .. 1037 .. 1031 RAILWAY SHARES. !it. Germain •..... Versair es, R. 8... 237 60 .. 237 80 237 50 .. 237 50 Rotten •• •• ••• .. • • ... 975 •• 975 • • 973 .. 975 Rouen to ..... 750 .. 750 .. 748 75 .. 748 75 Orleans •• •• •• •• • • • •• -• •• •• 971 25 .. 971 25 .. t 163 75 • • 970 Strasburg to Bale Avignon to Marseilles.... •• 750 .. 750 • 750 •• 750 RAILWAY SHARES FOR THE ACCOUNT, 15rn OF AUGUST. Bonen to Havre. • •• • .• • • • . 750 .. 750 • • 749 75 • • 748 75 Orleans. • 971 25 .. 971 25 .. 970 970 Strasburg to 8a1e... ...... . 237 50 .. 237 50 .. 236 25 . 236 25 . . Avignon to Itarseille3— •• •• 757 50 FALMOUTH', AUGUST 13.—8 y le Danish schooner Olin, Captain Engers, we have ..dvices from Buenos Ayres of June 13. The highest rate of exchange upon England ruled at 3 13-16 pence; the lowest 3i the barbarous cruelti which the has manifested towards VIOLA and MINILLI (other two State offen ders) for proof of the hopeless and sanguinary into lerance with which his Holiness (!) pursues the victims of their political opposition to his mode of governing Bologna and tin... Legations. the Meanwhile, we cannot help expressing our hope, that with that fore cast and sagacity which distinguish the Cabinet of Vienna, and in consideration of the deeply endangered interests of his own Italian dominions, the Emperor of AUSTRIA may be induced to interpose for the future pacification and tranquillity of the whole Italian penin sula. Let his Imperial Majesty, by vigorous and emphatic negotiations, restrain this prurient appetite of the King of NAPLES and the POPE for the blood of political mal-contents. Let the EMPEROR'S powerful influence be exerted to secure the adoption, by these weak and arbitrary Princes, of institutions more conformable to the mild and tolerant spirit of the age, of his own reign, and of European Govern ments in general, in the place of the antiquated, un certain, undefined, and despotic pretensions which they would uphold with the reckless violence of the darkest ages of tyranny and superstition. Into the strange, but startling theory, of these insurrectionary movements in Italy having been fomented by a Russian intrigue for erecting a new Italian monarchy for the Prince DE LEUCHTENEURG, the Roman Catholic son-in-law of NICHOLAS, and son of the late Viceroy of Italy, EUGENE, we do not enter. The story rests on the asserted purport of an intercepted letter from Esimo, one of the noble brothers BANDEIRA, who has just been shot at Cosenza. Should the letter again come under public notice, and in some better authenticated manner, we may probably recur to it. pence. Doubloons 221 dollars. Exchange m Prance 39 to 40. Ox hides for England and Germany, 555. to 565. per pesada; salted ditto, 38s. to .03. ; calf skins, 445. to 45e. There were 61 vessels in port, 16 of which were British ; one half were loading for England; This arri4ial brings no netts of imaortarcei This morning the barque Esk, of Liverpooi, are ivv from Bahia with advices to the Ist of July; but they are destitute of interest. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—Tiere has been a considerable decrease in the number of deaths during the last week. The total number was 934 — previous week 1,014 ; avera-re of five sumners, 900. The excess over the average is chiefly attr'butable to small-pox, scarlatina, diarrhoea, and typhus, which, taken together, exceed the average by 118, the nun , bers being 227 and 109. In consumption, inflamma tion of the lungs, and old age, there is a considerable decrease. The following is the analysis of the lists of violent deaths :--Fracture or contusion, five cases, of which three were by falls ; dislocation, one case ; wound, two cases, of which one was suicile ' • drown ing, foir cases ; pois on , t wo cases, o f wlich one was suicide ; and murder, one case. Total, eight males and seven females. The thermometer was highest on Tuesday 68, and lowest on Saturday 48 deg. The barometer had ranged low during the whole, the average being:about 29.5, and the rain is inches 0.44. MONEY. AND COMME itCl AL NEW S. CITY, WEDNESDAI EVENING The Stock Market leaves off rather heavily. Consols for Money, 99* Sellers, and for Account 99* to ; Exchequer Bills, 748. to 755. premium : New Three and-a-Half per Cents , 1011 ; and the Thee per Cents., 99,1 ; South Sea Stock is 1141. The only feature in the Foreign Market is an im provement iz Portuguese Converted Bonds to 44 and 441; Spanish Three per Cents. have been 33,1 to + ; and Mexican 331 to ; Brazilian have realised St% ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 60.- to The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :—Birmingham and Gloucester were 13 ; Chester and Holyhead, ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 15; Great North of England, 81 ; Great Western, 601 ; Ditto, Half', 321; Hull and Selby, 121 to 131; Birming ham, Thirds, 37 ; Greenwich Preference, 24 ; South- Western, 44i ; Croydon, 5 to 51 ; Manchester and Leeds, 491 to 48 ; Ditto, Half, 19 ; Ditto, Quarter, 7 1 , ; North British, *; South-Easter n , 51 ; Di tto, New, 8i ; Trent Valley, 74 ; and Orleans, Tours, and Bourthaux, 1 premium. Eastern Counties ha'e been 104 • Black wall, 9* to 81 ; and Midl an d an d Birmingham and Drrby, 19 discount. British North American Bank Shares were 71 discount ; and London and Westminster, 7 premium (From The Sun of Last Night.) The transactions in Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were on a limited scale, at easier rates. Sales only 1,500 bales. There was a dull market for Railway Shares, and prices had a downward tendency. Birmingham and Gloucester, 113 ; Dublin and Cashel, 6i ; London and Colchester, 12f ; Grand Junction, 218 ; Liverpool and Manchester, half, 971 ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossen dale, 41. 16s. 3d. ; Midland, 1081 ; Trent Valley, 94 ; Paris and Lyons, 21. 1 ls.; Orleans and Tours, 11. 17s. 6d. In addition to the general details of the news brought by the Hibernia steamer, and inserted in another calumn, we) may add the following, which is of a mercantile nature, from New York. " We have recently been made wry heavy debtors to Europeans by the sales of stocks in this country. It is impossible to tell to what extent these operations hare been carried, but the amount sold is very large, These must be paid for as well as merchandise, the value of which goes to swell our indebtedness. The public mind may as well be prepared now as at any other time for the movement of the precious metals across the Atlantic ; any sudden shipment of a very large amount would create a panic and a crush that would be attended with heavy losses. The safest course to adopt is, to become satisfied that nothing can stop shipments now—the thing has gone too far ; but let every one arrange his business so as to stop the tide as soon as possible. By restricting our importations —our exports will not decline, for foreign nations now only take of us what they cannot do without —the balance of tray o will soon come round in our fa vour, so that the exchanges can regulate it." The crops in the United States are very abundant, if the markets here only afford an opening ; and as re gards the State bonds being sent over there for sale, now that the prospects of the defaulting States are better, and prices may rise, we should be glad to see the Eng lish holders get rid of them on the other side of the At lantic whenever they can come out tolerably well. Great sacrifices we could at this time recommend, as those who have so long waited may as well have the latlnefit of the improving prospects. From Canada we learn that there were abundant crops of grain. The following is a comparative statement of arrivals, tonnage, and passengers at the port of Quebec, in the years 1843 and 1844, to the 26th July inclusive for each year;— Vessels. Tonnage. Passengers. July 26, 1843 734 211,714 15,871 July 26, 1844 615 256,333 14,480 Less this year ... 119 44,619 1,391 The political news still alludes to a difficulty in the 'ormation of Sir C. Metcalfe's ministry. The advices from Mexico are not considered good, and hose from Buenos Ayres communicate nothing new. Port Philip papers of April 6 state the colony was going on tolerably well. The Funds are a little flatter, and the Government, broker has obtained his Stuck, Consols, at 99fr. The general Money rates have been 99 to -I, and for Time nothing has been done under 99i i. Exchequer Bills are quiet, at 725. to 745. premium. Bank Stock has not been higher than 199} to 200 ; and South Sea Stock has receded to 114. The New Three and-a-Half per Cents. are 1011 to / ; and the Reduced, 1021 to i. The Three per Cents. realise 99/ to par. The foreign investments have) been quiet again. Spanish Bonds are a trifle better, the Five per Cents. being 221 to 4, and the Three per Cents. 33 to -. Por tuguese Converted have been 431 and dull. Mexican Stock is heavy at 35/, and Colombian steady at 13/ /. French Five per Cents. hare been marked 120 f. 75c. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 611 tot, The Railway Shares have been rather less buoyant to-day. Birmingham and Gloucester, Brighton, Man chester and Birmingham, and the French lines, are easier. Greenwich have improved on account of the proceedings at yesterday's meeting. PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the OfScial List) Bank Stock . , .... .....••••••••••••......... ...... ...... 19934 200 3 per cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 99344 334 per Ceat Reduced Annuitie s 10214% New 335 per Cent. Ann Long Annuities Expire Expire a n. 1860 l2 7-Iti 9-16 Ditto 20 Years, Expire 10t t. 1659 12% India Bonds,l,ooo. 1,000..., Ditto under 1,000..... ......................«....« 93 South Sea Stockll4s4 Ditto Old Annuities 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 97% Bank Stock for Account ... ............ ...... 2OO Consols for Account ...... ...... ........ ....... Exchequer Bills, I%d. I Yid 1 WU. ..... ............... „,„„.. 72 3 p m . Ditto 5mair.......".. ..... Dit to Advertised. .... , . PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Columbian 80nd5.13%14 Mexican Bonds, 1 837, 5 per Cent ... 25% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Converted 4.534 Spanish, Bonds,. Five per Cent 1840 ........ Ditto Deferred Ditto Three per Cent. ..... ........... ..... French Renter, 5 per Cent l2of. 75c. Exchange Dutch 234 per Cents 6134% Dutch 5 per Cents. ......... . . New Loan, 5 per Cents. (183 1 7) . • 10134 PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. Psi SMARR. Birmingham and Gloucester lOO .....«.. 112 to Dublin and Cashel...". ........ ..... 2% 34% ... to Eastern Counties Ditto New Registered.... ill. 6s. Bcl . . ...... 14 .. to Great North of England Great Western . ....... . ...... ...... 75 136 to Ditto Shares Lancaster and Carlisle Liverpool and Vanebester......... 100 Ditto 34 Shares 5O 9634 London and Birmingham.......... NO ......... Ditto New Thirds 2 3934 ... to London and Brighton Ditto Loan Notes lO - London and Greenwich London and Croydon 13% 4ynn and Igy . l% 3 % ...... to Manchester and Leeds. 7O Dit o % Shares Manchester and Birmingham Midland Counties Birmingham and Derby lOO ... B2 ...... to Newcastle and Darlington Junet North British Norwich and Brandon South Eastern and Dover ..... .... 3236 Yarmouth and Norwich York and North Midl an d ... ...... 50 1 0 29 Ditto Scarboro' B ranc h Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux 1 Paris .rnd Orleans Paris and R0uen............. ...... .... 20 MN ...... to MANCHKSTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 13.—We have had a quiet market, without any particular change in prices. —Bristol and Gloucester, 55; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, li and 13-16 ; North British, 2 9 - 16; South-Easter n , 391 ; Manchester and Liverpool Distric Bank, 101. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 2OO ;Indian Stock — 3 per Cent. R e d 99% ' Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent. Cons. N per Cent. Red New 3% per Cent. lOl% Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 134 d ... 75 pm New 5 per Cent. 1 Ditto 5001. Long Annuities to expire 1 Ditto Small 75 pm. Jan NCO ............. . 12 9.16 Bank Stock for Acct 199% Oct. 1859 l ov Consols for Act. Jan. 1860 ..,, 'lndia Stock for Acct.... Austrian, GDenhraeen ksaiah,n n: , pp s ee per Cent e cr c r een C it ent Brazilian la: l3 :s6 o , Bonds 8134 FOREIGN FUNDS. Colom bi per Cent Portuguese, 5 per Cent Ditto, , New Ditto 8134 Prussian, 5 per Cent Buenos Ayres, G per Cent... Russian, 5 per Cent Ditto, Metallic 13 3 ,i Spanish, 5 per Cent............ 22 Ditto, 1824 .... . Ditto, per Cent 331 4. Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent ...... Ditto, Deferred l23i French, 5 per Cent 1.0:. 75c. Exchange —f. Mexican, 5 per Cent Ditto, 6 per Ce n t ., 18 37 Dutch, 2 3 .4 per Cent 61: K3 Peruvian, 1E45,6 per Cent... Ditto, 5 per Cent lOl • - . AES. Birmingham and Glouce S s H R ter (100 paid) ll3 5% Chester and Holyh ea d ( 5 pa id) Eastern Counties (23 paid) ; IN .. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid GreatGr e a Dittot Western N H or a t l h f of Shares,(E7 n 5 g p a a s,i n d) d ) p , 100 ai d paid Ditto Fifths, 12 paid Hull and Selby, 50 pa id 6 3% London and Bi rm i ngham (Stock) Ditto, New Thi r d s, 2 p i id London and Blackwall (161. 13s. 4d.) Lon.ion and B r i g h ton (50 paid) London and Greenwich (12/. 15s. 4d. paid) -i s, Diito, Preference or Privilege, £lB 17s t2d paid ~ . /8 LeDnidtotosi.EanigdhStioisurlsWs. (Said) (41/. 6s. 10d. paid) 3 8 1 i; Londodand Croydon (Trunk) 11S Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) Ditto, Half Shares, :30 paid Ditto New Qu arters ( 2 paid) South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4d paid) •••• Ditto New shares, 4 paid Trcnt Valley, 2 paid 9% York and Scarbo roug h Branch (..* Q paid) 1 Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux, Ipaid im ...... ti i 5 SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Publtt 49ptntait. " Who runs mo read." roitinzazi. The Augsburg Gazette says that the Emperor of Russia has addressed an energetic note to the Porte, complaining that the Turkish Government allowed the sale of arms to the Circassians, through agents esta blished at Constantinople. The general junta of the Basque Provinces, in its sittings of the 2d instant, unanimously claimed the full and entire re-establishment of the Pueros. It decided that a committee composed of seven members out of every district, making forty-two in all, shall be charged to examine the question and give its advice to the junta. The Company formed for working the line of railroad from Paris to Strasburgh, the Council of Administra tion of which had become incomplete by the resignation of Count MA, and M. Ganneron, has just been re-or ganised, and Gen. Cublbres has accepted the office of President. The Baroness de Pignol lost her life a few nights ago in a melancholy manner. Her dress caught fire from coming in contact with a candle, and though prompt as sis'ance was given, she shortly after expired. A frightful accident occurred on Thursday at Mont ... martre,by the falling in of one of the quarries. One man was killed on the spot, another died before reaching the hospital, and three others were seriously injured, amongst whom i s M. Ri c h er, t h e propr i etor of the quarry. A man named Anselme Perrin, who was condemned about five months since for the murder of an individual named Simod Devaux, was executed at Lyons on Thurs day. He showed great firmness to the last. A letter from St. Petersburgh, of the 27th ult., given in the Journal de Francfort, states that the rains which have fallen almost incessantly during the last month have done considerable damage to the harvest. The crops throughout the whole empire had been very promising, but since the month of May there appeared in some dis tricts of the Transcaucasian provinces, and in the Cri mea, swarms of locusts, which did much injury both to the meadows and to the corn-fields. Upon twenty-four railroads in Germany, there were carried, during June last, 1,150,550 passengers, and the receipts amounted to 2,723,129 f. LAW AND POLICE. At the Wells assizes a man of the name of Fisher was convicted of the murder of his wife, and ordered for execution. We remember no other assizes when so many persons were found guilty of murder. The Lancaster assizes commenced on the 12th. There are 15 causes entered for trial. The calendar contains the names of 19 prisoners, of whom one stands charged with murder, one with rape, two with manslaughter, three with burglary, one with feloniously shooting, and one with bigamy. At Monmouth assizes, which commenced on the same day, there are 31 prisoners for trial, two of whom are charged with the widely-extending crime of arson, and five with a most horrible outrage on a married woman. On the civil side there are eight causes for trial, but none of them are likely to possess any interest, except to the parties concerned. At the Thames Police-court, William Tipler, the cap tain of a Ware barge of sixty tons burden, was charged before Mr. Broderip with committing an assault on James Richard Wood, a watertnan, employed as col lector on board the Waterman No. 12, a steam-vessel running between the Adelphi-pier and Woolwich. The charge was proved, when Mr. Broderip said he should be wanting in his duty to the public if he did not mark this case with a severe fine, and he sentenced the defen dant to pay a fine of 5/. fur the assault, or be imprisoned for two months. A man named Dixie, the owner and driver of a hack.. ney carriage, plying opposite the Greenwich railway ter minus, appeared at Greenwich police-court, to a sum mons at the instance of Mr. Ffinch, chief clerk at this office, for refusing to take a fare, and ordered to pay a fine of 40e. and costs, and in default to fourteen days' imprisonment. Mr. Ffinch prayed the magistrate to remit the fine in the present instance, his object being to convince the defendant of the illegality of his conduct, as well as for the guidance of other drivers, who, he un derstood, had resolved upon pursuing a similar course. Mr. Traill said h e wou ld resp i te t h e fine during six months, if the defendant did not offend during that time, and would not call for its enforcement afterwards. COITILT—PAIMIONABLII. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left Carlton House-terrace on Tuesday afternoon, and proceeded by railway to Dover, where the Noble Viscount and Vis countess were to sleep on Tuesday and embark there for Ostend. They purpose visiting the spas in the lower part of Germany, and then repair to hell], after which they go to Vienna for a month. The Duke of Buccleuch arrived at Montagu House on Tuesday from Leamington, where, in company with his Duchess, he has been attending the last moments of his sister, Lady Anne Scott. The Duchess left Leamington yesterday for Scotland. The Duke of Rutland was expected to leave Belvoir Castle on Tuesday for his shooting box at Longshawe, where a small party of his Grace's friends were invited to shoot during the present week. The Duke of Devonshire has arrived at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, where his Grace has gone for the grouse shooting. His Grace has a party of friends staying with him. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield have arrived at Chesterfield House, from Brighton. The Marquis Conyngham, as Commodore of the Royal Southern Yacht Club, will preside at the annual dinner of the club at the close of the regatta at Southampton, on Friday next. I.4IISCEILZAMMOTIS. The Earl of Haddington, Admiral Sir George Cock burn, G.C.8., First Naval Lord, and Vice Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, G.C.H., one of the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty, were expected to embark in the Black Eagle yesierdly, and proceed to visit the dockyards at Sheerne , s, Chathatn, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Pembroke. Between one and two o'clock on Tuesday Colonel Sir R. Sale, G.C.8.. the hero of Jellalabad and Affghan, ar rived at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on a visit to Lord Bloomfield; and his Lordship, with the Chevalier Bun sen and Captain Meynell, proceeded to the residence of Lieutenant-General Lord Bloomfield, to welcome the brave Colonel of the 13th Regiment of Foot. Most of the provincial papers complain of theeontinued heavy falls of rain. It does not appear, however, that it has injured the crops much. Sonie returns on the subject of ecclesiastical courts have just been printed. It appears from an annexed summary of the particulars therein contained, tint the gross total receipts of the judges and officers of the ecclesiastical courts amount, in the dioceses of England, to 101,1711. ; is those of Wales, to 4,882!. ; and in those of Ireland, to 14,4591; making a grand total amounting to 120,513/ The nett receipts are 101,2191. On Tuesday the sale of books forming the third por tion of the library of the late Duke of Sussex was re sumed. The number of lots disposed of were 253. A considerable portion of these were books relative to Charles I. and 11., which sold at remarkably low prices. The proceeds of the two days' sale exceed 5101. THE GREAT FIGHT BETWEEN SMITH AND SIM MONDS.—This exciting match, between Smith (the Chequer Lad) and Simmonds (of Birmingham), which has for a long time been pending, was fixed to come off on Tuesday. The men were snatched for 1001. a side, and from the heavy stakes pending, and the well-known merit of the men, the greatest anxiety was created. Arrangements were made for the fight to come off half way between Leeds and London, for the conven i ence of the pugilists' resp ec ti ve friends. Melton Mowbray was the locality fixed; and on Monday evening an immense number of the fancy left London by railway, and crowds cf persons from Birmingham and Leech were, early yesterday, near the supposed scene of action ; and on no occasion were so many spectators ever known at a pugilistic contest. The preliminaries were arranged, and the contest was about to be opened, when the local magistrates, with a strong body of police, interfered, and the parties who were to take the most prominent part on this occasion were compelled to make their escape as speedily as psssiblo; and the great multitude of persons assembled were compelled to retire to their respective homes, much disappointed and discomfited, all of whom had travelled a great distance, and many having very heavy bets on the fight. CURIOUS Fecr.—The best moral testimony can be given for the truth of the following statement, if re quired :—During the early part of last spring, a lady detected a common garden pea in a hen egg which she was eating at her breakfast. It occurred to a gentle man who was present at the time, to ascertain whether or not this pea was capable of vegetating, after having been thus subjected to the process of digestion, and sub sequently carried into the egg-bag or oviduct of the fowl ; and, strange to say, the trial was successful, for the pea in question, after having been planted in a com mon flower-pot, in due time pr?sented the accustomed verdure and foliage, and fruit itself would have probably followed, were it not for an accident, by which the flower-pot, containing the pea, was broken, and conw quently the conclusion of this interesting experiment was unhappily prevented.—Glasgow Argus. - ------- - The Duke do Nemours, attended by his Statt visited the citadel of Besancon on the Bth. After remainitig there some hours, inspecting the building in all its parts, his Royal Highness returned to the Prefecture to a dejeuner, to which all the officers who had accompanied him were invited. The Prince afterwards:proceeded to the Cathedral, where divine service was performed by the Archbishop. His Royal Highness gave a grand dinner in the evening to the authorities and principal inhabitants of the place; and after dinner proceeded to a ball, given in honour of his visit, at the theatre. He was received at the entrance by the Mayor and the Municipal Council. Upards of 3,000 tickets had been issued, and the evening passed off with great eclat. The Journal des Chemins de Fer states that the shares in the line of railroad in the Centre are subscribed for. Out of the capital of thirty-two millions sixteen have been taken in England, ten in France, and six in Germany. A letter from Boulogne-sur-Mer says:—" The affair of our railway is at length brought to a successful ter mination. The Company for the execution of the line from Amiens to Boulogne is definitively constituted. At its head is M. C. Laffitte, and with him are associated MM. Baxendale, L. Cubitt, and Tyndale, Mr. T. Devaux, of London, M. Calley de St. Paul, of Paris, and MM. A. Adam and Louis. Fontaine, of Boulogne." The paragraph stating that the eldest sister of the Duke de Bordeaux had contracted a morganatic mar riage with one of the sons of the Duke de Blacas, has been contradicted in the most positive manner by the Quotidienne, the Legitimist journal. M. de Latnartine embarked at Marseilles on the 7th instant for Naples, whence he proceeds to the baths of Ischia. COURT CIRCULAR, glit The follow* i st gratifying bulletin was i ssue d this mornin i ndsor Castle, August 14, 18:4. Eight, A-M. " The Queen is convalescent, " The infant Prince continues well. "JAMES CLARK, M.D. " CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D. "ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D." "Her Majesty's recovery is so far advanced, that no more bullttins will he issued." His Royal Highness Prince William of Prussia ar rived at the Castle to-day from town, to pay a visit to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. His Royal High ness travelled by the Great Western Railway, arriv ing at the Slough station twenty minutes before one o'clock. The Prince and suite entered one of the Queen's carriages an 4 four, which was in readiness at the station, and immediately proceeded to Windsor Castle, where he arrived five minutes before one o'clock. His Royal Highness was atended by his Excellency Chevnlier Bunsen, Prussian Minister ; the Count Konigsmark ; and Captain Moynell, Groom in Waiting to her Maje.ity. On alighting from his carriage his Royal Highness was received by Col. the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry in Waiting to her Majesty, and the Earl of Hard wicke, Lord in Waiting. His Royal Highness Prince Albert (attended by Col. Bouverie, Equerry in Wait ing) received his illustrious visitor in the entrance hall of the Queen's entrance. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at the Castle soon afterwards, from her residence, Frogmore Lodge. A dejone was served to their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, and Prince Wil liam of Prussia. At a quarter-past three o'clock Prince William of Prussia took leave of Prince Albert, and quitted the Castle, attended by his Excellency Chevalier Bunsen, the Count Konigsmark, and Capt. Meyn,2ll, in one of. the royal carriages and four, and proceeded to Bushy., House, Bushy Park, to pay a visit to her Majesty i;:)e Queen Dowager; and from Bushy Park proceeded to the residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Kew. The Duc he ;s of Kent returned to Frogmore Lodge. Sir Robert Peel arrived at the Castle from town this afternoon, and had an audience of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The Right Hon. Baronet afterwards took his departure for the metropolis. His Royal Highness Prince Albert took a drive in a carriage in the afternoon, attended by Mr. George Anson and Colonel Bouverie. The Earl of Hardwicke left the Castle this afternoon. Sir James Clark and Dr. Ferguson took their de parture from the Castle to-day. Among the nobility and gentry who made in quiry yesterday and on Tuesday at the Castle after the health of her Majesty were, the Earl of Rosslyn, Lord and Lady Bloomfield, Admiral Sir Edward Codring ton, Miss Maria and Miss Emma Codrington, Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Hon. and Rev. Henry C. Cust, Colonel Sir George and Lady Couper and Miss Couper, Rev. Dr. Keate, Mr. Ralph Neville, M.P., Mr. Pilcher (ex-Sheriff of London), and Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt. THE HARVEST.—Harvest operations have been somewhat retarded by the frequent s ho wers w hich ha le fallen during the past week; but though many of th e e l were heavy, we do not think th e r e h as b een so ei t ",, rain as to have done any i n j ur y t o th e corn . If, O p ever, we should unfortunately h ave a con ti nuance of I ts same kind of weather tin. another week, we fear I: 1 ; considerable injury would be - sustained. In this ingt r diate neighbourhood the spri ng - sown corn , as i n oty' e parts of , the country affected by the drought, is bad i but of the wheat crop the accounts are most cheering a: to quality and q uan tity. It w ill b e seen b y our macs report that there was an advance in Mark-lane on Moe day of Is. to 2s. per quarter. In the several count!/ markets within our district, higher prices were d e mended by growers, but th ere d oes no t seem to 1' 1,„ been any very great demand. In our market on Sate' day the average price of wheat was 435. 9d., being 14s. Id. less per quarter than in the corresponding . rild, of last year. The price of bread, best quality, is A e per 41b. loaf ; second qua lity ?P. —Cambridge -r' vertiser. WATERLOO.—" What did you think of Waterloo t" I inquired of an old fellow I found one morning diggiz in my garden, where he had been hired to assist by I l y lazy head gardener. " Think of it," said the ord er k a u stopping and leaning upon hi s s p a d e , "I t h oug ht $t P e e ) upon earth. I was u tt er ly d ea f w i t h t h e co ntiall l A roar of the artillery on one side or the other, ,- i the sound of the musketry of the men beside ma , could not see my companion's face for one minute (as 1r stood next me) for the thi c k smo k e ; an d t h e nest found him choking, r e t c hi ng , an d vom i t i ng i n t h e a gonl e o. of death, and clutching my very feet. Sometimes shot went te ar i ng t h roug h our ran k s, an d almost shalcil/,re the part of the square where I had been for some / 3 1 4 standing, seeming to loosen our files as it knocked,,w poor fellows head over heels; like ninepins on a boeilil green ; and then we heard the familiar tones of tbe ° '.. colonel, to prepare fo r cava l r y, as th ose d ev illi s h Cuic a e . , c , siers poured upon us, and we were wedged together ill' o , a wall of iron aga i n t o rece i ve t h em . Th at ' s a ll I kn.° 6 about my feelings, Sir," said the old soldier. "It gas i e terrible si g ht, an d aw f ul to look upon. It was he ll u p o earth,"he muttered, a s h e resume d his spa de, and com menced digging with f ear f u l energy.— Un i te d Service Magazine'. EXCURSIOar AND HOLIDAY TRAINS.—The excu r ; sion trains during' the three race days brought us 2,6 % persons, who were thus classified, viz., first class, 35° _ second class 929, third class 1,432, being equal to '''' average of 897 each day. This number was exceeded 15/ the holiday train (the first of a etries) on Sunday mo ll : , ing, which left London-bridge at a quarter past ser e, ' and conveyed 922 passengers to Brighton for the day. Brighton Guardian. ENGLISH THIEVES—POCKET-PICKING.--On- A O i the English thieves who, it w ill b e remembered, well " e : tected cutting away a "lady's bag" in Buchanall - s lre. ; and for which offence he f or f e it e d hi s b a il-b on d, Wae l ',l ) , o Tuesday last, apprehended a t th e A yr term i nu s es' co Ayrshire Railway, and lodged i n Ay r gao l, f or his "'.. e , polite" attention to the admirers of B urns .—On Fri " a eg: a genteel-looking young man, ano th er o f t h e sa me ga i t; was tried in the Gorbals Polic e - cour t, f or a tt e mpting pick the pockets of the lieges of the Ayrshire Rail/ station, Bridge-street, found guilty, a n d s e n t e nced to ea . imprisoned for thirty days.—Other t wo , su pposed to 1 ; of the same gang, were tried on Friday, in the Gittag e o Police-court, for following their u n l aw f u l ca lling ° n e t , * the grand stand at the cattle show on Thursday. ' f i.. of them was found guilty, and sentenced to be inlP.,,,j coned. for thirty days ; the other was a dmonished "-, dismissed.—Glasgow paper. it RIOT.—On Thursday night a gang of blackguar collected on the Green, and began to pull down a V . } , tion of the enclosures of the Highland and A gr icultur e Socieiy's show-ground. Thee police conse q uently int e e d fered, buy the rioters were so numerous and determi n 4 that the few officers present were maltreated and dri ve s off' the ground. They so , n, however, returned with re, reinforcement, and captured six of the ringlead?_e_ Friday the culprits were brought before the police - o tb _; when tour of them weredischarged for want of evide nc l o and the other two, named James Stewart and WII Jack, were found guilty, and sentenced to a fine of_,, each, or be imprisoned for sixty days.—Glasgow 'P of Monday. ....' SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATE.' d , (From a New York paper.)—We copy the following g l ay verrisement from a New Orl e ans pap e r. They gre a es need a reform may-'r in that city:—" Bull Fight.ial fight betweee a terocioes bull and a number of dogs v ' tbe take place this day, Sund a y, a t five o'clock p.m-, e n t, other side of the river, at Algi ers , o pp os it e Canal-str ee * After the bull fight a fight will take place bet pig • bear and some d ;.;s. "I he whole t o con clude WI combat betwt en an ass and several dogs. Admittalle l e o ; bexes, 50 cents ; pit, 30 cents. A ma t eurs bringing,Z o o to practise in the tight will be admitted gratis. • L ' il be open at. half-past three o'clock. The spectacle w o re --neated every Sunday, weather permitting-se"' Leine:2." afternoon Mr. Wakley, m . p . , hel4 ro s f, Tuesday Wellington, Sussex-street' f i e ld, icque , t at the 17;e'ke° 1. the body of William Ma i l r. of leßliain-C , Brt-road, O.: aged thirty-seven, foreini;r l to Mr. Ernest, Newman-street, Middlesex a ospi . tal, who colt e ' do . suicide, by cutting his throat will a chisel. 11 1 i : w ife, buila_co SIR WILLIAM FOLLETT. —Sir William Follett, the ceased's mind was affected, having laa.:"lYlos_ t Tear who left behind . three young children. Vertee' Attorney-General, left England a day or two since, to 'nsanit • " porary :: y. ssdlti try what effect the more genial climate of southern u- _-Tte- et FATAL ACCIDENT AT LONDON-BRIDGE. 40 . rope, as well as the total abstinence from all professional night between ten and eleven o'clock, a fatal al r e and political duties, may have upon his shattered con occurred at the City pier, London-bridge, of whic ooh stitution. It is a melancholy thing to contemplate this ruined man, when we remember him in the opening dawn following are the particulars : —lt a pp ear s that 21 ._3: ol eo of his well-known fame some ten or twelve years sinc e ,. man of the name of Thomas Harris, one of the Fieldale') when he entered the House of Commons, the representa- at the City pier, was attempting to pass from tb' p ies tive of his native city of Exeter, and still more melan- lighter lying then to the contiguous, or Old Shaer,,btet choly to find. that now, when the very highest h onours In consequence of his being ,:kear-siA ligh ter choly and thellelb i r e: of his ambitious profession, with its futurity of infl uence, being moved f o r th e p ur p ose ,Of effecting c l i ep the fame; and wealth, are opening up to him, he h as i n t h e provements ordered by the Lord Major to wl 0000 seeking nearly destroyed that without whi c h ( name l y, part of the river above bridge, where so many ' cis i, b e f health) all these great objects of honou ra bl e pursu i t embark and land passengers thro u ghout the bows o f become valueless. But the lesson is a moral one.— mistook his step and fell ov er bo ar d under the ieht are Cheltenham Examiner. the lighter close by th e pil es , a hi c h d ur ing the ° e v erl INTERESTING TRAIT OF LOUIS PHILIPPE. We being driven for enlarging the area of the river...‘.oo. . extract the following paragraph, relating to his Majesty effort was made to recover the body without 01 ,7 0 , satles, Louis Philippe, from the Voss Gazette, a Swedish We understand that Mr. Matheson of Ac ii e nloOP journal :—" On the 2d Vice-Consul Burk celebrated the the Lewis has purchased the property of Black l l at h e sont 82d anniversary of his birthday. On the same day he Park House, in this vicinity, fur 9,000 L fir.."' received a letter from the King of the French. written principal ° I by this purchase, has become one of our princloal burgh ' with his own hand, accompany a gold medal, bearing on heritors, and as the Park House lands are ..tlael wills one side the profile of his Majesty, and on the other great improvement, NI e have little doubt shatter utiliS)r the following inscription :—' Given by King Louis be soon converted by him into purposes of gr e wee n th e Philippe to M. C. Burk, as a memorial of the hos- and ornament. The grounds are situated bet and the no;_ eron 's pitality received at Hammerfest, in August, 1795." The quarry of Dingwall downwards to the C road leading to the canal mouth, Provost Cameron the letter, which was dated at Neuilly, Juno 6th, is in these terms :—' It is always agreeable to me to find that the lands and the Gaol and County Buildings I ? b e e u r ti etcliPP traveller Muller has not been forgotten in a country north side of the road, and would suit well t r —Ross-shire Advertiser. which he visited in simple guise, and unknown ; and I isua re gret to fr always recal with pleasure this journey to my mind. DEATH OF LADY ANNE SCOTT. ~ - , th scot. , Among my recollections, I give the first place to the hos- announce the death of Lady Anne Eliza" pitality so frankly and cordially granted me, a stranger, eldest sister of his Grace the Duke of Buccle L li s c s h b ' e el throughout Norway, and particularly in Norland and Leamington, on Tuesday, where her Ladyship ° e l d e st Finmark ; and at this moment, when a lapse of 49 years residing for some time past. Lady Anne bees since I made this journey into Norway has left me but daughter of the late Duke of Buccleuch, halm: h , i . LL:Cl7 5 h i P 'l few of my old hosts remaining, it is gratifying to me to born on the 17th of August, 1796. By --: ... nou raingt be able to express to all, in your person, what grateful decease several noble families are placed T . ,_.! . Ear l of feelings I still entertain." among which may be mentioned those ot, ttr izoin ne) , " ; NORTH BRITISH RAlLWAY.—Tenders for the for- Courtown, the Earl of Brownlow, the E . i l s:_lo ys hip, illation of twenty miles by this line of railway, corn- I to k the ft/will the Dowager Marchioness of Bath, &c. bd mencing at. Berwick, were on Wednesday last received h; N rth Britain. ' remains will be removed for interment by the Directors at their office in Edi n b urg h, They ; measoleu rn a t H ow hill, in Selkieks'ra , , °,„ e levens ti a :: were very numerous, and the successful comp. titor is KENT AND ALL ENGLAND.—The tvg ! play des return l i wry: understand, a gentleman rto!:1 Yorkihiro who - : smblecl at Can , erburY "n M r ' n ' ta Y to that fell the contractor of the line between Gateshead' ~as but in ' , 'match, r -not itched.P lington.—Berwick Advertiser. 1 throughout the day the wickets were consequence of the heavy Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen this evening, and dined with his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester paid a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager at Bushy Park, on Tuesday (her Majesty's birth-day). Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, also paid visits of congratulation to the Queen Dowager. A dejeune was served to the Illustrious party in the afternoon at Bushy House. At five o'clock, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took her departure on her return to Frogmore Lodge. The other royal visitors also left for their respective residences. Sir Robert Peel left town yesterday morning for Windsor Castle. Tye Right Hon. Baronet returned to town about five o'clock in the afternoon. A deputation from the Clothworkers' Company, accompanied by Sheriff Musgrove, hag an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. Lord Wharncliffe left town yesterday for Cowes. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial offiqe from the Governors of the North American colonies. BRITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM. y e sterday a Special General Meeting of the Di rectors and Subscribers to this Institution was held in the Board-room, Abchurch-lane, for the purpose of considering the proprie,,`v of altering certain portions of the rules affecting the (24mission of candidates, W. P. Harrison, Esq., in the chat: The CHAIRMAN said the meeting ;;icl been con vened to consider whether it might not be advisable, for the interests of the Society, to so modify anci alter the rules as to allow that all votes given to a candi date in the election of children at one election should be registered to its credit at a subsequent election, and alio that in all cases of an equality of votes, the Chairman should have the casting vote. This sub ject had been under consideration at least three years ago, and as at that time another institution having in view almost kindred objects with the British Orphan Asylum was making a similar experiment, they considered it better to delay the adoption of this course until the result of the other experiment was known. He was now happy to say that from all he could learn the experiment had been successful, and he thought in the present case it would do much good. On the motion of Mr. GREEN, seconded by Capt. HALL, it was resolved—" That all votes given to any candidate in any one election should be registered to his credit at any subsequent election, and that the Chairman should have the casting vote in all cases where the votes were equal between rival candidates." Mr. CUNLIFFE trusted that this resolution would not be retrospective. The CHAIRMAN replied in the negative. After some further desultory conversation, a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the meet ing separated. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WOLVER RA MTO N RACES.—TI/ESDAY. The Patshull Handicap of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 30 added. One mile and a half. Colonel Anson's Marquise, 4 yrs (Abdale) 1 Mr. Charlton's Nix-my-Dolly, 5 yrs The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Hook's Una, 6 yrs—Captain Vaughan's Extempore, 4 yrs—Mr. Irwin s Mickey Free, 3 yrs--Mr. Flintoff's The Rhine, 4 yr . ..l—Mr. Arthur's Miss Susan, 4 yrs— Mr. A. W. Hill's Beaumont, 3 yrs. • A fine race. The Chillington Stakes of 10 sots. each, with 50 added. T.Y.C. Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweetmeat Mr. Copeland's My Mary The following ads' start.d but were not placed E. Peel's Frances ; Mr. G. Ongley's Mystery ; Sir John Gerard's Pluto -; Mr. Davies' f by Harkaway, dam by Newton, and Mr. Co.)k's Ycillow Boy: Won easy. The Cleveland Cup of 1001., by subscription of 10 sons. each, with 50 added, the second to receive 201. Three miles. Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free, 3 yrs (Bumby) 1 Hr. Jaques' Advice, 3 yrs .... ..... 2 Mr. Hook's Una, 6 yrs, and Mr. Meiklam's Ari:totle , .5 yrs, also ran. Won easy by two lengths. The Borough Members' Plate of 601. Heats, twice round. The winner to be sold for 2501., &c. Mr. Hawkins' Nix-mv-Dolly, 5 yrs Mr. Collett's Rory O'More, aged Mr. Jones' British Tar, 3 yrs ... 2 2 3 Mr. E. Peel's Cane, 4 yrs 3 0 dr Won in a canter. .. . ll° LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, AUG. 14.—Wind southerly, light b '— tt with heavy rain. OFF MARGATE, AUG. 12.--Sunflower, Fort te i , Bahia ; Ellen, M'Eacham, Demerara ; Royal Bi Pearson, Quebec ; Grace Darling, Auth, Madeira. A, RAMSGATE, AUG. 18.—Arrd, Sir W. Clayton, Shi for Southampton, leaky, having been ashore on ; Alvas ; Valentina, Sunderlcnd for Portsmouth, leaky, having been struck by a sea. The Arde Petaron, from Limerick to Boston, struck on ; Kentish rock on the 12th instant, and sank ma' dr,,wncd, crew saved. A sloop and billy-boy ashore on the Brake, but expected off. Di 4 DEAL, AUG. 13., A.M.—Wind W.N.W., p.M. •• W. 8 r.m., S.W. by S.—Arrd. Hooghley, Bayleyr all" • ps o pent, Lovewell, Calcutta ; London, Gibson, Phillip ; Ellen. Demerara ; Jean Graham, G rensn l n: Portland and Hero of Sidon, St. John's, New 1. 1 r, 11 , 11° wick ; Grace Darling. Mad e i ra . Sld. Ad m iral'. ''''— Ewartson, Batavia ; Waterloo, Ich a b ue ; Mary !LI: Launceston ; William Jardine, Hobart Town ; L eP' Boston. Put back, Caledonia, New Zealand. DOVER, AUG. 18.—A boat, marked L au ncesto „ Plymouth, John Pile, was picked up off Hastings, • instant. MUMBLES.—SId. Dorothy Gales, Valparaiso. 14 FOWEY, AuG. 12.—The P° Rose, George,• of this ; sailed from Penzance, 2d inst., for Wales, and 11E 0 ° 3 since been herd PORTNILLAEN, AuG. B.—Th e Ad e l a id e , Jenkirik Of , Carnarvon, went ashore n ear N ev i n , 6t h i ns t., w ith D" feet water in her hold. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 13.—Wind variable an d Arrd. Liniin, Gillum, Bombay ; Flora, Nlitchell, I" bas,:o ; Hibernia (steamer), Boston, sailed I st inst.) Mary, .Davies, Montreal. Sld. Severn, Brazils , ; Althorp ans:lßlorenge, Calcutta ; Dartmouth, B stet Douce Davie, Java ; Camana, Rio ; Majestic, Cr uz ; Helen Thoopson, Africa ; Sheffield, St. G WT. and Martha, New Yo:k ; Grenada, Boston. Off, 011 ;; rio, Barstow, New Orleo.ns ; Orbit, St. J o h n ' s , P` Brunswick. 114 HAVANNAH, JULY 17.—A1-rd. Tay steamer, Havai IP after being ashore on the Coloiados, with los/ anchors, &c. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 13.—An outward bound scho o is aground on the Nutt Spit. WEYMOUTH, AUG. 10.—Sid. Seabird, Quebec. Dn:ILIN, AUG. 11.—Arrd. Gratitude, Harvey, LAW .-- Sld. Cleop.?tra, Ichaboe. ik Corm, AuG. I.—Arrd. Bombay, Moo re , an d Gri lay, Ichaboe ; Netz.assia, St. John's, New Brun Vac"' Sherbroke, Quebec ; Comet, Mazagan. ST. HELENA, JUNE 28.--Arrived previous to the a" date her Majesty's steamer kenelope and ship Tort.:lo Ascension. COWES, AUG. 13.—Arrd, Aurora, Block, Rio. PonTsmouTH, AUG. 13.—Wind fresh broil° Sid. Quebec, New York. FALMOUTH, AUG. 13.—Wind S.W., fresh bile Arrd. Esk, Bahia ; Odin, Engu s , B uenos Ayres, sail e 13th inst. and proceeded for Antwerp. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean have been delightiOg good people of Jersey with their performances. l i g he enthusiastic reception wa s never exper i ence d. *i. h . theatre was literally crammed night after night, prices raised, the pit converted into boxes, and durio.c,. fortnight the greatest excite men t p reva il e d t o obal places to witness the performances of these accomplish artists. It