The Sun. — London, England, 1844-08-19 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. It Is respectßdly announced that ONE FAREWELL NIGHT .... will be given TO-MORROW EVENING, AUG. 20, When will be performed Rossini's Opera (compressed into One Act), IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Characters by Madame Grist, Signor Corelli, Signor Lablache, Sig. nor F. Lablache, and Signor Fornasari. The National Anthem will be sung by the whole strength of the Operatic Force of the Company. To be followed by the Last Scene from Donizetti's Opera, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Edgardo, Signor Moriani. In the course of the Evening, UNE BAL SOUS LOUIS XIV. _ _ In which will be introduced a variety of Dances and Pas de Carac ;ere. Mdlle. Fanny Elsaler will a. -ar as a Cavalier of the Court of t , Louis XIV., and wiilldance with dlle. Cerito the admired " Minuet de la Cour and Gavotte." After which, the Third Act of Rossini's Opera, LA CENERENTOLA. To be followed by a selection from the Ba'let of ONDINII. Ondine, Mdlle. Cerito. To which will be added, Selections from LA ESMERALDA. La Esmeralda, Mdlle. Fanny Elssler •; Phcebus de Chateaupers, M. St. Leon; Pierre Gringoire, M. Perrot. To conclude with Selections from the Ballet entitled ALMA; ou, La Fille du Feu. Principal Dancers—Mdlle. Cerito, M. St. Leon, and M. Perrot. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to. be made at the Box. office, Opera-colonnade. Doors open at Seven; the Opera will com mence at Half-past Seven. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA. tinier the Management of Mts. KEELEY. Another great Achievement Successfully Triumchaut I! I To attempt to eu'ogise the gorgeous splendour of the New Extrava gansa of " Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, or New Lamps fcr Old Ones," would be a work of supererogation 2 . the Manage ment, therefore, contents itself by simply stating that it will be repeated every Evening! THIS EVENING, AUG. 19, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled MARTIN CHUZZLE. WIT. Principal characters by Messrs. R. Younge, F. Vining, Emery, F. t‘lathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, Turner, ' Stanton J. W. Collier, Yarnold, Sanders, and Keeley; Miss For tescue, 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, Burlescire Extra vaganza' founded on the celebrated Eastern Tale, in the Arabian 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; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Woolli & hliss E. Chaplin, Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Turner, MI s James, Miss son, Mies Hunt, Miss Reede, &c., &c. PRICES OF A DMISSION.--Balcony Poxes. 4i.; Upper Boxes, 95.; Pit, 2s.'; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2a. ; Upper Boxes, Is 6d.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the }Wenn,. Tier (holding eight persons), Tao Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second 'Der (bolding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half. Private Boxes on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Guirea. The Box—Alice is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the di rec. Zion of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. Powerful Attraction at ASTLEY'S ROY AL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager. Mr. BATTY . First Night of the EngAgeraent of the celebrated Mr. Carter, the Lion King, with his splendid Collection of Lions, Tigers, Leopards, irc.—Chlaese War—Corps of French Equestrian Artistes—Mr. Batty's b autiful Stud of Trained Horses—New Scenes in the Circle, forming a Combination of Novelties unequ . lied in one E►ening. THIS EVENING, AUG. 19, Will be produced the Eastern Spectacle of MUNGO PARK; or, The Lion Tamer of the Niger. Karfa, the Arab, Mr. Carter, wh ..rein he wilt introduce his beautiful performance with his trained animal•, lions, tigers, &c., in the cage, and en the open stage drive a lion in harness. Combats with the monarch of the forest, and other new extraordin ry feats. New Scenes in the Circle by the British and Foreign Equestrians, M lle. Heline, the French rider, trained steeds, &c. To conclude with an entire new Eluestrian, Military and Naval Spectacle, entitled THE CHINESE WAR; or, The Conquests of Amoy by British Arms. New Scenery, Dresses, Appointments. to realise therrcent triumphs of England's Army and Navy. Feast of 250 Lanterns. Acting and stage-manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Box-ollice open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art of Riding by Mr. R. Smith. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE Poslt;;eliWelaStTwilre Nights Of the Opera Season. THIS EVENING, AUG. 19, Will be performed LOVE IN A VILL tGE, supported by Messrs. Rine. Leffler, Neville, Vale, Johnson, Miss Romer, Miss Betts, Mrs. W. Daly, &e. After which, a New Operetta, written by J. B. Buckstone, Esq., and compo•ed by E. litzwilliam, Esq., entitled a SUMMER NIGHT'S LOVE, supported by all the Vocalists. To conclude with TriE WARLOCK OF THE GLEN. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. On MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY, throughout the Season, the Gardens will open with the following attractive Novelties : THE PICTURESQUE GROUNDS—FEEDING OF THE ANIMALS:LUNRIVALLED MENAGERIE. MODELS of VENICE and LONDON in the 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 extraordinay beauty and fidelity of delinea tion, 44,d ire unanimous in pronouncing it the most wonderful ex hibition ever witnessed. To view it only as a vehicle for the terrific display at Dusk is unjust; it should be seenin the calm stillness of the quiet Evening, with its Towers and Steeples reflected in the spa cious Lake, to be fully appreciated. The Evening PROMENADE CONCERTS on Mondays, Tues days, Wednesdays, and Thursdays connucted uy Mr. Godfrey, are urn a scale o?more than usual excellence; but words fail in doing justice to the awful representation of THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON. Its fearful :haracteristics are truthfully pourtrayed, but at the same time so beautiftilly blended with the Wonders of the Pyrotechnic Art, tnat delight is predominant over terror; and the Thousands who nightly crowd the Gardens hail it with acclamations, and admit that L'outliby, 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 attrwltive lounge in or near the metro soli'. Doors open at Nine—Feeding of the Animals at Half-past Four— Concert at Half-past Five.—Conflagration at Dusk. Admittance, One Shilling. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY. IMPORTANT NOTICE. -----. - ONE SHILLING Admission toTHE NAPOLEON MU SEUM, the most magnificent and extensive Collection of Histo rical Curiosities and Works of Art ever known to have been formed by 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 Enro rrUhistory. viz.--CHARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and IS XIV., to the deaths of GEORGE 111., and the EMPEROR NAPOLEON, in 1821. This unique Museum has been visited often, during the last and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of Wellington, the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, ami their Ladies, also, many thousands of the Nobility and Public; and the Pro prietor has recently been able to increase, by several very fine pictures, &c., his previous almost inerelible number and variety of SS. Works of Art, and a multitude lf valuable Reiter. and other oario;ities, in this most instructive and, as hundreds have said it ought to be, a Nations: 3i aseum. M.;ry thousand have inspected it, and THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS have stated that it ought to be seen by every one. The price of admis- Ron is reduced to ONE SHILLING. The NAPOLEON MUSEUM is to be seen only at the "Egyptian Hall," Piccadilly. daily ft om Ten till Dusk. TO CORRESPONDENTS. With the request of a Correspondent, who dates from " Princes-street, Blackfriars," it is not in our power to comply. We know nothing of the identity, name, or address of the party to whose communication he refers, and we have already carefully declined guaranteeing the allegations it contains, in discussing such a case as they present, from the same absence of all personal informa tion or knowledge on our part.—En. Sun. THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, Ana. 19. T izmicatETEß, Lowest, 47 ; Highest, 66; Noon, 63, BAnonEETKR, 30.2.—Wm), W. NOTTS.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the reezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is nqually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TUTS D Y. Morning .. 1t minutes after 5 I Evening ... 21 minutes after 5. A.;74:1 , 5 ,,,,. v,,,,,. ) 4. l-f'' ` l , , j k , -t- , =%t•Vy.OP 4, , : , o, - ..s ,1 7:7 Zife b ...:4 3 !cilo0." „ A ll 6. -.. t' ' , ' - .."` ON ' :111t ' )l Lit - VW. lib ~-, 1 14 - ' '.." 'AlEille - 77: ,,Fr • Al" ..'7,'ve'l , 'tort , ' -- '",, 6 • : !..„.v. ,- •, . , ~ r 4 SECOND EDITION: ti- j enin lilt LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1844. The present aspect of political affairs is one calcu lated to excite profound solicitude among all the friends of peace and civilisation. They who are least susceptible to impressions of anxiety, arising out of the contemplation of distant objects,—of contingencies rather to be regarded as possible than provided against as probable,.—must admit that there are some untoward features in our foreign relations, of which it is impossible to reconcile the expression with the consciousness of security, or the permanency of repose. Any rupture between France and England is to be regarded—(now, more so than ever)—as a casualty which the great interests of society, and the cause of humanity and civilisation throughout the world, should conspire to deprecate. On the issue of peace or war are staked, to an almost inconceivable extent, the happiness of the present generation, and the pros pects of posterity, for many years to come. The progress of events in this particular, guided by the finger of Providence itself, has made these two great nations the depositories of hopes and destinies, for the faithful stewardship of which existing Governments will be held responsible by yet unborn ages. Never theless, fearful as the weight of this responsibility is, st is a burden to which the hard condition of all statesmen who live under political institutions as they are, should teach them incessantly their liability. Let us hope that the habit of constant reflection upon such liability may p roduce a salutary effect upon those who are at the head of public affairs on either side of the Channel, and effectually indispose them to committing the two foremost nations of the world to the alternative of hostilities, whilst any middle course remains open for the adjustment of political differences which can be appealed to with honour. On our own side, however, this lastnamed our o condition is indispensible to any mode of appro ac hi ng such differences which may be adopted by u Go vernment. We cannot affor d the suspici on , even, of any indirect or unworthy motive in seeking to avoid collisions that may have been challenged by the pre sumption, or incapacity, or folly of the officers and servants of any other Power. In reference to the turn which affairs are taking in the Pacific, in the Mediterranean, in the Gulf of Mexico, and elsewhere, we cannot conceal from ourselves that a spirit of aggres sion and hostility has developed itself, on various occasions, to an extent which renders it the most solemn and imperative of all the duties on the Go vernment of England to be prepared, if necessary, for the instant and most signal vindication of the honour of its (flag, and our hereditary supremacy upon the seas. There is yet one possible misfortune greater than the deplorable calamity of a war between France and England, an that would be, that England 4 ° 1114 forget to exact from France, whenever occa sion shall unhappily have arisen to justify such a de mand, the most unequivocal satisfaction and repara tion for any act, done in prejudice to the dignity of our flag, on the delegated authority of our Govern ment. If, in a generous reliance on our own strength, and the equity of our own policy, we have exhibited of late a becoming abstinence and forbearance when some impertinent experiments have been recklessly hazarded upon them, by a few gasconading aspirants after unlucky distinction, we must be care ful to limit the boundaries, whilst we maintain the principle of this dignified equanimity. We must not be misunderstood, nor give room to a French Cabinet, or a French squadron, to mistake our:tranquillity for apathy; our quietude for timidity; our slowness of excitement to defective preparation for action. On the contrary, whatever be the destined evolution of affairs, their present aspect is our attendant justifica tion for adopting the most instant and vigorous means for revising, extending, strengthening, and multiply ing on all hands, the great legitimate arms of modern warfare for offence and defence. Our first cares manifestly must be directed—indeed we rejoice to see that they are being so addressed—to the comple tion and perfection of our navy, its staff, armament, and efficiency. In the unquestionable relative supe riority of our war-steamer force, we should find only an irresistible inducement to carry it on to a pitch of absolute and irresistible power and excellence. Among the vaunting and absurd tirades with which a large portion of the French press has lately been indulging against the British people and British grandeur, none have been more childishly absurd or splenetic than their spiteful, but amusing, attempts at disparaging our maritime greatness. After all, it appears our naval force is not so very imposing, and our rank among the nations not so difficult to be de graded. We are to be beaten by the superior tactics of French naval officers, and the superior courage and alacrity of French sailors ! We have been defeated, it is said, by these means, on the numerous occasions —which they cannot point out—with victorious results to France, only rendered equivocal by the destruction of her fleets, and the constant capture of single ships and vessels under her flag, by British cruisers, of vastly inferior rating and armament. We are to be reduced, by some naval manoeuvring, under the auspices of the Prince de JOINVILLE, and aided by the intrepidity of DUPETIT TIIOUARS— with his Otaheite sword on to a "third-rate marl tine power ;" in revenge probably, for having vir tually dictated the terms which closed at Vienna the career of NAPOLEON'S success in 1814, and for having put down, in Paris, at the head of the allied armies, in 1815, that military brigandage wherewith France had successfully agitated, and ravaged and plundered continental Europe for a quarter of a century. But we have found in the French papers we quote from, puerile as these follies are, other matters well worthy of deep consideration. 'We see in the periodical re ports of the French Minister of Marine a system of naval organisation every way entitled to our respect for the sagacity and forecast which have dictated it ; —to our imitation, for the means it suggests of get ting rid of that odious blot upon the details and eco nomy of our own naval force, impressment ; to our sincerest praise for the considerate hu manity which it manifests for the present and future condition of the French seamen. In all the ordinances which regulate the manning of the French navy, the terms of seamen's service, the gift of dis tinctions for good conduct, furloghs of leave, &c., &c., there is so much that is excellent, that we hope our own Admiralty will have the courage to emulate, by adopting, such arrangements to the utmost practicable extent. No time should be lost by the Board in re constructing those numerous portions of our own naval organisation, in which it must be confessed that the personal liberty of our sailors on their first entry into the service, and their personal claims and comforts, and future provision in the event of be coming disabled (except they shall become so under certain previously stated conditions), are either needlessly invaded, or grossly neglected, or very illiberally and narrowly appreciated, under the ex isting regulations of the service. They have ever been the first and most constitutional defence and force of this empire. Let nothing be done or be continued, that from being unreasonable or unjust, may have a tendency to prejudice their devotion, or their always victorious energies. The Herald of Saturday, in reply to some stric- tures of a Whig Morning Journal on the versatile and fluctuating policy of Government, insists on the uniform consistency of Ministers and their Conser vative supporters, and clinches its arguments by the oracular declaration that " Sir ROBERT PEEL, when Secretary of State under Lord LivxßrooL, twenty years since, was as good a Reformer as he is now !" Were our Contemporary, instead of being of an ar gumentative and didactic turn of temperament, at all addicted to the jocular, we should conclude, by the above remark, that he was passing off a harmless quiz on his readers ; but the undeviating staidness and so briety of his conduct forbids the hasty hypothesis. He is evidently impressed with a weighty sense of the truth of what he writes, and really believes that the PEEL of 1824—the staunch supporter of the LIVERPOOL sys tem of policy, and the recognised leader of that more bigoted section of the Tory Cabinet which objected to Mr. CANNING and his party that they were too liberal, and were going too far a-head—was just as vigorous a Reformer as the PEEL of 1.844, who, like Mr. BARING, the rejected of London, professes him self a free-trader " in the abstract ;" is regarded with hope and confidence by Mr. COBDEN and the Leaguers; and is engaged in a continual squabble with his Conservative subordinates, who accuse him of being much too Whiggish in his views of improvement. Now, for our own part, we cannot see the slightest resemblance between the PEEL of the present day and the PEEL of twenty years since, except indeed that the same specious, guarded, evasive course of conduct that in earlier times characterised the one, still continues to cha racterise the other. In 1824 the Home Secretary was the upholder of Toryism in its most unmitigated form. He was the sworn opponent of the Dissenters —the sworn opponent of the Catholics—the sworn opponent of Parliamentary Reform, so much so in deed, that he could not reconcile it to his political conscience to grant even so niggardly a boon as the extension of the forfeited franchise of East Retford to Manchester or Birmingham. In 1844, the same man, now Premier, carries on the Government on principles not one of which but is diametrically opposed to those which he main tained when acting under Lord LIVERPOOL He tampers with ecclesiastical Reform, so abhorrent to the Toryism of his youth and manhood, and which he would no more have dreamed of meddling with in the days when hew as Home Secretary, than he would dream of taking the air at midnight on a witch's broomstick; he repudiates, in theory at least, the darling Tory doctrine of monopoly ; relaxes the accursed corn laws ; alters the tariff to such an extent as to set all the agriculturists howling like so many furious wolves ; gives up his Education Bill at the first frown of the Dissenters, of whom he was so long the determined enemy ; throws out from time to time significant intimations to the Whigs that he is by no means so averse to their policy as they may imagine, but is merely biding his time to make a move in their direction that will electrify them ; and, finally, to complete the metamorphosis—more entire than any recorded in OVlD—takes into his Cabinet, and to a certain extent, therefore, into his confidence, a man who was once " a Whig and something more," who for the earlier and better years of his life was the uncompromising foe of Toryism, no matter how latitudinarian might be the complexion it as sumed, and who still boasts that he has not changed his principles, but is just as much devoted to Whig gery as ever ! We do not speak of these startling changes of opinion in Sir ROBERT PEEL in the way of reprobation ; far otherwise—we merely mention t e h x.. et e n a , t i h n ed o r r a dert o show the utter fallacy of the Herald's dogma that he was just as vigorous a Re former in 1824, as he is in 1844. The truth is, at both, periods of his life he has been guided by expediency and by expediency be guided to his only, and he will so continue to dying day. Of political principle, in the earnest, conscientious , makes martyrs sense of the term—in that sense which ramartyrs and patriots —he has not one atom in his composition ; and, like Sir ROBERT WALPOLE, whom he resembles in his cautious and temporising policy, though he lacks the higher qualities of that most far-sighted of statesmen, he evinces a strong disposition to doubt their existence in others. In a word, be is just what the temper and complexion of the times make him, and nothing more. His is not the resolute master-spirit that guides, controls, and bends events to its will, but the dexterous supple nature that yields to their force, changes as they change, and adapts its policy to the caprice or the emergency of the passing hour. As the cameleon is said to take its hue from the leaf on which it feeds, so Sir ROBERT PEEL takes his opinions from the circumstances by which he is surrounded. We have received the Madrid journals of the 10th. They contain accounts relative 16 the pro ceedings of the French naval force off Tangiers, but they are all anterior to the date of the telegraphic dispatch, and possess no other interest than in the announcement that most of the European families, with a considerable number of Jews, had been able to take refuge in the ships off the coast previously to the bombardment. There is no Spanish news of any importance. A Barcelona letter states that a serious accident had happened there while the guns of the fort were answering the salute of a French man-of-war. An explosion had taken place, by which several of the artillerymen had been very seriously wounded. Madrid Bourse on the 10th—Three per Cents. for cash and for account, 28+; Five per Cents. not quoted; Debt without interest, 6 1-16 60 days. We have received the Paris papers of Saturday. The Evening Ministerial paper contains a resume of the intelligence brought by the courier, who arrived in Paris on Friday, with dispatches from the Prince DE JoiNviLLE. From this we learn one new fact— namely, that the Pacha of LARACHE stipulated in his answer to the ultimatum of the French Government that Marshal BUGEAUD should be recalled. The Moniteur Parisien states, that " the Govern ment has received news from Tangiers of the 7th inst., respecting facts announced by the telegraphic dis patch given in the Moniteur of Thursday last. On the 4th the answer arrived which the Pacha of La rache, SIDI BOUSELEM, had made to the ultimatum of France. That reply was not satisfactory :it said no thing of the intended dissolution of the bodies of troops collected on our frontier of Algeria, the num bers of which would be augmented by the arrival of the Hereditary Prince with 20,000 or 25,000 men. The answer renewed the promise that exemplary pu nishment should be inflicted on the Moorish chiefs guilty of the aggression upon our frontier, but making it a condition that Marshal BUGEAUD should be recalled. " In fine, the part of the letter relative to ADD. EL-KADER appeared in truth more satisfactory than what we had hitherto obtained, but the style of it was vague, obscure, embarrassed, and full of restrictions. " His Royal Highness the Prince DB JOINVILLE, and M. DE NioN, Charge d'Affaires to his Majesty, could not regard this reply as acceptable, which ap peared to have no object but to gain time. His Royal Highness, conformably to the instructions of the King's Government, determined to attack the fortifi cations of Tangiers. " The following facts appear to result from the report addressed to the Minister of Marine : " It was on Tuesday, the 6th instant, about half past eight o'clock in the morning, that the squadron under the orders of the Prince, at anchor under the walls of Tangiers, opened its fire with shouts of Long live the KING. In one hour the fire of the place was extinguished, the batteries were dismantled, and the guns dismounted. On our side the loss was not considerable. " Notwithstanding the difficulty of the ground, the squadron took its position in a most successful man ner. The ship Suffren, commanded by the Prince, anchored in six fathoms and a half, with a rocky bot- torn, and the position nearest the enemy's batteries was that chosen by the Admiral. " The fire, which commenced at half-past eight, was not entirely discontinued until towards eleven o'clock. It continued during this time with order which did not exclude for one moment that steadiness and precision necessary for taking good aim. It was to the accuracy of the firing, as much as to the pg. tion chosen by the Prince, that the rapid success is to be attributed. " The example given 'by the Suffren was followed by each of the ships of the squadron. Everywhere on this occasion did officers, seamen, and soldiers, rival each other in ardour and steadiness. The re sistance was much more vigorous than was gene rally imagined ; several of the guns on the ramparts did not cease their fire until they were destroyed by our shot. "Mr. HAT arrived during the action in the Vesu vius, coming from Mogadore. In the evening he waited on his Royal Highness the Prince de Jong mix, who had an interview with him. " The Spanish division, a British man-of- war and frigate, some Sardinian ships, as well as some Swedish and American ships, were present at this brilliant exploit. " According to measures adopted during the day of the 7th, the fleet would be ready on the following day to proceed to sea." . It would appear that the unfavourable impression which had produced a fall of 75c. on tile Bourse during the day continued. The Three per Cents. were done . _ay - tiin 9:Flock:on Saturday night a t 80f. 45f. '• '''l•,' , ..' p•'',.,,:.- -, i glt was r-‘•••• ted ' i Toirom's, t ' t the Prince D E JOINVILLE 11. 0 4 1arler A liaken session of Tan giers, and tklnt IM;4.',4itnektmonn air had taken re fuge on boar,typi Oilikhean ship,. - ` f 4ty This latter . pertifhil t illeast oft e rumour seems entirely inciiillbW i lip the fac - the landing is probably on/yi ficta j o •if gip ato obbers. The Consiiititiqttn4 s taitt t eyrince is at once to attack Zetuan and! ' rache.': On the sulijet-41he.distsiche e Constitutionnel makes the fcillowing remarks:--L -,:!" " The telegraphic dispatch, announcing the attack upon Tangiers, was delivered to the King about half-past seven in the evening of Wednesday, during the dinner given at Neuilly, on the occasion of the christening of the new-born da ughter of the Prince de Joinville. His Majesty, afterliading it, put it into his pocket, saying C'est Men, a" _ did not make the contents known till a later period in the evening." ~. ~...• The same journal' says-- "It is beyond all doubt that the report from the Prince de Joinville, of his attack upon Tangiers, arrived at Port Vendres in the afternoon of Tuesday, and reached Paris yesterday morning. It was talked of last evening as a document seen by several persons and it was said to state that we had two sailor s killed, and twenty-five wounded. It was further asserted that the Prince directed the attack in person, and took up the position in which there was the greatest danger. It was likewise added that, on the 7th, he had taken his departure for Mogadore, a fact which could only hare been known by a subsequent dispatch. We shall add, in order to complete the rumours of the day, that it was stated that orders had been sent to Marshal Bugeaud to march direct upon Fez. We cannot but praise the Mi nistry for this resolution, for, under such circum stances, half measures are bad." The most intense interest prevails in all classes of Parisian society to ascertain what are to be the further operations of the Prince DE JOINVILLB, and to learn if Marshal BUGEAUD is to advance on Fez. Rumour says that the Prince, after debarking a sufficient force to occupy Tangiers, has gone on with the squadron to act against Mogadore, and that firing has been heard at Oran, in the direction of Lalla Megrena, to indicate that the Marshal was either attacking or attacked. It is also said that an aid-de-camp of the Prince has arrived with dispatches, but no official communication had appeared. It was reported that letters of the 7th, written on board the flag-ship of the Prince DE JOINYILLE had been received at Paris on Friday, announcing that the fleet was then getting under weigh for Mogadore, which place the Prince had orders to bombard. We also find that two more ships of the line had been ordered by telegraph from Toulon to reinforce his squadron. From the Afoniteur Algerien we learn the submis sion to the Duke D'AUMA.LE of the tribe of OULED ZEIAN, one of the most important of the district of the Aures. A grand dinner was given in honour of the Prince at Constantina, on the 29th ult., by the garri son. His Royal Highness was present, and addressed the officers, congratulating them on the choice they had made of the anniversary of the revolution of July for their fele. TICE BOURSE—SATURDAY, AUGUST 17. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cults . • .... 120 75 .. 120 75 .. 120 45 .. 120 45 Four-and-a-Half.... 112 75 .. 112 75 .. 112 75 .. 112 75 Three per Cents..... 81 10 .. 81 10 80 50 .• 80 5 0 Bank of France 3040 ..3040 ••3040 ..3003; 40 Belgian Fives, 1831 1840 •••••••• 104¢ .. 104 g .. 1041 .. 104 i .. 1 1842 •••••••• 107¢ .• 1071 .. 107¢ .. 107¢ Threes .••••• •• 76 50 .. 76 50 .. 321 76 60 •• 32%76 50 Spanish Threes •• • Active ...... •••• •. 301 .. 30¢ •• 30 .. 30 rusty, .. 5¢ •• !. 54 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 1844, Portuguese Five per Cents.. 431 .. 44 .. 431 •• 44 Dutch Two and-a-Half .• •• • 61 .. GI .. 61 . GI Neapolitan • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • _9B 15 .. 98 15 .. 98 • • 98 Roman ....•.•••• .. 14:11 - .. 104 i .• 1041 RAILWAY SHARES. Versaillca;R.B..:•• 367 50 .. 367 50 .. 367 50 •• 367 50 L.B .• 230 .. 230 .• 225 .• 225 Rouen •• •• •••••••• 962 50 .. 963 75 .. 955 •• 955 Rouen to Havre•.•• Orleans •• •• ••••• •• •• -••••• 962 50 .. 962 50 •• 950 .• 950 Strasburg to Bale.• •• •• .• 235 .. 236 25 .. 235 .. 235 Avignon to Marseilles•••••• 750 .. 750 . 750 .. 750 RAILWAY SHARES FOR THE ACCOUNT, Mtn OF AUGUST. St. Germain •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 880 .. 880 .. 880 .. 880 ...... •• •• 370 .. 370 .. 370 .. 370 L.B.•••••••••••• 227 50 .. 227 50 .. 227 50 .. 227 50 Rouen •• •. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 965 .. 967 50 .. 952 50 •• 952 50 Rouen to Ilavre. • • • • • •• • • • • 740 .. 740 .. 735 •• 735 Orleans .••••1_•• . ••••• •• •••• 961 25 .. 961 25 .. 947 50 .. 947 50 Strasburg to Bale•••••••••• 236 25 50 .. 236 25 . 237 50 THIS DAY'S NEWS. DEPARTURE Or THE PRINCE ROYAL OF PRUSSIA. —His Royal Highness the Prince Royal of Prussia, attended by a numerous suite, arrived at an early hour this morning at the Vauxhall terminus of the South Western Railway, and took his departure by the ordinary train for Gosport, en r ou te f o r the Royal Dock-yard at Portsmouth. Hi s R o y a l Highness, after inspecting the royal arsenal, will proceed to the Duke of Wellington's seat at Strathfieldsaye, Hants. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY OLD COUR7'. These sessions, the tenth of the present mayoralty, commenced this morning, before the Recorder, Mr. Alder man Gibbs, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Musgrove, Mr. Sheriff Moon, the Under-Sheriffs, &c. The present calendar contains the names of no less than 330 pri soners, and the probability is before the termination of the session, which is expected to last ten or fourteen days, that number will be increased by upwards of fifty more cases. Among the charges in the calendar are two for murder, one for murder by attempting to drown; horse stealing, two ; manslaughter, two ; rape, seven ; perjury, one. The grand jury having been empannelled and sworn, The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge to them. He said that the calendar contained no less than 330 cases for trial, and he was much afraid that that number would be considerably augmented before the grand jury concluded their labours. There were 111 cases of rather serious aspect, among those was a charge of child stealing, one of feloniously killing a horse, 49 cases of larceny from the person, 37 charges of larceny by servants, seven charges of rape, four of the commis sion of unnatural offences, a charge of attempting to mur der by drowning under peculiarly painful circumstances, seven charges of cutting and wounding, and four charges of murder. Notwithstanding, however, this very heavy list, there were but few of the cases, though of a most serious nature, that required any particular mention from him, as they did not involve any question of law, but were to be determined by the facts proved. He would, however, briefly advert to some of the cases. First, with r egar d to the case of child-stealing ; that was an offence under the 9th of George IV., chap. 41, sue. 31. In the present case it would be a question for the grand jury to, consider for what purpose the child was stolen and he thought they would come to the opinion that the child had been stolen for the sake of its clothes, as they had been shown to have been pledged by the party. The charge of attempting to murder by drowning was of a most melancholy descrip tion. It was an attempt on the part of a mother to de stroy herself and her children on account of distress. It was said that the unfortunate object of the charge was not at the time of committing the act in to right state of mind. Now he (the Recorder) would not advise the grand jury to enter into the question of insanity or em barrass themselves by it, but if they found the fact clearly proved of the committal of the act, then to put the case into a train of inquiry before the petty jury. There was one charge of murder to which he would shortly advert, and that was the case where the charge was one of murder by the administra tion of poison. He felt no doubt the grand jury would consider the case wholly unprejudiced by anything that had come to their knowledge, or any information that they had derived through the daily press. The design and intention of the party accused was the great point for consideration, if it was clearly shown that the poison was placed wh ere it had been with no evil intent, they would ignore the bill ; but if they entertained the least doubt on the subject, it would then become their duty to place the matter in a further state of investigation. With regard to the offence of killing a horse, it was right that he should tell them that it was no longer necessary, in order to convict a party of the offence, to establish that it was done with a malicious intent to the owner ; it was sufficient if it was proved that it was wantonly and wilfully done. The Learned Judge, after referring to some of the other cases in the calendar, remitted the grand jury to the performance of their duties. The COURT then proceeded to the swearing in of the petty jury. __ - It is generally understood that the Judges who will be in attendance are Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Erskine, and Mr. Justice Coleridge ; it is also stated that Belaney will be tried on Friday, unless the grand jury ignore the bill. CLERKEN WELL SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) Mr. Sergeant ADAMS addressed the grand jury at great length, applying his rema r k s c hi e fl y to the Bill passed in the late session of Parliament for the better administration of justice in the county of Middlesex. He alluded to the necessity for a new prison, in which the prisoners should be confined before trial. The pre sent state of Newgate was disgraceful. He had recently paid a visit to it, and found it crowded with prisoners. In many cases there were fourteen confined in the same cell, and there being but one yard, little boys and persons who might be now imprisoned only for the first time were obliged to herd with the hardened profligate. There such a thing as classification was quite out of the question. The state of what was called the New Prison (which had been built in the reign of James I.) was like wise disgracefuL Some of the public prints had inveighed against this Bill, on the ground of the excessive expense its provisions would entail on the county. But those who stated that must be either ignorant of the subject on which they treated, or wilfully misrepresented it. The recent regulations would be, on the whole, beneficial to the ratepayers. The expense of building the new prison would be only 27,000 L ; money could be had at 4 per cent., and the payment of the debt could be ex tended over a period of thirty years ; in fact, a rate of one penny in the pound would suffice. It had been like wise insinuated by some of these journalists, that a com pact had been entered into with the magistrates for the purpose of extending the sy3teal of solitary confinement. That was altogether false, and it was only proper to set the public mind right on the subject. The Coldbath fields prison was at present also crowded, whilst West minster prison, which had cost the county of Middlesex 160,0001., was almost empty ; and a Middlesex magis trate—such had been the absurdity up to the present time—had not the power to commit to it. The Bill would do away with this absurdity. He thought it would be rather to the advantage of Westminster if no sessions were holden there. The Sessions Court there cost the county' of Middlesex 7001. a year ; if all the business of the city of Westminster were transferred to Middle sex, there would be no need for this Court, and thus the expenditure would be saved to the county. The Learned Chairman next alluded to the practice of many police magistrates in committing the most trivial cases to the Central Criminal Court, instead of to these sessions, which were expressly designed for the trial of such cases. Many of the police magistrates committed, in the course of a short time, nearly 200 cases, the larcenies not being greater in amount than from ld. to ls. After some further observations, the Learned Gentleman concluded by explaining to the grand jury the nature of their duties and congratulating them on the new measure. GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.) A very respectable female, who gave her name Mrs. Morgan, was placed before Mr. Alderman Challis on a charge of stealing a silver watch guard, the property of the complainant, Morrison, baker, King-street, Snow hill. Mrs. Morgan was accommodated with a seat at the bar. Mr. Woolfe appeared on her behalf. The circumstances under which she was charged had their origin in what is generally termed " a row." The complainant, Morrison, keeps chickens, which are voted by the neighbours, among others the prisoner, as a nuisance, and means were adopted to abate it by destroy ing them. Yesterday the complainant discovered the pri soaer chasing them off her premises with stones, and he went up and kicked her; she struggled with him and pulled his guard off and threw it into the fire. In the quarrel she received a black eye. Her husband's eye was similarly blackened. Alderman CHALLIS, in consideration of the violence used towards the female in the first instance, discharged her, and refused to grant a summons applied for by Mr. Morgan, thus making the loss of the chain stand as a set off for the couple of black eyes given by the choleric baker. Mr. Morgan expressed his determination of taking the case before the sessions. BOW-STREET,(THIS DAY.) Four boys, each about seventeen years of age, named James Buchthorpe, John Buchthorpe, James Bell, and about six o'clock on John Roche, were brought up, in custody of the Thames police, charged with unlawfully discharging a double barrelled fowling-piece, and two pistols, on the river Thames, to the great danger of passengers. Inspector Lewis, stated that at prisoners were in a boat above Waterloo-bridge, on the Middlesex side. o s f u t n h d e a T y h m a o m r e n s i - n po g, lg He heard th e report o f fi re - arms , and he saw smoke issuing from th e b oat occup ied by the prisoner. He went up to th e b oat , an d he saw the prisoners in the act of loading a double. barrelled fowling-piece and th e pis tols, and th e y were a b out to fi re a t a c at that was in the water. He asked them what they were doing, and they said they h a d caug h t a stray cat , an d were going to kill it. 111 then took the fire-arms from them, and conveyed the prisoners to the station-house. The prisoners, in their defence, said they were not aware that they were committing any offence in firing a gun on the river, as they had seen others do so. Mr. HALL said they were each liable to a fine of 405., or one month's imprisonment. James Buckthorpe must be fined 205., or be committed for eight days ; and the others must b e fi ne d 10s. each, or s i x days ' imprison ment.—The fines were paid. QUEEN-SQUARE.—(THIS DAY.) John Merry, a respectably•dresse d young man, who was stated to be a gardener , was placed at the bar before Mr. Burrell, char ge d with stealing from the mansion of Viscount Dillon, M.P., i n C urzon - s treet, two silver spoons. It appea re d th a t t h e 'prisoner, who until lately had been in the service of Mr. Tuck, florist and coal merchant, Pimlico, had in his occupation as gardner frequently to attend at the houses of the nobility and gentry, and as he was to all appearance a religious young man, he was not suspected of having committed any theft until lately, when he was discharged by Mr. Tuck. He was in the habit of coming to Viscount Dillon's premises about twice a week for the purpose of attend ing to the flowers in the conservatory. On Thursday last a breakfast was given by his Lordship previous to his leaving town, and in the hurry the prisoner, who had been there as usual, had access to the pantry in which the plate was kept. The spoons were produced ; they were found in the prisoner's possession. Charles Ross, Viscount Dillon's steward, deposed to their being the property of his master. Mr. Tuck said he suspected the prisoner had commit ted many other petty larcenies in noblemen's houses, and that if he was remanded for some time he thought that several cases could be proved against him. The prisoner, who said nothing, was remanded for a fortnight. UNION-HALL.-(THIS DAY.) Thomas Honey was charged with committing a violent assault on Thomas Arnold and two females who were with him at the time. The complainant stated that on the preceding after noon he was returning home with two females from Ted dington, where they had been fishing, when in pass ing along the Borough his fishing-rod by accident touched the defendant's head. The defendant, a pow erful man, immediately struck him in the mouth, and also assaulted the two women, and they were all down on the ground together. He added that he gave the de fendant into custody. The defendant, however, gave a very different version of the affair, by declaring that his eye was nearly knocked out, owing to the unskilful manner in which the complainant carried his rod. That he remonstrated with him on the subject, and was attacked by him and his two female companions, and was compelled to use his fists in hi 4 own defence. Mr. TRAILL inflicted a fine of 20s. on the defendant, who was locked up in default. Thomas Power, a man in the employ of Messrs. Axtell and Co., tanners and furriers, in Church-street, South wark, was charged with robbing his employers. It appeared the prisoner had been in the employ of the above firm for twelve months, at considerable wages. Of late, several valuable skins had been missed from the premises, and suspicion was excited against the prisoner owing to his having been observed coming out of a store room where he had no business. Sunday morning he was seen in the act of quitting the room, when Mr. Axtell, who was there at the time, insisted on his being searched on the spot, and this having been carried into effect, two skins were found concealed between the lining of his coat. The prisoner said he did not know how the skins came there when they were found. Mr. TRAILL committed the prisoner for trial. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE.-MONDAY. The returns for the last week show very moderate ar rivals of most kinds of Grain of home produce, but the imports of foreign Wheat, Barley, and Oats, have been large. Fresh up we received a fair average supply of English Wheat, including about 400 quarters of new, the quality of which was by far superior to that exhi bited on this day se'nnight, and which found buyers at prices ruling from 54s to 58s per quarter. Owing to the very favourable change in the weather, the prospect of its continuance, the glass rising, with the wind at north west, and the accounts from the eountry being to the effect, that carting has become very general in the whole of our forward districts, the demand for Wheat of home produce was rather inactive, at last Monday's quotations —hence it will be seen, that the improvement noticed in the value on Friday last of from is to 2s per quarter was lost, and a clearance was not effected without difficulty. During the week the duty has been paid on about 20,000 quarters of Foreign Wheat, of which we had a large quantity on sale to-day. In the finest qualities, free of duty, a fair amount of business was doing, at last Mon day's currencies ; but in other kinds next to nothing was doing. In Corn under locks so little was passing that the rates were almost nominal. There was no English Barley at market ; but the supply of Foreign was large. Grinding parcels were a steady sale, at full prices, while the value of other kinds was supported. The supply of Malt was good for the time of year. Chevalier was in demand, at fully previous rates, but other qualities were heavy. For the best Oats we had a ready sale, at 6d. per quarter for money. In other kinds very little was doing. The best old Beans were a fair sale. In other parcels the sales were limited. All kinds of Peas were quite as dear. Town-made Flower was held firmly at late rates. Country parcels were a dull inquiry. The Seed market was very dull, but we have no material variation to notice in the quotations. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. WHEAT—Essex & Kent, I MALT—Chevalier......... 69s to red '42s to 528 OATe--Yorkshire . Lincolnih., feed 238 to Potatoe Youghall and Cork, black Cork, white Scotch, feed BEANS—Tick....•..— ****** 25s to 29, Pigeons 36s to 39: Psas— Grey .... 3os to 32s Maple 2l's to 32. White 30s to 34s Boilers 32. to 38s IFLovit—Town made I f 5uff01k................ Stockton & Norfolk 33s to ifs iD FLOUR IN BOND. 'Banta •••••••••••••••••••••••• 208 to 261 PEAS 235 to 27s FLoua—American Baltic 22, to 23a Ditto, white Norfolk and Lin coln, red 39s to 464 Dittowhite 4os to 538 Irish, red 4/7s to 50s Ditto white ...... 49s to 54a RTE—Old ns to 33s New 36e to 38s BAXLEY—Grinding Malting Chevalier 32s to 35e MALT—Suffolk and Nor folk s6s to 62s Brown 50. to 54s Kingston and Ware 56s to 625 , FOREIGN GRAIN AI , WHEAT—Dantzic 48s to 565' Hamburgh ...... 36s to 40s BARLEY 3O. to 33s OATs—New Feed l4s to 10s SMITILPIELD. Compared with those of some preceding Mondays, the arrivals of beasts fresh up to our market were rather limited, and, generally speaking, of very middling qua• lity. The attendance of both town and country buyers being numerous, and the weather favourable to slaugh- tering, we had a very steady demand for all kinds of Beef at, in most instances, an advance in the quotations obtained last week of 2d per 81bs, and at which the whole of the supply was disposed of. Although a few of the primest Scots from Aberdeen and Norfolk realised 4s 2d, the top general figure for Beef we consider not to have exceeded 4s per Blbs. We regret to observe that the accounts from our large grazing districts relative to the condition of the stock are far from flattering, the drought experienced in the early part of the season hav • ing thrown back large numbers of both Beasts and Sheep. Since this day se'nnight the import of live stock for the kingdom have been confined to about 50 Beasts from Holland and Germany. To-day only three from Rot terdam were on show, but they were in very middling condition, and were offered at 13/. each. The Bullock droves from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamp- tonshire consisted of about 800 short horns. From Norfolk, Suflblk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 600 Scots and Homelands ; from the western and mid land districts, 300 Herefords, Devons, Runts, &c. ; from other parts of England, 350 of various breeds ; and from Scotland, by steamers, 180 horned and polled Scots. The number of Sheep were seasonably good, yet, from the causes before mentioned, the Mutton trade was active, and prices had an upward tendency. However we consider the top quotation not to exceed 4s per 81bs. The season for Lamb having now nearly terminated, some difficulty exists in determining the exact value of that stock;' this morning the inquiry for it was in a sluggish state, yet the prices may be considered as last quoted. Calves, the supply of which was good, net a steady demand, and previous rates were well supported. The Pork trade was heavy, yet we have no alteration to notice in value. Per Bibs. to sink the 'HAL s. d. to s. d, s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 8 8 1,0 Second qualityditte... 3 2 3 4 Second quality ditto 3 2 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 3 6 8 8 Prime large Oxen 3 6 3 8 Southdown Wethers 310 4 0 Prime Scots, &C. Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 2 Large Hogs 3 0 3 6 Prime small ditto 4 4 4 6 Small Porkers 3 8 4 0 Suckling Calves, each 18 0 34 (1 Quarter oldplgs,eachl6 0 20 0 Inferior Sheep SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. • I Sheep. 1 Calves. I Pigs. 2,736 35,2 W 153 295 NEV7GATZ AND LEADENEALL. For the time of year, full average supplies of country killed Meat have been received up to these markets during the week, while with Meat slaughtered in the metropolis we have been tolerably well supplied. Prime Beef, Mutton, and Veal have been in steady request, at very full prices ; and in most other kinds of Meat a fair amount of business has been transacted, and good clear. ances have been effected. At per stone, by the Carcase. I. d. to s. oil. s. d, to a. d. I Beef, inferior."... ..... 2 4 2 6 M u tt on, inferior 2 6 210 --middling ..... .... 2 8 210 -- middling 3 0 3 4 prime large ...... 3 0 3 2 --._ prime 3 6 3 6 prime small ..».. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large... ........ Veal ......................•. 3 4 4 4 --smaum. ..... Lamb. 3s 8d to 4s Bd. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Pigs. Scotland 7 200 70 Yorkshire Suffolk 0 20 Cambridgeshire; Essex - ~ " 11 90 200 150 Surrey Devonshire Wiltshire 16 280 84 100 Other parts 10 100 90 100 T0ta1."....•“•........... ..... 74 1,110 Previous week's arrival ............ 78 1,t05 - - - Diftrence since our 1a5t............ 4 95 100 80 BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Very unfavourable reports having again reached us from most of the plantations, the demand has continued active since our last report, and prices have generally advanced from 2s to 4s per cwt. The duty has fallen to 120,0001. —Weald of Kent pockets, 614 s to 61 12s ; Mid Kent ditto, 715 s to 91 18s; East Kent ditto, 715 s to 9145; Choice ditto, 101 to 111 1 ls ; Sussex ditto, 6/ 2s to 61 12s; Mid Kent bags, 71 to 81 ss. BOROUGH AND SPITALPXEMDS. For the time of year, we continue to be well supplied with Potatoes from the neighbourhood of the metropolis, but no arrivals are expected for some time hence from distant parts. The demand is steady, at from 41 to 61 per ton. WOO MNET. During the week upwards o AR f 3,000 bales of Colonial Wool have been imported into London. From other quarters the arrivals have been but moderate. There is a very limited business doing in Foreign Wools, yet prices are supported. In English qualities the sales are rather extensive, at full quotations. TALLOW MARKET. The demand throughout the past week has been better than for several weeks, and the price is somewhat firmer. By letters received from St. Petersburgh up to the 7th inst., we learn that the shipments up to that time were 25,500 casks, against 33,000 in 1843; of which had been dispatched to London 3,330, against 8,511 casks. The rice was firm, but not much business doing. Toy - - Tallow is 40s 6d to 41s nett cash. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREZ. There was no alteration in Cotton at Liverpool on Sa turday. A moderate trade demand was experienced, and the total sales were 3,500 bales.—Railway Shares were quoted thus:—Birmingham and Gloucester, 113 ; Eastern Counties Perpetual, No. 2,1/. Os. 6d.; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 121; Liverpool and Manchester, 201 ; Ditto Quarter, 49 ; London and Birmingham Quarter Shares, 2651; Manchester and Birmingham, 53i-; Sheffield and Manchester, 84A ; South-Eastern, 38-,k. The extreme fineness of the weather that has pre vailed for the last four days, has had a most beneficial effect upon the wholesale and retail trades of the me tropolis. " Goods (to use the language of a partner of a large City firm) have moved off like lightning," and with a full harvest, most certainly there will be a large and beneficial " fall" trade down. The accounts received this morning from the provinces are most satisfactory as to the expectations of the farmers, and of the manufacturing districts. There are Buenos Ayres letters and papers this morn ing to a much later date than those previously received. As to the demand for British manufactured goods; the advises are not very satisfactory. There were surplus stocks of many descriptions of goods. The dates reach down to the 15th of June. There are no political ad vices of importance. The affairs of Monte Video re mained still in an unsettled condition. A dull market has prevailed for the British Funds to day. Consols for the Account have been sold at 98k, and the same for Money. A better feeling now exists in the price for the account being 984, and for transfer to morrow 98 -. The Commissioners only took 5,0001. Consels to-day. The variations in the other stocks have been slight. Business has been brisk in the Foreign Funds to-day. The Portuguese Converted has reached 44 ; Spanish Actives 22H-, and the Three per Cents. 33 and +. The Dutch, the Belgian, and most of the other foreign stocks, were a shade lower than yesterday. In the Railway Share Market a good deal has been done this morning. The fluctuations have been fre quent, as our corrected list of prices will show. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List) Bank Stock 19934 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 98%14 % % 334 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lO2 li 'A New 33y per Cent. Annuities......... Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 1234 South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities 97% Consols for Account ................. India Stock Exchequer Bills, 1301. 134 d. 1,0004 5001 ............ 75 73 pm. Ditto 5ma11.......... ...... Ditto Advertised FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 1033( Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent ........ 35 Columbian Bonds. 13% Mexican 80nd5,1837, 5 per Cent . ........... ...... 3531 Ditto for the Account 3534 3(< . Portuguese Bonds ' 5 per Cent. Ditto Converted 43% 44 Ditto for the Account. 44 Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 Ditto for the Account Ditto Passive Bonds. Ditto Three per Cent. Ditto for the Account Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 41% Ditto Deferred Dutch 234 per Cents 6 134343434 Ditto for the Account. Dutch 5 per Cents ....... 10034% New Loan. 5 per Cents. (1837) PRICES OF SHARES. THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. PAID. Pas SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester lOO .... ..... 114% Ditto New Chester and Holyhead 5 ......... 6 %IA ... to 6 Dublin and Ca5te1.....„........ Eastern Counties ......... ........ .. 23 Ditto New Registered ..... 6s Rd Edinburgh and Glasgow Great _..... 100 .... 11234 to Great Western Ditto 4 Shares Ditto kifths Lancaster and Carlisle 5 ... ..... . 5% to London and Birmingham. lOO 223% to London and Brighton 5O 47% ...... to London and Greenwich London and Greenwich (Preference) 18% Lynn and E1y.... l% 47.3 ... to .-. Manchester and Leeds 7O to Ditto % Shares Ditto 4 Shares Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 Midland Counties Birmingham and Derby Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 21 North British Northern and Eastern 45 to Ditto M Stares 417 to Norwich — and Brandon South Eastern and Dover 32% 3s g% ... to Ditto New Thames and Medway __. Trent Valley 2 - 9 'Yarmouth and Norwich lB ..... .... 20% Paris and Orleans 2O 36% 37... to 36% Paris and Rouen 2O ..... 37U Rouen and Havre. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 17.—There has been no perceptible change in our market to-day : a fair business has been done.—Blackburn and Preston, ; Eastern Counties, 12* ex div. ; London and Brigh ton, Eighths, prem. ; Lynn and Ely, 4 1-16 ; Man chester and Birmingham, 54- ; Ditto, Quarters, 51 ; Manchester and Buxton, 375. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Aua. 19.—Wind, westerly, fresh breeze, and fine clear weather. OFF MARGATE, AUG. 17.—Anteans, Quebec. OFF NORTH FORELAND, AUG. 16.—Ship Amphitrite. DEAL, AUG. 17.—Wind, W.S.W., moderate. 18 A.M. W.N.W. to N.W., P.M. N.W.—Arrd. Asia, Patteson, Launceston ; Albert, Rio Janeiro ; Swallow, Skipton, St. John's, Newfoundland ; Tyrone, New Orleans ; Amelia, Miramichi, for Newcastle ; Regulus, Hun ter, Port Phillip ; Bombay, Moore, Ichaboe ; Margaret and Traveller, Quebec ; Geo. Palm er , H u ll, for Ichaboe. Sld. Tudor, Calcutta ; Northumberland, Cape and Madras ; Carnatic and Herefordshire, Bombay ; Cam den, Quebec ; Palinurus, Newport, Aden, and Somer setshire, Quebec ; Boyne, Bombay ; Ottawa, Quebec ; Cheviot, Ichaboe, put back ; Famurite for Ichaboe ; Coquette, St. Helena. OFF DUNGENESS, AUG. 16.—Manchester, Tasman, New York for Rotterdam; • Charles William,, Miramichi. RAMSGATE, AUG. 17.—Arrd. Clasina Gertruida, Liver pool, for Dordt, with bows damaged, &c , having been in contact with a brig off Fairleigh ; Britannia, Sunder land, for Southampton, leaky. MARYPORT, AUG. 16.—Sld. Dykes and Ocean, Quebec; Henderson, Restegouche. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 17 AND 18.—Wind W.N.W., fresh. 17.—Arrd. Glenswilly, M'Neil, Valparaiso ; Jonathan Fell, Tait, Buenos Ayres •, Booth, Grey, Rio Grande ; Enchantress, Bissett, Barbadoes ; Hurora, Havannah ; Agnes Sophia, Bounce, Nassau ; Stoupe, Soule, New Orleans ; Rob Roy, Arnold, M o bil e ; R osc i us, C oll i ns, New Oreans ; British American, Pritchard, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Defiance, Miramichi ; Perseverance, Pekin, Mary, and James Bales, Quebec ; Exeter, Lobert, Trinidad ; St. Lawrence;:Salveston ; Farewell, New Orleans ; Symetry, Puss ' Mobile ; En terprise, Freeman, Liverpool, N ova Scotia ; Harmony, Jameson, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Tom Bowling, Quebec ; Sylph and Seadrift, Montreal. Sld. Great Western steamer, New York. Off, brig Treasurer, CLYDE, AUG. 16.—Arrd. Isabella, Bathurst, New Brunswick. Sld. Janet, Valparaiso; Janet, Dalhousie Amity, St. John's; Stabane, Bombay; Rose, Antigua Adam Carr, New York; Neptune, Quebec. Coax, AUG. 15.—Arrd. Rival, M‘Niel, Halifax, with loss of sails and deck load; Bridgetown, Quebec. 16. Isadore, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Racer, Collins, Dalhousie ; Woodbine, Newcastle, for Quebec, bore up leaky. Sld. John Wesley, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off, Anne Grant, and Marquis Wellesley, Ichaboe. LIMERICK, AUG. 16.—Arrd. Thetis, Quebec. Sld. Jane Black, ditto. BOYLAUGH BAY (DONEGAL).—Arrd. Eagle, Quebec, for Ballina, and is aground, without damage. Auc. 18.—The Brothers, Bassall, from Wicklow to Chester, is ashore near here, and it is feared will become a total wreck. DOVER, AUG. 18.—Arrd. Xanthus, Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 18.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Nancy, Stockholm, for New York, with rudder irons damaged, and has gone to Cowes. Sld. Wellington, Cape and Madeira; Prince Albert, Ichaboe. YARMOUTH (ISLE OF WIGHT), AUG. 18.—Sld. MOM.. tain Maid, Cape of Good Hope ; Eliza Thornton, New York ; Lloyd's, Quebec ; and the outward-bound. COWES, AUG. 17.—Arrd. Hannah and Cecilia, Thom son, Buenos Ayres, out 56 days ; Brutus, Harvey, Ri o for Antwerp ; Wilhelm, Schultz, and Trasmerano, Ha vannah. 18. Triton, Quebec; Racer, London for Penzance, with damage, having been in contact in the river with the American barque Swan. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 17.—S1d. Calcutta and Cato, Quebec ; Thames steamer, West Indies. FALMOUTH, AUG. 17 AND 18.—Arrd. Devonport, Parrey, Bombay for Liverpool, with five feet water in hold, loss of sails, and five men sick ; George, Gardner, Ichaboe ; Lucretia, Headberry, Popo, and sailed for Liverpool ; Jane, Pictou ; Jane, Buctash ; Hebe, Mes sina, with cargo shifted. Off, Neptune, Buenos Ayres, and sailed for Antwerp. SUICIDE FROM CONJUGAL DIFFERENCES.--AR in quest was held at Guy's Hospital on Saturday, before Mr. J. Payne, on the body of George Revell, aged 45. Richard Hill, a police-constable, said that on the 2d inst. ho was on duty in Rotherhithe-street, when he beard that a man had committed suicide at No. 202 in that street:He went there and found the deceased in bed with his throat cut, and upon looking about the room he found the razor with which the wound had been inflicted. He asked deceased what was the matter, and deceased answered, " I have murdered myself ; I did it because my wife ran away from me." Witness sent for a surgeon to dress the wound, and then took him to the hospital. William Revell, aged fourteen, said that his mother ran away about a week before his father at tempted his life. Deceased was much affected at the loss of his wife, but when she heard what had happened she returned and saw him in the hospital. He was then dying. Mr. Seeley, the house surgeon, said that de ceased died from the effects of the wound in the throat on Saturday morning. Verdict, " Temporary insanity." GROUSE SHOOTING.--On Saturday evening the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Leith left the Company's wharf, Poplar, for Leith, with a more than usually large number of passengers, most of them for the Highlands, to commit havoc among the part ridges, &c., abounding on the moors at this sporting sea. son. Among the voyagers were the Duke de Molfort, Lord Gray, Captain Littlejohn, Captain James, Lord Berridale, Colonel Elphinstone and family, Joseph Huse, Esq., M.P., &c. RECEIPTS AT THE CATTLE SHOW. —The tick-cis of admission for visitors to see the cattle-show or '" of Glasgow last week—the tickets bei n c. cne Green of 2s. 68. and Is. each—realised 0 . 6 sold at the rate 1,5231. 11s. 6d.—Glasgow enormous amount of MATRIMONY . wational. months 0- DISCOUNT.—Dpring the last two • ...ore has not been a Parri age solemnised in lington. Such a suspension has the ;1 rarely i occurred among a population of more th a n 5,000 Packet. FLANDERS AND DUTCH. MAILS. BRUSSELS, Aud. 15.—The average price of Wheat last week was 18f. 5c., and that of Rye, l Of. 39c. The Duke of Bedford and Baron Rothschild fa. rived at Brussels yesterday. The Prince Royal of Prussia, when he passe d through Brussels, visited the rich gallery of painting s and antiquities belonging to the Duke of Arenburg• A democratic society has just been founded 0 Remaix, by the name of Genootachap (Society) Va il Zanneken. This Zanneken is noted as one of the popular heroes of Flanders, who most zealously 0 111 " bated the oppression of the French aristocracy. BRUSSELS, Auo. l6.—Lord and Lady Palmerston arrived here on Wednesday evening from London. Thursday his Lordship was visited by the Colin d'Arschot, and afterwards visited by the:Ministers of V, e : reign Affairs and the Interior, and Mr. Waller , tuy Secretary to the English Legation. The continuarce of the unfavourable weather doe; considerable injury to the corn, which is still standing: In the district of Nivelles, for instance, the wheat is not got in, and begins to sprout. In several parts on ha banks of the Seine measures have been taken to:gua r against the the effects of inundation. The Monileur contains a long report of Mr. Nothotsb on the population of Belgium in 1841 and 1842, from which it appears that it was estimated for the latter yef a i at 4,172,706 inhabitants. The Minister, however, is ci u opinion that the statement is one-tenth below the 00 1 " and that a new census is absolutely necessary. ROTTERDAM, A UG. 14.—Yesterday an interesting ceremony took place on board the English steamer, to a Columbine, Captain F. Norwood. This captain °° leaving the MaeLe on the 4th of this month, had the goo: fortune to have the crew of the Papenburg shipttn e r Brama, Captain B. E. Schneders, coming with a cargo 0, corn from Window, which was stranded near the won t° of the Maese ; the captain took the crew on board ict were in the utmost danger of landing them at t' Brielle. The Director of the South Holland Society for th e preservation of shipwrecked persons, went yesterday ( 1 board the steamer, and in the presence of several gentle" men made an impressive speech, and in the name of the So" ciety presented to Captain Norwood (who, on a forme!' occasion received a reward from the Society for a gin, lar act of humanity) the large silver medal and document reciting the circumstances of the rescue to Lawe, and four sailors, the crew of the boat by whom 1 ‘ was effected ; a small silver medal to J. Brittain, th e mail master, for his assistance ; the same recompense 0 to the four sailors ; and, lastly, to Captain Norwood , a sum to be divided among the rest of the crew. FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES IN THE CITY. - - - - - - On Saturday Sir James Duke, M.P., and Mr. Alder' man Thomas Johnson, presided at the City Police Cony mittee, in the Guildhall, for the purpose of investigati n g a number of cases brought by Mr. Harvard, the or , spector, against several persons (tradespeople and shop' keepers in the City), for fraudulently using false weigh t: and measures. James Campbell, the proprietor of the well-kno w ' tavern situate in Pope's Head-alley, Cornhill, was 05 moned for selling a glass of ale, purporting to be " a pint," the same measure being three quarters of as ounce short of that quantity. The case, from th. crowded state of the Court, appeared to elicit considf r : able interest. From the evidence of Turner, the asai s t l; ant officer to the inspector, it appeared that on the " h ", of August last they entered defendant's tavern, and f t " - , inspector requested to be served with a pint of ale. in-, stead, however, of the ale being served to them in t ', pewter measure, it was placed before them in two long' necked glasses, purporting to contain half a pint each' The inspector asked for a stamped measure, which furnished him, and on turning the ale into it, the de"_ ciency was found to be very considerable, nearly to tliu extent of two ounces. Sir JAMES DUKE requested the glass to be produC ed bee ° Mr. Harvard, the inspector, replied it had not seized. The defendant said he had brought a sample of glasse s that he used in the trade, for the purpose of s howiPb the falsity of the accusation. He begged the Mogja trates would test the quantity they held, and they wOOO find on the average the public were benefited, as 0 0 w of them contained more than half a pint. Turner, the assistant, said it was in consequence of th e , complaints made by the public that the inspector visi ted the house. The defendant declared that he had been a licens ed victualler for sixteen years in the City, and that no 111 ,,, e : in his own line in London was on better terms with 1 "' public than himself. t Mr. Harvard, the inspector, corroborated every Ise sworn to by Turner. He added that, in addition to tt!„ deficiency in the measures, the glasses even were not f ' when served to them. Defendant said it was not the custom to fill the gla s s so that they ran over ; gentlemen with white waistco a !: and kid gloves were in the habit of taking glasses at hw house, and were he to fill them so as to disfigure eit he their gloves or clothing, he would lose their patronag e ' The inspector put a statement into the Magistrate; hand, from which it appeared that the deficiencies of 0 ounce and three-quarters in every half-pint would, io $ barrel of thirty-six gallons, realise 25 quarts. It also se e forth that if a publican sold 30 gallons of beer in t b a . course of the day, at ls. 4d. per gallon, and having deficiency equal to 2 oz. in the quart, he' gained 011,e twentieth part of what he sold ; for instance, a 2 oz. 0 e; ficient would produce 2s. per day ; oz. Is. 6d. Per day ; and I oz. deficient Is. per day. In a quart the `5 was 400 z., a pint 20 oz., half a pint 10 oz., gill scm, ,s rl ,,A half a gill measure 2i oz. The cost of articles supP ll 7, to them (inspector and assistant) at the defendant's all% was is. 6d. per gallon, whereas they were charted the rate of 3s. 4d. per gallon. They mentioned t is order to show that the profits were sufficient with ° defrauding the public by selling it to them in false Wes sures. Sir JAMES DUKE said the production of the glasses were of the greatest importance in the case, ano gretted the inspector had not brought them away 01 them. Half-a-dozen glasses, which the defendant had brollg h t, with him were here tested in the presence of the COL and were found to contain the legal half pint exaet' and that all his glasses were marked " imperial ID sure." 1 0° Turner said they were different to those whirl' i , ale was served in to them. They were not lua r cl ti l whereas, the ones produced had the words " bYre— measure" cut on them. is After a lengthened conversation, the case viltis,, f e missed, on the grounds th a t th e g l asses oug ht to '- been produced to support the evidence. FATAL EXPERIMENT WITH POISON.—On saturt day evening, Mr. Joseph Payne held an inques t :a Guy's Hospital, on the body of Charles Colwell, eg 19, recently employed in the laboratory of Mr. Freenist chemist, of Blackfriar's-road. From the evidence of bi t: master it appeared, that on Friday night last he we l l ; into the laboratory to see how the deceased got on 01 n his work, when he found him lying asleep, and ulr, being aroused he fell and struck his bead agains t ;be floor. He then left him, and a t n i ne o ' c l oc k rung "„ 0 bell for him to shut up the shop, and receiving " e a answer he went to see what detained him. Dees him was then lying very ill, and understanding from did that he had taken arsenic, but for what cause be , not state, a surgeon was sent for. Previously to the ; 11 , rival of the surgeon, his master offered him some s hu t phate of zinc to counteract the eff ec t s of the poise!) , 1 : 110 , for some time, and until he had threatened to use 1 1 ; a1 stomach pump, he refused to take it. His master ff'or. he had never observed anything strange in his behail u b i s to lead him to suppose that deceased was not W o o proper senses. Mr. John Ash, house-surgeon, said deceased was brought to the hospital the same night' b e n died a few hours after his admission. Several 0' e a witnesses were examined, and all agreed that dee efo f o r was in his sound senses, and had no cause whatevelobje P committing suicide. The Coroner said it was pr ° o o- that deceased had taken the poison merely as a il , r f ft eo riment, not knowing what the effect would be. —" Died from the effect of an irritant poison." tb to. An Admiralty order has arrived at Plyrol l of ber enter seamen, who are to be borne on the books es Majesty's ship San Josef, for active service. Th is ' like an intended increase of men.— United Service THE Moons.—The licensed dealers in game (1 4. was bled on Monday last, in full feather. There never the such a motley group seen. They would have bee' iisl e , fortune of a strolling manager, there being clew ° , ',r ot as taloon, columbine, and harlequin, and the whole arcet persona. The birds were rather shy, as well they in'alree the men would have frightened their own mothers• largest number killed the first day by one person wa'' brace.—Leeds Times. TZ- zed ft . e 1 4 THE VENG E A NCE or M IDAS .—MeSSI.S. Flinn, the incarcerated e ditors who were co n .. e a on Pittsburgh for calling a judge an ass, were re lefo Monday, on their term having expired. A l a:ge e:0 0 course of their friends assembled at the gaol to fie . P ugh them, and proceeded in procession with torches.r,A,,tors the principal streets of the city, the released I,`• riding in a carriage.—American Paper. 17 •-",. THE 58TH REGIMENT.—CHATHAMI Lieutenant-Colonel R. H. Wynyard, comet from C°l. 58tli Regiment, received orders this morning t i d _ e ed J. R. Wright, Royal Engineers, the acting coin of this garrison, to furnish a convict guard t tuGa i n roc r• with convicts to Van Dieman's Land. Col ) a or gesint s ' Hardy and Lieutenant Balnevis, with t wa refer s two corporals, and 48 privates, have been thelv fled, lected, and are under orders to march on Thur e s O h the 22d inst., en route for Deptford, there to _ m a wei e:ten board the transport ship Robert Peel. Se ve and six children proceed with the draught istsrn, ni,co n u o re A cr t EMIGRATION ON A GRAND SCALE. that a large section of Calvinistic Methind is „wing to least, from Carnarvon andlAnglesey, ar e I , f: for ming . 1 emigrate to the United States, with a view Liaerpoe community on the banks of the Mississippi. -- e . Of Journal. , _ f a rrne. During the storm, on the Ist instant, a_ fa ff rme r During Vie} Buzegney (Vosges) named Mathieu, was .r o ee_l i Z r 7 of rye with three of his children, and a labour youngestwere al l struck of t the e d c o h r i ' which killed 0" - e iatt .Y jrec i 0 old, scattering her clothes rags ir! m e re Ne: the littleldren, n ligh lightning, The rest recovered the shock aira9,st the bo dy O f by felt little or no effect from it. Near in dept' s ' into the eart. n which the electric fluid had passe a be co:ni— n woollen cloths in Lime spo ts o dead child they found a h ole about a yard h aeteli the removed by strong th BIRKENHEAD DOCKS:—The is fixed for t 25 foundation-stone of the worksaboveh as originally ed. (34 f September, instead of the 11th, the ann iversar Lied .4 Illerf o NAPOLEON.—Yeste rda y being - ma ss Napoleon, bio the birth of the Emperor at which all the vetsue in the Church of the Invalid,3 I e 'ani of griciaP of his army attended.—Ga zgn ;inegar. day. for laying