The Sun. — London, England, 1844-07-22 00:00:00

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' 0 1 ° ;4°ll SUMMARY OF NEWS A N D w • 44 , 44 , OPtitikalt• rqn, rc,t .'01R.1.1:11i14,4 Oa Thur s d ay afternoon the King of the French, accom rnled by Colonel de Cliabanne., the Count de Strada, and S c or officers, vi s it e d Versailles, but returned to i•`.(e:lillv to dinner. In th e e v e ning their Majesties received British Ambassador, the Ministers of Prussia, Saxony, Tuscany, and Texas ,• the President, Vice-Presidents , and Se cretaries of the Chamber of Deputies; Marshal Valk, R e n a r - Ahniral Quernel, Generals Aymard, Hecquet, and Ber „ eue, the Prefects of the Seine and Seine-et-Oise, Counts r ortalis and Latournelle, and M. Boissy d'Anglas. t The Revue de Paris says that the visit of Louis Philippe E ngland is definitiv e ly fi xe d for the end of September. It tlsle ick's that Queen Victoria will not receive his Majesty in the Castle. f Wight, as it was originally intended, but at Windsor for the 2 The departure of the Duke de Nemours for Metz is fixed st. „ik Vienna l e t ter o f t h e 12 t h i n f orms us th a t h er Royal g l aness the Princess Clementine of France and her husband 7ere to arrive there on the following day. The French r l ba ssador had proceeded to Slerkereau to meet their Royal ghneeses, and accompany them to the capital. Marshal Soult'has addressed a circular to all the soldiers Whose service commenced in 1843, but who had not yet been callm upon to serve, to join the regiments to which they are ePpointed without delay. I,he Mongibello steamer, which arrived at Marseilles on the ) ,°.th, brings accounts from Naples of the 10th. The Cala fu' insurgents are to be brought before a military tribunal 4 Cocenza. B es i des the i nsurgents w h o em b ar k e d at Corfu, great number of the natives of Calabria are among the Z i 'cners. Th ere i s no d ou b t th a t th e b ro th er s Bandeira and • Mori are among the number. Frankfort journal publishes an account of the population ulit'russia, from w hi c h it appears th a t, in Prussia Proper, and a b.', the states under the Prussian Crown, the number of inha _tianta was, in 1840, 14,934,340. This number, however, nst have i ncreased cons id era bl y s i nce 1840, for, after Eng and and Ireland, Prussia is, we believe, the state of Europe ':hich t h e population increases most rapidly. From returns late ly received by the Minister of the Marine Colonies, relative to the slaves enfranchised in the French Y a la nds and settlements, it appears that the number, from Ist t ; t111 , arY to 31st December inclusively, amounted in the gross yrene'44l, ,:--in Martinique, 787 ; Guadaloupe, 352 ; Guiana, 63 ; Bourbon, 247. The total number of en in the four colonies, from 1830 to 1843 in asivelY. is 42,059. their The Universal German Gazette states that 24 persons lost lives in the riots at Prague on the 19th. p • he comet discovered a few days ago by M. Victor Mau the Pris Observatry, was seen also at Berlin, fu fir the time, a on the night o of the 9th. The Berlin astrono r mers state that its circular nebulosity is of a remarkable ammeter. The OMIT —WASECIONALB LB. Duchess of Gloucester does not pass the autumn at her residence at Bagshut this year, having given up that mansion to her Royal Highness the Princess Sop . hia. The R n g of Hanover's Palace at Kew will be occupied by the qal Duchess and her household, and it is thought her lloyal hness will pass the winter at Gloucester House. th e Duke and Duchess of Cambridge intend to prolong eir residence in town until the second week in the ensuing ?aenth, when their Royal Highnesses go to Cambridge Cot it!ge, at Kew- We have reason to believe that the visit of Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh tillraelitz is to be of considerable duration ; it is said, indeed , th t those illustrious personages do not contemplate quitting :,.ountry for Germany before January next. d 'tr. George Bvng, M.P., entertained at dinner on Satur isaY, at his mansion in St. James's-square, the Duke and autichess of Norfolk and Lady Mary Howard, the Marqnis t nt i Marchioness of Westminster Viscount Melbourne, the 1. ,t1 and Countess of Gainsborough, Lord and Lady Marcus tuli, th e Earl of Auckland and the Hon. Miss Eden, Mr. 'apt, & c. k 'dY Ernilv Hardinge and family have left Whitehall gardens for West Park, near Tunbridge Wells. It is not as Yet determined what period of the autumn her Ladyship Vet f amily will depart for India, although September has named. foii, he r Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and family left Nor ton louse this morning, for Cadlands, near Southamp '°u a visit t o M r . an d Lady Elizabeth Drummond. After a nci tn aining a few d ays a t t h a t b eau tif u l seat, the Noble Duke „,s D uchess will proceed to Arundel Castle, where they pro pose to entertain a large party during the approaching Good- Itued race week. , T he Marqui s an d M arc hioness of Exeter and family have ;ea Grosvenor-sq uare for the season, and are at present so- Parning at Collingwood House, Brighton. G The Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Elizabeth Leveson ° wer hav e returned to Stafford House, from a visit to the lenerable Archbishop of York, at Nuneham Park, Oxford lst _ i re- The Duke of Sutherland and the youthful Marquis of the have been passing some days at Leamington Spa, for ‘4,,e i mprovement of his Grace's health. the Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesey and Lady . Ade :ide Paget, intend to leave Uxbridge House early in the week for Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight. His Lord t'l3'S yacht, th e P ear l, will go round from the river to meet . 18 Lord s hi p. The Mar qu i s o f S a li s b ury h as l e ft t own f or th e se ason, and ; i! at prese n t at H at fi e ld H ouse , Herts, where Viscount Cran "(R4lle, Mr. J. M. Balfour, M.P., and Lady Blanche Balfour are staying. The Noble Marquis goes to Scotland shortly, to f ish and shoot in the Highlands. Lord and Lady B eauv ale took their departure on Friday evening for Dover, on their way to the Continent; the Nob le Lord being advised to repair to the German spas for the be nefit of hi s h ea l t h, having of late suffered severely from gout. , / The Countess of Wilton , accompanied by her daught er, the — auY Elizabeth Egerton, returned to town from Heaton 'louse, Lancashire, on Saturday. Her Ladyship will give a rand concert on Wednesday next, at the family mansion in svenor-squa re , subsequent to the Noble Earl's dinner party on the same day. ataxsseinZAULTirilOtrS. On Saturday, at the meeting of the Marylebone vestry, a discussion took place upon the subject of the recent proceed ings of the Poor-law Commissioners, who have, it appears, by their last report, determined to take te t c h t e io p n a . ris A h n of im M p a o r it: Mary ant clause had been added to the new Bill now in Parlia ment, which was, that no parish could be controlled by the Poor -law Commissioners, without the consent of two-thirds of the guardians. M Harbert said the election of the guardians was vested, mu y s e t s n t a , as a test to f i a n il w t h o om app th iy e every Candidate whether they would pledge themselves too ppose the Poor-law Commissioners. Mr. Potter. in strong language denounced the course pursued by the._ e Comm issioners, and called it jesuitical and tyrannical. r some further discussion the vestry separated, resolved to oppose with all their might the entry of the Commis sioners. The sum of 19,000/. is required, supplementary to Vote 5 Of t_.lle Ordnance estimates, for 1844-45, to be thus expended : ur repairing the damages at the Royal gunpowder mann -Ictury. at Waltham Abbey, ca use d b y t h e explosion, 10,0001. For the conversion of buildings to be reserved solely for the reception of soldiers convicted of military offences, 9,0001. The subscription for the great clock bell for York Minster now amounts to 1,850/., being only 150/. below the estimated oust—emu We understand that the Committee of the Horticultural Society have it in contemplation to hold a fourth fete in the Vourse of the ensuing week. The Duke of Devonshire has Veen applied to on the subject of allowing the grounds of his beautiful villa at Chiswick to be thrown open to the public as on the last file day, and from his Grace's well-known liberality and interest in the Society over which he presides, there is no doubt that the permission sought will be granted. The accounts in the provincial papers received this day of the weather and crops are highly satisfactory. 4R MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Amongst the distin ... s.4l shed personages present at her Majesty's Theatre on Sa- Lur da'y night were the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, their Serene Highnesses the Grand Duke and Duchess of e klenburgh Strelitz, accompanied by the Princess of Baden,,. and Marquis of Douglas, and attended by Baron "Jiesebeck. The Countess Brownlow and party occupied the Queen Dowager's box. The Dukes of Wellington, Beau fort, and L e i nster ; t h e D uc h esses of Somerset and L e i nster ; , Marquises of Ailesbury, Douro, Normanby, Clanricarde, ral lbY. and Huntly ; the ' Marchionesses of Ailesbury and Douro ; the Earls of Pembroke, Liverpool, Lonadale, Wilton, IConinare, Cardigan, Glengall, Belfast; the Countesses of Xenmare, Glengall, Cardigan, Essex ; Baron Nieuman, Baron 4 4d Baroness Rothschild, Baron and Baroness de Lagos; LLords Adolphus Fitzclarence, E. Bruce, Sandys, Elphinstone, aile lagh ; Ladies Augusta Somerset, De Dunstanville, Lang Alford, Aylmer, Baker, Flowers, Pynn, Foulis, e o ddrell, Du r h am ; Si rs H . W e bb , Ch ar l es K en t, Phili p Dur ham, Frederick Trench, Thomas Hare ; the Hon. Mrs. rp ollernache Mrs. Wyndham, George Fitzroy ; Messrs. H. cartc a ig, James Grattan, Capt. Daniels, Mrs. Montefiore, Mrs. Fitch, Mrs. H. Bainbridge, &c. to Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston leave town 1 , 0 ,.. 11 :%T0w for Broadlands, their seat near Romsey, Hants, the they intend to receive a succession of visitors during Royal Agricultural Society's show at Southampton. At v O close of that national exhibition the Noble Viscount and leou ntess return to town for a few weeks, till the termina in of the P ar li amentary sess i on , w h en th e y d e pa r t on a tour and G ermany. We hear the absence of the Noble Viscount "" Viscountess abroad will not exceed four months. Viscount Morpeth and Lady Mary Howard have elt town f or C astle Howard, the seat of the Earl and Countess %Carlisle. At the close of the month the Noble Viscount goes to Trentham, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Su th at the marriage of the Marquis of Lorne and Lady T n iheth Le veson G ower, when a numerous fam i ly c i rc l e, - , k c tding the Duke of Devonshire, Duke and Duchess of and Lady Emma Campbell, Lady Dover, Viscount Ca den, Lord and Lady Blantyre, &c., will assemble for the wedding festivities. THE a fk,OVERNMENT RAILWAYS BILL.—The main _.?aetures of the arra ngement b etween t h e G overnm ent and ttl. railway deputation in reference to the Railways Bill are briefly as follow ;--The revision of the tolls of such railways 7 . e after to be constructed as may return a larger interest ir r t ten per cent. one annum is not to take place until the pse of twenty-one years from the passing of the Bills un der incorporated, and which th e respect i ve companies may b e not a t t h e end of fifteen years, as originally fixed. A thrther period of t wen t y - one years mus t e l a p se before a second revision can be effected. The Act is not to apply in °Ty way to existing companies, except in reference to third ass Passengers, passengers, for whose accommodation the companies agree to run one train daily, at fares not exceeding a penny a mile, th e G overnment binding itself wholly to exempt from tation the receipts accruing from such cheap trains. THE CASE OF RICHARD DADD.—It will be in the r ecottection- o f our readers that this unfortunate young man, ath l f vho, some m on th s s i nce, in a fit of insanity, murdered his er near Gravesend, and escaped to France, was appre hended i n t h at country on a charge of injuring a person with Zhorn he trav e ll e d i n a diligence. For that offence he was, the French authorities, committed to custody for a cer taro period ; and that period hexing now expired, Mr. May, of the K di v i s i on, has been, by Sir J. Graham, dispatched to o.laina his person, and to bring him over to this country. We understand that he will, on his arrival, be brought to trial, I' l 'o forma for the murder, w ith a v i ew to-h i s b e i ng conf i ned 1 4 a lunatic asylum.—Britannia. - 4,, „, f :;% ia r n il y tilT SEASON.—The London markets have seasons past been so extensively supplied as at " -- ----....24 t _e_P,l;esent with every description of soft fruit. Notwith „, ""utung the profuse crops of currants, particularly in Kent " Essex, there was last week imported by one dealer in ;Bptalfields-market 1,024 baskets of this fruit, and 170 by ione i n Covent-garden, all from Rotterdam. There was also :itnatliTiportation of 58 baskets of plums from Havre, which tpate by about a week the English supply, which is 0 1 7 to pr,•ve very abundant. The supply of gooseberries 4 7 1., 1 ) een so large that they have been scarcely worth the the le of gathering ; and in some parts of Kent . cherries on . trees have been offered under one halfpenny per lb. Ap . - . 1 ' md pears have come in of good quality, and there is every Prospeet of a plentiful season. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PonTsmounr, JULY 21.—The Collingwood, 80, Captain H. Eden, was inspected on Friday by the Port Admiral, and left her moorings in the harbour for Spithead yesterday after noon. She is a noble ship, and splendidly manned and officered. In consequence of drawing too much water, a por tion of her stock was re-landed after being on board. She went out of harbour in most magnificent style with a stiff breeze. She will take in her lower-deck guns at Spithead, and complete provisions and stores, but no precise day of sailing for the Pacific is yet known. We believe Lady Sey mour and family will accompany the Gallant Admiral to his destination. The Resistance, troop frigate, Commander C. G. E. Patey, having completed repairs, sailed out of harbour on Thurs day, brought up for about an hour at Spithead, and took in powder and other stores, which done, she sailed without anchoring for Cork, to embark troops for Canada and North America. The Illustrious, 72, Captain J. E. Erskine, sailed from Ja maica on the 15th ult. for Havannah. The North Star, 26, Captain Sir J. E. Home, Bart., ar rived off Sydney, from New Zealand, on the 12th of March. The Fearless, steam surveying vessel, Commander*She ringhain, returned from the Channel Islands on Friday. She conveyed out Mr. Walker, civil engineer. The Dee, steamer, transport, Master Commander T. Driver, arrived yesterday from Pembroke with marines for the Col lingwood. The Muting, Espiegle, Daring, Osprey, and Flying-Fish, new class experimental 12-gun brigs, are expected to be com missioned daily. The following officers are reported as most likely to commission them :—Commanders--R. Harris, 1841; J. A. Gordon, 1842 ; Matson, H. J., 1843 ; W. S. Cooper, 1843, late of the Inconstant ; and J. F. Birch, 1842 ; Captain Lowry Corry, C. 8., is confidently named as the commander to command the squadron in the Firebrand. The Madagascar, 44, Captain Toote, arrived on Friday, in Plymouth Sound, from the coast of Africa. The Hermes, steam-sloop, Lieutenant-Commander' W. Carr, was at St. Thomas's on the 30th ult. Dysentery had made sad havoc among her crew ; about thirty having died of the complaint, which raged to an awful extent among the shipping. A Court-martial will be held to-morrow on board the Victory, 104, Captain Henderson, to try the gunner (Mr. R. Harper) of the Childers, lately paid off, for drunkenness, and being absent from the ship without leave on several occasions. FLAG PROMOTION IN THE ROYAL NAVY.—OH a casual re ference to the navy lists of 1841 and 1844, we find that there is exactly the same number of flag-officers in the list as there was in 1841, previous to the November promotion in honour of the birth of the Prince of Wales. The numbers stand thus : -- -- . September, 1841. July, 1844. Admirals ....... .. ... 28 Admirals Vice-Admirals Rear-Admirals ... 90 Rear-Admirals 175 I 175 Thus it will be seen that a number, amounting to that of the whole of the Captains promoted in 1841 (40) have died since that time. The Admiral of the Fleet was a Post Cap tain in 1780, and the junior flag-officer on the list attained the rank of Captain in 1807—the former 64 years, and the latter nearly 37 years since. In Harbour—Excellent, Victory, Camperdown, Fearless, Echo, and Rodney. In Dock—Victoria and Albert, Prince Regent, Queen, Wanderer, &c. At Spithead—Collingwood. DEVONPORT, JULY 19.—The flag of Admiral Sir David Milne, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief, was shifted on Satur day from the Sylph to the St. Vincent, 120, Captain Rowley, until the return of the Caledonia, when the St. Vincent will return to Portsmouth, and equip for flag service in the Medi terranean. The Firefly steam-vessel, Captain W. F. Beechy, arrived from Woolwich on Monday : she received two months' ad vance wages, and sailed on Tuesday for surveying service on the coast of Ireland. The Superb, 80, was docked on Tuesday, to have her copper examined, prior to going into ordinary. Captain Brandreth, R.E., paid an official visit to this yard this week,.and consequently the works of the new steam basin will shortly be commenced. In Harbour—San Josef and Confiance. In Dock—Kent, Ranger, and Actaeon. In the Sound—St. Vincent. SHEERNESS, JULY 19.—The Monarch, 84, and Herald, 26, are to be brought forward for commission forthwith. The Ocean, 80, Captain. Peter Fisher, flag-ship, pro tern., of Vice-Admiral Sir J. C. White, Commander-in-Chief, was paid six months' advance on Thursday. The Amazon, 44, only wants her masts aboard to be ready for the pendant.- The Speedwell, tender to the Blazer, is in dock having her bottom cleaned and coppered, the marine glue with which she was sized about four months since having proved a failure as a substitute for copper in keeping clean and free from animal and vegetable excrescences the bottoms of the vessels to which it has been applied. Captain Superintendent Peter Fisher went on survey on Wednesday. The Vernon, 50, is repairing in dock. In Harbour—Ocean and Africain. In the Basin—Amazon, Vulture, and Crocodile. In Dock—Vernon, Monarth, Herald, and Cameleon. At the Nora—Apollo. APPOINTMENTS. Captain—John Bowker (1811) to Greenwich Hospital. vice Foot, deceased. Lieutenants—J. G. Raymond (1828) to the command of the Medusa, vice Phillipps, retired from ill-health ; J. F. Arnold to the Victory ; Benjamin Dixon to the Ocean ; W. Pretyman to command the Comet ; B. J. Wilson to be agent in Mail Packet service. Masters—C. Bellamy to the Queen ; John Burdwood to the Eurydice. Mates—G. Bells to the Resistance. Chaplain—Rev. H. W. Taylor to the Imaum. Second Masters—Henry Hill, of the Gleaner, to the Flamer ; Samuel Braddon to the Comet. Clerk in Charge—John Macdonall to the Comet. Assistant-Surgeon—G. Everest (additional) to the Victory for service at Haslar hospital. Master's Assistant—J. A. Saunders to the Queen. Midshipmen—R. Rawlins (supernumerary), and Messrs. Boileau, Christian, Peel, Tyler, Bying, and Jones, from the Queen to the Victory. Naval Cadets—H. E. G. Earle to the Porcupine; H. Far rington to the Carysfoot. ROYAL MARINES. Promotions—To be Captains—First Lieutenant P. T. M. Payne, of the Chatham division, to the Plymouth division, vice Brevet-major Mends, deceased.—To be First Lieutenant. —Second Lieutenant George Drury, of the Portsmouth division, to the Chatham division, vice Payne. Second Lieutenant—J. W. Collman to the Artillery Companies of the corps. IRELAND. LORD HEYTESBURY. DUBLIN, JULY 20.—The following communication hasbeen received by the Lord Mayor from Mr. Pennefather, the chief clerk in the Secretary's office : " Dublin Castle, July 19, 1844. "My Lord,—l have the honour, by command of the Lords Justices, to transmit to your Lordship a copy of a communi cation which I have this day received from Col. Bowles, Comptroller of the Household to Lord Heytesbury, and to acquaint your Lordship that early intimation of his Lord ship's arrival at Kingstown shall be forwarded to you, and also at the hour at which his Lordship may be expected to arrive in the city of Dublin, on the 26th inst.—l have the ho nour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's obedient humble servant, "RICHARD PENNEFATHER. "Right Hon. the Lord Mayor." The letter of Col. Bowles is subjoined : "Castle, Dublin, July 19, 1844. " Sir —I have the honour to acquaint you, that I have this morning received from Lord Heytesbury an intimation of his intention to embark at Liverpool on Thursday evening, the 25th inst., and he may therefore be expected to reach Dublin early on the 26th inst.—l have, &C., "The Under-Secretary." " G. BOWLES. THE MUNICIPAL DECLARATION. A second supplementary list has been signed, containing considerably more than one hundred names of members of various corporations. The original declaration—that truly important demonstration of public opinion, resulting from the State trials and the incarceration of Mr. O'Connell—is now signed by upwards of four hundred and fifty elected re presentatives of the people in the cities and towns of Ireland. The following startling interrogatories appear in the Dublin Evening Post of this afternoon :—" Is it possible, after the Corporation desiring a copy of the report of the Commis sioners on the subject, for the information of the citizens at large, that a contract for thirteen years, to commence two years hence, has been entered into for lighting the city of Dublin, with the old Company, and at Me old and enormous rate of charge? Is it, we repeat, possible that the Govern ment can have perpetrated so monstrous a job, in favour of an English Company, leaving the citizens of Dublin, who are to pay for it, utterly ignorant of their proceedings ? We trust that Lord Eliot will at once be questioned on this sub ject in the House of Commons." MURDER OF LORD NORBURY. Peter Dolan, labourer, aged 35, charged with the murder of Lord Norbury, was put upon his trial on Thursday. There Were eleven Protestants and one Quaker on the jury. The chief witnesses were an approver named Day, and his wife, but the testimony of the former on the table differed materially from the informations which he swore before Captain Vignoles. On the table he swore that he saw Dolan, and knew him immediately the shot was fired, whilst in the first instance he deposed that he never saw him until he was attracted by the shot. The approver's wife was brought forward to prove the conspiracy. Amongst the witnesses for the defence was Peter Day, a brother of the approver, who impugned his character, and stated that he himself had subscribed towards defraying the expenses of Dolan's defence. At a quarter to twelve his Lordship (Judge Crampton) charged the jury, who, after an absence of half an hour, re turned a verdict of Not Guilty. Lord and Lady Charleville sat upon the bench during the trial, and remained till the announcement of the verdict, which seemed to be received with surprise by the Noble Lord and some members of the squirearchy of the county. Dolan and Gill (the latter charged with the conspiracy) were then discharged ; the charge against both resting on the same testimony. There was a large crowd of country people in the streets, even at that advanced hour, who hailed the result with sup pressed cheers. This trial has given great satisfaction to the people, who, without a single exception, believed Dolan and Gill to be perfectly innocent. This mysterious murder is as little likely to be brought to light now as ever. Rumours are afloat against an individual, whose wife is stated to have been on too intimate terms with the unfortunate deceased, but regarding whom it would not be fair to state further than that he is not in the grade of the peasantry. Be the perpetrator who he may, the mystery in which the murder is shrouded, proves that but one person has been engaged in it. TRIAL OF OGLE. Ogle, the policeman, charged with attempting to suborn a man named Thomas Johnson, to swear: that he had been sworn in a Ribbonman, by a person named M'Laughlin, lying at the time in Tullamore gaol, charged with having bad Ribbon documents in his possession, was acquitted on Thursday at these (the King's County) assizes. There was another indictment against him for instigating a woman named Bridget Mullany, to set fire to a house, and to swear against certain parties as the perpetrators. The Crown withdrew this charge, although at the time the informations were sworn against Ogle, the evidence against him was ex ceedingly strong. HOW TO SERVE A POOR FRIEND.--If your friend is in -want, don't carry him to the tavern where you treat yourself as well as him, and entai l u p on him a thirst and an with headache next morning. To treat a p oor wretch a bottle of burgundy, or fill his snuff - box , is like g iving a pair of ruffles to a man without a shirt to his back. Put some thing in his pocket.— Tom Brown. - USE OF THE FLESH BR,USH.—HOW many are they who keep a number of grooms to curry their horses, who would add ten years to their comfortable existence, if they would employ one of them to curry themselves with a flesh brush night and waning 1— Sinelair's Code of Health, THE SUN, LONDON, MMOND►AY EVENING, JULY 22, 1844. COURT CIRCULAR, • WIZiDSOR,e SVIIDAY.— Pffi The Queen and nce Albert, . 1 the ladies and gentlemen of the royal suite, and the Household, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Co_rtenay officiated. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended Divine service this morning in the Chapel near Cumber land Lodge. Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Couper attended her Royal Highness. In the forenoon the Queen and Prince Albert, accom panied by the Princess Royal, walked in the pleasure grounds of the Castle. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness took a drive in the afternoon in a pony phaeton. The Prince of ales and the Princess Alice were taken their accustomed airings to-day. Yesterday the Earl of Liverpool took his departure. The Duke of Buccleuch was prevented from coming to the Castle on Friday evening, owing to the illness of a near relative. The Noble Duke arrived on Saturday afternoon. The Earl of Aberdeen and the Earl of Westmoreland also arrived on Saturday afternoon, on a visit to the Queen. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, took their usual early walk yesterday morning. Prince Albert afterwards visited the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore Lodge. The Princess Royal and the Princess Alice were taken a drive in an open pony carriage yesterday morning. The Royal Family were again taken out in the afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday. The royal party took a drive in the afternoon ; the Queen and Prince Albert in an open phaeton and pair ; the Duchess of Buccleuch, and the Hon. Miss Liddell in an open carriage and four ' • and the Equerries in Wait ing, Colonels Buckley and Bouverie, on horseback. The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in attend ance during dinner yesterday evening, and performed the following pieces:— Overture—" Zampa"—Herold. Waltz—" Georgiana"—Labitzkey. Selection—" Lucia di Lammermoor"—Donizetti. Quadrille—" Don Pasquale"—Coote. Pas Redouble--Nemetz. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended, and performed the remainder of the evening. The Lord Chancellor of Ireland had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday. The Attorney-General for Ireland had also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman. Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office on Sa turday from the Governors of the West India Islands. Earl Delawarr had an interview with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday at his official residence in Downing-street. The Lord Chancellor of Ireland visited Sir Robert Peel on Saturday at his residence, in Whitehall-gardens. The King of Prussia, through Baron Thile, has pre • rented Mr. Wyld, Geographer to the Queen, with the gold medal for scientific merit. The Duke of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and the Princess Mary, accompanied by Baron Knesebeck, attended Di vine Service yesterday morning at Grosvenor Chapel. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and the Princess Mary, went to Kew yesterday afternoon. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duke and Duchess at Kew. The Royal party returned to town in the evening. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Here ditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, accompanied by the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas (nee Princess of Baden) honoured the Italian Opera with their presence on Saturday evening. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and the Princess Mary, honoured Lady Shelley with their company to a dejeuner at Broom House, Fulha m, on Saturday morning. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, on Saturday afternoon. The Ministers present were—Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Welling ton, Sir James Graham, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Wharncliffe, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Ripon, the Duke of Buccleuch, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Gladstone, and Lord Granville Somerset. The Counsel assembled at three o'clock, and sat in deliberation two hours. After the Council the Earl of Aberdeen left town, on a visit to •her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. A deputation, consisting of W. R. Collett, M.P., Mr. G. C. Glynn, and Alderman Thompson, M.P., had an interview with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday, on the sub ject of the Chester and Holyhead Railway. A deputation, headed by Mr. B. Hawes, M.P., and Mr. Hart Davies, Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Excise, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. A deputation, consisting of Mr. J. M. Balfour, Mr. Dennistoun, and Lord Dalmeny, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, JULY 17.—A letter from Antwerp, dated yesterday afternoon between one and two o'clock,informs us that the Dike of Lille, has again given way. An inhabitant of Lille has sent a short notice of it to the Precurseur ; he says—this morning at ten o'clock, the part of the new dike made after the accident of the 3d of last month gave way. This breach is exactly like the first, and at the same place. This event is extremely unfortunate, and has caused general consternation here. It is doubtful, after what has happened, whether the works for restoring the dike can be continued this year. We are informed that a journeyman mechanic named Corneille Scheers, living at No. 11, in the Faubourg de Schaerbeck, has just applied for a patent for 15 years, for the invention of a machine which is capable of acquiring great motive force by means of a moving weight without steam, withoutyater or air, and calculated to supersede all steam engine. This important discovery has cost the author of it, ten years continued labour. BRUSSELS, JULY 18.—The Senate in its sitting to-day agreed to the project of law on the differential duties by a majority of 28 to 5. Three members declined. , voting. It also passed a vote of credit for the continua tion of the Campine. Immediately after the vote of the Senate, the Minster of the Interior read the royal,decree, which closes the session. BRUSSELS, JULY 19.—The Moniteur of this date con tains two royal proclamations—the first announcing the closing of the session of the Chambers, the second con voking them for the 22d of October next. The Fcuille d' Ostende says:—" To make travellers understand with what rapidity they may . now pass from Great Britain to Ostend, we will mention the follow ing,fact :—On Tuesday, at half-past two o'clock, we received the Times of the same day, printed at six o'clock, A.M., and brought to Ostend at ten minutes past two by the Princess Mary steamer, Captain J. Paul, belonging to the Dover Railway Company. On board the steamer there were some of the Directors of the Company, who immediately proceeded to Brussels to confer with the Minister of the Interior respecting the conveyance of the Belgian mail and of passengers to London. If they succeed in their mission, travellers may take their tickets at London or Cologne, and be conveyed from one of these cities to the other by the English, Belgian, and Rhenish Railways, and by the steamer of the Dover Railway Company. They may if they please stop on the way, and afterwards continue their journey with the same ticket by means of one of the conveyances belonging to the contracting parties. THE HAGUE, JULY 17.—Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Orange left the Hague yesterday morning. They are going to visit Italy. AMSTERDAM, JULY 18.—The Minister of Finance has given notice that the total amount of Treasury Bonds issued by virtue of the law of 27th December, 1840, and of 19th June, 1843, and in circulation on the Ist of this month, was 4,899,700 florins. It seems that his Majesty is not expected to return direct front Luxembourg. He will come back by way of Maestricht and Tilburg, and arrive at the latter town on the 23d or 24th at the latest. CORLENTZ, JULY 12.—Accounts from Berlin, coming from persons worthy of credit, say that we may expect to see the King and Queen in this city for some time during the autumn, and that they will reside in the castle of Stolzenfelo. Preparations are making for the august visitors in the palace and g ardens. The Queen will previously go to the Ischl for the benefit of the wa ters, and thence to Munich, where the King will fetch her, and accompany her to the Rhine. HANOVER, JULY 12.—According to a statement laid before the Second Chamber of the Estates of the Kingdom, our public debt, amounted, to the Ist of October, 1841, to the sum of 14,154,988 dollars, and on the Ist of October, 1843, to only 10,430,594 dollars, which is a diminution to the amount of 3,724,394 dollars. Soon after one o'clock on Saturday morning an alarming fire, attended with considerable havoc of pro perty and which caused the greatest excitement for several hours in the immediate neighbourhood, broke out in a double house in the occupation of Mr. Riley, green grocer, and Mr. Francis South, watchmake r and jeweller, 1, Clifton-place, Wandsworth-road, situate a short dis tance from the Britannia, on the south side of the road. The premises were newly-erected houses, and, with four others that adjoined, formed a terrace, the whole of them being inhabited. In which of the former the fire originated there is much difficulty in ascertaining, but there seemed very little doubt but that it commenced in that portion rented by Mr. Riley, for that part was partly consumed before the other. From Mr. Riley's statement it appears he was awoke at about ten minutes after one one o'clock, by a choking sensation produced by his bed-room being filled with smoke, and on opening the room door he discovered to his utter astonishment that the house was on fire, and that escape from the staircase was wholly impossible, as the fiery element had reached it, and was making rapid progress upwards. Perceiving the imminent danger his family and servants were placed in, he lost not a moment in gettifig them out of the house on to the leads of a small outhouse at the back, acces sible by the bedroom windows, where he remained some considerable time unobserved, although he kept calling loudly for assistance. At length a ladder was procured, and being placed against the wall, they all descended, but with very little covering on besides their night clothes. The loss sustained by the parties burnt out will, it is expected, exceed 1,5001., in addition to the re-building of the premises, as the whole of them are in ruins, the party walls having given way and fallen before the fire was got under. The other sufferers by the fire are as follows :—No. 2. Mr. W. Moseley, shoemaker, insured in the Sun fire. office ; No. 3, occupied by Mr. Tervall, fishmonger ; No. 4, tenanted by Mr. Meggs, dealer in toys, &c. ; and No. 5, occupied by Mr. Horlev, not insured. It was nearly eight o'clock in the morning before the engines were withdrawn from the spot. • We learn from good authority that Alex. Oswald, r Esq., M.P. for this county, is about to lead to the hymeneal L altar Lady Louisa Johnstone, widow of the late Sir Frederick Johnstone, Bart.--Ayr Observer. THE WORDS OF WISDOM. P_ VER-TRADING—EA-POPULATION—AND. OVERpY-.n.ODUCTION. Our wise men and sagei—our public orators and writers—our Dr.'s our LL.D.'s our M.A.'s—our A.M.'s and A.S.S.'s, and our numerous host of learned men, with many words and little knowledge, have been for years labouring most profoundly to make us under stand the wisdom and sublimity of the above motto. Another very knowing and active set of gentlemen are trying to enlighten our understandings by preaching and talking to us about free trade—in everything but money —but that it is necessary to retain the money, to afford the wealthy capitalists an opportunity of exhibiting their great goodness in allowing us, when it suits their pur pose, the honour of making trousers for sevenpence per pair, and shirts for one penny farthing each, &c. Also to show us, in the fulness of their wisdom, how they can increase the markets by destroying the demand and starving the consumers. And the people, inspired by the aforesaid, cried Amen, so let it be. Some few silly people said, the Money Currency had much to do in retarding or promoting the well-being of the people. But the people, at the bidding of the Wise Men and Philosophers, turned a deaf ear, and laughed at the want of knowledge on the part of these simple people of sublime sayings and doings, of the learned Philosophers Political Economists. And 10, and behold, it came to pass in the year 1844, that the few silly people. notwithstanding they were laughed at, continued to say the wise men and philoso phers, commonly called political economists or wisdom personified ; and who also boasted of much learning one filling a professors chair in Gower-street (M'Cul loch), another scattering wisdom from Oxford (Senior), others from the haunts of law and commerce (Tooke, Torrens, Lloyd, and others). Yet the few silly and perverse people continued to say, notwithstanding you have much learning, you have very little knowledge of men and things ; and these silly people denied the truth of an assertion put forth by their great philosopher whom they called Malthus, who said the people had no right to live when they became too numerous, and must be starved out of existence in obedience to the new philosophy. In vain did the people say, let us produce, consume, and exchange with each other, and we will provide enough and to spare. We contend your philosophy promotes immorality and crime, and creates envy, ill will, and strife among men ; but one learned philosopher said (Senior, see Note 1) they had nothing to do with morality, their business was with accumulation. Another wise man made known his wisdom and know ledge, by saying he had never thought about it (Jones Loyd, see Note 2) ; yet, notwithstanding, the philoso phers continued to say the people had no business to live unless they understood the wise doctrine promulgated by them of supply and demand, and the more they pro duce the less they ought to consume, &c. Supply depends on demand, they said, and demand is governed by money ; and to increase the demand we will lessen the money. Two more daring than the rest (Loyd and Peel by name) said we will show our wisdom practically, con sequently Loyd wrote a book, and Peel framed a law from that book and they said thus : We will set up a golden calf, and the wondering, cheated multitude will worship the invention. We will give bits of gold iu small quantities at a fixed price, and only with these will we allow them to make their exchanges. It shall not be more than 20s. per head for the population, and small as is the amount com pared with the peoples wants, we can manage to mono polize it in the hands of a few, and thus will the people soon know and feel the true doctrine of our friend and predecessor. Malthus. There will be too many to live under these crippled arrangements—consequently some will starve. Others will fight and tear, .and kill each other, with cares and anxieties in these money scrambles. Some will become cheats and swindlers, others will steal, and thus we shall promote emigration. And the people, through their representative, shouted and cried " hurrah ! for the wisdom, philosophy, and learning, of Lloyd, Peel, and Company. " W. K. Note I.—The preface to Mr. Senior's Books on Poli tical Economy. Note 2.—Mr. Jones Loyd, in his examination before the Committee on Bank Issues, is asked among other questions, as follows :- 2. " Have you ever considered what would be the effect upon the minds of the trading and working part of the community if the value of stock and wages fluctuated, and were subject to sudden depressions by the action of the currency. " Answer.—l must admit I have never reflected on such topics ; because I feel assured if I was to make the attempt I should only lead my own intellect into great confusion, &e." PILGRIMAGE TO THE TOMB of JOHN RAY—A pilgrimage was made on Wednesday last to the tomb of John Ray, the naturalist, at Black Notley, Essex, by the President (the Lord Bishop of Norwich), and several fellows of the Linnean Society. The party left town by the first railway for Witham, where they were joined by J. H. Pattison, Esq., who being the proprietor of the house in which Ray spent his last days, invited these gentlemen to take luncheon beneath its roof. Proceed ing to Black Notley, about six miles distant from Witham, the party reached the village church about twelve o'clock. On the south side of the church rest the mortal remains of one of the greatest of British Naturalists. The tomb is of a pyramidal form, and is inscribed with an elegant latin epitaph from the:pen of the Rev. W. Coyte.c It is iri good pre servation, but the inscription is rather' illegible, and it is said that the Linnean Society intends to restore that portion of it. The Bishop of Norwich appeared to take especial interest in the scene, but was obliged to leave early. About one o'clock the party assembled at Dew lands, the house from which Ray's pure spirit took its flight in 1705 ; it is now a farm.house, and here they sat down to a cold collation provided by Mr. Pattison, at which that worthy gentleman and his lady presided. The memory of John Ray was drunk in reverential silence. The party before separating recorded their signatures in a work belonging to Mr. Pattison.—" Der ham's Life and Remains of Ray ;" which will doubtless be treasured by that gentleman as an interesting memento of the visit. --Norfolk Chronicle. The tax on wool being new wholly repealed, foreigners can send their wool to the British market duty free. The consequence will be that, as our manu facturers can get wool cheaper, they 'will make cheaper cloths. ',These will be sent to foreign markets, and being cheaper, will be sold at a less price than foreigners can make them. An impetus will thus be given to trade, more hands will be employed, and being em ployed, they will b e a bl e to consume more agricultural produce. The d eman d f or agr i cu ltural produce will en hance the pric e , even the British and thus moving in a circle, all classes, wool growers, whose wool cannot be used except mixed with foreign wool, will be benefited. We wish that the same principle was applied to every thing as well that it is indisp u t a bl y certa i n th e m ore we draw from foreigners, the l ess we s h a ll grow o f our own. Thi s i s as wool. It is stated by a Contemporary, false ; for in proportion as foreign wool has been im ported, the growth, manufacture, and consumption of our own have incensed also.—Brighton Herald. THE ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY.-011 Thursday, the 11th instant, a special meeting of this society was convened by the Rev. Edward Blencowe, one of the Rural Deans for Lynn Marshland, to meet at his rectory at West Walton, for the purpose of examining the churches of West Walton and Walsoken. The members of the society, together with other guests of Mr. Blen cowe, arrived at the parsonage about twelve o'clock, and proceeded to the church, which is said to be the finest specimen of early English architecture in this part of the country. The majestic and beautiful tower, which stands apart from the church, has suffered little from either time or ill-usage ; but the church itself has bee' so cruelly mutilated, that of all the beautiful windows which once adorned the building, one alone remains to tell the tale. The roefs, both of the nave and the two aisles, have been shorn of their fair pro portions; and windows of every and of no shape, have been from time to time inserted, without the slightest regard to the character of the building; all this is in deed deplorable ; and not the less so, that it has been the fate of half the fine churches in the country. But, on the other hand, muc h s till remains of unrivalled beauty, particularly in the interior of the church. The clustered columns of the original building still extend the entire length of the church from west to east. Under the auspices of the Rector, centuries of whitewash and filth have been cleared away, and many of the pillars now display their original marble ; and such has been the effect merely of careful cleaning, that the light, flowery, and diversified capitals of the columns appear as if fresh from the chisel. One of these fine pillars has been entirely rescued by Mr. Blencowe, from a bed of plaster in which it had been w a ll e d u p and once ag a i n it s fi n i s h e d an d beau is display e d as a model to the artists modern times.-IV or f o lk Ch ron i c l e. p . —O n S un d ay evening last, and the previous, two illi terate fanatics, who re fusedir names, harangued a crow d i n th e time taFinfrud ldwuawo SUPERSTITION. ---On u,kvog give Tnvemindaworkmanship tgioshhof ; eNi market-place, Huddersfield, on what they were pleased to term, "The sacred advent o f our L ord ?" They spoke of the visions, horns, and beast s o f D an i e l, an d thebee Revelations,Scripture,fulfiexcept the last, the D a y o f J u d gment, h a d ned T and e contended sun ha d been that n p e r d op in hec may n prophecy of 1780, the moon turned into blood the same day !—the stars had fallen from Heaven in 1839 !— an d th a t now , t h ere were false prophets,—the earth was filled with wickedness, and they were marrying and being given in marr i ag e, &c. ! I and that, therefore, the end of the world was at hand, "even," said they, "at the very door." They also said, they were sent by God to warn the people of the " immediate d es t ruct i on o f t h e wor ld by fire," and cond emned the clergy as false teachers, v peace,ai when th ere was no peace, b ecause them i n t o t h e pu l p i ts o f the i r theyr uawlloyulcdr c hurches and chapel s I ! I And strange to tell, many seemed to believe their sto ry , and at the conclusion, eagerly bought their books at ls., 6d., and 3d. each from which the p arties rea p ed a good harvest I—Sunday tyninogtadmit Times. THE CROPS IN InELAND.—We have been informed by a person who recently travelled from Dublin, and passed, on his way to t his city, through p ar t s o f the counties of Meath, Louth , Cavan, Fermanagh, and Tyrone, that every where the wheat pr omises to be an excellent crop. Barley also ats, l a l ;l l 3 ) , ti t t h t a h t e o g n g uan o t o i d ty gr sown is very limited. Earlyound, appears well headed, o and will be more t han an av erage crop. Late sown oats, however , appear short, but thick in the g roun d. Th e ear ly sown flax, in gener al, looks w ell , but that of late growth is likely to prove a failure. The h ay crop i s b oth th i n and lopaokrtsie wuei short, and will, in all probability, not be half so abundant as that of last season. In the potato crop, in some places, par tial misses appear; but on the whole it appears promising, especially those planted at an early period of the season. The pasture grounds have lately improved considerably, yet it must be admitted that it as been a very bad season for Er as. — ,Derry Sentinel. STATE OF TRADE. • FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEK JEI somewhat extensive business has been done iI - Foreign _WOII this week, at recent rates, ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, JULY 19.—We cannot quote any alteration either in the price or demand during the past week. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JULY 19.—There have been very few sales passing during the week ; what are made, are at more money, but at prices quite inadequate to what is given in the country. There is a fair demand for blanket wool, which also commands full prices. LEEDS.—This week we have had brisk markets at both our Cloth Halls for goods of a general description, more par ticularly for beavers, low cloth shawls, and fancy cloakings. The supply for the market still continues very limited, in consequence of the principal manufacturers being engaged in delivering to order. The pr,ices of all kinds of goods of low qualities are a shade higher, but fine goods remain steady in price, notwithstanding the demand is more lively than it has been for some time past. There has been a number of the larger buyers of finished goods in the town this week, and pretty extensive purchases have been made ; on the whole there is a greater amount of business than usual at this period of the season doing in the warehouses. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—There is an increased demand for merinos which are still scarce, and commanding full prices. In other goods about an average business is doing, and at last week's prices. In yarns there is nothing new since our last, either in demand or prices. There is rather more doing both in combing and clothing wools, and the bu siness is no doubt retarded by the staplers seeking higher prices to meet the rates paid to the growers. TRADE OF MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—The demand for cloth that was so general and extensive on Tues day, continues, and large as is the production, the legitimate wants of buyers seem equal thereto, and the state of things here must now be called healthy, with prices if anything higher, even in the face of a lowering market in Liverpool. The home trade continues to improve, as the lowering stocks of domestic cloth clearly indicate. Yarns are in exceed ing brisk demand, and are again the turn dearer.—Leeds Mercury. TELLIGENCE. UP WEIGHTS. Wiseacre, 5 yrs, Bst lib Revel, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b Khondosz, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b Aristides, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b Arundo, 4 yrs, 7st 81b B g by Hindoo, out of Sister to Aolus, 5 yrs, 7st 71b The Princess, 3 yrs, 7st 71b Messalina, 5 yrs, 7st 61b lonian, 3 yrs, 7st 41b Antler, 3 yrs, 7st 41b Discount, 6 yrs, 7st Olb Brunel, 3 yrs, Bat 131 b Red Deer, 3 yrs Est 131 b Milton, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b Little Vivian, aged, Est 131 b Giges (bred in France), aged, 6st 121 b Cameleon (bred on the Conti- nent), aged, Est 121b' Lightning, aged,tst 101 b Stomacher (the Castor filly), 3 yrs, bat 61b The Ashtead Pet,3 yrs, Est 31b Rowena, 3 yrs, Est llb Broken Down, aged, paid. Daddy Longlegs, 5 yrs, paid ,The Ugly Buck, 3 yrs, paid ,od .wood, between Lord Maid •d G. Bentinck's Captain Cook, the first day, over the course, to ride what weight he pleases t 71b), and Lord Maidstone to THE SPIRIT OF DESPOTISM. "Despotism," says the Marquis de Custine, in his JLRussia," " is never so much to be feared as when it is pretending to do good ;" for despots sometimes, among their other freaks, determine to he reformers, and to civilise, educate, and improve the people and the institutions of the country over which they have power. Good men have had a fancy of this kind, and when they have written upon the subject, despots have read and received them with pleasure. They perhaps wished the people to be improved; but then it must be after their fashion. Fenelon, in his " Telemachus," gives instruction to the Bourbon Princes how to rule and make a nation happy. Nothing was to emanate from the people themselves ; all was to be the work of the Prince. Fenelon was perhaps the first who put this notion into the heads of Princes, and Kings, and Emperors, and strange as it may be, of Pashaws, But all Fene lon's men and women resemble the pictures drawn by poets of smiling maids and piping shepherds so faith fully copied in the last age by the pencil of Bartalozzi. These shepherds, however, are not of this world, nor ever had existence except in poets' and painters' dreams. The Bourbons certainly attempted to carry some of Fenelon's notions into effect, and so late as the reign of Lou is XVI. and Marie Antoinette it is easy to trace in the arrangements of " little Trianon" an af fection for simplicity and a country life. Frederick of Prussia was of a sturdier race, and under the influ ence of philosophy ; but all his efforts to improve the condition of the people were attended with real tor ments to them without advancing them in the least degree. Later still, we have seen Mehemet Ali, whose as sumed " amelioration" and aggrandizement of Egypt have steeped the people in blood and tears, whilst he was flattered in Europe as the regenerator of a Something of the same kind has been going on ever since the reign of Peter the Great in Russia, and is still carried on. The Emperor Nicholas wishes perhaps the people of his empire to be the greatest, wisest, and most civilized people on the earth. He has, with this view, founded seminaries and colleges in every considerable town in the country. He patronises the arts, and encourages learning ; but everything, even to the cutting of a moustache, must be done according to the Imperial rule : all must square with his notions, as if he were a God, and could form the mind of man as easily as he can clothe his army in a peculiar garb. But the mind of man, though plastic enough at times, is formed of other than Imperial stuff, and men will think for themselves in the end ; and when they begin to think it is not long before they proceed to action. It is "impossible to teach ignorance, for the light that pervades, and illustrates, at the same time dispels darkness." The truth seems to be, that Russia must become European—she cannot remain Oriental, nor for many centuries despotic. The light of European civilisation will penetrate even that dark region. The attempt to bring up the people in darkness and to educate them at the same time has been often tried and has always failed. The revival of classical learning was fatal to the ignorant bigotry of the middle ages. The principles of Greek freedom survived that glorious people, and burst forth with original vigour the moment they were known and transplanted to Europe. The proud bearing of haughty independence that breathes through every line of Plutarch has exercised a far greater influence over the revival of freedom than is often supposed. Luther did not labour with more zeal or success to arouse the dor mant faculties of man in the north, than did the re fined Leo X. in his Pontifical chair. Both, though in different ways and with different views, were ex tending the mental and intellectual powers of man. The same operations are still going on—dark ness is continually driven back, and the light is daily extending its bounds. Fenelons and Bour bons, Fredericks and Mehemet Alis, Emperors and Churches, may assist the people to rise from mental prostration, but are apt, when they rise, to be angry because they will no longer sub mit to the dicta of their rulers, who would give the right of private judgment, but with the condition that that private judgment must always be in accord ance with their own - views—or be treated as a sin and a crime. But, wherever real education pre vails, men will think for themselves, and it is seldom they will think with despots, whether at Moscow or Venice. Emperors who undertake the task of educating and civilizing their subjects are engaged in the same way as Frankenstein, but with this dif ference ; instead of raising up a monster of darkness, they give being to the noblest of all beings—good and intellectual men.—Briaton Herald. RATHER PARADOXICAL.—On Saturday last, as the bellman was parading the streets of Huddersfield, an nouncing to the inhabitants that, in consequence of the continued drought and scarcity of water, they would, in future, be limited to two days supply per week, the rain fell in torrents, and literally drenched the pool bellman !—Leeds Times. At Blaendare forge a very curious accident oc curred last week. About six years ago the anvil, a usual piece of ordnance on such occasions, had been used to fire some charges of powder to give eclat to a wedding ; ever since it has been in constant use, but last Saturday, whilst a man was holding, and a boy hammering, a red hot piece of iron upon it, an explosion from the powder which had remained for such a length of time concealed in the cavity, took place.. A beam over the anvil was shi vered, and the boy's hand severely lacerated. The man escaped unhurt. Providentially there were no other per sons in the forge, or, from the force of the explosion se rious consequences might have occurred.—Merlin. Goon NEWS FOR THE LADIES.—At Winchester Assizes, on Friday last, in a case of manslaughter, the Learned Judge (Wightman) decided that for a man to beat his wife with a small stick was an illegal act. HORRIBLE CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN. — Considerable excitement has prevailed in Stockport (and particularly amongst the congregation worshipping at St. Peter's church) during the last week, in consequence of a report being currently circulated that the Rev. R. 11. Cres well, incumbent of St. Peter's church, had been guilty of a most horrible and unnatural offence. This report, we are sorry to say, is not without foundation, the rev. delinquent having been apprehended on the charge under a warrant issued by the sitting magistrates on Wednesday last. Cir cumstances attending the charge having previously come to the knowledge of Mr. Sadler, superintendent of police, he instituted inquiries into the circumstances from a youth named James Booth, about fifteen years of age, a servant of Mr. Cresswell's, from the clerk of the church, and other per sons, who corroborated the statement made by Booth, and left no doubt in the superintendent's mind of the truth of the report. He accordingly represented the circumstances to the town clerk, who made them known to the magistrates on Wednesday, who thereupon granted a warrant for Mr. Cress well's apprehension. On the same afternoon Mr. Sadler, in company with police-officer Walters, went to the parsonage house near St. Peter's church, and executed the warrant. Mr. Cresswell being ill in bed, and Mr. Downs, his surgeon, certifying that he was labouring under an affection of the brain, and not in a lit state to be removed, police-officer Wal ters was left in the house to take charge of him. Subse quently, however, bail to the amount of 1,0001. was accepted for his appearance to answer the charge at the Court-house on Wednesday next. Mr. Cresswell, we understand, has a wife and seven children, who reside with him at the parson age.—Times. ROBBERY AT WINDSOR CASTLE.—WINDSOR, SUN DAY.—The lion. Charles Augustus Murray, the Master of the Household, having on the part of the Crown, in order to prevent a lengthened imprisonment of the accused before trial, consented to the prisoner charged with stealing a solid silver scroll (part of a table which was presented to William 111. by the corporation of the-City of London) taking her trial at the Borough Quarter Sessions, the prisoner, Elizabeth Blandy, whose examination appeared in our paper of Saturday, was yesterday tried for the offence before the Honourable John C. Talbot, the Recorder of the Borough. It will be recol lected it was stated in our report of the examination of the prisoner before the Windsor Magistrates, that Mr. Voules, the Crown solicitor, prayed that the prisoner might be re manded over the sessions, in order that the person who tied up the property stolen in the paper parcel, and affixed it to the leg of the table to which it belonged, might be ascer tained and produced. The evidence to fix the offence upon the prisoner was of a precisely similar character to that which was adduced -before the Magistrates upon her committal for trial, and which we gave on Saturday. Upon the conclusion of the evidence a powerful address was made to the jury on behalf of the prisoner by her counsel, dwelling principally on the fact of her previous good character, and that no evi dence had been produced to prove that the paper parcel which was affixed to the silver table in the stores at the tirae the prisoner was engaged in March last in scouring out the room contained the identical piece of silver found in the prisoner's possession, and which she still maintained she had found in the streets of Windsor. Mr. Williams, after alluding to the circumstance that while she was employed in scrub bing the room, from which the piece of silver had been ab stracted, several persons were in and out, concluded by earnestly praying the jury to give his client the benefit of any doubt which might remain upon their minds as to her guilt or innocence; for, notwithstanding there might appear to be a clear case of strong suspicion, yet there was not a tittle of evidence to show that she had become guiltily pos sessed of the property. The Recorder, who summed up at great length, dwelt particularly upon the absence of any evi dence to prove that the parcel which was affixed to the silver table in the stores in March last (at the time the prisoner was employed in scouring out the room) contained the same: piece of silver named in the indictment. If, sAid the Learned Recorder, the person who tied up the piece of silver in the paper could be produced, to prove that it was the same piece the prisoner is charged with stealing, and also prove that it was safe in the room on the day the prisoner was employed at the stores, then it would clearly contradict the statement made by the accused that she had found it in Thames-street as long since as December or January last. The jury, after having consulted together for several minutes, returned a verdict of Acquittal, and the prisoner was discharged. The Court was extremely crowded during the trial. The Hon. Mr. Murray sat on the bench on the right of the Recorder. HER MAJESTY.—The apartment selected for the accoucheme;zt of her Majesty at Windsor Castle is in the Augusta Tower, situate between the Victoria T owe r (i n which are the suite of rooms appropriated fur the nursery of the in fant Royal Family) and the York Tower, and commands a beautiful prospect to the southward, extending over the Long Walk, Windsor Forest, and the Great Park, and bounded by the richly-wooded scenery of the Surrey hills. A deputation from the Society for the Employ ment of the Distressed Needlewomen in London, consisting of Lord Aslaley, M.P., Mr. Alderman Farebrother, and other gentlemen, attended by Mr. Roper, the hon. secretary, had an interview with Sir James Graham, at the Home-office on Saturday last, upon the subject of the low prices which work is taken in at the various prisons and other establishments, to the great detriment of the industrious poor ; when the Home Secretary was pleased to express his anxious desire to afford all possible attention and assistance to remedy the evil complained of. SPORTING IN GOODWOOD C Alice Hawthorn, 6 yrs, 9st 51b Robert deGorham,syrs,9st 41b Attila, 5 yrs, 9st 41b Lothario, 4 yrs, 9st 41b Cotherstone, 4 yrs, 9st 31b Una, 6 yrs, 9st 31b William-le-Gros, 5 yrs, 9st 21b Scalteen, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b The Altered One (late Ca brera), 5 yrs, Bst 131 b Aristotle, 5 yrs, Bst Illb Orion, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b Parthian, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b Phlegon, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b Sirikol, 4 yrs, Sst 101 b Bishop of Romford's Cob, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b Vibration, 5 yrs, Bst 91b The Era, 4 yrs, Bst 81b Bramble, 4 yrs, Bst 7lb Semiseria, 4 yrs, Bst 61b Whistle Binkie, 5 yrs, Bst 61b Prizefighter, 4 yrs, Bst 51b The Squire, 6 yrs, Bst 51b Pompey, 4 yrs, Bst 51b British Yeoman, 4 yrs, Bst 51b Belcour, 5 yrs, Bst 51b Somerset, 4 yrs, Bst 31b The Original Match at Go stone's Larry M'Hale and Loi has been altered to be run on owners up, Lord G. Bentinck (not likely to be less than 12s give 51bs. FIRE IN THE BEAUFORT PIT OF BLACK BAND. The subterranean fire which has for some time se • riously alarmed every person interested in the welfare and prosperity of this and the adjoining mineral districts, has been at length, with much labour and difficulty, sub dued, so that the men were enabled to resume their ac customed employment on Tuesday last. The large open cut, commenced for the purpose of driving a-head of the fire, was completed on the 12th ult., but owing to the great discharge of carbonic acid gas from one of the old stalls, the men were obliged to discontinue their opera tions, although working in the open air. To obviate this difficulty, another powerful ventilating furnace was erected over an old air pit, communicating with one of the cross headings immediately over the fire. By these means the cut was soon cleared of the life-de stroying effluvia, and in a few hours they struck into the level, and there beheld the unruly monster which had hitherto baffled all their energy and perseverance. No time was to be lost,—walls of brick and mortar, with a division of clay, were immediately ordered to be con structed, so as to intercept its further progress, and effectually drown the workings with water, whenever it could be plentifully obtained. A large supply of water was turned in on Wednesday morning, but it is doubtful whether it will prove effectual to extinguish the fire. From the commencement of this unfortunate accident, not a day, or even an hour, has been lost, and every person engaged on this arduous operation appeared to vie with each other in subduing the fire, and all praise is due to them for their arduous attention, their unwearied exertion, and extraordinary perseverance. Within the last four weeks nearly 5,000 cubical yards of earth have been removed. It may be remarked that, with the ex ception of the melancholy loss of human life, for an unfor tunate occurrence, it has turned out far less disastrous than might have been apprehended ; for had the fire been a-head of the cut, it is very much questioned whether it would have been conquered at all ; and if such had not been the case, it would have soon communicated with the old workings in the mines, and the consequences would have been extremely calamitous. Previously to re suming employment the coal works were surveyed by one of the agents and six colliers, and as a demonstrative proof of the deadly influence of this gas, it was found • that rats, which had formerly enjoyed their secure re treat, were observed in great numbers lying dead on the roads and in the stalls. It is now confidently asserted that the workmen need be under no further apprehension. The damages are estimated to- be under 300/.—Merlin. ' The practice of transmitting portions of the human body through the Post-office is an outrage so revolting to every feeling of our nature, that we are not surprised that many persons can with difficulty bring themselves to believe the exposure we made last week of its exis tence. We feel it our duty, therefore, to give more fuly the particulars of this shockiiig case ; the packet con taining the human flesh arrived at th General Post office in the mail-bag from Amersham, and was addressed to "R. Quain, Esq., Surgeon, London University." The flesh was wrapped up slightly in flax, and then enclosed in a thin covering of paper. The envelope was very much damaged by the oozing out of blood from the flesh, and other letters were contaminated to an extent that it sickens us to allude to. If, however, any persons should still remain sceptical on the point, we would refer them to the Post-office. We understand that a communication has been made to the medical authorities of the London University on the subject, of such a nature as is likely to prevent any further resort to the practice, as far as ther are concerned.—Observer. (JAUTION TO TRESPASSERS UPON RAILWAYS.—A young man named Richard Oldfield was charged before Sir R. Frederick, Bart., at the Kingston Police-court on Saturday, at the instance of the Directors of the South- Western Railway Company, with having unlawfully trespassed upon the railway on the 9th inst. Mr. Jasper Dalby, the superintendent of the railway stated the case, and informed the magistrates that on the day in question the defendant had got down the embankment of the rail way and walked from Esher to Kingston. The superin tendent was about to prove the case by witnesses when the defendant expressed his desire to plead guilty. Mr. Dalby said that when the defendant was stopped upon the railway, he said that he was not aware he was doing wrong. The Company had no desire to press the case harshly, but they felt it to be their duty for the protec tion of the public to proceed against all persons who so offended. The magistrates observed that it was very important such trespasses should he punished, and at the same time said that if the been killed, the Company would in all probability have been blamed. Mr. Dalby remarked that the only object of the Com pany was to protect the public. He added that if a train had come up, in all probability the defendant must have been killed. The defendant having expressed his regret at the occurrence, the bench fined him in the mitigated penalty of ten shillings and costs. RAILWAY MIiADYENTURES.—On Sunday afternoon the luggage up train, which leaves the station at 2 a.m., had proceeded about three quarters of a mile beyond the Skew-bridge, at Cowley-bridge, when the engineer ob served a cow on the line, but, thinking that long before he came up to it the animal would move off, he did not stop. However, such was not the case, the engine caught the cow and knocked it down, the whole of the trucks running over it, and bruising it into an undistinguishable mass, It belonged to C. Cross, Esq., of Duryard, and being a very fine animal had been let out to a datryman. It is supposed that it broke the fence of the field adjoin ing the line, and so wandered to the place where it was killed. The value of the cow is estimated at and besides this, great damage was done to the rails, several of the cross pieces, connecting the sleepers, being torn up by the trucks rown off the line. On Saturday, the down train, due at 5 20, P.M., not arriving in proper course, an engine, with engineers, was dispatched to meet it, fearing some accident had occurred. At Bridg water it was found that the engine which had been at tached to the train was rendered useless by the bursting ,of a tube. The engine sent up was then put on, land the train arrived shortly before 8 P.M., thus having been de layed about two hours and a half.—Somerset Gazette. BURNS'S FESTIVAL.—The 6th of August - will soon arrive, and its dawning will be watched by many an anxious well-wisher to the approaching festival. The various committees, we understand, have their arrange ments in a very satisfactory state. The pavilion in the large field adjacent to the monument, from a plan fur nished by Mr. Miller, Alloway-place, to be erec Led by Mr. M'Nab, Old-toll, will have a stately appearance, if we may guess from the skeleton already reared, and will, doubtless, have this character heightened to magnificence, under rich and tasteful decorations from the gardens of the county. The invitation to the Ayr Town Council, to join the procession, was, at their meeting on Wednesday, enthusiastically responded to ; and what with Magistrates of Towns, Public Bodies Archers'l Societies, Free-masons, Odd Fellows, Scottish Peasantry, &c. &c., with bands of music, and the town, ne i g hb ou rhood, and line of walk , decorated with ' the choicest offerings of the forest and flower garden, the demonstration out of doors at the meeting with the sons of Burns, in the cradle land of the Poet will be a spectacle of the most gratifying sad ennobling description. In the inte rior of the Pavilion, however, the effect will be greatly heightened from the glowing orations which those master minds who have signified their intention of being pre sent, ma y , be expected to deliver, on a theme on which their kindred genius renders it a labour of love to ex patiate. —Ayr Advertiser of Thursday. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JULY 20.—At the annual election, Winchester College, the following gentlemen were placed on the roll, to fill the vacancies that may occur during the year at New College, in this University :—Messrs. Wingfield, Fox ' Baker, Dewar, Mount, Ridding, Bateman, Shipley, Frith, Loveday, and Bathurst. N. Kendall, Esq., haS presented the Rev. Nicholas Kendall, of Trinity College, to the vicarage of Talland, Cornwall, value 110/.'per annum. The Rev. H. Fyffe, of New Inn Hall, has been presented with the perpetual curacy of St. John's, London-road, Southwark. The Rev. J. Browell, of Exeter College, has been presented to the curacy of Fulham, Middlesex. The Marquis of Cholmondele' has presented the Rev. T. B. Lancaster to the vicarage of New Houghton, Norfolk, value 681. per annum. The Lord Bishop of Lichfield has presented the Rev. J. Nunn to the perpetual curacy of Moreton-say, Shropshire, value 1201. per annum. The Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol has instituted the Rev. 11. IL.Mogg to the vicarage of High Littleton, Somerset, value 97/. per annum. The Grocers' Company have presented the Rev. R. J. Har rison to the perpetual curacy of Forden, Montgomeryshire, value 1191. per annum. The Vicar of Bolton has presented the Rev. P. A. Galindo to the perpetual curacy- of Bradshaw, Lancashire, value 150/. per annum. The Lord Bishop of Bangor has presented the Rev. J. W. Jones to . the rectory of Heneglys, Anglesey, value 363/. per annum. _ The Rev. W. Metcalfe has been presented to the incum bency of St. John, Yeedon, Yorkshire. Lord Hennik‘r has presented the Rev. E. J. Moor to the rectory of Great Bealings, Suffolk, value 2301. per annum. The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. R. Williams to the perpetual curacy of Stoken Church, in this county. The Earl of Westmoreland has presented the Rev. J. Oliver to the vicarage of Warmington, Northamptonshire, value 107/. per annum. The Great Western Railway Company have sold their premises in Princes -street, City, to the Union Bank of London, for 28,0001., including the landlord's fixtures. — Railway Record. It appears from a local paper, that Mr. Locke and Mr. Chaplin " are at this moment engaged in examining into the facilities and requirements of the line of country, with a view to the extension of the Basingstoke and Salisbury branch to Shaftesbury, Sherborne, Yeovil, &c., embracing the county of Dorset to Dorchester and the coast. We are (adds our contemporary), moreover, authorised to state that a line will be immediately carried out from Bishopstoke to Chichester, via Portsmouth, by which means a'sontinuous communication will be established with Brighton and the south-eastern parts of England." SINGULAR DETECTION OF A DESERTER.—On Friday morning, a . deserter from the Ist Dragoon Guards, quartered in Canterbury, was brought before the magistrates at Rochester, by Sergeant Johnson, of the 94th Foot, stationed on the look out service, between Chatham . and Gravesend, by whom he was apprehended in the following singular manner :—The sergeant met the prisoner at Shorne, about four miles from Chatham this morning, dressed in plain clothes, but suspected from his walk that lie was a soldier. Johnson stopped him, but he denied he was a soldier, and submitted to be searched. Nothing was found upon him to strengthen the impression, when the sergeant caught sight of his boots, and in examin ing them closely, found that they had recently had new heels on, but a hole where a spur had been worn was partially open. Johnson then took the prisoner into custody, who confessed that he was a deserter from the Ist Dragoon Guards. He was in trouble for some offence, and broke out of the barracks at two o'clock on the morning of Wednesday •, he had cut off the heels of his military boots, but not quite high enough, and having got fresh ones put on at Ashford, was making the best of his way to London. The prisoner was committed to Maidstone gaol until claimed by hie regiment. THE GOLD DUST DISCOVERY.--A good deal of jocular gossip is being bandied about here on account of a considerable quantity of glittering sand, which the officers and seamen of several of the guano] ships have brought home in bags in high hopes that it is gold dust. It was discovered by a party of sailors on the African coast opposite Ichaboe, a few miles inland, and of course Jack saw that his fortune was made at once, if he had but as much spare canvass as would make sufficient bags ior the treasure , and the belief that that part of Africa was once called the " gold coast" instantly confirmed the fact. The " golden op portunity" was immediately seized upon, and every "palm" and "sail-needle" set to work at bag-making. The ore has actually arrived, and is reported officially ; and in the im port list of last week we see noted the " Clansman of Glas gow, Peck, from Ichaboe, with 530 tons guano to A. and J. Downie, and 21 bags supposed gold ore to the master." Since its appearance here all our amateur chemists and alchymists have been experimenting on it with crucibles and blowpipes, but unfortunately none of them having " a phi losopher's stone," all the experiments ended in smoke. However, we learn, that properly qualified chemists from Edinburgh, who possess the secret, and who have some re collection of the method used by George lieriot in assaying the sands he procured from the Leith shipmaster, are to be in Glasgow directly with their entire apparatus, and we wait the result with considerable anxiety ; meanwhile we may re mind them of the sound orthodox of the Scottish proverb— "lt's no a'goud that glitters."—Glasgow Chronicle. TERRIFIC THUNDER-STORM.—OH Saturday after noon an awful storm of thunder, lightning, and rain, burst over the towns of Rochester and Chatham. About two o'clock P.M., the wind, which had been south-west, shifted to north-east, when the gathering of heavy clouds indicated the approach oft a thunder-storm. At three o'clock the wind blew a perfect hurricane, and the small craft in the River Medway were forced to have their sails down, to prevent their being blown over. Shortly after three , o'clock the storm was at its highest, the rain appearing to be literally pouring down in so many streams, rather than falling in rapidly successive drops, together with repeated flashes of lightning, accompanied with peals of thunder. When the storm burst forth, upwards of four hundred recruits were on Chatham Lines at drill, and before they could get to places for shelter they were completely drenched. The lightning ran about the ranks of the troops with awful vividness, and produced an effect of stupor on several of the men. The storm lasted upwards of an hour, and was accompanied by a severe hail-storm. The torrents of water that ran into the lligh-street of Chatham,' which lies low, made parts of the road impassable. The parade ground at Chatham barracks has suffered considerable injury from the quantity of water that poured down from the ter race. The dockyard school for the apprentices suffered con- - siderably by the storm, the water having broken the roof of the building. Such a violent storm has not visited these towns since that awful one in August last year, when the damage amounted to several thousand pounds. The storm took the southernly direction, and when it cleared up the atmosphere was intensely cold. The wheat fields have sus tained sonic injury, the crops having been beaten down, and as the corn is nearly ripe, it will be impossible for the ears to rise again. THE FESTIVITIES AT KENWOOD.—The grand fete champetre to be given to-morrow by the Earl of Mans- field at his beautiful seat, Kenwood, near Hampstead, pro mises to be one of the most attractive reunions which have occurred throughout the season. The preparations are upon a scale of great magnificence. Upwards of eight hundred invi tations have been issued, and all the members of the Royal Family at present in town have signified their intention of honouring the Noble Earl with • their presence. A magnifi cent tent has been erected upon the lawn, capable of accom modating upwards of five hundred persons, and it has been arranged that that number shall sit down to dinner at one time beneath it. The Royal party will dine within the mansion, covers being laid at the principal table for thirty-six persons. There will be a grand ball in the evening, when the marquee above alluded to will be converted into a salon de dunce far the accommodation of the company. The Commissioners of Metropolitan Improve ments are endeavouring, it is said, to effect arrangements with the proprietors of the river frontage between Vauxhall and Battersea bridges, for the construction of an embankment and roadway which shall connect the two, and afford the public an uninterrupted road by the river side of about two miles in extent. LADY JOHN RUSSELL.—The illness of her Lady ship has caused much anxiety to the Noble Lord her hus band as well as to the Earl and Countess of Minto and family. The Countess of Minto came to town from Lord John Rus sell's residence, near Godahning, in Surrey, on Tuesday last, when Lady John Russell was considered by her medical at tendants somewhat better; and by the accounts received in town on Saturday we are gratified to learn that her Ladyship was improving in health.. The Countess of Minto has left town to visit her daughter. GOODWOOD RACES.—INTELLIGENCE EXTRAORDI. , NARY.—Bell's Life in Landon of Sunday next, July 28, will contain the programme of the unprecedented sport at Good wood, Anticipations (by Pegasus), Qui Tam Actions, the Evidence and Confession of Russell in the House of Lords, the Delicatei Investigation, Ratan, Sam Rogers and Co., Evi dence before the Commons' Committee on Gaining, all the races of the week, cricket matches, aquatic sports, and ex citing incidents in every class of British games. On Sunday, the 4th of August, there will be another gratuitous Supple ment to Bell's Life, with copious and exclusive particulars of the, sports at Goodwood, with three engravings. Price of Bell's Life, 6d. ; office, 170, Strand, where orders for single or continuous supplies are received ; early orders are recom mended. Belts Life of Sunday, July 7, which, with the Supplement, gratis, gave a verbatim report of the Derby trial, to the extent of eighteen folio columns, can yet be had. EXETER.—We are informed that, in consequence of the completion of the railway to this city, the business of the fashionable hotels in Exeter has not been so brisk at this season of the year for a very long period. The number of wealthy and distinguished strangers who are induced, by the facilities of the present mode of travelling from the metro polis, to visit our pleasant and salubrious city, being unpre cedented.—Exeter Gazette. lIoNG-KONG.—A police force is about to be estate blished by Government at Hong-Kong. Mr. May, the sea of the active Chief Superintendent of Metropolitan Police, and who is himself the Inspector of the K division, is ap pointed to the command of the whole force, with a salary of 5001. per annum. He will be assisted:by two sergeants, at present also in the K division, who will have 2501. per annum each. 'We believe it is not intended to take out any con stables, as the force will easily be organised at Hong-Kong. It is intended to raise the force from the military and ma rines at present in China. They will be well paid, and in case of misconduct will be sent to the ranks of whatever regiments may be in Hong-Kong. It is arranged that Mr. May and the two serjeant will sail for Hong-Hong almost immediately on his return from France, where he has been sent on police business. TIIE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The fine genial alternations of rain and sunshine by which the present week has been distinguished, have tended materially to improve the prospects of the approaching harvest. Much of the hay has been already secured, but in passing along the country few hay stacks are to be seen; the barns have been found generally sufficient to receive the scanty produce, but the year's growth of grass is not exhausted, and the second cut of clover, as well as the after-grass of the meadows, will, in some degree, supply the deficiency. The turnip seed that had remained dormant in the ground, now begin to show itself in vigorous plants, though the crop will be small, from many fields turning out total or partial failures. There will also be a deficiency of straw from the spring-sown corn, and the fodder for cattle in the approaching winter will be scarce and dear. The wheat crops continue to look very flourish ing ; they are already "white to the harvest," and they will, according to present prospects, soon fill the granaries. In the bean and potatoe crops we see little difference since last week.—Leeds 21Icacury. INCENDIARISM.—[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]-1 saw some remarks in The Sun of Saturday on the subject of incendiarism amongst the farmers' property. There is one practice carried on upon every farm which cannot be too much deprecated, and so long as it is persisted in, fires, as the only means of revenge within the labourers' power, will be carried on. The farmers have long been in the habit of paying able-bodied single men from twent3pto fifty per cent. less than they pay married men with families for the same labour. This is not done by stealth ; the farmers defend the practice in public, while the hungry, strong fellows of eighteen to twenty or three-and-twenty, have both sense and feeling to see the injustice, and both they and their companiong are filled with burning iudiguation.