The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-10 00:00:00

S and BORDEAUX RAILWAY COMPANY. Captital, 3,000,000 L, in 150,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 21. per Share. ENGLISH COMMITTEE. The lion. Sir J. C. Meredith, Bart., K.M.M. Lieut. General Sir John W. Guise, Bart., K.C.B. Captain Sir Samuel Brown, Knt., R.N. William Shaw, Esq., G.R. A.S. Charles Robinson, Esq. Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, Bart. Baron Lagos, Sir John Hare, Knt., late a Director of the Great Western Railway. FRIINCII COMMI'II'HE. PRESlDENT.—Lleut..General Count D'Anthouard, Peer of France Lieut.-General Viscount de Borelli, Peer of France Count Lanjuinais, Peer of France Mons. D. D. Bellegartle, Colonel D'Etat Major Moni. Elol Duman d'Agen, Proprietaire •Mons. Edouard Dolezac, de Bordeaux, Proprietaire, Mail Con. tractor, and Director of the Messgeries from Bordeaux, Or- leans, Toulouse, Bayonne, Pau, &c. Mons. J. C. Henry, Civil Engineer. (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS IN LONDON.—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith. BANKERS IN PARlS.—Messrs. Marcuard and Co., successors to Messrs. Andre and Cottier. FRENCH ENGINEER.—Mons. Mellet. CONSULTING ENGINEER.—John Braithwaite, Esq. According to the law of France, of the 26th of July last, the concession of the Line of Railway from Orleans to Bordeaux, by Blcise, Amboise, Tours, Poitiers, Angouleime, Cognac, and Li. bourne, is to be granted to a Private Company; and Mons. Dumon (the Minister of Public Works) has appointed the sth October next for his adjudication of the grant of the Line. The State provides the land, constructs the earthworks, bridges, tunnels, stations, and buildings. The Company have to make the permanent way, fenees, &c., and provide the locomotives and carriages. The estimates show that 2,600,0001. will suffice for the accom plishment of these latter purposes for the entire length of the Line from Orleans to Bordeaux, and the issue of Shares will, in the first place, be restricted to this amount of capital. The earthworks, &c., of the first section of the Line between Orleans and Tours (being 72 miles) are in a very forward state to receive the rails, and it is calculated that in the course of the en. suing year this part of the Line will be in full operation, and that the traffic upon it will pay a large yearly dividend to the Share. holder for the capital embarked, which will not exceed (inclusive of the deposit) 61. per Share. Some time will necessarily elapse before the remaining instalments on the shares will be called for; and this will only be done as the earthworks, &c., of the remaining sections are in a fit state to receive the rails, and thus immediately become in a working condition. Applications for the remaining unsubscribed portion of Shares to be made in the form annexed to the Prospectus, UNTIL THE 14th OF SEPTEMBER instant, WHEN THE SHARES WILL BE ALLOTTED, addressed to the Secretary, at the office of Mr. W. H. Green, solicitor, 8, Basinghall.street ; or to Messrs. Edward Ellis and Company, 53, Threadneedle-street. NOTICE. ORLEANS and BORDEAUX RAILWAY COMPANY (COMPAGNIE D'ANTHOUARD). Notice.—The SHARE LIST of this COMPANY will be CLOSED on SATURDAY, the 14th September instant, after which no application for Shares can be entertained By Order of the Committee. 8, BasinghalLstreet. NEW WORK BY EUGENE SUE. Part 1., price Sixpence, with Ten splendid Engravings, HE F EMALE BLUEBEARD; Or, THE ADVENTURER. By the Author of the " Mysteries of Paris," " Wandering Jew," &c. In Numbers, One Penny each. No. 2, published this day, contains a Portrait of the Author, printed on tinted paper. 2. A complete Novel, by Cooper, for Sixpence ; sent post free Six- pence extra, THE GOVERNESS; or, the FRENCH POCKET-HANDKER CHIEF. By J. F. COOPER, Author of the " Pilot," " Spy," &c., &c, London : W. Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; and all Booksellers. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, I ATE ENGLISH OPERA.. HOUSE. Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. Another great Achievement Successfully Triumphant 2! I To attempt to eulogise the gorgeous splendour of the New Extrava ganza of 4 ' Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, or New Lamps for Old Ones," would be a work of supererogation ; the Manage ment, therefore, contents itself by simply stating that it wilt be repeated every Evening ! THIS EVENING, SEPT. 10, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled MARTIN CHUZZLE. WIT. Principal characters by Messrs. K Younge, F. Vining, Emery, F. qathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, Turner, Stanton, J. W. Collier, Yarnold, Sanders, and Keeley • Miss For. tescue. Miss Woolgar, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Woe flidge, Miss Wort's, Mrs. Usher, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with an entirely Original, and much better than New, Grand Operatic, Romantic, Melo-Dramatic, Burlesque Extra vaganza, founded on the celebrated Eastern Pale, 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 tacters by Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Matthews, Turner, A. Wigan, J. W. Collier, and Keeley ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Woolli Ige, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Turner, Mt s James, Miss Carson, Miss Hunt, Miss Reede, &c., &c. PRICES OP A D 1111Ss I ON.—Balcony Foxes. 4i.; Upper Boxes, 35.; Pit, 28.'4 Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ; Upper Boxes, la 6d.; Pit Is. Private Boxes on the Balcony Tier eight persons). T ao Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second Tier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half. Private Boxes on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Guinea. The Box. ghee is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the di ree. non of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY. THis EAENING, SEPT. IC, Nightly overflows, and Re-engagement of the wonders of Mr. Carter, the American Lioo King. To conclude with the new Equestrian, Military and Naval Spectacle, entitled THE CHINESE WAR; or, The Conquests of Amoy by British Arms. New Scenery, Dimes, Appointments, le., to realise the recent triumphs of England's Army and Navy. Feast of 250 Lanterns. kcting and stage..m inager, Mr. W. I). Broadfoot. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art of Riding by Mr. R. Smith. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATZE. IMMENSE ATTRACTION. MADAME VESTRIS AND MR. CHARLES MATHEWS. FOR THIS WEEK ONLY. THIS EVENING, SEP I . 10, Will be performed WHO'S YOYR FRIEND. Giles Furce . ard, Mr. C. Mathews; Co antess Rosedale, Madame Vestris. To be succeeded by PATTER versus CLATTER Captain Patter, Mr. C. Mathews. Af er which, a New Comic Drama, entitled GRIST TO THE ILL. Marquis de Richeville, Mr. Charles Mathews ; , Francine Madame Vestris. To be followed by WHY DON'T SHE MARRY. Natzk Tieck, Mr. C. Mathews; Usette Gierestein, Madame Vestris. To conclu le with the RENT DAY. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Boxs dllee, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 10, Will be performed Shaksixare's 'tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. J. Hudson Kirby; Gertrude, Mrs. W. West; Ophelia, Miss Vincent. Mier which, JACK AND THE BBAN-STA LK ; or, The Lad that knew how many Beans made Five. Jollibuffa, Mr John Herbert ; Jack, Miss Vincent. To conclude with the favourite burletta called MAI ` 1 or WIFE Rakewell, Mr. Seaman; Ready, Mr. John Herbert; Lidy Rake well, Miss Hamilton ; Fanny (with Songs), Miss Louisa Lyons. Private Family Boxes, £1 Is. Od. and Al lls. 61. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EXTRAORDINARY AND NOVEL ATTRACTIONS. On MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and TTII/IiST)AY, throughout the Season, the Gardens will open with the following attractive Novelties : THE PICTURESQUE GROUNDS-FEEDING OF THE ANIMALS-UNRIVALLED MENAGERIE. MODELS of VENICE and LONDON in the OLDEN TIME, Painted by Denson and Telbia. The sensation caused by this unrivalled production is beyond ai former precedent; the artist, the amateur, the casual observer are all struck with its extraordinay beauty and fidelity of delinea tion, and are unanimous in proriouncing it the most wonderful ex hibition ever witnessed. To view it only as a vehicle fnr the terrific isplay at Dusk is unjust ; it should be seen in the calm stillness of the quiet Evening, with its Towers and Steeples reflected in the spa cious Lake, to be Billy appreciated. Beethoven's celebrated Battle Sinfonia, descriptive of an En gagemeiit between the French and Englisi Armies. The Evaning PROMENADE CONCERTS on Mondays, Tues days, Wednesdays, and Thursdays conGucted uy Mr. Godfrey, are up n a scale of more than usual excellence; fait words fail in going justice to the awful representation of THE GREAT FIRE ON LONDON. Its fearful :b.iracteristics are truthfully pourtrayed, but at the same time so beautif u ll y bl en d e d w i th the Wonders of the Pyrotechnic Art, 'viae delight is predominant over terror; and the thousands who nightly crowd the Gardens hail it with acclamations, and admit that :Joutliby, :he Unrivalled Pyrotechnist has achieved a matchless riumpty The Gardens and Zoological Collection are in the most perfect state, .0,4 combining so many and interesting features, are by far the most attswitlve lounge in or near the 'retro 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. v 2.1 El SHILLING Admission to THE NAPOLEON 3113 - SEU5f, the most magnificent and extensive Collaeticn of Histo rical Curiosities and Works of Art ever known to have been formed by Ono Person, during Twenty-five years of elaborate research, at a cost of guineas, and to compleLely ill rate, in the most in 'tractive and interesting manner, the most important part of Euro pean history, viz.—CHARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and LOUIS XIV., to the deaths of GEORGE lII. ' and the EMPEROR II'OLEON. in 1821. This unique Museum has been visited often, during the last and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of Wellington, ;he Foreign l'rinces, Ambassadors, and their Ladies, also, many Chousands or the Nobility and Public; ani the Pro rrletor has recently been able to Inci ease, by several very tine pictures, Scc., his previous alwost Inarellble number and variety of MSS., Works of Art, and e multitude 11 valuable Relief. and other mriositics, In this most wstructive and, as hundreds have said it ought to be, a National Masenm. M iry thousand have inspected it, and THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS 11 the PUBLIC PRESS have statcd that it cugh to be seen by everyone. The price of adults tiou is reduced t) ONE SHILLING. Tho NAI'OI.KON MUSEUM Is to lie seen only at the " Egyptian Ball." PiceaAlly, dolly h om Tea till Dusk. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, SEPT. 10. TagratomEmit, Lowest, 56 ; Highest, 63 ; Noon, 65 &momETEE, 29 94.—VTLND, N.W. Norm—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is trnally placed opposite AO. and rain at. 29. WATER AT L NDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. "" n "'s •-• 6 minutes after 0 Evening ... 29 minutes after 0 that had previously existed between her subjects, I represented by a small junto of her merchants in one only of her ports on her southern shores, and the subjects of Great Britain trading with them through a small junto of British merchants, exclusively as sociated for that among other purposes of Eastern traffic, as a Chartered Company—the more extended arrangement for commercial intercourse between the two nations, established by the admirable diplomacy of Sir HENRY POTTINGER, improving the signal suc cesses of our fleet and army, may be reckoned among the most remarkable and established triumphs of European civilisation over Asiatic prejudice. It is not to be doubted that our trade with China has been, accordingly, to a vast extent in creased, since the official establishment of our spirited Plenipotentiary as the Governor of Hong-Kong, and the Superintendent of Trade, &c., in China. But we may be allowed to express our fears that the apathy of the Government and the people here have not kept pace with the exertions of that able public ser vant, nor been, as yet, fully commensurate with the magnificent opportunities for extending and im proving the outlets of our commerce, which have been thus afforded to us. This is a very important question, and we are anxious to direct public attention to it. Sensible, as we are, that the development of new commercial resources, on a great scale, is not the work of a few months, but of many years, we may yet take the liberty of urging that such a work should be commenced as speedily as possible in a right direc tion. Has this been the case hitherto adopted by our resident authorities and merchants, in availing them selves of the new and expanded base of operations which has been laid down for our trade in China, by the events of the last three or four years ? We really apprehend that it has not been. We fear that ar. admirable occasion for carrying out into profitable practice sound theoretical principles of an Eastern trade have been deplorably neglected. We are in clined to believe that the rare and fortunate facilities for such a purpose which Europe had watched for, with disappointed hope, during nearly six previous centuries, and from an era immediately preceding the adventurous pilgrimage of MASCO POLO and his kins men—have been dealt with since our occupation of Chusan, in July, 1840, on no principles at all. In the case of a removal of ancient restriction: on, and the dawn of new freedom and evolution to, one of the most profitable branches of trade, under certain conditions, that the West has ever driven with the East, no pains has been taken to avoid the error: , of ignorance or misapprehension which were unavoid abl? under the former system of exclusions and re straints. Our exporters have poured goods am: merchandise of many kinds, which the highest au thorities were already aware were not acceptable, into the markets of China, and therefore abstained, them selves, from exporting. They have, on the other hand, forborne to ship those which from accident or other causes we had formerly withheld, but are nov% notoriously in most active demand. The consequences are, that the market is glutted with merchandise for which there is a dull demand, with unremunerative prices ; and other manufactures—Saxon and American —in the classes which our own people have either overlooked or neglected to improve in a ratio cor responding to the quality of these rival fabrics, are eagerly sought for, and disposed of at a considerable profit. As a general rule, we are most unfriendly to all superfluous interference, legislative or other, with the action of our commerce. But there are instances— that before us is one of them—in which it were well if some competent Commission, composed of the most j practical, best-informed, and most responsible autho rities, were to report, previously to the inception of a new channel of foreign commerce, on the physical wants, the social prejudices, customs, and luxuries, the natural and artificial productions of the country and people, with which we are about to establish such connexions of amity and trade. With such a guide, sanctioned by the authority and promulgation of the Board of Trade, for example, as the report of such a Commission, we reply, the benefits of the pro posed enlarged intercourse might be realised to their fullest extent ; the drawbacks and difficulties reduced to their lowest possible ratio. For want of some such preliminary as we thus advert to, there has been no limit to the absurdities committed by our country men in their overboiling haste to supply new markets. We think it was under Mr. Jouw WILSON CROKER'S memorable Secretaryship to the Admiralty, that our tanks for fresh water were manufactured, and sent out at a vast expense to be fitted in our men-of-war and cruizers afloat on the fresh waters of the Ameri can States. But their's were works, surely, of still more decided supererogation, who, on what was called " the opening of the trade with South America," sent out large shipments of hearth rugs and side-saddles for the Brazils and Mexico—feather beds and cotton counterpanes to Demerara and Trinidad. - We have reason to believe that the " carrying of coals to Newcastle" has been pursued to fully as wild an extent by some of the shippers to Hong-Kong and the other Anglo-Chinese emporium of the Celestial Empire. In a day or two we shall pursue this subject, in offering some re marks on an important Parliamentary Paper of the present session, entitled " Statement of the Foreign Trade with China," containing some remarks thereon, drawn up coincidently with the preparation of the now established tariff, by Mr. Thom, and forwarded to our Government by Sir HENRY POTTINGER. In giving insertion, in another column, to a copy of the petition of 1,240 inhabitants of Reading, in cluding ministers of all denominations, freeholders, &c., " against sending out British soldiers to foreign and colonial countries," we are anxious to disclaim, distinctly, any concurrence in the views of the peti tioners, or the prayer which is founded on those views. Whilst we have, by republishing this docu ment, rendered a well-merited homage to the purity and benevolence of the motives which have dictated its preparation, we must be allowed to express an opinion that it proceeds upon assumptions the most illo gical, facts the most perverted, and a policy the most in sane which Parliament was ever appealed to to sanction. The " objection" these petitioners take to be con sistent should have been taken in limine. They should have denounced the profession of the soldier altogether, and in the first instance. It might then have been competent to them to adduce this incidental liability of the service, as a cumulative argument, to illustrate the inherent or inevitable tendencies of a soldier's occupation to subject him, in their own words, " to services so dreadful, and attended with such a frightful sacrifice of human life." But the petitioners, afraid to propound this doctrine of original iniquity in the soldier's trade, turn round upon his employers, and challenge as an intolerable cruelty that which we shall demonstrate to be an inseparable necessary, unavoidable liability of his professional existence. We, for our parts, detest war in the abstract, and therefore deplore the dire neces sity which requires, for the preservation of states, of the civil liberties and privileges of their subjects, and of their political rank among nations, the maintenance and encouragement of those public servants whom social theorists and pseudo-philanthropists delight to designate as "legalised homicides." But practical sufferings and physical injury, national degradation and individual bondage—the loss of property, and the mockery and repudiation of all the laws, usages, and immunities which may be pleaded—vainly pleaded-- against its violation—these are experiences more sharp, bitter, and potential, than the finest abstract principles that ever were announced, can be consola tory to those who are made to pass under the yoke of a conquering enemy. It may be a source of honest pride to certain denominations of Christians, con sistently to uphold the doctrine of peace and universal harmony among all classes of men. And when the bad passions of our nature shall have been eradicated by centuries of ameliorated institutions, and the wider diffusion of all the lights of morals and religion;—when Kings shall acquit themselves, as faithful trustees for the interests of their people, and their people shall fulfil the reciprocal condition of the great contract of go vernment by devoting themselves with disinterested go od faith to their duties to Kings ;—when one nation shall respect the rights of another without speculating on any conditions of weakness or decay for chances of its own aggrandizement at the expense or the ruin of its compeer; then —and not till then—. war may cease with the necessity for guarding against treason or violence, fraud or perfidy. But, alas ! this golden age is yet far distant we fear. In the meantime, we must be content to maintain armies and navies, as well as legislatures and D'A jourr excla , , .r,.• j.,4 , , ". 4 ..,,. . 4-V, i , ..,, , , i t. c 44" 1 . ..1' •li all , • At ' ,-- r 50: .° okt; t , ,, 44 A,u4544 ' 7. • 11111‘...A0 Z ' : -. ,.1 - 4-..., 7 • Ank• '!. i•' , ,N 4 ~,,t ,' .. I 111' , -; . -74. •41 1 ,' .'' ' 2 'l E I, .., ,t,:" '3l,,ilaEltir'4 li.: k It' i ,,,, •'., •t. 2 —, - .7 . :;•: , :. , i,,„5."`' i , low SECOND EDITION. ten= ':,;l4,At LONDON, TLTEDSAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1844 Some time has now elapsed since the treaties which so happily closed hostilities between Great Britain and China first opened certain important sea-ports and towns on various points of the coasts of the latter empire, as new marts for the productions of our manufacturing industry and skill, and a new theatre for the operations of our commercial enterprise. In the history of a maritime country's trade, the opening of five new portals to a market in which that propor tion of its swarming inhabitants who may be able to take • oil limy quantity of foreign goods, however small - and inconsiderable compared with the vast aggregate of the poorer population, would still represent a certain per centage of consumers on som e three hundred millions of people; such an event as this oping , af Ningpo, Amoy, &c., would be, under any` circumstances, a memorable epoch. But, in the case of China —under the peculiar relations THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10. 1844. churches—effective services of national offence and defence, as well as liberty of conscience and argu ment in polemical divinity and political controversy. War, therefore, may be mai= per se, even where it secures victory for the right; but what is peace, where it shall only confirm and invigorate power to the wrong ? What is the condition of a humbled and enslaved people under the grinding oppression and insults of their warlike conquerors, to have them selves eschewed and protested against war, " upon principle ?" They turn from such bootless contem plations of ethical maxims which they have fallen into whilst attempting to uphold against the unreasoning arguments of artillery and bayonets, and raise the cry of despair common to all in their unfortunate condi tion. Vcs victis The Reading petitioners are deeply concerned at the practice of sending our soldiers to foreign and colonial countries, because, among other reasons, " a large proportion of the troops so sent abroad are young men who have left civil pursuits through the oppres sion on industry." Would these young men remain ing here, still engaged in civil pursuits, have dimi nished that • " oppression on industry?" Is it not clear that their departure from a market already over peopled mint have proportionably lightened it ? But it is urged, moreover, that these poor fellows " have entered the army, ignorant of the sufferings attendant on military life." Doubtless could they know these beforehand, by any intelligence of instinct or pro phecy, nine out of every ten men would decline the ser vice. What then ? We have shown that if war is not good, nay, if it be bad in itself, it is an unavoidable necessity, at present, incident to our imperfect nature and more imperfect institutions. Now it is pretty evident that if we must have war, it is better to be prepared, than not prepared, to wage it ; and that of the two conditions, of those who beat and those who are beaten in hostile operations, the former is certainly to be taken for choice. All these considerations result in confirming our own impression that in this instance as in others, " where ignorance is bliss 'tie folly to be wise ;" so that it is well that our young military aspirants are ignorant of all the sufferings of the lot they select. How far the statistics of the petitioners are correct, that, during the last three years, 12,000 natives of the United Kingdom have perished in the British dependencies and adja cent countries ; that the annual mortality of 1,000 European soldiers, under thirty years of age, sta tioned in Jamaica is upwards of 140, the average of similar ages and numbers in Great Britain showing a mortality of only fifteen ; and that in various gar risons of India, China, and Bermuda, deaths are so frightfully numerous, that, comparatively speaking, few British soldiers ever return home alive from these settlements :—how far these statements are borne out by authenticated data we cannot, at this moment, undertake to examine. If the allegations be founded on facts, they are calcu lated to excite in every mind feelings of the utmost pain and regret, though, taking the aggregate of these averages of military mortality in connexion with the extended amount of the military force on which the per centage is to be reckoned, we might be justified in arguing, perhaps, that the results are not so ap palling in their disproportion to the mean mor tality in civil occupations, as the petitioners imagine. But when the latter entreat the House of Commons "as trustees of the people," not to sanction any money votes on account of, or authorise, any fur ther embarkations of, troops of the United King dom, "to our colonial and foreign possessions,"— we must be permitted to ask what is the alterna tive they contemplate ? That we should throw up our commerce ? We could not maintain it for one twelvemonth without our colonies. That we should abandon our colonies? We could not exist in our national integrity or independence for two years with out them. To say nothing of the solemn, the beneficent, the ennobling destiny which Providence has charged us with the duty of fulfilling to human civilisation, in retaining the dominion over and administering the government of so vast a colonial empire,—scattered through both hemispheres, diffused over every quar ter of the globe, assembling under the paternal pro tection of our flag, races of almost every variety of the great family of man ; exchanging the spices and rich products of the tropics for the ocean spoils and the paltry of the Poles—the infinite abundance of nature fruits and treasures yielded by one temperate region for the industrial manufactures and the productions of art and luxury yielded by another; to say nothing of all this—colonies to our commerce—commerce to our colonies—both to our national force and indepen dence—our national force and independence to the peace, the happiness, and the permanency of all civilised States and institutions,—have, each to the other,inde feasible and absolute relations, the preservation of which, in all their strength and harmony, is an object ches ply purchased, indeed, by the maintenance of an adequate army, and the constant supply of periodical relfifs to those detachments which are stationed in our " colonies and foreign dependencies," even under all the disadvantages inaccurately (as we think) as suusted by the Reading petitioners. All the Paris journals of Sunday contain articles on .he 'QUEEN'S Speech, and the settlement of the Ota heite affair. The Opposition papers are in a tower ing passion with M. GUIZOT for having yielded one iota, to Sir ROBERT PEEL ; and one of them madly decLares that never before did France submit to such a disgrace. Let us see on what grounds this com plai)o t rests. The Journal des Debats, the organ of the :French Government, says the two Cabinets have come to an understanding on the subject which leav les the honour of both untouched. Some time sincu it was announced that Mr. PRITCHARD was to be scnt back to Otaheite, and the vessel which was to carry him to his destination was ready to sail. At anon her time it was said that M. GUIZOT had con., ented to recal the Governor, M. BRUAT, and Captain D'AUBIGNY. But the facts are— Mr.. PRITCHARD will not return to Otaheite, M.BRUAT will_ retain his post, and Captain D'ATJBIGNY alone be recr 1:11ed. " The French Government," it adds, "has main tain r d with energy the right of its officers to remove a turl ) ulent foreigner from the settlement, yet this will not pre r ent the Opposition from exclaiming against such infi &my and such cowardice. The Government has blat c ed an act which it was just and proper to blame ; the s iolent manner in which Mr. PRITCHARD was ar rest e d and his close confinement. The right of removal is OS e thing, the manner in which it may be effected is ar) other. Mr. PRITCHARD, in having been sum marl' iy expelled, may have suffered not only in person but n property, and if such is the case, an indemnity will : be granted. These are the conditions ofthe arrange merAt, an illusory satisfaction for the English Opposition and st.n enormous concession for the French Opposition: but in reality an equitable arrangement, which does equ a;1 honour to those who offered it, and those who acre I ted it. Thus the two Cabinets have a claim to the ratitude of men of sense—they have not allowed ther a selves to be stupified by the clamours which wer, s: poured forth against them. They have exa min 311 the affair, as it really exists, with a sincere desii •E, to grant reciprocally what was just. The false point: of honour was thrown entirely out of view, and true d ignity satisfied." If these are the conditions of the I rangement, with what reason can the French Opp( )s ition complain ? England has yielded more than France. Mr. PRITCHARD has been banished from tthe island after a cruel and unnecessary im prisc .n ment. M. BRUAT remains, and Captain in lIGNY is simply recalled. But the fact is, these La Is wish for a universal war, and they would it a against the French Government with equal fury .b ad it agreed to any terms of peace, however humil'i ating for England. The• following extract from the National is a spe cimen 43 f the rage displayed by the war journals : " Tlia s the sacrifice is complete. That disgrace which tits friends of the Government declared to be im possible,, which even its enemies thought improbable, has fallen opt a France. Weary from indignation, we have on ly t o , ix iw down our heads, and to lament with the bitteres t anguish over the fall of our country. Yes ! amidst the tumult of feelings which this new humilia tion am %kens in our heart, that which predominates is not ang( T--it is grief. This act is one calculated by its very nat an to provoke against the Government a re-ac tion so violent, so terrible ; that they dared not have perpetrat *1 it, had they not felt assured that the heart of the count) f.) was frozen—that greatness of feeling was extinct—tit at its arms were invincibly enchained. The series of 421 =illations which we have suffered for the last fourtele t years is long and lamentable. But there is not one o 1 them which can be compared to this. In 1840, it iriv2 s before united Europe that we retired. Now, we bend. lye fore England alone. In 1840 it was in the cause of a fk reign prince whom we had abandoned—now we dese rt tt ►e cause of France herself. It might have been co tended then that the right of the Sultan was paramount to that of the Pacha of Egypt—now it is im possible to deny but that right is entirely on our side. And we abandon our right —we sacrifice the honour of our flag—for what ? To preserve the insolent and pre carious favour of England. "It was formerly the glory of France to uphold the law of nations against the violence of England. If war has become more humane—if some notions of justice have made their way among the laws which regulate in ternational relations, the glory of it is due to us. It is our blood which has sealed all , these conquests of civili sation over barbarism. Now it is our shame which seals the triumph of force over right. That immense moral force which extended over the world—which op pressors found everywhere before them—which carried France on to victory, has disappeared now—or has passed into other hands. But is it possible that France resigns herself to such a fall ? Can all those sentiments which formed her greatness be so weakened that she remains unmoved. If we give way again this time, the secret of our weakness is apparent. The world will think that, in order to obtain from us every possible species of concession, it is sufficient to menace us with war. If this is truly the fact—if France is really an accomplice in the cowardice of the men who govern her—if the hour of her decline is irrevocably come—ah ! let us curse our past glory, let us curse the grandeur of our recollections. The higher the fortunes of France have been, the deeper is now her abasement." The Commerce, though in a more calm and digni fied manner, blames the French Government for the concession; and M. TRIERS' journal, the Constitu tionnel, thus closes a few brief remarks on the humi liation of France :—" No explanation is given as to the details of this arrangement, but we know with too much certainty that the reprimand of one of our officers is the price of this act of conciliation, and that for the second time within the last six months, France has yielded, and humbled herself before Mr. PRITCHARD." MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) RAY MARILETIS. SMITIIFIELD.—COArSe Meadow Hay, 3/ 15s to 41 4s ; Useful ditto, 41 6s to 4116 s ; fine Upland ditto, 41 18s to 518 s ; Clover Hay, 418 s to 616 s ; Oat Straw, 116 s to 11 8s ; Wheat Straw, 118 s to 11 10s per load. A limited supply, and a steady trade, at the above quotations. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3118 s to 4110 s; Useful ditto, 41 12s to 51; fine Upland ditto, 513 s to 51 10s ; Clover Hay, 4112 s to 61; Oat Straw, 118 s to 11 10s; Wheat Straw, 11 lOs to 11 12s per load. Sup ply tolerably good, and trade firm. - WHITECEIAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3112 s to 414 s ; Useful ditto, 41 6s to 41 18s ; fine Upland ditto, 51 t• 51 8s ; Clover Hay, 41 12s to 61 lOs ; Oat Straw, 1/ is to 11 8s ; Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 11 10s per load. Both Hay and Straw met a steady inquiry at full prices. COLONIAL SIIGA.R.—The market for British Plantation has been firm, but only about 400 hhds found buyers at previous rates. The public sales have contained 6,603 bags Mau ritius, and 2,197 bags Bengal, nearly the whole of which was disposed of, at and after the sale, at 46s 6d to 54s for low to fine brown ; Mauritius, 54s 6d to 66s for low to fine yellow ditto, and 53s 6d to 64s for mid soft yel low to good mid white Benares ; Bengal being in some instances fully 6d dearer fur the better descriptions. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 3,070 hhds, 428 tierces, 689 barrels. COFFEE.-110 casks 103 barrels British Plantation (chiefly fine Jamaica) at auction, only part sold at 49s to 72s for ord to fine fine ord, even palish Jamaica, 82s to 108 s for low to good mid ditto, and fine at 1203 to 128 s ; one small lot extra fine, brought 1365. Rust.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Dock was 854 puns 63 hhds. SALTPETRE.—Of 1,528 bags at auction only a small portion found buyers at 25s 6d for 54 per cent, refrac tion, being rather cheaper ; the remainder was taken in at 26s 6d to 27s for good 41 to 3s per cent, refraction, which is the previous value, but at which there were no purchasers. TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 41s 9d for new, and 41s to 41s 3d per cwt for old on the spot and Town 43s 6d per cwt. TEA.—The market is rather dull, and the deliveries have not been quite so large. MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool was rather active yesterday, and prices were rather firmer. About 7,000 bags were sold, of which speculators took 500 American, and exporters 500 American and 500 Sura , .—There was a fair business doing in Shares, at steady rates, except Dover, which were rather lower. Dublin and Belfast Junction, 31 ; Ditto and Cashel, 81 ; Graad Junction, Half, 108 ; Great Western, Fifths, 264 ; Liverpool and Manchester, 204 ; Ditto, Quarters, 51 ; London and York, 41 ; Manchester and Leeds, ex div., 1231 ; Ditto and Birmingham, 52 ; Midland, 107 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 921 ; South-Eastern, 391 ; Ditto, New, 121 ; Paris and Lyons, 2 ; Paris add Rouen, 39 / 1 ; Newcastle and Berwick, 44. The Gibraltar Chronicle received this morning states as follows : " There having been a question of certain letters, com promising the Spanish Consul-General in a plot to per suade some refugees, resident in Gibraltar, to quit the fortress, in order to have them seized and shot on enter ing Spain, we have much pleasure (without entering into the question of whatever blame may or may not attach to Spanish agents, or others, on much lighter accounts) in being able to say that this particular report, founded on a partial know ledge of a portion of the papers above alluded to, is not borne out by the general and complete infor mation that has been given to us of this correspondence ; and we state this with peculiar satisfaction, because such a plot would be as repugnant to all our ideas of justice and humanity as to those we have entertained of Mr. Estefani, who enjoys the reputation of a gentleman and a man of honour." The intimation which we gave yesterday under this head that a forgery had been discovered at the Bank of England in the transfer of stock appears well-founded. Late in the day some of the facts connected with the delinquency transpired. It was done by the connivance of a clerk in the Reduced Three per Cents. transfer office of the name of B---, who, on a forged document, identified the party selling the Stock as the real owner. The amount is stated at from 8,0001. to 8,2001. Stock Bank notes were taken for the Stock, and these soon converted into gold. The delinquent clerk and his coadjutor have, it is believed, left the country; the former, having asked for leave of absence, not re turning in the time allowed, his department was hauled over, and the forgery and transfer discovered. It is stated that the party who connived with the Bank clerk has been connected with the Customs. A party whom we have just conversed with, and who arrived last night from a tour in Scotland. describes the progress of the harvest there as most satisfactory. Fine weather in most quarters of the North came just in time to prevent injury being done to the crops. The general yield, it is confidently believed, will be a full average. The Consul Market has been somewhat heavy this morning. The Bull party does not like the order of fresh troops for Ireland. The Commissioners bought 5,000/. Consols at 991. For the Account the price must back to 99k—a fall of one-half per cent. on yesterday's highest point. The present ♦alue of Consols for Ac count is 991. It has just been mentioned to us, that the fraudulent transfer already referred to, was in the Three per Cent. Consols, and not in the Three per Cent. Re duced. The delinquents are far off, and the probability is that the Corporation will be the loser. Bank Stock is at 2001, Exchequer Bills at 755. premium, and India Bonds at 945. premium. A slight decline has taken place in the speculative Foreign Funds to-day. Spanish Consols have receded to 22t; Dutch TWo-and-a-Half per Cents. to 62k; Por tuguese Converted to 46; Spanish Three per Cents, to 34; and Colombian ex Venezuela to 134. The demand for Railway Shares has been rather in active to-day. The Shares of the General Steam Na vigation Company have advanced to 291 or 151 prem. Joint-stock Bank Shares are nominally the same as yes terday. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 2 93{%36% Long Annuities. Expire sth Jan. 1860.... ..... Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth J an. 186 a l2 5-16 India Bonds,l,ooo_ _... .............. ............... Ditto under 1,000. ......... Bank Stock for Account .... ..... . 200 % Consols for Account ..... ....... •••••••••••••••••••••• 99%%% India Stock for Account 252% Exchequer Bills, 1301. 1d 1 0001. •••••••••••••••••"••••• -- • •......• 77 6 75 Pm. Ditt0 . 5171 " ........ • .... •.......... 77 :5 pm. Ditto Advertise d' ". FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Columbian Bonds. 133( Mexican Bonds, 1637, 5 per Cent. ....•• Ditto for the Account. 35% Ditto Deferred Stock 15% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Converted 46 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent IIS% Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1 840 23 22% Ditto Passive Bonds. Ditto Three per Cent. ..... ................. Ditto for the Account 34 Dutch 2% per Cents 613(, Dutch 5 per Cent 5............... .............•., lOO% %% PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. PAID. PAR XRARIL Birmingham and Gloucester.... 100 ......... 113 ..... to 111% Bristol and Exeter ..« .......... .. 70 ...... ..• PO .• ..... to _... Bristol and Gloucester 3O .... ..... 56% ...... to 56 Chester and Holyhead ....... 5 ..... 6% Dublin and Cashel.... ........ ..... 2 36 ......... 104 % to Eastern Counties .............. ..... 23 . „.•..• _ Ditto New Registered.... Sl. Go. Rd. ..•••• 134 Great Western Ditto % Shares • ••••••••• 50 ...OM SH% to Ditto Fifths l2 ........ 27 .....«,. to • London aid Birmingham. lOO .219% 213 to 21$ Dit s % Shares London and Blackwall is •••••• 7 .•... ... to London and Brighton ..... Ditto Loan Notes London and Greenwich London and South Western 41% ..... 754 to 76% Ditto Eighths ••••••••• 2 "• •• % to London and Croydon Midland Counties lOO 105 to Birmingham and Derby......... 100 .....«., 75 , to _ Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 21 ........ sg 1 4 _to North British Northern and Eastern ...... ......... 45 Ditto Scrip l5 25% ...... to Norwich and Brandon . ...... ...„. 0 South Eastern and Dover 33% 2S% 4 % to —. Ditto New York and North Midland ..... .... 50 ........ Ditto % Shares Ditto Selby Scrip — 0 6% to Orleans. Tours, and Bourdeaux _1 ...... ... 114 to . Parisand .......... 90 ssi to MANCHESTER STOCK EXCEANGE, SEPT. 9. —The market has been active, and late prices are well main tained. Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 8i ; Chester and Birkenhead, 4i ; Churnet Valley, ; Huddersfield and Manchester, 28 4 ; Manchester and Leeds, 123 1224 ex div. ; ditto Quarters, 1 ex div. ; Manchester and Birmingham, 524 53 ex div. ; Sheffield and Manchester, 89490 ; South Devon, 6i ; South Eastern, 391 39; ; York and London, 44 ; York and Selby, Scrip, 37. THE NEW BASTARDY LAW.—By this new enact ment (which is full of blunders), a woman may swear a child before, as well as after birth ; but, when sworn before birth, no order can be made upon the father until the child has been born. Therefore, where the mother of a bastard child dies before order can be obtained after birth, the man will be " Scot free." LIBERATION OF O ' CONNELL.—The Liberals of Finsbury are determined not to be behindhand in cele brating the triumph of free discussion and the assertion of the right o f t h e people to combine for redress of grievances in the liberation of O'Connell and his col leagues by the final tribunal of appeal. A preliminary meeting has been called for to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, at the Belvidere Tavern, for the purpose of appointing a committee to make arrangements for a public dinner, at which the honest and truly independent electors of the borough of Finsbury shall have an oppor tunity of expressing their feelings on the important event which has just occurred. FIRES.—On Saturday evening, about half-past seven o'clock, an alarm of fire was brought into Exeter, from Exminster. The West of England and other en gines were on the spot as quickly as four horses could draw them. The fire was found to have taken place in a straw-rick, of about 300 seams, belonging to Mr. Joseph Rowe, at Exminster, which was consumed. Fortunately the wind blew the flames off the rick-yard, which was very near. lt is said the straw was set on fi re. A shed in the bonhay, at the end of the rope-walk, was burnt the same evening. —North Devon Advertiser. DISTRESSING DEPRIVATION.—A daughter of Mr. Stephen Stephens, smith, of Llamlilo-fawr town, named Anne, aged ten years, died after a few hours' illness on Sunday, the Ist instant, at ten o'clock, also Thomas, a son, aged three years, at three o'clock of the same day ; and on Tuesday, the 3d inst., David, another son, aged six years. Oa Wednesday the three were buried in the same grave in Llandilo Churchyard. Thus, soddenly Mr. Stephens was deprived of all his children, who, a few hours previous were pictures of innocence and health.— Cambrian, LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, SEPT. 10.—Wind N.V., moderate breeze, and cloudy. DEAL. SEPT. 9.—kVind —Arrd. Jeannett,., Ilalfoig. Batavia, for ; Prince of Wales, Wilson, Calcutta, for Shields. Ski. Lalla Rookh, Algoa Bay ; Montezuma, Trinidad Swan, Boston ; Stokesby, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Protomelia, Calcutta. RAMSGATE, SEPT. 9.—Arrd. Henrietta, Newcastle, for Exeter, with damage, having been in contact with the brig Abbotsford last night, off the Foreland. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 9.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Mohawk, London, and sailed for China ; Persian, London, for Sydney, with loss of topmast in a squall ; Queen, Lon don, for Calcutta ; Concordia, Swansea, for London, with damage, having been in contact with a ship off Brighton. KINGSTOWN, SEPT. s.—Arrd. Southampton, St. John's, New Brunswick. DONEGAL, SEPT. 6.—Arrd. Ann, Henderson, Quebec. GALWAY, SEPT. 6.—Arrd. ,Clarence, Thomas, Quebec. NEWPORT, SEPT. Garrow, Jamaica ; Fellow ship, New York. LEITLI, SEPT. 7.—The Fergus, of Hull, got ashore in the Pentland Frith on the night of 4th inst., but got off the following tide. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 9.—Wind N., light.—Arrd. Superb, Short, Calcutta ; Magnificence, Whitty, Bombay ; Ber nice, Cundy, Coquembo, sld. May 19 ; J ant h e , P orter , St. Stephen's. Sld. Resolution, Maranham ; Robert Syers, St. Thomas ; Flora,. Latham, Ireland ; Shenan doab. Philadelphia ; Parana, Montreal ; Bess, New foundland. Off, Kingston, Burt, Calcutta ; Kathleen, Africa ; Rosalind. OFF BALTIMORE, SEPT. s.—Mequesta, Calcutta for London. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 9.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Off, Lively, Martin, Algoa Bay ; Ocean, Antigua. BRISTOL, SEPT. 9.—Arrd. Randall, Smith, Nevis. HULL, SEPT. 7.—Sid. Elizabeth Holderness, St. John's, New Brunswick. OFF PORTLAND, SEPT. 7.—lda, RUSSCU, Rio Janerio for Hamburgh Boning Rocquette, Batavia. OFF CAPE CLEAR.—Carib,Ca!lcutta for Liverpool. PETITION TO PARLIAMENT AGAINST SENDING SOLDIERS TO FO REIGN AND COLONIAL COUNTRIES. A petition from 1,240 of the inhabitants of Read ing, including ministers of various denominations, and a large number of freeholders and other electors, was lately sent to London for presentation to Parliament. The petition is as follom : " To the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland in Par- liament assembled " The petition of the undersigned inhabitants of Rending and neighbourhood Respectfully sheweth, " That your petitioners observe with deep concern that the practice continues of sending soldiers from these kingdoms to various foreign and colonial stations. " That a large proportion of the troops sent abroad consist of young men who have left their civil pursuits through the oppression on industry, and entered the army, ignorant of the sufferings attendant on military life. " That your petitioners are informed and believe, that during the last three years, or thereabout, there have perished in the British dependencies and adjacent coun tries upwards of twelve thousand soldiers, natives of the United Kingdom. " That the annual mortality among one thousand European soldiers, under thirty years of age, stationed in Jamaica, is upwards of one hundred and forty—and that in the various garrisons in India, China, and Bermuda, the deaths are fearfully numerous—so that comparatively few British soldiers from 'these settle meats ever return home. " Your petitioners desire to express their conviction, that no Government has a right to require of citizens services so dreadful, and attended with such awful sacrifice of human life. " They, therefore, beseech the House of Commons— as the trustees of the people—not to sanction, by votes of money or otherwise, any further embarkation of troops from the Unitcd Kingdom to foreign or colonial countries." BOY DROWNED.-011 Sunday last, about one o'clock, a little boy named Briggs, about seven or eight years of age, was drowned in the Clyde, immediately below the old bridge. He had been attempting to cross the river, immediately underneath one of the arches of the bridge, on the south side, and having fallen, was carried away by the stream into the smooth water below. A small boat with several individuals in it happened to be near the spot at the time, and those on board made an ineffectual effort to save him. One of the party stretched out his hand and all but caught hold of the drowning boy ; he missed him, however, and imme diately the poor fellow sunk. The circumstance was observed by a number of people from the shore, who formed the impression that the boat's crew did not exert themselves so energetically as they might have done, and they were in consequence loudly condemned. One thing is certain, that the appearance of the boat at the scene of the accident prevented some persons from rushing at first into the river to the boy's assistance, as no doubt was entertained that it would be the means of saving him. The moment he sank, however three or four men stripped, and swimming to the spot used the most strenuous exertions to bring him up. These offorts were, however, found unavailing, the body having pro bably been carried quickly down the channel. The un tortunate boy was the son of a man named Briggs, for merly resident in Gorbals, but who sometime ego ab sconded, on being charged with the murder of M'Peak, the nailer.— Glasgow National. SAVINGS'-BANKS.—At the present period, the Act which was passed on the 9th ult. is under the considera tion of the managers of several savings'-banks, on the subject of the rate of interest to be allowed to depositors. The interest payable to trustees is to be at the rate of 31. ss. per cent., and by trustees to depositors it is " not to exceed 31. Os. 10(1. per cent.," the difference of 4s. 2d. a year in every 1001 being allowed to the trustees for the expenses of the respective establishments. It is understood that a good deal of diversity of opinion pre vails with managers, and that the absence of any fixed sum to be allowed to depositors will cause a good deal of confusion. It is said that the savings'-banks cannot pay to depositors 31. Os. 10d. per cent., as the remainder allowed by the National Debt-office would not cover their expenses, and that 21. 18s. 4d. would be a fair sum to be allowed as interest to depositors, which rate, it is consi dered, would yield an immense sum to offices where the amount deposited consists of a large sum, and embraces within their grasp a number of fractional sums on which they would pay no interest, but reap all the advantages of the same. It would have been much better if the Government had fixed the sum to be paid to depositors, for of all persons those who have recourse to savings'- banks to provide for what they call theic old age, should not be left in any doubt of their rights under an Act of Parliament. The provision mentioned is to come into operation on the 20th of November - next. There are 23 sections in the Act. By the sth section it is provided, that in the rules of every savings'-bank every depositor therein shall, once in every year at least, cause his de posit-book to be produced at the office of the said insti tution for the purpose of being examined. Two copies of rules, to be made or amended by the savings'-banks, are to be submitted to Mr. Tidd Pratt, who is to return one copy, and to send the other to the National Debt office. The practice of depositing rules with clerks of the peace is now repealed. EXTRAORDINARY FORTITUDE.—Late on Friday evening Mr. Payne held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hospital on the body of Frederick Cockle, aged thirty six, late engineer to the Belfast steamboat, running be tween London and Calais. It appeared in evidence that on the morning of the 24th, as the vessel was about leav ing her moorings at Calais, deceased was just descend ing into the engine-room, when his foot slipped on an iron grating, distant six inches from the floor, and he fell into the room with his right leg doubled beneath him. The consequence was severe fracture of the principal bone of the limb. The mate not being aware of the severe nature of the injury, did not put him on shore, but dreading some accident to the vessel in her home ward voyage, entreated him to work her through it. He did so, and on the vessel arriving in the river, deceased (the injury having been augmented by his labouring at the engine during the voyage) was removed to the above hospital, and underwent immediate amputation. The operation did not succeed from the first, and deceased died on Thursday evening last. The Coroner eulogised the courageous patience of the deceased under the pain he must have endured during the labours of the voyage, and trusted the owners of the vessel and the passengers by it on the occasion would not forget his widow and large family, which it appeared he had. Verdict—Ac cidental Death. THE Moons.—Partridge shooting is so little thought of here that no active preparations were made for the Ist of September. Our fields are not yet suffi ciently clear of crop to give room for this amusement ; but we hear that there is abundance of birds, all strong and vigorous on the wing. At Beaufort F. M. Seel, Esq., bagged 25 brace in a - few hours, From the Moors there is no further intelligence of stated numbers having been shot ; but judging from the quantities of grouse which daily make their entrance and exit by every con veyance to and from Inverness, the bills must still be yielding abundance to those able and willing to endure the scorching rays of the sun.-- Inverness Courier. A blind carrier from Stainton, in Cleveland, well known at Stockton and the neighbourhood by the panic of " Blind Sam," has been ellgaged at harvest work in the fields during the last week, binding sheaves, &c., which he has done in a very workman-like manner. The Little Western, belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company, having upwards of 600 pas sengers on board coming from Ramsgate, observing the royal yacht, diverged from her direct course to give the passengers the pleasure of witnessing the departure of the Queen. The Little Western came alupgside the royal yacht, a little below Blaek-tail Beacon, and accom panied the royal yacht for about two miles. The Queen, from the cabix window, and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on the quarter-deck,graciously bowed in acknow ledgment of the hearty cheers with which the passengers on board the Little Western greeted her Majesty. The noble appearance of thi,, fine vessel attracted the parti cular attention of all on board the royal yacht. SUPPOSED MURDER, NEAR LLANDILO.—On Sunday last, in a field belonging to the farm of lihydygwith, in the parish of Llandilo-fawr, Camarthenshire, the body of a girl, about eighteen 3 ears of age (a servant of the house), was discovered dead, and her throat frightfully cut. About forty yards from her body a knife was found, supposed to be the weapon by which the fatal deed was accomplished. The knife, when found, had no . . y marks of blood upon it, but was quite c l ean, wh i ch cir• cumstanct rather remarkable. .{~ coroner's j ur sat on Tuesday, and was adjourned to Wednesday, when a verdict of " Wilful Murder," against some person or per sons unkown was returned.—Cumbrian. THIS DAYS NEWS MIDDLESEX SESSIONS (THIS DAY ) The first September session for the year 1844 was held this day at Hicks's Hall, Clerkenwell-green, before Mr. Walesby, as Chairman, and a full bench of Magis trates. The names of 96 prisoners appeared in the calander, of whom 62 were charged with felony, and 34 with various misdemeanours. Two of the charges in the list were rather singular, one being a joint indictment against ten women for an assault upon one man, and the other was a similar indictment, charging six other women with a violent attack upon another unlucky wight of the rougher (?) sex, who had excited their ire. The Grand Jury having been sworn, the Learned Chairman delivered to them a brief and routine address. A PALTRY CHARGE.--A very old man, named John Daniel Lamber, was indicted for stealing 16 bricks, the property of Messrs. Knight, builders. It appeared that the prosecutors had been engaged in repairing the wall of the St e pn e y churchyard, through which ran a public path, and a few old bricks which had been taken out of the old wall were lying scattered both in and without the churchyard. The prisoner was pas sing along with his horse and cart, upon which his name was written in large letters, when he took up three of those broken bricks and threw them into his cart. He was immediately given into custody by the prosecutor, and kept in prison until this day. A number of most respectable tradesmen and shop keepers gave the prisoner the highest character for honesty and honour. The jury, without the slightest hesitation, returned a verdict of " Not Guilty," to the evident satisfaction of a very crowdedcourt. Several cases of picking pockets were disposed of, most of which had occurred during Chiswick Fair. William Bormeghd, aged 16, was convicted of stealing a handkerchief, valued at 3d., from the person of Mr. T. Day, at Chiswick. The Learned CHAIRMAN having been informed that the prisoner had been several times before convicted, sentenced him to seven years' transportation, telling him at the same time that he would be sent to Parkhurst. 1 GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.) John and George Axtell, brothers, residing in Roll's buildings, Fetter-lane, of the respective ages of sixteen and fourteen, were placed at the bar, for re-examination, charged with having stolen from the chambers of Mr. Edward Harvey, Barnard's Inn, Holborn, a large quan tity of wearing apparel, plate, and other articles. On Wednesday last, in the absence of the complainant, the younger prisoner who bad formerly been in his employ as page, went to the chambers, broke open the door, and carried away everything he could lay hands on, the bulk of the property consisting of books, jewellery, and plate. A gentleman of the same inn observed him carrying the box away, and when Mr. Harvey returned in the afternoon he was informed of the circumstance. Mr. Harvey immediately procured the assistance of a police-officer, and eventually the property was traced to No. 15, Clifford's Inn, where the elder pri soner was engaged as clerk to the occupier. Both pri- soners were taken into custody, and on the person of the elder was found a valuable diamond, which the complai nant identified. Sir J. KET regretted to see two lads, respectable in appearance, in the felons' dock ; but for the ends of jus tice, and the protection of the public, it would be his duty to commit them for trial. The prisoners, who seemed to feel deeply the degrad ing position in which they had placed themselves, were then removed to the lock-up cells. UNION-HALL.—(THIS DAY.) Thomas Sykes was charged before Mr. Traill with stealing a coral necklace from Eliza Curtis, a child four years of age. It appeared that the child on quitting school the preceding day, in passing along Red Lion street was stopped by the prisoner, who began to put various frivolous questions to her. He availed himself of the opportunity when he thought they were unob served, and in a moment he unclasped a coral necklace from the child's neck and immediately ran away. The prisoner escaped at the time, but on tendering the article in pledge, the day afterwards, it was suspected he had stolen it, and being given into custody, was subsequently identified as having taken the necklace, by a little boy who happened to be present when the offence was com mittee. _ . . _______. The prisoner denied the charge, and declared he had purchased the necklace of a young man in the Red Lion public-house, but that he could give no information as to who or what he was. . _ _ The prisoner's father said that his son was in constant employ ; that he believed his assertion with respect to his having purchased the necklace ; and he declared that it was the first time in his life that ever a k ey was turne d upon his son. Mr. TRAILL said that he believed the evidence of the little boy who witnessed the transaction ; but that he should remand the prisoner until further inquiries were made, as robberies of the above description were of a very aggravated nature. CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) John Mead was charged with vi o l ent ly assau lti ng Harriet Barton, a mild - looking girl, residing in Is lington. On the previous day the prosecutor was passing along the Britannia-fields, when the prisoner threw clay over her. Having soiled her dress very much, the girl be came incensed at his conduct, and remonstrated with him in strong language. The prisoner immediately rushed upon her, knocked her down, and when she got up again struck her a violent blow on the left eye. The prisoner did not deny the assault, but said he was only " larking" in the first instance. Mr. BINGTIA3I asked him if he would make any com pensation for the injury . he had done to the young wo man ? Prisoner—l'll give her something. Mr. BINGHAM - Will you give her 3/. ? Prisoner — laced, I can't do so. _ . Mr. BINGHAM—Then you must pay a fine of 51, or go to prison for a month.—He was locked up. We have to acknowledge the receipt of an extra ordinary edition of The Sun, of Wednesday, containing a lengthened and admirable report of the proceedings in the House of Lords on that day, and of the triumphant issue. This, again, is but the last of many similar favours derived from the same source, for which we, and our Irish contemporaries generally, must feel bound to be sincerely grateful.— Wexford Independent. The Sun of Wednesday evening, in a late edition, brings the gratifying news that the House of Lords have, by a majority, reversed the judgment in the case of O'Connell and his fellow-prisoners. Great must be the joy among the Liberals in Ireland at this somewhat unexpected event, and a corresponding degree of de spondency must have seized the virulent Orange faction. —Aberdeen Herald. The Sun, in a late edition, has a report of the pro ceedings that took place on Wednesday in the House of Lords, occupying nearly eleven columns. The transfer to our columns of such a mass of matter, at so late an hour, of course is quite out of the question ; and, inte resting as it doubtless is in its integrity, we can do no more than adopt the condensed account of our other evening Contemporaries, curtailing even that consider ably, but, at the same time, giving quite enough to indi cate every point that is important to the general reader. Welshnian. 0 CONNELL'S LIBERATION.-The Sun evening paper of Wednesday contains the important intelligence, that in the House of Lords the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland had been reversed, Lords Denman, Cottenham, and Campbell, voting for re versing the judgment, and the Lord Chancellor and Lord Brougham for affirming it. Several lay Lords expressed their wish to vote.—Dundee Advertiser (second edition). A serious accident occurred this morning, between ten and eleven, to a Mr. Bennett, of 54, Vauxhall-walk, while driving a friend and two ladies in a four-wheel carriage. After passing over Westminster - bridge from the Surrey side, the hors e , it a pp ea rs, which Mr. Ben nett was driving, shied at something en the road, and started off at full speed down Bridge-street ; in taking a sudden turn from which towards the Houses of Parlia ment, the near wheel caught the kerb-stone, and threw the carriage over with frightful velocity upon the newly macadamised road. The whole party were carried away in an insensible state to the Westminster Hospital, and received immediate attention from the surgeon. Upon inquiry there we learned that Mr. Bennett's collar-bone was broken, and his body very severely bruised. The two ladies presented an alarming a ppearance, being dreadfully cut abo u t th e i r b ea d s an d faces, through coming in contact with the loose stones ; it was for some time thought that the youngest of the ladies was dead, but we have since been informed that, although in a dangerous state, yet she has partially recovered. The horse was ultimately stopped without further mischief. SUMMARY OF NEWS ; :40iibitt; Optttion. " Who runs may read." FO7iLEICW. _- - The Paris papers of Sunday bring no additional into' ligence from the coast o f Af r i ca , an d are c hi e fly n acuPi with comments on the settlement of the Otaheite affa ir ' On Saturday the King received the Spanish . Arabe s " dor, the Russian Minister, the Count de Sainte-Auld' and Admirals Jacob and IVillaumez. His Majesty was expe c t e d t o se t ou t f or E u in ahea t ; a week. During the sojourn of the Court at that he will proceed to Dieppe to assist at the inauguration of the statue erected there to Duquesne. The heat at Paris on Sunday was very oppress ive. J a a l two o'clock the thermometer in the shade marked degrees. The Queen of Holland intends to remain for some time longer at Weimar, on a v i s i t to th e G ran d D uca l faniw; A letter from Alexandria, August 19, in the Augsbg? Gazette, says—" Ibrahim, w h o i s st ill at C a i ro , has aa" . yoked all the Provincial Governors, to deliberate on ab ° , means of ameliorating the l o t o f th e F e ll a h s . Samirach v sails to-morrow for Malt a , an d the nce to T usc any,.` take sea-baths. We have now lying here an Austria ° man of war and a French one." The Konigsburg Gazette gi ves a t grea t l eng th the a e a : count of the ceremonies on the celebration of the 3° 13 anniversary of the foundation of the University of city, which commenced on th e I s t o f S eptem b e r. „f Majesty, who has been for thirty- s i x y ears t h e proctor" the University, was pleased to issue a proclamation proving of the plan for a new building, of which Majesty laid the fir s t sto ne . At thi s ceremon y his t jesty addressed the numerous assembly present in ar e to impressive speech, in whi c h h e ex p resse d hi s coati! e expectation that his wish es wou ld b e f u lfill e d, w ith 11 Divine blessing, and the a id o f th e f a i t hf u l ca re of if . " teachers, in the noble sentiments of the youth commit' to their care; he invited them, while he was strikin t g the foundation-stone w ith th e h ammer , "to salut e o f with their heartfelt and joyou s h uzzas thi s focus light for our Nath." A letter from Dresden, dated Aug. 31, says, a l the long-continued unfavourable w ea th er o f ra in, o°' and storm, we hoped for a fine autumn, but the hope da l not seem likely to be realised. We already see Mal/ birds of passage, which in general d o no t arr i ve till the mountains of September. The prospect of th e h arves t Pi" ; mountains is, therefore, very melancholy. LAW AND POLICE. At the Surrey Sessions Lord Cranley, son of the Es r :, of Onslow; S. Nicholson, Esq., of Waverley Abbey, neat Farnham; and W. H. Gamid Farmer, Esq., of Nons.,o c Park, near Ewell, qualified, an d were sworn i n by lu!' Ouslow, the Deputy Clerk of the Peace, and took th e seats on the bench as Magistrates of the county. A man named Legg, for stealing a quantity of to clover, of the value of one penny, was sentenced, at tivP" sessions, to seven days' solitary confinement. A decent-looking man, about forty years of age, gave his name Robert Wilkinson, was c h arge d u pon P si own confession, at Guildhall, with stealing a pair of sh ee t , from one of the cheap lodging-houses in West-stree, Smithfield. The prisoner had made the confession W ei drunken fit overnight, and positively denied its tr u , when he became sober in the m orn i ng , an d t h e re be „, m' no other evidence against him he was discharged. ro l Mr. Murphy, the gentl eman w h o h as b een sele• • times remanded from Clerken we ll, on a c h arge o f 111; killed a man at Highgate, by dri v i ng over hi m , wa s no ' discharged. At Lambeth-street, three German sug ar-baker s : named Ellers, Marken, and Mill er , c h arge d with assa ll i o ing a countryman of their own, named Rosenburght eta so brutal a manner as to place his life in great clang were remanded until Friday next. Co,. dastardly fellow, named J o h n H ar tl ey , w as - , mitted for two months, in default of payment of tv" ° r „ o . nalties of 50s. each, for kn oc ki ng d own two y o ung " ee t men, total strangers to him, whom he chanced to° in the street. George Walker, described as a coal and corn-rfl_A er chant, in Blackfriars-road,!was brought before Mr. T 17,;, at Union-hall, for re-examin a ti on , charged with fo ul ' , lently obtaining 301. of A aron S m ith, on a bill of . es olb • change. The prisoner had acc e pt e d th e bill in quest / j 5 and on the faith of his representation that he 1 05 01 years of age, the prosecutor had di scounte d it. Tlis et was dishonoured, an action w as b roug ht, the priso n o pleaded infancy, and obtained a verdict. Mr. Trail" h fo r him to bail to answer the charge at the next sessions the Central Criminal Court. r A warrant was granted at Gre e n w i c h by Mr. iti . 11 1 ham (who sat for Mr. Jeremy) to a widow lady, °V . i - o r Captain Spratly, of the Cyr us , S ou th S eaman , for _ 4 lawfully leaving her son b e hi n d, a t a D u t c h settles o s in the South Seas, during a whaling voyage in 31$ last. taer Osborne, T 61, the warrant o ffi cer o f t h e Se er smith smith Court, informed th e M ag i s t rate , t h at a ma n IniL t i Benjamin Bolton, agai ns t w h om h e h e ld a war rant, la committed suicide. The warrant was directed to cancelled. At Gravesend a man named Bradshaw was fined 9 ' for weighing people on a Sunday. . re Thomas Thompson, who ha s b een severa l tunes manded, was fully committ e d f rom t h e Th ames office, f ° burglary. Cotatir—rAsznosr4uszas• rsd Her Majesty the Queen D owager, attende d by ~ Howe and Lady Ge o r g i ana C urzon, H on. La d y Clint,. ° ;:i and Miss Seymour, a n d th e i mme di ate mem b e rs a P r Majesty's court, will arr i ve a t Wi t l ey C our t this sct s e a noon, the greater part of the household having tirr i c t is i from Bushy-park and Ma r lb oroug h H ouse on Thurs day and Friday last. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland and P" Percy have left Sion House, Isleworth, for Leap; ington Spa, where the N o bl e D u k e purposes W st 4 some weeks. 11$ Viscount and Viscou n t ess D uncan h ave ar rive- Camperdown Castle near Dundee. The Earl of Rosebery has arrived at DalmenY '- near Edinburgh, from his seat in Hertfordshire. to Viscount HolNick, left town early in the last we e ,V, visit the Earl and Countess Grey, at Howick Northumberland. ne% The Duke of Ri c h mon d an d L or d H enr y a attended a district a gr i cu lt ura l meet i ng at 1:11111-e North Britain, on Saturday. The Earl of March and Colonel Rotton, who have t among the guests of his Gr ace th e D u k e o f Richrat i ce jf Gordon Castle for some time past, have left that pry' residence for London. Es rl Viscount and Viscountess Milton have arrived at t o Fitzwilliam's seat in Yorkshi re , after having' YiSitedol Earl and Countess of M or t on a t D a l ma h oy e b a stle, Sir James and Lady Anne M ac k enz i e , at t h e ir sea ' Ross-shire. s elee The Dowager Countess of Laud e rd a l e and a AP party are visiting M r . an d L a d y El eanor Balo ) '' Whitmghame House, Dunar. Lord John Manners near has ef t his sporting quarters° the Highlands for the South. Lady Vernon and family, who arrived from the or tinent last week, have gone to Leamington, Witrff shire. Or . The Earl of Shrewsbury and family arrived io d mingham on Saturday last at Dee's Royal Hotel, P l ° op the course of the day visited the Roman Catholic So b d el On Sunday morning the N o bl e E ar l an d f am ily atte o _, o high mass in the Cathedral, on whi c h occas i on there 01 " a numerous and highly r es p ec t a bl e congrega tion, I n J o of whom were, for the first time, gratified by seeinf,„tor Lordship, who had b een so mun ifi cent a contr a es. towards the erection of the church in which they assembled. MIS CIIIMANZOTTIL b 0 During the past week a p a i n f u l d egree o f abri n a been created in some p ar t s o f B e df or d sh i re, owingtdir revival of those inc en di ar y ou t rages w hi c h s pree may throughout the district last winter. Mr. Halford, who was for a number of seasonsor spected member of the Olympic corps, under the ' t t he , agement of Mr. G. Wild, h a d a b enef i t last night a et' St. James's Theatr e , w hi c h was exceedingly On to Major-General Sir Hercules Pakenham, Governor of Portsmouth, brother to the late Plicb ess ibe 'Wellington is spoken of as likely to succeed t ° • of Colonelcy Of the regiment .avant by the demise the late Lord Keane. We learn that it is more than probable the Quer n 00 hold a levee and drawing-room at Holyrood rel' r hel her return from the Highlands ; and that the .„ — hich yacht will be ordered round to the Clyde, from ''„d, place her Majesty will sail on her return to Eng llk : is cee Mr. Templeton has been performing at several 'e ny er LieutOstiii in Scotland, accompanied by Brewitt ; and M. has given his Irish lectures at Bangor, Beauluari' s ' narvon, &c., with success. a The Duke of B eau f or t (I ntrep id cutter) Blicaer Lumley were cleated mem b ers of thr, Royal Yach t " droll on Friday last, Ve st ' A new church has been erected at Burton. upon - to e and will be consecrated on Wednesday, the 18th in u s pr of by the Lord Bishop of Lichfield. A large nu rnw- bood the nobili . t , y and principal families of the neighbour e ol' har t s aignitied their intention to be present, and 14.14' b e lation, which will be given to the Lord BishoPlllloo diately after the services of the day, the Most 1 1 °% be Marquis of A ng l ese y w ill preside. Th e church v" . `" called " Christ Church." The Soho steamer arr i ve d at Blackwall Yetetipc. morning, from Ant werp , w i th several fam i l i es of 00 Lion, and upwards of 2,000 baskets of walnets• dro v, Doming up past Erith the Soho met the royal gill ° on their passage to Scotland. list Mr. John Parry h as b een s i nging dur i ng the pia week at Swansea, Cardiff; Newport, Brecon, 04 " South Wales, with the greatest success. Mr. Wilson has been giving his Scottish entertiT, ments with great success, at several towns In Is. Sussex, and Hampshire. t he an d he re Laneashire contains 254 townships, whe re are eleven polling nu ;0 01 4- i i s ng on di t b h t e rie p t r s es a e i n ia t register is 10,337. burn, Burnley, Chorley, GarstL i g a , ce ll s— as li vk atu sh e e l a Yd,l l,3 ls hare, Lancaster, Poulton, Preston, Ulverston,n,_ tit s Whalley. The county court for the election of h for the northern division is held in the Shire Hall(" Prius Court) Lancaster. Prince and P r i ncess Bi ron an d G en eral Eden Steam in London yest er d a y morn i ng , by the General 003 iya Navigation Company's steam-ship Venezuela, Ostend, after a quick passage. a The passenger traffic between France and__ . . log ae, for the week endinc, the sth inst., was — by pu"e,isig• 2,982 passengers, B t 'horses, and 11 carriages corro -612 passengers, 6 horses, and 5 carriages. 1. , 11 e / par ponding period of 1843 gave—by Boulogne, :=.,; l tileg no sengers ; by Calais, 802. Of these 2,9 82 0 ; ' 1)0 0r. passengers, there came by Folkestone, 650 ; by o Fo ljor 398 ; by Ramsgate, 45 ; by London, 375 ; :tone 8 45ndon,