The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. The baptism of his Royal Highness the infant Pr ince, second son of her Most Excellent Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, took place Yesterday in the private chapel at Windsor Castle. The illustrious visitors invited to the solemnity Egan to arrive at the Castle early in the afternoon. b tier M a j es t y t h e Q ueen D owager arr i ve d f rom 43118 hY Park soon after four o'clock in an open car- Se and four, accompanied by Prince Edward of Clinto n 3l txe Weimar, and attended by the Dowager Lady u and Earl Howe. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the He re ditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh S trelitz, arr i ve d f rom K ew, atten d e d by Baron laesebeck. The Duchess of Gloucester arrived from Kew, at t ended by Lady Caroline Murray, and the Hon. Capt. Liddell. The P r i nce o f P russ i a arr i ve d at fi ve o ' c l oc k. Hi s al Highness was attended by Count Puckler, Koenigsmark, Baron Schleinitz, Baron de Be rg, and Captain Mey ne ll. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was at tended by Lady Charlotte Dundas and Colonel Sir Gorge Coup er , Bart. The Duke of Wellington Sir Robert Peel, the rehbish op o f Canterbury, the Portuguese Minister, Lo rd Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Saxon Minis ter, and oth er distinguished visitors, also arrived be tween four an d fi ve o'clock. A• Guard of Honour of the Scots Fusilier Guards 'ere on duty in the Grand Quadrangle, and on the ti Tsage of th e roya l par t y th roug h th e corr id or t o a Chapel, saluted with the usual honours. tile Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and Otae ral assembled in the Red Drawing-room at half- Past five o'clock, and soon after were conducted to s eats provid e d f or th em i n th e c h a p e l. .The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of n a rwich (Cl er k o f th e Cl ose t), w ith th e Bi s h op o f reord and the Dean of Windsor, the Hon. and t 0 her Charles Leslie Courtenay (Domestic Chaplain ner Majesty), the Archdeacon Wilberforce, and j2rd Wriothesley Russell, Canon of Windsor (Chap ins to his Royal Highness Prince Albert), assembled la the vestry at six o'clock. As soon as the visitors had taken their seats, the Procession of the sponsors for his Royal Highness the "'rant Prince was formed in the following order V ice Chamberlain of the Treasurer of the Household. Household. The Sponsors, viz. : Highness the Her Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Duchess of Kent, r c'xy for his Royal High- Proxy for H. R. H. the ! less Prince George. Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Pro xy for his Serene Highness' the Prince of Leinengen. kollowed by the Ladies and Gentlemen of their Suite, viz. : °eatlernan in Waiting on his Royal Highness the Duke lady of Cambridge. in Waiting on her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Ga nn Countess Josephine Wratislaw. "eraan in Waiting on her Royal Highness the Ber Duchess of Kent. Qs ° Majesty's Procession then formed as follows, viz.:— °al of the Stole to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The Lord Steward. The Lord Chamberlain. le• • The OUEEN din g her R ? His Royal Highness g oyal Highness t he Princess Royal. the Prince of Prussia. les t ii'• H. Prince Albert, R. H. the Prince The Queen Dowager. b of Wales. 4 4 . m._; H. the Hereditary Her Royal Highness the ?l et t Duke of Mecklen- Duchess of Gloucester. burgh Strelitz. Er t en° Highness Prince Her Royal Highness the ward of Saxe Weimar. Duchess of Cambridge. th Grace H. R. H. the "J Hereditary uke of Norfolk. Grand Duchess of Meek lenburgh Strelitz. Master of the Horse. Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting. Maids of Honour in Waiting. Lad Bedchamber Woman in Waiting. L itd Y of the Bedchamber to the Queen Dowager. N 7, in attendance upon the Duchess of Gloucester. 'itio of the Gold Stick Captain of the nten of the in Waiting. Gentlemen at Lo t , Guard. A rms . I T .21 th e B e d cham b er to L or d i n Wa i ting to the 4 r -. 00 , 4 4. H. Prince Albert. Que en . of th e B e d c h am b er G room i n W a i t i ng to t h e t g - n' e ,• H. Prin ce Alb er t. Q ueen . j r Y in Waiti ng t o E q ue r ry i n W a iti ng t o th e "'• H. Prince Albert. Queen. Master of the Buck-hounds. Ge rui T he Lord Chamberlain to the Queen Dowager. 4t4t - i et neri in attendance upon his g ßoyal Highness the Prince of Prussia. Ofh: E aen in attendance upon the Duchess of Gloucester. "er Commanding the Officer Commanding the 13Ittalion of Royal Horse Guards `nerd s at Windsor. at Windsor. Silver Stick in Waiting. Q ue er Majesty the Queen, the Prince Albert, the 4, 1 °11 Dowager, and the other royal personages sl4ng taken their seats, the Ladies in Waiting, the tole Officers of the Household, the Groom of the a.. to Prince Albert, the Lord and Groom in i7Ritting to the . his Royal Queen, the Lord and Groom in Wait- Highness Prince Albert, and the Wait- Equerries to the Queen and Prince Albert, took their Placesl, near the Queen and his Royal Highness. o e l v !e altar of the chapel was covered with crimson buret and gold, and contained a number of hand -4,4 piece s of gold communion plate, lighted by 1A wax tapers in go ld can dl es ti c k s , an d a l so b y ka t it''.on each side, placed on pedestals richly covered heTpt. the Archbishop of Canterbury stood in front of star,e the Bishops of Norwich and Oxford, and 1 4 f r ' e r clergymen pre s ent, s tandi ng at th e s ides. th °4 of his Gr ace was th e f on t o f s il ver g ilt use d Or ,ehristening of his Royal Highness the Prince s. u f ? l lowing had the honour of receiving invitations: 'ia.lesty the Que en D owag er. " 4 4'l Highness the Duchess of Kent. ki t ;lal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. k lai d ,...‘?yai Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam "sir / 1, 1 Highness the Prince of Prussia. s ,Yal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke la e kiaehess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. s t ta na Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar. i,l'st,,, k(l / in Waiting on her Majesty. $Qs t„,Y in Waiting on the Queen Dowager. in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent. s 1) - 1 in Waiting on the Duchess of Gloucester. hat) 4 )l !ager Lady Lyttelton. sito th alds of Honour. I The Portuguese Minister. ltraber Woman. tit tt The Hanoverian Minister. it he h o s TY ratislaw. I The Prussian Minister. e a::ian Minister. 1 The Saxon Minister. Pef'_`. e ribishop of Canterbury. i'urd Chancellor. 4:hand President of the Council. errd Privy Seal. arl Marshal. ta Mander-in-Chief. 1 L ..5 t Lord of the Treasury. 1 5 ,f r etary of State for the Home Department. Kit g'e ee r etary of State for Foreign Affairs. liiii r ra tary of State for the Colonies. li g t c h a t Lord o f th e Ad m i ra lty. V'i' s ' tia ellor of the Exchequer. 1e tn re a!dent o f t h e B oar d o f C on t ro l. , 1 1 Q i .I'dent of the Board of Trade. I L s p i !teellor o f th e D uc hy o f L ancas t er . yn r kaster-General. _ Stevrard. j h ati iirq Chamberlain. 1,14 q l 7 3 ter of the Horse. 1 12 of the Stole to Prince Albert. T s r , ks ter -General of the Ordnance. 6xold Stick in Waiting. he e it n ,,Ptain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms. The Nitain of the Yeomen of the Guard. aaure r of the Household. $s e n ae- Chamberlain. lie At:stroller of the Household. It; te r ter of the Beck Hounds. T r .ePer of th e P r i v y P urse . t o r_as9re r t o P r i nce Alb er t. T h e Q.l l l In W a i t i ng . ona in Wait ing . ITieliAerry in Waiting. The lli sh ° l 3 of Oxford. P of Norwich. Abe l '44 m•es •and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor. P rovost of Eton. 11, v a ° l l Wilberforce. l il t he Dr. Hawtrey. ; 11 0 ,: Lord W r i o th es ley Russell. ll tth a and Rev. Chas. Leslie Courtenay. and Rev. Richard Stopford. ie,oektaar. i,t) o tgolrcl Clark. l`h a G en C hamberlain to the Queen Dowager. Gentleman The t 1 in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent. lrnan in Waiting on the Duchess of Gloucester. Z . ` e alan in Waiting on the Duke of Cambridge. to n t aasi k. °e nigsmark, in Waiting on the Prince of )1 4 14 A tz Il k oa ktltler, in Waiting on the Prince of Prussia. (6,leinitz, in Waiting on the Prince of Prussia. keaiti - arerg, in Waiting on the Prince of Prussia. te4r.c'eYnell, in Waiting on the Prince of Prussia. Otnin9eral and Lady Isabella Wemyss. 11;e/1,1'1,114e d'Harcourt. Harcourt. siPt 4 0 ""Per. ,C l pitiN r il ,' Sir William Fremantle and Miss Hervey. Li ° he' Codrington and Miss Codrington. $ olone i t .auv muverie. S. • e r Stick L it ek Martin. Yon. Colonel C. B. Phipps. •as easi Si' 41 0 " as Yo ung. eh. vet "ties Rowley. to f6 h v.oz the statute of the 7th and i ti:4 tl S i e v , ntl a t el:___ C l t t t 54 , which was recently passed, the Act Victoria, cap. 110, amending the laws . . 6 Of 0" 412 societies, is continued in full force until th "'ober, 1845 and, if Parliament be then sit e en d 01 . the t h en session of Parliament. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNINO, SEPTEMBER 7, .844. LITERATURE. 7HE FREE-LANCE. 3 Vols. Bentley, London, 1844. The White Company of Free-Lances were a body of English military adventurers well known on the Continent, and more particularly throughout Italy, in the fourteenth century, for their skill in war, their bravery, their enterprise, their licentious conduct, and the cruel excesses with which all their victories were sullied. Owing allegiance to no one particular Power, they freely gave their services to whatever potentate would pay them highest; but at best they were troublesome, not to say dangerous, allies, and their friendship was almost as much to be deprecated as their enmity. Of this once renowned company, and the achievments of its enterprising but sanguinary leader, Sir John Hawkewood, the volumes before us profess to give an account ; the scenes for the most part are laid in Italy, where the Free-Lances perpe trated some of their worst atrocities, and of course their enterprising chief figures conspicuously among the personages of the story. This character, indeed, is drawn with evident care, and no ordinary ability, and is by far the completest portrait which the author has penned. The story throughout is alive with bustle and incident ; it is, however, singularly faulty in construction, and must depend for success solely on its stirring melodramatic character and the quick changes of its scenes. We have battles, sieges, skirmishes, and massacres in profusion ; in fact, there is no repose in the story, but a constant succession of exciting incidents which at length almost fatigue the reader. The love passages between Reginald, the nominal hero of the tale, and Margherita, a young Italian girl of humble birth and most changeful vi cissitudes of lot, serve to relieve by their softness the sterner features of the narrative. NEW ROYAL EXCHANGE. (From th© Times.) TO RICHARD LAMBERT JONES, ESQ. POETICAL EPISTLE ON THE SCULPTURE IN THE PEDI MENT OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. Dear Jones, our cits are quite at sea, Your pediment's a mystery— 'Tis something wonderful, no doubt, Do tell us what it's all about. I write to you, old friend, and not To Trotman Tite or Westmacott• In chiselling stone or cutting bricks, Those fellows may play curious tricks ; But you conceive, create, control, They're but the body —you the soul. So now, dear Jones, as you're the man T' enlighten us (if any can), Expound, we pray, the sculptur'd riddle— Who is that lady in the middle, Perch'd on a stool ? We see the words, " The earth, et cmtera," are the Lord's ; But what the lady has to do With these, we can't divine—can you ? Is she Britannia in undress, The Queen, or Lady Mayoress ? Perhaps a gentler name she owns— Do tell us—is she Mistress Jones ? Who'er she is, she seems to stand With some queer gimcrack in her hand, Quite unconcern d, with vacant stare— She can't have any business there. Look at those worthies clothed in sacks Who ungallantly turn their backs ; 'Tis clear they think it very strange The lady should be seen on 'Change. As for the gentlemen, we guess, They're all engaged in business, But why th' establishment's divided, And cut in half, we're undecided. Has our friend's genius here designed Some grand division of mankind— Two sorts of men, and only two — Those who don't pay, and those who do ? Or is this distribution meant Two principles to represent — Profit and loss, in civic tongue Synonymous with right and wrong ? To some of us who see display'd The several branches of our trade, Those gentlemen who sell and buy Wholesale and retail typify, And so the dame sans occupation At home, may stand for exportation. You've fairly puzzled us, that's certain ; Give us one peep behind the curtain— Give us, dear Jones, as Frenchmen say, Your (if you have one) grandeidee. If not, some wise interpretation Or ex post facto explanation. Give this—we've nothing more to ask. And now remains the pleasing task, To pray—may Providence protect The painter, sculptor, architect— The something more, for rumour tells You set the clock and tune the bells— May history, in future ages, With Jones's name fill folio pages— May mighty Wren himself make room, (Barry, of course, we leave to Brougham), And Inigo (Heaven rest his bones !) Give place to Richard Lambert Jones. J. SMITH. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—DUNSTABLE, SEPT. 5.—A very destructive fire broke out here last night (Wednes day), which commenced about ten o'clock at night in the farm-yard of Mr. Henry Goude ; it first began at a straw-stack in the centre of the yard, which soon spread to the adjoining farm buildings, and from thence to the stack-yard, at the same time taking the barns and other farm premises and rick-yard of Mr. Howe, farmer, also. The large Wesleyan chapel adjoining Mr. Howe's rick yard, soon caught fire, and after raging with great rapi dity for about half an hour, fell in with a tremendous crash. By this time (about eleven o'clock, or a little after) the fire was at its greatest height, and the awful glare of the large number of buildings, on about three acres of ground, was awfully grand. It has been :ascer tained that the number of buildings totally destroyed by the devouring element amounted to the enormous number of sixty-four, including thrashing-barns, stables, cow houses, piggeries, hen-houses, ricks of wheat, barley, oats, peas, hay, straw, stubble, whiting sheds, the large Wesleyan chapel, &c. &c. It is thought by some per sons that the damage will not be less than 6,000/. ; it is, however, fortunate that all the parties are insured at nearly the full amount, with the exception of the Wes leyan chapel, which is not insured for more than 4001., having cost about 1,200/. in the erection. The fire is still raging, but all further danger is at an end. The fire is supposed to have originated through the act of some diabolical incendiary. Fortunately all the valuable horses were got out unhurt ; no live stock was burnt, with the exception of a few fowls, pigeons, ducks, &c. The bookseller, Campe, of Wurtemburg, has pub lished the calculation that a woman reading sixteen hours a day, must live nine hundred and sixty-three years to peruse all the books on cookery issued in Germany. GENEVA, AUG. 30.—The influx of visitors to the Lake of Geneva exceeds what it has been for many years past. Almost all the champagnes in the neighbourhood are taken by English or Russian families. 'The Grand Duchess Constantine continues to reside at La Boissiere; the Prince and Princess de Radale are at the Diodati Villa; Sir John and Lady Thorold at Chatelaine. Amongst the latest arrivals are the Marquis and Marchioness of Queensberry and family, the Bishop of Rochester and Lady Sarah Murray, Lord Monson and family, Lord and Lady de Saumarez, the Hon. Lady Palmer, Lord and Lady Charles Hervey, Lord Alfred Hervey, M.P., Captain and Mrs. Brymer, &C., &c. At Lausanne, Lord Vernon has taken for the season one of the most beautiful country houses on the Lake, and several English families have announced their intention of passing the winter at Vevay. The following is a list of the arrivals during the month of August:—Lord George Quin, Mr. Bailey, M.P., the Lord Bishop of Cashel, with his chaplain and suite, the Ladies Georgina and Emily Bathurst, the Rev. J. and Mrs. Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. George Haldimand, Rev. Messrs. Irving, Mackie, Penrose, Colonel and Mrs. Milner, Miss Hob house, Lady Lilias Oswald, &c., &c. SHOCKING CASE.—The Baltimore papers of Mon • day, August 12, contain the particulars of a most dis tressing case of death by violence. It seems that a young lady, living with her married sister, was receiving the attentions of a young man very obnoxious to her sister and brother-in-law. Returning home with him one evening, her lover and her sister's husband had a slight scuffle in the hall, and the young lady left the house, and stayed all night with a neighbour. The next morn ing she returned to the house by the back way to get her smoothing irons and some coal, which she had been using, and found her sister, who immediately commenced an altercation, and told her she should not have any of the coal. The other replied that she had bought a part of it and would take it, and was stooping to get it from the bar, when her sister seized the shovel and struck her twice on the back of her head. She immediately fell, and was taken insensible into the neighbour's house where she had passed the night—the lady hearing the noise, and running to see what was the matter. This was about two week's ago ; and the poor girl, after lingering in great distress, died on Thursday night of last week. The names of the parties in this most lamentable transaction are withheld. On Monday last, a woman named Twomey com mitted suicide by hanging herself at Ballyvoduck, while labouring under temporary insanity. In the circum stances of her death she discovered the extreme caution and discernment of the means of procuring it which people in that most dreadful condition are frequently found to exhibit. The particular turn of her insanity appeared to be constitutional, for her mother haddrowned herself. A short time previous she sent all the persons who happened to be in the vicinity of the house in which she lived upon different feigned errands, tied her own hands behind her back, and even provided that an article of furniture upon which she stood should, without the possibility of her design failing, slip freely from beneath her feet.—Cork Reporter. TAXES' DELINQUENT.—Mr. Coode, a surveyor o taxes of two districts in Nottinghamshire, has possessed himself of money (to what amount does not appear) be longing to Government, and absconded. The receiving officer, it also appears, is to make good the deficiency, he being considered blameable (though apparently done with the best motive) in allowing collectors to stand in arrear past days of receipt, and which enabled this Mr. Coode to finger the cash and afterwards decamp. This will, we should think, be a lasting lesson for other re ceiving -officers and collectors. DISEASE AMONG CATTLE.—We regret to learn that the contagious disease, which lately caused such havoc among the cattle, has again made its appearance in this district, and that some losses have occurred in consequence.—Derry Sentinel IRELAND. DUBLIN, SEPT. 4.—The Cork .Reporter of yesterday contains the following statement : " There are lying at present in Core Harbour ten of the finest ships which the merchant navy of any country in the world could produce, awaiting the embarkation of troops for service in India ; but no orders have as yet arrived that the two regiments about to be sent abroad should embark." The Earl of Devon and his brother Commissioners attended at the Court-house in Tralee on Saturday. Ilis Lordship expressed his regret that none of the gentlemen named as witnesses were in attendance. The Com missioners afterwards proceeded to Killarney, where they examined several witnesses. CONVICTION OF SMUGGLERS. At Kingstown, yesterday, the magistrates formally sen tenced the captain and mate of the Ceres to six months' imprisonment ; and then proceeded to hear evidence in support of the charge against eight of the crew—namely, of being found on board a vessel which contained contra band tobacco. The crew, which consisted chiefly of foreigners, were then placed in the dock, and wore occasionally informed of what was going forward by Joseph Wills (one of the prisoners), who, though a Dutchman, understood Eng lish very well. Much laughter was created by one of the crew who did not appear to know a word of English, exclaiming, during a portion of the evidence against him, " That is a - lie." The Magistrates, at the close of the investigation, said that the charge preferred against the prisoners had been fully proved, and sentenced each of them to be impri soned for six months. When the committals were prepared, the prisoners were conveyed to Kilmainham. The tobacco, which amounts in value to about 4,0001., will be sold, and the produce divided amongst the captain and crew of the Albert, who so gallantlycaptured the notorious smuggler. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A MAGISTRATE. The Limerick Reporter of yesterday contains the fol lowing statement, which, if the facts be accurately set forth, must lead to a decided step on the part of the Lord Chancellor : " On Friday last, pursuant to seizure and advertise ment of sale, Mr. Michael Hanrahan, of Ballingarry, in this county, agent and driver of John Baldwin, Esq., of Queen's County, proceeded to the lands of Cartown, in the county of Limerick, occupied by John E. Langford, Esq., J.P., to sell the crop and stock for non•payment of rent Hanrahan, and those who went to purchase, were prevented from going on the land by the said Mr. Langford, and a party of about twenty men, armed with bludgeons, some of whom assaulted Hanrahan, though he appealed for protection to the justice of the peace ! Among those who came to the intended sale, were Mr. James Potter, of Farm-lodge ; Mr. James Enright, Mr. John Mulqueen, Mr. Devonport, high constable of the barony, and several other respectable parties. Hanrahan, thus baffled, proceeded to the residence of the Rev. Mr. Waller, of Castletown, who took informations against such of the parties as Hanrahan knew, and advised the police to arrest them forthwith. The constabulary ac cording effected their arrest, with others whom Hanrahan identified, but of whose names he was ignorant. An in vestigation is to take place before the petty sessions bench, at Pallas Kenry, next Monday. The corn was afterwards sold from the road, as the mob would not allow the purchases upon the ground, and it remains there still, as Hanrahan and those who bid. for it are afraid to remove it upon peril of their lives. As for the cattle, they could not get near them even to see them. Hanrahan left a keeper in the place after he was obliged to decamp himself, and Mr. Langford ordered him to be off, or to mark the consequences. It appears that the stipendiary magistrate was not at hom e t o u ph o ld th e law. If a poor peasant's crop was seized, would such a proceeding be permitted by the authorities? We think not. It was alleged by Mr. Langford that executions were laid on by the sheriff, but the latter had been served with a notice, and not being there to pay the rent due, Hanrahan was proceeding to sell under the instructions he received when he was defeated by violence. Hanra han has sent a memorial of the facts to the Government, praying for an investigation into the conduct of Mr. Langford as a magistrate." VICEREGAL COURT. — The Lord Lieutenant enter tained the following party at dinner on Monday, at the Viceregal Lodge :—The Archbishop of Dublin, Sir E. Blakeney, the Recorder, Right Hon. J. F. Kennedy, Right Hon. A. R. Blake, Archbishop Murray, Sir Henry Meredith, Bart. ; Lieut.-Colonel ii ane, Dr. West, Mr. Ennis, Captain Conroy, A.D.C. ; Mr. A'Court, Mr. Wingfield, A.D.C.; Colonel Bowles, and Captain Meade, Aides-de-Camp in Waiting. RICHMOND AND WEST-END JUNCTION RAILWAY. A meeting of gentlemen interested in the proposed line of railway from the Hungcrford Suspension bridge to Richmond, was held yesterday at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. _ About half-past twelve o'clock, William Pearse, Esq., took the chair. After the minutes of the last meeting were read and agreed to, _ _ The SECRETARY read the following report, which was agreed to:— " The prospects of the Company continue to bear the most favourable aspect. The Hungerford and Lambeth Suspension-bridge Company, at a recent meeting, adopted such clauses as would secure to the co-operation of the Bridge Directors and the privilege of carrying a line across the Thames to a terminus in Hungerford Market. A deputation had waited on the South-Western Railway Company, who announced that they would he ready to receive the deputation as soon as they had satisfied them selves upon the probable cost of the undertaking from the estimates, valuations, &c. The inhabitants of Richmond had expressed their entire satisfaction with the plan of the proposed line, and especially with the great advantages offered in having the terminus brought to so central a point as Hungerford-market. The proprietors of by far the greater part of the land through which the line is proposed to pass, had given their sanction to the undertaking, and many were willing to operate in carrying it oat. The following in fluential gentlemen have also agreed to canttibute their valuable services, and their names are now added to the Provisional Committee :—Sir W. Clay, Bart., M.P. ; C. F. Whiting, Martin Stutely, Edward Chapman, William Evans, John Palin, LL.D, J. B. Byron, Wm. Cremer, Henry Smith, W. J. Felton, and W. Fletlhney Black, Esquires. The share list was so rapidly filling up, that the Committee had reason to believe that it would be closed at an early day. They had also much pleasure in stating that the applications for shares were, for the most part, from persons of undoubted respecta bility." A conversational discuAsion ensued, in which one or two gentlemen seemed to be of opinion that they should await the report to be made to the South- Western Company, before they proceeded further for the present. Mr. CHADWICK, the surveyor, stated that already there had been applications for 16,000 shares, for the most part from persons of the highest respectability. On the motion of Mr. F. BLACK, a resolution was passed authorising the Sub-Committee to persevere in obtaining the required capital, and to enter into such arrangements as might be deemed advisable to secure the co-operation of the South-Western Com pany in carrying out this undertaking. The resolutions will be found in our azvez iising columns. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman, after which the meeting separated. DIRECT RAILWAY FROM LON DON TO YORK. On Thursday a great sensa ti on was p ro d uce d i n th e railway world, by the announcement that the Direc tors of the Wakefield, Lincoln, and Boston Rail way, had united with the promoters of the pro posed London and York Direct Railway, and that the latter line, as surveyed by Mr. Locke, would be brought before Parliament in the ensuing session, supported by a majority of the House of Com mons, and favoured by the Government. A union with the Wakefield, Lincoln, and Boston Railway will, in fact, be a union with the powerful and wealthy Manchester, Leeds, and Hull line ; and it appears that the condition on which the Wake field directors have consented to transfer their subscriptions and coalesce with the London and York is, that the entire scheme of the Wakefield, Lincoln, and Boston Railway, both as to its connexion with the town of Wake field and occupation of the Foss and Witham Banks to Boston, form a part of the undertaking ; and that the line joins the Hull and Selby line at the latter town, and from thence direct to York, which, they confidently state, will make the most extended and complete railway communication presented to the public, at once bringing the great manufac turing and agricultural portions of the kingdom into railway communication with each other, as well as with the metropolis, reducing the distance of the principal towns in Yorkshire and the north from 10 to 35 miles with London, while the natural facilities for its formation are such as to insure its completion, at a cost of little more than one-third the amount ex pended on existing railways connecting Yorkshire and the north of England and Scotland with London. The entire line from London to York will not have a greater deviation from a dead level than 1 in 800 ; it will contain neither a tunnel nor a bank, or cut ting exceeding 13 feet ; and it is estimated that in its construction, and in providing the working stock, the advantage of being guided by the experience and warned by the error, of others will be equivalent to a saving of nearly 2,000,0001. The united Companies are determined to bring into operation upon the new line all the latest improvements in railway locomotion; the car riages, waggons, and engines are all to be of the most approved construction ; and this, combined with the favourable gradients, will, it is added, secure a rate of speed that may be fairly averaged at thirty-five miles per hour. These are large promises, and in the case of parties unknown to the public they might be looked upon with suspicion ; but the character achieved for themselves by the leading individuals in the new alliance, the directors of the Wakefield, Lincoln, and Boston Railway, seems to set all doubt at rest. These gentlemen, as we have already stated, are also the directors of the Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Railway, which for cheapness of rates, and general attention to accommodation of all classes, not except ing the most humble of the population, stands second to no similar undertaking in the country. It first set the example of low fares, and it has carried the plan out with undeviating constancy, until all the great lines have been obliged to follow in its wake. The direct York I;ne will have its terminus at King's-cross. LONDON and CROYDON RAILWAY Thursday the eighteenth half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of this concern was held at the London terminus, William A. Wilkinson, Esq., in the chair. From the report the Directors submitted to the meeting, it appeared that the " spoil banks" in the Forest-hill cutting had been relieved of a consider able quantity of earth during the summer, and were now in a very satisfactory state. The line from the Bricklayers' Arms to Croydon was opened on the Ist of May, according to contract, and the number of trains nearly doubled; the gross receipts were almost twice the amount, and the number of pas sengers trebled in the first month, compared with the corresponding month of last year. Ihe toll for each passenger averaged about 1 fd. ; if it had been 4d. the amount would have equalled half the gross receipts ; but the result, however satisfactory, was no criterion of what may be expected in future. So far as the Directors of the Greenwich Railway were concerned, the question in dispute had been settled by their agreement to a proposition for bringing the atmospheric railway to London-bridge. In con sequence of the terms agreed upon, the tolls payable to the Greenwich Company, averaging lid. per pas senger, were more than double those produced in the same space of time from a rate of 41d., and the gross receipts, at reduced fares, were slightly increased, but as the great bulk of the traffic had been to Lon don-bridge, the Greenwich Company were chiefly benefited. Since the last meeting, the Brighton and Chichester, the Brighton and Hastings, and the Croydon and Epsom lines had received the sanction of the Legislature ; and the London and Chatham, and Chatham and Portsmouth Junction, had been brought under the notice of the Directors. One of these, the Epsom line, had been obtained after a hard struggle, but the South-Western Railway Company threatened another attempt to carry out a rival pro ject. This the Directors thought was sufficient to justify the course they had pursued, and intended still to persevere in. Failing, as the Directors have, in their attempt to form a junction with the South- Western line, they had received overtures for a direct line from Portsmouth to London, and satisfied of the facilities of the atmospheric system, they have directed Mr. Cubitt to make a preliminary survey between Epsom and Portsmouth. This line Mr. Cubitt reports to be free from difficulties, being nearly stright from London on the one hand, and to Chatham on the other, and effecting more perfectly than had been contemplated the original object of the London and Chatham, and Chatham and Portsmouth lines, in connexion with that of Croydon and Epsom. The Directors repudiated the idea of interfering with the interests of other concerns, but did not con s id er they were bound to forward the interests of others if they ran counter to those of their own Company ; for, while respecting the rights of others, they were bound to forward those of the Proprietors, and, as the Proprietors of the South-Western Railway had armed their Directors with full authority, they trusted the same confidence would be placed in them. The accounts presented an increase of the Croydon traffic, as compared with the corresponding half-year, of 2,5001.; upon the toll of the Brighton Company of 1,500/. ; and upon that of the Dover Company of 2,300/. ; and, although the expenses had slightly in creased, and 7,000 new shares were now participating, the sum devisable might safely be greater by 25 per cent. than in the corresponding half-year. The Directors therefore recommended a dividend of ss. upon 40,000 shares, free from the income-tax. After the statement of the Directors had been re ceived, several resolutions were agreed to, approving of the report and the recommendations it contained ; after which a dividend of ss. a share was agreed upon. A vote of thanks to the Chairman was then passed, and the meeting separated. THE " TOUTING CASES." TOIVN HALL, GRAVESEND. Yesterday, James Adams, the newly constituted " keeper of the streets," applied for several summonses against the redoubtable " touter" of the Star Steam Company, Samuel Roe, who has been already con victed in a multitude of similar cases, and in every case of conviction an appeal has been entered. Tne circumstance of so many convictions, and of appeals in every one of them, has, it is stated, attracted some attention in a quarter in which the administration of justice is anxiously watched over, it being urged as the ground of appeal that the convicting magistrates are interested as shareholders in the Diamond Com pany, which is opposed to the Star Company, of the latter of which companies Mr. Samuel Roe is an active agent, or " touter." When the usual business of the court was closed, Mr. OAKES (with whom were on the bench Mr. Staff, Mayor, an i Mr. Spencer) read from The Sun, of the 30th of August, an article commenting in strong terms of animadversion on the conduct of Messrs. Oakes, Staff, and Spencer, who adjudicated in those " touting cases," being themselves "noto riously, flagrantly, and directly interested in them as shareholders in the Diamond Company," and stating that Messrs. Oakes, Staff, and Spencer, continued so to adjudicate, inflicting heavy penalties on parties connected with the Star Company, after Messrs. Cruden, Smith, and Tickner, town magistrates, con nected with the Star Company, ha I delicately de clined adjudicating in these cases, feeling conscious, that as persons interested in the Star Company, they could not, without rendering themselves liable to an imputation of partiality, sit in judgment on them; at the same time proposing to refer all such cases to the decision of the county magistrates. Mr. OAKES, having read the article, asked Mr. Staff and Mr. Spencer whether they were, as in this article stated, interested in the Diamond Company To which both gentlemen replied that they were in no way whatever interested in that company ; and that the imputation conveyed against them in the article in question was a foul calumny. Mr. OAKES—As fur me, I despise such imputa tions. I have acted in the cases referred to me in accordance with my duty, without leaning to the Star or the Diamond Company, in either of which I have no interest whatever. But if it be your wish to take legal notice of this foul calumny, I will make no objection. After some further conversation on the subject be tween these gentlemen, the paper containing the accusatory article was handed to Mr. Combo, soli citor and town-clerk, who (as we understood him) said that he would advise as to what course ought to be pursued in reference to the publication of the calumny in question. THE INrAtcr ROYAL FAMILY.—There appears to be very little chance of Osborne House, in the Isle of Wight, being occupied by any portion of the Royal Family during the present autumn, for we hear that her Majesty has decided upon their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice taking up their abode at the Pavilion, Brighton, during the absence of their illustrious parents in Scotland. Indeed, it is ex petted that the infant Prince will also be taken to Brighton, there to remain during the same period. The Royal infants will be confided to the care of Dowager Lady Lyttelton, the preceptress to the Princess Royal. HER MAJESTY'S YACHT.—PORTSMOUTH, THURS DAY EVENING.—The royal steam-yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, this after noon proceeded to the eastward, having been ordered round to Woolwich to embark her Majesty, on Monday next, for Scotland. Every preparation has been made on board, not only for the reception of her Majesty and Prince Albert, and their suite, but also for the reception of the royal children, should her Majesty purpose to take them with her. Nothing can be more comfortable and convenient than the whole of the arrangements of the nursery ; the steerage and the cabins on either side hav ing been fitted up for the accommodation of the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and their nurses and immediate attendants. There is a communication to the nursery from her Majesty's own apartment, which is placed immediately under, and forms a continuation of the royal staircase. Since the royal yacht has returned from the westward she has been re decorated and painted, and looks remarkably well. A very interesting experiment was made on hoard her during her trial cruise, to ascertain the most expedi tious mode of recovering a man who might fall'overboard while the vessel was going at full speed ; whether the better plan would be immediately to stop and reverse the engines and give the yacht stern way, or to put the helm up and wear ship. For this purpose, and while the vessel was going thirteen knots and a half through the water, a buoy was dropped overboard, and the order was immediately given to back the engines, and although the yacht had left the buoy nearly a quarter of a mile astern before she could be stopped and stern way got upon her, yet four minutes and two seconds only elapsed from the time the buoy was dropped overboard until it was picked up again. The yacht was then got to exactly the same speed, and the buoy was dropped overboard a second time. The helm was immediately put up, and the yacht wore round, and, what is very remarkable, the buoy was recovered by this mode in exactly the same time as by the previ, us one, four minutes and two seconds. Since the yacht has been fitted with tubular boilers instead of the old ones, there has been much greater accommoda tion in the engine-room, and the engineers have now cabins erected on the additional space gained by the change of boilers. FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS AT BRIGHTON.—The Earl and Countess of Einnoul have taken a large house in Brunswick-square, and are expected in the course of the week with their family. M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Ambassador, and Madame Van de Weyer, have arrived at the Albion Hotel. They have taken a house on the Marine-parade. Lord and Lady Granville are expected at the Dike of Devonshire's house in Kemp Town at the end of the month. General Sleigh has arrived from Southampton and taken a house in Re gency-square. Baron Alderson arrived on Tuesday, and took his departure the same day for Dieppe, by the General Steam Navigation Company's packet the Menai. The Honourable Mr. Wellesley (son of Lord Cowley, our Ambassador at Paris), and his family were passengers in the same boat. Sir Matthew and Miss Tierney arrived yesterday at their residence on the Pavilion-parade, from London. Lord Mountford arrives on Monday, in Oriental-place. The Earl and Countess of Beauchamp have left the Albion Hotel for Worthing, Baron Brunnow, the Russian Ambassador, is at the York Hotel; the Countess of Erroll, Lady Frances Hay, and Miss Georgiana Poore have left the Norfolk Hotel, for Southampton ; Lady Heytesbury and the Countess of Glengall are continuing their stay at the Bristol hotel; Sir Hugh Palliser and the lion. Mrs. Lockart have arrived in the King's-road, from Cheltenham; Lady Hotham and Miss de Trafford have returned to her Ladyship's residexce,Western House, from a continental tour. THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA'S VISIT TO GUILDHALL. —On Thursday the Prince of Prussia arrived at Guild hall in one of her Majesty's carriages, and was con ducted over the principal apartments of the building by Mr. Temple, the Hall- keeper. He had dined in the Hall in 1814, when the Sovereigns were entertained there, and he expressed surprise at seeing that there were no galleries round the noble building, having no notion that such splendid galleries as were erected on that occasion coald have been merely temporary. He examined the painting of the royal entertainment in the reading room with great curiosity, and showed that be had a lively recollection of that brilliant scene. Having in spected the library, he wrote his name in the visitors' book. As he was leaving the Hall, about five o'clock, the crowd assembled to witness the election proceedings gave him an immense cheer. THE CHURCH MILITANT.—The Univers publishes a pastoral letter of the Bishop of Chalons, ordering prayers throughout his diocese to thank the Almighty for the recent successes obtained in Africa, particularly before Tangiers and Mogadore, and at the battle of Isly. " What an admirable spectacle," says the prelate, "it must have been to see his Royal Highness the Prince de Joinville advancing proudly at the head of his fleet to take up a position under the fire of the place op posite formidable ramparts, and thence, by the thunder of his ships, silence all the batteries, which, not withstanding an obstinate defence, were soon converted into a heap of ruins. All this is sublime and worthy of the French name. We accordingly salute most cordially, and with transports of admiration, the noble Stiffren, all the ships of the fleet, all our brave seamen, and offer to Heaven in their favour our most affectionate wishes. We vow a similar homage to the brave army of Marshal Bugeaud, which, although so inferior in numbers, per formed prodigies of valour, and witnessed the disap pearance before his intrepid battalions of legions of barbarians, who, by that severe lesson, will have been taught to know and respect France. In order to testify our gratitude to the Almighty for so signal a victory, and secure for ever His protection to our land and naval armies, all the clergymen in the i t diocese shall recite at the holy mas s, during beitegn; days, the orison, collect., and post-communion, pro o a victoria. The parish priests will read this letter on Sunday next to their parishioners. Let us not forge t often to invoke during the present wa r the great fs t. Louis, the model of warriors and king s, who also fought valiantly in Africa, and left to us everywhere such noble examples to imitate." BLUNDERING LEGISLATION. —The Poor-law Amen dment Bill was one of the last measures of the last ses sion. All the humanity people, backed by young Eng. land, bestowed their talk and their tediousness on it night after night, and yet, instead of ameliorating one alleged obnoxious law of the old Act, it fearfull y an shamefully aggravates it. The second clause enacts thattoagnoy before w oman being pregnant, or having had an illegiti mate child, instead of going to the overseeer, is the magistrate, and he, satisfied of the trnth of her state ment, may make an order on the putative father for the payment of two shillings and sixpence a week. So far so well ; but then the woman must collect the money herself from her seducer, and the sa id seducer may, by offs with as n h ; o t ta i notice, , eh i e rm ao e nN v vd e n s t h h e the ex expense, to oo t hnyeforuesessions,nt confront hnkiin; t :n g h l e e h s s e g r e s t % l e i sery —unless she then can herself support the child, she is to be committed as a rogue and a vagabond. This throw ing the unfortunate and the vicious a second time in the way of temptation struck the Bishop of Exeter, and Go vernment promised to amend it. his 'Worship the Mayor and Mr. Rushton, who has given more attention to the poor-law operations than any magistrate on the bench, went to London to have it altered : and they were told that it should be altered ; yet, in the hurry of legislation, it rema i ne d to perplex overseers an d puzz l e the magist ra t es . —Liverpool Journal THE SHIRT-MAKERS AND THE WoRK-WOMEN OF THE ARMY CON ' TRACTORS. Some new terms have been put out for the prices to be charged for all work made for Government, and it will be seen whether the poor shirt-makers of the slop shops are not better off, or, at any rate, as well paid, as the poor creatures who have to work under the Government contracts, though probably the mem bers of the Government know nothing of the pro ceedings. The following are the prices, and many are the long faces and unshaved beards that carry the work home : Police.—For double-breasted great coats and lap pets, so that when one is worn out another can be put on, 35.; the profit to the middleman, who are responsible for the work, and give security for 501. to the contractors, being about 3d., while the labour in the work amounts to eighteen hours, they have to pay for their own thread, &c., and a tailor would charge 9s. Dress coats are the same, and occupy sixteen hours, tailor's price Bs. Trousers, undress, eight hours' work, 101; the full dress, Is. 3d., which takes ten hours ; the one being 4s. and the other ss. as the tailors' prices, and it should be remembered that men work at these. The Regiments of the Line.—The great coats with capes, 5d., after seven hours' work, the usual price being 3s. 6d. With fourteen hours' work a red coat can be made, and I Id. is paid for it ; the tailors price is. Gd., looping is 7d. extra. The undress white jackets, sd. and 7d., with five hours' work, and usual price 2s. Gd. Trousers, white and grey, sd. and Gd., and it takes six hours to make them ; tailors charge 3s. Drawers, linen and flannel, 31e1., four hours' labour, 2s. by the trade. The Pensioners of the Army.—The old Chelsea pensioners, with their large red coats, lined with blue shalloon, arc supplied by the poor workwomen at ls. ld. each, occupying twelve hours in the making, and the tailors charge 6s. The trousers, which are heavier work than the Guards', are paid for at the same rate. Recently it was expected many of the old pensioners would be called out, and for I that purpose they had a double-breasted coat, with stand-up collars and loops. 2s. 2d. was the remune ration for eighteen hours' work, and what ought to have been charged 9s. for ; trousers, 6d., and six hours' work ; wages ought to be 3s. ; shirts of linen for 3d. Cavalry.—ln the Life Guards and Blues, the very expensive leather breeches are made in the barracks, for which tailors are employed at 2s. 6d. a day, and it will occupy a man two days. A tailor in Bond street would charge 30s. The chief contractors for the army work ate the Messrs. liebbett, of Pall-mall East ; Prater, of Charing•cross; Dolan, of St. Martin's-lane; Gilpin, Northullberland-street; and the proprietor of Paul's Wharf, Upper Thames-street.—Post . ELECTION OF CHAMBERLAIN. Yesterday the polling went on at a rapid rate for Alderman Brown, but Mr. Heppel's friends showed their opinion of his engaging in the contest by coming forward in very limited numbers indeed. At three o'clock the following numbers were ex hibited : Mr. Alderman Brown Mr. Heppel _ _ Alderman BROWN came forward amidst loud cheers. He felt, he declared, most grateful, when he looked at the state of the poll, exhibiting, as it did, a very remarkable contrast.—(Cheers.) He had been on the hustings but seldom that day, for he had taken the advice of his friends, who apprehended that the excitement might be greater than he could very well bear, and recommended him to stay away. He had a habit of thinking aloud upon many occasions, and he thought that he came to the hustings, and looking at the board, where he beheld an extraordinary difference between the two candidates, he represented to his friend Mr. Heppel how un necessary it was to keep up the show of a contest. He thought that Mr. Heppel most gravely replied that he persevered to vindicate the privileges of his fellow- Liverymen—(Laughter)—that he was resolved to supply them with an opportunity of recording their votes for him. He thought that the Livery of London, most respectfully and gratefully feeling the obligation they were under to Mr. Heppel, who had upon his right hand Mr. Taylor, and upon his left Mr. Wansey, said that they would avail themselves of the honour of recording their opinions by proving that they did not want that candidate who had manifested such fond ness for their privileges, but had selected an Alder man, one Anthony Brown for the office.—(Cheers.) Such was his thought. He would now pass from his dream to reality. He exhorted the Livery to go in and show the extent of their impression. He could not help saying that, although all personality had been die wowed, he felt that he was a persecuted man — that Mr. Heppel, without the remotest chance of suc cess, had thought proper to call for a poll. He did think that his feelings ought not to have been so worked upon—that the business of the Livery should be unnecessarily interrupted by one for whom scarcely five hands had been held up in the hall.— (Cheers.) He concluded by expressing his hope that, in a few days, he should appear before the Livery to thank them for their exertions in his favour.—(Applause.) Mr. HEPPEL came forward amidst mingled applause and hisses. He assured his friend Alderman Brown that he was influenced in the course he was pursuing by nothing of a personal nature, and that if Alderman Humphery happened to be in the situation of Alder man Brown, precisely the same line of conduct should be adopted. He considered it to be his duty to afford the Livery the means of recording their votes for one who was not an Alderman, and he declared that se veral of the Livery had expressed to him their entire approbation of the principle for which he contended. Mr. AMBROSE MOORE stepped forward. As he was a great hater of all humbug, he would endeavour to expose the fallacies in which Mr. Heppel had in dulged.—(ChEers.) He charged Mr. Heppel with having gratuitously placed a gentleman who had per formed the duties of Magistrate for upwards of twenty years, in a situation by which an expense of 500/. would be incurred.—(Cheers.) Upon what was such a proceeding justified? If upon the principle of pro tecting the privileges of the Livery, the Livery were certainly much obliged to him for his care and consi deration, but the Livery were well able to protect their own privileges, and looked upon the conduct of the candidate as an unwarrantable intrusion. The Hall was then adjourned. COURT OF SEWERS. Yesterday a Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the County of Middlesex, was held in the Sewers-office, Greek street, Soho-square, John Donaldson, Esq., in the chair. The Court was occupied during the day with ordinary business, the receiving of collectors and clerks' reports, and the ordering of payments to the contractors, Messrs. Bennett, and to other parties. The Court then sanctioned the building of addi tional lengths of sewer in Gloucester-road, Pad dington; in Mensal-town; and in Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury; and, after some other uninteresting business had been transacted, it adjourned. PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY. Yesterday the Quarterly General Court of the subscribers to this charity was held at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill. The objects of the So ciety, which had been now established upwards of thirty years, were to endeavour to ameliorate the con sequent evils which arose from the social necessity which existed for criminal punishments, by opening an asylum, first for juvenile offenders who had them selves committed crime ; and, secondly, for educating the offspring of convicted felons, who are left destitute by the death or exile of their parents. Samuel Rawsell, Esq., took the chair at two o'clock. Amongst the gentlemen present we noticed Mr. Paynter, Mr. Baggelly, Mr. Bilke, and the Rev. Dr. Rice. After the disposal of some of the routine business of the Society, the meeting proceeded to the election of those children who were eligible to receive the benefits of the charity, when two boys, who had been already convicted of felony were elected for immediate admission; and the names of six children of convicts were placed upon the list for admission at the next election. The report of the proceedings of the Society, from the Ist of April last to the 30th of June, was received unanimously. A vote of thanks was then proposed to the Chair man, who, in returning thanks, said that, although the Society did not receive that encouragement to which it was entitled, by reason of the extensive and utilitarian nature of its objects, yet he was happy to say that it had itself more than fulfilled the most san guine expectations of its founder% and had besides been the parent of many other societies, which had been afterwards formed, with the view of effecting similar objects. For himself, he could only say that he should never be wanting in his humble efforts to forward the interests of the charity. After a few observations with respect to the ad mission of applicants, the meeting separated. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, SEPT. 6.—Wind southerly, light breezes, and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. s.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. Sarah, Foster. Matanzas. DARTMOUTH, SEPT. s.—Arrd. Finland, Cadiz for Helsingfors, with bows stove and considerable damage, having been in contact with a large ship last night, Port land bearing W. N., distant about eight miles. OFF PENZANCE.—Volunteer, Mauritius May 25). LIVBRPOOL, SEPT. s.—Wind E.S.E., fresh.—Arrd. Davenport, Parry, Bombay ; Higginson, Hogg, Barba does, after being ashore for an hour, but without ap parent damage. Sld. Lady Lilford and Sir Peregrine, Ichaboe ; Agnes, Bahia ; John Cuming, Savannah ; Gardiner, Warsaw, and Providence, New York • Eliza Ann, and her Majesty's ship Alcyon, St. John's , CORE, SEPT. 3.—Arrd. Fiita, Bayley, Cuba, for Ham burgh. CROOKIIA.VEN, SEPT. 2.—Arrd. Frankland, Christie, Batavia. Off, Ennerdale, Boodle, Calcutta. WESTPORT, SEPT. 2.—Sld. Victoria, Quebec. BELFAST, SEPT. 3.—Arrd. Emulous, Barbadoes. AYR, SEPT. 4.—The Christiana, Pitcairn, from the Clyde to Demerara, went on the rocks N. of Lady Isle near Troon, this morning, but is expected off next tide. SEATON BAY, AXMOUTH, AUG. 31.—Arrd. Alert, Newport, leaky, and must discharge. HARWICH, ;SEPT. s.—Arrd. Caroline, Behrendt Wolgast, very leaky, and sails damaged. PREPARATIONS FOR HER MAJESTY'S EMBARKA TION AT WOOLWlCH.—Moorings were oo Thursday morn ing laid down in the river, opposite the dockyard, Wool wich, where the Royal Victoria and Albert steam vessel, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.8., will be stationed, oa her arrival from Portsmouth, which port she was to leave yesterday afternoon for Woolwich. The Princess Alice steam-vessel, Master Commander Smithett, remains at Woolwich, and will form one of the royal squadron. The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master Commander Cook, arrived at Woolwich on Wed nesday. from Portsmouth, and it is probable she will be appointed to accompany the royal squadron. The Eclair steam frigate is so nearly ready for sea, that she was taken out of the basin into the river at half-past five o'clock yesterday afternoon, and will take her coals on board to -day, and proceed down the river on a trial trip to-morrow (Saturday). The powerful armament of the Eclair was put on board on Wednesday, and consists of the following large guns :—Two 8-inch, or 68 pounders, weighing 65 cwt. each ; two 42 pounders, weighing 84 cwt. each, all mounted on traversing carriages ; and two 42-pounder carronades. High water will take place at Woolwich about ten o'clock on Monday next, and it i s probable her Majesty will arrive and embark at an earlier hour, to take advantage of the commencement of the ebb tide to proceed to visit Scotland. It is said the royal squadron will proceed up the Firth of Tay, and anchor off Dundee. HISTORIC FANCIES. BY THE HON. GEORGE SYDNEY SMYTHE, M.P.—We are requested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has just published a new edition of the above work, in one volume, Bvo., price 12s. bound, which can now be had of all Book sellers. " This book," observes the Court Journal, " lies quite out of the beaten track. The spirit by which it is inspired is fresh—its style is new—its matter, and its mode of treatment, are equally curious and uncommon. It consists of about fifty different articles in prose and verse upon a great variety of subjects, some historical, some personal, some literary, some controversial, but all bearing, as a whole, upon that general creed which was recently expounded in a more direct and declaratory shape by Mr. Disraeli, in the novel of Coningsby.' We think Mr. Smythe's prose good, and very original. It is thoughtful and earnest, and teems with proofs of high intellectual intelligence, and sincerity of purpose. But we like his poetry better. It is as grand and gor geous as a piece of rich tapestry ; and the flows of the melody everywhere satisfi es th e ear , lik e a fl oo d o f old cathedral music." THE lOWAY INDIANS. A most interesting illustration of the peculiarities and habits of the red man of the " Far West" was afforded on Wednesday to a royal and distinguished party at Ealing Park. At the invitation of Mrs. Lawrence, the fourteen loway Indians, accompanied by Mr. George Catlin, Mr. Melody, and Jeffrey, the interpreter of the tribe of loways, visited Ealing Park, for the purpose of affording several members of the Royal Family an op portunity of witnessing their performance. They arrived at the park shortly after three o'clock ; and after exa mining the elegant suite of apartments in the mansion, they were conducted to the beautiful lawn, where they alt reclined, forming a most picturesque group. At a few minutes after four o'clock, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Grand Duke and Duchess of Meeklenburgh Strelitz, and the Princess Mary ; also the Duchess of Northumberland and Miss Percy, Lord and Lady Prudhoe, and several other distinguished per sonages arrived ; and the whole party having assembled upon the lawn, the loways immediately arose, and the ceremony of an introduction was gone through ; after which they gave several of thei r dances, and concluded the first part of their performances with the ball-play, which appeared to afford much gratification to the com pany. A dinner was then provided upon the lawn for the loways—the banquet consisted of roast-beef and plum pudding, the beverage being water and cider. After they had partaken of this repast, presents of jewellery were made to them by Mrs. Lawrence, when they all strolled over the grounds. The royal visitors and other guests then retired to the mansion to partake of refresh ments. The loways afterwards finished their perform ances by giving the farewell dance, in the presence of the whole company. N eu - mon-ya advanced and addressi ng M rs. Lawrence, t h an k e d h er for the polite invitati on to meet the roya l party , an d ralking Rain) then also for her kindness tow ards the loways. He then briefly addressed the Duke of Cambridge. He said, that he was glad the Great Spirit had allowed him the honour of shaking the royal Duke's hand, as he had heard that he was related to his Great Mother, the Queen. By shaking the hand of so great a chief, he considered that he had shaken bands with all the people of England. Whilst crossing the ocean, he had thrown into the water much tobacco, hopi cg t o see hi s G rea t Mother' s face, which they all wished to look at before they went back to their wig wams. The Duke of Cambridge again shook hands with t h e chiefs at the conclusion of this speech, after which th e Indians left the grounds, highly delighted surEß SUPERSTITIONS their visit to o E EalingpuN is'kA. singular in stance of the superstiti ous feelings of these Children of the "Far West" m a y b e briefly mentioned. On Wednes day morning the sky was cloudy, and the appearance of the weather indicated rain. As it was known to the fourteen loway Indians, now at the Egyptian Hall, that they had received an invitation to meet the Royal Family at Ealing -park, it was important to them that the weather should prove fine ; but as the indications at an early hour were rat h er aga i ns t i t prov i ng so , Se-non-tY-Yah, (Bl ister-feet), the great Medicine-man or doctor of the tribe, condidered it requisite to invoke the favour of the Great Spirit, which most interesting rite was performed with much solemnity, in presence of the whole party at their rooms. This rite consists prin cipally of burning tobacco, uttering a few mysterious words, and making sundry singular movements; after which the favour asked is expected to be granted. It will be re remembered, that the day proved to be a remarkably fine one, and Se-non-ty-yali seriously believes to this moment that this was solely owing to the solemn rite which he performed ! RENTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIB,--Permit me shortly to notice a subject which requires public attention now—l mean rents. The country is " overstocked" with money ; it is down t n ion p — oi both nt l e l r remain s , prop erty of course in propor (._...a nd y et l andlords cling to i estvu their former ratio of rental. This su bj ect must be taken up in good earnest , or the " money e d c l ass " will eat us all up, and then what w i ll that god of th e i rs, money, be to them ? What with taxing and h eavy rentals, a sad end must come. int o o i w September 6. LOOKER ON. A recent Parliamen tary CHELSEA A co ? it u a r tr E h x e s=t i s c .. officers of pensioners (who are to muster in a few days for inspection), relative to fines and Penalties as framed by the Secretary at War, _i_inder th e Act for the enrol ment of out-pensioners. There are twenty instructions respecting fines and penalties, resp new enrolments , and ~ bil leting and messing. The following rule has been laid down for billeting and messing:—" In case the enrolled pensioners in any district are called out in aid of the civil power, or otherwise placed in c ircumstances render ing it impossible for a time to return to their houses, the staff-officers must, if no temporary accommodation can be afforded them in barracks, or other public buildings, make arrangements for their being billeted in the same way as if they belonged to the regular forces of her Ma jesty, as authorised by the 6th clause of the Act of 6 and 7 Vic., c. 95; and with the view of providing for their being properly subsisted on such occasions, the staff-office shall, during every day on which these pen sioners continue to be so employed, advance to the ser geant or other non-commissioned officer in charge of the squad, such sum not exceeding one-half of the day's pay, as will be sufficient to purchase the materials for three good and sufficient meals of like quantity and quality as are usually enjoyed by her Majesty's troops serving at the station, or of superior quantity and quality, if the majority of the pensioners wish for it; and in the event of the said pensioners being called out on such duty, at any period after noon, a sufficient sum shrill be advanced to provide a dinner and supper for that day, or if called on such employment after sun-set, then sufficient only shall be issued to provide supper for that evening ; all such sums shall be expended, by the sergeant of each squad, accompanied by one of the pensioners selected for the purpose, who will, when practicable, take re ceipts for such expenditure, and account to the staff officer for the amount advanced, and, at the conclusion of each day's duty, the staff-officer will pay over to each pensioner the balance due to him, after deducting his share of the sums thus expended, and any fines that may have been incurred," &c. MR. J. C. BELANEY. We know of no similar case which has created such a sensation in the public mind, as that of the trial and acquittal of Mr. Belaney, for the murder of hi.s wife, the particulars of which we gave in our last week's paper. Since that time, several articles have appeared in the papers, remarking, with more or less severity, on the conduct of the individual who has been acquitted, and that of the jury, who, to the este— nishment of the public, gave so unexpected and ex traordinary a decision. Immediately after the trial, Mr. Belaney, accompanied by a friend belonging to. Newcastle, set off from London for North Sunder land, where they arrived early on the Saturday morn ing after the trial, and at which place Belaney, with several friends, has been living since. During the week, in addition to the particulars stated in the other papers, there have been various exhibitions of the dis gust the inhabitants entertain of his witness, who gave evidence directly contrary to what their friends an 4 neighbours anticipated ; from the fact of Belaney bearing a very different character from that elicited at the trial. The effigies of Belaney and his friewl were again burnt on Saturday evening, and the hooting, hissing, and other marks of dissapproation sufficiently indicate the feeling of those who are well acquainted with this individual's behaviour to hig re spected and amiable wife, and the degree of confidence they attach to the evidence of the witnesses and the decision of the metropolitan jury. The Rev. R. Be • laney arrived at North Sunderland on Saturday las; when he would witness the auto-da-fe of his brother and friends. The letters of "G. S." and " Inquisi. tor," in the Times, have been reprinted in Alnwick, and extensively circulated, with a few remarks ad dressed to the coroner and authorities, requestin;• them " to institute an immediate and searching in quiry into all the circumstances connected with (la sudden death of Mrs. Skelly," in order to ascertain whether either of the causes alleged by Belaney-3 "disease of the heart" (a family disease, too!) or bilious fever"—to have been the occasion of death, was really the true one. The public also seem d 4. sirous of knowing something about the " miscarriage' in 184:3, and what became of the child, &c., in order that the real facts of both cases may be proper'y and fully investigated.—Correspondent of :the Tyne Mercury. BRIonToN.-- - -Siiiee Thursday se'nnight workrr en have been very busy at the Palace in making the nec,s s..ry preparations for the reception of the royal children, all of whom, with the exception of the Princess Royal who, it is said, will accompany her royal parents—are expected to arrive her e nex t T ues d ay. RAILWAY FROM BIRKENHEAD TO MANCHESTER. There arc two plans of railways which may be said to be now before the public fur connecting Manchester with Birkenhead. The Grand Junction Railway Compani, with the object of effecting a communication betvv,..-0, Holyhead and Manchester, purpose running a line from Chester and Crewe terminus, through Al tringh am, goin; out somewhere near Stockport. The other plan is the one in greatest favour at Birkenhead. It is to comment say at Preston Brook, cross the Weaver and Canal, aril enter the Liverpool and Manchester line six miles on this side of the latter town ; from Preston Brook o:se branch will proceed to Chester, facilitating the journey to Holyhead, and another will join the Birkenhead and Chester line at Sutton, and thereby render the distance between Manchester and Birkenhead within thirty-viz miles. The advantages of this latter plan are said to be very great. The ground is a dead level ; no cutting, very little bridging ; no inconvenient gradiants, no ex pensive stations. The cost is estimated not to exceed 12,0001. a mile, or total outlay 400,0001. Double that sum, and still it would be a safe speculation. It is un necessary to refer to its influence on the Birkenhead Docks. There are, however, potent interests involved in both schemes.—Liverpool Journal. MYSTERIOUS CASE.—The holy of the young woman lately found on the beach near Ardrossan, and interred in the Saltcoats burying-ground, was exhumed on Tuesday for the purpose of being identified by her father, a weaver from Storey-street, Paisley. He v , as accompanied by the fiscal and superintendent of police from Greenock, and at once recognised the body to be that of his daughter, Margaret Knight, from some murk on her forehead. The manner of her death is at present involved in mystery. She had left her father's house some time previously, and had been residing in Green-ck, which place she left for Gourock on Saturday fortnight, in company with another female, and a late steward of the Invincible steamer. From that time till her body was found on the shore all trace of her had been Giugote Argus. PURITY OF THE FRENCH POST-OFFICE. Our readers no doubt remember tho indignant disavowal, by M. Guizot, of those foul practices which have recently made the English Post-office a bye-word of derision and scorn. This disavowal was triumphantly echoed by the French press. But alas ! for French pride and vera city ; at the very moment it was made, a secret agent of the French police was taking a copy of a letter from Mr. If. Bulwer, the Spanish Ambassador, which that gentle. man had entrusted to the French Post-office. This agent, or one of his tools, was bribed by Lord Aberdeen, to whom a copy of the copy of the Ambassador's letter was furnished. That copy of a copy, together with the ori ginal, with which, of course, it exactly tallied, was ex hibited by Lord Aberdeen amongst the other curiosities laid before the Secret Committee of Inquiry into the Post-office. What a commentary does this incident yield, upon the utter futility of the dishonourable and dirty tricks which men high in office constantly pra t) . tice !—Liverpool Journal. KENNOWAY—SERIoUS ACCIDENT.—AS Mr. Russell, of Coul, and his wife were proceeding to Carriston House to dinner, on Tuesday last, th r e oal‘ w ate i s n bs d erfso b r j l e e . w , back the winkers of' his horse, when the animal took Fa f en r rd i o g i h eb t ola an inntid d Mr. Rus se ll' s gi g com i ng f r oarnt Williamho e f s a nu t mae a ll n t l r ga e ca m el e d or o en u o s s ne p et i a hn c eg e . forward at such a rapid rate, Mr. Balling al drew' off into a field, and Mr. Fernie drew his gig to the side of the road, and leaped out. Mr. Russell, having lost the coin• mad of his horse, could not guide it past Mr. Fernie's gig. They came in contact, and Mr. and Mrs. Russell were thrown out. Mrs. Russell had her collar-b ns broken and two ribs ; and Mr. Russell was himself s good deal bruised.—Fife Herald. DARING ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—M an early hour l o i n fe S o a r tu s r t d e a p y he m n o wii i t rnillgioclio morning, attempt was made on the a wood-ranger, in the employ of Sir F. Bathurst, at Clarendon, near Salisbury. It appears that Stephen Whitlocke comes to Salisbury every Saturday morning for some of the workmen em ployed on Sir F. Bathurst's estate ; and this circa= stance was well-known to George Whitlocke (no rids• tion), a young man of dissolute habits. On Friday even- ing, this person purchased a pistol in Salisbury ; awl the next day proceeded to a field at Clarendon, where he warthat. he h n a e d d ofi s t r a u c f. e t i m o n a s l e f r w o h m o Shortly after this, his victim appeared . i n si g ht, whe n s w i ra s Frederickgle a nin, t o p r e e l teeanrdti the after some angry words hail passed between them, Georg Whitlocke drew his pistol, and fired at the head c Stephen, wounding him severely in the face. The darts o d r f tr o rt t a h n e e ss e , , ou n n o d o , vi b t t st h a n in su g ffi t c h i e en e t ff s o t r r t e s n o g r th at t , srun assassin gaesrhe carter came in sight, and saved t he p oor fellow 's to push him into the hedg e ; and, happily, i n g g r e everyt t o add ex e r t h t i a o t n t o h f e thevillain e police,sc p h e a d s , annodt yetno t w b i o t e h , c sWt a a p en tU ri red. The surgeon who dressed the wound is o• it m ae i e l . l — n p ot ee p iz r e o s ve Go d z a e n t g te e . rous if erysipels RADII.—The hosiery market conti mie ddoeoppeiSnrsTieonAsnsoTetEtdhtaO;aktFtehe wrought cotton and silk goods are lets in demand. The lace trade is also dull, though unmet. surably better than the hosiery.—Nottingham Review. ./ .IL• t 10 Tho is d Id res the, ',tor