The Sun. — London, England, 1839-09-16 00:00:00

ENT N EDT I'ION. there may be no mistake, now or hereafter, should this utter become known (in which case I will publish eve-y , t hing, havi ng i t wr i t i ng); and I am certain the inor. it is knoWn t h e b etter my poet - sister's condu c t w ill appelr , an d the more revolting the conduct of those who have taken part against her. " I REFEAT, that the whole business has been base Reel Friel, and reflects dishonour and discredit on nil concerned in it, from the highest to th e l owest ; and I cannot find words sufficiently strong to convey the sense of my disgust end s contempt for the conduct of all who have figured in this business ari.d though by your assertion, on your word ~ t onour as a the Ledies of the' gentleman, that the whole thing rests with that it Li Court, yet ' I cannot brine m) self to think as been the deliberate act or her Majesty, judging niere has dl):.rticulerly from the conduct of the Queen since 5110 but ere the foulness and falseness of the accus tion ; ! ascribedt to that baneful influence which surrounds :ne Thro ne, an d poisons and deadens all the b est feel g3 and di ctates o f human nature. A n d now , m y Lord, it may be right for me to state (not only as a duty to toy family and myself, hut in case misconstruc tion might hereaf ter b e p u t u pon the hue of conduct I have adopted, what I have done on this occasion The very moment I heard of it I posted day and night to London,, and believing that vou had been the chief mover in the business, I waited upon Lord Winchilsea, and asked him (if such were the case) to call you out. By his advice I called upon you myself, and received from you, " Your word of honour as a gentleman, a denial of any .!i-ticipation in it, beyond having been sent for by the adios of the Court. I next sought the advice of the Duke of Wellington, Lord Winchilsea being out of town ; and his Grace advised, for the sake of avoiding the pain falros of publicity, that the matter should rest where it notei s. " The Queen has expressed her sorrow; and here, I su PPose, is to END as cruel a case as ever disgraced the Court of a British Sovereign. But the matter will not res t in my br eas t ; an d s h ou ld it appear that I have not n () vv learnt all particulars, or that more have taken part in this infamous transaction than I am at present aware of, I trio ready at any momen t to ta k e i t up aga i n , an d, as f a r as 2a"l e , s e in my power, will punish all concerned in it. Having b - thus much I now c l ose t hi s pa i n f u l an d disgusting usiness, and retire from the polluted atmosphere of a Court which I hope my poor sister will no longer remain than to allow her Majesty to mark her sorrow for what has Passed, and her sense o f t h e d eep i n j ury , that has been in• fleeted upon a guiltless and unprotected vioman. I shall remai n in London till to-morrow morning, in case you have any further communication to make to me; ar.d have the honour to be, my Lord, your obedient servant. "HASTINGS." In CO his Lordna sequence of this letter, Lord Melbourne aquainted h hip that her Majesty would receive him at Beck fi am Palace on Feb. 28. Of this interview the Mar. Outs 1: t It might be improper for me more particularly ranee e_what occurred on that occasion, beyond the assu- L _ of her Majesty that my sister should be treated with theourrsubject of my inquiries as to who had been the ()RIM furth e deniedat the Palace, °RS of the plot having beenme r than the exculpation of Lord Melbourne, I was driven to find it out as I best could by myself; a thing in na "t difficult, from the length of time that had elapsed, the p number of persons supposed to be implicated, period of and the late the business at which I was called upon to act . l etne days after the outrage bad taken place). It there ore o ei y ni remained for me to detect the perpetrators of the eruteilty I could prevent nothing • th s ving seen my sister reinstated in her proper place at e Royal table, and finding that I could be of no further u se to d dd s d the following Lett her, I returned home, an a re. se ers to Lords Tavistock and Portman, which I herewith P ublish, w i t h their answers : c° , II ,,RESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE MAR OF HASTINGS AND THE MARQUIS OF TAVISTOCK MI.IIQUIS OF HASTINGS TO THE MARQUIS OF TAVISTOCK. " Donington Park, March 1839. " bear Lord Tavistock—From the length of time I 'lave know n you, from the respect and regard which I have ever entertained towards you as a man of the highest honour and integrity, I bare determined to write to yeti on the Most painful subject that it has ever been my lot to be Called to act upon, the more painful to me, because not only are those nearest and dearest to me chiefly concerned in it, but there are those whom I have ever ccnsidcred as friends, and whose conduct now stands in such a light that I can no longer consider them as such, till the whole of the infamous business in which their names have been 'nixed up is explained, and the strong impressions which now rest upon my mind proved to be groundless. I need tell you no more t h an t h at I a ll u d e to the gross lie Fch has been circulated about my unfortunate sister ora, who i s i n t h e D uc h ess o f K ent ' s h ousehold. Though ewel' at the time I lost not a moment in going to London, and after ten days spent in the most painful investigation o f the business, having received fro m L or d M e lb ourne , on his word o f honour, ' his assurance that none but the Ladies of the Court were connected with this business, and that it o riginated with them alone, and that THEY sent to him, and having pressed him to mention WHO sent to him, he Mentioned the name of Lady Tavistock (I believe Lady Tavistock was then in waiting) ; and it is to know from HER with WHOM this accusation first originated that I h as to you, and that I may k now w h at part each person uks taken in the business. I think I know more about it th an some persons imagine, but I will not act upon my suspicions only. That Lady Portman has taken a very acti ve part in it there can be no doubt, from the manner in •,; k ',4 2 6 ' she sought my poor sister's forgiveness, after having ' Coed the d ee p e st i n j u ry sh e could upo n h er ! I have received from the Queen's own lips (having with "Ally got an au di ence o f h er M a j esty ) an assurance oftn° only of her sorrow for what has t a k e n pl ace , b u t her determination to mark he r sense o f t h e f a l s i ty of the accusation and the injury inflicted upon my Poor sister, by showing her every mark of attention; Ind I have the happiness to feel that I have done much (I believe I may say everything in MY power) to alleviate her sorrow on this trying occasion ; and I owe much to the kindness and judgment both of Lord Winchilsea and the lluke of Wellington in the manner in which I have pro ceeded. Though my conscience acquits me of not having d one ALL I CAN in the business, yet I know that my poor s ister will have the painful ordeal to go through of EVERY version which the public may give of this story, and that I myself must submit to the same, and AM at THIS moment submitting to the same UNFAIR judgment till I publish every t hin g connected with the business from the time I L st became acquainted with it (which determination I told () I'd Melbourne, b letter, I had come to); and have only r efrain e d f rom doing so in the hope that my poor sister ' t ight b e s ar d th pain of the publicity of this matter. h t Ma y I P e e en a sk WAS NOT Baroness Lehzen the first person %14,ho.originated ' this ton' slander, and mentioned it to Lady lavistock ; and if she be not the individual, who wasp — remain, dear Lord Tavistock, yours very truly. ( Signed) " HASTINGS." u nwin , Marquis of Tavist oc k i n rep l y , state d t h at h e was Inn' La,even now, to name the übject of the letter to T he ra;istock, and should n o t till s he received an answer. ue next day, however, he wrote as follows,_ MARQUIS OF TAVISTOCK TO THE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS. " Oakley, March 7, 1839. " My dear Hastings—Since I wrote to you yesterday I have bad some conversation with Lady Tavistock on this unfortunate subject, without saying that I had heard from You. I find that the case, so far as she was concerned, lies in a nutshell; therefore, I may as well state it to you at once. " When she went to Buckingham Palace, just before t he meeting of Parliament, to attend the Qu en to he theatres and the House of Lords, she was inf.rined (ii the ° Pinion that had unhappily been entertained with respect t ° Your sister's state of health, and was requested to name it to Lord Melbourne, as the proper person to advise upon it. Her first impulse was to mention it herself to Lody . Flora, as th e more direct and friendly course, coosci us that the opinion in question was altogether erroneous, or that s h e m ust have been married clandestinely. This feeling was Overruled however, by considerations which I need not de !a.il to yo u . Sh e accordingly told Lord Melbourne just what I have repeated to you, stating to him also h er first in tention of speaking to Lady Flora. ; i " I did not ask Lady Tavistock, nor did she tell me (for :le is one of the most discreet of ladies), from whom she ha d received her information, nor do I think she would feel j a st "ided in d o i ng so un d er any c i rcumstances. l Of course sh e mus t t a k e th e respons ibi l i ty o f h av i ng tilatned the subject to Lord Melbourne and to Lord Mel "erle only. She considered it the best course to be adopted, and there she left it. Soon after this she left r mldon with me, and has since been informed, much to her Y and relief, from her successor in waiting ( Lady Portman ), t h hat the re i s no foundation whatever for the suspicion that a d been excited. On every account, on Lady Flora's, and Yours especially, she has been much distressed, but is con suious of having acted for the best in the painful position in w hich sh e was placed. Having now, my dear Hastings, s tated to you without reserve, all Lady Tavistock has told oe that : s essential to her part of the case, I hope you will lt press me to do more, for I must tell you fairly that ,do not think she will give up her authority—even to me. allud e to the opinion of the medical attendant, which you are aware was borne out by appearances. It has been an Unfortunate business, but I am persuaded that the best in tention prevailed among the few that were concerned in it. " Your feelings have been naturally roused and your suspicions excited ; but, after the danger you have lately Witnessed of forming opinions rashly, I hope you will do nothing publicly, except upon the fullest consideration and the best advice. " Pray pardon this piece of gratuitous counsel, given in tae sincerity of friendship and regard ; and believe me, dear Hastings, ever truly yours, 'tilled to continue and spread, without some step being take,: to put a stop to them. Observing the opinion in question was borne out by appearances, and cone, iving that Lady Flora might have been privately married, I felt much desire to :.13,0k to lo.r t once upon the subject ; but cir cumstances orcuried which prevented my carrying this wish into uff•et, and rendered it my painful duty to inform the Prime Minister of the opinion that had been unfortu nately entertained. I hope I did so in the most delicate and cautious manner, and for this I consider myself re sponsible. " ANNA MARIA TAVISTOCK. " Oakley, March 15 1839." CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE MAR QUIS OF HASTINGS AND LORD PORTMAN. THE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS TJ LORD PORTMA N, " March 7, 1839. "My Lord,—l have been prevented from sooner writing to you by the expectation of receiving an answer from Lord Tavistock on the subject of the late disgraceful attack on the character of my sister, Lady Flora Hastings. My purport in now writing to your Lordship, is to know whether Lady Portman's suspicions were suggested to her, or occurred to herself ; and what communication, if any, passed between her Ladyship and the Baroness Lehzen. I wrote firA to Lord Tavistock, Lady Tavistock's name having been frst mentioned to me by Lord Melbourne.—l have the honour to be, my Lord, your obedient servant, " HASTINGS." LORD PORTMAN TO THE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS. • " Bryanston, March 12, 1839. "My Lord,--I have this day received your letter of the 7th of March. I havo the honour of reminding your Lord ship that Lady Portman remained in London for the purpose of personally affording you any explanation of facts that you might require, and did not have the Palace until you had declined to see her. Under these circum stances I must decline to give you any answer to any isolated questions that you may ask ; but I shall be most happy to receive you here at any time, or to receive you at 6, Belgrave-square, on our return to London in April, that Lady Portman may personally inform you most fully of such facts as are within her knowledge, and connected with the discharge of her duty on the late painful occasion. " I have the honour to be your Lordship's very obedient " The Marquis of Hastings. " PORTMAN." TIIE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS TO LORD PORTMAN. " Donington Park, March 14, 1839. "My Lord,—l have the honour to acknowledge the re ceipt of your letter of the 12th of March, and I think you cannot wonder at my not being over anxious to speak to Lady Portman after the line of conduct she had pursued. At least she must herself have been conscious of having in some measure acted very unfairly to my sister, or she would not have sought the forgiveness of one whose character had been stamped with infamy and disgrace by one of the basest calumnies that ever disgraced a British Court. What particular part Lady Portman took in the business still re mains to me a mystery. If her sorrow for what has passed be sincere, she has now the only opportunity she ever will have of making atonement for the deepest injury which could be inflicted on a guiltless woman, by giving up the name of the originator of this monstrous and villanous tran saction. Put yourself for one moment in the painful posi tion of (,ne of my family, and I only ask you to look at the garbled statements and the lies which daily fill the papers, and answer me as a man of honour and a gentleman (and, though a stranger to ycu, I have every right to think I am addressing tooth the one and the other), whether I have not a perfect right to inquire into Lady Portman's conduct on this occasion: or all Ito remain suffering the taunts and false statements of the world till April, perhaps then only to be told by Lord Portman that she is sorry for what has passed, and no more ? " The same ,feding which prevented me from meeting Lady Portman in London acts still more strongly now in forbidding me to put my foot under your roof; and Ladv Portman roust remember that I stated to Sir James Clark at the time my reason for not meeting her Ladyship, at sev.'n o'clock in the morning, at Buckingham Palace. I did not ask the interview, but her Ladyship was pressingly anxious to explain her conduct; and I now say she has still the opportunity, and ought to do so; and I demand it, as an act of common justice to my sister—not as one of cuurtesy. I ask no more isolated questions. I ask for the whole truth, and nothing else, in explanation of that line of conduct which her Ladyship thought it her duty to pursue; and, if I do not get it in this shape, I must resort to the only means then left in my power. " I have the honour to be, my Lord, your obedient servant, " HASTINGS." LORD P.iRTMAN TO THE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS. " Bryanston, March 17, 1839. "My Lord—l have this day had the honour of receiving your letter of the 14th, and am very sorry to find that ou have chosen to express yourself in so unfair a manner to wards Lady Portman, who has had hitherto no reason to suppose that her conduct, in the discharge of her duty, has subjected her to the slightest suspicion of having acted un fairly towards your sister, and whose part in the business still remains to you a mystery.' lam willing to attribute to your wounded feelings the undue warmth of your letter, and have, on calm consideration, decided to lay aside my personal feelings on its perusal, in the hope that I may be informed by you hereafter that you are satisfied that Lady Portman has done only her duty. " I will, under the conviction of this ultimate result, admit that, while you entertain your present feelings to wards Lady Portman, you are justified in declining to see her here; and still further admit that, if I was in your po sition, I should desire to know the whole truth from her. I have, therefore, requested her to draw up a statement of such facts as are within her knowledge connected with the discharge of her duty ; and I enclose it herewith, taking leave to add that she has not lengthened it by minute de tail, but given the general and essential substance of all that relates to her conduct. If, however, any more parti cular statements have been made to you, upon which ex planation may be fairly required by you, Lady Portman will be happy to afford it, so far as may relate to herself. "I have the honour to be your obedient, " PO RTM AN." STATEMENT OF LADY PORTMAN, " A few days after I had entered upon my attendance at the Palace in February, I was informed of the exist ence of suspicions that Lady Flora Hastings must have been privately married. This information, which was not given me by or from the Baroness de Lehzen, drew my at tention more particularly to Lady Flora Hastings's ap pearance, and I then formed the opinion that it was neces s, ry, for the honour of the Court, and for the character of Lady Flora Hastings, that all doubt 'should be removed upon the subject. " A few days afterwards Lady Flora Hastings' medical attendant communicated to me, as the Lady in Waiting, his suspicions that Lady Flora Hastings was privately mar e vied, and asked my opinion upon the subject, which I gave only as connected with my observation of her appearance. Sir James Clark subsequently informed me that Lady Flora Hastings had denied to him her marriage, and that he had requested her to select another medical adviser to consult with upon her state of health. " It then became my duty to communicate to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, that until those doubts were removed, Lady Flora Hastings should not appear in her Majesty's presence. Subsequenly, at the request of the La medicaldy Flora m Has e i ti i i:gs, I was p re sent a t th e consu lt at i on o f who communicated to me in medical terms their opinion, explaining the appearance by which I, as well as oili‘ rs, had been misled. I communicated to her Majesty the result of the consultation, and I soon afterwards had an interview with Lady Flora Hastings ; and having discharged the duty then imposed upon me, I expressed my own feelings towards her, and explained the course which I had felt it to ba my duty to take, and I left her with the impression on my mied that she did not think my conduct attributable to any other mo tive. I remained in the Palace some days longer than I should otherwise have done, in case any informa tion should have been required of me, as the Lady in Waiting during this painful investigation ; and on the evening before I left London, having understood from Sir James Clrak that ho had sugges ed to Lord Hastings an interview with me, I wrote to Sir James Clark, saying that if Lord Hastings wished to see me, I would delay my departure for a few hours the next day ; but that if Lord [listings did not wish to see me I should be glad to know it at au early hour in the morning, that I might not be de tained. I received a note from Sir James Clark the fol lowing morning, saying, I have just received Lord Hasting's reply, which is, that under present circumstances he does not wish to see your Ladyship.' " I then felt myself at liberty to return to Bryanston. " E. PORTMAN. " Bryanston, March 17, 1839." After this I found it necessary to take the opinion of counsel as to the best mode of getting at the truth by a legal process ; but, finding that all my efforts for redress were ineffectual, I wrote the following letter : [ Letters to Lord Melbourne, and the correspondence be tween the Marchioness of Hastings arid Lord Melbourne, which was published last April, and which we shall not repeat, then ensued.] In this et ite of things it was determined to let the matter rest whilst my sister remained at Court, which it was judged necessary she should continue to do for some time longer, to protect her from calumny.. Some time afterwArds my sister's illness again mani fested itself to an alarming degree. Even the public manifestation of sympathy with which she was repeatedly greeted produced so bad an effect upon her that it was judged right to keep her as quiet as possible. I need not add more than that she became rapidly worse, and all me dical aid proved unavailing against an illness of l ong stand ing, and much increased by the anxiety of mind h er wrongs produced, and which at last hurried her to an untimely " TAVISTOCK." grave. l think it proper to state some further facts which have In a letter from the Marquis of Hastin gs to the Marquis of Tavi s t oc k, d a t e d Donington, March 11, 1 839, he said—. been v er b a ll y commun i c ated to me (and for which Is o f ar vouch), that occurred on the occasion of the barbarous and " I will hold no personal communication with any whose indelicate investigation to which my sister was exposed, acme s are now mixed up with this business. The ques- although written documents to substantiate the whole of tion s them are not in my possession. I wish answered are simply these : " By whom was Lady Tavistock requested to name this business to Lord Melbourne? Some questions having been put to my sister and an swered, it was suggested that the inquiry ought not to ta; " BY whom was Lady T. informed of the opinion enter- proceed further, and that they might now feel quite satis -,,,ned with respect to my sister's state of heath?" fied. Sir James Claik objocted, and stated that the Ladies The m • s sr% H . arquis or I avlbtock, in reply to the Marquis of of the Court would not be satisfied without the strictest !; ' tsti ngs, repeated that he was unable to answer theexamination, and that, if Lady Flora knew her own inno .°os, " and I do not think (he added) I should be justified p c , , , , n t c e e s , c s r h u e ti e n o y u . ld have no reason to oppose the most coin- In requiring Lady Tavistock to do so. If you do not con. alder this ' frank' I am It has also been stated to me, and corroborated to the fullest extent by a deposition sworn before a Magistrate of sorry for it. I have a sincere regard for you, and should be very sorry to forfeit your good „, s • niitiatiol, (Ina whileuthsew Ayrshire by my si•i i ' maid, hole wh d o pr a a s ,,o p u r r .'s o e f nt s a i t r t c h , ( h. by . the painful and humiliating P u n"; but I do not bee that I could with honour . act otherwise." it'll you, March 15 however, Lord Tavistoek added " I nr,:y Clarkectirkedur I P st, o . rt man, was i 7_ 3 0 u, that my own impression, and I am pretty sure It i t -: ,.1 as. that j o k f uo L d a n T , the conduct of Sir JAMES Clark, as scene was Charles unnecessarily abrupt, ,it_vc?rrect one, is, that she was made acquainted with the ' 1 unfeeling, lpanis a n n lu d ch ind th e a li t c ' WHOLLY unfit for gene , a 1 perusal. prevailing suspicion s as matter of duty by some Lady or h 'rids depositio n I withhold, as tithe, of the Court who happened t.:, lie in waiting at the " " 0 i p:, and that she had no conarersati,in on the subject with I -üb:Pin the f llowing documents in further elucidation 1) oness Lehz,"o bef ore she found it necessary to speak to ot the subject : or EXT RACTS Flti.l4 LETTERS OF THE LATE LADY FLORA L'd Mlbourne." sTAT e EIVIE NT OF THE MARCHIONESS OF HASTINGS TO MEAIBERS OF HER FAMILY. r " When I TAVISTO CK TO THE DOWAGER MARCHIONES S OF lIASTINGS. j a _ went to Buckingham Palace, at the end of " Buckingham Palace, March 1, 1839 "arY, to attend u " . She (the Duchess of Kent) shrunk with horror ' ' iri a , of an , -Pon the Lila unpleasant na, Queen, I found strong suspi ure ex , ti• , i .-. •, ~,, .••e• t to - - ' Y Flora Hamm ' '' ' ' ' I ‘ . . '''. r. ' ' . ' ' necessary f ,- g , i suit" , ut l;,! , 'ti). It 4i,) , t''''' 1 ''. . from - ill' 7 , 1,..ft of Tor ~J bmitt;, ) ! - to the test. detnanded, hut I i , .„ 1 ,, 1 , 4 : ~f .. - -.'t i -inily, :.m.l ! , ,i in n o f ,do or tne honour of h h . • OWL , ‘O , I kit it :Igli, tot.. ~itiS ,ter to ahoy, me to meet the the household, that these o• Majesty and to enaractta• , suspicions should not be per- charge i n the manner most convincingly and instantly t o ftw55w.......-- . refute it. I wag strong in innocence, and I felt my courage equal to my endurance." TO THE DOWAGER LADY HASTINGS. " Buckingham Palace, W,dnesday, March 13, 1839. " Lady Portman apologised to roe. She came to me the Sunday evening, while I was eating my bit of dinner, and told me, with tears in her eyes, that as all had ended so happily for all parties l' she was anxious to say that, as perhaps no one had been so inveterate against me in speaking to the Queen. She thought it right to do so, that I might not believe the Queen had a personal bias against me. She meant to say, ' lam very sorry, but I should (such is my feelings towards the Queen) have said the same of any one respecting whom I (entertained?) the same suspicions.' I said, ' Oh, Lady Portman, what surprises me is, that you could entertain those suspicions. You do not know me much, but you knew enough of my people to have known they were impossible.' I was too ill to discuss the manner in which they had been acted upon ; so, after giving me a message of regret from the Queen, who said if I would like to see her she would see me that evening or next morning (the first I declined, not being equal to it ; and next day it was equally out of the question, as I was suffering from nervous headache, and scarcely able to speak), and a request that, in waiting or out of waiting, I would reside as her guest at the palace as long as I liked, ' to show how fully we are satisfied,' she left me. I gave her my hand in token of forgiveness ; but when she asked to come to me afterwards I declined. It is one thing to forgive and another to forget. Thank God I can do the first, but my memory is stubborn." " He ( Sir James Clark) :began that day to speak to me with some degree of feeling ; but, irritated by my de nial, became violent and coarse, and even attempted to browbeat me." " Buckingham Palace, April 6,1839. " It is remarkable that from that second day (after Lady Flora's arrival from Scotland), the 11th of January, to the 23d of February, the idea, however or by whomsoever sug gested mind, that she never opened her lips to me." TI!V SUN, LONDON - MON DA SEPTEMBER 16, 183 There has, been no other instance of the appearance of a Queen at Guildhall, except at an entertainment got up for the purpose of doing her honour. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Her Majesty, accompanied by the King of the Belgians, attended Diving Service this morning in St. George's Chapel. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Mark ham, from Ecclesiastes, chap. ix., ver. 11. The Uon. and Very Rev. the Dean and the Rev. Mr. Markham officiated at the Altar. The Minor Canon was the Rev. Mr. Gore ; the musical service was Boyce in C. Mr. Musgrove's Sanctus and Commandments, the Creed was King's in F., and the Anthem " Ponder my words" (Code.) A mong th e v i s it or s and Royal Suite attending the Service were the Dowager Countess and Lady Frances Cowper, Lady Lyttelton, Hon. Miss Pitt, Hon. Miss Spring Rice, the Earl of Surrey, Hon. William Cowper, and Sir Robert Otway. The Queen promenaded on the Terrace of the Castle this evening accompanied by their Majesties, the King and Queen of the Belgians, and attended by most of the Royal visitors, including Viscounts Melbourne and Pal merston, with the Ladies and Officers of the House -1:eld in Waiting. His Grace tl►e Duke of Wellinton is expected to arrive at the Castle to-morrow, and it is thought will remain till Wednesday. There will be an evening party to-morrow at the Castle. The Queen of the Belgians, attended by Madame d'Hooghvorst, the Earl of Fingal, Count d'Arschot, M. Van Praet, and Count Moerkerke, attended divine service this morning at the Catholic Chapel, at Spittal. King Leopold returned last evening from Claremont to dinner, and the Queen of the Belgians returned from a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and joined the Royal dinner party. _ . The French Ambassador and the Countess Sebastiani, took their departure for town yesterday morning. In the afternoon the following distinguished visitors arrived at the Castle :—the Dowager Countess and Lady Fanny Cowper, Lady Isabella Wemyss and the Hon. W. Cowper. _ . The Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening is expected to include, the King and Queen of the Bel gians, the Duchess of Kent, the Belgian Minister and Madame Van der Weyer, the Dowager Countess and Lady Fanny Cowper, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, Sir H. Seymour, Madame d'Hooghvorst, Lady Lyttelton, Lady Charlotte Dundas, Hon. Miss Pitt, Hon. Miss Spring Rice, Lady Harriet Clive, Baroness Lehzen, Colonel and Lady Isabella Wemyss, Hon. W. Cowper, Count d'Arschot, Count Moerkerke, Earl of Fingal, Mons. Van Praet, Earl of Surrey, Hon Colonel Cavendish, and Sir Robert Otway. The Earl of Uxbridge joined the Royal dinner party at the Castle last evening. Her Majesty the Queen DOwager, attended by Vis countess Barrington, and the Hon. Miss Gore, arrived at Marlborough House at half-past nine o'clock on Saturday morning, in a carriage and four, from her resi dence, Bushy House, Bushy Park. Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, attended by Madame d'Hooghvorst, and the Hon. Colonel Caven dish (Clerk Marshall) arrived soon after ten o'clock at Marlborough House, in a carriage and four, from Wind sor Castle, and breakfasted with the Queen Dowager. Shortly afterwards the Queen of the Belgians, attended by Madame d' Hooghvorst and the Hon. Col. Cavendish, went in one of the Royal carriages to visit and inspect se veral of the public buildings of the Metropolis, Her Ma jesty passed over Waterloo-bridge and London-bridge to the Tower, and inspected the Armoury, and the several offices, and afterwards visited the St. Katherine Docks, and Guildhall ; returning from the City, her Majesty visited Whitehall Chapel, the House of Lords, West minster Abbey, and Westminster Hall ; from the last named edifice her Majesty proceeded at four o'clock io Marlborough. House. The Queen Dowager went in the morning to Ken sington, and visited the Princess Sophia, returning to town in the afternoon to receive the Queen of the Belgians, Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians took leave of the Queen Dowager, and left town at half-past four o'clock, attended by Madame d'Hooghvorst and the Hon. Colonel Cavendish, on her return to Windsor Castle. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Viscountess Barrington and the Hon. Miss Gore, left . Marlbor oug h H ouse at half-past five o'clock in a carriage and four, and returned to Busby Park. The Princess Augusta left Bushy House on Satur day morning for h er res id ence , F rogmore L o d ge , near Windsor, where h er R oya l Hi g h ness rema i ned to l unch, and, in the afternoon, went to Bigshot Park on a visit to the Duchess of Gloucester. Mr. Rowland Hill had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday in Downing-street. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from Sir John Harvey, Governor of New Bruns wick ; from Sir Colin Campbell, Governor of Nova Scotia ; and from Lieu! enant-Colonel Reid, Governor of Bermuda►. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. TO THE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS. " Buckingham Palace, May , 1839. " With regard to the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness - -Bad a very warm conversation with her on every bearing of the transaction, and it was in that conversation Lady Portman took upon herself to aver, from her expe rience as a married woman, that there was no doubt I was in the situation they alleged me to be in. " It is upon that averment that Lady Portman stand 3 committed and convicted as a slanlerer, and out of that position no ingenuity can take her ; and it was upon that feeling that the Duchess declined seeing her, and re stricted her explanation of her conduct to a written one, which explanation her Royal Highness merely acknow ledged, and referred Lady Portman to her Majesty's ad viserF.' ABSTRACTED FROM A DIARY KEPT BY THE LATE LADY FLORA HASTINGS, IN HER OWN HANDWRITING. " With one exception, an inquiry after Lady Forbes's children, her Majesty showed Lady Flora no notice from the 24th of March, the date when Mr. Fitzgerald's letter was published, until the 9th of June, when her Majesty sent to ask bow she was. COPY OF CERTIFICATE IN SIR J. CLARK'S HANDWRITING. " Buckingham Palace, Feb. 17, 1839. " We have examined with great care the state of Lady Flora Hastings, with a view to determine the existence or non-existence of pregnancy, and it is our opinion, although there is an enlargement of the stomach, that there is no grounds for suspicion that pregnancy does exist or ever has existed. (Signed) " CHARLES M. CLARKE, M.D. "JAMES CLARK, M.D." PRESCIFTIONS WRITTEN BY SIR JAMES CLARK, AND PRE PARED BY MR. SQUIRE, APOTHECARY, 277, OXFORD STEET. " LADY FLORA HASTINGS. " it. pulv : ipecac : comp : 20 grains ; pu!v : ipecac : 5 grains: optime terendo et adde cxtracti rhrei. q. s.—; ft : massula in pilul : xii. dividend : Sig : one at bed-time— " ft : Liniment : camphor : comp : 1 oz. ; liniment : penis comp :—tinctur. opii a.a., oz. Sig: lniment for side. M. " Jan. 10th, 1839. ( Signed) " J. C." " The above copied by me from the original prescrip tion. " JOHN CAMPBELL, M. M." " Kelburne, Sept, 2. 1839." " R. Infus: chyraytm, 6 oz. ; acid sulphur: dilut : drachm. Sig : a table-spoonful in a table-spoonful of wa ter, morning and noon. M. " Feb. 1 : 1839. (Signed) "J. C." - - " Lady Flora Hastings." " The above copied by me from the original prescrip• tion. " JOHN CAMPBELL, M.D." " Kelburne, Sept. 2, 1839." My heart sickens at the repetition and recollection of the scenes I have so lately witnessed ; but whatever may be the opinion of those interested in calling for silence on this subject, I could only regard that line of conduct on my part as the most cringing submission to the most atrocious injustice. I have therefore now performed not only a very obvious but a very painful duty, by laying this statement before the public ; and I shall henceforward seek in the bosom of my family that consolation which alone remains to me, namely, the feeling of having done the utmost in my power (under circumstances without parallel or precedent) to wrest from infamy or disgrace the character of her who is, alas I now no more ; and whose unostentatious piety and meekness might have shielded her from such wrongs; and with the world I now leave that painful subject for ever. (Signed) HASTINGS. VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS TO THE GUILDHALL AND ST. PAUL'S. On Saturday the Lord Mayor received an intima tion, between eleven and twelve o'clock, from Colonel Cavendish, that her Majesty, the Queen of the Bel gians, would drive to Guildhall to take a view of the in terior of the building, and that she would arrive at two o'clock. His Lordship immediately gave orders that the necessary preparations should be made for her Ma jesty's reception as far as possible consistently with so limited a notice. At the time the notice was sent his Lordship was engaged in presiding at the London Ses sions. He proceeded to the Mansion-house to give di rections to his household, in the event of the honour of a visit after her Majesty should have viewed the Guild hall, and while he was sitting in the Justice room, at a little after one o'clock, word was brought to him that the Queen had already reached Guildhall-yard. His Lordship drove off to the building in his full dress robes, attended by the Sword-bearer, and a few minutes after the Queen's arrival joined her Majesty and suite in the Chamberlain's office, to which she was conducted by Sir James Shaw, the Chamberlain, the two Sheriffs, and Aldermen Farebrother and Harmer. An immense crowd gathered together the moment it was known that her Majesty was in the Guildhall, but by the active and judicious management of Mr. Whithair, the Superin tendent of the City Police, the awkward effects of the public curiosity were not encountered by the Royal party. Tire Lord Mayor accompanied her Majesty to the Chambers in which the Courts of Aldermen and Corn 7 mon Counseil are held, and from thence to the Library, where he exhibited the ancient charter of the Corpo ration, and pointed out to the Queen the embroidered bill of fare which was laid before Queen Victoria on the day of the last Royal entertainment within the walls of the Guildhall. The Queen of the Belgians appeared to be highly gratified with the respect and attention paid to her by the Chief Magistrate, and accompanied his Lordship from Guildhall to St. Paul's. Her Ma jesty mentioned to his Lordship, when he expressed his regret that he had not received more early notice of the honour intended to the citizens of London, in order that he might have made saitable preparations, that she was obliged to promise Queen Vic toria to return, after paying a hasty visit to the Guildhall, St. Paul's, and Westminster Abbey, to Windsor to dinn er at s i x o ' c l oc k . Upon arriving at St. Paul's, her Majesty walked arm and arm with the Lord Mayor up the steps of the building. She sat for some minutes in the whispering gallery and a itnessed the passage of sound from which it derived its name, and the damming of the door celebrated for making more noise than any other door in Europe. At the door of the library her Majesty was received by the Rev. Mr. Barham, one of the residentiary Canons of the Cathedral, who placed before her the ancient manuscripts and documents connected with the diocese, and described their nature and meaning. The Queen of the Belgians after viewing the chancel walked round the aisle, and appeared to be muchinte rested by the monumental statues which were pointed out by Mr. Languard , the senior Verger, who observed to her Majesty that he had had the honour of conduct ing her, when she was a child, and the present King of the French, round the Cathedral. The Queen, in the most affable manner informed the old gentleman that she should not forget to call her father's attention to the circumstance, which she had no doubt his Majesty per fectly well recollected. Her Majesty then turned to the Lord Mayor and said, that although she had been two or three times in England she had never before seen the Grand Hall of the Citizens of London, and that Queen Victoria had limited her to a few h ours to v i s i t b uildings which it would require days to inspect to a person's satis. faction. His Lordship again expressed his sorrow that her Majesty could not honor him by condescending to ac company him to the Mansion Hous e , an d t h e Queen took several opportunities of expressing her gratification and her thanks for the very kind manner in which his Lordship and the Sheriffs and other City officers had received her. The Lord Mayor handed her Majesty into her car riage, which drove off immediately to Westminster Abbey. The Lord Mayor wore his scarlet robes and chain, and the Sheriffs appeared in their blue robes and chains. The Sword -bearer attended his Lordship, with the CAp of Maintenance, and the pearl sword, which has never been used except upon occasions when members of the Royal Family have visited the Guildhall. . Her Majesty, who speaks English extremely well, made numerous inquiries while in the Guildhall about the position of Queen Victoria, the Duchess of Kent, and the Duke of Sussex, at the grand entertainment which was given on the 9th of November, 1837, the description of which had, it appears, caused quite a sen sation amongst the highest classes in France and Belgium. 'l'it.: (it' Q"'' , n of Bel.;ians t b, City y k as owe of the Roy.,i carriages, and was drawn by four horses with two outriders. ARRIVALS. Bart., Ist Life Guards, at Major-General Sir Leonard Greenwell, from Learning lßesarKraecnkt;;; Colonel Wood, f Grenadier Archbishop of Armagh's; Captain Jervis, Waterloo place;H Captain De Grey, in Charles.strect ; Sir ami . tt G ho u en ar SK d p s na , ig in hBt C sibr a r v i e dg n h d acr ish-square ; Lord . Johnßcr . es ord, at the ton Symour, G.C. H., at the Carlton Hotel ; Mr. Fitzroy Talbot, from the Continent; Lord Lichfield, in St. James's square. DEPARTURES. The Attorney-General, from New -street, Spring-Gar dens, for the Marina, St. Leonard's-on -Sea; Lord Fo rester, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Jersey, at Middleton Park, Oxfordshire ; Lord and Lady Tanker vine, from Grosvenor-square, Mr. and the Hon. • Mrs. Charles Tottenham, from Lord Hawarden's, Upper Brooks street, on a tour; Lord George Paulet, from Cavendish square, for his seat, in Hants ; Major Sotheby, for Lea mington Spa ; Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Thornton, from Mr. Dupre's, Portland-place, on a tour ; Earl Amherst, Grosvenor -street, for the Knowle, near Serenoaks. UNIVERSITY IN7fIaidiGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, SEPTEMBER 14. The Rev. Thomas Garrett, B.A. of Queen's Col lege, in this University, has been presented to the Vicarage of East Pennard, with West Bradley, Somer. setshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Henry Gould. Patron, the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The Rev. Thomas Sutton has been collated to the Vicarage of Marton, Lincolnshire, by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, vacant by the cession of the Rev. John White. - - On Friday week the Rev. John Homfray, 8.A., was instituted to the Rectory of Sutton, Norfolk, on the presentation of the Earl of Abergavenny. The Rev. Richard Day has been presented to the perpetual Curacy of Dunurch St James, Suffolk. The Rev. W. Smith, B.A. has been presented to the Vicarage of Overbury, Worcestershire, void by the death of the Rev. Thomas Clarke. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. PREFERMENTS.—Rev. M B. Thomas, late curate of Hackney, to the living of Carew, Pembrokeshire. Patron, the Lord Bishop of St. David's. Rev. W. D. Adams, to the living of Haroldstnne, St. Issel's, Pembrokeshire. Patron, James Higgon, Esq.—The following gentlemen have received appointments as Mis sionaries from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel :—For Van Diemen's Land, the Rev. Gre gory Bateman, M. A., Trinity College, Cambridge.— For Upper Canada. the Rev. R. J. C. Taylor, B. A., Trinity College, Dublin ; Rev. John Radcliff. For Newfoundland—The Rev. W. Bowman, Perpetual Cu rate of Queenborough ; Mr. Johnstone Vicars ; Mr. Thomas Boone.—For Jamaica—Mr. Robert Robinson, B. A., Queen's College, Oxford. We learn that Lord Glenelg is preparing to leave England with the view of residing two years in Germany. —.lnverness Paper. Mr. George Edward Anson arrived from Scot. land on Friday, and left town again on Saturday for Nor folk. The Hon. C. Howard, Lord Melbourne's other private secretary, is in constant attendance at his Lord ship's official residence in Downing-street. The Marquis of Londonderry left town on Sa turday for Falmouth, where he is to embark in the Braganza steamer for Lisbon. After a short visit there, the Noble and Gallant Marquis will proceed up the Mediterranean and make a long stay. ' We understand that in consequence of the Trea sury Minute, inviting such communications, several plans for the more secure and efficient execution of the Uniform Penny Postage system, both as regards the revenue and the transmission of the letters, have already been submitted to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. I t has been known for some days that Mr. Rowland Hill will be employed in assisting in making the necessary pre liminary arrangements for the working of the new system. —Observer. PILCHARD FISHERY.---NEWQUAY.----T pil chard fishery at this place still continues very gl oomy. There has not been the least appearance of ,my fish near the shore, and the driving boats have not been out during the last fortnight, owing to the boisterous state of the weather. Serious doubts are en tertained that the season will be very late, if it be at all s uccessful.— West Briton. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. A very serious accident, .happilY unattended by any fatal consequences, though involving several personal injuries and very extensive damage, occurred on the London and Birmingham Railway on Thursday afternoon, at the point of junction with the Derby line. An e ngine and train of carriages, in p ass i n g from the latter , owing to some acci dent or perhap s neg l e ct, became stationary ; and b e f ore the difficulty could be remedied , a train on the Birming ham line bo re d own , an d in consequence of a curvat ure i n the road arriv e d w ithin a score or two of yards befor e the carriagobstructionesw ecroeuslhdabtteerpeedreteoivpeide.ees: and a few p ersons wereA collisi on was of course inevitable, a n d th e s hock was tremendous. Half-a-d o z en hurt. A guard, seeing the impending dagger, took a flying leap down an embankment, and though much shaken es caped without serious injury. Advices from Vienna, of the 3d instant, state that Prince Metternich was on the point of rep a i r i ng to his chateau at Johannisberg for the benefit of his health. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER, SATURDAY MORNING. The following is a list of the races for the ensuing week, including the entries yesterday afternoon : MONDAY. The Fitzwilliam Stakes of 10 soya each, with 30 added by the Corporation ; 3 yr olds, 7st 51b; 4 yrs, Bst 51b ; 5 yrs, Bst 121 b; 6 yrs, and aged, 9st. Mile and a half. Four subs.— Mr. Orde's b m Bee's Wing, 6 yrs—Mr. Howard's b f An tigua, 3 yrs—Mr. Osbaldeston's br f Alexandrina, 3 yrs—and Mr. Bowes's ch h Etirus, 5 yrs. The Champagne Stakes of 50 cove each, h ft, for 2-year-old colts, Set Sib; and •fillies, B s t 31b . The winner to give three dozen of champagne to the Club. Red House in. Twenty one subs.—Mr. Orde's b f Queen Bee—Mr. Blakelock's ch f by Curtis, out of Fancy—Mr. Powlett's bc by Liverpool, out of Miss Fanny's dam—Mr. Powlett's br c Hawkesbury—Col. Crawford's br a Shark—Mr. Jaques's b f Interlude—Mr. Bowes's br c Black Beck—Mr. Bowes's b c Middicham—Mr. Edison's eh cby Langar, dam by Whisker—Mr. Osbaldeston's ch c by Velocipede, out of Mrs. Rye—Mr. Osbaldeston's ch f by Belshazzar, d by Whalebone—Lord Kelburne's ch c by Re tainer, out of Emelia—Mr. Attwcod's b c Avicenna--Lord Eglinton's c c Doctor Caius--Sir J. Bosvvell's ch f Queen Anne--Duke of Cleveland's ch c by Saugur, out of Emigrant's d—Duke of Cleveland's ch c brother to Euclid—Mr. Bell's b f Gainsborough—Lord Chesterfield's b c Gambia—Lord West minster's b c Maroon—and Lord Westminster's b c Launcelot. Handicap of 10 sovs. each, h ft with 30 added by the Corpo ration. St. Leger course. (4 subscribers. )—Lord Chester field's br f Industry, 4 yrs, 7st 91b —Duke of Cleveland's b c Sampson, 3 yrs, 6st 111b.—Duke of Cleveland's b c Kremlin, 3 yrs. Est 10Ib.—and Mr. Buckley's ch c Charley, 3 yrs, sst 111 b. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; for three-yrs-olds, 7st 91b; 4 yrs, 9st ; 5 yrs, 9st 91b ; 6 yrs and aged, lOst. Four miles.—Lord Westminster's br h Cardinal Puff, 5 yrs—Mr. Ferguson's ch h Harkaway, 5 yrs—Mr. Milner's br c Humphrey, 4 yrs----and the Duke of Cleveland's b c Kremlin, 3 yrs. T. The Two-yrs-old Produ ces Stakes of 100 says. each, hft ; for colts, fist 51b ; and fillies, 9st 31b. Red House in. (4 sub • scribers. )—Lord Westminster's br c Launcelot—Lord West minster's c (dead) by Pantaloon, out of Miehaelmas—Sir R. Bulkeley's ch c Bangor —and Mr. Orde's b f Queen Bee. The Great St. Leger Stakes of 50 soya each; h ft, for three yr-olds, colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b ; the second to receive 1001. out of the stakes. The St. Leger Course. (107 sub scribers. )—Mr. Allen's br c Fitz-Ambo--Colonel Anson's br c Zimmerman—Colonel Anson's b c Nickleby—Colonel Anson's b f Poissarde—Mr. Arrowsmith's b c Troy—Mr. Attwood's b f Arendle—Duke of Cleveland's bc. The Commodore—Mr. A. Bowes's bc by Priam, out of Lady Stafford's dam—Mr. Bowes's b c Epidaurus—Mr. Bowes's b c Hetman Platoff—Mr.Bowes's ch c King of Kelton—Mr. Bowes's ch c Accelerator— Mr. Bowes's ch f Mickleton Maid—Mr. Bowes's b c Erin p-Bragh—Mr. Bowes's b f Lobelia—Mr. Garforth's ch c by St. Nicholas, d by Don Cossack—Celonel Cradock's b c The Provost--Mr. Chalton's b c Liberal—Mr. Golden's br or bl c Sam Weller—Mr. Osbaldeston's br f Alexandrina—Mr. Os baldeston's c Sirdingle—Mr. H. R. Ramsay's b or br c Easing wold—Mr. Orde's b c Johnny Boy—Mr. A. Haywood's b c Pall-mall—Colonel Crawford's b f Dolphin—Sir R. W. Buike ley's ch c Ginger Blue—Sir R. W. Bulkeley's b c by Bird catcher, d by Peter Lely—Mr. T. 0. Poulett's b c by Langar, out of Miss Fanny's dam—Mr. T. 0. Poulett's br c by Waverley, out of Miss Fanny—Lord Kelburne's b c by Jerry, out of Purity—Lord Kelburoe's b c by Retainer, d by Ardros san—Mr. E. Green ns br c Roostan—Mr. Theobald's br c Dragsman—Mr. Greville's be Rory:o'More—Captain Taylor's b c Chatterer—Mr. Newton's br c Tagrag—Lord Chesterfield's c by Priam, out of Weeper—Lord Chesterfield's c by Starch or Mulatto, out of Pamfylde's dam—Mr. J. Scott's gr or ro c by Varnish, dam by Cervantes—Mr. J. Scott's gr c by Brutan dorf, dby Comus—Mr. T. Walters's b c Chantilly—Mr. J. Hall's br c by The Saddler, out of an own sister to Chancell or —Mr. Vansittart's ch f by Langar, d by Macduff—Mr. Tilburn's bl c Master Allen—Lord Eglinton's b c Malvolio— Mr. Catton's b c Sandy—Major Yarburgh's b c Charles the Twelfth—Mr. V. King's ch f Appleton Lass—Mr. C. Green wood's bf by Margrave, out of Miss Chance's dam (h b) — Mr. G. W. Ellis's br or gr c Marmaduke—Mr. Mostyn's b c Hugh Lupus—Mr. Mostyn's b c Papineau—Mr. Mostyn's b c Flatcatcher—Mr. W. Sailes's ch c Fifty-six—Mr. J. Gill's ch c St Charles—Mr. Wormald's gr c Bolus—Mr. Price's b c Scout—Duke of Cleveland's b f Eliza—Sir T. Stanley's b c Apothecary—Lord Stanley's ch c Aeronaut—Lord Eglinton's eh c Zoroaster—Mr. J. 0. Fairlie's b c Priamides—Mr. Nunn's b c by Liverrool, dam by Albany—Mr. W. Ridadale's b c Bloomsbury—Mr. W. Ridsdale's b c Mandingo--General Yates's b c Canute (dead)—Duke of Richmond's ch c Bulwark —Duke of Richmond's c Meunier—Duke of Richmond's c Ta laria—Duke of Richmond's c Delos—Duke of Richmond's f Reel —Lord Suffield's br c Vernon—Lord Suffield's b c Alan (dead —Lord Suffield's b e Sphynx—Lord Suffield's br f Marie— Lord Suffield's br c Boz—Mr. Greville's. ch f Pydna—Mr. Thornhill's b c Ephemeron—Mr. Thornhill's ch e Euclid—Lord Lichfield's bl c The Corsair—Lord Lichfield's ch f Sister to Hector—Lord Lichfield's ch c by Actaeon, out of Wings—Mr. F. R. Price's ch c Dulcimer—Mr. H. Coombe's c by Actaeon, out of Frederica—Lord Westminster's Sleight of Hand—Lord Westminster's The Lord Mayor—Lord Westminster's br c Waywode—Mr. Neville's b c Balugani—Mr. Houldsworth's br c Calico—Mr. Fowler's b c Lepidus—Mr. Fowler's br c Profligate--Mr. Wreford's br f Wapiti—Mr. Boyce's b c Boz —Mr. Jackson's b e Wings—Mr. Painter's b e Ernest the First —Captain Lamb's br c Speed—Mr. T. Walters's ch c The Deputy—Mr. T. Walters's ch c Spelter—Mr. E. Peel's b c Billy—Mr. E. Peel's br c The Dey of Algiers—Mr. Collett's br c The Dean—Lord G. Bentinck's ch c Glenlivat—Mr. Dixon's ch c Mountaineer—Mr. Dixon's b e Hyllus—Mr. W. Brown's br f Lady Burlington—Mr. Price's b c Charley Duff. The Cleveland Stakes of 20 sous. each k ft, but five forfeit only if declared, &c., with fifty added by the Corporation. One mile. (Sixteen subscribers, three of whom declared. ) Lord Chesterfield's b c Prizeflower (h b), 5 yrs, fist 91b— Duke of Cleveland's ch f Virginia, 4 yrs, Bst 81b—Lord Westminster's ch c Sir Ralph, 4 y rs fi s t 81b--ord Chesterfield's br g In dustry, 4 yrs, Bst 81b—Captain Healey's ch g Van Buren, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Mr. Fairlie's ch c The Hydra, 4 yrs, Bst 41h—Lord Chesterfield's b fby Priam, out of Rowton's dam, 4 yrs, Bst 21b—Sir C. Monck's b f Garland, 4 yrs Bst—Lord Eglinton's br g St. Andrew, 4 yrs fist—Mr. Denham's b c Compensation, 4 yrs, Sit—Lord Egliaton's ch f Opera, 4 yrs, 7st 81b—Mr. Howard's b f Oralia, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b—and Mr. Tilburn's bl c Master Allen, 3 yrs, Est bib. The Four-yrs Old Stakes of twenty sovereigns each, h ft, with fifty added by the Corporation ; for colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b ; maiden horses allowed 51b ; the winner of the St. Leger 21b extr a . Mil e an d a h a lf. (ive subscribers.— Mr. Ramsay's br c Lanercost—Duke of Cleveland's b c Alrira— Duke of Cleveland's ch f Virginia—Lord Chesterfield's b c Don John (21b extra)—and Lord Westminster's br c Richard Roe (allowed Sib). WEDNEgDA Y. The Foal Stakes of 100 soya each, h ft. ; for 3-yr-old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. One mile and a half. (Seven tubs. )—Lord Westminster's b c Auctioneer—Lord WestminL ster's Sleight of Hand—Lord Eglinton's c Zoroaster—Sir H. Bulkeley's b c Owed Swift—Mr. Bowes's ch f Mickleton Maid —Mr. Orde's b c Johnny Boy—Mr. Wood names b c Balugani. The Doncaster Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50 added by the Corporation ; 3 yrs olds, Est 101 b ; 4 yrs, Bst ; 5 yrs, Bst 91b ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st. Two miles (7 subs)—Mr. Orde's Bee's Wing, 6 yrs—Mr. Hesseltine's The Shadow, 3 yrs—Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff, 5 yrs—Mr. Bowes's Epirus, 5 yrs—Lord Chesterfield's Industry, 4 yrs—Duke of Cleveland's Kremlin. 3 yrs. Mr. Stephenson did not name. The Selling Stakes of 16 Sovs. each, with 30 added by the Corporalion ; 3 yrs old, 6st 121 b ; 4 yrs, Ast ; 5 yrs, Bst 71b ; 6 yrs, and aged, Bst 101 b. The winners to be - sold for 2001., &c. St. Leger Course, 5 subs.—Mr. Dawson's b 1 c Abraham Cowley, 3 yrs.—Mr. Etty's br c The Quack, 3 yrs.—Mr. S. King's b f Turf, 3 yrs—Lord Chesterfield's b f by Priam out of Rowton's dam, 4 yrs.—Mr. Smith's br f Memento, 3 yrs. *I he Corporation Plate of 60/. ; the second to receive 15 Guineas; for 3 yrs old, 6st 101 b ; 4 yrs, 7st 121 b; 5 yrs, Bst 51b ; and aged, Bst 121 b ; mares allowed 31b. Two mile heats. —Mr. Al‘Donough's gr c The Friar, 4 yrs—Mr. Shine's br c Humphrey, 4 es—Lord Eglinton's ch f Opera, 4 yrs—Mr. Golden's The Diver, 3 yrs—Lord Chesterfield's b cby Priam out of Rowton's dam, 3 yrs (h b.) TH 11 RSDAY. The Cup, value 300 Guineas, given by the Stewards, with 30/. (in specie) added by the Corporation ; 3 yrs old, 7st, ; 4 yrs, Bst 31b; 5 yrs, Bst 101 b ; 6 yrs, and aged, 9st ; the winner of this year's St. Leger, 3lb extra. To start at the Red House and run once round the ending-post ; about two miles 15 furlongs.—Mr. Orde's Bee's Wing, 6 yrs—Lord Westmin ster's Cardinal Puff, 5 yrs—Lord Westminster's The Lord Mayor, 3 yrs—Lord Westminster's Sleight of Hand, 3 yrs— Mr. Denham's Compensation, 4 yrs—Mr. Ferguson's Hark-a way, 5 yrs—Mr. M`Donough's The Friar, 4 yrs—Mr.lloward's Fitzambo, 3 yrs—Mr. Ramsey's Lanercost, 4 yrs—Mr. Ram say's Easinguold, 3 yrs—Loid Eglinton's Malvolio, 3 yrs— Mr. W. Ridsdale's Bloomsbury, 3 yrs—Mr. Wormald's Bolus, 3 yrs—Mr. Dixon's Hyllus, 3 yrs—Major Yarbu-gh's Charles the Twelfth, 3 yrs—Mr. Bowes's Hetman Platoff, 3 yrs—Lord Chesterfield's Industry, 4 yrs—Duke of Cleveland's Kremlin, 3 yrs—and Lard Krlburn's b c by Jerry out of Purity, 3 yrs. The Two-year-old Stakes of 20 sovs. each ; for colts, Bst 51b, and Mies Bst 21b. T. Y.C. Twenty-five Subs.—Mr. Blake lock's. eh r by C ur ti us , ou t o f F anc y—M r . Cl ar k e ' s e h c Ben jamin, by Belshazzar, d by Langar—Mr. Powlett's br c by Liverpool, out of Miss Fanny's d—Mr. Powiett's br c Hawkes bury, by Mulatto, , out of Miss Fanny—Colonel Craufurd's br c Shark, by Priam, out of Mermaid—Mr. S. King's b c Mariner, by Liverpool, out of Tigress—Mr. Jaques' b c by Physician, out of St. Martin's dam—Mr. Bowes's br c Black Beck, by Mulatto, out of Emma—Mr. Bowes's b c Middleham—Mr. Osbaldeston's ch c by Velocipede, out of Mrs. Rye—Mr. Os baldeston's ch f by lielshazzar,.d by Whalebone—Lord Kel - ch c'by Retainer, out of Emilia—Mr. Attwood's b c Paracelsus— Sir Jas. Boswell's eh f Queen Anne —Mr. Par kins's br c Naworth—Mr. Smith's b c The Jovial Bachelor—. Alr, Howard's ch c Fitzroy—Duke of Cleveland's ch c by Langar, out of Emigrant's dam—Duke of Cleveland's br e brother to Euclid—Mr. Bell's b f by Gainsboro', out of Golden Drop's dam—Mr. St. Paul's b f Calypso—Lord Chesterfield's b c Gambia—Lord Westminster's br c Launcelot—Lord West minster's b c Maroon—and Mr. Nevill's ch c Merry Pebbles. The Three-yr-old Stakes of 200 sovs each, h ft ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b. St. Leger Course. (15 Subs) — Lord Suffield's c Alan (dead )—Lord Suffield's c Vernon—Lord Lichfield's c The Corsair—Lord Kelburne's br c by Jerry, out of Purity—Mr. J. Day's b f The Soldier's Daughter—Mr. Fairlie's g Priamides—Mr. Bowes's c King of Kelton—Mr. Bowes's bic Epidaurus—LordWestminster's c Sleight of Hand— Lord Westminster's b f Retort, sister to Touchstone—Duke of Cleveland's b c Greasley—Mr. W. Ridsdale's Bloomsbury— Mr. Osbaldestone's Alexandrina—Mr. Heseltine's f The Sha dow Mr. S. L. Fox's b c by Brutandorf, by Blucher. The Gascoigne Stakes of 100 sovs each, 30 ft ; for three-yr old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 21b ; the winner of the St. Leger Sibs extra. St. Leger Course. (5 Subs)—Colonel Cradock's br c The Provost—Mr. Bowes's Erin-go-Bragh— Duke of Cleveland's The Commodore—Duke of Cleveland's b c Kremlin—Lord Westminster's ch c The Lord Mayor. FRIDAY. The Scarborough Stakes of 30 sovs each, 10 ft, for three-yr old colts, fist 61b; and fillies, Bst 31b. The winner of the St. Leger 71b extra. One mile. Nineteen subs.—Mr. Orde's b c Johnny-boy—Lord Stanley's ch c Aeronaut—Mr. Theobald's br c Dragsrnan—Colonel Cradock's br c The Provost—Mr. Walker'sb f No. 3 (dead)—Mr.Bowes's ch c Accelerator—Ma jor Yarburgh's bl f Lollypop—Mr. Attwood's b c Cleanthes— Lord Eglinton's Malvolio—Sir R. Bulkeley's Owen Swift— Mr. Arrowsmith's b e Troy—Sir T. Stanley's b c Apothecary —Mr Hebden's ch f Appleton Lass—Mr. Smith's b c by Mar grave, out of Lady Fractious—Mr. Howard's br c Fitz- Amho —Mr. Wormall's c Bolus-111r. Peck's b f by Clinker, out of Selina—Colonel Anson's Zimmerman—Lord Westminster's The Lord Mayor. The Park-hill Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft ; for 3-yr-old fil lies, Bst 41b each. St. Leger Course. (15 subs)—Colonel Craufurd's b Dolphin—Mr. Osbaldeston's br Alexandrina— Mr. Bowes's b Lobelia—Mr. Bowes's ch Mickleton Maid— Colonel Anson's b Poissarde—Mr. Clarke's ch lmogene—Mr. Tilburn names gr Miss Linwood—Mr. Gascoigne's b Eborina —Mr. Howard names b Orelia—Mr. Hesseltine's b The Sha dow—Mr. Smith's br f Margaret—Lord Lichfield's ch Sister to Hector—Lord Westminster's b Retort—Mr. Houldsworth's b f by Filho, out of Circassian—Duke of Richmond's b Reel. The Hornby Castle Stakes of 20 sovs each, with 50 added by the Corporation, for 3 yr olds, 7 st ; 4 yrs, Bst llb ; 5 yrs, Sst 101 b ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st ; 3 and 4 yrs old fillies allowed 31b the beaten horses of the week allowed 31b ; the winner of the St.. Leger Sib extra. Two miles. Four subs. To name on Thursday evening by eight o'clock. The Town Plate of 1001., for 3 yr olds, 7st 511); 4 yrs, Bst 71b ; 5 yrs, 9 st ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 31b ; maiden colts allowed 21b, and maiden fillies 31b. The second to receive 18 gs. Two mile heats. Lord Eglinton's ch f Opera, 4 yrs ; Mr. S. King's br f Juvenile, 3 yrs ; Lord Chesterfield's br f Industry, 4 yrs ; Mr. Golden's ch c The Diver, 3 yrs ; Mr. Smith's br f Memento, 3 yrs; and Mr. Milner's b c Humphrey, 4 yrs. BETTING IN MANCHESTER..--FRIDAY EVENING. In four days more the fiat will be given to another St. Leger race, and thousands be lost and won. The appearance of the two cracks is different to what it was; Charles the Twelfth takes a decided lead. On Tuesday we noticed as low as 65 to 40 accepted, and willingly would a fraction more have been pencilled down. Bloomsbury was laid against at 3to I with groat non chalance, by the party who have never done support ing the pet of Scott's let. Two hundred at evens were offered to be laid on Charles against any two. Euclid, at the same hour, was in considerable force ; 12 to 1 was taken to about a score, but so eager was the gentleman supporting this son of Emilius, that he reduced the price two points; however, during Wednesday and yesterday, we think there would not have been any difficulty in getting 11 to 1 to a sum. The Provost, at the opening of the week, appeared nearly friendless, 100 to 5 was laid, and offered to be repeated. The most striking feature in the doings is in Commodore being placed absolutely hors de combat. Since Saturday 3000 to 15, and after 1000 to 10 was laid, thus extinguishing all hope for his backers. Batman Platoff was backed in an inluential quarter, at the opening of the week, at 25 to 1, in ponies, but on Tuesday morning nine points more were laid, and we then thought he was going " spark out ;" however, since one gentle man has booked 900 to 30 : an offer was afterwards made to lay 200 to 8. On Tuesday morning we observed a disposition to back the Dey of Algiers ; a little was got on at 40 to 1, and " a bid " made to take 11 score to 1 that either he, Bolus, or Corsair win; or three points less, throwing Easingwold in. Several attempts have been made to force the confirmed out siders in vain. The prices at a late hour are thus : THE CiIAMTAGNE STAKES. 3 to 1 asst Mr. Blacklock's filly (taken freely at 70 to 20). 0 to 1 offered freely on the field. THE ST. LEGER. 7 to 4 agst Charles the Twelfth 3 to 1 agst Bloomsbury—taken 11 to 1 agst Euclid—taken 25 to 1 agst Hetman Platoff—taken 30 to 1 agst Bolus—taken 33 to 1 agst Hyllus 40 to I agst Fitzambo 6to 4 freely offered on two against the field. The opinion is Charles must win. We think Bloomsbury will be his master, if all is rig,ht. sto 2 was laid on Tuesday that Templema n did not ride. Sam Rogers will ride, we think, in the lucky jacket of " Blue, and white sleeves." THE HIPPODROME—(SATURDAY.) The followinc , races took place on Saturday afternoon, be tween horses the property of Officers of the 14th Light Dra goons, stationed at Hounslow and Kensington, over the Hippo drome, at : Bayswater _ _ Match for 251; llst I llb each. Mr. C. Doherty's ch m Currag hmore (owner) beat Mr. Cor nock's b m Bay Matilda. sto 4 agst Matilda. Won easy. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each. Heats, One Mile. Owners riders. Mr. Dawson's br g Humbug (Ow ner) ner ) 1 1 Mr. Robertson's Cigar Mr. Doherty's Curraghmore Captain Archer's Shakspeare Three others started. A good race. Wen 1). a length. THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. (From the Literary Gazelle.) By the time this paper meets the public eye, this very interesting expedition will have left, or be leaving, the British shores. Had it been possible to complete the extensive philosophical and other equipments in a shorter space of time, it would have been better, per haps, had it been able to sail six weeks or two months earlier ; but still its course is open, and the delay will lead to no other consequence than some slight alteration in the projected plan of operations. On Tuesday, the Terror, Captain Crozier, dropped down from off the Dock-yard, at Chatham, to tilling ham, with all her white canvass spread, and looking like a bird of passage preparing to wing its way to an other clime ; and on Thursday, or as soon after as pos sible, her companion, the Erebus, Captain James Clerk Ross, was appointed to fellow, and then proceed on their voyage together. Having gone to take our farewell, a short description of the vessels, &c., cannot be unacceptable to our readers. The Erebus and Terror seem to be twin ships, alike in build, in colours, in masts and rigging, and, indeed, in every external appearance. An inexperienced eye could not tell the one from the other. The Erebus is about 370 tons ; the Terror 340. In each the full complement of officers and men is 64-128 in all (a). Nothing that the art of the shipwright could accom plish has been omitted to fit them for their perilous un dertaking. Below, not only have the ribs 'neon strength ened by transverse timbers, but these again have been interlaced by cross beams at certain angles, so as to offer resistance to any invading body, such as ice, which would require a mighty force to overcome. Thus, inter nally powerful, beyond any former example, the outward hull has also been so shaped (curving from near the cen tre, something like the turning-off edge of a glass or tea-cup) as to throw the converging ice from the chain plates, and thus protect the rigging from being crushed or invaded. The deck, too, is double ; and the whole has a compactness and firmness which gives assurance of security from the worst elements to which their gal lant crews can ever be exposed. A spare rudder, which could be shipped immediately in case of accident to the other, is safely stowed amidships ; each vessel is pro vided with eight boats, two of them whalers, and framed to encounter rough seas and weather in separate ex peditions, to explore paseages and lands where the ships cannot penetrate. Six guns are borne in each ; viz., four six-pounders, and two salute-guns. The apparatus for keeping the vessels at an equable temperature is admirable, and consists of a square iron tube, above a foot in diameter, running all round the sides, and distributing a comfortable warmth to every berth in the ship. The ventila tion is not less attended to. There are also stoves in the captains' cabins, and the gunroom messes (6) which adjoin ; and the cooking conveniences arc as ample and as fit for every purpose as they could be on shore. There is a large kettle to dissolve ice into fresh water ; another for dressing salt meat, another for fish, another for fresh meat, and ovens for baking. The mates cabins are well constructed, and those for the officers to sleep in, though small, are arrang ed with all a seaman's skill and dext er ity i n ma ki ng muc of a little. The sick-berths arc forward, and so contrived that the invalids may be kept apart from the healthy, for their own sake as well as for the general safety. Immense ice-saws are ranged along the lower-deck, some of them thirty or more feet long, and looking like the jaws of sharks, competent to cut through any besetting ad versary. They are victualled with fresh provisions for three years; and perninacan and prepared meats in cases are stowed away in the least possible compass. The provision of scientific instruments, under the superintendence of the Royal Society, is very complete ; and double sets, to supply the loss of any which may be broken, or rendered useless, seem almost to furnish the commander's cabin. In this respect, the Admiralty has been most liberal ; and, indeed, we may say, -that after the first official difficulties were got over, the Go vernment has taken up the expedition with the most commendable spirit, and done everything that can contribute to its successful issue. The phenomena of terrestrial magnetism will be independently ob served throughout the voyage ; and also in con nexion with the new observatories about to be established, as already stated in the Literary Gazette, at St. Helena, the Cape, Van Diemen's Land, &c. The declination, inclination, and intensity of the magnet, will thus form tables of the utmost importance towards solving this great problem. The declination instrument, the horizontal and the vertical force magnetometers, are constructed under the direction of Professor Lloyd, of Dublin ; and there are, besides, dip circles, transits with azimuth circles, and chronometers of the most approved construction. There are also pendulums for ascertaining the true figure of the earth ; thermometers for determining the temperature of th e sea at g i ven 'depths ; other black ened' thermometers to measure the atmospheric tempera ture at different latitudes ; photometric sensitive paper Sur experiments on light ; barometers to be observed during storms, white squalls, &c.; glasses for sideral observations (particularly on the variable stars ac Hydras and 7; Argus) ; drawing utensils ; reposito ries for geological, botanical, and natural history specimens ; actinometers for finding the forces of solar and terrestrial radiation ; hygrometer, Osler's anemometers, rain gauges, electrometers, skeleton regis ters of every needful kind ; and, in short, such means to employ, and so much to be done, that there will be no great leisure for our enterprising countrymen when all these instruments are put in requisition, and their results are regularly chronicled for the information of the world. In looking over the vessels about to depart on so deeply interesting an occasion, many slight matters and incidents touch the feelings. In almost every cabin and berth were tolerable collections of books ; and Captain Ross's amounted to a fair library of the most useful description. In some were sweet remembrances of native land, in prints and pictures ; and one en graving conspicuous in the gallant Commander's cabin affected us much—it was of our Saviour Walking on the Waters ! Faith and Hope could not have chosen a more beautiful illustration of the Sailor's mind—the instruments of the soul, without the possession of which what were all that the philosophy and science of - man could provid e ? In that engraving alone we read a more certain index of the success of this great work, than in the multitude of ingenious machines, and m v o a l b u I m o efsrieonfd wisesienrsrteruacetdioends., by which our most esti as t er 6th of January , 1840. diameter of kind heart had supplied a twelfth-cake, to be opened on the The of the globe will then be b etween the giver and the receiver. Another pleasant circumstCaptains Ross and Cro z i er . subsisting betwee n a s nc a F n t d o r i e n c t o im rd a i t s e the friend ship together. They have been messinate , Crozier was a Midsh i p man a Lieutenant ; he was a Lieutenant where Ross was m the ship where R oss was Captain, and now he is Captain where Ross is Commo dore of the expedition. They have served together, know and regard each other, and this is an auspicious T) s (a) Ere u .—Captain J. C. Ross ; Lieutenants, E. T. Bird, J. F. L. Wood, J. Sibbald ; Master, H. Mapleton ; Surgeon, R. M' Cormick ; Parser, T. R. Hallett ; As s i s tant-Surgeon, J. D. Hooker. Tarror.—Captain, F. R. M. Crozier; Lieutenants, A. M'Murdo, J. H. Kay; Master, P. P. Cotter; Surgeon, J. Bobertson ; Assistant- Surgeon, D. Lyall. (b) In these four alms will be accommodated, the fifth keeping the deck. EVENING EDITION promise for their mutual good understanding and cor dial co-operation to the end ; when bound together in their brave barks— " To reside In thrilling regions of thick-ribbed ice, To be imprisoned in the viewless winds, And blown (we trust not) with restless violence round about The pendent world." The earlier proceedings of the voyage will lead them to St. Helena, where Lieutenant Eardley Wilmot, of the Royal Engineers, who goes out in the Erebus, will 'ha left in charge of the new Observatory. Next, at the Cape will be landed, for the like purpose, another officer. The vessels then make their way across the ocean, touch ing at and examining Kerguelen's Land, Amsterdam, and other islands, either known or imperfectly reported in that vast expanse of waters. Arrived at Van Diemen's Land, the instruments, &c., far the' observatory will be sent ashore, and, whilst it is erecting, they will cruise to various points where the scientific pursuits of the expet.lition are most likely to be advanced. On their return they will start de novo in a direct southern course, between 120 degrees and 160 dP grees east longitude towards the Antarctic Pole ; and it is a singular and fortunate thing that in this direc tion, during the present season, a ship of Mr. Enderby'a has discovered land on both sides of the longitudes we have indicated, in about 65 and 68 degrees of south latitude (c). These shores have been named Sabrina Land, seen March, 1839, and Balleny Isle, seen February, 1839 ; and between them, as well as upon them, the efforts of the Erebus and Terror will, in the first instance, be employed. How far they may They will penetrate is in the hands of Providence. afterwards circumnavigate the Pole, and try in every quarter to reach the highest point, whether near Enderby's Land, discovered in 1832, or by Capiam Weddell's furthest reach, about 73 degrees, in 1823. It is between Sabrina Land and Bdlleny Isle, to the northward, in about latitude 50 degrees, and east lon gitude 140 degrees, that it is expected the south magnetic pole will be found. Strange if he who discovered either that of the North or so near an approach to it as Captain James Ross did, should also ascertain this long-sought phenomenon. We bad forgotten to mention that the vessels are constructed on the plan which divides them into three compart ments ; so that either extremity or the middle might be stove in, and yet the remainder be a safe hold for the crew (d). Wherever the voyagers go, we have only to add, may God bless and prosper them, and return them in safety to a grateful country and their anxious relati%es and friends! (c) Of these recent discoveries in the southern hc►ni sphere, Mr. Bates, of the Poultry, has just published an ex. cellcnt chart, udder the superintendence of Captain Beau fort. They appear like the pillars of a gateway, between which the expedition should pass.--Ed. L. G. (d) The Kentish Gazette states that "the wales are doubled with eight-inch oak plank, and the bottom with plank of three inches; the holds, the ceilings of which are doubled with two thicknesses of II inch African teak, crossing each other at right angles ; the bulkheads in the holds are built in like manner, and made water tight; so that, should the bottom be stove in at any part by the sheets of ice, the safety of the ships will not be endangered. The pumps fitted are those of Massie's patent. The weather deck is also doubled with three-inch fir plank, with fear nought dipped in tallow, laid between them. FOREIGN MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. PARE, SEPT. 12.—The favourable news from Spain has given a considerable impulse to Spanish Actives, which maintain their last quotation. The rise in the Spanish Securities has restored confidence, and :made money easier on the Paris market. The receipts at the Paris Savings' 'Bank on Sunday last exceeded the payments by the sum of 4,000 f. The reduction of Colonial Sugars has improved the shipping trade and produced an increase in commc:eial operations. . _ _ Money is plentiful at the Treasury and at the Bank of France. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund have just given orders for purchases to a large amount of Three per Cents. for cash. General trade is still suffering from the late stagnation. Unless something is done for the beet-root sugar manufac turers, total ruin must be the fate of that important branch of industry ; the persons engaged in this business entertain a hope that Government will at least grant them an indemnity. Corot MAREET.—Corn and flour arc in request at ad vanced prices. Our principal agriculturists still count upon the exportation of large quantities for England. Railroad Shares have fallen into disrepute, and scarcely anything was done during the last week in these specu. lations. ANOTHER DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR HEELT.—On Saturday night last, between the hours of nine and ten o'clock, Mr. Senior, manager of the Bo rough Bank, in this town, was brutally attacked and robbed by two ruffians, or, his road home to Norton. Mr. Senior was walking on the middle of the turnpike road, a littl e below Derllshire•lane, when his hat was knocked off by a stroke from behind, which was immediately succeeded by several severe blows on the back and crown of the head. The villains, however, did not succeed in knocking him down; but they took from his pockets a few shillings in silver, two small keys, and a penknife, an umbrella being left on the ground. A few minutes after the attack, Mr. Senior met with Bell, the Heeley bar-keeper, and another person, to whom he stated the circumstances, and Bell immediately set off in pursuit of the men, but he ueortunately lost all trace of them after he bad passed little London gates. It is supposed that they there took the fields, and so eluded detection. But two men, strongly suspected to be the above, were seen at this spot ahout half an hour both before and after the robbery. The weapon the villains used is called a " life preserver," and it is thought that they are the same men who attacked Mr. Frederick Piper, a fortnight ago. This is the third highway robbery, at tended with considerable violence, that has occurred in the neighbourhood of Hecly within the last six weeks, and since it is stated that more robberies have taken place in the above direction than in all the other principal outlets of the sown put together, surely some means ought to be immediately adopted to protect the public from thus being abused and robbed by a gang of lawless and cowardly scoundrels, who infest that road with the most perfect impunity. Icdeed, the present ill protected state of the southern suburbs of the town, and the consequent facility of escape : offers every encouragement to rogues frequent ing that district. We hope the wealthy classes will at least lose no time in endeavouring to put an end to so being a ineg willing ly nui san ce, an and we ifici have entlysu n p o p t o t r b t e ed lea b s doubt of by our ourre spe t c h t e e i d r magistrates, and particularly by those who reside in the more immediate neighbourhood in question. In most large towns, there is a night patrol on the principal roads for several miles. Why such an arrangement does not exist here, is not because it is less necessary.—Sheffield Indppendent. _ The Magistrates of Spalding have given direc tions to the police to take into custody all women of loose character who may be found perambulating the streets after 10 o'ctick at night. --Stanford Mercury. NEWQUAY.--The preventive boat established at this place, had a hot encounter with a smuggler a short time since ; but owing to the freshness of the breeze, the smuggler got off.—Our beau tiful beach at this place has, for the last few days, literally been crowded with men, women, and children, from all quarters, all busily employed in digging sprats, which were not remembered to have been so plen tiful for many years past. We hope this to be a good omen for the pilchard fishery, which at present on the north coast looks very gloomy.— West Briton. FORCE OF CONSCIENCE.—On Saturday, week, Mr. S. Bennett, of the firm of Bennett acid Co., Batk, received a letter bearing the Liverpool post mark, enclosing a Bank post bill for 501., accompanied by the following— " I beg to inclose you 50/., which I acknowledge to have robbed you of; it is your own personal property. I leave England in the morning, and shall, I hope, be many hun dred miles off before many days. Mr. Beames has nothing to do with this."—[Mr. Beames was formerly in partner ship with Mr. Bennett, and it is clear that the writer was an assistant of Mr. Bennett's before his partnership with Mr. Beamer.] A most serious accident happened at Stroxton, near Grantham, on Saturday morning, to William Wing, son of Mr. Clayton, who was with a number of harvest men preparing scythes to mow wheat, when in stepping over one of them which lay upon the ground, his foot unfor tunately became entangled in what is called the rake, which caused the blade of the scythe to spring up with great some thearrival of surgeons d from Grantham, under whose judicious treatment hopes arc now entertained of his recovery.—Stamford M ercury. MAKING IT NOON. — R e p orti ng noon, is an amus ing routine at sea, and exemplifies the great authority of the captain, for he actually assumes the power which Joshua possessed, of making time stand still. It is usual for the i hl t i , m to t h salute i t s h captain, ,tlr., elve o'clock." If of lf th a e ll t watch hiogs , he replies, " Make it so, and master, when he has ascertained that the sun's ascension is b ''ianr u tef t °i tr i s f mi g a li n et y glg thing remains to be done which minutes' labour, lie hesitates not to suspend pip e th e t . o ev d e i n n t ri n e n r l such is accomplished : and when ready, andrequires u n i r o e t s he declares his pleasure that it shall be noon. before, he BAPTIST MISSIONS.—On Thursday evening week, a meeting was held at Seamer, n ear S c ar bo rough, in furtherance of the for • eign operations of this soociety ; the assembly took place in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at half -past six. The speakers were Mr. Ainsworth, of Scarborough, Rev. B. Evans, ditto, and the Rev. E. Hull, of Watford. The company was thin, in conse quence of the rainy weather, but the meeting was interest ing, and the collection good in proportion.—Hull Ad vertiser. ---- - THE HARVEST.--T he harvest operations here abouts have been greatly impeded by the continued suc cession of showers, with very brief intervals, by night or day, during the last fortnight. The wheat is mostly se cure in this immediate neighbourhood, but not on the ele vated lands about Mendip. There is a good deal of barley down, which must wait the return of dry settled weather before it can be carried. —Bath Herald. The harvest in this county has been progressing, but intervening showers prevent the farmer from " housing i his crops so quickly as desirable. Notwithstanding the weather, a large quantity of grain has been secured in a better state than was antic►pated, and during fine weather the corn-fields present a scene of activity. Accounts f rom different parts of the country represent the crops as being fully average ones.—Nottingham Review.