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MEXICAN CONSOLIDATED FIVE PER CENT. BONDS. The DIVIDEND due on these Bonds on the lst April, 1844, will be PAID at the Office of the undersigned on TUESDAY, the let Oc tober proximo, and on every subsequent Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, between the hours.of Eleven and Two, until further notice. Coupons must be left at least four clear days for examination. Lists and other information may be obtained at the Office, 26, Austin Friars. F. DE LIZARD! and CO. CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN RAILWAY, via St. Ives, Peterborough, Deeping, Bonrn, and the Car Dyke, with a Branch to Boston, Sleaford, and Spalding. The public are respectfully informed that the above Line of RAIL WAY has been submitted to, and received the approbation of, a great number of influential persons locally interested ; that the Sur veys will shortly be completed ; and that every necessary measure is in progress for obtaining the Act in the ensuing Session of Par liament. A Prospectus will be shortly issued. JOINT SOLICITORS.—Messrs. Humphrys, Keightley, and Parkin London; Messrs. Bonner and Sons, Spalding. PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS.—Messrs. Jones and Walmesley. BANKERS.—Messrs. Barnett, Hoares, Bradshaw, and Co. Lock'. AGENTS. —Messrs. Harris and Sumpter, Cambridge ; Messrs Day and Swallow, St. Ives ; Mr. Wm. Andrew, Lincoln. LOCAL BANKERS.—Messrs. Thos. Fisher and Sons, Cambridge ; Lin coln and Lindsey Banking Cornrany, Lincoln. Just ready, in 3 vols., post Bvo. JA U C Y HARD I N GE. Being a Sequel to " AFLOAT and ASHORE ; or, the ADVENTURES of MILES WALLINGFORD: By J. FENIMORE COOPER, Esq. Author of " The Pilot," " The Last of the Mohicans," " The Deerslayer," Bcc. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Oct, 1, price One Shilling, the First Number of THE NEW EDINBURGH Y REVIEW ; A CRITICAL JOURNAL AND MAGAZINE. CONTENTS Advances since the Peace—Lord Malmesbury'e Diary and Cor respondence—Mrs. Shelley's Rambles in Italy—Life of Lord Chan cellor Eldon—True Origin of tiypsies—Autobiography of a Living Writer—Character of the Amerisane—The Cycle of Nature—lmpor tance of Trifles—Memoranda by a Public Character of Eminence— Royal Etiquette—Monuments to the Great—The Old Edinburgh Re viewers—Hints to Lawyers—lmperfections of Science, &c. London : Hayward and Adam, 48, Paternoster-row ; and J. Menzies, Edinburgh. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET W►ll OPEN for the SEASON on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, with the same Talented Company that has hitherto obtained such popularity and distinguished patronage, with a revived Comedy, a Comic Drama, and a Popular Farce. Box-office to be opened on Saturday, the 28th instant. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI, Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER, W.II OPEN forth e SEASON, under the Management of Madame CELES IT, on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. During the recess the Theatre has been entirely repainted and decorated in the most costly and elegant style by Mr. T. Ireland and assistants, the Boxes so arranged as to give a perfect view of the stage, and in every department strict attention paid to the comfort ann convenience of the public, ,nd perfect ventilation throughout the Theatre. A splen did new chindeller in glass has been ti troduced at considerable ex pense, executed by Mr. Phillips. Also, a new curtain, and a new act drop designed and paint d by Mr C. Marshall. New Manage. ment, Old Favourites, and New Pieces. LISP OF COMPANY. Madame Ce'este Miss Augelyne Mr. 0. Smith Mrs. Yates Miss Maurice Mr. Wilkinson Mrs. Fitzwilliam M.ss LoPsdale Mr. C. Selby Miss Woolgor Miss Fleming Mr. Cowe 1 Mrs. F. Mathews Miss Simpson Mr. Maynard Miss Chaplin Otis, Johnson Mr. Wenzel' Allies E. Harding Miss Bell Mr. Cullenford Miss Vernon Miss Taylor Mr. Sande' a Miss Thimes Mi. Hudson Mr. Cooper Miss Worrace Mr Wright Mr. Lindon Mrs. Olenny Mr. Paul Bedford Mr. Sylvester Miss Brooks Mr. C. Dibdin Pitt Mr. Glenn Y Miss Jones Mr. J. Vining Mr. Mitchenson Miss Schmidt Mr Lambert Mr. Fenton. Prompter, Mr. Gallot ; Principal Painter, Mr Pitt ; Leader of the Band, Mr. Mello n .—B ox-oit i ce will be opened on Thursday next, from Eleren till Four. Private Boxes to be had at the Theatre. and at all the princ pal Libraries. T HEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH 0 VERA HOUSE. Under the Management of MIL KEELEY. Another great Achievement Successfully Triumphant ! !I To attempt to eulogise the gorgeous splendour of the New Extrava ganza of " Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, or New Lamps for Old Ones," would be a work of supererogation ; the Manage ment, therefore, content s i t se lf b y s i mp l y stating that it will be tepeated every Evening ! THIS EVENING, SEPT. 24, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled MARTIN CHUZZLE. W IT. Principal characters by Messrs. R. Younge, F. Vining, Emery, F. :stathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, Turner, Stanton, J. W. Collier, Yarnold, Sanders, and Keeley ; Miss E. C hap:in, Miss Woolear, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss roves, Mrs. Usher, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. ro conclude with an entirely Original, and much better than ew, Grand Operatic, Romantic, Melo-Dramatic, Burlesque Extra. vaganza, founded on the celebrated Eastern Pale, in the Arabian Nights' Entertainment, entitled ALADDIN AND THE WON DERFUL LAMP; or, New Lamps for Old Ones. With very extensive New Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, &c. Principal cha racters by Liss. Keeley, Messrs. F. Matthews, Turner, A. Wigan, J. W. Collier, and Keeley; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Woolli tge, Miss at. Chaplin, Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Turner, Ms .s James, Miss Carson, Miss Hunt, Miss Reede, &c., &c. PRICES OF ADMISSION.—BaIcony Boxes. 41.; Upper Boxes, 35.; Pit, 25.: 3 • Gallery, tad. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2 s . ; Upper Boxes, Is 6d. ; I'it, is. Private Boxes on the itaic.my nee (holding eight persons), Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second Tier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half Private Boxes on the Pit [ler (holding six persons), One Guit.ea' The Box—ittice is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc tion of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY. Nightly overflows, and Re-engagement of the wonders of Mr. Carter, the American Lion King for this Week. CMS EVENING, SEPT. 24, Will be re2eated the French Equestrian Military Spectacle of the LION OF THE DESERT, or, THE FRENCH IINT MOROCCO. Abdallah, the Outcast Arab, Mr. Carter. New Scenes of the Circle. To conclude with the new Eiuestrian, Military and Naval Spectacle, entitled THE CHINESE WAR; or. The Conquests of Amoy by British Arms. New Scenery, Dresses, Appointments, &c., to realise the rc c e n t t r i ump h s o f E ngland ' s Army and Navy. Feast of 2.50 Lanterns. Acting and stage.mAnager Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art of Riding by Mr. R. Smith. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Immense Success of the " Protector" and " The Road„of Life"— Continued Engagement of Mr. G. Wild. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 24, Will be performed THE PROTECTOR; or, THE REBEL'S GAUNTLET. Chlracters by Messrs. E. F. Saville, H. Hughes, Hicks, Mrs. H. Hughes, Mrs. R. Honner, &c. After which, THE ROAD OF LIFE. Supported by Messrs. G. Wild, R. Honner, Neville, Rogers, Mrs. H. Hughes, Mrs. Hicks, Miss E. Terrey, &c To conclude with ANGELS AND LUCIFERS, in which Mr. G. Wild will perform his Original Character. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box. office, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 24, Will be performed GUY MANNERING. Colonel Mannering, Mr. Osbaldiston ; Henry Bertram, Mr. Binge; Lucy Bertram, Miss Vincent; Julia Mannering, Miss Louisa Lyons; Meg Merrilies, Mrs W. West. With an Ethiopian Entertainment by the celebrated AMERICAN SOUTHERN MINSTRELS, introducing the most beautful of their N.itive Melodies. After which, A DEAD SHOT. Mr. limid, Mr. J. Herbert Louisa Lovetrick, Miss Vincent. To conclud. with GIOVANNI IN LONDON. Miss Louisa Lyons ; Leporello, Mr. J. Herbert. Private Pamily Boxes, .£1 Is. Od. and 41 Ils. Don Giovanni STRAND THEATItIe. THIS EVENING SEPT. 24, Will be performed MARTIN CH UZZLE WI I'. Young Martin huzzlewit. Mr. Ranoe; Old Martin Chuzzlewit, Mr. Ayliffe; Jonas Chuzzlewit, Mr Attwoodi Montague Tigg, Mr. Roberts; Tom Pinch, Mr. Biddies; Mr. Pecksniff; and Mrs. Sairey Gamp, Mr. H. Hall; Mary Graham, Mrs. Coleman Pope. After which, BINKS, THE BAGMAN. Supported by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, and Miss E. Stanley. • To conclude with an Original Burlesque, entitled THE WON. .DERFUL LAMP, in a New Light, being an Illustrated Version • Aladdin. Abanazar, Mr. Paul Bedford; Aladdin, Mr. Wright; - Princess Badroulbadour, Miss E. Stanley. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS • LAST WEEK PUT TWO. EXTRAORDINARY AND NOVEL ATTRACTIONS. • On MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and Tel URS DAY. throughout the Season, the Gardens will open with the following attractive Novelties : • THE PICTURESQUE GROUNDS—FEEDING OF THE ALLED MENAGEIE. MODELS of VF N ANIMALS—UNRI ICE and L ONDON in the OL DEN TIME Painted by Damson and Tellmn. The sensation caused by this unrivalled production is beyond all former ntecedent; the artist, the amateur, the casual observer are all struck with its extraordinay beauty and fid e li t y of delinea tion, and are un ar ilmous in proi.ouncing it the most wonderful ex hibition ever witnessed. To view it only as a vehicle for the terrific display at Dusk is unjust; it should be seen in the calm stillness of the quiet Evening, with its Towers and Steeples reflected in the spa cious Lake, to be hilly appreciated. Beethoven's celebrated Battle Sinfonia, de s criptive o f an En gagement between the French and EnglislAnn:es. The Evening PROMENADE CONCERTS on Mon Jays, Tues days, Wednesdays, and Thursdays cemiaicted uy Mr. Godfrey. are up: u a scale of more than us u a l excellence; iuxt. words fail doing justice to the aw f u l representation of in THE GREA'r FIRE Or LONDON. Its fearful chJracteristics are truthfully_pourtrayed, but at the same time so beautifully blended with the Wonders of the Pyrotechnic Art, , tiat delight is predominant over terror; and the thousands who nightly crowd the Gardens hail it with acclamations, and admit that '...:outhby, .he Unrivalled Pyrotechnist has achieved a matchless triumph. The .laidens and Zoological Collection are in the most perfect state, and combining so many and interesting features, are by far the most at!raltive lounge in or near the rretro,solis. Doors open at Nine—Feeding of the Animals at Half-past Four— Concert at Half-past Five.—Conflagration at Dusk. Admittance, One Shilling. LAST WEEK.—THE NAPOLEON MUSEUM. The Aranager begs respectfay to Inform the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, that the very Extensive and Magnificent NAPOLEON MUSEUM will CLOSE on SATURDAY NEXT, the 28th instant. _ . 1 he Admission is One Shilling, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, September 21, 1844. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, SEPT. 24. TtiRRMOMETER, Lowest, 48 ; Highest, 61 ; Noon, 60. BAROMETER, 30.—Wnen, N.E. NOTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is n4ually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. 1144rning ... 0 minutes a ft er 01 E ve ni ng ... 26 minutes after 0 --- •,• (' O O • A , *o•>. - I',A ' a • , o , fY ; i! l • 4 ",e' • " .1' •14 0 ' en , • •111010, SECOND EDITION. elk\ t i 4 Itt A n • tilt * •••\ 1°- \lf LONDON, TUESDAY, SEiTEMBER 24 1844. We quote the following singular complaint from an evening Contemporary of yesterd a y W e h ave sometimes thought, and provincial co mmun i cations have confirmed our impressions, that the Royal Family of late divest themselves a little too en _ tirely of what the French call representation' throughout their provincial progresses. It is not of course to be expected that her MAJESTY should sub mit to pompous and triumphal doings immediately after the fatigues of sea-voyages; or allow the atra cura of Court ceremonial to pursue her to Blair Athol. However, in our humble but very loyal view, the disappointment expressed so often that the QUEEN appears to all her remoter subjects just like any other lady,' is not altogether without some ground and without some claim on attention. We have had long letters on former occasions in grievous complaint of her MAJESTY'S fast trains, and ok:her _plain straw bonnet. We were witnesses ','to decided disappointment last year on the part of 'Young Bristol,' when Prince An- E lt l - - 0 . 1 04 - 7 /to launon the Great Britain in a Plft coat and white waistcoat, just like any , othet gentleman I Provincial spectators under- stand this tasteful and unassuming style just as little as those habituated to splendours understand the pro vincial appetite for them." In reply to this odd com plaint, we may observe that her MAJESTY is not bound to cater to the vulgar taste for gew-gaw splen dours on the part of " provincial spectators." It forms no portion of her duty to do violence to her own simple, unassuming habits, and trick herself out on every occasion in all the ostentatious paraphernalia of Royalty, merely in order to gratify those who have no other no tion of a Queen, than that she should differfrom every other lady in the land in point of external finery. The more these coarse, vulgar ideas of royal dignity are discouraged, the better, for Heaven knows we have hal enough of them ; and a world of mischief they have been the means of inflicting on the com munity by disseminating principles of false taste, and encouraging the most absurd, ruinous extravagance ! Look, for instance, at the memorable " Regency of GEORGE the FOURTH." Throughout that showy and artificial period, expense and finery of attire were carried to the greatest height ; nature and simplicity were studiously kept in the back ground ; dress—balls—dinners—and tawdry ceremonials of all sorts were the order of the day ; and the " First Gentleman in Europe" was never so much in his element as when busied with the con coction of some new wasteful extravagance, such as his notorious Regency file, when, among other idle follies, gold and silver fishes were seen disporting in tiny streams of water that meandered through the supper tables ! These puerilities would have been harmless, however ridiculous, enough, if they had been confined exclusively to the Prince. But, unfor tunately, the folly became contagious ; the rich cour tiers adopted the example of their Royal Master; the middle classes—always so prone to imi tate . their aristocratic superiors—followed in the same track, and the consequence was, the ruin of hundreds, we almost say thousands, and the general dissemination of the falsest principles of taste and feeling. But the evil did not stop here. Royalty, of course, must be furnished with the means of pampering its ostentatious love of show, and the result was, that John Bull was saddled with a load of taxa tion, heavy enough to break the back of Atlas, which, Mr. CANNING coolly observed, was merely " maintain ing the decent splendour of the Court:" Infinitely to her credit, her MAJESTY has set her face against this order of things. She does not allow the splendour of her State to degenerate into mere ostentatious frip pery, and knows bow to be munificent without being extravagant. Above all, she is endeavouring to restore in her Court, and generally among her sub jects, a taste for nature and simplicity--two things which have much more to do with the moral tone of a nation than superficial people would imagine ? Her " plain straw bonnet," and Prince ALBERT'S " plain black coat and white waistcoat" may shock the vulgar prejudices of those who would always desire to see Royalty dressed out in holiday costume, as we see it in RICHARDSON'S show-booth at Greenwich fair; but all persons of judgment, feeling, and real, not spu rious, notions of refinement, will rejoice to see their young SOVEREIGN desirous to be distinguished among her subjects, not by her external finery, but by her innate good taste, and her nice and healthful appreciation of nature and simplicity. To the credit of the Scotch, be it said, their notions on this subject are far more sound than those of our evening Contemporary's provincial correspondents, for we learn by the last accounts from Blair Athol, that " the simple and graceful affability with which the QUEEN dispenses with the stately trammels and ceremonies of a Court, have excited the liveliest en thusiasm among her Highland subjects; her tranquil and modest seclusion, in fact, has produced an im mense effect on the Scottish people generally, and her popularity has increased tenfold since her res dente at Blair Athol." It is long since we have perused a record of the acts of any public body with feelings of indignation much more intense than those which have been ex cited in us by the conduct of the Poor-law Commis sioners in the matter of the Master of the Bradfield Union Workhouse. In recurring to the facts con nected with their treatment of the individual elected, by vete of the board of guardians of Bradfield, to that office, it will be unnecessary for us to charac terise proceedings which will tell their own tale, and carry their own comment to the mind of every un prejudiced person under whose notice they may be brought. But we should be wanting in our duty as public journalists, were we not to denounce, in the strongest and most emphatic manner, not so much the arbitrary and insulting manner as the unconstitutional principle of the conduct adopted by the Commissioners in this affair. It is nothing to urge in their vindication that, in the Now Poor-law Act itself, the powers complained of are clearly vested in the Board at Somerset House. There has not been a session of Parliament, for many years past, in the course of which some flagrant blunder of detail, or some anomaly at common law, or some violation of the constitutional rights of the subject, has not been in corporated into the preamble or enactments of more than one statute, which, on that account, it has been found necessary to repeal, or "alter and amend" by an Act, remedial or explana tory, in a subsequent session. From the careless and mischievous hurry with which Bills of all kinds are dispatched at the approach of a recess or a dissolution—especially in the House of Commons— poor-law legislation has certainly enjoyed no peculiar exemption. Were this not the fact, it would be im possible to understand how Parliament could have overlooked, in the existing New Poor-law the as sumption of a right of control over private judgment —an unquestionable infallibility—of official opinion, which at this time of day none but the Grand Llama of THIBET, the Pope of ROME, or the black King of the Ashantees claim to exercise to the extent in sisted upon by the Somerset House junta. For what are the facts ? In brief, that in the month of April last, in consequence of a vacancy occurring in the office of union workhouse master for the Brad field union (Berks), the guardians proceeded to elect a qualified person thereto, by an unanimous vote of a board of twenty-eight ; that their appointment in this instance was for a term of three months upon trial ; that the Commissioners having objected to the election, as in due course reported to them, on the grounds that the party elected (a Mr. BEANGWIN) was " an inexperienced man," and that " his affairs were in an unsettled state ;" the guardians remon strated that he could not be justly considered as " in experienced," because he had been for five years an active member of their own board, bore a high cha racter there, and was greatly respected by all who knew him, and that he was not amenable to the im• putation on account of his affairs, since he had met his creditors in a most handsome manner, and the 3 were fully satisfied, under the circumstances, with his composition of 15s. in the pound. And what ensued on this remonstrance ? The Commissioners withdrew their objection to BRANGWIN on the score of pecuniary embarrassments ; but without condescending to assign any reason for their order, directed the guardians to proceed to a fresh election. Let it not be forgotten, in estimating the character of this freak of official impertinence, that this board of guardians necessarily consists of elected rate payers interested in, and conversant with the business of their own locality, the moral characters and bus , ness-talents of their co-parishioners, or ratepayers, and neigbours ; that they give their services in the administration of their strictly local trust gratui tously; that the Poor-law Commissioners are (to their own singular satisfaction) fixtures in a certain desecrated portion of Somerset House, London, re ceiving for the discharge of their duties, performance: of this kind included, extremely ample salaries. So ' the Bradfield guardians, conceiving that it was more than probable they were more competen, judges (being on the spot, and having personal, and even official knowledge of the man) than the Poor-law Commissioners could be of the eligibility of BRANGWIN for the office of master, adhered to their former resolution in his favour. The " Great Council of Three," exasperated at the contumacy of these guardians, on the 28th 01 May fulminated a " bull," threatening to proceed against BRANGWIN, and actually "incapacitate him from holding any office under their commission there after, if he persisted in holding office, any longer." BRANGWIN, like a half-penitent king of old, worn out by the thundering invitations from the holy father, to resign his crown into the hands of the successor vertise for candidates ; and, lo ! the indestructible BRANGWIN was again unanimously elected by a board of eighteen irreclaimable guardians. There was a voice of anger, as yet "not loud but deep," in Somer set House. The Great Council, however, concealed for a time their terrible resentment. They merely issued, on the 18th of June, an order for BRANGWIN'S dismissal, and a polite "request" to the guardians to proceed to the election of another master, in his stead, at their earliest convenience. On that day week, the 25th, they once more announced their re solution to take legal proceedings against him, if he should presume to continue in office after the 2d of July then ensuing. Some interviews and corres pondence on this subject now ensued between the guardians and Mr. PALMER, M.P. for Reading; and the latter " being satisfied," it is said, " that the Poor-law Commissioners had been influenced by pri vate" information given to them, desired BRANGWIN not to resign, as he once more offered to do, but to re tain his situation temporarily. On the 9th of July the inexorable Commissioners renewed their threats, accompanied with the intimation, that if he persisted in keeping his office they would stop the payment of any salary to him accruing from it. After further correspondence with Mr. PALMER, the board requested of a Mr. HOPKINSON to be favoured with any information re flecting on BRANGWIN, which he had brought before the Commissioners. This request was forwarded in a letter. That letter remains—unanswered. But what followed will not, we predict, remain unnoticed, so soon as Parliament shall have re-assembled for the dispatch of buiiness.. Up to this point, the highest offence of the board had been, that, whether among those who replied to their advertisement there . were no stray German Princes, among the host of foreigners who are now perambulating England, or no specula tive pauper-dietarians of rank and station adequate to satisfy the expectations of the fastidious Commission ers, and themselves ambitious of this magnificent ap pointment —or for what other reason soever—BßANG- WIN, the guardians' own choice, was always the favourite and the elected candidate. But now the guardians dared to " appeal unto CESAR.' They insolently asked to be admitted into the presence of Poor-law " Commissioners"—that more dignified abstraction than Majesty itself. "On the • 20th of July the board wrote to the Poor-law Commissioners, offering a deputa tion to wait on them at any time or place they might appoint, to explain, and endeavour to come to an ar rangement. On the 30th July, the Commissioners again refused to sanction the - appointment, or to receive a deputation of guardians to explain—when the board passed a resolution not to elect another master until the charges against Mr. BRANGWIN were made known and proved." Hereupon an Assistant Poor law Commissioner attended the board, and announced the nature of his instructions from the Great Coun cil of Three, by summoning the high delinquent BRANGWIN before the Bench of Reading Magistrates, who convicted him of the high crime of having dis obeyed the commands of " Commissionery," and fined him in the penalty of—one farthing! BRANG• WIN in his turn solicits advice from the board, and they order him to remain in the house and officiate as master. On the 27th August a motion at the board to replace him by electing some other master falls to the ground without even a se conder. On the 10th September the High Commis sioners of Poor-law, by order under their great seal, command the board to proceed to such election within one month, or failing therein, to answer proceedings to be instituted against them in the Court of Queen's Bench. Under these circumstances, there was a public meeting held in the Town-hall of Reading on Saturday last, at which resolutions were unanimously come to, expressive of unqualified approbation of the course adopted by the Bradfield guardians of the views entertained of the conduct of the Commissioners, and the course to be adopted as to further communi cations, &c., in this matter, and of sympathy with Mr. BRANGWIN, on whose . behalf a subscription has been opened. We have been thus particular in commenting on the various stages of this case from a conviction that it cannot fail to awaken public attention throughout the country to the dangerous and oppressive powers vested—by a very defective law—in a very absurdly constituted Commission, and their inevitable tendency to result in excesses of this ridiculous, but at the same time overweening, insolent, and intolerable character, The spee 2hes of Mr. MATHEWS, Mr. WALTER, and Mr. A LIZIUTT, were, at the Reading meeting, temperate, manly, and most effective. Accounts from Madrid of the 16th of September have been received. The Gazette of that day pub lishes the royal decree appointing M. MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA Minister of Foreign Affairs. The appoint ment is dated the 21st of August. This antedating the appointment saves M. MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA from the necessity of again presenting himself before his constituents for re-election. The Castellano is of l opinion that the Cabinet, thus constituted, would open the Cortes, but that the moment the wish of the majority became known, a new Administration would be formed under the auspices of M. MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA. According to the Globo, General NARYAE•Z had repeatedly offered to him the Presidency of the Council, which he had obstinately declined accepting. The same official organ contains the nomination of General PAVIA to the post of Captain-General of Naval!! e. A long circular letter to the political chiefs is abo published in the journals, whereby the Home Minis ter expresses the Government's determination to chas tise such as shall manifest, in the elections, any prima ples hostile to the QUEEN'S Government. The Gazette further announces an economical rc form iin the War Department, General NARVALZ having. resolved that in future there should be kept u p only elighteen regiments of cavalry, consisting each of 562 m .1n and 422 horses, the total being 10,116 men and 7.596 horses, with 108 individuals of the staff. A hatter from Gibraltar, on the subject of the nego tiations between France and Morocco appears in t he Heraldo. From it we learn, that in the course of the negotiations, some difficulties appeared, but th Py were overcome by the co-operation of the worthy British Minister Plenipotentiary, Mr. BULWER. The Duke de GLUCKSBERG was shortly expected at MadriKi, where Mr. BULWER was to arrive on the evening. of the 16th. On the 11th the latter was at Tariffat with Mr. PEEL. All the accounts receivi3d from that place, Cadiz, Algesiras, and Gibraltstr, concur in stating that the conclusion of peace between Franc* and Morocco was principally due to /Ir. B ULM s exertions. MP IDRID BOLZA, SEPT. 16.—Three per Cents., 27 at six ty days; Five per Cents, 201 at sixty days; Floating Debt of the Treasury, 631 at sixty days; Provis 7 ional Debt, 5 5-32 at sixty days. Exchange.— Londo n, 37i. We have received the Paris papers of Sundd y. All the Opposition papers continue to animadvert ion the tr ei tty with Morocco, which, says the Constita tionnel,. M. GUIZOT will have difficulty in defendin g, even 'm the opinion of his friends. The Constit tionnet and the National also comment upon the nar rative ez tracted from the Sidney Morning Herald, al ad entitloi "Tyranny of the. French at Otaheite," which appeared in the London papers of Thursday. On tF, tis of St. P ETER, resigned his appointment. The board other occasion the French authorities at Otaheite nre , proclai)x) ed quite infallible. There is some truth in the foil owing observations of the Constitutionnel, •on the subject of the French occupation of Otaheite : "Wr int is certain is, that Otaheite—that conqut st which 7 11. Guizot wished to make, but which he has utot dared t complete—is, become, thanks to the skilful]) vss of our own statesmen, a source of embarrassment al id misfort. Joe for us, of danger for our soldiers, and of dil R ealty ai id disgrace for our officers." In the course of a long article on the subject of Ireland ',the Journal des Debats has the following o'iservatic , ns on what will probably be the ultim ate result of ti he acquittal of O'CONNELL :-" The acquittal of the Irish prisoners is no doubt a grave event, which i nay produce great changes in the rela the situation . of p arties, but we do not believe that it ;has weakene d the union between England and Ireland. We thin k quite the contrary. It has been a serious check for the Tory Ministry, but at the same time it has a rec( mediation and an approach to union between the Irien. %and a great political party in Englai id itself." Wi th regard to the report that a coalition was about •to take place between the Whigs a: nd Repealers, of ►e of the conditions of which was the granting a federal union, the Journal des Debate says :—" We do not believe it—the Whigs would take good . ..care not to announce any such intention. proceeded, as they had done in► the first instance, to ad- THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1844, We are tempted to believe that it is their adversaries who have originated the report, knowing well that it will be an infallible means of preventing them from obtaining power, or of immediately ousting them, if by chance they should regain it." The Journal du Cher publishes the following speech, purporting to have been addressed by the KING to M. LAROCIIEFOUCAULD LIANCOURT, who presented to him, as President of the Society of Christian Morality, various addresses forwarded to him by the English and American Societies for the Preservation of Peace : " I am happy to receive these addresses, and feel par ticularly gratified to find that our American friends should do justice to the pains I have taken to maintain the general peace of Europe. There is no advantage in making war, even when a nation has attained the object for which it has fought, because ultimately the losses are always greater than the gains. I have ever professed that principle : when I was in America, 40 years ago, I was often asked to propose toasts at public dinners, and I almost invariably expressed the wish that universal and permanent peace should exist among all nations. I was then exiled from my country, and my anxious desire was that it should enjoy peace and happiness. This is what caused me to adopt that salutary precept. I could not then forsee that I should be called upon one day to exert my influence and act myself in favour of that great cause. May the Almighty accord me the mainte nance of peace ! War appears to me a malediction ; and war in Europe, between civilised nations, I regard as an absurdity ; if the smaller states desired it we should prevent them, and as peace between the great powers becomes daily more consolidated, I hope, if I live a few years longer, that a general war in Europe will have be come impossible." The Siecle comments, in severe terms, on this speech. " A Sovereign," says that paper, " should not be made to speak the language of the Abbe de St. Pierre, for there are circumstances in which the most generous sentiments are unseasonable." The Presse has an article strongly urging the Go vernment to prepare for a war with England, by lessening the cost of the army and increasing the efficiency of the navy. This diminution of the army seems recommended for the purpose of preventing the formation of any European alliance against France. The article concludes in these words : " There is nothing more simple than to maintain an army which would cost less, and to prepare a navy which would protect us better,—to diminish one without weakening it, and to increase the other without raising the amount of the budget ; to calm the just mistrust of all powers who regulate their effective force by ours, and to restrain the arrogance of England ; to give in this manner a new pledge for the consolidation of peace, which has no stronger partisan than ourselves, not ex cepting the Minister and the advocates of peace at any price." The Moniteur contains a dispatch from Rear-Ad miral GOURBEYRE, Governor of Guadaloupe, in which the damage occasioned by the late fire at La Bas seterre is estimated at 2,500,000 f. It had been as certained that the fire broke out accidentally, and that no lives were lost. THIS DAY'S NEWS. BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE RE GISTRATION—(THIS DAY.) (Before D. C. MOYLAN, Esq.) The revision of the list of voters for St. Mary's dis trict was proceeded with at the sitting of the Court this morning. The names of several persons were struck off the list, who either had not resided twelve months at their places of abode or had removed. Sir George Quentin, of 11, Great Cumberland-street, was objected to by both parties, on the ground that he was a foreigner. It appeared that Sir George had re peatedly written to both the Liberals and Conservatives, stating that he was disqualified to vote from his being a native of Germany, his name, however, had as regu larly been placed on the list of voters for the last two or three years by the overseers . His name w as ex p unge d. Sir Edward Scott, of 45, Bryanstone•square, was objected to by both parties, on the ground that, although the landlord, he was not the occupier of the house in question, which was let, furnished.—Objection allowed. The name of Sir James Sutherland was objected to, on similar grounds, and was allowed. BOW-STREET-(THIS DAY.) A PROBABLE STORY.—A little boy named Henry Thompson was brought before Mr. Jardine, charged with having in his possession six pounds weight of tobacco, supposed to have been stolen. The officer who took the boy into custody, said he saw him last night in Clare-market with the bundle in his possession, which he seemed particularly anxious to con ceal. The officer went up to him and questioned him, and his suspicions being confirmed by the boy's answers, he took him into custody. The boy in his defence said that he was coming home last night from the Adelaide Gallery, when he was met by a gentleman in a brown coat, who asked him to take care of the tobacco till to-morrow, and in the mean time endeavour to sell it. He had never seen the gentleman before, and the gentleman did not ask for his (prisoner's) address. The name of Digby William Baron Middleton was objected to, as being an English Peer, and his name was erased by the Relising Barrister. Several persons who claimed, had their tames placed on the register. The revision of the list of voters for the Christ Church district was then proceeded with. Considerable discussion then ensued, with respect to a typographical mistake in the list, which had been cor rected after it had been placed on the church doors, by Mr. Watts, the assistant vestry clerk. The REVISING BARRISTER said this was an irregular mode of proceeding, as the list ought to have been cor rected before it was placed on the church doors. The name of Robert Edward Broughton, of No. 1, Melcomb-place, one of the magistrates of Clerkenwell Police-office, was objected to, as the nature of his office disqualified him from voting, and his name was expunged. Samuel Colver, of No. 39, Earl-street, East, was ob jected to by the Conservatives, on the ground that he had not paid his assessed taxes, and that he had removed. In answer to a question from the Magistrate the pri soner said he lived in Field-lane.—(Laughter.) Mr. JARDINE remanded him till Friday. UNION-HALL.-(THIS DAY.) Ilarriot Thorp, a dwarf, was charged before Mr. Cot tingham with taking laudanum for the purpose of de. stroying herself. IC appeared that on Tuesday night a policeman found the defendant lying asleep on the step of a door. He awoke her with difficulty, and she then told him she had taken laudanum; when he took her to the hospital, and the stomach-pump having been used, it was brought away, and she recovered. In reply to Mr. COTTINGRAM, the defendant said that she was a native of Bristol, at which place she joined a travelling showman, and exhibited as a dwarf in his caravan at the different fairs throughout the country; that she had been lately exhibiting at Chelms ford, and that the business being slack, the man she was with sent her up to London, saying that he would soon follow her. She had but little money on her arrival, and this being expended she was driven to want, and obtained a little work, but this failing she was at last reduced to a state of destitution, and while in that con dition bought some laudanum and swallowed it to put an end to her misery. The MAGISTRATE having condemned the conduct of the chemist in selling the defendant such a quantity of laudanum, said that as she had showed such a determina tion to destroy herself he could not let her go at large without some person came forward, and was bound for her future good behaviour.—She was then locked up. LL OYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, SEPT. 24.—Wind N. to N.E., fresh breeze stud fine. CORR, SEPT. 21.—Arrd. Prince Albert, Stewart, Callao ; Aurora, Scott, Quebec. Sid. Albion and Bache, WEvers, St. John's, New Brunswick. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 23.—Wind N.E., fine.—Arrd. Leda, Ruaike, Matanzas fur Antwerp. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 23.—Wind E.N.E.—Off, Jairo, Baltic for Havannah. HARWICH, SEPT. 23.—Arrd. Aquatic, Ramsgate for Newcastle, with loss of mainmast ; Johanne, Copenhagen for Nantes, leaky, and with other damage.' OFF PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 20.—Marys, North America. OFF PORTLAND, SEPT. 22.—Finlatre, Quebec. OFF KINSALE, SEPT. 20.—Fortitude, Read, Mer cury, Jold, Africa. STRANGFORD, SEPT. 20.—Arrd. Arab, Quebec. The Lord Oriel, sailed from Newport for Jersey, Ist ult., was in Penarth Roads 2d inst., and has not since been heard of. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 23.—Wind E., moderate.—Arrd. Heywood, Simonds, Old Calabra, left June 30th, Fer nando Po July 15 ; Susan, Campbell, and Sarah, Atkin son, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Paragon, Bell, Que bec. Sld. 22, Booth, Columbia River ; Hope, New Orleans ; Adumdack, New York. 23, Sarah Bell, La Guayra , • Brenda, Montreal. PERNAMBUCO.—Arrd. previous to Aug. 13th, Gwalior, Edwards, London, for Bombay, with loss of topmasts. The Petrel Packet, from Rio, had not arrived at Per nambuco up to Aug. 12. OFF KINSALE.—Caen de Lun, Kendall, Calcutta. ALDBOROUGIL SEPT. 24.—The figure-head of a large ship, the bust of a man with his arms folded, was picked up . yesterday. _ _ _ NEWPORT, SEPT. 21.—S1d. General Wolf, Demerara. DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN, SEPT. 21.—A large dis masted ship, on her beam ends, in tow of a steamer, was seen 21st inst., about 20 miles off this island by the Neath tender, arrived here. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) HAY MAELETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ lOs to 41 4s ; Useful ditto, 41 6s to 41 18s ; fine Upland ditto, 51 to 515 s ; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 6/ 6s ; Oat Straw, 116 s to 1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 1/ lOs per load. The best Meadow Hay sold steadily, at full prices ; but, otherwise, the demand was in a sluggish state. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 15s to 4110 s; Useful ditto, 41 12s to 51; fine Upland ditto, 512 s to 5l 8s ; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 6/ ; O a t St raw , 11 7 s to 1 1 9s ; heat Straw, 1110 s to 11 12s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade rather dull. Prices about stationary. WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ lOs to 4/ss; Useful ditto, 41 6s to 4/ 17s ; fine Upland ditto, 4/ 13s to 51 5s ; Clover Hay, 41 12s to 6/ lOs ; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 11 8s ; Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 1/ 10s per load. A. full average supply, and a steady demand. COLONIAL SUGAR.—Holders of British Plantation have accepted rather lower prices for the inferior descriptions, and the market is rather heavy, about 600 hhds having been sold. The public sales have only offered 9,697 bags Mauritius, all of which found buyers at 43s to 54s for very low to fine brown, and low to fine yellow at 54s 6d to 665, being for the better sorts rather dearer, whilst the low descrip tions must be quoted 6d to is cheaper. The only trans actions which have taken place, privately, worth reporting, consisted of a cargo ofyellow and brown Havannah, which has been sold afloat at 19s 9d, deliverable at a near port, on the Continent. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 2,833 hhds 366 tierces 675 barrels, and there were taken for home consumption 1,308 hhds 173 tierces 132 barrels. The stock in the same places is 13,674 hhds 2,005 trcs 2,381 barrels. COFFEE.-592 bags Ceylon and 485 bales Mocha of fered by auction were nearly all taken in at 57s for good ord Ceylon, 66s to 75s for fine to fine fine ord ditto British Plantation kind, and 563 to 72s for ord broken to mid clean garbled Mocha, being about previous prices, but at which there were not purchasers. Ruitt.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 499 puns 3 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 92 puns 17 hhds, and ex ported 98 puns 16 hhds. The stock in the same places is 11,357 puns 2,140 hhds. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 41s to 41s 6d for old, and 41s 6d to 41s 9d for new, per cwt, on the spot ; and town 43s 6d per cwt. TEA.—The market is dull, as there are public sales to-morrow. . A . collector said Colver was relieved of the payment of his assessed taxes last year on the score of poverty, and he had not paid them since April last. The poor-rates had been paid. Mr. Greenwood said the 26th section of the Act did not, in his opinion, apply to persons who had been re lieved of their assessed taxes. The words in the section were " shall have paid their assessed taxes," and, in his opinion, the non-payment of the taxes disqualified a person from voting. Mr. Ivimey said no taxes could be due if a person had been relieved of them. The REVISING BARRISTER said he should reserve his decision.—The Court then adjourned until to-morrow. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Deputy Judge ADAMS.) This morning the second September session com menced at the Sessions-house, Hick's Hall. The ca lendar contains 44 prisoners for trial, 37 charged with felony, and 7 with assaults. Mr. Lewis, the solicitor, rose and said he wished to address a few observations to the Court respecting him self before the commencement of the regular business. At the last sitting of the Court when Mr. Walesby pre sided a prisoner named Fish alleged that he was not ready to take his trial in consequence of his (Mr. Lewis) having neglected to deliver a brief to counsel, although he had received the instructions and necessary fees, and the Chairman had passed a vote of censure on his con duct. He begged to assure the Court that ho was never employed by the prisoner, and knew nothing what ever of the transaction, and Mr. Payne had informed him that the brief was delivered without the name of an attorney to it. The Judge said Mr. Lewis's respectability was so well known that be considered Mr. Lewis could not be guilty of the neglect ascribed to him, and had he been on the bench at the time the matter would have been cleared up at once. Several barristers bore testimony to the punctuality and respectability of Mr. Lewis. Mr. Lewis expressed himself perfectly satisfied and retired. BREAK DOWN OF A RAILWAY MAIL TRAIN.— This morning the Rugby and other mails did not reach the General Post-office, in St. Martin's-le -Grand until p:,st seven o'clock, being two hours behind time. Great anxiety was felt on the subject, and, on the arrival of the mail, it was made known that, early in th e morn i ng, the axle-tree of one of the railway carriages had broken down, near Chesterfield, and caused the delay. From inquiries of the passengers, it appears that no bodily injury of any moment was sustained by any person. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—Between seven and eight o'clock this morning, Edward Carter, one of the masons' labourers, employed in the building of the New Houses of Parlia ment, while at work on a scaffold, about thirty feet high, overbalanced himself and fell to the ground on to a heap of stone rubbish. When raised up blood was profusely gushing from his mouth and ears ; he was immediately conveyed to the new Westminster Hospital, and was found to be suffering from injury of the brain of such a severe nature that his surviving is utterly despaired of. The unfortunate man was about thirty-two years of age and has a wife and two children. GREAT RUNNING MATCH FOR TWENTY POUNDS. —Yesterday the great foo-trace between John Smith, the London champion, and Benjamin Badcock, of Bir mingham, came off at the Beehive cricket-ground, Wal worth, in the presence of an immense number of specta tors. Both men had obtained great notoriety as pedes trians, and much interest was created. The contested distance was 440 yards, and in which there were 12 hurdles placed at equal distances, over which the men were to leap. In betting sto 4 were laid on Smith, and money to a very large amount was pending the result of this contest. The usual preliminaries being adjusted, the men appeared at the starting-flag, and the signal being made the men entered into the contest with great speed. Smith was the first to clear the nearer hurdle, closely pursued by Badcock, and at 200 yards the men were in equal positions ; it was quite manifest that Smith had superiority in speed, while Badcock excelled in leaping the hurdles. A spirited race ensued the re maining distance, both competitors making strenuous efforts for the winning goal, and running together to the last hurdle, which they bounded over with elasticity, and, after an admirable contest, Badcock came in the winner, beating his opponent by two yards. The Lon doners parted with their money in great dismay, which the Birmingham fancy pocketed with great alacrity. CASE OF LIEUTENANT PUDDICOMBE.—We have seen a letter from Lieutenant Puddicombe to a brother officer, dated Hawlbowline, near Cork, in which he states !hat, since his liberation on bail, he has been called upon by Lieutenant -Colonel Burton to tender his immediate resignation, a demand with which he refused to comply, as he felt confident that he should, at his approaching trial, which was to take place in Dublin, be enabled to prove satisfactorily his complete and entire innocence of the foul crime laid to his charge. KIRKSANTON.—On Sunday morning last this place presented a novel and awful appearance, the highway and adjoining fields being inundated to the depth of some feet. Almost all the grain that was out was saved by great exertions, but in a damaged condition. It may be mentioned as a somewhat curious circumstance, that Anthony Myers, the parish clerk of Whicham, who is well nigh fourscore years old, had to be conveyed to his hebdomadal duties in a boat for up wards of half a mile. Worthy old Anthony, in spite of the unusual mode of locomotion he had been compelled to use, performed the functions of his office with his well-known ability. He electrified the congregation, however, when the usual prayer was being offered up for the preservation "of all that travel by land or by •ater," by suddenly making the response at the very top of his sonorous voice, before the minister had con cluded the sentence. Honest Anthony's ideas were evidently running upon the dangers he had so recently incurred in his voyage.—Lancaster Guardian. Lord Wharncliffe and the officers of the First West York Yeomanry Cavalry have accepted an invitation from the Mayor and Corporation of Doncaster, to dine with them, at the Mansion-house, on Saturday next. ROBBERY AT LORD DILLON'S.—John Kerry, aged 30, was indicted for stealing two silver spoons, value 205., the property of Charles Viscount Dillon. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was apprehended at his lodgings on another charge, when the two spoons, the property of L or d Dill on, were found. 'The prisoner was in the service of a florist, and was in the habit of going to Lord Dillon's to attend to the plants. _ _ _ The butler to Lord Dillon proved that the plate was counted in April last and found correct, but on examining it on the 19th August, the day after the prisoner was apprehended, the spoons were found two short. The spoons were produced and identified, having his Thrdship's crest engraved upon them. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. A shawl, gold pencil case, two spoons, and other pro perty were found upon him. Sentence—Seven years' transportation. GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.) John Smith, alias Sansone, was placed before Sir Peter Laurie, on a charge of stealing a horse. Mr. Wolfe attended to defend him. ' Lambert, a constable of the detective police said, that on Friday last he went to Dixon's Repository, Barbican, and observed a bay cob, which he thought answered the description of one advertised in the Police Gazette, as stolen from Ealing, The clerk could not inform him who the person was from whom the cob had been re ceived, but stated that he would call again very shortly. He (Lambert) then requested, that when the person called again he should be detained until he could be seen by witness. This was done, and as he gave a wrong name, and could not satisfactorily . account for the possession of the animal, he was taken into custody. Witness had written to Ealing, and the owner of the stolen animal came to town yesterday, when it was ascertained that, though the cob resembled his very much, yet it was not the same animal. Mr. Woolfe—Then,in fact, you have no charge against him ? Lambert—l wish hire remanded for a week, for "I have ascertained that he iv a returned—l believe an es capetd on hi s person I f oun d a wa t c h and chain,cwohniveihcy from premises in Col c h ester, wh i c h h appene d t o b e on have every reason to believe was stolen fire. I shall write to that place, and also advertise the the cob in the Gazette. Mr. Woolfe trusted, that as the prisoner had been in custody since Friday last, he would not be detained longer at the mere request of the constable. At all events, if the magistrate were inclined to remand him for that time, he (Mr. Woolfe) hoped that the constable would verify upon oath that he had good cause for de manding the delay. Sir PETER LAURIE was no admirer of oaths, and he hoped the time would soon come when a simple declara tion would be considered sufficient. If the constable really wished the remand, and thought he could prove his case, he (Sir P. Laurie) would at once accede to it. Lambert was very certain that the facts would turn out as he bad stated.—The prisoner was then remanded for a week. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) S per Cent. Consols. Annuities 9 9% % India Stock South Sea Stock 115% Bank Stock for Account ........"............... Consols for Account •........•.............. 00000000000 99% Exchequer Bills, INcl. 1 %d -1,0004 ..„.„.............».. •••••••••••• 74 76 pm. 500 k.... "•, ......•"•...".. •••••••••••• 74 71i pm. Ditto 8ma11:...•..• •......• ••.......... 74 76 pm. Ditto Advertised . FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Columbian Bonds. 14%3( Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. .... 36% Ditto for the Account Spanish Bonds. Five per Cent 1840 23N% Ditto Passive Bonds. ...... ..... ............... ..... Ditto Three per Cent. ...... , ....... , ..,,., 34%1,, Ditto for the Account Dutch 2% per Cents. ..... ........ .............„....« 62%% PRICES OF SHARE THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SNARE. Birmingham and Gloucester lOO ......... 102....... to 103 Ditto New 2534% .to .... ••• , Bristol and Exeter ..... ..... ..... 70 - Bristol and Gloucester ... ... 30 ..»,.... 44 Chichester and Brighton 5 5% ..... to Eastern Counties ..... .. ......... 25 .... Ditto New Registered . Bl. 6s. Sd Grand Junction lOO 213 Great Western ...-......•-••••........ 75 144% ...... to Ditto % Shares .......... ....,.... 50 -.. B7 ... ... to 66% Ditto Fifths. Lancaster and Carlisle 5 6% to London and Birmingham London and Blackwall 16% ••••••• 611 ...... to London and Brighton ... ........ London and Greenwich ~ . London and - Greenwich (Preference) 18% London and South Western ' 41% ...... '71% 73... to 71 Ditto Eighths 3l .... ..... 2%% ... to London and Croydon - ...... to London and York 2% 4% % ~.. to Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 Midland Counties lOO ......- 108 ......... to 107% Birmingham and Derby lOO .. 76% ...... to North British 5 .... 5% Norwich and Brandon get Yarmouth and Norwich lB ..... .... ........ to Ditto New York and North Midland 50 •...,....-104 Boulogne and Amiens .. 2 2%%%... to Orleans. Tours, and Bourdeaux 1 (d'Anthouard's Company) j Parisand R0uen......•..•.....•.• .... 29 ••-•..•• 38% ....•• to MANCHESTER : STOCK EXCHA NGE , SEPT. 23.—We have had an animated market, and prices firmer. Barnsby Junction, 4 15-16 ; Blackurn, Burnley, and Accrington, 3 13-16 15-16 ; B r i s t o l and oucester,47-4- ; Churnet Valley, 4i i ; Eastern Counties Perpetual, No. 2,19 s. ; Huddersfild and Manchester. 21. 18s. ; Lancaster and Preston Three-quarter Shares, 264 ex div. ; Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 5-1 5-16 ; London and York, 4 / i- ; Manchester and Birmingham, 491 ; Manchester and Buxton, 2 3-16 ; Trent Valley, loi ; Boulogne and Amiens, 24 ; Manchester and Sal ford Waterworks, 60. THEATRE RO YAL, DRURY-LANE This splendid national establishment opens for the season on Monday next. Mr. Bunn, the only ma nager who, for years past has made Drury-lane an swer, continues, we are happy to say, to be the lessee. His name is a guarantee that whatever is done there will be well done. Opera and ballet are to be the leading features, and, judging from the success of last season, as contrasted with the failures of several preceding seasons, we think Mr. Bunn is right in confining his attention to the musical drama. Drury-lane will become the Grand English Opera House—the Academie Royale de Musique of Eng land. We perceive that Duprez will again appear at Drury-lane during the present season ; Madame Anna Thillon is also engaged, and the s erv i ces o f M adame Balfe, Miss Delcy, Burdini, Weiss, and King, have also been secured in addition to those of the favourites of last season. Adele Dumilatre is to be the deesse of the ballet, with Planquet, Clara Webster, and a host of favourites to support her. Mademoiselle Maria from the French Opera, and Mademoiselle Finart from the Madrid Opera, both of whom are new to an English public, are also engaged; and a p rov i s i ona l engagement has been entered into with Carlotta Grisi. Petipa and Montessu are also engaged, and last though not least Wieland. Mr. Bunn opens with a more efficient ballet corps than has ever before been assembled within the walls of an English theatre. Indeed we doubt whether there is at the present moment any Continental theatre which comes at all near to Drury-lane, in the strength of its corps de ballet. Among the novelties we are promised the the new ballet of the Corsaire. Auber's new opera La Sirene, Donizetti's Anna Bolena, a new opera by Benedict, and a new opera by Balfe ; besides various revivals, including, we are happy to see, Robert le Diable and LeB Huguenots. Benedict resumes the musical direction, with Tully as chorus-master. The Grieves reign supreme in the scenic department and Cooper is stage manager, while the general management of the whole is under the direction of Mr. Bunn. We prognosticate for old Drury a season which shall surpass in brilliancy, success, and profit, even the last, which is acknowledged to have been the most successful season for years. Sir Robert Pigot has announced to his tenantry his intention of allowing them twenty per cent. in the pre sent year's rental, to meet the losses sustained by the late unpropitious season. The trustees of Lord Crewe have made a donation of ten pounds to the funds of the National School, South wick, per the Rev. F. J. James. Lord Howick, M.P., spent a few days in Newcastle and neighbourhood last week. The Noble Lord has been engaged in promoting the objects of the proposed railway upon the atmospheric principle, between New castle-upon-Tyne and Berwick. UNFORTUNATE AND SINGULAR OCCURRENCE,--OH Monday, the 9th instant, as a married woman, named Davies, from Govilon, was proceeding on her way from that place to Abergavenny, and was passing through the wicket gate, opening from the fields near Pengrwllod on to the bridge, an adder, which was lying coiled up by the side of the pathway, sprung at her and fastened itself to her arm. The terrified woman succeeded in shaking it off, and ran onwards as fast as she could, but what was her horror to find, when she paused to take breath, that the reptile was in swift pursuit of her, and had well nigh reached her, when fortunately a man came up and suc ceeded in destroying it. Afterwards, the nest of the adder was found, containing eighteen young ones. The woman, who was in a delicate state when the accident occurred, has not yet recovered, and now lies in a dan gerous condition.—Hereford Times. READING MICHAELMAS FAIR.--The annual Sep tember fair, on the 21st inst., was an unusually extensive one, there being a large supply of cheese, horses, cattle, and, owing probably to the fineness of the weather, a vast influx of visitors, dealers, &c. The quantity of cheese pitched was from 400 to 500 tons, being a full average supply. Business commenced with an animation which continued throughout, London as well as provincial dealers being numerous and free buyers at the following prices :—Fine Wilts, 525. to 58s. per cwt., one fine dairy realising 595. Coward, 345. to 38s. The average prices of good useful Wiltshire were from 40s. to 48s. ; loaf, 465. to 655. Prices, generally speaking, must be quoted at from 3s. to 4s. per cwt. higher than last year—an advance which may be attributed to increa se d consump tion and this season's diminished produce, occasioned by the extreme dryness of the season, and the consequent shortness of the grass-crops. The supply of horses of inferior descriptions was very large, but they moved off slowly. Those of superior character were scarce, and realised, as usual, their full value. There was more than the annual average of booths, stalls, shows, &c., and the " pleasure folks" mustered in great numbers. - - MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE WS ClTi , QUARTER TO THREE. The saleS of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000 bales, at former prices. Business was very dull. Specu lators took' 200 and exporters 300 bales. Sales, 20 bales of Pernams, at 5.1.1., 800 bales of Surat at 24d. to 3id., 360 Maranham at 58d., and the rest American.---Shares were rather dull. Birmingham and Gloucester were 103 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 32:1 ; Dublin and Cashel, 104 ; Eastern Counties, No. 2, 18* ; Glasgow and Dumfries, 1 1-5 ; Ditto and Greenock 12i. ; Grand Junction 213; Ditto New, Quar ters, 39 ; Great North of England, New ' 14i ; Liverpool and Manchester, New, 354; London and Birmingham 321. Shares, 36 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 24i ; London and York, 41 ; Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters, 5 ; Manchester and Leeds, 122; Midland Counties, 1074 ; Ditto, Fifths, 31. Is, 6d. ; Norwich and Brandon, 14 ; South-Eastern, 384 ; Trent Valley, 94. The arrivals in the Thames continue exceedingly numerous, and the river presents a very annincated ap pearance from the crowded lines of vessels and the num ber of ships still coming in. This is a time of year when usually the number of ships coming home is greater than at any other season, and the steamers experience some difOculty in navigating at any speed from the Tower up to Blackwall. It might have been supposed under such circumstances that the railway would have offered far greater inducements and facilities for the transmission of goods than would really appear to be the case. Among other complaints we have heard a very general one of the extreme shallowness of the river at low water, arising in a great measure, as is said, from the more free current under the new London• bridge. It is stated in a letter from Liverpool, posted at the North and South American Coffee-house, that up to the I2th of August the packet had not arrived at Per nambuco from Rio de Janiero, and was therefore still supposed to have been detained for some special purpose. A really admirable epitome of " Counting House" practice, of which scarcely one previously existed that could be fully relied upon, has been compiled by Mr. Tate, under the revision of some of our most experienced merchants, the only proper judges in such cases ; and we may assert, as practical men, that the information upon commercial valuations, the Stocks, standarding of gold and silver, regulations for the coinage of gold and silver, marine insurances, exchanges and invoices, and account sales, is both complete and accurate. The Funds are to-day tolerably well supported, and this, too, in the absence of any operations of magnitude. In fact, the market is extremely quiet, although the Hebrews are again in attendance. Consols for immediate transfer realise 998 to 99k; and for time are 998. Ex chequer Bills have been 745. to 765. premium. East India Stock is firm at 2841; Bank Stock at 2071 to 208-1 1 -; and South Sea Stock at 1151. The Foreign Investments have been rather flatter. Spanish Active Bonds have realised 23 to 23i, the Three per Cents. 344 to 341 and the Passive si. Mexi can have been 36i for Money, and 37 to 37+ for Account. Brazil Bonds have touched 90 ; Colombian are 148 to 14i, being heavy ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. obtain 628 to 62i. For Shares there is not much demand, but in some cases there is an appearance of rather more firmness. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND tiubitt 14; ptnton. " Who runs may read." 2 1 07R.ZIGN. The King of the French and Madame Adelaide , accompanied by General s R um i gny an d A m ard t le Neuilly on Saturday, f or St. Cl ou d . His 318.1estif ," and her R o y a l Hi g h ness returned to the P a lace n Neuilly at s even o ' c l oc k . Th e K i ng gran ted audience to M. Harel, author of the " Discours s'r Voltaire," whi c h was crowned by the Acadenlie Fran caise. The Constitutionnel says that M. Mauboussin , a s attache of the Consulate at Tangiers, has been ar e pointed temporary Consul-general, and that 3 1 . Nion is to be promoted to a higher office. The Du d of Glucksberg is on his return to Paris, as bearer the treaty of peace. A person, named Busquet, died on Saturday , the Rue St. Honore, in the eighty-second year e his age. This m an h a d amasse d a smal l f or ty% during the Revoluti on , b y se lli ng i n the stree ts celebrated journal, known by the title of re" Duchesne. The vintage had commenced in the BentlA ti The grapes are full rip e , an d i n a most per f ec t sta te of preservation. Th e l a t e ra i ns have caused t hen 0 10 till considerably, and th e w i ne crop w i ll, i t i s s aid .11 more abundant than was expecte d . Th e qualityl be excellent, and, c onsequent l y, a f a ll i n the pr ice " wine may be expected. The Toulonnaia of th e 19th i nstant announce s el the Prince de Join v ill e was d a il y expecte d i 1 tilt, harbour, where e ve ry p reparat i on was made t o gi him a triumphal reception. The same journal states that Abd-el-Kader 1 / 9-4 encamped with his die ra i n th e valley of the Wad; e 1 0 ; Azha, between Au c hd a h an d Teza, 20 leagues lr ° the Algerian frontier. Some serious riots have taken place at Verviers' Belgium, in consequence of a decision come to b/ the Commissioners of Hospitals at Verviers, to Pla ce ' the Hospital "de la Providence" under the directio° of the Society of Jesuits • an immense f erm entatil was the consequence. The people assembl e d in gre at numbers, and attacked the h ouses o f some o f P'"" principal citizens. Tranquility was, however, 1 7 3 . ; stored, on its being announce d th at t h e aut h o ritil had revoked the off ens i ve d ec i s i on, an d b y the I ° s account all was again quiet. The Augsburgh Gazette publishes a letter fit ° Athens of the 7th inst., in which it is stated that tu'' elections commenced that week are going on Pe llce° ably. The result w ou ld no t b e k nown t ill t h e t o llol; ing day. The Chamber was to meet in a fortul t , from the date of the l a tt er . I t was stated t h a t dude, : ences had arisen betwee n MM M etaxa an d Cole" which were not likely to be appeased. Letters from Bayonne speak of the p ro babilitY, a new outbreak in Spai n . Th e Lib era l s and Car lls A have, it seems coalesced against the Moderados• considerable portion of the army has been gained, un a series of pronunciamentos are expected to folloW• maw AND POLX6II. A Frenchman named Jacques Besset, for so me time carrying on b us i ness i n F enchure h-stree t ; under the firm of P r i cener an d C o., general inert,,, ' chants was yesterday bro ug ht b e f ore t h e L or d W i rd at the Mansion House, charged with the offene e ,,, fraudulent bankruptcy. H e was comm i tte d pre p ¢' to being sent to France. h e t ' Eliza Moore, charg e d a t th e G u ildh a ll wit h re tempting suicide by drinking laudanum, we manded by Sir Peter Laurie. ea At Clerkenwell, William Gri ffi ths, who desa lt himself as a surgeon, residing in Gerrard-stree t i o f lington, was charged w ith k noc ki ng at the dr,hoot the house, 71, St. J o h n ' s - s t ree t , Cl er k enwe ll, The lawful excuse, and making an alarm of 6 , Fire. vi o prisoner, who pleaded d run k enness as an exc use fined ss. 111 6 ' 1 Adele Dupierre was f u lly comm i tte d f ro m - t he borough on a charge of illegally pawning slices ' property of Mr. Van Bever, her employer. nolier t- At the same polic e - cour t, Willi am Nash, imp constable C 100, was fin e d 31. or one mont h's sonment, for a wanton and unprovoked assaul t - 0 4yr Mrs. O'Connor. A s th e l a d y was walk i ng in 'bee) dilly, she was, without any provocation having given, rudely seized and shaken by the policertibra At Union-hall, Michael S u lli van was b ro ught 0 p Mr. Cottingham, c h arge d w i t h wound i ng Polk with Murphy, L division, by striki ng hi m on the bo 0 f 51. a poker. The Magistrate then inflicted a f ineraitted on the prisoner, and in default of payment core him for two months. n° There was a thron ge d a tt en d ance a t Hamm e d, op to hear the examin a ti on o f fi ve persons, who i l , t he the previous day, been taken into custody bi rve d police at Kensington , on a charg e o f being conceabt in causing the death ' of George Benson in rie which took place on Sunday morning near the l e a of the Kensingto n C ana l. Th e case was reins° until Thursday. Vor Mr. Sinclair Blue, a surgeon, of High-street, - th e lar, aged 29, was brought before Mr. Broderip, ° t ie Thames office, on a charge of assaulting three ferc o - , ' , , th in a very brutal manner, with being drunk, and_ t _l.„, creating a disturbance in the public peared from the evidence, that at the corner of ra til e u_ . streets. lane Mr. Blue had run-a-muck at several Nv . o de o , and severely ill-treated three of them. 111 h is , the fence he said that he had been first attacked u . .T .sic i, women, who pushed against him, and tried t : t fri t he his pocket. lie was held to bail to appear sessions. in T to h w e n Ea t r h cl i: a w nirsid eek ir— f CountesslA l o r af e l i a C : a d lgr Noble r , lo3o and Countess proceed forthwith to their Park, for the shooting season. Oen / The Earl and Countess Amherst are at Pr staying at the Belle Vue Hotel, Aberystwith. ter of Lady and Miss Fielding, the mother and sis ee the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, are at presenbvet a visit to the Noble Earl and dountess, at 3 - 1° Edgcumbe. et e e expegj Lord Shelton and Lord Nugent are at pres... r e ee t • seat, Deane a visit to Lord Brougham, at Brougham Hall, moreland. ; ges t ' Lord and Lady Prudhoe have arrived at the- 1. h ert Stanwick, near Richmond, for the seaso n , after a 5 tour on the Continent. a nd Sir Augustus and Lady Foster, Sir He lll 9„„eg Lady Webster, Mr. Justice Maule, &c., are e— tb. the company at present sojour n i ng a t Bournerol d to Major-General Sir Dudley Hill has retur n co . his seat, High Cliff House, near Lyme, frou' the Con tinent. Admiral Sir Charle s R ow l e y, w ho has been in c , di t s ; posed for a len g th ene d per i o d, i s , we are hein s state, sufficiently re covere d t o re t urn to his dui' l the course of this week. Sir Thomas and Lady Wilde, on Saturday e ve/li t :- last, left Brougham Hall, where they had been s for ing a few days with Lord and Lady Brougham' Hamilton, in Scotland. fr • ?et re Sir John and Lady Oglevie, the Hon. A- -- • and Lady Petre, his mother, are among the ,d iltl or y guished visitors at Greystoke Castle, the sea t ofo'-' Howard, Esq. The Hon. Colonel L ow th er i s a t present pai vr ill , g et visit to H. Clifton, Esq., M.P., his son-in' hi :Life Lytham Hall, and Lieutenant Lowther, of the t hat Guards, the G a ll an t C o l one l' s e ld est son , is 014° Castle, the seat of the Earl of Lonadale. DUSOZILZALNEOVO. A deputation of the electors of the ward of ~F° U r p on t s°' ken have waited on, and endeavoured to Pre; t r o c ane several respectable inhabitants of their ward . the , e r forward and offer themselves as candidates a t , aid 5 , 0 proaching election, assuring them that if th e n ", cool' they would be certain of success, but not °- be found. dill; 94 Great excitement has been caused in Be e anc teriog neighbourhood, by a prophecy of some t e c ourse fanatics that the end of the worrd will be 1 0 t t. " ve prO' of this year. Their frequent preachings led per duced most mischievous effects on weak -111 ' 4 .. 1 "d rsoll s ' sons, not wholly confined to the unedtlee' - ed i en t to and several ministers have thought i t warn their flocks from the pulpit of these presumptuous pseudo-prophet s ' d lear n The lovers of antiquity will be view tom that the King of Naples, with the view of PerP e foul preserving the Alfresco paintings, disinterred rs the ruins of Pompeii, the lustre of whose e ol 2 l , 4ov ed known to fade on exposure to the air, has employe artists of the greatest celebrity to imitate then' walls of his own palace at Naples. against teadelusioes On the afternoon of Thursday last, of the quiet village of Sedgwick, near Ken t L . the thrown into a state of extreme exciternen,. 3 13 .Y 5q ., explosion of the powder-mills of J. Wakefield, o f of which, we regret to say, was attended with te . , is life. The unfortunate individual who met this timely end was a man of the name of Y e , in illg t Stewartson, who was employed in one of _tP. ,_ en to and has left a wife and a family of six chilor_. the lament their loss. We are happy to state.tsrica_libed charitable in the neighbourhood have subscribed charitable handsomely for the maintenance of the aftlicte.dfitsoluilo The obstructions hitherto in the way ot derste ed Tynte's claim to the Wharton peerage, are tyr w.ii be the iebase,b,leerets to be so far removed, that it is expected be_ B a ron called to the Upper House by the title of . 104 W Mr . t haron, in a few months. Forsayeth has received his appointment recordership of Cork. the in 'llll ' Yesterday a very respectable meeting of _ As . bitants ofßridge-street, Blackfriars, and of the rd t he cent parishes of St. Anne's St. Andrew held at lir n. Wardrobe and Bridewell precinct, was of adoP ttne ley's Hotel, Bridge-street, for the purpose _ of an intim' measures to prevent the establishment of ese d to to th e for the cure of cutaneous diseases, as 13 prop be done in this locality. SI R "- 14 01 col 0U gra , Zristocrl have of I re not and not l a va t3nsidei Lond