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GRAVESEND STAIt PACKETS. lIIIRTiIER REDUCTIOr OF YAM SIXPENCE NIENEPENCE, Boat and Blackwell Railway Included. ilk" this day the list Star Packet will Lave Blacl. wall every VA -, ring at Seven, In Ilea of Il alt-past Seven ; and the Eight o'clock Xyi kin boat from Gravesend will be discontinn A, except on Sundays. /Yore the Brtinavriek Wharf, Blalkwar, Dam 6aaia►ye Included) at. Ten, Eleven Twelve, Three, roar, _ . . , Six, and Seven From the Terraoe Pier, Gravesend, ♦t Bayou, Half past ittnc, Half-past Twelve, Two,* Tow. BIZ and Seven. • On Sundays at Five instead of Two. Fare —Fare Cabin and Seconi-class Carriage, Sixpence; Saloon and First-class Carriage, Nlnepence. Star Mee, Gravesend, Aug. 28, 1844. No. 16,238 LONDON, SATURDAY IVIORNING SUN 9 AUGUST 31, 1844. PRICE sd. awl a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK for Pon, sontaixing PARZIAMENTAIti and all other NEWS in LONDON up io that Boxr. EXCURSIONS to DUNKIRK and BACK. The NEW COMMERCIAL COMPANY hive appointed the Under-mentioned days for EXCURSIONS from LON DON-BRIDGE WHARF to the above PORT, in one of their fast and superior Steam- Vessels, weather permitting, at such Moderate Fares as must attract the attention of Tourists seeking renovated Health, or desirous of Visiting a locality which presents such a diversity of interesting and pleasurable objects as the far-famed town and vicinity of ainkirk— the magnificent views front Cassel being likewise within easy reach of the place. persons taking Tickets may have the option of returning on either Day. THE SUN ii Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, i x Ti me for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY i a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time far the AFTERNOON TRAINS ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL TILE TBREE PAPERS, Morning Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. INVENTORS and other GENTLEMEN in the 1. possession of INTERESTING MODELS or WORKS of ART, who intend to deposit them at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI TUTION, are respectfully requested to forward them on or before the 31st inst., in order that they may be inserted in the REVISED CATALOGUE. All such works are received gratuitously, and the depositor has free admission to the Institution. Working Models arc Daily Explained, and, where the subject admits, are described in a Lecture. R. J. LONGBOTTOM, Secretary. N.B. The Institution is open Daily, as usual. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, AUG. 30, 1844. Orders for the Court's going into mourning, on Sun day next, the Ist of September, for her lale Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Alexandra Nicolaiewna, daughter of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, and Consort of his Serene Highness the Prince Frederick of Hesse, viz. :—the ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white gloves, necklaces and ear-rings, black or white shoes, fans and tippets. The Gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckles. The Court to change the mourn ing on Thursday next, the 4th of September, viz.:— The Ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribbons, fans and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuffs, with black ribbons. The Gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waist coats, full trimmed, coloured swords and buckles. And, on Monday the 9th of September next, the Court to go out of mourning. WAR-OFFICE, AUG. 30. BARTHOLOMEW FAIR. Mr. Chambers, the barrister, attended before the Lord Mayor on Thursday for the purpose of presenting petitions from the inhabitants and householders of West Smith field, the licensed victuallers' and the cattle and sheep salesmen, praying that his Lordship would grant full encouragement to the holding of St. Bartholomew. fair now next ensuing, as established by the custom of cen turies. FROM LONDON. FROM DUNKIRK. Saturday... Aug. 31, 10 -Morning. Monday • • Se:t. 2, 2 Moricru, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 6 Friday, .. .. Sept. 6, 6 Saturday,.. Sept. 7, 8 I Monday,... Sept. 9, 9 •• Saloon • ...17s. 6d. there and back, or 10i. either way. Fore-cabin 12s. 7i. Corneas, 17, Fish-street-hal ; Chaplin's Universal Office, Regent. 4 1.1lCDS , • and at Mr. Ilarris's, No. 8, Water-lane, Thames-street.. ST. PANCRAS, MIDDLESEX. CONTRACT. BY the SPECIAL AUTHORISATION of the AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT, and under the Direction of the Iniperal Authorities, irrevi: ably c n _ „ The VESTRYMEN of the said PARISH will MEET at St. Pancras Vestry-rooms, 1, Gordon-street, Gordon-square, on MONDAY, the 16th day of September 'next, at Two o'clock in the af ternoon, to RECEIVE PROPOSALS, and to CONTRACT with some person or persons for REPAIRING and PAINTING the INTERIOR and EXTERIOR of the said VESTRY-ROOMS. _ the 12th of October, 18.14, will take place, The SALE, by SHARES, of ESTATES, STOCKS, and BONDS, besides the CASINO at BADEN, with the GRIND HOTEL a la VILLE de VIENNE, estimated at ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND FRANCS, The pleasant country seat of AdolphshOhe, near Prtn;ue, with two Castles, grounds, gardens, &c. The two vineyards, Sehubcrtka and Prekinka, half a mile d7stant from Prague, comprising a surface of about eight rods, or sixteen acres, in exchange of which are offered to the winner : One Hundred Obligations of th;. , Loan of Prin?c Esterhazy from the Year 1836, and Twenty-five Thousand Fran s, in ready Money, granted by the Aulic Treasury of It's Imperial Majesty. The accessory Prizes consist of Francs-7,010, 6,000, 5,000, 1,000, 2 ,000, 1,000, &c. A specification of the works may he seen on the premises, sad Tenders, sealed and endorsed, " Tender for repairs and painting of Vestry-rooms," to be sent in not later than the above-mentioned hour. The Vestrymen will not be hound to accept the lowest tender. Ily order of the Vestry, JoIIN 31`GAIIEV, Vestry Clerk. N ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 2s, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. DITISION OF PROFITS. The steady success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a second Bonus, averaging 0 per cent. on the amounts invested on each Polley effected on tke Profit scale. 417,1 [to , Be icsi 100'' atilt) SALES BY AUCTION. 1 171°411. 6 frfACIII 0 1 101 l ° , lad> 01 ie Wil % pot JO gel .d, 4 0 ci! 18,00- tia' erra ° o * Elo Sar re ' is t 'S w•o, i i i, th i l i Joao t , FAV I. ,el ll° ' ,fo'irtll s• J.0•1' 1 1, '" • anot, Price of a Ticket, One Poind. The purchasers of a certain number of Tick As will enjoy the fol- Lasting advantages:— For Four Tickets they only pay 31. of two series. For Five Tickets they only pay 5/. of two series ; and One Ticket gaining surely a Money-prize. • For Eleven Tickets they only pay 10/. of two series ; and Two Tickets gaining surely a Money-prize. For Twenty-five Tickets they only pay 251. of two series ; and Five Tickets gaining surely a Money-prize. besides a Gold Prize-ticket. The Gold Prize-tickets not only enjoy the benefit of a drawing of prizes amounting to 147,090 francs, but they equally concur,' as well us - the gratis Tickets, to a sNeial drawing of 22,200 prizes, the prin. , 411 1 Pal of which Is the Estate of Adolphshohe. The said Gold Prize , tickets are, besides, interested in all the prizes of the principal drawing. An official List of the Tickets drawn will be sent to each-party sted. Payment for Tickets may be made in London, Paris, on 4 ank-notes.- For the purchase of Tickets, apply to AN TON FLESCIL at Frank rort-on-the-Maine. FOREIGN PROVISION SALE. TO BE SOLD, WITHOUT RESERVE, on WIDNEIDAT, Sept. 4, at No. 2, Monument-yard. at Twelve • t:Clock precisely, the following Goods, viz. American, 4,000, duty paid. " 100 brls. " Selectedfor country tra l e. 2= Tongues, M 100 kegs, 411 ee, smoked, " 200 pieces " f, family, " "usages, . 1 . 20 casks " To follow the above : Amon, Irish 4,000 21b tins " Turtle, Undressed 200 2lb tins " The bulk of the above being deposited in a DUTY-FREE Ware ,souse, may now be seen on application to Keeling and Hunt. „ 811 mples to be tested one day previous and morning of sale, at the wokere offices, and Catalogues to he had of, KEE LING and HUNT, Brokers, 2, Monument-yard, and 9, Pudding-lane. I MPORTANT TO CAPITA LISTS.—THE CEDRYN SLATE 'QUARRY, OF CONSIDERABLE EXTENT, IN HIGH REPUTE, AND CARRYING ON AT THIS MOMENT AN IMMENSE TRAFFIC. R . GEORGE 1:013INS Begs to notify to the Public be is directed by those interested in this valua ' able Property, to SELL by AUCXION, at the Mart, London, on 4 nuRsDAY, the 17th Oct o ber,-* Twelve, in One Lot, and perem • t orily, a VERY PROMISING INVESTMENT, 'HE CEDRYN SLATE QUARRY, OF GREAT EXTENT, situate Ilr Carnarvenshire, North Wales. 'The Slate is of excellent quality, of a rich grey.blue colour, and ` can be had in abundance under a vcry thin cover. The work is already about 40 yards wide, and is capable of v.ong extended to upwards of ..; • ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY YARDS, weere a large number of men may be employed most advapta. r i4 4:41 31 72 and without the slightest risk. This is an Investment af. 4 7rd , in' a rare opportunity to any. party with moderate capital to REALISE A LARGE FORTUNE. The observations 'Which follow are extracted from a Welsh • "-Per, and fully demonstrate the accuracy of the foregoing state ? , '—"'” I hart. been in Carnarvonshire, to see the Quarry, and s. °Pinion is, that there is something extraordinary in it; it be made, with a fe* thousands outlay, T HE MOST EXTENSIVE CONCERN OF THIS SOIL THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. Ntin of pure slattyris ascertained to be no less than 180 ,;',7 1114 Wide, and at /gnat' half a mile in length, without any 0- it . ._ctlon, and; s deep as : any parties may feel inclined to go, 'rein - there is sent quantity of that useful materiel +tt 441 SUPPLY TRW WHOLE WORLD,. FQJI ' , CENTURIES - TO tdio.4, „, • Shi and 7 l "? . good managem ent the profits .woidxl7.-they,tould orzt be less n, too to 150 per cent. npnn-ttie outiai, After it 111 put in 6 1 " -- „, in c:?„rd,er. - Another desirable Apt connected wi th this concern a '1,4 - Corei - of earth on the s4face is only two or three yards ..,:;"*"7. th ereas most of the quarries are untier ten or Sltetts• yards go o d 5'7116- orarkshoplr%Vaig , ini;•and NiCn king - titenstg are in repair, as also the road, three miles of which has been made , e expense of nearly 2,000 i.; TIM WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PURCHASE. The distance to a capital shipping wharf is only seven miles, and but nine to the intended CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD GREAT RAILWAY. The name of the concern is TIIE " CEDRYN QUARRY," situ ate about ten miles from Banger, and the same distance from Corr way and Llanrwst, in the centre between the three towns. It is held under - . 4 ' THE RIGHT HON. LORD NEWBCiROUGH 7. 1. an unexpired term of t wen ty- e i g ht years, which can be extended at any time. 41 "In conclusion, we can only add that the Quarry ought to pro. a considerable sum, as it is * A SURE FORTUNE FOR ANY SPIRITED PARTY TayM be lucky enough to ge t it " lb this unpretending statement of facts will convince even those c9 tled to be sceptical, that it is an investment free from doubt or „ " e estrtainty . ull particulars may be had on application to Mr. E. Owen, t h u etioneer, Ruthin ; to Mr. George Robins, London ; the .;!eterl°o 2 Liverpool; the Albion, Manchester : and the White 4.104 Br' t 1 Is 0 i F REEHOLD PROPERTY IN THE OLD JEWRY. tR. GEOR(4E ROBINS is instructed to SELL -. by PUBLIC COMPETITION, at the Auction Mart, on -4418 nAlt s Oct. 3, at Twelve • by direction of the Trustees of HENRY HEYMA N, ESQ., DECEASED, I I 'vat AND FULL POWER OF SALE, 0 n able FREEHOLD PROPERTY, either for investment or . -cu Pation, it is uts` No. 7, IN THE OLD JEWRY; offices of cl , THE LORD MAYOR'S COURT f or 04 co. 7 also, and are immediately adjoining to the property 44 'es Which consists of a very good residence, including A CAPITAL AND CAPACIOUS SHOP, binding eat to fifty feet in depth, in a situation particularly eligible to„ . ,7htle, and ne ar ly i n f ront o f F re d er i c k' s - p l ace. Th e pu bli c i ty great thoroughfare of the Old Jewry will always insure an 47 e - late rent to this f re eh o ld. Th e i e are su ffi c i ent bedrooms, with ' 4- roorns, kitchen, and all useful family accommodation ; and l 4 t im b , eis in perspective when the City improvements will require 1 1 , 44 , i use, and it need hardly to be remarked the great pecuniary attic"age that will be the result. uiars may be had twenty days prior to the sale on the pre ' • 44. 1 , 4 ; of Mrasrs. Amory, Sewell, and Moores, solicitors, Throg.- n-str' .. . et ; at the Auctio.i Mart; and at Mr. George Robins's -.vent-garden. Op b „ • v•SITE MR. TROTTER'S PARK at SOUTH MIMS, and v i , near to DANCER'S HILL, BARNET. LA ABODE, with Gardens and Pleasure.grounds, and a 14. — e mesne of Thirty-three Acres around it, the high North Road si ng through the Estate, and Mr. Byng's clove by, Land-tax Me etited . GEORGE ROBINS is instructed by the 41 1 1 - Trustees for Sale of the late Henry Heyman, Esq., to ba r •by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Mart, London, on THURS.- , • A l October 3, at Twelve, in Two Lots, ttok . o v f e te rZdesirable FREEHOLD and COPYHOLD ESTATE, Mob, MANOR OF LORD SALISBURY, fourteen Miles from London, and on the completion of the tjde ri "j Railway passing by it, it will be within twenty minutes' of the great metropolis. It comprehends a very PRETTY VILLA ABODE, vUit KNOWN AS LAUREL COTTAGE, no pretending, but with great capability ; to achieve this, in it is made known that an outlay of 200!. or 300!. will be t o i:Densable ; this, with the aid of a clever artiste, will restore it sh:ancient renown, and render it fully adequate to all the legi ' 4 wants of a citizen or respectable family. ink s THE REV. - G. M. MYERS k tio mn toesticated here for several years; at Michaelmas his occu. ant Will cease, and the purchaser may have possession at a b's notice.. The situation is quite prepossessing ; it is a little 1 O ed from, but in full view of, the high north road; the gardens Vi4 4 encircle it are improved by thriving plantaions, and the Ito t 2 adorned by a large conservatory and grapery ; the coach. 4 1 / 4 7 a nd stables, and the far 1.-buildings, are shut out of view, io t t2 4ll Y ample. The neighbourhood is very sociable, and the 417 y select. The ensemble has AR XISH CHARACTER. EXTENDING TO THIRTY. W 1.1 „ ), THREE ACRES ,7, meadow and pasture, refreshed when in need by the 'wet that divides it ; and the other boundary is the IN 1 'HIGH *NORTH TURNPIKE ROAD; rnediatery vis.a-vis to a iid It• TROTTER'S PARK AND LODGE GATES, ' - "Y a short distance from the mansion of George Byng, Esq., whe - THE WORTHY M.P. FOR MIDDLESEX. Vtiloitreaent occupier of the land is Mr. Taylor, of South Mims, tena ncy expires Sept. 29 this year. The rent is only Tliere;, ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS A YEAR. ottiki a considerable frontage to the high road, calculated to .I,upon successfully. tiet4 es tate can b e seen a t an y ti me , w ith th e p erm i ss i on o f Mr. r : a nd the vill a b y as ki ng l eave o f t h e R ev. M r. M yers . Par kb., h ad, 21 d ays b e f. re t h e sa l e, at t h e G reen M an, B arne t ; the 14 -e Ho st of the Green Dragon, New-road (and very near to IhrZmi) ; of Messrs. Xinoi y , Sewell, and Moores, solicitors, 11%7 - 7" ' etnlZton -str eet -at Auction Mart; ' and at Mr. George : Offi ces, Covent garden . A lithographic drawing will particulars of sale. - _ Es ct ttSE AND COMFORT IN SHAVING RS. B. and S. COIVVAN'S invaluable 141 t NCt n c.r, ;,,,-ARTO PENER ( N STROP,P atrooi or QUA DRILATERAL his Royal CHlNESEHighness hc..sed by tul to.AJpEar). renders the operation of shaving no longe , .. t most tender skin. liv a very simple process 1. , ,e COZ. a .Y, s PeedilY be given tothe bluntest razor or penknife, 4ia ni ien•• t icaj , Peculiarly tempered razors and shaving powder. trlQution .trePs are now exhili*ting at the Royal Pol.: technic b.-- c o the ta , R.oyal Adelaide Gallery, Lowther Ae:!ade, from lip - KLat th e f lattenng certificates have been sent, 'which may be kerf - 7..,, t heSt " rb v p e , nt° : r s, B , and S. COWV.AN, 164, Fenchurch.street, macers i t , may be obtained, as well as of a , re-pectable . the United Kingdom, price ss. 7s. 6d. and "et' nai.t.- 1 "alY be had, Cowvan's Canton Razor Strop Paste, at e Shaving Powder Is. 6d. per box. une are genuine, except those marked and Spelt .beial and S. COWVA.N allowance to the trade and shipper's, EI.LMPLES. I 4 ..v 040 •- _, ~7!., , I. ;,-, Bents Bonus in 5 75 g ..y ~., .7. r. g Premium. , q added. Cash. —S . ' g o ". if , " £ £ s. d. r A s. 41. A s. d. £ s. d. A s. ds I 1837 170 9 3 77 6 1 12 3 9 346 2 3 eo'looo 74 $ 4 1825 144 2 2 64 5 6 916 4 296 13. 4 I 1839 116 16 0 51 111 711 9 247 4 5 The division •f profits is animal, and the next will be made in De cember of the present year. This institution offers many • important and sabstautial advan- , tages with respect both t• Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without ex pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid,. (see table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. ' Assurinces for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rater. - - F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Sec. PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, in post Bvo., with upwards of 59 characteristic Illu_stra- • tions by Leech, price Bs., THE COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR. By the Author of "The Comic Latin Grammar," "A very clever jeu d'csprit, and both in text and embellishments replete with laughable matters. He would be a cynic indeed•who would not con his grammar by this little volume, and find learning his task about as entertaining a piece of amusement as could be' de sired even for play."—Literary Gazette. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. To be had also of all Booksellers. 1 METROPOLITAN NEW BUILDING.ACT. ' • NO. 82 of THE 'BUILDER, for THIS DAY contains, in aDouble Number, price 6(1., the whPle Of the Clauses of the NEW METROPOLITAN BUILDING ACT—En graved Illustrations and Accounts of the Old Bffildings of the British Museum, and of the Ancient Seal of St. Paul's Cathedral—Wylson 01l the Treatment and Uses of Timber—Church-building and Railway Intelligence—the News relating to Architecture—and a variety of other useful and entertaining matter. • Office, 2, York-street, Covent-garden ; and of all Booksellers. HOOD'S MAGAZINE for SEPTEMBER, price 2s. 6d., illustrated with Cuts in the "Comic Annual" style, contains :—The continuation of " Our Family,': a Nqvel of do mestic interest. By the Editor—Also Camberwell Fair towards Mid night—Dallady the Negress—The Husk and the Grain, &c., unpublished Sonnet. By the late John Keats—A new Poent- By' R. Monckton Milnes, Esq., M.P.—And other Articles, of diversified' interest, by T. Hood, F. 0. Ward, Andrew Winter, Dr. Shelton Mac kenzie, LL.D., Miss Lawrence, &c. London : Henry Renshaw, 356, Strand ; and all.BookstillerS. F R ASER'S MAGA ZINDI:kr..SEPTE MBER TPrice 2s. 6d., contains : ' 1. A Fortnight's Novel Reading —The Fortunes of the Falconars— English Fireside—The Triumphs of Time—SydnetiVorcorn— Mrs. Postans' Facts and Fictions—Ellen y Lady Georgiana Fullarton. • 2. A Vision of Hoar-Frost. 3. Classics of the Table.—Dessert, Fruit, Sweetmeats, and 4. Suniassie. 5. The Pulpit in the Nineteenth Century. 6. French Fashionable Life Two Hundred Years ago. Ministers, and Courtiers. 7. Historic Fancies." By tiiellom. Sydney Smythe. 8. Concerning Dos,atealing,.4.ny.Larry Bow-wow-Irovi. 9. An Ethnological Spec..44totjon!Sait. , 10. Campbelllana. 1. The Luck of Barry Lynclsal ; a Romance of the Last By Fitz-Boodle. , . •. 12. Some Account of the Official Jesters, or Court Fools. 13. The Late Session. G. W. Nickisson, -215, Regent-street, Lendon ,iquettrs, [onarchs ;~ ~ ~': ~~ 'ent.tu7. THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAINEr for SEPTEMBER, price 2s. 6(14.c010441,4 AbysslntaThe 3 - 176 - .:4ott to Shoa. Carleton's Traits and Stories — New Edition. Barbarous Rhymes on Barbarous Times; by Giles Dolittle. Canova and his Works; Part 11. ; Conclusion. Lord Eldon. Major Lynch's Journal of a Residence among the Ghilzies in 1839-40; Part I. The Palace of Wealth—A Vision. The Nevilles of Garretstown ; a Tale of 1760.—Chapter IX.—The Tutor—Chapter X.—An Evening at Aylmer Castle—Chapter Xl.—The Churchyard —Chapter XIL—A Funeral and a Faction. Dublin : William Curry, jun. and Co. ; W. S. Orr and Co., London; and all Booksellers. ARMY AND NAVY. THE SEPTEMBER NUMBER OF COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE AND NAVAL AND MILITARY JOURNAL, Contains;—l. The Mary Rose and the French historians.-2. Sketch of Major-General Pollock's Campaign in Affghanistan in 1842. —3. Reminiscevees of a French Prison. By Flexible Grummet.-4. A Chapter in the History of John Company. By Colonel Firebrace. —5. Four Years of a Soldier's Life. By A Field Ofticer.-6 Sketch of the Punishments in the Royal Navy.-7. A Visit to Niagara.-8. Passages in the Life of a Sailor.-9. A Visit to Carraccas.-10. Battle of Busaco.-11. Entrance upon Military Life ; or my First March and my First Station. By Captain Dovaton.-12. The Musket ; a Retrospective Glance at the llistory of Fire-arms.-13. Memoir of Rear-Admiral the Hon. F. P. Ireby, C. 8.-14. The Affairs of Tahiti and Tangiers.-15. The late Brigadier-General E. T. Michell.--16. State of the Paniaub and Scinde.-17. Court-martial on Lieut. Gray, R.N.—Distributions of the Army and Navy, Promotions and Ap pointments, with all the Professional News of the Month, &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. • PRICE'S PATENT CANDLES are retailed by most of the respectable Dealers throughout the Kingdom at Oie Shilling per lb., at which price they are cheaper, taking into ac count the quantity of light given, than the commonest Tallow Dips. They are beautifully white, and burn without snuffing more bril liantly than the finest wax. The trade may obtain them wholesale from EDWARD PRICE awl CO., Belmont, Vauxhall ; or from PALMER and CO., Sutton street, Clerkenwell. SHEFFIELD PLATE MESSRS. HOR I'ON and CO., Silversmiths and Jewellers, 36, Ludgate-strect, St. Paul's, opposite Messrs. Everington's, offer to their Friends and the Public, at considerably reduced prices, their STOCK of GENUINE PLATED GOODS, which they warrant to be the manufacture of the first Sheffield Houses, and are of the most tasteful and modern designs, comprising Dish Covers, Corner. Dishes, Waiters, Ice Pails, Cake Baskets, Coffee and Tea Sets, Candlesticks, and every other article useful and orna mental. No common Birmingham ware kept. A large Stock of Jewellery and Watches, Fancy Silver and other articles, at prices well worthy the notice of Visitors to, as well as Residents of London. FMPLOYMENT.—Pers6ns having a little time to spare arc apprised that Agents continue to be appointed in London, and country towns, by the EAST INDIA. TEA COMPANY, or the sale of their celebrated teas. Offices, No. 9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard, Ttishopsgate-street. They are packed in showy leaden canisters, from one ounce to a pound, with the price and weight marked on each paeket, and but late trouble is occasioned by the sale. The license is only I Is. per annum, and many during the last nineteen years have roarlsed con siderable incomes by the agency without one shilling let or loss. Application to be rn.de (if by letter post-paid) as above. IMPORTANT to FAMILIES FURNISHING. —A considerable saving can be effected in the purchase of Furnishing Ironmongery, by visiting the PANKLIBANON IRON WORKS, 58, Baker-street, Portman-square, where may be in spected the most extensive STOCK of IRONMONGERY GOODS In the Kingdom, consisting of kitchen cooking utensils, German silver wares, drawing-room stoves, shower and vapour baths, ornamental ron work, garden implements, japanned water cans and toilette pails, hest Sheffield plate, kitchen ranges, fenders and fire-irons, tea trays, ornamental wirework, lower stands, table cutlery, &c. Every article being marked in plain figures, at the lowest possible price, will fully convince purchase rs at t'lls establishment of the great advantage re sulting from Cash payments, as the proprietors warrant every article of the very best manufacture, at a saving of at least 30 per cent.— THORPE, FALLOWS, and Co., 58, Baker-street, Portman-square. —A liberal allowance to merchants and captains. READING SAUCE, FOR FISH, GRAVIES, HASHES, STEAKS, &c. T and C. COCKS, 'the Sole Proprietors and 'Jr • Manufacturers of the celebrated READING SAUCE, beg nse,st respectfully to cautiv the Public against the daily frauds and Impositions' practised by many London and Country Oilmen, who are offering for sale their own spurious compositions as Reading Sauce. This SAUCE is patronised and recommended by most Families in the Kingdom, and as a Sauce for general use it stands unrivalled. It Is retailed by all respectable Oilmen and Fish Sauce Vendors in the Kingdom. Be particular in asking for " COCKS'S' READING SAUCE," warranted to keep twenty years in any climate.—All others are Counterfeits.—Observe the name " J. & C. COCKS," on the Seal and Label of each Bottle. THE BEST gNOLISH WATCHES. AB. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No. 9, Cornhill, London, apposite the Bank, re west the atten tion of rarchasers to their Stock of London-made PATENT LEVER WATCHES, which are manufactured by themselves in their own house. In Siver Cases, with the Detached Escapement and jewelled, the prices are Four Guineas and a Half, Six, and Eight Guineas 'each ; or in gold cases, Ten, Twelve, Fourteen, and S xteen Guineas each. The very large stoc< offered for selection includes every description, enabling a customer to select that which is more particularly adapted to his own use. F'QRNITURE-BROKERS BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION, —Thursday the annual meeting of the subscribers, &c. to this Institution was held at the Crown and Anchor Twvern, Strand. James Winter, Esq., the Treasurer, presided. The object of this Institution is the establish.. memt, by donations and subscriptions, of a fund for the relief of decayed and distressed furniture-brokers (being members of the trade) and their widows, and orphan c'Aildren of members of the Institution. It appears that the Society was formed on the 29th of June, 1839, and enrolled according to Act of Parliament July, 1840. Since its commencement the proceedings of the Com mittee have been attended with much success. The pen sioners receive 151. each per annum. The Secretary read the report for the last year, which congratulated the subscribers on the continued prosperity, there being altogether an available balance of 1,0001. after the deduc tion of all expenses; 800/. of the same is invested with the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, 2001 being in the hands of the Treasurer. An addi tional sum of NU had been added to the amount of stock during the past year. The report having been re ceived and adopted, the meeting proceeded to the election of additional pensioners, after which a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, who, having acknowledged the compliment, dissolved the meeting. II th Regiment of Foot—Capt. L. C. Conran, from the 56th Foot, to be Captain, vice Cox, who exchanges, Aug. 30. 424 Foot—Capt. C. B. Grey, from half-pay 9th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice W. Beales, who ex changes ; Lieut. A. W. Macdonald to be Captain, vice Grey, who retires ; Ensign the Hon. G. H. E. Grant to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Macdonald ; C. C. Graham, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Graut, Aug. 30. 45th Foot—Lieut. 11. T. Vialls to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Williams, who retires ; Ensign J. li'Crea to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Vialls ; W.-L.ll7oM ford, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M'Crea, Aug. 30. 56th Eoot—Capt. S. S. Cox, from the 11th Foot, to be Captain, vice Conran, who exchanges, Aug. 30. 77th Foot—Ensign G. H. S. Willis to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rooke, who retires ; St. L. Gordow, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Willis, Aug. 30. 88th Foot—Ensign J. G. Crosse to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Laffan, who retires ; B. B. Mauleverer, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Crosse, Aug. 30. 89th Foot—Lieut. G. L. D. Amiel, from the 55th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Newbury, appointed Pay master of the Rifle Brigade, Aug. 30. 97th Foot—Ensign S. M. Hawkins to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Corratice, who retires ; C. H. Lumley, Gent., to be Ensign,'ll . purchase, vice Hawkins, Aug,,3o. - 2,1 West India Regiment—C. J. G. Willi ams , Gent., to be Ensign; without purchase, vice Whelan, deceased, Aug. 30. BREVET.—Capt. C. B. Grey, of 42d Foot, to be Majbr in the Army, Jan. 1.0, 1837. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. FREDERICK WILLIAM FIDDIAN, architect;. 'Birmingham. ' BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM PARSONS, starch manufacturer, Upperk, Eaton-sweet, Pimlico, "to surrender Sept. 7, at twelve,- and Oct. 11, at eleven, at _the Court of Bankruptcy; Whitmore; official assignee, Basingball-street ; Barron and Cullen, Bloomsbury =square. ALFRED .GOODEVB, warehouseman, Alderman bury, City, Sept. 9,4tt two, and Oct. 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Bir chin-lane, ; Reed and Shaw, Friday-street, Cheapside. • JEREMIAH- SANDERS, carpenter, Reach, Cam .bridgeshire, Sept,.ll, at : half-past eleven, and Oct. 10, at half- past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell,. official assignee, 3asinghall-street ; Hustwick, Soham, Cain bridge. - - JOHN LOWTHER, builder, Queen's-row, Penton ville, Sept. 10, aLpyelve, and Oct. 11, at, l eleven, at the 'C'euft Bankrupt Cy. Edwards,' official.as - signee, Fre derick's-place, Old Jewry; Jacobs, WinCheiter-buildings, Winchester-street, City. • RANQE,- g'pac,er, Wigan, 'Lancashire, Sept,-.10, at one, acid Sept. 30, , v at twelve, at the Man ,ehester`DistriCt -Court. Hobson, official assignee, Man chester ; Cornthwaite and Adams, Dean'S'-court, Doc tors'-commons, London ; Cornthwaite,' Liverpool. :WILLIAM ,ALEX'ANDER, BROOKS, quarryman, jsTeviciatl-ttponayne, Sept m .6,.4. wave' and Oct. 7, At .one, ift the lcewctiStl.:UpO'n-Tyne Distriet'Court. Wak: ley,' 'official , asii*dee,• Newcagtr&Oon-Tyne ; Harle; Newcastle-upon-Tyne -:.Chikholtne; Hall, and Gibson, " -Lincoln's Inn-fields, L ondon. RALPH HODGSON, grocer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sept. 6, at half-pgst eleven, and Oct. 4, at two, at the • Nevticaatle=upon-Tyne" District Court. - 'Baker, Official „towage, IN ewcastle-npon-T}ne; Ingledew, Newcastle upon- Tyne; Williamson and Hill, Gray's Inn, London, THOMAS PATTERSON and JOHN CODLING, earthenware manufacturers, Gateshead-fell, Durham, Sept. 11, at eleven, and Oct. 10, at one, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, o ffi cial assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Clayton and Cookson, Lincoln's Inn New-square, London; Clayton and Dunn, or Bunn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. EDWARD ROBERTS, corn merchant, Liverpool, Sept 11, and Oct. 9, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Maples and Co., Frederick's-place,, London; Fairclougb, Liverpool. • NOTICE OF INSOLVENCY. T. Webster, bricklayer. Wakefield, Yorkshire. SECOND NOTICES. E. Pease, clerk, Margaret-street, Stepney, Sept. 5, at eleven, at, the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. J. Lancashire, joiner, Blackley, Lancashire, Sept. 13, at twelve, at the Court- of. Bankruptcy. Pott, official assignee. G. Jones, factory earikr, Manchester, Sept. 12, at ekven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, officialassignee.. G. Vernon, joiner, Hulme, Lancashire, Sept. 11, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee. J. Knight, leather cutter, Long-lane, Bermondsey, Sept. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. DIVIDENDS. J. llawarden, R. Myerscough, and J. Jackson, cotton cloth manufacturers, Little Bolton, Lancashire, Sept. 25, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court —C. Biggs, commission agent, Manchester, Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court—J. Wood, woollen manufac turer, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, Sept. 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—E. Jones, grocer, Liverpool, Sept. 23, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—G. Cleverley, builder, Caine, Wiltshire, Sept. 23, at twelve, at the Bristol District —Court—P. Walters and M. Llewellyn, timber merchants, Neath, Glamorganshire, Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—T. L. Gordon, cabinet maker, Exeter, Oct. 10, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. J. F. Garnett, hatter, Wellington-street, Southwark, Sept. 23—J. L. Loraine, wine merchant, Newcastle upon-Tyne, Sept. 23—T. L. Gordon, cabinet maker, Exeter, Oct. 3—J. C. Burton and T. Cave, jun., lace manufacturers, Nottingham; Sept. 26—J. Taylor, com mission merchant, Liverpool, Sept. 24—J. Carpenter, surgeon, Roth well, Northamptonshire, Sept. 20—W. Austin, builder, Bell-street, Edgware-road, Sept. 20- -J. Fletcher, paint manufacturer, Liverpool, Sept. 20 —C. F. Oppenheim, ship owner, George-street, Alinories, Sept. 20—C. Robinson, oil merchant, Great Trinity lane, Sept. 20—J. S. Christophers, merchant, East India-chambers, Leadenhall•street, Sept. 20—W. Bur ton, upholsterer. Kintr-street, Soho, Sept. 20. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Hubbert and T. C. Humble, ship loaders, London— E. Harper, J. Broadhurst, and J. J. Cuff, goldsmiths, Regent-street—E. S. Curling, E. Hodges, and T. Eng . land, merchants, Deal—W. H. and T. H. Biggs, grocer, Bristol—J. Johnson, T. Cargill, W. Cargill, and C. Headlam, merchants, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (so far as regards J. Johnson)—E. Powell, T. Edwards, and W. Roberts, cutlers, Chester—G. F. Lyde and H. Mathews, hosiers, Farringdon-street—J. Poole, sen., and R. Green, wine merchants, Savage-gardens, Crutched-friars—J. Tomkinson and R. C. Tomkinson, jun., paper, makers, Birmingham—S. Longden and J. Rickett, millers, Shef field—C. and W. H. Nelson, engravers, Birmingham— W. Potts and W. Hampson, grocers, Liverpool—S. Sherlock and R. Orme, tea dealers, Warrington, Lanca shire—J. Moffitt and T. Millman, tailors, Jersey. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. . _ . ALEXANDER LYLE, sen., grazier, Polmont, Stir lingshire, Sept. 6 and 21, at one, at the chambers of Henderson and Smith, Falkirk. JAMES BUCHANAN, commission merchant, Glis gow, Sept. 3 and 24. at twelve, at the chambers of C. and R. Baird, Glasv,ow. CII ARLES HAY NIMMO and GEORGE BU CHANAN, ship brokers, Glasgow, Sept. 4 and 25, at twelve, at the chambers of Moody and M'Clure, Glasgow. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending Aug. 27, 1844, is 325. 31d. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs'paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. BANK ISSUES. The Gazette of last night contains the following re turns under the new " Act to make further provision relative to the Returns to be made by Banks of the amount of their Notes in circulation." The period is twelve weeks • prior to the 27th of April last, and the average amount in each case is certified by two of her Majesty's Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes : Taunton Think, at Taunton, Dunster, and Barnp- £ ton—ll. and R. Badcock Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Runge r • ford Bank, at Marlborough, Hungerfbrd, and Calne—W. Tanner and G. 11. Pinckney 19,073 Stamford and Rutland Bank, at Stamford, Up pingharn, and Oakharn—Eaton and Co 31,858 Kendal Bank, at Kendal—Wakefield and Co. Worcester Bank, at - Kidderrninster—G. Farley , and A. Turner 14,Z709 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Corn • pany, at Stamford, Spalding, Boston, Oundle, and other places 55,721 North Wilts Banking Company, at Melksham, Devizes, Bradford, Trowbridge, and other places North and South Wales Bank, at Liverpool, Chester, Wrexham, Oswestry, andother places 63,991 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Com pany, at Nottingham, Newark, Mansfield, East Retford, and other places 29,477 Halifax Commercial Banking Company,at Halifax 13,733 Pares' Leicester Banking Company, at Leicester, llinckley, Loughborough, Melton Mowbray, and Lutterworth Bank of Westmoreland, at Kendal 12,225 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, at Wake field 14,604 Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, at Sheffield 23,524 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, at Stourbridge, Kidderminster, and Stratford upon-Avon Stockton and Durham County Banking Com pany, at Stockton and Guisborough 8,290 Shropshire Banking Company, at Shiffnal, Wel lington, Newport, and Coalbrookdale 47,951 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, at Whitehaven and Penrith SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOB E.—This morning s Post publishes the fol- Jowing paragraph 4 4 -4 "TRANCE'AND EN(GLAN)D "At an early hour this morning we were'AtifOrmed, on what we were assured was good authority, - that an important crisis has now arrived in the relations between England and France. "According to our informant, the receipt of the in telligence from Mogadore on Tuesday night was im mediately followed by the dispatch of a special courier to Paris as the bearer of a communication from Lord Aberdeen to M. Guiaot. His Lordship is said to have demanded the immediate evacuation of the island of Mogadore by the for* under his Royal Highness the Prince Joinville, and to have intimated that; in the event of a refusal to' withdraw the French troops, measures would forthwiths,be taken, in comformity with the established usagein suniliir circumstances. " The deep interest involved in this statement makes -us regret that, at the period at which we write, it is not Possible flit- us, of our own knowledge, to affirm or deny the truth of it." We have, of course, no official means of confirm ing, or contradicting, this piece of intelligence; but we think we have sufficient previous evidence to lead ..us to disbelieie it. Our Ministerial prints of yester '4 made out the Mogadore doings rather [ t ffiOsfactory than other wise ; and we do' not i*lppOSet they would have thus treated so serious a `matter absolutely without hints from head-quarters. Independent of this apoaryphal piece of news, there is abundantly enough of undoubted authenticity to justify no ordinary anxiety in the consistent friends of peace in both countries. Amongst those friends of . peace we take leave to claim our, however humble, rank; and to deny altogether the soft impeachment (from a soft source) of " our warlike Contemporaries." ' Warlike we are not, most assuredly; but we assuredly would have been betterprepared for war. The charge of faction we repel with. condign' contempt. We are not of that faction which sounded the war trumpet five years back or so, when nothing like war threat ened. We are not of that faction which, while in Opposition, made it a merit to encourage increased armaments ; and which' no sooner obtained place than it Inade a merit of cutting those armaments again down. We are not of that faction Which cried wolf! wolf!" in 1839, and when the wolf really prowled, .had lulled the nation to sleep with the entente cordiale. STANDARD.—The Morning Post, of this day,_ publishes , an. announcement of Communication made by LonliAberdeen• IQ Oil Witich Gpvernwent: is one of qhaie cOnvenient 41.iternents, which, for the day at'least, it impossible to contradic t; because there is no one who can directly cow tradict, except the Foreign. Secretary himself, and his lips are sealed. Lord Aberdeen might, indeed, if he looked only to the particular case, say (as we are sure ha can truth -fisieri) that the whole is a pure invention ; but then,' if a Foreign Secretary, were once to open the practice of contradicting newspaper falsehoods, that practice must in the end 'come to this, that he must contradict every mis-statement put forward to fish the foreign policy of the Government, which would be the same thing as a daily publication of the minutes and correspondence of the Foreign-office Unable, however, as we are to contradict directly from authority the mischievous statement of the Morning Post, we think that there can be little difficulty in demonstrating its utter falsehood by the indirect process. It is, in fact, in the very highest degree improbable that the Earl of Aberdeen has made any such communication as that reported by the Morning Post, and if his Lordship has made any such commun i ca ti on , it is per. fectly impossible that the Morning Post can know anything of the matter. It is in the very highest degree improbable, that the British Minister should demand that the Royal French Admiral be ordered to evacuate a post of which he has merely taken a military possession, and upon which Great Britain or an ally of G rea t B r i ta i n , h as no c l a im, and which notoriously beings to the empire with which France .is at war. France might as well have insisted upon our abandonment of Hong-Kong or Chusan. The permanent occupation of the island of Mogadore may be the subject of future negotiation should France insist upon it, or should Great Britain care about it, and we confess that we think the one as improbable as the other, but it is apparent that the time for such negotiations is not yet arrived, nor, as we fear, very near at hand. France and Morocco are still unfortunately at war, and it is one of the incidental rights of . war to hold military possessions of the fortresses and territories of the enemy, unquestioned by third parties. As to the demand of a provisional' engagement to surrender the island at the end of the war, such a demand would seem to be an i nsu l t to the Government which has already disclaimed any purpose of retaining the dominions of the Emperor of Morocco—and at all events the one engagement would not be of more worth than the other ; we do not say this as slighting the value of the first engagement, for we have an implicit confidence in. the integrity of the present Government of France, which is in all re spects the opposite of the Cabinet that cheated us in the affair of Algiers • we say it merely to mark the improbability ;hat a second engagement should be required specially relating to Moga dore. Next, admitting the wild hypothesis that the Earl of Aberdeen has, in fact, made the demand imputed to him, arises the question, how was the Morning Post to know anything of the matter ? The Morning Post, we presume, does not claim to be in Lord Aberdeen s confidence, and even supposing it to possess the key of M. Guizot's bureau, there has not been time for the news to make the journey back from Paris. The we have said before, an utter falsehood, and no one w h o h as o b served the effect of similar falseh oo d s upon th e t emper of the French people will dispute th a t it i s a mos t whole is, then, as mischievous falsehood.. There is little hope, how ever, that . any experience of the ill effect of such practices will cause them to be discontinued. The Duke of Wellington in his letters and dispatches th from the Peninsula between 1808 and 1813 ; makes more frequent complaint of the gossip ing and not always accurate commu n i ca ti ons of his officers to annoyance ; London yet newspapers, than of any other ()gh the honour of the British arms and the safety of every man of the Duk e ' s army were more or less compromised by the indul gence of this vicious habit, it continued to be indulged, and will continue, we fear, to the end of time. When, however, the . peace of the world comes to he perilled by new spaper gossipping and newspaper lies, the subject assumes a very serious complexion. MR. HAMPTON'S BALLOON ASCEN T AT CHELTEN" HAM.—On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Hampton, the in trepid aeronaut, made a most beautiful and majestic ascent with his new balloon from Pitville Gardens, Chel tenham. This being the place where he distinguished himself by a parachute descent, the inhabitants and visi tors of Cheltenham determined to give him every patron age and support. As the weather was fine and encou raging to his well-wishers, the gardens were numerously attended by persons of rank and respectability. At quarter-past five o'clock, the " monster balloon" left the gardens amidst the hearty cheers of the spectators. There being little wind, the balloon rose almost perpen and passing slowly over the town, a mo s t dicularly, splendid view was afforded and enjoyed. After being in mid air for more than an hour, Mr. Hampton and his companion, Mr. Carter, jun., descended on the west side of Dry Mill, the locality where his parachute alighted in the year 1838. Cairmort.—ln reference to the case of Miss John ston, of 27, Charlotte street West, White Conduit-fields, whose painful situation has been fully detailed, it is ne cessary to caution the public not-to be imposed upon by parties who are suspected to be going about to obtain fraudulently subscriptions in her name. VISIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT. PORTSMOUTH, Aria. 29.—This morning his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by Mr. G. E. Anson, Private Secretary to his Royal Highness ; Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting ; and two servants of the Royal Household, arrived at the Gosport terminus of the Smith-Western Railway at 18 minutes to eleven o'clock, iii a e;u3eial train ; which left the Farnborough station at 12 minutes id fling o'clock, The special train was accompanied as far as Farnborough statute. by Mr. Chaplin, the clis.irman of the South-Western Railway Company, and by Mr. C. Stovin, the general manager ; Messrs. Martin and Gouch, engineers ; and several others of the principal officers of the South-Western Railway. The visit of his Royal Highness was strictly private ; not an individual, excepting the officers of the railway, was in waiting at the terminus to receive his Royal Highness; who, with the few attendants, ap peared in private dress, and totally unaccompanied by any outward insignia of ? royalty. His Royal Highness walked, without loss of time, accompanied by his attend ants, to the Royal Clarence Victualling-yard, a short distance from the railway terminus, where the august party was received by the Captain Superintendent of that establishment, Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, and the members of the Hon. Board of Admiralty, now on their annual visit of inspection to this port. The barge of Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker was in waiting at the stairs of the Royal Clarence-yard to receive the royal visitor; into this he stepped, and, accompanied by his suite, was speedily alongside the Admiralty steam-vessel Black Eagle, Mr. 4,,c9o4,l4gootoomthiegli*,-ithich iirtived from lreiiri.,iCh in the night, and was moored in the harbour with her steam • up, all ready at a moment's warning. 'lmmediately on the embarkation of his Royal Highness a royal salute of 21 guns was fired from the several ships in harbour, which hoisted the royal standard, and manned their yards, but so unlooked for was the visit, that no one knew to whom the honour was paid, but all suppostd - to the 'Lords of the Admiralty. The royal standard floated from the mast-head of the Black Eagle, which went out of harbour without a moment's delay. On passing the Platform Battery no salute was fired; but on nearing the Collingwood the royal standard was run up to the main, the yards manned, a salute of 21 guns fired, and three hearty cheers, heard, high above the roar, greeted the splendid vessel .and -- her noble freight. In twenty minutes after his Royal Highness landed, at Cowes; but further than thafhis Royal High ness's visit relates to the approaching residence of- her Majesty at the Isle of Wight, and that he had come to conclude the necessary arrangements for her Majesty's reception, we were unable to ascertain, the visit and negotiations being strictly private. - The Prince left the island about twenty minutes to three o'clock on his return to the railway station, where the train which conveyed his Royal Highness was ordered to be in readiness by four. Vast numbers of respectable persons assembled on the pier at Ryde, to witness• the return of the royal party, and every glass was in requisition,_ and pointed to the general object of interest, On leaving Ryde, the Black Eagle was steered alongside the Collingwood, 80, Captain Smart, when his Royal Highness went on board, accompanied by Colonel Wylde and Mr. Anson, and inspected the internal fittings of that noble ship. His Royal High ness was received on the quarter-deck by Rear-Admiral Sir George Seymour, whose flag she carries, Captain Smart, Commander Broadhead, and a distinguished paity of officers and ladies. His Royal Highness par took of - refreshment, and at twenty-five minutes to four re-embarked on board the Black Eagle. On leaving, the Collingwood, the yards were again manned, and a royal salute again fired. On nearing Portsmouth, the inhabiiants, having beCome acquainted with the visit of his Royal Highness, 'crOwded the walls, anxious to gain a glimpse, if not &Nis Royal Highness, of the beautiful vessel which carried him, and being at the part of the day 'when the streets are generally crowded, the spec tacle was most etlliVeninF, thousands or spectators having assembled. This time the Platform . Battery poured forth a salute of 21 guns, the royal Standard floated from the liing'S bastion; and the scene was one ,of the most enlivening description. The steamer passed ,up the harbour at a +tarter past fnur-, - 4,1.0ck, Mid was `•ikalutcid with g I &pp, (Oa the, V,iiii:toir, - 12neen,afld "Ex-. dr yards `mantled: . ..On arrival the Prince 'disembarked; at othe Itoyal Cla- Te4ce-yard, and at a few minute before five o'clock, re-" entered the train for Windsor. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. TRE_LORDS OP THE ADMIRALTY AT PORTS - - MOUTH': The Right Hon. the Earl of Haddington, Admiral Sir George Cockburn, the Secretary of the Admiralty, attended by Mr. Woolley, of the private office of the Admiralty, arrived at the Port Admiral's house in the dockyard on Tuesday evening. The Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry joined them early on Wednesday morning, arriving in the Rocket steamer from Cowes. The Board of Admiralty proceeded on Wednesday morning to make their annual inspection of the dockyard, attended by Captain Brandreth, Director General of Works, Sir W. Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy, Captain Beatson, R.E., Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, &c. They proceeded to inspect the Prince Regent, raseeing, the new brigs in the basin, the Scourge, building ; and they occupied considerable time in viewing the Royal Frederic, 110, and Princess Royal, 90, building, on which vessels the rn shipwrights are now at work ; they then pro ceeded to view the new ships, and the excavations for the steam basin. After inspecting the other depart ments of the yard, the Board, about noon, repaired to the Admiral's house for refreshment, and at half past one embarked in the Admiral's barge with Rear- Admiral Superintendent Hyde Parker, C. 8., the Admi ralty flag flying in the boat, and proceeded up the har bour to the Victoria and Albert, the Queen's Royal yacht, which vessel was minutely inspected, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence receiving their Lordships, and hoisting the Admiralty flag. The Board then repaired to the Neptune, 120, advanced ship, to inspect her ma gazine and other fittings. The barge then returned to the Admiral's stairs, and landed some of the party, Lord Haddington and the Hon. S. Herbert proceeding in the barge to Spithead, to visit the Collingwood, 80, on board which ship Rear-Admiral Sir G. Seymour re ceived his visitors, with manned yards, and a salute of 13 guns ; not visiting her officially as a Board of Admiralty, no Admiralty flag was hoisted. The party, after remainine; on board a considerable time, returned on shore. Lord Haddington, we are sorry to say, is slightly indisposed, which prevented his Lordship dining with the Admiral Superintendent on Wednesday evening. The other members of the Board, with the heads of the depart ment, availed themselves of the hospitality of the gal lant Admiral. Yesterday morning the Board of Admiralty resumed their work of inspection, but the Earl of Haddington's indsiposition prevented his accompanying them in their tour. They went over the Royal Clarence Victualling yard, and the Royal Hospital at Haslar, and in the afternoon went off for the Excellent. The firing of the shells from this ship at the Swiftsure to try their vffect, will not take place for a week or ten days, in consequence of some bulk-heads and some arti cles which are ordered to be cleared out of her. To-day the Earl of lladdington will hold a levee at the Royal Naval College, when his Lordship will see officers who have not attended any levee since August last. In the evening it it expected the Board will return to London by railway. We are sorry to hear that our gallant and worthy Commander-in-Chief, Sir Charles Rowley, has been prevented from attending at his post at the visit of the Board of Admiralty, by reason of another and very se vere attack of his old complaint. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Aug. 24.—Ariadne cutter, M. J. Higgins, Esq., from Weymouth. 26.—Reindeer cutter, John Moone, Esq., Torquay ; Petrel cutter, Earl of Ilchester, Eastward. 27.—Charm cutter, Sir Wm. Galway, Bart., Boulogne. 28.—Flirt schooner, Sir B. R. Graham, Bart., Ply mouth ; Zephyretta schooner, Henry Hope, Esq., Ply mouth ; Spider cutter, John E. Lacon, Esq., Plymouth ; Corsair cutter, John Congreve, Esq., Plymouth. SAILINGS. Aug. 26.—Osprey cutter, John Petre, Esq., for Ports mouth (to lay up) ; Xarifa ,schooner, Earl of Wilton, Plymouth. 28.—Hebe cutter, A. W. Corbett, Esq., Southampton (left for the season). 29.—Camilla schooner, Thomas Hallifax, jun., Eiq., Westward, on a cruise ; Charm cutter, Sir Wm. Gall way, Bart., Plymouth. AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Cutters—Pearl, Phantom, Sparrowhawk, Alarm, Pe trel, Reindeer, Sea-flower, Aurora, Romulus, Corsair, Spider. Schooners—Ariel, Flirt, Zephyretta. Yawl—Breeze. IN HARBOUR. Ariadne, Therese. ROYAL VISIT TO COWES, Ana. 29. The Royal yacht steamed down from Portsmouth this morning, and landed Prince Albert and his suite at Os borne Howe. After viewing the house and grounds his Royal Highness re• embarked in the Victoria and Albert. Her Majesty is expected on Thursday next. Lord, Adolphus Fitzclarence has taken apartments on the Ma rine-parade. Lord Ernest Bruce has a house on Castle terrace. The Duke of Montrose arrived from Scotland on Tuesday. Many of our fashionables have left in pur suit of the partridges, but the town is fast filling again. Lord Fitzhardinge gave a silver cup, value 501., to be sailed for by seven yachts yesterday, but there was too little wind to expect much sport. The winning yacht did not get in till nine A,m. this day. The Hon. and Rev. Grantham Yorke, brother to the Earl of Hardvvicke, has been instituted by the Bishop of Worcester to the rectory of St. Philip's, in this town. The Hon. and Rev. Gentleman has arriyed in Bir mingham.—. Birmingham Advertiser. Tho Learned Counsel stated, that the subject on which he p public b r l ( i ) c s rose m t to o a r d t d a r n e e s e sthe , Lord May connected nsio it was was w one of i th the di su g s r e ea o t r a fair which had existed 700 years, and which involved the interests of a great number of the citizens of London. The petitions were signed by 250 inhabitants, sixty-one licensed victuallers, and a number of cattle and sheep salesmen. They represented that the suppression of the fair (for it was at present merely a nominal fair) had in flicted a great injury upon the neighbourhood, many per ties having given large sums of money for the interest and advantages attendant upon the holding of such an cient customs ; that, as the fair was established upon charter to the City, carrying with it most important pri vileges and revenues, its abolition could not be contein plated without alarm by the inhabitants having an in terest in it ; that if the Lord Mayor, as head of the Corporation, would allow the fair to be holden as. in the year 1839, and so conducted, the peace of the neighbour hood would not be disturbed, the Inconveniences to trad would be of no moment, the interests of those having a legitimate claim, purchased at great cost, would be at tended to, and also the charters appreciated by those whose duty it was to see that not one of these valuable gratiti shouldTe 'allowed to renfailCdortfilint or inactive, but all carried out under such improvements, arrange mente, and superintendence as the times demanded. The Learned Counsel especially called his Lordship's at tention to the petition of the licensed victuallers, show ing the consequences of the alteration to them. Their leases cost them upwards of 30,5401 ; their rents, inde pendent of taxes, amounted to upwards of 4,880[ ; their licenses annually cost them upwards of 1,0671. 10;. ; their families consisted, of 601 persons, and their losses would, if the recommendation in the City. Solicitor's report was continued to be carried out, amount to up wards of 80,5201. That report, at the same timid that it showed that the very able person who drew it up ques tioned the discretion of interfering so strongly witnthe charter as to suppress the fair altogether, advised its gradual abolition by raising the price of the ground for the shows, so That the advance, if his Lordship did not at once interpose the authority of his recommendation, would upon the ensuing occasion be - ad great . as to prevent the possibility of exhibiting those entertainments which were the great means of assembling the crowds of the middle and lower ranks, by which the neighbourhood was benefited, and by which at a very cheap rate the visitors were harm lessly amused. Haring with much ingenuity combatted the strong arguments in the celebrated report alluded to, the Learned Counsel referred to the determined , opposi tion given by the City of London to the Parliamentary attempt to establish a market to the prejudice of Smith field market, in which the charter was put forward as a convincing argument against the innovation, aid said, that the Corporation ought to exercise great caution in doing any act by which they might themselves invalidate an authority upon which they` had successfully con tended against the attempts of others. The tiument that the fair was a public nuisance contained nothing in it. It might be said, and had been said, that' public houses, that gin-shops, that theatres; were public nui sances. They all had certain disadvantages attached to them, but were not those disadvantages immensely and beyond all proportion counterbalanced ? It was not long since a well-intentioned individual endeavoured to put a stop to railroad travelling on the Sabbath, and, by way of amends, to oblige poor people to go to ;church three or four times on that day; but the good sOnse of Parliament decided that it was better for the interests of society, and of religion too, that such an attempt to put down the nuisance of steam should be crushed; and ac• cordingly that formidable inroad upon the recreations of the public was most powerfully and successfully resists d: - In - foci,' the time had gone by for abridging the amuse ments of the people. - All over the town the shotls were seen to close, some at eight an 4 some at seven o'clock, for" the ptirpose of enabling hose who - labouted in the day to enjoy recreation at a reasonable period of ,the night. Why the restriction which was rejected so generally should be adhered to in the case of Bartho lomew fair be could not at all conceive. He could not see why the poor should be prevented from witnessing for a penny or twopence apiece in Bartholomew fair feats of jugglery as well performed as they were in_iKing street at the rate of half-a-crown a-bead.-4A, liittet)- He could not see why the titled ilia The wealthy should pay 20 guineas for a box to . witness the frivol it's manoeuvres of a dancer who could perhaps go round two 1 or three times oftener than her sister performer lon the temporary boards of Smithfield.----(Laughter.) What a pity it was that those who enjoyed that sort of frivolity should deny the more humble requirements I f the artisan, whose days were spent in toil, and who ooked once a year for the innocent pa,time which Barth() ()mew fair, with all its gay and lively wonders, afforded. ;If the temptations were alluded to as an argument, it wold be found in all conditions and scenes of life that dan emus spirit presented itself, and that all that philos phrrs i could say of it was, that the weakness of human iature was manifested under all circumstances, and th t the power of resistance to the passions which constantly solicited us was not more strongly exemplified at the Opera than at those places of social mirth and hirality to which the lower orders of society gained admission: The Learned Counsel concluded a very impressive speOch, of which the foregoing is but a slight sketch, by urge g the magnitude of the interests involved, and appealing o the justice and liberal feelings of the chief magistrate i n de ciding 1 upon the claims of the petitioners. ~ The LORD MAYOR said it was a pity thai. , Chet peti tioners had not applied to the Court of Common COuncil before the eleventh hour, if they expected that their ap peal would have produced any alteration in the enti ments of that body. The Markets Committee had, after a great deal of deliberation, determined to adopt the plan recommended in the report of the City Solicitor, as the best qualified to abate a nuisance of which the citi zens of London generally had long and loudly com plained, and their recommendation had met with the approbation of the representatives in the corporation. He was aware, that in carrying into effect the plan some injury would be inflicted, but he believed that the injury in the case of Bartholomew fair had been conside' ably overstated. He was not one of those who were de irons of abridging the recreations of the people, and it ight be advisable to consider whether some modifications might not be adopted consistently with the views of those who recommended the gradual abolition of the festival. It was quite impossible, however, that anything Could be done in the present year. 'At the proper time'next year the subject might be taken up and represented to the Markets Committee, for whose experience and judg ment the Corporation had a high respect; and he sbould take occasion to mention the nature of the claims of the petitioners and the arguments of their Learned Counsel. Mr. SWAN, the solicitor to the petitioners, thanked his Lordship upon the part of his clients, and said that they would be perfectly satisfied if the regulations of 1839 were acted upon, under the direction of the Lord Mvor; but the course pursued to destroy the^ fair was excessively rapid and ruinous. For a piece of ground for a show for which 25L was charged three years ago, the sum Of 50/. was charged the year immediately following,' and the enormous price of 751. was charged the year After that. Probably 90/. or 100/. would be the present de mand. Now the same ground, if purchased for stalls for gingerbread or toys, would cost about 151. So that it was plain the object was to remove all the elertients . of amusement. The LORD MAYOR—There is no doubt that the sup pression of the fair altogether would be most gratifying to the great mass of the citizens of London. Never • theless, I shall consider it to be my duty to represent what you have stated, and what has been so ably ar gued by Mr. Chambers, to the Markets Committee. BRITISH ARCHXOLOGICAL AllSOClATlON.—Thurs day the council announced the arrangements for their first annual meeting at Canterbury. The programme holds out some objects of high interest to the antiqua rian, and Monday, Sept. 9, the first general meeting will be held, when Lord Albert Conyngham, the president, will deliver an address, whilst there will be an evening eonversazione. in which a paper will be read on the Saxon barrows. Tuesday morning will be devoted to the opening of Saxon barrows in the park of Lord Albert Conyngham, at Bourne, and Thursday to excur sions to Richborough and Barfreston Church, to inspect the antiquities. The sections will be held on the inter mediate days, and on Friday evening an Egyptian mummy will be unrolled. Amongst other officers and members of the committee whose attendance has been promised are—Lord Albert Conyngham, p the Dean riesidSir R. Hamilton, Esq., F.R.S. •o Bethf Hereford,Ft S James Annesley, F.R.S.. William"A" ; Professor Buckland, W. Jer dan, Esq., Rev. Dr. Spry, J. R. Manche, o anche, Esq., Professor Willis, of C. mbrige, Charles Barry, Esq., Edward Blore, Esq., Decitnus BUrton, Esq., Messr s. John Britton, W. H. Ainsworth, T. Barrow; wC, F.S.A.,ro, liwellt J. Gough Ni c h o ll s, J. B THE CREW Or THE BRIG HANNAH, OF DUNDEE. —lnstructions have been received by the authorities at Quebec to liberate the crew of the brig Hannah, Capt •am Soutar (not Lowther, as formerly reported), of Dundee, who are imprisoned at Quebec on suspicion of having b een guilty of piracy, and the murder of the commander, in the river St. Laurence, early in July last. Capt. Soutar is alive and well. It will be remembered that the crew urged him to take to the boats, there being nine feet of water in the hold at the time, and thathe havingperemptorily refused to leave the Hannah, they launched the two boats, which were all the ships possessed, and left the vessel, the cap tain being also left without any possible means of escape. Captain Soutar was subsequently, however, taken off his water-logged vessel, by the brig Catherine, of Belfast, . and safely landed at that port, whence he immediately proceeded to Dundee. The Hannah, although aban doned, did not become a wreck. She was fallen in with by another vessel, and towed up to Quebec, where she arrived on the 28th of July, very little injured. MARSHAL BUGEAUD'S DIS PATCHES. The Messager of Tuesday night announces that th• French Government has received dispatches from Mar shal Bugeaud, dated the 11th and 13th inst., viz., three days before and the evening preceding the battle of 'sly. On the 11th the Marshal writes : "I received this morning, at half-past six, by Djemma. Ghazaouat, a dispatch from his Royal Highness the Prince de Joinville, dated the 6th. It informs me that in the morning of that day his Royal Highness, after having become acquaint e d w i t h t h e resu lt of the mission of Mr. Hay, attacked Tangiers ; that his fire was an swered by eighty-four pieces of cannon, and that in ant hour the fire of the enemy was silenced, the batteries' dismantled, and the guns dismounted ; and that we had a dozen men killed or wounded. His Royal Highness was preparing to go and attack Mogadore. This deter mination of his Royal Highness does him much honour.. All Europe will recognise our right to punish the Moors for their perfidious conduct, and their attacks and re peated outrages. From a signal-station vvhick I have established on an elevated spot at the west of Lalla Ma grania, we perceive the Morocco camp, which appears to be on the hills of the right bank of the Isly, two leagues from Ouchda. It indicates a considerable numerical force.. Yesterday a thousand of their cavalry came towards us to reconnoitre ; they presumed, perhaps, that we had quitted the environs of Lalla Magrania, because four days before I had removed my camp to the junction of the Ouedel-Abbess and th e Ouardefoa, in a wood, where my troops were sheltered from the'great heat of the sun. The enemy's horse crossed the encampment which I had quitted, and exchanged shots for half an hour with fifty chasseurs who observed them. It was they who com menced the fire, and their first shot wounded a trumpeter. I thought they. had a design on the convoy which was coming from Nedroina, and, to pi-civet it, caused three battalions to advance on the, hills on my right. The convoy arrived in the evening - without having been at tacked. On their return the enemy set fire to our houses tween Ouchda and Lalla-Magrania. There can be no doubt, therefore, that the Moors seriously intend war ; they have ass mbled numerous troops near Oucl:da, and are expecting others. Under thew circumstances, and in the expectation of a great affair, I h.tse thought it right to send for General Bedeau, and .L expect that he will he here the day after to Dims, on thi- evening of which day I shall move fire aid. I have o,e honour to addr: ss to you a sketch rep. esi nting ;h.. older of march and battle a 'licit I have res.lved to ad p. sgainst the _Morocco troop:, whose great streegth is in cavalry It • • was in this way thatsl fuusht on the 3 , 1,et.Ju1y.” On the 13th, the Marshal writes : " For several days past I had been inforined by the subjected Arabs of the Sahel of Nedroma and the Upper Tafna, that the camp of the Emperor's son was being daily reinforced. The absence of all communication with our friends of Ouchda, the salvos of artillery and musketry which we hear night and morning in the enemy's camp, and the spirit of bravado and presumption which we know reigns in that camp, announce to its hostile projects on a large scale. It is not, as you may suppose, to make us evacuate our post of Lalla Magrania, that all the preparations are making ; nothing less is proposed, according to what is said in the camp, than to take front us the greater part of Algeria ; it is not even supposed that we could resist for a single instant. This morning a spahi has arrived, who has gone through all the, camps. They are, according to him, nine i n num be r , an d extended on the Isly from Djerf-el-Akhd ar to Condiat sidieAbderrahman, a space of two leagues. Fciur of these camps are said to be composed of troops of Morocco or Makhezen ; a fifth contains the household of the son of the Emperor, his concubines, baggage, horses, &c. &c. This camp is said to be nearly as large as ours ; the four other camps are composed of the contingents of tribes. Other Arabs, who have seen the camps on the hills, say that there are only five, but that others are daily arriving. The number of men is estimated at 40,000 The Spahis say that they have nine pieces of.cannon, six of which are mountain guns, and there are also two mortars. Another camp is expected, commanded b:, the Emperor's second son. I have judged that we cannot remain much longer on the defensive without incurring great danger, the least of which is the enemy being cow ' stantly reinforced, but the most to fear is that he may • .1 send detachments by my flanks, and raise the country in my rear. It is also to be apprehended that a longer suspense may wear out the good-will of the tribes who form my convoys from Tlemcen and Djemma Ghazaouat. Having yesterday been joined by General Bedeau, I de- • termined upon moving forward this evening. I shall march three leagues on the plain, thus passing the time till the night, as if I was only foraging. I shall there halt in marching order, give my columns time to sleep for several hours, and to-more row, at the first break of day, I shall arrive at the Isly, two leagues from the head of the enemy's camps. I shall make a halt there for an hour, if we do not meet with an enemy, in order to allow our men and cattle to . drink. I shall then move on and make my attack, if the • enemy is still in the same place. If he has fallen back,, it is probable I may stop at Djerf-el-Akhdar till the heat of the day is passed, and attack in the evening, or at latest the next day. I have about 8,500 infantry, 1,400 regular cavalry, 400 irregular horse, and sixteen pieces of artillery, four of which are field guns. It is with this small numerical force we are about to attack this multi tude, which, according to every account, reckons 30,000 horse, 10,C00 foot, and eleven guns. But my army is full of confidence and ardour, and relies, as well as its General upon gaining the victory. If we obtain it. it will be a new example that success d, es not always belong to the greater hatedions, 11.0 it • - - allowable 10 say teat war is notng but a guirie chance. I shall have the honour of writing again as soon as the battle is over, relating precisely the result, whatever it may be." THE SULTAN ABDUL MEDSCHID'S WATCH Messrs. Hart and Son of Cornhill have inct eo-nplet4Kl for the Sultan Abdul Meds c hid, a mut t s p . lendid watch, one of two watches for which an order was given toe them through the Turkish Embassy, about sixteen months ago. The other watch is nearly completed, but not yet in a state sufficiently perfett to be sent with the one first mentioned to Constantinople immediately.. This watch is of the diameter of five inches, according. to the order transmitted to the makers. It is in a doable gold case, the gold being of the standard of twenty-two carats ; the back external case is beautifully enamelled with flowers, with a border of arabesque scrolling. This part of the workmanship is very exquisite; the bril liancy of the colours and the delicacy of the pencilling being superior to anything of the sort ever produced * this country, and surpassing anything we have seen of the kind in foreign manufacture. The dial is white opaque enamelled on copper, similar to English watches in general, but the figures are Turkish characters. The hands are of blue steel set with diamonds. The one hand represents a dart, the other a shorter dart or arrow with the crescent at one end. The movement is duplex, with a chronometer balance, and jewelled in ten ruby holes. The watch strikes the hours and quarters by itself, as the time represents, which striking is repeated, together with the minutes, by pushing upwards a small gold slide. The inner bottom is of crystal, in order to show the repeating mechanism ; through the crystal are two holes to wind up the striking part and the move ment. Wires, instead of the old method by a bell, are used, and the sound is most harmonious and powerful, and as near the tone of a collegiate or cathedral clock as can be imagined. The pendant, or handle, is formed by five scrolls, beautifully engraved, and shaped pyramidi cally. The watch, as a whole, is perhaps the most costly and elaborate piece of mechanism to measure time yet produced by English workmen, and does great credit to the makers. It was shown on Wednesday morning last to her Majesty the Queen and to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, both of whom expressed their high ad miration at its elegance and the good taste which was dis played in the enamelling, &c. The price of the pair is 1,200 guineas. It will leave this country in a few days for Constantinople, where it will, no doubt, form an ob ject of surprise and astonishment to the inmates of the Palace of the Sultan. PURCELL COMMEMORATION.—The annual comme moration of Henry Purcell took place on Thursday in Westminster Abbey. These celebrations afford the oppor tunity of hearing, at least once a year, church music sung as it ought to be ; for the members of the Purcell Club volunteer to give effect to the works of the eminent com poser. The performance of Purcell's fine compositions within the edifice where they first became appreciated also serves to give additional effect to the commemora tions. The usual vocal strength of the Abbey choristers etas yesterday increased nearly twofold, and the cathe dral service was performed by them in a manner that showed they fully comprehended the compositions of seatsift the their master. The effect wa s more impressive than those who hear the service as ordinarily , chanted can conceive. The anthem was sung with much feeling, and with it concluded the conimemanodrattlhoena.islAesllwethree crowded. Abb e y were occup E XTENS IVE FIRE ON THE DO VER AND CROIDORT ied, RAILWAY. —Yesterday morning, a few minutes before one , Croydon, Dover, London, the terminus at o ' cloc k, a very rapid and destructive fire broke out upon about 200 feet long, bNa t : ne: e dnw p :ac r o rrr m io:s i o a hs e. Brighton ne b Tt e hlwßoeniadgi premises belonging ea g amyt t li o ds es twisht situate were L et ee o rue n s d as carriage-sheds. At the time of the outbreak ther e were severa l earrg e$ in the building. Owing to th e ra pidity w ith w hi c h the fire spread there was not su ffi c i ent t i me t o res cue m uc h at e Tin f mhd t ee h e ietlinl f ueg r mi o finipaenemsar illuminated d burstthtehe p containedth r oug h ri neighbourhooda d ge,therei n. uneverydr laenat ofs mileshth e b o superintendence space uri nn d a: of Mr. B ra id woo d , w i t h t h e W est of England and County -office engines, with Messrs. Conuerton and Garwood, were w ith all speed at the scene, but by the time they arr i ve d th e entire range of premise; presented) one immense sheet of flame. None of the engines could be got to work in consequence of a scarcity of water. One machine belonging to the Railway Company was supplied by means of buckets of water from a distant t P h f r r pond, but the flames were too strong to be compered by so small a quantity of water. Towards two o clock -the fire was nearly out. The wrecks of the several carriages could be seen amidst the ruins ; the number, however, destroyed, could not be exactly ascertained. The whole of the men's working-tools appears to have been cbn sumed, as as well as nearly every article in the place be longing to the Company. The superintendent of the line was sent for, but owing to the lateness of the hour h e was not able to institute an inquiry into the cause ; neither could he tell with certa'nty whether or not the premises were insured. His opinion was that no one was in the sheds when the fire broke out. DEATH OF LADY ANNADELLA 111AcLEop.—We re gret to announce the death of Lady Annabella Macleod, which took place at the baths of Lucca, on the 14th instant. Her Ladyship was daughter of Arthur first Earl of Mountnorris and eight Viscount Valentin,. an d Lucy, daughter of the celebrated George Lord Lyttle ton. Her Ladyship married in 1802 General Norman Macleod, C. 13., by whom (who died in 1831) she, has left a numerous family.