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THE SECOND VOLUME OF MEMOIRS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, BY W. CHARLES TOWNSEND, Esq. DEDICATED TO SIR ROBERT PEEL, IS NOW READY. Orders received by al! Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Ina few days, the THIRD EDITION of " CONIN GSBY.' Ordets received by an Booksellers. Henry Giburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlbcrou.ch. street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE THIS EVENING JULY 16, Will Is reixated the New Opera Seria, composedby M. Cesta, the Poetry by Leopoldo Tarantini, entitled DON ARLOS. With New Scenery by Mr. W. Grieve. Philip IL ‘King of Spain), Sig. Lablache; Don Carlos (his son), rig. Mario; The Count Posa (Friend of Don Carlos), Sig. Fornasari ; Gamer (Grandee of Spain), Sig. Giubilei; Isabella (Wife of Philip , Midame Grim. Between the Acts el Divertissement, in which will be introduced the admired Pes de Deux ,rom "1 as qouris," and the celebrated "La Manoli," by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Le, n. To conclude with GISELLE Giselle, Mdlle Fanny Elssler. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office, Opera Colonnade. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signor MORI ANL respectfully informs the Nobility, Patron; to the i! pera, his Friends, and the Public, that HI s BENLI IT and last appearance will take place ON TiIuitSJDAY NEXT, JULY 18, When will be p ;rformed Donizetti's Opera, BORGI A. Lucrezia Borgia, Madame Grist ; Orsini, Nldlle. Favanti ; Alphonso, Signor Labbche; Gubetti, Signor Pa'toni ; Astolfo, Sig. A. Giubilei; and (lennaro, Signor Moriani (for this occasion rnly). Sig. Moriani will sing the Gran i Scena Aria from " Roberto Deve.eux," " Come uno Spirtt• Angelico." A Divertissement, in which Mille. Fanny Elsaler, Mdlle. Cerito, MM. Perrot and Sr. Leon will appear. To conclude with a Favourite Ballet, in which all the principal Arts: tes cf her Majesty's Theatre will appear. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to he made at the Box °Mo.:, Opera-colonnade. Doors open at Seven; the Opera wi'l corn. Titmice at Half-past Seven. THEATRE RUYAL, HAYMARKtT Ma. ZE NJ A5l IN W EBST ER, LESS EE THIS EVENING. JULY 16, Will be performed WHO'S YOUR FRIEND? or, The Queers. berry Fet-, in which Mr. Charles Mathews and Madame Vestris will appear. Alter the Drama Mr. John Parry will sing" Fayre Rosamonde." After which, a New Comic Drama, entitled GRIST To THE MILL. Marquis de Richeville, Mr. Charles Mathews; Francine, Madame Vestris. To which wilt be added tie new Farce, entitled THE MIL LINER'S HOLIDAY. Sir Simon Sparkes, Mr. MucKstone ; Mr. Penny wig, Mr. Str;ckland ; Fanny Thompson, Miss Julia Bennett; Miss Potts, Mrs. Humby. To conclude with MAKE YOUR WILLS. Joseph Brag, Mr. Buckstone. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, fis. ; Pit, Ss. ; Gallery, is.; Upper G thery. Is. Half-price—Boxes ; Pit 2s. ; Gallery. Is. ; Upper Gallery, Cd. Doors opened at H alf-past Six, and the Performances commence at Seven. rickets and Places to be had of Mr. L T. Archer, ',t the Box-. *Tee. from Ten till Five. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STR.F.LT. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, JULY 16, Will bc;:erformed the Opera of LOVE IN A VILLAGE. Young Meadows, Mr. Allen; Hawthorn, Mr. Paul Bedfcnd ; Rosetta, MISS Grant; Lucinda, MISS Somers. After which, THE LADIES' CLUB Captain Fitzsmyth, Mr. ()sherry; Flammer, Wright; Mrs. Fitzsmyth, Mrs. Stirling. o conclude with a New and Original Burlesque. entitled THE WONDERFUL LAMP, being an Illustrated Version of Aladdin. Atianazar, Mr. Paul Bedford; Aladdin, Mr. Wright; Pnncess Badroulbadour, Mis. E. Stant. y. • 'IHF.ATEE ROY AL LYCE U HOUS M, E. LATE ENGLISH OPERA- Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. The Adve tures of " Marlin Chuzzlewit" having, on each repre sentation, been received with every possible mark of public appro bation by the most fashionable and crowded audiences, and having been pronounced be :he unanimous voice of the public press to be one of the most interesting Dramas ever produced from the works of its celebrated Author, a repetition of its performance will take place every evening nil further netice Ti 1.15 EVENING, JULY 16, Will be produced a New Drama, entitled MARTIN CHU ZZ LE WI I% Principal characters by Messrs. R. Younge, r. Vining, Emer v, F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, Turner, Stanton, J. W. Collier, Yarnold, Sanders, and Keeley ; Miss For tescue, Miss Werlear, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Wooltidge, Miss throve, Mrs. Usher, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. To be foliowed by an Apropos Bagatelle, called POLKAMANIA. Characters by eta Y. Matthews, Mr. Wigan, Mr. Keeley, Miss Woolear, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a New Domestic Drama, entitled THE MO mEsTuus QUETTION. Characters by Messrs. Diddear, F. Vining, J. W. Collier Miss Fortescue, and Mrs. A. Wigan. PK 1 , 2,ES OF Ine:lON.—Balcony l'oxes. 4., Upper 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ' - Gallery, hid . Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ; Upper Boxes, Is 6:1. ; Pit, P. Private Boxes on the it or.•sny Tier. (holdi , :g eight persons). 'Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second Tier (ho ding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half. Private goes on the Pit Pier (holding six persons), One Guir ea The Box-office is open from Ten to Four o'Cloc'e, under the direc tion of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre. A.STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF A :ITS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY. SPLENDID JUVENILE FETES. Great Success of the Chinese Feast of Lanterns, and Nev Military and Naval Spectacle. THIS EVENING, JULY 16, Will be repevted an entire new Mditary and Naval Equestrian Spectacle, entitlei THE CHINESE WAR; or, The Conquests of Amoy by Bntish Arms. New Scenery, Dresses, Appointments, kc., to realise the recent triumphs of England's Army and Nat y. Feast of '230 Lanterns. New and uncnualleul Scenes of the Circle —Extraordinary -Feats of Horsemanship by monsieur Louis Tournaire, Sg. Berman[, La Petit Isabelle, Mr. Newsome, &c.; with Mr. R. Smith's highly trained Steeds. After which, the old Eoglish pageant of THE SUMMER'S 1 1 4ORN of 1666; or, tie White Wreath and Flitch of 13!con. To conclude with THE GREAT STEEPLE-CHASE; or,. Eng. lava's Harvest Home. The doors will open nightly at six o'cloc=c ; and the p,riormances commence at seven. Box_othce opened daily from eleven till five. The private boxes have been rccoLstructed and decorated win care and aidendour. Acting and stagean inager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. DA'; IDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE THIS EVENING, JULY le. Immense Attraction—A Grand Opera and the splendid real Water Spectac!e every Evening. First Week of the Opera Season, commencing with Bellini's attblane composition, LA SONNAMBULA. Powerful Operatic CompAnv—Miss Romer, Miss Betts, Miss Pearson, Mr. 1). W. King, 'Mr. Leffler, Mr. E. L. llime, Mr. S. Cowell, and Mr. G. Stansb .ry, conductor. Increased Band and efficient Chorus from the Ihwatres Royal. To conclude with an entirely new AtpratiC Spectacle, introducing Three Scenes of Real Water, entitled f H.E MOUNTAIN CATA. RACI ; o•, The Enchanter's Spell. Pisces and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box.. office, Iron" Eleven !o Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. fills EVENING, JULY 16, Will be performed MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT, in which Mr. o*b.ildiston, Miss Vincent, Miss Arden, and the combined Went of the Company will perform. After which, CLAM. Ta conclude with THAT RASCAL JACK. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Daylight View of LONDON in the OLDEN TIME! Painted by Danson and Telbin. The sensation caused by this unrivalled production is beyond all former precedent; the artist, the amateur, the casual observer are all struck with its extraordinary beauty and fidelity of delinea tion, and are unanimous in pronouncing it the most wonderful ex. hibition ever witnessed. To view it only ar 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 he fully appreciated. The Evening PROMENADE CONCERTS, on Mon'ays Tues days, Wednesdays, a nd Thursdays, conducted by Mr. G o dfrey, are won a scale more than usual excellence: but words faill rn doingjustice to the awful representati.'im of THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON. fearful ch iracteristics are truthfully pourtrayed, but at the same me so beautifully blended with the Wonders of the Pyrotechnic Alt, that delight is predominant over terror; and the Thousands who nihtly trowit the Gardens hail it ith acclamations, and admit that Sou g thby, the Unrivalled Pyrotechr w ist, h is achieved a matchless triumph. Th 4 Gardens and Zoological Collection are in the most perfect state, and combining so many and interesting features, are by far the most attractive lounge in or near the metropoll 7. eeding of the Animals at Five—Concert at six—Conflagration at Dusk. Admitt ince, Ont. shilling. To-moirow the boys of the Royal 'Military Asylum, Chelsea, accompaii ed by their Ba• id, will visit these Gardens, and on Tues day. July :10, the Second Grand Flower Show of the season will take place on a scale of unusual magnificence. EGYPT: AN HALL, PICCADILLI . LM PORTANT NOTICE. ONE SHILLING A dmission to TILE NAT or,ars MU SEUM, the most magnineent and extensive Collaztlon of Histo rical Curios;ties and Works of Art ever known to have been formed by One Person, during Twenty-five years of elaborate research, -t a cost of 00,000 go:fleas, and completely illustrate, in the most in structiv and int u*esting t limner, the most Importai.t part of Euro pean IV , :tory, 3LES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and LJUIS NEV., to the deaf as of GEORGE 111., and the EMPEROR NAPOL.ION, in ..821. '_his unique Museum has been visited often, during the last am/ ;ref ant year, by the Royal Famry, the Duke of Wellington., the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, an t their 'Ladles, also, many thousar. 15 01 the Nobility and ; and the Pro prietor has recently been able to increase, by several very fine pictures. Btc., his previous almost incredible number an 1 var iet y of 11$8., Works of Al t, and a multitude of valuable Relic. and other Ituriosities, in this most instructive and, as hundreds have said it Inght to lie, a National Museum. Many thousand have inspected it, and TI! RTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS have stated that it ought to be seen by everyone. The price of &dints tion is reduced to ONE SHILLING. The NAPOLEON MUSEUM is to be seen only at the .• Egyptian Ball." Piccadilly. daily from Ten till Dus".. TI lE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, .1111 X 15. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 52; Highest, 72; /Icon, 69. BAROMETEP, 29.9.—Wnw, S.W. OT,..—The number 32 on Uri Thermometer denotes the freezing point. and 55 temperate. In Baromotos fair is uqually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. GP WATER AT LONDON-BRID.IE TUTS DAY. ... minute! after 2 I Evening • . 1 .0 minutes after 2. '' %4,.. '' , ._v " v v ~IT e. 4 _ __:_-..__,. _ 4 :1, - . ' • • 4 44 c. C. Lt I • wi . , ...___ ~, ( or '.l, le.i -.,..07 . i k ts t, v ' ' 4. .? s ~..,.....„.,., /zt, , : -,, , -;.i ~, ... • .....„:;- -,.. ~,._, W . ~,,,,,,,,,, , • itos .. 4„,„,5 , , A , t •---...,..r ~.... . i .., , ... . p,-.4 0 „.“, .... oi ...,,,t„,,„„,, ..- ~,:„•:•,-,,,,,,,..... iTCarairixt AUTh LONDON, UESDAY, JULY 16, 1844. After some ,prelin - sinary business in the House of Lords of little importance, the LORD CHANCELLOR moved that the amendn lents made to the Dissenters' Chapels Bill be taken into consideration. The Bish p of LONDON, after some remarks, moved that the amendments be taken into consideration that day six months. The Bishop of DURHAM app roved of the Bill ; and aller a lengthened discussion, title amendments were c wied by a majority (including• proxies) of 161. Moir Lordships then adjourned. Tho House of Commons met at twelve o'clock yesterday, and discussed in Con.nnittee several clauses of the Poor-law Amendment Bill. Sir J. GRAH'AM made a speech relative to asylums for stray paupers, which did him honour—a rare circumstance, and elicited approbation from both sides of the House. A division took place on the 36th clause, relative to asylums for the destitute poor, when there was a mljority of 77 for the clause, only 6 voting against jt. The Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again or. Wednesday, at twelve o'clock. The House adjourned at three o'clock. The House met • again at five, when the first affair that attracted notice was a speech of Mr. Wonsnouss, who on Saturday had charged, though not in direct terms, Mr. Waluar with setting fire to his house in Argyll-street, for the purpose of getting the insurance money. Mr. WomniousE offored the most ample apology for the insinuations wide% he had thrown out against Mr. WAKLEY Sir ROBERT ria:r. male a few remarks highly honourable to his character, which, in, private life, all admit to be a model for his countryraen. The Hon. Member for Finsbury, he said, might retire from the House that night with the understanding that com plete reparation had been made to his feelings, and that he could carry his head as erect as any man breathing. This was received with loud cheers from all parts of the House. Mr.IVAKLEy acknowledged in feeling terms the tribute which had been paid to his innocence, and we hope this decided expression cif public feeling will put the vile calumny for ever at rest. After some questions put to the Government, awl explanations between Mr. T. DUNCOMBE and Lord A. LENNOX, in reference to the Horse-racing Bill' which are given sufficiently brief in the Parliamen tary report, Mr. WYSE moved for a Select Commit tee to inquire into the facts connected with the for mation of the special jury in the case of the QUEEN v. DANIEL O'CONNELL and others. Lord ELIOT opposed the motion. The discussion on this motion lasted the greater part of the evening, and, on a division, the Committee was refused by a majority of 18. Leave was given to bring in a Bill to amend the Church Endowment Act. The Duchy of Cornwall Bill was read a second time. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter past Twelve. In the discussion that took place in the House of Commons, on Saturday last, on the su!lject of the Poor-law• Amendment Bill, several remarks were made respecting the necessity of educating the humbler classes, which show that Hon. Members are at length beginning to awake to a consciousness of the many serious evils which are the inevitable results of popu lar ignorance. In this respect, Swing, it must be confessed, has done some good, however unwittingly; for had it not been for his alarming demon strations, we question much whether such a House of Commons as we now possess—a House elected for no other purpose, apparently, than to promote the interest of the great landowners— would not have allowed things to remain in statu quo, and postponed the momentous question of national education to the indefinite period of the Greek Kalends. But Swing's vagaries are hints not to be misinterpreted nor trifled with, and when the agricultural Members find their tenants' barns blaz ing, they know not but it may be their own turn next—" nam tua res agitur parks cum proximus ardet." Hence we now find many of them full fraught with the discovery that the poorer classes, more especially in the rural districts, are not quite so illumined as they had imagined them to be, and professing their readiness to assist them to the benefits of a cheap practical education. Alluding to the benighted condition of these long-neglected masses Mr. IVARLEY observed :—" The subject of the , education of the poor had always been postponed in that House to other subjects, and, in consequence, they now had the most ignorant population on the face of the earth. They were a right-thinking and a right-feeling people, but they had not the materials for thought. If the people had been properly instructed, would they have had the incendiarism which they now had in Norfolk and Suffolk ? The moral, phy sical, and intellectual education of the masses had been too long neglected. The religious question had been made the great bone of contention, and the poor children had been neglected." Severe as are I these animadversions, there is but too much truth in them, as recent events have shown. We say nothing of the midnight freaks of Swing, who, with the destructive torch in his hand, may justly be considered as the symbol of rustic ignorance ; but it is not long sinee'it was proved beyond the' possibility of refutation, that of Upwards of a hundred individuals committed . at the quarter sessions of two western counties, at least two-thirds of them could neither read nor write, and the remainder had bad but the scantiest possible share of education ! And yet, de spite these acknowledged and generally-known facts, Colonel RUSHBROOKE had the folly to state that the Honourable Member for Finsbury was greatly mistaken wheriThe ascribed the recent incendiary fires to the deplorable ignorance of the people ! If the fires in question do not originate in ignorance, in what do they originate ? In discontent, perhaps, induced by the pres sure of extreme poverty. Granted. We do not for an instant deny the hypothesis ; but surely dis content would never have dreamed of manifesting itself in such a manner, if it had not been for the blank, besotted ignorance of the incendiaries! We do not find Swing exhibiting his vagaries in the manu facturing districts, notwithstanding the deep and general distress that has prevailed there with little intermission for the last six years and upwards ? We do not find him shaking his blazing torch over the Scottish barns and hay-ricks. And why? Because in Scotland, as in the northern manufacturing coun tries, the humbler classes are, generally speaking, a far better educated set of men than are to be met with in the agricultural districts of England. But the question is scarcely worth discussion, and admits not even of a doubt. The plain truth is—and it is a truth that cannot be too often or too earnestly insisted on—that at least one-third, we might almost go further, and say one-half, of the crimes com mitted by the poorer classes have their origin in ignorance. As for the idea of Arcadian innocence and simplicity—notwithstanding Mr. BANICES' assbr tion that these virtues are still to be found vegetating in full luxuriance in Dorsetshire, under the shadow of his own park-walls—it is a mere delusion,--- a theme fit enough for poets, but not for men who have to deal with the stern realities of life. We no longer live in the golden age ; and if our swains, as they are constantly doing in Virgil's Eclogues, still have recourse to the pipe, it is not for the purpose, of discoursing swe e t music, but of " blowing a cloud ;" and this, not by the banks of " purling streams," but over a pint of purl at the beer-shop or the ale-house. It is impossible to deny that the House of Lords generally contrive to infuse into their discussions of economic and commercial questions which have al ready occupied much of the attention of the House of Commons, a larger amount of sound sense and average information than has been brought to hear upon them in the more popular assembly. We venture merely to note this fact. To others we must leave its explanation. Whether this is to be found in the circumstance that the speakers among the Peers are fewer, and, for the most part, those who have been elevated to their distinguished rank by the influence of their own superior ability or knowledge, or conduct in the professions they have adopted at the commencement of their public career, we by no means take upon ourselves to determine. But it is much to their honour that great practical questions are more fully -and dispassionately debated —and Committee investigations and business more satisfactorily transacted—by the common acknow ledgment of all parties who are, in such matters, ever brought into connection with them—in the Upper, than in the Lower House. The debate of Friday evening, on the motion for their Lord ships resolving themselves into a Committee on the Bank of England Charter Bill, supplied another con firmation of this often-affirmed proposition. And however much we may take leave to dissent from same of the views announced by the Earl of RIPON on bringing forward this Bill, or, from some of the cone lusions at which Lord ASHBURTON would ap pear to have arrived in arguing upon its principles; we are bound to state that the speeches of these Noble Lo..ds were distinguished by their great sim plicity and perspicuity of statement—the new and, important lights which they let in upon some points, and t he forcible illustrations they suggested as to others. A comparison of the Ministerial statements offered oil the introduction of this measure in the Lords' am 1 Commons' Houses respectively, will re dound, in the judgment , of every reader, greatly to the advantage of that delivered in the former. The speech of L t 'rd MONrEAGLE was. certainly the most extraordinary, the most inconsistent, and the most damaging that was ever delivered " in support" of a Bill in that as sembly. Yet even in his Lordship's address we find' abundant matter for curious specu lation connectt si with this Bank and Currency question, and c, Yrtain important aspects under which it had not occurrt .d to those who took part in the dis cussions of last mk with and of May, in the Commons, to regard them. From the Earl of RIPON, an old disciple of the bullionists' school, ar d intimately associated with the opinions and °bidets ,}r Hirsiuss4/4, we were, of i course, prepared to expect the most favourable opi- , I nions of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S Currency Bill of 1819 ; on " the great principles of which" the Noble Earl informed their Lordships the last charter to the Bank of England had been granted. It is curious, however, to observe how completely Lord RIPON establishes the fallacy of the assumptions on which that disastrous Act was founded, which is yet the theme of his eulogy, anil of which the Bill now before the Lords is the "final complement," by his own admission of its failure as a working experiment. Could any more cogent reason have been assigned for forbearing to carry out its final " co:nplement ?" In the first place, the Noble Earl (in language so elaborately guarded that his early political friend and leader Mr. CANNING might himself have dictated the passage) "thinks he is justified in saying that the principle of the Bill of 1819, which rested everything upon the convertibility of paper into gold, does nut appear to have had the effect of preventing injurious and excessive fluctua tions. Why, such a (lead mistake did the Bill of 1819 turn out to be—that Bill which Sir ROBERT PEEL predicted was to ensure us a constant adequate supply of bullion, and permanen t con vertibility of paper, —that (says Lord RtroN) "in 1826 the amount of bullion in the coffers of the Bank was so low that some persons apprehended that the time was near when it would have none at all ; but it fortunately happened that, shortly before this critical period the exchanges had become favourable. Many persons who looked upon them as indicating the actual state of the money market, became convinced that the tide had turned." But, with all submission to these far seeing authorities, neither the alteration in the foreign exchanges, nor the circumstances which induced them to believe that the lowest ebb of the gold efflux was now reached, saved the Bank of England from bankruptcy. These were not the proximate causes of its rescue; and we all know that in matters of such vital urgency as a crisis of this kind, it is only proximate causes which it imports us to detect. A distant phy sician, with the reputation and skill of Esculapius himself, is of no use to a patient whose moments are numbered, and who can only be saved by instant succour. Accordingly, Lord RIPON acknowledges . " so critical was the state of affairs "—(in spite, ob serve, of the improvement in the nominal notation of foreign exchanges, and the favourable impres sions of the sagacious gentlemen who watched them) —" that the very morning on which the Bank Direc tors thought they would be called on to pay their last sovereign" (under this admirable gold guarantee Bill of 1819 !), " there arrived at Dover a consider able quantity of sovereigns, which had been, in the previous years, when the exchanges were against us, expOrted to France in the way of merchandise. That supply arrived at the critical moment, and the appre hended stoppage did not take place." So much for our suicidal folly in enforcing by statute, to the extent of PEEL'S Act of 1819, this charming principle of convertibility of paper- into' gold at a fixed standard price ! We make it imperative on the great currency manufactory of the country to be prepared with gold, where with to defray all, or any part of, its paper issues in demand. We adopt this measure, on the plea and assurance of its wise author, that its direct tendency will be to control those exchanges ; and (by rectifying their tendency to turn against us) to keep our gold in the country. But the foreign exchanges —unlike the House of Commons—have a will of their own, and little regard for the sagacity of the Minister who talks of regulating their action. They do turn against us. The gold flows rapidly away from The great currency manufactory or depot. Its hoard declines from week to week by millions. Well, the foreign exchanges, irreverently quizzing the mone tary nostrums of Sir ROBERT PEEL, amuse them selves by rising and falling again. Alas ! for the Bank of England ; no corresponding tide of Pactolus flows into their emptied cellars. The exchanges,' unlike the moon, exercise no certain or sensible attraction on the tides of—bullion! The Threadneedle-street manufacturers are at their last gasp—the curtain is about to drop on the tragic close of their exist ence—when lo! their good genius in this exi gency (dignus vindice nodus) arrives to save them— not in the fragile form of a Hamburgh " Price Current," or a Table of the Foreign Exchanges— but in the substantial reality of a Dover clipper, full freighted with golden sovereigns. On the failure of the Ministerial expectations, formed by the Govern ment in 1826, of the remedial consequences that they anticipated from the formation of joint-stock banks, their successors in administration discovered, from the experience of 1832, 1836, and 1839, " that the mere convertibility of paper into gold was not a secu rity against these fluctuations." And yet to this destructive, clumsy, uncontroll able machinery for regulating our monetary system, thus proved to be radically vicious in design, and incompatible in its working with the "great princi ple" which it was devised expressly to effectuate, Sir ROBERT PEEL iS so spell bound, after having received all kinds of magnetic passes from his professional adviser, Mr. JONES Loyn, as to propose giving further extension, by the still more mischievous " final complement " now before the Legislature. In this " great principle " of deception is found the principle of the Bill of 1819. The vast majority of the House of Commons have been also so effectually mesmerised, as, defying the evidence of their own blunted senses and percep tions, implicitly to confide, for a means of escape from those tremendous difficulties and dangers which are indeed at hand, but which would have no present existence were that principle disincorporated frotn the statute-hook, to this " final complement." On a future occasion we shall advert to the more important features of this instructive debate, espe cially Lord MoNTEAGLE's objection to the proposed limitation of the Bank issues ; to Lord ASHBURTON'S references to the opinions formerly advocated by himself on the subject of a double standard of gold and silver ; and to Sir R. FEELS erroneous version of the Acts of Parliament making silver a legal tender within a giVen amount only. Madrid journals of the 7th have been received, but they bring no news. Pompous declamations appear in most of them relative to the Morocco war, and if we were to believe all that these miserable boasters state, the war cannot last for a month. Spain, by her strong arm, will obtain reparation not only for the insult offered her by the Moors, but will take pos session of an extensive tract of country adjoining Ceuta, where she will establish a strong line of forts. A letter from Seville states that M. CARDER°, who was lately arrested at Madrid, has passed through the former city closely guarded. On the 6th, the Three per Cents. were quoted at 25i for cash, 26 at sixty days, and the Fives at 191. In the French Chamber of Deputies on Friday the navy estimates were passed, and an extraordinary credit of 8,000,000 francs were voted for the current year. Though the pamphlet of the Prince DE JOIN.. VILLE made a vast noise at the time of its publication, and angry debates were expected when the marine budget was brought forward, no allusion was made to it on Friday. Possibly even the opposition thought there was too much truth in the statements made by the Prince, and the less said on such a painful subject the better. In reference to the expedition sent to Morocco, M. LIIEBBETTE wished to know if events in that quarter would not occasion an increase of their expenses. Considerable sums of money were due for former expeditions. For that of 1823, Spain owed 43 millions ; for that of 1827 to Greece, 6 mil lions were due; that to Belgium, in 1831, 2 millions ; to Mexico in 1838, 6 millions; to Buenos Ayres, 16 millions, giving a total of 73 millions. He hoped, too, that the Emperor of Monocco should be made to defray the present expenses, whatever they might amount to. Admiral MACKAU could tranquillise the Hon. Deputy's mind on the subject, as the vessels and fri gates sent to the coasts of Morocco would not at pre sent occasion any additional expense. This squadron was furnished by the usual vessels on duty. If the character of this demonstration should by chance be afterwards changed, and war should break out, he felt confident that the expense would not be at the charge of France. A letter from Oran of the 28th ult., in the Algerie, gives an account of the arrival in the roadstead of the squadron commanded by the Prince DE JOINVILLE, at four in the afternoon, and adds : _ _ " The three ships of the line and the frigate Belle Poule have on board 700 marines, 208 artillerymen (2 batteries), and 150 of the 3d regiment of Engineers. Independent of these troops, there have beenorgani.sed on board the squadron THE SUN, LONDON, TIT2SDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 1844. four companies for service ishore, each of MO men, and which may, in case of need, ►e increased to 200 from among the erte of the crews, maki►g altogether a force of nearly 2,000 men at the disposal of the Admiral, to land in an instant at any one of the pors of Morocco. The Prince has also with him M. Lejeune, a iaval officer, who has resided in Morocco, and is well acquaint ( ' with its topography and the hydrography of its shores." On Friday, at half-pasttwelve o'clock, the Duchess DE NEMOURS was safely delivered of a Prince, to whom the KING has given the title of Duke D'ALENcos. The Miniver of the Interior and Gen. ATHALIN, who were at tle moment at Neuilly, were witnesses of the birth of tie august infant. At three o'clock a salvo of artil'ery announced this happy event to the capital. Th( Chancellor of France, and the Grand Referendary vere sent for, and drew up, in presence of their Majesties and the Royal Family, the act, stating the Princt's birth. At four o'clock the KING, the QUEEN, he Queen of the BELGIANS, the Duchess of ORLEANS, the Princess ADELAIDE, and the Duke DR MONTI%'NSIER set out for Dreux. The King of the BELGIANS, the Duke DE NEMOURS, and the Princess DE JCINVILLE hive remained at Neuilly. The young Prince will be baptised on Sunday by the Archbishop of PARIS. The trial of Madame LA COSTE for the murder of her husband, commenc(d at the assize; of Ger, near Toulouse, on the lOtn, and excites the greatest in terest. The report of the first day's proceedings occupies ten columns of the Journal des Debats. THE BOURSE — SATURDAY, JULY 13. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five perC nits 12210 .. 122 10 .. 122 .. 122 05 Four per Cents lO7 75 .. 107 73 .. 107 75 .. 107 75 Three per Cents.• •• • 61 80 .. 81 80 81 75 .. 81 75 Bank of France ..... •• •• ••• 3030 • • 3037 50 . 3030 • .3037 50 Laflltte Bank, I,ooof. Sharcsll2o ..1120 • • 1120 . • 1120 5,000 L Sharesso7o ..5070 —5070 —5070 Belgian Bank..• • • • • • • • • • • • 677 50 • • 677 50 .. 677 50 .. 677 50 Kelgian Fives. 1842 •••• • • • • 1 081 .. 1081 1081 101 Spanish Active .. Passive .• • . ..... • 51 .. 5; .. 5 1 ; .• 5; Neapolitan •••••• • .. 98 65 .. 98 70 .. 98 65 .. 98 70 Roman . • RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain •••••••• •• •• 888 75 .. 888 75 .. 888 75 • . 888 75 Rouen .... • • •• • ...... ••• •• 997 5n .. 987 50 .. 987 AO •• 987 50 Orleans .. - Stra , —, L., Dale— •• • • •• •• 237 50 .. 238 75 .. 237 50 .. 237 50 Avignon to Marseilles...... 767 50 .. 772 50 .. 767 50 .. 771 25 RAII•WAY SHARES FOR THE ACCOUNT, 15Tur JULY. St. Germain . ......... 890 .. 890 .. 888 75 .. 888 75 Versailles, L. 8...... 246 25 .. 246 25 .. 245 .. 245 Rouen Rouen to Havre 765 • • 766 25 •. 765 .. 765 Orleans ...... . Strasburg to Bale—. Avignon to Marseilles....• 770 •. 772 50 .. 770 . 772 50 MONE YAND CuMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, MONDAt EVENING. Consols closed at the highest rates of the day, 991 to 1 ; and Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 103. East India Bonds were 945. to 965. premium. In the Foreign Securities there was an appearance of firmness, and Portuguese Converted Bonds were not affected by the unfavourable intelligence from Lisbon, although this must tend ultimately to depreciate their value. They were done at 45/ to 1. Spanish Three per Cents. touched 33/ 1. Mexican Bonds were 351 to / for the Actives. Brazil Bonds were 831 to being rather higher ; and Venezuela, 41. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these:—Birmingliarn and Derby were 32 to 31 ; Ditto and Gloucester, 2 ; Caledonian, I ; Lancaster and Carlisle, ; G reenw i c h, 6to 5 4 ; North British, ; and. North Midland, 2 to 2i discount. Great Western, 50 to 51/ ; Ditto, Half, 291 ; Birmingham, 124 to 1221; Ditto, Quarter, 241 ; Croydon, ; Manchester and Leeds, 361 to 37 ; Northern and Eastern Scrip, 9 ; Norwich and Brandon, 51 ; South-Eastern, New, 7 to ; Trent Valley, 7 ; Paris and Orleans, 181 ; and Rouen and Havre, 91 premium. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 5,000 bales at steady prices. The Market was not affected by the advices per steamer.--Railway Shares were dull on the whole. The subjoined are the rates :—Eastern Counties, 12 ; Ditto, Perpetual, U. 13s. 4d. • Great Western, Half, 79i ; Hull and Selby, Quarter, ; Liverpool and Manchester, 115 ; London and Birmingham, 223 ; North Midland, Half, 49 ; North Union, 933; Paris and Lyons, 2i. After all the opposition given to the plan first proposed, we believe, by the late Lord Sydenham, of making - Montreal the seat of Government for the united provinces of Canada, people on the other side of the Atlantic begin to think very generally that this is the best site. A commercial gentleman, who has very recently visited Canada, thus writes to the Quebec Gazette :-- " It is impossible to see Montreal without being at once satisfied that it is the centre of a large population, active, en terprising, and increasing; there are upwards of six hundred buildings now in progress; I happened to be in the streets early and met with whole regiments of masons, carpenters, painters, and others, going to their work, on new buildings, which you meet at every step, many of them splendid man sions; I have visited all the parts of the town, and saw very few mean . houses; the streets are all macadamized or paved with wooden blocks, and I found them all clean and in good order. " I visited the St. Anne's market ; its hall has ceased to be a market for dead cattle ; it is to be the place of meeting of our Legislature; the room for the sittings of the Asssembly is passable, without, however, accommodation for an audi ence; the other parts of the building are incommodious, too small, and quite unfit for the object ; it is an affaire manquie, and the Legislature must come back to Quebec, where the Members will find a most ample and convenient building, and the proverbial hospitality of the citizens. " I visited the Lachine canal ; it has been made a hundred feet wide, vast works are making for the new lacks at its dis charge in the St. Lawrence, and four reservours or harbours each about a superficial acre in extent. It is navigated by about 28 steam-boats, continually going up and down. (I counted eleven at the wharfs) besides numberless barges, schooners, and rafts of timber and saw logs ; the activity and extent of business going on is really of a bewildering magnitude. " The shops have a rich and varied display of most costly objects (canes at 905.), fit for the wants of a rich and ostenta tious population." To the emigrants who have gone, or are about to leave our shores for Canada, the extract just given contains satisfactory information. Up to the last dates there had arrived out at Quebec 443 vessels from this country ; tonnage, 154,856 ; passengers, 9,369. To the same time la s t y ear th e arr i va l s %ere,ships, vessels, 110 tonnage, 199,195 ; passengers, 1 0,579. De creasello ; tonnage, 44,339 ; passengers, 1,210. It appears that the objectors to the plan of conversion and amendment of the old Portuguese bonds, and capitalising the arrears of interest, are generally coming into the offer of the Government of Portugal made in the decree stated, the 2d November, 1840. Up to the end of June last there had been received at the financial agency of the Por tuguese treasury in this city 11,555,753/. ; and all the bonds representing which have been converted, and new bonds issued. to the amount of 9,446,763/. 12s. Bd. No question the arrangement was a most beneficial one to the financial position of Portugal; and as respects the foreign claimants, it is now generally thought that the bondholders have not had a very bad bargain, that is, if the interest upon the Converted Stock continues to be regularly paid. The transactions in the Funds this morning have been to some extent, and in general the market is firm. The settle ment in the Share Market, which took place to-day, caused money to be rather more in demand, but the rate of interest is but a shade in advance of what it was last week. Consols for Account have been quoted at from 99% to 99%; the. Commissioners bought 20,0001. Consols at 990. The Small Exchequer Bills have been very firm at 76 to 8 premium. Bank Stock at 1991 to 200; India Stock at 284 k. fhe Reduced Three per Cents. Annuities at 100%, and the Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 3 per cent. above par. Spanish Bonds have improved a shade on the opening quotations. The Five per Centi have just been taken at 22%, and the Three per Cents. at 33%. But a shade of varia• tion has occurred in the other foreign Stocks. Brazilian Bonds of 1829 and 1839 have realised 81%; the Mexican Five per Cents., 35i ; the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 61i ; and Russian, 119%. The London and Birmingham Railway Shares have re ceded from 124 to 122 premium. In the other shares the va riations have been slight. Banking Shares are unvaried in value. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 13.—Our mar ket is quiet, and only a small amount of business has been done. London and South-Western, 82 ; Sheffield and Man - chester, Quarters, 1 0i ; South-Eastern, 36i ; Huddersfield and Manchester Canal and Rail wa y, 32 5 . 6d. prem. ; Black burn and Preston, 34; Manchester Assurance, lli. -E CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS Balk Stock ... ...... 200 Indian 5t0ck......... ...... 2191% 3 per Cent. Red lOO% Ditto Bonds .............. 9ti pm 9 per Cent. Cons. ..., 9934 Ditto Old Annuities ...' 33 per Cent. Red lO3 Ditto New Annuities ... New 3% per Cent 10254 Ex. Bills ' 1,0001. IV ... 7d pal New 5 per Cent. Ditto 5 002 ............... .78 pm. Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 7B pm Jan lbeo l2 0.16 Bank Stock for Acct.... 199 3( Oct. Ms) 'Consols for Opg. IV% Jan. 1860 — 'lndia Stock for Acct.... FOREIGN FUNDS. _ Austrian, 5 per Cent ...: .... - I:7Portuguese, 5 per Cent Belgian, 6 per Cent............ ... - - Brazilian Bonds ........ ..... [Prussian, 5 per Cent Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent.. Russian 5 per Cent.... Chllian t 6 per Cent ..... . ..... ;Ditto, Meta11ic ............, Colombian, 6 per Cent ..... -- Spanish, 5 per Cent...— 22i( ,Ditto, New Ditto Ditto, 1824 ......... .. .. 'Ditto, 3 per Cent 33 % Cuba Bones, 6 pe; • Cen ... .t ;Ditto, Deferred................. Danish 3 per Cent Peruvian, IFrench, 5 per Cent .... .. —t. —c. Greek, 16-5, 5 per Cent.— Exchange ..... ....... ..... —f. —c. Mexican, 5 per Cent 351 French, 3 per Cent... ....— f. -..c Ditto. 6 per Cent . 18:12 OW . — ,Dutch, 2% per Cent.... 6; % - - 1825 , --- dper Cent — ;Ditto, 5 per Cent .......101% SHARES: B inlintham and Derby, £lOO paid 69 Birmingham and Glou‘eater (100 paid) 9B _ - Caledonian 5 paid Dubl' Caledonian, ' paid 43 —aolin and C;shel, 2% IN 1 2 Eastern Counties (23 paid) ..... •••••••• ............ 14 Ditto Registered (8/688d paid) . _ Ditto Pe;'petual, S per Cork, l'as 4d. paid,N*. 1 ...- Ditto ditto, p.lid, No. 2 Great Western (75 paid) Ditto Half Shares, W paid 79 Lancaster and Carlisle, 5 paid 4)4, London and Birmingham (Stock) Ditto New Quarters ( 2 paid) London and brighton (50 paid) .....«....- 46% London and Greenwich Olt. lLs. 4d. paid) 7 .... , London and Croydon (Trunk) Manchester and Leeds (70 paid. No b rt it h to sl Sc id North British 2% paid ............ ..................... ••• I A Northern and Ea-tern (45 paid) Norwich and Brandon, 4 paid .... ..... 9 South Eastern and Dover (33 2 s 4 d paid) ..... .... 36% r i ili nd (ls (l p w aid p. ). i . j . ) ........ ......................... .. 1 2 ? 1 54 Ditto *few Shares ( 4 paid) Trent Valley, 2 paid 9 Paris and Orleans (29 paid) ' Rouen and Havre, lti paid 19% GENERAL ANNUITY SOCIETY. -A dinner in aid of the funds of this Society will take place on Wednesday next, at the London Tavern. This Society embraces mostimportant objects. It is formed for the purpose of affording relief to decayed merchants, bankers, profes sional men, their widows, and clerks, and to single females, daughters of persons belonging to such cla sses of society. V ar i ous as the institutions of this metro polis are, there was not one which existed, until th e establishm en t o f t hi s Society, having for its object the relief of these most deserving classes of persons. To assist such, this Institution was established; and the Directors think that its importance and claims upon philanthropy are fully established. It is supported by the leading characters of the commercial metropolis, and a knowledge of its benefits can only be necessary to in sure. fait increased.support. and pacouragement: SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Puttir Optutott. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. On Friday the Duchess of Nemours was safely delivered of a son, who is to bear the title of Duke d'Alencon. We learn from Berlin, July:s,,that:intelligence had just been received there, from St. Petersburgh, announcing that the Grand Duchess Alexandra had been delivered of a dead child, and had received the last sacraments. Nedim Effendi, Councillor of the Ottoman Embassy in Paris, died on Friday, at the age of thirty-two, of an affec tion of the lungs. He was one of the most distinguished public functionaries in Turkey, where he held the rank of Chief of Division in the Department of Foreign Affairs. The Council of Discipline of the Order of Advocates of the Cour Royale have confided their appeal to M. Gamier, Ba tonnier of the Advocates of the Court of Cassation. On Saturday M. Thiers presented his report to the Cham ber of Deputies on thelSecondary Education Bill. The report (which took three hours in reading) is very hostile to the pretensions of the clergy. The report of the Committee on the Prison Reform Bill (says the National) will not be made this year. The Keeper of the Seals, being far from approving the system of Messrs. de Tocqueville and de Beaumont, has desired that the report should be postponed till the next session, in order to give him time to consult the Cours Royales on the subject. Don Joaquin de Abarca, Bishop of Leon, and who formerly acted as Minister to Don Carlos, died last month at the mo nastery of Lanzo, in Piedmont. Marshal Soult leaves Paris immediately for St. Cunard, his residence, near Toulouse, where he will remain for a month. The Court of Assizes of the Seine was on Wednesday occu pied with the trial of a native of Corsica, named Irangois Gallina, aged 42, for forging Bank of England notes. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the Court sentenced him to eight years' hard labour, with exposure on the pillory. A letter from Stockholm, June 28, states that the question relative to the Swedish flag has been decided in the Swedish and Norwegian Council of State. The two nations preserve their respective colours, but in the Union flag the colours will be blended. There are, says a Frankfort journal, upon the German railroads 296 locomotives, of which 194 were manufactured in England. 57 in Germany, 16 in Belgium, and 29 in America. A letter from Dusseldorf states that great commotion was excited in that town on the 4th, by the suicide of M. Ling hardt, Procureur du Roi, aged 42. This gentleman was equally uisnnguisnea Tor ma talents and amiable manners, and the greatest surprise is expressed at such an event. It is supposed that the circumstance of a disturbance having taken place in the street, on June 6, in which the military were called, and two men killed, preyed on his mind, and in duced him to blow out his brains with a pistol. LAW AND POLICE. At the Buckingham Assizes William Chandler and Joseph Keen were indicted for the murder, on the 2d instant, of Jo. seph Leech, gamekeeper to Mr, Curtis, who is lord of the manor of Bow Brickhill. The jury acquitted Keen, but foucd Chandler guilty of manslaughter, and he was sentenced to transportation for fifteen years. Robert Raez was indicted at Winchester for having, on the 21st of January, killed and murdered John Harrison, by shooting him on the high seas, within two miles of the shore of Dalmatia. Mr. Cockburn contended, on behalf of the prisoner, that it was an accident; that there had been insu bordination on board the ship ; and that the prisoner had drawn his pistol from his pocket by way of threat, and that having a hair trigger it accidentally went off. The jury re turned verdict of not guilty. Benjamin Hunt was convicted of arson, and sentenced to be transported for life. COMILT-PILSNIONALEZIE. The Queen Dowager will return to England from the Con tinent on the 23d inst. The Black Eagle, steam-yacht, master commander B. Cook, which has been newly painted and fitted at Woolwich, is ordered to proceed toAntwerp, to be in readi ness to bring over her Majesty. The King of Saxony will leave Great Britain for his Ma jesty's dominions on the 31st inst. His Majesty will embark at Granton Pier, Edinburgh, on board the Princess Alice steam-packet, master commander Luke Smithett, which vessel will be there in readiness to receive the King of Saxony, and convey him to Hamburgh. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge entertained the Duke of Wellington and a distinguished circle at dinner, on Sun day, at Cambridge House. There is to be a grand entertain ment at Cambridge House on the 26th inst. The Duchess of Gloucester had an assembl.y, last night, at Gloucester House, and on Monday next, the 22d inst., the Royal Duchess will have another evening party. Sir Robert and Lady Peel received a distinguished party at dinner, on Saturday last, at their mansion in Whitehall gardens, when among the guests of the Right Hon. Baronet were his Excellency Prince Castelcicala, General Avitabile, Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, Countess of Westmoreland, Earl and Countess of Dunmore, Earl and Countess Brownlow, Viscount Melville, Earl of Normanton and Lady Mary Agar, Lord Heytesbury, Viscount and Vise amtess Barrington, Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, Sir H. and Lady Fre • mantle, Hon. Captain Harris, Mr. Harcourt, Mr. M. Milnes, Mr. A. O'Brien, Mr. Entwisle, tip The Earl and Countess of Sefton have left Belgrave-square, for Croxteth Park, near Liverpool, for the races. A nume rous and brilliant circle will be entertained by the Noble Earl and Countess, at Croxteth, during the race week. The Earl and Countess of Jersey have appointed the 2d of the ensuing month for their entertainment to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz. The Earl of Auckland entertained the Earl and Countess of Minto, Earl and Countess Grosvenor, Viscount and Viscountess Howick, Mr. Standish, Mr. Colville, and a select party at dinner on Saturday, at Eden House, Knightsbridge. The Earl of Mansfield will give a grand fete at Caen Wood, Hampstead, on the 23d inst., to the Royal family and the fashionable world. The Duke of Wellington has issued cards for a splendid en tertainment on the 31st inst., at Apsley House, to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge; the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Hereditary Grind Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz. •On Saturday the Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's enter tained at dinner, at Holly Lodge, the Duke and Duchess of •Norfolk, Lord Edward and Lady Mary Howard, Duchess and Mdlle. De Coigny; Marquis of Granby, &c. Mr. W. Gladstone, M.P., has engaged a mansion in Kemp Town, where the Hon. Member purposes remaining with his family until the end of August. Viscount Palmerston entertained a distinguished circle at dinner on Saturday, and the Viscountess held her usual as sembly at a later period of the evening. There was a very numerous attendance of the nobility, notwithstanding the unfavourable weather which prevailed. raxsczmi..axamous. On Saturday night a long inquiry took place at the Nag' e Head Inn, Wandsworth-road, before Mr. Higgs, relative to the circumstances attending the decease of Miss Sarah Greves, aged 13, the daughter of Mr. Greves, a saddler and harness maker, in the Blackfriars-road. The particulars of this melancholy case have already appeared. After evidence of the facts had been adduced, the jury consulted for a few minutes, and returned a verdict of " Accidental death," with a nominal deodand on the cart and horses. The jury ap pended to their verdict this remark :—" That we severely censure the practice or custom of taking the bits out of horses' mouths whilst in the public roads." On Saturday the third and last exhibition •of the Horti cultural Society took place at the gardens at Chiswick, and, notwithstanding the very unfavourable state of the weather was attended by a very numerous and distinguished com pany. It rained almost incessantly after three o'clock, and the beautiful grounds which, in fine weather, afford such de lightful promenades, became muddy and sloppy, and were al most deserted for the tents. It appears from the weekly report of the Liverpool cotton market, that the stock in that port now exceeds one million of bales (1,002,920), being the largest quantity stored there at any one time, and exceeding the stock of the correspond ing period qf last year (which, until this week, was the largest upon'iecord) by very nearly 40,000 bales. The meeting of the Protestant citizens of Dublin toprepare an address for presentation to the Earl and Countess De Grey previous to their departure from Ireland, was held on Friday at the yotunda. The attendance could not be said to have heerivery numerous, and certainly not so respectable as might have been anticipated. The chair was taken at one o'clock by the Dean of Kildare, and a series of speeches and resolutions applicable to the occasion having been spoken and agreed to, the proceedings terminated before four o clock.. The parish of St. Mary, Newington, is at present in a state of great excitement, caused by the attempt of the High Church party to levy a church -rate, against which the parishioners have successfully contended for ;the last eight years. The Church establishment in this parish is supported at a cost to the inhabitants of upwards of 5,000/. per annum, and yet the clergy will 'not attend to the spiritual wants if the poor in the workhouse unless a large sum be paid for the services of a chaplain. This, then, is the chief ground on which the rate is called for. A poll has been demanded, and will take place to-morrow and Wednesday, July 16 and 17. FLANDERS MAIL. _CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 26. The troubles in Albania being entirely suppressed, the Porte has appointed a Com mission to inquire into the causes of them, and to ascertain the extent of the damage done to the insurgents. Sir Stratford Canning had an audience of the Sultan, to express the satisfaction felt by Queen, Victoria at the happy termination of the differences respecting apostacy, and at the assurance given by the Sultan in favour of his Christian subjects. The Divan has made an agreement with the Paella of Egypt, for a regular communication by steam-boats between Alexandria and the capital. As there are at present no Turkish steamers that can be spared for this service, two Egyptian steamers will be employed for the present. The troubles in Albania are, indeed, considered to be ended, but while the fire is extinguished (to appearance, at least) on one side, it breaks out on another. Disturbances have now broken out among the Kourds in the paclialick of Musch. The Kourds have taken up arms to tesist the pay ment of the taxes, which, on ad - count of' the decrease of the population, become more and more burdensome in Asiatic Turkey. The same causes have led to a Movement of the mountain tribes in Lasistan, so that the communication be tween Turkey and Erzeroum is now interrupted. The dif ferences between Turkey and Persia are in the same state as before. Colonel Farrant, who has visited the frontier dis tricts in dispute between the two countries, has returned from Bagdad to Erzeroum. The conferences will become more active, but the end of the negotiations seems to be remote, as neither the Porte nor the Persian Sovereign are at all di:- posed to make any concessions.—Allgemeine Zeitung, July 10 BEDDG ELEA; NORTH WALES, JULY 1 2.—His Majesty the King of Saxony, and suite, arrived here last night, from Aber y stwith, anti slept at the Goat Hotel. His. Majesty ascends Snowden this morning, and afterwards pursues his route to Bangor and Chester. LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INsTiTunorc—The di rectors of this institution have just issued a prospectus of a Girls' School, on a large scale, which they intend to open on the sth of August next. There are already two day schools for boys connected with the institution, which are attended by upwards of eight hundred pupils, and whose success has been even greater than theirprojectors anticipated. The com parative neglect with which female education has hitherto been treated, and its great importance to the welfare of the human race, appear to have induced the directors to take the bold step of establishing a school capable of giving instruc tion to four hundred girls, at such a charge as to make it easy for those who require education most to avail themselves of its advantages. The course of instruction, as detailed in the prospectus, is very comprehensive, embracing little that is showy and ornamental, but all that in education is solid and useful. A large, airy building, surrounded by extensive play grounds, has been, by the timely munificence of Mr. George Holt, one of the directors, secured on highly advantageous terms for the use of the school. There can be little doubt that such an establishment will not only be successful in itself, but will, it is to be hoped, have an important bearing on the cause of female eduCation generally, and set a worthy example to. other institutions TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD MONTEAGLE. 17, Carlton House Terrace, July 15, 1844. MY LonD,—As it appears from the Morning Chro nicle of Saturday last, that your Lordship has thought proper to avail yourself of my signature being attached; as Chairman, to a circular emanating from the Society for the Emancipation of Industry, publicly to make a personal allusion to me, on Friday, in a place where I could make no answer, the only adequate channel left for that purpose is the public journals ; and as you used my unimportant name in an effort (however abortive) to bring into contempt the principles of a benevolent So ciety to which I belong, I feel bound to enter my pro test. Your Lordship misrepresents me when you say •'that a few sessions back I brought forward several schemes for a new arrangement of the representative system of Ireland, and also of this country." The Society to which I then belonged, neither professed nor practised any thing of the kind, but the very reverse. It was formed for the purpose of checking, in a constitutional manner, a systematic violation of the law, which, under the fos tering care of the political party to which your Lordship belonged, had become a crying evil. The country, from one end to the other, responded to our call, and we succeeded in putting down the nuisance. In the " other occupation" which "it rejoices your Lordship that I have now found, Icalculate upon your. Lordship's assistance, either by taking the trouble to understand our principles (in which case I am confident you will approve them), or by pursuing the line of opposition which you have commenced. In either case I feel no small confidence that we shall be successful in freeing this country from one of the greatest curses that was ever inflicted upon it, viz., the bullionist-system of currency. I beg to assure your Lordship that the . principles of the Society cannot be controverted, nor its members diverted from propagating them, by the stale trick of holding up a paper, and calling it " prodigious non sense." This piece of acting answered its purpose in another place on the introduction of the Bill, but your Lordship has blundered sadly in the imitation. Sir Robert Peel held up a thick volume, which would have taken the House three days to read—you, a short paper that might have been read in three minutes. Sir Robert, amidst a sweeping condemnation of many opinions, did not venture to attack or in any way characterise the prin ciples of the Society for the Emancipation of Industry, nor did he even refer to them. It is possible that, al though they have been laid before him, he has never made himself acquainted with them. You extracted a single passage, and put your misconstruction upon the whole paper. Had you read it through, the House would have found that, at any rate, it was not liable to the objection made by Lord Ashburton to your own speech, viz., that one part contradicted the other. I warn your Lordship that, however available this sub stitute for argument may be among those who do not yet sufficiently feel the ruinous effects of the measure of 1819, it will not stay the progress of our opinions among the intelligent portion of the community out of doors, where they are spreading with that steady progress which is the accompaniment of truth and the assurance of success. Your Lordship may conceive it to be " nonsense" to suggest an inquiry into the subject of the currency previously to legislation —nonsense, to suppose that the national debt has any existence —nonsense, to imagine that the taxation arising out of it is of any consequence to those who pay it—nonsense, to think it unwise and unjust to insist upon the payment of all engagements in a commodity which cannot be pro cured in sufficient quantity—nonsense, to suppose that such a demand, if enforced, will lead to fluctuations, panics, and bankruptcies —nonsense, to suggest that if you engage to sell your gold at a low price nobody will be likely to give you a higher relative price for your produce or manufactures, whatever they may be— nonsense, to avow that taxes levied upon a pro ducer increases the expense he incurs in producing— nonsense, to suppose a definite quantity of an article in universal demand like gold, can at one and the same time express the untaxed expenses of the foreigner and the taxed expenses of this country, even when the latter are 50 per cent. higher than the former—nonsensto, to deny that two are equal to three —nonsense, to prefer a system which, previous to 1819, made the nation happy, wealthy, and loyal, and was in the course of rapidly paying off the national debt, and reducing taxation, to one which since that time has produced a decline of revenue, undue speculation, panics, bankruptcies, pauperism, incendiarism, and crime, to an extent pre viously unexampled. As, however, the Society cannot concur in your views, they must leave it to the public to judge whether there be more " nonsense" in their circular letter, or in your Lordship's speech. I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient servant, ANDREW SIOTTISWOODE. AFFAIRS OF PORTUGAL. LesnoN, JULY B.—With regard to the project of loan which forms one of the conditions on which the tobacco contract is to be auctioned, it would be very unjust for capitalists to permit themselves to be prejudiced by the recent conduct of Spain in annulling a similar contract. While in Spain the tobacco revenues were for the first time let out to contrac tors, having previously been collected by the State, in Portu gal contractors have always had their management. But the faith, of contracts has, here been, for the most part, faith ftilly obServed, and the principal and interest of a debt thus secared upon the tobacco revenues themselves would be in violably secure under all Governments. The break-down of their tobacco enterprise in Spain gives probability to the sup position that Messrs. Rothschild will successfully compete for this contract in Portugal. The financial prospects of the country never assumed so definite a shape as at present. Five per cent. reduced in the expenditure of the State, and 5 per cent. added to the great bulk of its income, which will be immediately carried into effect, and is sure of approval in the Cortes, amounts to a substantial increase of one-tenth in the entire revenue ; and the additional half per cent. in the dit'idend on the foreign debt, payable .a year hence, becomes easily practicable. The receipts of the Lisbon Custom-house for the year ending the 30th of June, 1843, were 1,9741 contos, and those of the year ending the 30th of June, 1844, have been 2,259 contos, showing a clear gain to the revenue in this single branch to the extent of 2841 contos, or 64,2971. By comparative maps which have been presented to the Queen, the receipts of the Sete Cases (Excise) for the past year exceeded those of the previous year by 67 contos, and the receipts of the Oporto Custom-house exceeded those of the previous year by 283 contos, being a gain to the Trea sury of about 79,0061 The entire Customs and Excise re ceipts of Lisbon and Oporto exceed those of the previous year by the enormous amount of 634 4-5 contos, or 143,4641.—an increase owing almost entirely to a vigilant superintendence pervading every nook of these establishments. This im provement will aid materially in carrying out the new finan cial projects.' The Queen has come in from Cintra. Senior Cabral's operations against the newspaper press are now as follows :---In the jury list which he has made out for these three months, and which is composed of seventy indi viduals, figure fifty-nine Government employes. A full exer cise of the right of challenge cannot fail to leave a majority of emplor's on the jury; and the Opposition papers, which will doubtless all be immediately tried, have every chance of being convicted, and mulcted in heavy fines besides incarce ration. If this does not gag them, a Star Chamber is next to be substituted for a jury selected fairly from the country, the said• Star Chamber to be composed of judges and official per sons. This is, the undoubted arrangement by which freedom of thought is to be , cherished in this land of liberty. Baron Tojal is on the point of concluding an operation with the Bank for the advance of sufficient money to cover the expenses of the State till the meeting of the Cortes. A dispatch from the Portuguese. Plenipotentiary in Rime announces that the Pope has consented to the entire sup pression of the' dispensed holidays in Portugal, to a diminu tion in the number of those which must still be strictly ob served, and to a tranbference of the festivals of the patron saints of churches in all cases to the Sundays. The requisite brief will be immediately forwarded. The grape crop is so advanced that its quality for the coming season may with tolerable safety be predicted. The weather for many weeks past has been at times broken, and almost always cloudy, while the heats have been very mode rate. If the advent of the genuine summer is much longer delayed, the grapes will be seriously injured ; but it is pro bable that we shall have sufficient heat for the purpose of ripening, and the fine weather seems to have now set in. The fruit is fully formed, and all that is required is sun to swell it with succulent juice. The commerce of Oporto and Lisbon was never in a state of greater depression than it is at present. Outrages against property are now of daily occurrence throughout the wine districts of the north of Portugal, and the robbery of churches is again resorted to. There are likewise numerous commer cial failures. The extensive and respectable house of Martin and Douglas has failed at Lisbon and Oporto to a large amount. They were general merchants, and established some time since a foundry at Oporto, which is said to have chiefly in volved them. Amongst the other failures are two very bad ones. Domingos de Almeida Ribeiro has had his failure pro nounced fraudulent by the Tribunal of Commerce, and J. Baptista Medico, who fled from the town a few days since, indebted to the merchants there some 40 contos (near 10,0001.), was pursued to Vigo, but was found to have 'sailed for Eng land in the packet. The depression in the wine trade is im • mense, and unless the tariff convention is concluded with England, the ruin of the export trade is expected. NATURAL HISTORY.— A correspondent residing near Barjarg village has been kind enough to corn municate the following eye witnessed particulars. On Wednesday last, while a farmer was engaged with his workpeople in the open field, a sparrow-hawk all of a sudden pounced upon a little bird, fell ing, rather than killing it in the first instance, by a single stroke of its reaver wing. After a brief pause the quarry was lifted and hoisted aloft to be leisurely devoured at some other spot ; but just at this juncture t.vo brace of lapwings, alarmed for the safety of their own young, opportunely appeared and attacked the hawk so furiously, that, during the melee, the hedge-spar row, or stone•chatterer, dropped lightly to the ground, - and might have escaped ultimately, but for another curious incident. During the battle in the air a corbie crow, which happened to be passing, wheeled slowly and mo tionlessly leant on the breast of the sky to await the issue ; and, on observing the hawk worsted, and its prisoner relieved, it fancied there was something going in its own line of business, stooped as directly as a body of some weight, cleaving the sky, and recaptured the prize its cousin-german had missed. But again the valorous lapwings were up and doing, and assailed so hotly the new invader of their peaceful domain, that the affrighted little bird was a second time relieved. But the respite was brief ; for after the lapwings had retired to their respective nests, the crow, watching an opportunity, stooped afresh, and eventually carried off its prize.—Dan!fries Courier. HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.—A most heart-rending and fatal accident happened on Monday to a lime-burner em ployed at the Southwick lime-kilns, near Sunderland. The poor man, whose name was Bell, went on to the top of one of the kilns when it was burning. When standing on the stones about the centre of the kiln, the burning mass beneath him suddenly gave way, and he sank up to the shoulders in the " furnace of fire." In this position he remained for a short time in the greatest agony, till his limbs and body were so burnt as to cause his death. A rope having been fastened round the upper part of his body, he was with difficulty dragged out, when his mangled remains presented a most horrible spectacle—appalling even to contemplate. The un fortunate man has left a widow and large family to mourn his truly melancholy death.—Durham Advertiser. COURT CIRCULAR , WINDSOR, MONDAY.--The Queen and Prince: Albers, accompanied by the Prine.,•ss Royal, took an airing tvre. morning in the open p )ny carriage in the plea sn grounds of the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales sarild. ttiO Princess Alice were taken a drive in 'an °P eri c riage in the forenoon. . . • His Royal Highness Prince Albert, Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting, insV eted iii i regiment (the Scots Fusilier Guards) this morning the Great Park. lier Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited Majesty to-da. • o• l'ot The Earl of . Morton left the Castle this n-.or.iin, London. oke at tendA h bi s Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand -tile and Duchess Of Mecklenburg!, S:relitz „ rr ived at 1 Castle from town, on a visit to the Queen, at six (I : cl i c he this evening. Their Royal Highnesses: travelled Lid Great Western Railway. ' a S ir e Countess Delawarr, Lady Mary West, MI 000 , Henry Wheatley, arrived in the coarse of the aft at the Castle, on a visit to her 151ajesty ' ' t tool c In the afternoon the Queen and Prince Alber t . an airing in an open pony carriage, the Prince driviicrjeo The Viscountess Jocelyn and the Hon. Miss Lirritir followed in another open carriage ; and the Eq u • o 4l Colonels Buckley and Bouverie, attended her Micti and his Royal Highness on horseback. The royal r returned to the Castle shortly bef bre six o'clock. 0 , The Royal Family were taken airings i n the afterl!°°oo Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Dent to og airing in a carriage in the afternoon. . . is el °. The royal dinner party at the Castle this ev°lloo eluded her Royal Highness the Duchess - of h'enc'e LI& Anna Maria Dawson, the Countess Wratislaw, .4.4r0g0 and Very Rev, the Dean of Windsor, the Ho n. - Jocelyn, and Major-General Wemyss. The Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of - t leriburg Strelitz left town yesterday afternoon , el?„ °° , e • s ic. o'clock, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her nil's; The Grand Duke and Duchess travelled by the Western Railway. v.oil 006 A deputation from the Joint-stock Banks or 7 0 1 i, consisting of Messrs. P. M. Stewart, nr.,_ Gil Collett, M.P., William Ilawes, Morley, WebsterAsit Bart, Pollard, and Vile, had an interview -wit h : 13 - ini Peel, yesterday, at his official residence, in 1)°" -- ,, s eol street. The Chancellor of the Exchequer .was at the interview. • cO . A deputation, respecting West India interestStAl sisting of Messrs. Barge, Colvi!e, Cave, C. 31r4rfreli4 MacoTegor, M'Chlery, and Barkly, bad an idatei, witCL.9rd Stanley at the Colonial-office, jester M. Fortigue, the Venezuelan Minister, I t° business yesterday at the Foreign-office. es. Dispatches were received at the Colonial - o ff ' terday, from the Governors of Canada and G ibr9 r Mr. Beckett, M.P. for Leeds, and a numerous "e/Poto tion, had an interview with Mr. Gladstone a t the of Trade yesterday on the subject of Canals. cta slel Mr. C. Marryatt had an interview with Lord P yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispatches were sent out yesterday from the ' office to the Governor of Van Diemen's Land. a t 0010 01' Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Mackenzie have arrived irk 1, Se ranee's Hotel,Ngrave-square, from A ldborouPt • . o SPORTING IN TELLIGE -I.T L‘ " rix TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. THE LIVERPOOL CUP. 6 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's The Caster.—talcel/ 7 to 1 agst Mr. Johnstone's The 'Era 7 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's The Poor Soldieo 7 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Briti*Yeoman-'.- - ta V 9 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklatn's AriStotle 10 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Pompey—taken 12 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Deer 100 to 6 agst Mr. Jones's British Tar-=taken 17 to I,agst Mr. Mei klam's" Th e llestsof Three 18 to 1 agst Lord Milltown's Scalteen—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. E. J. Irwin'S Mickey Free 20 to 1 agst Mr. Creath's The Nei11.... Formidable as the above list appears,' and it within two or three of all that .re Ike): to r;' , were not more than five hacked :se-rtini-lyi Caster and The Poor &Mkt. ; bOth freely Yeoman, chiefly at 6 to 1, hut at a slight dec' before the close of the ro int; The .lEra (no frieneo, the first half-hour) and l'empey. The investo -the other horses quoted were in ,mall amotints. GOODWOOD STAKES. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Franchise 10 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Croton Oil 12 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Parthian 15 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Pride of Kildare-r-ta' c t e 17 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's The Currier 18 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Elegance filly—tak e ' 18 to 1 agst Mr. Shelley's Lucy Banks—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Pou h l.l ssiir. t Mr. Wreford's mare was in great force, -, 4 51 other respect did the betting possess the; gig terest. . GOODWOOD CUP. 2 to 1 agst Mr. Salvin's Alice Hawthorn a to 1 agst Mr. Bell's The Squire—taken 8 - to 1 agst Lord. Verullides - Robert de Gor l3o 4 fr 10 to 1 agst Mr. Herbert's Antler. 1 1 (1 1h Layers of the odds against Alice Haw' 110 ,A ,v plenty of takers of them about Robert de oi o the Squire. It is said that Robert de GoO lij sent to Liverpool to obtain the Whs. allowlnce. BT. LAGER. 7 to 2 agst Mr. Sahjn's "The Cure—taken 7 to 1 agst Lord Stanlei's Itburiel—taken 7 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's The Princess ....11 0 8 to 1 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck 10 to 1 agst Mr. John Scott's Bay Momus—tat,' ----- - - - • 12 to 1 aist Mr. Irvine's Foig-a:ballagh. - We understand that there are nearly 200 non' o 'fl for the Derby, and upwards of 140 fur the Oak s no r the greatest number ever known. and a clear P rv id the late wholesale exposures have nut had a 110 1 effect on the turf. The Ascot and other St a also filled satisfactorily. - LLOYD-'S SHIPPING. ad LONDON, JULY 15.—Wind W. S.W., fresh breeze s 'fliV CLYDE, JULY 11.—Arrd. Licaio, Rugby, Chili ineo,ff and Oxford, Niramichi. Ski. St. Vincent, Brown , Y A . Gertrude, St. Stephen's, New Brunswick; -Bono"' foundland. 1 01 ' s HOLYHEAD, JULY 13.—Arrd. Ariel, Liverpool, fut leaky. n bee', WATERFORD, JULY 11.-A TM, Boliva, • ~ n.f Elizabeth, Do.; Russia, New York. Off, Eliza, Monarch, Restigouche ; Trader, Quebec. BOSCASTLE, JULY I2.—The Spriegflower, froalther arrived off here, dragged her anchors and went 0 , 0 t he but has been got off and_ broiight to the back 0 ' with damage to her bottom._ 05 -.EDCAry JULY 13.—The Monica and the .ts- Rochester, got on the rocks off this port to-daY , been gOt off, and proceeded without assistance. Con dor , , DEAL, JULY 13.—Arrd. Fawn, South Seas ; 04 ; Rico for Bremen ; Hopewell, Hoscason, Jarna l pi• Gray, Carnaby, New York ; _Veracity, Pugwash• 4 1 6 1 Cape of Good Hope. -14.—1 t blew a strong b a si s night, and to-day from W. to W.S.W. and W.N•W'' 6 P.m.,moremoderate.-=-The Centurien, for Sierra L eo, back, and has proceeded' to Ramsgate with drung been in contact with a brig. 1 15 LIVERPOOL, JULY 13.--Arrd. Acadia, steamer , " Boston, in nine and a half days , from Halifax. lot h ' OFF DUNGENESS, JULY 13 —Zorgoland, Canton , terdarn. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 14.—Wind siflu llr Gladiator, London to New. York ; Trusty nn, : ieti'r Quebec. Off, London,- New Orleans; Owen f London for Bengal. - o ff, t ' o DARTMOUTH, JULY 13.—The smack John Bar' f L fe port, was run into, and receiVed considerable' darn°' foreign brig Maria Sophia. 7 Mt" •I' • RAMSGATE, JULY 13.—Arrd. Leopold 1., Trieste, with damage, having been in contact W" off Dungeness. A r 4. DEAL, JULY 14.—Wind - strong.":„ C George, Demerara ; Imogene, :Tagus, St. Lucia ; Dominica; London, Freeman, Jamaica. HULL, JULY 12.—S1d. St. Spyree and Young Ichaboe. VICTORIA THEATRE' A dramatic version of Mai tin Chuzzlettla 0 ,1 duced at this theatre last evening a ith very' 'the adapter has fllowed ttie novel very c'" leo the adaptation does great crt dit to his t' i% ' from scenes are, in fact, a series of tableaux from G • ef trations, and are admirably got up. The cli s y . lent. Miss Vincent as ) oung Bail e y, and Mr• d h ' e as Mrs. Sairey Gamp, were fir,t-rate. 1 :40r): Chuzzlewit of Mr. Osbaldiston, and the Tio of Mr. James Vining, were also excellent; ' 1 0 ,0" J)ale, as the moral recicsniff, was the verY 1 6 hypocrisy. The house was, as usual, crowded'" - - — POLYTECHNIC INSTITU ' DR. POTTS' INVENTION OF SUBMARINaf i e TIONS FOR BREAKWATERS, L1GHT110,1,9,5!0,1 A Lecture was delivered at this Institution, c' v e vt i f evening by Dr. R , yan, illustrative of Dr. Potts' roc tir ef i p tion for driving piles by means of atmospheric Pre ss so l i j to form foundations for breakwaters lighthouseN tuations in which it has, hitherto, been difticult' t - 0 1 1 1 7 ,, possible to build them, in consequence of the want foundation whereon to erect- the superstructure• te a v` c d, purposes to have piles of iron, or of wood, constr ac .ree covering the top with an air cap ; the pile, thus r b id ej hp placed in the situation - and direction in ' l o t to be driven into the ground. The air is exl a f tlie li to, series of ingenious contrivances from the interior °reel pile, and by the pressure of the atmosphere it is f° o . it tg, place. The interior of the pile is supplied with i , a reservoir which keeps the soil within the P m of mechanical suspension,_and:as the pile s i , l/ , e i 'O t r i rises through the pile bead, into the receiver, the Or,eo; it can be removed at any time -at the will of t o s Dr. Ryan stated a number of inenious contrivar4icli ' 4O by Dr. Potts, to obviate particular difficulties arise from the state of the soil, &c., in various 1 ?:7 0 1 0 ,,f Potts has applied this principle to the constructit'oe which can be sunk by means of atmospheric pre'" n plicf' j;f a depth as to f o rm a solid foundation. By the. u t r o by 6-F various cements these - caissons -can be turned y The lecture, which was most lucidly delivered :-:/theo, was illustrated by various experiments, show' fi 'ettl of pile driving, &c., according to Dr. Potts' 11) ,, Ivo ; Potts has been examined before the CommissiolliOtijeir,,, of Refuge, and the Commissioners have express,e u o pir bation of his plan, which has also met with W e t ,. several gentlemen of highscientific acquiremen t . _ SOLDIER KILLED.-=On Tuesday nig ht l ten and eleven o'clock, it melancholy accidn26tll,4Po at the Castle. John Dow, a private in the(„ t os_„ l `o,, / ' ment, who had be. n - obse. ved to he s omeo'h at „.' f trr i n lP e . it al.pears endeavoured to escape from the P o t ° per, descending the rock oppo,ite to West Fort; , e point the rock is almost perpendicular, 9j° ° nate man fell to the Castle Road, and Iva& / ‘ 1 100 0 1 1 spot.— Scotsman. re ri f HARVEST.—Both wheat and barley it nr , exceedingly well, and promise an excellent cro p, 5i ,; ( an early harvest. The spring corn, for vi"j e - rt lo ; i ej?,, alarm was felt a few weeks since, has 1011 t 1 .15 0 19 proved in every quarter. Many farmur s bourhood will begin liarve,tin next w ee Gazette. S.e frc th( evi utl