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the Ladies Innes Her, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl and Countess of Rozebery and Lady L , ,eisa Primrose, the Countess of Morton and Lady Helen D mglas, Lord and Lady Belhaven, Lord and Lady Berriedale, sirs. and Miss Hope, Sir George Clerk, M.P., and Lady Clerk, Sir William Gibson , Craig, nr., Mr. Cowan, M.P., the Ladies Charteris, and Sir George and Lady Harriet Grant Suttie, Colonel Fer guson, of Bahia, M.P., Lady Anne Baird, Mr. Balfour, of Balbirnie, and Mr. Baillie, of Dochfour. On the west side of the area was another stand, capablo of containing 1,300 persons, and within which were also seated the magistrates and town-council, and the pro fessors of the University M their robes. There was a platform south of this for the students attending the School of Design, and beyond some galleries left nearly untenanted, from the extravagant price charged for ad mission into them by a set of hungry speculators who bought up the tick -ts. Such being the preparations for the ceremony, the Prince Consort entered the area, and, amidst loud cheers, took up his position close to the foundation-stone. The Rev. Dr. Lee, Principal of the University, then stood forward and offered up a fervent prayer for the success of the proposed edifice. The man ner of the venerable Principal, and the substance of his prayer, were exceedingly impressive. The Lord Justice-General then advanced, and taking up the trowel, which he afterwards presented to the Prince, said— " May it please your Royal Elighness, " As the senior member now present of her Majesty's Board of Commissioners at,d Trustees fur Manufactures and Improvements in Scotland, I am about to have the honour of presenting to your Royal Highness the imple ment to be used in the ceremony of laying the founda tion-atone of a work which has received the gracious sanction of her Majesty and the authority of a Parlia ment for its erection. The edifice, which is this day to be commenced under the auspices of your Royal High ness, is destined for a national gallery of art, and among other purposes, also for the better accommodation of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Architecture, and Sculpture, whose exertions for the advancement and im provement of the fine arts, fostered as they have been by the countenance and approbation of her Majesty and her Royal predecessors, have already been at:ended w:th considerable success, and have recently, under the su perintendence of the board of trustees, been followed by the establishment of a school of design, an institution so important to the manufacturing and commercial interests of Scotland. It was therefore with the highest satisfaction that those intrusted with the execution of this national undertaking; which, from its intended structure and the well-known skill and talents of its ar chitect, it is confidently_ hoped will add an additional ornament tce . the metropolis of Scotland, were informed that the Contort of bur beloved Sovereign was to honour the proceedings of this day with his presence, aware, as we all are, cf the unceasing anxiety that your Royal Highness has uniformly evinced for the success of every measure calculated to promote the interests of science and art, as well as the development and improvement of the industrial resources of the empire at large. If any thing had indeed been wanting to enhance the value of the obligation you are about to confer, not only on the body to which I have the honour to belong, but also on the Lord Provost, magistrates, and council, and community of this city, it would be afforded by the knowledge we have that your Royal Highness has originated and taken the most active part in the preparations for 'the intended exhibition of 1851 of the inventions and works, not only of our own, but of all surrounding nations. This magni ficent undertaking, while it will demonstrate to the world what the skill, energy, and perseverance of British artists can accomplish, will prove, it is trusted, also the means, not only of establishing their pre-eminence, but of still further advancing the general welfare and pros perity of the British realm,. I shall detain your Royal Highness no longer than to assure you that all classes of her Majesty's subjects in this part of her dominions re joice that, along with a part of her royal offspring, she is now reposing in the ancient palace of her ancestors, and that your Royal Highness continues to manifest yoar predilection for Scotland and its sports by your re cent acquisition of a portion of its Highland territory." The usual masonic rites having been duly complied with by his Roy al Highnese, who was assisted by his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, Sir George Clerk, Sir John Watson Gordon, and Sir William Gibson Craig, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, addressing the Lord Justice-General and those more immediately around him, said,— " Gentlemen,—Now that the ceremony is concluded, you must allow me to express to you how much satisfac tion it bas given me to have had it in my power to com ply with your invitation, and to lay the f ,undation•stone of this important national institution, and that this should have coincided with the moment when her Majesty the Quean has come among you, and has given you a fur ther proof of her attachment to this country by again taking up her abode, if for a short time only, in the ancient palace of her ancestors in this capital, where she has been received with such unequivocal demonstrations of loyalty and affection. The building of which we have just begun the foundation is a temple to be erected to the fine arts—the fine arts, which have so important an influence upon the development of the mind and feeling of a people, and which are so generally taken as the type of the degree and character of that develop ment that it is on the fragments of the works of art come down to us from bygone nations that we are wont to form our estimate of the state of their civili zation. manners, customs, and religion. Let us hope that the impulse given to the culture of the fine arts in this country, and the daily increasing attention bestowed upon it by the people at large, will not only tend to re. fine and elevate the national tastes, but will also lead to the production of works which, if left behind us as me morials of our ago, will give to after generations an ade quate idea of our advanced state of civilfzation. It must be an additional source cf gratification to me to find that part of the funds rendered available for the support of this undertaking should be the ancient grant which, at the union of the two kingdoms, was secured towards the encouragement of the fisheries and manufactures of Scotland, as it affords a most pleasing proof that these important branches of industry have arrived at that stage of manhood and prosperity that—no longer requiring the aid of a fostering Government—they can maintain themselves independently, relying upon their own vigour and activity, and can now in their turn lend assistance and support to their younger and weaker sisters, the fine arts. Gentlemen, the history of this grant exhibits to us the picture of a most healthy national progress: the ruder arts connected with the necessaries of life first gaining strength; then edu cation and science supervening and directing further ex ertions, and, lastly, the arts, which only adorn life, be coming longed for by a prosperous and educated people. May nothing disturb this progress, and may, by God's blessing, that peace and prosperity be preserved to the nation, which will insure to it a long continuance of moral and intellectual enjoyment." This concluded the ceremony, and his Royal Highness almost immediately after returned to the palace, followed by the acclamationaof the multitude. Before concluding this account of the proceedings on the Mound yesterday, I think it necessary to notice, which I do with much pain, the extremely discourteous and unmannerly behaviour of Mr. Prim: oie, secretary to the board of trustees, to my self and one or two other representatives of the London morning newspapers, who applied to him for the means of perforwing their duties as reporters. Mr. Primrose is well born, and might. therefore, natu rally be expected at least to be gently bred. His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch at once granted to us what Mr. Primrose denied, and treated us with a degree of polite ness from which we hope, for his own credit, Mr. Prim rose will in future take a lesson. At half-past eight o'clock this morning the guns of the Castle, firing a royal salute, announced that her Majesty and suite had resumed their journey northwards. Notwithstanding the early hour at which the departure took place, vast numbers of the inhabitants of Edin burgh attended to pay a parting tribute of loyalty to 'heir Sovereign. The train, passing Stirling and Perth on its way, reached Cupar Angus about half-past eleven o'clock. Thence the royal party were conveyed in four carriages to Balmoral, where they arri►ed at half-past five o'clock.— Times. (From the Court Circular.) EDINBURGH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30. Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived at a quarter peat firo o'clock on Thursday afternoon at Holyrood Palace from Castle Howard, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and at tended by the Marchioness of Douro, the Hon. Miss Lennox, Bir James Clark, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, acd Mr. Birch. The followingbadthe honour of dining with her Ma jesty :—The Duke and Duchess of Bucclench, the Duke of Roxburghe, General Riddell (Commander of the Forces), the Lord Provost, Mr. Sheriff Gordon, the Hun. C. A. Murray, and Sir James Clark. Her Majesty and hia Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Prin ces; Royal, the Princess Alice, and Prince Alfred, took an early morning drive to-day (Friday) round the park of Holyrood, and afterwards ascended to the top of Arthur's seat. _ _ _ At one o'clock his Royal Highness Prince Albert laid the first stone of the new National Gallery of Scot land, attended }:,y the Marquis of Abercorn, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Pisippe, and Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon. In the afternoon her Majesty and his Royal High ness Wince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Boy a:, the Princess Alice, and Prince Alfred, drove thre. ugh the town of Edinburgh and round Arthur's seat, visiting Donaldson's Hospital. They were attended by the Marchioness of Douro, the Hon. Miss Lennox, Colonel the Hun. C. Grey, and Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. The. Royal Family, attended by Sir James Clark and Miss Hildyard, viewed the Castle of Edinburgh this a!- ternoon. The Duke and Duchess of Buceleuch, the Duke and Duchess of Rontburgbe, the Ea.' and Countess of Mor ton, the Earl and Countess of Rosebery, the Lord Jus tice-General, the Lord Justice Clerk, the Earl and Coun tess of II iddinzton, the Rev. Principal Lee, Sir William Gibson Crai4, Lord and Lady Belhaven, the Lord Ad vocate, the Marquis of Abercorn, and Colonel the Ikon. Charles Grey, will have the honour of dining with her Majesty this evening. The Queer_ nas afterwards a small evening party, t I e visitors corr,prising Lord Aberdour, Sir George and Lady Clerk, arr"..t Mr. Brolti i f D4,chfour. AT'IEMPTED SUICIDE.—John Blower, who cut his t'oroat immediately after he was sentenced to seven years' transportation at the last quarter session, on Tuesday morn 1-ag made another attempt at self-destruction. When the unhappy man was let out of his - sleeping cell to go into the slay room, be run against the angle of a stone wall, butting his head against it with all his force, breaking the scalp from the forehead to the crown.—Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette.] THE NEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all the Libraries, C L AUD E. By MISS MOLESWORTH In 2 vols., post BTo. •• Imaginez-vous voir un homme fait a plaisir, un de ces heros de roman pit n'avaient (pie se montrer pour causer des insomnies aux princesses. Ajoutons a cela que la nature, qui mole ordinairement see dons, l'avait doue de beaucoup d'esoric et de valeur : c"etait un cavalier parfait."—Gil Blas. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. CHI A'rRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. _ _ _ Fora few nights only, Adelphi Companian'dAdelphi Pieces. lir. Hudson will make hit first appearance in "The Knight of An - a.' THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE KNIGHT OF ARYA. Characters by Messrs. Hudson, Lambert, Boyce, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. Arter which an entirely new Extravaganza, entitled DO MESTIC ECONOMY. John Gramly, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Gramly, Nlrs. F. Matthews. _ To be followed by THE IRISH LION. Tim Moore, Mr. Hudson To conclude with THE ENCHANTED ISLE ; or. Raising the Wind en the most Approved Principles. Alonzo, Mr. P. Bedford; Ferdinand, Miss Woolgar ; Prospero, Mr. 0. smith; Ariel, Miss Fitz william. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Ratty. The best ventilated Theatre in London. Crowded Houses to witness the attractive and magnificent Spectacle of Mazeppa, which, with brilliant novelties in the Wonders of the Arena, form the most varied and attractive Entertainments in the Metropolis, which will be continued a few nights longer. THIS EVENING, Will be produced Lord Byron's gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA nd the WILD HORSE. Mazeppa, Mr. N. T. Hicks. To he succeeded by an inimitable Display of Batty's Feats of r quitation in the Cirque Olympique, by the male and female Eques rians, and re-appearance of 3ladlle. Gordon!. To conclude with THE WHITE FARM. Box-office ..pen From Eleven till Four Raze Manager. Mr. W. West. der the Patronage of her Most Gracious M4esty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. OPEN every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY. Grand Musical Ensemble. Four Military Bands. THIS DAY, September 2, the Bands of the Royal Artillery, the 2d Regiment of Life Guards, and the Coldstream Guards, will, by permission of their respective Co'onels, attend in full uniform, which, added to the Band of the Establishment, will present an ensemble but seldom heard, the whole conducted by Mr. Godfrey—the Pro gramme select and varied, contains many choice morceaux, including Beethoven's Grand Battle Symphony. Prodigious Success of the entirely new-modelled Dioramic Pic ore representing the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his Army I the largest Picture in the World! with innumerable moving Figures the size of life. Modelled, painted, and produced by Mr. Denson and Son, assisted by Messrs. Adams, Wilson, &c. &c. The Picture has occupied the Messrs. Denson for many months, and it is confidently submitted to the Public as a chef-d'ceuvre of art, and not nierior to any production of the day. Another splendid Elephant. The Splendid MENAGERIEIas lately 'been enriched by several valuable Presents from the Queen. ._ _ The Musical Department is conducted by Mr. Godfrey. It will be the aim of the Establishment to offer tor the gratification of the Subscribers and the Public, the most Splendid Military Band in the Kingdom ! ! Selected from the Bands of her Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards, and the most eminent Artistes in the profession. The following list of engagements will, it is hoped, convince the Public, that the long-acknowledged excellence of the Band of this Establishment will be fully maintained I The Repertoire of Music will be most extensive and varied, arranged from the most Popular Operas in this and other countries. Solo-Players—Messrs. Lazarus, Prosperre, Egerton, Crozier, Webb, Holt, &c. During the evening a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic Tableau illustrating the celebrated Picture by David, of Buonaparte Crossing the Alps ! Showing a general view of the Region of the Alps, stretching from the small mountain lake in the foreground to the distant snow-clad mountains, crowned by the stupendous Mount St. Bernard and its far-famed Monastery. A portion of the French Army is first seen " en bivouac," presently the drums beat to arms, and amid the clash of Military Bands and Martial Music, the Troops commence the Ascent. The Soldiers are seen dragging the Artillery in Trunks of Trees, now ascending almost Perpendicular Heights, and traversing the most Terrific Ravines, but all difficulties are overcome, and the Gallant Army is seen pursuing its course to the Fertile plains of Italy. The whole to conclude with a Gorgeous Display of Fireworks, by Messrs. Southby, introducing, amongst various novelties, the most admired feux d'artifice of former seasons, jets d'eau, water rockets, revolving pieces, a magnificent Transparency fifty feet in height, painted by Messrs. Danson, representing Buonaparte on Horseback cheering on his Troops, surrounded by warlike emblems, Insignia of honour, flags, trophies, &C., amidst a cerrusca.tion of various coloured fires. The complicated and difficult machinery, and the erection of the picture under the direction of Mr. Thos Lowe. The extensive gas fittings by Messrs. Botcherby and Dixon, 23, King-street, Covent garden. Admission, is. On Wednesday, September 4, the Royal South London Floricultu ral Society will hold their Last. Grand Dahlia, Ilollyhock, and Mis cellaneous Flower Show, open to all Exhibiters. Every Exertion has been used to render this the most attractive Exhibition of the Season. An extra Brass Band will attend. All the unrivalled at tractions of the Gardens, and extra Fireworks, by Soutliby. Doors open at One. Admission, One Shilling. On Wednesday, September 11, the Boys of the Greenwich Naval Asylum Szhool, will, with their Juvenile Band, visit the (larders. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE. Tuts DAY —Morning 3.i min. after 9 I Evening 16 Min. after 10 To-Moiaow— Morning 59 min. after 10 I Evenirg 37 min. atter 11 it to the officer of the watch for the time being. It is the duty of a master of a vessel at all times to exercise a vigilant superintendence, to guard against every emergency, to be on deck at every moment when ever there can be the most remote danger. This is esp-cially the case when running so fearfully close to the land, more particularly if there is the slightest appearance of fog. Captain HENDERSON reposed a bli❑d confidence in his second mate. He came on deck for a few minutes between half-past twelve and one o'clock, after 'WILLIAMS had twice changed the course, directing the vessel more in shore on each occasion ; he even looked at the compasses, that must have shown the peril of the course, but returned to his cabin without giving any order. WILLIAMS was even more culpable. He had been in charge of the vessel, and was bound to call the master in any case cf difficulty. Ile took upon him self to direct the change of course,. which brought her into the dangerous proximity to land. Captain ROBINSON, R.N., who had been making a hydrogra phic survey of the coast, and was therefore well acquainted with the locality, declared his opinion, " that no person in his sound senses, looking to the nature of the coast, and going up the Frith of Forth, would keep his vessel only a length off to secure its safety." His was, therefore, the greater fault, and it was justly visited with the more stringent penalty. Oa the whole, the result of the trial will hare a most salutary effect, as showing the nature of the important duties undertaken by masters and Elates of merchant vessels, and the certain punish ment that awaits any negligence or incompetence on their part, leading to an injury to the ship or cargo, or the lives of the crew or passengers. The intelligence brought from India by the Over land Mail, which arrived yesterday, is of such a character as to occasion even a still stronger feeling of regret than that we have hitherto expressed at the retirement of Sir CHARLES NAPIER from the office of Commander. in-Chief. It appears that the Afreedees have violated their recent engagements, and have recommenced their acts of plunder. On a former occasion the patrons of piracy and plunder , in this country, who make it their business to excuse the atrocities of savages of all sorts, provided (14 the said savages are black, and are ignorant of the wages of civilised life, took these Afreedee robbers under their special protection, and declared that but fur the tax on salt they would be tLe mildest and most peaceable of neighbours—the salt-tax is removed, and behold here we have them again, at their old game of murder and robbery. As the Lahore Chronicle very justly observes : " The present Afreedee outbreak will show that the last was not owing to any increase of the salt-tax. In fact, as mere carriers (for their own consumption of salt is small), they were but little interested in that measure. It, however, answered as a pretext for con cealing the real one—their objection to having a gun road made through their pass. Yet many people at the time insi.ted that their only object as to lower the price of salt." We trust that neither the Government nor the public will suffer themselves to be misled by the clap trap common-place of the humanitarian stump orators, whose crass ignorance of the nature and polity of the semi• savage races of Asia is only equalled by the glib complacency with which they oracularly retail their crude notions as to the manner in which such races should be treated. It is abundantly evident that the Afreedees must be in the first place inspired with a wholesome fear of the British name, and that the gun road must, coute qui coute, be run through their mountains, and a safe and regular communication be established between Peshawur and Kohat. The Afreedees are now much in the same state that the Scotch Highlanders were at the beginning of the last century, and what the road of Marshal WADE has done for the High landers the gun-road will do for the Afreedees. It is much to be regretted that at this particular time the Marquis of DALnouste should have considered it his duty to pursue such a course of conduct as to impose upon Sir CHARLES NAPIER the absolute necessity of re tiring from the command of the Indian army. There is a prestige attached to his name which is worth whole regiments against such enemies as the Afreedee hordes, and in which, however perfect may be the strategy of his successor, that successor must necessarily be want ing. We regard the retirement of Sir CHARLES NAPIER from the command of the Indian army at the present moment as a great public calamity. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 2. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 66—highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and during the night. 67—tliis day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.42. Wrip W.N.W.—dull, cloudy weather. SPAIN. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and yesterday. The Constitutionnel gives the following as the iti nerary of the PELSIDENT of the Republic for his visit to Cherbourg, and return to Paris : —lle is to leave Paris on the 3d, and arrive at Evreux ' • on the 4th he is to proceed from Evreux to Caen, by Lisieux; on the sth from Caen to Cherbourg, by Carentan ; on the 6th and 7th he is to stay at Cherbourg ; on the Bth he is to proceed to St. Lo ; on the 9th from St. Lo to Avranche, by Coutances and Granville ; on the 10th Avranches to Argentan, by Vire ; 11th, Argentan to Evreux ; 12th, Evreux to Paris. The Moniteur has the following :—" Some journals recently announced that the cholera had appeared at Marseilles, and have stated that 11 cases of that malady had occurred. Contrary to their intention, no doubt, it has been believed abroad that there have been 11 cases a-day, and in consequence quarantines have been imposed on arrivals from Marseilles Now, at the pe riod at which those articles were published, the Ministry received the list of 11 declared cases—but there were only 11 cases in al!. It immediately caused an investigation to he commenced, and it has continued to this day. The first death ascribed to cholera took place on the 29th of July. From that day up to the 27th of August 24 other deaths have been declared, but in the number there are several of which the cholearic character is assuredly very doubtful. All the cases observed up to the 15th of August occurred in persons who could not have had any suspected communication. The cases took place isolatedly, in different parts of the town, and succeeded each other at intervals, varying from one to three days. That is not, then, an epidemy. Nevertheless, the articles of our journals have not the less excited th e f ears o f foreign Governments. Quarantines have n o t th e l ess been on arrivals from M arse ill es. T he press cannot display too much reserve in gi v i ng news rela tive to the sanitary condition of our port s , w hi c h may have such ruinous consequences." rumours imposed, on the strength o f t h ese exaggerated The PRESIDENT of the Republi c , on hearing of the death of LOUIS PHILIPPE, expressed his intention of proposing to the Orleans family to bring the remains of the ex-liing to France to be laid in the family vault at Dreux,.hy the side of those of the Duke of OR LEANS and Madame ADELAIDE. The Bonapartist journals allude with some bitter ness to the studied absence of " the Burgraves" from the files given to LOUIS NAPOLEON during the course of his recent tour. M. TRIERS was invited to Stras burg, but did not come, although he was at Baden Baden, within an hour's ride of the city. M. DE MONTALEMBERT, who, it was said was to have joined the PRESIDENT at Besaug.on, never made his appear ance ; and M LEON FAUCHER and M DE MONTO BELL° were the only representatives of the depart ment of the Marne who were absent from the fite at Rheims. Several of the Councils-General of theiDepartments have expressed a wish for the revision of the Consti tution. The Archbishop of PARIS has published a pastoral letter disavowing the Univers as the organ of the Church, and declaring that its publication does harm to religion. The Archbishop is too enlightened a man to pander to M. MONTALEMBERT'S ridiculous and mischievous follies, and estimates the miraculous winking virgins of the would-be restorer of the In quisition at tteir true value. The Nepaulese Ambassador and his suite were in troduced to, the PRESIDENT on Friday. On Saturday a mass for the repose of the soul of the ex-King, Lours PHILIPPE, was celebrated in the chapel in the Rue de la Revolte, at Neuilly, erected on the spot on which the Duke of ORLEANS was killed. A number of the KING'S servants and some functionaries of the late monarchy , were present at it. M. BERIYER, after leaving the Congress at Wies baden, proceeded to Brussels, where he had an inter view with Prince METTERNICH. Accounts have been received from Algiers to the 25th. The whole country was tranquil. The British steam-frigate Growler arrived at Mar seilles on the 28th to await the arrival of the Nepau lese Ambassador from England. The Prince and Princess of CAPUA and family were on board. The French steam-frigate Vauban left Toulon on the 27th for Civita Vecchia, with 930 soldiers des tined for the regiments forming the army of occupa tion in the Roman states. After landing the troops the Vauban proceeds to the naval station at Naples. The Dads says :—"The arrival at Brest of the corvette, the Triomphante, sent from Monte,Video by Admiral LEPREDOUE, is announced. It is believed that this vessel brings the treaty concluded by the Admiral with the Government of General ROSAS, subject to the ratification of the French Government." The Bourse has gone down on account of the liqui dation of the end of the month. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, Aua 31. _ _ Boulogne and Amiens, VA—East Indian, 9%—Namur and Liege, 6h—Sambre and Meuse, 2A.: Madrid journals of the 27th ult. have arrived ; their contents are without interest. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 2 7.—Three per Cents. 33i ; Five per Cents. 14k. Exchange on London, 50 40. SEPTEMBER 2, 1850. rviONEI and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TITO O'CLOCK. The Cotten at Liverpool en Satin day vi as steady at pr , viGusratcs. The sales were (stimatcd at 5,000 b3les, of which 1,000 Ameri( an were taken on speculation.— liailw Shares were firm. The supply of home-grown Wheat in Mark-lane being larger to-day, prices rule heavy. lhe following is a letter from Messrs. M . Nair, Green how, and Irving, of Manchester, describing the state of the goods market there during August:— "A much greater amount of business has been trans acted since the date of our last than what might have been supposed from the general aspect of the market, Which, with the exception of a few days at the com mencement of the me nth, when the activity of the pre vious one, with an advancing tendency in prices, con tinued, has been of a dull, irregular, and lifeless character. That the transactions fall very short of those of its predecessor is a truth which need neither produce dis appointment or excite surprise. If we look back to the extraordinarily large Operations entered into in July, and other portions of the year, calculate the enormous producing-power of the district now in full exercise, notice the existence of prices, exhibiting such a serious advance upon the rates current twenty-two months ago, and compare all with the actual condition of most of our foreign markets with the limited consump tion in very many of the agricultural districts gat hone, a e shall hardly fail in speedily disco vering tolerably good grounds for the present depres sion. Then there are other causes: as usual, at this sea s. n, much anxiety necessarily prevails as to the quality and quantity of the grain and potato crops, and the safety cf the harvest, an anxiety which this year has been much increased by the prevalence of very unfavourable weather during the greater portion of the month, a matter which, according to its degree, is sure to exercise always an injurious influence. To this we would only add another, and which is a very important one, viz., that the accounts with respect to the growing crops of cotton come now decidedly more favourable. Such has been their effect that a decline in the value of cotton has taken place in the course of the month, amounting to id. to id. per lb. It is to these causes combinedly that the change in the market can be attributed. We are amongst those who consider that relatively high prices are not only an evil, but that per manently they cannot again be m a i n t a i ne d i n t hi s country.' By express we have the overland mail from India. At Calcutta the market for imports does not seem to have improved, and the knowledge that arrivals were at hand checked purchases. There were symptoms of greater activity in exports until the exchange advanced. In the prospects of the Indigo crop there was a slight amelio ration. At Bombay money continued abundant, but the import business dull. Cotton was brisk for shipment to England. The China advices are not later than those received , about a fortnight since. Pert Philip accounts of May 16 by this opportunity mention that the colony was pregressing steadily. At Frankfort on the 30th ult. Austrian Bolide were 814 to 82, and Spanish 33 1.16 to 5-16. The West India steamer brings late advices from all the islands. Heavy rains had fallen in several parts, and the weather had proved stormy to the northward, and in some cases disastrous to the shipping. Of this, however, we were to some extent previously informed. In Bar badoes the Sugar crop was 35,350 hhds., being the largest ever known, especially taking into consideration that the barrels were of an increased size. In Grenada the weather had been very boisterous, and a deluge of rain had fallen in St. Lucia. The manufacturing process had closed for the season, consequently the weather would not cause much inconvenience. The growing fields de rived great benefit on the hill sides, but the bottom lands suffered from the wet. The young cotton plants were thriving. At Antigua, the new private bank es tablished by Mr. Eldridge was doing well. In Jamaica matters were progressing much as before; and in De merara Coolie immigration was under discussion. The steamer has on board about 1,500,0001. in gold dust and silver tars from Chagres, &c. The Venezuela accounts furnish us with a copy of the energetic protest addressed by the British Chargé d'Affaires at Caraccas, Mr. Beleord Hinton Wilson, to the Government there, on the subject of the late debt confiscation, and agreeably with the decree of the Con gress, President Menages had authorised proper compen sation to be made to the parties who had suffered by it. The North American mail strainer has also arrived, and from a telegraphic report forwarded to the North and South American Coffee-house, we learn that the rate of exchange on London had risen to 110 i• ;1. Trade throughout the Unicn was in a satisfactory condition. Freights were without alteration. The English Stock Market opened rather heavily this morning, under the influence of the depression which prevailed on Saturday after the arrival of the French mail, and up to the present hour is in a very listless condition, Consols being 96& Bank Stock has been supported at 214 to 215. Exchequer-bills have been marked 645. to 675. premium, being heavy. The Ne v Three and-a- Quarter per Cents. are 98- to 99. The Bank of England lends money at 2 per cent. on Stock from this date until the re opening of the transfer books. The Foreign Market is extremely inanimate. Spanish Five per Cent. Stock has been about 194 s and the Pas sive Mexican have been done at 29i Peruvian Deferred have realised 331. These are the only bar gains officially reported. The Share Market is very buoyant, and there have been advanced prices again obtained. QUARTER TO THREE. 961 1 ... 961 Consols ... .. ... DiLto Account ... ... ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISEI EUND9 O'CLOCK. PRICES. isstnl Stucr. 3i o, Cent, Roducad A"ns 3 pet Cent. Consols Annuities........ 96% 4,',, 9OA 'Se :it' 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns ............. 93 9874 9'i IA Lmg Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o B '4 8 5-16 8 5-16 11e.e.• Bonds, 1,0004.. . — Ditto ender 1,000/... . • . .... 84 p Consols for Account 96V, 96% x chequer Bills. I yi. & 26 1,0001. June 5001. June Small. Juno 67 61 p 64 p ONE CLGiINO PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Z;loxlctui, 5 per Cent. 1848, with Coupons-- Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons 29 !A i , % 29% Ditto, Account ..... — 29 3 / 4 Peruvian Bonds, 4 1 4 per Cent Ditto, Deferred spanl3ll ,-) oor Cont. 1840 — Ditto. Account Ditto, Passive 4 I A 4% Dividends on the above payable in London. PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES Aberdeen 5O ••• •• Le , it• rULI i t *rgic „ a ... 50 _'•o., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 6 Po.. do. No. 2 17 Do., do. ......No. 3 5 ...... '.b ..,Pr.t. Quar., 1843 9 Liverpool, Crosby and Southport ls London &Blackwall...ll/. 6s. 3d... London, Brighton, and South Coast... .. -100 Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.. 9 ...... Do. Prefer. 5 per cent. 50 - Ditto ditt0...... 1852 50 ..... Do., New, guaranteed t; per Cent ..........100 London aiidGreGnwich 12/15s 4d — .. .- ...... .. Ditto, Preference 2O Loutit.r, anti I<. Western 100 IIOVA 110 x.d. 110.x.d Ditto, New Quarters 17 l7 7 / 6 , x.d l7 Y Bx.d. Ditto,Fifth, ...... ...... 12 ..... 131 x.d. .... ... 13Ax.d Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 ...... .......... ... Londor &S.Wratkrn ...100 ...... 65 64% 65 ..... Do, New 507. • ....... 42% — ... „......... Do. New 40/. 34 Do., New Preference.. 5 Londonderry &01.eraine 25 Do. i% Shares . . 5 Londonderry and Ennis ki,len Do. U, Shares ... 7% ...... Lowestoff, guar. 4 per ct 20 ...... Ditto (6 per et.) 51anchester,Buxton,and Matlock e.i — 111auchw,ter, Sheffield, rnd Lincolnshire...100 dis. --- Do. Preference Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 8 1 ,4 Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7% Belfast & County Down 32 — Berks & Hants Extens. (Gt• West. Per.s per ct.) 6 --- ••••••••• Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly Paid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, without guarantee 20 Bimini, Wolverh'ton, • and Dudley, calls duly _ pd, or with guarantee 15 --- .......... Do. without guarantee 15 Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 143 ... .. . Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 26 Bristol and Exeter 100 ... .. x.d . ... :Mickinghamshire ...... 17 1 ,4 Caledonian Do. New 10/..Pref Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 Chester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference ls Clarence Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast Junc. 45 ...... filindalk & Enniskillen 30 - East Anglian, 251., L. & E. and L. and D....•• 25 - Do. 18/., E. & H.... 18 - Ditto, 71. 175., 7 per Do., 34 105.., Pref... 3 1 ,4 — ••• Cent., Preference... 2 astern Counties........ 20 ...... 6% x.d 6 x.d Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 61. 13s. 4d.... p . .... .. Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... % p...... ...... ... Do., New Pref.rence, 6 rer Cent. ..... 10 Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent Do. New Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, Class A, ditt 0... 6 Do., Class B Ss C 25 Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ...... .. — East Lancashire Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 4..... .. . — Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 6 1 ,4 — ••• .. .— East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per Cent. - .• ...... ..•••• 28% Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Edits., Perth, & Dundee 25 Ditto, Newport l5 .. ... ... .. Exeter.Yeovil. & Dorch 2 5,p — ..... ......... Exeter and Exmouth... 21s. Glasgow, Dumfries, and —x.d 171,, 8% 6i% Do. Quarters (No. 1) 25 ... .. Ditto, New le/. Pref... 10 Do. Manchester and Lincoln Cni0n......4/. 2s. - di5...... Midland Do. Consolidated Pref.loo - •.. Do., 50/. Sharon ..... 35 ...... 10 IA .. Do., linm. and Derby 110 Do. Consolid. Bristol & Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 12 3 1,4... ...... .. ... 121 1 4 Ditto,Brist. &Glocstr. 46 Ditto ditto ........ 29/. 16s. Od — Do.,ErewashVal.,Pref. 50 Ditto, Leieest.Bs Swan- nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western Irish - '' Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle.loo ...... 8 Do. Quarters - Newmarket - Do. Extension - ewport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ...... Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Postrevor .. 20 Norfolk .......... ....... ....100 Do. New 201. Do. Extension Do. Guaranteed 5 % pc. 5 ...... .. Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 ...... Northern Counties Union 4 ••• ••• .... North British ........ ... 25 Ditto Preference 5 — North Staffordshire ... 17 1 , y 6 3 /4 North-Western . l7 ...... Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Preston & Wyre ...... ... 25 ... Do. t/ 2 Shares (A) lO% heading, Guildford, and Reigate lB Royston and Hitchin ... 6 ti ..... .. Do. Shepreth Exten . % — Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New Shrewsbury and 8ir0;... 134 • --dis. — dis Ditto ditto, Class B. 9% — dis. — dim Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 6 ...... - Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) 2O ...... ... Ditto flakes Ditto Oswestry Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref lO Shropshire Union - SA:lth Devon Do. Preference South Staffordshire B% — ....... ... .... South Esatc.r.: ..... ...... E.O Do., No. 3 .—......... 30 Do., Registered No. 4 10 ...... ..... , ..... South Wales ••• • • ..... ••• - lcuth Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole l 5 SLetheld, Rotherham, & 10;{ i - 1514 6 Goole (N. Div.) Gua ranteed 5 per cent. ... 18% Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 6 S sans. 113. Loughor & Ca- meron's SUI. Co:J. 8 — ...... Taw Vale Extension ... 9 1 Taames Ilaven Do c k ..... and It Ailway Vale o: .Neach .. l3 iVacerford snd Kilkenny 20 . — W:iterfOrd and Limerick 47 , A 1 — atertd, W xfrd,W and Dublin 7 P A P - 6% 181 11% 113 / 4 Carlisle 81.65. 8d.... illasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 ...... ..•• Do.Preferenc, Cons01. Gloucester& Dean Forest 14 ...... ..refit Northern D0.,' 1 , 8 A Deferred ... 12% 3 3 , 4 Do', 1 / 2 B 6 per Cent... 11%. 7' Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12 1 / 2 ...... 11% 12 rest South. and West_ (Ireland) Ditto, Eighths 2 1,4 — .. ..... ....... rvat Nom, ut Itmgland.loo —o x.d — x.d. Ditto, New, 401 4O Ditto, New, 30/ 3O — Ditto. New .15/ l5 ... ... 61 !4 Great Western 1 0 0 Ditto, New 171......... 171...... . ..15 ... Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 Ditto, Half Shares ... 2 5 ...... x.d ...... 4714 x.d./2 Do. Quarter Shares... 12.', _ ••. ...... —. Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ... 3 .... . --- ... ear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ...... 60 — Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. do'. ... 15 West Cernwali N Litehaveu & Furneis 20 N judger, Staines, una South Western ..... 14 Wilts,Sumersq,& Wey mouth York. N an.; Berwick. Do. Newcastle ES.t3ll, 20 Do. G.N.ll..Pretomico 9 ... - 4 ... Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railway .. 100 . ..... Yorl, aim ...... 16 +,, 3 / 4 % x.d l6%x.d D;to. Pie'ettnr.e It' 0 REIGN RAIL W Aug Italian (late Ita nun and Austrian). ... ..oulogue anu ..miens... 20 t:ent.ul of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 Dewerara — Vac!. Rhenish ...... 8 .ost. Indian ....... 9 Ditto ... ..... ..... 20 Great Indian Peninsular o Do. Do. ... 1 3 / 4 Louvain a is ,amore ... Luxembourg Ditto lO Madrid and Valeutia... 2 Namur and Liege 20 Northern of France...._. 16 Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 Paris and Orleans ...... 20 Ditto, Thirds P Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 ...... Do. Quarters Do. Fifths ll ti ...... Do. Thirds ...... lB Do. New. Gifu. 6 per ct. 10 15 iii 9% 7 1 4 3 1 4 12 - P 43% •—• 000000 •. Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ...• .. Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes ...... .. 14 •••••• .. Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den,_ and Hasselt ...... 20 West Flanders ..... .. ..... 8 % ... ... MINES. Anglo-Mexican lOO Asturian ..... l5 Australian 4 ...... —. ....... ......... Bassora Range .... - .... ..... .. Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 50 British Iron ..... I3M — Brazilian Imperial ...... 24 1 / 2 - .. ...... .. .. BrazilianCocaes&Cuiaba 30 - ...... ....... Do. St. John Del Rey 15 ... v 1 5 % 3 / 4..... ..... Cobre Copper Real Del Monte, Unreg. — Do. Black Debentures Do. Red Ditto ... ..... ... Santiago de Cuba.. lO . . 101 2 1 ,E. . Tin Croft ...... ...... .. .. 7 .., .. ._ united .ttexican 2B' •• ....• ...... 23 1 5 3% LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, SEPT. 2.—Wind this day at noon W.S.W., light breez , , and cloudy. STETTIN, AUG. 29.—The Stranger, of this port, is stranded near Swinemunde, and must lighten. ELSINORE, AUG. 25.—The St. Wulfran, St. Peters burgh to Havre, was in contact in the roadstead yester day with the Venus, from Hartlepool, and received damage, and has come into the harbour to repair. The latter lost bowsprit, anchor, &c. It blew a heavy gal. here last night at W. and S.W., and is still blowing hard. LEGHORN, AUG. 22.—The Frederick VII., hence for St. Übes, was driven ashore on Gorgona Island 20th inst., was as s isted off, and towed back with loss of bow sprit, rudder, and ocher damage. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. I.—W Ind N.N.W. to W.—Arrd. Kingston, Sec) , t, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sailed Intrepid, St. Helena; Prince of Wales, Calcutta. CowEs, Ana. 31.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Ann Laing, Wilson, Moulmein, and sailed for Liverpool. SALCONHE, SEPT. I.—Wind S., variable.—Jacob, Johnson, Matanzas for Copenhagen. FALMOUTH, SEPT. I.—Wind N. to N.E.—Arrd. Gerel Belgrand, Ganido, Buenos Ayres. CLYDE.—Arrd. Charles de Walfe,Frezel, Windsor, Nova Scotia; Avenger, Cobby, Pu gwasb; Martha's Vineyard, Ileggins, New York; Perthshire, Johnston, Port Wallace, Nova Scotia; Chester, Honiter, Quebec. 81d. Deogaum, Calcutta; Maro, New York; Marchmont. Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, AUG. 31.-7-Wirti N.—Sld. Torn Bow line, Quebec. Off port, Coela, Shank, Barbadoes, for Liverpool. CALCUTTA, JULY 13.—The Rubicon, bound to Bos ton, United States, and the Duo, for Table Bay, have put back leaky, &c., and the latter will have to discharge. The Devon has put back, being crank, and master sick. The Ann Me!huish, John Sparks, Reginald Heber, and the Lion's Hope, all from Liverpool, grounded in the river, and will all be docked, but are not supposed to have rf ceived damage. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 31.—Wind N.N.W.; Sept. 1, N.W. —Arrd. Lady Worsley, Long. Bonny; Liverpool, Ja maica; Duke of Wellington, Troy, New York; Esme ralda. Aliblanus, ditto; St. George, Sloane, ditto; Har riet Nash, Nassau; Alexander Grant, Alexander, New Orlean, ; deF, Campbell, Tatmegouthe; Sir Howard Dougla.•, Wilson, Quebec; Zanoni, Dyson, Bonny; Fume, Smith, Macao; Sandback, Hillis, Demerara; Coda, Shank, Barbadoes. Sid. Hero, Bombay; Asia steamer, Halifax; Stranger, Buenos Ayres; Ann Sophia, River Plate; Excelsion, New York. RAMSGATE, SEPT. I.—The John, Guernsey to Lon don, has been got off Foreness Rock, and put in here yesterday leaky, with part of cargo thrown overboard. HARTLEPOOL, AuG.3l.—The Eliza, of Belfast, Arch angel to Hull, foundered during the late gales in the North Sea; crew saved. The Rhoda, of and from Sun derland fur Memel, was abandoned 20th Ang., with nine feet water in her hold, Tynemouth bearing W. long. 85 miles; crew saved. . - EitTo ( Iluddersti eld and Shelf.) 5O .... Vo. (W. Riding Union) 11 .: Leeds and Bradford 6O "' — --"------"----"--- ~------ , DEAL, AuG. 31.—Wiud W.N.W.; Sept 1, N.lr• t ° W., and W.s.w.__Arrd. Jesue, Kanpri, Bremen; . Champion, Morris", L,touns; Lotus, Gersra Barbadoes; Ocean Queen, Gresword, New York. Ar t ' from the River and rid ., 13;enbe;m, Calcutta; Collor wood, Cape of Good Hope; li.,llermort, ingles; ir, Hoorah, ladr TssiPPi, New York; Hendrick Hudson, New Yer s 2 S e s; St. John's, N B w' k • Lord Nelson, 6outo Seas; Equestrian R ew h rat ir 's . 15 4 'Wes, Demerara. -, nn_.....22ltrdis i __- AY) MARKET NEW S.—( THIS D —. O -- CORN EXCHAN GE—MONDAY. b _Up to our market last week, the arrivals of Boggs Wheat were considerably on the increase; but the!! octi spring Corn were small. From abroad, w e recel!,, e , 15,077 uarters of Wheat, 2,098 ditto of Baley, 20;0: d 1 1 2 11 6 0 2 of a r O r c o l : , 0 5 f 6 Fi d o i u t r t . o of Beans, 120 ditto of idle' 1,501) ditto of Tares, 3,601 ditto of Linseed, 775 -I t A of Rapeseed, 54 ditto of sundry sorts, 5,512 sacks OP The country markets held on Saturday we re /4 1 titles a supplied with English Wheat, in which only a ~,lir t i l t „ e f , business was doing, at about stationary prices. P, ll ' ` l ' 3 , Otte, Beans, and Peas, inciuding Flour, were quite dear. Baltic and Block St a Letters from France Holland, and Belgin et} dear. steady ;ale has been experienced for moatlie ices of Grain on English account, at full priCBB%, 'J ib e United States ( Jest 9 the quotutions have declined 510 low to admit of shiprnet:ts to this country. to O il The 1 ire, &e., ports have ruled firm. Itt 1 quantity of Wheat received fresh up 9, i e ea T l n e rning s market, from Eseex and 'Cent, Was, g row th, Its" increase, and chin fly of the preseDB Ye Br . g b r idgir 1..1. oLditiov, , however, was not fine. From Caw, ote ly . the arrivals by land-carriage were reOue do d extensive.. As the show of samples of both 1 , 6 ( 00' nite was somewhat large, and the attendance ve___:,,e, town and country buyers was by nevi:neaps est u_s w ' 0 the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home proclogy..a i in a very sluggish state; nevertheless, the finest q.ai!:.edtt onchanged hands at prices about equal to those oprrl'ir,, Monday last; but the middling and inferior ( 1 2: i r u t lionsbusiness gave way }Lilly is per quarter. M tba,i7 The accounts a portion of the supply remained oase t ti e id of and of W heat in many districts is decidedly below an s!iccuunts sent to hand state that the ;loge, and T h th e at h tne potato disease is on the increases. _ 0 lo ge, Wi t h English old t ° $ fair very middling quality. Fine sample s ~0, 00 moved off steadily e xtentparcels , solditlenotuarsfuw(lileearWra.eterse of t ureen teumrroedoecr)a.telyLulrce: TLe s ' erf w° i n a o s E t en w haga e l ti e ; li git . elh etoy Foreign trifling, commanded rather more attention, but a a c c A tf v ll we d rhy e i s c c fha r i i p ir t ep i s o r dincyse,,e. e p eci . 0 dear ig supplyi Oats ssteadily were l i. very scarce, and quite „toe Or' B A oth old and new Pe rencies. Olt 61 Beans in "r req u were moderate supply and fair parcels sold freely at ePt. late rates. •ri' Mu t-. Ditto,wn ex ite, few payola of Indian Corn than, 13311 to 28s per 480 lbs. CURRENCY PEE IMPERIAL /ilEAStr°' 5010 551 wheat—Esser & Kent,lMP" . ner•• •• •• Peas commanded a niodersts j 0 oi Red ? New. 41s to 45s Oats— Yoritshirs Ir. 16, .72 Ditto White lush., o•is, p. Norfolk and Lin- pota to i and Coo, 4 160 coln, Red • 419 4 MaltN—ewu .0 . 1 . k. and ..— N - 01 3: Ditto, Whi ••• 4 . s Youglia _....... 1 9 ill N:e.w..428 508 ' Nalt—LlC:coecafbr.de.--111: ,e have te• ••• .. 438 4bs lack • 10 „ s , Irish, Red .• ••• • • • Cork White.'" Os ~. B ar '• •• '' —2.--4 i "" .. Os 7 , , Grinding. •• •• 20s 22s reas—OreY •• • • .. .... 26s 1 6, Malt' 24s 26s Afsple • "...... 240 si, Barley.: 245 265 PBcl:etots'F.!•:. ''''''' ''' 9•25559 ii'i! Chevalier in"....... sa .... ... 278 28s White........... 2 7j 40 , 8r f 0 01k............ 438 48e Flourn—°iTleorosll-.01..5d!'.. •i 3 59: ; 3 4 Brown •••"• • .. 408 42s Suffolk ••• ••: j a n, OS laal ti Kingston eo : thaetre ss e seeds Ware 479 51 s stockta Is&•or SEST). . r ed of,AwhfeiwtepaatrBceslasnorif, nberwowllinuasttar,disetoedllll:vpeteeLchogs., 10, p e ts bu shel" ga d inactive. The state of Clot er seed in bond, baarveelyeysmupopdoerrteetde. hues:seer otosoutio'.'pouteb.:Bsrtily ult., was 27,003 cwts. Sig Turrilp,Wbite, per bush. 105 to Ils Carravq••••:•',.,:•• 218 1 2 3 111 Red amd Green .... 105 12s Coriander •• • • . e . .i . rter 32 4 : 5 64 Mustard,, Brown, new O s its Hernpseed, Per.4.„ing.. 5 43 0 C,Tla_or,e:Oels:,l'a.h.N:st.tees.evra.,. new ... . . it s 3s fid 45 Oil Baltic •• • • ••. ". di ..E N . : ... ' 6 i i i .. t..(e.c.r„,......t.....):5533450:4 4 5 Oil Lin s F C e : d r ills iliEginni i , g p "• r °. I: ". . 4 : 1 : 5, 3 4 8 0 : ‘11 4 4 : Canary, ij. per quarter • . 563 63s 0de5,5a.;•::),(00....• 9i 0: 20s 24s UnseedCax ,1 0 : gi 0 7 1 0 Foreign Red.. .. .. 33s 4488: White .. • • .... • • IVhite •• .. 28s 4is Rapeseed. NeW,Prl' Trefoil .. •......• .. 14s 18s 11:° C1‘ • that troigli of Notwithstanding further losses ca e-. re c argo , o h av a .e v r e bo b a e r e d n insuastgatfinieeoclf aboutawtinsdels--:roceerullirloveol3tiBvlseBeool3esnlctrOs' total one of the Dutch steamers, consisting of , en th r- fs 300 Sheep, 50 Calves, .and SO Pis havicbiotion."olo tt in taken e corresponding r P r napeECniegliejesl:,;;:totts2l3:: ~4115° This is by far the largest supply, '' e bil e fe ts ll 4 s 7 'd • t°l)r lie IP so i l in h the same period, 8t „,,, the ipiddie oi • , 6 335; - 1 ,, the same period week e 1 k 84 jr 8, 1 6 8,44821 the value niiniitnegamounted London t : u a r o i t n g i e s t l a ! e thanpss t 9 3 •b e wl:3earedc.eiv 1 7 0 ,01 be P e it ; lth ° l ceived that the arrivals of Pigs are increart_tenree 0 oP o S of that description of sO ck rz l tter dlifj3,, Le• from 2., to 2,2 d per 81b 5 . Letters from "", 0 paro•-‘,O other Dutch ports stet , ' that stock is lower :_,,; it 0 , 0 0 The following statement shows the quartera Ir'" the supplies have ia , et' derived :-- iii t r AST 3VS4SIC. pie RotterdamDFdrc,n.. ..B . e s a l s o ts. ... 52,132e1e1p. ..L . a 5 1 3 11 . 1 ' 5 • .. ti'l 4 .:: ... Nieu uiep :MPORTi INTO Losinost ist •-•- ' • ice , 4., 2 Antwerp Ilavre ... Hamburgh Ilarlingen Amsterdam - '. -- '.. •"" .. Bremen Corresponding -- ••• 18212924 .........: 731-07 ..:,...., ...........-: ........: 33........ .."................51 Tonningen - ... --- "......-- 163 _ ..--- 5 0 ~• Is w ,ar e T io e n kl e t : m o l , e t e . B k . 4 i9n. Ireland,l ~ 3 1050 51 . .. . . 5 4 ; 9 :9 : •. : 5 6 ••• 311 .. . 1e 96 receipts seent o o c e l f t ph i fy n s ott the 1-43 .1,092 ... 4,579 ••• . 43 0 'l s add• 129 • ' beau _set At the outosts about 1,000 bead 13° for this 010.64 means firs has been confined to 70 Csea, F . t h e T s h il ' e P : Pu t lY r n b s . i_ e v r e l iv r o s :: ffr : r. y iel: "lr e e-tßdreareayatsta' rate. returns amfsraFeairkthoetut hpwto,eurre buoyve r n y e ;lull az ii 101 rledii e, ri rii cgs: tbeel ; sive, even the time of year thciosnxisl°drepriendg* I'l,l Igtho°olicilii it t il ti quality was somewhat better than t hat 0 , 0 00, 1 201 the condition of the stock was inferior. stale thAt It do the supply will be understood, when we sl in g tbiti ie j little short of 5,000 bead. Notwithstaci Pigl e t s :oP excessive) attendance y of f e a b v u y y , e r s a w was .11 good, a at ai; in tio- 0010 pot h e .r,toce '2l per Blbs, the highest figure for the b eat en Oa in . exceeding 3s 8d per 81bs, and a c' s fore '''' tbor effected. Nearly 3,000 Beasts reached 1. 1 ._,.. f ro ni!,, r e. s w iti f s f e h , Leicestershire, and NorthatriPtocsbir-731v 0 ti' otik parts of England the Bullock receipts Wer ° , u d / 0 0 6e t e fords, short horns, &c., and front SOO°. d 00 0 1 uPP ile * 0 06 Sheep we were again heavily 6 , a dob ne rsi whole, the Mutton trade was in` a verY 5 ' 110 500 ge pt prices barely equal to those cf ast week' 1 °. t : 1 1 0 top figure for Downs was 4s, but a few' OP • mitif' •0. 00 in ~e t ir at 4s 2d per Blbs. The sale for Lambs , og e to ' s lbi. the quotations, however, vve have n (,) cR 49 6d Pt i loill Prime Down Lambs were disposed ot ti`oyed ekes sold Calves, the supply of which was goo d, call rclita° t barely late currencies. Plinio sotti • f ed steadily at full prices. In other kinds of rig s was doing. P i ' d' " 0 2 Ze d r . B to lbe s ..to d . 3 0 3 At .. 4 4 2 10 Inferior Beasts.- 2 4 2 6 Inferior Sh e l;.ileel , ; 3 i 0 Second quality .•• • 2 8 3 0 sec ond 0 15 jd ditto; le 0 0 , sllll the Of tsl ' Prime large Oxen•. 3 2 3 4 00.11Wwether ~,•• 0 . Lp P ari rim mmb e ess lc a o u ts di . t . 4 ...... 3 : 68 6 44 3 6: 42Lguoaaarrgthwediroluivoogn,r6:0:01 i ro g ol ' 4 0 Large coarse Calve; 3 2 3 6 Date out of L....... 3 3 1 0 Suckling Ca1ve ,...1 025 0 Small Poricervs ..1 old * TOTAL SUPPLY AT OA Beasts. I Sheep. CO'''. I 4,703 330 32,810 I ro t ' FOREIGN surrLY •• Beasts, I ‘ Sheep. I Calv e9 * I " ioreigl N74 l;ll: mantled a ready 217 o.o ° c o till .13110 been bus rulet s i ah' Since our lust report these mar k` t ' "°',,e P°6l", co supplied with each kind of Meat, a I"r.. peel h 5 ,,,,1 10 GATE in h4,811.90ND 1ta1..-- I, ve L,,„en 0 be fog brims otberfos Le metropoli s. pr ices. demand s• 6 ' at . very t - } 'til l very mac lye. , o. 0. to 3 4 At per stone oy the Cslc''" 3 10 3 : See s. d. to 6. d. I .„ te rior •• 3 6 ; 1 , I,interlor•• • ... 2 4 2 6 lautteti'iddling" 3 ; ; - middling .... 2 8 2.10 I ------2n'rgae •• ". 2 1 JI . primelarge .. 3 0 3 2 I -------,.Ze.,• •". a 6 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Poll , ~ 's a l .. •••• • As picking v05i....„,....... 3 , 8 ..,..... 411 1 roo ' Lamb, 30 6d t• " 4d.%301• 4 11)Y,, „,s. EtOnouGEt XXOP 1111.47 t gell% oil" "i• menced about the 12th inst., and ss I ' l l kind s e bsOg e ja is expected to be Pr e l e did o ' flor to timated at 200,000/., the demand for a , ave vo 04. !g o very inactive. In prices, hovvver, w e r _'!„ °sl e d o f 1 0 , notice. Last week 46 bales arrived ll ° weal A i IP and East Kent pockets, 71 to 111 1 8 ; 4 / jss t°t;gl S. dittS o , . is 16$ ditto, 5/ 15s to 6/ 12s; Sussex , Yearings, 1/ 15 8 to 211.55; Old 6 4, r ,i.G00.., tbe per cwt. %''' fre'"o ll' BOROUGH AND •srsza. potato es ti , , Of We are still without supplies • i s are 10 I . , e pt continent, while, as yet, the arrivah cont inti s ,oo l, , • i n to land-carriage parcels, whic h add, le 1 , 4 t I , P O, us in gte3t abundance; and, we r".Y.srd fr ee 'o o° 4 • g % wo cja .01 1 ci nd:tion. Bu3ers are corote j ars wee _ 0 31 good busineve is doing at about t,,,0 ditty Kent end Essex ware, per ton, 45 3 _. u _ i o fjss. r eti' qualities, 303 to 40s; ditto chats, 21s 1:743(71" 1 suheiitted to C a t 8 0 e 0 1. 8 The whole of the colonial W0 0 ..00 ogs, s t ,' or 8 00 lion in the past week, fib: ut a etitol.euto e i ° 34 4 lull prices. The auctions imports lujoaie 'lll time he nee. Since our last the ?Jew iies..rgh, le, 4 9 have amounted to 565 bales frot a r _ o i ' m iforolle, 811°,,,i, ditto from Port Philip, 147 ditto fro Adele; little " ditto from Sydney, 769 ditto fro m fiery 11 °contract bags from Ireland. B _ y privafitrm. th ° ness is doing, yet pr:ces rule _• bto ~, burg tv irearaZOW ' p e ters - boo 0 A frOW S t * b °l bee ° Lett , rs have been rt cei. , ce then, ho To, the W .ll°l ke t R V effect that prices were on Our war o leo. , ' 7 ,, 9 4 spot and for forward delivery. 0 tip coot tool to 1 0 t he wilill' be co firm, and the quotatio ns ha" an tip A t 37 :10W ° 1 0 (13 day P.Y.C. on the spot is se old. '')l. do lo % * per ewt, for new, and 378 for ..___ is Both a % last three months, next to .. • • t 91} Aer '* 2 i• *in ; - . i EU ..I~~,y'l 01w - ram LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1850. A more important inquiry has seldom taken place before a criminal tribunal than that which was held before the LORD JUSTICE CLERIC, at Edinburgh, on Thursday and Friday last, into the conduct of the master and mates of the Orion steamer on the occasion of the loss of that unfortunate vessel, in June last, and which has terminated in the conviction of Captain HENDEBSON, the master, and JOHN Vtrxmaams, the second mate, after a patient and protracted investigation, continued during two entire days. The charge was withdrawn against GEORGE LANGLANDS, the first mate, at the close of the case for the prosecution. His evidence, therefore, became available on behalf of his fellow-prisoners, who were thus enabled to present their cases in the most favourable light to the jury. It was, however, insufficient to exculpate the parties, who were, as we have already stated, convicted of a culpable neglect of duty, for which the captain was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, and the second mate to seven years' transportation. The circumstances of the melancholy transaction must be perfectly familiar to our readers. The vessel left Liverpool on a beautiful day in June; numerous passengers, full of joyou s anticipations, and looking forward to a delight ful passage, were on board. There was nothing that could terrify even the most timid ; the sea was unusually calm, and there was scarcely a breath of wind. A slight haze hanging over the land towards the Mull of Galloway was the only inauspicious omen, and even that did not prevent the land from being visible all the way between Dunman Head and the Mull. The passengers, having no conception of the dangerous consequences of their undue prox imity to the coast, had retired to rest, expecting to arrive at their destination in the morning. Even the master, to whose protecting care the lives of so many human beings and so much valuable property was entrusted, had left the deck, and was fast asleep in his cabin at the time of the catastrophe. Nothing occurred to disturb the general confidence until the striking of the vessel on the rock, which happened fifteen or twenty minutes after the Portpatrick light had been reported to the officer of the watch, JOHN WILLIAMS. Then, indeed, there was a scene of wild tumult and confusion : the passengers, aroused by the crash and the fearful in telligence that the ship was in danger, hurried on deck and increased the confusion ; there were life boats in which many might escape, but as if they bad been prepared rather for "ornament than use," they were " covered up, and no knives " were prepared for the purpose of cutting the covers. The number of persons who crowded into these boats, and " the stiffness of the tackle," considerably enhanced the difficulty of launching these boats ; and the " starboard" one, un fortunately, got under the paddle-wheel and was swamped. It is due to the captain and mates to state that, from the moment of the accident, they behaved them selves with the greatest propriety, as became British seamen. They retained their composure throughout, did all that experience suggested to save the lives of the crew and passengers, and were among the last to leave the ill-fated vessel. It was, however, but too painfully perceptible that there had been gross incapacity or criminal negligence somewhere. All the circumstances of the fatal transaction dis tinctly proved that fact, and that the lives of so many British subjects and so much valuable property had been literally sacrificed to the carelessness or incom petence of some one or more of the officers in charge of the ves e'. The clataia and second mate pleaded specially. The former alleged that he had gore below to take a little res►, leaving the vessel in charge of a competent officer, and that afterwards the accident arose from causes which he could not. control. The second mate alleged that he had steered the vessel to the best of his judgment, and that the accident bad arisen from the "defective state of the ship's compasses, or other machinery." LANGLANDS, the first mate, who had given up his watch to WILLTAMS, and gone to rest, merdy put in a general plea of " not guilty." Although, however, Captain HENDERSON was asleep in his cabin at the time of the accident, he could not shake off the responsibility of his position, or transfer (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) We consider it but justice to lend our aid in advo cating the cause of a deserving and meritorious body of cfficers of the army—the captains—the only rank in her MAJESTY'S service at present debarred the hope of reasonable promotion. Ensigns become lieutenants, lieutenants are made captains, and majors become, i❑ due course, lieutenant-colonels ; but it is almost impo'sible fur a captain to obtain a majority unless he should be possessed of thousands of pounds to induce a major to sell to him, or the more unlikely occurrence of a death vacancy should give it to him, an event which now very seldom takes place, u field officers of the line naturally retire from the service before they are old men, or when their health begins to fail ; and, in nine cases out of ten, by the sale of their commissions instead of the full-pay retirement, which so few in the line are now inclined to accept, the purchasing system holding out much greater inducement to men advanced in life, and which system has been ruinous to the promotion of officers without money. It certainly places them sooner at the bead of their respective grades, but with equal certainty it keeps them there. In stances are numerous. But we must allude to one corps, where the senior captain, a very deserving officer, has actually been twenty-five years in the same regimental rank, and fourteen years at the head of the list. We could mention numbers who have served as captains on full pay in all parts of the world for twelve and thirteen years, and who are still without any likelihood of regimental promotion. For their present advancement but one hope re mains—that hope is a brevet. The expense to the country for each old officer thus promoted would be but two shillings per day. Is there any economist in England who would object to such an act of justice towards men who have served their country so long and so faithfully ? FUNERAL OF LOUIS PHILIPPE. (THIS DAY.) This morning Claremont was at an early hour be seiged by a large number of persons anxious to pay the last tribute of respect to the remains of a royal exile. Amongst the persons present not the least conspicuous were a large number of the visitors fr am Paris, attracted to our shores by the cheapness of the excursion trains, and who have fur the last few days been residing in the immediate vicinity of Claremont. The adjournment of the funeral from Saturday to this day also tended in a great degree to an increase of spectators, a large number having arrived from town yesterday. At nine o'clock a solemn funeral service commenced in the private chapel at Claremont, after which a pro cession on foot was formed, which accompanied the body as far as the gate of the park, when it proceeded in mourning coaches to Weybridge, in Surrey, about four miles from the palace at Claremont. Agn at number of persons had here assembled to witness the removal of the body from the hearse into the Roman Catholic chapel of St. Charles Barromes, where the body will for the present be interred, and will ultimately be removed to its final resting place in Paris. The body having been placed in the chapel, the service was commenced and conducted by Dr. Whitty, assisted by the Abt6 Guille, the chaplain to the household o f the deceased, and others of the Roman Catholic clergy. After the conclusion of the services, which were of the most impressive character, the numerous persons assembled separated, and the mournful cortege wended its way back to Claremont. VACANCIES IN THE HOUSE OP COMMONS.—There are now 'three seats in the House of Commons vacant by thec h o e un L ty or t ( if Hereford. ofthe T deaths, since th e c l ose o f t h e P ar li amentary sess i on . Th ey are.—the University o f C am b r id ge, t h e b oroug h o f P oo l e , an d Treasury have accepted the offer Hope L o f r o d r 3 s o, t o a o n u l l e . y p e r h a a n s nom in e rop la e y lled th v e esse c l o s. rner. of Mr. Laming to conve y t h e ma i ls to the Cape of Good consented s rer o P stone of a literary institution in the manufacturing town of Bury, where the Derby family have large landed possessions. The foundation-stone of a new infirmary has been laid at Torquay, by the Prince of Oldenburg. It is with extreme regret that we announce the fact of Viscount Fielding having seceded from the Church of Eng land and joined the Romisli Communion. Whether the formal act of reception into the Papal church has actually taken place we are not enabled to state, but ot the secession of the Noble Lord and of his destination there can be no doubt.—John Bul'. A charter of incorporation has been granted to South Shields. Sir George Grey, it is said, has offered Mr. Robert Stephenson the honour of knighthood, which, however, Mr. Stephenson declined. —Herapath's Journal. GERMANY. The Cologne Gazette, of the 28th ult., publishes the following letter from Berlin : "Our Government declares in the note which it bad addressed to the Cabinet of Vienna, that neither now nor afterwards will it give its consent to the re-estab lishment of the Germanic Diet. It adds that it is ready to discuss freely with the other states of Germany th e new Constitution, but under the condition that the right of free and Parliamentary union shall be reserved to the States. The re-establishment of the Germanic Diet is considered as a violation of the promises made to the nation. In fine, it is remarked to Austria how dangerous it is to discuss at Frankfort with M. de Bulow, the representative of the power the most hostile to Germany. The note was sent on the 25th. The following is what we learn relative to the project con cerning the establishment of . the high court. It is to be composed of judges , one-halt of whom are to be named by the King, and the rest by the Chambers. One half of the jurymen are to be taken from the people, and the other from amongst the lawyers. The Government has forbidden the Prussian officers to keep up any relations with the Baden officers, and has directe with those directed them tthope of B re veanden, tth . e , ir soldiers from keepingcompany A letter from Carlsruhe, of August 27th, says— " In the first sitting of the Assembly of the States, the Deputy DENNIG proposed an address of felicita tion to the GRAND Du ne . The pr o p os ition con tained, not: only a eulog i um addressed to the GRAND DUKE, but an approbation of his policy in the Ger- , man question. M. BADER propo se d that nothing should be inserted in the address but felicitations. That motion was rejected, and the address adopted." A letter from Stuttgard of the 27th states the Bill for a new constitution hhs been completed by the Mi nisters of Wurtemburg , and will soon be presented to the Chambers. It is said to be very liberal. The electoral right is placed on a wide basis. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. We read in the Independance of Brussels :- - -- - . " A telegraphic dispatch from Hamburgh announces that the Danes had operated in the night of the 27th a landing near Grunewald, not far from Poer. The gar rison of Kiel, it was alleged, was called under arms. Our private letters contradict altogether this news. It is one of those things vs h!ch the German telegraph desi minates with such facility. The Danish army fortifies itself every day . in Schleswic, and everything an nounces that it will go into cantonments there. Mean while, the newly-elected Chamber of the represonta'ives of the duchies is preparing to meet, and as Kiel appears too exposed, the idea is to hold the sittings at Altona. The situation remains the same. Schleswic finds itself' at present de facto united to Denmark, in conse quence of the occupalion of the whole duchy by the Danish army. The stutus quo consequently realises in part the _object for which the Cabinet of Copenhagen undertook the war." The Altona Mercury contains s proclamation from the Stadtholderate to the following effect :- 46 APPEAL TO ALL TUE MEN OF TELE COUNTRY CAPABLE OF BEARING ARMS. " Rendsburg, Aug. 25. "Our fatherland r equ i res for its defence all the force atits disposal. In consequence thereof, and by com mand of the Stadtholderate, this summons is addressed to all men and youths of the Lind capable of bearing arms, who have not hitherto belonged to the army, t' present themselves forthwith at Rendsburg to the office for the voluntary enrolment of the sons of the country,' established for that purpose. No distinction will be made on their admission in respect to age; the state of their health and bodily capabilities wi ll alone decide. " The War Department. (Signed) " KROHN. " JENSEN." THE PRESIDENTSHIP ta" THE ROYAL ACADEMY. —The members of the Royal Academy will proceed next week to fill up the office of president, vacant by the lamented death of Sir Martin Archer Shee. There are in the field for the honourable position several distinguished candidates, including Eastlake, Leslie, and Pickersgill. The claims of Landseer and Turner have also been freely canvassed, but it is not certain that either of the latter gifted academicians could undertake, if elected, to discharge the duties of the presidentship, so numerous and onerous are their professional " engagements " for the next three years.— IVeekly Chronicle. Mrs. Egerton, a lady not surpassed iby any upon the stage in a particular line of parts—witness her Meg Merrilies and others - died at Brompton on Tuesday, at the age of 57. Mrs. Owen Stanley, _MELANCHOLY DEATH OF MISS ELPHINSTONE.— We regret to state that this lady, who was the youngest daughter of the late Han. Wm. F. Elphinstone, and cousin to the present Lord Elphinstone, died on 'Thursday from the arrived at Kinnaird ' effects of the severe injuries she met with by being thrown and d m a carriage in which she was riding with the Hon. Mr. after spending excursion in the vicinity of Lord Stanley of Alderley's seat, near Holyhead. Sir James Carnie, Birt., of Southesk, and party, Castle,t ten days Tui e b d e a f y o r l e a , s h i fromlst making e n dy a e n , a short and successful season amongst the hills.