The Sun. — London, England, 1845-08-08 00:00:00

A ko R ITIII 7 EDITION of THE -NUN of yes- terclay Toning contained— • A full -report of the Meeting of the Shareholders in t iv London and Birmingham Railway Company. 'Report of the Proceedings at the Half-yearly Meeting of the Shareholders of the London and Brighton Railway Company. Reports the proceedings before the Railwny Coin- mittees of Parliament. The latest Sporting Intelligence 17::rliarnentary Intelligence of the Evening, being a report of the proceedings in the House of Lords up to a Quarter before Seven o'clock. RAILWAY NEWS. iubscr:oers and others interested in Railways will . find a FULL ACCOUNT of the PROCEEDINGS bzlore the RAILWAY COMMITTEES in the NIIIID EDI2sON of TfIE SUN, reported up to the CLOSE of EACH DAY; it also con tains the DEBATES in BOTH ROUSES of PARLIAMENT up to the HOUR of POST EVERY EVENING, PRICES of RAILWAY ?HARES, SPORTING INTELLIGEIVCE by EXPRESS, and all other NEWS AItRIVING in LONDON DURING the DAY. OIZDEN. the TRIED EDITION, which contains NEWS TWELVE HOURS in ADVANCE. Sun-office, 1 12, Strand. ITALY. -STEAM to- LEGHORN, GENOA, CIVITA VECCHIA, and NAPLES, for Passcrigrrs and Goods. he Steamer NORTH STAR, Captain George Wilson, is intended to leave the EAST INDIA DOCKS on WEDNESDAY, the 3d of Sep tember next, for Leghorn and Genoa, calling at Gib=ha-. Goods forwarded on to Civita Vecchia, and Naples by steam conveyance at ships' expense; Carriages and Horses take:, at moderate rates.— Passage-money, including a handsome table, and wines, &c., for First-class Passengers to Leghorn, 18/. IBs. ; Servants, 91. 9s. For tlirther particulars, apply at the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's offices, No. 51, St. Mary-axe, London. To be had at all the Libraries. T II E NE • NOVELS. JUST PUBLISHED BY MB. COLBURN- COITNT KONIGSMARK. By Captain FREDERIC CIIAKIER, R.N. 3 vols. THE WHITE SLAVE and the RUSSIAN PRINCE. Author of " Revelations of Russia." 3 vols. By the 111. SELF ; or, THE WORLD AS IT GOES. " Cecil." 3 vols. By the Author of • If. JONATHAN" SHARP ; or, The Adventures of a Kentuckian 3 vols. MAIDS OF HONOUR. A Tale of the Court of George I. 3 vols. z•TRATHERN. A Story of the Present Day. By the COUNTESS -of BLE:,SINGTON. VII. LADY CECILIA FARRENCOURT. By HENRY MILTON, Esq., Author ot " Rivalry." 2 vols. VIII, DE ROHAN ; or, THE COULLT CONSPIRATOR. An Histo rical Romance. By M. EUGENE SUE, Author of " The .Mysteries of Paris." &c. 3 vols. Henry Colbam, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LAST NIGHT BUT TUREE OF THE SUBSCRIPTION. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be Performed Behini's Opera LA SONNAMBULA. Amina, Madame A. Castellan; Terese, Maclaine Bellini; Use, Mdlle. A. Rosetti • Co:int Rodolfo, big. F. Lablache ; Alessio, Giubilei; Elvino, ' Sig. Mario. Betwen the Acts of the Opera a Divertissement, in which Mdlle. Grahn will appear. To conclude withl the admired Ballet of ALMA; ou, La Tulle de Fen. Per phite, M. Perrot, Balfegor, M. Gosselin ; Emazor, M. St. Leon ; Alma, Mdiie. Cerito. - .1 pplicaLit ior Ewes, Stalls, Ind Pit Tickets to be matte at the la• Colonnade. Doors open at Seven; the Opera to commence at lialf-past Seven HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Millie. CERITO respectitilly informs the Nobility, Subscribers to the opera, and the Put,lie, that 1-lElt It EN FIT wilt take place ON THiIIi4DAY, AUGUST 14, BEING THE LAST NIGHT BUT TWO OF THE SEASON, - When will be present. Mozart's chef d'szeuvre, DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, 'Madame Grist . Donna Elvira, Madame Rosetti ; Zerlina, Madame Anaide Castellan. Don Giovanni, Sig. Fornasari ; Don Ottavio, Sig. Mario ; I 1 Commandatore, Sig..Botelll; 3lasetto, Sig. F. Lablache ; and Leporello, Sig. Lablache. To be followed by various Entertainments in the Ballet Depart ment, comprising a SELECTION from the Ballet of ALMA, with the' celebrated " I'as de Fascination " t;elk ct!on from. the Ballet or 0 NDINE, including the " Tarantella,' by the Corps de Ballet, and the celebrated " Pas de L , Ombre" By Cerito. In the course of the Evening " La Castellana," by Millie. Lucile crahn and M. Perrot. A Selection from the Ballet of ROSIDA ; ou, Les Mines de Syra cuse. Comprising "La Sicilietrie," and the admired Pas by Mdlle. Cerlto and M. St. Leon, and an entirely New Pea by Mdlte. Grahn and M. Perrot. To conclude with the Divertissement of UN BAL SOUS LOUIS QUATORZE, in which Mdlle. Lueile tirahn will appear a. a Cavalier of the Court of Louis XIV., and will dance with Mdlle. Cerito, in Costume of the same Court, the celebrated `! Minuet de la Cour atri Gavotte. Applicanons tor Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the llex o.tlue, pera Colonnade. Dowii orlon at levc ito commence at Ralf-past Seven o,Clock. TiIEATR 16 ROYAL, HAYhIARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER, THIS EVE NINO Will be repeated, compressed into Three Acts, Morton's Comedy of A SCHOOL FOR GROWN CHILDREN. Old Revel, Mx. W. Far rel); Young Revel, Mr. Hudson, Frank Ryeland, Mr. Webster ; Lady Stanmore, Miss Julia Bennett; Mrs. Revel, Miss Fortescue ; Dame Uyeland, Mrs. Glover. The celebrated Pianist, Leopold de Meyer, for Two Nights more, and will perform this Evening, atter the Comedy, " Introduction et M.rche Marocane * • To be followed by USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr. 'Webster ; Wurzel, Mr. J. Bland; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett; Lady Clutter buck, Miss Carre. After which will be repeated a New Dramatic Sketch, entitled MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES; or, Matrimonial Cha pters. Mr. Candle, Mr. Buekstone ; Mrs. Caudle, Mrs. W. Clifford. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and one Guinea and a-Halt each. Tickets and laces to be had of Itr. I. T. Archer at the Box-otlice, from Ten till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated MARIE DUCANGE. Edward Lascelles, Esq., Mr. Howe ; John Rawdon, Esq., Mr. 0. Smi•h ; Charles Claude Prong, Mr. Wright; Marie Ducange, Madame Celeste. To be fbilowed by a New Farce, entitled DRAMATIC COOKERY; or, HOW TO DISH UP A FARCE: Pythias Fizzwit, Mr. Selby; Sam Smear, Mr. Wright; Eliza, Miss Taylor; Diana, Mrs. Laws. Atter whith, an Original Terpsichorean Btsletta, called POWDER AND BALL ; or, St.' Tibbs's Etre. Mr. Montgomerie Tibbs, Mr. Lambert; Captain Kidglove, Mr. Selby.; Jamob Gerkin, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Niontgometie Tibbs, Mrs. Frank Matthews; Sally Knobbs, Sties wcolgar. Prompter, Mr. (allot ; Principal Painter, Mr. Pitt ; Leader of the Band, Mr. Mellon. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM HNIIER" THE MANACIEMENT OF SIRS. 'Kr CFA' 'Fieeced Night of a New Comedy—Roars of langhter at "'An Object of Interest" and " Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures"—Continued Sue r.ess Os " Les Danseuses Auglaises," and undiminished Attraction 41( " Cinderella " T I ;IS EVENING Will he performed a New and Original Comedy, to be called TIIE cvyyk:ltNoß'S' W4l with entiri ly piety Scenery,. Dress, and A ppartenitileec . . Printipal - Characters by Messrs. L'lddear, Kce!ey. F.. -11:3; hews., Vining', knit Collier, • diss Dawson and Mrs. Keeley. Oricdnal, aml Novel Grand Fairy Sti EM ENT, entitled LES FEES. -Lt which Les . - liansen6cs All;laisiris will appear. . NLL,ETAIIVEW.L.4 New Farce, In I,e' called aN 017..TV,T Of INTEREST, in which Mrs. Keeley will perform. ,e Olt ,:}dull will be added an aprop.,s CAUDLE'S CUR.TALN LECTURES. Mr. (14)WS, Mrs. Caudle, Mr. Keeley. To conclude witl► itat entirely men Operatic, D Roriunitic Burlesque, entitled CIDEI:ELLA etwracters by lidr.:KeelPf, Mr: A. 'Wigan. Mr. Fran f r. in'. Collier, Mrs. Keeley, .Miss Vinars, Miss Calrbrother, Misti Grove. Miss liovraM &e --iee is open dAily, wider the, direction of Mr. Etu,-4,1 ine .Act. emitted to 11e, Mr. Mea- a t *&, Chivald 'Thu Mathewp, Mr. kox %in des till - PRINCESS'S TBEATRE, OXFORD-STP EBT. ' LE*SFE, MEG J.• M. MADDOX. . : Tins EN - BM:NU , ' ' Will be te,rfornrAl Shaligpeare'sCornedy of B. :7 ADO ABOUT RC:a:MSG. I.:enodlnk, Mr. Wallack ; Be2tric., • . ;r!ing. . Mr. Azik-NRY RU58.1 4 ,1 - 4. will ging Ids popular Te whibli will tr.; added A COURT BALL IN ' : , ;01 will t n .I.ntreAuced - the 'Dances as performed at • ! 4 - tame,witty the Original Music. - • • . To "be followed by - . at New • Dramatic .Sketch, • ' , Ale(' JIBS. C 2. 1; 1 - 11,1'.., or. Curtain Lectures. Mr. Caudle, 3lr. ~.11 prow ; Mrs. cauele, Mr. 00erry. 2 , lanager, Mr. yI. L Wallack ; Stage li 1 ecli , r, Mr. Emden-. pc•±l; , .is , .. Mr. Edrour.:l Tlrsclwelt.„ . ASTLEY'S - ROYAL .A1,11•11.1TII; A i•nE. PRGi•RIETOR, MR. W. liArci:•., • • pra_croinent Success of the New Grand Spectacle, uneAualled in e ff e cts and situations—First Week of a New Entree by Twelve D'renc'h Equestrians, aided by Novel Scenes by the French Artistes he wavour ite Pantomimic Representation at Ilalf-priee of the . Brigand Chief" THIS EVENING . will b e pen :wrned an entirely New Grand National Spectacle, em bracing the chi,`r featureS of the heroic achievements of the British Arms in Northern - Tndia, called THE CONQUEST OF SCINDE ; or, The Siege of Hyde, - a." d • After whic h , Extraordinary Yeats In the Circle. To conclude with a h'a'w' Grand Ballet of Action, consisting of Mi litary Manoeuvres, Dwia .s, Combats, and highly powerful effects, Including the sagacious pk rtormance of the Dog Hector, and sur pr sing Leap of the Horse reii‘i,over the Woken and ILinting Bridge, called IL DIAVOLO AIiItUZZA. ; or; The Brigand Chief and the Log Of the Chateau; • • - - Box- f ace o p en firsm n Eleven 'lll Five. TICK/MY Tlit...klitt.L. DAVIDGE'r: ROYAL. THIS EVES LNG. Will be performed LOVE IN 'A Iiti , LAGE. Young Meadows, Harker ; Hawthorn, Mr. D. W. Rosetta, Alisi Collett. After which. T , IE qu .KEU To conclude with THE DRE a F AT SEA. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. tiersetuier, at the Box .' att , ee, tom Eleven to Pour. ROYAL TURKEY THEATRiP• FOR rHE BENEFIT OF MR. BAR.'(ER• And the Last Night of the Opera Comp.'VY. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed Auber's Grand Opera of MA SSANIELLO. .Massaniello, Mr. Barker. A tiItAND CONLERT, with a Selection from THE 110MEMIAN CIRL. Aided to whicb, THE CHIARINI FA3ITLY on the Tight Rope, l-as de Cocoas. To be Fucceeded by the Second Act of CINDERELLA. • To conclude with GIOVANNI IN LONDON. Don Giovanni, Miss Louisa Lyons. RoYAL Mika' ZOoLOIHCAL A. DIFFERENT riUBJECT EACH sLASON COMBINATION OF ATTRACTIONS. ROMANTIC GARDENS AND PROMENADE. EXTENSIVE AND UNRIVALLED INIENAur:R.Lq. 101 , 08gAL MOD ELLE') E I'ItESEN I, ili7l-1,7,45--(TRAC; The Acme seettte 11lussion. nut ROCK .HAJLNION ICON Irr•m 'three till r.itz`q vto ~n (0N I. O AYS, TUESDAYS.-.WEDN USDAYS, zi rat 1' LI [Tilt , - .I';.Al (.'ONCEIITS and 31:10;;NII,C,E.tiT DISPLAY of E Admboslon, tie F.„..41" th e Carnivoia 'at Hall On, Iftve Peli,.att: , ttml Pottr Bean , Six ; Con ( 10t at Half-part c1t(t1; altd Iliemorki; at tiall•pait Nine. F %TA'. AC Cn)ENT,---An itque,t .ts Wed nesday, by Mr. NYa.klev, , P., at the Altdrile,ex Hospital, the body of 'Chomp Behan, Aged 52, a carter to the Iles. John Gray, of .Winlay, ll i ,:rt„ow. L ttst :.4turclay night deceaued was rciturning from London w ith his I:Tiger's cart. laden with straw, and drawn by two horses,' when thi; wheel horse, as it vrts des cending Deatiman's-hill , shied, and pltioging towards th.e bide at which deceased held him, knocked him` down and t ram pl e d on him. lie was instantly conveyed to a n. lighbouving cabin; and attended by a medical man, who oreererl ifitni to be brought withotit delac to the Middlesex .re he lingered until, the ing eiening, ah• n ,tiesth terminate t/ his suffer (Yon a pat mort. m examination it wasasce It toed that the first six ribs of his 1. it side wire ftacturrtt. one c lf them pe netrating his lungs ; that his scapula was smashed to. "ul atoms, gad that his cla v i c l e was b ro k e n in several parts. ?' et— itertkittatal Death. WATER AT E.:)NDON-TIREDGE THIS DAY, 4i ,numte. of ttx 6 Ec - ening 1 minutes stfkr 5. TETE W'EATHEII.—Smi OFFICE, AUGUST 7. RMOMETER, LO7Veit. 50 ; Highest., 69 ; Noon, 65. . , BAROMETER. 29.82.—W1ND, W.N.W. .7.5, oTa.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the . hermorneter during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are MaCie at noon. 24,T04-V9_, Loriting *lLi;, LONDON, FRIDAY. AUGUST s 1.45. The Lords met at Five. Lord CAMPBELL asked whether it was intended to ap point Lords Justices to administer the royal functions during Her MAJESTY'S absence on the Continent. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that it was not. Previous to Her MAJzsrY's visit to France last year, Sir F. POLLOCK had given it as hi, opinion that it was by no means necessary in point of law that such appointment should be made, and he (the LORD CHANCELLOR) con curred in the opinion. Her MAJESTY would be accom panied by one of her Secretaries of State ; under those circumstances, considering her absence would be for a short time only, it was unnecessary to have a cumbrous Commission appointed. Lord CAMPBELL believed this was the first instance, since the foundation of the monarchy, in which a Sove reign had been absent without such a Commission being appointed. The Earl of BEEMOROIIGH moved that a letter be sent to each Peer.on the first week of the ensuing session of Parliament, requesting him to say when it would be con venient to him to attend on Committees on opposed Bills. The DUKE of WELLINGTON recommended that the motion should be withdrawn for the present, and when the proper time arrived for bringing it forward he should be glad to rend‘r whatever aid he could to make it efficient. Lord MONTEAGLE suggested that a resolution should be passed that Bills for canals, railways, and docks might be introduced in their Lordships' House. Such a resolution would enable both Houses to proceed at the same time, and they would be enabled to avoid the in judicious haste . to which they were now compelled in passing such Bills. After a few words from Lord REDESDALE, the motion was withdrawn. On the motion of the Earl of Miami:7m, several amendment, in tt•e standing orders relating to Railway Bills were agreed to. Lord REDESDALE, on behalf of Lord BROUGHAM, moved certain resolutions, giving a power to Committees on Railway Bills of awarding costs to the oppOnents of such Bills. The motion, which was opposed by Lord MONTEAGLE, was negatived without a division. The Bills on the table having been advanced a stage, their Lordships adjourned. Madrid papers to the 30th ult. have arrived. According to the Postdata, several persons were arrested at. Madrid on the night of the 29th. Among others an officer named Luis SEGASTI is mentioned. The Espectador states that the Government had given orders to liberate Messrs. CORRADI and CALVO, the editors of the Clamor Publico, who were confined in the chateau of St. Catherine, at Cadiz. The journals vary in the accounts they give of the objects of the Malaga conspiracy. According to some 'of them it was organised. by General NOGUERAS, who is at Gibraltar, and its object was to secure the return of ESPARTERO to power. According to others, it was merely a com bination for smuggling on a large scale. The plot had extensive ramifications throughout Anda lusia, and couriers bad been dispatched to Jaen, Gre nada, and Seville, by the conspirators, to announce the insurrection. It is stated that some of the leaders of the plot, including LARA, a lieutenant, and the advocate CARDER°, brother of CAYETANO CARDERO, who pro moted the insurrection at Madrid in 1835, have escaped to Gibraltar. Many persons connected with it have bees arrested, anti a letter from Grenada of the 26th states that the news of the execution of thirteen of them was hourly expected in that city. A telegraphic dispatch from Bayonne announces that the Queen of SPAIN and the Court had arrived, on, the 2d instant, at St. Sebastian. She only stopped a few hours at Tolosa. Since the above was written, we have received the Madrid journals of the 31st ult., but their contents are unimportant. We hare received the Paris papers of Tuesday. On Monday morning Louis PHILIPPE and the Queen of the FRENCH, accompanied by the Princess Madame ADELAIDE, the Duchess of ORLEANS, the. Count de PARIS, the, Duke de CHARTRES, the Duchess D'Au- MALE, Count D'Eu, the Duke VALENcoN, and the Prince de , WiIitTEMBERG, left Neuilly for Eu. They were attended by Generals ATHALIN, FRIANT, and D't lOUDETOT, Colonel DimAs, M. VATOUT, Baron de GERENTE, Count de STRADA, - and several orderly officers. The Duke and Duchess de NEMOURS arrived at Periguux on the ht instant, and were enthusiastically received. They spent the next day in visiting the prin., cipal places in the neighbourhood of the town, and arrived - on the ad instant at Libourne. The Prince de JOINVILLE commemorated the anniver sary of July on the 27th ult., at Randan, by giving a splendid fete. The Moniteur Parisien states that the inauguration of the Duke of ORLEANS' statue not having taken place at the time appointed, in conseq'zence of the works not being fini,bed, the ceremony is postponed to the month of October, for the anniversary of the expedition of Bihan. M. PARANDIER has been elected Deputy for Mon teliard (Doubs), in the room of M. TOURANGIN SILAS, resis, , ned; M. DE GOULARD, for Bagneres (Hautes Py_ 444; -and- .-M: — CHABXITTS — LX'fiiTTII., - re - zaeeted for Vigan (Gard). They are all ofConwvative principles. According to the Constitutionnel, Admiral MAcKAr is the only Minister who •will aceonpany the KING to •Etn but the other members of the Cabinet will succes sively visit the royal residence. There are to be unusual fetes at the Chateau d'Eu this years—balls, theatrical rept'esentations, and concerts. The pupils of the Con- servatoire have already had notice'toThat effect. The Ville of Bordeaux steam-packet, which arrived r.t Marseillraon the Ist instant from Algiers, brinks word that the Duke DIaLY (BuctEaun) had left the camp of Airo-el:Arha on the 25th alt., and proceeded against the tribe Of the 13t ni Ouagenouni., on whorii - he inflicted a severe chastisement. The harvest has pretty extensively commenced in the neighbourhood of Paris. be rye is for the most part cut ; the oats are in progre,s ; and It is probable that the wheat will be all down this week. The crops appear to be very good, both as r• arils grain and straw, and par ticularly the wheat and oats. The rye is less remark able, but the crop will be rather more than an average one. In some parts the corn has been laid by the rain, but the only mischief anticipated from it is a little more labour for the reaper. The journey man carpenters, at a meeting which they held on Sunday, refused to accept the mediation of the Prefect of the Seine, n hick had been unanimously pro posed by the Council of the . Syndical Chambers of the master• builders, in its sitting the preceding day. The Courrter Fran pis states that a preliminary in quiry is to be opened in Paris in a few days, to take into consideration tLe feasibility of a scheme for construct ing a railroad across the capital, to connect the termini of the Orleans, Lyons, Strasbourg, Northern, and Rouen Railroads. The extent of this line, which it is proposed to carry along s ome parts of the Inner Boule vards, is estimated at 8,250 metres, and the cost at 5,362,000 f. The Three per Cents. closed Oil the Paris Bourse on Tuesday, at 83f. 95c. ; the New Loan at 841. 50c.; the Five per Cents. at 122 f. 25c.; Orlea ns Railroad Shares, 1,262 f. 50c.; Rouen, 1,072 f.; ierzon, 755 f.; Havre, 892 f. 50c. ; Avignon. 1,0501. ; Bxsle, 2751. ; Spanish Actives, 36 1 4 ; e th b e t, q 3 u o o lAl ta . tions ' for the new li nes : Sp T a n h i e s D i I following t acrDe Orleans and Bordeaux , 195 f. premium; Boulo gne , 1321 50c.: ditto, Troyes and Montereau. 37f.50. ; Paris and Lyons, (L a tfitte), 321. 50e. ; ditto (Cason), par; ditto (Gannemo), tit: (A.; Northern Line (Laffitte), 45f..; ditto (Rosa mel), 15f. ; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie), 12f. 50e.: 'ditto (Drouillard), par ; ditto (O'Neill), sf. 50e. ; ditto (Jacques Lelevre), par ; Lyons and Avignon (Lecointe), 17f. 50e. ; ditto (Talabot), 32f. 50c. ; ditto (Compagnie Meri dionale), sf. ; Bordeaux and 'l'oulou.se (Mackenzie), par; ditto and Cette (Espeleta),l3l. ; Creil and St. Quentin, par ; Paris and Strasbourg (Ganoeron), 121.50 c. ; Dijon and Mulhausen, par. MARSEILLES, AUG. I.—Marseilles and .Avignon, 1,03.51. ; Boulogne, , 6321. 50e. ; Orleans and Bordeaux, 6f3of. ; Vierzon, 790 f. , EARLY ITARvEsr.—A small crop of corn, belong' log to Mr. Smith, Content Garden, Wallace-town, was cut on 3,3turday last. It was sown on the •loth March, and came into ear o the t tith June. Seventeen weeks thus elapsed between sowing and reaping. —Ayr Observer. The next annual cattle show and meeting of the South Cheshire Agricultural Society will be held at Saudbach oa the lath of September. x ~n COURT CJ The Qaven and Prince Albert left Osborne House on horseback shortly befite five o'clock on Wednesday af ternoon, attended ty C ilonel Wylde, returning through Barton at half-past seven o'clock. The juvenile royal family were taken a drive on Wed nesday afternoon. The royal dinner party at Osborne House on Wed nesday included the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, and the Rev. Mr. liouverie, rector of Whippingham. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk yesterday, in the pleasure-grounds of Os borne House. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of. Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken in a pony carriage to the sea-beach yesterday. forenoon, returning at eleven o'clock to Osborne House. Her Majesty and. Prince Albert, attended by the royal suite, will, it is expected, leave Osborne House this morning for town, when the Queen will hold a Privy COuncil. His Majesty the King of the Netherlands left Mivart's Hotel, in one of the Queen's carriages at half-past twelve o'clock yesterday, attended by Viscount Ha. warden, Lord in Waiting, and honoured the Princess Lieven with a visit at the Clarendon Hotel. His Ma jesty, attended by the Hon. Captain lied, Groom in Waiting, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, and his Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge, at Cambridge House. The King also honoured with visits, in the course of the afternoon, Sir Robert Peel, at his residence in White • hall-gardens ; the Duke of Wellington, at Apsley House ;, Viscount , Palmerston, at his residence on Carl ton House-terrace ; • and Lord and Lady Willoughby de Eresby, at their residence in Piccadilly. His Majesty, attended by the Gentlemen of his suite, honoured the Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, with his company at dinner, at his Excellency's residence in Dover-street: His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay, also honoured the Russian Minister with his company at dinner. A Cabinet Council was held at two o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharn cliffe, the Earl of Aberdsen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerset. the Earl of Linc. In, and Mr. Sidney Herbert attended. The Council sat an hour. A deputation from the Church Missionary Society, in cluding the Earl of Chichester, Sir R. H. Inglis, and Mr. F. Coates, had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday at the Colonial Office. The Commandeur Marquis Lisboa, Brazilian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. The Master-General of the Ordnance, Sir Thomas Hastings, and the Right Honourable II Lowry Corry, had interviews with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. • The Rev. Lord Charles Hervey, and Mr. George Carrington had interviews yesterday with Lord Stanley at the Colonial Office. Mr. Spottiswoode had an interview with Sir George Clerk yesterday at the Office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial Office for the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Dispatches w.re received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Lord High Commi,sioner of the lonian Islands, and from the Governor of Ms.ta. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE CONTINENT. It is now decided, as we stated many days since it was likely to be, that her Majesty will remain at the Isle of Wight until the day previous to the prorogation of Parliament; and that after the duty of dismissing the Parliament in person, her Ma esty will embark on board the Royal yacht the Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarenee, G.C.8., at Woolwich, the same day, for Antwerp. Her Majesty will leave the Isle of Wight this day, in that Fairy, Royal yacht tender, Commander Crispin, and will come tctown via Gosport, by the South-Western Railway. Her Majesty will prorogue 'Parliament at the usual hour, two o'clock in the afternoon, and will afterwards proceed 'to Woolwich, and embark on board the Royal yacht between five and six o'clock in the evening. Her Majesty will be accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and attended by the Earl of Aberdeen, Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Steward of the Household ; Lady Canning and Lady Gains borough, Ladies in Waiting ; and Sir James Clarke, her Ma jesty's Physician in Ordinary, on board the royal yacht. Mr. George E. Anson, Treasurer and Private Secretary to Prince Albert, and Colonel Wylde, Equerry to his Royal High ness, will embark at the same time on board the Black Eagle, Admiralty steam lacht, for conveyance to Antwerp. The Earl of Haddington; and other members of the Board iAdmiralty, will attend her Majesty on her embarkation at Woolwich, and also the officers of the Queen's Household, the naval, military, and civil authorities of the port and garrison of Woolwich. Captain Bullock s one of the most experienced of the Admi ralty surveying officers, and in , imately acquainted with the navigation to Antwerp; will accompany her Majesty on the pas'age in his surveying steam-vessel the Porcupine. The royal squadron will thus to composed of the following steam-vessels :—The Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, Captain Lord A. Fitzelarence ; the Black Eagle, Admiralty steam yacht, Master Commander B. Cook ; and the Porcupine s steam vessel, Captain Frederick Bullock. _ _ _ As soon as the Royal party has embarked, the squadron will proceed to the month of the Thames, where the Royal yacht will anchor until dayrght on Sunday morning, and then the vessels will proceed to Antwerp, the Black Eagle leading up the Scheldt. The Fairy Royal yacht tender, on landing her Majesty at the Clarence-yard, Gosport, this day, will, after having some works performed on her at Portsmouth, replenish her fuel, and Acting Master D. W. Roberts, commanding, will proceed on Saturday direct to the Rhine, there to wait her Majesty's plea sure. Captain Crispin will rejoin the Victoria and Albert at Woolwich this evening. . The Lightning steam-tender, Master Commanding W. Pettey ; and the Monkey steam-tug, Second Master Command ing W. Bryant, will ship the Royal carriages and luggage at Woolwich, this day ; and, with some of . the Royal attend ants, will proceed in tne afternoon to Antwerp. Her Majesty's royal steam yacht ( Victoria and Albert), Captain Lord Adolphus Fazclarenee, G.C.R., left Portsmouth at seven o'clock on Tuesday evening. and arrived at her moor ings opposite the Dockyard, Woolwich, at one o'clock, yesterday (Wednesday). Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence came round in her, and landed immediately after at the Dock yard. Preparations have commenced for the embarkation of her Majesty, by putting on board several articles fur the use of the Queen and Prince Albert, several 'persons from Bucking. ham Palace having been in waiting at the Dockyard to go on board on the arrival of the Royal yacht to assist in making her ready for her .Majesty's reception. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM. - - . s A new and original comedy in two a c e s ( so denomi nated in the bills), but which in the palmy days of the drama would have been denominated a capital two act broad farce, was produced at this theatre last evening with complete success. It is entitled The Governor's Wife, and the scene is laid in Surinam. The Go vernor (Mr. Diddear) has sent to his old friend Somer down to send him out a wife, and Somerdown sends •firm Malls own daughter, Miss Somerdown (Miss Daw son), who arrives at Surinam in her. Majesty's ship ITireflys Captain. 'Holy stone (Mr. F. Mathews), and as misht have been expected Lieutenant Trevor (F. Vining) falls chisPerately in Jove with the. young lady, and the affection is of course returned, On board the same ship is a certain Letty Briggs (Mrs.. Keeley), of Cow-cross, Smithfield, who is going out to Surinam to seek her fortune. The Governor, wishing to know something of his future wife before he ties himself to her. for life, desires his factotum, Hickory Short (Keeley), to assume the lune tious.of Governor, whilst he, .as Mr. Brown, watches proceedings. Neb, a negro servant (Mr. Collier),: is .ordered to proceed to the shore to receive the lady on ht r landing, 'and to conduct her in grand prosess:on to the Governor's palace. Attracted by her fine drsss, Neb takes it for granted that Letty• s the Governess's wife that is to be. The lovers favour the mistake, mid Letty, who is delighted at the idea of being a Governor's wife, favours the deception. This gives rise tw a most amusing series of contretemps, which kept the audience in a roar for an lusty and a half, then all is explained, and the lovers are made happy---Letty being given to Hickory Short, with a portion of' 2,000/.; given her by the Go vernor. Ths materials. of this farce are not very new, but they are admirably work.-d up . Keiley's mock Go vernor is superb—he makes up the character to:mirably— with his cocked-hat, his long-tailed scarl-t-coat, his white smalls (very small indeet4), and his huge jack boots, -his long trailing sword (a veritable uncle Alexander), and his gold-headed staff of office, he is the tery beau ideal of Punch. He was excellently supported - by his clever little wife, who, as Letty Briggs, Was this quint essence of cockney vokiirity. She sings the Nigger sorsg of " The boatman's dance," sccomps tired by Collier on the banjo. in excellent style. Kelley's bye play and dancing, during the singing of this song, was exquisitely humorous. At the conclusion, K. eley and his wife were calle-d fur, and receiver! with all the honsurs, and 7. hoever wishes to enjo:' a hearty laugh, should not fail to pay the %%et:Ming visit to The Governor's Wife at the Lyceum. After the comedy, those very clever children, the donseuses Anybises, appeared in the divertissement of as well as Les Fees. All lovers of dancing should pay a visit to the Lyceum to see these pupils of Mr. Frampton. They prose Germans, that a English t m childrenr. Frampton,can da a n s c e a qui preceptor, te is not a whit inferior to Madame Josephine Weiss. Mrs. Keeley afterwards appeared as an object of interest," and Mr. Keeley as "an object of amusement," in the character of Mrs: Caudle; and Cinderella concluded the eveniog's amusements. 'I he house was crowded. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. — Dross traffic receipts for the week ending Aug. 2 : Passengers Carrying account and special engines ......£1,121 15 0 Mails 28.5 15 8 ...... 6,276 5 9 Whitstable Railway receipts.... , Folkeitone Harbour dues ...... .. 1,407 10 $ 153 19 11 54 0 8 7,;.-91 17 0 Total.. Per mile per week £79 6'lo Per mile per (lay 1,112 17 1 Greenwich Rail wa y receipts . . .. PRIZE FIGHT FOR. lOW. On Tuesday the long p en di ng i ssue b etween W e l s h (of London) and Wilda) , (of Birmingham) came off, as arranged, half way between London and Birmingham. The men are of light weight, - and have acquired conaiderable fame as pugilists. In betting, Welsh was the favourite at sto 4. A ring was made, and the combatants entered. They ap peared in fine condition, and both men exhibited great de termination, but fought with much caution. When fifteen rounds had been fought, Welsh appeared in the most ad vantageous position, although his opponent continued the contest with undaunted courage. When the contest had oc cupied one hour and tbirty m i nutes i t was quite. apparent Welsh was the stronger and superior man ; the fight was prolonged, however, until it was decided by Wilday deliver ing an unfair blow, and Welsh was declared winner. The fight lasted two hours and ten minutes, and a very large sum (qf money was transferred from the Birmingham to the Lon don fancy. D,II4ADFUL COLT ERY EX.P.LO - sios.—AD,;OURNED INQUEST, . (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) ABERDARE, NEAR MERTHYR TYDVIL, WEDNESDAY MonN oza.—The jury assembled at eleven o'clock yesterday morning, and their names having been called over, they were sworn to inquire into the cause of the death of Howel David, aged 20, he being the first body found. Lewelyn Elias was the first witness called, who deposed as fullow3:—ls an underground agent, clerk, mid cashier, and has been such for two years, to Thomas Powell, Esq., of the Claer, to whom the Crombach colliery belongs. Knew the deceased, whO was a hauler, and saw hint alive on Saturday morning last. The colliery had been at a stop about 21 months ago, in consequence of a' slight explosion of gas. De ceased had been a hauler about two months,, and was haul ing from the heading with one horse only. There was a door-boy going into the heading with deceased. Witness was going in to measure ou that (lay. Saw the deceased in about two hours after the explosion. (The plan of the col liery was now produced.) Witness pointed out upon it the spot where the explosion took place, in a place called Thomas the Park's heading. Witness. at the time of the explosion, was in another place called the • Dip heading. There were working at the time twenty-four colliers, two labourers, one hauler, and a dour-boy, in eighteen stalls and two headings. The distance from the bottom of the pit to the face of the headings is about 600 yards in a direct line. (Witness here pointed out by a reference to the map the ways that the air traversed through the workings. He also expressed a diffidence, and wished to call Mr. Thomas Williams another agent, but his examination was resumed.) The air is conveyed by the airways to the extreme points of the headings, and returned along the main level to the up gas pit. Witness could not explain any more relative to the airways, but all the bays were walled up. After the explo sion, consulted with Mr. Enoch Williams, and they pro ceeded on. In a short time met men and boys crying out just where the explosion had taken place. In answer to a question by a juror, as to whether there would not be a greater security by sinking another pit on a higher point of the surface, the witness answered he 'did not think these would. In answer to another juror, whether there were any old stalls worked below those where the men were burnt, the witness answered in the affirmative, and their bays were all walled up with brick and mortar for fear of accidents. In answer to a juror, whether the air was sufficiently strong to clear off the gas in the old stalls, witness could not say. The distance from the headings to the first stall now being worked is about 150 yards. The stalls are driven to the west of the heading in consequence of a fault in the ground, and they do not run parallel with the cross headings. Thinks the gas is allowed to ooze inside the bays. There are airways driven to the fault. When the gas oozed out it would come to the main road. Examined the air on Saturday morning, and found it quite In answer to a juror, witness considerSd it quite safe to go to any pas t of the works. • In answer to another juror, witness said he did not try the return air, but. thought it good, from being enabled to use a naked candle, and the air also perfectly fresh at the bottom of the winding pit, about three hoard before the accident. The main road for the coal is also that which conveys the main returns of air sfter traversing the pit. Never saw the main returns so bad with gas as to explotle,except once, about twenty-one monthsago, and that was after an explosion. Cannot :state what was the diameter of the down-cast pit. The size of the present lift of eintrossiis 14 inches diameter, and put in use in the course of the last month. The previous lift was smaller. Does hot know the quantity of water in the pit. The main air road is sto 6 square feet. Was not in the heading that exploded, as Enoch Williams, another agent, has the care of that. In answer to a juror, us to whether the stalls between the heading and the fault were full of gas, witness could not say. 'Fheie have been no stalls drawn back in this colliery, except two or three. Thomas Williams called in and examined—ls a mineral agent to Thomas Powell, Esq., whose colliery exploded. The witness was requested to give, by a reference to the map, a full , and accurate description of the air passages. Having done this, his examination was resumed. Witness went by a circuitous route to the heading where the explosion took place, and found six bodies blown by the force of the con - cussion in a position from east to west. Saw that all the bays were blown out. All the bodies, save that of John Euwards were not where they were working. Howel David, the deceased, was found nearer the pit's mouth by about 300 yards than where he worked. Found six bodies in a stall leading to a little heading, and through which the air passed to air it. Considers those were toe most severe]) burnt of any. Is of opinion that the explosion took place either by a sudden change indicated by the baro meter, or by a fall in the old workings driving out the gas, which came thereby in contact with the naked lights or candles. No other parts of the workings shoo the least marks of an explosion. The extent of the explosion was about thirty square chsins.. Iu answer to a question by a Juror, whether they worked by night ?—Could not say. The size of the down-cast pit is 9 feet by 7, that of the up-cast pit 14 feet by 9. The dis tance between both, 22 yards. Depth, 93i f yards. The size of the fire-furnace, 4 feet in height; from bar to arch, 5 feet by 4 feet wide. The air is allowed to escape by another way than that of the furnace. Distance of the furnace from the up .cast pit about 10 to 11 yards. The surface of the furnace is 20 square feet; considers is sufficient for its purpose, and is attended to day and night by a proper person. Never knew the air to explode in returning from the workings. Knows the pit perfectly, as he superintended its sinking. In answer to a question by a juror, as to whether Messrs. Wayne and Davis's pit would not be a safe ventilation for the , Crombach pit 7—Thinks it would. Does not consider that the colliery workings could be in a safer state on the present plan of ventilation than they were three hours before the explosion. In answer to a question by a juror —Does not think any other plan of working the colliery could be adopted with the present system of ventilation. Witness is not practically acquainted with the system pursued in the north of England, of taking the gas that escapes into a gas drift, and allowing it to rise . to the surface without its coming in contact with flame of any kind. Does not consider it necessary here, or that we have need of it. The whole of the workmen used naked lights. The works were tried in the two regular firemen, wh o the loss to Mr. Powell ' fd t r h oo e mso m te o hv rn eedry i n a g mm o Ao f ; t en h iw e nog e u x l p d l ii t b is ee i ssferho( o mmylldsB.) 01. to 200/. David Edwards called in and examined—ls a collier at Cyfarthfa since he was six years old. Never worked in any other place. John Edwards, one of the killed, is a second cousin of his. Went down to the pit on Saturday to try to get him out, but could not find him. When down viewed the headings and stalls of Thomas the Park's heading ; they had fallen very much. Examined the airways. Never saw better air in his life. Tried the fire-danip by the Davy lamp on Sunday evening after the accident. Never saw it so bad in any place ; could not possibly be worse. Would as soon work there as where he works now, except that there, might be strangers there, who might be incautious. Re quired more caution than any place in Cyfarthfa owing to its being more inflammatory. Thinks the air was good till- ten o'clock on Saturday. Could not say where it exploded. Thomas Howell called in and examined—ls a fireman at the Crombach colliery, and it is his duty to examine the works as to the state of the gas. Went in at twenty minutes to five on _Saturday morning ; shortly after exa mined the heading where the explosion took place. There was another men in the pit a little before him but not usually so, but the other man wanted to go to Merthyr. They were together, but he was a little before the witness at the bottom of the cross headings. Witness was the first person that went on Saturday morning up the heading that exploded. Went to the face of the heading, and found the air good in all the stalls, and also in the other headings. Perceived no difference that morning to any other morning. Went to breakfast, and came back about nine. Was in the colliery when the explosion took place at the end of the level. Had his candle blown out, and knew by that there Was an explosion. Met a good deal of sulphur. Relighted his candle with a match, and kept it lighted, running as fast as he could until be reached one of the other headings. Has been an underground workman for six years. Was ap pointed to that employment because of being the workman longest in the colliery. • In examining the stalls, marked every one that be considered dangerous. Marked several that morning by the usual mark which he used, that of plac ing a mandril across the road. Came in the morning after the examination out thfough the four-feet stall, with the Davy lamp covered. Perceiveii no danger. James Thomas, the man G, 8, 1845 attention paid to the works in this part of the country. Could see by'the rubbish and damage that' the force of the con cussion was like a charge from a cannon. Believes that t he explosion came from some place not pror.erly ventilated. The witness explained—perhaps some old workings. Said if he had the management that he would adopt a different system, but could not make it safer under the present system of ventilation. Thinks Mr. Enoch Williams perfectly capa ble, as he had been, under him at Dowlais for seven years, and was recommended to Mr. Powell by witness. In answer to a question by a juror —He did not consider that it is a proper thing to allow the return air to traverse the main headings. Considers that the pillars cannot be worked with safety without gas drifts. David Jenkins called in and examined—Has worked in the colliery, in John Owen's heading. Went in on Saturday morning at six o'clock, and did not hear of the explosion till he had left his work, about two. Left earlier because of not seeing the hauler so long. Was about COO yards from the explosion. The air was as good as usual with him ; never saw better air, and thinks the pit was properly ventilated. Jacob Thomas called in and examined—This witness's evidence merely went to elucidate the nature of the pump, its size, lift, size of the rods, the places they occupied within the pit, &c. This closed the whole of the evidence. The Learned COROICER then addressed the jury, and alluded to the deplorable nature of the accident, and paid the highest tribute to their intelligence, and the care which they had taken to have a thorough investigation. He also briefly but tery lucidly stated the law as applicable to these sort of matters, and then went on to recapitulate the evi dence, pointing out to them those portions bearing more im mediately on the case under their consideration. The jury retired, and were absent for about an hour. When they returned their names were called over, and asked were they unanimous, and the Foreman (Matthew Wayne, Esq., iromuaster, not William Thomas, Esq., as mentioned in my report yesterday), having answered in the affirmative, delivered in the following written verdict : " That it is the opinion of this jury that the deceased, Howel David, came to his death from accidental circumstances, and that this jury are of opinion that the present system of ven tilation employed in the Dyffryn or Crombach Colliery, though as perfect as the said system will admit, is inade quate to ensure the safety of the lives of the men employed in the said works, and they strongly recommend that a sys tem which will prevent the gas from oozing out of the old or abandoned workings into a tram road air-way, may be adopted in preference as soon as possible." Mr. Enoch Williams was called in and sworn as to the identity of the rest of the bodies, and, the same evidence being applicable, the same verdict was returned in each of the causes of their deaths. Thus ended this important inquest. It lasted from about eleven in the morning till tea o'clock at night; and every thanks are due to the Learned Coroner and the superinten dent of the police (Mr. Hemer), and the policemen, for the facilities which they gave, and the accommodation given to the reporters for the public press. It was everything that could be wished, and we have reason to believe that the manner in which it was conducted by the Learned Coroner, and the impartial and intelligent jury, met the unanimous approbation of all classes of persons. The test of the bodies were buried yesterday, and the mournful catastrophe is now left only to be recollected by the relatives of the unfortunate persons, so prematurely cut off, making all, even the strongest and wisest, to bear in mind that in the midst of life we are in dPath." ANOTHER ACCIDENT. A man, named John Williame,Waiiiied in one of the Cyfarthfa pits yesterday evening, by a fall of stone from the top. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000 bags, including 1,000 for export and on speculation. The market was steady, and prices remained the same. Shares were very quiet, and lower. It will be observed, by a reference to our advertising co lumns, that a most influential Company has been formed in the City for the formation of a project (provisionally regis tered), named as the " City of Toronto and Lake Huron Railway." When we state that the Governor of the Canada Company is at the head of the concern—tbat John Easthope, Esq., is also an active member of the Direction, it is scarcely possible to doubt but that the immense advantages of rail way communication will, in a very short, time, be enjoyed in the Upper Province of Canada. A Clever little work, entitled " Commercial and Financial Legislation," has just been sent to us, and is well worthy of perusal. The introductory paragraph is as follows : "It has been asserted by some writers that it matters little the article taxed ; it is, they say, the amount that is to be considered. We, however, hold that the mode a nd manner of collecting may be rendered extremely obnoxious as well as injurious to the people, although the gross amount collected may be comparatively less. His (that is Mr. bloc gregor's) propositions are to curtail the numberless trifling imports, and to trust to those articles that produce the large amounts. In the Customs he proposes to retain only eignt articles in the rate book, and to abolish the Excise in the bargain. Mr. M. proposes also to abolish the assessed taxes, except the unredeemed land tax, and to revise the stamp duties. Incredible as this may appear to some persons, a perusal of the pamphlet will convince any one who will take the trouble to read it, that it is perfectly practicable. There exists in this country a number of petty annoyances -."-a host of surveyors, assessors, and collectors—who contri bute but little to the revenue, but prevent thousands of families from obtaining a livelihood. Mr. Macgregor and others have done much by their labours to benefit the com munity. and we look forward to the period when much more may be accomplished." The Market for Consols has been heavy to-day at a fall of from 1 4 to per cent. The state of the weather is the cause of the reaction. For the Account prices have receded from 99% to 99, and for Money from 99 1 4 to 9871 3 . Ex• chequer-bills have gone back to 495. premium. South Sea Stock is firm at 113%. Hardly more than a dozen bargains were made in the Foreign Funds to-day. Spanish were quoted only at 27% and 27 ; the Deferred at 16 ; the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 62%; Mexican at 36, and Buenos Ayres at 50% 50. The Market for Railway Shares has been rather on the de cline to-day. London and York are 2 3 % to 2% Great Wes tern, 144; Caledonian, 5 S I A ; Brighton, 2934 to 29 , 4 ; Manchester and Leeds, 141 to 139; Midland, 81 to 79 1 / 2 ; South Devon, 10 ; York and North Midland 60 1 / 2 to 62; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 31; Dublin and Belfast, 6 ; Newryand Enniskillen, %, and South-Eastern, 13% to 14% prem. threat Northern have been IA to 1 / 4 , Dublin and Galway/ 4 , sad Blackwall 5 1 A 5 IA discount. ONE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. dank Stock per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consels Annuitie- 99' -RA CLOSIM, PRICES 211 99% ies 4 §B, 98% _New 3 1 4 per Cents Long Annuities toexnireJan.lB6o 11% Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 — 11 3-16 'South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Consols for Account .. ...... Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., I%d. Ditto 5001. ... 51 53 pm. 53 Ditto Small ... 52 53 51 pm. 54 ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSING PRICES, PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent 50% 50 Mexican, 5 per Ceni.'lB37 - - Ditto, Account 36 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, Converted — Ditto Account Ditto Small Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Deferred l6 16 Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto, Account •••• —381 A Dutch, 2% per Ce n t - ,s 62 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Cerufic — 9914 PRICE S OF PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK, CLOSINGRAILWAY HARESPRILES A.berdeen. 2% 3%.. Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% 2% P Birmingham and Ox ford Junction ' 2 Biistol and Exeter 7O Do. New .... .. ........ 2 ...... 12% Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln 1%...... 3Ut i oi t Canterbury and Dover.. 1% Chester and Holyhead,.. 15 Cheltenham and Oxford 2 ...... 3. 7 2 Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton Cornwall • 3 ... . 3%% Direct. Northern Dublin and Belfast Junc. 2 1 h i'l 8% ..._ 35% 64% 64 7 4 65% 99 124 10 1 h 3 1 A 1 5 22 13/ 8 34 81 2 % 1% 21 / 2 2 1 % 20:A 63/ 8 p - , who was with him early, had a lamp unlit. James Thomas Dublin and Galway..... 2% ...... asked him how it was? Be said as well as usual, and then D un d a lk & E nn i skillen 2% 2 14 uncased his Davy lamp to give James 'I bottles a light. After Eastern Counties 141. 16 5 ...... 2 0 3 the examination of every place in Thomas the Pa; k's head tuorgEhxtaenndsion Glasgow. 50 1% 87 ........ 3% -‘. Ditto New 4/. 16 s . ing he returned to the stall, and to James Back's heading ; Eastern Union / B*** there found James Thomas waiting at the separation of• 314 th Thomas the Park's heading and James Back's heading. •. 86 Witness went through the.old stalls on Wednesday last; Edinburgh Ditto Quarter Shares 12%...... 21% areatNorthof England..100 saw nothing unusual filen. Cannot say what was the cause DitioNew 14 Shares... 2% lO% 104; of the explosion Ely and Bedford Great 1 1 4 ...... 37 8 3 / 4 4 Enoch Williams called in and' examined—ls an under grout)Western BO 224 d agent, and has, the care of Thomas the Park's head-226 Ditto Half Shares 5O nig, and was through it on Friday morning . befo a re nd din w n e e n r t . Went down into the pit on Saturday morning, Ditto, Fifths 2O 56 ... ... .. 5 24 5% 1 / 2 106 1 4..... 1061 A 49 1 4 thence to the cross measure drift, which vans across the mea sures to the vein called Ffosyfran coal. Was in the dip- . 3 heading within three stalls of its face, a distance of about Do. Half Shares 1% I L id an h d infi Car in li g ; 400 yards from Thomas the Park's heading, where the ex plosien took place. (The witness at the request of the Co- ELGHarwichuuil Leicester dfatonor,ddC l' a Sul' n e' and rbr yte ß :r e d : f P a h r a e rr l t 8 .. 2 IA ... . . 3 ..... 21% . roner, traced upon the map the direction of the air passages Lo D nd o o . n Q a u n a d rt c er r s o . y ... do .. n .. , .. l . 3 . l. throughout the whole colliery, and this so clearly, as to 13 / 4 1 ) 2 2 satisfy the jury.) Saw nothing extraordinary about tbe air that morning, except being a little thicker than usual ; meant LoLonndd:isiasn.wd Blackwell. 6 1 a 6/ 1 . od l3s. 4d. _: 55 1; Do, Thirds - 59 by that, the candle carrying more head than usual ; but had seen it much worse. Told Lewelyn Elias, who was 40 11 1 % 2 155. 9d. 2 3 4 71 : 1 ... ..... ....... . . 24 1 4 he stayed until I l l e i r t s h ru hi n m n , in t g hat to t w h a e r y ds ha t d he b p e i t t l , e s rgo back. Saw all the col- London and Bfight0n... 50 the whole had passed. Saw on the main way two bodies, London, Salisbury, a iti n xlen d :.s.. which he thought were dead, by which he stopped. After 81% mouth, and re-lighting the Davy-lamp. which was naked at the time of . Do. New late Consolidated Bths 12 the explosion, he went back to the level, a distance of 25u2% l5 14 3 / 4 ... 1 4 3 /4 out yards. Told some of the colliers to carry the bodies . 1 ondoa and York Lynn and Ely — 2% S IA 4% 5%.- 5 % They did so. Witness came back then from the pit's mouth, Yeovil and fixed a temporary door to three the air forwards . Londonderry and Ennis the headings. There are about 150 men in the colliery. Ennis killen...., There were about ten working on Friday night. Thinks the 2 1 ,4 7 explosion took place owing to a fall in the old works. Lynn and Dereham 196 3 %Ys 4 Thinks it would have been safer if there was a pit sunk in l ianchester and Leeds... 76 207 205. another place higher up. Several questions were put to this old Do. 1 / 2 Shares witness by a juror, as to the quantity of gas in the old Do. 1 A Shares .. 32 works, and why it was there ; but there was nothing eluti- Mancheiter and Birmin. 40 dated as to the cause of the e xplosion. Manchester,Buxton,aud Thomas Seymour called in and examined—ls a mineral M at i„k 22s. ..... .5% %Y a ..... ... 5A p surveyor. Saw the colliery about three or fuur months ago. Midland 100 lBl 179%... ..... . 179% In answer to a juror as to his present occupation, he said that Do. New be had been surveying for several gentlemen lately. Wrote a Neweastle and Berwick 1 1 / 2 25% 26 1 4 25 1 / 2 26% 25 ' letter to Mr.'Powell stating that be wondered that he did not . Newry and Enniskillen. 2% ..... 2% 2% ventilate his colliery properly. Mid been laying wagers with i N ort e B r iti s h . 12%..... 29% 30% Mr. Enoch Williams about this colliery. After sending the Do. New letter, he heard that the air was changed in its manner of tra- Nort.h Kent North Staffordshire 22s. ...... 3% 3 p 3 The CORONER here interposed, and stated that he was most N ort h Wal e s anxious to give every latitude in the examination of the wit- Norwich and Brandon... 14 nesses, but all the answers which had been had from the pre- . Do., New sent witness bore, in his opieiten c no relation to the cause of. Oxford and Worcester... 21 ; 4 7 4 e36 Ai ...... ... 7 5 the explosion. i . Portsmouth Direct ....... 21 x { 3 4 "4 Mr. Seymour then referred to the map as to the ways of Preston and Wyre ...... 150 the air traversing, but Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 The jury, after considerable desulto7 conversation, coin- Scottish Central ......... 2 1 4 ...... 6% cided with the Learned Coroner as to his evidence being irre- Scottish Midland l% levant to the present inquiry. Shrews., Wolverhamp , Thomas He el called in and. examined—ls an .agent at Dudley, and Bina 2 l / 2. .... 4%% 4l the Lautwit coliiery for Mr. Powell. Has inspected the Crom- Shrewsbury and Trent bath colliery by his orders, and made a report to him about Valley Union 22s. (22222:w5%. c .. 1, ):: : :12°2451 411 three months ago. Has also been in since the explosion. and North Wales 2 % 2 p Shrewsbury, ''Hereford, Went on to the upper part Of the headings by a circuitous , route. Thinks the explosion had taken place to the east of i • South Devon South Midland - 20, ... 30 ... Thomas the Park's heading. Believes that the gas oozed out Ond stole unoat he candles. Thinks there is not sufficient 225. 4% % 5 30 4 :•_.(::::, taste. ii c.,.: .i.,0% ~ —, ... _ Do., No, 3 Staines and Hichmoxo... 1 south %Vales ..... ... 2 1 % 54? , s Trent Valley 2 ..... 18% Welch Midland Worcester, Shrewsbury and Crewe Union ... Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 York and Carlisle ) ork and North Midland 50 llO% 112 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Extension l l4 ...... 25 24 3 4 261 A.. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Get te ........ . ... Dutch Rhenish Great North. of France (Laflitte's) Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 ...... 2% 5 A arnaica Junction........ 1% — Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... . Namur and Liege Or ans and Vierzon ... 6 Orleans and Bordeaux... 4 , ll%l/4 Over Yssel 4138 4d 1 p Paris & Lyons, Laflitte's 4 Paris arid Lyons, Gan- . neron's, Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) Rouen and Havre ...... 16 Royal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse .... 4 Tours and Nantes, Mac- ~i~ %d kenzie's 2 Verona and Ancona 3 West Flanders 2 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. ST. LEGER. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit 6 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Merry Monarch—t. to 501. 16 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa—taken to 2001. 22 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's The Baron 25 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Painter's The Pacha. The attendance was thin, and betting languid. MARLOW RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Silver Cup, given by Colonel Sir W. R. Clayton, Bart., added to a Sweepstakes of 2 sots. each, for horses of all ages, twice round, was won, in two heats, by Mr. Langridge's ch f Miss Digg,ory, 4 yrs, beating Mr. Tubbs 'a Paul Clifford, 5 yrs, and Ml. Gibbons's Conceal ment, 3 yrs, cleverly. A. Match of 401. to 32L was won by Mr. Creswell's Victoria, aged, distancing Mr. Tyley's Red Rose, 3 yrs. The Ladies' Purse of 301., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sots. each, for horses of all ages (twice round), was won, in two beats, by Mr. Wood's Stittenham, 3 yrs, beating Mr. Scott's Flat-fish, 3 yrs ; Miss Robinson (late Crocus), 6 yrs ; Jessy Hammond, 3 yrs ; Lady Flora, aged ; and St. Michael, 3 yrs. The Hurdle Stakes of 2 sots, each, with 20 added, were won, in two heats, by Mr. Handy's Little Dan, beating Donald Caird, The Ranger, The Lawyer, and Tincton. BRIGHTON.—THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, for two years old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b ; winners before or after naming, of a stake value 300 sous. including their own stake, 3lb extra for every such winning. T.Y.C. (6 Subs.) Mr. Shelley's ch f Tit bit Mr. C. Dorrien's b c Ferney Mr. Ramsbottom's Trebonius 3 Betting-6 to 5 agst Tit-bit and 7to 4 agst Trebonius. Tit-bit made all the running, and won in a canter, by a length. _ • The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas. Heats, two miles. Duke of Richmcind's Lothario, 5 yrs, 9st 111 b 1 1 Lord Stradbroke's Boarding-school Miss. Bst 91b 4 2 Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth, aged, 9st 41b Count Bathyany's gin Alice Grey, 6 yrs, Bst 5 4 Mr. Bainbridge's The Wreck, 3 yrs. 6st 81b 2 dr Betting 5 to 2' on Lnthario, who won in a canter by three lengths. Second heat, 5 and 6 to lon Lothario, who won, hard held, by a length. Match, 1001, p.p., list each. New course. Mr. Dodwell's ch in Chance (Mr. Rolt) 1 Ca_ ptain Hamilton's ro g A. P. Betting 2tol on Chance. Won cleverly by half a length. The Railway Plate of 50 sovs. each, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sovs. each ; the winner to be sold fcn 300 sovs. if demanded, and the second to save hi stake. Heats, one mile. (10 Subs.) Lord G. Bentinck's Karnac, 4 yrs (Abdale) 0 0 1 1 Mr. Ramsbottona's Antonio, 3 yrs, 7st 41b 1 0 5 Mr. Shelley's b f Alkali. 3 yrs, 7st 41b ... 0 1 2 3 Lord Chesterfield's Cockfighter, 4 yrs, Bst 2 6 3 Cit Mr. White's br f Teresa, 4 yrs, 7st 41b ... 0 0 4 dr Duke of Richmond's br cby Mus, 3 yrs... 0 2 dr " Mr. Ms tthews' Tub Thumper, aged, 85t 31b 0 3 dr Mr. Philimore's Skeleton, 4 yrs, 7st 4ib... 0 4 dr Mr. Bainbridge's Black Stockings, 4 yrs... 0 5 dr First heat—One of the finest races ever seen, Antonio winning only by a head;. Cockfighter second; Skeleton. Tub Thumper, and the Mus colt so close together, not half a length from the winner, that it was impossible to say which was third ; .Karnac, Teresa, and Alkali clic! not try for the heat. Se con d beat—Won by a length, Tub Thumper a bad third; Karnac, Cockfighter, Teresa, and Antonio did not go for the heat Third heat—Won by half a length, Cockfighter and Teresa close up Fourth heat—Won in a canter, Alkali a bad third. Owing to the number of heats, and the delay oc casioned by the stormy state of the weather late in tht afternoon, the racing did not terminate until betweei six and seven o'clock. LATEST ST. LEGER BETTING. 7 to 2 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken 7 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Worthless--taken freely 25 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's The Baron—taken freely 25 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Child Ireland 33 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Wood Pigeon—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Painter's The Pacha—taken HORW ICH RACES. —W EDNESDAY. These races commenced under favourable auspices to• day. There was a good attendance of sportsmen. The Willoughby Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 sow. added. heats twice round and a distance. Sir C. Monek's br gMy Old Hack (Cartwright) 1 1 Mr. Osborne's Bedale 2 2 betting-2 to lon My Old Hack at starting. First heat won by a head, after a beautiful race. Second heat won in a canter. The Tradesmens' Gold Cup of 60 sovs. in specie, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each ; 10 ft. Sir C. Monck's b m Glossy (Cartwright) Mr. Owen's b h Xanthus 2 Mr. Wormold's ch h Millepede The following also started, but were not placed: Mr. Park's Wasp, Captain Boyd's Dog Billy, Mr. Standish% Little Hampton, Mr. Hornby's Cock Robin, Mr. Barge's Staley. Xanthus took the lead, kept it until the second time round at the blue post, when he was headed by Glossy. At the turn into the straight run, Millepede challenged, and raced to the distance; when he took the lead.'" He soon resigned it to Glossy, and there was a beautifill race bet Ween Glossy and Xantlius, which ended in the mare winning on the post by a head. Millepede was the favourite. Match for 25 sovs. each. .Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Jorny's b g Catton walked over. The Hunters' Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 20 soya added. Heats, once round. Mr. Hotson's Mayflower Mr. Robinson's Wasp Mr. Du Vernet Muirhead's Lara For the fourth heat Lara walked over For the first heat Lara was backed against the field. May flower for the second heat, and Wasp all the go for the third heat and plate. Mayflower bolted at the distance in the se. cond heat. CRICKET. 544 25 8 1 A 6 1 h 2% 48. 4 1 2 1 1 1 31 2% 61/2 KENT v. ALL ENGLAND.—This match was resumed on Tuesday, at Canterbury, in the presence of several thou sands of spectators, amongst whom were nearly every family of. importance, "noble and gentle," in the county. There were, too, a considerable number of known supporters of the game from London and its neighbourhood, but so many were there that it is impossible to enumerate them. It may, how ever, be stated that the Earl of Winchilsea was •upon the ground, and not only manifested a great deal of interest as the match progressed, but became an annual subscriber to the Kent Cricket Club of 51. It may also .be stated that W. Deedes, Esq., the Member for the county and the Preside n t o f th e Club, set on foot a subscription, with a view of enabling Lillywbite to pay the expenses which are likely to accrue to him in consequence of the accident he sustained on the pre ceding day. As soon as the collection had been concluded, the Hon. Member presented the amount to the invalid, ac companied with the expression of a hope that he might be soon able to resume his vocation. The play was re-opened by L'orrinton and Hillyer again going to the wicket. The full score of Kent in this innings was IC9, or 44 ahead of their opponents When the stumps were drawn for the day the score stood thus : ENGLAND. Lillywhite, h Hi11yer...,.. 0 b. Mynn Barker, s. Dorrinton l6 b. Adams 2 Box, b. Mynn....... ....... 0 b. Adams 0 C. G. Taylor, Esq., b. Myna 11 c. Adams, b. Mynn . ..... 40 Guy, b. Hillyer Sewell, b. Hillyer Martingell, s. Dorrinton... 1 c. Dorrinton, b. Mynn 4l Hammond, b. Hillyer lO b. Hillyer 1 Clark,. b. Mynn F. Ponsonby, run 0ut..... 9 b. Hillyer... Dean, not out ... .... 2b. Hillyer 4 Byes, 8, wide (Mynn) 1 .. 9 Byes 16, wide (Mynn, 2) Adams 1, Hillyer 1, 4 65 KENT. 162 W. Mynn, Esq., 1 b. wk. b. Dean. 3 Martin, b. Clark 3 Adams, b. Clark 0 Pilch, b. Clark N. Felix, Esq., b. Taylor lB A. Mynn, Esq., c. Box, b. Clark 36 I)orrinton b. Dean E. Banks, Etq., ruu out Hillyer, b. Clark ... 4 C. G. Whittaker, Et.q., run out E. Swann, Esq., not out 7 Bye, 1; wide, 3; no ball, 1 5 109 • Kent were to go in on Wednesday morning, to get 119 to win. HAMPSTEAD v. TWICKENHAM.—Wednesday a match came off beiwi elf the cricket players of Hampstead and Twicken ham; in a field on the south of Hampstead Heath, adjoining the Green Alan, - which excited considerable interest, and on which many bets were depending, as some of the best players of each parish were among the competitors. The wickets were set at eleven o'clock, and struck at seven, each having had two innings. A number of the inhabitants of Hamp stead were on the ground during the play. The following is the result of the.game Hampstead, 93 ; Twickenham, 70. Majority for Hamp stead, 23. • GRAVESEND AND ROCREST.Eit RAILWAY.—The ft 1• lowing are the traffic returns kir the week ending 2d Aug. ;. Pasiongera, 14,114 ; amount received, 344/. lbs. 2d. P OLiT AN NEW PUBLI' GANS' PROTEC . I lON SOCIE I Y. Th , • eleventh anniversary dinner of this body took P!, yesterday, at the White Conduit House, Ye ntorel' The cloth was laid for upwards of 800 melnbers, 3, Mr. Rouse, the spirited proprietor of the estab listeee catered in his uQual liberal style. A 7 es Th e c loth b asing b een remove d, and eYou Domine sti n g, The CHAIRMAN gave "The Queen" and the loyal toasts, which were res p on d e d to with e very lu of Mr. K usiasm lNNE RSLEY then proposed " Lord 31011tellgi the patron of the Society, and its other Parlia men t , ; friends." They h a d rendered essential services t° beer trade and to the brewers of the metropolis;, coming forward at a time wh en th e y V wer e hard enemies. The trade h a d f oun d that the , ecib 0 , 0 he (Mr. Kinnersley) had h a d th e honour to ne e % s ever easy of access, end at no p er i o d of his life 'Uwe turn a deaf ear to their repr ese ntations. All ' e'en; burton, to Mr. Hume, as well i nto other Ho n • ti`' pees, were they also ind e bt e d, b eca use they, t°° 'lreo strenuously advocated the interests of the be ers ; 011 0 and he was sure that the gentlemen around him oil emember with gratitude the services rendered to bedy by these eminent individuals. The toast was drank with acclamation. A comic song was then sung by Mr. Bruton. se e Mr. 13rsnoP, the Secretary of the Society, th e :oo He said that it had devolved upori him to propo se - to f e • which, he was sure, would only require to be nam ed the ceive the hearty sanction of every gentleman apt Le o tables. He meant " Success to the Metrorit o ll, Publicans' Protection Society." He was cal ed ur e OP his office, to show a few reasons why thoseprese nt ° b r ig join with those who had already contributed tor' the Society into a state of life and usefulness, fa 7. 0 0 0 , ing as ,tar as might be in their power, the sPh e reoo operations ; and he had to show, also, that th s ' s for ts be the wisest policy, because the more they 60 % 0 0' Society the greater justice did they do to thetut oc ielic (Cheers)—and, in proving the usefulness of ibis 0 00 he must retrace a few years to show the dawlu n ge usefulness, ere it arrived at its present streng e th. .1 0 0 the beer trade was first thrown open, the I"; 0 1 ; made a grievous mistake in not establishing O p ol e! lard by which the eligibility of those entertag to' be tested. They did not do so ; and, although tß eie to a first great step towards free trade, the public, a r o or alive to the important fact, and, consequently, _ ; ope,"' attended to. The trade had, indeed, been th e rOr e ileC": but the beer-seller was crippled in every v1 11 9, - ; ‘,4tv e lative enactments ; he was daily and hourly sti ser e the most rigid pains and penalties ; eu,n e tit arose the necessity for some organisation V" which they were met that night to celebrate' be , ' Legislature speke of further enactments ; b ut oo° B the character of these could be deternii o d 0 1 : 4 veers did intervene, and in the interim they fr i ss!: fledged legislators, who:considered that any th' ne j eoti ur be good enough for the Beerseller, introducing ee poo4 upon motion before the House ; one. person •P'" e ies o u that they should close at seven o'clock, anothe r e t , pe ing the hour to eight, and a third thinking th` l f c o®' would be sufficiently early, until at last a sell 0 11 , promise was entered into, that any hour no le te ie tb" eleven would serve every purpose. Ultimate /9 matter was left in the hands of the magistrsc):4A should wish to speak with great re b respect o f that pr i r great deal had been said of an invasion of tile-baC bd vileges by beersellers, and he was aware of it , y bo o was also well aware that the general magiatllee tf never lent themselves to any attempt to put ucal‘ o : o beersellers as a body.—(Cheers.) When b'ir e eos ton took it into his head to send round oi l ' 0 a l ": every magistrate, entreating his signature ted,, 0° !florid, with the view of putting down ibis trb s i?o r 500 out of 5,500 signed—(Loud cheers)—but w it cao' c severance, which was certainly worthy of a betteee e the Honourable Member did not slacken itie/d e t deavours, for he gave notice of a Bill, which I'ol, the most material degree have injured th'f f :, tit i ; the Commit tee was prepared to meet him. Thg‘l,4l"-eoi interview with the then Chancellor of the E!, c ,, n bet mr nd they personally or by letter visited every iw; o f t" ii Parliameut then in town. They laid the t'a ct b tb e o case before them, and when, to the queetionsp nt , er 'es": o Members, they replied that they would be corn to o" 4 any hours of closing ; that they would be e°lll-et sti C any regulations ; and that they only wished e „ s ed th e Legislature already did to A—(the 1 1 7,0 V iic tuallers)—they should also de to B—(thensse iv t e h 'e pti b a . he Members of the Legislature said, " Doe s slor e t require you ? ask them ; get what you can ; :'They tis s 3 of petitions, and apply again to Parliament.' erg :heir endeavours to get these petitions sub s t t . counter petitions were got up by their opru-i'eseod inasmul'hcfebeerlrido. dory (the beersellers) alleged in their petit i ons , tha ss e lige ici ot wen done by the trade in beer, eine had been encouraged by the greater barley ; and they alleged also that good 13 4 labour!: to manufactures, because the manufactutore, en d in ; could purchase the article at its lowest /r e c ounter r e purest state. Well, their petitions with tf iete theirs via, e . ion were presented to Parliament,and wh i e i e adverse' e ppended 22,600 signatures, that of heir lid not come within one-fifth of the a rele , •heering.) The result was, that they ;C -'rom the magisterial hours of closinge - e t they " - l el ain parts of London, but in other guar in de er inn Si) fortunate. The speaker then went 0 11 7, doable heers)- - i ° 2: l e the struegle the Committee maintained agains t e 5 th eit ,; llogberry" and the bench of magi strates IR Starry ;e ro' employing Mr. Clarkson, who was not allowed to lics' duce the matter in Court ; and, finally, their sPl i po io n to Lord Normanbv, then Secretary of State. 0 13 Minister was astonished that magisterial desp o tistn e f ed be carried so far; and the results which followed; r o elk • hat this interference, on ale part of the Starry „tile was the very best thing that could have happened 'ieersellers. In 1839 the House of Commons1111s"11" -esolution that the licence for a beerseller shell la -- .1/ 1/ tinily 51. ss. This was passed on the man co Chancellor of the Exchequer. What did the s he/ mittee do ? They prepared statements t°, o o ll / r that the beersellers, a body of 35,00 0, 11 7 paid a greater sum per annum than b t o dy, censed Victuallers, a much more powerful /or i el; dowel with greater privileges, did for their °'„l t ' l fni . And again, in this case, what was the re s. ; but licences were reduced to 31. 3s. Why, were It o , deb t a ° this alone, the trade ought to owe the commit i t e : 4 t he t , ',4" . gratitude—(Great cheering). Then as regnru e gy, W e ei based class—a class that were, that now, haPre le e°.'"; not—he meant common informers—(cheers), tat mittee had been mainly instrumental 1 1 , - tit„ them down; because they had put , L a seit" their power to intrude upon the u o f sio"' e after the hour of closing, with a plausible story k i n g tti eess, and a necessity for a drop of beer—thust °s eee a ll , best 'feelings of one's weave a very means to or loss of licence. These wretches he was glad to sil t i o or put down, and the duty, or the necessity r ather , t o O I L ° , ing that the law was not infringed up en was le re eisr e ' s metropolitan police. The Secretary, after some elle Pt upon the manner in which the police had acted , w e / the stigmatised the conduce, of individual membe rs ‘; sl ice d • corps as most unworthy, at the same time - 01 °g i the to their general efficiency, concluded by •prop os toast amid vehement cheering. n Mr. STALLWOOD proposed the " Public Press. Mr. Cox gave The Ladies." eol g Mr,. ASHLEY, the solieitor to the Society, in P" ° 's the chairman's health, took occasion to enter int o e liee tailed account of the proceedings at several of the r 5 010 . courts in the Metropolis, where members had bee e_s mooed, and had succeeded in defeating the false ties", Lions of the informing parties. The learned ge e n e , o o ol " concluded by passing a high eulogium upon the c'eL - n f for the great exertions he had made in behab Society. The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks. fe • Thanks were subsequently voted to the secre ta l e ' t he Bishop, and the party broke up only to adjour n ta r. ball-room, where dancing was kept up till a lateen the We need not say that every thing passed A, t list highest good humour, that order was maintai n y ect in M. Higgs, who acted as toast-master, " was pe t ie etir his part," and that the voc a li s t s ga ve univers e, faction. LONDON AND RAILWAY.BIRMINGILI/J-v -t" The twenty-fourth half-yearly general meeting miti g. Directors and Sha r ehold e r s o f th e L on don and I 3ir 7oo' ham Railway Company took place y e sterday, at h, tb e ton-square terminus, for the purpose of receionfiese report of the Directors, and for oth e r general beonmo. connected with the Company. There was a larg e ber of the Directors and Proprietors present. The portrait of the Chairman of the ComPa l l'aegf Glynn, which was voted at the last half-yearly re ''' was placed in the large room of the CompanY• G. C. Glynn, Esq., took the chair shortly afte r r ase The Secretary, Mr. CREED, having r ead the adj.,,, h os went calling the meeting, and the u s ual formal um of the Company having been gone through, The CHAIRMAN proceeded to address them d oe He was extremely anxious not to occupy the tim e j t he Company by going through the statement s - casi Oll accounts, because it happened upon the present 41 : 4 , 4 nos ed that there, was - a great press of business to he site d to of before the meeting adjourned. Those w ho ,0- The the accounts would see the result with satisfactionli the points to which. he wished more particularly to tot tin g; attention of the Proprietors were the recent proeen) the in Parliament. It would be in the recollection f edu o Proprietors that. everal Bills had received the _uvvest of the last meeting—the Tring and Worcester, th at irt a. London, the Bedford, the Dunstable and the Tr4d, the ley. Of those Bills, the West London, the Beal" _oval Dunstable, and the Trent Valley had received the ` . l O t he assent. Those Bilk were of. extreme ireportanni‘, t he London and Bi rming h am R a il w ay, more esP eci ,V i tted, Trent Valley. The Company, however, in - ' 9 ,1 refer had felt a severe blow in the hss ot the Bill vv, i e t c h a ir ence to the Tring and Worcester line. He ( tli bt o lost ; man), however, could not consider that they f . the ir • • that Bill in consPquence of the supoloritv o t h •ir oPn”nents' line. tie believed the re -1 cau'e ° : or the failure w as th e p r i ec ipl e o f co mpetition, whi ch ' first time, Parliament had adopted in direct contr rs, an d to various resolutions of the House of Coln"! ..s. tors He their, own legislative Act of the pre vious seat: ad i n " n " iss did not fi nd fault with their'onpon e nts, the n ' t oPre d. of Staffordshire, for the coerse they had -iv,. for ,heir They doubtless thought they were sett e, nee ha" own interests, but. he .baliend shown them the reverse. He could not, 1 1 ,?1,.,, r ot her t h a t ( x prri v e ever, bu t express his surprise at the conduct of some or 'T . O the.. opponents—he allutEd to the Gicat Western ~..v _ h ?( l4 Grand Junction Companies... The first ea u taken advantage of circumstances totie up DY n ":" i: 1 1 ways in theie own districts a o j tion " competition with them ; and the Grand „f un had ilvt ;tit acted in a way that their Directors , w pared. But: the contest Was ()vet, 'and he 11,; , F went 'from: carrying uri it all angry feeling. He believed, if theY t e. ). _ 12 .41 unt i doing their duty to the public, there was en_7 tiow geeti spare for all of them.—(Elear, hear.) It "