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3111.5. TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., PETTICOAT GOVERNMENT. By Mrs. TROLLOPE. Als , now ready, in 3 vols., ADELAIDE LINDSAY. A NOVEL. Edited by the Author of " Emilia Wyndham," !cc. On August 10, in 3 vols.. OUR COLTS iY. By JOHN MILLS, Esq. Author of " The Old English Gentleman," Stc. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Last Time but Three of the Season. Media. CARLOTTA. GRIsI hence e honour to announce that her BENEFIT, and last apperabut one, will take place THIS EVENING When will be presented (fur the last time) Benini's celebrated Opera LA SONSAMBULA. Amina, Madame Sontag ; Count Rodolpho, Signor Belletti; and Rhino, Mr. Sims Reeves. In the course of the Eveni A ng the second act of the admired Ballet, L GISELLE. La Oise-11e, Madile. Carlotta Grit ; the Prince, M. Charles ;La Reine des Willes, Madile. Rosa; Wiles, Madlles..A.ssanden, Lamo rens, Julien, Ike. Stlections from the admired Opera of ERNANI. The orinciPal parts by Madame Parodi, Signori Gardoni, Collett], and Lablache. Also a tavourite Divertissement, combining the talents of Madlle. Amelia Ffrrarts, Julien, Rosa, Lamoreux, Aussandon; MM. Charles, Venafra, lit Matta, Gionriet, &e. o conclude with Selection.= from the admired Ballet of _ EB3IEItALDA, comprising the celebrated Truandaisc, by Madllc. Carlotta Grisi and M. Charles. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Boa Mee of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. • IDS PIVE^7I , !4t , . Will be performed Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, LE PROPHE IE, Fides, Madame Viardot (the original representative of the part et the Grand Opera in Paris) ; Bertha, Madame Castellan (the original representative of the part at the Grand Opera in Paris ; Jean of Leyden, Signor Mario ; Count Oberthal, Signor Tagliafleo ; Sergeant, Sginor Levia ; Peasants, . Signori Romml and Soldi ; Giona, Signor Maraltt; Maitkison, Signor Polonini ; Zaccaria, Herr Formes. The Choir in the grand Coronation Scene in the third Act will combine "the" powers of a Dili Orchestra, the Military Bands, the Chorus, and Organ. The Incidental Ballet in the Skating Scene will be supported by M. Aloaxandre and Madile. Louie. Taglioni (as danced by them at the Grand Opera at Paris), and comprises the celebrated Quadrilles des Patine - ars. Composer, Director of the.Musie, and Conductor, M. Costa. The Performances will commence at Light o'clock. ST. JAMES'S /SEATTLE, • • King-street, St. James's. • + 'Lessee. Mr. Jobn Mitchel L. 33, Old Bond-street. • CONTINUATION OF MU. FANNY KEMBLE'S READINGS OF SILLKSPEARE. Mi. MITCHELL respectfully announces that in consequence of the distinguished success which has attended mrs. FANNY KEMBLE'S READINGS,of SaAKSPEAXE, they will be continued in,the follow ing order :7-- TO-MORROW EVENING • Bbaltspeare's - Play of "The Merchant at Venice." On Monday, " As You Like it ;" Wednesday, " Twelfth Night ;" and. rriday,, " no Winter's Tale." on Monday. August 19, there will be a Morning Reading at Half pasf Two, and will comprise " Cymbeline." Evening Readings to commence at half-past Eight o'clock precisely. Stalls, 'ls. to Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 35.; Amphitheatre, 2s. Private Boxes One Guinea, One Guinea and a-half, and Two Guineas. Boxes and Stdls may be Secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 53, Old Bond-street; Mr. Sams' Royal Library, St. James's-street; Messrs. Eberle, Andrews', Hookham's. Allcroft's, Leader and Cock's, CbapPell's. Hammond's, and 011ivier's Libraries, Bond-street; Cra mer's, and the Carlton Library, Regent-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which i s Open - daily from Eleven tin Five o'clock. - THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. f Mr. R. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Bromp • For a few nights only, Adelphi Company and Adelphi Pieces. THIS EVENING. Vllll be performed TETE WITLOW COPSE. To be followed by a new and original Farce, in the Vulgar .Tongue, to - be called JACKET THE GREEN ; or, Hints on Etiquette. To Conclude with THE DOUBLE-BEDDED ROOM. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. • • Proprietor and. Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The best veatilated Theatre in London. Crowded Houses to 'witness the attractive and Magnificent Spectacle or Mazeppa, which ; Kith brilliant novelties in the Wonders of the Arena, form the most - varied and attractive Entertainments in the Metropolis. THIS EVENING, Will be produced tort Byron's gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA en& the WILD HOR:si: Maaeppa, Mr:N. T. Hicks. Td be succeeded. by an iturnitstale Display of /lady's Feats of Rtinitation in the Cirque OlymPlque. T 9 conclude with the Salle of THE CH XMOIS HUNTER. • • • ' Rot-ofilee'open Frona"Eleven till Four • Stage, Manager. Mr. W. West. tader the' -Patronage of her ,Most Gracious Majesty, his Boys . • . . ,Highness Prince Albert, &c. &c. , ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. OPEN every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY. • • = Last Week. but One of M. Jullicn. Another splendid Elephant. Promenade Concert, conducted by M. Jullien and Mr. Godfrey—Se lect Programme of Ancient and Modern .Music—Jullien's Nepaul eSe Quadrille. The new; irisrs - Quadrille, the Hibernian." composed by M. Julllen. Thei Derby!Day Galop,l' composed expressly for these Gardens, is omii„ef the ruost.successful of Monsieur Jullien's compositions, and een i segnence of the nightly eteere, will be repeated till further - • The.-Girsind 41116rka Match, perfbrmed -Or the first time before the • • - Nepattlese Ambassador. Pregglows Success of the entirely new-modelled Dioramle Pie tare representing the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his Arrey the largest Picture in the World r with innumerable moving Figures the size of life. Modelle& painted, and produced by Mr. Danenn and Son, assisted by Messrs. Adams, Wilson, &c, Ste. The PictUre hits occupled.the Messrs. Denson for many months,' and it is ceniTdently submitted to the Public as a chef-d'esuvre of art, and not infetkir to any•productima of the day. ThetSplaudidNE.NAGEME has lately been enriched by several valuable..i'aesenta. from. the, Queen. • Itfnateal Depart:tient will be conducted by Mons. Jrilltert and dOdfreY. • •It , will be the -RIM of the Establishment to offer for: , the tgvatitcation of the -Subscribers and the Public, the moat Splendid Military itaral in. the Kingdom ! I Selected from the Hands of her 'Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards, and the most eminent Artistes in the profession. • The' foltoWing list of .;engagements - wM, it is hoped; convince the Pubirie,rthat•the leng-sekoowledged . excellence of the Band ,or this Esteblishmeet will he fully maintained t The Repertoire of Music will be most extensive and varied, arranged from the most Popular Operis to this inut Other countries. Solo-Players--Messrs. Kcenig. Lazarns,.Prosperre. (*net. l'rattcn, Jarrett, Sonnenberg, Sommers, and WiritOhogla4 2 . • • - • During the evening a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic Tableau illustrating the celei•rated Picture by David, of Buonaparte Crobintt the , Albe I - Shawn)* a general view of the liegioa of the Alcor, stretching from, tile small mountain lake in the foreground to the,astant snow-clad mountains, crowned by the stupendous Mount St. Tfcrnard and its far-famed Monastery. A portion of the French Ariel is thisf seen " en bivotr.ic," 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 traveSing the most Terrifle Ravines, bat all difficulties are overcome, and the •Gallaut Airny is seen pursuing its course to the Fertile plains of Italy. The whole to conclude with a Gorgeous Display of Fireworks, by Messrs. Southh,y, introducing, amongst various novelties, the most adifilred tette d'artiflce of former seasons, jets d'eau, water rockets, revolving pieces, a Magnificeitt Transparency fifty feet in height, painted by Messrs. Damson, representing Buonaparte on Horseback cheering.on his Troops, surrounded by warlike emblems, insignia of I bonnet', nip; trophies, &e., amidst a cerruscation of various coloured I - - The complicated and difficult machinery, and the erection of the picture under the direction of Mr. Thos Lowe. The extensive gas fittings by Messrs. Butcherby and Dixon, 23, King-street, Covent- garden. Two Days' Fete $u aid of the Funds of the Licensed Victualler? Behool, on 3londay and Wuesday nest. Mtalieution. IC. HIGH WATER AT IDNDOIi BRIDGE. Tells DAY Morning 47 min. after 1 Evening 11 min. after 2 To-aioaaow— Morning 36 min. atter 2 I Evening 1 ann. after 3 TEIE WEATHER.—Sus OFFICE, AUGUST 8. THERMOMETER, IX THE SHADE. 72—bigheat since noon yesterday. 59—lowest this morning and during the night. 72—this day, at noon. BARoxicrEn, 29.82. Wnrn W.—fine breeze and cloudy, with occasional sunshine. 4 1 1\ 4 , 2t4e, : 111 1 . ,e_ A ck -- q;ri (-4 - ‘ A' try _2 11,, t r3„: , -iovremzkVe '' _ 1' .p...st i c ote.o I • (9_ Anniult LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1850. It is impossible to read the particulars, given else where in this evening's impression, of the disgraceful scene witnessed last night at the meeting held in fur therance of the " Working Man's Memorial! to Sir ROBERT PEEL" without feelings of the most poignant indignation. From the report of those proceedings it will be observed that interruptions of the utmost vio lence Marred the'unanimity of those who had assem bled ,together for the purpose of doing honour to the memory of a great and,patriotic statesman. With the veteran' Reformer the Member for Montrose as chair man, and with the platform crowded by popular repre sentatives, distinguished all of them by the liberality of their political principles, and some of them by the importance of their political achievements, one might reasonably have supposed that some degree of deco• rum would have been preserved among the auditors. More especially, considering that the object of the meeting was to give utterance to the national sense of the losses accruing to the state through the sudden and premature demise of an illustrious citizen. If such anticipations were formed by those who felt in the smallest way interested in the proposed memorial, they must have been most grievously disappointed. The assemblage, which should have been more than usually moderate in its bearing, was in fact more than ordinarily boisterous in its be haviour ; this, moreover, in consequence of the inde cent disturbances caused by certain Chartist malcon tents. Distressed as we are that the occasion referred to should have been the one unhappily selected for this shameless demonstration—we are rather gratified than otherwise that the demonstration should be thus conspicuous, serving as it does to point a truth which we ourselves have not unfrequently inculcated. The disgusting I exhibition of last evening may in this manner be I turned to some satisfactory account, namely, as serv ing to illustrate the intimate relation existing between Chartism and ultra-Conservatism. Often has it been our duty to direct attention to the latent complicity associating together among our neighbours, the Red Republicans and the counter-revolutionists. We have shown again and again, by a mere collocation of facts, that Legitimacy (so called) is the necessary sequince of Terrorism—that the triumph ' l of- the Reds or Anarchists inevitably condtices` to the ulterior success of the Whites or Boarbouists. Oat of. Anarchy springs the restoration of Absolutism. Precisely in this manner also is it, as we have repeatedly intimated, that Communism is the logical deduction from Protection.. Our true-hearted but unreasoning farmers, the great agricultural body of England, when listening to the inflammatory tirades of Mr. BUSFEILD FERRAND, or when reading the plausible casuistries of Mr. RICHARD OASTLER, little imagine what is actually the case, that they are drinking in those poison ous sophistries which constitute the daily bread of the Communists. They are far from recog nizing the unseen bond of union which, however obscurely, does really and veritably bind together in one common cause M. PROUDHON and his Grace the Duke of RICHMOND. They have no notion, these good loyal subjects of Queen VICTORIA, how absolutely identical in influence are the arguments for the re vival of imposts on corn and other cereal importa tions, and the worshippers of that pernicious creed 'yclept solidariti. Yet so it , is ; and such is the truth occasionally and most unintentionally blurted out, as it was blurted out last evening in the meeting at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, now known as the Whittington Club. Judging from their tumul tuous expressions of incredulity as to the beneficial effects resulting from the operation of free trade, and estimating their political sentiments from the ani mosity expressed by them towards even the memory of the illustrious statesman recently departed, we should certainly arrive at the conclusion that these Chartist recusants are hand and glove with the Country Party, that they are Protection ists to the backbone, and that their aim is in the highest degree restrictive and retrogressive. Nor, perchance, should we be so very far wrong in arriving at such an estimate of their principles. Already we have directly pointed out the novel illustration afforded by them of the veracity of the old saying about extremes meeting. Our long-cherished notions upon this bead are not likely ♦ery soon to be dissipated by such dis graceful scenes as those which last night reflected so much discredit upon the Chartists, and tended so glaringly to identify them with the ultra-Protee , tionists, and the ultra-sticklers for Conservatism. Let them not flatter themselves, however, with the absurd idea that the people of England are going to be influenced in any manner either by their specious radicalism, or by their riotous demonstrations. The Chartists alone have failed hitherto in their attempts to force their ideas upon the acceptance of the mul titude. The Protectionists alone have in a similar endeavour proved equally unsuccessful. Both the Protectionists and Chartists united will find it equally impossible to shake the integrity of the poli tical principles of the multitude, or to diminish in any respect the popular reverence for the memory of a generous and-lamented statesman. A more indecent, scurrilous, and unjustifiable libel has seldom been published than that to which Lord 13Rouolless, on Tuesday evening, directed the atten tion of the House of Lords, and which elicited the unanimous condemnation of his brother Peers. If anything be regarded with peculiar reverence in this country, it is the administration of justice. If any thing be considered peculiarly sacred, removed far beyond the shafts of malice, or the sting of coarse and vulgar personalities, it is the position of an English judge when engaged in the performance of his arduous and important duties. The beat secu rity for the liberties of the subject is to be found in the purity and independence of the judicial body. They can guard against any injudicious or inequitable law—they have power to effect legally and constitu tionally any legislative changes that might be re quired, but they would be utterly helpless against any corruption on the part of the sworn interpreters of the law. The most salutary enactments might be perverted by an able, but unconscientious man, who would be influenced by no moral considerations, but would be guided by his ewn private feelings or in terests, and not by the immutable principles of justice. ' Happily there is now but little danger of any abuse of the extraordinary power confided to their hands. The days of the SCROGGSEB and JEFFREYSES have departed, never to return. The voice of public opinion exercises a more salutary control than any that could be devised. The most stringent penalties cod not produce a greater effect on the highminded an it pourable men who adorn the bench of justice in the United Kingdom, give additional weight to their judgments, or afford more perfect security to the suitors in the various courts, than the moral check that is universally recognized. If, occasionally, a case should be decided, not according to its real i merits—and such instances may sometimes occur, for Iwhat merely human institution can attain perfection, or arrogate to itself infallibility'—the error may in nine cases out of ten be attributed to the law itself, and not to its administrator. And should there even be just grounds to impeach the judgment, the mistake will be one of the head and not of the heart, and no person, not even , the aggrieved party, will think of ascribing any improper motive to the pre siding judge. Any slander or calumny, any unprovoked attack upon any person engaged in the administration of j ustice is the more unjustifiable, and deserving of the more severe censure, inasmuch as, if well founded, or that the slightest credence could be afforded thereto, it would place the inculpated individual in the most invidious light, and hold him up to the abhorrence of the community in general. Indeed the arrow would fly beyond the goal at which it was directed, and I reach the court or tribunal of which he was a member. Hence a more stringent code than even the ordinary law of libel was applicable, and the proceeding for what was termed scandalum magnatum, or " great scandal," for using language derogatory to Peers and high functionaries, was of a very peculiar description, much more severe than in common cases of defama tion ; it was, in fact, of a very inquisitorial cha racter, as the parties convicted of disseminating such slander might be compelled to produce their autho rity. The proceeding has now fallen into desuetude, and become practically obsolete, chiefly because those high functionaries are held in such general estima tion that they require no extraordinary protection, and any shaft directed against them recoils on the assailant, and wounds the hand by which it was dis charged, and not the party aimed at. But if such is the case with respect to the ordinary tribunals—if an assault upon the administration of justice in the Court of Queen's Bench, of Common Pleas, of Exchequer, or of Chancery, is justly consi dered to be an offence of no ordinary gravity, a high contempt against the jurisdiction insulted, and justly subjects the guilty party to exemplary punishment, how much more serious is it when it is aimed at the highest tribunal in the land—the court of ultimate resort I An error of judgment in almost any other court may be remedied. An appeal will lie to some other jurisdiction, where an erroneous decision may be reversed, but nothing but an Act of Parliament can affect a judgment of the House of Lords in its judicial capacity, which may indeed be regarded as final and conclusive. Anything that by a possibility can tend to depreciate the authority of that House as the highest tribunal in the land is es pecially to be deprecated ; anything that can lower the estimation in which it is held in the most important of all its high functions is to be most energetically condemned. The Moble and Learned Lord himself, who has been, so wan tonly and improperly assailed, recently placed this matter in the clearest light. In his admirable speech on the separation of the political and judicial func tions of the Lord Chancellor, Lord BROUGHAM said— " Let it not be supposed that I am romancing or de claiming—indulging in fanciful speculations or un- I profitable talk—w ben I express my apprehension of anything that can lower your estimation in the 1 country, or your authority in the consti tution as the supreme judicature of this realm. On your judicial character mainly rests that estimation and that authority —strip the House of its judicial attributes, you endanger its very existence. Judicature is to the Lords as important as money to the Commons. Strip either of these peculiar attributes, and the virtue has departed from it." In assailing Lord BROUGHAM, therefore, for rendering his valuable assistance in disposing of the many heavy appeals that were standing over before th e appellate jurisdiction, for removing a load of sus pense and care from many an anxious heart, and for averting the ruinous and enormous expenses that were eating up many properties, the lib e ll er was a t tac ki ng the House itself, not in its political capacity, for that might be tolerated, but in its judicial attributes, and sapping the very foundations of justice. Never was there a more unmerited accusation than that thus put forward. In place of deserving censure for voluntarily undertaking so arduous a duty, the Noble and Learned Lord had earned for himself the marked thanks and gratitude of the commu nity. There was, unfortunately, no other law Lord who could render any assistance. Lords LYNDHURST, COTTENHAM, and DENMAN were unhappily debarred by the state of their health from attending, and Lord CAMrBELL was engaged in the avocations of his high office. Lord TRURO, who had only recently been appointed to the Lord Chancellor ship of England, found that all his time would be ne cessarily absorbed in his own court. Under these circumstances, a large arrear of appeals had accumu lated, and would have stood over, but that Lord BROUGHAM voluntarily undertook the duty of hearing them. Of the manner in which he discharged that duty, of the patient attention and calm deliberation which he bestowed on every case, it is impossible to speak too highly. Each day he sat until the meeting of the House, at five o'clock in the afternoon, an hour be yond the usual time, and thereby saved very heavy costs to the parties; and he has now disposed of all the business before the House except a single case, which, we believe, is in course of hearing this very day. This is conduct worthy of the highest appro bation, not of censure—of praise, not of reproach. He has been accused of precipitation ; but if his well-considered judgments did not contain intrinsic evidence, as they do, of the falsity of the charge, we have it on the highest authority that no deci sion was arrived at for several days after the argu ments had been heard—a much more suitable time than the months that are sometimes spent, and when the arguments of counsel and the points of the case must necessarily have passed from the memory. Lord BROUGHAM has no reason to regret these un warrantable and unprovoked attacks; on the contrary, they will place his character and conduct in a brighter light, and show how well he has deserved of his country, how fully he has merited his pension as a retired Lord High Chancellor of England—a position which, in his case at least, cannot be regarded as a sinecure. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.- On Tuesday a terrific thunder-storm burst over Paris and the streets were completely inundated. A letter from Paris thus describes the storm:—." The rush of angry waters down those streets where there is any declivity is absolutely tremendous ; the horses splash about surrounded, and the carriage wheels look like mill wheels as they whirl around through the stream. You see hundreds of persons who have been weather bound for hours, standing on door steps, watching the rushing stream. At this moment the floodgates of heaven seem to be opened afresh, and the torrent is pouring down more fiercely than ever. The scene would be ludicrous, for there is no danger to be ap prehended, if the destruction of property were not considerable, as at the present moment the furniture is floating about the dwelling places of those who sojourn on the ground floor or in cellars under the earth." Another letter states that the horses in many of the streets were up to their shoulders in water, that the omnibuses that attempted to pass were filled with water, that in some of the streets persons were swim ming along, and that in the shops in the ChauE63 d'Antin the water was a foot deep. The Bill for the resumption of cash payments by the Bank of France,passed the National Assembly yesterday. - The following " communicated" paragraph appears in the greater number of the Paris journals : " The Assemblie Nationale of the sth of August contains an article calculated to inspire fears as to the continuation of that perfect tranquillity which Paris at preisent enjoys. " We are authorised to declare that there is abso lutely no cause whatever to justify such allegations." The differences between the Executive and the municipal authorities of Marseilles have been satis factorily settled. The - Erenement says that the idea of a camp at Versailles is likely to be abandoned, the Minister of War having declared so to several Members of the Assembly. The Committee of Parliamentary Initiative bas recommended the rejection of the proposition for opening to the Minister of Finance a credit of 10,800,000 f. for the construction of Transatlantic steam-packets. PARIS BOURSE, Aroust 7.—Latest Prices,—Five per Cents., 97f. 25c. - Three per Cents., 58f. 40c.; Bank Actions, 2,380 f: BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGF, Aus. 7. Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 15—East Indian, 7% Northern of France, 15—Paris and Rouen, 24% — Paris and Strasbourg, 698 ex in. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 2d have arrived. The QUEEN was to receive Lord I-1011 , 13EN on the following day. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 2.—Three per Cents., 32 15-16; Five per Cents., 123 money. Exchange on London, 50 40. GERMANY. Letters from Berlin of the 3d state that the Prus sian Government has received a dispatch fr om th e Cabinet of Vienna, announcing that Austria will oppose by force of arms the advance of the Baden troops beyond Mayence. There have been several Cabinet Councils held, and war between Prussia and Austria seems imminent. Austria has made repre sentations on the subject of the entry , of the Baden troops into Prussia to France and Russia. Prussia has refused permission to the French Legitimatists to hold their Congress on any portion of the Prussian torritory. They had originally fixed upon Aix-la-Chapelle as the new Coblentz, where they were to meet for the purpose of conspiring against their native land. The Bavarian Government has determined to as semble a corps d'armee at Aschaffenbourg, to be ready to act in aid of Austria against Prussia. The Gazette of Silesia announces that M. AN.. DRASTZ, the aide-de-camp of ilAyNitu, has ab sconded, taking with him all HAYNATI'S papers, as well as his correspondence with the Cabinet. It is said that he has taken the direction of Turkey. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. General VON WILLISEN, the Commander-in-Chief of the Holstein army, has published the following proclamation : " The extensive field-works before Rendsburg are now so far advanced, that in the most im portant points they may be regarded as com plete. I thank the army for the industry it has exhibited in constructing these works, in addition to the usual and necessary military exercises. Every corps has displayed the greatest zeal, but I must especially recognize the services of the Engineers and Pioneers. The army will feel how essential it is to complete what is yet to be done; it will still require the labour of some days. If the enemy only by great exer tions and the heaviest loss so far succeeded that we sus pended the conflict in the open field, he will not dare to seek us oat behind our entrenchments. " The General in Command, " VON W ILLISEN." To meet the addition of officer; from the several German states to the ranks of the Holsteiners, the Danish Minister of War has published a notice that such officers and men will not be treated, if taken in action, as prisoners of war. H e states that, as the so•call e d S c hl esw i g - Holste in army is in the field in open in s urr ec tion against its lawful Sovereign, all persons serving in its ranks, not being natives of the Duchies, in any grade or capacity, are required and warned to quit it,:, as the service " not under the protection of the law of na tions," and, consequently, if they are taken as above noticed, they will not be entitled to the usual in of prisoners from a f ore i gn f orce made n the field. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, AUGUST s.—The First Chamber of the States General commenced th e discussion of the navigation laws to-day. Th e p ro j ec t of law regulat ing the right of association is ready. The budget for 1851 will be submitt e d t o th e Chambers imme diately after their meeting in the month of September. The Handelsblad says that the negotiations, which have been carried on for some days with the former Minister of the C o l on i es , M. Vox BAUD, have failed. These negotiations referr e d to his filling the po st of Governor- General of the Netherlands East Indies. — Dutch Papers, August 6. GENERAL DE MBINSK Y. A private l e tt er f rom G enera l DEMBINSKT, dated from 13roussa, the sth of July, states that th e Turkish Government, at the demand of the Russian and Aus trian Governments, has ordered General DEBIIIINSIIT to be removed from Broussa to Kutahya, where Kos suTu and his companions in exile are confined. the Rev. George Willi ams , - ---- His Grace th e L or d P r i ma te of Ireland has nomi nated to the Ward ers hi p o f St. Columba's College , Ireland, 8.D., fello w of Cambridge, and autho r o f " ' h f e Holy City." King's College, The Rev. Charles Coleby Roberts, M.A., one of the masters of St. Paul's School, late curate of St. Swithin's (London-stone) and St. Mary Bothaw has been presented by the parishioners with a splendid silver inkstand, a suite of robes, and a pocket set of Sacrament plate, as a testimony of their regard. and appreciation of his faithful, zealous, and efficient services during the period he held the curacy Of the Aro-named poriAhes. .. - • • - 1 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 8,000 bales, of which 800 American were taken on speculation. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 400 Egyptian at Bd. to 10d., 1,200 Surat at sd. to 61d., and 350 Sea Islands at ls. 2d. to ls. 7d. per lb.—Rail way Shares declined considerably, and with but little business doing. It is mentioned in an official document, emanating from the Government of the Sandwich Islands, that— "lt has been the anxious wish of the King and bis Council to eccourage egriculture and other branches of industry, and attend tee "romotion of happiness among the people. It was with this., eiew that certain resolutions were passed by the King and Council, on the 21st of December, 1849, granting fee simple titles to the common people for the lands they have occupied. " These resolutions are herewith submitted for the consideration of the Legislature. It is believed, if anything will arouse the people of Hawaii to in dustry and self-respect, it is this crowning act of his Majesty's reign. If this fail, there is no hope. If the possession of a home—the home, too, in many cases, where their fathers lived, and where their ashes sleep—the desire to provido for children, the prospect ot wealth and comfort, the excitement of ad vancing civilization around them, propelled by the wake ful minds, strong arms, and increasing wealth of the white man, will not start our people from their supine ness, and set them to cultivate their lands, nothing will do it, and our people must give place to those who wilt make that use of the soil which the Almighty Maker of the world intended should be made." The supply of cash is ample, and there is only in a few quarters a little extr a demand for it. Many parties are looking about to secure a good investment, and 5 per cent. is not so lightly held in favour as it was, where there is a tolerable guarantee of its being well secured. The leading railways can borrow at much more advantageous rates upon debentures, and there is in some directions an inclination to look after landed property—colonial undertakings, including banks and land companies, useful building projects, &c., which have long been neglected. Ordinarily, the number of our capitalists who think even of such a course, is abso lutely paltry taken against the mass. Before we ac quiesce, therefore, in the comp l a i nts about the difficulty of employing money, we should like to hear of these an d s i m il a r objects being more fully carried our. An example is the decline in the southern whale fisheries, a pursuit which pays surely on the average, but which the Americans have almost entirely mono polised. An effort is now making to revive them, but all know how difficult it has been to raise the funds for the company destined to carry out the resuscitation of this branch of maritime industry. Then again turn to the cultivation of cotton, capable of vast extension. Just at present the country bankers will find their clients more in want of a little accommodation, having payments to make on account ot the harvest, while the Liverpool people are deep in cotton buying, which must have yielded them, from its recent enhancement, a very handsome profit, though absorbing temporarily a good deal of their surplus funds. The total circulation of notes in the United Kingdom for the four weeks ending the 13th alt. was 33,102,046/. against 33,232,2461. in the previous month, or a decrease of 130,200/. The comparison with the lath July, 1849, gives an increase of 1,643,002/. The Funds are still in a very listless condition, and the consequence is that prices fluctuate no more than the ordinary per tentage be tween buying and selling for money. The Court of Chancery and the Savings Bank Commissioners have been the parties chiefly acting on the market within the last two or three days, and by their sales and investments have kept up a steady equilibrium. The accounts from Germany upon the subject of the Danish war are still un satisfactoryb and tend to show that a continuance thereof with considerable animosity, is to be anticipated. The highest value of Consols this morning has been 96+, and the lowest 964. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, have realised 99+ to 99+. Bank Stock is about 2111. Exchequer-bills have been 665. to 695. premium. The Foreign Securities have been quiet also. Spa nish Three per Cents. are at 374, and Portuguese Four per Cents. at 33 to 334. The Spanish Government has given notice that after the first of next month the dividend warrants on the Deferred Bonds of November, 1835, and May, 1836, will be exchanged for Active Stock. It is further announced that a final settlement has been oome to with Mr. Ardoin, who has handed over all the securities in his possession, amounting together to 4,627,612/. Active, and 1,554,6501. Passive Stock. The value of Mexican Bonds is 294, and of Peruvian Four•and-a-Half per Cents. 821 Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents. are 57i to 57*. Railway Shares have been without any decided change. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under— " 1850. 1849. Great Western £18,308 ... £18,487 North-Western South-Western 14,383 ... 12,576 Brighton Midland 24,146 ... 23,887 Dover, including North Kent 16,042 ... 12,106 QUARTER TO THREE. Consols ... .. ... ... 964 4- i Ditto Account ... ... ... 96; ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISU EUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. naux Zit.oca 211% i•or Cent.. Reduced Anus ' ... . 9734 % 97% 3 per Cent. Console Annuities 96:.% 3 8 963( i Lim 3 1 4 per Cent. Anus 99A 1 1 ( 59 1 / 1 uong Anna. to expire Jan.lB6o — 8 5-16 Ditto 30 year:, Jan. 5, 1860. 8 8 fndia Bonds, 1,0004 — 90 p Ditto under 1,000(........ ....... Consols for Account , 96% 3 4 96% Exchequer Bills. I%d. & 2d 1,0001. June 6B 69 66 p 69 p 5001. June Small. June 6B 69 66 p 69 p ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 Der Cent, Ditto, Account — 58 1 / 2 Equador Bonds .. - ........... 3% 8 3 4 Grenada Boads, 1 1 / 2 per Cent....,,, 18 , A 18% Ditto Deferred ill exican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with c oupons __ Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons Portuguese 5 per Cents. .- Ditto, Converted, 1841 ......... Spanish 5 per Cc ni. 1840 ......... - l 7 l /2 17 1 / 2 Do. .............................. 1844 12% P 3 per ass C ive ent... .... ...... 1 7 9 — 3 3 7 34 37% Ditto 3% Ditto, to : Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 4 per Cent ._ 35 35 Ditto Deferred ........... .......... 12 3 / 12% 4 _ _ Dividends on the above Payable iii London. Beligan, 4% per Cent. ...... .. ....... 92 1 921 4 omen 2 1 4 per Cent., 12 Guild. ... 57% 1 57 1 / 8 Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates... 893 % PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. tsristol and Exeter 100 ...... 64% 6 4 14 Buckinghamshire ...... 171,E ..... _ ..... .......... 1714 Caledonian - — Do. New 10/. Pref..... 10 ... .... ---- ••••• ..• Chester and Holyhead... 50 ...... _ Ditto, Preference l 5 =,tastern Counties... Do. North. & Eastern, ' 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 ...... 59 1 / 2 ...... O East Lancashire ........ 7% Exeter.Yeovil. & Porch. 2 5 4 , ... 1 1 ,4 iireat Northern ..... ...... • 3% 2 , e D ce e n fe t r . r r ed re . f 1 1 2 *t ........... ....2 A........ 10% ir Dp eE : B sll2 o p u Ae th r . and West. (Ireland) ....... ........ 50 ..... solill 304 G teat North of England.loo • .....242 Great Western 100 ,„.... _ "' " 242 Hull and Selby .. ..... . 50 ...... 80_ 1 4 . x . ..d.... .. Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 3; L Do. Quarters .... ..... 23 4 — . ......... iz Do. Fifths.— ....... ..., 11 i ;i . ..... ......... ...... Leeds and Bradford 5O ...... ._ • London &Blackwell... 1 11. 6s. 3d... 4% 80 1 / x.d London,p Ditto t or r de if ßrighton, tetro.,,.s..l:rt e ns u t d 2. : (0.) ... . . Do t a h ran C r 5t.p.er.c..t..".1°°9 ...... — ...:7,34 ....... ....... ''' 473/4 ... Do., New, guaranteed 6 per Cent ..........100 London an d N. Westarn 100 .....111 1114 ..... .... Ditto, New Quarters 17 London & S.W« stun ..1.00 Do, New 50/. . ....... 424 — ... .. ........ . 22 Do., New Preference.. 6 mandiester,Buxton,and _ _. . _ 5 1 4 ...... %.. la 100 ...... 333 / 4 24 ... ... .. 34 Do., 501. Shareo Do. Consolid. Bristol & B l ni ck ing., 6 per ct 100 ...... 1203 4 ..... 120 7 4 Midland;;i—llidaanirti°d.... Great Western Irish Norfolk •••....... ....... ....100 North Staffordshire ... 17% 64 6 14 Beading, Guildford, and Reigate lB ..... 1 7% 1 7 34 Scottish Central South Eastlro Shrewshtyy& Chester (Nor. W. Min.) • 20 - York, Newcastle. and Berwick. .... ........... 25 Do. Newcastle Eaten. 40 De. G.N.E.Preference 9 ... 41 ;(3 ......... •••••• 4% York and North Midland 5o ' . .... 16% I h% »••••••. 16;4 FOREIGN RAIL WAD. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ...... 7 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 ...... -- Dutch Rhenish ....... 8 ... .. 2% ...... ... Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 ...... 2 3 / 4 Paris and Rouen 2O ...... 24 1 4 24 Paris and. Strasbourg ... 14 ...... 8% x.i .. Rouen and Havre ...... 20 ..-.. Tours and Nantes .14 -.L.*: 4 MINES. ----- Brazilian Imperial Do. St. John D e l R ey 15 ...... 14,L .. JOINT STOCK SA-N 4 6 - Australasia - ..... British North American 50 ...... —•••— — Colonial 25 ...... of 25.36 ; ----- MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris is 83- per mill e , w hi c h, a t the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. p er ounce f or s tandard gold, gives an ex changeat short bein g 25 . 37 k, i t f o ll o ws that gold is 9 . 06 per at the English and the exchange at Paris on London cent. dearer i n L on d on t h an i n Paris. By advices from Hambnrgh th e p r i ce o f go ld is 433 per mark, which, standara gold, gives an exchange of 13.9; and the ex - Mint price of 31. 17r. 10 i d . p er ounce for change at flamburgh on London at short being 13 . 9 i, it follows that gold is 0.12 per cent. dearer m Lou d" thiku inlatiroburgh. LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.-( THIS DAY.) LoNnott, Aua. B.—Wind this day at noon S.W., light breez•3 and fine, with passim.. clouds. FALMOUTH, AUG. 7.—Witid W.S.W.—Acrd. Caroline, Gray, Aux Cayes; Ada, Amy, Buenos Ayres. Off port, Southampton, Hooper, Cape of Good Hope; Herz-)g, Elimar, Porto Rico, and sailed for the Weser. QUEENSTOWN, AUG. 6.—Wind S.—Arrd. Fame, Rio Grande; Liffey, Barhadoes; James Angue, Norfolk, Virginia; Harm, Casey. St. John's, New Brunswick. LERWICK, AUG. s.—Wind W.N. W.—Arrd. Flamingo, Lee, Greenland, tour fish, thirty-three tuns. SUNDERLAND, AUG. 6. Wind W.S.W. —Arrd. Priscilla, Sierra Leone; Rambler, Miramichi; Caledonia, Quebec. HULL, AUG. 7.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Naiad, St. John's, New Brunswick. LYNN, AUG. 7.—Wind E —Arrd. Norden, Quebec. DEAL, AUG. W.N.W. to N.N.W. and W.S.W.—Arrd. Record, China ; Oriental, Calcutta ; Mary Spencer, ditto ; Acasta, Columbo ; Monarch, of Guernsey, South America ; United, Buenos Ayres ; Earl Emile, St. Croix, for Copenhagen; Beaufort, Hon duras ; Hendrick Hudson, New York ; Westminster, ditto, for Antwerp; Wakefield, Savannah, for Chatham; Perseverance, St. John's, New Brunswick, for Grims by ; Agnes, ditto, for Hull; Eliza, ditto, for Grimsby; Agnes, Quebec ; Kate, ditto ; Brodlene, ditto ; Forti tude, ditto ; Glasgow, ditto ; Prince Edward, Prince Edward's Island ; Buenovento, Richibucto, for Hull ; Queen, St. John's, Newfoundland ; Snowcastle, Pug wa,sh ; Everhard, Quebec ; Louisa Margaretta, north ward. fior the westward ; Temperate Star, Sunderland, for M3rseilles; Ashland, Hull, for Bangor and Boston, Arrived from the River, Reform, for Monte Video; John Bull, Montreal; Bermuda, Bermuda; Lady Char lotte Guest, Beyrout. Arrived from the River and sailed, Agnes, Honduras; Louie Margaretta, Constantinople. LIVERPOOL, Auo. 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Tam o'Shanter, Quebec; India, Quebec ; Conrad, Wilhelm, Riga; Edward, Bordeaux ; Gertrude, St. Petersburgh. Off port, Elizabeth, from Monte Video; Camilla, steamer; Lord Hardinge; Arrow; Pluta. Sld. Sandusky, New York; Nemesis, Calcutta ; Eliza Stewart, Calcutta; Dundonald, Bombay; Mandarin, San Francisco; Chu san, Valparaiso; Lada Mona, Buenos Ayres; Freedom, River Plate; Britannia, Rio Janeiro; Tryphena, Buena Ventura; Express, New Orleans; A. Z., New York; Cambridge, New York ; Coromandel, Quebec. Put back, Scotia, Baltimore. RYE, Ata. 7.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Senora,. Nassau, SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 7.—Wind S.W.—Sld. Pacha steamer, Gibraltar. SIIOREHAM, AUG. 7.—Off port, Herschel, Winholff, New York, for Hamburgh. PooLE.—Arrd. Sisters, Rogers, Newfoundland. PORTLAND.—Off port, Fergus, Wharton, Quebec, for Hull. MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY.) NEVJGATE AND LE.ADENBALL. These markets were inactive to-day, at about station ary prices. Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2a 8s to 3s 10d; Lamb, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Veal, 2s 10d to 3s Bd, Pork 3s to 3s 10d per Sibs. by the carcass. MAY VIALMILLTEI. SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 31 10s; new ditto, 21 5s to 31 Os; old Clover, 31 103 to 41 8s; new ditto, 31 Os to 41 Os; and Straw, 1/ is to 11 8s per load. A full average supply, and a dull trade. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 31 10s; new ditto, 21 5s to 31 Os; old Clover, 31 12s to 4/ 4s; new ditto, 31 Os to 31165; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 9s per load. Supply moderately good, and trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 3110 s; new ditto, 21 6s to 31 Os; old Clover, 31 lOs to 41 10s; new ditto, 31 Os to 41 Os; and Straw, 1/ la to 1/ fit ; per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. MEAT MAILICETI3. SOUTHALL, AUG. 7.—Our market was tolerably well supplied with each kind of fat stock, in which only a limited business was doing, at barely stationary prices. Beef, from 3s to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s; Lamb, 4s to 4s 6d; Veal, 3s to 3s 6d; and Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, Auc. 7.—Prime Beasts and Sheep moved off steadily, at full prices; otherwise the trade ruled heavy. Beef, from 35 to 33 10d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s; Lamb, as 10d to 45 6d; Veal, 2s 10d to 3s 6d; Pork, 3s to as 6d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 235; Quarter•old Store Pigs, 16s to 21s; and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each. LEWES, Aye/. 6.—The general demand was inac tive, on the following terms:—Beef from 3s 2d to 45; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; and Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 6d per Bibs. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORY For the Week ended July 30, 18.50, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different CitieSand Towns in England sad Wales per Imperial Quarter. wHEAT. ' , BAILEE. OATS. RTE. BEANS. PEAS. PRICE .. 143 s 7d I 22s 4d lbs Id 22s 2d II 27* 8d 127 a 8d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. BREA?. I BARLEY. I OATS. EYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. IS Od is Od is Od Is Od Is Od is 04 QUANTITIES OP GRAIN' SOLD IN THE PAST WEEK. Wheat, 79,281; Barley, 1,837 ; Oats, 7,595 ; Eye, 67 ; Beans, 3,219; Peas, 466 quarters. SHERIFF'S COURT --(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL BIIRLEIGH V. STONE. SmauLen CASE.—This was an action for goods sold and money lent, and interest. The sum claimed was 121. 10r. The facts stated on behalf cf the plaintiff were these. In June, 1844, defendant being desirous of making a present of a horse t• - ) his father, applied to plaintiff, wbo was a friend of the family, and the latter advanced the money for the purchase of the horse, as defendant, who had been just married, did not wish his wife to know anything about the matter. After a length of time an application was made for payment, and detendaat's sister wrote a letter on his behalf, and hoped for further time under the peculiar circumstances, and subsequently 21. was paid by defendant's mother. A son of the plaintiff was called, but he could not remember but very little of the transaction. Simeon Stone, the father of defendant (an elderly man), was called, but did not kiss the book. The Counsel fur the defendant said there was an ob jection to be sworn, in consequence of his state of mind. The UNDER-SHERIFF said that he could not try the question of lunacy; the person had been called as a wit ness, and must be sworn. This having been done, the witness said he could not remember anything about the matter, his memory was so bad. Other witnesses were called, but in consequence of the lapse cf time the evidence was very indistinct. The defence was, that the horse was bought on the father's account, and that plaintiff had previously known it was wanted. The jury ultimately gave a verdict for the defendant. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) Mr. Sergeant Adams and a Bench of Magistrates sat this morning at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell-green, to dispose of appeals and bail cases. ASSAULT ON MR. JOHN PATRICK SOMERS, M.P. FOR SLlGO.—Charles Bentley surrendered to take his trial upon an indictment charging him with having assaulted Mr. John Patrick Somers, M.P. for Sligo. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The assault complained of, it will be remembered, took place in the Westminster Scholars' Cricket-ground, at the back of Rochester-row, Westminster. The case was taken to the Westminster police.court, but the ma gistrate, who could only inflict a fine of 51., said if the matter was disposed of summarily, persons might con sider they had a right to amuse themselves by commit ting assaults by putting their hands in their pockets and paying that sum; he, therefore, remitted the case to these sessions. Mr. CLARKSON who appeared for the heads of the Westminster School, said that they had made a full in quiry into the case, and would pay the cost of the pro secution. Mr. BALLANTINE, who apreared for Mr. Somers, said, that he was fully aware that no blame was to be attached to the beads of the school. lie hoped that they would make the prisoner pay the whole of the costs. The L( arned JUDGE, after praising the Christian and gentlemanly conduct of Mr. Somers, convicted the pri soner in the nominal fine of one shilling. The fine was paid, and the prisoner discharged. The Court was crowded with gentlemen and scholars anxious to hear the result. SfrItLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) THREATENING THE LIFE OF THE PREIHIER.—Wit- Iiam James, the young man who was brought to this court on Thursday last charged with having a letter in his possession threatening the life of Lord John Russell, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham fir re-exa mination. It will be in the recollection of our readers that on the night of Wednesday, the 31st ult., the pri soner went up to Robards, 307 A, who was on duty at the White Horse Cellar, and handed to him an unsealed letter, at the same time expressing his horror at its contents. The constable read the letter, which contained threats to assassinate Lord John Russell o n his way to the House of Commons on the following Tuesday. This letter was signed " Thorn, Spencer, Duckworth," the names of three paupers who were in the workhouse of St. Luke's, Chelsea, at the same time as the prisoner, who was em ployed in the overseer's office. Atter having read the letter, the constable came to the conclusion that the pri soner was the a riter, and very properly conveyed him to the station, to give an account of himself. This he did in such an unsatisfactory manner that the inspector on duty thought it advisable to detain him until he had been before the magistrate. Since the last examination the prisoner's lodgings have been strictly searched, and several letters of a threatening nature discovered,. ad dressed to Lord Grosvenor and several other noblemen and gentlemen, which were taken possession of by the police. The following additional evidence was now adduced : Inrpcetor Whall produced a letter addressed to Lord Grosvenor, wherein the prisoner applies for a situation, and using threats if his wishes were not granted. Mr Burdes, relieving officer to the parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, said the prisoner was formerly employed in his office. He (prisoner) was frequently in the habit of writing anonymous letters. Tne whole of the letters produced were in his handwriting. Some other evidence was gone . into, and the prisoner was fully committed. That conduct will be continued by our fears which commenced in our resentment. Eliza Cook's Journal. COLOSSEUM AND CYCLORAMA. —This exhibition continues to be crowded by fashionable visitors. The pro prietors have lately made extensive alterations in the venti lation of the building, and it now forms one of the most de lightful promenades during the warm weather. Several new works of sculpture have lately been added to its previous excellent c9llvctiOn, ABOLITION ofBURIALS in TOWNS. (From the Lancet of Saturday, July 27.) The benefits conferred on the great human family by the labourers and discoverers in the field of medicine, are seldom or ever appreciated to their full extent. And why is it that the benefactors of their species in the medical profession are seldom or never rewarded? The reason is obvious. The discoveries in medicine tare nut such as to dazzle the imagination or to awaken the en thusiasm of the many; and it is only to the thir.king few that the real benefits they confer on the human spe cies are appreciable. Look, for instance, at Harvey. How few are there who regard his splendid discovery of the circulation of the blood with anything like the honour it deserves. We know and speak of it, it is true, but not in the way in which we speak of Newton's discovery in gravitation, that of Galileo of the pendulum, or that of Watt in relation to the power of steam. And yet look at the great demonstration of Harvey; look at it as influencing the entire theory and practice of medi cine, and as laying the foundation of a rational system of treatment. Who is to calculate the amount of benefit conferred on mankind by the knowledge that Harvey communicated to the world! Let us take a more recent instance. Let us refer to that great benefactor of man in every portion of the globe, in which the eff. ct of even Ihe slightest civilization has been felt—Edward Jenner. Who is to estimate the value of vaccination! What was the reward of Jennie- for preserving, in thou sands of cases, from almost hideous disfigurement, the " human face divine;" for saving myriads of the young and the fair from a premature grave? It is true that he received a grant of money from the Government to a pitiful amount, But that grant was procured with diffi culty, and only through the persevering efforts of a sin gle great and good man. The national temple, where the bones of statesmen, of poets, and philosophers lie buried, contains no memorial of Harvey or of Jenner! No statues are erected in public places; no honours con ferred on their descendants. Whilst Blenheim is dedi cated to the descendants of a Marlborough, the solitary representative of Jenner, we believe, if alive, is at this moment in poverty. Such are instances of the gratitude of a nation. To the warrior, the destroyer of his species in the field of battle, the national assembly vote a splendid palace, and a dukedom ; to the pre server of his kind, to the great medical discoverer and philanthropist, they vote a niggardly grant of money, and leave his descendants to starve. These re flections have been forced upon us by the neglect which public benefactors connected with medicine have ex perienced. It would be unjustifiable to contend that the result of the late sanitary movement would ever be equally beneficial with the Jennerian discovery; but we may refer to the treatment which the author of that movement has received as another illustration of the manner in which philanthropists connected with the practice of medicine are consiantly exposed, whose ser vices the state has shown no dispesition either to ac knowledge or reward; it is left to a committee of private gentlemen to bestow honour on our sanitary reformer, Mr. G. A. Walker. He was the first and the last to labour with perseverance and ability in the cause of sa nitary regeneration. It would be difficult to over-rate the value of his labours, resulting, as they have done, in extra-mural burial. Let us reflect for a moment on the effects of infra-mural interment. In great cities it pollutes the atmosphere, engenders disease, and makes those maladies which do exist more general, more severe, and consequently more destructive. It produces a state of system in those re siding near burial-places which induces typhus, and probably that most malignant of diseases—cholera. The newly-opened grave in a crowded churchyard has struck down with a fatal blow the strong man who has inhaled the poisonous vapours of a pestilent hole; it has ori ginated the most fatal epidemics and destroyed the most valuable lives. And the man to whom the merit is due of having put a stop to these terrible effects has not re ceived even the thanks of his country. He has worked for years for the benefit of his fellow-creatures. We cannot believe that the citizens of London, or his fellow men in general, will be so lost to all sense of grati tude and of decency as not to reward the man who, like the Jewish legislator of old, stayed the plague by stand ing " betwixt the living and the dead." WATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICK LOW, AND DUBLIN RAILWAY COM PANY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—The reports of Thursday's proceedings in Parliament do me an injustice which I can only re medy by your indulgence. In opposition to the in quiry sought for at the hands of the House, Mr. La bouchere, in conjunction with Mr. Hayter, one of the provisional committee, said that the Commissioners had invited statements of any matters within their functions, and that the House of Lords had investi gated the circumstances as to the abstraction of the Commons' documents (material to the case against the directors), and had censured the parties implicated therein. Whereas the truth is, that the Commissioners in their letters never once re ferred to " these functions," or gave any reason for not investigating beyond that members of the Govern ment were concerned—they simply asked for written statements preparatory to an interview with this Committee—had them, and after seven week's cor respondence and delay, suddenly took one of these statements to the House of Lords, and complained of " its roam," on which ground alone, did the Lords act. Tne House of Lords only incidentally inquired after the " missing documents," whose loss was known to the company two days before the grant was made for them. These facts appear in the printed papers, No. 297, on the table of the House. But as the matter cannot rest here, I will only solicit your insertion of this correction,—l am, Sir, &c., _ Westminster, Saturday. CHARLES NASH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN: SlR,—The acccunt given in the Morning Herald of the meeting last evening in the Freemasons' Hall, in refer ence to the new postal arrangements, is such a flagrant misrepresentation, that I, who attended from the com mencement to the close (myself at any rate wholly un connected with the press), cannot but feel surprised that persons should imagine that a cause (if good) could be promoted or required such means to promote it—l say the Morning herald has certainly disgraced itself in this perversion of facts; but still I suspect that it will not succeed in conveying a, false.impression to thine who un derstand human nature, for they will perceive which side is gaining. I have attended many meetings, bet never one that could be more emphatically called a public meeting. Supposing the account in the Morning Herald true, it surely must be surprising to learn that the weekly press keep such a formidable staff of employes, the gal lery in which I sat being crammed, and the spacious room below being full. The meeting was interesting in several respects; the applause renewed again and again, when a touching reference was made to the universally lamented benefactor, Sir Robert Peel, was another proot —if any were wanting—showing (that for whatever purpose assembled) what was yet uppermost in the minds of the people. 'The account of the daughter who, through the changes in the post, was unable to see her mother alive, was affecting in the extreme; the presence too of the veteran Reformer, who conducted the meeting admirably, was refreshing. I bad not seen him since he was a candidate fur Middlesex, but find he still remains what be then professed, the enemy of abuses and Luis'. government.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., _ . VERITAS. 8, New Turnstile, Lincoln's Inn.fields. THE HARVEST.— (From a Correspondent.)--The harvest in Bedfordshire and the adjoining counties has com menced, the weather as favourable as can be wished for, and the crops, particularly of wheat and barley, are most abun dant. Several fields of wheat are estimated at six, and bar ley at seven to eight quarters per acre, which skoweth the goodness of an all-wise Providence, and frustrates the nefa rious actions of designing men, who have of late attempted, by false alarm, to lessen the bounties of creation, to gratify a covetous and impure motive. YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S ANNUAL MEETING AT THIESE., nintaK, AuG. 7.—The thirteenth annual meeting of this society is now holding at this place, and promises to be the most successful of any held since the formation of the society. Many parties who have been dis posed to take a gloomy view of agricultural pursuits pre dicted that these annual exhibitions would fall off. Mr. Harman, a wealthy farmer, of North Deighton, at the annual meeting of the Harewood society, held on Friday last, told Lord Harewood that with a continuance of the present system, his Lordship could not keep his peerage, or his tenants their position, but his Lordship, in reply, told the croaker to be of good cheer, for better times were in prospect; whilst his Lordship's brother, the Hon. Arthur Lascelles, reminded Mr. Harman, that corn had, during the pas t year, sold at higher prices in unprotected England, than had been obtained in the protected countries of the Continent; and Mr. Harman's own son himself, one of the judges of the stock, spoke of the Harewood show of last week as superior, especially in the quality of the stock shown, to that of any former year. ,The same is from all appearances likely to be the case as regards the exhibition in connexion with the larger society of Yorkshire. The assemblage of agricultural implements in the show-yard is very large, the number shown being twice as many as were shown at Leeds last year. whilst the entries of stock is 590, being nearly 200 more than have been exhibited in any previous year since the formation of the society. The Duke of Leeds, the pre sident of the society, is expected here to-day or to-morrow. The amount to be awarded in prizes for implements is 1701. The prizes will be awarded this afternoon. As we have said, the show of implements is very large. NORTHUMBERLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.— On Tuesday, at Alnwick, the annual show of stock of the Northumberland Agricultural Society took place. The ex hibition was held under the most favourable auspices, his Grace the Duke of Northumberland having taken a very active part in it. The show ground was situated on the highest part of the town, and animals exhibited at the re cent great meetings at E xe t er and Glasgow, and which car ried off first-class prizes, were again sh own h ere with equal success. After the show a banquet took place, the Duke of Northumberland presiding. THE WALKER T ESTIMONIA L.—Yesterd a y the Committee for the collection of a suitable testimonial to Mr. George Alfred Walker met at 6A, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, fo- the dispatch of business. It is with great pleasure we find that the subscriptions towards this testimonial are rapidly increasing. . DEATH of DEAN LEE.—The Very Rev. Ussher Lee, Dean of Waterford, died on Sunday morning last, in the 86th year of his age. ECLIPSE OF TUE SUN.—There was a total eclipse of the sun yesterday afternoon, but it was invisible to any part of England. The penumbra first touched our globe at 56 minutes past six in the afternoon, and left the Fame at 11 minutes after midnight. The eclipse was central and total over a large extent of the Pacific Ocean. GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND AND GLASGOW UNION RAILWAY.—The Master has appointed Mr. Harding to wind up 1444 iAtP.N.49 Whig c9 o . 3 PanY'4. affairs. THE RIVER PLATI::_ Aso CONVENTION BETWEEN HER MAJES i'' TY THE ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION. of The following bus beenpresented to both houses Parliament:--- e ATICA" [SIGNED AT BUENOS AYRES, NOV. 24, 1549.------ s. -, TIONS EXCHANGED AT BUENOS AYRES, MAY 15. 18 T 5V --- j • CONVENTION FOR RE ESTABLISHING THE rEREEco, 1.1; LATir Ns OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN HE a Dail' lqr 4 sieeresTy AND THE ARGENTINE CONEEDER&TION; ~.. Iler Majesty the Queen of Greet Britain, and It's •r , .. eellency the Governor and Captain-General of the r P:, ° _ . vines of Buenos Ayres, charged with tbe foreign :!, tions O f the Argentine Confaleration, :beieg desirou_f_ putting an end to the existing difference, and of res; lieg perfect relations of friendship, in accordanceiglo , , a a t n elsrea the wishes manifested by both Governments; '' Govcrnrnent of her Britannic Majesty having T . e ietc, that it has no separate nor interested object in e , nor any !independence esire tan to see securely establishe.t _l.llo', p ace and of the states of the !l i ver 11 _ 5 `., es recngniscd by treaty, have named to that eater( f their Plenipotentiaries, viz.:— n' "gen Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britairi Southern, Esq., her Majesty's Minister Plenirtentilri accredited to the Court of BUCDOS Ayre s ; a p e eral And his Excellency the Governor and Captaie"' e - t he of the province of Buenos A.yres, his ExcellehAe-iraos; Minister for Foreign Affairs, Doctor Don FeliP e "'Their Who, Lifter having coramuideated to each other , doe respective full pursers, and found them in good an d form, have agreed as follows: — Alt. 1. The Government of her Britannic ialieffsKtit: animated by the desire cf putting an end to the v o w e:ces which . h ire interrupted the political and cotn o tbe tat relations between the two countries, hsviog e l b e d 15th of July, 1847, raised the blockade which l of the established of the pOrt4 of the two republics cti, Plata, thereby giving a proof of its conciliatory :canto ments, now hereby binds itself in the same al ?„ Gar spirit definitively to evacuate the island ofblotto in cis; to return the Argentine vessels of warehicute they its possession, as far as possible in the s stele were in when taken; and to salute the flag of the 11 " 1 tine Confederation with twenty-one guns. rt. 2. By both contracting parties shall to their respective owners all the merchant ve_, ' • .their cargoes, taken by them during the blockaoeeing iii ~ _ Art. 3. The auxiliary Argentine divisions esis" w on the Oriental State shall return across the Tjrugualoioa theand French Government disarms the Foreign • I t ud der o° 3B Les all other foreigners Who may bo tin veal form the - garrison of the town ot Monte Yids°, e,_ a do the t territory of the two Republics of the Plata, if s este e. Britannic Majesty's Government, in i n s er hostile osition, and celebrates a treaty 01 1 0 ) „g of bpsfsvriir cosevCring its being necessary, offers to use its good office: R in p bile' mg about these objects with its ally theFrenc-- t e r e ti cor Art. 4. Her Britannic Majesty's Governmee Ostia nises the navigation of the river Farina tO b e ,4 0 obje c s navigation of the Argentine Confederation, e tt " m ean er l is olely to its laws and regulations in the saMe °Lents' that of the river U in ' • h the Lent common with Govera ni l e cl se a State. lit b it" . Art. 5. Her Britannic Majesty's mg declared, " that it is freely acknowle.agin iba admitted that the Argentine Republic 1, n eeri unquestioned enjoyment and exercise °, l hi sa t right, whether of peace or war, possessen urge ot independent nation ; and that if the e( l c eent l l events for in the Oriental Republic has made i t ° Bae r the allied powers to interrupt fora time thehelio it i° of the belligerent rights of the Argentine BePe,,;hoe fully e admitted that the principles on which t v ) ,: n o sk, eyed would, under similar circumstances, ba it ."„ villa p icable either to Great Britain or France," It t e - o rel w t agreed that the Argentine Government , with reg ard r' t h u is declaration, retains its right to discuss .' ;0 ilio nely with the Government of Great Britaint.' le , part which relates to the application of the princltPovid Art. 6. In virtue-of the Argentine Goverefecv on cor declared that it would celebrate this conventica tof t he ( dition or that its ally, his Excellency the Presidelioes° iental Republic of Uruguay, Brigadier Dee fen th e Argentine Oribe, should previously agree to it—this he hjg ditiOS in Government an indispensable e vil ...it P rir seeded arrangement of the existing differencee d b eitill eeed to solicit the assent of its said aili , s h °, o gre& obtained it, the present convention is her upon and concluded. ; n dshiP be e; Art. 7. Under this convention perfect fr.e - } ad I tween hr Britannic Majesty's GovernMent its f or Government of the Confederation is restored ° A r 0 me A r r state of good understanding and cordishtet t he 4.. Art. 8. This convention shall be ratified e/ the rsti"‘ gentile Government within fifteen days aft er ' t is P ri. cation of her Britannic Majesty's Governeoeevo :al and the ratifications shall b e exchseg • r ies 6 ' Art. 9. In witness whereof the plenipetent° that is this th convention, and affix the seals of their arn is her, '- Done at Buenos Ayres on the 2 4 th of NOYe° the year of our Lord 1849. soulo6°. (L.S.) HENR Y (L.S.) FEW" ' All114).. .... ne Alt• t A GENUINE BRITISH '• — ra wer If we had not the best warrant for the ' to " fieo,' l amusing circumstance, we should)te'lmost feerlnreollo'i placed among those apocryphal anecdotes wh3e-ece weir endurable because they are " characteristie- ' der iS 'e t ; however, vouch for its perfect truth : TberetinelsPt;',lli(l miliar with the story of " Mazeppa , " and it s - Ast,' - ' s e 4 to the f stage of Mr. Batty's splendid the °e r.e - it ; of-war evenings since a sailor, evidently %none breed, paid a visit to the theatre nn' l r t he °P . 's( seat ' with in the pit. the Iletman and t il he e attention. le e sym • • t he P.'" la m 9o'" sympathised with be A pe!' the e eiv e the justiceinterruption it o f the experienced, pree ) e . e e d u a i n u n g g d l h : y o d u Y o l e d . h i e j e v h. s ; : t t o b t .c r i l ifil , : fa 'a y t r e e hed the course co .i. je c a horse edoomed Mazeppa to be lashed to the hs e e the 'ea of the desert. In deference, however, t"tejtSene. sence of a large audience, Jack for a long aril:91;00o the A whole proceeding with calmness, if not vl it e isf i lalt t length his indignation rose to ahi h and :from. ihe pitch. Seeing Mazeppa, as he su po g ed, Or t . his long gallop over the steppes,Phee boneve°,,--etceeyttrOS. pit and endeavoured to make his way overtm„; toil - it' in he order to put an end to such tyrannical .„Bees,:l,ols t stage. He invoked his eyes an limb° to 0 0 i t ' d ' he Hess that he would not allow a gentleinan e t° o Wo 11. 0 1: with. He had not deserved it, and he Og Iv " - ' Th e -es s.e. no . matter what—if it should continne'bo ter,:tos —eindal-aenamsveoriuneret dm h tbaokoer persuade chpersettrean pretence. That remonstrated vi l il t b e t. ii o f i' ll ' hi jOr g wh o! iira ., 40 ._f i d 00. op , Jack s ; he had the use of his senses as fi d h ifer ' °°' people, and he saw what was going out The 1:06011.0(' timbers if he'd stand it at any price. i, n est 113, 0 11. &c., were, however, too many for the t w ee sco t ' se' war's-man. Unlike Mr. T. P. Cooke, IT Jolt c osh whole army of opponents single-hande o t, bo lg to eso' eum bed to the united orchestral force, n a h is c ol without expressing a hearty wish that he h i tt ,. tbeete net mate, Big Tem, by his sid • he'd soon ' e ' hi 00 0 A 1 or would sit whether a British sal. e— • • tIY '''' (J. - g ate such a thorough gentleman as AlezePP h e se h ill-O s i e t erie f i ; length the blue jacket was induced to wai ve ;e ls e fr )fo' onee and silently await the .issue. Great ne e to o ars delight to find that justice was at lengt h , le. - 0 ho; r og z e eppq. and his true love restored to him w' t ". s - rele 6P r n h d rejoicings. He would now have given II " 0 3 eoec,bl to aye been allowed to jump on to the stage 5,-, tried U` tulate the worthy gentleman on his uhil l t r - apttiliOg but as this was as much out of rule as hie, c cith e, th e el-arrnis interfenee, he contented hieasen • sitiOre hie three cheers for the triumph of justice, so d ri ,: t ter l e ° o o , best of his way home to recount the whole 133 ,.. - t he e:joo old friend Big Tom. We need not say th tt : e cre' t ht, affair created the greatest amusement amt - e dit: 1 0 1 l h uditory; and it is very much to Mr. BOO' b ? i iteo f tie interruption ivith kindness and considerstLv-. Service Gazelle. ...._............------ I WI Lieutenant Gale, who crossed the Chan n e l WI and descended near Dieppe, went up from te e , - 110/ iss yesterday, n with Jour or live companions, in lone f l o e mouse n Balloon.crowdMr. Gale assembled both in and outs' Isle $ e •A t ee drome. B r. Gale passed over the Asnieres, the I s n eeS c lell' Groslay, to Montmorency, and Mr. Gs 1B ..theeterte_hes7o:,P.iieloellee. valve, which caused the balloon to descend ' The anchor caught in a pear tree, and stupid ner tli e Inel : s e ing aa injury to their fruit, unleosened' it, and dow ns v " - le ° ,O ''' of rift others, to prevent the balloon corning rgst rid beans, shock the lower car in such a wai l ' 3 1 : u Al_th' r e c o o lt d,r4 all the ballast, which placed the aeronaut 1 lion; others, again, m gaping withvvbaodmbirs:l;olll; . , closely that they e f gt / others handled the ladder and lower car so Ned ) s iool l e t ell' serious injury. In short, had the aeronauts fallevo_oloooeeti. parcel of sava I t trampled on the ball 'ils t° to favourably received. The descent took place at_ ede d to i. gee, they could scarcely have been- i• The n COII mn , minutesw. where e et six, and the aerial travellers proe%liges s . r e 1 J 0 1 theyntes Countess tookof theOrford, ra i railway ay to Faris....-,... . 00 0 t° last t ered from the effects of the severe acciderit/ So year, left town on Tuesday for Wolterton ; IP A frte;( DUTCH CLINKERS.—A vessel itist arrive Rotterdam has brought the t ordinary We It 0,000 Dutch clinkers as apo ex rti r o a n DEATH FROM FIGHTING. -- carg o ' e las t e o+ On Sa t ee llr o ( Prh ilvi n V eoe inquest was held at the Railway Tavern, In •e,, t eat b ilow,, on the body of Thomas Bartholomew, s Y o , o :l;ith 6 fellows 18 years of age, who bad been killed in a fig o' exeiog bred- i workman, named James Smith. A quarrel ' dis put e e p I of bar between them, it was resolved to settle the coots bon fight. About seven o'clock in the evening theY e , euli e os A f o e ronn y u ere bl°;4 s, fighting on Horsley-fields- bridge besn fought, when Smith hit his opponent a se e „ go° ee'. the left side. Bartholomew imrnediately beesteitettei nol, and expired on the ground in the course a ten n , „ ea re.. l to fore medical aid could be obtained. The fig ht e :preenoc it et to have been altogether fair, as Srniteb " s ee - bad •',‘; Do,' ' have struck the deceased ou the back after he ie' n ele''' , him down. Yates, Smith's second, struck the deceased's bother twice while the islj r . 12 0 , f or was r epre ...,,,. w o l o p vouring to prevent the parties from fighting:wed higleq; surgeon, having stated that death WAS OCCe si -t the •fle ° t ture of the stomach and one of the vessels e . e , a' A ie e o which might have been occasioned bY a Moir Il j t i er i' il t 3 list, the jury returned a verdict of " M.aneing. e° Of James Smith and Wm. Yates, who were fort h lit for trial at the next assizes. mbeliCed the Th i ccil- r i c e D i l BAPTISM IN SCOTLAND. --- i t s -e l l . 0 ,- Burntisland, in the diocese of St. Andrew's,ounsein:ll. ssto practice of baptism by imnaersion. In cr iv de ing. s sib l ,tie diocesan he has stated five reasons for so Close e s re it es ! c e above the great desirableness of keeping aA P% i ll s , the practice of the early Church in so inWolt on fess iv o lic ' l° o o sacrament of baptism, viz. :-1. The gee ti Cliti t p a the Scotch bishops recently witnessed to th e ,_ 4O eiepr e ds , trine, which gives grounds to hope for GO re tuOre - ,0 jot 0 any endeavour to approach nearer to thrhe b lebeP ti , to I :, solemn mode of its administration. , 2• ,. ;L con fori vi e O n tc o urg er- close. mareeile s.. ero ment in the Wagstaffe case, rubrics. 3. The fact that the Bistr'op of eently re-sanctioned this rubric in his e s cli tt' a i r ° , l l- ° ti t. ' v t !er e e cet t .°l o: Prayer Book. 4. A desire to draw munion office. 5. A wish to meet the s'l_ol sne',,,,ei Churches, whom the Scotch Church rese z :r e e h o l o e g s d o es vi your of baptism by immersion as the Scriq diocer prevails among the Scotch peasantry in ' e . k I Andrew'o. : -: .1 , , i; .., . THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1850.