The Sun. — London, England, 1851-08-13 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. DON GIOVANNI. (For the Last Time.) Manes. Alboni, Giuliani, and Fiorentine. It is respectfully announced that a Grand Extra Night will take p l ace TO-MORROW EYENING, August 14, when will be perforuaed Mozart's grand Opera, entitled DON GIOVANNI, With following powerful east : Don Giovanni, Signor Coletti ; Don Ottavio, Signor Calzolari ; Massetto, Signor F. Lablache ; 11 Comrnemiatore, Signor Scapi ni Leoporello, Signor Lablache; Donna An Madame Florent ; Donna Elvira, Madame Giuliani ; Zerlina, Madlle. Alboni. To conclude with the admirable Ballet LES GRACES. By Mdlle. Amalia Ferrari 3, Madlle. Marie Taglioni, Mdlle. Caroline Rosati, Mdlles. Rosa, Esper, Julien, Lamoureux, Allegrinl, Koh lanberg, Aussandon, Pascales, Dantorde, Soto, &c. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to bo reads at the Box er:ll@e of the Theatre. To eommence at Eight o'clock. H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Diadame SONTAG. va S.LTURDAY nest, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Rosina, Madame Sontag. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. SUBSCRIPTION NIGHT. It is respectfullyannounced that, in compliance with th e gene rally expressed desire, a Subscription Night will be given THIS EVENING, August 13, in lieu of the last Tuesday of the Subscrip thsn (T i y ., September 2). All ivories and tickets, ther e f o r e , f o r that evening, will be available for this Evening, when will be presented Donizetti's admired Opera, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Maria, Madlle. Alboni ; Toni°, Signor Ga - r - doni 7Corporale, Signor Balanchi ; Sergente Sulpizio, Signor F. Lablache. To be preceded by the last act of Verdis celebrated Opera, I DUE VOSCARI. The Doge, Sig. Coletti. To conclude with a Grand Divertissement from II Frodigo, by M. Paul Taglioni, comprising the celebrated Pas de Poignards, by Mdlle. Carolina Rosati, supported by Mesdlles, Kohlenberg, Rosa, Esper. Julien, Lamoureux, Dantoni, Aussandon, Pascales, Alle grini, Soto, Soldalnsky, Emma, Eliza, Lavinia, Beale, and the ladies of the corps de ballet. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. The Opera to commence at Eight. Friday, 15.—Soiree Extraordinaire. I Quattro Fratelli. Erminia, Madlle Sotie Cruyelli ; Barone di Beaunaanoir, M. Massol (his last appearance). THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Third Week of the incomparable AMERICAN and FRENCH 'COMPANY, whose talented performance has created a most power- Ail sensation. Public attention is directed to the present scale of prices : ress Boxes, 3s • Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. 6d.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper do., 6d. The patrons of this establishment are respectfully informed that this popular company, consisting of Madlle. Caroline, Mr. M'Cullom, Mr. Stone, on his Wild Horse, Mons. Loisset, Madame Brower, and Young Baptiste, can only perform 111 England for a short period. Doors open at Half-past Seven, to commence at Eight. TO-MORROW a Grand DAY PERFORMANCE and JUVENILE FETE. To commence at Two o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. B. Wabster, iole Lessee and Manager, Old Jiro/Tipton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new comic Opera, entitled THE QUEEN OF A DAY Sir Henry Vere, Mr. Stuart ; the Sheriff, Mr. Caulfield ; _ Timothy Turnwell, Mr. Weiss ; Walter, Mr. W. Harrison ; Lucy Lovelace, Miss L. Pyne ; Cicely, Mrs. Caulfield. To be iollowed by CITE ROUGH DIAMOND. After which an entirely new Farce, entitled GRIiISHAW! BAG— SHAW : and BRADSHAW 1 With LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. THEATRE /LOYAL, ADELPIII. tinder the direction of Madame Cele Sta. THIS EVENING, Will be performed RORVO'MORE. To be followed by a new comic Opera, entitled GOOD NIGHT, SIGNOR YA.NTALON. Doctor Tititofolo, Mr. Paul Bedfordtor nt y wlll l Holley ; Lelio, Miss Woolgar ; Columbine, Miss Bath 1 een Fitzw To conclude with the Farce of FORTUNE'S FROLICS. Roblin Roug hbead, Mr. Emery F olly, Miss Ellen Chaplin. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Managementot N Mr. C. Kea* and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVEING will be performed a new and original Comedy entitled LOVE LS' A MAZE. Characters by Messrs. J. Vining, Keeley, A. Wigan, Barley, Addison ; Mrs. Keeley, Mrs. Winstanley, and Mrs. C. Kean. After which a new Farce called APARTMENTS. "Visitors to the Exhibition may be accommodated," in which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear. To conclude with a new grand spectacular Extravaganza (talten f •om a Tale, by Washington Irving), entitled THE ALHAMBR A ; or The Three Moorish Princesses. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Harley, A. Wigan, Wynn, Cooke, Fiexmore ; Misses Murray, Viva sh, Robertson, Leclerq, Keeley, yldlle. Auriol, and Mrs. Keeley. Private boxes, Pee., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of MT. Massirigham ; of whom also places may be taken at the Box-ofli - x, Orford-street, from Eleven till Four o'clock. ROYAL LYCEUM TIIEATRE. Gr.der the Management 01 Madame Vestris. ole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. EVENING. Will be performed . _ COURT BEAUTIES. To be followed by RING CHARMING. To conclude with A PRACTICAL MAN. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. Great Success of Angelo. THin EVENINO, Will be performed ANGELO ; or, The Tyrant of Padua. Charac ters by Messrs. H. /ramp, Diddear, W. Farren, jun., Kinloch, Clif ton ; Mesdames Stirling, L. Howard, Adams, and Ellen Turner. With the FAST COACH. To conclude with the DEVIL and DR. FAUSTUS. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Limier tke Patronage 01 her Majesty and his Royal Hlgtautil Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr, W. Batty. The only star at the present day in the theatrical hamisphere 13 Mazeripa, which shines with undiminished lustre after upwards of 1,000 representations. THIS EVENING, Wilt be performed the grand Spectacle, entitled MAZEPPA ; or the. Wild Horse of Tartary, which has ;men revived, in cense quenc.3 of numerous applications from Persons of all Nations to wit ness the magnificent Spectacle. To be , followed by new Scenes of the Circle, introducing an en tirely new Company of English, French, Italian, and American Artistes. To conclude with the Farce of JACK JUNK. Itox-otlice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. PIJNCIPS PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. THIS EVENDIG, Will be performed a new Farce, with a Prologue, entitled MY WIFE'S FUTURE HUSBAND. With a Dramatic Bubble entitled THE SHOT TOWER. Princi pal characters by Messrs. J. Reeve, Rogers, and Miss Marshall. After which a new Burlesque, entitled GODIVA, THE LADY OF COVENTRY. Characters by Messrs. J. Reeve, J. Rogers, Norton, Romer, Maskell, Attwood; Mesdames Marshall, C. Horsman, E. Romer, Morcelli, and. Maskell. To conclude with a new Comedy, called CAPTAIN CHARLOTTE. Principal characters by Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Davis, Mr. J. Rogers, Miss Romer, Miss Masked, and Miss Marshall. The prices of admission are arranged as follow :—Orchestra stalls, es; boxes (first circle), 35.; (second circle), 2s. ; Pit, Is. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the performances to eommence at Seven precisely. A second price will be taken to the Boxes only at Nine o'elock —first circle, 25.; second circle, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each. LAST WEEK BUT TWO OF MONS. JULLIEN. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. TO-DAY, AUGUST 13. Damon's Colossal PICTURE of the TEMPLE of JANUS in the Eternal City—Splendid Menagerie —Performing Elephants—Prome nade Concert, by the elite of Mons. Jullien's unrivalled E.and—a Solo each evening by Herr Koenig—English Glees and Madrig.als, by those eminent Vocalists, Miss Messent, Messrs. Manvers, Young, Hill, and Leffier—Pianoforte, Mr. Jolley—Conductor, 31ons. Jullien, concluding with a brilliant display of Fireworks, by Sout hby. Doors open from Niue in the Morning. Feeding the Animals at half-past Five. Concert at a Quarter to Seven. Fireworks, a Quarter to Ten. Tomorrow (Wednesday), 13th, a Grand Extra Floricultural Exhi bition of Cape Heaths , Fuschias , Da hlias, Roses, miscellaneous Plants, &c., to commemorate the anniversary of the opening of the Gardens—open to A all—no entrance fee. MISS lON—ONE SHILLING. TO CORRESPONDENTS. - - - "11. S., Bradford."—We believe " Cant" is a phrase ureuliar to the Cork butter market, and signifying butter of an extraordinary high quality. WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE DAT —Morning 54 min. after 2 1 Evening 10 min after 3 To-i'doszow—Morning 28 rain. alter 3 1 Evening 42 min after 3 THE WEATHER.—SUN Omar, AUGUST 13. Trnratmonnrrim, U 4 THE Saai. 79—highest since noon yesterday, 62—lowest this morning and daring the night. 74—this day, at noon. _ _ BAROMETER, 30.02. WIND S.W.—Morning, showery; Afternoon, cloudy, with occasional sunshine. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following placed at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLYMOuTH—Wind.S.E , gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CHELTENHAM -- Wind S.l_'..—cloudy, WORCESTER—Wind S.E.—cloudy. PORTSMOUTH —Wind gentle breeze—partially. cloudy. GosponT Wind - S. W.—tine. 80,THAm N I __Wind SE., strong bre eze _ part i a n cloudy. Limszi --Wind S., gen tle breeze— partially cloudy. Fo TurseßlDGit—Wind S .W., strong breeze ._.Partially cloudy. BAser.isaroloc Wind N.E., caim—r.artially cloudy. GREENWICH--Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SwiNix - ini—Wind S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. OXFORD—Wind S.—fine. GroucEsTF.R.—Wind S.—very fine. CHELMSFORD—Wind S. E.—fine. LEIGHTON—Wind S. E , gentle b r eeze —partially cloudy. Cotcxv.sTEß—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. tikunrunciE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. itniany—Wind E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BiustipiGHAm— ind S.E., calm —cloudy. ;TAFFoRD—Wind fine. ErritititoitouGu—W in d S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. N oltwi YdßMu c uTß—Wind F., calm—cloudless. 1 1: 77. W ind S.W.—fine. D s z oTri nnv ti oriw tA i m nd S.E.—cloudy. cloudy. Lisc:ous-- GR HO E L W lrßA C l V :t ni—a vv lW i n iin g \di'Vt:B—:fiinnie—: CHESTER—wind s S.W.—cloudy. SHEFFIELD—Wind - 6 , i . fAvFcßpool—wina sit•—cioudy. gentle breeze—overcast. MANCHESTEIL—Wind Flu rx,--Wind S.—fine. —rain ' LEP:us—Wind S.E.—cl ou d y roisic —Wind S.—fine. " ScAftsolioncit Wind W.—fine. DABLararog—Wind ZIEWCASTLE—Wind S.W —very fine. Bieftwicx--Wind S.W.—very tin e . i'anisßußox—Wind W.— fine. The returns from the following places indicatethest nine of M the wind and weather on Onday morning at o'clock : Pootx—Wind E., strong breeze—overcast. Winvulavir- d S., gentle breeze - overcast. tr: arObserrea ding of Greenwich , the mean i of thb dirge), .Tuesday w as above 30 n ; the me a n of tho-...*iyihr 2:960 in. The mean temperature ot the 74.°, 2.6 Q above the average of the g am e it :W The mean daily temperature was above the 'kV giye: ev ery day except Wednesday and Saturdt • Atillew generally from the north-east. Yeuxisim..-GlWr. Wardell, the indefatigable and eaterprisiere lessee of Vauxhall, takes a well deserved hene tit this evening ( Wednesday) at the gardens. W e earnestly wish Mr. Wardell a clear sky, and all the public fa vour which h e h as so long courted and so meritoriously laboured to deserve. ~:: THE SUN, bvnina altatt "e:0. 37 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1851. The accounts received from the Cape of Good Hope by the screw-steamer Propontis, which arrived at Plymouth on Monday, are anything but satisfac tory. Sir HARRY SMITII was still compelled to act on the defensive for want of sufficient means to com mence offensive warfare, and every day news arrived of some fresh outbreak among either the Kafirs or the Hottentots. The last outbreak of this nature took place on the 31st May, among the Hot tentots settled at Theopolis, who suddenly fell upon several Fingoes and murdered them, and then loaded their waggons with their families and goods, and moved off towards Bushman's River, sending at the same time to one of the Kafir chiefs to ask for assistance. They were pursued by the British force, defeated, and fled, leaving behind them their wag gons and oxen, making good their retreat into Kafir land, having previously burnt all the buildings at Theopolis. Had Theopolis been an ordinary Hot tentot settlement, had Theopolis been merely under the civil government of the colony, had the attention of the colonists not been directed from the com , mencement of the outbreak towards Theopolis as the seat of the mysterious agency which directed the councils of the Kafir, debauched the loyalty of the Hottentot, and organized the massacre of the white settlers, we should not have been thus particular re garding the recent outbreak ; but it so happens that Theopolis is not an ordinary settlement, it is one of the oldest stations of the London Missionary Society ; it is not only under the civil government of the colony de jure, it is de facto under the rule of the missionaries, who exercise a power as absolute over their black:flocks as did the Jesuits over the Indians of Paraguay, and who, it is fair to presume, seeing they were educated under the same system with the mis sionaries of New Zealand, hold the same faith with regard to clerical rights to land, and the same aver sion to the introduction of white man's law and white man's industry into those regions, in which they reign over a semi-barbarous and industry-hating population as ministers supreme of a quasi theocracy. It hap pens curiously enough that there is published in the current number of Colburn's United Service Maga zine " The Journal of an Officer serving in Kafir land from the outbreak of the present War." Early in January last this officer was stationed at Graham's Town, and we find in this journal, under date of the 22d January, the following entry :—" Alarming accounts arrived on the 22d from the Missionary station of Theopolis ;" and on the 23d we find it stated " Fourteen Hottentots were sent into town to day on suspicion of conspiracy and intention to join the enemy. These men are from Theopolis." On the 26th we find the following most important entry with respeet to the missionary doings at Theopolis " The authorities hava been employed for some time ' in investigating the case against the Hottentots sent in on suspicion from Theopolis. It is proved beyond a doubt that the Hottentots were in league with the Kafirs, and, what is still worse, that their minister, the Rev. Mr. Smith, was aware of a letter or message sent by the rebels to the Hottentots, warning them that they should not be molested if they sat still; this notice Mr. Smith gave no information of, although aware of its treasonable contents. The conduct of many of the missionaries requires looking into, and no doubt an investigation will take place as to the rise and progress of the disaffection amongst the Hottentots." The Kafirs were disarmed at the conclusion of the last war, whence have they acquired arms and ammu nition ? Their military tactics have greatly irn proved, who has instructed them ? Who taught them to fall flat on their faces whenever a shell was seen ? Who organized them, and brought about a union between the Kafirs and the Hottentots for the extermination of the white man ? These ure questions which must be thoroughly investigated, and if a similar investigation were instituted in our other colonies, we should not improbably find that the Se cretary of State for the Colonies is not the only per son to blame for the present very unsatisfactory state of our colonial dependencies. As regards the Cape colony it is abundantly clear that a searching inves tigation into the doings of the missionaries must be instituted. Where are these Rev. Gentlemen at the present moment ? Are they in the colony, aiding their fellow-countrymen in defending their lives and properties, or are they in Kafirland comfort ing and instructing the "interesting savages ?" Above all, where were the Theopolis mis sionaries from the Ist to the 31st May ? We believe that the various missionary societies of this country are actuated by the purest intentions ; but we also know that of all persons in the world the enthusiast, and more particularly the proselytising enthusiast, is the most liable to be deceived by the representations of artful and designing persons, and we fear that these societies have been so deceived in too many instances. Great caution should be ex ercised in the appointment of missionaries, and a vigilant watch should be kept on their conduct when they arrive at the scene of their labours. The recent occurrences in Kafirland prove the absolute necessity of increased caution in the appointment and increased vigilance in the superintendence of missionaries ap pointed to our colonies. Nothing can confirm more strongly the view we have taken ab initio on the question of the property and income-tax than the evidence of Mr. CHARLES PRESSLY, one of the most intelligent and efficient Commissioners of Inland Revenue, the continuation of which appears in our impression of this day. We regard everything that has fallen from Mr. PRESSLY of so much importance that we have given his testi mony in extenso in The Sun, and we are satisfied that the facts therein detailed will be attentively con sidered by fiscal reformers throughout the entire country. As may readily be supposed from his official station and position, Mr. PRESSLY restricts himself to the practical working of the statute, and does not offer any theoretical opinion on its justice or expediency. It has been his duty to carry into execution the pro visions of an Act of Parliament—to make those pay who by the statute are rendered liable, to afford exemptions to those who by the en actment are entitled thereto on establishing their rights. He does not enter upon the equitable grounds for a repeal or modification of the law, but he clearly, distinctly, and unequivocally points out the scandalous frauds and evasions that are of every-day occurrence, and which cannot be avoided so long as the law continues in its present state. We have repeatedly spoken of the demoraliz ing tendency of the existing system, but we have it now established beyond the possibility of doubt, or difficulty, while the remedy for the crying grievance is at the same time indicated. That remedy, the only one which the experience of Mr. PRESSLY could suggest, is the " taking away the exemptions from incomes arising from property !" It is under Schedules A and C that it is found espe cially difficult to prevent fraud, and the amount of which the revenue is thereby defrauded appears to be very considerable. Now, we have all along asserted the propriety and expediency of making every man possessed of accumulated and realized property, of any kind or description whatever, contribute to the na tional expenditure in proportion thereto. The mo . ment a person acquires such property he becomes a fitting subject for taxation. Give free scope to his industry, allow him the most perfect liberty iu the pursuit of his peaceful and laudable undertakings, he will soon begin to lay by something as a pro vision for a rainy day, to secure the means of liveli hood when sickness or old age may paralyse his energies, or to afford assistance to his wife and children in the event of the loss of their protector and provider. On that he will freely and willingly pay the imposts which the exigencies of the nation may require. Ile will feel a degree of pride in contributing his quota. But permit him to receive the necessaries of life, and those humble comforts, which long con tinued use and habit have rendered almost neces saries,L with ou t th e i ntervent i on o f t h e tax - ga th ere r. ra o in c d c d a s o i o f nsthdeu removingr during gaol most t t h e e xd c ee l Let not his t races b e present at all times and on a ll m a m y po . triaolu ß i zs y i no a gn do tin this course, p p rope g rty, you get system that has ever been suffered to prevail, that has occa sioned a greater degree of direct fraud than any enactment that ever disgraced t he national statute•book, the game-laws or even the Customs or Excise code not excepted. If, as we have long since suggested, and in ae.• cordance with the mature judgment of Mr. PRESSLY exemptions on property should be altogether abo lished, not only would the temptation to, and possi bility of fraud be wholly removed, but the proceeds of the tax would be so greatly increased that it would more than compensate for the total abolition of Sche dule D, or at least its modification, so as to make industry perfectly free and unfettered, and to impose a charge only on the capital embarked in the trade or business. As, for instance, if a merchant or a tradesman had a capital of, say 3,0001. invested in his business, from which thro ugh his own skill, enterprise, and unceasing labour he derived an income of 1,0001. per annum, in place of being charged 29/. 3s. 4d., as at present—while the owner of a like sum of 3,000/. Three per Cent. Stock would either claim a total exemption, obtain ing repayment from the Commissioners of the 2/. 12s. 6d. which had been deducted from his dividend, or at most be only charged less than one-tenth of what his more active and industrious neigbour contributed out of equal capital—each should pay the same amount into the National Exchequer. We need scarcely ask which would be the more equitable and politic course ; or which are more worthy of protection and encourage ment, the drones or the bees in the national hive ? The system of exemptions were found to be so in convenient that we find it stated by Mr. PREMLY— " When Mr. ADDINGTON introduced the Bill in 1803, it was intended that the exemption should not extend to incomes arising frd!n realised property." Mr. ADDINGTON was compelled to give way after clearly explaining " the great difficulty which the Executive officers would have in carrying out the exemptions upon incomes from property." The system was sub sequently found so inconvenient and so difficult to carry out, that in 1806 it was entirely altered, and the exemptions confined to incomes arising from profits of trade, professions, and public offices, and from property connected with labour, with some few exceptions. Let the Government then derive experience from past legislation, and not be deceived by the mis chievous fallacies of their Minister of Finance. The country is in favour of a permanent charge on property. The national fiat has gone forth in favour of direct taxation, but it must be a taxation fairly as sessed and equitably apportioned. It was against the inequalities of the impost that the people were so justly indignant. It was these rotten and indefen sible portions that endangered the entire fabric ; and Sir CHARLES WOOD was not only bringing dis credit on the Government of which he was a mem ber, by his churlish and perverse obstinacy, but playing into the hands of the Protectionists, and risking the entire tax, of which he declares himself to be the supporter. We trust that these matters will be fully and maturely considered before the Ministerial intentions, in reference to the tax, may be announced next year. On the decision at which they may ultimately arrive will depend, not only their own fate as a Government, but the welfare and prosperity of the nation for a time, which is more intimately connected with fiscal reform than the red tapists may be enabled to conceive. At last we have something new about the Crystal Palace. The new matter may not appear to many of much importance, yet as a variety it may possess some interest. A volume containing 230 original poems, consisting principally of British and Irish romances, has been exhibited in Class 17 of the Exhibition by Mr. &Lis. The juries are of opinion that they cannot consider anything in this volume except the typo graphy and binding. To this the author objects, and calls upon the jury to open the volume and examine the poetic forms impressed upon its pages. For the reasons urged on both sides we refer our readers to a correspondence on this subject in another part of our impression, and so far as this correspond ence opens the case, the arguments appear to us to make altogether in favour of the rights of authorship. It is a mere delusion to assert that nothing except manual labour enters into the value of the articlestx hibited in the Crystal Palace ; there is scarcely one of them towards the value of which mind does not prin cipally contribute. If the hardest and purest piece of porcelain which has ever yet been produced was laid alongside of the portrait of the QUEEN in . Sevres china, would a prize be given to the mere porcelain, however fine ? Most assuredly not. The prize would be given to the porce lain on which the beautiful portrait was painted, and it would be given because that portrait was so painted upon it. The analogy drawn by Mr. ELLts, in this respect, seems at least very strong. Why should the pictures impressed upon the porcelain be taken into conside ration, while the poetic pictures impressed upon the paper are altogether disregarded ? Why should the painter be allowed to purchase a niche by the efforts of his pencil, while the poet is excluded from all chance of honour in the great Arena of Industry ? If it be the intention of the authors of the Ex hibition to direct the national energies into paths likely to lead to national advancement and national honour, what more noble path could be pointed out than that indicated by this volume, which professes to be the first of a series intended to depict in poetry the romantic history of our country, its legends, its battles, and its deeds of heroism, from the times of the Gael and the Cymbri down to the present era ? The volume itself is both large and beautiful ; it contains a large number of British and Irish le gends, which do not yield in strangeness and ro mantic interest to the most popular of the German ballads. In addition to this collection of legendary lore, the " Rhyme-book" contains a number of romances descriptive of our mcst glorious battles. Cressy, Poitiers, and Agincourt appear amongst the number, and we are thus presented with a series of metrical chronicles, in which the records of Froissart, Monstrelet, Stowe, Hollinshed, &c., are translated into pleasing verse, and presented in this agreeable form to the general readr. What good reason can be given why those poetic pictures of our ancestors on the fields of Cressy, Poitiers, and Agincourt should not be considered by the juries and valued as much as the pictures im pressed upon porcelain or marble? In both of the latter cases the efforts of the mind enhance the value of the materials on which they are impressed. Why should not the effort of the mind exhibited in the pro duction of poetic forms enhance also the value of the paper upon which they are delineated ? Mr. ELLIS has appealed, we perceive, from the decision of the jury on this case. We .trust that he will persist in this appeal, and we have no doubt that his appeal will be successful. We cannot for a moment suppose that, while intellect in every other path is allowed to bear off honourable reward, it will be shut out in its most noble form from all chances of distinction. Sir David Brewster has been elected foreign cor responding member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences of Vienna. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen's box at her Majesty's Theatre was yesterday (Tuesday) evening occupied by the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Mrs. Egerton, Lord Alexander Lennox and party. A mongs t the noble and dis tinguished Ind . ividuals also present i n th e theatre on this oc casion we ipticed the following : —Th e D uc hess of Somerset, the Marquis of Northampton, the Marquis of Donegal, the Baroness Brunnow an‘Mdlle. de Brunnow, the Countess of Glengall and Lady Margaret Butler, L or d S an dys,, Lord E rnes t Bruce, Lord Elphinstone, Lady Palmer and Miss Palmer, Lady Catherine Hutchinson, Lady Georgina Cod rington, Colonel Freestun, M.P., and Mrs. Lockyer Freestun, Mr. and Mrs. Grote, Captain Lord, Mr. C. W. Packe, M.P., and Mrs. Packe Reading, Mr. Cutler, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rickards, Mr. W. Galswort h y , Mr s . Wyndham, Mrs. and Miss niChards, Miss Caroline Bellew, the Greek Consul, Madame and Miss Paudin de Ralli, Mr. F. Lizielli, Mr. James Holford, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. Felix Pryor, M. and Madame de Warlich, &c. FATAL ACCIDENT WHILST BATHING.—As Some youths were bathing yesterdp in the Thames, off Craw shay's iron wharf, a lad named lent got out of his depth, and immediately sank. It is supposed he was getting out of the way of a steam-boat which was in sight, and not being able to swim, the swell occasioned by the vessel washed over his head, an d th e un f o rtunate youth wasimme diately carried under some barges. The drags were put in requisition, and after a short time the body was recovered, though not soon enough to save life. Five soldiers, who were implicated in the riots of the 24th of June last at Edinburgh, were brought to trial on Thursday and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. THE FRENCH REPUBLf' We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. A long manifesto signed by the principal members of the Mountain has been addressed to the French people on the subject of the approaching presidential election. It i 3 considered probable that all shades of Republicans will unite in supporting M. CARNOT as their candidate for the presidency. The Bulletin de Paris has the following : "It is now certain that the Prince de Joinville has declared to a p arson who is honoured with his confidence that he cannot accept the candidateship for the Presi dency of the ]_republic, which some political personages, more ardent in their sympathies than prudent in their devotedness, 'have proposed to him. The Prince, like his brothers 'and the whole of his family, will be always at the orders , of France if she should require his services, but he does not find in the proposition that has been made to him I he expression of the sovereign will." In another part of the journal the Bulletin de Paris says : " We learni'rom a positive and incontestable authority that neither tt le Prince de Joinville nor any other mem ber of his family has ever entertained any view of his being a candh late for the presidency, and moreover that he would not accept the office if it were conferred upon him by universal suffrage." M. CHARLES DUPIN, President of the French Commission lOr the Universal Exhibition at London, wrote on the 27th ult., before quitting that city, to Prince ALBE ET, complimenting his Royal Highness on his share in the Exhibition, expressing gratitude for the interest which her MAJESTY and august family manifested in it, praising the Executive Com mittee, and -making some general observations on the importance ;and object of the Exhibition. Prince ALBERT, by a letter dated . Osborne, the 31st ult., re plied as folio ws :-- "Monsieur le President,—l have received with much satisfaction the letter of the 27th of this month, which you have addressed to me in my quality of President of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, in the name of the _French Commission, on the occasion of your return to France, after having terminated your labours relative to the juries. I fully appreciate, toge ther with all the Commissioners of her Majesty, the great devoted)3ess displayed by you and by the Commis sion over whit:h you preside. I appreciate the inces sant zeal and scrupulous attention with which, during three months„ you have accomplised, together with a great number of the most eminent men of all countries, the extremely laborious and responsible duty of jury men. The best recompense that you will have to re ceive will be given to you by the general approbation of the public, when the results of your labours shall be known. The Royal Commissioners are not insensible to the readiness with which the members of the French Commission have conformed to the regulations imposed on the subject of the conditions on which the first medals were to be accorded, though your experience of French exhibitions caused you to consider these con ditions as not necessary. It is scarcely necessary to say that the regulations in question were only laid down by her Majesty's Commissioners after the moat complete consideration of the peculiar circumstances of the universal Exhibition—all their desires were to act in the way best calculated to obtain the success of tho enterprise. I cannot let this occasion pass with out expressing our sentiment of the great advantage we have derived from Franco having formed, by her productions, such an interesting and precious portion of the Exhibition ; and at your Government having taken care to send so many chefs d'ceuvre, the character of which will certainly exercise a happy influence on the sciences and arts of our own and other countries. I conclude in expressing to you, both in my own name and in that of the Royal Commissioners, our thanks for the part which you have personally taken in our labours, both as president of one of the groups of juries, and as vice-president of the superior council of presidents, and also for the impartiality and urba n i t y you have displayed on all occasions on which you have fulfilled those functions. Accept, &c. " ALBERT, President of the Royal Commission of England." M. PIERRE BONAPARTE was thrown from his horse, on Monday, at Auteuil, and fractured his right leg. He is doing well. Intelligence has been received from the French Antilles to the 14th ult. Everything was tranquil in the colonies, and labour was abundant. The sugar produce for the first six months of 1851 exceeds that for the corresponding period of 1850 by one-third. Some new shocks of earthquake had been felt at Guadaloupe, but without any damage being done. The Asmod6e steam-frigate, which carried out the new Governor of Martinique, M. VAILLANT, had gone to the Havannab, to replace the Mogador frigate, which returns to France. The funeral of Marshal SEBASTIAN' was yesterday celebrated( with great pomp at the Hotel des Inva lides. In the course of the ceremony a grave acci dent occurred. The clerk, in lighting the wax tapers on the grand altar, unfortunately brought the flame too near to the drapery, which ignited and communi cated the blaze to a trophy of flags suspended over it. The hangings were immediately torn down, and, falling on the seats and altar, set them also on fire. In an instant the church was cleared. The cata falque was taken down, and the coffin removed, as well as all the foreign flags appended to the pillars and roof of the edifice. A temporary altar was then erected in the court, and instead of a mass, prayers were chanted for the spiritual repose of the Marshal. After the ceremony, the coffin was placed in a cor billard ornamented with tri-coloured flags, and drawn by six horses. The distribution of prizes to the pupils of the colleges of Paris took place yesterday. The first prize was awarded to the son of M. GUIZOT, the second to the son of the late Prince POLIGNAC. The Bourse was remarkable for a complete absence of speculation. The Five per Cents. opened at 95f. 75c., and closed at 9.5 f. 700. for the end of the month; the Three per Cents, closed at 57f. 25c. Orleans Railroad Shares, 870 f.; Havre, 245 f.; and 45f.;Gre s a t t ra N sb or u t r h g e , rn 3 , 6 4 3 6: f. 7 5 5 0 c. Tours c. Avignon, 205 f. • Vier z on , 438 f. 75 c.•, Basle, 153 f. 75c.; 275 f Bordeaux,and Nantes,9sf ; Paris - - BUSINESS DONE 1N FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 12. Boulogne and Amiens ! 103 —East Indian, 18% —North ern of France, 14% —Paris and Strasbourg, 11 1 r 8 ex in. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 7th have arrived. The _Herald° states that the delegate of the Dutch creditors in that city has presented a protest against the law for the settlement of the debt, on the ground that it enact' that the certificates of the deferred debt shall be classed as a debt subject to be paid off, which he considers an injustice to the creditors. The same journal states that the law was not passed in the Senate by the majority required by the Constitution, and that on that account it is null. The company formed for making a railway from Madrid to Irun has presented a new demand to the Government for the co ncession, notwithstanding the non-adoption of the Bill presented to the Cortes, but the Government has taken time to consider before giving a reply. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 7.—The following are the Prices of Stocks :—Three per Cents., 36i to ; Five per Cents,, with current coupon, 17i to *; Coupons, B*to ; Passive Debt, 6i. Exchange on Lon don, 51. LL 114 ! v .141 ? GU I • 1.14 - 7 : 1" 47 , 1,_ • ,• „ T • 110:' • ,• L Rill . •;4 ..inwiLrurori LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, PORTUGAL. Accounts have been received from Lisbon, to the Bth. Senor FRAZINI has resigned the Ministry of Finance, and is succeeded by Senor FERRAO, who has published in the Diario, a decree for a measure, by which the Treasury will be enabled to find money without a sacrifice. Exchequer-bills of five, ten, and twenty milreis, to the amount of 800 contos, are created, having an interest of three-quarters of a real per diem. These will be immediately admitted in paymeut of duties at the custom-house and sette casas in the proportion of one quarter ; but on the duty for tea will be admitted in the whole. It is, moreover, ordered, that sugars that should be cleared out from the custom-house within twenty days, bills at three, six, and nine months will be taken in pay ment for duties, as in like manner for the export duties on Port wine of the first class and Madeira. FERRAO declares himself confident that he will be able to face all Government liabilities; and it is a thing positively decided on that no capitalization will take place. There had been some disturbances in Lisbon, oc casioned by the quarrels between certain regiments of Grenadiers and Ca gadores, and the Municipal Guards. The Grenadiers were ordered to Mafra, and the Cagadores to St. Übes ; and the disturbances ceased. GERMANY. The following is the official text of the resolution of the Germanic Diet on the protest of England and France against the admission of Austria with all her states to the Confederation " The Diet, after having read the notes of the 9th July of the Envoy Extraordinary of the French Repub lic, and of the Envoy Extraordinary of the British Go vernment, which have been communicated to it by its President, can only see in their contents a foreign inter vention in the interior affairs of the Germanic Confede• ration, and a tendency to usurp rights and attributions which can never be accorded, since they are in contra diction with the jAct of the Congress of Vienna. The Diet, consequently, does not see any motive for entering into moro developed explanations on the point. It con tents itself with referring to the decree of the Diet of the 18th September, 1831 (relative to the occupation of the city of Frankfort by Prussian and Austrian troops), which was communicated at the time to the ambassadors of France and England, and by which wero established once for all the principles which determine the line of action of the Diet in cases iu which foreign powers in tervene in the interior affairs of the Confederation, or tend to restrict the authority of the Diet." The Court-martial -of Cassel, Electoral Hesse, condemned on the 7th Lieutenant-Colonel VON Oa- VILLE to five years' imprisonment in a fortress for having, in the month of September last, caused the officers of his regiment to hold a deliberation as to the line of conduct they should follow. The Weser Gazette says the Austrian Government has sent to the French Cabinet a note, in which, sup porting the federal resolution which rejects the BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Although the demand for most Hops is by no means active, prices p are well supported. Duty, 85,000/ to 90,0001. V7'HITECHAPEL. Our market is heavy, and the quotations have a downward tendency. Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2.1 4d to 3s 8d; Lamb, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; Veal, 2s 8d to 3s 4d; Pork, 2s 10d to 3s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. MEETING 01' MILLERS IN LIVERPOOL.—After the business of the corn market had concluded yesterday, there was an attempt made to form a meeting of millers, in rela tion to the present law permitting the importation of flour on the same tergis as wheat, and with a view of adopting a petition for the next session of Parliament, for an alteration of the law in that respect. After upwards of an hour had been spent in endeavours to form an assembly, the parties who had tried to concentrate the attendants at market re linquished their efforts. THE STEPHENSON BANQUET AT BANGOR.—The success of this festival in honour of the eminent engineer of the Chester and Holyhead Railway and the Britannia Tubular Bridge, advertised to take place on the 27th inst., is now beyond all question, and to obtain good positions at the tables, parties should apply for their tickets early. The fate will be the greatest affair of the kind that ever occurred in the principality. It is expected that the leading gentry of Wales and the railway celebrities will attend. A splendid pavilion has been erected for the accommodation of five hundred persons, and all the arrangements are on the most, liberal scale. The Hon. Colonel Pennant, M.P., the Presi dent, has subscribed 501. to the contingent expenses fund, and William Bulkeley Hughes, Esq , M.P., one of the Vice- Presidents, le/. TUE ST. HELENA GARDENS.—Yesterday evening Mrs. Graham made her 67th ascent from the St. Helena Gardens, Rotherhithe, which were crowded on the occasion by a large and respectable assemblage of visitors. The ascent was made with the new and magnificent balloon, with which this intrepid lady-aeronaut has replaced her former ill• fated one, and everything now contributed to render the voyage delightful. After a short but rapid transit, Mrs. Graham effected her descent in safety in a grass field of Mr. Ireland's at Plaistow, Essex, at ten minutes past eight, the voyage having been accomplished in something less than an hour. Immediately above this point a fine view is obtained of the metropolis and the eastern part of the port. and the winding and gradual widening of the river is also remarkably per ceptible. The balloon having been packed up, Mrs. Graham proceeded with her party to Mr. Merry's, the Abbey:Arms, Plaistow, where she partook of refreshment, and was ac companied by Mr. Lewis, of Poplar, and Mr. Hind, by whom the operation of packing had been much assisted. Shortly afterwards she returned to the gardens, where the announcement of her safety was received with great cheering. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. — The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the College at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 11th inst.:— Messrs. George Dixon Drury, Emsworth, Hants; William Henry Borham, Edgeware-road ; Francis Ayrton, Liver pool ; Andrew Spearing, Cork ; Arthur Stratton, Wands worth, Surrey; Richard Ridge Dyer, Taunton, Somerset; William John Alexander Orr, Dublin; Frederick William Hart Bayes, Stiffkey, Norfolk ; and George Crosland, Wake field, Yorkshire. At the same meeting of the Court, Mr. William Thomas Billings passed his examination for naval surgeon. This gentleman had previously been admitted a member of the College, his diploma bearing date August 1, 1842. _ _ STATE OF TRADE.—MANCEHESTER, AUG. 12. We have again had a steady market, and the demand for both yarns and cloth is considerable, and embraces almost all classes of goods. For warps and pin cops for export ra ther higher rates were obtainable, but for other goods last wee k's prices were current. For warps and pin cops the demand appears to be considerably in excess of supply, and several extensive spinners are under contracts which will last some weeks to come. Home-trade yarns are also in good demand; and 32's are worse to buy, whilst 40's are a little easier. Cloths fully share in the improvement; and long cloths and T cloths are still moving off in large quan tities at full prices. For printing cloths the trade also con tinues good and prices firm. India qualities of shirtings are a little firmer, and the houses in that trade are doing more business. The confidence in the steadiness of cotton appears undiminished. The Asia brought news of more firmness in the American markets, but her advices show arrivals of cotton, making the total crop of last year 2,306,000 bales, against 2,027,397 in 1850, with intimation that a bale of the new crop had already made its appearance in the New Or leans market. - - - - The maniac who was found in the Exhibition last week turns out to be a gentleman named Goldsmith. He had attended a meeting of Foresters at Highbury on the Monday previous, and had made a speech thei e under great excitement. He has been taken care of by hip friends, AUGUST 13, 1851. Anglo-French protpqftition against the entry of the oi AuArla IiALo ,iie niw alaleS that she will persist in her determination, and will employ every means in her power to attain her object. The Nuremberg Correspondent announces that the Bavarian Government has denounced the customs' union subsisting between Switzerland and Bavaria. The same step has bee❑ taken by the Grand Duchy of Baden, and by AVurtemberg. ITALY. An Italian journal publishes the following entry extracted from the records of the prison of Carceri Nuove of Rome : _ _ " Committed by the gaoler Neri to the general inspec tor of prisons, M. Ferrani, the following :—Francis, son of the late Ladaceo John Papatelli and Lucatelli a of Sezze or Rome, aged 28 years, mason or shoemaker, con demned by the Most Eminent Council, Inquisitors of the Holy Office, the 14th July, 1850, for UNKNOWN crime, to five years at the galleys." The Supreme Criminal Court of Naples has con demned GAETANO REALE, guilty of having printed " The Martyrs of Cozensa," to seven years of exile, to interdiction to practise his trade as a printer for a year, and to pay the expenses. The Supreme Cri minal Court of Aquila has condemned JOSEPH FER RIOL and FRANCIS PORCIHAZZI, guilty of having sold a book printed abroad, entitled " Satan and the Jesuits," to seven months' imprisonment, a fine of six ducats, and the expenses. A coal mine has been discovered in Sardinia. LLO YD'S SHIPPIN G.—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, AUG. 13.—Wind at noon S., light airs and rain. --- LIVERPOOL, Auo. 12.—The Ensign, Africa to this port, was spoken 21st July, lat. 35 N., long. 37 W., with three of crew dead, and most of the remainder laid up with fever. _ _ OFF THE START.—Margaret, Callao; Felicity, Ja maica. _... BRISTOL, AUG. 12.—Wind W.S.W.—Armata, Ha vannah; Princeton, ditto. _ PILL, Aua. 12.—Wind S.S.W.—SId. George, St. Vincent. QUEENSTOWN, Aua. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Old England, Shanghai; Lucy Sharp, Callao. Off part, Mary Ann Henderson, Rio Grande. LIMERICK, AUG. 11.—Wind S,E.—Arrd. Alice, Rio Janeiro. LONDONDERRY.—SId. Superior, Philadelphia. BELFAST, AUG. 11.—Wind S. ID S.W.—Arrd. So braon, Barbadoes; Keepsake, St. John's, New Bruns wick; Miramichi, Quebec. SHIELDS, AuG. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Bowes, Dalhousie. GRIMSBY.—Arrd. Samuel, Miramichi; Salisbury Harrison, Quebec. MONTE VIDEO, JUNE 30.—The Roderick Dhu, Liver pool to Lima, put in 14th inst. with mainmast sprung, loss of maintopmast, &c., will be ready for sea in a week. The Mount Stuart Elphinstone, London to Cali fornia, which put in here 6th May leaky, has been con demned, and the cargo will be transhipped. The La Belle, from Patagonia, which put in here 6th May leaky, has been lightened of about 150 tons of cargo, and proceeded. RIO JANEIRO, JULY 14.—Part of the hull of a vessel, apparently wrecked, was passed June 25 off Macao. PERNAMBUCO, JULY 22.—The Rival, of Jersey, from Ascension, struck on Tartarnga Rock, close to the Lighthouse, Bth inst., beat over, and was obliged to be run on shore, where she went to pieces. DEAL, AUG. 12.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Victoria, Ma tanzas, for Amsterdam; Propontes steamer, Cape of Good Hope; Huntress, Tobago; Holstein, Quebec; Leander, Saguenay. Arrd. from the River and sld. Alfred, Calcutta; Devonshire, Cape and Madras. Arrd. from the River, Elizabeth, Bombay, hid. Kestrel, Madras. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 12.—Wind S.W.—Off port, Prince Regent, Sydney, New South Wales; Duke of Bedford, Calcutta. FALMOUTH, AUG. 12.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Valencia, Cape of Good Hope, and sld. for London. GLOUCESTER, AUG. 12.—Arrd. China, Quebec. Sid. Countess of Durham, Quebec; Bonne Mere, ditto; Marquis of Hastings, ditto. LIVERPOOL, Auc.l2.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. William Russell, Macao; Spray, Paraiba; James Conner, New Orleans; Harriet, New York; Rhoderick Dhu, Richi bucto ; Pursuit, Quebec. Sld. Helen, Honduras; Coun tess of Durham, Oahee; Jamaica, Jamaica; Roscius, New York; Mary Ward, ditto; Ann, Montreal; Alice Gill, ditto. Off port, Hercules, Wreath, Victoria, Nile, steamer, and Byzantium. CLYDE.—Arrd. Margaret, Patagonia; Emma Watts, New York; Thomas Henry, Quebec. Sid. Charanie, Boston. _ _ ABERDEEN, AUG. 11.—Wind rariable.—Alexander Hall, Quebec. PETERHEAD.—Arrd. Victor, Greenland, with 2,440 seals, and two fish, 66 tuns. The Victor reports the following on the 20th July :—Columbi, 1,300 seals, 3 fish, 30 tuns; Hamilton Ross, 2,509 seals, 30 tuns; North of Scotland, 2,000 seals, 4 fish, 70 tuns. Reso lution, 900 seals. ST. ÜBES, Ana. 7.—The Alline Adra, to Dunkirk, has put in leaky. and discharged. MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAIL) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY A fair average supply of English Wheat was on sale in to-day's market. As the accounts respecting harvest operations continue very favourable, and as the attend ance of buyers was small, the demand ruled exceediugly heavy, at almost nominal quotations. For forward de livery scarcely a transaction took place. Only 600 quarters of Foreign Wheat have been reported since Saturday; nevertheless, the inquiry for that article ruled dull, at barely the late decline in prices. Floating car goes off Falmouth wore neglected. Although the supply of Barley on show was small, the trade was heavy at Monday's currency. In Malt next to nothing was doing, at late rates. Holders of Oats were somewhat firmer, and the quotations were well maintained. Beans, Peas, India Corn, and Flour, were very dull. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. English •• •• •• Irish •• •• •• •• Foreign •• •• • 600 Barley. I Malt. Oats. Flour. Qrs. I Qrs. Qrs. I Qrs. sacks 820 40 1,690 I 560 1,510 2620 1 380 sks 4,290 bls SHARE MA RKETS BRITISH 37..ELII.WAYS. raid. Nominal Prices, Business done to-day. Aberdeen.. .. • • •• Ambergate, Nottingham, 10 to 10% Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Binning., Wolverhamp., 4% -4% and glOttr Valley Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331.65. Bd.. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., 10M - 10% 13 —ll (Us. 501. &251. Consolidated Do., do., 201. • . Bristol and Exeter.. -- Caledonian • . • • •- Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. stnd Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction Do., New .. East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) Do, (11:31. E. & II.) .. Eastern Counties .. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares .. 80 -82 1114 - 1114 164, - 16% •• -- •• 22 —2O as. 2%-3% 2 -2i 6 -614 434 - 5 Do. do. do. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire Do. New quarters .. Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgew and South-West, 3% —3% la% 14% 29 -81 5 - 6 Do. do. G. D. &C.steck Great Northern .. • • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per et. Great Southern and 16% - 534 - 1234 - 12% 3834 - 39% 8434 - 85% 14% - 14% 79 -81 Western, Ireland Great Western . Do. New, 171. .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds .. Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. . Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk Liverpool, Crosby, and 8% - 9 p. 49% -49% 8% By 2 die. 11 -12 _ . Southport .. .. .. London and Blackwall .. •• .... .. 6% .--. 6% Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths .. 93 —94 x.d 122 —123 I 3 )4 — 3% P. 3 ! —3 %P. 2% 2%p. 83% 84% 8% —7% dis. 7 6 dig. Do. 101. sh., M. &B (c) London and 8.-Western . Do. new 501. .. .. Do. new 40/. .. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • . Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union •• , 1% - 2 27 ..- 28 Midland • • .. .. .. 3% die. 42 —43% 20 1. 4 —2O die. 20 —22 Do. 501. shares • • • • Do. firming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle•. Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket • . .. .. Newport, Abergavenny, • • . -- • 7% -7% . and Hereford.. • . Newry and Enniskillen.. Newry, W arrenpoint, & 5 —4% dis. .. —.• . dis. Rostrevor .• .. -•• Norfolk .. .. .. .. 17 -19 Do. New 20/. shares.. Northern Counties Union North British.. North Staffordshire • . North-Western North & Sth.-West. June. Oxford, Worcester and 14 —lB dill. 3 —2% dis, _614, 7.6%, 9%' . - 93i 'dia. x.i Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. .. 14 . - 14% 15% - 16% Scottish Midland .. .. Do. new .. .. .. Shrews. & Birna., Clas s A Do. Class 8.. .. Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New .. Shrewsbury. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. Do. Halves .. •• 7 % —7% 4}. —43 i 3 —3% ells. 15 —l7 7)4 - 834 10 - 12 34 % 11 3. 3 3 1 4 d. Do. Oswestry •• .. Do. New.... .. • • Shropshire Union • • •• Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent •• South Devon .. .. .. South-Eastern .. •• South Wales.. .. • • South Yorksh. and River 14 -15 22% - 22% 27% - 28% Shelf., Roth., and Goole, 3% —2% di'. South Division .. Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Loaghor, &c. Taff Vale .. Taw Vale Extension • . Thames Haven Dock and 9% - 10 16$ - 170 _• .. dia. Railway .. .. .. Vale of Neath .. •. Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. 16 —l5 dl. and Dublin .. West Cornwall .. West London .• Whitehaven and Furness York, Newc., & Berwick Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. • • —• • die. 18M 18% 6% 6 1 4 db. 3% —27 i dia. 17% —18 m IS% M % Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland IN 18% 1836 MINES LEAS' .&Ir PIZZID Z: 'ALMS. Leasing Business Railways. Companies. Paid. Nominal Prices. done to-day. • Barks anelHants Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 % 1 p. Bir. and Oxford Junc.,calladuly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do .. • • all 29 —3O Do., without a guarantee .. Do .. • • all 28 —29 Birm., Wol., Dud „calls duly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do .. 15 8 —lO p Do., without a guarantee •• Do .. • • 15 7 9 p Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% 17% Clydesdale June Caledonian all 44 —4G E Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. •• G. Northern all 33 333( 33 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 l% 234 p Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 103 105 Do. 54 Shares Do .. • . all 5134 523( Do. % Shares Do .. .. all 23 —24 Leeds and Brad. Midland • • all 101 103 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. all 11% 11% x.d x.d Do., Pref. .. Do .. .. all 2334 24 34 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • • Norfolk • • all 14 —l5 De., 6 per cent Do • • • • all •. —•• Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6p. ct Stockt.& Dar all • • —• • N. & East, 5 per Cent. .• E. Counties . all 55 —57 Do. New .. Do • • • • 43 4 6 p Preston and S L. &N. W.} all 43 —45 Wyre • • •• L & La.& Y. Do. % SharesA Do .. .. 10% 8 9 p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern .• all 21% 21% Roy. & Ilitchin G. Northern 6 1 4 13( o. Shep. Ex.. Do .. .. 2 p. Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. &York 18 11 6 South Stafford!. Mr. M'Clean 934 3% —• 3 dls. Wear Val. 6 par Cent. gua. • • Stock.& Dar. all 26 —27 Do. do. •• Do .. .. all .. Do. do. •• Do .. .. all .. Wilts, Som., & Weymouth ..IGt. Western all 45 —46 INC '7ZETIIIB: SHARZIL Railways. I Pahl. Nominal Prices. litUdileS3 dOllO to-day. Aberdeen, No. 2, 7 pr. ct. 2% •• • • Caledonian 10/. .. 10 7 73( 7 Chester and Holyhead .. all 14% —153 y Dund. Per. & Aber. June, all % di& East Anglian (31. 103.) 6 per cent. .. .. • • all 2 Eastern Counties Eaten., per cent. No. 1 • • all par —34 p pm Do. No. 2 • • • • all % dls par Do. New 6p. cent. • Stock 10 10% 10% Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 percent. • • all 11% 123( Do. 101. 'ashen. Shares. all •• East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. all • • •—• 6% E. &W. York. June. 5 ths all • • Edin. Per. & Dun. 51 p.ct. all 34 dis. par Glasgow & S.-W. Consol. 100 • • Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. all 13% 13 34 133( Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. 5 1 1 3E p. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... .. 6 .. Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. 100 .. Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per cent., No. 1.. • • .. 11 .. p Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 •• p London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per et., late Croydon thirds 100 Do. pref., 5 p et. Stock, 1851, from 50/. chars. E 100 • Do. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 London &S.-W., new • • 5 2% —2% P. Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares 10 •••• Manch., Sheffield, and Line., guar. shrs., No. 1 all 1134 12 34 Do. new, 101. all 11% —l2 Do., 6/. 34 % Midland Con. 6 1). e. Ana 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent... 100 128 13 0 Do. Bristol & Glouces. 48 •• Norfolk Extension .. all 15 —l6 Do. guar. 534 per cent. all Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 • • —•• North British .. 5 431'i 5 Oaf. Wor. &W 01. 151. 6 p.c 4 I p Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed • . all 10 10 34 Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cont. all 14% 15 1 ( South Devon • • • • • • all 1334 14 34 South-Eastern, 434 p. ct. 10 Waterford &Kilkenny, 51. 1 •• g. WestLondon,let Cl. (101.) all Do. 2d Class do. (Par) a ll York, Newc., and Berw., Gt. N.of E. Pur. • • a l l 16 1634 • 4 434 York and North Midland 11. and S. Purch. .. 10 1% 134 dli. 8% POILEIGN. Boulogne and Amiens .. all 10% —ll Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) •. all 17% 17% Demerara • • •• all .• do.. Dutch Rhenish .• x.l. l ig 4% 434 dis, xi 3% 2 34 2 14 P• 20 Eas p t o. lndla d n o. Great Indian Peninsula.. all 1 p. Ditto ditto 3% 3% 434 p. Louvain a la Sambre . • • Luxembourg .. 8 1 — 13 i Ditto .. 10 234 234 Madrid and Valentin • Maria Antonia .. 271 as 81 8 —lO Ditto, New •• 7% 3 4 • • Namur and Liege .. .. all 636 — 6 % 634 Northern of France .. 16 14% 14% Orleans and Bordeaux .. 9 4 34 434 db. Paris and Orleans .. all 84 —36 Paris and Rouen .. •• all 25 2534 Paris and Strasbourg .. 17 5 % — 5 % 11 3. xi x.l. Rouen and Havre .. all 1 1 % — 9% Sambre and Meuse •• all 3 —3% Tours and Nantes •• 16 9 9 di& Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hassell .• all • •• West Flanders .. 8% 2 v . 234 Asturian •• •• •• • • Australian ...... Barossa Rango .. • . Blaenarvon Iron and Coal Bolanos Scrip British Iron ...... Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p.) Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba 15 4 1 13 01 Do. St. John del Rey.. Cobre Copper • •• Copiapo • General.. • • .- • • Mexican& S. American Real Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Debentures. Do. Red Debentures .. Santiago de Cuba ...... Tin Croft ........ . United Mexican....... JOIN'. Australasia ...:..—.7.-: British North America.. Colonial .... .... .. .. .. Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .... London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. _ Do. New National of Ireland .... Provincial of Ireland.... Do. New .. ........ Union of Australia .. Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid MX Canada .............. Gen. Steam Navigation . Penin. & Oriental Steam. Ditto ditto Royal Mail Steam .. .. [We cannot be answers will not be influenced by 13 5 24% 128 2 814 7 STO MEL: 32i , p 4 aye— 3% 18 —197./ t as 35• U —36 X, 6 ,'t —7% 13% 14 3% —4% —34 3 - - 8 3% -2% BANKS 34 - 35% 45 -46 10% - 12 25 -26 18% - 17% 27% - 29 18% - 20% 42 - 44 19 Ole for ti intoreste 15% - 16% 35 - 36% 3 -3% 13% - 14% ',ANEOUS. 48 —49 26% 28 69A —7l 11 9 xd 78 —BO 79%f80 Le errors of the Official Liats, and I correspondents.] MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS• CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 6,000 bales, of which 2,000 American were taken for export. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 450 Pernam and Maranham at sd. to kid., 200 Bahia at 61d., 100 Egyp tian at sd. to 54d., and 500 Surat at 2kd. to 30, per lb. The market was quiet, but closed firmly; prices of good ord and low mid American were tight; the same may be said of Surat.—Railway Shares were dull. The rates at which bills of exchange were negotiated yesterday afternoon upon the principal continental cities were rather highd., Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25 22i to 25; Amsterdam,. 11 181 to 181; Hamburgh, 13 81 to 8i; Frankfort, 1191 to 1191; and Trieste, 11 4S to 53. Official returns state that on comparing the herring fishery of Scotland for 1850, with an average of the herring fishery of Great Britain, taken from the five years' fishing previous to the year 1849, there is a decrease for the year 1850 of only about 30,000 barrels of herrings in the total quantity cleared. It appears from this comparison that the fishing of 1850 has been about an average fish ing, and as the withdrawal of the officers from the English stations has now elicited the true return for the Scotch herring fisheries, so it has also brought out the extreme importance and extensive value of this branch of industry to Scotland. It shows that from Scotland, almost exclusively, is carried on the great Continental trade in her rings, which has gradually risen from year to year, and is now an object of so much interest and importance to the Northern States of Europe. While every other section of the trade of cured herrings has declined, this alone has steadily increased. In examining the returns, with a view to have an average for comparison, it is necessary to pass over the fishing of 1849, because that fishing so far exceeded every other, and the glut of fish from it was so enormous, that if admitted, it takes the calcula tion quite out of the range of a common average. The fishing of 1849 exceeded the highest fishing formerly on record by no less thou 103,4 03 barrels; and it must be evident that so sudden an excess, and to so great an amount, ought to he treated as a solitary instance of very singular abundance. Rejecting, then, the year 1849, it will be seen by the returns as made up for the year ended sth January , 1851, that the export of herrings to the Continent for that year shows a marked increase, and that this branch of the trade has been steadily .increasing year by year. On the other hand, the export to Ireland, and the export to places out of Europe, has largely decreased, thereby making the Continent the chiet market for herrings , and rendering Europe the great field of enterprise for British fishermen and curers. The trade in herrings 0 places out of Europe was formerly directed chiefii to our West India Colonies, cured herrings being a principal article of food for the slaves there; but atter the Slave Emancipation Act, the trade to these colonies declined till it has become per fectly insignificant. The Irish market was also for' merly a large market, and still continues to take a con siderable quantity of cured herrings; nevertheless, it ie too rapidly on the decline, and the progressive decrease of the demand in that quarter, visible almost year be year, naturally caused serious apprehensions that th e market will in time become extinct. The causes for this are not so apparent. It may be an evidence of t he improved agriculture and increasing prosperity of Ire" land, or the free importation of foreign corn by cheapen" ing the price may have given the people a different de scription of food, or the consumption of salt herrings may be lessened by the excessive emigration of Oh e . labouring population ; but from wh atever caus e i t proceeds, the demand in Ireland has greatly fallen off' and there appears little or no prospect of its reviving. IS is singular, in the face of what might be called national markets, thus spontaneously closing themselves to the produce of one part of the empire, to perceive the conti nental states, on the other hand, receiving more and Wer e of British herrings, and gladly, accepting them when" ever they can be offered, or rather wherever theYose not excluded by the high and arbitr a ry d u ti es imp. on the import of them by foreign Governments. It still more singular to observe the marked contrast in this respect to what was the state of things half a century ago. At that time the idea of competition wi th the Dutch was ridiculed. They, and they alone; were supposed to have the knowledge both catching and of curing herrings, so as to ma ke them acceptable on the continent. They were a l lowed to take undisputed possession of the herring fisheries in the North Sea; and the hopes of those en, gaged in our national fisheries seemed to be confined t 0 the Frith of Forth and the Lochs of the west coast of Scotland, and to aim no higher than ha s tily to prePa, r , the fish caught, so as to suit home c o nsum pti o n or t' West India market. From the period wh en the C 0 re ; missioners took charge of the fisheries to the prese l a 3 .. date, the continental trade has been gradually exPti, il ; 4 l ing; and wherever it has done so, in ev er y s t a t e wu'", has opened its market, it can be traced t o t h e unu i ": puted currency possessed by British herrings throng/ the official brand which carries them from mercil to merchant, and from town t o town unoperie, and therefore in the best condition, with an attestat' °o of quality that can be relied on, and th e guarantee of 0,,,.:, neutral but responsible authority. In their annual ts, ports the Commmissioners have giv e n assurance t"" their efforts and attention have b een unremitting to `h maintain the purity of the official brand, and it is satisfaction they have perceived by th e returns o f ce'; llt s nental export that the exertions of the board have br e appreciated by foreign merch an t s, an d that increast purchases have been made on the faith of the bra°, The manner in which it operates in directing forelo capital to the pr o d uce o f the Scottish fisher. is forcibly illustrated in a letter from , Wellmann, of S tett i n, to George Traill, Esq., iniis a plain and simpl e narrat i ve of the common course o f t se trade in herrings over the continent, and of the e e l and simpli c ity w i t h w hi c h complex and d i ff i cu lt der ings are c on d uc t e d t h roug h t h e operat i on o f the brae The report of the Amsterdam Stock Market is to tui f effect that b us i ness was d u ll. D u t c h T wo . an d-a- 6 per Cents. were 58, 7 ,-. Mexican Bonds were lower. . The English Funds have been rather weaker, Coll,!, realising 96i for Transfer, and 964 for Account. d , differences are met with ease. The New Three- 013 0 , a-Quarter per Cents. have been 98i to 99k. Bank St ° to is worth 215 to k. Exchequer-bills have been 465. 495. premium; Indian Stock has been at 261. Bonds 5,i. Russian Bonds are 1 1 5 toMexican bs :: Spanish Three per Cents. aro 38 k; and the B o been done at 29i and 30 , and are now called 29 § e r Sardinian Scrip is par to k discount. Dutch Fou r I" Cents. are 93i. Bea r! Shares are not so good generally, and the o re seem to have operated less freely of lat e , an d there ; a , have less to " carry over." The Bulls, conseque n cs , y are made to pay dearer on continuing their aeon° QUARTER TO THRE E ' Consols „, 964. i Ditto Account, Sept. 11 to r BRITISH FUNDS 'l'Hl5 DAY AT ONE O'CLO O (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 215 1 ,4 8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.— 97% 8 per Cent. Consols Annr. - • 99% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anna 99 IA 98,9 _16 long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 7% 7 7 India Stock 0 61 India Bonds under 1,000/.. Consols for Account 9 6 34 Eschoouer Bilk. ' 14d. 1,0001..., 5001. ......... .... Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS = AT 0NE 4499 0 446 ' 6 0 44 : 9°(C;°‘ Brasilian Bonds. 5 per Cent. — Ditto, New, 1843 Mexican lionas,lB46, ex Jan. Coupons 29% 3 0 Portuguese Bonds , 5 per Cent B9 5 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent IISIA 11 5 Sarrdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. . Do., Scrip Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. ...... Ditto Passive Bonds 5 3 /4 Spanish Bonds,3 per Cent,1840 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 4 per Cent., 12 Guild Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates COURSE OF EXC. Amsterdam .......... 11 17 Ditto, three months .. 11 18 Rotterdam 11 18 Antwerp ..... ......... 25 25y, lirussels.. •... •• •• • • 25 '25 Harnburgh ......M.B. 13 834 Alt Dna Path, 3 dayesight • • 25 734 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 25 Marseilles 25 27}4 80urdeaux......... • Vrankforton Mains.... 119% Vienna, diem flo. • .... 11 48 Trieste, ditto—. •..... 11 51 Petersburgh, SU. Rble .. 37 Madrid •• •• •• .• 504' 3 Cadiz •• ............ 50% Barcelona •• • • ......... aANGE.—TuEsDAY• Gibraltar.. • ..... •• • 2 0 40 Leghorn ••• • • • 2 5 40 Genoa • • • • •• .• • • • • • • 4l Naples ••••.. • • • • 11311 , Palermo, peroz • • • • • • " Messina ...••• • • •• Lisbon.... • • .... •• •• • • 153 Oporto ••.• • • ••• • • • Rio Janeiro • • • • •• • • Buenos Ayres •••• • • ", New York, 60 dayleSigh Philadelphia •• • • •• • • • Ug. 9 00. PII.IOES 01 BIILLIO 1 " F ore ign Gold Juba!".. 0 o P ortuga l Gold Coi n • • n 0 0., Span i s h Doubloon• • 6 4 ii* New Dollars •• •• 0 b Silver in bars!..... '••• Mr. an, the Scottish artist , picture of the battle of Culloden. is abo,n tto paio M Railways. 4% % 81 11% % % 17 100 I 1 0 100 8 6 8 113 4 47% 100 100 4234 4 2 0 100 100 47% all all 25 all 23 il all all 5 5 16 2-3 all 126 3 9 all all 25 6% 6 13( % 3i 39% 85 84% 49 2 % % 4% II % x.d L 22% % 121% 25% 14 2I 43M 4a 1 14% 6% 7% 8 xi. 7% di& dia 22 22 Nominal Price.% iinaivas don to-day. Paid. BU could Th 'ng 4 futur did ni Profit, th e re tional Lo thi till