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BEER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.' 2IADLLE. In consequence of the gTeat success of Ma►dlle. FIORENTINI, she will hare Ulu honour to appear in the ensuing week in BeWni's Opera of NORA A . . H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. rWO FAREWELL NIGHTS. It is respectfully a.rwunced that the FAREWELL and CON CLUDING NIGHTS of the SEASON will be given on TIIURDAY hext, Atignst 22, and on SATURDAY, August 24, 1450. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Last sight but One of the Season. THIS EVMNING Will he praaented Donizetti's Opera. LA FIGLIA DEL REOVIMENTO. Marie, Madame Sontag; Sulpizio Sergente, Signor F. LablaChe ; Carporale, Signor Ferrari ; Tonic), Signor Gardoni. Director of the Music and Conductor, Mr. Ealfe. LA PRIMA BALLERINA; on, L'Embuscade. The principal parts by Madlle. Amalia Ferraris, Mdlles. Aussan don, Julien, Lamnreux, Rasa, and Madame retit Stephan ; MM. Charles, Di Mattia, -- v'enafra, Gouriet, &c. La Brigantine, by Madame l'etit Stephan and M. Charles. A new grand Pas de Cinq (composed by M. Gosselin), by Madlle. Amalia Ferraris, Mesdames Lamoureux, Rosa, and Julien, and M. Charles. La Salterelle, by Madlle. Amalia Ferraris and M. Charles. Applications for boxes, stalls, and pit tickets to be made at the Box Office of the Theatre. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GABLELN. THIS EVENING Will be performed with the following powerful east, Meyerbeer's grand Opera, LES HtiGITENOTS. Valentina, Madame Grisi ; Margarita di Valois, Madame Cas tellan; Dama d'Onore, Madlle. Cotti ; Urban, Madlle. de Merle ; the Huguenot Soldier, Signor Lavia ; E Conti di San Bris, Signor Taglianco ; E Conte dl Nevers, M. Mascot ; De Cosse, Signor Luigi Mei ; De Betz, Signor Polonini ; Meru, Signor Rommi; Maurevert, Aguo - Soldi ; Capitano della. Guardia, Signor Talamo ; karcello, llerr Formes ; and Raul di Nangis, Signor Mario. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Scenery ty, Messrs. Grieve and Telbin ; the Dresses by Mrs. Bailey and Mme. Marzio ; the Appointments by Mr. Bla mire ; the Machinery by Mr. Allen ; the Dances arranged by M. Alexandre ; and the Spectacle under the direction of Mr. A. Harris. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, M. Costa. The Performances will commence at Eight o'clock. fIir.:ATRE ROYAL, HAYISLARRET. Mr. R. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager. Old Brompton. For a few nights only, Adelphl Company and Adelphi Pieces. THIS EVENING, _ _ Will be performed the Coined.; of PAUL PRY. Harry Stanley, Mr. Boyce ; Witherton, Mr. Cullenford ; Colonel Hardy, Mr. Lam bert ; Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Marian, Miss Harding. After which a new and original Zoological Extravaganza, called THE HIPPOPOTAMUS. Mr. Tiddywink, Mr. Wright • Sergeant italb,z, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mrs. Tiddywink , Miss E. Har ding.: To 7ronc , ude with THE DOUBLE-BEDDED ROOM. Charaeters by Mr. Lambert, Miss E. Chaplin, &c. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Le'see, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street. MRS. FANNY KEMBLE'S READINGS OF sIIAKSPEARE. Mr. MITCHELL has the honour to announce, that owing to the distinguished and increasing success of Mrs. Fanny Kemble's Read ings. they will be further continued on Wednesday and Friday Eve nings, during the ensuing week, and a Second (positively the last) Morning Reading, ois Monday, August 26. The Plays are selected in conclusion of Mrs. Fanny Kemble's present engagement in London. On MONDAY MORNING, August 19, as already arranged, Shakspeare's Play of "King Lear." On Wednesday Evening, August 21, "King John," On Friday Evening, August 23, " Richard the Second." And the last Reading on Monday Morning, August 26, Henry the Fourth. Part 11. -W. - Morning Readings at Half-past Two. Evening Readings to commence at half•past Eight o'clock precisely. Stalls, is. ; Boxes, 55.; Pit, 35.; Amphitheatre, 2s. Private Boxes One Guinea, One Guinea and a-half, and Two Guineas. Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Sams' Royal Library, St. James's-street ; Messrs. Ebers'. Andrews', Hookham%. Allcroft's, Leader and Cock's, Chappell'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 is open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The best ventilated Theatre in London. Crowded Houses to witness the attractive and magnineent Soectacle of Mazeppa, which, with brilliant novelties in the Wonders of the Arena, form the most varied and attractive Entertainments in the Metropolis. THIS EVENING, Will be produced Lord Byron's gorgeou4 Spectacle of MAZEPPA and the WILD HORSE. Mazeppa, Mr. N. T. Hicks. - To be succeeded by an inimitable Display of iiatty's Feats of Equitation in the Cirque Olympique. To conclude with the Ballet of THE CHAMOIS HUNTER. Box-otlice open From Zleven till Four Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. Uader the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, his Boyal Highness Prince Albert, &c. &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. OPEN every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY. Another splendid Elephant. Promenade Concert, conducted by Mr. Godfrey—Select Programme of Ancient and Modern Music. Prodigious Success of the entirely new-modelled Dioramic Pic ture representing the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his Army ! the largest Picture in the World! with innumerable moving Figures the size of life. Modelled, painted, and produced by Mr. Danson and Son, assisted by Messrs. Adams, Wilson, &c. &c. The Picture has occupied the Messrs. Danson for many months, and it is eenfldently submitted to the Public as a chef-d'ceuvre of art, and not inferior to any production of the day. The Splendid MENAGERIE has lately been enriched by several valuable Presents from the Queen. The Musical Department is conducted by Mr. Godfrey. It will be the aim of the Establishment to offer for the gratification of the Subscribers and the Public, the most Splendid Military Band In the Kingdom I I Selected from the Bands of her Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards. and the most eminent Artistes in the profession. The following list of engagements will, it is hoped, convince the Public, that the long-acknowledged excellence of the Band of this Establishment will be fully maintained ! The Repertoire of Music will be most extensive and varied, arranged from the most Popular Operas in this and other countries. Solo-Players--Messrs. Lazarus, Prosperre, Egerton, Crozier, Webb, Holt, &c. During the evening a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic Tableau illustrating the celebrated Picture by David, of Buonaparte Crossing the Alps ! Showing a general view of the Region of the Alps, stretching from the small mountain lake in the foreground to the distant snow-clad mountains, crowned by the stupendous Mount St. Bernard and its far-famed Monastery. A portion of the French Army Is first seen en bivouac," presently the drums beat to arras, and amid the clash of Military Bands and Martial Music, the Troops oramence the Ascent. The Soldiers are seen dragging the Artillery In Trunk, or Trees, now ascending almost Perpendicular Heights, and traversing the most Terrific Ravines, but all difficulties are overcome, and the Gallant Army is seen pursuing its course to the Fertile plains of Italy. The whole to conclude with a Gorgeous Display of Fireworks, by Messrs. Southlis intrAncing, amongst various novelties, the most admired feux Wartlike of former seasons, jets d'eau, water rockets, revolving pierce, a ntavniticent Transparency fifty feet in height, painted by I,:cssrs. Danson, representing Buonaparte on Horseback cheering on. his Troops, surrounded by warlike emblems, insignia of honour, flags, trophies, &c., amidst a cerruscatiou of various coloured Ares. The complicated and difficult machinery, and the erection of the picture under the direction of Mr. Thos Lowe. The ostensive gas fittings by Messrs. Butchaby and Dixon, 23, King-street, Covent gralea. Admission. is. HWFI WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE. TEIIB DAY —Mornin; 18 min. after 9 ; Evening 6 vain. after 9 To-Moasow— Morning 31 min. after 10 I Evening 10 min. atter 11 THE WEATHEFL—Sins OFFICE, AUGUST 17. THER3IOIII.TER, IN THE SHADE. 75—highest since noon yesterday. 58—lowest this morning and during the night. 72—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'06. WIND Westerly—fine breeze and sunshiny weather. altlt LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1850. Preparations have been made on a rather extensive scale for the third Congress of the Peace Association, to be holden this time in the imperial metropolis of Germany. By a somewhat unfortunate arrangement, however, the building selected as the rendezvous of the advocates of arbitration is that very St. Paul's Church which was the scene of the Federative Parlia ment, the Parliament of stormy discussions and no results, the Parliament of illusions and disappoint ments. The circumstance is unpropitious. Howbeit time alone can demonstrate whether the meeting about to be held on three successive days, the 22d, 23d, and 24th of the present August, will prove as barren of all good effects as the Assembly presided over by Von GAGERN. One beneficial consequence at least may be counted upon as inevitable, namely, that a large amount of super fluous eloquence, such as might otherwise have been inconveniently em ploy ed a ill be expended in this very harmless agitation. In this respect the Congress should at any rate be welcomed with all earnestness, seeing that it acts yearly as a sort of rhetorical safety-valve, thereby relieving the rest of the community from an intolerable abundance of declamation. Happily some fantastic outlet of this kind has always more or less, preserved the multitude from the garrulity of those good citizens who are afflicted with a tendency to oratorical displays. Carried away by an enthusiasm of this description they have perpetually, generation after generation, from time immemorial, flung themselves into enter prises as entirely illusory and impracticable. Never before, perhaps, has any scheme of this kind been so supremely Quixotic as this one of international arbi tration, but projects cf some sort kindred in their na ture have always existed. Nevertheless, while the members of the Peace Association have been com pelled perforce to content themselves with the subor dinate praise due to imitators, it has been reserved for them to carry the notion of these demonstrations to the very acme of extravagance. At a period when the whole continent was convulsed from one extremity to another, when revolutionary outbreaks were causing the cities of Europe to bristle with bayonets and to resound with the tocsin of insurrec tion-; when Mobs were beseiging Rings in their palaces ; wheii the pi ire , s were leading on their troops to the bombardment of great capitals ; when provinces were eso!ated by civil war, and whole countries laid waste by invaion—then, as if by way of satire on their o sin proceedings, the peace gentle men congregatid together to inaugurate the new era when spearheads should be carved into sickles, and swords beaten Into ploughshares ! Paris—whose every street has, more or less, at some time or another been baptised by bloodshed—was selected as the scene of their convention, 'Faris, twice taken by the com• biped armies of Europe, Paris, the seat of Terror ism in. September, and the arena of the san guinary' massacre of June ! Again, it was London. which was chosen as the place of their assemb'tage, and that within a comparatively short period of that April in which it was deems 3d necessary for the Government of Great Britain to call out the military force for the maintenance of public tranquillity, placing bands of soldiers with drawn swords in many of the courtyards of Westminster, and collecting troops armed with muskets behind the sand bags on the roof of the Bank of England ! Now it is Frankfort-on the-Maine which is to be the scene of these concilia tory deliberations, Frankfort, not many months ago, riddled with discharges of musketry, and ringing with the cries of dying and wounded combatants ! Either by a premeditated defiance of popular judg ment, or by a most unlucky casualty, the representa tives about to appear at the pacific Congress in the imperial metropolis of Germany are men of about the most bellicose reputation in their respec tive countries. From England, for example, goes Mr. COBDEN, a gentleman who a year or so back threatened to crumple up the Russian empire like a piece of paper, who, moreover, most lustily proclaimed his sympathy for the Hungarian race, then fighting for their liberties, and who only a few weeks ago hinted his intention of handing one of his correspon dents over to the custody of the metropolitan police for having employed towards himself the lan guage of intimidation ! Then again from France goes no less warlike a personage than M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN, the firebrand redacteur of the Presse, the crochetty instigator of his countrymen to all sorts of extremities, the assailant of all pacific forms of government, the duellist who with a pistol ball shot down the chivalrous and gifted ARMAND CARREL, the editor of the .National newspaper, that patriotic genius of whom the Honourable GEORGE SYDNEY SMYT BE has exclaimed so nobly— " A wrong to conviction he could not endure, And he fought for his Love when he fought for the Poor!" These are the peace representatives, forsooth, who are to teach mankind the sinfulness of battle ! These are the purveyors of tranquillity, the buck sterers of forgiveness, the chafferers in beneficence, who are hawking their dogmas of arbitration about from nation to nation as if they were the privileged precursors and pursuivants of some nondescript Millennium! Bah ! they are without even the merit of originality. In the very sentiment out of which the whole movement has been originated they were forestalled, long ago, by Mr. Wacsroan SQUE ER S, when he observes to Mr. SNAWLEY that, in bring ing his sons to Do-the-boys Hall, " he comes to the right shop for morality !" Enough, however, of this pre posterous scheme of arbitration, a scheme which we do not hesitate to call preposterous, although we doubt not its advocates will as indignantly repudiate the epithet as did Sir ULIc MACKILLIGUT when so termed by one of the young gallants in Humphry Clinker. Prepos terous in every sense the movement is, being none less so than would have been a meeting held for the sup pression of earthquakes among the ruins of Lisbon, or among the smoking ashes of Guadeloupe. After the virtual suspension of the Bank Charter Act of 1844 by the Ministerial letter, to which we have recently directed the public attention, no alter native remained but the assembling of both Houses of Parliament without a moment's unnecessary delay. The Government had taken upon itself the responsi bility of recommending an infringement of the exist ing law of the land, and pledged itself " to propose to Parliament, on its meeting, a Bill of indemnity." Nothing but the extreme urgency of the case, the absolute necessity of a remedy prompt, vigorous, and decisive, to arrest the rapid progress of the disease, which would speedily have destroyed public credit, and involved all classes in one common ruin, could possibly have justified such a course. Bad and indefensible as it was, and condemned by all right minded men, it was still " the law"—an Act of the three estates of the realm, deliberately carried, and which must, therefore, be respected by the Executive so long as it was suffered to encumber the national statute-book. The great probability of such " a crisis" as that which had just occurred had been foreseen by those best qualified to form a correct judgment as to the future operation of the intended law, and a memorial had been addressed to the then Premier, Emphatically warning him of the conse quences of passing the Bill without a power being reserved enabling the Bank cf Eng land, with the consent of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, and the Master of the Mint, to extend their issue upon securities, beyond the amount of 14,000,0001. This important cau tion, which was signed by every leading banking firm in London, with one excep tion, contained the following paragraphs, which proceeding from such a quarter should have awakened the Legislature to the dangerous character of the contemplated measure : " It is with considerable surprise that we find that the Bill now before the House of Commons does not contain any provision fur an extension of the issue beyond 14,000,00 W. upon securities, excepting under the special circumstances named in the fifth clause of the Bill now before Parliament. " We are apprehensive that the absolute limitation of the issue to 14,000 0001., without any power of expansion being reserved, whether that amount be in itself a proper amount or not, will create a general feeling of uneasiness throughout tbe country, and, by preventing the satisfactory reception of the measure, will deprive the scheme of the advantages it possesses, and interterea with its success. " We respectfully submit, that the effect of such an absolute limitation will be to restrict the business of the country, by leading to a general withdrawal of legitimate accommodation, unless some power be reserved by the Bill for extending the issues with the sanction of the authorities above alluded to in cases of emergency, to be made apparent to such authorities." The salutary suggestions were, however, neglected, or, rather, slighted and despised. The bewildered legislators persevered in their mad career—the Bill was passed without the important addition recom mended by the London bankers. A fatal confidence was reposed in the efficacy of the " self-acting regu lator of the currency," and the power of expansion was deliberately rejected by Parliament, who deter mined that the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer should not have the authority which they afterwards assumed. These unquestionable facts greatly enhanced the Ministerial responsibility. It was clear that it was not a casus omissus which had been ac cidentally neglected. The possibility of such "a crisis" had been foreseen; a mode of remedying the anticipated evil, whenever it might arise, was clearly and dis tinctly pointed out ; Parliament was asked to make the necessary provision for the dreaded emergency, but the reasonable request was peremptorily refused ; and the very Ministers, who afterwards suspended the Act, were themselves parties to that refusal. We do not reproach them for that apparent inconsistency, on the contrary, we think that they deserve consider able credit for adopting so vigorous and decisive a course, so contrary to the laisser faire policy usually observed. This indispensable step, however, rendered essen tial the immediate convening of Parliament. A dis solution bad taken place during the preceding summer, followed by a general election, and the new Parlia ment assembled for the first time in the latter end of November. An extraordinary change had, however, occurred in the Ministerial feelings during the in terval. Although the bold experiment had succeeded au merveille, had even surpassed the most sanguine expectations that had bee n f ormed, its authors were already anxious to retrace their footsteps, and to maintain the Act which they had condemned and virtually annulled a few weeks previously. Before even the question could be discussed in either House, the letter of the 25th of October was withdrawn, after a brief but salutary existence of four weeks, the letter of withdrawal being dated the 23d November. This was the first symptom of a desire on the part of Minist e r s t o f ree th e mselves from responsibility. In that letter they put prominently forward the fact, that there had been " no infringement of the law. Tt is was undoubtedly the fact. But they had autho rised the Bank directors to violate the law, and pledged themselves to bring in a Bill of indemnity, and could take no credit to themselves because that course was rendered unnecessary by the immediate and almost magical result of the step they had taken, which assured the public that the Bank had power to advance notes to any amount, without limitation of any kind ; that the 8,000,0001. of gold and silver coin which had previously been locked up in the coffers of the Bank were rendered fully avail able; and even if that were not sufficient, that a suspension of cash payments would be resorted to, if necessary. It was, therefore, to say the best of it, rather unfair and uncandid on the part of Govern ment to set up the defence that there had been no ac tual "infringement of the law." • But it speedily became painfully apparent that that was the least of their backslidings. Sir CHAILLES WOOD had determined, notwithstanding the letter, to which he was an assenting and sub scribing party, to maintain the obnoxious law in full force. This he could not accomplish directly ;it required some of that " dodgery" for which the Whigs have long been celebrated. His first object, therefore, was to avoid the responsibility of dealing with the question himself; his second to postpone the decision thereon until the public excitement should be allayed, so that the determination to maintain ull the restric tions imposed by the Act of 1844 inviolable might be announced with impunity. Both these desiderata would be, attained by referring the matter ton Select Committee, who should fully investigate and report on the subject. That course was adopted. On the 30th November the Right Hon. Baronet moved for the ap pointment of a Select Committee "to inquire into the causes of the recent commercial distress, and how far it had been affected by the laws for regulating the issue of bank-notes payable on demand," which oc casioned one of the most interesting discussions of modern times. The Committee was ultimately ap pointed—we should rather say packed—and from the hour of the nomination of its members all hope de parted from those who were looking anxiously for an enlarged and comprehensive measure of monetary re form, so far at least as the labours of that Committee were concerned. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Moniteur continues to publish telegraphic dispatches descriptive of the progress of the PRESIDENT. The following are the latest from Dijon : ‘..llijon, Aug. 14, Five P.M. "THE PREFECT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE COTE- tcu "01475 a 1:11444.). A rr kt h fl • r • DRoit' - D'OR TO THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR. "Chalons-sur-Saone, Aug. 14, Eleven A.M. "The President proceeded yesterday to Fixin. ,There was a large assemblage of the population around the monument of Napoleon, and the most animated accla mations arose during his stay in that place, and on his passage. A toast was proposed by the Mayor of Dijon, at the banquet offered to the President, the answer to which was enthusiastically applauded. The ball given by the torn of Dijon was attended by more than 2,000 persons. _ _ _ " The journey from Dijon to Chalons-sur-Saone was accomplished comfortably. At Nuits, Beaune, and Chaquy, the National Guards were waiting for the Pre sideut, who was very well received. "He was also perfectly well received at Chalon.:, where there was a review on the Place d'Armes, and a reception at the Hotel de Ville. " The departure for Macon took place at eleven o'clock, by the steamer Hirondelle." " Macon, Wednesday evening, Aug. 14. " The President of the Republic left Chalons at eleven o'clock. He stopped for some time at Turnus, and ar rived at Macoa at half-past three P.M. The whole of the population had spontaneously met on his passage. with the municipality and National Guards at their head. The vessels on the river dressed out with flags, the salvos of musketry and artillery, the sympathetic acclamations of the populations, all contributed to giver to the journey the appearance of a coutinual Jae. The port of Macon presented an immense concourse of the population. From the borders of the Saone to the houses the whole line of the quays was covered with spectators. The review was magnificent; the receptions which followed it were very numerously attended. The municipalities came en masse from the most distant points, some of them even from the distance of twenty leagues, and without the absence of a single member." "Lyons, Aug. 15, half-past Four, P.M. - . - . " The reception given to the President of the Re public at Lyons surpasses all the hopes of the" [interrupted by the w•eatber.] It Would appear that, notwithstanding the state ments in these dispatches, the reception of the PRINCE has not been so cordial as the favourers of Imperialism could desire; the re-actionaries are much disappointed at finding that the great majority of the inhabitants of the eastern departments are sincerely attached to the Republic. The re-actionaries had so frequently repeated that the great majority of the nat!on were opposed to the Republic, that at length they actually themselves believed in their own fabri cation. The journey of the PRESIDENT has, however, enlightened them. At Dijon he was greeted with cries of " \rive! la Republique, et rien que la Republique !" a significant cry, but one which even the ingenuity of M. BAROCHE cannot twist into sedi tion ; while at Joigny a National Guard, who had shouted for the "Damocratique et Societe," was ar rested, and every man in the regiment immediately became silent, the clergy who were near raising a cry of " Vive l'Empereur." Such is the official ac count of the affair given in the Illoniteur de Mrinee, in commenting en which the National shrewdly adie, " what had this battalion, which on the arrest of their comrades became immediately silent, been shouting? Most assuredly it was not Vive i'Empereur'or even Vive Napoleon:" BOUntiE—PARIS, FRIDAY, .ACC 16 THREE o'CLocK.—The market has been firm all day, snd prices have slightly advanced. The Five per Cents. cloyed at 97f. 10c., and the Threes at 58E 40c., the fur mer being 15c. higher, and tho latter, sc. The firmness of the Rent© is attributed in part to a rumour that the President was well received at Lyons, and i❑ part to the approval of the Coupon of the Five per Cents., which will be detached in about three weeks from the present time. Atter the Bourse. in the Cculesse, the Fives were dune at 97f. 12ic. Bank of France Shares are un changed at 2,30 f. and very little difference is to be seen in the quotAtions of the foregoing funds. But little business was dose in Railway Shares, the prices of which remain nearly as they were. Exchange on London (30 days), 25f. 30c., money ; ditto (90 days), 25f. 20c., money. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, AuG. 16. Boulogne and Amiens, VA—Central of France Orleans and Vierzon), 14 tA—Demerara, 7 1 4 —Dutch Rhenish, 29 g East Indian, 7,p2. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 11th have arrived. The elections for Madrid had commenced. The Bolsa was closed on the 11th. GERMANY. The Austrian Roman Catholic clergy have just given a new proof of their intolerance by presenting a petition to Government to prohibit the attendance of Jewish physicians on Christians who are danger ously ill. Intelligence from Frankfort, of the 13th, states that the Austrian Vice-Governor, VON AIERTEUS, had arrived there the previous morning, and, in conformity with his instructions from Vienna, had threatened to take measures in opposition to the pas sage of Baden troops which had been announced. He had, meanwhile, communicated with the Bund Com mission, and it was announced that agreement had been come to, to the effect that the Baden troops ex. pected to arrive on the 13th, or the next day, should land at Weissenau, should pass round the fortress, and embark again beyond it. The Vice-Governor had returned to Mainz with this proposal. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Stadtholderate of Scbleswig-llolstein has re ceived the following communication from the Senate of llamburgh " Hamburgh, Aug. 9.. " In order to define the position which Hat burih in tends to assume towards both parties, in regard to its coasts, harbours, and ports, on the resumption of hostili ties between the Danish Monarchy and the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, the Senate has the honour to bring to the knowledge of the High Stadtholderate the principles upon which the Hamburgh competent autho rities are directed to act, in case of need. " Armed or merchant vessels belonging to either party are to be considered as those of friendly states. Vessels recking refuge and asylum within the Ham t urgh territory, whether from the dangers of the sea or to escape from pursuit, will not be refused entrance. But, on the other hand, the vessels of neither one or the other can be permitted to bring in armed or merchant prizes in any of these harbours, unless storm, or other accident occurring from injuries by sea, and not the risks of war, shall require such vessels to seek refuge. " The Senate seizes this opportunity, &c. (Signed) " THE SENATE, Szo." GREECE. According to intelligence from Athens of the Gth inst., the KING is on the eve of taking a journey, and has appointed a regency, consisting of the Ministers, presided over by the QUEEN. The Ministers of Jus tice and the Interior have resigned. DELtarit has ac cepted the latter department, with the interims of Finance and Ecclesiastical Affairs. The National Guard iT of A l L 'ur Y in . was called out on the 12th to suppress an apprehended insurrection of the monks. The holy fathers, however, when they saw the preparations mad e f or t h e i r reception, thouulit discretion was the better part of valour, and left ArchbiAtop FitANZONI to his martyrdom,' and a very pleasant sort of martyrdom it is, according to the correspondent of the Opinione:— ~yo u know ("rites this correspondent) that the holy mart) r is at FenestraLs. He supported during the journey, with the indifference of a stoic, the hisses with which he was greeted as he pas,ed through different village 3. The taints of old fasted, but the species of martyrdom of our saint is of a totally different character. Th:: following is his every-day punishment :—ten dishes at least, prepared with all the science and the re finement of the art of Apicius, then an elegant assortment of pastry, then all, that Vertumnus and Pomona can offer of the most delicious. During the repast light wine, at the conclusion old sherry, because sherry is of all the products of Bacchus that which Monsignore prefers the moat. Then, after wards, if there are guests, comes sparkling champagne. We are assured that the daily expense for meat and poultry alone is 45 livres." The Croce di Savoia of Turin, of the 11th, states that Count Cavoua is spoken of as the success , .r of SANTA It osA as Minister of Agriculture and Com merce, and that it is rumourf,d the Piedmontese Par liament is to be convoked immediately. All the Ministers are at Turin. From Florence we learn that 1,400 recruits having been confided to the care of foreign officers and sub cfficers, the Tuscan officr.rs of the g»rrison addressed a remonstrance to the Minister of War on the sub ject, stating that this measure inflicted a wound on the national honour. M. LAMARTINE and MR. CROKER. M. de Lamartine has addressed the following letter to the Journal des Debats:— " Marseilles Lazaret, Aug. 12. " Sir,— A recent article in the Journal des Debuts, relating to a recent nublicmion of Mr. Croksr on the departure of Louis Philippe on the 24th of February, contains, in r, lation to ro) self; the most erroneous allega tions. The narrative which I have published is exact, circumstantial, and attested by the most indisputable evidence. I shall not repeat it. I content myself wi:h declaring that the assertions of Mr. Croker concerning me arc num _ _ The Commissioners named by me to protect, in case of necessity, the charaeter, the misfortune, and the dig nity of the King, were not those whom Mr. Crofter has named. They were MM. Lafayette, and Ferdinand de Lssteyrie. They will . not ref use to attest i t. " Receive,uTve, Sir, &c. etd on the other. 7 " A. DE LAItIARTINE." It appears, from the abov e , th at t h e credit due to the statements made by M r . C ro k er depends entirely upon the comparative credibility o f hi mse lf an d M . Alphonse de Lamartine. If th ere b e any truth i n the old adage "lyoscitur a sociit , ," it will not requir e much consideration to de c id e b e t ween t h e cla i m o belief the friend o f t h e martyred Denys Affre, on tetllf)ioe e of one hand, and th at o f t h e assoc i ate, com panion,and executor o f th e no t or i ous M arquis of THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING. The British and North American royal mail steam-ship Asia has just afrived in our river with ad vices from the Uaited States, California, Canada, and Mexico, one week later in date than those received by the America. The Asia left Boston on the 7th inst., and called a Halifax on the 9th. She brings 110 passengers and a large cargo. The news by this arrival is not so important as it has been for some time past. 'he Slavery or Compromise Bill, as reported by Committee, bad passed the Senate, the clauses re specting California and Texas having been first ex punged. Congress was engaged debating an independent Bill as regards California. Eighteen hundred volunteers had offered them selves to Governor Bell to march against New Mexico. They had been accepted. Business throughout the Union has been improv ing during the week. COMMERCIAL. The market for breadstuffs was still quiet, and prices are unaltered. Western Canal flour, 5 dolls. 50 c. to 5 dolls. 62c. ; Genesse prime wheat, 1 doll. 44c. to 1 doll. 46c. per 60ibs.; Southern wheat, 1 dull. 18c. to 1 doll. 20c. per 601b5.; Indian corn, round yellow, 62c. to 640. per bushel; very firm Indian corn, flat yellow, 64c. per bushel; ditto Southern, white, 62c. to 64c. per bushel; Indian meal, 3 dolls. to 3 dulls. 12fro. per barrel. Other quotations a shade lower. Cotton—New Orleans and Mobile middling fair to fair, 13Ic. to 14ic ; Upland and Florida middling fair to fair, 131 c. to 134 c. per lb. Freights ;sere unch.nged at steamer's departure. Exchange on England, 110 t 110-1; Paris, 5 22; Hamburgb, 35i to 36; Bremen, 79i to 791, LATER. INTELLIGENCE. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH 'lO HALIFAX.) Our advices are extended two days later by means of the telegraph which has been lately opened to Hali fax. We are thus in possession of intelligence from New York to the 9rh inst. The Georgia and Cherokee steamers had arrived the previous day in New York from California with three million dollars in gold dust. The prospect of produce in the mines appears to be most gratifying. The Cotton Market at New Yoik on the Bth was somewhat inactive. Cotton declined ac. Nothing else in the markets worthy of notice. THE CHURL—Her Majesty and the Prince Con sort, with the Princess Helena and the royal suite, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday noun from London, en route to the Isle of Wight. The royal party was received at the victual ling-yard, Gosport, by the Port-Admiral, tha Governor, Ad iniral-Superinteudent, and all the usual officials, and a guard of honour of Royal Marines, commanded by Colonel Men zies, K.H. The Fairy steam-yacht embarked the illustrious circle, and steamed with them to Cowes. i .,.,.. V ISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO BELGIUM.—On 'rues , day next, as at present arranged, her Majesty and Prince 1 Albert will take a crui , e in the royal yacht Victoria and j Albert to Belgium, making for the port of Ostend. His Majesty the King of the Belgians will dine on board the ' yacht, which will return on the following day to Cowes. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—Horse boxes for her Majesty's horses are to be furnished from Woolwich yard to the Earl of Aberdeen steamer, in time to leave the river by the 24th inst. • GRAND SWIMMING MATCH. --Lest evening one of th© best-contested swimming matches which have taken . place for a series of years past came off at the National Baths, High Holborn. Th e race was eight lengths of these magnificent and capacious baths, and for two massive silver T Le h a e n e d n e t r ri m es ed w a e l r s e , the gifts of the H o lb orn S w i mm i ng Club. five, and consist e d o f t h e b est ama teur ' swimmers of the day, viz., Messrs. Grant, Davenport, Han sard, Evans Evans, and Whale. The umpires for the occa sion were Messrs. Pewters (the champion of England), and Stiles, and the referee, Dr. Jones, chairman of the Holborn Swimming Club. There was a great deal of betting between the several competitors, each candidate being certain of suc cess, so equally were they all matched. Mr. Grant, how ever, seemed to be the favourite. After an excellent start, Whale took the lead, Davenport and Hansard following closely in his wake. In this position they remained until the third length, when Grant in the most gallant style shot ahead, and remained f irst until he reached the goal, coming in an easy winner, and half the l engt h o f t h e b at h . The place was muner ously attended by a very respec t a ble com pany, who were afterward,: highly amused with Pewter? and numerous nlie'orouunsgmseexettirnalgl°rEodfF the RinOarm ASSOCIATION.—At a very Y swimming pow ers . NATIONAL Council, held on Thursday last, at the King's head Tavern, in the Poultry, by adjournment from the office, in consequence of inadequacy of accommoda tion, J o h n Williams, Esq. , the respected M.P. for Maccles field, was unanimously elected to fill the important office of treasurer of the National Reform Association. COUNTRY MILK MARKETS IN LONDON.—The London and North-Western Railway Company are erect ing a milk market on their station in Lime -street, Liver pool, from designs by Mr. Woods, one (et the engineers. It will be covered by an iron roof, by Mr. Turner, of Dub lin. Such milk markets erected near the metropolitan ter mini of the various lines would be of vital importance to the Londoners, who would have an unequivocal interest in up holding them, if based, as they doubtless will be, on a more substantial foundati,n than the old "London chalk."—The Builder. IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT PRONUNCIATION,—A German, on being asked how old he was when he got mar ried, replied, " I was dirty when I married, and my wife was dirty-two." EXHIBITION OF 1851.--We understand that her Majesty's Commissioners, at their meeting on Thursday, de cided that the last day for receiving demands for space in the building from local committees in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands should be the 31st of October. Parties failing to give such notice as their nearest local committee may require cannot be assured that their claims for space will receive any consideration. Though the 31st of October is fixed, it is obvious that it will materially forward the ar rangements of the Exhibition if immediate notice is given to the nearest local committee. BUCKINGHAMSHIR E RAILWAY.--The works are going on actively between Claydon and Bicester and the latter pl ace and Islip, so that the whole line may be opened by the middle of next month. DIRECT EXETER, P LYMOU TH, AND DEVONPORT RAILWAY.—T he call of 114/. on each of the provisional com mittee placed upon the list of contributories has been post poned until November. Government Inspector is about to go over this company's • and Alloa and STIRLING AND DUNFERMLINE B,AILWAY.—The line of seventeen miles, between Dunfermline , it will be opened by the beginning of September. MIDLAND RAILWAY.—THE DIVIDEND.—We un derstand that the surplus u; on the traffic frt i lie l h s a s f -1 . , hod.,.ear, and applicable for ordinary dividend, is 59,513. -' the direcors and that the dividend to be recommended by will be 16s. on the consolidated stock —that is equal to 11 . 12 s. f er the rate of l per cent. per annum and that a dend a ,. t Derby. London, Brighton, and NEW STEAM ROUTE.--The Inane arrangements for 4s. fid. per annum will be declared on the Lirmingham and South i maordiniction with the running a steamer twice a wee k -.: .1 . c , ! ,,.: een (according to Coast Railway Company have railway . between Shoreham and • theee islands and The only communication hitherto between in ,ton. The new tide, wind, and other circninstancee) acti'd this country has been by way of Soutlia j .olfier, Captain route was opened on Th urs d a y, when. the u the Channel Islands. Henderson, left Shoreham for Jersey Frith a passenger s. following The Bi,hop of London has licensed the . g large number of gentlemen to curacies within his Oxford, to liam George Tupper, ISLA., of Trieity College, the Rev. the curacy of All Saints Church, Knightsbridge; Ile e• Ox- George Stewart Whitlock B.A , of l irase"se Cu g is ' bur :_The Rev. \VA ford, to the curacy of St. G' ~ e Church, Bloon O Y ; ke College, Ox ' Rev. Patron de Patron 13. A of St. Edmund Hall, Oxfu'r.d; ,of Pembro • the Rev. ford, to the curacy of Trinil Church, Tottenham e Jelin White, 8.A., of Clare ' Hall, Cambridge't he cure to _ A cy , of Bromley St. Leonard's • the Rev. Williaul .Norman,,hll.l..h. diocese I v 13• A. of St. Pancras; the Rev. Robert Pennington Stanley' .• . , e Emanuel College, Camb r id ge , to the curacy of St. Alphag , Growwish. . h e e curacy of Christ C u t. , MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TITO O'CLOCK. The sale 3 of Cotton at Liverpool yest,:rday were esti mated at 5,000 bales at previous rate.—The market for Railway Shares improved, and bigher prices were obtained. The following were the Stocks of Coffee at the prin capal ports on the Ist of August : 1850 1849 1848 Great Britain 18,290 16,695 24 786 Holland Antwerp 5,800 5,000 7.400 Hambingh and Bremen 7,400 6,500 9,300 France (Havre, Bor deaux, Mirseilles) Italian Ports (Genoa, Leghorn, Triwsto) 3,000" 3,170 6,006 1 6,429 6,518 73,794 98,853 5,849 Tutal Tons 73,690 4 Year 1850 estimated. The statement of the Bunk of England for the week to the ltiih instant is more ectclusive than was the last, as to the limit.tion of its business ; but this is not an unusual movement at the present time of year. The circulation was smaller, and the increased amount of public deposits will account for the reduction, taken in conjunction with the contraction, of loans upon other securities; while a partial withdrawal of private balances, and investments or advances on Go vernment securities, will serve, with increase in the seven day and other bins, to explain why the circulation was not even is a comparison f , f the last with the previous week's extra demand for the precious metals. The follow ing more contracted, and Why, also, there was a s'ightly return:— ... 30,127,645 ••• 63,065 ... 3,277,752 ••• 86 385 ... 6,283,402 ... 802,528 ... 9,717,785 ... 258,629 1,347,789 ••• 16,069 ... 14,430,847 ... 145,264 ... 10,096,045 ••• 43.566 Notes ••• ... 9,978,245 Increase ... ... 501,730 Bullion ... ... 16,802 236 Decrease ..• 20,140 Active Circulation ••• ... 20,149.400 Decrease 564,795 The negotiation of bills of exchange on the principal cities of the Continent was effected gPnerally, yesterday afternoon, at about the previous r4tes, but there was a slight decline on Paris and Antwerp. Trieste was a shade higher, and Hamburgh firm. The exports of the precious metals from London this week have comprised about 210,000 ounces of silver and 4,100 ounces of gold, all to the continent, and chiefly to Holland and Belgium. The letters by the steamer from America are not yet delivered, but the outline of the intelligence already to hand is regarded as encouraging. Notes Itsued Decrease Rest Increase . . Public Deposits ... Increase Other Deposits Decrease Seven Day and other Bills Increase ... Government securities Increase Other Securities Decrease The commercial advices per Overland Mail notice some improvement in business at Calcutta. The Amsterdam Stock Market on the 15th inst. was flatter. Dutch Two-and-a-lialf per Cents. 56 15-16 to 57. From the manufacturing districts we learn that tha woollen trade was very brisk, and in cotton goods a moderate business was doing. The 'Funds are dull again this morning. Consols 964 s for Transfer, and 96i I for Account. The Danish accounts unsettle the markets a little, but paucity of business is the main cause of the flatness of prices. Ex chequer-bills are 655. to 68s. premium. Bank Stock has risen to 212 and 2121. Foreign Stocks are neglected. Mexican are a shade hotter, being 291 13-; Grenada are 18i Venezuela 35; Dutch Bonds are 594 fur the Four per Cents. Railway Shares do not vary much. They are quoted generally ex div. QUARTER TO THREE, 961 Consols ... .. Ditto Account, Sept. 11 PRICES OF BRITISEI FUN ONE CLOSING D 9 O'CLOCK. PRICES. likur. bLock ... .. 212 212 1 2 212% 8 per Cont. Reduced Arno ... 97 97 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities........ 96 1 4 N 9636 &e 3 1 4 per Cent. Anne .............. 98 4 4 % I , 93 3 4 f...mg Anna. to expire Jan.lB6o 8 5-16 8 5-16 In ti;,. Boucle, 1,000/.... Ditto under 1,000/........ ....... Consols for Account 9 6 li E tclieguer Bills. I ix i d. & 2d 1,000/. Juno 65 68 p 500/. June Small, June F 8 p 9 6 th 68 p 63 p C 8 p CLOSING PRICES. ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazthan Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and ]839 Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent. Grenada Bonds, 1 1 / 2 per Cent l B l /s ai.emican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons Portuguece 5 per Cents. Ditto. 4 per Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Beligan, 4 1 / per Cent. .... . .i;u p to it n t( 2 ; y 4 ,, p p e o r r C C e e n n t t., .Cl2erttiiufiieladies 90 1 / 2 1 74 102 4 184 29A 3 3 3 / 4 35 91W, 89% •1-IICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLO6IN RAILWAY A.Derdo ,, rt Do. Preference 8.1...... 1, 1 4 clii. ... 114 die. Amber. Nett., Bostan, and Eastern Junction 5t,4...... -- A.yrehira and Galloway.. ...7% — Biltast & County Down 30 ...... Clerks & licnts - Extens. (Gt. West. Per. 5 Der ct.) e tsiranughain and Ox ford Juliet., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, withoutguarantee 20 Bir.ninkr. Wolverhlon, and L edey, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 15 Do. without guarantee 15 Binning., W olverh'pton, and St,yur Valley 13/. 14a ... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June 26 ~ ristol and Exeter 100 €4 •••••• Buckinghamshire ...... 171 , 4 Caledonian Do. New 10/. Pref..... 10 Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 C!::ester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference l5 ...... CI arE nce Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 45 ... . . Dundalk & Enniskillen 30 East Anglian, 231., L. & E. and L.. and D...... 25 Do. 18/., E. & H.— 18 — Ditto, 71. 175., 7 per Do., 31. 10s., Pref... 3% — ••• Cent., Preference... 2 Eastern Countie 5........ 20 Ditto,Extensioa, 5 per Cent., No.l B/. 13s. 4d.... p..... .. Ditto ditto. No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... p Do., New Preference, 6 per Cent... Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 Do. New 43 Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 26 - ............•.. —. Ditto, Class A, ditto... 6 Do., Class B& 0 25 Do. Scrip ( 6 per cent.) 20 ... . . . .. . ......... . . Ea.st Lancashire ... 25 ...... , Ditto New Quarters 6% — .. Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 6IA ...... ........ East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per Cent. i.;.dinourgh and Glasgow 50 ...... . Edie., Perth, & Dundee 25 ...... Ditto. Newport Exeter.Yeovil. & Dorch 2 5 ,u —. . Exeter and Exmouth... 21s. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Gla.sgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 60 ...... -- 9 1 4 6 . . D;.Preferenee Conant. Gloucester &Dean Forest 14 ...... .... ....... - .. until, Northern ... Do., is A Deferred Do., 3B 6 per Cent-. 11% •" Do., E. per Cent. Pref. 12 1 4. ..._ ;rear south. and West_ -r -1, Dre!and) Ditto, Eighths Grata North of England.loo x.d 239 x.d. Ditto, New, 401 4O Ditto, New, 30/ 3O Ditto. New ,15/... ...... 15 L4reat Western 100 57 1 ,0 8 x.d sSx.d Ditto, Now 17/... 15 and Selby 5O ...... Ditto, Half Shares Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — ..... -........ _ _ 48 Lancaster und Carlisle 50' ..... ... ......... ... 54 Ditto, Thirds - p — p Lancaanire& Yorkshire 100 Do. Quarters Do. li ifths... ......... ... 11 1 ; i . -- Do. Thirds .............. 18 Do. N ow, Gua. 6 per et. 10 ...... Ditto (Huddersfield and Shoff.) Do. (W. Riding Union) 11% — •• ••• Leads and Bradford Le qts and Thir.fk ...... 50 Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 6 ...... dig............ dis. Do., do. ......No. 2 17 Do., do. ...... No. 3 5 ...... ... ........ Do., Pref. guar., 1843 9 Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . l2 Loudon dr.l3l.ickwall...ll/. 6s. 3d .... Lon,lon, f?,)71,:: r4l litou. :f . South C0a.;;;,... .... lOU .... Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.. 9 ...... --- 11 Do. eref,er. 5 pc.r cent. So Ditto ditto.— I ts. , 2 50 .. - - _ Do., New, guaranteed "' 6 . per Cent • 136 x.d .137 t xd . Londonand Greenwich 1211554 d .... ..... .. /2 Ditto, Preference 2O ............... 24 1 4 Li . ndon and N. we:ztern 100 Ditto, New Qui:item 17 . lB .. ........ . 18' 2 Ditto, Fran , .... ••• _ Do. 101. IM. & B.) C 1 ...... ...." . ' 4 .• • • 134 London , N S.Westiirn .ACO ...... 591/2 • . d •••••... ... D o , New 50/. . ... ......... GO xd Do. 40/. 34 ...... -.. ..... •.... Do., New Prelerence •,5 ...... ...... ..... ..•• • ..... Lon , londerry &Coleraine 25 ..... ..... ........ ... ... -- Do. % Shares ... . ....... ...., ...... . ...m ......... • •• ... Londonderry and Ennu kill,m Do. 1 -X. Shares Lowestoff. guar. 4 per ct ',O Ditto (6 per ct.) ..... 13 Manclie. , t,;•.,Eux.ton,and kli4t • ock . Ni raehe Am Sheffield, :Jill Lincolnshire ..100 - ... ......... •••• Do. Quarten• (No. 1) 25 ... Ditto. Nt-,w lei. PM-. 10 Do., litanchezter and Lincoln ljoior... ~ 41. 2e - die........... di'. Midland Do. Consolidated Pref.loo - Do., 501. Shang Do., him. sod Derby 100 11.. Consolid. Dristoi & Biruttg.. 6 per ct....1e0 - Dittl,Brist. & Gloom tr. 46 ...... ...... ..... ... Ditto ditto . 29!.16e. 0d... Do ErewasliVal Pref 50 Ditto, Leicest.& Swan r in gton, 8 per ct. guar.loo Alidland Great Western Irish ............ .. 47 V ..; hllddlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. uuar. Newcastle and Carli6le 100 Do. Quarters Nowinarket ...... . Do. E:ftension Newport, Abergavenny, end Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrcvor Norfolk ..............10'4) Do. New 2W. Do. Ext. G Liar. 5 p. ct. 20 Do. Guaranteed 54, pc. 5 ..... Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 N - othern Counties Union 4 North British ........ ... 25 Ditto Preference Forth Staffordshire ... 17% — North-Western . l6 Oxferd, Worcester, and b% Wolverhampton Preston & Wyre 25 ... .. Do. % Shares (A) lO ...... Reading, Guildford, and Reigate lB ..... ... .. .. — Royston and Hitchin - ... x.i..... — x.i. Do. Shepreth Exten Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New Shrewsbury and Biro;.. 13%...... dis. .. dis Ditto ditto. Class B. 9% ..... ..• ..... ..... Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 5 ....• Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) 2O ••• Ditto Halves Ditto Oswestry Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. PreL 10 Shropshire Union South Devon Do. Preference South Staffordshire B% 4%. ...... .... 4% South Eastern Do., No. :3 .-.,... ...... 30 ...... ••••. ..... Do., Registered No. 410 South W alas iouth Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole ls Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (N. Div.) Gua ranteed 5 per cent. ... 18% ..- ... ..••• •. : Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 6 - ......- . — Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. CoaL ... 8 •.• .. ...... ••• --- Taw Vale Extension ... 91, 2 • — ... .. ...... ... Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath ... .. l3 Waterford and Kilkenny 20 - Waterford and Limerick 47% Waterfd,Wx.frd,Wiekiw. and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. 5O ...... Do. do. do. ... 25 -....— ... — Do. do. do; ... 15 ..... ..... West Cornwall ...... ... 7 g ... .. ... .... Whitehaven & Furness 20 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 14 ...... Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and —. Berwick....... Do. Newcastle Exten, 20 D'. G.N. E. Preferenc e 9 ...» 4% . ... 4% Do. Ilartlepool Dock and Railway 100 ...... .- ......... „. York and North Midland 50 ...... 16 1 4 l6 Ditt,o, Pi e'erenoe ...... 10 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Angl , Italian (late Ita . lian and Austrian). ... 5 3 4 — Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ...„. 7% . 7% Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 - •.• • ••••••••• ...... Demerara ... ... 17 1 ,4.-- _ Dutch Rhenish ..... .... 8 ..... East Indian .... _ Ditto ..... 20 Great Indian Peninsular 5 ...... Do. D 0... ...... 1 ...... _ Louvain Ila Sambr e ... 7 1 A _ Luxembourg Ditto ......... Madrid and Valentia... 2 Ne.inur an , : Liege ...... 20 .. .. Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 Paris and Orleans ...... 20 ..... .... . Paris and Roue n 2i) ..... 23 x.d.... ............. 23 1 / i x.d. Paris and St ras b ourg Rouen and Ilavrc ...... 20 ..«.. 9% 9% Sambre and Mew° ...... 20 ... .. --- Strasbourg and Basle ... 1 4 Tours and Nantes....... ...... .. 14 . .. . .................... ..... Tournay, J ur bi se, Lin den, and Bassett ...... 20 West Flandars .... .-•— ....... Anglo-M MINES ' exican lOO Asturian ..... ............ 15 .. ........ 4 Basi3ora Range .. ... 33s — ....»......... Blaenarvon Iron & C oa l 50 ...... •• ••••••" Bolonos Scrip ...... .... British Iron ..... ....... ..... ... 12 Brazilian Imperial ..... 2414 BrazilianCftaes&Cuiab a 30 Do. St. J o hn D e l Key 15 Cobre Coppe r General. 2O Real Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black D e b entures ..... Do. Red Ditto ... .... Santiago de Cuba........ 10 ...... Tin Croft ..• ••• .... , . - 7 .... ..: United Mexican 28% ...... - •• • - •......•• ...... JOINT STOOK liAllsF.. National of Ireland 2 2 1,i ...... Provincial of Ireland Union of Australia ..... 25 ...... ... ...... ~.. ..... ......... ........ - Union of Madrid ...... ... 40 ...... .... ........ .... -- 3 % 15 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, AUG. 17.—Wind at noon W., light breeze and;fine.—The New Zealand, of and bound to London, from Bombay, was destroyed by fire 11th of July, lat. 14, long 26; craw saved by the Pauierge, from Moul mein to Havre, arrd. off Eddystone. k New Yor. CowEs, Auc. 16.—Wind N.—Arrd. Marie Franzisko, Borse, Porto Rico; Atkinson, Jackson, Havannah; Sa vantes, Macayo. PLY3IOUTII, AUG. 16.—Wind N.N.W.--Arrd. Mabel, Pullet, Moue Video. Sld. Justine, Adelaide, South Australia; Ganges, Quebec ; Carshalton, Park, ditto. FeLarouTn, AUG. 16. Wind N.—Arrd. Catherine, Swanstoe, Rio Grande. BRIDGEWATER, Auc. 16.—Wind W.N.W. Arrd. Argent, 011ason, Quebec. WATERFORD, AUG. 15.—Wind N. to S.S.W. and N.N. W.— Std. Amazon, New York. OFF KINCSDRIDGE.—Success, Stuart, Mauritius; Lady Valiant, Thompson, Mauritius. PILL, AUG. 16.—Wind N.—Sld. Bacchus, Prince Edward's Island; Ocean Queen, Scott, Quebec; British Merchant, Quebec. BRISTOL, AUG. 16.—Wind N.—Arrd. Meta, For dyce, Havannah. Hum., Auc. 16.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Norel Haabet, Helm, St. John's, New Brunswick. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 16.—Wind W.N.W.—Sid. Mar garetta, Havannah; Eliza Johnstone, Aricati; Hero, Bombay; Frances, San Francisco; :Ben Muick Dhul, Rio Janeiro; Henry and Marg are t, Ri o G rande; Crom well, New rleans; Waitron, Castine; Eurydice, New foundland. Off port, Belrochie, St. John's, New Bruns wick. Arrd. Asia steamer, Bostun. SWANAGE, Auc. 16.—The Mary, of Hamburgb, New castle to Malaga, struck upon a rock about mid-chamel, and was abandoned in a sinking state; crew saved. LOWESTOFT, AUG. 16.—1 t blew a gale at N.E. the whole of last night.—The John, Hartlepool to Shore ham, struck upon the Holm Sand, and was assisted in here in a sinking state. DEAL, Aro. 16.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Guardian, Veckerman, Singapore. Arrd. from the river and aid. Tasman, Melbourne; Aboukir, Cape and Bengal; Alcxandrina, Algoa Bay; Apollo, Demerara; Achilles, Bathurst. TILE CITY RECORDERSHIP.—We understand that the three candidates for the Recordership vacant by the death of the Hon. C. E. Law, M.P., are Mr. Sergeant Mere wether, the Town -clerk of the City; Mr. Edward Bullock, the Common Sergeant; and Mr. Russell Gurney, the Com missioner. The Learned Sergeant is upwards of 37 years' standing at the bar, and up to the period of his taking the appointment of Town .clerk, about twelve years since, was in caisiderable practice. The Common Sergeant has been 25 years at the bar, and for 23 years connected with the bil l y ,. courts of the City, seven years of which he has been we known to the public as a criminal judge. Mr. Russell t Gurney is of IS years' standing at the bar, and has te about :even months an assistant judge of the Central Crimi nal Court, having been elected to that office on the _promo tion of Mr. Bullock to the Common Serjea d n . ts ip. e e l e t lai h m a a s been reported as probable that notwithstanding i n ng th which these gentlemen may severally have d o a t r h t e f f r a n v o o l u t r h o e f the Court of Aldermen, the Court may . ep and therefore several barrister hitherto unbroken custom of appointing suc cession,thfeiernijuindegnecseinintilecriminal courts may yet become candidates so _for the highest judicial appointment in the Paver. gift of the City.—fflorning The chaplaincy of her i . witmars Majesty'sbshipDb, m.A., in. Dragon has been conferred upon the Rev. vn curl - theta of the Scottish Episcopal C hape l , Huntley. . _ Died, yesterday morning, at an obscure lodging at No. 13, Little Satfron-hill, after a very long illness, the once fatuous Radical, "little witudingtou." MARKET NE WS.—(TUTS DAY') Very large e str)pl g ier ost7fiollthlgrt.and n il off were on sale to-day, and %%bleb met aSt .hor. deuia the following terms: English Fruits—Apricots, is 6d t.) 5 4 Per ( " en ,' Penes Apples, 35 6d to 5s 6d per lb; Bot-house Grapee,,, 2s to 5s per lb; Petales, 4s to 12s per dozen; 5ce,,,1111'2, to 3: per de.zsii 46 to 12. per de zen • Melons, 2s 6,1 to 5s each ; Vg 5 i 3 .4 siege; Currants, Vegelblei brte ditto, 33 to 5s per haPe sieve; black ditto, 4s to 5 5 P e , half sieve; r ; , d ' G , e:2osst6dbetrnri3e,s,3dlsp6e.eir htoal2issi9edyep;eriv r Raspberri.°, 4d to 8d per pottle; Che!ri.., 30srlGedanlose:5311toolf7csieve ; Plums, 25 to per half sieve; Pears, is 9d to 33 per half ote; r i ; nuts for pickling, 10s to 12s per bushel; Filbets, lu" per half sieve; Apples, Ps 6d to W: 1s ter lb. Foreign Fruits—West India Pine Apples , is 6d 46e 3s per half fiber ..kpriLcoetuns,nlnss,66elstton4ls,psepredrogon: Cherries, 4d to _ 9 l) --er lb; peck; Spanish Nuts, 4s to 53 nuts, 3s to 64 ditto; Brazil Nuts, 3s to 45 ditto ; . 1) ,7 0 , culonA Nuts, 5s to 6s ditto; Spanish Onions' .edkiltmtoorlspsasnistiol 6c,,iyfi: per box. od per En , ' • • ,Itsli Vegetables—Cucumbers, 2J to brace; Spinach, 2s 6d per sieve; Cauliflowers, 1500%ihn 4s Od per dozen; Horseradisb, 2s to 5 3 Per b 6 d to Parsley, is 10 . 2 s per dozen bunches; Cbagehdozeo; Mushroom, per dozen; Red, Beet, Is to 2s Od Pe r 0 10 9d to 2s per pottle ; Small Salad, Is doze ° 11:s_o041,0 bunches; 3/1 per dozen punnets ; Sage, 2s to 3s Per ko (); unches; Globe Artichokes, 2s to 3s 6d Per " roes , 2d French Beans, 3s to 45 per sieve; Cabbage Lettilier to 81 per score; White Cos Lettuces 9d to i s v 2;to ditto; Mint, 9d to Is per dozen bunches;l reaslobea; 4i per sieve; Turnips, 3s to 5s per dozen Woo , C d ar to ru i ts s , 4s to 65 per dozen bunches ; TurniP R e ditto 2s 6d to 4pserbell 13 r perdiettwol; Potatoes,dittn,ls 6d 5 () t o o g rE);:rs bpuers tohigb,.os9l Beaus, is 5d t.) is 9d per halt-sieve; Sorrel, 6a 1-., per ditto; Shallots, 6d to 8d per lb; Onons, 2d to_ficlierri; bunch; Vegetable Marrow, Is to 2s per doyen; l‘e0011; Is to is 6d per bundle; Leeks, 2d to 3d P er ON Fennel, 2d to 3d per ditto; Savory, 2d to 3d Per Thyme, 2d to 3d per ditto; Mint, 2d per ditto. 6,1 pe r Foreign Vegetables—French Carrots, 4d to,, s i e ve; bunch; French Beans, is 9d to 2s 61 per half 6 d go Cucumbers, 3d to 5d each; Dutch Melons, is 2s 4d each. NE varGAT NftAl'l.' kh Turlce. 2 A ND 111°91)11° d 4s itto, 10d to is - 3 5 s 5s 6d to 6s 6d; Geese, 3s 6il tog 3, wild Is 6d to 2s 6 , 1• Pigeons, 6d to 9d; to 7s; and Leverets, 2s 61 to 4s each; ~ di ___Fowls, 7s 6d to 10s; critto Chickens, " , id T ; ame Rabbits, Is 3d tiowalst7l.o%o'rittl 39 6d l o l : g g9, Barn-door Fowls, 3s to 6s per couple; 13eg'18-a ditto, 6s 3d to 7s; French ditto, 53 81 to 65; ai jd 16' lb' 5s 6d to 5s 9d per 120; Fresh Butter, 10d to lapel NEW POBT. A .DON Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s Sd; Mutton 3s to AP „ v et 6d to"' 3s 101 to 4s 6d; Veal, 3s 4 d to 4s ; Pot'lt,3 Sibs. WILITECZAPB 7 A. s, NJ' Beef, from 25 6d to 33 6 1 ; Mutton, 2s I 101 to rork, 3i Lamb, 3; 6d to 4o 6,1; Veal, 3 s 4 d to 35 10d; 2d to 3s Hid per 81b.s. BI LLIN GS 011. 1 1'%. , li r illtit Salmon, Sd to is 2d per ; 11); 'Turbots, 45 to Ilss J oe Is to 2s 6d; Cod Fish, 3s to 63 6d each; Soles Ao .; Is to Is 8d per pair; ditto small, Is 6d to 25 6dAPe. era i+ Eels, 8d to lid per Ib; Lobsters, 8d to 28 6 7p o ssale 2 6d s to 2s each; Shrimps, Is 4d to 29 per gallo.' ,) 2a to 3s per lb; Mullets, 3d to 5d each; smelts , ....., IS/b l " ub. CO Is 61 per dez; Mackerel, 6d to 7d each; iod to 2s to 3s per dozen; Plaice, 3d to 6d; Guree/9:4 ese ll ; is 2d; Haddocks, 6d to Is; ditto cried, 2d to , "',`" o 10i; Skate, 3d to 4d per lb; Oysters, common, 8 ' Ilii ditto natives, 32s to 44 bu'bel• Carp , 15 ° and Pike, 2s to 3s each.s per b f from olio fir° lIR.BAD a The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Well Per ilb 61d to 7d; of Household ditto, elid to u ' loaf. Market hides, 5 11 61 r to E 6 l :l l , cr llf !° lll. : l"; . (l ,e lt 2 t L %6 9 •4il l it sl t:: 721 b, lid to 2d; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 20 sw -- ,, c i t o 04 -1 801 b to 881 b, 2id to 3d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, . in j olts ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to aid; ditto, 104lbdroo f3I I 4 0 3 d 0 t , 0 1 t•t0d5..3 6d;Calf Skins, light 2s 9d to 33 6d Chestli e g h is Od to is 2 Lambllorn Hides, 6s 6d 160dd ttooo276reo, .: Fils.7 I,l4solCl‘Vra. ii n . 1 3 v BMITIIFIELD.—OId Meadow nay, 2 1 " 3 . Si 4l 103; new ditto, 2/ 8s to 310 s; old ()lover, 31 1 83 04 ' 0 1 , 0 1 1 93 new aitto, 3/ Os to 4/ Oa; and Straw , 11 * -- , n ., per load. Supply moderate, and trade Arco. i n, £0 41 '''' CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow 1:10.3f, 3 1 — lO 4/ 70; new ditto, 2/ 8s to 3/ ss; old Clover, 31 is' s ,. to 11 9 , t i new ditto, 31 Os to 31 18s; and Straw, 11 ". ( 10 01 ' per load. A full average supply, and a slaggisu 0 117 0 WHITECHAPEL.—OId Miadow 80, 2 i 185 . ts 4/ l t7 ". 311 59 os to i t ss new ditto, 2/ 8s to 3/ ss; old Clover , new ditto, 3/ 3s to 4l Os; and Straw, ll 95 per load. Trade dull, at our quotations• ..."-------"--••••'""""."'"__------ 101 6°. EXECUTION AT EDINI3I, 600 1 se . ; i o rs - f ß t e h a e G l u aw , FwitaispeAayrr.bdlOß. NING.---ge morille" William Bennison upontenEcDe murder of his wife bylpoisionnto. , who was too ego, High C The . culprit since his condemOti°ll gaol, ourt of Justiciary, about three ic effect nifty at the the roll' ha d been; bf fined in the Calton the Rev. Mr. A the Il e " r r. Hislop, the chaplain, su - - Tll3 te Hay, of y, the Methodist . Let.ll. blo Chapel,dt° r gentleman was the minister of Bennison, a n 9 site he made a full confession of his el a f r o th the be his condemnation although in retiring en tot , f on the d was inm a )c y ent, and earnestlywhiemreplohree of his trial he appealed to lijeaviyeess io those who h Air' His had testified against Inin. blic hY fir, those confession has Hay, but it {Ore , ne ntlew a copy of was sent by th o c b lard be the Lord Advocate se e,.r with the view of beingthe root o' George Grey, in the vain hope that . 0 _ of the expressed by the culprit for the cominissi hadvio crimecommutation would lead the Secretary of State t° s plit* mutation of the sentence. Beonison d tbs .. bad In ile t 0 we believe, ' in his confession that be , o ar arsenic with which his wife was poisoned o be s lon , pot a of porridge', of the contents of whic i t i 5 . g oo; )nook. This woman, whose name WO ",13„--bis 6r . 5 , wife ton, was married by him in Paisley cv"l";cioa efr . was alive in Ireland, and t rig 11 ' P " Div s. a 5 ro . , is co _ fists, althoughthat he we believe he denies it lu P w hile / 9 W lO a , that he poisoned his first wild 1 41 °,!,, s ileg e was escorting her, as be represented, to iii' bo ieeet• place of residence in Scotland.He adu lits ' d that after coming f al Irele n ' Dial s off the voyage CO tline in the spring le O il Itel l of 1840, his first vo i 0 , 0 0 t 0.... lies, whom he married in PortadoWns, arksbir" suddenly ill in the town Airdrie,in-v in Or of ,,, died' _, o f and that . after one or two days' illness 5""IP" . the c ing previous to as 1° her death suffered, his second A° wife, from violent retching. oreilig sled He was removed early on Thursday 113 s itas.k„, the Calton 01 P ,- gaol to a place called the lock co go 00 in the us old town, that he might be contigtibbelte, w ual _place of execution, at the head et 1 ,15 Cr h r ., aniliCi. He expressed great contrition Of i ' op o esv joined • . with much fervour in the T en % bi°' if cises of the rev. • a up° dew ' gentleman who vvaite. ll the er ecution was Th e scaffold * s fi h x o e u d r to till takeB thisp lace, in o therern i 0 d g W i v i ai i su b reagrt hated " a ci ' 11 d 3 : 're ul til l I i d . ; ' was erected last nigh t Oen sor from which as I/ settn ally increasing crowd of spectators pz, bove t:.e o , the spot, who on the whole appeared to v e sb olo s '''' was with selves propriety. The spectacle, We oor 15) 1 / - About 8o clock two of the . witnessed by not fewer than 12,°° Beilil people, of all , ages„ and of both sexes. Law and Fyfe, dressed in officio r Oa preceded by the • their . ~, c o oss lock-up, whore th e city officers, went into I " ,i. Oil seeds after the usual forms, magistraitesolb; NN''"" the culprit Was confine their 00 os i by the governor of the gaol, Mr. Smit% i on t ot pinioned,portion n tio a forms, delivered over to 1 : jfe t 0 joined, l n t e h f e a m p e s l a a l n m c 1 - 1 , and the chaplain bavinghea-11 pre7oo - to the theionly processionsing ing b e e f; b u ic tc ," ra - it o ti f s e t, „A i ti et , been x e ctit:l:s-te i sti; gs:l4 —et; the about 100 yards distance. B . altb°° t° the dently very weak, walked with a &DI el ood the few convulsive signal given he to the terms hang d, es v half an hour of e h dew buried wigbiu s t.O was g g l e s. launched Af e t i e l n r intoisj : I e . , dm,. pity it rr e „ bt bi 10 e be s d e y nt e w n a c s e, eu w t i I dl precincts ° of the Calton l gao . a 000 re , Berm* ison was a native of Ireland, on ye rs p year ' s_ of age. He was a labourer, for two, r, i n tb. vio ShuslY to the commission of the niur.hutirgb. Bdiriv otts Iron Foundry, in Leith-walk, —Yesterday An OF WIEsLETAS 9131 ,:h0 l' i/Ve s 00 1.$1‘ An aggregate meeting of de d l to be taken in consequence of the been_ sent from all parts of the country, to consioei_, s eVerl in statedg s i n thatthe metropolis t preee e d b i n e belonging preachers and others belonging to the Wes/e.ro°, tst'bnil: expulsion 7 if totr place at Albion Chapel. bloorfielde, on of the Ws.- it vni , e t h e most P. - fOO tional, and t hat they would be introductory„ol,ooo,o Co es sitting_e of a body which might be termed the A, Confe r° f rence " • , having nothing to do with the ordinary ,_. the gwiontigldtobe the e r of_ preachers now holdin *th • 1 meetings ''' th e WV' t, ea- a nnual sod ..,d, The Rev. ' • • _ W. Griffiths, the Rev. Samuel Dunn, eveoo'.P, James Everett conducted the proceedings oft he _. ia JO Mr. Griffiths stated that tens of thousands e t• p ersO t ig e oja ferent parts of the world were looking to the rayedM t bst O d e sittings d of the People's Conference, and be oeierati°o i e s g s eant ;st..t.getirieocis„,et.ve:jiPli in their might have wisdom in their councils, 10 _ t ot their measures, and firmness in their resolves, " Eiconner s o erious Evils might arise out of this present stattei; g iee lo i am ill ist aation. Mr. Everett announced to „vions 6 loud cries of dirapurobation, that on the P _, 00 ,... _ the Rev. J,nies Bromley . one of the most able 1:37.r50i 0: the part of pirates, pr(aebers of the Wesleyan ' body, had been exPel.,bo, act_hiil connexion by the Conference. There were men I s way '' l . to ste al 0 , the consciences of their fellow-men, and to iniposestioureo• were endeavouring _ t worship matters which were unsanctioned V th e „ n idie 13 ' ; e ,1 1 . 0 . 1 was announced that on an early day a great r" j o tent' i o n i gtvould be called in London, in order that the the Reform party might be fully made WWII. _;00 ‘. ~ ger. ~,i , SERIOUS ACCIDEN T.—An accident 01 "• oo f P. character has Dawson, on f Or. I appened to Mr. William a the B°ll %ear l principal D. Da violins at her Majesty's Theatre, an. It 0 1 ) ..,0 to o rson, of the Yorkshire Grey, Piccadilis -;* i n clo l4 ' B, d , that 1 Tuesday last, in ste • trorn the t slipr pping 's fo° frac' the leads an . at the back of his house, Mr. Dawson 0 feet, of d he fell to the paved •ard below, a depth o f, 00 10 •iv tuning both legs and the collar- bone. Thong.'" eoesserl I will n .: 0 0 Jet progressing*, • . this unfortunate occurrence 0 _ . . 1 da p deter Mr. Dawson from pursuing his professi PI. some time. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUG UST 17, 1850.