The Sun. — London, England, 1845-09-06 00:00:00

IVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, and NEW '%t 4 CASTLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION RAILWAY. an:ciliary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement will lie at tile Offices of the Company, No. 22, Parliament- Westrninstcr. from the hours of Eleven o'clock in the Morn oek in the Afternoon, every day (Sundays ex- DAY the 9th instant, until TUESDAY, tue f r sigma 30th instalit. Arrangements will be made and notified for sending the deeds to Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds, Hull, Halifax, Preston, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and other towns and places In the north, for execution by the Subscribers residing there. By order, W. N. INGRA3f, Secretary. 22, Parliament-street, London, September 4, 1845. ELY and BURY ST. EDMUNDS RAILWAY. A Company is in the course of formation for the construction of a RAILWAY from the City of ELY to the Town of BURY ST. EDMUNDS. The Line will commence :by a Junction at Ely with the Eastern Counties, Lynn and Ely, and Ely and Huntingdon Railways, and will terminate at Bury by a Junction with the Ipswich and Bury Railway. Its object is to preserve the mercantile connexion which has for generations subsisted between the county of Suffolk, the town of Bury, and the Port of Lynn, and to afford to Ipswich, Colchester, and Bury, and all that portion of the kingdom, a direct communica tion with the manufacturing districts. The distance from Bury, and consequently from all places eastward of that town to Peterborough—the point at which so many Lines pass ing from the south and east to the north and north-west converge— will, by the Ely and Bury Line, be ten miles shorter than the route to that City by way of Cambridge. A detailed l'rospectus will be issued immediately. ItOOPER, BIRCH, and INGRAM, 63, Lincoln's Inn-fields. NOTTINGHAM, MANSFIELD, and MID LANDS JUNCTION RAILWAY. rovislonally Registered, pursuant to 7th and Bth Vict. c. 110.) Capital, 200,0001., in 8,000 Shares of 251. Deposit 2/. 12s. 6d. per share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Anemic, Charles, Esq., Bullwell Burnell, E. V. P., Esq., Winkburn Hall Brodhurst, J. E., Esq., Mansfield Bromhead, Mr. Richard, Mansfield Brodhurst, Henry, Esq., Woodhouse-place Bradley, John, Esq., Nottingham Bacon, George, Esq , Nottingham • Chambers, John, Esq., The Hurst • Clark, J., Esq., Kirkby Hardwick Cartledge, William, Esq., Nottingham Coke, E. T., Esq., Woodhouse-grove Cripps, William, Esq., Nottingham Dod.sley, John, Esq., Skegsby Hall Furnis, Martin, Esq., Mansfield Fowler, Mr. Smith, liott+ngham Felkin, William, Esq , Nottingham Foster, Solomon, Esq., Mansfield Fox, T. T., Esq., Melbourne Greenhalgh, Richard, Esq., Carr Bank Gill, Robert, Esq., Mansfield Woodhouse Gething ' Mr. W., Mansfield Gill, J., Esq., M.D., Nottingham Holden, Cha rles, Esq., Junior (United Service Club) Hollins, W., Esq., Pleasley Vale Hall, Francis, Esq., Park Hall Houldsworth, Thomas, Esq., M.P., London Herbert, W. Esq., Nottingham Bolden, Robert, Esq., Locko Park Kirkland, Mr. Thomas, Mansfield Lindley, Mr. Charles, Mansfield Leavers, Charles, Esq., Nottingham Leavers, John, Esq , Nottingham hraltify, William, Esq., Munk, Edward, Esq., Nottingham Nottingham, the Mayor of Paulson, W. Heywood, Esq., Mansfield Rolleston, Colonel, M.P., Watnall Hall Scott, Sir David, Bart., London Sykes, Edmund, Esq., Mansfield Woodhouse Siddon, Samuel, Esq., West Bank Swann, John, Esq., Nottingham Salmonfl, James, Esq., Mansfield Sabine, W., Esq., Broomhill Grange Williams, J. C., Esq., M,D., Nottingham Walker, George,,Esq., Eastwood . Watsor, Robert, Esq., Mansfield Wildman, Colonel, Newstead Abbey Wakefield, Thomas, Esq. COMMITTEE OF DIRECTION. Francis Hall, Esq., Chairman Richard G'reenliAgh, Esq., Vice-Chairman Thomas Wildman, Esq. Jam:* Sahnond, Esq. Thomas North, Esq. Edward Munk, Esq. Thomas Wakefield, Esq. Itol.,ert Gill, Esq. ENGINEER—Joseph Gibbs, Esq. Suavxxoa—George Sanderson, Esq. BANKERS. lon --Messrs. Denison, Hayward, Kennard, and Co. —Messrs. Moore and Robinson's Banking Company, and nti,.gbain and Nottinghamshire Banking Company sfielt—Messrs. Robinson and BroadMirst, and and Nottinghamshire Banking Company SOLICITORS. Messrs. Parsons and Benn, and M.,t4sni. George and Thomas Walkden, Mansfield PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS. re. Dorriogton, Ilaywca, ELeombe, and Co., 16, Parliament street SECRETARY—T. 11. Rigbye, Esq. The Directors of the lsiottlugham and Mansfield Railway, feeling the serious Importance of connecting this line with the Midlands It :`Tway, have resolved upon extending it to Clay Cross ; and, in or der to c._ , rry this important and popular project into execution, pro pose to raise an additional capital of 200,0001. Tit's undertakißs, connecting Nottingham and Mansfield with •1 , 1 by cans of the Midland Railway from Clay Cross, and wi 11.-,',ietrield and Yorkshire by means of the Boston, Newark, and Ital,way, will form a desirable communication between these polattats towns; and, in consequence of the amalgamation of this Company with the Nottingham, Erewash Valley, Amber-gate, and Ill'a2clit.stcr Railway Company, and the Nottingham, Vale of 11,1,01,:, and Grantham Railway Company, it will form altogether a airec,t s 6enoinnication between the agricultural districts of Lincoln t'Ore. do Midlands Railway, and all the mamfacturing towns to the no; ll and north-west of Nottingham and Mansfield, and, by other amalg.urtati•ms now in progress, of which further notice will be given, It ,vilt form a direct communication with Lynn, Spalding, Dereham, an d my, and other important towns to the south-east of Mansfield ; it will form it junction with the Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, and the Der!)y and Gainsborough Railways, and, by means of the latter, effect ainithcr outlet to the sea at Great Grimsby, and it is proposed to erect one common Aation at Mansfield, for the accommodation of passengers, and general traffic of The Una. The proposed extension is intended to pass by the rapidly increas ing town t.f Sutton in-Aslifield, thence by Tihshelf to Clay Cross, thus opening the valuable and extensive coal fields in that district ; It will also appr...ximate the lime quarries of Skegsby, which yield Line of the fit-teat quality, and is pecularly distinguished for its build • log propt.rties; it possesses a well-known preference over any other line, 1:! PI is almost exclusively made use of in the erection of bridges and culverts upon variont railways in the midland counties of Eng land ralaible frea-stOne of - Ma%stield and its vicinity will, by means of this extenslon, be conveyed to every part of the north. The cele brat.l limestone, which was especially selected, for its t.eattly and dartbility, in erecting the now Houses of Parliament, e , ttends under a portion of the immediate district of Mansfield, thrmr.di this medium be attainable in almost every part of the klagdom. The geaeral tratile at present is of a highly remunerative charac ter, and, when fully opened, will present a development of more than ordinary magnitude throughout the whole portion of the line ; the length of the extension will be ten miles, and the entire district is sing whoi - y destitute of any communication that can bring Its nut - 1u:- reus and valuable resources Into a distant and more extended ,rar ket, and, as a mineral line alone, it will be found, from accurate cal culation 4 made, to yield an amount of revenue fully commensurate with lit outla,. of the capital proposed. The D;rectors have riceived a most satifactory report from the noels, and the entire absence of all impediments, the facility of cenetruction, and general character of the undertaking, the great ninoent of traffic both in respect of passengers and merchandise, jus tify the confidence of the promoters in anticipating 10 per cent. upon the c:t)ital being realised Immediately upon the opening of the line. The extended capital of 200,6001. will be divided into 8,000 shares nt 2.5/. each, upon which a deposit of 21. 12s. 6tl. will be payable on or heibre the 20th day of September. A portion of the shares will he reserved for the landowners and others locally interested; the re rnairefer will he distributed among the present shareholders, who will have the privilege of receiving the new shares in the proportion of one to every three now held by them, upon application being made IT them in manner hereinafter-mentioned. Tate Directors, in compliance with the opinion of their Parlia mentary agents, deem it expedient to make a further call of 11. t, ed. per sit ,re on those sh , res already issued, the recent " stand erlers" of the House of Commons, which require a deposit of 10 wi• cent., reedering this step essentially necessary. The ;,,liareliolders arc therefore requested, in order to carry this arraft4loent into effect, to deposit their scrip certificates with the Keeretary, oa or before the 20th day of September; in exchange for wh'eli, they will o , ,tain a certificate, upon which the bankers of the Company will receive the amount payable, and upon producing the rete.ipt, and signing the new Parliamentary contract, fresh scrip cer tificates, deli' registered, will be delivered to them. Power will be taken in the Act to abandon any portion of the line that may be doomed unnecessary by the Directors ; interest at the rate of 4 per cent. wilt be also secured on the deposits as well as on nil future calls, front the date of each payment until the opening of the iine, or a dividend dee'ared"; and the inability of Subscribers will he limited by Act of Parliament to the amount of their respective shares FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Committee of Direction of the Notttngham, Mansfield, and eb' Junction Railway, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. reriust th it you will allot me Shares of 251. each, in the a'tov. , Company ; and I hereby undertake to accept the same er any lesx number that may be allotted to me, to pay the deposit of 21. 12, GA. per share, and to sign the Subscribers' Agreement and Par lianivla try Contract when required. Dated the day of , 1845. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in full Business or profession .. Reference .. ...... . FO'nf OF APPLICATION FOR EXCHANGE OF SHARES. T o oie, sceelary M the. Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midlands duce. 'lion Railway. . . _ InciosA you mil receive from me scrip certificates for shares in the Nottingham and Mansfield ltailvvay, of which I all IL, fide owner ; and I desire to exchange them for scrip certificates in the Nottingham Mansfield, and 3lidlands Junction Railway, in the proponion of four for every three herewith inclosed; and I hereby undertake to accept the same, pay the additional depo sit arToriling to the terms of your prospectus, and to sign the Barna nicotary t oil tact and Subscribers' Agreement when requested. Dated this day of , 1845. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Name in full .... • ..... Business or profession Residence . ........ . Load Novi 4 . OUT II WALES RAILWAY. The royal assent having been given to the South Wales Rail svay Bill, holders of Scrip in that undertaking are desired to forward the smile to this (Alice on or before MONDAY, the sth of September nest, with a letter requesting, to be registered for their respective Shares, a form of wh i c h letter will be furnished on application to me. The receipt of the Scrip will be duly acknowledged, and sealed ceriideatps prepared for exchange as soon as possible, of which due notice will be given. Shares, in respect of which no application for registry shall be matte on or before the above date, will be , registered in the names of the original Subscribers , after which no Shares can be passed other wise, tkan by ;'urinal transfer under the ct. A —By order, N. ARMSTRONG, Secretary. South Walesrailway &lice, 449, West Strand, London, August 8, 1845. DEMERARA RAIL WAY COMPANY. Notic..l, is hereby given, that the allotment of Shares in this Company has been cdmpleted, and that the letters of allotment will be lißne3 en SATURDAY NEXT, the 6th instant. The Provisional Com mittee have to express their regret that, owing to the unprecedented demand for Shares, they have been compelled tolpass over the names nr many most eligible applicants whom they would otherwise have been glad to have inserted in their list. They request that those paMICA wh, do not receive a letter of allotment will consider this notice au answer to their applications. By order of the Board, HENRY HILL Secretary. West India Chambers, Old Jewry, Sept. 4, 1845. p .1 It IS AND LYONS RAILWAY (GANNERON'S LINE.) is hereby given to the Shareholders that, prior to presenting to tlie Go eminent the tender for the lease of the line, and in , v , z!o the statutes of the Company, the further sum of One ' ;• ,!;,,,• • 4 !TT red to be paid on or before WEDNESDAY, the next, to the, Company's Loudon Ectukers, Messrs. , „ ,t : , 1 Smith, 1 , - Lombard-street ileat es must be produced at the time of payment, and a re c,-iiit !Or the additional 11 . will then be given. The Sha res net r.i elt the call of 11. is not paid, as, above required, will be re - ado; e:o hom , •,...1 t dy after the. 17th of September, and the d epos i t will he paid to the orig inal parties. Ily order (WOK! Committee, WILLIAM VILLESIIOI4SET,i Secretaries pro tern. El/ IVA RI) FILD ER, don Auo•ust 29, 1845. Chtleol. 7, Tokenlionsc -yard, Lon Disc:wilay or A QCICKSILVER MlNE.—There are at the present time but two quicksilver mines of any importance now in operation—the one. Aimed n, in Spain, and the other, Idtia, in Austria; and both are monopolised by Rothschild. n.qc learn from Tuscany, that a very rich and extensive mane of this important metal has been discovered at Rips, near Pietra '1 he mercury, alth..ugh combined with sul phur, is very abundant. Three horizontal galleries have already been pierced in the side of the mountain in which the vein is situate, and all three have arrived at an excellent vein if mercury The mineral produced yields, according to analysis, 20 per cent. of the purest quick.ilvtr. It is believed that, in a short period, no less than 200 workmen will be em ployed, and that at least 100 or 1201bs. of metal per day will be ait , ej.— Commerce. engir Tit .E SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1845. Now READY, in 1 vol. Bvo. (comprising as much matter as twenty ordinary volumes), with New Engravings of the *inns, &c., price 38i. bound, BURKE'S PEERAGE and BARONETAGE. AN ENTIRELY NI , ;W EDITION for 1845 ; Materially improved throughout, from the Personal Communications of the Nobility, icc. AND CONTAINING ALL THE NEW CREATIONS. Henry Colbuni, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated PAST AND PRESENT. Marquis de St. Victor, Mr. Stuart; Count de Florville, Mr. H. Holl ; Julian de St. Victor, Miss Julia Bennett; Larose, Mr. W. Farren ; Marchioness de St. Victor, Mrs. E. Yarnold. In the course of the Evening, Mr. John Parry will sing his New Song of " Young England." After which will be repeated a New Dramatic Sketch, entitled MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES; or, Matrimonial Chap ters. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Buekstone ; Mrs. Caudle, Mrs. W. Clifford. To conclude with the Comedy of BORN TO GOOD LUCK ; or, an Irishman's Fortune. Pandeen O'Rafferty, Mr. Hudson ; Nina, Miss P. Horton. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Halt each. Tickets and llaces to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer at the Box-office. from Ten till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTI THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled CLAIIISSE ; or, The Merchant's Daughter. Martial, Mr. Webster; John Cabot, Mr. 3lnnyard ; Barbillon, Mr. Wright ; Galon, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Clarisse, Madame Celeste ; Milanie, Miss Woolgar. After which, will be repeated, TILE B IV KING; or, Petite Peccadillos. Louis XV., Madame Celeste; De Lauzum, \lies Wool gar. In the course of the piece, Grand Review of the Lifantine Infantry. To be followed by a farce. in One Act, called MRS. CAUDLE ABROAD AND AT HOME. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Wilkinson; Mrs. Caudle, Mr. Wright. Prompter, Mr. Gallot ; Principal Painter, Mr. Pitt ; Leader of the Band, Mr. Mellon. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY Twelfth Night of Two New Dramas, and Last Night of " Les Fees." THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Farce, entitled ENQUIRE WITHIN. Principal Characters by Mr. Meadows, Mr. Emery, Miss Arden, Mks Grove, and Mrs. A. Wigan. To which will be added a Comic Drama, in Three Acts, BY ROY kL COMMAND. Principal characters by Mr. Diddear, Mr. Vining, Ilr. Emery, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bender, and Mr. Meadows; Miss Fairbro ther, Mrs Woollidge, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, an entirely New, Original, and Novel Grand Fairy BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled LES FEES. In which Les Danseuses Anglaises will appear. To be followod by a New and Original Comedy, to be called THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE, with entirely New Scenery, Dresses, and Appurtenances. Principal Characters by Messrs. Diddear, Kee!ey. F. Mathews, F. Vining, and Collier, 'ass Dawson. and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with A MODEL OF A WIFE. Characters by Messrs. Meadows, Wigan, Turner, Miss Fairbrother, Mrs. Woollidge. The Box-office is open daily, under the direction of Mr. Grogan from Ten till Four. RE-OPENING OF A,;TLEY'S ROYAL AM PIIITEti,ATRE FOR THE WINTER SEASON. PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTT. . _ Immense Novelty, Re-engagement of the unequall.d French Troop. First Week of the New Grand Egyptian Spectacle, entitled THE BRIDE OF THE NILE; or, The Oracle of Latona, in which the celebrated Mr. Denvil will perform. Stupendous Effects—New Magnificent Scenery—Combination of Stage and C role at one time ; the whole arranged in tweiVy Tableaux ; the Scenes of the Arena will comprise new and popular acts of Equestrianism The whole con.luding with a Pleasing Afterpiece. . . Full particulars will be given in the daily programmes. 111x-0r11c.2 open from Eleven till live. Equestrian Tuition given as usual. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Nightly Overflow—Re -engagement of Madame Vestris and Mr. C. Mathews, and Miss Collett—S xth Night of "The Captain of the Watch." THIS EVENING Will be performed TILE CAPTAIN OF THE WATCH. Viscount de Ligny, Mr. C. Mathews; Baron Vnnderpotter, Mr. Neville ; Kris tina, Mrs. H. Hughes; Katryn, Miss Martin. After which, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Beauty, Madame Vestris; Beast, Mr. Binge; John Q.nll, Mr. C. Mathews. To be followed by PATTER versus CLATTER. Captain Patter, Mr. Charles Mathews. _ _ To conclu le with DARNLEY ; or, The Keep of Castle Hill. Lord Darnley, Mr. N. T. Hicks; Will Elliott, Mr. Ileslop ; 1:11en Todd, Mrs. H. Hughes. Haul and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Bi,x -o rce, from Eleven to t'our. A DIFFERENT SUBJECT EACH SEASON, SECOND WEEK OF THE COMET, The Brilliancy of the Pyrotechnic Finale exceeds all imagination! The Day-light View of the Colossal Pictorial Representation, suggested By HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT, Is hailed with Universal Approbation. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS. WEDNESDAYS, and THURSDAYS, Will be presented a Magnificent MODELLED REPRESTATION OF EDINBURGH, The Pride of Scotland and f Scotchmen. The Unequalled Menagerie—Giraffe and Chimpanzee. THE MAGNIFICEN T MODEL OF YENLCE, Shewing with the great,st accuracy every portion of that far-famed City ; this wonderful Work of Art occupied seven years in completion, and cost 2,000/. THE PROMENADE CONCERTS, By the unrivalled Band of the Establishment, conducted by Mr. Godfrey. At tusk will take place the most extraordinary EXHIBITION OF FIREWORKS EVER ATTEMPTED, Introdueing a Representation of the COMET, which takes its ..Erial Flight from the extreme height of the Gigantic Model; And, as a Finale, a Grand, Royal, and Patriotic AQUATIC TABLEAU, Fifty-two feet in height, will be exhibited in the Centre of the T.ake ; The PORTRAITS of IIER MAJESTY and PRINCE ALBERT, Surmounted by Fame, and surrounded by Emblems and Other Devices will be introduced. This, combined with the Feux D'Artifice, the Salute and Dischirge of Rockets from the Castle and surrounding Heights will form the most BRILLIANT PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY EVER WITNESSED. The Tableau de•igncd and executed by Mr. Wilson. Pyrotechnist, Mr. Southby. Admission, One Shilling. Feeding the Caraivcra at Half-past Four ; Pelicans, !km., at Five ; Concert at Half-past Five ; and Pyrotechnic Display at Half past Eight. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, SEPT. 4. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 42; Highest, 58; Noon, 56. BAROMETER, 30.20. WIND N.E.. light breezes, cold, but fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 21 minutes after 4 i Evening .- 36 minutes after 4. . e . i.. .,..,, e -V, t , 7 ,k 4, — r —e...4-71' _l,;.s':,. . 11 ;'.. A. • -z (1 .0. .7 , 4::".- ° ,-4z,Vr'.74-: - Empire and the more modern Courts of the Bourbon Kings—became the pensioned slave, the aljact tool, the obsequious ally of France. For the scandalous retainer he annually received from Louis XIV. this royal traitor sold the interests and sacrificed the honour of his country; deserted the championship of the liberties of Europe; be trayed Holland, and left Spain a prey to the successful intrigues of French ambition. It was this CHARLES whose royal hands never hesitated to peculate in every branch of the public revenue, or the moneys voted for the public service, as often as he could appropriate them to the immoderate demands of his sensuality and extrava gance. It was that CROMWELL who curbed the power and vanquished the fleets of France; who made the name of England respected, feared, and honoured from Archangel and Moscow to Lisbon and Rome; it was he whose naval captains planted the standard of England in the noblest colonies of tl.e West Indies, and whose mere intimation of intended interference was sufficient to protect the persecuted interests of Protestantism in Germany and the Low Countries. Of this man it is, however, whose courage, inflexible intrepidity, and perseverance and military genius in carrying out the orders of the Parliament raised the character of the English armies he commanded to a pitch of renown for enthusiastic devotion, strict discipline, and almost uninterrupted success, not attained by those of any other State of Europe. Under his vigorous Pro tectorate the resources of his country were developed to an extent they had never before attained, in spite even of the undoubted oppressions and military tyranny which sullied his goverrment. To these latter drawbacks from its reputation may safely be opposed the important additional merits of the improved tone of moral feel ing and the ennobling influences of public confidence, which, combined with the exhibition of intellectual power, developed by the stirring charac ter of the times, impart to that age of Roundheads and the Commonwealth an historic value as well as lustre that makes their contrast with the courtly pomp's attaching to the reigns of the first CHARLES and his two sons the most impressive recorded in our annals. To talk of PERKIN WARBECK or JACK CADE in the same breath with OLIVER CROM WELL, IS to put the desperation of a Spanish pirate on the same level with the majestic heroism of NELSON, or to compare the partisan achieve ments of a Guerilla chief with the glorious career of WELLINGTON. The political neces • city and the moral guilt of CHARLES'S execution ; what was due to the virtues, the genius, the accomplishments, the tastes, the generosity (for we concede them all) of the man; what was merited by the bigotry, the obstinacy, the pride, the violence, the unconstitutional tendencies (and no man can deny thew) ; how much was CROMWELL'S power of re sistance ; how much the Parliament's power of compulsion; what were the relative proportions in which it was necessary to curb the powers of the Court, and to restrain the increasing influence of the people; how far in the case of the latter the guilt of rebellion %las really extenuated in the case of the former, the criminality of its deportment aggravated ; these are all historical problems hitherto but partially solved. Judging only by overt acts, e must conclude, whatever virtues we may allow to CHARLES 1., that he was a dangerous tyrant ; and that CROMWELL, whatever guilt was associated with his attainment of the supreme power, used it, when once acquired, boldly, manfully, and victoriously, towards the consolidation of his country's greatness and strength. Let him, then, take his place among that country's " Worthies," whenever and wherever their effigies are collected together. The Registrar-General has addressed a circular to the different Coroners throughout England for the purpose of obtaining more ,specific and correct information respecting the causes of death that come under the observation of Coroners' juries. This is a subject of very great importance, not only as regards the prevention of accidents, hut the loss of life from ignorance, negligence, or crime, as will be seen from the subjoined list of fatal accidents within the space of only one year. Exclu sive of suicides, executions, some doubtful cases omitted, and 971 imperfectly returned, 3,805 per s,m3 were killed by mechanical injuries of various kinds, caused by falls, machinery, railways, waggons, carriages, horses, and other agen cies—fracturing their bones or crushing their bodies ; 1,950 lives were lost by water (drowning); 3,057 by tire (148 by explosions, 2,577 by burns, 332 by scalds) ; 188 persons were accidentally poisoned ; 65 were mur dered in ways not stated in the " informations ;" and there were 83 cases of manslaughter. Now it amounts to certainty, that in many of these numerous fatal cases, life might have been saved had the parti ,, s been aware of certain facts which are pointed out by the Registrar-General as indis pensable in making a complete return. In cases of death caused by lightning, for instance, it is neces sary to state where the person was struck, what at tracted the electric fluid first, whether he was under a tree or in a house, and in what part of the house, the nature of any visible injury on the body, and all circumstances which can explain the course the lightning took. Were facts such as these made generally known, possibly there would be a diminu tion of deaths from lightning by at least one-half. With regard to fires, too, similar information would be found extremely useful, such as a statement of the cause of the fire when known, in what part of the house it commenced, and the article of dress which caught fire when persons are killed by the burning of their clothes. But it is needless to mul tiply examples, for the necessity of correct details is manifest as soon as attention is called to the subject. We subjoin from the circular a few specimens of re turns which would leave little to be desired:— Accidentally run over by a cart, while trying to stop a run away horse—fracture of his skull, ribs, &c.—lived 10 hours. Accidental fall from a ladder, by which his skull was frac tured—lived 2 days. Murdered by -- in a duel, with a pistol ball; lungs per forated ; lived 3 days. Erysipelas from a wound in the leg, caused by the falling of a bar of iron, which struck him on the heel while at work— wound 9 days—the erysipelas 6 days before death. Stroke of lightning in the Finchley-road—lived fourteen hours—symptoms like the stupor of apoplexy—no morbid ap pearance found in any cavity of the body ; but two slight burns were discov6rable on the inner side of the tore-arm.—(lt should have been stated whether any object was near to attract lightning.] Poisoning with arsenic, and exposure to that substance during work in a candle manufactory.—[The effects of the poison should have been stated.] Exhaustion, following a burn of the arm, 19 days since—the shirt sleeve caught fire over a candle. Erysipelas of the arm, following accidental application of sulphuric acid to the fingers. (3 days.) Temporary insanity-2i oz. of laudanum, and strangulation with hankerchief. We have accounts from Madrid to the 28th ult. Ile majority of the merchants and shopkeepers hari complied with the formularies required by the new system of taxation. The shops were, therefore, opened on that day as usual, and the capital was per• fectly tranquil. Great excitement, however, prevailed at Sarago:sa, many of the warehouses remained closed, and there had been an attempt to create a mob, which was suppressed by the authorities. The QUEEN was expected at Madrid about the 15th inst. On the Madrid Bourse the Three per Cents. closed at 32 for Cash, and the Fives at 22i for the Account. The Paris Constitutionnel has another article on the report of the Naval Commission which furnishes a low additional details, and, like most of the writings in that journal, when the navy of England is men tioned shows a most ungovernable passion for an other trial of strength between the two countries. ERS has but lately been engaged in describing the piparations male by NAPOLEON for a descent on England: in the fourth volume of his work he has pointed out the practacability of the scheme, even with the boats then in use, and now that steam vessels have furnished France with additional means for landing troops, he seems to believe that the con quest of England is only a matte? of time and oppor tunity. " If a war break out between the great maritime powers," says his journal, " which, GOD forbid, it is evident that each of them would seek the mode of action offering the best chances of success. France has for a long time performed her part at sea ; she has fought glorious battles ; she has shown what she can do. She would, if necessary, re-enter the lists and recommence the duel. Nevertheless, if a more cer tain means of reducing the enemy presented itself, why should she not have recourse to it ? Steam transports affords that means, and it only requires to determine its u:;1-,I in a more methodical manner. Steam has rendered a war of inva , ion practicable. That Wa7 is not without its difiScultiei and casualties. It may be termed daring, and even ra , ,h, but it must also l.?, admirted to be possible. The fi,-111 i:, open — we must study it, and steam transports are the prin • cipal elements of that study. Nothing in this should resemble a defiance—it is a study, and nothing else." Possibly it is only a study, but unfortunately it is a study which M. THEIRS and his party seem to be constantly dreaming of, and which they confidently believe will one day be put in practice. With these remarks we give the outline of the plans recommended by the Prince DE JOINVILLE, which we are happy to say evince a different spirit, and are directed chiefly to discover the most efficient propelling power for steam-vessels. In the first in stance, the report lays down the principle that a formal distinction must be made between war-steamers and transport-steamers. It advises " that there shall not be placed on the stocks at the same time a large number of vessels of the same kind, but that the increase shall be made according to the results of the experiments with one or two of each sort. As regards steamers for combat, the Commission recommends . that their powers shall be gradually increased, so as to arrive at the limit of what is possible and useful. After the question of the materiel of steam fleets, the Commission was naturally led to inquire into that of the personnel. In this respect the pam phlet of the Prince DE JOINVILLE has borne fruits. The next point was the new propelling power, the screw. Hitherto there has been only one experiment of this kind under the eyes of our naval officers, viz., that of the Napoleon, bu It at Havre for the postal set vice between Marseilles and Corsica. The Napoleon is acknowledged to have been pretty efficient at sea, and its speed, without being extraordinary, is satisfactory; but, unfor tunately, serious inconireniences have been created. The machine broke repeatedly, and, al though the navigation took place in a sea which was propitious for the experiment, frequent accidents proved the existence of a vice in the ensemble of the system. This, however, is not astonishing. The steam principle has existed twenty years, but the screw is of recent date. It has been ameliorated in England, and it will be further ameliorated until it shall have effectually replaced the paddle-system. This: is a problem still to be solved, and to which the Commission has directed the attention of the Govern ment. The Pomone frigate is to be furnished with a screw, and thus the experiment can be tried on a larger seal,: than with the Napoleon. The Commis sion, in accordance with the Ministry of Marine, has had the good sense not to enter upon questions which do not admit of an immediate solution. It has con tented itself with laying down principles from which advantages are to be gained." The Journal des Debatg, which boasts of a cor respondent at Macao, gives the substance of another of his extravagant stories relative to the designs of the English with respect to China. According to his account, Hong-Kong is declared to be a failure, and some other settlement must be obtained by foul means or fair. The following are the remarks of that journal : ( t ie h t e a l il a s st w r e s ‘ t ‘ i ri n g )? eh stateave f received th. e English so some ine- Eithastrelsapdeciat mail l th w e esta blishments in China. It appears that the island of Hong- Kong, of which the sovereignty has bean given to Great Britain, has not answered the expectations previously formed of it. It is a possession which seems condemned to perpe tual insalubrity. It is a sterile island, which does not pro duce as much in a year as will feed the inhabi tants for eight days. It is good as the head quarters for the opium merchants, but it is now certain that it will never he a commercial place. It appears therefore that the English are already endeavouring to secure to them selves a better position. They have at present the island of Chusan in their hands—a position which is healthy and fertile, to which the great increase of the fo cign commerce at Shang-hai gives a great degree of importance, in a maritime, military, and commercial point of view, but they only hold Chusan as a guarantee, and the term of their occupation of it is limited to the 31st of December, 1845. It would, therefore, be necessary for them to obtain from the Chinese Government either a new concession of the sovereignty of the island, or to find an opportunity of exacting it. Some imprudent attacks on the part of the Chinese popu l.tion, like that which took place at Macao on the person of Mr. Davis, the English Commissioener, or that at Canton on Messrs. Montgomery Martin and Staunton, and for which the English have, perhaps designedly, deferred ,lemanding repara tion, may probably, in case of need, furnish the opportunity which they are seeking. In the meantime they are expending a great deal of money at Chusan, and are laying the foundations of a durable establishment." The Journal (f Frankfort states that the departure of the Empress of Russia for Sicily has been decided upon. She %s ill reside at Palermo, where she has hired for herself and suite the palace of the family cf a Prince. Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess OLGA will accompany her mother. It was not known at St. Petersburg how far the ENIPEROA would ac company her. The Three per Cents. closed at 841. 25c. ; the Five per Cents. at 1211. 85c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,313 f. 75e. ; Rouen, 1,115 f. ; Havre, 915 f. ; Avignon, 1,078 f. 75c.; Vierzon, 8171. 50e.; Bordeaux, 7201. ; Boulogne, 63.51.; Troves and Montcreau, 5-15 c. ; Basle, 285 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 38,1 ; ditto Passives, 7, Thf following are the quotations for the new lines :- Paris and Lyons (Latlitte), 42f. premium ; ditto (Calon), 15f. ; ditto (Ganneron), 22f. 50e. ; ditto (Lapin sonnii;re), 15f. ; Northern Line (Laffitte), 80f.; ditto (Ro camel), 42f. 50c. ; ditto (Pepin Lehalleur), 33f.; ditto (Decan, Lebeuf), 32f. 50e. ; Paris and Strasburg (Ganne r,n), 201. ; ditto (Hinguerlot), 20f. ; ditto (Bechet) 9f. ; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie). 20f. ; ditto Drouillard), 10f. ; ditto (O'Neill), 15f.; ditto (Lefevre), 11E; Lyons arid Avignon (Talabot), 501. ; ditto (Lecointe), 221. 50e.; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 15f. ; Bordeaux and Cette ( Mackenzie) , 6f. • ditto (Espeleta) 16f. ; (,'roil and St. Que ntin (Kvsaens ) , 10f.; ditto (Carette), 10f. ; ditto (Colbert), 61. ; eharleroy (Kysaens), 50f. 50c. ; Maubeuge (Kysaens), 2f. ; Dijon an d M u lh ouse (O'N e ill), 3f. ; ditto (Alleg r Y) , 3 f• ; Dieppe (Sellieres), 45f. ; Caen ( Delamarre) SE 50e. BUSIN!;'SS DONE IN FOR LONDON STOCK 1 Anglo-Belgian ........... 6 Boulogne and Amiens.. - Bordeaux &Mediterran - Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 1 4 Do. and Cette......... Central of Spain .. Dendre Valley Dutch Rhenish ...... 9 1 7 s Dieppe & Paris Junct. Non and Mulhouse ... East Indian .............. Grt Northern of France (Lailitte'') ............ 714 Ditto (Itosatnel's) ..• 3 1 / 4 Do. Peppin le H a lleur 474 Great I'aris and Lyons.2l Jam aka .Junction Do. North Midland — I.ouvain and Jemeppe 5143 Lyons and Avignon 3 Luxembourgh.. Namur and Liege ....••• MON RAILWAYS AT THE KCHANGE, SEPT. 4. Orleans and Vierzon 21 1 / 2 Orleans and Bordeaux 14% Orer Yssel Paris & Lyons (Lafitte) 3 3 / 4 Ditto Ganneron's). Ditto (Calon's).... 2 14 Paris and Orleans.-- Paris and Rouen 42% Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compte de L'Est) 3 1 / 8 Paris and St. Quentin. Rouen and Havre.-- Royal North of Spain. 2% Sambre and Meuse 9 Strasbourg and Basle . Tours and Nantes ( APR enzie's) 3 Do. (Lefebvre's) 2 Verona and Ancona — We,t Flanders THE SILK-TRADE. —A meetin g of the silk manu facturers of the metropolis was held at the Weavers'-hall, on Wednesday, in reference to the Act of last session, known as the Silk Weavers Act. The object of the meeting was to adopt proceedin g s to carry out the Act, and it was agreed that from the 20th instant, the imperial measure of thirty-six inches in the yard (instead of the present 37 inches) should by introduced, and 'hat the same should be recommended for the general adoption of the trade. The meeting considered the new Act as a mutual protection to masters and weavers. and resolved to pay their men for work not returned at the rate of 3ti inches in the yard, from the 9th ult., when the Act was passed. A committee was named to draw up a form of ticket required by the Act, and to recommend its adoption through. out the trade. The resolutions were ordered to be advertised to all the daily papers. EXETER PALACE.—It has been determined by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners that Bishop Phillpotts shall no longer have an excuse for non-residence ; 3,0001. have been voted for the r storation of the palace, and in spite of himself he will have to go through the form of residing at his episcopal residence—when there, he will be constrained to exercise hos pitality and charity to the poor.—Plymouth Journal. THE LATE BENJAMIN :WOOD? ESQ., M.P.—The will of the late Honourable Member for Southwark was proved on Saturday last by the executors, Gordon Whitbread, Esq., and his nephews, William Page Wood and Western Wood, Esq. ; to each of them, as well as to his brother, Robert Wood, Esq., he has left a legacy of 1,00/. To his sister, Mrs. Duns ferd, 1001. a year; annuities to some of his nieces, and legacies to others, and a bequest to his siste r, Mrs. Watkins. The re sidue of his personal estate, which was s wor n under 81,0001 ., he bequeaths , to his wife abs•dutely. He also gives, devises, and appoints to her all his real estates, freehold or copyhold, to her and her heirs anti assigns. The will was made in March, Iti-1 4 . The deceased died at his seat, Eltham Lodge, Kent, on the 13th of August last in his 68th year. TERRIFIC GIG ACCIDENT AND MIRACULOUS and presently the driver ESCAPE.—Yesterday morning between twelve and one, a gig, in which were three individuals, evidently under the powerful influence of the " rosy god," was observed to be pro ceeding rapidly along Chancery-lane, was perceived to have lost all command over the horse ; the animal having taken fright, the consequence was that on gain ing the end of the lane, instead of turnin g either to the ri g ht or left in Fleet-street, the horse ca me with such force a g ainst the door of Mr. Groome, the well•kn own confectioner, adjoin ing the middle entrance to the Templ e, as to shiver the door to atoms. The occupiers of the gig were t hr own therefrom with considerable violence, and it was at first i magined that one , if not more, was kill e d, b u t to the astonishment of every one, it was soon ascertained that they had each miraculously escaped with a momentary deprivation of consciousness, one of them evincing the happiness he felt in his fortunate escape by flight, which he did with the speed of an antelope, leaving his com panions to arrange the affair as best they could. The horse and gig were much damaged, and the parties, on leaving their cards of address with the police, were suffered to depart. GooDwooD ltAces.—The new weighing stand, we hear, will he erected at the extremity of the enclosure, close to the judge's chair, and will no doubt afford ample and sepa rate rooms for the accommodation for gentlemen and profes sional riders. The roof. we would respectfully submit to the Duke of Richmond, might be so contrived as to give the trainers, Re., a view of the racing. The course vdl be further widened by throwing back the rails about half the width of the present weighing stand.—Brighton Paper. MOVE and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) ,„ The sales oi . Cotton at Liverpool yestc7rlay were 7,000 bags, of which 2,000 were taken on speculation. There was rather less animation, but the market closed firmly. Shares were rather quiet and lower. There are no arrivals to-day with late news of any in terest. _ _ The attention of the Continental States has been attracted to the treaty of commerce said to have been quietly concluded between England and Siam. Letters from Batavia received in Holland state that the population of Siam is at least three millions, and that the English have secured great and ex clusive privileges by the treaty, with the right of import ing into Siam. a number of articles which the Dutch and Americans, the greatest traders in those parts, next to ourselves, have not been permitted to intro duce. It appears that to our resident agent at Bangkoch in Siam is mainly due the obtainment of the advantageous treaty in question ; and that the manufactures, for which there is the greatest opening, are those of cotton, silk, and glass ; fire- arms, perfumery, and trinkets being also very saleable. We should not be at all surprised to find the commerce of Siam becoming second to that w . th China, provided suitable exports can be found there in sufficient quantity to make returns for our goods, since no trade can be carried on with a drain of bullion. The appearance of the Stock Market is at present heavy, and the main cause probably is the anxiety of parties to take the current rates rather than await the chapter of acci dents between this and the re-opening of the transfer books. Consuls have been marked 98 3 / 4 to V, for present delivery, and 98 3 A to % for Account, being 1 / 8 per cent. lower than yesterday. The premium on Exchequer-bills has continued at 455. to 475. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been done for Money at 101 3 / 4 to 102, a further decline. East India Stock is 271 to 272. Foreign Stocks are affected by the tone of our own Secu rities. Spanish Three per Cents. bring 38 1 / 2 , and the Passive 7. Mexican are worth 32% to 334. Peruvian are worth 38 to 39. Grenada Deferred are firm at 5%. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. have been 62 to 62%. Railway Shares are dealt in to some extent, but in the majority of cases they may be bought on lower terms, both as regards the old and new. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. 3 per Cent. Consels Annuities 9 8 3 /4 % 98% New 3 1 4 per Cents 102 1 / 8 101 3 % 102 102% India Stock Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., I%d. Ditto 5001. Ditto Small ONE O'CLOCK. pm. 46 CLOSING PRICES. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... — Ditto, Account 32% 33 1 4 33 1 4, Ditto, Deferred l 7 l /8 17 1 A Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 39 38 38 1 h Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 63 1 / 2 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Passive Ditto. Deferred ,11/ 15% Ditto 3 per Cent. 3Bq 38V) _ Dutch, 2% par Cent Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certific 9 9 1,4% 99% Granada Bonds — 23 Ditto Deferred —5% PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush _ 1% 2 3 /4 Ys ....._ 2% 133 Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 - 133 Ditto, Extension...... 1% .....• 53 A 1 /4 Bristol and Exeter 7O - 00. New Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambridge and Lincoln 1 % ...... 4% IA 1 / 2 4 l /2 Canterbury and Dover.. 1% 2 14 Chester and Holyhead... 15 Cork and Waterford ... 1% 2% Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir. and Leicester 1 Direct Manchester (Remington's) Direct Northern , üblin and Belfast Junc 2y 2 9 .- Dublin and Galway..... 2 1 4 5 3 /4 6is 6 l /2 E•istern Counties 141. 165...... 19% 20 V s Ditto New 4/. 16s. 6% 7%8 p Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, Igo. 1—.5/. 13s. 4d. — ... Ditto ditto, No. 2 EastDereh'm andNor'ch 1 .._ 3 / p 1 % 33 v.:astern Union 2O .. ... 33 ..Ditto Extension . ... 1 1 / 2 3 3 /4 Ely and Bedford E xeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 2 3 / 4 3 l/. ... Glouc., Aberyst with, and Central of Wales Grand Union l% 3 2 3 / 4 Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension G: eat North of England..100 great Western Ditto 1 / 2 Shares lull and Selby Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 / 2 ...... 21 . 21 Do. Half Shares Lancaster and Carlisle Leicester and BedfJrd... 225. London and Birmingum kr.3tock) 224 222 222 Do. 1% Shares - ...... ......... 27 1 .ondon and Brighton... 50 London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. Do. New l3s 4d l 3/ Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Lon., Chet, 0x.,G10., and Hereford . London and York 2 l /2 6%% Londonderry &Coleraine 2 1 / , 6 5 tA...... ...... :VI ancheAer and Leeds... 76 Do. Quarters 2 Manche:ter and Birnun. 40 Do. Quarters 4 Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction ... Mancliester,Buxton, and Matlock 225...••. 8 1 / 2 X 5 / 8 1 / 1 B l% P Midland 100 175 173 174 1 / 2 ... 174 1 / 2 Do. New Midland, Birm., Derbv... 100 Midland Great Western (Irish) Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 ...... ..........•• .. Do. New Brandling l5 Newcastle and Berwick 1 1 / 2 16 1 / 2 New Ross and Carlow... 225. Newark, Sheffield, and Boston North British Do. New - 10 1 / 8 N. Kent & Direct Dover 2 3 / 4 .... 41/2%3/4 ......••• North Staffordshire 225. North Wales Norwich and Brandon... 14 Do~ New Oxford and Worcester... 2% 10 % 3 /4 lA_ ..... Portsmouth Direct 2 l/.z 6 l /2 7... .. ...... Preston and Wyre Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 Scottish Central Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 2%..... 8 1 / 2 7 3 / 4 PA 8 8 Shrewsbury and Trent Valley Union 22s. Shrewsbury, Hereford, and North Wales 2% 4 l /2 ••• South Midland 225. znuth Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... 48 A Do., No. 3 South Wales ..... ... 2 1 / 2 534 61 11— • 1 3 / 1 p 7% 2% iz 6% 40 73 13 5 3 / 4 10 1 % 6t/ ! 46 1 4, 7 G% 48'% 9 Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Warwick & Cheltenham 1 1 % 2 Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin • 1%.... 2 1 / 8 2 l /8 Welch Midland Worcester, Shrewsbury and Crewe Union York and Carlisle ....... 5 1 4 tork and North Midland 50 lO9 110 llO Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 54% 54% Do Selby Do. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and A miens... 6 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Dendre Valley ..... 2 Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ss. Great North. of France (Laffitte's) Do. do. (Hosamel's) 2 Do. Peppin le Halleur 4 .. Great Paris and Lyons 2 Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... Lyons and Avignon 2 Luxembourg Namur and Liege $ Means and Bordeaux 4 .... Over Yssel 413 s 4d.... Paris& Lyons, Latlitte's 2 Paris ard Lyons, Gan neron's, Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ... Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compte de L'Est) 2 ... Royal North of Spam Sambre and Meuse fours and Nantes, Mac kenzie's 4 Do. do (Lefebvre's) 2 Verona and Ancona 3 West Flanders MI Real del Monte,Unregis. .. 6 3 / 4 7 1 j y - ... 31/2% ... 2% 1 4 • ....... -** . 5141/2 . . 2 3 4 1 / 2 3 ~. 6%1/2 0%. ; . ... •• ••• 3 %8 1/2 JOINT STC London & West►ninster. 20 COURSE OF EXCIIA/ Amsterdam CF. 12 9 Ditto, at sight l2 7 Rotterdam 2U. 12 9/ Antwerp 26 0 Elamburgh MB. 13 15} Altona Paris, 3 days' sight 25 80 Ditto, 3 months 25 0 Marseilles 26 5 Bourdeaux 26 10 Frankfort on Maine 122 Petersburgh, 3 Us.. Berlin — Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M lO 3 Trieste, ditto Madrid 364 Cadiz Bilbao ~. 2%3/4 ... ... 2% 3 314, 81/2 Illy, 2 1 4 6% 3% ... 2 1 4 3% 5 Oe 00 0041 000000 NE. ••••. • 4 ICK BANK. - 2734 27 l GE.—(YES'rEIt.DAI.) Gibraltar...., — Leghorn ......... 3O 70 Genoa Milan .......... Venice ...,........ Naples ........_ .. 40 Palermo, ter oz l2Ol Lisbon ......... 53* Oporto . Rio Janeiro Bahia Buenos Apes New Yo. k Sys sight -- Philade. l l , ll . •••• ?wogs BULLION, rata OZ. ForeignC.,ll,bars. £3 17 9 Portagat ( .4 , )1d Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons.-- 0 0 0 New . .);..lars 0 4 9f Silver !ti Bars . 9 4 114 Barcelona Seville SUICIDE OF A DRUNKARD. —Thursday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the P.atobello, Turville- street, Bethnal green, on the body of Robert Wakeman, aged thirty-seven, a porter. It appeared from the evidence of deceased's wife that he was an habitual drunkard, and that he had been intoxicated from Tuesday week to last Tuesday, the day of his suicide. He had frequently threatened to destroy his wife and children and she had often found his razor beneath the bedclothes. He had latterly purchased a new shoemaker's knife, found since his death. On Tuesday, in the absence of his wife, he hanged himself from the handrail of the stairs. It was proved that deceased laboured under delirium tremens, and tbat he de stroyed life during an attack of it. Verdict—" Temporary insanity." HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE CONTINENT. GOTHA, SEPT. I.—Yesterday the Queen attended Divine service in the parish church of St. Augustine here. It is an old and simple looking Gothic building, without any external ornament, standing near the centre of the city. It was formerly an old monastic edifice, but the greater portion has been pulled down. The interior is fitted up with three ranges of galleries one above the other ; the painting and ornamental portions being somewhat gaudy and theatrical, as is the case in many of the continental churches. The pulpit stands at the east end : near it, on a level with the first range of galle ries, is the ducal box, fitted up with windows, &c., like the one at Coburg. The frunt of the galleries is orna mented with the arms of the Coburg and Gotha families, and a variety of heraldic devices in white and gold are displayed in various parts of the building. The church also contains a fine organ, and at the east end is a splendid painting of the Crucifixion, by Jacobus. Her Majesty and the Prince arrived shortly after eleven o'clock, and were conducted to the ducal pew by the clergyman. With her Majesty came the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Coburg, Prince Ferdi nand, and several members of the royal suite. The Lu theran service was performed, the greater portion being chanted, and all the congregation joining. In addition to the organ, which was finely played. there was a full military band, with kettle-drums and trumpets ; and although the music was, on the whole, of a very high order, the noise at times was overpowering, and spoiled some of the most beautiful passages. The service ter minated at half•past twelve ; the Queen returned to the palace in her carriage, and the Duke and Duchess of Coburg walked back on foot, without even a single attendant. Her Majesty afterwards drove out to Mols dorf, one of the Duke's chateaus, about twelve miles from Gotha, thence to Ohrsdorf, a hunting lodge, of which a portion stands in the territories of the Duke of Coburg, and a portion in those of Prince Hohenloe. The royal party afterwards visited Tehterhausen, where luncheon was prepared, and partaken of, and the Queen returned to Gotha to dinner. _ _ In the evening the Queen and the Prince paid a private visit to the tombs of the Dukes of Gotha, where the Prince's grandfather and great grandfather are interred. The burial place is a wooded little island, in the centre of the public park, and is reached through long hedge rows of beech and poplar, quaintly cut and trimmed. There is a very large sheet of water, well stocked with water fowl, on the southern side, and a little floating bridge carries the visitor over to the burial ground in a few minutes. The little islet is thickly studded with weeping willows and cypresses, dipping their long green plumes into the glassy lake below. The pathways are bordered with flowers, and in the centre stand, not marble mausoleums, but beds of flowers perfuming the air with their fragrance, and on the adjoining trees wreaths of flowers and immor talks and simple tablets, which indicate the names of the sovereigns who sleep beneath. The town has been a series of military bustle and musical excitement since eight o'clock this morning ; a grand musical festival being arranged for this afternoon, at which a thousand singers and performers are to assist. The performance will take place in the open air, a large amphitheatre in front of the palace, and below the ter races, having been prepared for the performers and the audience. The grand business of the day will com mence at three o'clock, but the different military bands and sangervereins, or singing unions, who are to take part in the concert, are already mustering and marching in from the surrounding districts. RETURN OF THE QUEEN. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 2.—The following paragraph is from the forthcoming number of the Politigue " A courier, who has arrived at Brussels, from Co burg, brings the positive, intelligence that Queen Vic toria and Prince Albert will proceed direct from Co logne to Antwerp, and reach the latter city on Satur day, the 9th instant. Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, the young Princes, and all the Court, will meet the illustrious guests at Antwerp, who will be accompanied by seven , ' high personages from Germany. The Queen of England and the Prince will be entertained at a banquet in the Palace of Antwerp, by their Belgian Majesties, who will remain there for the night. Queen Victoria will sleep on board the Royal yacht the Vic toria and Albert, and leave early on the morning of the 7th. The banks of the Scheldt and the tower of Notre Dame will be brilliantly lighted up during her Britannic Majesty's embarkation, and there is some talk of a fete similar to the one hich took place at Cologne. Count d'Arschot and Mr. Conway, of the royal household, have gone to-day to Antwerp, in order to make some arrangements with the local autholities re , pecting the . fite, the expenses of which will, it is said, be partly de. frayed by the civil list." ~J l ~~y ~~ ~ ~~1 LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 The question whether or not among the statues of our Sovereigns to be erected within the walls of the new Parliament Mouses at Westminster, that nf OLIVER CROMWELL should have a place, is, we per ceive, again mooted by the correspondents of more than one of our Contemporaries. They take up the matter on one side with so much heat, that, palpable as the merits of the case are, they seem determined to provoke the controversy which they would authoritatively decide beforehand. Many months have elapsed since, in The Sun, we endea voured to show why the claim of the stern PROTEC TOR to fall into the sculptured ranks of these English historic worthies, was one of irresistible cogency — provided, always, that it be intended to determine the point on a dispassionate appreciation of admitted facts. The truth is, however, that we know of no theme on which more prejudice has of late years been exhibited. A letter in the columns of a morning paper, which we have just seen, is a remarkable evidence of the extent to which this sort of personal prepossession is sometimes pushed in the face of all authenticated history and tradition. The writer in question, we observe, remarks that what OLIVER CRONIW ELL ever did to deserve a statue he does not plainly see ; but that he has seen much to show why CROMWELL does not deserve one ever since he (The writer) read penny histories at his mother's knee Judging by what follows, his historical reading has ever since been limited to the same veracious sources of information. He asks, for example, why statues should not be erected, if to OLIVER CRONI WELL, to PERKIN WARBECK and JACK CADE ? He is of opinion, on the other hand, that any individual should he en titled to this honour who was a King (or a Queen Regnant, we presume), the son of a King, or the next heir to the vacant throne. He infers that all the title that can be made out on behalf of CROMWELL is that he cut off the head of a King. In attempting to vindicate the character of CHARLES the FIRST, we observe that all these anti-Cromwellians are compelled to drag their royal hero through . the dust; to admit his enormously unconstitutional acts in the levying of ship-money, the revival of the old forest laws, the imposition of arbitrary fines, the setting in motion all the engines of his detestable Star Chamber tyranny, the despotic extension of the powers of his Coun cil, and his proclamations contrary alike to the laws, to reason, and humanity. They denounce and exe crate CROMWELL for the leading share he took in procuring the capital execution of CHARLES, and they do their utmost to establish a justification for that terrible and guilty measure of State necessity. But it is amusing to find CRcMWELL reproached, after this recital of royal delinquencies, with the fact of his not having had sufficient credulity to trust the same delinquent in a matter of such vast moment res the recommendation of a successor in the govern ment of that nation in all his paramount duties to which CHARLES had shown himself so signally and criminally wanting. if CROAT 'ELL it is asked was dis • contented with UIIARLES individually, and thought him incapable of governing the kingdom, why (lid he not accede to CHARLES'S proposal in the latter part of his career to abdicate in favour of his eldest son ? A profitable bargain certainly the nation would have made that should voluntarily have covenanted upon any terms to be governed by that heartless and m os t di ssolute and faithless profligate, under whose sceptre, in the fulnes s of time, it was destined to endure the infamy of passing and of passively remaining. It was this CHARLES who abandoned to the dominion of courtier s , to whom was wanting not one vice , not one crime , that can disgrace human nature, and of mistressel, the polution of whose memory has never been equalled since the worst days of the Roman COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken on the sea beach on Wednesday morning, and were taken airings the same afternoon. On Thursday morning the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice walked on the beach. In the afternoon all the juvenile Royal Family rode on ponies in the pleasure-grounds of Osborne House, Isle of Wight. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left towu yesterday for Germany. Her Royal Highocss the Duchess of Gloucester arrived in town yesterday morn ing from her residence, Richmond Park, and visited and took leave of her royal brother at Cambridge House. The Duke of Cambridge left Cambridge House at half past ten o'clock, last night, to embark on the Triton steam-packet for the Continent. Sir James Graham arrived in town yesterday from a visit to Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. HARBOURS OF REFUGE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—As your spirited journal has from time to time urged upon the Government the important subject of harbours of refuge, I respectfully solicit your indulgence for a few brief remarks respecting these great national undertakings, through the medium of your columns. It appears that a large sum of money has been voted for the commencement of a breakwater at Dover, and the policy of so large an expenditure upon such an experi mental and doubtful site, while a more eligible spot, se lected, and so strongly recommended by the Harbours of Refuge Commissioners, remains apparently unnoticed, has most justly been questioned by many maratime and practical men. The tine, noble Bay of Seaford, pos sessing an unusual depth of water, being about mid-way between Portsmouth and Dover, having the harbour of Newhaven (so capable of great improvements) in its im mediate vicinity, with the advantages of a coast railway near to the shore, seems unfortunately to have been overlooked, or to have had an inferior weight in the pre sent decision of Government. It is not an unfrequent spectacle during the prevalence of easterly winds to see a fleet of from thirty to seventy vessels, and sometimes more, of all sizes, lying at anchor in Seaford Bay, enjoy ing the natural shelter there afforded, and many thou sands of British sailors are well aware how impossible it is to round Beachy Head, at all seasons of the year, in contrary winds. It is much to be hoped her Majesty's Ministers have only delayed the works at this superior bay for a short period only, otherwise there will be no secure shelter for merchant vessels and steamers between Portland and Dover, thus leaving an extensive and dan gereUs portion of the southern coast entirely unprotected, and which it may be too late to lament in the event of war. I will only further remark, that the estimates (as contained in the Commissioners' Report of last year) were, for Dover, 2,500,0001., and for Seaford only half of that amount, viz., 1,250,0001. You have frequently expressed your editorial remarks in favour of the Bay of Seaford, and trust this great question, so highly important to the country at large, will again receive your early attention, and the serious consideration of the Admiralty and the Government.—l remain, Sir, yours, most respectfully, Aug. 26, 1845. A READER. Mr. HUDSON.-Our opinion of Mr. Hudson has been repeatedly expressed. What he is he has chiefly to thank himself for. Prudence and energy are curiously mingled in him. Natural sagacity he possesses very largely ; and he seems gifted also with no small share of common sense. We doubt whether he has shown his accustomed tact in seeking for a seat in Parliament. Mr. Cobden, it is true, obtained a similar position, and has won very high repute as a legislator, but then Mr. Cobden is a brilliant exception to a general rule, and had the additional advantage of being very well edu cated, of having travelled through the greater part of Europe and the United States. and of having obtained very high repu tation as a political writer before he entered Parliament. Add to this the advantage of comparative youth, while his mind, in many ways, had obtained full maturity.—Railway Espress. BARNET FAlR.—This great cattle fair commenced on Thursday. The stock offered for sale this year was exceedingly great, and the business was brisk. The black cattle occupied a very considerable portion of the fair-field, and were in much better condition than Welsh cattle generally are at this season of the year, which is attributed to the plentifulness of pasture. The prices obtained was from 51. to 81. Bs. • Scots made 141., and fat beasts averaged 4s. per stone. Blilcis cows met with ready sale at prices varying from 141. 10s. to 18 guineas, and heifers done calving 9/. 9s. The sheep-pens were not exten sive : good down wethers ma less. per stone, and lambs for stock 17s. a head. Prime young cart-horses obtained good prices, but old and inferior ones met with a dull sale. The droves of Welsh ponies were thick, and a good many were sold. Upon the whole, neat stock made 10 per cent. increase on last year's prices, and the general account from the several counties is, that there is an abundance of feed for grazing, and that the price of stock will be lower. FATAL CART ACCIDENT AT GREENWICH.-Mr. William Payne held an inquest on Thursday in Guy's Hospital, respecting the death of Mr. Abrahim Ling, aged forty-nine years, a coachman in the service of Mr. Wheatly, coach pro prietor, of Greenwich. On Sunday morning last the de ceased was returning home in a light cart with four sacks of corn to his employer's premises, and when the horse reached Circus street, Greenwich, it began kicking. The horse over powered the deceased and threw him out of the cart, and before the animal could be secured the near wheel passed over the deceased's body. He died on Thursday morning. Mr. A. R. Benson, house-surgeon, said the deceased had died from rupture of the bladder, which no doubt had been caused by the accident. Verdict," Accidental death." FURTHER ARRIVAL OF CATTLE FROM HOLLAND —The General Steam Navigation Company's steam ship the Sir William Jolliffe arrived at Blackwall Pier, on Thursday fore noon, from Rotterdam, with another large supply of Dutch oxen, including some very fine cows, calves, and sheep—all fur the London market. The supply of cattle from Holland during the past month bas been very great, and the Ocean steam-ship, which arrived in the river on Sunday, crammed with a live cargo from Rotterdam, has been again engaged by the Dutch salesmen, and will arrive in the course of this day, with as large a supply. FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR WINDSOR.—A man, named Brackenbury, engaged in the flour water-mill of Mr. Aldridge, at Chewer, met with his death on Monday last, in consequence of a large grindstone, worked by water power, being dragged upon him, by the rope of the fly-wheel becoming entangled around the spindle. The wheel, with its fittings, weighing nearly half a ton, fell upon his chest, breaking three of his ribs, and rupturing several blood vessels. The unfortunate man lived, in the greatest agony, about fifteen hours after the accident. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." ,~,..~ HAMB U ItG AND FLA NDE ii S BERLIN, Au°. 28.—The King Ills conferred on Dr• sea, the Ambassador and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Coil', of Great Britain, the rank of actual privy councillor, wi th title of excellency. Lntrsic, Asru. 27.—The mortal remains of the elevol victin s of the deplorable events of the 12th of August , I buried this morning. tf 9. Posase, Atm. 15.—1 t is generally reported that 0'; Minutoli, the president of cur police, who, by his prou e oi and humanity during the late troubles, did great service uOOl town, is to succeed M. Niederotatter at Warsaw. This o li; be a most happy choice of our foreign department, for i t ! o il not be easy to find another person so thoroughly acqui ts 0' with all the affairs of Poland, and so able a man of busines t o he. He is besides acquainted with the (members of the F°o Administration, and therefore well qualified to support e terests of Prussia in the Polish capital. It is, hon e question whether M. V. Minutoli may he disposed to s" an office, which, at this time, is not an easy one. st d BERLIN, AUG. 28.—The complaints made by the Government of the accounts published in the journals 1 1.0 to the events at Leipsic, have led to serious results. ait o Prussian journals, those of Magdeburgh and Breslau, 044,'",0 which the complaints were especially directed, are said to 50 been ws.rned by the Prussian Government with a threat . 4 their licenses would be withdrawn. If this news, which c 43 _10 from a very respectable quarter, should be correct , it tny excite some surprise, for these accounts had passed througr i y hands of the Prussian censors, and; the writer can har d .ll) proved to have had any bad intentions, for they coincide 7 those of almost all the German journals. t pll 4 WURZBURG, Aua. 25.—A Ministerial rescript i s talked of here, which, it is generally affirmed, authorisesoi Post-office to open, in the presence of witnesses, letters packets when there is reason to suspect that they may 1110 prohibited newspapers. In this manner the subscribe rs Francfwt Journal, whose copies come together in one Ps c o " have been obliged, in several towns, to deliver it to the 0 101 who then, at his discretion, keeps back the paper, or has it to the subscriber. dschlP COPENHAGEN, AuG. 30.—This forenoon the Kam.- tl a Russian man-of-war, passed this city, bound, it is said, t ° Mediterranean. or - A letter from Bormholm of the 25th says—" A 11 -- fleet of four ships of the line (one of them carrying above„ guns), three frigates, and two brigs, and a Swedish friga te ili arrived here during the storm which continued from the _Pei to the 23d, and on Saturday passed Hammeren, steeri n g% ward. On the 20th, towards sunset, the whole RussiatlA passed within cannon shot of us ; nay; the largest ship ot!, line, with the admiral on board, passed within the mall men that were lying at anchor, on account of the storm„ never before saw ships of the line come so near the land. , 1 BERLIN, SEPT. I.—His Majesty the King arrived to -01 Sanssoaci, on his return from Munich. t BRUSSELS, SEPT. 2.—The average price of wheat li t was 21f. 90c., and that of rye 15f. 97c. Both may , ported duty free, the export duty is 25 centimes per Luv" logrammes. di The Archduke Frederick of Austria left Brussels this ing by railway for Germany. A courier from Coburg has arrived at Brussels with 17AJ intelligence that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert will p!';0 direct from Cologne to Antwerp, where they will arr l Saturday. 'sg d The King arid Queen of the Belgians, with the young . 11 01 and the whole of the Court will go to Antwerp to received/1 august guests, who will be accompanied by many person . ' tinction from Germany. . 4 , 0° The Queen of England and the Prince will dine vine King and Queen at the Palace. The Court will pass the ibid of the 6th at Antwerp, but Queen Victoria will sleep e sti the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, and put to sea Ted on the morning of the 7th. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BausszLs, SEPT. 3. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent .... Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •. • • Ditto Three per Cent.. ........ .. Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ...... Ditto, ditto, 1840 .. •• • . ...... 101% Ditto, ditto, 1842 Ditto of the City, 1832 • . • • .• ..... • Ditto, 1843 101,4 Bank of Belgium.. —Brussels Papers. Sept. 4. HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, SEPT. 2. n o Bills. 1 14 P 4..ustrian 5 per Cents .• .••• Bank Shares • ........... •• • • • • • . •• • . 1650 Anglo-Russian Loan 11 , ri Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 113 10 5 ' Ditto Ist series Inscription 10534 Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 99 Ditto, in Certificate.. • • ...... 99 1 4 New 4 per Cent., Slope and Co. ...... 93 90i Ditto Sticglitz • • • • ••• • • • • • 91% ° a Spanish New 5 per Cent.. •.• • • • ...... 25 11 ,4 Ditto 3 per Cent . • ........ Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2 per Cent.. Dutch Actual Debt, 2 per lent . • 6236_ Ditto 3 per Cent. • • • • • • • • 78% $6 Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.... 86% Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 par Cent • . B7 National Bank Shares •••••••• .• • • • • • • AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, AUG. 2 7 5 per Cent. Meta11ique5............., 112,9 4 per Cent. ditto. 101/4, 1 3 per Cent. ditto.. ••• • • ..... 77% 4 Loan, 1834 .• • • • • • • .• • • • • 159, Ditto, 1839 .. • • • • • • Bank Shares Esterhazy's Loan . ..• • . .. • . RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand Ost Vienna—Milan Gloggnitz •.• • • • ..... .............. 1 , Leghorn - • • •• • • 122; Pesth —Allgemelne Zeitung. Aug. 30. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, Auo. 30. ifo stf Bills. '994 St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent.. 6! Exchange on London, 2 months.. 6 25111 I Universal Prussian:Gazette, Aug. 31. SCOTCH ACTS OF PARLIAO The following is a list of the Acts affecting_ 6 ?.° P.l f . which hare passed during the last session of Vara" They are as follow: 1. Act for consolidating in one Act certain pro f usually inserted in Acts authorising the taking o' for undertakings of a public nature in Scotland. : 0 2. Act to facilitate the transmission and extinct; Heritable Securities for Debt in Scotland. 3. Act to simplify the form, and diminish °I II ' pense, of obtaining infeftment in Heritable FroPe' Scotland. 110 4 ( 4. Act fur amending the laws concerning Hig Bridges, and Ferries in Scotland, and the mak l °fo maintaining thereof, by Statute Service, and by t he version of Statute Service into money. 5. Act to regulate the issue of Bank Notes i° land. 6. Act for amending an Act for making prov o Parish Schoolmasters in Scotland. 7. Act to amend the Law of Arrestment of Scotland. 8. Act for the amendment and better admin, l- F of the laws relating to the Relief of the Poor I ° land. EXETER RAILWAY MARKET.—North D e von , fi 21 prem. ; Exeter and Yeovil, Ito prem. ; Exoterto sham, and Exmouth, to a ; Exeter and Creditonsf share ; Eastern Counties, 211. WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE.—Frorn 1810 to 1.- bridge cost in repairs 83,0971. 6s. 91d. From 1t3.3 8 ; the amount was 82,6611., and a further sum of 52, 8 to required for further works. The property belonging bridge only realises 7,4641. lls. 8,21. a year. Mr. Stanton, M.P., has contradicted the refO t he is about to retire from the representation of Stroud' ~ of FATAL ACCIDENT AT HORNSEY.—OD MAU . - s o t G. J. Mills held an inquest at the Nightingale, ll° I, th:. body of James Bondy, aged fifty-two, a bricklayer,'" at Nightingale-place. On Monday night last deceasod was determined on getting drunk, and did so. 11ovotiO six next morninc , he went to his work at a house er e° , Maynard-street, Crouch-end, and whilst walking aloligosi and tinning a party wall in front of the building, he °l hold of the wall and fell a depth of eight feet to the e and then rolled into a tank six feet deep, nearly killinfeo who was at work in it. Deceased was taken out in or and died of concussion of the brain eight hours after t Verdict, .‘ Accidental death." SUICIDE FROM DlSTRESS.—Thursday ri l • b n held an i , squest at the King's Arms Kingsland, o n the,A William Blackman, aged 64, a labourer. Th e decease V i at No. 6, Abbot. street, Kingsland, and had for a s u colii years been employed on the road by the highway 0 1 Hackney parish, until about five weeks since, when he e ti charged, without any ostensible cause. The derel i b ' o t made repeated applications to the board for work , i n tij been unsuccessful, which had so pressed upon his n), 4 trA for some time past he had been in a low and despon" i „ - On Wednesday night he returned home, having gow,i the whole day to get some work, and went to bed. . 0°. 14 up the next morning at his usual time, his l a ndlaciti, alarmed, mid having in vain called to him through P r s door, she sent for a police-constable, who broke the a t o ; when the deceased was found hanging by a rope fe o ff the bed-post, quite dead and cold. Verdict—. , Tette san g ity." 11 1 WATER-DRINKER. — OD Thursday rna ll a ,jef John Herber, living in East-street, Regent's Parks U l s orl for a wager of 203. to drink a pail of water (four gallonorps'il half an hour, which he accomplished, drinking it bli er eil i x a time till he had swallowed the whole. He then de s " fl og he would drink 12 pints of beer in as many minutes i e however, seemed to doubt it, and that part of his P e r ' o was dispensed with. 0% FREEMASONRY.— On Wednesday eve ril crowded meeting of the members of the Grand Lode Order of Freemasons was held in thei r s pl en did ha f l Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's o o f f t ), at which the Chairman (in the absence of the Ea r l land, Grand Master), Mr. Rowland Alston, Provioria ctig') Master for the county of Essex, presented, b d ire oci her Grace the Duchess of Inverness, to the Fre e '" ,„ o o o , England, the magnificent candelabrum which had b e i lig l 9 l eight years since presented by that body to his Roya l te rfi the late lamented Duke of Sussex, while Grand mo d e? Chairman, in doing so, pronounced an eloquent eule,erlY the character and virtues of the illustrious decea seu j and adverted to the great loss the craft had sustain e virlio demise, and handed in an appropriate letter from abl e of Inverness soliciting their acceptance of so valuablee and it was also stated that her Grace had directed ,I. g bi o ./ labra to be purchased at the sale of his Royal P„jotoliir effects, at the cost of 5001., with a view to its r e ibe t ° o o , The valuable and highly-prized relic was received bYI ing with the deepest enthusiasm, and it is unders a`;lieti general meeting of the fraternity will be promptly e jo to the purpose of passing an appropriate tribute of than Duchess of Inverness. ;4i s Ot e h4 THE GREAT BRITAIN.—A curious arisen in connexion with the wagers laid as to the WO' •v e this sessel would perform the voyage to New York' a days seems to have been generally the period selecie i f tt, betters; and the question now is, whether the HrOvegleep;; reckoned by the ordinary mode of computation or b , c?, ing the actual time of sailing according to the sb'Pai 1 1 11 ) meter. By one method, the length of the voyage vg %fba;f than fifteen days, by the other it will be more. s t Great Britain sailed from Liverpool on the 26th a y P. at. ; she arrived at New York on the 10th of th e D el o three, r. m. There is a slight difference in seal„,e, ° ,,, counts, but this appears to be the correct one. 1 1 j o efoA r eOl i , h id tween port and port, according to dates, would , t t of y e tiji 14 days 23 hours. But New York is 74 degrees we s O to el with, which is equal in time to 4 hours 56 minutes. ijo leek, ference between Liverpool and Greenwich is l it e, 0 e minutes, whirl', deducted from 4 hours 56 1 11 1 11 0 0140 4 hours 44 minutes to be added to the 14 days 2 3 " t he ; o f ing the real time which, the vessel took to p F rforni lit ; 15 days, 3 hours, 44 minutes. It is a nice f° o l th e e) should certainly say that the fifteen days" tak e " t he e ) of the wagers, meant fitteen days of twenty-four. tot and taking the difference of longitude into accouvar.,l,,s did not make the passage in fifteen of such da is ' • Courier. %y r Syr D es f by Evp 'r a Y 1 I ii