The Sun. — London, England, 1851-09-17 00:00:00

t 6 o d t. Freeol Locastire; C o urt, ). hi re, y, she , - Y . : J. Gess o nd cio"A, street, w lt J sck" oi certificate Botiq . row , ird cl"'„0 r 3 00' :D. bieo iter, d °ll v e r , agF les, tAtionero fir nd G. P : e o4 R r oviv , ll, 4 - b o rOvr Ma 9 A 3 S nu T. d e r roline milliaen, In Gillibr, Ind, il l' t b a rt e J o, 146 ' o ktor- ,1 . V. D. °s , D il d Mellor - s • SCSI vl Ake 6 ke S. g° ket. Varwici° e, b r icklai er. crO icer. hal asker' 76r Wielt$111C61 S36°lllll°' piper'''' i f e et fr o , Ict 0,, i ll 0 s ter ..;; Ir ter SePt' t to ° l e i 1310 14 t.' a oe so a 30 1 ' Ter 0- io 011 AT tt S aSI,O oi 19 GP t ' 0 039 ' d Get. °IS iZ ot) c nat at 11. I - c I * ° 6 mt ,l Sept' JI 0 PO . 0 PO 0 Solt Oct' 0 PO . 0 03 , t. 10 S ePt d ot: coo ite bo 1 7 /11. :10 , " 11‘ S rt cell - O S V v IS , 6 1itt 6 g tm g C ire 1 alo.triita 1-0 v e tch gol f ' efer 4 , D ire, ove r , l 17 0 'os t lit t ti /f t n o rork cSO P :,O, • d or 3 0° 1 1;0 4 t /Vile t 11 ;erlit f.'" °l 6 4 I 1 W ife of °l :s a rk, t he 1, ,,, lit, W ilt* t''. I° l3° itiftf i fi f gA ttb f ed f flo h ley ,o eo c loth 0 1 tivi 0 _Bis c iorer ar 3 int o ho J Itir* d Lic 9 djl.ll3v, do n oiir 6 6° ji Re' f ' b, t be yor ly ia° l pa w " htptir I otil 4 VP Os° opt. 00' imPt . apt. nANK of EI'TGLAND m SEPTEMBER 11, 1851. _ink The Court of Directors of the Gernor awl Company of the That thea of En g l and give n ot i ce, aez Gener al Court will be held at the Bank, on THURSDAY e lath i nst., at Tw e l ve o'clock precisely, to consider of a DI il)FNb; this will a l so be one of the Quarterly General Courts, anointed by the Charter. JOHN BENTLEY, Secretary, C°l"ilor TOOLS. Department of the Storekeeper -General of the Navy, Somerset-place, Sept. 16, 1 851 . Ad iral o Th t i Fijonalitendsd stoners for executing the Office of Lord nigh m ive Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland do hereby g not be, that ea TtE3DAY, the 21st October next, at One o'clock, they inc. fop to treat with such persons as may be willing to Con ‘l Supplying her Majesty's several Dockyards with Con a d t itttiorian' may TOOLS. be seen, and a Schedule Form of the Tender and _ _ e sof the Contract obtained at the said office. .5 T nder will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, Iced'"ail•trhlourieYendoti unless the party attends, or an agent for him daly ''ex'Y Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, , .aa .„ (l bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender for I oo v l , a i`t4telrlaZt also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied bo b_ nc with v .,_ n ' 4 by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound __ uy Person tendering in the sum of I,oaol. for the due perf0rm ......7 Utile Contract. --...—_______ _.. AIIDDLESEX. LUNATIC ASYLUM, at Persons Willi HANWELL. Tr n o * wit Killing to TENDER for SUPPLYING the abovermltNt'eSrTelr h,,, , r s h Meat, Flour, Malt, Hops, Oatmeal, „ ay ' le .1x calendar months from the Ist of Octob P er ea next,_o s r , N r ;_ith That lathe jlodertnentionecl articles for twelve calendar months Brushes, Drap e , `-as, Lead and Lead Piping, Hosiery, Linen and Woollen a ‘ r i e_ _r IV el i e n ni ci l .. % l . Y.l i z a ; k G .,et r , : ce n ri u : S oap, Oil, Oil Colours, Brooms, Straw hats and Bonnets, Tobacco, Snuff,sc n....74l,l7,llondSelibvesr, L B eth e e d r, , tenders e l r \r s ' T e e m a n e d , Spirits for e, e t l h e e ar _ e, i . 1 sick, a'nd""tt:34a2., e 29th inst., at the Sessions 11 ouse, form s, in",4l. there Personally oa that day, atrni ton her Ich tenders must be made, may be obtained on ap i plica- Cl2le o'clock.rk en well- g m l ower 0 mutter t elllllred%, ar . 4 Patterns and samples, to which the contractors will be The ," .ic tiY to conform, may be seen at the Asylum at Han I ' r ahY et the tenders. ° of Visitors (1 not bind themselves to accept the Session,' ,011Fe i HALEIBSS WRIGHT, Clerk to the Visitors. 4-. Se pt ll, 1. I ,T RE 11431( A13 . - --------------- t making BRITISH BXNK (Incorporat . ed —...,Vobe7shartk), for receiving DEPOSITS at interes_, lT Ir ksaeti n - In approved securities, granting CASH CRE .s D sues S, and )41 Rapiti, e i v o , r 6Dtbe r I,RO rd_b•king Intere,.%l description of banking business, tors or able in in London, of any amount not l. " under 51., ''.4 sem h,,, ~,,, .L r: not at the opbon of the depos d i o n us be r... ' " "AorY Notes are transferable an negotial: , l s e . , ktioo. of commerce either for deposits,be used in the varied t . ra noen for or abroad. and form s - ,P rn erce at home or Detailed terms of business, umat th b eC til h , ie ki r o ci a ftir r: e P te l n i o ca t t th i accounts, &c., will be supp ie Ilank, P a n nd at the Branches in the Strand, BY order of the Court of Directors, 16 , Tok etp , ov-Yard litiGll INNES CAMERON, General Manager. `, Lothbury, London. T H E ELR\ -- T° ----- ------- PARIS, N HOURS ROUTE to klittArTylll only Two Flours Sea, is by the SOUTH-EASTERN boultrFolkestone or Dover. 4 . Spf7:67IPECIAL EXPREss SERVICE DAILY .: IC% ty,,, RXPRESS TRAIN leaves the Londo -bridge Ter % 11 ho ,4Y MORNING and EVERY EVENING, reaching Paris Ret r 411 ' %let P e l n TielLgts, London to Paris and back, available until the The op e. , r. 14:fige Te l ; C ' ll'r MAIL TRAIN, via Dover, leaves theLofonldloown itirorr2i::4"l::l::antisaiNtlpru.3so4.rna; h re a a; f c .. i p lig t 9 pa is at 9 o'clock the elats fiv:gataitteltdttsotitiocnnLey,o n a d n o d n ts to ov Al e arseilles can now be had First train and r a a n n y d steamers between oCfaltahies. BCOTTIsm Rourt 11 141) 1: ! I lltcrCENTRAL to the CENTRE and NORTH of SCOT- x__,Traltis leave AUGUST, 1851. Express. p.m. .m. "Lon Station at .... lci a l . .... ) 0 • ' • 845 liam Atirlln4riih-Ya at a.m. a.rn• p irth - a—ut •• 2 8 .... 835 .... 1 5 2 8 3 knld " ••••• • • • 343.. • • 9 30.... 2 ~ " „ ........ 4 4 3 „• • 10 30 •• • • 4 ... yd n 44 Class to • REDUCED FARES. ... "• •• • • 8 41 .... 2 10 .... gas Class " ..erth, Dundee, and An:l:Ln, ever: aY, at 845 p.m. area Thirty Shillings. era r 1 Manage • ?t r y, , Ron Eur JOHNSTONE, Gen ' 4nrast 11, 1 851. Wednesday A 0 1. ' c4A„T WESTERN RAILWAY . k o EXCURSION TRAINS TO OXFORD, BATH, i Trit,,' and CLIFTON. ~ 2n Will dity 5i ., 2. , . 4 sizicoa,v,leozcildington on SATURDAY EVENING, Sep wilin septenmer 2 0 2 r O a x t f h o i r ai d i T p e a t s u t rn E in ig g from thence on Mon ht o'clock. l'lr . st Clas s Fares there and back. „, On ",... l‘sz n i u "•• •• • • Gs. I Closed Carriages ..3s. Gd. Val e ' '-'-'4,n,y, Sep t ember ed exceeding a carpet-bag. ti , r bete 21 a Train will leave Paddington at a r,tirtlint the Eight o , n l o k • 'th Morning for Bath and Bristol, I:l 'kt. - '''' wine evenieng In from e Bristol at 6 30, and Bath at 7 to FARES. op Nth Ist Closed la-. 0 h and , Class. .......Carriages. ck nate' and ax. • ........ ......... g s . .ss. tt th e for th ' a elE • • •............... 10s. •••• • • • • • rrs,,,, ?ad d , e las t - mentioned Train may be obtained previously lb, ` , trancr`g t. 'n Station; 27, King-street, Cheapside, and 449, atres s !Ners . h a , -4 luggage will only be conveyed at the ordinary 0 .1) „ l it. s "_and 1, , 9 li . to BOULOGNE ...4tP4-,,,,uNt\tpi,,S DIRECT, at greatly reduced fares. "' t , S ati ' " 07.„'11E COMPANY'S splendid Steam-vessels CITY `, ftli cl u nde ' r Y :_ nf BOULOGNE, will leave LONDON-BRIDGE t',,rklaY, Sept. 19 ......7 Morning. Tuesday, Sept. 23 ...... 10 Morning. Pi s — AY, Sept. 26 ......2 Morning. lan °ag luesaa h e - 4 41 - ' 8 bo -Y, Sept. 30 ......3 Morning. . .4se oa, i• Fir st. 1 oked throughout from London to Paris :—First Ca :late ii'„laas Rails Rail, 11. 6s. 6d. (33f.) ; ditto, First Cabin and b `od pi ', U . 16, i r , ' % ll . Is. Bd. (27f.) ; ditto, Second Cabin and Third- V,„ l. at C a v ,, ct e'be ' r "' ( 2 1f.) Or double journey out and home to the -aim -,-in an First t — First Cabin and First•class Rail, 21. (50f.) . , Ora' :'ass R ai , Se cond-class Rail, 1/. 12s. (40f.); Second Cabin and Itsl i e l , a, 4 . . • 1 /. 4s. (30f . ) , e tni,erthur-street East • Railway Office, 44, Regent-street ; "al Office, Regent-circus. VOR NEW ZEALAND. 14 PORT LYTTELTON. Canterbury Set artt.,, Bement New Plymouth, Ship C44 t l er l4,lll nil t i ' 2 l'asse nge ' r c N ' lr - ILLI AM HYDE, 533 tons regis- R a , .er 3 , ,_, East India Docks, chartered and provisioned by the 42/ , .'ell ii p e ciation, to sail on the 15th October. s . ll. r S f e eeria , a ' s ,ge f -- -Chief Cabin (a whole cabin between decks), Znai.,:°lglit -auln •Steera , e 16/. - o „T , Ali k , ', Dassage, or furth ' er , information, apply to the Can. etl4.;,„Stay n ,;`atlen, 9, Adelphi-terrace ; and fur freight or passage, F tak' s " - -tr"i" . r • 11 0, Fenchurcli-street ; trilby and Co., . 157 fur etl?o -('ash's" trees. j,szo. to. Frederick Young, Manager of Shipping Irq elat ion, 74, Con Mill . , '''', ti i. A n ( xi l 'i,Sl.Ti' A Z l , T F FATAL ACCIDENTS -, t1. 1' ,.1 of „ -- ` , E agairst ACCIDENTS of ALL KINDS, whether 'Ras a `loUses, Fires Railway Collisions, Explosions or any 4.eci!svhatever. ' ut,,NTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY, i n ' • B ank-buildings, Lothbury, London. etti`curPorat under 7h and Bth Vic., c. no. -144, 04—K ed t ENYON S. PARKER, Esq., Q.C. aged Pa Dis tinctive Features of the Company. 311 :lent in case of death from accident or violenCe. To Insure 1001. by Annual Payment. Class I. I Class 11. 1 Class 111. o t 4 h .s. 6d. ss. 1 7s. 6d. to 40e. , lit, ed p a 'lngle Payment for Life, Class kIIC , N ex rnent in case of death from accident or s violence, with ' 11 •I ez Y . stun Hide case of non-fatal injury, and an allowance 0 lai,Peses . 001. ath, 1/. per week compensation, and 21, for or expenses, by annual payment. 4 4 .x... Class I. I Class 11. 1 Class 111. it t „'l ear, __lss. 208. to 50s. " I Deti sat ' o n death by accident while travelling on a railway, with Tno insure accident, u ca re se x of to n o o fi n-fatal ... f .: by annual nn7usa.l payment. lOs. 11 4 fl 500 • • • • 300 Sp itt .• • • .. 68. the Orii n i, 44 2' 147 . th further information, may be had at the offices '''llY, or front any of the Company's Agents. kt 4 Oir t , WILLIAM YOUNG, Secretary. P" to No. 9, GREAT WINCHESTER-STREET, OLD kIIS/N ilit ,; )46, E-STREET, ROYAL EXCHANGE. t„ , ,,,, ,, , ,,,, S ORIGINAL ANTI-CORROSION 1 11 '4 , -, , tt.,l-ii, specially patronised by the British and other Govern -1„0,'"i1411bili."`„on• East India Company, ' the principal Dock Companies, ,l t - 'undies, and by the Nobility, Gentry, and Clergy for ou - ,11%`,11a,n at their country seats. The Anti-Corrosion is . particularly 0 4, ' "er,,, (1 :,1 as the most durable out-door Paint ever invented,. for ot,, .0, 0 en of every description of Iron, Wood, Stone, Brick, t.-„,i 1 P141 4 . - d ° ,tn .,, ent, 8,,., work, as has been proved by the practical so, test 4 °, c1,: 4 , '0141,,".. 60 Years, and by the numerous (between and . 600) oy n 'Y o f th ' 'h Its favour an - d which,: from the rank ben equalled f . ;°Ythh.,""e who have , given them, have never yet wi i , , fits of ,8 Of the kind hitherto brought before the public notice. It i ' be 1;0Iours, Prices, together with a copy of the Test 9 mo G n r , eat . l' ', i ' , t ,eSte,.. ° 4' aPnlication to Walter Carson and Son, L N - 'gent: reet, Old Broad-street, Royal Exchange, o o n . don , iree . '--- '•• --- 4111 orders are particularly requested to be sent d• t ....__ • n DIGGINGS IN AUSTRALIA. ip t t CAUTION TO EMIGRANTS. t tle'i k4 „_d from the gold fields in Australia are most where Wellid seem that there aro districts near Bathurst where kni ng 'ri h n ? Pure metal are found of great weight. The tide of emi sr,7, therefore suddenly turned in that direction, and thou the' h es r c Paring for the trip. It is, however, essential that who litork,''',l this errand should be set up with appropriate dress for -lots), not need scarcely be mentioned that ordinary clothes o t T i g est a week at gold digging or washing. Messrs. .E. t t A_ e s, r nna S ON have anticipated the demand for proper working k h 7trah7 e Of extra strong material, and adapted for emigrants s te4,'es of Dresses also to suit agricultural labourers and me 4.ni7e , a . 411 classes, and these are all independent of the most ex .roent of fashionable clothes in the world. Visitors to Aki‘estiy...nd those who contemplate country or sporting trips, arc 14.444. or:quested to call at the Great Monarch Mart, Minories and ‘le.i' t aria the noble West-end Branch Establishment,. New Oxtoid- Nph„ art-street, and inspect the dresses, which, for neatness, thoullrabilit and finished -workmanship, cannot be equalled, clii t „,: s pole arc marked at prices not more than one-half of t _ bY ordinary tailors. E. MOSES and SON, ' ll 4 4 , Establishment , 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 88, kj c iat on " " 5 . Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. ba.l/."est-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, liew Oxford-street, 1,2, ; t riv4 o 7,.;-street, all communicating. i i,l llei t i„, Yorkshire" Branch, 19, Bridge-street. t4k4110, adrazch, 36, Fargate. , h e ll% i j l othiers, Matters, Hosiers, Farriers, Boot and Shoe, Oeneral Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. T. 48 nablio >. —hreteats are closed from sunset Friday to sanest Ba .eti -utness is maimed till Twelve o'clock. ~.,..1 8 rX LAN EDITION. & Ma TIDE GUAGES REMEDY—FORTIETII FOR TITE PREVENTION OF Etta DISEASE. DISEASE. Olt ~...-"` h 7 One Plimdred Anatomical Coloured Engravings on A tiv iv Stool. ..k l ir PA . , - -.-. DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA- I: 1 tip kti 'LTT, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. 4'l 1h)8t 'direct Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, price Is. 6d. CAece,',..iii.au-ticacttirtoonms being t ti , discontinued the publishing of Cases. 11 , int t he postageA ut li o s r t a s m h p ai e ti e th e & 11 -4ENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on th,,:tat,,, t i lt &nation and consequencesy of the system, produced by tsii,ltry „„ d ,ulgence, the of infection, or the abuse of Bow e 'With explicit directions for the use of the preventive lotion, 4 . .4 wilier observations en the Married State, Ina the disqnalifica le„%q T a_Arevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. By lk,m I '' PERRY and CO., 19, Bemers-street, Oxford-street, Lon iscikt-re;wthed by the Authors ; and sold by Strange, 21, Pater it.' 14s LI riannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; arid Gor let ( ILT iTadfulhall-street, London. ta klii, e „r,uts of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive Opi 4 kT fi'l ,3 illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. li h ‘ttic e. ' treats of tke consequences resulting from excessive it te !titl e ' ilci aufl their lamentable effects on the system, producing Fr'keit b ° ,lll 3' weakness, nervous excitement, and generative 11 4 . 4 11 , ?f, Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. il° Dri i , L. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in i'llir ti7 e l• l 7, or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for t?. '`tuent. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav 11e4,11T ry . 1.14 ,4 1 , 4,,„ COntailli a Remedy for tke Prevention of Disease by a h,,.. tr e ',._.' 4l ltion by which the danger of infection is obviated. .ce. ''N'altnt part of the Work should not escape the reader's ti P es : l -ler li, i v r , T h .._ 8 devoted to the eonsideration of marriage , and i ts du 7role Bei ;'s_auses of unproductive union are also . considered, and the Ertl 'lll et,.'et critically and philosophically inquired into. tttig xi niAL Betas or STRIACCM is exclusively employed in N .... IRA i. .mous and sexual debility, impotence, Ite.,and 333. eyZtdy. -,,, The Concentrated Deteisive Essence, an anti-sy - pbilitic iPter --r Purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary i ft . -., er t i,, hr -. p e ,.....r.' 0118, and the abuse of mercury, lls. and 335. per eh r hol t , ..'.) la Purifying Specific Pills, 23. 9d-, 4s. 6d., and I Is. 1/ 1541 e certain remedy for gonorrhcca, gleet, stricture, and t ko ,. A. teb , - ".. 4 2 l rnation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, tql;tri „ Ga z'e detail of the case is required : age, habits, and po t s - Ikre?teint ee T,' 5 1- Packets, with advice, to be had at the Ea a .% '''' stt en ', by which the fee, If., is saved. Messrs. Perry, 1 %2 trek t,d v nce _a daily at 19, Brners-strect, Oxford-street, 'from Lon to oa ti en till .IWO, 11,114 Five to Eight ; on Sunday, • • . ‘4L l4 l' , 1":1K .,- . , • -P , ),TI 7 4 , . o.lr r Art: ,- 4 -isf?:v ‘ i „ 4-, 1r ~ , • • • , ; • -4 co 44 , ,a 4.1 15 04 ., 4.(14e- r DIE offl' _ './ +0 • I * . r7 IDA • N°.18,404.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING S' : SEPTEMBER 17, 1851. 7 THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CACTI. ADVERTISEMENTS intended for insertion are requested to be forwarded to the Publishers before Tuesday, the 30th inst ; and BILLS not later than Wednesday, October 1. London: Longman, Brown, and Co., 39, Paternoster-row. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. IPSWICH, SEPT. 16. Harvest being now over, our market resumed its usual appearance as regards the attendaace of farmers, and this produced a fair supply, both of wheat and barley; the former met a tolerably free sale, and only partially declined from last week's prices. Barleys also met a ready sale, the trade assuming an unexpected firmness. PER QUARTER. I PER QUARTER. Wheat, red 36s to 39sIBeans 32s to OOs Do., new oos to 00s Peas Do., white 4oa to 45s Oats Do., new OOs to 00s Rye.. .. 00s to 00s Barley, malting 26s to 301 Malt Do., grinding... OOs to 00s Flour, per sack.. 00s to 00s DR. CU:\ [MING'S NEW VOLUME OF LECTURES. This day is published, in fcap. Bvo., price 95., cloth, full gilt, uniform with " Apocalyptic Sketches," F 0 R ESIIADOWS; or, Lectures on our Lord's Miracles as Earnests of the Age to Come. By Rev. JOIIN CUMMING, D.D., Minister of the Na tional Scottish Church, Crown-court, Covant-garden. Arthur Hall, Virtue, and Co., 25, Paternoster-row. Next week will be published, THE LILY AND THE BEE. An APOLOGUE of the CRYSTAL PALACE. By SAMUEL WARREN, F.R.5, Author of " Ten Thousand a Year," Scc. In small Bvo., price ss. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPT. 13. Wheat 1,170 quarters at 38s Bd. Oats Beans 2O „ 30s 6d. Peas 2l ~ 27s Od. HULL, SEPT. 16. DR. RAMADGE ON ASTIINIA AND DISEASES OF THE HEART. One vol. Bvo. greatly improved, Second Edition , price 103 . 6 d. , ASTHMA, its VARIETIES and COMPLICA TIONS ; with Practical Remarks on their Specific Treatment. Illustrated by Cases, and Plates coloured from nature. To which is annexed, a Succinct Treatise on the principal Diseases of the Heart. By F. 11. RAMADGE, M.D., Fellow of the College of Phy sicians, late Senior Physician to the Royal Infirmary for Asthma and Consumption. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular states:—We have had a splendid week o." harvest weather, and the fields iu the district are nearly clear of white corn, and the whole gathered in fine condition. The markets generally are excessively dull, and wheat declines seriously in value—probably too seriously to last. We had a large show of new wheat at market to-day, qua lity fine, and weighs heavy; condition universally good. The market was much depressed, and about 2s lower, 34s to 36s being the general rates paid; the present low prices are attracting the attention of foreigners, and some purchases of now English wheat were made tc‘ day for Hamburgh account. No transactions in foreign be yond the merest retail. There is amply choice of bar ley, and a fair sale for grinding qualities at a trifling reduction on last week's rates. A small parcel of new Saal has arrived, quality, weight, and malting properties first rate; it had previously been sold at a price free on board at lamburgh. Several samples of new English, quality various, but weight good, price 24s to 28s. Oats are the turn dearer. Nothing doing in beans or peas. The linseed market is only dull, but cakes are unaltered. A fair sale for rapeseed, at our quotations, both English and toreign. Rape cakes are only dull. The following are the present prices of grain : s. S. Wheat, English, red 34 to 36 Do. white 36 38 Dantzic and lie- AL LSOP P'S EAST INDIA PALE and other BURTON ALES. The public is respectfully informed that these favourite Aleswmay be had Genuine, in Casks of 18 Gallons and u 'wards, at their respec tive Stores as under, where also a List of the Bottlers may be ob tained : The Brewery, Burton-on-Trent. Stores, 61, King William-street, City, London. Cook-street, Liverpool. High street, Birmingham. The Exchange, Manchester. 33, Virginia-Creet, GlaQgow. The GREAT EXHIBITION and the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITuTroN. 411 the most interesting Deposits at the Great Exhibition will, in turn, be lectured on at the OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. 11, The present Lectures are by J. H. Pepper, Esq., on the Ap plication o' Iron and Steel in the Manufactures of the United King dom, now exhibiting in the Crystal Palace ; and by Dr Bachhoffner on the Electra-Metallic Deposits there, illustrated by a splendid se ries of Messrs. Elkington's Specimens. —The Exhibition of the Oxy- Hydrogen Microscope, magnifying objects upwards of 100,000 times their natural size.—The great economy of Cooking by Gas explained. —A Lecture on the History of the Harp, by Frederick Chatterton, Esq., with Vocal Illustrations.—A Series of splendid Dissolving Views.—Diver and riving Bell, &c. ♦dmission, Is.; Schools, Half-price. Open daily from Half-past Ten to Five, and every Evening from Seven till Half-past Ten. s. e. Peas, white and yel. 28 30 , Do. grey ILinseed Black Sea 47 49 LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO, Licensed by Act of Parliament. ARGYLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL sTREET, ST. JAMES'S. Sole Lessee, Charles Emile Laurent, jun., 57, Brompton-square.) OPEN EVERY EVENING, With LAURENT'S UNRIVALLED BAND. Principal Cornet-a-Pistons, M. Boulcourt. Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock—Dancing to comuiwe• it , 7ine and terminate at Half-past Eleven o'clock precisely. Admission, One Shilling. nigsberg 3B —40 Do. Petersburgh ... 42 46 Pomeranian and Do. Riga& Archngl. 38 42 Hamburgh .. A 38 Do. Konigsberg .... 36 40 Danish, Holstein, & Per ten. Friesland 32 —36 Lins. c,Hull 71 Os to 71 2s 6d Russian and Odessa 30 34 Do. fine foreign ... 6t lOs Oats, English Do. Danish lB 20 Rapeseed Do. Friesland l9 21 Rape cakes...oos Od to 80s Od Do. Russ. & Odessa 18 20 Tares, English OOs OOs Barley,malting 25 28 Do. foreign 00s COs Do. grinding 23 24 Guano 51 71 to 101 Beans 3O 32 Bones, do 903 Od to 00 8 Do., foreign 27 30 Rye Meal Ol 0, CORK, SEPT. 15. Barrels. _. . _ _ _ . _ Currency. 0 White wheat OO3 Od to 00s Od 00s Od-26 stone 62 Red wheat 14s Od to 16s Od 00s Od-20 do 90 Ditto l6s Od to 16s 9d 75 Ditto 16s 9d to 17s 3d THE GREATEST WONDER IN LONDON IS B ATT Y' S GRAND NATIONAL HIPPODROME, Kensington. OPEN DAILY. In consequence of the Evenings drawing in, the Doors will be opened at Half•past Four, and the performance commence at Five o'clock. Immense success of Franconi and his celebrated trained horses. THIS DAY, the performances will be under the immediate patronage of Colonel Williams of the 2d Life Guards, and the whole of that gallant Regiment with their splendid Band will attend, and play several favourite airs. Mr. Batty has much pleasure in announcing to his Patrons that TO-MORROW September 18, there will be a Grand DAY PER FORMANCE. Doors open at One, to commence precisely at Two. The entertainments in the Evening as usual. The proprietor, determined to keep pace with its rival, the Great Exhibition, has decided upon continuing the Hippodrome open until the close of the Crystal Palace, and begs to intimate to his patrons and the public that as he opened on tke same day as the Palace of Industry, and as his career of success is without parallel, that he would impress upon the minds of his friends the necessity of au early visit, as it will positively close on the 11th of October. This Evening and during the week, the performances will assume the most novel and unique caste. Doors open at Half-past Four, commence precisely at Five. Private Boxes Od. Admission to the Reserved Seats - - 3s. Od. First-class do. Second do. Third do. CREMORNE.—Admission, One Shilling ; Children, Half-price. A new Italian Ballet Pantomime, entitled Harlequin and the Four Elements ; or, Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, with entire new scenery, appointments, &a., of the most magnificent description, arranged by the DeulM Family. Engagement of the celebrated Italian Hope Dancer and Ascention -Ist, Signora Pauline Violante ; also Herr Ilenric, the celebrated Pos ture Master and Equilibrist, assisted by the renowned German Buffo Herr Jung, will appear every evening. THIS DAY—Grand Balloon Ascent by the celebrated Spanish Aeronaut, Giuseppe Lunardini, in the Royal Cremorne Balloon. TO-MORROW—For the Benefit of the Duelin Family, the Grand Naval Fete at Half-past Ten o'clock, of the Taking of Gibraltar, and Storming of the Town and Fortress, by a numerous fleet of steam vessels manned by experienced crews, with the sanction of the di rectors of the Citizen and Iron Boat Companies. T. B. Simpson has theft , nour to inform his friends and the public that nothing ha. , been neglected to render this representation truly magnificent, new and extensive scenery and costumes having been made for this occasion. The River Esplanade is the only place in London where a spectacle of this magnitude can take place. The Pyrotechnic department un der Chevalier .Mortram. FRIDAY—Grand Italian Galas, with, at Ten o'clock, Night Balloon Ascent, with brilliant Pyrote dmic Display. SATURDAY—lllumination Gala, with brilliant Fetes. M. Bosisio, the celebrated composer of daaeing music, con ducts the great Cremorne Band, and will execute all the music which he composed and conducted at her Maiesty's Ball at Buckingham Palace. Exhaustless entertainments daily, in cluding the Bosjesmans or Bush People, Dculin's Ballet the Star of Beauty, the Ethiopian Serenaders, the double-sighted Youth, (lantello's Egg-hatching, the Bowling Saloon, &c. Doors open at half-past Two, admission is., Children half-price. The Hotel affords every accommodation for private and public dinner and supper par ties. Steam-boats and omnibuses nightly after the entertainments, ;he transit being superintended by Directors. Fare, 4d. by Boat, and 6d. by Omnibus. On Sunday the Gardens are open in the afternoon for refreshment. admission by refreshment card tid. Table d'Hete at Four and Six o'clock, 2s. 6d. DR. CULVERWELL'S NEW WOitiriF To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Cs.rvallu. 147, Fleet-street ; Mann, 39. Cornhill ; or direct from the author price One Shilling each ; by post, Is. fid. ENJOYMENT OF LITE. "Health, Recreation, and rational I7se of Time." Cowrzwrs:—Early Rising—Spriag and Summer Mornings—FA =eons about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills, toorests, Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places—Countr) rrlps and Rambles—The Sea—London at Night—Evening.. at Homo —Music—The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, R .dt, Ease, Occupation, Br,c., FRAGMENTS FROM THE MOI7NTAI2IB. Two Volt. Vol I. _ A VISIT TO THE LAKES; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, 643. Vol. 11. THE LAKES Or KILLARNEY; REMINISCENCES OP DUBLIN, &o. WHAT TO EAT, DRUM, AND AVOID. "That three 'vire years and ten our course may run." A popular review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner vonsly-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses the yonng, besets the man of pleasure, business, er study, and em htters old age, with tables and rules for the diet and physical rout. la 'ion of every-day life. IV. THE PASSIONS. " What passions hart the body—what impreift, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." S nailer : -Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The advent of tae passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casualties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, aid rarnedlative. Advocacy of early marriages. THE MARRIAGE STATE. " To be or not to be, that is tho question." PaloaAricsret—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re. lioon regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Oases, &c. By R. J. CULVERWELL, M.D. (1641), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. 1 62 0. Twenty-five years Meitcal and vorensie Referee In them matters. Reception hours daily till Five. Evenings, Seven till Nine. 10, Argyll-place, Regent-street. 30 Barley 40 Ditto lO3 Od. to lOs 4d 00s Od-16 do 65 Ditto . lOs 4d to lOs 6d 19 Bere Os Od 712 Oats 510 Ditto 320 Ditto Ss 10d to 9s 6d 3 Pigs 2os Od to 25s Od O7s Od per cwt Quantity sold at the Highest Prices: 0 barrels white wheat; 0 red; 25 barley; 2 bore; 16 oats; 1 pig. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last weak:-- Wheat, 2,218. Barley, 1,230. Oats, 9,865. Pigs, 0. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRINCY. First quality Second quality Third quality ..... 68s Third quality 595 Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality 42s Sixth quality Return of Cattle sold for week ending Sept. 6. Pigs, 281. Sheep, 275. Cows, 75. CORK.—Flour—First Its 6d to 12s 6d; extra 13s Od; seconds, 108 Od to Ils Od; households 8s to 10s Od; thirds, 6s toes per owt. Oatmeal 1 Is to 00s Od; Indian meal 6s 9d to 7s Od; wheat meal, 9s to 10s Od per cwt. Indian corn 61 Os to 6110 s Od per ton. Bran 70s to 72s 6d per ton. Hay—Farmers 17s to 30s; average 00x; dealers 30s to 35s Od; average OOs per ton. Straw— Farmers 12s Od to 20s 08; average 18s; dealers 27s Od to 34s Od; average 001 Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 50 to 6d; household loaf 4d to 5d per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d t 3 9d per lb. Eggs-4s 8d to 4s 10d per hundred. Coals 4ewport 14s Od ; Lydney 15s ; Landore 00s ; Culm, 12s 6d per ton. Tallow 381 Od to 39s per cwt. Whisky, 25 o. p., 55 9d per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef 4d to 7d ; mutton 5d to 60 ; veal 4d to 61 ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d per lb. Mops 6110 s to 0/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 315 s ye: ton. Bark—Barbary 71 Os to 81 Os; Valonia 151 to 01, French it Os ; Spanish 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 14s to 155 per stone. :temp 29! to 321 per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 19s to 00s ; red litto, 26s to 09s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10! Os to 11/ poi eon. Timber—Memel, SOs per ton ; red pine, 31 lOs ; yellow ditto, 2/ 15s per ton; deals, 12s to 15s per 103. Hides— .Vlarket 21s to 30s; salted 22s to 30s per owt ; calf skins 3d to 30 per lb. Potatoes, white 60 to 8d ; Minions, 008 to 008. Guano— Peruvian, 11/ 10s , Ichaboo, 8/ to 9/ Os per tau. Tar—Archangel. 19s per barrel. [A D VERTISEMENT.] —.FIFTY THOUSAND CURES RAVE BEEN EFFECTED BY Du BARRY'S DELICIOUS REVA LENTA AIRABICA FOOD.—Cure, No. 71, of dyspepsia, from the Right lion. the Lord Stuart de Decies : —" I have de rived considerable benefit from your food, and consider it due to yourselves and the public to authorise the publication of these lines.—Stuart (le Decies." Cure N0.49,83:1—" 50 years' indescribable agony, from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the sto mach, and vomittings have been removed by Du Barry's excellent food.—Maria Jolly Wortham, Ling, n ear pi ss , Norfolk." —In canisters, suitably packed for all climates, and with full instructions : Ilb., 2s. 9d.; 2lbs., 4s. 6d. ; 51h s ., lie. ; 121b 5 ., 22 5. ; supe r-refined, 51b.' 21s. ; 101bs., 335. Th e 101bs. and 121b s. carr i ag e free 200 miles, on receipt of Post office order.—Du Barry and Co., 127, New Bond-street, Lon don; Fortnum, Mason, and Co. ; Hedges and Butler. THH TRUEST REPENTANCE. --As continued health IS vastly preferable to the happiest recovery from sickness, so is illlciaCo to tin wait T epiatiuct t -Patrchbishop Pak; last week, only 6,000 found buyers, plain scented Orange Pekoe only realized 10d to I Id; extra fine, in boxes, Is 7d; spurious Caper 7-,P to 8d; extra fine Chu lan is Bcl to Is 81c1; Gunpowder in boxes is 2d to 2s 4d; and spurious in i-chests 9d to 9fd per lb. RICE.—To-day there was a reluctance to operate in East India Rice, and previous rates are barely sup ported. OC 684 bgs Bengal at auction a small part only sold at 9s 63 to 103 for fine white; and at 4s 63 to Ss 6tl for damaged. GINGER.—To-day a public sale of 850 brls Jamaica went at irregular prices; good mid to good selling at 70s to 82s; and low to mid at 41s to 66s per cwt. SPIRITS.—In East India rum large transactions have taken place ; prices, however, are not better, is 3fd per gallon proof having been accepted fur 500 pun cheons. Leeward Island sells more freely at is 5d to is sfl proof, but upon there terms holders are disposed to realise. In Demerara sales have been small, 32 to 40 over proof at 2s Id to 23 43, and 28 to 30 per cent at is 103 to 2s. In the market for inferior sorts of Jamaica much dulness prevails, and easier rates are taken, but fine is wanted, and cannot be obtained at a reduction; prices for low and' mid quality 28 to 33 per cent over proof rule at 2s 34 to 2s 7d, mid to good 32 to 36 over 2s 81 to 34 2d, fine and choice marks 33 to 38 over 3s 3d to 4s 4d per gallon. Havanuah in small parcels realised Is 2d proof. The Government contract for 50,000 gallons, half East and half West India, has been take within a fraction of is 4d per gallon proof. Brandy ells with more freedom; at present there is, however, ;So advance, but holders are firm; Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1830 realiz-d 4s 4d to 4s 63, of 1849 4s 7d to 4s 93, of 1848 5s to 53 2d, older sorts 5s 4d to 6s 43, low to mid 2s 8d to 3s 83, and Bordeaux 2s 21 to 2a 43. A good demand prevails for British made Spirit at 9s 5d to 9s 63 net cash, and Gin at 7s 10d for 22 under proof. Geneva is in fair request at is 7d to is Bd, and fine is 9d to 2s 63. FRUIT.—The price of new Valenlia Raisins is 40s per cwt, but the trade are not much 'disposed to operate thereat; old is, however, in good demand at 27s to 28s. New Turkey pulled Figs and Sultanas only in limited demand. at 60s to 70s. In Currants, business is of little moment, and 42s is the opening price for new; the value of low and mid old is 24s to 325, and better kind 34s to 42s per cwt. Itamoo.—To-day at auction 26 srns Guatemala Indigo sold at 2s 8d to 4s; these are barely former rates. SALTPETRE.—At auction 472 bags Bombay were in part sold at 25s for 114 to 12} per cent ; 723 bags Calcutta 8} to 84 ditto 26s to 26s 6d, and 14f to 29} ditto 25s to 26s 6d. The finest cannot now be quoted above 28s. British Refined has been operated in with reluctance at 28s 6d to 29s 6d. In Nitrate of Soda a good business is doing at 14s 6d to 15s, and there is a firm market. COCHINEAL.—To-day a public sale of 130 bags Hon duras Cochineal went rather better at full rates to a small advance; low to flue silvers realised 2s 10d to 3s 6d. TALLOW.—In Russia on the spot large transactions have taken place, and advanced rates are obtained, fine new Y.C. realizing 39s 9d to 40s, and old 38s per cwt; at these terms there are not generally sellers; for deli very a good business has been transacted; new realised 40s to 40s 3d for the last 3 months of the year, 40s 3d to 40s 6d for the early part of 1850. Home melted met with a free sale, the prices paid being 37s 6d to 38s net cash for fine quality. Ope rations in other sorts are also upon a larger scale, and at an advance ; at auction 540 casks of Australian sold, Beef at 35s to 37s 6d, Sheep, 34s 6d to 38s; 270 pkgs South American 35s to 38s 9d, 28 casks North Ameri can, fine 38s, and 30 casks Italian 37s 3d to 38s. OILS.—In Seal Oil less business is doing; supply is more plentiful, and prices are lower. Of 60 tuns at auction a part only sold, pale at 331 10s, tinged at 33/, straw 321 to 32/ 10s, brown 311. Only small purchases made in Cod, and there are sellers at 361 to 361 10s. Southern is not cheaper, and there are at present few buyers; prices for low to fine rule at 31/ 10s to 331. Sperm is, however, in brisk request, and rates are rising; a public sale of 20 tuns went at 851 to 86/ 15s for first sort: there is only a limited supply at market. In Olive large transactions have taken place, and rates rule firm, Gallipoli at 401 to 411, and other sorts 39/ to 39/ 10s; the stock also continues to de crease. Linseed Oil has further declined in value; several export orders, however, have been executed during the last few days, and the home trade demand is now good. To-day at auction 114 hhds Ceylon Cocoa Nut Oil sold at 31s to 325. MR. HUME, M.P., AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. On Saturday last Mr. Hume met a large numbEr of his constituents in the Town-hall, Montrose, the Provost in the chair. Mr. Hume, on being introduced to the meeting by the chairman, was received with loud cheers. After referring to several local matters, be said that, al though his constitution had received a severe shake, he did not believe that there was another Member of the Howe of Commons whose name appeared so often in the division list as his own. The reason was that he was anxious to do his duty, to excluded all class interests from legislation, and to look to the good of the community at large. Government was estab lished fur the interest of the many, and all public measures ought to be of the same character. When he entered the House of Commons class interest was triumphant. He therefore set himself in opposition to this, and advocated the removal of all monopolies, so as to give fair play to talent and enterprise, to do away with all unnecessary taxation, and to allow no man to put his hand into his neighbour's pocket. The cause of reform had advanced greatly since that time, but still there was much to do. Those who now occupied a prominent place in political affairs would pass away and be forgotten, bat the country would remain. We must therefore look to the future, and apply all oar energies in endeavouri ng t o p l ace the country in a condition to compete with the United States. That is the only country which will press us hard ; there is nothing to fear from any other. But the Ameri cans are an economical people; they have not useless offices, and they pay only in proportion to the ser vices received. If England is to remain at the head of the commercial world, or even to be able to com pete with that rising power, she must reduce her ex penditure ; and in order that this may be done the people must have the direction of that taxing machine —the House of Commons. This shows the necessity for Parliamentary reform. England owes her supe riority to her perfect machinery, and to maintain her political and commercial superiority she must perfect the taxing machine. At present it does not work well—it does its work badly. It taxed those who sheuld not be taxed, and passes by those who should bear the public burdens. The reason of this was that class interest to a certain extent governed and swayed the House of Commons. There must, therefore, be a fresh accession of popular strength. The people must now, in short, be thoroughly repre sented. The bees who make the honey must have a voice in the government of the hive. Lord John Russell had promised an amendment of the repre- ' sentation, and he had been asked what length the Bill would go. That he did not know. He did not believe the Government had made up their minds about the matter. But there was one thing they might be sure of, and that was that the Government would give as little as possible. The extent of re form would depend upon the pressure from without. The people must tell the Government what they want. They must demand that every householder have a vote in the national representation. The country will not be content with less. This would increase voters from 900,000 to between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000. That would be the result of house hold suffrage ; but we must have something more. The voter must be protected from intimidation ; the ballot must accompany household suffrage. He was sorry to say that Lord John Russell was opposed to the ballot, but what was the practice of the aristocracy ? - Why, in all their clubs the ballot ws used. Let them do, then, as they would be done to themselves. The electoral districts must also be equalized. Many were opposed to the idea of taking population as the basis of representation, and con tended that property ought to form the basis. Now, it was a curious fact, shown by the census, that as population had increased, property had also increased in proportion. He could speak long enough about the inequalities of our representation, but, in deed, it was not necessary. Look at Dundee and Harwich, for example. The former with a popula tion of 70,000 returned one Member, while the latter with only 200 electors returned two Members to Parliament. Was this state of things fair ? Was it reasonable, or in accordance with common sense ? Such were the reforms the people wanted. By granting these the Ministry would satisfy the country and increase the happiness and prosperity of the nation. Mr. Hume was greeted during his speech with re peated applause, and after a vote of confidence was unanimously accorded hi:. the meeting separated. AWFUL OCCURRENCE.—An old roan named Mark Bassett has been committed to Winchester gaol for the man slaughter ot his sm, aged 13. It seems that the unhappy parent threw a walking-stick, which he held in his hand, at the deceased with such force that the small end of the stick passed through the poor little fellow's hat and entered his skull to the extent of some four or five inches. The wretched father was found sitting on the ground with his son lying across his lap in a dying state. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against the father, who is in his 66th year, and his agonies are so great that it is thought he will not live to take his trial. TIVERTON LONGEVITY. — The following is a striking proof that the salubrity of our climate tends greatly to strengthen and comfort the declining years of man. From the 2d to the 9th September, were , registered successively seven persons, of the following ages-67, 78, 65, 74, - 79, 76, 82•—Woolmer's ,Exeter Gazette. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES—The best part of a year has slipped away since we parted company from the Metropolitan Cone rnistioners of Sewers. Despite the ominous hints of its friends and the determined opposition of its enee thies, this body has maintained itself outwardly un impaired, and while other Commissions have been consigned to disrepute or extinction, the Greek-street Court is apparently entering upon a fresh lease of official vitality. It has been reorganized under a new, end, as we are tohi, a more efficient chairman ; it certainly levies a considerable amount of money, and it transacts no small quantity of routine business. We had not intended to do more than watch its per formances in what may be, perhaps, only a transition state of existence, but an incident occurred the other day which indirectly proeliiced disclosures of great general interest. At tie/Temple-pier, as we need not tell anybody residirq, between Charing-cross and St. Paul s, an enormous sewer is incessantly dis charging its contents into the tidal waters of the Thames. Of course the immediate neighbourhood experiences the usual results of such arrangements; but the nuisance, in the present case, was not confined to the population of the vicinity. The pier is in great request as a landing-place, and thousands of visitors from healthier quarters of the metropolis were thus indulged with a taste of what was daily endured by those less favourably lodged than themselves. Accordingly there was a resolute "representation" made to the Commissioners on the subject. The steam-boat company complained, - the passengers com plained, the inhabitants complained, and a large number "of barristers and others" signed an indig nant memorial. Attached to the document also was a " mark" resembling the famous sign manuel of the King of Ara, which the British Ambassador com pared to the impression producible on a sheet of paper by the dirty claw of a hen. This was the attestation of the Chinaman on board the junk, who, with all the training and patience of his countrymen, found it, nevertheless, impossible to support the customs of our good city of London. On Friday last, therefore, the Chairman of the Commission introduced this subject at a special Court, which incontinently proceeded to discuss and resolve thereon. There was no doubt about the magnitude or reality of the nuisance alleged. The sewer in question was " one of the largest run ning into the Thames ; it collected the drainage of "an immense district ;" the river was " greatly pol luted and exceedingly offensive," while the crowded state of the thoroughfare was undeniable. In point of fact, one of the best frequented spots in the metro polis had been selected for the most profuse discharge of sewage, and, to mend the matter, the Chairman was fain to admit with remarkable candour that " under the recent proceedings of the Commission the place had become decidedly more offensive than be fore." All this was extremely ingenuous and in teresting, but what was to be done ? The expense of covering in the sewer with a trunk was estimated at 4501., and though the outlay might not appear unreasonable in itself considering the occasion, it could not be forgotten that we had been promised a bodily extinction of the whole system together. To expend 4501., therefore, in patching a sewer which was to be presently disused, and in modifying a nui sance which was to be summarily abated, naturally looked unbusinesslike and extravagant. Thus the very essence of the Commission's capacity and func tion was accidentally brought on the table. If Lon don, including the Thames, was to be forthwith scientifically and comprehensively drained, the Temple-pier nuisance would vanish of itself ; but if not, or if only at some indefinite period, then some expedient in mitigation of the evil must be employed meanwhile. Which of these presumptions was to be accepted ? Is the great work of drainage going on or not ? The question is none other than the iden tical inquiry which has been made so earnestly and so often ; and here are the Commissioners inveigled against their will into a practical confession of the truth. The chairman boldly expressed his own opinion that it would not be advisable to incur much charge on a work which " must be rendered useless by the general system of drainage the Commissioners had then in hand." Mr. Rendall very justly observed that the question turned "on the time the nuisance would have to be endured," pending the accomplishment of the new works. " If," he added, " there was little prospect of such completion within a few years, then some expence might be incurred at present." Mr. Ste phenson came nearer to the point by remarking that " the system of intercepting sewers could not be com pleted until four or five years at least, even if their construction could be commenced at once, which could not be done." lie further stated it as " mrrnifest that the Committee must not entirely abandon outlets into the Thames for the sewage, but retain them as safety valves, in case of the other outlets becoming acci dentally choked." These were the opinions of the Metropolitan Commissioners on the case before them, and these are prospects in the matter of drainage as authentically depicted. The only conclusion at which we can arrive from such information is that the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers is just as much in the dark respecting the drainage of London as the chief mate of the Chinese junk. If there was any single point on which a plain categorical reply might have been expected from the Commissioners, it was surely the position of their own proceedings. We left them regenerate in constitution and sentiment, resolute to drain the city forthwith, and actually decided upon certain specific plans for that purpose. Every thing at last was in proper train, and the only ques tion was one which could be approximately answered by any experienced contractor. Yet now, after the lapse of nine months, when a point arises involving the reality of all these doings, neither the Chairman nor his colleagues appear to have any definite infor mation on the subject. Mr. Lewes, to be sure, spoke of the general system as being " then in hand," but Mr. Stephenson tells us not only that no " commence ment" bas yet been made, but that it is impossible to make one, while Mr. Rendall speaks of the " pros pects" of the Commission as a point on which the Commissioners themselves are left wholly to conjec ture. But if the Court knows so little, who knows any more ? What upon earth are ordinary ratepayers to conclude about their chances of relief if these chances appear utterly inscrutable and obscure to those charged with the accomplishment of the task ? As some indication of their convictions, the Commissioners ordered a plan and estimate to be prepared for covering in the Temple-pier sewer, so that we may take their general impression as un favourable to the proximity of any " general system" of drainage. We have no wish to be under stood on the present occasion as imputing any perso nal blame to the Commisioners engaged. Taking the "prospects" as they actually appeared, there could be no question about the propriety of mitigating the Temple-pier nuisance without waiting for the com pletion of a work which it is judged impracticable to commence. Neither is the indefiniteness of these views probably chargeable on the members of the Commission. Perhaps the course to which public opinion compelled them was not altogether acceptable to those prepossessed with conclusions of their own ; nor do we conceive that the diversion of the sewage from :the Thames bas been acquiesced in as an in dispensable condition without considerable reluctance. But the obstacles at present opposed to efficient action are more likely to be concerned with the constitutional and financial prospects of the Commission than with the caprices of its individual members. Lord J. Rus sell dropped a hint in Parliament about the possible amalgamation of these duties with the great busi ness of water-supply, and funds, we know, are hard to come by when credit is shaken. It was to some such considerations, we suspect, that Mr. Stephen son's " impossibilities" referred ; but although we give these embarrassments their due allowance, we cannot disguise from ourselves that the actual result is as detrimental to the sanitary interests of the me tropolis as the most wilful neglect. In plain words, the drainage of London is no nearer than before. We have secured the recognition of a principle, but we have made no further advance towards the execution of the work. Our streets are ripped open, our houses are bodily undermined, and our pockets are heavily taxed, but by the confession of the Commissioners themselves there is no prospect of even commencing I an effective reform, while in the meanwhile the offen siveness of the existing system is somewhat greater than before. This state of things must be termi nated. If the Commission is to be charged with the projected duty, it should be invested with proper powers ; if a better machinery is available, it should be substituted at ouce. At present we actually pay for damage instead of benefit, and should esteem it a positive improvement to get nothing at all for our money. CHRONICLE.—The Admiralty have at length issued an advertisement, calling for tenders for a line of postal screw-steamers to Australia; but we much regret to be compelled to add that the proposed con tract is fettered with conditions, and is brought forward under circumstances, which will prevent any real progress being made at present towards the effectual settlement of the question which has been so long at issue. The chief features of the scheme are, that it stipulates for the dispatch of a steamer from England to Sydney, and vice versa, not every month, bat only every alternate month ; that it confines the contract to screw-steamers ; that it fixes s knots an [PRICE SD. hour as the average speed during each voyage, both out and home ; that it limits the duration of the arrangement to four years, subject to a twelvemonth's notice at the end of that time ; that it does not exclude either iron or wooden vessels from the service ; and that it does not specify any particular period within which the first steamer is to be dispatched. As re gards several of these points, the present advertise ment is a great improvement upon firmer ones of a similar nature. For example, to stipulate for a par ticular rate of average speed is far better than to demand vessels of a specified amount of horse power ; and the omission of the usual clause re quiring the dispatch of the first vessel within some fixed period—the interval named in such cases 1 being often unreasonably short—is only fair towards the general body of shipowners, as it gives them a chance of competing with the powerful joint-stock companies embarked in steam-naviga tion enterprises. There is wisdom also in leaving the competition open both to iron and wooden vessels; and we are glsd to observe that the Admiralty intend in the first instance at least, to try the experiment of offering only a short term—in this instance four years —of guaranteed continuance of the contract. Here, however, our commendations must end. Whilst, as regards details the Government seem prepared to profit by the discussions of the last three or four years, and particularly by the evidence laid before the Select Committees of the last two sessions, it is too plain that, in everything which relates to lie prin ciples which ought to determine such a question, Sir Charles Wood adhererlifsbbitinately and blindly as ever to the narrow and mischievous fallacies which he developed, in the early part of 1850, in his famous India House controversy. The limitation of the pro posed service to six voyages each way in the course of a year—in other words, the adoption of an " alter nate-monthly " instead of a " monthly" service—is fatal to the whole scheme as regards the establish ment either of an efficient service vied the Cape, or of a satisfactory postal intercourse with the Australian colonies. There is already a monthly screw -steamer to the Cape, which is a full half of the distance to Sidney. Extend that monthly line to an Aus tralian terminus, and the arrangement will h e effective, economical, and complete. But the proposal to run once a month to the Cape, and only once in two months to Sydney, is ab surd on the face of it. If the Cape route to Sydney is worth adopting at all, it is worth adopting in its integrity ; and it can only be so adopted by entering into arrangements which will render the service effi cient and profitable—which will attract towards it that large and constant traffic which is only to be se cured by the combined inducements of frequency, ex pedition, certainty, and cheapness. An alternate monthly steamer to Sydney wills e a costly plan for Government, a hazardous undertaking for the con tractor, almost useless as respects the colonies, and in the highest degree unsatisfactory to the Australian interests in this country. It will facilitate nothing, develop nothing, and please nobody but Sir Charles Wood. We are, however, led to believe that, behind this proposal, there is a scheme of which the public have as yet had no intimation. We shall be prepared to see an advertisement issued by the Admiralty, be fore the end of the year, for such an adjustment of the existing contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Company as will permit that company to run a steamer every alternate month from Singapore to Sydney; and it is probable that, in the official notice which has just made its appearance, we have before us only half of the exquisitely ridiculous plan which Sir Charles 'Wood has conceived for the settlement of the long neglected Australian mail question. The country will, we suspect, be called upon—notwithstanding all the discussions which have taken place, the evidence which has been collected, the facts which have been established, and the distinct recommendations which have been made by Lord Jocelyn's Committee—to support some in geniously complicated scheme for reaching Sydney twelve times a year, partly via Singapore, and partly by way of the Cape. We have no hesitation in saying that a more delusive and unsatisfactory arrangement could scarcely be imagined. We could understand a plain and open preference either of the one route or of the other—and the multiplication of risks and uncer-- tainties which such a scheme involves—all this consti tutes one of those peculiar exhibitions of perverse and obstinate ingenuity which have already made Sir Charles Wood's name the bye-word of his party. We cannot hope that, under present circumstances, he will relinquish the impracticable project of which the recent Admiralty notice may be regarded as the first development; but we are certain that, no matter how it may be introduced and supported, it will not succeed. It is no doubt in his po wer, by further procrastination and delay, to inflict severe injury on every interest connected with the Australian colonies ; but in the end the Cape line will be adopted, and Sir Charles Wood will only succeed in confirming and improving the very peculiar and most undesirable reputation which he has already acquired in connexion with this question. As regards the average speed re quired by the contract, we do not think that the pro posed rate of 8f knots is open to any valid objection. It must be remembered that this part of the subject is simply a question of cost. If the Admiralty think proper to pay the price, they can have 10k as easily as 8i knots an hour; but the circumstances of the Aus tralian packet service do not call for any such extra vagance. In the communications with India and America the case is different. On those lines the public expect to have the highest speed which, in the present state of science, can be attained ; and when, either in consequence of gold discoveries, or—which would be still better—of the legitimate and healthy deve lopment of its resources, Australia shall have become of as much consequence to us as India or America, we shall be prepared to place the Cape packet line on the same first-class footing as our communications with those countries. In the meantime, however, it is important that the public should clearly perceive the absurd and mischievous nature of the present device, which virtually tends to supersede the Cape line by introducing a mere alternate monthly service. Noth ing could be more clearly established than the fact of the practicability and desirableness of that line, as shown ;by the evidence given before Lord Jocelyn's Committee of last session. Many of the members of that body, who entered upon the inquiry with a pre judice in favour either of the Singapore or of the Pa nama route, were so impressed by the testimony adduced in favour of the Cape line, that they became its active supporters, and the decided views enter tained by the Committee on the subject may be in ferred from the following paragraph of their first report, which was adopted without dissent or opposi.. tion :—" Your Committee consider that it has been satisfactorily proved that, by the Cape, postal service with England may be conducted with sufficient re gularity and rapidity to meet the present require ments of the colonies ; that it would bring into direct csmmunication with each other the principal colonies of Australia; that it would furnish the most econo mical, and, at the same time, the least inconvenient means of transit to passengers, includin g even the labouring classes; that it would offer facilities for the transmission of merchandize without the inconve nience of transhipment; and that it would establish a line of communication, independent of other nations, between the mother-country and her distant colonies, which might, in case of any sudden emergency, be useful in keeping open the communication between England and her Empire in the East." 'When it is remembered that this passage is not the language of partisans wedded by interest or prejudice to the ad vocacy of a particular project, but that it conveys the deliberate judgment of a Select Committee of the House of Commons, composed of men of all parties, our readers will feel no difficulty in perceiving the mischievousness of the course to which Government seemed resolved on committing themselves. COTTAGE ECONOMY. BEES.— & correspondent, who is a bee-keeper, ob serves he often hears cottagers complain of the difficulty of paying their rent, and as an efficient means of doing so, ho recommends them to turn their attention to bees. " I would advise," he says, " young people, as soon as they are married, instead of buying so many fine paltry things into the house, to endeavour to save a half sovereign, and buy a skep of bees. In two years they can get a good stock, that will bring them in money enough to pay their rent every year. I have kept bees for twenty-one years, and have been very for tunate with them; the account of honey and wax pro ceeds f'r the last three years is as follows:- 1849. 221 lbs of honey, at 6d. per 1b.... £5 10 6 9 ditto wax, ls. lid ditto 0 13 6 1850. 131 ditto honey, at 6d. ditto ... 3 5 16 7 ditto wax, at la. 44. ditto ... 0 9 4 1851. 170 ditto honey, at 6d. ditto ... 4 5 0 8 ditto wax, at Is. 2d. ditto ... 0 9 4 Total in three years ... £l4 13 2 Per year •••• ••• 414 4i This will pay the reat and leave a few shillings b3sides to put into the pooksts.—l am yours obediently, " JAS. PETTS, —Chelmsford Chronicle. Mashintry." TELEGRAPH IN BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.--The ----- l e crop wire between Quebec and Halifax, including the submersion 1 The app places p rofuse. At the Pheasant Inn, in the gulf of St. Lawrence, is nearly completed. 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J.ist published, in French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. 6d., or poet-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which destroy the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical o . )servations on the certain Prevention and successful Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Ines e:otien, as adopted by Lallemand, Ricord, and other eminent mem bers of the faculty in France. With Fifty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Re productive Organs, explaining their strictures, uses, and functions, and the various injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses. and infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. LONDON. Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Rdin burgh,Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, mPete description of th e ana cf Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Member of the Hunterian This Med i a o l r S k o c c i o e n t t y m o n f s E a d i p n l b a l u n r g a h n , c c . 0 , tomy and physiology of the reproductive organs, and of their relative conditions in health and disease. Dr. La'lliert, who has taken the highest medical honours, as evidenced by the diplomas and testimo nials inserted in the work, is the only legally qualified medical man who has exclusively, and for many years, devoted his studies to the treatment of these complaints. He may be consulted with ad vantage by all those whose constitutions may have become debili tated threugh secret practices acquired ix youth, or by the excesses of later years, whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the objects of marriage frustrated, and existence itself rendered a term of un ceasing misery and regret. Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater noster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Static, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Mann, 23, Cornhill, Or free by post for forty-two stamps, from the author's residence, who m ay he oonsnited on these disorders personally, or by letter , from Ten till Two, and from Six till Eight. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London Neu) Price Current, Sept. 16.) SUGAR.—To-day there was even less demand for West India Sugar than at the close of last week, purchases were small in both refining and grocery qualities, j ai : ,hough in some cases the rates accepted were athe6 under those of Friday. Only 368 hhds, &c., aVerel sold; including a public sale of 170 ishds Barbadoes whiCh went heavily, and a small portion only sold at easier terms; fine yellow went at 38s 6d to 40s 6d; mid to good 34s 6d to 38s; and low 33s 6d to 34s per cwt. REFINED.—To-day limited purchases were made in Refined Sugar for home consumption, although brown lumps were to be had at 44s to 44s 6d, and common Tittlers 44s 6d to 45s per cwt. Marramos.—To-day dealers operated with reluctance in Mauritius Sugar. Of 4,468 bgs at auction a small part only sold at 6d per cwt decline—very ord brown went at 25s to 265, rather better 27s to 28s, mid to fine 28s 6d to 325, low to mid yellow 32s 6d to 34s 6d, good to fine 35s to 38s, and grey sorts 30a to 36s per cwt, EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the market was plenti fully supplied with Bengal Sugar, and there was a reluct ance to operate in all descriptions, prices in consequence declined 6d to is per cwt. Of 9,000 bags at auction, only ono half found buyers; Benares good to very fine white went at 39s to 42s 6d; low to good mid 37s 6d to 38s 6d; damp and washed 36s to 41s 6d; low yellow like Mauri tius 32s to 235; mid to good 34s to 35s 6d; fine 36s to 37s 7d; damp 32s to 355; low soft brown 25s to 255; good grainy yellow 39s 6d to 40s. Of Madras 228 bags were taken in at 275 for low damp brown. FOREIGN.—Since Saturday a fair export demand has been experienced for Foreign Sugar, still better rates have not been obtained. A cargo of yellow Havannah has sold at 20s 9d for number 12i. 1,000 bkts Java 16s 6d to 235; 6,000 bgs Manilla 27s to 335 duty paid. At public sale 1,198 bgs Manilla in part sold, 31s to 32s for clayed, unclayed at 263 to 28s, these are easier rates; of Porto Rico 148 hhds, 82 boxes went at about the former rates; fine yellow selling at 38s 6d to 403; good 36s to 38s, low to mid 33s 6d to 35s per cwt. MorassEs.—Although prices continue low purchases have been upon a limited scale—Antigua at 14s to 153, and other sorts of West India 123 to 13s 6d. In Bengal and Mauritius there are no sales to report. Although some parcels are offering at 115 to Ils 6d. Porto Rico and Cuba are dull of sale, and can be obtained at 13s to 13s 6d per cwt. Stock of Molasses is 2,000 tons smaller than last year, and the decrease in arrivals is 2,600, whereas deliveries are 600 tons larger. Supply is scanty of Jamaica Honey and several inquiries have prevailed; the rates paid are 38s to 60s per cwt for low to fine quality. COFFEE.—This afternoon the dulness in the market for Plantation Ceylon Coffee further increased, and prices further declined is per cwt. Of 400 cask s and 390 bags at auction about one-half sold—fine went at 60a to 625, good mid to good 53s to 565, low mid to mid 49s to 523, fine to fine fine ord 44s to 48s 6d, other sorts 42s to 435 6d; Triage 38s to 435; and Pea Berry 56s to 605. For Native the market is quiet, and at auc tion 527 bags were taken in at 39s 6d to 40s for good ord: these are full rates; but damaged sold at 35 to 38s 6d. The stiff prices asked for Mocha checks business, and 290 bales were all taken in at 755 for mid clean; a small part selling at 72s 6d to 735: of Costa Rica 153 bags were disposed of at easier prices; fine ord went at 43s 6d to 475; 340 bags Madras taken 4ins,smtoid4Bs6ss6;dgfooordfionredo4r4ds. t0 0 4 f 53: but 50 cases Tellicherry 432cassoesldanadt 250 bags were partly disposed of: mid at 523 to 54s 6cl; low mid 49s to 51s; fine fine ord 44s to 48s; other sorts 36 0 s re t i o g 4 n 3s; and Pea Berry 533 to 55s p er cwt. Cocos.—Prices do not show any im p rovement for E and .ra;ratherreeailsi,zinhgowev2e6rs, a to be 2 t 7 te s r demand, uaßy gtii Bahia 30s to 31s per cent. At Auction 69 bags St. Domingo of low quality went at 255. Fine red Trinidad continues to be wanted, and is yet in small supply: the rates paid are 48s to 525. For all o 4 t 4 h Ts e;Erai.—Fo r qnudaGlitieersngatohdoead and r , e 37 is si , t h ofi o 4n w eo e s v cipeure,arlciateinefstulol f demand. Good Red can be obtained a t 46 s t o 4 7 5; l ow t o mid, 41s to operated with caution, and th ere i s no degcrreeeanseP rates have generally been sustained; dealers, however, t t i a o t n e , o l f a d e t o p a i r d c e p l s e r h ga l b v e h b a e s e t a n k p e r n e s p s l e a d c e f . o r A sale, ltho u a n g h d ply. The market for low and m e di um ki n d s h as b ee n in o r previous v o u u p s . aa Co dre n ud g llu o cs u can be obtained rather under previous quota tions, yet the business transacted has been small for all purposes: low ord at 8411 to 9d; good ord 9ed to 94d: blackish leaf 10d to lld : strong ditto 110 to is lid; Pekoe Flavour is 2d to is 7d, and the latter is most difficult of sale. Prices continue to give way for Sou chong, and dealers to operate with reluctance • ord and good ord have b een sellin g at 9d to 11 1 d, good to fine Is to is 7d; superior is 8d to 2s. Oolong is offered at Ild to Is 7d; yet few transactions have taken place, and larger parcels are on offer. In scented and Pekoe sorts operations have been trifling, although lower terms are again acceded to. 01 14,200 pkgs Tea offered at auction r : r .„-- ?"--</1- , 12 _ • 1/ 91 7 (111. M(N T . HE GREAT EXHIBITION. Y a iterday the sum of 3,008/. Os. was taken in Ts at the doors, and 1/. for the sale of a season -=l u' The number of visitors according to the I.; c 3 returns was 62,622. It will be seen that the near approach of the time when the Exhibition is to b e el osed begins to tell upon the masses, and before the j of o th f e n g ex re t a m t o d n is t p h la i y t is expected p b ec e te d d em th o a n t st t r h a e ted in larit~P°Pu; mane er the most unmistakeable and impressive. The sensat ion of freshness and the first delightful feelings of novelty have gone, but a general conviction appears to be E. ntertained that the Exhibition cannot termi nate i an unworthy or undignified manner, and that that E ent will be celebrated by a ceremony which, if not equal to the opening, will at least be worthy of and ;in perfect harmony with it. In the mean. time ti a, a sale of season tickets continues, founded in all ? robability on the strength of that impression. everyT e eat method of appropri a ti ng th e surp l us i s lay becoming a mutter of greater interest, and mu re keen discussion among the leading men connect e d with the Exhibition. Upon one point all the •ojectors seem :4gr, , ed—namely, that it should be fund .e d for future emergencies, and that the inte rest Orel: should be considered available for such schernea ,als it may be deemed expedient to carry out in the ne ,antiree. This is an important matter on which to secure ureseiteity; for if, after a given number of years, it i s found desirable to have another Great Exhi Wition, by a prudent economy at present we shall la:ut the means of doing so on a worthy scale secured to us. There is something also in the character of this surplus, coming toit.h;iem the Royal Com mission a l ma s t lik e a supernatural gift from good genius of th s Crystal Palace, which forbids that it should be ea:pended on schemes of a hazardous and doubtful ch; ',meter. If they let it slip through their fingers the y will not easily get such a sum of money for the promotion of industrial exhibitions again collec ted. It would be folly to rely on Go vernment fi it assistance, and the public might not be disposed tr• support so warmly a second time with their subscriptions an undertaking in the first in. stance reconnmended by its novelty and by the direct patronage of the Crown. Industry and provident habits should go hand in hand, and the Royal Com mission cannot do wrong in funding the surplus. The urxanimity that prevails upon this point is a pledge that it will be so, but, before it is done, there are; certain debts of honour which the Commission have to discharge, and which it is in every way desirable that they should meet in a liberal spirit.. When the plan of a great exhibition was still in em, bryo, its expensiveness certain, and its emcee". doubtful, it was prudently determined to keep tie.° outlay incurred within the strictest control. A scale of salaries and remuneration was, under the cir cumstances, laid down, totally inadequate to th e services to be performed, and so far was this carried that some of the most important and indispensable labour s of the Exhibition have been discharged with out any recompense whatever. To specify names would be invidious where so many have been pe cuniary sufferers, by an undertaking which their un tiring exertions and ability mainly brought, to a tri umphant termination. The Commission, however, are quite aware of the facts. To stop short in the midst of a man's regular pursuits, and to d evo t e man y mon th s entirely to an. episodical scheme like the Exhibition, is no ordinary exercise of self. denial and risk for a public object,. To do this, and to be shabbily paid for services of the most arduous and responsible character, 'would, with a large surplus in hand, be ta case of extreme hardship and injustice. If th Commission chose to stand upon the strict letter . e f the law, they could saddle the contractors with a heavy loss for having dared to build the Cry s t a l Palace ; they could dismiss Mr. Paxton wifts an empty expression of thanks for his brilliant dosign. They could quietly overlook the claims of suc.'a men as Professor Ansted and Dr. Lindley, bringing to their gratuitous labours the highest scientific attain. merits. Even their Executive Committee might be coolly set aside, with one of its acting - members, entirely unrewarded, and another with his previous position unimproved and his paramount claims unre cognised. The public do not feel as much at present as they will do when they have had more time to con sider how the praises, the honours, and the rewards connected with the origin and fulfilment of the Great Exhibition should be apportioned. Their eyes are naturally drawn to the formal and official heads of the undertaking, and the merits of those who have worked under them and been content to veil their exertions under the shade of a subordinate position, have been concealed from view. These .things, how ever, cannot always remain unknown, and as it is one of the most conspicuous features of the great indus trial display in Hyde-park to raise up obscure talent and proclaim excellence from wheresoever it comes, we trust that the Royal Commission in dealing with their staff of officials will set a worthy example of the principles they recognize. They did not originate the scheme of the Great Exhibition—they did not watch over it during its precarious infancy—they did not get the Prince to stand godfather to it, and, with a boldness unusual among Royal personages, pin his name sad reputation to its success. The un dertaking had been well developed, and taken a firm hold upon the public mind before the Commission existed—nor will it escape observation that the list of Commissioners does not contain one individual except the Prince whose name can be considered as largely mixed up with the Exhibition from the out set. This is not said in disparagement of their use fulness, fur that has been undoubted. They concen trated an immense amcunt of favourable influence upon the undertaking. They raised it above soy suspicion of jobbery or partiality, and they gave it that prestige of high supervision to which in this country so much consequence is attached. Individual members, especially Lord Granville, rendered most important services, and the proceedings of the body have, on the whole, beers characterized by great judgment and good sense. Still it is necessary to bear in mind that the chief credit and éclat of the Exhibition do not belong to them. Upon this state of matters comes the question of remuneration ; and, as the surplus is a fair fund upon which to draw for such a purpose, the distribution of rewards which must take place may easily be managed in such a way as to satisfy every reasonable expectation. The Commission seek to propitiate exhibitors and jurors by an extensive dis tribution of medals, certificates, and reports. Their staff of officials is more under their control, and less likely to be obstreperous, should the claims of its mem bers be overlooked. We cannot, however, suppose that as a body the Royal Commissi on can be capable of such ingratitude as their legal position enables them to practise with impunity. They have not yet, it is true, shown any decided inclination to lay the honours and praises which have been heaped upon them at the feet of the subordinates, but perhaps they are reserving their acknowledgments for the close of the Exhibition, and are preparing to publish the awards to their staff contemporaneously with those of thej uries to exhibitors. Two additions have recently been made to the United States' department which are well worthy of notice. The first is the Maynard primer, a substi tution for the percussion cap, which is simply a coil of paper, at intervals in which spots of detonating powder are placed. The action of the doghead car ries out from the chamber in which it is contained this cheap and self-acting substitute for the ordinary guu apparatus, which is a vast economy in expense as well as i n t i me . In its character the invention is one easily adapted t o every de scriptionrearmeng s i at present common l y i n use, and which admits of f it fi s of b dm that at a trifling cost. Anoth er remarkable addition to the American department is a service of gold p l a t e , presented to Mr. Collins, of steam navigation celebrity, by the city of New York, and the metal composing which was, only three months ago, still lying undiscovered in the diggings of California. Within that wonderfully brief period the gold has been found, brought to New York, and manufactured, without alloy, by Messrs. Ball, Tompkins, and Black, into a series of articles highly creditable to their good taste. There is nothing in the Exhibition at all corn parable to the auriferous brilliancy of colour which this Californian plate possesses, and for that reason, alone it is well worthy of inspection. One of the patent bank locks which Mr. Hobbs recommends le at present in the hands of an expert English mech an i c, who is endeavouring to pick it. Mr. Hobbs has, it is said, afforded to our countryman every facility that was at all reasonable, and has even handed over to him another lock exactly similar to that on which he is operating, in order that be may have the most compl e te means for examining the principl e on which it is constructed.—Morning Paper. THE FATAL FIRE AT ROTHERRAIII.--Mr. Badger, the coroner, held an inquest on Monday, on view of the bodies of Ann Nicholson, aged 82, and Jane Taylor, her in fant granddaughter, whose deaths were caused by the con flagration which took place at the Black Horse, Rotherham, on Sunday morning : The calamitous circumstance has made a deep impression on the engrosses-publicmind,andii a great degree of attention from the fact of Mrs. Nicholson's grandson, Joseph Nicholson Rave, being suspected of hay ing designedly set fire to the house. He and his grandmother have frequently quarrelled about money matters. 101. in cash, and a number of silver spoons, are missing from a chest in an upper room. Mrs. Harriet Taylor identified the bodies of her mother and daughter, and stated that her mother and Kaye (witness's own sun by a former husband) had fre quently quarrelled about money, and some property that had been left to Nvitness by her brother. Kaye had also wished to know where deceased kept her money. Police-sergegri e t Hudson said he had caused the rubbish in the kitchen e to b riddled, in seareh of the old woman's valuables, but oily found 2s. in copper and three oFfour the si l ver inquest was After some further evidence had been er adjourned to Thursday week, in o_uring other important have ample opportunity of proc police might I evidence. d tak en, that tba _~ ~~Zf Lc~ 0 1 ' i: isP riali ap t ' !o pt. otb" ol pt. OP :. Vpt• n . azaP t ' l esci'' irePt•