The Sun. — London, England, 1845-08-22 00:00:00

~, CE. be protilte l . Bst 2D" deman) 11 anter. li, with 0 ay 10 so° ..( Lye) 1 ............ :ed —Mr. A 6°. br f, bf ;cott's e h ctor, 3 3 yrs, o' niserix sod lengtbs, 50 adde w • oet A ner to r r. Lye) nilla •• illy Pull!: s b f CIO ptain 'he Slan l , epede--!:, nson's br minart c t o ) hiale°'• adds , y vb rs inie r !e) to cs„ 1 0 1 sovs• wo mile ! " mougb) , 6 yrs • I pstak ve 50 n s. to " -.1 r . Lye/ , 6st Illb s b h g erd notii, 5 othiano 04 for foalll i 9 One liw w alked 3e ch c SP w' •t freelf were 1 1 , ut ( 101 1 .t: ck bor pe , e 1 one e re sero ert o I, wi °n sorb 61 vo betdo lag Leh, it), leek ?wrest • Or iweer s t breo on i° ,eatirig 3 11 ' , ats bt Id. I and bis , sadie r) .. b Poi i iths) ••••'' .9 •••''' 5 ... . . 4 add;e round - I i oon N 1 :3 ••••• Es. . b, wi t " , ou „ d o, •4 0 ' bow' a WI, )stA - 1,13 11- von i i :n l4 , v) , 'W n ag "i ' ef . ...oil I . w eePs t o bl w en, 5 yr s d 15 Olt s l ' " tie _lie Bit o, ors, ~ in cot oor si,e 1 XOl 4 the ORFOLK RAILWAY.—THIS DAY . The Proprietors of this Company held their hal- L e irlY meeting, at the offices, Guildhall-buildings, . 147 Adam Duff, Esq., in the chair. The Secretary (R. TILL, Esq.), having read the ad- T ertisement convening the meeting, laid before the Pro 14etors the report, in which the raising of 220,000/., latering and extending the line, was recommended. The CILLIRMAN moved that the report as read he , ived, adopted, printed, and circulated among the "holders. ik. PROPRIETOR inquired whether the clause respeting "le construction of tramways along the pier at Yar ttouth, which was to have been inserted in the Lowes te Railway Bill, had been expunged, as a very general e° aviction existed at Yarmouth that the interests of that t " 411 had been sacrificed to those of Lowestoffe. Mr. B IDDER (th e eng i ne er of the Company) attribut ed,„any want of accommodation to Yarmouth, to tl a PPosition raised by the inhabitants of that town to all overtures, even those for their decided benefit. A PROPRIETOR said that before the report was adopted de wish e d t o p u t a ques ti o n to the Chairman respecting th e 1 , late accidents on the Northern and Eastern line. The subject was one of the very greatest importance, dDd he trusted that some explanation would be afforded. The CHAIRMAN said that he was very happy the Vestion had been mooted, as it was a source of great I t faiety t o th e Di rec t ors , an d had met with their most se „.olis consideration. As their engineer was m ore competent ~ n he to deal with the matter professionally, he would • aL on that gentleman to make an explanation. l ir. BIDDER said that they might all easily imagine '''at these accidents were sources of deep regret. He, ;t first, h a d b een a l mos t una bl e t o a cco unt for them, t oll the circumstance of their being unprecedented f B ll°l their line,_ and every possible precaution g taken. He, as engineer to the Company, Le made a most rigid investigation, and he believed had Lillie to a right conclusion. It was said that these oc red from the railway being newly con iCted. Now on the Northampton and Pe 'borough, which was a perfectly new line, not 4 single accident had happened. The same might be Aid of the Yarmouth and Norwich, where, not- L v ithstanding that a great many ballast trains rmeed k _ over the line last winter, when perfectly new, casualty whatever had occurred. It, therefore, Zt, me a matter of the deepest interest to discover v ence and how the accidents on their lines l t :iginatcd. He believed that the cause was to found in a new class of engines having e PI introduced. All the accidents had occurred while ', th ese were used, none having happened in the old class. 8 had seen those engines, and could testify to the t acellence of their manufacture and the apparent perfec tion of their parts; nevertheless a very great oscillation Las observed invariably upon them, and though the 'nest and most experienced drivers were placed 11 Pon them, this objection still existed. Mr. Ste phenson had, immediately after the occur "lice of the first accident, examined these engines, Za!'efully, and he attributed it to the centre of gravity :etng higher in the new than in the old engines. After accident at Waterbeach, Mr. Marshall also I l l 'vestigated the matter, and the conclusion they h ad all now arrived at was, that the accidents occurred fr om the flange not being bevelled, nor sufficiently deep, 'ad therefore mounted from instead of keeping steady ‘I the rails. These wheels were made by a gentle ten who was in the habit of constructing wheels for the rat Western Company, where wheels precisely similar ! P ere used, but as a difference existed in the kind of rails ilei by each Company, flanges which were adapted b ad one were unsuited for the other line. The engines "ad been taken off the line, the manufacturer was re- I I : l oving the objectionable, and fitting proper flanges ; and e trusted sincerely that these accidents, so painful to t hose connected with the railway, would never again *tut.. —(Hear, hear.) i The report was then adopted, resolutions embodying ta recommendations passed, and the meeting separated. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Last evening brought to a conclusion one of the most teelorable seasons ever chronicled in the history 'of her Illajeaty's Theatre. From the commencement of the t elkson to its conclusion there has not been one single t :ntre-temps. Every promise made in the programme been fully performed, every novelty, and every crtisle mentioned in it, has not only appeared, but 1 ' 44 appeared in the manner and at the time premised. This is, we believe, a circumstance u nParalleled in the history of any management, and s hows that Mr. Lumley has been not only indefatigable 411 his exertions to please his patrons, but that his zeal 1_ tempered with judgment ; that his calculations are so i 'ecurate that they may be thoroughly relied on ; and t hat now a programme is not a mere " work of fancy," '/hich was too often the case under former manage ments,t but a contract entere d into with the p ublic by e manager, to which the latter cons iders himself 'ub ound, and on the faith of which his subscribers may enrol .themselves, satisfied that everyth'ng therein promised . 10 111 be performed. Noiv let us recollect for a moment tlidiat was promised in the programme at the commence , tient of the season, and see what admirable faith Mr. coley has kept with his patrons. In the first place, : w g '" , 'ere promised a new opera by Verdi, a young corn ' ,:enifer, whose works had never been heard in England, Mt whose Continental fame was great,,and a hose operas h • Lumley bad been accused the previous season of P r oduction neglected. Well, the season opened with t h e enducti on of Verdi's confessedly greatest opera, Ernani, 4 ` 11 .,_d th e f a te of this opera proved that Mr. Lumley had s hown a sound judgment in preferring Mozart , Ross i ni , and Donizzetti to the new maestro. Ernuni is a W ork valuable, rather because it proves that the coin- Pcser will be one day capable of better things, than for intrinsic merit of its own. It met with a moderate i,' 4 ecess at first,',but towards the latter part of the season sunk completely into oblivion. It was very strongly east,; for under Mr. Lumley's management the nominal . 11 also the real commencement of the season, and it L ti trodeced to an English audience, for the first time, 1 1darne Rita Borio, an excellent artiste and a very Betty woman, and who at asubsequent period raised the tecendary character of Elvira, in Don Giovanni, into the ',Penance of a first-rate one by her artist-like manner of giving it. Moriani, too, appeared for the first time 44 a regular member of the company ; and Fornasari gas the prinio basso, so that Verdi's opera was per formed as it could be performed on no other stage in the ro. and with an orchestra led by Costa, the excel :nee of which is confessedly unapproachable. On the g ame evening the new ballet of Eoline was produced. fume Lucile Grahn as the heroine. To dilate at this is _ . " L tce upon the merits of Lucile Grahn would indeed "to gild refined gold." She has tf° Dunce, her station as one of the T)eesses de Dunce, as the only one perhaps who may at a cme future period hope to occupy the throne of ideal" art, vacated by Taglioni ; but to Mr. Lumley is 'A is ne the c r e dit of having perceived her merit, and of having introduced her to the audience of her Majesty's Theatre ; then came the debiit of Madame Castellan, ‘vh -cse transcendent merits are now acknowledged even by the most prejudiced, and who has been installed, by 141 iversal consent, as the successor of Persiani — an honour ._ Which even the most ardent admirers of the latter lady Ire reluctantly compelled to acknowledge that Castellan he amply vindicated her claims. The same week that saw debt of Castellan saw also the production - QDavid's far-famed symphony the Deseit. Never 11 we forget the breathless attention with which that sublime composition was listened to the first evening of ! t s.production. It was performed f air times, and the levers of music are under great obligations to Mr. Lum leg for having produced it in such a perfect manner. 'nen came the Enfans Viennoises—those wonderful c hildren of whom we had all heard so much that Z v _t l were almost prepared for, a disappointment, .4t wh o more than came up to their fame. heat were the difficulties in the way of their engagement. The aid even of religion was Called in to prevent their setting foot in heretical Eng land; but Mr. Lumley, by enterprise and tact, triumphed e'er all obstacles, and secured the services of those C hildren., for the greater part of the season. During 2reir engagement was produced Lucile Grahn's ghtful little ballet of Kaya. La Nena, the Spanish "aaseuse, also appeared about this period, but her • au , c eess was not great, and the habitues of the t heatre scarcely thought her worthy her high cntinental fame. At this period tho operatic d epartment was in its zenith. It was supported by Grisi, Brambilla (who had been re-engaged for this • se ason), Castellan, Rita Borio, the Lablaches, father and . °13 9 Fornamtri, Moriani, Mario, Corelli, who were in the habit of appearing frequently altogether the same evenin g . Gradually too, the choerographic department a s approaching its culminating point. Cerito and her h usband, St. Leon, were amongst the earliest arrivals — then came Carlotta Grisi, and at last Taglioni ! f " Was an unparralleledgcircumstance to have cur such artistes as Taglioni, Cerito, Lucile Grahn, and Carlotta Grisi engaged at the 'acne theatre—but that any manager could induce them be an apar in the same pas, was b one thought to pe impossibility. This apparent eve im ry possibility, how ler, Mr. Lumley accomplished : by what means he s ucceeded it is not for us to inquire, although the pos session of his secret would be a mine of gold to any m anager. Suffice it to say, he did succeed, and the ev er memorable pas de quay tre was the consequence— zi Pas, the recollection of which, those who were for tu :to enough to see it glory in, as giving them ineontestible superiority over those less fortunate W nghts who have only seen these unapproachable a, tistes se parately. ,At this period of the season the opera of Ro berto Dev e reux was revived for the purpose of intro ducing to us Baroilhet, the barritone, from the s c ademie Royale de Musique, and Madame Rossi C assia, the prima donna of the Lisbon opera. This lady i‘ r a most accomplished artist—evidently loves h er pro fession (as a proof of it we instance the manner in which the made up the part of Queen Elizabeth), and is des fi ned at no distant day to take the very highest rani ft , s _lt- Her Norma, on Saturday night., was vet W n—so fi ne , th a t th e a b sence o f G r i s i was scarce l y f ei " 11 e nothing could exceed her playfulness last evening contradictory prima donna in La pi ova d'un Opera te`264 • She kept the audience in a constant roar of laugh ,'"„ a prova was preceded by Lucia di Lminernioor, Let s L ucceeded by Ondine, and thus end d ot this most memorable season. It is satisfactory to know that Mr. ;41inztley's e ff or t s h ave b een appreciate d b y t h ose f ur / 1 1 he has so exerted himself. Th e season h as b een teaest profitable one; and we are glad to find that Mr. ,x cote `y will not only derive profit but honour for his tOn.ons, and that his subscribers are about to testify e m o s opini on of the admirable in which he h ' 4l 4etecl the affairs Of this great manner establishment in as a THE SUN, LON_DON, FRIDAY _EVENING AtJGGST 22. 1845. manner at once the most flattering and gratifying. The accompanying document will inform o'tr reacters of' th , ..! way in which this is proposed. to.. bb erfetted The followittr noblemen and gentlemen, subscribers to and fleetlitenters of her Majesty's Theatre, anxious to testify their sense of the ability, liberality, and judgment, which have distinguished Mr. Lumley's tn . sritelhent of that great establishnunt, nnd then' Sense of the courtesy they have nlwttyS Oki:erienced at his hands, have re solved to present him with a memorial of those senti ments, and of their estimation of his successful exertions. It is, therefore, proposed that a subscription should be entered into, not exceeding two guineas each, and the amount thereof to be applied to the purchase of a piece of plate, recording the variety and combination of talent• which by his exertions and skill have been brought before the public. " The following noblemen and gentlemen have already tendered their names :—llis Excellency the Count de St. Aulaire, his Excellency the Baron de Brunnow, his Grace the Duke of Somerset, Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K.G., his Grace the Duke of Leins!er, his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, K.G., his Grace the Duke of Cleveland, K.G., his Grace the Duke of Bed , fon), the Most Noble the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Most Noble the Marquis of Lansdowne, K.G., the Most Noble the Marquis of Granby, the Right Hon. the Earl of Pembroke, the Right Hon. the Earl of Lonsdale, the Right lion. the Earl of Harrington, the Right Hon. the Earl of &cave, the Right Hun. the Viscount Temple town, the Right Hon. the Viscount Somerton, the Right Hon. the Viscount Ranelagh, the Lord William Lennox, the General Lord Aylmer, the Lord Adolphus Fitzcla rence, the Lord harry Vane, M.P., the Lord Ernest Bruce, M.P., the Prince Radzivil, the Prince Paul Lie yen, the Prince Troubetzkoy, the Count Eaterhazy, the Count Batthyany, the Chambellan de Berg, the Count Koudriattsley, the Count de Lashi, the Count de Jarnac, the Hon. Colonel Leicester Stanhope, the Hon. Colonel Dawson Darner, Colonel Fitch, Lieutenant General Sir Andrew F. Barnard, Sir Juhn Lowther, Bart., M.P., Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Sir Henry Meux, Bart., Sir J. Guest, Bart., M.P., Sir Francis Shuckborough, Bart., M.l'., T. Hodgson, Esq., M.P., W. A. Mackinnon, Esq., M.P., Bernal Osborne, Esq., M.P., Henry Baring, Esq., M.P., John Stewart, Esq., M.P., E. Munday, Esq., M.l'., C. Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., R. J. Eaton, Esq., M.P., James Ewing, Esq., M.P., B. Botfield, Esq., M.l'., Henry Broadwood, Esq., 11. P., John Bowes, Esq., M.P., Montagu Gore, Esq., M.P., R. Painther, Esq., Hubert de Burgh, Esq., T. Mills, Esq., E. Moore, Esq., Major Buckley, Captain Smith, Sandford, Esq., E. Smith, Esq., H. Brereton Trelawney, Esq., George 1V ombwell, Esq., Fitzwilliam Hume, Esq., Ralph Eden, Esq., J. I'hthp Beavan, Esq., S. Beasley, Esq., Guy Cham pion, Esq. " Communications for the Committee to be addressed to the care of one of the following gentlemen :-13. Pain ther, Ez-q., Treasurer, 5, Grafton-street, Bond- street ; or C. Barry Baldwin, Esq , M.P., Hon. Secretary, 6, Parliament-str( et. " Subsriptions to be paid in to the Treasurer's account, at Westminster Bank, St. James's-square ; or Messrs. Strahan, bankers, 217, Strand." Grateful as this testimonial must be to Mr. Lumley's feelings, he has recently received another, which is per haps of even a more flattering nature, inasmuch as it is a tribute not only to his excellence as a manager, but to his kindness of heart as a man. His generosity to artists is well known—not only are their salaries fixed on the m.,st liberal scale, and paid with the utmost punctuality, but he is in the habit of constantly making them very valuable presents, and in moments of exigency he has frequently rescued an artist from difficulti , s in the most unexpected and generous manner. His great kindness to Montassu, who was incapacitated from an accident from pursuing his professional career during the course of last season, will never be forgotton by those who ad mire and appreciate a generous action. The artistes of the theatre, to show the sense they entertain of the kind and generous treatment they have exp, rienced at his hands, presented him last week with a magnificent silver gilt vase, bearing the following inscription : " Ilommage a Monsieur B. LUMLEY, par les Artistes du Theatre de sa Majeste en commemoration de I'heureuse evenement qui assure a ce theatre la continuation de sa bienviellante et juste administration. 18 1845." These latter words explain the secret of Mr. Lum ley's good fortune. His ; . administration is bienviellante and juste, and, therefore, is it successful. 4 . NAMES or RAILWAYS. ;-1 Alit. Aog. zilig: Ate ti. 21. 2 - - Alsentetti • • • • • • • • Airdrie and Coatbridge • • Arbroath and Forfar • • • • Ditto Half Shares • • • • Armagh, Coln, & I'ortrush I 1%1 Bandon and Bantry . • • • • Belfast and Ballymena • • Belfast and County Down Itirknlid,Lan.&Ches.Jne. Birmingham and Glo'ster Do. New (iss. at 7 dis.) Ditto Half Shares • • • • Birminghm &Oxtrd.Junc. Blckburn, and Preston.. Blckburn, l)arwn,& Bolts Bolton, W igan, & Liverph, Boston, Stamfrd and Birm Brighton, Lewes, & Hast. 26% Bristol and Exeter ••• • • • 93 Ditto New. .• 10%1 Bristol and Gloucester • • Bristol and S. Wales June. British and Irish Union • • Caledon. and Ayrsh. June Caledon. &Dunbar. June Caledcnian .• • • • • • • • • • • • Ditto Extension • • • • • • Cambridge and Lincoln.. Chester and Birkenhead 11% . 11% - 133 5141 - 8M 23% 24% 2% - 34 3}4 Ditto New Shares •• • • Ditto Half Shares • • Chester and It lyhead • • 21% Cheltenham and Oxford.. —2% 2 Chichester and Brighton.. Churnet Valley .•• • • .... Clitheroe Junction ••• • •• 4 Clydesdale Junction .•• • • Cork, Blackrck & Passage Cork and Bandon ••• • • • • Cork and Killarney .• • • . Cork and Waterford • • • • Cork and Youghal .. • • • • Canterbury and Dover... Coventry and Leicester • • Cornwall... • • •• •• • • •• •• Derby and Crewe . • • • • • • Direct Lon. and Manchstr Diss, Beccles, & Yarmoth Direct Northern • • • • • • • • Direct Norwich . • • • • • • • • Dublin and Belfast June. Dublin, Belfast, & Coin e Dublin and Droglieda• • .. Dublin and Galw. y .• • • . Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath . • . Ditto New ..... Dundee and Per h •• • • Durham and Sunderland East Lancashire (No. I) Ditto (No. 2) Eastern Counties . • • .. • • Do. New 2% 3s —5756 d i k 43. 2 M - - I - ,9%1 ........ 16%p: - Do. Perp. spr Ct., No 1 1 Do. do. No. 2 —24 s East Dereham & Norwich 1U East Union . • • • • •• • • • • Ditto Extension .. •• • • Edinbgh, Glas., and Burn. Edinburgh and Glasgow.. 90 Do. Quarter Shares • • • Do. New Quarter Shares Edin b. Leith, and Granton Do. Pref. 5 per Cent •• Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebles • • Edinburgh and Perth. • • • Ely and Huntingdon • • •• Enniskillen and Sligo • • • • Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr Flt wood, Prstn, & W. Rid. Garnkirk and Glasgow • • Glasgow and Ayr. • • • • • • Do. Quarter Shares.. • • Glasgow and Greenock • • Ditto New........... Ditto Preference • • • • •• Glasgw, Drnfries, and Car. Glsgw, Kilmarnck, & Ard. Glasgow and Belfast Un. Goole and Doncaster • • Grand Junction ... • • •• • • Ditto Half Shares • • • • Ditto Quarter Shares • • Ditto New Quarters • • Ditto Eighths • . • • • • • • Grand Union • • • . Great Eastern & Western Gt Grimsby &Dk Extens. Gt Grimsby and Sheffield Gt Sthrn & Wstrn (hind) Ditto Extension •• • • • • Great Monster • • • • • • • • .• Gt Northern of Scotland Grt Northern of England Do. New 401. Shares • • Do. New 301. Shares .. 4 % 1- 2 I 2% i ~M 1%1 32s Great Western Ditto Half Shares • • Ditto Fifths .. • • • • • • Guilfrd, larehm, & Ports. 2% Warwich . - • • • • • .. • • - • • • 1% II udrsfid & Man. R. & Canl Huddersfield and Sheffield Hull and Gainsborough • . Hull and Selby ••••• • • • • • Ditto Quarter Shares • • I)itto Half Shares •• • • 24 Inverness and Elgin .• • • Isle of Jersey • • Kendal and Windermere Kingstown and Bray •• • • Killarney Junctions .• •• • Lancaster and Carlisle • • 55 ttt Lancaster and Preston .. Leeds and Bradford •• • • Ditto Extension ...... Leedss and Dewsbury •• • • Leeds and Thirsk .. ••• • • . Leeds &W. Riding June. Leicester & Birmingham Leicester and Bedford .• • 2 p Limerick and Waterford Limrck, Ennis, & Kil. Jnc. . Lincoln, York, and Leeds Liv. Man. &GtN. of Eng. Liverpool and Manchester Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarter Shares • • Liverpl, Ormskrk, & Prstn London and Birmingham 2243{ Ditto Thirds 46 Ditto Quarters.. • • • 283 London and Blackwell • • 10% Lois.&Man.(Remington's) .1 p London and Brighton. •• • 76% Ditto Consolid. Eighths London and Croydon •• .. 24% Ditto New . ••••• • • • • I%p Do. Guarant. 5 per Cnt. 7 London and Greenwich.. Do. Pref. or Privilege.. London and South Westm 78 Do. New Cons. Eighths Do. New, 501 Shares • • 151 i Do. New, 401. Shares.. London and York ..... „. Ditto (Bantry) London and Windsor.... Londn, Salsbury, & Yeovl Londonderry & Coleraine Londonderry & Enuiskilln Lynn and Ely ••.. • ..... 736 Lynn and Dereham Manchester and Leeds • • 201 Ditto Half Shares •• • • 91% Ditto Quarter Shares • • 34 Ditto Sixteenths ••• • • • 133( Manchstr and Birkenhead Manchester &Birminghm Ditto Quarter Shares • • Ditto New Quarters .• • 8 I 8 14 — Do. Con. & Welsh June. 4356d,4256d Manchestr, Boltn, & Bury 175 Mnchstr, Buxtn, & Matlk 7 p 6 Man. Shef. and Mid. June. Manehestr & Southamptn Midland .. • • • • • • • • 172 Ditto Fifths .......... Ditto New .••• • • • .••. 25% Do. Con. Birm. & Derby 130% Midlnd Gt Westm (Irish) 3 Do. Extension to Sligo Newestl & DarlngtnJunc. 53 Do. New (Brandling).. 36 1% 28s9d 2% 215 117% THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS NORTII OF IRELAND.—During the past week, there have been some days of weather favourable for the com mencement of the early grain harvest, and advantage has been taken of this by the farmers in a few places. There have, however, been heavy rains, by which weighty corn crops have been partially laid down, and their ripening thus retarded. In the neighbourhood of Belfast, particularly on the Downshire side, several fields of barley have fallen before the sickle, and the yield, both in grain and straw, is stated to be at least an ave rage. Very little winter-sown wheat is as yet ready fur cutting ; but, in one or two very early districts, a few patches have been reaped ; and the return of grain pro mises well. The last of the flax crop has been pulled ; and the greater proportion of the season's produce is now undergoing the process of grassing. The quantity of fine flux is likely to prove 4reater than was at one time anticipated. The growth of the potato plant progresses as favourably as the mcst sanguine farmer could wish ; and there is no doubt that this crop will far exceed in quantity that of any year since 1840.—Banner of Ulster. During the past and present week we have been over several miles of the country in our neighbourhood, and we can safely say that a few days of sunshine would give us a crop unequalled even in the late plenteous seasons. Everywhere—and more particularly in the rich valley of the Ayr— the wheat and oats are very heavy in the ear and long in the straw ; thus pro mising abundance for man and the inferior animals. In the neighbourhood of Gadgirth and Enterkine we observed several fields of wheat far advanced in ripeness, and only waiting a glimpse of sunshine to fit them for the sickle. Farther up the Ayr, to the banks of the Lugar, oats are the prevailing crop ; and though greener than in the lower lands, they are also very heavy and abundant. Barley is generally pretty far advanced ; but—sunshine ! sunshine ! As tonishingly little grain of any kind has been laid by the rain. Beans have a very promising appearance. In the potatoe crops we observed no failures ; partial failures may have occurred, but so far as we can judge, the root will be very plenteous. The late wet weather has marred the finishing of the hay harvest ; generally it is cut, but a consider able quantity lies upon the meadows waiting for heat. In our immediate neighbourhood the crops wear a very luxuriant appearance, though it will be some time ere the sickle be in active operation. Friday and Saturday last were brilliant days ; but the mornings and evenings were exceedingly chill. In fact, the frost on those mornings lay, in some places, quite white. This visit of the rude northman was anything but welcome. On Sunday the wind blew strong from the south east, driving before it heavy and successive showers. Yesterday the wind rounded to W.S.W , and the sun shone strongly.—Ayr Observer. On this increasingly important subject, we regret we cannot report very favourably for the past week, rain having fallen almost every day since our last publication. The worst fears have consequently been entertained by the farmer throughout the district, not so much because of the injury already done to the crops, as on account of the damage that may yet occur, should the protracted wet weather continue much longer. The only day on which no rain fell was Saturday, when considerable pro gress was made in securing the hay. In Yorkshire and some of the southern counties, the crops are said to be in a very fair condition, and appear to have suffered little from the inclemency of the weather. This, we believe, is also the case in Scotland and Ireland ; and should the weather take a favourable turn, as we fondly hope it will, we may yet have fully an average harvest. —Tyne Mercury. It would have been a matter of no ordinary gratifi cation to have recorded, this week, that the state of the weather, upon which every thing now depends, had at length assumed that settled and sun light character whichlis essentially necessary to bring the forthcoming crops of grain to a state of perfect maturity. Un happily, however, such is not the case. One day, marked by a character of general brightness, has been succeeded by one of almost incessant and extremely heavy rain—at least, for the greater part of the day. This was the case on Tuesday last, when the showers descended literally in torrents, and must, we fear, have occasioned much injuty in those localities where the crops are flaggy and heavy upon the ground. Even the occasional recurrence of a bright day is succeeded by one of gloom and heaviness. We know nothing of a uniform continuance of clear and cloudless skies, and of that high and also uniform state of the atmosphere, without which the wheat crop cannot yield that bountiful produce which, at one time, presented very gratifying indications, and without which the most lamentable results wilt ineviably ensue, in embarrass• ment to trade, the prostration of enterprise, the de rangement of the money market, from the effect of which railway speculations could not escape, and in privations and sufferings of no ordinary nature and extent. These considerations are of the more import ance, when it is remembered, that, with the immense daily consumption of a rapidly increasing population, the stock of bonded wheat now on hand only amounts to about twelve days' consumption. We trust, however, that in most localities no serious damage has yet been occasioned. But, at the same time, it cannot be denied that the harvest, especially with a continuance of the present weather, will be protracted to a late period ; and that, consequently, the risks of the crop being secured in good condition, arc doubled, and that the stocks on hand, as we have before remarked, will expe rience a daily diminution before the new grain can be possibly brought to the market. In proof of the lateness of the season it need only be remarked, that last year— an early harvest, certainly—wheat, in the higher loca lities in this district, was cut on the sth of August, which corresponds with Tuesday last, and now the crop is as green as grass. To the generality of crops, indeed, a late harvest is invariably injurious.—Donewt:r Gazelle. ry 14%1 - . 14, 7 i _ 31 131 - l 4 13% 2 1% 3% SMI - 6%1 5% 5 5% - 3%1 - 3%1 2%!5-18,7d1 Newcastle and Berwick • . 12334 Newcastle and Carlisle.. Nwcstle, Durham, & Lan. Newport & Abergavenny Newry and Enniskillen.. Newark and Sheffield . .. North British • • • • • • . • • • Ditto New Shares •. • • 93% Northern and Eastern .. 73% Do. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) 1)o. Quarter Shares • • North Devon . ..... ....• North Kent • • - • • ••• • • • North Staffordshire •• • • North Eastern North Union (A) .. • • • • • • Ditto (B) • . • • North Wales Mineral • • • • Ditto New Shares • • • • North Western North Wales •• • • Norwich and Brandon • • 223 Ditto New •• • Not., Belvoir, & Granthm Nottingham and Boston. • Nott., Er wsh. Val. & Man. Nottingham & Mansfield Oxford and Binning. Junc Oxford and Worcester • • Oxford and Cambridge • • Perth and Inverness • • • • Portsmouth Direct • • • • • • Preston and Wyre Ditto Half Shares •• • • Do. I'ref. 5 per Ct. Guar Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & div. Preston & Wyre Extens. —2% Richmond &W. End June 636 Rugby, Worcestr, & Tring 234 Scottish Central Scottish Midland . • • • 2 Sheffield and Manchester 132 Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto ditto (No. 2)— 12% Ditto ditto (No. 3) • . Sheffield and Lincoln.... Sheffield and Rotherham Shrewsbry & Grand June. 7 36 Shrewsb., Wor., & Crewe 71s6d 3 Shrws.,Wolv.,Dudl,& Bir 4% Shrwsbry & Tnit Val. Un. 2%p Shrws, Herefd,& N. Wales 33% 334 3% Slatnannan .•• .• ........ _ ___ South Devon .• • . — South Midland .. • • 6 1 ,4 634 7 South Eastern and Dover 46 Do. New (iss.32/.) No. 1 21% Do (.(11 301.)33/.68 3 736 7% .tiel.) 2 14% Do. 8 Staines and Richmond .• • 2 Staffordshire & Shropshire Stirling and Dunfermline South Wales. ••. Tears and Dove Valley • • Trent Valley .• ...... • • • • Do. and HolyheadJunc. Vale of Neath • • •• • • • • • West London, Old Shares West End & Sothrn Conn. Wexford a•Ji Carlow • • • • Warwick and Cheltenham Waterford and Kilkenny 2%1 Watrftl,Wxfd,Wick& Dub Wakefield and Bradford Wakfid, Pontefrct, & Gool Wakefield and Harrogate Warwick and London . West Lancashire • • . . Worcester and Tring.. . • IVhitchaven and Furness Do. New Half Shares • • Welsh Midland WeLt Cornwall— West Yorkshire • • ...... Wilsontwn, M.& Coltness Wilts, Somrst, & Wcymth Yarmouth and Norwich .. Ditto New . • • • • ...... York and Carlisle . • • . • • • "York and North Midland 109 N, Ditto Half Shares Ditto Scarbro' Branch 51%1 - Ditto Selby Ditto Extension .. • • • • - Yorkshire & Glasgow Un 3UI 5356 d 33s 30s 2256d1 —111 s 21s6d, 6s p 2s 6d 5756 d 51%1 - 26 - 11% 17s p 43s p 6% - - i - 24 1 A 345 p The disposal of the deanery of Worcester, which will become vacant at Christmas next, when its present pos sessor, the Bishop of Rochester, removes to his new see, is now a canvassed question. It has been generally assigned to the Rev. John Peel, Canon of Canterbury, and brother of the Premier, and it is also stated that it has already been offered to the Rev. Gentleman, but that he declined accepting it.— CAeltenhant Examiner. CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the Brecknoek Arms Ta vern, Camden-town, on the body of Mr. H. 'l'. Bromley, aged `.9, the landlord of that establishment, who was killed by a fall from his horse, when returning on' . Tuesday night from the Barnet Races.—Verdict, Accidental Death, with a deodand Qf ls. on the horse. 1,8 - 1 5 6 d 126 p P: - ;9p; - 63 4 1- 1 - _ ►%, 37s I 3 %i 3%1 - 7%1 - I 7 %! - I ,p,1155p.1175611 21s 18% 3%1 _ 3%1- 1334 14% - - 11%- 431- - 29 178 s 9dl I 77$ I - 14a. it,;6 ; iiaji gl---1314cOurn, B . ditoi); f.);i2 s ir_baw6iit; 16 1 ,4;43rrOt.Grittis4 and Sheffield, Quarter ShareS, .355.- 7 Jorili British, Half Shares, 9 7 Leice8ter and 13inpingliam,.17s. pm. London stpo . l3,nll4,arri atenS loll; 12 0 s. Od. JO, —London. and York, Kr.T 7 l 4 t/i•t•t3 l l6 ;•ii4 Panclsh 26t inn.;rNeWprk and Sheffield, 3 1 / s —Nottingham, i:rewash, Nottingham and Boston, 98. 6d.—South Midland, 6% pm. —West Yorkshire, 14%. liUDDERSFIELD, Aco. 21. ►4 itAti9F,, ,, •The sales arc—Great Ciritnaby.Dock Dttenslon, 2 1 1Dundte and Perth, 4—Grand 1 nioti,l O p, Ang• dug; Alle: =-"- - Glisgow and Duintrits, tifirdstit• tfttil Sheffield 21. 20. 20. Junction, Quarter Shares, 355.—Iluddersileld anti nth - los chester, 14%—Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 141/2 with new—Leeds and Thirsk, 13 1 /, 2 —Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 6 tA—Manchestcr and Birkenhead Continuation, —15 s. pm. YORK, AUG. 21. 3% STOCK EXCIIANGE. — The sales are—Eastern Union Exten • Mon, 3 1 A—Midland, New, 26 1 / N th British,New, 9 1 A 3 - 3 or York and North Midland Extension, 24 1 / 2 —London and York, 51. 6s. 3d.—Manchester, Buxton, &c., 81—Newcastle and Berwick, 244—South :Midland, 61. 15s. 6d.—Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 464—West Yorkshire, 13 3 4. EXETER, AuG. 21. There has been little or nothing done in railway matters this day. EDINBURGH, AUG. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 3/. 65.- Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 2/. lis 6d.-Arbroath and For far, 251.-Ditto, Half Shares, IN.-Armagh and Portrush, 2/. -Banffshire, 2/. 2s -British and Irish Union, 3/. 95.-Bel fast and County Down, 3/. 17s. 6d.-Cambridge and Lincoln, 3/. 10s _Caledonian, 101. 10s.-Caledonian Extension, 2/. 16s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 3/. 17s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 91.-Direct Northern, 2/. 55.-Dundee and Ar broath, 37/. Is. 6d.-Ditto, New, 181.-Dundee and Perth, 4/. 6s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 2/. 4s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 86/.-Ditto, Qnarters, 211. 155.-Ditto, New, 141. 155.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 11. 17s. 6d. -Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 24/. 10s.-Ditto, Prefer ence, 16/. 10s.-Edinburgh and Northern, 1/. 135.-Ditto, New, 1/. 25.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 2/. 125.-Edinburgh and Perth, 1/. 14s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 891.-Ditto, New Stock, 221.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 3/. Ils. 6d.- Glasgow and Neilston. 21/. 10s.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 411. -Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 1/. is.-Glasgow and (ireenock, W.-Ditto, New Stock, 10/. 55.-Ditto, Pre ference, 21.-Great North of Scotland, 2/. 15s. 6d.-Inver ness and Elgin, 1/. 35.-Kilmarnock and ArdrossPn, 51. 15. -London and York, 4/. 10s.-Londonderry and Coleraine, 3/. 17s. 6d.-Londonderry and Enniskillen, 31. 155.-Monk land and Kirkmtilloch, Mi.-Morayshire, 11.-North British, 31/. 105.-Ditto, Halves, 8/. 17s. 6d.-North Wales Mineral, New, 61 55.-Perth and Inverness, 2/. 25.-Scottish Central, 71. 14s. 6d.-Scottish Midland, 2/. 75.-Shrewsbury, Os westry, and Chester, 4/. Is. 6d.-Slamannan, 18/.-South Midland, 5/. 18s.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1/. 10s.-Stir ling and Dunfermline, U. 155.-Waterford, Wicklow, and Dublin, 1/. 165.-Wishaw and Coltness, 39/. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. We have received the minutes of evidence taken before the - Select Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to inquire into the truth of the allegations in Mr. Bruce's peti tion. We have only space to-day for the following outlines - of the proceedings of the Committee, when they proceeded fi nally to consider their report : " Motion made (Mr. Duncombe),—That the following pa - ragraph form part of the report The Committee think it - right to add, that in the very small proportion of cases which have been substantiated and partly supported, much of the - evidence adduced was collected subsequent to the presentation - of the petition, and they are of opinion that Henry Bruce - made the serious charges contained in the petition without - taking the most ordinary . means of inquiry ; that the petition was presented with the view of stopping the further progress of the London and York Railway Bill, and to promote the 2% private interest of a rival company, of which the petitioner - was Vice-Chairman; and that the conduct of Henry Bruce in - presenting that petition has been a great abuse of the right of petitioning. " Question put. " Committee divided - " Ayes, 5. " Mr. B. Baring Mr. Christie Mr. Astell Mr. B. Denison Mr. Duncombe " So it was resolved in the affirmative. " Motion made (Mr. Warhurton)—' That the following pa - ragraph form part of the report : _ " ' That your Committee, In consequence of the very ad vanced period of the session at which they were appointed and commenced their sittings, although they have applied them - selves most assiduously to the inquiry entrusted to them, have — , not been able to make a comple t e investi gation in t o t he whole 11 7' allegations in the petition of Henry Bruce, respecting the pro - ceedings under the subscription contract of the London and York Railway Company. " Amendment proposed (Mr. B. Baring),—' In the pro - posed paragraph, to leave out all the words after the word " that, ' in order to insert these words:—" The petitioner further states, that he is still pursuing his inquiry into the ___ bond fides and responsibility of the said subscription list, and that he does not doubt that he shall discover numerous other instances of similar fraud besides those specifically alleged." " Your Committee have had no time to enter into any such general charges, nor are they inclined to think that the _ character of the evidence already adduced is such as to make it desirable that any such investigation should be entered upon ; they are the more disposed to entertain this opinion as such an inquiry could in no way Offect the justification of Mr. Bruce's previous conduct.' 2% " Question put,—' That the words proposed to be left out stand part." " Committee divided. " Ayes, 2. " Mr. Christie Mr. Warburton " Noes, 2. " Mr. Warburton Mr. B. Escott. " Noes, 5. " Mr. B. Baring Mr. Astell Mr. B. Denison Mr. Duncombe Mr. B. Escott. " So it passed in the negative. 5 % " Main question put. " Amendment proposed (Mr. Warburton),—' To leave ou all the words after the word " that," in order to insert these words—" In the absence of material witnesses, and from the leant of time to pursue the inquiry further, your Committee are precluded from forming any opinion on the general alle gations in the petition.' " Question put,--' That the words proposed to be left ou' stand . p A : " BAr. C .hy Christie 5. Baring Mr. Astell Mr. B. Denison Mr. Duncombe " So it was resolved in the affirmative. " Main question put and agreed to. " Motion made ( Mr. Warburton)—' That the following sub - scribers to the Loudon and York Railway contract were sum - moned as witnesses, and did not obey the summons.' [Here follows the list of names.] 4, Question put and negatived. " Report again read, and agreed to. " Ordered—' That this report, together with the minutes of evidence, be reported to the House." HULL, AUG. 21. STOCK EXCTIANGE.—The sales are. -Hun and Selby, Half Sham, 24 3 A —LotitiPA awl /AlaiVial, 10,i—Litto, Now, 43/4 " Noes, 2. " Mr. Warburton Mr. B. Escott. GREAT PRO' ESTANT MEETING AT LISBURN. Liseu RN, A ttansx,2o.—A meeting for the avowed purpose of syMpathising with fames Watson, Esq., of Brookhill, on his Itte dismissal from the magistriaY arid epUty-lieutenancy of she county Antrim; was held this day in a field called " Seroola hlil," t.d . isteUt to Lisbirn, belonging to a Mr. Beatty , a tuner, residing in the town. The platie is beatatifillly situated, being on an eminence overlcoking the town and shut - funding country, the approach to Whim, is by a narrow circuitous road, a full fie* of it bad from the spot vs!'.,re the platform was erected ; and as the hutheibts tlretigss lodges advinceri pro- CisirOn, each bearing their tespective bahfieri, Mid dereorated ith staffs ilia ribboht, and other political emblems, the kat was gay and eniiienifig. !ft *Wit 12 o'clock the rst of the lodges entered the field, and tock their Isla±alt about the plat form, where they remained till the termination of the dtV's pro ceedings. For nearly two hours these bodies continued to ar rive, until at length the Wire place (occupying between two and three acres) was completely filled With a very respectable looking and *ell dreSsed body of men, who appeared to be gem- posed entirely of tht yenteanry class of the community. There were also a few private carriages Old other conveyances, occu pied for the most part by ladies, in which, afid upon the plat form, were observed the following persons:— The Most Noble the Marchioness of Downshire ; Right Hun. the Countess of Annesley; the Marquis of Downshire, J.P. and D.L. ; the Earl of Annesley, Caetlewellan ; Hon. Hugh Annesley, Castlewellan ' • Colonel Verner, M.P. ; Isaac , Corry, J. P. and D. L. ; John Temple Reilly, J. P. and D. L., Scarva house; Robert Dolling, J. P. ; Henry Waring, J.P. ; H. Wilson Rowan, J.P. ; Thomas Johnston famyth, J.P. and D.L. ; the Very Rev. Dean of Dromore, J.P. ; Thomas Crawford, J.P. ; William Caldbeck, Sub-Sheriff of Down the Rev. Thomas Waring; Rev. Edward Leslie, Rector of Dromore ; Rev. J. IV. Knox Rev. J. Hopson ; Rev. Mr. Henderson, Hollywood ; M. W. Knox, Esq., Loughgall ; James Hamilton, Deputy Grand Secretary of Orange Lodges; Jonsa than Richardson, Esq., Ingram ; John Reilly, J.P., Hills borough ; Charles Armstrong, J.P., Cherry Valley • Major Waring, J.P., Newry ; Richard Waring, Esq. ; the Rev. Charles Waring; Maxwell H. Close, Esq., New Park; Colonel Hawkshaw, Glaris ; E. H. Reid, J.P., Killala ; Major Crossley, Glenburn ; Thomas Waring, Esq., Waring field; Rev. J. Lefroy, Loughtrickland ; Robert Alexander, Esq., Loughtrickland ; Wm. Beers, J.P., Grand Master of Orange Lodges, county Down ; Wm. Ellis, Esq., Deputy Grand Master, county Down; Rev. IV. H Wynn, Moira; Rev. J. Wilson, Moira; Thos. Caldbeck, Esq., Lisburn; H. Caldbeck, Esq., Lisburn ; Rev. C. Boyd, Ballinahinch ; Alexander Lindsay, Esq., Milltown; Rev. J. Green, An trim; Joseph Greer, Esq., Tyrone; Captain Crawford, J.P., Lissor ; M. Smith, Esq., Lisburn ; Rev. J. W. Garrett ; Rev. Dean Knox ; Rev. John Mussen, Magheragell ; Rev. J. Smyth, J.P., Lisburn ; W. R. Deane, Esq., Enniskillen; James Blackwood, J.P., Sandfield ; J. Henning, Esq., Wa ringstown; Rev. W. E. Tyrrell, Dumbeg ; James M. Reilly, Esq., Lisburn ; H. Hardman, Esq., Mount Pottinger ; F. C. Beers, J. P., Ballyward ; Rev. T. D. Gregg, Dublin ; Colonel Munrbe, late Slat Regiment; John Macarten, Esq., Waring,s town ' • John Wakefield, Esq., Brookhill ; James Graha m, Esq., Ballymaglaine; John Cromie, Esq., Draper-hill; James Johnston, It., Knappa ; Henry J. Garrett, Esq., Lisburn; Dr. Gaussen, Lisburn, &c. It would be difficult to state accurately the number of per sons present, so many and different were the opinions enter tained on the subject : however, the general opinion was, that there were from 15,000 to 20,000 on " School-hill" at one time during the day. At half-past two o'clock the Marquis of Downshire was called to the chair amidst great applause. which lasted for several minutes. When silence had been obtained, His LORDSHIP rose, and said that if the requisition, signed by so many and respectable of the inhabitants of Lisburn and the surrounding country had not been presented him, request ing him to take the chair at that meeting, which afforded him 'so great a pleasure, as its principal object was to condole with his friend Commodore Watson, he would have offered his ser vices for that purpose.—(Cheers.) He was prepared to say, and he spoke advisedly, that a more unjust, unconstitutional, and tyrannical proceeding had never been adopted by any Government than that which had been used towards their friend.—( Hear.) He was not in the habit of defying any one, but if he were, he would defy the Government to prove that it was a constitutional act. He would again repeat, that if he had not been called upon to preside that day he would have offered his services, which he thought would be a sufficient reply to the various opinions expressed by both sides of the press ; and he would add further, that he was pre pared to take the responsibility of the act.—(Cheers.) `fhe Noble Lord then expressed his hope that on the termination of the proceedings, those persons who were there assembled would depart quietly to their respective homes, without insulting or wounding the feelings of any one, and then concluded by intro ducing to the meeting The Very Rev, the Dean of DROMORE, who expressed sa tisfaction at seeing such an assemblage presided over by his Lordship. He said that was as it should be, for it was such an assemblage as ought to take place in Ireland. He, therefore, did not—surrounded as he was by so many friends—think it necessary to urge any argument to induce their adoption of the resolution he held in his hand, when he knew they were as sembled to condole with his friend Commodore Watson, for whom he called upon the meeting to give three cheers, which were immediately responded to. He (Mr. Watson) was then upon the platform, and held a more exalted position amongst them than any that Sir Robert Peel could give him. The Rev. Gentleman then concluded by moving as follows : " Resolved—That it is the indefeasible and unquestionable right of every British subject to express, in a lawful manner, his opinions of the conduct and measures of the Ministers of the Crown." JAMES B. Bnacxwoon, Esq., seconded the resolution, which was passed unanimously. JONATHAN RICHARDSON, Esq., of Ingram, in a very lengthened and eloquent speech, next moved— " That we witness with regret, apprehension, and dissatisfac tion the system of policy which her Majesty's Ministers have for some time pursued, and appear resolved to continue, with reference to her Majesty's loyal and devoted subjects, the Pro testants of Ireland : the disaffected and disloyal being the ob jects of confidence and favour, while the faithful and attached are treated with contempt and disregard, subjected to insult, and made the objects of unmerited persecution." Which motion was seconded by THOMAS J. SMYTH, Esq., J. P. , and passed. The third resolution was proposed by Colonel VERNER, and seconded by the Rev. H. Humor', and was as follows : " That we consider the removal of James Watson, Esq., of Brookhill (a gentleman respected and venerated by all who know him), from the deputy-lieutenaney and magistracy of the county of Antrim to be a wanton exercise of arbitrary power, unjustified by the letter or the spirit of the statutes which have been made the pretext for his dismissal, and at direct variance with the spirit of the constitution." 'I he Rev. Mr. Ktiox then moved, which was seconded by R. DULLING, Esq., and carried— " That it is repugnant to the constitution of this empire that her Majesty's subjects should be required to yield obedience to the views, opinions, or declarations of any single constituent of the legislative powers, the united concurrence of the three estates of the realm being essential to constitute an obligatory law ; and that any attempt to fetter the actions of British subjects by the maintenance of a contrary doctrine is subver sive of our rights, and ought not to be tolerated by a free people." CALDBECK, Esq., moved the next resolution, which was seconded by Major WARING : " That the l'rotestants of Ireland, being upwards of two millions, are entitled by their position and weight, as a religious, orderly, loyal, and educated people, to the confidence of the Crown and protection of the Government ; whereas, on the contrary, we see our venerated clergy insulted, our Church endangered, her revenues confiscated, our faith maligned, our uptight magistrates dismissed, and our sacred and venerable institutions prostrated, in order to conciliate the avowed foes of British connexion ; we therefore solemnly pledge ourselves to associate, as Protestants, by every lawful means within our power, in support and defence of what still remains of our vene rated constitution,and in the sure conviction that such a course is become essential to the security of our lives and properties, to the maintenance of the Throne, and to the preservation of the empire." The Rev. Mr. LESLIE next addressed the meeting, and read the following address : " To the:Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. " May it please your Majesty— " We, your dutiful and loyal Protestant subjects, desire to approach our Most Gracious Sovereign, and lay before her throne the grievances under which we labour. Our British birthright, liberty of private judgment, is uncon stitutionally shackled by the persecution of men who have earned our respect and confidence throughout lives of un blemished private and public integrity; that we, Protestants of Ireland, who have been at all times loyal and ;peaceable subjects—whose forefathers placed your :Majesty's illustrious house on the throne of these realms, and who are ready to shed our blood in its defence—think ourselves entitled, as an im portant section of the British nation, to the confidence of the Crown, and the protection of Government, which we feel, with regret and alarm, are now withheld from us. We see our beloved National Church in danger, our venerated clergy in sulted, our magistrates dismissed in some places, and massacred in others, our venerable institutions encroached upon to con ciliate those whom past experience tells us can never by fair concession be satisfied. We have further seen our conscien tious convictions on the vital question of SeTipiural education disregarded, and our humble petitions fur a share of Govern ment educational funds treated with contempt. We therefore humbly pray that you would be graciously pleased to take the case of your Majesty's faithful, attached, and loyal Protestant subjects in Ireland into your favourable consideration—the posi tion in which they are placed, and the persecutions under which they suffer, being stated in simplicity and truth in this their dutiful address—and that you would issue your royal mandate that henceforward an undue preference may not be shown, nor an ascendancy in variance with the spirit of the Protestant con stitution, be conceded to a party in the country opposed to British connexion, and inimical to the British throne ; and we would further implore of your Majesty, that, as an act of grace to your faithful Protestant subjects of Ireland, you would be pleased to command that James Watson, Esq., be restored to the office of deputy-lieutenant, and reinstated as a justice of the peace for the county of Antrim." After which he moved:— "That an humble and dutiful address be prepared and pre sented to her Majesty, praying that she may be graciously pleased to issue her royal command for the restoration of Mr. Watson, her Majesty's faithful, loyal, and attached subject, to the deputy-lieutenancy and magistracy of the county of Antrim, for whose removal from which, we are of opinion, no just, legal, or constitutional cause has existed, or been assigned." Which was seconded by EDWARD ANDERSON, Esq., and passed unanimously. The Rev. W. G. WYNNE then moved, which was seconded by JOHNSTON, Esq., as follows: " Resolved, That an address be presented to Mr. NVatson, with a copy of these resolutions, expressive of our continued respect and confidence, and containing our assurance that his character stands too high in public regard to be otherwise affected than by increased public estimation by the arbitrary act of depriving him of the commission of the peace and deputy lieutenancy ; and that the Protestants of Ireland are deeply in debted to the Dublin Evening Mail, and the Protestant press of Ireland, for its able, continued, and uncompromising advo cacy of their rights and privileges, and that our Noble Chair man be respectfully requested to communicate this resolution to its very able and highly appreciated proprietor and con ductor." The Rev. Dean Waring was then called to the chair, when a vote of thanks was passed to the Marquis of Downshire, and he the meeting separated at five o'clock. IRELAND. GI Oltt XIV /siEN T APPOINTMENTS. Dfii;elte, Afie. 18.—s Sir Thomas Fremantle, who ar rived at the Chief Etedretaty's Lodge, Phcenix Park, on Saturday, attended at Dublin Castle t&-day. Mr. Penne father, the new Under-Secretary, and Mr. M'Kenna, the new Chief-Clerk, entered upon the duties Of their respective offices this day. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. The weekly meeting of the Astociatiott was hell this day ; Mr. Law in the chair. The following letter from Mr. O'Connell, addressed to the Secretary of the Association, was read : " Darrynane Abbey, Aug. 14, 1845. "My dear Styr—l see that I have been misunder stood. It has been e!ipposed that in my project for Working out the registration Cr the repeal voters, I in tended to suggest the appointment of two additional re peal wardens for that particular purpose—even in parishes in which there were already that number or more. " I expressed myself badly when I spoke of two repeal wardens for each parish. I should have said for each parish in which there are not already at least that ember.' " My plea, therefore, is to work out the registration with the present repeal wardens in every parish in which there are such, and to have at least two appointed for every parisii in which there are none at present, so as if possible to have at least two repeal wardens in every parish in the island. " You will thus see that it was not my intention to supersede any of the present repeal wardens. Indeed I should be exceedingly sorry if I were thought capable of showing any disrespect to the existing re p eal wardens. I am too grateful to them for their exertions to offer them any slight. ",We owe the progress we have made to the zealous virtue of the wardens. The fact is, that the repeal cause is indebted for the magni tude and efficiency of its present position to the patriotic and disinterested services of the repeal wardens. The proof of the interest which the people take in the repeal cause, is placed beyond doubt by the amount of the weekly repeal rent coming by and ' through the repeal wardens. The exertions which they make to preserve the peace and prevent the violation of the law in any respect, enhance their merits beyond the power of any eulogium of mine. The time is not distant when, after achieving the repeal, men will boast with pride and exultation of the exertions they have made as repeal wardens to revive the nationality of Ireland. " This subject would be alone sufficient to induce me to address the Association again. But I have the still more powerful motive of again and again pressing upon the Association the necessity of organising the registry of voters in every county and borough in Ireland. We must not relax our effarts for one moment to secure at least seventy Conciliation-hall Repeaters for the next Parliament. Another session such as the last would so bundle up Whigs and Tories as to put a total end to the distinction between them. New parties will have to be formed, probably under new denominations. If we have at such a period but seventy staunch Repeaters to turn the scale, no ministry can be formed strong enough to postpone the discussion of the terms on which to found the restoration of tfie Irish Parliament. " It is impossible to contemplate steadily the events by which we are surrounded, without the conviction being forced on the mind of every rational man, that the peo ple of Ireland have it in their power to gain the restora ton of their domestic Legislature. All that is necessary is, to make use of and exert the constitutional means within our reach to achieve that measure. Organisation, registry;repeal rent, and occasional monster demonstra tions of the unanimous, though perfectly peaceful, de termination of the people to have Ireland a nation again—these are the means by which the statesmen of England must be made to perceive the wisdom of acced ing to our wishes. " Contrasting the public demonstrations of the re pealers with the recent Orangeexhibition at Fermanagh, must afford the most sincere gratification to every friend of the peace and tranquillity of Ireland. The Go vernment no longer think it necessary that either mili tary or police should attend at any of the meetings of the repealers. Our meetin g s assemble to declare their opinions in enormous and overwhelming multitudes. But they assemble unarmed. There is no intimidation, no insult, no injury to anybody ; and, what is still more strange, such is the kindliness of demeanour of the people towards each other, that not even an accidental injury has been sustained by any person at any of our monster meetings. " How different, I repeat, are the Orange exhibitions. On their first revival in the present year, a shocking and barbarous murder stained that event. The widow's son was slain at Armagh. " Rejoice, Repeaters! at the contrast yet have afforded. We would not purchase the repeal at the loss of a single drop of human blood. We do trust in God that the men of Ulster will soon see the propriety of following our example ; by holding, whenever they deem it neces sary, their public meetings to seek the redress of grievances, or supposed grievances, without breaking the peace or violating the law in any respect. "It is, I repeat, melancholy to think that several repectable Orangemen of Enniskillen should have under stood their own partisans so well as to be apprehensive lest Mr. Steele should be assassinated by some of the body, though his object in going to Enniskillen was known to be nothing else than to assist in preventing the Ca tholics from impeding or in any wise interfering with the Orange exhibition. " It is quite clear that no person could entertain the slightest apprehension that any Orangemen would be killed, or even insulted or maltreated in any respect, for attending at a repeal meeting ; on the contrary, an Orangeman would be received on the platform of a re peal meeting with courtesy and civility, and would be as safe there as if he were in his own dwelling-house, in the midst of Fermanagh. " I do strongly submit the suggestion to the consider atioa of the Association, that another address to the people of Ulster should be prepared ; that the contrast between the peaceable monster meetings of the Re peaters and the unhappy results of the Orange exhibi tions should be put forward in the least offenaive man ner, but in a manner calculated to win the attenticn of the considerate and respectable portion of the Orange confederacy. They should be assured that there is no matter in difference between the Catholics and Pro testants. It should be shown to them that repeal is as much a Protestant as it is a Catholic question ; this is to say, that it is essentially Irish. It should be pointed out to them that religious ascendancy is at an end—it having been, even by the present Government, aban doned, not only in words but by some very unequivodal actions. " It is quite true that these addresses to the men of Ulster may fur a time produce little public effect ; but we are so essentially in the right in looking for the restored nationality of Ireland, and they are so essen tially in the wrong in fomenting unavailing and mis chievous religious dissension, that it is to be hoped that sooner or later common sense and patriotism will pre vail, and induce all parties amongst Irishmen to combine, in order to procure for Ireland the protection of her do mestic legislature. "To return to the registry. The county of Tippe rary, it is said, requires some exertion to place it in a satisfactory state. There is, however, one great conso lation, that we have two excellent Members fur the county—there could not be better found. There is no truer repealer nor better Irishman living, than my loved friend Nicholas Maher. The junior Member, Mr. Fitz gerald, isnot only a gentleman of fortune,family, and talent, but also a most sincere patriot and ardent repealer. Both have more than once occupied the chair of Conciliation Hall. The association has every possible motive to in fluence its best exertions to place the registry on the most triumphant footing. This can be easily done, and should be done speedily. " One word as to Cork city. It is a deplorable mis fortune that the repeal principle should make it inevitably necessary to procure a substitute for Sergeant Murphy. Had he been a repealer there could not be a better Member. He is a man of great talent, emi nent knowledge of his profession, and great in • dustry. In addition to these advantages, his rela tions and connexions in the city of Cork are of the first respectability, and of considerable popular influence . What a pity it is that he, being so desirable a represen tative in every other respect, should not be a repealer, This is at least quite certain, that when the Cork repeaters part from so efficient and patriotic a member as Sergeant Murphy, merely because he is not a re pealer, it is essentially necessary, in point of consistency, that the repeaters in all other constituencies should pe remptorily reject their present Whig representatives, and substitute unequivocal repealers. Let not the Whigs lay the flattering unction to their souls, that this rule of electing repealers only . will be relaxed in the slightest degree. After the rejection of Sergeant Murphy, it really cannot be relaxed ; and I have no hesitation in saying that, after that rejection, it will be infinitely bet ter for the repealers, and more consistent with honour able feeling, to permit a Tory to be returned rather than a Whig non-repealer. After all, repeaters have now no controversy with Tories. The Whigs are rather the bitterer enemies of the two. I declare distinctly, I have no preference for a Whig over a Tory, and this senti ment of mine will, I am sure, be prevalent in every re peal constituency at the next election. " Let me come back to the registry. Register ! Re gister ! Register I Remember we shall be able to carry the repeal if we have seventy Members in the next Parliament—seventy Members, backed by eight mil lions of a loyal, dutiful, peaceable, but determined people. " Need I say anything to excite the Repeaters of Dub lin ? I appeal to the repeal wardens in each of the wards. I appeal to the aldermen and town councillors —to the candidates for the office of town councillors— to the popular poor-law guardians—to everybody who can influence a single elector. It would be a noble blow if we were able to recover the city of Dublin from the non-resident freemen who are non-Repeaters. Register, say, register, and then—Hurrah for the Repeal. " Believe me to be very faithfully yours, " DANIEL O'CONNELL." Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL, M.P., urged upon the 11,- peelers an immediate attention to the registry. It should form the paramount object of their exertions, and be even wished it to take precedenc e of the collection of the TIIE SLAVE TRADE.—The trial of Captain Bellet, r of the ship Luiz d'Alb u q uer q ue, for carr y in g on the slave trade s ep h eal rent, but it would b e most desirable that both nild proceed parr passe. on the coast of Africa, all the circumstances of which we gave in Enniskillen when the i n announcing his arrest and committal , commenced on the Mr. STEELE baring enteredinto some explanations I3th indepartment late Orange dem onstration was being held, urged on the tans, before the Court of Assizes for the of vvitli regard to his app earance the Ile e t Vilalie, held at Rennes, and was not finished until Government the immediate abolition of the oath which the 15th. .The captain is a fine man, still young, was elegantly dressed, and conducted himself throughout with the utmost declared the Roma n Catholic reli g ion to be damnable and idolatrous. To t h e c o n ti nuance of t h at oath he . propriety, using language showing an excellent education. The evidence was various and contradictory, much of it coming attributed the dissensions which existed between the from his own men, who were of a very questionable character, Protestants and Catholics. and prejudiced against their captain, from the punishments he Mr. J. O'Comiism. adverted to the recent in ,trial, had beenobliged to inflict upon them for their misconduct — in - which Mr. Duffy, the police magistrate, was defendant, sonauch that the jury could not give credit to their testimo n y , and pronounced the gross accusation made against that gntleman to be the result of the nefarous and returned a verdict of acquittal.— Galignani. A letter from Bucharest, of July 22, states that all tern. In bis opinion Mr. Duffy was [ triumphantly the doeume9ts of the archives of the Russian consulate had cquitted. It was dreadful to think that such been stolen, and as the thief was' not satisfied with taking I,l oo _ .: system should be tolerated in any Christian ducats * which he found, it is supposed that some secret inten country ; its results were fraud, perjury, and mur tiers prompted the robbery. RELATIVr, qLNii Pitiths I itAtiLWAY oSt stunts IN VI& PRINCIPAL CIIIE i S • AN)), ,fOIVAS s. - .;61'1,4-I.ii - D, AND IRELAND. tNidtithth COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by their Serene Highnesses the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar and Prince Edward and the Princess Anna and Amelie of Saxe Weimar, and attended by Lady Gore, Earl Howe, Earl of Denbigh, and Sir David Davies, left the Royal Hotel at Clifton, yesterday morn ing, for Bristol. Her Majesty and suite left the ter minus at Bristol at half-past twelve o'clock, and travelled by a special train on the Great Western Railway to the s t a tion at Slough,where the illustrious party arrived at a quarter before thr ee o ' c l oc k. The Queen Dowager, the Duchess Ida, and the Princesses of Saxe Weimar, Lady Gore, Earl Howe, and Sir David Davies proceeded to her Majesty's residence, Bushy House, Bushy Park. The Earl of Denbigh proceeded to town. His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Dispatches from the Governor of Hong Kong were received yesterday at th e Colonial-office. Lord Granville Somerset has arrived in Italy, and has joined Lady Granvill e S omerse t an d family. The marriage of Lord Macdonal with Miss Wynd ham, daughter of the Countess of Listowel, was solem nised yesterday morning in St. George's Church, in the presence of the Earl and Countess of Listowel, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Earl of Rosslyn, and a select circle. THE HARVEST IN FRANCE.—A Bordeaux paper informs us, that the wheat harvest in the department of the Gironde is abundant, but that it is got in with great difficulty. The weight of the wheat varies from 77 to 79 kilogs. the hectolitre. The wine-growers have much fear as to the result of their harvest, as it will be fully three weeks later this year than the last, and there is hardly ground now to hope that there will be sufficient heat to make the grapes of good quality. CORONER'S INQUEST.—On Thursday, an inquiry was begun before Mr. Carter, Coroner for the county of Surrey, on the body of Ellen Tyrrell, who was on Tuesday last found drowned in the Surrey Canal, under very suspicious circumstances. After a lengthened inquiry the proceedings were adjourned till Monday next, in order that additional evi dence might be procured. REMARKABLE PRESENCE OF MIND.—A workman employed in one of the mining shafts of the Scottish Central Railway lately had a most miraculous escape. He had lighted the fusses connected with the charges of powder for the purpose of blasting, and gave the signal to be drawn up, but the rope slipping, the poor fellow was suspended a few feet above where the explosion was to take place , with no ot h er prospee t b e f ore ' him but instant death. With great fortitude and presence of mind he called out to lower him, which was immediately done, and, advancing cautiously to the burning fusees, he extinguished them. On examination they were found to be burned within half an inch of the powder. It will be remembered that some three or four years ago the traveller of Mr. Richard Pattinson, of Carlisle, was stopped near Greenhead, and robbed of a sum of money, by - two men of the names of Getty and Mooney. One of these, - Getty, was followed into Ireland and cleverly captured, by - Thomas Hetherington, then of the police force ; and being con - victed at the Northu.nberland Assizes, was transported for - fifteen years. On Tuesday, Hetherington, who is now re siding in Liverpool, arrived at Carlisle with the second offender, - Mooney, and, having had him identd, proceeded with him - to Morpeth gaol. 'We understand that Hetherington acei- I N PARIS.—A corn-factor, named C—, dentally met with the prisoner in the streets of Liverpool, in - the dress of a railway labourer.— Cumberland Pacquet. - having FORGERY discovered that some forgeries had been lately com mitted to his prejudice, gave information to the authorities, and declared that he suspected his clerk, a young man named X—. - A search- warrant wa s g ranted, and at the moment the corn -271, missary of police entered the latter's lodgings, he was in the 1% act of preparing for immediate flight. He had taken out a - passport for Barcelona, under the name of Bouby, in which , - designated himself lionnne de kttres. In his room were I o,oooi in French money, 3,000 f. in foreign gold, and 125 napoleons. There were also found four receipts of the Bank of France, bearing the forged signature of Mr. C—; two bordereaux prepared to be presented to the banks o f G ou i n an d G an neron, for the purpose o f being discounted, and bearing the forged signatures of ten or twelve of the most respectable bankers in Paris ; and a great quantity of papers and bills with Mr. C---'3 forged signature. These various articles were seized, and the clerk arrested. SIIOCKING OMNIBUS ACClDENT.—Yesterday after noon about three o'clock, as an aged woman, named Esther Cruickshank, of No. 51, Great Arthur-street, St. Luke's, was crossing Bishopsgate-street, opposite Sun-street, she was knocked down by the horses of one of the Hackney omnibu-e°, and before she could be extricated she was severely trampled upon by the animals, and rendered insensible. Besides some severe contusions and lacerations, she sustained a serious in jury of the spine. 'f he aged sufferer was without loss of time removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where she remains in a deplorable state of suffering. der. Having called on the Government to abolish such an iniquitous practice, he proceeded to observe that, there was a subject on which he felt it his duty to touch, though it was with considerable pain he did so—he alluded to the indications, as conveyed through the press, that some of their prelates were about to receive that act which he had so frequently styled the infidel Colleges act. At a recent meeting in Cork, a Doctor Bullen hetl declared that he spoke the sentiments of the dignitaries of the Catholic Church when he expressed his approval of the Government education scheme. When he read that speech of Peel and Graham's friend, Dr. Bullet], he could not keep out of his head the chorus of a very old song, which ran somethins in this way, Lillibulero, Bullen—a lad." He paid little attention, however, to the expressions of such small fry as the gentleman he had alluded to, but there bad been a meeting held in Armagh, at which sentiments had been uttered in a high quarter, which deserved their most serious consideration. It had been said that the amend ments made by the Government in their Education Bill bad satisfied the Catholic hierarchy of Ireland. If that were the case. then indeed they, the lay Catholics of Ireland, who, in the discharge of what they believed to be a conscientious duty, opposed the Colleges Bill, were placed in a most unenviable position.—(Hear.) The Catholic Members of Parliament who opposed the Education Bill, waited anxiously with feelings of the most ready submission and reverence for the declaration of the prelacy ; and had they been told they were satis fied with the Government's amendments, they should sadly, sorrowfully, but still obediently and entirely, have withdrawn their opposition to that Bill, which they regarded and still regard as a curse.—(Hear, hear.) The Archbishop of Tuam was under the same impression as they were—that the amendments were not satisfactory, and his letter to that effect has remained uncontradicted. lie trusted that some authoritative expression of their combined opinion would at once be :given by their re verend prelates, and thereby set the public mind at rest. Let that decision be what it might, they would submit to it most heartily ; but he hoped that the peo• ple would not be left any longer in a state of uncertainty and doubt on that fearfully important question. Tho bon. gentleman then commented on an article which ap peared in the Morning Ch,onicle, ridiculing the absur dity of attempting to conciliate the Orangemen, and ex pressed his entire dissent from its premises ; on the contrary, he had every expectation that the Orangemen would see the fully of disunion, and would ere long co oerate with the repealers in endeavouring to achieve that which alone could benefit their common country — a domestic legislature. At the termination of the proceedings, the rent for the week was announced to be 224/. 14s. 3d. The meeting then adjourned. DIMINUTION OF OUITAGES IN THE NORTH-WEST. The Longford Journal says—" The hitherto disturbed portion of this county, bordering Leitrim, is becoming tranquil, no outrage having been committed in it for up wards of three weeks. Several stand of arms, which were taken by the Molly Maguires, have, during the present week, been given up to P. C. Howley, Esq., R. M., and the respectable farmers have volunteered their services as special constables to aid the police in the suppression of any further outrage." A FISHING PARTY.—One day last week a party of four gentlemen, not much accustomed to boating, set out from Helensburgh to the buoy of Roseneath, for the purpose of enjoying a few hours' fishing. As the evening drew on, they resolved to return home , _ and having pulled up their lines, each and all of them took manfully to the oars. They were but indifferent rowers, and made asto nishingly little progress. A strong tide seemed to be run ning against them, and the more they pulled the more obstinate grew the resistance. Eight—nine—ten o'clock came, and found them almost as far from the shore as ever. Never theless, they continued to tug away with the most despe rate perseverence, although completely worn out with fatigue, until about eleven o'clock at night, when they discovered to their infinite chagrin, that they had neglected to lift the anchor ! The party soon after gained the shore, but in a state of total exhaastion, having laboured incessantly against anchor and cable for upwards of (four hours! Great, of course, is the chuckling amongst their numerous friends, in reference to this famous boating exploit off Rose neath. We likewise understand that the song usually called for in any company they may enter is the favourite one of " The anchor's weighed."— Glasgow Citizen LOCK-JAW PRODUCED BY FRIGHT. --Yesterday morning, Miss H. Bressy, residing in Seysell-street, Camden town, was alone in the house, the servant being out on a mes sage, and hearing a knock at the street-door she proceeded to answer it, and upon opening the door two men forced themselves in, and whilst one held the door the other took a valuable time piece from a bracket in the hall, and pushing Miss Dressy down, they decamped. On the return of the servant she found Miss Bressy lying in the passage in an insensible state. Medical as sistance being obtained, it was discovered that the young lady was labouring under lock-jaw, produced by the fright she had sustained, and she is considered in very great danger. SCALDED TO DEATH. —Yesterday forenoon Mr. Payne held an inquest at the Dun Horse, High-street, Borough, on the body of Henry Watson, aged fourteen months, son of a general dealer residing in Mint-street. On Sunday last deceased's mother had strained the water off some boiled potatoes into a large pan. Deceased was playing about the room, and as he was walking along h e lost his p er p endicular, and fell backwards into the boiling water. Deceased died on Tuesday last. Verdict, "Accidental death. " PROCLAMATION OF OurLAwKr.—Yesterday being the adjourned County Court day, Mr. Hemp, the officer to the Sheriff of Middlesex, declared the following persons as out laws :—William Le Poer Trench, Alexander Dalglash, William R. Brinkman, otherwise Broadhead ; Gilbert Anesley Young, Richard Fulke Greville, commonly caned the Honourable Richard Fulke Greville; Richard Grey, Patrick Leonard O'Reilly, Sir Charles Edward Gray, Knights Sir Henry Wyatt, Knight., Joseph Ferdinand Count Ta.ffe, H. C. S. Irvine, Charles Irvine, Charles White, the Rev. George Brydges Lee Warner, Clerk ; James Whittaker, Mor timer Percy Drummond, at three suits ; William Randall, Alexander Roper, B. L. Vulliamy, John Hunter, and some others, whose names we could not distinctly catch. NORFOLK RAILWAY.—On Saturday last no fewer than three accidents occured. About half-past one in the morning, as the mail train was coming past Wymondhans„ where the men are at work all night, the horses of the ballast carriages, as usual, were taken to the opposite side of the line ; but just before the train got up, three of them shyed, and ran into the train, which in a moment cut them to pieces ; all were killed, but no ill consequences to the train, which proceeded on its journey. The next was a small accident about a mile and a half on the London side of Bishop Stort ford, on the old Northern and Eastern Counties line. Here a wheel came off the engine by the axletree breaking, so that the passengers had to wait two hours for the next down train, which took them on to Cambridge. The third case was on the line between Norwich and . Yarmouth. Some sheep having got upon the line, the traW. passed over some of them, and several were killed, but no further mischief happened, nor was there any danger, not eves so much as might have attended a horse and gig under such circum stances ; but a considerable delay was occasioned, and some alarm and anxiety were felt. In addition to these there have been other slight accidents in the course of the week ; one be tween Thetford and Brandon, when the bottom of the furnace fell out ; another, when a carriage in starting got off the line ; but in which cases there was no danger, though they was delay.—Bury Post. Two CHILDREN SEVERELY BURNT.—Last night, between eight and nine o'clock, a fire occurred in a back roma on the second floor of a house in Wilde-street, Drury-lane, in the occupation of a woman named Lynch. The mother, who had incautiously placed a lighted candle on a chair by the side of the bed where the two children were lying asleep, went out for some tea and sugar, and during her absence the candle fell, and set the chair on fire, which communicated to the bed clothes. A lodger in the house observing a great heat in the room, opened the door, and hearing the children screaming, she ran into the room, happily in time to save them from being burnt to death, though both were much injured about the feet and legs. IVI. de Krabbe, the oldest diplomatist in Denmarkj„ died lately at the great age of 88. Having no children or im-. mediate relations, he has left the whole of his large fortune,. estimated at 1,200,000 f., to charitable institutions. On re tiring from public life, in 1843, he declined the pensicau of 30,000 f. to which he was entitled. It is stated that Ilafod, the Duke of Newcastle's summer seat near Aberystwith, has been purchased by Mr.e Hoghton, of Bold Hall, Lancashire.— Worsestershire Chro nick. RE-BUILDING OF THE NEW PRISON, CLERKEN-. WELL, tiros: TIIE SOLITARY PRINCIPLE.-11 is understood that the demolition of the New Prison, Clerkenwell, will shortly commence, for the purpose of the erection of a new and consi derably enlarged place of confinement in the county of Middle-• sex, on the solitary principle, after the plan of the Model Pri-. son at Pentonviile, the magistrates of the county, assembled in quarter sessions, having resolved to do so on account of the great increase of late years in the number of commitments, and the crowding of the present prisons which have resulted theve-. from. The period occupied by the erection of the intended new prison will, it is anticipated, be about eighteen months. NEW RAILWAYS SANCTIONED LAST SESSION.—Of the various new lines of Railways sanctioned by Parliament during the recently-terminated session, the longest is the South Wales line, which extends to 182 miles and upwards, and the next the Caledonian, which is to be 1371 miles in length. By far the larger number, however, are compara tively short, and it is curious to notice what remarkably miniature railways some are described to be. Thus, the Bristol and Exeter branches extend to 150 yards only, though the capital is stated at 500,C00/. Again, the Masse Chester and Oldham is one mile and a quarter in length, the Newcastle and North Shields, Tynemouth Extension, line is s mile and a half in extent ; the Sheffield and Rotherham, three furlongs ; the Yarmouth and Norwich, two furlongs, fec. The total length of the new railways sanctioned by Parlisarient hi the last session, together with that of the amalgamated and Irish lines, is no less than 2,841 miles; the capital proposed to be raised, 44,322,2351. ; the estimated revenue, 4,67'2, 26 41., and the calculated dividend is expected to amount to 2,817,3114 THE ARCHITECTURE OF GENOA.—Situated on Oats shores of the Mediteranean, Genoa forms a semicircle rising with the slope of the mountains, which surround it, and has s magnificent appearance. The palaces are so numerous, that one might believe, that Genoa had only princes for iniunbitante, and it was this that made Madame de Steel exclaim, when she visited the place. that the grand street seemed to have bees . built for a congress of kings. The vestibules, the courts, the porticos, and especially the staircases, are hardly to be equalled. The terraces and gardens are laid out with remarkable skill, and no better materials, than are in this city, could be found for the study of the art of landscape gardening, and of other accessories, which the architects of Italy were well conversant with, but which those of our owe country are accustomed to neglect. The arrangement of the steps at the entrance door. the gro!tos and fountains, are some of the points to which attention may be profitably directed. If is evident, that effects tl.e most remarkable are often obtaineg by means the west simile. Each town of Italy has its parti cular description of arehitectnral beauty, and Genoa is most remarkable for the disposition of its plans.— The Builder. THE BOILER EXPLOSION ON TUE SOUTV-WESTERS RAILwAY.—The accident on the line of the South-Westerei Railway, which took place on Wednesday morning last, at the Walton-on-Thames station, is likely to terminate far more set iously than was at first anticipated. Upon making inquiry last night at St. Thomas's Hospital, very slight hopes were given of the engineer's life. Several other persons were itt. jured, but not very seriously. Lieutenant F. Higginson, R.N., in command of the coast guard station at Rochester, having been discharged from that service, will be succeded by Lieutenant Clayton, R.N., from the Paignton station, port of Dartmouth.—Kentish Ob• server. CANALS CHEAPER THAN RAILWAYS.—We have it on good authority that the railway company has actually beer forwarding coals and iron from their own wharf to Norwich by water, as being cheaper to them than taking them on their own rail. This speaks volumes as to their power to compete wits such a navigation at we save, —Norwich Mercury. to s°l. 41 ,10 ' i~