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to deter mine the value of commodities : we use a fee.; or a eyed RS a measure of length ; we use au outice or a pound as a measure ~f weight ; we use a peck or a bushel as a measure of capacity ; and we use money as a measure of value.'' Ihen he alts—•` What is the grand essential characteristic of all these as measures? What is it that constitutes their efficacy? Is it nut that they should be accurate and invariable quantities themselves ? How can they accurately measure other things, if they are in their own nature fluctuating and uncertain ? What should we think of a foot measure that was made of such a material that one day it was twelve inches long, while another day it would be only nine or ten inches long ? Should we not lose all faith in it as a measure of length ? Is it not absolutely essential that iit should be invariable in length in order that it may accurately measure the length of other things?" And so on with the other measures enumerated. Sir R. Peel's first concluSion then in this process of reasoning was, that money as the measure of the value of all other things should itself possess a certain definite invariable value. Now Sir R. Peel went on a little further and reasoned thus : " As the great essential quality of money ought to be its in variability in value, I must make my money of that commodity which is the least liable to alteration in value, and that is gold." " I know," says he, " that nothing is so steady in its natural value as gold ; wheat, and all other agricultural pro duce, fluctuate very much in value, according to the seasons or the crops. Iron, and most other metals, are too bulky for money, besides these fluctuate very much in value ; there is nothing like gold for money; it is steady in its,supply from the mines ; it takes nearly the same labour and expense for scores of years together to bring it into the market ; had seasons do not lessen the crop of it, and good seasons do not increase the crop. It being, therefore, of more steady value than anything else, it will more steadily express any given value than'any thing else, and, therefore, gold is the thing for money." Sir Robert Peel's second principle, therefore, was—that as gold was naturally more invariable in value than any other com modity, gold was by far the best commodity to make money of so far as invariability in value was concerned. Bat, said Sir R. Peel again to himself--." Though I very much prefer gold money to any other, yet this country requires a vast deal more money to carry on its business every day than all the gold we can possibly get together. We cannot obtain a fifth part of the gold necessary for all our business transactions, if they are to be carried on with gold money. What, therefore, shall I do ? Shall I make the nation confine its transactions to the amount that can be effected with gold ?" " Oh, no," says he, " that would be to cut off four-fifths of the trade of the nation, and reduce us to a state of semi-barbarism. I must contrive soma other money which, though not made of gold itself, will exactly represent the gold money, and act as an as sistant to it." Sir R. Peel's third great principle, there fore, was, that as he was obliged to have paper money in addition to gold, as much paper money might be allowed to circulate as could be kept in exact conformity in value to the gold money. This was evident from his own words—" What want is this—that I shall have an ample supply of that paper currency whose value 'shall be eiactly conformable to gold." These were what he (the lecturer) conceived to be Sir Robert Peel's three great currency principles ; his other regulations were only arrangements for carrying out those principles into practice as far as possible. With respect to those principles he would say, that though they were plausible, and even correct as far as they went, they were incorrect, because they did not embrace the whole subject. Now, the first principle he (the lecturer) denied in toto,:, where an indirect taxation prevailed. He asserted that the effect of indirect taxation was to lessen the value of money in exact proportion to the degree in which that form of taxation was imposed.—( Hear, hear.) He did not say that indirect taxation lessened the value of the commodities of gold and silver, but of money. To make money of a certain definite invariable value, there must be no taxation, but direct taxes, such as property tax—all duties from goods must be taken off—and that brought him to the assertion with which he started, viz., that Sir R. Peel's currency principles were correct only as parts of the case, and not as the whole of the case. It money could pos sibly be so formed as to merit Sir R. Peel's description of it, such money would throw all the taxes upon the farmers and other producers. It would not matter to the consumers and purchasers how much, taxation their produce was burdened with in the course of its production. They would not be called upon to contribute to it; their money arising from rents, interests, and investments, would be a thing of invariable value. What a base infraction, then, of the principle that " when taxes are laid upon commodities. their prices must rise in proportion," would this keel of money of Sir Robert Peel's be.—( Hear, hear.) Sir Robert Peel was labouring more and more by every successive measure to make money ieore and more invariable in value, to regulate the issues of it in such a manner as should render it more and more diffi cult to add taxation to the prices of all produce, agricultural and manufacturing. He could not bring himself to believe that Sir Robert Peel was doing this with a full understanding of the bearing of this point ; he was subjecting himself to an awful responsibility if he were ; but he thought it arose from his never having sufficiently perceived the intimate con rexion and niutual influence upon each other of currency and taxation. Having, he hoped, satisfactorily disposed of the first of these principles, it would not be necessary for him to refute at any length the other two, fur, as respected the second principle, if gold was only the best commodity for money because of its invariability of value; and if, as he had shown, invariability of value was a quality which money not only need not, but ought 130 t to possess, then it naturally followed that gold was not the best commodity to make money of ; and the same argument applied with equal force to the third principle; for if gold itself was not the best thing for money, because of its natural inva riability of value, neither could that paper money whose value was exactly conformable to geld, be the best kind of paper money.—( Hear, hear.) Want of space compels us to hasten to the conclusion of our notice of this lecture, and we do so by giving an outline of the plan suggested as a remedy of the evil complained of. The remedy, said the lecturer, was simple and easy of comprehension. It consisted in the Go vernment issuing notes of a peculiar kind, so as to be distin guished at sight from other notes, to such an amount as would be equal in the year to the amount of the annual taxa tion. Suppose the amount annually granted at the present time for the service of the State was 50 millions ; the Exchequer would have to provide notes of all sums equal in the gross to that amount in the course of the year, and the Treasury would draw cheques upon the Exchequer for those notes, wherewith r eesesseessias. eteeseeee_ s tens eeiseese to nnhli.. notes to this amount were in process of being issued, the tax collectors would for the first year bring in a very few of them compared with the gaeat bulk of money of another kind, such as was now circulated. The notes would be cancelled as soon as they were brought in, having served the use for which they were intended. The rest of the money, as far as it consisted of Bank notes, would have to be restored tojthe Bank of Eng lane, in liquidation of the debt due from Government to the Bank. That part of it which would be in gold should go to the Mint to be resold at such prices as the current rate in the market showed to be the just price. Suppose that in the first year the sums brought in were 10,000,0001. in Government notes; 30,000,0001. in Bank notes of various kinds, and 10,000,C00L in gold. Let the Government notes be cancelled, let the Bank be repaid its lean of fourteen millions in its own bills, let Exchequer-bills be paid off with the remaining sixteen millions, and the country would at once be freed from all further payment of interest on those sums ; the ten millions in gold would go to the Mint. In the second year the same sum of 50,000,000/. in Government notes would be in course of issue. The proceeds of the taxes might then be 35,000,0001. in Government notes, 10,000,000/. in Bank notes, and pay off b,000,000/. in gold. We should cancel the 35,000,1,00/. and the further sum of 10,000,0001. in Exchequer-bilis with Bank notes. The 5,000,000/. of gold we should send to the Mint. But by this time the sale of gold at the Mint, at the current rate of the market, would probably have brought the further sum of 15,000,0001. back again with profit, to:the account of the Government in exchange for Government notes. Let the whole of this, then, be applied to the discharge of the re maining Exchequer-bills, and .the balance go to buy up some portion of the national debt. In a , year or two the whole of the taxation would be collected 'by the means of Government notes, for which no interest would be payable by the country, and at no time would there be more of these notes in circulation than would be sufficient to represent one year's taxation. The price of gold in Government notes would vary for a little time, but af ter a while would become steady. That price should be stated in every Gazette, which would be twice a week, and it would form in all the newspapers an important item of news along with the price of stocks, corn, r c., as thus ', 41. 17s. 41. So.eieigns. 255. each. With respect to the 6:lnk ei England and other banks, they should be required to take up their own notes on demand, in Government notes or in gold, at suoh price as the last Gazette declared to be the current market rate. Government notes would be a legal tender, and sove reigns also, when offered at the market price. After some fur ther iengthened observations, in the course i,f which the lectu rer referred to the monetary system of former Governments, and introduced one of the wooden Exchequer tallies, instituted bs Henry 1., representing in value about 1,260/., the lectui.e concluded his able address by a word of exhortation. He trusted the meeting had seen what was the great defect in our present monetary system: If they asked him what t:.ey should do, he et - out(' say rally round those who had already organised a society in London (toe Society for the Emancipation of Industry), to serve as a nucleus or gatherin g p o i n t f or all the supporters of their principles, and which only wanted the adhesion and assistance of the agricultural interest to make a sensible impression in h;gh quarters. He would aho recommend the formation of local associations: let them study the subject, and prepare themselves to catechise th it candidates upon it at the next general election. The power was in then own hands,end it was a duty they owed to themselves and the working classes generally, to enter iota this contest, and manfully to fight the battle and redress the grievances of those over whom they - iiefe placed.—( The lec turer resumed his seat amidst loud cheers.) At the close of the lecture Mr, Baxait, of Writtle, rose and moved the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Capps for the lucid exposition he Led given of thus subject. Though it might be difficult to bring the mind at once to hear upon this important question, still he thonght they would concur in the views of the lecturer upon it. Although Sir Robert Peel was great as a statesman and as an orator, he might, nevertheless, be wrong in his views of this question—a question, perhaps, the investi gation of which required a mind differently eonsitituted from bis.--( Neer.) And when they looked back upon a man who had stood forward in this country, and [was as great in his day as Sir Robert Peel—he meant Mr. Pitt—they found that he struck out a system different to Sir Robert Peel on this question ; therefore they had a right to doubt a hether Pitt was not right and Peel wrong. During the time of Pitt the Country, notwithstanding the difficulties it had to contend with, Nourished to a greater extent than at the present time ; the profits on all articles were greater than was note the case, and Pitt ,was looked up to as the salvation of his country, from having under the most trying circumstances carried through a Government with success to the nation, not only as a nation, but with prosperity to the people as a people.—( Cheers. ) But, great as Sir Robert Peel undoubtedly was, he might be wrong on this question. Having had the matter so fully in troduced by Mr. Capps, showing most distinctly that Sir R. Peel was wrong, it became their duty as agriculturists, and as forming a portion of the producing class, to take steps for a full investigation of the subject; and before they parted he would submit a revolution, which if seconded he would put to a show of hands. Taking into consideration this question as affecting their interests to such an extent as et did, and having had so clear an explanation of it by Dlr. Capps, before they parted, he (Mr. Baker) would call upon them to express, their opinion that the subject required a searching investigation on the Fart of the Legi•lature, in order that if the present system was wrong it might be set right, or if right that it might be more fully established. Ile was satisfied in his own mind as to what the result would be. Mr. Baker then moved the following resolution, which, being seconded, was carried with only one dissentient voice That the cor dial thanks of the company be presented to Ai r . C apps f or hi s very lucid and talented exposition of the bearing of the exist ing currency on agricultural and other productions; and that this meeting cannot separate without recording a st rong con viction that 'the principle of protection of native iiiilustry, or that of tree trade, can never be properly viewed without refe rence to a just currency. This meeting consisers the subject that has beedexplained of such vast importance to the aericul turists as to require the most careful and scrutinising inv,stiga. lion of Parliament on its re-assembling. - - Itati 4 S‘TS) 6.6ikraL DICK AT BATIL—This in quqet,ia,, rained o -d &thirties', when Mr. Herapth, the cele brated anaiytioal chemist, deposed that he had tilal!e an analy tical examination of the stomach, intestines, and liver, and that he could, not and therein any traces of mineral metallic poisons. Mr: T.. Barlett, the surgeon who opened the body, stated that he had found traces of inflammation in the bowels; and the jury returned a verct--" That the deceased had died from inflammation of Eike stosnarh and bowels, but how this was produced there waonotdence to show." N _THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY- EVENING. AUGUST 25, 1845. Noy , tab - tot all the in 3 vela., THL 5'11.1:\ (if A _ it 0 Y A i. OURITE, By Mrs. GORE " No scandal about Queen Elizabeth, I hope ?"—The Critic, Also, just ready, LOVE AND MESMERISM. By HORACE SMITH, Esq. Author of " Brambletye House," &c. 3 vols. Henry Coition', Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. THIRD EDITION of "SYBIL; OR, THE TWO NATIONS." By B. D'ISRAELI, Esq., M.P. " No one who reads this book can fail to admit the many passages of beautiful writing it contains, the courage it evinc,s, its disposition to take part with the weak, its right and manly sympathies, or the masculine sense and liberal spirit with which it denounces many so cial evils. Where Mr. D'lsraeii hits full home, without a swerve of exaggeration or caricature, is in his sketches of the knaves and dupes of party. It would here be difficult to praise . him too much, In .orce of touch, in fidelity, in temper, in boldness and witty spirit, he s here without a rival. His Lord blarneys and Sir Vavasours, his Captain Grouse and dear little Poynsett,' his Ladies Firebrace and St. Julians, and his and our old friends Tadpole and Taper, are in tuitable."—Examiner. • EDITION: " Sire,—The undersigned trust that they respend to the exalted sentiments of your Majesty, in expressing a wish in accordance with the necessity generally felt, of obtaining from the high wisdom of your Majesty the fundamental basis of a general representation of the people, the publication of which islintiously expected by your loyal subjects. The citisens are anxious to obtain a greater participation in their affairs, that is, to be permitted freely to choose their municipal councillors and burgomasters. For the last thirty years your faithful subjects have awaited a blessing which they know to he con templated by the Government of your Majesty." On the 18th the King and Queen of PRUSSIA, accom paided by Counts DE STOLBERO and THIELE, Ministers of State, and by Baron DE CANITZ, Prussian Envoy to Vienna, arrived at Frankfort on the 18th, and left the following day for Wurzburgh and Munich. A report was prevalent at Berlin, on the 16th, that the religious differences now existing in Germany would be viade the subject of discussion in the Germanic Diet, with a view to some positive decision at to the degree of freedom to be granted to the new sect of the German Catholic Church. We learn from the German Universal Gazette, that on the 18th inst. a proclamation was posted at Leipsic, in forming the people that the KING had appointed com missioners to inquire into the deplorable events of the 12th, who would soon arrive in that city. On the same day the Municipal Council published a document for bidding, under the severest penalties, all popular meet ings without a special permission of the authorities. from Coblentz, that whilst the.EetTgatt,h°::=3..f...aletter.. the Chateau of Stolzenfels a council was held, at which several political questions of high importance, and also the question of the religious differences in Germany, were discussed. Prince METTERNICH, says the letter, presided at the Council, and the Earl of ABERDEEN and Count BRESSON were present. Madrid papers to the 18th have arrived. That city was in the greatest agitation, and an outbreak was hourly expected. The new house taxes are excessively unpopular, and the shopkeepers of the capital have de termined to shut up their shops and to resist the pay ment of them. On the 18th several shops were shut up, and it was expected that on the 19th every shop in Ma (hid would be closed. The Ministers have, it is re ported, left Madrid for La Granja and Aranjuez, giving the Captain-General MAZARVEDO full powers to act as he may see fit. Troops were pouring into the city, and it was said that the military would have orders to force open the shops. In the meantime the people are preparing for an emergeney by laying in stores of provisions, and a bando was to be published by the political chief forbidding the closing of the shops. The He aldo and the Castellano both disapprove or the plan of shutting. up the shops. The former has returned to its allegiance to the Government, to which it offers its life and fortune on the present occasion. The Queen of SPAIN and her mother arrived at Santa Aguada on the 17th inst., and on the next day her MA JESTY was to commence taking the mineral waters. The royal party on their road from St. Sebastian to Mondragan halted at Bergara for the purpose of examin ing the monument erected, on the spot where the meeting between ESPARTERO and MAROTo took place, at which the celebrated convention was entered into which pur an end to the civil war in the Basque provinces. MADRID BOLSA.—The Three per Cents. declined it ; they were quoted 31i cssh, 311 60 days ; 15,600,000 reels done. Nothing in the other securities. We have received the French papers of Friday and Saturday. The following diplomatic changes are an nounced in the anstitationel:— "N. Rossi, our Minister Pl e nip o t ent i ary at the Court of Rome, only holds that office pro tempore, for Baron Bois le Comte is to be appointed Ambassador to the Holy See in the room of the late 111. Latour Maubourg. The post at the Hague, left vacant by M. Bois le Comte, is to he given to M. Bussieres, who will be succeeded at Dresden by M. de Eyragues. M. de Langsdorff is to remain at Carlsrube, and his office of Minister at Rio Janeiro is to devolve on M. de la Rosiere, First Secretary of the Legation at Rome. This last post is intended for the young Prince of Broglie, who is to be replaced in Madrid by Baron de Talleyrand, an attache in London. There are also to be promotions among the secretaries and attackee when M. de Fontenay, the Minister at Stutgard, and M. Alleye de Ciprey, the Envoy at Mexico, will retire from public life. Three can didates are on the list for those two situations--Baron Gros, former Chargé d'Aff a i res a t B ogota ; and Messrs. de Lavals tte and Adolphe Barrot. M. de Sartiges, Secretary of the Lega tion in Greece, is to he provided with a mission, and replaced by M. Thouvenel, brother-in-law of M. Cuvillier Fleury. M. de Bacourt, it appears, abandons the diplomatic career, and surrenders his post of Minister of the United States to M. Pageot, who is already named Plenipotentiary. The mission to Texas being suppressed, another destination wall no doubt be given to M. Dubois de Saligny, the late Chargé d'Affaires." The Duke and Duchess DE NEDIOURS arrived at Bayonne on the 20th. The Prince and Princess DE JOIN VILLI: left Paris for Eu, on Friday, on which day ,he Prince and Princess of SALERNO arrived ut Eu, baying spent the previous day at Rouen. M. TRIERS Is to set out for Spain on the 26th. The report that the Government of Algiers had sanctioned the duel between Generals BOURJOLLY and BOURGEN has been contra dicted ; the duel had not taken place. It would appear by the following extract of a letter from Algiers, pub lished in the Presse, that the French have experienced a severe check from the Arabs. The letter is dated Miliaria, 9th Aug.:— " The Arabs have again revolted at Orleansville, four days' march from here, which has caused the Governor to leave some infantry with us in observation. Another expedition is to be undertaken in that direction. In the north the tribes of Bougie have risen against the Agha named by France. The whole of the garrison of Algiers has been ordered uut, and in four days 25,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry were brought together. We have been cruelly ill-treated. The first battalion of Zouaves have been massacred. The Ist regiment of African Chasseurs and a squadron of Spahis have been drowned. On the same day two field officers and eleven others expired. As to the number of soldiers, we have not yet ascertained it exactly, but, according to the reports in circulation, we have lost in killed and wounded, drowned, er overcome by heat, 2,700 men. At present we are at 108 degrees of Fahrenheit at one o . clock in the day." The Prcsse of Friday has an article on the recent ukase imposing additional duties on foreign vessels en tering Russian ports, which it considers as a measure of reprisal directed against France, the Custom-law of last session imposing an additional duty on tallow and lin seed. The,Commerce combats this opinion, anal. contends that Russia has more to lose than gain by entering into a war of tariffs with Prance. That as a heavier duty has been imposed on. sesameov.4Ais not a ktu;visa pro duction, that on linseed Russia has no right to - complain. This additional duty on tallow and seeds was imposed as a protection to the French agriculturists who cultivate tt, BERT be,tiecl i,• .t nt, neeessai y to reply to his colleague's gentle rebukes of the Cabinet, of which he is a hopeful member. Mr SIDNEY HERBERT made a speech full of soft compliments to his colleague and his constituents, but of everything to the point singularly empty. The emptiness of the Cabinet Minister's speech is significant. If Mr. SIDNEY iiER BERT had been able to say that the Government were resolved to abate no more protection, would he not have said it ? If he could have given a fiat contradiction to Mr. SOTHERON, would he not have done it? There was no consolation for Mr. BENETT to be got out of Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT'S speech, nor for the SOTHERON af frighted W.lishire farmers ; but we may augur from it future advances of the PEEL Government to free trade, and we believe that there is no member of the Cabinet in his heart more liberally disposed than Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT himself, or more ready to laugh outright, but that it would be rude, at his colleague's whining out pouring. Poor Mr. BENETT I—he left the Whigs because they would not protect agriculture for him, and now finds that in going to the Tories he has gone from the frying pan into the fire. Oh ! what would the old gentleman give now if he could get Lord Jour; RUSSELL'S eight shilling fixed duty of 1841 ? Mr. BENETT was particularly clamorous at War minster for the repeal of the malt-tax. " His opinion was that, instead of taking taxes off timber and glass, which no man could eat—which were luxuries out of the reach of the poor man—they should take off the malt tax. He would never cease to attack that tax for the purpose of giving to the poor man the luxury of beer. This would be better than nibbling at cheese, butter, &c."—(A voice, " The poor man could eat cheese and butter.") Yes, indeed, the poor man could ea t cheese and butter. And why not, Mr. BENETT, take the taxes off cheese and butter also, instead of glass and timber, which the poor man cannot eat ? Why not take the tax off even bread ? Is this your reason for taking the tax off malt, and not off cheese, and butter, and bread, which we find in another part of your re ported speech? " Why not take off the malt-tax—(Hear, hear)—that would give them a better price for their bar ley ?" And yet, Mr. BENETT, you would fain have us believe that your desire for protection, your hatred of free trade, your abuse of the League, is all love for the poor man. " That would give them a better price for their barley ;" and Mr. BENETT goes on to say, " and they could then afford to sell wheat at a lower price." But wheat at a low price, according to Mr. BENETT, in another part of his speech, is an evil for the poor man. " I am an observer for the last fifty years, and I can tell you that at no period, when corn was cheap, have wages been high." But if Mr. BENETT can bring himself a moment to believe, with the vulgar, that cheap bread is a blessing, why, in that moment of inspiration, will he not allow us to cheapen bread by importation, as well as through the repeal of the malt-tax ? Mr. BENETT'S Warminster oration is, indeed, a choice specimen of bucolic logic. The following petition from the inhabitants of Cologne, dated August 14, on the subject of the pro mised constitution, was presented to the King of PRussiA on the 16th : 01, t 1 . 1, the company was now in a condition to bid for the con cession of the two lines. The concession is to be made on the 9th September. The Paris Bourse was again extremely animated on Saturday. The French Funds and the Railroad Shares recovered considerably, and an immensity of business was transacted in the promises of all the lines about to be ad judicated. The Three per Cents. closed at 841. 20c. ; the Five per Cents. at 121 f. 80c. ; Orleans Railroad shares, 1,302 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,110 f.; Vierzon, 820 f. ; Havre, 920 f. ; Avignon, I,oBof. ; Basle, 282 f. 50c. ; Belgian Two-and-a• Half per Cents., 591. ; Spanisk•Three per Cents., 38%. The following are the quotations of the new lines : Orleans and Borckeaux, 2151. premium ; Boulogne, 1401, ; ditto and St. Quentin (Carette), 7f. 50c. ; Paris and Stras burg (Ganneron), 15f.; ditto (Bechet). st:; ditto (Hin guerlot), 12f. 50c. ' • Dijon and Mulhausen, par; Dieppe, 45f. LYONS, Auo. 19.—Avig:non and Marseilles, 1,085 f., end of August; Paris and Orleans, 1,301 f., ditto; Paris and Rouen, 1,085 f., ditto'; Orleans and Vierzon, 798 f., ditto; Orleans and Bordeaux, 720 f., ditto; Nismes and Montpelier, sf. 90c., ditto. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 23. Boulogne and Amiens.. 103 Orleans and Bordeaux 11% Bordeaux &Mediterrazi j Ote . !Yssel Bordeaux and Toulouss 'Parts & Lyons (Lafitte) 3% Do. and Cette — Ditto (Ganneron's). 2% Central of Spain I% Ditto (Calon's).... Dutch Rhenish 8 1 i 8 Paris and Orleans.-- -- Dendre Valley ...... 2% Paris and Rouen ..—... 42% Dieppe & Paris Janet. Paris and Strasburg Dijon and Mulhouse ... (Ganneron's)... ..... 2% East Indian ..... Do..(Compte de L'Est) G ra i mt , l4 ezn of France 6 , Ditto ( " TtoSanienr..... a' . ' Bonen and Havre....... . Great Paris and Lyons. Royal North of Spain. 2% Jamaica Junction.. ... . Sambre and Meuse .... Do. North Midland—. Strasbourg and Basle . Louvain and Jemeppe.. Tours and Nantes Lyons and Avignon-- 2% (M'Kenzie's) Cuxembourgh.. 2 1% I Do. (Lefebvre's) — Namur and Liege 5 3 /4 Verona and Ancona.... Orleans and Vierzon ,WeAt Flanders EXPRESS FROM PARIS. EIVIEUTE IN MADRID. (From the Second Edition of the Times.) The Journill des .Debats of yesterday publishes the following intelligence from Madrid of the 19th inst., received on Satur day by the French Government:— " The Minister of Finance having refused to accede to the wishes of the merchants of Madrid, who had demanded some modification in the new tributary system, a great agitation ensued ; numerous groups assembled in the streets and public squares; all the shops were immediately closed, and the authorities were obliged to call out the troops of the garrison. Several charges of cavalry and a discharge of musketry had been necessary to disperse the crowd. Two persons were said to have been killed, and two officers and a sergeant haci been dangerously wounded. " When the courier left Madrid the entiregarrison was under arms, and all the military posts had been doubled. Consider able reinforcements had arrived from Guadalajaraand Cuenca, ' and the Captain-General had been vested with extraordinary powers by the Ministers present in Madrid. He was even authorised to declare that capital in a state of siege, should circumstances require it. The city was tranquil, although i d ti o c r a d l e C re h d i e t f b e h asd published a h shops to be re penalties. S everal shopkeepers stpiel mostl u s , slightly n g ue h irl t ga l :s ee - tri a c g tp i i t lr a eo t c e sl d eay . me ar The etsiot. n who disobeyed the order had been arrested." . The 3loniteur publishes several royal ordinances appoint ing nine new peers. The Three per 'Cents. sold at Tortoni's for 84f. lNc. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PAISLEY RACES....-THURSDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs.• each, 3 ft, with 25 added, for 3-yr olds, 7st 51b; 4 yrs, Bst 7lb ; syrs, 9st llb ; 6 yrs, and aged. 9st 41b; mares and geldings allowed 31bs. Three Lo ci rc u l a E r t g e l r i s n tt a 's m ß ile. wa ( l 4 da S , u : } i yrs ..................... (Oates) es ) 1 Air. H. Johnston e 's Punjaub, 3 vr- 2 Mr. Muirhead's Maid of the Mill, aged 3 Evemon Bretwalda. Won two lengths. The Burgh Members' plate of 50 guineas. Heats two miles. Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Mildeu, 3 yrs ... (Robertson) 1 1 Mr. J. Anson's Ferona, 4 yrs ........ 2tol on lden, who won in a canter. The Glasgow Cup of 100 sovs., added to a Handicap Sweep stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and only sif declared. Two miles. (19 Subs. 10 of whom declared.) Sir C. Mouck's Glossy, 5 yrs, 7st 71b......... (Cartwrigfit) 1 Mr. Merry's Brevity, 5 yrs, 7st 31b Mr. Rogers' Ravensworth, 5 yrs, 7st 21b ............ 3 2tol on Glossy, and 3to 1 agat Brevity. Won cleverly by half a length. The Paisley Cup of 401., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soySe each, h ft. Heats, once round. (4 Subs.) Mr. Merry's John Harris, 3 yrs, let 51b (Robertson) 1 1 Mr. I'. Dawson's Surety, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ~.„ Mr. Muirhead's Lara, aged ... . 3 dr Won cleverly. The "Silver Bell s FRIDAY. ," with 50 sow. added. Three-year-olds, 7st 21b; • four, Bst 21b; five, Bst 101 b; six and aged, 9st. Mares allowed 21b. Two miles and a distance. Lord Eglington's br f Bretwadda, 3 yrs (Prince) 1 Mr. Merry's hl in Brevity 5 yrs The Hunters' Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 20 added; 12st 71b each; winners extra. Gentlemen riders. Heats, two miles. Mr. Campbell's b g NVaverley, aged (Captain Nicolls) 1 1 Mr. R. Swan's bin Archeress, 6 yrs Mr. Harvey's Kin g o f the Valley, 6 yrs 2 3 Mr. Merry's b g The Nobbler, aged ... The Railway Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 2.5 added; three year olds, 7st 41b; four, Bst 61h ; five, Bst 131 b six and aged, 9st 2!b ; mares and gelding allowed 31bs; the winner to be sold for 100 soya. heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Morris's b f Mesmeria, 3 yrs (Oatts) 1 4 1 Mr. J. Anson's b f Ferona, 4 yrs Mr. H. Johnson's brc Punjauh, 3 yrs 3 2 dr Mr. Rogers 's b g Ravensworth, 5 yrs 4 3 dr The Aftershots Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added. Once round and a distance. Mr. Merry's b c John Harris, 3 yrs (Prince) 1 Mr. Redfern ns Gipsey (h b ) 2 Cr P jOST OF THE IJOIL IN MIDDLESEXo--All appendix co the eleventh annual report of the Poer-law Commissioners contains, among other returns, one rdating to the amount of money levied and expended for the relief and maintenance of the poor in each union, and for parishes not united under the Poor-law Amendment Act, in England and Wales, for the year ended 25th March, 1 844, &c. It thence appears that, poor-rate in during that myekaird,iestehxe (amount (consisting of the Fin4itiry, Holborn, levied by assessment far the and Tower divisions of the Ossulston Hundred, end the city ' d liberty of i n aid Westminster) of th e p o thus making a total or-rate; was 348,1301. There was , ad dition to that sum, a further amount of 19,1471. receive in d from other n sources re ceived for the relief, &c., of the plor, of 367,2771. The amount expended, during the above-rnenti one d per i o d , i n re li e f , & c ., of the poor, was 175,7401. 19s. Th e sum of 3,850/. was ex- a ',ended in law charges ; a further amount of 508/. was paid to the various vaccinators, under the Vaccination Extension Aet. The payments towards the County-rate amounted to 50,846/. ; and those towards the county- and local police forces 92,3191. The money expended for all other purposes amounted to 31,2504 ; and the total parochial rates, Egc., expended, to 3.57,7241. coldin,2: :lit:, lA.:lialfir_s I . l"adUe will have to pay for the protection of the growers of colza • "By this means our navigation as well as our produce are excludt d. The French merchant-navy will lose about 20,000 tons, which comprised at leat 100 vessels. The silk trade will also suffer, since iti exports to Russia amounted to between 3,000,000 f. and 4,000,0+ Of. The agriculture of the South will likewise be aggrieved, for its wares figure in the returns of French imports into Russia, by the Baltic, for about two mil lions. The measure, decreed at St. Peter burgh, appears at first to be general, and to apply to all countries. But it is to be remarked that the fifth article excepts the vessels and pro• ducts of the most favoured nations, as well as those which have concluded special treaties with Russia. England is placed in the last category. She will not, accordingly, be comprised in the proscription, and if that proscription lasts, our neighbours will not fail to supplant its in the Russian markets." But, after all, the colza growers will not derive any advantage from this protection. The crop of colza has failed to such an extent that the merchants will be obliged to import linseed from Russia, even at the pre sent heavy duty, and the only consequence of this pro tection will be that the consumers of oil will have to pay three times what they ought for the oil which they con sume, while no single industrial interest of France, trading, commercial, manufacturing, agricultural, or colza-growing, will derive one tittle of advantage. There never was a more pregnant instance of the suicidal cha racter of the policy of protection than this history of the protected colza-growers of .France. It is a perfect epi tome of the whole question as between the free traders and the protectionists. The Courrier de Marseille of the 18th states, from Naples, that the Government of the Two Sicilies has de finitively abolished the tax on sulphur. The number of killed and wounded already removed from under the ruins of the factories blown down at Rouen, on Tuesday, exceeds sixty killed and one hun dred wounded. It is reported that Algiers will be erected into a Vice- Royalty for the Due D'AUMALE. M. PEPIN LEHALLEIIII, president of one of the northern railroad companies, was summoned on Friday before the Tribunal of Commerce 'by several share- holders, opposed to the projected fusion between that company and that presided over by Baron DE ROTHS CHILD. The tribunal decided that the cause should be called on on Monday (to-day). There appeared in the journals of Saturday a letter from M. *PEPIN LEHALLEUR, stating that, "in conse quence of the law proceedings rashly commenced against the Directors of the Company for the Northern Railroad, bearing his name, they find themselves under the neces sity of postponing the notice which they proposed giving to their shareholders, to inform them of the period at which they could offer them either the participation to which they were entitled, according to the arrangements entered into for their interest, er the integral repayment of the amount of their subscription." The Journal des Debats contains a notice, inserted at the request of the united companies of Messrs. DECAN acid LEBEUF, informing the public that they were in possession of the capital necessary for the construction of the Northern Railroad, and the line from Fampoux to Ilazehrouck ; that all the formalities required by the law had been fulfilled ; that all the documents demanded by the competent Ministries were prepared, and that . , 1,) rt V.) Lospos, Auu. Mid lint breeze and fine. DEAL, Auo. 23.—Wind W. S. WI, moderate; 24. 5.W.... Arrd. Coromandel, Calcutta ; Governor M'Donald, Wheats, Fernando Po. 24. Aden, Hobart Town ; General Hewett, Hart, Sydney, New South Wales ; Persian, Edington, Madras ; Susan King, M'Lean, St. Lucia ; Ealing Grove, Falconer, Dominica ; Hespera, Walker, St. Vi ncen t ; Me dora, Nassau; Frankfield. Saldanha Bay. A rr d. f rom th e River, 24th, Duke of Norfolk, Sergeant, Jamaica. Arrd. from the River and sailed, John Wright, Saguinay ; Tudor, Lay, Calcutta ; Elizabeth Lloyd, Newfoundl an d. Sld. 23. True Briton, Cnsett, Madras; 24. Daniel Wheeler, Peterkin, Cape of Good Hope; Parrack Hall, Moffat, St. Kitts, LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 22.—Wind N. W., fresh.—Arrived, 23, Commodore, Croal, Calcutta; Lady Paget, Calvert, Pos session Island; Queen, Gordon, Callao; Templeman, Prowst, Valparaiso, sailed Bth May; Ann Johnstone, M'Niell, Per nambuco ;_Bayfield, Lucas, Bonny; Colombia, Hal e y, N ew Orleans; General Davis, Upton, ditto; Robert Isaac, i3arrett, Mobile ; Isaac Newton, Spalding, Savannah ; Hottingusr, Bursley, New York. 24th. Inglebaro, Rea, Calcutta; Mary Somerville, Johnston, ditto ; Champion, Champion, Bombay ; Royal Mint, Seawright, Jamaica; Charles Hayt, Apalachi cola ; Bagman, Nichols, Charleston ; 'Concordia, Dorr, Bos ton; Messenger, Wilson, Quebec. MARKET NEWS -(THIS DAY.) Since this day se'nnight the imports of live stock from abroad for our markets have consisted of 43 oxen and cows, together with 100 sheep, 20 lambs, and 6 calves, per the Neptune and John Bull, from Hamburgh ; as also 113 beasts, 60 sheep, 20 lambs, and 14 calves, per the Batavier, Ocean, and William Jolliffe, from Rotierdam. The Batavier having encountered a terrific storm on her passage, 26 of the oxen on board of her were smothered—the remainder being go much injured that they were killed on being landed. Such was the bad state in which this stock was landed, that the beasts were scarcely worth 1/. per head. To-day, we had on offer 50 beasts and 60 sheep, chiefly from Holland. As they were of very inferior quality, they commanded very little attention, and were disposed of at miserably low figures. Our letters from Hamburgh and Rotterdam state that the prices of live stock there are considerably on the increase, with every prospect of a further advance in them. The ar rivals at Hull have amounted to 126 sheep and 200 sheep, chiefly from Rotterdam. Compared with those on Monday I N;ere h oy"tlker , Aeasts from our own districts here to- dav, though there were some well made-up animals amongst them. Although the Beef trade was by no means ac tive, the primest Scots sold steadily, at prices quite equal to those paid last week—the middling and inferior kinds moving off slowly at barely late rates. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we re ceived 800 Scots, Short-horns, and Homebreds; from the northern grazing districts, 400 Short-horns ; from the western and midland counties, 500 Herefords, Runts, Devons, Irish beasts, &c. ; from other parts of England, 600 of various kinds; and from Scotland. 290 Horned and Polled Scots— the remainder of the supply being chiefly derived from the neighbourhood of the metropolis. The numbers of Sheep were small for the time ofyear ; yet they were fully adequate to meet the wants of the buyers. For the primest old Downs, which were scarce, the demand was steady, at full prices; but all other kinds were heavy,. and the turn lower. The supply of Lambs was soine*hat on the increase, owing to which the Lamb trade ruled dull, at barely the late de pression in the quotations. Calves were in moderate supply and heavy demand, at last week's prices. Prime small Pigs sold freely. Otherwise the Pork trade was dull. From Ireland we had nearly 200 on offer. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. a. d. to s. Inferior Beasts .. ••2. 8 3 0 Second quality ditto 310 4 4 Second quality ditto. 3 2 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 8 Prime large Oxen 3 6 310 Sentlidown `'ethers 410 5 0 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 2 Large Hogs ... •• • 3 0 3 8 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves, lB 0 29 0 Quarter old Pigs —l6 0 20 0 Inferior Sheep •• • 3 4 3$ Lambs •••••• • • 4 8 5 8 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheet , I Calves. I Pigs. 3,178 25.850 211 300 NEWOATE AND LE.B.DENNALL. The arrivals of slaughtered Meat from Scotland and various parts of England since this day se'nnight have been some what on the increase, end of lair average quality, while the supplies killed in the metropolis hare proved larger than for some time past. 1: tie general demand is, consequently, in a sluggish state, and in some instances the quotations have a downward tendency. In addition to the arrivals given in our annexed tabular statement, about 400 carcases of Lambs have reached us from the country. About 20 carcases of Dutch Beasts, and 100 carcases of Sheep have been sold— the former at from 3s to 3s 2d, the latter 3s 6d to 4s 2d per albs; their quality was by no means rst.• rate. At per stone, by the CSrease. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior.. •• .. 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferi or .. 3 4 310 middling ••.. 2 10 3 0, ----- middling.. 4 0 4 4 prime large •. 3 2 34 1 prime .. •• 4 6 4 8 40 4 4 Lamb. 4s 8d to 5s Bd. v — ea1. p . r . 1 . m . e .. 5 . m .. a1 . 1 . :: 3 3 8 6 4 3 8 8 _Pork, s i m ar au ge...... .. .. .. .. . 2 8 310 . ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. 16 300 250 20 320 300 30 60 Norfolk 5 20 3O Yorkshire ........ • • •• • • • • • • • • • • Lincolnshire .... ..... • • • • • •• • • •• Suffolk . . ... ..... Cambridgeshire •• •• •••••• • • • • • - 10 24 50 Devonshire • ................... ...... Wiltshire 50 130 - 5 O 5O Other parts 80 200 100 120 ..., 30 90 60 100 28 120 100 150 - 30 80 51 Total -- • • • ....... 283 1,300 340 1,050 Previous week's arrival...... 184 1,010 280 720 Difference since our last .... 99 290 60 330 BOROUGH HOP MARKET. The accounts which have reached us from the plantations, though somewhat contradictory, are to the effect that the appearance of the bine is by no means flattering. A falling off in the produce is pretty generally acknowledged; hence the demand is somewhat active, and last week's improvement in the quotations is supported. The duty has fallen to 165,000/. and 175,000/. Sussex Pockets 5/8s to 6/; Weald of Kent - ditto, 5183 to 61; Slid Kent ditto, 51 12s to Si; East Kent ditto, 6110 s to 9/ 9s. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The accounts fiom many parts ot the country relative to the Potatoe crop being of an unfavourable character, holde!s are evincing more firmness, notwithstanding the supplies are extensive, and, in some instences, the finest samples Pota toes have produced a trifle more money. The present rates vary from 3/ l 0 to 6/ 6s per ton. WOOL MARKET. During the week to imports ot wool have been unusually small. Although the supplies of both English and foreign on offer in the private contract market are extensive, the de mand continues active, at extreme rates of currency. TALL LI W. TaTllh oi e v re ei i t s h n e o r f o u n rt t h h e e r si i ) ti o n to wov rf e o r r rie l n o t ri t v o or n d o , t t i e c l e iv i e n the delivery. ,tie ice de o! maid is very good. and the stock small for the time of year. The shipments at St. Petersburgh are progressing at about the same rate as last year ; 6,396 casks have been dispatched to London up to the 16th inst., of which there are 2,719 casks to arrive._ , -"At the above date, prices there were firm and steady. Town Tnllow is 41s to 41s I net cash. ALARMING FIRE AT THE WEST-END.--This morn itig, about one o'clock, the inhabitants of Montague -street and Russell-square were alarmed by loud cries of " Fire," which proved to proceed from the stables of Mr. Cryer, job-master, Montague-mews. In a short space of time the flames shot up through the roof, and illuminated the element around, so as to be perceived at Newgate. The engines from the various fire stations promptly arrived, and, with the assistance of the fire men, the horses in the stabling were happily got out. uninjured; the other contents of the stabling, consisting of two loads of straw and hay, were destroyed, and the building much damaged. The origin of the Ere is nut known. The premises are insured in the Phcenix Fire-office ; the stock was uninsured. PUGILISTIC CONTEST-- Yes terday morning, be tween six and seven o'clock, a pugilistic contest took place in a field at the back of Pritnrose-hill, between two young men, journeyman carpenters, of the names of Saunderson and Bris tow. On Saturday night they quarrelled at a public-house in Portland -town, and agreed to settle the dispute by a pugilistic contest yesterday morning. They were attended by their re spective seconds, and after fighting for . about a quarter of an hour, Bristow was thrown heavily with his right hg under him. On b..ing raised up it was found that the bones were protruding through the stockings and trousers. He was re moved to the hospital. CORN EXCHANGE-'MONDAY. During the week ending on Saturday evening the receiptb of Wheat of home produce were, the time of year considered, good, they having exceeded 11,100 quarters, chiefly from Essex, Kent, and Cambridgeshire. Fresh up only a mode rate quantity come to hand, yet the stands were again rather heavily filled with samples, which principally consisted of unsold qualities, but which were in good condition. In ad dition to the arrivals above noticed, there were on offer about seventy quarters of NEW English Wheat, the principal portion of which was—as was the case on this day se'nnight —brought forward by Mr. William Blewitt, of Rainham, Essex. Respecting the general quality of this Wheat, we have to observe that it was good—much better, indeed, than most parties were prepared to expect. The whole found buyers, at prices varying from 60s to 65s per quarter. Notwithstanding the accounts which have reached us to-day from the northern districts are not quite so favourable as could be wished, though in some of the forward counties several patches of land have been cleared of thin wheats, the demand for nearly every description of Wheat of home pro duce was in a sluggish state. However, the finest parcels were mostly disposed of at prices about equal to those paid on Monday last. But to effect a clearance of other kinds, a slight depression in the quotations must have been sub mitted to. The weather to-day, though warm, was somewhat changeable, yet it must be considered favourable to the crops. The imports of foreign Wheat have been on a very moderate scale. As most of the importers are looking forward to a further decline in the duty on that article, very few parcels have been entered for home consumption since our last. This morning the quantity on offer was not large, but fully equal to the wants of the dealers. Selected parcels sold at previous rates; but other kinds, although they could not be considered cheaper, were very inactive. Nearly the whole of the parcels lately received from Australia have been taken out of bond. Corn under lock was extremely inactive, yet the rates may be considered about stationary. The show of English Barley was very small ; but a few par cels have reached us from Ireland. The show of foreign was moderate. For nearly every kind of Barley, but more parti cularly for grinding sorts, the sale was firm, and last week's figures were well supported. Although the supply of Malt exhibited a trifling increase, superfine season-made qualities sold freely, at extreme figures. In other kinds a fair amount of business was doing, at previous quotations. From Ireland, as well as from foreign parts, we have received rather an extensive supply of Oats. This had a depressing influence upon the trade, and in some instances the prices had a down ward tendency. Beans were a slow sale, but not cheaper. White Peas were in good request, at fully last week's prices ; but other kinds were much neglected. The Flour trade was dull, at barely our quotations. The few parcels of new Seeds on offer met a slow sale. In other kinds little was doing. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE Wheat—F.ssex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier.. Red sos to 55s Oats Yorkshire and Ditto, White ...• 545 65s Lincolnsh., Feed. 22s 235 Nortblk and Lin- Potatoe . 225 24e coin, Red..... 48s 56s Youghal• and Cork, Ditto, White 54s 63s • Black . . ..... 20s 219 Irish, Red •—s Cork, White ... • • 21s 231 Ditto, White —s —5 Scotch, Feed. .. • • 20s 22s Rye—Old —s Beans—lick . ..... 36s 405 New. .... • Barley—Grinding..... 25s 27s Pease—Grey . Malting . 30s 33s Map1e........... 38s 43s Chevalier .... .. • • 345 —s White ... .•• • • • 365 39. Malt—Suflolk and Nor- Boilers •..•• • • • • 405 435 folk .. 589 599 Flour—Town-made ... 42s 498 Brown Kingston and Ware 589 635 Stockta & Norfolk 36s 40s FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. Wheat—Dantzic 4ss to 48s Beans ..... •• • • 289 to 32s Hamburgh ..... • • 37s 42s Pease •••••••• • • • • • • • • 33s 36s Barley 2os 21s Flour—American . 199 21s Oats—New .. •• • • 19s 21s Baltic .••••• • • • • • 195 21s eed ........ 15s 18s SMITHFIELD. ~, _ Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " THE IMPROVISATORE." N ow Ready at all the Libraries, in Three Vols., post Bvo., • T. LIFE IN DENMARK. AND ONLY A FIDDLER, From the Danish. By MARY HOWITT. " One of the most interesting works which has issued from the press for years. Its pictures of Danish life are most natural and most admirable ; its descriptions of scenery, its touches of truth in character and incident, its exquisite drawing of children and chil dren's minds, its naivete and lively sallies, its world-wisdom and imaginativeness all briefly set before us, as if in flashes of light and In tellect, possess so entire a charm, that we do not for a moment hesi tate to say, that this is a book which will afford the utmost gratifica tion to every class of readers, and deserve a place among the most sterling works of fiction that ever were produced."—Literary Gazette. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. • THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated the Comedy of CAPTAIN TAREADIDDLE ; or, What will the World Say? Captain Tarradiddle, Mr. W. Farren ; Pye Hilary, Mr. Hudson ; Mrs. Tarradiddle, Miss P. Horton. The celebrated Pianist, Leopold de Meyer, will perform this Evening, after the Comedy, Variations on the Popular Themes of " Carnival of Venice." In the course of the Evening, Mr. John Parry will sing his New Song of " Young England." After which will be repeated a New Dramatic Sketch, entitled MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES; or, Matrimonial Chap ters. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Buekst one ; Mrs. Caudle, Mrs. W. Clifford. to be followed by THE IRISH ATTORNEY; or, Galway Prac tice in 1770. Pierce O'Hara, Mr. Hudson; Miss Charlcotte, Miss Lee ; Sally, Mrs. Caulfield. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Hall each. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer at the Box-office, from Ten till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. The Stranger, Madame Celeste. After which, will be produced a farce. in One Act, called MRS CAUDLE ABROAD AND AT HOME. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Wilkinson; Mrs. Caudle, Mr. Wright. To be followed by a Terpsichorean Barletta, called POWDER AND BALL ; or, St. Tibbs's Eve. Mr. Montgomerie Tibbs, Mr. Lambert ; Captain Kidglove, Mr. Selby ; Jacob Gerkin, Mr. Wright ; Mts. Montgomerie Tibbs, Mrs. Frank Matthews ; Sally Knobbs, Miss Woolgar. Prompter, Mr. Gallot ; Principal Painter, Mr. Pitt ; Leader of the Band, Mr. Mellon. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT ,OF MRS. KEELEY. First Night of Two New Dramas. BY ROYAL COMMAND. THIS EVENING Will be produced a New Comic Drama, in Three Acts, BY ROYAL COMMAND. Principal characters by Mr. Diddear, Mr. Vining, %Ir. Emery, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bender, and Mr. Meadows; Miss Fairbro ther, Mrs, W , .ollidge, and Mrs. Ke,ley. Aver which, an entirely New, Origin 1, and Novel Grand Fairy BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled LES FEES. In which Les Danseu,es Anglaises will appear. To which will be added a S.ew Farce, entitled ENQUIRE WITHIN. Principal Characters by Mr. Meadows, Mr. Emery, Miss Arden, Miss ;rove, and Mrs. A. Wigan. To be followed by a tiew and Original Comedy, to be called THE iTOVERNOR'S WIFE, with entirely New Scenery, Dresses, and .i:licrtcliancew, Principal Characters by Messrs. Uiddear, Keeley. F. 3lathcws, F. Vinin;,-, and Collier, Tics Dawson, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the " Pas de Fleurs" and the " Pas de Moisson ni from the celebrated Burlesque of CINDERELLA. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LE,,SEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. OPEN EVERY EVENING TILL THE END OF THE MONTH. THIS EVENING, Will be performed DON CiESAR DE BAZAN. Don Cmsar de ttazan, Mr. Wallack ; Maritana, Miss Stanley. To which will be added A COURT i3ALL IN 1740. In which will be introduced the Dances as performed at her Majesty's Bal Cos alm e, with the Original Music. To be followed by THE BRIG IND. Alessandro Massaroni, Mr. Wallack ; Rubaldo, Mr. Ranoe; Ottavia, Miss Grey; Maria Grazie, Mrs. Brougham. To conclude with a New Dramatic Sketch, entitled MRS. CANDLE; or, Curtain Lectures. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Compton; Mrs. Caudle, Mr. Oxberry. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITH ATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. Last Week of the Summ r Season—Last Week of the Grand Military Spectacle. THIS EVENING Will be performed an entirely New Grand National spectacle, em bracing the chief features of the heroic achievements of the British Arms in Northern India, called THE CONQUEST OF SCINDE ; or, The Siege of Hyderabad. The Scenes in the Circle will be more than usually attractive, con sisting of the choicest chef d'oeuvres of the unrivalled French Equestrians. To conclude with THE WEAVER OF LYONS. Box-otlice open from Eleven till Five. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Re-engagement of Madame Vestris and Mr. C. Matthews, THIS EVENING Will be performed INEl5l:7l'. Supported by Messrs.C. Matthews, R. Honner, Neville, Heslop, Lewis, Fredericks, Mrs. R. Honner, and Miss Martin. After which, TIIE LOAN OF A LOVER. Gertrude, Madame Vestris ; Peter Spyk, Mr. Charles Mathews. To be followed by the Comic Drama of FREE AND EASY. Sir - - • Candle, Mr. Heslop ; Mrs. Caudle, Mr. S. C owe ll . - Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, from Eleven to lour. GRAND FETE CHAMPETRE, In honour of the Birth-day of H. It. H. PRINCE ALBERT, ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, THIS DAY AND TO-MORROW, TWO DAY FETES, Commencing with the May-pole and Morris Dancers ! Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, Pipe and Tabor, &c. The Magnificent Modelled Representation of EDINBURGH, un equalled Menagerie, the male Giraffe and African Chimpanzee, (exhibited for the first time.) The magnificent MODEL of VENICE, will be exhibited in a large and appropriate building lighted from the roof. An additional Military Band. Signor Romanzini will give a classical representation of the Ancient Statues, on an elevated platform. Miniature Balloons will be discharged at intervals. One of larger dimensions will ascend from the Lake emitting Fireworks during its Ascent. The PROMENADE CONCERTS! By the unrivalled Band o :he Establishment. Le Petit Hercule Volsnt, the Infant Prodigy, will perform the dar ing feat of ascending and descending from the top of Edinburgh Castle across the Lake, to the Royal Institution. The Aquatic Tableau and Fireworks will be on an unprecedented scale of magnificence, Including a representation of the Flight of the Comet. Admission, One Shilling.—Doors open at One. MOH WATER AT LONDON-RIM/OE IlitS DAY Morning .. 53 minutes after 11 Evening —l9 minutes after 7. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Auc. 25. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 49; Highest, 69; Noon, 67 BAROMETER, 30.05. WIND S.W., light breez,, and tine sunshiny weather. I,4 t _ -,0 - i ,* j 1? - sA. , 5 ,,, , .„,,44 d> ~. z , ,, ,_ j , ,A,_ 4' ri:, %"7 ~, e , ~, ..:247,Zt5 , ‘ -• - : /- . e .:. -'''Ll•::-._2 ...,-,..._ 4Y 9' 1 41 -: • 4-. , ' "''. -; :l .• •±,--.,„,•,--, - - •. .., - w t.... .0.,..t., ,,, ~,,..-. 1„... ;.,•:. -•- ~-!..., ~, 3 5 csbirn/114 ,ON.DON, MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1."•;4h. The two Members for South Wiltshire, Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT and Mr. BENETT—one a Cabinet Minister, the other his Parliamentary follower--have lately at tende,l, and spoken at, a farmers' club dinner at War minster ; and there is much in the time and place of meeting, in the names and characters of the speakers, and in the speeches themselves, to give importance to the Warminster oratory. A North Wilshire Member, Mr. SOTHERON, has lately been perplexing agriculturists with fear of change, and, with supposed authority from the Prime Minister him ( self, telling the Wiltshire farmers that a repeal of the corn-laws in a short time is certain. A Cabinet Minis ter goes down to the affrighted neighbourhood, has the opportunity of speaking to a farmers' club, speaks, and does he give an authoritative contradiction to the So- THERON announcement ? No such thing ; he is content to give an explanation of a speech of his own, delivered some months back in the House of Commons, in which he had been thought to tell the agriculturists not to go whining to Parliament, and by which speech, so under stood, he had given umbrage to agriculturists, but in which what he really did say was (so Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT now informs the farmers of Warminster), that it would be distasteful to agriculturists to go whining to Par liament, and that they would riot do it. Was it worth the while of a Cabinet Minister to go down to Warmin ster, and make a speech for the purpose of giving this explanation ? Better, indeed, that Mr. SIDNEY HER BERT had left his speech unexplained. The advice which he was represented to have given the agriculturists was good advice, and, we should say, so long as agriculturists call for agricultural protection, wanted. But the state meat, that it would be distasteful to the agriculturists to go whining to Parliament fur assistance, is, we should say, with all proper respect for Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, so long as agriculturists call for agricultural protection, u a:rue. And Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT has not even the excuse of having heard no " whining" at the Warminster dinner. Mr. BENETT had spoken before him, and is there no " whining" here?-- " This was a serious period for all who were engaged in agri culture. Agriculturists hardly knew what to be about ; they scarcely knew what laws might stand, or what be ;repealed, in the next or succeeding years. They were told they were to have a repeal of the corn-laws. He, tor one, did not believe it ; for he did not think it possible that a measure which would create universal distress among all classes would b.. permitted to be carried into effect. * * Heretofore the agricul turkts had possessed the greater power, but it was now become a serious contest. They had now Ministers, too, rather lean ing to the new doctrines ; their position was now altered, and the question arose, what course they ought to pursue? " • • Still (said Mr. Benett) if they would let us alone we should be perfectly satisfied; bu► they will not let us go on in the old jug -trot way—our labourers in comfort, and ourselves happy and contented.—(Laughter.) 1 see that there is a leaning towards the trading interest by those who are high in power; while, at the same time, I have heard them make declarations of their continued attachment to the land. But lam not de spairing, and would have none of you to despair." Very like whining, if not whining in reality, notwith standing the magnanimous disclaimer of despair with I ),.), I; X .... _ BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ..... 133 Bristol and Exeter Ditto New Caledonian 5 ... 11 Cambridge and Lincoln ...... 1% O4- to Chester and Hol3, , head• Cornwall L'irect Northern Dublin and G a l way 2 l /2 2%...... to 3 1 4 Eastern Counties Da. New 41. 16s 6%... p to Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 6/.13s 4d ••• to . Ditto, ditto, No. 2. ... 13s. 4d. - p... to East Dereham and Norwich 1 Eastern Union ..•". to Ditto Extension Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ..... Ditto New 4 Shares Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2 3 4 2% to Great South and W. (Irish)... 15 Ditto Extension Great North of England...... 100 ......222 Great Western BO 217 218... to 215 Ditto % Shares .. 50 ll 7 Hull and Selby .. ... 50 lO 7 Ditto 4 Shares 12%...... 21% t0.22 Lancaster and Car1i51e......... 25 ...... 56 Leicester and Bedford 22s. 2 l/0 ... to London and Biitnlogham lOO -....225 LoAdon antßraelmall 16%...... ThiCNew I% 4 3/ to -- Loaaddii and Brighton SO - to London and Croydon 131-15 s. 9d. 26 25 Do. New London and South Western.. 41A 7B to Ditto New - 2 l /2 164 to L ndon and York... .. - ...... 2 1 / 2 ...... 6 5 3 / 4 to 7 London, Salisbury, & . Yeovil 2% 2%54... to Lynn and Ely - 2 1,2 7 l/..... to Lynn and Dereham Lon.&Matioh.(Remington's) - • F.f,.n ./.....4.1. rarla it; ...,r.;.-- ........... 4 0 Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 22s Midland Ditto New 2 2 6 1 /2 271 to Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo 133 Midld. Great Western (Irish) 2% Newcastle & Darlington .iunc. 25 ...... 53 ..... to Newcastle and Berwick - to 24 Newark and Sheffield Newcastle, Durham, and Lan.. 1 cashire junction , . 1 Northern and Eastern North Staffordshire .....„ .. . ... 228. 5 4 3 / 4 p:.. to Portsmouth I)irect Preston and Wyre Richmond Rugby. Worcester. and Tring 1 Shrews. & Trent Val. Union. 225. ... South Devon South Midland . 225. South Eastern and Dover ... 33 1 / 8 46% to Ditto New, N 0.2 7.. ... 14 3 4 to Staines and Richmond........ 1 South Wales Trent Val. & Holyhead June. 1% 2 /6 to Welch Midland 2%...... 3% to Yarmouth and Norwich York and North Midland ... 50 —__lo9 l / to Ditto Selby Ditto, Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. ' Boulogne and Amiens 6 ...... 11% to 10% Bordeaux, Toulouse,and Cette '2 Delidre Valley - DA, to ' Dutch Rhenish 3 .... 8 4 ... to • Great Northern of France (Laffitte's) Do. Do. (R05ame1'5)......... 2 Louvain and Jemeppe Paris and Rouen Rouen and Havre l3 3ly, ..... . to Royal North of Spain West Flanders MINE. Real del Monte, Unregistered JOINT STOCK BANKS. Provincial of Ireland BRIGHTON, LEWES, AND HASTINGS RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly general meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held at the offices, 11, King William-street, City, at one O'clock this day ; William Nash, Esq., in the chair. The SECRETARY, having read the advertisement convening the meeting, laid before the Shareholders the report, which announced that a special meeting would be held on the 22d of September next, to transact business, whose consideration at present would be premature. The CHAIRMAN moved that the report be received and adopted; which resolution being seconded by Mr. HORNE, was carried unanimously without comment or observation. Mr. Coors proposed, and Mr. FtzerstAtz seconded, a vote of thanks to the Chairman, and the meeting, after a sitting of eight minutes, separated. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON BOARD 'A STRAMEII. On Friday evening a youth, named James Pursell, expired in Charing -cross Hospital, from a frightful accident he sustained on Monday last, on board the Moonlight steam-vessel. The deceased embarked on board the Moonlight at London-bridge, for the purpose of proceeding to Chelsea, on his way to Cre morne House, at which place his father is engaged as a waiter. On arriving off Hungerford-market the vessel made its usual call, for which purpose she was fastened to the pier by meat s of a rope, a portion of the other part thereof being attached to the vessel, whilst the remainder was lying in a coil upon the deck. The unfortunate boy had placed his feet in the coil, and when the order was given to unmoor the vessel her engines were so quickly put in motion, that before the rope was re moved from its fastenings on shore the whole • length thereof was run out, and carried with it one of the poor boy's feet, which it tore from the socket at the ankle, and which, together with the shoe, tell into the water. No time was lost in con veying the sufferer to the above hospital,- where amputation of the limb below the knee was obliged to be had immediate re course to. His survival was, however, exceedingly doubtful, as the other leg was frightfully fractured, which was quickly attended with mortification, and death was the consequence. Some time since a son of Sir Henry Hardinge stet with a pre• cisely similar accident, as did also a man named Hassell, who was at the time employed at the Hungerford-pier. HOD} OF A GENTLEMAN FOUND IN THE THAMES. —Yesterday, at noon, the body of a gentleman, between thirty and forty Years of age, was found floating in the River Thames off Battle-bridge Stairs. The decesed was attired in a black new satin vra,stcoat, black trowsers, and boots, linen nut marked, no hat or coat on, in his trowsers pockets were found 245. in silver, a handsome silver watch, double ease, maker's name Flint, Oxford. street, number' 23,691. The deceased stood about five feet six or seven inches in height; the body had been but a short period in the water. It was removed to St. Olave's workhouse to await a coroner's inquest. ACCIDENT TO AN INSPECTOR OF POLICE.--On Thursday night, an accident occurred to Mr. Turner, the inspector of the Richmond section of the D division of police, which will probably close his career as a public officer. By some oversight, only one girth had been attached to the saddle of his horse, arid after he had proceeded two or three miles of his rounds, a policeman noticed that that was giving way. The inspector desired the constable to remove it, and the latter, not noticing the absence of the other girth, did as lie was desired. Mr. Turner then started off, and after traversing nearly the whole of the district, was returning homewards along the Mortlake-road, where, meeting Sergeant Finlayson, he was turning round to speak with him, when the saddle rolled round, and the inspector, who is a very heavy man, fell with great force to the ground. On assistance being rendered, it was dis covered that he had broken his collar-bone, and fractured three of his ribs, besides receiving other injuries. Hewes con veyed home, but his recovery is considered doubtful. Inspector Tuiner is upwards of 60 years of age, and has been attached to the force from its commencement. Tic • DOULoUREUX.—Mr. Gower says that. the ex tract of tobacco will cure neuralgia so that it shall not return, and this with once using. —Medical Times. .1 CI Y, It TER . 2'o lrlßi E. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 3,500 bags, including 500 on speculation. Th e mar k et h as b een steady, without any great amount of business doing. By the General Hewitt there are advises of April 26 from Sydney, and April 29 from Hobart Town. Everything was improving there—trade, agriculture, and pastoral occupa tions were all thriving, the banks were more cautions, and the balance of trade, owing to the new exports, was de cidedly in favour of the colony. On the whole, we have not had such good news for a long time. The packets had made very long vvages, and one hundred days was considered quick. There is nothing later from New Zealand in the Sydney papers. _ - - Papers of June 5, from Graham's Town, state that for the first time during fifteen years, there had been very cold wea ther and snow there. The frontier was trar.quil. The Funds are quiet to-day, but there is no particular alteration in prices. Consols realise 99 to % for present transfer and to- morrow, the appointed settling-day. The premium on Exchequer -bills has been firm at 495. to 515., and on India Bonds at 695. Bank Stock has been quoted 211 to 212, au advance of % per cent. - The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 102% %, and the Three per Cents., 99% %. Long Annuities are 11 . 7-16. The Foreign stocks have been marked rather;more nume rously, but the business doing is still far from large. Spanish Active Bonds have been 27% to 1 4, and the Three per;Cents. 38% A. The Passive are 6% to %. Portuguese New 4 per Cents. realize 64 1 4. Mexican Bonds are worth 35 %. Co lombian have improved to 181 to %; Buenos Ayres are firm at 50%, and Equador at 4to 434. Dutch 2% per Cents. have been at 63 to 63 1 4. With the exception of the Spanish Bonds, which are rather weak, the tone of the foreign mar ket is rather better. For Railway Shares the market is very firm again, and there is a fair business doing. Dublin and Galway have improved to % and % premium ; Eastern Counties have touched 19 3 / and 20% per share; London and Birmingham, 225 to 227 ; London and York, 6 and 7 ; Manchester and Bir mingham, 64% to 65; Midland, 173 to 175; South-Eastern, 46% and 47 ; York and North Midland, 109%; and Brigh ton, 77 1 4 to %. Direct Northern have declined to % % discount, and Great Western to 138 and 135 premium. Croy don are very firm. The French lines are very well sup ported generally. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 211% 212 211 3 per Cent. Reduced Amenities 99%% 3 per Cent. Consols Anns 99% 99 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuties 102%% Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 1860 ll 7-16, India Bonds 1,0001 Ditto under 1.0001 .66 69 Bank Stock for Account. 2ll Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 1 3 / 4 d, I%d. 1,000/. 5001. Ditto Small 'RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.... 50% Columbian Bonds. 1 8 14% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 35% Ditto Deferred Stock l9 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 4 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o Ditto for the Account. Ditto Passive Bonds 3 /4 Ditto 3 per Cent..... .4 Ditto for the Account Equador 4% Dutch 2% per Cents Ditto 4 Der Cent. certifi c ate s .. 100%% (The; trial was proceeding when oar report left.) NEW CO (IX T. (Before the Comm ix Saaalwarr.) A powerful young man, named Michael Carroll, about or 35 years of age, was indicted for feloniously killing or sl r l; ing James Bristow, by s t r iki ng him on the head w ith sn poker, and inflicting an injury whereof he lingered and cyt— o . Mr. Robinson, in th e ab sence o f M r . Clarkson, defenoe prisoner. ea From the evidence of a number of witnesses, it nai l° that the prisoner, who is - a laboureOvorking at St. Stratford, bad a quarrel, on the morning or - tt,.- acia"ltogoo- , about one o ' c l oc k, w i th another labourer named f • whirls. .n or mart( words, ter m inate d m a .5 Several persons of 'Williams' party came to his assistance, amongst them the prisoner suffered a severe beating. As soon as he could get away he went in search of a weapon, and haying procured a poker, he returned to the scene of action, loudli vowing vengeance. Thus armed and raging, he walked about for some time brandishing the poker, until The unfortuast deceased, who was peaceably going home, and bad nothn whatever to do with Carroll or the previous row, tame in II infuriated man's way, and was struck twice upon the head wi t the poker. Of these wounds he died at eight o'clock on th' .same morning. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. The COMMON SERGEANT, in sentencing the prisoner seven years' transportation, expressed his opinion that he oug) to have been indicted for wilful murder. BOW-STREET:—(THIS DAY) A;TEETOTA LLER.—James Wilton and William Cooper charged with being drunk and -disorderly, and the latter,la l ' ° ' with assaulting a policeman. It appeared from the statemgn!' of policemen 154 and 33 of the E division, that the two Pr; loners were fighti ng i n Alfred-street, Tottenham-court-ros" , and the witn esses i nter f er i ng , the prisoner Cooper struggle.', violently, and knocked 33 down several times. The other loner made no resistance, but went quietly to the etation.house with 154. r , s ift The prisoner Coope r sa id t h at h e had made a le wow months ago, which he had carried out by abstaining from " strong drink of every kind" until Saturday night, when the term of the said " wow" expired, and he took advantage .iintne diately of his liberatiou fiom the self-impesed bond. Nat being used tolthe effects of " licker," be did not know what Iry enough for him, and was overcome bef ore h e was aware o f it. Mr. Twv FORD sa id that the confinement of last night sufficient punishment for the priioner Whitton (wbo bad v e assaulted the policeman), but he would fine the prigsf f Cooper 51. for th e assau l t on t h e constable, and, in default payment, commit him to prison for one month. LA T E HORRIBLE CATASTROPH E NEAR ROUEN. (From the Memorial de .Rouen of Friday.) The clearing away of the ruins of the three manufactories° completed, and the detachments of the troops of the I ° l6 returned into the town yesterday. The final number of the dead bodies dug out from the rids,' is 75. The cum b er o f t h e wounded, as we said yesterday, " from 150 to 170. Besides the 75 dead bodies dug out fress,_ a among the ruins, we h ave to a dd a certain number of woluor'_, who have died, an d many ot h ers are so dangerously hurt t hat there is little hope of saving them. It hi impossible to praise too highly M. Slawescki, the cif° engineer belonging to the administration of the mines at Ileasp" He directed the labours of the workmen and soldiers at Picquot's manufactory with the greatest seal. He was hours on the spot, and did not go away until it was micertai nl that no more victims could be found among the ruins. The search was not finished until 3 o'clock r.m., upon reference to the registers of the establishment, it vi‘ g ascertained that no more persons were missing. The examinations having been most scrupulously made , 3 was found that at the moment of the misfortune there were 163 persons at the tim e o f t h e di saster i n M . Picquot's , lishment. Among the details of this melancholy calculation are the following :—.33 dead, three of whom were found on the night of the 19th, four on the 20th, and one yesterday; very severely wounded, and the rest saved; or at least few o f them very seri ous ly h ur t. Th e wounded in this establislintr"t were the most numerous, and, in general, the most severely injured. I In the midst of this calamity it was, uwe have already said , ' most consolatory to see the zeal and devotedness which even c i one who came t o th e spot di splayed. We have already sta te ' that a great number of citizens and public functionaries dir tinguished th e m se l ves b y t h e i r activity. Assistance of tine kind came to us from all quarters to such an extent that Ira cannot record the instan ces . Besides, it is not the notice ib' s journal that c a n recompense such acts—it is only the self-sotto" tion of having done well. We must, however, not omit to too,: tion the master of th e Bl ac k H orse Hotel a Monville, w" e opened his hewe and placed all his linen, towels, and nsPiti ne ;_. at the service of th e victims. The cloths were all used or '" up, as found necessary. The director of the hospital of Rotten also placed everything at the disposal of the medical a ttendant s' The English l a b ourers emp l oye d on the Havre &air° eagerly hastened to give their assistance. 111. Dupont Delaporte arrived from Eu during theAtigh!: He was very much fatigued by his journey, and was obliged . go to rest. He ro s e, however, soon, and accompanied by 'l— Touard, coun,ello r : o f t h e pref e cture, visited all the po i nts o f To disaster. He gave ord e r s a t t h e h ote l to furn i s h everyt hing ler the service of th e un f ortunate sufferers. Just as he got al'e,.`.ll so . the ruins two victim s were f ound. He afterwards v i s ited to sufferers in their beds. and spoke to them with the great e !! affection. Accompanied by Doctors Blanche and Hellot, he visited all the private houses to which the wounded had been carried. He then visited the owners of. the destroyed et tablishments, and promised to interest the Government in their favour. He b e g ge d the Mayors of Malauney and Monville o spare noth ing f or t h e comfort of the sufferers, and told them .t e would obtain the sanction of the Government for deft eying af the expenses. On his return to Rouen, he found a letter from the Ministry, approving all his proceedings, and promising prompt succour. Subscriptions for the relief of the sufferers have been opened at Monville and all the neighbouring towns. -- = ALLEGED MURDER AT ROTHERHITLIE.--This sag, at eleven o'clock, Mr. C. Carter, the Coroner for Surrey' and a jury, empanelled' to inquire into the cause of dea th of Ellen Tyr e ll, a ge d 40, the wife of a labouring man at East Greenwich, an d w h o ' was found dead near the Halfpenny Hatch, Rotherbithe, under very suspicious circumstances, re assembled at t h e N ew `C ross I nn, New Cross, D ept f or d. The inquiry was proceeding when we went to press. ACCIDENT ON THE MARYPORT AND CARLISLE RA ILWAY. —On Thursday last, as the morning train fro.t Marypert to Carlisle was passing along the portion of the reV e way about five miles west of Wigton, owing to one of th e switches being wrong it was thrown completely but, we are happy to add, without occasioning inju r y . to any 01 the pa....engers. A delay in the arrival of the train of about s°. hour was the consequence.— Car li sle Journal. • tea UURFD PROVICiONS —Saturday a return was printed ,howinl the importation of cured provisions for six month i i ending on the sth ultimo. Of salted beef there were 461 4 14 cwt.; or salted pork, 23,860 cwt. ; of Immt, 2,423 cwt. ; of bacon, 16 cwt. cif the line; DAI.) OLD (Before Mr. Baron PLATT). STEALING FROM THE CUSTOM -HOUSE..— William Strick land, aged 37, victualler, Edward Lewis, ironmonger, 37, Wi - liana Bonham, 36, coal-dealer, and Henry Osborne, 36, victualler, were placed at the bar, the three first indicted for stealing five watches, the property of Joseph Savory and another, aml the latter for feloniously receiving the earner knowing them to have been stolen. The Attorney-General, Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Ballintine were for the prosecution; Mr. Sergeant Jones, Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Hurlstone, and Mr. Wylde for the defence. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opened the case by detailing the circumstances, which would be afterwards proved by witnesses. The box, containing the five watches, had been addressed to Bombay. and before it was shipped it. was examined at the dock, and then resnldered. Afterwards, however, it bad been re=opened, and these watches abstracted. Two years having elapsed, the Messrs. Savory were informed by the corres pondent who had received the case that such a loss had been sustained. Icquiries were made as to who had been on duty on the L3cl July, 1842, and the prisoners being impli cated were indicted for the offence, Mr. Robinson, clerk to Messrs. Savory and Co., proved a case., marked A. B. S. i n a di amon d , had een for warded to Bombay, and that it ought to have contained the watches which had been afterwards stolen. He had himself seen them safely packed, and the case taken to the dock, in order to be shipped on board the Coromandel. Edward Scanlan was a searcher in the Customs, and in June, 1842, was stationed at the West India Dock. On the 23,1 of that month ne was on duty. and received a case in the Searchers'-office. The case was marked A. B. S. in a dia mond. The case w as t o h ave b een s hi ppe d b y the Co romandel. He examined the case, and it contained the watches stolen. The case was examined in presence of two clerks and five watchmen. Mr. Robinson was recalled to identify the watches stolen. He did so by the number and the maker's name. Mr. Savory—ln 1842 had an order from Bombay, which he understood to be executed. Subsequently he bad a com munication from India, and sent out five watches instead of five watches he supposed to have been stolen. ` Henry Richard Turner was a Custom-house weigher, and was on duty at the West India Docks, in June, 1544, ss searcher's cooper. He had receiv e d th a t appointment on the Ist of the month. Bonham and Lewis were also coopers 14_ that same month. They were stationed in a portion of the shed No. 1, which was appropriated to the use of the searchers and their 'men. That was the regular station, but they went through the docks in the course of their , business. The duty of . the coopers was to open any packages by direction of the searchers and to fasten tiler afterwards. He remembered a case being brought there in the middle of the month, but he did not know who attended the examination. He did not. He remembered - coming in one day and finding the case open, and Lewis and Bonita, putting the lid on again. The case was of fir externally and lined with tin inside. One of them said, " Come, Harry, lend us a hand." Strickland was outside at the time. Strick land was the shipping officer. He (witness) did assist is driving the screws in like nails, not screwing them in. It was then delivered to the Dock Company. It would then be Strickland's duty to get a receipt from them for Its safe delivery. He (witness) thought that Lewis and himself put the case outside. When he returned he saw Strickland with the others, and be had a parcel in lris hand containing five watches (one gold and four silver watches). A consultation took pl a c e as t o what should be done with tbenn One said sell them. Strickland said he should like to ken) the gold one, but this would not be agreed to. Witness area Lewis then went to a Jew, named M oss , an d h e a f tgrwar dg s on the next day, came to the dock. He believed thatfor that night the watches were kept in Strickland'' desk. -' 'He saw Lewis also with the package, or what he thought to be such. Moss came down on the following day and the watches were produced to him. offered 16/. for them, but that sum would not be given. was asked 201. and Lewis went with him to a place he seribed, but afterwards came back, not having agreed to purchase. In the course of the week Strickland prod! 151., and gave each of them (that was Lewis, roam witness) 51. He ( witness) afterwards heard from Le wis_ the watches had been " r ec hri s t ene d," an d sold by Stric kland among his own relations in the Isle of Wight. Cross-examined by Mr. PRENDERGAST—It was not an frequent occurrence to drink brandy and water in the dock. did not expect •to see watches, but he did not express his prise. It was la a sense of duty that prompted him to be q1 114 ‘.., It was the very. opposite. It w a s th e fi rst transaction g" was connected with ofthe kind. He was suspended on Nichol' son's wharf for stealing wine. He knew a Mrs. Eastmeer received Si. from her in consequence of a letter he sent her husband, who was a landing -waiter at the Customs. To questions from the Learned JUDGE, the witness 4 pressed that he was suspended in consequence of what be in following up the instructions of Mr. Eastmeer. As he lost his pay during that period, Mr. Eastmeer promised hir and that was the money alluded to. He knew of an artrfil flower which he was charged with stealing, but which . " actually presented by a M r . A ust i n. H e was never disallow! from the spirit proof room at the docks. Knew a perso!' the name of Samuels. - Had had dealings with him as well with Moss in spirits and cigars. By the COURT-..lie had no recollection of having bed tollY! nes: transactions with any other tradesmen besides Samnell lo Moss. ?_ , Ptz; 7 .n.. , 3e. 5, 9' 6 :risyi...ssiadithdsain, Which t i. nnh i dee 4 l : , :11, i :e him. The 1 hirnsel pe e of Mb here from Pa 6' Moniteur of ng f .: . t t i Y i l: e ula P r t r a i ilr e_h th a e rd p e ß .p a a t teat Ilunage an te 'ena brig lei • ul aia. Air .! uovernm, be kaela p on board i o r ecurseur he listr' a place i 111 felli e n e i or i: 1 ( that th e wheat , 04 .2:ELs, A u ,. c l ! the Arch il lf; tl gl a t r . : _ne;serhs ere ng ;,; d h away ci ourelliste nl k,... tl AWardcn s at , 1 1 ) , l ikt ie C d ‘ b e y ry t to e c BELG Actual Deb tothschihn Loan of Thi Ditto Thi Ditto Thi Ditto, diti Ditto, din Ditto oft. 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