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THE WAR IN HUNGARY. Now ready, in 2 vols. 21s. bound, T!!m - Al).-IME PUL SZItY'S MEMOIRS ,OF A HUNGARIAN lADT. - Comprising Full and Interesting Details of THE WAR IN HUNGARY. ,With an Historical Introduction by FRANCIS PELSZKY. Pulszky's narrative cannot fail to excite an interest in ii classes of readers." —Edinburgh Review. No more interesting contribution could have been offered to the .ry of the Hungarian revolution than these brilliant and d touching volumes. They possess the value of what is historical, an the fas cination of what is romantic."—Sun. Henry Colbuna, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. MADLLE. FIORENTINI• la compliance with the general desire. Madlle. FIORENTISI has been engaged to appear an the FAREWELL NIGHT on SATUR DAY August 24. ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. H FAREWELL NIGHT. The FAREWELL and CONCLUDING NIGHT of the SEASON will be given on SATURDAY, August 24, when will be rresented Donizettt's Opera, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Marie, Madame Sontag; Sulpizio Sergente, z-ignor F. Lablache; Cerrorale, Signor Ferrari ; Tonio, Signor Gardoni. To be preceded by the grand Scena from Verdi's Opera, I DUE FOSCARI. I nerezia, Porodi ; The Doge, Signor Coletti. After the Opera the National Anthem will be sung by the whole strength of the Company. T. he followed by the grand Scene from Weber's Dramatic Opera of DER FREISCHUTZ. Agatha, Maiillr.Florentinl. Alter which a Selection from Cimarosa's admired Opera, entitled IL MATRIMOSIO SEGRETO. Pao!ina, Signor Calzolari ; Count Robinson, Signor F. Lablache ; Geronim., Signot Lablache. In the course of the Evening, Madlle. Fiorentini will sing, in the National C.stume, the celebrated Cancion Espanelo, La Calesera. With various ' Entertainments in the Ballet Department, com bining the talents of Madlle. Amelia Ferraris, Madlle. Petit Ste phan, Medlin. Julien, Rosa, Lemoreux, Annelidan, and M. Charles, &c., Sec. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box office of the Theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be presented the Last Act of Donizetti's Opera, entitled LUCIA •DI LAMMERMOOR. Lucia, Miss Cath, rine Mayes; Edgardo, Mr. Sims Beeves. Af er which Rosidni's celebrated Opera of IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Rosina, Madame Sontag ; II Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Calzolarl Figaro, Signor Coletti ; Basllio, Signor F. Labiache ; Bartolo, S gnor Laelache. In the Lesson Scene Madame Sontag will sing Bode's celebrated variations. To be followed by a Divertissement, in which Ma.dlle. Amalla Ferraris will appear. To be followed by the Last:Act of LIINAI4I. To conclude with the Ballet, by M. F. Taglioni, LES PLA.ISIItS DE In which Madlii. A. Ferraris, and M. Charles will appear. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Last Night but One of the Season. THIS EVENING, Will be produced, Saint's celebrated Opera, NOR M A. To be followed by Donizetti's Opera, L'E L ISI it D'A3IORE. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, M. Cola& The Performances will commence at Eight o'clock. THEA ERE ROYAL, fIAYILiRKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brampton. For a few nights only, Adelphi Company and Adelphi Pieces. MR. WRIGHT'S BENEFIT. THIS EVENING, Will he performed the Comedy of PAUL PRY. Harry Stanley, Mr. Boyce; Witherton, Mr. Cullenford Colonel Hardy, Mr. Lam bert ; Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Marian, Miss Harding. To be followed by THE SPIT PALFIELDS WEAVER. Atter Which an entirely new Extravaganza, entitled DO etP:STIC ECONOMY. John Grttmly, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Grumly, Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Characters by Messrs. Wright, Bedford, Worrell; •Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street MM. FANNY KEMBLE'S READINGS OF s lIAKSPEARE. Mr. MITCHELL has the honour to announce, that owing to the distinguished and increasing success of Mrs. Fanny Kemble's Read ings. they will be further continued To-Morrow Evening, and a Morning Reading (positively the last),oa Monday. August 26. The Plays are selected in conclusion of Mrs. Fanny Kemble's present engagement in London. TO-MORROW EVENING Shakspeare's Play of "Richard the Second." And the last Reading on Monday Morning. August 26, Henry the Fourth. Part I. . Morning Readings at Half-past Two. Evening Reading to commence at half•past Eight o'clock precisely. Stalls, 75. : Boxes, 55.; Pit, 35.; Amphitheatre. 2s Private Boxes One Guinea, One Guinea and a-half, and Two Guineas. Boxes and Stalls ma. , be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Sams' Royal Library, St. James's-street ; Messrs. Ebers', Andrews', Hookham's. Allcroft's, Leader and Cock's, Chap,,ell's. Hammond's, and 011ivier's Libraries, Bond-street ; Cra mer's, and the Carlton Library, Regent-street; and at the Box-office or the Theatre, which it open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. - The best ventilated Theatre in London. Crowded Houses to witness the attractive and magnificent Spectacle of Mazeppa, which, with brilliant novelties I a the Wonders of the Arent, form the most varied and attractive Entertainments in the Metropolis. THIS EVENING, Will be produced Lord Byron's gorgeous Spectacle of BUZEPPA end the WILD HORSE. Mazeppa, Mr. N. T. Hicks. To he succeeded by an inimitable Display of Batty's Feats of Equitation in the Cirque Olymplque. To conclude with the favourite Afterplece of JACK JUNK. Boz-office open From Eleven till Four Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. uder the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, his Royal Ilikhness Prince Albert, &c. &c. • ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. OPEN every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and • THURSDAY. Another splendid Elephant. Promenade Concert, conducted by Mr. Godfrey—Select Programme of Ancient and Modern Music. Prodigious Success 01 the entirely new-modelled Dioramic Pie- Aire representing the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his Army I the largest Picture in the World! wttlx,tunarnerable moving Figures the size of life. Modelled, Tainted. and produced by Mr. D snson and Son, assisted by Messrs. Adams, Wilson, &c. &c. The Picture has occupied the Messrs. Ranson for many months, and it is confidently submitted to the t•ublic as a chef-d'reuvre of art, and not Interior to any production of the day. The splendid MENAGERIE has lately been enriched by several valuable Presents f om the Queen. The Musical Department is conducted by Mr. Godfrey. It will be the aim of the Establishment to offer tor the gratillcation of the Subscribers and the Public, the most Splendid Military Band In the Kizisedors 1! Selected from the Bands of her Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards, and the most eminent Artistes in the profession. I The following list of engagements will, it is hoped, qpnvince the Public, that the long-acknowledged excellence of the Band of this Establishment will be fully maintained 1 The Repertoire of Music will be most extensive and varied, arranged from the most Popular Operas in this and other countries. Solo-Players—Messrs. Lazarus, Pro , perre, Egerton, Crozier, Webb, Holt, Fzc. During the evening a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic Tableau Illustrating the celebrated Picture by David, of Buonaparte Crossing the Alps ! Showing a general view of the Region of the Alps, stretching from the small mountain lake in the foreground to the distant snow-clad mountains, crowned by the stupendous Mount St. Bernard and its far-famed Monastery. A portion of, the French Army is first seen " en bivouac," presently the drums beat to arms, Ind amid the clash of Military Bands and Martial Music, the Troops ommence the Ascent. The Soldiers are seen dragging the Artillery in grunks of Ti ees, now ascending almost Perpendicular Heights, and traversing the most Terrific Ravines, but all difficulties are overcome, and the Gallant :limy is seen pursuing its course to the Fertile plains of Italy. The whole to conclude with a Gorgeous Display of Fireworks, by Messrs. Southby, introducing, amongst various novelties, the most admired feux d'artifice of former seasons, jets d'esu, water rockets, revolving pieces, a magnificent Transparency fifty feet in height, painted by llessrs. Danson, representing BuOnaparte on Horseback cheering on his Troops, surrounded by warlike emblems, insignia of honour, flags, trophies, Sze., amidst a cerruscation of various coloured Ares. 'The complicated and difficult machinery, and the erection of the picture under the direction of Mr. Thos Lowe. The extensive gas fittings by Messrs. Botcherby and Dixon, 23, King-street, Covent (laden. Admission. Is. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE. Tma Div - Morning 43 min. after 1 I Evening 2 min. after 2 To-Moisow— Morning 19 min. after 2 I Evening 37 min. after 1 THE WEATHER.—Surf OFFICE, Almon 22. THERMOMETER, IN THE ►SHADE. 64—highest since noon yesterday. 39—lowest this morning and during the night. 62—this day, at noon. Bahostrram, 29.85. WOID S.W.— moderate breeze and one. ebionitmflt c , * 7 - LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1850. Experimental improvements in the Royal Navy of England are, of all things, to our thinking, the most obstructive to its development. Against changes of this dubious character we have invariably argued as against a system injurious to the service, and, in the highest degree, detrimental to its interests. Never the less, while we -can never cease to oppose all such vo latile schemes of innovation, we must, at all times, continue equally energetic in the advocacy of those plans which appear to be calculated to secure to the maritime power of Great Britain an extension of its general efficiency. Among these, perhaps, the most conspicuous, and, unquestionably, one of the most important, ie the adoption of the screw as an auxiliary in navigation. Ever since the first glimmering of the advantages arising from that contrivance became perceptible, we have persisted in forcing the subject upon the consideration of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Now, therefore, that those advantages are no longer in any respect supoiititioas, having, on the contrary, by reiterated trials, been rendered apparent to the most obtuse and hesitating comprehension, it is not to be supposed that we shall cease to argue upon the sub jct until such time as its reasonableness shall have been practically ackriowledged by the Government. Happily there is no great improbability that such may be the case, intimations having been afforded of late - of an intention on the part of the Executive to forward this pr( jE ct throughout most of our dockyardi. At a moderate calculation, we may expect before many years have elapsed to witness the employment of the screw-power by all the vessels of war sailing under the British standard. That such a consummation would more than anything else tend to enhance the maritime force of the empire cannot be fur an instant questioned by those who have taken even a superficial , view of its operation. When it is considered that, by the adoption of the screw in preference to the paddle-box, our Yesaels . will be enabled .:.... to have full and uninterrupted broadsides, that they may be more readily fitted, likewise, with complete sailing power, that they cannot in action be so easily disabled, that they will prove less unwieldly and better able to receive all proper equipments, the benefits arising from the improvement we have so long and energetically advocated, will be perceptible beyond the limits of opposition. Prominent among those advantages (accruing to our ships of war from the use of the screw instead of the lever) which have been hitherto almost entirely overlooked, is the capacity thereby afforded of secur ing greater symmetry in proportion, and consequently greater strength, efficiency, and durability. This circumstance is strikingly demonstrable by a com parison of the " Niger" and the " Basilisk." From the official statement given as to the condition of those vessels, it appears that the one fitted out with the screws is no less than ninety• five tons lighter in the hull than the one fitted nut with the lever. This difference is explained by Captain HALSTED to have arisen from the following distincjion—namely, that the shaft re quired for driving a screw is situated in the lowest, and therefore the strongest part of a vessel, thereby removing the necessity for applying any extra strengthening, whereas the shaft necessary for work a lever is situated in the highest and weakest part of a vessel, rendering it essential, of course, to support it with a vast quantity of extra strengthening, besides causing an enormous strain from the greater weight of the paddle-wheels. None of these considerations, we maintain, should be depre ciated in importance by those upon whom devolve the responsibilities of increasing the efficiency of the navy of England. Another fact in connexion with these same corvettes, the Niger and the Basilisk, is likewise deserving of especial mention, tending as it does to illustrate the superior advantages of the system we desire to see universally adopted. Bear ing in mind the circumstance that the screw-vessel the Niger is exactly of the same size and power as her sister paddle-vessel the Basilisk, it is surely a sur prising evidence of superiority on the part of the former that she can carry no less than fourteen guns, while the latter is restricted to merely six—not half the number ! A multitude of equally startling contrasts between the results of using the screw and lever might be adduced, all tending to show the folly of trot henceforth entirely repudiating the old system, and adopting in its stead an invention fraught with so many and such inestimable conveniences. Fortu• nately, however, the necessity of doing this in an abbreviated manner in these columns is ob viated by the appearance of a work upon the subject now under discussion, in which the question of establishing a perfect screw fleet is considered in its entirety.* Already we have had the satisfaction of quoting from this valuable and in telligent publication, in a previous sentence, in which we mentioned the name of its author as our au thority. A reference to the book itself will present the whole theme at once to the reader's judgment, divested of all difficulties and obscurities, and sepa rated into four chapters of great lucidity both in logic and arrangement. After taking into ac count the full-powered screw-ships, and contrasting these with auxiliaries, Captain HALSTED demonstrates by irrefragable arguments the peculiar recommenda tions of the screw for mail contract service, and while discoursing on the forms of the screw ships of the navy vindicates the possibility of restoring the most ineffective. One remarkable observation made to wards the commencement of this excellent volume is deserving of especial remembrance, epitomising as it does the distinction between the screw ship and the paddle steamer ; it is this, that " whereas the one will sail best without her paddles, and paddle best without her sails—the other will screw the fastest with her sails, and sail the fastest with her screw." Of itself, that brief and epigrammatic sentence is a pa negyric sufficiently powerful and judicious to enlist the sympathies of all at once on the side of our che rished argument. It is another and a brilliant testi mony of the worth of .a system essential to the wel fare of our naval armaments—so essential, indeed, that we shall not cease demanding it until its com plete adoption by the Admiralty. * " The Sere PI Fleet of the Navy. Dedicated by per mii‘ion to the Right Hoe. Sir F. T. Baring, Bart., M.P., F►rst Lord of the Admiralty." By E. P. Halsted, E3q., Captain R.N.. pp. 150. Stmpkin, Marshall, and Co., London: 1850. We had hoped that the session of 1850 would not have closed without an attempt being ;nade to place upon the statute•book a measure fur the reform of the laws relating to lunatics and insane persons. That without some such measure of reform, it is a mere mockery to talk of the liberty of the au} ject has been abundantly proved. How can we boast of pos sessing liberty of the subject when every subject in the realm only holds his liberty at the mercy of two apothecaries, who can at any time secure his incarceration in an asylum where, according to the _rules laid down by the Commis sioners, he must remain for six months at least de barred from all association with sane people before he can be liberated ? The necessity of some measure of reform to prevent the present law from being used as a duress to compel persons of property to make a certain disposition of such property, has been proved over and over again before our courts Of justice; and the indefatigable investigations of Mr. PURNELL, the worthy and excellent Chair man of the Gloucestershire Quarter Ses sions, have shown how utterly useless is the superintendence of the Commission, at the head of which is my Lord ASHLEY, to secure humane and proper treatment for the unfortunate lunatics con fined in an asylum, and how easy it is fur the pro prietor of an asylum to obtain for those Commis sioners a series of certificates of good conduct, whilst all the time the most atrocious cruelties are being practised upon the unfortunate patients. It is not from a want of a knowledge of these facts, it is not from any feeling of lakewarroness, that the friends of the cause of lunacy reform in the House of Lords have abstained, during the present session, from introducing any measure to effect the great object they have in view. A measure was prepared, and would have been introduced and brought to maturity, had it not been for the unfortunate Illness of Lord COTTENHAM and of Lord LYND muss; both of whom were in favour of some amend ment of the present law, and from both of whom the most valuable assistance was expected. The health of Lord COTTENHAM still continues in a precarious condition, but Lord LYND HURST, who, during the greater part of the session has been suffering from blindness, has, we are happyto say, nearly, if not entirely, recovered his sight, and will no doubt in the course of next session render much valuable assistance to those en gaged in seeking a reform of the lunacy laws. The Duke of BEAUYORT, whose experience as a magistrate of Gloucestershire has convinced him of the necessity of a reform of these laws, and who presented the otherday a petition to the House of Lords on the subject from the Alleged Lunatics' Friend So ciety, will, we hope, undertake to draw their Lordships' attention to the subj•ct in the course of next session. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH is also, we believe, well disposed towards the cause of a reform in these laws, and we hope the p resen t L or d C hancellor, f o l low i ng the example of his illustrious predecessor, will also O render his assistance. On the wh o l e we a r e o f opinion that the friends of a the n a measure during the present session. Every day brings to light facts calculated to prove the ne, cessity of some measure of reform, and every fact brings to our ranks converts from among the rich and powerful of the land. We hope, and we believe, that early next session a Bill will be introduced into the House of Lords for the amendment of the laws relating to lunatics and lunatic asylums, and will be carried. Ma. BARON PARHE.—At the Chester Assizts, a case came on before Baron Parke, in the Nisi Prius Court, 1 in which several of the witnesses spoke the Cheshire dialect very broadly, so much so that the counsel engaged were quite at fault in properly understanding what was said. His Lordship, however, seemed to understand the brogue quite well, and explained to the counsel and the jury what the witnesses meant as they proceeded. In surnmiug up the case he expressed his satisfaction at being able to give the infor mation in question, and explained the reason of his thorough acquaintance with the dialect, which he :aid was in conse quence of his having spent seven years of his life in Mac clesfield, a period to which he often looked back with min gledfeelinzs of pleasure and regret. The L earne d J u d g e, then Mr.' - James Parke, was educated at the Macclesfield Free Grammar School ; where he was entered a pupil in 1792, under the Rev. Dr. Davies. -..Chester Courant. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Tioniteur publishes the following telegraphic dispatch : "Besancon, Aug. 19, 1 PM. "The review of the National Guard of the troops of the line, in the Champ de Mars, was magnificent. The President passed through the city on horseback, and was received with enthusiasm. The windows were crowded with women throwing bouquets. The President has quitted Besaugon to continue his journey." The Bulletin des Lois announces the arrival of the PRESIDENT at Colmar. Notwithstanding the official announcement that the PRESIDENT was received at Besan9on with enthusiasm, it is rumoured in Paris that Besancon was the scene of a violent erneute, in the course of which the PRESIDENT and his staff were expelled from a ball-room, and which was only quelled by the bayonet. On the 19th, in the evening, the PRESIDENT went to a ball in the Place de la Halle, at which, says the offi cial account, he only staid for an instant. His sud den departure was occasioned by the irruption into the ball-room of a crowd of workmen, who raised deafening cries of " Vive la Republique," and on whose appearance the President and his friends rt - tired. Left in possession of the room, the workmen destroyed all the eagles and other imperial emblems with which the room had been decorated, and it was found necessary at last to clear the room at the point of the bayonet, and afterwards to charge with a de tachment of cavalry on those assembled outside. The fact of the short stay of the President at the ball in the Town-hall, on account of its being irconve niently crowded, is stated in the following official dispatch : " BESANCON, Auo. 19, ONE P. m. " THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS TO THE MINISTER CF % 04 - ,0 ,, ...NA, - .0 -- 4. • _ ,_.44.1t ..4.'0 . , c,!"= eiii .., -- f-v ,-,' -1 - , --1111 ' •- - qt .. "- -,•,. ... - .- • ...,,. x . . ..,, . 4 1 ,..... ? „ , EE., ,' igio. .• i . ,e,...0...-. ,;Ro ' ' •t • ...,—, HE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST_ 22 , 1850. THE INTERIOR. " The PRESIDENT of the Republic departed from Lons-le-Saulnier, at half past 10 yesterday morning, and arrived at Besangon at half-past seven in the evening. As in the previous places through which he has travelled, so also during this day's journey, he found in every place the municipal authorities, the clergy, the National Guards, and great crowds of the people, each and all of whom loudly testified their devotion to the PRESIDENT, and received him with the most lively demonstrations of affection. "In order to celebrate the PRESIDENT'S appearance amongst them, the town of Besangon has given two public balls—the one in the Tow n• hall, other in the theatre—at both of which all classes thronged in great multitudes. "At the Mayor's request the PRESIDENT most will ingly consented to favour the assemblies with his presence at both places ; but at the Town-hall the place was so inconveniently crowded, that he could only remain but a very short time, and merely passed through those who had assembled. He afterwards went to the ball held in the theatre, and tock part in the proceedings, where he was greeted with the greatest enthusiasm." The reactionary party is now completely broken up into sections, which hate each other even more cordially than they hate the Republic. The Legiti matists have determined to oppose any attempt to pro cure the prolongation of the President's powers, and M. BERRYER has consented to join in this opposition. The Count of CHAMBORD has publicly declared that no reconciliation has taken place between himself and the Orleans' family, and the partizans of the latter have determined to start the Prince DR JOINVILLE as a candidate for the Presidency in 1852. The Bulletin de Paris thus speaks of the candidature of the Prince DE JOIN VILLE : " We spoke yesterday of a letter addressed by the Prince de Joinville to a man of note belonging to the moderate party, ar.d we said that we guaranteed the ex actitude of our information. We say so again. This letter, in our opinibn, has a great importance in the present circumstances, the Prince saying -textually that there are in his opinion no longer but two regimes post•ible in France, the hereditary and legitimate mo narchy or a republic, but not a princely republic; and adding, what is still stranger, coming from a son of Louis Philippe, that it cannot any more be question of the mo narchy of expedients which we had curing the reign of his father, It may be boldly conjectured that we have a pretender the more. Whatever may be the adroitness of form disp!ayed in the Prince's letter, and that adroitness is incontestable, it is easy to divine the amLitious thoughts which it seeks to cloak ; and an arrangement between the branches of the house of Bourbon ought less to be looked for than a new candi date for the Presidentship in 1852. Already, besides, certain influential members of the Orleanist party have put forward the name of the Prince de Joinville as that of a man abl-, in certain eventualities, to counterbalance another name. As to and it is also the opinion of the most important personages of the Conservative opi nion, we think that if such is the thought of the Prince de Joinville (and his letter, unfortunately, leaves no doubt on the point), he yields not only to an imprudent opinion, but commits a bad action. The party of order bas no need of a new representative. They who repre sent it ere, on the contrary, only too numerous. And if, in addition to the Bonapartist, Legit'matist, and Or leanist parties, we have that of the Prince de Joinville, it is the Reds that wilt triumph in 1852." By a decision of the Municipal Council of Paris the duty of 11. the kilogramme imposed on tea in the year 1849 is to cease on the Ist of October next. M. L'Asraos, Archbishop of Toulouse, is to be elevated to the dignity of Cardinal. M. CIIEILEU, one of the editors of the National, died of apoplexy, in Paris, on Monday. PARIS Booms, AUGUST 21.—Latest Prices.—Five per Cents., 97f. ; Three per Cents., 581. 40,!.; Bank Actions, 2,340 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON S WOK-EXCHANGE, Auci. 21. Boulogne and Amiens, VA—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 14 1 A— Dutch Rhenish, 2 Luxembourg, Ith —Namur and Liege, 6Li Northern of France, 14%—Paris and Button, 23 1 / 8 ex di,.—Sambre and Meuse, 2k, SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 16th have arrived. General Jose DE LA CONCHA will not take his departure for Cuba until September. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 16.—Three per Cents., 331 ; Five per Cents., 13i money. Exchange on London, 50 40. GERMANY. The Emperor of AUSTRIA left Vienna on the 16th for hal. The Dresden Cabinet has published a memorial disapproving of the conduct of Prussia in negotiating the late treaty with Denmark. DENMARK. According to previous announcement, we learn that the bridges over the canal of Kiel have been broken down. The Constitutionnel Gazette says : " Russia and Sweden will remain neuter; but ten Russian vessels of the line will be stationed before Kiel to guarantee that neutrality. Other Russian vessels will carry the wounded Danes from Flensburg to Fubnen. Fredericia and Copenhagen - will furnish the Danish army with provisions, arms, and munitions of war." HOLLAND. THE Heauz, AUGUST 17.—There is a report of an approaching change in the Ministry. The Second Chamber, which is to meet on Monday, is to have an extraordinary sitting to-morrow, for the purpose of receiving the projects of law which are to be dis cussed during the session.—Dutch Papers, Aug. 18. BELGIUM BRUSSELS, AUGUST 20.—Tm3 EXHIBITION OF 1851.-387 persons have given in their names as wishing to take a part in the grand Exhibition. Ac cording to the classification adopted by the British Commissioners they are divided as follows :—Raw materials, 73 ; machines, 78 ; manufactured products, 217 ; sculptured objects of art, 19. The committee have decided that the various objects for transmission shall be sent in in February.—Journal du Commerce Anvers, Aug. 21. ITALY. Accounts from Rome represent the financial situation as deplorable—the Papal Government has neither money nor credit, and is on the verge of bankruptcy. CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY.—(THIS DAY.) — This morning having been appointed for the assembling of both houses of the convocation, for the purpose of prorogation, his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, accom panied by F. Hart Dyke, Esq., her Majesty's Proctor and principal Registrar of the province of Canterbury, arrived at the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster Abbey, at half -past ten o'clock. The convocation ordinarily assembles and pro rogues with Parliament, but this year the prorogation oc curs some time after the close of the Parliamentary session. Particular interest was attached to to-day's proceedings, in asmuch as it was anticipated that petitions emanating from the Church Union, relating to the Gorham case, might be thbeatGtrha full y e c e a pre sent ud presented, and also from the fact that numerous meetings of ordermightin his the clergy throughout the country had been held, calling u the f aPrimatefairly aspect dise t u o ofs s assemble e dt .he affairs Expectationt he c o o f n v t h o ue c pa Churcho ti n o n t , this i n s head, however, was not realised. At half-past ten, the Archbishop having tak en hi s seat on t h e t h rone i n the f Upper House, Mr. F. Hart Dyke, by command of his Grace, read her Majesty's writ for the prorogation, and the Lower House haying been formally summoned, and on appearing his Grace ordered the convocation to stand prorogued. The customary writs and forms were then read, and the Arch bisht p declared the proceedirgs at an end. Tub WEST HIGHLANDS.—A letter, dated :Oban, Friday night, says :—" I am sorry to say that at Ardrishaig. and all that way to Oban, the potato crop is more than one third diseased. Indeed, at Oban, it is more then one-half; i went over several fields, and had too clear a proot of the rapid failure of this esculent. The corn crops are excellent, and in many places getting ripe."— Glasgow Daily Mail. BANK FOR DISCOUNTING FRENCH RAILWAY SHARES.—The Tours and Nantes Railway Company are about to submit for the c.msideration of their shareholders a proposal as to participation to be given by the company for the formation of an auxiliary bank for discounting railway shares. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY TWO O'CLOCK. The sales or Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti ma'ed at 10,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export and 3,000 on speculation, the Luying being more spiritei, and id. advance was readily paid. Prices of ord. and mid. American are *d. lower than on Friday last. Surat acd all other kinds are also d. lower.—Railway Shares were firm, with a fair business doing. The sales of Wheat in the provincial markets are in creasing. The official returns fur the last week give the quantity at 97,969 quarters. The wine trade have been amused, if not a little scan dalized, by some proceedings in which it has been thought judicious to invoke the name of the ex-King of the French. There may be some want of taste on the part of an individual who has brought the matter under review, and there is an appearance of officiousness too, but if some of the smaller wine importers have been spe culating upon his Majesty's name fertile purpose of selling trash said to be his property, and which a Mr. G. Ridley tells us, brought only Is. 4d. per gallon for brandy, and 7s. 6 1. ler dozen for Champagne ' tilt re may be a slight ground for the interference of the latter gentleman when the more important firm of Matthew Clark and Sons announces that they are deputed to bold a genuine auction of royal property. With these preliminary re marks, and suite dists , te for the whole affair, as savour ing too strongly of tie " ruff oblique," it not the " puff dirt-et," we give for what it may be worth, the corres pondence that has passed : " 27, Crutclied Friars, London, July 17, 1850. " Monsieur le Comp'e de Islcuitly. " A Monsieur,—l, the undersigned, am authorised by several influential wine merchants of the city of London most respectfully to put a question to your Majesty, re lative to a representation ut a sale by suction of 260 hogsheads of French wine, said to be the property of your Majesty, as per frontispiece of the catalogue and advertisements inserted in the London papers, which I have respectfully enclosed for your Ma jesty's perusal. Tats plan of attracting at tention to property in connexion wi h your Majesty is so completely novel in the wine market, that the trade have reason to doubt your Majesty is not cognizant of the proceeding. Your illustrious name, in connexion with the celebrated bankers, Messrs. Coutts and Co., seems quite unnecessary for the legitimate ob ject in disposing of merchandise, more particularly ca pricious property like wine; and the trade, believing your Majesty never intended your name to be bandied about in the manner herein described, conjecture it is a manoeuvre of some one in a less diguitied position than your Majesty, and for pur poses at present inexplicable. Will your Ma jesty therefore, for the sake of justice and the honour of your exalted position, deign to reply to my request, on behalf of the wine trade, stating it is your property as described, and published with your authority, as per documents enclosed. "Apologizing for intruding upon your Msjesty, I have the honour to be, Monsieur le Compte de Neuilly, your very humble servant, (Signed.) " GEORGE BIDLEY." In cusequence of this letter a gentleman called from Messrs. Coutts and Co. to express their surprise that they bad not teen applied to, and this gave rise to the following:— _ _ _ " 27, Crutched Friars, London, 20th July, 1850. 2 4 hicssra. Coutti and Co., Bankers, London. "Gentlemen,—ln consequence of a gentleman having called upon me from your house, respecting a lett , :r ad dressed and forwarded by me, on the 17th inst., (on behalf of the wine trade), to the Count de Neuilly, re lative to the use of his name, in conjunction with that of your house, respecting a proposed public sale on the 25th instant, since postponed sine die, and your house 1 3 , jig now in possession of the said letter, will you favour me with an answer to the same, viz.—lf the wines in question are the bona fide property of the Count de Neuilly. If they are, certain it is they have been purchased recently by him on speculation, and not, according to the statement made, originating in a mys terious manner, also briaging your house forward before the public in a most unprecedented manner, no doubt to give (Oat and success to a very doubtful transaction. "I am, gentlemen, your most obedient servant. (Signed) " GEORGE RIDLEY." This brought a reply, the subjoined reply, from the brokers— " Great Tower street, 22.3 July, 1850. " Sir,—We are requested by Messrs. Coutta and Co. to desire that you will not again trouble either the Count de Neuilly or themselves respecting the wines referred to in 3our letter?. These wines being in our hand?, any communication respecting them should be made to UP. " We are, Sir, your obedient servants. (Signed) " MATTHEW CLARK AND SON." " Mr. Ridley." This afternoon the wines are being sold, and the auc tion, from the Et:pebble above referred to, has attracted rattier more attention than usual. Later Belgian advices give further details of the in jury done by the floods, and state that the crops were in some parts much damaged in consequence. In France they have escaped comparatively without injury. At Amsterdare, on the 20,h instant, the Dutch Funds were well supported, and an animated business was done. Spanish Bonds were less in favour, and Mexican were higher. Peruvian were more offered. Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents. were 574 to 3-16. With a most inactive market for Public Securities we have continued heaviness in prices, and the rather conflicting reports about the potato and corn crops 96 m it ain for caus T e. rans C fo o r n , sol o s nd ha 9 v 6 e i b i ee t n .or quo A te c d . a9r6e to o e 9N c p S o ri wna n; .i u Thr e emnE d x -i Ba c a hansendtqtjauc.ekgr Sto c k- ti bil r2 l t s h6e 4ar shtpra)eivrs2eeficn67er. ton e a t 82 1 . 4 1 : 2 : 65 A . to 68s. a re nd be 2 e l n 3 m . arl 'h ed s Foreign Sticks are rather more dealt in. Peruvian Bonds have been 801 to 81k. f r the Four-and a-Half per Cents., and the Deferred 33 to 344. Mexican have been voted 29} and Brazilian 92f. Portuguese Four per Cei.t3. havo been 33} to 33k. and Spanish Three per Cents. 371. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, have been 57k to t. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as ut.der:- 1850. 1849. Brighton ••• £1'2,744 Dover 17,039 ••• 13,300 Midland 25,560 ..• 24,677 South- Western Greet Western North- Western Theso returns, as will be observed, are very satisfac tory in every instance, but particularly so as regards the North-Western, and the market for shares generally looks firmer in consequence, although there is not a great deal doing. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols ... ••• •-• 96k Ditto Account 96f ONE PRICES OF nn itisa EUND3 O'CLOCK. CLOSING PRICES. liana Mock 213 212 212 3 par Cent. Reduced Arne .......•.•• 9644 x v 96% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities... ••••• 96 96 1 / s a 964 ;Taw 3 1 4 per Cent. Anne.. 9 8%% 98% Long Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o — Ditto, 30 years, Oct. W. 1859 — 6 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860. 8 India Stock ...... .. ...... ...... 264 266 266 83 p India Bonds, I,OOOL ..... . . Ditto under 1,000/.—....• .. •••• 88 p 88 p Consols for Account ...................• 96 1 4 % 88 p t. ac hequer Bills. 1 4d• S` 2d 96% 1,0001. June 6 p 500/. June 68 p 6 638 p Small. June 65 68. p p 68 p ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUN DS. O'CLOCK. CLOSING PRICES. srazihan Bonds Ditto, New, 18 29 and 1839 Danish 80nd5, 1825,3 p er Cent. Ditto 5 Der Cent. Eqnador Bonds — 102 &lexicon, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—, 3 3 / 4 Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupo ns .. .. Ditto, Account 29 Peruvian Bonds, 4 1% per Cent— Ditto. Account ..... . ...... .. € 121 % 81% 4 81% 81% Ditto, Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, Converted, 1 841 34 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Ditto, Account 33% ttussian Bonds ..... ••• 112 1 / 9 Ditto, 4% par Cent - -- i L , int. 1840 17% Spanish; 5p - ar - Con- .. . ........ 1714 . 17 , 4 , Ditto. 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Beligan, 4 1 ,4 per Cent. i.utcn v y r Cent., 12 Guild. Ditto 4 Der lent. Certalleates B9l/1 911 4 57% t9IA PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSIN RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES berdeen 5O 0000000 •• ••••• ..... Do. Preference .. '. . 81 Amber. Nott., Beaten, and Eastern Junction 8t,4 ............ .. -- tyrshire and Galloway.. 7IA ............... telfast & County Down 30 ............... erks & Hants Extens. (Gt. West. Per.s per ct.) 6 idrmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly raid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, without guarantee 20 ••. ..... 3inning. Wolverh'ton, and I. udley, calls duly pd, or wan guarantee 15 .........»••• -.... Do. without guarantee 15 Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 14s ... ..............• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June 26 - instol and Exeter 100 ...... 63 ..... 62 1 A1 ....... ... ~ '.uckingharcshire - ..... ••••••••. 1 , I,i Caledonian Do. New 10/. Pref..... 10 Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 C' este, and Hol) head-. 50 Ditto, Preference l5 ...... .............. Clarence ... Direct London & Forts- m o nth -- Dublin and Belfast June. 45 isundalkilz Enniskillen 30 East Anglian, 25/., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 Do. 18/., E. & H.... 18 ..... ........«..... - Ditto, 71. 175., 7 per Do., 3 1 ,4 — ............... " Cent., Preference... 2 -.. ........... 6 4asfern Cti ouves... ..... 20 578' 61..6 ..... Ditte,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 6/. . •••••••""' 'T A P p Ditto ditto No. 13s. 4d... par p ......... Do., New Pref.rence, 6 per Cent........... 10 ...... 11% 1 / 2 ............ 111/2 Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent... 50 Do. New 43 M... MO. ........... Eastern Union, Class A Gate E. U. Sharci.) 25 _Ditto, Class A. ditto... 6 Vo., Gins B :ft C Do. Scrip (6per cent.) 20 Ea , t Lar,xakhire. - Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 4...... -- .. .. — 1)o., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 614..„.. ..... — Ea3t Lincolushim, guar. 6 per Cent. .. ... ...... 25 ?.dinbergh and Glasi - -..-ow 50 ...... Edin., Perth, & Dundee 25 Ditto, Newport ••••• .*.Y . U. & Dr - ;h 2',,,--- Exeter,Yeovi_. _iorc. . - __ Exeter and Exmouth... 21s. Glas,mw, Dumfries, and Carlisle 81.65. 8d.... ... ..... ilasgow,Kilmar.,Bc Ayr 50 ...... Do. Preference Cons01. Gloucester & Dean Forest 14 .reat Northern . ..... ... 24 ...... 9 %N I 9% Do., I , t A Deferred ... 12%...... ... ... — Do., % 13 6 per Cent... 11% Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12%. l l l% ll .rest South. and West. ( Ireland) ... 5O ...... 30 . . ...... Ditto, Eighths 2% — .. .... ........ 274 raat North of England.loo 240 241 x.d. Ditto, New, 401 4O Ditto, Now, 30/ 3O ktto.New,lsl. l5 ... .. Great Western 100 Ditto, New 17i........ 15 ... .. 7% x.d ...... 74:i x.d Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... Ditto, liiol Shares ... 25 Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — Lancaster and Chrlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds I al,,,,tniri.& 1 orksline 100 ...... 39% a% 39 .. 39 Do. Quarters ... Do. kitthe ll►i . 2% ... 2% Do. Thirds .... ........ 18 ...... Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 10 Ditto (Huddersfield and Sheri.) 1!o. (W. Riding Union) 11% — • ••• • Leeds and Bradrord Leeds and Thirds ...... 50 ...... Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 6 too., do. No. 2 17 Do., do. ...... No. 3 5 . . — ... ........ Do., Pret. Quar., 1848 9 ...... ...... — Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . London &Blackwall...ll/. tia. 33... London, isrighton, and South C0a5t...... 100 Do•Guarant. 5 per et.. 9 .....• ••••••••• — Do. Prefer. 5 per cent. 50 Ditto ditt0...... 18..2 50 ...., ... — Do., New, guaranteed 6 per Cent . ...100 LendonandUreenwtob 12/15s 4d — ..... ...... .. Ditto, Prefetence...... 20 Lonaon and N. Wa*tern 100 .11 1 1,4iz% llll Ditto, New Quarters 17 ...... 18 ... ......... Oitto, Fitt' .. D'.. 101. (M. & B.) C 1 ...,,.. LEndor & S.W.stqrn ..ICO ......60%( % 61 x.d CON x. d Do, New 50/. . ....... 42% — ... .......... Do. New 401. . 34 Do., New Preference.. 5 Londonderry &Caarisine '25 ..... .. Do. 14 Shares oldonLierry and Ennis killen Do. 1 / 4 Shares ..... .... 7 1 ,E Lowestoff, guar. 4 per ct 20 Ditto (6 per ct.) gaucho* ter,Buxton,and Matlock...—. ........... 5 1 4 — .. — Ms.netleiter, Sheffield, iind Lincolushii e... 100 Do. Quarter* (No. 1) 25 ... .. ~ ••• —. Ditto, New IC/. Pref... 10 Do., :Manchester and Liman Unior ...... 4/. 2s — dis... .. .. — dis. Midlanl Do. consolidated Pref.loo Do., 50/. Sharon ..... 35 Do., Bum. and Derby lf 0 Do. Consolid. Bristol & Binning., 6 per ct. —.lOO 121%...... ..... ... 121 1 % L itto,Brist. & Glocstr. 46 Ditto ditto . ...... 29!. 163. Od Do.,ErewashVal.,Pref. 50 Ditto, Leieesl.& Swan- nington, 8 per ct. guar.loo Midland Great W estern Irish 474 - 0........ M .._ I%t dcllesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle.loo . — Do. Quarters Newmarket Do. Extension Newport, Abergavenny, - £ nd. Llereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpomt, and Rostrevor Norfolk ... . 100 Do. New 201. .. l5 Do. Ext. Guar. 5 p. ct. 20 Do. Guaranteed 5 1 i t pc. 5 ....., Do. du. Waveney Val. 2 ...... N, rthern Counties Union 4 ...... North British ........ ... 25 Ditto Preference North Staflordshire ... 17 1 , 6% 6% North-Western . l6 ...... •.. Wnsrd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 50 Preston & Wyra 25 ... .. De. I ,i Shares (A) IG IA ..... tteading, Guildford, and Reigate lB ..... 18 1 4. .....• l B lll rfc yston and Hitchin ... 5q..... sx, x.i. 6' x.i Do. Shepreth Exten . % Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New Slirewsbury - and Birm 1 3 1% . — dis. ........ dis Ditto ditto. Class B PA — ... ....• ..... Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and Herald. 5 ...... Stircwsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) . ••• Ditto Halves Ditto Osweatry ...... CO Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref lO Shropshire Union S'nth Devon Do. Preference - ..•• •••• •••• .m" ;.;o •th Staffordshire BIA — .. ..... South Eastcri. Do., No. 3 ....... ..... . 30 ...... Do., Registered No. 4 10 South W ales : t , uth Yorkshire, Don e aster, and Goole SI. effield, Rotherham, tic Goole (N. Div.) Gua ranteed 5 per cent. ... 18% — ••• ••••• •. •• Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 6 S *ans. & Loughor 8c Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 8 Taw Vale Extension ... 9is ..— ... ... ..... ••• Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath ... .. l3 Waterford and Kilkenny 20 Waterford and Limerick VIA tiraierld,Wxfrd,Wick l w. and Düblin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. ...... 50 ...... ...... Do. do. do. ... 25 ...... Do. do. do. ... 15 ... West Cornwall .....».. 7 1 ,i ... _ ..... ..... _ tY hitehaven & Farness 20 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 14 Wilts, Somerset,Sz W ey mouth 5O York. Newcastle, ano Berwick..... ....... 25 Do. Newcastle Exten. 20 D.G.N. L. Preforance 9 _ ... .. Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railway .. 100 Yoe! and North Midland 50 ...... 15% I-A ~... 15% P; efarenns OttL., FOREIGN RAILWAY b. Ang'o Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian). ... 6%. oulugna and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzrua)... 20 17'4 — ......... Demerara ... Dutch Rhenish ......... 8 ••• •• — • •• •••• 2% East Indian .•-•••....•... 7 Ditto ...... ..... ... ---- ... Great Indian Peninsular 5 - Do. Do. ... „.... 1 Louvain Ito ts: amb r e ... VA Luxembourg Ditto ..— lO Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... N•iii,ur utritl Liege ...... 20 ... .. -- Northern of France l6 - ........ ...... -- Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 - Paris and Orleans ...... 20 ..... .... ..".... -- Paris and Rouen 2O ....„ -- x.d. ... —. x.d. Paris and Strasbourg ... 14 Rouen and Havre ...... 20 - S amore and Meuse Strasbourg and Basle rours and Na Ites .. 14 ...." 8% B% rournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt ...... 20 West Flanders 8 34 ..... MINE& Anglo-Mexican lOO ..... ........ Asturian ..... . l5 Australian... ..••... ......... Hamra Range .... 335 • Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 50 Bolonos Scrip ...... ............... British Iron .... Brazilian Imperial ......244 — • ••••—•• •• 3 BrazilianComes&Cuiaba 30 Do. St. John Del Hey 'l5 •••••• - ^..•..• •••••"' "- Cobre Copper General - - Real Del Monte, Unreg. - - ~. ... - Do. Black Debentures - - 1)o. Red Ditto ... - - - Santia.ro de Cuba lO -..............- Tin Croft ...- ...... .. - 7 •• - •• - - United Mexican ...•.. 2816 ...... 5 .• ~... •••-• 5 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia . 4O - ••• - 23 British North American 50 - .. „.,, ••• - Colonial 25 - - ommero:al of : London 20 Lta:ctou J oint tock lO Loss AND RECOVERY OF 1,0001.—A gentleman staying at the White Lion Hotel, in this city, having gone to Parkgate on Sunday last on a trip of pleasure, discovered on his return to his inn in Chester that he had lost his pocket-book containing 1,00/. He _immediately informed a . the landlord his loss, and a person n Mr. Hilton's employ was dispatched to Parkgate to make inquiries. lie soon suc ceeded in ascertaining that the pooket- wok and its contents had been picked up on the beach at Parkgate by a boy, and that it had been delivered to the ostler :It the Mostyn Arms Hotel. The latter teturied to Chester with the messenger, and on restoring the property received a present of 51. from owner.—Chester Courant. 1 1 il. A 1 , 011 0 'k YORK AITGIJ;T MEETING. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Bramham Stakes. Mildew ... ... Uriel St. Ann Tiff ... ... Lady Eden ... Mickleton Chesterfield Stakes. The Filly Stakes. Produce Stakes. ... walked over LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.-( THIS DAY.) LONDON. AUG. 22. —Wind at noon S.S.W., moderate bref ze and fine clear weather. BAHIA, JULY :l.—The Oporto, of and from Liver cool to California, put in 25th ult. very leaky, has been t•urve3ed and will lighten. The Carthage, Boston, to Calcutta put in on :29th ult. leaky, and is discharging. '1 he Singapore, Hartlepool to Singapote, put in Ist inst. totally dismasted. PERNAMBUCO, JULY 24.—The Hugh, for Cardiff, in entering this port got ashore on the bar; came off with out d.mage. OFF SALCOMBE, AUG. 21.—Czar Petcr, Guanes, New Otleatis for St. Petersburgh. HULL, AtTc 21.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Princess Vic toria, Dun, Richibucto; Hebe, Groat. Greenland. DEAL, Auc. 21.—Wind W. to N.—Arrd. Pigeon, Pam, Hamburgh for Newf,undland; crew refractory. Arrd. from the River, Highbury, Valparaiso. Arrd. from the River and sailed, Hyderabad, Hobart Town; Trafalgar, Calcutta; Luige, Rio Janiero; Agamemnon, Bathurst. SW. Eliza, Sydney, New South Wales; Mary C.therine. Sydney, New South Wales ; Alverton, Shanghae; Earl of Hardwick. Bombay; Barnard, Port Natal; Paragon, Mauritius; Ellen, Valparaiso; Unicorn, Demerara; Sea Queen, Porto Rico; Camilla, Newfound land; and others. Arrived from the River, Earl of Hard wick, Madras; Marchioness of Queensberry, Miramichi. The Belvidere, Shields to Genoa, has been on the Good win Sands. YA.RMOUTII, Auo. 20.—The Guard has lost covering board, stauncheon, bow stove, and other damage and leaky; having becn run foul of by a French schooner. RestscATE, Auc. 2l.—Wind S.W. Arrd. Tyne, Storey, Quebec for Newcastle, to stop a leak. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 2l.—Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Cilma, Ricken, Old Calabar; Swordfish, Green. Per nambuco; Corsair, Laidley, Now Orleans; Volant, Sears, New Orleans; City of Lincoln, Ridley, New Orleans, with 50,000 dollars in speAe on freight; Star ling, Henderson, Savannah; Isaac Wright, Pt abody, New York; Isabella Stewart, M'Kinny, St. Stephen's. Sid. Atlantic steamer, New York; William Ratbbone, New York; J. H. Shepherd, New York; Isaac W ebb, New York; Oriental, St. John's, New Brunswick. The Minerva steamer, hence to Kingston, on shore 3 esterday nc ar Beaumaris, has been got off and has put back to repair. BowstonE, AUG. 19.—The James of and from GlK gow for Islay, has been driven on shore, but will pro bably be got off. BEnwicK, Ana 21.—The Mary schooner, of Harwich, was towed into Holy Island Harbour, dismasted in a gale 19th inst. QUARANTINE NOTICE. PALERMO, AUG. 12.—The Board of Health has this day ordered that vessels from the Islands of the coast of Great Britain be subject to twenty-one days' quarantine for the men, and twerty•eight days for the goods. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Only limited business was trentaeted to day, yet priees were well supported. Beef from 2s 6.1 to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 10d to 3s 103; Lamb, 3e 6i to 4e 6d; Veal, 3s to 33 103; end Pork, 3s •to 4s per Sibs by the carcase. FILLY fiCA.SLA El VS. SMITIIFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 2/ 153 to 31 17s; new ditto, 2/ 10s to 3155; old Clove', 31 153 to 41 10s; new ditto, 3/ 3s to 41 Os; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 8s per load. A lair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 21 18s to 3i 18s, new ditto, 21 8s to 31 8s; old Clover, 3/ 103 to 4/ 6s; new ditto, 31 5s to 31 16s; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 9: per load. Supply moderate, and trade dull. W 111TkCHAPEL.—Old Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 3116 x; new ditto, 21 8s to 3/ 6i; old Clover, 31 12s to 41 10s; new ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ Os; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 11 8s per load. Trade dull, at our quotations. CORN AVERAGES, GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Aug. 15, 1850, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT,. I Beaux!. I ova. arz. I BEANS. I PZAS. PRICE .. 1 43 s 8d 22s 8d I 18s 4d 23s Od I 281 2d 1263 5d DUTIES ON FOREIGN COLtN. HEAT. BARLEY. 1 I OATOATS.RYE. BEANS. I PEAS. Is Od I is Od I Is Od Is Od I Is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN - SOLD IN THE PAST WEEK. Wheat, 97,969; Barle3, 2,095 ; Oats, 7,962 ; Rye, 122 ; Beans, 3,809; Yeas, 728 quarters, CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (B, fore Mr. Baron PLATT.) Andrew StUddeford, 17, described us' a clerk, and Samuel Fi,k, 40, a gardener, were indicted for an unna tut al offence. Mr. Parnell appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Parry defended the prisuner Studdeford, and Mr. Cooper ap peared for Fisk. The evidence adduced was totally unfit for publication. Mr. PARRY was proceeding to address the jury on behalf of the prisoner Studdeford, when Mr. Baron PLATT interfered, and, under the Learned Judte'a direction, The jury Acquitted both the prisoners, and they were ordered to be immediately discharged. FORGERY.—Dixon Dawson, a fine-looking old seaman, of upwards of 71 years of age, was placed at the bar upon an indictment charging him with feloniously forging and uttering a cheque for the payment of 100/., with intent to defraud SirlJ. W. Lubbock, and Co. Mr. Bodkin, with whom was Mr. Clerk, conducted the prosecution. Mr. BODKIN stated the case to the jury. The prisoner had been wounded at the battle at which the immortal Nelson received the fatal wound which ended in his death, and which occasioned a loss to England that could never be replaced. The prisoner, after leaving the navy, obtained employment in the service of Messrs. Hawes, the eminent soap manu factut ers of Lambeth, and while in that service he had ascertained that a lady of the name of Hawes, a relative of the family of the Hawesee, and who resided in Surrey, kept an account with Mesare. Lubbock, and the cheque, with the forgery of which the prisoner was charged, pur ported to be signed by Miss llawes. The cheque was seat in a letter signed J. ha Johnson, which the prisoner caused to be written fur him. On the receipt of the letter at the backing-house suspicion was excited, and measures were immediately adopted and the prisoner was taken into custody. 'rho Learned Counsel under stood that the facts he had stated would not be denied, but the defence which would be set up was that the prisoner was insane. Mr. Daniel Higham, a clerk in the banking-house of Lubbock and Company, proved that ou the 18th of July a letter was received at the banking-house, enclosing a cheque purporting to be signed by Sarah Hawes, a lady with whom they had an account. The signature to that cheque was very much like the signature of Miss Hawes, but in consequence of the inquiry that had been made the cheque was not paid. John Boncey, barman to Mr. Watts, of the Victoria Tavern, Greenwich, knew the prisoner by sight. He recollected him being in his master's house on the 17th of July, for that day he showed the witness a cheque for 1001., and asked him to write a note for him, which he refused to do, as the witness was then very much en gaged. The prisoner then told him that the evening would do. In the course of the day the prisoner came again, and witness then wrote what the prisoner dictated, and he desired him to sign his name to it, as for John Johnson, which he did. Witness then enclosed the cheque in the note, and posted it the following morning. On the evening of the 18th a letter was sent to his mas ter's house, in consequence of which he went to the hos pital, and informed the prisoner that he had received a letter for him, to which he replied that he did not expect one so soon. The prisoner, on coming to his master's house, gave a paper for the postman, signed "J. John sen-a" Shortly after that he was taken into custody. John Forrester, the noted Mansion-house officer, stated that on the 18. h July he went to the Victoria Tavern and took the prisoner into custody, and found the letter upon him which had been alluded to by the last witness. He also found a tobaceo.box and a draft for Si. upon him, made payable on . Messrs. Lubbock, and a receipt stamp attached to it. He also found a draft upon him for 1501. and a piece of paper signed "Dixon Dawson," together with several other papers. On going to tie prisoner he told him:that he was an officer, and had come to take him into custody for stealing a cheque; to-ehich he replied that he had found it in the tobacco box, and hod sent it to the bank in the expectation that he would get something for sending it. The prisoner gave tie name of Johnson. Thomas Hardy, a clerk at Messrs. Lubbccks, stated that the cheque was first presented to him about two months ego, and he refused to pay it. Jo prisoner 1 49 i iihse had a da , mb(e e:. Greenwicha sinpGreenwichx o pensioner, Dixon o ao nH stated h . Hospital Witness tiatin essi su t ethe a o t ou ge t the t that at times I.e did net appear to be right. He would not put his bed and chest right, but was very attentive at church. James Rose, who was one of the turnkeys at Giltspur street, stated ;hat the prisoner wrote the letter pro duced in Lis presence. John Peac ck, a house-ngent, carrying on business at Shadwell, stated that in July last, but what day he could not say, he was at the Pigeons, when the prisoner came in and asked him it he could cash him a chi que. A f,i ad of the witness, of the name of Markham, who was presen', tasked the prisoner what it wart, and on the production f the taper Mr. Marian m said, " Why did you not get this before?" The prisoner answered, " I have got plenty of money, and I have got more money than that; if you will let one of your servants go to the bank, I will pay him." No one went. The prisoner then said, " Wilt you advance me some money upon it?" Witness said, " Oh, no ;" to which the prisoner replied, " It was all right, you can get it on Muada)." The prisoner then went away, taking the cheque with him. AUss Hawes, a venerable -looking lady' 'T s .. t gill, called.,; She stated that she resided at Diveru , " toy , ...urn y, and was frieri. ntly at the house cf her nep tot 9, Queen-square, Westminster. She k , with Messrs. Lubbock, and drew chequePst The cheque produced was not in her handwriting, bu the r sigrature was very much like hers. • otter ...harles Cuthbert, a corn-broke*, knew the Pr l6 „ well, and was a fellow servant of ' his for 12 or 15 e a ': at Messrs. Hawes's. He bad no doubt that the cheqo produced was in the prisoner's hand writirE. Upnonactehe al This closed the case, for the prosecution. Mr. th adressed the ury on beha lf of the prisoner, PAYNE raising en several technical objections to 1 11 ° ie dictment, and contending that it was no t supported by the evidence which had bt en auced. Mr. Baron PLATT overrul dd ed the objections of tbs Learned Gentleman. f the A written statement was then put in on behalf 0- . prisoner, in which Le stated that he was insane and I: nocent cf the charge, and gave a history of the se a ' s vices he had rendered to his country. Ile wa s , r Alexandria in 1801, on boa-d the Victory' at Trafa l ga r in 1805, when the ilx.mortal Nelson was killed and hits o i sr If wounded, and ens present at a great most l ' u°3 other i ngagements, in which he conducted himsel iii gallantly, and finally obtained for himself an asYla n : Greenwich Hospital. This statement appeared too' 1 , 1 . t ... great sensation in court, and feelings the unfortunate veteran in the docit. g at Mr. PA NE then a ldrt ssed the jury at v er y v c re s length on behalf of the prisoner, on the gCn eri" -8 " Pt: and called the daughter of the prisoner and other wit and nessee, in order to show that the prisoner was uf vieli n of ompassion tor mind, and subject to fits of :abstraction and: aberratio :, Among the witnesses were Sir John Liddell, th medical inspector of Greenwich Hospital. (The trial had not concluded when we went to Pre33). NE IV COURT. (Before the COMMON-SERGEANT . ) hat George Frederick Masterman, a young ns la niceteen years of age, who had been cut on bail, s_ s os rendered this mornig to take his trial on an inclitt te° "" g. charging him with the commission of an agg rava sault on his master. The prisoner, it will be remembered, a Mr. Finer, a surgeon in the Kingsland road, ant. of been frequently before the magistrates on a hi"- having attem p NTINE ted to c ope retrangld the e bis aster. A 0 tbe case on the P a " prosecution this morning, charging the prisoner wit":,, common assault on his employer on the ocossioll question. OO P G u ilty The prisoner said he would plead is apprentieetaito to c assault. psi Mr. CLARKSON, on behalf of the prisoner, SSW 1. to the wish both of the prosecutor and the prisoner ' fie the prisoner's indentures should be caseelled, 09, B o p all that had happened, there was not the slightest Rog sibility that the parties would ever agree again , c 11 1 0 , 61 10, the remainder of the apprenticeship; and that b e ',t o dy and considering that the prisoner bad been in C ' ' th e for some time whil.t the case wa; pending bef °re the magistrates, the Court would probably thi nk that pets ends of justice would be answered if the prisoner r. bound over to keep the peaco towards the prosecutothe There being no objection to that suggestion cn • part of the prosecution, ficu The COMMON-SERGEANT ordered the prisoner to be bail, himself and two sureties , in 501. each , to k ee p t peace towards his master and all other persons. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THISA,'M A VAGABOND,— William Lambert, a br a ' s " founs;.; was placed before Mr. Hardwick, c harged w ith g il) ton" cently exposing himself to several ladies in N eusiD gardens. K William Sherlock, the head constable emp lo y t :nsington-gardens, stated that about four o'clock ibio rday afternoon he was walking with another eons": , er wn iki" in the gardens, when he observed the prison o af up and down in on e of the centre woods , app tir the waiting for some ladies who were pass i ng to time , band. Witn ess wa t c h e d him for some who and saw hi m we go up to some ladies root re by themselves, and behave ill a Tni a filthy and indecent manner towards them* old he repeated no less than six times b. f•re witneale quite g i. et sufficient proof of the fact. At length be saw 's o w ufficient to warrant him in taking the prisoner int° aso Cody, and on witness preventing himself for that PI 0 the prisoner buttoned up his coat and ran al g s a t f al iles he could. Witness pursued him for about ha `" - w ho when he was stopped; by ore of the park-kteP er t t hen Landed him over to witness. The prisone r the e taken to the sttion. The prisoner, who depict-. and arge, was committed for three months as a segue vagabond. S I FALL OF THE BRICKLAY-w-• ARMS RAILWAY STATION- - at' An accident of a 'eery alarming c h a racter, Se, et tended with loss of life, occurred yesterday beforea fter° the Bricklayers' Arms station. A few minutes fed three o'clock, the 2 50 train for Rochester baying sta r ted shortly be'ore, end the station therefore bei n g Pre. ; tially free from passenger traffic, the cast-iron roo two tending 400 t length, and being divided into with compartments, each with a 50-feet span, descen t- 1 e : ore a terrific crash to the ground. The orters Iv" were f Urge h url . engaged at the time on the spot were oco t om under the ruins, but being most of them close te s r ed of empty carriages then in the station, well!, t ei roW' thereby from the fishing mass. One poor fe""ie pro' ever, who it is said was making f r a gateway 1e " ` s f or mkt], was killed instantan and there are "% sal if not 0 : 2 % 0 three others who have rece e i ou d s y' e a i injuries. The name of the dveeceassedrs9' Patr ick '" Y i4 and he has left a vas andoccurred was found about an hour child un after the accident his stee ly ing on his back with an iron beam across Rr di sir and another across his stomach, his right hanut7ifie; ing a sponge with which he had been I rs— s - sati c o trri'ge when the roof tell in. Three other $.,„14-,.00, proc.ided for. a the company, named Brown, Chandler, so d w s t .,""ios were extricated from the ruins more or less serions,rubere kind, and conveyed at once to Gay's LiosPit al • j e e d; is every reason to hope that no other person has sti „t t r ha t but the mass of material to to removed is so gre — b - ieei it is impossible to be absolutely certain on,.,t e s o " - until the whole has been cleared away. e anu e i na t p s loyed at the station have all been accounted f o r, an believed that at the moment the accident °col Oral the there . were no strangers present. The assistance O r o of was promptly called for and given, and s e/e- wore police ce t directors and principal officers of the cotallArt tim e bor awa y alsofrom m si 2 seedily in attendance. Thus in a very I to 300 msn were set to work in clearing re c I alls the rui o n . o s, but it is thought that though they -a b t ill t his night, they will not finish the work before them afkernoon. How the accident happened it is ill3P ro s iee li at present with certainty to tell, •but the acc°tll3ll gives is as follows:--The porters, it would aPresr' one engaged at the time in moving a truck being of slowly shunted on an adjoining line of rails cam 10 upon them, and running into the truck , wi le 'insra transverse position, forced it against one of the pillar` stipporting the roof. The whole mass, it is sai iw_ to s diately gave way, leaving nothing but the hr °kel lon• lamas and the bare walls on either side of the An en t It will be recollected that this is not the fieet e s r ee s i soot of the kind at the Bricklayers' Arms station, I °' 0 - lose i six years ago a portion of the roof fell io, cans ilig d so u of life. The whole was subsequently reconstruct:. 'col was believed to be perfectly safe, but how i11 .W11 08 4 that belief was is now made lamentably aPPa rent. late r ' the accident happened a few minutes sarlier or pia , when the platform and carriages were occuP isci „ b ile° of life which it is quite frightful to think of the, sec" oo cor• which must inevitably have taken place. painhefal rence has naturally caused an immense and MOO r ot d se i nse ties in the neighbourhood, and it was wi th ~g d s of &alit) , that the police could keep back the er e " curious spectators who flocked to the spot. LATEST PARTICULARS.—(THIS V4ir.„,)fick The workmen are still engaged in removing the" a1• of 1 3 this extensive structure, and their exer tions base a 1• bat abled the authoriti es t o sa tisfy themselv es t nidtg further sacrifice of hum an life has resulted. the day the whole will be removed. , s otitee The compartment on the ea stern side reratOrl. slat but is evidently in a very i nse cure state, owing t o the strain it must have received from the separation e iron work of the centre compartment, a nd ,i116.1e10 se places it is partially torn away, but no apPreae`';, experienced by those competent to judge that ° lit tle fall; should, however, that take place, there ese th e on' doubt that the front wall and clock tower, w b appear quite firm and uninjured, will follow- ,killed The remains of the unfortunate man w h° i"- o f th e by the fall of the ir o n su pp or t e rs lies ° sl° -.. the arte waiting-rooms of th e s t at i on , and Mr. C e s t s; to Chandler' coroner, will hold an inquest on his body to-morrow. The oth er p ersons injured, Brown, 001 and Weston (not Watson) s till remain in Crtiis 11°1 in a very dangerous state. PENINSULAR M.AILS. rria row LOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.•--- e o y'ti sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Coen;re, steam-ship Indus, Captain Soy, has just arri veL ; t l with dates from Alexandria, August 7; Z. i ll o gb August 11; and Gibraltar, August 16, Sh e . , "" - f ia ll fifty-two passengers, five boxes of s pecie, an a g/ Gib. cargo, but no news. The Pacha s ailed fr° lll tati ali raltar for Southampton on the 15th inst., t° "- en route at Cadiz, Lisbon, &c. tCee lle havecasualtyhas prevailed during the lk:st two days. The vt.ese_l west/ we fear, is (lily one of inaaY w.B,,,hich the pier, missed stays after slipping her cable, agatesannt the tore e i l l ' i h e e n c g r a e i w n e L t i n t d h e in the roads at Burntisland, to the ' A ' by th e force of the gale was driven with great violence vi , era of! end w. considerable danger ; but we regret to ;,tale that Obtainij b? ho had returned afthe vessel to mst hie terwart s to . watch, w 1• ~ ~:....,_ A.. 4 1 he • boa rd atihteh ep iteirm. iu. i discovered he had left behind 0L"'.1 1 , ves 9 ` life in an at from ' ton? to the tempt to regain it. On leaping 1 0 the Wti n 1 pier, lie missed his footing, and fell * tit sa ve 111 _,I the eark ness of ellight rendering all efforts to j ., drift' ineflrc 'ts.toorew, o t t runghw 1w,,.!ia1u.; round actual The vessel after having struck the pie,, e r ociti_ i without to the east side, were she was thrown oa plebe oisyi havin *sustained further arent "In aget lii any app hooe the demo ition of her bulwarks. Tbe pier, . v . t iser. damaged 'to a considerable extent.— Edinburgh Am 010 SCOT v ' COP° jail" Alloa TEM CENTRAL RAILWAY• ---1.D13 lfi .-- branch, baying been inspected and approved , Government officer, has just been opened. .•'