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Having landed, every kindness and attention was be stowed by the workmen on their visitor, whose he roism they so lauded that they made him brave to return.—Cork Constitution. MISS STRICKLIND'S NEW WORK. Now ready, in 1 vol., elegantly bound, with Portrait of the Author, price 10s. Gd. HISTORIC SCENES, by AGNES: STRICKLAND, Author of " LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND." Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. To be had of all Booksellers, and at all tho Libraries. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS. Madlle. ANGRI will appear on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS. Madame BISCACCIANTI will make her First Appearance on Wednesday, October 16. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE• THE GitAND NATIO:CAL CONCERTS. M. CHARLES HALLE will perform en Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, the lOth, 17th, and 19th inst. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS. Master HEINRICH WERNER will appear on Wednesday, the 16th, and Friday, the 18th inst. lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS. Applications for Boxes and Stalls to be made at the Box-office of her Majesty's Theatre ; and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, Chappells, Sams, Al Icrcft, Leader, and Cocks, &c., &el, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS. The Executive Committee, Directors, and Managers of "The Grand National Concerts" have the honour to announce that the FIRST SERIES will commence on TuEsDaT the 15th of October next. In laying before the musical world and the public in general the principal arrangements that have been entered into for the carry ing out this great national requirement, the Committee trust to prove that they have spared neither expense nor exertion in endea vouring to form a union of talent never hitherto witnessed in any country. Their constant aim will be to present an intellectual en tertainment of the highest order, embracing the ereatest works of the greatest masters, illustrated by the most eminent artistes in Europe, and that at the cheapest possible rate, consistent with prudence to themselves and justice towards those whose in terests they have mainly in view. Every effort has been cued to render the selection of Artistes wholly free from all undue par tiality to country or individual ; and first-rate excellence being the only passport to an engagement at these Concerts, it is confidently believed that the most splendid available talent will thus be brought together—a consummation next to impossible when the arrangements are confided to one person, more or loss fettered by national prejudice, connexion, or interest. A similar independence will also characterise the choice cf works to be produced. No exclusive preference will be given to any par ticular School or Nation. The monumental productions of Germany, Italy, France, and England, ancient and modern, will be presented In succession. On certain evenings during the Series, the Concert will be classed under mie National head, and the entire performances will consist of works by the most celebrated Composers of one of the above four Musical Nations. It is also in contemplation to devote several evenings to the exclusive performanee of Sacred Music, par ticulars of which will be duly announced. The usual evenin; pro gramme will be a, varied programme—such as to meet as far as pos sible the wishes and tastes of all, and thus gratify the lovers of the higher class of music, as well as those who may prefer a lighter school. A highly-important and distinctive feature in this unde'ftaking, and one which the Committee are most anxious should be in every way worthy the support both of English artistes and English audi ences, will be the introduction of original instrumental and lyrical works by native composers, to whom every opportunity will be af forded of obtaining a satisfactory interpretation of their labours. That this object may be carried out as completely as possible, en tire works in an operatic form will be given, somewhat after the manner of short secular Oratorios, combining the ser vices of soprano, contralto, tenor, and basso cantante, with the full band and chorus. Mr. George Macfarren and Mr. Edward Loder have already completed two new one act Serenatas in the above form, which will be produced early in the season ; Mr. Howard Glover is now engaged on a similar work, to be called "Hero and Leander," and arrangements are also pending with other English composers. Mr. Macfarren's work is founded on the popular Arabian tale entitled "The Sleeper Awakened," the poem by Mr. John Oxenford. Mr. Loder has secured the services of Mr. George Soane, who has selected for his libretto " The Island of Calypso." The Com mittee are also in communication with the great master Sphor, M. Marsehner, Hector Berlioz, and Felicien David, relative to the production of several original works, and the latter com poser will personally attend and conduct the production of portions of his Opera Christophe Colomb." M. Balfe will assume the post of Musical Director, Conductor, and Composer. Quadrilles, Polkas, Valses, &c., written expressly for these Concerts, fly the most cele brated native and foreign authors, will be rapidly produced. Amongst other novelties will be a " Quadrille of all Nations," com osed by Musard, in celebration of the Great Industrial Exposition of the year 1851 ; " The Grand National Folka," by the author of " The Agnes Polka ;" a new Introductory MS. Overture and Hunt ing Chorus, by M. Balfe. The composers of " The Firefly," " Fus " Arban," and other popular music, will also contribute various novelties to the dance repertoire. The Committee have the utmost pride sad satisfaction in an nouncing that, by the gracious permission of his 3lajes•ee the King of Prussia, they have been enabled to secure the entire Chorus of the Berlin Chapel Royal, consisting of fifty male voices, under the direc tion of Herr Kapelmeister Neilthardt. The extraordinary perfec tion of this chorus is well known by reputation to every artiste and amateur in Europe, but the opportunity of hearing them in any town or country except their own has never hitherto been afforded. During their engagement, several pieces, entirely new to this country, and compased expressly for the Royal Chapel by Men delsshon, Neidthardt, &c., will be performed, in addition to selec tions from the choral works of Bach, Handel, and 3larcello, toge ther with the celebrated " Battle Chorus," which has created so extraordinary a sensation in Germany. An extra Chorus for the Serenatas and other English music has been selected with the greatest care from the principal lyrical establishments, and will be under the direction of Herr Ganz, Chorus Master of her Majesty's Theatre. The arrangement of the Operatic Selections, &c., will be confided to Signor Negri. The Prices of Admission have been fixed at as low a scale as pru dence will admit ; but as the Committee mean to be guided wholly by circumstances, and no wish or idea of profit will in any way influ ence them, they beg it may be distinctly understood, should the re turns jus ify any further reduction, that it will be instantly made. The Concerts will commence at eight, and terminate usually about eleven. The Theatre has been entirely re-decorated for these entertainments. In addition to the following list, numerous engagements are pend ing with other Vocal and Instrumental Artistes, particulars of which will be announced sec soon as possible. VOCAL ISTS. Angri, Miss Poole, Miss Mcssent, Mrs. Alexander Newton, and Madame Illscaccianti (the celebrated prima donna, from Milan, who will make her first appearance in England) ; Signor Calzolari, M. Jules Lefort, M. Jules Stockhausen, Mr. Frank Bodda, and Mr. Sims Reeves, INSTRUMENTAL SOLO PERFORMERS. Grand Pianoforte-31iss Goddard (Pupil of M. Thalberg, who will make her first appearance .n public), 31. Charles Halle (who will perform Beethoven's Concerto in E flat, with full orchestral accom paniments, on the opening ni g ht, and a different Concerto on each evening of his engagement), Master Heinrich Werner (whose per formance at Buckingham Palace before her Most Gracious Majesty and Prince Albert, and at the Professional Matinees, has been the marvel of the whole musical world), and M. Thalberg (who will introduce several new Morccaux, written expressly f.r these Concerts). Violin—MM. Molique, Henry Blagrove, Henry Cooper, and M. Sainton (Solo Violinist to her Majesty). An engagement is also pending with the renowned Artiste, Signor Sivori, who is on his way to England from the Havannala. Tenor—Mr. Hill. Violoncello—MM. Piatti, Hausmann, Hancock, and Rousselot. Double Bass—MM. Anglois, Rowland, and Herr Mailer (the cele brated Contrabassist from Darmstadt, who will make his first ap pearance in th!s country). Harp—Mr. John Thomas and Mr. 11. J. Trust. Concertina—Mr. R. Blagrove. Flute—MM. Richardson, Briccialdl, Carte, and Remusat. Oboe—MM. Barret and Nicholson. Clarionet—M. Franc, from the Grand Opera, Brussels, and M. braycock. Bassoon—M. Baumann. llorn—M. Steglich. Cornet-a-Pistons — M. Arban. Ophicleide —M. l'rospere. Trombone —M. Winterbottom. ORCHESTRA. Musical Director, Composer, and Conductor—M. Halle. First Violins—M. Mohque (Principal), late Kapelmeister at Slut gardt ; Browne, Royal Italian Opera, Henry Cooper, R. 1.0., Dando, R. 1.0., Dawson, Her Majesty's Theatre, Goffrie, R. 1.0., H. Gries bach, ILI 0., Hartnagl, H.M.T., Krentzer, 11.31. T., Oury, H.M.T., Patey, R. 1.0., Pigott, 11.M.T., Shargool, H.M. T., Thiriwall, R. 1.0., Watkins, R. 1.0., Zerbini, R. 1.0. Second Violins—Willy (Principal), R. 1.0., W. Blagrove, R. 1.0., Barnett, H.M.T.. Hall, H.M.T., Heerlen, H.M.T., Jay, R. 1.0., Kelly, 1L1.0., J. Loder, R. 1.0., Marshall, R. 1.0., Ridgway, H.M.T., Ridgway (two), 11.M.T., Schmidt, H.M.T., Tallance, H.M.T., T hirl wall (two), 11.M.T., Villain, H.M.T., Watson, R. 1.0. Tenors—R. Hughes (Principal), 11.31 T., R. Blagrove, R. 1.0., Bo 'en, H.M.T., Calkin, 11.M.T., Ganz, 11.31. T., Glanville, R. 1.0., Rice, 11.M.T., Trust, R. 1.0., Webb, 1L1.0., Westlake, R. 1.0. Violoncellos—Piatti (Principal), 11.31. T. Gardner, H.M.T., Good ban, R. 1.0. Guest, R. 1.0., Hancock, 11.1.0., Hausmann, R. 1.0., W. Loder, R. 1.0., Lovell r hillipps,R.l.O.,Rousselot, Beethoven Quartet Society, Thorley, Philharmonic. Double Basses—Anglois (Principal), H.M.T., Casolani, R. 1.0., Castell, R. 1.0., Mount, R. 1.0., Muller, Grand Opera, Darmstadt (his first appearance), Percival, HALT., Pickhaert, 11.M.T., Pratten, R. 1.0., Rowland, R. 1.0,. Russell, MALT., Severn, R. 1.0. Harps—John Thomas, H.31.T., 11. J. Trust, R. 1.0. Flutes—Richardson (Flautist to his Grace the Duke of Devon shire) ; Briccialdi, La Scala, Milan. Piccolo—Remusat, H. M.T. Oboes—Barrett, R. 1.0., Nicholson, R. 1.0. Ciarionets-31. Franc, G. 0., Brussels, and Maycock, 1.1.3f.T. Bassoons—Baumann, R. 1.0, Larkin, R. 1.0. Horns—Steglich,:ll.M.T., Blangini, Calcott, H.3LT., Calcott, j un ~ H.M.T. Trumpets—Zeiss, 11.M.T., Davis, H.M.T. Cornet-a-Pistons—Arban, Conservatoire, Paris. 1 rombones—Maria, H.31.T., King, 11.111. T., Winterbottom, H.M.T. Optdcleide—Prespere, R. 1.0. Timpani—Chipp, R. 1.0. • Bass Drum and Cymbals—Hinchey, 11.11. T. Side Drum—R. Hughes, jun., 1.1.M.T. Triangle—W. Ganz, H.M.T. Principal Composers—MM. Sphor, Balfe, G. Maefarren, Edward Loder, lloward Glover, Hector Berlioz, and Felicien David. Arranger of Operatic Selections., Sce.—Signor L. Negri. Chorus Master—Herr Ganz. Deputy Chorus Master—Mr. Frederick Osborne Williams. Organist—Mr. Willing. The Music of the Serenatas will be published by Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co. Box Stalls, One Pair.. 4s. Od. I Gallery Stalls Ditto, Two Ditto . .. 3s. 6d. Slip Stalls Half Circle, D i tto—... 2s. 6d. Gallery ............ • • is. OIL Promenade • • .. .. • • • • Is. 6d. N.B. It is respectfully announced that all persons attending the Private Boxes, and the First and Second Tiers of Box Stalls, will be required to appear in Evening Dress ; and the Public is most earnestly requested to assist in carrying out this regulation, as far as may be practicable, in all parts of Her Majesty's Theatre. Applications for Private Boxes and Stalls to be made at the Box office ; or to Messrs. Andrews, Alcroft, Leader, and Cock, 1 ew Bond-street ; 31 itchell, Hookhana, and Ebers, Old Bond-street; Sams, St. Janiss's-street ; Cramer, Beale, and Ce., and Bailey, Re gent-street ; Chappell, Bond-street ; and Dyte and Son, Strand. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. R. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brom pten. The Public Is respectfully informed that this Theatre will OPEN far the Season on MONDAY, when Will be performed TIIE SERIOUS FAMILY. To be followed by THE ROUGH DIAMOND. To canclude with WHO'S YOUR FRIEND? THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction 01 Madame Celeste. Great hit of the new Comic Drama of Giralda ; or, the Miller's Wife, THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new Comic Drama, in Three Acts, entitled GIRALDA ; or, The Miller's Wife. Philip, Mr. Hughes ; Don Japhet della Tromba, Mr. Paul Bedford; Don Manual de River, Mr. Boyce ; Gil, Mr. Wright ; the Grand Duchrs, Miss Emma !larding ; Giralda, Miss K. Fitzwilliam. After which, the romantic Drama of RORY O'MORE. Scrubs, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rory ()Wore, Mr. Hudson; Shan Dhu, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mary O'More, Miss Collins; Kathleen, Miss Woolgar. To conclude with THE DOUBLE-BEDDED ROOM. Characters by Mr. Lambert, Miss E. Chaplin, &c. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. rnder the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. In consequence of the crowded Houses to witness the attractive and magnificent Spectacle of Mazeppa, which, with brilliant novelties in the Wonders of the Anna, form the most varied and attractive Entertainments in the Metropolis, it will be continued for a few more nights. THIS EVENING, Will be pro luced Lord Byron's gorgeous Spectacle of MA TRITA aid the WILD HORSE. Mazeppa, Mr. N. T. Hicks. To be succeeded by an inimitable Display of Batty's Feats of Equitation in the Cirque Olympique, by the male and female Eques trians of the Establishment. To conclude with the - favourite Farce of THE MARRaI) BA , CHELOR. . Box-ofnce open from Eleven till Four. Stage lilanager, Mr. W. West. THE SUN, ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. The Public is respectfully informed that this lheatre is cpen for the Season, under the Management of Mr. C. Keaa and Mr. Keeley THIS EVENING, Shakesperc's Play of TWELFTH NIGHT. Principal characters by Messrs. Harley, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, J. Vining, Belton, Keeley ; Mrs. C. Keaa, Miss Phillips, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a new Farce, called PLATONIC ATTACH MENTS, in which Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. To conclude with a new BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Mr. Flezmore, Miss Carlotta Leclereq, and Madlle. Auriol will ap pear. Private Boxes, &e., to be had of all the Booksel'ers, and of Mr. Massingharn ; of whom also places may to taken at the Box-ollice, Oxford-street, from Eleven till Four o'clock. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Continued success of Giralda—Third Night of a New Ballet. THIS EVENING, Will be performed GIRALDA ; or, the Invisible Husband, sup ported by Messrs. Leigh Murray, G. Cooke, W. Farren, jun., Comp ton ; Mesdames. Stirling and Leigh Murray, 3ladlles. Louise and Adele. After which THE OLDEST INHABITANT, in which Messrs. W. Farren, Compton, Diddear, Norton; Mesdames Bartlett, Adams, and Ellen Turner will appear. To be followed by a new Ballet, called THE SULTAN'S DREAM, in which Madlle. Louise, and Madlles. Adele and Lees will appear. To conclude with FRIEND WAGGLES. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE. Tam DAY —Morning 56 min. after 5 I Evening 19 min. after 6 To-Moasow— Morning 42 min. after 6 I Evening 11 min. after 7 THE WEATHER.—SUIc OFFICE, OCTOBER 12. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 46—highest since noon yesterday. 34—lowest this morning and during the night. 4S—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.38 ; rising rapidly. Worn. N.N.W.—cold breeze and fine sunshiny weather. Nde A i .74, 4 '4:4, / 54 !lks4 xiy W . ,, Di k _ U 11404544 406: DR 0 ;7%., • eventntt arm LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1850. Perhaps there has never been a more brilliant illustration of the advantages arising from the maintenance of friendly relations even with a state of the least apparent importance, than that afforded by our prolonged intercourse with the KING of the insignificant Musquito territories. Out of that inter communication has originated one of those extra ordinary documents which are destined to exercise an almost invaluable influence over the march of civili zation. The convention, indeed, which was ratified on the 4th of July at Washington, a convention pro viding for the speedy union of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic, has been pronounced, and with some show of justice, by the Colonial Magazine, " the most important diplomatic act of this country." According to this treaty the Governments of the United States and of Great Bri tain stand pledged to the construction of a ship canal across the isthmus joining together the two continents of America. That deliberate settlement of the question, moreover, while it cannot fail to promote the interests of the mercantile world at large throughout all succeeding generations, must also reflect the highest possible honour upon the statesmen to whose genius and integrity it is attributable. If under the Presidential administration of JAMES POLK the dominions of the Western Republic were enhanced by the acquisition of such vast portions of the Mexi can territory, it was under the rule of ZACHARY TAYLOR that this remarkable convention was agreed to with England—a convention which must open up new and inexhaustible channels of commercial enterprise, and develope in a novel and surprising manner the maritime energies of the Anglo- Saxons. If, again, the removal of the chief difficulties so long existing in the question cf the Oregon boun daries must be imputed to the Earl of ABERDEEN, at the time when he held the seals of the Foreign office, the glory of having :accomplished the solution of a much more perplexing and important difficulty, that connected with the possibility of navigating between the two oceans by means of an artificial water-course at Panama, must be awarded to the Noble Lord her MAJESTY'S present chief Secretary in the Foreign Department. To the vigilant sagacity, the untiring perseverance, the skill, the decision, and the promptitude of Lord PALMERSTON must be attri buted the fortunate conclusion of a subject which, from its somewhat intricate and embarrassing nature, must ctherwise have remained a much longer time under discussion. Nevertheless, it must not be for gotten that a share cf the credit arising out of this negotiation must be given in all fairness to the two able diplomatists, who acted on the occasion as the Minister's plenipotentiaries. Thanks to the ability of Mr. CLAY TON, on the part of the United States, and of Sir HENRY BuLwzn, as the British Ambassador to the councils of Washington, no obstacles were permitted to interfere with the rapid solution of a problem upon which the commercial interests of the two worlds were more or less dependent. Before a very considerable time has elapsed the intention of England and America will have been carried into effect ; and then will be seen the extra ordinary benefits accruing to both from opening a line of communication, not inappropriately designated the Dardanelles of the Western Hemisphere. As yet any large speculation upon the consequences of that great work would only seem to partake of romance and exaggeration. Yet a little serious thought can only serve to assure the most cautious and reflective, that the dreams of the most extravagant imagination are in a fair way of being eclipsed by reality. A new road must be opened to the East fur England. The idea of the immortal COLUMBUS, fantastic though it has so long appeared, will at length, in effect, be realised. To reach the Oriental nations with the greatest speed, ships will have to leave the western shores of Europe to proceed directly acr e oss the Atlantic. And although the gold-running rivers of Cathay, and the jewel-covered shores of Cipango, have proved fabulous like the dells of Atalanta and the jasper minarets of Dorado, there will still remain for " the merchants of Old England, the Seigneurs of the Seas," as fruitful regions for their enterprise and as attractive objects fur their naviga tion. Speedier access will be, thereupon, afforded to the Aladdin's garden of California, to the spice groves of the eastern Archipelago, to the stores of Chinese tea and ir digo, to the rice-fields of Hindos tan and the coffee grounds of Ceylon, to bazaars like that of Benares, teeming with all the productions of Asiatic luxury, their silks, and perfumes, and crapes, and precious stones, and ivory. Instead of having to encounter the stormy regions of the Cape of Good Hope or of Terra del Fuego, we shall have the opportunity afforded us of proceeding directly across the Atlantic to the islands of the Pacific, and to the vast majority of our own insular and continental possessions. The opening of a ship canal across the isthmus connecting the two Americas, while it will remove the obstacles for that yet more gigantic enterprise to which we have before now repeatedly directed attention, namely, a grand trunk railway across the northern continent, will not in any way prevent the accomplishment of that noble and splendid undertaking. It will, on the contrary, tend in a great measure to facilitate the latter work, by accustoming the merchants of both hemispheres to the western line of communication, and thereby remove a source of prejudice that might otherwise remain obstinate, if not insurmountable. Nor must it be forgotten in reflecting upon the advantages certain to accrue to Asia and to Europe, as well as to England and to the United States, from the digging of this ship canal be tween the Pacific and the Atlantic, that other advan tages, and advantages too of an enormous kind, must accrue in like manner to the fruitful countries lying almost insulated at the back of America. Having commented in detail upon the beneficen nature of the communication, an intelligent pamph. leteer 4 * observes as follows : " A diplomatic act of so benevolent and exalted a character would not have been complete had it been limited to one lecality ; accordingly, it is declared that the two Governments, base desired not only to accom plish a particular otject, but to establish a general prin ciple;' end that the terms of this convention shall be extended by treaty st'pulations to any other practicable communication which may be proposed or established, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America;' and finally—that which we may look upon as the most satisfactory com plement of the transaction—other states aro to be invited to enter into similar engagements with Great Britain and the United States, whereby the neutrality and security of the ship-canal may be established and maintained with the common concurrence and guarantee of all the great maritime powers." * State of the Great Ship Canal Question. Con vention between Great Britain and the United States. Bvo., pp. 24. London; Wilson, 1850. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1850. In consequence of the last-mentioned provision, it isjanything but improbable that the scheme will be carried out in a manner worthy of its commencement, in a manner commensurate with a project calculated to hasten in a wonderful way the progress of civili zation. "It is better that one hundred guilty persons I should escape than that one innocent person should suffer unmerited punishment," is a legal axiom which has been long and generally approved, and which has never yet been directly controverted or im peached. In every criminal investigation the pre siding judge instructs the jury that if they entertain any reasonable doubt they are to give the benefit of it to the prisoner. They are cautioned that " suspi cion is not proof," . that no person can be required to establish his innocence, that he cannot even be called upon for his defence until a prima fucie case has been made out against him, sufficient, if unrebutted, to satisfy twelve men duly sworn " a true verdict to return, according to the evidence," of his guilt. Nay, according to the con sti'utional theory, the inquiry must take place on two separate occasions, before distinct juries, before any British citizen can be treated as guilty of any offence. It is true that investigation by the grand jury being carried on in secret, without any judicial assistance, has degenerated into a species of farce, which affords but little protection to innocence, and is but too frequently made the instru ment of extortion or oppression. But this is owing t) the abuses which have sprung into the practice, and not to the institution itself. It has unfortunately be come the habit of grand juries to assume that there is sufficient in every case to warrant a further inquiry. They forget that the object ,for which they had as sembled was to prevent persons against whom tbere was not a fair presumption of guilt from being sub jected to the expense, annoyance, and exposure inseparable from a trial in open court, that they were to shield the characters and re putations of their fellow-citizens from what might be considered undeserved odium. The desire in every case, however, appears to be to get through the greatest amount of business in the shortest pos sible space of time, to find bills in cases which it was morally impassible they could have at all investigated. Some three or four minutes may he devoted to each bill, one hundred of which will be got through in a single day. The only effect of the hasty examina tion that takes place is, to school the principal witnesses—none others are examined—and to prepare them for their appearance before the judge and petty jury. For this reason it is, perhaps, more injurious than beneficial to the parties about to be placed on trial, and a strong argument is afforded to those who demand its total abolition. But it is not because abuses have crept into the administration of this time-honoured institution, once an efficient safeguard to the liberty of the subject, that we would consent to its annihilation. No, with all its faults, trial by jury is worth preserving; and not even the preliminary investigation by the " Grand Inquest" should be done away with. It might be desirable that they should be assisted by some person acquainted with law, who would act as asses sor, to advise in doubtful cases. It might be well if ' judges in their opening charges would dell a little more on the nature of the important duties confided to their charge, and the propriety of performing them with care and deliberation, instructing them that it is not a mere formality, but an integral portion of the precautions wisely established for the protection of the people, that twelve grand jurors on oath must find a true bill before any man can be placed on his trial, and that their decision must be confirmed by the unanimous verdict of twelve of their peers before punishment can be inflicted. With a little care and attention in these respects grand juries would be come, as they ought to be, valuable guarantees for the protection of the people. They constitute, how ever, but a fractional part of the great palladium of British freedom—the trial by jury—and their sur render would only prove the signal for a fierce on slaught on the remainder. It is an oupost that must be won before the citadel it self can be endangered by any formidable assault, and therefore we call upon the chosen repre sentatives of the people to resist strenuously any in sidious suggestions that may be offered for its sur render, or the extension of the summary jurisdiction of magistrates, which, as we have lately shown, is the tendency of recent legislation, and the desire of many who would, if possible, reverse the constitu tional maxim with which this article opens. Every formidable violation of law is seized on as a pretence for the. adoption cf additional precautions speciously alleged to be against crime, but really against public freedom, which wculd establish a magisterial and po lice despotism, introduce the passport system, and prevent Englishmen from passing freely throughout the length and breadth of their native land. The law may nominally be against tramps and vagran's, but, if it be once introduced, many persons travelling about their lawful business will be seriously inconvenienced. They will have no protection against police es pionage and magisterial folly. It was but last week that a person was arrested in the city of London for being in the possession of goods which it subsequently appeared he had fairly pur chased, and the presiding alderman gravely told him that a remand for a few days could "do no great harm." If the excellent justice had himself ex perienced the pleasure of a few days' incarceration he might possibly alter his mind, and not venture on such flippant assertions. None can regret more than ourselves the melan choly catastrophe at Frimley, by which an amiable and pious clergyman was suddenly deprived of life by these ruffians, who went to pl un d er , an d consum mated their - guilt by murder ; but, although we deeply lament this sanguinary event, we cannot see that the family of poor Joliet GEARY, who fell a victim to police brutality, are not entitled to equal sympathy, or why steps shoald not be taken by the authorities to discover and bring to justice the unknown com panion of the gallant Sergeant Busueen. Because one deplorable transaction has occurred, it is more than hinted that Englishmen manifest an undue jea lousy for personal freedom, and that " while we watch the law and its enforcers, we not unfrequently allow the lawbreakers perfect impunity." To this we would answer in the words of the lamented Ro- MILLY :- " It should be recollected that the object of penal laws is the protection and security of the innocent; that the punishment of the guilty is resorted to only as a means of attaining that object. When, therefore, the guilty escape, the law has merely failed of its intended effect; it has done no good, indeed, but it has done no harm. But when the innocent become the victims of the law, the law is not merely ineffi cient —it does not merely fail of accomplishing its intended object—it injures the persons it was meant to protect—it creates the very evil it was to cure, and destroys the security it was made to preserve." THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. Dave received the Paris journals of yesterday. Gai:gnani's Messenger gives the follovving account of the review of Thursday at Satory:— " The principal stand set apart for the friends of the President of th Republic was occupied by the Marquis and Marchioness of Norrcanty, the Duchess° d'lstrie, ecantesso d 3 la Ferronnays, Madame de Beaumont, Madame Schickler, Comte de Moltke, Ambassador of Denmark; Comtesse de Moltke, Marquis de Fitz-James, M. de Caumont-Lakree, M. earlier, prefect of police; M. Arrighi de Padoue, prefect of the department, &e. Several members ef the Permanent Committee of the National Assembly were also present, and among them were specially noticed M. Jules de Lasteyrie and M. Le.) de Lahorde. "The President of the Republic left the Ely: 6e at half•past eight o'clock in the morning, by post. He was accompanied by the Minister of War, by General Rogues, his aide de•camp; and by Colonel Ney, Com mandant Fleury, and Captain Meneval, his officers d'ordonvance. The President wore as usual the uniform of a general of the National Guard, with the grand cor don of the Legion of Honour. " The President arrived at Versailles at half-past ten. " Accompanying the President we noticed the Mar quis of Doueles, M. Horace Vcrnet, General Excel mars, four English officers of Lancers (their brilliant uniforms (ached universal admiration), a Prussian officer in uniform, and the Prince of Capua in a Neapo litan general's uniform. There were also several gene rals of the French army, and a vast number of officers of different grades. The variety of uniforms around the President presented a striking coup dad. " When the President of the Republic arrived, the troops (many of whom had passed the previous night in encampments near the Plaine) were drawn up in lines. They consisted of 48 squadrons of cavalry, in two divi sions—one under the orders of General Kerte, assisted by Generals Waldener and Grouchy—the other com manded by General P, evost, assisted by Generals Rai bell and Julien. There were also nine battalions of in fantry and three batteries of artillery, under the orders of General Neemayer, assisted by Generals Cornemuse and Cavaignac. "The President of the Republic began the day's bu siness by passing along the lines to review the troops. This occupied about an hour. At this moment the ea valry, drawn up in two immense lines, presented a brilliant spectacle. Several man ceuvres then took place, the most important of which were, first, the forming of the first line into columns, and its falling back to enable the second line to advance ; next, tl e lancers and hussars charging en tirailleurs —a fine sight ; thirdly, a charge executed by the heavy cavalry. This last manoeuvre was re ally grandiose : a line, of nearly a mile in length, of the finest cavalry regiments in the service came thundering along the plain, sword in hand. and, like a torrent, seemed prepared to sweep away everything opposed to them. The sun shone forth at the moment, gilding with its rays helmet, sword, and cuirass. An electric effect was produced on the spec tator?, and they clapped their hands and shouted with delight. Never, indeed, were the pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war,' more magnificently dis pLyed. " The cavalry, having taken up their former position, dismounted, and the infantry and artillery then marched up the plain; their bayonets glittering in the sun, and their steady march, made them literally rescuable 'moving wall s o f b r i s tling steel.' General Changarnier rode at their he a d, f o llowed by his staff. The President of the Republi c , with the Minister of War by his side, tot k up his station in front of the stands. On passing him, General Chaugarnier made a profound salutation, by raising and then dropping his sword; and the Presi d, nt ror lied by moving his hat. The General then placed opposite the, President, and the troops filed off. The band of each regiment played as it came up, and remained playing until the whole regiment had passed. " As great public interest is at present manifested to know the sentiments cf the army towards the President of the Republic, R e carefully noted the cries of each regiment as it filed off before him. The following is a literal copy of our notes:—Four companies of ergineers —tee cry; a battalion of chasseurs do Vincennes—no cry; a battery of artillery—no et y ; a regiment of cars bineers— al enthusiastic shout of Vivo l'Empereur —the soldiers saving their swords, and one squadron repeating the cry twice or thrice; second regiment of carabire els, heat ty cries of Viva l'Empereur mixed with some ( f Vise Napoleon!' the soldiers brandish ing their swords; a regiment of cuirassiers—predcmi nating cry ' Vive l'Ernpereur!' a battery r f artillery— no cry; a regiment of cuirassiers—no cry; a regiment of dragoons hearty shouts of ' Vive Napoleon!' and some of Vive l'Empereur!' an other regiment of dragoons—'Vive l'Empereurr end Viva Napoleen!' but not very hearty; a regiment cf lancers—' Vive, Napoleon!' another regiment of lancers Vive Napoleon!" Viva l'Empereur !' a regiment of chasseurs—' Vive Napoleon;' but not very enthusiastic; a battery of artillery—' Vive Napoleon!" Vivo l'Em pereurr (these cries excited great surprise, as the ar tillery had the reputation of never shouting); regiment of chasseurs—' Vive Napoleen I" Viva l'Empereur regiment of hussars (green)—no cry—ditto (white) Vivo Napoleon!' but not very hearty. " The filing off was very fine. The waving of swords and lances by the cavalry regiments, as they greeted the President, made the scene picturesque and exciting in the extreme. " The review ended, the President of the Republic, General Changarnier, and their numerous staffs, pro ceeded to a reserve part of the Plaine to partake of re freshment. All the; officers and sub-officers who were present at the review :were invited to a collation, con sisting of champagne and cold provisions, placed on the ground in baskets fir parties of twelve. Cigars were also distributed. " General Changarnier left before the President. The President, before taking his departure, rode along the ranks of his guests, who interrupted ihAr repast to greet him with enthusiastic shouts. The spectators who had assemble') to witness his arrival at and departure from the simple feast also hailed him with the heartiest accla mations of Vive Napoleon!' Th e peasan t s , we n oti ce d, we re extraordinarily - enthusia s ti c . " On his return through the town, also, the President was received with intense enthusiasm. He left for Paris in his own carriage. "Taken altogether, the military display of yesterday was a grand affair indeed. It must have been highly gratifying to Prince Louis Napoleon, by the enthusiasm it elicited for him personally, both from the troops and the people ; it was highly cre dit a bl e to th e arm y, by its perfect discipline and high e ffi c i ency ; and it was most pleasing to the immens e mass c f spectators —t o th e foreign portion of them as a magnificent show—to the native as a just subject of patriotic pride." From the other journals we learn that General CHANGARNIER, who, it will be seen, left before the PRESIDENT, seemed greatly vexed as he rode away, and that as he returned he was received by both troops and people either i n so l emn s il ence o r with " Vive l'E m p ereur !" Th ere were no Vive le Gener a l Ch argarn i er, " w hi c h are cries s ts of of usual on such occasions. Notwithstanding the re monstrances of the Committee of Permanence, the re freshments were distributed as usual, by order of the PRESIDENT, and the troops raised the cry of " Vive Napo:eon ! Viva l'Empereur!" It was a very sig nificant expression of contempt for the Bourbonist faction, as represented by M. DurtN, on the pert of t h e P RESIDEN T, and shows that he is much stronger than the Bourbonists imagine ; for a man of his con • summate prudence would scarcely have ventured on so bold a defiance had he not been tolerably certain of his strength. The Committee of Permanence met yesterday, M. DUPIN in the chair. General D'llAuTpoub, the Minister of War, was in attendance, and was subjected to a rigll examination, i w n a t s h e t c h o e u re o e p ::hic o h f the the try of " Vive l'Ernpereur !" which had been raised M. DUPIN severely blamed by some of the troops, and declared that it Committee that it might have been p r evented had the Minister of War adopted the recommendations of the Corn mittee, and issued an order forbidding the troops to utter any cries. He ad d ed , that he could assure the Government it was not by such means they could arrive at th e empire. PARIS 13011BSE—FRIDAY, OCT. 11. THREE O'CLc cE.— The market opened well, but on a report getting into circulation that the permanent com mittee of the Legislative Assembly disapproved so strongly of the manifestation made 3 esterday at the re view a t V ersa ill es, t hat it intended to convoke the As sembly a l most i mme diately, the Rente gave way , and closed l ower than t h e d a y bk fore. The Five per Cents. are 45e. lo wer , c l os i n g at 92f., and the Threes 30e., at 57f. The above rumour, however, was not generally believed, as, had it been credited, the fall, it was thought, almost unaltered. Railway 9 Of Forei neJ kinds are are sf. lower, closing at 2,-7 • in g would have been much greater. Bank of . Fran , ce Share are general a shade lower. Exchange on London (30 days), 25f. 25c, money; ditto (90 days), 25f, 12ie. money. Boulogne and Amiens, BIA _EastBUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE —Rouen and Havre, lON LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE , Ocr. it. Shares Paris lid Rouen, 24% Indian, 9 1 4 —Luxem• bourg, 1 1 A—Namur and Liege, ni— d Meuse, 2%. —Sambre an SPAIN. The Heraldo of the sth states it has reason to know that the report of differences having arisen be tween the British Ambassador, Lord Howden, and the French Embassy at Madrid, is utterly without foundation. It adds that the relations between the two embassies were never more friendly. The same journal states that a revolt has broken out in several towns in Mor occo , i n con sequence of a decree by the Emperor, ord er i ng t h e s ki ns o f all slaughtered animals to be considered as his exclusive property. Tire Paeha of Fez has, it is said, fled, and at Tetuan the ty people had t a k en possess i on of the gates of the place. The Queen o f S pa i n h e ld a gra nd levee on the 4.h in honour of the ann i versar y of the birth of the Kin g , and in the ev en i ng t h e c i was illuminated. GERMANY. The D eu t sc h e Z e it ung s t a t es that the King of , lirtember g arr i ve d a t F ran kf o rt on the evening of the ith instant. Mr. Detmold, the Hanoverian agent at the Frankfort Council, was likewise expected on that day. A dispatch, which reached Cologne on the Bth, states that reactionary measures are every moment ex • Peen(' in Saxony. The Dresden Ministry has dis tributed, at the ,expense of the State, throughout all the country, the memorial by which M. Hassenpflug tries to justify a line of conduct which Gaimany and Europe condemns as criminal. . _ . Accounts have been received from Cassel to the Bth. The city continues profoundly tranquil, and neither the people nor their leaders will give the ELECTOR the least excuse for letting loose the bloodhounds of Austria and Bavaria. The Absolutists cf Germany are fairly puzzled by the passive resistance of the Hessians, which has, it is said, driven old General HAYNAU mad. The officers of the Hessian army have met and decided that as, on the one hand, they would be guilty of a military crime were they to disobey the orders of the ELECTOR, and, on the other, they would be guilty of perjury if, in obeying those orders they were to break the oath which they,equally ith the ELECTOR, had taken to observe the consti tution, it was their duty to at once resign their com missions and retire from the service, and they have re signed en masse. A large Prussian force is assembled at Wet zlar, Paderborn, and along the frontier, prepared to take possession of the military roads of Hesse (through which Prussia has a right of passage under the convention of 1815), should any Austrian or Ba varian troops attempt to enter the Electorate. In the sitting of the 7th of the National Assembly of Stuttgart, Prince ZEIL addressed the following question to the Cabinet—"ls it true that the Go vernment of Wurtemberg has ratified the treaty of peace concluded between Prussia and Denmark ? and if so, on what grounds has the Government thought it its duty to ratify that treaty ?" M. DE LINDEN, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, answered that he did not exactly understand the second part of the question, but that he would state in general terms that the Government had ratified the treaty in question under the reserve of all the rights of the Germanic Confederation, giving moreover to this reserve the greatest possible extension. He added that the Government could not as yet present the treaty to the Assembly. Prince ZEIL then declared he would wait till the treaty was press nted to re sume the subject. M. SEEGEZ complained that the Duchies had been abandoned by Germany, and moved that the Assembly do protest against each dereliction, and invite the Government to send to Holstein the stipulated sums for the maintenance of the troops. M. NATTER seconded the motion. M. SATTLEE opposed the latter part of the motion, on the ground that the Lieutenancy did not inspire much con fidence. Nevertheless, M. SEEGEZ'S motion was passed by 54 votes to 2. M. SUSSKIND then brought forward his motion in favour of the people of Hesse- Cassel. M. MACK recommended, by way of amend ment, that the :motion should not touch upon the German question. M. SUSSKIND agreed to it, and added the following welds to his motion, " The Go vernment of Wurtemberg is recommended not to countenance the Governments of Germany which might be disposed to prevent the Hessians from exer cising their rights." The Assembly, after some fur ther conversation on the subject, rejected the amend-: ment of M. MACK by 42 votes to 14, and approved the second p.lrt of M. SUSSKIND'S motion by 44 votes to 12. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Harabargh Courant of the Bth has the follow ing from Rendsburg of the 7th : " RENDSBURG, OCT. 7. " Yesterday at noon the Danes made an attack upon our position, Lut were driven back with such energy and speed that they had not time to take away their dead and wounded. " Some ace unts of our attack upon Friedrichstadt hint at our intention of abandoning it altogether. If we must refrain from it at present, yet can we never relin quish our intention, either in respect to Fricdrichstadt or any other enterprise. On the contrary, we hope soon to show the enemy that our will is as unshaken as the courage of our troops is indemitable. The attack alluded to above was a sally made by the garrison of Friedrichstadt, and notwithstanding the success claimed by the Schleswig-Holsteiners, their ar my has retreated from before that town and fallen back upon its former position at R , ,endsburg. The German Gazette states from Vianna, 3el inst.— " Austria has, it is said, completely succeeded at Co panhsgen; the Cabinets of Paris, London, and St. Petersburgh have joined in her opinion. The of Denmark will grant an amnesty, and will establish the political constitution of the Duchies in accordance with the Germanic Diet, on the condition that hostilities shall immediately cease. The declaration of the Diet of the 17th September, 1846, will form the basis of the arrange ment. We give this new without,however, guarantee ing its exactitude." DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS. We regret to state that a telegraphic dispatch has been received from Dover, announcing the death of her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, who expired yesterday morning at eight o'clock. DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY AND THE COURT FOP. Isis OF WIGHTZ( THIS DAY).--.The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the Princesses Royal and Alice, and attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in Waiting; Lord Alfred H. Pager, M.P., &merry ; the Master of the Household, Major-General Bowles, and the usual domestic retinue, left Buckingham Palace, at ten minutes past eleven this morning, for the Nine Elms Station of the'South-Western Railway, en route to Osborne, Isle of Wight. The royal cortege consisted of four carriages and pairs, i and was escorted by a lieutenant and party of the I6th Lancers. Lord Adolphus litzclarence, Captain of the Royal yacht, Lord Frederick Fitzclareuce, Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth, and the usual military and naval authorities were in attendance to receive the Sovereign at the Royal Clarence Victualling-yard, whence her Majesty embarked in the Fairy for Cowes. PROPOSED WINTER EXIIIIIITION OF ART.—Several friends of art and artists, without any personal motive so far as we can learn, have organised a winter exhibition of drawings and oil sketches by our best artists, under novel arrangements. All the drawings (about 300 in number) are to be of one of two fixed sizes, and will be mounted and framed, all alike by the projectors. Means of effecting sales of works bond fide the property of the artist will be provided without charge. The gallery of the old Water Colour Society, Pall-mall: East, has been fitted up for the purpose, and will be opened in a few days. The result pro mises to be as interesting as the motive is praiseworthy.— The Builder. An iron lighthouse, of vast dimensions, is about to be erected on thi Fastnett, a solitary rock, several miles out in the Atlantic, off the coast of Cork and Kerry. RUSSIA. A letter from Riga says :—" The great heat which has prevailed in Russia has been favourable to the corn crops of the provinces of the Baltic and of those of the interior of the empire. The rye and barley crops have been excellent. Potatoes are of fine qua lity, and give promise of a satisfactory crop. Not withstanding this abundance, the price of grain has been for some days on the rise. Rye has risen from 60 roubles to 67, and barley from 50 to 56. This sudden advance is the consequence of news from Hol land and Germany, where the potato disease has again declared itself, and in part destroyed the crop, parti cularly in the provinces of the Rhine." ITALY. On the Ist inst. Ids Holiness the Pope received Cardinals Cosanza, Wiseman, Pecci, and Roberti, Cardinal Antonelli presented them to the Holy Father, who gave them the insignia of their new dignity. After the Consistory of the 2d, at Rome, noble messengers were dispatched to announce to the new dignitaries of the Church the intelligence of their promotion to the rank of Cardinal. The Marquis Pio del Papato proceeded to Besancon, Count Nicolas Liberati to Paris, Duke Francois Gaetani to Rheims, and Count Pompee Troili to Toulouse. THE GREAT FIRE IN MARS-LANE.—Three weeks fi h r a e d in yesterday arkan morningelapsed from broke out, evening a great body of flame remained in various parts of the ruins, so much so that the firemen were obliged to be an the actively engaged in pouring water upon them. In some places the fire was still ten feet deep. Thirty men have been daily employed, under the direction of Mr. Toplis, his assistant, and Mr. Mackay, one of the engineers of the Fire Brigade, in removing salvage from the ruins. Up to last evening they had recovered about six tons of Italian hemp, nearly twenty tons of ironwork, and soldiers' muskets and sabres. They also recovered about five tons weight of buffalo horns, 300 bags of tumeric, two tons of madder, one ton of chicory, twenty tons of jute, two tons of horse hair, about 1,0001. worth of pigs' bristles, and an im mense quantity of cloth and soldiers' clothing. It is ex pected that it will take at the least another fortnight to get the remainder of the salvage out. The ruins at the present time present a singular appearance, for, owing to vast quan tities of shellac having become melted and afterwards set together, the men are unable to break it, and during the day they work completely under it. The army acou t rements ' that have been extricated are nearly all destroyed ; and the splendid Oriental vases, sent as presents by Indian officers to their friends in England, have all been melted. There are still known to be 100 pipes of oil in the ruins, 40 cases of castor oil, and !ix tons of loaf sugar. The bristles known to be in the premises when the fire occurred were worth 22,0001. The surveyors to the fire offices anticipate getting about three times as much property from the ruins as they have yet recovered. PROPOSED NEW ME TROPOLITAN BTSLIOPRIC. Araegements, which it is very generally stated have received the sanction of her Majesty's Government, have been made for introducing early next session a Bill into Parliament providing for the erection of Southwark into a distinct epis copal see. To accomplish this object it is intended to sub divide the present immense dioceses of London and Win chester (in the latter of which Southwark is situate), in other words to divide amongst three bishops the labour which is now p,rformed by two. The new diocese of Southwark will comprise the whole of the county of Surrey, and all that portion of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex lying eastward of the city of London, as well as those portions of Kent which are now comprised within the boundaries of the metropolitan see. Under the new arrangement the diocese of Winchester will consist of the entire county of Hampshire, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Wight. The diocese of London will consist of the parishes within the City, and of that portion of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex westward of the City. The new Bishop of Southwark will have under his jurisdic tion a large cumber of benefices, and arrangements will be made for conveying to him that portion of the patronage now held in the proposed new see by the Bishops of London and Winchester on the avoidance of one or both of those diocesses. A provision will be made for a seat in the House of Lords for the new prelate, in rotation with other bishops, on terms similar to those introduced into the Bill fur the erection of the new see of Manchester. TUE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA'S STEAM TACIIT.—The Peterhoff steam-yacht, for the Emperor of Rus,ia, fully rigged, and with all her boats and spare gear on beard, and 30 tons of coals, which brought her 3LA inches below her calculated draught of water, went down the river yesterday on an experimental trial to ascertain her capabilities when ready in every respect for the service of the Emperor. The Peterhoff left Blackwell shortly before twelve o'clock, and arrived opposite Gravesend in one hour and a quarter against a strong vied and tide. She then held on to the measured mile in Sea Reach, about seven miles below Gravesend, and made four runs up and down the measured mile during 4 heavy gale and pouring rain, and the result gave a speed of 14 knots, or rather more than 1.6 miles per hour. The gale was blowing from the north-west, in the same direction as the rising strong tide, which was very disadvantageous in taking the real speed of the vessel; but she gave great sa tisfaction, owing to her steadiness and the excellent work ing of her engines during the severe test they had to mider go. Mr. Waterman, the designer of the vessel, was highly complimented for having produced a vessel able to attain such speed, although flat-bottomed, and drawing se lit t l e water. The vessel is fitted with Gray's well -arranged title scuttle, with a very ingenious apparatus fo r lif t i ng and se• curing these fitted in the imperial cabin, which are plated with silver. Those fitted in the after. cabin and berths are japanned, and they work with the greatest ease, justifying ' without the least trouble, the opening of th e p l ate-glass to any required position. She is also fitted w i t h a s i mple and sure contrivance for letting go the enehor instantaneously. Mr. Gray has also fitted several of his patent self-screw ing ;deck illuminators, and Sir William Harris's lightning conductors. BOTANICAL SOCIETY 01' LONDON.—TEe ordinary meeting cf this society was held last evening, A. Henfrey, Rig., Vice-President, in the chair. ➢lr. G. E. Denims, the secretary, announced that several very valuable parcels of British plants had been received since the last meeting, and also many valuable works for the library. ➢lr. Oliver ex. hibited specirmns of Naias jlexills, a new British plant, dis covered by hi:n near Roundstone, Galway, Ireland, in August last. ➢lr. Stock communicated a paper "On the Botany of Bungay, Suffolk." MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 5,000 bales, all to the trade.—Rails ay Shares were depressed, at lower prices. The statement made up at the Bank of Ergland for the week to the sth inst. is highly satisfactory in respect to the emple3 ment of the assets, a very large iecrease app,aring in the amount of the seeuriti's upon v.hiet: loans were made; end as the public deposits were dimi nished, the active circulation stands higher and the bul lion was drawn upon more largely. The comparison with the previous week is as follows: Notes Issued ... 29,831,485 Decrease ... 251,810 Rost ... 3,566,136 Increase 5,549 Public Deposits ... ... 10,652,937 Decrease ... 201,293 Other Deposits ... 8,899,290 Increase 21,594 Seven Day and other Bills ... 1,309,561 Increase 42,07 7 Government Securities ... 14,443,637 Increase ... ... ... 10,407 Other Securities 13,389,578 Increase ... 403,735 Notes 10,527,035 Decrease ... 522,960 Bullion ... 16,452,159 Decrease .. ... 255,065 Active Circulation 19,3(14,450 Increase ... 271,150 There was a slight decline yesterday afternoon in the quotations for bills of exchange on the principal conti nental cities, the terms at which three months' paper were negotiated being as follows:—Paris, 25 471 to 521, Antwerp, 25 45 to 50; Amsterdam 12 to 124; Ham burgh, 13 8:1 to 91-; Frankfort, 1191 to 120; and Trieste, 12 2to 6. Paris and Trieste were best supported. The weekly railway traffic returns for all the principal lines are again very satisfactory, and there is a large in crease in the instance of the North-Western and some others. Vet)/ interesting particulars of the condition of the Sandwich Islands and their form of government are given in advices to hand this week, and it bill be seen that our energetic countrymen have taken a very pro minent and useful part. The account before us, in re ferring to the King, states:— " His Government is carried on almost wholly by foreigners, all the departments, save one, being filled by them. Of these probably the mst influential with King and chiefs is Mr. G. P. Judd. He is a man of good education, well read, has a sound judgment, and, what is of more copse quence, has that peculiar cautiousness so requisite in one occupying the post he does. He is Minister of Finance, and is probably the fittest man for that post in the kingdom. Next in impel tanee and in fluence is the office of Fcreign Affairs, filled by Mr. R. C. Whyllie, a Scotchman by birth, who has all the pecu liarities of an Ayrshireman. He was formerly a wealthy merchant, whom a roving inclination induced to leave England, and, having travelled through many of the English Colonial settlements, he visited these islands in 1844, in Company with the British Consul-General for the Pacific. Evincing great interest in the welfare of the Hawaiian people, he very soon came into favour with the King and chiefs, and was soon appointed to the post which he now fills. Mr. Whyllie is a clever, sociable, gentleman, a little short of fifty, fond of fine horses and fine dinners. In the post he occupies ho gives satisfac tion to al, and seems to labour arduously, yet disinte restedly, for, it should be added, to his credit, that he has served his Government five years, refusing any compensation for his services. The Minister of the In terior is Mr. John Young, a half-breed; his father was an Englishman, his mother a chieftess, through whom he inherits his high caste. He is about thirty-five years 'of age, tall, erect, and has the reputation of being the handsomest man in the kingdom. The fourth, and last office, is that of Public Instruction, filled by the Rev. R. Armstrong, who was formerly a missionary, hut exchanged the clerical for the political garb some two years ago. It is said that there is not a better scholar in the Hawaiian language than Mr. A.; and most certainly none but a man who is a lerfect master of the language can well fill the place he occupies. " Business now is very brisk in Honolulu, entire car goes of lumber are selling very well, brought chiefly from the British Australian colonies. The impetus given to every branch of business by the increased com merce of this port has never before been known here. Merchants are reaping fortunes, almost without care, while tradesmen, farmers, labourers, &c., all come in for their share. More than 250 houses have been imported and erected in and near this city, within the past six months, which fact of itself would show a good deal of prosperity. I wonder that more of your merchants do not take advantage of the handsome profits to be ob tained byashipments to this quarter." There are accounts of June 4 from Port Phillip, but they add nothing important to our previous information. The reports of the stock markets abroad advise no ' material change. In the manufacturing districts of Yorkshire and Lancashire business this week has been rather duller. The exports of the precious metals from London dur ing the week to Thursday last mere 5,017 ounces of gold, and 195,000 ounces of silver. There were also 2,000/. in geld coin sent last week to the Mauritius. The English Funds have been very buoyant again, and it now seems as if the account would prove Bearish. The fact that 861,000/. will bo invested in stock this quarter by the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt greatly nisists the Buls. Consols opened at 96i to 97 for Tramfer, and have since been 97* f . For November they are 97i 2. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. have been 98} to Bank Stuck has been firm at 210. Exchequer-bills continue at 653. to 68s. premium. Very little is doing in Foreign Securities. Mexican Bonds have improved to 31i Peruvian Deferred are 35k. Danish Fire per Cents. have been at 4 per cent. above par. Spanish Five per Cents. aro nominally 18f, to 18 4 . Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have been quoted 911. Railway Shares have been again rather heavy, but the sales are extremely limited. QUARTER TO THREE. Cons:o47 l ,f ... 97 961, 97/ Ditto Account .. ... 97 97i BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 210 3 tier Cent. Reduced 96 q l /8 x d 3 per Cent. Consols Anus ... 97 96% 871% New 3 1 4 per Cant. Anus. 98% Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 7 13-16 India Bonds under 1,000/ Consols for Account Exchequer Bille. 1 1 ,0. 2d. March. June. 1,009/.... 65 68 p 5001 65 68 p Small — Co 6S p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent 76 Ditto, 5 per Cent Mexican 80nd5,1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Peruvian Bonds, 4% par Cent — Ditto Deferred 35% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Cent Ditto Passive Bonds 3% Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent. BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. Paz SHAUN. s.tierdeen Ditto, Preference X kabc.r., Notting.,Boston,&c. 8% — to kyrshire and Galloway Bs tfast tmd County Down .. 32 .. .. derks and Hants Extension t.Gt. West. Pupa,. 5 per ct.) 6 i.lirmingnam & OxfordJunct., calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 Do., without a guarantee... 20 . Birmingham,Woh, & Dudley, calls duly pd. or with guar. 15 ..... .. to Do., without a guarantee. 15 Binning., Wol.. & Stour Val. 131.1413 — iiirkenhead, Lancashire, and CheshirQ Junction 26 . Bristol and Exeter lOO ...... ...... to Buckinghamshire `3aledonian Ditto, New 10/, Preference 10 ...... Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 Chester and H01yhead..„..... 50 ..... 106 i to Ditto, Preference .3arence Direct London & Portsmouth 5 1 4 — to Dublin andßol ' , tst Junction.. 45 Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 30 East Anglia, 25/. L. & E., 'axed L. & P. ... Ditto, I Si., E. & H lB ... .. Do, 3/. 195.,6 p. Ct. Pref.... 3% — • to Do., do. (Si.) 7 per Cent. Preference. 5 ..... ...... to Do, 71. 175., 7 par Ct. Pref. 2 Eastern Counties .... Do. Exten., 5 par ct. No. 1,61.133.4 d... p to Do., do N0.2,6/. 135.4 d.. —p...,.. to Do. New Pref., 6 per Cent.. 10 Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 Do., 5 per cent. ... 50 , — Ditto, Now Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) ... .. 25 Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 6 Ditto, ditto, B & C .. .... . 25 Ditto Scrip (qua. 6 per ct.) 20 East Lancashire ..... Do., New Quarters Do., 6 per Cent. Preferance Quarter Shares 6'A — to East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per Cent.... .. ..... ......... ...... 25 E linburgh and Glasgow 5O 26% to Edinburgl , , Perth, & Dundee 25 Ditto. ,iew port l5 Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — ... ... to Exeter and Exmouth 2ls. Glasg., Dumfries, f-s Cerlisle..Sl. 6z.Bd — .. .... to sry 11ow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 - - Dci.Preference Consolidated _ ..... to Gloucester and Dean Forest.. 16 - (ilrast N;.,rtbern . Do. % A Deferred ........ 12% — .. ... to .... D o . .t,, B 6 per Cent. Do., 6 per Cent. Pref. ...... 12% — s.i.. to 'lt. South. & We;t. (Ireland) 50 Ditto, Eighths 2%...... ..... to Great North of England 100 Ditto, NaWlO/.... .... 40 Ditto, New 301 ... 30 ..• .. ..... to Ditto, New 15/...... ... ...... 13 ...... Great Western ........ .. .. ...100 ...... 69 1 ,4 ... Do. Now 17/ l5 ... 9%4... to aull and Selby 5O ...... ...... to Ditto, Half Shares .. Ditto, Quarter Shares ~ . 12% Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 Do., Thirds . 1 encashire and Yorkshire ...100 Litt° Quarters Ditto Fifths - Litt;).Thirds _ lB ...... - Do., New Guar. 6 per cPnt. 10 - - Do. (Rudders. and Shoff) 50 - Do., Westßiding Union... 1i IA .... . ... - Leeds and Bradford -,.... 50 ..... ..... to -- Leeds and Thirsk ... . 5O - Do.,do.,Prefer., 6 per Cent. 6 Ditto, ditto... - Ditto, ditto ..... ... No. 3 5 Do. Pref. Quarters, 1848... 9 - Liverpool,Crosby, and South port l5 - .... to ...-.„ Londoa & 81ackwa11......11/. 65.3 d 6 ..... to OS London, Brighton,& S.Coastloo ..... - Do. Gusrnteedsper Cent. 9 ...... Dc., Prefeential, 5 per Ct., 50 ...... Ditto, dito 1852 50 ..... ...... to -- Do.,New, glut. 6pr Ct.... 100 ...... ...... to -- London and Greenwich... 12/.155. 4d... ...... to -- Ditto Preference - _ . _ _ London & North Wester/L.-100 ... Do. NeAv Quarters.. Po. _Fifths Do. 101. ... ILL and B. (C.) 1 _ . London arid S. Western.....-100 Ditto, New 501. Ditto, New 401 34 - Do., New Preference - Londonderry and Coleraine... 25 - 5 .• ••• .. ••• to .-** Londonderry and Enniskillen 25 Do.,Half Shares 71,4 — ~.. _ to .... L.westoff, guar. 4 per ct 2O Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 ...... - Ranch Buxton, & Matlack VA to ..-- Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.loo - Ditto 14 Shares ( No. 1) ... 25 ..... .. - Do., New 101. Preference.. 10 ... .. - , :i 'Ditto. Man. & Lin. Union 41.25 .... Midland.. ..,•. lOO ...... 43 3 4 to -- Ditto, Conso. Preference...loo Ditto, 501. Shares ..... ...... 35 Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ... - Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 ...... a ..• to •-, Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 46 .., .. - Ditto ditto 291.165. 6d .. Ditto,ErewashVal., Pref... 50 Midland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per ct.gua.)....100 .... . A; itild. Great Western(lrish) 47% — ...... to 31iddlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. SO Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ..... -.- Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ... .. Newmarket Ditto Extension Scrip... V. 12s — Newport Abergy., and Herat. 6 Newry and Enniskillen ....„„ to •-• Newry, Warrenpoint, and Roatrevor .......... ........ 20 Norfolk lOO ...... ... .. to Ditto New 201. Dc. Extension ..............20 .. to Do. Guar. Guar. 51,4 per cent... 5 .. Do. do. Waveney Valley.. 2 Northern Counties Union ••• 4 North British -.. ...... .. . 25 ...... 7 1 ,4% to "" Ditto. Preference North Staffordshire....,„.... 17% — to -- North Western Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Preston and Wyre Do. Half Shares (A) 10% — to Raading,Guildfd.,& Reigate 18 ..,... x.d a ,„ to Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 6 1 / 1 ••• - Do. Shepreth Extension... :1% a ,... Scottish Central Scottish Midland .... ....... Ditto,New.. Shrew ebury and Birmingham 13 1 a — dis.... to ••• Ditto, ditto, Class P 9%. dis.... to •""' Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 8 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) - Ditto Halves, Ditto... 10 ... .. - Ditto, Oswestry 2O - Ditto (New)... Ditto 8 per Cent. Pr0f....... 10 .. ... Slim ishiro Union 6%..... x.i .. to - South Devon 1 5O ...... ...... to Ditto, Preference ...... .. South Etailordsliire B l4 — South Eastern . ........... .. ... .S 0 ..... 20 sad a . to 2" Ditto, Registered No. 4.... 10 south Wales . . South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole chef old, Rotherham, and Cools (N. D) Gua. 5 per ct. 1814 "1 ... .. to , Do. do. (South Di v .) 6 a 5.... to "- Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... • 10 •••••• • - Taw Vale Extension ... .... 9 LA..... ..»N to •"' Thames Haven Dock and Railway .... 17% Vale of Neath ......... ...... .. 13 Waterford and Kilkenny 2O ...... ..... to '." Waterford and Limerick... Waterford, Wexford, Wicklw, and Dublin -- .... • to 0 ' Wear Valley, 6 per Cent. Guaranteed .... 5O - Do. do. do. ......... 25 . 1a.d... to Do. do. do. - West Cornwall 7% — to Whitehaven and Furness 2O ..,, .. ~.,. to Windsor, Staines, and South Western... ............. Wilts, Somerset,&Weymouth 50 .. York, Newcastle, and B erw i c k 25 „ ma 16% to Do. and Newcastle Eaten. 20 Do. G. N. E. Par. or P re f .. 9 Dc. do. Do. do. .... to 5 Do. Hartlepool I)k. & Rly. 100 York and North Midland ... 50 ...... 235,VA % to •"" Ditto, Preference FOREIGN RAILWAYS. A.nglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian) 6% te •"' Boulogne and Amiens 2O ..... ~.... to Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) Demerara. - Datch Rhenish ........ . ....... 8 ..... — East Indian Ditto 20 a ..,. -- Great Indian Peninsular..... 6 —.. Do. Do 134 _ , to Louvain i la Sambre ......... 7% — to Luxembourg ......... " ....... 8 ...••• Ditto ....., .................... ... 10 .. ... Madrid and Valenti ; Namur and Liege.... . ....... 20 .. : Northern of France l6 ...... Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 7 ... -2%..,..„ to Pans and Orleans.._ 2O Parts and Rouen .. 20 Paris and Strasbourg ......... 14 ..... — . to Rouen and Havre 2O .... ~ ss :to " Sambre and Meuse - Straaburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 , — Tours & Nantes ... . " 14 rournay, Jurbise, Landers, and liass]olt ... ...... ...... a 2O West Flanders 8 34 — ...... tO ''''' MINES. Anglo Hexican lOO ••••••• —... ow • til ...E ....- A sturian Australian 4 ...... ...,•s. to "." Barrossa Range B3s. — Bleenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 Bolanos Seth) IMMO ....., to British Iron . 1 3 14 — Brazilian Imperial ••••• ..... 24%...... Ditto Cocacs and Cuiaba... 30 Ditto St. John Del Roy ... 15 . — Cobre Copper General ...... ..... ........ ",,,.... 29 l Monte. Unr eg i s t ere d ... Do. Black Debe n t ures — to Do. Red Debentures — Santiago de Cuba lO ...... Tin Crcft United Mexican JOINT STOCK LANK& Australasia Britiah North American .... 60 ....... Colonial .. .. ........ ........... 25 ..... . Commercial of London ...... 20 . ...... . to -•"' London Joint Stock ~... lO ..• a oe: 0 Loudon and Westminster... 20 National Provincial of Engld. 85 Ditto, New National of Ireland 2214 — ..... to Provincial of Ireland ... 25 - Ditto, New - ..... to •••• Union of Australia 25 ...... Ditto, New Union of London ........ ...... 10 •...••• to •"" Union of Madrid COURSE OF Amsterdam ...... •• • • 11 18N Ditto, three months.. 12 0 Rotterdam .... 12 03 Antwerp.• ............ 25 50 Brussels • • • • 25 50 Elamburgh .. • . • M.B. 13 5 , 4 Paris, 3 days'sight .... 25 30 EXCIIINGE. Gibraltar• • • • •• •• •• •• •• 10 g 0 Leghorn .. 3 •• .• •• 26 6 Genoa .. •• •• •• •• • • •• •• ••• Venice........ • • •• •• •• Naples 1 6.1! Palermo, perms.. • . • • • • Messina Li5b0n.............. •• 65 Oporto •• •• • • • • .. •• •• •• Rio Janeiro • • Buenos Ayres .. ••• • •• New York,6odays'sight .•••„ Philadelphia .... • • • • •• OP ?sums Or BULLION, ' P.. '" 9 . 1 Foreign Geld in bars.. £3 , 1 , 0 Portugal Gold Coin •• Z Spanish Doubloons .• 0 0 , 101 New Dollars .... •• OP Silver is bars ......•• 0 ' Ditto, 3 months .... 25 52% Marseilles ............ 25 55 Bourde aux .••• .. . . FranktortonMa.ba 110 Berlin • • • • .• • • • • • • • • • • -- Vienna, effec. d 0...—. 12 4 Trieste, ditt0.....• 12 5 Petersburgla,Sil.ltble. • % Idadrid .• .. • • ........ 49 3 4 Cadiz •• •• •• •• •• •••• •• 49% Barcelona • • • • •• • • •• •• Seville • on BLEEDING TO D EATIL —O n Monday mai - 10r p e t, inquest was held at th e B r i c kl ayers ' Arms, Wheeler-e,tr,",a• before F. F. Daily, E sq , coroner, on the body of John son, aged 70 years, who died on Saturday last, in Mr. 13 0 , - hop-garden, from the e ff ects o f excess i ve bleeding fr ° r to varicose vein. M r . B rench l ey, surgeon, who was sen t r see deceased, said the haemorrhage could have been °P oo stopped by the mere p ressure o f the fi nger on the veiv'holo that had medical aid b een sooner o b ta i ne d lif e m i g ht been saved. Accid en t s o f t hi s ki n d were o f f requen t oc - to ell rence, and he thought it cou ld no t b e t oo f orc ib ly intrretieg on the public the grea t i mpor t ance o f i nstant l y pr een 0' the loss of blood, which might easily be effected in the 113 01 ner be had stated. A surgeon ought also to be speedilY ° d ied for. The jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased from accidental loss of blood."— Maidstone Journal. A " Harry" EXPLANATION.—A very large P i t o assembled at dinner one day in a hospitable mansion jo cii e , south of Scotland under the genial presidentship of a ba e je• for host. The wine went freely round, and a very long s re runt was terminated by the party, with one exception , oie thing from the dining-room to enjoy coffee and cigars. a l exception was an elderly gentleman, renowned for his s ", h er qualities, who had been select e d t o fill th e sea t a t the t' t he end of the table, and who had freely exerted himself 1 0 at t performance' of his duties. Not relishing the smoking S e ep of the entertainment, he kept hi s sea t f or a li tt le jo t ier meditation, and then ringing the b e ll i n f orme d th e 0 1 / L1) 11 10 e of his intention of reti r in g f or th e n i g ht. Thi n ki n g he,, e d something like a smile on the servan t' s f ace , he tu b ' di gravely round, saying, " Ay, J o h n , I thi n k I'll go to DO but I'm no' fou, John, mind that; I'm n o ' the l ea st fon; I'm just fatigued wi' drinking."—.Dumfries Courier.