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the Ladies Lanes Pier, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl and Countess of Rosebery • and Lady Louisa Primrose, the Countess of Morton and Lady Helen Douglas, Lord and Lady Belhaven, Lord and Lady Berriedale, Mrs. and Miss Hope, Sir George Clerk, M.P. ' and Lady Clerk, Sir William Gibson, Craig, M.P., Mr. Cowan, M.P., the Ladies Charteris, and Sir George and Lady Harriet Grant Suttie, Colonel Fer guson, of Raith, M.P.. Lady Anne Baird, Mr. Balfour, of Balbirnie, and Mr. Baillie, cf Dochfour. On the west side of the area was another stand, capable of containing 1,300 persons, and within which were also seated the 'magistrates and town-coimcil, and the pro fessors of the University in their robes. , There was a platform south of this for the students attending the • School of Design, and beyond some galleries left nearly untenanted, from the. extravagant price charged for ad mission into them by a set of hungry speculators who bought up the tickets. Such being the preparations for the ceremony, the Prince Consort entered the area, and, amidst loud cheers, took up his position close to the foundation-stone. The Rev. Dr. Lee, Principal of the University, then stood forward and offered up a fervent prayer for the success of the proposed edifice. The man ner of the venerable Principal, and the substance of his prayer / were exceedingly inpressive. The Lord Justice-General then advanced, sind taking by the trowel, which he afterwards presented to the Prince, said— " May it please your Royal Highness, •"-As the senior member now - present of her Majesty's - • . Board of Commissioners and Trustees for Manufactures and Improvements in Scotland, I am about to have the • honour of presenting to your Roy al Highness the imple ment to be used- in the ceremony of-. laying the founda • tion-stone of a work which • has received the gracious sanction of her Majesty and the • authority of a Parlia ment for its erection. The edifice, which is this day to •' be commenced under the auspices of your Royal High ness, is destined for a national gallery of art, and among • other purposes, also for the better accommodation of the • Royal Scottish Academy` of Painting, Architecture, and Seufpture, whose exertions foethe advancement and ims provement of the fine arts, fostered as they have been by the countenance and approbation of her Majesty and • her Royal predecessors, have already been attended with - considerable success, and have recently, under the su perintendence of the board of trustees, been followed by the establishment of a school of design, an institution so , important to the manufacturing and commercial interests of Scotland. It was therefore with the highest satisfaction that: those intrusted with the execution of this national undertaking, which, from its intended structure and the well-known. • skill and talents of its are .7chitect, it is confidently hoped will add an additional ornament to the metropolis of Scotland, were informed • .that the Consort of our beloved Sovereign was to honour the proceedings of this day with his presence, aware, as . we all are, of the unceasing anxiety that your. Royal Highness has uniformly evinced for the success of every measure calculated to promote the interests of science and art, as well as the development and improvement of the industrial resources of the empire at large. If any thing had indeed been wanting to enhance the value of the obligation you are about to confer, not only on ' the body to which I have the honour to belong, but also on the Lord Provost, magistrates, and council, and community of this city, it would be afforded by the knowledge we have that your Royal Highness has originated and' taken the most active part in the preparations for the intended exhibition of 1851 of the inventions and works, not only of our own, but of all surrounding nations. This magni, ficent undertaking, while it will demonstrate to the world what the skill, energy, and perseverance of British artists can accomplish, will prove, it is trusted, also the means, not — only of establishing their pre-eminence, but of still farther advancing tte general welfare and pros. perity of the• British realms. I shell detain your Royal - Highness no longer than to assure you that all classes of her. Majesty's subjects in this part of her - dominions re joice that, along with a part of her royal offspring; she . -is- now reposing in the ancient palace. of her ancestors, and that your Royal Highness continues to manifest your predilection for Scotland and its sports by your re cent acquisition of a portion of- its Highland territory." The usual masonic rites having been duly complied with by his Royal Highness, who was assisted by his Grace ;he Duke of Buccleuch, Sir George Clerk, Sir John Watson Gordon, and Sir William Gibson Craig, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, addressing the • Lord Justice-General and those more immediately around him, said,— • " Gentlemen,—Now that the ceremony is concluded, you must allow me to express to you how - mach satisfac - lion it has given me to have had it in my power to com ply with your invitation, and to lay the foundation-stone of this important national institution, and that this should have coincided with the moment when her Majesty the • Queen has come among you, and has given you,a.fur ther proof cf her attachment to this country by again taking up her abode, if fur a short time only, in the • ancient tilitee . of her ancestors in this capital, where she has teen received with such unequivocal demonstrations of loyalty and affection. The building of which we have just begun the foundation is a temple to be erected to the fine arts—the fine arts, which have so important an influence upon the development of the mind and feeling of a people, and which are - so .generally taken as the type of the degree and character of that develop- - ment that it is on the fragments of the works of art come down to us from bygone nations - that we are wont to form our estimate of the state of their civili zation. manners, customs, and religlon.. Let us hope - that the irnpulse given to the culture olthe fine arts in this country, aid the daily increasing attention bestowed upon it by the people at lar , e, will not only tend to re fine and elevate the nationaCtustn, but Will also , lead to the production cf works which, if left behied us as me mortali of our age, will give to after generations an ade quate idea of our advanced state of civilization. It must be an additional source of gratification to me to find that pat Of the funds rendered available fur the support of this undertaking , should be the ancient grant 'which, at the union of the two kingdoms, was secured towards the encouragement of the tiiheries and manufactures of Scotland, as it rAFor.ls a most pleasing proof that these itaportant'branches of industry have arrived at that stage of manhood and prosperity that—no longer rtviring the aid of a fostering Government—they can maintain themselves independeialy, r,dyiug upuu their own vigour and activity, and can now in their turn lend assistance and support to their youtig4 and weaker sisters, the fine arts. Gentlemen, the history of this grant exhibits to U 3 the picture of a most he dthy national progress: the ruder ,arts connected with the necessaries of life first gaining strength; "then edu cation and science supervening and directing further ex ' ertions, and, lastly, the arts, which only adorn life, be coming longed for by a prosperoUs and educated people. May nothing disturb this progreso, and may, by God's blessing, that peace and prosperity be preserved to the nation, which will insure to it a long continuance of moral and intellectual enjoyment." This concluded the ceremony, and his Royal Highness almost immediately after returned to the palace, followed by the acclamations of the multitude. Before concluding this account cf the proceedings :on the itfoand yesterday, I think it' necessary to notice, which I do with much pain, the extremely discourteous and unmannerly 'behaviour of Mr. Primrose, secretary to the board of trustees, to my self and one or two other representatives of the London raurnin4 newspapers. who applied to him for the means of performing their duties as reporters. Mr. Primrose is well born, and might. therefore, natu rally be expected at. least to be gewly, bred. His Grace the Duke ut Lim:clench et once granted to us what Mr. Primrose denied, and treated 11A with a degree of polite• mess from which we hope, for his own credit, Mr. Prim rose will in future take a lesson. At half-past eight o'clock this morning the guns of the castle, firing a royal salute, announced • that her Majesty and suite hadresumed their journey northwards. Notwithstanding the early hour at which the departure took, place, vast numbers of the inhabitants of Edin burzh"attended to pay a. parting tribute of loyalty.to their Sovereign. The train, paastng Stirling and Perth on its way, reached Cupar Angus about halt-past eleven &clock. Thence the royal party were conveyed in four carriages to Balmoral, where they arrived at half-past five o'clock.— Times. (From the. Court Circular.) EDINBURGH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30. Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived at a quarter past five o'clock on Thursday afternoon at Holyrood Palace from Castle Howard, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and at tended by the Marchioness of Douro, the Hon. Miss Lennox, Sir James Clark, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, and Mr. Birch. The following bad the honour of dining with her Ma jesty:—The D ike and Duchess of Baccleuch, the Duke of .Roxburglae, General Riddell (Commander of the Bones), -the — Lord' Provost, Mr. Sheriff Gordon, the Hen. WA. Murray, and Sir James Clark. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and Prince Alfred, took an early morning drive to-day (Friday) round the park of Holyrood, and afterwards ascended to the top o f Arthur's seat. At one o'clock his Royal Highness Prince Albert laid the first stone of the new National Gallery of Scot land, attended by the Marquis of Abercorn, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon. In the afternoon her Majesty, and his Royal High nesi - Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and Prince Alfred, drove through the town of Edinburgh and round Arthur's seat, visiting Danaldson's Hospital. They were attended by the Marchioness of Douro, the Hon. Miss Lennox, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, and Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. The Royal Family, attended by Sir James Clark and Miss Inidyard, viewed the Castle of Edinburgh this al ternoon. The Doke and Duchess of Buceleucb, the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, the Esrl and Countess of Mir ton, the Earl end Countess of Rosebery, the Lord Jus tice-General, the Lord Justice• Clerk, the Earl and Coun tess of fladdington, the Rev. Prineipal Leo, Sir William Gibson Craig, Lord and Lady Belhaven, the Lord Ad vocate, the Marquis of Abereorn, and Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, will have the honour of - dining with her Majesty this evening. The Queen has afterwards a small evening psry, the visitors comprising Lord Aberdour, Sir George and Lady Clerk, and Mr. Briley of Dochfour. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—John Blower, who cut his throat immediately after he was stntenced to seven years' transportation at the last quarter session, on Tuesday morn ing made another attempt at self-destruction. When the unhappy man is as IPt out of his sleeping cell to go into the dog room, ho run against the angle of a stone wall, butting • Its hard against it with all his force, breaking the scalp from the furtitead to the crown.—Porambuti Times and . ..Vara Cleigette.: THE NEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all the Libraries, CLA.U D E. By MISS MOLESWORTH. In 2 vols., post Bvo. Imaginez-vous voir nn homme fait a plaisir, un de ces heros de roman qui n'avaient que se montra pour causer des insomnies aux princesses. Ajoutons a cela qua la nature, qui mele ordinairement ses dons, l'avait doue de beaucoup d'esprit et de valeur : c'etait tin cavalier parfait."—Gil Bias. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Illarlborough•street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYJSIARKET. Mr. R. Webster. Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Rrompton. For a few nights onl3, Adelphi company and Asielphi Pieces. Mr. Hudson will make his first apnearance•in "The Knight of Arm.' THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE KNIGHT OF ARVA. Characters by Messrs. Hudson, Lambert, Boyce, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. Aster which an entirely new Extravaganza, entitled DO MESTIC ECONOMY. John Gramly, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Grunaly, Mrs. F. Matthews. To be followed by THE IRISH LION. Tim Moore, Mr. Hudson. To conclude with THE ENCHANTED ISLE; or, Raising the Wind on the most Approved Principles. Alonzo, Mr. P. Bedford; Ferdinand, Miss Woolgar; Prospero, Mr. 0. zlnith ; Ariel, Miss Fitz ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The best ventilated Theatre in London. , Jrowded Houses to witness the attractive and magnificent Spectacle of Mazeppa, which, with brilliant novelties in the Wonders of the Arena. form the most varied and attractive Entertainments in the • Metropolis, which will be continued a Jew nights longer. THIS EVENING, Will be prOduced Lord Byron's gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA .nd the WILD HORSE. Mazeppa, Mr. N. T. Hicks. To he succeeded by an inimitable Display. of Batty's r eats of Equitation in the Cirque Olympique, by the male' and female Equee , !Jens, and re-appearance of Madlle. Oardoni. To conclude with THE WHITE FARM. Boa-office 4en Froth Eleven till Four fitaae Manager. Mr. W. West. ~ader the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert; &c. &c. - ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. OPEN every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY. Grand Musical Ensemble. • - Four Military Bands. THIS DAY, September 2, the Bands of the Royal Artillery, the Id Regiment of Life Guards, and the Coldstream Guards, will, by permission of their respective Colonels, attend - in full uniform, which, added to the Band of the Establishment, will present an ensemble but seldom beard. the whole conducted by Mr. Godfrey—the Pro gramme select and varied, contains many choice morceaux, including Beethoven's Grand Battle Symphony. ereuigtous success of the entirely. new-modelled Dioramic Pie nre representing the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his Army I the largest - Picture in' the World! with innumerable moving Figures tie size of" life. Modelled, painted, and produced by Mr. Denson and Son, assisted` by Messrs. Adams, Wilson, Bcc. &c. The Picture has occupied the Messrs. Denson for many months, and it is confidently submitted to the Public as a chef-d'oeuvre of art, and not nferior to sly production of the day. Another splendid Elephant. The Splendid MENAGERIE has lately been enriched by several valuable Presents from the Queen. The Musical Department is conducted by Mr. Godfrey. It will be the aim of the Estbbtishment to offer for the gratification of the Subscribers and the Public, the thost Splendid Military Band in the Kingdom It leelected from the Bands of her Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards. and the most eminent Artistes in the profession. • The following list of engagements will, it is hoped, convince the Public, that the long-acknowledged 'excellence of the Band of this Establishment will be fully maintained ! The Repertoire of Music will be most extensive and varied, arranged front the most Popular Operas in this and other countries. Solo-Players—Messrs. Lazarus, Prosperre, Egerton, Crozier, Webb, Holt, &c. During the evening a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic Tableau illustrating the celebrated Picture by David, of litionaparte 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 rrench Army is firatseen " en bivouac," presently the drums beat to arms, , and amid the clash of Military Bands and Martial Music, the Troops I cordrnenee the Ascent. The Soldiers are seen dragging the Artillery in Trunks of Trees, now ascending almost Perpendicular Heights, and traversing the most Terrific Ravines, but all difficulties are overcome, and the Gallant Army is seen pursuing its course to the Fertile plains of Italy. The whole to conclude with a Gorgeous Display of Fireworks, by Messrs. Sonthby, introducing, amongst various novelties, the Most admiredieux d'artiace of former seasons, jets d'eau, water rockets, revolving pieces, a magnificent Transparency fifty feet in height, painted by Messrs. Denson, representing Buonaparte on Horseback I cheering on his Troops, surrounded by warlike emblems, insignia of honour, flags, traphies, &c, amidst a cerruseation of various coloured fires. The complicated and difficult machinery, and the erection of the picture rmder the direction' Of Mr. Thos Lowe. The extensive gas fittings by Messrs.• Boteherby and Dixon, 23, King-street, Covent garden. Admission. Is. On Wednesday, September 4, the Royal South London Floricultu ral Society will hold their Last Grand Dahlia, Hollyhock, and Nis cellaneous.F/ower.Show, open to all Exhibiters. Every Exertion has been used to render this the most attractive Exhibition of the Season. An extra Brass Band will attend. All' the unrivalled at tractions-of the Gardens, and extra Fireworks, - by Southby. Doors open at One. Admission, One Shilling. . On Wednesday„ September 11, the Bays of the Greenwich Naval Asylum Snool, will, with their Juvenile Band, visit the Garders. RIM' WATER Al LONI►ON BRIDGE. This DAY 1 31 Orning 35 min. after 9 Evening 16 min. after 10 To-Morrow— Morning 59 min. after 10 r Evening 37 min. after 11 THE WEATHER.—Sus OFFICE, SErraninEs 2. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 66—highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and daring the night. 67—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'42. WzD W.N.W.—dull, cloudy weather. mina glut. LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1850. A more important inquiry has seldom taken place before a criminal tribunal than that which was held before the' LORD JUSTICE CLERK, at Edinburgh, on Thursday and Friday last, into the conduct of the master and mates of the Orion steamer on the occasion of the loss of that unfortunate vessel, i❑ June last, and which has terminated in the conviction of Captain HENDERSON, the master, and JOIN WlLLiams, the second mate, after a patient and protracted investigation, continued during two entire days. The charge was withdrawn against GEORGE LANGLANDS, the first mate, at the close of the case for the prosecution. His evidence, therefore, became available on behalf of his fellow-prisoners, who were thus enabled to present their cases in the most favourable light to the jury. It was, however, insufficient to exculpate the parties, who were, as we have already stated, convicted of a culpable neglect of duty, for which the captain was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, and the second mate to seven years' transportation. The circumstances of the melancholy transaction must be perfectly familiar to our readers. The vessel left Liverpool on a beautiful day in June ; numerous passengers, full of joyou s anticipations, and looking forward to a delight ful passage, were on board. There was nothing that could terrify even the most timid ; the sea was unusually calm, and there was scarcely a breath of wind. A slight haze hanging over the land towards the Mull of Galloway was the only inauspicious omen, and even that did not prevent the land from being visible all the way between Dunman Head . and the ?dull. The passengers, having no conception of the dangerous consequences of their undue prox imity to the coast, had retired to rest, expecting to arrive at their destination in the morning. Even the master, to whose protecting care the lives of so many human beings and so much valuable property was entrusted, had left the deck, and was fast asleep in his cabin at the time of the catastrophe. Nothing occurred to disturb the general confidence until the striking of the vessel on the rock, which happened fifteen or twenty, minutes after the Portpatrick light had been reported to the officer of the watch, JOHN WILLIAMS. Then, indeed, there was a scene of wild tumult and confusion : the passengers, aroused by the crash and the fearful in telligence that the ship was in danger, hurried on deck and increased the confusion ; there were life boats in which many might escape, but as if they had been prepared rather for "ornament than use," they were " covered up, and no knives " were prepared for the purpose of cutting the covers. The number of persons who crowded into these boats, and " the stiffness of the tackle," considerably enhanced the difficulty of launching these boats; and the t° starboard" one, un fortunately, got under the paddle-wheel and was swamped. • It is due to the captain and mates to state that, frOm the moment of the accident, they behaved them selves with the greatest propriety, as became British seamen. They retained their composure throughout, did all that experience suggested to save the lives of the crew and passengers, and were among the last to leave the ill-fated vessel. It was, however, but too painfully perceptible that there had been gross incapacity or criminal negligence somewhere. All the circumstances of the fatal transaction dis tinctly proved that fact, and that the lives of so many British subjects and so much valuable property h a d been literally sacrificed to the carelessness or incotn eetence of some one or more of the officers in 'charge of the vesEel. The captain and second mate pleaded specially. The former alleged that he had gone below to take a little rest, leaving the vessel in charge of a competent officer, and twat afterwards the accident arose from causes which he could not control. The second mate alleged that he had steered the vessel to the best of his jddgment, and that the accident had arisen from the "defective state of the ship's compasses, or other machinery." LANGLANDS, the first mate, who had given up his watch to WILLIAMS, and gone to rest, merely put in a general plea of " not guilty.'' Although, however, Captain HENDERSON was asleep in his cabin at the time of the accident, he could.not thake off the responsibility of his position, or tratusfer it to the officer of the watch for the time being. It is the duty of a master of a vessel at all times to exercise a vigilant superintendence, to guard against every emergency, to be on deck at every moment when ever there can be the most remote danger. This is especially the case when running so fearfully close to the land, more particularly if there is the slightest appearance of fog. Captain HENDEUSON reposed a blind confidence in his second mate. He came on deck for a few minutes between half-past twelve and one o'clock, after WILLIAMS bad twice changed the course, directing the vessel more in shore on each occasion ; he even looked at the compasses, that must have shown the peril of the course, but returned to his cabin without giving any order. WILLIAMs was even more culpable. He had been in charge of the vessel, and was bound to call the master in any case cf difficulty. He took upon him self to direct the change of course, which brought her into the dangerous proximity to land. Captain ROBINSON, R.N., who had bcen making a hydrogra phic survey of the coast, and was therefore well acquainted with the locality, declared his opinion, " that no person in his sound senses, looking to the nature of the _ coast, and going up the Frith of Forth, wculd keep his vessel only a length off to secure its safety." His was, therefore, the greater fault, and it was justly visited with the more stringent penalty. On the whole, the result of the trial will have a most salutary effect, as showing the nature of the important duties undertaken by masters and mates of merchant vessels, and the certain punish ment that awaits any negligence or incompetence on their part, leading to an injury to the ship or cargo, or the lives of the crew or passengers. The intelligence brought from India by the Over land Mail, which arrived" yesterday, is of such a character as to occasion even a still stronger feeling of regret than that we have hitherto expressed at the retirement of Sir CHARLES NAPIER from the office of Commander.in-Chief. It appears that the Afreedees have violated their recent engagements, and have recommenced their acts of plunder. On a former occasion the patrons of piracy and plunder in this country, who make it their business to excuse the atrocities of savages of all sorts, provided only the said savages are black, and are ignorant of the usages of civilised life, took these Afreedee robbers under their special protection, and declared that but fur the tax on salt they would be the mildest and most peaceable of neighbours—the salt-tax is removed, and behold here we have them again, at their old game of murder and robbery. As the Lahore Chronicle very justly observes : "The present Afreedee outbreak will show that the last was not owing to any increase of the salt-tax. In fact, as mere carriers (for their own consumption of salt is small), they were but little interested in that measure. It, however, answered as a pretext for con cealing the real one—their objection to having a gun road made through their pass. Yet many people at the time insisted that their only object was to lower the price of salt." We trust that neither the Government nor the public will suffer themselves to be misled by the clap-trap common-place of the humanitarian stump orators, whose crass ignorance of the nature and polity of the semi savage races of Asia is only equalled by the glib complacency with which they oracularly retail their crude notions as to the manner in which such races should be treated. It is abundantly evident that the Afreedees must be in the first place inspired with a wholesome fear of the British name, and that the gun road must, coute qui coute, be run through their mountains, and a safe and regular communication be established between Peshawur and Kohat. The Afreedees are now much in the same state that the Scotch Highlanders were at the beginning of the last century, and what the road of Marshal WADE has done fur the High landers the gun-road will do for the Afreedees. It is much to be regretted that at this particular time the Marquis of DALHOUSIE should have considered it his duty to pursue such a course of conduct as to impose upon Sir CHARLES NAPIER the absolute necessity of re tiring from the command of the Indian army. There is a prestige attached to his name which is worth whole regiments against such enemies as the Afreedee hordes, and in which, however perfect may be the strategy of his successor, that successor Must necessarily be want ing. We regard the retirement of Sir Cuent.ss NAPIER from the command of the Indian army at the present moment as a great public calamity. --, IL I ..,.,-4 et ..,,, , ..._,.....„ c o,t CJI 11.4, ~ .. ~ ,..44.4 1 ) A .- g .-,-4_,,i-t...lie Nu ,441- 11, eh%Z. " , : .. ikir 0 , ' ff , , . 4 W 1 ..„, - . .. - 1 ~0 .;.i! - ' ti : u : , ••-.. - S." . •nt 0 N ' 4 ,..,t,:).. iiitii • - ,". : , -, I - A, • .. .... .. ~ - (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) We consider it but justice to lend our aid in advo cating the cause of a deserving and meritorious body of officers of the army—the captains—the only rank in her lIIAJESTY'S service at present debarred the hope of reasonable promotion. Ensigns become lieutenants, lieutenants are made captains, and majors become, in due course, lieutenant-colonels ; but it is almost impossible for a captain to obtain a majority unless he should be possessed of thousands of pounds to induce a major to sell to bim, or the more unlikely occurrence of a death vacancy should give it to him, an event which now very seldom takes place, as field officers of the line naturally retire from the service before they are old men, or when their health begins to fail ; and, in nine cases out of ten, by the sale of their commissions instead of the full-pay retirement, which so few in the line are now inclined to accept, the purchasing system holding out much greater inducement to men advanced in life, and which system has been ruinous to the promotion of officers without money. It certainly places them sooner at the head of their respective grades, but with equal certainty it keeps them there. In stances are numerous. But we must allude to one corps, where the senior captain, a very deserving officer, has actually been twenty-five years in the same regimental rank, and fourteen years at the head of the list. We could mention numbers who have served as captains on full pay in all parts of the world for twelve and thirteen years, and who are still without any likelihood of regimental promotion. For their present advancement but one hope re mains—that hope is a brevet. The expense to the country for each old officer thus promoted would be but two shillings per day. Is there any economist in England who would object to such an act of justice towards men who have served their country so long .and so faithfully ? FUNERAL OF LOUIS PHILIPPE. (THIS DAY.) This morning Claremont was at an early hour be seiged by a large number of persons anxious to pay the last tribute of respect to the remains of a royal exile. Amongst the persons present not the least conspicuous were a large number of the visitors from Paris, attracted to our shores by the cheapness of the excursion trains, and who bare for the last few days been residing in the immediate vicinity of Claremont. The adjournment of the funeral from Saturday to this day also tended in a great degree to an increase of spectators, a large number having arrived from town yesterday. At nine o'clock a solemn funeral service commenced in the private chapel at Claremont, after which a pro cession on foot was formed, which accompanied the body as far as the gate of the park, when it proceeded in mourning coaches to Weybridge, in Surrey, about four miles from the palace at Claremont. A gr( at number of persons had here assembled to witness the removal of the body from the hearse into the Roman Catholic chapel of St. Charles Barromes, where the body will for the present be interred, and will ultimately be removed to its final resting place in Paris. The body having been placed in the chapel, the service was commenced and conducted by Dr. Whitty, assisted by the Abl 6 Guille, the chaplain to the household of the deceased, and others of the Roman Catholic clergy. After the conclusion of the services, which were of the most impressive character, the numerous persona assembled separated, and the mournful cortege wended its way back to Claremont. VACANCIES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—There are now three seats in the House of Commons vacant by deaths, since the close of the Parliamentary session. They are.—the University of Cambridge, the borough of Poole, and the county of Hereford. The Lords of the Treasury have accepted the offer of Mr. Laming to convey the mails to the Cap of Good Hope fur bO,OOO/. per annum in screw-propelled vessels. Lord Stanley has consented to lay the corner stone of a literary institution in the manufacturing town of Bury, where the Derby family have large landed pos,essions. The fcundation-stone of a new infirmary has been laid at Torquay, by the Prince of Oldenburg. It is Kith extreme regret that we announce the fact of Viscount Fielding having seceded from the Church of Eng land and joined the Romish Communion. Whether the formal act .of reception into the Papal church has actually taken place we are not enabled to state, but of the secession of the Noble Lord and of his destination there can be no doubt—John Bull. . which, however, Mr. A charter of incorporation has been granted to South Shie'icis. Sir Ge orge Grey, it is said, has offered Mr. Robert S s t t e e p p h h e g n a so4 tt e e ciil ho ie n d o . uf zr of er t r ui a g t hth ies Iooodu,rna THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and yesterday. The Consiitutionnel gives the following as the iti nerary of the PRESIDENT of the Republic for his visit to Cherbourg, and return to Paris:—He is to leave Paris on the 3d, and arrive at Evreux ; on the 4th he is to proceed from Evreux to Caen, by Lisieux ; on the sth from Caen to Cherbourg, by Carentan ; on the 6th and 7th he is to stay at Cherbourg ; on the Bth he is to proceed to St. Lo; on the 9th from St. Lo to Avranche, by Coutances and Granville ; on the 10th Avranches to Argentan, by Vire ; 11th, Argentan to Evreux ; 12th, Evreux to Paris. The Iffuniteur has the following:—" Some journals recently announced that the cholera had appeared at Marseilles, and have stated that 11 cases of that malady had occurred. Contrary to their intention, no doubt, it has been believed abroad that there have been 11 cases a-day, and in consequence quarantines have been imposed on arrivals from Marseilles Now, at the pe riod at which those articles were published, the Ministry received the list of 11 declared cases—but there were only 11 casts in all. It immediately caused an investigation to be commenced, and it has continued to this day. The first death ascribed to cholera took place on the 29th of July. From that day up to the 27th of August 24 other deaths have been declared, but in the number there are several of which the cholearic character is assuredly very doubtful. All the cases observed up to the 15th of August occurred in persons who could not have had any suspected communication. The cases took place isolatedly, in different parts of the town, and succeeded each other at intervals, varying from one to three days. That is not, then, an epidemy. Nevertheless, the articles of our journals have not the less excited the fears of foreign Governments. Quarantines have not the less been imposed, on the strength of these exaggerated rumours on arrivals from Marseilles. The press cannot display too much reserve in giving news rela tive to the sanitary condition of our ports, which may have such ruinous consequences." The PRESIDENT of the Republic, on hearing of the death of Louis PHILIPPE, expressed his intention of proposing to the Orleans family to bring the remains of the ex-Ring to France to be laid in the family vault at Dreux, by the side of those of the Duke of OR LEANS and Madame ADELAIDE. The Bonapartist journals allude with some bitter ness to the studied absence of " the Burgraves" from the fetes given to Louis NAPOLEON during the ccurse of his recent tour. M. THIERS was invited to Stras burg, but did not come, although he was at Baden Baden, within an hour's ride of the city. M. DE MONTALEMBERT, who, it was said was to have joined the PRESIDENT at Besaugzon, never made his appear ance ; and M LEON FAUCHER and M DE MONTO BELLO were the only representatives of the depart ment of the Marne who were absent from the fete at Rheims. Several of the Councils-General of thejDepartments have expressed a wish for the revision of the Consti tution. The Archbishop of PARIS has published a pastoral letter disavowing the Univers as the organ of the Church, and declaring that its publication does harm to religion. The Archbishop is too enlightened a man to pander to M. MONTALEMBERT'S ridiculous and mischievous follies, and estimates the miraculous winking virgins of the would-be restorer of the In quisition at their true value. The Nepaulese Ambassador and his suite were in troduced to the PRESIDENT on Friday. On Saturday a mass for the repose of the soul of the ex-King, Lotis PniurrE, was celebrated in the chapel in the Rue de la Revolte, at Neuilly, erected on the spot on which the Duke of ORLEANS was killed. A number of the KING'S servants and some functionaries of the late monarchy were present at it. M. BEREYER, after leaving the Congress at Wies baden, proceeded to Brussels, where he had an inter view with Prince METTERNICH. Accounts have been received from Algiers to the 25th. The whol e coun try was tranquil. The British steam-frigate Growler arrived at Mar seilles on the 28th to await the arrival of the Nepau lese Ambassador from England. The Prince and Princess of CAruA. and family were on board. The French steam-frigate Vauban left Toulon on the 27th for Civita Vecchia, with 930 soldiers des tined for the regiments forming the army of occupa tion in the Roman states. After landing the troops the Vauban proceeds to the naval station at Naples. The Dibats says :—" The arrival at Brest of the corvette, the Triomphante, sent from Monte Video by Admiral LEPREDOUR, is announced. It is believed that this vessel brings the treaty concluded by the Admiral with the Government of General ROSAS, subject to the ratification of the French Government." The Bourse has gone down on account of the liqui dation of the end of the month. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIIE -- LONDON STUCK-EXCHANGE, Aua. 31. Boulogne and Amiens, VA—East Indian, 9%—Namur and Liege, 6 1 / 2 —Sanalne and Pdeuse, SPAIN. Madrid journal:, of the 27th ult. have arrived ; their contents are without intemt. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 27.—Three per Cents. 331; Five per Cents. 14g. Exchange on London, 50 40. GE RMAN Y. The Cologne Gazette, of the 28th ult., publishes the following letter from Berlin:— "Our Government declares in the note which it had addressed to the Cabinet of Vienna, that neither now nor afterwards will it give its consent to the re-esteb lishment of the Germanic Diet. It adds that it is ready to discuss freely with the other states of Germany the new Constitution, but under the condition that the right of free and Parliamentary union shall be reserved to the States. The re-establishment of the Germanic Diet is considered as a violation of the promises made to the nation. In fine, it is remarked to Austria how dangerous it is to discuss at Frankfort with M. de Bulow, the representative of the power the most hostile to Germany. The note was sent on the 25th. The following is what we learn relative to the project con cerning the establishment of the high court. It is to be cumposed of judges, one-half of whom are to bo named by the King, and the rest by the Chambers. One-half of the jurymen are to be taken from the people, and the either from amongst the lawyers. • The Government has forbidden the Prussian officers to keep up any relations with the Baden officers, and has directed them to pre vent their soldiers from keeping company with those of Baden." A letter from Carlsruhe, of August 27th, says— "ln the first sitting of the Assembly of the States, the Deputy DENNIG proposed an address of felicita tion to the GRAND DUKE. The proposition con tained, not; only a eulogium addressed to the GRIND DUKE, but an approbation of his policy in the Ger- , man question. M. BADER proposed that nothing should be inserted in the address but felicitations. That motion was rejected, and the address adopted." A letter from Stuttgard of the 27th states the Bill for a new constitution h,s been completed by the Mi nisters of Wurtemburg, and will soon be presented to the Chambers. It is said to be very liberal. The electoral right is placed on a wide basis. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. IVe read in the Independance of Brussels : " A telegraphic dispatch from Hanaburgh announces that the Danes bad operated in the night of the 27th a landing near Grunewsld, not far from Poer. The gar rison of Kid, it was alleged, was called under arms. Our private letters contradict altogether this news. It is one of those things which the German telegraph desi minates with such facility. The Danish army fortifies itself every day in Scbleswic, and everything an nounces that it will go into cantonments there. Mean while, the newly-elected Chamber of the r e presentatives of the duchies is preparing to meet, and as Kiel appears too exposed, the idea is to hold the sittings at Aliens. The situation remains the same. Schleswic finds itself at present de facto united to Denmark, in conse quence of the occupation of the whole duchy by the Danish army. The status quo consequently realises in part .the object for which the Cabinet of Copenhagen undertook the war." The Altona Mercury contains a proclamation from the Stadtholderate to the following effect : " APPEAL TO ALL THE MEN OF THE COUNTRY CAPABLE OF BEARING ARMS. " Rendsburg, Aug. 25. " Our fatherland requires for its defence all the force at its disposal. In consequence thereof, and by com mand of the Stadtholderate, this summons is addressed to all men and youths of the land capable of bearing arm., who have not hitherto belonged to the army, to present themselves forthwith at Renasberg to the office made on their admission in res pect o age; the state of for the vol un t a ry e nrolment of the sous of the country,' established for that purpose. No t distinction will be their health and bodily capabi lities will alone decide. " The War Department. (Signed) " KROHN. " JENSEN." • THE PRESIDENTSHIP or TUE ROYAL ACADEMY. —The members of the Royal Academy will proceed next week to till up the office of president, vacernt ay the I the e field death of Sir Martin Archer Shee. The b ai e in for the honourable position several distinguished candidates, including Eastlake, Leslie, and P i c k e rsgill. The claims of Landseer and Turner have also been freely canvassed, but it is not certain that either of the latter gifted academicians could undertake, if elected, to discharge the duties of the presidentship, so numerous and onerous are their professional engagements " for the next three years.— Weekly Chronicle. Mrs. 4gerton, a lady not surpassed iby any upon the stage in a particular line of parts —witness her Meg daughter of the late Han. NV Merzilies and others died at Brompton on Tuesday, at the age of 57. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF MISS ELPHINSTONE.— We regret to state that this lady, who was the youngest m. F. Elphinstone, and cousin to the present Lord Elphinstone, died on Thursday from the afteraived at effects of the severe injuries she met with by being thrown a from. a carriage in which she was riding with the Hon. Mr. nd Mrs. Owen Stanley, ten days before, whilst making an excursion in the vicinity of Lord Stanley of Alderley's seat, near Holyhead. Sir James Carnegie, Bart., of Southesk, and party, sPendipg A o n o occe oll aeaion.angirgit Kinnaird Castle, on Tuesday last, from Glendye, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The Cotten at Liverpool on Saturday was steady at previous rates. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken on speculation.— Belle ay Shares were firm. The supply of home-grown Wheat in Mark-lane being larger to-day, prices rule heavy. The following is a letter from Messrs. M 4 Nair, Green how, and Irving, of Manchester, describing the state of the goods market there during August:— ' A much greater amount of business has been trans acted since the date of our last than what might have been supposed from the general aspect of the market, e hich, with the exception of a few days at the com mencement of the month, when the activity of the pre vious one, with an advancing tendency in prices, con tinued, has been of a dull, irregular, and lifeless character. That the transactions fall very short of those of its predecessor is a truth which need neither produce dis appointment or excite surprise. If we look back to the extraordinarily large operations entered into in July, and other portions of the year, calculate the enormous producing-power of the district now in full exercise, notice the txisience of prices, exhibiting such a serious adaance upon the rates current twenty-two months ago, and cemparo all with the actual condition of most of our foreign markets with the limited consump tion in very many of the agricultural districts at home, vt e shall hardly fail in speedily disco vering tolerably good grounds• for the present depres sion. Then there are other causes: as usual, at this sea son, much anxiety necessarily prevails as to the quality and quantity of the grain and potato crops, and the safety of the harvest, an anxiety which this year has been much increased by the prevalence of very unfavourable weather during the greater portion of the month, a matter which, according to its degree, is sure to exercise always an injurious influence. To this we would only add another, and which is a very important one, viz., that the accounts with respect to the growing crops of cotton come now decidedly more favourable. Such has been their effect that a decline in the value of cotton has taken place in the course of the month, amounting to id. to id. per lb. It is to these causes combinedly that the change in the market can be attributed. We are amongst those who consider that relatively high prices are not only an evil, but that per manently they cannot again be maintained in this country." By express we have the overland mail from India. At Calcutta the market for imports does not seem to have improved, and the knowledge that arrivals were at hand checked purchases. There were s)mptoms of greater activity in exports until the exchange advanced. In the Prospects of the Indigo crop there was a slight amelio ration. At Bombay money continued abundant, but the import business dull. Cotton was brisk for shipment to England. The China advices are not later than those received about a fortnight since. I'crt Philip accounts of May 16 by this opportunity mention that the colony was progressing steadily. At Frankfort on the 30th ult. Austrian Bonds were 814 to 82, and Spanish 33 1.16 to 5-16. The West India steamer brings late advices from all the islands. Heavy rains had fallen in several parts, and the weather had proved stormy to the northward, and in some cases disastrous to the shipping. Of this, however, we were to some extent previously informed. In Bar badoes the Sugar crop was 35350 hhds., being the largest ever known, especially taking into consideration that the barrels were of an increased size. In Grenada the weather had been very boisterous, and a deluge of rain had fallen in St. Lucia. The manufacturing process had closed for the season, consequently the weather would not cause much inconvenience. The growing fields de• rived great benefit on the hill sides, but the bottom lands suffered from the wet. The young cotton plants were thriving. At Antigua, the new private bank es tablished by Mr. Eldridge was doing well. In Jamaica matters were progressing much as before; and in De merara Coolie immigration was under discussion. The steamer has on board about 1,500,0001. in gold dust and silver bars from Cbagres, &c. The Venezuela accounts furnish us with a copy of the energetic protest addressed by the British Chargé d'Affaires at Caraccas, Mr. Beltord Hinton Wilson, to the Government there, on the subject of the late debt confiscation, and agreeably with the decree of the Con gress, President Monagas had authorised proper compen sation to be made to the parties who bad suffered by it. The North American mail steamer has also arrived, and from a telegraphic report forwarded to the North and South American Coffee-house, we learn that the rate of exchange on London had risen to 110 k 4. Trade throughout the Union was in a satisfactory condition. Freights were without alteration. The English Stock Market, opened rather heavily this morning, under the influence of the depression which prevailed on Saturday after the arrival of the French mail, and up to the present hour is in a very listless condition, Consols being 961 4. Bank Stock has t to 2l 6 4 7s. to pr 2 em ls i . um, Nev Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 98i to 99. , The beenbee n marked supported 64sa.Exchequer-bills heavy. hav e ae from this date until the re opening of the . transfer books. Bank of England lends money at 2 per cent. on Stock The Foreign Market is extremely inanimate. Spanish Five per Cent. Stock has been about 194 sad the Pas sive 4* Mexican have been done at 291 1. Peruvian Deferred have realised 331. These are the only bar gains officially reported. The Share Market is very buoyant, and there have been advanced prices again obtained. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols 961 k Ditto Account ... 96f BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Sank Stock 214 215 i per Cent. Reduced Annuities 8 per Cent. Consols Anns New 3 1 ,i per Cont. Aims. Long Annuities. Exp. J an . sth, lEGO BLA 8 5-16 Consols for Account • ... 96% ixchequer Rifle I%d. 2d. March. Jnne. 67 64 p 67 64 p 67 64 p 500? Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. •mexican 80ne13,1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons . 29%% Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent Ditto Deferred 33% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Ditto Account , ..... Ditto Passive Bonds Dividends on the above idLoncion. BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAY'S. YAM. Fax SUA/VC. A berdeen Ditto, Preference Arn tun, Notting., Boston,&c. 854 — .... • to .... kyrshire and Gallaway Belfast and County Down .. 32 .. .• ..... to .... 3erks and Hants Extension iGt. West. Perpet.s per ct.) 6 ,•• •• to ••• iirmingnam & Oxford Junct., calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 Do., without a guarantee... 20 . B irmingham,Wol., & Dudley, calls duly pd. or wit b guar. 15 ...~ Do., without a guarantee.. 15 Bi rm ing., %Vol., & Stour Val. 131.14 a — Uirkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction 26 Bristol and Exeter 100 ...... x.d.... to Buc ki n ghamshire Caledonian D.tto, New 10/, Preference 10 ...... Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 ...... ;;heater and H01yhead......... 50 ..... Ditto, Preference :ilarence Direct London & Portsmouth 5 1 4 .... to Dublin and Bei iiiet Junction.. 45 - Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 30 ...... _ to E ist Anglia, 251. L. & E., sad L. &I) .. Ditto, 184, E. & H lB ... .. ...... t o ' Do, 31. 105.,6 p. Ct. Pref 3% — Do, 71. 175., 7 per Ct. Pref. 2 Eastern Counties Do. Exton., 5 per ct. No. 1,61.138.4 d — p to Do., do N 0.2,61. 133.4 d.. 3,4 p to -. Do. New Pref., 6 per Cent.. 10 Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 Do., 5 per cent. Ditto, New - . . .... .43 . .... 48 ..... to Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) ... - 25 - ....• to Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 6 . Ditto, ditto, B & C .. .... . 25 Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 - East Lancashire ... Do., New Quarters Do., 6 per Cent. Preference Quarter Shares 6;4•••••• East. Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per Cent. Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 24% x.d. to Edinburgh, Perth, & Dundee 25 Ditto, New port Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — ...... to Exeter and Exmouth.... 2la. 4 hag., Dumfries, & Carlisle..Bl. 6s.Bd — ..... to filasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 Do. Preference Consolidated Gloucester and Dean Forest.. 14 - Jrreat Northern . Do. % A Deferred ..... ... 12% Dl. % B 6 per Cent. Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12%...... 11A ... ;it. South. & 'West. (Ireland) 50 — to Di .to, Eighths ..... ..... ... 2% — ..... • to ireat Nortu of England 100 — x.d.... to Ditto, New 404.... .... .. .. 40 Ditto, New 304 Ditto, New 151.... ... Gnat Western 100 Do. New 174 l5 .. ... 84... .. to Hull and Selby 5O Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... 25 ...« — x.d... to Ditto,Quarter Shares ~ . 12% — ..... to —.....,,,, Lancaster and Carlisle....: ~. 50 Do., Thirds Lancashire and Yorkshire ...100 Ditto Quarters 23% — ...... to Ditto Fifths ILUs•• ••• Ditto,Thirds lB . ..... Do., New Guar. 6 net cant. 10 Do. 1 (Hutiderv. and Shoff) 50 Do.; West Biding Union... 11 1 4 to Leeds and Bradford 5O •• to ..... Leads and Thirsk ...... 50 Do. ,do.,Prefer., 6 per Cent. 6 . dis.... to Ditto, ditto... No. 2 17 Ditto, ditto ..... No. 3 5 Do. Pre:. Quarters, 1848... i Liverpool, Crosby, andSouth port. • •• to -- London & Bluckwall....-11/. 6s. 3d — .. to Lond., Bright., & Soy Coastloo 80 1 4 ... to 79 3 / ...... Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 to 4 De. Preferential, 5 per Ct. 50 ..... to Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ..... ...... to Do., New, gua. 6 pr Ct.... 100 ..... ...... to Loudon and Greenwich... 12/. 152. 41... Ditto 1)01=110_ . , London & North Wevtern.....loo 110 1 4% x.d. to 110 Do. New Quarters.. Do. Fifths . 12 Do. 101... M. and L. (C.) 1 London and S. We5tern.......100 Ditto, New 504 Ditto, New 40/ 34 Do., New Preference Londonderry and Coleraine... 25 Do. Half Shares . .... . ..... 5 .. » ... to Londonderry and Enniskillen 25 Do., Half Shares 7 1,x...... ...... to .... LTwestoff, guar. 4 Ter ct Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 Ranch Buxton, & Matlock OA _ . ___ slanchr, Sheffield, and Linc.loo - to Ditto in Shares(No. 1) ... 25 ...... .. to Do., New 10/. Preference.. 10 ... .. -- to Ditto. Man. & Lin. Union 41. 25.... dis to - Midland.. ..... , 100 .. 33% 1 4 x.d to Ditto, Conso. Preference-100 Ditto, MU. f.• hares .. Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ... .. Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham. 6 per cent.... 100 120%...... to Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 46 ... - Ditto ditto 29/.165. td .. Ditt ,, ,ErewashVal., Pref... 50 Midland, Leiccs. and Swan nington (S per ct.gua.)....100 .... . ill idld. Great Western (Irish) 47;i — to Middlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. ....... ....... 50 Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ... .. Newmarket Ditto Extension Scrip... 2/. 32s — Newport Abergy., and Herd. 6 Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7 N ewry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .......... ........ 20 . Norfolk lOO .....• ...... to Ditto New 20/. De. Extension .... Do. Guar. 51% per cent... 5 Do. do. Waveney Valley., 2 Northern Counties Union ... 4 North British .. .. ...... - . 25 ..... Ditto. Preference ...... ... 5 - Nora , Staffordshire.......... 17 1 % North Western Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Preston and Wyre Do. Half Shares (A) 10 1 y — R eading, Guildfd., & Reigate 18 Etoyston and Hitchin - 6 1 %••• - t`o. Shepreth Extension...: i % •-••— cottist. Central Scottish Midland .... ....... .... 25 Ditto, New........- 2 2 lh — . ..... to Shrewsbury and Birmingham 13',4 1 — dis ... to Ditto, ditto. Chess B. 9 5 , 7 8 . — die... to Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 5 Shrewsbury and Chester ( Nor. NV. Llin. ) Ditto Halves, Ditto lO ... .. ...... to Ditto, Oswestry Ditto (New)... . 1 Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref..... 10 .. ... 11 3 4 to Shropshire Union 6%..... ...... to south Devon Ditto, Preference ...... . South Staffordshire 8 1,4 — •• ... to -- South Eastern Ditto, No. 3 . Ditto, Registered No. 4 10 ...... - ...... to -.. South Wales - to - South Yorkshire, Doncaster -. and Goole l 5 - Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole (N. D) Gua. 5 per ct. 18% - ... .. to - Do. do. (South Div.) 6 - ...... to - Swans. and Loughor and -Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... . 8 Taw Vale Extension - ••••••• to -, Thames Haven Dock and Railway .... 17 1 ,E - - Vale of Neath ... .......... ... 13 - Waterford and Kilkenny 2O .•.... ••••• Waterford and Limerick... .. 47 1 ,x." .. - - Waterford,Wexford,Wieklw, and Dublin - ••.. • to - Wear Valley, 6 par Cent. Guaranteed „.. 5O - ...... to - Do. do. do. - to - Do. do. do. ...... .15 ... . - - West Cornwall 7 1,4...... - Arhitehaven and Furneas..... 20 ..... - - Windsor, Staines, and South Western...... l4 - •• •••• to .... Wilts, Somerset,&Weymouth 50 - York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. and Newcastle Eaten. 20 ...... 9 1 4%." to - Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref.. 9 ... 4 - Do.Hartlepool bk. & Rly. 100 - to - York and North Midland ... 50 - 16%3/414 x.d to - • Ditto. Preference lO ...... 7% ....• to - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian , and Austrian) 6,34 ...... - - Boulogne and Amiens.... .• 20 .• ... - , Gantral of France ( Orleans and Vierzoa) ..... - - . .... - •••.... • 8 ..... • - East Indian - ••••.. to - Ditto - - Great Indian Peninsular 5 ...... - - Do. Do l 3 /4 - to - Louvain a. la Sambre ......... 7% - ..... to - ...••• - Luxembourg ................. 8 . . . ..... to - M.. - Ditto ......... ............. ..• 10 - adrid and Valenti* ....... " - 2 - • Namur and Liege.... . ...... . 20 . .. 6% to - Northern of France.......,, 16 ...... - . .... - Orleans and B or d eaux ... .. 7 .•. .. - - to - Paris and Orleans.... 2O Paris and Rouen .. ... ... 2O - to - Paris and Strasbourg ......... 14 ..... - - Rouen and Havre ........ ....... 20 - Sambre and Meuse .... 2O - .... to - trasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 - ...,.. to - lours & Nantes ... .... .. 14 - •••• to .--, Tournav, Jurbise, Landen, and fiaszolt . ...... •. 20 ...... - ...... to - West Flanders B% - ••• to -- &LINES. --- - Anglo 2"l.6ZiC an lOO - ...••••• ..... Asturian - - Australian ... 4 - ..„.. to -- Barrossa Range 33s. - .....• to - Blaenarvon Iron awl Coal Bolan os Scrio - - to -- British Iron - - Brazilian Imperial -.- •• ••• 245...... - •.••• to .... Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 34 - to - Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 . 16 % 3A.. to - Cobre Copper .. 40 - ••• .. to - General Real del Monte, Unregistered - .- - - .. ... to - Do. Black Debentures - Do. Red Debentures ..... .... Santiago de Cuba lO ...... - .... to - Tin Cr, ft.. . 7 ...... 101 i%..... to _ . United Mexican - to - JOINT STOCK - BANKS. Australasia 40 • •••• - - British North American .... 50 ...... - - Colonial - •• •• to -- Commercial of London ...... 20 - ...... to - London Joint Stock ..... lO - ...... to - London and Westminster... 20 - ...... to - National Provincial of Engld. 85 - Ditto, New National of Ireland ....... ..... 22% --.•• to - Provincial of I re l an d - . to - Ditto, New 10 • • NI) ..... ..... to - Union of Australia - - Ditto, New 2% - to - Union of L0nd0n........ ...... 10 - •••••• to - Union of Madrid 40 LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —(THIS DAY.) LONDON, SEPT. 2.—Wind this day at DOOR W.S.W., light breeze, and cloudy. STETTIN, Aua. 29.—The Stranger, of this port, is stranded near Swinemunde, and must lighten. ELSINORE, AUG. 25.—The St. Wulfran, St. Peters burgh to Havre, was in contact in the roadstead yester day with the Venus, from Hartlepool, and received damage, and has come into the harbour to repair. The latter lost bowsprit, anchor, &c. It blew a heavy gale here last night at W. and S.W., and is still blowing hard. LEGHORN, Aua. 22.—The Frederick VII., hence for St. titles, was driven ashore on Gorgona Island 20th inst., was assisted off, and towed back with loss of bow sprit, rudder, and other damage. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. I.—Wind N.N.W. to W.—Arrd. Kingston, Scott, St. John's, N ew B runsw i c k. S a i led Intrepid, St. Helena; Prince of Wales, Calcutta. COWES, Ara. 31.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Ann Laing, Wilson, Moulmein, and sailed for Liverpool. SALCOMBE, SEPT. I.—Wind S., variable.—Jacob, Johnson, Matanzas for Copenhagen. FALMOUTH, SEPT. I.—Wind N. to N.E.—Arrd. Gerel Bplgrand, Ganido, Buenos Ayres. CLYDE.—Arrd. Charles do Walfe, ; Frezel, Windsor, Nova Scotia; Avenger, Cobby, Pugwash; Martha's Vineyard, Heggins, New York; Perth hire, Johnston, Port Wallace, Nova Scotia; Cheater, Honiter, Quebec. Sld. Deogaum, Calcutta; Maro, New York; Marchmont, Quebro. QUEENSTOWN. AUG. 31.—Wind N.—Sld. Tom Bow• line, Quebec. Off port, Coela, Shank, Barbadoes, for Liverpool. CALCUTTA, JULY 13.—The Rubicon, bound to Bos ton, United States, and the Duo, for Table Bay, have put back leaky, &c., and the latter will have to discharge. The Devon has put back, being crank, and master sick. The Ann Melhuish, John Sparks, Reginald Heber, and the Lion's Hope, all from Liverpool, grounded in the river, and will all be docked, but are not supposed to have received damage. LIVERPOOL, Atm. 31.—Wind N.N.W.; Sept. 1, N.W. —Arrd. Lady Worsley, Long, Bonny; Liverpool, Ja maica; Duke of Wellington, Troy, New York ; Esme ralda, M'Manus, ditto; St. George, Sloane, ditto; Har riet Nash, Nassau; Alexander Grant, Alexander, New Orleans; Hy des, Campbell, Tatmegouche; Sir Howard Douglas, Wilson, Quebec; Zanoni, Dyson, Bonny; Fame, Smith, M acao; Sandback, Billie, Demerara; Coals, Shank, Barbadoes. Sld. Hero, Bombay; Asia steamer, Halifax ; St ranger , B uenos A yres; Ann Sop hi e, River Plate; Excelsion, New York. RAMSGATE, SEPT. I.—The John, Guernsey to Lon don, has been got off Foreness Rock, and put in here esterday leaky, with part of cargo thrown overboard. HARTLEPOOL, AUG. 31.—The Eliza, of Bel'ast, Arch angel to Hull, foundered during the late gales in the North Sea; crew saved. The Rhoda, of and from Sun derland for Memel, was abandoned 20th Aug., with nine feet water in her hold, Tynemouth bearing W. long. 85 miles; crew saved. SUNDERLAND, SEPT. I.—The Farmer, of this port, sprung a leak at sea, and has put back here on fire, her cargo being lime. HULL, AUG. 31.—The Ilenrick Johanna (Dutch barque), was abandoned Aug. 25, after being in contact with a barque. The captain and crew, except two men, got on board the latter ; the two men were taken on board by the Helen, ITGregor, and arrived here. The captain's wife was drowzed, • ------------' • " ---7 , 74 W ' to DEAL, Auc. 31.—Wind W.N.W.; SePt ', ••••• . , ter ' W., and W , S , W. — Arr d. Jesus, Kaman, Kavan Gerard, ' Brem ork Bremen;' Champion, Morris h, Laguna; Lotus, findl. Barbadoes; Ocean Queen, GrE swoki, New Y. from the. River and 51(1., Blen heim, Calcutta; Coligs: e wood, Cape of Gcod Hop e ; Kellermont, JaVhics;vOrk; eisaippi, New York; Hendrick Hudson. B w h Le ' bou, S t . John's, New Brunswick; Lord Nelson,Seut ergs. Seas; Equestrian Bombay • British I sles, Dem , Y) _--- MARKET INEWS.--(THIS DA Al r • CORN EXCH A N GE—MOND ob Up to our market last week, the arrivals of Egg. o f Wheat were considerably on the increase; but 1 1 1;4 spring Corn were small. From abroad, we r e n e „ , 7Bs 15,077 quarters of Wheat, 2,098 ditto of Barley,/,',06, ditto of Oats, 56 ditto of Beans, 120 ditto .0.15... of Rapeseed, ditto 1,500 ditto of Tares, 3;601 ditto of Linseed, di lacks pod 1,262 rrels of Flour. 54 ditto f sundry sorts, 5,512 eat" Thee ouhtry markets held nn Saturday were,ifolield s b uiphed with English Wheat, in which only 0 ~r i e i t wines' was doing, at about stationary prices. Il e 0 Oats, Beans, and Peas, including Flour, we re q dear, i 6ts • t. nd B el g ium Letters from France Holland, a m ust sr. that a steady sale has been experienced for El . pi tides of Grain on English account, at full Pri ce '', !be Unit( d Baltic and Black Sea ports have ruled fir m ' t ool/ low States the quotations have declined en to admit of shipments to this country. to tbis The quantity of Wheat received fresh Ili ) _4O morning's market, from Eseex sod Kent, we/ es ~t,b , grey. - ' the increase, and chiefly of the present yes,,,r;britige. shire, Its condition, however, was not fine' From LA J „,, s telf extensive. As the show of samples a 0 bo 7 bo ib &c., the arrivals by laud-carriage were el._o__ sof white was somewhat large, and the attendSOCeestensiver town and country bu • by ° Illeall. sodo ce yers ras the demand tor all kinds of Wheatof bolo P —title. in changed bands at prices about ape! a very sluggish state; nevertheless, tbe flu e _ 6l c ri ' sibe d tO - O n r or d e scrir, on Monday last; but the middling and iniege c lose c` t b ions gave way fully is per quarter. M _ o hj. o f usiness a portion ot the supply remained n . " he yield The accounts sent to band state tha t ' l 2 O o vareg e ' Wheat in many districts is decidedi,Y belowes s, and that the potato disease is on the inotese•„s largo The show of foreign Wheat wag by . no 17;old W to and f of very middling quality. Fil;_! samp les little * he Itioo -- spices; dr buyers. With liir extent at late rates. In other s' es. ". favou r 1 doing, and the quotations ruled the tur o in - aeopliedi . English Flour we were bet mutelyod but the quantity of foreign wa s ° Cr Sec° 6 moved off steadily at full o f carr ec-,' rates wsr qualities were ' quite as d foreign, 'tog dear. )isb 513 The s upply of Barley, both Vag , ne oially rc lu comparatively small. All deeeriptionli' -°` ~ Os parcels, sold steadily at very full Pri nt* , , deliv er / ' hoe Malt, the supply of which rendi for bu s we '- trifling, commanded rather more ettentl°l3' der 0 no change to notice in the quotationt• a;te 5 s „ or . Englisl Oats were very scarce, and gat' otretae" last week. Foreignparcels old freely 8 at ° I rencies. • tel e- ' so for Beans were in moderate sapP l Y - 0 0 late rates, teipq . A n a der A , A 1 $ Both old and new Peas commaadeu a a j ci ben'" -6 A few parcels of Indian Corn challb to 28s per 480 lbs. b s o ..,-.145,5t1110" . s2s t ° CURRENCY PEE IMPERIAL . --- „,(es.. ' Wheat—Essex & Kent, • MCtlev'h'ire •Itad 163 i/1 Rea, New.... 418 to 455 Oats— Yorks. rod. 8 . s9 l Ditto,White, New 42s 50a Lincolnsll.• ...„, I Norfolk and Liu- Potato .'"dcort, 4 . lil no•h an 1 110 coin, Red. •• .. 413 44s YO.. -S y ... ' 0 Disc , . • ' .. 1 d. Ditto, White...... 43 6 5 4 s igiat: :, 01 , iii. Irish, Red... Cox, Ditto,White • • • —5 • —5 Scotch, Fee d ' ~,. 0 , 6 , 11 Tich • " '•„ .• 9 ". 5 70 2 - 3: — 24: B 811110 -- New .. pigeons."':.,.... r 6O $5l Barley—Grinding..... • •••••• •• .. 24s 26s 7—Grinding. „ „ 20s 22. peas—Gret.':„... 9 4, ,Sl l/ Malting ....... —24 s MnP le ‘ •••...."': $ll 1 0: Chevaller .... ... 27s 25a White... ...... _., ~ , Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boge n '' in • ,d 0 0: ;$ 53 4 433 48s Flo Suffolk . 519 , ; s Brown ........... 405 42s • Wolk %•.i:Torfollt . a Xlngston and Ware 47s 515 Stock tn beep SEED . e bee 1. A few parcels of new Mustard seed hal b obs 01( 1 of, white at 8s and brown 9 to seed P e r • dela' I at s g IS il• all other seeds a very moderate busine s 00 0 Aft ~ eon ~e i (Aloe ~ 0 0 ts late rates are barely supper ~ hope, ina • dive. The state of Clover seed 0. ".- 0 5 s 9s jli ult., was 27,003 cwta. ... ..... • ito pi Turn! • P,White, per bush. les lusts CarrawsY " • .•,,:,.* 0 00 Must it , ed mad Green.... 10s 12s Coriander • I c iii . sri", $4l 01 . rd, Brown, new 9s lis flempseed, P . 0 0'. 400 01 White, new .„ „.. 83 —3 Linseed, Eng. . „... 0 li' Tares, IS ew Winter .. 5s Od 6s Od (Wil ing ..." 450 , Canary, Old —••• • " "3s 6d 4s Od Baltic " •,,. ala / 01 per quarter .. 56s 63s vu e *'" •r I 00 ' 0 _ A pste,P "SI Il Rye • ,crass.. ..., ••,, „ 20s 24s Linieeu., .41 01 Clover, ltedEni,. (cwt.) 35 48 English .• ". 00, 0, White •• •• •• 34: 48 3 Foreig n ' f i e r r ioiL 4 , 4l ;ol 0 Foreign Red.:.... 33, ,is s Ra pe 00 06, 4,, prIR - ' White.... 28s 4is Itspeseed,.o' ' .. Trefoil ....• •• ••• 40' •- •• 14s lt.s - of snvisTUrXol'27" of fO - Ka s h Notwitbsianding that further loseee eptise seots, have been sustained at sea — Dearly I,booo.,°tbrol"! ore of the Dutch steamers, consisting 0 ' ; - „ 0 . ee' -, te r ' 300 Sheep, 50 Chives,°era' I' r howertagloo. goo and so ig , • t. r .e s d' in a gale o wind--ironenti°3ost vr e . e g ic. be -d ; taken place into London during ' tyy t h'sn f i c,o 3 t e r -g total b arrivals amounted to not les e L ov e hau • v oil l . T is is by far the largest supply i" of 1847' 6.39 5; cli in the same period, since the m iddle eted be pet' the corresponding week i 848 w e fee It " gill bOO n 1 • 13 ,01, , a slt °li in the cei d same period in 1848, 6 421 a jucreei.ll,' is ° LA theve that the arrivals of Pigs of" go ok ~ ja e r digo„,, from value tie of that ckscriptivh ' 2 ' from ri°: -- „, pdrilw;e ito2s 2d per gibs, Letter ° . 9 j o Wer AO vibe 0- Othe - The r f, Dutch ports state that stock is f r om 'flowing statement shows thaq the supplies have b( 551"1. pig' en derived:--• „ i t rA S F. ires• 46 131PORTs INTO LONDON Irr •I'''- LA - . , - From Beasts. ,Sh Laillbs. . 3'B ' --. eep. Rotterdam 5lO . 2,211 • 689 " 12 ‘" .. •• - ...... ." 2 Antwerp Nieu piep „,, 22 : -c7 "'" ... 33 ..' -... .. I . •" ...., ••• os. i t Dordt .. ' Hambur gh Harliugen Amsterdam ..,, 59 7 19 . -• . 5 ' '''.. 11. ..... .. 7 .• Bremen Havre ... - . ." Tonnirgen Tot3l . . Same week ll C aa o ms r r eb e i s ewn p e Correspon d ing 1, 351 60 e 5 d 0 tact : b . : o7 : out s 4 ' CI, 7; 9w: 5 0: .. 1 3. ..1 1 8 3 -3 :5 0 16 : uti l "1 , 1: : : h is 50 p . 0 11 . : i 6: 00 .•• ..., ........... 88 ... stock in tloa,n d d tt , y d , direct r c m c a t r k b e y t Ir l o t ra 4B l n l, o r 9t e2 ... 4,579 . • • 1 29 ,_ *,:* 4 b 3 e () ( 0 1 18 : 11iejeS. Ireland, 31 1 At the sive, even e returns at foot, t the condition :e,rbeutiltyeet rh e ye u eP:PO:4, : i re : , vti o il i f , i i: bo r °, lt i o i sob oo pe, seen by th little attendance means receiptsfirst rate. From our own gratt",,yerft,beir of Beasts fresh up this tooroiDg "Irithote .issi wnifllsb,oeouondfieerasdto.od,vwobtwellitgatadintrP;rrus 'rig) he the time of year considered. l',gondif ~s of as sowhat batter than that 13`,530 sat fell o the stock was inferior. state 00 1 i be the s upply shire, e. Near ly fords excessively effected. in g 338 d 2d inr.s heavy, at a decline in the quoot scots 001 ap 4 as 20 df n E I h c e s e the : o t f e rbs buyers :h . r3 e i ep, g r c:e s h oar hest li v' s dEi t ß a i : s e fisaog, good ' sr t u tb r ana en 3 for pc the atho th e eodesibeun e is b e rr e f... t . 6 5 . 3ro s 0 of ioi l co extacrteedh prices ,te sho n retr g h l s a ei n br d sn. t s b , es,Be.u,llcck oiceipts w ere Qiij2°°P:l/111 and from 50001;,,d. „ec ~W.hiotthilg: were again heavily saPP"iO 001 Mutton trade was in A verY et_ltftbe sl'nfess top Equal to those of ,:tsst was' Q ., io r iota la for Downs was 4s, buts feW 00.1;0060o, oreh bare] Py " the P The sale for Lambs 1 14 ge 0 0 81 1 fr Prime quo tations, i however, we he l in c 11363 P e at Si the list supply of which was goOdt niralter:olll6 at bare] steadily barely late ate currencies. Priroe sma ll rigs ye ti was d • (Aug. f ull prices. In other fi n ds o S lnf ec e o rl d or Reacts..:.. 2 Per 4 o th • d. i 's Otral• 0 , 0. 6 i , .• 10 IL d. to s. d, 000" 8 0 8 ' I gor 1. siieS,,,3 . 4 0 Prime quality "cuudg4lo4l";3 i g t i a i 81b 2 s. to sink the e large OMNI.. 3 2 3 4 Coarse' i , , ,,We, - 10 . ' 0 !.,. . ge e s clarse Calves l2 3 0 2 25 3 0 6 Ditto olr o u g ; ..•••• - 3 1 9 1 Prime ar 5c0t ....... 36 3 8 600tlido. _,,,,,,,,, 8 ~. ,4 0 gl e r i n di.l *ditto .. 3 8 4 0 Largleirortter!.,'';',l6 Calves .. Lambs S T...r a t..3r old V ia- • rifo• .• ••••• • "' 3 6 4 6 41,-- zT• 4 TOTAL sUPFLY AT 0 . ALARS I JO Feasts. Cor y 4 , 70 3 1 Sheep. 1 3 30 o 'B. 32,410 • FOREIGN Stillg;‘,4l. 1 Beasts. 974 I Sheep. I 217 A tip . 8 0 4,890 Since our last report these tilv supplied with each kind of M rg J 3° 0 rtaa:: :! ; 7 .. , ::: ,,, 7 ;: :: , NEVZGATE AND 1.57,--, WO a cv fn „ (0 1 foreign killed in the metropolis. grim e Otber manded a re ady sale, 0 , demand to.' has ruled very ' tYr Inae 1 • ocase. ~. li, ; • At per stone by the C ~.I! 6 s 1 9 , at very full neet,inlerlor 4. • s. d. to s. d. I ;tattoo, error ; t ; middling • :-.... 2 2 84 2 1 6 0 1 --'---_____.,:riiise "•: 4 i t B ) 1 I primelarge 3 0 3 2 ----,,. Wife' ....:• ° prime sma l l .. 3 4 , 3 6 FOP.' 0 •• •'• Veal " "••••***. .. 3 0 3 8 ----; s i f : 0 ~, el Lamb, 3s 6d to *, ----:•,13%;81,011.1.:0 or nonotrou sol i r"Sy r ill °l. ope ° As picking is expected to be Pr e th e eillof 0, 0 to manned about the 12th inst., and, 56 11 11 ki l l o i: DI NO timated at 200,000/, the demand ' Or we bsf e ,96l Bo i PO very inactive. In prices, however. frot o „,f old °,i 11 0 ; price s. notice. Last week 46 bales nor rive", 0; v l , ss tO " 2 1 0 0 and East Kent pockets, 71 1 11. ' to, 41 4 160 do ditto, 5/ 15s to 61.128; Sussex clliciopso Yearlings, 11 153 te 2/ 15s; Old +" d0p10.,,, tb ° per cwt. OP' es W . " O r , BOROUGH .arra, SP of o bolli r oc il We are still without supplies c!' 1 , 00, 10 to 00 1 continent, while, as yet, the arr i l i co% G sco o d 0 fined to land. carriage parcels, wl j' ay 0 0,,, r i ee ilf e t iee U 6 in g rest abundance; and. " !oa rs ?r d 't 0 01 10 condition. Buyers are corning , weelt.4 Di tit 1351 dill ( ' good business is doing at abo to 750; Kent and Essex ware, per toe, 454 tO 253' ,opell; s 2 1 ' qualities, 303 to 40s; ditto chat , at o e ck le r ' .WOO%. W itte old ' lt s" The whole of the colonial W oo ; 0o koo , 8 , for , „deo tion in the past week, aticut full prices. The auctions will b",„portll apt 1 0 I 11 11,00_1/co'ntio.euto DOit:s44 the 1- 7e 9 b' 1 9 time hence. Since our last New „rob - arg : a ct ~ have amounted to 565 bale 4 from ije " ill' ditto from Port. Philir. ditto from Sydney, 147 ditto, ow A dels ii ;/10 bags from Ireland. . BT Pdrillvlaoteciru-Utra° led t he ...,11 31 ° the gr.61.1.°' ' peter spw- (0 3 o st, 00,0 03 ness is doing, yet prices rule tir_..m. Letters have been received frO co then, hos ,0, effect that prices were on the ud o v a o li r 0 00 0 %04 3 'p 9 11 . spot and for forward dclivery.6 _ o ,, wa rd e.. a to —lll' firm, and the quotations h!ivoe.,l!„„Ygy 37 11 . °Pi:4d $A,fO day Y.Y.C. on the spot is a liffi.b Fly ciAlip.? qTA for 0 /° 1 per OWL, for new, *ld -- ,otbipig.,., last three Pacntio, aunt $0 . THE SUN, _LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1850.