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THE ARMY. -THE BRITISH ARMY DES PATCH of THIS EVENING, Friday, September 5, 1851, ,rill contain —Our Army in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries minas it was and as it is —Sin and the Insurrection in Cuba.—Our Inciian Empire. --Our Home pa Forces. —The Regimental, Fashionable, and General News of the Week. Priee Sixpence. Oftice, 141, Strand. ... While the proprietors announce that preparations are in pro gress to increase the size of the 13RITISLI ARMY DESPATCH, they at the same time avail themse lves of the opportunity of stating that several additions have been made to the editorial staff, for the purpose of advancing the literary character as well as the general spirit of the paper, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. PLAY-HOUSE PRICE NIGHTS. POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHTS OF THE SEASON. This Evening, Friday, Sept. 5, and To-Morrow, Saturday, Sept. 6, combining all the talbnt of her Majesty's Theatre. TIIIS EVENING September 5, Belllni's celebrated opera, LA SONNAMBULA. Amina, Mine. 15ontag ; Elviro, Sig. Calzola ri ; Count Rodolpho, Sig. Lorenzo. To be preceded by the last act of LUCREZIA BORGIA. Luorezia, Madame Barbieri Nini; Maffei Orsini, Madame Ida Bertrand; Gennaro, Sig. Gardoni ; Gubetta, S Carolina Rosati. ig. Lor With Pas de Fascination, by Mcille To be followizd by helections N trom the first act of the Opera of OR MA.. }Tonna, Madlle. Sofie Cruvelli ; Adalgisa, Madame Ginliani ; Yollione, Signor Pardini. To conclude with a Grand Divertissement, from IL PRODIGO, comprising the ce LA lebrat ST ed NIGHT of the S Pas de PoignardsE ASON, by Mille. C. Rosati. TO-MORROW, September 6. Selections from Doialzetti's opera, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGI MENTO. Maria, Mme. Sontag ; Toni,, Sig. Gareleni ; Caporale. eig. 13alanchi ; and Sulpizio Sergente, Sig. Ferranti. To be followed by Selections from the admired opera, ANNA BOLENA. Anna Bolena, Midlle. Barbieri Nini. Alter which a divertissement. Grand Pas de Cinq by Madlle. Ca rolina Rosati, Mesdlles. Rosa, Esper, Julien, and Lamoureux. To be followed by Selections from ERNANI. Elvira, Mdlle. Sofle Cruvelli ; Ernani, Mr. Simms Reeves. To conclude with a Grand Divertissement. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the 730 x-office of the Theatre. The Opera to commence at Eight o'clock. Prices—Pit, ss. Gallery, 2s. Gd. Pit Stalls, 10s. Gd. Gallery Stalls, 58. Boxes—Two Pair, 215.; One Pair and PitTler, 11. l ls. 6d • Grand Tier, 2/. 25.; Box Seats, 55., Gs., and 7s. S T. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's KATE AND ELLEN BATEMAN, (Only Eight and Six years of age.) THIS EVENING, The performances will commence at Half-past Seven, with the Comedietta entitled PERFECTION. After which the Fourth Act of Shakspeare's MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shylock, by Ellen Bateman ; Portia, by Kate Bateman. Inaddition to which will be produced an entely new Petite Co medy (translated from the French of M. Scribes" Le Marriage En fantin," expressly for Kate and Ellen Bateman), entitled THE YOUNG COUPLE, Charles de Blonville, Ellen Bateman; Henrietta de Vigny, Kate Bateman ; supported by Messrs. John Webster, Artaud, and Miss To conclude with a new Ballet Divertissement from LA VrVAII DIERE. Principal characters by Messrs. Beckett, M. Ellar, T. Matthews, M. Milano, and Madlle. Therese Cushnie. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit. 2s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 2s. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street; at all the principal Libraries and Music Sellers ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from 11 till 5 o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Gymnasium Extraordinary—Success Unprecedented. Incomparable AMERICAN and FRENCH EQUESTRIAN TROUPE. Under the Management of Messrs. Risley and M'Collum. Monstre Engagement and most decided hit—the Italian others 711dward and Jean Bour t c ller having created the greates pothers, nsation, will appear every evening in their miraculous entertain ments, in addition to the p opular company, consisting of Madlle. Caroline, Mr. M'Collum, Mr. Stone, on his Wild Horse, Mons. L, Madameame Brower, and Young Baptiste. aud. Doors open at Half-past Seven, to commence at Eight. Public attention is direct ed to the present scale of p rices; Dress Boxes, 35.; Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is. 6d.; Gallery,ls. ; Upper do., 6d. ROYAL, HAYMARKET. kirr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Ola Bromptoe. E VENING, be performed a new an c, original comic drama, called GOOD Fox , NOTHING. Tom Dibbles, Mr. Buckstone ; Harry Collier, g r . gowe ; Young Mr. Simpson, Mr. Clark ; Nan, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To be followed by a new comic Opera, entitled TIIE QUEEN OF A DAY. Sir Henry Vere, Mr. Stuart ; the Sheriff, Mr. Caulfield ; Timothy Turnwell, Mr. Weiss; Walter, Mr. W. Harrison; Lucy Lovelace, Miss L. Fyne ; Cicely, Mrs. Caulfield. After which an entirely new Farce, entitled ORIMSHAW! BA G SHAW : and BRADSHAW ! Grimshaw, Mr. 13....ekstone ; Bag- Shaw, Mr. 11. Bedford ; Towzer, Mr. Selby; Emily, Miss A. Vining. With LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. Mr Gollghtly, Mr. Buck atone. THEATRE IiOICAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeata. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES. Connor O'Kennedy, Mr. parselle ; Wild Murt.,gb, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr G. Honey ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford; Miami, Madame Celeste ; Geraldine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. After which will be revived in all its splendour, the celebrated Terpsichorinn barlesque spectacle of TAMING A TARTAR. Cha racters by Messrs. Worrell, P. Bedford, G. Honey, Mitchenson, C. J. smith, Cullenford, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, Miss Ellen Chap lin, and Mss Hayman. Y TriEA At., . Under the ManegementDt Mr. C. Kean and Mr. Keele7. THIS EVENING,_ Shakespere's Play of TWELFTH NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Harley, Addison, Meadows, J. Vining; Miss Phillips, and Mrs. C. Kean. After which a new Farce called APARTMENTS. " Visitors to the Exhibition may be accommodated," in which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear. do conclude with a new grand spectacular Extravaganza (taken from a Tale, by Washington Irving), entitled THE ALHAMBRA ; The Three Moorish Princesses. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Tiarley, A. Wigan, Wynn, Cooke, Flexmore ; Misses Murray, Vivash, Robertson, Leclerq, Keeley, Mdllo. Auriol, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Yestris. Sole LeHee, Mr. Cha:les Mathews. THIS EVENING. Will be performed 01. - TRT BEAUTIES. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Bosby y. Matthews, G. J. Yining, Baker; Miss St. George, and Miss M, Oliver. To bo followed by A PRACTICAL MAN. To conclude with KING CHARMING. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Suter, T. Matthews, llorncastle, Bellingham; Miss St. George, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. C. Horn, Misses Martindale, Ellis, and Rosina Wright. ROYAL OLYMPIC TIIRATIIE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. THIS EVENINO, Will be performed THE FACTORY GIRL; or, All that Glitters Is not Gold. Characters by Messrs. Compton, 11. Farrell, W. Far i•en, Jun., G. Coolie, Norton, Mesdames Stirlmg, Bartlett, and Louisa Howard. To be followed by GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD. Grandfa thsr Whitehead, Mr. W. Farrell. After which THE UNPROTECTED FEMALE. Dolly Crisp, .Mrs. Stirling. With the FAST COACH. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under t4o Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Pronrietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most successful and popular Theatre In London. Another Week of Glorious Triumph. The most attractive Spectacle ever produced—crowded to the ceiling nightly, Notwithstanding the great success of the present Entertainments, Mr. Batty has engaged Mr. Henri Franconi and his highly-trainad Steeds, who will shortly appear. THIS EVENING Will be performed the grand Spectacle, entitled MAZEPPA ; or the Wild Horse of Tartary, which has been revived, in conse quence of numerous applications ftom Persons of all Nations to wit ness the magnificent Spectacle. With Batty's Grand Scenes of the Arena, embracing the largest Equestrian Company in Europe, represented by Foreign and British Male and Female Artists of superior talent. To conclude with a laughable Afterpicce. Tickets to be had P.t the Box-office from Eleven till Four daily. 'Vigo _Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. PL - NCIPS PLAYHC3IISE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. It. COPELAND, Liverpool. THIS EVENING, Will he performed a new and original Comic Drama, entitled THE POOR RELATION. With a Dramatic Bubble entitled THE SHOT TOWER. Princi pal characters by Messrs. Davies, Rogers, and Miss Marshall. After which a new Burlesque, entitled GOD (VA, THE LADY OF COVENTRY. Characters by Messrs. Davies, J. Rogers, Norton, „Romer, Maskell, Attwood; ,Mesdames MarAiall, C. Horsman, E. homer. Morcelli, and Maskell. To conclude with a new Farce, entitled MY WIFE'S FUTURE inToBAND. Tht. prices of admission are arranged as follow :—Orchestra ♦a; ilexes (first circle), Is.; (second circle), 2s. ; Pit, 13. Doors to be. opened at Half-past Six, and the performances to tOmmer.c.l at Seven precisely. A neon prlce wilt be taken to the Boxes only at Nine o'clock circlt:• 25.; second circle, Is. Private Boxes Ore Guinea and s Half each. THE ONLY RIVAL TO THE Clti - STAL PALACE. 2IU IC AND F IItENVOIti(S. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDEICS. Every Evening this week (Saturday excepted), Danson's Colossal PICTURE of the TEMPLE of JANUS in the Eternal City--Splendid Menagerie—Performing Elephants—Prome nade Concert, by the unrivalled Band of the Establishment, con ducted by Mr. Godfrey, choice programme of Ancient and Mode rn Music—English Glees, Catches, Madrigals, and Songs, by Miss Iles sent, Messrs. Young, Hill, Manvers, and Leffler. All the unique and varied amusements of the Establishment, concluding with a most brilliant illimitable display of Fireworks, by Southby. Doors open from Nine in the Morning. Feeding of the Animals at Tin. Concert half-past Six. Fireworks, half-past Nine. ADMISSION—ONE SHILLING. Hla3lll WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE Tale DAY - - Morning, 33 rain. after 9 I Evening 15 min after 10 10-31oRaow—Morning 57 min. after 10 I Evening 34 min after 11 DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o ' cloc k y esterda y morning. --The stations are arranged in order of latitude. KINGSTOWN (DUBLIN)— - Wind S.W., calm—overcast. CIIELTENBAM—Wind N. W.— cloudy. WORCESTER—Wind fine. PORTSMOUTH—Wind N. by E. —cloudy. GOSPORT—Wit:id N. by E.—very fine. Ralukrrox—Wind N., calm—overcast. SounLuirrox— Wind IT. X., strong breeze—cloudless. FOLKESTONE—Wind N. gentle breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—Wind gentle breeze—overcast. BAsorasroKß—Wind N., calm—overcast. GREENWlCH—Calm—overcast. Oxioun—siWind N.—cloudy. GLoucEsTEE—Wind CHELMSFORD—Wind N.—foggy. CoLcaEsTELt—Wind W.N.W., gentle breeze—overcast. CA NILBRIDQE—Wind N.—cloudy. ;Irwin tiotlA Si— VV' ind N.W.—tine. r A A „,,T 3l343— Wind N.—cloudy. N. W.—cloudy. R WIC ind N.—foggy- HoLyiEFD-- .A u N. — cl ou dy. Wind N.W , gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CHESTEE—Wind SHEFFIELD—Wind N.N.E.—cloudy. LlYERr o°L— Wind N.N.W. cloudy . MANCH INTER— W ind HE'LL—Wind N.—cloudy. L asps— W hid N. W.— cloudy. Yotot —Wind N.—cloudy. LaNeAsTuß—Wind S.W., cal rn — principally clear. SCARBOROCGII Wind W. —rain. WHITBY—Wind N., gentle breeze—foggy. DARTMIGTON--M/ ind W.—rain. SHAD—Wind N., cairn—overcast. NEWCASTL W ind W.S.W.—fine. G BEArr LA.SCOW—W ` ind W. S. 1‘ . gntle breeze—partially cloudy. d e --fine. ELENnui.:olE—Wind w. 'uy S. — clo ud y . The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at n i ne o'clock : L tom - arc N.W., calm—overcast. CARLOW—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudy. MotrixaAn—Wind S.W., gentle breeze--partially cloudy. I. l (x)La—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. IMMETIC..S.2MIrIIICA7r,r2IRSINCILSt fa•M`,MlSlMmr•Z•Nrlei POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.—Great complaints are made respecting the defective state of the postal arrange ments between Mauritius and this country. Three times, it appears, this year, the mail from the Ixlauritius for Eng• land has not reached Ceylon in time for the Overland ;llama mail, and has lost a month in reaching this country 4.3 GOalingtl/%16 THE SUN, THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, SEPTEMBER o. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 6S—highest since noon yesterday. 53—lowest this morning and during the night. 62—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.22. WrsD N.E.—light breeze and fine weather. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless authen. ticated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. ( V., /", 1 , ~„,,.. m 4 4 . ,,, •,-.:, 6 .. 0 .! 'YA la- , ' - - _-.-•.. t , _{..,_, - -..r ._ • %.,,mxi _ °'.- - -- Vl'. IN' ~ r. ~‘ V 4.* .:" i)l4r j - ,.? , A 1 , t' . : 4 T• M 0 N 01:,,t, ,:::4 R Ol .?1,1-!: . --. T. .....,.....110. V . A°` 4, 4,......T., ,',..'''' ttiontart -kat t it. LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1851 Different countries, of course, indicate the amount of their prosperity in a manner very diversified, ac cordingly as their inhabitants may be engaged in labours of an agricultural or manufacturing character. There is one index, however, which is invariably capable of application, no matter how strange soever the diversities of enterprise betrayed by the people of Christendom, as a means of intimating the extent of their respective development in civilization. Our al lusion must be at once c omprehensible to those who are gifted with even a moderate share of discernment. It has reference to the roads intersecting the surface of the earth, those channels of intercommunication in proportion to the number and excellence of which are the conveniences or luxuries of a community. Science has, of late years, multiplied these lines of intercourse in a way, such as our forefathers, saga cious men though they were in many particulars, would infallibly have regarded as little less than miraculous. This, moreover, not merely through those mercantile aqueducts which may be said to irrigate our inland towns with a merchan dise hitherto restricted to places situated on the river bank, or the sea shore—THE CANALS—but by that marvellous network of iron, threaded by the fiery dragons of philosophy—THE RAILWAYS—that wondrous system which is covering with a metallic web the surface both of the new world and the old, and accelerating the social pulse, so to speak, with every throb of its steam-engines. It is to this extra ordinary multiplication of highways throughout the world that the advancement of the present age is principally attributable, affording as this circumstance has done, such a very surprising impetus to the energies of mankind, and binding together, as it has, in such close proximity interests previously scattered abroad in confusion. Hence, we repeat, the gigantic improvements effected more or less among the most strikingly contrasted populations. Remarkable as these things are throughout the whole of the principal territories of Europe, they are, above all, and beyond all, especially remarkable in regard to the islands of Great Britain. A glance at a map of the eastern hemisphere will evidence the force of our observa tion upon this head with sufficient distinctness. While France, for example, is solely furnished with trunk railways, while Germany has even these in many parts only in a fragmentary condition, while Lombardy has merely one restricted and broken line crossing the northern part of the peninsula from Novara towards the Adriatic, while Tuscany pos sesses merely an insignificant branch con necting Florence with the Mediterranean, the iron roads of England have been con structed over various shires with extravagant profusion, whether considered in regard to the wealth or the energies necessary to their collective com pletion. Justified though we may be in exulting over these evidences of a national intelligence superior, in our regard, and, in this instance, to the most distinguished among the contemporary ;races of Christendom, there are reasons, nevertheless, why we should abstain from such tokens of vainglory, if it be only out of a very shame at the abuses which even to this moment await removal. Conspicuous above all the evils that might be enumerated is one which we shall content ourselves with speci fying, as perhaps the most serious and disgraceful obstacle yet remaining in the way of international traffic. Anyone who has travelled across Channel will comprehend on the instant that this obstacle is none other than the system of Custom-house regu lations. Added to which, anyone not entirely blinded by the prejudices engendered by agricultural monopoly will perceive that those regulations furnish additional and unanswerable arguments in favour of Free-trade principles. However enthusiastic the " Farmer's Friend" may be in behalf of the sophisms of the Country Party, let him find himself hustled about for half an hour among the Custom-house officials, his wardrobe " toweled" about as indiffe rently as though it were the property of a pickpocket, his portmanteau searched as rigorously as the box of a servant suspected of larceny or embezzlement-- and we warrant him he will emerge from that übiquitous temple of persecution somewhat flushed and irritated in body, with a secret misgiving that all is not exactly as it should be in regard to the theme of his panegyrics and the object of his vene ration. Hitherto our Legislature has acted in reference to such world-wide abuses with a daring and magnani mity which to the more timorous class of observers have appeared nothing less than Quixotic. Aware that a certain degree of reciprocity is absolutely es sential to render any such gigantic innovations as those here intimated effectual, England has, never theless, conceived it to be advizable rather to jeopardize something by temerity than to peril everything by a course of indifference and procrastination. Her Go vernment has preferred to offer an example to sur rounding nations by a series of comprehensive re- forms, rather than consent to participate with them in the odium of an inflexible pertinacity in the mainte- nance of error. Hence the courageous abandonment of the corn-laws, even while the doctrines of mono poly remained incorporated with the fiscal code of the other powers of Christendom. Hence, again, the financial intrepidity displayed in other directions, as, for example, in regard to the laws relating to inter national copyright, laws which cannot by possibility prove efficacious until the coincident opinions of the Parliaments of other countries have enabled their influence to become reciprocal. Quixotic, we have said, these movements on the part of the British Legislation have appeared to the more timorous section of the multitude in the United Kingdom, and as Quixotic they have been alternately derided and vilified. Very different, indeed, are the sentiments with which these proceed ings have been regarded by the more liberal, and not less patriotic, scrutineers of the reforms introduced by the e Imperial Parliament. Conscious that England, from her wealth and her industrial energies, is pecu liarly qualified to act as the pioneer of improvement throughout Christendom, they have watched with eager satisfaction, rather than with feelings of anxiety, the boldness with which her statesmen have directed her counsels along this broad and beneficient path way of experiment. Applied to such vast and comprehensive departments of the Administration the system here intimated has proved up to the present moment anything rather than disastrous. It has conferred advantages upon the commu nity, which without its interposition must have remained altogether inaccessible. It has con tracted the evil produced by insufficent har vests, and by the consequent scarc i ty of home _ grown provisions. It has compensated the artisan for diminished employment, by placing the necessaries of existence more directly within his reach. It has mitigated the horrors wising out of a destructive epidemic, by cheapening the means of nutrition. From all which considerations it must be manifest that good rather than ill has resulted from the opera tion of a sche me un til now so egregiously misrepre sented by its opponents. What has been thus hap pily effected, therefore, in regard to larger and more elaborated divisions of the public service, we would now see carried out in reference to the system of Custom-house regulations. We would have no snore sops thrown to the Cerberi of that inexorable insti tution. We Would more willingly see them stran gled by that many-banded BRIAUEUS the Legislature, rendiripis the record of their robberies by this menus as much annals of the crimes gone by as the history of CLAUDE DUVAL or the biography of RICHARD TURPIN. Although so little was accomplished during the past session of Parliament, it cannot be looked upon as a legislative blank, without some redeeming fea ture to rescue the year 1851 from general animad version. A measure of no ordinary importance, in troducing a much 'winked legal reform, which had long been discussed, and in favour of which the voice of public opinion had been unequivocally uplifted, was carried through its various stages, and became the law of the land. The Law of Evidence:Bill narrowly escaped the shoals and quicksands, by means whereof so many of its companions were wrecked before arriving in harbour. It was only at the last moment that it passed the House of Commons, the amendments of the Upper House having been unconditionally ac cepted. The slightest delay or hesitation would have been fatal to the measure. The demand even of a conference would have rendered the labour that had been expended comparatively valueless, and it would have shared the fate of the Patent Laws Amendment Bill, the County Courts Extension Bill, and others, that were rejected at the eleventh hour, not from any inherent defects, but because due consideration cuuld not be given to the alterations that had, been intro duced in the other branch of the Legislature. Although the Bill was thus carried at the eleventh hour, it could not be said that it was rashly approved of, or sanctioned without ample time for deliberation on its principles and details. The admission of the testimony of parties had been one of the favourite doctrines of the illustrious BENTHAM, a man whose extraordinary merits are at length recognised and appreciated principally through the labours of his most distinguished disciple—on whom his mantle de scended with double power—HENRY Lord BROUGHAM, the greatest law reformer of the present, or perhaps we may say of any age. When we consider the facts of the case it will only appear strange that a matter so obvious should have been so long delayed, when it was already recognised in all proceedings in courts of equity, and also on all disputed motions relating to the equitable jurisdictions of the common law courts. It is true that it was admitted in the most ques tionable form—where the remedy, " a viva voce cross examination," which might have corrected any pos sible danger, was excluded—but it was admitted ; and notwithstanding the manifest objection that existed we have never heard any sufficient grounds put for ward for an alteration in the practice. In Chancery every defendant must put in his answer on oath, and must reply to every interroga tory respecting the subject-matter of the suit which his opponent may please to exhibit. He can also obtain the testimony of the plaintiff, by filing a cross bill whenever the magnitude of the subject in dispute renders it advisable to incur the heavy expenses of such a proceeding. A bill of discovery may also be filed, to which an answer on oath must be returned, which will be admissable in any proceedings in a court of common law. Here, then, we find that the evidence of the parties might have been obtained in a documen tary form long before the enactments now under notice were brought on the tapir. But the advantage conld only be obtained at a heavy outlay and with very considerable loss of time. These impedi ments acted as practical prohibitions in all cases where the suitors were not exceedingly wealthy, and enabled to submit to delays and expenses that would be ruinous under ordinary circumstances, and if the new Act only remedied that acknowledged evil, and afforded the requisite facilities for setting the existing machinery in motion, it would be an improve- meat that would command universal approval. But it does far more : it not only admits the evi dence of the parties themselves, but gives it in the most unexceptionable form, and subjects it to the most stringent tests. If an ordinary witness shrinks from the ordeal of a cross-examination, where there is nothing but the skill of a practised and experienced advocate, uninstructed as to the exact circumstances, to lead him into contradictions, h ow muc h more formidable must it be to a party in the cause where all the details of the transaction have been explained to the opposing counsel by his client ! He must nar rate the most minute circumstances, give explana tions at the moment, that would perplex and puzzle the most acute perverter of the truth. However debased and demoralized may be the mind of the witness, however anxious he may be to convey a false impression to the judge or jury, he will hesitate before he encounters so serious a risk, in which the chances of detection and exposure are so numerous. In place of acting as an incentive to perjury (as some timid, and perhaps interested parties have asserted), we believe that it will afford the best safeguard and guarantee against the infamous prao tine, and that it will more than realize the most sanguine anticipations that have been entertained by its advocates and supporters as to its practical ope ration. We rejoice to find that the speech of its distin guished author, Lord BROUGHAM, on proposing the second reading of the Bill in the House of Lords, has just been published,* together with a preface pointing out the various stages of public feeling in reference to the subject; and also a copy of the Act as it eventually passed the Legislature. It may be con sidered a " painting of the rose" to say anything in favour of an oration of the greatest living law reformer, on a subject to which he has devoted so much time, attention, and almost unceasing labour. We shall, therefore, only state that it is in every respect worthy of its author, that it will add an additional wreath to the crown which Lord BROUGHAM will wear, we trust, for many, many years, and which will carry down his name to future generations as one of the benefactors of mankind, who succeeded in removing some of the most flag rant and prominent abuses that disgraced the law of his nativo land, and iu introducing a system that ensured equal and impartial justice to all, without LONDON, exception, to the poor as well as to the rich. * " The Law of Evidence Bill; with Lord Brougham's Speech on opening it, Friday, April 11, 1851." Second Edition; with a Preface on the Amendments. James Ridgway, Piccadilly. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—Parliament was yesterday prorogued by Royal Commission to Tuesday, the 4th of November. No material alterations have been ef fected in the House during the vacation. The Commons were represented, as usual, by the Clerk of the House. A great number of ladies attended to see the ceremony, and the throne, as well as the chairs of Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales, were uncovered. ANOTHER Low TlDE.—Yesterday morning the river again presented a very remarkable appearance, in con sequence of the tide falling much lower than usual, which rendered the navigation of steam-boats and other craft very difficult, especially above Ilungerford-bridge, where the river seemed as narrow as a canal. DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM PARE E.—This gentle man expired at his seat, Dunally, in the county of Sligo, on the lst inst., after a protracted illness, aged 73. lie for many years filled the office of deputy-lieutenant and justice of the peace for the county of Sligo, and was formerly Lieu tenant-Colonel of her Majesty's 66th Regiment. He obtained a gold medal for his military services in Egypt, in 1801, and the war medal with three clasps, bearing the names of " Corunna," " Vimiera," and " Egy pt," for his services in the Peninsular campaign. He was also in the expedition to Walcheron, in 1799, and was with the regiment at St. Helena during the exile of Napoleon Bonaparte. He married, in 1813, Louisa, daughter of Charles Johnstone, Esq., of Lud low, Salop.—Dublin Evening Mail. FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE NEAR THE EXHIBITION. —Yesterday information was sent to Mr. Bedford, the co roner, of a most deplorable death, which took place on the previous evening at Knightsbridge, close to the Great Exhi bition. The road was very much crowded at the time with the vehicles returning with some of the company who had in the course of the day been to the Exhibition. A middle aged woman, named Jane Holloway, the wife of a soldier in the Life Guards, attempted to cross the highway, when she was knocked down by an omnibus which was going to Hackney, and besides being trampled on by the horses, the wheels seem to have passed over her body. The driver, as soon as he found what had happened, stopped his horses, and the unfortunate woman was raised up, but no appear ance of life remained. The conductor instantly conveyed her to St. George's Hospital, when the surgeons, on exa mining her, pronounced her quite dead, but the nature of the injuries have not yet been ascertained. BANGOR AND CARNARVON RAILWAY.--ThiS IM. portan t branch of railway, for the convenience of the southern and western part of Carnarvonshire, is fast progressing. The ground between Port Dinorwic and Carnarvon has Leen cut, and it is confidently expected that the line will be open for traffic before Christmas. We are desirous of giving honour to those to whom honour is due, and we are bound to say that Carnarvonshire is under a debt of gratitude to T. A. Smith, Esq., and his agents, for the general and active part they have taken in the furtherance of this desirable specula tion.—North Wales Chronicle. THE SEE OF GLOUCESTER AND BRISTOL.—The petition to her Majesty for the establishment of a distinct see for Gloucester has been forwarded by Lord Redesdale to Sir George Grey for presentation to her Majesty. Appended to it are the names of 169 of the parochial clergy of th( diocese of Gloucester, of 22 7 churchwardens, and of a largo number of the nobility, magistrates, and gentry of the county, making altogether upwards 0f,1,300 signatures.--.Zlath and Cheltenham Gazette, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1851. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. Upwards of 80 persons have been arrested on a pretended charge of conspiring to raise an insurrec tion. Among them is the editor of the Vois du Proscrit, which journal has been stopped. It is generally con sidered that the whole affair has been got up by the police. The Evenement says— " Last night and this morning an absolute rszzia took place in Paris. Numerous arrests were effected in the quarters St. Honore, St. Martin, and St. Marceau. Amongst the persons arrested are several German re fugees. It is also said that the members of the Committee of Resistance are amongst the number. All have been lodged in the prison Maass. We have just been informed that the Commissary of Police of the first arondisse meat presented himself to-day at twelve o'clock, at the office of the Voix du Proscrit to arrest M. I)4lican, the director of that journal. Ho is accused, it is said, of a plot against the safety of the State. All the papers and registers were taken away." The Constitutionncl has a long article from the pen of M. GARNIER DE CASSAGNAC, full of abuse of the Princes of the House of Orleans in genPral, and of the Prince DE JOINVILLE iu particular. We consider this of good omen for the Prince DE JOINVILLE, for there never was any cause which was honoured by the support of M. GAANIER DE CASSAGNAC but it failed, and failed ignobly ; until Lours Pniurru had the misfortune to have GAIINIER DE CASSAGNAC'S support he was successful in all his undertakings. The French Mediterranean squadron, under Ad miral PARSEVAL DESCLIENES, came to an anchor off Algiers on the 25th ult., and was to remain there until the 29th, after which it was to proceed direct to Toulon. The corvette Artemise, now fitting out at Cher bourg, is, it is said, intended to form part of a scien tific expedition round the world, under the command of Captain PAGE. The Bourse was firm, and prices improved. The Five per Cents. opened, at 93f. 90e., fell to 93f. 75c., and closed at 94f. 5c.; the Three per Cents. closed at 56f.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 870 f.; Rouen, 595 f.; Havre, 2331. 75c.; Great Northern, 460 r.; Avignon, 2051.; Vierzon, 430 f. ; Basle, 151 f. 25c.; Bordeaux, 3831.; Paris and Strasburg, 256 f. 25c.; Tours ana Nantes, 261 f. 25c.; Amiens to Boulogne, 2601. BUSINESS DUNE IN FORELUN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. 4. Boulogne and Amiens, Io4—East Indian, 2l—Luxem bourg, I ";;i —Namur and Liege, s%—Sambre and Meuse, 3. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 30th ult. have arri ve d. ..._. Dispatches had been received from General COACLIA, Captain-General of Cuba, announcing the total suppression of the insurrection. MADRID Boise, Aua. 30.—The following are the prices of stocks:—Three per Cents. 36i; Five per Cents., with current Coupons, 17f. ; Coupons, 81 ; Passive Dept, 6f to f. Exchange on London, 51. THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. rt aihr ay s . Aberdeen.. .. Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Wolverhamp., and Stoar Valley .. Birkenh., Lan., & Chesil June., late 31. 6s. Bd.. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 20/. Bristol and Exeter.. .. Caledonian • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. Dublin and Belfast Janet.' Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction .. Do., New .. East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) Do. (181. E. & H.) .. Eastern Counties Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares Do. do. do. .. Do. do B & C shares East Lancashire .. T . Do. New quarters • • East & West India Docks' and Birm. June. .. Edinburgh an Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee' Glasgew and South-West, De. do. G. D. & C. stock , Great Northern • • •• I Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, 11, 6 per et. Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • Great Western .. .. Lancaster and Carlisle . Do. thirds ..----- .. Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. . .. Do. West Riding Union Leeds Northern .. .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. .. .. London and Blackwall .. Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip' London, Brighton, and South Coast .. London and N.-Western Do. do. quarters Do. fifths Do. IW. sh., 3f. & B (c, London and S.-Westera Do. new 501 Do. new 401. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. Paid. Nominal Prices. Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire 1.. .. Do. Manchester and, Lincoln Uxion •• Midland Do. 501. shares De. Firming & Derby Midland Cit. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle • De. quarter shares .. Newmarket .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen . . Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor Norfolk „ Do. New 201. shares.. Northern Counties Caton North British.. .. .. North Devoß North Staffordshire .. North-Western .. .. North & Sth.-West. June. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. .. Scottish Midland .. .: Do. new .. .. .. Shrews. & Birm., Class A Do. Class 8.. Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New .. Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves .. Do. Oswestry .. Do. New.. .. Shropshire Union .. Do., A, B, C, & D, thily paid up at per cent .. South Deven South-Eastern .. South Wales.. .. South Yorksh. and. River -- Dun Sheff., Both., and Goole, South DiViSIOR Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea 8c Loughor, toc. Taff Vale Taw Valo Extension .. Thames Haven Desk and Railway Vale of Neath .. • . Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wez., Wick. and Dublin .. West Cornwall .. West London . Whitehayen and Farnass York, Newc., & Berwick Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midlandj 9 1 4 to 9% 4% —4% x.d ft% - IN 13 .-- 11 dts. .. , 171 100 78 —BO z.d 9 10% 14 yi 15 22% 20% 1. ad 214 — 2 % I% IN, b% —B% 3% -4% 24( ' 12% - x.el 50 -52 27 -29 4 - 5 16% —l6 x.d 477 5I —l2 x.d 3 4 % - 39% 77 -77 80 - 84 8 - 9 p. .• - •• 47% - 48 9X 9 dia. d. 9% 10% • • -..7 6% 90. - 91% Il3Vi 1% p x.d —2 p. x.d I%p x.d 79% 80% 105 x, —9% die. 9 8 die. 100 42% 34 2 - 2 28 -. 24% ~ 2N —2% die. 41h, —42 x.d 20% 20 clis.x.d 19 —2l x.d 4 2 0 100 36 100 47% 7% 7% 5% —5% die. .. die. 16 -18 3% 25 9% 17% 14% 13% die. I —2% dia. x.l b% —b% x.n 9% —9%dls. .• •• ill 14% 15% 15 lb% 15% 11l 7 8 13 % 5% —6% ill 6% 736 ill 4% —4% 6 5% —4% dig. 13 —l5 6% 754 10 —l2 % % tis. 3% —3% d. 12 -14 19 1 4 - 19% 26) -27 4 334 die. 3% -4% 9% - 10% 16 2-3 all 196 . - .. 168 - 170 .• —•• die. 8 9 all all 28 16 —l5 dla. ... •-• •• d. • • •••• .. • • —• • die. •• •••• .. 16% - 17 8% 8 dim. Basilicas dose to-day. 9 % % 76 % X % P 48% 48 M 91% [cd LI u 23% N Ld 13% 793( BOX 234 i (=.d 42 41% 423 14S x.d 74 % 5% % x.n 7% 14% % 11% % 19 % % li 26% Ili 35i 3 dia. 163 —l7 x.di . x.d MINES. iness d Paid. Nominal Prices. Bus to-dayone —.— Asturan .......... • • 15 .. Australian 4 1% —2% Barossa Range .. ... 113 0 334 3 34 Blaenarvon Iron and Coal all .. Bolanos Scrip .. British Iron 13 5 .. Brazilian Imp. (Is. Si. p.) 24% Do. Cocacs and Calaba all .. Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 18% 19% ad Cobre Copper .• ..• 40 33 3.5% CopLspo 14 6 34 —7% Genera 1.............. • • all 13% —l4 Mexican& S. American 9 37 —4% Real Del Monte, Unreg. % % Do. Black Debentures • • Do. Red Debentures .. • • Santiago de Cuba ...... 10 234 —3% 2 Tin Croft .........• .. • • 7 8 United Mexican........ 28 2 8% —2% JOINT STOCK BANES . Australasia ............ all 36 38 34 British North America.. 50 45 —46 Colonial .... 25 10% 12 Commercial of London.. 20 25 26% London Joint Stock .... 16 18% 17% London and Westminster 20 27% —29 National Provincial Eng. 35 National of Ireland ...• 22% 18% 20% Provincial of Ireland.... 25 42 —44 Do. New ...• all 154 16% Union of Australia • all 35 3634 36 Do. New ............ 2 34 3 —3% Union of L0nd0n...... 10 13% 14% Union of Madrid .... a ll .. MISCELLANEOUS. Canada 32% 48 —49 Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% —2B Penin. & Oriental Steam. all 68 —69 Ditto ditto 5 11 —9% Royal Mail Steam ...... 60 78 —BO Ditt• ditto Royal Mail Steam Settling days in the mo tered shares, listit nth of Se] d 29th. ) able for tb interestec Me cannot be answer: will not be influenced by MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY. TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 American and 500 Surat were take for export. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 200 Pernam and Maranham, at 54c1. to 74d.; 150 Egyptian, at 6.1 d.; and 800 Surat, at 3id. to 4icl. per lb. The market was quiet, but steady.—Railway Shares were heavy. The business done this week in Sugar, Coffee, and other principal staples, has not been important, and prices have varied but little. Plantation Ceylon Coffee has been lower. Tea has declined for fine Imperial and Gunpowder. Rico also is cheaper, and Saltpetre has re ceded. Tallow, Cotton and Rum, have been su pp or t e d. Messrs. Walter, Ho we ll , and Hale, state that the stock of all descriptions of Rum in bond at this period, as com pared with that of last year, shows a total decrease of 2,504 puncheons, while the quantities upon which the duty has been paid up to the 26th August for home con sumption, during the last three years, shows a less con sumption this year, as compared with 1849, of 37,482 gallons. For Brandy the market is firm with a good demand; stocks of young brandies, however, are heavy, both here and at Cognac. Duty has been paid to the 26th August each year, viz.: -1849, 640,131 galls.; 1850, 613,774 galls.; 1851, 591,793 galls.: showing a decrease of 48,338 galls. in 1851, as compared with 1849. During the summer months the market for Port Wine has been quiet,.but now that we are close upon the bottling season there is a greater demand for low-priced good bottling wines, ranging from 251. upwards, which are very scarce in our market. The accounts from Oporto by the last packet, hand us bad intelligence of the coming vintage ; we regret to learn that the intense heat had dried up and destroyed very large quantities of the grapes. With the stock in Oporto we can ill afford to lose a great por tion of the vintage, particularly under existing circum stances ; we wait anxiously for the arrival of the next packet that we may receive further information regard ing the loss from thin cause ; meanwhile this must tend to make our market yet firmer for all descriptions of good low-priced bottling Ports. The Shipping Returns made up by the Board of Trade, and at which we only glanced yesterday, may be thus condensed for the month to the sth ult.:— Inwards. Outwards. 1850, tons 1851, „ 853,638 ... 632,709 For the seven months to th e sth ult. the result stands thus:— Inwards. Outwards. 1850, tons 1851, „ These are the totals of all the ships engaged in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom, including British, and the following are the separate monthly returns for vessels of the United Kingdom and its dependencies:— Inwards. Outwards. 1850, tons 1851, „ 539,753 ... 382,766 The exports to foreign parts during the six months to July 5 of the following articles were as under: 1850. 1851. Bricks, No 6,014,830 ... 37,000 Hops, lbs. Paper, „ Soap, „ . Spirits, gals. Beer, bris. Tho United States letters report an easier Money Market, and express rather a confident hope that the Government will not interfere for the Cuban prisoners, many of whom are not Americans, either by birth or naturalization, and all of whom are lawless invaders. The Amsterdam Bourse on the 3d instant was rather firm for Dutch Stock. The Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 58i to 5-16. Spanish Bonds were supported, bat Mexican were rather easier. The English Funds area little firmer to-day, but ex cept a few money transactions in the New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents., at 98;1 to there has not been much doing. Consols have been marked 96b for Transfer, and the same fur Account. The premium on Exchequer bills has not been higher than 455. to 475. South Sea Stock is supported at 1061. Foreign Securities have been quite inanimate. Spa nish Five per Cents. are flatter, being 201 to i; Mexican Bonds have been heavy at 28 to ; Peruvian Deferred Stock is at 43i; Dutch Four per Cents. have realised Portuguese Four per Cents, are nominally to 32k. In Railway Shares there is some improvement, but all the lines do not participate. Chester and Holyhead aro weak, and also Aberdeen. North-Western, Lan cashire and Yorkshire, Great Western, and South- Western have been supported. Midland have been good. Foreign Shares are inactive. Mins and Joint-Stock Bank Shares have been very :tie dealt in. Console QUARTER TO THREE. - 961 Ditto Account, Sept. 11 96i BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) 8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 97 963 3 per Cent. Consols Ann:. 96 4 314 New 3 1 ,4 per Cent. Ann 98 Vi Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 7% South Sea Stock 106% Consols for Account 96 Excheouer Bills. l d. 1,0001..., — 45 47 p 5001 Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 1113xican Bonds, 1846, ex Jan. Coupons Ditto Account . 2B Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent Do. Deferred Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable is London. Dutch 2 1 ,( per Cent., 12 Guild Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, SEPT. 5, —Wind at noon N., plea sant breeze, and fine. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 4.—Wind N. Sld. Kirkwood, Boston, United States. Off port, Oster, Renoer; New Liverpool, from Grimsby. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 4.—Wind E. Slcl. Defender, Quebeo. WHITBY, SEPT. 4.—The Victoria, of Rochester, got on Whitby Rock, came off leaky, but proceeded. The Dolon, of Scarboro' went on shore, and sunk near Runs wick. The Edith, of and for Southampton, from Shields, struck on the Redcar Rocks; assisted off, and very leaky. PILL, SM.. 4.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Frederick, City Point, Virginia; Lady of the Lake, Quebec; Solway, ditto. TRALEE.—Arrd. Miami, Quebec. WESTPORT, SEPT. 3.—Wind S.W.—Sid. William, Quebec. LOWESTOFT, SEPT. 4.—The Isabella and Jane, of and from Jersey, for Newcastle, hos put in here, having been run into whilst at anchor by the Ware packet, of South Shields. RAMSGATE, SEPT. 4.—Wind N.E. to N.N.E.—Acrd. Lucy L. Hall, Havannala for St. Peteraburgb, with rud der damaged, &c. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 4.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Vir ginia, St. John's, New Brunswick; Lady Bannerman, Prince Edward's Island. Off port, Garnet steamer. Sid. Eliza, St. Thomas; Jamsetjee Carsetjee, Bomb a y ; St. George, New Orleans; Col. Cutts, New York; Scotia, Halifax; Elizabeth, ditto; Prince Arthur, ditto; Abercrombie, Montreal; Ben Nevis, Quebec; Aberdeen, ditto. QUEENSTOWN, SEPT. 3.—Wind calm—And. 1.(1013, Havannah. DEAL, SEPT. 4.—Wind N. to N.E.,moderate.—Arrd. from the River, Queen, Calcutta; Sir Henry Hardinge, ditto; Albion, Rio Janeiro, &c.; Catherine Green, St. Kitt's; Tom Cringle, St. Thomas's. OFF DUNGENESS.—aIentor, Quebec, for Hull. OFF COWES, SEPT. 4.—Humboldt steamer, New York, left 23d Aug., on freight about 10,000 dolls. for London. GOLD IN THE GREENLAND MOUNTAINS.—We read a letter from Copenhagen of the 20th :—" It having been stated that the chain of mountains which runs across the whole extent of G reen l an d i s com po s ed of formations similar to these of the Ural mountains, and that consequently there is reason to s u pp ose th a t it co ntains mines of the precious metals, M. Godetroi Lund, Member of the Chamber of Com merce of Copenhagen, and Sir Walter Trevelyan, an En g li s h mineralogi s t, we ll k nown f or his geological explorations in the Ferroe Islands, have sent to Greenland a commission of Danish, English, and Norwegian mineralogists, charged to make soundings in the mountains of that country, an d i n t h e surrounding land, in order to ascertain whether any indica tion of the precious metals exist. .This committee, accom panied by sixty experienced Swedish and English miners, left Copenhagen on Monday last, in a vessel fur the port of Godthaab, ih the aouth of Greenland. !ptember. Ticket days for regis- Account days, 16th and 30th. he errors of the Official Lists, and .d correspondents.] GERMANY. The Aew Prussian Gazette contains a letter from Vienna of the 3d inst., which says :—" It is decided at present that the EMPEROR will return from Ischl to Schoenbrun before proceeding to Verona. M. HUBNER, the Austrian Ambassador at Paris, has left this place to return to his post." A letter from Vienna, 30th ult., says:—" The promulgation of the new Constitution may be shortly expected. The Ministers and the Coun cil of the Empire have examined and revised it, so that it may soon be submitted to the sanction of the EMPEROR. The camp, which it is proposed to establish in the Marchfield, will be on a larger scale than has ever yet been seen. The neces sary preparations are being made, and it will be com pleted by the time the Entraßou returns from Italy. It is still expected that the Emperor ncoLes will honour the camp with his presence, and that the Pora will come to Verona. BELGIUM. PROROGATION OF THE CHAMBERS. The Belgian Senate reassembled on Wednesday, and the galleries, open to the public, were crowded in expectation of some Ministerial announcement re specting the vote of the previous day, by which the Government Bill on successions was rejected. After the minutes had been read, the Minister of the In terior ascended the tribune, and presented a royal decree proroguing the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Cries of " Vive le .Roi 1" were raised by the senators and the public, and immediately after the Senate broke up. RUSSIA. The Toe Gazette, under date of Hassentin, 17th ult., says :—" The Russian camp established between Kamenetz, Podolska, Chotym, and Jampol, on the Dniester, is composed of 25,000 infantry, 6,000 ca valry, and 60 pieces of artillery. These troops will be continually occupied with military manoeuvres. It was at first said that these were destined to march against France, but now it is stated that an expedi tion into Turkey is in contemplation. A number of vessels have recently arrived in the port of Jampol, which could, in a few days, transport them all into the Black Sea." TURKEY. A letter from Constantinople, of the 19th ult, says that the semi-official Turkish papers now confess that a camp is to be formed at Beni Bazar, and that OMEN PACMA intends marching upon the frontier of Mon tenegro to overawe the lawless inhabitants of that country. Neither the Austrian Government nor the Porte, however, adds the correspondent, have the slightest intention of destroying the independence of Montenegro. ITALY. A letter from Rome, in the Univers, states that the city was thrown into great excitement on the 29th ult. by the apartments of Signor ALESSAN DRONI, one of the superior officials of the Secretariat of State, being broken open by the police, and mi nutely searched. As Signor ALESSANDRONI in habited some rooms in the palace of the Quirinal the police could not have ventured upon such an act without a special permission front the POPE himself. All this seemed to in dicate that suspicions of a very serious na ture rested upon Signor ALESSANDRONI, who was in the country at the time ; and public rumour adds that the discoveries made by the police among his papers were so important as to induce the Go vernment to send off the French packet two days sooner. The same correspondent states that an at tempt at assassination was committed on the 28th ult. upon Count DANDINI, an Assessor of the Direc tion of the Police, but that the stiletto struck the hip bone, and thus caused but a slight weund. The Official Venice Gazette of the 30th ult. states that the priest PIETRO DALLOCA, a native of Venice, has been condemned to five years' imprisonment, for having sent two numbers of the Italia del Popolo of MAZZINI to a friend of his at Ferrara. 4 „ a • trD ' L INC OLN RACES. (THIS DAY.) :BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Revival Stakes. Reinslt ... ... Maid of Lincolnl The Brocklesby Stakes, Miss Fanny ... Lady Hilda ... The Idol ... Won in a canter. ... 2 ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 Viscountess Dungarvon and suite, Sir James and Lady Anne Mackenzie, Sir James Stuart, Bart., and Lady Brettingham, embarked at the St. Katharine's Wharf yes terday morning, on board the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Soho, for Antwerp. MULTIPLICATION BY DIVISION. -An experiment on the fertility of wheat has, during the past year, been carried out in the garden of Mr. Stowe, a surgeon at Buck ingham, of which the following is a correct account. On the 13th of July, 1850, a single grain of wheat was sown in the garden ; the plant came up in ten days, and grew luxu riantly till the 13th of September; it was then taken up and divided into slips, and replanted. The plants lived, and flourished till the 13th of November, when they were again raised, divided, and replanted, and suffered to remain till the Pith of April of the present year. The weather then becoming favourably wet, they were all taken up again and divided into no less than 114 plants; these being planted, were permitted to stand till the month of August, when they were productive of the amazing number of 520 ears of wheat, many of them of full size, containing more than 50 grains of corn. The crop was gathered before it was fully ripened, as the birds attacked it in spite of revolving feathers and a protecting net. Whether the result of this trial will strengthen the opinion of those who contend for the thin sowing of wheat in ordinary field cultivation, must be left to the judgment of more practical agriculturists, but of the amazing productiveness of the wheat plant, under such treatment, any one may easily satisfy himself by repeating the experiment. BELPER.—STATE OF TRADE.—We cannot give any very favourable report of trade this week. The silk glove branch does not seem to improve, although twenty weeks have elapsed since any quantity has been given out to the workmen. Kid gloves appear to be generally worn Instead of silk. Unless the manufacturers turn their atten- _ ----- tion to maki ng selvedge gloves instead of cut ones, there will be no great demand for silk gloves as a general article of apparel. The wrought cotton hose hands seem quite settled down to the abatement of Is. per dozen. and we are sorry to say that this branch is not fully employed. The drawer and pantaloon branch does not improve, although the coarser gauges are mostly well employed at this season of the year for the autum demand. The hands are in ex pectation of being set on in the course of a few days. At present there appears to be no activity in the hosiery trade, and the workmen are in a mast depressed condition.— ir6y Mercury. LINES LEAS: ID AT X'XXED INTALS. Leing Business ailwa Y s * as Companies. Paid. Nominal Prices. done to-day. Barks and Hants Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 34 1 p. Bir. and Oxford Junc.,calladuly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do .. • • all 29 —3O Do., without a guarantee .. De all 28 —29 Birm., Woh, & Dud.,calls duly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do 15 8 —lO p Do., without a guarantee •• Do .. .. 15 7 9 p Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% 17% Clydesdale June, Caledonian all 44 —46 17% E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. G. Northern all 33 3334 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 1 34 2 34 p Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 100 102 x.d Do. % Shares Do .. .. all 50 —5l x.d Do. % Shares Do •• all 23 —24 x.d Leeds and Brad. Midland .. all 99 100 x.d 9934 x.d Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. all 11% —ll 5i Do., Pref. .. Do .. all 235 4 2434 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. .. Norfolk .. all 1334 1434 x.d De., 6 per cent Do .. • • all .. —• • Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6p. ct Stockt.& Dar all • • N. & East, 5 per Cent. .. E. Counties . all 54 —56 x.d Do. New .. Do .. .. 43 4 —6 p x.d Preston and SL.&N. W. all 43 —45 Wyre • • • • & La.& Y. Do. % Shares ADo .. 11 834 9%p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern all 22 223( Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern all: 8 34 x.d x.d Do. Shep. Ex.. Do .. 4% 1% —2 p. 6% Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. &York 18 11 6 .. South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 934 3% 2%die.x.d x.d Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gna. • . Stock.& Dar. 50 —• . Do. do. .. Do .. • • 25 25 —26 253( 130. do. .. Do .. 95 INC: .REF; SHARES. Railway& Paid.. Nominal Prices. Business dole to-day. 3 Aberdeen all .. • • dle. ), Aberdeen, No. 2, 7 pr. ct. 234 • • —• • Caledonian 101. .. • • 10 6% 736 , Chester and Holyhead .. all 14% —l5 14% % a Dund. Per. & Aber. Jane, all % East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. •. all 1% 1 Eastern Counties Exton., per cent. No. 1 .. all par 34 p pm Do. No. 2 .• all % dis par Do. New 6p. cut. Stock 10 1034 1034 Eastern Union, Scrip gnaran. 6 per cent. • • all 10 —ll Do. 101. Deben. Shares . all • • East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. all • • E. &W. York. June. sths all Edin. Per. & Dun. 5i p. ct. all 34 dls. par Glasgow & S.-W. Cousol. 100 • • Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. all 13% 13% 13% Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. 5 % '" 1 36 P. at. West. (Wilts, Som., & Weymoutb Stock .. 100 9034 —9l Lancashire and York . shire. F. 201. . • .. 6 .. di. Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. 106 129 131 ' Leads Northern, 6 per cent., No. 1 •• .. 11 .. p Do. quarters, 1848 .. .. p London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per et., late Croydon thirds 100 .. De. prof., 5 p ct. Stock, 1851, from 501. chars. E 100 .. Do. new guar.. 6 per ct. 100 .. Lon, & N. West. (Coy. & Nunsat.) 5 per cent. 13% 13% London &S.-W., new .. I 3% - P. Manch., Sheffield, and Line., guar. 811 r8., No. 1 all 11 —l2 Do. new, 101. all 11 -- 11% Do., 61. 3 % Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 100 • • —• • Do. Consol. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent... 100 127 129 Do. Bristol & Gloncee. all .• Norfolk Extension .. all 15 —l6 Do. guar. 534 por cent. all —• • Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 •" North British .. 5 4% • 4% x.d 4% x.d OM. Wor. &IV 01.151.6 p.c 6 P Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. all 934 —lO x.d Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. all 15 15 % 15% South Devon • . .• • • all 12 —l4 South-Eastern, 434 p. ct. 10 • • —• • WestLondon,let Cl. (101.) all • • —•• Do. 2d Class do. (par) all •• —•• York, Newc., and Borw., Gt. N.of E. Pur. .. all 16 1634 4 -- York and North Midland U. and S. Parch. .. 10 1% dis. 8% 34 POREIGN. Boulogne and Amiens • • all 10 la 1034 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) • • all 17 17% Demerara •.. all .. Dutch Rhenish .. 8 5% 474 dis. East Indian ••.. • • 18 3 p. Do. do. do. •. 20 Great Indian Peninsula.• all %—36 p. Ditto ditto .. ,„ 5 34 %—% P. 4 Louvain ala Sambre 7% . Luxembourg • • • • .. 8 34 1 Dim•• •• 10 1 Madrid and Valentia Karla Antonia • • .. 4716 s 8.1 • 8 10 Ditto, New • • .. 834 3 4 Namur and Liege .. all 534 6 Northern of France .. 16 14 34 1434 Orleans and Bordeaux .. 9 4% dis. Paris and Orleans •• .. all 33 —35 Paris and Rouen .. all 2334 —24 2334 34 z.d Paris and Strasbourg .. 17 5% 534 db. 1 1 Rouen and liavro ~ all 93% Sambre and Meuse .. all 2% 3 Tours and Nantes • • .. 16 9% —9% dls. Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hassan all • • West rlanclori Sit 1% a, 234 100 6 6 6 100 an 11 13 4 47% 100 MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY') CORN EXCIIANGE-FRIDAY.t f A decided increase has taken place i n the tirrivall, English Wheat up to our market this week, coastil The total supply thus received amount s to 3, 42 ° q u il l ters, chiefly from Essex and Kent, and of the pres.!ll44 year's growth. Some of the parcels weighed 66 bushel. Owing to the thin attendanc e of buyers, rl7d demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce 3, 1 /0 . inactive, at prices about equal to those obtained on day. The imports of foreign Wheat have been red to 5,010 quarters. Selected samples of both re cl ffl id. white were held at full currencies; but low an d „ t — te s. t d . iing parcels commanded scarcely ant ion. In floating cargoes next to nothing dobit Scarcely any English Burley was brought forwar d ' ill the supply of foreign exceeded 6,000 quarters. kinds were a slow sale, but not cheaper. 41t : r ely supply of which was good--ruled vr dull, at barely la rates. Good sound Oats moved cIT steadily, st full prices. Damp parcels were almost nominal. Peas, and all other articles were almost nominal' ARRIVALS THIS WEEHS------rrol. 1 Wheat. Barley. Malt. o °' ..-r: ti , Q f 790 Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. 130 re. '...ti EngUsk •• •• •• , 3,420 100 4, 1 ;90 Irish .. • . .... i _" — 14,18 Foreign •• •• •• 5,010 (3,220 MITHFIELt The supply of Beasts on sale i n to-day ' s 11331 " k %lio extensive as to numb e r, but very deficien t in tdir 'The few prime Scots bro ug ht forward were riaoliippit posed of at Monday's pri ce s ; but the value. o f fat other breeds had a downward tendency roll° we were but moder a t e ly s upplied, whils t tbe ueli for that description of stock was steady , week's currency, and at which a goodclearance *int ~,s e In Lambs—the season for which is now nearly eiv very little was doing, but we have no decline iinlinge in their value. Calves moved off steadily at 113 , 0 00. Cations;__ but Pigs commanded scarcely a n dig Mich Cows were selling from 14 1 181 4 "" ii at to their small calf. • , 1 Per Sibs. to sink the offal. i. d. t° 1 11 a. d. to 8. d. .. 2 3 1 Inferior Beasts..... 2 2 2 4 Inferior Sheer .• 3 0 6 Second quality •• •• 2 6 2'B Second q uid ' Sb it P to 3 6 1 Prime large Oxen.. 210 3 - 2 C oar se-woolled d 3 10 0 Prime Scots ... •.• 3 4 3 6 S ou thdownWeth er o 0 6 Large coarse Calves 2 8 8 4 Ditt o o ut of thoW °o . 2 4 1 Prime small ditto .. 3 6 3 8 Largo 1 10 8 1 '''' . 3 4 1 1 gnekllng Calves ..18 0 20 0 S ma ll Porkers •• : 1 6 0 Lambe •• •••••• •• 3 10 410 Q ua rter old Pio . TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. 00 Beasts. f Sheep. Calves. I 300 1,139 1 10,900 I 260 fis SCOTCH. I Sheep. I Calves.l ... 20 FOREIGN SUPPLY. I'6M B mt.& I Sheep. I Calves. I 300 1,100 120 a O. If NENITGATE AND LEADEN/I"' .lAre' 't These markets were in a ver y sluggish s tate' ° stationary prices. I. At per stone by the Carcase. 0. d. t° . I 6 I s. d. to e. d. , 2 Seef,inferior...... 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferio r ' 1 0 11, --middling .. •• 2 4 2 6 —.middling'.. 2 3 6 i primelarge .• 2 8 210 -- prim".... 3, 6 1 prime small .• 3 0 3 2 Pork, large •• .• ".. 3 w Veal• •••••—.. .. .. 2 6 3 6 small ''''' . • B casts. 42 Lamb, as 6d t• 488 d. bt tt BOILOUGII BOP DTAB.SZ T ' te A few parcels of new H o p s , i n an unripe I ' 3 „ ne t roll arrived this week. Pickin g i s now becoming as quarters; but the produce is represen te- s ie Our market is heavy, a lth oug h t h e d u ty is v c ag e " t ,3 from 110,0001. t o 115,0001. Mid and .L - 1 ot pockets, 100 s to 140 s; Weald of Kent ditto' 112 s; Sussex ditto, 95s to 108 s per cwt. lot COLONIAL,. d St:min.—There has been a moderate British Plantation, and prices hare been It r :601, ported. By auction Barbadoes realised 38s to T o od s l fine yellow, 36s 6d to 38816 d for good mid to go t) ", tslileA -6cl to 34s 6d for low and inferior. Demerara orisagoo' sold for, ord and mid yellow at 37s 6d to 405 ' °ll to fine 41s to 455. d 813 ' REFINED.—There has b een a good deallic, brown Lumps have been sold at 44s 6d to 45 „ 8. ,,,,0 0 ,, EAST INDIA.--Very little h a s been offered 60' sale. Bengal sold a t f u ll rates f or 2,400 b i t i V ft white Benares, 41s 6d t o 43 5 , m id t o goo d ' low 41s, mid to fine soft y e ll ow , 33 s 6 d to 375, brown, 26s 6d. Madras s old we ll, 2,383 beg' ":0 (I''' 42s 6d to 44s for good a nd fi ne gra i n y yelloW , ,icelle 6d to 46s for white ditto. Mauritius, low to m , - f has been sold at 33s 6d t o 35 s 6d p er cwt. ,„ to FOREIGN.—Porto Rico has b een 50 1 d at u ,4 - CO 4 4 for ord to mid grey and y e ll ow , an d a t 37 5 u,'," ti f! . ", for good and fine y e ll ow . J ava , 1,045 bas °B taken in at 16s 6d to 23 s 6d p er cwt. s°llll sold at lis for a cargo. rior COFFEE.—This article has not been so b r * B ",,Or °i t Wien Ceylon by auction went is to Is 6d l'lsol d lower; at public sale lore mid to good raid sold 4 ,4'0 111 ; 58s, fine and good at 67s to 70s, triage at 375 t° belle; pea-berry at 54s to 625. Native Ceylon has be e ,,, D o t• f ° ;, supported, being 38s 6d to 40s 6d and 425 per s it low ord to good ord. Costa Rica has been sc i lf "" n o for fine ord pale, and at 40s for mixed. f r i t auction went at 505 to 86s per cwt. Washe d " I ola; mostly taken in at 43s 6d to 61s per cwt. Jataa je lo o ;; 44s to 49s for fine fine ord and low mid, atlc i A 4 44s for good and fine, triage 358 to 4 9 8 6d, 313 " el : c o, marks up to 78s and 85s per cwt. - Cocos.—Trinidad has been sold at 38s to s ° B P e andß RlCE. — Prices Vincent p r i e: h 5 at 30s. ° e been rather lower. 198 to white has been sold at O s 6d to 10s, and good 95 6d. Java was taken in at lOs 6d per cwt. , 0 0 ARROWROOT.—Most of the offe re d g samp es taken in. SPlCES.—Pimento has been rather lowe r ' ..- 1( 1 81 ranged from 4id to Sid. N u t megs have repbee n er 2s Id to 2,7 d, Cloves at 7d to 7d, and blael(h;ige° at 3A-d, being full pric e s f or th e l atter . Ginger ,- IP cheaper. Cassia Lignea was taken in a; 1205 per cwt. v f SALTPETRE.—Prices have reced e d about . B to 6 Calcutta sold, mid 18 p er cent , re f ract i on et 25s 6d, and Madras 71bs retraction at 26s per cwt. 0r" Rux.—The market is steady. Jamaica, 2 6 t° yet t • cent over proof is quoted 2 s 6d to 2 s lid, and P e r eer oof 36 to 40 over proof 2s 3d t o 2 s 4d. Leeward P- Sid $4l Is 50 to is 6d. East Indi a p roo f h as been at 11- Is 4d per gallon. e 0 COTTON.—The mark e t i s fi rm , an d a fair b llll/3 doing. efe d i TEA.—At public sale about half the quantitl T :peit " 0- " - fine -So say 7,000 pkgs. has found buyers, but on le' „ d to and Gunpowder there ha s b een a d ec line of per lb. pot e P ': TALLow.—Oar quotations fo r T a ll o w on the spot 10' about los per ton in advance of those of Ist t three month, while for n ew , deliverable in the ifitli f eri' months, the price is s till 39 s ld an d 3 9 s 6d for 116, between Ist January an d t h e 31st March, htlY.e.:ia have no new feat u r e t o notice, except the r ls- d a te price of Y. C. at St. Petersburgh, which, at ° le o the last letters received, coat 120 ro., equal t ° TA W "? down here. By th e li sts we fi n d t h at the VI" ready shipped has been thus disposed of:- 18 50 ; 1851. To London 8, 47 , ••. casks 6,045 44 , Outports „ 4,028 922 10,073 18 Foreigners 826 2, -,623 From Australia and South Am era 2 i lt,; ; ( 0 new, and the s a m e may b e stated of a the supPli ° ' o fit, TheTa BllEowm.p ,&c.—Clean is quoted 31s to 31 8 10 k• a De e nu s r eS 1 stock of all sorts in the London 'onn ear; 9,357 tons, against 4,289 tons at this time 111 :i I, 3° i Last month's deliveries were 1,853 tons, in age' n- a - August, 1850. The stock of Flax is 836 WO , be-1. lag ' 1,316 tons, and the delivery on the Ist SePt4°l-atitl la I year. The deliveries last month were 172 toopm-01110 ugust, 1850, 236 tons. Th e l a t e arr ivals 0 ' :Oi l Hemp having passed into second bands, the again bare, and prices almost nominal ; 7,; se'' t quality would bring 411 lOs to 421 e,' would find a brisk sale. A small P 3 r — ,,abli e very ordinary twine Hemp was offered 0 ,4 ' c oil' sale, but was held for very high p w ri o c u es fd gr a ie l e t l ties of Siam as well as Bombe sale at 171 to 19/I ord and mid Bombay, would worth 131 to ei There has bees a better market for the good q uil ,.a - 0 31111 1 jute, and a slight advance has been paid, bat the ' - n ifeteuj. e s , ci r r i t course continue i e n l3 u di e l i r :L s agn limited odo dr demand eannt dy,fi nloe :11 a t4 n 01 c1 t are oi l 11;6 mid ser f ton' fOOP TOBACCO.—The market during the last moothdl 10s iliffile-tini exhibited any particular feature materially of from that of ho previous, excepting the sale of" o tee small speculative parcels of Western Strips, o i t de r o of corresponding with our present quotations; b ° %bof fi the principal part of last year's importation Di vi° b - at tb ° more disposition to meet the views of buyers , bO O% same apathy is manifestly existing against Pu rc d tbe, beyond immediate wants, and the future coUrs,,eLstia' market must entirely depend on the views of inn fof holders, as to its present and prospective limited sales have been made for Ireland and Sec) e aseli otr ico r but for exportation the demand has been limited, and sales generally undeserving. of P isr n t reso e l P osition; t il i od, remark. Our latest advices from Virginia r e r n wer' the market at Richmond as very firm with an ur s ore tendency for good and fine qualities, and quotationfjef Frool o r i be given at nearly one cent per lb higher. Orleans, it is stated that at the comnienceraeol d i v gll last month (July) the Tobacco market was exeet 6ro dud, and prices tor all sorts drooping, sales fa tP e ro dr week barely reaching 300 'Ads; since then it too g ot ,. fer ally become more animated, and prices, espeeitr'oao the finer sorts, more firm, and an advance or fo ol cent has been obt a i ne d. Th e sa les for the %took° setae have amounted to 9,000 hhds, the deliveries in toe period to about 11,823 00 01 GREEN FRIIIT.—The market continue s good. ulooes have improved in value. The low price of M I L s ortie Nuts has attracted the attention of the trade, ,ate. parcels have been tak e n a t the prices ruling of 0 1,1 u smallp g a r a c n e d l Lisbon?hint n Keelit r u g bn w r l e i o blackent G l.t raloea rs , 5 0:31encir a l ta , figure, being out of condition. A carg o of es' Pine Apples is daily expected. ____ ______-- BOARD OF TRADE RETuniss.---By the B° lirti o r - ts o Trade returns published yesterday, we find that the eXiL„ t i l a f nd ßritish and Irish produce and manufactures for the In e v a ' se , seven months ending August 5, 1851, show a . ign,,,csr/ for as compared with the same period in 1850, of 3 8 ° , '" - • • in cutlery, hardware, haberdashery the month, and 2,703,984/. for the seven months. lbooloa crease is found not only in our staple manufactures of c i io ,s, linen, and 'll sills, but extends to other articles, such as ware, which, with the products of our 'collieries and foundries, Ps 7 ticipate largely in the extension a our export trede. milliney, and eartben_ SIE CLE d t You • .1 8 , g em re a ged It 1 1;4 . tt i t °PpE , h „ c.,03 take, b,z e stabl e corQ 11l Wei kid mill b. a Por wa s k 411 4 , , ior h e ml tellid ii "' at mlcc tPorl Ex i).,i The Z' lli ° r is :do : t ' 4 tile,„ 41: 4 l a i l4t lh t ° e nd h et e t kOd tie sPa , , k tl ett w . ith t i 1116 e 4 11c1 I preoi 40 t Of tA th h t o i 3 of a m 01 z