The Sun. — London, England, 1850-09-02 00:00:00

- - - r , • • • v / • • ' • • - • .• I, 4 ,•••••-i,.;•• • 7. • %:‘ rr 4 :4 Tgt 6.6 )V * 4 4 ? _ • 1.•• • 03 0-4 4 , 4 4 • ' • s - e (r , , I f . Cl l . . 4 ' --- v.)3 4± , • & i i ; \ , .) t v . • • • e 4 J I • t c ip -* • - , ~~ `~~ 7 /C i ,::--- ' well-meaning soul, shocked and o u tr age d b y the harmless lenity that well-meaning to his wont—poured upon 1 the head of the discharged postman. Howlett, blistered a by Punch's ink, was salved a n d com f orte d by sanative bit of blank paper. But Punch required further and better treatment of Howlett; when Jo! the merciful kind-hearted Marquis steps in—or is rather pulled into the rescue by a bishop—and Howlett, the martyr, is re stored to his original condition. Is there no abiding re ward in this world for the lowly champion of truth? We had hoped to see Howlett maintained in Sabbatarian clover, the pet example of Post-office piety. " For he on honey-dew has fed, • And drank the milk of Paradise." This should lave been the amended condition of the victim ex-postman, had the Postmaster-General been less yielding to a bishop. Howlett would have been the stall-fed martyr of Exeter Hall. And, as in Catholic countries, certain relics are on certain days exhibited to the populace, so, on certain gatherings, would our How lett, with a ruddier tint upon his cheek, a sleeker tex ture of skin, and a growing dignity of abdomen, been uresented to the elect of the Hall, as a lovely and flourishing example of well•rewarded piety, carefully taken in and abundantly dune for by Lord Ashley and his cinder-loving followers. Vauxhall has its Flo Ner- Show ; why not Exeter Hull its Martyr-Show ? Even with Howlett restored to the Post-office, he is a daily, hourly example to his fellow -labourers of the im punity that may attend officiat treason and revolt: but with Howlett, kept at Sabbatarian expense—Howlett, grown sleek as a bishop's beaver —he would have been a twofold example of the prosperity of the conscientious lowly, and the generosity of the Sabbatarian rich. How lett, fat, and thriving, would have afforded a delightful gloss to the pious text of our Ashley preaching. Again, the Bishop of Oxford, in his all unworldly way, hes missed a chance. Why did not he comfort and har bour Howlett ? Could he not have clothed him in epis copal purple, and suspended him at, the back of his coach, showing a stiff-necked generation what glory was vouchsafed a Post-office martyr, whom a bishop de lighted to honour. This Oxford might have done; and this, with his characteristic meekness, he has foregone and missed. / A yam--- N° 18,078.] LONDON, MONDAY b 4r 'X it our:maw ‘t, , 1 ,1? 9 SEPTEMBER 2, 1850. [PRICE SD. GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS' ; Fore Cabin and Socon.l Class Railway NINEPENCE to or from Loudon and Gravesend. Saloon and First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING. To or from Blackwall. Fore Cabin. .•• 6d. Chief Cabin.... 9d. Intermediate Piers •. • • .... 6d. go other Packets call at. the Grays, Greenhithe, and Puffed Piers. The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). FROM TERRACE Pi E It, GRAVESEND. DISPUTED LIFE POLICIES. A trial of considerable interest to Life Assurance Offices and the public was concluded yesterday in the Court of Exchequer. The Eagle Company held a policy for an assurance of 5391. in the Albion Company as security for an advance, the payment of which policy ' was now disputed by the Albion, on the ground that at the time it was effected the fact of the assured party having been a man of in temperate habits was concealed from the office. The chief evidence turne I noon the question as to the degree of intemperance that had been exhibited, and the tosult was, that a verti'd was given against the resisting office, not only for the amount of the policy, but also for 401. interest Irons the date when it became due. The circumstance of the action being brought by one office against another presents striking illustration of the uncertainty which may attach to all po licies under the present system, and shoes that the only mode by wh , elt absolute security can be obtained by the public must 110 in the general adoption by Assurance Offices of the plan of prote ting them selves lit every ease by due inquiries before the grentim - f each po licy, and of afterwards assuming the fall responsibility ea the com pleteness of such inquiries by holding themselvei precluded from raising any future question. In the present case two offices are found to he diametrically opposed in their opinions as to what can properly invalidate a !gains, and yet the public are expected to be able to guare themseh-es against such contingences. Similar cases have occurred before, and even if they were more rare, they would seriously injure the progress of life assurance. The very principle upon which the business is founded is the removal of uncertainty, and whenever that principle is counteracted in the slightest degree, the peonle who would be the drat to resort to its advantages are the first to be deterred."—Times, July 11, 1850. wharf for safe keeping. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Public feeling was aroused to the injurious tendency the new route by'tbe Royal Mail Company's steamers will have on the commercial interest of the colony, by the loss of trade between the Spanish Main and Jamaica. Addresses have been got up to the American and Spanish Consuls, the former for securing the communication between Santa Martha, &c. (hitherto carried on by the Royal Mail Company's steamers), by means of Ameri can steamers; the latter to make up the loss of comma. nication bAeieen Jamaica aod St. Jsgo de Cuba, by means of a Spanish vessel. A memorial has also been seat to the owners of the American vessels, urging their compliance, and promising to reciprocate the advantages by every means possible. Should the Americans con sent to supply vessels in the place of the lirirish vessels, nearly every passenger from Jamaica, it is expected, will take his passage for Europe by way of New York. Emigration from Jamaica to Chogres still continued, but . scarcsly a vessel arrived from there without some of the adventurers returning, as poor in pocket and worse off in health than is hen sh.y the Gospel, and would obscure or reader less refulgent the light of Bethlehem Star.' Works of mercy, and of private and public necessity, are always excluded from the general prohibition. The Divine Author of our re ligion has shown us, by his own example, that it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day. The proposed measure would less"n the good man's opportunities of doing good. Many rt•li , ziotty tracts, pernpitlet•, and newspapers, • de voted to the interest of Zion, and the prosperity of the Redeemer's kingdom,' are transmitted by mail; and why may not mail carriers,' equally with illiterate become the heralds of salvation? Wry at tempt to res , rict or limit the Almighty :it the methods oc his grace? To stop the mail would, in the opinion ofyour memorialists, be repugnant to a wise maxim, which applies to morals and religion, as well as to economies,— ' not to put off till to-merrow that which can he done to-day,' and would resemble the conduct of the slothful servant, who hid his talent in a napkin. " It is an invaluable privilege, for wbich as Christians and Republicans we cannot bo too thankful, that the Constitution of the United States guarantees to every one the rights of conscience and religion; and, in the opinion of your memorialists, the proposed measure would operate as a violation of these rights—would be made a precedent for others of the same kind, and more alarming—would pave the way to a union of Church and State,' against which our horrors are excited by the awful admonitions of history—which would be the death blow to our civil and religious liberties, purchased with the virtue and valour, and sealed with the blood of our fathers, and end in the worst of all tyranny—' an ec clesiastical hierarchy.'" iirEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS 11,10 - IT-1 r ""' vine. grays Gree4-1 l'ur- I fleet rime Roslir vine. Grays Greet;• hithc. Par fleet f . 7 17341 - 1134 - Glit 7 7% A 8 - - i Direct Trains from the Roots marked t - )intdbuses prom Fenehurch-street station to all parts of London Wry quarter of an hour ROM BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of T HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE SUNDAY MAIDS IN THE UNITED STATES. the Trains front the Fenchnrch•street Station. No. 72, LOMBARD-STREET, LONDON. TRUSTEES. r. Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. Richard Spooner; Esq., M.P. Richard Malins, Esq., Q.C. I James Fuller Madox, Esq. WEEK DAIS. SUNDAYS. Time. Par- G ' Green- ~., Roshr- Time. Pur- Green -Grays ci Roshr u. N dent !tithe. s - ""J villa. M. X fleet hithe. Mlle. . —.... —.- -- —.---.. ........ ,--....-- ........ —. 10 9 log —9% • 11 I 10 I 4 I 10% 114 11 I U ' 1U 3 4 44 —• • 31{i •54 its N i 6 1 ,4 73( i 7 1 4 Passages marked * are run direct, the fachets not being per 'lifted to step at Piers or for Boats. _ __ __ _. _ _ William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq. fames Fuller Madox, Esq. . John Matthews, Esq. C. Octavius Parnell, Esq. AUDITORS. George Cumming, Esq. !James Turner. Esq. William D. Starling. Esq. David Henry Stone, Esq. SECRETARY—David Alison, Esq. BANKERS— wears. Spooner, Attwoode. and Co. PADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD. 24, Connaught-terrace. Edgeware•road, Rev. James Sherbold Boone, A.M., Stanhope-street, Hyde-park. William Adami, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. Henry Augustus Bevan, Esq. J. Thompson Bramwell, Esq. John I)angerfleld, Esq. We must, therefore, be content to leave Howlett at the Post-office. We trust, however, that he will have a❑ extra bit of gold lace to mark his worth and past suf fering. Possibly the Marquis of Clanricarde has already provided for this, saying with Bassanio when he engages Lancelot Gobbo— " Give him a livery More guarded than his fellows: see it done." [Exit Howlett, into Post-office. Captain Creed, Norfolk-crescent, Oxford-square. Charles' Pemberton, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and Lin. Passages marked nitted to step at PI( BOAT TICKETS, ;'hree Months, 11. It ~t ickets ; or Mr. Moi August, 1850. coin's Inn-fields. Thomas Jervis Amos, Esq., York-street, Portman-square. George Y. Robson, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and New. square, Lincoln's Inn, _ . . I.—Twel ss. ; to ink. Ter lye Months, 4/. be had of the race Pier, Gra, 41.; Six Months, 2 e Collectors on boa 6vesend. t. 15e.; re the Secretary, Chas. lloghton, Esq. The POLICIES of this Company, being IIs7DISPUTAI3I.E, form Family Provisions and Negotiable Securities, for their validity is not dependent, as in the case of ordinary Policies, upon the Import of previous reports and other documents. driHESTER and HOLYHEAD RAILWAY COMPANY. At the THIRTEENTH HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Chester axd Holyhead Railway Company, held at the Euston Station. London, on Friday, the 30th August, 1850, Owing to this important improvement in the practice of Life As surance, the progress of this Company has been rapid from the corn= mencement of its business, and is steadily advancing. Copies of the Report of the last Annual Meeting will Ne forwarded on application, to Solicitors, to whom Commission is allowed. ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. ENGLISH AND CAMBRIAN ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY. Offices, 9. NEW BRIDGE-STREET, Blackfriars, London. Capital, 150,0001., in 12,000 Shares, of 121. 10s. each with power of increase to One Million. Life Policies Indisputable. TRUSTEES. Stephen Olding, jun., Esq. Francis Lloyd, Esq. IG. M. Murray, Esq. W. Whitelock. Esq. RBRI HExE R DGE MONITAIENT. c AL COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. 112 , t , ..,., u41i t5tA1e-Th e Right Hon. the LORI) MAYOR. . - 7. , i.aAn t 44 - 1 -The Right Hon. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR , 41 dricit e M.P. BeeletV t4Phe n . 1 . Es Ax e -4,18 a, 13 ', ( I. (Secretary to the Royal General Annuity Moe th as meltall-street 444 0 2 ^ e fter • j- S. M., M.A , Brighton 12, T I,4ZOrge, terEsq.Won. Sec..to the Royal Society of "Musicians), 1,d;6:61.,eet, Leice-square I'l.tli ttti s ', Elq• (Hon. Sec, to the Highland Society of London), grbst'street 44 karr ° Rev. J. R. I)•B , J. A. L., Es ' :._ ~ St. Paul's, Vauxhall !11 3;), i to , ra , !e• (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St. Ann's '17, 4 ? .. , Ge oi c ` British Bank, Tokenhouse-yard t i4 s etk iliPenil , ~: sq. (Hon. Treasurer to the Covent-garden Thea t,.. witu, Weburn-sq uare 0„,,,..•°N) am , Esq. (Secretary to the Drury-lane Theatrical 46 1 7511R ,E --tu t., sr, J, i Esq,, Ir.P., F.R.S. (Treasurer), Erick-court, Temple tiseariquarescl. (Secretary to the Royal Humane Society), 3, Tra least:eS, big 13 1 th _ne, hari,,. .00msbury.square Co. -scu ts) 40 ''' Esq. (Chairman of the Leicester-square Soup biz it. flA s . , L eicester-squ are vtiti,.ven,, e.. gt. PsuPs-churchyard t""ilani E, , b,,zniur, s t er. i x.i e. (secretary to the Asylum for Female Orphans), ~...'"sk Wilt dee-road biltzr;mate."General Sir Howard, Bart., 15, Green-street, Gros. t i stit ' l l a s il( tr tu as, Esq. (Secretary to the Domestic Servants' Be : , A Thoir ts „,l l ). 32 , Sackville-street. r of the Committee or the Leicester ' thr---47 1 14 se, S t P ,TA,.. chs e q n . ) ( . 11 40 e ,l be etcester-s quar e thi tt --4, ), se, irl. (Governor of the, Royal Asylum of St. Ann's 444 ;r 4 ti le m ount-street, Grosvenor-square tiGeo ~° st , t lien. the Marquis of, M.P., 102, Piccadilly ,t str,t,._'.4.l. (Secretary to the Servants' Provident and Benc e,t. 4,1,, e v), 8, Cork -street kel l ittole;; t l s q. (Member of the Committee of the Governesses' e, g 0 t._ listitution), Tollington-eark 4 t ev olen?p li s s ' l l ;.(Mentber of th e Comm i ttee o f th e G overnesses ' Be 0t tiole t e..' at iori), Marlbor oug h- c h am b e rs, Pall-mail 11 4144 ), 171f t ' Esq' (Hon. Treasurer to the Drury-lane Theatrl - Royal Society of Female Mu- JA IN :, Ito. 11 .ac elesfield-street, Soho-square Ot?„'hhe, x.,." 11 7. M.A., Rector of St. Paul's, Covent-garden ;su,''s la n „. o -1 . (Secretary to the Society of Ancient Britons), ,4071., 41 %, Xa n 44 ,. .os.- - weeste r ' wecretary to the Leicester-square Soup Kitchen), ,i , 7oo, th .' . sqUare % 411: 4e s S) ar Esq. (Secretary to the Industrial Home for Gentle ' 1 4 6 _ 1 1 ker . I,, E rtals,_ vrick-sq - t e 1i: . !4"i144, Esq. (Tre u aZ e rer), Birchin-lane .141 011„ -T° 4 1 1t h i ,;, l t ) t i:, o ' l l.A.. F.R.S. (Secretary to th en e t T; r rr k tesses' tile . Ner 4l,ll s il io u n. o t i t , e 62, li c loTr o dn o s t t .o o s n v - e road, Reg Grosvenor-place Zr.e.,' e Most lion. the Marquis of, Holderness House Di Iti tt7 3 '),ll:4 l l *(D ePuty-Chairnian of Queen Adelaide's Free s , 411 4' Nuty na w l-gre en ,_ti r) , tti sit 4- S.A., 43, Bow-lane • '% - tt g 4 tiatio '. lf • W.. M.A. (Member of the p lfetropolitan Sant , 1 1%4, .Nl/, Allhallows, Upper Thames-street N%lim e ' The itt l. ' E sq.. 11, New-street, spring-gardens s t i enxi tsyl'". Charles, M.A. (Hon. Secretary to the London , At ioeitt eZ, ) , , St. Helen's-place tl ss).T..,_ .-' Esq. (Secretary to the National Philanthropic , tp,v, - ---•-nt,,,,.. er-square it t e d bill '`nth 'Se 'N.. M.D. (Founder of tht Nerd Free Hospital), 1 4,14eary tti ttle ._-_, - -- )1 414, 4 Dr iliw,L ind . Esq , . 2, Charlotte-row • .4h,,,,,i1aa) 4 ,, -.er, Ese. (Secretary to the Covent-garden Thee ,.., P.4„,.,""e Grang e , michael's-grove. Broinpton 4 ,,,,,1, 34, ~ a rd r. qt.-- ' - •.q• (Secretary to the Royal Infirmary for Chil vil.e!iyie„,7', ford -street - 'SPes a 7lthj -4 q. (Secretary to the Metropolitan Free Hospital), / 4c02 ,_th re- Square Itsii t ' , St. e gll ty . Evan, M.A 21, Bolton-street )4 1 i arti ell t Albany . ) ,T h %or e , sektt a _strist s, Berners-street b i bliC the 14 4 3.4 . 0 0 . m E., Middle Scotland e - 4 ya e r r il . A ll p, 4. 8 " as, M.A., 1, Glouc t terrace, Cambridge i)4.l4 . S" Esq, (Secretary to the Public Dispensary), Lincoln's l ohdu. 1. ). .. k4p 1 3 4, .. 11e0',",,q, lq ank-bulidinifs !St ii . „' T. n''fzstl., 27 Gloucester-gardens, Westbonrne-terrace 1'41' 7 41 li:,f-sq• M . D., Associate King's College (Secretary to tl, - , ''' r nit ' Y Charity), I, St. Matthew's-place, Hackney qlot,'lLl. dreg, i, lie litsCom "e" , ., D.D. (Hon. Secretary to the Asylum for /4 ‘ 41 4 e 0 .,1i 4 ~, le - - , et ‘ -- -., Esq. F.L.S. (Founder of the British Benefl ktqtikutek, a, Lincoln's Inn-fields kri b o l ci, Lie u r• Dr., Temple-grove, East Sheen Z.Y), b. "Colonel (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St. Ann's Alli, A Z selwi c h .1 01 0 -41 4-it7 t l allder Esq. (Secretary to the Middlesex Hospital), 4 , S sa et l kitVistio,tillel, • E.- . .. Esq. (Secretary to the Jaws' Hospital), 5, k. 1 4,5Ph . 1. ststiohreitau'll4,l. (Secretary to the Orphan Working School), 32, t kt st,b 1. 141 /O 7ki i, ll e nrY, Esq. (Hon. Secretary to the City of London 21ii ,;•• 44s0.:teas (Me the Chest), 6, Liverpool-street rsi,t?!"it i i i 7 fesember of the Committee of the Governesses' IP% se 116 ) , S tAtution), Lincoln's Inn-fields 2..44; R. r t , r ,ilen. the Earl, Park, Old Brompton 'O, iiirtl'l're;ipsrl. (Hsu. Secretary to the Hotel and Tavern iotges, Institutionl,....... e ot , ), Craven-street 7 144s 1, 0 ; 1 1. 3 ,41. e (heeretary to the Choral Fund Society), Polygon, NI I : l4e h .sst :,: s ,',Ese Men. Secretary to the 'Hospital for the Cure i„ 4 11.,,1 5 1i. t , i tn e Skin), 23, New Bridge-street - 44,_Kakt I. (Treasurer of the Public Dispensary, Lincoln's Wittleilsacis . 1 ,." Sit'irmlet.,') -4 , 11., E.S.A. (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St. ski r .ir , ( I_ ,, 1, Warwick-square, Pimlico It,ttiviettleer-sheriff, Swithin's-lane N.let iVat's°o. gram,eror of the Royal Asylum of St. ~ Otizill i, i,, ictoria Pimlico .74itt,.411/4,74l4.%?;ie(oTiffsagsuuarreer of the Royal General Dispensary , Al . • ''Zli . %b .• T . P., M.A. (Hen. Secretary to the London Orphan thi tt 4slston .5 44, ,, 11 k ed with a s t er i s k s f orm the Acting Committee. 'a , Ih: tioad Cabbell, Esq., M.P., and John Labouchere, Esq. NA' t , -4.8 ' Ceutts and Ce. ; Messrs. Twining; and Messrs. islibbe Williams, Deacon, and Co. pwillok4aub?erio_f_toliii Committee are anx t lou tai t collect such an s th e thatdescription Slis s. 4 ll , t e ll: wh ieii , ,, l , l i a n as d will ela abe tla a j usticeto their own feelings and to • . 7 r te, 4 Qpittr y iirtu o es e I t ' 4 4N N k otte c ghis Royal Highness the late Duke of ' 41:4 1 41 t 4,T,,e(l‘.bankers and gentlemen are willing to receive .' • sit ' k ue - z en John Smart, the only authorised collector, - Jett. - Pathes as maybe desirous of contributing to this \ & r eio By ordir. . - ' . 46 ' PIII W FREDK LEEKS, Honorary Secretary. `.00);` . ..... t°W i llans . ion-house, August 22, 18 50, tf 4 l it ' t, t r ,,eTS for SALT PORK, of the Cure er e t i . ,- Dithlt,lei Kingdom, or any Foreign Country Stp, l Ce,,._ ‘ 1 it of the Comptroller for Victualling t. Transporta w l i s ;:_ soev ' sotClhirsl t. %,,Services Somereet-place, August 3, .. O. k. ~...44 - 4 /N - ers for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral 5 . ° 1 11,2 4 7 ,11401 / 1 of Great Britain and Ireland, do herehr l i,il Il td7 r ete 4i4 DAr, tir -26th September next, at One . o , c oc t , kt ' t r r to treat with such persons as may be widing o !le 'tttle l i kit to • e lire supply of a quantity of SALT PORK, 'l44l ts, l i:i err en! 4 s . trnited Kingdom, or of any Foreign Ceun i t ; ;y g itti NI bj",.S l to 5,500 tierce.. to he cured in the ensuing Si`,.e t ti ~,7 delivered two-fifths in tier , es, and three-ti . s to t ' ,Nril.„` ln Z a part thereof. equal to 33 tierces, which. which ,44,31-1, - Sde s -- casks containing 10011,s. each, and for whic , ," 1 1)1" 4 , i r e, _arc to be made ; and also for to additional . tie h ree ir s slit th sts,,l'ese t c i ^ olch separate tenders are also to he made , their `str'ned ~ n , g to themselves the power, when the : A il It, ! r 't 5114,'" eontraetinv either tor the whole, or for melt I, ' 4 14 ~"' 48 they may deem fit, or of not contracting for kikt . 1 1 r -4 ° an unlimited power of selection, according to Ilt k ilio N ot to b toti l'e.,l s te D r ' specify where the meat Is intended . to be. cured, 11 44, 41 1 '' to'b e s for ech denomination of cure comprised , therein t . t.' l'ort delivered into her Majesty's Victualling Stores a , '44 7.,.. 111 4111 °4 th, Plymouth, and Haulhowline, in such_ _p_roowporg .e' " t arter - be directed, and within the fon in l ita '4,"blicf )4 1 44 s•tbl, 43 / 0 c 3131 March 1 1851. l i s:l 4 i 1)34 r j aor before the 131st May j . e r t041 1 4, r bY bills payable at sight, hilt not during the first a. i li 4 1 tci. tl ,'sli c ,' ;1 any quantity beyond that specified. - rit i l.iii).2 . 4.A - the contract may be seen at this office, or by lie til git v.tr, ie rent for thelrletualling at Cork, or to the Collectors l'is t4 tl 'i. Ster tist° los at Limerick, Belfast, Waterford, and Jewry, tlipt i ttim t et t i , Y Of the Postmaster-General at Dublin, or to the 4 4k s t tOlhZ T ransports at Leith. !fp 4 4 t 7 IN, S Crilitted for a less quantity than 300 tierces, ex ~IfIN he qu a to be delivered in casks, containing 100Ibs. 14 1 , ,iky h et a lltitY without bone. k it ,' l ,e i i'pllem ue r eceived after Ono s'clock on the day of treaty,. kt 4 3' i: a ilt1: 11 , 1 ° 3 8 the party attends, or some person on his %ISlty , t Ale, ',Need in writing. '' I k ktt 'iM q i ll .h tti "i r , , 4 't be addressed to the Secretary of the Ad- Iti t ,;Siso b*,, °l ' gaft'lthe left-hand corner of the envelope the words fop ,titne d - d L elit o - p r ork," and "Comptroller for Victualling.," and h .. ,1 p e ,,,"Y t - „ ed at Somerset-place. and be accompanied by a ''''ftli' ° ° w te - n r "Ponsible persons, enraging to become bound "Ant e tlog. in a sum equal to 25/. per cent. on the rac t, for the due performance of the same. e 4 4 -- -----, - - - 1 '' 1441 .4 )3 ,Y IDGES H I R E. p Ae, tai l k ais v or p 4 c ... reby gi,ienAVIGITION NAVIGATION TOI.TS TOLLS, payable ;„ 174 %.,4 n r' Ll• Z a l l"t t° ,tVeattlie South-level Drainage and Navigation ztte t - ' - liri, - •ittlep t :,, r esPect of vessels navigating . between de ,t U n p_w_ _ - I „l2N r ,"s,,e tple,', ll ridge, or between Prickwillow-bridge g nessi d on L e l r l s Lit nits, 4 0 ''' llerse,`ge Bank Tolls payable to the said C ve o 1 t's t he l i t ° be I, a nd Cattle passing on the m S r euth E •l o e I m ßan ' ks, will GEORGE LEGGE, t l tti lo Sot t :,. 4 ., es ootrl __ . by A CTIOS, went C . o ' lleCtors of the Tolls, for is it s,,ioe SPl7l7,logrrr by the pr uaid.s tr, , i 'l e 311..,..ree Years, from the 11th day of October :f iv op' o be h„.;;``log of the said Drainage and Navigation Cons tilt-toe tepte-zLien next he Lamb Inn, in Ely. on TuEsnaT, hw t L eond l ,f,:...er .at Twelve o'clock at Nooni the up such Air !llt s ; elipr en wi l la as shall then be declared, and which Tolls are t 40. ( 1% i h , Z . r rti , Year at the Rent of 1,9001. 1 11 44 ; 1 , or; the ,ti'tilbe required to enter into a Bond to the Commis ',h4ll:„,tip,,,,°f with two sureties in the sum • 1. 'aseath2l ate - ca i the of 250/ ch for securing the Pay y 14,_, ,, t a - lit by Monthly sum ' ' ea 'highest bidder 'll i ' , iv -eclar.,,• lnstalments. And the tto,i,i ri,itft r ~ ar comidered te be the hirer, unless he shall im bot,"tilt re-l'onsum;"e Auction tPly the Commissioners then present, ... p h ali m •r iiin g •;",,gY of hitrise s l a t and his sureties, and produce the con -14.1",,,N1e-,lle x , the sureties. to enter into the bond, nor unless the ki,..c.,r4i`clited within twenty days of the Auction. Y,C.her , 4 101 1 May be obt , inert on application to Messrs. T. ' "Ritte2i'"citor Of Ely, Clerks to the Commissioners. . 1810 . Ilikl, H ARRIS Silt. 4 ,,„ SILVER LEAD MINE Lio,4l4„,•,.t'imA,A...rilEILEIGH). DEVON. 'lll aot.,ren Cons sq., of Tavistock (ander whose management itt'ew, ) is ‘ ols Mines with 11. per share paid, and now lii.i , ilt al erge P a roPrieto ' r and Director of the milling opera h )oV,,, P Utilt ri ,! :Wine tt i Nt:tt:i . e " e r' , ::: 41 a nd . 0 O. , have some of the above SHARES Mee Shareholders, and tts7ilillAlleZeoliof the Managing Count' ' ttlbl i h nßs. L o ru tio sY be made at the office, No.l, ti t •- g Share s n o n f . eyery description dealt in. lit 414 t R. A '?ti t) ti t ' St i ;I-I,SI.I77;'SON.—CROSSE and BLACK rt,,,4 t e , 4eet rn °Yon, in Ordinary, by appointment to her Ma ,44„aa . llil tke lY to inform the nobility and gentry that they tNo t a op t Te t rior . f ae or t u t le the celebrated SOHO . SAUCE, which will 71,:tli t : t atioll ti Cior Ro ' a er3; description of gam? also their improved ' Essence of Shrimps, N Pl4l l l'4l ;ol, fith ' Ron y e a l i n T v a i b eg le D S ' a n u rn ce " . e Si s t• Robert Peel's Sauce its4,.cr4 Anchovy Paste, Stra;harg Potted Meat., &c. Se tif ' lush.ahove, t ogether with their suprrior pickles. may be 4 ct r ' PrincipM sauce venders throughout the kingdom. Y. 21 _ olt Illeb, , •,oho-square, London. Established 1706. criVrit o ,, Tim i r .1 1 .-. by .. ,--TY-VIRST EDITION. • t•1t1,?./k o 'AT, 1.,`,.'' Noatomical Coloured Es,gravin re on Steel. Pt''' h e 'll. tioh'lTF, -- At I ,9 C ALIFICATIONS 41E.NERATIVE INCA,. r,.'', th'„ , tina,.--".`_,'' I MPEDIMENTS ' ' TO MARRIAGE. cl - ',.%=et r i . -- o aeg to 196 pages. Jnsi pu'dished, price 2s. 6d., er , t alkl, il l , , 1/.,-Dn'1.,,..,!,,,1ie Establishment, 3s. 6d. In postage stamps, 14 ) : 141 ,4 , loi tan eltref 4 8 : t od, . . P RrEND, a Medical NVork on 44 l t. N 4zit eti eo. 1 ., gees) , of the generative system, from ex lo.fkblil , an ST:L e ctlon, and the inordinate use of mercury, I I it t an Ill tlatr ' 'N n' — "age• and the means of obviating certain die t ,t, 41, 4 d Co &tea, b y 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and kt4alle‘tatbllr•onqon, Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox iii,?;iter.ro,' _ l'ilbllshed by the Authors : sold by Strange, at.likliNt tehborims ILannaY, 63 and Sanger, I ti lt t :tte.,_ ---ihre et, Hayra , arket; and Gordon, 146, Leaden -150, Oxford-street ; "Il i"„i Of th e kicet i f.t r -,, tistr at a natoany and physiology of the re-productive b. t, o l 4k t ati a ty ., tm4 e sta 3,e or r 41 .: l it h e Y n Six Coloured Engravings. . t lls - "atatf 4 d th i ice c onsequences resulting from excessive in table effects on the system, producing 1° iz , ql / , ,Illoßer.weakness, narvous excitement, and generative It 4 , t eap 3 ; 'rear., . at i c t by Thres Explanatory Engravings. it gei t t . er k eto u to he diseases resulting from infection, either f in .1, 1 :4: 11 1, it,7 4 t. Th ,,r3 , form, and contains explicit directions or ir 4'll. section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured 11 i ns l lliselltai n . -4et - " D er io n 1;,„ 4 I teMedy for the Prevention of Disease by a 4 1 , 4 i -..t DA ,,,. , which the danger of infection is obviated. t a. I V' 4 '''" the Work should . Rot escape the reader's of th ..s 4 . 0 „_e'r4-_. •va• G. 4, Lrrie'llj e ,"sc. t o p „ -- the eonsideration of marriage, and its du ki.,kthir(44.b.;,,,tierdiyup.rod_upetive union are also considered, and the r e , bot ii _litr; h '..._ll,l l , Mci _hilosophica i ll s y inquired into. _ .. _ SZArl." ° . rp - ",° arpi . '-'"' t 'irataertm exclusively employed in pt•„. fo r he e o , se Xnal debility, Impotence, &c., 11s. and 335. iL.ittle-."nts,..!Criryi:ntrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic „ 44,,,, , hi , 1.4 . 2pti0,„ g the blo nd in cases of infection, secondary h -s S, e - Y sPs-:.. a nd the ab .% 0 h.: etly.yin n , , use of mercury, I la. and 335. I per ti eh 4,71,,,,_'..ati rernaLitipecifle Pills , 211 • 9c1., 45.6 and Is. 1 , 0, 1414 1 11 itt - oi l ia ltb t t - :ti utti o .sof 7 ,.b f l o ati r d g e ° r ll . °n•Chonesau'itagtroent,feest:lfctbury stricture, p5i41404 3 ; lk 1. - 4 41 ,1 P-' cage is required: age, habits, :tad posi -141 1 4 1 4 yrbu s tir with advice, to be had at the V eta -444 d ' t2 l ttetie s th e fee, 11„ is saved. Messrs. terry, y_ . > Pa i en e tifibe at 7 19, B erne motreet, Oxford -7 911 04 7 " 6 - 1 . tlr9 an 4 pre loped ; on Bun In the Chair, Captain C. R. MOORSOM, R.N., Chairman of the Directors. It was resolved 1. That the Report of the Directors be received and adopted. 2. 1 hat the declaration which has been made by the Directors ofthe forfeiture of 65 original 501. shares be confirmed, andthe same is hereby confirmed by this Meeting—the Numbers of the said Shares being as follows:-5,437 to 5,44 G-5,807 to 5,816-5,887 to 5,891--6,'205 to 6,209-6,245 to 6,249-12,842 to 12,856-14,966 to 14,970-16,977 to 16,986—and that the Directors he authorised to dispose of the Shares so forfeited in such manner as they shall deem fit. 3. That the Directors he, and they are hereby authorised to con tract with any parties willing to construct any Siding or Branch from any part of the Railway, and to allow them the benefit of Traffic brought to or from such Siding over the Railway. 4. That the Directors be authorised to become insurers of their own Vessels, instead of insuring as heretofore. 5. That Mr. William Jackson, M.P., Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, Mr. J. Lambert, Mr. Samuel Morton Pete, M.P., 31. P. Hon. and 0. Stanley, M.P., and Alderman William Tho m p son, , be, they , are hereby elocted Directors of this Company. 6. That Mr. Philip Banbury and Mr. J. L. Provost be, and they are hereby elected Auditors of this Company. 7. That the remuneration of the Directors and Auditors be con tinued on the present scale. 8. That the thanks of the Meeting be given to the Chairman and the Directors for their services, and also to Mr. Robert Stephenson. EDWARD BROOKS, Secretary. Euston Station, August 31, 1850. EXCURSION TO THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY. LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. Tickets available for Three Weeks, enabling parties to visit Dub lin, Cork, and the Lakes of Killarney, with the privilege of stopping at points of interest on the Cheiter and Holyhead Line sued , are i s from the fallowing Stations, where full particulars may be had :sued f Class. 24 Class. .£6 0 £ 4 5 0 5 4 4 4 3 10 40 3 5 London to Killarney and back • Birmingham ditto ditto • Manchester ditto ditto • Chester ditto ditto • By order, MARS HUISH. General Manager's Office, Easton Station, August 9, 1850. In a few days will be published. THE EDINBURGH REV IEW, Nos. 186 and 187, price Six Shillings each, being the INDEX to Vols. LI. to LX_XX. inclusive. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. FORD'S WELLINGTON FAMILY and COMMERCIAL HOTEL, DALE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. This Hotel, situated in the immediate vicinity of the Exchange, Docks, and other places of public and commercial resort, is fitted up in first-rate style, and the accommodations 101 American, Foreign, as well as English strangers. will be found everything that is desirable, while the arrangements of the "Cuisine" are in the hands of a first-rate Cook. The Proprietor urther w:snes to intimate that his Coffee and Commercial Rooms, as well as Sitting and ►ied Rooms, will be bound second to none in the kingdom. N.B. The charges for servants are included in the Bill (except those who only slay a few hours), viz., Waiter, Porter, and Chambermaid, and it is respectfully intimated that all further payment is uune ct.tsttry. DE F RI E'S PATENT GAS BATH. By the use of the above, a hot bath can be obtained in six minutes for less than twopence. Evert family should provide itself with this invaluable requisite, its limited cost placing it within the means of all, and its simplicity within the management of a child. DEFRIE'S ECONOMIC GAS COOKING STOVES are adapted for all cstatilishments, large orsmall, and need only be seen to be appre ciated for their cleaminess and economy, entirely dispensing with all coal. To lie seen daily in operation (Saturday excepted) at 221, Re gent-street; and, also in action, DEFRIE'S DRY GAS METER : 40.000 in use.—N.B. The apparatus can be applied for all heating purposes. • ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. During this week tke ALPINE SINGERS from Styria will per`orm several of their National Melodies, daily at Four, and in the Evenings at Half-past Eight.—Lecture on the Hydro-Electric Ma chine, by Dr. Bachhoffncr, daily at Two, and in the evenings at Eight.—Lecture on the Mechanical Properties of a Jet of Steam, daily at a Quarter-Nst Three, and in the Eveningi eta Quarter -past Nine.—New Series of Dissolving Views illustrating some of the Won ders of Nature, daily at Half-past Four, and in the Evenings at a Quarter to Ten ; also a Series, exhibiting Scenes in the Arctic Regions and Ceylon, daily at One o'clock.—Diver and Diving-bell, &c., &c. Admission, Is.—Schools, Half-price. CREMORNE GARDENS, On the Banks of the Thames at Chelsea. Open Daily at Three o'clock. ONE SHILLING ADMISSION. Children, Half-price. Sundav4 at Half-past Four. No charge for admission except by Refreshment Card—Sixpence. Children under Six years of age free. Director, Mr. T. U. Simpson, Albion, Great Russell-street, Co vent garden. THIS DAY, September 2, Immense Success of Denlin's new Fairy Ballet. " The Origin of Harlequin." New Groupings from the Antique. Dancing to Borini's Band of Fifty Instrumentalists. Madame Antonio will make her marvellous Ascent and Descent on the Rope amid hurricanes of Chevalier Mortram's gorgeous Fireworks. Chattaway's celebrated Brass Band. In active preparation, a Grand Chinese Fete. On Saturday, for the feture, the usual entertainments will be pre sented, instead of the Bal al Fresco, and the usual charge for admis sion restored, viz.. Is. Ladies and gentlemen can here enjoy the health-promoting elegant exercise of the graceful bow, with the advantage of proper instruc tion, gratis I Shooting three dozen arrows, Is. Matches for Dinner, Wine, and a Prize Bow arc always open. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. Teetgen, Archery Manufactory, 164, Bishopsgate street. The Magic Cave—The Shooting Gallery—Burin's Cottage. with Groups of Figures illustrative of his Works—Summer and Winter in the Arctic Regions—The Maze—Statuary of the finest Classical description, &c., &c. Be it recollected, on Sundays, admission by Refreshment Ticket, Sixpence. Never were these delightful grounds in such high perfection as at the preiient moment. Visitors to London should not omit a stroll 'neath the shade of the lofty trees and amongst the variegated beds of flowers at.Cremorne. Everything has been done to render this magnificent place of amusement worthy the most extensive patromge. The attention of the French in London is particularly requested to this metropolitan ducosse. The grand Bowling Saloon of this establishment is open free to the Public. N.B. The Mammoth Sycamore, the Largest Tree In the World, in the River Esplanade. A Table a'llote on Sundays at Six o'clock—Half--a-Crown. Cremorne can be reached by road or river for 3d. A Boat leaves Battersea-brld,ge every Night after the Fireworks. nR. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To ho had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-rew ; Carvalho; 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornh111; or direct from the author, mice Ouo SLBiing each ; by post, Is. 6d. ENJOYMYNT OF LIFE. "Health, Recreation, and rational Use of Thne." Cotertivvs7Early Itising—,print; and Summer Mornings—Ex cursions' about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills, Forests, Fields, High -roads, and other nleasant places—Country Trips and llarnMes —The Sea—London at Night—Evening., at t. 079 —Music—The Drama—On Fating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, ' , est, Ease, Occupation, &c. IL FRAGMENTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two Told. Vol I. A VISIT TO THE LAKES; SKETCH"OF EDINBURGH, &c, Vol. 11. VIE LAKES OF KILLARNEY; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. III.• • WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID "That three store years and ten our course may run." A popular review of alm,:st every form (ean,le and cure) of ner vously-detilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that liaraßses the young, besets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and em bitters old age, with tables and vales for the diet and physical regu ation of every-day life. IV. THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body=what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." Sus.rEcT : -Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The advent of the passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casualties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illostrations, graphic, narrative, and remediative. Advocacy of ear.ly marriages. V. THE MARRIAGE STATE. " To be or not to be, that is the question." 1 1 11.0011IMME:—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re ligion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. asest,fr.c. By R. J. CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. 0824). Twonty-nve years Medical and Forensic Referee in these .oatters. itesoutlon bears nt' till flys. 'Evenings, seven till oine. 10 trail-pisoo l Boom-hest, BANKERS. Messrs. Rogers, Olding, Sharpe, and Company, 29, Clements-lane. ADVANTAGES OF THE SOCIETY. Life Policies Indisputable. • Lives " declined " by other Offices accepted. Fees to Private Medical Referees of Insurers. Fire Policies granted for sums adapted to the circumstances of all classes (with a division of profits.) Loans advanced upon Freehold and Leasehold Property, and to Share and Policyholders. upon undoubted personal security. Agencies and Medical Referees wanted in town and country. GEORGE ANGUS, Secretary. ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., ➢I.P. Chairman. HENRY FREDERIC STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. ADVANTAGES. The Lowest Rates of Premium on the Mutual System. The Whole of the Profits divided among the Assured every Fifth Year. The stun of 274,0001. was added to Policies at the last Division, which produced an average Bonus of 63581. per cent. on the Pre miums paid. Amount of Assurance Fund 970,0001. Income 170,0001 per annum. Loans granted on such Policies as arc purchasable by the Society. For particulars apply to ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary, 6, New Bridge-street, Biackfriars. MUSIC by WILLIAM THOROLD WOOD. VOCAL. The People's Anthem, " God Says the People"—Quartett, Semi chorus and Chorus, with Pianoforte accompaaiment. Poetry by Ebenezer Elliott. Price Is. " We are glad to see that these fine stanzas of the Corn-law Rhymer have at last found fitting musical utterance. The composer is not unworthy of thp poet."—Tait's Magazine, May, 1850. "Dark, Deep, and Cold."—Quartett, Semi-chorus and Choru', with Lithographic Illustration. Poetry by Ebenezer Elliott. A Tribute to tho Memory of the People's Poet. Price 30. " Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."—Madrigal. Poetry by Her rick. Price 2s. PIANOFORTE " The Drawing-room Quadrilles."—A brilliant Duet. Price ds. " The S sters."—Two Waltzes, with brilliant finale. Price 3s. "The Free Trade Polka," with beautiful Coloured Illustration. Dedicated to Richard Cobden; Esq., M.P. Price 2s. 6d. ." This is just what a polka should be : light, airy, tipping, and full of life, with the time wall marked, and easy of execution. A man with the gout, or a lady with the toothache might dance to such music."—The People's and liowitt's Journal, June, IMO. " The Free Trade Quadrilles." Price 33. " The Free Trade Waltz," consisting of Waltz, Trio, and brilliant finals. Price 3s. _ _ Shepherd end Jones, 9R, \cn•tiatc-greet, London ; and to be had by order of all Al usiesellers in the kingdom. • IIHE 110th Number of the HYGEIST and II 31 EDICAL REFORMER for SEPTEMIMI. ctintains the horrible disclosure by Dr. I dckson, of a system of Medical Thuggee, whim he alleges to exist in England with a machinery as complete end perfect as in the far East —lntolerance of the Lancet—Letter on the Counterfeiters who attempt to build their fortunes on the Ilygeian system of .James Morison— /n the Importance of Pure Water—Practical proofs of the efficacy of Mor6on's Hygetan Medicines—Cures of Cholera—Nervous Affection with pains in the limbs—Correspondents, s,:c. Office, 358, Strand ; And may also be :had of all the llygeian Agents to the British College of Health, New-road, London. Price One fenny, or Twopence by poet. THE WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. I.—The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Avon, Capt. Lieutenant Mast, R.N., arrived this evening at seven o'clock, from the West Indies, with the - Usual mails, in charge of Lieut. O'Reilly, R.N. The latest dates brought by the Avon are:—Chagres, July 30; Carthagena, Aug. 2; Jamaica, 7; Demerara, 5; Trinidad, 7; Barbadoes, 9; Grenada, 10; Porto Rico, 11; St. Thomas, 14; La Guayra, 6; Antigua, 11; Jame], 9; Santa Martha, July 21; Grey Town, 26. The Aven brings on freight 1,420.171 dolls, on mer chants' account; 950 dolls. platina; 7,775 dolls. pearls; 2 cases of cigars; 10 turtles; 200 bales of sarsaparilla; 9 boxes of indigo; 2 cases of tortoiseshell; 5 cases of succades. From California-3 grizzly bears of very rare species, from the Sierra Novada mountains. STATIONS OF HEIL MAJESTY'S SHlPS.—Arri►ed at Grey Town, July 25, her Majesty's brig Persian, Capt. Bullman; Jamaica, August 7, her Majesty's ship Imam; Antigua, August 11, her Majesty's ship Alarm, during hurricane months. • STATIONS OF THE CoMPANY'S STEAM SHIPS.—The Great Western, Captain Wolff, Gulf of Mexico; the Tay, Captain Chapman, left St. Thomas for Jamaica on the 13th August; the Avon, Captain Vincent, met the Severn, of Porto Rico, en route to Jamaica, on the 11th August; the Clyde, Captain Moss, at St. Thomas, o❑ the 14th August; the Conway, Captain Woolley, on the I >emerara route; the Eagle, Captain Restarrick, at St. Thomas, on patent slip; the Derwent, Captain Onslow, at St. Thomas. JAMAICA. The Avon has brought us our correspondent's dispatch from this island, dated Kingston, Aug. 7, 3 p.m. - The commercial news of the island for the past fort night, is reviewed as follows by De Cordova's Mercan tile Intelligences:— " market, generally speaking, is heavy and un settled, both from large supplies and the disinclination of the trade to operate. This condition of things is especially observable in the market for pickled fish and butter. The quantity of mackerel on hand is greatly in excess of even the average demand, and it is expected that if arrivals are at all on a free scale, prices must fall to at least 3s. to 4s. per barrel under the present low rates. The stock of herrings is not so large, but the de scription of fish now on hand is not by any means as good as that of previous shipments. The trade complain that the No. 1 herrings inspected' are unusually smell, and in consequence unsaleable. " The free receipts of the June butter have, as we surmised in our last, depressed tho market to a consi derable degree. The importations since have weeded 1,500 firkins, and it is not at all probable that anything over 9d. per lb. will be for some time obtainable. " The flour market is buoyant, with a light supply. There is not enough at this moment in stock to meet one week's average-demand. Prices are consequently looking up, and higher rates than have lately been cur rent, are likely to be got, if the receipts be moderate. " The produce market, so far as sugar is concerned, has decidedly improved. Tile anxiety to dispatch the lit of August vessels caused coieiderabte business to be done in auger, and the supply in Kingston was greatly diminished in consequence. In addition to this cir cumstance, the crop has been very nearly all taken off ; and as there is very little more to come to market, and as that little wily be inadequate to meet the de mand for hone consumption, there is every probability that prices will continue to improve. Rum is on the other head most unusually dull, and it is difficult to etf..ct any other than retail sales at our quotation. • " The homeward• bound vessels reported elsewhere as having sailed from the outports are freighted with 3.001 htels, 288 tierces, and 137 barrels of sugar, and 2,046 puncheons and 36 hhcis. of ram, besides other miscella neous cargo. consisting of dyewoods, spars, succades, and othri• Wettiodia, produce." The island was quite quiet, and excepting one or two parishes, in which sickness prevailed among children, if may be said to be healthy. The weather was unpleasant in all the lowland dis tricts, in consequence of the intense heat which prevailed. In the interior, the mountain districts, it was more agreeable. The assizes concluded its sitting in Kingston the day before the packet left. The calendar, although not larger than at previous courts, presented a most disgust ing amount of crime as far as the nature of the offences peni tentiary ylabsyt case the ptrriiseedmer on s. went. The m os t di sgus ti ng an d unna t u ral crimes have been committed w i t hi n t h e wa ll s o f t h e general peni h; Royal. JamesHe was Taylor, member cm w the Cth ult., and the previous day, exited universal i nterest . I t was an i n di c t men t against he itb r of A ssem bly ] cen y of for Yuri it o charged m thirteen barrels of cement, which had been placed on hie The American people, especially those of Now Eng• land, are distinguished by their strict observance of the Sabbath-day; and the habits of•the Puritan Fathers, who. fled from religious persecution in this their native land, have continued to the present day to be exemplary in their new and adopted count r y. We may therefor e , with great propriety, profit by their conduct on a similar movement in the United States to that which is now going on in Great Britain, for the stoppage of the mails and of labour in the Post office on the Sabbath-day, In the years 1829 and 1830 numerous petitions from different guns of the Union were presented to the Senate and the [louse of Representatives, praying for the repeal of the laws that permitted the mails to be transported and opened on Sundays. Those petitions, together with memorials from other inhabitants of various parts of the United States, remonstrating against such repeal, were submitted to the Committee on the Post •office, and the following report was presented to the Rouse of Repre sentatives at Washington, in 1829:-- " Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, from the Committee on the Post-office and Post-roads, to whom had been referred memorials from inhabitants of various parts of the United States, praying for a repeal of so much of the Post office law as authorises the mail to be trans ported and opened on Sunday, and to whom had also been referred memorials from other inhabitants of various parts of the United States, remonstrating against such repeal, made the following report:— " That the memorialists regard the first day of the week as a day set apart by the Creator for religious ex ercises, and consider the transportation of the mail and the opening of the post-offices on that day the violation of a religious duty, and call for a suppression of the practice. Others, by counter-memorials, are known to entertain a different sentiment, believing that no one day of the week is holier than another. Others, holding the universality and immutability of the Jewish Decalogue, believe in the sanctity of the seventh day of the week as a day of religious devotion, and by their memorials now before the Committee they also request that it may be set apart for religious purposes. Each has hitherto been left to the exercise of his own opinion, and it has been regarded as the proper business of Government to protect all, and determine for none. But the attempt is now made to bring about a greater uniformity, at least in practice; and. as argument has failed, the Government has been called upon to interpose its authority to settle the controversy. " Congress acts under a constitution of delegated and limited powers. The Committee look in vain to that instrument for a delegation of power authorising this body to inquire and determine what part of time, or whether any, has been set apart by the Almighty for religious exercises. On the contrary, among the few prohibitions which it contains is one that prohibits a religious teat, and another which declares that Congress shall pass no law respecting an establishment of reli gion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. " The law, as it now exists, makes no distinction as to the days of the week, but it is imperative that the postmasters shall attend at.all reasonable hours in every day to perform the duties of their offices; and the Post master-General has given his instructions to all post masters that, at post-offices where the mail arrives on Sunday, the office is to be kept open one hour or more after the arrival and assorting the mail; but, in case that would interfere with the hours of public worship, the office is to be kept open for one hour after the usual time of dissolving the meeting. This liberal construction of the law does not satisfy the memorialists; but the Com mittee believe that there is no just ground of complaint, unless it be conceded that they have a controlling power over the consciences of others. If Congress shall, by the authority of law, sanction the measure recommended, it ould constitute a•legislative decision of a religious con troversy in which even Christians themselves are at issue. However suited such a decision may be to an Ecclesias tical Council, it is incompatible with a Republican Le gislsture, which is purely fur political and not religious purposes. "In our individual character we all entertain opinions, and pursue n corresponding practice, upon the subject of religion. However diversified these may be, we all her monizo as citizens, while each is willing that the • other shall enjoy the same liberty which he claims for himself; but, in our representative character, our individual cha racter is lost. The individual acts for himself; the re presentative for his constituents. He is chosen to repre sent their political, and not their religious views; to guard the rights of matt, not to restrict the rights of conscience. "From the earliest period of time religious teachers have attained great ascendancy over the minds of the people, and in every nation, ancient or modern, whether Pagan, Mohammetan, or Christian, have succeeded in the incorporation of their religious tenets with the political institutions of their country, The Persian idols, the Grecian oracles, the Roman auguries, and the modern priesthood of Europe, have all, in their turn, been the subject of popular adulation, and the agents of political deception. If the measure recommended should be adopted, it would be difficult for human sagacity to fore see how rapid would be the succession, or how nu merous the train of measures which might follow, in volving the dearest rights of all—the rights of con science. The equality of rights secured by the consti tution may bid defian ce to mere po li t i ca l t y ran ts ; but the robe of sanctity to o o f ten glitters to deceive. The constitution regards th e conscience of t h e J ew as sacre d as that of the Christi an , and gives no more au th or i t y to adopt a measure aff ect i ng the consc i ence o f a so lit ar y individual, than that of a whole community. That re presentative who would violate this principle would lose his delegated character, and forfeit the confidence of his constituents. " With these facts before us, it must be a subject of deep regret that a question should be brought before Congress which invol ves the dearest privileges of the constitution, and even b y those who en j oy i ts c h o i ces t bles,i t2gi. "If a solemn act of legi s l a ti o n shall in one point define the law of God, define every part of Divineor P with and the enforce e v one e ry religious duty, it may, i' l e a v relation , ou t t o equal propriety, proceed to religious obligation, ev en to the forms and ceremonies of worship, the endowment of the Church and the sup port of the clergy. " If Congress shall declare the first day of the week holy, it will not convinc e the Jew nor the Sabbatarian. and consequently convert neither. Human power may extort vain sacrifices, but the Deity alone can command th e etr be recollected that,, in theections of the heart. It must earliest settlement in this country, the spirit of persecution which drove the pil grims from their native ho their new habitations, th at andmewas brought with them to scourged, and others put to death , some Christians were for no other crime than dissenting from the do gm as "We should all recollect la of their rulers. Arnold,Catiline, a professed patriot, was a traitor to Horne t . Whig, was a traitor to America; l a nd a professed a professed disciple, was a traitor to his Divine Mast er. " With the exception of the United Stet r e . , human race, consisting, it is supposed, of sig htsthe whole millions of rational beings, is in religious be ino hundred in reviewing the scenes of persecution which lige h ; * and, history everywhere presents, unless the Committee cou ld believe that the cries of the burning victim, and the fl a which he is consumed, bear to heaven a grateful ince nse, by incense, the conclusion is inevitable that the line cannot be too strongly drawn between Church and State. " It was with a kiss that Judas betrayed his n Divine Master; and we should all be admonished— o matter what our faith may be — that the rights of ftee. science cannot be so success f ully assailed asu nder ' the pretext of holiness. T he Christian re ligion made its way into the world in oppositio n i to all human Governments. Banishment, tortures, and death were inflicted in vain to st o p i ts pro gress. But many of its professore, as soon as with political power, lost t he meek ,epirit which th e i r creed inculcated, and began to inflict on other religions, and on dissenting sects of t heir own reli gion, persecu tions more aggravated than those which their own apos tles had endured. The ten persecutions of Pagan Em perors were exceeded in atrocity by the massacres and murders perpetrated by Christian hands; and in vein shall we examine the records of imperial tyranny for an engine of cruelty equal to the Boy Inquisition. Every religious sect, however week in its origin, commenced the work of persecution as soon as it acquired political power. The framers of the constitution recognised the eternal principle that wane relation with his God is above human legislation, and his rights of conscience in alienable. Reasoning *as not necessary to establish this truth; we are conscious of it in our own bosoms. It is this consciousness which, in defiance of human laws, has sustained so many martyrs in tortures sod in flames. They felt that their duty to God was superior to human enactments, end that man could exercise no authority over their consciences. It is an inborn prin ciple which nothing can eradicate. " Tho bigot, in the pride of his authority, may lose sight of it ; but strip him of his power, pr escr ib e a faith to him which his conscience rejects, threaten hi, i n turn e ith the dungeon and the faggot, and the spirit which God has implant e d i n him rises up in rebellion and defies you. Did the primitive Christians ask that Governme4t should "recog. tr;ze and observe their religious institutions? All they s,ked was toleration; all they complained of was perse estion. What did the Protestants of Germkny, or the flugenots of France, ask of their Catholic superiors? Toleration. What do the persecuted Catholics of Ire land ask of their oppressors? Toleration. "Do not all men in this country enjoy every religious right which martyrs and saints ever asked? Whence then the voice of complaint? Who is it that, in the full enjoyment of every principle which human laws can secure, wishes to arrest a portion of these principles from his neighbour? 1).) the petitioners allege that they cannot conscientiously partcipate in profili of the mail contracts and post-offices because the mail is carried on Sunday ? If this be their motive, then it is worldly gain which stimulates to action, and not virtue or religion. DJ th©y complain that men, less conscien tious in relation to the Sabbath, obtaia advantages over them by receiving their letters aed attending to their contents? still their motive id worldly and selfish. But if their motive be to induce Congress to sanction by law their religious opinions and observance., then their efforts ought tote resisted, as in their tendency fatal both to religious and political freedom. Wby have the petitioners confined their prayer to the mails ? Why have they not requested that the Government be required to suspend all its executive functions on that day? Why do they not require us to enact that our ships shall not sail ; that our armies shall not march; that officers of justice shall not seize the sus pected, or guard the convicted? They.seent to forget that government is as necessary on Sunday as on any other day of the week. The spirit of evil does not' rest on that day. It is the Government, ever active in its functions, which enables us all—even the petitioners—to worship in our churches in peace. Our Government furnishes very few blessings like our mails. They bear from the centre of our Republic to its distant extremes the Acts of oar. legislative bodies, the decisions of the judiciary, and the orderS of the Executive. Their speed is often essential to the defence of the country, the suppression of crime, and the dearest interests of the people. Were they suppressed one day of the week, their absence must be often sup plied by public expresses; and, besides, while the mail bags might rest, the mail coaches would pursue their journey with the passengers. The mail bears, from one extreme of the Union to the other, letters of relatives and friends, preserving a communion of heart between those far separated, and increasing the most pure and refined pleasures of our existence; also the letters of commercial men convey the state of the markets, prevent ruinous speculations, and promote general as well as in dividual interest; they bear innumerable religious letters, newspapers, magazines, and ;tracts, which reach almost every house throughout this wide Republic. Is the convey ance of these a violation of the Sabbath ? The advance of the human race in intelligence, in virtue, and religion itself, depends in part upon the speed with which a knowledge of the past is disseminated. Without an interchange between one country and another, and between different sections of the same country, every improvement in moral or political science and the arts of life, would be confined io the neighbourhood where it originated. The more rapid and the more frequent this interchange, the more rapid will be the march of intellect, and the pro gress of improvement, The mail is the chief means by which intellectual light irradiates to the extremes of the Republic. Stop it one day in seven, and you retard one seventh the advancement of our county. So far from stopping the mail on Sunday, the Committee would re commend the use of all reasonable means to give it a greater expedition and a greater extension. What would be the elevation of our country, if every new con ception could be made to strike every mind in the Union at the same time? It is not the distance of a province or state from the seat of Government which endangers its separation, but it is the difficulty and unfrequency of intercourse between them. Our mails reach Missouri and Arkansas, in less time than they reached Kentucky and Ohio in the infancy of their settlements • and now, when there are three millions of people extending a thousand miles west of the Allegany, we hear less of discontent than when there were a few thousands scattered along their western base. "To stop the mails one day in seven would be to thrust the whole western country, and other distant parts of this Republic, one day's journey from the seat of Government. But were it expedient to put an end to the transmission of letters and newspapers on Sun day, because it violates the law of God, have not the petitioners begun wrong in their efforts? If the arm of Government be necessary to compel men to respect and obey the laws of God, do not the State Governments possess infinitely more power in this respect? Let the petitioners turn to them, and see if they can induce the passage of laws to respect the observance of the Sab bath within the respective States, for, if it be sinful for the mail to carry letters on Sunday, it must be equally sinful for individuals to write, carry, receive, or read them. It would nears to require that these Acts should be snado penal to complete the sys tem. Travelling on business or recreatior, except to and from church, all printing, carrying, receiving, and reading of newspapers,—ell conversations and social intercourse, except upon religious subjects, must neccs• sari() he punished to suppress the evil. Would it not ako follow, as an inevitable consequence, that every Wan, woman, and child should be compelled to attend church or meeting-house? And, as only one sect, in the opinion of some, ca❑ be deemed orthodox, must it not be determined by law which that sect is; and com pel all other sects and persons to hear those teachers and contribute to their support? if minor punishments would not restrain the Jew, or the Sabbatariar, or the Infidel, who believes Saturday to be the Sabbath, or disbelieves the whole, would not the same system require that we should resort to imprisonment, banishment, the rack, and the faggot, to force men to violate their own conscience, or compel them to listen to doctrines which they abhor? When the State Go v( rnments shall have yielded to these reeasures, it will be time enough for Congress to declare that the rattling of the mail coaches shall no longer break the silence of this despotism. It is the duty of this Government to afford to all—to Jew or Gentile, Pagan or Christian— the protection and the advantages of our benignant in stitutions on Sunday, as well as on every day of the week. Although this Government will not convert itself into an ecclesiastical tribunal, it will practise upon the maxim laid down by the founder of Christianity —that it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day. If the Almighty has set apart the first day of the week as a time which man is bound to keep holy, and devote exclusively to his worship, would it not be more ' congenial to the precepts of Christiaus to appeal exclu sively to the grew, Lawgiver of the Universe to aid them in making men better—in correcting their practices by purif)ing their hearts? Government will protect them in their efforts. When they shall have so instructed the public mind, and awakened the consciences of individuals as to make them believe that it is a violation of God's law to carry the mail, open post-offices, or receive letters, on Sunday, the evil of which they complain will cease of itself, without any exertion of the strong arm of civil power. When man undertakes to be God's avenger, he becomes a demon. Driven by the frenzy of a religious zial, he loses every gentle feeling. forgets th• most sAcred precepts of his creed, and becomes ferocious and unrelenting. " The petitioners have not requested Congress to sup press Sunday mails upon the ground of political expe diency. but because they violate the sanctity of the first day of the week. _ This being the fact, and the petitioners having in dignantly disclaimed even the wish to unite politics and religion, may not the Committee reasonably cherish the hope that they will feel reconciled to its decision i❑ the case; especially as it is also u fact that the counter memorials, equally respectable, oppose the interference of Congress, upon the ground that it would be legis- Ilting upon a religious subject, and therefore unconstitu tional?" " Resolved,—That the Committee be discharged from the further consideration of the subject." " To the Honourable the Senate and House of Repre sentatives, in Congress assembled. The Subscribers, inhabitants of the Cuunty of Salem, in the State of New Jersey, respectfully represent— " That your meinerialits belong to various religious denominations of Christians, and some of them are COO•. scientious in the belief that the seventh day of the. week, commonly called Saturday, is the true Sabbath; that they have learned with regret that attempts are simultaneously making, in different sections of the country, to get up petitions and memorials to Congress to pass a law for stopping the United States Mail on Sunday. While your memorialists acknowledge, with the most devout reverence, that ' the earth is the Lord's, and the, fulness thereof.' and do most solemnly disclaim all idea of ' robbing Jehovah of the worship which is his due,' as Christians and Republicans they are constrained to remonstrate against the passage of such a law, which they believe would be pregnant with serious evils to our country. We are of opinion that the report of the Committee of tine United States Senate of the last year on this subject is conclusive, and that the first Article of Amendments to the Constitution, which declares that ' Congress shall mak') no law respecting an establish ment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or of abridging the freedom of speech or of the press,' has virtually prohibited Congress from legislating on this subject. In the opinion of your memorialists, errors of opinion, whether of religion or politics, may be safely tolerated in our country, and no surveillance is required to control them other than that of ' roast n, a free press,' ,rod ' the free eJurv, oil' the Gospel.' From the judi• cious arrangement of the Post•efEco, department, there is no remota to dread any disturbance of religious societies in their devout worship on that day; and the pas sage o f such a law would, in the opinion o f y our memorialists, by occasioning numerous expresses and other modes of conveyance, defeat the ostensible ebjeet of the law itself. Such a measure would ha the result of a ' zesi not according to knowledge,' an d i s not warranted by the benevolent spirit of our holy re li g i on, w hi ch i s ' gentle, ' and not coercive which is ' without partiality, and without hypocrisy' --which inculcates an active benevolence which discovers to us a Deity who delights not in ' sacrifices end vain oblations,' but in the offering of a humble and contrite heart, and whose good ness is over all his works. The proposed measure would tend to c;reuiescribe and restrict the benefits of tt, free press, which is the palladium of our liberties, and to check or retard the diffusion of knowledge, which in the order of Pri.iTidence ia the aarestmef3ns cf epteedieg POST OFFICE SUNDAY DELIVERY (From the Weekly Dispatch.) Now that the post is restored to its former activity and use, our friends the Sabbatarians are kind enough to tell us what they will do, if they can, to mar the public convenience. Like the Protectionists, they are far to proud and far too angry at being proved to be in the wrong, as well as at being defeated, to give up the show of a strugele. Therefore one Sir W. Farquhar, and the Hon. A. Kinuaird, Mr. Masterman, the useless eI.P. for London, and a certain J. D. 'lorries, put forth an adver tisement, to tell their friends and admirers that they do not mean to be beaten. We have not room enough in our columns to allow a detailed answer, fitted to the space they pay for in the Tithes; we shall therefore only touch their arguments. They profess to think the case of the postmen who work on Sunday a hard one, because they are compelled by the " fear of losing their employment." Why, the men accepted, sought, coveted the employment, well knowing that condition. Yes, as much so as the servants of Farquhar, Kinnaird, Masterman, Fowles, and Co., know that they must wait upon their masters on the Sunday fur their wages, or be desired to take themselves off. As to " violating a Divine command," and the disregard of the " Lord's•day" (they dare not now say "Sabbath") in a Christian country," it has been shown clearly enough that the " Lord's-clay," as a Sabbatical rest, does not ex ist in Christian ordinances, and that the " Divine com mand," taking it at their own value, is no more in effective operation than the obligation of circumcision. The Sabbatarian Chairman and Vice• Chairmen then quote Mr. Loyd Jones, now Lord Overstone, to say that " they regard the importance to the community of a total cessation from ordinary pursuits on each Sunday as so inestimable, that they would make considerable sa crifices," &c., &c., to gain it. Well, let . them: Who hinders them? But what right have they to exact sa crifices from others, who do not think as they do? If the consciences of the postmen are in danger, let them make sacrifices. It they think it wrong to work, they are wrong in working. There are plenty who do not. As it has been put before, the Jews do not work on their Sabbath, the Saturday, or on their high fasts and festivals, though all the competing community is working around them. And they do not let their servants work either. Then the Sab batarians urge the example of London, neither sending nor receiving letters on the Sunday. Yes, that conces sion has been made; but if the chain is drawn an atom tighter, that concession may be revoked. There have not been wanting many, during the late agitation, who have ergeed for a London post on Sundays. The ques tion was declined, but it may be resumed. Besides, London stands on one side and the provinces stand on the other. One day is now lost to all who communicate between the two—the Saturday for sending, and the Monday for receiving in the country, and the whole of Sunday in London. Strike out the Sunday from the country collection and delivery, and two days are taken from the week. London cannot receive on Mon day, and cannot send on Saturday. London will lose another day. Why did not the Sabbatarian Commit tee meat their antagonists before a London audience? When their official, or officious deputies did so, what chance had the)'? For a day of rest, the largest com munity, the metroplis, has the choice ; it takes the Sunday. And it nes other means of communication that no other community possesses. It has also the roost needtnl accessories, medical aid, for instance, in itself. No doubt, a Sunday post would be a great convenience in London; it is a matter well worthy of re flection. Then comes the tra.h about the ;00,000 siss,natures to the Sabbatarian petitions. Hew many of those were bullied fseen the signers, by the parsoury and old woman hood? How inriny were wholly deceived as to the effect of the petitions? How many of the petitioners imine diataly regretted their own net? We then are intro duced to tho future plan of campaign. It has been promisf.d, that where •• the prevalent feeling of the district" is against a Sunday delivery, it shall be aban doned. The circumcised Sabbatarians reckon upon this. It is a fine engine of oppression. If they can only, by their •' parson power" coerce the inhabitants of dis tricts into giving up their post, they will do some thing in detail, anti something, they say, to wards the general cause ; there will ba less to remove by a general effort. Now we call especially on our friends in remote places to watch this tyranny, and give us note of the tyrants and their doings. We cannot see what right any local majority has to deprive a single individual of a convenience, for the use of which he is taxed, which the Government is, in fast, bound to afford him. But we pray of our correspondents to keep us well informed. The Pharisees think they can do all this mischief at other people's expense. We must teach them that it shall cost them something. They shall fight on fair ground. There is not one old bigotted un repealed enactment that they shall not taste the plea sures of to let them feel what Sabbatarianism is. There is not a deed of their own but shall be subjected to the test they dare to set up in oppression against others. W e will give all publicity to them and their Sunday doings. And then, of course, they will try once more to surprise the House of Commons. We intreat of our Liberal friends in the House to prevent that. The orders must so be reformed as to give room for a second division at least, on bringing up the specific address to be agreed to. And lastly, throughout the country, let the people remember that the attack is, in Lord Overstone's words (who, by the way, would never have been a lord if his gains had been at the mercy of every meddler who might feel it conscientious to interfere with them), that it is " a total cessation from ordinary pursuits" that is aimed at. We are to be chained like galley slaves to the exercises of a Scotch Sunday. It will noedo to be hypocritical or compliant. We must stand up man fully against superstition, ignorance, and pre tence. We must treat Farquhar, Masterman, and Co., as the inquisitors they long to be, The Sunday is surely ours as much as theirs. Let them put themselves out of the world for the day, so much the pleasanter for those who are left in it. But there are many who cannot; who need enjoyment as well as rest, beeause the week gives them neither. It is one thing to worship the Devinity that speaks in every man's heart, and another to " fall down and worship the golden image which Nebuchadnezzar the King," or Masterman the banker, " has set up." THE POST-OFFICE PET. (From l'unch.) The Marquis of Clanricarde is one of the best-natured of men. To be sure, it is difficult to withstand the in strumentality of a bishop; and the more especially, so Oleaginous a pastor as the Bishop of Oxford. Great, in deed, is his secretion of the oil of gladness; an oil with which he has softened the already soft heart of the Postmaster-General. One I. W. Davis, illuminating 25, Princes-street, Mile End, writes thus joyfully to there joicing Morning Heralds-- "Sir, —You will be glad to hear, that through the kind instrumentality of the Lord Bishop of Oxford, R. G. Howlett, the letter-carrier who was dismissed from the General Post-office in November last, for distributing hand-bills against Sunday labour therein, has been re appointed to a situation in that branch of the publi c ser vice l y the Postmaster-General, the Marqui s o f Clan rienrdr." _ _ Very kind, very forgiving, this, of the M a r qu i s; th e more so, inasmuch as the discontent and conspiracy of the tribe of Howleas were mainly instrumental to the manufacture of the petitions with which Lord Ashley, armed in the innocence of sheep parchment, attacked the Sabbath•breakere in the louse of Commons. It is no torious, Chet the treasonous practices of the country Post-offiee servents w ere of fatal influence against the idlencee and indifference of the mass of the people; idle and indifferent, because the Sunday closing of the country pi.ist was considered no other then an unmean ing rant of a party, who " think they're pious when they're only bilious." Every ten years, at most, some phosphoric pr o ph et foretell; the end of the world, giving into sackcloth, they and th e h our; nevert h e l ess , f o lk s d o no t g o 9, Ackelotli, tied powder their heads with ashes: and trade, men ere no whit less indifferent to the tender of a bad shilling. And thus it was with the bray of the Sebb e ta r i ens . Th e wor ld rece i ve d it u s only an evi dence of length of ears, taking no heed of its menaced heels. And the Derby-day came, and—in the house of Commons—the bray became a note of triumph. But all is to be forgiven and forgoaen. The hundreds of people who have suffered the piety of Lord Ashley; the sick, with th e s urvivors of the dead; the anxious and the harassed, all p ar d on his Lordship the tyranny of his saintly goodn ess; f or w hich no doubt his Lordship, in the bigness of his heart, is very properly penitent, and abundantly grateful Ashley shall be forgiven, end Howlett restored. _ _ . Nevertheless, the Marquis of Clanricarde, by his re appointment of the treasonous Howlett, bps taken a large trump card from the hands of the Sabbatarians. It was the misfortu ne of P unc h to censure Hewlett into the receipt of 501,, indignantly laid down iQr him by some THE ROYAL VISIT to SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, AUG. 31.—My last detailed communica , tion closed with the account of her Majesty's arrival at Holyrood on Thursday afternoon. The same evening, and before night had closed in, the Queen proceeded to the suite of apartments occupied by the beautiful and unfortunate Mary Stuart. Her visit was a strictly pri vate one, so much so that the housekeeper who shows the rooms did not know who the illustrious personage was to whom she pointed out the curious relics placed beneath her care. To all who feel an interest in that fascinating page of history which records the life of Queen Mary, the announcement of this visit made by her descendant will be read with interest. The sceptre in both cases swayed by female hands, in both husbands not sharing with them the regal office—bow great in every other respect is the contrast which the fortunes, and, it must be added, the character •of Victoria, present to those of the ill-fated Mary! The apartments now occupied by the royal party are in the more modern part of the Palace, erected on the site of that which John Knox's fiery zeal burned down, and which was restored by Charles 11. Here Charles X..of France resided from 1830 to 1833. The levees of George IV. were held in the hall of state on the eastern side of the Palace. His Grace the Duke of Hamilton is here ditary keeper of Holyrood, but for a long period of time little has been done to keep this royal residence in good and tenantable repair. Everybody in Scotland had ceased to regard it as anything but a venerable and in teresting ruin, worthy a certain amount of care for the sake of old times, and in memorial of the days when the Court lived at the foot of the Canongate. No one ever expected to see the Sovereign residing in that quadrangular and turreted old building again. Hence its occupation by her Majesty has greatly delighted the people of Edinburgh, and of Scotland generally. Yesterday morning the Queen and the Prince Consort were early astir, and ascended to the very summit of Arthur's Seat. They also visited at a later period of the day Donaldson's Hospital, but these were in the nature of private visits, and the only proceeding of a formal and public character which took place was the ceremony of laying the fourdation-stone of the proposed National Gallery on the Mound. This ceremony was performed by his Royal Highness Prince Albert at one o'clock, and drew together an immense concourse of spectators ; but, before describing the scene, and giving the details of what took place, it is necessary to say some thing about the circumstances under which the new building is about to be erected, the objects to which it is to be dedicated, and the style of edifice which it is proposed to construct. At the Union of the two countries a grant of a certain sum annually was agreed to be set apart for the encouragement of manufactures and fisheries in Scotland. The administration of this sure was vetted in the hands of two boards, one entitled " the Beard of Trustees for Manufactures," &c„ the other " the Board of British White Herring Fisheries." The former contains thirty, and the latter nineteen members, several of them calierwise much engaged by public business. The same secretary and clerks conduct the affairs of both boards, and the offices are at the Royal Institution on the Mound, close to the new building of which his Royal Ilighnees Prince Albert laid the foundation-stone yeeierday. It appears that the annual amount payable to these hoards fell largely it, arrear, and with 40,0001. of that arrear the in-eitution wee built. _New, Jr eo happened, that when the grant of money at the Union was ogre el upon, the etwou , a;, , eutent of art was mid( r stood to be included along erth that of manufactures, and thus it arose that when the Royal Scottish Society for Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture received its charter, it was placed to a certain extent under the wing of the board of trustte4,vvho in their turn re ceivedseme two or three members of the society into their body. '1 he an nual exhibition of the society, which much resembles that of the Royal Academy, took place at the Institution, and it is believed that the beard of trustees have de rived considerable emolument therefrom. Certain it is, that the society has always be ei outvoted by the trustees, that it is much dissatisfied with the treatment which it receives from them, and that it alleges, with the general assent of public opinion, that they are incompetent for the efficient discharge of their trust, which is thus thrown into the hands of a small clique and carried on in a jobbing spirit. The trustees in their turn say that they don't want to bu bothered with the society's annual exhibition, that it compels them to displace their own pictures, which are thus exposed to serious damage, and is otherwise a great inconvenience. Which of the dis puting bodies is right remains to be decided by higher authority, but in the meantime out of these quarrels has s;.Tung up a strong desire on the part of the Rod al Society to have an academy specially provided fur itself, leaving the Institution to be appropriated to other pur poses. The society had saved some thousands of pounds, and Government were asked to obtain a grant of public money for the object in view. They agreed to do so, and the amount of the vote which they carried, instead of being handed over to the board of trustees for expenditure, will, it is understood, be administered through the office of Woods and Forests by a,cotnmittee of the board, consisting of his Grace the Duke of 13uc cleuch, the Lord Provost, and several other very effi cient names. Such are the circumstances under which the new buildin g is about to be erected. The object s t o which it is to be dedicated are twofold, viz,, first, the erection of a National Gallery, where great works of art, become public property, may be collected and exhibited ; secondly, the formation of a Royal Academy, where young artists may be instructed in their profession. and the more ad vanced have an opportunity of annually displaying and comparing their powers. Both are to be under the same roof, and to be parallel with each other along the extent of a structure running southward from the Insti tution towards the Free Church College, and standing separate from the former edifice, while harmonizing with it in general character. There are to be two four columned lonic porticoes at either end, and a largo transverse portico of six columns in the centre on either side, to break the otherwise monotonous effect of an extent of dead wall considerably longer than the insti tution, and plainly decorated with pilasters. The light is to be entirely from above, the rooms within to bo shaped in octagons and squares, and the estimated cost of construction is 40,0001., of which the Government find 25,0001., and the Royal Scottish Society 15,0001. If the edifice when completed at all resembles a design of it published by the architect, it will:prove a very great ar chitectural acquisition to the city of Edinburgh. The ceremony yesterday was a very fine one. Prince Albert was loudly cheered as he passed in procession along Prince's•street, attended by an escort of cavalry. On alighting at the Institution, o royal salute was fired from the frowning battlements of the castle, and with grand effect. The halfmoon battery opened its fire, and trom that point battery after battery took up the salute in order, the flash of each report being visible several seconds before the sound was heard, and the smoke of the discharges as they took place being swept athwart the stern and warlike mass of the lofty old fortress till the mimic cannonade seemed to grow into a reality. On all eide,i, wherever the eye turned, countless multi tudes of human beings were assembled. The whole space southward sloping upwards to the many storied houses of the old town was filled with a perfect tea of heads. On the fiat roof of the Bank of Scotland, and ou the graceful galleries of the Scott monument, and far up on the battlements of the Castle—in fact, every where whence a commanding view could be obtained, groups of spectators were clustered. The pensioners, under the command of Colonel Jones, kept the ground admirable, but bad their patience been lass conspicuous, or their bearing less firm, there was drawn up for the protection of the Queen'. peace, that long•eeteblished force the high constables el the city, armed with elabo rately ornamented truncheons, and headed by ttheird 1 va l - bent and loyal • Moderator." Had this h od)' failed the Royal Scottish Archers, her Majesty's bodyguard, who duty, which it is hardly possible to imagine, were also present, might have been call ed requisi tion, and tried the eil'ect of a discharge of arrows upon a into o c n on e n t e st et t e h d e northern extremity 19th century. The enclosed space had mob in the t t , e h e e n fo p u re n s d e a n t t i e o d n.s t t o one h , Through institution by a canopied passage, and set apart for t e several bl) aS beard of of the t et r hr u ee si t e en e d s c w n'ibdul building; In t d h i nei it; friends. this, after the members of the board, and those of the bands on his way with several of the , sed had to him, his assembled there. Among Board of Fisher p ie a s s those were—the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Dowager Duchess of Rosburgbe, the Duchess of Buburghc sad d ull ! t )1 i nli n gl g rani Highness shaking ARGYLL SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's. THIS EVENING, MONDAY. This splendid and magnificent Salle de Danse will RE-OPEN for the WINTER SEASON THIS EVENING, with Laurent's cele brated and unrivalled Band, Conducted by M. Laurent, Jun. During the short recess the above Rooms have been entirely and newly de corated by the most talented and ingenious artists of the day ; an the d such a galaxy of splendour and 'Mate has been displayed (under sole direction - of G. F. Bryer), that this favourite and popular resort of frshion may be truly styled the most superb and elegant Temple of Terpsichore in the United Kingdom. Terms of Sub3cription :—Slx months, 51. 55.; one month, 11.18.; one 'wetting, is. Doors open at Half-past Eight, Dancing to commence at Nine pre cisely. The Academy c!oses at Eleven.