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NO 13, Great Maro lc roetifiatroa t. IM • R COLBURN'S 'NEW PUB A I IS. LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND. Vol. X. By AR.NES LORD CASTLEREA.GH'S JOURNEY TO DAMASCUS. ' 2 !OIL, with 'numerous Engravings. MBMOr ELS of LADY SUN — DON, and of the COURT or QUEEN OAROLIV.B, Consort of George 11. By lire. THOMSON. 2 TOIL IV. - ZRIPIN the MARTYR. By the Rey. RICHARD COBBOLD, M.A. vole. TANCEED. By B. DISRAELI, a row GEORGE SIMPSON'S OVERLAND JOURNEY ROUND zaz WORLD. 2 vols. Bvo. VII. THE JESUIT at C AMBRIDGE. By Sir GEORGE STEPHEN. 2 vols. NtW EDITION. VIII. ZOOLOGICAL RECREATIONS. By W. J. BRODERIP, Esq., T.B.S. I Not., 10s. 6d. bound. Ix. MADAME D'ARBLATS DIARY and LETTERS. VOLS. VI. and VII., completing the Work. X. NORACE WALPOLE'S MEMOIRS of the REIGN of GEORGE THE SECOND. Second Edition. 3 vols. !Ivo., with Portraits. lieru7 Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. HER MAJU,TY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re romectfally in ormed, that there will be a grand EXTRA NIGHT 'TO-MORRO X EVENING, when will be presented Meyerbeer'a 'opera ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO. Alice, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Isabella, Made. Castellon ; Roberto, Signor Traschini ; Rambaldo, Signor Gardoni ; Sacerdote, Signor Boodle I and Bertram, Signor Staudigl. To be followed by various Entertainments in the BALLET DE PARTMENT, combining the talents of Mdlle. Carlotta Orisi, 31dlle. Rosati, Mdlle. Cerito, M. Perrot, and M. St. Leon. TYEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. 'Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole 'Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan Knowles's Comedy of THE LOVE 'CHASE, Sir William Fondlove, Mr. Tilbury ; Master Waller, Mr. lilowe ; Widow Green, Mrs. Glover ; Constance. Mrs. Nlsbett. To be followed by a new comic drama, called THE JACOBITE. 'Sir Richard Wroughton, Mr. Stuart ; John Duck, Mr. Buckstone ;, Mady Somerford, Miss Fortescne. To conclude with HIS LAS T LEGS. _ ---- ADELPIII. TBEATRE ---ROYAL, Unda: the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will b 3 produced a new and original comedy, In three a Cts, calle el 'TUE TITLE DEEDS. P rinci p al characters by Messrs. Lambca, - Wright, Paul Bedford, 0. Smith, Boyce, Munyard, C. J. Sraith, 'Worrell ; Mrs. Yates, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Harding, W as E. .Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, &c. After which The MAGYAR MULATSAG ; or, -- n unga r l an Fetes. 'By the celebrated Hungarian Dancers and the Hunga /tan Instru mental Vocalists. After which an entirely new Petite Cor,ledy, entitled FLYING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans souql, Mr. Webster ; Marg..ret, Miss Woolgar ; H r .len de Montereau, Madame Celeste ; Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. To be followed by the Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, ,Selby, Collenford, 4 ai Miss Woolgar. THEATRE RO'l AL, LYCEUM. (S ummer -- /..rccum C•mpany.) EVENING. Will be presented a bir:ietta, entitled THE WATER WITCHES. Principal cii .ra eters Mesdames Villars, Dickinson, Daly, Arden, Messrs. Oxberr: r, &c. To be follows d. by A MODEL OF A WI/ E, in which Mr. Wigan, and Mr. Emery will appear. After wide . a a. new grand Ballet, entitled THE CONTRA BANDIST, - ta. which the celebrated Spanish Dancers, Sig. Mariano Carnprubi, 'Aft. Juan Alemaily, and Signora Dolores Serral, from Milan. De?.l.M, Paris, &c , will appear, aided by Miss Massall, Mdlle. Blonce, a ad:a numerous Corps de Ballet. To CO' iclticte with THE CREOLE; or, Love's Fetters. FRENCH PLAYS.--3IDLLE. RACHEL. Mt. MITCHELL begs respectful y to announce, that the EN GA.IIEMENT of the eminent Tragidienne, Mdlle RACHEL, will be eorirmenced on MONDAY EVENING, July 5. Thy-first Six Repre aen:cations will be arranged in the following order : ' Monday, July 5. ........ •• • . Les boraces. Wednesday. Juli 7-- --•• • '' • .M Stuart. Friday, July 9.- •••- • - • - •• • • Tancred: Monday, July 12. ••-••••• • • • • • • • Polyeucte. lv v i n eaday, July 14. • • • • • ..... BritannictiS. Friday, July 16. Jeanne d'Arc. Rapiiel — ielix(brother of Mdlle Rachel, and of the Theatre ar r . t icaise), M. Breranne and M. Marius (also of the Theatre Fran calse),, and Mdlle. Rabist (late of the Theatre Francais, now of the Theatre Royal, Berlin) are engaged to assist in these representa tions. Eittbadriptions for the Six Performances may be arranged at Mr. • Mitcb.ell's Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and the present subscribers 'to boxes or stalls who may be desirous of continuing them during 'ltacllui's engagement are respectfully solicited to intimate their wifikon or Wore the Ist July, after which date they will be other- Wiseappropriated. St. James's Theatre, June 21, 1547. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell. The last appearance but One of the celebrated Actor Monsieur BOUFFE. THIS EVENING Will be presented UNE FE NDIE QUI SE JETTE PAR LA 'WENETRE. The characters by M. Dumery, M. Rhozevil, Vallee, Mme. Grassau, and Mdlle. Duverger. After which the popular comedy, in two acts, entitled LE CHE VALIER DE GRIGNON. Nogent, M. Bouffe; Le Due Arthur de Morangy, M. Rhozevil ; La Baronne de Shaffenbourg, Madame Gra&l4ll ; CLcile, Mdlle. Duverger. Voi=etn;clude with & new vaudeville, entitled LA CAROTTE FiNnutont, M. Bouffe ; Alice, M. Vallee. The pedormances will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock pre cisely._ Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 33. ; Gallery, 2s. Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 12, Bond-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S TIIEA.TRE. FINAL PERFORMANCES. The attractive Entertainments given by the Ethiopian Singers, at the St. James's Theatre, will be positively terminated at the End of Ilterresent Month, prior to the fixed Departure of the Company for America, on the sth of July. The remaining Performances will take place In the following order : Wednesday, June 30 • • .... • ..... .. Last Morning Thursday, July 1 Pell's Benefit. And the FAREWELL PERFOR3fANCE, T rvf , NEN .rniv 3. /loxes and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at 1 he Box-office of the Theatre. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. TIIIS EVENING. Will be presented a comic drama, entitled LOVE'S TELEGRAPH. Arthur de Solberg, Mr. C. Mathews; Count Theodore, Mr. Vining : 3Prlncess Blanehe, Madame Vestris. In the course of the evening Mr. and Miss Marshall win dance the "Pas de Debardeur." To be followed by THE BARBER BRAVO. After which A CURIOUS CASE. Mr. Aubrey, Mr. James Vining; Twiggleton, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Aubrey. Miss Cooper. To condos with a comic drama, entitled "LADIES BEWARE !" 'Colonel Vavasour, Mr. Granby; Sir Charles Vavasour, Mr. Jame. Pining; Matilda, Miss Cooper. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. THIS EVENING Will be presented a gorgeous Peruvian Drama, to illustrate the histort‘zal events of the Spaniards' conquest of Peru, arranged from the original text of Hensley Sheridan's play of " Pizarro," entitled TI►IE STORMING OF QUITO ; or, the Warrior of the Sun. Rolla, Ur. W. West. The extraordinary equestrian performances of La Petite Davidson :and the New scenes of the Circle, with the whole of the Entertain ments, having been attended with the most complete success, will be repeated every evening. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. iitalls, r.s.; Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. 36a consequence of the success attending the Eminent Englis'i Vocalists, they have been re-engaged for Twelve Nights more, and will appear in "Maritana," as played at Drury Lane 100 nights. TIS EVENING Will be present e d the opera of MARITANA. Charles the Second, McMahon; Don Caesar, Mr. Harrison ; Don Jose, Mr. Stretton ; rifaritana, Miss Rainforth ; Lasarillo. Miss Isaacs. To conclude with a drama, in three acts, and a Prologue, of the most extraordinary and novel interest, entitled The RAG-PICKER of PARIS and the DRESS-MAKER of ST. ANTOINE. Jean, Mr. Webb; Perre Garouse, Mr. Neville; M. Berville, Mr. Frede ricks; Count St. Antoine, Mr. Tindell ; Marie Diddier, Mrs. Henry Viahlg ; Marie Hoffman, Mrs. Ware. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. , THIS EVENING Will be performed THE SAUCY LASS ; or, the Log of a B r i t i m b Tar. e t .aracters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Serle, Bird, Gardner ; Miss Vi'acent, MIN. Lee, V iss Burroughcliffe, &c. After which a new trarletta, entitled the CROSS-BOW LETTER ; or, the Miller of Whetston e . Characters by Messrs. Bird, Searle, sad Gardner, Miss Vincent, Mrs. Flicks. & e . To conclude with THE HUT OF THE RED MOUNTAIN ; or, Thirty Years of a Gambler's Life. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Great Musical Treat.—Second Week of the "Swedish .Ni;rhtingale. Re-engagement of 31. JULLIEN and the elite of his Orchestra for One Week more. THIS DAY and TO-MORROW. 'he Daylight View of the Town and Bay of Gibraltar ; Splendid Menagerie, enriched by recent presents from her Majesty ; Prome nade Coneerts by Jullien's unrivalled band of One Hundred musi cians, including Messrs. Barret, Baumann, Richardson, Coilinet, Lazarus, Prospers, Cloffi, Kcerfig, &c., two of whom will perform solos each evc fling. All the attractions of the gardens in succession, concluding with a ' , rand Pyrotechnic Display, representing the Si ego of Gibraltar, which forms a scene of matchless grandeur and bfianty. Doors open at Nine, A.m.; Feeding Time, Fire; Concert, Quarter• Pratt Six ; Fireworks, Quarter-past Nine. Athnission, One Shilling. On Friday next a Day Fete of a novel and extraordinary cha racter will be given. THE WEATHFR.—SUN OFF/CE. JUNE 29. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 54; Highest. 73 ; Noon, 69. BAROMETER, 30.34.-WIND N.E.; fine. HIGH ' , PATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 54 minutes after 2. I Evening .. 16 minutes after 3, „ OU • . 4 , ' , N=epa r . c 4. = . 0 .1 • - 0. 4 40 ” _ go." R Orr ' A*, Malaita "111 LL LONDON, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 30, 1847. :Mexico continues to be desolated, not merely by its infamous invaders, but in a very particular and lamentable' manne r by internal dissensions. The Aztec Empire appear s to be crumbling away as much from the disastrous anarchy caused by its own traitorous children as from the vigorous assaults of neighbours. I nstead of banding to its unprincipled gether for the protection of their common country, for the vindication of their collective rights, and for the maintenance of the national liberty, the Mexicans are literally conniving at the movements of the in vading armies. Formerly they have been accused of pusillanimity, now they may with equal reason be scorned for their perfi<lious conduct in the abandon ment of the barriers of fatherland. The vast ma jority of the citize'is of that magnificent republic — that republic winch Nature has qualified to be the pivot upon which the commerce of an entire hemi orE9hgre)should turn, whos e so il i s f ru i t f u l b eyond the fruief44,iia most tropical territories, whose shores are wished by the surges of the Atlantic and the Pacific, whose eastern and western limits are indented by noble harbours, whose surface / ,tVV Id S is diversified by mountain and plain, by wold and valley, by prairie and dingle, whose pastures are irrigated by plenteous and fructifying streams, whose highroads are intended to be the channels of commu nication between the two great continents of America —the vast majority of the citizens of that magni ficent republic are showing themselves incompetent to appreciate the blessings of national independence, or to assume the protection of their national heritage. Hitherto the free populations of Europe have regarded the progress of events in Mexico with interest, if not with consternation. The enemies of that ruthles A spirit which strives at all hazards to assure to possessor the bloody spoil of territorial aggrandizem' ent —the enemies to that damnable spirit which has rer edly been the accursed sequence of despotism , but v ,shish has now-a-days become theincompatible in citer .nent of a federative constitution, have looked hereto core with abhorrence upon the southward progress ',lf the Ame rican soldiers through the WO Gri: i nde,atad with sym pathy upon the stragglin deNnce made by the Mexi can forces. If circumsta-aces similar to those which have recently transirei 3 A, and which have just reached us by the arrival of the Hibernia steam-ship, be re newed with much frequency in Mexico, all the gene rous sympathies of the lovers of civil liberty for its inhabitants - will evaporate, and the various provinces will in time be portioned out as the rewards of a lawless expedition. ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA has been re ceived in the capital with yells, with hisses, with execrations ! He has been stoned in the streets like a malefactor ! For what ? For risking his personal safety by entering his agonised land, through the blockading squadron of its enemies ! For abandoning the secure quietude of the Havannahs for the stormy perils of a beleaguered state ! For refusing the Pre sidentship when he had only to stretch forth his hand and grasp the sword of a Dictator ! For voluntarily accumulating on his own head the ven geance of the advancing legions, by becoming the soldier and the captain of his native country ! For accepting the onerous responsibilities of government when it was most peculiarly sur rounded by internal and external dangers—when it was directly menaced by the uplifted brand of the United States, and by the mines of the treachery, and conspiracy, and disguised insubordination of its own citizens ! SANTA ANNA has experienced the fickleness of democracy as striking ly as ever did MILTIADES, or T IIEMISTOC LE S , OT ARISTIDES, or ALCIBIADES, or EPAMINONDAS. Hiving mortgaged his own personal estates for the prosecution of the war in defence of Mexico, SANTA ANNA is stoned by its ungrateful and insensate popu lation. The great ISABELLA I. of Spain pawned her _ jewels to furnish COLON with the means of carrying into effect his project for the discovery of a New World. For the defence of a portion of that new world SANTA ANNA has pawned his patrimony, and has since been reviled by the descendants of the subjects of that great ISABELLA. In a communication addressed on the 13th of Mav to the Mexican Minister of War and Marine, Presi dent SANTA ANNA alludes thus to the supposition that the United States were deceived in admitting him through their blockading squadron in the expec tation of his abandoning the republic to their pos session :—" Indeed, most excellent Sir, the United States did deceive themselves when they dreamed that I was capable of betraying my country. Before this should happen I would prefer to be consumed by fire, and my ashes should be scattered so that not a single atom were left." " Would to GOD," he exclaims in con tinuation, " would to GOD the Mexicans would open their eyes to discover the poison in the golden chalice that the perfidious SCOTT proffers !" But, no : the patriot who endeavours to animate them with some faint sense of that love of country which burns in his own bosom is scorned, is hissed, is stoned. " GOD and Liberty !" his battle cry, is drowned in the din of a cowardly and licentious rabble. Instead of meeting with co-operation he is compelled to resign the office of President. He endeavours to fortify the outposts of Guadeloupe, of Perion, and of Mijicazingo—he is prevented by the contumacious opposition of the inhabitants. Everywhere the sha dow of a dreadful destiny impends over the plains of California and the mountains of Mexico. The phan tcm of a NEMESIS seems to lead onwards the armies of the United States, and to foretel; the doom of a splendid republic and a degraded race. We have already pointed out the vast distinction between the principle of the measure introduced by Lord GEORGE BENTINCK and that brought forward under the auspices of her MAJESTY'S Government for an advance to certain railways in Ireland, the second roc4air. Es of -nbla• • creen menday carried by a majority of 113 in the House of Commons. The Noble Lord the Member for Lynn and his supporters still con tinue to assert the identity of these principles, and to rail against the inconsistency of those who, by an overwhelming majority, rejected the former pro position, while they give their support to the more moderate and reasonable one now sanctioned by the House. We should not be so much astonished at these petulant outbreaks if they proceeded only from the camp of the Protectionists, but we confess that we are surprised indeed at finding some of the Liberal Members—persons who are generally more clear sighted and intelligent—joining in the same ridiculous assumptions, and becoming the accusers of the Minis- erial policy. The Premier fully and completely vindicated the justice and the expediency of the course adopted, and thoroughly refuted one of the ar guments so loudly urged against the measure. He showed that the advance was proposed, not because they had the 600,0001, and should devise some means of spending it, but be cause, being thoroughly convinced of the benefits that such an expenditure would confer on the country, they were enabled to sanction it to that extent with out inconvenience to the national Exchequer, and without disturbance to the money market. A large and lavish outlay would involve the necessity of the State again becoming a borrower, and would, to a certain extent, exp ose th e C a bi net to the imputation of being guilty of a breach of faith towards those per sons by whom the last loan of 8,000,000/. was advanced —it would occasion mischief more than equivalent for the benefits that could be derived, even under the most favourable circumstances, from the assistance granted. Nothing of the kind, however, could be al leged against the disposal of a sum already in hand, which formed a portion of the amount which it was intended to expend in public works in Ireland, in consequence of the exigencies of that country. 'We confess that we should have been much better pleased had the original intention been carried into execution and the money applied in the reclamation of the waste lands ; difficulties, however, intervened, which occasioned the withdrawal of that measure for the present session, and the fund for that purpose re mained at the disposal of the Ministry, who decided, as the next best mode of application, to lend it to certain companies, and thereby to expedite the con struction of railways that possessed peculiar claims upon national assistance, and that were enabled to offer ample security for the ultimate repayment of the ad vance with full interest thereon. Lord GEORGE BESTINCK desired that the Exche quer should advance no less than 16,000,0001. sterling to be distributed indiscriminately to all railway com panies in the proportion of two parts from the State for one provided by the companies. Here, then, was at once a new and a most dangerous precedent ; vast advantages would have been afforded to speculators in Irish rail ways and a consequent injury to, and deterioration of, the property of those who had made investments in similar works in this country. The Government would depart from its legitimate sphere—it would become a money lender on a gigantic scale—it would incur a risk of a serious loss, while any possible gain should find its way into the pockets of the dealers in railway scrip on the London Stock Ex change. It would give a most injudicious impetus to a kind of speculation that had already been carried to an undue extent. If the nation were bound to provide enabled t wo - thirds of th e expen dit ure on any I r i s h ra i lway that had already, or m i g h t h erea f ter, b e sanctione d by Parliament, while the il v e the sharetholpotsamongst themselves swouldbe to distributeent themselves beyond the 3i per cent. interest pay able on the loan, ma ny works of a d ou btf u l cha racter would be undertaken and carried on. Nothing of the kind, howev er , can possibly be the result of the present Bill. It i s merely the extension of a principle that has long be en recognised, and which has been peculiarly advantageous to th e kingdom in general. The Public Works Loan , LONDON, WEDN_ESDAY MORNING, J Ce immissionera have been in existence for many Yeh a's. It has been usual to place certain sums r ►timti*lly at their disposal, to be applied in the promotion of useful public works. The sums so ad vanced have generally varied in every year according to the ability of the Exchequer, and according to the trength of the claims of those seeking the national assistance. The Commissioners would have been competent to make the advance without the legisla. 'tine sanction, had they the full amount a their disposal. All, then, that is done is, t( grant a larger sum than usual to the Com missioners, and everything concurs to establish the propriety thereof. The money is actually in the Exchequer. It was intended to have been laid out in public works, although of a different character. The works to be carried on will be most useful to the country. There are already portions of them opened, the proceeds of which will be more than suffi cient to pay the interest and instalments of the principal of the money to be lent, and every pound advanced will occasion the ex penditure of an equal sum, to be provided from the private resources of the companies. Under these circumstances, and for these reasons, therefore, we most cordially approve of the present measure, the principle of which has so triumphantly been sanc tioned by the House. Madrid papers of the 22d have arrived. • Carlist movements had taken place in the province of Burgos, and in Navarre, and the Basque Provinces. The POPE'S Nuncio had presented to the QUEEN a letter from his HOLINESS, expressing a wish for the speedy accommodation of the differences between the Courts of Rome and of Madrid. Don ANGEL DE LA RIVA, accused of firing at the QUEEN, has undergone his first examination, He positively denies the charge, and declares that he never saw her MAJESTY on the day in question. The Three per Cents. were done at 30 for cash; the Four per Cents. at 18 for paper; the Five per Cents. at 17-1- for cash; the Debt without Interest at 5 cash; and the Coupons at 15. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. There was another accusation of misapplication of funds brought forward in the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday, a charge affecting not only the Minis ters but the officers of the Civil List, the pets of the palace, and implicating even personages of a higher station than either. M. L'HERBETTE accused the Administration of the Civil List of having dilapidated the forests of the State, of which the Crown has only the usufruct to such an extent that the present pos sessor of the Crown has received sixty-five millions of francs more than he was entitled to. " And yet," said M. L'HERBETTE, "we have been asked for dotations." The Minister of Finance attempted an explanation, which was worthy of the renowned TERRY O'ROURKE'S, " 'Tis part of my system." We have adopted the German instead of the French system of cutting timber, said the Minister, and this is part of it. M. ODILON BARROT gave it as his opinion, as a lawyer, that the Crown by the adop tion of this system, had exceeded its rights ; and M. LEDRU ROLLIN declared that by the 618th article of the Civil Code the Crown had in consequence forfeited the usufruct altogether. Ultimately the debate was adjourned to Monday. The Chamber of Peers has decided that General CUBIERES and M. PARMENTIER PALLAFRA shall be prosecuted for having, in 1842, corrupted by offers, gifts, and presents, the Minister of Public Works, in order to obtain the concession of a mine of rock salt, and that M. TESTS, at that period Minister of Public Works, should be prosecuted for having accepted offers and received gifts and presents, to perform an official act for which no service was performed, the Court believing that sufficient evidence exists to prove these accusations. The trial will commence on the sth July. Lieut.-General Count GIRARDIN has addressed a letter to the Presse, denying all knowledge of the letter of 1838, on the subject of the Peerage, which was read by M. GulzoT at the Tribune of the Cham ber of Deputies. This denial is corroborated by M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN, who declares that the letter was written by him, without the knowledge of the Gene ral, to a former editor of La Presse. The price of wheat continued to diminish in all the markets of France. At Bergerac, in the south, it had suddenly fallen from 42 to 25 francs per hec tolitre. In Lower Limousin barley was being reaped; the wheat promised a most abundant crop, and pota toes presented a fine appearance. In the Jura the alternate heat and rain had been extremely beneficial, and there was a fine prospect. The quantity of foreig—uhpo , Imported into the denartmpn+ or bk~ north, from the 16th to tne 21st inst., amounted to 11,000 hectolitres. At the last market of La Bassee ' the price fell one franc per hect o litr e ; a t C asse l, 41. 60c. ; and at Bourgourg, sf. 67c. There was no change in the Paris market on Saturday. The Three per Cents. were done at 77i. 55c. on Sun day, in the Passage de l'Opera, Paris, but this price was little more than nominal. MARSEILLES, JUNE 23.—Marseilles and Avignon, 715 f. LYONS, JUNE 25.—Paris and Rouen, 971 f. 25c.; Avignon and Marseilles, 700 f. ; Vierzon, 606 f. 25c. ; Northern, 577 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 450 f.; Orleans, 1,276 f. 25c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNK 28. Boulogne and Amiens, 16A—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Constituted), 2%—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 16—Ceylon, %—Dutch Rhenish, 4 1 / 4—Louvain a la Sambre, %—Luxembourg, 1 1 / 2 —Northern of France, 10 3 %—Orleans and Bordeaux, 6 1 / 4 —Paris and Lyons, 5% — Faris and Strasbourg, s—Sarnbre and Meuse, ;14. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) There was a large business done is Cotton at Liverpool yesterday; sales, 10,000 to 12,000 bales. Holders re quired an advance of *d. per lb. for American. Shares were buoyant. The Share Market has been very lively to-day, and the quotations at the sale of Railway Shares by Messrs. Dimond and Co. have, in many instances, much improved. The following are a few of the principal sales:— East Indian £o 4 6 Northern and Southern Connecting Manchester and Southampton 0 12 6 North British, Extension 0 16 6 Ceylon South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 1 19 0 Shropshire Union and Canal 2 9 6 Great Northern North Staffordshire Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 17 0 West Riding Union Shrewsbury and Birmingham ( B). ..... 211 0 Great Northern of France ...... 10 18 0 Ambergate, Nottingham, and 805t0n...... 1 8 6 The intelligence by the steamer from Halifax has disappointed some, who thought the rate of exchange would have kept up to a higher point. We see nothing, however, in the compa ratively trifling reaction that has occurred, to induce the slightest anxiety, for even admitting that we must part with more bullion, it will be some time yet, and rather than lose the opportunity of shipping grain to the United Kingdom, the Americans will un doubtedly give liberal orders for our textile fabrics, and we may anticipate considerable activity in the manufac tiring districts. In the United States the prospects for the crops ap pear to be excellent, and we are advised from Montreal under a late date, that—" The weather has again become warm. Yesterday and to-day the thermometer has been up to 75 in the shade. Vegetation is now nearly as far forward as it was at this date last year, and the reports of the crops are unusually good." The unfortunate immigrants from Ireland were suf fering greatly from fever in the quarantine vessels off Quebec, although every effort was made to ensure their recovery. There was, we are assured, no want of food on board the ships bringing the immigrants, and so far the passenger regulations were complied with. It is stated that on the sth instant there were 21,000 passengers at Grosse Isle; 960 died on the passage out; 700 died at the station; there were 1,500 sick on board the vessels, 1,100 sick on shore, and 90 died on the sth. Bills were stuck up calling for 50 female nurses, and 20 orderlies, for the service of the hospitals at Grosse Isle. Wages, 31. per month, with rations. A letter from the Magdalen Islands, received at Hali fax, represents the people of the settlement there in a state of great destitution. Flour is said to be twenty dollars per barrel. About 3,000 seals bad been taken at the islands this spring. Before the, arrival of the Hibernia, flour was eleven dollars at Hillifax, and twelve at Fredericton and St. Andrew's, New Brunswick. A cargo of 1,500 bushels of potatoes from Cornwallis, the first since last fall, arrived at Halifax on the 30th of May, and was soon disposed of at from 6s. to 7s. 6d. per bushel. There are to details yet from India by the Overland mail. The Money Market continues easy, but besides the fall in the exchange at New York, the most has been made of Lord John Russell's rather positive assertiim that the potato crop was as good as lost. Ministers, in a time like this, should weigh well their words, as excitement and mistrust are more easily raised than allayed. Upon what authority the Premier makes a statement of so much importance, we are certainly at a loss to conceive, and if his Lordship be really in possession of accounts which are less favourable and more authentic than those obtained by the public, it would be highly desirable that the authority should at orce be given. In the City, there has been a good deal of conversation upon this point. The Funds leave been acted upon by the causes above stated, and by the natural desire also which spe culators feel to realise the profits they may have made upon the recent advance. Still the market is by no means weak. Consols have realised 89 to 89+ for the Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 91 to 91*, and the Three per Cents. 89* to 89*. Bank Stock has been firm at 195 to 196 k. Exchequer-bills have advanced to 9s. to 12s. premium. The Foreigh Securities have been flat again. Spainsh Three per Cents. have realised 341, and the Five per Cents. 21* to R. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been 31. Mexican Stuck has been marked 19 to 19*, and Equador 21. The French Five per Cent. Rentes have been at 117.25, with the exchange at 25.60. Dutch Feur per Cents. were 90 to 901. There is not quite so much doing in Railway Shares and prices have remained at about the previous range In some cases there is an advance, but in others a aligh decline has occurred. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 196% 195 195 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 89 %lA% 89% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 91% 91 91 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9% 1-16 9 1-16 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. .. .. .. Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .. .. .. 910 p 10 p Consols for Opening, July 16 .. .. .. 89% 89 89 89% 89 Exchequer Bills. IN d. 2d. 1,0001... .. , .... 11 912 9 p 11 p 5001... .. .... 15 II p 11 p Ditto, Small .... 16 20 p 20 p ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Equador Bonds .. .. .. .. .. 2% 2% Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. 19 19 Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 19% 19% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, 4 per Cent .. .. .. •. 31 3131 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 21% 21% Ditto, for the Account • • .• .. 21% 21 % Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. .. 3431 34 !* Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent _ _ 117 F. 1,,. 1 i a. 25c. 25f fOc 25f. 60c. Dutch Two-and-a-Hall per Cent .. Ditto. I per Cent. Certificates ~ 90!,i 901 A PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. 2 % •• • • 1 % %•••• • • • • Birmingham and Oxford Junction 10 .... 1734 % ........ Binning., Wolver., and Dudley •• 10 .... 14% •.. 14% Buckinghamshire .. 61.45.... die....... dis. Caledonian .. •• •• 35 •• • • 30% 34 %j 4• • • • 30 % Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 15 • 3 . 3 Eastern Counties .. .. • • •• 20 .... 21 20% .... • • 20% Ditto, York Extension .. • • 7 •• .. 7th.. • • • 6% East Lancashire .. • • • • 20 •• • - 20 • • •• • • 20 Ditto, New .. .. • • 10 .... 10 .. East Lincolnshire .. .. • • • • 8 % •• • • 7% ••••• • • • • • 7 % Edinburgh and Glasgow • • • • 50 ••.. • Ditto, Half Shares .. - • • • 15 . Great Northern .. .. • • -• 3 % •• • • 2 %•••• • • .. 21i Do., London & York Extension 2% „ „ 1% Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 32%... 29% Great Western .. .. • • •• 85 ....120 117 .. • 117 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • 12% .... 18. 4 ...... 18 1 ,4 Ditto, Fifth5........20 .... 28 Ditto, New .. • • 4% 8% .... • Lancaster and Carlisle .. • • 50 64 Ditto, New .. . • • • 7% .. • 11% . . Leeds and Thirsk .. 26 Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent. .. 3%.... 234 2% London and Blackwall .. 16/. 13s. 4d. .........„ Ditto, New, No. 1 5 .... London, Brighton, & South Coast 50 .. • • 56% 55% •.. Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. 10 .. • • 14 ......... London an North-Western • • 100 •• .. 185% 186 Ditto, Quarters L. and B. 7 .... 25 Ditto ditto, New Shares • • .. 2 .... 13% Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. • . 40 .... .......... Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (A) 5 ...• 11% ..... London and South-Western 411. Os. 10d... 67% .......... Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 49% .......... Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) .• 50 Ditto, Scrip.. .. •. .. • . 5 .... .......... Lynn and Ely .. .. 25 .... 24% Manchester and Leeds .. .. • . 82 .... .......... Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12 .... .. • • ..... 15 Ditto, Fifths 634 .... 11 . 11 Ditto, Thirds (Reg.).. .. —7l. 45..... %%p•• • • • • % p Midland ..100 —.131 130 132.... 132 Ditto. Nov .. 36 •• 44 1 4 45 ...... 45 Ditto, New . . 6 .... 10'4 % ........ 10% Do., Consol. Bristol and Birm. Isis per Cent. .. • • -.100 .. —129 ....... 129 Newcastle and Berwick .. 20 .... 20% 29% Ditto, New Noiiblk .. 8 Ditto, New North British .. • • .. 25 33 32% Ditto, Half Shares .. • • • 12% is 15% Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • 34 . 4% Ditto, Extension .. • • • •• • • Ts ••••• • • • • Northern and Eastern .. 50 •• .. 59 .... ..... 59 North Staffordshire .. • • • • 7 % •••• 10 %%• • • • • • • • 10% P r p e t t t o o n , a h f l s V h y a r r e. e s . A . 25 8 1 3 3 7 t t .... , 1 3 3 7 Ditto, Half Shares (B) • • .. .... 1% 1% Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 •• • • 5% ••••• • • • .. 6 Scottish Central .. . 17%,... 25% .........• 1,5% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. .... 3% ••• • • • .... Ditto, Class B .. • • •• • • 3 •• • • 2 •• . • • 2% Shropshire Union .. .- 4 ...• 2% ••••• • • • • • 2% South Staffordshire •• .. 21. 125... % dia.. • • % dis. South Eastern and Door 333 373 37 Do., New (d 0.331. 6s Rd.) No. 2. 12 .... 12 121 Do.. New (do. 101.) .. No. 4. 5 •••• • • • • 4% South Wales .. .. • .. .. 10 .... 7U, •• • •• • • 7 1 ,4 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole .. • .. .• .. 2 .... 1% 2...... .. West Riding Union .. • • .. 4/.25... p • • York and Newcastle .. 25 .... 38 .......... Ditto, New.. .. 10 .... 17 iq .......... Ditto, Preference • •8 12 34 .. • • York aad North Midland .. 50 .... •• Ditto, Extension .. 25 .... 423 4 • • Ditto. Preference .. 6 .... 16%.. •••• • • • • Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.. 10 .... 2231 23 .... • • FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Luxembourg Northern of France .. .. 8 10% 3L ••• • •• • • • • Paris and Strasbourg .......... Rouen and Havre • .. 20 .... 25 3 i .. •• .. P 35% 17' 12% MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .... 3 ••••- • • • • • 3 LCOURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam ...... C.F. 12 5 Gibra1tar.......... •• .. Ditto, at sight 12 2% Leghorn ..•• • . • • 30 60 Rotterdam ••••• • 2 U. 12 6 Genoa .• •• • . Antwerp •••••• • • • • • ... 25 95 Milan Elamburgh .. •• • • SIX, 13 12% Venice........ •••• • • • • Altona ••.••• • • • • • • .... Naples • • 40% Paris, 3 days' sight ...• 25 65 Palermo, per oz ...... 120% Ditto. ••••••• • • • • • .. 25 95 Lisbon •.•. • .. 52% Marseilles •••••• • • • • • • 26 Oporto . ..... ........ • • .53 Bourd eau" - • 26 Rio Janeiro ..... .• • 26 Frankfort on Maine .... 1221,E Bahia . . P e t e rsburgh, 3Us Buenos Ayres ••.. • • Berlin •• • • ..... •••• • • • New York, 21 days' sight Vienna, effec. flo •• .. • • 10 6 Philadelphia •• . Trieste, ditto..., 10 6 PRICES OF BULLION, Past OZ. Madrid •• • • ...... .. 47 Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9 Cadiz •••••• • • •• • • 465 i New Dollars •• 0 4 9.X ..... .•• • Portugal Gold Coin • • 0 0 0 Barcelona • . • Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 eville• •••••••• • • • • • • • Silver in bars ......•• 0 4 114 CURIOSITIES OF THE PULPIT.--In Indianopolig, lately, Dr. Elliott, editor of the "Christian Advocate," a Cincinnati newspaper, preached to a congregation of two persons. This he afterwards related was twice as many as he once preached to in 1822. On that occasion a Mohawk woman travelled fourteen miles on foot to, hear him preach, but she did not understand English and Dr. Elliott could not preach in the Mohawk tongue. He had an interpreter, however, who knew Wyandott and English ; and another was found who could speak Wyandott a n d M o h aw k. S o D r. Elli ott p reac h e d i n ; the first intorpretur translated the dkcoorse into Wyandott ; and the second translated it into Mo hawk. A pretty sermon, no doubt, they made of it, before it got to the Mohawk woman. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING: SECOND DAY. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, JUNE moderate breeze, and cloudy. Dzar., JUNE 28.—Wind N.E. to N.N.E.—Acrd. Saragossa, M'Manus, New Orleans; Roland, Charleston for Bremen. Sld. Houghton-le Spring, St. Kitt's ; Ellen, Quebec; Essex, Bordeaux and Mauritius. Arrd. from the river and sid., Jenet, Willis, Demerara; Sophia, Barbadoes; Republic, New York. COWES, JUNE 28.—Wind \.E.—Arrd. Freeland, M'Ken zie, Havannah. OFF THE START, JUNE 26.—Ben Nevis, llavannah. LivrarooL, JUNE 28.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Jamaica, Gibson, Jamaica; Albania, Crowell, New Orleans; Trident, King, Virginia; Scipio, Briggs, Vir g i n i a; A r di ron d ac k , Shepley, New York; Virgilia, Barr, Boston; Hibernia steamer, Rvrie, Boston, left 16th inst., Halifax 18th inst. The Soothtank, hence to Quebec, put into Miramichi on th 4th inst., with 129 emi grants dead. The Percival, Me Due, left this p or t f or B oston on the 24th Feb. and has r. ffi not since been heard of. Th e M atthew Pearce, White, from St. Thomas Bay to Laguna, was tot a ll y lost off the Island of Puerta Real, Bay of Laguna, on the 27th April; crew saved. Sid. Mary Pleasants, Walton, New York; Isabella, Watson, Clard or Chard, Bombay; Virginia, Eaton, New York ; Sheffield, Smith, Boston ' • Yeoman, Purdon, St. John, New Brunswick ; York, Wilson, Quebec. DUBLIN.—SId. Sir J. Macdonnel, Quebec. CORK, JUNE 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Diadem, Bennett, Rio Grande, and sailed for Harnburgh ; Bostonian, Muir, New Orleans; John Knox, New Orleans; Alexander, Inglis, New York ; Thomas Worthington, Ross, Barbadoes. SLIGO, JUNE 23.—Arrd. Louisa and Betty, Thomson, Odessa ' • 27th, Salisbury, Crowe, Baltimo re . Sld . 23d , Al an Ker, Quebec; 24th, Betsey Cragie, Porto Rico; Walpole, Boston. DONEGAL, JUNE 26.—Arrd. B. Ayruar, Metrals, New York. Sld. Adele, Philadelphia. LIMERICK, JUNE 26.—The Albion, Wallace, from New York, capsized at the Quay yesterday, and filled. HOLYHEAD, JUNE 27.—The Adirondack, Shipley, from New York, struck on a rock or sunken wreck, the Skerries Lighthouse bearing N. by W. W., the South Stack Light house over the North Stack Head, and the Middle Manse in one with Carnals Point. GLOUCESTER, JUNE 28 .—Windeasterly.—Arrd. Maranham, St. John's, New Brunswick. BRISTOL, JUNE 28.—Wind N. W.—Sld. Pauline, Houghton. Mauritius; Feliza, Trinidad; Rosa, St. Thomas; St. Vincent, Jamaica. HULL ; JUNE 26.—S1d. James White, Bombay. The Observer, of Sunday, June 27, contained nearly two folio columns of particulars of the opening of the Trent Valley Railway, on the afternoon of Satur day, at Tamworth, speech of Sir Robert Peel, &c. The Observer also contained near three columns of a report of the proceedings of the Commissioners of the National Exhibition of Works of Art at Westminster-hall, with a short critique on 46 of the splendid pictures, the pre miums, and to whom awarded—war in China, three columns—fracas at the Opera, lion. G. De Grey and E. Frith, Esq., a folio column—a column and a half of the funds and railways—a column and a half of births, mar riages, and deaths—about 100 miscellaneous advertise ments, including a column of public amusements for the coming week, and 23 folio columns of news, foreign and domestic, chiefly original. Price of the Observer 6d. There is scarcely a club-house, institution, library, or news-room in all England, Scotland, Ireland, the Conti nent, East and West Indies, or America, in which the Observer is not taken in, and in many instances dupli cate copies. The extensive publication of the Observer commences at six, and concludes at ten on Sunday morn ings, at No. 170, Strand. A Monday edition of the Observer, bait adapted for the country and abroad, is regularly published at four o'clock on Monday afternoon. The Faubourg St. Germain has been thrown into consternation by the resolve of the young and beautiful Princess La Tremouille to appear on the stage ! Every eff rt has been used to dissuade her—but in vain. Stie persists in her determination to make a debut at the Thiatre Francais, in one of Rachel's parts, on the day that she becomes of age ; and if, through the influence of her family, the door. of the Frl-c•A;, ehculd Fie , cl.'sed against her, she has declared her intention to ap. pear at the French. Theatre in Loadon or St. Peters burg.—Brighton Gazette, 30, 147. LITERATURE. THE POACHER'S WIFE. By Charlton Carew. 2 Yids. This is, in many respects, a powerfully-written I work. The author is imbued with the most deter mined h(,stility to the game laws; his every energy is directed to exposing the evils with which they are pregnant, the frightful consequences that are too often occasioned by their operation. In order to effect this, his great object, he tells a simple tale of woman's love, and woman's trials, commencing at the point where novels generally terminate—" her mar riage." Dinah Mountford has loved not wisely, but too well. She has given herself to the object of her heart's young affections, Locksley, the son of a neigh bouring tradesman, who, having devoted himself to agricultural pursuits, had formerly been a welcome guest, but who, on the failure of his father, the sale of the farm, and the reduction of the family from comfort and comparative affluence to little better than absolute beggary, had been re jected by her worldly-minded uncle, and forbidden the house. She, however, remained faithful ; and, although dependent on that uncle who could with hold the fortune bequeathed by her father if she married without his consent, and who wished her to receive the addresses of Snipe, head gamekeeper to .Sir Ralph Oldham, a wealthy landowner in the county, she united her fortunes with those of the penniless Locksley. The indignant uncle forbade her his house, and vowed never again to see her ; but, when dying, is induced by a true friend to relent, and invite his niece to come to him. That friend (Mr. Fellowes) undertakes to be the messenger, but is unfortunately killed on the road, and the niece, who by her uncle's death has become entitled to 12,000/., remains ignorant of her good fortune, and suffering under the most pinching poverty. Three poachers are next introduced, drink ing at the village ale house, waiting for Locksley, who driven by the pressure of his circumstances, has reluctantly consented to join them on the night in question. The poaching scene is most graphically delineated ; their expedition has been very successful, and they agree to return to the "Fox in Cover" by different routes. Locksley, who is full of painful reflections at his debut in crime, is alarmed by a loud outcry, and finds his quondam companions engaged in rifling the carriage of Sir Ralph Oldham, the Lord of the Manor, on which they have just been poaching. One of them has just prostrated Sir Ralph's eldest son, and is about to murder him, when Locksley interferes, and saves him first from the would-be assassin, and subse quently from his savage dog, who was about fastening his fangs in his throat. Scarcely, however, has he achieved this rescue, when he is seized on by his former rival and inveterate enemy Snipe, who, in place of vindicating his character as he might have done, and acquitting him from all the charges, so arranges matters that the evidences of his guilt appear quite conclusive. He is borne to gaol, and while there is visited by a person who urges him to effect his escape, and furnishes him with the means of doing so. This is a Mr. Vaughan, the sub-editor of a country newspaper, who having discovered that ' Mrs. Locksley is entitled to so large a fortune, con ceives a plan of marrying her after getting rid of Locksley. He thinks his guilt will be aggra vated by prison breaking. Hence he advises him to do so, and the moment the escape is effected, he gives information to the gaol authorities. Locksley re turns to his cottage, and while there, Snipe comes to persecute Mrs. Locksley with his odious addresses. Locksley, of course, rescues his wife, and has dis armed Snipe of his gun, when the prison authorities, who have come in pursuit, knock at the door. Locks ley rushes out at the window, closely followed by the party, and a close chase ensues. This is given in the most spirited manner. We shall give a brief extract : Again he looked round ; his pursuer was within a dozen yards of him, while the rest of the party were heard shouting some way behind. Both men exerted themselves to the utmost, and kept a straight onward course, undismayed by the thorny bushes through which they dashed, leaving many a sanguine trace thereon. But still 119 advantage was gained by either ; the same relative distance was preserved between them, till, as they were rushing down a steep declivity, Locksley slackened his pace, and catching hold of the branches of soma shrubs, suddenly stopped. His pursuer at tempted to do the same, but Locksley, turning quickly upon him, tripped the man up, and sent him headlong down the hill. "At this minute, the moon was again momentarily obscured by masses of clouds, which drove on, pile upon pile, at one time looking like a huge black mountain rearing its " monstrous head" into the firmament, at the next scattered far away by the fury of the wind. The fugitive paused and listened. No sound save that of the wind broke upon his ear. " I'm freed from the blood-hounds,' thought he, though for how long I know not. What course shall I take ? I know not where I am, or which way to turn to find a place of safety. Oh what is life worth to me! Men hunt me and shoot at me as though I were a savage beast. And lam a savage beast,' he cried aloud, with fierce emphasis ; 'savage as the hungry tiger ; and I'll tear into pieces my fellow beast if he dares lay his paw on me. lam no longer a man ; I hate all men as all men hate me. Curses on them all I' " His uplifted arms and dilated eyes gave him the ap peanut-ire a some prophet of old, thundering his ana•he mas out upon the world. An instant after, and his thoughts dwelt upon his wife and child. The fiend had fled, and Locksley fell toweringly to the earth, while his own unholy words rung in his ears. "Ab! what sound is that? Up again, Locksley: you are a man once more, and must not yield while you are such. They're close upon you—dash down the hill— stay not a moment—away ! " The treacherous moon broke out again as Locksley sprang forward, closely followed by three men. The wind was with them, so the speed with which they went down the hill was absolutely terrific. A narrow stream ran at the bottom. None of the men knew the ground they were traversing; but directly Locksley arrived at its borders, he saw the smo(,th though rapid current, and in an instant knew its great depth. tie paused not, however, but plunged into the chill water, and struggling to the opposite bank, caught hold of some grass, and tried to drag himself up. But the bank was steep and slippery, and in his first attempt he failed, falling back into the stream. He heard a cry and a heavy splash, and the next instant he was seized by a strong hand, and dragged beneath the water. " A desperate struggle now took place between the two men; they sunk and rose again, entwined in a fierce embrace, till Locksley, freeing one hand, caught his op ponent by the throat, and forced him to loose his hold. Another tremendous effort, and he clambered up the bank, barely a moment, however, before his adversary had done the like. The rest of the party had crossed the stream where it was less deep, aid the pursuit began afresh, with a more savage earnestness even than before." Eventually he gets avray from his pursuers, after a hundred " hair-breadth 'stapes." Snipe, however, has been shot during the pursuit by Vaughan, who supposed him to be Locksley, but the murder is uni versally ascribed to the latter, for whose apprehension a large reward is offered. Mrs. Locksley, after the escape of her husband, is driven from her cottage, houseless, and destitute. She encounters the greatest sufferings and privations along with her child, who falls a victim thereto, even the most benevolent refusing the slightest aid when they hear that she is connected with Locksley, the poacher, prison breaker, and murderer. Ulti mately she is restored to affluence and comfort, her husband's character vindicated from the unjust impu tations that had been levelled against it. Vaughan, who is arrested for large embezzlement, commits suicide, first making a clean breast of it, and leaving a written confession of his crimes, and all ends happily. Locksley becomes assistant to the land steward of Sir Arthur Oldham, who has suc ceeded to his father's title and estate on his being shot during a hattue by Lord Plaistic. There are very many powerfully written scenes in these volumes, and the author manifestly possesses great enthusiasm and ability, from which the most favourable results may be augured when he possesses a little more experience ; his faults are those of a young writer, and such as will be corrected by time, while his more favourable points, his originality, his vivid powers of delineation, will be ripened and matured by the same influence. should he devote the necessary care to his future productions, and coolly and dispassionately examine and repress the luxuriance of his fancy, we doubt not that he will attain a high position amongst the most popular authors of the day. PEDESTRIANISM.—MOLLOY AND SON'S 100 -M ILE MATCH.—The heavy undertaking of Molloy, the veteran pedestrian, and his son, a youth of 17, to walk 100 mil es between them in twelve successive hours, was brought to issue on Monday, according to articles ; a great number of spectators being attracted by the endurance of the performance and the peculiarity of the conditions. At eight o'clock, A.m., the father and son (the former in his 47th year) started in company on their arduous task, walking on a measured half-mile near the fourth mile stone on the Edgware-road. The performance of the match, it will be observed, involved the average comple. tion of upwards of four miles per hour throughout the whole period of twelve hours, and this was exceeded by more than a n average, including allslt°ePrPlaillgoeiss.. for refreThment, &c., of andfour ile ,a the half ed miles. At one o'clock twenty-five miles had been complet e d ; but shortly after two, about.the 30th mile, loy was evidently going in difficulty; he therefore stopped while his junior partner in the undertaking walked one mile, after which the latter took the like respite, and the older pedestrian footed it a mile solo in turn. From the 32d to the 48th mile, they kept company, after which the younger Molloy went a-head, and made . seven minutes out of the old man in the last two miles, completing his fifty miles in 11 hours 33 minutes, the veteran also com ing in terribly beaten in 11 hours 40 minutes. Thus winning ~ith 47 minutes to spare beta eon them ; good work decidedly, and better than we gave either of then c Odic for b e in g capehie of 3 i sovereigns, which, with ‘ s li u " m in e g'. promised st n ti bb .9 y 2t ions, in the event of succe ss , h as b een well ear o n n e both the men. DR. CHALMERS ON THE EDUCA TIONAL QUESTION. The following paper, the last composition on any public matter which emanated from the pen of Dr. Chalmers, will be perused with deep interest by all our readers, both from the vast importance of the subject discussed, and the sad consideration that the voice which could so wisely enunciate regarding this and every other topic of practical bearing on the !sell being of man, will be heard among us no more for &ex. The paper originated in a conversation which to6te place in London on the national education scheme, between the lamented deceased and the Hon. Fox Maule, when the latter, struck by the breadth a nd general applicability of the Doctor's views, urged him to commit them to writing. Dr. Chalmers did so whilst at Whitfield, Gloucestershire, on his way home; and the following valuable document emi nently practical in its nature, and suited, we should think, in a country such as Scotland, to unite the suffrages of the majority in all denominations — n's a the result. For our own part, we regard it as s legacy of sound, well- weighed advice to our Church and country, to which both would de well to serve themselves heir : "It were the best state of things, that we had d Parliament sufficiently theological to discriminate be tween the right and the wrong in religion, and to en. courage or endow accordingly. But failing this, it seems to us the next best thing, that, in any public measure for helping on the education of the people,. Government were to abstain from introducing the element of religion at all into their part of the: scheme, and this, not because they hold the matter to' he insignificant—the contrary might be s trong ly impressed in the preamble of their Act; but on the: ground that, in the present divided state of the Christian world, they would take no cognizance or sect, because they would attempt no control over the religion of applicants for aid—leaving this matter entire to the parties who had to do with the erection and management of the schools which they had been called upon to assist. A grant by the State upon this footing might be regarded as being MN priately and exclusively the expression of their value for a good secular education. The confinement for the time being of any Go- The measure for schools to this object we hob" to be an imputation, not so much on the present. state of our Legislature, as on the present state the Christian world, now broken up into sects and parties innumerable, and seemingly incapable of any effort for so healing these wretched divisiorits as 0 , present the rulers of our country with aught like §llOl a clear and unequivocal majority in favour of what good and true, as might at once determine them to fix upon and to espouse it. "It is this which has encompassed the Govern.' ment with difficulties, from which we can see no' other method of extrication than the one which We ~. have ventured to suggest. And as there seevas 11: reason why, because of these unresolved differences,' public measure for the health of all—for the recre lion of all—for the economic advancement of all should be held in abeyance, there seems as little rea son why, because of these differences, a public sr. easie,r... for raising the general intelligence of all shoult.ll held in abeyance. Let the men, therefore, of a• churches and all denominations alike, hail sucha mea sure, whether as carried into effect by tion in letters or in any of the sciences ; and, 'man' while, in these very seminaries, let that education its religion which the Legislature abstains from pro viding for, be provided for as freely and amplyas, they will by those who have undertaken the c har g e.a them. a good educe " We should hope, as the result of such a sehetne, i for a most wholesome rivalship on the part of many n tne great aim of rearing, on the basis of their respec.: tive systems, a moral and Christian population,eti taught in the principles and doctrines of the Gospe, along with being well taught in the lessons of oral' nary scholarship. Although no attempt should be made to regulate or to enforce the lessons of religion in the inner hall of legislation, this will not prevent, but rather stimulate, to a greater earnestnessis th e contest between truth and falsehood—betw een lig h t and darkness—in the outer field of society; nor will the result of such a contest in favour of wha t is rig ht and good be at all the more unlikely, that the families,. of the land have been raised by the helping Whetherot the State to a higher platform than before , as respects their health, or their physical comfort, or their economic condition, or, last of all, their place in the scale of intelligence and learning. Religion would, under such a system, be the . immediate product, not of legislation b u t of . the, Christian and philanthropic zeal which prevailed throughout society at large. But it is wel l when what legislation does for the fulfilment of its object tends not to the impediment, but rather, we apPre hend, to the furtherance of those greater and higher objects which are in the contemplation of those whose desire are chiefly set on the immortal well being of man. " On the basis of these general views, I have two remarks to offer regarding the Government scheme of education. "1. I should not require a certificate of satis faction with the religious progress of the scholars from the managers of the schools, in order to their receiving the Government aid. Such a certificate from Unitarians or Catholics implies the direct sanc tion or countenance by Government to their re spective creeds, and the responsibility, not of allow ing, but, more than this, of requiring, that these shall be taught to the children who attend. A bare allowance is but a general toleration, but a require ment involves in it all the mischief, and, I would add, the guilt, of an indiscriminate endowment for truth and error. " 2. I would suffer parents or natural guardians to select what parts of the education they wanted for their children. I would not force arithmetic upon them, if all they wanted was writing and reading; and as little would I force the catechism, or any part of the religious instruction that was given in the school, if all they wanted was a secular education. That the managers in the Church of England schools shall have the power to impose their Catechism upon the children of Dissenters, and, still more, to compel their attendance on Church, I regard as among the worst parts of the scheme. " The above observations, it will be seen, meet any questions which might be put in regard to the ap plicability of the scheme to Scotland, or in regard to the use of the Douay version in Roman Catholic schools. "I cannot conclude without expressing my despair of any great or general good being effected in the way of Christianizing our population, but through the medium of a Government themselves Christian, and endowing the true religion, which I hold to be their imperative duty, not because it is the religion of the many, but because it is true. " The scheme on which I have now ventured to offer these few observations I should like to be adopted, not because it is absolutely the Catholic thebes t,bu r t el o ig n i l o y n th b e y lo t e h s e t in circu m stances.,e,sTishtienegndowrrient of t State I should deprecate, as being ruinous to the country in all its interests. Still, Ido not look for the general Christianity of the people but through the medium of the Christianity of their rulers. This is a lesson taught historically in scripture by what we read there of the influence which the personal cha racter of the Jewish monarchs had on the moral and religious state of their subjects—it is taught experi mentally by the impotence, now fully established, of the voluntary principle—and last, and most decisive of all, it is taught prophetically in the book of Reve lation, when told that then will the kingdoms of the earth—(Basileiai, or governing powers)—become the kingdoms of our Lord Jesus Christ; or the Govern ments of the earth become Christian Governments. (Signed) " THOMAS CHALMERS." ZENON, BY THE REV. R. CoutioLD.—The author of this work is already favourably known to the public, by the Histories of Margaret Catchpole and Mary Anne Wellington. These works have become exceed ingly popular, and have earned for their writer a well" deserved reputation. He now appears before the public as the author of an historical narrative, selected from an era and a class of people whose manners and customs arc less known than those of modern nations. The scene of his story is Rome, and the age, that of Domitian. Fria leading object is to pourtray the sufferings of the early Christians under the persecutions of the Roman Em perors. Ilis secondary purpose is to describe the In m his ners and picturesque early life of the Roma-as. double capacity of a clergyman and a scholar, he a ppears to possess the necessary talents and information to ac complish both these ends in a manner very pleasing and satisfactory to the general reader. The incidents of the work are at once various and striking, and moral and religious truths of great importance are both simplY and powerfully expressed. The work has afforded us so much pleasure that we can sincerely recommend it to our readers.—Messenger. on A,on WILSON'S dy A E I r N . TWE Wilson gave v E e N h z i ENTERTAINMENTS.—At —p popular the Music Hall, entitled " An Hour wi' Burns," in which of the most popular of Burns' and also recites the songs, in famoue poem of " Tana o' Shanter." Wilson was splendid voice, and gave all his songs with even more , than his usual excellence, and his recital of " Tam o lar entertainment, entitled Shanter " was hailed with repeated plaudits. sirjl:3ssmiomse cellaneous songs were all of a first-rate description, and gave great delight. He introduced, by desire, the ex quisite song of "The Skylark" and the humorou s ditty of The Married Min's Lament," both of which produced their usual elh cts—the former exciting the utmost admi ration of the beauty of the words, the appropriateness of the delicious melody, and the b,antiful delivery of it by the singer; and the latter putting the visible faculties to the test by the humorous manner in which it was given. It was whispered in the room that Macille. Jenny Lind was in a private box listening to the dulcit strains of Scotias minstrel. By particular desire, Wilson is to give one performance more, when his programme is to contain all the chocr‘ morceaux of the season. Mr. C: , ,rd , vell, 2,1.1 ) ., was in Liverpool ,luring the whole of Wednesday and Thursday OIL business con nected with his nomination as one of the candidates for the representation of Liverpool.—Liverpool Albion. Handicap for the Liverpool Cup of 2004, added to a Handicap of 25 sows. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared by Saturday next. age st lb Alarm Mendicant Sir Tatton Sykes lago 4...8 6 Lightning. Mentor. . . .. Fancy Boy Pantasa Lady Wildair 5.. .8 5 Poynton Lothario Chanticleer Burgundy . 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Blackbird 4...6 11 The Derby Handicap of ' age st lb Traverser 4:..8 9 Lothario Dolo Lightning ...... 6...8 3 Godfrey Winchester Philip The Cur Prior of St. Margaret's 4...7 10 Spithead Pic-nic 5...7 7 Refract ion Sharston Lord Harry Tom Tulloch Jinglepot ......... 5...7 5 Merman ......... June ..• .......... Princess Alice .. 4...7 3 l s ilgrim Best of Three Vanish 4.. .7 2 Sotades 4...7 0 age st. lb. I Hydrometer 5...6 11_ Diomed Morocco Woodpecker ... Sister to Flambeau 4...6 10 Chert sey 5 . 6 10 No. 91 ...... 6...6 10 Due an Duras ...... 5...6 10 The Premier ...... 4...6 9 Ukraine biirmillo ... Maid of Lyme 4...6 7 Flahowlah ...... . 5.. 6 6 Cherry 4...6 6 Romance... 4...6 6 Blackie br. c. by Bran 4...6 5 Shelforth The Liberator 3...6 5 Slayer's Daughter Cossack Maid... 4...6 4 Erin-go-bragh Alliance .. St. Leon Sofstone Punch Wanota ...... Polka Farthing Candle Camera Obscura...... 4...5 10 Dictator br. c. by Lanercost... 3...5 10 Pavilion Wiseacre George Barnwell hi. c. by Jaques Christopher 3...5 10 Smuggler Bill 4...5 9 Tim Whiffler ...... 3...5 8 The Lamb Geraldine 4.. .5 8 Miss Cattling Chartist t'rojectile .. 3...5 8 The Premier . Fleur de Marie So Nice Enchanter Hannah Raine Milkmaid Bannockburn Chatterbox 4.. .5 7 Sir Martin Bedlam Ulysses ... 3...5 6 Queen Mary Moonlight Rob Roy Main Brace Mermaid Holena b. 1. by Lanercost Glenwhelt Kite ... b. f. by Yaxley Regalia 4...paid Brown Fly .0 sovs each. One mile. ! age st lb ! Osprey 4...7 0 'Miss Nutting Plaudit Chertssy 5. ..7 0 Jolly Beggar Premier Cherry ...... 4. .6 8 Ukraine The Bard 4...6 8 Blackie 4...6 7 gr. c. by Arthur Sagacity ... .. Smuggler Bill Aliwal b. c. by Jereed... ..... 3...5 10 Devil-me-care 3...5 10 Queen Mary .. Brown Fly Maid of Athens Meanee 3...5 3 Dipthong 3...5 3 b. f. by Yaxley, out of Matrimony MALTA. ROW WITH THE MILITARY OFFICERS. (From the Portafoglio Maltese, June 3, 1847.) In ours, as in all other theatres frequented by per sons of education, certain indecent positions and cer tain improper acts are not tolerated. Amongst us, in Malta, those who most frequently offend against the rules of propriety, whether inadvertently or designedly, are the military officers. On Saturday, a gentle man, who we understand belongs to the Commissariat Department, was sitting in the pit in an improper position, and he was requested to correct his manners. But an officer who was near him, displeased, perhaps, that his friend should have been thus reproved, imme diately placed himself in an improper position likewise. This produced hissing and groaning from the public; but the officer took no notice of it, but persisted in main taining his position, The Adjutant of police rea soned with him on his conduct for a considerable time, during which the murmurs became louder, and the performances were stopped. It seemed at length that the Adjutant had succeeded in persuading the offender to go out, when, to the surprise of everybody, all the officers who had been in the boxes were seen to enter the pit and surround their comrade, in order to prevent his being turned out of the theatre. The S~ijutaut of the up.. this rctircd, and ow public became exasperated beyond measure at the want of energy shown by the police officer, and the little respect shown to his authority. We cannot avoid here remarking that by the side of the officer who thus despised the warnings of the police sat Colonel Fane, of the 54th Regiment, the 'senior officer of the garrison, and a member of the Council of Government. We cannot believe, as some 'say, that this superior officer encouraged the other to persist in sitting in an indecent posture ; but, as a 'superior officer, although of another regiment, he ought to have advised him to attend to the police officer, if it were only to put an end to the tumult which prevailed in the theatre, in consequence of which many respectable families were obliged to re tire from the theatre, fearing that the disturbance would become serious. Thus terminated the affair on Saturday ; but on Monday the military were observed to enter the 'theatre at rather an early hour, co n t rar y t o th e i r usua l 'custom, and five officers in the pit very soon hoisted up their feet in the manner precisely which had given so much offence on the preceding Saturday. Now the audience of the theatre is generally composed of ladies and gentlemen, English and Maltese, so that this act of insolence was offensive to everybody. But this time the police did not interfere, and the public took no further notice of it, and everything passed off quietly. After the theatre the officers went out, and being disposed to pick a quarrel with the people, took offence at some hisses that were heard here and there in the crowd and attacked them. The most peaceable and inoffensive inhabitants, being provoked by these excesses, a general row took place, and we are sorry to say that several of the officers and those who took their part, were wounded more or less. Things were taking a serious aspect, though the police did all in their power to separate the contending parties.. But what provoked the people more than all was to see the soldiers approaching with fixed bayonets from the military guard in the square. An order, however, issued, it is said, from the Government Palace, put an end to the disturbance by desiring the military to retire, under pain of arrest to those who should disobey. 13N 72,j 1114 67% 50 (From the Malta Times). NIGHT BROILS IN MALTA.—We are extremely sorry in having to record another of these disgraceful emeutes, which took place last night, after the closing of the theatre, between British officers and the popu lace ; but the origin of which we are at a loss to ac count for. Be it, however, understood that it com menced and terminated, fortunately, in a mere as sembling of opponents, with an apparent desire of testing each other's metal. We are candidly of opinion, and honestly avow, that more serious con sequences might have ensued, but for the very active and intelligent measures made use of on the spot. We cannot too warmly express our approbation of the ready, deliberate, and efficient prudence of the officers of the police force, and we should be remiss indeed in our duty did we neglect to mention the gallant and well-directed efforts of Major Tidy, who dismissed the guard to their station immediately on their appearance, and directed, in conjunction with Mr. Sedley, the movements of the whole body of police. It might appear to many that we have en larged too strongly on the subject, and aim at conse quences which never would have ensued ; but having become unwilling spectators, we may be permitted an opinion, and which we candidly avow, that had not Major Tidy repulsed the soldiers to the guard station, some serious consequences must have been the result. The street which was to have been their passage was already choked with an infuriated and a predisposed mob, which, composed as it must have been of (we hope a very few) desperate and belligerent characters, a scuffle could not have been avoided, and heaven knows how many lives we should have had at this mo ment to regret. France and Spain are but too rife with melancholy examples of this nature to require any other incident to point out the mature nature of the proceedings we have attempted in a few words to applaud, and we can only regret that the streets were not earlier cleared, and a few examples made of those delinquents who threw stones from the balconies or terraces of the houses. We were wit nrsFes of one sinner being marched off to durance vile, whose crimes appear to have been more than venial. The excite ment was fed for an hour or so by hooting- on the appearance of a red coat or naval uniform. One gentleman, residing near the scene, we ob,erved bare headed in his anxiety to aid, we hope, in the good cause. However, the crowd was soon dispersed, and we again repeat that it was mainly owing to the well-directed Ali : c .ipline erlel T , , eti., 0.1 , v,nent, cf M.L]ar tidy, Mr. Sedley, Mr. St. John, and last, though not least, the Ser gean t-M a j or C aruana an d th e police I force. letter renoi the e: " 1 'The 1 eXpt office Cant( were 46 / Mercl appre *4l4kiK item %uppo sg 2, 'verno "1 l%ha WE 'May, tellig( .elosel, *zin c tear tuppli g t: Throui till cla tour' , We /I tion a .regul; 'tont] in on Was c -Hyde 'office] Col Calcu In fa( previ( cies. ' 4 4cu2s. cutta, W( sr /MI 0 T 1 folio 19th Rak Sim] Ai 0 the 2 the t: the b rears the fi city 44 , in e ( floth been a la] ibo the 1 eric Ina rep are to 111 fol sh de dr St ltti