The Sun. — London, England, 1853-08-31 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. LAST NIGHT BUT TWO OF THE SEASON. TAUS EVENING, AUGUST 31, Will be performed the Tragedy of MACBETH. Principal cha racters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with THE HONEYMOON. Messrs. W. Lacy, Har ley, Meadows, J. Vining, and Everett ; Misses Murray, Desborongh, and C. Leclercq. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, AUGUST 31, Will be performed GENE VIEVE. Characters by Messrs. Parselle, rullenford, Woolgar, Leigh Murray, Hastings, A. Wigan, Paul Bedford, Keeley, O. Smith, and C. J. Smith; Miss Woolgar and Mrs. Keeley. After which, will be presented SARDANAPALUS. To be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM. To conclude with WHAT! NO CAB? ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, Aunusr 31, Will he performed THE TIJIE3. Characters by Messrs. T. Farren, J„ Johnstone, William Farren, H. Marston, G. Cooke, and Shalders ; Mesdames Anderon, H. Gordon, E. Turner, and Bartlett. With SILYLOCK, or, THE MERCHANT OF "VENICE PRE SERVED." Shylock, Mr. F. Hobson. To conclude with TUE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem bags, Mr. F. Robson. ASTLEY'S ROYAL kMPUITHEATRE. Sole Levee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. The Best Ventilated Theatre in London. NoXtez.—Further Post ponement of tne New Classical Brtilesque, in consequence of the hitherto utiprec,dented attractions of the memorable Battle of Waterloo the admired Scenes in the Circle, ane the never•tiring Fox Chase. Wink and Fashion nightly crowd the Boxes, while the Pit and Galleries are filled to overflowing, giving to the Management a decided pmiof or the Public wish. No spectacle ever created so great a sensation es the revival of the Battle of Waterhy). 'ro add to the effect, a Military itrass Band has been expressly engaged. Return of Miss EMILY COOKE from her Continental Engsgement., which have been attended with the 'nos% brilliant success. Due Notice will be given of Miss KATE COOKE'S First Appearance it London. 9-Tx NIGHT OF THE CHASE. THIS EVENING, AUGUST 31, And during the week, will be presented (69th night) the renowned BATTLE i.ito WATERLOO. To he nißowed by an entire change inllr. W. Cooke's Scenes In the CIRCLE, introducing Miss Emil!, Ccokc, the, World's Wonder. Concluding with (Oltlt time) Tar: CHASE; or, LIFE ON THE TURF - with real F.a Chase. Box-office °pm from Elevzn till Four. Stage Manager, 3S r.W. t. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN'S. 'MIS EVENING, AccasT 31, Brilliant Routine of Entertainments Panorarna of CIIUSAN. Splendid M F;NAGERE F., and Prontenadine: Elephants. EXIIII:ITtON 4)f the AIARINI7, AQIJAREUM, a Collection o Sea and Fresh Water fish alive, in five I.r4te Gue.ss Tanks. Atollnsca, phyte+, and ‘;Tosut , ea p , ontred expressly by P.n. Go•se, Erg , the endnent Naturalist. Nreeql n d Instrumental CON-flowr. 31iss Poole, the p pular English Vocalist Two lawoorito con;; tj , . The whose eon t I•tdity; 4;; .11 the ttrnul erf Tah'eaux of TII VE A =.T OF I.ANI'I,..RN 4. I; lI.EWORKS, anti EXPLO SION of Ji.7NK,t. Admission, I. it !GU wATET: AT LONDON BRIDGE. Ta ,„ D A , .L._mornin g 0 min. afte,r 0 Evening 52 min.c.ft. 11 To•H ;•rio — Morning 21 ti.in. aft - et 12 Evening 46 min.aft. THE 11f14;AT:IS. •!"{7N OP?ICE, AUGUAT 31. THEIVVOU'ETER, !N THE SHADE GS - since tioo:i yosterday. 54 1 ,,, ,eNt this and during, the niot, 68 —this gay at noon. BAROMETER, 29•:38. WIND, W. Froh breeze, and fine weather. CV_l , . LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1853. The difficulty that has arisen between America and Austria respecting the capture and subse quent rescue of MARTIN KOSSTA at Smyrna, about two months since, is one of a very simple charac ter, and which might be settled in a few minutes by any d:si)assionate iind unprejudiced arbitrator. The facts of the case-are by no means complicated, nor, so far as we can learn, is there any dispute or difference with respect thereto. Any jurist of the slightest practical experience could speedily set the question at rest, by deciding which was the actual aggressor by whom the §us gentium was infringed, and therefore by whom should re paration ha made. And ye% the flames of war may be enkindled, and hostilities occa sioned. through this ap p arently trivial transac action. It appears that both parties are tho roughly convinced. that their opponents are in fault ; and, as a matter of course, that not the slightest censure can be cast upon their own re -I,resentative3. The Aarsttiau EIIPLIIOII not merely approves of the conduct of his Consul, but abso lady rewards lain for violating the sanctity of a friendly Power, ibr Lending his myrmidons to capture an individual, who had done nothing to forfeit the protection and hospitality of the Sul,- TAN or his subordinates. While, on the other hand, Captain INGRAHAM is greeted with the unanimous approbation, not only of his fellow citizens, but of all, save the despicable toadies and flatterers of despotism. The Austrian Consul receives a cross and. a title—the American Captain, the thanks and gratitude of a free and enlightened nation—a nation that is determined that the honour of its flag shall be respected, on whatever land or sea it may float. But this is not all ; the EMPEROR demands redress for what he is pleased to term the insult to the Austrian flag, from the President ; while, at the same time, he sends a circular to the various Courts, protest ing against the rescue of KOSSTA as something totally unwarrantable and indefensible, an attack upon Turkey as well as on Austria, for threatening to fire at an Austrian brig-of-war in a Turkish port, and thus violating the neutrality of the Ottoman Empire ; while, on the other hand, the President justifies the proceeding of the officers, and willingly assumes the entire responsibility of the transaction. The plain straightforward sim plicity of American diplomacy, the stern resolution not to suffer itself to be cajoled or bullied, hum bugged or brow-beaten, enables us, without pre tending to any extraordinary power of vaticiva tion, to predict that Austria will not take much by her moliin, or extract anything in the shape of an apology front Brother JONATHAN. The Austrian protest above referred to, at tempts to place the matter on a totally wrong foundation—to raise a collateral and compara tively immaterial issue. It omits all mention of the preliminary outrage committed under the sanction, and by the direction, of its own agent assuming that KOSSTA was a legitimate prisoner fairly captured, and, therefore, in lawful custody on board the Austrian brig-of-war. Now, the whole question rests on that point, which must be decided in the first instance. hesitation in saying,And we have no that th e new Chevalier of the order of LEOPOLII was grossly wrong in seizing by force and violence an individual, who, whatever might h ave was then en f o f; a r e e d r offences against Austria, in his lawful business in the Turkish The only power that could have •justiafineyd infractionis .r rterritories.es was the Turkish Government for of its own laws ; and any native on whom the captive had the slightest claim for protection was en titled to interfere, and t o insist o n h is release, in the event of the local authorities bein g unable or unwilling to enforce it. We m ay grant, for the sake of argument, that KOSSTA was not an American citizen ; but he had taken the preliminary steps towards becoming one. He had gone through the first forms, and thus commenced his novitiate, and was thus as fully entitled to American protection, as if the ceremony had been completed, and he had, to all intents and purposes, become a citizen of the United States. At all events, lie was armed with au American passport, and was therefore under the shelter of the " Stars and Stripes'' at the mo ineut of his unwarrantable capture. The first argument against the interference of the St. Louis, therefore, goes for nothing, and may be considered completely disposed of. The next point, that no subject can. voluntarily shake off his allegiance to his lawful sovereign, and that the Emperor of AUSTRIA would still re tain all his rights over KOSSTA, even if duly natu ralised, is practically immaterial ; for, supposing that it were even so, and that he might have consigned the unfortunate man to the tender mercies of the executioner, in he fell lawfully into his h an d s, without being scuabse_ ject to any demand for rep ara ti on ; it is quite certain that America would be entitled to defend par ty while in her cwn d om i n i ons the or under the pro t ec tion of her flag on neu t ral grounds that The seizure of KOSSTA was then not onl y an .in sult to Turkey, but also to the United State s , and either party wa s j ustified in avenging heast, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 1853. ever, received a salutary lesson that they are living in the meridian of London, and not of Bengal ; that their attempt at despotism is here unavailing, as in place of cringing Hindoos they have sturdy Englishmen to deal with. We may, however, judge from the transaction of the spirit by which they are animated, and of the chance which a native, whether prince or peasant, chief or ryot, has of escaping if once he falls within their clutches. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO IRELAND. ment extended to this undertaking by your promise of those contributions which now grace the Exhibition. . . " Acknowledging with gratitude the hearty co-opera tion we have received from England and Scotland as well as from foreign countries, in promoting that suc cess which we have laboured to realise, we earnestly pray that your Majesty and your Royal House may live long to witness and enjoy the increased prosperity of your subjects, and the advance in all that can ele vate and improve a nation." The reception given to ler. Majesty and Prince Albert on Monday at Dublin was all that they could desire, and in every way worthy of a loyal and warm-hearted people. Some uncertainty pre vailed as to the exact time when they would arrive at Kingstown, and when the Royal squadron made its appearance in the harbonr there was no great crowd assembled ; but the news of its approach flew like wildfire in every direction, and by 10 o'clock—the hour fixed by the debarcation—a vast concourse of spectators had collected. The interval of nearly two hours which elapsed before the land ing took place gave the Lord Lieutenant and the chief magnates of the country time to muster on board the Victoria and Albert, and to welcome their Sovereign. The Earl and Countess St. Germans presented themselves shortly before nine o'clock, and they were followed by the two Arch bishops, the Duke of Leinster, Viscount Gough, the Marquis and Marchioness of Headfort, the Earl and Countess of Bective, the Lord Chancellor, Chief Justice Monaghan, Mr. Dargan, Mr. George Roe, the Earl of Howth, the Right Hon. J. Hatchell, the Right Hon. F. Blackburn, Colonel Taylor and Mr. Hamilton, members for the county of Dublin, and many other persons of distinction. COURT CIRCULAR. HOLYHEAD, AUG. 28, Early this morning the •Trinity yacht, with Capt. Shepherd and the Elder Brethren of the Trinity-house, joined her Majesty's squadron in this harbour. Divine service was performed on board the Victoria and Albert this forenoon, her Majesty, the Royal Family, and the suite, with the officers and men of the ship's company, being present. In the afternoon her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, landed on the new pier and breakwater, now in course of formation under the direction of Mr. Rendell, who'was present to receive them and explain the nature of the work. The Royal party afterwards drove by the quarries to the South Stack Lighthouse, where her Majesty alighted to enjoy the view of -the cliffs, and then returned on board the yacht. Pyince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, ascended the Lighthouse, and made an inspection of the building and machinery, which is under the charge of the Trinity Board (of which his Royal Highness is the Master) accompanied by Captain Shepherd, the Deputy Master, and some of the Elder Brethren. The Hon. W. 0. Stanley and Capt. Shep herd had the honour of dining with her Majesty on board the Royal yacht in the evening. The following address was presented on board by Lord St. Lawrence (High Sheriff of the county), and was most graciously received by her Majesty : " We, your dutiful and loyal subjects, the High Sheriff and inhabitants of the county of Dublin, beg leave most humbly to approach your Majesty with the sincerest feelings of attachment to your Majesty's throne and person, to express our 4eartfett congratulations on your Majesty's arrival among us. " We feel deeply thankful to Divine Providence that we are able to assure your Majesty of a great improve ment in the condition of Ireland since the period of your Majesty's last visit tdthis part of your dominions. " Former ages have been distinguished, and the reigns of your Majesty's predecessors have been illustrated, by successes obtained in war and by the supremacy which our fleets and armies have gained for our national flag both by sea and land. It has been reserved for our time to derive its peculiar characteristic, and your Majesty's reign its chief glory, from the triumphs of the arts of peace and from the inauguration of a generous rivalry among the nations of the world in developing those sciences which tend to the happiness and prosperity of DUBLIN, AUG. 29. The Royal Squadron, under the command of Commo dore Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, consisting of the Vic toria and Albert, the Fairy, the Black Eagle, the Ter rible, the Barracouta, the Encounter, and the Banshee, with the Trinity yacht in company, put to sea this morning at a quarter before three and sailed for Kings town Harbour, where the Royal yacht anchored at eight o'clock, followed by the other vessels. The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, accompanied by the Countess of St. Germans, immediately came on board to receive her Majesty's commands. At a quarter-past ten a loyal address from the gentle men of the county of Dublin was presented to her Majesty by Viscount St. Lawrence, the high sheriff, and Lieut.-Colonel Taylor and Mr. J. Hamilton, the members for the county. At half-pant ten her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by the Duchess of Wellington, the Hon. Mary Bulteel, the Earl Granville, the Marquis of Brea,dalbane, the Hon. C. B. Phipps, the Hon. Colonel Grey, and the Hon. Licut.-Colonel Gordon, landed at the KingstoWn Pier, and entered the railway carriages for Dublin. Upon landing, her Majesty was received by Lord John Beresford, the Lord Primate of Ireland ; Dr. Whately, the Archbishop of Dublin ; the Duke of Leinster ; the Right Hon. Maziere Brady; the Lord Chancellor of Ireland ; the Hon. F. Blackhurne ; the Right Hon. Sir E. Blakeney, Commander of the Forces in Ireland ; the Right Hon. James Henry Monahan, Chief Justice of Common Ple-ts ; the Right Hon. Sir J. Young, Chief Secretary for Ireland ; and the Earl of Howth, Lieutenant of the County of Dublin. At the Dublin terminus of the railway the keys of the city of Dublin were presented to her Majesty by the Lord Mayor and the members of the corporation. The royal party then entered carriages and drove through Dublin to the Viceregal Lodge, attended on horseback by Sir Edward Blakeney and Major Coch rane, with their respective staffs, and an escort of cavalry, commanded by Major Pattie, of the 16th Lancers. man. We rejoice that Irishmen have shown themselves not unmindful of the interest they have in these princi ples, and we are afforded an additional reason to wel come your Majesty's visit among us, as it gives your Majesty an opportunity of inspecting an exhibition of the elegant and industrial arts, the expense of which has been defrayed by the spontaneous munificence of a single Irishman, Mr. William Dargan, and which has been de signed and carried out almost exclusively by Irish intel ligence and skill. "It also affords us sincere pleasure that your Majesty's august Consort has in this Exhibition a proof of the sti mulus which has been given to enterprise by his Royal Highness's original conception of the Exhibition of 1851, for which, and for the general interest taken by him in the advancement of science and art, the em ire owes a deep debt of gratitude to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. " In conclusion, we fervently hope that your Majesty may be long spared to afford to your subjects a bright example of public and domestic virtue, and to reign over a loyal, contented, and happy people." In her reply to the corporation, her Majesty said— " It is my anxious desire to encourage the industry of my Irish subjects, and promote the full development of the great natural resources of Ireland, and I share with you the confident belief that the striking display of beautiful productions of art and of industry by which I am surrounded is to be appreciated not only as an evi dence of successful genius, but as a, happy manifestation of that persevering energy, which, under the blessing of Divine Providence, is an unfailing source of national prosperity."- At 10 o'clock, amid the thunders of a general salute from the fleet, the Queen for the second time set foot on Irish soil, and it may be worth remarking that the spot selected for her doing so was precisely the same as that where she alighted on the first occasion. A handsome covered way led from the pier to the station, and along this ap proach, lined on either side by privileged specta tors, the Royal family and their suite were con ducted. The cheering, which now became general, swelled into a roar of popular congratulation when her Majesty, reaching a kind of pavilion at which the awning terminated, presented herself to the multitude . outside. These manifestations of loyalty were acknowledged both by her Majesty and the Prince. Within the station a large number of f gt o ia rf oi , an th T ehi additional v r u a r u i e u g p a t f e te eobs of fa s and interest e t s l p i t e e i tr rm the excitement ladies had collected, and, arranged round the plat form, t D d r o • edreeeinPa very few minutes, and there, at the Westland-row terminus, arrayed with civic pomp, were the Lord Mayor and corporation of Dublin, ready, in com pliance with ancient usage, to deliver up the keys of the city, as a gage of their fealty. The space available for this ceremony was not a large one, and her Majesty, having received the congra tulations of the Chief Magistrate on her safe arrival, went in a species of procession through the principal thoroughfares of the metropolis to the Vice regal Lodge. These included Lower Merrion street, Clare-street, Leinster-street, Nassau-street, College-green, Westmoreland-street, Sackville street, Rutland-square, Gardiners'-row, Temple street, Hardwick-place, and Eccles-place. So long a route, and one so well calculated for accommodat ing an unlimited number of sight-seers, tended greatly to diminish any inconvenient crowding and pressure. A double line of military kept the car riage-way clear for the entire distance, and added very much to the brilliancy and good order of the reception. Cavalry and infantry divided this duty between them, and at points like College-green or in streets like Sickville-street, where a comprehen sive view could be obtained, the coup d'ceil was not inferior to anything of the kind that has been wit nessed for some time on the other side of the Chan nel. Dublin is architecturally well adapted for such displays, and the inhabitants, with a ready enthusiasm, do full justice to them when they oc cur. Lining the foot pavements and filling every window to the highest storey, they yesterday gave her Majesty an affectionate welcome as she passed along. The Royal carriage contained the two young princes as well as the Queen and Prince Albert, and, being an open barouche, driven at a walking pace, the opportunity afforded to spectators for gratifying their curiosity was as favourable as could be desired. Preceded by the carriages of the civic authorities, escorted by troops of the Ist and 2d Dragoon Guards, the 16th Lancers, and the 11th Hussars, followed by an immense number of handsome equipages, and guided in its course by that - buy remarkable-looking personage, the City Marshal, the Roya] procession, though forming a less stately pageant than many that we have witnessed, was, on the whole, a very brilliant and effective spectacle. Greater pomp would not have been suitable to the occasion. Having gra ciously acknowledged the loyal manifestations with which they were everywhere received, the Queen and Prince entered the Park-gate ; the procession, except the cavalry escort, filed off there, a Royal salute was fired from the Park guns, and Lord and Lady St. Germans, received their Sovereign at the Viceregal Lodge. In the evening all .the public buildings, the leading hotels and shops, and many private dwel lings in the metropolis, were brilliantly illuminated. The principal thoroughfares presented a very strik ing appearance thus lighted up, and the whole po pulation turned out to witness the spectacle. Sack ville-street and College-green were the chief ob jects of attraction, but all the leading streets were filled with people ; and a continuous stream of cars, which never gave foot passengers a moment's rest from the terror of being run over, flowed along them ; pleasure was expressed in every face, and all seemed to think, as announced in one of the gaslight legends, that " the good time coming" had at last "come" for Ireland. Yesterday (Tuesday) the Queen was to visit the Exhibition with somewhat of the same state and ceremony as was observed by her two years ago in Hyde-park. She arrives at the chief entrance, that being reserved exclusively for her use, and having been conducted to a small robing room, tastefully fitted up for her reception, proceeds thence to the further end of the Great Hall, where upon a dais a throne has been placed. Here addresses will be read and presented to her and Prince Albert on behalf of the Executive Committee by Mr. George Roe, its able chairman. The terms of these ad dresses possess, as will be observed, considerable interest and importance ; they are as follow " TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " May it please your Majesty,—We, the Executive Committee of the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1853, tendering a dutiful welcome to your Majesty on your arrival in this part of your dominions, desire to express our feelings of loyal and devoted attachment to your throne and person. " Recollecting the deep gratification which your Ma jesty afforded to your Irish subjects by your gracious visit to this metropolis on a former occasion, we cannot fail to attribute our being honoured by your august pre sence this day to your Majesty's special wish to foster and encourage an enterprise having for its object the industrial and intellectual improvement of your people. " In this building, raised at the c ost of a hi g h-minded u tility to his country, identified with projects of practica l 11 fon of 's inspection a co ec f we present for your Majesty and generous gentleman, whose n ame is honourably arts and manufactures from mos t of the nations o Europe. " To your Majesty and your Royal Consort we offer our grateful thanks for the early and gracious encourage- The Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, attended by the Master of the Household, arrived at Buckingham Palace yesterday evening from Osborne, Isle 'of Wight, en route for Balmoral. DEPARTURE OF THE ROYAL CHILDREN FROM OSBORNE PALACE.—Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Royal, Helena, and Louisa, attended by Lady Lyttletnn and Lieutenant-Colonel Biddulph, left Osborne at 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon, in her Majesty's steam-yacht Elfin, on their return to. London. In passing through Spithead the ships of war fired a Royal salute. The same demonstration was made from the Platform-battery, and taken up by the Victory and Neptune on the Elfin corning into harbour. The little Elfin was speedily alongside the pier, and the Royal children were received on landing by Rear-Admiral Superintendent Fanshawe, Commander-in-Chief pro tent; Captain Courtenay, R.N., superintendent of Haslar ; Mr. Davies, master attend ant of the Royal Clarence Yard ; Mr. Pinborn, store keeper, &c. The Royal children, with their attendants, were handed into the railway carriages, and left for London at 3.27, en route for Balmoral. VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO BELGlUM.—Letters from Ostend state that her Majesty the Queen intends mak ing an excursion to that town to return the visit of the Belgian Royal Family, and congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Brabant on their marriage. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. FRANCE. It was asserted yesterday in Paris that now, since the Oriental question is settled, the fleets of Great Britain and France will return to Malta and Toulon. M. Drouyn de Lhuys, who had been for some days at his country seat near Melun, arrived in Paris on Monday evening, and though dispatches were sent off by post on that day to the East, the Foreign Office dispatched yesterday a courier to Constantinople. Lord Cowley arrived from Dieppe on Monday to receive the despatches brought to Marseilles by the English steamer, and which reached Paris after 6 p.m. He and if. Drouyn de Lhuys, for whom also was a despatch, saw each other more than once in the course of the evening. A courier was sent off to Dieppe with dispatches for the Emeror, and those for London were at once forwarded. These dispatches enter into details, and explain the points already mentioned in the message published in the Moniteur of Saturday ; and they announce the ac ceptance of the Vienna note by the Porte, with modifications, which are again described as i` un important." Private letters from Vienna speak of a corre spondence said to have passed recently between the secretary of the Duke de Nemours, who has been travelling in Germany, and the Duke de Levis. It had been rumoured that the Duke proposed visiting his cousin, the Count de Chambord, at Frohsdorf, and his secretary wrote to the Duke de Levis, in timating that such was the intention of the Prince, and asking whether his visit would be received. The Duke de Levis, having no doubt previously consulted the Count de Chambord, is said to have replied that if the Duke de Nemours paid his visi t as a member of the Bourbon family, or as announ cing the recognition on their part of the Count de Chambord as the legitimate Sovereign of France, he should be well received ; but if he visited Frohsdorf with the object of discussing the fusion, he, the Count de Chambord, could enter into no discussion of the kind. The Brest fleet is completely organised under the command of Admiral Bruat. The _United States frigate Cumberland has arrived at Marseilles. Prince Jerome and Prince Napoleon, his son, left Havre early on Monday morning in the Reine Hortense for Dieppe. The Boarse was agitated yesterday, and Govern ment securities suffered several fluctuations, ac cording as news favourable to the peace of Europe, or the contrary were circulated. At the close of business it was generally believed by the speculators that the Eastern question was arranged, and that an order had been dispatched from Paris to Admiral Hamelin commanding the fleet at Besika Bay to return to Toulon. The Three per Cents. opened at 79f. 40c., fell to 79f. 15c., rose subsequently to 79f. 70c., and closed at 79f. 60c. for the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 104 f. 95c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,268 f. 75c. ; Rouen, 1,085 f. ; Havre, 520 f. ; Great Northern, 897 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 972 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 967 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 817 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 750 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 642 f. 50c. • Great Central, 555 f. ; Lyons to Geneva, 560 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 875 f. insult, and obtaining the most summary redress. Captain INGRAHAM did so in the most effective manner, and there can be no doubt that he will be sustained and supported by his own Govern ment for the faithful and efficient discharge of his duty under such trying circumstances, and that the reclamations of Austria will receive exactly the attention which they merit, and not a par ticle more. A more extraordinary, we may add a more un constitutional attempt at establishing a domestic inquisition, has seldom, if ever, been recordedthan that in which the Directors of the, East India Com pany have been so thoroughly and completely foiled through the sound common sense and firmness of the Lord Mayor, whose magisterial conduct on this occasion, at least, is deserving of high com mendation; and we bestow that well-merited com mendation the more readily because we have very recently felt it our painful duty to complain of the undue leniency with which his Lordship dealt with a person who was brought before him for grossly insulting, and subsequently assaulting, a female within his jurisdiction. It is true that the application was by no means complimentary to magisterial ability. The notion that he could be so far bamboozled by the plausible fallacies of even the most acute and skilful advocate, as to commit for trial a gentleman of station and re spectability, when there was not the most remote chance of a conviction, indicated a very humili ating opinion of his judgment. A Magistrate, who had any amount of professional experience, would have felt it as a deliberate insult to his intelli gence if, under such circumstances, lie had been asked " what would be the mischief, or breach of the law," if he held the defendant to bail to answer the charge at the Central Criminal Court ? The answer would be very simple. It would be a gross violation of his duties towards the community, and to the defendant. To the community in unduly taking up and consuming the time of Judge and Jury, and occasioning ex pense, but to the defendant it would be a far more serious injury--an injury inflicted by one who was placed on the bench for the purpose of pro tecting innocent persons from the annoyance and vexation of being exposed to untenable accusa tions. What ! is it no mischief or breach of the law—to have a respectable gentleman's name printed in the Newgate Calendar, as being charged with participating in a corrupt and infa mous bargain ? Is it nothing that his name should be for ever inscribed on the records of the Court, as being in any degree implicated in such a tritusaction—that hiA time should be occupied in preparing his defence—in attending the consulta tions of his counsel—in going day after day to the Court in order to be in readiness to surrender at any moment that the case might be called on, and then to tak his place in the traversoes dock, await ing before " GOD and his country" the issue of his trial, and feeling himself the gazed on of all be holders—the focus in which a thousand earnest glances were concentred—the disbursement of fees to Solicitor for preparing briefs, and to Coun sel for perusing them, and for . attending to de fend the prisoner from the serious but utterly untenable accusation ? Call you these nothing, Mr. CLARKSON ? Really the old JOE MILLER anecdote does not appear to be so very ex travagant. The fishwife who thought the eel she was Skinning at the moment used to it did not appear to be a single particle more insen sible to the true character of the operation, or the feelings of the victim, than the practised Old Bailey 'Advocate, as to the nature of the moral "flaying" which he was inflicting at the time. " Where was the mischief or breach of the law" forsooth? Oh ! Mr. CLARKSON, Mr. CLARKSON, if you could for a moment 'change places with a traverser, even where there was the most perfect certainty of an honourable acquittal, and of his leaving Court without the slightest- stain on his character, you would no longer put forward such an interrogatory with so verdant an aspect. The case must be so fresh in the recollection of our readers, that it is only necessary to allude to the circumstances very briefly. Mr. BRIGHT, during the India debate in' the House of Com mons, had stated, on good authority, that he heard of a case where a cadetship had been offered for a pecuniary consideration. A nest of hornets was at once excited, and quickly buzzing about the ears of the meek iudiVidual, whose religious opinions and pacific temperament would prevent him from resorting to "gentlemanly satisfaction" for any " ornamental language" that might be bestowed on him during the discussion. The changes were rung to no end. The whole gamut was gone through with brilliant variations on the original theme. Misstatement, misrepre sentation, calumny, falsehood, down to the lie direct, and all garnished with numer ous expletives, were hurled at his devoted head. It would seem as if a polyglot edition of the Billingsgate vocabulary had been supplied ad libitum for the especial behoof of bilious and yellow-visaged nabobs, who, with multitudinous stars attached to their names in the libre d'or of Lea.denhall-street, resented the onslaught on the fair fame of their mistress—or of ruddy-cheeked juveuiles, who, although unbronzed by the heat of Eastern climes, relied on their connection with magnates from " RAMNUGGIIR SINGH," or " BA HADOOR GURU MEHAL," with wholesome crores of rupees, and very diseased livers, as giving them a material interest in the Government—that is to say, the dispensation of the patronage of the Anglo-Indian Empire. This wordy warfare, how ever, fell harmless on the tough skin of the Man of Peace. In place of withdrawing he boldly reiterated the charge—nay, more, he stated the authority on which it had been preferred—viz., the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Lambeth— who stepped forward and declared that the offer had been made to his brother, who had rejected it the moment he became aware of its illegality. The hint, however, was sufficient. A letter was forthwith addressed to the representative, who, confiding in the privilege of Parliament, had dared to breathe a word against the vestal purity —not of the Board, or even of any individual Director—for Mr. WILKINsoN had expressly de clared that the anonymous trafficker was not a member of, or connected with, the Company—but of the system which they desired to perpetuate, re questing him to give the name and address of his brother. This was at once complied with. The brother was then written to demanding that he should communicate the name of the person by whom the offer was made, and the particulars of the proposal. This demand was not complied with by Mr. WILKINSON; and then began the system of bullying and browbeating that hitherto has led to the two applications to the Lord Mayor to commit Mr. NORMAN WuaiNsoN for trial at the Central Criminal Co ur t, an d M r . W. A. WILKINsoN, M.P., I°z lisit Zv seven days to a House of Correction for re mere w gratify their impertinent curiosity. the nfrencea if total failure of evidence to show that in the City f L ay there had been, was committed the L or d M ayor, so as to give jurisdiction to the jurisdiction, it as even if it had b een w ithi n as manifest that there was the no offence that KINSON knew that ° moment Mr. NORMAN WlL would be obliged to cc , Duey .was required, that he withdrew from the transaction. a misdemeanour, he the slightest chance of a conviction Could there be who was admitted, even by his of a person gen tleman of honour and integ a rit y not. The accusation fell to the Certainly g r ° ll -nd th e an ent the circumstances were explained In°- they dill n ot seek to punish him. • But Why, th en send the case for tri al ? Oh that we may extort, by circuitous means, from Mr. W. A. WILKINSON an answer which we could not obtain directly, that we might punish his plain-speaking i n the House of Commons, and trample under foot the vaunted privilege of Parliament. The to Lord Mayor would not fall into that trap, nor the it no less palpable one of requiring him to comm The Mr. W. A. WILKINSON for seven days. answer endeavoured to be ex tracted from the Honourable Gentleman was not pertinent or ma terial to the matter under 'investigation . If the transaction was wrong, Mr. NonMAN WILKINSON might be punished, although the name of the Party with whom he was dealing had nottranspired. The effort, therefore, failed. The Directors, how- TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE Sin, —Having in my letter on decimal coinage, which azeared in The Sun of yesterday, suggested that as Mr-tenths of a decimal penny are not equal to the half penny now in use, a coin to represent the difference should be issued, six of which would amount to a tenth, it has since occurred to me that by many it may be deemed advisable to retain the old halfpence and pence. This may be done by issuing two coins representing four-sixths and five-sixths of a tenth—thus a halfpenny and five-sixths of a tenth would be a decimal halfpenny— a penny a tenth, and four-sixths of a tenth would be a decimal penny ; and as the copper coins are much de faced, new ones could be substituted of the same value, perforated in the centre to distinguish them from decimal coins of the same name.—l am, Sir, your obedient ser vant, J. H. Bristol, Aligust 30, 1853. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.—GENERAL POST -OFFICE. — Minor money order offices will be opened at the under mentioned places on the respective dates named : England : Birstall, Leeds, Sept. 6 ; Boscastle, Camel ford, Sept 1 ; Elland, Halifax, Sept. 1 ; Harewood, Leeds, Sept. 1 ; Lymm, Warrington, Sept. 5 ; Morley, Leed, Sept. 1. Scotland : Brodick, Ardrossan (Bute), Sept. 1. ; Tillicoultry, Stirling (Clackmannan), Sept. 1. Northleach having been reduced to a sub-office under Cheltenham, and Breewood to a sub-office under Staf ford, they will be served (as regards money order ad vices) from those places respectively. THE HAIRDRESSERS' MOVEMENT.—Last night a meet ing of the hairdressers took place at the Black Horse, Kent-street, Borough, for the purpose of forming dis trict committees, with the assistance of the Philanthro pic Society of the trade and of the trade in general, for the purpose of altering the present low charges, and en abling them to pay their journeymen an adequate remu neration for their labour. TERMINATION ON THE PLASTERERS' STRIKE AT THE WELLINGTON BARRACKS.—Yesterday, in consequence of Messrs. :Myers having agreed that the plasterers at work at the Wellington Barracks, Birdcage-walk, should receive 6d. per day more, or 3s. per week, the plas terers have again resumed their labour. STRIKE ON THE SEWERAGE WORBS.—Yesterday, about noon, the whole of the men engaged in the formation of a new sewer from Brill-row, Somers-town, to Golding ton-crescent, Camden-town, struck under rather singular circumstances, in consequence of the foreman being dis missed by Messrs. Rigby, the contractors. This pro ceeding seems to have offended the navvies, who, after a short consultation, struck in a body, receiving their wages and quietly dispersing. A sufficient number of fresh hands was in the afternoon procured to enable the contractors to carry on the works. STRIKE OF THE LIGHTERMEN.—Yesterday morning a further portion of the free lightermen on the north bank of the Thames struck for the advanced wages, and, in consequence, business was considerably impeded, added to which numerous poor men, whose daily bread, as labourers at the foreign and sufferance wharves, depends on the operations of the lightermen, remained unem ployed, and thus great suffering was entailed on them and their families, their daily earnings being barely sufficient to supply their wants. The working lighter men complain that though they earn 21. a week, yet they find that amount insufficient to support them, inasmuch as from the nature of their calling they have to maintain themselves abroad, and keep home for their families, often being engaged 24 hours right off. CHARING-CROSS BRIDGE.—The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this bridge was yesterday held at the offices, 9, Villiers-street, Strand; Mr. Ford in the chair. The report stated that the total income for the half-year ending July 31st, had been 3,3551. 15s. 11d., of which 1681. Bs. 6d. had been received in rent. The expendi ture, not taking into account the sums paid in dividend and interest, amounted to 1091. Os. 7d. The directors have attempted, but as yet without success, to borrow 15,0001. at 4 per cent. interest to pay off the capital loan. The directors, in consequence of Mr. Oliveira's motion for a committee to report on the state of the me tropolitan bridges, had been delayed in enlarging the Surrey approach ; but they relied on the Government and the South-Western Railway Company to assist them in rendering the bridge suitable to goods and carriage traffic. They have now in hand a balance of 1,919/. 12s. 9d., and a sum of 1231. due for rent. There is to be subtracted from this balance a sum of 1,5131. to meet liabilities, &c., and the residue to be expended in a divi dend of 3s. per share. The report was adopted, the dividendvvsoitlhe eax vecout e d t o e or c df l tr a; a d hon , efkr when h o e n th t e h o e ha p irm roc a e n e . dings terminated . at Th.tieEr 0 S w im u n o Y f ESTATE.—It is stated that Lord Londes fhftou::l7:,o,ooo/. from the Hon. Mrs. Petre, Rho h Rof whole etw a h s e cdm e p 1 e t s e h d eul bs the npdu withc Mrs.h a s Petre e te o ht f er e t w, h h e wo S hl e e o l Selby estate y estate II ". E. Petre of re spectably-dressed cd/re e.property widow of the nunnery u e r tr o e:n p wait e hoe r i,tetyhhwwehsriholile, hasof course,sntered entered.—Doncas ter . D t o o n the ea - i . r r l mi ra n a o , A r v k e e d tt rescuing sit Weal, has taken the veil in France, and ESCAPE. --yesterday forenoon a highly ofre iislliaedruessetlefd, asnttadhtfeee.o oversic . v w er a . s l A ean b i o n a g tm aga an in p s u t t t o h ff e I t N ice at Rheims,pier, h erh her ri overbalanced na e residence.r very ex. notice has been posted in his skiff and succeeded . that, on the 27th S a A t L t E he O p F a t ai G s gt, Justice up Auzust, the guillotine and its accessories are to be sold by auction. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. A letter from Bucharest dated August 17, says that on the previous day the Austrian Consul- General received dispatches, informing him that peace may be considered as established, and that the Russians will evacuate the Principalities in September. General de Rochow, the Prussian Ambassador to the Court of Russia, arrived at St. Petersburg on the 16th. The Journal de St. Petersburg publishes a ukase relative to the navigation of the Danube, by which Bavarian merchant vessels are placed on the same footing as those of Austria in the lower part of the river which bathes the Russian territory, and Russian merchant vessels are assimilated in all re spects to those of Austria in the upper part of the river which washes the territory of Bavaria. This arrangement is in accordance with a treaty of na vigation lately agreed to between Bavaria and Russia. The Trieste Gazette states, on the authority of a letter from Schumla, that 12,000 Albanese, Miri dites and Greeks, had received permission from Omer Pacha to serve as the advanced guard of the army of the Danube, thus showing the devotedness of the Christians to the cause of the Sultan, and also that the efforts of the Russians to gain parti zans among the Christians of Turkey are un- availing. The Journal de Constantinople says :—" The police of Pera. hp.s just seized several copies of an incendiary pamphlet in the Greek tongue, making an appeal to the passions of the Greeks. This pro duction, although purporting to be a translation from the English, and bearing the word London on the title-page, was printed here, and the source from which such publication issue is perfectly well known. They cannot, however, succeed in alter ing the good sentiments of the Christian popula tions of the empire." From a letter - from Constantinople, dated Aug. 18, we learn Mahmoud Pasha declared in the Divan of the 17th that " he would divorce his wife, but would not advise a dishonourable peace with Russia." This is an expression of the strongest kind in use amongst the Turks. Every day sees a Grand Council, and yet no result is arrived at. The indignation among the Turks at what they term the faithlessness of those allies who with them signed , the solemn treaties which were to guarantee the integrity of Turkey is constantly expressed, and England comes in for the largest share of abuse. The Sove reign of this unhappy country, menaced by a cruel and perfidious enemy and deserted by his allies, who have first prompted him to re sistance, it is said, is often observed shedding tears. Great efforts have been making for some years past by Greek priests and others in the pay of Russia to create disaffection amonst them towards their rightful Sovereign, and to teach them to re gard the Czar as their natural protector and the head of their religion. Their language, a dialect of Russian, aids the efforts of the Muscovite pro pagandists, and their catechisms and religious books printed at Kief contain evident allusions to the Emperor as the head of the orthodox faith. A deputation has just arrived from 3,000 Christians of Bulgaria, offering their services to the Sultan against his enemies. The Bulgarians, amounting to upwards of 4,000,000 and greatly on the increase, are of a mixed Slav on i an an d T artar origin, and are well known for their industrious quiet habits. The Charge d'Affaires of Servia has officially an nounced to the Sultan, that the Prince, his master, will not only oppose the entrance of Austrian or Russian troops into that principality, but also will not suffer the presence of any Turkish troops within its frontiers ; and that, in case of any unexpected and improbable disturbance breaking out the native force will suffice to repress it. Servia seems deter mined to act at this crisis with energy and self reliance. She possesses a warlike but industrious population, enjoying all the material advantages of life, and inhabiting a difficult military country, abounding in forests and mountains. All accounts from Wallachia agree as to the un healthy state of the Russian troops, and the un feeling neglect of their comforts shown by their superior officers, who treat them as mere machines. They were observed marching into Bucharest under the burning heat of a July sun, sweltering under the load of their great-coats, winter clothing, and heavy knapsacks, many of them from time to time dropping on the road through fatigue. Typhus fever commits great ravages amongst them. They have, it is said, a great dread of the superior prowess of the Turkish soldier, but express their determination to go forward to certain death and glory to fight for the Holy Sepulchre, which they say has been sold by the Sultan to the Jews. They frequently ask how far it is to Jerusalem, which they regard as the future field of battle. In reference • to the dispatch received at Paris on Monday from Constantinople, the Times cor respondent writes :—" If I am correctly informed, the dispatch received by the Foreign-office gives the substance of the reply of the Porte brought by the English steamer, which left Constanti nople on the 20th inst. The Porte declares that it does not cons id er th e propositions a greed to at Vienna a s sa ti s f ac t or y, but finding the Western Powers so desirous of maintaining peace at any cost, and its allies pressing on it the acceptance of these propositions, it has n tive than to accept them, on theo o ther alterna tive condition, how ever, of the immediate evacuation of the Da guarantee for the nubian Principalities, and of a future—that is,. that the allies shall give an assur anceof the Ottoman territory be aain attempted that if an invas . in t o sh all be considered by them as a case of war. The Turks further think that the question, even if s ettled as the allies propose to settle it, is far from terminated, and they state their con viction that the intrigues of Russia will re-open it before long- To sang hat the Turks disapprove of the present settlement is to say but little ; several ex press themselves indignant, and their indignation is strongly expressed. I have for some weeks past seen letters from Constantinople in which these feelings were given vent to in a very marked i manner, and Russians and English very nearly placed on a:par. I thought they were the mere ebullitions of disap pointed partisanship, the angry impatience of men who would be discontented with any settlement which was not brought about byway. I ant bound say that, whether right or wrong , the feeling i s rrr t e o general than I supposed, and in communications even of a private nature proceeding from persons who are above suspicion, much discontent is rnahl - It is said that, if Turkey had been left in the struggle for her rights alone a nd singlehanded, she would not be in a worse position than she Ls. ITALY. From Florence, Aug. 24, we learn that the Grand Duke has declined authorising a subscrip tion for a monument to Gioberti. At Rome, the Government have resolved to ap point a commission for the trial of the conspirators who were arrested on the 15th inst. Various other arrests have taken place on different points of the Roman territory. The Parlament° of Turin of the 27th publishes a letter from Bastia of the 21st, stating that Guer razzi had stopped there eight hours on his Tray to Marseilles, and had expressed a desire of fixing his residence at the latter place. Her Majesty Maria Theresa, Dowager Queen of Sardinia, on leaving La Spezia, de livered a sum of 2,600 fr. to the cure of that town, to be distributed to the various churches of the diocese of Sarzana) and 4001 r. more for the poor who had applied to her for relief. SPAIN. A letter from Madrid says that the next day' the fête of the Duchess de Montpensier, but that there was to be no reception at Court for kissing hands, as his H.R. Highness, since the birth of the Princess of the Asturias, is no longer heiress to the Throne. The Queen is expected to return to Ma drid in the beginning of September, the tempe rature' having become extremely cold at La Granja. je The Three per Cents. were done at 44s ;a. New Three per Cents. at 23 11-16 ; the D.3bt of the First Class, at 101 ; and that of the Soconc l ) at si. AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna states that apartme me ar e already being prepared in the Imperial Cha teau for the reception of the Princess Elizabeth of Bavari a ' the future Empress of Austria. "TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT, &C. " May it please your Royal Highness,—lmpressed with feelings of the deepest respect for your Royal Highness's exalted position, and greatly appreciating the advantages which the country has derived from your constant labours to promote its best interest , , we offer you our cordial congratulations on your arrival in the metropolis of Ireland. "As President of the Exhibition of All Nations of 1851, your Royal Highness will doubtless regard with pleasure a renewed effort to develope improvement in the arts and manufactures of the united kingdom. "In the rich and varied display of natural and arti ficial productions which our exertions have collected together, your Royal Highness will observe many indi genous to our Irish soil, and others the results of Irish hands and enterprise. "Deeming it of paramount importance that this interesting portion of her Majesty's empire should keep pace with the industrial progress of the world, we have not hesitated to invite the competition of wealthier and more advanced communities to stimulate the dormant capabilities we possess, and to improve the taste and knowledge of our countrymen. "The gracious patronage and presence of her Ma jesty and your Royal Highness cannot fail to aid . materially these important objects, and demand what we most respectfully tender—our grateful and dutiful acknowledgments. We are deeply sensible of the con descension which has induced her Majesty and your. Royal Highness to give so effective a proof of approba tion to our humble efforts for the improvement of Ireland. " We feel bound to attribute to an honoured and en terprising gentleman the merit of having enabled this committee to co-operate with the Royal Dublin Society in giving a character of more than usual prominence to their triennial exhibition of manufactures, which was to be held this year, and of having erected this temple of industry, which her Majesty and. your Royal Highness now grace by your presence. " Of the practical value of exhibitions it is unnecessary to dilate in the presence of your Royal Highness, who has so ably advocated their public utility ; but we may be allowed to direct your attention to a distinguishing peculiarity of the Exhibition of 1853, which extends the principle laid down by the Royal Commission of 1851, so as to include painting, the highest order of the arts, and also examples of the industrial and artistic products of bygone ages, whereby their progressive advance can be traced from the earliest times to the present. " We fervently desire that her Majesty and your Royal Highness may long and freAuently enjoy such displays of peaceful industry as-are now presented ; and that each repeated Royal visit may find Ireland improving in arts, in agriculture, and manufactures, affording fresh sources of gratification to her Majesty and your Royal Highness, and additional bonds of gratitude and attachment to her Majesty's person and throne." To these addresses, and that of the corporation, which will also be presented there, the Queen and Prince will each make suitable replies, and they will then visit the picture gallery and other attractive parts of the building, thus affording to all present — what of course is the principal object of such cere monials—a good opportunity of seeing the State pageant. It is expected that upwards of 20,000 spectators, including all that is noble and distin guished in Ireland, will be assembled on this occasion. The building and its contents are now not un worthy of a royal visit, and in both respects the Exhibition has been greatly improved since its opening in May. What was ill-arranged has been redistributed with better effect ; omissions have been supplied and blunders rectified—the whole display becoming homogeneous and of one piece. More than three months of exposure to dust and sunlight still leaves the interior fresh and brilliant. The Queen and the Prince will, therefore, see it in its best colours. Her Majesty's first visit on ar riving in Dublin was intended to be paid to the residence of Mr. Dargan, but a heavy shower of rain prevented the fulfilment of this intention. During the Royal progress through the city on Monday the Exhibition was completely deserted, but, subsequently, an unprecedented rush of visi tors took place, and as many as 18,416 persons were admitted during the day. VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION.—(YESTERDAY.) The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal chil dren, accompanied by the Lord-Lieutenant and a brilliant cortege, paid a visit to the Exhibition yesterday. The interior of the building presented a magni ficent spectacle. Every available corner was occupied from an early hour in the morning, and at the time of her Majesty's arrival not less than from 15,000 to i l 20,00 U persons of rank and fashion present. The Queen's reception was most siastic. The adiress of the corporation wa li esented,. to which her Majesty gave a most gracious reply. Mr. Dargan having been introduced, her Ma jesty honoured him with a cordial shake of the hand. The Royal visit did not last more than an hour. The review of the troops is fixed for three o'clock to-day (Wednesday). The weather was broken and unsettled. Several individuals were admitted to the honour of kissing hands, but tho most gracious reception was given to Mr. Dargan. To-morrow (Thursday) the Queen and Prince proceed to Powerscourt, county Wicklow. On Friday they will visit Howth Castle. LYCEUM THEATRE.-Mr. Allcroft having finished his three nights' season with Mr. Sims Reeves at this theatre, has opened a second one of The same promised length, with Mr. Augustus Braham, who has been singing pro fessionally in the United States. This gentleman ap peared last night for the first time on the English stage, as Edgardo in the opera of Lucia di Lammermoor, being the commencement of a series of three performances for which Mr. Allcroft has engaged the son of our veteran tenor. Mr. A. Braham's voice is very similar in quality and character to that of his father, but it is not of like strength and volume ; and is scarcely equal to the re quirements of dramatic passion in scenes such as the malediction in the second act of Lucia: Mr. A. Braham, however, though yet but young both in years and in stage experience, evidently possesses the material to af ford, with cultivation and exercise, a welcome addition to our limited list of stage tenors. Amongst his merits may be specified his distinct enunciation—a rare quality with English singers, and one which is peculiarly appre ciable in stage singing. The debutant was welcomed enthusiastically, and called forward more than once to receive the plaudits of a crowded house. CREMORNE GARDENS.—Last night was the night of the season, being set apart for the benefit of Mr. T. B. Simpson, the proprietor. To all who know the liberal and spirited manner in which he caters for the public amusement, the fact of his benefit proving a bumper to overflowing would cause no surprise. The weather was everything that the warmest friend of the proprietor could wish, and the attendance, notwithstanding the advance-in the price of admission, was not only very numerous, but embraced large numbers of the most re spectable and fashionable classes. The amusements commenced at three o'clock, and from that time till long after midnight there was an uninterrupted round of at tractive and varied entertainments. In addition to the numerous daily performances, there was a repetition of the Osborne sports as performed before the Queen and Prince Albert at the Isle of Wight. - The Morris dance, the Maypole dance, and "Pop Goes the Weasel" dance, with the jingling match, and comic race between eight pantomimic steeds, caused intense merriment. Shortly after six o'clock two balloons were started in a novel aerial race, each machine having one of the Italian Brothers upon a trapeze beneath, performing the most daring and astounding gymnastic evolutions. A very exciting feature was added to the attractions by the pre sence of the Zulu Kafirs from the St. George's Gallery, the Earthmen children from Regent-street, and the Aztec Lilliputians from the Royal Marionette Theatre ; all of whom, by the permission of their guardians, were allowed to be present, and witness the balloon ascent. The Zulus afterwards went through their clever repre sentations of Kafir life in the theatre. The gardens were illuminated most brilliantly ; a new light, called the prxclaro oxygenic light, throwing a radiance over all the gardens ; in addition to which there were great num bers of variegated and kaleidescopic reflectors, and myriads of Venetian and Chinese lanterns, besides the ordi nary and effective lighting of the grounds. Altogether the fete was by far the most brilliant of the season. The skilful aeronauts and daring gymnasts reached the gar dens before the termination of the amusements, after making safe and easy descents. DEATH OF A REMARKABLE CHARACTER.—Yesterday Mr. William Carter held an inquest at the White ll , rse Tavern, Cornwall-road, Lambeth, on the body of George White, aged 31, of No. 8, Windmill-street, New Cut. From the evidence it appeared that the de ceased, who was a man of colour, used to obtain a living in the following manner :—On week days, in the morning, he used to distribute bills opposite the General Post office, for a hair-dresser in the City ; of a night he used to sell religious tracts and songs in the open streets ; and of a Sunday he used to keep a street-crossing near Chelsea Hospital. Last summer he performed a nigger character at the Royal property, Vauxhall, and in seve ral s i n ging-saloons in the east of London. Owing to the numerous callings of deceased, he was enabled to and ht there he was proceededsca scarcely t loy h a i e night , er e but ee g h , e , collect a considerable amount per week from th e cha ritably disposed, but he invariably spent th e grea t er )a n i. t returned home either drunk or th e worse f or li quor. 0 at Chelsea, and returned to a publi c -h ouse i n the n New Cut, where he dra n k very f ree l y, and h e di e d Sunday, iin drink, ig suddenly during the night while in bed. There was no doubt entertained by the jury and coroner that the free indulgence in the use of ardent spirits had so affected the constitution of the deceased as to cause the system to give way, and a verdict of "Natural death" was returned, AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC. LIVERPOOL, TUE PAT. At 5 o'clock this afternoon the United Stall mail steam-ship Arctic entered the Mersey the United States and British North Aiperican mails. The Arctic sailed from New York on 0 1 ° 20th inst. and has made a fine run across the Atlantic of about 10 days. Besides the miti ls sue has brought about 110 passengers, but no srecleon • The royal mail steamer America reached Bost on the 18th inst. The United States mail steamer Pacific, fr°lli hence on the 10th, was passed by the Arctic c, New York. The Royal Mail steamer Asia, which sailed fl' 3 , this port on Saturday for New York, was pa SSea the Arctic on the 29th. Since the sailing of the Niagara the temp e ra o , had moderated at New York, and deaths frcai $ stroke had ceased. The advices from New Orleans represent t he fil h e e as unabated in virulence. The daily victims to pestilence still continued to exceed 200. of Business continued dull up to the departore . the steamer, and the stock market was dep , ret e o f Much anxiety was manifested to learn the r , caul the Turkish question. Western Canal flour was very firm at 5 d ols• 5 dols. 124 e. per barrel. Genessee prime Wilett was operated in at 1 dol. 32c. to 1 dol. 3*. P,". 601bs. Indian corn, round yellow, 7 2 c. to 74C P, bushel, and very firm. Indian meal 3 dolf4. t"— to 3 dols. 25c. per barrel. The cotton market at New York continued out depressed condition, owing to the news brought : ° , 3 by the America respecting the Eastern (11 les tj° , - hl Sales could not be made except at a reductioz '1 0 " holders generally had submitted to. New k)r' e N and Mobile, mid. fair to fair, ruled at 12k: t°, cents. per lb. showing a fall of 1 cent. ; 17P-ta..„ri to mid. fair to fair, 11i to 121. The crop :to o ' were unfavourable. ve• The provision market had continued to it 13031, and a steady demand had been established , firm prices. nfir Freights were unchanged at the steamer's de e r. parture, the asking rates being : Flour to Li d, pool, 2s. 9d. to 3s. per barrel : grain, 7d. ' per bushel ; cotton, 5-16 d. to gd. per lb. Exchange on. London was at 109 to 1991, w at t quiet market ; Paris 5.14 to 5.161; Hamburg , "- to 36i ; Bremen, 791 to 791. CITY OF LONDON REGISTRATION.—Mr. T. ' 5 „" M`Christie, revising barrister for the City of laut; will commence his revision of the lists of vnterale members to serve in Parliament for the City on .lion A ' the 19th of September. ,1111 a VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.—Thej Van Diemen -, e t Company have received advices from their ag el3 "; Circular Head to the 28th of April, which give a falc:iat, able account of the increasing demand for farms i° colony. A small sale of uncleared land from the c ° o, pany's property at Emu-bay had just been made a t re per acre, and the purchaser would have taken ta,°,33; but the agent declined to dispose of a further qua except at a valuation. The debts due to the co ni n , had of late been promptly paid, owing to the . prices obtained for produce, and the last of their the. ties had been cleared off. the CANADA.—The accounts from Canada state that , a revenue for the half-year had just been m.ade up , 1 that, notwithstanding a reduction of taxation equQs,36 60,0001. per annum, it showed an increase of 1 33 '''the on the corresponding half of the preceding oi% present total being 446,6721., while for the s'" the months of 1852 it was 313,3391. With regard- t ° a nd crops, it is mentioned that they had all been got in , hai proved greater than had ever before been 0 ° fly so that the quantity to be exported will be umlaut:a. large, the total available for that purpose being ma - ted at 8,250,000 bushels. „ f ume THE COMET IN SPAIN. The Madrid journals ane that the appearance of the comet has excited P - 0 1" alarm in that city, as it is considered " a syillP ten ua divine wrath, and a presage of war, pestilence) - affliction for humanity." -,. feet CHILD MURDER BY POISONING.—Great exce, en been occasioned in Harrowbarrow, a mining in the west of England, by the exhumation of the b,eove of a child six months old, which had been buried a° a month, upon suspicion of its having been neord,etrheet Five or six weeks since, the deceased, and also the 'awe of the child, a miner, named Fellow, residing at a P called Metherell, near the above named W oe suddenly taken ill, and in the course of a few W ill i- " f ee , chill died, but the father, who suff ere d s everely re sickness and vomiting, recovered, and was able t ? 0 , 30, some his employment in one of the neighbouring 333001 Last week Pellow's wife and a lodger in the house) n w ee Wm. Tregay, suddenly absconded ; and a suspicion, t he excited that the illness of the husband and the death ,T aw 'e child were occasioned by poison administered bY re i ov ect wife. An inquest was afterwards held, when it Was P r , ur eci by the evidence of several witnesses that TregaYP re- ne eef arsenic for the woman at different times. It a P r e fore she attempted to kill her husband a few months boo, by putting poison into a pasty she had prepared fo r t to which he took with him to the mine when he we sick' work, but after eating a portion of it he beeani- and upon which he drank some warm salt and water' tee vomited the whole of the poisonous food he had ea de a dog, however, belonging to a fellow-workioans'oe voure the remainder of the pasty, and died alln. e „ a tiod mediately. The result of a post-mortem, 83E0%3 the conclusively established the presence of arseni c ou sel stomach of the child, in sufficient quan tity to hav e ~ the death of three grown-up persons. A verict , , t he ful murder" was returned against the mother ar child. On Friday night both her and Tregay w er rh st. prehended in bed together, at a lodging-hal lo o: 0g Austell, Cornwall. It is said this is th e third ', O w ife , in which Tregay has elop ed with another ma r I,ll,rial at Both prisoners are now in g aol, awaiting On thei the assizes. A DISTINGUISHED CONVERT TO R0M.0 1831 1 zfl Sunday last the D uchess of Hamilton assisted el' ed up in the Hamilt on Catholic Church, which was tbile,ll9l in magnifice nt st y le b y means of g ifts forn.„' s v .. 3 1 - her grace on t he p recedin g eveni n g . The I'lo4 Condon ackn owled g es, wit h gratitu de, the foie go' princely presents from her grace, viz. :—A sta til „,; with donna and Child ; one set of altar charts ; six va s- t ieer flowers ; one magnificent altar cross of solid g six large candlesticks, ditto ; two cruet-stands or cruets, also of silver ; one silver bell • a eil v , er spo on, rium, monstrance, thurible, and incense:boat an u ;,, the &c. Her grace was met at the church door -i n t of Rev. M. Condon, and conducted to her pew in front the altar ; and after mass the choir, with organ ' p our th is forth aTe Deum of thanks for the conversion ° c ue /0/g princely benefactress of the Hamilton mission. — Free Press. / 150.1 COTTON ROPES FOR SHIPS.—The LiverP- Se.— says there is a novelty about the Sovereign of Wessels. that doubtless will be soon imitated by other Tattoo, The ropes which form the running rigging are °I. cotton, which we understand is not only capable of a frig twist, but is not liable to become deteriorated L'lthei tion in the same degree as hempen cords. •Aiterahi for have been in use, too, for years, they call b e s ,,,es a re nearly as much as the original cost. These r° l- ' h tbs quite smooth, and run with great rapidity throu n g t wo blocks. The sails also of this vessel are of cottofo,r sets of cotton sails costing only the sum paid set of linen. te e t ba A PETRIFIED MAN.---An American paper sta a cos not long since, while some men were digging i f . a loa n bank near the canal, they exhumed th e body o ioth in a state of petrifaction. From the corduroy f ar os ° I which the legs were encased, the cords and ,rbe the which are perfectly defined, it is supposed _vi the cow body of one of the Irish labourers engaged r tfe ct struction of the canal. The limbs are nearly p e and are completely transformed into stone. •ieIPAP P I'