The Sun. — London, England, 1853-08-04 00:00:00

, AIINCH OF THE JASON.- _ILA Shareholders in the General Screw Steam Shipping Com pany are requested to take notice that their New Iron Steam -ship JASIN, 2,500 tons burden, and intended for the Australian Line, will be LAUNCHED, by Messrs. Mare and Co., from the Orchard yard, Blackwell, on SATURDAY NEXT, the 6th inst., at three o'clock. Tickets to witness the Launch may be had, on application, at the Company's Offices, 2, Roy al Exchange-buildings, up to twelve O'clock on Saturday, 4th August, 1853. By order, J. L. O'BELENE, Secretary. KOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. t''‘ THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. proprietor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, AuGusr 4, To be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOBUAM. To conclude with JOHN JONES. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. Great success of the New Drama. THIS EVENING, AuctrsT 4, ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Engagement of Mr. J. W. SHARP, the celebrated Comic Vocalirt. THIS EVENING, AUGUST 4, PANORAMIC VIE.WSpI eredid of ClitrB,ll% Promenading Elephants, MENAGERIE. vocal and Instrumental Concert. Two Songs by Mr. W. Sharp, viz., Comic Scena, " Uncle Tom's Cabin," and" Jokes for 1853." Various amusing novelties, concluding with the wonderful exhibition of THE FEAST OF LANTERNS, brilliant display of FIREWORKS, and EXPLOSION of CHINESE FIRE SHIPS. Admission Is. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TRES DAT —Morning 32 min. after 1 Evening 52 min.aft. 1 To •Mmutow —Morning 10 min. after 2 1 Evening 31 min.aft. 2 THE WEATHER.—Surr OFFICE, AUGUST 4. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 71—highest since noon yesterday. 63—lowest this morning and during the night. 71—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 301.1—very steady. WIND, Easterly—Light breeze, and fine weather. .7" trßk,.ts , tt ,•. 1 . :;: ' lei 7 . .. ,:: . : 0 ; LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1853. K 11 S Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, AUGUST 4, Will be performed THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Flip. ported by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. After which, Lord Byron's Tragedy of SARDANAPALUS. Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To be followed by CHESTERFIELD TRINSKIN. Characters by Messrs. Harley, Meadows, Addison, and Miss Vivash. Will be performed GENE VIEVE. Characters by Messrs. Parselle, Cullenford, Woolgar, Leigh Murray, Hastings, A. Wigan, Paul Bedford, Keeley, 0. Smith, and C. J. Smith; Miss Woolgar and 34 / ... Keeley. After which, will be presented SIR DANAPALUS. Will be performed the New Drama entitled THE TIMES. Cbarac ers by Messrs. Farren, T. Mead, H. 'Marston, William Farren, G. Cooke, and Shaiders; Mesdames Anderton and Bartlett. After which, an entirely New Burlesque, by Francis Talfourd, Esq., entitled SHYLOCK, or, THE MERCHANT OF "VENICE PRESERVED." Shylock, Mr. F. Robson. To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem sags, Mr. F. Robson. MOST PARTIECTITICNOTICE.—Notwithstandin; the continued success attending the Grand Military Spectacle of the Battle of Waterloo, which can only be witnessed at this National Estab lishment, Mr. W. Cooke is determined to present his patrons with an uninterrupted chain of novelty, and begs to announce in Prepara tion a Splendid Spectacle on a Classical Subject never attempted, and will be produced on a scale of splendour hitherto unprecedented. N.B.—Those who have not yet seen this glorious Dramatic Spec tacle are requested to make an early application for places. MAGNIFICENT SCENES IN THE CIRCLE. THIS EVENING, AUGUST 4, And during the week, the Performances will co mmence with THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. To be followed by Mr. W. Cooke's matchless Scenes in the CIRCLE, introducing Mr. Alfred Cooke (the Premier Horseman) on Four Fiery Coursers. Concluding every evening with ( 72d time) THE CHASE ; or, LIFE ON THE TURF, with a real Fox Chase. Doors open at Half-past Six. Box-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Everything now depends upon the nature of the intelligence received from St. Petersburgh. The tremendous alternative of peace or war, of a protracted and beneficent peace over the whole of Europe, or of a terrible and universal war throughout Christendom, may be said, without exaggeration, to repose at this moment on the will, to await the pleasure, to depend upon the whim of one man, and that man a potentate no less ambitious than he is powerful. If any ar gument were requisite to satisfy a dispas sionate observer of the folly of the great prin ciples involved in the system of despotic government it would be perceptible at a glance in the magnitude of the consequences at the pre sent juncture hanging upon the decision of the Russian AUTOCRAT. Within the last few hours there arrived in the capital of his Empire the ultimatissimum forwarded from Vienna on the 24th ultimo, by the representatives of the Fcur Allied Powers, now pledged solemnly to uphold the outraged rights of Turkey, the violated autho rity of the SULTAN, the integrity of his do minions, the liberties of his people, their loyalty, and their independence. Added to which the CZAR will receive, through the British Am bassador at his Court, the demand—promptly and peremptorily dispatched to St. Petersburgh— for explanations in regard to his recent conduct towards the Hospodar of Moldavia. Whether the Emperor NICHOLAS will consent to the proposals made to him on the part of the English, French, Austrian,' and Prussian Plenipotentiaries, yet remains, to the last possible degree, matter of uncertainty. But counting even most con fidently on the acceptance of the ultima tum forwarded from Vienna, it must there fore remain to be seen whether the CZAR will comply with the supplementary demands made for some explanation in reference to his lawless mandate to Prince GUIKA to pay henceforth no more tribute to the SULTAN as his liege lord, or ancient Suzerain. Therefore, we repeat, the nature of the decision now awaited from St. Petersburgh continues to become more than ever doubtful. Nothing indeed can be regarded at this momentand upon this subject as certain—but that Russia must accept theultimatissimum of the Four Powers immediately and unconditionally, besides ex plaining her conduct clearly and satisfactorily, in as far as relates to the recent treatment of the Moldavian and Wallachian Hospodara, or, there must be an instantaneous outbreak of war between herself on the one side, and on the other Turkey backed by all the great nations of Christendom. In which latter case the conflict w ill be carried on a outrance, and will so far resemble the recent struggle against the Burmese, as described by Mr. COBDEN, that it will not so much be a war as it will be " a rout, a massacre, or a visitation." Such, then, are the good and evil results trembling at this juncture in the balance—and that balance held in the uncertain grasp of a potentate irresponsible saving t o G o , and Posterity ! All that can be done, conse quently, under these momentous circumstances by who are mere spectators—is to await the re sult with us, a patient trust in the issues permitted by D I VINE PROVIDENCE. Another case of grossie sanction and connivance of, perpetnraninc perpetrated, if not by, at least with the of, the Anglo-Indian Government,ouseofCommons. was on Tuesday The H night exposed in the shuffling, evasive, and discreditable conduct of the Directors and officials of the East India Company, in respect to the Parsee Merchants and Bankers, PESTONJEE ME'c'EZJEE, and VICCAJEE MEERJEE, Will remain an indelible blot on their escutcheon, and we regret to be obliged to add, that the other branch of the double Government scarcely appears in a more favourable point of view in reference to the transaction. It is true that, in the case under notice, the Le adenhall-street Magnets, or their under-strapper;; were not principals in the act of swindli ng , th at they did not themselves lay violent hands on the property of two of her MAJESTY'S subjects, for which they might be held responsible before the Courts of Justice otfelnvdiica '• and.:43f England ; but th ey encouraged h finis to enter into the ne go ti a ti ons with the puppet pitL'fitr,, who nominally ruled the Deccan, and they •c‘iyeri, if not the entire proceeds of th e fraud, 'f`? /he areater portion thereof. Whil e t h ey , " • a " evaded the 1v2 7 , rezpowibility, they t m. • 0 doubtedly were morally and equitably liable to the claimants. And if the old adage, that " the receiver is as bad as the thief," be well founded, they cannot be considered in any degree better than the NIZAM himself or his unconscientious advisers. If we know not whether the original transac tion itself, or the flippant tones in reference there to, adopted by the representatives of the Cannon row and Leadenhall-street Boards, reflects greater disgrace upon the system, which the British Par liament is at thia-moment endeavouring to per petrate, we are convinced that neither Sir CHARLES WOOD nor Sir JAMES HOGG would, in their individual capacities, be guilty of such con duct as that so clearly and ably described by Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE. Unfortunately, however, there is a code of morality recognised in pub lic affairs which, if acted on in private mat ters, would brand the characters of the perpe trators, and cause their expulsion from respectable wctabhole society. And thus it is that we see men would be incapable of taking an unfair advantage .nd for their own peculiar benefit, sanctioning and supporting in public acts u tterly and of nd etgontaitlylyainnd defensible, disregarding all notions justice, and preventing even inquiry into the truth of complaints that have been put forward. The brothers whose serious wrongs were last night detailed by Mr. PHILLIMORE had, by inde fatigable perseverance, unflinching energy, and unblemished and unsuspected integrity, risen from a comparatively humble position to one of considerable importance. They had acquired the esteem and confidence, not merely of the inhabi tants, but even of the Government of Bombay. More than five-and-thirty years ago they were e ntrusted with the fiscal management of an important district which had then recently been acquired or annexed from the territories of a native Prince. Not only did they render most important and valuable services in the revenue department, having within a period of seven years more than doubled the pecu niary resources of the district, but they gave an extraordinary stimulus to the cultivation and trade in cotton, which increased more than two hundredfold under their incessant exertions. This branch of their business brought them into connection with a portion of the Berar territory belonging to the NIZAM, through which they had opened roads, and afforded many advantages to the cultivators of cotton in the locality, so admi rably suited for its growth, and, amongst others, making large pecuniary advances to the peasantry. In carrying on their trade it became necessary that the senior partner should visit Hyderabad, the capital of the NIZAM'S dominions. Previous to doing so, however, they added the precaution of obtaining the sanction of the Anglo-Indian Government to the visit, and also the appointment of an umpire for disposing of such questions as might arise between them and that Prince, both of which requests were promptly acceded to. Under such circumstances the firm was induced, we had almost said compelled, to undertake the manage ment of the revenue affairs in the Cotton dis tricts, which they did with the knowledge and sanction—nay, more, the implied request—of the Government to which they owed allegiance, for there never was any doubt or question as to their being, to all intents and purposes, British sub jects. Under their superintendence the revenue flourished, and the condition of the country was materially improved. They made, as Sir JAMES HOGG admitted was universally ex pected from persons similarly circumstanced, large advances ; but still, until the period of the Affghan war, these advances were kept within reasonable bounds, being within 60,0001. in the beginning of 1838. A severe pressure was occasioned by the hos tilities then instituted on the Exchequers of the Company and of their allies. The NIZAM found himself unable to pay the contingent force, which he was by treaty bound to keep up. The emer gency was one of no ordinary character when any failure with respect to what was practically a por tion of the Company's available forces would have been peculiarly embarrassing to all parties con cerned, more especially to the Company. In this exigency, the now wealthy, we had almost said princely, firm of PESTONJEE VICCAJEE Callle to the rescue, with the full knowledge and approba tion of the British residents. They supplied the necessary funds to liquidate the military expen diture, so that within a few years their claims amounted to the enormous sum of 687,0001. The whole of this almost fabulous sum did not come from their private resources. Large as were their means, they were inadequate to sustain so serious a drain. But their credit was good, and even that was strained to the utmost in the cause in which they had embarked. In 1841 they applied for a tangible security, as well for the satisfaction of their creditors as for their own security. It was granted. A considerable portion of the re venue of the Berar district, which , had so largely increased under their judicious management, was lodged with the British Resident, who placed it on the records of the Presidency, giving a copy to the mortgagees, and thus practically countenancing, we might almost have said guaranteeing, the trans action—certainly showing that it was considered to be perfectly free from any taint of illegality. The debt was soon largely reduced. Nearly 400,0001. had been satisfied, when the NIZAM became desirous of obtaining further advances, which the firm could no longer, in justice to them selves, advance. They, however, lent a sum to the NIZAM personally, although they could no longer continue to satisfy the demands of the contingent force. Thereupon was committed an act of the most nefarious character. Their agents were expelled by force from the mortgaged terri tories, 16 being killed and 15 wounded in the operation. The deeply-injured and indignant firm complained to the Resident of the atrocious robbery that had been perpetrated, and appealed for justice as British subjects, and as having really advanced ,the money for the benefit and with the sanction of the British Government. It is due to General FRASER to say that he forwarded the appeal, and endeavoured to the utmost of his power to obtain justice for the peti tioners, but the Supreme Government refused to interfere. A single application to the NIzAM would have prevented the barefaced plunder. That application was not made. We suffered our subjects to be victimised with impunity—we bandied them about from Bombay to Calcutta, and thence to England. In every place they were met with hypocritical professions of condo lence. At length, when in England, they memorialised for the justice denied them in India. They were informed that " the instruc tions of the Court of Directors would be communicated through the Governor of India." Private assurances were, however, given that these instructions would be favourable ; but when they tion of any arrived at Calcutta they were found to be that he, but the Company the Governor, was not to interfere for the realisa the mortgaged such claims. Not only was this the ease, of lands, ha v a e n even taken thus doubly participated possession of And this is in the plunder so highly lauded by Si r their faithful and efficient ser vants.on.e of the fruits of the system inq at uiry into w hi c h is, CHARLE S WOOD, and any his in CHARLES Comp any , re f use d stance, and that of the Chairman o f th e East Ind by the British House ofCommons I It is diffi cult to find langu age to chara c t er i se the whole transaction in the terms it deserves. We leave the British Public to judge o f what is a suitable pendant to the case of the dethroned and deeply injured RAJAH of SATTARA. The life of SARAH BAKER, the unfortunateto be young woman to whose truly melancholy case we last week directed public attention, is spared, the capital punishment being in her case about to be commuted to transportation for life, or for a prolonged term of years. This is as it should be. The wretched young creature had suf fered too much from the inhumanity of the law, and the rigorous conduct of hard-hearted officials, to permit any doubt to be entertained as to the propriety and justice, in her case, of a remission of the extreme penalty of the law. Considering that she had at all times manifested an extreme affection for the poor child, for whose early death 311 e) was legallyreaperaible, that he had expee rienced the most heart-rending privations, seeking the lowest and most humiliating species of work, at a rate of remuneration so scanty as barely to afford the coarsest subsistence for herself and child —and that it was not until after even that re source had totally failed—until she was un a bl e e e contemptuous rejection or under a to ny o n b ir ta n in ums e t in a p n l c o e ym s, employment on un tailnythtrin rejection of her humble application to the " Bastile officials" to keep the baby until she became stronger, that the frightful idea of terminating the miserable career of both the outcasts from society at the same moment of taking the awful plunge into eternity, simulta neously with the innocent cause of and participa tor in her sufferings, which, so far as she herself was concerned, was only defeated by a mere acci dent. Considering, we sty, all these matters, we are convinced that there will be a universal feel ing of satisfaction at the leniency exhibited to the poor, miserable, heart-broken creature—that even the most stern moralist, the most rigid enforcer of the Divine and human law against bloodshed will acknowledge that the extenuating circum stances of the case more than justified the con cession to public opinion, and that perpetual exile will be a more than adequate expiation for the very serious offence of which she was most pro perly convicted. We regret, however, to say that a very diffe rent view has, at least up to this time, been taken of the case of CAROLINE SunawooD, the miserable perpetrator of the Brighton child-murder. The applications for a lenient consideration of her case have not yet been responded to, and unless the humane exertions of those who have commiserated her dreadful situation be speedily successful, the victim of early seduction, and of the law which prevented her from obtaining any pecuniary assistance from the murderer of her innocence towards the support of the offspring of their mutual guilt, must suffer an ignominious and painful death on the scaffold. Early next week the lamentable tragedy will be enacted, and the sight-seers of Sussex will be as sembled together to witness the deliberate shed ding of blood, as a means of enforcing the observ ance of the Divine precept, which forbids the commission of murder in any manner or under any circumstances—to behold the vindication of the majesty of the law which tempts to crime, and then demands the exemplary punishment of the miserable criminal. May not this fearful tragedy yet be averted ? Are there not grounds on which the Home Secretary may be implored to spare the feelings of many of her MAJESTY'S sub jects this last dread consummation of the legalised deprivation of life of one of her MAJESTY'S sub jects, and that a female in the first blush of womanhood—one who had fallen when an orphan child of but fifteen years of age, and who for six years, unprotected and unassisted, had endea voured to support her unfortunate child from her own humble resources ? We do not rest the case on a general objection to capital punishments. We are aware that many wise and excellent men have contested the right of any Government to take the life of even the most guilty citizen ; and the arguments in favour of these views have been so clearly put forward by the Morning Advertiser, that doubts at least may be entertained on the subject. Without, however, in any degree trenching on the ground so ably occupied by our respected contemporary, we venture to assert that there are, what our continental brethren would call, " extenuating circumstances," which fully justify the exercise of the Royal prerogative in favour of CAROLINE SHERWOOD, that the rays of the " brightest jewel in the British Crown" may be permitted to sparkle in the dreary dungeon at Lewes, to disperse the gloom of the condemned cell, without affording cause for a single complaint that her most gracious MAJESTY had abandoned her functions in giving time for repentance to her ill-fated and most un fortunate sister. These circumstances may be briefly recapitulated as follows :- Ist. The early age at which she became a vic tim to her seducer—viz., only 15 years. 2aly. That at the time she was an orphan, without parents or relatives from whom she could obtain any the slightest assistance in bringing up or supporting her wretched child, which was thus exclusively cast as a burden on her own slender resources. 3dly. That through the defective state of the law, she had forfeited all claim upon her be trayer, not having obtained an order within the first twelvemonth after its birth. 4thly. That she had invariably maintained an irreproachble character, fulfilling the duties of a respectable situation creditably, while she de voted a considerable portion of her wages to the support and maintenance of her child. sthly. The fearful temptation to which she was exposed ; the knowledge that the discovery of her secret, which had become inevitable, would prove the destruction of all her future prospects, occasioning her separation from one to whom she was devotedly attached, and flinging her head long from the position which she had nearly at tained. 6thly. The mode in which the crime was com mitted, which leads irresistibly to the inference that it was unpremeditated, and that it arose from the temporary distraction at the considera tion of her critical position. For all these reasons, we believe that it is a case in which philanthropists may fairly use their exertions, without subjecting themselves to the reproach of an undue interference with the admi nistration of justice, and that Lord PA LMERSTON may grant these prayers, without in any degree infringing upon the stern duties of his situation, by recommending CAROLINE SHERWOOD as a fit and proper subject for a conditional pardon, foi' the extreme punishment being commuted to trans portation for life. The mere mention of the case will, we are convinced, be sufficient to stimulate the energies of those who only seek a legitimate excuse for exerting themselves in the sacred cause of humanity. ~~ VI i y THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1853, (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) It is well for those who shrink from the possi ble cost and sacrifices of bold dealing with Russia to remember what has been already the cost of a timid policy. The enormous expenses of wars 40 or 50 years ago are called to our recollection, and they are very properly held up in terrorem before those who merely " long for a brush." But the plain fact is, that with the community of nations as with that of individuals, if some mem bers will be rogues the cost of compounding with a felon may be quite as great as the cost of putting , him in fetters ; besides the degradation of sub mitting to his extortions. If our readers will only glance over the course of things since 1848, they must see, we think, that English timidity has paid an enormous penalty both in money and reputation. It was pretty plain at the time, and subsequent events showed it more plainly, that Hungary was lost to liberty and commerce in defiance of the views of Lord PALMER STON, and in deference to the obstinacy and toryism (in foreign matters) of the Premier. It is hardly a secret that Lord PALMERSTON would have forbidden the barbarous despot and serfs of Russia to crush the noble country of Kos sum, and place it again under the leaden cruelty of Austria ; while it is no secret that, in reply to the interpellations of Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE, whose voice now is so ominously silent, Lord JOHN RUSSELL in his place in Parliament, and in the thorough spirit of CLARENDON, designated that noble struggle for liberty " the Hungarian rebel lion.," and declined, at Mr. OSBORNE'S suggestion, en language PD to qualify langua ge w hi c h di sgus t e d a ll th e coun thriysra disgracefulof ijA El ala a d s foundedELLioT, by oll explaining his ht., conferred by the Hungarian constitution, of " re bellion" against faithless and perjured Sovereigns. Had Lord JOHN possessed but the inclination and the courage to say to Russia, as all England was heartily prepared to say, We abstain from all interference with the internal quarrels of disturbed nations, and demand that every other nation does the same," Russia would not have dared to move; Hungary would have re • mained free, or settled honourable and independ ent terms with Austria. What our statesmen have gained for us, by iDg to Rusks ) in Continental reputation is now well known. To the nations the policy of the English Government must have had but one aspect, that of seeing liberty crushed with complacency, whether by domestic or by foreign troops. The result is, that America is more feared by Russia and Austria than England herself. But what is the pecuniary loss involved in all this ? Why, first, that we have been obliged to increase our military and naval establishments quite as much as if we had acted decisively in 1848. Our timidity emboldened other Powers to courses which required on our part an armed peace. Then we have lost the almost boundless trade, free trade, be it remembered, which was opened to us with Hungary, and which, as Kos- SIITH demonstrated at Manchester, must have amounted to many millions a year. This is clear and certain loss. Italy would most certainly have been on a much better commercial footing with us, in proportion to its liberty ; but what we have lost there is not so clear. Then comes the crisis of this year. Already the interference with trade has cost us millions. Our trade with Turkey itself, worth nearly three times our trade with Russia, and rapidly increasing, while that with the latter is steadily decreasing, is seriously affected by the unsettled state of things. Some 300 ships laden with corn are imprisoned in the Danube by the intentional neglect of Russia ; and the possibility of war, coupled with the detention of supplies, much more than any serious prospects for harvest, have made them selves one in the price of the quart ern Russia, in the face of our diplomatists, felt loaf.b is every seizing on Turkish provinces, suck ing their life-blood, and that of Turkey itself also, establishing itself in the best military positions for seizing on the Empire it is convulsing and in sulting—we, we here in England, are feeling it in demands upon our national Exchequer, in obstruc tion and injury to a most thriving portion of our commerce, and even in the price of food itself. Adding the loss of European trade consequent upon our suffering Hungary, and in part Italy, to be placed under the exclusive tariff of Austria— to the sacrifices direct and indirect consequent on Lord ABERDEEN'S not uniting at once with Louis NAPOLEON to forbid the onward movement of Russia —we believe we should not be at all above the mark in setting down ten millions as the lowest sum sacrificed during the present year, directly and indirectly, by this country, through the counsels of a RUSSELL and an ABERDEEN over powering or obstructing those of a PALMERSTON. The moral of the whole is, that economy is by no means always on the side of an inglorious peace, nor safety on the side of the strong desert ing the weak in their hour of need. If a stalwart Peace Society man choose to be robbed and beaten unresistingly himself, we may respect his sincerity in acting out his illusions ; but if he could see his wife or his child, or a feebler neighbour maltreated without intervention, our respect is lost in indignation that any theory can eradi cate from his breast the most necessary and noble instincts of our race. But the worst consequence of all is, that the man is a virtual patron of thieves and robbers. In like manner, amongst States, we regard with contempt or anger the powerful ones which merely, or hardly, protest, while another strong State is tearing to pieces a weaker one ; but their selfishness and treachery is sure in the long run to recoil upon themselves. All the mis chiefs of jeopardy or uncertainty will harass them for a time, while the battle will have to be fought at last. To us, Russia appears to have pursued one scarcely veiled course of defiance of the rights of natiors, and of insult to all parties to Turkish treaties, from beginning to end. Spoliation is her palpable object, perhaps her pre sent intention. Ii would have been easier to have thwarted that intention at the banks of the Pruth than on those of the Danube, in the passes of the Balkan, or, it may be, at the walls of Con stantinople. Russia has stolen from England, not from France, the benefit of the old adage—" For tune favours the bold." The King of Hanover, as well as the Queen, have taken the measles. The two young Princesses are also suffering from the same complaint, but the Crown Prince is recovered. DETERMINED CASE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. —On Tuesday, a gentleman endeavoured to destroy himself by drowning in the Regent's Canal, Regent's-park, nearly opposite Bentinck-terrace, St. John's-wood, and failing in the attempt, got on shore and endeavoured to do it more successfully by cutting his throat in two places. A bargeman passing by observed the unfortu nate man, and gave an immediate alarm. Medical aid was sought immediately by the police, calling in Mr. Allen, surgeon, of 3, Portland-terrace, who promptly attended to the poor man, dressed his wounds, and had him conveyed to the parochial workhouse in a cab, where he accompanied him, and then handed him over to the charge of the medical officers in the establish ment. He was reported late in the evening to be going on favourably. SERIOUS FIRES, AND NARROW ESCAPE OF SIX PERSONS.—This morning, about 20 minutes before one o'clock, the premises belonging to Mr. Dickeson, whole sale bonnet dealer and milliner, situate at 41, Newing ton-causeway, were discovered to be on fire. One of the neighbours, it appears, in passing the house, found smoke issuing through the shop shutter apertures, and which induced him to give intelligence of what he had seen to police-constable 265 M, who on gaining the front of the establishment at once saw sufficient to con vince him that the lower part of the place was on fire. The first thing he, therefore, attempted to do was to arouse the inmates, consisting of six or seven persons. After some considerable trouble the officer succeeded in making the whole of the inmates sensible of their impending danger, and without delay they made an attempted to descend by means of the stairs ; but the smoke and heat from the fire (which had obtained pos session of the lower part of the place) was so great that none of the persons living there were enabled to escape by the regular means, Some of them managed to get upon the roof, and remain there until Smart arrived with the Royal Society's escapes, down which he con veyed one of the affrighted persons. The engines of the London Brigade, parish, and West of England office, were soon on the spot, and as quickly in operation, throwing some immense columns of water upon the de vouring element, but it was not until nearly two o'clock that the fire was entirely extinguished. The total loss, it is believed, will have to be borne by the British Empire Mutual Office. A short time before the above fire hap pened, another broke out in the neighbourhood of the Albany-road, Camberwell. CITY OF LONDON MUNICIPAL REFORM ASSOCIATION. —Last night the first public meeting of this association was held in Farringdon-hall, Snow-hill, for the purpose of nominating a general committee of management and ward committees of improvement, the appointment of officers, and the adoption of requisite measures for the effective organisation of the body. The chair was taken by Mr. J. Wightman, and Mr. Acland gave the meeting a brief history of the movement for corporate reform, and complained that when the Legislature undertook to deal with the question it had excluded the city of Lon don from the provisions of the bill by which it had re formed the municipal bodies. He did not charge the corporation of the city of London with corruption, but with incompetency, as there were not at its council any men of real influence. There were two classes of citizens the privileged and the unprivileged, the first of whom should not exist, as a system of privilege was inconsistent with the spirit of the age. The present association, which sought for such reform, now numbered 764 of the most important citizens. There was a great necessityfor such an institution, for no fewer than 4,032 persons were at present under summons to take out their freedom, many of whom were already freemen, and generally known to be such, although the corporation itself knew not who were freemen and who were not. Another evil of the mischievous results of the incompetency of the corpora tion was, that the local taxes in the City doubled those in the county of Middlesex. There was now a commis sion about to sit upon the state of the corporation, and he looked forward to its report for the reformation of many, if not of all, the abuses. Several other gentle. men subsequently addressed the meeting, denouncing the corporation, complaining of its tyranny in forcing the traders of the City to take out their freedom, and claiming for all rated citizens a share in local self-go vernment. A committee of management was then ap pointed, the officers of the association nominated, and several rules agreed to for the effective working of the institution, the collecting of evidence to place before the commission, and the defence of those prosecuted by the corporation. The proceedings then terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES.—The gentlemen amateurs desirous of possessing the honorary distinction of champion of the Thames contended yesterday. There were four competitors, Mr. James Paine, Mr. Ripping hall, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Nottidge, and all had taken considerable pains to get themselves into a befitting condition to contend for the enviable distinction. The distance was from Putney to Kew-bridge, and the gen tlemen all got to theirstations a full hour or more before high water. A very beautiful start was made by the whole party, who were scull and scull for a few paces, when Messrs. Paine and Rippinghall soon began to show in front, and it was not long before Mr. Paine had acquired a good lead, which he maintained, ultimately winning easily. A very beautiful race occurred between Messrs. Nottidge and Smith, in which the former rowed very prettily ahead, find maintained his lead, although it was strongly menaced at Barnes-bridge by the very plucky puffin.. of Smith, who afterwards fell mo re astern. Mr. James Paine e is a leading member of the Argonauts Club, and is a very capital oarsman as well as smiler. MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK, THIS DAY. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 2,000 American were taken for export. There was no change in prices, but the market had a downward tendency. The sales comprised 6,000 American, 150 Pernam and Maranham at 61d. to 7d., 100 Egyptian at 6/d. to Bd., and 600 Surat 31d. to 44d. per lb. Railway shares were dull at lower prices. The six week's average price of wheat is 495. 4d. per quarter. Last week's sales were 87,469 quarters. Accounts from New York state that a loan of $300,000 has been negotiated by the city of Rich mond, Virginia, at a premium of one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half per cent. A fair business was doing in foreign dry goods, and at profitable prices, the autumn demand having commenced. Woollen fabrics were in request. The following is a report upon this subject:— " The business transacted in dry goods, during the past week, has been tolerably large and profitable ; the fall demand having set in, though this was not so active as was anticipated, owing, without doubt, more to the attractions of the Crystal Palace, and the eagerness of country dealers to visit and inspect it before entering into negotiations for whatever supplies they may need, than to any discrepancy between the calculations of manufacturers and importers and the real wants of the republic. That there is no remarkable difference in this respect we are generally assured subsequent experience will demonstrate. It is now too early in the season for a vigorous inquiry to prevail. Previous years may have witnessed an animated traffic at this time, but such re sulted from the force of circumstances under which the trade of the country laboured. Of these, the imperfect and tardy means of transportation within the limits of the Union were the most cogent. Formerly, merchants from the interior could not avoid coming hither and pur chasing heavy stocks in advance of each successive sea son, because of the long time it then took to convey goods any considerable distance inward. Hence the spring and autumn trade usually the most animated, opened very early and lively. Now the reverse is the case. Great and increasing facilities of intercourse be tween the various markets of the country, whether these be a distributing or consuming class, are afforded by railways, steamboats, and canals, and thus is obviated the once imperious necessity which used to compel buyers from the cities and towns of the West and South to visit this metropolis, and secure, before hand suffi. ciently ample supplies to last for three or four months. Such parties are now never in a hurry to reach New York before each season's business is fairly commenced, and on coming here they do not buy as much at one time as they may require during a whole spring or fall campaign. It is to this change in the course of trade that the prevalent comparative quiet in the branch of commerce being noticed is ascribed." Letters from Cuba state that the merchants there wbo traffic in slaves were profiting by the absence of the English fleet at the North American fisheries. The stock of sugar at Havannha on the Bth ult was 240,000 boxes, and the crop was very promising. At Porto Rico, the heavy rains towards the end of June impeded the sugar cultivation. The quality of the sugar manufactured had proved inferior. Prices were high. Many ships had left in ballast, and others were preparing to do the same. The English Funds have been steady at yester day's decline, with very little doing. Consols have been 97* to for transfer, and 97* to for account. The New 3 per Cents. have been 10011 to I, and the 3 per Cents. 974. Bank Stock is heavy at 227*. East India Stock brings 256 to 258. Ex chequer Bills are at 3s. discount, and India Bonds at 255. premium. The foreign news is still too indefinite to induce purchases, but the fine weather is encouraging, and the reports about the crops are much more favourable. Consols were at one time buyers this morning at 97g. The Foreign Stock Market has been dull, and with scarcely any speculation. Spanish 5 per Cents. bring 464, and Portuguese 4 per Cents. 42/ to 428. Peruvian 4i per Cents. have receded to 821 1. Equador Stock is at 5. Mexican have been flat at 251 to 26. Russian 41 per Cents. are 1001 to 101. Dutch 4 per. Cents. have been marked 97 to 1. Brazilian old 5 per Cents. have been quoted 102. The Gold Mine Shares have been all very flat, and sellers predominate. The Shares of the Joint-Stock Banks have been lower. The Land Companies Shares are depressed and merely nominal. The market for Railway Shares is heavy, but Caledonian, Great Northern, and South Western have been rather firmer than the other English lines. The French Shares have been at about the previous rates. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under 1853. 1852. Great Western £24,318 £19,732 North Western 56,882 51,824 South Western 17,764 15,486 Brighton 20,027 17,765 Midland 26,283 23,896 South Eastern 20,681 19,013 Caledonian.. 10,923 8.842 Great Northern 16,383 12,508 Lancashire and Yorkshire 20,305 18,497 York and North Midland, Newcastle and Berwick, and Leeds Northern 29,084 25,695 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock 9 Annuitir - -97 h 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities . 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 New 31 per Cent. Annuities lOOB i i i Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 , s- 15-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 5B India Stock 256 8 6i India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 25 Consols for Account 11th August 9n i Exchequer Bills, id. £l000 £5OO 3 d Small 1 p 3 d PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Danish Bonds, 5 per Cent lO6l Equador Bonds Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent. B2 1 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 4i per Cent. Ditto Small Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 46i Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .HALF•PAST TWO. Consols 97 Ditto August Account 97 SHERIFFS' COURT-(THIS DAY). (Before Mr. W. Burchell.) HALL V. HELME. This was an action to recover the amount of a bill of exchange. Defendant pleaded several special pleas, amongst which one was that there had not been any consideration the bill, and that it had been obtained by fraud. An application was made on behalf of the defendant for the case to be adjourned in consequence of his at. torney being engaged in the Rolls Court. The Under-sheriff said thathe could not take the case out of the usual court unless the plaintiff consented. Plaintiff's counsel could not agree, and as the clerk to defendant's attorney said he was aware of the facts of the case, he could not proceed. Evidence was then given proving the handwriting, and a verdict was given for the amount claimed. WHITE V. ROBINSON. The plaintiff in this case is an accountant, and sought to recover the sum of 6/. for preparing a balance-sheet, on which defendant passed his examination and obtained his certificate from the Court of Bankruptcy. Mr. Keightley appeared as attorney for the plaintiff, and called his (Mr. K's.) clerk, who proved the retainer, and the plaintiff himself, who swore distinctly that he had never been paid, defendant having made generally excuses as to inability. Defendant, however, on the contrary, distinctly contradicted this evidence. The jury retired for a short time, and then gave a ver dict for the amount claimed. The letters from St. Petersburgh reach to the 27th ult., and are remarkably pacific in their tone, the Turkish question being treated as if it were virtually settled. There had been a fair amount of general business, which would have been still greater but fo r the, want of ship ping. A further rise had taken p lace in freight, the rates for which were now double those that prevailed at the same period of last year. The market for public securities was firm, and the rate of exchange was again slightly higher, the quotation being 38d. to 9-16. VIENNA.—The mercantile advices from Vienna state that the rate of exchange had become less unfavourable, owing to large draughts by M. Rothschild on Frankfort and London, which were thought to be connected with a loan in silver understood to be in negotiation. This circumstance has, therefore, been one of those which have aggravated the recent demands for specie. At the same time, however, it was considered to show great confidence that the Turkish question will be adjusted. Money was temporarily in great demand owing to the operations in question, but there was extreme depression in all departments of trade and a general falling off in the quantities of goods for consumption. HOBART TowN.--Elobart Town papers have been re ceived to the 3d of April. The rates for labour continued to be maintained, and a meeting of the Government clerks had taken place to bring under consideration the pecuniary disadvantages of their position. Business was generally active. Wool was firm at prices ranging from 10d. to ls. 4d. per lb., and oil from 451. to 671. per ton. Victoria gold was selling at 31. 17s. 3d. per ounce, and Fingal gold at 3/. 12s. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. FRANCE. There is not much on the Eastern question in the Paris journals. The Constitutionnel alludes to it only incidentally in refuting something that the Union had said relative to the affair of the Holy Places. The Pays begins an article by observing that although honour and some political considera tions render it right for France to concur in an en deavour to maintain the integrity of the Ottoman empire, her material interests lie in another part of the world ; and then the Pays quotes from some official documents to show the importance of giving greatness and durability to the colony of Algeria. The Union remarks on the extraordi nary fact of four propositions from different sources having been submitted to the Emperor of Rus sia, and thihks that the affair would have had a better chance of reaching a pacific solution if the mode of proceeding had been_more direct and simple. The Siecle persists in calling for energy and decision on the part of France and England, and repeats the expression of its opinion that if a bold front had been opposed to the Emperor of Russia in the first instance, he would, ere this, have been brought to reason. The Assemblee Na tionale has a long article on the war against the Birmans, in which it indulges in insinuations against the English, even to the extent of stating that they do not hesitate to take assassins into their pay in order to get rid of their enemies. It is sur prising with what tenacity the party of which the Assemblee Nationale is the organ persists in its calumnies on the English nation. The Debats has another article calling for the abolition of the slid ing scale as regards - the corn trade. On Tuesday the Emperor gave a private audience to the Marquis de Viluma, who delivered his letters of credence as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Queen of Spain and of the Duke of Parma. Count de Hatzfeldt, the Prus sian minister, and M. Firmin Rogier, the Belgian minister, also had audiences of his Majesty, the former to deliver the reply of his Sovereign to the letters of recal of Baron Burignot de Varennes, and the latter to deliver the reply of the King of the Belgians to the letters of recal of M. His de Butenval. The Emperor, on the proposition of the Minister of War, has appointed M. de Guiroye, military in tendant of the section of reserve, to the functions of mayor of Algiers, and has promoted M. Lechene, ex-mayor of Algiers, to the rank of officer in the Legion of Honour. We read in the Moniteur " The Minister of Marine has just received from the French Consul-General in England interesting details as to the movement of French navigation in the port of London, during the second quarter of 1853. In that period there entered 98 French vessels, measuring toge ther 6,119 tons, and having 548 men, being an increase on the corresponding quarter of 1852, of 14 vessels, and 1,014 tons ; 5 vessels have participated in the benefit of the new navigation law, and have imported into Eng land, from France, either American or French produce (wine and brandy). Some vessels have been char tered by English houses for the conveyance of pas sengers, and our Consul-General on this subject expresses an opinion that, under existing circum stances, such of our ships as are fit for that service might get engagements in England on very advantageous conditions. Our flag has already made itself known on this subject, and one of the first ship-owners in London, who has chartered two vessels of Bordeaux (the Pondi cherry and the Jessore), has spoken in the highest terms as to the excellent condition of these vessels. The Don Juan, of the same port, has also recently obtained at Bristol the approbation of competent men. Our cap tains of merchant vessels, who, before the new naviga tion law had no opportunity of visiting England, have been perfectly well appreciated since they have been put in relation with the shipowners and merchants on the other side the Strait." At the Bourse yesterday, the market for public securities has experienced a reaction, amounting to a panic, and Rentes have fallen considerably. At the close of business, the following were the quo tations with a downward tendency :—For cash— Three per Cents., 77f. 60c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 102 f. 90c. For the account : Three per Cents., 77f. 75c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 102 f. 80c. ; Bank Stock, 2,820 f. Amidst the fluctuations that have taken place in shares lately, the shares of the Bank of Credit Foncier have con tinued, and were yesterday, steady at 740 f. Credit Mobilier shares have declined 17f., closing at 810 f. 50c. The market for Railway shares has fared no better than that for Public Securities. The fall in the principal lines is heavy, amounting to in the Northerns, 16f. ; Paris and Orleans, 16f. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 21f. ; and Paris and Lyons, 161. The closing prices are :—Northerns, 856 f. 25c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,151 f. 50c. ; Paris and Stras bourg, 9121. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 918 f. TURKEY AND RUSSIA. Dispatches from Constantinople to the 23d ult. state that the project which ]eft that city for Vienna on the 19th stipulates the extension to all Christian confessions of article 7 of the treaty of Kainardschi, and contains some restrictions on the requirements of Russia. War is looked upon as inevitable. General Sir Charles Campbell, who visited, on mission, the several Turkish armies, has returned to Constanti nople, and partakes of the same opinion. Hostile manifestations are on the increase, and the arma ments continue to be actively pursued. The Minister of War and the Grand Vizier are preparing to leave Constantinople for the Camp at Shumla. They are expected to be replaced pro visionally by Riza Pacha. Menekli Pacha has been appointed Commander of the 12,000 men of the Egyptian auxiliary force. The Berlin Zeist, in a semi-official communica tion, indicates among the worst difficulties of the Oriental question, that nothing has been stipulated concerning the probable claim of Russia on the head of the costs of occupation. The Prussian paper sees a danger of the difficulty being longer prolonged than desirable by the general interests of Europe, and more especially of Turkey, whose resources are already exhausted by the extraordi nary efforts she has been compelled to make. A despatch from Odessa, of the 17ch, announces the arrival of the Grand Duke Constantine in that port on his way to Sebastapol, to inspect the fleet of which he is nominated Grand Admiral. He is accompanied by a numerous staff. The Patrie announces that the Hospodars of Moldavia and Wallachia have been summoned to Constantinople, in consequence of their refusal to pay the ordinary tribute to the Porte, and that the consuls of England and France in the provinces have received orders to lower their flags. _ A Constantinople letter, in the Inde pendance of Brussels, states that the French and English con suls at Jassy removed the official emblems of their consulates on the day when Prince Ghika, in obe dience to the orders of Russia, broke off relations with the Porte. _ _ Letters from Jassy and Bucharest to the 14th and 19th of July, give details respecting the Russian forces, who are fortifying themselves in a formidable manner in the principalities. Every day there were arrivals of artillery intended for the works of defence established in the strongest points of the country. The Russians are forming three entrenched camps, which are intended to protect all their lines, and which are to he rendered impreg- The Union says :—" A letter from Paris, pub lished in the Nouvelliste, a Ministerial journal of Rouen, states that the Russian ukase ordering a considerable levy of men in all the Empire, is pre ceded by some observations published in the jour nals of St. Petersburg, the text of which has not reached the French papers. The Nouvelliste cites this latter phrase :—'Russia fears nothing; in spite of calumnies she will continue her path in the in terest and for the greater glory of the orthodox faith ; she will, in short, dissipate all her enemies like dust.' The Ministerial journal of Rouen takes care to remark that this manifesto being dated the 20th July, was published after the arrival of the propositions of arrangement of England and France. To be exact, however, it must be said that the phrase cited by the Nouvelliste does not appear in the Russian ukase, but in an article of the Abeille of St. Petersburg—where, as is known, all thejournals are subject to censorship." A letter from Malta, of 21st ult., says The Leonidas steamer has left for Constantinople, with 120 chests, containing a large amount of specie. A letter from Vienna says :—" We learn from. Constantinople that on the 16th there was a con ference held on board the flag-ship of Admiral Dundas between two admirals and an o ft - leer of the Turkish navy, on the subject of finding a better anchorage for the fl ee ts than that at Fesika. If this conference has produced any result, [there will be probably a movement among the vessels, but quite unconnected with politics." The Wanderer of Vienna states that the Turkish Government has prohibited the . export of provi sions from Roumelia, as a scarcity begins to be f e lt. A r l 17th te u l l 2 t tat Tckatsch. It. says :—" Princ e Gotc off from arrived a s Jassy, on h s et h t a e k r is positively stated that only 6,000 men will re main in Moldavia ; the other troops will take u their cantonmentsin Wallachia." AUSTRIA. A Vienna letter says :—" The conclusion of a new loan in specie is not very far distant, although it has not yet been definitively fixed on. Different operations prove that i nce ssant efforts are being made to raise the rate of paper to the level of that of specie, and these efforts are connected with the affair of the loan." The German Journal of Frankfort, under date of Berlin, 30th ult., says :—" The events which, have recently taken place at Smyrna have deter mined the Austrian Government not only to de' wand ample reparation from the Government of the United States, but to require the Ottoman Porte, in addition to the satisfaction it has already given, to use all its efforts tolprocure without delay the extradition of Kossta. The Austrian Govern ment is following up the affair with the greatest energy." A letter from Trieste of the 23d ult., in the Augsburg Gazette, says—" Shortly after the arrival of the two Austrian frigates at Smyrna, the Lieu tenant of the American corvette Saint Louis w ent on board to salute Captain Bourgignon in the nano of his captain, saying as an excuse for the absence of the latter that he was indisposed in bed. The Austrian commander expressed his regrets, and hi s r strong desire to speak to the captain. The lieutenant after numerous subterfuges, gave a half promise to say so, and left. Scarcely hadlhe returned on boardhis own vessel than the latter raised anchor and sailed off, no doubt in order to spare the American captain the pain of being obliged to justify Ammon in the eyes of a man of honour." The Austrian Lloyds says—" Count de Giulay is expected at Vienna from St. Petersburgh in the beginning of next month. Conferences have take n place on the affairs of the Lombardo-Vene tian, kingdom, at which the Chevalier de Burger and Count de Rechberg were present." The Vienna Gazette of the 26th ult., pu blishes . a pastoral letter from the Archbishop of Milan , i n which, amongst other things, he says that the Church, in order to exercise her influence, shoul d be freed from certain obligations recently inven t ' to repress abuses, and which embarrass her efforts for the welfare of society. The Archbishop apsa, k ! afterwards of the mission of Catholic Austria I°` the pacification of the country, and the re-es l6 . , blishment of order. After alluding to the liber ties accorded to the Church in the other provinces ° Austria, he endeavours to prove that the Italian clergy are also worthy of them. He terminateS 11 inviting the clergy to prepare for the approaching Concordat. ITALY. We learn by the Turin papers that Count Cavourt President of the Council of Ministers, has recovereu from his attack of cerebral congestion, and is ne w convalescent. The Genio, which had been suspended for! month at Florence by order of the Governmen t ' recommenced its publications on the 26th ult. _ d A letter from Leghorn states that Guerrazzi 135 ' chosen France for his residence, Montazio ba g chosen Constantinople, and Petracchi, Barcelona ; Capecchi has petitioned to be allowed to remain in prison. Guerrazzi, it is said, at first refused to depart unless his civil rights were restored to ' and his name replaced in the list of Tuscan aav °- cates ; but the Minister of Grace and Justice having given him two hours to accept or refuse . tir Grand Duke's clemency, he at length accept' Some say that the French Minister at Florence r,e,", fused to sign Guerrazzi's passport for France Wit' he had received instructions from his Governmen t. A letter from Cagliari, in the Corriere Meat °. tile of Genoa, states that the trial of the persen implicated in the late disturbances at Sassar i closed on the 23d ult., and that sentence would b° pronounced on the 27th. The Official Venice Gazette of the 27th ult. any tains a sentence pronounced by the court-maw" of that city, on twenty-six persons, twelve of Whom are condemned to death for the possession and eon ; cealment of arms ; two to six months' imprisonme nt in irons ; two to five and eight months of simpl e arrest ; and five to periods of imprisonment vair ing between a year and three months. Five wer e ... having fragments of arms or ammunition in ort, possession, have been condemned to various perl,°7, of arrest or imprisonment, not exceeding 0 " months. All these punishments, though th em ' legality has been acknowledged by the militia commandant of Venice, have been commuted 171 him as follows :—Nine sentences of death in to various periods of imprisonment, with or witbe n e irons, varying from two months to two years ; en into forty strokes of the bastinado, and two in t free pardons. The minor punishments, excel ) four, have been all diminished to periods not e l ; ceeding three months, and in one case a six month!, imprisonment in irons has been commuted lo w forty strokes of the bastinado. GREECE. A letter from Athens, 22d ult., says :—" an absence of 73 days, the Queen arrived here o _.`; the 17th. As soon as the King heard of the arriTr_, of her Majesty, he went to the Piraeus, attended PI the Ministers, superior officers, and members of th e Chambers. The Piraeus was illuminated. A len; from Crete states that the Greek journals vlitich arrived by the English ste amer were seized 1# English Consul, and handed over to the Turkir local authorities, and after examination they weo all destroyed except the Minerva of Athens, which was alone allowed to circulate. The greatest anarchy is said to prevail in Syria. Some deserted had seized on a Turkish mail in the village ofDl mss, near Damascus. The conductor was robp e of 150,000 piast res , an d a ft erwar d s . killed. Christians are leaving Antioch and Aleppo their families, and coming to the seaports. Christian and Druse inhabitants of the Libanus m taking up arms. An a tt e mpt has been madej i some Turks at Laodicea to assassinate the Ituss, Consul, but he esca p e d by pl ac i ng himself lulu ; the protection of the Turkish authorities." SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 29th ult. contain of political news. General L ersun di, P res ident 1, the Council, had not returned to the c apital., a letter says :—" Everybody c ons id ers it cer tain n the concessions of the railways will be deolar i , valid. If M. Moyano, the Minister of Pun, Works, should not adopt the opinion of his leagues on the subject, he will retire and be. 4 placed by M. Esteban Collantes, Director of 14' Post-office." THE PENINSULAR MAIL• Yesterday, at Southampton, the City of Load! n steam-ship, chartered by the Peninsular and Orie.;l tal Company, and commanded by Captain Card' arrived with the usual Peninsular mails. Her latest dates are—Gibraltar, 27th July' Cadiz, 28th ; Lisbon, 30th ; Vigo, 31st. Fr 1 the very foggy state of the weather, the city London had no communication with Oporto. She brings 56 passengers. On freight she has 3 packages specie, 77 b° l ,,i: eggs, 55 boxes onions, 789 boxe s l emons , 14 bar dates, 10 barrels honey, and 12 casks wine. ,j The City of London du r i ng h er vo y age home ' l ,; s very fine weather. It will be seen that she 0 made an excellent passage, having reached 13 7 a, one day before the time at which she is due, though she left two days later than usual, on o' e c s , count of taking the place of the Tagus, which 4 e cl sel, it will be remembered, put back with discl' engines. ..„ 0 0 1 The screw steam-ship Routes sailed for Li - ren . o f from Gibraltar the same day on which the Ci t y London left, and the Frankfort and Phoeb e '— arrived there from the eastward on that day. The Iberia arrived at Vigo on the 30th July THE MEDITERRANEAN• SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNIO . tio n The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navig' of Company's ship Bengal, with the heavy p 3 ort oo , the East India, China, and Mediterranean 01 has just arrived here. t lori The Peninsular and Oriental Steam NavPi a st Company's ship Cadiz, Captain Cooper, ad from Constantinople, Smyrna, Mal ts ' Gibraltar. ien ATTEMPTED MURDER AND HIGHWAY Ro tst GooDwooD.--On Friday last a most daring atten!Pbos• murder and highway r o bb ery was comm itted at Cil le ca ir e a ter, t n a D t h l b e e y in the night thane named af division.m ed Friday,William iAr. .bSejynaktine half-pastse,s , formerly ve h hel e ven a e v p e o i 0 0 r e), 0 ole ic a gentl e is w w i e t l h l o k u n t o s w p n ea o k n in t g he turf, while passing the post - ° f w e boy the head and face the High-street, was suddenly attacked by SY'lle°' over a w w it o li rd ; la st r ru ge ck st h o i n m e of a handkerchief. Mr. Webb, who had about 41 : 11 ,ge, his possession, defended himself with great on" be isi but received very serious injuries, his upper li p se ver° completely cut open. Sykes repeated his blows,. is p ur times, and would, no doubt, have succeeded in ' 1( 4 ,. [sr' steievderainl ttireesncror pose, had! not a friend of Mr. Webb opporrobvf: rived, when he immediately made off. Mr. woun d° immediately taken to a surgeon's, when his svice g were dressed. On the following da, Saturdays 110 was apprehended in Chichester, and eyxamined 19 ,7 f og i ; en Grace the Duke of Richmond and a full bench L' m itt& strates, at the Chichester Petty Sessions, and o r° for trial. of the 29 t h THE CHOLERA.—A letter from Copenhagen iate ult. states that the cholera was then increasinigsrdeatbs• sity, 346 new cases being announced , and dea ths. ep There have been in all 4,759 cases and 2,50 8 :tw o. o NEW GERMAN RAILWAY.—An important Fr jo ges: German miles in length, and which will un a l n e, 1 3 rett__ Siegen, Betzdorf, Giessen, Deuz, Welzlar,. _ 1- _`_ n panY, breilzen, has just been conceded to an English n,. e u e of ranl f the by the Prussian government, with a gon e rs a minimum interest of 31 per cent. The cg r inn iascl..2 o railway directors assembled at Berlin h + avc_`;`. if f for the adoption of a new and more moderat e transport of merchandise. rfn, Ton ord eo u 110 dre