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1.4 a , a..1.. LITERATURE: ADS If E AND TALES OF TRA VELLERS giD 7 RAVELLING. El i E. L. Blanchaid l i "amn e d us to th e aut h or o f t hi s mos t facetious v . t tl.e book as one of the pleasantest of companions. 44 i s a volume, as the title-page merrily hath it, b ivri s tten for everybody going anywhere, and . _is 'ought out (both in regard to siz e, p rice, embellish %slat and character) exactly after the manner of tho th a ll ---ree popular bro c h ures w hi c h are i n t en d e d to oePersetde M. Buffon—the N a t u r a l Hi-tories of the . these, the B allet- Girl, and th e B ore . Ov e r each of Forks we have laughed coasummedly. The amou nt of th e G ent—the abhorred Gent—at the Z as icol at half-price in the minor theatres, at certain ul tic pastimes, and under every variety of cir eounstances, is fresh in our memory. His railway " li cts ; his shirt-pins, like overgrown white currants, with wate r on the brain ; his imitation of Paul Bed ( how's ray r-r-r•r-rummv cove—how's my hog. egsY-wicksy-wicks-- wikcs ? believe you my t 3r. Y`Y, Sze."), or of Wright (" Come, I say now overnor, none of the 'ere larks, you didn't ought to, togeneral as") ) his passion for m the . Lowther Arcade, and his belief in his own distinguished appearance, are G ir r as reminiscen ces o f yes t er day. The Ballet gee; too, er with her i nnocen t p a rtiality for cheap Y 1 h love of white-bait, and her al miraculous d ecorum , i s v i v idly impressed upon our recoll ect i on, as are also the character i st i c . t ions of the Bore, who gives elaborate analyses I ,.!ce last new f arce at t h e Haymar k et, & c , Y e t, 7tnout depreciating the humour of these three co eal little books, and without depreciating in any Cacti the abilities of Albert Smith or Angus B. c i te n , We certainly give the palm to the " Heads L__Tales of Travellers and Travelling," by their L'"ther hunaourist E. L. Blanchard. Its pages are .anai n g over with drollery, and with the unforced t e rrnent of goo d humour. The very f i rst sen ;B in the " Introduction" alludes to Dr. John -B°ll 8 ict* th ei . e . lonary, "as a great plagiarism, seeing that t e i, eu ls, not a single word in it but what hasbeen hu "ra other authors." And, among the pre fort n ITY bits of advice to those who are travellers copa s ure, the a u th or t a lk s i n thi s w i se o f a carp e l :l ./ ma :—" There is a p o pular tradition that a Ole ea .l'ag will hold anything ; we believe it. It is ,tO-'sq,,,i_encyclopatlia of light articles, possessing, like tii~q"(.4r o mnibus, the algebraic property of contain alderm,..nin itself an unknown quantity. It has a perfect defi na l i ni c capacity for stuffing ; its limits are as in %d 'e as the Oregon territory. Nature herself Thi s not manifest a greater antipathy to a vacuum." b ag vie tak e it, is the very epitome of fun in a carpet- Yes "-- „ f P a ssage worthy of Leigh Hunt himself— tbus ,glonous Leigh Hunt, who has thought w w ,cn sitting in the inside of an omnibus : te citelo nat an intense intimacy we get with the face, tits° loth, waistcoat, and watehehain of the man wh . o estePolite us! Who is he? What is his name? Is his tre ss ; g r eat care — an a ffli ct i on? I s h i s l oo k o f cheerful 'elf; - 1 1 "? At length he looks at ourselves, asking kim litttok_d°oht, simil ar quest i ons; an d as it i s l ess plea the examo scr utinized than to scrutinize, we now set him liv eatia P .. lo of turning the eyes another way. How atL it must be t o th e ver y f a t man to b e so gaze d nh i f lie sat as close to us in a private room in a 'ere s i t 7 . °W he would get up and walk away! But ,tlao r i,„"." must, and have his portrait taken by our 'goat tts - "„' : We sigh for his plethora with a breath al- Wh,,Pct'eous as his wheezing." lil ts h'" . 'Leigh Hunt has thought, Blanchard 11114,0Inght--what Leigh Hunt has observed, E. L. 1 /ti. tte h ar ! has observed—what Leigh Hunt has 'eteo e ;',-ca,• L. Blanchard has written—with a dif q th e ,,"' of them, but, in their way, as well. Which sa ti kr says this ?—" We have always had a sort of Illeaeerng contempt for umbrellas ; carrying one on a ? i f Wet e f , tr iP invariabl aars to us a wilful invitation ' ll nap ( 1, 8 3 pre-supposition of everything that is •,% 14 (1 - li f ." 4 " , and disagreeable—a display of sceptical L ul loa e ch - e / rd i n the existence of sunshine.' . It . is E. L. ce.saia i ': v h° says it (see p. 12), but it might have Y Leigh H un t. I n th e same s t ra i n of i e sll , e h a strain as dear old Elia must have tr ~, eah an ,"Tn he w en t a - g ip s ying to Norwood or kiler ° o - ";lle (that i s , E. L. Blanchard) says, fur -titlee ' that i r here than "your genuine tourist is no every an he is THERE !—a kind of Wieland 3 1 4 e i e - uay life, of whose stationary presence of p ltatiVe "fled ; ever certain five minutes together. tb_ anra pe s flythat X "Peaded in your study, and stalks from tike elt h Poi 1 , t o eto the Mediterranean, before you have - "‘reel v ..„ Nv cisk him off with your handkerchief, I "cecl, „"" tt roPers over the whole continent with more 1 4 0 . 4. 4i1 * . Pfijerne rould innocently imagine him to be the 14 28 " lo o, ha v i ng discovered the perpetual mo leatolearrYing out its first principles in a selfish suln • its exclusive privileges. 77te worthy bur -4 7 : 71 the Dutch legend might have left him ritin uct r as his sole legatee. He appears to have e a h net ion * Wing in his ears the energetic in -9t phantom o w " ""e phantom policeman, who, perpetually -eat qi move on,' leaves his victim no peace. His Pr °. blen: n „. lle ,froL9 to be the solution of a mathematical po"siftinvolves the question of getting over the mount amount of ground in the smallest pos e -4tni . VW, 0. & ; , ° ? elnle• tie goes off like a skyrocket, nik." -- `"a/ feature of taking his stick along gi .: 4 l!it ude Much as we should like to transcribe . a 7.. similar passages—passages sparkling with e °4l 4%l4—we desist: our conscience warns us 0 -. : 4l esor o , rn ission of a literary larceny.. We have quetati; appreciation of the copyright, and draw Titan ,:ns, though unwillingly, to a conclusion. d ll o l ire the reader that in " Travellers and lid® he w ill gain —heads or tales he is sure to 'Act Le,''',innerj The author has very evidently, t f t4Bll 4 " e ril int, gat opposite many and many a ,hcootne intensely intimate with his po, itticckheioth, his waistcoat, and his watch- G r p of ti e_ has given us his pen and in PhilV:iin i c a uem all--the Artistic Tourist, the aouri s tae 4t .,-tropi e t, the Gastronomic Tourist, the Bl a me To uris t ol lrist, the Begging Tourist, the Sent).- D e iZnard i t .. ll , l _ ll cl the Adventurous Tourist. E. L. si6.,7 lo tte th - * peen their Pierce Egan, and F. G. 4' 4 with heir Cruickshank. The pages are diver theAl," variety of wood-cuts iu the style of ot seas on "ether the book is about the merriest of er e : an c i i y . 411 (1 there have been no lack of merry pr ader J anti e r l icet hds too. It will make many s k rring for them wither pleasure the toothsome things top e s,, li t"-rary s ein in " Dinners and Diners," by the Ye ofd ( Ver—as Punch would call him the rollery. AR COURT CIRCULAR.AUG. 22. tler vi.'.I{33VEREKIE, LAGGAN, Wi t ) Majesty and the Prince, I,eior„ ' 4 ' 4 the Princess Royal and the Duchess of with the Prince priooe of of kNopfolen, atteaded by the Duke and Du ai - r.76 th e Earl Grey, the Viscountess Jocelyn, lirri:ed'Aeneral Wemys and Sir 'Tames t twelve e e l , fro m p is W"ram at half - Pas ge l , yeet OTI tio 11 er zo, "clay. 444144 ,ajesty was received at the Loch-bridge_h9n3a,. Ile 11 " guard commanded by M'Pherson, of Ulu hamerdAiloatieaty alighted at the drawbridge, and was 4 wit e d t , ° a carriage on the other Abe r , o er Majesty's arrival, by the Marquis e otwitbstaming N I P . of of t he w eather h i n the the unpropitious state grouods Burin Majesty and Prince Albert walked Th e r ‘`tu'ing' the afternoon. the priheYal dinner part - included her Duke and bonbi-ce, the Prince Of Leiningen, the the E arl d: uf Norfolk, the- Marquis of Abercor A n Majesty and iison, Major.,,Y, Vhcountess Jocelyn, Mr. G. E. Anson, Gor don, aerZ'.eral Wernyss Captain the Hon. bivi__'lr dames Clark. 1 u! service will be °die this tn er • performed at Ardverekie and tilast !tthr again It e we lung. Th e pn!ght a hurricane of wind and rain. ti v „, . rinse ,e ~..a,t c' day was most unpropitious, "u la p elf "; w tes and the Princess ect nealtb. Lord Royal ar- It earnpb ii---------_______ and the Hon. el Cate e ) Lady Stratheden, t lart r i o ,, , , Phell left Str atheden-house yesterday for , bis°,,,Qliheuse, Roxburghshire. - were reeeiveeges from the Governor of the Gambia •,, bien4titerclaY at the Colonial-office. . cae er" e 8 were sent off yesterday evening from of South ' .444,tr:111111.41-?face for the Governor , 81411.0. 'm.'"%ra,.................mwa ISZVIVL Or at Z, TO AUSTRA.LIA.--A company -u t a li n -"Y royal charter for the purpose of est and Austpare of steam-boats to run between India . . . has bee b n li i s n h : ' tlve en ,LN thus corn leti the steam communication . De, tilt treTila e DUntr P . 9 Y and o g d y The charter received Ihatb' seal on the 6th yofneAligust. It is calculated It pt thie'reetire distane to Sydney will be accomplished nt • ate in about 64 d• • f these 42 days uu In goin from a) s, o • ~, l 'e to pef.,,_ England to Singlipor s e, fro te m n i ds ro y r 's t Zlgt on. t,., ~..11;ssington, and twelve day ,to,' zYdney. 1113 1Q 1tr - ''''-e.LITAIS SOCIET Y FOR THE ABOLITION . OF ti pat Aw1..".4 T Bridge-street, held °lvi`/B.—Yesterday a meeting of this so kilvilitf.:' in the societ 's rooms, A. watrs, Mr. John Atkinson in the society keetio.r called the attention of the 17, G. Apse nel_!eeelltlY held in York and th Q au- nomie_ g immediate and decisive ile adi PPr . e allion of this abomination the s t h Mt e or p . tu,horer tor . n citi e s 'concluded by en sa b m ur r al su o re f s : he k ei ne the urgent"es. . The speaker for a public de ortatratienecessity there was 48 tothi p , 4 by the society against intramural as t ° 1 800 d h Con of Government . ~xprPerseaseTre from without. 0 d r ew t Q attention i gentlemen having to be lu„. auti , (.1 their opinions upon the future FD Other urse tiieet,lg 13 Y the society th e time for holding vote of 14,4,4 w°• ultitnatel'y fixed upon. Atter e _ . a The 4) the chairman the meeting adjourned. 4_ a public Zeds, near Met • e4t h of the Rev. W. 1-i. Grove, of rectory of ketb,,"u this county, has rendered vacant the *hieh`rhY Abbs, riear Shaftesbury the , r incumbent e y of The living la v v . Ze held for more than half a century. of Si' tn about o/. per annum, and is in the i patronage o r It, C• 01yn, Bart. --Salisbury Herald. •-.01.1110, of lailt .4) COMMISSION. —By an Act continued lunti alonth, the Copyhold Commission systemis the la 41 it fah, tof October, 1 -850 - The copyhold ispassed 22d felt ;v4 Y to clomp. THig SIIN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1847. THE MURDER OF THE DUCHESS DE PR &SLIN. The announcement of s,..vcral of the journals of ne arrival in Paris on Saturday of Marshal Sebas ,iani was erroneous. The Marshal, it appears, had quitted Geneva for Nice before the melancholy news of the assassination of his daughter could reach him, and, consequently, it was impossible for him to arrive in Paris so soon as has been stated. The body of the Duchess was removed on Sunday morning, at six o'clock, to a vault under the church of the Made line. It was accompanied by her uncles, the Duke de Coigny, and General Sebastiani, and two other members of the family. A mass was performed immediately after the body had been placed in the vault. It will remain there until the arrival of Marshal Sebastiani. We read in the Debats—" The Duke de Praslin . is said to be still suffering from his attempt to poison himself. Three phials have been found in his chamber, one of which was still filled with nitric acid, another contained a white powder, which has been ordered to be analysed, and the third had contained laudanum, which it is believed the Duke had drunk. Every possible precaution is taken at the Luxem bourg to prevent his making any further attempt upon his life. Dr. Louis, his own physician, and Dr. Rouget de Saint Pierre, physician to the Luxem bourg, are in attendance upon him." Of the nine children of the unfortunate Duchess de Praslin, the eldest daughter is alone married. She is the wife of a rich Piedmontese gentleman, with whom she lives usually at Turin. The second daughter, aged eighteen, set out on the day of the murder to meet her grandfather, the Marshal. The four others have been taken to their grandmother, Mdme. de Praslin. They are ignorant of the crime imputed to their father. M. Edgard de Praslin, brother of the prisoner, was, when the murder took place, at the Chateau de Praslin, which has re mained the property of the eldest son of the family, and where he this summer occupied a pavillion. He has conducted there the three sons of the accused. Mdlle. Sebastiani had brought to her husband in marriage upwards of 100,000 f. a year, from the mother's side. She afterwards obtained as much more by the death of an aunt. M. de Praslin, on his side, possessed about as great a fortune. They had, in addition, to expect all the fortune of Mar shal Sebastiani, and of General Tiburce Sebastiani, the uncle, who has no children, and their share in the fortune of the Dowager Duchess de Praslin. _ _ The following affecting account is given of the manner in which the Duchess Dowager de Praslin, who is nearly blind, has been made acquainted with the death of her daughter-in-law, whom she loved most tenderly. She was at first informed that her unfortunate daughter had been murdered by rob bers. Upon this she desired that her son might come to her, and they would mourn together. Ex pressing her extreme surprise that he did nit come to her, it became necessary to make her gradually and cautiously acquainted with the truth. Upon this she sunk into a state of complete despair. At the time of the marriage of the Duke de Praslin he was twenty-one years of age, and Mdlle. Sebastiani only eighteen. Her hand had been promised to the Duke de Fitzjames, but a difference upon questions of interest unfortunately put a stop to a union which in all respects was most desirable. SIR HARRY SMITH.—We learn from the subscrip tion paper which has been lying for a few days at the Royal Exchange, Glasgow, that the sum of 3201. has been subt,cribod for the purpose of presenting this dis • tinguished officer with some testimonial from the citizens d Glasgow, seeing that they are not to have the pleasure of entertaining him at a public dinner. SUNDERLAND DOCK.--On Monday at noon the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this under taking was held at the Exchange-buildings. In the ab sence of Mr. Hudson, M.P., the chairman of the com pany, Mr. C. Bramwell presided. The report stated that the execution of the undertaking was progressing rapidly and satisfactorily. Since the last annual meeting in February, Mr. Bendel' had made his survey and report, in accordance with which the immediate execution of the open basin, the half-tide basin, and the dock to the ex tent of 20 acres, has been determined on, and several preliminary contracts have been executed, and the half tide basin and dock itself has been recently contracted for. The financial report showed their receipts, to the 30th June last, to have been 21,6771. 18s. 11d.; their aggregate expenditure 18,172/. 19s. 9d., leaving a ba lance of 3,504/. 19s. 2d.; but since that period nearly the whole of the first call has been received. FIRE AT Wuirree.—The cry of " fire" was again heard in our streets, to the great alarm of the inhabi tants, on Saturday last, a messenger arriving soon after one sou., requiring the assistance of the engines at the Lordship Farm, Writtle, the property of the Right Hon. Lord Petre, and in the occupation of Mr. Lucking. Be fore, however, the progress of the element could be stayed, a cow shed, in which were four calves, and a barn containing a small quantity of tares, with some peas, were consumed, the animals perishing in the flames. A haulm wall then took fire and a large haystack ignited, the greater part of which was included in the work of destruction. Fortunately there was little wind during the conflagration or several large corn stacks must have fallen a prey to the flames. The buildings and stock are insured in the Essex Economic, and the loss is; roughly estimated at 4001—Essex Herald. THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—Yesterday the trustees obtained possession of all the houses required in Great Russell-street for the erection of the east wing of the Museum, iucluding the extensive bindings belonging'to the Clerical, Medical, and General Life Assurance Com pany, clearing the ground entirely to Montagu-street, Russell-square. ORKNEY ELECTlON.—Thursday the 19th being the day appointed for the nomination of candidates for the representation of the combined counties of Orkney and Zetlanti, the town of Kirkwall presented a scene of great animation. At the hour appointed both candidates made their appearance, each accompanied by a large procession of voters alai others—Mr. Dundas, from the house of Mr. Gold, Grainbank; and Mr. Anderson, from M‘Donald's Hotel. The latter gentleman sported blue banners—the former yellow and orange. James Baikie, Esq., of Tankerness, nominated Mr. Dundas as a proper person to represent them in Parliament, which was seconded by W. Traill, Esq., of Woodwick. Samuel Laing, jun., Esq., of Papdale, proposed Mr. Anderson; seconded by Dr. Scott, of Melby. The two candidates then severally addressed the electors, and, on a show of hands being taken, the sheriff declared it to be in favour of Mr. Anderson. A poll was demanded, which was ap pointed to take place on the 25th and 26th instant. — Caledonian Mercury. The apprehension of further disasters arising out of those which have recently occurred was this morning shown to have been well founded, by the announcement of the suspension of Messrs. Castellain, Sons, and Co., a firm of old standing, and one deservedly held in estima tion. For some days the position of the house had been a matter of anxiety, in consequence of the heavy blow inflicted upon it by the failure of Fraser and Co., of Antwerp; but a general hope was entertained that it might be able to surmoant the severe consequences of that event. The liabilities are stated at 145,0001., and the nominal assets at about 135,0001., although, of course, these will show a considerable depreciation in the wind ing up. It may be added that there has rarely been a failure which has caused more sincere regret, the mis fortune having fallen upon Messrs. Castellain, not from any speculations of their own, but from misplaced confi dence in their foreign correspondents.—Times. COMMITTAL OF A WOMAN FOR MURDER AT BIR.• MINGHAM.-0a Monday night an inquest was held, before J. B. Davies, Esq., borough coroner, on the body of a female infant child, said to have been murdered, and most inhumanly mangled, by its unfortunate mother, a woman named Elizabeth Steadman. It appeared that the prisoner lived as servant, the last two months, at the Hope and Anchor, Caroline-street. Her mistress, hav ing suspicion that she was in the family way, questioned her, but the denied the fact. On Thursday last, she was taken ill, and went to bed, still persisting that she was only labouring under a cold, for which she required some warm drink. This was supplied to her, and in a short time after she got better, and removed to another bed. It, however, eventually turned out that the unhappy being was delivered of a child, which was afterwards found concealed in the privy of the house, cut up into several pieces. The whole of the evidence, unfit for publication, having been gone through, the jury, this morning (Tuesday), at one o'clock, returned a verdict of murder against the prisoner. Three of the jury refused to sign the inquisition, but the prisoner was committed to take her trial at the next assizes, for the murder of the infant. SHOCKING SERIES OF MURDEROUS ATTACKS BY A MADMAN. --A man named Jean Thomas, formerly a sailor, aged 41, ran through the streets of Bordeaux, on Sunday,morning, lath a knife in his hand, stabbing every person he met. This man had long been subject to monthly epileptic attacks, and was once before guilty of acts of violence on a woman who lived with him. For a length of time, however, he has been quiet, until Sunday last, when, after ill using a woman who prepared his food, he snatched up a long knife, with which he left the house. He then entered an omnibus, concealing the weapon in his sleeve. Whentheveahnicdleetsathohpepdedh,imhe; suddenly fell on one of the passengers ba and then d ae t attacked ni l actually bit t h o e n e animalof the i.n h orses the with n hos nostril. l e utmost Beißeing fury,now hthaodroeuaugsheldy to flow , b h ye ran the amucks gh t of th t re e ugh o t o h d e. a w d h jo ic in h in h g e i s n tre h e e ts r , wounding ianngostuhecereswsiovnielayna, w w o h m o a h n ,ad hav ing a of ch h i e ld r fingers dangerously; next, next, a another Mme.p . whowoman, Ii stabbed gee ee. office, and her daughter, whose li fe k i w s ehe i po n ms da nger, ll d a e nger, and several others. A workman named Roche at last ven tured to oppose the madman, and succeeded in taking him prisoner, though not without receiving a slight wound in the hand. The number of persons wounded is not less than ten or twelve. The next day Thomas was twice interrogated, and replied to all questions with great sang paid. FATAL CARRIAGE ACCIDENT. —Yesterday Mr. IV. Baker held an inquest at the Queen Adelaide, Hackney road, on the body of Henrietta Phillips, aged five years, daughter of Mr. Joseph Phillips, a clerk in a mer chant's house. Alderman Thomas Sidney, M.P., de posed that on Monday morning he was proceeding to town in Alderman Copeland's carriage, driven by Isaac Bails, at a steady p ace , when the deceased suddenly ran across the road, an d before the coachman could pull up one of the wheels passed over her body. Wit ness got out, and she was taken to a surgeon's, but not withstanding the means used she died in two hours. Verdict—" Accidental death." THE OCCUPATION of FERRARA BY THE AUSTRIANS. We reee'ved yesterday a 7 .uppl( mentary sheet of the Corriere Livornese of the 16th inst., which sup plies the following interesting particulars relative to the occupation of Ferrara by the Austrian forces : " (From private Italian letters.) "FERRARA, AUG. 13. "To-day, at half-past one o'clock, P NI., the Aus trian troops occupied the posts of the grand guard and the gates of the city. It now only remains for them to occupy the posts of the prisons and the resi dence of the Cardinal Legate, who has loudly pro tested against this new act of hostility. The city is deeply agitated. " (From another letter.) "At half-past one the Austrians took possession of the posts of the Place Publique, and the four gates of the city. The post of the castle remains in the hands of the Pontifical Volunteers, and those of the prisons in the hands of the National Guard. The occupation was first demanded by an Austrian major, accom panied by two adjutants and escorted by a picket of cavalry, in the name of the General-Commandant of the Austrian forces in the city and citadel of Ferrara. A similar requisition was addressed to his Excellency the Cardinal Legate, in a manner very improper and insulting to our Sovereign the Cardinal, and the city itself. His Excellency refused to consent to the de mand, and only yielded to force, not without loudly protesting against it. Words, however, are impotent against fixed bayonets. Besides, the tighter the Gor dian knot is tied the more easily it will be severed. If the invasion advances a little further, I believe that the flames will burst forth. " (From a third letter.) "Early in the - morning of the 13th four Austrian officers presented themselves to the Cardinal Legate, to apprise him of a military manoeuvre which they were about to execute in the city by order of their Government, and invited him at once to publish a notification for the purpose of tranquillising and pre paring the public mind in Ferrara for the evolution in question. The Cardinal replied, that he would not deceive his Ferrarese fellow-subjects, not being able to give credence to their words ; and urged them not to violate the pacts of treaties, protesting against the Austrian Government for all the consequences. The Austrians left, uttering menaces. "At about half-past twelve o'clock, P.M. two bat talions entered the city with lighted matches and va rious pieces of artillery ; they occupied the posts, driving out the Pontificial soldiers. " [Another letter has just reached our office from a correspondent in whose good faith the utmost reliance may be placed, which, whilst it concurs in the main part of the above report, gives a different version of the details relative to the notification—that the Car dinal did not refuse, but on the contrary requested time for deliberation, &c. We deem it advisable to print our correspondent's letter at full length :—] " Here we are, in the power of the Austrians, or rather the city is in their power. This morning, at eleven o'clock, two Austrian battalions, one of chas seurs, and the other of Hungarians, on the left, and a body of hussars on horseback, drew up on the esplanade of our walls which is situate in front of the Austrian fortress. On the right were stationed three pieces of field artillery and the band ; at each piece of artillery were posted the gunners on horse back with lighted matches. The guns of the fortress were also pointed towards the city, and the gunners stood prepared to fire them. The troops were made to take an oath (I know not the nature of it). The major of the chasseurs, with an adjutant and a decree, proceeded to the residence of the Cardinal Legate, to communicate to him the dispatch of their General, who, in the most insolent manner and with new and increased powers, demanded that the posts of the Grand Guard in the Place Publique, and those of the city gates, should be given up to him. " This requisition was received by his Excellency with that just indignation of which you may readily form a conception. He replied to the major that he was not the man voluntarily to surrender to any foreigner the posts of a city which his Sovereign had chosen to confide to his care ; they were aware that he had no force adapted to offer any resistance to their proposal ; they might do what they pleased, but not dare to ask his consent, adding that he loudly protested against this new act of violence ; and, in fact, he caused a solemn protest to be drawn up, and imme diately dispatched a courier to Rome. " The Legate then requested the Austrian officer that the contemplated outrage might be at all events postponed until the morrow, in order that he might give notice to the inhabitants, and prevent the out break of any tumult or insurrection. The Austrian replied that no delay could be granted, and returned to his General. _ _ "Two corps of infantry were then detached from the battalions, and, accompanied by some hussars on horseback, entered the streets of the city. One of these corps directed its march to the Place, and, merely because they heard a cry of Viva Pio Nono,' raised, as they were passing under the Volto del Cavallo, they halted and made ready to fire upon the people. In this manner they entered the Place. The confusion which prevailed at this moment baffles any attempt at description : the shops were shut in the twinkling of an eye, and the benches of the venders of goods in the Place withdrawn with magical celerity. The Austrians drew up before the small body of volun teers under the Palais de Justice, disposing themselves for the occupation of the guard post. Upon this the few soldiers who were there sallied forth, and, without rendering any military honour, repaired to the resi dence of the Legate, there to redouble the guard. At the same moment the other body of Austrians pro ceeded in like manner to occupy the gates, and they are now masters of these posts , a n d have four senti nels stationed there. It is said that several thousand Austrians are already stationed along the line of fron tier, and another reinforcement of the garrison is ex pected here. " The palace is still in the custody of the Volun teers, and the prisons in that of the citizens. The afflicting state of the city is indescribable; to see our selves in the hands of the Austrians, without the power of doing anything to liberate ourselves, is, a torment which will be readily understood and appre-, ciated by every Italian mind." The Journal des Debuts publishes the protest of Cardinal Ciacchi, which was couched in the follow ing terms : In the most holy name of God, under the ponti ficate of his Holiness Pius IX., Pontiff 0.M., fortu nately reigning the second year of his pontificate, of our salvation 1847, and of the Roman indiction V., at Ferrara, chief' town of the Legation, this day, Fri day, the 13th of the month of August. " I, Dr. Elisea, son of the late Dr. Monti, ponti fical public notary, residing at Ferrara, in the street of Giovecca, No. 2, in the parish of the Cathedral, by order of his Eminence the Cardinal Legate of this city, repaired to the castle, or palace, of the Govern ment, and there, in presence of the undersigned wit nesses, his Eminence Cardinal Ciacchi, apostolic legate of the city and province of Ferrara for his Holiness Pope Pius IX., our Lord directed me to write under his dictation the following protest : " Notwithstanding the protest which I addressed on the 6th instant to his Excellency the Deputy- Marshal Count Auersperg, commanding, in the name of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, the fortress and imperial troops, relative to the Austrian patrols which traversed the city, a protest which I communi cated to the superior Government, from whom I received an honourable approbation, as results from a dispatch of the most eminent Cardinal Secretary of State, dated the 9th instant, No. 72,725, Ist section, a military deputation came to-day at noon in an almost menacing attitude (in aspetto quasi minnac cioso) to present me a paper, written by the said Deputy-Marshal, stating " that a dispatch from Milan of his Excellency the General-in-Chief, Count Ra detzki, dated the 11th of August, 1847, gave him positive orders to occupy the granguardia (the prin cipal post in the place) as well as the gates of the city of Ferrara, in conformity with the principles of military service, and in perfect accord with our undoubted right." " That occupation was executed this very day, at one o'clock P.M., and as I consider that act as a manifest violation of the sacred rights which his Holiness and the Holy See possess over the city and province of Ferrara, and not wishing by my silence to impair those rights, in my quality of representative of the Holy See, and apostolical legate of the city and province of_Ferrara, I formally protest, as it is my right, against the fact of the occupation which has just taken place, declaring it totally illegal, arbitrary, sovereignty protest o f witht e Government ho effected ffy more e c S t e e e d ove rr without aiots nor h ono i u, s nti ntahni do minions. neyypaae rtt, o quality f and infringing the entire and absolute power of the representative of the Holy S ee , o occupation, the part o a fs theit w against that military inhabitants, having occurred to justif y i t, and because it took place in the noon day, at the m om entthe A us t r i ans publicly insulting the Pontifical Government eitherthe of the square was most filled with people, di s troops,so finally, whothat at hinepeaceablyrteh the most ma was scarcely ss ct a menacingoccupied rcely t t h e e a tnod gs different .nvdedneno n e n p it nc o ea s , n t o t s .f , it to the pontifical o ffi cers commanding th i ose m p o os t ts. " Such is the protest most formally and effi caciously declared by his Most Reverend Emi s nenc who ordered that the original of the protest should b e, preserved in the archives of the State, and a copy e lodged in the office of the Secretary o f St ate, a copy go n published d in inws perpetua l an with the Austria n Commander- in - Chief, another with the commu nal ma g istrate of this , t ncity, under signed ando apart ment looking another ernory w o , f i th the the fae t . Apostolic Prepared,L m e read, atin and in al o o u f a , np in rc notary,leean tfi d hoeo r, Castle intelligible having of t voice here by tne Ferrara, w on the square of La Pace, in presence of the most excellent and most illustrious advocate Flaminius, son of Pierre Bottoni, residing in the parish of St. Etienne; and of Dr. Francois; biarie, boil of th e late Alphonse Carletti, secretary of the commune of this city, residing in the same parish, proper witnesses, invited to sign with the illustrious Cardinal, and with me, the notary. (Signed), "LOUIS CARDINAL CIACCHI, Apostolic Legate of the City and Province of Ferrara. " M. P. FLAMINIUS BOTTONI, Advocate (witness). " FRANCOIS MARIE CARLETTI, Doctor of Law (witness). " ELISEO MONTI Doctor of Law, the Notary sum moned to prepare the above act." ------- - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received files of papers from Cape Town to the 12th of June. The South African Com mercial Advertiser, of that date, has an article on the necessity of establishing roads and facilitating the communication with the different parts of the colony, from which we make the subjoined extracts. Any person who carefully peruses Sir Peregrine difficulties Mait land's dispatches relati ve t o t h e K a fi r wa r of last year, will at once perc e i ve t h at the main he had to contend with arose from t h e i m perfection of his communications, th e uncerta i n a rrival of his supplies, and the conse quen t difficulty and danger of 4 moving small detachments of troops:— "In the absence of roads (says the Cape Town Journal), order, discipline, cannon, ammunition waggons, become positive incumbrances. In such circumstances barbarism has a decided advantage over civilization. The unencumbered Kafi r , w i th his we ll-t ra ined cattle, has ample time to shift b e f ore the heavy a pproach of the civilized force. It i s li ke hunt i ng qua ils with a pack of hounds. And i n t h e rugged d e fil es o r craggy and wooded drifts of the rivers, long trains of snail paced waggons offer an easy prey to the lurking and invisible enemy. " It is hoped that the lesson will not be thrown away. It points to the only means of holding Kafirland in subjection. The chief instrument for its reduction is the pickaxe, and the soldier and the levies' should be at once armed with this irresistible weapon. Civilized armies seek each other. Large cities, the vital parts of an enemy, may be approached with any degree of caution. But in dealing with barbarians you must add wings, as it were, to your speed. You must be able to turn him, or at least his cattle ; and, without broad highways, prepared drifts, and these commanded by forts, this is impossible. " These military roads will often differ in their direc tion from commercial ones. The commercial road maker looks for levels. Wherever it is possible he creeps along the bottoms of ravines and winds by the bases of the hills. The military road must often ascend the mountain top to avoid being commanded. In as few places as possible must the line be within reach of an ambush, or the forts that watch the passes be overcrowded. "Kafirland, in this respect, is not so difficult a coun try as many in Europe that had to be intersected by roads for the process of conquest and civilization. There are no swamps in Kafirland, nor are the forests such as the Romans had to level in their progress northward among the Gauls and Germans. These were the must formickble obstacles to the march of civilization in ancient times; and it was in overcomin g them that the legions and commanders evinced their superiority as much in battle as in the management of campaigns. " This is the more important, as Kafirland is to be peopled with the native Kafirs and Africans, under Bri tish dominion. This seems to be determined on , an d hence, for the safety of the colony as well as for th e more speedy civilization of those people, safe, easy, and qu i c k access to every portion of the country becomes indis pensable to the ruling power. " The physical subjugation of Kafirland, then, seems to be the first step, not to be retracted, that a prudent government will now take. The country itself must, to use the Kafir phrase, be brought out of the bush.' Light must be thrown into its recesses, it must be aired, and great and small arteries of circulation conducted through the whole mass of its territory. And in this work, not only the regular soldiers, sappers and miners, w ith th e levies receiving pay, but the Kafir people and the new settlers, should at once be engaged. The Kafirs are at present suffering from want. In a short time, it is highly probable, they will be in the jaws of famine. The new settlers, like all new settlers in savage lands, will also have their share of suffering f rom privation. It is impossible to see men dying of hunger with out a ff or di ng them assistance, if in your power. But here assistance should be given to able-bodied men, only through the medium of public works. Some thousands of labourers could thus be most profitably employed, without in any way encroaching on the ordinary and necessary labour of the colony, and skill and habits of application diffused, not only without expense or loss, but with a gain to the Government. As for the immediate outlay—what would that be compared to the expenses of a war con ducted as the last has been? For one-half of the money lost through the impracticable nature of the country during the last twelve months, Kafirland could be made accessible at every point, either for small parties in pur suit of cattle, or for troops to quell disturbances in their birth. " But these things are too obvious to escape the eye of Government." BEAUMONT LODGE.—This seat, possessing such superior advantages of situation on the banks of the noble Thames, and contiguous to the castle of Windsor, with its park and forest, was originally built by Henry Frederick Thynne, Esq., an ancestor of the present Marquis of Bath, in the beginning of the last century, who made it the usual place of his residence. The late Duchess of Kent next possessed it, of whom it was purchased about the year 1750, by the Duke of Rox burgh, for his son, the Marquis of Beaumont, whence it seems to have acquired its present name; but in Rocque's map it is called liewman's Lodge. ,It was afterwards the residence of his Royal Highness the late Duke of Cumberland. The . father of the present Marquis of Normanby (then Lord Mulgrave) was some time an inhabitant of it. The late Warren Hastings, Esq., the Governor- General of Ben ga l, then succeeded. He sold it to Henry Griffiths, Esq., who pulled down the old structure, except a part of the west wing, and erected the present mansion, which exhibits a new order of architecture invented by Mr. Henry Emlyn. It was sold to the late Viscount Ashbrook in 1805, who continued to make it his residence till his decease, a few months ago. The pleasure grounds consist of nearly 150 acres, rising in an easy accent from the banks of the river to an ornamental upland, comprehending a walk of nearly two miles, part of it a fine w i n di ng terrace , to which is unfolded a prospect of gr eat variety, b ea uty, and inte rest; the principal fea ture consisting of the stately stretching seen. mt the e n s ftaoonr and the g h t rh e oeu F nv towers of Windsor Castl e , w i th a f i ne ran ge of wood o ad r l ee the he ; r, S wm t gn a n sa which r o d f ' t, hHe flews; a i s j ea a s l nt s id o c in the distance the most lofty edifices of the great metropolis may be discerned.—From Neal's Views. — [We observe that it is now advertised for sale by direc tion of the executors of the late Lord Ashbrook.] GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—The usual half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at their offices, 69, L om b ar d-street. Mr. Wilkin took the chair. The di rectors ' repor t, and a statement of the accounts for the h a lt year en ding the 80th June last, were read to the meeti ng . The report stated th e nndimiuished prosperity of the company ; and in the course of its reading was received with marks of the greatest satisfaction by the proprietary. The customary dividend being declared, the cordial thanks of the meet ing were voted to the chairman and directors for their unremitting labours in promoting the interests of the company. ARREST OF A MURDERER IN AMERICA. —About two months ago a horrible murder was perpetrated near Ballingarry. The unfortunate victim was a man named James Walsh, and the murderers his wife and father. in law, Edward Brophy, who buried his body i n the bed of a river, where it was found a few days afte rwards. The o ff en ders immediately fled to America, taking deceased's money with them ; they were, however, pursued by Constable Connor, of the Ballingarry station, who suc ceeded in arresting Brophy at the Gore of Toronto on on the 16th of July, Brophy being a t the time, with other Irish emigrants, lying in a shed in fever. Brophy and his daughter will be conveyed to Ireland as soon as he has recovered from the m alady with which he is affected.— Tipperary Free Press. FIRE IN CLARE MARKET.—About four o'clock yesterday morning, the inhabitan ts of this densel y popu lated neighbourhood were a larmed b y a fire which was discovered to be raging in the second floor of the house No. 13, Clare-market, in the occupation of Messrs. Care and Co, grocers. Owing to a stiff breeze which was blowing at the time, fears were at one time entertained for the safety of the adjoining houses, but through the prompt exertions of the firemen the flames were fortu nately confined to the flo or in which the y broke out, and which, with the first floor, are only damaged. The stock in trade is not injured, and the inmates were aroused in time to make their escape. The origi n o f the fi re could not be ascertained. The Manchester Regatta commenced its three days' annual sports on Monday, and there was a large company collected on the banks of the Irwell to wit ness Trial Stakes for yout hs under 18 years of age, th e win the races contested on that day. .there were fi ve . Th e ners to receive 51.; the Chadwick ()up, value 251., with a sweepstakes of 15s. each crew; the Stanfill-hall Stakes of 101., with a sweepstakes of 10s. added; a sculling match for 2/. 105.,• and the Irwell Stakes of 201. The race which excited the greatest interest was that for the Chadwick Cup, between three four -oar gigs, in one of which, the Princess and Britannia, Rowing Club's gig No. 3, the strokesman was Robert north. Newell, better known on the Thames than i the The other boats were the Little Wonder and the Lightning. Th e course is a mile up the river, going through one arch of one of the nearest of the Manchester bridges, and returning th r ough the other arch to the startin g p oint. T he Little W o nder had the "crack crew, including Th omas M'Cormick, George Collings, S. Wood, and Henr y Ault for stroke, and the betting was five to one in ' their favour. All the boat s g ot well off, and went at so treat a pace that Lightni n g very soon found herse lf no where,." in There in the second mile betwee n the other two boa ts , but Little Wonder, which had k e p t about a len g t h ahead from nearly the beginning , gra duall y widened t h e distance , and won by about thre e lengths. The ra ces were all sporting wasort a gfinebstraggle phraseology, and gave up tfie con t the com mencement of well contested, and the large company congregated to witness them were apparently much gratified. These sports are comparatively new to Manchester people, this being the fourth year since the establishment of them in that town. There were to be four races yesterday, and one of them, for the Ellesmere Plate of 251. in specie, being "open to the world, numbers amongst the crews one from Loch Lomond. Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby has been appointed to the command in the Pacific, to succeed Sir George Seymour, and will hoist his flag in the Asia, 84 guns, at Sheerness. LATEST. PRICES OF SHARES, [N 8..4 P 7 KS, ASSURANCE. AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOC'. is um tlc Officiat List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENT \Q LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24. JOINT-STOCX 11.1126fECS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. 1 Price Annum. Share. _____,_„,„.--- —.—_ ....................... a.................... ...."••••••• 4 s. d. 4 s. d. Australasia .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 40 0 0 Britshlsorth American 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 4G3( commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 I ',lolonial.. —•• •• .•• 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 London Joint-Stock .• • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Sletropolitan Provincialof Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto, New.•• —••— 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 Stational of Ireland .. 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 Nat. Provncial of En. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 363 Ditto, New. Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Union of London.— . . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 g Dividend Price. end Price. CANALS. Names of it Dividend Names of Companies. 2 3 I per Companies. 'a um. ci. I Annum.a) I Ashtn& Oldh 97 5/.55. pc l 70 Monmonthsh 100 101. - Ashby-d-la-Z 113. 4/, - Mntgomrysh 100 51. - Barnsley 160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 15 Basingstoke 100 - - Neath •• • ... 100 201. 340 Brknk&Abrg 150 5!. 85 Nottingham. 150 12!. - jromford 100 141. - Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley lOO 41. - Regent's .... 33 1/. 4s. 20 Derby ....• 100 6/. 63 Rochdale.... 85 41. 54 Ellsmre&Chs 133 41. 51 Shropshire •• 125 81. - &rewash .• • 100 321. - Somrset Coal 150 71.105. 130 Forth & Clyd 100 4!. - Do.LkFd St 12 61. p. c. - GrandJunetn 100 61. 80 Stffrd &Wore 140 28/. 275 Grand Union 100 11. 10s. 213 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Glamorgnsh. 172 13%1. - Stourbridge.. 145 20!. 305 41str&Brk1y 100 - - Strtildon AT 79 1/. 10s. - ,Irantham • • 150 121. - Severa and /26 it. 88. - Huddersfield. 57 - - Wye Rail. j Kennt & Avu 391 7s. 6d. 5 36 Trnt& Mr-1 50 301 . Lancaster 471 11.10 s. - sey • ... j - Geeds&Livrp 1001 341. 505 Thams &Med 19 - - Leicester Leicstr &Nth 83 j 4/. 36 Birming. Loughboreghll42, 70/. 530 Wilts & Brks 67 11. 11 BOWLS. Div Name of Company. per Amount er end ' Share.of I Paid. Price. Annum. £ s. d. X s. d. Commercial • • - - East and West India 6l. pr cent. I Stock. - 126 East Country - - L3ndon - 103 St. Katharine • • • • • • • • ; 5 per cent. Stock. - 85 Southampton •••• • • -2/. per cent. 50 0 0 0 0 0 - INSCRANCE COMPANIES. • Dividend Amount Name of Company per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ..-------_ - £ s. d. i X a. 4. Albion ••••••• • • • • • • • 31.10 s 500 0 0 50 0 0 75 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 17% Ditto Marine.• ••• • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 5 , 4 ‘thts . 13s.6d.prsh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 li% British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 6% lericl,Med.& Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 20% county .•••••• • • • • • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Frown ••••••• • • • .• • • 12s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 Eagle 6s. 50 0 0 5 8 0 5% Eng.& Scot. Law •• •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - European Life ...... 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Freemasons' .- • • .... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 , lobe ....... • • ...... 6/. per cent. Stock. - 127 Guardian .. ••••• • • • • . 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 47 Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 210 Imperial Life •••• • • .. 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Indemnity Marine.... 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 - LIW Life- ••••• • • . . . 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - London Fire •••• • • • • 103. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% London Ship •.••• • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% Marine .• ••• • • .... . 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Med. Invlid&Gen.Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21. Bs. "rational Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 2 10 6 - National Life.. • ...... 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 41s ad Phoenix - - 185 Protector Life.... ... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s. Provident Life... •••• • . . . 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Bock Life •.•••. • • • • • • 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 180 Sun Fire . - - 210 Ditto Life 1/. 61. - - 49 Victoria Life • - - 4 0 0 4% LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -..., X a. d. £ a. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 169 Royalßank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 150 British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 200 Commercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 162 National Bank' 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. - 50 0 0 88 Western Bank ••• • • - 50 0 0 82% North of Scotlandßank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 6% Clydesdale Bank.• •• • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 131. Is Eastern 8ank..... - 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 111.108 Caledonian Bank - 210 0 41. 9s Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. - 5 0 0 61. 14s City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 121, 11 Scottish Union Ins• Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 235. Od Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 12% Emir. Co. of Scetind 5l. per cent. , 10 0 0 All paid. 9 North British Insur 5%1. pr cent. '2OO 0 0 10 0 0 26 Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22% Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18 Edin. & (Haag. Railway 11.10 s. per s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 64% Ditto, % Shares• .• . 78. 6d. p. a. 12 10 0 All paid. 15% Edin.. Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 30 0 0 19% Cillsgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 61% I,llasgw & Greenekßall. 21. per cent. 25 0.0 All paid. 18% ..Ilsgw & Garnkirk Rail. 81. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 Dundee &Arbroth Ran. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 fitandard LifeAssarnce.i 61. per cent.l 50 0 0 210 0 9 . Iifir.A.9EINSI-111TONLIEJS Dividend Amount Name of Company. . per of i Paid. Price. ' Annum. Share. 1 .--------, £ s. d. mast London..• •••• • • . 111. 100 0 0 - 195 Grand Junction .• •• -3/. 10s. 41 1 3 03 4 - 90 31. 100- - V au xhall ••• • • • ...... 100 0 0 - - West Middlesex . • . 51.15cprent. 63 12 9 1 - 120 NORFOLK RAILWAY COMPANY. The half-yearly general meeting of thii company took place yesterday, at the company's offices, Guild hall-buildings. Adam Duff, Esq., took the chair at one o'clock ; and the usual preliminary proceedings having been gone through, The SECRETARY read the following report : " The accounts of this company, which have been already circulated among the proprietors, show a gross revenue for the half-year to the 30th June last, 'of 47,5451. 9s. 2d. ; of which 26,1301. 9s. Id. is the result of the passenger traffic, and 17,658/. 7s. 9d. for goods and live stock, showing an increase over the corresponding half-year of 1846 of 7,4761. 103. 10d. " The working expenses during the same period, in cluding 1,0631. 13s. 1 Id. for Government duty, a moun t t o 24,668 L 15s. 9d. "These results, in the opinion of the directors, afford grounds for congratulation to the proprietors, as they show a steady, uniform increase in every branch of their traffic ; until the traffic of the line can be fully developed the working expenses will unavoidably bear a larger proportion to the gross receipts than on lines which have been opened for a longer period ; at the same time the directors believe that, taking the mileage rate, this line will bear a favourable comparison with any other. "The opening of the branch to East Dereham has fully answered the expectations which were formed of it ; and, the short experience which has been had of the Ltylvestoft Line has been very satisfactory. " The directors recommend that a dividend at the rate of 31. per cent. for the half-year on the Consolidated Stack, and Is. per share on the new shares created by a vo!,e of the proprietors at their last general meeting, upon which 5/. deposit has been paid, be declared at this me eting. It may, perhaps, be as well, in reference to the amount of .dividend, to call to the recollection of the proprietors that the dividend declared at the last half-yearly meeting ine , :uded a repayment of interest on the capital expended in the Dereham branch, which increased its amount be yon d the actual earnings of the half-year ; the present dividend is therefore really at the same rate as the pre ceding one, although this half-year is notoriously the leas t productive. " The applications of this company to Parliament, in the late session, for branches and extensions of their main line have been, on the whole, successful. With the exception of two Bills, withdrawn in consequence of the arrangement with the Eastern Union Company, all the Bills have been passed for which the sanction of the proprietors had been obtained. The following is a summary of them:— " An Act for making a railway from Reedham, on the Lotivestoft line, to Dias, on the Eastern Union line, pass ing through the Waveney Valley, and throwing off a bra ,nch at Beccles to the important agricultural town of Ha, tesworth. The greater part of the capital for this unt lertaking has been subscribed by the late Waveney Vu. lley and Great Yarmouth shareholders, on a guaran teet 1 interest at 5 per cent. per annum. This meeting will I be called upon to sanction the creation of these sha.,rqs, under the provisions of the Act of Parliament; and s ilso of the shares necessary to raise the additional capital of 30,0001. required to complete the line. " .An Act for Extending the Main Line of the Norfolk Rail way across the river Bure into the town of Yar mou th, and continuing the rails along the Yarmouth qua: is for the distance of a mile and upwards, parallel to ' the river. The directors think this a very important men sure, both to the interest of the railway a nd to t he tows sof Yarmouth. The estimated cost is 75,000/. " The directors ask the authority of the meeting to r d a e i r s t t: ik a i t ng ot s 7 n e a t m h e e l 2l 000 by the creation of , cent. from shar is of 51. each, guaranteed 51. 10s. per r the Norfolk the date of payment, to be offered to in shareholders, rateably, without other participation namely, 105 ,000 !., for the two last un- prof its. The Act has also been obtained for making a branch, tweli re miles in length, from the main line near Wymond hani to the town of Diss. Although they believe that this line will ultimately prove a valuable feeder to the :Norfolk Railway, the directors do not consider the necessity for its immediate construction so urgent as to justify them in calling upon the proprietors to raise the neck ssary capital in the present depressed state of the mot iey market ; and it is not their intention, there- ' fori at the present meeting to ask for any vote con nee t ed with it. 4 The Bills withdrawn under the arrangement with the Eastern Union Company were those—for making a lime from Norwich to Aylsham and North Walsham ' • sal from Thetford to Bur y . Both of these Bills were wit,,hdrawn before going into Committee of the House o f Commons. The shar eholders of th e North of 'Nor folk line will therefore be entitled to repayment of their depo sits. •' 'The agreement for the amalgamation of the Nor- Ilk Company with the Eastern Ilia9ll and Ipswich and Bury Companies, the terms of which were stated to the proprietors at the last half-yearly meeting, has been prepared. Lie directors had hoped before this to have caPed `e p o; , ?iwors r, for tho purpose' or ob taining their formal sanction to the arrtlogeuient, but they Inzve felt .that it would have been premature to have done so • until •tle other companies were in a position to-adopt ts similar proceeding. " The delay has arisen from the desire of the other two companies not to call this meeting until their own amalgamation was. perfected,' which cannot be accom plished until the month . of October next ; immediately after which it is intended that the meetings shnuid be simultaneonsly held. In the meantime the nirectors Eire happy to state that the best feeling exists between the boards of .the three companies, who are equally im pressed with the important benefits to be derived from this union. • " This meeting has been made special for the purpose of obtaining the assent of the shareholders to the creation of the necessary capital for the Reedham and Diss, and Yarmouth extension lines, and also for autho rising the directors to offer terms for raising the new capital for completion of the Lowestoft harbour and works, for which an Act has been obtained in the last session of Parliament.. " With reference to the latter undertaking, the pro prietors are aware that from the time of its completion this company are under engagement to pay interest at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum upon the present sub- scribed capital of 120,0001., together with one moiety of any surplus profits after payment of such interest and the expense of maintaining the harbour and railway. " This capital has been found insu ffi cient to complete the works and erect sufficient warehouse accommodation for the trade of the port. The Lowestoft Company have therefore applied, with the sanction of this com pany, for powers to raise a further capital of 120,0001., which has been been granted ; and it is proposed by your directors to authorise that company to raise this sum by a guaranteed interest of 61 per cent. exclusive of profits, upon condition that the proprietors of the original share capital agree to give up their right to half profits, which they at present possess. " The directors continue to have the greatest confi dence in the result of this great work ; it has hitherto progressed most favourably ; and the railway, which has only bees opened for two months, shows a very fair amount of traffic. " The advantages to be derived by the Norfolk Com pany from the possession of this property for the im portation of the coal and the manufacture of their coke at the lowest possible rate of cost, and offering another port of export for the agricultural produce of the northern part of the county of Suffolk, in conjunction with the proposed Waveney Valley Line and Hales worth Branch, are strong reasons for justifying your directors in recommending their proprietors to perfect the undertaking, and secure the entire possession of all its ad v antages.' - - - The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the shareholders on the pros perous progress of their line. There was a marked increase in their traffic. Contrasting the receipts of the last year with the present, there was an increase of 4,6001. In the agreement that had been entered into with the Eastern Union Company the interests of the proprietors had been consulted to their fullest extent. Mr. ANDERSON seconded the adoption of the report. After some considerable discussion, the report was agreed to, as were also resolutions for the carrying out of its different provisions. A vote of thanks was then unanimously carried to the chairman and directors, and the meeting sepa rated. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Aug. 24.) SUGAR..—To-day an increased desire was manifested by ail parties to operate in Raw Sugar, and for all sorts merchants succeeded in obtaining improved prices: the market has decidedly an improving appearance, and the quantity on offer is less than it was. West India of all kinds was in good request, both by grocers and refiners, the rates paid were 6d per cwt above those of Friday, and the private purchases amounted to 400 hhds and trcs ; at public sale 153 hhds 1 tree of Barbadoes Sugar went off at a rise in the value of 6d per cwt, and the whole sold. REFINED.—To-day refined goods were largely dealt in by the home trade, brown grocery lumps at 54s 6d, and standard lumps at 55s 6d. Bonded crushed Sugar is little required, and can .be obtained at 31s 6d to 32s per cwt for fine quality. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was in excellent request, and 4,815 bags at auction sold at an advance on the rates of Friday of is. EAST Immt.—This afternoon the quantity of Madras offered at public sale amounted to 6,010 bags, when the whole sold 6tl"to is per cwt advance. MOLASSES.—There are sellers of West India upon reduced terms, still the amount of business dose has been small, and amount to only 100 puns of St. Vin cent's, at 14s 6d to 17s per cwt. The market is well supplied with all sorts. Bengal Treacle is dull of sale, and prices nominaL To-day, at public sale, 196 puns and 706 hhds of Cossipore Treacle were taken in at 295. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar. Privately a good desire was shown to operate on the part of exporters and the home trade, but business of moment was prevented by holders asking rather higher rates: the accounts from the continent are of a more favourable nature for Sugar. COFFEE.—This afternoon Plantation Ceylon met with little attention, and 1,908 bags 14 casks at auction were only in part sold upon rather lower terms. 77 casks of Jamaica only in part found buyers at easier rates, middling 655, low middling 60s, fine fine ordinary 56s to 56s 6d, fine ordinary 48s, low good ordinary 40s, triage 33s to 38s ; for Mocha the market is quiet, and 107 bales at public 'sale were taken in at 60s for mid dling ; a public sale of 2,212 bags of Costa Rica went at 5s advance for low middling and middling sorts, and at very full rates for other kinds. COCOA.—West India is held with firmness, and the market has again been sparingly supplied, but little desire has been shown to operate. TEA.—Since last Tuesday there has been little dispo sition evinced to purchase the better sorts of green ; whereas merchants have been more inclined to realise, and supplying the market more freely, produced a de cline in the value of 2d to 4d per lb for Hyson and Gun powders of good and fine quality ; whilst Imperial is offered rather under previous prices. The amount of bu siness transacted by private treaty has been upon a small scale . only. The low and middling kinds, however, met. with rather more attention, but holders have been compelled to accept previous low rates; for Canton made Gunpowder, however, they succeeded in obtaining an advance of Id to 2d per lb. Holders of black evince firmness, and insist upon full quotations ; whilst they offer but a moderate quantity for sale. The home trade, however, purchase all descriptions with caution by private treaty; still good common Congou for cash can not be obtained under 9d, and fair clean Pouehong per lb. At public sale the quantity offered amounted to 12,400 pkgs, out of which 6,200 were disposed of. For auction:4,ooo pkgs are declared. RIcE.—To-day there was little demand privately for East India Rice, and at auction 1,564 bags Bengal were taken in at 18s 6d for fine white, 16s for good middling, damaged 16s 6d to 17s 6d, but a few lots sold at 9s to 12s. SAGO.—This afternoon at public sale 1,050 chests of Pearl Sago were only in part sold at barely former rates; good large white pearl went at 235 . t0 23s 6d, middling small 18s to 18s 6d. SPICES.—To-day Nutmegs met with less attention, and prices declined ld to 2d per lb; 7 cs 3 bgs at public sales selling at 3s to 3s 2d for good mid brown, and mid 2s 8d to 2s 9d. Of Mace, 6cs went at 3s Id to 3s 3d for for mid and good mid, which are barely former rates. 16 casks Amboyna Cloves were taken in at is 6d for good bold, and is 4d for rather old dark. 39 casks Jamaica Ginger only partly sold. 67 bags Pimento were taken in at 5d for mid quality. SPIRITS.—Since Tuesday last the business concluded in Leeward Island Rum has been trifling. Although there are sellers at 2s 4d to 2s 5d proof strength, the market is well supplied. For East India there are few buyers to be met with. To-day there was little desire evinced to operate in any kind of Rum, and there were sellers of East India proof at 2s to 2s 2d; Leeward Island 2s 4d, and Jamaica of low to fine quality 28 to 38 per cent over proof at 3s 6d to 5s per gallon. SALTPETRE.—Rough met with more attention, and 1,375 bags of Calcutta at auction were at full rates to 6d advance—good middling grey, 12 per cent retraction 295, good strong white, 31, 30s 6d to 31s, not refracted 29s 6d to 30s, and washed 255. English Refined i s wanted at 33s 6d to 345. Nitrate of Soda has been s old to a fair extent at 13s. TURPENTINE.—Spirits are wanted, and the parcels drawn, and at 41s to sold were at 40s to 41s for English 42s per cwt for American,indce thhere baer:eondotisgpeonseerdalol); sellers upon those terms. Rough as to a fair extent at 8s 9d to 9s. e u e e n st ta s k in e c n e . Oms.—Palm has rather oinolwyeirnrlaitmesithe a d ve re b q our last report, and on _ i art sold. Cocoa Nut At public sale 77 casks on ly and brought stiff rates. met with a brisker demand , Linseed Oil on the sextonas een in good request by the whilst expterbshave been purchasers to a home trade , fair extent. For forward delivery sales to a fair extent have been made. The market will be better sup plied with Oil shortly, and prices are still much above those of last year. Rapeseed Oil is not much required, and prices are on the decline. The market has a quiet a ppearance for Olive, and holders are not so firm. Al though the market has been well supplied with Sperm Oil, still little variation took place in the value, there h av ing been a good demand, and at auction 197 tuns were sold at 831. to 861., and Iles.dmatter at 841. to 871. Pale Seal is wanted. Other kinds met with a fair de mand. TaLLow.—Although Russian on the spot can be ob tained upon further reduced terms, the contracts entered into by Soap-makers and chandlers have been upon a small scale only. There are ready sellers of fine new Petersburgh Yellow Candle at 46s 9d to 47s per cwt. For delivery in the last three months of the year there are few buyers to be met with, yet there are sellers at 465. Home made has been bought with caution, and 48s to 48s 6d are accepted nett cash. There is a fair supply. For other kinds of Tallow the market has been in a dull state, and prices have fallen Is per cwt : at auction 217 casks of Odessa were only partly sold. BONDING PRIVILEGES.—Messrs. Keeling and Hunt, the eminent fruit and provision brokers, have applied to the revenue authorities, and o btained their permission for almonds in the shell to be added to the list of fruits allowed to be bonded in their w arehouses, at Pudding. lane and Botolph lane, Lower Thames street. The amount of proper t y destro y ed by the burnin g down of the British hotel, at Bombay, on the night of the 19th of June, is estimated at 30,000 L _ r•-i, - i> % ::., , . S 6 , W .• • THE NEW PAIZLIANK-`—a..— There is an od,l trzi>dley nt names nitakripraSlMAXT hers of the Howie of Commons rco,ntiy u t- , ctf,(l. In seine sp, et, tlies ire ii,-,l,lp,';;;;;:in,,ai,'.diu`cize'',Z,l,araids they are sure to posAss a proper .Haring (though there is a Bruen among them). There will be some distinguished society ; and Palthoueh they are all Commoners, th ey h ave among them a .King;:a "Duke" " Hzemphery," a Knight, -Ste. - Yet . on the other hand, they have one Member ho is Wyld, and likewise a Kerr. a Pusey, a Hogg, a Fox, and, moreover, a Packe of Fellowes. It' Gaming be the question before the House, there will always he one Fordyce, and one found to play his Card-well; and if on the Game-laws, there is a Deer-ing Member, to follow in the Traill of a Buck, and a Wood (and a Broadwood, too,) for the Forrester, with Bagg bedecked to hunt in. There will be plenty of fields,too,at the disposal of Parliament-- a " Cubitt" " Long," and even Miles. There will be a Schole,field, a Busfield, a Stansfietd, a Caulfield, &c.; and for each there is a Member to Mow-att." In the hours of amusement, there may be therein; Bowles, or a "Morris"-dance, as well as Somersets. However incor ruptible the Parliament, it will not be without its Price, and Guiness will be ready. But whatever its acts (and they will give a Tynte and colour to its proceedings) it has its own Law, as well as a Lawless member. With the latter, perhaps, may be appropriately classed its Fagan, its (we suspect, fineable) Dam-er, its Old Bailey, as Moody dy as Member. "iik y ' u s n" r " e aitrsds Kit-dareTim Time , th an e d ne m w anya Par liament will have its - Somers, its March , its Mundy • and, as a preparation for eternity, its its al When it wants to "raise the wind, (independentlyd also see f which way it blows, there is a Vane its political weathercocks) • and should thawind prove v o rough and bleak there will' be Coles and Coke at hand. roe The last election has procured a Tennent for the House (which has its Wall and decided Thicknesse too) ; and a Guest for the Parliament Hall. For security's sake, we suppose, there is a Locke ; and at all events one Ward and aRe-ogh. There are, of course, plenty of " free and independent" Members ; but at all events there is one Verner (query Verna--a bondsman). It cannot be asserted fairly that the trading-classes are not duly represented, for there will be found an in telligent, Abel Smith, an unswerving Turner, a Taylor (who will be for doubling, or Dublin measures), a Jolly Gardner (and a Wodehouse ready for him) and a Carter. There is no fear of the Commons not being heard, for it has two Bells, with a triple Peel (and one a Bob Major, which it is well known has some 40,320 changes). Upon all contests or divisions there is a Marshall for the forces with an Armstrong to Cope with the enemy, together with a Spearman a Horsmana'as well as a " Cob'd'"e n ), with P ennan t displayed, and supported by Hope. In these encounters (if not Mangles), there may be Gore and Goring, as there is a Horn-by. Still there is a likelihood that all may be Heald ; and we only desire to Wawn Members of the possible danger. Those who Wynn may Strutt, those who lose will be inclined to prove Walkers. The House has- its Masterman and its "Master Walter" —the first unexpectedly, and perhaps not for long ; the second as unexpectedly, but of course for all Times. The House also has its Brooke (with Bankes), and one to Dinett. It is many col( wed— Brown, Grey, besides those who are Green all or Black-all. It has its East, West. its if estenra and West head, its Southern and its Souzheron. Fur its fruits we must look to its Plumptre. Its Deedes may in some re spects be Wyse; while In others they may ',rimmed from Foley. They may have their good. but they will also have their Baines. There is an O'Connor (whom we mention to show that the Charter-is not forgotten) ; an O'Connell, and many a still Bolder-o. There is a Rice and a Currie, and a Prime Boyle. To accom pany them there are Hale, Meux, Reid, Hodges, and Barclay, besides a Butler. There is no want of Power to continue, and it would be easy to Seymour, but we must have Dunn. We have intended No-el nor to Brand any; but to extend Curteis-y to all, though we have brought lllost-yn to notice. The Parliament is young, and as a proof thereof is " Boy'd," and assuredly many a Au-gent will be there, and may we live to Sea ham. To leave out the name of one Member, however, in particular would be robbing " Adair" still, to depict all the sharers in the "Knight - ley" " Jocelyn" that there will be in the House, with the Eushout when it is Fuller than desirable, and the Bright as well as Deistic Deedes that will take place therein, would require the talents of a Raphael. There is one, however, in the assembly, and therefore to him we leave the duty, merely raising the gallant cry of " England! and St. George ."' May it be received with right good Grace, • Broadley over the land ; and, even among the French, find no Hayter. GOUDHURST.—The following touching epistle was lately laid on the breakfast table of a gentleman of the highest respectability in this neighbourhood. It was written in a wiry text hand, covering two sheets of blue wove post, with the lines pitching fearfully down hill— the paper highly scented with bergamot. The repeated corrections and inky finger marks plainly bespeak the labour it cost in correction, and the turbulence of the writer's feelings. As a specimen of orthography it ought to be preserved.— my deer wiliam, ' " i no it is not fayshunable for ladys to rite fast but yon must exkuse this as my feelins is so great, I cannot help it, no doubt you are not aware there is a bcin as loves you sincerely and that heir is no other than myself i have indulged what is call'd by un feelin people a opeless pashun for a very long time and that pashun is senttred on you o wiliam wiliam when i fast see you i had a strange sencashun fil my bussum wich sen cashun i diskivered to be love, i never noed till then what it was to love in fact i had olvis laf 'd at it, until then I coud olvis sleep of a nite's as well as anybody, eet too, but now alass I cant sleep a wink nor eet a morsel, rich is my felius, •i have thus praymaturely ritten to you opin that complaysent smyle of yourn woud ripen to love, a shoud you kondesend to take compayshun on a young lady as could kiss your very fit o how appy I shoud be, i no my fortun is small in comparysun to yourn, but then you no as the poet says resi prokal love is better than tortuu and in myself you'd have a konfidin kreecher, i no my mania would be pleezed if you was to menshun the subjeck to her, do come down deer william it ant fur, she will let you no my quallyficashuns in ousell an domestick douty's of coorse it would not look well for me to pray's myself on that subjeck, o william william when I see you at your windor last nice i thought i shou'd have drupt, but i am nut in the abbit of going off so i supported my self deer william pray rite by return of post if it is but jest to give me cumiort. i am yourn til Beth p.s. i forgot to menshun i have been very it with what he doctor calls the spasmatic in the ch. st v‘hi..h i attri- u c a bi n t t d oyuh h i t as flue oe e to a re f, s yl li a s e e e e racd in m and l e r f e ta o v o i l n r i i te d r , et r v, du pane , . 0 41 two-shake, which i can't kure altho i have tried every thing i could think on exkuse this bad ritin as i am all haste au speed. —Maidstone Journal. most enthusiastic and gratifying eaiingon Monday to R LIBERAL FESTIVAL AT OCEIESTER.— s o ,,h n i e ch of ha th ve e ever taken place in, Rochester, as sembled rnal, Esq., and T. T. celebrate the return of R. B ernal, d r an excellent dinner was provid e d p f e o r r se t n h s a , t u p e at e riotic city. A us booth, erected in the yard of the Crown llodges, Esq., andl nearlyc•toemdmodio that number sat down. The booth was a s for Members6o O of P the party, and with a profusion of laurels and r n o n hisely decorated with the splendid flags and banners ever greens, and lit with coloured lamps, arranged in loyal and patriotic devices. Captain Baker presided, sup ported by the two Hon. Members, and most of the led . ing Liberals of the three towns. The proceedings were of the most animated and gratifying character, and the evening passed off without the slightest incident to mar its enjoy went..—Maidstone Gazette. DEATH IN THE WESTMINSTER HOUSE or CORREC• TlON.—Yesterday Mr. Bedford held an inquest in the Westminster House of Correction, on the body of Thomas Chapman, a prisoner. The deceased was th t:k s e ti ll into custody in St. James's Park, on Sun da y, thefollowing instant, for indecent exposure; e b n races, and quite insen sible.found suspended by one of 10_ morning, when the policeman.us laid he was restored, and on By timely surgical to Bow-street, and was a t n i i nto his cell, he was in the infirmary, under the placed remanded. He was radually sank, and died on of Dr. Lavies; but g care . immediate cause of death was effusion on The Sunday. "Natural death." Wednesday, the 11th, was taken . the brain. Verdict— " OF A CEERGYMAN....-W e MELANCHOLY S d assistant curate to the Rev. $, W. the Rev. H. Hugger , in this • of St. Jo h n's Church, regret to annource, this week the melancholy death of Wright, . afternoon last, while walking in company with his bro tber in this town, he suddenly left him to return home ; but from what subsequently transpired the unfortunate gentleman, after taking a razor out of his room, pro ceeded to the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway station, and took the train for Carlisle. On arriving at that place he repaired to Mr. Teesdale's, the Railway Hotel, where he took up his residence for the evening ; but on the following morning, about eleven o'clock, as he did not make his appearance or answer the call of the maid servant, she was induced to enter the apartment, when she discovered the Reverend Gentleman lying in bed dead, with a large wound on the left side of the neck, and the razor lying by his side. In the course of the day au inquest was held on the body, and on Monday his remains were interred at Carlisle. The Reverend Gentleman appeared to be about 25 years of age, w as _a native of Irel an d , a nd h a d per f orme d t h e d u ti es of bis office for abo u t six, months ; but during that time was observed occ as i ona lly t o be labouring underd epression of spirits.—Neweastle Advertiser. , The most simple expres sionsAuSTlC SIMPLICITY.-- . _ ,_ to the mind, up-u rsilec• convey frequently of Essex, a few days ago, clergyman in the coun ty os b e face he knew, but of whose meeting with a boy a w ant, who thus addressed him lion, ,than words of greater mnre clearness. We read of e. dame he was ign o r ant, " Ilow old are you 2" a' What's you name pig d 'd " Some wise acrethe boy 1 for • ' laugh at this, And call a tool giving will nintelligible reply, but what was more na tural? The death of the cotter's pig was quite a MO- I w as six years old when the oi . mentous event in ~he family, a twit ked tame iii the his tory of the boy's life, a time of grief and suffering, the loss of the pig, the chief post scion of the cottager, and the boy recolicc,rd at that time he was six years old, but considered a calculation of the period passed since such a calamity of no importance, the calamity itself eating up all o th er thoughts. "When the pig doid was a circumstance of as much interest to t is lad, 1111 when the last comet appeared to the philosopher or as... tronomer. There is more than meets the ear in OA expression. --.Shropshire Conservative. On the 2lst instant, about four o'clock in the afternoon, a fine p ar t ri d ge ran into the bei AA the shop o f Mr. Benzie, upholsterer, and was easily cap ap parently mu c h f r i g ht ene d an d f a ti gue d as if it ha..t ' bees , closely pursued.—Maidstone JournaL - ~~~., I~