The Sun. — London, England, 1853-09-05 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprletor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress. Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, .EPT. 5, Will be performed the Comic Drama entitled T) PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Cha - aeters by Nles4s. Alfred Wigan, Cullen- Ord, and Keeley; Mrs. Kee!ey, and Miss Mary Keeley. Atter which, will be presented SIR DA.NAPALUS. To be followed by THE CAMP AT CIIOBUAM. To conclude with WHAT! NO CAB? ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 5, Will be performed THE TIMES. Characters by Messrs. T. Farren, J. Johnstone, William Farren, H. Marston, G. Cooke, and Shalders ; Mesdames Anderton, H. Gordon, E. Turner, and Bartlett. With SHYLOCK, or, THE MERCHANT OF "VENICE PRE iERVED." Shylock. Mr. F. 'Robson. To conclude with TILE WANDERING MDISTREL. Jem Bags, Mr. F. Robson. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Last Five Nights of the present Season. The increasing popularity of the National Spectacle of the Battle of Waterloo, which has n w completed its 72d night, has by far ex ceeded the most sanguine expectations of the Lessee, who, anxious to meet the public taste, has increased the attraction of that re nowned Spectacle of a Solendid Military trass I;and. In an nouncing the Grand Production for Five Nights more (when it must be withdrawn to make room for the New Classical Burlesque, conjointly with the Hippo Drama of Life on the Turf, which has arrived at its 100th night —a fact unprecedented), he feels confi dent that he is only meeting the wish of his patrons, who nightly flock to this popular Establishment to witness their represent tion. To afford every possible Novelty, Mr. W. Cooke's Scenes in the Circle are entirely changed each Week. The return of Miss EMILY COOKE from her Continental-Tour was hailed with de monstrations of delight. She will repeat her matchless perform ance every evening. N.R.—Due Notice will be given of the First Appearance in London of Miss KATE COOKE. The long promised Classical Burlesque will be produced on SATURDAY, the 10th inst. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 5, And during the week, excepting Saturday, will be presented the BATTLE OF WATERLOO. To be followed by Mr. W. Cooke's Scenes in the CIRCLE. Concluding with (100th time) THE CHASE ; or, LIFE ON THE TURF. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ___. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 5, Brilliant Routine of Entertainments—Panorama of CHUSAN , Splendid MENAGERIE, and Promenading Elephants. EXHIBITION of the MARINE AQUARIUM, a Collection of Sea and Fresh Water Fish alive, in five large Glass Tanks. The Molluscs, Zoophytes, and Crustacea procured expressly by P. M. (fosse, Esq., the eminent Naturalist. Vocal and Instrumental CONCERT. Two favourite Songs by Miss Poole, the popular English Vocalist. The whole concluding with the wonderful Tableaus of THE FEAST OF LANTERNS, brilliant FIREWORKS, and EXPLO SION of CHINESE JUNKS. Admission, Is. RIGS WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAT —Morning 2 min. after 3 Evening 21 min.aft. 3 To-Moaßow—Morning 38 min. after 3 Evening 56 m i n.a f, 3 THE WEATHER. —SUN OFFICE, SEpr. 4. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 66—highest since noon yesterday. 56—lowest this morning and during the night. 62—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'40. WIND, N.E.—Fresh breeze, and fine weather. SEPTEMBER 5. 62—highest since noon yesterday. 54—lowest this morning and during the night. 65—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 44. WIND, E. to S.S.E.—Light breeze; morning, fine— Ufternoon, cloudy. -'\~ ~~. ufl tbt LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1853. A magnificent enterprise was adventured upon in London simultaneously with the rise, in 1851, of the Great Industrial Exhibition. Whereas the latter was the creation, however, of the energy of many thousands of individuals, the former was the product of one man's energy, resolution, and perseverance. In its character, the particular project to which we are here making reference was scarcely less daring than that of its colossal and more attractive contemporary. We may ven ture, moreover, to assert . that it was quite as ele vai,,ing in its tendency. It was a scheme, too, as true result has already shown, no less practical `than comprehensive. It embraced, under a single roof, as wide a range of subjects as that comprised within the compass of the beautiful naves and transepts of the Crystal Palace. Fortunately, un like its more resplendent companion, the build ing alluded to has proved to be no merely tem porary. structure. It still remains upon the site on which it was originally erected. The turf of Hyde Park may be renewed, now that the hs ills of industry have been moved to their sylvan 'retreat at Sydenham. But not so the tangled flower-beds and shrubberies of a square long ne glected in one of the most populous districts of the metropolis. The "cloud-capped towers" may fall, and even "gorgeous palaces," like the fa r/ions one of Crystal, may disappear ; but the 'GREAT GLOBE itself' has not, in this instance at least, faded away like the " painted fabric of a vision," leaving " not a wrack behind !" Leices ter -square constitutes of this fact the fullest at testation—an attestation visible to the gaze of every passer by in a goodly pile of brick and mor tar ; an unsightly pile as yet (externally), we grant, but withal substantial enough at any rate, in its general appearance. Although this edifice has been visited during the interval which has elapsed since its opening in 1851 and this present autumn of 1853 by a rather considerable multitude—we believe that, up to this moment, the value of the undertaking ha.s not been, in a general way, properly appre r:iated. People have passed the entrance wicket, and have clambered up the staircase, and have examined the effigy of the earth's surface there displayed to them in coloured plaister, and have listened to the explanations given by the learned cicerone of the hour, and have left the exhibition after all without in any manner duly estimating its actual importance. They have admitted it, no doubt, to be sufficiently ingenious, though Many have objected to having their ideas of geo graphy distorted by this turning of the earth in side outside--complainin g of it as scarcely less a discomfort than it would have been had Mr. WYLD coolly requested them at stand upon their heads for the purpose of looking up one of Lis maps, just as our dear friend, DANIEL QuILF'S young gentleman, once upon a time (vide " The Old. Curiosity Shop") looked upon the river Thames " under those peculiar circumstances." 4 'iveral of the visitors to the Great Globe, again, )-lave restricted their admiration to the little bits otflevfool sticking out smoke-wise from the tips of volcanic mountains. While others have tw o Z-Y evidenced their disappointment at not see r_e_nnaesm es of the different towns and countries, upon the surface of the mimic globe thos the e nai : a m: manner precisely, of course, as ginal frora there seen upon the surface of the (ni p:, is in this r a r of a b a l loon by every aeronaut ! nay thousands, have s (seriously) th a t h undreds, Globe in L e i cester- - visited M r . W YLD ' s Great these, theref ore (and cl e u v a e re—a n d i t is by such as assfirt, by the more h a t e ll iL /ve Would venture to e into the bargain) th at we gent elms of sp ec t a t ors the enterprise has not y et he ve the real v a l ue o f e quately appreciated. n accurately or ade- Fortunately, for the ca use of science, for the , interests of commerce, for the advantag sation, the scheme has been correctly viewed f eatirely understood by some oth er indiyiduaat The consequence of which, we may observe, h as been the formation of a notable institute for th e stabilitation of the project and its more extended development. This association—grandly and ap propriately designated THE COSMOS INSTITUTE--Las recently been announced to the public as provi sionally registered by Act of Parliament. It has secured among its patrons the acknowledged support of a Duke, a Marquis, three Earls, four BiTihops, and, besides, several other noblemen, a'nd various gentlemen of dis inguished reputation. The name (" a tower of strength" in itself) of the venerable and illustrious Baron HUMBOLDT, the author of Cosmos, and, as such, consequently one of the noblest of this earth's philosophers. It is '2 . sa spurious sc i en tifi c enterpr i se, t h ere f ore, th e Cosmos Institute, but one entitled, for a multi -I)licity of reasons, to our most respectful con sideration. As President of the Executive Council of this Tel:uarkabloef association, t h e youthful heir to the earldom. ample opportunities fornot,lt t h vancemrmt of his reputati on' be observed that t‘ Tire C osmos Institute"ais the entire capital of red in '50,000 shar es o f 1/. eachestrict 'payable to 50,0001., frgistration—an estimate singularly upon final moderate, to . THE SUN, LONDON, Ma s ,NDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1853. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO IRELAND. The Royal visit to Ireland has terminated, and her Majesty safely returned to Holyhead Harbour early on Sunday morning. On Friday her Majesty again honoured the Exhibition with a visit. She arrived at the build ing a few minutes before 10 o'clock, and remained for two hours, closely inspecting the works on view in the various parts of the hall not before visited by the Royal party. On coming to the bust of the late Mr. O'Connell in wax, her Majesty . observed, "Ah ! that is O'Connell." " Yes," ob served Prince Albert, " and remarkably like him." Her Grace the Duchess of Wellington became the purchaser of this and other busts in wax by the same artist. Prince Albert made several pur chases to-day, her Majesty a great many. The Royal party left the building, amid the acclama tions of the tens of thousands who thronged every avenue leading to the Temple of Industry. A short time after leaving the Exhibition, Prince Albert appeared on the " Fifteen Acres," in his undress uniform of Field Marshal. His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant rode on the left of his Royal Highness, and Major-General Cochrane, command ant of the Dublin Garrison, on his right. On the Prince's arrival the Royal Horse Artillery fired a grand salute. The troops consisted of the Ist, or King's Own Dragoon Guards ; the 2d, or Queen's Bays ; the 11th, Prince Albert's Own Hussars ; the 16th Lancers ; and a six-gun battery of the Royal Horse Artillery. Immediately after his Royal Highness took up his position at the flag ' staff a very heavy shower of rain fell, but, fortu nately, it lasted only about five minutes, and dur ing the remainder of the inspection there was a brilliant sunshine. Prince Albert having ridden round the line, the cavalry marched past in the usual form. A number of very brilliant manoeu vres followed, the charges of the various regiments eliciting the admiration of every one present. The rapidity of the horse artillery movements in cover ing the cavalry retreats was on this, as all similar occasions, a source of wonder to the spectators. The cavalry was commanded by the Earl of Car digan, Colonel of the 11th Hussars. Her Majesty and the Prince subsequently visited Howth Castle. The Prince of Wales in the afternoon made his first essay in public life, in a military capacity, by presenting a pair of colours to the boys of the Royal Hibernian School, and by making on the occasion a very neat little speech. His Royal Highness, addressing the boys, said : —" I have had sincere pleasure in presenting you with these colours ; you are soldiers' sons, and know how to value them. I hope you will keep them in remembrance of this day." The visit was so strictly private that none were present except the Countess of St. Germains, and some of the attaches of his Royal Highness and the staff officers of his Excellency. His Royal Highness was received with a Royal salute and the colours were presented. The boys then marched past, in slow, quick, and double time, and, after a little manoeuvring, they were marched into the dinner hall, his Royal Highness having expressed a desire to see them at dinner. On the departure of his Royal Highness he was saluted by three hearty and honest cheers. On Saturday morning Prince Albert made a brief examination of the agricultural model farm of the National Board of Education, at Glasnevin. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, at a later period of the day, visited the National Schools in Marl ' borough-street. They were accompanied by the two Royal Princes, and attended by the Lord- Lieutenant and Countess St. Germans, the Mar quis of Breadalbane4Earl Grahville, the Duchess of Wellington, and the Hon. Miss Bulteel. The Royal party were received by the Resident Com missioner' the Right Hon. Alexander Macdonnell, the Lord Chancellor, Bishop Denvir, Dr. Henry, Dr. Longfield, LL.D., Master Murphy, James Gibson, Esq., and Dean Meyler ; Mr. Cron and Mr. Kelly, joint secretaries. Her Majesty first visited the infant school, where the pupils sang, admirably well, the National Anthem. The pupils were examined by Mr. Young in this department. In the male school for adults, the examination was conducted by Mr. Sheehy, and in the female school by Professor Sullivan. Her Majesty expressed her cordial approval of the proficiency displayed by the children in the different departments, as well as of the general arrangements of the institution. As her Majesty was retiring from the building, and whilst passing to her carriage, a respectably-attired man broke through the line of spectators, and flung a bundle of paper at her feet. It is needless to say that this circumstance caused considerable excitement amongst the crowd ; a strong feeling of indigna tion was palpably expressed, and if the offender had been left to it he would have been roughly handled. The police instantly arrested and con veyed him to Sackville-street watch-house, where lie gave his name as Richard Andrew Burnet, of the town of Naas, county Kildare, shopkeeper. The paper purported to be a petition to her Ma jesty, and set forth that Mr. , an officer in the army, had obtained from him goods on credit, for which lie had not paid, and prayed her Majesty to order the defaulter to discharge his debt. The Royal party on leaving the National Schools was enthusiastically applauded by the pupils and the crowd without the building. At half-past 5 o'clock the Royal party took their departure from the Viceregal- lodge, proceeding to Westland -row station less ceremoniously than ou their arrival, for the streets were not lined by the military, but followed as they left with unmis takeable demonstrations of the impression which their visit has produced. The Lord-Lieutenant, the most distinguished citizens of Dublin, the au thorities of the city, and the officials of the Exhi bition accompanied them by railway to Kingstown, where, amid the cheers of many thousand spectators and the thunder of a Royal salute, they took an affectionate and loyal farewell. Commander e H r Parker Royal squadron in Kingstown consisted of her Majesty's ship La Hogue, the Tribune, screw, 30 gun s, Captain com S. T. Carnegie; tie Encounter, i coots, O'Callaghan ; th e Banshee, 2, Lieut. sken ; the Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, ejl'i. litC co4um,ina°a'panded by Rear-Admiral Lord A. Fitzclarence, yacht, Master Commander Welsh, The Royal fleet was piloted to Holyhead by Lieut. Edward Kane, R.N, who had the honour o f acting as pilot to the squadron in its voyage to and the Fairy Kingstown on Monday last. The fleet did not proceed to sea till after mid night, and by this arrangement the Lord-Lieu tenant and Lady St. Germans were enabled to dine with her Majesty on board the Victoria and Albert. Thus terminated the Queen's second visit to Ireland—made under far happier auspices than the first, and destined to inaugurate the new era of prosperity at length opening upon the country. Perhaps no incident connected with the event better illustrates this than the circumstance that, while her Majesty was arriving last week in Dublin, the English and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Com pany had completed the communication between that city and Belfast, thus enabling the welcome news to be forwarded to the British coast. The Royal fleet arrived at Holyhead yesterday, (Sunday) morning about 8 o'clock. Her Majesty and suite proceeded on board the Fairy in the evening, and went out for a cruise past the South Stack to the Menai Straits, ac companied by the Banshee and the Trinity yacht Riena. Her Majesty was expected to return to the Royal Victoria harbour at 8 o'clock. Her Majesty was to proceed to Scotland by d train this morning at nine o'clock. I THE ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN.—It i 8 said this accident will cost the company from 10,0001. to 20,0001. on account of the number of respectable people injured, and the amount of destruction to pro perty. THE !BISHOP OF DURHAM.—This right rev. prelate who manifested unmistakeable signs of the effects of age and infirmity in his recent visitation tour, continues to be in a very precarious state of health. At the confir mations about to take place in different parts of the dio cese, the Bishop of Manchester will officiate for the venerable prelate. NEW MAGISTRATES FOR MANCHESTER.—The follow ing gentlemen have been placed on the commission of the peace for Manchester :—Mr. Robert Barnes (the present mayor), Mr. Wm. Rawson, Mr. George Royle Chappell, and Mr. Wm. Ross. Their names are in cluded in a new commission, from which all the deceased and disqualified magistrates, appointed by former com missions, are removed. CHARGES UPON SHIPPING IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND. —Her Majesty's Commissioners have given notice that, during the next fortnight, they will hold inquiries at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Shields, and Sunderland, with regard to local charges on shipping. This has long been a subject of complaint amongst parties con• nected with the shipping interest in the north of England, and there appears now to be some hope that the evil will be redressed. THE SCOTCH MAIL FROM MANCHESTER.—The Man chester people (says our correspondent), after great ex ertion, induced the late Postmaster-General to defer the departure of the Scotch mails from 3 to 6 p.m. every day, giving three additional hours for correspondence. This advantage has been taken away by the present Post master, and the post now departs at 1 p.m., or half an hour before high 'Change, so that commercial men have now no communication after the market with the large commercial cities of the north. We see deputations in perspective • and, if his lordship loves peace and quiet , ness this change will be re-considered.--.Dail; NCO. our thinking, when it is borne in mind how many and how very considerable are the objects aimed at by the association, and upon the immediate accomplishment of which they have already an nounced their intention to adventure. It is pro posed, for example, that this capital of 50,0001. shall cover whatever expenditure shall be incurred in the purchase of Mr. WYLD'S interest in the area of Leicester-square ; in securing the model buildings and extensive collections now on view in the existing edifice ; in making various alterations and additions to the present structure ; in com pleting the collections already made of costumes, maps, charts, models, and books, so that the un dertaking when completed may constitute to all intents and purposes a veritable Museum of Man kind. A noble project, surely ! A project at tractive alike, one might feel convinced, to the statesman and to the merchant, to the poet and to the philosopher, to the promoter of civilisation and to the worshipper of Christianity! An enterprise alluring at once to geographer, geologist, ethnologist, botanist, hydrographer, and politician! A scheme worthy of the age and of its advance in the physical sciences, particularly in their appli cation to the industrial arts, and the facilities of locomotion ! Besides which, an institute of this character is peculiarly attractive to the intelligent mass of Englishmen. As the prospectus very justly intimates—" No people are so much inte rested in the acquirement and diffusion of geo graphicell. knowledge as those of the British Em pire." For reasons, of course, obvious at a glance __..." their ships are in every part of the world ; the raw materials for the employment of their manufacturing population are brought from every sea and from every land ; their manufactures are scattered over the face of the globe ; each new geographical discovery opens a new market for their merchants ; and not a shore nor a coast can be explored, from the Arctic Pole to the torrid regions of Africa, but a new field is opened for their enterprise, and a new impulse given to their industry." Therefore, in truth, may it be said that "No people are so much interested in the acquirement and diffusion of geographical knowledge as those of the British Empire." It is, consequently, a matter for exultation to every one really desirous to witness the growth of popular education, that the admirable germ of Mr. WYLD's project is actually on the eve of being carried out by the Cosmos Institute to its full development. It has already been remarked of the original enterprise, by no less an authority than Sir RODERICK MURCHISON, the learned President of the Geographical Society, speaking as long ago as the 24th of May, 1852, that " this effort has been very successful, both in instructing the lower and middle classes, and in inducing many of the higher classes to attach to our sciences the importance they deserve." How much greater advantages may not there be expected to accrue from the extension of " this effort" in so many directions, under the auspices of " The Cosmos Institute," with a veteran sage like HUMBOLDT among its patrons, with 50,0001. as its capital, and with Lord STANLEY as its young and gifted President ? The great point of controversy with respect to the contemplated decimal coinage, the speedy in troduction of which appears to be inevitable, is as to the " unit " of the new system. It is mani fest that on the judicious solution of this impor tant problem will greatly depend the beneficial results of the proposed alteration. The simplifi cation of accounts, and consequent diminution of skilled labour, and the removal of causes likely to produce serious errors of calculation, will not be accomplished, if we should not adopt an unit immediately convertible by a simple process into the pound sterling, or vice versa. While on the other hand it is asserted, and with equal uth, that not only great inconvenience, but also considerable loss to the less wealthy classes would follow the introduction of any system of which the " penny " did not constitute an essential ele ment. The retention of the pound is of the greatest importance to the Bankers, Merchants, and wholesale traders, while the penny is required for the use of retail dealers, small shopkeepers, and the working classes generally, whose earnings and daily transactions are all expressed in terms of pence. To the former the alteration of the pound, as a standard of value, would lead to such com plication and embarrassment in all their dealings as (for some time at least) to do away with any benefits that would attend the introduction of the decimal system. The pound, as the Committee justly remark in their admirable Report, " is as sociated with all our ideas of money value, and is the basis on which all our Exchange transac tions with the whole world rest." Whatsoever sim plicity there might be in accounts framed on a different unit, there would always be the ne cessity for additional operations to satisfy therein debts contracted in pounds sterling. To the poor man the alteration of the penny would insure a certain loss of income, amounting possibly to no less than 20 per cent. of his scanty earn ings. Every party with whom he was brought in contact would continue to take advantage of the consumer, and although this might be to a small amount only on each transaction, it would in the aggregate absorb a considerable proportion of his entire income. The Report itself contains unequivocal evidences in support of the accuracy of this assertion. In case of the penny postage, for instance, we are told that " supposing the number of letters transmitted through the post to remain unaltered, the adoption of a charge of four mils would involve a loss of revenue esti mated at 100,000/." It is there hinted that " the establishment of a rate of five mils would be convenient." The point, that the adoption of that " convenient rate" would involve a loss to the community under that single head of 400,0001. per annum (1) an amount by no means to be despised, and which would perhaps more than compensate for the entire quantity of skilled labour wasted in the more elaborate calcula tions rendered necessary by the present defective system. The Penny Receipt Stamp, which comes into operation on the 10th October next, would be similarly circumstanced. There also it would be no doubt " convenient" to the Exchequer to in crease the burden by 20 per cent. rather than to reduce it by 4 per cent.—the interests of the tax-payers being in every instance set at nought, while those of the tax-collectors are sedulously attended to. Again, as to charges payable to companies or private individuals, fixed by Act of Parliament, at sums expressed in pence, or frac tions of a penny, should be compensated to the owners, for the loss they would incur by the ulti mate reduction of the charges, "by sanctioning a small increase in those charges for a limited period"—it being perfectly clear that the " small increase" contemplated is from one penny to five mils, or 20 per cent. on the orignal payment. Thus, in every instance, we see the greatest care for the interest of the receiver—whether he be a tag-gatherer or capitalist—b u t none w h a t soe ver for th e payer ; he is always to be mulcted— tc) have the " benefit of the doubt" given against him in every transaction ! Whe n such the example is afforded by the Go verineent of corporate' country, proprietors of tolls, wealthy cured that prizs, die., we may feel well as wake, and th e five(' dealers will follow in their exchanged for a, shillilg, .mil Piece, t en of wh i c h can b e will do d u ty as a p enn y, and procure neither more nor l ess than can now be obtained fo r a penny. other wo r d s , th e poor man would lose tw In o part: easilyout of t we l ve — a serious injury which w ou ld no sated to him, either for the time. be .co in en sated being or in the long run. Now looking to the balance of adva nages and disadvantages, and considering the imptance each of these different c lass es of a trifiimg loss to income, and also that the entire benefits of the alteration will fall to the more wealthy- classes, we do not see why the poor men who. h ave no keep com plicated accounts to should be so heavily mulcted for the convenience of those moving in a higher station. On any doubtful point, the "turn of the scale" should be given to those who are least able to help themselves, and the " penny" should be permitted to reinstin unal tered rather than the "pounds." Of cclurse the system that keeps both with the least possible alteration will be the most efficient in every respect. Now before we submit the views that we think are conclusive in favour of the retention of the penny without any alteration, however trivial, we would direct attention to the general agree ment of opinion that the " pound" is too large an unit for all practical purposes, and that the ' adoption of three places of decimals would lead to very considerable inconvenience. We shall not re capitulate the arguments we have already adduced in favour of the florin, of two shillings, rather than the pound, and the adoption of the " cent " as the lowest denomination of coin, current in the realm. In our judgment they are conclusive in its favour, and as the sovereign would then become the ten florin piece, and the change could only require the addition or withdrawal of a single cypher, there could be no inconvenience of the alteration of the pound sterling to that extent. So far as we are enabled to form a judgment of the numerous suggestions that have from time to time been put forward, the question rests be tween the florin of 2s. and the florin of ls. Bd. as the unit or base of the new system. Much may be said in favour of both propositions ; but we confess that, after very mature and careful con sideration on the subject, we are inclined to give the preference to the latter; that is to say, the florin of ls. Bd., which would unquestionably be the best, if we had got rid of the conventional " pound" now in operation. The penny would then be unaltered ; the poorer classes would suffer nothing by the change, while the alteration to the pound would be comparatively easy, the pro portions of ten and twelve being easily combined. We have not space to point out the mode in which this change could be effected with compa ratively trifling inconvenience, but will take an early opportunity of doing so, that it may be com pared with the mode of effecting the alteration to the florin of 2s. and its decimal subdivisions. NAPOLEON 111. may now signalise in a noble and memorable manner his visit to the ancient city of Boulogne. He has already left traces of his munificence at Dieppe, which cannot very speedily be obliterated. In a single day, in obedience to his orders, unsightly structures, which have disfigured the latter place one might almost say from time immemorial, have been swept away, not a stone or a pebble re maining to mark the spot on which they were situated. All the while—so the local journals tell us the workmen singing and cheering as they rased these buildings to their foundations ! A little useful enthusiasm—quite French—eminently to be admired, although stolid Saxons that we are, we may mingle something of open-eyed surprise with our admiration. Boulogne wants a trifle of this enthusiasm—an enthusiasm productive of great public works, of a value to be ever afterwards remembered. Everybody who has examined, even cursorily, the natural advantages of the coast near Boulogne, knows well enough that a harbour capable of being entered at all hours both day and night, no matter how the tide may be running, is capable of immediate construc tion. It only requires a stroke of the Emperor's pen, and the object is accomplished. It would be an admirable souvenir of the Imperial visit, and would ever afterwards, we doubt not, be gratefully remembered by the population. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. ( From the Court Circular.) Lord John Russell arrived in town late on Friday night from Roseneath, Dumbartonshire. The Marquis of Lansdowne left town on Saturday, fur Germany. Sir James Graham left town, for Cowes, Isle of Wight, on Saturday. Sir William and Lady Molesworth left town on Fri day, for Pencarrow, Cornwall. ( From the .Sunday Times.) The Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Clarendon, and ' Viscount Palmerston have had several long consulta tions together this week. On Thursday evening a spe cial message was dispatched to Scotland, requesting Lord John Russell's attendance in London. The noble lord left Edinburgh early on Friday morning, and arrived in London at twelve o'clock on Friday night. Yesterday the Premier, Lord John Russell, the Earl of Clarendon, and Viscount Palmerston were closeted to gether for several hours. The Earl of- Aberdeen and Lord John Russell were engaged together for some time subsequent. The Premier, shortly after seven, left for the Ranger's House, Blackheath. Lord John had just arrived at Roseneath, county Dumbarton, when the Premier's message reached him, and he at once It ft for Edinburgh, a route for the metropolis. Special mes sages were yesterday forwarded to the Queen. The de parture of the Earl of Aberdeen from London has been indefinitely postponed. Viscount and Viscountess Pal merston, who arrived at Carlton-gardens on Wednesday last from Melbourne, county of Derby, will leave for Broadlands on Monday, unless press of official business should detain the noble viscount in town. The Earl Granville, on being relieved as Minister in attendance upon the Queen, will return to Aldenham Hall, Salop, the seat of his step-son Sir F. Acton, Bart., the descend ant of the celebrated Cardinal Acton. APPROACHING MARRIAGE.—It is said a marriage wil occur in a few days between a member of the family of a dignitary of the Church, resident in Worcester, nearly related to a distinguished Prime Minister, and the daughter of a rev. divine in the neighbourhood of Hartlebury. DEATH OF THE HON. MISS BYNG.—This lamented young lady died on Friday last at Wrothaul Park, the seat of Mrs. Byng. She had only completed her 18Th year, and was the only daughter and heiress of Lord Viscount Torrington. VISIT OF THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. —His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited Birmingham on Thursday morning, and dined that day with Colonel Doherty and the officers of the 13th Dragoons. He in spected the regiment in the morning, and while at the barracks examined the breech-loading cannon. Two of them are now on their way to Woolwich—one a field gun, the other a ship's gun, in a traversing carriage and slide. It was explained to the duke that two men would load and fire these guns (6-pounders) ten times in a minute, with ball ; and that two men would load and fire a 32-pounder, on board ship, on the same construc tion as the traversing gun, five times in one minute, bring it into " position " and "laying" it each time. His Royal Highness seemed to inspect these guns with much interest. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland are entertain ing a succession of visitors at their princely seat, Dun robin Castle, where their Graces intend to remain until the close of the ensuing month. Earl Grosvenor and Lord Anson and party have had good sport in shoot ing over his Grace's large preserves. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has been amongst the visitors. GRAND FETE AT CHATSWORTH TO THE RUSSIAN PRIN CESSES —The Duke of Devonshire gave a splendid fête at Chatsworth, on Friday, to her Imperial Highness the Grand 'Duchess Marie of Russia and the Duchess of Leuchtenberg, daughters of the Emperor Nicholas, who have been sojourning in this country the last few weeks. His Excellency Baron Brunow, the Earl of Burlington, Viscount Sydney, Hon. F. Leveson Gower, M.P., and many others were invited to meet the illus trious guests. THE LATE LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C. NAPIER, G.C. The remains of this distinguished British officer will be interred in the Garrison Chapel of Portsmouth to-mor row or Wednesday—the Messrs. Marvin, undertakers, of Camden-alley, Portsea, having performed the last melancholy duty of placing this hero in his coffin, which is very plain but appropriate. It is made of polishee English oak with brass fastenings, enclosing a shell and leaden coffin. On the lid of the outer coffin is the in scription on a shield of brass—" Lieutenant-General Sir Charles James Napier, G.C.8., born August 10, 1782. Died, August 29, 1853." Lieutenant -General Sir Neil Douglas, K.C.B. and K . C.H., Colonel of Her Majesty's 78th Highlanders, died at Brussels on the Ist instant. THE ARMY IN IRELAND.—On Friday morning the second division of the battery of artillery quartered in Kilkenny marched for Waterford, to embark for Wool wich, under the command of Caplain Archdall. In the afternoon a demi-battery, from Athlone, under the com mand of First Lieutenant Millman, arrived to be sta tioned in Kilkenny. APPOINTMENTS.—The appointments under the act •f last session, for the Better Administration of Charitable Trusts have been fixed as follows :—Chief Commissioner, Mr. Peter Erle • two paid commissioners, Mr. James Hill and the Rev. R. Jones ; secretary, Mr. Henry Vane ; two inspectors, Mr. Thomas Hare and Mr. Walker Skirrow. Mr. Villiers Lister is appointed to the clerkship in the Foreign-office, vacant by the resig nation of Mr. Hugh Astley.— Observer. EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL.—The number of ships which have taken their departure hence for foreign ports during the past month has been 93. carrying in a sh n i d pB s, all 20,340 passengers. Of the vessels which came under passen n g Po e the operation of the Emigration Act there were, 34 for the United States, carrying 15,204 passengers ; New emi grants as Brunswick, 83 passengers ; 1, Sydney, 121 passengers ; tr o s r u t onndebr Phillip,oa therd B a , c B t ,llsnw thetar e as n ne g v e e r n s . aggregate There of were 7 545 00 August last there ha . s 'been a decrease diminution has been almost entirely c m on oof fi n n t 7 h : d s 0 0 compared with the same period last year. The Australian eotonditnb returns. RAILWAY CALLS for • FOR SEPTEMBER.--The amount of railway calla this 698,640/. i n month is 496,7291. as set against the conepponcl • year. og mont h of the preced- MOM THE ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. On Saturday Richard PaMington and fosepit Woods, the driver and fireman of the express engine which occa sioned the accident upon the Great Northern Railway on Wednesday last, were again brought up at the Clerk euwe 1 Police-court for examination. Mr. Corrie, the presiding magistrate upon the former occasion, was not now present, and his place was sup plied by Mr. Tyrwhitt, who heard all the evidence over again. Mr. Clarkson conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Rawlings defended the prisoners. Several officials connected with the railway were also present, and sat within the bar. Mr. Clarkson said, be appeared on the part of the Great Northern Railway Company to facilitate the pur poses of justice, so far as they were able to do so, by laying before the Court the circumstances under which the recent very sad accident had occurred. He regretted to say that there were several persons who were still under modical superintendence, and he held in his hand a certificate from the medical gentleman, which he feared would not thoroughly satisfy the Court of the absence of all danger to life. Under these circumstances, inas much as in one event the magistrate might feel himself at liberty to deal with the case summarily, as in an other event he might feel himself bound to send it to the sessions, and as in a third event, which lie hoped and believed would not occur, it might be necessary to make a different and inure serious inquiry, the gentlemen con nected with the Great Northern Railway, though they were present, felt that the magistrate could scarcely pro ceed to adjudicate in this case in the absence of a more satisfactory certificate than that which he held in his hand. That certificate, which emanated from a gentle man of great skill and attainments, was to the following effect : "I have much satisfaction in stating that up to the present Vine (Friday afternoon) all the sufferers are going on favourably. The most serious cases are those of Mr. Beazeley and Mrs. Harrison, but they were doing so well this afternoon that I have every hope of a favourable issue. The persons now under my care are the Lord Mayor, Mr, Justins, Mrs. Harrison, and others, at the Railway Hotel. The two former will be convalescent in a few days, no doubt." If the Court concurred with him that, in the face of such a certificate, it would be taking up time unneces sarily to proceed with the case, then probably there would be no objection to an adjournment till Wednes day. On the other hand, if desirable, he was quite ready to go into it at once ; but he thought it preferable that the Court should be armed with a certificate stating that there was no probable apprehension of any serious danger arising to any one, and if an adjournment took place the present bail might be extended. He was very glad that these men had been admitted to bail, because he was bound to say that up to this time the driver had borne a most excellent and irreproachable character. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Otherwise he would not have been entrusted with the express engine ? Mr. Clarkson—Just so. These proceedings were in stituted simply because the company felt that they had a public duty to discharge, which, though it might in volve them in civil responsibilities to others, still left them no discretion with respect to the duty which they owed to the public ; and it would be his duty to satisfy the bench that there had been that degree of negligence on the part of the prisoners for which the law for the protection and salvation of us ail provided. Mr. Rawlings quite agreed with the learned counsel that it might be the duty of the company to have this matter investigated, but it did so unfortunately happen that the engine-driver and the fireman, or the engine driver alone, were the parties who were prima facie considered responsible for accidents of this description. He was very unwilling that an accusation of this nature should be hanging over their heads ; when, according to the instructions which he had received, and his own view of the matter, they were entirely blameless. He rather preferred, therefore, that the case should be pro ceeded with at once, particularly as he could not collect from the certificate which the learned counsel had read that there was any danger to be apprehended to any person who had suffered from this accident. After some discussion of an unimportant nature, Mr. Tyrwhitt said that the charge was of so much interest and importance that he was convinced it could never be satisfactorily settled by a single magistrate without the intervention of a jury. Mr. Rawlina's observed that the magistrate had sum mary jurisdiction under the act of Parliament. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that he was quite ready to deal with the case under the act, but he feared that if he did so the result would not he satisfactory to anybody. Mr. Clarkson said, that being the impression of the Court, the company felt that it was their duty to press the case on, in order tkat it might go to the sessions. An arrangement was then entered into that no new _ _ evidence should be taken, but that the witnesses who were before the Court on Thursday last should be ex amined anew in order that their testimony might come under the cognisance of his worship, and that they !night be cross-examined by the defendant's advocate. James Radbourne was then called, and his evidence was read over by the clerk. In answer to questions by Mr. Clarkson, he stated, in addition to his former de- positions,—When the engine passed me, and I was exhibiting the red fla g , the prisoners were talking to gether. I saw them distinctly, and they might have seen me as distinctly if they had been looking out. I did not observe that anything was being done to the tire. They might have seen my flag half a mile off before they came up to me. Cross-examined by Mr. Lawrence.—l was at Horn sey station when the coal train arrived there. That was at five minutes to 5. I knew the hour by looking at the clock. After I put up the " danger" signals it the station, which occupied about two minutes, the coal train began to shunt. The express train was -xpected at the station at 10 minutes past five. The train crossed the line on to the siding on the down line, and detached a van and a coke truck. That occupied about a minute. On re-crossing to its proper side the tender of the coal engine got off; and the time that elapsed from the first arrival of the coal train to the tender's get ting off was about five minutes. Immediately the ten der g , of off the line I ran and got a red flag, whi c h was staain outside the door of th e s tation. I was a b ou t 12 yards' distant from the place where the red flag was. The station-master was also there, and he ordered me to run up towards London as hard as I could go with the flag. I started directly, and the clock had not then struck five. About eight minutes after I started I first saw the express train. I swear that. Yes, I have con sidered the question. It was about eight minutes. I should think that the express was then rather better than a mile from the Hornsey station. It got up to me in about a minute after I first saw it. The fireman was standing next the engine, and the driver was stand ing beside him—opposite. I know they were talking, because their faces were together "as if" they were talking. I saw their lips moving. They were standing face to face with their sides towards the engine, and each man's back to his own side of the road. There was nothing unusual in the way in which they stood. They stood in the customary place. I took nothing up the line except the flag. It was not my duty to have taken anything else unless it were night or foggy, and then I should have taken fog signals. Mr. Lawrence—Do you know the 77th rule, and that it is as follows :—" Whenever an accident occurs by which the line is obstructed, the policeman or plate layer, if one should be within call, the guard or under guard of a train, or other per: on, is to go back imme diately, placing on the rails as he goes two detonating signals, at distances of about a quarter of a mile and half a mile, retaining them in place by bending down wards the leaden clips attached to them, and he is to place two on the rails a few yards apart when he reaches the extremity of three-quarters of a mile, to which dis tance he is to proceed ?" Witness—l do not remember it particularly. Mr. Lawrence—Did you not take any detonating halls or fog signals with you ? Witness—l did not. Cross-examination continued—The first up-train due after the coal train arrived is 6.16. Ido not know what time the coal train should have arrived This was not a regular coal train. It was a pilot engine which had been sent to Colney Hatch to fetch a coal train which had broken down. That train was due, I believe, at 25 minutes past 11 in the morning. The semaphore signal is over a quarter of a mile from the Hornsey station, on the London side. The line declines from London towards the Hornsey station, and there is a considerable curve on the London side. It has been the practice at the Hornsey station to allow goods trains or coals to be shunted within ten minutes or a quarter of an hour of another train's being due. I am not aware that an express train cannot stop at the station if it sees the semaphore signal the moment it can be seen. It is possible to do so. I swear that it is, because I have seen it done. They do run by sometimes. I ran about three-quarters of a mile from the station with the flag. I was not between the signal-post and the station when the express came up. Certainly not, I was much nearer London. Re-examined by Mr. Clarkson—lf the engine-driver and stoker had been on the look-out they could not have failed to have seen me with the red flag ; and if they had so seen me, they might have stopped the train at the station. They could have seen me a quarter of a mile before they got up to me, and I was three-quarters of a mile from the station, so that that would have given them a mile to have pulled up in. I know the wooden bridge on the London side. A person on an engine could see from that bridge a man where I was with the red flag. Warrington, the labourer, who was at work in th e corn field, repeated his evidence with respect to there having been no rain on the day of the accident. Mr. Thomas Williams, superintendent of the Great Northern Police, was next called, and his evidence was read over by the clerk. In cross-examination by Mr. Lawrence, he said--I was in the office at King's-cross, close to the platform, when the telegraphic message arrived from Hornsey, and the train had just started. It was h ar dl y out o f sight. I believe a train generally arrives at Hornsey about ten minutes after it leaves the King's -trots station. There is a train which leaves King's-cross a t 12.30, and I see by the time-bill th a t it arrives at Hornsey at 12.33. That is an ordinary train. There would be very little difference between the speed of an ordinary and an express train in such a distance. lam not aware that there would be any difference at all. Ido not think there would. I have frequently travelled upon express engines. Mr. Lawrence—With express trains is it not abso lutely necessary that two men should be engaged in firing the engine ? Witness—One man can fire the engine. Ido not know whether it is absolutely necessary, but I know that the engine-man does frequently assist the stoker by opening the door of the furnace for him. The driver also looks at the fire occasionally himself. I believe it is quite possible for an engine-man to pul l u p his engine 191000!IIONEFY at the Hornsey station who first sees the danger signal from the post, as he can see it I,l74yards from where the accident occurred. I have never stated the contrary. The red flag was sent back as an additional security. It is the practice when a stoppage takes place upon the main line to send fog signals along the line, in addition to the red flag, where there are no fixed signals. Mr. Lawrence—ls it not done where there are fixed signals ? Witness—l am not aware. Ido not remember that it is done. I know the rules of the company. After some further pressure, he said,—l believe it is the prac tice, when an obstruction takes place upon the main line, to send back fog-signals. Mr. Lawrence—Are they not more likely to attract attention than the flag ? Witness They would attract the attention of the driver, of course, by the sound of them. Mr. Lawrence —Necessarily so t Witness—Yes. Necessarily so. Re-examined by Mr. Clarkson—The fog detonating signal would not attract the attention of any one until the wheel of the locomotive passed over it. It cannot be seen from the engine. From where the collision took place to the distance-si, 9 nal is 664 ya r d s , an d the dis tance-signal can be seen 510 yards off—total, 1,174 yards. The man Radbourne stood with the flag 1,432 yards from the spot where the accident occurred, and he might have been seen half a mile before the train got up to him. This concluded the evidence, and the prisoners were then remanded ; the bail for their appearance being re newed. SPORTING NOTES. The unsettled state of the weather during the latter part of last week operated, both literally and figura tively, as a complete damper upon the proceedings of the different race meetings then in course of celebration, and the running of many of the animals engaged in the various events must not, under the circumstances. be taken as an exact criterion of their respective merits. May brighter skies dawn upon, and sunnier weather preside over, the forthcoming gathering at Warwick, on which event I proceed to make a few remarks. In the first place, I must tender my hearty congratulations to the worthy denizens of Warwick and Leamington upon the strength of the programme they have this year put forth—a programme which contains sixteen items, seven of which are set down for decision on the first day, and the remaining nine on the second. I must not neglect to notice the very great improvements that have been effected since the last meeting in the Grand Stand, and likewise in the Stewards' Stand. In the latter, a room has been most considerately appropriated to the use of the members of the " fourth estate." Of the seven events "on the card" for Tuesday, three—viz., the Racing Stakes, the Queen's Plate, and the Corinthian Stakes—have not yet been entered for. For the Guy Produce Stakes, The Reiver and Cobnut figure as two out of the four nominations. lam not disposed to think that The Reiver, under the circum stances of his Doncaster engagements, in which many pecuniary considerations are involved, will risk a spin over the mile course here with Cobnut. I have heard, however, a rumour to the effect that Cobnut is amiss. Should that be.the case, The Reiver may make his ap pearance in a walk over. Chilton is my pick for the Foal Stakes. For " the event" of the day—the Leamington Stakes —after duly weighing the respective merits and chances of the animals engaged therein, I have come to the con clusion that The Friar; Scarecrow, and Lord-Lieutenant will be the foremost three at the finish—most probably in the order named. The Castle Park Stakes I assign either to Strutaway or'Doinino. Though I confess to a strong fancy for the latter, I should not be surprised, taking the respective weights into consideration, at the former bowling him over. For the Borough Handicap of Wednesday, Horatio and Caliban seem to me the most likely of the lot, though Alas ought not to be lost sight of. For the Great Warwickshire Stakes, I expect to see Lord Exeter's colours in the ascendant. In the ab , ence of Stockwell, the Warwick Cup will probably go either to Goorkah or Adine. - For the welter Cup, my preference is for Thirkleby, especially if he be well piloted. Should The Deformed start for the Avon Stakes, he will be my choice. In default of that, I must look to Sylphine. For the County Stakes, which numbers twenty-three acceptances, I prefer Frantic, Gladiole, and The De formed. The Town Plate may fall to the lot of Calot. A FRESH MAN. Worthing, Monday morning. ARRIVALS AT WARWICK. Little Fawn, Little Harry, Merry Bird, Chaffwax, Mabel, Balmoral, Balloou. The following horses leave Newmarket for Warwick : —Farmer's Boy, Placid, Conmore, gis, Ilex, Nut pecker, Cobnut, Caliban, Ariosto, Worthless, Vaultress, Filbert, Doubtful. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—SATURDAY. CESAREWITCH STAKES. 30 to 1 agst Nancy (taken to a good sum, and offers to take 6,000 to 200, or any part of it). 300 to 10 agst Winter (taken and wanted). THE LATE SIR CHARLES NAPIER. On the death-roll of our heroes, so lately augmented with the names of Saltoun and Cockburn, must now be inscribed that of Napier. His death took place in the fulness of his years, and was therefore in the ordinary course of nature ; but it has left a void in the national regard which c mnot easily be filled, because it has broken one of the remaining links that connected the present generation with the most brilliant period of our later history. It is creditable to the people of this country that with discerning gratitude they should have recognised in the late Sir Charles Napier the man who stood next in the hierarchy of honour to the Duke of Wellington. Over looking the great claims of some living officers, they fixed on his marked individuality of character, his versa tility, and his rough soldier-like qualities, with a tena cious admiration, which was evinced also by more dis criminating minds in respect to his higher merits as a commander and an administrator. Sir Charles Napier lived to be the most distinguished member of a family so eminent as to have called forth a parliamentary tribute from a Minister who was usually sparing of eulogy. In reverting to his career, we are struck with the extraordinary contrasts in his character. Personally brave even to heroic intrepidity, and seem ingly courting danger for the " rapture of the strife," his earlier military life in the Peninsula and elsewhere discloses a series of acts of personal daring and endur ance for which we must seek a parallel in the deeds of the fabulous heroes of romance. When, in later years, he was removed to a sphere of action where different qualities were demanded, Sir Charles Napier proved that dashing bravery and daring intrepidity are not in compatible with the coolness and calculation of a mili tary chief. His career in Scinde stamped him as pos sessing a rare military genius. Every General-in-Chief on a distant mission must be a dictator and a proconsul. Sir Charles Napier was eminently qualified thus to con centrate in his sole person the various elements of government. He could negotiate as well as conquer, and adminis er the territory he conquered. Heroic as he was in his personal bravery and passion for danger, he was equally so in his justice and clemency to the fallen enemy. He achieved by his civil rule a second victory over those who had yielded to his military prowess. Like Wellington, he was great in peace as well as in war ; and it is difficult to say in which he most excelled—as a soldier, a commander, a negotiator, or an administrator. Called from his retirement by the general voice to go to India at a moment when our empire was threatened, he arrived only to see his destined work accomplished by others ; but there was much to be done in the reform and reorganisation of the army of India ; and he set himself to the task. He was a disciplinarian of the right school, holding that duty and subordination level all distinctions, and demanding from the officers the same rigorous submission to rule that was exacted from the privates. In his eye, too, bravery in the field equally levelled distinctions ; and in his dispatches he did justice to the valour and good conduct of the common soldier as well as of his superior. His rigid regulations as to matters of discipline, his resolute war against the luxu rious impediments of an Indian marching force, and his plain, blunt reproof of the vices that had crept into the service, recal in their spirit, if not in their language, some of the memorable proceedings of Wellington in the Peninsula. In his dispatches and general orders he dashed at truth through conventional language, as in the fight he dashed at the enemy through all impedi ments. Sir Charles Napier was of an order of men necessary to great states. It is often their fate not to be fully appreciated by their contemporaries ; but it is well for mankind that their memory should be cherished and honoured. The fame of their deeds is the heritage of posterity, who profit alike by the fruits of their valour and wisdom, and by the emulation they inspire.— PrdB. CHURCH RATES AND CHURCHES IN ST. PANCRAS.-By a return made to the House of Commons relating to the churches in the parish of St. Pancras, it appears that from the time of the establishment of the Church Trust in the year 1816 to 1841, a period of twenty-five years, tha sum of 183,3341. 19s. 2d. was raised in the parish by church rates, and two new churches only were built at the expense of the parish, and two by the Church Building Commissioners. Since church rates have been discontinued in the parish , a period of twelve years, seven new churches have been built, including two re built and enlarged, which afford accommodation for nearly 8,000 persons, and which has been effected by voluntary contributions, aided by grants from Church Building Societies, free of cost to the parish. THE LIGHTERMENS STRIKE.—On Saturday a meet ing of master lightermen was held at the court of the company to consider what steps should be pursued in the present state of strike of the employed. A long discussion ensued, but no definite course of action was come to. Many of the principal lightermen are suffer ing; seriously from the turn out, particularly those whose business is confined to the quays, as the trade is being taken to other parts, where the men have not struck. It is calculated that there are about 5,000 lightermen and 1,000 apprentices engaged on the River between Windsor and the Medway. The office of Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Inver ness, vacant by the death of the Earl of Seafield, has bean bestowed upon Lord Lovat. • LATEST FOUEIGN NbY FRANCE. The Paris correspondent under date of the Ti ,, of yesterday (Sunday), says :—" The opini °u 0 many assuredl persons in Paris, and expressed, , lam , very confidently a the Austrial' and Russian Embassies, that the Emperor of Rude will raise no objection to the modifications luau,, by the Porte in the Vienna note, is not thatw ill prevails among the Russians who have recen tl y co left their own country. A few days will Pr,°,, at how far they are correct, but it is certain tu, lio many of them receive the assurances of d ' o• evacuation of the Danubian provinces of t risive laughter. They are perhap s as iglicl.oo as we all as yet are of the se cret intentt_bt of the Czar; but there is little reason to u ti% that they are a fair specimen of the great rata d°, of their fellow-subjects. They not only do n0',,, t0 lieve that the evacuation will immediately to7o place, but they look upon the Principalities.vl4 it inquest, and that conquest as a fait (14c19— ,rir which will not only be submitted to by the Gui c tio ment whose empire it would di-member, but b y g e rest of Europe. This, it is true, is not the logil to of the Russian diplomacy ; but it shows to wilL o pitch the fanaticism of the Russian people has excited. t 1 Several letters were received in Paris Yes-ewit (Sunday) from various departments througlio France, which are unanimous in anncluwillb the the price of wheat continues to decline in markets. 1 0 The sailing and steam-ship Austerlitz, of guns, arrived off Cherbourg on the 30th u1t.,... the Mendacious placards, evidently written 1 1 t he purpose of exciting ill-will and hatred &gain s o f traders, have been stuck up in the market Rheims. f tbel f A letter from Dieppe says, the residence °- 0 a Majesties here does not appear to be drawing 0 11 close. The Municipal Council have unasilu% t a adopted a proposition to offer a fête of two d ays the Empress. It is proposed that on one otherd e shall . be a ball at the Theatre, and on the oe day and . night fête at the Bathing Roltive nses. ha l v f e h e e a r ch m o a ff j e e r s e ty d to defray a proprietors of that estallsoment and the Pr 0116 Company expe tbiru l ° 6eq s the fête, it will be fixed for Sunday andllcondescends t4 O clel the 11th and 12th inst. RUSSIA AND TURIK.E . +lO The Times' correspondent, under date elesi; tinople, Aug. 22, writes :—Within the las t . fes tot ° two the Turkish Government issued a 'mo ths feet be communicated to the representativ e °L., ete hor Powers, in which it states its reasons for n to i s 0 of the last project of a note. This ma n if t l yet one of the mysterie of diploma* i f e sto, js pi kis is said to be as follows :—The llit t ess", signed by Redscbid Pasha, and begins hY e " t ea ' the regret of the Sultan that the note PreVectost the Porte should have been deemed uno t t l the he le With regard to this last project, although e be bss,' of the Sublime Porte has been taken as " v ot yet " certain superfluous paragraphs ill e°ll3 t ; of Pr , t with the sacred rights of the Governra en Majesty having been introduced, he S i li fi ee , Porte finds herself again under the Pai efn 4 . sity of making observations on this subjecy'd The Porte expresses herself sensible of al to sill' ful for, the great efforts that have b: en ma tt e s hoot bringing this question to an amicable to blicr e hf and is therefore gr ea tly ,p a i ne d to he2, At :d hesitate in the course of action illw — tof'` .s the four Powers, " But the G o vernln ell , fit aellf, Majesty the Sultan, which had in the c e w e test i r meat of the affair been declared alone c° lll judge of questions relative to its rights and pendence, having unfortunately rot been e . 5 coy on the redaction? of this new projec t ' 1 ta t quently placed in a difficult position. rOVof It may be retorted that the Russian G ° rite o f also has not been consulted on the prel 33 ; - t hos'',, ti this project, but the rights spoken of re et the Sublime Porte, and it is the Suini - 's It I all which must sign the note in question. iie i r svo then to the great Powers to judge in t ' - ohlt" known equity if it be just to treat ou thin' on l two parties as on an equality. the les (The first of the points objected to 1 1 - _tte is that clause which says—"Si a toute tbi, Empereurs," &c.) holy That the Emperors of Russia s hould s r , h rc .4 . solicitude in the welfare of the Greek '' f bisCri quite natural, but it would seem frota, r eVL ) , graph that the privileges of the Greek till St l ";. o t been solely maintained by the Emperor coopety which is contrary to fact ; were it s o the th e would certainly have a right to -medd l e of ,De question. As it is, no one in the ser s ' A c ti re ° 4' august Imperial Ottoman family would if eno capable of writing wordswhich would tend t° ott , iii r the glory of those instit u ti ons w hi c h the o- Emperors have found e d by th e spouts pit pulses of their person a l generos it y and the' Afl i or clemency. :0 1 The second point obje c t e d t o i s that P h is t'6 4 relating to the tr ea ty o f Kainardji. 011 VI l c 11 it is remarked—" I n strengthening be e t' e b the religious identity already existingoe c a great community o f th e subjects 0 ". to gi lime Porte and a foreign Power a nd thusercisililo the Government of Russia motives for ° n it! I)e e tr w right of surveillance i n s u c h matters, nia ° divide as it were the sovereign right s if b ee r danger the independence of the EiliPl,V o f ever the aim is but to obtain a renew The $ (l gagements of the treaty of Kainardji , the Porte can do that by a separate l i t c r i tif! ! Imperial Gover nmen t th ere f o re thill'sbs ra P greatest importance that the paragreP4 tioi to the treaties s h ou ld b e supPre g ssw ore t ,r,o °.; maintained, that th e p ro mises °' l i es e ler which the treaty contains, and the ( c l i in a etl ee the religious privilege should be separatebe a t 05 , and explicit manner, that it mai ~oesti f understood that they are two separate 'i je ctL s 00 1 The third point objected to iu the P r t l l e which speaks of a participation of t ber Church in the privileges accorded to c) . (V," tiau Churches. On this point rtt, e that the Porte will always VOliril to the Greeks all the advatit.g e t - helcill other communities enjoy. "It 15 ,, 0r t0 " po t' d fluous to add, that the Sublime loyelv:00 justifie'l if she cannot admit the ell i P tiv eat',l expressions so equivocal as those of c() J o f special rights dispositions partieulieloss of a large community of so many, 111 , 1 , 1 13 ,, ft e subjects who profess the Greek rt e ' n te p ig festo ends by declaring that if the 1 1 : t 011 . e, o, ll ', by the Porte is accepted, or if that l i a' be A; p h , ceives certain modifications, it se nd A Y" signed by the Porte, which will al e° , l ;tion bassador to St. Petersburgh, con }'"4 r r 4 provinces are first evacuated. • r a j el )e :es The manifesto ends by the follownl to o 0 0 , —" Le Gouvern e m en t de la S•P' 3 t e s In o ce.1 0 1: une garantie solide de la part des hall to te A 0 contre toute ingerence l'avenir, et ntes tion de temp s en temps des pri nciPa t t han davie et Wallachie." leax to From Vienna, he 31st, sre„ was i t ti° Turkish Ambassador, Aug. 'Ariff, Ellen of te; pe: 0 ; the Russian Ambassaor in the courtestriloav The meeting is considered the il° 3 l os ka , of of the termination of the difficll A otictif Russia and Turkey. ve tio It is stated that in Servia 1131 K no t d r ip , . 0 0 pd public feeling prevails, and there is n fear of disturbances. Sa e° g i ' l oo l/ A traveller has been arrested at,.. ej itioll fo papers and pamphlets exciting been Prince Alexander and the Sultan ha „ 1 9 14 upon him. Al;" e ore'J ODES SA ' a pr i° o o , ka n de s , r Business in our markets is bris illy Oll still looking up. Corn is continll` larg e for Italy and France, and there are prilflf"e+ the 11 .0 1 , of grain from Ghourka. The Augsburg Gazette states tha t o n : n ste liti ,go tion of the Austrian Internuncio at fo reig n t , t oy , the Porte has consented to p ermit the nigh is $ 1) arriving in the Bosphorus du ring t he as far as Serajewo, near Bujukdere, 0 0 io t y t a red from storms. 7th u ltilli t I pe t A letter from Smyrna, of the -- id d o es is said e tb Augsburg Gazette, says if P AO Ft!? united fleet is to leave for this P ° ''' to 1 " e r, t Y enter the Dardanelles. In additional dAllgio wind, which exposes it to continT ko ss. o f 0 0 vessels have been attacked by t siu, n the' co told English fleet two captains and fl eet the 4 41, have already died. In the French r is octopi sailors only have suffered. Wat o e n Sat il , r itt* 3° the provisions are not good. t he Austrian squadron is to leave for Syria and Egypt." 1 .14 1/ 6rorr oy FAILURE IN IRELAND.—The extensive_f De .Y . , 0 7 - 0! J. and J. Alexander, corn m erchantt a " ve sto t r o ' r 4o, stores were lately destroyed by fire, 3 0,00 01 ' ce p ' ment. Its liabilities are estimate North Acne to°;,o l ' LIVERPOOL —The British and Nor s o 1 departure rt s u te r a e m he s n h c i e ll foNrißaOasrtao'uLoannSgatc.:rni I /get:ray.; b C of t° t T e th u l su s a s l p m a a s i s l e s n . passengers and a full carc," 01,1;r it: it ; ctr : The estates of the late Earl be brow Si r • co' tri the county of Salop, are about to CoUPA rto r PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL ()v ie iost i t of Blackwall, has recently receivedforhe two new iron screw steam-shipg Oriental Company, each of i ll o b t r%o ns a t ' b severally named the Assay, art A