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

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. (From the Registrar-General's Return.) Last week the Registrar-General issued the quarterly return of the marriages, births, and deaths registered in the divisions, counties, and districts of England. This return comprises the births and deaths registered by 2,190 registrars in all the districts of England during the spring quarter ending June 30, 1853 ; and the mar riages in 12,025 churches or chapels, about 3,396 regis tered places of worship unconnected with the established church, and 625 superintendent registrar's offices, in the quarter that ended March 31, 1853. The return of marriages is not complete ; but th e de fects are inconsiderable , and approximative numbers have been supplied from the records of previous y ears . The increase of marriages proceeded at an accelerated rate through the first three months of the year ; i n A pr il, May, and June the births of children exceeded th e aver age numbers of preceding spring quarters, but fell a few hundreds short of the births in the spring quarters of the two previous years. The spring in town and country was unhealthy ; and the mortality, chiefly owing to the cold weather and the scarcity of potatoes, was considerably above the average. MARRIAGES. 35,014 marriages were celebrated in the first quarter of the year, or 2,081 more than were celebrated in the corresponding qu ar t er o f 1852 . Th e unexamp l e d i ncrease of marriages is shown in a table, where it is shown that in the winter quarters 48,894 persons married in 1841, 54,960 in 1847, 70,028 in 1853. The increase in the marriages is most conspicuous in London, in the seaports, and in the manufacturing towns ; in Northamptonshire, Devonshire, Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcester shire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Cheshire, Lan cashire, the West Riding of Yorkshire, Westmorland, and Monmouthshire ; in Portsmouth, Plymouth, South ampton, Bristol ; in Northampton, Bath, Stroud, Wol verhampton, Dudley, Birmingham, Nottingham, Ches ter, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Merthyr Tydvil. In all the most-prosperous districts of the country the mar riages increased. In Dover, in Brighton, in St. George Hanover-square, in several other districts, and in the eastern counties the marriages declined. BIRTHS. The births fluctuate less than either the marriages or the deaths, and in the three quarters ending June 185_4. 52-53, the numbers were 159,138, 159,136, and 158,78, or nearly the same in amount, but considerably above 1 the average of preceding y e ars. The births, on of 3.428 ave rage of 10 spring quart ers , were at the rate per cent. ; in the la s t quar t er ending June 30 the rate was 3.507 on the population. INCREASE of OF POPULATION. As the births 158,718 children and the deaths of 107,861 persons of all ages were registered in_ the quar ter, a balanc e o f 50,857 remains in favour of the popu lation. The excess of births over deaths is less by eight or twelve thousands than the excess in the cor responding quarters of the three previous years ; chiefly owing to the high rate of mortalii;y i n 1853 . 115,959 emigrants sailed from the ports of the United Kingdom at which there are Government emi gration agents ; 78,205 to the United States, 20,107 to British North America, 17,152 to the Australian Colonies, and 495 to other places. 7,884 of the emi grants sailed from Glasgow and Greenock, 16,993 from Irish ports, 74,646 (including many Irish) from Liver pool, 2,095 from Plymouth, 3,722 from Southampton, an d 10,619 from London. The emigration from the United Kingdom has been at the rate of 8,920 a-week, equal to the number of inhabitants in a majority of the 368 municipal boroughs of Great Britain. In Scotland and Ireland the births and deaths of the population are left unregistered, so that it is impossible to determine the rate of natural increase in the United Kingdom ; but at the rate prevailing in England, which it cannot ex ceed, the excess of births over deaths would be 79,820, or less by 36,139 than the 115,959 emigrants. The price of provisions during the quarter was consi derably higher than the ruling prices in the correspond ing months of the year 1852 ; wheat was sold on an average at 445. 6d. a quarter ; beef, by the carcase, in London, at -lid. per pound ; mutton, per pound ; potatoes (York regents) at 1275. 6d. per ton. The price of wheat was 10 per cent., beef 22 per cent., mutton 31 per cent., potatoes 31 per cent. higher in April, May, June, 1853, than in the corresponding months of 1852. It is evident that the price of wheat bears no longer any constant relation to the price of the other chief articles of food consumed by the rich or the poor ; and it must be considered a fortunate circumstance that the price of bread is not now likely to fluctuate so largely as the prices of the more perishable articles with which the markets of England are supplied from a comparatively limited area. STATE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH. 107,861 deaths were registered in the three months of April, May, and June. This number is the highest that has ever been registered before in the correspond ing season, and exceeds by 7,048 the deaths in the spring quarter of 1852. The rate of mortality in England is the highest in the winter (2.467 per cent.), lowest in the summer quarter (2.129 per cent.), while the mortality of the spring quarter (2.223) holds an inter mediate rank, near the average of the year. This average is exceeded by the present return, which shows a morality at the rate of 2.383 per cent. per annum, higher than the rate in the corresponding quarter of every year, 1843-52, except the spring quarter of 1847, when the population was infested by scurvy and its at tendant diseases after the great failure of the potato crop in 1846. The rate of mortality was then 2.506 ; in the autumn influenza broke out, and cholera followed on its footsteps in 1848 and 1840. The mortality of the quarter was above the average both in the town and in the country districts ; the annual rate of mortality was 2.606 in 117 districts, comprising the chief towns, and 2.196 per cent in 503 districts, extending over the rest of the kingdom. The population of England is, there is reason to be lieve, collectively healthier than any equal amount of population in any other kingdom ; but the rapid increase in the proportion of the town population—in which the mortality is 27 per cent. higher than it is in the country, and the sickness, the suffering, the debility, the physical degeneracy of race are in equal excess—makes this ques tion of the health of towns and the fertilisation of the surrounding fields one of the great questions of the day demanding immediate solution. It is difficult for the imagination to conceive all the beneficent effects that would flow from the possible diminution of the mortality which the subjoined figures express in town and in country throughout the changing seasons of the year : Average annual number of Deaths to every 110,000 per- Isom; living in the country. Lives de stroyed by the matters which are poi,ons in hous.s, streets, and dreams, but ire fertilking manures in fields. Deaths to every 1.0,000 er sons living, in towns. In the Months of January, February, March .. April, May, June July, Auguit, September October, ,November,December The Year In London the mortality has considerably exceeded the average, and it is chiefly due to diseases of the re spiratory organs, typhus, hooping-cough, diarrhoea, and violence of various kinds. Twelve deaths were referred to privation, 26 to poison, 88 to burns and scalds, 86 to hanging and suffocation, 81 to drowning, 171 to me chanical injuries of various kinds, 33 to wounds ; and in nearly all' these cases, the numbers exceed those re turned in previous years. The violent deaths, including a few from intemperance, want of breast-milk, and pri vation, in London, increased from 1,296 in 1840 to 2,140 in 1852 ; and in the last quarter the excess in deaths from violence alone over the deaths of 1852 was 131. The increase of steam-vessels, railways, omni• and new mechanical forces of every kind, as well as tle obst ruct i ons o f t h e streets, may part l y account forthi s loss of life, as well as for the numerous injuries and mutilations no , t, fatal, in the battle of every day. The mortality in the South-Eastern Counties has been above the average, and the greatest excess has occurred in t h e ' Godson Lewes, slereVellV. Bromley, Dover, Eastbourne, y health Wight, Alverstoke. Woking has been unusuall Sevenoaks, Maidstone, Y. Scarlatina has been rife in other districts. In the South Miiitamalloottinties Wisbeach continues to expelienee a high rate Populamortality ; the dsaths in three months, out of a of 36,215, were 274. In Cambridge, on the other h tio n n d, the deaths out of a population:of 27,815 were only 110. e and bronchitis prevailed at 'Wish Hooping-cough eat improvements bridge the Registrar reports, that .t e z h t ; ; while in ram have been made by the local auth or iti ie lly arrangements.; they have bee n ass i sted n the sa n it a vi medical p r o materially by the reports and suggestions o f su fession." Romford, Tendring, Colchester, Witha m , and Saffrono Walden in Essex ; Sudbury, Thingoe, and St Suffolk, experienced a high rate of /mortality. Typh us has has been fatal to many per sons in High Easter, - b e :: Dun mow ; in Downham, Norfolk, ague and fever have .pre vailed ; in Norwich the mortality has not exceeded, and in the whole county has been below the average. In the south-western counties the general mortality has slightly exceeded the average. The typhus in Long bridge Deverill broke out a second time, and the deaths in the sub-district equal the births. In one house the man, wife, and six children w ere all attacked, and one child, nine years of age, died. At Exmouth fever has i prevailed. In Whipton , Heavitree, small-pox s raging; several children are su fferin g , and” two have died ; " still the people refuse cow-pox. Im Barnstaple typhus and small-pox have prsvailed ; the deaths have exceeded the births. The emigration from Redruth has been extensive, and the births have consequently de creased ; in another district of Cornwall, Lerrin, the registrar says :—" The births and deaths are much below the average. Numbers are yearly leaving this district for other parts of this country, or for America and Australia, which is the only explanation I can give of the decrease." Measles h as b een very fatal in Truro. I n F roms th e deaths from pulmonary diseases are much above the ave rage ; the same diseases have prevailed in Bath. In the West Midland Counties the mortality is some what above the average ' • small-pox prevails in Glouces tershire ; Bristol, Gloue vaccination ; carbuncleseeltseoil and Stroud have neglected have been very p reva l ent in and purulent eruptions S tow - on-the-Wold as well as in London. This extensive epidemic h as no t y e t obtained all the attenti on which i deserves from the medical profession. A bad form of vailed in Staffordshire, " the cause of which has pre gistrar of Bilston conceives, fi is i nsu ff te . ; the Re tent drainage, cesspools stagnating, and filth of the most offensive cha racter accumulated in the yards and folds of the poor, who have been the victims of the fever." The excess of births in West Bromwich and Westbury-on-Severn is ascribed to the increase of population caused by employ- ' ment on railways. The prosperous state of trade and the improved circumstances of the people are also men tioned in connexion with a low rate of mortality. The deaths in Lincolnshire have been below, in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire above the average. The registrar of Leake iu Leicestershire says : "Several deaths have occurred during the quarter from scarlatina and from small-pox. The latter disease has been very prevalent in a village belonging to my district. The ignorance and wilful stupidity which exist amongst a certain class of people are astonishing ; neither threats nor entreaties can induce them to have their children vaccinated. A young woman, near her confinement, and the mother of two other children, who refused to be vaccinated herself or have her children vaccinated, was seized with small pox. On June 12th I attended her : the disease was confluent . she became a most loath some object, and in this state gave birth to a girl on the 15th, and died on the 19th. The infant took the dis ease. and has since died. I have vaccinated a large number of children and a few adults, but the same pre judice still exists with others, and this frightful disease is yet progressing. lam firmly convinced that if every child was properly vaccinated under the age of 12 months there would be no cases of small-pox, or it would be so modified as to require little notice. lam of opinion that the disease would in the end be extirpated." Cheshire and Lancashire have not been more than usually unhealthy. 2,759 deaths were registered out of a population of 411,515 in Liverpool and West Derby ; 2,365 in Manchester and Salford out of 315,956. The mortality in these districts was below the average to which they are subject. This district, says the R eg i s t rar of Hulme, Chorlton, "never was in a more healthy state." No kind of epidemic prevails. "The operative classes are all well employed, and although the prices of various kinds of provisions are on the advance, there appears a general disposition to increase wages in pro portion." In Yorkshire 11,442 deaths were registered. The mortality exceeded the average, and most notably in Skipton, Keighley, Huddersfield, Halifax, Bradford, Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Thorne, and Driffield. In Leeds and Hull the mortality declined. One death from cholera was registered in the workhouse, Horton, Bradford. Infl uenza preva il e d i n L ey b urn, scar l at i na i n Reeth. In the northern counties 5,621 deaths were registered. Ague, typhus, and hooping-cough have prevailed in many of the Durham colliery districts ; 23 persons died of measles in Yarm, Stockton. The deaths in the Welsh division (7,288) exceed the average; hooping cough prevailed in Newport, Swansea, and Haverfordwest ; small-pox and bronchitis in Cardiff and Carmarthen. The excess of births and deaths in Rheidol, Aberystwith, is referred to the great increase of the mining population. Small-pox, scarlatina, and typhus still prevail in the Wrexham district. "The board of guardians are causing proceedings to be taken against the owners and occupiers of houses, as directed by the Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Act, and in all cases where they have summoned have suc ceeded in getting convictions." RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NORTH LONDON. The half-yearly meeting of this company took place on Friday, at the Euston Station ; Mr. John Scott in the chair. The following report was read by the Secretary : " The statement of the revenue account for the half-year ending the 30th June last, affords conclusive evidence of the steadily increasing prosperity of the railway. Com pared with the corresponding period of the year, 1852, the receipts from passenger traffic show an increase of 2,6801. 6s. ; the particulars of the two periods being as follows, viz.— Passengers. Amount. Half-year ending June, 1852_1,776,186_225,236 2 2 )1 „ June, 1853...1,934,810 28,616 8 2 Increase in 1853... 158,624... £2,680 6 0 The receipts from goods traffic are likewise satisfactory. The increase being 4,531/. is. Bd. on a comparison of re ceipts with the corresponding period of 1852 ; and as con trasted with the receipts of the half-year ending December last, the increase is 2,3861. 19s. 9d. The shareholders will bear in mind that the receipts from passenger traffic for the first six months in the year always fall short of the receipts in the last six months ; and the traffic since the 30th June last fully confirms this experience. The result of the half-year's transactions, as shown in the accounts, is as follows:—The gross receipts amounted to 37,175/. 1 ls. ld., and the expenditure, including toll to the Blackwell Rail way Company, to 21,408/. 3s. 2d. ; leaving, with 6531. 13s 10c1., the amount carried forward from last half-year, a gross balance of 16,4211. is. 9d. • and, after providing for the payment of the interest on the debenture debt, there remains a net balance of 11,444/. 4s. 4d. available for divi dend. This prplus enables the directors to recommend an increase of chvidend for the past half-year from 15s. to 17s. 6d. per share, lea.ving the sum of 691. 4s. 4d. to be car ried forward to the credit of the current half-year's account. Arrangements be.ve been made to run a limited number of this company'S passenger trains on to Kew, over the Lon don and North-Western Railway, from Camden to Willes den, and over the North and South-Western Junction Railway, from Willesden to Kew. There can be little doubt that much new traffic will result from this commu nication, as it will afford easy access from the City, and all the northern suburbs of London, to Kew Gardens, and other points of attraction in that district. It will be ob served that the act changes the name of the company to ' The North London Railway.' By its provisions, it is re quired that the new capital shall consist of 25,000 shares of 101. each, to be offered to the existing shareholders rate ably, according to their present holdine. ; under this ar rangemeut, the holder of every ten of original 501. shares becomes entitled to nineteen of the new 101. shares now to be created ; and a special resolution for the creation of the new capital will be accordingly submitted to the shareholders at the present meeting. These new shares will, thereupon, be tendered to the shareholders according to their respective holdings. Since the last half-yearly meeting, the directors have selected for sale, from the coin pany's surplus property, portions which could not, under any circumstances, be required for works in connection with the railway. Public sales were effected to the extent of about 25,0001. in the months of May and June last, and the result being satisfactory, the directors are encouraged to proceed with further sales, carefully guarding, as before, against the sacrifice of any portion which might by possi bility be required for the future purposes of the company. The amount realised at the sales in May and June, not having been received at the time of closing the last half year's accounts, will appear in the accounts for the cur rent half-year. The directors are happy to be able to state that the 56,2001. Five per Cent. Debenture Bonds, which fell due on the Ist of April last, have all been renewed at the reduced rate of 3i per cent." The CHAMMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, stated, in reference to the fourth paragraph, that the in crease shown in the traffic returns was somewhat inte resting. The first five weeks after the 30th June, 1851, during the Great Exhibition, produced in passenger traffic about 7,030/. ; and in the corresponding weeks of 1852 the amount was 7,370/. ; whilst in the correspond ing period of the present year it was 7,870/., being about 5 per cent. in 1852 over 1851, and upwards of 6 per cent. in 1853 over the gross earnings for passengers in 1852, or 12 per cent. advance in 1853 over the same period in 1851, when the attraction of the Great Exhibition was in full force. It was gratifying to him to be enabled to state that the line connectin g the Great Northern Rail way with the North London Railway had recently been completed, and the junction branch from the Eastern Counties was in rapid progress to join their line at Hackney Wick. A satisfactory arrangement was also expected to be completed immediately with the Eastern Counties for the accommodation of passengers to and from the western suburbs as well as for goods traffic, of which a considerable amount was expected in grain, farm produce, and live stock, when the new cat tle market should be established in Copenhagen-fields. The report was unanimously adopted, and a dividend declared as recommended therein. The meeting was then made special for the purpose of empowering the directors to take such measures as may be deemed advisable for raising the new capital autho rised by the North London Railway Act, 1853. A resolution in accordance with this object was agreed to, and the business terminated. LEEDS, BRADFORD, AND HALIFAX JUNCTION. The third half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the company's offices, Park row, Leeds, on Friday. Mr. Edward Akroyd, the chairman of the board of directors, presided. Mr. M. CAwooD, the secretary, read the half-yearly report of the directors, of which the following are the chief points : " The directors have the satisfaction to report that the construction of the main line and the incidental works is rapidly progressing, and that the completion thereof for the purposes of traffic may be anticipated about the spring of next year. The general abstract of the cash account up to June 30 showed that the receipts, as per balance sheet of Dec. 31, 1852, were 32,1361. 14s. 11.; the interest on ac count of delayed payment of calls, 851. 3s. ld.; transfer fees, 103.; interest allowed by Beckett and Co., 1131. 2s. 10d.; prepaid calls 18,6801.; debts owing to the company, 1,6511. 13s. 4d.; making a total of 52,667/. 3s. sd. The pay ments as per balance sheet of Dec. 31, 1852, were 14,3101. 6d.; land purchased amounted to 10,1661. 16s. 2d.; deposits for land to be purchased, 7,1521. ss. 6d.; contractor, on ac °exult of making the line, 18,7771.175. 2d. ; engineering ex ,. Penges,9oo/.; secretary 's salary, rent of offices, furniture, sta teiiTnl.l and miscellaneous, 4571. lls. 9d. ; bankers' commis 'Ks. 7d. ; cash in hand, 121. ls. 6d. ; unpaid calls, Um 12 i ga t e of 52, 4; talance, 6661. Os. 9d. ; making an aggre- The iue x;, sd in .' n ' loving the adoption of the report, which had been said that the paort before them showed the business The main line wasone since their last half-yearly meeting. Yet he d o contractor had hadlirGogressing overcome v w e r a c g o e m s niedifficulty to contend with, in satisfactorily, though the consequence of the advancei e i n th a e l s m e of the country.o d s i t i:ll a c l u l I p t i a e r s t s ; and the shareholders were fortunate the contractor's capital and enterprise in having a man of works. As regarded the Parliamentary to carry out their they were more peaceful in the last than proceedings, • and, though there was year , at ote an in the previous threatened on the part of the Lancashire and opposition Company, yet their differences had been adjusted Yorkshise Justed hon ourably and satisfactorily to both compani es ' . Dr. HEAToN seconded the motion for the d • a optao n of the report, and it was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the busi ness, at a quarter before one o'clock. PORTSMOUTH. On Saturday the ceremony of cutting the first sod, pre paratory to commencing the works on this line, took place at Burton, on the estate of Mr. B. Carter, M.P. Burton is situated on the intended line a short distance fro, o Pe tersfield, being about 20 miles from Godalming, and 12 miles from Havant. The place chosen for cutting the sod is partly encircled by a steep hill, clothed with verdure, and well wooded, and is also near the mouth of an in. tended tunnel to pass through the hill. The directors and their friends from London were conveyed from the Waterloo station to Farnham by the South-Western Railway, and thence by coaches over the road through a beautiful country a distance of 18 miles. Parties from Havant and other places also arrived on the ground about half-past 2 o'clock. A procession, headed by a band of music, was formed at an old mansion close by, formerly the residence of Mr. Gibbon, the historian. Numbers of well-dressed persons were assembled in groups at various distances on the sloping hill partly surrounding the spot selected for the ceremony. The procession having arrived, Mr. F. Mowatt, the chairman of the company, opened the p-oceedings by congratulating the spectators on the fine day they had for their work, and on the certainty of having railway communication in the district. He said it would form part of a direct line between London and Portsmouth and intermediate places, and it would confer great advantages on the country both in a local and national point of view, as there was no doubt it would be carried out to completion. The value of property would be greatly enhanced in the district, and facilities for trade which did not now exist would be afforded. The saving in distance by this line over the present routes between London and Portsmoutk would be 22 miles, and in time from three-quarters of an hour to one hour. The bill had been opposed by the South-Western and Brighton and South Coast Railway Company, but Parliament had decided on granting the bill. In accordance with Mr. Cardwell's clause in the act, the directors had entered into a bond to pay the whole deposit to the Crown in case the line should not be completed within the time specified. (Hear, hear.) The line would commence by a junction with the South-Western Railway at G-odalining, and terminate for the present at Havant on the South Coast line, but it was intended to apply for powers to extend it to Portsmouth. They would have a short junction line to the South-Eastern Railway, so that they would have one terminus at Waterloo-road and the other at London-bridge. The South-Western Railway had met them in a most amicable and friendly spirit. He then read a letter from the Hon. F. Scott, M.P., the chairman of that company, apologizing for not being present, and ex pressing a desire on the part of the board to afford the Portsmouth Company every facility in their power for carrying on and developing the traffic of the district. (Cheers.) Mr. ERRINGTON, the engineer, stated that there were one million and a half of cubic yards of earthwork to be removed, 100 bridges to be constructed, from 7,000 to 8,000 tons of iron rails and chairs to be laid, and from 2,000 to 3,000 men would be employed for a period of nearly two years, at the end of which time the line would be completed. He thought so much labour could not be performed in the district without doing some good, and he believed that if the men behaved well, as they had promised to do, they would be treated well by the inhabitants of the district. (Hear.) He could assure them that the works would be commenced immediately, and would never cease until they were completed. He then handed the spade to Mr. Bonham Carter, as the worthiest man to commence the work. (Cheers.) Mr. BONHAM CARTER then proceeded to cut the first sod, amid the cheers of a large concourse of respectable persons from London, Havant, Petersfield, and other places, the ringing of the church bells, waving of hand kerchiefs and so forth. Having placed a few sods in the wheelbarrow, he wheeled it to the end of a temporary platform and tilted the contents on the ground beneath amid renewed cheers. He said he trusted that the work would be finished with the same spirit that it had com menced. He was convinced that great benefits would arise to the district from the undertaking. He thought the visitors from London would see, from the beauty of the country they had passed through that it was a dis trict worth coming to ; and he had no doubt they would have many new residents among them when the railway was completed. He had exerted himself very much to obtain the act, and he most heartily wished the under taking every success. (Cheers.) This concluded the ceremony, and the company re tired to marpuees on the ground, where a collation was prepared, and to which about 480 persons sat down. Mr. Mowatt presided. The usual loyal and other toasts were drunk and responded to, including "Success to the Portsmouth Railway." Mr. Harker was toastmaster, and the proceedings concluded in a most satisfactory manner. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 7. THE SPITHEAD FLEET. The Blenheim, 60, Captain Henderson, C. 8., returned from Ireland yesterday morning, and rejoined the fleet. The Queen, 116, Captain Michell, arrived to-day. The programme of the review, on Thursday, is offi cially what we gave on Saturday. It is feared the St., Jean d'Acre, 110, cannot be got up in time from Ply mouth. The Lords of the Admiralty have engaged apartments at the George Hotel for seven members of the Board (the full number all but one), and will arrive at Portsmouth on Wednesday, on which day a part of the fleet will get under weigh (the sailing line-of-battle ships), or be taken in tow, and drop outside the Knab. On the following morning the remainder of the fleet (at Spithead) will " dress ship" early, and prepare to man yards, salute, &c., on the arrival of the Queen in the Royal yacht. After the ceremony of receiving the Queen by a general Royal salute, &c., the steamers will weigh and follow the Royal yacht in two divisions outside the Knab, where they will join the other six sail, where various evolutions will be performed, terminating in a sham action, under the directions of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., the Admiral of the Fleet for the day, whose temporary flag-ship (the Duke of Wel lington) it is expected that her Majesty will board, also that of Rear-Admiral Corry (Agamemnon), and probably others. After the review the whole will return to Spit head. Portsmouth and the surrounding neighbourhood are filling very fast with visitors, anxious to see this im portant marine spectacle ; already the hotels are nearly all occupied, and private lodgings are at a premium. Boat accommodation, especially steamers, is daily be spoken, and any Thames steamers of good tonnage might make a good speculation of the trip round to embark the thousands of holiday strangers, who otherwise, we fear, will have but little chance of getting a glimpse of the doings outside Spithead. At present the fleet is moored thus : Westward and Port division. Starboard division Blenheim ... Duke of Wellington ... Banshee Sidon ••• London ... ... Prince Regent Odin ••• Agamemnon ... ... Hogue Leopard .•• Ajax ... ... ... Edinburgh Vesuvius ... Amphion ... ... Imperieuse Magicienne Encounter ... ... Arrogant Valorous ... Desperate ... ... Tribune Vulture ... -- ... ... Highflyer Prussian frigate Gefion, 46, and Amazone, 12, to the eastward. It is reported that the Neptune, 120, is to make up her complement by a draught from the Excellent, and join the fleet at Spithead to-morrow or Tuesday. By a private letter from the West India squadron, dated the 21st ult., we learn the courts-martial on the first lieutenant and engineer of the Medea had not been held, but were daily expected. Both officers remained under arrest, and Lieut. Robson, of the flag-ship Cum berland, was lent to her to do first lieutenant's duty ad interim. The Vestal, 26, Captain Thompson, was at Halifax, preparing to be hove down to repair damage sustained by taking the ground off Newfoundland. The Buzzard, 6, Commander Dobbie, had detained a slave vessel under Spanish colours ; after holding her two months, she was given up by the judicial authorities," not being considered a legal capture ; but this decision was, it is said, arrived at in a manner the most unique. There was not an equal number of commissioners to settle the case, and-so those present tossed up for choice of decision, and the slave party won the toss. The Prussian Commodore Schroeder and officers of the Prussian frigate and corvette went on board the Excel lent on Friday to witness practice from that ship. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 6. The Avon, steam-vessel, arrived from Portsmouth, yesterday. The Scorpion, brig, will be placed in dock on Monday, preparatory to being put in commission. The James Watt, 99, screw steam-ship, is ordered to be put in commission. The frigate Madagascar was masted yesterday. Six apprentices to shipwrights were entered in the Devonport Dockyard to-day. AUG. 7. This morning, at 5 o'clock, a paddle-wheel steam frigate, under steam and canvas, was observed five or six miles inside the Eddystone, going up Channel. She had chequered sides, bore the white ensign on her peak, and was under three royals, her forecourse hauled up. Wind light, from the northward. SHEERNESS, AUG. 6. The Driver, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, commanded (pro tem.) by Lieutenant "William E. Fisher, from the Horatio, bent her sails this morning, ready to proceed to Spithead to join the squadron there. She is ordered to leave here at daylight on Monday morning next, manned from the Horatio. The Lizard, iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel, com manded (pro tem.) by Lieutenant Thomas B. Christopher, from the Waterloo, is ordered to leave here on Monday morning next, in company with the Driver, for Spit head ; she is manned from the Waterloo. The Waterloo, 120, Captain the Hon. Montagu Stop ford—Vice-Admiral the Hon. %Toscolin Percy, Comman der-in-Chief, has struck his flag on board, and proceeded on Admiralty leave of absence. The Hon. Montagu Stopford, in command of the Waterloo, has hoisted his broad pendant as Commod ore d ur i ng th e absence of the Vice-Admiral. The Monarch, 84.—Captain Charles Hope, Captain- Superintendent, has proceeded on Admiralty leave of absence. The Thames (sailing tender to the Monarch) was taken in tow by the Tribune, and towed to Spit head. Mr. Jonathan Aylen, master-attendant, during the absence of Captain Hope, superintends the duties on shore, and also the harbour duty afloat. The Tribune, 30, screw steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie.—By an extract from a letter from Spithead we find that, after rounding the Garrison Point, and proceeding towards the Nore, they took the Thames, sailing tender to the Monarch, in tow for Spit head, and proceeded against a strong head wind at con siderably less than full speed, in consequence of the priming of the boilers, which covered the decks, and played havoc with the uniforms. This was owing to the muddy water of the Medway. However, in time this nuisance abated, and she steadily increased her rate down the Swin, and at length, when in smooth water, and losing the wind under the land, did 8.8 knots per hour, notwithstanding a considerable accumulation of small coal in the bunkers, ill-adapted for a trial or first trip. This prevented the steam from being so strong as it should have been. The following morning, the wind, altogether light, being favourable, all plain sail to top gallantsails was set, and looked very well aloft for new canvass ; she then did 10 to 101 knots, a short time after which the wind f e ll, an d as they were approaching Spithead the sails were taken in, there being no oppor tunity of doing anything more than showing the sails to the breeze fora time. All the exercise is yet to come, and she promises to be able to play her part. The steam was never taken off of her from her first start, for it could not be said that she ever had any start before, as the engines bad never been adjusted. Her run was considered very satisfactory. The Royal George, 120, screw steam-ship, Chief Engi neer John R. Closh.—Orden have arrived here to hasten the fitment of this ship. She is to be masted and rigged with all possible dispatch, all persons working extra hours to expedite her completion. dock yesterday and t a k en i n t o th e fitti ng b as i n . Sh e i s 3 , brigantine, was put out of No. 4 to Thebe Dolphin,m astedand rigged immediately, ready for being commissioned. - - Lieutenant 0. Toll, of the Royal Swedish navy, has this day, by an Admiralty order, visited her Majesty's dockyard here. Lieutenant Toll leaves here for France to visit the naval dockyards there. WOOLWICH, AUG. 6. APPOINTMENTS. Commander Matthew Connolly (1853), recently pro moted from First Lieutenant of the Phaeton, 50, to the President, 50, commissioned this day at Chatham. Lieutenants.—EdmundWebber (1847) to the Dolphin, 3. brigantine, commissioned this day at Sheerness ; William G. H. Morgan (1848), from the Excellent, gun nery ship, at Portsmouth, to the President ; George Palmer (1853) to the President. Paymaster Charles Walker (1841) to the President. Clerks—Henry Campion (1848) to the President ; Thomas Seccombe (1851) to the President. Cierks' Assistants—Conrad Douner Collins and Von Dadelezen to the President. The Vivid, Dover mail packet, Captain Smithett, has had her departure from Woolwich postponed until an early hour to-morrow, and is now placed under orders to proceed to Portsmouth, to remain there as one of the royal squadron which will be in attendance on her Ma jesty during the grand review of the fleet at Spithead on Thursday next. The crew of the Lightning, steam-vessel, a portion of the crew of the Fisgard, flag-ship at this port, and a number of the seamen riggers of the dockyard, are under orders to leave for Sheerness, to navigate and have charge of the Driver, steam-sloop, of 280 horse power, ordered to proceed from Sheerness to Portsmouth to be in attend ance at the naval review. The Bloodhound, Lieutenant Commander Henry Christian, was paid off at this port to-day. 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( From the Press.) It is not at all improbable that events now occurring behind the scenes at Dublin may lead to political con sequences of importance. The National Board of Education has never been po pular with the ultramontanists. The system was not offered by its founder, Lord Derby, as the most perfect that could be devised in theory, but as the only one that the State could consistently establish in Ire land. To educate the Roman Catholics through the old Protestant schools was manifestly impossible, espe cially after the act of 1829. On the other hand, for the State to found Roman Catholic schools, and to allot public money for their separate support, would be enacting a rule that would, in its working, prove a lever for overthrowing the Protestant Church, It is obvious, however, that this is the point that Dr. Cullen ;lid the ultramontanists are aiming to reach. This is the end to which they are desirous of arriving by cir cuitous approaches. They attack Archbishop \Mateley ostensibly in order to damage the Board ; and, as soon as they shall have de s t r oy e d th a t, th e y hope upon its ruins to erect an ascendancy over educational influences in Ireland. Nor are they without hopes of obtaining English allies in what Lord John Russell would have called, three years since, "their insolent and insidious" schemes. On Tuesday last a journal, notorious amongst the daily press for its scarcely concealed patronage of t heir in tention. exults at the approaching obsequies of the National Board. Its invidious rhetoric was displayed ir. innuendoes against what it was pleased to call " colourless Christianity" and " negative religion," while it went the length of asserting that the Board was expiring of " senility." It happens, indeed, that, owing to deaths and official changes, the National Board, within the last five years, has received a reinforcement of several new mem bers, amongst others Mr. Murphy (the Master in Chancery), Sir Thomas Redington, and the Roman Catholic clergyman, Dean Meyler ; while, in respect of its efficiency, although it is no more than 23 years old, it has now half a million of children attending its schools, with nearly six thousand teachers ; and with this vast machinery it requires for its purposes in the present session of Parliament a grant of no less than 183,0001. We notice these imputations upon the efficiency of the National Board, not, however, for their importance, but as the symbols of a policy yet unrevealed. For our part, we believe the choice lies between the system founded by Lord Derby and Obscurantism. Give up the national system, and the Obscurantists must triumph. The Irish Roman Catholics are too poor to build schools and support teachers. They did not do so when their country was more prosperous than now, and it is absurd to suppose that Parliament would give nearly two hundred thousand pounds yearly to an Irish educational system presided over by the priests. At the same time it would be rash to under-estimate the audacity of the allies of Cardinal Wiseman in the Cabinet. We may, possibly, yet hear of the appropriation clause in another shape— viz., that of separate sectarian education in Ireland, with the sanction and support of the State. It is not impro bable that some plan of the kind is now being elabo rated under Cullenian auspices to be advocated in due course with Gladstonian subtlety. In 1834, at the an nouncement of certain propositions, the Whig party was rent asunder, and Sir James Graham "kno ws th e rea son why." He and his' colleagues may require to be re freshed as to a similar inquisitive disposition in the public if they palter with proposals which tend in the same di rection. The proceedings of Thursday in the House of Com mons furnished two more instances of the prevailing disposition on the Ministerial side to play into the hands of the Obscurantists. In abandoning his motion for a committee of inquiry on nunneries, the convenient Member for Bath broke down a no longer useful bridge of retreat, while he dexterously yielded the prestige of victory to the ultramontanist allies of his political friends. In the second instance, Lord John Russell, however mindful, of the " insolent," conveniently for got the " insidious" part of Romish aggression on our unguarded social machinery, when he strove, by a side wind, to destroy the law of superstitious uses, by giving the priestly interest a perpetual exemption from those provisions of the New Charitable Trusts Bill which were intended to protect all alike against spiri tual or temporal fraud, whether practised by Roman Catholic death-bed harpies or lax latitudinarian trus tees. The noble lord might have regarded this new " sop" to the spiritual reversionists as an amende, nega tive and Whiggish, for some of the superfluous insults of the Durham letter ; but the amendment of Mr. Headlam, limiting the operation of the meditated licence to two years. was adopted by Lord J. Rus sell as the sole means of saving his own. Even this amendment was too subversive of the object of the Ecclesiastical Titles Act, and of the principle of the general law relating to charitable trusts, to be permitted ; and on Sir Frederick Thesiger resisting it "as an ad• mission that a system was to be applied to Roman Catholic charities different from that adopted towards others," there was a very close division (in which, it is worthy of remark, Lord Palmerston was not available), resulting in the adoption of this Headlam-on-Russell rider to the bill by a majority of only eleven. The effect of the whole affair is to give to the ultramontanist organisers of the money power of the faith a two years' licence for their operations. In the case of the Irish education system, and of conventual establishments, they are not so fortunate ; being condemned to the tantalising task of continually watching the fluctuating tide of public indignation. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—DEVIZES, AUGUST 6. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Talfourd.) Henry Sprague was charged with having feloniously sent a letter to Miss Horlock, threatening to kill and murder the Rev . . Dr. Horlock, at Box, in this county. Mr. T. W. Saunders and Mr. Phinn appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Arney for the defence. This case excited the greatest interest, as the prisoner is a medical man, living at Box, and it appears that a number of threatening letters have from time to time been sent to Dr. Horlock and different members of his family, and have caused them great annoyance and some alarm. From some circumstances which had taken place suspicion had fallen on the prisoner as being the writer. The letter set out in the present indictment was in the following words : " Miss Horlock,—The evil machinations of the wicked don't prosper for ever. You and the old damna ble doctor set your wicked imaginations to work to op press the righteous, but remember, old pills, that the love of money is the root of all evil ; who oppresses the widow and the fatherless, who seeks to punish innocent children ? but go on , hellish demons, for you can't please us better. Who has the trouble of going to Grosvenor three times ? who went to the police station ? who went to the Town-hall ? who has been again yesterday to Jack Fuller 2 who sent two youngsters the day before ? ha ! go on, do ; we are ready for you, six against two. Who will gain, especially when old grudge is in the scale ? You could not spare anything for a famishing old man and his family, and you will have to pull out for law. Fine fun. Why don't you, when you are generous, employ your own parishioners ? why must you get half a hundred bonnets from Bath ? You are incar nate devils, and the old doctor preaching away as usual ; why it is abominable ; but you will have it ; you cannot watch night and day. Pray, can you and the learned doctor of divinity escape poison ; do you drink water, or can you live without ? do you eat bread, or can you live without ? but the sooner you are with your dear old father Satan the better—there will be no eating there. The learned venerable Doctor of Box is the pattern of all clergymen, bishops, and deacons, and an ornament to his profession, for there never was such a surly, par simonious, ugly, filthy, covetous, hypocritical fellow, except it is his daughter. i(lly. S." The prisoner pleaded not guilty ; when Mr. Phinn stated that he had perused the depositions with much care, and had arrived at the conclusion that there was not sufficient evidence to bring home the charge to the prisoner, and, therefore, with his lordship's concurrence, he should withdraw from the prosecution. Mr. Justice Talfourd concurred that there was no sufficient case made out in the depositions against the prisoner, and he was acquitted accordingly. He was then indicted for sending a similar letter to another person. In this case, also, Mr. Saunders said no evidence would be offered. The prisoner was then called on to plead to two in dictments for misdemeanour in inciting certain persons to kill and murder Dr. Horlock. He pleaded not guilty, and it was arranged that these cases should stand over until the next assizes. The prisoner was subsequently admitted to bail. Thomas Simmons was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying his wife, Jane Simmons, at Wotton Basset, on the 2d of August last. Mr. Arney prosecuted. The prisoner was undefended. The facts of this case were few and simple, but involved a very serious charge against the prisoner, who was com mitted for murder under the coroner's inquisition, but was only indicted for manslaughter. It appeared that the prisoner, who is an agricultural labourer, was at an harvest-home supper of a Mr. Priddy, on the night of the 2d of August. He left with his wife and some others who had been supping there to go home, their road being along the towing-path of the canal. The prisoner was rather in liquour. After they had gone on some distance the prisoner struck his wife several times, and tried to push her into the water, but failed to do so. as she caught hold of him round the neck. A little further on, however, he caught hold of her and flung her in, and went on. The other persons pulled her out and took her home. He was next seen going home, and was heard quarrelling and beati ng hi s wife. She ran into the house of a neighbour. Her hus band, however, followed her in, and dragged her out, and was heard to strike her again. The poor woman, who was far advanced in pregnancy, again got away from him into the house, when a violent floodinc , came on. A midwife and surgeon was sent for, but the poor creature died in a few minutes ; and the medical man gave it as his opinion that she died from the effects of a blow given her on the stomach, of which marks were found which produced the flood and death. After her death the prisoner showed the greatest distress of mind. Mr. Justiee Talfourd having summed up, the jury found, the prisoner guilty. Mr. Justice Talfourd then addressed him in a most feeling manner, commenting on the dreadful nature of the crime of which he had been convicted, and sentenced him to be transported for 20 years. CRICKET. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Tars DAY. The M.C.C.—The members of the Marylebone Club are now dispersed through the country, and will next week commence their return and other matches. At Arnold—The Eleven of England v. Twenty-two of Arnold (Notts). At York—The United Eleven of England v. Twenty two of York. At Godalming—Godalming v. Clapton Club. At Hampstead—Hampstead v. Lyttleton Club. At Chiselhurst—West Kent v. Clapham. At Moor-hall, Essex—Moor-hall, v Vine Club. At Appleshaw West Hants v. Hungerford-park Club. At Trentham-park—Trentham v. Burton. At Primrose-hill--- Regent's-park Club v. Reigate Amateurs. At Wandsworth-Common—Wandsworth v. Hersham Burwood. At Hammersmith—Hammersmith Recherchd v. Wal grave. At Pitstone-green—lvinghoe and Pitstone v. Luton. At Woodford—Woodford v. Victoria-park. At Northampton Arms—Two Elevens (Tradesmen's Club. At Bolton—Horwich Club v. Beswick Victoria. At Otley—Otley v. Halifax. _ _ At Victoria-park Victoria-park v. Westminster Stars. To-MORRow. At Arnold—The above match resumed. At York—The above match resumed. At Godaiming—The above match concluded. At Moor-hall—The above match concluded. At Appleshaw—The above match resumed. At Trentham park—The above match concluded. At Leamington—Gentlemen of Warwickshire v. I. Zingari. At Northampton Arms—City Club v. Bexley-heath. At Tynemouth—Tynemouth Club v. Northumberland Club. At Chertsey—Chertsey v. Dorking. At Thornton—Thornton v. Halifax Clarence. At Eton—The Junior Etonian Club v. Amersham. At Kew—Kew Cambridge Club v. Weybridge Albion At Gravesend—Gravesend v. Dartford. WEDNESDAY. At Arnold—The above match concluded. At York—The above match concluded. At Leamington—The above match concluded. At Bath—The Lansdown Club v. Teignbridge Club. At Shields Northumberland Club v. Tynemouth Club. At Southwell—Nottinghamshire v. Sheffield. At Chatsworth—Chatsworth Club v. Glossop. At the Artillery Ground Hon. Artillery Cricket Club v. Albion (Islington). THURSDAY. At Leeds—The Eleven of England v. Twenty two of Leeds. At Horsham—The Marylebone Club and Ground v. the County of Sussex (return match). At Seven Oaks—Vine Club, with two players, v. Surrey Club, with two of their Ground. At Clapton—Clapton v. Paragon (Blackheath). At Southwell —The above match concluded. At Chatsworth—The above match concluded. FRIDAY. At Leeds—The above match resumed. At Horsham—The above match resumed. At Sevenoaks—The above match resumed. At Rickmansworth—Rickmansworth v. Hampstead. SATURDAY. At Leeds—The above match concluded. At Horsham—The above match concluded. THE ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. TWENTY-TWO This match was commenced at Spalding on Thursday. At the close of the day this was the score : FPALDING. First Innings. 3 Bellairs, run out F. Brown, Esq., c Box, b Hillyer. J. H. Foster, Esq., run out F. L. Hopkins, Esq., b Hillyer Harrard, c Box, b Hillyer Rev. W. Newcombe, b Hillyer , 3 Nicholls, c Caffyn, b Hillyer 0 A. Percival, Esq., b Clarke 6 Reynolds, b Clarke. J. T. Bonner, Esq., not out 0 W. E. Chapman, Esq., b Hillyer 7 Dalton, c Hillyer, b Clarke 3 C. Foster, b Clarke 0 Stanger, b Hillyer 0 Armitage, b Hillyer 4 F. Tinley, c Caesar, b Hillyer 3 Jackson, c Parr, b Hillyer ll Rev. J. Talmud, b Hillyer 0 G. H. Nicholls, Esq., c and b Hillyer 4 J. G. Calthorp, Esq., c Caesar, b Hillyer 1 Godwin, c Parr, b Clarke 3 Nichols, b Hillyer 2 byes, &c Total 57 THE ELEVEN. First Innings. Arnold, b F. Tinley 0 A. Clarke, c Godwin, b Jackson 0 Parr, c Tannard, b Jackson 7 T. Parr, b Jackson 0 Guy, b Tinley 2 Total The match was resumed on Friday DEATH OF THE SUPERINTENDENT REGISTRAR OF MAItYLEBONE.—On Saturday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, Mr. Henry Charles Wilson, the super intendent registrar of the parish of Marylebone, expired at his residence in Chapel-street, Edgware-road, after a long and painful illness, in the 56th year of his age. Mr. Wilson, who was highly respected, has taken a pro minent part in the affairs of the parish of Marylebone, and was one of the most active and eloquent members of representative vestry for the last quarter of a century. Re was the founder of the old parochial committee, and one of the prime movers in the struggle for the adoption of Ilebhouse's Act. He contended with the old paro chial party u p t o t h e i r two successive defeats in the year he 1849 9 1 and 1850, and those re - ults appeared to pr y be av has y u n p e o v n er e n mind, jtoroydeductgiooo: of hetahlte R h si eva nce. tra H tio e n he A ld a i th n e appointment of the superintendent affected te is ndent registrarhim , fro from the perio of the in as 1837. ~'~•.i lv '~. THE CONDEMNED CONVICTS. - Caroline Sherwood, - the young woman who was sen tenced to be executed at Lewes, has been reprieved. Two memorials were forwarded to the Home Secretary a few days ago, and on Thursday last the following reply was received : " Whitehall, August 3, 1853.—Sir, — Viscount Palmerston having carefully considered your application in behalf of Caroline Sherwood, I have the satisfaction to acquaint you that under all the circum stances he has felt warranted in advising her Majesty to commute the prisoner's sentence into transportation for life.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, H. WADDINGTON. John T. Auckland, Esq., solicitor, Lewes." A similar commutation of punishment has also taken place in the case of Jane Chenworth, convicted at the recent assizes at Bodmin of drowning a child entrusted to her by its mother, under pretence of having occasion to leave it for a short time to make some purchases, but with the intention, as subsequent events proved, of de serting it. The circumstances attending the commission of the offence were very peculiar, and the advisers of the crown felt justified in giving effect to the recommenda tion of the jury in the prisoner's favour. Ann Marshall, who with two other persons was con victed at the last High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh of throwing a man out of the window of a brothel, whereby he was killed on the spot, has also been re prieVed by her Majesty, but the law has been left to take its course upon her accomplices, Hans Smith Mac farlane and Helen Blackwood. STATE 01 0 TRADE. (Front the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.) MANCHESTER, Aug. s.—To-day the impaired spirit of the market has become more decided and general. Both in goods and yarns, the buyers have, as if by common consent, suspended their operations. Sellers do not, how ever, offer their productions at lower prices. Under the circumstances, a small concession would be of no use in the way of inducing operations, and spinners and manufacturers are too much under contract to feel ur gent about selling. Their indifference in this respect is increased, too, by the general state of the relations be tween employers and employed. No doubt, however, slightly reduced offers from buyers would be accepted for some things by such producers as are not largely pre-en gaged. The principal cause of this unfavourable change is the extraordinary conduct of Russia in requiring the Hos podar of Moldavia to pay his tribute to the Czar and not to the Sultan—a measure which manifestly renders war more imminent than before. Besides this, the agree ment of the millowners at Stockport to pay the required advance of ten per cent. in the wages for spinning, is at once felt in such yarns as will thus undergo an increase of supply. The goods market will not feel in an equal degree the return of theoweavers in that town to their work. BRADFORD, August 4.—Wool—There is a shade more doing in Wools, especially bright-haired, which imparts more confidence to the holders, who complain that they cannot replenish stocks on terms to enable them to meet the prices now offered by the spinners. Noils and brokes are not plentiful. Yarns—The unsettled state of the Eastern question makes the shippers defer their purchases, already the quantity exported is much less than in previous years. Ere long, greater activity may be expected. For spools the demand is steady, and prices without chaiige. Pieces —The merchants exhibit a great degree of caution, and are only buying in limited quantity, and withont some relief in wools can be obtained, higher prices or a less production must fol low. LEICESTER, August 4.—The same regularity in making continues, and all hands in the respective branches are well employed. Worsted yarns remain without altera tion, the demand not being very active. There is but little doing in wools, purchaser being made only for pre sent supply. The stoppage of the old-established and extensive firm of R. Carter and Son, worsted spinners, of this town, has caused much sensation in the trade. STATE OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From, the Leeds Mercury of Saturday.) - . LEEDS, Friday.—The woollen cloth trade continues in a satisfactory state. There has been a good business done in the Cloth Halls this week in nearly all descrip tions of seasonable goods. Stocks continue low. Prices are firm. The trade in the warehouses has been rather still and quiet during the week. The shipping season being now nearly over, and the demand for the home fall trade not having yet commenced, there is, as is usual at this period of the year, only a moderate business doing in finished goods. HUDDERSFIELD, Tuesday. Our market continues without much alteration in any way. The demand seems quite equal to the supply, and prices are much the same as they have been for some time past. Wools are quite as firm, but not much doing in the mean time. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, Monday.— We have BRADFORD, Thursday.—There has been little varia tion from preceding markets. The unsettled state of foreign affairs destroys confidence and indisposes parties from buying for any but immediate wants. As to co burgs, which are a great article for winter consumption, many orders were given for them in anticipation of the rise which took place, and consequently fewer pieces are now wanted. The prices of wool in the country are in many cases higher than could be obtained in this mar ket, if carriage, expenses, and profit were all sacrificed. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE-Au G. 6. ENTERED INWARDS.—Tho Prince Emden, from Soder ham ; Kelbflea, Irve ; Marcen, Kramfors ; Brodrene, Moss ; David, Antwerp ; Mathilde, Dantzic ; Thames, Hamburgh ; Hendrika, Rotterdam ; Kenan Hosselaor, Rotterdam ; Preciosa, Dram ; Seine, Boulogne ; Flora, Konigsberg ; Marie Elise, Struer ; Johannes, 9.ltona ; Catherina, Skive ; Charlotte Reed, River ; Saguenry, St. Lawrence ; Familien, Sundswall ; Ch r i s ti ana, New York ; Star, Rotterdam ; Wilberforce, Tormong ; Panther, Os tend ; Colonist, Hobart Town. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Jembanen, for Sonnesund ; Hanover, Rotterdam ; Ural, Archangel ; John Gardner, Boston, U.S. ; Wheatsheaf, Brussels ; Una, Cronstadt ; True Love, Aarhuus ; Dan, 6th July, Dantzic ; Ospen, Antwerp ; Ellen, Altona ; Cou n t ess o f Lonsdale, Hamburgh ; Thames, do. ; Victoria, Konigs berg ; Antonio, do. ; Ariadne, Memel ; Beulah, Port Philip ; City of Boulogne, Boulogne ; Alfrected, Havre ; Panther, Ostend ; Gratitude, Antwerp ; Liberty, Havre ; Propinvus, Cherbourgh ; Tuscan, Melbourne, Port Philip, and Sydney ; David, Demerara. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—Thetis, for Stettin ; Flora, do. ; Prince of Wales, Antwerp ; Two Brothers, do. ; Calypso, Jamaica • Friends, Antwerp ; Queen, Mel bourne ; Florencia, Bilboa ; Claudine, Melbourne ; Dis linda, Oporto ; Aretbusa, San Francisco ; Julia, Ade laide ; Jean Louis, and Fanny, Rouen ; Vroun Jandan, Ferozepore, Port Philip; Hendrich Hudson, New York ; John, Brussels ; Wolga, Archangel ; Sydney, Adelaide, Port Philip, and Sydney. LIVERPOOL—Aua. 6. The Menzies, from Liverpool to China, was spoken, lat. 15, long. 25. The Royalist, from Bahia to London, was spoken, 40 days out, lat. 34, long. 44. The Gazelles, front Callao to Cork, was spoken, 117 days out, lat. 38, long. 45. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Miles Barton, from Liverpool to Melbourne, June 3, lat. 11 S., long. 31 W. The Victoria (British brig), bound S., May 29, lat. 21 S., long. 29 W. The Freerick Lawrence, July 19, lat. 39 N., long. 72 W. The Orient, from Liverpool to New York, July 8, lat. 44 N., long. 53 W. The Nimrod, from New York to Australia, June 17, lat. .6 S., long. 34 W. The Alfred and Emiel, from Valparaison to Cork, July 4, lat. 12 N., long. 33 W. The Levant, frCim Rio Grande to Falmouth, 15th, lat. 36 N., long. 39 W. The Tuscorrora, from Liverpool to Philadelphia, July 15, lat. 41 N., long. 68 W. The Heart of Oak, for Melbourne, June 19, lat. 10 N., long. 23 W. The Indian Queen, from New York to Sydney, N.S.W., The Elizabeth Mearns, from Liverpool to River Plate, June 30, lat. 30 S., long. 8 W. The Rosmond, Juno 28, lat. 9 N., long 26 W. The Messenger, 24th, lat. 10 N., long. 28 W. The Bryny Mor, July 17, lat. 38 N., long. 44 W. The Henry Tanner, 18th, lat. 39 N., long. 42 W. [ADVERTISEMENT.] --The Earl of Aldborough and Hol loway's Pills.—An astounding cure by this miraculous medicine after every other means had failed. See ex tract from his lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway. Sir,—l beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach, which all the most eminent of the faculty at home and all over the Continent had not been able to effect—nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Signed) ALDBOS ROUGH." These wonderful pills will cure any disorder of the liver or stomach —Sold (also Holloway's oint ment) at Professor Holloway's Establhment, 244, Strand, London, and by all medicine venders throughout the kingdom. LADVERTISEMENTd—THE CAMP AT CLIOBHA.M.- 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.—Observe, opposite the York Hotel. -- The Royal Exhibition. A valuable, newly-invented, very small powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one mile and a half distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, at the opera-houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Telescopes—A new and most important invention in telescopes, possessing such extraordinary powers that some, 34 inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and th e double stars ; with the same telescope, weighing only 3 ounces, can be seen a person's countenance th ree m il es and a half distant, and au object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat -pocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful power; an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, h ave i n - , vented invaluable preserving spectacle lenses. Immediately they are placed before imperfect vision, every object ; DIED. blVears clear and distinct; the most aged, defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, On the 3d inst., at No. 8, Belvidere - pl ace, natural, and original state. Deafness—New Discovery— missary-General Haines, C.B. g en t, th e 'OW' The Organic Vibrator, an extr aor di nary powerful and. On the 4th inst., at Bromley College, te r Leora Oa r' The instrument, for D ea f ness, entirely different of the late Rev. John W i l li ams , C ara dig o from all others, to surpass any thi ng of the kind that has Herefordshire, in hor 76th year. B lingo ° been, or Probably ever can b e, produced. Be i ng of the 0o the 3th inst., at George-street, e &idol% same colour as the ski n , it i s not perceptible ; it enables Ada, Jlaie, infant daughter of Mr. Georg e deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as semblies ; the unpl easant sensation of singing noises in 0 -5° 04 211: 7111) 1 4 T°' the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist- LONDnN : Printed and Published by odioe, g oy ance that possibly could be desired.—S. and B. Solomon,, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Ma! u s 00 Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly . Strand, in the i'reetnct 01 the Savoy, 112 Observe, oPPosito the York 11(443 4 1 Middlesex, Moncton AuglU i t 8 ' 1863° BIRTHS. On the 4th inst atOPH ' , ampstead, A SON. the wee o f 0' fl ; IVO Glazebrook, Esq., of Oporto.the On inst., at Ch a lf on t-lodge, Bucks, On the Leicester Ilibbert, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 4th inst., at Oxford, the wife of Fre dericic .. Af 0 4 ale O r' n E th scl e . sth inst., at Elvidge's Hotel, Dub lin ' the / the Lo r d Bi s h op o f D own an d C onn or. ________../' MA RRI ED. On the 2d inst. at No. 19, East Clarern°l73-streeoft Sclillt burgh, David, eldest son of John Croall, EST , 000 0 ' field, to Christina, third daughter o f P. "• t of , Esq., Edinburgh. #l , 0° ntls On the 4th inst., at St. Saviour's Church, 13 1'stn j3 iso tw i.• F. C. Woodhouse, M.A. of New Shoreham,, _ rit o P. - Agnes Fenton, daughter of the late Edward Ch V of Williton, Somerset. _ -- COUNTRY MARKETS. HADDINGTON—Aua. 5. The following are the prices of grain at °llt to-day : First WHEAT. 1 BARLEY. OA". if 59s Od 1r„ 35s 6d 26s O d Second ,,, Third s6s 10d 33s lld 2 4 s 4d 46s Od 30s Od 23s Od di '' Total quantity of wheat in market, 59 3 ( I rs " Ti l barley ~ 100 q 0 oats PP 241 qrs., 0 beans 74 qrs., PP • .. £2 16 1 0-1 0 1 13 11 9-1 0 :: 1 4 4 11- 1 1 2 3 4 °"1"' Average of wheat Ditto of Barley ... Ditto of Oats .. .. Ditto of Beans ... DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET —Ala' ....te 4 Q rs. Best. 33-1 Wheat 59s 6d 419 Oats 2ss 8d Barley 00s Od Cssoos2arien6vtd: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .......... 15 Peas & beans 45s Od Average of wheat, 2/. 15a 3d. ABERDEEN —Atm. 5. The prices of grain are—Old oats, OOs Od t°,, g e°l o 4'' 401bs per bushel; new oats, 20s 6d to 21s 0 ,1 , .( o r . bushel ; bere, 30s Od to 31s Od, 531bs per b u shel & ;:0 ,1 30s Od to 30i 6d, 531bs per bushel ; wheat , r Al ed 'f a 5 0 i OOs Od, 621bs per bushel ; wheat, white, 54s vu„, —r, 621bs per bushel ; oatmeal, 15s 9d tc 16s 19 "! flow, 42s 6d to 43s Od per sack. Provisions-- it, 5d to 8d ; mutton , ditto, 5d to 8d ; veal, ditto_ ol pork, per lb, Os Od di tt o to 5s Bcl ; salmon, per lb , le rabbits, each, Od to Od ; tallow, per stone, 4 3 ° d ,j ° o ll ' potatoes, per peck, Rd to i s 2d ; butter, per 1b,.1 2564 eggs, per doz, Os 7d to Os 8d ; hens, per Palrl l 3s Od ; chickens, ditto, is 3d t o 2 s Od ; ditto "to to 2s Od ; ducklings, ditto, 2s 6d to Os uu,;, e 4 l btO each, 3s Od to 4s Od ; geese, ditt o , 38 Od to 4 3 6 1 0 for exportation (present cure ), p er cwt,B4h3 ol ifzerall ditto (summer cured), OOs to OO s Od ; eggs, vii per dozen, 5 , 1 d to Od ; 41b loaf, 7d ; 21b 1084, 3 t ; 0d fine small, Os Od to Os Od ; p or k, large, 0 0 " 1 _;,;:d 0 lamb, per lb., Os 6cl to Bcl ; cheese, per ion 5s 6d to 7s. CORK-AuG. 5. CUrr elief ol Brie. White wheat 00s Od to OOs Od Os 1)(1-4° Redwheat 00s Ocl to 00s 03 „,,,,S0 Ditto Oos Od to Oos Od 00s ou Ditto OOs Od to 00s Od JJJ OO5 9d to 00s Od Ditto 06s Od to OOs Od 005 odl6lfr -..— Ditto 00s Od to 00s Od 1 Bere lls Od to OOs Od Os Oa 37 Ditt o 00s Od to 00s Oct 003 ,"' , Ditto OOs Oct to OOs Od ~ ii s ir Pigs ...00s Od to 008 Oct 005 to' r - Quantity sold at the highest prices :-.. 0 00 barrels white wheat ; 0 red ; 0 barley'. 19 oats ; 0 pigs. Quantity of grain and numb e r o f pi gs s old last vrelo; Wheat, 38. Barley, 00. Bere, 00. Oats, 587 ' ~, Return of cattle sold for week ending jtd3"r ' Pigs, 228. Sheep, 393. Cows, 49 ' So Cosa.—Flour—First, 158 6d to 16s 6d ; ell, ; '0 seconds, 13s Od to 15s 6d ; hou se holds, 9s to 1 20 P 7s to 98 Od per cwt. Meal—lndian meal, 70 ~A "to 9i i 1 oatmeal, lls 6d to 12s 6d ; wheat mea l, lOs Oct to 'ro lf, Indian corn, 61 15s Od to 71 7s 6d per ton. 13r$ ,: i d ; i' a to 4/ 7s 6d per ton. Hay—Farmers, 22 s Od to 34s . ett 00s; dealers, 52s Od to 604 Od ; average, Os per toe. pe p Farmers, 22s Od to 32s Od ; average, 005 ; dealers. f 46s Od; average, Os. per ton. Bread—Wheaten i v V. ,/ Od ; household ditto, 54d to Oct per 41b.—Freshbil., , 0 0 lid per lb. Eggs, 5s Oct to Os Oct p er h un dred. '''L'P 44d to 8d ; mutton, 6d to bid ; veal, 5d to 8d ; 51 6 6d ; bacon, 7d to 8d ; sausages, 6d per lb.- Fish, If land, 001. Os to 001 Os per on ; Scotch herringS,Ti n ; I) Red, do., 30s per b r l.—P o t a toes, white, 8d to l u c t io/, 00d to 00d.—Coals, Newport, 20s ; Lydney, 205 , A Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., 6510 d per imperw,,;t,/ Hides, market, 30s to 36 5 ; S a lt e d , 30s to 38s per, 11 skins, 3id per lb.—Bang or s l a t es 21. 17 s . 6d to ; 34 r if , to Fleece wool, 18s to 20s per stone.—Hemp, 3i , K•i •_,A ton—Timber, Memel, 31. 15s; red pine, 31. 150; rig, 31. ss. per ton; deals, 191. to 201. per hundred-" Si. to 10i lOs. per ton.—Tallow, 545 to 54s 6d per r .. :" er 71.10 s to 01. per cwt.- Tar, Archan ge l, 19 s . per Im"''' Peruvian, 121. Os to 001. per ton. . . RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 6. 9:l' i 11)11 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market continues vet: o depressed, and prices are Blighty reduced from The following were th e curren t p r i ces t o day :---Cpolifit• 33a ; East Lancashir e , 181 ; L ancas hi re and C 4 764 ; London and North-W es t ern , 114 . 1 ; , Sheffield, and Lincoln, 281, c. # ; Midland, 70i; 8; South Eastern Stock, 211. MANCHESTER, AUG. 6. 014 STOCK EXCHANGE.— Ther e h as aga i n b ee n a 4;4 with falling prices. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1 7 don and North-Western, 114 1 ; ditt o , N ew 0.0_4 p. ; Manchester and Bi rm i ng h am (C Quartniai p. ; Manchester, She ffi e ld, an d Li nco l ns hi re , 281 L) ?,l' Railway Consols, 703 ; Sonth-Eastern and DoYe" BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The London and Novkli.. l report was not received very favourably in f / It appears from the statement that owing to . 6 ;00 0 portion of the increased receipts of the past hsir g ;:',h ing been absorbed by increased expense, it is o _. t or reduce the reserve fund below 30,000/ , in order thin a 5 per cent. dividend. There were, howe ver` of the stock at 114, under the idea of secur ing_ j coming dividend, but nothing was done. • UV') changed hands at 64 ; Shrewsbury and Birming if 64 a i ; Shropshire Unions, 3j to 3i dis. ; an" Staffords, 1 to i dis. LEEDS, AUG. 6. „.. h op STOCK EXCHANGE.—Transactions on 'Ch a _" o- ,, - :re i f to-day been only to a very limited eztont• puce" goo the same as yesterday, but buyers are veil M ar cey f i i disposed to speculate in the present uncerta inty ;,),,(6 The following are the closing sales :—Lancalanr e -- shire, 76i ; North-Westerns, 81 ; Leeds Northern sions, No. 1, 18 pm. ; ditto, No. 2, i pm. SEABORNE MAILS. • re Pr (N signifies that th e m a il s are sent from the Gene ............1 by the night—and M o by the mniing -dispatch.] ell Day when made up From what ,10 0 0 COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port _,.. 1 0 y,,, i.t.ed. S..tNs• 9 ... Am p a e c ri k c e ( by . . U . n . Office, London.* Dtspatchou ••••••••• , ......1.. America(bylirit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ". 1 6 AOP America) (by 1.7 •.States Aug. ••• • • - Liverpool "' 0 IMIP packet) ton I •••••• • • • • N Aug. 16.......... Southampt on I Australia (via South mniAllt.ll ampton) .......... M Sept. 4 .• • ..... iSonthaullu -- J's/i Ditto (via Marseilles) _ N,Sept. 8 • • ... I Dover ..... • i t , Ditto (via Cape of Good: Hope) ••••••• • • • • • N August 4 ....., .. London .• • 0 Africa (West Coast) • •Njuly 30 - - • • . • •• Plymouth " Atlit'il Alexandria ... .. • • • • . Nib, 9, 24, & 30 of m Dover -•• '„ 1,00 Alexandria... ..... - 31'4th & 20th of mon.iSouthan 7 PWAit Bahamas ..• • • • • • • ..M 2nd of the montlilSouthamPt o ' fisiwo Belgium ...... • • • • - - IN' t ) any ........ .... 1 .Dover ...• ~ AO 0 Brazil .. Buenos Ayres .... .. .. 319th o f t h e month.. SouthamPt°-0' Cape of Good Hose ..N l 4th of the month Plymouth • 0 Cape of Good Hope ..NI Plymouth .: Attf• Cape de Verde ...• ..Nll4th of the month. Plymouth • 54.1 Ceylon (see India) , 0g Ceylon.... • • . • • . • ...Nll4th of the monthPlymott.',l„ . , f o ' l• Channel 151e5.... • . ..N Mon ~Wed.,&Fricl.; SouthamPtu;„ or Chili.... --• • • ... .. M I2d & 17th of month'Southan 3 o 4- 1 1 1 China (see India) dy, Constantinople ......N',7,8,17,21,&27 of m. Dover .• • • •„' „ow Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th o f mon ,SouthaMPW- I t ;ont. of Europe M & N; Twice daily ...,.. ;D over .• • • '.I Egypt (see India) IS France ........ M & N Twice dai1y...... Dover ...• ',', ASP Gibraltar .... -- - 31,4, 7, 17, 20, 27 of m. SouthallVt ° ' - 1 II" Greece (see India) I I OS' A el• Grey town ..........M 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampt on . fll ,I 4 Hamburg!), ..........N Tuesday & Fridayi London •• • ' 0 011',:fr Havannah .......... At 2nd of the month i SoutharuP t° Ibl o ll 6 Holland ............ 31 Wednesday & Sat. London • ••;,;',50:5 6 Honduras ...... .. .. At 17th of the month. SouthamPw n Ate'll India (viaSouthampt.)3l 4th & 20th of mon.SouthiunP t° ,111 1 1, In lia (via Marseilles)M Bth& 24th of monthlDover ...." , lonian Isles (sea India)' It 1 6 . Ireland •.......31 & .N, Twice lolly ~ .. ,Holyheao,',',,l..; I , Li•bon.. ............M 7,9, 7 28 of m .. .lSoutha , n l l o ;APV Madeira ............ 3119th of the monthlSouthautP W . Madeira ........... i.O ;July 30.. - • ..... Plymouth " 60, P Malta (see India) ' . A J Malta .. .. .... .. .. ..N 7,17,19,28, 30 ofm. Dover • • ••' , r Mauritius (see India) A. I " 501 ,- 5 Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth ... 0 ~,1 P w Ail 6 1 6 Mexico ............m 2nd of the month. Southan „. 4 Naples .....• ........N sthtsth2sthormon. Dover .• tuu 10 - New Granada .... -Ai2d & 17th of month SoutharoP r o ti . „ ll P New Zealand ........ _By private ship .. Various P U Anil Papal states .... .. .. Nit ih lath2sthofmon.,Dover •• •;;;,'),!. I Peninsula .... .. .. .. m I7th 1 7th 28 thotmon SoutharoP t o 15.!;,5 6 1 Peru .......... „ „m!7d & 27th of mon .. , outbang , ik,1,1 .Port Natal ..........N1 14th of the month i Plyrnoe . ..pit! Sicily .. ~, ..........Nlsthl : , th2 s thotmon,'Dover ••": fl „, I° Tuicany Venezuela ..312d & 17th of monthitiouthateY Van Diemen's Land (see, I 1 i , 1 6 lia' Australia) .. • • • ..... toe - West Indies • • 31:2d& 17th of month SouthanlP .. DI e fh OAT J, 0 1 * When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, •- - _ s , to i l , l ii o dispatche i on the following day, with the exception i'',,,,pa Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be "- day preceding. ---• be con ) GOW , Train. `L lc] l esPet 4 .4 m 'spec' sent 411 ett: `ern, A 'lank ea: vet ~r~ 'lh 1t further llorntla Gen( ---_ from ] On 1/1 St atioi Tie]; .1 1 7 Ala ,ondo Y.,EAI Queen Lond o Precis, bro -____ „INT ,on se Prior nee, n umb, aelitor Pr a cr4 tia POlie et tad, li' Oo